Rory was lying in bed looking at the ring that Tristan had given her last night. Seeing him standing at her mom's house with a black box in his hand made her nervous. They hadn't been dating long and he was going to ask her to marry him was a surprise. Her mind was racing doing a quick pro and con list in her head about getting married to Tristan. What won she still wasn't sure about the answer, she did nodded if that counted for anything.
Louise was sitting in her living room thinking about everything that Jess had told her about him and Paris, she had no clue that the relationship was that deep. She looked down at her hand and saw the ring as the light from the T.V caught it. The ring was so beautiful she loved it. When she walked back in from the kitchen Jess was on one knee holding a something. As she finally walked over to him, she saw a box as he reached up for her hand. Jess told her what he wanted to say and she shook her head and helped him up hugging him.
Paris after everything that happens with Tristan, all the screaming and yelling she still found comfit with Finn. She never thought that after Jess she would find another man who she felt safe in his arms. She normally never acted like a lovesick puppy, but Finn was different then anyone she has ever met. He had given her a ring last night and it was a complete surprise to her. She saw Finn one on knee and holding a small box and her mind started to go crazy with thoughts of what he was doing. Finn gave a long-winded speech and after he was done, she shook her head, pulled him up, and hugged him.
Tristan and Rory,
Flashback,
They had walked into her mom's house with a sleeping Aly on Tristan's shoulder. Rory pointed him to her old room, which was now Aly's big girl room as the four year old called it. She was standing in the kitchen when he pulled the box from his jacket pocket and wrapping his arms around her waist.
"So these rings that we wear were my way of telling the guys that no matter what happened that we will all have each other's backs. We all said at anytime if we where to have a steady girlfriend that we would get them rings also to show that even if we break up that no matter what happens we will always be their for the ones that we care about the most. So what I'm trying to say is that no matter what happens down the road we will always be their for you and the other women in our lives right now. That is if you accept the ring that I have here for you," He opened the box and Rory just nodded and he put it on her right rind finger.
"So does this mean that you have to put up with me no matter what?"
"Nope that would be a different ring on a different finger my dear Rory," He kissed the side of her face.
"When can I expect that ring?"
"You never know,"
End flashback,
She pulled the blankets closer to her naked body and looked over at Tristan. The blankets were around his waist and she smiled to herself. She was the happiest women right now, everything was perfect for them last night. Lorelai had been great around Tristan not saying anything about Michael or her grandparents. He rolled over and opened his eyes and she smiled at him.
"What time is it?" He mumbled into the pillow.
"Nine," Knowing he was still running on west coast time she knew the next words coming out of his mouth.
"To early go back to sleep," He reached over for her but she moved out of the bed.
"We have to get to mom said we have a long day ahead of us," He had grabbed her pillow and covered up his head.
"A few more hours," She was tying her robe when he moved the pillow. "No clothes today they are very bad,"
"My mom might get upset if we go to her house naked Tristan. Well maybe not you, but dad will get very mad and might cut something off. I know that I'm very found of it after last night." She leaned down and kissed him, but pulled back before he could grab her. "Get up and make me coffee, while I shower,"
"How about we shower and forget about the coffee?" She smacked the side of his head.
"I want my coffee now movie star boy," She walked into the bathroom and Tristan just laid their in bed looking up at the ceiling and smiled. He walked into the kitchen and started the coffee. He pushed the long bangs out of his eyes and grabbed two cups out of the dish drain.
He walked towards the bathroom and heard the shower running. Opening the door, he saw her outline threw the shower curtain.
"Rory I sat your coffee on the sink," She peered her head from behind the curtain.
"Thanks Tristan," He crossed his arms and looked at her.
"Want some help washing yourself?"
"Nope done it enough by myself over the years I know what I'm doing,"
"You might forget," He was walking closer to the curtain while slipping his boxers off, he stepped into the shower and grabbed her from behind and she leaned back into his chest.
"I guess since you are already wet you could help me wash my back,"
Finn and Paris,
Paris was up around six her day always started early. She grabbed her robe and was already starting work. The first thing she always done was cheek the wed sites to see if anyone she represented was photographed and had their pictures on the internet. After seeing a few pictures of Tristan and Rory, she knew that the press would be calling her about them, which meant calling Tristan or Jess and talking to them. The next phase of her morning was checking her cell phone to see who tried to call her, so she could call them back. She looked over at Finn who was still sleeping and shook her head about last night. When she walked from the hall, he was down on his knee and she had seen the box in his hand. What she didn't see was he was reaching under the couch for something, which he pulled out right as she walked in front of him.
Flashback,
Finn looked up at his very confused girlfriend and he saw the black box that was in his hand. He couldn't tell if it was a good or bad confused look on her face.
"What the hell are you doing Finn?"
"It's not what it looks like Paris. My beer rolled under the bloody couch and I was tying to get it,"
"And the box?"
"Well you know how we all wear the same ring on out right hand?" She nodded and crossed her arms. "Well we thought since we all have girlfriends steady girlfriends we would give them that same ring." He opened the box, she saw the ring, and it was just like the one that Finn was wearing. "Jess was going to get you one, but we made a deal all of us had to have steady girlfriends and he was the only one at the time with one,"
"Are you going to give it to me, or am I going to have to rip it out of your hand?" He slid the ring on her right ring finger and she looked at him.
"I hope you were expecting me to ask you to marry me?"
"If you would I would have said no. We are not anywhere near ready to get married. You still live in the same house with three guys, you never see four straight guys under one roof,"
"Hey," She laughed at the look on his face. He reached over and pulled her into his chest and they kissed.
