"This is your house?" Rory said in awe as she entered the door.
"I'm afraid so."
"Its missing something..." Rory said not quit sure what it was.
"People?"
"Yes, it defiantly lacks people."
"As always my parents are on some business trip. I decided to give the servants a couple days off."
"How very kind." Rory said rolling her eyes. The only servant she had had was Lane. And that was in 3rd grade and only because Rory ate paste so Lane would come to her every call for a week.
"Well, I'm a kind guy." Tristan said going up the spiral staircase. "You coming?" he called back at her.
"I guess so."
Rory followed Tristan up to what could only be his room.
"Ya know you can always set that book down." Tristan said laughing at Rory.
Rory looked down at the plain red book that she held in her hands. She hadn't let it go since she picked it up from Jess' table. She placed it on Tristan's nightstand. Along with some other books of his.
"This cant be called a room." Rory said looking around.
"What would you call it then?"
"My house." Rory said laughing.
"Yeah, I guess it is pretty big."
"You guess right."
"Lets go get some lunch." Tristan said leading Rory out the door and downstairs to the kitchen. "What'll it be?"
"Pizza!"
"Pizza?"
"Did I stutter?" Rory said laughing. Her eyes danced
"I'll order take out."
"Good plan, and I'll go get my book." Rory said.
"Is that your new security blanket?" Tristan teased.
"Just maybe. If I don't come back in an hour, send out the search parties."
"Planning on getting lost are you?"
"Not planning on the inevitable." Rory said heading towards the spiral staircase. She walked into Tristan's room and picked up her book.
She headed back down the stairs.
"Hey Rory, I ordered the pizza. And I was just getting ready to order a search party." he laughed.
"I wasn't gone that long."
"Surprisingly not. The pizza will be here soon. Do you want to go play a video game or something?"
"Sure why not."
Rory and Tristan went to the game room. Tristan popped in 007.
"Oh you're going down. Lane and I once played this game for 23 hours straight. I'm the queen."
"Why not a full 24 hours."
"She fell asleep. I won."
"I'm very impressed."
Rory and Tristan spent the next half hour playing 007. Tristan was winning and every time he killed her, Rory took the opportunity to hit him in the arm.
"You're SUPPOSED to let me win."
"I thought you were the queen."
"The queen is nothing when she's playing the king."
"So I'm the king?"
"There goes the old ego."
"My 007 ego can get out of control."
Finally the pizza came and the two teens sat down and ate.
"I'm so jealous of you." Tristan confessed to Rory as they ate.
"Why?" Rory said picking apart her pizza.
"The town you live in seems really homey."
"It is. I really love it. You should come visit me more often. We might even make you an official part of the town."
"Ohh would I get a badge?"
"And an ID card."
"So I should come visit you then?"
"I think so."
"Well that's good cause I think I will."
"We'd better get to the hospital." Rory said after they had finished eating.
"I think so." Tristan said wiping his hand off on a napkin.
They got into Tristan's car and drove to the hospital. They got in and headed straight for room 321.
"Ya know, Rory. I think I'm going to go find a coffee machine or something. You can spend some alone time with Jess."
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah. I'll be back soon."
"Okay." Rory said walking into Jess' room. "Hey Jess."
"Rory! Where's Tyson?"
"He's getting coffee. And his name is Tristan."
"Coffee. He found the way to your heart."
"But of course."
"So you going to take Tristan to the dance?"
"What?"
"You know, the Stars Hallow dance you and I were going to go to tonight, but as you can see I'm just a tiny bit immobile."
"Ah Jess, I can't go without you."
"Take Tristan. I know you like him."
"I do not! Take that back!"
"Yes you do. Rory I know you. You can't hide things from me."
"I do not like Tristan. He may be nice now, but he completely made my life miserable at Chilton." Rory said defensively.
"Then why are you hanging out with him?" Jess countered
"Because…he was the only one who could bring me to the hospital."
"Oh, so a guy who absoulultly loves making your life miserable just happens to WANT to go to the hospital on a Saturday afternoon?"
"No…"
"Then why is he here?"
"Cause he said he was… making up for the times he treated me badly at Chilton." Rory said in a defeated voice.
"The Rory I know can hold a grudge."
"What is that supposed to mean?"
"It means that as much as you may have wanted to come see me, you wouldn't just jump in the car with that guy if you despised him for his previous follies. You'd find another way."
"I didn't say I despised him."
"Rory, come on. You know your not going to win this one."
"Okay, so maybe I have a tiny teeny crush on him. So what?"
"Whatever you say champ."
"So I should invite him to the dance?"
"Go for it tiger."
"What's with all the pet names?"
"It's the drugs."
"Understandable."
"So, take him."
"I don't know. Tristan and Dean kinda… hate each other."
"Who doesn't Dean hate?"
"What?"
"Name one guy friend that you have that Dean hasn't hated at one point."
"That's not the point."
"You're right. The point is you and Dean are broken up Rory. You don't have to tip toe around him anymore. Why should you not be happy just because bag boy might get his feelings hurt? You were going to go with me, and Dean hates me."
"That's different."
"How so?"
"Dean got used to seeing us together."
"So, he will get used to seeing you and Tristan together."
"Why are you pushing this so much?"
"I just want to see you happy."
"I am happy."
"You lack a guy."
"You lack a girl."
"Naw, I've got plenty of nurses to keep me happy." Jess said smiling.
