Chapter 3: Friends and weirdness all around

AN: I don't own, so don't sue… I don't own Grease nor the song 'Summer Nights'… The idea for 'Island Nights' is completely mine… Please R & R… And remember, this is all a joke, DO NOT TAKE IT SERIOUSLY! Claire's singing obsession is just this crazy thing I made up…

The shopping and pick-up lines are by Giantpanda… The story is called "Pick me up"… Go read it, it's wonderful…

I'm nuts, bear with me, lol…

She liked this town. It was pretty quiet, and the people seemed alright. Crazy, but alright. She knew that Sawyer was coming there too that day. She knew because she was the one to watch he wouldn't do anything criminal or just plain stupid. It was stupid of her to take the job, she knew that, but it wasn't like she had other options open. Well, except from staying with Charlie, which she really didn't wanted to do.

Claire liked the town. It was good for her, and for Aaron. And of course, she didn't mind being near to Sawyer. She fell in love with him on the island. She knew that shouldn't have happened, but it wasn't like she could help it.

"Hi Sunshine," someone said. Claire looked around. Was it Sawyer? He was always into the nicknames. No wait, it couldn't be him. It was a woman's voice.

She spotted Lorelai, who came walking in her direction. Claire already became friends with her, cause she was funny and very nice. And after meeting Rory and Luke, Claire decided she liked the whole family. Rory offered to baby-sit Aaron sometime, and Lorelai recommended Luke's diner, because of the coffee.

"Hi Lorelai," Claire said. "What are you up to today?"

Lorelai was usually a pretty busy person, working in the Inn or just busy with her family. Claire saw that after only two weeks of knowing her.

"Not much," Lorelai responded. "Michel sent me home. So, you want to talk?"

Lorelai wasn't doing anything? Well, that definitely was a miracle.

"Sure," Claire said.

"Let's talk guys," Lorelai said. "On that island, were there any cute guys?"

Would she tell about Sawyer? She should, but when he was coming there? She didn't knew, then decided to tell.

"Well, there was this really hot guy…"

Rory joined their group, then more women from the village. Claire thought it was all very weird, but she didn't mind.

He entered this diner, called "Luke's diner" or something like it. Sawyer looked at the man behind the counter, and noticed it was the grumpy man he saw before.

"Spotted you not singing," Sawyer said to him, as the man looked up. "Hi, I'm Sawyer, but you can call me James. I'm new in town. You are?"

The man started to smile, then him and Sawyer shook hands.

"Luke Danes," the man said. "Owner of this little diner."

Sawyer looked around in the diner. It seemed like a nice place to be, to eat or just hang out and talk to your friends.

"Can I get a coffee," Sawyer asked.

Luke started laughing, and he wondered why. What was so weird about asking for a cup of coffee? Some weird town ritual or something?

"Sorry," Luke said. "It's just that my girlfriend asked the same thing when I first met her. Now I'm probably never getting rid of you too."

Sawyer chuckled. His girlfriend was probably a coffee-freak, just like him. He replaced his smoking for a coffee-addiction, which was probably not very good for him, but he really didn't gave a damn about it.

"You're girlfriend is the brunette I saw you with," Sawyer said. "And the girl is your kid or something? I don't know."

Luke laughed, and so did Sawyer. He liked Luke, they had a similarity in character.

"Yep, that's Lorelai," he said. "But Rory is not my daughter. She's Lorelai's. I wish she was my daughter sometimes, but her father is Christopher, an ex of Lorelai. You have a girlfriend James? Or wasn't there someone on that island."

Complicated little family, Sawyer thought. But everyone probably knew about him being on the island. Probably have the local gossip to thank for that.

"There was this girl," Sawyer said. "On the island. But she wasn't my girl."

Why did he suddenly feel the urge to sing a song about it? Weird…

"Tell me," Luke said.

A lot of men joined their group. Sawyer started to sing.

SawyerIsland loving had me a blast

Claire suddenly felt the urge to sing. She loved singing, but never did it, because she was way too shy for it. She dared to now…
ClaireIsland loving happened so fast
Mamacita sure was a wonderful girl, Sawyer thought. She liked him…

SawyerI met a girl crazy for me
Sawyer was just so hot, Claire thought. She just couldn't forget about him.

