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a/n: I am skipping ahead a bit. In the last chapter Rory was about 3-3 1/2 months pregnant. In this chapter she is 6 months. Jess was fine from the fight he just was sore. Emily and Richard haven't spoken to Rory since that day. Rory moved in with Jess in the apartment. And that is about it. Sorry for the long note!

A Letter Worth A Millon Dollars

Rory hadn't slept well for the past month and she woke up this morning particularly grumpy. She woke up to Jess shaking her shoulder and the smell of decaf coffee. She rose and saw that Jess had an unhappy look on his face as he handed her a letter. The letter was from Paris who was now living and working in New York. She torn into it quickly. Jess sat in the chair beside the bed as he saw her face drop and tears come to her eyes.

"Oh Rory what is it?" asked Jess as he sits beside her and pulls her into a hug.

"It's… it's… a letter… from…Paris." was all Rory could get out before she couldn't speak anymore.

"Here let me read it." said Jess taking it from her.

Dear Rory,

I thought I would let you know that Tristan was killed in Iraq on Tuesday. His funeral will be on Friday at 10:00 here in Hartford. We are having a ceremony at Chilton before. He has something for you. I hope to see you soon.

Your Friend,

Paris Geller

"So who is this Tristan guy." asked Jess in a fake jealous way trying to lighting the mood.

"He's a friend." said Rory still crying but calming down.

"How come I had never heard of him?"

"He was a friend from Chilton before you moved here."

"So are you going to go?"

"It's tomorrow right? Well I need to go cause he has something for me. Plus I haven't seen some of those people in years." said Rory struggling to get off the bed.

"Okay well I'll be back." said Jess getting up and heading for the door.

"Where are you going?" asked Rory wobbling to the coffee pot.

"I'm going to ask Luke if I can get the day off to go with you."

"Jess, you don't have to go with me. You don't even know him and after it's over I imagine us girls will go have lunch."

"But Rory you are 6 months pregnant. I am not letting you go alone."

"Come on Jess. I will have my cell phone and if I get to tired I will just come home it isn't that bad. Plus I really should pay my respects." said Rory pouring her a cup and sipping on it.

"Fine but if you need anything please call or come home. Please!"

"I will I will now go on to work before Kirk drives Luke insane again."

NEXT DAY

Rory arrives at Chilton around 9:45. As she walks in she sees Madeline, Lucy, and Paris standing by the casket.

"Oh my god!" they all said together.

"Yeah, yeah, I know I am huge." Rory says laughing.

"Here sit down." said Paris pointing to a chair.

"Thanks." said Rory as she collapses on the chair with a huge sigh.

"So how far along." asked Lucy pointing to Rory's belly.

"6 months but I am having twins so I am twice as big."

"Who's the father?" asked Madeline sitting next Rory.

"His name is Jess. I met him when I was 16 and…"

"Are you married?" Lucy butted in.

"No not yet."

"So it was an accident." said Madeline.

"Well I don't think that it was just an accident I mean I believe it was meant to be. I really love him and I know he feels the same so it has to be destiny."

"Oh." Madeline and Lucy say together.

"Look this isn't about Rory and what she has done with her life in the past 4 years this is about Tristan and he would want and he deserves the attention." Paris yells before storming out of the room.

"Poor Paris she never fully got over him." said Lucy.

Rory realized she never paid her respects so she stood to do so. When she got up there she saw it was a closed casket with Tristan's army picture in a elaborate gold frame on top.

"So how did this happen?" asked Rory when she returned to her chair.

"Well you know when Tristan left Chilton he went to military school? Well he became a assistant general. Then when we went to war he went to Iraq. On Tuesday he was going to the capital of Iraq to talk to other generals and his humvee was hit with a road bomb. That's why it was a closed casket." said Lucy as she stared to the ground.

"He left this for you." said Paris walk back to the room and handing Rory a letter.

Rory opened it cautiously. It read:

Dear Rory,

If you are reading this I have died at war. Every solider that has money writes one of these for these certain reasons. I leave you all my money which is about 1 and a half million dollars. I leave it to you because I know that you will use it wisely. You cared about your education and I know the others will blow it. So use it how you want and I trust you. I think about you often Rory. I wish I would have had the guts to ask you out in high school. But I am sure you are happy and this is my gift to you for everything you did. I love you, Rory.

Your Pal,

Tristan

"So what is it?" Paris asked.

"Oh it's nothing. Just a letter. I need to go home now. I am not feeling to well and I just need to go." said Rory standing up and leaving.

As soon as she got to the car she began to cry. This was it. They could now by a house and all the baby stuff they need for the babies and they would have money for them to go to college and there life would be fine. They would always be fine. Now to go home and tell Jess.