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Author: Gilmoregirl7878

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A/N: Okay, I'm done being evil, haha. Here it is!

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Just as he finished a shot was fired.

Tristan rushed over to Rory immediately.

"Tristan, are you okay?" Rory asked quickly.

"I'm fine, thanks to Officer Brown." Tristan said smiling softly.

When he untied her she immediately collapsed sobbing into his torso.

"I'm so sorry. All this is all my fault. I'm so sorry Tristan. I love you so much, I don't know what would have happened if you hadn't been here." She rambled crying.

"It's not your fault, it isn't your fault at all, don't say that. I love you, Rory, I wouldn't let anything happen to you." Tristan said holding onto Rory for dear life.

The policemen and paramedics made there way down the hill and joined them.

Rory was dragged off by the paramedics after she put on her PJ pants on again and now was being checked, even though she was fine.

Tristan went over and shook Officer Brown's hand.

"Thanks for backing me up there."

"You did great. All I had to do is aim and fire." He joked. "So who is this guy, anyway?"

"Marty Mannon. (Does anyone know his real name? I don't so I made one up haha.) He had a crush for Rory and was very jealous of her friends and I."

"Well, he'll be fine, physically, he only got hit in the shoulder, but he will not be getting off easily, trust me."

"You just saved my life, of course I trust you." Tristan said shaking his hand again and walking over to Rory.

She had a blanket around her and was just thinking.

"Hey you, how are you?" Tristan said going over and wrapping her in a hug.

"I'm fine, thanks to you. I just want to go home. I want to see everyone."

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As soon as everything settled down a little, Tristan had Rory in his car and was driving her home to her waiting family and friends.

"So, how did you know where I was?" Rory asked while they were driving home.

"Well, I knew that Dean had a part in this somehow, and I didn't see him going very far with you. So, I figured he would want to do this in a significant place. I remembered you telling me about the time he suggested marriage to you on a date, at the cliff, so I figured that is a good place to look." Tristan said never taking his eyes off the road.

Rory looked out her window before saying anything.

"Thank you." She said softly.

A few silent minutes later Tristan and Rory pulled up to the Gilmore house.

Rory quickly got out of the car and headed straight to her mother's arms.

Tristan and the others watched the Mother and Daughter hug and cry. When they pulled apart Lorelai went straight to Tristan and gave him a hug.

"Thank you for bringing my baby back." She whispered into his ear.

Tristan pulled back and smiled at her.

Rory immediately afterward went to hug her Grandfather and Grandma, hugging them.

She saw Luke and Christopher coming out of the house.

Rory immediately went into her Father's arms...

Luke's.

"Rory! You're okay? They didn't hurt you did they? I'll kill them, I never liked Dean, I should have done more than put him in a headlock." He said smiling softly at his 'daughter'.

"They didn't hurt me." She said smiling at him.

Christopher watched the scene in front of him with jealousy and anger toward the two of them. This isn't how it was supposed to be, she was supposed to run into her FATHER'S arms, his, not Luke.

Rory gave Christopher a quick hug before running over into Logan's arms.

Than Lane's

Than's Colin's.

Than Steph's.

Finally, jumping into Finn's arms. Wrapping her legs around his waist while he swung her around, everyone watching the scene smiling.

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Much later that night Steph, Colin, Finn, Lane, and Logan were asleep on the floor and couch in the living room by the TV

Rory and met Janlan and Janlan immediately liked Rory a lot. Tristan was glad that two people he loved a lot got along.

Rory, Tristan, Christopher, Lorelai, and Luke were at the kitchen table talking. Emily and Richard had gone home with Janlan, a little earlier that night.

"So, Kiddo, I should be getting back, Gigi's home alone with the nanny." Chris said.

"Okay, bye."

"Bye"

Lorelai watched Chris leave and followed him outside. She caught up to him as he was just getting in his car. When he saw her he climbed back out.

"Hey, what's up?" Chris asked.

"I was about to ask the same. What was with you today, you seemed..quiet?"

"Well, I figured Rory had one Dad already, she didn't need another." Chris said bitingly.

"What are you talking about?"

"Luke! Did you see her? She went into his arms, not mine! Why him? I'm her fuckin' father?"

"Then where were you? Today and when she was growing up. Luke has always been there for her! He helped me take care of her when she was sick and has feed her since she could eat real food! He was at her graduation, not you, he was there at her first day of Yale, and at Chilton. Where were you, Chris!" Lorelai yelled back.

"I wasn't here!" He yelled. He looked at her one last time before getting into his car and driving away.

Lorelai watched him leave and turned around to see Luke standing on the porch. She walked over to him and hugged him.

