A/N:I was listening to a new Beyonce song and this made me think of a new story. I have always wanted Rory to try something with Tristan but he left us to soon so here is my story on what could have been. It's up to you guys if it's more then a short one shot. Listen to Beyonce save the hero great song goes great with this story.

Disclaimer I do not own GG's so please don't think I am ripping anyone off. I have no money to sue me for...enjoy.

She couldn't believe her life was over. That one knock on her front door she never wanted to get.

"Mrs. DuGrey we are sorry to inform you..."

She didn't need to hear the rest. Once you get that knock on the door you pretty much know what is going to happen after.
She walked into the kitchen and started to bake. Ever since she got married and had baby Lilla she learned to cook so Tristan would have home cooked food every time he came home from a long day at the shooting range or what ever else the military had him doing.

"Mama watcha making?" came the sweet voice of her four year old. She looked so much like her father. His blond hair and bright blue eyes looking at her with so much joy in her eyes. She had her daddy's smile and dimples.

"Mama is making cookies. You wanna help or just like the bowl once I am done mixing?" Rory didn't know how she was going to be able to tell her little angel her daddy was not coming home.

"I wanna help mama. Why are you making cookies? Is daddy coming home?" Lilla started jumping up and down at the thought of her daddy coming home. He had been gone for so long. She missed him so much.

"Yea he is coming home, just not in the way we would like. You remember before daddy left we had that talk...angel daddy is with all the other angels we can't see. Now he is our angel watching over us." Rory started to tear up looking at her daughter who was ready to break down. Rory and Tristan had this talk with her every time he had to be shipped off. At first she didn't understand but then she got older and she is just as smart as both her parents she knew what it meant when her daddy wasn't going to come home.

"Mama I want to say bye to him. Do I get to see him one more time?"

"Yes angel you do. At the funeral you will get to kiss your daddy goodbye."

They both broke down then. Rory holding her daughter as she sobbed out. Rory got up to call her mom. Some women still needed their mama's.

"Mini me...how are you and Lilla? Is Tristan home yet?" Lorelai started asking a million questions all at once.

"Mama please come..." that was all Rory could get out before she hung up.

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Two hours later her mother came bursting through the door.

"RORY!!! Is it Lilla is she okay? What's going on? Is it you are you hurt?"

"MOM! No it's not us. It's Tristan."

"OMG is he hurt how bad?"

"No he is not hurt...mama he is gone"

"O Rory I am so so sorry what do you want me to do? Would you like me to help set up arrangements?"

"No mom the military takes care of all that. I just need you to watch Lilla I need to go talk to his parents they don't know yet."

"Yes go I will watch her. Please Rory if you need anything don't hold it in just tell me."

"I will mom. I gotta go."

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The service was so beautiful. They played the bagpipes and had the honor guard. There were so many of Tristan's fellow soldiers there. They all came up to Rory and wished her well. She was dressed in blue Tristan's favorite color on her. She couldn't wear black that was just to depressing. She had to celebrate his life not mourn his death. She had 15 wonderful filled years with him. She would never change this for anything. She was glad for what she had with him.

"Rory. I am so sorry for not stopping Tristan if I had just gone with him he would still be alive." Brently, his best friend and fellow solider, came up to her.

"Brent it is not your fault. God wanted another solider in his army in the sky. It was his time to go." Rory went up and hugged him.

The military had not told her everything that had happened. Just the Tristan went out ahead of his group and stumbled upon a house full of terrorist. He went in and killed them all but the house was rigged with explosives and he died. The gave him the highest honor the could but it still didn't bring her husband back or Lilla's daddy back. She just wished for one more day with him. Don't get her wrong she was extremely proud of him and overjoyed he helped save so many people but she wish it hadn't cost as much as it did.

"I am sorry Rory I just can't believe he is gone. You are the true solider, standing here with a smile and helping everyone else deal with their pain. How can you do it?" Brent asked

"It's just how I am. I have to be strong for my little girl. Just because he is gone life does not stop for me and her. I still have to be a mom and I know Tristan would not want me to mess that up."

"You are right. You are always right."

Alone in her big bed she couldn't believe it's been two months since she laid her best friend husband and father of her kids to rest. Yes that's right, two weeks after she laid Tristan to rest she found out she was having his baby...again. She wish she was happy but deep down she was numb. Sure she had a smile on her face all the time and was there for their daughter every day but when she was locked away at night alone she was at her worse. She didn't know who was going to save her. Who was going to be her shoulder.

A/N:So what did you think? I want to know if you think I should continue on with flashbacks on how they got together or just leave it as is? Please review. Sorry for any mistakes did this late in the night and I just wanted to post it.