THE THINGS WE DO FOR THE PEOPLE WE LOVE
BY SMALLVILLE JUNKY
Rory and Paris are sitting in their small 2-bedroom apartment in New York watching TV, one quiet Tuesday morning.
"Nothing good is on" Paris said, hopelessly. Suddenly, the phone rings and Paris gets up to get it.
Answering the phone, she said "Hello. Oh, hi Lorelai. What's the matter you don't sound so good…Ok I'll give the phone to Rory"
Paris hands the phone to Rory "Hey Mom, what's up… No! Ok, I'll start packing right now… Bye Mom. Love you. See you there."
Rory hangs up the phone and turns to Paris with a shocked look on her face. "What's happening!" Paris asked.
"It's my great grandmother. She is really sick and she wants all the Lorelais there because the doctors don't think she'll make it 'til Monday." Rory explained.
"But that's only 5 days from now… and doesn't she live in London?" Paris asked.
"Yes, I'm meeting my mom at the airport in 2 hours. Can you help me pack, please."
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Meanwhile in the Washington, DC military office Tristan is getting offered an opportunity to go to London with his superior officer and his wife.
"Ok, Tristan if this trip goes well you go from Lieutenant Tristan to Captain Tristan. Does that sound good, boy?" asked his boss.
"Yes, sir!" Tristan answered.
His boss continued, "I'm looking forward to meeting you and your wife in London on Wednesday."
"Umm…ok, see you there" Tristan said as he's walking out of the office, closing the door behind him.
"Oh crap", he said to himself as he walks to his car.
Thinking to himself, How the heck he is going to pull this off. I can't believe that last week I told him I was married, just to impress him. I'm so stupid. Anyway I'll figure it out, I did graduate top of my class. I can do it, I know it.
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Back at the airport parking lot, Paris is in the car with Rory.
"Call me everyday with updates on your Grandma," said Paris.
"Ok, I will. Thanks for the ride. Ill miss you. Bye, Paris. See you soon," Rory said getting out of the car.
Rory sees her Mom waving franticly trying to get her attention. "Hey babe, hurry up! We don't want to miss our plane." Lorelai said hurriedly.
After an unbelievably long, 8-hour plane ride they landed at London's Heathrow Airport. After getting their luggage, they started looking for Emily.
Not a minute later they see her running towards them.
"Mom, what's happened, is Gran ok?" Lorelai asked, in concern.
"No, she passed away an hour ago. I tried to get you on your cell." Emily said sadly, as both girls started to cry.
"Well, I guess we should just go to the hotel and rest. We will come by tomorrow and help out with anything you need us to do. Call you later, Mom." Lorelei said with tears.
Later back at the hotel, they are laying on the bed clad only in long t –shirts, eating with spoons from a gallon of ice cream, watching bad TV. Wallowing.
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Still having no idea what to do, Tristan sits on the plane staring out the window, thinking.
"Maybe I can pay some chick to pretend to be my wife. Hey, that might just work" Tristan mumbled to himself.
Later at the hotel desk.
"Hey, I said room 109. I have stayed in that room before and I reserved that room. So give me the key".
"Sir, we don't have that room available, but I do have this one," she said handing him a key.
"Fine. This will do," Tristan said, looking at the key.
He walked down the hall looking for his room, Ah-ha, he said to himself as he found his door.
He heard the TV as he slid the key into the notch, unlocked the door and pushed it open. As he looked around the room he saw it was occupied, but he thought he knew who they were.
"Mary!" Tristan exclaimed.
"Tristan!" Rory asks, surprised.
"Yea, Mary it's me. You don't look so good. What's the matter? And what are you doing here?" Tristan asked.
"Well, first of all, what are you doing here" Rory asked
"I'm a business trip, and you?"
"Ok. Let's go for a walk. Be back in a minute, Mom," Rory said as she slipped on pants and led Tristan out the door.
"So Mary, why are you here?"
"Well, my great-grandma died yesterday"
"Oh, that might explain the lack of pants and the ice cream, I think. I'm sorry. Are you ok?" The tears answered his question.
He let her cry on his shoulder, and then he thought of something. How perfect! He could ask her to be his wife for the week.
"Rory will you do me a favor?"
"What is it, Tristan?" she asked, as she lifted her head off his shoulder.
"Will you be my wife for the week? I'll pay you of course," Tristan pleaded.
Rory was speechless and just stared at him, stunned for a moment.
Tristan started again, "I kind of told my boss I was married, so I could get promoted."
"Well, ok, I have nothing better to do this week," Rory said surprised at herself.
The next morning at 7:00 am the phone rang.
"Mom get it. It is probably Luke" Rory muttered from under the covers.
"Hello …. Oh, hi darling how are you? No, she passed yesterday. Yea I'm ok. Why do you need me tonight? Alright, alright, I'll be there tonight. Ok. Bye, Hun."
"Mom where are you going? Was that Luke?" Rory asked.
"Yes it was. Liz is sick and wants her mommy, so I have to go. Please, will you help my mom with all the stuff she needs done," Lorelei said.
No I have to help Tristan with his thing, Rory thought to herself, but replied, "Yea, Mom, sure," she said as she got out of bed.
Later at the airport Rory waved goodbye to her mom.
"Bye, Mom. Love you. Call me and tell me how Sis is doing later." Rory yelled to her mom.
Right then her cell rang.
"Hello. Oh, hi Tristan. You need me in an hour…at the hotel lobby… ok. Bye." She shut her phone.
Oh crap I have to be at Gram's in a half an hour. I have to hurry.
Later at Gran's, Rory is helping Emily with some paperwork "Why did your mother go home again?" Emily asked
"Liz is sick and wanted Mom apparently daddy wasn't enough, plus I don't think Luke could handle it" Rory answered with sarcasm.
"I have to go I'll be back later," Rory said as she walked out of the room to get her coat.