*Disclaimer: I don't own the series Gilmore Girls or the characters. Except
for Camille, Brittany, Liz, Tessa, Cassie and Mack. *JEFFREY is based on
someone I really know.* All I own is my imagination and the plot.
*A/N: Hey!!! I wrote this chapter before, but once I read it, I wasn't happy with it and decided to erase it. Now I'm finally done writing it.........again. So, I hope everyone likes the outcome. And THANK YOU SO MUCH to all the people who took the time to read and review my story. I really appreciate it. Please review this chapter too. I would like your opinion on the character Jeffrey. (he's actually a friend of mine) So, I was kind of wondering what you guys think of him so far ? Is he a good enough character to put in some more of my upcoming chapters ?
*~*~*:-)*~*~*Bye, smile :-)
When Lorelai got home that afternoon, Rory didn't hear her. She didn't hear the door open and she didn't hear her mom's footsteps as they approached her. And all because of one guy. She was sitting on her knees in front of her almost empty closet. Nothing seemed right. Every skirt was too short, every jeans was too low, all the shirts seemed plain. Now she understood why girls always bought a new outfit when they had a date. You could never have too many clothes or shoes for that matter. Rory sighed as she looked around her room. Clothes were scattered everywhere. If Tristan had told her where they would be going, things would have been much easier. But now she didn't know if they were going out for dinner or bowling. She heard someone came into her room and when she looked up, she saw her mom standing in the door frame with a confused look on her face.
L: ''Are we moving again ?''
R: ''Nope.''
L: ''So, you decided to just take all your clothes and decorate your room with them ?
R: ''Exactly. Don't you like it ?''
L: ''Yeah, maybe we could do the kitchen now. You know, throw all the pots and pans on the floor.''
R: ''I've got a date and absolutely nothing to wear.''
L: ''When ?''
R: ''Do you not see my room ?! Tonight.''
L: ''Hence the clothes.''
R: ''Wow, you're quick.''
L: ''This is why girls like at least a day's notice before the date actually takes place.
R: ''He's picking me up at 7.''
L: ''Unless a day has 4 hours, we don't have a day.''
R: ''Nothing gets passed you, does it ?''
L: ''Do you want help or not ? So, who is this John Doe, who obviously never heard about the 'rules' before ?''
R: ''Tristan.''
L: ''Hot Tristan ?''
R: ''Mom, clothes.''
L: ''Right, it's all about the clothes.''
Lorelai sat down on Rory's bed and started to go through some clothes that were lying next to her.
R: ''And if by hot Tristan you mean the Tristan we saw at the diner last night, then yes.''
L: ''I'm glad you took my advice and went with him.''
R: ''I didn't go with him.''
L: ''Of course not, you two are going somewhere tonight.''
R: ''Mom.''
L: ''You know what I mean.''
R: ''I know, but I didn't go with him instead of Dean. He just asked me first and just for the record, Dean asked me out too, but I had to turn him down since I already have a date tonight.''
L: ''You got asked out twice ? I'm so proud of you.''
R: ''Why can't you be proud of high grades like normal people ?''
L: ''Cause I'm super mom.''
R: ''Now I get why you have a cape.''
L: ''Where's Romeo taking you anyway ?''
R: ''To a masked ball.''
L: ''Cute.''
R: ''He didn't say. All I know is that he's picking me up and that his friends are joining us.''
L: ''He sure knows how to set the mood, doesn't he ?''
R: ''I guess a nice restaurant is out of the question.''
L: ''Right, at least you know that you don't have to wear an evening gown.''
R: ''I already scrapped that of my list. What else ?''
L: ''My bet is that you guys are going to a diner or some place like that.''
R: ''So...............''
L: ''So play it safe and go casual tonight.''
R: ''Why didn't I think of that ?''
L: ''Cause you were too nervous and acting al girly.''
R: ''I was not.''
L: ''Sweets, it's okay to act girly, I mean you are a girl after all.''
R: ''I know, but I don't get why I'm being like this, worrying about my clothes and all. It's just a guy.''
L: ''A really hot guy with an even hotter name.''
R: ''An even hotter name ? Where do you get these things from ?''
L: ''TV. I'm going to order some pizza.''
R: ''I'll be here, with my clothes. Just me and my clothes.''
*~*~*
At precisely 7 the doorbell rang. Rory and Lorelai who were both sitting on the couch, finishing of their pizza, looked up. They weren't expecting him to actually be on time.
