Author's notes: I wrote a story like this, but decided it was too complicated and to dramatic for my liking, so I decided to re-write it in to something better! Hopefully!

Disclaimer: I own no one but the people you haven't heard of. I think they are Lorelai III (Ellie), Pat, Emma, and Christian.

Spoilers: No spoiler's of the likes.

Description: Rory meets up unexpectedly with her past when her daughter starts at Chilton Prep, and event all to familiar to Rory. Eventually Trory.

N/B: Part of this skips ahead a bit, butI couldn't help it. But I'm going to update tomorrow night, I promise!

Chapter 8 –

Ellie couldn't believe how nice Christian was, he was totally different than when he was at school, he actually seemed to care about her. But Ellie was to pissed off and to angry to think about Christian, she could only think about how embarrassed she was because Michael saw her as an easy lay.

'Hey kiddo,' said Lorelai hopping up from her spot on the couch when she heard the door slam open and shut. Obviously thinking the same thing as Rory. Ellie was 45 minutes early. Something must have happened.

'Your early, your not suppose to be home early, your suppose to walk through the door at precisely 11,' said Rory straight up.

'Yeah I didn't feel well so I asked Michael to take me home,' Ellie replied trying her best not to say something.

'Sure you are kiddo, anyway I'm going to head home,' said Lorelai picking up a bowl of candy and the rest of the cookie dough she new exactly what had happened, she could see it in her face.

'I'm going to go to bed,' said Ellie heading for the stairs.

'Are you ok?'

'Let's just say we wont be seeing much of Michael again.'

'I don't know what I'm going to do with her, she's to mature for her age,' mumbled Rory hopping into bed. The funny thing was, Rory couldn't stop thinking about Tristan. Shouldn't she be thinking what she should do with her troublesome daughter?

She shouldn't be thinking about Tristan, her husband only died 18 months ago. How could she betray her husband like that? But wouldn't Matt want her to move on, he wouldn't want her to be unhappy for the rest of her life right? Of course he wouldn't, besides Tristan? As if.

Rory finally feel asleep thinking of Tristan and the amazing kiss he had given her way back in sophomore year.

The next day was like a mad rush; she tried to get to work early enough to give Tristan a call, to see if he wanted to catch up sometime. When they had coffee the other day, it made Rory happy. It made Rory, giddy inside thinking about going on a date with Tristan.

'Hey Rory, I know that smile, your thinking of something dirty,' said Paris sitting down on the couch in Rory's office.

'No I'm not,' snapped Rory, getting back to the article at hand.

'Your thinking about Dugrey aren't you?' asked Paris taking the papers that Rory was madly shuffling.

'No,' she said angrily, Paris gave her the 'I've known you since you were 15, so tell me or else I'll bribe you' look. 'Ok, so maybe I am, is that so wrong Paris? I mean I'm a grown woman I have needs. And I have a family, I have a three-year-old daughter that needs a dad, and I have a 16-year-old son that needs a father figure to tell him what's wrong and right. I have a 14-year-old daughter who I have no idea what she needs. But she needs something, maybe some pills. Maybe she should go on the pill. Oh my god, my daughters a slutt.'

'You're the one that needs the pills Gilmore, just go on the date with him. Go on the date that you were suppose to go on with him in sophomore year. Get over what ever past you have. You guys would have had the 2.5 kids together and the golden retriever if your parents had any say.'

'Thanks for the go get' em speech Paris,' Rory replied lamely.

'Anything for you Gilmore,' said Paris getting up and heading towards her office, 'by the way, Ellie will be ok; she's just going through that stage. Louise and Madeline pulled through it, so she will to.'

'Look at Louise and Madeline carefully Paris,' said Rory from her seat. Though the two aforementioned girls weren't really buddy, buddy with Rory a Paris during College; they become good friends over the years with the social benefits and such.

'Hey, can you poke my daughter for me? Just in case she overdosed on sugar,' said a voice over the speakerphone.

'Come in Lorelai,' replied Rory, 'so what do I owe the pleasure?' she asked as Lorelai sat down on her desk.

'Paris,' said Lorelai excitedly.

'Yeah she's next door.'

'No, I'm going to Paris,' said Lorelai jumping up excitedly on Rory's desk.

'Stop jumping and tell me the details,' said Rory getting up excitedly.

'The Dragonfly Inn is on the top 10 Inn's and B&B's list in America. So we got asked to come to a conference in Paris and talk about our amazing talents and why were so awesomely good,' said Lorelai excitedly, 'I can't believe it and Jackson said that Sookie could come, so it's going to be like one big fun filled trip just Sookie and me.'

'Sookie and I,' said Rory.

'Mini me, as much as you may look and act like me at times, your not going to pass for me,' said Lorelai, as Rory just grinned at her mother's antics.

'When do you leave?' asked Rory rolling her eyes.

