AN: I finally have a little time to write. My niece and nephew are with me. Its kind of hard for me to find time with them peering over my shoulder asking me what I'm doing every few minutes. But I love them anyway. What can you do?
Tristan and Maddie had been in Hartford for two days before Maddie asked about Rory. He missed her too, and he wasn't afraid to admit it. His mom had been persistent about him inviting Rory over. Olivia had kept in touch with Rory after Tristan had brought her to Harford. She had made it clear that she liked her. She was better than the girls he used to bring home. Olivia Dugrey still saw him as the teenager he had been when he had left. She was still getting used to him being grown up. He was in his room late that night trying to get in touch with Rory.
"Hello?" She said groggily.
"Hey." He said silently.
"Why are you whispering?"
"Maddie's asleep two feet from me." He said walking out of the room.
"I haven't talked to you in a couple days." She said with a sigh.
"You missed me didn't you?"
"I did actually. I missed you stalking me."
"I love you too." He said with a soft laugh.
She laughed lightly before Tristan cleared his throat.
"I was wondering, if it would be okay if I came over tomorrow?"
"Sure. Bring Maddie, my mom has been wanting to meet her."
"I'll do that."
They talked for a few more minutes before he went back into the room. He took off his shirt and pants before getting into bed. Maddie snuggled closer to him and he wrapped an arm around her. She hadn't slept in the same bed as him in years. But she had begged him to let her for just one night. She wasn't used to the big room her grandmother had set up for her. She had come in an hour earlier saying that she saw something in the corner of her room and that she was wasn't going back in. He couldn't tell her no, so he fell asleep feeling her chest rise and fall against his.
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When Rory had told her mom about Tristan and Maddie coming over she had insisted on having an impromptu movie night. She had sent Rory to get the food while she went to get the movies. Lorelai came back with a bag over loaded with movies. Rory tried to look in the bag but Lorelai pushed her away.
"What did you get?"
"You'll see when lover boy gets here." Lorelai said putting the movies down.
The phone rang and Rory went to grab it. She smiled when she heard the loud talking in the background.
"What is she doing?" She asked with a laugh.
"She saw the chicken, now she is clucking like a chicken." Tristan said with a laugh.
"So you'll be here soon?" Rory asked trying not to laugh again.
"We're pulling up now." He said as Maddie finally stopped.
Rory opened the front door with Lorelai coming out after her. The truck barely stopped when Maddie jumped out of the passenger side. She ran up to Rory with her arms held open wide. Rory picked her up off the ground hugging her. Maddie looked over Rory's shoulder and saw Lorelai. Tristan made his way through the yard watching the two of them interact. Lorelai smiled at Tristan and he nodded at her. Maddie finally climbed out of Rory's arms but didn't let go of her hand. She was looking up at Lorelai with questioning eyes.
"Mom this is Maddie. Maddie this my mom, Lorelai." Rory said running a hand through the little girls hair.
"Hi." Maddie said smiling up at her.
"It's nice to finally meet you. Rory's told me a lot about you." Lorelai said giving her a smile.
"She has?" Maddie asked looking up at Rory.
"She sure has." Lorelai said letting them into the house.
She pulled Rory off to the side and leaned in close.
"She has got to be the cutest kid I have ever seen! The Spawn of Satan made that?" She asked pointing to Maddie in awe.
"Yeah." Rory said with a laugh.
Lorelai shook her head in wonder. Luke had promised to bring dinner home with him that night. He was getting off early because he figured Tristan would need another guy around to back him up. He had even talked Jess into coming over. They came through the door a few minutes later. Maddie was on the floor in the living room playing with the boys while Lorelai, Rory, and Tristan were in the kitchen.
"The little girl yours?" Luke asked Tristan when he saw him.
"Yeah."
"Cute kid." Luke said with a nod.
"See I told you!" Lorelai said nudging Rory's shoulder.
Luke didn't say kids were cute very often. He only said that about the boys. Jess stood away from the crowd unloading the food they had brought. He saw the bags of food Rory had bought and knew they were in for a long night.
"You two can go back to the Diner after dinner. We're just gonna hang out and watch movies. I know you two don't like that." Lorelai said while they were eating.
"You sure?" Luke asked giving her an 'I don't trust you' look.
"We'll be nice. You two go." Lorelai said practically pushing them out the door.
She got the boys ready for bed while Rory snuck into the living room to look at the movies. Her eyes widened in shock when she realized what her mom had done. Lorelai came back into the room giving her a satisfied smile.
"You are evil. The Princess Bride, The Notebook, Return to the Blue Lagoon, Ice Castles? You got all chick flicks. Is this his punishment for hanging up on you last weekend?" Rory asked putting the movies on the table.
"No one hangs up on me and gets away with it. And you know it. Go get the junk food." She said sitting down.
Rory shook her head walking out of the room. She saw Tristan in the kitchen giving Maddie the last of the ice cream. She smiled before walking over to him.
"She can eat that in the living room. My mom's ready to watch the movies." She said kissing his cheek.