L: ''He's on time.''
R: ''Yeah, who would have known that he actually wears a watch.''
Rory quickly got up and walked over to the door. She glanced at her mom one more time before she opened the door.
L: ''Ready ?''
R: ''After 4 hours of trying on clothes........yeah.''
L: ''Good, cause after seeing you in about thirty outfits I would have personally tied you to him and force you to go out with him.''
R: ''I love you too.''
Rory put a smile on her face and opened the door. Tristan was standing there, looking as charming as ever with his hands in his pockets. His usual boyish grin was replaced with a polite smile. When he saw that it was Rory who opened the door, it was replaced with a sly smile.
T: ''Good evening.''
While he was saying this, he was exploring Rory's body with his eyes. He couldn't believe how amazing she looked in a simple pair of denim flares and a pink shirt that just added to her sweetness and angelic appearance.
R: ''Hey Tristan.
T: ''You look gorgeous.''
Rory blushed and lowered her eyes, but not before she saw how good he looked in his blue baggy pants and light blue sweatshirt that matched his eyes perfectly.
R: ''You wanna meet my mom ?''
Tristan looked at Rory and smiled.
T: ''Yeah, sure.''
Rory opened the door a little further and took a step back.
R: ''Mom, Tristan wants to meet you.''
Lorelai got up and moments later she appeared behind Rory, a huge smile plastered on her face.
L: ''Howdy. Tristan, right ?''
T: ''That would be me.''
Tristan held out his hand and Lorelai and him shook hands.
L: ''Nice to meet you, I'm Lorelai.''
T: ''Pleasure.''
Lorelai started to laugh and let go of Tristan's hand.
T: ''What's so funny ?''
R: ''Don't ask.''
L: ''It's just the word pleasure. I mean, why do people say it when they meet someone ? When you think of it, it's a really dirty word. Way too suggestive too.''
R: ''Told you not to ask.''
Rory rolled her eyes at her mom. Tristan didn't say anything, but just looked at Lorelai with an amused look in his eyes.
R: ''We're off.''
L: ''Okay sweets. Don't do anything that reminds you of the word pleasure.''
R: ''Right, bye mom.''
L: ''You know pleasure rhymes with treasure.''
Rory slightly smiled and shook her head as she closed the door behind her. She caught Tristan looking at her with an amused grin on his face.
T: ''Is your mom always so..............?''
R: ''Crazy ?''
T: ''That'll do yeah.''
Rory shrugged.
R: ''She's just low on coffee.''
She almost stated that as a fact as if it was the most normal reason in the world.
R: ''I thought your friends were joining us ?''
They stopped in front of Tristan's metallic sport car.
T: ''About that..............''
R: ''Tristan...........''
T: ''Relax, we're meeting them.''
R: ''Good.''
T: ''I agree. The more people, the more pleasure.''
The seductive tone in Tristan's voice made Rory shudder. He took a step towards her and opened the door for her.
T: ''Shall we ?''
*~*~*
After they drove about 15 minutes they stopped in front of a night club. Tristan opened the door for her and she got out, her eyes glued to the night club. She had never been to a night club before, it just wasn't a place where she liked to go. But maybe being here with Tristan would change her mind. Tristan took her by her hand and lead her into the night club. As soon as they walked through the door Rory had the urge to cover her ears with her hands. Not even Lane played her music this loud. While she let Tristan lead her towards the sitting area, she looked around the place. There was a huge dance floor in the middle of the room crowded with people dressed in the strangest outfits she had ever seen. Metallic tables and uncomfortable looking chairs were placed around the dance floor so that people could sit and watch if they wanted to. The blue light that kept flashing on and off were starting to make her dizzy and she wanted to turn around and leave. But she didn't, she stayed. And Tristan was the main reason. They finally stopped at a couple of tables in the back.
T: ''Hey guys.''
Jeffrey: ''What took you so long ?''
T: ''I had to pick up my date. Guys this is Rory.''
He took a step aside so that the people that were sitting at the table could take a look at Rory. Someone whistled and Rory started to blush, but because of the lights no one noticed.
R: ''Hi, nice to meet you all.''
She could hear someone laugh and started to feel uncomfortable.
Jeffrey: ''So polite.''
T: ''That's enough.''
He turned his head a little so that he could look at Rory.
T: ''That's Tessa, Cassie, Mack and the jerk is Jeffrey.''
