06. [Part II] If your confused, I've changed my penname, from rach to
banana*rach. Haha, I really don't where that came from, but its still the
same ol' story.
"Be sure to visit again Tristan. You're on my radar now."
"I don't see why not."
"I'll be keeping tabs on you."
"I'll be keeping an eye out for your people lurking in the corners."
"It won't be that easy, they like to change colours. Like a chameleon, adapting to their surroundings. And Rory, " Lorelai peeked her head past Tristan's to talk to Rory, "I'll be expecting nightly phone updates." She winked at her.
Lorelai was leaning, with her arms folded, on the rolled down window on Tristan's side of the car. She was bidding them a final farewell of their weekend together. They had showed Tristan Stars Hollow at its finest, introduced him to the townspeople. Some new and some who have been there forever. He got to spend time with Rory and they caught up on the missing years since junior year and Rory got to know the Tristan she never got a chance to know. He took a great liking to Lorelai. He also took part in an infamous Gilmore movie night and found Luke's coffee to be quite addicting.
"Thanks for the weekend mom. Take good care of Sookie. We're going to get going now."
"Take care kiddo, look out for this one for me Tristan, she's my flesh and blood and the only one."
"You can count on me Lorelai."
"I won't keep you two here any longer. You all got your lives in your big ol' city to get back to."
Tristan started the engine.
"Wait!" Lorelai ran over the passenger side and gave Rory a quick kiss on a cheek and a hug. She then ran back to Tristan's side and did the same thing.
She hit the side of Tristan's car, "Now get moving, don't worry about me, I'm going to go play with Luke."
As Tristan's car pulled out of the driveway, Rory stuck her head out of the window, "Love you!" and blew Lorelai a kiss.
She settled back into her seat.
"One could really get used to being around your mother. She's definitely..." Tristan could find the right word to describe Lorelai.
"Unique" Rory finished off for him.
"I had a really great time with you and Lorelai this weekend, but I'm also glad that we're going home."
Rory looked over at him and waited for him to continue with a smile on her face.
"You know," he proceeded, as though she should know what he means, " going home means quality time between just you and me. Alone."
"It also means back to the daily grind at work."
"But this time, it's in each other's company."
Rory smiled at the thought of ending each night with Tristan, "I like the sound of that."
She kicked off her flip-flops and put her feet up on the dashboard. She closed her eyes and leaned back, enjoying the breeze through the open windows on her bare legs as Tristan's beemer raced down the highway.
* * * * *
They had left Stars Hollow early morning, with many rest stops here and there to accommodate with Rory's bladder. They arrived back in New York in the evening. The elevator dinged and exited a giggling Rory and a much- amused Tristan.
"I swear I don't know how many times I was praying for my life. My knuckles were turning white!"
"Now you know how it feels to live on the wild side."
Rory just shook her head, "you drive like a maniac Tristan."
Tristan just shrugged, "Its New York, you're going to have to get used to it. Everyone drives like me."
"Then I don't' think I'm ever going to drive here. The subway is going to have to do."
"Well then I'll be more than happy to drive you and pick you up from work everyday."
They had arrived at Rory's apartment door and as Rory turned away from Tristan to put the key into the keyhole and pushed open the door, Tristan had situated himself comfortably hovering above Rory with his hands on the doorway, completely trapping Rory within him. They were long past the will he or won't he goodnight kiss.
Rory turned around, then aware of their sudden closeness. First looked down at her shoes then slowly looked up to gaze into Tristan's eyes.
"Do you want to come in." She asked softly.
"Do you want me to?" he replied with the same softness in a low voice. Rory placed her hands on Tristan's chest and picking off an imaginary piece of lint on his shit.
"For a cup of coffee, yes," she keep a deep breath and smiled, "then we'll see from there."
Tristan's eyes were gentle as he looked in hers for a confirmation. When he found it, the sudden look of pleading that was gone as fast as it had come, he said, "ok."
"Ok then."
Tristan tilted his head and leaned his head down slowly. Rory's lips looked so inviting as she licked her lips in anticipation.
