Chapter 9: HOME FREE!
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Tristan was pacing in front of the emergency room, praying that everything was fine. Right then, Lorelai skidded into the hospital and collided with Tristan.
"WHERE IS SHE?!"
Tristan touched Lorelai's shoulder. "Try not to yell. This is a hospital you know. Rory is getting a bandaged up right now because she broke a rib."
Lorelai turned completely pale. "What happened?"
"You aren't going to like this. Rory agreed on a study date with Jeff Carraway. She didn't see it as a date but he did. One thing led to another and Jeff made a move on Rory I guess. I was outside on the porch when I heard a scream from inside. Luckily, your door was unlocked so I ran in to see Jeff slam Rory against the table. I got into a fight with him, threw him out, and aided Rory. You kind of know the rest of it from there."
"Is Rory going to be fine?" Lorelai said, with a pleading look in her eyes.
"From what the doctor said, she is going to be fine, but she might have to wear a bandage for a month or so."
Lorelai's face softened, but only a little. Then amusement entered her eyes. "Why were you at the front of my porch?"
Tristan blushed a little. "I uh."
Right then, the doctor came out. Lorelai rushed to him. "Well?"
The doctor looked up and smiled. "Rory will be fine. She will just have to wear a bandage for a few days but all else is fine. Oh yes, make sure she doesn't put any weight on her chest so she shouldn't carry anything heavy. I gave a prescription and she should take it 3 times a day everyday for one month."
"Can I go see her now." Both of them asked at the same time.
"Of course. But I would like to speak with this young man here if you don't mind."
Lorelai ran into Rory's room, as Tristan looked at the doctor. "Yes?"
"That girl is very lucky to have you as her boyfriend. Although I am not quite sure of what happened, she told me that you rushed in to fight off someone. If you weren't there, I am not sure of what would have happened to her."
Tristan looked down at his feet. "She isn't my girlfriend."
The doctor looked a bit surprised, but did not push on the subject. "In any case, I would like to thank you for being so courageous."
"May I go now?" Tristan really wanted to see Rory.
"Of course." The doctor said with a smile.
Tristan hurried into the room to see Lorelai giving big kisses to Rory on her forehead.
"Never make me worry so much about you." Lorelai said softly.
Tristan then stepped into this conversation. "Me too."
Rory looked up and had a big smile plastered on her face. "Thank you so much Tristan."
Lorelai smiled and thought of something. "Tristan, can I talk with you really fast?"
"Sure."
"We'll be right back mini-me."
Rory smiled and responded, "Ok."
Lorelai dragged Tristan outside and made him sit. "You still didn't answer me. Why were you on my front porch? Are you stalking Rory?"
Tristan looked down. "Ummm."
Lorelai then looked at Tristan and smiled. "You worried about her, didn't you."
"Yes."
Lorelai then finally confirmed her analysis of this relationship. "You love her, don't you?"
Tristan wanted to say no, but didn't see why he should lie. "Yes."
Lorelai lifted an eyebrow up in amusement. "As I expected."
Tristan then looked at Lorelai. "Please don't tell her."
"Why not."
"Because the last thing I want is her to run away from me. I tried to hard to get her to where we are now. I want. I want for her to like me, and possibly love me at her own pace."
Tristan was fighting back a tear. Lorelai hugged him. "Don't worry. Please don't. I don't want to lie to her though. I won't mention it to her but if she ever doubts that you love her, I might have to break our little promise."
Tristan put a big smile on his face. "Thank you."
"No problem. Now, lets go back. We wouldn't want our little Rory to wait."
The both got up and went into the room. Rory was asleep. Then the doctor came in. "I don't want to move her right now, so I think it would be best if I kept her overnight."
Rory's eye's fluttered open. "I can't go to school tomorrow?"
The doctor laughed. "I would suggest that you don't, but if you would want to, you may."
Rory looked up at Lorelai. "I want to go to school tomorrow."
Tristan then spoke up. "I will come pick you tomorrow."
Everyone had a surprised look on there face. Rory looked up at Tristan. "You've done enough for me. I don't want you to drive out of your way just to pick me up. If anything, I owe you."
Tristan smiled. "It isn't any trouble, trust me. If anything, I want to do it, so as a favor then, let me take you to school until you heal."
Rory looked up and into his eyes. "Are you sure?"
"Positive."
Lorelai then broke this conversation. "Rory, do you want to stay here or go home?"
"HOME!"
The doctor laughed. "Ok then. I am going to get her wheeled out of here. She has to be in a wheel chair for at least a week so that she won't put any pressure on it until it is at least somewhat healed."
Tristan thought. "I can bring my dad's navigator and put it in the trunk."
Lorelai gave Tristan a look. "Are you sure? I can always just give her a ride."
"But you can't give her a ride back. Don't worry."
Lorelai smiled. She knew exactly what Tristan was doing. Tristan was willing to do anything to spend extra time with Rory, so this was his plan of letting her see how special she was to him. "I won't."
