LOVEY'S SECRET ADMIRER

Hi everyone, I guess radioactivity doesn't sit well in vegetables. I know this because end of this episode Gilligan says he likes spinach and lie detector goes off. I'm just guessing but maybe he did like spinach in the vegetable episode and now does not. Oh and here is Mrs. Howell's diary. I hope you all like everyone's thoughts. Mary Ann's will be coming up in one of my favorite episodes of hers… the second Ginger Grant.

Gilligan smiled sheepishly as he took off the now broken detector.

"I guess I broke it," he said, and Mary Ann chuckled.

"Maybe that's why they say the truth shall set you free," she said, and he nodded.

"Yeah… Are you mad?" he asked, and Mary Ann shook her head.

"No, I'm glad you enjoy my pies Gilligan, just try and leave some for the others next time."

"Okay. You know, this thing was fun while it lasted, before you came in I said I liked ice cream, hotdogs and spinach, and it only beeped on spinach," he answered.

Mary Ann gave him a puzzled look. "I thought you loved spinach? When he had those radioactive vegetables, you couldn't eat enough!"

Gilligan shrugged. "I did, Mary Ann, but after Professor said eating them could kill us, I am no longer a fan of any vegetable!"

"Oh, Gilligan, it was only because the vegetables were bad! You can eat spinach, now, and it won't harm you."

"Yeah, but why take the chance? I like living, and if I never eat a vegetable to live, I'll be fine with that!"

"Oh, you're just being ridiculous!"

"I guess its good the Howells are back together," Gilligan interrupted. Mary Ann smiled at that.

"Oh, yes, and to think it happened by midnight like in Mrs. Howell's dream…" She swooned, remembering how the two told them the dream at breakfast.

"Yeah, I'm just glad they're together! Mr. Howell is too demanding - I hate it when they fight, because then he comes to stay with us and the Skipper and I don't like that at all," he agreed.

Mary Ann chuckled. "Same here! I'm just glad another of their silly fights is over… The two do seem happiest when they are together." She got up to leave. "Oh, and Gilligan… Trust me - when we get off the island, you can eat vegetables!"

Gilligan shook his head. "No way! I'm never touching them again!" he said, and she rolled her eyes and left.

Gilligan left the broken lie detector and went for his diary and sat with it in his hammock.

Dear Diary,

Auntherer fite brok out beetwean the howells. Misteer howell wrot missus howell lettears and she gut mad fer sum reasin. Gess she wantied us to lik her. I dunt understand but im glad its ovier agen. Missus howell told us of her drem and she was Cindyrella - that fary tale girl. Misteer howell was her prince while I was her god fathier. I hop they don fite no more diary.

Gilligan

He got up and put down the diary and went outside to get a snack, where he saw Mrs. Howell alone at the table. As he got closer, she suddenly stood up and did a small waltz.

"Are you all right, Mrs. Howell?" Gilligan called out, nervous at the woman's moves.

"Of course, my dear child - and you would be, too, if you knew the sheer love of being in love," she answered.

He had no idea how to respond to that. "Sure… If you say so," he stuttered, and ran off. He hated it when the group talked about mushy stuff - he didn't like it at all.

Mrs. Howell only smirked at him and lifted a book from the table and cradled it. She went back to her hut and opened it to read it over and realized she didn't sign her name.

Dear Diary,

I almost thought there was another reason to love this island today. I received these love letters that weren't signed and thought one of the other men was in love with me. As it turned out, it was only Thurston who wrote them. I got mad because I thought it was a joke, but then I had a dream I was Cinderella and he was the Prince. He chose me over the stepsisters, and I know now it's because he truly loves me and I love him!

Mrs. Eunice Wentworth Howell…

Married to the loving man: Thurston Howell the Third!