It was now November, Thanksgiving was coming up, and Rory could tell Tristan was more quit then normal this was going to be a tough time on him without his grandfather here for him. After the last day of schoolbefore break, Rory and Tristan were walking to his car.
"Can we do something before I take you home?"
"Yea what ever you want to do."
The first stop was at a flower shop and Tristan bought some flowers he handed Rory half and put the other half beside them on the seat. The next stop was the graveyard and Tristan parked the Cuda, pick the flowers off the seat, and got out.
"You want me to come with you?" Tristan nodded and Rory got out of the car and took his hand and they walked to a statue in the middle of the graveyard. Rory saw on one side it Read Janlan Dugrey 1922-2002 loving father and grandfather. The other half read. Elisabeth Dugrey 1925-2000 loving mother and grandmother. Tristan was on the side of Elizabeth.
"Hi grandma another year has past and I still miss you but you have grandpa to keep you company now. I finally got the girl of my dreams and I haven't messed it up yet I love her so much she is Richard and Emily's granddaughter Rory Gilmore. I'll talk to you later I need to talk to the old man now I love you." Tristan kissed his hand, put it on the statue, and moved to the other side of it. Rory whipped some tears from her eyes as Tristan moved over to his grandfather's side
"This is strange isn't usually me and you doing this before we left to go to camping." Tristan whipped his eyes. "I finally took your advice and you were right as always. I'm not going camping this year it's just too hard for me to do without you here with me I miss you so much. The old man is riding me, as always and without you around it's ten times worst then before. No matter what I do in school, it always comes back to the safe thing he can't just get over it and move on. Now its college applications of course Oxford like him instead of Yale like you and there is no budging on his part." Tristan looked over at Rory and grabbed her hand as she moved beside him. "This is Rory that I told you about and I'm sorry you never got to meet her you would love her like I do. She is part of the new tradition that I'm starting. Rory and I will come on holidays to see you two that if she wants two." He looked over at her and she nodded. "It's getting cold so until next time I love you old man." Like before Tristan kissed his hand and put it on the statue and the tow walked back to the car and left.
Rory was getting ready for Tristan's parents Thanksgiving party that her grandparents were making her and Lorelai go. They pulled up to the driveway and Lorelai looked at the house, got out, and took Rory's arm.
"Is it as scary on the inside as the outside?"
"The inside is fine mom not scary at all." Jess walked up behind Rory and grabbed her waist she yelled and smacked him. "What are you doing here?"
"Free food."
"Yes a way of getting Jess to a party."
"Hey Luke's here to." Lorelai turned around and saw Luke walking up to them. Lorelai dropped Rory's arm and took Luke's and the four walked to the door.
"Miss Gilmore and Mr. Mariano it's nice to see you again."
"You to Walter this is my mom Lorelai and Jess's Uncle Luke." He took there jackets and showed them to the party. Rory saw Tristan's he was standing by his dad being reminded of his faults he walked away.
Rory walked outside and saw Tristan sitting by the pool she walked over and put her arms around his neck and her head on his.
"You okay?" Tristan handed her a letter from Oxford and she read it. He didn't get in because of his record. "I'm sorry Tristan."
"I didn't even fill the application out he did everything including the essay. Then when the letter came, he opened it and then proceeded to tell me how worthless my life is to him. I never wanted to be him so I didn't want to go to Oxford it was his dream for his son to follow in his foot steps not mine." Rory sat down beside him and wiped his cheeks that had one tear coming down it. He looked over at her, smiled weakly, and kissed her. "If you wasn't in my life I don't know what I'd be doing right now I love you so much."
"I love you to so much." Rory kissed him and put his arm around her. Lorelai walked out and saw them sitting there heads touching and arms around each other she walked over to them and tapped Rory's shoulder.
"Your grandparents are looking for you." Rory nodded and Tristan stood up, help her up, and hugged her.
"You beautiful tonight." Rory kissed him again and walked inside.
Tristan made his way back inside and saw Jess and the two started to talking to him. Tristan's dad walked over to him and he remembered Jess.
"Look everyone my worthless son with his felon friend. You people want to know how worthless he is he couldn't even get into a school that I give millions of dollars to every year." Rory put her hand on her mouth. "The son I never wanted is worthless." Tristan walked through the people and outside and left. Luke walked over to Jess before he could punch Tristan's dad and took him outside. Rory tuned to her mom.
"I need the keys."
"Where are you going?"
"To find Tristan."
"Where are you going to look?"
"I know where he is I need your keys." Lorelai handed the keys to Rory and she walked outside where Luke was trying to claim Jess down.
"Let me go."
"You're not going back inside Jess."
