"Tristan I would like you to meet Jess, Luke's rebellious, cocky, and yet extremely smart nephew. He reminds me allot like you, only you have more manners." I couldn't believe that Jess started talking to me like that with no hello, especially since I had a stranger with me. Ok so I could believe it but still. "Jess say hello to an old classmate of mine Tristan Dugrey."
"Hello Army boy did you loose your way back to the trenches?"
"Hello James Dean wannabe, did you loose your way to the silver screen, cause your acting sucks worse than...."
I was sort of surprised by Tristan's quick come back but knew I had to make this nonsense end. "That's enough out of both of you. Jess we would like two Gilly Lunch's."
"Isn't the man suppose to order."
"Isn't the waiter suppose to take orders and leave their customers alone?" I countered it wasn't the greatest come back but it got him off my back. Tristan did not look happy at all.
"Two Gilly lunch's coming up." Jess said that with a glare towards Tristan, then he walked over to the counter. Thankfully saw Luke on his way over with a coffeepot in hand. I sighed in relief, as Luke filled our mugs full of wonderful coffee.
"Sorry about him Rory. He got mad the minute I said you were here with a stranger. Asked me about a million questions as we walked down the stairs."
"It's ok Luke. Jess is just getting protective again, after you know he just goes crazy when he sees me with somebody he doesn't trust. Much like the rest of this town. Tristan this is Luke the wonderful man that takes care of me and occasionally my mom." I saw that Luke started to blush.
"It is nice to meet you Sir. I am glad that Rory has such a wonderful town to look out for her." I saw in Tristan's eyes that he was speaking truthfully and he even appeared to have calmed down some.
"It is nice to meet you too Tristan, know if you will excuse me, I have a disrespectful nephew to look after." Luke left after refilling my coffee.
"Tristan I am teribly sorry, I thought Jess would take it better than that. I guess I should have been the one to get him." I was trying to get Tristan to understand that this town has a very protective fetish when it came to my mom and me.
"You have no need to apologies, Jess cares for you and I don't blame him at all to take offence to the girl of his dreams eating with another man." To my surprise Tristan was being dead serious. I thought when I looked up at him that I would see that old spark of humor and teasing in his eye, but it wasn't there. If anything he looked sad and disappointed.