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Rory looked at the clock wearily. It was already six. She had done nothing
but homework since she had gotten home. Lorelai had called and said that
Sookie had some kind of tomato emergency, that she would be late, and that
there was left over chinese food in the fridge. Deciding that it was time
for a break, she sighed and closed her chemistry book. No sooner had she
done so, and the phone rang. Rory had a feeling that she knew who it was.
"Hello?" she asked nervously
"Hey Rory, it's Tristan." She heard his deep voice. It sounded so great.
"Oh, hi Tristan." She replied
"So, about our date, I was thinking Friday night?" he asked
"Friday night sounds great, how should I dress?"
"Casually." Tristan already had their date planned down to perfection.
"Okay, um, so I'll see you Friday?" she asked still feeling a little shaky.
"It's a date." He replied.
"And remember, don't screw this up!" she joked, trying lighten everything up.
"There's no chance of that happening. See ya tomorrow in school." And with
that he hung up.
Rory clutched the phone to her chest, and reluctantly hung up smiling to
herself.
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Wednesday after school
Tristan pulled up in Rory's driveway. He got out of his car and rang the
bell, and Lorelai answered.
"Hi there, can I help you?" she asked
"Hi Mrs. Gilmore, I'm Tristan Dugray." He said, offering his hand out to her.
She took his hand and shook it.
"That's Lorelai to you, and I'm not a Mrs." She replied
"Sorry Lorelai." He aplogized
"Come on in." she held the door open for him and he walked inside and sat
down on the couch. "So what's up?" she asked
"Is Rory home?" he asked looking around at the house. It was so homey,
cluttered, but nice.
"No, she stayed after school for an interview with the Franklin." Lorelai
replied
"Okay, good. I wanna talk to you about our date on Friday night." He said
nervously
"Ooh! Where are you taking my little girl?" Lorelai asked
"Well I was going to take her to the mall, for dinner and coffee and the Gap,
and then back to my house to watch Willy Wonka. When we met, we talked and
it turns out that Willy Wonka is her favorite movie." He said smiling
"Hmm. Ok, she can go back to your house under the conditions that you don't
try anything with her, and you bring her back by midnight." Lorelai cautioned
him.
"Don't worry Lorelai. Thanks." Tristan stood up to leave.
"I'll see you Friday night." Lorelai called out to him
Tristan smiled and waved as he drove off.
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Friday-two hours before the date
"Mom! I have to get ready! Help!" Rory shouted
"I've already decided what your wearing!" Lorelai said running into her room.
"Okay, what?"
"These dark blue hip-huggers, and your baby blue halter top, with your Rory
nameplate."
"Oooh cool!"
"Yea! Now go get dressed and then we'll do hair, and makeup and shoes, and
purse!" Lorelai said shooing Rory out of her room and into the bathroom.
Ten minutes later, Rory came out and ran back into her room, where Lorelai
was standing with a hairbrush, and other hair accessories. She brushed out
Rory's long hair, and left it straight but curled the ends. Then, she
applied some foundation, some light silvery eyeshadow, and a little eyeliner.
Last touch was a dab of pink gloss.
"Ooooh, someone hit you with a pretty stick!"
Rory rolled her eyes. Just then the doorbell rang.
"Oh my god. He's here." Rory panicked and looked at Lorelai helplessly
"I'll get it. After I answer the door, come down in twenty seconds. It'll
be fine sweetie." Lorelai kissed her forehead and went to answer the door.
"Hi Tristan!" she opened the door and welcomed him inside.
Rory counted to 20 and walked dwnstairs.
"Hey Rory, you look great." Tristan smiled
"Thanks, so do you." She blushed. He was wearing loose jeans and a baggy
polo shirt.
"Ready to go?" he motioned to the door.
"Uh, yea, see ya later mom." She called
"Remember, midnight! Have fun, don't do anything I would do!" she called
back
The two climbed into Tristan's silver Jetta.
"Just get your liscense?" Rory asked
"A few weeks ago. I'm a few months older than the rest of the kids in our
class. I get to drive first." He smiled
"So, what does 'Krista' think of us going out tonight?"
