Lorelai was watching TV with Abby while Eric was on the floor doing his mini pushups.
"Mom where are you?"
"Living room." Rory walked in with the biggest smile on her face. "What are you so happy about?"
"Tristan asked me to marry him." Lorelai's eyes got huge as Rory held up the ring. Lorelai ran over and hugged her.
"Mommy what's going on?"
"Daddy asked me to marry him."
"What does that mean?"
"Mommy will have the same last name as you, and Eric, and daddy."
"Does grandma's name change to?"
"When she marries Luke it will." Lorelai looked over at Rory.
"Who is to say I'm marrying Luke?"
"Come on mom everyone knows it's going to happen." Tristan walked inside and was meeting by Lorelai giving him a bear hug.
"Need to breathe here Lorelai." She let him go before hugging her daughter. Abby saw the ring on Rory's finger.
"Mommy that's the ring daddy got you a long time ago." Tristan closed his eyes as both women looking at him he laughed some.
"How long have you had this ring?" Rory asked her hands on her hips.Tristan picked Eric up who laughed since Tristan was.
"When Abby and I went to the office."
"When she got a new doll?"
"Yea I had to get it for her to be quite."
"You bribed your own daughter?"
"No, maybe, yes I didn't want her to spoil the surprise. I'm going to go give Eric a bath."
"Yea we're going to have some girl talk." Lorelai took Rory's arm.
"Can I stay grandma?"
"Of course."
Rory and Lorelai were talking and Abby was playing with her dolls when a knock on the door surprised everyone even the dog. Rory opened the door and was surprised to see who it was.
"Louise, Madeline hi." She hugged her friends as Abby walked over.
"Louise." Abby yelled as she hugged her and then Madeline.
"Hi Abbes how are you?"
"Good I go to school now."
"Paris told me and that is why I'm here for. Ask your mom if we can go shopping with me?" Abby looked over at Rory who nodded.
"Where is Tristan and your son?" Madeline asked just as Tristan was walking down the steps without his shirt on. Eric was just in his diaper he was playing with the pacifier in his mouth.
"Ladies."
"Tristan were is your shirt at?" Rory asked as Tristan shrugged his shoulders.
"Your son got me all wet." Louise and Madeline walked over to see Eric. They both put there hands on Eric's head.
"Guys mind getting your hands off Tristan's chest please." Rory said as they saw there hands were on his chest as well as Eric's head.
"Sorry Tristan." They both said which made him laugh.
"It was fine I didn't mind." Rory smacked his arm, and took Eric.
"Go get your clothes on."
"First time I heard that from you." Tristan said walking away from her. Rory tried to smack him again, but he was to far away.
"When you come back we're going shopping." Tristan walked upstairs as Lorelai walked over to them.
"So ladies are we going to leave the men here and go shopping?"
"Of course as soon as Tristan gets down here." Tristan walked downstairs with a shirt on so Rory handed him Eric.
"So we'll be back in a few hours. Call if you need anything." Rory kissed him then Eric. Abby took Louise's hand as they walked out.
"Your sister and Louise have some kind of blonde bonding thing." Tristan said to Eric who was going back to sleep. "What time did you get grandma up this morning?" Tristan sat down on the couch and the dog jumped up beside him.
The women walked inside and saw Tristan had Eric lying on his chest with the dog in between his legs. Lorelai and Rory was use to this but Louise and Madeline were awing at this.
"That is so cute."
"I know I want a man like Tristan." Madeline said as Lorelai put her arm around the two.
"We all do ladies, but Rory has him. I think he might be one of a kind." They nodded as Rory walked over with Eric who was awake.
"Can I hold him?" Madeline asked and Rory nodded. Madeline was looking at Eric smiling at him. Abby walked over to Tristan who was looking at her. She lay down on his chest. Tristan was rubbing her back.
"Did you get anything?"
"Louise picked me out some clothes." Tristan looked at her.
"Did mommy say you could get them?"
"Yea she looked at them before she paid for them."
"Good." The women were still looking over at Rory who was smiling.
"Guys I have something to tell you. Tristan and I are getting married." Rory held her hand up. Louise and Madeline both looked at the ring.
