NO, RALLY4EVER STILL DOESN'T OWN RFR. AND AFTER SO LONG OF NOT 'UPDATING' SHE SHOULDN'T EITHER... SHAME ON HER.
SORRY GUYS IT TOOK SO 'LONG'
SHOUTING OUT TO:
Crizzy4RFR: Thanks always for your continuing support... I'M SO SORRY... I MEANT TO KEEP THE "FLOW" GOING... but LIFE got in the way... SO HOW OLD ARE YOU NOW? LOL, I APOLOGIZE... AND YOUR REVIEWS ARE ALWAYS "GIFTS" TO ME... HOW ABOUT WE JUST CALL THIS "CHAPTER" A 'BELATED' CHRISTMAS/NEW YEAR'S GIFT.
Purplereader: AHH, CHELS... IT's good to HEAR FROM YOU AGAIN! PURPLE... MY FRIEND. I AM STILL IN "MOURNING" TOO... A PART OF ME DIED WITH RFR... LOL. BUT IT LIVES ON IN MY HEART AND IN FANFIC RIGHT?
paceyjoeytruelove: LOL, WELL... I'm more of a DAWSON/JOEY... SHIPPER. I KNOW, I KNOW... YOU GUYS WIN! BUT, STILL... I'M A SUCKER FOR THE OLD "SOUL MATES" BELONGING TOGETHER THINGY... CALL ME "MUSHY OR SENTIMENTAL" BUT... IT IS WHAT IT IS. IF I DIDN'T BELIEVE IN BEST FRIENDS/ SOUL MATES... I WOULDN'T BE WRITING THIS FIC... LET'S JUST SAY... PART OF ME DEDICATES 'THIS' ONE OUT TO THE "DAWSON"/ "RAY" IN MY LIFE. MY BEST FRIEND AND SOUL MATE. LET'S JUST SAY... I COULD 'TEACH' DAWSON AND JOEY A THING OR TWO ABOUT "BEST FRIEND" DRAMA... LOL. PACEY TOO. MY FRIEND WHO I WATCHED "D C" WITH.. WELL SHE WAS A PACEY/JOEY FAN... AND OF COURSE I HAD TO BE "DIFFERENT" ... SO NEEDLESS TO SAY THE 'SERIES FINALE' BROKE MY HEART. LOL. AT LEAST IN RFR... 'THEY" FOUND EACH OTHER. WHAT YOU DON'T THINK "QUESTIONS" WILL ARISE WHEN PACEY AND JOEY TRY TO BE "ENGAGED" OR 'SOMETHING'... PLEASE... IN 'REAL' LIFE IT WOULDN'T END 'THERE'. LOL, SORRY, I'm ON MY SOAPBOX... TIME TO STEP OFF... THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR REVIEW... THANKS THAT YOU LIKE THIS 'SO MUCH' TO 'RANK' IT UP THERE IN YOUR FAVS... ESP. WHEN THE "GOOD PART" IS FAR FROM HAPPENING YET... LOL. YOU'll LOVE THE ROLLER COASTER I'M ABOUT TO EMBARk OUR TWO 'Fav' RFR CHARACTERS ON... LOL. AND ALSO I'VE NEVER QUITE BEEN "ACCUSED" OF KEEPING MY CHAPTERS "SHORT" LOL... THAT'S FUNNY AND REFRESHING. LOL... I GUESS I HAVE TO MAKE THIS RFR "EPIC" LONGER... LOL. I'M "GETTING" TO IT... WELL IT IS ONE OF THE "LONGEST" OUT THERE... IN THIS 'CATEGORY' ... LOL.
Danni Evans: I REALLY APPRECIATED YOUR REVIEW... THANK YOU... AND YES. I KNOW. THE WAY THE STORY IS "FORMATTED" , IT GAVE ME 'PAUSE' FOR CONCERN TOO... BUT ALAS. THE STORY WANTED WHAT IT WANTED. I'M JUST THE 'AUTHOR" HERE... IT'S LIKE THE STORY HAS A LIFE OF IT'S OWN... LOL. WELL, IF IT'S ANY "CONSOLATION" I ACTUALLY EDITED THIS "A LOT" FROM MY FIRST DRAFT, BELIEVE YOU ME. AND IF YOU'VE NEVERHAD 'DISJOINTED' THOUGHTS OVER A 'BEST FRIEND' YOU WERE IN LOVE WITH, YOU JUST DON'T KNOW... LOL. WELL, IT WILL DEFINITELY "PICK UP" HERE... LOL. I KNOW I LOVE THE "STATION" ACTION. SEE, I WAS KINDA IN A BIND... THEY'VE BEEN A PART FOR "MOST" OF THE NIGHT. IT WAS A "PROCESS" GETTING THEM HERE ... NOW THAT THEY ARE. TRUST ME I WON'T "WASTE" IT. ESPECIALLY NOW THAT RAY'S "SHIRTLESS" ... LOL. He he he... Giggles.
