Lorelai hurried home. She wanted to know what Tristan had to tell her.
She came through the door and found Tristan looking at Rory sleeping.
"Tristan." She walked up behind him.
"Oh hi Lorelai. I was just checking on Rory. She looks so peaceful."
"It's good to see that she's getting some sleep. I haven't seen her this peaceful and not crying since it happened." Lorelai just stood there next to Tristan looking at her daughter.
Then she realized why she'd come home. "What did you want to talk to me about?"
"I wanted to talk about Rory. She opened up to me a lot today and told me stuff that I know she hasn't told anyone else. Please come and sit down." Tristan led Lorelai back into the lounge. Tristan had put the two kids on the couch so that they would be more comfortable. Lorelai picked up Luke Jr. while Tristan picked up Little Lorelai.
"So what did Rory tell you?"
"She told me that she felt that she couldn't talk to anyone else because she would depress them. She felt that she couldn't be happy because her husband had just died and her daughter wouldn't be able to remember her father."
"Do you think that she will feel better now that she's let out her feelings?"
"I think that she will start to feel better. But there are so many things in this town that will remind her of Jess. So I was thinking would you mind if I asked her if she would like to come on a holiday with me? We could take Little Lorelai and go somewhere sunny. Somewhere that she can take her mind off all the sad things that have happened."
"I think that's a great idea."
"What's a great idea?" Rory had appeared in the doorway. She hadn't heard the whole conversation but she knew that they had been talking about her.
Tristan stood up and walked over to Rory. "Rory I was wondering whether you and Little Lorelai would like to come on a holiday with me? We could go anywhere you want."
"You want me to just pack up and leave?" Rory couldn't believe what she was hearing.
"You don't have to if you don't want. I was planning on going on a holiday soon anyway and I would have just been going by myself."
"I can't just leave I have stuff to do. I need to work and I have to sort out all of Jess' stuff."
"Honey, you have plenty of time off work and Luke and I can sort out Jess' stuff. You decide what you want to do and then tell us okay."
"I need to think about this. Tristan I'll call you tomorrow and let you know what I've decided." Rory turned and retreated into her room again.
"Lorelai I've got to get going. Call me if you need anything."
"Bye Tristan." Lorelai hugged him and walked him to the door.
TUESDAY 3:00am
RING-RING
"Hello what time is it?" Tristan was ready to kill whoever was on the other end of the line.
"Tristan. It's me Rory." Rory sounded as if she'd been crying again.
Tristan glanced at the clock. "Rory it's three am. Why are you calling? Has something happened? Are you alright?"
"I'm fine. I'm sorry to call so early but I've been thinking about your offer. I'd love to come on a holiday with you. I had to call you now before I changed my mind."
"That's great. I'll come over later around lunchtime and we can talk about it then."
"Okay, bye"
"Bye" Tristan waited for Rory to hang up the phone.
"Tristan." She walked up behind him.
"Oh hi Lorelai. I was just checking on Rory. She looks so peaceful."
"It's good to see that she's getting some sleep. I haven't seen her this peaceful and not crying since it happened." Lorelai just stood there next to Tristan looking at her daughter.
Then she realized why she'd come home. "What did you want to talk to me about?"
"I wanted to talk about Rory. She opened up to me a lot today and told me stuff that I know she hasn't told anyone else. Please come and sit down." Tristan led Lorelai back into the lounge. Tristan had put the two kids on the couch so that they would be more comfortable. Lorelai picked up Luke Jr. while Tristan picked up Little Lorelai.
"So what did Rory tell you?"
"She told me that she felt that she couldn't talk to anyone else because she would depress them. She felt that she couldn't be happy because her husband had just died and her daughter wouldn't be able to remember her father."
"Do you think that she will feel better now that she's let out her feelings?"
"I think that she will start to feel better. But there are so many things in this town that will remind her of Jess. So I was thinking would you mind if I asked her if she would like to come on a holiday with me? We could take Little Lorelai and go somewhere sunny. Somewhere that she can take her mind off all the sad things that have happened."
"I think that's a great idea."
"What's a great idea?" Rory had appeared in the doorway. She hadn't heard the whole conversation but she knew that they had been talking about her.
Tristan stood up and walked over to Rory. "Rory I was wondering whether you and Little Lorelai would like to come on a holiday with me? We could go anywhere you want."
"You want me to just pack up and leave?" Rory couldn't believe what she was hearing.
"You don't have to if you don't want. I was planning on going on a holiday soon anyway and I would have just been going by myself."
"I can't just leave I have stuff to do. I need to work and I have to sort out all of Jess' stuff."
"Honey, you have plenty of time off work and Luke and I can sort out Jess' stuff. You decide what you want to do and then tell us okay."
"I need to think about this. Tristan I'll call you tomorrow and let you know what I've decided." Rory turned and retreated into her room again.
"Lorelai I've got to get going. Call me if you need anything."
"Bye Tristan." Lorelai hugged him and walked him to the door.
TUESDAY 3:00am
RING-RING
"Hello what time is it?" Tristan was ready to kill whoever was on the other end of the line.
"Tristan. It's me Rory." Rory sounded as if she'd been crying again.
Tristan glanced at the clock. "Rory it's three am. Why are you calling? Has something happened? Are you alright?"
"I'm fine. I'm sorry to call so early but I've been thinking about your offer. I'd love to come on a holiday with you. I had to call you now before I changed my mind."
"That's great. I'll come over later around lunchtime and we can talk about it then."
"Okay, bye"
"Bye" Tristan waited for Rory to hang up the phone.
