DEGRASSI: AFTERMATH - S08E07 - BACK IN TIME (EPISODE NUMBER 100!)

Disclaimer: I don´t own Degrassi or the characters from it.

Author´s Note: It´s hard to believe, that I´ve reached 100 episodes. Thanks to all of you, who have read the past 99 episodes and I hope, you´ll like this one. Since it´s an anniversary episode, I wanted to do something completely different from the usual with it. It´s around 50 percent longer than a regular episode, but I hope, you don´t mind.

1. Int. Miles and Amy´s House. Day.

Miles is on the couch laughing his butt off.

Miles:

I forgot, how funny it was.

We pan over to see that Winston Chu (who hasn´t changed much, except for looking a bit older) is sitting next to him.

Winston:

If there´s one thing having a kid has taught me, it´s you´re never too old for Fraggle Rock!

Miles:

They´re about to start singing. Ready?

Winston:

You can´t tell me, you remember the lyrics.

Miles (singing):

Dance your cares away

Worry's for another day

Miles/Winston (singing):

Let the music play

Down at Fraggle Rock!

Miles:

And I have no clue how the rest of it goes.

Winston:

I´m still impressed.

Amy comes in, ready to go out.

Amy:

So, boys. Am I gonna have to be your mommy and tell you that Miles can´t play, because he has to do his homework?

Winston:

What homework?

Miles:

I have to deliver the script for a potential pilot in two days, but there´s a part, I´m stuck on.

Winston:

Maybe, I can help. Where are we, story-wise?

Miles:

It´s basically a love story between a troubled bad boy, who wants to better himself and a girl, who´s a little younger and much more innocent than him.

Winston:

Sounds like a classic tale.

Amy:

I love, what he´s written so far. It´s gonna end up being great, Miles. You just have to get over this one hurdle.

Miles:

I hope so. Anyway, he got her pregnant on their first night together. She´s just found out and is torn between her choices. He´s still oblivious at this point.

Winston:

Are you going for a happy or a sad ending?

Miles:

A positive ending, that can be build on.

Winston:

I mean, you tried it yourself. When Lola became pregnant and didn´t tell you.

Amy:

If I were you, I´d try to pretend that she had told you.

Winston:

You would know the male character´s motivation better than anyone, right?

Miles:

It´s not a bad idea.

Miles´ mind starts racing with ideas.

OPENING CREDITS

2. Int. Miles and Amy´s Apartment. Day.

Miles kisses Amy goodbye and fist bumps with Winston.

Miles:

Say hi to Frankie for me. Tell her, I´m with you in spirit.

Winston:

I will. It´ll be weird seeing her again after so long. We used to hang out all the time.

Amy:

Maybe I shouldn´t spill the beans, but she calls you the best boyfriend, she´s ever had.

Winston can´t help smiling.

Winston:

That´s nice to know!

Miles:

Well, you were annoyingly adorable. Now scram. I´ve got work to do.

Winston:

We´re still on for tomorrow, right?

Miles:

I wouldn´t miss it for the world.

He closes the door and sits down by his laptop. He opens it and takes a few seconds to ponder it.

Miles (to himself):

How WOULD you have reacted? Just as importantly, how wouls SHE have reacted?

He starts writing and we fade to:

3. Int. Frankie´s Room. Evening.

We´re back in Frankie´s teenage room, where the young Frankie is consoling a young, Blue Haired Lola.

Lola:

I´ve been wrecking my head on whether to tell him and I´ve made a decision. I´m telling him. Today.

Frankie:

It´s for the best. You can´t go through this alone and It´s his fault too.

Lola:

I´m just worried about, how he´ll react. Will you be there, when I tell him?

Frankie:

If you finally tell me, who he is.

Lola:

Okay, but promise, you won´t get mad first.

Frankie:

Why would I get mad?

Lola:

It´s Miles.

Frankie:

MILES?

Frankie looks shocked.

Frankie:

Seriously?

