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In the middle of the night Rory woke up with her heart pounding in her chest. She had woken up feeling scared, and now she heard a faint noise downstairs which only increased her fear. Wrapping a morningcoat around her she picked up a hockeystick, which had conveniently been placed behind her door and made her way into the corridor.
Things happened so fast that she couldn't react before she was on the floor, her head colliding with the stone tiles. She shook her head, feeling dazed, and tried to sit up straight. A pain shooting through her stomach made her grunt. Before she passed out she saw an unfamiliar man aiming a gun at her. Then...everything went dark.
"Sweets? Rory hun say something to mama!"
Rory faintly distinguished the sound of her mother's voice. She registered the panicking tone and wondered what was wrong. When she tried to open her eyes nothing but a thick black mist surrounded her.
"Mom?"
She barely recognized the speaking voice as her own. Every sound seemed to come from a million-mile distance and no matter how many times she blinked, the black fog remained. She felt a panic rising in her body and fought for control. This was probably just a dream she reasoned. She would soon wake up and everything would be okay. With this comforting thought Rory let go of the tension she held and slipped back into a dreamless nothing.
"Mrs. Gilmore?"
"Miss...it's Miss Gilmore"
The handsome doctor smiled at Lorelai, who was busy fidgeting her clothes with one hand while digging up money for the coffeemachine with the other.
"Here...let me help"
he inserted a few coins in the machine and soon provided her with a plastic cup filled with liquid caffeine.
Lorelai smiled thankfully and took a sip. It wasn't nearly as good as Luke's coffee, but it calmed her down long enough to form coherent thoughts.
"Rory!"
The doctor jumped up a little. He had been figuring out a way to talk to her and had to regain focus.
"Rory"
Lorelai repeated impatiently.
"Where's my daughter? Is she okay? Can I see her?"
"She's still unconscious but as far as we can see she'll be alright. She has lost a lot of blood but that isn't our biggest concern..."
"Then what is?"
"Her baby didn't survive. We have to get the fetus out before..."
Lorelai felt herself shutting the doctor out. All he said didn't matter to her anymore. He wasn't talking about her little girl. It couldn't be. If Rory had been pregnant she would have told her!
A little voice in the back of her head spoke up.
That she hadn't heard anything from Rory in a year.
That she had been led to believe she was dead.
That she didn't even know why Rory was here now.
So why would Rory have told her that she was pregnant?
She returned to reality when the doctor had focused his gaze on her. He had obviously felt that she had been tuned out and repeated his question.
"Do you give permission for the operation?"
Lorelai nodded, eventhough she wasn't sure what operation he wanted to perform.
"Anything to keep my daughter alive doctor"
The doctor casually rested his hand on her shoulder, providing her with much needed comfort.
"You don't have to worry about that Miss Gilmore"
After taking her through the procedure once again the doctor left Lorelai alone in the waitingroom. For the past year she had hated being alone, for it reminded her of all she had lost, but right now she didn't mind. She had so much to think of.
Why had Rory come back?
Where was Tristan?
Who was that man that had tried to kill Rory?
FLASHBACK
Lorelai had woken up startled. A scream echoed in the back of her head and she had heard noises downstairs. At first she had thought it was a dream, after all, there was nobody there. She was all alone, had been ever since Rory...
Rory!
Rory was here! She wasn't dead!
Or rather not dead YET. If she should believe her ears it wouldn't take long. She quickly got up and took the baseballbat out of her closet. Silently praying for the staircase not to crack she made her way downstairs. Seeing a man pointing a gun at her unconscious daughter gave her strength she had never imagined herself having. With all her newfound strength she swung the bat right into the attackers head.
END
two weeks later
Tristan sat down on his bed. Everytime he thought about Rory it felt like his heart was being ripped out. It was only the fact that she was no longer in danger that kept him going. Whoever was behind this –and he had a fairly good idea– was coming for him. He was the one that had to die.
He had never told Rory about the letters. Sometimes he wanted to, but he didn't want to ruin her memories or innocence. Ofcourse he had felt all the same hurt Rory had felt, every word she had spoken in their rows could easily have been replaced by knives being stabbed all over his body. Sometimes he wished it would end...that HE would just come and finish the job. But he couldn't do that to Rory. He needed to protect her. Not that she would die if he died, but HE would come and take her away.
