Did my Mary just ask me to marry her? What possessed her to do that?
"What?"
"I have finally been able to lift the vale from my eyes Tristan. I love you. I have since I first walked into the halls of Chilton; it just took me this long to realize I don't want to go another day without seeing you. I have gone this long without talking to you, but since being forced to talk to you, I see that I don't want to go without it again."
"Well then Mary I don't know what to say. I know I feel in love with you back in Chilton and wished that I never had to leave that day from school. We would have made a great Romeo and Juliet. We where meant for each other. Everyone saw it but you. I am so glad you finally came to the same realization I did back then. But are you sure this is what you want. I mean you just got asked to be married are you sure you are thinking this through? I am the kind of guy that once I am married that's it. I will not settle for anything but completeness."
"Well Tristan DuGrey, I can't believe it that you are a one women man now. What happened to having to have every girl?"
"Well I told you Mary, Military school changed me for the better I am a man. I have seen what my parents are like and I don't want that for myself or my children. That is if we ever have any."
"Is that your way of saying yes to me asking you to marry me?"
"Yes Mary that is a yes to your question. Now what are we going to do?"
"Well we could practice our wedding day kiss." With that Rory came closer to Tristan and Tristan wrapped his arms around his Mary. The slowly moved toward each other and came together as one. Rory had never felt the heat between anyone else than what she did when she and Tristan finally came together. She felt like her whole life she had waited for this moment.
"Rory? Will you marry me?" just then Rory shook from her dream and saw Logan kneeling in front of her. What had just happened? She thought she was with Tristan in Maryland, but when she looked up she was back in her grandparents house and Logan had just asked her to marry her. When she looked over she saw that Tristan was staring at her waiting for her to answer his cousin.
"Logan. Wow. Umm I love you more then I ever thought I was when I first met you. I never thought we would be at this point in our relationship. You have become a better man from when I first was introduced to you. But you just aren't the one I see myself with. It has nothing to do with you as a person more like I have been denying myself for the past 7 years. I have never come to terms with the one I truly love and I hope to fix that. I can't marry you because it wouldn't be fair to you or to me. You just have to understand. I am so sorry."
With that Rory ran out of the house. Her mother was closely following her.
"Rory are you okay?" Lorelai asked.
"No mom. I have come to terms with that fact that I am in love with Tristan. But it's not fair to him. We haven't even talked to each other in 6 years."
"Well I guess you will have to change that won't you. You have to accept who you love. It's not your choice on who your heart loves it just happens."
"Mom Tristan is my Luke."
"I know baby. I have seen it since high school. I could never say anything though because it was something you had to figure out. I am so glad you have finally seen what we have all seen since the beginning. I even think Logan knew it deep down, and that's why he tried to get you to marry him. I am so glad you didn't settle baby."
Rory walked over and hugged her mother. They turned and looked back at the front door when they heard it open. Just then Tristan appeared.
"Go get him baby." Lorelai released her daughter and watched her walk over to the man that had been Rory's Luke all along.
"Rory I don't know what's going on. I just wanted to check on you and make sure you are okay. You are okay right?" Tristan asked with concern in his voice.
"Yes Tristan I am alright now." Rory walked into his arms and felt like she was right where she belonged. Tristan was a little confused as to what was going on. Rory the women of his dreams just said no to his cousin and now here he was hugging her.
"Rory what is going on?"
"Do you want to go get something to eat? I have a lot to tell you." Rory grabbed his arm as they walked to the car.
"I know a great spot not to far from here." Rory said.
"Okay"
Half way through their meal Rory finally got the courage to tell Tristan everything from the very beginning of high school to now. When she was done Tristan was at a lost for words. He couldn't believe she had said all that.
"Wow Mary. I always knew you really loved me. I wish I had stayed around because I would have won you over soon or later. After all who could resist my charm?"
"Wow Tristan you still have an ego. That is something we will have to work on now won't we." As they where walking to the car Tristan pulled Rory to him and looked into her deep blue eyes and slowly moved a piece of hair out of her face gently grabbed her chin and tilted her face towards him and ever so slowly moved his lips towards hers. When they finally connected it felt as if the world disappeared and it was just them standing there in the cold and wrapped in each others arms.
"Wow Mary I always knew we had passion but dam"
"Yeah, my thoughts exactly bible boy."
"Bible boy?"
"Oh yeah that was a nickname my mom came up with in high school because you had bible referaces for everything. Well actually just my name."
"Catchy. Was there any other time your mom and you talked about me?"
"There we go with the ego again. Yes Tristan we talked about you every night before I went to bed. I would tell her every day that I was in love with you and wanted you so badly but I wanted to make you fight for me."
"Really Mary, every night?"
"No, not really. Tristan can we please get out of the cold?"
"Yeah let's go. I don't want you mom mad at me for keeping you out to late. I want her to like me since I will be around a lot now."
"I like that idea. You being around a lot. I think I can get use to you being in my life."
"Well you better Mary, cause I going to be the most constant thing in your life besides coffee."
"Aww coffee can we please stop and get some?" Rory turned her puppy dog eyes on him and he couldn't help but smile.
"Anything for you Mary."
They finally got back to Stars Hallow and Tristan walked Rory to her door.
"I don't want the night to be over Tristan. We have so much to catch up on."
"No worries Mary. I will be here tomorrow and the day after that and after that."
"I know but I feel like I just got you back and I don't want for you to leave. I am afraid I will wake up and this will all have been a dream."
"It's not a dream Mary. I am here, I am real and I am not going any where this time." Tristan pulled her into his arms and held on to dear life. Hoping that he was right and this wasn't a dream.
"Okay so come back at six in the morning." Rory said.
"Mary that is to early in the morning. I will be by at 11 that way you mom doesn't have a reason to kill me. I will even bring coffee for both of you."
"Okay just make sure you bring five cups."
"Five? Why five?"
"Cause silly, two for me, two for my mom and one for you. Unless you don't want yours then I will have three and mom will have two."
"Oh no you can't have mine. I like coffee also maybe not as much as you but I still like to have a cup."
"Okay, then it's settled then. I will see you at 11." Rory turned to go into the house but Tristan pulled her arm.
"Not so fast Mary, you don't think I would end the night just like that, without a goodnight kiss. You gotta have something to dream about later tonight or maybe sit up with your mom and talk about."
"Oh really now, I thought we had our kiss. How do you think you can top that one?"
"Oh I like a challenge." With that Tristan pulled Rory close and put his lips to hers. This time it wasn't as slow and tender. This kiss had all the passion and fire like this could be the last time the kissed. She didn't want it to end so she pulled Tristan's head closer like if she let go that it would all disappear. They kissed like it was all they both had left in them. When they finally pulled apart they where both out of breath and their lips where both swollen.
"Well I say that this has definitely been a great night." Rory joked.
"Yeah, I would have to agree. I guess I will see you in the morning. Have a great night Mary. I will be seeing you in my dreams." Tristan walked to his car and Rory sat on her porch watching him. He did look so good from behind. Just then she saw that he was sitting in his car watching her. He must be waiting tell I get in the house. What a thoughtful thing to do Rory thought. She turned and opened the door looking back once more to make sure this night was not a dream. She looked and met the eyes of the man she loved. This was really a dream come true.
"Rory can you please talk to me?"
"Logan what are you doing here?"