NOW WHERE WERE WE? LET'S PICK UP WHERE I LEFT OFF...
Ray and Lily are on the verge of a shouting-match
both of their voices are rising steadily...
"Darn you Ray, to walk in here out of nowhere... and judge me... like every thing's normal between us! LIKE THINGS WILL EVER BE THE SAME! HOW DARE YOU THINK YOU CAN JUST PICK UP WHERE WE LEFT OFF! Duh, GET THE MESSAGE... IF YOU'RE GOING, just GO...DID THAT SONG MEAN NOTHING?"
"I KNOW, I'm SORRY OKAY... CHILLAX RANDALL!"
Lily who had jumped off the couch plumps back down and
starts to calm her breathing...
"Gee, that was kinda out of nowhere wasn't it?" Lily states.
"Yeah it was, but it's not like I didn't deserve it."
Silence passes between them spanning an eternity. In those two moments an unspoken truce was reaffirmed.
Ray takes this unexpected opportunity to tuck back Lily's bangs behind her ears because they flew out during the rampage, but his hands linger there behind her ear...
"Lily, are you okay now?"
"I'm trying Ray, I'm trying."
"Lily, Look at me please?" Ray turns her face towards him and it comes along with little protest...
"What now?" Lily breathes out.
"Oh, I just wanted a real, close-up look into those blue-green eyes of yours... they shine like the Roscoe Pool on the first day of Summer before the day camp kids get there... I could go swimming in them."
'Much to close-to-home for comfort... Why does he have to always say those kind of things?'
"Why do you always have to say those 'kind' of things Ray?"
"Because they're true and because I mean them."
"I know you do, and that's why it hurts so much."
Lily looks down in Ray's hand as a single tear finds it's way into his palm...
"What kind of mascara do you use Lily?"
"Mabeline # 32... why do you ask?"
"Because you have a little... Number #32 on your cheek... here, let me get 'that' for you..."
Ray proceeds to rub a faint black-streak off Lily's cheek with his thumb.
"I guess you've had better times huh Ray?"
"Well, there was this one night in a tree fort..."
Lilly interrupts with a giggle, "Tree house Ray, girls play in tree houses."
"Okay, well there was this one night in a tree 'house'... when I knew I'd found a best friend... when I knew you and I would be best friends forever..."
"I guess some things change Ray, " Lily states through a disappointed tone.
"But some things never do. Lily, do you believe in soul-mates?"
"I don't know Ray, Should I?"
"All I know is, you should 'believe' in me, Lil.'
Ray's eyes were never as powerfully compelling as in that moment, Lily had to watch herself, otherwise there'd be no going back for either of them and she might end up saying some things she wouldn't regret, EVER. Three little words sting on the tip of her tongue, yet again for the second time that night, though somehow yelling it out in front of a crowd seemed much, much 'easier' than saying it to his face.
Gee, this suddenly tense, de-ja vu' feeling had explained itself... Switch the seats... switch the phrases, throw in a dry, lo- mein stained shirt and it was like her life was always coming back around to remind her of 'one' thing, Him and Her... Why is it every road she tried to take only seemed lead her back to Ray... It makes it really hard to let go and move on... Maybe, just maybe she wasn't 'supposed' to...
"You know Lily, I liked your song... And, it did mean 'something' to me..." Ray was still holding her face captive and hadn't let her escape yet.
She would have to force this.
Lily closed her eyes and savored this too soon-ending moment for just a split-second longer, before she decided to pursue a proper course of action.
She pushed her self off of Ray and the couch, to a back-facing standing position on the floor...
She couldn't look at him, not just yet...
"Really Ray, I'm glad you liked it... Everyone did.. "You Belong to Someone Else" was a huge hit at SOUND WAVE... I wouldn't be surprised if "NO MAN'S LAND" had gigs lined up for months... This could be the start of "GREAT" things for us Ray...
Ray loosed the orange monstrosity around his neck and chillaxed back on the couch, and mused to himself, 'She's being so stubborn. She's being herself. She isn't gonna make this easy for either of us. We both already know why we're here, we just need to say it out-loud. Some things just need to be heard. Well, go ahead Lily Randall because I'm not going anywhere; I've got plenty of time... I'll let you off the hook for now...'