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03
Tristan looked at the man in front of him, then turned his head and looked down at the woman Chris was referring to, then he looked back at Chris, all without words.
He found this all very ironic. Christopher had mentioned his daughter now and then but the one woman that had been hard for him to forgot all these years turned out to be the daughter of the man that he had grown to trust and respect. He let out a chuckle, what are the chances? He flashed a dazzling smile, and outstretched his hand, "Tristan Dugrey"
Rory, on the other hand, took a longer time to recover from the sense of familiarity she got from Tristan. She was left staring openly at this well-groomed specimen.
She recovered herself, "And as my father said, Rory Gilmore." She took his hand but both didn't let go. They just stood there gazing at each other like they both knew who the other party was except both not wanting to acknowledge it.
Christopher, oblivious to all that was going on had just finished his report and had sent it out via the computer. "Ok then Rory, sorry for the wait, we can go to lunch now. Oh and Tristan, on your way out, could you please tell Gary that I've sent the report to him. Thanks." Christopher went around his office gathering his things.
Rory, embarrassed that Tristan had been looking at her for that long, blushed. She decided that if she didn't end this staring contest, her father would suspect something.
She cleared her throat, and gave a shy smile "Ahem, well, it was a pleasure meeting you, Tristan."
Tristan, being the charming man that he was, took her hand and put a feather-light kiss on the back of her hand.
Tristan sauntered out of the room backwards, the whole time not taking his eyes off Rory, He said with a smirk, "the pleasure's all mine.Mary." He emphasized the nickname Mary to show Rory that he indeed remembered who she was. With one last grin and a wink, he was gone.
Rory was again left speechless. She was snapped out of her state when Christopher put a hand on the small of her back. He had noticed her loss of words, "Are you feeling okay?"
"Oh. oh yeah, let me get my purse." She was still a bit flustered and busied herself by gathering her things.
"Are you sure, you still want to go to lunch, I mean its okay, we can do this another time."
"Nono, we are doing this dad, and there's no way backing out of it." Rory added jokingly to prove to her Christopher that she was indeed okay.
"Okay, then, let's go."
Christopher led her out back through the maze of cubicles. He acknowledged the secretary that had showed Rory in with a charming smile, which made her cheeks blush up. Rory shook her head laughingly, her dad hadn't changed.
Once they were in the elevator, Christopher said, "So Tristan, the gentleman that you met in my office is my colleague, it think he's around your age, but he's proved himself quite worthy to the company. He's a good kid."
Rory was deep in thought. She wanted to ask him about Tristan, how long had he worked with him? What was he like now? Was he married? She was curious about the boy that had teased her nonstop back in high school and who had abruptly left her midway through her high school career. He seemed so much more mature and charming that he.intrigued her. But this lunch hour was between her and her dad. Their father/daughter relationship need serious repairs, and they had already wasted enough time. They had some things that needed to be worked out. Besides, she could ask about Tristan some other time.
And that's what exactly happened at lunch. Nothing else about Tristan was brought up.
* * * * *
When Tristan walked out of Chris's office, all the old feelings that he felt towards Rory Gilmore came back to him. But those were childish high school feelings. He wanted to know if Rory had changed. If those high school feelings could evolve into something more; if she was with someone. As he watched her walk out with Christopher from his office, he leaned back into his chair and let himself be overcome with memories of which involved Rory Gilmore. He smiled at how after all these years, 10 years to be exact, they had met up again. He had a feeling he would be seeing more of Rory Gilmore.
He left for lunch with his thoughts still consumed of Rory Gilmore.
* * * * *
Tristan looked into Christopher's office. He still hadn't come back from lunch with Rory. Not a minute or two later, from his office, he saw Chris walk in. He had a big smile on his face and he was twirling his keys around his index finger. Lunch went well.
Tristan got up to go to Chris's office. Again, he walked in without knocking.
"Hey Chris"
"Tristan, " responded Chris as he sat in his big executive chair.
Tristan tried to made his voice sound as uninvolved as possible, "So how was lunch with Rory?"
"Oh it was great, it was just like old times. Boy am I glad I ran
into her at Starbucks yesterday. I'm just so relieved to have her
back. It's been a long couple years."
Tristan started to touch the random things on Chris's desk, he wanted to know, but he didn't want himself seem too anxious, he flashed him a smile, "So, did Rory say anything about me?"
