A Different Version of the Gilmore Girls: He's Baaaaccccckkkkk

Author: Ice

Rating-Pg-13

Pairing: Some R/T, Some R/D and some L/C

A/N: Again thanks for all of the reviews and yes I will continue and will try to update as often as possible but I got stuff coming up at school and my fingers can only type so fast! Next chapter coming soon.

Tristan was walking down the road with Rory towards the diner where Lorelai was helping Luke paint, and thought about what had happened in the past few weeks.

Ever since he told Lorelai about how he felt, she's been extra careful about mentioning Dean in his presence, even pointing out some bad qualities to Rory. But as far as he could tell Dean and Rory where as close as ever, which tore his heart apart. Unfortunately though he hadn't been around much, his grandfather had gotten sick and Tristan didn't want to leave his side. Rory had visited him while he was in the hospital though, so she seen his grandfather again and gotten his stamp of approval. Now Tristan just had to figure out how to get Rory away from Bag Boy for good.

"Mom!" Tristan pulled out of his trance to see Rory wave to her mother who was going towards the market.

"Hey guys!" Lorelai nodded her head ever so slightly to tell Tristan that Dean wasn't working. Rory didn't notice.

"You guys got enough paint?" Tristan said looking at the diner where Luke was still unloading paint from his truck.

"I told him not to get all of those but you know Luke." Rory and Tristan could barely hear her last words as a motorcycle roared past them.

"Oh my god I want that." Lorelai said.

"What the bike or the guy?" Tristan asked smugly. Lorelai gave him a look.

The bike rounded the corner again and came back to them. They stood there as the bike stopped. Tristan went into protector mode.

"Can we help you?" Lorelai asked.

"Yeah. You could take off your shirt." The biker took off his helmet.

"Dad!" Rory ran to the biker who turned out to be her father.

"Chris."

"Lorelai." He said after he left Rory's hug. He got off his bike and walked on to the sidewalk. He looks from Lorelai to Rory and then finally seems to notice Tristan.

"Hi Mr. Hayden. Great to see you again."

"Tristan?" Tristan nodded and Chris wrapped him in a big bear hug. When Tristan was released Chris turned to Lorelai.

"You look good Lor."

"What are you doing here Dad?"

"I'm here to see you. And your mom who isn't saying  anything about as loud as a person can."

"Hello." Lorelai seemed to spit it out.

"Oh. A word I feel special," Tristan nudged Lorelai, "My parents are back in Connecticut and they asked me to visit so I thought I'd pass through Stars Hollow and see my Gilmore girls." Rory was smiling, put his arm around her waist. She smiled at him.

"So where are you staying Mr. Hayden?"

"Call me Chris, Tristan. And I'm not sure yet."

"Stay with us Dad!" Chris looked at Lorelai.

"I don't know Rory." He said. Lorelai looked from her daughter to her ex boyfriend.

"No Chris stay with us. You can stay on the couch. Of course this might mean Tristan actually has to go home this weekend." She gave him a smile.

"Yeah my Dad said he wanted me home for Grandfather's homecoming anyway so I actually," he looked at his watch, "gotta get going now. I'll see you guys later."

He hugged Lorelai and Rory, whispering "call me if you need anything," into Rory's ear. He waved at Chris and started down the sidewalk to Luke's where his Mustang was parked.

~~Gilmore House~~

"He looks good doesn't he?"

"Yeah." Lorelai said with a sigh.

"I like his hair shorter." Lorelai nods as they make the couch up for Christopher.

"I wonder if he'll stay longer this time."

"I wouldn't bet a lot of money on it kid."

"Maybe." Rory said dreamily. Christopher comes into the room.

"Hey girls."

"Hi Dad. We ordered Chinese while you were in the shower it should be here any minute."

"Ok." He took the mug of coffee Lorelai offered him.

"So how's Diane?"

"Long gone sweetie." Chris looked somewhat guilty.

"Well. OK. I'm gonna go study before the food comes."

"Rory, tomorrow is Saturday."

"I know I like to get it out of the way so I can do extra credit on Sunday." Rory leaves for her room leaving her parents alone.

"Don't look at me." Lorelai said meaning the extra studying.

"I do wonder where she gets the studious thing from cause god knows it wasn't from us."

"Why the hell are you here?"

"Behold the queen of the subtle transition."

"Why are you here?"

"You're gonna force me to lawyer up officer."

"Christopher."

"Ok look. I've been making some changes, especially my career and I think I finally have all my ducks lined up in a row."

"You're opening a shooting gallery."

"I've been tying up loose ends in my life."

"Do they make that much string?"

"You know you've always had that verbal thing, quick mind - it's annoying."

"So you've been tying up loose ends."

"I don't know how much your dad has told you but I'm on the verge of kind of a big success, it's for real this time. I've got a company with an actual cash flow, I've got employees, I've got an accountant for God's sake. He wears a tie and says words like 'fiduciary' and 'ironically'. I mean it's for real this time Lor."

