Chapter 3: The DateRory and Tristan have worked all week together on their first case. Rory was starting to wonder about Tristan. She had all these feelings flowing through her blood that were about to burst. Maybe Rory wanted to go out with Tristan and was dying for him to ask her.'Or maybe he doesn't like me any more' she thought to herself on her way to work one Friday mourning. "I need caffeine," she said just before coming to the cafe that was half a block away. So she decided to get a coffee there before work. She needed to clean her mind. She thought coffee would do the trick.When she walked into the cafe, She noticed him. Without a thought in her mind she walked right up to him. "Hi, Tristan!" She said."Oh Rory, that's strange I was just thinking about you."Getting comfy in the chair across from him she asked "Really, anything special? Nothing dirty I hope." She had a smirk on her face from ear to ear."Actually, " Tristan stared at her, "Just Kidding."At that they shared a laugh. They both needed it. Tristan was stressing about the case and other things. Rory was just in awe of Tristan; she couldn't stop thinking about him. Once the laughter died down, Rory just couldn't help herself. They were staring into each other's eyes; Rory had an impulse she just went for it, not even thinking. " Would you like to go to a movie tomorrow night.'' She heard herself say. Now all that she was waiting for was a response." Sure, What time?" Tristan was relieved that someone asked someone out. He couldn't stand the tension between them at work. Whenever he had talked about outside activities she would change the subject. "I don't know, maybe, after work you can call me and we could talk about the plans for the date." She couldn't believe that she was considering a date. Those words did come out of her mouth. Maybe she wanted it to be. "Yeah, that'd be fine." He was so happy. His dream was coming true. He had the chance to make up all his high school wrongs. All the times he was a jerk to her. "Just give me your number now and I'll give you a call."At that Rory gave Tristan her number with no hesitation. She was glad that they were doing this. Tristan even saw in her face that see was happy. The apples of her cheeks were rosy. Rory even had given him a smile, when she walked in. After that was lifted off their shoulders, they went to work. That day felt like it couldn't have been any longer for Rory. The minutes felt like hours and the hours felt like days. Rory was happy to get out of there when she did. Tristan was acting especially nice, since she had asked him that mourning. Rory rushed into her apartment, to wait for Tristan's phone call. It rang about 30minutes after she had gotten home.She didn't hesitate to pick it up "Hello?" She asked the person on the other line, expecting it to be Tristan. "Hey, Rory?" the familiar person had asked. "Who is this?" She question the person."Sorry to call out of the ordinary, Rory. It's Dean. I am here in Stars Hollow for a few weeks." Dean said. "My parent's wanted to see me, so I thought that when I came up. We could get together."Rory still in shock tried to get the words out. " How...um, how did you get this number?" "Well I bumped into your mother and I asked how you were. Then I asked if she could give me your number. It was tough but she had given in."" Oh, well... Dean this was definitely a surprise. " BEEP! She heard. It was her call waiting. She thought that it could have been Tristan, but she didn't want to hang up on Dean. She then heard herself saying "Dean can you hold on a second?" "Sure" he said.Rory had switched over to the other line. "Hello?" "Rory, It's me Tristan." "Hey, how are you?""Good, just calling about going out tomorrow.""Right," didn't know what to say. She was the one who invited him but now she was acting different around him. "Well, what movie do you want to see?""Anything really, I'll even go see a chick-flick if you really want." He didn't care, he was just happy that she was going out this him. "Ok, well, that's generous of you, how about I'll look in the newspaper.""Ok, what's playing?""There's Scream 6, Forty Days and 39 nights, Oh, also that new movie staring Jon Bon Jovi.""Yeah, Somebody watching over, that new romance with him and Kate Hudson. That looks nice.""Yeah, that's the one." "That sounds good, Jon Bon Jovi is cool.""Absolutely, that sounds good.""So…" Tristan didn't want to stop talking to her."So?" Rory didn't know what to talk about she felt sixteen. "What are doing?""Nothing really…Oh my God… Tristan can you hold on?""Yeah." 