spoilers : none

pairing : in deciding but for the chapter, it's r/j

disclaimer : not mine

author's note : There's a Tristan who is still likes a Rory. There's a Becca that takes a trip. There's a Lorelai who wants to know details. There's a ... uh ... week old sandwich under my bed? Carry on.



"ARGH!" Becca screamed, "Why do you get all the luck?"

"Me? How so?" Rory replied.

"Just look at you, all happy and bubbly all the time."

"And that makes me lucky how?"

"Stop with the questions!"

"I'm just saying that just because I'm *happy* does not insinuate that I'm 'lucky' in any way shape or form."

"I still think you're lucky. I mean, look at you and Jess. You guys are happy as clams. You like him, he likes you, and it's like the next Brady Bunch."

"Because that's what we are, the next Mike and Carol Brady."

"ARGH!"

"And now we're back to where we started. So are you going to tell me who was at the door?"

"A guy."

"I think I got that."

"A guy I know."

"And here I thought you were going to be vague."

"A guy that I had a 'thing' with back in LA."

"Keep going. Boyfriend?"

"Not exactly."

"Flavor of the Week?"

"That's more like it."

"You really do belong in *their* group, don't you."

"Their group being, 'the Chiltonites?'"

"The one and only."

"Dying to know the story, aren't you?"

"As usual."

"His name is Jason. We had a 'thing' and I actually started falling for him. Silly me. But later I found out that he had a girlfriend. Which, I shouldn't have been surprised about, because he was the same as me. You know. 'Getting around.' Well, I was steamed. So I stopped talking to him. Then I found out that he still liked me. But it was off the grapevine. So I wasn't sure what to believe. He apologized. I wouldn't accept it. Because he didn't do anything, since we weren't 'dating.' About a week after, I moved here. And that's about it."

"The Reader's Digest version?"

"You could say that."

"Do you still like him?"

"I'm not sure. I think it's more of a sad thing because it never got to happen. You know?"

"So you might like him."

"I might like a lot of people."

"People being ..."

"Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, and that new Abercrombie model on the winter bag."

"You're horrible."

"I know."

~ * ~

"This picnic thing is getting old," Rory said.

"What can I say, my mentality is rapidly falling. I think it's all this Gilmore time," Jess said jokingly.

"What? Does this mean that you don't want to be with me?" said Rory mockingly.

"Never."

Becca and Tristan were in the diner eating, watching Rory and Jess interact in the gazebo.

"They're cute, aren't they?"

"Yeah." Tristan said sadly.

"Do you think Lorelai and Luke will get together?"

"Yeah."

"Then what will happen to Rory and Jess? Would they stay together? Or sacrifice themselves for their sake?"

"Yeah."

"You're a liar."

"What?" Tristan snapped out of his trance.

"You lied."

"When?" he said, confused.

"When you said you were over Rory.

He was silent.

"I thought so." Becca said as her phone rang. "Hold on, I'm gonna get this."

Walking outside she answered the phone. "Hello?"

"It's me."

"Oh, hey."

"I'm leaving town tomorrow."

"I know."

"Can we talk? Please?"

Becca looked back at Tristan, who was staring at his burger sadly. "Yeah. Lemme tell my friend."

"Where do you want to meet?"

"Where are you?"

"Independence Inn."

"I'll see you there in 15 minutes."

"Okay."

"Bye," she said. Then hung up. She walked back inside.

"Tristan."

He looked up at her.

"I'm going to go meet someone. Do you mind if I bail?" she paused, "No, you wouldn't. Keep staring at Rory. Here," she put five dollars on the table, "That should cover mine. I'll talk to you later."

Becca walked out the door and headed towards the inn. Tristan put down some money and walked out to his car, driving off, but not before taking a look at both Rory and the retreating figure walking down the street.

~ * ~

"Have you seen Becca?" Lorelai asked.

"Not since this afternoon when she was with Tristan," was Rory's reply.

"Jess, what about you?" Lorelai asked the boy.

