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Spoilers: He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not
A/N: As before, I'm first going to go through the relevant bits of the episode, for the people who haven't had a chance to watch this episode or show, but will occasionally be adding a couple of thoughts as well. The parts in italics are straight from the actual episode, the normal parts are my additions or interpretations of looks.
Part 2
The next morning, a small package arrived for Nancy. For the briefest moment, as she had been given the parcel, Nancy had hoped it had come from Clint, but she had immediately disregarded that idea. The man in question was sitting next to her, and didn't give any indication that he knew what it was. It turned out to be a golden necklace… from Junior, with the engraving 'To the woman who has stolen my heart, Love Junior!'.
Oliver Crane's suggestion to rent a plane with a banner saying, 'Junior, leave me alone', and have it circle above their street location, was quickly dismissed. Doctor Hebert told Nancy she'd probably just have to speak to Junior and spell it out, but Clint suggested that she first talked to Jelly Bean, since he knew Junior much better, and would probably know how this kind of news was best delivered.
Nancy spoke to Jelly Bean, but instead of getting advice on how to tell Junior she wasn't romantically interested in him, the street salesman told her how she could bind Junior to him, and what not to do.
"I've been with Junior through a lot of relationships, and the one thing I know for sure: when he sees something unattainable, that's what he wants most of all. That, and he hates clingy. He's like that with his shirts too. Junior is remarkably consistent," Jelly Bean had said.
This had given Nancy an idea, and half an hour later, Junior sat down at the table in the clinic's coffee area, and Nancy put a cup of coffee in front of him.
"Thanks for coming on such short notice," Nancy said, sitting down across from him.
"It sounded like it was important, so I got here as quick as I could. Is everything ok?" Junior asked concerned.
"Oh yeah, everything's great!" Nancy exclaimed. "I was just thinking about you and me. And how fortunate we are to have found each other. And it made me realise that we have wasted a lot of time. And there's no denying that there's so much attraction between us, so I just don't want to waste anymore." Nancy was really into her role. Junior chuckled embarrassed. "So, I was thinking we should start making plans right now."
"Plans for what?" Junior asked, uncertain.
"You know, marriage! Babies! The two story walk up with the mortgage. All the things that people do when they're lucky enough to have found the one."
Junior looked uncomfortable. "Don't you think we should date for a while first; you know, crawl before we jog?" He chuckled nervously.
"What for? All so that at the end we can say we're still perfect for each other? Look, why don't we just start our lives together, right now! And, I was also thinking that maybe we should have a double ceremony with Tippy and captain Doss."
As Junior was processing everything she'd said, Nancy looked at him hopefully. It looked like Jelly Bean had been right about this. Junior was quiet, looked down for a moment in thought, then looked up again, having reached a decision. "I've always dreamed of a military wedding. Let's do it!"
Nancy's face fell. "Uh, s- sorry, what?"
"No no, let's do it," Junior said, a wide smile on his face. "Let's get married! Right now, I got to run to a meeting with one of my suppliers, but I'll come over tonight, and, and, we'll talk all about it, we'll discuss the whole thing." He stood up, about to leave, then turned back, and kissed Nancy on her lips. "The beginning of our lives together. Ooh, I like that!"
And off he was. Nancy sat there, shell-shocked, then realised. "Junior just kissed me." She looked a little put off. Then she realised that she had just made matters worse. 'Great! Within a day, I've gone from being single and in love, to being engaged to the wrong person!'
She had explained to the rest of the Westbury-gang that her plan had completely back-fired. They tried to come up with a way to not hurt Junior.
"Maybe I should just come clean, huh." Nancy said, and turned to Clint. "Like they probably say in Montana; you know, honesty is the best policy."
Clint looked doubtful. Derek saved him from answering, and continued, "But Junior has really laid his heart out here. It's going to be very tough on him. Dare I say possibly even humiliating?"
Nodding, Clint agreed, "Doctor D's right. For a macho guy like Junior, embarrassment might be the worst part."
"Good grief," doctor Crane interrupted. "Do I have to solve everyone's problems?" He rose and looked at the country doctor. "For some reason, Junior thinks the world of you, doctor Cassidy. All you have to do is tell him you have feelings for Nancy, and that he's taken her away from you."
Nancy's eyebrows rose, and quickly looked down, trying to hide the deer-in-the-headlights-look. Everyone else looked at anything but the pair. At the silence, doctor Crane frowned.
"What? It's not a terrible idea."
"Works for me," Nancy said, her eyes downcast.
"Oh, on so many levels!" the words flew from Donna's mouth. Amused looks were quickly hidden, and when Donna realised she had said that out loud, she quickly stumbled over her words, to add, "The real question is, would it work for Junior." Then she quickly left the filing area, and Nancy sent Clint a hesitant smile, before everyone decided to follow Donna's example.
Clint wondered. Last night, Nancy had seemed glad to realise he'd meant what he'd said. Now, she didn't seem thrilled at the idea of him telling Junior he had feelings for her. Boy, women were confusing sometimes.
During lunch time, Jinx, Clint & Nancy were sitting in a restaurant, to evaluate the conversation with Twyla that Jinx had had that morning. It hadn't quite gone as planned, as Twyla had said she was 'off to greener pastures'.
Jinx nodded towards Clint. "This guy's got some kind of magnetism about him."
"Really, hmmm, I never noticed," Nancy teased, looking sideways at Clint, who was sitting next to her. They shared a smile, before Nancy looked back at Jinx, forcing herself not to think about Clint's 'magnetism'. "So, what do we do now?"
"Well, I know Twyla cares for you. I mean, she talks about you all the time," Clint said, looking at the man across the table.
Jinx's face brightened. "Really? Or are you just doing that thing where you tell me what I want to hear?"
Clint looked at Nancy, then back at Jinx. "To be honest, I thought you might like to hear it. But it's also true."
Jinx snorted. "Is this guy good, or what?"
"Not bad," Nancy murmured, looking at Clint.
"Well, I'm thinking that maybe it is time for that honesty-is-the-best-policy thing," Clint said with conviction. Both Jinx and Nancy looked uncertain, but waited for the explanation, and Clint briefly outlined his plan to get Jinx and Twyla back together.
TBC
A/N: Nope, still not quite there, but I hope you're enjoying it so far. Last chapter coming up soon.
