A/N: Here's my next chapter! So sorry it took a while to get it out, I've been really busy! I need your encouragement, please, so I can keep writing, so REVIEW! Thanks, here goes….

Chapter 3:

"Blow the men down, down, down, blow, blow, BLOW THE MEN DOWN!" Lorelai shriekingly sang from the kitchen.

"Ugh, mother!" Rory tossed in her bed.

It was 8:00 in the morning and Lorelai was obviously trying to wake up her daughter, the hard way.

"Now that I see you're awake…" Lorelai burst into her daughter's room.

"All thanks to you…" Rory murmured and threw off her covers.

"You chose to listen, daughter. Well, anyway, Tristan is arriving in two hours, so we need to go into hyper mode to get ready." Lorelai put her hands on her hips.

Rory groaned, "By doing what?"

"You clean downstairs, and I will handle up." Lorelai grinned.

"Fine," Rory was not in the mood for a debate.

"Hmm, that was more than easy." Lorelai laughed an evil chuckle and bounced out.

"This is so not good." Rory slowly slid off of her bed and grabbed her towel to go take a shower.

Rory sauntered to her shower, but was interrupted by her mother.

"Time is a tickin', my dear, time is a ticken'." Lorelai pranced by and began singing, abruptly.

"Help us all!" Rory moaned and slammed the door into the bathroom.

20 minutes later, Rory emerged from the shower, shiny clean.

She chose to wear her faded Lucky jeans with her black converses. From her mother's closet, she stole a shirt that read, "If I don't remember you, I obviously don't know you."

Rory applied her makeup and finished herself up with bangles and dangly pink-beaded earrings.

"Perfect," Rory stood in front of her mirror and grinned.

Rory skipped into the kitchen to start her clean up.

"Man, Rory," Lorelai eyed her daughter and noticed her shirt. "You really are good…first you steal my shirt and then you flaunt it in front of me? Have you pulled a 'Freaky Friday' with me? But I would have to say that it fits, seeing as Tristan is coming and all."

"Yeah, I am pretty good, aren't I?" Rory put her hand on her heart and sarcastically gaped.

"I will definitely give you a run for your money, later. But, for now, we've got work to do. So, I just finished organizing the guest room and we only have one hour left." Lorelai glanced at the clock and winced.

"Mom, we'll be fine. Plus, I am going to take him to the game pretty soon, so you can finish up the cleaning, then." Rory shrugged her shoulders and tried to hide the grin that was creeping up her face.

"Right, you keep thinking that." Lorelai smacked her daughter, playfully and then ran.

Just as Rory was about to fight back, her cell phone rang.

"I'll get you later!" Rory shouted up the stairs and then turned to her phone.

"Hello?"

"Hey, pretty girl," Blake's voice soothed over the receiver. "I just wanted to know what you're doing now?"

"Oh, well," Rory shifted her feet. "I'm cleaning, actually."

Blake laughed, "Is that so? Why would an awesome girl like you be cleaning on a fresh, brisk Saturday morning when she could be with her boyfriend?"

Rory laughed, nervously, "The guy from Chilton is coming at 10:00, so we're getting ready for him."

"Oh," Blake's heart sank. "Well, I guess you really cant make it to my scrimmage and our romantic picnic, then?"

"No, of course I can! I will be there, no worries!" Rory exclaimed.

"Okay, well I won't keep you, so I will see you soon?"

"Count on it." Rory grinned and clicked off her phone.

30 minutes had passed and the two Gilmore girls still had a lot left to do when the doorbell rang.

Rory's heart sank into her stomach, she was that nervous and anxious.

Lorelai stopped Rory before she went to answer the door, "Are you sure you'll be alright with this, honey?"

"Yeah, Mom, I can do this." Rory sighed and let out a deep breath.

"Here goes nothing," Rory held her breath as her mother opened the front door, while Rory stood back.

"Hello, mam, I'm Tristan Dugrey. It is a pleasure to meet you." Tristan held out his hand to Lorelai.