"No."

"Where is she? I need them marshmallows. I'll call." Lorelai picked up the phone and dialed, after a moment she hung up. "Her cell is off."

"That's odd. She always has it on," Rory stated.

"I'll call the house."

"Kathy? It's Lorelai. Do you know where Becca is? Really? When? She didn't say anything. Oh. Okay. Thanks. Bye."

"She left."

"WHAT?" Rory and Jess cried in unison.

"She went back to Los Angeles."

"Today?" Jess asked.

"About two hours ago."

"Why?" this time it was Rory asking the question.

"I don't know. Kathy just said she went with Jason."

"Oh." Rory said, her eyes getting wide.

"Oh?" Lorelai responded, "What do you know that we don't."

"I'm not quite sure yet. But I'll call her later."

"Should we be worried?" Jess asked.

"No, I think we should be happy for her."

~ * ~

Becca / Rory intercut

"Hello?"

"I can't believe you went off without saying goodbye."

"I really didn't have the time. We were in the big rush to change tickets and ..."

"Well, you could have called when you got there!"

"I JUST got here. My phone has been on for like 30 seconds."

"Well that's 30 seconds longer than it should have been."

"You're insane."

"You're mean."

"Because I didn't tell you I was leaving?"

"Yes!"

"Well Rory, I'm in LA and I'm not sure when I'm coming back."

"What about school?"

"School doesn't start for more than a week."

"Well be back by then."

"So you don't miss me?"

"That's it. So are you two working it out?"

"Kinda."

"Is he standing next to you?"

"Yes."

"Call me later. And I mean it! Hold on. Lorelai wants to say something."

"BECCA GRACE JOHNSON!"

"LORELAI *I WANT MY COFFEE BLACK* GILMORE!"

"That's not my middle name."

"It might as well be."

"It might as well."

"So, bring it on. Let's hear the lecture."

"I'm not going to lecture you. I want details!"

"Here, I'll make you a deal. When I call Rory back in about an hour, you can be on the phone too. Okay?"

"Deal. And don't be lying. Because I'll fly all the way out there to get you."

"I know."

"Bye, runaway."

"I didn't run away. I'm taking a vacation."

"People on vacation say 'Goodbye' before they leave."

"Well I'm saying it now, 'Goodbye'"

"Goodbye."

Lorelai hung up the phone. ::There's something wrong with that child:: she thought to herself.

~ * ~

Becca / Tristan intercut

"Hello?"

"Hey. I heard about this midnight thing in the park. Do you want to check it out?"

"I don't think that's possible?"

"You have plans?"

"Not exactly. I'm in LA."

"WHAT?!?!"

"Yeah. I have to go. Um, I'll call you later okay?"

end

Tristan heard a click on the other end. He quickly hung up and dialed another number.

"Did you know she's in LA?" he was practically screaming.

"Calm down Papa Bear. We knew she's in LA," Lorelai said through the phone.

"Why didn't she tell me?"

"She didn't tell any of us."

"Then how did you know?"

"I called to ask when the marshmallows were coming."

"Do you know when she's going to be back?"

"She says she doesn't know."

"Do you know why she went?"

"She's working out her relationship with a guy."

"She's dating someone?"

"Not exactly."

"What do you mean not exactly?"

"Shouldn't you be asking her all these questions?"

"She told me she couldn't talk. What do you mean not exactly?"

"She told us that she went to LA to work on her relationship with Jason."

"The guy from the Winter Formal."

"That's the one."

"They were dating?"

"Not exactly."

"You keep saying that. What exactly do you know?"

"I know that she's in LA patching up a sort-of relationship with a guy named Jason that flew across the country to see her."

"Oh."

"Don't be too bummed. She'll be back soon. It's not like she dumb enough to miss too many days at Chilton."

"Oh. Bye Lorelai."

"Bye Tristan."

* { a/n : That's the end of this chapter. Now the question to think is, does who is the girl Tristan likes? Do you know? I surely can't figure it out myself. } *