Lola:

It happened the night, me and Shay came over for the slumber party. We were both feeling a little down, so we comforted each other.

Frankie:

You couldn´t have settled for a hug?

The door opens and Miles sticks his head in.

Miles:

Did you call my name?

Frankie:

No. I mean, not on purpose.

Miles:

You´re not making sense, Frankenstein.

He nods and smiles at Lola.

Miles:

Hi, Lola.

She smiles back shyly at him

Lola:

Hi, Miles.

Frankie:

You two have something important to talk about.

Miles:

Can it wait? I´m watching a movie.

Frankie:

The movie can wait. This is a lot more important. Find me in the kitchen, when you´re done. I need a snack, so I can eat my sorrows away.

Frankie leaves them and she closes the door, so they can have some privacy.

Miles:

I feel like there´s some big secret, I´m not in on.

Lola:

Oh, you don´t know how right you are!

She looks very nervous, so he comes close to her and puts his hands on her arms to comfort her.

Miles:

You can tell me anything, Lola. It won´t leave this room, unless you want it to.

Lola:

Miles, I messed up with my birth control pills. I´m pregnant.

Miles face shifts and he looks like, his world is about to come crashing down.

Miles:

Are you sure, it´s mine?

Lola:

I´ve only had sex that one time.

Miles:

I was your first?

She nods.

Lola:

Are you mad at me?

Miles:

Maybe a little. I don´t know. I can´t get mad at you. You´re so damn lovable, that it almost hurts sometimes.

Lola:

That could be the nicest thing, anyone has ever said to me.

Miles:

I mean it. You´re not just my kid sister´s friend anymore. I care about you.

Lola:

I´ve been thinking about getting an abortion. It doesn´t have to change anything for either of us.

Miles:

It already has. Lola, I´m not gonna be some jerk, who says that this is your problem. It´s ours and we´ll get through it together.

He invites her in for a hug and she gladly takes it. The relief is written all over her face.

4. Int. Kitchen. Evening.

Frankie is watching West Drive on a small TV, while munching on some chips. Lola and Miles come down, holding hands. She makes wide eyes at the sight of them.

Frankie:

Please tell me, I´m dreaming!

Miles:

I know, it´ll take a while to get used to.

Lola:

But we´re crazy about each other.

Frankie tries to calm herself.

Frankie:

You´re already finishing each other´s sentences!

Miles and Lola smile at each other.

Miles:

I guess, we are.

Frankie:

And what about Tristan?

Miles:

He´ll understand. I hope, him and me can be friends, but this is bigger than a teenage romance.

Lola:

We´ve decided to have the child.

Frankie shakes her head at them.

Frankie:

That´s nuts! You´re way too young to be parents!

Lola:

My grandmother was my age, when she had my mom. She managed.

Frankie:

I love the both of you, but I think, you´re making a huge mistake.

Lola:

Only time will tell. But I´ll need my best friend to get me through this. Do I still have her?

Frankie:

Of course, you do!

Frankie and Lola hug.

5. Int. Hallway. Day.

Miles comes up up his locker to find a teddy bear taped to it. He smiles to himself, as Zoe and Winston pop around the corner to surprise him.

Zoe:

Congratulations, baby daddy!

Miles:

Very funny, guys.

Winston:

You´re gonna make a go of it, huh?

Miles:

It feels right.

Zoe:

How did Tristan take it?

Miles:

He was hurt, as I expected. But, he wished us the best with our little family to be. I´m still gonna be there for him, but as a friend from now on. Anyway, he needs one of those more than a boyfriend right now and I think, he sees it too.

Zoe:

Don´t think, I wasn´t mad at you at first, for getting a younger girl pregnant. But Frankie explained the facts to me, so I guess, I should commend you on doing right by her.

Winston:

It´s a stand up thing, you´re doing. Do you love her?

Miles:

I do. There´s nothing I want more, than to see her happy.

Zoe:

It sounds like love to me.

Miles looks genuinely happy for once.

6. Int. Studio. Day.

Lola is with her friends from the website, Yael, Hunter, Vijay and Baaz.

