A/N: Sorry for the long update. I was busy with my summer review class and I have a week left before my school resumes. Hopefully I'll be able to update another chapter by then. And by the way thank you to those you reviews my story, I appreciate it very much! :) Anyways here is the second chapter.

It was already late evening when Tristan arrived home from work. He placed his suitcase on the table and noticed the red light blinking on his answering machine. He pressed the button and started to loosen his tie.

*Beep*

"Hi Tristan, it's me-" he rolled his eyes and pressed the erase button,

*Beep*

"Hey Tricket! I have been wondering when you're ever going to give me a call. Have I taught you nothing? Gee, what kind of cousin are you?" Tristan chuckled "Anyways I called to tell ya that grandpa is having a party this Saturday and he wants you to be there and you better be there or else I'll hunt you down. And also you GOTTA be there because I haven't seen you for awhile idiot. It's your fault that you kept yourself busy with work. Hmp! Anyways I hope to see you next week! Bye Tricket!"

He shook his head as he smiled. It was his cousin Kelly and they have been close since they were younger.

*Beep*

"Hey, it's Paris. I called to see if you're going to Hartford this week. Of course I am going to be there with Jess because my parents expected me to. Plus we haven't seen each other for a while and we could catch up then. Anyways, oh yeah. How did your interview with Rory go? Hope you were not a jerk this time. See you soon."

He frowned at Rory's name and suddenly his eyes widened.

"No way…" he brought up his hand to his mouth with shock, "Rory Gilmore also known as Leigh Hayden…shit," he shut his eyes. He couldn't believe it.

"just great…just great," he mumbled to himself and let out a sigh.

The next day, Leigh knocked on the door.

"come in," Drew said and she opened the door. He looked up when she entered,

"Mr. Evil," she said

he raised his brows at her, "say that again and I'll fire you,"

she smirked, "no you can't because you love me,"

"oh really? We'll see about that, and did you do the interview already?" he asked

"yes, thanks a lot," she said, sarcastic

Drew grinned, "then I love you and I will keep you here forever,"

"well, I hope you keep me here forever but I wish for a new boss who is not as evil as you," she added

"I take that back, I'll fire you," he said. Leigh chuckled.

"so what brought you here?" he asked, "unless you're asking me a favor,"

"uh, actually my mom called me last night and she wants me to go to Hartford this Friday to attend a socialite's party and knowing my grandmother, she expects me to be there," she shrugged

"ah, not exactly your thing right? I will give you 4 days off but I still expect your article to be done when you get back," he said

"see, you're evil,"

Drew gave her a look that says 'I'll kill you if you don't stop,'. She chuckled, "thanks Drew and I promise you that you will have your article, which is going to be full of harsh words about Dugrey, when I get back,"

"I believe if you do that, he might want to sue you,"

"no I don't think so," she shook her head

"and how can you be sure?"

"because," she simply said and left his office.

"Where are you going?" Faye asked when she saw Leigh coming out from Drew's office

"Hartford,"

"when are you leaving?"

"Friday afternoon, I'll be back after 4 days. I don't really like socialite parties," she added

Faye chuckled, "and it doesn't suit you right,"

"nice to know that," she laughed

"hehe yeah, I was going to ask you if you would like come with us this Friday night but looks like you're unavailable,"

"we can do it other time,"

Faye nodded her head, "sure, anyways I gotta get back on this, deadline is today and I am not even ton," she groaned

Rory chuckled, "that is you, Ms. Procrastinator, and it's your fault,"

"arg, don't remind me please."

Late Friday afternoon arrived, Rory was on her way to Stars Hollow and she arrived before 7pm.

"Mom!" she called as she got out of her car. The front door immediately opened and Lorelai came running and gave her a big hug.

"I missed you!" she said

Rory chuckled and hugged her mom, it's been a while since she last visited her mom.

"I missed you too mom, sorry I couldn't visit that much, work is crazy," she said

Lorelai only smiled, "it's alright, there's always the phone and email but it's never the same you know. Come on, we better get inside," she said and Rory picked up her bag from the backseat and went into the house.

"Hey Rory," a voice greeted her, she turned around and smiled

"hi step-daddy!" she greeted and gave Luke a hug

"we missed you, it was awfully quiet here," he said

she raised her brows, "what happened to mom's rambling?" she asked

"um…I choked her with coffee?" he said

"hey!" Lorelai playfully swatted him on his upper arm

"but probably next year it won't be that quiet anymore, I think it's gonna be lot noisy,"

again, Rory raised her brows and looked at her parents

"your mom's pregnant," Luke smiled

Rory almost screamed, "oh my god! Mom you're pregnant? Aaahhh!! I am gonna be a big sister!!" she hugged her mom happily

Luke smiled and decided to leave the two

"I know, isn't gonna be great? Luke and I decided to have a kid, and never mind the age,"

"I'm so happy for you guys, but right now I need coffee," she said

"that's my girl. Lukey!! Coffee!" Lorelai called and then there was a grunt was heard from the kitchen.

