Title: Lies

Summary: Rory meets Tristan again at a party. They really hit it off. But what is Tristan hiding from her?

Disclaimer: I own Graham. Which isn't such a bad thing, trust me.

A/N: Been operated on recently, so I can't type very well. Apologies for the short chapter!

"Rory! Hey, Rory!"

Her arms filled with paperwork, Rory tried to walk away from Graham as fast as she could. She didn't think she could deal with anyone connected to Tristan right now. He hasn't called her, when he had promised her that he would. Maybe something was wrong. Or maybe Layla had finally left him and he was playing the depressed husband so they could still keep the money. This hopeful thought changed her mind rather suddenly, which made her stop so abrupt to wait for Graham that he crashed into her in surprise.

"What's up girl?"

Graham smiled.

"Running away from lil' old me? I ain't scary ya know."

Rory barely cracked a smile.

"I don't like people who sleep with my friends' wife."

Oh how hypocrite she was! Was her sleeping with Tristan any different? She had helped him cheat too. How dare she blame Graham for her own wrongdoings?

"Layla, you mean? I didn't sleep with her. I just brought her home. She had an awful migraine. And even if she hadn't...she is way too much in love with her husband. It would be a loss of my time to seduce a woman who gets little hearts in her eyes everytime she talks about him."

Graham grinned again.

"She doesn't love him. She only married him for his money. He told me so."

Rory looked at him, almost begging him to believe her.

"Then he is either very blind, or, more likely, lying to you."

"Layla DuGrey"

"Oh, hello. It's Rory Gilmore."

Rory's hands were sweating as she held the phone. Would Layla know about her husbands affair?

"Hey Rory. Tristan isn't here right now. Would you like him to call you back?"

"No...wait. This might sound like a really weird question but uhm... do you love him? Or did you marry him because of money?"

Layla laughed.

"I have money enough of my own Rory. Was Tristan joking around again? He does that all the time. It's a creepy thing how good he is at it."

"He jokes around a lot?"

Rory's voice sounded fragile. Would he? Could he? No...she refused to believe that.

"Oh yes"

Layla's smile was obvious in her voice.

"Even I believe him sometimes. So...he's tried to convince you that I married him because of his money? It's a good thing I trust him, or else I'd think he was trying to get you in bed."

The way her voice sounded, so cheerful and trusting, made Rory's heart break. Nobody could be such a good liar, could it? But maybe one person could. Tristan.

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