Vijay:

We´re gonna miss you so much!

Lola:

I´ll miss you too, but it´s not for several months.

Baaz:

How many?

Yael gives him a little punch on the arm.

Yael:

Baaz! You can´t ask her that!

Baaz:

I´m just concerned about the website. She brings in hits.

Lola:

It´ll be towards the end of the school year.

Hunter:

That means, we´ll be family.

Lola:

Are you okay with that?

Hunter:

My brother could have done a lot worse than you.

They smile at each other, as much as Hunter is capable of smiling anyway.

Hunter:

Plus, it means, I don´t have to get to know a new girl and that´s always a positive. You know, how I am with strangers.

Lola:

I hope, we can become friends.

Hunter:

I can´t see, why we couldn´t.

Lola looks pleased, that everyone is so accepting.

7. Ext. Degrassi. Day.

Miles and Lola come out, holding hands and looking crazy about each other.

Miles:

That´s one hurdle out of the way.

Lola:

Did you get any negative comments?

Miles:

Zig and his friend teased me a little, but it was more playful than mean.

Lola:

A few girls even congratulated me. Shay was the only one, who didn´t take it well. She thinks, I´m throwing my life away for a guy. She doesn´t get, that you´re much more than "a guy" to me.

Miles:

We can´t expect everyone to be happy for us. Look, I know that this was an accident, but it´s the best accident that could have happened. I finally feel like I have a reason, to become a better man. Not to mention, how that stuff with my dad has stopped mattering in comparison.

Lola:

How do you think, they´ll take it?

Miles:

I know how to spin it to them. We have Frankie on our side.

Lola:

And Hunter. He practically welcomed me to the family.

Miles:

Hunter did that? Wow.

He smiles to himself.

Miles:

For the first time in a long time, it feels like everything will work itself out.

Lola:

It´s a nice feeling, isn´t it?

They stop up to kiss.

Miles:

I love you, Lo.

Lola:

I love you too, Miles.

Miles:

Will you let me spend the rest of my life making you happy?

Lola:

Only, if you let me do the same for you.

They hold each other and look very in love. We fade to:

8. Int. Miles and Lola´s Apartment. Evening.

A very tired and almost up giving Lola is talking to Frankie. They clearly have a very nice place and the kids have plenty of toys, that are strewn around the living room.

Lola:

Why did it have to be Triplets? Two are fine. I mean, I have two arms. But when there´s three, one is always gonna get away from you.

Frankie:

Miles should be around to help you with this.

Lola:

Things haven´t been going great lately. We haven´t had sex since a few days after the kids were born and he just seems so distant. I´m worried, that I´m losing him, Frankie.

Frankie:

Miles loves you, you know that. He´d give up his life for you and the kids.

Lola:

Then why do I feel like, he´s trying to avoid talking to me?

Frankie:

There has to be an explanation. I´ll talk to him for you.

Lola:

What if he doesn´t want to talk?

Frankie:

I´m not taking no for an answer!

She looks resolved.

9. Int. Toronto University. Day.

Frankie is waiting for Miles outside a classroom, when the bell rings. He comes out as one of the last ones and smiles, when he sees her.

Miles:

Hey, sis! What do I owe the pleasure?

Frankie:

We need to talk, now!

He sees that she´s resolved and decides not to argue.

10. Ext. Toronto University. Day.

Frankie and Miles are sitting on a bench.

Frankie:

She´s afraid, you´ve stopped loving her.

Miles:

What?

Frankie:

Have you?

Miles:

Of course, not! How can she even think that?

Frankie:

She says, that you´ve been drifting apart and you´re not talking to her.

Miles:

I´ve had a lot of things on my mind, but they have zero to do with how much I love her and the kids. You have to believe me!

Frankie:

I´m not the one, you need to convince.

Miles nods in understanding.

