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Authors Note: Hey all! Wow I don't know how to start this...okay then wow 34 chapters. That's a lot. Holy. Anyway I know my updates are getting further and further apart. And I'm sorry about that. I haven't lost interest in this story and it will be completed soon. I just don't have any time for writing anymore and when I do have time I don't feel like writing. But never fear I force myself to write. As soon as I'm on summer vacation I'm going to try and update a fic once a day, or every few days. So look forward to that... But until then I want to get to at least 40 chapters before the summer. I can do it if I put my mind to it. Besides in Canada summer starts way after the American kids get out of school so I'll have more time to do it. I have one sure promise for ya'll though once I do get out on summer vacation I will have a super long chapter out. To make out for all these short chapters, and I'll try not to write to many short chapters... gosh I feel sorry for my beta she's got her work cut out for her soon...well onto the fic!
Dedicated: This chapter is dedicated to the people of Gilmore Girls! Without you I wouldn't have a show to obsess about
Disclaimer: I do not own Gilmore Girls and am not making any money off of this.
Recap:
The two just laughed even harder. It took them a few minutes to calm down. Rory was the first one to respond.
"If you weren't so jealous of Charlie," she said after a few minutes "or threatened by him you would have realized that we have a strictly brother/sister type of relationship!" she said, reaching over and patting Tristan on the head consolingly.
"Well how was I supposed to know that?" Tristan asked feeling sheepish. "Besides just because you think you have a brother/sister relationship with him doesn't mean that he doesn't want it be more!" he said, eyeing Charlie once more.
Glancing at each other, Charlie and Rory once again burst into uncontrollable laughter.
"Would you two stop doing that?" Tristan asked, annoyed at seemingly, being the butt of some inside joke, "I don't find this even remotely funny." he added, crossing his arms across his chest, as a small pout formed on his lips.
"We do!" Charlie said taking a breath and turning to look at Rory "How can you be with such a bloody idiot?" he joked.
"Cause he's hot!" Rory joked back. "But honestly Tris, you don't have to worry about Charlie and I." She said, laying a reassuring hand on his forearm, trying to get him to relax.
"And why don't I?" he said, relaxing his arms a little
"Because…" Charlie said with a laugh, "I'm gay."
Chapter 34:
"You're WHAT?" Tristan exclaimed wide eyed, his mouth open in shock.
"I'm gay." Charlie repeated slowly, making movements with his hands as if using sign language.
"Are you serious?" Tristan asked in disbelief, turning to look at Rory "Is he being serious?"
Rory nodded and laughed at Tristan's shocked face "Told you, you had nothing to worry about with Charlie." She said placing an arm around her best friend.
"The hell I don't!" Tristan said laughing. "Instead of you, he'll be coming after me!"
"Nah!" Charlie joked. "You're too ugly for me." He said in mock disgust, crinkling up his nose.
He then looked to Rory then Tristan, and all three burst out laughing.
"Sorry man." Tristan said after they calmed down. "I just thought you were after Rory here!"
"It's alright." Charlie replied. "She warned me that you'd probably act like that, so I was expecting it." He finished with a smile.
"Really? Tristan asked, turning to look at Rory again. "And how exactly did you know I'd act like that?"
"Cause your overprotective!" Rory said laughing. "I knew you'd be an asshole to anyone that you thought would take me away from you."
"You got that right, babe!" Tristan said pulling Rory to him, and placing a kiss on her head. Then turning to Charlie, he asked, "Now Charlie what are you doing here?"
"Well..." Charlie said slowly, looking at Rory with a smile. "I'm a belated Christmas present!"
"Huh?" Tristan asked confused "What do you mean?" He asked, looking between the two.
"Rory and I have spent every Christmas together since we were two" Charlie explained, looking back at Tristan. "This year was the exception. It was the first one we'd spent away from each other. I guess Lorelai felt bad, so she asked me to come out here. I really wanted to be here Christmas Day, but my parent's weren't having that, but a late Charlie is better than no Charlie at all. Right?" He said, ruffling Rory's hair.
"Too true!" Rory exclaimed, smiling happily at the sight of her two favorite boys getting along. "How long are you here for?"
"One week." Charlie replied.
"Aw" Rory pouted "That's not much time! We have lots to do!" She slid out of the booth, grabbed Tristan's hand and pulled him out. "come on boys we've got lots to do before Charlie has to leave!" The two boys laughed and but followed.
-Two Hours Later-
"Well Tristan," Charlie said from the backseat as they pulled into the Chilton parking lot "It was nice to meet you!"
"You too!" Tristan replied turning around and holding his hand out for Charlie to shake. "We should do this again before you leave."
"Oh definitely!" Charlie agreed shaking Tristan's hand, "Ror I'm going for a walk. I'll meet you at the car in a little bit okay?"
"Okay Charlie" Rory agreed as he opened his car door and climbed out
"Have fun love birds!" Charlie said, giving them a wink.
"Bye Charlie!" Rory and Tristan said in unison.
"Bye now!" Charlie responded one more time, with a wave, as he shut the car door and walked away.
"So that's my best friend Charlie!" Rory said laughing, as she watched him walk away.
"I like him he's cool." Tristan replied genuinely, watching Rory as she turned to face him.
"Yeah he is!" Rory agreed, smiling up at her boyfriend.
