A/N: And now, ladies and germs, the long awaited conclusion!

"Rory, dahling, its so good to have you back!" Rory's friend Tina gushed, hugging the recently arrived Rory in front of the Peter Pan statue in Hyde Park.

"Its good to be back," Rory said forcing a smile.

"Now what's wrong? What happened while you were over there?" Tina asked, instantly reading Rory's body language and tone.

"Reader's Digest version? Brother married my exboyfriend's twin sister, met up with exboyfriend and his twin daughters and now I'm trying to figure out whether I want him to stay ex-."

"Ah. Well, then I have 2 questions for you. 1: Can you think of any one in the world possibly being with you to keep young even when you're 90 years old? And 2: Does just thinking about him or something to do with him cause your stomach to flip-flop and your heart to pound and your kness to turn to jello? If you answer these questions, you'll know where your hear is."

"That's just it, I'm not sure on either count. That's why I need time to think. Can we just drop the subject?"

"Sure. Oh, by the way, we are meeting these two divine men for dinner. I know you're probably suffering from an obnoxious bout with heart ache and jet lag, but it'll be fun. We're going to this wonderful little Indian restraunt that's just across the park. Please say you'll come? For me?" Tina begged.

"Fine. But only because you're my best friend and I love you."

"I can't believe you talked me into this! Why am I going to the theater with you? I should be unpacking and cathching up on my work," Rory whined as she and Tina got dressed the next night. She had put on a simple back cocktail dress with a straight neckline and no sleeves and was now searching for jewelry to wear.

"What do you think I should use to accessorize?" she asked Tina.

"Hmm…" Tina said before proceeding to dig into her friend's jewelry case.

"These are new, but they would look great with that outfit. Where did you get these?" Tina asked pulling out 2 black velvet boxes. Rory opened the boxes and unconciously grinned at what was in them.

"Tristan gave them to me on our last night together. I think you're right though, these go great with the outfit," Rory said, taking out the jewelry and putting them on.

"He gave you jewelry? You must have him totally wrapped, dahling," Tina said, amusement twinkling in her brown eyes.

"He's not wrapped. He even said he was groveling for forgiveness for breaking my heart when we were 18. He's a real sweetheart sometimes."

"Ugh!Come on, lets go. Our dates will be here any moment."

An hour later, Rory was seated next to the stuffy banker Tina had stuck her with, watching Les Miserables for the 3rd time. This was one of the first runnings of a new cast and she was drawn to the actor playing Marius. Something about his voice and his looks and his actions reminded her of Tristan. She sat deep in thought about how he must be feeling. He lost her because of a misunderstanding, got a girl pregnant only to have to raise 2 little girls by himself, then he ran into her again and laid everything on the line to see how she felt and she had asked for time to think.

As soon as she got home she pulled out her suitcases and began writing her resignation for Tina to give to their boss. She finally knew where she belonged. She belonged in Harford with Tristan, Jessie, and Libby. She belonged with the man who had captured her heart and soul when she was 18 and had never let it go.