11. Int. Miles and Lola´s Apartment. Evening.

Miles comes home, carrying a buket of roses and hears the pitter patter of children´s feet. The Triplets (two boys and s girl (Matt, Tristan and Astrid), who are all two years old) come running out into the hallway.

Triplets:

Daddy!

Miles:

Hey guys!

He gives them all a group hug and he´s clearly a loving dad to them. Lola comes out there.

Lola:

What are you doing home so early? I thought, you had study group?

Miles:

Study group can wait for another day. Kids, can you run into the living room? I need to talk to mommy alone for a moment.

The kids do as they´re told and he hands her the flowers.

Lola:

For me? Thanks!

Miles:

I talked to Frankie. Lola, please don´t think, I´m falling out of love with you. If anything, I´m amazed at how much more I love you, with every day that goes by. I thought, I would hit a ceiling, but I´m not sure it exists, when it comes to you.

Lola:

You´ve always had a way with words.

Miles:

It´s funny, you should put it like that. The reason, I´ve been so distant, is because I feel like, I´ve wasted the past two years. Not in regards to you, but when it comes to school. I want to be a writer, Lola. Full time. I know, I can do it.

She smiles at him.

Lola:

Then do it.

Miles:

It´s not a secure future for you and the kids. I could be a huge failure and end up never getting published.

Lola:

I don´t think, that will happen. I believe in you, like I always have.

Miles:

Why? Before you, no one else did.

Miles:

Because, I see your brilliance. You can do, whatever you set your mind to.

Miles:

I´m glad, you think that way. Because there´s something, I have to do, that´s way over due.

He takes a ring from his pocket and gets down on one knee. She looks ecstatic.

Miles:

Lola, love of my life, savior of my soul. Will you do me the honor of marrying me?

Lola:

Of course, I will!

He stands up and they embrace. We fade to:

12. Int. Church. Day.

Miles and Lola are moments away from being officially married. Frankie is Lola´s maid of honor, while Tristan is Miles´ best man.

Priest:

The couple has decided to write their own vows. Lola?

Lola:

Miles, this day is everything I could have dreamt of, when I was a little girl. I´m marrying a man, I love and who I know, I want to spend the rest of my life with. You´re kindest and most loving father, our children could ever want and you never forget to show me, that you love me. As an old song said, "You to me are everything, the sweetest song, that I can sing". It sums up perfectly, who I feel about you. I´m not a great singer, but I´ll try my best to be the wife, you deserve to have.

Miles looks a little nervous and it´s tense for a moment.

Miles:

How can I follow that up?

He gets a a chuckle from the spectators and a smile from Lola.

Miles:

Lola, I don´t know where I´d be, if it wasn´t for you. We´ve known each other since Frankie brought her new friend home from first grade and the two of you have been inseparable ever since. Back then, I thought you were just another girl. I can´t believe, how wrong I was. We found each other in the middle of the darkest days of my life and you immediately made them brighter. There´s no way, I can ever repay you, except to cherish and love both you and our children, every day of our lives.

We see Tristan smiling and looking happy for them, He even has to wipe a tear away.

Priest:

Lola, do you take Miles to be your lawfully wedded husband. To have and to hold until death do you part?

Lola:

I do.

Priest:

Miles, do you take Lola to be your lawfully wedded wife. To have and to hold until death do you part?

Miles:

You betcha, I do!

Lola and Miles smile at each other.

Priest:

Then, by the power invested in me, I pronounce you husband and wife. You may kiss the bride.

Miles and Lola kiss, as the spectators applaud them.

13. Ext. Hollingworth Mansion. Day.

Miles and Lola are having their wedding reception at the Hollingworth Mansion and there´s lots of people there. They´re looking over their presents, when Hunter and Yael (who are holding hands) come over to them.

Hunter:

The big one is from us.

Yael:

If anyone deserves it, it´s you.

Yael and Lola hug, while Hunter and Miles shake hands. This is a different Hunter. A more relaxed and you might even say happy Hunter. Yael and him are clearly in love.

Miles:

We´re glad, you came.