Tristan was pacing in front of the emergency room, praying that everything was fine. Right then, Lorelai skidded into the hospital and collided with Tristan.
"WHERE IS SHE?!"
Tristan touched Lorelai's shoulder. "Try not to yell. This is a hospital you know. Rory is getting a bandaged up right now because she broke a rib."
Lorelai turned completely pale. "What happened?"
"You aren't going to like this. Rory agreed on a study date with Jeff Carraway. She didn't see it as a date but he did. One thing led to another and Jeff made a move on Rory I guess. I was outside on the porch when I heard a scream from inside. Luckily, your door was unlocked so I ran in to see Jeff slam Rory against the table. I got into a fight with him, threw him out, and aided Rory. You kind of know the rest of it from there."
"Is Rory going to be fine?" Lorelai said, with a pleading look in her eyes.
"From what the doctor said, she is going to be fine, but she might have to wear a bandage for a month or so."
Lorelai's face softened, but only a little. Then amusement entered her eyes. "Why were you at the front of my porch?"
Tristan blushed a little. "I uh."
Right then, the doctor came out. Lorelai rushed to him. "Well?"
The doctor looked up and smiled. "Rory will be fine. She will just have to wear a bandage for a few days but all else is fine. Oh yes, make sure she doesn't put any weight on her chest so she shouldn't carry anything heavy. I gave a prescription and she should take it 3 times a day everyday for one month."
"Can I go see her now." Both of them asked at the same time.
"Of course. But I would like to speak with this young man here if you don't mind."
Lorelai ran into Rory's room, as Tristan looked at the doctor. "Yes?"
"That girl is very lucky to have you as her boyfriend. Although I am not quite sure of what happened, she told me that you rushed in to fight off someone. If you weren't there, I am not sure of what would have happened to her."
Tristan looked down at his feet. "She isn't my girlfriend."
The doctor looked a bit surprised, but did not push on the subject. "In any case, I would like to thank you for being so courageous."
"May I go now?" Tristan really wanted to see Rory.
"Of course." The doctor said with a smile.
Tristan hurried into the room to see Lorelai giving big kisses to Rory on her forehead.
"Never make me worry so much about you." Lorelai said softly.
Tristan then stepped into this conversation. "Me too."
Rory looked up and had a big smile plastered on her face. "Thank you so much Tristan."
Lorelai smiled and thought of something. "Tristan, can I talk with you really fast?"
"Sure."
"We'll be right back mini-me."
Rory smiled and responded, "Ok."
Lorelai dragged Tristan outside and made him sit. "You still didn't answer me. Why were you on my front porch? Are you stalking Rory?"
Tristan looked down. "Ummm."
Lorelai then looked at Tristan and smiled. "You worried about her, didn't you."
"Yes."
Lorelai then finally confirmed her analysis of this relationship. "You love her, don't you?"
Tristan wanted to say no, but didn't see why he should lie. "Yes."
Lorelai lifted an eyebrow up in amusement. "As I expected."
Tristan then looked at Lorelai. "Please don't tell her."
"Why not."
"Because the last thing I want is her to run away from me. I tried to hard to get her to where we are now. I want. I want for her to like me, and possibly love me at her own pace."
Tristan was fighting back a tear. Lorelai hugged him. "Don't worry. Please don't. I don't want to lie to her though. I won't mention it to her but if she ever doubts that you love her, I might have to break our little promise."
Tristan put a big smile on his face. "Thank you."
"No problem. Now, lets go back. We wouldn't want our little Rory to wait."
The both got up and went into the room. Rory was asleep. Then the doctor came in. "I don't want to move her right now, so I think it would be best if I kept her overnight."
Rory's eye's fluttered open. "I can't go to school tomorrow?"
The doctor laughed. "I would suggest that you don't, but if you would want to, you may."
Rory looked up at Lorelai. "I want to go to school tomorrow."
Tristan then spoke up. "I will come pick you tomorrow."
Everyone had a surprised look on there face. Rory looked up at Tristan. "You've done enough for me. I don't want you to drive out of your way just to pick me up. If anything, I owe you."
Tristan smiled. "It isn't any trouble, trust me. If anything, I want to do it, so as a favor then, let me take you to school until you heal."
Rory looked up and into his eyes. "Are you sure?"
"Positive."
Lorelai then broke this conversation. "Rory, do you want to stay here or go home?"
"HOME!"
The doctor laughed. "Ok then. I am going to get her wheeled out of here. She has to be in a wheel chair for at least a week so that she won't put any pressure on it until it is at least somewhat healed."
Tristan thought. "I can bring my dad's navigator and put it in the trunk."
Lorelai gave Tristan a look. "Are you sure? I can always just give her a ride."
"But you can't give her a ride back. Don't worry."
Lorelai smiled. She knew exactly what Tristan was doing. Tristan was willing to do anything to spend extra time with Rory, so this was his plan of letting her see how special she was to him. "I won't."
