Tristin had driven Rory home. He pulled over to the building and parked the car. She sat there still, calm, and quite composed. She gazed at her hands. Pale with white tings of a ghastly white. Each finger slender in its own. Curved at the tips and at the end of each finger was a perfectly filed nail, tucked closely to the finger. She suddenly realized that she had at least 5 minutes to stare at her hands while Tristin stared at her.

"Oh.sorry.uh thanks.for everything.." She said and quickly looked away.

"No problem." he responded. She started to pull out of the car, when he called her back.

"If you need.anything.at all, just call.er- something." He said, handing her his card.

She smiled at him and nodded. She turned and walked into the building while Tristin drove away. She arrived at her door and pushed it open. The room was dark and kind of creepy. She left her purse and keys by the door and walked into her room. She got dressed for bed and went directly to sleep.

The next morning, Rory woke up to the scent of coffee, freshly brewed for morning people. Sara happily bounced into Rory's bedroom with a full cup of coffee. Rory sat up in bed, her back supported by the head- board.

"Hey." Said Rory, still tired from last night.

"Hey." Sara replied. "Some night, huh?"

"Yeah.some night."

"Let me just tell you now that I don't like the red- head, no matter what!" Rory laughed at Sara's nonsense.

"I think I need to take a trip back home." said Rory.

"Yea.I think it's for the best."

"Well, I'd like it if you came.you could meet my psycho mom." Said Rory. Sara beamed.

"Really! I'd love to!!" she replied. "Lemme just go home and pack.I'll meet up with you here ok?"

""Yea, all right."

Sara walked out and headed back home to pack. Rory decided to call her mom and tell her she and Sara were coming for the weekend. The dial tone sung 4 times before a muffled voice was yelled further away from the receiver.

"Luke! I told you I wanted cafinated coffee!! Not decaf!! Said Lorelai, faintly. Rory just listened to the conversation her and Luke were having, till' lorelai realized that someone was on the phone.

"Decaf is better for you!!" The diner man shouted back.

"Luke! If I don't get cafinated coffee in 7 minutes, guess who's sleeping in the onion ring smelling diner!?!"

"Well, lemme take a wild guess, does his name rhyme with duke?" replied Luke, still shouting.

"Yes! Now get me my caffeine!!!"

"Women!" said Luke, a bit softer, but still audible. "They're always too emotional."

"I'll show you too emotional." said lorelai, even softer.

".....(Sigh), hello." said lorelai, sadly.

"Uh..Hey mom." said Rory.

"Rory!!" replied lorelai, " Lukey come here, it's Rory!!" she shouted. Rory just smiled.

"Hey Rory!" Luke shouted, from a distance. She chuckled and responded with,

"Hey Luke." Lorelai proceeded to tell Luke she said hi.

"It's about time that you called me missy! I haven't seen or heard from you in ages!" exclaimed Lorelai.

"I talked to you last week!"

"Yea, well it feels like forever in Lorelai- land.LIKE MY COFFEE!!" Screamed Lorelai.

"So what's shakin' bacon?"

"Well, I was wondering if I could come and visit with you this weekend."said Rory.

"Yea sure.. I don't see why not."

"Okay, great.Oh yea, is it okay that Sara comes?"

"Yea sure, we can have a movie night!" Rory smiled and said, "see ya later then.bye." And hung up.

Luke came up to Lorelai with her coffee and asked, "So what's goin' on with Rory?"

"Oh well, she and Sara are coming over for this weekend." Lorelai beamed while Luke's facial expression fell.

"What?" asked Lorelai, sadly.

"Lorelai! Jess and Chris were coming today!"

"Oh no! Poor Rory!!" Said Lorelai. "What're we gonna do?"

"I dunno, I dunno!" said Luke.

"We'll just make sure that the second Jess and Chris come, we stuff em' in the garage!"

"Lorelai." Luke said warningly

".Bet they'd get comfortable there." she said softer while Luke just shook his head.

