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When Rory woke up, she felt a warm hand on her side. She opened her eye to see Tristan pressed up next to her. She glanced at the clock, and seeing that it was 8:30, knowing her roomies would be up soon, she woke him up and told him she had to leave before everyone woke up. She searched for her clothes and left, kissing him goodbye before she left. She crept into her room, but much to her dismay, Callie was sitting up on her bed. She made Rory answer every question she had. She promised not to blab, except to Lane. They sat around for an hour before meeting everyone for breakfast. Today, they would be getting off the ship at St. Bibano Island.
"Mom, look at all the dolphins!" ROry said as the ship headed toward shore. She could see dolphins everywhere. She could also see a Sea World equivalent, where they would swim with dolphins. She was excited about getting off the ship. It was an awesome ship, and she never got bored, but she was happy to be on land again. As they exited the ship, Rory thought how good Tristan looked. He was wearing a white wife beater and blue khaki shorts. Callie, Lane, Lorelai, and Sookie also looked good. Callie, Lane, and Rory wore khaki shorts and cute tees and Lorelai and Sookie wore jeans. Lorelai had her fave shirt and jean shorts on. Luke wore another polo and khaki shorts. They all headed to Water City, the aquarium park thing and went straight to the dolphin swimming booth. They walked around and looked at whales and seals while they waited for their time to swim. When it came, Luke and Sookie went into the stands while they watched Lorelai, Tristan, Lane, Callie, and Rory get
suited up and ready. As they slid into the water, Sookie had to laugh. The look on Rory's face and the one on Tristan's were totally different. Excitement and Terror. Their were 4 dolphins in the pool, and one instructor was making introductions.
"Agghhh! This great, isn't it T.!" ROry cried as a dolphin tapped her thigh. She glanced over at her boyfriend, and the look in his eyes was explanation enough. She gently grabbed his arm and led him over to the edge of the pool. She sat on the edge with him.
"Tristan, what's wrong?" Rory said.
"Rory......nothing." He said, looking away.
"T. are you....afraid?" SHe said, trying not to laugh.
He looked at her and nodded.
"Tristan! Their dolphins!" SHe said.
"I know, but I have to think, why are they born in the ocean if they are just going to go into captivity. They are naturally wild. What if they spaz out?" He said, entirely serious.
"Tristan, they are born in captivity." ROry said, seeing the set look in his eyes. "T. this is the only chance I am going to have to do this, but I want to do it with you. I think it is perfectly safe. But, if you think it is unsafe or you just don't want to do it, I understand. I am not going to."
Seeing the genuine sadness written all over her face, he slowly slipped into the water. A dolphin came up to him and gently tapped his stomach with his nose. Tristan froze, but he didn't move. He slowly touched the head of the dolphin.
"This one doesn't seem bad." Tristan said, pulling Rory into the water.
"That one's Maggie. I think she likes you." Rory said, swimming into the middle of the pool.
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2 hours later Tristan was swimming and playing with the dolphins. They had to pull him out of the pool as he said goodbye to all his friends. They continued around the island until about 6, when they had to board the ship. Rory bought a pretty woven bag, and Lorelai and Callie bought pretty shell necklaces. They had all immensely enjoyed their day on the island. Rory was relieved that they hadn't seen Max all day. She didn't want Lorelai to change her mind and fall in love with the scary haired man. They weren't right for each other-that's why they had not gotten married. She was excited about Luke becoming her step-father, but she also knew her mom would be happy. That is what she really wanted.
"What's wrong?" Tristan said. They were walking back toward the ship, and Rory knew she must have a far off look in her eyes. She hadn't said a word for the last 20 minutes.
"Nothing....I am just worried about my mom and how she will take Max being here." Rory said, knowing it was no use trying to hide her feelings. Tristan knew her like the back of his hand.
"She'll be ok, Ror. You know how she feels about Luke." He said, squeezing her hand comfortingly.
