Hey everyone! Sorry it took so long for the update. i tried and tried to get it up but just couldn't find the time. It is a longer one though so hopefully that makes up for it! ; enjoyy!

Chapter FOUR.

"Rory! You called me Tristan. Obviously I am going to assume that you are cheeting on me."

"Yeah, well I'm not. Tristan is someone that I knew in high school. We were friends…well kind of. He called me Mary and I called him Bible Boy behind his back. It meant nothing." Rory tried to explain, hoping she looked convincible. But all she could think was, actually it meant everything.

After last night, it seemed as if the power couple might actually be breaking up. Logan had come over at noon just to talk, more like yell, at her. She had said she loved another man…and Logan, yeah—he was pissed.

"I don't give a flying fuck whether you knew him in high school. You can't use that as an excuse Rory! You said that you loved him yesterday, not in high school Rory, but YESTERDAY! Now I need to know who you truly love, me or him?" Logan yelled.

By now, Rory was crying. At the moment she just couldn't handle all the stress. She still had a hangover, a big one. It felt like there were a thousand tiny men pounding on her brain. She was so confused about whether it was Logan she wanted or Tristan. All of this plus Logan yelling at her; she just broke down.

"Look Logan, I'm sorry, okay? Tristan's grandfather stays at the nursing home I work in. I talk to him almost every day and Tristan came up. I guess I have been thinking about him lately, mostly about how far he has come. He used to be this careless playboy and now he is an architect. I was drunk and I'm sorry, okay?" Rory asked with a wavering voice.

"Okay." Logan replied a bit unbelievably.

"Now, there are a million little men pounding on my head right now and I work tonight from 6-11pm. So if you don't mind, I'd like to go back to sleep for a few hours so I don't look like shit. I'll call you later or something." Rory said running a hand through her hair.

"Okay, fine. I'll talk to you later." Logan lightly kissed Rory on the check and then stormed out the door. Things were still rocky and there was definitely trouble in paradise.

Rory woke up around four o'clock to get ready. She was feeling a lot better. She was still angry with Logan but she thought it was better to just let this one slide. Hoping work would cheer her up, she got ready and left.

When Rory got to work, she immediately thought of Janlan. That's who could cheer her up. Rory looked in Janlan's room but he was no where in sight. So she went around the entire building in search of him. Finally as she was about to give up, she heard it. The voice that sent chills up her spine and put butterflies in her stomach. Tristan. (A/N—yay! What we have all been waiting for!! )

"Oh come on Gramps, it can't be that bad." Tristan said with a smile on his face.

"Yeah, I was kind of pulling your leg. Besides, I had Rory. I just missed you." Janlan replied.

"Wait a second—did you say Rory? Rory Gilmore?!" Tristan asked hoping it was true.

Janlan was about to say yes when he saw Rory behind Tristan. Janlan nodded and gave her a knowing smile.

"Hi Tristan." Rory said smiling.

Tristan turned around to face Rory, nothing but surprised.

"Mary." Tristan barely whispered.

"Bible Boy—well don't just stand there, give me a hug!" Rory laughed into his embrace.

Tristan and Rory were both thinking I can't believe he/she is really here!

The fact that the three were still in the middle of the lobby went unknown to the pair. They were still caught up in their reunion. The reunion did not go unnoticed by Kate, who saw them from across the lobby. She was thinking, Rory better tell me who this guy is.

"Are you back from North Carolina for good now?" Rory asked Tristan.

"Yes, well at least until another project comes up." Tristan explained. Then looking at his watch he said, "Well, I actually have to get back to work. Thanks for coming to eat with me Gramps. And Rory, do you want to get coffee sometime, you know—catch up?"

"I'd love to. Hang on; I'll give you my number. Just call whenever. I could never pass up a coffee date." Rory smiled and gave Tristan her number. Tristan hugged both his grandfather and Rory, then left.

"Bye Gramps." The looking Rory straight in the eye he said, "Bye Mare, I'll see yah around." And with a wink, he left.

Rory returned both the smile and the wink and replied, "Bye Bible Boy."

After walking Janlan back to his room, Rory ran into Kate.

"So Rory, the guy in the lobby- was that Logan?" Kate questioned.

"No, that was Tristan." Rory told Kate a little wistfully.

"Tristan? You've never talked about him…Did you break up with Logan?"

"Tristan is a guy that I know from high school. He made fun of me and we always fought- everyone thought he liked me. I don't know- but he left for military school and, well, I missed him. I wrote him letters almost everyday. I never sent any of them but I still have about 200 letters. I learned to forget about him; to not care he was gone. But now he's back and it changes everything. I think I still like him. I got butterflies when I heard his voice. Oh gosh, I sound like I'm still in high school. But I just can't believe he's really here."

"So, why don't you go out with him? From what I saw, you both still have feelings for each other." Kate advised.

"But what about Logan?"

"Okay, I am going to be honest. From what you have told me about your past and about Logan, I don't like him. He's not good for you. He changed you and definitely not for the better. You seem happy with Tristan, truly happy, not just that fake happy that you sometimes put on. My advice- go out with Tristan and get rid of Logan."

"Wow. Okay- thanks for your input. I will think about. But, I'm going to go finish up now. I'll see you later." Rory smiled and started to walk away.

"Alright, talk to you later, Ror." Kate said watching Rory walk away. All she could think was 'Please take my advice. Please take my advice.'

Rory got home at about 9 o'clock to find her grandmother on her couch. 'Oh great. All of this plus Emily.'

"Rory, darling!" Emily smiled.

"Hi, grandma." Replied Rory trying not to wince. Her grandmother could get so annoying.

"I haven't seen you in a while. I thought you might join your grandfather and me for dinner tomorrow night."

"Sure grandma. Whatever you want. You know, I am really tired. I think I am going to go to bed." Rory just wanted to get rid of Emily. The whole living with the grandparents' thing was getting very old, very fast.

"Okay, goodnight dear." Emily said as she left the pool house.

The next morning Rory woke up to her phone ringing.

"Hello?" Rory said groggily.

"Rory? I'm sorry. Did I wake you up? Tristan asked.

Hearing it was Tristan, Rory smiled and perked up. "Yes, but it is okay. I tend to sleep a little late sometimes."

Tristan laughed, "Well, it is noon. Anyways, I was just calling to see if you wanted to go grab lunch with me. You know, catch up."

"Sure! I'd love to. I can be ready in about an hour. Does that work? Where should we meet?"

"Well, why don't I just pick you up?" Tristan asked.

At this Rory hesitated. She didn't really want him to pick her up at her grandparents' house because that would bring up a lot of questions. Questions about her and her mom and they were hard for her to answer. Finally she decided that she might as well get it over with. "Do you remember my grandparents' house? You can pick me up there."

"Great. See you around 1:00." Tristan hung up the phone while wondering 'Why is she living at her grandparents' house?'

"Bye, Tristan." Rory hung up the phone and smiled. She couldn't wait to see Tristan.

okay! thats it! i hope you liked it! reviews and ideas are always welcome!! 15 reviews and i update really fast: Thanks for reading

-- Jen