Title: Spring Fling

Author: lannah

Summary: Rory, Lorelai, Emily and Richard head out to the Dominican Republic for spring break. Guess whom Rory meets?

Pairing: R/T of course!

Disclaimer: Sadly, I own zippidy-doo-daa of Gilmore Girls. If I did, then Chad Michael Murray would still be on the show and he would be mine (and even if they have nothing to do with Gilmore Girls, J-Boog from B2K and Orlando Bloom would be mine too! Heehee!). Anywayz, all the characters and all that fun stuff belong to the GG crew; the only thing that is mine is the plot (which will most likely turn out to be pretty retarded, so I give you fair warning)!

A.N. Hey guys...this is it! Last chapter!! I was originally gonna split it up into two parts but then I was like, what the hey, I'll give you an extra long end chapter! Well not really that long, but anywayz. Here it is!

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"Ok, we have a couple of days left down here, I say you tell him," Lorelai said to Rory, eagerly.

"Nooo," Rory whined. "We," she said, pointing between herself and Tatum, "already went over this. I am not saying anything. Did you not hear about what happened today?"

"Yeah, but if you like Tristan, then you should tell him," Lorelai argued. "Who knows, maybe you'll end up hearing the answer you want from him."

Rory shook her head firmly. "No."

"Well at least tell him while we're down here before we leave," Lorelai continued, "that way, if he rejects you, you can blame your temporary lapse of sanity on the weather."

"No," Tatum inputted quickly. "Like I said before, tell him when you get back home."

"Noo," Lorelai protested, shooting a look at Tatum. "Tell him here, so you two can hook up on a nice tropical island."

"Well, as romantic as that is, let him know back in Hartford, so you'll hook up down there, rather than up here."

All the while, between their little exchange, Rory's head was moving back and forth between the two, slightly confused.

"What is wrong with you two?" she asked finally. "There will be no hooking up of any sort! And if it does happen, what's the difference if I hook up with him here, rather than back home?"

"Oh there's a difference," Tatum answered.

"A very big difference," Lorelai added.

Rory looked at the two as if they had just sprouted two heads or something.

"The both of you need some serious help," she said, shaking her head. "I'm going to go take a walk or something and get away from you crazy people."

"She called us crazy..." Lorelai said, watching Rory walk away.

"I know," Tatum added, then turned to Lorelai. "Way to go, trying to get her to get together with Tristan down here, so you could win the bet."

"Hey, you were doing it too," Lorelai protested. "And what is this I hear? You were trying to convince her today to wait until we get back home to tell him? Cheater!"

"I am not," Tatum exclaimed, then added in mock disbelief, "I am shocked you would say something like that!"

*****

Rory had walked down the sandy beach, along the water's edge, her flip-flops in hand. She now paused, stopping to look at the moonlit ocean waves. She felt somewhat nostalgic as she realized in a couple of days, she would be gone. No more Dominican. No more Tatum; she'd actually formed a very close bond with the girl and knew that she was going to miss her. Then there was Tristan. She wondered if everything would change, once they got back to Hartford. Would he still talk to her as much as he did down here? Would he still annoy her constantly (but in a good way - a way she had begun to like)?

Her thoughts were soon interrupted by someone saying "boo" into her ear.

Completely caught off guard, Rory shrieked and jumped. She turned to find a laughing Tristan behind her and groaned.

"Don't do stuff like that to me," she complained.

"I didn't know you scare so easily, Mary," he said, grinning. "I'll keep that in mind."

She narrowed her eyes at him. "What do you want?"

He shrugged and flashed her another grin. "I saw you standing here all alone, so I figured I'd come bug you."

"Didn't you have a date tonight or something?"

Immediately, upon realizing the words she had uttered, Rory mentally slapped herself for allowing those words to come out of her mouth. Now he'd know for sure that she and Tatum were spying on him earlier.

Tristan looked at her confused. "A date?"

Rory sighed. She figured she had already started, so she might as well finish. "Yeah, you know. Tall, red-headed girl..."

A mischievous smile crossed Tristan's features. "How did you know I had a 'date' with her?" he asked, making quotations in the air when he said 'date'.

She shrugged. "People talk..." She trailed off as she noticed the grin on his face. "What?" She asked irritably.

"Were you spying on me?"

"No!" Rory exclaimed, right away, then paused, "...maybe."

Tristan let out a triumphant whoop. "I knew you two were up to something when you started going on about that whole earring thing."

Rory rolled her eyes.

"Why were you spying on me anyway?"

She gave him a Look.

"What?" he asked, innocently.

For some reason, Rory got incredibly agitated just then. She felt like smacking him. He obviously did not realize that she liked him. But then, it wasn't like she gave him any hints or anything...or maybe she did? All she knew was that she had come to the conclusion that she was not going to tell Tristan anything.

"Never mind," Rory mumbled.

"I want to know," Tristan said.

Rory sighed. "Tristan forget it. It doesn't matter. I'm going to go," she turned to walk away.

He grabbed her arm spinning her around. "Ok seriously, what's wrong?"