Chris looked at him curiously. He knew Tristan was the company's golden boy. The women on the floor all thought he oh so gorgeous. Most of them were too old for him. He knew that he was experienced when it came with girls. Him and Tristan would often joke about it seeing as they were friends. But could he be interested in his daughter?
"No. she didn't, why?
"She didn't' mention anything about us attending the same High school?
Or that we knew each other in the past?"
"Uh, no actually. You knew her in Chilton?"
Tristan was disappointed, "yeah, I did." He said in a quiet voice
Why didn't she say anything? Not even a slight mention. He had thought that their meeting might have sparked something in her. But then again, she had hated him.
"I'm happy that things between you and your daughter are good. I've
got to get back to work."
With that, he left a confused Christopher sitting there gazing at his retreating back.
* * * * *
"So what did you two talk about?"
"Everything basically. We caught up on the last few years. Dad's doing really well.
"I'm glad for him."
The last time Lorelai had talked to Christopher was the last time Rory had talked to him before they met at Starbucks. They had unsuccessfully tried to make things work and Chris had decided it was time to leave, again.
There was a silence. Rory let her mom think about the things that Rory had told her about her dad. Her mom wasn't very talkative today, so Rory was starting topics.
She tried to break the silence, "Oh and mom?"
"Yeah"
"He's not seeing anyone right now."
Lorelai on the other end smiled at how intuitive her daughter was. The thought had crossed her mind.
Rory thought about meeting Tristan today. In fact, she hadn't stopped.
"Guess who works with dad?"
"Ooo, do I like this person?"
"If you remember him."
"So it's a he eh?"
"Let me think."
After 2 seconds, "I don't wanna guess, tell me."
"Tristan"
"Who?"
"You know, the boy from Chilton, the guy who call---"
"Called you Mary! Haha, bible boy, Evil Tristan."
Rory let her mind wander to the moment where his lips touched her skin. When he called her Mary. She could still feel the sensation that she felt, she answered in a faraway voice, "Yeah.Mary."
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Meh, didn't really like this chapter. Sorry for the lack of Trory action.
Be patient, it'll come, just keep those reviews coming and I'll keep those chapters coming.
[Heh. Heh]
03
Tristan looked at the man in front of him, then turned his head and looked down at the woman Chris was referring to, then he looked back at Chris, all without words.
He found this all very ironic. Christopher had mentioned his daughter now and then but the one woman that had been hard for him to forgot all these years turned out to be the daughter of the man that he had grown to trust and respect. He let out a chuckle, what are the chances? He flashed a dazzling smile, and outstretched his hand, "Tristan Dugrey"
Rory, on the other hand, took a longer time to recover from the sense of familiarity she got from Tristan. She was left staring openly at this well-groomed specimen.
She recovered herself, "And as my father said, Rory Gilmore." She took his hand but both didn't let go. They just stood there gazing at each other like they both knew who the other party was except both not wanting to acknowledge it.
Christopher, oblivious to all that was going on had just finished his report and had sent it out via the computer. "Ok then Rory, sorry for the wait, we can go to lunch now. Oh and Tristan, on your way out, could you please tell Gary that I've sent the report to him. Thanks." Christopher went around his office gathering his things.
Rory, embarrassed that Tristan had been looking at her for that long, blushed. She decided that if she didn't end this staring contest, her father would suspect something.
She cleared her throat, and gave a shy smile "Ahem, well, it was a pleasure meeting you, Tristan."
Tristan, being the charming man that he was, took her hand and put a feather-light kiss on the back of her hand.
Tristan sauntered out of the room backwards, the whole time not taking his eyes off Rory, He said with a smirk, "the pleasure's all mine.Mary." He emphasized the nickname Mary to show Rory that he indeed remembered who she was. With one last grin and a wink, he was gone.
Rory was again left speechless. She was snapped out of her state when Christopher put a hand on the small of her back. He had noticed her loss of words, "Are you feeling okay?"
"Oh. oh yeah, let me get my purse." She was still a bit flustered and busied herself by gathering her things.
"Are you sure, you still want to go to lunch, I mean its okay, we can do this another time."
"Nono, we are doing this dad, and there's no way backing out of it." Rory added jokingly to prove to her Christopher that she was indeed okay.
"Okay, then, let's go."
