Overnight Confessions

Stephanie looked at Rory as she got their bags from the car, Rory were still looking in the direction the Finn had disappeared in. Stephanie shook her head.

"Come on, honey. It's this way." she gave Rory the bag that she had helped Finn make for her, and started go walk towards one of the buildings.

Rory shot one last glance in the direction where Finn had disappeared, and then she followed Stephanie. They went into the building that looked like a dormitory that had a serious rebuild. Instead of two long rows of beds on either side, there was a long hallway, with doors on each side.

"We didn't like the thought of sleeping together all of us, so we had the rooms made. There are still the original bunk beds and everything." Stephanie explained.

They got ready for bed, while making small talk. When they lay under their covers, Stephanie tried to figure out how to ask Rory about Finn, without freaking her out. But then instead Rory asked her something that freaked her out.

"So what's the deal with you and Colin?"

When Steph didn't answer she got scarred that she might have pissed her off.

"Forget it; it's not my business anyway. I was just curious."

Stephanie pulled herself together; thinking that if she opened up maybe Rory would also. She looked out over the edge of the top bunk and smiled.

"It's okay. I'm just surprised, I didn't think anybody knew."

"I don't think they do," Rory said honestly "I just noticed a vibe or something, call it what you want."

"We're screwing around." Steph admitted.

"That's all?"

"Well, to me it is,"

It felt good to have someone to talk to´ Steph thought as she went on. She never had a lot of girlfriends, and she couldn't discuss her relationship with Colin with her best friend, because he was her best friend.

"Lately I've been worried that he wants more."

"Why's that," Rory helped her along.

"Before it was just once in a while, but now he's around a lot. I mean at first it just happened when we were both desperate, but now it's because he feel like it. I don't know... it's just a feeling."

"How long has it been going on?" Rory asked "A month? Two? Six?"

"More like three years," Steph hoped her new friend wouldn't think she was a slut.

"Wow," Rory was still for a while "After three years you can't expect him not to have some feelings for you."

"I know," she whispered "but he's my best friend, I don't wanna lose him."

"You have to talk to him then." Rory gave her a reassuring look "Don't you have any feelings for him at all?"

Steph thought about it for a long time.

"I don't know. I don't think I do but it's all so confusing."

"I know the feeling," Rory immediately wished that she had bitten of her tongue.

"Finn?" Steph was glad that she got the chance to ask.

Rory was quiet for a while, she cursed at herself for being such a blabbermouth. But then she thought about it, Steph knew Finn, she was his friend. And it was Steph, the nice girl who had been so friendly to her, and had welcomed her into the circle without thinking twice.

"Yeah," She rubbed her forehead "I don't know what's going on. First he's flirting and it seems like he wants something, and then he suddenly sends me of to bed and seems completely cold. I have no idea what to do."

Steph did feel sorry for her; she knew how Finn could be.

"I know, he's like that when he really likes a girl," she said, remembering Reese.

She had also gone to Prep school with the boys, and she remembered how long it had taken him to move on his feelings for Reese. And how heartbroken he had been when she dumped him.

"So you think he really likes me?" Rory disturbed her trail of thought.

"I know he does! I know Finn, and I've only seen him like this once." She hesitated, not knowing whether to tell Rory or not. Then she decided it might be better if she did, Rory needed to know why he was like that. And Steph liked Rory, she wanted Finn to get the girl this time, he deserved it.

"He has been in love once before," she sighed "in high school. Her name was Reese. He was exactly like this with her; he flirted with her for a year before he made his move."

"Wow, I don't think I can wait that long!"

"This time it will take even longer."

"Longer? Why?" Rory was choked at what she was hearing.

"The bitch broke his heart," Steph growled "she left him to fuck his best friend. She seemed to think that one night with the most popular guy in school, where more important than Finn and their relationship."

"And that was Logan?" She had a hard time getting the words out.

"Yes," Steph fell quite for a moment "And giving her all the blame is unfair of me, truly Logan was just as much to blame. He made her believe that they would be together, but just left her after he had fucked her."

Rory had no idea what to say, she had never thought that Logan would do something like that. He wasn't always civil, but never mean.

"But why?"

"He was bored? He learned his lesson though; it took a long time before Finn even spoke to him again." Steph grinned.

"Now I suddenly understand a lot more, about Finn, and about Logan." Suddenly she felt exhausted.

"I think it will be better if we go to sleep," Steph said, as if she had read her mind. "We'll probably have an early day tomorrow. Sleep tight."

"You too."

They both lay back trying to sleep, but for a long time they both just laid awake. Each of them thinking about the men in their lives, and wondering what to do with that special someone they thought about the most…