rehearsals

six days later..tristan stood outside the store shaking his head.

He couldn't believe what he was about to do...god had this girl turned into a total pussy or what. He knocked on the door and waited. Dean poked his head out and his face clouded over when he saw the other young man's face.

"what the fuck man...you really have a nerve being here you know...."

"hey okay...just hear me out before you hit me again will you market boy?" said tristan holding his hands up in defense

Dean crossed his arms and assumed his own usual defensive pose.

"she loves you.....i thought you should know that."

"oh...so that's why she let you fuck her then is it? to show me how much she loves me?..."

"you were first..." tristan cut him off quickly "....god i was hounding her for a year... and she chose you. She only let me anywhere near her because i blackmailed her. But she wouldn't let me take what she thought was yours. She told me you were her boyfriend, and you were going to be her first because she loved you, and wanted to make love with you. Me i've never done that...i was just a good time is all. She just wanted my experience with girls, not me."

dean's face had softened a little, but he still looked at tristan warily

"so what....i'm no good so she went looking for someone better.." he blushed and looked down at his feet

Tristan smiled and shook his head chuckling "nah...man you're just a romantic, you just need a bit of practice is all."

"i just want her...i just want rory...It sucks if that means i can't give her what you do, but i don't want to go and get in a bunch of girls pants just so i can be like that" he scuffed his shoe dejectedly

"i do know what you mean you know. She might think i wanted her because she was a challenge, but she's one in a million you know...but she doesn't love me dean...she loves you."

They spoke awkardly for a few more moments, silently making a kind of truce, and then tristan drove away and dean went back to stacking the store.

It had been six days.... Rory had no one to confide in about the problem she faced. her mom had asked what was wrong a dozen times but she couldn't tell her for fear of her judging her. Tristan had been suspended from school for the week for some dumb prank and dean had avoided her flat out. She had tried calling and turning up at doosey's but nothing had worked. She was confused, sad, guilty and to make it worse really hot and bothered. She had gone in the past month from not thinking about sex to doing nothing but think about it ar actually partaking in it. She suddenly felt that sinking feeling and realisation that sex changes everything. She couldn't go to tristan because it would make her hate herself more and god knows dean wasn't interested either. She settled for doing what gilmores did best ignoring the whole situation when all else failed.

The doorbell rang snapping her out of her self pity mode and she got up to answer it halfheartedly, wondering who would be coming at this time of evening. Tristan stood before her a serious on his face.

she swallowed deeply.

"you can't be here tristan. I'm sorry but I can't do this again. I already hurt dean once. He's my boyfriend, and i love him, even if he won't have me back again. I couldn't live with myself if i hurt him again. Please, You have to leave."

Then dean stepped slowly behind the blond, revealing himself from his hiding spot on the porch.

OKAY LAST CHAPTER WILL BE UP VERY SOON AND FULL OF GOOD STUFF......THANKS!