Christopher led her out back through the maze of cubicles. He acknowledged the secretary that had showed Rory in with a charming smile, which made her cheeks blush up. Rory shook her head laughingly, her dad hadn't changed.
Once they were in the elevator, Christopher said, "So Tristan, the gentleman that you met in my office is my colleague, it think he's around your age, but he's proved himself quite worthy to the company. He's a good kid."
Rory was deep in thought. She wanted to ask him about Tristan, how long had he worked with him? What was he like now? Was he married? She was curious about the boy that had teased her nonstop back in high school and who had abruptly left her midway through her high school career. He seemed so much more mature and charming that he.intrigued her. But this lunch hour was between her and her dad. Their father/daughter relationship need serious repairs, and they had already wasted enough time. They had some things that needed to be worked out. Besides, she could ask about Tristan some other time.
And that's what exactly happened at lunch. Nothing else about Tristan was brought up.
* * * * *
When Tristan walked out of Chris's office, all the old feelings that he felt towards Rory Gilmore came back to him. But those were childish high school feelings. He wanted to know if Rory had changed. If those high school feelings could evolve into something more; if she was with someone. As he watched her walk out with Christopher from his office, he leaned back into his chair and let himself be overcome with memories of which involved Rory Gilmore. He smiled at how after all these years, 10 years to be exact, they had met up again. He had a feeling he would be seeing more of Rory Gilmore.
He left for lunch with his thoughts still consumed of Rory Gilmore.
* * * * *
Tristan looked into Christopher's office. He still hadn't come back from lunch with Rory. Not a minute or two later, from his office, he saw Chris walk in. He had a big smile on his face and he was twirling his keys around his index finger. Lunch went well.
Tristan got up to go to Chris's office. Again, he walked in without knocking.
"Hey Chris"
"Tristan, " responded Chris as he sat in his big executive chair.
Tristan tried to made his voice sound as uninvolved as possible, "So how was lunch with Rory?"
"Oh it was great, it was just like old times. Boy am I glad I ran
into her at Starbucks yesterday. I'm just so relieved to have her
back. It's been a long couple years."
Tristan started to touch the random things on Chris's desk, he wanted to know, but he didn't want himself seem too anxious, he flashed him a smile, "So, did Rory say anything about me?"
Chris looked at him curiously. He knew Tristan was the company's golden boy. The women on the floor all thought he oh so gorgeous. Most of them were too old for him. He knew that he was experienced when it came with girls. Him and Tristan would often joke about it seeing as they were friends. But could he be interested in his daughter?
"No. she didn't, why?
"She didn't' mention anything about us attending the same High school?
Or that we knew each other in the past?"
"Uh, no actually. You knew her in Chilton?"
Tristan was disappointed, "yeah, I did." He said in a quiet voice
Why didn't she say anything? Not even a slight mention. He had thought that their meeting might have sparked something in her. But then again, she had hated him.
"I'm happy that things between you and your daughter are good. I've
got to get back to work."
With that, he left a confused Christopher sitting there gazing at his retreating back.
* * * * *
"So what did you two talk about?"
"Everything basically. We caught up on the last few years. Dad's doing really well.
"I'm glad for him."
The last time Lorelai had talked to Christopher was the last time Rory had talked to him before they met at Starbucks. They had unsuccessfully tried to make things work and Chris had decided it was time to leave, again.
There was a silence. Rory let her mom think about the things that Rory had told her about her dad. Her mom wasn't very talkative today, so Rory was starting topics.
She tried to break the silence, "Oh and mom?"
"Yeah"
"He's not seeing anyone right now."
Lorelai on the other end smiled at how intuitive her daughter was. The thought had crossed her mind.
Rory thought about meeting Tristan today. In fact, she hadn't stopped.
"Guess who works with dad?"
"Ooo, do I like this person?"
"If you remember him."
"So it's a he eh?"
"Let me think."
After 2 seconds, "I don't wanna guess, tell me."
"Tristan"
"Who?"
"You know, the boy from Chilton, the guy who call---"
"Called you Mary! Haha, bible boy, Evil Tristan."
Rory let her mind wander to the moment where his lips touched her skin. When he called her Mary. She could still feel the sensation that she felt, she answered in a faraway voice, "Yeah.Mary."
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Meh, didn't really like this chapter. Sorry for the lack of Trory action.
Be patient, it'll come, just keep those reviews coming and I'll keep those chapters coming.
[Heh. Heh]