But the kiss never came, because it was interrupted by the purposeful closing of a door not far down the hall.
"Well well, if it isn't Ms. Gilmore from 7C." Rory looked at Tristan to see that he too was disappointed.
Tristan slid his hands down the doorframe and slid an arm around Rory's waist and they turned to face the intruder of their moment.
"Hello Melissa," greeted Rory as welcoming as possible.
But this woman ignored her and proceeded to make her way towards the couple, hips swaying dangerously, not at all bothering to be subtle about the way she was checking out Tristan. She shifted her handbag on her shoulder and greeted Rory then turned her full attention to Tristan. All the while never taking her eyes off him, "Not even a month in New York and here you are with probably one of New York City's finest. Why didn't' you tell me you had a boyfriend?"
"You never asked" Rory said under her breath. Quiet enough that Melissa missed it but Tristan hadn't. He tightened his hold around Rory.
Tristan flashed her one of his trademark smiles. Melissa stuck out a perfectly manicured hand, "Melissa Robinson of 7B"
Tristan took it and gave it a polite shake, "Tristan DuGrey, one of New York's most eligible bachelors who is now taken by no other than your wonderful neighbour."
Melissa gave a short laugh, "What a charmer!" Then playfully nudged Rory in the shoulder as though they were buddies.
Tristan, seeing that Melissa was on her way out, but not planning on leaving them alone any time soon, thought of a way to get rid of her without being rude so him and Rory could finally be alone.
He let out an audible sigh and turned to Rory, "You know what Rory, it's getting late, we both need to work tomorrow, and I think I should get going." He saw the disappointment in her features but then leaned down to whisper in her ear, "just play along"
Rory was confused but was taken aback when Tristan's lips covered hers. He cupped one side of her face with his hand. He looked over at Melissa to see her still standing there indifferent. Normally, a normal person would've left by now to give them privacy. He decided to move it to the next level. He started assaulting her neck and placed feather light kisses down the length of her neck, "I'll." Kiss. "see". Kiss. "you." Kiss. "Tomorrow."
He gazed sideways to see if their little performance had caused a little someone to leave. But still, Melissa Robinson was standing there with her hands clasped in front of her watching the couple as though watching a furry little kitten playing with a ball of string.
Defeated, he straightened up, "well, I guess I shall be going, I'll take a rain check on that coffee" He smiled at her and gave Rory one last quick kiss on the lips, "I'll call you."
He turned to Melissa, "It was nice meeting you Melissa."
"The pleasure's all mine, I'm sure I'll be seeing a lot of you around."
He just flashed her a smile and turned to Rory, "Bye Rory."
"Bye Tristan." Replied Rory, still a little dazed at his forwardness.
"So how long have you and Tristan been together for?" inquired Melissa as soon as Tristan was out of sight.
Rory thought back to that Friday which seemed like ages. But the time they had together brought a smile to her lips, "less than week."
Melissa was surprised. Less than a week and from the looks of it, Rory was inviting him in to spend the night. But this was good news to her; less than a week meant it wasn't that serious, yet.
"But we've known each other way longer that. We go way back." She tried to justify that her relationship with Tristan wasn't just a fling.
"Aww, isnt' that cute. Friends turned into lovers. You know neighbour, I think we have a lot of things in common. And seeing how close we live, I can count on us seeing a lot of each other from now on. Glad I ran into you tonight."
Rory smiled politely, "well it was pretty unavoidable."
"Its late, I've got to be going, good night Rory."
"Good night Melissa."
She proceeded down the hall. The click sound of her heels echoing though the hall.
'Ha, a lot of things in common, you must mean Tristan.' Thought Rory to herself as she closed the door to her apartment.
Rory hadn't been sure of her offer to Tristan to come inside. She didn't know if she was ready but she knew whatever might've happened tonight, it would do more good to her relationship with Tristan than bad. But once Tristan starting kissing her neck, all doubts were gone. All she wanted to do was to lead him into her apartment and shut the door on Melissa, and go at it in their privacy. She was disappointed when Tristan announced that he was going to leave but realized what he had been trying to do.
