TITLE: No Longer

PAIRING: L/L, L/D, R?

DISCLAIMER: I own nothing, just this story and the made up stuff about this show…such as Tristan Dugrey this late in the show or them getting married.

SUMMARY: Tristan divorces Rory, but fate disagrees.

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And She Will Be:

Rory woke up to the smell of food cooking. She climbed out of bed and walked down the stairs wrapping her robe around her. She went into the kitchen closer to the smell and saw Tristan sitting at the table reviewing notes on one of his current clients, and she looked towards the movement she saw in the corner of her eye. Her eyes focused on a man that she identified as Chris. She felt her brain start spin and stumbled to the table. Tristan looked up at the noise and immediately got up when he saw her stumbling. Chris was now aware of Rory's presence.

'You okay?' Tristan whispered concerned. She nodded mutely then looked down. Tristan shook his head and walked Rory out of the room. They whispered so Chris wouldn't hear them.

'You told me he would be gone by the time I woke up!' Rory whispered looking down. Tristan used his finger and brought her chin up making her look into his eyes.

'He's really trying.'

'After 10 years.' She said sarcastically.

x'At least he's willing.'

'I can't. I won't. Maybe in ten years.' She said and turned around to leave but Tristan caught her wrist and brought her back to him.

'Do it for the baby, so she can have a grandfather, and maybe…just maybe, you can be on good terms with your dad. You gave me another chance after I fucked up in high school.'

'And look what happened.' She said harshly. Tristan didn't bother to hide the hurt. He let go of her and walked past her leaving Rory standing there. Rory sighed and walked back to her bedroom, got dressed and returned to the kitchen. Tristan was back at his work although seemed distracted now by something, and Chris was reading a magazine.

'Dad, can I talk to you?' Only Chris looked up at her voice. He nodded and followed her outside.

'I want you to be part of my daughters life, even if that means I have to give you another chance, but you really, really hurt me!'

'I know and I'll make it up to anyway I can.'

'I know, and I'm gonna make you.' She said smiling sadly. He laughed softly and pulled her into a hug.

'Just like your mother.' They separated after a little.

'So what's on your agenda?'

'Well you see, since I kind of ran away from work to find you, I'm gonna need to go back and sort everything out.' Rory nodded understandingly.

'Okay.'

'Your not mad about that?' he asked.

'Not mad, annoyed, but not mad. Plus I understand, I have a job too. I've seen Tristan when he's in work mode and it's not pretty.'

'Well I'm gonna go get my stuff and I'll call you later okay?'

'Kay.' She smiled. She gave him a goodbye hug and watched him leave. She went into the house to eat breakfast and noticed Tristan had already gone up stairs. She sat down and saw Tristan's work still on the table. Curious what kind of case he was dealing with now, she picked up a file making sure Tristan wasn't around first. The person's name was Claudia Menschy. She was asking to be emancipated. Intrigued, she continued her reading and noted that there was nothing wrong with the family, just the girls' selfish wants. She started to read farther into the case wondering more about this girl and her interesting stories, which seemed like complete lies to her. So absorbed in her readings she hadn't heard Tristan come back downstairs and come to stand 2 feet behind her wondering what she was doing.

'What are you doing?' he asked no emotion in his voice. She quickly dropped the file and started to put it back and then got up.

'Nothing.'

'No, you were. You were reading one of my cases.' He said. Rory saw the distrust and hurt in his eyes.

'No, I was cleaning up the table.' She said thinking of the first excuse. She knew she wasn't allowed to read his cases. It wasn't his rule, but the law. She knew he had broken it a few times, since he had shared some of his cases with her when she was curious what he was working on at the moment.

'Don't lie to me.' Tristan said taking deep breaths to help him keep calm.

'Tristan don't be mad.'

'Right like that's gonna happen! Do you honestly think that everything that's happened between us is a mistake? Because if you do then tell me right now and I will be out of your life for ever.' He said raising his voice a little.

'No but if it hadn't been for you and meeting you then I wouldn't be in this position!'

'Your right. You'd still be the other woman.' He said leaving without looking back. Rory plopped down in the chair and started to cry. She needed a familiar face. She started to drive over to Jess's house. She heard her cell phone ring. Looking at it she answered it.

'Hello?'

'Rory, it's me.' Tristan.

'Okay.'

'I'm sorry.' His voice seemed far away. She knew it was because he was calling her while he was driving also.

'Me too. I do want you in my life, and no I don't think it was a mistake. Tristan I still wanna be with you, I just, the whole thing with my dad kinda threw me off.'

'But your not mad about him staying are you?''

'No. I had to have done it at some point and it mine as well be before he's a grandfather.' She said still crying.

'Are you crying?'

'Mhm.'

'Ror—I still wanna be with you too.'

'I know, but then you really hurt me when you said I would still be the other woman. Tristan you know that I wish to god t hat I could take that back…but I can't.'

'I know, and I'm sorry about that but you really hurt me too when you said I was a mistake and that you would've never been in this position had you not seen me again.'

'I was mad.'

