Her Gift

Usual Disclaimers Apply

Rory sat down at the dinner table across from Tristan. She kept smiling at
him and he would smile back.

"So Rory, where do you go to college?"

He asks still smiling and keeping eye contact.

"Yale, you?"

"Well, I'm at Harvard, you see this really beautiful girl I knew in school
always said she was going to go there so I figured I would go."

Rory's smile got even wider.

"Oh really...and what was her name?"

He just smirked and replied.

"Mary"

Rory giggled some and leaned back in her chair, they still had eye contact,
this didn't for one minute escape Emily and Loretta's watchful eyes.

"Well, Tristan, Loretta, I would love if you two came back for dinner next
week."

Emily said smiling. Rory smiled again and looked at Tristan with pleading
eyes.

"Well I would love too Mrs. Gilmore."

He said while looking over to the older woman.

"Emily, I can't my husband is having a meeting at the house so I have to
play hostess. But Tristan's a big boy, he can come..."

Emily smiled again.

"Well wonderful!"

Rory let out a small yay and Tristan laughed.

"Rory dear are you okay?"

Emily questioned looking at her granddaughter.

"Yea just hyped up on coffee grandma...."

Emily shook her head.

"I'm telling you that stuff will kill you one day."

Emily said frowning at her granddaughter.

"Now you're starting to sound like Luke..."

"Who?"

Emily asked confused. And Rory shook her head.

"Mom's fiancée grandma...their getting married this summer remember?"

Emily nodded.

"Well Rory I don't want to run you off but it's 9:30 and you have to get
back to school don't you?"

Rory nodded.

"Yes ma'am I do."

Rory stood up from the table and hugged her grandmother good bye.

"You know Rory I would be more than happy to walk you out..."

Tristan said while smiling at Rory.

"Oh I'd love that, it was nice meeting you Mrs. Loretta."

And with that Tristan and Rory walked out.

(Outside.)

As soon as the door closed Rory busted out laughing.

"That was the second best dinner ever."

Tristan smiled

"Oh yea, what was the first?"

He asked with a confused face.

"The night my mom dumped the raw fish into the center plate when my grandparent
weren't looking and the next Friday the dinning room smelt funky."

Rory said laughing.

"But I come in at a close second right?"

He asked leaning down to catch her eyes.

"Oh god yes, of course."

"Good, wouldn't want to be too far behind right?"

"Right."

Rory responded smiling still

"Well I guess next time I'll just have to work a little harder right?"

"Oh yes do so please.."

He smirked at her.

"Have dinner with me..."

Rory laughed.

"Isn't that what we just did?"

"No, Tuesday I have no classes, have dinner with me Tuesday
night....please.."

Rory though about it, she only had one class on Tuesday, it would work.

"Sure..."

"Pick you up at 7:00?"

"Sure but call me first so I can't tell you where I live."

Tristan pulled out his cell phone and Rory told him her number.

"See you later Mary."

And with that he leaned down, gave her a kiss on the cheek and turned and
walked inside.

She stood there smiling for a second, then went skipping back to her car.