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************************* Rory sat reading a book for class when Paris burst through the door.
"I need an outfit! What should I do with my hair??!!" Paris said. She flopped down on her bed, panting. "And I really, really need to work out."
"Calm down," Rory said and got up from her desk. "Why do you need an outfit? Mosh! Mosh!"
Paris made a face. "You are your mother's daughter."
Rory grinned. "Thanks."
"Tristan is taking me out to Bricco," Paris said.
"OOo, I see."
Paris jumped up from her bed and went to the closet. "So, what are you up to tonight?"
Rory shrugged. "I think I'll catch up on my reading or something. Maybe hang out with Jen and Brian."
"Sounds good," Paris said nodding. She held up a dress. "How's this?"
"Perfect, and you should let your hair down," Rory nodded.
Paris squealed. "I can't believe I'm going out with Tristan! And he seems genuinely interested in me, you know?"
She furrowed her brow. "Wait.. a minute. You didn't set him up for this, did you? Not like in high school?"
Rory shook her violently. "No, no, no. Tristan did this on his own."
Paris gave a breath of relief. "Good." She pulled on the dress and let her hair down. "He's waiting outside so I better do this quick." She turned to Rory. "How's my hair?"
"Nice," Rory answered.
"Toss me that lip gloss?" Rory went over to Paris' dresser and picked up the strawberry lip gloss. "Here."
"Thanks!" Paris caught the lip gloss mid-air, grabbed her coat, and was out the door before Rory could even utter a 'bye'. "Have fun," Rory said to no one in particular. ************************** "Thanks so much for helping me last minute," Lorelai said gratefully. Luke grunted what sounded like a 'no prob' and gathered his tools. "You want to come down to the diner for coffee?" He looked up into her eyes.
"Yeah, sure," Lorelai smiled at him. "I'd love some coffee," She started in her Louis voice.
"Oh God," Luke said and rolled his eyes. "Let's go." ************************** Rory rubbed her eyes and looked at the clock. It was almost eleven and she had been reading for four hours. Paris wasn't back yet. Getting up from the chair, she turned off her desk lamp and went to the closet to find her coat. She grabbed her keys and locked the door as she left.
The Green was pretty much empty at that time of night. She passed a guy reading a book on a bench. "Brian?" She asked. Brian looked up and smiled.
"Hey, Ror," He said. "What are you doing out here?"
"What are you doing out here? Reading?" She sat down next to him.
"Yeah, the dorm is loud. My roommates are playing like basketball or something," He turned the page.
"Basketball?" She made a face. "You can play that inside?"
"Well, according to them, you can play anywhere." Brian shrugged and then put his book down next to him. "Haven't seen you around in a while. How's life going?"
ROry shrugged. "Pretty good. Lots of reading to do." She squinted. "Isn't it kinda dark out here to read?"
"Nah, the streetlight is pretty good actually," Brian smiled. Rory smiled and looked past him to see a couple walking across the Green. 'Paris,' she thought as the two walked by laughing.
"Wasn't that Paris?" Brian asked quizzically.
"Yeah," Rory watched the two enter their dorm.
"She didn't even say hello," Brian said.
Rory plaintively smiled. "It's okay, she's just caught up with her.... friend."
"Well, I've gotta get back to reading," Brian said. "But you're welcome to sit with me."
Rory smiled again. "Nah, I think I'll go back to the dorm. I just needed a breath of fresh air." Nodding, Brian picked up his book and waved bye to her.
Just as Rory was entering the dorm, Tristan came out. "Hey," he said.
"Hey," Rory replied. "You guys have fun?"
"Yup," Tristan replied and shoved his hands in his pockets. "Good food. SOo.... I'll see you around." He turned to leave.
"Tristan," Rory called after him. "I ..."
"You...?" Tristan looked into her eyes.
Rory blushed and broke the gaze. "I was just wondering.. it's not really my business but.. do you, you know, really like Paris.. I mean, she's my friend, and I'm worried that you might be playing with her."
Tristan looked a little taken back. His face tightened, but then he relaxed. "Heh, I guess after my history at Chilton, I would expect that," He finally said. "No, I'm being honest with her. I like Paris. And I think she likes me back."
"You think.. she's like in love with you," Rory said softly.
"Whoa, not ready for love yet," Tristan joked.
"But.. why the sudden change?" Rory gave him a puzzled look. "One day you're asking me if I have a boyfriend, and the next, you're following Paris around like a puppy dog."
Tristan sighed. "In military school, I did a lot of thinking.... I went out with a lot of girls in high school.. and I realized that I want a stable relationship. I want someone to talk to, I want someone to lean on, and I want someone to lean on me. I like you, Rory. No, I've always liked you. A lot. But I don't think you're ready for me." He gave her a sad smile and started to leave.
