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Sorry it's been a few days...I've just been a little unsure of where to go with this and weather or not to continue. Here's chapter 10.

As soon as Rory was done unpacking and settling into her room she headed to the living room with her blanket and pillow. Just as she set them both down the door opened and in walked Tristan with a large pizza and three bags.

"Let me help you with that." Rory said as she grabbed the bags.

"I hope you're hungry. We've got deluxe pizza, Chinese food, gummy bears, marshmallows, soda, mixed candy, whipped cream and ice cream and of course coffee."

"Mmmmm, sounds very good. This is going to be great. So what movies did you get?"

"That's a surprise."

"Fine then. I'll be right back." With that she walked off into her room and closed the door behind her.

Tristan couldn't help but wonder what she was up to. When the door reopened he couldn't believe his eyes. There was Rory dressed in the cutest pajamas and big fluffy slippers. That just showed him that she was getting comfortable around him.

"Nice pjs Mary. Very sexy." He said with that smirk on his face, as he looked her up and down, she was so cute.

"Well thanks Tristan. It's just not a movie night without the pajamas and the blanket and the junk food. Watching a movie wearing jeans is just unacceptable."

"Fine Mary, I'll change, just for you."

Rory couldn't help but smile. He was just being so cute, not that he hadn't always been hot but the way he was acting was just so adorable. When he came out of his room she had to hide the expression on her face. He was wearing a pair of shorts and a wife beater that was just tight enough to show that he had a great body. She felt her face get flushed as he approached her. She couldn't help but look at his toned arms and then his strong shoulders and finally the contour of his abs that she could make out through the thin fabric. She just couldn't look away.

"So, Mar, you like what you see?" He asked with a smile on his face.

"Don't flatter yourself there, Tristan. It's just that I'm not used to seeing you out of your jeans or suits." She responded with a slight blush.

"Well miss Rory, if we don't start watching these movies soon we'll end up going to bed tomorrow morning, plus I'm starved."

"You read my mind. Lets go."

They both sat on the same couch. They put in the movie and started to eat. After the Chinese food was gone and they had eaten half a pizza and some of the candy they got more comfortable. Tristan was practically sprawled out over the whole couch and she could tell that he was kinda cold so she took her blanket and decided to share it with him. Of course that meant that she would have to get closer so she pt her head on his shoulder and when he didn't say anything she left it there.

After both movies were done Tristan realized that Rory was fast asleep. He didn't really want to wake her, she was too peaceful and she just looked too angelic. Instead he picked her up and carried her to her room where he pulled back the covers and tucked her in. Before leaving the room he placed a small kiss on her forehead, turned off the light and went to bed.

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Even after his long day and the late night Tristan just couldn't sleep. He was lying in his bed with the lights out just staring at the sealing thinking about the girl who was sleeping just next door.

He thought about how it had felt when she had put her head on his shoulder. How innocent she must have thought that was. If only she knew how he felt about her. What would she say about that? Deep down in his heart he knew that he couldn't tell her. That would ruin everything. First of all she might just think that he was toying with her, second it might destroy their budding friendship and third, if she didn't feel the same way (which she probably didn't) it would crush his heart, he would lose his soul. Then again if he didn't tell her he'd never know what could have happened.

What was he going to do? It would be so hard living next to her and seeing her everyday. He was lucky that she was here with him but he couldn't help but wonder why she had left home.

He decided then that trying to sleep was useless. He would go into the kitchen and have something to drink and maybe even watch a bit of TV.

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At around 3 am Rory woke with a start. She looked around but for a few second she had no idea where she was. Then it dawned on her, she was in Tristan's apartment, her new home. She didn't remember coming to bed, all she remembered was sitting in the living room and watching a movie. Had she fallen asleep? Then she remembered. She had put her head on Tristan's shoulder and then she had fallen asleep. She also faintly remembered Tristan carrying her to her room and feeling something warm on her forehead. Had he kissed her good night? The thought actually made her smile.

Memories of a party, a piano room and a kiss suddenly came to her mind. He had been a good kisser. She wondered if that had changed any. How stupidly she had acted that night. Why had she run away? Why had she cried? Maybe it was for the best after all. Tristan wasn't exactly boyfriend material in high school. Eventually he would have wanted to have sex with her and if she would have said no he would have dumped her.

He didn't seem like the same guy. It really looked like he had changed. He hadn't mentioned any of the girls he had dated lately. But what if that aspect of him hadn't changed? What if she'd end up getting hurt after all?

She just couldn't think about her feelings for Tristan right now. She was just starting to finally forget sleeping with Dean. How could she have slept with someone she didn't love?

After all this thinking she realized that she wasn't going to sleep any time soon. She got up and went out to watch a bit of TV.

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As she walked out of her bedroom she realized that the lights in the living room was on and she could faintly hear the TV. There was Tristan sitting on the sofa watching some late night show.

"Sorry if I woke you Ror. I just couldn't sleep."

"You didn't wake me. I just woke up and couldn't go back to sleep. Want some company?"

"If you're the company, I'd love it. The TV isn't too interesting though."

"That's fine. How about some popcorn?"

"Sounds great."

Rory went to the kitchen to make the popcorn and Tristan soon followed. He sat on the counter watching her work around the kitchen. When the microwave beeped she put the popcorn in a bowl and joined him on the counter.
They sat in silence for a bit just eating, both seemingly lost in their own thoughts.

"So, Mar, ready to tell me why you drove all this way to escape from Stars Hollow?"

"Well, it's a long story. So if you wanna actually sleep tonight maybe it should wait. But, I am ready."

"I'm not going anywhere. Aren't we both off tomorrow?"

"Yeah I am. I guess I should start from the beginning then huh?"

"That's a good place to start."

Rory then started telling him about everything that had happened since he had left Hartford. She told him about Jess showing up and how their friendship had grown and then how she and Dean had broken up and she had gotten together with Jess. Then came their weird relationship and the huge blow out at the party right before graduation and how he had fought with Dean and how he had left the next day without a word.

"What a jerk that guy was. As if he left you there."

"Yeah well, that's the least of it."

She followed by telling him of Dean getting married and starting school. Then came her non-existent love life. The part about K=Jess coming back and telling her that he loved her before just running away again was kinda hard to tell but she finally got through it.

She told him about becoming friends with Dean again and calling him once in a while and how Lindsey didn't want him to talk to her. She told him about Jess coming back and asking her to leave with him and how she had told him that she wouldn't and that she didn't love him.

All Tristan could do was listen, with the occasional nod. He sure wasn't surprised for what he was going to hear next.

After taking a few deep breaths and having a drink of water she told him about the final straw that had brought her to North Carolina. She told him that she was no longer a virgin, that she had slept with none other than her married ex-boyfriend.

"You and Dean?" Tristan asked when he could finally find the words to speak.

"Yeah, me and Dean." Rory replied with a tear in her eye.

Tristan couldn't believe what he had just heard. His Mary, the pure and innocent girl he had so helplessly fallen for was no longer... well, Mary. She had slept with a married man. He didn't know what to think about all of that.

A/N: Well that's all for now. I guess you'll just have to stay tuned to find out how Tristan reacts to the news. Please review.