"Are we going to be part of the weeding?"
"Of course you two, Paris, and Lane are going to be my bride's maids."
"When is it?"
"Don't know yet it just happened last night." Louise took Eric from Madeline as Eric laughed at her.
Rory was walking around campus it was her last class before Christmas break when one of the guys Logan was always around walked up to her.
"Hello love."
"Hi I don't remember your name."
"Finn, I just wanted to say I'm sorry about me mate Logan awhile back it was his idea not mine love."
"Thank you for apologizing."
"Are you busy right now? Sorry love I'm not trying to hit on you or anything you're not my type. Just wanted to know if you wanted to get some coffee get to know each other become friends." Rory smiled at him she could always use more friends at school.
"As long as Tristan doesn't find out that I had more then two cups of coffee today."
"I won't tell if you won't tell." The two walked over to the coffee shop near school.
Rory asked Finn over they had became friends in matter of ten minutes she enjoined his company at the coffee shop.
"Stay here I need to tell Tristan be right back." He nodded as Rory walked inside and found Tristan was sitting on the couch with Abby as Paris had Eric. "Tristan can I talk to you?" He nodded as they walked into the kitchen. "I brought a friend home today. He is one of the guys who was with Logan."
"Okay I don't care Rory I told them that if you want to be friends with them I was fine with that. You might want to tell Abby so she isn't scared to see him again." Rory did talk to Abby who nodded and said that was okay as long as her daddy was here for her. Rory let Finn inside and the dog was looking at him. "Coffee lay down." The dog walked over to his bed as Tristan walked over to Finn. "Finn right nice to see you again."
"You to mate." He saw Abby walking over and hiding behind Tristan's leg. "Hi little love I'm Finn." He reached his hand out to Abby who looked up at Tristan he smiled and nodded. Abby shook his hand.
"I'm Abby nice to meet you."
"Finn is going to stay for diner." The diner was a nice one as Finn fit right in with everyone and had a good time without alcohol, which was a first for him.
Christmas time and they still didn't have the first snow yet which Rory was disappointed. Tristan was getting Abby ready while Rory was getting Eric ready. Tristan walked in and saw all the clothes Rory had on Eric.
"He looks like that kid from A Christmas Story Rory. Eric can't even put his arms down."
"It's cold out Tristan I don't want him getting sick."
"Rory the car is in a heated garage, He's only going to be out for a few seconds when we get home."
"Is Jess and Paris ready?"
"Yea they are going to take the dog with them." Rory went to put another coat on Eric when Tristan picked him up. "He's fine Rory we'll wrap a blanket around him. We need to get going or we won't make it before night."
Tristan pulled in behind Paris and Jess who was already here. Coffee ran out of the house when Lorelai opened the door. Tristan got Abby out of the car as Rory was getting Eric. Lorelai walked out in just her sweater and hugged Abby then taking Eric from Rory. Lorelai looked down at Eric who was smiling at her. They walked inside the house and Lorelai started to take the clothes off Eric.
"How many clothes did you put on him Rory?"
"You're supposed to layer the clothes."
"Two maybe three but not six he was sweating Rory."
"He's my son mom I'll put ten on him if I want to."
"Don't worry Eric grandma isn't going to let mommy do that to you." Rory walked away from them and left the house. Tristan walked inside and noticed Rory wasn't in the living room. Tristan walked over to Abby and tapped her shoulder.
"Where's mommy at?"
"She and grandma got into a fight about clothes and she left." Tristan nodded and carried the bags upstairs. Tristan knew where she went so he walked outside again and headed for the bridge.
Tristan saw Rory was sitting with her legs over the edge she had been crying. Tristan sat down beside her and put his arm around her. Rory grabbed the coffee out of Tristan's hands and gulped it down. Rory put her head on his shoulder as he rubbed her back some.
"I'm trying my best Tristan with Eric. Every time mom comes and sees us, she just takes over with him. If I weren't breastfeeding, him then she would have no need for me with Eric. I want to lean as she did trial and error like how all moms are supposed to learn. I know I miss up but I'm learning right I'm better then before right?" Tristan nodded his head as he kissed her forehead.