"I would love to believe it is."

"Why does your dad have more faith in my than you."

 "My father hit his head surfing Rincon a couple of years ago. His judgement's a little off."

"So you have zero faith?"

"I've known you since I was six Chris. You're the guy that crashed his Porsche two hours after his parents gave it to him for his 16th birthday."

"And you were the girl in the Pinky Tuscadero t-shirt sitting right next to me."

"Horrified."

"Think again."

"Alright, having a blast then horrified."

"Just listen to me will you?"

"I'm listening to you. Your life's back on track, I think that's great. And I appreciate you coming all the way out here, for the very first time might I add, to tell us that."

"I didn't come out here just to tell you that."

"No?"

"There's some things I need to do....to take care of."

"Like?"

"I haven't been enough a part of Rory's life. So I wanna be around more, to be a pal she can depend on. I mean I'm not crazy, I know there's already a life going on here and God knows she doesn't need anyone besides you but...if you give me a chance...."

"I've always had the door to Rory open for you."

"I know."

"You've hardly ever used it." 

"Well I wanna use it now. Is that ok?"

"Of course it is." 

"Good." They were interrupted by Rory who said, "I'm going to a softball game tomorrow and wanted to know if you wanted to go with me."

"Your playing softball?" Chris had a surprised look on his face.  Lorelai and Rory burst out laughing.

"You play softball that's a good one." Lorelai said.

"No it's my friend's game. I told him I'd come watch."

"Tristan?"

"No Dean."

"Dean?"

"Dean."

"Yeah I'll come." Rory had a big smile on her face as she turned and left the room.

"There's a Dean?"

"There's a Dean." Lorelai confirmed.

"What about Tristan? The way he was looking at her I thought…"

"Yeah I know. But nope. There's a Dean."

"Oh. How did this happen?"

"She's sixteen."

"I need a beer." He gets up and goes into the kitchen.

~~Baseball field~~

There was one guy at bat with two outs. Luke is pitching, and Dean is on the sidelines getting ready to bat.

"Three strikes you're out!" The umpire, Kirk, said. Rory and Chris were in the bleachers.

"So which one's Dean?" Rory pointed to the guy walking up to the plate.

"And that's Luke, pitching."

"The diner guy." Rory nodded.

"I think Mom and I would starve if it wasn't for him."

"So Luke you gonna make it over the plate this time?" Kirk asked.

"Shut up Kirk."

"I mean you don't have to but it would make the game a lot more intresting."

"That's it." Luke starts walking towards Kirk who starts running around the bases.

Dean puts the bat down and walks over to Rory and Chris, knowing this could take a while.

"Hey Rory."

"Hey Dean. Dean this is my Dad," She motioned towards Christopher, "Dad this is Dean."

"Uh. Hi."

"Hi Dean."

"So you live in the area?" Dean asked trying to make conversation. (You see Luke chasing Kirk in the background)

"Nope just road in for a couple of days on my bike." Dean perks up.

"What kind do you have?"

"A 2000 Indian." Rory says proudly.

"I have a '86 Suzuki."

"Nice!" Chris said. Rory looked puzzled.

"I didn't know you had a bike." Dean shrugged.

"Dean come on we got a game to play!" Luke called from the field. Apparently Kirk had collapsed and Luke let him off the hook.

"Bye Rory." Dean said and kissed her cheek before going back to the field.

"So that was a Dean?"

"That was a Dean." They turn back to the game.

~~Gilmore House Later that Day~~

"So then we were stalked by a couple of townspeople."

"They mean well."

"That's what Rory said." A phone rings.

"What the hell is that? That's not our ring."

"It's my cell Lorelai."

"Oh."

"Hello? Oh Hi Emily," he turns to Lorelai, "It's your mother." He pauses for a second. "Actually I'm sitting in the house with Lorelai right now. Rory's in her room studying. Ok hold on." Chris holds the phone out to Lorelai.

"She wants to talk to you." Lorelai makes a face but takes the phone anyway.

"Hello?"

"Lorelai Christopher's in town!"

"Really? And here I was just talking to a perfect spitting image of him, must be a hologram."

"Anyway. I've had the best idea. Since Christopher is in town and so are his parents as I'm sure you've heard, why don't we all have a big dinner? You remember Christopher's parents don't you?"

"Yes mother."

"Well this way we can see the Hayden's and Rory can meet them. We've invited them to Friday night's dinner."

"Dinner with you guys and the Hayden's?" Chris gave her a scared look but nodded. "It's ok. But can Rory invite someone?" Moral support she mouthed to Chris.

"Of course. I'll have Rosetta set an extra place for Tristan. Oh it'll be a wonderful reuion. Who would've thought?"

"Not me that's for sure. Bye Mom."

"Good Bye Lorelai." They hung up and Lorelai and Chris looked at each other. This was going to be intresting.