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Meanwhile in the kitchen
"Luke! Rory likes this boy. You can't run this one off." she said pacing around the kitchen.
"I haven't scared any of her, uh, special friends, off." he said adjusting his hat.
"Yeah, well, so." she said not willing to admit defeat.
"I just don't want her to get hurt." he said while looking in the living room at Tristan and Rory laughing at a joke Sookie was telling.
"Luke, he will just be a first boyfriend. They'll be plenty more you can torture," she said pushing him back into the living room, "Oh just a small fluke. The oven works fine." she said changing the subject.
"Oh, Tris, do you have clothes?" Rory asked not noticing she put her hand on the inside of his thigh.
"I always keep an extra pair of regular clothes incase of an emergency." he said not noticing her hand either.
"Hey, Rory, can I talk to you for a second in the kitchen?" Lorelai said. She caught the hand-on-the-thigh.
"Sure." Rory said getting up and walking into the kitchen.
"Hey, just a little question. What was that?" she asked.
"What was what?" Rory asked refiling her coffee.
"The your-hand-on-his-thigh thing. You were getting a little close for comfort, babe." Lorelai said leaning up against the counter.
"I so did not touch his thigh!" Rory said cringing.
"Yes you did!" Lorelai said laughing.
"No I di-. Oh my God, I did!" Rory said covering her eyes.
"My baby's got a man!" Lorelai said grabbing Rory and pulling.
"Mom! He's right in there!" she said blushing.
"You like him, don't you?" she said ignoring her daughters last statement.
"I don't know." she said knowing her mother knew the truth.
"Rory?" she said looking into her daughters eyes.
"Fine! I can't stand not being with him. I've never felt like this before. At first, I thought I hated him. Then he called me Rory, and I was like, 'Oh my God!'." she explained.
"Aw, babe, you better get in there before Luke gets a hand on him." she said squeezing Rory's hand.
"Alright." she said before walking into the living room.
"Hey, Tristan. Can I talk to you outside for a second?" she said resting her hands on the arm of the couch.
"Yeah." he said standing up and following Rory out of the house.
"I need to talk to you." she said as she started pacing.
"Okay." he said sitting on the steps in front of her.
"The first time I met you, you made me nervous. I thought it was just being at a new school and not knowing anyone. I thought when you called me Mary that I hated you. But a couple of weeks ago, I looked at you sitting with that girl, uh, Summer at lunch and I got jealous. Of her. I couldn't believe it so I convinced myself it was a crush and would go away, but, haha guess what, it didn't. What I'm trying to say is I have feelings for you. And more than just friendly feelings. I think I really like you." she said sitting on the steps towards the end.
"Wow. Are you sure?" he asked amazed.
"What?" she said a little surprised.
"Well, I mean, I really like you, too. But I want to make sure your positive before we go out on a limb." he said trying not to look in her eyes.
"Yeah. I'm sure." she said smiling.
"Okay." he said blushing. He intertwined his fingers with hers.
"Okay." she repeated as she kissed him.