Not So Simple Anymore
Author's Note: I'm glad you all enjoyed the gazebo burning down and I have a question does anyone tape A Deep-Fried Korean Thanksgiving?? If you do I will love you forever! (E-mail me klm111a@yahoo.com ) Thanks for the reviews!
Chapter 14: The Dance
Saturday Night-'Crap Shack'
"How do I look?" Rory asked her mother twirling around for her. "Someone hit you with a pretty stick," Lorelai commented from the couch. While making Rory's dress she had hurt her back. "Are you sure you don't want me to stay?" Rory asked concerned for her mother. "I'll be fine, besides Luke's coming over," The doorbell rang making Rory kiss her mother quickly on the forehead before heading out. "Hey," she said grinning at her boyfriend after she opened the door. "You look great," he complimented. "Thanks," she said blushing slightly as he leaned down to catch her lips with his. "Let's go," she said when the kiss ended rather quickly to her surprise. "New car," Rory commented trying not to show the disdain in her voice. "Yeah," Tristan replied unhappily as they slid in. "Did you Dad give it to you?" she asked quietly. He nodded in response not wanting to talk about it. "It's okay, Tristan," she said squeezing his hand. "It's not," he said hoarsely. "What happened?" she asked now aware of how upset he really was. "My dad's marrying the gardener,"
"I don't know what to say." she said slightly taken aback from the news he had just told her. "It's okay Rory,"
"No, it's not Tristan-I love you and nothing will ever change that," was all she could promise him. "You ready to show everyone us?" he asked her. "I've never been more ready," she truthfully answered. And they were off to the Chilton Christmas Dance. Twenty-Five minutes later they pulled up to the Hartford Country Club where the dance was being put on. "Should we go in separately?" he asked her. "Whatever you want," came her response. "Together, then," they got out of the car and she smiled as he took her hand. They walked in to see no one was dancing on the floor but the song 'A Moment Like This' came on. "Want to dance?" she asked him loudly. "Teach me?" he teased as he wrapped his arms around her wait keeping Rory close to him. "Everyone's staring at us," Rory whispered. He laughed softly as he looked around to see everyone was, in deed staring at the pair "This is embarrassing," Rory said as the last few notes of Kelly Clarkson's voice faded out. After a while dancing was getting boring so they decided to take a break. "I'll be right back," she promised and headed off to the ladies room. Upon her entrance all of the girls stopped talking and Rory knew they had all been gossiping about her and Tristan but she could care less. The group of girls soon left as Rory slipped into a stall about two minutes later a new batch came in. "Who does she think she is?" Paris's sharp voice cut through the bathroom. "Tristan's date," Madeline suggested. "His girlfriend," said Louise. "Shut up, Louise," Paris said to her so-called 'friend'. "It's not my fault you brought your cousin and she's here with him,"
"What does he see in her?" Paris mused. "She's smart, pretty, doesn't live in Hartford, different, new."
"I wasn't asking for a list Madeline," and it was then Rory came out of her bathroom stall. "Hi Rory!" chirped Madeline cheerfully. "Hello Madeline, Louise," she greeted the two out of three females standing at the sinks while stealing a glance at Paris who seemed miffed at the moment. "Are you and Tristan boyfriend and girlfriend?"
"Yeah," Rory replied with a smile while applying some lip-gloss. "Why?" Paris asked softly. "You knew I had a crush on him," Rory sighed and turned to face Paris. "Yes, but he loves me and I love him. It wouldn't be fair to Tristan or me if I said we couldn't date because of YOUR childhood crush," Rory left the bathroom before Paris even had a chance to counteract Rory's comment.
Meanwhile..
"Hey DuGrey," slurred Summer. It was obvious she was wasted already and nothing could stop her from doing anything. "Summer," he said coolly. "Want to go make-out?" she asked with a taunting smile. "I'm seeing someone Summer, how many times do I have to tell you?" came his cold reply to her. "What's up your ass, DuGrey," she said smothering her giggles. "Nothing," he replied shortly annoyed at Summer's bitchy behavior. "What could you see in Gilmore that I don't have?"
"Everything,"
"It's not like you're in love with her or anything,"
"I am," came his truthful response. Summer let out a snort and rolled her eyes. "PUHLEASE! Tristan DuGrey in love?" she suddenly was getting closer to him when Rory suddenly appeared and sat on his lap. "Hey Summer," greeted Rory with a smile. "Gilmore," she replied Rory's sitting on Tristan's lap seemed to sober her up. "Was there something you needed?" she asked sweetly. "Uhh.no," came Summer's reply finally coming to realization that there was no chance for her and Tristan. "Your such a tease," Tristan said with a laugh. "I know!" she cried out getting off his lap and sitting in the chair next to him. "Will you do a favor for me?" she asked. "What is it?"
