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Posts: 787 (04/11/08 06:38:49) wingnut |
Squeeze too hard? Don't give me naughty thoughts, love...
[he seems happy enough as the early scenes pass - or is he just masking his unease with a pretence of breezy charm?] 
Lucky, Lucky, Lucky....
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Posts: 86 (04/12/08 19:58:22) Amazing Grace |
[He's absently sipping on the drink I offered him. He seems to be fine...for a while. But I can sense the change in his mood the more often he sees
her.]
"It's the quiet ones you have to watch out for."
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Posts: 788 (04/13/08 04:18:49) wingnut |
Mind if I just get a bit of fresh air? No worries, I'll just go open a window...[he stands up abruptly and walks over to the window, opening it and
taking a gulp of fresh air. He stares out over the valley, deep in thought..]
Lucky, Lucky, Lucky....
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Posts: 87 (04/13/08 07:59:25) Amazing Grace |
[I turn off the movie and give him a few moments before I go over to him.] Lach, you don't have to watch with me if you don't want to. I can
watch the rest later...When was the last time you saw it?
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Posts: 789 (04/14/08 02:50:56) wingnut |
[She strokes his back gently. He waits a moment before speaking]
Actually it's only the second time, I've been able to face it since. It's not that I don't accept losing Lill. I accepted that back then and was ready to move on. You'll see. But it's when I see the world as it was then. Where did it all go to? All those people, all those lives? People were different too. Everything here seems so fast and shallow and easy...no one seems to know any more what really matters. Or maybe it never did matter. So what were we dying for? You know, if I'd gone over to England like I was supposed to, I wouldn't have lasted more than five minutes most probably. Being here is like a gift. I should appreciate the second chance it gives me in a brave new world...but I still keep thinking I should have stayed and done my bit. Why should I have been spared? It's like I ran out on them all. Caused havoc to Lill and her life - and then bailed. If I could only work out why I am here; if there was only a reason that made sense of it all. Then I think I might be able to let go of the guilt, you know? But you're wrong about not watching it. I need to watch it. And I need to watch it with someone from outside the events. That's how I'm going to get through this. By grabbing it and shaking it until I see my way through. Because, at the end of it all, life is full of surprises. Me being here is the greatest one of all. Who am I to ignore fate? I've been quoting that damn line long enough - now is the time to start believing in it. After all, I'm the one they call Lucky...eh? Let's go back and start it up again...And Grace? I liked the bit about holding your hand...[he takes her hand, rubs it gently between his - and leads her back to the TV...] Lucky, Lucky, Lucky....
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Posts: 88 (04/16/08 14:42:19) Amazing Grace |
[As we sit back on the sofa, I try to think of what to say. How to give him or tell him what he needs to hear.] Things do seem faster. They are, but I think the desire to make things faster hasn't made things any easier it just creates different problems. Being shallow is definitely one of them. Everything changes so gradually, it's hard to notice. We've all had time to adjust. But you haven't. It all seems so foreign to you because for you the world basically changed overnight. Sixty years of changes is a lot to adjust to all at once. But, there are still people who know really matters. A lot of us just don't know how to find it. Maybe you weren't spared…maybe you were just chosen to do something else. Doesn't mean it will be easier or harder than what you knew before. And I don't think you ran out on them. You were brought here. There could be a reason you caused havoc to Lil. But you didn't cause it alone. She was part of it also. There must have been something amiss between her and her husband to cause her to be open to you. And not just to her, but everyone else you knew…your presence there and your actions may have brought about things that were supposed to happen. I can tell you…I know how it feels to
not know how or why you were brought somewhere. As strange as it seems, being here does feel like fate and it does feel like a gift. Lach, I'm glad
you're here…for whatever reason. We'll figure that out. And I like holding your hand too…so don't let go of it this time. I'll brave the rest
of it with you.
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Posts: 790 (04/16/08 23:44:34) wingnut |
[he finds himself muttering the words of the poem as he declaims it in the film...and raises his voice to speak out loud the last verse..]
...And, while with silent lifting mind I've trod The high untrespassed sanctity of space, Put out my hand and touched the face of God... Grace? Maybe this place is just another way to put out a hand - and touch the face of God...? Lucky, Lucky, Lucky....
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Posts: 89 (04/17/08 16:15:37) Amazing Grace |
[He speaks so eloquently. Lachlan's voice is...hypnotic. It's a beautiful poem. I'm captivated by it...
I think so. "It's the quiet ones you have to watch out for." |
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Posts: 791 (04/18/08 23:22:31) wingnut |
I shouldn't have done it. I shouldn't have pursued her like I did. I knew I was wearing her down. I knew she was lonely. I knew she was thinking about
it...I still feel guilty. What the hell must have happened when her husband found out? It didn't feel like I was taking advantage at the time. I really
loved her, you know? But I was taking advantage. She had everything to lose. I had everything to gain...It's always the same with men and woman, isn't
it? So easy for a bloke to walk away...I often wonder if maybe I left her with a baby, you know? It's possible. We weren't always careful...Sorry,
Grace...you don't want to hear this...I'm sorry...
Lucky, Lucky, Lucky....
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Posts: 90 (04/18/08 23:39:03) Amazing Grace |
[A baby. I didn't think about that until he said it. I thought about what Lil's husband must have said about her relationship with Lachlan. But, I didn't think about the possibility of a baby. It must be hell for him to be left with so many unanswered questions. Especially the possibility of having fathered a child. I can't imagine Lachlan to be the type of man to willingly walk away from his child.] Lach, please don't apologize. I do want to hear it. I won't be able to answer everything. I won't always know what to say. But, I want to know what you're thinking. Whatever you want to say or need to say…I'll listen. "It's the quiet ones you have to watch out for." |
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Posts: 792 (04/18/08 23:51:28) wingnut |
You're so good to me, Gracie. Let's just watch the rest? I think I've said all I ought to say for now...and you might have your own opinion when
you see how it works out in the end...
