*Hospital Hallway.
*Tristan walks towards Laura, who's standing in front of a vending machine, nervously tapping her foot.
"Why hello there…I heard this was a good place to pick up women, but I had no idea…" He says slyly.
"Yeah, well not to brag or anything…but I'm the only one here with out any baggage." Laura smirks, draping her arms across Tristan's shoulders.
Tristan holds her tight, gently kissing her neck, "You know…you're something."
"Am I?"
"Yea, absolutely." Tristan leans forward, "Rory wants to meet you."
"Me? Now?"
"That's what she said…and honestly I wouldn't mess with a women who just went through 8 hours of labor."
"Point taken, but are you sure, you want me to?" Laura asks looking down at her feet.
"Why wouldn't I want you to meet my best friend?" He asks confused.
"I don't know…I just mean, we've only known each other 3 days…I didn't know if there was a minimum time you have to be dating before you meet your boyfriend's friends."
"B-boyfriend." An odd expression crosses Tristan's face.
Laura face turns slightly pink, "Is that ok? I didn't mean to rush anything its just, well…is that too weird?"
"No, its not, its just no one's called me their boyfriend in almost 4 years…so I guess it is a little weird to hear, but I like it." Tristan sighs. "So I'm your boyfriend, and you're my…girlfriend?"
"I guess so." Laura smiles."
"Well, Laura, my girlfriend, I think its time you met my best friend."
"Ok." Laura answers nervously heading towards the hospital room.
Tristan watches her enter before and then proceeds to the nursery.
*Hospital Room
*Laura enters; uncomfortably she addresses Rory. " Hello."
"Hi! You're Laura?"
"Yeah."
"Wow you're pretty."
"Thanks…um congratulations." Laura says uncomfortably.
"Thank you. Here, come sit down." Rory answer cheerfully.
"Ok."
"So, I've heard almost nothing about you." Rory states.
"Oh yeah, well I just met Tristan a few days ago, so there's not much for him to tell."
"Oh…so what do you do?"
"I'm a teacher actually."
"Me too! What grade?"
"3rd,you're at the high school level right?"
"That's right, so how old are you?"
"I'm 24."
"Sorry, I don't mean to go all 20 questions on you…I just want to know what kin of person you were…I mean I've never seen Tristan smile like that before…I figure you've got to be pretty special for Tristan to take off of work to spend the day with you."
"He took off work?"
"Well, yesterday was Tuesday, they always plan the big meetings for Tuesday…he usually gets the weekends off and then spends them researching cases…he's a bit of a workaholic."
"Is that a warning?" Laura smiles.
"I guess so."
"Well, enough about me. I've heard so much about you."
"Really?"
"That's sort of how we met…he was talking to himself on the sidewalk, and I thought he was talking to me, and then we went and got coffee, and he told me he'd just had a fight "with the most incredible woman he'd ever known."
"We go back to high school." Rory replies.
"So I've heard."
Rory sits up with enthusiasm, "So tell me…"
*Hour Later.
*Tristan is waiting in front of the nursery as Jess returns with coffee.
"Here you go."
"Thanks." Tristan answers dazed.
"Nervous?"
"Me why should I be nervous, I'm not the one responsible for another life," Tristan answer tapping the glass.
"I'm just saying; they've been in there for over an hour, Rory's got to be telling your lady friend something interesting."
Tristan runs his fingers through his hair, "You're right." The muscles on his neck tighten as he gazes through the glass.
"Wow…"
"What?"
"You really like this girl don't you?"
"This may be really cliché, but I think I might love her I know I shouldn't say that, because it's only been three days but I can't stop thinking about her. Everything she says is amazing, she's amazing…I can see being with her, for a long time…not just one night." Tristan answer honestly.
"Hey, say what you want. You know when I first saw Rory, I felt the exact same way…ok so it took a few years for us to finally get together, but we did…and now..." Jess points to Jacob, who is sleeping peacefully in his incubator.
Tristan starts to speak but is cut off by a squeal from down the hall.
"Look!" Lorelei spots Jess, lets go of Luke's hand and runs towards him. Jess smiles, walking towards her. "I'm a grandma!"
Jess hugs her, "Do you want to see him?"
"Of Course!"
Jess approaches the glass, point to his son, "That's Jacob Dodger Mariano."
"Dodger?" Luke asks
"Well, I picked the first name, so Rory picked the middle name."
"I like it!" Lorelei exclaims. Noticing Tristan for the first time Lorelei continues, "Hey, how are you?"
"Good, congratulations, grandma."
Lorelei hugs Tristan, "So still a bachelor?"
"Nope."
Lorelei smirks, "Who's the girl?"
"Her." Tristan nods in the direction of Laura, who is now walking past Luke.
Lorelei goes to speak, but Luke cuts her off, "Why don't you go see Rory…I'll wait here." He says gruffly.
"K."
Tristan reaches out his hand and Laura takes it. Jess and Luke are standing in front of the nursery observing Jacob.
Tristan turns to Laura, "Feel like a walk?"
"Yeah, definitely." Laura whispers.
"So how'd did it go?"
"Good, good…I think she approves."
Tristan doesn't speak; instead he squeezes her hand affectionately, leading her down the empty hallway.