Rory flopped down on her couch and silently cursed her neighbour down the hall for interrupting her night.
* * * * *
Melissa Robinson, wanna-be actress turned into manager at a local nightclub. She grew up in the suburbs of California. Family was pretty well-off and she was used to getting what she wanted. She had hardly talked to Rory since the day she moved in. But that was just to greet her and perform her neighbourly duties of welcoming her to the building. From then on, it was simply a polite 'hello' in the hallway when their paths crossed, even that was seldom. That night, she was on her way to the nightclub where she worked and was definitely glad to had run into Tristan. She approved of Rory's taste in men because, Tristan DuGrey was definitely the kind of men she would go for. She thought of his smile and decided she wanted to see more.
* * * * *
Not a minute or two later came a knock on Rory's door.
It snapped Rory out of her daydream. Groaning, she pushed herself off her coach and stumbled to her door. She opened it and was surprised with the force the person on the other side executed when coming in through the doorway. He cupped Rory's face forcefully, yet delicately with his hands and proceeded with a full on assault. His hands went down to Rory's hips and roamed along the side of her figure, cupping the side of her breasts then moving onto her exploring her back.
"Tristan," gasped Rory breathlessly as he moved onto her neck, "I thought you left."
"How could I leave?" he replied, his voice low and husky. He continued his assault, then pulled away again, "I went down the elevator but then used the staircase to come back up." His lips found their way back to her neck.
"You are a genius," Rory wrapped her arms around his neck and played with the hair at the nape of his head while leading him further and further into her apartment
TBC ~~~~~
Sorry about the long wait for the second part of chapter 6. Honestly, I had no idea what to do with this story. It took a while, but I'm glad it's done. This is the longest chapter yet. Hope you all liked it. BTW, I reposted chapter 6 part I. I only proof-read it once, so I apologize for any mistakes.
Thanks to all my reviewers. Much Much appreciated. Review and tell me what you think of this chapter! Thanks.
R A C H
"Be sure to visit again Tristan. You're on my radar now."
"I don't see why not."
"I'll be keeping tabs on you."
"I'll be keeping an eye out for your people lurking in the corners."
"It won't be that easy, they like to change colours. Like a chameleon, adapting to their surroundings. And Rory, " Lorelai peeked her head past Tristan's to talk to Rory, "I'll be expecting nightly phone updates." She winked at her.
Lorelai was leaning, with her arms folded, on the rolled down window on Tristan's side of the car. She was bidding them a final farewell of their weekend together. They had showed Tristan Stars Hollow at its finest, introduced him to the townspeople. Some new and some who have been there forever. He got to spend time with Rory and they caught up on the missing years since junior year and Rory got to know the Tristan she never got a chance to know. He took a great liking to Lorelai. He also took part in an infamous Gilmore movie night and found Luke's coffee to be quite addicting.
"Thanks for the weekend mom. Take good care of Sookie. We're going to get going now."
"Take care kiddo, look out for this one for me Tristan, she's my flesh and blood and the only one."
"You can count on me Lorelai."
"I won't keep you two here any longer. You all got your lives in your big ol' city to get back to."
Tristan started the engine.
"Wait!" Lorelai ran over the passenger side and gave Rory a quick kiss on a cheek and a hug. She then ran back to Tristan's side and did the same thing.
She hit the side of Tristan's car, "Now get moving, don't worry about me, I'm going to go play with Luke."
As Tristan's car pulled out of the driveway, Rory stuck her head out of the window, "Love you!" and blew Lorelai a kiss.
She settled back into her seat.
"One could really get used to being around your mother. She's definitely..." Tristan could find the right word to describe Lorelai.
"Unique" Rory finished off for him.
"I had a really great time with you and Lorelai this weekend, but I'm also glad that we're going home."
Rory looked over at him and waited for him to continue with a smile on her face.
"You know," he proceeded, as though she should know what he means, " going home means quality time between just you and me. Alone."
