Disclaimer: I do not own the Gilmore Girls, nor do I own the song lyrics....

No one knows what it's like

To be the bad man

To be the sad man

Behind blue eyes

And no one knows

What it's like to be hated

To be faded to telling only lies

Tristan sat in his office thinking of Rory. Ever since he had learned that she was working in his store he had spent endless hours thinking of her, her blue eyes, the way she laughed and how ever since she had walked into Chilton on her first day he had wanted to make her his. He had spent countless hours torturing her and annoying her every time they'd seen each other. Then on that night when they'd kissed... But she hated him and might still do. What if she'd only went out to lunch with him because he was her boss and she felt obliged?

They hadn't spent much time together since he had first seen her covered in paperback novels except for the small talk during her shifts and it pained him. He wanted to spend every single second with her. He wanted to take her in his arms and kiss her. He just wanted to be with her. How could he make these feelings go away. She was his employee and she didn't have those feelings for him.

Neither one of them had mentioned his offer for her to move into the spare bedroom in his apartment. The offer still stood but he was afraid to ask her, afraid that her answer would be no. How could he convince him to move in with him? He had to find a way to prove to her that he wasn't the same guy from high school. He hadn't been into his womanizing ways since he'd left for military school.

He had to stop thinking about her and get some work done.
Ever since she had seen Tristan and had learned that he would be her boss Rory hadn't been able to forget about him. She saw his eyes every time she closed her eyes. What was going on with her? She and Tristan weren't friends. They didn't even get along that much in high school. Why did he want her to move in with him? Should she move in with him?

She hadn't been able to forget about that. She was tempted but then again Tristan was a womanizer. What if she moved in and he made a move on her? Then things would get weird and she'd have to move out. What would people say if she'd move in with her boss? She just didn't know what to do.

She decided to get someone's opinion. There was only one person who would give her truly honest advice, her mom. She hadn't even told her that Tristan was her new boss. She picked up the phone.

"Hello?"

"Hello....Luke?"

"hi Ror, how are you?"

"I'm doing great, is my mom there?"

"Oh, yeah, just a sec."

"Hello honey!"

"Hey mom, why is Luke answering the phone?"

"Well, um, remember that whole 'I think I'm dating Luke thing?' Well, I'm dating Luke."

"You and Luke? That's great mom, since when?"

"Since that trial night at the inn, before all the crazy stuff."

"Thanks for telling me."

"With everything that was going on I guess it just wasn't the time. What's up hun?"

"Guess who my boss is at the bookstore. You'll never believe it. It's Tristan."

"As in Bible Boy Tristan?"

"The one and only."

"Are you ok with that?"

"At first it was a little strange but then it wasn't that bad. We see each other once in a while but not too much. There's more though..."

"Sounds serious. What up?" "Well, I told him that I was still living in a hotel and he offered me his spare room. Now I don't know what to do."

"Move in with a boy, share a bathroom, sleep under the same roof? I thought you didn't like Tristan that much?"

"It's not like that mom, we wouldn't be dating or anything. I'm so not ready for any of that. I think I'm swearing off boys for a while, especially after what happened with Dean. Tristan even told me it wouldn't be about sex. He was even nice to me."

"Well, hun, the final decision is strictly up to you. I don't know how I feel about it all but it's up to you. Hotel rooms can't exactly be cheap."

"No it's getting kind of expensive. I just don't know. I can't stop thinking about it."

"About the apartment or Tristan?"

"Both."

"Sounds like you have a little thing."

"No mom, it's Tristan we're talking about."

"Ok, Ror, whatever you say!"

"I gotta go mom...time to go to work."

"Okay dear, love ya hun!"

"Love you mom, bye!"

After they hung up Rory realized something. She did have feelings for Tristan. What was she gonna go? She didn't want to feel this way. She didn't want to feel pain again. She just wanted to put men out of her life.

She knew what she'd do, she had made a decision. She headed to work and to Tristan.
A/N: OK guys, it's time to review. I'll be back soon with ch.9. And that song at the beginning was Behind Blue Eyes – Limp Bizkit.