The requested sequel to Kiss Me Goodbye: Rory and Tristan are headed to Yale and all that college brings heartache, new friends and changes in the family dynamic. [Tristan and Rory] [Luke and Lorelai]

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A Kiss to Build a Dream On

Chapter 10 – A Gift that Only You can Give

Rory was setting up for a very special dinner; it was their 10 yr. anniversary she had read online that the gift should be tin or diamonds the dissemblance of the two was puzzlement to her. She didn't know what to get for her husband aside from the surprise she had for him, that after three years of trying they were going to have a baby. She had decided to buy a tin frame she saw online and have her sonogram framed in it, she wrapped it in prism paper. She had the cook prepare Tristan's favorite food, pot roast and had found Bunratty Mead online, it was the same drink they had enjoyed on their honeymoon and the Dr. Had assured her a glass of wine now and again would be no harm to the baby. She had the table set with Irish lace from her grandmother Lorelai and the dishes were belleek with shamrocks from his grandparents. She even found belleek teacups with a stork on them to serve the coffee with dessert. She looked around and thought it was all perfect.

Tristan came home and found her asleep on the couch, she looked angelic, and she was wearing a white sundress much like the one she wore when they were married. He quietly set his things down, retrieved a slender box from his briefcase and went to their room to freshen up. He found a white shirt and green tie as he had worn and went downstairs to wake her.

He crouched down in front of her and ran his fingers lightly over her face then lightly brushed through her hair, "Honey, Mar, wake up babe I'm home." He kissed her temple sweetly.

Her eyes fluttered and she looked at him and smiled. "Hi, you're home." She moved to sit up.

"Are you OK, you look a little pale?" he said as he sat beside her turning and placing his hands over hers.

"Yeah, just sleepy, but all better now, the pot roast is calling."

"OK", he said only half believing her; he lifted her to a standing position and pulled her into a slow deep kiss.

They pulled apart and they went to the table, he looked at all of her careful preparations.

"Everything looks beautiful." he said, "Happy Anniversary."

The dinner was served and pleasant conversation enjoyed and now dessert was brought out, Tristan took note of the cups and grinned. She handed him his gift and he hers. Hers was a stunning platinum and diamond Celtic knot. She was delighted with the significance. Tristan opened his gift and positively beamed.

"Well Mary, first I come home to my very own sleeping beauty, there are storks on the tea cups and you have presented me a lovely tin frame with a black and white fuzzy triangle with what looks like a bean in the middle of it, are you trying to tell me something?"

She walked over and sat in his lap and wrapped her arms around him, "Yes, in about seven and a half months you will become a daddy. Happy?"

"Delirious", he replied and pulled her close kissing her with all the love he had in his heart.

They went to their room to continue the celebration. Sometime later Tristan was rubbing her back and holding her hair well she lost dinner.

"I'm sorry, I ruined everything."

"Hey now, what did you ruin? We had a beautiful dinner on what I recall are my grandmother's China on your grandmother's linen and where on earth did you find stork cups?" He chuckled and handed her a glass of water. She rinsed her mouth and spit into the sink and took a drink.

"You shouldn't have to deal with this, this is yucky. You should be sleeping you had a long hard day and you had a nice meal and now you have to deal with this, I'm sorry."

"No I am sorry, I did this to you, and if it weren't for my virility you wouldn't be sick." He smirked at her and kissed her softly.

She got up and brushed her teeth then let him guide her back to bed.

"I guess we are silly huh? Here we tried for three years and now we are apologizing for getting the very thing we wanted." She curled into him and kissed his chest.

He kissed her and pulled her close. "I Love you, even more than I did the day we were married, I noticed your dress too. You are so beautiful." She snuggled into him and they drifted off to sleep.

Rory and Tristan pulled up to the diner and parked their car, they were meeting Luke and Lorelai for lunch and to share the good news they had had breakfast With Emily, Francine and his parents they were over the moon. They had been hoping for quite some time and now their hope had been answered. The bell jangled above the door signaling their arrival and Lorelai rose to greet them hugging each in turn, Luke came over and hugged Rory and shook Tristan's hand clasping his shoulder.

"It's good to see you, what brings you to town?" Luke started.

"Mom – Dad, are you're ready to be Glama and Pop-pop in about 7 months?" Rory's voice was excited and happy.

Lorelai grabbed her daughter and hugged her tightly squealing; Luke chuckled and patted Tristan on the back.

"Now that is great news! I'll grab us some coffees but you missy are getting milk." Luke stepped away to grab their drinks.

"A baby, my baby is having a baby, I can't believe it. You are having a baby." Lorelai enthused and held both of their hands across the table. "I guess you both are entitled to tell me 'I told you so' you have done everything I was afraid you wouldn't when you were married 10 years ago. You have been through thick and thin, graduated Yale, have successful careers and now a baby, married at 18 and it took you 10 years to make me a Glama – I like the moniker by the way." Lorelai ranted.

"Thanks mom, it means a lot to us that you see we were right." Rory teased.

The lunch went smoothly then they walked to the former Twickenham house to see April and the twins. The kids were all excited about the new baby and they spent the next hour making up silly baby names and laughing. They left and headed home happy that they had such a supportive family. It had been a really long road, they were amazingly lucky. They knew that at 18 marriage was a risk but now looking forward they were happy they took it.