Once again Rory found herself in bed staring at the ceiling, thinking
about Tristan DuGrey. She also thought about Dean and how much she loved
him and how she left him once before for another guy. Jess hurt her in a
way that she'd never been hurt before – he just walked away and thought
that he could come back and everything would be fine. She gave up a great
relationship with Dean for Jess, the bad boy. But that kiss the first time
he came back to Stars Hollow – that kiss just made everything right between
them. Tristan had kissed her once before and that kiss led to her
eventually getting back with Dean. She'd never thought about it afterwards
and tried to make him leave her alone about it up until he left for
military school.
Tristan sat in his dorm also in a complete daze. His roommate, Marty, wondered what was on his mind.
"Penny for your thoughts?"
"It's nothing, Marty, just some thoughts from high school."
"Ah, so it's a girl – what's her name?"
"You wouldn't know her."
"Try me."
"Rory."
"Rory Gilmore? Who lives downstairs? I know her, but I think she knows me a little better."
Tristan questioned that and Marty told him the story about the beginning of freshman year and ending up outside Rory's room...naked. Marty asked Tristan how he knew Rory and why she was on Tristan's mind. He explained that Rory was the only girl in Chilton that he couldn't have and that just made him want her more. She had a natural beauty and a wit that didn't compare to the rest of the girls at that school. Rory was actually there because she wanted to learn, not because she was the daughter of a wealthy family. Tristan just left out the part about the kiss that had been on his mind for the past three years. No one knew how he felt about Rory even though he wanted to tell her so many times, especially during Romeo and Juliet. She told him not to hang out with Duncan and Bowman, but he didn't listen; he landed himself in North Carolina...far away from her. Tristan swore that he would get the girl this time...bagboy wouldn't win again.
The phone in Rory and Paris's room rang and since Rory was in a world of her own, Paris answered.
"Sure, hold on one second...Rory, it's your boyfriend."
"I don't have one, he broke up with me."
Rory took the phone and attempted to apologize to Dean. He wouldn't listen, Rory could tell that Jess was right next to him. Dean continued to explain how he knew that she couldn't help the sparks between her and Jess, even Jess didn't know what happened...but the thing with Tristan's been going on even longer.
"This guy liked you in high school and he still has a thing for you. Did you see how he looked at your Rory?"
"Dean, you know I hated him in high school, I chose you...remember?"
"Well you didn't choose me over Jess."
"Tristan isn't Jess!"
"Oh, so you want Jess back? Is that what you're saying."
"That's ridiculous. Dean, I love you."
"Tell it to the judge."
With that Dean hung up the phone and Rory collapsed on her bed in tears. Paris tried to cheer her up, but it didn't work. Paris then decided to go for a walk and in the hall she saw none other than Tristan DuGrey.
"So that's what this is all about."
"Nice to see you too, Gellar."
"You're the reason that Rory and Dean just broke up again."
"They did?"
Tristan couldn't hide his trademark smirk and Paris figured out exactly what was going on. She had heard back in Chilton that Tristan was lusting over Rory, but never wanted to believe it. Her own crush on Tristan was starting to resurface though she would never let it show. Tristan made cracks about Paris Gellar finally having emotions; it was something completely unheard of. She'd changed a lot since he'd last seen her...though he'd seen her grandparents many times with her own.
Thoughts started to go through Tristan's mind about how he could use Paris to get to Rory. It was mean, it was horrible, but it would work.
"Paris, do you remember that date we went on not long before I left for military school?"
"You mean the one where you told me that we were more 'friend type' than 'dating type'?"
"Yes, that one. Why don't we try it again...maybe we're more 'dating type' now that you have a heart."
"You never change, do you DuGrey?"
"No, and neither do you. You can't deny you still have something for me."
They decided to go out and Tristan would pick Paris up the next night at seven for dinner and a movie. Paris hid how excited she was about it and ran back to her room, while Tristan just continued to plot.
Back in Stars Hollow, Dean and Jess were having a long discussion about Rory. Jess was telling Dean about how it was his intellect that won her over, but Dean didn't think Tristan had that. Neither could figure out what her attraction to him was, though they continued to contemplate it. Maybe she was just a sucker for that smirk of his...a thought that brought laughter in the room. Luke walked in wondering what was funny and Jess explained that Rory found yet another guy. Luke failed to see the humor so he talked to Lorelai about it. She figured that they were trying to hide the pain...then she wondered about her daughter's new beau. Lorelai then decided that it was time to make a phone call.
"Hello?"
"Hello my lovely daughter."
"Mom, to what do I owe this pleasure?"
"I hear there was trouble in paradise with you and Dean...something about a new guy?"
"There is no new guy."
"So an old one?"
"There is no guy. Tristan transferred to Yale and now Dean's jealous..."
"Chilton Tristan?"
"Yes, that Tristan."
