Wow, wow, wow.. I came online this morning and I was like OMG, OMG.. You guys! Awww your response was so overwhelming!! ((Sniffle)) you make me so happy.. But now I'm just hoping i will make you happy...
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11:03 PM, Saturday
Star's Hollow Lorelai stepped off the bus and back into Star's Hollow: town to the crazies, the gossips, friends,…. and Luke. Struggling to be courageous, Lorelai walked towards the darkened diner. The lights were dimmed, but she could see a dark figure at the counter. 'Luke,' She thought, smiling and feeling a little flustered. She continued to walk to the diner, her steps even and steady. 'Be brave,' She thought to herself. 'Don't screw this up.' Lorelai soon found herself standing at the door, watching Luke, who had his back to the door. I'm scared.
I'm afraid to tell him what I feel.
What about Linda?
Maybe he's in love.
I'd feel like a fool.
I wouldn't know what to do.
It would ruin everything.
What if this ruins even a potential friendship?
Should I risk that?
But I can't let the chance to love him pass me by.
Should I tell him? Her stomach was doing somersaults. Lorelai put her hand on the doorknob, willing herself to go inside. ********************* 11:05 PM, Saturday
Luke's Diner He had known that letting go would be hard, but now, it seemed near impossible. Linda had broken up with him, leaving him with his thoughts of Lorelai. That was understandable. He felt really bad about the whole situation with Linda. After all, he hadn't really had any interest in her.. he had just been interested in forgetting about Lorelai. And look how far I've gotten with that... The more he willed himself to forget about her, the more often she crawled into his thoughts. This was insanity. She was gone, and he was a fool. That morning he had decided to sell coffee again. The sign was gone, to everyone's relief. After all, change hadn't done any good. But then, he found himself pouring a whole bag of sugar into the coffee maker. He had been distracted by his thoughts and mistook the bag of sugar for the coffee beans. It took him almost an hour to clean all the sugar out. Standing with his back to the door, Luke tried to distract himself by wiping clean the menus. He could smell her scent in the air. 'I'm losing it.' He thought and shook his head. Luke heard the bell on the door jingle and wondered who would be coming to the diner this late in Star's Hollow. "We're closed," He called over his shoulder. "Luke." He could hear her voice. 'Wow, I must really be out of it,' He thought, shaking his head. "Luke?" Luke slowly turned around. "Lorelai?" Lorelai stood there, like an apparition. "Hi." Smiling shyly, she gave him a little wave. Luke jerked to life, realizing that she was really there. "Hi." She looked uncomfortable and she wringed her hands. "Um, I came to tell you something." "Oh." He was having a sense of déjà vu. She had said that before… that night. "I.. Uh..," Lorelai started. "I'm.. not that good at this." "Okay." Luke looked at her, a questioning look on his face. She fell silent under his gaze. Lorelai looked around the diner, almost as if she had never been there before. "Place looks nice." "Thanks." Luke started scrubbing the counter. She sighed, rather loudly. He wasn't making it easier for her. "I realized," Lorelai started. "When I was in New York..." Luke nodded, but kept scrubbing. What is she was doing here? She was torturing him, bringing to life memories that he desperately wanted to forget. He was tantalized by her scent. Her perfume.. Making my fingertips twitch. Making me want to touch her face. Graze the outline of her face. Kiss her nose.Kiss those soft, pouty lips.Wrap her in my arms and never let her go. Luke tried to hold his breath. You can't do that. She was silent again. Luke watched her intently, the nervousness that lined her face. Her dark hair fell gently upon the shoulders that he longed to touch. Forget about Lorelai, she's not in love with you Why had she come here? Usually, when she was nervous, Lorelai would ramble on and on about some random topic. But today.. today, she didn't know what to say. She said the first thing that came to her mind. "I realized that... I'm in love with you." His eyes widened. "What?" He croaked. The dishrag in his hand fell to the ground. "I..," Lorelai said, taking a deep breath. "I love you." She had said it; the three words that she had been holding in for so months. Luke stood there, shocked by what he had just heard. Lorelai stood uncomfortably, wondering if he was going to say anything. Why didn't he say anything? Luke gaped at her. Lorelai bit her lip nervously. Was it that outrageous? Would it never work out between the two of them? True, they were different.. but opposites attract... Lorelai wished that he would say something, anything.. at least she would know if he thought it was possible between them.. or impossible. He's not going to say anything Lorelai thought painfully and turned away from him. "I… uh," Lorelai cleared her throat and spoke up. "I have to go." And she was gone again, leaving a trace of her perfume and the faint jingle of the bell on the door. Luke stood there silently, his mouth still wide open and his eyes watching as her back as she ran. The woman he loved and had so desperately tried to forget had just told him that she loved him back. It was only after the door closed shut that Luke could speak. "I love you, too," he whispered hoarsely into the air. Realizing that he had to tell her, and not just the empty diner, he ran out of the diner after her. ********************* 11:19 PM, Saturday
