At the diner
Luke still had not opened the diner and it didn't look like he was going to
open until lunchtime at the earliest. After Rory confessed the unplanned
pregnancy and the identity of the father to Luke. They decided to wait a
day or two, for Rory to tell Lorelai. They wanted to figure out a way to
tell her that wouldn't make her head explode. Luke could tell that Rory was
emotionally drained from discussing this with him. The two remained quiet
for a while until the telephone began to ring.
"Hello" Luke said answering the phone, he knew it had to either be Lorelai or Jess. It still amazed Luke how close he and Jess had become since finally grew up. Jess called him everyday now without fail.
"Do you know where Rory is? I woke up to my coffee, thanks by the way, and no daughter. I am going to kill you. Would you like to know why? Well, I'll tell you, the way I see it you sent her off with Dean last night. And apparently she must have stayed with him. I woke up this morning, quite early I might add and she's not here. Luke she's not here. You are so dead. Do you see what you have done?"
"Are you done with the rant Lore? Rory is here at the diner with me. She came over for breakfast and I closed for the morning so we could spend some time catching up. We have been here talking and waiting for you to join the land of the living all morning."
"She isn't with Dean?" Lorelai said meekly.
"No Lore."
"Did she come there after leaving his house?"
"No Lore, she was sleeping in her bed when I left your house."
"OK I'm sorry. I am being crazy."
"It's all right. Just to ease your mind, Rory was alone in her bed and actually Dean was sitting on my step this morning when I got here." Luke realized he hadn't told Rory that Dean was on the front stoop this morning. "Lore, are you going to come over for breakfast or would you prefer we bring it to you at the house?"
"I'll be there after I get dressed. Love you."
"You too."
Luke returned the phone to it's cradle and tried not to make eye contact with a confused Rory, sitting on a stool at the counter.
"Luke, what were you talking about? Dean was here when you got here?"
"Yes, Rory but...."
"Why would he be here so early?"
"Dean needed to talk."
"Who talks that time of the day? Most people sleep. About what?"
"Rory, I'm sorry but I can't discuss that with you."
"You are kidding me? Luke I just told you everything and now you cannot confide in me."
"Rory don't get upset. If you think it is that important for you to know then I will tell you but you have to promise never to say anything to him or to act differently around him."
"I promise now tell me."
"Rory, Dean loves you."
"I know I love him too."
"No, Rory, Dean is in love with you."
"Oh" was the only response Rory could come up with and Luke continued.
"He has been since you were teenagers."
"OK, he's in love with me. Still why was he here? I don't understand."
"Dean confides in me about how he feels. He needed to talk this morning and now that is all I am going to say about on the subject."
"We kissed." Rory said out loud before her brain even processed that the words were coming out her mouth. Luke just nodded.
"I am going to go out on a limb and say that Dean already told you." Luke just nodded again a small smile forming on his unshaven face. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Lorelai took a shower and dressed after her telephone conversation with Luke. While in her room, she could hear a telephone ringing in the distance. It sounded like a low dull hum. As she began to walk down the stairs the ringing gradually got louder. Still not as loud as normal but louder nonetheless. It was driving her crazy, she could tell it was in the house, she decided on finding the source of her aggravation. Lorelai followed the annoying sound into Rory's bedroom. After looking around for it without success, Lorelai gave up. With a frustrated sigh she flopped onto the bed and found that the bed was the source. She found the cellular phone beneath the comforter. She flipped it open and the caller id screen read 'Trist cell,' Lorelai was about to answer it as the ringing stopped the screen changed it then said 'Missed 14 calls'. She decided to turn the power off and take it with her to the diner to give to Rory.
