Nope, Rally still doesn't own RFR... AND FRANKLY I'm STILL WAITING...
Post-concert -The next day at school.
Ray's coming down the school stairs and Grace rushes up to meet him before he reaches the bottom.
"Ray, we need to talk."
"Oh no, that's never good. I thought we had worked all this out last night. I told you how I feel about you."
"Yeah, you did. But, you never told me how you feel about Lily."
"Grace, let's not do this again. I told you she and I are just friends."
"Ray, I've got to get to class. I have a lot of thinking to do about us, but we'll talk more about this tomorrow okay Ray? Meet me at Mickey's..." Grace backs up little by little, then turns away to head off to her next class.
Ray watches her leaves and says out loud, "Aww, man!"
Later that day...at RFR
"I'm Question Mark... and I'm wondering... Do you ever really get over your first love?"
QM/ aka Robbie asks thinking about Kim. "I don't think you do." He finishes stating.
Shady Lane asks, "Pronto what do you think?"
"I just don't know Shady, ask SMOG over there... he knows everything." Pronto sounds agitated.
"Well, I think if you really love someone, that love becomes a part of you that never really let go of. Bliss- is the meeting of two minds bonded by love." 'Just like me and Parker,' Travis muses to himself...
His cell-phone ringing cuts off this thoughts, Travis takes off his headphones and announces shocked, "It's a call from Hong Kong... I think I'll take this outside." Travis rushes out of the booth and climbs up the stairs anxious.
Everyone's out of character now, the show's over anyway.
Robbie states, " From Hong Kong...It must be... well, who else?"
"Oh, no... Bridget has perfect timing." Lily says worried about her best girl-friend, Parker
.They start to get ready to leave, Robbie already heads out the door.
Lily would've been gone too, except she notices Ray is still slumped in his chair.
Lily goes over to him...
"Ray, what's wrong? You barely said a word all broadcast."
"I just don't feel like chatting it up right now, Lil. Grace is upset, and I don't know what to do.
I wish I could talk to someone about it..."
Lily kneels down and puts her hands on top of his in his lap... "Why don't you talk to me?"
Ray looks up at her grateful, "You mean it Lil?"
"Yeah Ray, why don't you follow me back to my house. We'll work it out there."
"I think that's the best offer I've had all day." Ray smiles as he starts to stand, he picks Lily up with him.
"Let's go then. After all your help at the concert, it's the least I could do." Lily smiles back, happy she could cheer up her bestest friend.
Down in Lily's basement
They're both sitting on her couch.
"I know what you mean Ray... Why are relationships so complicated. Like, I'm really worried about Parker right now, I know she loves Travis more than she lets on."
"Why are you worried about her, Lil." Ray asks.
"Well. maybe Robbie's right..." Lily moves off the couch and continues explaining... "how do you really ever get over your first love? Maybe you don't." Lily looks to see Ray's response...
He says back, "Maybe you never have to."
His interest is peaked, she has all his undivided attention.
His expression... He's smiling his big 50-watt smile, the one she hadn't seen since before Grace. It's the one he used to give her, when they were all alone. Wait, they're all alone now, aren't they? Oh, oh... Why hadn't she noticed he was wearing her favorite long red-sleeve shirt, which was really his brother's. It looked better on him than on Tim anyway. His hair is nice and combed today. Are his teeth whiter than usual? God, why is it so hot in here?
Lily was so lost in her thoughts, she hadn't noticed he had come off the couch and was
closer to her... a hair's-breath closer...
"Lil.."
Gulp, "Yeah, Ray?"
"Can I ask you something personal?"
"Shoot. You can ask me anything."
"Lily Randall, who was your first, 'true' love?"
Lily had no idea one question could set her heart pounding so rapidly.
"Um... my first love?"
"Yeah, your first love..."
Lily tears away from his intense stare, "My first love, of course was... was...
River..."
Ray asks confused, "River."
"River... What are you doing here?"
"Remember we have a date, Sweets? Did you forget? Am I interrupting anything?"
River notes their close proximity.
"Oh right, of course I didn't forget... I just lost track of the time." Lily states caught off-guard.
Lily directs at River, "I'll meet you outside okay?"
River concedes, "Okay, Lil. I'll wait, outside the door. Just outside."
"I'm sorry Ray, I guess I'll have to rain-check this..."
"Well, it doesn't rain very often in Roscoe Lily. This time, I hope it does soon..."
"Why's that Ray?"
"So, we can pick up where we left off..."
"I'd like that Ray, " Lily sighs as she starts to rush out the door...
"Tell me how things go over with Grace tomorrow, Okay..."
"Will do, Lily... will do." Ray states to a shutting door.
Ray sits back down on the couch and says, "Aww, man!"