Rory grabbed his arm and turned him back around. Tristan looked at her, wide-eyed. Then she kissed him. *************************** 'Traitor!' She thought to herself as she went up the stairs to her room. 'Tristan is going out with Paris... don't ruin this for her.' As she reached the top of the stairs, she saw Paris standing there.
"Oh no," Rory said.
Paris had tears in her eyes, but she didn't say anything to Rory.
"Paris.. I...," Rory started but her friend pushed past her and down the stairs. "Paris!" *************************** "Another cup of joe, please," Lorelai said to Luke as he washed down the counter.
"No more," He frowned.
"Pleeassssssssseeeeeee," Lorelai begged. "PLeeeeeeeeeeassssssssseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee."
He sighed. "How long are you keep asking?"
"A very long time," Lorelai replied smiling. "I could even make it in a song."
"Great," Luke rolled his eyes and grabbed the coffee cup. "I'm only giving you half a cup though."
"Fine, fine, if you must, Dr. Luke," Lorelai grumbled. "Hey," she said in a soft voice.
"Hey," He replied.
"Can I be serious with you?" Lorelai asked.
"No, I will not run around naked or cluck like a chicken in front of Taylor," Luke frowned.
"No, I asked you that yesterday. Today," She said dramatically. "I have a different question."
"Okay," Luke put the rag down and leaned on the counter next to her.
"You know.. that night... that we .. uh... you know," Lorelai started.
"Okay..," Luke said. She looked so cute when she was nervous. "What about it?" He tried to be nonchalant, but he felt nervous too.
'Luke seems very nonchalant about this,' Lorelai thought nervously. "Never mind," Lorelai said.
"What?" Luke asked.
"Uh.. can I have pie?" Lorelai asked.
"What?" Luke asked again.
"Pie? You know that stuff you make and it has that yummy creamy filling?" Lorelai said, feigning excitement.
"No, what were you gonna say?" Luke said.
"Okay," Lorelai shuffled her feet. "Uh.. I think maybe, that.. you know..."
"Kiss?" Luke said. Lorelai's face turned red.
"Right, kiss.. maybe it was something more than..," Lorelai started.
"More than...?" Luke leaned across the counter towards her. 'Tell her how you feel!' His mind was screaming. Luke put a hand on her cheek and kissed her softly. "More than this?" He said as he pulled back. *************************** HAha! Got you hanging, huh? Review, review.. am currently working on chapter 8, don't worry, it'll be up soon!
************************* Rory sat reading a book for class when Paris burst through the door.
"I need an outfit! What should I do with my hair??!!" Paris said. She flopped down on her bed, panting. "And I really, really need to work out."
"Calm down," Rory said and got up from her desk. "Why do you need an outfit? Mosh! Mosh!"
Paris made a face. "You are your mother's daughter."
Rory grinned. "Thanks."
"Tristan is taking me out to Bricco," Paris said.
"OOo, I see."
Paris jumped up from her bed and went to the closet. "So, what are you up to tonight?"
Rory shrugged. "I think I'll catch up on my reading or something. Maybe hang out with Jen and Brian."
"Sounds good," Paris said nodding. She held up a dress. "How's this?"
"Perfect, and you should let your hair down," Rory nodded.
Paris squealed. "I can't believe I'm going out with Tristan! And he seems genuinely interested in me, you know?"
She furrowed her brow. "Wait.. a minute. You didn't set him up for this, did you? Not like in high school?"
Rory shook her violently. "No, no, no. Tristan did this on his own."
Paris gave a breath of relief. "Good." She pulled on the dress and let her hair down. "He's waiting outside so I better do this quick." She turned to Rory. "How's my hair?"
"Nice," Rory answered.
"Toss me that lip gloss?" Rory went over to Paris' dresser and picked up the strawberry lip gloss. "Here."
"Thanks!" Paris caught the lip gloss mid-air, grabbed her coat, and was out the door before Rory could even utter a 'bye'. "Have fun," Rory said to no one in particular. ************************** "Thanks so much for helping me last minute," Lorelai said gratefully. Luke grunted what sounded like a 'no prob' and gathered his tools. "You want to come down to the diner for coffee?" He looked up into her eyes.
"Yeah, sure," Lorelai smiled at him. "I'd love some coffee," She started in her Louis voice.
"Oh God," Luke said and rolled his eyes. "Let's go." ************************** Rory rubbed her eyes and looked at the clock. It was almost eleven and she had been reading for four hours. Paris wasn't back yet. Getting up from the chair, she turned off her desk lamp and went to the closet to find her coat. She grabbed her keys and locked the door as she left.
The Green was pretty much empty at that time of night. She passed a guy reading a book on a bench. "Brian?" She asked. Brian looked up and smiled.
"Hey, Ror," He said. "What are you doing out here?"
"What are you doing out here? Reading?" She sat down next to him.
