Chapter 7 : A Weeks Worth of Memories
The rest of the school year flew by and so did their finals. Tristan was going to leave in 6 days, and they decided to spend everywakeing...and some sleeping...moments together.
--"Tristan I don't bowl, you know me...I think my best record is 10!"
"I swear if you push me in the water I'll kill you."
"Night Mare."
"NO! I refuse to go shopping, I don't care Rory... can you at least try on some bikinis or something?"
"Because I don't want to spend all night watching "The Texas chainsaw massacre"
"Oh I want a monkey!"
"I love you."
"I'm sure I can get us into the club."
"You look gorgeous"
"Fishing is not fun, It's something old men do after they retire and can't kill time any other way."
"Sleep tight, bible boy."
"I can't go out; I don't have any dry clothing thank you very much"
"I love you too."
"Bowling isn't as hard as your making it sound!"
"Would you rather watch Lizzie McGuire?"
"Rory I can't buy you the zoo animals."
"I'm sure I can find a yellow polka dot bikini!"
"Fishing is a respectable hobby!"
"You don't look all that bad yourself."
"WE'RE UNDER AGE!"
"I don't want you to go."
"I don't want to go either."--
The week flew by, and before they knew it, it was the last day that Tristan would be in Hartford before he had to go to Europe.
"What do you want to do today?" Tristan asked as he plopped down on the bed next to Rory. "Anything you want to do, we'll do."
"I don't care just as long as we get to spend time together."
"Alright I have the perfect plan then, let's go." He said jumping off the bed and pulling her up.
"Where are we going?"
"You'll see." They climbed into his car and he took off and drove out of Hartford. "So how about telling me now where we are going?"
"I told you, you'll have to wait and see. Patience is a virtue Hayden."
"Watch it mister." Replied Rory pouting, "What if I don't want to have that particular virtue, huh?"
"Well to bad then" replied Tristan turning off the highway into a small town Rory had driven by once or twice. He parked the car near a hardware store and taking Rory's hand they walked around the town to a little bridge over looking a creek area. As they near the bridge Rory saw, the picnic he had laid out for them, and to her delight noticed the thermos of coffee standing next to picnic basket.
"This is wonderful!" Rory replied turning around hugging him. "Tristan this is beyond...wow...."
"A Gilmore at a loss for words...this will go down in the world record books."
"Shut up you." Rory said smacking him gently.
"Ouch that hurts Mare."
"Come on, let's go eat!" Rory said excitedly as she ran towards the bridge. "So this is kind of like the last supper isn't it?" Rory asked dejectedly as their picnic lunch was ending.
"If you want to be depressing about it, but it's not like I'm dying Rory. I'll be back soon, and then we can just pick up where we left off."
"You think it will be that easy."
"True love will over come all obstacles."
"SOMEONE needs to stop watching the princess bride."
"I'm being serious Ror, I can't lose you. You mean too much to me." Rory put everything in the basket it and put that off to the side. Moving over she lay on the blanket her head on Tristan's lap. "Plus, its not my fault you and Lorelei make me watch that movie all the time."
"I know." She stated simply smiling up at him. "You mean a lot to me too." They stayed like that talking and enjoying each other's company. Tristan felt Rory shiver as he looked down at her curled up form. It was getting late, and the full summer heat hadn't quite kicked in yet. The sun set slowly and with each passing moment it got cooler and cooler. She was wearing a spaghetti baby blue tank top, and jean shorts. Taking off his football hoodie he handed it to her. "Thank you." She replied pulling it on, as it feel to just above her knees.
"It looks better on you anyways." He replied as they simultaneously got up and taking their things walked back to the car. "Want to go back to your house?" He asked softly as they got in the car. The atmosphere of the night left them feeling at peace and they both felt that talking loudly just might ruin what they felt.
"Yeah"
They drove back to Hartford in a comfortable silence, with the radio playing gently in the back round though neither of them heard it. They pulled up to Rory's house and walked inside and up to her room. She was informed by one of the maids that her mom and dad went out for dinner and not to wait up. Rory smiled to herself at her parents' teenager-ish behavior.
"Today was really nice, thank you." Rory said sitting in the middle of her canopy bed.
