Falling In Love

A John and Esther fan fiction inspired by the deleted song Boys and Girls Like You and Me

Disclaimer: I own no characters from Meet Me In St Louis. I kind of forgot the order of scenes in the play so I fudged this a little bit.

"Last stop, Fairgrounds!" the motorman called

Esther Smith descended the staircase from the top level of the trolley. She knew that John Truitt was also on the train. She had seen him as she was going to her seat pushing her way through the crowded rows of passengers.

She felt a hand on her shoulder and turned around.. John was facing her.

"May I join you for a walk?" he asked.

"Certainly." Esther said.. her heart was fluttering.

They headed toward the fairgrounds. Esther couldn't believe they were headed there together.

"So you must be excited about the fair?" he said

Esther nodded. "Yes, I am very excited."

They strolled around the fairgrounds for about fifteen minutes in silence. Esther started to cry

John suddenly pulled Esther into his arms.. Esther did not resist this gesture.

"Es, why are you crying?"

Esther could not answer… she couldn't tell if it was out of shyness or embarrassment.

She felt his arms wrap around her.

"Won't you please tell me what's the matter?"

Esther choked back her tears.

"I think I'm falling in love with you John."