Jeffrey: ''No need to get hostile.''
He held out his hand and looked at Rory with amusement written all over his face. While Rory shook his hand she looked at him more closely. He was taller than her and Tristan for that matter. He had dark hair, but the thing about him that caught her attention were his eyes. It was as if he was laughing with his eyes.
Jeffrey: ''Nice to meet ya too Rory.''
He slightly smiled at her.
R: ''So polite.''
Jeffrey's smile got bigger and he patted Tristan on his back.
Jeffrey: ''I like her.''
T: ''That's a relief. Now that I have your approval, the world can start spinning again.''
Rory stifled a laugh and looked at the other three people that were sitting at the table. They seemed nice enough, besides she wasn't the one to judge people until she really knew them.
Jeffrey: ''I'm going to get something to drink.''
M: ''I'm coming with.''
Jeffrey: '' Are you coming too Tristan or are you going to hold Rory's hand all night ?''
T: ''That was my master plan.''
He looked at Rory to see if he could leave here for a minute. Rory nodded and let go of Tristan's hand.
R: ''I'll just stay here.''
C: ''Yeah, it'll give us the chance to talk. Right Tessa ?''
Tessa: ''Definitely. Come on Rory.''
T: ''We'll be right back.''
Jeffrey: ''No fighting over us girls.''
Mack smirked and followed Tristan and Jeffrey to the bar. Tessa and Cassie rolled their eyes. Rory sat down next to them.
C: ''Can you believe them ? Thinking they're everything and more ?''
Tessa: ''I've seen baby pictures of Mack and believe me, he wasn't all that when he was little.''
C: ''He was pretty cute though.''
Tessa: ''Yeah.''
The two girls started to laugh and Rory looked at them with a grin plastered on her face. These girls weren't that different from Brittany and Liz, but they were nice and that was what counted after all. They even dragged her on to the dance floor a couple of times and believe it or not she actually had fun. Sometimes the guys would join them, but most of the time they would just sit on the side, watching them and nodding their heads to the music. At one point Tristan and Rory were dancing together, Rory didn't know how it happened, but it just did. When the song ended, Tristan took a step towards her.
T: ''Do you wanna get outta here ?''
Rory bit her lip, looked around the dance floor and nodded.
R: ''Yeah.''
Tristan grabbed Rory's hand and started to make their way off of the dance floor. They said goodbye to Tristan's friends and moments later they were standing outside, the moon shining down on them.
T: ''So, you wanna go get something to drink before I take you home ?''
He nodded in the direction of the diner across the street.
R: ''Would that include coffee ?''
T: ''If that's what you want.''
R: ''I always want coffee.''
Tristan smiled and placed his arm around her shoulder. Rory had the tendency to pull away at first, but one's she got used to the feel of his arm around her, she actually started to like it. It made her feel safe. They crossed the street and went into the small diner that reminded Rory so much of Luke's. The got their beverages and sat down at a table by the window. Rory took a sip from her coffee and looked at the sky. There wasn't one single star lighting up the night. On nights like this she missed Stars Hollow the most. When the blaze of the sun died out and darkness covered the sky of Stars Hollow, stars would always appear in the sky to light people's way and to make them stand still and realize what a beautiful night it was.
T: ''So, what do you like besides coffee ?''
Rory returned her attention to Tristan and put her coffee down on the table.
R: ''Even more coffee. O and candy, lots of candy.''
T: ''You like sweetness huh ?''
Rory pretended that she didn't notice the double meaning in that sentence and continued talking.
R: ''I also like to read. I know it might sound a little...........''
T: ''Boring ?''
R: ''Tedious.''
T: ''Same.''
R: ''Not entirely.''
T: ''Then explain it to me.''
As she started to explain the difference between the word boring and the word tedious, Tristan just listened to her. Every now and then he would have to hide a smile. He had never met someone like her before. Especially not someone who could explain the difference between boring and tedious to him. When they finished their coffee, they got up and started to head for the door. Just as Tristan wanted to open the door, someone came into the diner. Rory was just about to follow Tristan outside, but stopped when she saw who it was. Why did she keep running in to him ?
T: ''Rory, are you coming ?!''
Rory met Jess' eyes and slightly smiled at him.
R: ''Hey.''
Before he could say anything to her, she walked past him and joined Tristan outside.
Jess had the urge to smile when he heard her soft voice. He would be hearing that voice in his dreams tonight, he was sure of it.