"The hell I'm not." Rory walked over to them, took Jess's arm, and took him to the Jeep.
Rory drove to the graveyard, she saw Tristan's car she parked behind it and got out and grabbed Jess's arm, and they walked to the middle and saw a shadow figure sitting on a bench in front of the statue for his grandparents.
"Well he done it again just when you think it can get worse it does said I was worthless right in front of everyone. Why did you have to leave me for if you were here with me he would not have ever said any of that? I hate you for leaving me alone with him I hate you so much right now. Every time something is right in my life he always go and ruins it, at least I have a new family now with people I love and care for Rory and her mom Lorelai. I've only known Lorelai for a few months but I love her more then my own mother you know she didn't even try to stop him I mean what mother lets anyone talk about there son like that. How could you raise a heartless son of a bitch I need to get out of that house once and for all?"
Rory walked over to him and he hugged her as if his life depended on it not letting her go. Rory could feel his tears on her shoulder as she held him. Tristan pulled away, saw that she was cold, and gave her his jacket. Jess walked over to him and put his hand on his shoulder and Tristan nodded to him.
"I don't hate you old man I never could." Tristan put his arm around Rory and they walked back to the cars. Rory handed Jess the key's for the Jeep and she got in with Tristan. "Jess we'll meet you at the house." Jess nodded and got into the Jeep.
"Why are we going there for?"
"Get my things I'm leaving that place."
When they pulled into the driveway the party was still going on and Tristan was still in the car as Jess walked up to the window and knocked.
"Are you gong in or staying out here?"
"I'm going in you are going to stay out here and I'll throw my things to you out the window." Jess nodded and walked over to the side of the house. Tristan got out of the car, took Rory's hand, and walked inside the house.
"Go find your mom and tell her you're okay. Give me about thirty then I'll meet you outside by the car." Tristan kissed her and walked upstairs as Rory went to find her mom.
"Rory dear where have you been all night I've been looking for you?" Emily asked walking over to her.
"I had something I had to take care of."
"Well come and meet the host tonight."
"Maybe later have you seen my mom?"
"She's over there talking to that Luke guy." Rory went over to her mom and tapped her on the shoulder.
"Did you find him?"
"Yea can he stay with us tonight?"
"Yea that's fine."
"I'm going to go help him pack his things."
Rory tried his door it was lock so she knocked.
"Tristan it's me." She heard the door unlock and open she quickly went inside.
"Here put these in your bag." Tristan handed her his passport and bankbooks and some pictures. He then pulled the sheet form his bed, tied it to the handle of his laptop, and lowered it down to Jess then the suitcases of clothes and other stuff. A knock on the door stopped them.
"Rory its mom open the door that's if you have all of your clothes on." Tristan opened the door and pulled Lorelai into the room. "Wow this place is a mess I like it."
"Thanks I try." Tristan was still lowing stuff to Jess. "That's everything now lets get out of the hell hole." Tristan took Rory's hand and they went down stairs, as everyone was getting ready to eat Luke saw them and walked over to them.
"Can we leave now?"
"Yea let's go." They got there coats and walked outside.
"You guys go I have something to do. Jess come with me." Luke gave them a look but didn't say anything and left.
"What are we going to do?"
"He wants to embarrass me then he is going to get it back." Tristan and Jess walked into the study, locked the door and walking to the painting of him, and pulled it open.
"I always thought that was only in the movies a safe behind a painting."
"That's my father watch the door." Tristan opened the safe and started to go thought the papers looking for something. Tristan saw what he wanted and put it in the back of his pants, took some money from inside, and closed the safe. "Let's go." Tristan didn't see anyone then he walked to the dinning room, made eye contact with his father, pulled the ledger out, and held it up. His dad got up and started to walk over to him. Tristan gave him the finger and ran out the door with Jess.
They pulled into the Gilmore driveway and walked up to the door and opened it and saw Rory and Lorelai sitting on the couch watching a movie Jess said his good byes and Tristan sat down beside Rory and kissed her.
"I'm going to bed the pillows are on the chair with the blankets."
"Thanks Lorelai for letting me stay." She nodded and walked up stairs.
Tristan and Rory finished the movie then Rory kissed him goodnight and went to bed. Tristan pulled the ledger out, opened it up, and started to read it. Names of women who his dad has been with, place of the encounters, and his rating of them, which was sick. Tristan know that if Rory didn't come along he would've ended up like his old man and for this, he would always be grateful to her. Rory was tossing and turning all night after seeing Tristan upset more then ever before. Rory tossed the covers off and walked out to the kitchen she saw a light on and walked out and saw Tristan on the couch reading something. Tristan heard Rory, put the book on the couch, and looked up at her.
