A/N Just wanted to note that just because Ginger works in Hollywood it does not necessarily mean she grew up there or anywhere in California. So I wrote that she grew up elsewhere for a flashback scene.
I hope you enjoy this chapter and I hope you are enjoying this story.
Ginger smiled as her fiancé placed loving kisses on her neck after a wonderful lovemaking session. "I love you." She sighed enjoying his affection.
"I love you too Ginger." He replied lifting his head and placing a kiss on her lips. "I don't want you to ever doubt that."
"I won't." The starlet smiled at him her fingers running through his hair.
"You get rid of all those doubts and insecurities." The Professor stated caressing her cheek.
"There is no need for you to feel them. Forget about what the Connie Pearsons and Ted Andersons of the world say. I love you and only you. I never wanted anyone else but you. My eyes were for you and you only."
Ginger sighed. "I know that darling. I swear I do. I don't mean to feel like…It's not an easy thing to deal with. I suppose not having to deal with that kind of vicious gossip for so long I was out of practice. Before I could just brush it off, maybe it was because the men I dated previously I never actually cared that much for. I care about you and I love you and I never want to lose you."
The Professor kissed her lips once more. "You are not going to lose me. There was never any time that you were even close to losing me. Mary Ann was never a factor. I did not consider her for even a millisecond. I want you to know that."
The actress smiled tracing his chin with her finger. "I do know that and I believe it. I know that this is not the last time that someone is going to try to tear us apart with their lies. I will try to be stronger and deal with it better. I will not doubt you or give in to any doubts that may creep in. I promise you."
"You just concentrate on your movies. Wowing everyone on the big screen with your tremendous acting and your brilliant story telling. Once everyone sees your amazing talent they will forget all about those ridiculous innuendoes printed in the paper."
Ginger brought the Professor back to her for a kiss. She then snuggled up close to him holding onto him tightly. This was all she wanted and needed. Her beloved Professor.
A memory came back to her and she giggled. "Roy…you remember the day we took the trip on the Minnow."
"I do." He replied. "Very much so."
A beautiful warm sunny day in Hawaii. A perfect day for setting sail for some adventure.
Roy Hinkley climbed aboard the Minnow and looked around at the other passengers.
He took in a well dressed older couple. The wife was a charming woman with blonde locks covered by a blue hat, kind eyes and a warm smile for her husband who was fussing over her. Making sure that she was comfortable. Did she need a drink? Some champagne? Wait do they have any champagne on this boat? How about water?
He then noticed a young brunette who was smiling at a young man wearing a red shirt and a white fishing hat. He apparently was the first mate. At least that is what the Professor heard him tell the young lady before a larger gentleman came over to that young man telling him he needed to get back to work and tend to the other passengers. That nice lady over there in the blue hat would like something to drink.
Roy took his seat on the port side and as he settled in he was hit with a vision. A vision that he would describe as a heavenly angel. Silky red hair, enchanting eyes and a beautiful smile that could light up any room. He never saw anyone like this before.
He could not stop watching as she walked over towards him and sat right down beside him. It was then he was hit with that intoxicating scent of perfume.
"Hello." She said in a silky voice. "I'm Ginger Grant."
It was a second or two before he could respond with "Roy Hinkley."
"Nice to meet you." She said holding out her hand which he took in his.
He looked at her delicate white hand and thought it was the most beautiful he had ever seen. His fingers gently grazed the top of it which unknown to him set a surge of electricity through Ginger's very core. He placed a light kiss on her hand which sent another wave of sparks through the actress.
Ginger smiled taking in his features and believing he was handsome. So different then the men she encountered in Hollywood. They were mostly vultures and wolves. This man wasn't like them. She could sense it.
The Professor had let go of her hand and she moved closer to him. "So Roy Hinkley what brings you aboard this ship?"
"Oh I um..I just thought it sounded like fun. I was hoping we could stop at some islands and so a little exploring."
"Really?" Ginger asked intrigued. "You like to go exploring?"
There was nothing wrong with that question but the way she asked it made Roy feel very sweaty all of a sudden. "Um…well I am into uh…science. I actually teach science at a university in Ohio."
"Oh you are from Ohio." Ginger smiled. "So am I!"
"What?" He said stunned.
"Sure…I grew up there before I moved to New York to study acting and then made my way to Hollywood."
"I see." He smiled.
Ginger thought it was the most amazing smile she ever saw in her life. "Many people didn't think a girl from a small town in Ohio would make it in Hollywood."
"But I suppose you proved them wrong." Roy stated.
