Hey Mary" it was Tristan DuGrey, one of the many egotistical, materialistic, players at Chilton Prep. Although he and Rory did not have the best record they some how became friends.

"Tristan, please you know my name why don't you use it?" Rory said slamming her locker shut.

" I don't know just to annoy you maybe." he said with a smirk.

** wow even when he smirks he's pretty cute. whoa. whoa.... Rory get a hold of yourself this is Tristan...the one who annoyed you for years. Evil One. Bible Boy. Remember he is just your friend.But still....** Rory was thinking to herself when she was pulled out of her thoughts by Tristan calling her name.

"Rory......RORY!!"

" Oh sorry I was in my own world there for a second" she said trying to hide it.

"Rory I'm right here you don't have to fantasize anymore" he said with his usual smirk.

"Ego-check" Rory said picking up her backpack.

" Anyways...I was trying to ask you what you were doing tonight." he said with a hopeful glance at her.

" I'm having a movie night with Dean actually."

" Oh.....Dean how are things going with him." he said shifting his weight.

" Pretty good I guess. Look I have to go I don't wanna miss my bus, bye Tristan."

" See ya tomorrow, Mary" he said to her retreating figure.

She walked away not noticing the smile that was slowly coming across her face. She boarded the bus pulling out her latest book, Jane Austens Emma . Before she knew it she was pulling up to Stars Hallow. She packed her things up and was ready to get off the bus expecting to see Dean there waiting. To her dismay he wasnt there, but instead an empty bench. She took a deep breath and walked straight to Luke's.

"PLEASE!! Luke! I had to deal with Michele all day... he actually told me that he would quit if I slammed the desk drawer one more time. He was this close out the door before I stopped him." Lorelei said showing Luke her fingers.

" Hmmm....let me think about this...NO!" he said wiping off the counter where Rory sat down.

"Oh perfect daughter of mine...tell him to give me coffee." Lorelei begged.

"I'll try" Rory whispered to her mom.

"Rory, what'll it be?" Luke asked her with his pad out ready.

"Two coffees to go."

"That second one better not be for your mom." Luke said eyeing her suspiciously.

"Nope it's for Paris she's coming over to study with me in about 5 minutes." Rory said with a smile.

"Ok well here ya go." he said handing Rory two large cups of hot black coffee.

"Thanks Luke. I gotta run I'll see ya later." she said leaving her stool. " Bye mom. It'll be outside on the front step....hurry."

"I love you...have fun with Paris. How come you give her coffee so easily?" Lorelei demanded as Rory walked out the door.

"Two reasons, one: she has to live with you and two: shes with rich snobs al day." Luke stated matter of factly

"You're a evil evil man...you know that right?" she said grabbing her coat and purse.

"Yup, how could I forget you tell me everyday."

"BLAH!!" she said walking out the door and picking up her coffee sneaking away with it hidden.

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Rory walked into her house to get ready for her date with Dean. She came out of her room 10 minutes later wearing her low rider jeans with a long-sleeved blue shirt. She checked herself out in the mirror and smiled...she knew Dean would love what she was wearing.

RINGRING!!

"Hello?"

"Rory? This is Dean Im really sorry but I have to baby-sit tonight. My mom and dad have this thing to go in Hartford for my dad's job. Im really sorry to cancel last minute on you."

"Its ok Dean.. I have a lot of homework to do anyway. I'll just get ahead start." Rory said trying to hide her disappointment.

"Im really sorry. I love you"

" I love you too."

She hung up the phone and just sat there not knowing what she was gonna do that night. True she did have homework but none of it was due until the next Tuesday. She had 4 days to do it. Sitting on her bed she felt her stomach growl. So she decided to go to Luke's and get something to eat. She walked out there door making sure she had her cell phone just in case Dean called.

The walk to Luke's got suddenly cold when she turned a corner and saw Dean and some blonde walking out of Doose's hand in hand

** That could just be his cousin.. they come down a lot. Its um.. what's her name... Theresa. Yea Dean wouldn't cheat one me, in Stars Hallow of all places. **

She was walking up to them when she seen there girl lean in and kiss him. Not just a little peck on the cheek. It was an on the mouth tongue involved kiss. When she pulled away they were both smiling.

** What no! This is Dean how could he do this to me?**

"DEAN!!"

He quickly spun around to see an angry Rory coming towards him with a determined look on her face.

"Hey Rory" he said with fear in his voice. " This is Tina.. she just moved here from New York. I was just showing her around."

"Oh so your parents are home? They're not in Hartford tonight?"

" Oh they are...my sister is watching his little sister tonight" Tina put in.

"Ok so you lied to me, so you could make out....right across from Mrs. Patty's of all places. Dean you should have known this would get back to me."

"But Rory I didnt do anything."

"Oh yea you just slipped her the tongue as a welcome to Stars Hallow." Rory said crossing the street to Luke's.