"Whatever you say."
"I'm afraid so."
"Its missing something..." Rory said not quit sure what it was.
"People?"
"Yes, it defiantly lacks people."
"As always my parents are on some business trip. I decided to give the servants a couple days off."
"How very kind." Rory said rolling her eyes. The only servant she had had was Lane. And that was in 3rd grade and only because Rory ate paste so Lane would come to her every call for a week.
"Well, I'm a kind guy." Tristan said going up the spiral staircase. "You coming?" he called back at her.
"I guess so."
Rory followed Tristan up to what could only be his room.
"Ya know you can always set that book down." Tristan said laughing at Rory.
Rory looked down at the plain red book that she held in her hands. She hadn't let it go since she picked it up from Jess' table. She placed it on Tristan's nightstand. Along with some other books of his.
"This cant be called a room." Rory said looking around.
"What would you call it then?"
"My house." Rory said laughing.
"Yeah, I guess it is pretty big."
"You guess right."
"Lets go get some lunch." Tristan said leading Rory out the door and downstairs to the kitchen. "What'll it be?"
"Pizza!"
"Pizza?"
"Did I stutter?" Rory said laughing. Her eyes danced
"I'll order take out."
"Good plan, and I'll go get my book." Rory said.
"Is that your new security blanket?" Tristan teased.
"Just maybe. If I don't come back in an hour, send out the search parties."
"Planning on getting lost are you?"
"Not planning on the inevitable." Rory said heading towards the spiral staircase. She walked into Tristan's room and picked up her book.
She headed back down the stairs.
"Hey Rory, I ordered the pizza. And I was just getting ready to order a search party." he laughed.
"I wasn't gone that long."
"Surprisingly not. The pizza will be here soon. Do you want to go play a video game or something?"
"Sure why not."
Rory and Tristan went to the game room. Tristan popped in 007.
"Oh you're going down. Lane and I once played this game for 23 hours straight. I'm the queen."
"Why not a full 24 hours."
"She fell asleep. I won."
"I'm very impressed."
Rory and Tristan spent the next half hour playing 007. Tristan was winning and every time he killed her, Rory took the opportunity to hit him in the arm.
"You're SUPPOSED to let me win."
"I thought you were the queen."
"The queen is nothing when she's playing the king."
"So I'm the king?"
"There goes the old ego."
"My 007 ego can get out of control."
Finally the pizza came and the two teens sat down and ate.
"I'm so jealous of you." Tristan confessed to Rory as they ate.
"Why?" Rory said picking apart her pizza.
"The town you live in seems really homey."
"It is. I really love it. You should come visit me more often. We might even make you an official part of the town."
"Ohh would I get a badge?"
"And an ID card."
"So I should come visit you then?"
"I think so."
"Well that's good cause I think I will."
"We'd better get to the hospital." Rory said after they had finished eating.
"I think so." Tristan said wiping his hand off on a napkin.
They got into Tristan's car and drove to the hospital. They got in and headed straight for room 321.
"Ya know, Rory. I think I'm going to go find a coffee machine or something. You can spend some alone time with Jess."
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah. I'll be back soon."
"Okay." Rory said walking into Jess' room. "Hey Jess."
"Rory! Where's Tyson?"
"He's getting coffee. And his name is Tristan."
"Coffee. He found the way to your heart."
"But of course."
"So you going to take Tristan to the dance?"
"What?"
"You know, the Stars Hallow dance you and I were going to go to tonight, but as you can see I'm just a tiny bit immobile."
"Ah Jess, I can't go without you."
"Take Tristan. I know you like him."
"I do not! Take that back!"
"Yes you do. Rory I know you. You can't hide things from me."
"I do not like Tristan. He may be nice now, but he completely made my life miserable at Chilton." Rory said defensively.
"Then why are you hanging out with him?" Jess countered
"Because…he was the only one who could bring me to the hospital."
"Oh, so a guy who absoulultly loves making your life miserable just happens to WANT to go to the hospital on a Saturday afternoon?"
"No…"
"Then why is he here?"
"Cause he said he was… making up for the times he treated me badly at Chilton." Rory said in a defeated voice.
"The Rory I know can hold a grudge."
"What is that supposed to mean?"
"It means that as much as you may have wanted to come see me, you wouldn't just jump in the car with that guy if you despised him for his previous follies. You'd find another way."
"I didn't say I despised him."
"Rory, come on. You know your not going to win this one."
"Okay, so maybe I have a tiny teeny crush on him. So what?"
"Whatever you say champ."
"So I should invite him to the dance?"
"Go for it tiger."
"What's with all the pet names?"
"It's the drugs."
"Understandable."
"So, take him."
"I don't know. Tristan and Dean kinda… hate each other."
"Who doesn't Dean hate?"
"What?"
"Name one guy friend that you have that Dean hasn't hated at one point."
"That's not the point."
"You're right. The point is you and Dean are broken up Rory. You don't have to tip toe around him anymore. Why should you not be happy just because bag boy might get his feelings hurt? You were going to go with me, and Dean hates me."
"That's different."
"How so?"
"Dean got used to seeing us together."
"So, he will get used to seeing you and Tristan together."
"Why are you pushing this so much?"
"I just want to see you happy."
"I am happy."
"You lack a guy."
"You lack a girl."
"Naw, I've got plenty of nurses to keep me happy." Jess said smiling.
"Whatever you say."
