Rory and Dean broke up, she's going out with Jess, and the kiss at the piano did happen. Everything more or less happened, and Luke and Lorelai are married with a seven year old girl, Stephanie, and a five year old boy, Daniel.
Summary: Some secrets are better off kept, some you should tell. Bad summary. Trory.
Disclaimer: I only own this story, my imagination, and the people you don't recognize. I wish I owned Chad though. :)
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Happy Valentine's Day:
The sun woke Tristan up. He looked at his watch and gasped.
'Rory!!' he shook her awake.
'Mmm, what?' she asked groggily.
'It's ten thirty!'
'Shit!' Rory said getting up and standing up quickly. Tristan stood up too.
'So?' Tristan asked.
'Luke needs to know I'm here.'
'And how do we do this…?'
'Okay, go downstairs, if it's possible make sure he doesn't notice you and sneak to an open table and wait for him to come to you to take your order.'
'And…?'
'Tell him to get someone to watch the diner and to come upstairs.'
'And then what?'
'Just sit I guess—no don't! Come up with him.' Rory said taking a deep breath and trying to stop her shaking.
'Hey, I'm here okay?' Tristan asked pulling her nervous body to him. She nodded.
'And I'll be right here, and the challenging part is your mom—remember Luke is on your side.'
'Thanks.' She said looking down. He kissed her softly on the lips before leaving but stopped at the door.
'And no matter what happens—Happy Valentine's Day.' She smiled at this.
'Happy Valentine's Day.' She said back and watched him disappear out the door. Rory sighed and started to loom around waiting for the arrival of her step-dad.
Meanwhile, Tristan had managed to get to a table without anyone noticing. He saw Luke approach him.
'Who are you?' Luke asked gruffly.
'I—uhh—I merely come for the food.' He said. Luke rolled his eyes.
'What can I get you?'
'Someone to look over the diner while you take care of something.'
'No.'
'What?'
'I don't trust you.'
'What if it had to do with Rory?'
'You have her held hostage!!' Luke yelled.
'SSHHHHH!! No, I don't have her held hostage!! I am just her messenger.'
'If I leave, you come with me.'
'I was planning too.' Luke looked at him one moment longer before leaving and coming back shortly after.
'Okay, what?'
'Follow me.' Tristan said and got up walking upstairs to the apartment. The two walked through the door and Luke stopped dead in his tracks when he saw Rory looking back at him.
'Tell me my eyes are failing.' Luke muttered. Rory shook her head.
'Luke I'm back.' She said softly as her tears started to fall. He immediately went forward and wrapped Rory into a big tight hug. She hugged him back tightly and they stood that way for a minute or two. Finally he pulled back and brought her to the couch.
'I—I—don't know what to say.' He said looking at her.
'Then I'll start. I'm sorry Luke! About everything, about my leaving, my phone calls, the tension I caused between you and my mom, my lack of calls, my lack of everything!' She said. The tears were now free falling. He looked at her and then to Tristan.
'So who are you then?'
'Tristan Dugrey. I'm currently dating your step-daughter, sir.' Luke looked back to Rory. He needed to say something to her.
'I know I should say something else, but for now—Welcome home.' He said hugging her once again. She pulled away.
'Why aren't you mad?' Rory asked.
'I mean I haven't seen you over two months!'
'Because you needed space to figure things out on your own, and I knew that you would come back home—and your mom is going to be the challenge. She's pregnant and cranky.'
'Oh I forgot that she was pregnant! Damn.' Rory swore.
'Look, Rory no matter what happened in the past, this is the present and you never know what could happen. She may just forget about it and call it a brain lapse in your part—or she could give you pure hell.' He said weighing both possibilities.
'I'm scared she'll kick me out—I mean after what I did to her!'
'And what did you do?'
'I basically ran away, I secretly talked to you, I got her to sign papers that says I'm out of her care, I didn't even visit her when I was here for Thanksgiving.'
'You were here for thanksgiving?' Rory nodded sadly.
'Yea that kinda hurts.' Luke admitted.
'I only went to Tristan's grandfather's house—well I met his siblings but that's it. I never meant to hurt anyone—you know all I ever did was care about how I treated other people!'
'Yea, I do know.'
'I don't know how I'm going to tell my mom.'
'Just tell her the truth—and I don't mean bits and pieces, I mean everything from start to end. Don't leave anything out.'
'You can be mad at me, it won't matter.'
'I'm not mad—disappointed yes, but not mad.'
'I'll make it up to you.'
'I know you will.' They were all quiet for a minute before Luke realized something.
'Jess.' He said.
'Yea?' she asked confused.
'How did you—?'
'I spent almost an hour and half talking to him—he finally agreed to let me and Tristan stay here the night.'
'Well if Jess doesn't let you sleep here, just lemme know and I'll find you something.'
'Thanks Luke.' She said.
'So why did you decide to come back?' Luke asked finally. Rory looked at Tristan. He came to her and together, the two launched into the detailed story. Finally two and half hours later, the three walked downstairs. Rory and Tristan drank their coffee in peace until the bells jingled announcing a customer—the most frequent customer and the wife of the owner, Lorelai.
'OH LLLLLLLLUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUKE!!!!' she called. Rory's body immediately tensed up at the voice. Tristan rubbed his thumb over her hand soothing her. Lorelai sat down next to Rory not even paying attention to who it was. Luke gave her coffee—her only coffee each day. Lorelai was in a happy mood. She turned to greet the girl in the chair next to her.
