TITLE - Could This Be Love (part19)

NAME - Johanna (Joey)

E-MAIL - Jroses716@aol.com

SPOILERS - None

SUMMARY - predicted future, Rory and Tristan meet again, and they still have their problems.

RATING - PG-13

CONTENT - Some sexual content

PAIRING OR CHARACTER - Rory/Tristan, Answer to a challenge

DISCLAIMER - I don't own the characters, the WB, Amy Sherman-Palladino, and the really writers of the show own them.

Author Note: will be a few chapters. When I say college friends I mean that they were friends when in college, but they might not have gone to the same one.

Chapter 19: The Lunch

~~~~~ The Firm ~~~~~

The work that day for Rory and Tristan was special. They finished and went through everything with a smile. There was no weird conversation at all. They never held anything back. They were very lovey dovey.

At about 12:30 Annie stopped by Rory's office before she met with Tristan for lunch. When he did Rory was not in her office. So she went to see Tristan a little early. She knocked on his office door. When she did there was no answer. She took the liberty to open the door.

She was in for a surprise. Because when she opened up the door she saw Tristan sitting in his leather chair and on his desk, Rory was sitting. All she said was, " Hey guess who?"

"Oh, Annie." Rory said when she turned around and jumped off the desk.

"Hi, is it time for lunch? Already?" Tristan said while looking at his desk clock.

"No I'm a little early." Annie said. "I'm sorry."

"Don't be. I'll get my jacket and we can go." Tristan said to Annie then gave Rory a kiss before he his office for lunch.

"Have fun you two. Don't talk about me the whole time." Rory said just before they left Tristan's office.

"We won't." Tristan said. "I love you." He said just before he left.

"I love you too." Rory answered him with.

When Tristan and Annie got to the diner they first sat down before ordering.

"This is a nice place." Annie said.

"It is really nice." Tristan said. Then there were a few minutes of silence. "I need to tell you something."

"What's up?" Annie said with a concerned look.

"While Rory and I have been going out for a long time and I was thinking about asking her." Tristan said.

"Asking her what? You're asking her to move in with you?" Annie said with a smile.

"Well that would be part of it." Tristan said.

"Part of it? Are you going to ask her what I think you are going to ask her?" Annie said.

"If you are thinking of me marrying her than yeah that is what I am asking. Well what do you think; do you think it's a good idea? I really want to know your opinion, Annie." Tristan said with a concerned look, wondering what she would think.

"Tristan I think you should go for it. Any girl would deserve a great guy like you. Rory, is so luck to have you as a boyfriend." She told him.

"So, when do you think would be would a good time to ask her." Tristan said.

" I think this weekend would be a good time." Annie said.

"Thanks so much." He said as he was burying his head into his menu.

"Tristan what are you doing?" Annie asked him.

"Oh me?" he said moving his eyes to look right at her. "Nothing, a friend of mine just walked in."

"He is your friend and you don't like this guy?" Annie told him right back.

"No, he is a good friend of mine. But last time I talked to him I told him that my girlfriend had a friend that he might be interested in him. But it is not you. Crap he is coming over." Tristan said trying to not look at him.

"And why wouldn't he?" She said with a smile.

"Fine but be nice." He said.

"Aren't I always." She said back.

"Hi Tristan." Tristan's friend said.

"Hi Bruce. This is Annie an old friend of mine. Annie this is Bruce." Tristan said.

"Hi Bruce nice to meet you." Annie said with a smile.

"Hi." Bruce had said with no interest. "Tristan pal how have ya been?"

"Not bad." Tristan said.

"That's good, so when will I be able to meet this girlfriends-friend of yours?" Bruce asked.

"Soon buddy." Tristan said.

"Ok, that's cool. Look I got to jet see you soon. Nice meeting you Annie." Bruce said.

"You too." Annie said just before he left.

"So Tristan, what friends are we talking about?" Annie questioned him.

"Cat. And I know she has a boyfriend. But you see they could just be friends. He just wants to meet people. Other then the friends that he has now." Tristan said.

"Actually Tristan, Cat and her boyfriend broke up last night." She told him.

"Really, that was quick. Do you think that she would go for Bruce?" Tristan said.

"Maybe. He looks like Cat's type." Annie said to him.

"Ok, cool." Tristan said.

"You want to order now?" Annie asked him.

"Yeah." Tristan said with a nod.