Yael:

How could we miss it? If it hadn´t been for you two, we wouldn´t be together.

Lola:

We only nudged you in the right direction. The rest was all you.

Hunter:

Mom and Dad told me, they have something special for the both of you. They´re in the house.

Lola and Miles look at each other. Both are a little puzzled.

14. Int. Hollingsworth Mansion. Day.

Miles and Lola are led into the study by Miles Senior and Diana.

Miles:

Hunter said, you have a surprise.

Miles Senior:

We do.

Diana:

We know things have been more than a little crammed in the apartment and with a new baby on the way, you´re gonna need a bigger place to live.

Miles Senior:

And even though you haven´t made much money on your writing yet, we´re still proud of you. You´re taking a chance on your future, just like I did once with mine.

Diana:

We both think your writing is great, Miles. It´s only a matter of time before the publishers see it too.

Miles smiles. We can see how much this means to him.

Miles:

Thanks. It means a lot.

Miles Senior:

And you, Lola, our favorite daughter in law! I don´t know, what we did right to be blessed with having you in our family.

Diana:

What you´ve done for all of our three children is beyond belief. There´s no way, we could ever thank you enough.

Lola almost blushes at all the praise.

Lola:

I was just being myself.

Miles Senior:

You even made me want to strive to be a better man. Which is why we want to give you, as your wedding present ...

Diana:

This house!

Miles and Lola look overwhelmed.

Miles:

We love you, but we can´t just take your house.

Miles Senior:

I know, you´re thinking, that you´ll never be able to afford just the property tax on this place, let alone the utilities. Which is why, we´re throwing in as an extra wedding present, that you won´t have to pay a dime to live here, until you´ve made it as a writer.

Lola:

Are you sure? I mean, it´s a huge gift!

Diana:

It´s not the same, now that it´s just the two of us. We can´t fill it with the same love and joy, you and the kids can.

Miles Senior:

We bought this house for our family to live in and that´s a tradition, we want to continue. So, you can´t sell it.

Miles:

Of course, we won´t!

Lola:

I don´t know what to say, except a big thanks!

Diana:

Say that you´ll never change, who you are inside. As far as I´m concerned, Miles has married an angel in disguise.

Lola almost begins to cry and there´s hugs all around. We fade to:

15. Ext. Hollingsworth Mansion. Day.

We´ve jumped a few years in time and the oldest kids are now 6 years old. They´re playing in the pool, while their aunt Frankie keeps a keen eye on them. The "Runt of the litter", their 4 year old daughter Diane, is enjoying some "Frankie Time", as Frankie shows her pictures on her phone.

Frankie:

This is me at Halloween, when I was your age.

Diane:

You were pretty as a Princess.

Frankie:

Are you saying, that I´m not pretty anymore?

Diane shakes her head.

Diane:

You´re still pretty, aunt Frankie.

Frankie:

So are you, Sweetheart.

We see that Matt is on the diving board.

Matt:

Aunt Frankie! Watch my head dive!

Frankie:

I´m watching.

He does a total belly flop and Frankie´s face says exactly, who bad it was.

16. Int. Study. Day.

Miles is trying to write, but he´s frustrated at his lack of ability to do so. Lola comes in with a cup of tea for him.

Lola:

You´re missing out on a lot of fun in the sun.

Miles:

DON´T YOU THINK, I´D RATHER BE OUT THERE, PLAYING WITH MY KIDS?

Lola:

Excuse me for existing. I just thought, a cup of Gin Seng tea might spark your mind.

Miles looks apologetic.

Miles:

I didn´t mean to snap at you. It´s not you, I´m annoyed with, it´s myself.

She puts the cup in front of him and sits down on his lap. They kiss.

Lola:

Can´t think of anything?

Miles:

I can think of a lot of things, just not anything good.

Lola:

If I catch you writing page up and page down of "All work and no play, makes Miles a dull boy", I´m telling your parents!

Miles:

Don´t worry. I don´t see myself going all Jack Torrance from "The Shining" on you and the kids. It´s the rejections. They´re getting to me. Maybe this was a mistake!

