Disclaimer: Sometimes I cry myself to sleep because I don't own Gilmore Girls. I needed to share that.

A/N: Well, I'm hoping to hurry up and write this chapter, I hope y'all like it! Oh, does anyone know how to get in touch with the people who started the Trory Valentine fic challenge? I tried to email them at the address they had on the site, but I haven't received a response, yet. I decided to put in a surprise guest to add some drama. Okay, well here's Chapter 23!

Chapter 23: October Surprises

Jess was working in the storage room of the bookstore when he heard the bell signaling a new customer had arrived. Walking to the front, he saw a tall guy with blonde hair standing at the counter. Through the window, Jess could see a very expensive car parked which obviously belonged to him.

"How can I help you?" Jess asked, sarcastically.

He had always hated the elite because they tended to be jackasses most of the time. The guy just shook his head and strolled through the aisles of books. Jess pulled out Oliver Twist, and flipped to the chapter where Dodger was first introduced. When the baby kicked after he read the part of the book with Dodger, Jess couldn't stop rereading Oliver Twist. The bell jingled again, but before Jess could get annoyed he heard his wife's lovely voice.

"Hey Jess! Look what I bought!" she exclaimed as she ran up to him.

He laughed when he saw the onesie (A/N: baby shirt) draped over her five month pregnant tummy. He asked, "Are those coffee cups?"

"Yup!" she grinned, "No matter what you try to do, our child will be obsessed with coffee! It's only a matter of time!"

The guy in the back recognized the woman's voice, and he peeked his head around the shelf he was looking at. He didn't want to be in Stars Hollow of all places, but he was visiting his parents in Hartford and he had remembered this bookstore from a few years back. He had no idea he would run into her. She was the only girl he ever loved. Granted he showed his affection in elementary school methods, but he still loved her. Now she was standing a few feet away from him, and he couldn't resist the urge to go up and say hi.

He strolled up behind her and said, "Why Mary, how long has it been?"

Rory froze when she heard the familiar voice and the all too familiar nickname. Jess gave her a questioning look as she stood stalk still. She didn't know what to do! It had been two years since she had seen him, and now she wasn't sure she wanted to. He had made her life a living hell, and she had tried to forget all about him. Rory summoned all the courage she had and spun around to come face to face with Tristan Dugrey.

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Lorelai was working hard at the inn counting down the minutes until she could go see Luke. Lorelai was in love and she wanted to shout it to the world! She told Luke as often as she could, and by now the entire town knew about their relationship and was ecstatic. Miss Patty was starting to plan the wedding and Babette wanted to get a bridal shower prepared for when they would get engaged. Lorelai knew about the "wedding" and hoped Luke would ask her, but she knew it would be a while. Rachel had waited years, and she never got a proposal; then again, Rachel wasn't Lorelai.

Noon finally came and Lorelai walked out of the inn, leaving the phones ringing since Rory wasn't back yet. Lorelai wasn't worried, though, they had bookings out the wazoo, and lately they'd had to turn down people because they were full. Since the Independence Inn closed, the Dragonfly was the only inn in town. Stars Hollow was very popular it seemed, and Lorelai loved the business. She pushed these thoughts from her head as she entered the diner and saw Luke taking orders.

Luke had worked hard all day. Sometimes, he wished he could get up later like Lorelai did, especially on busy days. All he could do was watch the clock and wait for lunchtime so he could see Lorelai. He knew he was whipped, but he didn't care because he was sleeping with the most beautiful woman he had ever seen. Lunchtime finally came and Kirk kept changing his order, so he had to deal with him. Luke was starting to get irritated at Kirk when Lorelai jingled the door and grabbed his hand. He didn't resist her as she led him over to the counter, despite Kirk's pleas. Lorelai didn't pull away when he snaked his arm around her waist and pulled her in for an intimate kiss.

"Hey," Luke greeted her when he pulled away.

Lorelai grinned, "Hey yourself. How has your day been?"

"Busy," Luke sighed and gestured at the full diner. "Yours?"

"Dito," Lorelai replied.

"Luke!" Kirk yelled. "I want a grill cheese sandwich!"