Lucky, Lucky, Lucky....
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Posts: 91 (04/23/08 15:57:06) Amazing Grace |
[My own opinion. I shrugged.] Maybe, but I'll still believe you didn't have everything to gain. You lost a lot too. You lost her, your friends, a time and place that was familiar to you and any knowledge of what happened after you were brought here… [I'm not sure if I'm saying anything that's helpful to him. I hope I am.
"It's the quiet ones you have to watch out for."
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Posts: 793 (04/25/08 14:40:44) wingnut |
[he waits until the last credit has rolled...]
There you have it. My story... Thanks for being here with me. You know, Gracie, we could be good for each other... [he slides his arm along the back of the couch and leans forward, no longer quite as boyish in his behaviour. He looks at her with an intense expression on his face...] Grace....I think I want to kiss you....fair dinkum....[he adds the phrase from the film with a rueful smile] Lucky, Lucky, Lucky....
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Posts: 92 (04/26/08 00:10:36) Amazing Grace |
[I look into his eyes. I think we could be good for each other too. Lachlan has been good for me so far. I'd like to be the same for him. Smiling, I brush my hand over his cheek.] You think you want to kiss me? Let me know when you're certain…because I know I want to kiss you, Lach. "It's the quiet ones you have to watch out for." |
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Posts: 794 (04/30/08 09:46:25) wingnut |
Then I reckon we better do something about that...[he touches her lips softly with his own before pulling away smiling softly and murmuring...]
You taste as good as you look...[ then he dips in for a deeper longer kiss, leaning her gently back to lie on the couch...] Lucky, Lucky, Lucky....
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Posts: 94 (05/01/08 18:54:10) Amazing Grace |
[I'm lost in a haze of passion with Lachlan. The scent of his skin…the taste of his lips…the weight of his body pressed down on mine. It's a hell of a good place to be lost. A hard place to come back from. And it doesn't do any good that I still have a very good memory of what he looked like in only a towel the day he stumbled into my bathroom… I don't want to…but I need to…damn…just as I'm about to say something…Lachlan starts to kiss down my throat to a sensitive spot near my shoulder. My body is betraying me right now. My hands can't stop touching him. After a heavenly minute…my mind takes back over. He said things were too fast and shallow…few people knew what really mattered anymore. I do think he and I could be good for each other. I don't know if pulling him into bed right now is a good idea…Um…Okay…so it feels…like a really…really good idea. But…with Lachlan, I'd like to be in love…before…] Lach…I don't want to stop…just slow down. "It's the quiet ones you have to watch out for." |
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Posts: 795 (05/05/08 10:43:49) wingnut |
You're right...you're right...I'm sorry, I don't know what got into me...! [he draws back, covered in confusion...] I let my emotions
get the better of me. They've always been my problem, I'm afraid...[he smiles shyly as he helps to pull down her skirt and then re-fastens his own
shirt, sitting up, running a hand through his hair...]
Grace, thank you for stopping me. A bloke needs a good kick up the pants from his girl from time to time...we have a tendency to lose our heads when up close to beautiful women...What should we do today then? I'm back at work tomorrow for a few long hauls so let's not waste this time together, shall we? That's the trouble with dating a pilot, girl...we're always either just getting back or just going away...Think you can put up with that kind of mullarkey...? [he gives her one of his disarming smiles...] 
Lucky, Lucky, Lucky....
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Posts: 95 (05/05/08 20:19:20) Amazing Grace |
If it was anyone else…I'd say probably not. However, since it's you, Lach…It doesn't sound like malarkey. I'll be here to give you a kiss before you leave…a kiss when you return, and miss you in between. I'll appreciate my time with you until you leave tomorrow. It's still early. Let's get something to eat and then maybe go for a walk on the beach. How does that sound? "It's the quiet ones you have to watch out for." |
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Posts: 796 (05/08/08 01:27:35) wingnut |
[later in the day as they stroll along the beach]
I love the sea. Must be because I come from the country. Cloncurry - 'bout two hundred and fifty miles from the nearest coast. Hottest place in Australia, you know? Regularly gets up to way over 120˚... Never got to see the real sea until I was ten. But we've got a big river, the Cloncurry, and a huge dam called Chinaman Creek ... we used to swim on the shore of that when we were kids and pretend it was the ocean... [he smiles at her] I had a great childhood. Never a worry in the world, just running around with my mates being a little hoon...took it all for granted. I don't do that anymore. All the special moments, I treasure. Just in case they don't last...Hey, you fancy an ice cream? My treat....? Lucky, Lucky, Lucky....
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Posts: 96 (05/10/08 17:26:12) Amazing Grace |
[We're sitting at a table outside a small café' finishing our ice cream when Lach decides to steal the cherry from my sundae.] Hey! I was saving that! [I smile in protest, but it's in vain of course. He's already devoured it and grinning from ear to ear.] [I start thinking about all of the people who are here. Especially the ones who came from films. Who knows why we all ended up in the same place. But what keeps them all here? At the moment, Lach is the reason I'm still here. Well, he's not the only reason, of course. But, he's certainly part of it. I can't explain the rest. Even the parts that haven't gone smoothly, haven't kept me from feeling as though I am supposed to be here. I wonder if they all feel that way too.] Have you been back to Australia? Or have you thought about going back? "It's the quiet ones you have to watch out for." |
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