"Is she your girlfriend?" she heard the blonde say to Dean.

"Yea. She is."

"Oh so now you lied to me....bye Dean." she said slapping him across the face then turning on her heel leaving Dean standing there.

Rory was almost there when she heard Dean calling her name and running after her. She ran into Luke's had plopped on the counter with a tear coming down her face.

"Rory what'll it be- what's the matter?" Luke said noticing her tear stained face.

"Dean...was cheating on me... I caught him." she said looking up at him.

"Where is the little punk?" he said right as Dean walked in the door. "Speak of the devil"

"Rory please I need to talk to you." he said coming up to Rory before Luke stepped in front of him.

"Ya know Dean I think you should leave." Luke said with his fatherly instincts kicking in.

"Not until I talk to Rory." he said looking Luke in the eye.

"Maybe you didnt understand me bagboy." Luke said grabbing him by the collar and leading him to the door.

Before Dean could respond he was thrown out the door. Luke walked over to Rory and pulled her into a soft hug.

"Is there anything I can get you?"

"No I'm fine now. Thanks." she said kissing Luke on the cheek.

He blushed a little then regained himself.

"If you need anything just let me know....I'll even beat Dean up for ya or have Jess do it." he said with a chuckle.

"Thanks Luke. I dont think I want you to beat him up yet. And Jess dont need to get into anymore trouble. But if I change my mind I'll call you." she said walking out the door to go to the Inn. She needed her mom right now and she didnt get off til late.

She walked through the door to find Michele at the front desk looking at a catalog.

"Hey Michele is my mom in the kitchen?" Rory asked as sweetly as she could.

" Oh no its the Devil's Child....as for your mother I have no idea where she is. I am not her keeper. Now go you weird and abnormal child." he said dismissing her with a wave of his hand.

Rory kept walking to the kitchen where Sookie was, she would probably know where Lorelei was. As soon as she walked through the door she seen Lorelei sitting on the stool at Sookie's table eating all the cookies she was making.

"Hey mom. Hey Sookie."

" Hey sweetie, want a cookie?" Sookie offered her a sugar cookie and she gladly took it.

No matter how much she thought about what Dean did to her she couldn't find it in her to be mad at him. Their relationship wasn't that great from the second time they got back together.

"Whats the matter babe?" Lorelei asked through a mouthful of cookie.

"Well I saw Dean making out with the new girl in town. And then Luke threw him out of the diner and offered to beat him up for me."

"Oh Im sorry honey. You want to wallow?" She asked hopeful for chocolate chip ice cream.

"No Im ok. I knew it was ending for awhile now...he just didnt tell me."

"Here baby...take another cookie." Sookie shoved another cookie into her hands.

"Well Sookie it's almost 10, Im gonna take her home. You go home too. We got a wedding reception here tomorrow remember?" Lorelei said reminding her chubby friend of the engagement that was happening the next day.

"Oh yea, well I'll see you tomorrow then." Sookie said cleaning up her mess.

Rory and Lorelei walked out of the Inn got in the Jeep for the short ride home. They got home changed their clothes and went to bed.

The next morning Lorelei woke up early and went to work leaving Rory a note and money on the table. Two hours later Rory woke up and went into the kitchen yelling for her mother when she discovered the note.

Rory-

Hey I had to leave early for the wedding reception I told Sookie about last night. Remember? Well I left you money for pizza. Go to Luke's for anything else. I wont be home til really late. I love you!

Mom

**Alright mom's gone all day what am I gonna do?**

Just as she thought that the phone rang.

"Hello?"

"Hey Rory this is Lane."

"Hey Lane, what's up?"

"Well I have this huge favor to ask."

"Go ahead"

"Well Henry called and asked me if I wanted to go clubbin with him and I really do but as you know my mom she won't let me go unless you come with me. So will you go?"

"Yea. I'll call Tristan and ask him to come with me."

"Wait...why dont you call Dean?"

"Well Me and him arent really together anymore."

"Omg! What happened?"

"Well I caught him cheating on me with some new girl."

"Tina...yea I dont like her. She's really snobby. I have her in my biology class and all she does is make eyes at all the guys."

"Wow"

"Yea but I'm really sorry about Dean."

"I'm not....I mean things weren't right when we got back together. But I'll be alright."

"Alright. Thats good. Don't dwell on him he really isn't worth it."

"Thanks Lane."

**BEEP** BEEP**

"There's my other line.. I gotta go. Come over here tonight about 6 and we'll get dressed ok?"

"ok See ya tonight"

Rory clicked over and to her surprise it was Tristan.

"Hello?"

"Hey Rory" she smiled as she realized who it was.

"Hey! So what are you doin tonight?"

"Well Henry just called and asked me if I wanted to go to a club with him and Lane, and since Lane is your friend I thought I'd call and ask you to go."

