Not So Simple Anymore
Author's Note: The final chapter in my story! Yeah! Thank you to my loyal fans and avid reviewers I love you all! I've never had a story with over 150 reviews so I'm very happy that this was my first one with over that number!! HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL!!
Chapter 23: Simplicity
The parade ended around noon. Santa left with all of his glory and everyone began leaving, while Paris, Jess, Tristan and Rory remained. They sat for a while and then Jess decided that they would go to Rockefeller Center for some ice-skating. They arrived at about twelve-thirty and Rory couldn't wait to rent her skates. She waited impatiently in line as Tristan sat on a bench waiting for her. She didn't seem to notice his nervousness since she was wrapped up in her own excitement. She got their skates plopped down next to him and began to lace hers up Tristan was going slowly. "I'll just go around once, okay?" she asked as she stood up. "Okay," he agreed as she hopped up and took off on the ice. She was good; he had to admit which made him feel even worse. He had never been skating before so he didn't know how. He remembered his parents had always promised every year but they had never really gotten around to it. Rory re-appeared grinning but was surprised to see Tristan still only had one skate on, halfway laced.
"What's wrong?" she asked concerned coming off the ice and sitting down next to him.
"I can't skate," he mumbled softly, so softly Rory couldn't hear him.
"What?" she asked leaning closer to him.
"I can't skate," he said louder.
"Really?" she asked surprised and he nodded.
"I'll help you but first you have to finish lacing up your skates," she said smiling at him. "I'm going, I'm going," he grumbled good-naturedly as Rory glanced back onto the ice watching Jess and Paris flirting at full force.
"Hurry up Tristan," she nagged as he slowly continues to lace his left skate. She started bouncing in her seat and Tristan glanced at her the amusement in her antics obvious.
"Are you ready yet?" she asked now exasperated with him.
"I guess," he replied nervously.
"Don't be scared Tristan," she said softly as they stepped onto the ice. He teetered slightly as she grabbed his arm to steady him. She skated backwards holding him by the hand while guiding him around the ice. He leaned on her slightly trying to get the feel of skating.
"That's it." she commented as she kept on leading him on.
"Thanks for doing this, I know I must seem like the biggest dork in the world since I've never skated before,"
"You're not a dork," she commented with a smile.
"I'm twenty and this is my first time skating," he snorted and she shrugged
"It's not your fault that you never learned to skate," she let go of him for a moment and he felt free. The breeze brushed against his face and it was like he was floating. But then, he teetered and tried to grab Rory's hand, which threw off her own balance and they fell onto the ice in a heap. Rory began laughing and couldn't stop. She was sitting on top of Tristan sprawled out on the ice. "Tristan!" she complained as she started to get up.
"Sorry," he said smiling at her as she helped him. In that one instant Tristan knew he wanted to spend the rest of his life with her. He was head over heels in love with her and he wanted the whole world to know he kept quiet though for fear of scaring Rory away. They continued to skate around without any more mishaps; suddenly their time in New York was running out of time. They met up with Paris and Jess again full of laughter and banter.
"We're going to miss the train!" Paris said as they quickly made their way through Grand Central station again.
"No, we won't," Jess soothed and Rory couldn't help but think the two of them were an odd pair indeed. Jess-the rebellious teenager and Paris-the uptight student would've made a pair. But, their love of books had brought them together and it still amazed her that they were still together and that they were to be married soon. They boarded the train and sat in their seats. Rory opened a book and began to read but Tristan was distracting her. He was jiggling his knee and couldn't seem to stop. "Hey, you okay?" she asked concerned.
"What? I'm fine,"
"If you're sure," she replied warily shooting him glances every once and a while.
"Ror, I'm really fine," he said after ten minutes of watching her glance at him.
"Okay, I need to go change!" she announced slipping into the train bathroom while Tristan let out a deep heavy sigh.
"Okay, DuGrey what's going on with you?" Paris asked sitting down in the seat Rory had just occupied. "Nothing," he lied. "Yeah right, come on tell me,"
"I'm going to ask Rory to marry me," he said suddenly. "Oh my god!" she cried out hugging. "Shush," he said with a slight laugh. "Rory can't find out okay?"