End flashback,
Jess and Louise,
Last night was the first time that Jess had opened up to anyone other then Tristan since Paris last the baby. What he had with Paris was special, but with Louise, it meant more to him. He was wondering if Tristan and Finn had given the rings to the other yet, or should he hold off on give Louise hers? He was watching the waves when he decided to give her the ring.
Flashback,
"The guys and I had this pact that at anytime we would all have steady girlfriends that we would give them something." He reached into his pocket and pulled out the black box. "After Tristan got his first big job he went out and bought us these matching rings to say thanks for sticking. After Finn came into his entourage, he got Finn one, after having a few drinks on night we decided that at anytime we would all have steady girlfriends we would get them rings also. Last week Tristan walked into the living room and started handing out these black boxes to each of us and said it was time," He opened the box and slid the ring onto her right finger and she kissed him.
"So I'm now Tristan's official groupie?" He laughed some and she looked up at him.
"Nope you are now one of us,"
"I'm like Finn and Honor?"
"Sorry Louise but yea you are," She laughed and pulled his head down and kissed him.
End flashback,
Louise opened her eyes and saw Jess was looking at her. He was running his finger threw her long blonde hair as she sat up, pulling the covers over her chest.
"Thanks for trusting me enough to tell me about you and Paris,"
"I should've told you sooner but it was never a good time,"
"I understand Jess that was a very tough time in your life. I'm just glad that you told me about it,"
"You think we should call Paris and tell her the news?"
"Yea we should," Jess reached over and grabbed his cell phone.
After calling Paris and listening to her talk about Tristan's pictures Jess and Louise was going out for breakfast.
"Is it true you two are engaged?" The reporters were in the couples faces asking the same questions
"No comment," Jess and Louise walked over to his car.
"What about Tristan?"
"Is it true he was the reason behind Rory's first failed engagement?"
"No comment," Jess started up the car and drove off. "Don't they have a life?"
"Yea to bug us, so do you think they are right about Tristan?"
"Which part?"
"Him breaking up Rory and that Michael guy?"
"I think that she tried to move on like Tristan told her two, but neither on could move on,"
"So the rings did Colin give one to Honor?"
"We told him that it was up to him if he wanted to give Honor the ring. She was the wild card in this for us." His phone rang and he looked at the i.d. "What Logan?"
"Did you and Tristan both fuck my sister?" Jess stopped at a red light and closed his eyes.
"What are you talking about?"
"Honor and Colin went out to dinner with us last night. After a few drinks, Madeline and Honor got to talking bout the guys in Hollywood and when Tristan's name came up they both said they had slept with him. I knew about Mades and Tristan, but not Tristan and my sister,"
"What does this have to do with me Logan?"
"Then my sister decided to compare you and your boyfriend in the sack. She gave you the thumbs up Jess since Louise was in bed with the two of you,"
"Listen Logan Honor is a grown woman who can sleep with anyone she wants to,"
"That is my sister you fucker,"
"What are you going to do Logan let Tristan go? Ari would love that go ahead and drop Tristan. I already know the answer to that and it's no. We were all conceiting adults Logan get over it,"
"If I knew you were looking for a third I would've help out,"
"Right I would ever let you touch Louise, your sister has a better body then you do Logan," He closed his phone and Louise looked over at Jess.
"Found out?"
"Yep,"
The next day,
After the Thanksgiving from hell, that's what Lorelai called it. Emily still made them come for dinner and since it was a holiday, they caved and went to Hartford.
Flashback,
Rory was holding Tristan's hand as they walked into her grandparent's house. She told him to stay at the apartment knowing that this was going to get ugly, but he said that she was not doing this alone. They were standing by the bookcase when she saw Michael walking inside the house, with a date on his arm a person from the paper. She saw him walking towards them and she stiffened up.
"Hello Rory,"
"Michael, Cindy," Tristan just looked at the guy who was undressing his girlfriend with his eyes.
"You are Tristan DuGrey the actor," Rory saw Cindy was almost in shock seeing Tristan in person.
"Yes I am it's wonderful to meet you Candy,"
"It's Cindy,"
"Alright Clair," Rory knew that he was playing with the woman and she smacked his arm.
"So you are Tristan. You look bigger in your movies," Tristan just laughed some.
"You must be Michael. You look," Tristan moved his hands up some and made them into fists. "Less manly then I pictured you over the phone." Rory looked up at Tristan not believing that he just said that. "I mean you can only get so much from talking over the phone and I have to say I thought you were more a man then you seem like," Tristan ran his hand threw his hair.
"At less I don't wear makeup to work,"
"Come on Michael we both know that's a lie. If you don't wear makeup then all the guys who try to pick you up will know you're a man. Ruin their fantasy," He took a step towards Tristan who didn't move. She saw Luke was looking over at them.
"Come on Tristan dad wants to talk to me," She took his hand and he just gave Michael a smirk before they walked over to Luke.
End flashback,
After that, nothing really happened since Richard told Emily to leave Rory alone. She was looking threw the paper when something caught her eye.
Actors Louise Grant and Hollywood manager Jess Mariano were engaged yesterday. The couple met while Jess's client Tristan DuGrey was filming with Louise a few yeas back. No date has been set as of this printing.
Thanks for reviewing the last chapter. I wanted to show everyone's relationships in this chapter. I hope I didn't confuse anyone with the jumping around. I liked how the Michale and Tristan metting went in the chapter seems like something Tristan would say. Next chapter no clue right now, but I will have a longer Michael and Tristan part in it, and you will see what Tristan done to the computer. Once again I want to thank everyone who read and reviewed the last chapter.