"Well Mr. DuGrey..I was about to call and ask you the same thing." Rory smiled to herself.

"So Miss. Gilmore does that mean you are saying yes?"

"Yup. So you better be on your best behavior.....got it?"

"Got it." Tristan said smiling to himself. He has been waiting for a very long time to get a chance to go out with Rory without Bag Boy around. "So is Dean gonna have a problem with this?"

Rory cringed at the mention of his name.

"Well I really wouldnt know or care. We broke up. He was cheating on me."

Tristan's heart leaped with joy but he made sure to hide it when talking.

"Oh sorry I didnt mean to...-"

"Tristan...shut-up. You and I both know you never really liked him." Rory said with a small laugh.

"I know but he was stupid for cheating on you."

"Yea Luke already volunteered for him and Jess to beat him up."

"Really? Luke I can actually see him doing that for you."

"Yea. You should have seen it when he threw Dean out of the diner. Dean's face was priceless."

"I bet."

"Well Im gonna get somethin to eat and do some homework....what time are you guys comin to get us?"

"7:00"

"That's what I thought. I'll be ready then."

"Alright see ya then Mare."

"Bye Bible Boy."

Over the past couple months Tristan has come accustomed to the many nicknames given by the Gilmore Girls. He even felt like Lorelei was his mom. She treated him better then his own mother did. He deep down loved Rory and her mom. Them and their coffee addictions.

Rory walked to the diner for coffee then cam back home to get some homework done. She had a lot to do. A biology paper a history paper and to read a chapter of Emma for Mr. Medina, which wouldnt be hard to do.

At a quarter to 6 there was a knock on the door.

"Rory!"

"In my room!"

Lane made her way into the room with a bag full of clothes.

"I'm spending the night...is that ok?"

"Yup, what'd you bring?"

"Well.." she said dumping out the contents of the bag putting back her clothes in. " I brought back your mom's lavender spaghetti strap shirt, your black skirt, and your mom's boots." Lane said holding up each item.

"Alrighty then lets get to work. Knowing Tristan and Henry they'll be here 10 minutes early."

"For real....so what are you going to wear?" Lane asked looking through her closet.

"I was thinking my boots, leather pants and the red halter that's all glittery."

"Ooh good choice...what should I wear?" she said pulling out a black mini-skirt.

"Yea that and my mom's orange spaghetti strap shirt, with these shoes." Rory said pulling out a pair of black platform sandals.

"Alright I'll go get the shirt and change. It's in the closet right?"

"Yea....hurry we only got ten more minutes til they get here." Rory yelled after Lane.

When Lane got back to Rory's room she was dressed and ready to go. Rory was putting on her lip gloss then handed it to Lane for her to use. She used it and put it back on the dresser.

"So is this yours and Tristan's first date?" Lane asked innocently.

"No...we're just going as friends."

"Uh-huh...well did you tell your mom we're goin?"

"Oh my god! I totally forgot! I'll go do it."

She left the room in search for the phone. She came back a few minutes later with a smile on her face.

"Alright she said it was fine but we have to be home by 1."

"Fine with me."

KNOCK!! KNOCK!!

"They're here...early as usual." Lane said jumping up from the bed.

They went to the door to find Tristan and Henry standing there. Rory just could not take her eyes off Tristan. She looked his toned body up and down. The blue shirt he wore really complimented his eyes. When she saw him staring at her with a smile on her face she blushed.

"Well are you ladies ready to go?" Henry asked leading Lane to his car.

"Yea...we have to be home by 1, Lorelei's orders." Lane explained.

"You look really nice Mare." Tristan whispered putting his arm around her shoulders.

Rory could not ignore the tingly feeling she got when Tristan touched her. She smiled at him and blushed at the comment.

"Thanks Tris...you don't look too shabby either." She said playfully checking his clothes out.

They got in the car and headed to Grooves the newest club in Hartford. We pulled up 15 minutes later to a long line outside the door.

"Geez its gonna take us forever to get in here." Lane said looking at the long line.

"Not when you got Tristan DuGrey with you." He said flashing his smile.

"Ego-check" Rory said under her breath.

"Did you say somethin Mary?" Tristan asked half-hearing what she said.

"Who me? No...never." She said with a slight smile.

"Ooh I see you wanna play like that? Okat we can do that. Just wait til we get inside." he said with a smirk.

"Oh no...please don't not again." Rory said remembering last time they went to a club and Rory made fun of him.

"Spill what happened?" Lane asked turning in her seat while Henry tried to find parking spot.

" Well last month we were here and I made fun of his hair, just his hair, he went up to the d.j and told them it was my birthday and they put the spot light on me and played the birthday song." Rory sighed finishing as Lane, Tristan and Henry laughed at her.

"You should have seen her face....it was so funny." Tristan offered.

"We better get inside before I change my mind." Rory said ignoring her friends.

"Alright let's go" Henry said turning of the car.