It all started during lunch one day at Chilton. Rory was reading
Jane Austen while she was eating her lunch. Madeline, Louise, Paris, and
some of their friends were sitting at a table behind her. Madeline said to
one of her friends "Did you hear about Thomas Billingsworth? He got caught
by his parents making out with Summer at his pool house. You know Summer,
she went out with Tristan DuGrey a couple years ago." At that statement,
Rory's head whipped up and her heart started racing uncontrollably. She
told herself to lighten up. Tristan had left over a year ago. What had
happened with them back then meant nothing now. Didn't it? Anyway, she's
with Jess now. They've been together almost 6 months. She and Jess loved
each other.
Soon after that the lunch bell rang. Rory got up from the table and went to her next class. The rest of the day all she could think about was Tristan. She kept arguing with herself about how much she was in love with Jess. When she got back to StarsHollow that afternoon she went straight to Luke's. Jess was working a shift that afternoon. She leaned over the counter and gave him a kiss. "You look like you need a coffee," he said. "I always need a coffee," was her reply.
"So, how was school today? Anything interesting happen?" Jess asked. Thinking for a moment Rory replied, "No, nothing in particular." All the while thinking of the discussion she overheard at lunch. Jess kept on talking, but Rory kinda spaced out, replying back when necessary. He noticed she seemed more quiet than usually, bit figured that she would tell him if something was really important.
When she got back to her house, Rory went straight to her room and called Lane. She told Lane the entire story and when she was done all that Lane asked was, "Do you still have feelings for him?"
"I don't know. It was so long ago. Why am I still doing this? Why does my heart start to race when his name is mentioned? What does this mean for me and Jess?"
"Calm down and take a breath. You're starting to ramble. First of all, if you're still doing this you must still have some kind of feelings for Tristan. Second, what happens with you and Jess depends on how you're going to handle this situation with Tristan. Have you even talked to Tristan since he went off to military school?"
"No. He probably doesn't even remember me."
Soon after that the lunch bell rang. Rory got up from the table and went to her next class. The rest of the day all she could think about was Tristan. She kept arguing with herself about how much she was in love with Jess. When she got back to StarsHollow that afternoon she went straight to Luke's. Jess was working a shift that afternoon. She leaned over the counter and gave him a kiss. "You look like you need a coffee," he said. "I always need a coffee," was her reply.
"So, how was school today? Anything interesting happen?" Jess asked. Thinking for a moment Rory replied, "No, nothing in particular." All the while thinking of the discussion she overheard at lunch. Jess kept on talking, but Rory kinda spaced out, replying back when necessary. He noticed she seemed more quiet than usually, bit figured that she would tell him if something was really important.
When she got back to her house, Rory went straight to her room and called Lane. She told Lane the entire story and when she was done all that Lane asked was, "Do you still have feelings for him?"
"I don't know. It was so long ago. Why am I still doing this? Why does my heart start to race when his name is mentioned? What does this mean for me and Jess?"
"Calm down and take a breath. You're starting to ramble. First of all, if you're still doing this you must still have some kind of feelings for Tristan. Second, what happens with you and Jess depends on how you're going to handle this situation with Tristan. Have you even talked to Tristan since he went off to military school?"
"No. He probably doesn't even remember me."