*~*~*
When they reached Rory's house, Tristan offered to walk her to the door. Even though Rory thought that it was unnecessary, she was still glad that he did. It gave her the chance to be with him just a little longer. When they reached the door, she turned around to face him.
Tristan ran his hand through his hair and thought about how much he wanted to kiss her, but to his own surprise he didn't. He didn't want to push his luck with her. So instead he just gave her one of his charming smiles that could haunt her dreams for days to come. But unfortunately for Tristan he wasn't going to be the one haunting Rory's dreams tonight. Another had taken his place. Rory smiled, but not at him, but at the memory of Jess' reaction when he saw her in the diner. The gold in his eyes started to shine even brighter than the sun itself. Rory wished he would smile more often, it took some of the edge off of his posture.
T: ''Good night, Mary.''
R: ''Night, thanks for everything. I had fun.''
Tristan nodded and went back to his car. Rory didn't watch him drive off, she immediately went inside. When she walked into the living room, she found her mom sitting on the couch, watching some old horror movie.
R: ''Hey mom.''
L: ''Hey sweets, how was your date ?''
Rory sat down next to her mom.
R: ''It was fine. Tristan took me to this night club.''
L: ''You in a night club, that's a Kodak moment.''
R: ''Tell me about it.''
L: ''How about his friends ? Were they nice ?''
R: ''Yeah, they were fine too.''
L: ''So everything was fine ?''
R: ''Basically.''
L: ''Does that include Tristan ?''
R: ''Mom.''
Rory rolled her eyes at her.
R: ''What are you doing up anyway ?''
L: ''I was waiting for you.''
R: ''Why ?''
L: ''I was thinking that maybe we could call Luke and tell him how much we miss him.''
R: ''Now ? I mean he's probably asleep and he'll be so mad when we wake him.''
L: ''Exactly.''
R: ''Mom.''
L: ''What ? Just because I'm not living in Stars Hollow anymore doesn't mean that I can't still torture him.''
R: ''You're horrible.''
L: ''In a good way of course.''
R: ''Of course.''
Lorelai smiled as she dialed Luke's number. When someone picked up, she put the phone on speaker mode.
Luke: ''Hello..........?''
L: ''Rise and shine sunshine.''
Rory laughed and realized how good it was to hear Luke's voice again. She had missed him..........
*A/N: Hey!!! I wrote this chapter before, but once I read it, I wasn't happy with it and decided to erase it. Now I'm finally done writing it.........again. So, I hope everyone likes the outcome. And THANK YOU SO MUCH to all the people who took the time to read and review my story. I really appreciate it. Please review this chapter too. I would like your opinion on the character Jeffrey. (he's actually a friend of mine) So, I was kind of wondering what you guys think of him so far ? Is he a good enough character to put in some more of my upcoming chapters ?
*~*~*:-)*~*~*Bye, smile :-)
When Lorelai got home that afternoon, Rory didn't hear her. She didn't hear the door open and she didn't hear her mom's footsteps as they approached her. And all because of one guy. She was sitting on her knees in front of her almost empty closet. Nothing seemed right. Every skirt was too short, every jeans was too low, all the shirts seemed plain. Now she understood why girls always bought a new outfit when they had a date. You could never have too many clothes or shoes for that matter. Rory sighed as she looked around her room. Clothes were scattered everywhere. If Tristan had told her where they would be going, things would have been much easier. But now she didn't know if they were going out for dinner or bowling. She heard someone came into her room and when she looked up, she saw her mom standing in the door frame with a confused look on her face.
L: ''Are we moving again ?''
R: ''Nope.''
L: ''So, you decided to just take all your clothes and decorate your room with them ?
R: ''Exactly. Don't you like it ?''
L: ''Yeah, maybe we could do the kitchen now. You know, throw all the pots and pans on the floor.''
R: ''I've got a date and absolutely nothing to wear.''
L: ''When ?''
R: ''Do you not see my room ?! Tonight.''
L: ''Hence the clothes.''
R: ''Wow, you're quick.''
L: ''This is why girls like at least a day's notice before the date actually takes place.
R: ''He's picking me up at 7.''
L: ''Unless a day has 4 hours, we don't have a day.''
R: ''Nothing gets passed you, does it ?''
L: ''Do you want help or not ? So, who is this John Doe, who obviously never heard about the 'rules' before ?''
R: ''Tristan.''