When Rory had left him –now two long weeks ago– he had half expected it to stop. Rory wasn't with him anymore, so what was the difference between that and him dying? But according to HIM it wasn't enough, for this morning he found another envelope.
YOU CAN RUN BUT YOU CAN'T HIDE DUGREY!
It was the same letter he had been getting all along. Only this time there was a note at the bottom.
WE FOUND YOUR GIRL. NEXT TIME SHE WON'T BE THIS LUCKY!
Lucky? Had something happened to Rory? Did he make a mistake by leaving her behind? Would she have been safer with him?
"Mom I'm okay...really"
Ever since Rory had come home from the hospital Lorelai had been busying herself with making her as comfortable as possible. This to keep her mind off all the things she needed to know that Rory wasn't ready to tell her yet.
The phone rang and Lorelai hurried to get it. Her bright smile faded as soon as she had picked up the phone.
"I don't think she wants to talk to you"
Rory looked at her mother. Tristan? she mouthed. Her mother nodded, after which Rory held out her hand.
Lorelai sighed.
"You are one lucky guy mister!"
She then handed the phone to Rory and disappeared into the kitchen.
"Rory?"
God. She hadn't even realized how much she had missed his voice. Hearing it brought back memories, both happy and sad.
"Tristan"
her cold voice acknowledged him.
"Are you okay?"
She could hear the honest concern in his voice, which made her wonder if he knew about the attack. Had it been him planning it? That couldn't be, right? He wasn't like that. But then again, did she even know who he was anymore?
"No. I'm not okay Tristan"
"Did he hurt you?"
She was silent for a couple of minutes. It was obvious that the attack was somehow linked to her and Tristan. If only he had told her about it...then maybe she wouldn't have lost her baby.
The baby...that little secret Rory had been hiding. It had been far more than just a fetus. It had held all her hopes and dreams for a better future. And now it was destroyed. Her future was gone.
The thought that Tristan might have been able to prevent this stirred up a hatred in her she had never expected to feel for this man. She wanted to hurt him as bad as he had hurt her, wanted him to feel how it was to have nothing left, not knowing that her leaving him had already accomplished that.
"Did you make up this story that we were dead?"
It wasn't what she had wanted to ask him. What she had really wanted to know was if he had done something wrong or illegal to start this all; if he had done drugs or had been having an affair. She wanted to ask if he had killed those two people in their car, if that had been the start of if things had already been going downhill way before that. Did she have something to do with it? Was it all her fault?
There were so many things she wanted to know, but he wasn't able to tell them. She didn't even bother to ask, knowing that he would dodge the question as he always seemed to do.
He even did it right now, on the phone, and it made her realize that maybe it wasn't something he or she had done. Maybe it was just them in general.
"Rory...you have to trust me...you have to come back...it's the only way I can protect you"
"trust, Tristan?"
The anger boiled up inside of her again. The rational part of her knew that she had to stay calm, or else things would be said that led to an even bigger break in their marriage.
But right now Rory Gilmore didn't think her marriage was worthy of saving anymore.
"trust isn't a one-way thing. If you won't trust me then why should I trust you?"
To her already tired brain his words sounded like a threat.
"Because if you don't you will end up dead"
Review Please!!!
Kiki: Hope you're happy with this update cause some questions will be answered in this chapter ;)
Lissygurl: Thanks so much! If you like my stories, please read & review others!
Toxic X sin 15: You haven't died have you? Cause I need you to review :P
Jessica: Why? Well maybe you'll find out why in this chap :P
Muisje: Nice idea :) but no :P
Nicole: I hope this is soon enough for ya...probably not tho :P
Chilton Puff: Did he kill those people? Hmm...I'm not saying anything :P just read ;)
Kairy J. Moriarity: You'll have to be curious for a few more chapters I'm afraid :P I'm going to unravel things slowly ;)
Piper-h-99: Yeah yeah I am :P
Gythien Elven Babe: Yayy you think it's great :D I think you're great for saying that!
