Rory sighed as she exited the building, the day had been to long for her liking and all she wanted to do was get in the car with Logan and relax. As she walked down the marble stairs a hand reached out and grabbed her arm.
"What the fuck!" Rory exclaimed as she was pulled in the direction of the hallway.
"Rory, shh." Madeleine quieted her.
"Madeleine, Louise," Rory coughed as she caught her breath, "what is going on?"
"Chill Gilmore, have a smoke." Louise smiled as she handed Rory a Turkish Silver. "First of all, congrats on the engagement thing; more importantly, we have news for you."
"Thanks, now tell me what this news is." Rory replied as she took a long drag from the cigarette.
"It's big." Madeleine smiled.
"Really big." Louise added.
"Well tell me already, I'm dying here."
"DuGrey is back." Louise stated as though she was announcing a math test.
"Tristan?" Rory asked shocked?
"Yes, he starts back here this week."
"Are you sure, how do you know?" Rory questioned.
"Yes, I'm sure, I wouldn't tell you if I wasn't," Madeleine almost snapped, "Dave, my guy of the week, is friends with Duncan, who is still friends with DuGrey, and according to him he's coming back."
"Oh, wow, damn. Does Logan know?" Rory asked slightly concerned, Tristan had been her first love. He and Logan had been best friends until the day she walked in on Tristan cheating on her with Valerie Sanders at one of Madeleine's parties. It took weeks for Rory to convince Logan not to kill Tristan, even though she really wanted him to. With all the craziness going on her life Rory couldn't believe there was another cup of drama being added to the mix.
"No, you're the first person we've told." Louise said. "We've gotta get going, but I'm having a party this weekend, you should come and don't forget to tell Logan." She finished as she and Madeleine walked away.
"Whoa, what is my ace reporter doing talking to the gossip columnists?" Logan smiled as he wrapped an arm around Rory and lead her toward the car.
"Well, um," Rory stammered, "you're not going to like what they told me."
"What is it sweetheart?" Logan questioned, concern filling his eyes.
"Well, umm, Madeleine's boyfriend Dave was talking to Duncan, who told him that Tristan is coming back to school here."
"What!" Logan exclaimed stopping dead in his tracks. "You're kidding me!"
"No, sorry," Rory replied as she climbed into the car, "don't let it get to you." She said kissing him.
"Alright, so what's on your agenda for tonight?"
"Well, I really want a nap, but after that I'm yours." Rory beamed.
"Ok, well call me when you wake up?"
"Defiantly."
Rory rolled over to the sound of her cell phone ringing. "Hello?"
"Hey sis, did I wake you up?" A thick Australian accent filtered through the phone.
"Ya, don't worry about it though. What's up?"
"Pack an over night bag, bring something formal, we'll be there in twenty minutes."
"What Finn? What is going on?" Rory asked, but she soon realized that she was talking to herself.
Cursing silently, Rory fished her Louis Vuitton duffle off of the top shelf in her closet. Not knowing whether or not they would be going to school tomorrow she packed a clean school uniform. Twenty minutes later Rory heard a horn from her driveway, scribbling a note to her parents, she ran out of the house toward the waiting limo.
"Hello Love, how are you doing this fine evening?" Finn greeted.
"Wonderful, a little confused though, where is everyone else?"
"Don't worry we're meeting up with the gang at the airport."
"The airport, why the hell are we going to the airport?"
"Well because we can't very well drive to Paris can we? So I heard about DuGrey coming back, the son of a bitch hasn't tried to contact you has he."
"No Finn he hasn't don't worry, why are we going to Paris though?" Rory asked as she studied herself in the ill lighted small flip down mirror.
"Well the gang couldn't very well not through our two best friends, who are practically our brother and sister, an engagement party."
"You're kidding Finn, an engagement party in Paris, who all is coming?"
"The gang, you, me, Logan, Colin, Stephanie, Paris, Madeleine, Louise, and a few people from Yale who called me the other day and want to meet us all, something about the wanting to meet all the future socialites before we actually start Yale."
"Well, alright then." Rory sighed, "We're allowed to smoke in her aren't we."
"Of course." Finn smiled as he rolled down the windows.
"Alright," Colin started after they all had climbed on to the airplane, "everyone get some sleep, remember Paris is on a different time zone and we have some serious partying to do. We start pre-gaming an hour before we land, they we've got the Presidential Suite at the Ritz, and oh, no school tomorrow!"
"Up, up, up Ace." Logan said as he gave Rory a soft kiss. "It is time to start pre-gaming." He smiled as he led her to the sitting room on the plane.
"Alright, so what would our favorite engaged couple like to start with?" Finn smiled as he finished placing the last bottle on the coffee table.
"That bottle of ninety-nine apples looks pretty appealing if you ask me." Rory smiled as she slid Finn a shot glass.
"Make it two." Logan smiled as he handed Finn another glass.
Rory pulled out her cell phone as the group climbed off the plane to check missed calls. Realizing she had a missed call she placed the phone to her ear and punched in her password. Her breath caught in her chest as she heard the voice of her first love on the other end: "Hey Mary it's me, I'm sure you've heard that I'm on my way back to our very fine school, I can't wait to see you. I miss you so much, we need to talk. Love you, I'll try you later."
Rory sighed as the message ended, either Tristan hadn't heard of the engagement or he was going to pretend it didn't exist. Either way, Rory knew Chilton was headed for some very serious drama.
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