'Shit' Rory thought. She had forgotten about Dean on the other line. When she switched lines she hear him. She said "Hello?" She didn't know if he had hung up. "Hey again? Someone trying to call?"" Tristan, oh no, I forgot that I had someone on the other line.""Oh, not there anymore?"" Nope. But you're the only one that I seem to be talking too.""Guess so." Tristan was happy to be talk to her outside of work. He had noticed her at work being a little antsy around him. But he could hear her just starting to get comfortable on the phone. Rory felt like a schoolgirl right about now. She couldn't help but feel giddy, while talking to Tristan. A bit into the conversation lead some music playing in the background. And Rory couldn't help but notice: "Who's that in the background?" "Oh, It's American Hi Fi with Flavor of…." "The Week?" Rory finished his sentence. She had loved that group since they came out. "You like them too?"" Like them, I think that they are gods. The rhythm is very hard rock, and their lyrics are very true. That song was my song. I love it." Tristan couldn't believe Rory's taste in music. Liking everything from the Bangles (a band he liked through his mom), to XTC, American Hi Fi to Lifehouse to Pink Floyd to Luscious Jackson. Rory couldn't believe at how long they have been talking from 9 o'clock to 11:30. Talking about everything. What things they did in college. They talked about whom they have kept in touch with from school. Rory didn't want the conversation to end but all of a sudden she started to yawn into the phone." I'm sorry to keep you up." Tristan said in his sweet voice, "I'll let you go."" No Tristan I am sorry, to be so rude. But if you are sure you want to get off then I'll let you go. I mean I am not that tired." She said ending off the thought with another yawn. "Plus we haven't decided where to meet before the movie."" Well, then that is the last thing that we are going to talk about. Because you need you're beauty rest." Tristan said in his angelic voice. " We could meet at about seven in front of the coffee house. We will go backwards. In the date." " Ok, but backwards how?" Before she could have explained to him, he understood and said, " So, we'll start with Coffee then the movie then dinner. Sounds like a plan." " Yup, well I think I am going to go, Good Night Tristan."" Sure Rory, Good night, sweet dreams."There were definitely sweet dreams for Rory after she had gotten off the phone with Tristan. ~~~~~~6:30 Saturday~~~~~~Rory was getting ready for her date with Tristan. She couldn't decide what to wear. She was screaming at her closet, she didn't have anything nice that Tristan hadn't seen her in. She wanted this night to go as planned and to be just perfect. She also wanted to be comfortable. So, she took her nicest pair of jeans and a comfy sweater and got dressed. By 6:50 she was ready to go. When she got to the coffee shop she was a little nervous. She could feel the butterflies in her stomach. She couldn't even move. She just had to get it together. He looked at his watch. Tristan had gotten there a whole half hour early. He was so ready for his date with Rory. He even had trouble sleeping the night before. It's about a minute to seven, he was really excited. After he checked his watch for a second time. He heard a noise. It was the bells on the door. In the doorway stood a vision, he just couldn't help but stare at. Rory stood in the door, motionless. Had she have made a mistake? But why was she questioning, now? ' Just go for it ' she told herself. So, she made her way towards Tristan.They didn't say anything for a second. They just stared into each other's eyes. Rory didn't rethink her decision for one minute. Rory had another one. An impulse. After she did it she couldn't believe it. She thought it was appropriate for the date. She had kissed him. They didn't know what to say to each other at that moment until Tristan broke the silence. " Wow! " was all that he could say. " Yeah. "" Do you want coffee?" " Sure," she said, " Hi."" Hello, how are you?"" I great, so much better."" That's good, because if you were sick I wouldn't have been able to take you out or even take care of you. I don't even know where your apartment building is."" Oh, well, I'll tell you later."" Rory?" he questioned her. "Are you ok? You are kind of acting a little strange."" Tristan, what to do mean?" At that she started to simply graze his arm with her hand. Which was actually giving Tristan goose bumps, but only the good ones." Well, this for example," pointing to her hand on his arm. " Its fine with me, but I would have never expected it from you." Making his point across. Then he started saying, "Have you been drinking?"At that Rory drew her arm away from Tristan's. "I'm sorry Tristan, wait, actually I am not! God, I thought you liked an aggressive girl, someone who acts on impulse but now I don't know what to think."" Rory, I like you for you. I like the Rory Gilmore I work with and the Rory Gilmore that you were in school. Maybe I had feelings for that kind of girl years ago, doesn't mean that I want a girl like that now. You know what happened the last time I had a girl like that of in my life." " That's sweet of you Tristan to think of me. I mean I haven't changed I thought you didn't either so, I guess I was putting on a show for you.""Rory, you don't have to put on a show for me. I don't need one, I never need one coming from you."" Ok, so when do you want to go see the movie?"" Now's good. I think we will beat the line, we'll take my car."" That's true, ok."~~~~~At the Movie Theater~~~~~~
"I am glad you asked me out Rory."
"I am glad that you accepted." She said with a blush come over her cheeks.