"Dance with Paris?" he groaned. "She came with her cousin, Tris and she's been in love with you since forever,"
"Fine, fine I'll dance with her," he grumbled. "Thank You!" she cried out kissing him on the cheek and he walked over to Paris. "Dance?" he asked her. "Me?" she squeaked out. "Yes, you Paris," he said with a smile. "Okay," she said meekly letting him led her out to the dance floor. Rory was amazed at how happy Paris look, like she was floating. "Hey I'm Jacob," Paris's cousin introduced himself to Rory. "Hi," she replied warily. "I was wondering if I could have your number, maybe we could go out sometime?"
"I'm Tristan's girlfriend," she said pointing to Tristan. "How come he's not dancing with you?"
"Because he wanted to dance with Paris," Jacob snorted. "Is it that hard to believe?"
"Have you met Paris Gellar, my cousin?"
"Yes I have met her-she's a great person," she defended. "Look, I know your nice person but look at her!"
"She looks fine and happy," Tristan and Paris's dance soon ended and they came back to the table but Rory didn't even notice. "I don't know who the hell you think you are but Paris is human and one of the smartest people I know," Jacob noticed Tristan and Paris were both back and quickly left. "You didn't have to defend me," Paris said quietly. "Yes I did,"
"You should hate me,"
"I don't hate you.look we're stuck with each other for three years at the very least, so friends?"
"Friends," agreed Paris. "Miss Gilmore, I do believe we've made our presence known here,"
"Yes, we have," Rory, agreed. "Bye Paris," they chorused and they started to walk away. "Wait, do you think I could get a ride?"
"Sure," Tristan said and the three of them headed to the car.
"Hey Kids!" called out Lorelai breezing by them but then stopped when she realized they were watching Disney's Beauty and the Beast. "Oh goody!" Lorelai squealed causing the teenagers to roll their eyes. "You guys chose the movie, it's not my fault I enjoy it," she accused while squishing in- between Rory and Tristan. "Mom!" complained Rory. "Am I interrupting some making out?"
"No!" cried out Tristan embarrassed at her comment. "That's what I thought. So.how was the dance?"
"We cause a traffic jam in the gossip grapevine,"
"Small Town Beauty and Big Man on Campus Beast dating-yeah, that always causes some stirring," Lorelai said knowingly remembering a similar experience during her two years of high school.
Next Chapter:
-Jess Arrives..causing some tearing apart of Rory and Tristan!
Author's Note: I'm glad you all enjoyed the gazebo burning down and I have a question does anyone tape A Deep-Fried Korean Thanksgiving?? If you do I will love you forever! (E-mail me klm111a@yahoo.com ) Thanks for the reviews!
Chapter 14: The Dance
Saturday Night-'Crap Shack'
"How do I look?" Rory asked her mother twirling around for her. "Someone hit you with a pretty stick," Lorelai commented from the couch. While making Rory's dress she had hurt her back. "Are you sure you don't want me to stay?" Rory asked concerned for her mother. "I'll be fine, besides Luke's coming over," The doorbell rang making Rory kiss her mother quickly on the forehead before heading out. "Hey," she said grinning at her boyfriend after she opened the door. "You look great," he complimented. "Thanks," she said blushing slightly as he leaned down to catch her lips with his. "Let's go," she said when the kiss ended rather quickly to her surprise. "New car," Rory commented trying not to show the disdain in her voice. "Yeah," Tristan replied unhappily as they slid in. "Did you Dad give it to you?" she asked quietly. He nodded in response not wanting to talk about it. "It's okay, Tristan," she said squeezing his hand. "It's not," he said hoarsely. "What happened?" she asked now aware of how upset he really was. "My dad's marrying the gardener,"
"I don't know what to say." she said slightly taken aback from the news he had just told her. "It's okay Rory,"
"No, it's not Tristan-I love you and nothing will ever change that," was all she could promise him. "You ready to show everyone us?" he asked her. "I've never been more ready," she truthfully answered. And they were off to the Chilton Christmas Dance. Twenty-Five minutes later they pulled up to the Hartford Country Club where the dance was being put on. "Should we go in separately?" he asked her. "Whatever you want," came her response. "Together, then," they got out of the car and she smiled as he took her hand. They walked in to see no one was dancing on the floor but the song 'A Moment Like This' came on. "Want to dance?" she asked him loudly. "Teach me?" he teased as he wrapped his arms around her wait keeping Rory close to him. "Everyone's staring at us," Rory whispered. He laughed softly as he looked around to see everyone was, in deed staring at the pair "This is embarrassing," Rory said as the last few notes of Kelly Clarkson's voice faded out. After a while dancing was getting boring so they decided to take a break. "I'll be right back," she promised and headed off to the ladies room. Upon her entrance all of the girls stopped talking and Rory knew they had all been gossiping about her and Tristan but she could care less. The group of girls soon left as Rory slipped into a stall about two minutes later a new batch came in. "Who does she think she is?" Paris's sharp voice cut through the bathroom. "Tristan's date," Madeline suggested. "His girlfriend," said Louise. "Shut up, Louise," Paris said to her so-called 'friend'. "It's not my fault you brought your cousin and she's here with him,"
"What does he see in her?" Paris mused. "She's smart, pretty, doesn't live in Hartford, different, new."