Gilmore House Gasping for breath, Luke nearly collapsed on her porch. The house was dark. Using the energy he had left, he pounded on the door. "Lorelai!" No answer. "Lorelai!" He called out. Babette poked her head out of her house. "Luke, hon, Lorelai's gone, remember?" "Yeah, thanks, Babette," Luke mumbled. The woman probably thought he was insane. Luke closed his eyes and slumped against the cold door. ********************* 11:23 PM, Saturday
Star's Hollow Bus Station Huffing, Luke ran into the bus station. "Hey!" He yelled at the alarmed clerk at the ticket booth. "Hey! Are there any buses to New York?" The man looked at his clipboard. "Actually, one just left." "Damnit," Luke said, slamming his fist down on the counter. The man raised an eyebrow. "Sorry," Luke mumbled and timidly pat the victimized counter. ********************* 11:24 PM, Saturday
On the Bus "Sookie," Lorelai sobbed into her cell phone. "He didn't say anything." "I'm sorry, hon," Sookie said soothingly. "How could he not say anything?" Lorelai sniffled. "Uh, miss, are you okay?" The man across the aisle asked. "Yeah," Lorelai sobbed. "I'm fine, thanks." He nodded and returned to his magazine. "Sookie, I'm sitting on a bus back to the New York and I'm crying like a baby." Lorelai dug around in her purse for a tissue. "And I have no tissues." "I'm sorry," Sookie said sympathetically, and silently cursed Luke's taciturn nature. "You're going back to New York?" "He didn't say anything," Lorelai reiterated. "I know but maybe he was just too surprised," Sookie said. "I mean, this is Luke. He has trouble forming complete sentences… you should give him time to talk." Lorelai blew her nose on a Dunkin Donuts napkin. "Bu how can someone just stand there, if the person that he or she supposedly loves back tells him or her that she or he loves him or her?" "What?" Lorelai sighed, wiping some stray tears from her cheek. "I dunno, but he could have at least grunted or waved a flag or poured me a cup of coffee…." Sookie smiled at the thought. "I have to go back to New York because I have work on Monday anyways." "Work?" Sookie asked. "Yeah, I'm still working at the Hilton, remember?" Lorelai replied and sighed. "And I have to move my stuff out of Craig's." Sookie sighed at the thought of Lorelai having to confront her now ex-boyfriend. "And you're right," Lorelai said. "He wasn't wearing flannel. Although, he seems to be serving coffee again. I could smell it in the air." Sookie tried to smile. "Lor, you have somewhere to stay for tonight?" "Hon, I work in a hotel." "Oh, right." Sookie was relieved. At least Lorelai wouldn't be walking around alone, disoriented and sad in the city late at night. "Sookie?" "Yeah?" "Don't tell him where I am, okay? Promise? I mean, if he comes and asks you.. If he doesn't then…," Lorelai said, rubbing her left temple. "I just need time to think..," "Yeah, sure," Sookie replied. "Feel better, okay?" "Okay." Lorelai leaned her head back on the seat and closed her eyes. "Bye, Sookie." "Bye, sweets," Sookie replied sadly. Lorelai hung up the phone and threw it into her bag. Her eyes closed, she fell into a deep sleep, her mind replaying the scene in the diner over and over. ********************* 11:32 PM, Saturday
Luke's Diner Luke sat at one of the tables, his head in his hands. He didn't know what to do, who to call... he didn't know where she was.. what are her phone number was.. his head suddenly jerked up. He had Craig's addresss. Maybe she would go back there... Luke ran up to his apartment and started to dig around in one of his kitchen drawers. He found his address book, grabbed his car keys, and ran out of the diner. ********************* 1:43 AM, Sunday
Hilton Hotel Lorelai walked into the Hilton and up to the front desk. She set her bag down at her feet and looked at the man sitting at the desk. "Ms. Gilmore," the clerk said, surprised to see his boss at that time of the night. "Hey, Danny," Lorelai said, giving the young man a slight smile. "Are there any rooms open?" "Uh, yes, ma'am," Danny said, typing furiously on the computer. "Room 415." "Thanks," Lorelai said gratefully, taking the key. "Just charge it my account, okay?" "Yes, ma'am," Danny replied, nodding. "G'night." "Good night." Lorelai said and smiled before walking towards the elevators. ********************* 1:47 AM, Sunday