"But Rory…" He said looking into her blue eyes "You should have told me about him. It wasn't fair for me to find out about him like this."
"I know Tris." Rory replied, looking down in shame. "I'm really sorry how can I make it up to you?" She asked, looking up into his eyes.
"Oh, I can think of a few ways!" Tristan smirked pulling Rory to him and crashing his lips to hers.
A few minutes later they pulled apart, breathing heavily. "Mary." Tristan said. "No more secrets. From now on we don't keep anything from each other. If we do it'll only tear us apart!" He said, caressing her cheek with the back of his hand.
"I completely agree Tris." She replied, leaning into his touch.
"Good!" He replied. "Now get back here before you have to abandon me and leave me with my boredom!" He said dramatically, as he leaned in for another kiss.
Rory smiled, as she gently pushed him away. "Sorry Tris!" She said "But I have to go!" She said looking at her watch.
"Aw!" Tristan whined. "But why?" He asked, pouting.
"Because Charlie's waiting!" Rory replied "And my parents are going to be wondering where we are."
"So" Tristan said sliding his left hand up her thigh "Let them wonder! Stay here with me!" He said huskily.
"As much as I'd love to do that…" Rory said smacking his hand away. "…the longer I stay here the less time I have to plan for someone's birthday on Thursday."
"Oh, alright!" Tristan said pulling her to him again and placing a gentle kiss on her lips. "But only because it's my birthday you're planning, so it better be worth it!" He said in mock warning.
"Oh it will be!" Rory said kissing his cheek and opening the car door and climbing out "See you tomorrow Tristan!"
"Bye Mary!" Tristan responded "Love you!"
"Love you too!" Rory replied slamming the door shut and walking over to her car. She and Charlie got in quickly and drove away, with a wave.
'Well…' Tristan thought. 'Might as well go back home, better known as the Devil's Lair!' He turned the ignition and was soon on the road, headed towards his house.
Rory and Charlie pulled into the Hayden mansion's driveway. "Mom's going to wonder why we're so late!" Rory said quietly as they walked up to the house "You can't tell her we were with Tristan."
"Why not?" Charlie asked looking at Rory confused "He's your boyfriend isn't he?"
"Yeah he is." Rory answered with a sigh. "But he's also a DuGrey, and mom doesn't want us to be together. So, please! You can't tell her!"
"Oh!" Charlie answered knowingly "I won't say anything then, but tonight you are going to tell me everything about your Boy Toy because as your best friend I have the right to know. I can't believe you kept the fact that Tristan is a DuGrey away from me after all we've been through!" Charlie said, pretending to wipe tears away from his eyes.
"I wanted you to form your own opinion of him." Rory said innocently "Not on what my mother told us about them!"
"I'll let it go…" Charlie said jokingly "…this time!"
"Oh thank you!" Rory replied rolling her eyes as she opened the door to the house "Come on!" She said as she dragged him through the front door. "Were late for dinner!"
They walked in silently. Charlie closed the door quickly, and it shut with a bang. Causing them both to cringe.
"Rory!" Lorelai called from the dining room. "Is that you?"
"Yeah mom!" Rory answered, glaring at Charlie. She slipped her shoes off and handed her coat to the maid as she continued. "It's us!"
Charlie and Rory quickly went into the dining room and sat next to each other at the dinner table.
"Sorry Mom, Dad!" Rory said, "We lost track of time."
"It's okay kids." Chris said with a smile. "It happens to all of us."
"Lorelai," Charlie said looking across at her "What's the matter?"
"Well…" Lorelai replied slowly. "I'm afraid I have some bad news."
"What is it?" Rory and Charlie asked wide-eyed.
"It's just too terrible for me to say!" Lorelai said dramatically, throwing her hand to her forehead. "I can't even think about it."
The teens turned to look at Chris expectantly "Well…" Rory said, "What is it?"
"This coming Friday," Chris said frowning "we have to have dinner with your Grandparents. The Gilmore grandparents that is."
"That's not so bad." Charlie said, looking at Rory, and seeing she was just as confused as he was. "There has to be more."
"There is." Lorelai said sighing "Because we are not going to be the only guests." She said ominously.
"Who else is going to be there?" Rory questioned wondering who could be going to make her parent's act this way.
"The DuGreys." Chris answered as Lorelai's head connected with the table.
Ha ha! A bit of a cliffy! That was the twist in case you didn't know. Wasn't an overly huge twist but what's coming up is huge. That was a rather weird chapter I think personally. I wasn't in a really big describing mood when I wrote most of it and when I wrote the rest I was kind of rushed. But the next few chapters are going to be huge, well okay maybe Tristan's birthday doesn't seem to huge to you all right now but soon it'll play a bigger part than you all realize! Lol anyway that was a fairly short chapter, the next one won't be overly long either but coming up the chapter will be very soon in the near future. I can't wait to write the other upcoming twist it's going to be fun. Well not fun per say but I'm finally getting to the point of where this whole fic has been headed to since the very beginning. And I'm very excited about it. If you haven't already check out my new fic Love Is A Battlefield! Its a Trory!Well that's it! I'll try and have the next chapter out soon
Warnings for next chapter: Its Tristan's 18th birthday! Woot! lol
Gosh fanfiction has really been acting up lately. It drove me crazy not being able to read updates and stuff like that. This chapters been ready since Friday but I couldn't put it up... they really need to fix all the problems on here
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