He never walked into the house anymore just stayed in his car when he picked up Reyna every weekend. Tristan was going to keep her all week this week. She saw his eyes change as Jess walked over to her and kissed her before walking out of the house. Reyna kissed her mom before walking out to leave with her dad.
"Hi daddy."
"Hi Rey are you ready to go?"
"Are you going to talk to mommy?"
"Not today let's get out of here."
"Mommy has been upset lately."
"So have I honey."
Rory was trying not to cry as Jess looked at her.
"What is wrong?"
"Nothing." She hugged him as he kissed her forehead.
"I need to get to work; your grandmother called and wanted you to come over to finish up the wedding plans."
"Yea I will go over there and see her today."
"Are you felling ok?" He asked rubbing her arms and she nodded. He kissed her before walking out to the car. She finally let the tears that she had kept in come running down her face. She walked up to the guest room and found the box with Tristan on top. She opened it and saw the pictures of them together while at Yale, here in Stars Hollow, at the country club golfing with her grandfather. She then saw some of the last pictures of them taken by Lorelai during the winter festival the site of the first and last date. The picture was of them sitting at Luke's drinking coffee and laughing. She just saw how happy they both were compared to now they were both miserable. She did love Jess and he has been wonderful to her and Reyna, but something was missing with him. She dried her eyes and put the box back under the bed before getting ready to face her grandmother.
She drove up to the house and saw many cars were and vans parked outside. She walked into the house and saw flowers everywhere, cakes on the table, and the dress she picked was hanging up for the fitting. Taking a breath, she walked over to her grandmother who was talking to the planer.
"Rory dear you made it."
"Yep as soon as Jess left I came right over."
"We have so much stuff to do, pick your flowers, cake, you're fitting, and the invitations have to be sent out."
"I guess we need to get started then."
"This is Meg she is going to be your wedding planer."
"Nice to meet you Meg."
"Well Rory are you ready to begin?"
"Yea let's start."
After everything was finished, her dress was perfect on her Rory was sitting down with Emily to get the guest list done.
"So these are all the people who you want to attend?"
"Yea grandma that is all."
"What about Tristan?" Her head shot up when her grandmother said his name.
"That is not a good idea."
"You invited him to the party."
"And look what happened. We are not inviting Tristan to the wedding."
"He is your daughter's father Rory."
"Grandma I'm not inviting him to the wedding and that is final. I need to get home Jess should be home from work." She kissed her grandmother's cheek before leaving. Emily picked up an invitation and wrote Tristan's name on it.
"She will thank me later." She put the card with the rest of them before carrying them into the study.
Tristan was thinking about Rory, which he has been doing often. Just looking at Reyna made him think about Rory, her hair was like her eyes were a mixture between his and Rory's. Her skin was the same as Rory's a pale white.
"Daddy are you ok?"
"Yea Rey I was just thinking about things."
"You were thinking about mommy weren't you?"
"Why would I think about your mom for?"
"You don't want her marrying Jess."
"He is a great guy who makes your mom happy, that is the only thing I care about."
"Are you happy?"
"You are to smart for your age, I'm always happy when I'm here with you."
"Are you happy when I'm at home?"
"Not so much no."
"I don't want you to be sad daddy." She touched his cheek as he smiled at her.
"Well I will be fine, do you want something to eat?" She nodded as he walked into the kitchen.
"Can I call mommy?"
"Yea my phone is on the coffee table."
"Tristan." Her voice was low and full of emotions
"It's me mommy."
"Hi Reyna is everything ok?"
"No."
"What are you hurt?"
"No it's daddy."
"Is he hurt? Call 911 and I'm on my way."
"No he is fine he is just sad all the time." The other end was now quiet. "Mommy are you ok?"
"Yea why is he sad for?"
"He is sad where you are marrying Jess."
"Honey."
"Why can't you marry daddy and make him happy?" Reyna was about to cry.
"We will take about this when you get home. Be good I will call you tomorrow. Goodnight and I love you."