"Your welcome princess, anything for you, you know that."
"Yeah I guess I do." She smirked at him as he sat down next to her, pulling her closer to him. He ran his fingertips down her cheekbone and moved down to under her chin. Raising it up slowly he looked into her eyes as he leaned in for an earth shattering kiss. They lay down and he lay down on top of her continuing to kiss her.
After a little while, Rory spoke up "Tristan I'm ready." She said softly "I want to do this with you."
"Rory I don't want you to do this on account of me leaving. I don't want you feeling that you had sex with me just because you think that will guarantee me not hooking up with someone there. I need you to know that if we do not have sex right now I'm not going to hook up with anyone. Nothing could change that, whether we do it now." He said giving her a peck. "Or after I get back doesn't matter. I will always love you."
"I know."
"Are you SURE this is what you want?" He asked, his eyes starring into hers, reading into her soul.
"I thought I was... I really thought I was." She said softly.
"I know you did baby, I know. I'm not blaming you for this. I know one day you will be ready, and I'll just have to wait for that day." He kissed her again. "Promise you'll wait for me." He said softly almost pleading with her.
"I promise." She whispered. He lay down next to her with a groan; of what she was sure was frustration. He stared up at the ceiling wishing he wasn't a teenager with stupid hormones taking over his better judgment. "Tristan having a problem?" Rory asked smirking.
"Oh no babe, everything is peachy keen."
"I could help." She grinned as he just stared at her in shock.
-+-+Later that night-+-+-
"I have to get home, and finish packing up Ror." Tristan said stroking her hair as she lay her head on his chest.
"I'll meet you at the airport tomorrow then?" She asked sighing softly.
"Yeah, my flight leaves at 8."
"Early much?" She asked stifling a yawn.
"Yeah it is early, and maybe I should leave you to get to bed. I'll see you tomorrow." He said getting off the bed and putting the rest of his clothing on.
"I love you." she said her eyes shinning with unshed tears.
"I love you too babe." He said leaning down and giving her a quick kiss. "Good Night gorgeous" he said walking out the door.
"Night." She muttered falling asleep.
The rest of the school year flew by and so did their finals. Tristan was going to leave in 6 days, and they decided to spend everywakeing...and some sleeping...moments together.
--"Tristan I don't bowl, you know me...I think my best record is 10!"
"I swear if you push me in the water I'll kill you."
"Night Mare."
"NO! I refuse to go shopping, I don't care Rory... can you at least try on some bikinis or something?"
"Because I don't want to spend all night watching "The Texas chainsaw massacre"
"Oh I want a monkey!"
"I love you."
"I'm sure I can get us into the club."
"You look gorgeous"
"Fishing is not fun, It's something old men do after they retire and can't kill time any other way."
"Sleep tight, bible boy."
"I can't go out; I don't have any dry clothing thank you very much"
"I love you too."
"Bowling isn't as hard as your making it sound!"
"Would you rather watch Lizzie McGuire?"
"Rory I can't buy you the zoo animals."
"I'm sure I can find a yellow polka dot bikini!"
"Fishing is a respectable hobby!"
"You don't look all that bad yourself."
"WE'RE UNDER AGE!"
"I don't want you to go."
"I don't want to go either."--
The week flew by, and before they knew it, it was the last day that Tristan would be in Hartford before he had to go to Europe.
"What do you want to do today?" Tristan asked as he plopped down on the bed next to Rory. "Anything you want to do, we'll do."
"I don't care just as long as we get to spend time together."
"Alright I have the perfect plan then, let's go." He said jumping off the bed and pulling her up.
"Where are we going?"
"You'll see." They climbed into his car and he took off and drove out of Hartford. "So how about telling me now where we are going?"
"I told you, you'll have to wait and see. Patience is a virtue Hayden."
"Watch it mister." Replied Rory pouting, "What if I don't want to have that particular virtue, huh?"
"Well to bad then" replied Tristan turning off the highway into a small town Rory had driven by once or twice. He parked the car near a hardware store and taking Rory's hand they walked around the town to a little bridge over looking a creek area. As they near the bridge Rory saw, the picnic he had laid out for them, and to her delight noticed the thermos of coffee standing next to picnic basket.