**THINKING** **Hmm... The only one who it could have been would be that annoying evil blonde God that Rory went to Chilton with. But why would he be calling? She must have met someone else whose name could be shortened to Trist or maybe it could be a nickname. What the hell kind of nickname is Trist?" **
To say that Lorelai was interested in the identity of the caller would have been an understatement. She was so intrigued that she left the house to go to Luke's without carrying her own cell and purse, but she had a death grip on Rory's phone in her right hand. She was off to the diner at an extremely fast pace. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
In Hartford at The DuGrey Mansion
The twenty-three year old Tristan DuGrey walked into his father's study. Right up to the large mahogany desk where his father William DuGrey sat. Tristan and his father always had what you would have considered a Rocky relationship sometimes including the boxing gloves. But as Tristan grew older, they had learned how to communicate with each other. In their own odd way, they were actually becoming friends. Tristan had realized that William was not the evil bastard that he had always believed him to be. And William had stopped throwing money at his son and started to show an interest in his son's life.
"Father."
"Tristan, what are you doing here? I wasn't expecting you until next week."
"Rory left me in Boston."
"What? When? Why?"
"Calm down Dad."
"Did she except the ring?"
"No, actually that's why I am here. I need some advice. Rory left because she thinks I only want to marry her because she's expecting....."
"Expecting what?.........Oh."
"Now do you see my problem?"
"Yes, son I do but I don't understand why she would think that. Care to elaborate?"
"Well, Thursday night I took Rory out to dinner at The Armani Cafe on Newbury Street. I was planning on proposing when our desserts arrived but I got a surprise during the appetizers Rory blurted out that she was pregnant. I dealt with the announcement well and we ate and talked. Our desserts came and I knelt down and was about to pull out the little velvet box when Rory told me to get up and that there was no way in hell she was going to marry me because of our new situation."
"I assume you told her that the proposal had nothing to do with the pregnancy since of course you didn't even know."
"I did and she didn't believe me. I don't believe Rory saw the box so therefore I guess I do understand her thinking that I was doing it because of the baby."
"Son, this is going to be hard but you have to prove yourself to her. Prove that you love her and want to marry her in her condition but not because of it. She is probably with her mother in Stars Hollow, you are going to go there. Right?"
"Ofcourse. As soon as I shower and dress. I will call you when I know something."
"OK Tristan, good luck." *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Back in Star's Hollow at Luke's Diner
Lorelai walked into the diner and took a seat next to Rory at the counter. Luke was standing behind the counter, he still hadn't reopened and now he wasn't even sure if he was going to.
"Hey. Here take this thing, it wouldn't stop ringing." Lorelai said handing Rory her phone.
"Thanks Mom. It was probably just my editor calling. I'll call her back later."
"Lore, what do you want to eat?" Luke asked setting a steaming cup of coffee in front of her.
"Nothing yet, Luke. Thanks though. So your editor, Huh?"
"I would imagine that is who would be calling but I still haven't checked my call log. I'll check it now."
Luke was wondering what the weird look on Lorelai's face was from. "I could save you the trouble if you would like." Lorelai said before Rory even had the chance to flip the cell open.
"Mom, you look like you want to tell me. Just do it already."
"OK, when it was ringing I opened it and saw that the caller id screen said 'Trist' which I thought was such an odd name. So I was wondering is this person someone who you have an occasional tryst with or is that their name."
"Mom, I am going to have to say it's their name. I don't do what you do and put cute names or not so cute names in my cell directory."
"What are you talking cute and not so cute names?" Luke asked not sure if he really wanted to know.
"Well, Luke last I knew, my name in her phone came up 'Gorgeous Daughter' and yours was 'Tight Buns' and I doubt she meant the buns for the hamburgers. Michele's was 'Stinky Frenchman' and Sookie's was 'Food Goddess.' Now do you see what I am talking about?"
Lorelai just sat there smiling in her quirky way. "OK well first off Luke now comes up 'Oooh La La' for your info and if Trist is a name. What could that be short for, it's kind of odd. The only person I have ever met that you could call Trist, was that evil kid you went to Chilton with that got his tight little blonde Adonis butt shipped off to military school."
No one had heard the bell above the door jingle.
"Sorry, we are closed for the day." Luke said as Lorelai finished her sentence and both women turned to see who he was talking to.
"Damn, speak of the devil." Lorelai said aloud.
Rory regained her composure rather quickly. "Tristan, what are you doing here?"
"I wanted to see you I don't understand why you won't accept my calls or my proposal. I love you Ror, and I want to be there for you and the baby."