ClaireMet a boy cute as can be
It felt as he could hear Claire singing with him. But that wasn't possible…

BothIsland days drifting away, to oh oh the Island nights
Suddenly, one of the guys in his group started to sing…

Jackson
Well-a well-a well-a huh
Tell me more, tell me more
Did you do a lot?
Then, miss Patty started singing. That woman just loved showbiz, Claire thought. It was just so funny to see her, an older woman in a showbiz outfit, singing along with her.

Miss Patty
Tell me more, tell me more
Like was he very hot?
Sawyer suddenly remembered the fish incident.

SawyerShe came by me, I offered her fish
His smile, his winks. Claire remembered it all. She thought he liked her.

ClaireI knew he liked me, that's how it is
He wouldn't tell the whole town he was in love with a then pregnant woman, now a single mom. They probably wouldn't understand.

SawyerI helped oh baby, and made her smile
He'd help her out, reading to Aaron. She was the only one who got to see his softer side.

ClaireOh how he'd help me, just for a while
It felt like he was singing along with her all the time. Weird…

BothIsland sun, something's begun, but oh oh the Island nights
Then, Sookie started singing. Lorelai already told her Sookie was her best friend, that she was married to Jackson and they had a son called Davey. She also told Claire Sookie was pregnant again, which caused mood swings and weird cravings for her.

Sookie
Well-a well-a well-a huh
Tell me more, tell me more
Was it love at first sight?
This teenage guy started singing. Sawyer thought he must've been in a band.

Zack
Tell me more, tell me more
Did she put up a fight?
Teenagers, always the same. That boy reminded Sawyer of himself, always about sex!

SawyerTook her shopping, I know she liked it
After he took her shopping, she fell in love with him. That crazy pick-up lines…

ClaireOh I liked him, I couldn't hide it
He only kissed her this one time, just before he left on the raft.

SawyerMaking out, so hot, oh baby
That kiss, just before he left.

ClaireOh he had me feeling so crazy
He really fell for her, but he would just go on, and pretend it wasn't that big.

BothIsland fling, don't mean a thing, but oh oh the Island nights

Now, Luke started to sing. He had a nice singing voice, Sawyer thought.

Luke
Well-a well-a well-a huh
Tell me more, tell me more
Was she all very sweet
In Claire's group, Lorelai started singing. She had a sweet voice, Claire thought.

Lorelai
Tell me more, tell me more
Did he make you coffee
Lorelai was really a coffee-freak, Claire thought and smiled.

ClaireHe got friendly, holding my hand
That kiss was one hell of a kiss, Sawyer remembered. On the beach, trying to have nobody watching them. That was hot!

SawyerShe got friendly down in the sand
Sawyer always acted so tough, Claire thought. Nobody ever saw his softer side, except for her. And Kate, but she didn't find that out until a lot later.

ClaireHe was sweet, as rough as he seems
It was really hot, that kiss. Too bad they were interrupted…

SawyerWell she was good you know what I mean
It felt like Claire was just standing next to him, and she was singing along.

BothIsland heat, boy and girl meet, but oh oh the Island nights
One of Rory's friends, Claire thought her name was Lane, started singing.

Lane
Tell me more, tell me more
How much stuff did he spend?
And now a weird looking guy started singing, in this terrible voice. Almost like Charlie, Sawyer thought and smirked.

Kirk
Tell me more, tell me more
Could she get me a friend?

Obviously, that guy was still single. He was nuts! But Luke responded about Lulu. Who was she? His girlfriend? Poor girl…

Luke (what about Lulu?)
Claire remembered when it all ended. He left, and then the rescue came…

ClaireWe got rescued - that's where it ends
When he left, he told her everything was going to be okay. He lied… He wasn't even sure he was ever going to see her again.

SawyerSo I told her we'd still be friends
Claire remembered him promising he wouldn't forget her. Yeah right…

ClaireThen we made our true love vow
Where would Claire be now, Sawyer wondered.

SawyerWonder what she's doing now
Where would Sawyer be now, Claire wondered. She missed him. A lot. So much, her heart was breaking at the thought of him. Oh no, Drama Queen…

BothIsland dreams ripped at the seams, but oh those Island nights
Then, a massive choir joined. It looked like one of those cheesy movies, Sawyer thought. But hey, what the heck, it was probably the end of the song.

AllTell me more, tell me more

Then, the song was over. Claire was left with a group of girls. They were all asking her stuff about Sawyer. How he looked, what he was like, what he did. She didn't tell them anything, she knew he was arriving anytime soon. Maybe she would tell Lorelai later.