Rory didn't have to say another word, Lorelai knew everything. She remembered Tristan from the Chilton days and knew he would stop at nothing to make Rory his own. He was the reason that Rory and Dean fell asleep at Miss Patty's that night, he was the reason Paris was Romeo in the play. Lorelai told Rory there was nothing to worry about and that maybe Dean would get over it. In the back of her mind, Lorelai knew that Dean wouldn't because Tristan wasn't going anywhere this time. She didn't think Rory would fall into his spell, Tristan might be gorgeous, but Rory's a smart girl.
Tristan sat in his dorm also in a complete daze. His roommate, Marty, wondered what was on his mind.
"Penny for your thoughts?"
"It's nothing, Marty, just some thoughts from high school."
"Ah, so it's a girl – what's her name?"
"You wouldn't know her."
"Try me."
"Rory."
"Rory Gilmore? Who lives downstairs? I know her, but I think she knows me a little better."
Tristan questioned that and Marty told him the story about the beginning of freshman year and ending up outside Rory's room...naked. Marty asked Tristan how he knew Rory and why she was on Tristan's mind. He explained that Rory was the only girl in Chilton that he couldn't have and that just made him want her more. She had a natural beauty and a wit that didn't compare to the rest of the girls at that school. Rory was actually there because she wanted to learn, not because she was the daughter of a wealthy family. Tristan just left out the part about the kiss that had been on his mind for the past three years. No one knew how he felt about Rory even though he wanted to tell her so many times, especially during Romeo and Juliet. She told him not to hang out with Duncan and Bowman, but he didn't listen; he landed himself in North Carolina...far away from her. Tristan swore that he would get the girl this time...bagboy wouldn't win again.
The phone in Rory and Paris's room rang and since Rory was in a world of her own, Paris answered.
"Sure, hold on one second...Rory, it's your boyfriend."
"I don't have one, he broke up with me."
Rory took the phone and attempted to apologize to Dean. He wouldn't listen, Rory could tell that Jess was right next to him. Dean continued to explain how he knew that she couldn't help the sparks between her and Jess, even Jess didn't know what happened...but the thing with Tristan's been going on even longer.
"This guy liked you in high school and he still has a thing for you. Did you see how he looked at your Rory?"
"Dean, you know I hated him in high school, I chose you...remember?"
"Well you didn't choose me over Jess."
"Tristan isn't Jess!"
"Oh, so you want Jess back? Is that what you're saying."
"That's ridiculous. Dean, I love you."
"Tell it to the judge."
With that Dean hung up the phone and Rory collapsed on her bed in tears. Paris tried to cheer her up, but it didn't work. Paris then decided to go for a walk and in the hall she saw none other than Tristan DuGrey.
"So that's what this is all about."
"Nice to see you too, Gellar."
"You're the reason that Rory and Dean just broke up again."
"They did?"
Tristan couldn't hide his trademark smirk and Paris figured out exactly what was going on. She had heard back in Chilton that Tristan was lusting over Rory, but never wanted to believe it. Her own crush on Tristan was starting to resurface though she would never let it show. Tristan made cracks about Paris Gellar finally having emotions; it was something completely unheard of. She'd changed a lot since he'd last seen her...though he'd seen her grandparents many times with her own.
Thoughts started to go through Tristan's mind about how he could use Paris to get to Rory. It was mean, it was horrible, but it would work.
"Paris, do you remember that date we went on not long before I left for military school?"
"You mean the one where you told me that we were more 'friend type' than 'dating type'?"
"Yes, that one. Why don't we try it again...maybe we're more 'dating type' now that you have a heart."
"You never change, do you DuGrey?"
"No, and neither do you. You can't deny you still have something for me."
They decided to go out and Tristan would pick Paris up the next night at seven for dinner and a movie. Paris hid how excited she was about it and ran back to her room, while Tristan just continued to plot.
Back in Stars Hollow, Dean and Jess were having a long discussion about Rory. Jess was telling Dean about how it was his intellect that won her over, but Dean didn't think Tristan had that. Neither could figure out what her attraction to him was, though they continued to contemplate it. Maybe she was just a sucker for that smirk of his...a thought that brought laughter in the room. Luke walked in wondering what was funny and Jess explained that Rory found yet another guy. Luke failed to see the humor so he talked to Lorelai about it. She figured that they were trying to hide the pain...then she wondered about her daughter's new beau. Lorelai then decided that it was time to make a phone call.
"Hello?"
"Hello my lovely daughter."
"Mom, to what do I owe this pleasure?"
"I hear there was trouble in paradise with you and Dean...something about a new guy?"
"There is no new guy."
"So an old one?"
"There is no guy. Tristan transferred to Yale and now Dean's jealous..."
"Chilton Tristan?"
"Yes, that Tristan."
Rory didn't have to say another word, Lorelai knew everything. She remembered Tristan from the Chilton days and knew he would stop at nothing to make Rory his own. He was the reason that Rory and Dean fell asleep at Miss Patty's that night, he was the reason Paris was Romeo in the play. Lorelai told Rory there was nothing to worry about and that maybe Dean would get over it. In the back of her mind, Lorelai knew that Dean wouldn't because Tristan wasn't going anywhere this time. She didn't think Rory would fall into his spell, Tristan might be gorgeous, but Rory's a smart girl.