"Goodnight mommy I love you to."
That next week Rory was sitting outside with Lorelai talking about the wedding. Lorelai could tell that Rory wasn't, as she should be nearing her wedding date.
"So everything is done right?"
"Yes mom everything is done. Grandma will mail out the wedding invitations in a few weeks."
"Can you believe that in six weeks you will be related to Luke?"
"I always thought I would but he would be my step dad." Lorelai nodded before walking outside. "I'm sorry mom."
"It is not your fault Rory; I still love Luke like you still love Tristan."
"Mom tell me that I'm doing the right thing." Lorelai looked at her tears were in the corners of her eyes. She knew the answer she had was not the one that Rory needed to hear.
"You don't want my answer Rory, because I don't want to lie to you."
"It just seems that you are the only one against this marriage."
"Rory I love Tristan that will never change. Whet you need to do is look into your heart and if you still have feelings for him you need to talk with him about them."
"The last time we talked I basically told him I had no feelings for him."
"Were you lying to him at the time?" She nodded and broke down on the porch as Lorelai wrapped her arms around Rory. "You need to talk to Tristan and get everything settled before marrying Jess."
"I know mom but what should I say to him, I can't walked up to him and just say anything to him."
"Do what your heart tells you to do Rory. Listen to it will lead you in the right direction." Rory nodded and whipped her eyes.
"Could you watch Reyna for the night so I can talk to Tristan?" Lorelai nodded as Rory walked inside the house. "Reyna come here for a minute." She walked out of the bedroom. "Grandma is going to watch you tonight and mommy will pick you up in the morning."
"Where are you going?"
"I'm going to talk to your dad about something."
"Can I come with you?"
"I'm sorry honey not this time." She nodded a little sad before walking back into the room.
Rory knocked on the door and heard him walking to it. It opened and he was just looking at her neither saying anything.
"What are you doing here Rory?"
"I wanted to talk to you about something."
"Maybe I don't want to talk to you Rory."
"Will you please listen to me?"
"Five minutes." He moved as she walked inside the house. They walked to the couch and sat down. "You should start talking Rory."
"Mom said to look into my heart and tell you what I was thinking. I do love you Tristan."
"But."
"But I love Jess also. I'm just so confused right now with everything that is going on. They say that you only have one true love, but I fell as if I have two men who I love in my life. Jess has been there for me since I found out I was pregnant, but you have known me longer then him. I feel as if you know everything about me and I know everything about you, with Jess, I still don't know everything about him. I wish that I could be with both of you but I know I can't."
"What do you want from me Rory?"
"I want you to say good bye to me Tristan set my heart free and yours also." She had tears in her eyes again, he whipped them as there eyes locked on each other. He rubbed her cheeks as her eyes closed. She felt his lips brush over hers so lightly. She opened her eyes and saw him looking at her with dark eyes. She quickly got off the couch and walked out the door. She was in her car when he walked out of the house and over to the car.
"If you can tell me that kiss meant nothing to you then I will say goodbye." She looked up at him before putting the car in reverse and leaving.
Rory drove home her head was hurting from thinking to much about that kiss she just had with Tristan. She only had to say it meant nothing to her and he was going to step aside. Why could she just say those three little words to him? She had to make up her mind on who she wanted to be with Jess or Tristan. She picked her phone up; hands were shacking as she dialed the numbers.
"Tristan I know you probably don't want to talk to me right now and I just wanted to tell you goodbye. The kiss meant nothing to me. I'm sorry you deserve better then what I can give you. I will always love you Tristan but I have to move on with my life." She hung up the phone and cried herself to sleep that night.
He had just heard the message that she just left on his machine it hurt him again. He knew what he had to do and it was to fight for her, he was not letting her go again this time without a fight.
Thanks for the reviews from the last two chapters. While here is the first kiss I know it didn't go the way you might have wanted it to, but it is a start for them. Next chapter will be another kiss and a twist will be put into Rory and Jess's relationship.