Rory's mouth gaped open and so did Lorelai's and that is when Tristan realized that her mother must not have known about the pregnancy.
**Well looks like I don't have to figure out a way to tell her now** Rory thought.
"Hello" Luke said answering the phone, he knew it had to either be Lorelai or Jess. It still amazed Luke how close he and Jess had become since finally grew up. Jess called him everyday now without fail.
"Do you know where Rory is? I woke up to my coffee, thanks by the way, and no daughter. I am going to kill you. Would you like to know why? Well, I'll tell you, the way I see it you sent her off with Dean last night. And apparently she must have stayed with him. I woke up this morning, quite early I might add and she's not here. Luke she's not here. You are so dead. Do you see what you have done?"
"Are you done with the rant Lore? Rory is here at the diner with me. She came over for breakfast and I closed for the morning so we could spend some time catching up. We have been here talking and waiting for you to join the land of the living all morning."
"She isn't with Dean?" Lorelai said meekly.
"No Lore."
"Did she come there after leaving his house?"
"No Lore, she was sleeping in her bed when I left your house."
"OK I'm sorry. I am being crazy."
"It's all right. Just to ease your mind, Rory was alone in her bed and actually Dean was sitting on my step this morning when I got here." Luke realized he hadn't told Rory that Dean was on the front stoop this morning. "Lore, are you going to come over for breakfast or would you prefer we bring it to you at the house?"
"I'll be there after I get dressed. Love you."
"You too."
Luke returned the phone to it's cradle and tried not to make eye contact with a confused Rory, sitting on a stool at the counter.
"Luke, what were you talking about? Dean was here when you got here?"
"Yes, Rory but...."
"Why would he be here so early?"
"Dean needed to talk."
"Who talks that time of the day? Most people sleep. About what?"
"Rory, I'm sorry but I can't discuss that with you."
"You are kidding me? Luke I just told you everything and now you cannot confide in me."
"Rory don't get upset. If you think it is that important for you to know then I will tell you but you have to promise never to say anything to him or to act differently around him."
"I promise now tell me."
"Rory, Dean loves you."
"I know I love him too."
"No, Rory, Dean is in love with you."
"Oh" was the only response Rory could come up with and Luke continued.
"He has been since you were teenagers."
"OK, he's in love with me. Still why was he here? I don't understand."
"Dean confides in me about how he feels. He needed to talk this morning and now that is all I am going to say about on the subject."
"We kissed." Rory said out loud before her brain even processed that the words were coming out her mouth. Luke just nodded.
"I am going to go out on a limb and say that Dean already told you." Luke just nodded again a small smile forming on his unshaven face. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Lorelai took a shower and dressed after her telephone conversation with Luke. While in her room, she could hear a telephone ringing in the distance. It sounded like a low dull hum. As she began to walk down the stairs the ringing gradually got louder. Still not as loud as normal but louder nonetheless. It was driving her crazy, she could tell it was in the house, she decided on finding the source of her aggravation. Lorelai followed the annoying sound into Rory's bedroom. After looking around for it without success, Lorelai gave up. With a frustrated sigh she flopped onto the bed and found that the bed was the source. She found the cellular phone beneath the comforter. She flipped it open and the caller id screen read 'Trist cell,' Lorelai was about to answer it as the ringing stopped the screen changed it then said 'Missed 14 calls'. She decided to turn the power off and take it with her to the diner to give to Rory.
**THINKING** **Hmm... The only one who it could have been would be that annoying evil blonde God that Rory went to Chilton with. But why would he be calling? She must have met someone else whose name could be shortened to Trist or maybe it could be a nickname. What the hell kind of nickname is Trist?" **
To say that Lorelai was interested in the identity of the caller would have been an understatement. She was so intrigued that she left the house to go to Luke's without carrying her own cell and purse, but she had a death grip on Rory's phone in her right hand. She was off to the diner at an extremely fast pace. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
In Hartford at The DuGrey Mansion
The twenty-three year old Tristan DuGrey walked into his father's study. Right up to the large mahogany desk where his father William DuGrey sat. Tristan and his father always had what you would have considered a Rocky relationship sometimes including the boxing gloves. But as Tristan grew older, they had learned how to communicate with each other. In their own odd way, they were actually becoming friends. Tristan had realized that William was not the evil bastard that he had always believed him to be. And William had stopped throwing money at his son and started to show an interest in his son's life.
