Disclaimers: I don't own anything except for Hope, Faith and Dustin.
Memories
Chapter 5: The Intimacy
Tristan walks back to his house with his hands filled with bags. Upon entering the house, he sees Rory watching the dusting pictures on the entrance. Her eyes are filled with tears. She's lost in her memories and doesn't hear Tristan enters.
"It's the big envelope!" Giving Rory two more big envelopes, Lorelai exclaims:
"You're the biggest virgin in the world!"
"Mom, can't you were something else?" Laughing Lorelai replies:
"No! I like what I'm wearing!" Shocked, Rory says:
"You go change right away Mom; Grandma is going to kill you. She invited the DuGrey tonight!" Defeated, Lorelai walks up the stairs murmuring:
"But it's so fun when she's mad at me!"
"Rory, when are you going to admit your feelings toward Tristan?" Rory turns around and screams:
"I do not love my best friend mom!" Lorelai stands in front of her daughter saying with an annoying little voice:
"Oh but you do! Or else why would it already be a year since you went out on a date? You spent all your time with Tristan. I can't even see you without him anymore!" Pushing her mother aside, Rory walks inside her room and before closing the door, she says:
"You're delusional!"
Two arms wraps around her thin waist, small kisses goes up her neck. Rory hears Tristan whispers:
"I brought food, coffee and candies."
"Which movie did you bring?" Mischievous sparks appear in Tristan's eyes. Before he can say a word, Rory starts to move her head from left to right murmuring:
"No, no no no no no no. I hate the look in your eyes. I bet you rent a horror movie again! You know I hate them!"
"Tristan, what movie did you rent?"
"Scream, scream II and scream III." A look of horror appears on Rory's face when she screams:
"But I hate horror movies! They make me jump and scream." Tristan starts to smirk and replies with a husky voice:
"Don't worry, I'll protect you. I'll even hold you tight!"
"Don't tell me you brought the scream trilogy again!" A huge smile creeps over Tristan's face when he whispers:
"Don't worry, I'll hold you tight!"
Hope followed Tristan to the house where he entered. Looking through the window, she saw Tristan kiss Rory's neck. She watches them from afar, not too sure if she should knock right away or wait until the morning. Seeing the exchange between them as they sit on the couch, their back to her, she sees Tristan raise an arm to rest it around Rory's shoulder. She sees Rory say something in his ear; she sees a huge smile on Tristan lips as he turns to face her. She sees Rory sit on his laps, facing him. She sees Rory kiss him and she sees Tristan flipping her on the couch. She sees no one anymore. Deciding that it might be a bad time to interrupt, she walks in the direction of "The dragon fly" to call Dustin.
Rory brings a cover on top of them as they watch the movie in their underwear. Tristan holds Rory tightly, scared that she's going to disappear again. Tristan puts the movie on hold and asks:
"Rory, where does that leave us?" Rory turns to face him.
"Rory, where does it leave us?" Tristan asks.
"I don't know." Rory answers softly.
"I want us to be together. I love you!" Tristan whispers.
"I'm not sure if I love you enough to be an us." Rory replies, tears falling down her cheeks. Tristan closes his eyes, pain striking his heart. He takes a deep breath before answering, not wanting to sound desperate:
"I love you enough for the both of us." Kissing Tristan softly, Rory answers:
"It's my mother's wake in a couple of hours; can't we talk about it another time?"
"I don't know Tristan. So many things happened yet so little."
"I want us to be together. I still love you." Tristan whispers.
"I'm sure I love you enough to be an us but if you jump in, there's no way out." Tristan's heart is filled with love and tenderness. Getting up, he walks over to his jacket and retrieves a velvet box bought right after the last talk he had with Lorelai. Coming back to Rory, he bends down on one knee, and asks:
"Lorelai Leigh Gilmore, will you marry me?" Then he opens the velvet box reveling an engagement ring surrounded by two small diamonds. Tears start to fall from Rory's eyes when she says:
"I'm sorry Tristan, I can't marry you, ever!" Holding her arms to make sure that she doesn't run away from him, he asks:
"Why? You wanted an us, you said jump in and there's no way out! I've wanted to marry you for so long, even when we were just friends!" Rory hugs Tristan strongly, scared that after so many years of ignoring her feelings, he will just walk away. She sobs in his arms for a while before saying:
"I can't marry anyone without my mom there!" Sweetly massaging her back, Tristan decides to drop the matter for the moment and whispers:
"As long as you're mine, that's all that's important."
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