Tristan, trying not to get into another silent moment between Rory, he decided to talk about the movie, before it started. "So I had heard good things about this Movie.""Oh yeah, same here, Bon Jovi's character and the main girl are supposed to be friends since high-school." "Hmm that sounds familiar." "Yeah, it does doesn't."After a few minutes of silence Tristan had to ask. " So, Are you having fun, tonight?" " Well, if your wondering if I am planning on going to run out in the middle of everything and throw myself into an active volcano, I don't think I would."
"But you did consider it, Rory."
"Yeah I guess I did, but then you smiled."
"Well, I'm glad I did." At that the theater lights started to go down and the previews went on the screen. Then the movie started. For about 2 ½ hours there was no talking between the two of them. But once Tristan and Rory saw a kissing scene at the beginning of the movie, Tristan took his hand and put it in Rory. All she could do was blush.
Once the Movie was over they started to head to Tristan's car. "So ,did you like it?" He asked.
"Yeah, but I didn't like the ending."
"You mean, when the high-school sweetheart from the same town takes her back?"
"Yeah, I guess it was too played out in movies." "You agree with me? Thank god I mean I live romance conflict movies, it's just I couldn't stand it in this one."
"Absolutely." He said while opening up the door for Rory. "I mean her boyfriend was nice but I think I can feel for her friend who had feelings for her, right under her nose, no less." Once he finished that he got into his side and started the car and put on the radio.
Tristan had left it on the oldie station, so once it turned on it started to play Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You. Then without a thought in his mind he started to speak the words to her.
"You're just to good to be true. Can't take my eyes off of you."
"What?"
"You'd be like heaven to touch, I wanna hold you so much."
"Huh?" Was all that she could say.
"At long last love has arrived, and I thank god you're alive."
"Tristan, what are you doing?" she said as he pulled her closer to him with the car still in park.
"You're just to good to be true. Can't take my eyes off of you." At that he froze and stared at Rory in the eyes. She has beautiful eyes he thought. He had no idea what to say. He had turned his eyes away from her to check what time it was. "It's 11:15! That movie was pretty long."
"I guess I wasn't checking the time." She said with a disappointing look. Tristan started to put the car in drive to go get dessert, when she stopped his hand. She wanted to get his attention, so she took his hand and looked straight ahead and asked….
"I am glad you asked me out Rory."
"I am glad that you accepted." She said with a blush come over her cheeks.
Tristan, trying not to get into another silent moment between Rory, he decided to talk about the movie, before it started. "So I had heard good things about this Movie.""Oh yeah, same here, Bon Jovi's character and the main girl are supposed to be friends since high-school." "Hmm that sounds familiar." "Yeah, it does doesn't."After a few minutes of silence Tristan had to ask. " So, Are you having fun, tonight?" " Well, if your wondering if I am planning on going to run out in the middle of everything and throw myself into an active volcano, I don't think I would."
"But you did consider it, Rory."
"Yeah I guess I did, but then you smiled."
"Well, I'm glad I did." At that the theater lights started to go down and the previews went on the screen. Then the movie started. For about 2 ½ hours there was no talking between the two of them. But once Tristan and Rory saw a kissing scene at the beginning of the movie, Tristan took his hand and put it in Rory. All she could do was blush.
Once the Movie was over they started to head to Tristan's car. "So ,did you like it?" He asked.
"Yeah, but I didn't like the ending."
"You mean, when the high-school sweetheart from the same town takes her back?"
"Yeah, I guess it was too played out in movies." "You agree with me? Thank god I mean I live romance conflict movies, it's just I couldn't stand it in this one."
"Absolutely." He said while opening up the door for Rory. "I mean her boyfriend was nice but I think I can feel for her friend who had feelings for her, right under her nose, no less." Once he finished that he got into his side and started the car and put on the radio.
Tristan had left it on the oldie station, so once it turned on it started to play Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You. Then without a thought in his mind he started to speak the words to her.
"You're just to good to be true. Can't take my eyes off of you."
"What?"
"You'd be like heaven to touch, I wanna hold you so much."
"Huh?" Was all that she could say.
"At long last love has arrived, and I thank god you're alive."
"Tristan, what are you doing?" she said as he pulled her closer to him with the car still in park.
"You're just to good to be true. Can't take my eyes off of you." At that he froze and stared at Rory in the eyes. She has beautiful eyes he thought. He had no idea what to say. He had turned his eyes away from her to check what time it was. "It's 11:15! That movie was pretty long."
"I guess I wasn't checking the time." She said with a disappointing look. Tristan started to put the car in drive to go get dessert, when she stopped his hand. She wanted to get his attention, so she took his hand and looked straight ahead and asked….