Lola:

Did I marry a quitter?

Miles:

No, but you have to be realistic sometimes.

Lola:

That´s what I´m being, when I tell you to keep at it. I believe in you, the kids believe in you and even your dead beat sister believes in you! The only one, who doesn´t is yourself.

Miles:

I thought, I had something with "Cassie". I guess, it´s not good enough either.

Lola:

Are you gonna let one rejection get you down? What about the other publishers?

Miles:

There´s no point in sending it to them. I´m just gonna get the same rejection mail, I´ve got dozens of.

Lola:

Do you have time for a break?

Miles:

It can´t hurt. There´s no reason to waste my time staring at a screen and making myself miserable.

Lola:

Do you mind, if I use the lap-top for a moment? I have to send an E-Mail.

Miles:

No, go ahead. I´ll go and help Frankie with the kids.

Lola:

What are we gonna do about her? She hangs around the house all day, every day and does nothing. It´s been months, since she last applied for a job.

Miles:

We could make her our live-in nanny? We can´t afford to pay her, but it could give her some sort of purpose.

Lola:

It´s not the worst idea, I´ve heard.

Miles:

Don´t be too long.

They get up and he kisses her on the forehead, before grabbing his cup and leaving her. She sits down by the lap top and opens the E-Mail program.

Lola:

Well, Miles, if you won´t believe in yourself, I have to do it for you.

We see that she sends it to several addresses and puts on an attachment named "Cassie".

17. Ext. Hollingsworth Mansion. Evening.

Miles and Frankie are having a heart to heart.

Miles:

I´m worried about you. Lola is too.

Frankie:

Why? I´m fine. as long as I have you, Lola or the kids around.

Miles:

You´re hiding away from the world in your childhood home. That isn´t healthy.

Frankie:

I feel safe here.

Miles:

I know, you do. But you can´t keep being afraid of the outside world, because a few things didn´t go your way.

Frankie:

I´m a failure, Miles. I couldn´t handle college, I can´t hold on to a job to save my life and my longest relationship is still the one, I had with Winston. Add it up and it spells L-O-S-E-R.

Miles:

Is that really how you feel?

Frankie:

Anytime, I don´t have you guys around to distract me.

Miles:

It´s pretty clear, Sis. You have a depression.

Frankie:

No, I don´t! It´s a funk. A lull in my life. I´ll get over it.

Miles:

Do me a favor, okay? Talk to a therapist and try to be open about it.

Frankie:

Just say it. You want me out of here, because I´m in the way.

Miles:

Come here, Frankenstein.

He gives her a hug.

Miles:

We all love you and you´ll always be welcome here. Anyway, if I kicked you out, I´d probably have four crying kids on my hands. They adore their aunt Frankie.

Frankie:

Not as much, as I adore them.

He looks her in the eyes.

Miles:

Do you want to be their nanny too?

Frankie smiles.

Frankie:

Can I? That would be perfect!

Miles:

We can´t afford to pay you, but ...

Frankie:

I don´t care! This is one job, I know, I can do.

Miles:

But you have to talk to a therapist. Just because you work from home, doesn´t mean that you should never see the outside world.

Frankie:

I don´t tell you enough, how much I love you.

Miles:

It´s not something, we need to say.

She gives him a tight hug and looks pleased.

18. Ext. Restaurant. Evening.

Miles and Lola are almost dragging a reluctant Frankie.

Frankie:

I don´t know, if I´m ready for this.

Lola:

It´s only dinner. Your therapist says that you´re doing better, right?

Miles:

We have a surprise for you, to make it more homely and familiar.

Frankie:

What kind of surprise?

Lola:

You won´t know, unless you come inside.

Frankie is convinced and comes in voluntarily.

19. Int. Restaurant. Evening.

Frankie is led inside by Miles and Lola. She sees Winston waiting at their table and lights up in a smile. She runs over to him and hugs him.

Frankie:

Chewie! I´ve missed you so much!