"Yeah, the dorm is loud. My roommates are playing like basketball or something," He turned the page.
"Basketball?" She made a face. "You can play that inside?"
"Well, according to them, you can play anywhere." Brian shrugged and then put his book down next to him. "Haven't seen you around in a while. How's life going?"
ROry shrugged. "Pretty good. Lots of reading to do." She squinted. "Isn't it kinda dark out here to read?"
"Nah, the streetlight is pretty good actually," Brian smiled. Rory smiled and looked past him to see a couple walking across the Green. 'Paris,' she thought as the two walked by laughing.
"Wasn't that Paris?" Brian asked quizzically.
"Yeah," Rory watched the two enter their dorm.
"She didn't even say hello," Brian said.
Rory plaintively smiled. "It's okay, she's just caught up with her.... friend."
"Well, I've gotta get back to reading," Brian said. "But you're welcome to sit with me."
Rory smiled again. "Nah, I think I'll go back to the dorm. I just needed a breath of fresh air." Nodding, Brian picked up his book and waved bye to her.
Just as Rory was entering the dorm, Tristan came out. "Hey," he said.
"Hey," Rory replied. "You guys have fun?"
"Yup," Tristan replied and shoved his hands in his pockets. "Good food. SOo.... I'll see you around." He turned to leave.
"Tristan," Rory called after him. "I ..."
"You...?" Tristan looked into her eyes.
Rory blushed and broke the gaze. "I was just wondering.. it's not really my business but.. do you, you know, really like Paris.. I mean, she's my friend, and I'm worried that you might be playing with her."
Tristan looked a little taken back. His face tightened, but then he relaxed. "Heh, I guess after my history at Chilton, I would expect that," He finally said. "No, I'm being honest with her. I like Paris. And I think she likes me back."
"You think.. she's like in love with you," Rory said softly.
"Whoa, not ready for love yet," Tristan joked.
"But.. why the sudden change?" Rory gave him a puzzled look. "One day you're asking me if I have a boyfriend, and the next, you're following Paris around like a puppy dog."
Tristan sighed. "In military school, I did a lot of thinking.... I went out with a lot of girls in high school.. and I realized that I want a stable relationship. I want someone to talk to, I want someone to lean on, and I want someone to lean on me. I like you, Rory. No, I've always liked you. A lot. But I don't think you're ready for me." He gave her a sad smile and started to leave.
Rory grabbed his arm and turned him back around. Tristan looked at her, wide-eyed. Then she kissed him. *************************** 'Traitor!' She thought to herself as she went up the stairs to her room. 'Tristan is going out with Paris... don't ruin this for her.' As she reached the top of the stairs, she saw Paris standing there.
"Oh no," Rory said.
Paris had tears in her eyes, but she didn't say anything to Rory.
"Paris.. I...," Rory started but her friend pushed past her and down the stairs. "Paris!" *************************** "Another cup of joe, please," Lorelai said to Luke as he washed down the counter.
"No more," He frowned.
"Pleeassssssssseeeeeee," Lorelai begged. "PLeeeeeeeeeeassssssssseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee."
He sighed. "How long are you keep asking?"
"A very long time," Lorelai replied smiling. "I could even make it in a song."
"Great," Luke rolled his eyes and grabbed the coffee cup. "I'm only giving you half a cup though."
"Fine, fine, if you must, Dr. Luke," Lorelai grumbled. "Hey," she said in a soft voice.
"Hey," He replied.
"Can I be serious with you?" Lorelai asked.
"No, I will not run around naked or cluck like a chicken in front of Taylor," Luke frowned.
"No, I asked you that yesterday. Today," She said dramatically. "I have a different question."
"Okay," Luke put the rag down and leaned on the counter next to her.
"You know.. that night... that we .. uh... you know," Lorelai started.
"Okay..," Luke said. She looked so cute when she was nervous. "What about it?" He tried to be nonchalant, but he felt nervous too.
'Luke seems very nonchalant about this,' Lorelai thought nervously. "Never mind," Lorelai said.
"What?" Luke asked.
"Uh.. can I have pie?" Lorelai asked.
"What?" Luke asked again.
"Pie? You know that stuff you make and it has that yummy creamy filling?" Lorelai said, feigning excitement.
"No, what were you gonna say?" Luke said.
"Okay," Lorelai shuffled her feet. "Uh.. I think maybe, that.. you know..."
"Kiss?" Luke said. Lorelai's face turned red.
"Right, kiss.. maybe it was something more than..," Lorelai started.
"More than...?" Luke leaned across the counter towards her. 'Tell her how you feel!' His mind was screaming. Luke put a hand on her cheek and kissed her softly. "More than this?" He said as he pulled back. *************************** HAha! Got you hanging, huh? Review, review.. am currently working on chapter 8, don't worry, it'll be up soon!