*Tristan walks towards Laura, who's standing in front of a vending machine, nervously tapping her foot.
"Why hello there…I heard this was a good place to pick up women, but I had no idea…" He says slyly.
"Yeah, well not to brag or anything…but I'm the only one here with out any baggage." Laura smirks, draping her arms across Tristan's shoulders.
Tristan holds her tight, gently kissing her neck, "You know…you're something."
"Am I?"
"Yea, absolutely." Tristan leans forward, "Rory wants to meet you."
"Me? Now?"
"That's what she said…and honestly I wouldn't mess with a women who just went through 8 hours of labor."
"Point taken, but are you sure, you want me to?" Laura asks looking down at her feet.
"Why wouldn't I want you to meet my best friend?" He asks confused.
"I don't know…I just mean, we've only known each other 3 days…I didn't know if there was a minimum time you have to be dating before you meet your boyfriend's friends."
"B-boyfriend." An odd expression crosses Tristan's face.
Laura face turns slightly pink, "Is that ok? I didn't mean to rush anything its just, well…is that too weird?"
"No, its not, its just no one's called me their boyfriend in almost 4 years…so I guess it is a little weird to hear, but I like it." Tristan sighs. "So I'm your boyfriend, and you're my…girlfriend?"
"I guess so." Laura smiles."
"Well, Laura, my girlfriend, I think its time you met my best friend."
"Ok." Laura answers nervously heading towards the hospital room.
Tristan watches her enter before and then proceeds to the nursery.
*Hospital Room
*Laura enters; uncomfortably she addresses Rory. " Hello."
"Hi! You're Laura?"
"Yeah."
"Wow you're pretty."
"Thanks…um congratulations." Laura says uncomfortably.
"Thank you. Here, come sit down." Rory answer cheerfully.
"Ok."
"So, I've heard almost nothing about you." Rory states.
"Oh yeah, well I just met Tristan a few days ago, so there's not much for him to tell."
"Oh…so what do you do?"
"I'm a teacher actually."
"Me too! What grade?"
"3rd,you're at the high school level right?"
"That's right, so how old are you?"
"I'm 24."
"Sorry, I don't mean to go all 20 questions on you…I just want to know what kin of person you were…I mean I've never seen Tristan smile like that before…I figure you've got to be pretty special for Tristan to take off of work to spend the day with you."
"He took off work?"
"Well, yesterday was Tuesday, they always plan the big meetings for Tuesday…he usually gets the weekends off and then spends them researching cases…he's a bit of a workaholic."
"Is that a warning?" Laura smiles.
"I guess so."
"Well, enough about me. I've heard so much about you."
"Really?"
"That's sort of how we met…he was talking to himself on the sidewalk, and I thought he was talking to me, and then we went and got coffee, and he told me he'd just had a fight "with the most incredible woman he'd ever known."
"We go back to high school." Rory replies.
"So I've heard."
Rory sits up with enthusiasm, "So tell me…"
*Hour Later.
*Tristan is waiting in front of the nursery as Jess returns with coffee.
"Here you go."
"Thanks." Tristan answers dazed.
"Nervous?"
"Me why should I be nervous, I'm not the one responsible for another life," Tristan answer tapping the glass.
"I'm just saying; they've been in there for over an hour, Rory's got to be telling your lady friend something interesting."
Tristan runs his fingers through his hair, "You're right." The muscles on his neck tighten as he gazes through the glass.
"Wow…"
"What?"
"You really like this girl don't you?"
"This may be really cliché, but I think I might love her I know I shouldn't say that, because it's only been three days but I can't stop thinking about her. Everything she says is amazing, she's amazing…I can see being with her, for a long time…not just one night." Tristan answer honestly.
"Hey, say what you want. You know when I first saw Rory, I felt the exact same way…ok so it took a few years for us to finally get together, but we did…and now..." Jess points to Jacob, who is sleeping peacefully in his incubator.
Tristan starts to speak but is cut off by a squeal from down the hall.
"Look!" Lorelei spots Jess, lets go of Luke's hand and runs towards him. Jess smiles, walking towards her. "I'm a grandma!"
Jess hugs her, "Do you want to see him?"
"Of Course!"
Jess approaches the glass, point to his son, "That's Jacob Dodger Mariano."
"Dodger?" Luke asks
"Well, I picked the first name, so Rory picked the middle name."
"I like it!" Lorelei exclaims. Noticing Tristan for the first time Lorelei continues, "Hey, how are you?"
"Good, congratulations, grandma."
Lorelei hugs Tristan, "So still a bachelor?"
"Nope."
Lorelei smirks, "Who's the girl?"
"Her." Tristan nods in the direction of Laura, who is now walking past Luke.
Lorelei goes to speak, but Luke cuts her off, "Why don't you go see Rory…I'll wait here." He says gruffly.
"K."
Tristan reaches out his hand and Laura takes it. Jess and Luke are standing in front of the nursery observing Jacob.
Tristan turns to Laura, "Feel like a walk?"
"Yeah, definitely." Laura whispers.
"So how'd did it go?"
"Good, good…I think she approves."
Tristan doesn't speak; instead he squeezes her hand affectionately, leading her down the empty hallway.