'The day after tomorrow, but it's only for a week,' said Lorelai reassuring Rory.

'A week? My honeymoon didn't even last that long!'

'Don't lie, your husband kidnapped you for two months.'

'Ok, but it didn't feel like two months,' said Rory dramatically. 'But a week? That's forever.'

'I know, but you have lover boy to keep you company!'

'PARIS!' yelled Rory running out of her office.

'Yes?' Paris looking up from her desk.

'You told Lorelai?'

'Well I um, I ah, yeah?'

Rory just walked away shaking her head, how could Paris do this? Now she had to go deal with Lorelai and her infamous smirking.

'I'm going to miss you mum,' said Rory going back into her office five minutes later with two huge coffee filled cups.

'Yeah don't try and change the subject Missy, why don't you give your boy toy a call, your first mission as an agent under the new reformatted Lorelai and Rory Inc. is to go on a date with Tristan and woo him. If successful another date must be planned, and on this second date you must have the infamous second date sex.'

'Your sick mother, take a pill.'

'No I'm not sick, but I will take this pill you speak off.'

'Freak.'

'Prude.'

'So, one date?' asked Rory giving in. She new she needed to get out, she knew deep down she liked Tristan and maybe even loved him. But love will always be superficial, especially in Hartford.

'One date, and it should be on a Wednesday. Remember Wednesday's are the Gilmore's favourite day.'

'Alright, now go away, I've got work to do,' said Rory pushing her mother off her desk and out the door.

'Alright, but you have to ring me the minute you ask him out, or if your lucky enough. He asks you out.'

'Goodbye Lorelai,' said Rory sharply.

'That's mum to you.'

Rory shook her head and looked down, all thoughts of Tristan disappeared as she realised how much work she had to do today.

'Hey Rory,' said Luke as Rory walked into Luke's at the end of the day.

'Hey Luke, can I grab three cups of coffee to go,' begged Rory pulling out the puppy dog eyes, 'one of them is for Ellie.'

'And that suppose to mean that I'll give you three cups?' he asked raising an eyebrow.

'I guess so,' she said shrugging her shoulders.

'Fine, here you go, now go away, I don't want to be responsible for your early death,' he said shooing her out the door.

'Thanks Lukie,' said Rory getting into her Silver Lexus and driving towards her home.

All Rory wanted to do was sleep the next couple of weeks away. Today had been disastrous, Paris had wanted all the articles in by 5 o'clock and half of journalists weren't ready and that meant an angry Paris yelling at Rory.

'Kiddies I'm home,' yelled Rory juggling her brief case, take away chines food and three cups of coffee.

'MUMMMY!' yelled Em grabbing on to Rory's leg.

'Hey Em, how was your day?' asked Rory walking into the kitchen, Em still attached to her leg.

'It was sooo good, grandma and I finger-painted her bedroom, and Grandpa Luke got mad, and then grandma kissed grandpa better.'

'Wow, I'll have to see grandma's room,' said Rory trying not to laugh at how much Lorelai could be a little kid, 'Ellie, Pat, dinner!'

'Hey mum, Rory's at Christian's place doing some home work.'

'Alright, sit, tell me what happened today,' said Rory patting the chair next to her, 'tell me everything.'

'Come on mum, you can't live vicariously through me,' joked Pat.

'Yes I can,' said Rory, in a matter-of-fact voice.

20 minutes later Pat had bored Rory with all his talk of school and she had found it enjoyable to kick the post holding the dinner table up, causing everything to shudder.

'Mum, phone!' yelled Em her mouth filled with chocolate.

'Thank you for that Em,' said Rory jumping up and grabbing the phone, for once in the carrier.

'Hello Rory speaking.'

'Hey Mare,' said Tristan, he had wanted to call her all today, but he thought she might interpret it as a business call, and it was most definitely not one of those.

'Hey Tristan,' said Rory blushing. She moved towards her bedroom cupboard, so no one could hear them speak, 'how are you?'

'I'm good, you do know that I have your daughter down stairs right?' he asked sitting down on his comfortable leather couch in his bedroom.

'Really? Interesting, Christian Tristan, that's not weird at all,' joked Rory.

'And Lorelai the fourth isn't?'

'Good point, so how's everything been?' asked Rory, she was stumped, why did he call her?

'Everything's great,' he chuckled. 10 minutes later and he still hadn't worked up the nerve to ask her out.

'So, I should probably go,' said Rory, 10 minutes later and she still hadn't worked up the nerve to ask her out.

'Mare, do you maybe want to go get dinner, you know catch up on things?' finally Dugrey.

'That would be good,' damn you beat me Dugrey.

'Do you want to pop around to my place tomorrow night, around 7?'

'Sounds like a plan, I'll see you tomorrow at 7.'

'I've got a date with THE TRISTAN DUGREY,' squealed Rory excitedly once she had hung up the phone.