Craig's (and formerly Lorelai's) Apartment After parking his car, Luke cautiously approached the apartment building. The doorman looked at him with a questioning look on his face. "Can I help you, sir?" "Uh..," Luke stuttered. "I'm here to see Ms. Gilmore in apartment 4B." "I'm afraid she's not home, sir," The doorman answered promptly. "Oh." Luke's face fell. "But it's almost 2 in the morning.." The doorman shrugged. "I don't know, sir, but you're the man visiting at 2 in the morning." Luke sighed and nodded. "Good point," Luke answered. "Good night." The doorman just nodded. Luke walked back to his truck and got in. Where was she? ********************* 3:15 AM, Sunday
Craig's (and formerly Lorelai's) Apartment Jane fumbled for the key underneath the doormat. She had just come in from Egypt and she was dead tired. Shifting the weight of her bag on her shoulder, Jane twisted the key into the lock and opened the door. "Craig?" She exclaimed, alarmed by the sight of her brother passed out on the ground. She threw her bag down and shook him. "Craig? Are you okay?" Craig cracked open an eye to look up at his sister and grinned a silly smile. "I just drank a little…" Sighing, Jane dragged him into the living room with difficulty and even managed to pull him onto the couch. Huffing, she took off his shoes. 'Ugh, he's way too heavy,' Jane thought, frowning, and hurled the shoes at the front door. "You know," He said, looking at her as she took off his jacket. He still had a goofy smile plastered on his face. "It's my birthday…" "I know," Jane said, smiling slightly. "Is that why you and Lorelai had a party?" She looked around the room. "Where is she anyways?" She hoped Lorelai wasn't passed out somewhere else in the apartment. A miserable look passed through Craig's face. "She left," He croaked, his head hanging limply over the side of the couch. "She loves someone else.." With that, he closed his eyes. Jane sighed sadly and pat his head sympathetically. "I'm so sorry," She whispered gently, now understanding why he was in such a drunken state. "You'll find someone else better, Craig…" Craig opened his red-rimmed eyes and looked up at her pointedly. "No, I won't." ********************* And so the story continues.. Hehe Hm.. Jewls13, I was thinking about what you were saying.. Which is totally valid.. But then I was like, wait, here are two people who know each other so well, and both have finally learned that the other loves him/her back.. Would they work on their friendship first? I think they would both jump on the chance of love again, esp. with each other, you know? So now Luke is running around like a headless chicken looking for Lorelai.. Hopefully I'll be able to work it out so they'll .. at least be friends.. (don't wanna give the ending away.. teehehehe).. but you are right, friendship is one of the most important things in life. laJardiniere: Alias!!! Ahhhh Vaughn.. Teehehee Moswen.. haha, you are good.. You always guess what I'm gonna do. Like with Jane, you guessed that she was his sister.. Hehe and Javajunkieangel is a good guesser too!! Hehe Ooohkay scaring myself now.. diosa alexia: Aww, your poor guy friend.. Good luck to him! I hope everything works out for him.. Kris Wright: lol I did look up weezer lyrics and I found a good song for the next chapter =) Allison: OMG that is my favorite favorite show! "Unwrapped", right? And they show you how they make all the candy! That is the greatest show!!!! Oo icic my friend is so obsessed with Everwood.. It heard it's like all gushy but still really good… Miss pebbles: Hehe yeah I really wanted Craig to come out as the good guy… mass coffee: hahaha I did try to sing it.. With strange results =) starbelly: haha I'm so glad you like it! Dawnmeister: Perhaps you would like to comfort Craig in his drunken state? Haha should I write you in in the next chapter as the woman he meets or something? Hahah that would be fun if I showed up in the story too! Wheee .. Or I won't do that.. ;) Also, thanks to SD, the4thlor, kyle, Zarianature, luke_Lorelai_ash, gluglug, becs, etc, etc.. just everyone for their continued support and for reading my story! I appreciate it sooo much! Oh, and HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
Star's Hollow Lorelai stepped off the bus and back into Star's Hollow: town to the crazies, the gossips, friends,…. and Luke. Struggling to be courageous, Lorelai walked towards the darkened diner. The lights were dimmed, but she could see a dark figure at the counter. 'Luke,' She thought, smiling and feeling a little flustered. She continued to walk to the diner, her steps even and steady. 'Be brave,' She thought to herself. 'Don't screw this up.' Lorelai soon found herself standing at the door, watching Luke, who had his back to the door. I'm scared.