"No!" Luke returned, "You are getting a cheeseburger like you asked for in the first place."

"Oh, make that 2 cheeseburgers and coffee for me," Lorelai requested.

"As you wish," Luke replied with a sly smile.

"OH! You're quoting The Princess Bride! I love you, too!" she told him as he put her order in.

(A/N: If you've never watched The Princess Bride, then go rent it cuz it is sooooo good!)

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Tristan Dugrey stared at Rory's protruding stomach and his mouth nearly fell open. His Mary was pregnant! By the way the clown behind the counter was staring, it seemed to be his kid. Anger rose within Tristan, but he remained calm and collected. He wasn't going to be a jackass in front of Rory anymore. If he couldn't have her love, he'd settle for her friendship, or at least her civility.

"Hi, Tristan. How have you been?" Rory asked, with smoothness.

Tristan smirked, "I'm great. I guess you're not a Mary anymore, huh?"

Jess got angry as Rory blushed a deep shade of red, "Hey! Who the hell are you?!"

Tristan held out his hand, "I'm Tristan Dugrey. Rory and I go way back. And you are...?"

"Jess Mariano. Rory's husband." Jess replied and shook Tristan's hand.

Rory glanced at the clock and relief swept over her. It was 12:30, and time to go to work. She hoped Tristan and Jess wouldn't kill each other, but she really wanted to see Tristan again. Rory wanted to see how his life was going since their last meeting. Tristan had told her goodbye before he left for military school. That was the last she had heard from him, and Rory hoped they would have a chance to catch up.

"Oh, well I have to go to work, but how about we go out to dinner, sometime. Are you seeing anybody?" Rory said.

Tristan replied, "I'm not seeing anyone at the moment, but it would be fun to talk with you, again."

"All right, well Jess can give you our number and I really need to go. Bye sweetie." She said while she kissed Jess. She gave Tristan a hug, "It was great to see you again."

"You too, we definitely will see more of each other," Tristan retorted and hugged her back.

Jess decided not to press the issue of having dinner with Tristan. He had married Rory, so any other guy was welcome to eat their hearts out when it came to her. Tristan seemed to be harmless enough, and even if he wasn't, Rory was pregnant and only a psycho would hit on a pregnant woman. Jess just shrugged and gave Tristan their number and rang up the book he had decided to purchase.

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Luke had been trying to find a way to propose to Lorelai for the past month, but he couldn't think of anything. He'd come up with an idea, but decide it wasn't good enough. He was pathetic and all he wanted was to ask the love of his life to marry him. Of course he was afraid, he'd be a moron not to be afraid of rejection when it came to Lorelai. He sighed as he watched Lorelai eat. He had no idea what he was going to do.

Lorelai was preparing for the Halloween festival, which was the next night, when she heard a knock on the door. She ran downstairs in her Cat Woman costume and opened the door, to reveal Luke. She grinned at him when he nearly jumped back a foot.

"What the hell are you wearing?" he asked her.

Lorelai laughed, "It's my Halloween costume. Do you like it?"

"It's great! Cat Woman, I presume," Luke replied.

"You are correct," Lorelai said.

Seeing Lorelai dressed in this garb and the way her eyes lit up made him sure today was the day. He had to propose to Lorelai now, or he'd never work up enough courage. Luke was about to ask her to sit down when something grabbed his attention.

He asked, "Is that a whip?"

"Yup, wanna see how it works?" Lorelai teased.

Luke gulped and said, "Maybe later, but I need to talk to you first."

He took her hand and ushered her over to the couch. Lorelai looked at him puzzled when he took a deep breath and looked into her eyes. Well, what he could see of them through her mask. Before she could utter a word, he lifted the mask over her head and laid it on the coffee table. Then, he lightly brushed his lips on her left hand and slid off the couch. Getting down on one knee, he pulled out a velvet box and exposed the diamond ring inside of it. Lorelai's breath caught in her throat as Luke spoke.

"Lorelai, I love you with all my heart and soul. Will you marry me?" Luke asked her.

(A/N: I know I'm evil!)

