AN: I should stop promising updates and then not touching these stories for years. I know where I want to go on all of them and I don't do much at work all day, so I am going to try to update all of them. If you like what you're reading then check out all of my one shot song fics. I love reviews like the paparazzi loves Miley Cyrus scandal.

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Tristan left not long after Lorelai got home; he looked like he was floating out of the Gilmore house. Rory watched him leave and the smile never left her face, finally she thought that she was going to be able to be happy with Tristan. Things were going well...but she still didn't know what was going to happen come Monday at school. Dating the most popular guy at Chilton might not be so good for the quiet girl in the corner. On top of that, Rory was getting along with Paris after the A on the project and she didn't want that to change. Everyone at Chilton knew that Paris hated Rory for a while because of the attention she got from Tristan.

"So mom, where were you?"

"You'll never believe this story," Lorelai started, "I went upstairs to find Luke because it was weird to find him still sleeping at that hour. I told him that Jess was downstairs running the diner and he started to worry in that Luke sort of way. When I said that everything was fine, he said 'okay.' 'Okay?" Since when did Luke trust Jess? So anyway I started talking and telling him that I needed coffee and that it wouldn't be as good if it came from Jess or Caesar. He told me that I was babbling and I said that it was because I didn't have coffee yet and of course he told me coffee is bad for me. I told him that I didn't care and that he should go downstairs and make me some or I would stay there and continue talking...he responded...by kissing me."

Rory looked at her mother and laughed; the whole town knew that Luke and Lorelai were going to happen sooner or later. Lorelai wondered why her daughter did not look surprised, but Rory responded by telling her that it was a known fact. It would only be a matter of hours before the whole town knew about the kiss and Taylor would be making a huge deal out of it – just as he did everything else. Lorelai hoped that Rory was wrong, but in the back of her mind, she knew that Taylor would do something stupid when he learned about the new couple.

Lorelai then changed the subject to the scene she walked in to. She asked why Tristan was over and why she found them making out on the couch. Rory explained how he just showed up and they talked and she thought things were going to get better. Of course Rory still had doubts, she always would but when Tristan kissed her, something just felt completely right.

A few hours later, Rory and Lorelai headed over to the diner for dinner. Rory wondered it anything was going to be different not that her mother was officially dating the diner owner. At first, it was just like any other night at Luke's; all of the normal patrons were sitting at their tables talking about whatever struck them at the moment. Everything changed when Rory realized that everyone was looking at them. Kirk was the first person to walk over to their table.

"So Rory, who was that guy I saw you with earlier. He was quite a dish."

"umm..." Rory responded.

"Is he like your boyfriend because it make me uncomfortable when guys that attractive are around and his car was pretty fancy too."

Before Rory could say anything, Miss Patty and Babette overheard the conversation and walked over to throw their own two cents in. Rory of course wasn't too happy with all of the attention on her relationship with Tristan, but it was expected when she brought someone new into Stars Hollow.

"What's this, Sugar, y' ou have a new boyfriend?" Babette asked.

"Oh yeah, I saw him, Patty added, "quite the looker, if you ask me. He reminds me of one of my costars when I was on Broadway."

Lorelai looked at her daughter and could tell that she was very uncomfortable so she walked over to Luke and kissed him so that the whole town could see. Luke looked a little upset at first because he was not one to feed into the town gossip mill, but he couldn't help but smile since he finally got the woman that he pretty much wanted for 5 years since she moved to the small town.

Patty and Babette seemed to notice what Lorelai was doing and they moved away from Rory, but instead they went over to Lorelai at the counter and started to tell her how much they were worried about Rory. They had been the same with Dean in the beginning, but he since became a member of Stars Hollow society. This new guy was someone they never saw before, but he drove a Porsche. That was not the car of someone from a small town who worked hard, it was the car of someone who had everything handed to him. Sixteen year olds could not afford a Porsche; they didn't want to see Rory become materialistic. Lorelai told her the gossiping women that she had everything under control and they had nothing to worry about.

Of course Lorelai had some doubts of her own.

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Janlen didn't see Tristan until Sunday morning when his grandson walked down the stairs with a huge smile on his face.

"I take it things went well with Ms. Gilmore yesterday?"

"Like you wouldn't believe! I thought she was going to turn me away again instead we actually talked and I think things are going well."

Tristan shared breakfast with his grandfather; during breakfast Janlen told Tristan about a girl that he liked in high school and everything he did to impress her. When Tristan started asking questions, Janlen admitted that the girl was his grandmother, Lucille, who had passed away just a couple of years prior. Growing up, Tristan had used his grandparents as proof that love existed. While his father seemed to screw a different girl all the time even though he was married, Janlen and Lucille always seemed very faithful and in love. It was possible that he was being naïve, but hearing the way his grandfather spoke of his high school sweetheart turned wife, Tristan believed he too could fall in love.

After breakfast, Tristan's cell phone rang and he smiled like a schoolgirl when he saw that it was Rory on the other end. She asked if they could talk, but she didn't sound too negative. "Can we talk" can mean anything to a teenager so Tristan hoped for the best since the day before went so well. Tristan asked if he should go to Stars Hollow, but Rory insisted on driving to Hartford, she said something about small towns and gossip. Tristan didn't completely understand, but the more he heard about Rory's life, the more he wanted to see what it was like when people cared about each other and not just the gossip mill.

