**recap: Rory just got off the phone with Tristan and is now talking to her mom.**
Confrontation" How much did you hear?" Rory asked.
" Most of it."
" More like all of it."
" Most, all, who cares. Who was it?"
" Tristan."
" Who?"
" Dugrey?"
" No clue."
" Teased me?"
" Oh! Bible Boy. Why didn't you just say so?"
" Maybe because I try to use people's real names."
" What did he want?"
" He asked me out."
" And you said?"
" Yes."
"
Really?
" Yeah. You had better behave too."
" Me?"
" Yeah you. I know you mom. And being that I know you so well, I know what you are capable of doing."
" You hurt me."
" Mom."
" Okay. So I won't do what I had planned to do. But what do I get from this?"
" Coffee."
" From?"
" I'm surprised you missed that. Considering I just told him where to get it from."
" So I zoned out. You aren't the most exciting person in the whole world."
" True."
" So where is he getting it from?"
" Starbucks."
" The one we always go to?"
" Yeah."
" I can hardly wait."
" What time is he getting here?"
" 5:30."
" Good. Only 4 hours left to go until I get my second favorite type of coffee."
' 4 hours? What am I going to wear? I have to shower, blow dry my hair, get dressed, back my purse. All this is less then 4 hours?' Rory thought.
" Rory?"
" Huh?"
" Thought I lost you there."
" Mom, what am I going to wear!"
" Clothes."
" But what?"
" Honey, it's only Tristan."
" Yeah right. Only Tristan? It isn't that easy."
" What aren't you telling me?"
" Huh?"
" You like him."
" No I don't."
" Really? Then why did you say yes? Why are you freaking out about what to wear? I say you like him."
" I say no."
" You never even got nervous when Jess asked you out. Later you told me you felt weird, because you really like his as a friend. Why are you nervous now?"
" Because…"
" Because you like him."
Defeated Rory flopped onto the couch.
" So what if I do?"
" Good. We are out of denial and on the road to recovery."
" I told you to stop watching those shows about recovering alcoholics and drug users."
" I tried but they are interesting."
" Whatever. What do I do?"
" First we eat. Second we find an outfit. Do you know where you are going?"
" No."
" He is surprising you? Does he not know you hate surprises?"
" Hence the coffee."
" Oh. Okay."
" So what do I do about clothes?"
" Casual but cute."
" What do I have that is casual but cute?"
" That new summer dress you got last week."
" Oh, yeah."
" Let's go get something to eat."
" You just want to see Luke."
" And you want to see Tristan."
" So?"
" Fine. Let's go."
" Mom liked Luke!"
" Rory likes Tristan."
" Mom."
" Yeah?"
" We are so immature."
" Yeah we are."
" Food?"
" Yeah."
Rory followed her laughing mom out into the slowly cooling night.
' I have a date. A date with Tristan. Can my day get any better?"