TUESAY 11:30am
Tristan was on his way to Stars Hollow. He had gotten a shock that morning when Rory called him. The fact that she was calling before nine in the morning had really worried him but to top it all off she was crying. He didn't ask her way she was crying he was too busy trying to stay awake but he was going to make sure he asked her why she had been crying.
He pulled up out the front of the house. She was sitting on the porch drinking a cup of coffee. She had her back to the road and didn't hear the car pull up. Tristan walked up to the porch "Rory."
"Tristan. Hi I was just sitting here waiting for you. Everyone's gone to work and Miss Patty and Babbette are looking after the babies."
"Okay, well we can talk in peace then. I've got one question to ask you before we get started. Why were you crying when you called me last night?"
"I was crying because I was happy. Little Lorelai learned how to say I love you. And I went into her room and she woke up and said 'I love you mamma' and that just made me so happy."
Tristan was happy to hear that Rory's tears had been tears of joy, and not tears of pain.
"That's great. Now where do you want to go on our holiday? We can go anywhere."
"I want to go to Hawaii."
"But isn't that where you two went."
Rory cut Tristan off. "Yes, Jess and I went there for our honeymoon. That's where we basically started our lives together so I thought that maybe I could go there and say goodbye." Rory looked down at her feet.
"As long as you promise that you and Little Lorelai will enjoy yourselves there then I don't see shy we can't go. How much more time do you have off work?"
"I promise that we will have fun and I still have three months worth of leave still left."
"Okay, well we can leave on Friday. And we can stay in Hawaii for a month if you want."
"That sounds great. I need to tell mum. And I'm guessing that you need to call and make all of the arrangements."
Tristan picked up on a sound in her voice that made him think that she didn't want him to leave right then. "No, I don't have to leave right now. I can hang around for awhile and we can talk or go for a walk of something."
"Are you sure you don't mind?"
"Yeh, it's no problem. I can make all the arrangements when I get home tonight. So what do you want to do? Do you just want to hangout here of go for a walk or even go to Luke's?"
"I don't want to be around people. They still look at me in that way and I can't handle it" the look in Rory's eyes suddenly changed from the happiness that was slowly appearing to the pain as she thought about all the people in town and the looks she got from them.
"Well, I've got an idea that I think you'll like."
"What is it?"
"Well why don't we go for a walk. We can go find a nice quiet spot and I can get us some stuff from Luke's. All the kids are at school so we don't need to worry about them. What do you say? Do you like that idea? We can walk the long way to the park so that no one will see us."
"I like that idea. You're such a good friend Tristan." Rory leaned over and gave him a kiss on the cheek.
Oh my God. I'm still completely in love with her. DuGrey how can you do this, we can't be any more than just friends. She's a grieving widow but Tristan couldn't help the way he felt.
Tristan was on his way to Stars Hollow. He had gotten a shock that morning when Rory called him. The fact that she was calling before nine in the morning had really worried him but to top it all off she was crying. He didn't ask her way she was crying he was too busy trying to stay awake but he was going to make sure he asked her why she had been crying.
He pulled up out the front of the house. She was sitting on the porch drinking a cup of coffee. She had her back to the road and didn't hear the car pull up. Tristan walked up to the porch "Rory."
"Tristan. Hi I was just sitting here waiting for you. Everyone's gone to work and Miss Patty and Babbette are looking after the babies."
"Okay, well we can talk in peace then. I've got one question to ask you before we get started. Why were you crying when you called me last night?"
"I was crying because I was happy. Little Lorelai learned how to say I love you. And I went into her room and she woke up and said 'I love you mamma' and that just made me so happy."
Tristan was happy to hear that Rory's tears had been tears of joy, and not tears of pain.
"That's great. Now where do you want to go on our holiday? We can go anywhere."
"I want to go to Hawaii."
"But isn't that where you two went."
Rory cut Tristan off. "Yes, Jess and I went there for our honeymoon. That's where we basically started our lives together so I thought that maybe I could go there and say goodbye." Rory looked down at her feet.
"As long as you promise that you and Little Lorelai will enjoy yourselves there then I don't see shy we can't go. How much more time do you have off work?"
"I promise that we will have fun and I still have three months worth of leave still left."
"Okay, well we can leave on Friday. And we can stay in Hawaii for a month if you want."
"That sounds great. I need to tell mum. And I'm guessing that you need to call and make all of the arrangements."
Tristan picked up on a sound in her voice that made him think that she didn't want him to leave right then. "No, I don't have to leave right now. I can hang around for awhile and we can talk or go for a walk of something."
"Are you sure you don't mind?"
"Yeh, it's no problem. I can make all the arrangements when I get home tonight. So what do you want to do? Do you just want to hangout here of go for a walk or even go to Luke's?"
"I don't want to be around people. They still look at me in that way and I can't handle it" the look in Rory's eyes suddenly changed from the happiness that was slowly appearing to the pain as she thought about all the people in town and the looks she got from them.
"Well, I've got an idea that I think you'll like."
"What is it?"
"Well why don't we go for a walk. We can go find a nice quiet spot and I can get us some stuff from Luke's. All the kids are at school so we don't need to worry about them. What do you say? Do you like that idea? We can walk the long way to the park so that no one will see us."
"I like that idea. You're such a good friend Tristan." Rory leaned over and gave him a kiss on the cheek.
Oh my God. I'm still completely in love with her. DuGrey how can you do this, we can't be any more than just friends. She's a grieving widow but Tristan couldn't help the way he felt.