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Rory woke up Sunday morning thinking a lot about what would happen the next morning in school. She knew that when Tristan kissed her last time, she freaked. There was something different about kissing Tristan in her own living room and kissing him at Chilton. People talked at Chilton and she didn't want anything to change. Dating someone like Tristan would take her from Virgin Mary to Mary Magdalene; she wasn't ready for that kind of reputation.

She called Tristan and told him that they needed to talk, but promised up and down that it was nothing bad. He made her promise that she was happy with him and that when she left Hartford that night, they would both still be happily together.

An hour later, she was on the road headed to Hartford and to the huge house where Tristan lived with his grandfather. Tristan answered the door, which Rory didn't expect since she was used to her grandparents' house where the maids always answered.

"The maids have the day off."

"Where's your grandfather?"

"He had to go to the office."

"On a Sunday?"

"The legal profession never rests. What's the matter, Mary, afraid to be alone with me?" Tristan smirked and Rory responded by blushing. Tristan thought that her blushing was the cutest thing and he then led her upstairs to his room. If they were going to have a serious talk, he wanted to make sure that he was comfortable. This girl drove him absolutely crazy in ways that he had never felt before.

"So…you said we needed to talk."

"Yeah…" Rory started, "look Tristan…I really like you and I like where this is going, but I don't know what to do in school tomorrow."

"Do you not want people to know that you're my girlfriend?"

"I didn't say that…it's just…you have a reputation."

Tristan winced, he knew that it was going to come back to get him. He had never felt about a girl the way he did about Rory. She wasn't like Summer who he could make out with against the lockers between classes and it was no big deal. He was going to have to take a "hands off" policy in school. The teenagers sat and talked about how they can be together without the PDA that Rory didn't want. It would take time for the kids at Chilton to get used to Rory and Tristan dating…it was going to take Rory time to get used to Rory and Tristan dating.

"You know that I want to show you off to the world."

"And to everyone else, I'll be a trophy…Chilton's famous playboy won the girl who reads during lunch."

"It's not like that."

"Maybe not to you."

After a little more arguing, Rory was able to get Tristan to agree to limited affection in school. They would walk together, he could put his hand on her back or maybe they'd hold hands and they would sit together at lunch if they wanted to. There was no kissing except maybe a peck here and there. Tristan wasn't too happy with the idea because he wanted nothing other than to hold Rory all the time, but he knew that she was different.

"You mean I can't do this," he asked as he pressed his mouth to hers and she fell back into his bed. Slowly, their mouths opened and their tongues began to dance a passionate tango. Tristan let his hands roam, but not too much because he didn't want to make Rory uncomfortable. The two were finally able to be themselves and in that moment, things were perfect.

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Rory got home to Stars Hollow very happy with how things went with Tristan. She was afraid that the talk would scare him away or lead them to fight again. They did tend to fight a lot and it was usually over their relationship and her fears.

"Whoa, major make out hair…have fun at Tristan's?" Lorelai greeted her.

Rory blushed and told her mother that she needed to go to bed. Monday was going to be very interesting at Chilton.

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Rory arrived at school to find a single red rose taped to her locker. There was a note on it, "if I can't show you off, I want everyone else to know you're taken. -T" Rory smiled then looked up and saw Tristan standing next to her. They smiled at each other and Tristan had to stop himself from kissing her right there. He knew that he had to respect her wishes and take things slow; he would just have to let the thoughts of the previous afternoon linger in his mind. The two walked to class together having a casual conversation, but every word seemed to make both teenagers smile.

Rory was on her way to lunch, when she saw one of Headmaster Charleston's secretaries who said that the headmaster wanted to see her right away. She walked into his office to see Tristan already sitting there; last time this happened, the scene did not play out well…though the end result was pretty good.

"Miss Gilmore, it has come to my attention that there is romantic involvement between you and Mr. DuGrey," Headmaster Charleston started, "I think that this will have a negative impact on the tutoring relationship and I have begun to look for other candidates to help Mr. DuGrey with his academics."

"Headmaster, with all due respect," Rory responded," Tristan is doing much better and I don't think he'll need anyone new. Completely on my own, I can make sure he stays on track."

"She's right, Headmaster, as you know I've been living with my grandfather who will make sure my work gets done."

"I will give it one week, if I don't see an improvement, then I will assign another student to you. Miss Gilmore, I do want to compliment you on the progress he has already made."

Rory and Tristan left the office and Rory saw that trademark smirk and started to question Tristan's thoughts.

"You're jealous."

"No, I'm not."

"Oh Headmaster, don't give Tristan a new tutor, he doesn't need one. You just don't want me to have another girl who has to be with me all the time making sure I go to class. You want me all to yourself; I didn't know Rory Gilmore was the jealous type."

"I'm not," she responded.

"Yes you are," Tristan then started to tickle Rory and she fell into his arms as she had once before. The two looked at each other and smiled. This really was going to be the start of something great.