Chapter Title: It's Gonna Be Love by Mandy Moore

AN: Two chapters in one day. You guys are awesome, so I thought you deserved the next chapter.

Time I've patient for so long

How can you pretend to be so strong?

Lookin' at you baby

Feelin' it too baby

If I'm asking you to hold me tight

Then it's gonna be all night

Rory walked into the house that night and jumped when the light in the living room came on. Lorelai patted the couch and Rory sat next to her.

"I am so proud of you." Lorelai said wrapping her arms around Rory's waist.

"For trying to sneak into the house?"

"This is your first time." She said waving her hands in front of her eyes pretending to cry.

"You're warped."

"I need to teach to use the window though."

"Why can't all mom's be like you?"

"You got lucky. I'm going to teach you everything I know."

Rory laid her head on her mom's shoulder thinking about what happened after she kissed Tristan. He hadn't even hugged her before he left. He had told her he wouldn't kiss her again until she was ready.

"You're thinking about him aren't you?"

"Is it obvious?"

"Call him."

"It's late."

Don't rationalize. It's not fun when you do that."

"I'm gonna call him."

Rory grabbed the phone and went into her room.

"Miss me already?"

"I do actually."

"Look out your window."

"I'm going to bed Ror, don't stay on the phone too late." Lorelai said from the kitchen.
"Night," She looked out the window and saw that it was snowing. "I love it when it snows."

"Good. Now come outside. I'm out back."

"Come around front."

"Why?"

"You'll see."

Tristan stood in the front yard waiting for Rory. He saw her window open and she climbed out. He helped her close the window before pulling her into his arms.

"I thought you were going home."

"There's no one there."

"You can stay here. The couch is comfortable."

"Your mom won't care?"

"She has guys stay over all the time." She said opening the window again.

"We can't use the door?"

"It's more adventurous this way."

She laid down on the bed making room for him. He laid next to her running his fingers through her hair. Rory looked up at him and he had his eyes closed. She closed the gap between them and brushed her lips against his. He put his hands on her shoulders.

"I want to kiss you. You're telling me no?"

Tristan groaned before crushing his lips to hers. Rory unbuttoned his shirt pushing it off his shoulders. She ran her hands up and down his torso before he pulled away.

"Rory, stop."

"What?" She asked staring at him.

"Unless you don't want to stay a virgin we need to slow down."

"I never said I was a virgin."

"You're not?"

"No."

Tristan shook his head in disbelief. He had her all wrong. But he still wasn't sleeping with her.

"You don't want to sleep with me?"

"It's not that. I want to take my time with you."

Rory shoved herself off the bed. She had been so stupid. She was throwing herself at him and he had told her no.

"Go into the living room Tristan. I'll get you some blankets." She said trying not to cry.

"Rory…"

"Tristan, go."

He walked past her not trusting himself to look at her. She came into the living room a few minutes later. She threw the blankets at him then walked away. Tristan followed her grabbing her wrist. She spun around smacking him in the process.

"Rory stop!" He said grabbing her other wrist.

"You're so stupid! I threw myself at you. And you told me no."

"I want to be good for you. And if I hurt you I'm sorry."

"Just go to bed."

"Your mom isn't going to kill me in my sleep is she?"

"No. She might slap some sense into Rory though." Lorelai said from the top of the stairs.

Rory sighed before looking down at her wrist. Tristan let her go and she walked away without saying a word. She shut her door before Tristan was settled on the couch. It was going to be a long night.

Tristan lay awake wondering why he had told Rory no. She had said she was ready. He got up and walked to her door. He pushed it open as he knocked. Rory sat up staring at him.

"Are you sure?" He asked sitting next to her.

Rory pulled him so he was laying on top of her. She leaned up to kiss him, letting him set the pace. Tristan's clothes were the first to go. Rory had pulled them off before he knew what happened.

"I want to go slow." He said once her clothes were off.

Rory wrapped her arms around him pulling him to her. Everything felt like it was going in slow motion. All she could see was Tristan. Nothing else mattered.