"You're gonna hafta tell Rory, one way or another. If you don't then I will." explained Luke.

"Fine, fine!. I hate being a grown- up!"

"Tomorrow you won't have to." Luke said jokingly, although he wasn't sure if Lorelai saw it that way.

"Yay!" Lorelai exclaimed, while Luke just rolled his eyes.

Back at Rory's apartment, she was all ready and Sara had come by with the car. They pulled out of the parking spot and headed for little ol' Stars Hollow. They arrived in town earlier than expected and pulled into the drive- way of Rory's childhood home.

"Mom!" screamed Rory and Lorelai burst out of the house and ran to hug her.

They all greeted each other and took their things in. Sara and Rory were gonna camp out together in the living room.

"So how was the ride here.?" Asked Lorelai.

"Quicker than we thought." Said Sara.

Lorelai just nodded and asked Rory if she could help her with drinks.

"Drinks? What drinks? All we usually have is water and apple juice!"

"Well we got lucky." Said Lorelai, pulling Rory into the kitchen.

"Mom. What's wrong?."

"Well. this is gonna be a little hard, seeing as my brain is 3/4ths fried from coffee, but I forgot.that Jess and his girlfriend Christy were coming into town today." Lorelai said.

"Oh.well.umm.. Sara, Tristin and I kinda ran into them last night at 'Cream'." Said Rory.

"Wait, Tristin, Tristin. The one that called you"-

"Mary. yes. and he kinda made it look like we were together because he wrapped his arm around me while Jess and what's her face came over."

"Oh.. Well. don't we need Tristin then?"

"Most likely.yes." replied Rory.

Lorelai hugged her daughter and told her that it would be all right in the end. Rory explained what was going to happen to Sara and then they called Tristin.

"Why Mary. How nice of you to call." said Tristin.

"Cut the crap Tristin!..Now can you help me or not?!" asked Rory.

"Oh all right!." Tristin said.

"Great, well I'll see you here then."

"Guess you will."

"Tristin? No funny business."

"Got it! No funny business.none whatsoever!" And then they hung up.

Everyone (that including Lorelai, Rory, and Sara) headed over to Luke's to await a great dramatic soap opera show. Lorelai bounced over to the counter.

"Beam me up Scotty!" she said as she banged the counter.

"I told you to never do that in public!" Luke said.

"What Public, this is Stars Hollow." Luke ignored her and walked away.

A few seconds later, Jess and Christy walked in laughing. Rory started to worry because Tristin wasn't here yet. Jess saw her. Her beautiful chestnut colored hair, flowing ever- so lightly against her back, stretching as far as if wished. She turned at the ring of the diner to their arrival.

Jess and Christy took a seat by the window while Luke came over to talk to them. Just then, Tristin came in; Rory spun in her chair and ironically threw her arms around his neck while pecking his lips with hers.

"Hey" she breathed.

"Hey." He said smiling back. She led him over to Lorelai and Sara.

"Tristin, remember me?" asked Lorelai.

"Of course I do. who are you again..?" Tristin whispered

"Oh geez." said Lorelai. "Lorelai." she whispered.

"Lorelai! How great to see you.!"

"Yea." said Lorelai, softly.

"Hey Sara, it's nice to see you again." said Tristin. Sara just smiled.

They grabbed a table not so far from the counter and talked occasionally, laughing hysterically at Tristin's childish jokes. Rory saw the 'new found glory' in Tristin. he wasn't that exhaustingly annoying hormonic (if that's a word) teenager she always knew.

Rory stole side- glances at Jess and Christy. More of which he responded back to. Rory practically despised Christy. She looked so perfect. The way her red hair swooshed at the turn of her head. The way her cheeks were naturally tinted with a rosy red. Her eyes were like endless pits of beautiful madness.

The whole scenario seemed as if it were a horrific soap opera, playing re- runs. Suddenly, Rory saw Jess and Christy walking over to their table. She started spazing, but tried to act normal, for everyone's sake.

