Author: Kimmi
Title: Chapter 17: Say It To My Face (Part 4)
Tomorrow morning-Sunday
GILMORE HOUSE
"Are you sure you're okay? Lorelai asked. She and Rory were having breakfast.
"Yes mom. I'll be fine"
"Okay good. I'm just gonna go for a while. Sookie and I will go to Hartford, check the place out and we'll get home as soon as possible. Then we could hang out"
"Okay"
"Bye sweetie"
"Bye mom"
HARTFORD-somewhere on the street…"Oh my god! That place was beautiful! Sookie, I love it! What do you think?"
"You're right Lorelai. That place was beautiful. And the kitchen likes me! We were meant to be…"
"So… we'll take it?" Lorelai asked.
"I guess…"
"Wow… our own Inn…"
"Yeah…"
"Ummm… hello? Excuse me?" a beautiful blonde woman called out. Both of her hands were full of shopping bags.
"Oh, can we help you?" Lorelai asked.
"Hi… you're probably don't know me… well… you're definitely don't know me… but ummm… could you please pick that bag for me, please…?"
"Oh sure. Here it is" Lorelai said, handing her the bag but the woman couldn't take it. Her hands were full. Every finger had a bag hanging on them. "Oh hey… why don't we just help you take all these bags to your car" Lorelai offered.
"Really?"
"Yes, of course"
"You two are wonderful. That would be great. Come on, my car is right over there"
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"Here we are" The blonde woman opened the car trunk and put all her bags inside and closed it before she walked to where Lorelai and Sookie were standing. "Thank you so much"
"No problem"
"I've never seen you two in Hartford before"
"Oh, we're here to check out a place. We're planning on having an Inn of our own"
"Oh wow… that's great…"
"Yeah… thank you"
"I'm Jennifer DuGrey"
"Hi, I'm Lorelai Gilmore and this is Soo—Are you related to Tristan. Tristan DuGrey?"
"Yeah… he's my son. How did you—you're Rory's mother…"
"That's me"
"Oh my god… this is great"
"Yes it is"
"Oh wow… its good that I finally meet you Lorelai. Rory is wonderful young lady"
"Well… its good that I finally meet you too Jennifer. And Tristan is a great kid. Oh by the way, this is Sookie"
"Hi Sookie. Its nice to meet you"
"Its nice to meet you too Jennifer. Now I know where Tristan got his pretty face"
"I'll take that as a compliment" Jennifer said, and they all laughed. "Hey Lorelai… Do you know about the… you know… about Rory… and Tristan…"
"Yeah, I know…"
"So… how is she?"
"She's still upset"
"Yeah… so is Tristan. He really love her"
"I know… and Rory loves him too"
"Really?"
"Yeah… she told me"
"But I thought—" Jennifer was interrupt when her cell phone ring. "Hello? Hey David. I know… I'll be right there. Love you too. Bye." She hung up. "Oh Lorelai… Sookie, that was my husband. He's waiting for me so I really have to go… I'm sorry…"
"Oh that's okay"
"We're leaving to Paris tonight. Tristan's grandfather is sick"
"Oh we're so sorry"
"Thank you. Oh, say hi to Rory for me"
"I will"
"It's very nice to meet you two"
"Same here"
"Bye"
"Bye…" both Lorelai and Sookie said.
"Oh no, we're late. Rory's waiting" Lorelai said, glancing down at her watch.
"Oh! Right! Let's go"
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GILMORE HOUSE"Rory?"
"Here…" Rory said, from the living room.
"Hey, guess who I met today?"
"Who…?"
"Tristan's mom"
"Jennifer?"
"Yeah"
"Was Tristan with her?"
"No… she was alone"
"Oh"
"Did he call you?"
"No"
"Did you call him?"
"No"
"So you didn't know"
"Know what? Oh god… Is something wrong with Tristan? Is he okay? Is he sick?"
"No… he's fine… relax… He's okay and he's not sick"
"Thank god" Rory let a relief sighed.
"But his grandpa is"
"His grandpa is sick?"
"Yeah…"
"Oh no… poor Tristan… he loves his grandpa so much"
"And he's leaving to Paris tonight"
"He's leaving to Paris?"
"Yep. He and his family"
"Tonight?"
"That's what Jennifer said"
"Why didn't he tell me…?"
"Maybe he didn't tell you yet. He's leaving tonight. There are still times for him to call"
"Or maybe he don't want to call"
"Rory…"
"I thought… he's just mad at me and he'd call me… and now… he's leaving to Paris… and he still hasn't call… he really did left me… he broke up with me…" Rory said, tears falling down on her cheeks.
"Sweetie…" Lorelai said, pulling her daughter into an embrace.
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That night, Tristan left to Paris… without telling Rory.
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MONDAY MORNING…
Rory and Lorelai were in the car. Lorelai refused to let Rory took the bus because she wanted to give her the ride to school.
"Mom" Rory spoke up.
"Yes sweetie"
"When he get home, I'm going to tell him… that I love him. I will wait for him"
Lorelai gave Rory a gentle squeeze on her hands.
"I just hope that… he'll forgive me"
"He will"
PARIS
Tristan sat on a chair, next to a bed where his grandfather was lying. He felt so alone. He wanted Rory. He wanted her to be there, right here, right now. He wanted her to hold him tight and tell him that everything is going to be all right. He needed her. He missed her… so bad. "Rory…" Tristan cried out. He buried his face in both palm of his hands.
"Tristan?" Jennifer called out softly.
Tristan looked up. He wiped his tears with the back of his hands. "Yes mother"
"Sweetie, its late. You should get some rest. Your grandfather will be fine"
Tristan got up from his chair and walk to where his mother was standing.
"Come here…" Jennifer said, pulling his son in a bear hug.
"I miss her" Tristan whispered.
"I know… I'm sure she miss you too"
"Yeah right" Tristan said sarcastically, pulling away from his mother embrace.
"She loves you Tristan"
Tristan let a small laugh. "How did you know? Did she tell you? Cause she sure didn't tell me" he joked.
"Well, her mom did. I met her the other day, at Hartford. She and her friend, Vicky…"
"Sookie"
"Right Sookie… they were checking out a place to open their own Inn. Anyway… she told me that… Rory loves you"
"She probably made that up"
"Tristan…"
"How should I believe that she did love me? She didn't say it mom. I wanna hear she say it. To my face!" and with that he walked away.
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Days gone by so slowly for Rory Gilmore. Every night, she would cry, on her bed and fell to sleep. Tristan's grandfather was doing better and better each day. Tristan was more than that his grandfather was doing okay.
Wednesday PARIS- Airport"Okay Tristan. Your father and I will come home tomorrow or… maybe Friday. We don't know yet. We'll see how your grandfather is doing"
"Okay mom" Tristan gave his mother a kiss on her forehead. Jennifer suddenly pulled him into a hug. She hugged him so tightly like… she'll never see him again.
"I love you" Jennifer said.
"I love you too mom"
After a while, they pulled away. "Take care okay?"
"I will. Tell dad and grandpa that I love them both"
"I will sweetie"
"Bye mom"
"Bye"
To be continued……