A/N: Thanks for all the reviews for the previous chapter! This chapter will be short because it's Rory's thoughts on seeing Tristan for the first time since High School... I will also be showing Tristan's thoughts on seeing Rory for the first time since High School... Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I don't GG or CM...

Rory couldn't believe that Tristan DuGrey was actually here in her dorm room. She couldn't believe that after so many years she was finally seeing him again. She couldn't believe that he knew her Dad and that he was an FBI Agent. She couldn't help but smile slightly as she thought of how proud of him she was.

When she heard the knock on the door she tensed but slowly relaxed when she felt Tristan gently rubbing her back. Her eyes had fear in them she knew but she also saw how Emily got up to go towards the door and how her Dad stood in front of her with his gun out. She knew that no matter who was at the door that she would be protected by not only her Dad but by Tristan as well.

She couldn't believe how safe she felt in his arms. She had been so sure that she would never feel safe in a man's arms again after what that monster had done to her. She realized that she felt completely safe in Tristan's arms now just like she had back in High School. She felt her heart skip a beat at that realization but decided that she wouldn't analyze that realization until later when she was on her own again.

She turned her head and looked at Tristan again and when she saw his eyes on her and the concern in his eyes she gave him a slight smile and relaxed the rest of the way into his arms. She didn't care that he used to annoy her in High School. All she cared about is that she finally felt one hundred percent safe with his arms around her.

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Tristan couldn't believe that Rory had relaxed in his arms after the knock on her door. He couldn't believe that she was actually letting him hold her like this. He couldn't help but think how perfect she felt in his arms after all this time. When he saw her look at her Dad he quickly let his eyes scan her body and he saw all her injuries without being told where they were and he had to swallow the growl that threatened to escape his lips.

He couldn't believe that someone had done this to his Mary. He couldn't believe that after what she went through that she was letting him hold her. As he thought about that he realized that she felt safe with him and that she trusted him. It was then that he silently vowed that no matter what he would make sure she wasn't hurt anymore. He would do everything and anything in his power to make sure that she was safe while they were here looking for the man who did this to her.

He couldn't help but think that even with the bruises that were slowly fading that she was still as beautiful as ever. In High School he had liked her a lot but seeing her now and holding her now made him realize that in High School he had loved her and that even now several years later he still loved her.