1. Frannie hasn't thought about this one in forever, but when she was little, the nights when Pop would come home late and she couldn't sleep because of the yelling and smashing going on downstairs, she'd curl up in bed and shut her eyes and think about how, probably, she was secretly a princess, and her real family would come and get her soon, and everything would be perfect. Sometimes, like when Maria let her crawl into her bed with her across the room or when Ray would just buy her a candy bar or something for no reason, she'd think maybe they could come along, too. But most of the time it was just her, secretly special.
2. She's had 30 years to plan her wedding, so it's pretty much down to the details now. The big fluffy gown and the handsome groom and the church full of people are all fixed in stone, but she goes back and forth on the flavor of the cake and the shade of pink for the bridesmaid dresses.
3. She goes into work one day and it turns out there's, like, a surprise party for her. Fraser's there, and Harding, and both her brother Rays, and even her Ma has realized just how much Frannie does. Not for any reason. Just to show how much everyone appreciates everything she does and how much they respect her.
4. Her and Ray came really close once, so maybe it'll never happen again -- but what if she really did hit the jackpot? She could have everything she ever wanted.
5. Okay, you've read Sword of Desire, right? You know that great part right after they get eloped and run away from her father? When they stop on the moor? It's just like that, only Frannie instead of Esmerelda and Fraser instead of Lord William and also no thunderstorm, because the rain makes Frannie's hair frizz like crazy.
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2/9/06 02:10 (UTC)2. She's had 30 years to plan her wedding, so it's pretty much down to the details now. The big fluffy gown and the handsome groom and the church full of people are all fixed in stone, but she goes back and forth on the flavor of the cake and the shade of pink for the bridesmaid dresses.
3. She goes into work one day and it turns out there's, like, a surprise party for her. Fraser's there, and Harding, and both her brother Rays, and even her Ma has realized just how much Frannie does. Not for any reason. Just to show how much everyone appreciates everything she does and how much they respect her.
4. Her and Ray came really close once, so maybe it'll never happen again -- but what if she really did hit the jackpot? She could have everything she ever wanted.
5. Okay, you've read Sword of Desire, right? You know that great part right after they get eloped and run away from her father? When they stop on the moor? It's just like that, only Frannie instead of Esmerelda and Fraser instead of Lord William and also no thunderstorm, because the rain makes Frannie's hair frizz like crazy.