Chapter 4: An English Teacher?
"Should I go talk to him?"
"I guess. I mean he sees us so if you don't go out there chances are he's going to come in here." Rory continued to stare out the window at him. "Want me to go with you?"
"I'm fine. I'll be right back and when I do I have something really important to tell you." Lorelai watched as Rory took a quick sip of her coffee and headed out of the diner and across the street towards the blond hair, blue eyed Tristan DuGrey, or as she liked to call him Bible Boy.
"Hello stranger." Rory greeted him as she approached him.
"So, you do remember me?" Tristan said with his usually grin.
"How can I not remember Tristan DuGrey?"
"I'm that memorable, huh?"
"Yeah, you definitely are. What are you doing here anyway?"
"Just passing by I guess. Thought I'd stop by and see what you've been up to since High School."
"Other than the fact that I recently graduated from College."
"Harvard?"
"Yale." Rory said corrected him.
"Really?" Tristan said shocked. "I thought for sure it would have been Harvard."
"Yeah, well the pro/con lists screamed Yale." Tristan laughed. "What about you?"
"I graduated with my Teaching Degree."
"No!"
"Yes!" Tristan said in a mocking tone.
"Oh my god you're a teacher! What subject?"
"English."
"No!"
"Again with the no. Why is it so hard to believe that I'm a teacher?"
"Because you're Tristan." Rory saw his serious face. "Okay I'm sorry. I'm just really really shocked."
"Oh I can tell, but things change and people change."
"I guess so." Rory said softly.
Lorelai sat in the diner staring out the window. She watched Rory and Tristan smiling at each other and laughing. She was forced to look away, as Luke came over to her table and sat down.
"Who's that? That's not Logan is it?" Luke asked pointing to the blonde boy Rory was talking to.
"No, that would be Bible Boy." Lorelai said smiling.
"Who?" Luke asked confused.
"I'll tell you later." Luke nodded.
"Lorelai?"
"Yeah?"
"Aprils coming to visit next week.." Luke said a little unsure of how Lorelai would react.
"Oh, Luke that's great." Lorelai said also a little unsure.
"I was thinking you could take a couple days off from the Inn and the three of us could hang out, maybe have a movie night or something."
"Yeah I could do that."
"It's going to be different this time, Lorelai. I promise." Luke said reaching out to take her hand and give it a reassuring squeeze.
"I know." Lorelai said smiling. "She can stay in Rory's room if it's okay with Rory."
"Are you assuming I'll be staying at your house, therefore April will?"
"Why are you assuming I'm assuming?"
"No I just-"Luke started.
"Fine you don't have to stay with me." Lorelai said giving Luke the famous Gilmore pout.
"Your assuming was right." Luke said rolling his eyes.
"Good." Lorelai said with a smile. "What day does she get here?"
"You want to go into Luke's? Just don't tell my mom the Providence Journal called me back. I haven't told her yet."
"Why not? I'm sure she'll be thrilled."
"I was going to tell her, but you interrupted me!"
"Sure blame it on me."
"C'mon let's go." Rory said as they started to walk over to Luke's.
"Hey, took you long enough!" Lorelai said as Rory and Tristan walked into the diner and took a seat in the two empty chairs near Luke and her.
"Tristan this is Luke."
"How are you?" Tristan said reaching out his hand to Luke. Luke reluctantly shook his hand and gave him a death glare before getting up and returning to the kitchen. "Okay." Tristan said to himself
"Mom, you remember Tristan right?" Tristan reached out to shake Lorelai's hand.
"Ah, yes Bible Boy."
"Excuse me?" Tristan chuckled
"Nothing." Rory said cutting in. "Anyway, Mom guess where Tristan is going to be working as of September."
"A church?"
"No!"
"Well I don't know!"
"I'm actually going to be working at Chilton." Tristan told Lorelai.
"What?" Lorelai said trying her best to keep a serious face. "You're serious. Mister too cool for school? What subject?"
"English."
"Wow!" Lorelai said looking down at the table trying to hide her laugh. "Just wow. So, Rory you had to tell me something before?" Lorelai asked looking back up.
"Well, The Providence Journal called me. They have another spot open and want to know if I'm still interested. I have until tomorrow night to let them know."
"Oh my god. That's great, Rory! Are you going to take it?" Lorelai said enthusiastically.
"I think so. I just have to tell my boss I'll be leaving."
"I think this calls for more coffee and donuts." Lorelai said smiling. "Burger boy!" She exclaimed towards the kitchen.
"What?" Luke asked stepping out of the kitchen.
"We need donuts!"
"Get them yourself!" Lorelai grunted and went behind the counter to get the donuts.
"Hey! What are you doing?" Luke said seeing Lorelai behind the counter.
"You said to get them myself!"
Lorelai and Luke continued to go back and forth.
"Is he always like that?" Tristan asked.
"You should see him when Taylor ticks him off." Rory replied.
A/N: Weird place to end it and boring, I know. I hope to get more reviews than last time. I already know what I want to happen in the next couple of chapters, but if you have any ideas let me know.