"It also means back to the daily grind at work."
"But this time, it's in each other's company."
Rory smiled at the thought of ending each night with Tristan, "I like the sound of that."
She kicked off her flip-flops and put her feet up on the dashboard. She closed her eyes and leaned back, enjoying the breeze through the open windows on her bare legs as Tristan's beemer raced down the highway.
* * * * *
They had left Stars Hollow early morning, with many rest stops here and there to accommodate with Rory's bladder. They arrived back in New York in the evening. The elevator dinged and exited a giggling Rory and a much- amused Tristan.
"I swear I don't know how many times I was praying for my life. My knuckles were turning white!"
"Now you know how it feels to live on the wild side."
Rory just shook her head, "you drive like a maniac Tristan."
Tristan just shrugged, "Its New York, you're going to have to get used to it. Everyone drives like me."
"Then I don't' think I'm ever going to drive here. The subway is going to have to do."
"Well then I'll be more than happy to drive you and pick you up from work everyday."
They had arrived at Rory's apartment door and as Rory turned away from Tristan to put the key into the keyhole and pushed open the door, Tristan had situated himself comfortably hovering above Rory with his hands on the doorway, completely trapping Rory within him. They were long past the will he or won't he goodnight kiss.
Rory turned around, then aware of their sudden closeness. First looked down at her shoes then slowly looked up to gaze into Tristan's eyes.
"Do you want to come in." She asked softly.
"Do you want me to?" he replied with the same softness in a low voice. Rory placed her hands on Tristan's chest and picking off an imaginary piece of lint on his shit.
"For a cup of coffee, yes," she keep a deep breath and smiled, "then we'll see from there."
Tristan's eyes were gentle as he looked in hers for a confirmation. When he found it, the sudden look of pleading that was gone as fast as it had come, he said, "ok."
"Ok then."
Tristan tilted his head and leaned his head down slowly. Rory's lips looked so inviting as she licked her lips in anticipation.
But the kiss never came, because it was interrupted by the purposeful closing of a door not far down the hall.
"Well well, if it isn't Ms. Gilmore from 7C." Rory looked at Tristan to see that he too was disappointed.
Tristan slid his hands down the doorframe and slid an arm around Rory's waist and they turned to face the intruder of their moment.
"Hello Melissa," greeted Rory as welcoming as possible.
But this woman ignored her and proceeded to make her way towards the couple, hips swaying dangerously, not at all bothering to be subtle about the way she was checking out Tristan. She shifted her handbag on her shoulder and greeted Rory then turned her full attention to Tristan. All the while never taking her eyes off him, "Not even a month in New York and here you are with probably one of New York City's finest. Why didn't' you tell me you had a boyfriend?"
"You never asked" Rory said under her breath. Quiet enough that Melissa missed it but Tristan hadn't. He tightened his hold around Rory.
Tristan flashed her one of his trademark smiles. Melissa stuck out a perfectly manicured hand, "Melissa Robinson of 7B"
Tristan took it and gave it a polite shake, "Tristan DuGrey, one of New York's most eligible bachelors who is now taken by no other than your wonderful neighbour."
Melissa gave a short laugh, "What a charmer!" Then playfully nudged Rory in the shoulder as though they were buddies.
Tristan, seeing that Melissa was on her way out, but not planning on leaving them alone any time soon, thought of a way to get rid of her without being rude so him and Rory could finally be alone.
He let out an audible sigh and turned to Rory, "You know what Rory, it's getting late, we both need to work tomorrow, and I think I should get going." He saw the disappointment in her features but then leaned down to whisper in her ear, "just play along"
Rory was confused but was taken aback when Tristan's lips covered hers. He cupped one side of her face with his hand. He looked over at Melissa to see her still standing there indifferent. Normally, a normal person would've left by now to give them privacy. He decided to move it to the next level. He started assaulting her neck and placed feather light kisses down the length of her neck, "I'll." Kiss. "see". Kiss. "you." Kiss. "Tomorrow."