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Paris and Lane were over at the Mariano's apartment the day before Halloween. They were trying to find some costume for Rory. Paris had been emailing Rory for the past few months, and Rory had really wanted to see her again so she invited Paris to the Halloween festival. Paris had reluctantly agreed and now the three of them were sifting through Rory's closet.

"God, Rory, nothing fits you," Paris complained.

Rory groaned, "I know!"

They continued to look through Rory's stuff when Rory heard Jess' voice in the living room. Rory waddled into the living room and was surprised to see Jess and Tristan standing in the middle of the room. They were both soaked to the skin. Rory looked from man to man for some sort of an explanation.

"I broke down, in the pouring rain," Jess explained. "And I tried calling here, but no one answered the phone. Luke wasn't at the diner, and Lorelai wasn't picking up her phone. I assume that means she's with Luke. I remembered I had Tristan's number, and he was kind enough to give me a ride home."

Tristan grinned, "It's nice to see you again, Rory."

Rory smiled and ushered the two of them into the house, and walked back into her bedroom to grab some clean clothes. Lane and Paris were in deep conversation, so she didn't want to disturb them. She waddled back out and handed them both two pairs of clean, dry clothes. Jess kissed her cheek and walked into their room to change.

"Jess, Lane and Paris are in there," she called.

Jess replied, "Okay, I'll just change in the bathroom."

"You can get dressed in here," Rory said as she opened the door to the nursery. "It's a little messy with all the stuff for the baby."

"Wow! How much stuff do you have?" he asked looking around.

Rory laughed, "I know, my grandparents went a little crazy. I expect even more once the entire town throws me a baby shower."

He laughed and Rory exited to give him a little privacy. Paris stalked into the living room and threw a measuring tape around Rory's midsection. Rory tried to get away, but Paris ordered her to stay still. Tristan quietly entered and almost gasped when he saw the beautiful woman before him. Paris Gellar. She was measuring Rory's stomach and muttering about how nothing would fit; Tristan couldn't contain his laughter any longer. Paris' head shot up, and her mouth fell open.

"Nice to see you too, Paris," Tristan said.

Paris regained her wits and replied, "Why Tristan Dugrey! It's been too long. So, what happened after you were shipped off to Military School?"

"Ouch, Paris. You wound me," Tristan said as he put his hand over his heart.

They fell into familiar banter and Rory chose the distraction to pull out of Paris' grasp. She wasn't comfortable with her size and she didn't want to put a number on it. Jess stepped out from behind the doorway and wrapped his arms around Rory's waist and rested his hands on her growing tummy. He kissed her neck and she put her hands over his as their baby kicked. She smiled faintly and Lane emerged with a wig in her hand.

"Will a miss pregnant barbie step forward," she grinned, holding out the wig.

Rory's eyes widened, "It's perfect!"

She put on her wig and waltzed around the room with a smirk on her face. Jess laughed at her and Tristan introduced himself to Lane. All five of them spent the evening together talking and laughing about old times and the future. Rory didn't want to say anything, but Tristan and Paris seemed to be hitting it off. She smiled, thinking about what a great couple they would be. Tristan couldn't get this feeling about Paris to go away. He tried to remember her like she was in high school, but she had obviously changed. She was still demanding as always, but she had become less... scary. Paris felt a flutter when her hand accidentally grazed Tristan's and she silently cursed herself. She didn't know why she felt the way did about him. Lane missed Dave, and she wished she didn't have to go the stupid school her mother enrolled her in. Sometimes she wished she could just break away.

(A/N: Well this is usually the length of my chapters, but I've decided to break it into Two parts!! You were probably starting to hate me, hehe!)

October Surprises: Part II

Lorelai was stunned, but completely ecstatic. She was unable to speak, so she threw her arms around Luke and knocked him to the ground. He just held her as she whispered yes into his ear. The feeling of saying that one word felt so good that she had to say it again!

"Yes!" she screamed. "Yes, yes, yes! Of course I'll marry you! I love you!"

Jumping off the couch, she held out her shaky hand as Luke slipped the engagement ring onto her finger. Her legs weakened under her and she felt the floor slide out as she fell. Lorelai sat still admiring how beautiful it looked on her finger. At that moment, she knew she was never going to take it off of her finger. Luke laughed at the way her eyes sparkled in excitement when she looked at the ring. He knew that Lorelai was the love of his life, and she always would be.

