Title: So, Are You going to ask me or not?
Author: Gilmoregirl7878
Disclaimer: See all the other chapters...
A/N: First and foremost, I would like to thank everyone who said something about my friendship ending, you don't know how much that meant to me, thank you all so much! It's nice to know that some people care. Shout outs are at the bottom of the chapter.
Anyway, I had trouble, actually, I'm still having trouble on how I want to handle the engagement thing, so, please bare with me, I know what I want to do after, just not before. So, here it is!
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Rory buried herself in her covers on her bed, sobbing so hard she could barely catch her breath.
She wanted nothing more to be with Tristan for the rest of her life.
But she didn't deserve someone like him.
After all they had been through, the false alarm, kid napping, and just all the hard times they'd been through, she felt it was all her fault.
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Tristan was on his way to the gym. He had a lot of anger and frustration, and most of all sadness, that he needed to release.
Pounding on a punching bag does that. He had his iPod with him and had it on as loud as it would go to drown his thoughts out.
For about an hour Tristan pounded on the punching bag as hard as he could and had his music up as loud as it would go...
...It didn't drown Rory out of his thoughts...
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Rory had calmed down a little and headed toward Logan's dorm.
She opened the door and saw no one home so she curled up on their couch, waiting for them to get back.
She eventually fell asleep, exhausted from all the crying she did.
A couple hours later she was being woken up by someone, shaking her shoulder lightly and calling her name.
"Tristan?" She asked weakly.
"No? Other blonde guy you love..Logan." Logan joked, not knowing about the proposal, they hadn't heard from Tristan at all.
At what he said, Rory started to cry again, burying her head into Logan's shoulder.
"Hey, hey what's wrong?" Logan asked wrapping his arms around her.
Colin and Finn overhearing Rory crying from the other room came in and sat down on the floor in front of her and beside her, comforting her.
When she stopped crying she looked down at her hands.
"Tristan...he proposed." Rory said quietly, knowing that the guys were shocked without even having to look up.
"Love, shouldn't you be happy?" Finn asked confused.
"That it..." Rory started, sniffling again, eyes welling up with tears. "I said no. Well, technically I didn't even say know, but I started crying and ran away, that's worst." She said quietly crying.
"Oh hon." Logan said embracing her, she sat in his lap while Colin and Finn hugged what ever part of her body that they could embrace. For Finn that was her arm and for Colin that was her leg, because he was sitting on the floor.
Rory laughed lightly.
"I love you guys." She said quietly, smiling at all of them.
"Ror, I know that this is a personal question, and you don't have to answer it, but...why did you say yes?" Colin asked knowing that Rory and Tristan belonged together.
Rory just avoid their eyes, not answering the question.
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A hour later, Rory was sleeping in Logan's bed, Logan, Colin, and Finn were drinking in silence, not knowing what to say about the situation.
"Why didn't she say yes?" Logan said totally clueless to why Rory would say no.
Finn and Colin shook their head sadly.
"Come on, we've gotta go. I can't imagine what Tristan's thinking and feeling like right now." Logan said realizing.
"Wait, shouldn't someone stay with Rory?" Colin asked.
"I'll do it." Finn said downing the last of his drink and going into Logan's room to lay down with Rory.
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Logan and Colin first went to Tristan's dorm, walking right in, not knocking, like usual, which pissed his roommate off immensely.
"Hey, is Tristan here?" They asked his roommate.
"No, he's in a bitchy mood, he's been going in and out of the dorm all day."
"Thanks."
They left and stood in the hallway, not knowing what to do next.
"Where would he be?" Colin asked Logan.
"Well, he wouldn't be at his Grandfather's, at least not yet, if I know him at all, which I do...I got it." Logan said walking determined out of the building.
A few minutes later, Colin and Logan were watching Tristan pounding the shit out of a punching bag.
"Wow, Military School really teaches you things." Colin said watching Tristan.
"Yea, how to let your frustration out on a punching bag instead of doing something stupid, like breaking into safes." Logan said walking toward him.
They walked behind the punching bag, because it's dangerous to go and surprise someone punching a bag and in full concentration.
He noticed them and stopped, taking his earplugs out and grabbing his water and taking a much needed gulp.
"I was wondering how long it would take you to find me." He said finally.
"Can we get out of here?" Logan asked thinking the middle of a gym isn't the best place to talk.
"Give me about a half hour, to take a shower and crap and I'll meet you in the café around the corner." He said grabbing his stuff and walking away.
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About a half hour later, as promised, Tristan sat down at the table where Colin and Logan were waiting.
"So, what's up." Tristan said sarcastically.
"How are you doin'?" Colin asked, ignoring his sarcasm.
