Hey – sorry took longer for me to put this up than expected because I've been working way too much. I should have an update for week long day spa tomorrow as well and maybe one for one of my older stories, which I am determined, will be somewhat finished

At some stage. Thanks love lil

Rory sighed as she slumped on the side of the car. Damn her for giving jess the keys. Shed been here for ten minutes already. Dropping her bag she sat on the side of the hood and watched others leave, relieved to have lasted another day in hell and to be able to run out of the furnace hall ways. But here she sat. What the hell would he be doing? Rory sighed once again and got more comfortable and began to relax. Until it happened. Until he happened. The Adonis façade of Satan walked towards her. No Rory bad Rory Tristan's not Adonis like. She again sighed – this time mentally – she had to admit it – even if he was prick-ish like at…most of the time - he was hot. She looked for an exit – unfortunately, there was nothing so instead she looked up at him from her seat on the hood. "Tristan I'm really not in the mood for you to try and make me feel like I'm the innocent four year old in a big boofy pink dress at my grandmothers house for Christmas who thinks her mother is happy."

"Mary – why do you assume I would do such a thing?"

"Because Tristan – few encounters with you have left me any other way. So go ahead Satan – go ahead – push me into a mind fuck that lands me in my grandparents lounge with piggy tails ad frilly socks as they gush over me and make my mother feel even smaller than myself four."

"I make you feel small Mary?"

"Oh please Tristan don't make it sound like it isn't your aim."

He sighed and sat next to her "it may have been for a fair while there Rory."

"So you admit you screwed up my winter formal? And the years surrounding it?"

"Mary – I hate to admit it but by winter formal I wasn't aiming to make you feel small – I was just trying to keep your attention. I liked that you fired back. And I didn't know that you actually did feel small from it."

She glanced at him

He looked like a puppy. She sighed slightly and nudged him "hey don't think you were that good Dugrey – only for a bit. And let me remind you – I was very weak and innocent back then – it would have been like stealing candy. Don't expect it to happen again."

At that he quickly gave her a once over and licked his lips "I noticed your not the same girl that left Mary."

She giggled slightly "El Douche and Paris even noticed I wasn't the same girl Tristan."

"Hopefully not the same way I did"

"Tristan!" she slapped him instinctively "that …ewww. That's soo wrong!"

Jess made himself known as he unlocked the doors to the car making Rory jump slightly before turning to see him by his door and slipping off the trunk "bye Tris."

"Bye Mary." He blew her a kiss before nodding to Jess and walking over to his own car. As they pulled out of the car park Rory came out of shell shock from an actual conversation with Tristan Dugrey and looked over to Jess "what the hell took you so long?"

"Actually tiger I wasn't all that late – I got out a bit late because someone was telling me off for …something. Then I decided to give the two of you time. When you didn't look like you wanted to kill McPreppy I figured it was a safe enough time to call home time."

"Oh." Rory looked out the window ignoring Jess' questioning gaze until he actually did say something. "So why were the two of you smiling on the hood of my car?"

"Because my car was a home?"

"Aaand?"

"We were just having a conversation."

"A conversation?"

"Yeah – it was kind of a necessary one – for me to not sic you on him and what ever anyway.'

Both stumbled into the house and went to their bedrooms collapsing into heaps and sighing up at the ceilings. After a few minutes Jess pulled himself off of his bed and got up to get a book off of his shelves. On his way back he heard something unusual. He never knew someone could pout at the top of their lungs. He ignored it the first time but caved at the third sighing and opening a door. A door that showed he no longer was a hardcore New York ruffian and actually gave a shit about someone. Walking through their bathroom that – as he took in a quick glance he noticed was obviously Rory's domain with a modern vintage theme to match her oddly miss-matched but cutely coordinated room. Opening the next door he hit her wardrobe then a quick second later her bedroom "what?" he asked a step from her walk through. "Jess – look at my room."

He nodded and shrugged not seeing the point.

"I haven't unpacked all of my books Mr. Observation."

"ohk?"

"So can I borrow?"

He rolled his eyes surprised she was even asking and went to turn back around stopping a step away from where he was "now Dodger- what I'm really asking is can you go get me your copy of howl?"

"I'm reading it."

"Ok." She shuffled over and patted where she previously had been "then you can read to me." She finished smiling brightly. He rolled his eyes once again ad sat next to her as she lifted up her knees and played with the hem of her skirt as he opened to a random page.

Thanks reply please lovelil.