"Krista? Oh, well she's just another girl who hangs all over me." He
explained
"I don't care a thing about them. I'd like to get to know you better
though."
"So where are we going?" Rory asked trying to change the subject
"Mall for dinner and coffee, and then a surprise." He grinned secretively
Less than twenty minutes later, they arrived at the mall, and ate in a small
Italian restaurant. Afterwards, the walked around the mall. They came
across the Starbuck's and Tristan took Rory inside for coffee and desert.
"That was fun!" Rory had begun to loosen up a little bit in the mall
"Now for the surprise. We're gonna go back to my house, and watch Willy
Wonka with tons of junk food, and coffee!"
"You remembered!" she cried laughing
"Of course I did."
"But wait, my mom. she might .... not want me over."
"I talked to your mother, she was fine with it."
Wow, he's so considerate, Rory thought as she nodded.
"Okay! Then let's go!"
They arrived at Tristan's to find a cozy room, with a big screen television.
The floor was totally covered in all the junk food you could imagine.
"Aww Tristan, your so sweet!"
"Yea, I know." He joked back
"Well lets start to watch, I have to be home in two hours."
During the movie, she of course sang the oompa loompa song, and made Tristan
sing too. Once the movie was over, she sighed contently.
"That was fun." She said yawning
"Come on I better get you home." He said getting her jacket.
Back in her driveway, they had five minutes left.
"Wow, Tristan, I had a great time. Thank you so much."
"I had a good time too. Hey Rory?"
"Yea?"
"Would it be okay if I kissed you?"
Rory blushed and nodded.
He leaned in slowly and their lips met, in a sweet kiss. Rory was the first
to pull away, and she smiled.
"See you in school." She gave him another small kiss and got out of the car
in a daze.
Tristan sat in the driveway for a minute thinking about what just happened.
She kissed me, he thought. That kiss really meant something. She's
different. She's special. He pulled out of the driveway and began the ride
home.
Rory looked at the clock wearily. It was already six. She had done nothing
but homework since she had gotten home. Lorelai had called and said that
Sookie had some kind of tomato emergency, that she would be late, and that
there was left over chinese food in the fridge. Deciding that it was time
for a break, she sighed and closed her chemistry book. No sooner had she
done so, and the phone rang. Rory had a feeling that she knew who it was.
"Hello?" she asked nervously
"Hey Rory, it's Tristan." She heard his deep voice. It sounded so great.
"Oh, hi Tristan." She replied
"So, about our date, I was thinking Friday night?" he asked
"Friday night sounds great, how should I dress?"
"Casually." Tristan already had their date planned down to perfection.
"Okay, um, so I'll see you Friday?" she asked still feeling a little shaky.
"It's a date." He replied.
"And remember, don't screw this up!" she joked, trying lighten everything up.
"There's no chance of that happening. See ya tomorrow in school." And with
that he hung up.
Rory clutched the phone to her chest, and reluctantly hung up smiling to
herself.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Wednesday after school
Tristan pulled up in Rory's driveway. He got out of his car and rang the
bell, and Lorelai answered.
"Hi there, can I help you?" she asked
"Hi Mrs. Gilmore, I'm Tristan Dugray." He said, offering his hand out to her.
She took his hand and shook it.
"That's Lorelai to you, and I'm not a Mrs." She replied
"Sorry Lorelai." He aplogized
"Come on in." she held the door open for him and he walked inside and sat
down on the couch. "So what's up?" she asked
"Is Rory home?" he asked looking around at the house. It was so homey,
cluttered, but nice.
"No, she stayed after school for an interview with the Franklin." Lorelai
replied
"Okay, good. I wanna talk to you about our date on Friday night." He said
nervously
"Ooh! Where are you taking my little girl?" Lorelai asked
"Well I was going to take her to the mall, for dinner and coffee and the Gap,
and then back to my house to watch Willy Wonka. When we met, we talked and
it turns out that Willy Wonka is her favorite movie." He said smiling
"Hmm. Ok, she can go back to your house under the conditions that you don't
try anything with her, and you bring her back by midnight." Lorelai cautioned
him.