"Uh, sorry to intrude, but could we borrow Rory and Tristin for just a sec?" Asked Christy.

Sara and Lorelai stared at each other and both spat out a "yeah" while Rory shot them both death glares. They just smiled like 5 year olds. Tristin held Rory's hand and she held his hand in return. Jess and Christy pulled Tristin and Rory outside. Christy began speaking. It was like a terrible collision course.

"Hi! I know I am so foreign to you two and vice versa, but Jess and I were wondering if we could have dinner together?" Asked Christy. "Rory I've only heard wonderful things about you, but I wanted to see so for myself."

Rory looked over at Jess, who just looked away.

"Sure!" said Tristin and Rory squeezed his hand so tightly that he yelped.

"Good God!!"

"Yeah, I saw it too." Said Rory, trying to distract them.

"Saw what?" asked Christy looking behind her while Jess rolled his eyes at Tristin and Rory.

"Oh, well there was this huge grotesque bug that flew right by your hair." explained Rory.

Tristin managed to withdraw his laughter.

"Well is it gone?" Christy cried.

"I'm pretty sure." Rory said, trying to keep a straight face.

"Good.." said Christy.

"Great." replied Rory, tilting her head.

"Okay, well not to desert you two, but Jess and I gotta get going. it was nice meeting you."

"Yea"-said Rory.

"So, we'll meet you here and from here, we'll tell you directions, okay?" said Christy.

"Super!" said Rory, a little too happily. Tristin just laughed while Jess just stared him down. Christy and Jess waked away as Rory and Tristin walked back into the diner.

"THE WORLD IS AGAINST ME!!!" screamed Rory.

"And hell is just a sauna." said Lorelai, quoting the dad in '10 Things I Hate About You'

"So what happened?" asked Lorelai eagerly.

"We got shanghaied into dinner with them!" cried Rory.

"Aw. I'm sorry hun. it's be okay, I promise."

Later that night, Tristin got dressed in the bathroom while Rory changed in her room. She wore a green halter dress with white flowers on it and tiny white sandals. Tristin wore black Dockers and a black Dickies Gallien Krueger shirt that fit him well. Rory came out of her room at the same time Tristin came down from the upstairs bathroom. Their eyes gaped at each other.

'He doesn't look bad.' thought Rory.

'God she's beautiful.' thought Tristin.

"We're off!" replied Rory. She stopped him before they left.

"Please, please for the love of God, do not and I repeat, DO NOT embarrass me. please!" pleaded Rory. Tristin smiled and said,

"I wont. I promise." and then they left.

They arrived at the diner early so they just sat at a table by the window, playing a game. They had to list or blurt out things by the give color in the diner, but the object had to be in the room. They were on orange now.

"An orange!" cried Tristin.

"Haha, the words on the specials board."

"The orange pen by the board with the orange lettering!"

"You're eerily too good at this." Rory said cocking up an eye- brow.

"Ok, new color." said Tristin.

"Blue!" screamed Rory.

"Luke's baseball cap." Said Tristin.

"Luke's pants!"

"Luke's plaid shirt!"

"Luke's menus!"

"Your eyes." said Tristin.

Rory blushed and looked away. And at that same time, Jess and Christy came in and Rory shouted.

"Red!"

"Your face, cause' you been laughing so hard!" said Tristin.

"Yea, at you! You came up with the weirdest game!"

They both laughed as Jess and Christy came over. Jess looked really jealous.

"Hey look it's working!" Tristin said while look at Jess. Rory kicked him in the shin.

"What's working?" asked Christy.

"The clock," Rory said gesturing to the clock behind them. "It wasn't working before." Christy just smiled and looked away.

"But it is now!" said Tristin.

Rory kicked him in the shin again.

"Hey Rory?! Is your leg spazin' again?!" asked Tristin.

"No.why?" asked Rory innocently.

"Because you keep kickin' me!" Tristin said and Rory stomped her foot on his, really hard

"What was that for then??"

"Spasm." she said, as if he should have known, or was suppose to.