"His name was Sawyer," she confessed. "But I don't want to talk about it."

Lorelai smiled at her. Claire knew she was going to tell her anyway.

Song over. But the guys stayed there, asking stuff about the girl, about Claire. He really didn't want to tell them anything, so they left. Everyone left, except for Luke. Sawyer decided he would tell Luke something.

"Her name was Claire," Sawyer said. "I'd call her Blondie often."

Luke started to smile. Probably about the nickname, Sawyer thought. He didn't know what else Luke could be laughing about.

"You know what Sawyer," Luke said. "Why don't we do a tour around the town? I'll take to all the places you should see. And I'll tell you what people to avoid, and what people are good to know. Could be interesting."

Sawyer didn't care about the town at all. But he really wanted to meet Luke's girl and her daughter. And of course, he wanted to know which people to avoid.

"Sure," he said. "I'll go. I desperately want to know which people to avoid. And I'd love to meet Lorelai and Rory. They seem nice."

They left, to walk around town, Luke still with a smile on his face. They met miss Patty, who immediately fell in love with Sawyer, who wanted to get away as soon as possible. Luke only laughed at that, and moved on.

They met Kirk, and his girl Lulu. Sawyer thought Kirk was as insane as one could possibly be, so he shared the opinion of the rest of the village on that. He thought Lulu was a nice girl, and somehow she fitted with Kirk. Weird…

When they passed by a shop called Doose's, Sawyer was introduced to Taylor. He instantly hated him. But when an employee said hi to them, Luke ignored him. Then later, Luke explained that was Dean, Rory's ex-boyfriend, who he didn't like at all.

"Lorelai," Luke yelled.

A woman looked at them. It was a pretty woman, Sawyer thought. She had dark hair and always a smile on her face. That must be Lorelai.

"Who's pretty boy," Lorelai asked, which seemed to shock Luke. Sawyer thought it was really funny. He liked girls who said what they were thinking.

"I'm Sawyer," he responded. "You must be Lorelai. Lover-boy here…" he pointed at Luke "… told me all about you."

Lorelai and Sawyer laughed, while Luke looked grumpy. Then, a blonde girl was crossing the street, clearly searching for someone.

"Here sunshine," Lorelai called. "A friend of mine, she's new here too."

A pretty friend, Sawyer thought. Great body, definitely. He saw Lorelai and Luke winking at each other, but he didn't get what it was about.

"Sawyer," a very familiar voice said. "Is that you?"

He looked at the girl. It was mamacita! Claire!

"Claire," he said, surprised. "What are you doing here?"

Sawyer had absolutely no idea she was going to be here, in this town of all places! This was probably just a very weird dream. Then he felt her arms around him. She hugged him, that was all he could think about. Was he but a poet, so he could… What was that nonsense?

"I moved here," Claire responded. "You really thought I'd stay with Charlie? He'd have my son wearing eye-liner before he could even walk!"

Sawyer thought that was probably right. Charlie would do that, he was that crazy. He let go of Claire, pushing her away slightly.

"But Claire," Sawyer said. "I've got to go. Nice to see you. Say hi to Aaron for me!"

He walked away, as fast as he could manage without seeming rude. He couldn't have everyone think he was in love with Claire right? She was a single mom after all!

Sawyer never noticed he left Claire crying.

"Aaron," Claire said. "Rory's still baby-sitting him, right?"

Lorelai looked at Claire, with pity in her eyes, while Claire wiped her tears, and tried to produce a hint of a smile.

"Claire," Lorelai said. "What's wrong honey? Forget about Aaron for a while. I know Rory's still there. Nothing to worry about. What is it with Sawyer?"

Claire sighed. Everything that had to do with Sawyer always winded up to be one hell of a mess. Why couldn't things just work out between them?

"Everything," Claire said. "We had this thing on the island, until I found out he had been after someone else the whole time. She's taken now. He's suddenly here, I see him, and he pushes me away again? Why won't it work between us?"

Claire started crying again, and Lorelai put an arm around her.

"Come on honey," Lorelai said. "Let's have some fun tonight. A girl's night. Rory will be there, I'll bring Sookie. You can bring a few friends too."

Claire wiped her tears and smiled.

"Okay," she said. "You got a deal."