Saturday morning, Rory woke up with the sunlight hitting directly on her face. She brought one arm over her face to block the light and few minutes later she decided to get up.

"Morning mom, Luke," she greeted

"her morning, how was your sleep?" Lorelai asked

"good, what's for breakfast?" she asked as she took her seat on the table

"pancakes," Luke replied and he was standing by the stove, making pancakes

"yummy," Rory grinned and few minutes later, Luke placed a plate in front of her

"thanks Luke," she said, "no prob," he said

"by the way I forgot to ask, whose party?" she asked

Lorelai thought for a minute, "I think Janlen Dugrey, and it's a celebration for turning 80,"

Rory almost choked on her food, "what? Janlen Dugrey??"

Lorelai frowned, "yeah, why?"

"oh great, he's gonna be there," she mumbled

"who?"

"Tristan,"

"Tristan? I don't remember him," her mom said, confused

"Tristan, Bible Boy, PJ Harvey tickets, Mary, Evil Tristan…"

"oh! That Tristan…hey there's something you're not telling me,"

"few days ago, I ran into him…in a car accident, but no one's injured,"

"and?" Lorelai raised her brows

Rory frowned, "how did you know there is more?"

"gees Rory, you're my daughter, so I know that you always leave details out,"

"okay okay, Drew gave me an assignment after hearing what happened when I showed up to work in wet clothes,"

"what kind of assignment?"

"I had to interview him, but he didn't know me because he recognized me as Leigh Gilmore and at the accident, he was such a jerk,"

"oh, so he's gonna be there tonight?"

"yes, most likely since Janlen is his grandfather,"

"you can avoid him," Luke said, suggesting

"oh yes but when he sees me, I don't think so," she shook her head and finished her pancake

"and I believe I haven't seen him so I wonder how he looks like," her mom said

"he hasn't change that much, still cocky and arrogant. I thought military school was supposed to change him into a better man but looks like the other way round," she shrugged

"you're disappointed,"

"huh?"

Lorelai smirked, "you're disappointed because he's not a better man,"

"well yeah…that day of the accident when I recognized him, I thought we could catch up, but then he was a jerk and I got angry. He is impossible and unpredictable."

"Mom hurry, grandma doesn't like us being late!" Rory yelled from the foot of the stairs and few minutes later, Lorelai finally came down

"What took you so long?" Rory asked

"i couldn't find my shoes, now let's go before mom gets mad," Lorelai said and Luke was already waiting in the car.

When they arrived, Emily opened the door and said 'you're late'

"sorry mom," Lorelai apologized

"Rory dear, I'm glad you're here, it's been awhile," Emily said when she saw Rory

"hi grandma," she hugged her

"where's dad?" Lorelai asked

"I'm afraid he couldn't make it. He's in Romania right now telling with some problems," Emily shrugged

"oh,"

I envy you dad, you didn't have to attend this party Lorelai thought

"we better get going now," Emily said

"yeah we should," Lorelai said sarcastically and Emily didn't miss that tone.

When they arrived at the Dugrey mansion, young and old were everywhere in the place. Emily went over to where Janlen was standing and gave her greetings. Lorelai, Luke and Rory did the same thing and after few minutes, Rory decided to look who is around. When she rounded the corner, she found Jess standing against the doorframe; she smiled and made her way to him.

"hey Jess," he jumped, Rory laughed

"Rory!" he hugged her

"hey, it's been awhile, how are you doing?" she asked

"I'm doing good and Paris is driving me crazy sometimes, but others than that, everything is fine. How about you?" he asked

"I am doing good too, work's sometimes crazy especially Drew, he's evil," she shrugged

"tell me about it," he said

"he made me do an article about Evil Tristan and I had to interview him," she said as she looked around to see if he had arrived

"you're looking for him?" he raised his brows

"to avoid him," she said

Jess smirked, "I don't think you can,"

"why? She frowned

"he's over there," he pointed and Rory looked at the direction he pointed. Tristan was standing in the middle of the room and his eyes were on her.

Tristan had arrived earlier and found Kelly.

"Hey Kel," he said, Kelly turned around and hugged him

Tristan laughed at her sudden action and hugged her back.

"I'm glad you're here," she grinned

"sure, sure," he said

she playfully hit him on the arm

"so did you come alone?" she asked

"yep, how about you?" he asked

"I brought Martin with me and he's somewhere else,"

Tristan cocked his eyebrow, "somewhere else with a girl?"

"hey!" Kelly said

Tristan laughed

"hey, can you hold this for me? I remember I got something for you when I went to Paris and I am just gonna get it, don't go anywhere," she said as she handed him her wine glass. Tristan stood where he stood and he looked at his grandfather's direction. An older woman was with him and he recognized her. It was Emily Gilmore. He turned to see the people behind her. Lorelai Gilmore and a man was with her and then his eyes moved to the younger, it was Rory. His breath stopped. He stared at her. He didn't know why but he found her beautiful in her dark blue dress. Stunning and innocent. Her brown hair lose and wore only lip gloss and light eye shadow. He didn't know how long he's been staring at her until a man pointed at him and saw Rory looking at him. He was caught.