Rory let out a frustrated half-scream. "Fine. You want to know what's wrong? I'll tell you what's wrong. First, you act as if you like me and give me all these stupid signs that makes me stupid enough to believe that maybe, just maybe, you're actually interested in me and it's not just...nothing...to you. But then, you turn around and you act as if nothing's happened, and don't give me that look because you know exactly what I'm talking about, and it makes me feel so stupid because I've realized that I like you! There, now you know. Happy now?"

Not knowing what else to do after her outburst, Rory turned and walked away, leaving a gaping (and very bewildered) Tristan behind.

*****

Rory felt like smacking herself as she she made her way up a crevice of rocks, which jutted out over the water's edge. She had speed-walked her way over to the other side of the beach, wanting to be alone.

She couldn't believe she had just done that. What was she thinking? Glancing in the distance, she let out a soft sigh and settled herself down on the rock sticking out over the water. She had half-expected him to follow her, but there was no sign of Tristan anywhere.

Letting her gaze travel back over the seemingly endless water, she couldn't help but ask herself why she had let herself fall for him. Of all people, it turned out to be Tristan.

"Damn girl, you walk fast!"

Rory screamed and scrambled up. Turning to face the grinning blonde, she said, "Did I not tell you to not sneak up on me like that?"

Tristan shrugged, apologetically. "I forgot," he paused. "I was looking for you. You just had to pick the spot where no one can find you. Look...I just came up her to-"

"You came up here to what, Tristan?" Rory interrupted. She wasn't angry. After all, she couldn't make him like her back, unless she was as smart in magic as Hermione was in Harry Potter, then she could probably go the whole love potion route; but, she did have to get his off of her chest.

"Did you come here to tell me you're very flattered that I've fallen for you, but you're sorry because you don't feel the same way? Or did you come here to say 'I told you I would make you fall for me one day, Mary' or something stupid like that. Or, did you want to say-"

Her next words were cut off as she felt Tristan's lips on hers. Immediately, (and as clichéd as it sounds), a huge wave of butterflies took over her stomach. Her spine tingled and she felt a shiver run down her back as he touched her face. After the initial shock of him kissing her wore off, Rory found herself kissing him back. One of her arms wrapped around his neck, as the other traveled up his arm and rested on his shoulder, as he pulled her closer to him.

Then just as soon as it started, it stopped as he pulled away from her.

Rory simply stared at him in shock, trying to absorb what had just happened, and trying to get over the fact that with one innocent little kiss, he could make her feel the way she did.

"Or..." he said, a smile flitting across his face, "...I came here to tell you that I like you too."

Rory blinked. "Oh."

That caused Tristan to laugh. She stuck her tongue out at him, then asked, "So what was the deal with the red-head?"

Tristan grinned. "She was telling me about a party up at some club tonight."

"Oh," Rory repeated. Well, didn't she just feel stupid.

"Mary, were you jealous?" Tristan teased.

"Shut up," she grumbled, but she couldn't help the smile that was spreading across her face. "Sooo...you like me?"

Tristan laughed again and nodded. "Unfortunately...yes," he said, playfully.

She narrowed her eyes at him, but asked again, "As in...you really like me?"

"As in I really really like you," he confirmed. "As in, I want to go out with you, kind of like you. As in I really really want to kiss you again because if kissing you for five seconds felt like that, then I want to try a whole lot more seconds. Maybe a minute...ten minutes...forever," he grinned at her devilishly.

"I doubt anyone could last forever," Rory said.

"Hey, you forget it's me you're talking to," he said, winking at her. "I could last forever in a lot of things.."

Rory smacked him, half amused at his not so subtle statement.

"Mary, you're violent," he pouted at her.

"Well you bring out the violent-ness in me," she said, as he leaned closer to her.

Just as he was about to kiss her again, he paused suddenly.

"I just have one question for you," he said.

"What's that?" Rory asked, suspiciously, upon noticing that familiar, mischievous twinkle in his eyes.

Tristan smirked. "Do I make you say oh yeah?"

Rory simply stared at him, then broke out into a fit of giggles.

"Oh yeah!" she laughed, as he kissed her once again.

*****

"Honey, you so owe me twenty bucks," Lorelai said, walking away. "And a whole lot of coffee!"

Tatum groaned. "I can't believe I lost! I'm happy for them, but I can't believe I lost!"

"Yeah well, tough!" Lorelai said, giddily. "I get free coffee!!!"

Tatum laughed. "I think I should become a spy."

"I think you should. Then you can spy on them two and make sure they only thing they do is kissing!"

"Ew, no!"

With that, they both headed back into the hotel, in which they were staying.

*****

I'm done!!!!!!!!!!! That took a while. Stupid ending? I know! I couldn't think of a way to end it completely, but oh well!!

Anywayz, let me know what you think!!! And I just want to thank everyone who read my story (I feel like I'm at the movie awards or something...I wish I were...maybe I'd get to meet Orlando Bloom and Paul Walker and Chad Michael Murray if he's ever there, and Iceman from Xmen....and B2K - although I highly doubt they'd be at the movie awards...ok I'll shut up now!) and everyone who reviewed, especially those of you who reviewed for practically every single chapter - you know who you are - I love you all! Thank you!!