"She just trying to help Rory and I know it gets annoying when she does this to us. I hardly ever get to see my son when she is around, but this in new to her also she has never been a grandmother."
"Tristan I know that I get mad sometimes when she say things like I dressed him wrong. When you said that I know you were kidding me, but mom didn't say it like that. I know that I should say something to mom, but I don't want to make her mad near Christmas."
"We'll go and get Eric from her and talk to her later okay." Rory nodded and Tristan kissed her. "We have something to do tomorrow."
"I thought you forgot."
"I would never forget that. Since we didn't take the kids last time. The questions are we going to take Abby and Eric with us this time?"
"Abby can come if she wants, but it might be to cold for Eric to be outside so he will have to stay with mom." Tristan stood up and they walked back to Lorelai's house. Abby walked over to Tristan who was a little sad she sat down on his lap.
"Why you sad for daddy?"
"I'm thinking about my grandpa and grandma."
"Where are they we can go and see them right?"
"They aren't here anymore baby girl."
"How are you going to see them then?"
"Mommy and I go to there gravesite and talk to them."
"When are you too going?"
"Tomorrow do you want to come with us?" Abby nodded and Tristan kissed her forehead and carried her into the bedroom.
Tristan, Rory, and Abby were on their way to visit the graves. Tristan already stopped for the flowers for his grandmother. The three walked up to the headstones and Rory placed the flowers on the ground. Tristan had Abby in his arms and took Rory's hand before talking.
"Hi grandpa and grandma Merry Christmas. Why can't this get any easier for me to do?" Tristan closed his eyes and tears were coming down his face. Abby reached up and whipped his face. "This is Abby who we told you about last time we were here, Eric is still at home, but you will get to see him. I fired dad I don't think I told you last time. We are still doing well at Yale and Abby is doing great at her preschool. Rory and I are going to get married sometime in the future we haven't talked about it yet but we will. I still miss you guys so much; it still hurts everyday you are not here with me. We need to get home but I wanted Abby to meet her great grandparents. I love you guys so much." As always, Tristan kissed his hand. Abby done the same thing and Tristan kissed her forehead as they walked back to the car.
They walked inside the house and saw Eric was trying to crawl it was more like lunging for Rory. Rory sat down in the floor and sat him up between her legs. Abby gave Eric some of his toys and started to play with him. Tristan sat down beside Abby with Coffee at his side.
"Mama." Eric said while playing Rory looked over at Tristan both of them were smiling.
"Mom where are you?" Lorelai walked out of the kitchen and heard Eric saying mama.
"Wow did he just say mama?"
"Yes he did my son just said his first word."
"Wow six months and his first word he is a very smart boy."
"Yes I do."
"I am his father remember me Tristan the man who is going to marry you."
"Right he might've had something to do with it." Lorelai said as Rory nodded.
"Yea he had a little bit to do with it not much."
"A little bit I remember you that night."
"Tristan your kids are right here in front of you." Rory said looking at Tristan who smiled at her.
"You wait until tonight Mary." Rory's head shoot up looking at Tristan who hadn't called her that since she had Eric.
"The name is Rory not Mary." Tristan smiled at this as Eric was trying to crawl to Tristan who had his arms out for him. Eric crawled over to Tristan and Abby clapped for him. Then he called back over to Rory and laughed at this.
Christmas morning and Tristan was still in bed knowing that Abby was going to bust throw the door. The door opened and someone was jumping on the bed. Tristan opened his eyes and saw it wasn't Abby but Rory with Eric in her arms.
"Shouldn't this be Abby doing this not her mom?"
"Abby is with Lorelai waiting for her lazy father to get out of bed so she can open the gifts that Santa brought her."
"I don't think Santa was the one up all night putting that bicycle together last night, or that big ass dollhouse, if he was I didn't see him."
"Luke told you he would've helped you, but no you told him you could do it yourself."
"It got done." Eric was reaching for Tristan who was now sitting up in bed. Rory handed Eric to him before sitting down beside the two.
"Mommy, daddy where are you?" Abby ran into the room and grabbed Rory's hand. "We need to open the gifts that Santa gave Eric and me last night."
