𝐿𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑠 || 𝑇𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛 𝐷𝑢𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑦

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She let go and Lorelai stared in shock "you're rachel?"Lorelai asked and she nodded with her arm wrapped around her daughters neck.

"what are you— i mean i thought you were in congo,or Philadelphia or something."Luke stuttered out still in shock.

"actually,they are very similar to both the Congo and Philadelphia i was in the mideast."She said sitting down.

"well guess that postcard must have gotten lost."Luke said grabbing a cup to pour her coffee.

"Yeah.Yeah,well things are pretty crazy over there not a lot of writing time but i finished up my assignment and i flew back to Chicago,and i was walking though O,hare,and i look up and there's a plain leaving for hartford in like 20 minutes and all of a sudden i'm not it."Rachel explained while Angel listened fascinated.

"Nice story."Luke said still shocked she showed up.Most could say he wasn't to happy with her.

"i should've called."She said taking the feeling of his emotions.
"no,you—it's fine."He insisted.

"you look good."She told him and he thanked her but could barley say the word 'good'.Angel looked at a Lorelai who looked like she wanted to just melt into her seat.

"he thinks you look good.right?"Lorelai asked finishing for him.

"right."

"and you do."Lorelai said and Rachel chuckled and thanked them both."i'm Lorelai."

"oh yeah she's Lorelai"Luke said completely forgetting to introduce them and Angel sat watching the three adults who were very awkward.

"i'm luke's friend."Lorelai said smiling. "She uhm works at the independence inn."Luke said and Rachel nodded. "i run it."She corrected.

"Sorry she runs it."Luke said and laughed awkwardly and looked at his daughter for help.

"wow i love that place that must be a big job."Rachel said and Lorelai nodded. "it is it's crazy there's always something happening."Lorelai said and began telling a 'crazy'story

Eventually Lorelai left leaving the family of three by themselves in a diner.

"well i gotta work so catch up."Luke said walking away weirdly.Rachel turned to her daughter smiling.

"A little birdie told me you have a boyfriend."Her mom said and the girl blushed nodded.

"Come with me i have a picture."She said leading her mom upstairs and into her room.

She pulled out the polaroid picture that she took of him on a date they went on.

"wow he's cute you've got taste."her mom said and she smiled. "yeah."

"what's his name?tell me everything."

"Well his names Tristan and you'll see him today actually there's this festival and he said he wanted to take me so."She said and her mom awed. "wow so cute."

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"wow who's that?"Tristan asked looking through the window of the diner.

"my mother."She said smiling and he raised his eyebrow. "really?"He asked and she nodded happily.

"yeah i'm happy she's here even though i know she'll leave again but it's nice to see her."Angel said and he nodded wrapping his arm around her and kissed her head.

"Hi i'm Tristan."He said holding his hand for Rachel to shake. She took it with a smile. "Hi i'm Rachel Angels mother."Her mom greeted back with a smile. "beautiful name see where Angel gets her smile from."He smiled.

"Luke how are you sir?"He greeted the man and Luke held a smug face. "just fine."He said with a eye roll. "that's good."

"Well we should get going yeah?"She asked him and he nodded. "bye mom,dad.love you."She said and left the diner.

"your one charmer Tristan"She teased and he laughed. "gotta do what a mans gotta do."He said holding his hands up in surrender.

"Hey Rory,dean."Angel greeted running into the couple as they smiled. "you look nice."

"Hi Angel. thank you it's our third month anniversary."Rory explained and Angel smiled.

"aww how fun congratulations see you later."She said they thanked her and nodded before walking away.

"did we ever celebrate an anniversary?"Tristan asked and Angel shook her head.

"i don't think so."Angel said and he laughed. "i don't really keep track of that but i do know the date we started dating so i know when our one year is."

"well me to."He said and kissed her head as they walked around the festival

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"And finally im home smelling like fire."Angel said and he chuckled looking down at her. "want to come in?"

"and see your room of course."He joked and she punched his shoulder letting him in and bringing him into her room.

"wow."He looked around her room which was slightly messy.There was clothes in the corner of the room and her desk was scattered with papers and a picture of him laying on top of the stack.

"this is one beautiful accessory."He said holding the picture.She laughed and laid down patting the spot next to her.

He laid down putting his arm around her and they kicked off their shoes.

"you're beautiful you know that?"He said and she rolled her eyes. "whatever."She said and he kissed her.