Rory is walking towards the newspaper room. Suddenly someone walks in front of her and stops her in her tracks. Not looking up and annoyed, she walks around the figure and continues her was until it stops her again.

"Rory, why won't you stop and look at me?" a blond hair boy says.

Rory looks up at this voice. "Sorry, I'm just in a hurry and I have a lot of stuff I have to get ready for," she said referring to the wedding, but he didn't need to know that.

"Oh, well I won't keep you long. I was just wondering what you thought of the dinner? Are you free tonight?"

"Um, no I'm not actually. I have to go see my mom, and help her with a few stuff," Rory said starting to walk towards the door, her safe haven.

Logan followed her trying to make her say yes. "Ok well what about tomorrow then?"

"Look Logan," Rory said stopping, "I don't think that this dinner thing will be a good idea. I mean I'm in a really, really serious relationship and I don't want anything to happen to it, and the last time I had a catch up dinner it well ended with a kis-" Rory started before she could stop herself.

"Wait, do mean the catch up dinner you had with that Tristan guy when we were going out?" Logan asked standing up straight.

Rory didn't know what to say. She never did tell him that she technically cheated on him. He would also be furious when he finds out that it was before they broke up and before she accused him of cheating, when all along she could have cheated on him first.

She quickly shakes these thoughts out of her head. She decided the best thing to do was lie. It was really the only thing she could do without him yelling. At least she hoped. "No, Logan I never cheated on you. It was whenever I was going out with Dean," she said. And that technically wasn't a lie because she did cheat on Dean with Jess. Whoa, she cheated on two guys!

She quickly shakes these thoughts out of her head too because that's something that girls don't want to be known for.

"Oh, ok. Well please Ror, I really just want to talk and clear the things up that went on between us. And seriously it hasn't even been a year yet. No offense, but you couldn't be in that serious of a relationship," Logan said with a smirk.

Rory stepped back then. She decided to prove him wrong. "Really? Hmm, would you like to tell that to my fiancé?" Rory said holding up her left hand and wiggling her fingers.

Logan stared at her hand for what seemed to be an hour to him. She was supposed to be mine. She was supposed to be bragging to the other guys. She was supposed to be marring me, Logan thought.

He recovered himself as quickly as he could. "Wow, Rory, congrats. I really happy for you," he said pulling her in for a hug. Thankfully she didn't push him back.

When Logan hugged her, he could smell the scent he was so fond of. Vanilla Lavender. He loved that scent, he missed that scent. Now someone else will be holding her, not him.

When Rory let go, his heart quickly sank. When he proposed this dinner, he was hoping that she could get that Tristan guy out of her head, and kiss her so that she would be with him once again. Tristan, that's who she's marring, he thought. No, he knew.

"Who's the lucky guy?" Logan asked trying his best to smile.

Rory was silent for a minute. The guy she was marring was her knight in shining armor, but he was the one who pretty much broke her and Logan up. "Tristan Dugrey."

Yup, he was right. He knew it in his heart, but she was hoping he wasn't. He would have been fine if it was Finn, but Tristan Dugrey? That's the guy who pretty much broke them up. "Well congrats again. I'll let you get to your paper work," he said with a smile before walking away.

Kindly Unspoken

You show your emotion

And silence speaks louder then words

Rory stood there in shock. The guy who was always so cocky finally broke. And she broke him. She never thought that guy would still care after a year, almost, but she was wrong. She really broke his heart. But he did it to himself, Rory thought. He did cheat on her after all, but then again she could have cheated on him first.

Rory finally regained herself and walked into the paper walking right past Paris and going to her desk.

Rory and Tristan's Apt.

Rory unlocked the door to the apartment pretty easily. Tristan thought it was crazy how many locks Paris put on their old apartment. When Rory walked in she put her paper stuff on the coffee table and got out the seating chart for her and Tristan's wedding. They were going to have it in June. Right after graduation which was only three months away. They want to get married somewhat fast because Tristan was thinking about going into the navy after school was done. Rory wasn't sure how she felt about it yet.

Then her thoughts started to drift to Logan. Why did he seem so sad about her being engaged? He was the one who pretty much broke up their relationship. Then again Rory was thinking about breaking up with him when she realized she wanted Tristan and not Logan.

Her thoughts were broken when a knock came to the door. Rory got up and looked through the peep hole to see her mother and Isabella at the door. Rory unlocked it and let them in.

"Thanks hon," Lorelai said giving Rory a kiss on the cheek. Lorelai quickly headed to the couch and put Isabella's carrier, with her in it, there. "Ror, I have some news."

"Really? Are you pregnant again?" Rory said getting a bottle of water for her mom.

"No! Geez I have two right now, I'm good. Anyways your dad called me and Luke yesterday. He called to tell us about your engagement. Of course, we already knew and when we told him that, he was shock. Then he went on in saying Tristan should have came to one of us and ask if he could marry you, and when we told him that he came to us during our reception, he got really defensive," Lorelai started.

"Wait what? Why was he mad about that?" Rory interrupted.

"I was just about to get to that. Anyways he went on in saying that Luke wasn't even your real father and that he was at the reception and why couldn't Tristan ask him there. Then I took him off speaker phone so Luke didn't have to hear anymore. I told him that Tristan didn't really know him that well and it was the right thing to do by coming to us. Then Christopher just got madder. He went on and on that it doesn't matter what I think and he should have asked him about it and not me. He said that is the gentleman thing to do. Then I snapped back, 'You would know.' Then I hung up on him."