'And I was hurt.'

'Do you forgive me?'

'I think I might.' He said laughing softy.

'Do you forgive me?' he asked,

'Yea, but only if you promise to stay home tonight and talk to me.'

'I do.'

'I love you Tristan.'

'I love you too, Rory.' Rory hung up the phone and wiped her face furiously getting rid of her tears so she could see ahead but not succeeding time to see the truck that swerved into her lane and hit her head-on making her car go backwards and smash into a tree. She was unconscious at impact.

—Lorelai—

Lorelai was at home with Aaron. Aaron was coloring in a book while Lorelai was writing then scribbling out what she wrote.

'Mommy.' Aaron said.

'Yes?'

'When am I gonna see Rory again?'

'Well Rory is really busy right now. She'll call soon though.' And the phone rang.

'Well that's weird.' Lorelai said before picking up the phone.

'If you called to help me stay on the line.' She answered.

'Umm, are you related to a Lorelai Gilmore by any chance?' a low voice asked.

'Haha funny!' Lorelai laughed.

'Miss, this is Officer Benson. I am calling to say that Lorelai Gilmore has been an accident.'

'What? How is that possible! I'm Lorelai Gilmore!'

'Miss, we need a relative to come to the hospital.'

'Oh my god, Rory.' She whispered.

'Excuse me?' the officer asked.

'Nothing, which hospital?' she rushed out.

'Hartford Memorial.'

'Thanks.' She hung up and took a deep breath.

'Mommy what's wrong?'

'Come on sweetie. We need to go to the hospital.' Aaron looked confused but didn't have time to protest before they were in the car and already moving. Lorelai broke several speed limits when she heard a siren and saw flashing lights.

'Shit.' She cursed but kept going.

'Mommy, it's a police car!" Aaron said excitedly.

'I know sweetie.' She said breathing deeply. She pulled into the Emergency lot and ran in with Aaron. The police officer came up right behind her.

'Excuse me!' Lorelai cried to the receptionist.

'Please calm down.'

'Calm down? My daughter was in an accident and you tell me to calm down!'

'Miss, would you like me to park your car?' the officer asked.

'Please.' Lorelai said handing over her keys not thinking.

'Okay what's your daughters name?'

'Ror—er, I mean Lorelai Gilmore.'

'Yes, she's the ICU wing.'

'Is she okay?'

'I don't know. I'm sorry. The best thing to d is to take a seat.'

'Thank you.' She said walking over to a chair. She sat down and started to cry. Her cell phone rang.

'What?' she asked.

'Lorelai, where are you?' Luke asked worried.

'Rory was in an accident.'

'Oh god, I'll be right there.'

'Could, could you call Paris and Jess?'

'Sure.' They line went dead.

'Mommy, can I go play with the blocks over there?' Aaron asked. Lorelai nodded her head.

—Paris and Jess—

'ALISON!' Jess called.

'Hi daddy.' She said smiling.

'Come on, you wanna go for a walk?'

'YAY!' the phone rang but obviously Paris had picked it up.

'Kay, lets go tell mommy.'

'MOMMY! DADDY AND ME ARE GOING TO THE PARK!' Ally yelled as loud as she could.

'Ally, ssshhh!' Jess said smiling and covered her mouth.

'Wait!' they heard Paris call. Paris ran to them.

'Rory was in an accident.'

'What?' Jess asked shocked.

'Well don't just stand there!' Paris said. Paris ran to the car and Jess got in the back with Ally not bothering to put her in a car seat, but just held her on his lap. They arrived to the hospital about five minutes later and ra into the entrance.

'Rory Gilmore! Is there a Rory Gilmore in that computer?' they heard a female voice demand.

'I'm sorry.' The receptionist shook her head.

'Lane!' Paris said! They hugged and then Paris went to the lady.

'Sharon, look in that damned computer for Rory Gilmore!'

'Dr. Gellar I'm sorry but there is no one under that name.'

'Gilmore, anything Gilmore?' Jess interjected.

'Lorelai Gilmore?'

'Yes! That's her!' lane said. You could tell she was crying.

'There's no news as of this moment in time. Take a seat.' They all slowly walked to the seats. Lane ran and Paris followed when they saw Lorelai and Luke sitting there.

'Oh Lorelai!' Lane said. She wrapped her arms around the two girls for emotional support. Jess sat down next to Luke.

'Any news?' he asked.

'None.'

'Where's Tristan?' he asked. No one knew of their argument.

'Oh hell, he wasn't called.' Luke cursed.

'I'll go.' Jess said and ran to use the phone. He picked up the phone and dialed his call phone. The answering machine picked up.

'Hi, you've reached Tristan Dugrey. I am unable to take your call so please leave your name, number and a brief message and I will get back to you as soon as I can.' BEEEEP.

'Tristan, this is Jess, look whenever you get this, get your ass to Hartford Memorial Hospital! Rory was in an accident.'

'Damn.' Jess cursed. He tried again leaving multiple messages like the first one. The pay phone he used started to ring. He picked it up not thinking.