Luke slipped his arm around her waist and pulled her towards him. She wrapped her arms around him as he passionately kissed her. Luke slipped his hands under her shirt and caressed the skin on the small of her back. This simple gesture made Lorelai shiver and pull Luke even closer to her. She unbuttoned his shirt and threw it onto the floor next to them, but suddenly pulled away.

"So, do you wanna see how the whip works now," she asked him while she slipped the mask of her costume back onto her head.

Luke instantly went hard as he nodded. Lorelai cracked the whip and he grabbed her and pulled her down onto the floor. In seconds, clothes were strewn all over the living room and Luke and Lorelai's bodies were melded together. Lorelai had never felt so complete when Luke finally entered her. She knew she finally found her one true love.

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Rory was excited when she and Jess pulled up to the Town Square. Jess parked the car at the diner and they walked into the Town Square. Rory's cell phone rang, so she excused herself to talk to Lane. She was having a crisis because she was supposed to play at a gig, but she didn't know what to do about her mother. Rory tried to help her, but in the end Lane still didn't know what to do. They hung up and Rory waddled back over to where Jess had wandered. He took her hand and they walked around the festival. Rory busted out laughing when she saw her mom and Luke. Luke was dressed as Batman and her mother was Cat Woman.

"Oh my God! You guys look great!" she exclaimed.

Lorelai laughed, "So do you, Barbie."

The mother and daughter duo chatted together, and Paris walked over to Rory and gave her a hug. Tristan was standing beside her, so they were obviously there together. Rory grinned at how great the two of them looked. Paris had a huge crush on Tristan, and Rory was happy that Tristan seemed to be getting a crush on Paris.

Lorelai was just bursting to tell Rory she was engaged. She wanted to wait until they were past the haunted house set up around the Gazebo. That was Rory and Lorelai's favorite part of the festival. The kids were terrified when they went through it, but Lorelai and Rory made fun of all the town's residents trying to scare them. Taylor yelled at them every year when they made fun of him. He always said they were "ruining all the fun for the kids." Lorelai and Rory continued to ignore him every year and proceeded with the mocking as usual. Luke and Jess laughed at their antics as they walked through the haunted house. Once they reached the end, Lorelai linked her arm with Rory's and they strolled over to the Gazebo. Jess heard screaming and laughing after a few minutes, and didn't miss Luke's grin.

"Why do I have the feeling something's going on?" Jess inquired.

Luke smiled, "Because there is. I asked Lorelai to marry me."

"What!?" Jess exclaimed.

Luke continued, "I asked her and she said yes!"

"Well," Jess started. "I guess all I can say is congratulations." Jess told Luke while shaking his hand.

"Oh my God!" Rory squealed, "I can't believe he proposed!"

"I know!" Lorelai yelled. "Everything is finally working out the way it's supposed to. We both decided that we don't want to wait too long to get married. I think that ten years is enough time to have known each other!"

Rory nodded, "I agree completely. You already know everything about each other that you need to know, so I know you're going to be extremely happy together."

"Thanks babe," Lorelai said. "We had a great night after he proposed. I hope whatever special gift Luke has is genetic for your sake."

"EWWWWWW!" Rory screeched. "I SOOO DID NOT NEED TO KNOW THAT!"

Lorelai laughed as Rory waddled back over to Jess and pulled him away without making eye contact with Luke. Lorelai was still cracking up as she returned to where Luke was staring at Rory as she drug Jess away. Lorelai explained what happened, and Luke turned seven different shades of red. Lorelai just laughed at his reaction and went to get more candy.

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Four hours later, an exhausted Rory and Jess ambled into their apartment. Rory rubbed her back zealously as she sat down on the couch. Jess couldn't help but smile when he saw her bent over with her swollen abdomen protruding from her body. He couldn't believe he almost left her. A sudden thought hit him like a ton of bricks. If he hadn't come back to get Rory, she would have been alone through all of this. Remorse for leaving her flooded through him and he quickly rushed to her side and began rubbing her back.

"Oh, that feels wonderful," Rory moaned. "I'm gaining too much weight, and now my back hurts all the time."