"What's wrong?" Rory asked walking over to the couch and sitting on his lap.
"I want to say thank you for saving me." Tristan put some hair behind her ear.
"What are you talking about saving you?"
"You saved me from becoming a person I hate my father."
"How did I do that?"
"For loving me." Tristan saw the love in her eyes and he kissed her. Tristan laid her down on the couch.
Lorelai walked down the stairs and saw her daughter lying on top of Tristan on the couch she had all of her clothes on form what it looked like. Tristan tried to move but felt a weight on to of him he opened his eyes and saw Rory lying on him he lifted her up but she put her arms around him not letting him up. Tristan lay back down, kissed her forehead, and closed his eyes. Rory woke up and she realized she wasn't in her bed her bed was on top of Tristan on the couch. Rory tried to get up but Tristan wrapped his arms around her this time no letting her up.
"Tristan let me up."
"No"
"Come on let me up I need to pee."
"Tough"
"Come on I don't fell well." Tristan let her up and she went to the bathroom. Tristan followed her up to the bathroom and he heard her throwing up he knocked then walked in and held her hair for her. Rory was finished and sat down beside Tristan as he got a washcloth and cleaned her face.
"You okay?"
"Yea I'll be fine."
'So how long has this been going on?"
"About two week or so now." Tristan rubbed her back as she laid her head on his shoulder.
"Maybe you should see a doctor."
"I'll be fine."
"Come let's go get you some coffee." Rory shook her head no and walked down stairs and into her room.
Tristan sat down beside Lorelai, looked at her, and shook his head.
"So do you think?" Lorelai asked Tristan who nodded his head and put his head in his hands. "Hey its okay if she is we'll take care of her."
"I'm so sorry Lorelai I never meant for this to happen." Lorelai put her hand on his shoulder.
"Tristan I'm not going to say that I'm happy about this but I'm not really mad."
"What can I do?"
"Well go out and buy a home pregnancy test and I'll talk to her."
"I'm going to take a shower and then I'll go." Tristan went up the bathroom and got into the shower. Tristan just turned the water off when Rory came back into the bathroom throwing up again. Tristan put a towel around himself and was there for Rory again like before. Rory who had been crying throw her arms around Tristan then pulled away.
"You're all wet."
"Yea that's what happens when you shower." Rory smiled at him sadly. "Did you and Lorelai talk?"
"Yea what are we going to do?"
"We'll get thought this Rory I'm here for you." She smiled again and hugged him again. "Now I need to get dressed I have something I need to do." She nodded and walked back down stairs.
Tristan pulled up to Luke's and saw Jess was sitting at a table reading his book. Jess looked up and saw Tristan walking in and then grabbing him and pulling him outside.
"Get in the car now." Jess got in and looked over at Tristan.
"What the hell I was working."
"You were reading a book."
"Yea and Luke was paying me for it."
"I'll pay you what ever you missed today."
"Including tips."
"You never get any tips no one likes you." Jess nodded and Tristan took off for Hartford.
They pulled in front of a pharmacy in Hartford and Jess looked over at him.
"Why are we here?"
"I need you to pick something up for me."
"Why cant you pick it up for?"
"Everyone knows me around her but you my friend have a very trust worthy face."
"What do you need?"
"A home pregnancy test." Jess looked over at him.
"You're pregnant?"
"Not for me moron Rory might be."
"Fine I'll do this for her but if it comes back positive then I'm kicking your ass."
"Yea just get in there."
Tristan handed him some money and Jess walked inside. Jess walked in and was looking around at different thing. Jess found the test right beside the condoms and laughed.
"Good place for them nice reminder."
"What was that young man?"
"I said nice store you have here."
"Thank you very much young man. Do you need any help?"
"No I'm good." Jess graded one, walked up to the counter, paid for it, and left.
Tristan dropped Jess off at the diner, gave him some money, and then drove to the house. Tristan walked in and saw mother and daughter watching a movie he took a breath and walked over and stood beside Rory. Rory looked up at him and saw he had a brown bag and she know what was inside of the bag. Lorelai and Rory walked up to the bathroom leaving Tristan in the living room waiting for news that might change his life forever. Lorelai and Rory walked back down and saw Tristan was lying down on the couch with his arm over his eyes. Rory walked over, Tristan moved on his side, Rory lay down, and Tristan put his arm around her and held her tight. Lorelai looked at her watch and nodded her head and Tristan let her up and she walked into the bathroom. Lorelai and Tristan were watching the stairs when they heard Rory walking down them.
"The test is"
Thank you for the reveiws for the last chapter. I wanted to show how bad it was with Tristan's parents and his home life.
