Story : Innocent Mistakes

Rating: PG-13

Pairing: Trory

Chapter Eight : Meeting Up

"So…., how did you and Amanda meet?" I asked. We had been driving to Stars Hollow in silence for the past hour and a half.

"A fund-raiser. Our parents are mutual friends and they kind of set us up. Anyway we hit it off and got engaged about three months ago." He replied.

"Oh." I said, knowing how much his parents must love this. They had never fully approved of me because I was born out of wedlock.

"What about you?" He asked. "Are you seeing anyone special?"

"No, Rebecca is basically my life. There's not much time for anyone else." While that was partly true, I never got serious with anyone else because I never wanted anyone else.

"Oh."

"Yeah." We went into another moment of silence. "So, what have you been doing these past five years?" I asked, trying to make conversation.

"I went to Harvard, because, well that's were we both agreed we were going to go…"

"I went to Yale becauseit was closer to home, and my mom could watch Rebecca for me while I went to class." I interrupted.

"Well, I majored in Business, as expected; graduated, and moved to New York to become the CEO of Dugrey Enterprises. That's basically what I've been doing these past five years."

"It sounds like you've had a busy life."

"Probably not as busy as yours, I never really pictured you doing the single mom thing."

"Neither did I."

"I'm still really angry with you for not telling me about her."

"I know." We entered Stars Hollow and he drove straight for my house.

"We're here." He announced, pulling into my driveway.

"Well I guess we should just go inside then." I said.

"Yeah, I guess so." He took a deep breath and got out of the car. We started going up the stairs to my childhood home.

"Hello? Anybody Home?" I called out, walking into the foyer.

"In here!" My mother yelled from the kitchen. We walked that way. Rebecca and Loralai were both covered in finger-paint, as was the kitchen table. "Tristan!" Loralai said, shocked. Rebeccas head shot up upon hearing that name. They both just stared at each other without saying a word. "Okay….., so I can see that you all need to talk, I'm going to go to Luke's. Call me if you need anything." My mother said and left.

"Hi." Tristan finally said.

"Hi." Rebecca said, shyly. "It's nice to finally meet you." She said and extended her small hand to Tristan to shake.

"Umm….Nice to meet you to." He said, shaking her hand, clearly confused by her actions. I let out a small laugh at this. My grandmother was the one who taught her to always shake a persons hand when first meeting them.

"Why don't I go order something for supper? How does Chinese sound?" I asked.

"Good." They both said at the same time.

"What should I call you? Mr. Dugrey? Tristan? Dad?" Rebecca asked Tristan.

"Um….whatever you want to call me I guess." He replied.

"Can I call you dad?" She asked hesitantly.

"Of course."

"Okay….dad." She said with a smile. He couldn't help but smile back. "So, what do fathers and daughters do together?" She asked.

"I'm not really sure, but I'm open to any suggestions."

"Well, maybe we could go out to dinner sometimes." She suggested.

"I'd really like that."

"I have to go to the bathroom very badly, I'll be right back.Don't go anywhere, okay?" Rebecca said.

"Don't worry, I'm not planning on leaving anytime soon." He replied, honestly. She left the room.

"So you two seem to be getting along nicely." I said.

'I'd like to be able to spend a lot more time with her Rory." He said, looking straight at me.

"I figured you might."

"Would I be able to have her over every weekend?" He asked.

I sighed. "Sure, but you'll be able to see her anytime you like, we live right next door to you. That's kind of how I found out where you were." I informed him. He nodded.

"I thought I saw you twice, but I just assumed I had finally lost my mind."

"Hey, it can happen to the best of us."

So, that's it for now. Sorry for taking so long to get an update out.

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