Author: carleymaire

Disclaimer: I don't own it, but we all knew that didn't we?

Rating: PG to PG-13

Date Started: August 18, 2003.

Pairing: Tristin/Rory

Author's Note: Hey! I know, it has been more than eleven months since I last added to this fic. I'm a fan fic abandoner. I'm sorry to everyone who had been reading it, and took the time to review the chapters. I've just finished reading what I've already written though, and I've decided it's about time for me to add a couple of chapters so I can finish this thing. Keep in mind that it has been a long time, so I'm not in the same frame of mind, nor is my style of writing the same. Try to enjoy it, and tell me what you think!

Chapter Four: Smiles, sadness, hope

Rory and Tristin walked hand in hand back to the country club restaurant because it was five minutes to six o'clock.

"Rory, Tristin come over here darlings," Emily shouted while waving her arms around like someone throwing a fit in the corner of the restaurant.

She leaned toward Tristin and whispered, "Are you sure that you want to do this? I mean I would totally understand if you wanted to count down from three and we can both run for our lives. I don't really run much, so I'm not sure if that will. . . ."

Tristin lightly squeezed her hand and whispered, "Babble much? Besides, I'm great with parents, just watch."

Tristin put on a charming smile and practically dragged Rory toward Emily and Mrs. DuGray: "Mother, Mrs. Gilmore how lovely to see you" Tristin said as he leaned down to take Emily's hand in his and gave it a light kiss. "Bringing Rory and I together this afternoon was such a fabulous idea, we had such a great time getting reacquainted," Tristin said in a pleasant tone, while winking at Rory when he said "reacquainted."

"Oh Tristin, you are quite the charmer. I'm glad that you and Rory had a fun time out together this afternoon. Why don't you sit so you can tell me all about it," Emily said pointing out the two chairs sitting across the table from herself and Mrs. DuGray.

Oh yeah, I'm sure that my grandmother would love to hear all about my smutty make-out session with my newly found boyfriend, then the break up. I'm sure she'd love the boyfriend part though

Rory cleared her throat and in a hesitant tone said, "Yeah, our afternoon was great. Yet maybe instead of talking about our little reunion we could talk about how Tristin is liking being back in Hartford, or the weather" she finished with while mumbling.

Tristin leaned toward Rory and discretely whispered while chuckling, "The weather?"

Rory lightly elbowed him to try to get him to shut up. Tristin was ready to go back in for another round of teasing when he saw her beginning to blush, but decided that this was not the time nor place. They would have more time for THAT kind of stuff later, away from the parentals.

Emily decided that the dead air with no one talking together was inappropriate because conversations were meant to flow, not to be stagnant. "Tristin, please do tell us how you feel about being back in Hartford."

"Well Mrs. Gilmore, I'm sure my mother has already told you that I am very delighted to be back, but for the record, you can hear it from me that I'm happy to be back, and to be with Rory," Tristin finished with. Although with the look on his mother and Emily's face, maybe their relationship should have been kept secret a bit longer. At least long enough so the wedding invitations would not be sent out by the end of next week. He was hoping for his and Rory's sake, that neither of the parents had caught on to the rest of his comment.

Emily definitely caught on and broke into a huge smile. Both Rory and Tristin could tell that she would have a pocket book version with china patterns in it, and how a great a Gilmore-DuGray courtship would be.

Luckily Lorelai came out of nowhere, late for dinner.

Emily's smile faded and sternly said, "Lorelai, we have guests, you could have attempted to come on time. This is the last time I will get to see you two before you leave on your trip to Europe." "Will you please just sit, because I realize that you two must leave in about twenty minutes to complete the backing that I know you have not finished doing before you leave tomorrow morning."

Lorelai quickly sat, took a deep breath and said, "Mom, I apologize for jeopardizing the time you have with Rory and me before we leave . . . eighteen minutes from now."

Tristin wasn't really paying attention to what the fight was about but quickly broke out of his trance when he heard that Rory was leaving . . . for Europe . . . tomorrow. He wanted to spend the summer with her, get to know each other.

"Tomorrow," he could barley let the word leave his lips.

"Yes," Rory said sadly looking down at their intertwined hands.

"Um . . . grandma, do you think I could spend a few minutes with Tristin before we leave for Europe?"

"Well I suppose you can spend a few minutes with your boyfriend before you leave. I can take the time to fill Lorelai in on several locations where she can buy a watch from, and how to use it," she said.

Lorelai looked over at Rory and mouthed the word 'boyfriend'?

Rory solemnly nodded and mouthed, 'explain later'?

Lorelai nodded and mouthed, 'okay'.

Tristin got up from his seat and said in an extremely sweet tone, "Mrs. Gilmore, it was a pleasure to see you, and delightful to see you Lorelai . . . mother I will be back in a few moments."

"Sure dear," Mrs. DuGray said.

OUTSIDE RESTAURANT

Rory leaned against the side of the building and started at Tristin sadly.

"When were you planning to tell me that you were leaving for the summer?" He practically shouted. "I thought we were going to get to spend the summer together, yes ten minutes before you're leaving for the entire summer I find out from someone else that you are leaving."

"Tristin . . . ," Rory said calmly. "I didn't know what was going to happen today. I didn't know that I'd see you again, and that we'd have a chance together. I didn't want to ruin it by saying that I was leaving. I don't even want to think about what could happen between you and other women during the summer."

"I care about you Rory . . . a lot. I'm going to wait for you in the airport when you come back, the same way that you left me. I need you to trust me."

"I do. Now we have time to think about what we really want to happen between us. Let everything sink in. I'll call you all the time, and I'll write. I promise," Rory said seeming like she wanted to cry.

Tristin pulled Rory into his arms, enveloping her, and mumbled into her ear, "You're a little indulgence to me. I'll wait forever to get my Mary back" he finished while smirking.

Rory pulled away from him and said, "You are such a cheese ball." She then ruffled his hair.

They smiled at each other, and stood in silence.

Rory was the one to break the silence when she innocently said to him, "Well don't I get a goodbye kiss?"

Tristin smirked and pulled her into his arms and said, "For you Mary, I'll give you two."

They leaned into each other, with what wasn't the most passionate kiss, but one that held promise for their future . . . together.

Author's Note number Two: Thanks for the reviews, and support for this fic. I'm not sure if this is the end. I do like finishing my fics with the title somewhere near the end, but it can be edited later. Tell me if you want me to continue with the relationship through Rory's Europe trip and when she comes back. If so, should it be a sequal, or just continue it? I'm thinking about these types of things, and I think if ya'll did to, it'd be a big help.

Reviews:

MrSchimpf and Jen: pull out your season one Gilmore girls dvd, and watch an episode with Tristin it. Disk one, episode two (Lorelai's First Day At Chilton) works. Wait until the ending credits. That is where I get my spelling from. If the people who make credits to the show are wrong, then I want to be wrong with them.

Thanks to: yadrianne, coffeechick87, RandomEmpire, mandie, smile1, Noodley, barbra, and sooty7sweep for reviewing the past few chapters.

Thanks to my friends Kayla and Alysha for checking my fics out. Luv you guys.

Guardian Angel 4: I'll totally check out your fics!

San: Hope you liked this one better!

honeybear2: thank you for thanking me for thanking you, lol.

To: Intuition1, carolinagirl2487, and dbeaux. I hope you checked out my fic again, and understood the chapter mix-up.

Thanks again to everyone!

'Till later

Carley-Marie :)