"Okay," agreed Paris smiling as she went back over to her seat and Rory returned.
"I'll be back," he promised as he left to change as well. He came back a few moments later as the conductor of the train announced it's soon arrival in Hartford in about two minutes. "Can you help me with my tie?" he asked hopefully. "Sure," she replied taking the silk tie and beginning to knot it. As she was in the process of tying his tie he suddenly asked
"Rory, will you marry me?" She tightened his tie around his neck until he almost couldn't breathe. "Rory, are you trying to choke me?" he asked gasping for air.
"Oh god!" she cried out as her hands fluttering trying to loosen his tie. The train pulled up to the station and Rory's mind was racing. Tristan wanted to marry her, not anyone else her: Rory Gilmore of all people. They stepped off the train and Rory spotted Lorelai a little ways off, only a few feet away when Tristan got down on one knee in the middle of the train station in the middle of the crowd and asked again.
"Lorelai Leigh Gilmore, will you marry me?" And within that moment when he asked her that one simple question her life became simple; to the way it had been before Tristan had entered her life; before Chilton; before Dean.before anything had gotten complicated as it had within the past five years.
"Yes," she said softly her voice trembling.
"Yes! Of course I'll marry you," she said her voice rising in decibels. With that response Tristan picked her up and spun her around. When her feet hit the ground again she let go of Tristan and ran to Lorelai.
"Mom!" she shrieked running as Lorelai met her halfway both falling to the ground laughing like idiots.
"I'm engaged!" she cried out while Lorelai grinned.
"Congrats Sweetheart," she whispered and Rory had to marvel at the simplicity of her life now. She had Lorelai back again as a mother and best friend, Luke was her step-father, Jess was her step-cousin and good friend, Paris as soon to be step-cousin-in-law and female best friend, Lane her other female best friend and Tristan. Tristan, her fiancé, love of her life, sparring partner.her everything. All the people in her life were where they belonged and she loved her life, once again.
The End!!
Happy Holidays to all and to all a good bye to this story at least. BTW: if you loved this story please check out my other ones.. I'll be updating the incomplete ones soon, I hope. And about a sequel.I don't know.. so we'll see.
Author's Note: The final chapter in my story! Yeah! Thank you to my loyal fans and avid reviewers I love you all! I've never had a story with over 150 reviews so I'm very happy that this was my first one with over that number!! HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL!!
Chapter 23: Simplicity
The parade ended around noon. Santa left with all of his glory and everyone began leaving, while Paris, Jess, Tristan and Rory remained. They sat for a while and then Jess decided that they would go to Rockefeller Center for some ice-skating. They arrived at about twelve-thirty and Rory couldn't wait to rent her skates. She waited impatiently in line as Tristan sat on a bench waiting for her. She didn't seem to notice his nervousness since she was wrapped up in her own excitement. She got their skates plopped down next to him and began to lace hers up Tristan was going slowly. "I'll just go around once, okay?" she asked as she stood up. "Okay," he agreed as she hopped up and took off on the ice. She was good; he had to admit which made him feel even worse. He had never been skating before so he didn't know how. He remembered his parents had always promised every year but they had never really gotten around to it. Rory re-appeared grinning but was surprised to see Tristan still only had one skate on, halfway laced.
"What's wrong?" she asked concerned coming off the ice and sitting down next to him.
"I can't skate," he mumbled softly, so softly Rory couldn't hear him.
"What?" she asked leaning closer to him.
"I can't skate," he said louder.
"Really?" she asked surprised and he nodded.
"I'll help you but first you have to finish lacing up your skates," she said smiling at him. "I'm going, I'm going," he grumbled good-naturedly as Rory glanced back onto the ice watching Jess and Paris flirting at full force.
"Hurry up Tristan," she nagged as he slowly continues to lace his left skate. She started bouncing in her seat and Tristan glanced at her the amusement in her antics obvious.
"Are you ready yet?" she asked now exasperated with him.
"I guess," he replied nervously.
"Don't be scared Tristan," she said softly as they stepped onto the ice. He teetered slightly as she grabbed his arm to steady him. She skated backwards holding him by the hand while guiding him around the ice. He leaned on her slightly trying to get the feel of skating.
"That's it." she commented as she kept on leading him on.