'Hello?'

'Who is this?' the voice asked.

'Jess…is this Tristan?' Oh god PLEASE!.

'Yea, what's up? And where are you? I've never seen this number bef—'

'Just get your ass over here!'

'Okay, where is here?'

'Hartford Memorial hospital.'

'Is everything okay?'

'What the hell do you think? Rory was in an accident.'

'What? Back up she was in an accident? Like she slipped and fell and broke her arm accident?'

'Car accident ass hole!' the line went dead. Jess hoped that was a good sign. He walked back to the seats and sat down. A doctor came out.

'Is there anyone for a Lorelai Gilmore here?'

'It's Rory, but I'm her mom! We're all related to her in some way or form.'

'Okay, can I talk to you for a moment?'

'Sure.' Lorelai followed her out. Tristan walked in just as she left. Lane noticed him.

'Tristan!' she called. He looked over and ran to them.

'Is she okay?' he asked out of breath.

'Lorelai just went with the doctor. We don't know.' He looked like he was going to break. He fell into a seat and buried his face in his hands.

'My name is Dr. Hallou.'

'Lorelai Gilmore.' The shook hands.

'Your daughter is she?'

'Yes.'

'Okay Rory, was unconscious when the ambulance got there. She has suffered much trauma and we don't know yet if her baby will be okay.'

'Will SHE be okay?'

'We don't know. She's going in and out. She's stable but there's always that possibility. These few hours are important.'

'Is she in surgery?'

'Well she is but we needed to get your permission to give her a caesarian to remove the baby.'

'How much longer do you have until you need to remove the baby?

'A few hours.'

'I need to talk to the father of the baby.'

'Would you bring him here?'

'Yea.' Lorelai got up and ran to get Tristan.

'Lorelai is he o—'

'Come here!' she said pulling him away. She brought him to the doctor.

'Hi, I'm Dr. Hallou, are you the father of the baby?'

'Yea, is she okay?'

'We don't know yet but in order to do much of the examination we would like to deliver the baby through a caesarian. We don't know if the baby is going to survive yet, but chances are high that it will.'

'Okay…?'

'We need your permission to do that.'

'Can I be there?'

'I don't think that's a good idea, but after the baby is cleaned up and examined we will be able to tell you more. Now since the baby IS seven weeks premature, it may be more difficult.'

'Just please, do whatever it takes for them both to be okay.' Tristan begged.

'We will.' The doctor said smiling sadly then leaving the room. Tristan slowly walked back to the waiting room. Lorelai walked with him.

'Well?' Lane asked hopeful.

'Nothing yet.' He said sadly. Lane's hopeful look went away. Tristan sat alone in a separate section of chairs. Jess came next to him.

'She told me a lot.' Jess said quietly.

'About what?'

'About how Rory conceived her baby on her birthday, and how the next night you were doing it again.'

'I'll never stop loving her.'

'No one will.'

'Rory, she's o sweet and to good of a person to be in there right now, in surgery.'

'So she's in surgery, huh?'

'Yea, their giving her a sea-section. They want to take the baby out so they can work easier.'

'Then why are you out here?'

'N one is allowed in, and the doctor told me I shouldn't be there when they do it. I've already asked.'

'Tristan, she'll be fine. She's a fighter…like you.'

'We aren't related.'

'Tristan I don't know if you notice this but whenever someone spends a lot of time with someone, you specifically, they start to get qualities like you. Luckily they are all good ones but Rory has always been a fighter and she's more of one now than she was before.'

'What about the baby?'

'If she's anything like you or Rory, she'll be fine.'

'How did you know it was girl?'

'Rory. I told you she told me a lot.'

'Anything personal?'

'Like how you both wanted a baby but couldn't have one?'

'You don't beat around the bush at all, do you?'

'Nope.' Jess smiled. Tristan smiled for the first time since he got the call.

'So what did she tell you?'

'You both really wanted one, but for some reason you couldn't.'

'Yea, we got checked and everything, but it just wasn't happening.'

'Until after you were divorced.'

'Yea, how ironic.'

'She also told me about the little trust issue.'

'Oh when we thought the other cheated? Yea, that was great.' He said sarcastically.

'But neither one of you did anything?'

'I was tempted, I definitely was, but when the woman kissed me I pulled her off me. So technically yes, but I stopped it.'

'That doesn't count. If she did it to you but pushed her away. What about Rory?'

'I still have no idea. I believe what she tells m, but she hasn't really told me anything.'

'She didn't do anything. She was so upset afterwards that she came to me. She was crying for over three hours straight.'

'God, there are so many things that we did to ruin what we had.'

'Tristan, you both know what you want, what you want from life, and what you want from each other. It's amazing to everyone watching to see how you didn't get to together sooner!'

'Funny.'

'Look you've survived being here for 3 hours.'

'That long?'

'Yup.'

'She has to be okay.'

'She'll pull through for us.'

'And the baby, she's gotta be okay too.'

'And She will Be.' Tristan looked up at the new voice. The doctor was standing there smiling.

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