Rory shivered at the sound of his deep, husky voice.

"Call me Lorelai, Tristan, and it is nice to meet you too." Lorelai's voice was filled with uncertainty.

The first thing Rory saw when Tristan stepped into Rory's sight was his piercing blue eyes.

Rory almost gasped out loud, but she held it in. She had to admit, his eyes were so attractive.

Tristan stopped in his tracks when he saw Rory and he raised an eyebrow. A smirk formed on his face.

"Hey Tristan, I'm Rory Gilmore." Rory stepped up to him with confidence.

"Oh, I know, Rory. We've known each other for a while, hmm?" Tristan eyed Rory with a knowing look that sent butterflies in her stomach.

She sure looks beautiful. Tristan gazed into her eyes for a mere moment.

"Well," Rory turned away, suddenly realizing that this boy was her boyfriend's worst enemy and she definitely shouldn't be so friendly.

"Rory, give Tristan a tour, wont you, while I fix up our welcoming brownies?" Lorelai gave Rory an assuring look as she fled to the kitchen.

"Sure," Rory still hadn't look Tristan in the eye again. "Let's start with your room so you can drop off your things."

"Fine by me." Tristan's eyes burned into the back of Rory's head, begging for her to turn around.

No, Rory silently scolded herself. She really wanted to get to know this mysterious guy, but her status with Blake was preventing her from ever doing so.

Rory lead Tristan into the guest room, "Here's your room, I hope its okay."

"Oh, its going to be just great, thanks." Tristan's room was just down the hall from Rory's.

"Look," Rory whispered and stepped towards Tristan, finally looking into his eyes. "I don't think you really want to have this tour of my house since I'm sure your tired. So, why don't you rest for a little while?"

Tristan's face dropped.

I guess he was expecting more from me. What did he think…I was going to kiss him or something? What a jerk!

"Yeah, sure." Tristan shot Rory a confused look.

"Okay, I'll leave you be, then." Rory began to walk out but Tristan stopped her at the door.

"I just wanted to let you know that I really appreciate you handling this situation with me. I know it has to be hard for you since your boyfriend and I aren't the best of friends. I really will only have a couple of friends at this school since only a few transferred from Chilton. Basically, I wanted to say thanks." Tristan leaned in and gave Rory a gentle kiss on the cheek.

"Whoa, Tristan," Rory was taken aback.

"It was just a friends gesture, relax." Tristan went back to his cocky ways.

Rory bursted with anger inside. How could he be so sincere and kind one moment, but then totally fall back to his old, arrogant ways…unbelievable.

"Oh," Rory turned around coldly, "There's a soccer scrimmage that my boyfriend is playing in at 12:00 and I think you should come and play. Maybe get used to playing with the guys from around here?"

"I cant just walk right into a situation and think everyone is suddenly going to forget the bad history and like me? Not happening." Tristan rolled his eyes.

"Fine, be that way. But, if you ever want to prove yourself worthy, now is a better time than at tryouts. You never know who is watching you and secretly wanting you to exceed the higher expectation of something more mature and better." Rory's eyes softened and she smiled. "I hardly know you Tristan, but I already know that you are way better than this…way better than the person you've become…so prove yourself…and maybe things will turn around."

Rory grinned to herself as she left a speechless Tristan.

Tristan was in awe at how beautifully spoken Rory was and how she was getting to understand him.

"I am definitely playing in this game today. I need to show what I've got to offer for me, my guys, and for the girl." Tristan said to himself as he lay down on his bed and dozed off to sleep.

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A/N: A short chapter I needed to put in there. Did you like the small bits and pieces of evolving Trory I put in there? Oh yes. I promise that next chapter will be the scrimmage and picnic! It will be a long, good chapter for all you reviewers! The more reviews I have, the longer and more detailed and interesting this next chapter will get! I am so excited for it, it will be the best! Thanks so much! Ali