Tristan ran his fingers through his hair absent-mindedly before pressing the doorbell.
He could feel his palms begin to heat up so he leant his tall frame against the doorway as casually as possible
The door opened quickly, Rory's head was turned back toward the inside of the house "Mom he's here!" she yelled to the interior
"Wow" said Tristan, unable to hide his amusement "If I had of known I would have dressed up myself" he ran his eyes up and down her figure, clad in green tights a small tunic dress and pointy toed shoes and a small green hat with a bell
"Yeah well don't get too much enjoyment out of it, it's strictly tradition, no benefit intended"
"Uh-huh" he said smiling down at her, she looked so damn cute
Lorelai came bounding up behind Rory "Ooo" she said smiling mischievously "So this is a Tristan hey?"
"Nice to finally meet you" Tristan said, flashing his trademark 'I'm a charming young man who is wholesome and responsible smile' specifically formulated for adults
"Gee, wouldn't pick you for a Hartford society boy" Lorelai said sarcastically
"Hey where's you costume?" Rory asked, taking in Lorelai's' treasured Burberry coat, jeans and boots
"Oh I'm gonna wait till the show, it'll have more of an impact then" she said knowingly
"Show?" Tristan asked inquiringly
"Yeah my act in Vegas, you know, white tigers, skimpy costumes, feathers, me and Celine"
"Moms a regular in the Starts Hollow Christmas pageant" Rory said wryly as they began to walk towards Lukes
"This is a monumental year Fabio" said Lorelai slinging an arm around Tristan "because I have a hidden weapon, Oh yes" she nodded "I have a new, undiscovered, never before seen Christmas show talent"
"May I present……Luke" she swung the door open dramatically
Tristan looked towards the counter of the quaint dinner to a grumpy looking man in flannel and a backwards baseball camp who grunted at the sight of Lorelai
"Good morning co-star" said Lorelai gaily, taking a seat at one of the open stools
Luke placed a cup of coffee in front of her wordlessly
"So, have you been practising?" she asked, blowing her steaming coffee as Rory and Tristan sat beside her
Lukes eyes flickered over Rory's costume "Oh jeez!" he yelled as the whole diner turned to watch "An elf? That it isn't it? You're going to make me wear tights and pointy shoes and a hat with the bell thingy" he gestured wildly at Rory before stalking around the counter grabbing Lorelai by the arm and pulling her upstairs
Rory watched with detached interest before sliding the danish display toward her and taking the lid off
"Danish" she offered to Tristan
He shook his head, "So is it always like this?" he asked
"Like what?" asked Rory chewing on her Danish
"Like a little fruity?"
"Most of the time, sometimes Luke goes a bit crazy and orders in chocolate for us, but it doesn't happen often"
"I meant the town" he said as they watched Kirk walk past the diner dressed in a skin-tight yellow jumpsuit and a star around his face
"Well Kirks well….Kirk…. and my mom and Luke have always been like that"
"He doesn't really seem to be the participating type"
"He's not" Rory agreed "but he's always been weak when it comes to my mom, it's the Gilmore charm" she said with a smile
"Must be" replied Tristan holding here gaze for just a second too long
Rory felt herself redden and took another sip of coffee
The sounds of Luke and Lorelai arguing could be hear overhead
"So is my costume really that bad?"
Ahh the fluff; hope you enjoyed that sprinkle of sugary sweet fiction, reviews would be very kind