"It wasn't easy." Ginger sighed. "I had to work some really crummy jobs to make my rent and pay my bills but I was determined to be a famous actress. I always loved acting. Ever since I was a little girl. My first grade glass did a production of Little Red Riding Hood. I got to play Red Hiding Hood. I loved being on the stage. I knew then it was what I was born to do."
"Your parents must be proud of you." The Professor remarked.
Ginger grinned. "They were not exactly thrilled at first. I mean it was not that they didn't think I was talented it was just that they knew how difficult it is to break into showbiz and cautioned me to be careful. They had hoped that I would chose a different path but eventually realized that this was the right one for me and they supported me."
"They sound like great people."
The starlet sat up and moved closer. "You know my mother always wanted me to find a good man to marry and take care of me."
"You ever find such a man?" He asked getting lost in her hypnotic green eyes.
"Maybe." She whispered just barely touching his lips with her own. "Just maybe. What about you? You ever find that perfect woman to marry and take care of?"
"Maybe." He replied still under her spell. "It's looking good so far."
Ginger's mind was returned to the present. She snuggled closer to her lover.
After that conversation, they spent the rest of the time looking out at the ocean and the Professor explaining to her all about the different creatures that lived in the ocean which she listened with fascination. That was of course until the storm hit.
The sky was looking ominous. The clouds were no longer fluffy white puffs. They were now gloomy dark gray and black. The temperature had dropped a few degrees and then Ginger was hit with a raindrop.
"Everyone…please adjourn below deck." The Skipper ordered the passengers.
"Is everything okay?" The young brunette asked with a worried expression.
"Just a little rain." The captain smiled. "We should be okay."
The young girl wasn't sure if she should believe him or not as the winds were starting to whip but she did as he asked.
The first mate she was speaking to before helped her down the steps.
Ginger started her way over to the door when her heel slipped on the deck which was starting to get very wet. The Professor caught her before she fell. "You okay?" He asked.
"I…I think so." She replied trying to concentrate on getting out of the impending storm and not how she felt being in his arms.
The Professor took her arm and carefully led her over to the door which led below deck. She climbed her way down and noticed the older couple sitting on two chairs.
The wife looked bewildered and the husband looked slightly miffed.
Ginger found an empty chair and sat down. The Professor sat down next to her.
The boat began to rock and on instinct the starlet threw her arms around the academic in fright. "It's okay." He assured her.
The redhead looked around and saw the young girl clinging to the first mate who insisted that he needed to get above deck and help the Skipper. He advised her to stay right where she was and then Ginger thought she heard that young man say he would make sure nothing bad happened to that brunette.
Ginger's mind was brought to the present. After they had gotten shipwrecked, it appeared the Professor "forgot" all about what had been happening between them aboard the ship.
He was focused on finding a way off the island and back to civilization. She supposed she could not blame him, she wanted to get back home too. That was until he came to her hut declaring he must sniff her perfume. The thrills that went through her and the excitement that he hadn't forgotten and really did feel an attraction to her! However nothing more came of it.
As time grew on it appeared she had begun to think that maybe he wasn't that interested in her although there were plenty of times she had been given hope that maybe...especially with Duke. The first time she kissed her darling Professor. Really kissed him. Not like the one on the Minnow. This was different. It felt different.
It was a night she never wanted to end. She could have stayed out there in that jungle forever. Ginger did manage to convince the scholar to remain there for "just a little while longer". She said it was "in case Duke came back around."
If the Professor bought her reasoning she did not know but he did not protest it.
The starlet lifted her head and placed a kiss on her love's lips before resting her had back down on his chest. "I love you and I know you love me. No one will ever make me doubt that."
"I've always loved you. There was never any doubt in my mind that you were meant for me. And seeing your…flirtations with the other men, well I told you that was difficult to deal with. But that does not matter because you are with me."
"I am." Ginger smiled. "And you know that would be even better…."
The Professor sighed. 'My love please…don't start with the move in with me…I told you…"
The starlet giggled. "No darling I wasn't going to ask you that..but I do wish you would move in."
"And I told you we will be together in the same house after we are married. Trust me my love. It will be worth it."
"I trust you." Ginger said. "It doesn't mean I like it…"
"You will be very happy. I swear you will see how it was worth it."
Ginger sat up. "Roy are you up to something?" She asked with a smile.
"Why don't you tell me about what you were actually thinking." He said to change the subject.
"So you are up to something." She grinned.
"Ginger." He said.
The actress pressed herself against him. "Tell me."
"My love what were you thinking."
"You tell me what you are up to." She whispered placing kisses on his chest.
"Ginger…" The academic said gently pushing her away.
"Darling you said you wanted me to use my seduction on you…" She said kissing his lips.