Winston:

Same here, Frankie.

Miles and Lola smile at the sight of them.

Lola:

Our surprise went down well.

Miles:

Let´s see how the second one goes down.

Lola:

What second one?

Miles:

That "Cassie" is being published. I even have three publishers to choose from.

They hug.

Lola:

That´s great!

Miles:

You wouldn´t happen to know, who sent it to them? Because it wasn´t me.

Lola:

It could have been Diana. She´s very smart for a four year old.

Miles:

What would I do without you?

Lola:

Let´s not even think that thought.

They kiss. Frankie whistles at them and they stop.

Frankie:

I came here to have fun, not to watch you play tonsil hockey.

Winston:

Oh, let them, Frankie. I think, it´s cute. Just like you´re still cute.

Frankie:

I could say the same to you.

They smile at each other and we fade to:

20. Ext. Hollingsworth Mansion. Day.

We´re at another wedding reception, but this time it´s for Frankie and Winston, who look like a very happy couple.

We cut to Hunter and Miles standing together, having a drink and grinning as they watch a now 9 year old Diana playing with Hunter´s son Donnie, who´s the same age as her.

Miles:

If we don´t watch out, Donnie and Diana will end up married someday.

Hunter:

Are you gonna honor the tradition, where the father of the bride pays for the wedding?

Miles:

For once, I can afford to.

Hunter:

I read that "Cassie" returned to the New York Times Best Seller list, now that the movie is a hit. How many books do you have on it?

Miles:

Three right now and I´ve had five in all.

Hunter:

Pretty impressive, Bro. Did I tell you, that we went to see it?

Miles:

What did you think?

Hunter:

I loved it and I´m not just saying that as your brother. You had Yael in tears by the end of it.

Miles:

But you didn´t cry, right?

Hunter:

I refuse to answer that, since the answer would make me come off less manly. All those award wins are understandable.

Miles:

It´s nice to get some credit for it. But the thing, I´m most proud of isn´t my books or being able to support my family. It´s the life me and Lola have built together.

Hunter:

You scored the jackpot with that one.

Miles:

Don´t I know it! That´s all three of us hitched.

Hunter:

I´d say, we´ve done alright, for three messed up rich kids.

They toast and drink.

We cut to Frankie, who´s with Winston and Lola.

Frankie:

How did the ceremony come off? It´s hard to judge, when you the centerpiece.

Lola:

It was beautiful. Your mom tried her best not to cry, but when you said "I do", she couldn´t hold it back anymore.

Winston:

Could you?

Lola:

Are you kidding? Me and Shay were wiping our eyes, before the ceremony began! We should have brought water to make sure, we didn´t get de-hydrated!

Frankie looks around and smiles to herself.

Frankie:

It means goodbye to this place for me.

Winston:

We´ll be living four houses up the street.

Frankie:

I know, but it won´t be the same as living here. This house has been such a big part of my life.

Lola:

Don´t you dare be a stranger! The kids still need their aunt and I still need my best friend.

Frankie:

That´ll never happen, Lo. We´ll still be friends, when we´re old and grey and sitting in our rocking chairs, complaining about those darn kids these days!

Frankie and Lola hug. We fade to:

21. Int. Auditorium. Day.

We´re at the graduation ceremony at Degrassi. A much older looking Miles and Lola are with the Triplets, who are all in graduation gowns and Diana (their daughter, not Miles´ mother), who´s standing next to Frankie.

Lola:

Do you have you speech, Astrid?

Astrid:

Yes, Mom. Jeez. It´s like the 3rd time, you´ve asked!

Miles:

You can´t blame your mom for worrying. It´s what she does.

Matt:

And why we love her.

Tristan:

We wouldn´t want it any other way.

Frankie:

It´s so crazy, that you´re graduating. It seems like yesterday, that Lola told me, she was pregnant.

Lola:

I know. Time has flown by.

Miles:

You´d better get up there with the others. I think, it´s about time.

