I don't have any rights in Gilmore girls… I'm living in my own fantasy world
Spoilers: Might contain spoilers 'till the end of second three.
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Chapter 13: Secrets
Jeff is standing in front of Tristan's apartment. He's uncertain on the way to handle the situation. He knocks on the door a couple of time before turning around to leave because obviously, he's not there. While walking down the hallway to take the stair case, he hears a door open. Turning around, he sees a disheveled Tristan with his eyes almost as red as Rory's. Walking up to Tristan, he asks with a smile:
"So, did you get drunk or have you cried yourself to sleep?" Instead of answering, Tristan just walks back in his apartment leaving the door open for Jeff to enter. The first thing Jeff sees while entering the apartment is an empty bottle of Vodka then the smell of fermented alcohol reaches his nose. He walks to the window and opens it, hoping that the horrible smell will go away. Walking to the couch, he picks up books and CDs that are scattered around the room. He sits on the couch and asks Tristan:
"Did a tornado passed by here?" Opening his eyes, Tristan looks at Jeff then replies:
"Was there any reason why you came visit me?"
"I just wanted to know what you were doing this afternoon."
"Why don't you ask what Rory is doing?"
"She's not feeling great."
"Why don't you go take care of her then?"
"She wants to be alone. What happened here?"
"I got angry. Look I appreciate the gesture but I would prefer to wallow alone."
"I think you need to talk."
"I don't want to talk about her."
"Look, I want to know what happened. Rory cried herself to sleep and from what I see you passed out while getting drunk. Is there anything I should know?"
"Nope."
"It's not like you to do stupid things like that!" Getting up, Tristan starts walking around the living room talking, forgetting he's not alone:
"Everybody thinks they know me. Everybody got me all figured out. I'm the player never able to be faithful to one girl. I'm the one that plays games, the one that screw up all the time. Everybody sees her as this perfect miss honesty, she never lies, never keeps secrets from anybody. Well, I got news for everybody!" Raising his voice, he continues walking around the room:
"I'm the jerk in everybody's eyes but what people never see is that she's been the jerk to me all that time. She never even tried to get to see me as I am. She just assumed how I was. She's the one cheating, she's the one keeping secrets, she's the one hurting me." Tristan looks at the couch and sees Jeff. Sitting down beside Jeff, Tristan looks at the floor and says:
"I really shouldn't be talking about that with you."
"Why not?"
"You don't know what it's like to want to reveal a secret that is grudging you inside."
"I know exactly the feeling. Why don't you go take a shower while I make us some coffee? We have a lot to talk about."
"I don't really want to talk about it anymore."
"Well, even if you don't feel like it, we're just starting talking about it." Jeff leaves for the kitchen, leaving Tristan alone with no choices than to follow or to get in the shower.
After a long shower, Tristan is sure that he doesn't want to tell Jeff about him and Rory. He knows he's going to have to talk but he has to figure out the best way to tell him.
"Sorry for the long shower."
"It's okay; you already look in better shape than before."
"It's the miracle of a cold shower and a couple of aspirins."
"They do wonder, now have your coffee and tell me about this girl."
"It's a long story." Tristan says while he sits down. Looking at the cup in front of him, he takes a sip. Jeff sits in front of him and says:
"I got all afternoon." Sighing, Tristan starts:
"I've seen this girl I've always liked yesterday; she assumed things and got mad at me, bringing us to fighting. I've met her in high school; she was different from the others. I was fascinated, she didn't mind what people thought of her. She was bright, beautiful and refreshing from those other girls. She became a challenge to me the day she rejected me for a guy of lower level by my standards. I made a fool of myself trying to get into a fight with her boyfriend but jealousy was burning inside me." Tristan stops talking to take another sip of coffee.
"So what happened then?"
"I tried another strategy. I wanted to make her as jealous as I was so I started making out with random girl at her locker."
"Did it work?"
"No so I decided to move on to someone else. This girl was nice, she wasn't too bright but she was popular and beautiful. She knew how to make any guy have desire for her. I liked the sex she gave me and we started to date."
"Not a good combination for a lasting relationship." Tristan gives Jeff a wry smile and adds:
"It didn't last either; I found her making out with another. They were locked in the bathroom and I wasn't really sad, I was just humiliated. Funny thing is that the girl of my dreams came to me that night, she didn't like the way I got dump. We talked for a while and she had just broken up with her boyfriend. I did the unthinkable, I kissed her and she responded."
"Did you start dating?" Tristan starts to laugh.
"No, she started to cry and left. I felt horrible; I didn't know what to do around her. She told me we needed to talk and we started to be friends but I had to ruin it all." Raising an eyebrow, Jeff smiles before asking:
"What did you do? Let me guess; you bought concert tickets and told everyone that she was going with you, leaving her with no friends at school anymore." Tristan starts to feel weird inside. Looking at Jeff, he doesn't reply. Jeff continues and says:
"Then you stayed away from her because she broke you heart when she went back to her old boyfriend in front of you. It happened the same day that you wanted to go to the concert. You started to pull stupid pranks and your father sent you to military school." Confused, Tristan asks:
"How did you know?" Jeff becomes very serious while saying:
"Rory had no secrets from me; none! I know you've been seeing each other behind my back. She won't break up with me unless I break up with her." Tristan feels like heaven's door are opening in front of him but at the same time he feels like Hell's hole is starting to open. He doesn't want to reply and he simply looks at his now empty cup of coffee.
"I wanted to know what she meant to you. I want you to promise me something." Jeff waits for Tristan to say something. Finally he hears:
"If I can I'll give you that promise."
"If I break up with her, she still is going to live with me. You're more than welcome to come." Getting angry, Tristan looks at Jeff, blue eyes meet green eyes and he says:
"I still wouldn't be able to trust her."
"You don't know everything!"
"Enlighten me then!" The voices are getting higher and higher.
"I told you already; things aren't what they look like!"
"She lied to you, she went behind your back and you still want her under your roof?"
"She's my best friend!"
"I thought she was you girlfriend!" Jeff gets up, starts walking toward the front door. Tristan follows him and asks:
"How can you still love her?" Whispering Jeff replies:
"I've know there was something between you the first time you saw each other at that party. I've known about the kissing because she told me. At her birthday party, I interrupted you because I knew what was going on. Lorelai hates you because she's scared for her daughter but she'll come around."
"What are you saying?" Opening the door to leave Jeff says:
"That I can't tell you everything but Rory and I, are not what it seems to be." Jeff leaves leaving Tristan more confused than ever.
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