"Your right--your right. She loves Luke more than she ever loved Max." Rory said, trying to convince herself.
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"I cannot believe this! It's a curse!" Lorelai cried the next morning as they sat in the sauna in the spa on the ship. They were wrapped in coral colored towels, and each one was sweating. They had a mud wrap, and then they had headed for the sauna. Afterwards, they were going to get their nails and hair done, and then they would be ready for the big dinner that was going to happen this evening. Everyone on the ship was coming.
"I know that it seems that everything is happening to Luke, mom, but it has to be a coincidence." ROry said.
"I cannot believe that of all the meals, his had GLASS on it---I am just glad that he realized it before he swallowed. Now all that is cut up is his mouth, and it isn't bad--if I didn't know better, I would think it was-" Lorelai broke off immediately.
"What?"
"Nothing-come on, we have been in here for an hour-time for nails." Lorelai said, hopping up so quickly she almost lost her towel.
They all filed out behind her, knowing she was hiding something.
They each had an intricate design put on their fingers, and they had their hair styled fashionably. Rory had a gorgeous long pale pink strapless straight dresses made of a slinky material, and Lane and Callie wore matching ones in baby blue and pale yellow. Tristan and Luke wore suits, and Lorelai and Sookie sported long pretty black dresses. They danced around for hours. Lorelai and Luke were dancing to a fast dance next to Rory and Tristan when Rory saw Max skulking behind Luke. He shoved into Luke, sending him sprawling. He tried to get away, but Tristan was faster. He grabbed Max by the hand, and twisted it behind him. Luke was clutching his leg, and Lorelai and Rory nelt beside him.
"We need a doctor! We need a doctor!!!!!" Tristan yelled. "ANd security!"
Everything happened so quickly that the next thing Rory new, she was sitting in the hospital wing with her mom and friends as they talked to Luke, who was sitting in a bed with his left leg in a cast. The security guards had taken Max to the main land, and Lorelai was ging ot get a restraining order.
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When Rory woke up, she felt a warm hand on her side. She opened her eye to see Tristan pressed up next to her. She glanced at the clock, and seeing that it was 8:30, knowing her roomies would be up soon, she woke him up and told him she had to leave before everyone woke up. She searched for her clothes and left, kissing him goodbye before she left. She crept into her room, but much to her dismay, Callie was sitting up on her bed. She made Rory answer every question she had. She promised not to blab, except to Lane. They sat around for an hour before meeting everyone for breakfast. Today, they would be getting off the ship at St. Bibano Island.
"Mom, look at all the dolphins!" ROry said as the ship headed toward shore. She could see dolphins everywhere. She could also see a Sea World equivalent, where they would swim with dolphins. She was excited about getting off the ship. It was an awesome ship, and she never got bored, but she was happy to be on land again. As they exited the ship, Rory thought how good Tristan looked. He was wearing a white wife beater and blue khaki shorts. Callie, Lane, Lorelai, and Sookie also looked good. Callie, Lane, and Rory wore khaki shorts and cute tees and Lorelai and Sookie wore jeans. Lorelai had her fave shirt and jean shorts on. Luke wore another polo and khaki shorts. They all headed to Water City, the aquarium park thing and went straight to the dolphin swimming booth. They walked around and looked at whales and seals while they waited for their time to swim. When it came, Luke and Sookie went into the stands while they watched Lorelai, Tristan, Lane, Callie, and Rory get
suited up and ready. As they slid into the water, Sookie had to laugh. The look on Rory's face and the one on Tristan's were totally different. Excitement and Terror. Their were 4 dolphins in the pool, and one instructor was making introductions.
"Agghhh! This great, isn't it T.!" ROry cried as a dolphin tapped her thigh. She glanced over at her boyfriend, and the look in his eyes was explanation enough. She gently grabbed his arm and led him over to the edge of the pool. She sat on the edge with him.
"Tristan, what's wrong?" Rory said.