The Triplets join their classmates on stage. Winston, who is now the Principal at Degrassi, steps up to the microphone.

Winston:

Welcome, ladies and gentlemen. It´s my pleasure to present to you, this year´s valedictorian, Astrid Hollingsworth Pacini.

The crowd applauds and Astrid steps up to the microphone. Her family are clearly proud of her.

Astrid:

The way I see it, life is about learning. Not just the things we learn in school or in the work lives, that await us someday. I´ve had great teachers, but no one have taught me more than my parents. My mom became pregnant, when she was 16 and my dad was 17. Just to make things harder, she ended up having Triplets, me and my two brothers. They had everything going against them for a while, but their love for each other enabled them to fight through it. They showed me what tenacity and belief in yourself can do for your life. I´m not afraid to say, that they and my aunt Frankie are my idols. Today, we leave the school ...

We see that both Lola and Frankie have to wipe their eyes.

22. Int. Hollingsworth Mansion. Evening.

Miles and Lola are snuggling on one of the sofas in the living room.

Miles:

I don´t think, I´ve felt prouder, than I did today.

Lola:

Two months and they´ll be out of here. At least we have Diana here for two more years.

Miles:

Am I sensing some empty nest syndrome?

Lola:

It means, that part of our lives is ending. What´s next?

Miles:

We could go travelling. There´s a big world out there, I´d like to show you.

Lola:

Can we go to Argentina? I haven´t been there, since I was a kid.

Miles:

Of course, we can. You deserve it, after being the best mom in the world to my children.

Lola:

To think, I almost never told you, that I was pregnant.

Miles:

You never told me that!

Lola:

I was young and so worried, how everything would turn out. You were in love with Tristan and I guess, I didn´t think, I meant that much to you. It was Frankie, that talked me into it.

Miles:

Well, I´m glad you did, mrs. Hollingsworth Pacini.

They kiss. Diana and Astrid come in.

Lola:

Hey guys. What´s up?

Astrid:

Diana has something, she needs to tell you.

Miles:

What is it, Honey?

Diana:

You know Darren, Mia´s older brother?

Lola:

What about him?

Miles:

Is he in trouble?

Diana:

You could say that. He got a girl pregnant.

She takes a second to work up her nerve.

Diana:

To be more precise, that girl is me. Before you say anything, you should know, that we´ve already decided to keep it. We think our love is strong enough to survive it, like yours was.

Lola and Miles look at each other.

Lola:

We´re not done yet!

They smile at each other and kiss. We fade to:

23. Int. Miles and Amy´s House. Evening.

Miles looks pleased with himself, as he types in the last words.

Miles:

Closing credits. The end!

Amy comes home and smiles at him.

Amy:

Hi, honey! Don´t tell me, you´ve been working all day.

Miles:

I have. I´ve been writing for ...

He checks the clock on the lap-top.

Miles:

11 hours straight. That´s close to a record for me. How was your day with Frankie and Winston?

Amy:

It´s still on-going for them. They were having so much fun, that they decided to go to a bar.

Miles:

Frankie´s record with bars isn´t the best. Thank God, she has Chewy with her.

Amy:

Did you take my advice?

Miles:

I did, but I had to change a few things from the way they are in reality.

Amy:

No one said, it had to be an autobiography. Or a fake one ... you know, what I mean.

Miles:

I´ve practically written an entire movie. Me and Lola would have made a cracking couple.

Amy sits down on his lap.

Amy:

Do I have to be afraid, that you´ll trade me in?

Miles:

No way. I found the girl for me.

He looks over at the screen and the picture of Zoe and Lola with their baby daughter, he used as inspiration while writing.

Miles:

Just like she did.

He smiles to himself.

24. Int. Frankie´s Bedroom. Morning.

Frankie has just woken up and is staring up at the ceiling, almost in disbelief. She looks over at Winston, who´s sleeping next to her, but quickly looks away again.

Frankie:

Whoops!

Frankie is torn between feeling guilty and happy.

CLOSING CREDITS

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