Title- Things I'll Never Say

Author- Heavy Glow A.K.A Jenny

E Mail- motivation_77@hotmail.com

Disclaimer- 1st Chapter

A/N- Thanks for the reviews guys!! And for some questions, the name of the song in the last chapter was 'Why Don't You And I' and its by Santana feat Chad Kroger. I LOVE this song!! It's been on repeat in my cd player for two weeks! I finally changed it today to Good Charlotte's new album. and thanks to Oregano! You made me laugh!!







Title: Things I'll Never Say

Chapter Five



It's A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood.....













Rory stared at Tristan. "CRAP! I just remembered I forgot to phone my Mom! She's gonna freak!"

Tristan blinked and sighed. "Go phone her. We can wait for a while, you can live with us forever if you want too!" Rory looked at Jess.

"Go!"

Rory skipped into the room, Jess and Tristan watching her, both thinking the same thing. 'Wow..' She picked up the phone and dialed her old house. The answering machine picked up. "For those of you who live in the same town, you know where I'm too! For those of you who are my daughter, YOU'RE IN BIG TROUBLE! WHERE ARE YOU?" Then came the beep. "Mom! I'm so sorry! I spent the whole night catching up with Jess! You should hear some of the stuff he's told me!"

Her Mom picked up. "Rory?!"

"Hey Mom." Rory replied. "How's Luke?"

"Do not How's Luke me!" Her mother said. "Where are you? Were you mugged by a New Yorker? Were you maimed and left in an ally?"

"I'm sorry Mom, I spent the whole night catching up with Jess. And you will never believe what I discovered!"

"Jess gossip? This is major! Should I sit down for this?"

Jess and Tristan walked into the living room where she was sitting. "Jess has a room mate. Guess who it is!" Rory listened to her mom for awhile. "No mom, its not Humphrey Bogart! It's Tristan."

"Was he in Dawson's Creek?"

"No Mom, he wasn't in Dawson's Creek. He went to Chilton with me! You know Tristan DuGrey, he use to call me Mary!"

"Oh! Pretty boy, spawn of Satan!" Tristan looked at Rory, a smirk on his face.

"You can't forget bible boy!" Rory added. "Anyway! Mom, I have to go! I'm about to go look for an apartment." She was quiet for a while. "No Mom, I won't get mugged, Jess and Tristan are going with me. OK Mom, good bye, I love you! I'll phone you later! And give Luke mine and Jess' love!" Jess screwed up his nose. Rory hung up.

"Are we ready?" Jess asked.

Rory stood up. "I have to get something first." She walked to the kitchen and grabbed the coffee. A few minutes later Tristan walked in.

"What are you doing?" he asked.

"I'm getting coffee, duh!" Rory told him.

"Duh?" Tristan raised an eyebrow. "Rory, I want to take you out to dinner tonight." Rory looked up at him. "I mean, a welcome to New York dinner, maybe I could give you a tour."

"I'm going to be getting a tour today." Rory looked at him apprehensively. What was he up too?

"Ok, but I would really like it if you would go out to dinner with me, we can catch up on old times." Tristan said nervously.

"Are you ok Tristan?" Rory asked him. "You seem . nervous? Is the great Tristan DuGrey nervous?"

Tristan looked at her for a while. 'The best way to do this is to tell the truth' he thought. "Yes Rory, I Tristan the Great is nervous. I wouldn't want you to think that this was just a means for me to get you back to my place and into my bed.." he trailed off.

"Tristan, I live with you." Rory reminded him. "Anyway, yes, I would love to go to dinner with you."

"Are we ready now?" Jess entered the kitchen, a look of contempt on his face.

Rory grabbed her coffee, oblivious to what was going on around her. "Yep! Lets go shopping!"

Tristan followed her out, giving Jess a questioning look as he passed.



LATER THAT DAY



"So what do you think of this one?" Jess asked Rory.

"I don't really like the neighborhood. It's a nice apartment and all, but-"

"That's what I was thinking, but its up to you." Jess told her.

"On to the next one." Rory replied. "Tristan, we're leaving." Tristan stepped away from the window and smiled at her.

"So we go to the last option." Jess looked at his piece of paper. "It's on the corner of 5th and 32nd." (A/N: I know nothing about New York!)

"That's not to far away from us." Tristan said distractedly. He was off in his own world.

"Are you ok?" Rory asked him.

"I thin-" Tristan started.

Jess cut him off. "He's probably thinking of some girl. Right?" Tristan looked at him, nodding slowly. "I knew it." Rory smiled at Tristan, something bugged her about the statement though. She let it slide.

"I need coffee!" Rory grabbed a hold of Jess and Tristan. "PLEASE!"

"Withdrawal." Tristan and Jess replied in unison. Tristan laughed with Rory, trying to ease the tension. He knew that Jess wanted Rory just like he did, the question was, who did Rory want?

They went to the closest café, a cozy little spot with great coffee. Jess pulled out a chair for Rory, Tristan asked everyone what they wanted and told them that it was on him.

"Thanks Tristan, but you don't have to do that!' Rory told him.

"But I want too." Came his reply.

"I'll have a black coffee." Jess told him, Rory nodded.

"Coming right up." Tristan walked up to the counter to order.

"So Rory, I was wondering if you wanted to have dinner with me sometime? Like maybe tomorrow?" Jess asked.

"Sure, I don't start work until next week." Rory nodded. "Maybe I'll have an apartment by then!"

"I'm sure you will." Jess replied.

"Will what?" Tristan asked as he set the coffees down, along with some Danish.

"Have an apartment by next week." Rory took a long sip of her coffee and sighed. "This coffee is great! Thanks Tristan!"

"You're welcome Mary."







AN HOUR LATER..

"I don't like this apartment." Rory shook her head. "It's to."

"Small?" Tristan supplied for her.

"Yeah, I can't breathe in here."

"Well, this is the last one on the list, we can look again tomorrow." Jess told her.

"You don't have to do that! You guys have work!" Rory objected.

"I can take a day off, I'm due one anyway." Tristan told her.

"And I work at home, so what difference will one day make?" Jess asked.

Rory sighed, giving up. They walked back to the pent house.

"What's on the go here?" Tristan asked the doorman as they walked up to the front entrance. There was a moving truck and men were coming to and from the building with boxes and furniture.

"The Hendersons' are moving." He replied.

Jess looked at Rory, then back to the doorman. "Is there anyone moving in yet?"

"Nope, this was just a spur of the moment thing from what I can gather."

"Thanks." Tristan said. "Well Rory, looks like you have your self an apartment! Its really nice, it's a one bedroom with a lot of room, and it's not that expensive." They walked to the landlords office.

"Mr. Fisher, this our good friend Rory, she's a reporter for the New York Times. She'd like to rent the Hendersons place." Jess told him.

Mr. Fisher smiled. "A friend of Jess and Tristan is a friend of mine, come on in and we will sign the papers." Rory followed him in. Fifteen minutes later she was out again.

"It looks like I'm your new neighbor." Rory smiled.