L: ''Hot Tristan ?''
R: ''Mom, clothes.''
L: ''Right, it's all about the clothes.''
Lorelai sat down on Rory's bed and started to go through some clothes that were lying next to her.
R: ''And if by hot Tristan you mean the Tristan we saw at the diner last night, then yes.''
L: ''I'm glad you took my advice and went with him.''
R: ''I didn't go with him.''
L: ''Of course not, you two are going somewhere tonight.''
R: ''Mom.''
L: ''You know what I mean.''
R: ''I know, but I didn't go with him instead of Dean. He just asked me first and just for the record, Dean asked me out too, but I had to turn him down since I already have a date tonight.''
L: ''You got asked out twice ? I'm so proud of you.''
R: ''Why can't you be proud of high grades like normal people ?''
L: ''Cause I'm super mom.''
R: ''Now I get why you have a cape.''
L: ''Where's Romeo taking you anyway ?''
R: ''To a masked ball.''
L: ''Cute.''
R: ''He didn't say. All I know is that he's picking me up and that his friends are joining us.''
L: ''He sure knows how to set the mood, doesn't he ?''
R: ''I guess a nice restaurant is out of the question.''
L: ''Right, at least you know that you don't have to wear an evening gown.''
R: ''I already scrapped that of my list. What else ?''
L: ''My bet is that you guys are going to a diner or some place like that.''
R: ''So...............''
L: ''So play it safe and go casual tonight.''
R: ''Why didn't I think of that ?''
L: ''Cause you were too nervous and acting al girly.''
R: ''I was not.''
L: ''Sweets, it's okay to act girly, I mean you are a girl after all.''
R: ''I know, but I don't get why I'm being like this, worrying about my clothes and all. It's just a guy.''
L: ''A really hot guy with an even hotter name.''
R: ''An even hotter name ? Where do you get these things from ?''
L: ''TV. I'm going to order some pizza.''
R: ''I'll be here, with my clothes. Just me and my clothes.''
*~*~*
At precisely 7 the doorbell rang. Rory and Lorelai who were both sitting on the couch, finishing of their pizza, looked up. They weren't expecting him to actually be on time.
L: ''He's on time.''
R: ''Yeah, who would have known that he actually wears a watch.''
Rory quickly got up and walked over to the door. She glanced at her mom one more time before she opened the door.
L: ''Ready ?''
R: ''After 4 hours of trying on clothes........yeah.''
L: ''Good, cause after seeing you in about thirty outfits I would have personally tied you to him and force you to go out with him.''
R: ''I love you too.''
Rory put a smile on her face and opened the door. Tristan was standing there, looking as charming as ever with his hands in his pockets. His usual boyish grin was replaced with a polite smile. When he saw that it was Rory who opened the door, it was replaced with a sly smile.
T: ''Good evening.''
While he was saying this, he was exploring Rory's body with his eyes. He couldn't believe how amazing she looked in a simple pair of denim flares and a pink shirt that just added to her sweetness and angelic appearance.
R: ''Hey Tristan.
T: ''You look gorgeous.''
Rory blushed and lowered her eyes, but not before she saw how good he looked in his blue baggy pants and light blue sweatshirt that matched his eyes perfectly.
R: ''You wanna meet my mom ?''
Tristan looked at Rory and smiled.
T: ''Yeah, sure.''
Rory opened the door a little further and took a step back.
R: ''Mom, Tristan wants to meet you.''
Lorelai got up and moments later she appeared behind Rory, a huge smile plastered on her face.
L: ''Howdy. Tristan, right ?''
T: ''That would be me.''
Tristan held out his hand and Lorelai and him shook hands.
L: ''Nice to meet you, I'm Lorelai.''
T: ''Pleasure.''
Lorelai started to laugh and let go of Tristan's hand.
T: ''What's so funny ?''
R: ''Don't ask.''
L: ''It's just the word pleasure. I mean, why do people say it when they meet someone ? When you think of it, it's a really dirty word. Way too suggestive too.''
R: ''Told you not to ask.''
Rory rolled her eyes at her mom. Tristan didn't say anything, but just looked at Lorelai with an amused look in his eyes.
R: ''We're off.''
L: ''Okay sweets. Don't do anything that reminds you of the word pleasure.''
R: ''Right, bye mom.''
L: ''You know pleasure rhymes with treasure.''
Rory slightly smiled and shook her head as she closed the door behind her. She caught Tristan looking at her with an amused grin on his face.