I'm afraid to tell him what I feel.
What about Linda?
Maybe he's in love.
I'd feel like a fool.
I wouldn't know what to do.
It would ruin everything.
What if this ruins even a potential friendship?
Should I risk that?
But I can't let the chance to love him pass me by.
Should I tell him? Her stomach was doing somersaults. Lorelai put her hand on the doorknob, willing herself to go inside. ********************* 11:05 PM, Saturday
Luke's Diner He had known that letting go would be hard, but now, it seemed near impossible. Linda had broken up with him, leaving him with his thoughts of Lorelai. That was understandable. He felt really bad about the whole situation with Linda. After all, he hadn't really had any interest in her.. he had just been interested in forgetting about Lorelai. And look how far I've gotten with that... The more he willed himself to forget about her, the more often she crawled into his thoughts. This was insanity. She was gone, and he was a fool. That morning he had decided to sell coffee again. The sign was gone, to everyone's relief. After all, change hadn't done any good. But then, he found himself pouring a whole bag of sugar into the coffee maker. He had been distracted by his thoughts and mistook the bag of sugar for the coffee beans. It took him almost an hour to clean all the sugar out. Standing with his back to the door, Luke tried to distract himself by wiping clean the menus. He could smell her scent in the air. 'I'm losing it.' He thought and shook his head. Luke heard the bell on the door jingle and wondered who would be coming to the diner this late in Star's Hollow. "We're closed," He called over his shoulder. "Luke." He could hear her voice. 'Wow, I must really be out of it,' He thought, shaking his head. "Luke?" Luke slowly turned around. "Lorelai?" Lorelai stood there, like an apparition. "Hi." Smiling shyly, she gave him a little wave. Luke jerked to life, realizing that she was really there. "Hi." She looked uncomfortable and she wringed her hands. "Um, I came to tell you something." "Oh." He was having a sense of déjà vu. She had said that before… that night. "I.. Uh..," Lorelai started. "I'm.. not that good at this." "Okay." Luke looked at her, a questioning look on his face. She fell silent under his gaze. Lorelai looked around the diner, almost as if she had never been there before. "Place looks nice." "Thanks." Luke started scrubbing the counter. She sighed, rather loudly. He wasn't making it easier for her. "I realized," Lorelai started. "When I was in New York..." Luke nodded, but kept scrubbing. What is she was doing here? She was torturing him, bringing to life memories that he desperately wanted to forget. He was tantalized by her scent. Her perfume.. Making my fingertips twitch. Making me want to touch her face. Graze the outline of her face. Kiss her nose.Kiss those soft, pouty lips.Wrap her in my arms and never let her go. Luke tried to hold his breath. You can't do that. She was silent again. Luke watched her intently, the nervousness that lined her face. Her dark hair fell gently upon the shoulders that he longed to touch. Forget about Lorelai, she's not in love with you Why had she come here? Usually, when she was nervous, Lorelai would ramble on and on about some random topic. But today.. today, she didn't know what to say. She said the first thing that came to her mind. "I realized that... I'm in love with you." His eyes widened. "What?" He croaked. The dishrag in his hand fell to the ground. "I..," Lorelai said, taking a deep breath. "I love you." She had said it; the three words that she had been holding in for so months. Luke stood there, shocked by what he had just heard. Lorelai stood uncomfortably, wondering if he was going to say anything. Why didn't he say anything? Luke gaped at her. Lorelai bit her lip nervously. Was it that outrageous? Would it never work out between the two of them? True, they were different.. but opposites attract... Lorelai wished that he would say something, anything.. at least she would know if he thought it was possible between them.. or impossible. He's not going to say anything Lorelai thought painfully and turned away from him. "I… uh," Lorelai cleared her throat and spoke up. "I have to go." And she was gone again, leaving a trace of her perfume and the faint jingle of the bell on the door. Luke stood there silently, his mouth still wide open and his eyes watching as her back as she ran. The woman he loved and had so desperately tried to forget had just told him that she loved him back. It was only after the door closed shut that Luke could speak. "I love you, too," he whispered hoarsely into the air. Realizing that he had to tell her, and not just the empty diner, he ran out of the diner after her. ********************* 11:19 PM, Saturday
