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[ ] = people's thoughts

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"

Rory held her breath for a few seconds.

"How dare you? How dare you threaten me after all that I've been through!"

She felt hot tears stinging in her eyes, and fury took over.

"I lost everything because of you! You ruined our marriage! You made me lose my baby! I would have been better off staying with Ben!"

As soon as she had said it she regretted it already. It wasn't even true. Despite all the things that had gone wrong in their marriage she had never regretted leaving Ben to be with him. Not even for one single second.

"So that's how you feel huh? It should have been Ben you married with?"

Tristans voice sounded sad and distant.

"Maybe you're right...then this whole mess wouldn't have happened..."

Rory tried to find clues in everything he said. Clues about whether he still loved her, or if he had stopped sometime along the way. She just sat there and listened to his voice, drowning out her thoughts.

"I'm moving again Rory. And this time you won't know where to find me. But before I leave I will give you one last thing"

He took a deep breath

"I will file a divorce...so you won't have to regret marrying me any longer"

She wanted to protest, till him how she really felt about him. She wanted to say that despite their fights and her harsh comments she still loved him more than life itself. What she wanted him to know was that she would follow him to the end of the world, as long as he would love her. But she was too scared that the feeling wasn't mutual anymore, so she stayed silent until the dialtone shook her from her reverie. It was really over now, and they hadn't even had the chance to say goodbye.

She wondered if he had heard and understood what she had yelled at him. That she had been pregnant with his baby.

FLASHBACK

[ not again ]

Rory thought feeling miserable. She got out of bed and barely made it to the bathroom before falling down on her knees and vomiting in the toilet while clutching her stomach.

[ I'm going to the doctor's office today ]

She knew Tristan would be furious when he found out; something about him not wanting to leave a trace; but she had been feeling sick for weeks now. Every morning she would have to run to make it to the bathroom in time.

A few hours later she walked out of the doctor's office in a daze. A little smile tugged at the corner of her lips, so they curved up a bit. People walking down the street saw her getting all glowy and smiled inwardly at her obvious happiness. Rory Gilmore was pregnant, and she was dying to tell her husband.

"Tristan?"

Tristan paced up and down the livingroom, impatiently waiting for Rory to come home. As soon as he heard her voice he walked to the door and pulled her inside.

"Grab your stuff...we need to go"

"Tristan I've got to tell you something"

"Whatever it is, I'm sure it can wait. Hurry up, we're leaving in half an hour"

END

[ A baby. Did she really say that ]

Tristan hid his head in his hands. Rory had been pregnant! With his baby! Ad now she had lost it, because he had failed to protect her. She had been right. She should have married Ben. Then none of this would ever have happened.

One quick phonecall was all it took. They would only have to sigh the papers and then it would be over. He would move one last time, and when the envelope would come he would finally face HIM. He would go back to Hartford, reclaim his name and status. And Rory would be free. She would be safe.

3 WEEKS LATER

Rory had been staring at the divorcepapers for about an hour when the mail came. She started dividing it into bills and other mail, when a small white envelope dropped to the floor. Out of curiosity she opened it first. There was no name. No address. Just a small white paper.

SIGN THOSE DIVORCEPAPERS OR YOU'RE DEAD

Rory dropped the paper to the ground and looked at the divorcepapers in horror. Did Tristan really wanted to get rid of her as soon as possible? She saw his signature, written down with calmness and confidence. She didn't know how much his hand had shaken, how tears threatened to blur his sight and how his heart had broken when he had finally found the courage to sign. She thought that h had done it smiling, glad that his plan to get rid of her had finally worked. She didn't know what else to think. With a sudden strength and confidence that she was making the right decision she signed the papers.

Only seconds after she put the papers in the envelope she noticed the newspaper lying on the floor, and the headlines that said:

DUGREYS TURN OUT TO BE ALIVE! IS THIS ALL A CONSPIRACY?

HARTFORD – Two years after the untimely death of Tristan Janlan DuGrey and his wife Lorelai Leigh DuGrey-Gilmore some interesting facts have turned up. Recently our newspaper received documentation about the upcoming divorce of the couple, filed just about a month ago. Rumors say that this young couple has faked their own death in order to escape blackmailing. The bodies in their car now turn out to be Brad Murray and Annette Hargrove. Who was responsible for their death remains unclear up until now. Both Tristan and Rory are suspects.

Blackmail? Was that what made it happen? Why they left?

The phone rang and Rory hurried to get it. She expected it to be her mom, and she really needed to talk to someone.

"Hello?"

"Have you read the article?"

"Tristan?"

"I didn't kill them...please believe me"

"What happened Tris? Who is blackmailing you?"

Suddenly she heard a muffled thud, followed by a scream.

"Tristan? TRISTAN!"

She could barely heard what was said at the other side of the line. Tristan had fallen to the ground and dropped the phone when a masked man had grabbed him from behind and tried to slit his throat. Fortunately Tristan had moved a bit and the knife got stuck in his shoulder. But now he was on the floor and the man was ready to finish the job.

"Please! Don't do this! I set her free! I let her go! Please don't kill me!"

Rory had never heard so much terror in a voice. She sat there paralyzed with the phone pressed to her ear.

"It's not good enough"

Another man answered.

Rory held her breath. She knew that voice! It was...

A/N: Who was it? Bet :P

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