Disclaimer: This is a purely fictional work that does not represent any real situations. This story also is NOT intended to disrespect their personal lives. It's all in fun. Furthermore, we do not own Full House, Fuller House or any of the characters in either program.

Twenty years. It has been 20 years since the show ended. Since then, John had been trying to push her out of his mind, but the affection and love he felt for her was so much, he just winded up missing her that much more. It had been 20 years of bad-timing and mistakes, and he would give anything to change it.

Lori pulled into the parking lot, grabbed her cup of coffee from the cup holder, and got out of her family car. When she locked the car, she took a deep breath.

"This is it," she breathed, looking from her car to the building. "So much has changed…" she acknowledged, remembering how back in the day she would bring her luxurious sports car to work.

A moment later, she realized something. She smiled at the vehicle beside her.

"John…" she murmured, tracing her fingers across the motorcycle, remembering how he would take her places, her arms wrapped comfortably around him.

Lori smiled until nerves flashed into her again. She would be seeing the whole cast. She would be seeing John. She took another deep breath and walked into the building. She passed the staff members and gave them each a friendly smile and hello. When she got to the snack table, she put her coffee down and felt her phone vibrate. Lori reached for it in her pocket and looked at the text.

Good luck today!

Lori read. It was a text from her husband. She smiled, a wash of comfort hitting her.

Thanks, sweetheart.

She clicked send just as she heard someone call her name.

"Miss Lori Loughlin, hello!"

Lori giggled, rolling her eyes playfully. "Hellooo to you, Mister John Stamos," she replied gleefully at him, earning her a wink from the man.

John walked over and wrapped his arms around her, the sweet smell of her perfume entering his nostrils. She still wore the same perfume after all these years. The one that was his favorite and she knew it. He used to compliment her every day they worked on set.

After a moment, John murmured in her ear, "You really haven't aged…" which had caused Lori to blush and her heart to pound.

"Neither have you," she replied without hesitation.

"I try."

She laughed. He hadn't changed one bit. Not that it was a bad thing. She'd missed him.

Just then his phone buzzed.

"Good luck on your first day back, baby! 😘"

He quickly replied a kiss emoji back and shoved his phone in his pocket.

"Someone special?" she inquired, partially to tease him and partially because she was genuinely curious if he had moved on.

"Oh, you know how it is. Just a girl."

Lori just shook her head. "You've always been a ladies man."

"Well, I could have been your man if I had the chance."

Her pulse quickened. He did not just say that.

"Hey! I'm so glad you're here!" Candace exclaimed enthusiastically, hugging Lori.

Over at the corner, Jodie and Andrea were drinking punch, watching the scene in front of them unfold. When they watched Candace suddenly enter the picture, they laughed quietly together.

"Oh my lanta," Jodie chuckled, mocking the catchphrase in the show.

"Hey, how are you?" Lori asked, as she could feel John watching her, ignoring the obvious tension Candace simply didn't seem to catch onto.

"Good! How have you been?"

"I'm good. I'm so glad to be back," Lori responded.

"I know it's almost unreal."

John watched the two converse, chuckling to himself at Candace's obliviousness.

A moment later, Candace felt a tap on her shoulder.

"Hey Deej, I have to show you something," Andrea interrupted, coming to the rescue.

"Okay!" Candace smiled brightly in response.

"I'll see you two later," she smiled sweetly before getting tugged by her best friend to the corner with her tv-sister.

As they were leaving, Andrea could hear John say from behind her, "I guess it's just you and me again," followed by Lori's shy giggle.

Once they were out of earshot from John and Lori, Andrea darted her eyes back at Candace.

"Did you not just hear that?!"

"What?" Candace questioned, genuinely baffled.

"Lori and John!" Jodie exclaimed in a hushed but serious and excited tone.

"What?" she asked again, completely unaware of the situation.

"He was so hitting on her right before you walked up," Andrea reported.

Candace gasped. "He was not!"

"Yes, he was!" Jodie insisted.

"Yeah, we could hear everything they were saying from over here. I guess his girlfriend texted him and Lori asked who it was," Andrea explained.

"When he brushed it off as 'just some girl', she called him a ladies man," Jodie added.

"And he said 'Well, I could have been your man if I had the chance,'" Andrea finished, catching Candace up.

"And then you walked up right after that happened!" Jodie exclaimed.

Candace's eyes got big. "Oh. My. Lanta." She covered her mouth with her hand in shock at the situation.

Jodie looked over at the pair again. "Typical John," she chuckled.

"So…" Lori began again after a silence. She was leaning against the table, trying to act natural in the tensioned environment.

"So," John mimicked teasingly, noting how cute she appeared just then.

"How long have you known this…girl?" Lori questioned casually, looking away as if it was nothing, before looking back into his eyes.

John narrowed his eyes at her, noticing Lori's hand supporting herself stable against the table and deciding to place his on hers.

"Is someone jealous?" he teased, cocking an eyebrow.

Lori rolled her eyes. "Of course not," she denied, removing her hand from his and holding up her left hand, wiggling her fingers to show him her wedding ring to prove her point.

John laughed. "You do realize that you're wearing Becky's wedding ring, right?"

Lori moved her hand down to her side, embarrassed.

They had agreed to wear the rings their characters had worn so many years ago to add to the nostalgia of the day.

John just smiled, amused.

"You never answered my question," Lori pointed out, changing the subject.

"Three weeks. We met at a bar if you want to go ahead and judge me," he explained, not that he owed her any explanation.

Lori shrugged. "Why would I judge you? It's nothing new. You fooled around with girls alllll the time back when we filmed together. Nothing was ever serious."

John took a step back, alarmed by her words. "Oh really? You think so?"