Gilmore House Gasping for breath, Luke nearly collapsed on her porch. The house was dark. Using the energy he had left, he pounded on the door. "Lorelai!" No answer. "Lorelai!" He called out. Babette poked her head out of her house. "Luke, hon, Lorelai's gone, remember?" "Yeah, thanks, Babette," Luke mumbled. The woman probably thought he was insane. Luke closed his eyes and slumped against the cold door. ********************* 11:23 PM, Saturday
Star's Hollow Bus Station Huffing, Luke ran into the bus station. "Hey!" He yelled at the alarmed clerk at the ticket booth. "Hey! Are there any buses to New York?" The man looked at his clipboard. "Actually, one just left." "Damnit," Luke said, slamming his fist down on the counter. The man raised an eyebrow. "Sorry," Luke mumbled and timidly pat the victimized counter. ********************* 11:24 PM, Saturday
On the Bus "Sookie," Lorelai sobbed into her cell phone. "He didn't say anything." "I'm sorry, hon," Sookie said soothingly. "How could he not say anything?" Lorelai sniffled. "Uh, miss, are you okay?" The man across the aisle asked. "Yeah," Lorelai sobbed. "I'm fine, thanks." He nodded and returned to his magazine. "Sookie, I'm sitting on a bus back to the New York and I'm crying like a baby." Lorelai dug around in her purse for a tissue. "And I have no tissues." "I'm sorry," Sookie said sympathetically, and silently cursed Luke's taciturn nature. "You're going back to New York?" "He didn't say anything," Lorelai reiterated. "I know but maybe he was just too surprised," Sookie said. "I mean, this is Luke. He has trouble forming complete sentences… you should give him time to talk." Lorelai blew her nose on a Dunkin Donuts napkin. "Bu how can someone just stand there, if the person that he or she supposedly loves back tells him or her that she or he loves him or her?" "What?" Lorelai sighed, wiping some stray tears from her cheek. "I dunno, but he could have at least grunted or waved a flag or poured me a cup of coffee…." Sookie smiled at the thought. "I have to go back to New York because I have work on Monday anyways." "Work?" Sookie asked. "Yeah, I'm still working at the Hilton, remember?" Lorelai replied and sighed. "And I have to move my stuff out of Craig's." Sookie sighed at the thought of Lorelai having to confront her now ex-boyfriend. "And you're right," Lorelai said. "He wasn't wearing flannel. Although, he seems to be serving coffee again. I could smell it in the air." Sookie tried to smile. "Lor, you have somewhere to stay for tonight?" "Hon, I work in a hotel." "Oh, right." Sookie was relieved. At least Lorelai wouldn't be walking around alone, disoriented and sad in the city late at night. "Sookie?" "Yeah?" "Don't tell him where I am, okay? Promise? I mean, if he comes and asks you.. If he doesn't then…," Lorelai said, rubbing her left temple. "I just need time to think..," "Yeah, sure," Sookie replied. "Feel better, okay?" "Okay." Lorelai leaned her head back on the seat and closed her eyes. "Bye, Sookie." "Bye, sweets," Sookie replied sadly. Lorelai hung up the phone and threw it into her bag. Her eyes closed, she fell into a deep sleep, her mind replaying the scene in the diner over and over. ********************* 11:32 PM, Saturday
Luke's Diner Luke sat at one of the tables, his head in his hands. He didn't know what to do, who to call... he didn't know where she was.. what are her phone number was.. his head suddenly jerked up. He had Craig's addresss. Maybe she would go back there... Luke ran up to his apartment and started to dig around in one of his kitchen drawers. He found his address book, grabbed his car keys, and ran out of the diner. ********************* 1:43 AM, Sunday
Hilton Hotel Lorelai walked into the Hilton and up to the front desk. She set her bag down at her feet and looked at the man sitting at the desk. "Ms. Gilmore," the clerk said, surprised to see his boss at that time of the night. "Hey, Danny," Lorelai said, giving the young man a slight smile. "Are there any rooms open?" "Uh, yes, ma'am," Danny said, typing furiously on the computer. "Room 415." "Thanks," Lorelai said gratefully, taking the key. "Just charge it my account, okay?" "Yes, ma'am," Danny replied, nodding. "G'night." "Good night." Lorelai said and smiled before walking towards the elevators. ********************* 1:47 AM, Sunday
