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A/N: Thank you to everyone who reviewed the last chapter. Here is the next chapter that I promised to a few of you. I'm not exactly sure I love all of it, but I am happy enough to post!

Chapter Four

Early the next afternoon, Rory woke up to find a note on the pillow next to her. As she sat up to read it, memories of last night made her smile. She and Tristan had spent most of the night talking and learning more about each other. During their conversations, they both shyly admitted that they were already in love. Eventually talking led to kissing, and Rory and Tristan moved to the room Tristan had claimed. Neither of them had ever felt such a connection to anyone else and it didn't feel at all rushed as they lost themselves in each other. As the sky began to lighten, Rory and Tristan fell asleep in the other's arms.

Focusing on the note in her hand, Rory began to read: 'My beautiful Rory, I hope you slept well; I know that I did. Well, I did until Finn came to get me up for our meeting this afternoon. I nearly jumped out of my skin when I saw him standing over me with a huge smile on his face. We should be back around 9 tonight after a business dinner, and then Finn wants to start showing you some of the local nightlife for your articles. There is fresh coffee for you in the kitchen. Love, Tristan'

Rory happily wandered into the kitchen to get coffee and encountered an extremely excited and bouncy Caitlin.

"Good, you're finally awake. The guys left almost an hour ago. Finn told me which bedroom you ended up in this morning and I have been waiting impatiently for you to get out here to tell me everything."

Rory drank her first cup of coffee and poured a second cup before turning to Caitlin with a huge grin on her face.

"I'm not going to tell you everything, but what I will tell you is that he told me he loves me. I have never felt this good about a relationship in my life. This morning, after we finished talking, well, let's just say we found another way to get to know each other better. And wow, if that is what every time with Tristan is like, I want to repeat it every single day until I die a very happy and satisfied woman."

The two women spent the rest of the afternoon by the pool mostly discussing Rory and Tristan and their plans for the rest of their trip. Eventually they started to get ready for their night out at the club. Rory got ready in her room so that Tristan wouldn't see her until they were ready to leave. Looking at the clothes she packed, Rory knew immediately what to wear. Usually she needed to consult Lorelai to figure out the perfect outfit, but looking at the dress she knew it would be perfect for tonight. Upon seeing the dress, Caitlin had agreed that it would be perfect for the club. 'I can't wait to see how the guys react to seeing Rory in that dress,' the redhead thought as she went to her room to get ready.

Finn and Tristan got back a little before 9 and went to their rooms to get changed. Caitlin had finished getting ready first and was waiting in the living room for everyone else. She was soon joined by Finn and Tristan.

"Ro-ry, hurry up love, I don't want to wait any longer," Finn whined loudly.

"Finn just have a drink while you wait; I know for a fact that the bar out there is fully stocked. Rule number 5, 'Never rush a Gilmore Girl.' Just because I don't go by Gilmore anymore doesn't mean that the Gilmore Girls' rules don't apply," Rory yelled from behind the closed bedroom door.

"You're an enabler," he yelled back. "She does have a point though, the bar is fully stocked and we shouldn't let it stay that way. I could never live with myself if I didn't at least attempt to rectify that situation," Finn said to Tristan and Caitlin.

Finn made drinks for them while they waited for Rory to appear.

Ten minutes later, when Finn had gone into the kitchen to get some more ice, her bedroom door opened and Tristan's jaw dropped.

Rory walked out wearing a strapless, skin-tight red dress that ended above mid-thigh and silver heeled sandals. Her hair was curled and pulled into a sophisticated ponytail. Her makeup was done to accentuate her eyes and she wore no jewelry to distract from her dress.

Tristan stared at her and didn't say anything as she stood just outside her bedroom door. She bit her lip and asked uncertainly, "What? Is there something wrong?" She turned in a circle showing off the back of the dress, or what little there was of it, as she tried to look herself over to figure out what might be wrong. Caitlin was watching the whole scene with a small smile. She heard Tristan whimper as he saw the back of the dress.

Tristan took a couple of shallow breaths. "Uh, um," Tristan stammered. He swallowed and tried again to talk. "Sorry, what did you say?"

"Is there something wrong with my dress?" Rory asked innocently.

Tristan's eyes traveled up and down her body as his eyes darkened with lust. "Absolutely not. You look unbelievable."

She looked relieved and walked over to him to give him a kiss.

Just then Finn walked into the room, saw Rory and dropped the bowl of ice he was carrying. "Excellent dress Hayden, really excellent dress. Caitlin love, you must borrow that dress sometime. Tristan you better not let her out of your sight all night."

"I won't take my eyes off of her for a second," Tristan said with double meaning while smiling at Rory.

"Since this ice is useless now, we must leave. To the club!" Finn led the way to the waiting limo.

Later that night, Tristan wasn't the only one who needed to keep an eye on his girlfriend. Finn and Tristan were constantly trying to deter guys who kept approaching Caitlin and Rory. Some of the men were just not getting the hint that these two ladies were not available. After explaining to the same persistent man 3 different times that he needed to leave, Finn decided to try again with a little help from Monty Python this time.

"I don't want to talk to you no more, you empty-headed animal food trough wiper! I fart in your general direction! Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries! Now leave before I am forced to taunt you a second time!"

Finn's tactic must have worked because word spread throughout the club that the two hot women were with some crazy guy and it would be best to leave them alone. The four were finally able to enjoy their night.