Lori nodded confidently. "One person was enough for you John, and you never did need another."

It took John a second to realize what Lori was hinting at, but when he did, a smile unknowingly arose on his face.

"I guess you're right," he answered, as they got lost in each other's eyes.

"Okay television-love birds, it's time for the table read. Everyone is already in the room, let's get going," Bob suddenly interrupted them, bringing Lori and John back to reality.

Andrea, Candace, and Jodie stared at Lori and John as they walked in. They gave knowing looks to each other, as if gossiping without words. John sat at one side of the table and Lori joined the girls.

"So, you and John?" Jodie whispered as Lori sat down.

Lori rolled her eyes. "Don't even start, girls," she warned.

Every time Aunt Becky and Uncle Jesse had a line together, it seemed to the other cast members that they were the only two in the room. It was as if the love and chemistry between the characters represented the love and chemistry between the actors in real life.

"And that's a wrap." Those words came so soon. Almost too soon.

Everyone then got up from the table and Lori walked over to the snack table to get a drink.

Andrea leaned her back against the table.

"It's so great to be back, isn't it?"

"Let's all drink to a great season," Lori filled the four of them drinks and passed one to each of them.

"Cheers to the new show. Here's to another eight amazing seasons!" Candace exclaimed, laughing as they all dinged their drinks together.

As they all talked about their favorite parts of the script, John approached.

"We'll leave you two alone," Candace whispered to Lori before moving to sit back down at the table.

"No, wait—" Lori attempted to call to them but they were gone.

John laughed at how the three girls scattered when he arrived.

"Were you girls talking about me?" he inquired.

"Psh no, where would you get that from?" A tint of red naturally came to her cheeks by the simple presence of John.

"Because those girls have knowing looks on their faces… And it's us."

"Okay, just because you're all handsome and charming and gorgeous and sweet and talented and a gentleman and—"

"Shhh, I know," John butted in, running his hand through his hair.

"Doesn't mean you should confidently believe that we were talking about you."

"Okay, but you were, weren't you?"

"...Maybe," Lori gave in. Even though she had acted for years, somehow, to this day, she still got wrapped up in John and failed to tell the smallest lie.

John laughed. "What was it about, Lori?"

"That's for us to know, and for you to never find out."

"Oh, playing hard to get? I like that."

She didn't even flinch at his remark. "You know what's funny?"

"And what is that?" John questioned, smiling.

"I've actually missed this," Lori admitted.

"What? Me hardcore flirting with you and you acting all innocent about it?"

Lori blushed harder. "Yes, exactly," she paused before continuing. "After all, who doesn't want John Stamos flirting with them?"

John laughed. She could always keep him on his toes. She was the only woman who could ever keep up with his banter.

"Well, it's not every day John Stamos gets to flirt with Lori Loughlin."

Lori shyly brushed her hair behind her ear. There was a moment of silence before she smiled.

"You know, sometimes I can't handle the words that come out of your mouth."

"Sometimes I can't handle how beautiful your mouth is," he replied, placing his hand on her chin and lifting her head up so she was looking into his eyes.

Her eyes searched his for assurance as she found herself leaning in closer to his lips.

Just then, her phone rang and she quickly pulled away.

"Sorry, I have to take this."

John nodded in understanding, watching as Lori clicked answer and walked over to the balcony to take the phone call.

"Hey bud," John heard beside him, interrupting his thoughts. His attention toward Lori only wavered as he continuously shifted his eyes to the balcony. "Can you believe this is all happening?"

"I know, it's crazy. It's so nice to see everyone again," John answered with genuinity.

"Yeah, and I'm sure there's one person in particular you must have been most excited to see."

John looked at Dave confused.

Dave laughed. "It's just like the old times— you putting the moves on Lori."

John chuckled. "What are you talking about?"

"What, so if I told you that Lori just got off her phone call, you wouldn't just walk over—" Before Dave could even finish his sentence, John was already making his way over to the balcony.

John opened the screen door slightly to the balcony, trying not to disrupt Lori as she stared up at the sky. She turned to see him as the door closed.

"Oh hey. Sorry, that was my daughter."

"No, it's okay," John said, walking over to the balcony with her and leaning up against the railing. A moment of silence fell between the two.

"What?" Lori asked.

"Nothing, I was just thinking."

"Thinking about what?"

John didn't answer right away.

"You know you can tell me anything," Lori assured, placing her hand on his arm.

"I was just thinking what it would've been like if I was the one you had started a family with," John admitted.

Lori raised her eyebrows, speechless by John's words. Not knowing how to respond, she turned her eyes from his to the sky. She pressed her body back against the railing.

"Hm… I never pictured you to be the man to consider familial matters."

"See, that's the thing."

"What?"

"You've always thought you had me all figured out but you were wrong."

"How was I wrong?"

"There was one woman I would have settled down with. She just got away."

Suddenly, Lori could feel a chill rise up her back. She didn't know what to say, and somehow she could feel a silent understanding between them that there was nothing she could say.

John stared at her for a moment. Without another word, he patted her hand and walked away, leaving Lori alone.

As soon as John left, Lori let out a breath she didn't know she was holding. She could feel her heart crippling, a lump caught in her throat. As she was looking at the sky, a lyric suddenly sang in her mind.

I asked the sky just what we had

It shone forever

Lori looked down at Becky's wedding ring on her finger, remembering the words John had mocked her with earlier.

Lost in her thoughts, she twisted the ring for a minute before reaching into her pocket.

Finding the item she had been searching for, she took it out of her pocket and held it carefully between her thumb and her index finger in front of her.

Lori looked at the wedding ring she was given years ago by her husband Mossimo.

For the first time in eighteen years, the ring appeared in a different light in her mind.

The ring was a reminder of the one that got away.