A/N: Hello. Sorry I have taken so long with getting this chapter, but I
didn't know where to cut it off and I had those pesky algebra finals, but
good news they're all gone, so maybe now I'll have more time to write. Any
way thank you so much for the reviews! Please please r/r.
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One with the show.....
Chapter 8
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"Rory.", Jess responded, knowing that she didn't mean what she was saying and hating his resolution to be the 'good guy'. Man that was really back firing.
"I mean it Jess you don't believe me I got rid of the Tristan box and....did I just say that? Tristan has no box. There is no box. No box at all.", she babbled.
"Huh. Well that certainly leads me to believe that no box exists. By the way was there a Jess box?", he replied sarcastically.
"Ugh. Don't start I was sixteen I lacked judgment. I hate this. He is going to go off and marry that...that thing and I haven't even dated yet. I'm pitiful.", she lamented.
"Stop it Ror. You need some coffee.", he said retreating behind the counter. Alex was watching silently. If he was to play match maker with Lana then he was going to do it right. Perfectionists ran in his family.
"Here you go.", Jess said handing her the coffee.
"Thanks.", she smiled.
Lorelai entered with a bang, literally.
"Hey Ror.", she greeted regaining her footing.
"Hi mom.", she said weakly sipping her coffee.
Jess got up and went to the counter because frankly the two of them together frightened him almost as much as Miss Patty had.
"So Jess. What's going on between you and Rory?", Alex asked hoping he would get more than a yes or no answer.
"Hasn't anyone ever told you to mind your own business?", he laughed slightly.
"How long have you known me?"
"Right. There is nothing 'going on'. Maybe once, a long time ago, but not now.", he replied with a sigh. This kid had the God given gift to make him say anything, and everything.
"Why not? You have known here..."
"Just as long as Tristan has. I know you have said it before, many times. Alex take my advice, don't wait too long. You'll regret it, everyone does.", he walked up the stairs to his old room.
Alex paused and thought for a second.
"Luke!", he called into the kitchen.
"Yea?"
"I'm leaving see you later."
"Go ahead.", he waved him off.
"You told him to run after her? I heard of taking the high road, but honey taking a road that high with a fear of heights takes courage.", Lorelai reacted as her daughter told her what had happened.
"Jess thinks I'm not over him.", she stated.
"Well, gee where would he get that idea?", Lorelai replied sarcastically. Rory glared at her mother.
"I told him about the Tristan box."
"Well he can't think you're any crazier than he already does. Oh we're the crazy relatives everyone gawks at, at parties.", she laughed trying to lighten the moment.
"I do not want to be gawked at and being thought of as the oddball weirdoes of the family!", she protested.
"You are who you are. But Grandma's friends consider you slightly more tolerable because of the whole DuGrey association.", Lorelai joked and Rory started banging her head on the table.
"Hey what did the table ever do to you?", Luke said walking over with two more coffees.
"I thought you said they were bad for me and I was never getting anymore?"
"I did, but then I figured you are already in your fif..."
"Watch it!", she interrupted.
"...twenties and it hadn't killed you yet, it wouldn't be causing your death anytime soon.", he corrected with sarcasm and went to see what Kirk, who was waving his hands in the air to get Luke's attention, wanted.
Lana normally didn't go for the over confident, self centered types, actually she still didn't. She didn't have that connection with him like she had with...oh no, not going there. Travis was a distraction, plain and simple. Plus she did not like all these people telling her what to do, so she did the opposite.
"Travis?", she said knocking on the door to Alex's room where Travis was camped out.
"Lana?", he said in surprise. "I knew you liked me but isn't this a little forward for you? You don't strike me as the type..."
"Don't you dare finish that sentence.", she warned.
"All right. All right. Don't get your panties in a bunch. So what brings you here?"
"First off never talk about my panties and I came here because I felt bad about what happened this morning and wanted to reschedule.", she smiled.
"And you couldn't do that over the phone?", he smirked.
"If it was actually working I could.", she retorted.
"Well when do you want to go?", he repiled smirking yet again. Did the sneer ever leave his face?
"Now.", she replied quickly. Just because he wasn't 'the one' she was supposed to miss an opportunity to have a good time, I don't think so.
"Ok let's go.", he liked this side of Lana and all the better if it made Alex mad. Alex could never beat him at anything and winning Lana wasn't going to be the first.
* If Dad knew where I really was he would have a fit, not to mention the rest of my family. Huh. Well they will have to deal with it. * Lana thought.
The car was uncomfortably silent.
"So Travis what are you doing back in Hartford? Did they kick you out of Europe?", Lana asked in an attempt to make small talk.
"Um...Well there were some extenuating circumstances and well they kicked me out of school and sent me here.", he said leaving out the finer details.
"I guess the extenuating circumstances is something that you don't want me prodding into.", Lana smiled.
"For now, but on a lighter note we're here."
Tristan was pacing around his house wondering what to do about his new found situation.
"I should call Rory and tell her it's over between me and Nicole, but why should she care, why do I care if she cares?", he thought aloud in his empty house.
"I need to take a walk.", he stated walking towards the door and into his car.
He drove mechanically not knowing where he was going, but acting on instinct. Tristan sighed as he saw a sign reading 'Welcome to Stars Hollow.'