"How do you think?" Tristan said laughing bitterly.
"Stop being an asshole, Tristan, we're your friends." Logan said fed up at his attitude.
Tristan sighed, calming down a little.
"She at your dorm?" He asked, already knowing the answer.
"Yea, Finn's with her."
Tristan nodded.
"What did she say?"
"She didn't say much, just that you asked her...and she said no. She was crying really hard so she didn't talk a lot." Logan explained.
"Why was she crying? She's the one who said 'no'." He said bitterly.
"I think there's more to this then she's letting on. Talk to her." Colin told him.
"No, she made it clear. She didn't want anything to do with me."
"Look, you're going to talk to her sooner or later, so you might as well do it now, before you do something stupid." Logan said putting a twenty on the table to cover their drinks, and starting to get up to leave.
"What does that mean?" Tristan asked defensively.
"You know exactly what that means. It means that it's only a matter of time 'til you fuck up and hook up with a girl and you'll lose Rory forever." Logan said knowingly, him and Colin leaving Tristan to ponder his words.
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Tristan had been up most of the night, not being able to sleep. At about noon he headed over to Rory's dorm, knowing it probably wouldn't be good to wake her up to talk to her.
He knocked on the door, Paris answered the door.
"Hi Paris, is Rory there?" He asked.
"I'm not supposed to let you in." She said.
"Oh, well, bye." He said going to leave.
"Wait Tristan! I never said I wasn't going to let you in." She said smiling at him. "You and I both know that you and Rory belong together, and you have to talk to her. She won't talk to anyone, not even any of the guys." She said, giving him a encouraging smile before leaving him to stare at Rory's door, to get enough courage to go in.
He knocked at first, when he didn't get a response, he went in.
When he walked in he saw that Rory was sleeping, he stared at her for a couple minutes, just remembering memories.
He went to leave.
"Paris?" Rory asked not opening her eyes.
"Hi Rory." Tristan said turning around. He saw her eyes open quickly and she sat up in bed.
"Tristan? What are you doing here?" She asked nervous.
Her eyes were bloodshot. He could tell she had probably cried herself to sleep, a wave of guilt went stabbed at his heart.
"Paris let me in, she didn't tell me you were sleeping." He explained.
"Traitor." Rory mumbled under her breath.
They were silent for a moment, just staring at each other.
"Why did you say, no?" Tristan asked suddenly, not knowing what else to say.
Rory sighed, knowing this question was coming. When she didn't say anything, Tristan went on.
"I mean, I respect your desicion, I'm not here to bother you, but I just want to know why, please, just tell me why..." Tristan asked his voice breaking.
Rory immediately got tears in her eyes at the sound of his voice.
"Tris, you don't want to marry me. You shouldn't marry me. You deserve so much better than me." She said starting to cry. "You need someone who doesn't put you through what I did. The kid napping and everything. I don't deserve you." She repeated quietly, looking down.
Tristan was shocked.
Out of all the things he was expecting, this was the last reason to why she said no. He went over and sat on her bed next to her, looking into her eyes.
"Rory, there is no one in a million years, who will be good enough for YOU. You are the smartest, the most amazingly, astounding, wonderful woman, I have ever known. I was going to let this go, let you live your life, but not on this reason, because this isn't a reason! God, Rory, I love you so much that kills me that you think that." He said looking into her eyes.
She was silent a moment before throwing her arms around his neck and kissing him furiously. Tristan kissed back with just as much passion. A few minutes later they broke apart.
"I love you." He whispered his forehead resting against hers.
"I love you too Tristan." She was silent, losing herself in his eyes.
"So, are you going to ask me? Or should I ask you?" She said smiling devilishly, Tristan broke into a huge grin and kissed her lightly.
"Lorelai Leigh Gilmore, Rory, will you marry me?" He asked smiling at her.
"Yes!" She squealed attacking his lips again.
The kiss became more and more heated when Tristan pulled back.
"Ror, I've got to do something, I will be back in five minutes top, okay?" He asked taking a deep breath to calm himself down, getting up and going to head out the door.
"Why, what's going on?" Rory asked very confused.
"I'll be right back." Tristan said over his shoulder, he ran back to his dorm and grabbed something, and headed back to Rory's room.
As promised he was back very quickly.
As soon as he had left Rory had jumped into the shower to shave and changed into better panties then the plain cotton white ones she was wearing. When she got out of the bathroom, Tristan was sitting on her bed waiting.
She was wearing boxers with a white wife beater on, she looked amazingly beautiful to him.
"Hey," She said smiling at him.
He guided her to the bed and sat her down on it, he kneeled in front of her, and gave her the ring box.
"Tris.." She said when she opened it. It was the most beautiful ring she had ever seen. She looked up at him with tears in her eyes.
