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Rose Petals Chapter 11
Rory was watching for Tristan. Her hair was in a pony tail, her make up light; she was wearing jeans, a yellow shirt, and a jean jacket that had angel written in glitter in the back. Tristan ran up to the porch.
"You ready?"
"YEAH!" Tristan got out a blindfold.
"Close your eyes. I want this to be a surprise." Rory laughed. He put the blindfold over her eyes.
"Can you see?"
"Nope. Are you sure you know where your going?"
"I do. Ready?'
"Take me away."
"I'm not a bottle of Calgon."
"You had to disappoint me, didn't you, Tristan?" Babette was watching the two from the window. She elbowed Maury. "Look, Maury, Tristan is taking Rory to a surprise. He is so sweet!"
Maury replied, "That lad is definitely cool."
Rory was giggling loudly as Tristan led her away.
After a few minutes of walking, Tristan stopped. "OK, wait here a second." Tristan ran and lit some coffee scented candles. He went back to Rory. The night was perfect, warm and a barely cool breeze. The stars were shining brightly, almost as if they were encouraging a relationship between the two. Tristan slowly untied the blindfold. Rory's eyes scanned the scene before her. There was a red blanket on the bridge of the lake. A picnic basket lay in the middle of the blanket and candles were lit all around the area. And there were rose petals scattered about the area. Rory looked closer. Spelled out in the rose petals was RORY I LOVE YOU! Rory turned to face Tristan. HE looked at her questioningly, reading her reaction. Rory was stunned. He spoke.
"I mean it, Rory. I've been madly in love with you since I met you. You're so special, exasperating, but special none-the-less. I love you, Rory Gilmore. Will you be my girlfriend?" Rory stared into Tristan's eyes. Rory took a deep breath.
"I didn't expect this."
Tristan looked away. Rory was biting her lip, not a good sign. She was nervous now.
"I'm sorry. Uh, oh, please don't be uncomfortable."
"I'm not. I...I love you too, Tristan DuGray. I'd be honored to be yours." Tristan pulled her to him. Their lips met expectantly, gently. Then they kissed with more passion and love. Finally, they pulled away.
"Wow."
"Yeah, wow." Tristan kissed her again, softly.
"Time for the picnic." Tristan led her to the blanket.
"I wish I had a camera."
"I'll go buy you one."
"Really?"
"Yeah. I'll go get a disposable camera. You go ahead and start getting everything out."
"OK. Wow, burgers! You didn't make them."
Tristan grinned. "I had a little help from Luke."
"Surprising."
"I think I've won him over with my charm."
"There's the ego. I knew it'd come out to play." Tristan smiled now, genuinely.
"I've never in my whole life been so happy."
"Never?"
"Never."
"This is definitely on the top 5 list."
"I'll be back in a sec." Tristan left Rory for Doose's Market.
Tristan walked into the Market.
"Excuse me, Mr. Doose, can you tell me where the disposable cameras are?"
"Hello, son. Of course. You are so polite. They are in aisle three. Dean is over there, he's our bag boy."
Tristan grimaced.
"Thank you, Mr. Doose."
Tristan sauntered down the aisle, hoping to avoid contact with Dean. It was to no avail.
"What are you doing here?" Dean asked, angrily.
Tristan replied, "Buying a camera."
"Why?"
"None of your business." Tristan picked up a Kodak camera. Tristan tried to walk away, but Dean grabbed him.
"Where are you going?"
"Your just full of questions, aren't you?"
"Just answer."
"I'm going back to Rory, if you must know." Dean glared at him
"Oh, are you dating Rory now? Like she'd ever go for someone like you." Dean taunted.
"Yeah, actually we are. I don't know what I did to deserve an angel like that, but I got lucky." Dean tried to punch him. Tristan ducked and walked quickly down the aisle.
"I'm not going to fight you, Bag Boy!" Tristan reached the cash register.
"Get some anger management classes!" Tristan paid and left.
Tristan went back to Rory. She took photographed the whole picnic site. She took pictures of Tristan and snapped several of them together.
"Tristan, I love you." He kissed her.
"I never thought I would hear you say that."
"You're lucky."
"I know that. I love you more than you'll ever know." Rory sighed contentedly.
"Let's go home, Trist. Wanna sleep over tonight? It's too late for you to drive back."
"If you insist." They picked up and went home.
"Mom, Tristan's staying over tonight!"
"I'll allow it. You can sleep together one last time! It just ain't happening again unless you're married."
"I understand Lorelai." Lorelai grinned.
"Good. Now off to bed you two, go. Rory, I want you to record your report tomorrow."
"Why?"
"When you're telling your kids and their grandkids about how you and their dad got together, you can play them your report."
Rory threw a pillow at Lorelai.
"I'm serious. Ror."
Rory had changed into her pajamas. Tristan had the plaid bottoms on again. They crawled into bed and snuggled close to each other. Rory began to drift asleep.
"I'll be saying this tons more, but I love you, BB."
"BB?"
"Bible Boy."
"I love you, Mar." The two fell asleep. Lorelai snuck in with the camera. She snapped the last few pictures on the roll and left to badger Kirk into developing them that night.