"We're coming daddy has to get dressed and he will be right down." Rory took Eric from Tristan, but he started to cry so she handed him back to Tristan.
Tristan walked down the stairs with Eric and sat down on the couch. Tristan smiled as Abby opened her gifts. Abby was happy when she saw her new bicycle, and dollhouse. A knock on the door and Abby ran over to the door.
"Who is it?"
"Your grandpa." Abby opened the door and saw Chris was standing there with a little girl in his arms.
"Who is she grandpa?"
"Your aunt." Lorelai and Rory walked over and saw Chris had Gigi in his arms.
"Chris hi we weren't excepting you." Rory took her sister from Chris and walked into the living room.
"We were on our way to see my parents and I wanted to stop and see you guys." Chris walked in and saw Tristan with Eric, which Tristan handed him to Chris. Chris sat Eric down and he and Gigi was now playing with each other.
"I would never have believed that on day my daughter will be playing with my grandson when they were only a few months apart."
"Don't forget about your four year old granddaughter who is trying to ride her bike in the house again Tristan."
"Abby we'll take you outside when it warms up some play with you dollhouse."
"Okay daddy."
After Chris left and Tristan took Abby out to ride her bike Rory and Lorelai was at home.
"Mom I know you're trying to help and I love you for it, but Eric is my son."
"I know I'm taking over when he is around. I'll try not to anymore, but if you need any help I'm always here for you." Lorelai hugged each other.
"That went better then I was excepting it to."
"Well I know when I'm wrong and you have to learn on your own like I did."
"Do we have to go tonight to grandma's party?"
"I'm afraid so what are you dressing Eric in?"
"The blue sweater and his black pants. Abby is wearing her yellow dress and black shoes. I'm wearing the black dress and Tristan who knows which suit he is going to wear." Tristan walked into the house as Abby was running to Lorelai and Rory.
"Mommy I rode my bike with no help from daddy."
"Good now you need to get a bath so we can go to grandma's party tonight." Rory took Abby upstairs.
"Tristan your parents might be at the party tonight."
"Why are they coming for?"
"The new company your dad works for his boss is bringing them."
"I need to get Eric ready then get dressed, thanks for telling me Lorelai." She nodded and walked upstairs.
Tristan walked inside the Gilmore house holding Eric and he had Abby's hand as Rory was talking to her grandparents. Tristan was talking to some people as Abby was with Rory. Tristan saw his parents walking over to him.
"Hi Tristan."
"Mother, father."
"He has grown up so fast, how old is he now?"
"Six months."
"Can I hold him?" Tristan handed Eric over to his mom and he started to cry a little. Lorelai and Rory saw this and were surprised about this. They saw his dad reach over for him and Tristan moved in front of him.
"I better get over there before he punches his father." Rory walked over to Tristan and wrapped her arm around his waist. "Mr. and Mrs. Dugrey it's nice to see you again."
"You too Rory your son is so cute."
"Thank you Mrs. Dugrey we're very proud of him and Abby."
"Where is Abby at I would like to meet her." Lorelai brought Abby over to Rory.
"Abby this is daddy's mom and dad your grandparents." Abby reached her hand out and shook hands with her grandmother. His dad looked down and wouldn't shake her hand until his wife nudged his arm then he shook her hand.
"It's nice to meet you." Abby said to both of them. "Mommy can we get something to drink?"
"Yea come on, Tristan do you want me to take Eric?"
"He's fine with his father for now." Tristan's dad walked away and his mom was looking at Eric now.
"Thank you Tristan for letting me hold him."
"You want to show him off don't you?" Tristan said with a small smile.
"A little bit."
"I'll go with you." They walked around the room and Rory smiled at Tristan trying with his mother.
Thank you for the reviews from everyone. So Rory said yes not like that was a surprise or anything. Like I said a little miss understanding between Rory and Lorelai was resolved. The whole Finn part was just wrote in for Gilmorefan31 I wrote that in today. You will see more of him as he becomes friends with everyone. Next chapter Rory meets Chirs parents and Tristan finds out what they want.Trix comes to town no one has told her about Abby. Three chapters left in the story.
