AN: I'm sooooo sorry this took so long, but it's my first week at college and I haven't had very much free time. I have to catch up on a lot of fic reading too.

Tristan turned on the television and was just flipping though the channels; the lyrics to a musical he came across just stuck in his head. Love is the thing that has linked 'em and it looks like I'm just another victim. "Guys and Dolls" was right; love was ruining guys all over. The only thing Tristan wanted was to have Rory in his arms again. He didn't care if they did anything or even if they spoke as long as he could be with her. Love was the most amazing feeling, but this new one of heartache was deadly.

Paris had called to say that she had big news but didn't want to tell him on the phone. It was going to be a few hours until she was going to show up at his house, so Tristan wanted to do something to waste the time. His biggest problem was everything on tv involved a love story…happy couples were beginning to nauseate him.

It was the morning of the wedding; Lorelai was going completely crazy trying to make everything perfect. Sookie had to be pulled out of the kitchen to get into her bridesmaid dress. Rory, on the other hand, was moping around getting dressed and watching the world going by. Jess wanted to help her but he knew there was nothing that could be done at this point. A wedding wasn't what the heartbroken girl needed; but the elder Lorelai couldn't help but to be happy.

The day progressed and more people showed up at the Gilmore house to get ready for the wedding. The ceremony was going to be in the square near the gazebo and the reception in the backyard of the Dragonfly. It seemed as though the entire town was rushing around trying to get things done for the wedding. Lorelai was Stars Hollows' baby; it was where she went when there was no where else. Rory wasn't just Lorelai's daughter; she was looked over by everyone in town. No one liked to see her hurt, but they'd never show it to put a damper on Lorelai's big day.

Jess saw Rory just sitting in her room in a daze; she was dressed for the wedding but wasn't in the festive wedding mood she should've been in.

"Hey." There was no answer, "Ror?"

She looked up, "hi, Jess."

"Is the happiness getting to you?"

"I love my mom, Jess, and I love Luke. This is their big day; I can't ruin it for them."

"I understand, I know what heartbreak feels like," he knew that she wouldn't get that he was talking about her, "it sucks, but you'll move on."

The part Rory was hiding, she didn't want to move on. As much as he hurt her, as much as she was just a game – Rory still loved Tristan. She wanted to see him and wanted to hear why he would do this to her, but it would hurt too much.

Paris arrived at the DuGrey mansion to find an anxious Tristan at the door.

"I can't believe you fucking did that!"

"Paris? What the hell are you talking about? What did I do?"

"Lied to Rory, lied to me! I thought I was helping you out, but I didn't realize that you just wanted to fuck with my mind the same way you did with hers."

"I have no clue what you're talking about."

"The note you wrote her. She said it was in your handwriting."

"What are you talking about?"

"The note you left Rory, I know about it. You told her that you won your game!"

"I didn't write Rory a note! She left my room and by the time I saw her again she wouldn't even look at me. If she was just a game to me would I have gone to Stars Hollow so many times just to get a glimpse of her? Paris, I'm in love."

As Tristan was finishing his sentence, Paris saw Taryn walking down the stairs. Tristan didn't know she was still in the house since he'd kicked her out many times before. Paris shot her an evil glare so she responded with a seductive look towards Tristan and just left the house. Suddenly he remembered something that happened a couple of years earlier when he was at military school.

Tristan was sitting on his bed and Taryn was lying next to him; leaning on him ever so gently. He was doing his homework and she was watching on because she didn't have any to do.

"I like your handwriting," she'd said.

"Umm…thanks, I guess."

"Let me see if I can imitate it, I'm good at that."

Taryn did just that; imitated Tristan's handwriting almost perfectly. She explained that she watched people write all the time and was good at imitating. Tristan was very intrigued by this and gave Taryn a gentle kiss for her explanation.

Everything was making sense and Tristan knew that he had to go as fast as he could to Stars Hollow to see Rory before the wedding.

"I have to go."

"Where are you going? I'm not done here."

The scene between Paris and Tristan was very familiar from when he left the Romeo and Juliet rehearsal; the last time he lost the love of his life.

Paris watched Tristan leave and then headed back to her own house to get ready for Lorelai's wedding. As one of Rory's best friends she was expected to be there.

Jess got Rory up and led her towards the square and to Lorelai who was still in a panic while changing into her wedding dress. She couldn't ignore Rory spacing out and staring out the window. The same car kept passing by…why is he here? Why today of all days? I can't take this, not when my mother's getting married. Lorelai looked out the window to see what Rory was staring at and quickly began to be her nagging self.

"Rory, doesn't mommy look pretty? I stole the pretty stick and hit myself with it."

"Are you saying I don't look pretty?" Rory played along.

"No, you look amazing."

"So do you."

Rory then left the room and headed towards the rest of the bridesmaids prepared to walk down the aisle. Sookie and Lorelai stayed behind until everyone else was down the aisle. Rory watched Luke's eyes as the wedding march began to play – it was that look again. The look she'd seen when Tristan told her he loved her; the look that Jess had only the day before. There was something so strong in Luke's eyes; a love that could survive through anything.

Paris sat and watched Lorelai; then saw Rory looking at her future step father. Something said that Rory missed Tristan almost as much as he missed her. She turned to see his car go by for the fourth time during the ceremony. After the ceremony everyone headed over to the Dragonfly and for the first hour; Tristan's car was nowhere to be seen. Rory had allowed herself to have fun and share a few dances with her new cousin.

Soon it was time for Luke and Lorelai's spotlight dance and Rory could feel tears starting to form in her eyes. She saw Sookie and Jackson walk onto the dance floor followed by Morey and Babette…Paris had brought Alex with her and they also started to dance.

Rory looked over and saw a familiar scene – a boy walking in the shadows who drew her near him. She felt magnetically pulled to him as she slowly walked over. Paris watched her dazed friend then looked over at Jess who was doing the same thing.

"What are you doing here?"

"I love you."

"No you don't."

"Rory, Taryn wrote that note."

"What?"

"She learned my handwriting…she wrote it. I didn't even know about it until Paris told me this morning."

Rory looked at him and could tell he was sincere.

"I'm sorry," he said

"About what?"

"That I didn't give you reason to trust me."

"I love you."

AN: This story is complete – thanks to everyone who read it