"Wow, I never thought he would act that way," Rory said in shock sitting on the couch.

Lorelai came over and sat next to her. "I know I was as shocked as you were. Luke said that's the reason why Tristan didn't ask Christopher because he's not much of a listener," Lorelai said giggling.

Rory laughed at Luke's sarcasm. Though at the same time Christopher was like that. He never really knew when to listen and when to talk.

"Ok now let start with the wedding plans!" Lorelai said changing the subject.

"Ok, wait where is William?" Rory asked looking around thinking he was just going to pop up.

"With Lizz. She is in town and took him to spend time with his daddy. So I took Isabella over here to visit her sister, who is 21 years older than her," Lorelai said laughing.

Navy Academy

Tristan was sitting outside of the captain's office wondering if this is what he wanted to do. Of course it was, this is what he wanted ever since he left the academy his dad sent him too. But there was something inside him telling him he shouldn't do this. And that little part was telling him what would he do if he were to leave Rory when she was pregnant, or they had a child, or children, and what if he died. Rory would be broken, and Tristan never wanted to hurt her.

"Tristan Dugrey?" the secretary called from her desk. "The captain will see you now."

Tristan stood up, hesitate at first, but then walked straight into his office.

The captain stood up when he saw him. "Tristan Dugrey, long time no see," he said holding out his hand.

Tristan shook his hand. "Yes it was. How have you been Captain Harris?"

"Ah nothing much. The academy though is a lot better behaved now that you left," Captain Harris said chuckling.

Tristan bowed his head laughing. "Well that's good Captain."

"Yes, but not as fun. So I have two questions for you, what have you been up to? And when do you want to be assigned?"

"Well I'm engaged sir," Tristan said smiling. He did this every time he told someone. He just couldn't hide his happiness.

"Wow, well congratulation Tristan," he said smiling.

"Yea, it's great. Anyways I'm not sure yet. I don't want to be stationed anywhere until after the wedding."

"Understood, but I'm not sure if I can promise that. However, I can promise you that if we must ship you somewhere you won't be gone for more than two, three weeks."

"That sounds good, but I'll just have to make sure my fiancé is okay with this," Tristan said getting up.

Captain Harris stood up too. "Understood, call the office when you know you can be signed."

"Will do, captain," Tristan said leaving the office. For some reason Captain Harris really liked Tristan. Maybe because he was so much like him when he was a teen, but Tristan was so bad at the academy. He did a few things to the captain himself. Yet he knew the captain would do anything for Tristan. Maybe because after he left, Tristan would come and visit him sometimes telling him how much he appreciated him not giving up on Tristan, like his dad did.

When Tristan got into his car he called Rory.

"Hello?" Rory said answer the phone. No mom, I'm not putting Paris next to Mrs. Kim! You know one would end up killing the other or cursing them into hell! Rory yelled at Lorelai. "Sorry, hello?"

"Hey babe, you and Lorelai working on the seating chart?" Tristan asked turning on his car.

Rory sighed, "Yes, and she won't listen to me. When will you be home?"

"Well I'm starting to head home now. So I'll try to get home sometime late tonight," Tristan said. It was 12:30 and he still had to drive 9 hours. The academy was in North Carolina, but luckily this was the only trip he would have to take down here because there was a base around Boston.

Rory looked at the clock. It was 12:31. He probably wouldn't be home until 10 o'clock tonight. "Okay, so what did the captain say," a little piece inside her hoped the captain told him he can't join, but she knew they were kind of close so that was a dim chance.

Tristan sighed. He wasn't sure if she would be happy about him leaving some times. "He told me I can get signed onto the navy. He said he would try not to station me anywhere before our wedding. Though if he has to he promised me it wouldn't be for more than two weeks."

"Oh," Rory said and Tristan could tell the sadness in her voice. "Well that's good. Hopefully you won't have to leave."

"Yeah I hope so too, but hey don't worry. I won't try to become a hero while I'm away."

"Sure you will, you're you," Rory whispered.

Tristan could tell she was about to cry. He was the guy who was supposed to be beating up the guys that made her cry instead of him making her cry. "Rory this is something I want to do."

"Tristan I know it is. You have been talking about this for months," Rory said with a fake laugh.

Tristan smiled. "I'll let you and Lorelai get back to the wedding plans. I'll call you later. I love you."

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Rory smiled. "I love you too," she said hanging up the phone. When she turned to face Lorelai a tear escaped her eye. "I don't want to sound mean or anything, but I never wanted him to do this. Though I know this is what he wants to do and I can't take that away from him."

Lorelai went over and hugged her first daughter tightly. "I know hon, but you don't want him miserable all his life wondering what if. That's no way to go through life."

"I know," Rory said. She lifted her head and brushed off her tears. "I'm going to support him. I know that much, but for right now we have to get these wedding plans out of the way."

Lorelai knew what she was doing. She does it every time she's worried or trying to protect herself from hurt. She just works through it so she keeps her mind occupied, something Lorelai wasn't good at. Lorelai preferred to wallow and then get over it, but she knew this was something she couldn't wallow about because she still had Tristan. He never hurt her; he just wanted to do something with his life.

"Rory, hon, look at it this way. You still have him. You won't lose him," Lorelai said brushing a strand of hair from Rory's face.

"You're right, I still have him. But you're also wrong," Rory said taking a deep breath. "I can lose him."


A/N: The little bit of the song I had in there was, Kindly Unspoken by Kate Voegele. I highly recommend her CD, Don't Look Away. It's really good. Anyways I hoped you liked it. Press the button and tell me so!