"Father."
"Tristan, what are you doing here? I wasn't expecting you until next week."
"Rory left me in Boston."
"What? When? Why?"
"Calm down Dad."
"Did she except the ring?"
"No, actually that's why I am here. I need some advice. Rory left because she thinks I only want to marry her because she's expecting....."
"Expecting what?.........Oh."
"Now do you see my problem?"
"Yes, son I do but I don't understand why she would think that. Care to elaborate?"
"Well, Thursday night I took Rory out to dinner at The Armani Cafe on Newbury Street. I was planning on proposing when our desserts arrived but I got a surprise during the appetizers Rory blurted out that she was pregnant. I dealt with the announcement well and we ate and talked. Our desserts came and I knelt down and was about to pull out the little velvet box when Rory told me to get up and that there was no way in hell she was going to marry me because of our new situation."
"I assume you told her that the proposal had nothing to do with the pregnancy since of course you didn't even know."
"I did and she didn't believe me. I don't believe Rory saw the box so therefore I guess I do understand her thinking that I was doing it because of the baby."
"Son, this is going to be hard but you have to prove yourself to her. Prove that you love her and want to marry her in her condition but not because of it. She is probably with her mother in Stars Hollow, you are going to go there. Right?"
"Ofcourse. As soon as I shower and dress. I will call you when I know something."
"OK Tristan, good luck." *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Back in Star's Hollow at Luke's Diner
Lorelai walked into the diner and took a seat next to Rory at the counter. Luke was standing behind the counter, he still hadn't reopened and now he wasn't even sure if he was going to.
"Hey. Here take this thing, it wouldn't stop ringing." Lorelai said handing Rory her phone.
"Thanks Mom. It was probably just my editor calling. I'll call her back later."
"Lore, what do you want to eat?" Luke asked setting a steaming cup of coffee in front of her.
"Nothing yet, Luke. Thanks though. So your editor, Huh?"
"I would imagine that is who would be calling but I still haven't checked my call log. I'll check it now."
Luke was wondering what the weird look on Lorelai's face was from. "I could save you the trouble if you would like." Lorelai said before Rory even had the chance to flip the cell open.
"Mom, you look like you want to tell me. Just do it already."
"OK, when it was ringing I opened it and saw that the caller id screen said 'Trist' which I thought was such an odd name. So I was wondering is this person someone who you have an occasional tryst with or is that their name."
"Mom, I am going to have to say it's their name. I don't do what you do and put cute names or not so cute names in my cell directory."
"What are you talking cute and not so cute names?" Luke asked not sure if he really wanted to know.
"Well, Luke last I knew, my name in her phone came up 'Gorgeous Daughter' and yours was 'Tight Buns' and I doubt she meant the buns for the hamburgers. Michele's was 'Stinky Frenchman' and Sookie's was 'Food Goddess.' Now do you see what I am talking about?"
Lorelai just sat there smiling in her quirky way. "OK well first off Luke now comes up 'Oooh La La' for your info and if Trist is a name. What could that be short for, it's kind of odd. The only person I have ever met that you could call Trist, was that evil kid you went to Chilton with that got his tight little blonde Adonis butt shipped off to military school."
No one had heard the bell above the door jingle.
"Sorry, we are closed for the day." Luke said as Lorelai finished her sentence and both women turned to see who he was talking to.
"Damn, speak of the devil." Lorelai said aloud.
Rory regained her composure rather quickly. "Tristan, what are you doing here?"
"I wanted to see you I don't understand why you won't accept my calls or my proposal. I love you Ror, and I want to be there for you and the baby."
Rory's mouth gaped open and so did Lorelai's and that is when Tristan realized that her mother must not have known about the pregnancy.
**Well looks like I don't have to figure out a way to tell her now** Rory thought.