T: ''Is your mom always so..............?''
R: ''Crazy ?''
T: ''That'll do yeah.''
Rory shrugged.
R: ''She's just low on coffee.''
She almost stated that as a fact as if it was the most normal reason in the world.
R: ''I thought your friends were joining us ?''
They stopped in front of Tristan's metallic sport car.
T: ''About that..............''
R: ''Tristan...........''
T: ''Relax, we're meeting them.''
R: ''Good.''
T: ''I agree. The more people, the more pleasure.''
The seductive tone in Tristan's voice made Rory shudder. He took a step towards her and opened the door for her.
T: ''Shall we ?''
*~*~*
After they drove about 15 minutes they stopped in front of a night club. Tristan opened the door for her and she got out, her eyes glued to the night club. She had never been to a night club before, it just wasn't a place where she liked to go. But maybe being here with Tristan would change her mind. Tristan took her by her hand and lead her into the night club. As soon as they walked through the door Rory had the urge to cover her ears with her hands. Not even Lane played her music this loud. While she let Tristan lead her towards the sitting area, she looked around the place. There was a huge dance floor in the middle of the room crowded with people dressed in the strangest outfits she had ever seen. Metallic tables and uncomfortable looking chairs were placed around the dance floor so that people could sit and watch if they wanted to. The blue light that kept flashing on and off were starting to make her dizzy and she wanted to turn around and leave. But she didn't, she stayed. And Tristan was the main reason. They finally stopped at a couple of tables in the back.
T: ''Hey guys.''
Jeffrey: ''What took you so long ?''
T: ''I had to pick up my date. Guys this is Rory.''
He took a step aside so that the people that were sitting at the table could take a look at Rory. Someone whistled and Rory started to blush, but because of the lights no one noticed.
R: ''Hi, nice to meet you all.''
She could hear someone laugh and started to feel uncomfortable.
Jeffrey: ''So polite.''
T: ''That's enough.''
He turned his head a little so that he could look at Rory.
T: ''That's Tessa, Cassie, Mack and the jerk is Jeffrey.''
Jeffrey: ''No need to get hostile.''
He held out his hand and looked at Rory with amusement written all over his face. While Rory shook his hand she looked at him more closely. He was taller than her and Tristan for that matter. He had dark hair, but the thing about him that caught her attention were his eyes. It was as if he was laughing with his eyes.
Jeffrey: ''Nice to meet ya too Rory.''
He slightly smiled at her.
R: ''So polite.''
Jeffrey's smile got bigger and he patted Tristan on his back.
Jeffrey: ''I like her.''
T: ''That's a relief. Now that I have your approval, the world can start spinning again.''
Rory stifled a laugh and looked at the other three people that were sitting at the table. They seemed nice enough, besides she wasn't the one to judge people until she really knew them.
Jeffrey: ''I'm going to get something to drink.''
M: ''I'm coming with.''
Jeffrey: '' Are you coming too Tristan or are you going to hold Rory's hand all night ?''
T: ''That was my master plan.''
He looked at Rory to see if he could leave here for a minute. Rory nodded and let go of Tristan's hand.
R: ''I'll just stay here.''
C: ''Yeah, it'll give us the chance to talk. Right Tessa ?''
Tessa: ''Definitely. Come on Rory.''
T: ''We'll be right back.''
Jeffrey: ''No fighting over us girls.''
Mack smirked and followed Tristan and Jeffrey to the bar. Tessa and Cassie rolled their eyes. Rory sat down next to them.
C: ''Can you believe them ? Thinking they're everything and more ?''
Tessa: ''I've seen baby pictures of Mack and believe me, he wasn't all that when he was little.''
C: ''He was pretty cute though.''
Tessa: ''Yeah.''
The two girls started to laugh and Rory looked at them with a grin plastered on her face. These girls weren't that different from Brittany and Liz, but they were nice and that was what counted after all. They even dragged her on to the dance floor a couple of times and believe it or not she actually had fun. Sometimes the guys would join them, but most of the time they would just sit on the side, watching them and nodding their heads to the music. At one point Tristan and Rory were dancing together, Rory didn't know how it happened, but it just did. When the song ended, Tristan took a step towards her.
T: ''Do you wanna get outta here ?''
Rory bit her lip, looked around the dance floor and nodded.
R: ''Yeah.''
