A/N: I want to apologize for the confusion with the last couple of chapters. When they got uploaded, my computer went crazy and they must have gotten mixed up. To be honest, I didn't even really pay attention. Thanks Holy Cross Baby for the heads up!
Rory's POV
I moved away from him and he took my hand again and led me to what seemed to be the back of the building. He covered my eyes again and guided me through the building. I was so excited I could hardly see straight. Not that I could see with his hands over my eyes, but still. I caught myself wondering what he was thinking again. Before I could ask, we stopped and he uncovered my eyes. There was the coffee cart from Yale and there were walls and walls of books. There were ladders that led to the top shelves. His hands had fallen to my arms, and were resting there. "Feel free to look around, take your time. Read, get some coffee and pick out your favorite books and put them on that table right there as you find them." I nodded. This had to be a dream. "This is Jeffery." He motioned towards a man that I hadn't seen before. "And that is Todd." He said, pointing at the boy behind the coffee cart. "He can make anything you want with coffee, so get whatever you want." He paused. "And don't you dare ask how much." He smirk, dropped a kiss on my temple and left me.
I got a coffee first and then started with the first bookshelf. I pulled off ten books and laid them on the table. I didn't notice Jeffery bustling around, I was too lost in my own little world. I pulled ten more off of the next case, twelve off the one after that. Then, after I was done with the fourth bookcase, Tristan reappeared. I heard him laugh, brining me back to the real world. I walked down the stair case to him, smiling the whole way. He motioned towards the books. "How did I know?" I shrugged and he smiled. "Come on, Mare." He pulled me out of the room with my coffee and I looked up at him confused. "Relax. Let me take care of you today, alright?" I knew he wasn't really asking. Plus, this was nice. I nodded, not able to form a sentence around him right now.
He pulled me into another room and this time it was filled with clothes. Two young women appeared at my side and whisked me away. There were dressing rooms set up and they asked me what sort of a dress that I would like. I told them what color and the dresses that weren't that color were discarded by two men. Then they asked me long or short. I said medium. The dresses that weren't were discarded again. Finally we were down to five dresses. They put them in the dressing room and I changed quickly. When I was ready they brought me out. Mom, Dad, and Tristan were sitting there waiting for me. "Aww, honey, you look great." I smiled at Dad, but I knew by the look on Mom's face that this wasn't what I wanted. "I don't really like this one." Mom nodded and gave me a thumbs down. "See, you do have my fashion sense and not your dad's." She said, chuckling, while Dad just looked at her. I went back in and showed off three of the other dresses. Each one got vetoed by Loreali. I put on the fifth one, not even bothering with the mirror. When I came out, Tristan had disappeared. I twirled and we decided that this was a keeper. Just like Tristan. I shook my head then. Could it be possible that I was falling for Tristan DuGrey?
After the dress was wrapped up in a box, Jeffery appeared in the room and took the package. "If you'll follow me, please." I nodded and followed him to wherever he was leading us, wondering what Tristan was up to now. He took us back to the library and we all got coffee. Tristan still hadn't showed up and I was growing impatient. Twenty minutes and four cups of coffee later, Jeffery reappeared. "Are you finished with your coffees?" We all nodded and he told us once again to follow him. He stopped in front of a large door and told Mom and Dad to go in. I started to walk in to, when Tristan suddenly reappeared at my side. "Come on, Mare." He pulled me off into another direction. "So, what now?" He shrugged and grinned at me. I wanted to ask where he was, but I didn't want to break the comfortable silence we had going on. We got to a large door and he opened it, ushering me in. The door opening was followed by squealing, jumping, more squealing and lots of hugging. I turned to him and grinned widely. "I thought you'd like it." There, was Lane Kim, standing before me, just as excited as I was.
TShe moved away from me and I took my hand again and led her towards the back of the room. I knew she'd love this. So I covered her eyes again and guided her through the building. I could tell she was excited, hell, I was too. When I uncovered her eyes, I watched her as she took in the room. My were resting on her arms. "Feel free to look around, take your time. Read, get some coffee and pick out your favorite books and put them on that table right there as you find them." She only nodded. "This is Jeffery." I motioned towards him. "And that is Todd." I told her, pointing at the boy behind the coffee cart. "He can make anything you want with coffee, so get whatever you want." I paused, knowing she was about to say something about money. "And don't you dare ask how much." I smirked, dropped a kiss on her temple and left her to it. I still had more work to do. I walked back to the front. "Alright, Loreali your turn." She turned and looked at him. "Where's Rory?" I chuckled. "There's a library in the back." Realization dawned on her and she smiled. "Alright, Bible Boy. Let's go." I led them into a large room, where two petite girls appeared. "This is Margie and Trina." I said pointing to each one. "They're going to help you find a dress." Loreali looked up at him, but didn't question me. I stood there, watching them for a moment. "You know she's going to freak don't you? They both are." I laughed and then nodded. "I know. But whatever they want, right?" He nodded then too. I stood there and watched as he walked up to Loreali as she was talking animatedly with Margie and Trina. And then realized that I had to get back to Rory.
When I walked into the library again, there were at least thirty books on the table. I wakled over to Jeffery and he showed me the list. The name of the book, author, and price. I nodded. I laughed, getting her attention. She was balancing her coffee and a book at the same time, while trying to remain vertical. She started to walk down the stair case to me, smiling the whole way. I motioned towards the books. "How did I know?" She shrugged, embarrassed so I gave her a reassuring smile. "Come on, Mare." I pulled her out of the room with her coffee and she looked up at me confused. She looks just like Loreali when she does that. "Relax. Let me take care of you today, alright?" I wasn't asking her, and let her know by the tone of my voice. It's all I wanted to do, was take care of her. Forever.
I pulled her into the room that Loreali and Chris had occupied moments ago, and Margie and Tina reappeared. I didn't bother introducing them again, I just let them whisk her away. I watched as they discarded piles of dresses and hoped they knew what they were getting themselves into. I could tell they were being patient with Rory. For what I was paying them, they better be getting this perfect. Finally it was down to five dresses. After about ten minutes, she reappeared donning the first dress. Loreali and Chris had been brought in and we were sitting there waiting for her. "Aww, honey, you look great." She smiled at her Dad, but I knew by the look on not just Loreali's face but Rory's that this wasn't what she wanted. "I don't really like this one." Loreali nodded and gave Rory a thumbs down. "See, you do have my fashion sense and not your dad's." She said, chuckling, while Chris just looked at her. The next three dresses were vetoed by Loreali. My phone rang. It was Jeffery, letting me know that Lane was there, so I left, going to get her settled in, giving instructions to Jeffery to take them back to the coffee room until I was ready for them on the way out.
After twenty minutes, we were settled and I called for Rory. I watched as Jeffery led Chris and Loreali into the room and grabbed Rory just in time. I was going to give her everything I could. And the sky was the limit, I was going all out on this one. "Come on, Mare." I pulled her into the opposite direction. "So, what now?" I shrugged and grinned at her. I knew she wanted to ask where I had bee, but she didn't. She would find out soon enough. We got to a large door and I opened it, ushering her in. The door opening was followed by squealing, jumping, more squealing and lots of hugging. She turned to me and grinned. "I thought you'd like it." There, was Lane Kim, standing before us, just as excited as Rory was.