Rose Petals Chapter 11
Rory was watching for Tristan. Her hair was in a pony tail, her make up light; she was wearing jeans, a yellow shirt, and a jean jacket that had angel written in glitter in the back. Tristan ran up to the porch.
"You ready?"
"YEAH!" Tristan got out a blindfold.
"Close your eyes. I want this to be a surprise." Rory laughed. He put the blindfold over her eyes.
"Can you see?"
"Nope. Are you sure you know where your going?"
"I do. Ready?'
"Take me away."
"I'm not a bottle of Calgon."
"You had to disappoint me, didn't you, Tristan?" Babette was watching the two from the window. She elbowed Maury. "Look, Maury, Tristan is taking Rory to a surprise. He is so sweet!"
Maury replied, "That lad is definitely cool."
Rory was giggling loudly as Tristan led her away.
After a few minutes of walking, Tristan stopped. "OK, wait here a second." Tristan ran and lit some coffee scented candles. He went back to Rory. The night was perfect, warm and a barely cool breeze. The stars were shining brightly, almost as if they were encouraging a relationship between the two. Tristan slowly untied the blindfold. Rory's eyes scanned the scene before her. There was a red blanket on the bridge of the lake. A picnic basket lay in the middle of the blanket and candles were lit all around the area. And there were rose petals scattered about the area. Rory looked closer. Spelled out in the rose petals was RORY I LOVE YOU! Rory turned to face Tristan. HE looked at her questioningly, reading her reaction. Rory was stunned. He spoke.
"I mean it, Rory. I've been madly in love with you since I met you. You're so special, exasperating, but special none-the-less. I love you, Rory Gilmore. Will you be my girlfriend?" Rory stared into Tristan's eyes. Rory took a deep breath.
"I didn't expect this."
Tristan looked away. Rory was biting her lip, not a good sign. She was nervous now.
"I'm sorry. Uh, oh, please don't be uncomfortable."
"I'm not. I...I love you too, Tristan DuGray. I'd be honored to be yours." Tristan pulled her to him. Their lips met expectantly, gently. Then they kissed with more passion and love. Finally, they pulled away.
"Wow."
"Yeah, wow." Tristan kissed her again, softly.
"Time for the picnic." Tristan led her to the blanket.
"I wish I had a camera."
"I'll go buy you one."
"Really?"
"Yeah. I'll go get a disposable camera. You go ahead and start getting everything out."
"OK. Wow, burgers! You didn't make them."
Tristan grinned. "I had a little help from Luke."
"Surprising."
"I think I've won him over with my charm."
"There's the ego. I knew it'd come out to play." Tristan smiled now, genuinely.
"I've never in my whole life been so happy."
"Never?"
"Never."
"This is definitely on the top 5 list."
"I'll be back in a sec." Tristan left Rory for Doose's Market.
Tristan walked into the Market.
"Excuse me, Mr. Doose, can you tell me where the disposable cameras are?"
"Hello, son. Of course. You are so polite. They are in aisle three. Dean is over there, he's our bag boy."
Tristan grimaced.
"Thank you, Mr. Doose."
Tristan sauntered down the aisle, hoping to avoid contact with Dean. It was to no avail.
"What are you doing here?" Dean asked, angrily.
Tristan replied, "Buying a camera."
"Why?"
"None of your business." Tristan picked up a Kodak camera. Tristan tried to walk away, but Dean grabbed him.
"Where are you going?"
"Your just full of questions, aren't you?"
"Just answer."
"I'm going back to Rory, if you must know." Dean glared at him
"Oh, are you dating Rory now? Like she'd ever go for someone like you." Dean taunted.
"Yeah, actually we are. I don't know what I did to deserve an angel like that, but I got lucky." Dean tried to punch him. Tristan ducked and walked quickly down the aisle.
"I'm not going to fight you, Bag Boy!" Tristan reached the cash register.
"Get some anger management classes!" Tristan paid and left.
Tristan went back to Rory. She took photographed the whole picnic site. She took pictures of Tristan and snapped several of them together.
"Tristan, I love you." He kissed her.
"I never thought I would hear you say that."
"You're lucky."
"I know that. I love you more than you'll ever know." Rory sighed contentedly.
"Let's go home, Trist. Wanna sleep over tonight? It's too late for you to drive back."
"If you insist." They picked up and went home.
"Mom, Tristan's staying over tonight!"
"I'll allow it. You can sleep together one last time! It just ain't happening again unless you're married."
"I understand Lorelai." Lorelai grinned.
"Good. Now off to bed you two, go. Rory, I want you to record your report tomorrow."
"Why?"
"When you're telling your kids and their grandkids about how you and their dad got together, you can play them your report."
Rory threw a pillow at Lorelai.
"I'm serious. Ror."
Rory had changed into her pajamas. Tristan had the plaid bottoms on again. They crawled into bed and snuggled close to each other. Rory began to drift asleep.
"I'll be saying this tons more, but I love you, BB."
"BB?"
"Bible Boy."
"I love you, Mar." The two fell asleep. Lorelai snuck in with the camera. She snapped the last few pictures on the roll and left to badger Kirk into developing them that night.