This is the fan fic about how Vinny and Lorraine met. I wasn't going to write it but, then I said "What the hell. I might as well." It's September of 2005 a few days after Lorraine gets back to NYC after her vacation to Lake Winnetka. Vinny is 24 and Lorraine is 18. My eleventh Vinny and Lorraine installment.
I don't own any of the Bakers or Barones in this fan fic. I only own my created characters.
Chapter 1: Blind Date
Lorraine has just gotten off form work and is going to a club in the city with some of her co-workers. One of her co-workers is Vinny's cousin Tim. Tim called Vinny and told him to meet him at the club. Vinny arrives at the club with Joey and Tony. ( Vinny's friends and his body guards. Joey is 6'8" and has short black hair. Tony is 6'1" and has medium black hair.) They go over to Vinny's cousin.
"Hi guys." Tim greeted them.
"Tim, this better not be like the last blind date you set me up with." Vinny told him.
"You didn't like my friend that I set you up with last time?" Tim asked.
"You set me up with a guy. Tim I know you're gay but, I'm not." Vinny replied.
"What about you two?" Tim then asked Joey and Tony.
"Who us? We're straight." Joey replied.
"I was also then I went to college and met Jacob." Tim then told them.
"How did a chick magnet like you turn gay?" Vinny then asked.
"It just happened." Tim answered.
Tim takes Vinny to the table where Lorraine is suppose to be but, she's late.
"Where the fuck is this blind date?" Vinny asked.
"Her name is Lorraine and she's running alittle late." Tim replied.
"At least you set me up with a girl this time. How old is she?" Vinny then questioned.
"She's eighteen and from Chicago." Tim told him.
"No way. I'm not dating a girl who's eighteen and from Chicago. She's probably immature and a Bears fan, I hate the Bears." Vinny stated.
"Relax. She's really cute. And no offense but, who are you to say that someone is immature?" Tim then said.
" None taken and no offense to you Tim but, you probably think that guy over there is cute." Vinny told him.
"None taken and he is really cute but, I'm still dating Jacob." Tim replied.
Vinny looks at his watch.
"She's a thirty minutes late." Vinny stated.
"She'll be here." Tim told him.
"What kind of a name is Lorraine anyway? Who would name their daughter Lorraine?" Vinny asked.
"My Mom and Dad." Lorraine replied standing right behind them.
"What's up girl?" Tim asked her as she sat down.
"Nothing much Tim. And you must be Vinny." Lorraine said to Vinny.
"The one and only. Vincenzo Giuseppe DiMiranda Jr." Vinny said introducing himself to her.
"He likes saying his name all Italian like that. His real name is Vincent Joseph DiMiranda Jr." Tim told Lorraine.
"Tim, don't you have some guy to hit on?" Vinny asked trying to get rid of him.
"I'll take that as my cue to leave." Tim said as he left the table.
"That was rude." Lorraine said.
"What was rude?" Vinny then inquired.
"Tim's your cousin and you treat him like that." Lorraine then told him.
"He knows I'm only messing with him." Vinny responded.
"So, what do you do for a living?" Lorraine then asked.
"I own DiMiranda Sporting Goods." Vinny replied.
"Never heard of it." Lorraine told him.
Vinny looks at her.
"Are you kidding me? You never heard of DiMiranda Sporting Goods?" Vinny then questioned.
"Nope." Lorraine then told him.
"Figures Tim picks a very beautiful girl but, she doesn't know a damn thing about my store." Vinny said.
"Thank you." Lorraine said.
"For what?" Vinny then asked.
"Saying that I'm beautiful." Lorraine then told him.
"Well, you are." Vinny stated.
Jungle Love comes on over the loud speakers.
Vinny gets up to ask Lorraine to dance but, slips on the floor. Lorraine starts to giggles, then laughs at him.
"I just came back from a bad trip would you like to dance with me?" Vinny asked as he got up and brushed himself off.
"That was a bad fall." Lorraine replied.
"Please, dance with me?" Vinny asked giving her a sad face.
"All right but, only because I feel bad for you not because I like you." Lorraine told him.
"I wouldn't think that for a minute." Vinny said.
They start to dance. They have a good time. Tim gives Joey and Tony a ride back to Vinny's house where they're staying until they find a place of their own.
"You have how many brothers and sisters?" Vinny asked.
"I have eleven brothers and sisters." Lorraine told him.
"That's a pretty big family. I only have two brothers." Vinny stated.
"Where do your parents live?" Lorraine then questioned.
"My Dad died three years ago and my Mom died when I was seven." Vinny answered.
"I'm so sorry." Lorraine said.
"Me too." Vinny then said.
"Lets change the subject. My brother Jake is into skateboarding." Lorraine then said.
"I hate skateboarding. It's so stupid." Vinny told her.
"What about rock climbing?" Lorraine then asked.
"That's even more stupid then skateboarding." Vinny then told her.
"How about lacrosse?" Lorraine then asked.
"I'm not into that sport." Vinny replied.
"You're a business owner so, I guess you were good in math." Lorraine then said.
"That was my worse subject." Vinny then said.
"Were you in the school band? Lorraine then inquired.
"Hell no. I hated those band geeks." Vinny told her with a laugh.
"Do you like animals?" Lorraine then asked him.
"I like dogs but, other then that I like eating animals." Vinny told her.
"Do you like football?" Lorraine asked with a sigh.
"Now, we're getting somewhere that's my favorite sport. I played football in college." Vinny answered.
"What college did you go to?" Lorraine then questioned.
"I went to the best college in the world, The University of Michigan." Vinny replied.
They continue to talk.
"I love Miami Beach. Where's your favorite spot to vacation?" Vinny then asked.
"Lake Winnetka." Lorraine told him.
"Where the fuck is that?" Vinny then asked.
"In Wisconsin." Lorraine told him.
"Oh, it's in the country." Vinny replied.
"Is there something wrong with the country?" Lorraine then asked.
"It's just that I prefer the city. I'm a city slicker." Vinny told her.
"Have you ever been to the country?" Lorraine then asked.
"I was in Midland once, that place sucked. That was the worst place I ever went to." Vinny told her.
"In Illinois?" Lorraine then asked.
"You know where that place is?" Vinny then asked.
"I was born there." Lorraine told him.
"So, then you see my point?" Vinny then asked.
"No, I don't." Lorraine told him as she got up and left.
"What'd I say?" Vinny asked as he shrugged his shoulders.
Vinny goes back to his house. He calls Lorraine's cell and she doesn't answer it.