"Why haven't you told me?" Jess asked her, as he continued to massage the tense area.

Rory shrugged, "I don't know. I guess I didn't want to complain."

Jess stopped and kneeled down in front of Rory and said, "Ror, you're carrying our kid! You deserve to complain, and just think of me as your own personal slave."

Rory smiled wickedly, "In that case! My feet are killing me, and it feels like they're about to fall off. Your kid has been kicking me all day long and weighing me down, so now my back and stomach hurts."

"Woah," Jess laughed. "How about this... We'll go into our room and I'll give you a full body massage, every nook and cranny."

Rory's eyebrows shot up, "Every nook and cranny?"

Jess nodded, and Rory pushed herself off the couch and pulled Jess into her bedroom for a night of fun and relaxation. Rory definitely needed it after having to talk to the people of her crazy town all day, while carrying a human being. Rory had an especially wonderful Halloween, and Jess decided that he would use Halloween as a special pampering day for Rory. Pampering in every way, with nothing for himself. Rory tried, but he would just flip her over and continue pleasuring her, so she just gave up and enjoyed it until she was screaming his name in ecstasy.

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Luke walked Lorelai home and she invited him inside. They sat down at her kitchen table and she begged him to help her plan their wedding. Lorelai was screaming with joy on the inside, and she wanted so badly to be married. She and Luke hadn't discussed children, yet, but she was aching to have his baby. Lorelai didn't want to get pregnant right away, but in the next few years she knew she'd be ready to get pregnant. Luke finally agreed to help her.

"Okay, now what color flowers do you want," she asked him.

"Lorelai, I don't care. I'm happy as long as you're happy. So go to town," Luke explained.

Lorelai kissed him hard, and pulled away after just a moment, "I love you!"

"I love you, too," Luke replied.

Lorelai shook her head, "No, I really really love you! I can have anything I want! Oh I know! A five layer cake with little figurines of Wham on the top! Wouldn't that be so cute?"

Luke laughed at Lorelai, hoping she wasn't serious, but knowing that he wouldn't care if she were. This was the woman he had fallen in love with so many years ago, but refused to admit. Grinning, he pulled her onto his lap and passionately kissed her. She pulled away from him and stood up. He gave her a perplexed look until she shoved the magazine and everything else off of the kitchen table and sat on top of it. Luke's eyes widened when he realized she wanted to have sex on the table! He instantly got hard and lunged at her lips. They toppled onto the kitchen table and they were soon screaming each other's names as they climaxed together.

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Tristan walked Paris to her door, and he was surprised at how much fun he had had with her. This evening proved further the extent of her change. She was a woman who knew what she wanted, and that didn't scare Tristan one bit. Just as long as she knew that he was a man who knew what he wanted and wasn't afraid to get it. They were arguing about politics as Paris opened her door. Suddenly, Tristan leaned forward and kissed her lips, softly. After only a moment, he pulled away and looked deep into Paris' eyes.

"Wow," Paris breathed.

Tristan smirked, "Well, I guess I still have it."

Paris playfully shoved him, but said, "Goodnight, Tristan."

"Goodnight, Paris. Always a pleasure," he told her while he walked back to his car.

As soon as Paris got back into her house, she squealed in delight. She decided she loved Halloween! Tristan was completely amazing and he was not as jerky as she had remembered him being. In high school, she had a crush on him, like almost every other girl in school. But now, he seemed more of a guy she could see dating than a jackass that played girls for sex. Paris just grinned and settled down to read a book before drifting off. Her last thoughts were of how much she enjoyed this Halloween.

A/N: I hope y'all love me now cuz I gave u an extended chapter. I thought the ending was fitting and I've been dying to write Tristan into my story. After this story I'm going to try to write a Trory. Literati fans, don't fear, I have absolutely no life, so I'll be back to Literati's before the end of summer. Attention Trory fans: go to my website which is on my profile to learn about the Fiction Exchange. PLEEZ R&R becuz I need them! I also need to apologize becuz this entire time, I've been using astricks to seperate scenes, but I just found out that they dont work!!!! I hope this makes it easier to read! Thanx for bringing it to my attention!