"Thanks for doing this, I know I must seem like the biggest dork in the world since I've never skated before,"
"You're not a dork," she commented with a smile.
"I'm twenty and this is my first time skating," he snorted and she shrugged
"It's not your fault that you never learned to skate," she let go of him for a moment and he felt free. The breeze brushed against his face and it was like he was floating. But then, he teetered and tried to grab Rory's hand, which threw off her own balance and they fell onto the ice in a heap. Rory began laughing and couldn't stop. She was sitting on top of Tristan sprawled out on the ice. "Tristan!" she complained as she started to get up.
"Sorry," he said smiling at her as she helped him. In that one instant Tristan knew he wanted to spend the rest of his life with her. He was head over heels in love with her and he wanted the whole world to know he kept quiet though for fear of scaring Rory away. They continued to skate around without any more mishaps; suddenly their time in New York was running out of time. They met up with Paris and Jess again full of laughter and banter.
"We're going to miss the train!" Paris said as they quickly made their way through Grand Central station again.
"No, we won't," Jess soothed and Rory couldn't help but think the two of them were an odd pair indeed. Jess-the rebellious teenager and Paris-the uptight student would've made a pair. But, their love of books had brought them together and it still amazed her that they were still together and that they were to be married soon. They boarded the train and sat in their seats. Rory opened a book and began to read but Tristan was distracting her. He was jiggling his knee and couldn't seem to stop. "Hey, you okay?" she asked concerned.
"What? I'm fine,"
"If you're sure," she replied warily shooting him glances every once and a while.
"Ror, I'm really fine," he said after ten minutes of watching her glance at him.
"Okay, I need to go change!" she announced slipping into the train bathroom while Tristan let out a deep heavy sigh.
"Okay, DuGrey what's going on with you?" Paris asked sitting down in the seat Rory had just occupied. "Nothing," he lied. "Yeah right, come on tell me,"
"I'm going to ask Rory to marry me," he said suddenly. "Oh my god!" she cried out hugging. "Shush," he said with a slight laugh. "Rory can't find out okay?"
"Okay," agreed Paris smiling as she went back over to her seat and Rory returned.
"I'll be back," he promised as he left to change as well. He came back a few moments later as the conductor of the train announced it's soon arrival in Hartford in about two minutes. "Can you help me with my tie?" he asked hopefully. "Sure," she replied taking the silk tie and beginning to knot it. As she was in the process of tying his tie he suddenly asked
"Rory, will you marry me?" She tightened his tie around his neck until he almost couldn't breathe. "Rory, are you trying to choke me?" he asked gasping for air.
"Oh god!" she cried out as her hands fluttering trying to loosen his tie. The train pulled up to the station and Rory's mind was racing. Tristan wanted to marry her, not anyone else her: Rory Gilmore of all people. They stepped off the train and Rory spotted Lorelai a little ways off, only a few feet away when Tristan got down on one knee in the middle of the train station in the middle of the crowd and asked again.
"Lorelai Leigh Gilmore, will you marry me?" And within that moment when he asked her that one simple question her life became simple; to the way it had been before Tristan had entered her life; before Chilton; before Dean.before anything had gotten complicated as it had within the past five years.
"Yes," she said softly her voice trembling.
"Yes! Of course I'll marry you," she said her voice rising in decibels. With that response Tristan picked her up and spun her around. When her feet hit the ground again she let go of Tristan and ran to Lorelai.
"Mom!" she shrieked running as Lorelai met her halfway both falling to the ground laughing like idiots.
"I'm engaged!" she cried out while Lorelai grinned.
"Congrats Sweetheart," she whispered and Rory had to marvel at the simplicity of her life now. She had Lorelai back again as a mother and best friend, Luke was her step-father, Jess was her step-cousin and good friend, Paris as soon to be step-cousin-in-law and female best friend, Lane her other female best friend and Tristan. Tristan, her fiancé, love of her life, sparring partner.her everything. All the people in her life were where they belonged and she loved her life, once again.
The End!!
Happy Holidays to all and to all a good bye to this story at least. BTW: if you loved this story please check out my other ones.. I'll be updating the incomplete ones soon, I hope. And about a sequel.I don't know.. so we'll see.