Disclaimer I dont not own any of Gilmore Girls, the characters or the show itself. I also appologize in advance if this storyline has been done before, there are so many stories out there about Tristan and Rory but I had to get this out after last night's episode. Thanks! Treeza
When Rory looked back on the day of her graduation form Yale, she had bittersweet memories, because while it was an amazing achievement for her, it was also the saddest day of her life. She had truly loved Logan, she did, but she just was not ready to marry him or anyone for that matter. She needed to make it on her own first, which was something she hadn't tried so far. She ended up taking a job in Charlotte, North Carolina at the Observer as a features writer and made a name for herself pretty quickly. She found out through her grandmother that Logan was doing very well in California, his company had taken off and he never did go back to his father for anything. He had done it, he had broken free. Rory was happy for him and a little proud that she had some small part in his coming into his own that way. She also knew that he eventually had moved on, even though it took him three years to start dating again. She hopes that one day they will be friends again, she still misses his presence in her life, and she has him to thank for her being able to grow up and be on her own.
Life in NC is good, she has been dating for a while though no one so far has been able to capture her attention for very long, she has a great group of friends including Paris and Doyle who ended up in NC, Paris for her residency and Doyle actually works with her at the paper. Rory is on her way this morning to meet Paris for coffee before work which has become a ritual for them over the years. They are supposed to start planning Paris's wedding now that she is almost done her residency. Rory walks into the coffee shop and sees her best friend sitting at a corner table in the back, but she stops intrigued because Paris is not alone. There is a man at the table with her and he isn't Doyle. This man has blonde short hair and is very tall, well built too if the width of his shoulders are any indication. Rory walks up to the table hesitantly and meets Paris's eyes in a silent question. "Rory! I am so glad you are here, look who I ran into this morning, you remember…" "Tristan" Rory breathes out as the man finally looks up at her and she sees his amazing ocean blue eyes. One day you will meet a man and you won't hesitate, I promise you that, you will just know it in your heart and it will be right.
Those words that her mother told her as she was wallowing form her break up with Logan came instantly back into her head as she looked at the man who made her high school experience a living hell. He was still incredible looking but as she looked into his eyes she saw something there that she never took the time to notice before, his heart. Tristan smiled as he looked at the girl who stole his heart so many years ago. He had gotten over her, and he had dated many girls since he last saw her but no one had gotten under his skin or into his heart the way that she did. He figured she was married or off seeing the world but instead she walks back into his life and just breathes out his name while looking at him as if he holds the key to her universe in his hand.
"You know you still owe me a kiss…" she says to him softly with a small smile on her lips. " I do? For what" I ask her stupidly knowing exactly what she is referring too. "When you left me you said that you would kiss me but my boyfriend was watching so you walked away. Well there is no boyfriend watching anymore and honestly I always wished you had kissed me anyways. I missed you, you know." " I missed you too Mare." I said as I stood up and took her into my arms for a tight hug and then I leaned my head down to hers and placed the softest of kisses on her lips. It felt like home and tasted like heaven, nothing in the world has ever come close to feeling this good to me. I could only hope as I pulled back that she felt it too.
Paris looked at her two friends, smiling with pleasure. She always knew that they had a thing for each other and was silently cursing herself for not bringing them together before this, but it was most likely better that they got to this point on their own. If she had tired to push them together before now, Rory would have run, she hadn't been ready but now, in this time and in this place she knew what her Best friend was just beginning to realize. Rory had come full circle and was ready to love again. Paris got up and left as two old friends sat down to talk. As she turned back to look a them one more time she sees that they are holding hands and smiling into each other's eyes as they laugh about their lives, their past, and most importantly, their future.
I dont know if this is something I will continue or not so I am not making any promises and I am putting it as complete for now. I dont usually write GG fanfics because there are so many out there , but this is the only way I could make right in my own mind why Rory would have married Logan.I loved rory and logan together but I would have loved her with Tristan more if they had been given a chance. I hope that you enjoyed it and reviews are of course welcome.