The three of them walked into the living room as Lorelai walked into the room. She looked over her shoulder and glared at Tristan.
"Since we have a kid in the room I figured we'd go with one of the kid friendly movies first." She said winking at Maddie.
The Princess Bride started and Tristan looked over at Rory in fear. She pulled him out of the room and sat him down at the kitchen table.
"You just have to deal with it. You made her mad."
"All the movies are chick flicks aren't they?"
"I didn't find out until it was too late."
Tristan hung his head in defeat. He hated chick flicks, but he was going to have to suck it up and deal with it. He would never piss Lorelai off again though. They walked back into the room and Rory got situated on the couch. Maddie laid her head in Rory's lap as Rory started to play with her hair. Rory put her head on Tristan's shoulder as he draped his arm over the back of the couch. Maybe it would be so bad.
Four hours later they were watching The Notebook and Tristan was thinking it couldn't get any worse. Maddie had fallen asleep half way through Ice Castles. So he was glad she wasn't watching the movie. Luke came in ten minutes later rolling his eyes and gave Tristan a sympathetic look before heading upstairs. Tristan fidgeted catching Rory's attention.
"I think we can get away with watching the next one tomorrow. Mom looks like she's about to pass out." She whispered in his ear.
They heard a grunt before Lorelai's head fell onto the couch arm. Rory nodded her head with a smile. She put Maddie in the truck then walked over to the driver's side. Tristan had rolled down his window and was leaning out to kiss her. She kissed him before seeing the porch light turn on.
"Are you staying here?"
"Yep, I'm staying at the Sofa Motel." She said rolling her eyes.
"I'll be back in the morning."
"You better, my mom will be mad if you don't finish you're punishment."
"I'll see you tomorrow."
"There's a Christmas party at Luke's tomorrow night. You and Maddie can come. And you can bring your mom." She said putting a hand on his arm.
He nodded before starting the truck. She kissed him one last time before watching them drive away. When she came back inside her mom was in the kitchen. Rory sat at the table watching her mom get the coffee pot ready for the morning.
"She's a good kid." Lorelai said not looking up from filling the coffee pot with water.
"She is. She's smart too." Rory said nodding.
"I'm going to bed. You tell him he still has to watch the last movie?"
"He said he'll be here in the morning. I invited them to the party at Luke's. His mom might come too."
Lorelai nodded before running a hand through Rory's hair. She kissed her forehead before going up to bed. Rory went to bed a few minutes later. She couldn't believe how natural it felt having the two of them come over to her mom's. And she was ecstatic that they all liked Maddie. She couldn't have asked for more.
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Tristan walked into Luke's the next night followed by Maddie and Olivia. Maddie saw Rory and immediately ran over to her. She sat in the chair next to her not caring that Jess had been about to sit there. Tristan tried to make her get up but Jess stopped him.
"It's okay, she can sit there."
"You sure?"
"Yeah, it's cool." He said grabbing another chair and sitting on the other side of Maddie.
"Maddie what do you say?" Tristan asked staring down at her.
"Thank you."
"You're welcome."
Olivia pulled Rory away and they were talking to Emily when Lorelai laughed and pointed at her. Rory rolled her eyes and smiled. Maddie walked up to them and wrapped her arms around Rory's waist.
"Emily have you met my granddaughter?"
"No I haven't." Emily said looking down at the little girl.
"Emily this is Maddie. Maddie this is one of my friends, Emily Gilmore. She's also Rory's Grandmother."
Tristan walked over and put a hand on Rory's shoulder. She turned to look at him and he had a serious look in his eyes.
"Are you okay?" She asked staring at him.
"Yeah. Can I talk to you outside?" He asked sounding worried.
"Sure." She said nodding.
"I'll look after Maddie." Olivia said once Rory pulled away from Maddie.
They were walking down the street when Rory looked up at him.
"What did you want to talk to me about?"
"I've been thinking about something, you can say no."
"I can't say no if I don't know what it is." She said giving him a weird look.
"Come to North Carolina with me." He said looking down at her.
"I don't know what to say." She said giving him a scared look.
"You don't have to, I'd understand if you didn't want to. But I told Maddie's other grandmother about you. And she wants to meet you."
"Rachel's mom wants to meet me?" She asked looking at him like he was crazy.
"Her entire family wants to meet you. They want to meet the person I've fallen in love with."
"They're okay with me coming with you?"
"They suggested it." He said pulling her to him.
"You leave in a couple days right?"
"The day after Christmas."
"Give me until Christmas Eve to think about it." She said wrapping her arms around his neck.
"I can do that. I thought for sure you were going to say no." He said with a laugh.
"I haven't said anything yet." She said kissing his cheek.
They walked back to the diner in silence. He had asked her a loaded question. She was so floored that she didn't know what to say. She'd have to talk to her mom about it, or maybe Lane. She still had a few days, but she had no idea what to do.
AN2: Okay, I need your opinions. I know what I want her to do, but what do you guys think? Let me know.