Echolls Residence - Late Sunday Evening

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Logan drove in from the mainland just before curfew, a new vehicle in tow behind his XTerra.

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When Logan arrived home, Rory was sitting on his porch, with Vladdie bopping around her ankles.

"Hi," she called, waving and standing to greet him. "How was the trip?"

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For an answer, Logan pulled her into his arms and kissed her, ignoring the frantic Vladdie trying to get his attention.

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"Miss me, did you?" she murmured when she pulled back a little to bump her nose lightly against his.

She ignored Vladdie, who was hovering around her elbow.

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"You have no idea," he said. "You were here, in leather, while I was stuck at this horrible dinner party. But I really don't want to talk about California. Did'ja see my new toy?"

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"There are pictures, though you'll have to get them from Angelus," Rory assured him. She leaned a little around him to get a better look at the drive. "It's like a little car!"

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"That's the idea," Logan grinned. He unhooked the golf cart from the back of his SUV. "Street-ready and Fandom-legal. Screw this walking shit."

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"Ooooh," Rory said admiringly, running a hand over the side of the golf cart. "How fast can it go?"

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"This baby can handle speeds of over 30 miles per hour." He waggles his eyebrows at her. "Wanna take her for a spin? I think we've got a couple minutes before curfew."

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"Thirty miles per hour?" Rory asked, her voice breathlessly incredulous. "That's lunacy, Logan! And yes, of course I would love to go for a drive. Can Vladdie come, or shall I leave him here?"

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"I think we can squeeze him in," Logan said with a wink. He held out his hand to help Rory into the cart. "My lady?"

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"Thank you," she chirped. She accepted his hand, and hopped in, clutching Vladdie firmly so that he couldn't fly off.

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The tiny engine hummed when Logan switched it on. "How was your weekend?" he asked as he maneuvered around the driveway.

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"Fairly uneventful," she replied, shifting Vladdie to her right arm so that he could observe their surroundings as they drove past. "Did the fashion show, went to a party, sang onstage and got my aura read."

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Logan raised his eyebrows. "Guess that's uneventful around here. Who read your aura? Was it a good read?"

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"The guy who opened a karaoke bar in town a couple days ago. He's green and his name is Lorne. And...no, not really. He...um...he said I'm going to be betrayed by someone I'm close to," she said, petting the squirming puppy she was cradling.

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Logan snorted. "Well, that's one of the standard fortunes, isn't it? It's a little more creative than 'you'll meet a tall, dark man' at least."

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"I guess," Rory acquiesced. "He seemed really sad and serious about it, though. And I don't think he just makes the fortunes up."

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Logan sighed. "These guys know how to work you," he said.

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Rory smiled grudgingly. "Yeah. I normally don't buy into this kind of thing, really. He was just...really convincing. Kind of rattled me. I even had a bad dream, which is really rare."

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Logan glanced over at her. "I'm sorry," he said. "Do you want to talk about it?" He turned the golf cart around again and drove it into the garage.

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"No, no," Rory said hastily. "It's not a big deal. Just...an old memory of someone betraying me, except this time it was someone new, doing the same thing, if that makes sense." She was obviously choosing her words carefully.

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Logan looked at her thoughtfully, then leaned over and kissed her on the forehead. "It was just a dream," he said. "Probably the fortune teller made you worry and it triggered a dream. Doesn't mean anything."

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"Right," Rory replied, smiling. "It was just...weird. Especially since I don't dream very much. Or I don't remember them often, anyway. But I know it didn't mean anything."

She reached over with the hand not holding Vladdie and intertwined her fingers with Logan's. "So...anything exciting that you actually want to talk about happen on your trip?"

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"Nothing worth mentioning," Logan said. He brought her hand to his lips and kissed the tips of his fingers. "Wanna come inside?"

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"You have to ask?" Rory replied, half-joking.

She ensured Vladdie was contentedly rolling around with a bottle on the floor of the garage before following Logan inside.