"Rory......nothing." He said, looking away.
"T. are you....afraid?" SHe said, trying not to laugh.
He looked at her and nodded.
"Tristan! Their dolphins!" SHe said.
"I know, but I have to think, why are they born in the ocean if they are just going to go into captivity. They are naturally wild. What if they spaz out?" He said, entirely serious.
"Tristan, they are born in captivity." ROry said, seeing the set look in his eyes. "T. this is the only chance I am going to have to do this, but I want to do it with you. I think it is perfectly safe. But, if you think it is unsafe or you just don't want to do it, I understand. I am not going to."
Seeing the genuine sadness written all over her face, he slowly slipped into the water. A dolphin came up to him and gently tapped his stomach with his nose. Tristan froze, but he didn't move. He slowly touched the head of the dolphin.
"This one doesn't seem bad." Tristan said, pulling Rory into the water.
"That one's Maggie. I think she likes you." Rory said, swimming into the middle of the pool.
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2 hours later Tristan was swimming and playing with the dolphins. They had to pull him out of the pool as he said goodbye to all his friends. They continued around the island until about 6, when they had to board the ship. Rory bought a pretty woven bag, and Lorelai and Callie bought pretty shell necklaces. They had all immensely enjoyed their day on the island. Rory was relieved that they hadn't seen Max all day. She didn't want Lorelai to change her mind and fall in love with the scary haired man. They weren't right for each other-that's why they had not gotten married. She was excited about Luke becoming her step-father, but she also knew her mom would be happy. That is what she really wanted.
"What's wrong?" Tristan said. They were walking back toward the ship, and Rory knew she must have a far off look in her eyes. She hadn't said a word for the last 20 minutes.
"Nothing....I am just worried about my mom and how she will take Max being here." Rory said, knowing it was no use trying to hide her feelings. Tristan knew her like the back of his hand.
"She'll be ok, Ror. You know how she feels about Luke." He said, squeezing her hand comfortingly.
"Your right--your right. She loves Luke more than she ever loved Max." Rory said, trying to convince herself.
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"I cannot believe this! It's a curse!" Lorelai cried the next morning as they sat in the sauna in the spa on the ship. They were wrapped in coral colored towels, and each one was sweating. They had a mud wrap, and then they had headed for the sauna. Afterwards, they were going to get their nails and hair done, and then they would be ready for the big dinner that was going to happen this evening. Everyone on the ship was coming.
"I know that it seems that everything is happening to Luke, mom, but it has to be a coincidence." ROry said.
"I cannot believe that of all the meals, his had GLASS on it---I am just glad that he realized it before he swallowed. Now all that is cut up is his mouth, and it isn't bad--if I didn't know better, I would think it was-" Lorelai broke off immediately.
"What?"
"Nothing-come on, we have been in here for an hour-time for nails." Lorelai said, hopping up so quickly she almost lost her towel.
They all filed out behind her, knowing she was hiding something.
They each had an intricate design put on their fingers, and they had their hair styled fashionably. Rory had a gorgeous long pale pink strapless straight dresses made of a slinky material, and Lane and Callie wore matching ones in baby blue and pale yellow. Tristan and Luke wore suits, and Lorelai and Sookie sported long pretty black dresses. They danced around for hours. Lorelai and Luke were dancing to a fast dance next to Rory and Tristan when Rory saw Max skulking behind Luke. He shoved into Luke, sending him sprawling. He tried to get away, but Tristan was faster. He grabbed Max by the hand, and twisted it behind him. Luke was clutching his leg, and Lorelai and Rory nelt beside him.
"We need a doctor! We need a doctor!!!!!" Tristan yelled. "ANd security!"
Everything happened so quickly that the next thing Rory new, she was sitting in the hospital wing with her mom and friends as they talked to Luke, who was sitting in a bed with his left leg in a cast. The security guards had taken Max to the main land, and Lorelai was ging ot get a restraining order.
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