"This is wonderful!" Rory replied turning around hugging him. "Tristan this is beyond...wow...."
"A Gilmore at a loss for words...this will go down in the world record books."
"Shut up you." Rory said smacking him gently.
"Ouch that hurts Mare."
"Come on, let's go eat!" Rory said excitedly as she ran towards the bridge. "So this is kind of like the last supper isn't it?" Rory asked dejectedly as their picnic lunch was ending.
"If you want to be depressing about it, but it's not like I'm dying Rory. I'll be back soon, and then we can just pick up where we left off."
"You think it will be that easy."
"True love will over come all obstacles."
"SOMEONE needs to stop watching the princess bride."
"I'm being serious Ror, I can't lose you. You mean too much to me." Rory put everything in the basket it and put that off to the side. Moving over she lay on the blanket her head on Tristan's lap. "Plus, its not my fault you and Lorelei make me watch that movie all the time."
"I know." She stated simply smiling up at him. "You mean a lot to me too." They stayed like that talking and enjoying each other's company. Tristan felt Rory shiver as he looked down at her curled up form. It was getting late, and the full summer heat hadn't quite kicked in yet. The sun set slowly and with each passing moment it got cooler and cooler. She was wearing a spaghetti baby blue tank top, and jean shorts. Taking off his football hoodie he handed it to her. "Thank you." She replied pulling it on, as it feel to just above her knees.
"It looks better on you anyways." He replied as they simultaneously got up and taking their things walked back to the car. "Want to go back to your house?" He asked softly as they got in the car. The atmosphere of the night left them feeling at peace and they both felt that talking loudly just might ruin what they felt.
"Yeah"
They drove back to Hartford in a comfortable silence, with the radio playing gently in the back round though neither of them heard it. They pulled up to Rory's house and walked inside and up to her room. She was informed by one of the maids that her mom and dad went out for dinner and not to wait up. Rory smiled to herself at her parents' teenager-ish behavior.
"Today was really nice, thank you." Rory said sitting in the middle of her canopy bed.
"Your welcome princess, anything for you, you know that."
"Yeah I guess I do." She smirked at him as he sat down next to her, pulling her closer to him. He ran his fingertips down her cheekbone and moved down to under her chin. Raising it up slowly he looked into her eyes as he leaned in for an earth shattering kiss. They lay down and he lay down on top of her continuing to kiss her.
After a little while, Rory spoke up "Tristan I'm ready." She said softly "I want to do this with you."
"Rory I don't want you to do this on account of me leaving. I don't want you feeling that you had sex with me just because you think that will guarantee me not hooking up with someone there. I need you to know that if we do not have sex right now I'm not going to hook up with anyone. Nothing could change that, whether we do it now." He said giving her a peck. "Or after I get back doesn't matter. I will always love you."
"I know."
"Are you SURE this is what you want?" He asked, his eyes starring into hers, reading into her soul.
"I thought I was... I really thought I was." She said softly.
"I know you did baby, I know. I'm not blaming you for this. I know one day you will be ready, and I'll just have to wait for that day." He kissed her again. "Promise you'll wait for me." He said softly almost pleading with her.
"I promise." She whispered. He lay down next to her with a groan; of what she was sure was frustration. He stared up at the ceiling wishing he wasn't a teenager with stupid hormones taking over his better judgment. "Tristan having a problem?" Rory asked smirking.
"Oh no babe, everything is peachy keen."
"I could help." She grinned as he just stared at her in shock.
-+-+Later that night-+-+-
"I have to get home, and finish packing up Ror." Tristan said stroking her hair as she lay her head on his chest.
"I'll meet you at the airport tomorrow then?" She asked sighing softly.
"Yeah, my flight leaves at 8."
"Early much?" She asked stifling a yawn.
"Yeah it is early, and maybe I should leave you to get to bed. I'll see you tomorrow." He said getting off the bed and putting the rest of his clothing on.
"I love you." she said her eyes shinning with unshed tears.
"I love you too babe." He said leaning down and giving her a quick kiss. "Good Night gorgeous" he said walking out the door.
"Night." She muttered falling asleep.