He gazed sideways to see if their little performance had caused a little someone to leave. But still, Melissa Robinson was standing there with her hands clasped in front of her watching the couple as though watching a furry little kitten playing with a ball of string.
Defeated, he straightened up, "well, I guess I shall be going, I'll take a rain check on that coffee" He smiled at her and gave Rory one last quick kiss on the lips, "I'll call you."
He turned to Melissa, "It was nice meeting you Melissa."
"The pleasure's all mine, I'm sure I'll be seeing a lot of you around."
He just flashed her a smile and turned to Rory, "Bye Rory."
"Bye Tristan." Replied Rory, still a little dazed at his forwardness.
"So how long have you and Tristan been together for?" inquired Melissa as soon as Tristan was out of sight.
Rory thought back to that Friday which seemed like ages. But the time they had together brought a smile to her lips, "less than week."
Melissa was surprised. Less than a week and from the looks of it, Rory was inviting him in to spend the night. But this was good news to her; less than a week meant it wasn't that serious, yet.
"But we've known each other way longer that. We go way back." She tried to justify that her relationship with Tristan wasn't just a fling.
"Aww, isnt' that cute. Friends turned into lovers. You know neighbour, I think we have a lot of things in common. And seeing how close we live, I can count on us seeing a lot of each other from now on. Glad I ran into you tonight."
Rory smiled politely, "well it was pretty unavoidable."
"Its late, I've got to be going, good night Rory."
"Good night Melissa."
She proceeded down the hall. The click sound of her heels echoing though the hall.
'Ha, a lot of things in common, you must mean Tristan.' Thought Rory to herself as she closed the door to her apartment.
Rory hadn't been sure of her offer to Tristan to come inside. She didn't know if she was ready but she knew whatever might've happened tonight, it would do more good to her relationship with Tristan than bad. But once Tristan starting kissing her neck, all doubts were gone. All she wanted to do was to lead him into her apartment and shut the door on Melissa, and go at it in their privacy. She was disappointed when Tristan announced that he was going to leave but realized what he had been trying to do.
Rory flopped down on her couch and silently cursed her neighbour down the hall for interrupting her night.
* * * * *
Melissa Robinson, wanna-be actress turned into manager at a local nightclub. She grew up in the suburbs of California. Family was pretty well-off and she was used to getting what she wanted. She had hardly talked to Rory since the day she moved in. But that was just to greet her and perform her neighbourly duties of welcoming her to the building. From then on, it was simply a polite 'hello' in the hallway when their paths crossed, even that was seldom. That night, she was on her way to the nightclub where she worked and was definitely glad to had run into Tristan. She approved of Rory's taste in men because, Tristan DuGrey was definitely the kind of men she would go for. She thought of his smile and decided she wanted to see more.
* * * * *
Not a minute or two later came a knock on Rory's door.
It snapped Rory out of her daydream. Groaning, she pushed herself off her coach and stumbled to her door. She opened it and was surprised with the force the person on the other side executed when coming in through the doorway. He cupped Rory's face forcefully, yet delicately with his hands and proceeded with a full on assault. His hands went down to Rory's hips and roamed along the side of her figure, cupping the side of her breasts then moving onto her exploring her back.
"Tristan," gasped Rory breathlessly as he moved onto her neck, "I thought you left."
"How could I leave?" he replied, his voice low and husky. He continued his assault, then pulled away again, "I went down the elevator but then used the staircase to come back up." His lips found their way back to her neck.
"You are a genius," Rory wrapped her arms around his neck and played with the hair at the nape of his head while leading him further and further into her apartment
TBC ~~~~~
Sorry about the long wait for the second part of chapter 6. Honestly, I had no idea what to do with this story. It took a while, but I'm glad it's done. This is the longest chapter yet. Hope you all liked it. BTW, I reposted chapter 6 part I. I only proof-read it once, so I apologize for any mistakes.
Thanks to all my reviewers. Much Much appreciated. Review and tell me what you think of this chapter! Thanks.
R A C H