Saviour from the Past

Chapter Twenty Nine

As soon as he unlocked the door it flung open, someone had obviously been pushing it at the same time as Tristan pulled it open.

"Sorry about that," Tristan said, raising his hands in apology as Rory and he moved aside.

"No problem man, I don't know my own strength," came the reply from a voice Rory thought she recognised, prompting her to look up.

"Logan!"

"Ace!?"

"Umm Logan, hi, long time no see. We will just move out of your way," Rory said, before hastily pushing Tristan out the door and dragging him over to the bar, where she proceeded to pour herself a strong glass of tequila.

"Was that-" Tristan began the question only for Rory to immediately interrupt him with the answer.

"Yep."

"And did you know he-"

"Was going to be here? Nope. As far as I knew he was in London. I really thought Colin or Finn would have told me if he was coming, just a little heads up." Rory poured herself another drink, not quite as strong this time. "You're driving home right?" she asked before taking a sip.

"Yes. Are you okay?" Tristan asked, looking at her carefully, trying to work out if it was just shock or something more causing this reaction.

Rory looked up, suddenly realizing how this reaction could seem to her current partner. She moved closer to Tristan, wrapping an arm around his waist.

"I'm sorry, it was just a shock, too big of a swing in emotions in such a short time. The jump, to the bathroom, to seeing him. I don't want you to think it's because I have any feelings left there, cause there isn't, but that also doesn't mean that I meant to rub it in his face by having public sex at an event he is also at."

"It's okay, I know you aren't vindictive like that." Tristan said, leaning down and brushing his lips against hers in a chaste kiss. "Most of the time, anyway," he said, dodging her hand as it came up to give him a gentle slap.

"Where have you two been?" Poppy asked, sidling up beside them, glass of champagne in hand.

"Bathroom," they answered in unison, as Poppy looked at them suspiciously.

"Rory just needed to splash some water on her face after all of that adrenaline wore off, I went with her to check that she was okay," Tristan said innocently.

"Did she bang her neck off the tap?" Poppy asked with a raised eyebrow.

"What?" Rory asked, quickly raising her hand to her neck while Tristan looked, only to realize he had indeed given her a hickey without realizing.

"I'm pretty sure that wasn't there when we left the hotel this morning," Poppy said in a sing-song tone, laughing at the couple as they tried to decide what way to play it off before they just gave up and laughed too.

"Did I hear mention of a new hickey?" Finn asked, appearing beside the couple as if from nowhere. "Would this be connected to whatever Logan is currently ranting at Colin about?" Finn said, pointing at the angry blonde currently aggressively gesturing at Colin.

"Oh who's that?" Poppy asked, leaning around Finn to look. "He looks a bit like Tristan."

Rory spat the drink that was in her mouth across the floor, while Finn started to laugh.

"That, Poppy, is Rory's college ex. Logan Huntzberger."

"Like Huntzberger publishing?"

"One and that same."