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And it hurts to realize that two people who were

Once so close barely speak a word anymore.

The Intruder

Days turned into weeks and weeks turned into months and Rory never saw Tristen. Her days now consisted of waking up Addie, getting her dressed and giving her breakfast, getting her to preschool, cleaning nursery, picking Addie up from preschool, taking her to her play date, then playing with her till bed time. The few times Tristen was home he asked that Rory just send the reports to him and that there was no need to talk with him.

"Rory come watch!" Glancing up from her book Rory watched as Addie attempted to play hopscotch.

"Good girl. Try and do it again but this time just use one foot and not both okay." Addie ran back to the beginning and tried it all over again. 'That should buy me another good ten minutes.' Just as Rory was getting really into her book she heard a car door slam from the garage. 'What the hell was that?' Rory looked over and saw Tristen walking from his car to the house. "Oh. His highness is home.'

"Rory look look look! I did it." Addie went back and did the hopscotch again for Rory.

"That was great! Are you ready for lunch Addie?" Rory started to pick up the toys they had brought out with them and walked with Addie the back entrance to the kitchen. "Cook can we have two peanut butter and jelly sandwiches please?" Addie hopped up into her booster seat.

"And chips to please!" Cook shook his head and went to work on the lunch. Rory went to work on trying to get Addie to sit still in her seat. Just as Rory got Addie to sit still one of the maids walked in.

"Ms. Gilmore, Mr. DuGray asked me to inform you that he was home and that he wishes to speak with you when you were done for the day." Addie's eyes lit up and she started to bounce around in her booster seat.

"Daddy's home?"

"Yes Daddy's home." Rory sat across from her and played with her hair. 'So Tristen wants to see me uh. Probably wants me to give Addie another one of his gifts.' After that the two girls sat and ate in semi silence only talking when Addie would ask a question. After putting Addie to sleep Rory made her way to Tristen's study and knocked.

"Come in Mary." Rory opened the door and stepped in.

"How did you know it was me?"

"I heard you walk down the hall." Rory gave him a weird look.

"But I could have been anybody. The maids do walk down this hall; not that you would know." Tristen just smirked and sat down.

"I know your walk. I've known it since high school and I know it still. Sit please." Rory took a seat and looked around the room. It hadn't changed much since the last time she had been in give or take a few books. "Now let's see. Oh yes. I need a report on Addie." Rory looked back at Tristen. 'I never could see how parents could just ask for reports on kids.'

"Well she is doing pretty well in preschool. She learned her basic colors but she will still tell whoever asks that red is actually purple. She doesn't like to have play dates with Rosie Holloway she says she is a meanie. She wants to see her dad and her new favorite show is Veggie Tales. Anything else you want to know?"

"So she likes Veggie Tales uh?" 'Nice way to avoid the seeing dad part.'

"Yep."

"Well that will be all. I'm going to be in town for a while so I'll try and drop in the nursery if that would be alright." 'Oh so you did hear that part then.'

"That would be great."

Thud

Rory sat up straight in the bed. 'What the hell was that?' Grabbing the bat she kept under her bed, a girl can never be too safe, she slipped on her slippers and walked to the door. A shadow passed by her door and walked onto Addie's room. 'Shit.' Rory ran as quietly as she could to the nursery and pulled the door open again slowly so not to alert the person that they were about to get the crap beat out of them. What she saw before all most made her drop her bat. Tristen was sitting next to Addie's bed watching her sleep softly playing with her hair. 'What?' Rory slowly backed out of the room and rested against the wall. 'Tristen is full of little secrets isn't he.'