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Chapter Eight: Sick

It was Thursday and Tristan was not at school, he hadn't been at school on Tuesday or Wednesday either, she had rung him on Tuesday when he wasn't at school and he had said that he had a cold. It was hard not having seen him for almost three whole days. Rory thought how pathetic that sounded I can't even live without my boyfriend for three days and we haven't even be going out for four days. Rory was walking out of the school building with a bag loaded with books when she made the concious decision to go and see Tristan. She was lucky she had been running late for school this morning and her mum had let her take the car. She rang her Grandmother on her cell before she started the car.

"Hello Gilmore residence" came her Grandmother's voice.

"Grandma it's me Rory."

"Rory dear how are you?"

"I'm fine, I was wondering if you knew the DuGrey's address I am partnered with Tristan for an assignment and I need to get around there but I don't know the address?"

Rory didn't know why she hadn' told her grandmother about her dating Tristan, then again she did know she knew it would be fussed over, and she didn't need that. "Of course it's 49 Apldor Lane, It's not far from our place about four or five blocks and then you take a right you can't miss it, and it's nice to see you partnered with somebody of respectable standing."

"Thanks Grandma I'll see you Friday."

"Goodbye."

Rory found her way to Tristan's house quite easily her grandmother was right you couldn't miss it, it was huge, the biggest house she had ever seen... in person. Rory parked her car in the circular drive and made her way to the door and rang the bell. A butler answered the door, Rory wasn't suprised. "Hello I heard that Tristan was sick I was wondering if I could see him."

"I haven't seen him myself but i'm sure nobody would mind, go up the staircase and along the hall on the right, it's the second door on the left."

"Thankyou."

Rory followed the butler's instructions and knocked on the door. She heard a muffled voice call out to come in so she opened the door and stepped inside. He was lying in bed. "Rory, what are you doing here?"

Rory looked around the room it was huge, he had a TV that he could see from the bed, arm chairs and throw rugs, a desk covered in paper and textbooks, a book case full of books that she doubted he had ever read. "You said you were sick so I came to cheer you up" she replied as she closed the door behind her and made her way over to the bed.

"You didn't have to, I'll be at school tomorrow, today was just a precautionary day."

"I know that i didn't have to, I wanted to."

He smiled at her and she sat down on the edge of his bed facing him."So you don't have any more germs."

"Nope all gone."

"That's very fortunate."

"Why's that."

"Because if you were still sick there would have been no kisses for you."

"He grinned at her, "well, I'm waiting."

She laughed, "what happened to patience."

"I lost it as soon as heard that there were kisses in store."

She laughed him, "how could I resist such charm."

"You shouldn't try."

Rory bent her head down her hair fell around their faces hiding them. Rory had only intended to kiss him gently once, but he had wrapped his arms around her, and she couldn't resist him, he kissed her passionatley and when he finally did let her go she moaned. He laughed, "Not having your sweet lips for three days was hell."

"Oh poor baby" Rory replied.

Rory moved her body so that she could lie next to him, she rested her head on his chest. "You know what would be even better" he said.

"What's that?"

"If you hoped under the blankets too."

"I don't think that's a very smart idea."

"Whose trying to be smart, it's nice and warm under here" he said in an enticing voice.

Rory thought about it, it's not like i'm doing anything wrong, were not going to do anything, i'm not stupid. I'm just going to lie there. Rory gave in to herself, and moved the blankets out from under her and slipped under them. She snuggled into his warm body, glad to feel his pyjama clad body and not his bare one. "I never would have thought you were one to wear flanelette pyjama's."

"Hey, I had a cold remember" Trisan replied defensively.

"Oh yeah, I forgot."

"Now this truly is in my dreams."

She laughed, "Guess what else is in my dreams."

"No thankyou I can imagine," Rory said blushing a deep red.

Tristan placed one kiss on each cheek. Rory sighed happily and they lay there like that for a while, "I should probably get home, my mum will be getting home from work soon."

He groaned, "You can call her, Don't go, don't leave me all alone" he said pouting at her.

She laughed "I have to, besides I'll see you tomorrow."

Rory pulled back the blankets and hoped out and moved over to a mirror and fixed her hair so it didn't look like she had been lying down. "Fine, but I just want you to know you have broken my heart."

"I never took you for a dramatic one."

She moved back over to the bed, leant down and kissed him on the cheek.

"You know what we should do this weekend?" she asked.

"What's that?"

"You can come to Stars Hollow and meet my mum properly, and Sookie the cook at the Inn and Luke the great coffee provider and Jess his nephew and Miss Patty and Babette and everybody."

"Sounds great" he said nervously.

"Don't worry they'll love you" Rory pecked him once more on the cheek and made her way to the door and exited calling back back, "bye."

Rory drove home, she was feeling very content, she would never have thought of Tristan as the sweet type but now she wasn't so sure.

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AN: Sorry, if you think this chapter is crap, but still review I don't mind bad reviews and I would love some suggestions. If I don't get some good encouragment I may just be forced to delete thi stoy. Unless of course I get some convincing evidence on why I shouldn't. Thanks for all the great reviews I have already gotten.