Tristan grabbed Rory's hand and started to make their way off of the dance floor. They said goodbye to Tristan's friends and moments later they were standing outside, the moon shining down on them.
T: ''So, you wanna go get something to drink before I take you home ?''
He nodded in the direction of the diner across the street.
R: ''Would that include coffee ?''
T: ''If that's what you want.''
R: ''I always want coffee.''
Tristan smiled and placed his arm around her shoulder. Rory had the tendency to pull away at first, but one's she got used to the feel of his arm around her, she actually started to like it. It made her feel safe. They crossed the street and went into the small diner that reminded Rory so much of Luke's. The got their beverages and sat down at a table by the window. Rory took a sip from her coffee and looked at the sky. There wasn't one single star lighting up the night. On nights like this she missed Stars Hollow the most. When the blaze of the sun died out and darkness covered the sky of Stars Hollow, stars would always appear in the sky to light people's way and to make them stand still and realize what a beautiful night it was.
T: ''So, what do you like besides coffee ?''
Rory returned her attention to Tristan and put her coffee down on the table.
R: ''Even more coffee. O and candy, lots of candy.''
T: ''You like sweetness huh ?''
Rory pretended that she didn't notice the double meaning in that sentence and continued talking.
R: ''I also like to read. I know it might sound a little...........''
T: ''Boring ?''
R: ''Tedious.''
T: ''Same.''
R: ''Not entirely.''
T: ''Then explain it to me.''
As she started to explain the difference between the word boring and the word tedious, Tristan just listened to her. Every now and then he would have to hide a smile. He had never met someone like her before. Especially not someone who could explain the difference between boring and tedious to him. When they finished their coffee, they got up and started to head for the door. Just as Tristan wanted to open the door, someone came into the diner. Rory was just about to follow Tristan outside, but stopped when she saw who it was. Why did she keep running in to him ?
T: ''Rory, are you coming ?!''
Rory met Jess' eyes and slightly smiled at him.
R: ''Hey.''
Before he could say anything to her, she walked past him and joined Tristan outside.
Jess had the urge to smile when he heard her soft voice. He would be hearing that voice in his dreams tonight, he was sure of it.
*~*~*
When they reached Rory's house, Tristan offered to walk her to the door. Even though Rory thought that it was unnecessary, she was still glad that he did. It gave her the chance to be with him just a little longer. When they reached the door, she turned around to face him.
Tristan ran his hand through his hair and thought about how much he wanted to kiss her, but to his own surprise he didn't. He didn't want to push his luck with her. So instead he just gave her one of his charming smiles that could haunt her dreams for days to come. But unfortunately for Tristan he wasn't going to be the one haunting Rory's dreams tonight. Another had taken his place. Rory smiled, but not at him, but at the memory of Jess' reaction when he saw her in the diner. The gold in his eyes started to shine even brighter than the sun itself. Rory wished he would smile more often, it took some of the edge off of his posture.
T: ''Good night, Mary.''
R: ''Night, thanks for everything. I had fun.''
Tristan nodded and went back to his car. Rory didn't watch him drive off, she immediately went inside. When she walked into the living room, she found her mom sitting on the couch, watching some old horror movie.
R: ''Hey mom.''
L: ''Hey sweets, how was your date ?''
Rory sat down next to her mom.
R: ''It was fine. Tristan took me to this night club.''
L: ''You in a night club, that's a Kodak moment.''
R: ''Tell me about it.''
L: ''How about his friends ? Were they nice ?''
R: ''Yeah, they were fine too.''
L: ''So everything was fine ?''
R: ''Basically.''
L: ''Does that include Tristan ?''
R: ''Mom.''
Rory rolled her eyes at her.
R: ''What are you doing up anyway ?''
L: ''I was waiting for you.''
R: ''Why ?''
L: ''I was thinking that maybe we could call Luke and tell him how much we miss him.''
R: ''Now ? I mean he's probably asleep and he'll be so mad when we wake him.''
L: ''Exactly.''
R: ''Mom.''
L: ''What ? Just because I'm not living in Stars Hollow anymore doesn't mean that I can't still torture him.''
R: ''You're horrible.''
L: ''In a good way of course.''
R: ''Of course.''
Lorelai smiled as she dialed Luke's number. When someone picked up, she put the phone on speaker mode.
Luke: ''Hello..........?''
L: ''Rise and shine sunshine.''
Rory laughed and realized how good it was to hear Luke's voice again. She had missed him..........