"I wasn't asking for a list Madeline," and it was then Rory came out of her bathroom stall. "Hi Rory!" chirped Madeline cheerfully. "Hello Madeline, Louise," she greeted the two out of three females standing at the sinks while stealing a glance at Paris who seemed miffed at the moment. "Are you and Tristan boyfriend and girlfriend?"
"Yeah," Rory replied with a smile while applying some lip-gloss. "Why?" Paris asked softly. "You knew I had a crush on him," Rory sighed and turned to face Paris. "Yes, but he loves me and I love him. It wouldn't be fair to Tristan or me if I said we couldn't date because of YOUR childhood crush," Rory left the bathroom before Paris even had a chance to counteract Rory's comment.
Meanwhile..
"Hey DuGrey," slurred Summer. It was obvious she was wasted already and nothing could stop her from doing anything. "Summer," he said coolly. "Want to go make-out?" she asked with a taunting smile. "I'm seeing someone Summer, how many times do I have to tell you?" came his cold reply to her. "What's up your ass, DuGrey," she said smothering her giggles. "Nothing," he replied shortly annoyed at Summer's bitchy behavior. "What could you see in Gilmore that I don't have?"
"Everything,"
"It's not like you're in love with her or anything,"
"I am," came his truthful response. Summer let out a snort and rolled her eyes. "PUHLEASE! Tristan DuGrey in love?" she suddenly was getting closer to him when Rory suddenly appeared and sat on his lap. "Hey Summer," greeted Rory with a smile. "Gilmore," she replied Rory's sitting on Tristan's lap seemed to sober her up. "Was there something you needed?" she asked sweetly. "Uhh.no," came Summer's reply finally coming to realization that there was no chance for her and Tristan. "Your such a tease," Tristan said with a laugh. "I know!" she cried out getting off his lap and sitting in the chair next to him. "Will you do a favor for me?" she asked. "What is it?"
"Dance with Paris?" he groaned. "She came with her cousin, Tris and she's been in love with you since forever,"
"Fine, fine I'll dance with her," he grumbled. "Thank You!" she cried out kissing him on the cheek and he walked over to Paris. "Dance?" he asked her. "Me?" she squeaked out. "Yes, you Paris," he said with a smile. "Okay," she said meekly letting him led her out to the dance floor. Rory was amazed at how happy Paris look, like she was floating. "Hey I'm Jacob," Paris's cousin introduced himself to Rory. "Hi," she replied warily. "I was wondering if I could have your number, maybe we could go out sometime?"
"I'm Tristan's girlfriend," she said pointing to Tristan. "How come he's not dancing with you?"
"Because he wanted to dance with Paris," Jacob snorted. "Is it that hard to believe?"
"Have you met Paris Gellar, my cousin?"
"Yes I have met her-she's a great person," she defended. "Look, I know your nice person but look at her!"
"She looks fine and happy," Tristan and Paris's dance soon ended and they came back to the table but Rory didn't even notice. "I don't know who the hell you think you are but Paris is human and one of the smartest people I know," Jacob noticed Tristan and Paris were both back and quickly left. "You didn't have to defend me," Paris said quietly. "Yes I did,"
"You should hate me,"
"I don't hate you.look we're stuck with each other for three years at the very least, so friends?"
"Friends," agreed Paris. "Miss Gilmore, I do believe we've made our presence known here,"
"Yes, we have," Rory, agreed. "Bye Paris," they chorused and they started to walk away. "Wait, do you think I could get a ride?"
"Sure," Tristan said and the three of them headed to the car.
"Hey Kids!" called out Lorelai breezing by them but then stopped when she realized they were watching Disney's Beauty and the Beast. "Oh goody!" Lorelai squealed causing the teenagers to roll their eyes. "You guys chose the movie, it's not my fault I enjoy it," she accused while squishing in- between Rory and Tristan. "Mom!" complained Rory. "Am I interrupting some making out?"
"No!" cried out Tristan embarrassed at her comment. "That's what I thought. So.how was the dance?"
"We cause a traffic jam in the gossip grapevine,"
"Small Town Beauty and Big Man on Campus Beast dating-yeah, that always causes some stirring," Lorelai said knowingly remembering a similar experience during her two years of high school.
Next Chapter:
-Jess Arrives..causing some tearing apart of Rory and Tristan!