Chocaholic: Thanks so much for the compliments! And keep breathing :P eventhough it's not really going to be much clearer what's going on after this chapter :P
Smile1: I'm slacking off aren't I? Yup...thought so too...
Randi: Thanks so much! I love you to pieces for giving me such sweet compliments! And I'd love you even more if you reviewed my other stories hint hint
Kelly-anne: Here's the update for ya! Hope you're happy with it!
AlexiaWarren: Thanks so much! I hope you're happy with the update!
Lovette: Wow! Thanks so much! Hope you like the update!
Rosie4299: Secrets? What secrets :P I love secrets!
A/N:
Jayde: You haven't reviewed!!! What's wrong with you! glares
In the middle of the night Rory woke up with her heart pounding in her chest. She had woken up feeling scared, and now she heard a faint noise downstairs which only increased her fear. Wrapping a morningcoat around her she picked up a hockeystick, which had conveniently been placed behind her door and made her way into the corridor.
Things happened so fast that she couldn't react before she was on the floor, her head colliding with the stone tiles. She shook her head, feeling dazed, and tried to sit up straight. A pain shooting through her stomach made her grunt. Before she passed out she saw an unfamiliar man aiming a gun at her. Then...everything went dark.
"Sweets? Rory hun say something to mama!"
Rory faintly distinguished the sound of her mother's voice. She registered the panicking tone and wondered what was wrong. When she tried to open her eyes nothing but a thick black mist surrounded her.
"Mom?"
She barely recognized the speaking voice as her own. Every sound seemed to come from a million-mile distance and no matter how many times she blinked, the black fog remained. She felt a panic rising in her body and fought for control. This was probably just a dream she reasoned. She would soon wake up and everything would be okay. With this comforting thought Rory let go of the tension she held and slipped back into a dreamless nothing.
"Mrs. Gilmore?"
"Miss...it's Miss Gilmore"
The handsome doctor smiled at Lorelai, who was busy fidgeting her clothes with one hand while digging up money for the coffeemachine with the other.
"Here...let me help"
he inserted a few coins in the machine and soon provided her with a plastic cup filled with liquid caffeine.
Lorelai smiled thankfully and took a sip. It wasn't nearly as good as Luke's coffee, but it calmed her down long enough to form coherent thoughts.
"Rory!"
The doctor jumped up a little. He had been figuring out a way to talk to her and had to regain focus.
"Rory"
Lorelai repeated impatiently.
"Where's my daughter? Is she okay? Can I see her?"
"She's still unconscious but as far as we can see she'll be alright. She has lost a lot of blood but that isn't our biggest concern..."
"Then what is?"
"Her baby didn't survive. We have to get the fetus out before..."
Lorelai felt herself shutting the doctor out. All he said didn't matter to her anymore. He wasn't talking about her little girl. It couldn't be. If Rory had been pregnant she would have told her!
A little voice in the back of her head spoke up.
That she hadn't heard anything from Rory in a year.
That she had been led to believe she was dead.
That she didn't even know why Rory was here now.
So why would Rory have told her that she was pregnant?
She returned to reality when the doctor had focused his gaze on her. He had obviously felt that she had been tuned out and repeated his question.
"Do you give permission for the operation?"
Lorelai nodded, eventhough she wasn't sure what operation he wanted to perform.
"Anything to keep my daughter alive doctor"
The doctor casually rested his hand on her shoulder, providing her with much needed comfort.
"You don't have to worry about that Miss Gilmore"
After taking her through the procedure once again the doctor left Lorelai alone in the waitingroom. For the past year she had hated being alone, for it reminded her of all she had lost, but right now she didn't mind. She had so much to think of.
Why had Rory come back?
Where was Tristan?
Who was that man that had tried to kill Rory?
FLASHBACK
Lorelai had woken up startled. A scream echoed in the back of her head and she had heard noises downstairs. At first she had thought it was a dream, after all, there was nobody there. She was all alone, had been ever since Rory...
Rory!
Rory was here! She wasn't dead!