"Thank you." Luke said.

"For what?" Lorelai asked not pulling out of his embrace.

"For sticking up for me. I tried so hard to be like a father to Rory, I love her like a daughter, I know that much."

"Rory looks up to you as a Father, more than she ever had to Christopher, she just showed it today." Lorelai said kissing Luke gently before going back inside.

Lorelai walked into the kitchen to see Rory and Tristan sitting in a awkward silence.

"Well, I'm off to bed. There's a blanket next to Finn that is calling my name." Tristan said kissing Rory on her forehead and saying good night to Lorelai and Luke on his way.

"I'm going up, too." Luke said. He went over and hugged Rory.

"Thanks for always being there Luke." Rory said hugging him again.

Luke got tears in his eyes, but quickly pushed them away, giving her a quick nod and heading upstairs.

Lorelai and Rory giggled together watching him walk away. They walked outside and sat on the porch swing, just looking up at the stars.

"Luke really is a softy." Rory said smiling.

"He is when it come to us, he really loves you, kid." Lorelai said looking over at Rory.

"I know, I love him like a father, I mean, he might as well be." Rory said seriously.

Lorelai smiled slightly before asking the question that he has been wanting to ask all day.

"What is with you and Tristan?"

Rory got tears in her eyes and quickly snuggled into her mother's embrace.

"I don't know, he seems so different towards me now. I don't know what is going on. D-does he not want me now, because of what happened?" Rory said crying softly.

"Oh no, honey, I don't think that's it at all. I think you just need to talk to him. He love you, kid. He loves you more than you could ever imagine. You're one lucky girl, inside that house you got a bunch of people who love you very much, one out here too." Lorelai said with tears in her eyes.

"I know Mom."

"I love you more than life itself, babe. You don't know how scared I was about losing you."

"I think I do, I was thinking the same thing."

"I'm gonna go up. You going to bed too?"

"Yea, I think I am."

They walked into the house together and hugged one last time before going to their beds.

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3:00AM, That night or Morning, considering which way you look at it.

Rory was wide awake. She couldn't sleep, she had a weird dream and couldn't sleep afterward.

She got up and walked outside in the backyard. She just wanted to see the stars again. She saw Tristan had the same idea.

"Couldn't sleep?" She asked.

He turned around and smiled slightly at her.

"Yea, what are you doing up?"

"Couldn't sleep either."

They stood like that in silence for a few moments.

"What's wrong Tristan?" She asked suddenly.

He jumped slightly at the sound of her voice.

"Nothing."

"Don't lie to me." She warned. He sighed.

"It's my fault.." Tristan admitted.

"No Trist-

"It is." He cut her off. "I shouldn't have believed that picture. I hit my best Friend, I didn't believe you, I'm sure I made you cry. I'm a horrible boyfriend! I shouldn't have left, if I hadn't believed that I would have been there to keep you safe and this might not of ever happened. I don't deserve you!" He said the words that had been bothering him all day.

"Tristan, this is not your fault. It isn't anyone's fault except Marty and Dean's. There was nothing to do, yes you hurt me and you physically hurt Logan, but you were there for me when no one else was. You saved me Tristan, you came through. I shouldn't have kept going to Logan a secret in the first place anyway. Tris, I don't know what I would do without you. I love you more than you'll ever know." She said the last sentence softly, so softly he almost didn't here it.

Tristan looked down at Rory and lifted her chin so she was looking at him.

"I think I do, Mary." He said huskily before kissing her lovingly.

They stood like that for a while, wrapped in each other's embrace, not wanting to move. After some time, they went inside and into Rory's room, shutting the door behind them. They held onto each other all night.

Tristan watched Rory sleep peacefully in his arms.

'Rory Gilmore, I will marry you and spend the rest of my life with you. This I promise.' He vowed silently before falling asleep himself.

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The next morning Lorelai woke unusually early when Luke left. She walked downstairs and checked on Rory.

When she opened the door she saw Tristan and Rory clinging onto each other even though they were sleeping.

'My baby's gonna marry Tristan DuGrey.' She thought with tears welling up in her eyes, of happiness that her little girl had grown up and was so happy.

Lorelai sat down at the table with her coffee.

She had five college students crashing in her living room while her daughter was curled up into her boyfriend' arms in her bed...

And she couldn't be any happier.

A/N: Okay, When I wrote the Lorelai and Rory part I was ALMOST CRYING! Haha, this is a very heartfelt chapter I think. DON'T WORRY IT ISN'T THE END. I don't plan on ending it soon, I still have a bunch of ideas coming up! Haha, PLEASE REVIEW!