"Don't worry Lorelai. Thanks." Tristan stood up to leave.
"I'll see you Friday night." Lorelai called out to him
Tristan smiled and waved as he drove off.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Friday-two hours before the date
"Mom! I have to get ready! Help!" Rory shouted
"I've already decided what your wearing!" Lorelai said running into her room.
"Okay, what?"
"These dark blue hip-huggers, and your baby blue halter top, with your Rory
nameplate."
"Oooh cool!"
"Yea! Now go get dressed and then we'll do hair, and makeup and shoes, and
purse!" Lorelai said shooing Rory out of her room and into the bathroom.
Ten minutes later, Rory came out and ran back into her room, where Lorelai
was standing with a hairbrush, and other hair accessories. She brushed out
Rory's long hair, and left it straight but curled the ends. Then, she
applied some foundation, some light silvery eyeshadow, and a little eyeliner.
Last touch was a dab of pink gloss.
"Ooooh, someone hit you with a pretty stick!"
Rory rolled her eyes. Just then the doorbell rang.
"Oh my god. He's here." Rory panicked and looked at Lorelai helplessly
"I'll get it. After I answer the door, come down in twenty seconds. It'll
be fine sweetie." Lorelai kissed her forehead and went to answer the door.
"Hi Tristan!" she opened the door and welcomed him inside.
Rory counted to 20 and walked dwnstairs.
"Hey Rory, you look great." Tristan smiled
"Thanks, so do you." She blushed. He was wearing loose jeans and a baggy
polo shirt.
"Ready to go?" he motioned to the door.
"Uh, yea, see ya later mom." She called
"Remember, midnight! Have fun, don't do anything I would do!" she called
back
The two climbed into Tristan's silver Jetta.
"Just get your liscense?" Rory asked
"A few weeks ago. I'm a few months older than the rest of the kids in our
class. I get to drive first." He smiled
"So, what does 'Krista' think of us going out tonight?"
"Krista? Oh, well she's just another girl who hangs all over me." He
explained
"I don't care a thing about them. I'd like to get to know you better
though."
"So where are we going?" Rory asked trying to change the subject
"Mall for dinner and coffee, and then a surprise." He grinned secretively
Less than twenty minutes later, they arrived at the mall, and ate in a small
Italian restaurant. Afterwards, the walked around the mall. They came
across the Starbuck's and Tristan took Rory inside for coffee and desert.
"That was fun!" Rory had begun to loosen up a little bit in the mall
"Now for the surprise. We're gonna go back to my house, and watch Willy
Wonka with tons of junk food, and coffee!"
"You remembered!" she cried laughing
"Of course I did."
"But wait, my mom. she might .... not want me over."
"I talked to your mother, she was fine with it."
Wow, he's so considerate, Rory thought as she nodded.
"Okay! Then let's go!"
They arrived at Tristan's to find a cozy room, with a big screen television.
The floor was totally covered in all the junk food you could imagine.
"Aww Tristan, your so sweet!"
"Yea, I know." He joked back
"Well lets start to watch, I have to be home in two hours."
During the movie, she of course sang the oompa loompa song, and made Tristan
sing too. Once the movie was over, she sighed contently.
"That was fun." She said yawning
"Come on I better get you home." He said getting her jacket.
Back in her driveway, they had five minutes left.
"Wow, Tristan, I had a great time. Thank you so much."
"I had a good time too. Hey Rory?"
"Yea?"
"Would it be okay if I kissed you?"
Rory blushed and nodded.
He leaned in slowly and their lips met, in a sweet kiss. Rory was the first
to pull away, and she smiled.
"See you in school." She gave him another small kiss and got out of the car
in a daze.
Tristan sat in the driveway for a minute thinking about what just happened.
She kissed me, he thought. That kiss really meant something. She's
different. She's special. He pulled out of the driveway and began the ride
home.