'I'm happy!!! Hi!' Lorelai said to Rory smiling not noticing who it was yet. Rory took a deep breath.
'You know when someone says "hi", the polite thing to do is to say "hi" back. Now let's try it—'
'Hi, mom.' Ouch. Lorelai looked like she was hit over the head and in shock.
'Luke, please tell me that I am the only brown-haired blue-eyed female named Lorelai in the diner currently.' She said looking ahead. Luke came out looking down. Lorelai continued to look straight ahead. Tristan watched once again. He felt useless.
'I need to talk to you.' Rory said weakly.
'It's a little late for that, now isn't it.' Lorelai said coldly still looking ahead and not moving.
'I'm sorry.' Rory tried.
'For what? Breaking my heart, or causing me the most pain I will ever feel in my entire life?' Her head was still looking ahead.
'Both plus everything else.'
'So tell me, are you here to stay or did you feel like "stopping by", cause I'd really like to know.' Lorelai said turning her head to Rory for the first time. Her eyes looked like they could burn a hole right through you.
'I'm here to stay, and—'
'And what Rory? I gave up most of my life for you, and what do you do? You go to New York and stay there for three fucking months!!' Rory was glad no one was in the diner.
'I know.' This caught Lorelai off guard. She never thought Rory would admit that Lorelai keeping her and not giving her up was a mistake.
'Umm what?' Lorelai asked needing to hear that again.
'I said I know!! I know I was a mistake, but I thought just maybe you could look past these past three months and start over. I need you—'
'You need me now, but did you need me a month ago? No.'
'But I did! I didn't even know I needed you I needed you so much!'
'I find that very hard to believe.' Luke and Tristan slipped away to let them talk in private.
'You want the truth, mom?'
'Yes!!'
'I went to New York for two reasons. One of which was to bring back a friend—I wasn't lying about that, but the second part was because I didn't like the life I had here! I was Miss. Perfect and I hated it! I hated it SO much! The red head, she's Tristan's sister. She helped me find clothes that I could wear and to change myself. So when I got to New York, I didn't think you'd be too happy with what I wanted. I met some people, one of which became like a sister too me. I knew Tristan from here, but I finally got a chance to experience my life in a thrilling way! I went to school with Tristan, and eventually started to date him. That's when I really started to love my life there, and I started to forget more about this one I had here. So when you guys tried to bring me back home, I kind of got scared that I wouldn't be able to have that life again.' Rory paused and took a breath before continuing.
'I thought me coming back home would ruin everything I had gotten with my new life. I was so wrapped up in that world that I forgot about this one. Anyways, about a week ago I got a scare. I, I thought—I thought I was pregnant. I know, bad Rory. I went against everything you had taught me, and when I found out that the test I had taken was false, I realized that no matter what I do, or what happens in my life, I will always need you. And through everything, I didn't remember that—you were there through all my firsts and for once in my life, I realized that you won't—you won't be here forever.' She wiped away the falling tears.
'And at one in the morning, I talked to Tristan and I made him come home with me. I've been here—in Connecticut since Thursday. I needed to get myself together before I came here. I stayed at Tristan's grandfather's house, and last night, Jess and I talked and I finally got him to let me sleep upstairs.'
'Luke—'
'Luke's only known about me being here since about 3 hours ago.' Lorelai had cried from Rory's speech and was wiping her tears.
'Mom I'm so sorry. If I could rewind time, I would do it in a heartbeat and talk to you about everything I wanted before just taking off.' Lorelai looked down.
'I can't believe you said you were a mistake.' Lorelai said.
'I am.'
'No, no you're not!' Lorelai started to cry again.
'You did something that broke my heart, yes, but you had the guts to come back here and actually tell me all of that. Rory no matter what happens, you'll always be my Rory! That will never change, I know you will chane and your wants will too but, your right. I won't be here forever, and that kills me in itself. I want to be there for your whole life, and since I missed three months of it, your grounded for life.' Rory looked through her blood shot eyes at her mom.
'I know a normal daughter would be devastated to hear their mom say that, but you have no idea how happy that makes me!' Rory said too happy for words.
'Well people have always called you odd haven't they?' Lorelai asked. Rory smiled at her mom and accepted the hug her mom offered her immediately. Tears were rolling down both of their cheeks from happiness. Luke and Tristan looked on at the scene with tears in their eyes.
'I always knew she had it in her.' Luke said.
'What?' Tristan asked confused.
'Lorelai, I knew that Lorelai couldn't turn down her daughter.'
'That may be true, but once Rory's heart is involved, she can't turn down her mom either.'
'You did good with her Tristan—well except for the whole ending of New York.' Tristan shook his hand, and the two walked back into the room in time to hear the two mutter to each other one last thing.
'Hey mom?'
'Yea sweetie?' she asked still hugging.
'Happy Valentine's Day.'
'Oh you too sweetie!! Happy Valentine's Day!'
'I love you mom.'
'I love you too sweetie.'
'I'm gonna cry.' Tristan said quietly. They all laughed when they heard the response from Rory.
'Tristan, shut up.'
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One more chapter left!! YAY!! Come celebrate with me!! I will then thank everyone with actual responses and my gratitude. Thank you all SSSOOOO much!!!! Love, Kiki