Or rather not dead YET. If she should believe her ears it wouldn't take long. She quickly got up and took the baseballbat out of her closet. Silently praying for the staircase not to crack she made her way downstairs. Seeing a man pointing a gun at her unconscious daughter gave her strength she had never imagined herself having. With all her newfound strength she swung the bat right into the attackers head.
END
two weeks later
Tristan sat down on his bed. Everytime he thought about Rory it felt like his heart was being ripped out. It was only the fact that she was no longer in danger that kept him going. Whoever was behind this –and he had a fairly good idea– was coming for him. He was the one that had to die.
He had never told Rory about the letters. Sometimes he wanted to, but he didn't want to ruin her memories or innocence. Ofcourse he had felt all the same hurt Rory had felt, every word she had spoken in their rows could easily have been replaced by knives being stabbed all over his body. Sometimes he wished it would end...that HE would just come and finish the job. But he couldn't do that to Rory. He needed to protect her. Not that she would die if he died, but HE would come and take her away.
When Rory had left him –now two long weeks ago– he had half expected it to stop. Rory wasn't with him anymore, so what was the difference between that and him dying? But according to HIM it wasn't enough, for this morning he found another envelope.
YOU CAN RUN BUT YOU CAN'T HIDE DUGREY!
It was the same letter he had been getting all along. Only this time there was a note at the bottom.
WE FOUND YOUR GIRL. NEXT TIME SHE WON'T BE THIS LUCKY!
Lucky? Had something happened to Rory? Did he make a mistake by leaving her behind? Would she have been safer with him?
"Mom I'm okay...really"
Ever since Rory had come home from the hospital Lorelai had been busying herself with making her as comfortable as possible. This to keep her mind off all the things she needed to know that Rory wasn't ready to tell her yet.
The phone rang and Lorelai hurried to get it. Her bright smile faded as soon as she had picked up the phone.
"I don't think she wants to talk to you"
Rory looked at her mother. Tristan? she mouthed. Her mother nodded, after which Rory held out her hand.
Lorelai sighed.
"You are one lucky guy mister!"
She then handed the phone to Rory and disappeared into the kitchen.
"Rory?"
God. She hadn't even realized how much she had missed his voice. Hearing it brought back memories, both happy and sad.
"Tristan"
her cold voice acknowledged him.
"Are you okay?"
She could hear the honest concern in his voice, which made her wonder if he knew about the attack. Had it been him planning it? That couldn't be, right? He wasn't like that. But then again, did she even know who he was anymore?
"No. I'm not okay Tristan"
"Did he hurt you?"
She was silent for a couple of minutes. It was obvious that the attack was somehow linked to her and Tristan. If only he had told her about it...then maybe she wouldn't have lost her baby.
The baby...that little secret Rory had been hiding. It had been far more than just a fetus. It had held all her hopes and dreams for a better future. And now it was destroyed. Her future was gone.
The thought that Tristan might have been able to prevent this stirred up a hatred in her she had never expected to feel for this man. She wanted to hurt him as bad as he had hurt her, wanted him to feel how it was to have nothing left, not knowing that her leaving him had already accomplished that.
"Did you make up this story that we were dead?"
It wasn't what she had wanted to ask him. What she had really wanted to know was if he had done something wrong or illegal to start this all; if he had done drugs or had been having an affair. She wanted to ask if he had killed those two people in their car, if that had been the start of if things had already been going downhill way before that. Did she have something to do with it? Was it all her fault?
There were so many things she wanted to know, but he wasn't able to tell them. She didn't even bother to ask, knowing that he would dodge the question as he always seemed to do.
He even did it right now, on the phone, and it made her realize that maybe it wasn't something he or she had done. Maybe it was just them in general.
"Rory...you have to trust me...you have to come back...it's the only way I can protect you"
"trust, Tristan?"
The anger boiled up inside of her again. The rational part of her knew that she had to stay calm, or else things would be said that led to an even bigger break in their marriage.
But right now Rory Gilmore didn't think her marriage was worthy of saving anymore.
"trust isn't a one-way thing. If you won't trust me then why should I trust you?"
To her already tired brain his words sounded like a threat.
"Because if you don't you will end up dead"
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