"I guess my subconscience is trying to tell me something.", he mumbled parking his car behind some trees, hiden from view. The people in this town wouldn't want to see him, after what he did to one of their own.
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One with the show.....
Chapter 8
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"Rory.", Jess responded, knowing that she didn't mean what she was saying and hating his resolution to be the 'good guy'. Man that was really back firing.
"I mean it Jess you don't believe me I got rid of the Tristan box and....did I just say that? Tristan has no box. There is no box. No box at all.", she babbled.
"Huh. Well that certainly leads me to believe that no box exists. By the way was there a Jess box?", he replied sarcastically.
"Ugh. Don't start I was sixteen I lacked judgment. I hate this. He is going to go off and marry that...that thing and I haven't even dated yet. I'm pitiful.", she lamented.
"Stop it Ror. You need some coffee.", he said retreating behind the counter. Alex was watching silently. If he was to play match maker with Lana then he was going to do it right. Perfectionists ran in his family.
"Here you go.", Jess said handing her the coffee.
"Thanks.", she smiled.
Lorelai entered with a bang, literally.
"Hey Ror.", she greeted regaining her footing.
"Hi mom.", she said weakly sipping her coffee.
Jess got up and went to the counter because frankly the two of them together frightened him almost as much as Miss Patty had.
"So Jess. What's going on between you and Rory?", Alex asked hoping he would get more than a yes or no answer.
"Hasn't anyone ever told you to mind your own business?", he laughed slightly.
"How long have you known me?"
"Right. There is nothing 'going on'. Maybe once, a long time ago, but not now.", he replied with a sigh. This kid had the God given gift to make him say anything, and everything.
"Why not? You have known here..."
"Just as long as Tristan has. I know you have said it before, many times. Alex take my advice, don't wait too long. You'll regret it, everyone does.", he walked up the stairs to his old room.
Alex paused and thought for a second.
"Luke!", he called into the kitchen.
"Yea?"
"I'm leaving see you later."
"Go ahead.", he waved him off.
"You told him to run after her? I heard of taking the high road, but honey taking a road that high with a fear of heights takes courage.", Lorelai reacted as her daughter told her what had happened.
"Jess thinks I'm not over him.", she stated.
"Well, gee where would he get that idea?", Lorelai replied sarcastically. Rory glared at her mother.
"I told him about the Tristan box."
"Well he can't think you're any crazier than he already does. Oh we're the crazy relatives everyone gawks at, at parties.", she laughed trying to lighten the moment.
"I do not want to be gawked at and being thought of as the oddball weirdoes of the family!", she protested.
"You are who you are. But Grandma's friends consider you slightly more tolerable because of the whole DuGrey association.", Lorelai joked and Rory started banging her head on the table.
"Hey what did the table ever do to you?", Luke said walking over with two more coffees.
"I thought you said they were bad for me and I was never getting anymore?"
"I did, but then I figured you are already in your fif..."
"Watch it!", she interrupted.
"...twenties and it hadn't killed you yet, it wouldn't be causing your death anytime soon.", he corrected with sarcasm and went to see what Kirk, who was waving his hands in the air to get Luke's attention, wanted.
Lana normally didn't go for the over confident, self centered types, actually she still didn't. She didn't have that connection with him like she had with...oh no, not going there. Travis was a distraction, plain and simple. Plus she did not like all these people telling her what to do, so she did the opposite.
"Travis?", she said knocking on the door to Alex's room where Travis was camped out.
"Lana?", he said in surprise. "I knew you liked me but isn't this a little forward for you? You don't strike me as the type..."
"Don't you dare finish that sentence.", she warned.
"All right. All right. Don't get your panties in a bunch. So what brings you here?"
"First off never talk about my panties and I came here because I felt bad about what happened this morning and wanted to reschedule.", she smiled.
"And you couldn't do that over the phone?", he smirked.
"If it was actually working I could.", she retorted.
"Well when do you want to go?", he repiled smirking yet again. Did the sneer ever leave his face?
"Now.", she replied quickly. Just because he wasn't 'the one' she was supposed to miss an opportunity to have a good time, I don't think so.
"Ok let's go.", he liked this side of Lana and all the better if it made Alex mad. Alex could never beat him at anything and winning Lana wasn't going to be the first.
* If Dad knew where I really was he would have a fit, not to mention the rest of my family. Huh. Well they will have to deal with it. * Lana thought.
The car was uncomfortably silent.
"So Travis what are you doing back in Hartford? Did they kick you out of Europe?", Lana asked in an attempt to make small talk.
"Um...Well there were some extenuating circumstances and well they kicked me out of school and sent me here.", he said leaving out the finer details.
"I guess the extenuating circumstances is something that you don't want me prodding into.", Lana smiled.
"For now, but on a lighter note we're here."
Tristan was pacing around his house wondering what to do about his new found situation.
"I should call Rory and tell her it's over between me and Nicole, but why should she care, why do I care if she cares?", he thought aloud in his empty house.
"I need to take a walk.", he stated walking towards the door and into his car.
He drove mechanically not knowing where he was going, but acting on instinct. Tristan sighed as he saw a sign reading 'Welcome to Stars Hollow.'
"I guess my subconscience is trying to tell me something.", he mumbled parking his car behind some trees, hiden from view. The people in this town wouldn't want to see him, after what he did to one of their own.