A/N: Tristan's POV... These are longer chapters : ) Enjoy
Thanks to GothicSorceressRikku15,veronicamars29,halfadash,Curley-Q (for both) for reviewing.
Thanks also to lexhuntzberger- you kept me laughing and gave me new inspiration for Rory quips : )
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He was sitting on the hotel bed when his phone rang and he opened it. "Hey." Instantly, he knew he should have checked the caller ID. "Is that any way to answer your phone?" His father's voice was gruff, but instead of waiting for an answer he barged on. "Mr. Schalupa said you left without a word. He's very important to us Tristan." Tristan sighed. "I am perfectly aware father I had to…" Tristan couldn't think of a good enough excuse, but he didn't have to. "Who is this Mary girl?" Tristan mentally slapped himself. "You know what, I don't want to know. Be at the office at five A.M. sharp." And with that he hung up, leaving Tristan feeling drained and weary.
His phone rang again. "DuGrey." At least Dad can't gripe about that now, he thought to himself. There was a pause on the line and then he heard a smile voice. "Rubbing it in? If so, I'm the heiress of two fortunes." He wanted to laugh at that, but he was just too tired. "Hi Rory." She pretended to be offended. "Who's this Rory? I don't know who that is. Have you forgotten my name already?" He chuckled then. "How could I? You're the only girl I ever renamed." He could practically feel her blushing. "Oh? And what made me so special?" I responded instantly, with the first thing that came to mind. "You're the only girl I've ever…" Woah! That was a close one. He thought as he stopped himself from finishing that sentence. "Only girl you ever what?" He let out a frustrated sigh, his phone was beeping again and he knew exactly who it was.
"Baby, is it alright if I call you back in a minute?" Her heard her almost gasp, then he started backtracking. "Rory… I…" God, you idiot! Good way to make her run. "Tristan, it's fine." He could tell she was smiling. "Alright, I'll talk to you in a few alright?" She chuckled then, and he wondered what she was thinking. "I'll be waiting." And with that, Rory Gilmore just made his night. He clicked over. "DuGrey." His voice was back to the clipped one from before, not the soft one he'd used with Rory. "Better." Tristan was almost taken back. That was probably the closest thing to a compliment he'd ever get from his father. "Can I help you father." He didn't let his surprise show in his voice, he kept the clipped tone up. He heard his father chuckle and he realized that nothing good was going to come of this conversation. "I retract my previous statement son." Tristan wanted to laugh. "Which one? You've made so many." Again, his gather chuckled. "This Mary girl. Is she Hartford Elite?" Tristan wanted to scream. He makes her sound like a car or something. "Of course. Only the best for a DuGrey." And that made his father laugh. I wonder how much he's had to drink. "Who is her family?" Tristan paused. If he said her name that could ruin her reputation. "I'll see you tomorrow at five." And with that, he hung up. He leaned his head onto the head board and hit redial.
"Can I ask you for a favor?" He heard her pause. "Sure." He took a deep breath. "All this Mary talk has really made me miss you." Good going, swooft. "All this Mary talk?" He shook his head. "Come over here and I'll tell you all about it." He was expecting her to make some half hearted excuse and get off the phone. "Where is here?" Now that, he was not expecting. "The Hilton." He heard her sigh. "Give me ten minutes." And with that she hung up. What is it with people and hanging up before they say goodbye?
He couldn't tell if she was serious, but he got up to pick up the room anyway. He began to unbutton his button down when he heard a soft knock on the door. He decided quickly he didn't have time to change, so he raced to the door. He got the door open, and there she was. She took his breath away. "You look…" He tried to think of a good enough word to describe how she looked, or how she made him feel. "Wow." Real smooth DuGrey, Princeton really paid off. She blushed none the less. "You don't look so bad yourself. You gonna leave me out here all night?" He seemed to jerk back into reality then. "Oh, no… I… Come on in." He motioned towards the room and moved out of the doorway just enough to let her in. When she brushed up against him, sparks flew. She moved away quickly, a sure sign she felt it too. "So now you've gotten me all the way over here, what did you want to do?" Tristan's mind drifted places it shouldn't as he let his eyes wander over her. "Honestly, I didn't think you'd come. I don't really have a plan." She smiled brightly up at him, almost encouraging him.
"Hey, do you and your mom still have movie nights?" Rory just shrugged and looked anywhere in the room but him. Okay, obviously that's a sore subject. "You used to in high-school. Maybe we could have one here." Instantly her face brightened. "Are you serious?" He laughed at her enthusiasm. "Of course Mary. Anything for you." She looked at him skeptically. He could tell she was searching for something. "I'll go to the grocery store, I don't have enough junk food here for a Gilmore Girl." He rolled his eyes playfully, like maybe he should have enough junk food there for them, and then leaned in closer and whispered. "Plus, I'm pretty sure I'm out of coffee." Her eyes widened at this, and she crinkled her nose in distaste. "Out of coffee? That's a crime!" Her exclamations made him laugh harder. "I'll change, then I'll let you come with me. It seems I'll need some help." He sent her a smile and started to turn to go, when all of a sudden, he felt pinned beneath her probing stare and he couldn't move.
Her eyes met his, then she looked away blushing. Oh, she wants to play, does she? He threw a smirk her way and then sauntered closer to her. He took her hand in his and then pulled her closer to him. He leaned down and her eyes fluttered closed. God, he almost kissed her, he wanted to sobadly, but then he realized, she would run. And he wanted to show her how much he'd changed, so he moved his head to whisper in her ear. "Have I told you how amazing you are?" He pulled back slightly, just enough to see her face. Rory's eyes were still closed. That's a good sign. He thought. "I'm going to change." He whispered. God, why did she have to be so damn beautiful? She only nodded so he moved away, half hoping she'd stop him, knowing that she wouldn't. So he did like he said, he went to change.