"Now that all parties are present, the readings will start."

Tristan, Rory and a few lawyers were the only ones in the room.

Several minutes past while the old man up front read the papers and
documents, explaining what his parents left him. Just about
everything was his. A few things were being exported to distant
cousins, or life long friends, but most of it was his.

Of course Tristan wasn't really all that happy with it. Under the
table Rory squeezed his hand.

" And finally, all the items in my safety deposit box will go to my
son Tristan Jaelan DuGrey. Sir, if you please..."

A young man around 25 lifted a box about five by nine and turned the
lock.

Tristan leaned in to see what was in there.

Inside were pictures. Hundreds of them. Ones of his mom and dad
together, him and his mother, or his father or both. It was before
the fights, and the yelling. When they were all still happy and his
father didn't work 24/7.

Tears streamed down his face unnoticed as he looked through the
memories that he'd almost forgotten. His tenth birthday, seventh
Halloween, twelfth Christmas.

A small note laid amongst the snapshots.

' Son, be happy. Don't be me, or us. Be you. Where ever you are, be
there because you enjoy it, and we will be happy for you where ever we are.
Love from us,
Mom and Dad'

" I wonder if I can use this as a note to get out of school?" He
wondered out loud.

" No, I doubt it. Come on. Sign the papers so we can go tell mom she
has free IMPORTED coffee for the rest of her life."

" I think she'd still go see Luke." He grinned, wiping the tears off
his face.

TIMELINE: (Three months after the reading of the Wills)

" Okay. Is everything set? Good mom. No, it's fine. I'm sure she'll
be glad they came voluntarily. Though I'm not sure why. Okay. Yes
mom. Buh bye now."

Lorelei sighed and put down the phone. ' Now for the bait.'

" Rory sweetie. Grandma and Grandpa are out of town for the week,
and since they know you just got out of school for summer vacation
today, they left a gift for you at their house."

" Really?" She piped up poking her head out of the door.

" Yeah. I don't see how come you get something and I don't. Anyway,
she said to go around 8:00 to pick it up. I have to go to the Inn for
a little while to do some late work stuff. So...uh...bye."

Rory was instantly suspicious. Of course, she wasn't after Tristan
pulled her back into her room.

Then she was just happy. Very.

NEARLY TWO HOURS LATER

" Hey Tristan, do you think you could give me a ride to my
grandmother's house. I've got to go pick something up."

" Oh yeah, sure."

They got the keys and headed out the door.

" Everyone hush! She'll go to the Parlor first. It's an obvious place
to look. Oh! Shhh! Car door!"

The slamming of a car door was a sure sign that Rory was here.
Surprisingly it took her nearly five minutes to open the door.

Soft breathing could be heard.

Everyone tensed.

Footsteps entered the Parlor.

No light came on so Lorelei reached for the switch.

There was a shuffle.

Then...

" Ow! My head!"

" Opps. Sorry. I forgot how small the couch... was..."

With the light on all the 'SURPISE!' thoughts left and the 'What the
hell!' thoughts rained with everyone in the room.

Rory sat more or less on a disheveled Tristan's lap. His shirt was
unbuttoned almost all the way down, and his belt was undone.

All was silent.

Tristan threw his arm over his eyes and muttered something like.
" This is SO not fair."

Rory looked at all the people in the room. Mom, Luke, Grandma and
grandpa, Paris, Paris's mother, and most of the kids from Mr.
Medina's class plus parents. At least five of her friends from Stars
Hollow were there including Lane.

All eye's were on her.

" Uh...Hi guys. I can explain this...I think..no I mean...uhhh"

Mimicking Tristan she threw her arm over her eyes.
" This is SO not fair."

A/N: Wow, I can't believe I actually went back and finished this….