Rory pulled the white gauze dress off the hanger and slipped it over her head. She stepped into a pair of white sandals. Picking p a clip from the bed, she waked into the bathroom and picked p her brush. She ran it through her hair, then carefully piled her hair on top of her head and attached the clip. Satisfied with her appearance, she walked out of the bathroom and down the hall. Her daughter's door was partially open.

"Lori are you getting ready?"

When she heard a muffled reply, Rory pushed open the door to see her daughter with her dress half on. She couldn't help but smile as she stepped inside the room. Carefully she pulled the dress over her daughter's head.

"Put your arms up."

Lori put her arms up. Rory slipped the dress over her daughter's head.

"Now turn around."

Lori turned around and Rory tied the sash at the back of her dress.

"All done. How do you want me to do your hair?"

"Can you braid it?"

"Okay."

Rory walked over to the dresser. She picked up a hairbrush and a light blue ribbon that match her daughter's dress. She walked back to the bed and pulled her daughter towards her. Carefully she brushed her hair, braided it and tied it with a ribbon.

"All done."

Just then, the phone rang.

"Tristen!" Lori shouted

She raced out of the room and to the stairs. Luckily Rory was right behind her.

"Don't run down the stairs."

Lori froze at the top of the stairs. Rory took her hand and led her down the stairs. Once they were at the bottom, Lori ran to the door. She started to open the door but Rory stopped her.

"Let me check who it is first."

Rory looked through the peephole to see Tristen standing on the other side. She unlocked the door and opened it slowly.

"Tristen!" Lori shouted.

Tristen picked her up and she threw her arms around his neck. He shifted her so that she was at his side. His other arm wrapped around Rory's waist and he pulled her towards him. As he leaned forward to kiss her, Lori exclaimed

"Yuck!"

They both started to laugh. Tristen set Lori down. He knelt down in front of her.

"Soon you will be interested in boys."

"Boys are yucky."

"I'm a boy. Am I yucky."

When Lori didn't respond, Tristen started to tickle her until she began to giggle.

"Okay you two. We really need to be going."

Tristen stopped tickling Lori and stood up. He held out his hand and Lori slipped hers into his. Then he slipped his other arm around Rory.

They arrived in Stars Hollow about half an hour later. Tristen looked around, amazed at how perfect everything was. It reminded him of a town in North Carolina that he visited once.

"So where is your mom's house."

"Take the second street after the light but we are going to the Town Square."

"I thought we were going to an…" he stopped when he saw the center of town

There were people all over the place. Streamers, banners and balloons decorated every surface. He could see a table with presents and several other tables piled with food.

He parked the car and slid out. Walking around, to the other side, he let Rory and Lori out.

"Mommy can I find Jessica."

"Sure but don't get dirty."

Lori took off in search of her friend, who was the daughter of her mother's best friend, Lane Kim. Tristen walked around to the trunk of his car and pulled out two bags.

"What's that?" Rory asked, pointing to the other bag.

"My gift to your mom and Luke."

"You didn't have to get anything."

"I wanted to."

He took her hand and walked towards the gazebo. They left the gifts on the table and went off in search of the happy couple. They found them sitting at one of the tables with Jackson and Sookie. Lorelai stood as soon as she saw them. She rushed over to them, hugging both of them. Then she took Rory's had and pulled her towards the table. Tristen followed behind.

He watched as Rory hugged all of the people. She turned looking for him. When she noticed him off to the side, she motioned for him to come over. Slowly he walked over to them.

"Luke, Jackson, Sookie this is Tristen."

Tristen stepped forward, extending his hand. Luke shook it first.

"Its an honor sir."

"Just treat her right."

"I intend to sir."

Luke released his hand. Tristen rubbed his hand, then his fingers causing Luke to smile. He then shook hands with Jackson. As he stepped in front of Sookie, he held out his hand. Sookie looked at it for a minute, then hugged him. When she pulled away, she said

"You're like family."

"Have you two eaten yet?" Lorelai asked

"Not yet mom." She said, "I need to find Lori first."

She looked around for her daughter but didn't see her.

"Rory! Rory!"

Rory turned to see Jessica Kim running towards her.

"Lori's hurt. She fell off the swings."

Rory took off with Tristen on her heels. Behind them, Luke and Lorelai followed They found Lori sitting on the ground, crying. Rory knelt down next to her daughter.

"What happened."

"I…was…playing…and…I…fell." She managed between sobs.

"What hurts?"

"My…my…my…knee."

Rory tried to push her dress up so she could see her daughter's knee but that only made her cry harder. Tristen knelt down next to Rory.

"Lori, look at me."

She looked at him. He wiped the tears off her cheeks.

"I want you to tell me about something that makes you happy."

He looked over his shoulder to see Luke approaching with a small white box. Turning back to her, he said

"Do you want to know what makes me happy?"

She nodded.

"Your smile." He said, "You smile is what makes me happy. Can you smile for me?"

She shook her head.

"Yes you can. For me…pretty please, with sugar on top."

She smiled a little.

"I know you can do better than that."

Slowly, her smile grew larger.

"There it is. I knew you could do it."

He looked at Rory. She had managed to check Lori's knee, get it cleaned and bandaged.

"And you are all done."

Lori looked down to see her knee was bandaged. Tristen scooped her up in his arms and walked over to a bench. He sat down, arranging her so she was leaned against his shoulder. Her eyes closed as he began to rock back and forth. Rory walked over to them and saw down next to Tristen. She brusehd some stray hairs off her daughter's forehead.

"You are so good with her."

"She's the greatest Rory." He said, "I love her so much."

Later that evening

Rory, Tristen and Lori sat with the others, watching Luke and Lorelai open their gifts. Tristen wrapped his arms around the little girl seated on his lap. He watched as Lorelai picked up his gift. She pulled the flat package out of the bag and turned it over.

"There's no name."

"Its from me Lorelai." He said

"Thank you Tristen."

She unwrapped the package to see a picture of the sunset. She showed it to Luke, then held it up for everyone to see.

"That was taken from my vacation on Hilo Island."

"It looks lovely."

"And you will get to see it first hand." He said, "Rory told me that you two never got to take a real honeymoon. My gift to you is a two week vacation to the islands…all expenses paid."

He leaned down and whispered something in Lori's ear. Then he handed her an envelope. She slid off his lap and walked over to her grandmother.

"Happy Anniversary Luke and Lorelai." Tristen said, standing up and raising his glass.

Everyone soon followed, standing up and raising their glasses.

The party ended about an hour later. Most of the people stayed around, helping to clean up. When they finished, Rory and Tristen walked around Stars Hollow. They leaned against one of the trees, looking up at the stars.

"It was a perfect evening." She said

"I can think of one more thing to make it absolutely perfect." He whispered, "Will you marry me?"

Rory smiled to herself, knowing that when she turned he would be gone. Slowly she turned to him. To her surprise, he was still there. This time in his hand was a black velvet box with a diamond ring. He dropped down on one knee in front of her.

"Lorelai Gilmore will you do me the honor of becoming my wife?"

"Yes." She whispered

Well that's all folks.….for now…

Hope you enjoyed my little story.