Chapter 7
R & R
"Oh my God, what are you doing in New York?!" Rory exclaimed as she rose from her seat and started to make her way towards the entrance of the restaurant.
"Rory Gilmore! I've missed you so much. Guessing from the two guys checking you out, I see you still have that innocent beauty thing happening for you. I was planning to call you tonight when I get back to my hotel," said a tiny blonde.
"Sure you were, its been too long Paris!" said an overjoyed Rory. Finally she realizes that Tristan is staring at them with his mouth agape. Rory laughed at the sight of seeing Tristan Dugrey looking completely bewildered. "Paris, you remember our most notorious Chiltonian, Tristan Dugrey." Rory said as soon as Paris and her were close enough to the table.
Paris smiled, "How could I forget! I may have had a small crush on you back in the day. But then again you were such a prick."
Tristan began to relax. This was his territory, "Paris, you had a crush on me?! Well, I guess I really did rule the heart of every female in Chilton." Tristan said with a smirk.
"I wouldn't be too sure of that." Rory said.
"Tristan, you just proved it, you are still a prick." Paris said with an amused smile. "Rory, I just saw my business associates walk in. I promise to call you tonight. And Rory, I win that bet we made in college, I told you that you were going to end up with Tristan." Paris said before she rose from the table to meet her clients.
"Wait." Rory said trying to explain.
"No." Tristan said the same time Rory started her sentence.
"Wow, can my life become any more complicated???" Rory asked out loud. "Tristan, I just realized that having lunch with you is a mistake. My life right now is too chaotic. I thought lunch with you would make me forget some of my troubles but.Tristan, I can't do this right now."
"Rory what's wrong? If you are afraid that I might make a move on you or that these lunches are for other purposes besides a purely platonic meeting; Rory, I offered my friendship to you and that is what I want to give to you." Tristan explained. "I would be lying if I told you that I didn't care about you but you know that I would never say anything or do anything to ruin this amazing new beginning for us!"
"Tristan, that's just it. Everything is amazing and I would be lying if I said didn't I have feelings for you either but there is no way I will let you into my life when everything that has been so stable is now falling apart. I'm so sorry Tristan." Rory said. She slowly rose from her chair and walked out of the restaurant without looking back.
*******Evening at Lane's Apartment********
*ring* *ring*
"Rory Gilmore," Rory answered.
"Hey, it's Paris. So why didn't you tell me that you dumped Dean for Tristan?" asked Paris.
"Wow, you still get right to the point. ::sigh:: Today I find out that I may have feelings for Tristan, yesterday I ended my engagement with Dean, oh and the day before that I had amazing sex with Jess. Yup, that basically wraps up my-so-called life." Rory said with anguish.
"Great sex with Jess," Paris began, "Even when your life has turned upside side you still manage to throw great sex into the equation."
"PARIS I do not need this right now!" Rory exclaimed. "All I want to do is erase Jess from my memory, hope Dean finds the perfect girl, and Tristan.I don't about Tristan."
"Whether you'll take my advice or not, please don't shut out what I am about to say. You are a strong independent woman who never had her moment to shine. You were always Emily's granddaughter from Harvard or Dean's wonderful girlfriend but never Rory Gilmore, just Rory Gilmore. Look, you need to get out there in the world and start fresh. Take a vacation, drop the men in your life, and have a little fun for once." Paris said.
"Thanks Paris. I hate to admit it but a vacation doesn't sound so bad. A couple of weeks lying on perfect white sand with a novel and a strawberry daiquiri sounds like heaven."
Later that evening Rory sent an email to her boss informing him that she would take two weeks off for a vacation. When the email was sent, she booked her flight and hotel reservations. Just image, Rory thought, tomorrow I will be on a plane on my way to the Bahamas.
R & R
"Oh my God, what are you doing in New York?!" Rory exclaimed as she rose from her seat and started to make her way towards the entrance of the restaurant.
"Rory Gilmore! I've missed you so much. Guessing from the two guys checking you out, I see you still have that innocent beauty thing happening for you. I was planning to call you tonight when I get back to my hotel," said a tiny blonde.
"Sure you were, its been too long Paris!" said an overjoyed Rory. Finally she realizes that Tristan is staring at them with his mouth agape. Rory laughed at the sight of seeing Tristan Dugrey looking completely bewildered. "Paris, you remember our most notorious Chiltonian, Tristan Dugrey." Rory said as soon as Paris and her were close enough to the table.
Paris smiled, "How could I forget! I may have had a small crush on you back in the day. But then again you were such a prick."
Tristan began to relax. This was his territory, "Paris, you had a crush on me?! Well, I guess I really did rule the heart of every female in Chilton." Tristan said with a smirk.
"I wouldn't be too sure of that." Rory said.
"Tristan, you just proved it, you are still a prick." Paris said with an amused smile. "Rory, I just saw my business associates walk in. I promise to call you tonight. And Rory, I win that bet we made in college, I told you that you were going to end up with Tristan." Paris said before she rose from the table to meet her clients.
"Wait." Rory said trying to explain.
"No." Tristan said the same time Rory started her sentence.
"Wow, can my life become any more complicated???" Rory asked out loud. "Tristan, I just realized that having lunch with you is a mistake. My life right now is too chaotic. I thought lunch with you would make me forget some of my troubles but.Tristan, I can't do this right now."
"Rory what's wrong? If you are afraid that I might make a move on you or that these lunches are for other purposes besides a purely platonic meeting; Rory, I offered my friendship to you and that is what I want to give to you." Tristan explained. "I would be lying if I told you that I didn't care about you but you know that I would never say anything or do anything to ruin this amazing new beginning for us!"
"Tristan, that's just it. Everything is amazing and I would be lying if I said didn't I have feelings for you either but there is no way I will let you into my life when everything that has been so stable is now falling apart. I'm so sorry Tristan." Rory said. She slowly rose from her chair and walked out of the restaurant without looking back.
*******Evening at Lane's Apartment********
*ring* *ring*
"Rory Gilmore," Rory answered.
"Hey, it's Paris. So why didn't you tell me that you dumped Dean for Tristan?" asked Paris.
"Wow, you still get right to the point. ::sigh:: Today I find out that I may have feelings for Tristan, yesterday I ended my engagement with Dean, oh and the day before that I had amazing sex with Jess. Yup, that basically wraps up my-so-called life." Rory said with anguish.
"Great sex with Jess," Paris began, "Even when your life has turned upside side you still manage to throw great sex into the equation."
"PARIS I do not need this right now!" Rory exclaimed. "All I want to do is erase Jess from my memory, hope Dean finds the perfect girl, and Tristan.I don't about Tristan."
"Whether you'll take my advice or not, please don't shut out what I am about to say. You are a strong independent woman who never had her moment to shine. You were always Emily's granddaughter from Harvard or Dean's wonderful girlfriend but never Rory Gilmore, just Rory Gilmore. Look, you need to get out there in the world and start fresh. Take a vacation, drop the men in your life, and have a little fun for once." Paris said.
"Thanks Paris. I hate to admit it but a vacation doesn't sound so bad. A couple of weeks lying on perfect white sand with a novel and a strawberry daiquiri sounds like heaven."
Later that evening Rory sent an email to her boss informing him that she would take two weeks off for a vacation. When the email was sent, she booked her flight and hotel reservations. Just image, Rory thought, tomorrow I will be on a plane on my way to the Bahamas.