AN: A lot of you have been very vocal about liking this story lately. I cannot thank you enough. And don't worry, Lorelai will get her revenge in the next few chapters. Because as we all know, no one hangs up on Lorelai Gilmore. Except her mother. I finished my outline for this last night. There are only ten more chapters including the epilogue. So expect a lot to happen.
Rory woke up the next morning to an empty bed. She rolled over onto her back not wanting to get out of bed. She heard Tristan walking down the hall and smiled. He walked into the room carrying a tray. She sat up wondering how she had gotten so lucky. No one had ever made her breakfast in bed. Except for Sookie, but that didn't count.
Tristan placed the tray on the bed. He had gone out to buy her strawberry Danish. And he had made her waffles. There was also a tall cup of coffee on the tray.
"I don't deserve this." She said looking up at him.
"Yes you do." He said kissing her temple.
She ate in silence for the most part. She moaned after taking a bite of her waffles.
"You like them?" He asked smiling at her.
"Did you make these?" She asked after swallowing.
He nodded laughing as she sighed.
"They were very good." She said finishing her breakfast.
"Just think about how well I can do other things." He said wiggling his eyebrows.
"Get your out of the gutter Dugrey!" She said pushing him away.
He took away the tray and she got dressed. He had a lot to do today. And Rory had promised to help him, so that took some of the weight off his shoulders. She walked into the kitchen to find him cleaning up the mess from breakfast.
"What can I do to help?" She asked wrapping an arm around his waist.
"Absolutely nothing."
"I want to help." She said with a sigh.
"You can help Meg when she gets here. But that's not for another two hours."
"What will we do until then?" She said raising her eyebrows.
"I can think of a few things."
"I thought we had that conversation already this morning." She said poking him in the stomach.
"Now whose mind is in the gutter? My intentions are good." He said sounding innocent.
"Ha!" She said puling away from him.
"Come back here!" He said reaching for her.
"Come and get me!" She called over her shoulder.
He chased her into the living room and down the hall. She slipped and he skidded to a stop laughing.
"Help me up." She said pouting.
"Are you going to run again?" He asked standing over her.
"Help me up and find out." She said holding out her hand.
He helped her up then pulled her to him. She put a hand on his chest to steady herself. He looked down at her, blue meeting blue. He leaned down putting a hand over hers. He kissed her as they walked backwards. Rory was backed against the wall. Her moan was lost as his tongue dueled with hers. They heard someone at the door but decided to ignore it. The door opened a minute later.
"Tristan, you here?"
"Paris." Tristan said trying to catch his breath.
She made her way down the hall seeing the two in the hall. She stared at them with wide eyes seeing as they hadn't moved before turning around. Rory followed her trying to explain.
"Rory it's fine. We're not in high school anymore. And I have no feelings for him what so ever." She said holding up her left hand with a smile.
She was wearing a very large engagement ring.
"Congratulations! You never told me you were dating anyone."
"I wanted to. But after you got dragged into my last relationship I figured it would be safer to keep you out of it."
She had a point. Paris was always putting Rory in the middle of her relationship with Doyle. Rory had honestly felt bad for the guy.
"So who is he?"
"You know him."
"How long have you been together?"
"Two years."
"Are you going to tell me who it is?"
"Rory?" Someone called from behind her.
She turned around then looked back at Paris in surprise.
"You're marrying Colin?"
"Yeah." Paris said with a smile.
"I need to sit down." She said sitting on the couch.
Colin was the last person Rory thought Paris would date, let alone marry. Not that she wasn't happy for them, she was. But the last time she saw them together they had to be separated so they wouldn't rip each other's heads off. Tristan walked into the room looking from Rory to Paris. Paris shrugged her shoulders and Colin gave him a nervous smile.
"You told her?" He asked standing next to Paris.
"She's in shock." She said nodding.
He suppressed a laugh before Rory glared at him.
"You knew?"
"Maddie's going to be their flower girl."
Rory smiled shaking her head.
"The last time I saw those two they couldn't stand each other." She said getting up off the couch.
"Trust me, I've heard them argue."
"You two still go at it?" She asked giving Colin a weird look.
"You have no idea." He said with a smile.
"I didn't need to hear that!" She said covering her ears.
"Why?" Paris asked laughing.
"Because, you two are my friends." Rory said walking out of the room.
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Everyone was sitting at the table talking and laughing when Megan and Eddie stood up. Talking stopped as everyone stared at them.
"We have something we need to say." Megan said getting everyone's attention.
Eddie took her hand and squeezed it.
"Megan's pregnant."
Tristan's head shot up when Eddie said that. He gave Megan a questioning look before she smiled and nodded. He rose from the table and walked over to her. He pulled her to him and picked up off the ground. She let out an excited yell before he kissed her forehead. Everyone went back to talking letting the news sink in. Rory looked over at Tristan and she had never seen him this happy. Megan and Eddie had been trying to have a baby for years. Things were finally starting to come together for them.
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Tristan and Rory were cleaning when Rory walked up behind him. Everyone was gone and they had finally gotten Maddie to bed. She wrapped her arms around his waist and rested her head on his shoulder. He turned his head and kissed her cheek as he turned off the faucet.
"Hey Uncle Tristan." She whispered in his ear.
He smiled before placing his hands over hers.
"They have wanted this for so long."
"How long have they been together?"
"Seven years. They've been married for three."
"Well then, it's about time."
Tristan nodded before turning in her arms. He picked her up and she wrapped her legs around his waist.
"Stay tonight?"
"I can't. I have to go home at some point." She said as he put her down.
"Christmas is this weekend, will I see you before then?"
"Will you be in Hartford?"
"For a couple days. But I leave for North Carolina the Day after Christmas."
"Call me when you get to Hartford. I'll be in Stars Hollow for the next two weeks."
"Two weeks!" He almost yelled.
"You can come and see me." She said against his lips.
"Since you put it that way-"
He didn't finish his sentence as he picked her up again. She knew she would be leaving anytime soon.
AN2: How did you guys like my surprise? I mean come on, I had throw something in there. Out of the Three Stooges Colin was the most normal. So it made sense to put him with Paris. Let me know what you guys think.