A/N: SORRY! My stupid computer was in the shop for 2 weeks! And when it got back yesterday I kissed it with all the stress it has made! Hehe review please!

Chapter 4-Meltdown

Tristan avoided Rory the whole day. He kept thinking 'I knew something was wrong' but instead of feeling excited and happy, he felt sad, and knew it had something to do with her parents.

Rory felt a little weird having Tristan see her lake that this morning. She avoided him all day. She didn't want to deal with him. 'For all I know he will probably say something like ' I knew something was wrong'' she thought.

Rory looked at the clock. 3:17 PM and she needed to get out of there. "Luke, I'm taking break!" she yelled, grabbed her coat and breezed out the door.

"Yeah, me too," Tristan said, and was, too, out of the diner in a split second.

Rory walked quite fast to the bridge. She had a hint that Tristan would fallow.

She finally reached it, and sat down letting her feet dangle over the side. She knew it was him when she heard leaves crackle. "You don't have to sneak to watch me, Tristan," she said, her eyes still say fixed on the water. Then she heard steps on the boards.

Tristan sat next to her. There was an uncomfortable silence.

"Whats up?" he finally asked

"Did Luked tell you yet?" she asked softly.

"No, but I didn't ask," he lied.

"Tristan, I'm sorry that this morning I cried—"

Tristan put his hand under her chin and glided her face to face him. (A/N: HAHA!)
"Mary, does it look like in need an explanation?"

They closed the distance slowly, and eventually kissed.

But after a moment, Rory jerked away, "I- I cant do this." She got up and started pacing.

"Why?" he asked softly.

She started to cry, "Because whenever I get close to someone they always leave, Jess did, my mom!" she put her face in her hands (stopped pacing).

"How so?"

"Jess left because he didn't love me anymore, and my mom," she paused, "a month after Jess left my mother, she died," another pause, "she died of cancer."

After Tristan didn't say anything, she continued, "And do you know what the worst part of it is?" she paused, not looking for an answer, "Nobody wanted me! My grandmother couldn't keep me, and Sookie couldn't handle me, and the only person that did was Luke! And that's why I'm here!"

After a few seconds, Rory tried to run away, but Tristan took her in his arms, and hugged her.