The Professor shook his head. "My love….what would be better? What was it you were going to say?"
"I forgot." Ginger replied wrapping her arms around him pressing her lips to his.
Everything was forgotten as they fell back on the bed kissing passionately.
Mary Ann's Place
"Yes Mom it's true I'm marrying Gilligan!" The brunette squealed on the phone. "That stupid article is filled with lies…..Yes I am telling you the truth….I've always been in love with Gilligan and I can't wait to marry him!"
"Just want to make sure." Mrs. Summers said on the other line. "That article just….it was unreal. But if you say that you love Gilligan I believe you. And I hope you do consider having your wedding here in Kansas on the farm."
"I will think about it." Mary Ann assured. "I have to go now but give my love to Daddy…Okay Mom…bye."
Mary Ann hung up the phone and looked at Gilligan. "Mom was excited to hear the news." She said. "She says she hopes we will have the wedding in Kansas….I would love that…what do you think Gilligan?"
The first mate sighed. "Whatever you want."
The brunette stood up and walked to him sitting on his lap. "Gilligan what's wrong? You are not still thinking about that stupid article. You know that I never…."
"No Mary Ann it's not that. I know you never wanted the Professor and never had any feelings outside of friendship for him."
"Then what is it? What is bothering you?"
"I don't like that people talk about Ginger like that. I mean she was always so nice when we were on the island. She wasn't glamorous movie star Ginger Grant she was Ginger. I just wish they could have seen her then."
Mary Ann nodded. "I know. Ginger was amazing on the island. She really did whatever she could to help everyone. Never wanted anyone to be sad. The times she helped the Howells reconcile when they fought. She cared about their marriage so much."
"I know." Gilligan said. "And to have someone say she would have an affair with Mr. Howell. That's wrong."
"It is wrong." Mary Ann agreed. "But it is part of Hollywood life. People are going to act like that. We just need to let Ginger know we are there for her and will stand by her no matter what."
"You know Ginger helped me face my feelings for you."
Mary Ann looked at him in surprise. 'She did?"
"Yeah I was always awkward and shy around girls. When Ginger would flirt it actually helped me overcome that. I think that was her intention all along. I was thinking about how she encouraged you to consider me as your boyfriend that time. Ginger knew that I liked you and she was trying to help me overcome my awkwardness so I could tell you how I liked you."
Mary Ann smiled. "You know what you could be right. You remember that time your hair turned white?"
"Yeah I do."
"I wanted to help you feel young again and Ginger was more than happy to help me. She gave me advice on what to say and how to act. Not once did she say that maybe she should try to help you..no she was content to allow me to do that. Maybe there was a hidden agenda…like getting me to admit what I felt for you."
Gilligan smiled. "Ginger is clever."
"She certainly is."
"You know when she was writing the Ginger Grant Story? I thought that I was going to look foolish and I said that was one movie I wasn't going to see. Then she let me see what she wrote and I was sorry I said I wouldn't see it. I didn't look stupid at all. She made all those times I goofed up seem funny. I have to admit the flare on the birthday cake was funny."
"It certainly was." Mary Ann laughed. "Gilligan you know that even though you may have messed up some of our chances at rescue, we all know that you didn't mean it and you meant well. And that there were plenty of times that you really came through."
Gilligan smiled. "That's what Ginger wrote in her story. She made a big deal out of the time I got you guys away from the Japanese sailor saying I was very heroic. She said that I may have even scored a few points in your eyes."
Mary Ann kissed his lips. "You were very brave…" The kiss got deeper and she spoke again. "And when you got us away from that headhunter…that was very courageous…"
The farm girl wrapped her arms around him tightly. "Really…turned me on…."
The two fell on the floor wrapped in one another's arms.
Gilligan gazed down at her. "I loved you since the Minnow."
"I thought you were cute and wanted to know more about you. Too bad that darn Skipper kept dragging you away from me."
Gilligan kissed her again. "Yeah he is bossy."
"Very bossy." Mary Ann said returning his kiss.
His lips moved to her neck. "But he's not here now."
"No he's not." The brunette said closing her eyes.
"He can't drag me away now…" Gilligan whispered softly.
"No one can…" She said wrapping herself around him. "I won't let them."
Afterwards Mary Ann, lay in his arms content. It was true she thought Gilligan was cute when they were on the Minnow. Very cute. She enjoyed talking to him. His funny stories about his friends back home.
That stupid Ted Anderson didn't know who he was messing with. No one was going to tear her and Gilligan apart and that snot Connie Pearson can go soak her head. Gilligan is the best thing that came into her life. She will never find another like him and she didn't want to find another. He was it. The only one for her. Always.