He took the ring and place it on her ring finger, looking into her eyes the whole time. Rory looked at the ring on her finger. It looked so perfect on her finger, like it belonged there. She kissed him laying down on the bed and bringing him with her.
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Hours later, Tristan was sleeping. Rory slipped out of his embrace and put on her robe grabbing her cell phone.
"Lorelai Gilmore speaking, how may I help you?" Lorelai's voice came through.
"Mom? Why are you answering the phone like that. I was expecting a 'lo' or a House of Whore's or something, never ever that." Rory said shocked.
"Oh Rory, sorry I thought you were Emily, She hung up on me telling me she would call back and she expecting a polite greeting. Oh look, there's the call waiting now, well since you're my daughter and the most important thing, I can't hang up with you!" Lorelai said triumphantly.
"So Mom, what's up?" Rory tried to say nonchalantly."
"Why are talking like that? What's up, are you okay?" Lorelai demanded.
"I'm fine, actually, I'm amazing."
"Do you always think of yourself that highly?" Lorelai teased.
"Mom.."
"Sorry, what's up."
"Are you sitting down?"
"Why, what's going on!" Lorelai said getting worked up.
"Mom! Just sit down!"
"Fine, fine, I'm sitting, now tell me."
"Well, you know how I had the pregnancy false alarm?"
"Yea...wait, you aren't..."
"No! No, no, um, but after I talked to you, well, I kinda was avoiding Tristan. And he noticed obviously and long story short...I'm engaged!" Rory announced happily.
Silence.
'3...2...1...' Rory counted in her head.
"OH MY GOD MY BABY'S GETTING MARRIED!" Lorelai screamed.
Rory laughed.
"How's the rock?" Lorelai said in a mock serious tone.
"Bigger than yours."
"No fair! I want a rich fiancé!"
"No you don't, you want a coffee man."
"Yes, your right..." Lorelai said dreamily.
"Focus mom!"
"Sorry, so where are you now?"
"Um, in my dorm."
"You're not out with the guys celebrating, I figured Finn would find this a reason to get totally smashed, not that he wouldn't anyways." Lorelai babbled.
"Um, well me and Tristan were kinda celebrating together...alone.." Rory hinted.
"Dirty girl." Lorelai teased.
"Ha! You wouldn't even tell me the whole story your engagement, you said I wouldn't want to know, which I probably don't."
"Yes, but we know that I do slutty things, you however, are now just taking after your mother, I'm so proud."
"Hey Mom, I love you." Rory said softly.
"Love you too, Kiddo. Now get back to your fiancé." She said.
"Bye, and tell Tristan congratulations and the real test on if the ring is good enough comes from me."
"I will, bye." Rory said closing her phone.
Rory went back into her room and slid back into bed, cuddling into Tristan."
"How's Lorelai?" Tristan asked opening his eyes.
"She screamed and told me to tell you that the real test on if the ring is good enough come from her."
"That sounds like Lorelai." He said smiling."
"What time is it?" He asked.
"Um, around six-ish. Why?"
"Well, I'm awake, and I'm sure you are too, so I was wondering if you want to go see Logan, Colin, and Finn, 'cause I know you're dying to tell them." He teased.
"Okay, I'll get up."
She didn't move.
"You know you have to actually move." He teased.
"Bite me, I'm trying."
He bit her lip, catching it into a soft but romantic kiss.
"I didn't mean that literally, not that I'm complaining." She kissed him quickly before grabbing all the covers and going into the bathroom, leaving Tristan behind grinning crazily after her.
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A half hour later they were both changed and getting ready to leave.
"You ready, fiancé?" He asked coming up behind her and kissing her neck.
"I like the sound of that." She said turning around to face him.
"Me too." He said before kissing her, the kiss became passionate.
"Okay, we have to stop or we will never leave!" She said grabbing his hand and pulling a sulking Tristan behind her.
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A/N: wow, long, long, chapter. I was going to leave it when she woke up to find Tristan in her room, but decided that everyone has been so great, that I would continue for you! Next chapter: Finn, Colin, Logan, and Luke find out about the engagement...oh the laughs...
Shout Outs:
Trory-bear1 - Wow, that quote is so true. And yea, it does hurt more than any break up, thanks you!
LoVe23 - Thank you! I'm feeling a little better today, just really confused. She said some pretty mean stuff, now she's pretending like it never happened..it hurts, anyways, thanks for your review!
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Gilmoreaddict - I'm really sorry to here about that. I hope you feel better soon..Sorry I don't really know what to say, I've never been in that situation before, my boyfriend and I haven't been going out long so we haven't.. So, anyways, thanks for the review! Feel better!