The rest of the week seemed to pass quickly. Finn and Tristan had more meetings and found some promising locations for the Westfield Group. Caitlin and Rory discovered the local art and shopping districts and spent hours learning about the culture and finding great presents for their family and friends. One of the mornings Caitlin and Rory went to a spa for pampering while Finn and Tristan went golfing. One day the group went on a canopy tour that also included a mule ride and a tequila distillery tour and tasting. A lot of time was also spent relaxing on the beach or by their private pool. Their evenings were spent discovering unique local cuisine and enjoying the spirited nightlife, while their late nights and early mornings were spent inside the villa a bit more intimately.

As the week came to an end, the foursome flew back to New York together.

Rory was anxious to introduce Tristan to her family. Even though he had been acquainted with Richard and Emily in the past, Rory needed to introduce him now as her boyfriend. Thankfully she got the opportunity almost as soon as she came home. Christopher and Lorelai were throwing a party for Alex and Ben who were turning three that weekend and Rory decided that would be the perfect time to bring Tristan home with her.

"Hey Lore, did Rory say that she was bringing a guy with her?" Christopher yelled from the living room window as he saw Rory's car pull up in front of the house and she and Tristan got out of it.

"Well I told her she should bring Finn; you remember Finn, tall, brown hair, green eyes, and sounds like Crocodile Dundee or the Crocodile Hunter. Why are the only Australians I can think of right now associated with crocodiles? Why, did she bring someone else? Maybe Finn couldn't come. Did she bring Caitlin? Did she come alone? Tell me Chris, I need to know," Lorelai said eagerly as she came down from their bedroom.

"Rory and a guy, not Finn, just went into the backyard where everyone else is. Why don't we go join them and find out the answers to your questions," Christopher said as he followed Lorelai who had already left the living room to go to the backyard.

As Rory and Tristan walked around to the back of the house she turned to him and asked, "Are you ready? Of course you aren't ready. I knew I should have introduced you to my family and hometown in small doses. That way they couldn't all gang up on you. But maybe this way is better; you will only have to answer the 'what are your intentions with my daughter, granddaughter, sister, best friend, daughter of my best friend, neighbor' questions once. I don't think they have seen you yet; you can still go hide in the car if you want to rethink this."

He put his arm around her as they walked and pulled her close to him. "Rory, I want to do this. I want to get to know everyone that is important in your life, because I want to be in your life. I know you're nervous, so am I. But I need to do this and since we can see them now, I am assuming they can see us," Tristan said as they approached the party. When they stopped walking everyone formed a circle around them, all interested in finding out whom Rory had brought home.

Lorelai pushed through the circle to the newly arrived couple pulling Christopher behind her. "Well, well, well. What do we have here? The last time I talked to you, you mentioned nothing about acquiring blond arm candy. Who is this? Why does he look familiar? Why does he have his arm around you? He must be brave to be standing in the middle of this circle." Lorelai was bouncing with anticipation.

"Mom, Dad, everyone, this is Tristan DuGrey, my boyfriend. We attended Chilton together during sophomore and junior years and we met again through Finn last week. I wanted all of you to meet him and get to know him; and what better way to accomplish that than through a mass interrogation?" she said with a sheepish smile.

"I see that look in your eye mister, how long have you been in love with my daughter? You only just met her again, you can't possibly think you are in love already," Lorelai said skeptically.

"I have loved her since I was 16 years old. You, Mr. Hayden, Rory and I have something in common. We met the love of our lives when we were in high school. It just took us all some time to get our acts together to find our way to each other again. We all said the wrong things and dated the wrong people at some point, but that led us to reuniting with the one person who makes us feel complete," Tristan honestly replied.

Chris steps forward and shakes Tristan's hand saying, "I'm Christopher Hayden, Rory's dad. I'm just going to get to the point. What are your intentions with my oldest daughter?"

Tristan looked him right in the eye as he replied, "I intend to do whatever Rory wants. I intend to be with her forever if she will let me."

Richard nodded his head as he listened to Tristan's answers. The question he felt needed to be asked was not to Tristan, so he took his turn. "Rory, what do you want?"

"I want to let him be with me forever. I love him too. I realized last week that I have been in love with him since high school. He is everything I have ever wanted," she said honestly.

Lorelai could tell that Rory was really in love and since she had gotten the answers she wanted she said, "Okay, enough love interrogation for now. You pass phase one, but if I ever find out that anything you just said wasn't completely true there will be hell to pay. Now on to phase two. This phase might be even more important than the first."

Rory smiled at the worried look on Tristan's face; she knew what her mom was going to say next. Lorelai continued, "What are your feelings toward coffee?" Tristan visibly relaxed and picked up a bag he had brought from the car and handed it to Lorelai while saying, "If there is one thing I know, it is to always bring coffee to women named Lorelai. This is the best coffee that Mexico had to offer. I drank almost as much as Rory did while we were away."

Lorelai opened the bag and pulled out ten pounds of coffee beans. She closed her eyes and inhaled deeply. Slowly opening her eyes she said, "Phase two passed."

Throughout the party Tristan met everyone that was important to Rory and answered more questions, but none as intense as her family's had been. By the end of the night Tristan had been accepted by everyone and he couldn't believe how lucky he was to have Rory in his life again.

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