Craig's (and formerly Lorelai's) Apartment After parking his car, Luke cautiously approached the apartment building. The doorman looked at him with a questioning look on his face. "Can I help you, sir?" "Uh..," Luke stuttered. "I'm here to see Ms. Gilmore in apartment 4B." "I'm afraid she's not home, sir," The doorman answered promptly. "Oh." Luke's face fell. "But it's almost 2 in the morning.." The doorman shrugged. "I don't know, sir, but you're the man visiting at 2 in the morning." Luke sighed and nodded. "Good point," Luke answered. "Good night." The doorman just nodded. Luke walked back to his truck and got in. Where was she? ********************* 3:15 AM, Sunday
Craig's (and formerly Lorelai's) Apartment Jane fumbled for the key underneath the doormat. She had just come in from Egypt and she was dead tired. Shifting the weight of her bag on her shoulder, Jane twisted the key into the lock and opened the door. "Craig?" She exclaimed, alarmed by the sight of her brother passed out on the ground. She threw her bag down and shook him. "Craig? Are you okay?" Craig cracked open an eye to look up at his sister and grinned a silly smile. "I just drank a little…" Sighing, Jane dragged him into the living room with difficulty and even managed to pull him onto the couch. Huffing, she took off his shoes. 'Ugh, he's way too heavy,' Jane thought, frowning, and hurled the shoes at the front door. "You know," He said, looking at her as she took off his jacket. He still had a goofy smile plastered on his face. "It's my birthday…" "I know," Jane said, smiling slightly. "Is that why you and Lorelai had a party?" She looked around the room. "Where is she anyways?" She hoped Lorelai wasn't passed out somewhere else in the apartment. A miserable look passed through Craig's face. "She left," He croaked, his head hanging limply over the side of the couch. "She loves someone else.." With that, he closed his eyes. Jane sighed sadly and pat his head sympathetically. "I'm so sorry," She whispered gently, now understanding why he was in such a drunken state. "You'll find someone else better, Craig…" Craig opened his red-rimmed eyes and looked up at her pointedly. "No, I won't." ********************* And so the story continues.. Hehe Hm.. Jewls13, I was thinking about what you were saying.. Which is totally valid.. But then I was like, wait, here are two people who know each other so well, and both have finally learned that the other loves him/her back.. Would they work on their friendship first? I think they would both jump on the chance of love again, esp. with each other, you know? So now Luke is running around like a headless chicken looking for Lorelai.. Hopefully I'll be able to work it out so they'll .. at least be friends.. (don't wanna give the ending away.. teehehehe).. but you are right, friendship is one of the most important things in life. laJardiniere: Alias!!! Ahhhh Vaughn.. Teehehee Moswen.. haha, you are good.. You always guess what I'm gonna do. Like with Jane, you guessed that she was his sister.. Hehe and Javajunkieangel is a good guesser too!! Hehe Ooohkay scaring myself now.. diosa alexia: Aww, your poor guy friend.. Good luck to him! I hope everything works out for him.. Kris Wright: lol I did look up weezer lyrics and I found a good song for the next chapter =) Allison: OMG that is my favorite favorite show! "Unwrapped", right? And they show you how they make all the candy! That is the greatest show!!!! Oo icic my friend is so obsessed with Everwood.. It heard it's like all gushy but still really good… Miss pebbles: Hehe yeah I really wanted Craig to come out as the good guy… mass coffee: hahaha I did try to sing it.. With strange results =) starbelly: haha I'm so glad you like it! Dawnmeister: Perhaps you would like to comfort Craig in his drunken state? Haha should I write you in in the next chapter as the woman he meets or something? Hahah that would be fun if I showed up in the story too! Wheee .. Or I won't do that.. ;) Also, thanks to SD, the4thlor, kyle, Zarianature, luke_Lorelai_ash, gluglug, becs, etc, etc.. just everyone for their continued support and for reading my story! I appreciate it sooo much! Oh, and HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!