A/N: Hi there! Happy new year everyone! A little late I know. I'm sorry I haven't updated but I just didn't know exactly what to write. It's very frustrating! Now I've finally finished a new chapter and, to be honest with you, I think it's awful! I did my very best but somehow the words just didn't want to come. I wanted to create this whole ambiance but somehow it didn't work! So please be easy on me in your reviews, because I already know how much this sucks   ; ) !

I'm not even going to explain what I tried to do with this chapter because I'm certain it didn't work…LOL….! Just read it, and please review. Are their any suggestions for the next chapters? I promise, I'll make it up to you in the next chapters but I need some advice what to put in this story!

And thanks to you all the reviewers of the next chapter! You're wonderful!

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 3 months later

"Come on BibleBoy, I didn't know you were afraid of water?" Rory called out to Tristan who was standing next to the pool, after she had jumped in herself.

"Do you want me to come and get you? Cause that can be arranged, you know."

"Patience Mary, patience Mary, I hope you understand that I have to get used to the water, and of course the water has to get used to me and my gorgeous body. I don't want to traumatize the pool you know?" He answered, but his voice didn't sound really convincing.

Rory shook her head. Why was he acting so strange all of a sudden? It almost seemed as if he wanted to…. Quickly, Rory turned around and started swimming laps. She didn't want things to change, so she just ignored his weird behaviour. She didn't know that the water temperature wasn't the reason why Tristan was hesitating to get in. It was Rory's body, covered in the sexiest bikini he had ever seen. His resolves were weakening.

  In the 3 months after that faithful night and morning, they had become close friends. Rory was glad to have at least one friend at Chilton, and Tristan….well Tristan was just happy to be able to spend time with the girl of his dreams. They had never spoken to each other about that morning, when they had their 'moment'. That subject was a big no in their friendship. Rory knew that maybe she had more than friendly feelings for Tristan, but he just got back and she didn't want to make things complicated. And Tristan knew that Rory needed time to make up her mind.

  So this is what happened: They hung out together, had movie nights with Lorelai, had coffee at Lukes once in a while and of course he met her at her locker everyday to give Rory her daily caffeine-fix. Anyone who saw them together would think they were a couple. The way they laughed about each others jokes, they way they would give each other the support they needed to get through Chilton-hell. Anyone could see that they had started to become more than 'just friends'. Lorelai had talked to Rory about this, but she was still in denial. Lorelai had seen the way Tristan looked at her daughter. This wasn't just a high-school crush. This was in fact, love.

   Rory was happy the way things were, and didn't want to mess everything up. She was happy to have him as a friend, that's what she kept reminding herself. And Tristan had made a promise to himself. Rory was just his friend, until she wished to be more. That morning when she told him she didn't mind being held by him, he was so incredibly happy. She was warming up to him. Maybe, just maybe, he would get another chance. He would just be her friend, no matter how hard that would be for him. She had somehow given him a second chance, and he was not going to mess up again. So that's how their 'relationship' was at the time when Rory was in the Chilton-pool wearing a sexy bikini and Tristan was standing at the side with a heart beating a million times a minute.

  And although Tristan had promised himself not to mess up and to keep his cool, something snapped right there and then. The way she moved her body through the water, enjoying the feel of it on her skin, softly humming a little song: it was driving Tristan crazy. His heart ached for her, he wanted her so badly. He wanted to touch her, kiss her and hold her.

   Luckily, Tristan managed to recover a bit from his 'heartaches' and jumped in the pool quickly. Rory let out a squeak when she felt a hand around her ankle. Soon Tristan pulled her under the surface. Tristan started to laugh at the frustrated look on her face when she came up again. But soon the look on Rory's face was replaced by an o so famous smirk. "You're in for it now, DuGrey. I'm gonna get you good…"  Rory yelled, while chasing Tristan.

   They had a lot of fun together that afternoon, as friends of course, but they both knew something had changed.

   It was only a matter of time, before they wouldn't be able to keep up the façade any longer.

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OK, you can start throwing rotten eggs and tomatoes to my head now! I know, I know, it sucked. I promise, next chap will be better. (LOL…like it can get any worse…..) Thanks for reading and review!