Still checking, don't own RFR but own a nice healthy obsession with it! Since it's ending TODAY... The- "n"etwork is gonna miss my ranting!Rally4ever is bummed beyond words even these...
At RFR... later that same day---
"Okay, ladies..." Shady Lane starts, " The Sadie Hawkins- Semi Formal Dance... It's girls choice. What lucky guy will be on your arm tomorrow night? That's right, the clock is winding down... Make your selections please. This is special so take that 'special someone', make this one count..."
"Thank you, Shady for that 'rousing' show of SCHOOL ENTHUSIASM, to quote a fav song of mine, 'it had spirit in every part'... "Question Mark muses.
Lily directs a death glare at him that warns Robbie not to tread any further ...
Pronto adds in his two cents, "Relationships are too much of a hassle anyway... It's not like basketball where 'sure' things are at least possible..."
Shady asks intrigued, "What do you mean by that... Pronto."
Pronto retorts, "Well, out there on the 'court' it's almost kismet, and you could be down by one at the bottom of the buzzer, close your eyes and make a "SWISH WISH," then before you know it... SLAMM DUNK. You've won the game." He juggles his own basketball as he says this.
"Sports... You've just lost the interest of our female listeners, besides 'Winning isn't everything... Pronto'."
"Come on Shady, only Losers say that."
Question Mark starts, "And on that note... Our time's up for the Day... This is ... 'RADIO'"
Shady adds, "FREE."
Smog inserts, "ROSCOE."
Pronto tops off, "So Free, it hurts not to get paid... this is RFR signing off..."
Travis hurries out to meet Parker and try to smooth things over with her,
Robbie... well he's on the "Dance Committee, ever since he teamed up with Kim back on the "SPIRIT DANCE", Waller hasn't let him off the hook yet (lack of extracurricular activity).
Once again this leaves Lily and Ray all by their lonesomes...
"Ray, how did things go with Grace?"
"Perfect. Just perfect. Lil, she broke up with me."
"Why on Earth would she do that," Lily asks shocked.
Noticing Ray's silence... she dangerously adds, "Ray, she'd be a fool to let you go..." Lily looks down at this, knowing she had played the "fool" many times before.
"Lil, take a big, long guess why she dumped me... " He gives her a stern look she can't ignore.
"I already told you Ray, I have no idea what would posses her to do such a thing!"
"Don't you, Lily?" Ray moves closer to where she is, near the door...
"What do think..." he says exasperated.
He's near enough for her to be able to look up in his eyes, so clearly.
"Lily.. " At the sound of her name on his lips... her breathing becomes more shallow.
He edges closer into her space, they're almost touching now. Kissably close.
"She thinks there's something 'special' between us. I couldn't convince her otherwise."
Lily asks the question she's afraid to have answered, "Why couldn't you convince her, Ray..."
"I'm not sure I wanted to. Besides, I would have been caught in my own lie."
"What does that mean..."
"It means Lily, I should be the special 'one' you're taking to that Dance."
"Ray..." she starts.
"No, Lil. Maybe Grace is right. Maybe we are just 'kismet.' We know each other too well..."
"I thought you said, 'there's no such thing,' Ray." Lily looks down to avoid his penetrating gaze.
"Between us there is... That's the point Lil, this doesn't happen every day... once, twice in a lifetime if you're blessed enough."
Lily turns away from him, "Ray... you shouldn't say things like that."
"And you shouldn't either Lil. Do you think I've missed it, that I've been 'hearing you wrong' all this time? Listen to your heart for once Lily, and try to tell me it's not true. Tell me, you feel nothing and I'll let this go... I'll walk away, I promise you."
Lily's busted, "You know... I can't tell you that Ray." She sighs defeated and distracted.
"And that's 'all' I needed to know." Ray says as he heads out the door, up the stairs... and almost makes it past the station's outside door before... a rushed voice calls him to stop.
Lily catches up, she's not gonna let him get away so easily. She needs to explain... "YOU CAN'T DO THIS TO ME RAY... I'm with River now... I mean, this is not a game... YOU CANT JUST 'SWISH WISH' that I'D PICK YOU! "
Ray walks back a little to her and replies simply, "No, but you can..." He tosses something over her way...
And with that...He just turns around and leaves her there confused, as he walks away. He has said all he's needed to for now..
She watches desperately as he goes.
She looks down at this orange-rubbery thing, she caught in her hands and starts to grasp the symbolism...
'He's letting me chose or lose. The 'ball' (so to speak) is in my court. GREAT. He knows, I was never that good at Basketball...'