A Summer To Remember - Ford x Reader

Chapter 2

Or maybe you wouldn't be..

As the bus stopped in front of a tourist trap named the 'Mystery Shack', you noticed two older men dealing with a girl who was trying to tape a raccoon to a duck. Stepping off the bus, you noticed a young boy reading under a nearby tree.

The men looked like twins. One of them wore a long tan trenchcoat, red turtleneck, cracked glasses and an exasperated look on his rather handsome, yet aging face. Faint stubble covered his chin. He was trying to reason with the girl.

The other one wore a brown jacket, blue shirt and gold chain. He looked a lot more casual than the first. He too wore glasses, and had a slightly thicker stubble. This one was laughing at his lookalike's difficulty to reason with her.

"-but Grunkle Stan, Grunkle Ford!!" She protested, "Scampers and Ronald are in love!!"

What on earth was a.. 'Grunkle'? The first stepped forward, sighing.

"Mabel, dear," He said in an deep voice, "These are wild animals."

"Great Uncle Ford, just let her," The boy told him, "Once Mabel sets her mind on something, there's no stopping her."

Oh. Grunkle, Great Uncle. Cute, kind of like tha-

No. Bad Y/N. These are bad thoughts, naughty thoughts. He's clearly too old for you. Bad. Yet even though your mind knew this, your heart just refused to listen. You were already falling for this old man you didn't even know.

The 'Grunkle' named Stan chimed in.

"Dipper's right, Poindexter," He told him, "Let her do her thing, she won't give up making them 'marry' each other. Girl's got wild determination. She's kind of like me in that way, heh. "

"Ok, ok.." Ford said, hands up, "I give up."

Wait, that.. that can't be right..

As you got closer to the tourist stop and the group, you saw it clear as day.

"Holy shit he has six fingers." You said aloud, causing the four to turn and stare at you.

Your face went bright red as you realized your mistake. They all stared at you, three of them looking quite pissed off. Yep, these people hate you now. Good going, Y/N. You stupid idio-

"O-oh, um.." Ford was just as red-faced, "Yes, I.. I have a rare m-mutation called, uh.. p-polydactylism.. I was, um, born with my.. extra fingers b-because of it.."

"I, uh.. I didn't mean to sound like such a jerk there.." You told him, walking up to him, "I'm sorry it came off that way, it's honestly really cool.."

He smiled and held one out for you to shake.

"How about we redo our introduction? I'm Stanford Pines, this is my brother Stanley, and our niece and nephew Mabel and Dipper."

You shook his hand, smiling back. The extra finger made it feel giant compared to your own.

"I'm.. I.. crap, no.." You swore under your breath, "I forgot it again.."

Stanley raised a brow at that.

"You forgot your own name?" He asked, now growing suspicious of you, "And what do you mean by 'again'?"

Crap, you didn't think you'd have to explain this so soon. Usually you wouldn't tell just anyone, but Stanford's presence made you feel at ease for some strange reason. A soft smile from him made you feel safe.

You told them the story, about waking up that day with no memories, and about how nothing could help jog them. People started growing distant and you were all alone after a while. So you went on this trip to find a place you could belong.

"Here, let me just.." You rummaged through your pockets and pulled out your wallet, then pulled out your health card.

"Y/N, that's right. I'm Y/N."

Ford put his hand on your shoulder and looked down into your eyes with kindness. It felt nice, having someone look at you like that for once.

"It's alright, Y/N," He said, "Memory loss is a difficult thing to deal with. Don't put yourself down over it, ok?" He gestured to the Mystery Shack, "How about you come inside? Tell us about your experiences thus far?"

The two children seemed excited to get to know a new person, and began asking a million questions a minute. You started to think you'd finally found your people here, and had definitely found quite the attractive man as well. Convincing him to go out with you may prove difficult, given the age gap, but that wasn't going to stop you from at least trying.

However, you began feeling like someone was watching you, and it definitely wasn't one of the group around you...

Someone was definitely watching you..

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A/N

I hope people are enjoying this!! I'm having fun writing it. I recently got back into Gravity Falls, and REALLY into Ford.

I always welcome constructive criticism, so if you have any I'd appreciate it!!

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