PART 2
2 DAYS BEFORE THE WEDDING
1. Ext. Apartment Building. Night.
We fade in on Marisol is trying to get Mo back, but he´s not taking the bait, no matter how much she flirts with him.
Marisol:
You can´t be serious. I love you!
Mo:
I mean it this time, Marisol! We can still be friends, but that´s it.
Marisol:
Come on, Mo. Doesn´t the fact that we keep getting back together tell you something? You know, I have trouble sleeping without my big Teddy Bear to keep me warm.
She tries to give him a hug, but he moves away from her.
Mo:
You´ll have to find someone else to take my place. 12 break up´s is too much for any guy to handle!
Marisol:
But, Mo ...
Mo:
Go home. I´m not inviting you upstairs this time.
He heads into the apartment building and she´s left to look miserable.
2. Int. Katie and Marisol´s Apartment. Night.
Marisol is being comforted on the couch by Katie, who´s halfway asleep and in her PJ´s.
Marisol:
I really thought, he´d take me back again.
Katie:
His patience had to run out at some point.
Marisol:
He should know, that we´re meant to be together.
Katie:
At this time last night, you were done with him for good.
Marisol:
Those are just things I say. He should know better than to take it so seriously. You know that he´s been the love of my life since Grade 11.
Katie:
Marisol, you´ve been playing games with him for so long, that it´s become second nature to you. Mo is kind of a dope, but he´s probably picked up on it.
Marisol:
I´m a horrible person! It´s no wonder, that he doesn´t want me!
Katie gives her a hug and kisses her hair.
Katie:
You´re not horrible. A little weird and probably too demanding, when it comes to him knowing exactly what he´s supposed to do to keep you happy, but I know you have a big heart, that just wants to be loved. You also seem to forget, that he´s not a mind reader most of the time.
Marisol:
I love him so much, but the guy wouldn´t be able to read between the lines, if it came with subtitles!
Katie:
Has he ever for all the years, we´ve know him? At some point, you´ll have to decide whether you can look past his faults or move on to someone else. It isn´t fair on him either, that you won´t allow him to move on.
Marisol:
It´s probably all moot at this point, anyway. If I´d only known the last time I broke up with him, that I wouldn´t be able to get him back, then I would have thought twice about it. Now I´d destined to die alone, surrounded by all my cats, who only like me because I feed them!
Katie:
Even if he doesn´t, it´ll still be okay. I´m not going anywhere.
Marisol looks a little cheered up.
3. Int. Maya and Jay´s Apartment (Living Room). Day.
Maya is having a fun reunion with Zig, Tristan and Tori, who´s still quite the looker.
Zig:
What happened to you?
Tori:
Life happened. I had some great years at my new school ...
Tristan:
After those two had pretty much chased you out of Degrassi ...
Tori:
The plan was to go to college, but I started working and making good money, so I kept pushing it into the future. It was pure coincidence that TU was the best college, that accepted me. I show up for my first class and guess who´s practically the first girl, I see?
Maya:
I couldn´t believe it either.
Tristan:
So are you two like the two old ladies in the class?
Tori:
Absolutely!
Maya:
We´re like the female Stadler and Waldorf from the Muppet Show!
Zig:
Remember our anniversary date?
Tori:
The one where we dined and dashed without me knowing about it?
Zig:
Yeah, that one! I still can´t believe, I thought that I could get away with it. I can´t claim to have been the smartest kid in school!
Tristan:
I don´t think I´ve heard this story. Tell!
Tori:
It was actually very sweet of him, because he was broke as always and he still wanted to be the best boyfriend he could.
Tristan:
Aww! That´s so cute!
Zig:
You were my first girlfriend and you were so psyched on us making a big deal about it.
Tori:
If you´d been honest, then I would have settled for a nice and not to mention free, romantic walk in the park.
Zig:
I just wanted to treat you the best, I could on my very meager, barely existent means. .
Tristan:
Okay, now you´re blowing the lid off the adorable scale!
Zig:
Our waitress was a girl we went to school with, so I literally had zero chance of no one finding out.
Tori:
Don´t think that I didn´t appreciate it. It´s still the sweetest thing a guy has done for me. It´s a shame, that we didn´t last longer.
Zig:
I suppose, I had my moments. It´s a shame there were so many to be ashamed of, that even it out.
Maya:
You could be a sweetheart, when you wanted to.
Tori:
You don´t need to tell me.
Zig and Tori smile at each other. Maya and Tristan are picking up, that there could be something there between them.
4. Int. Kitchen. Day.
Tristan and Maya are gossiping in the kitchen, while Tristan is making drinks.
Tristan:
How much do you want to bet, that they´ll end the day in bed together?
Maya:
I´m not taking that bet! They´re still young, single and ready to mingle, so let them!
Tristan:
It doesn´t bother you?
Maya:
14 year old me would have been seriously bothered. 32 year old me is way past it and just wants both of them to be happy. It doesn´t creep me out as much as the clone of me, he was dating before. It could work to my advantage too.
Tristan:
Pray tell?
Maya:
Around 7 years ago, Zig was in LA to visit Tiny and they happened to come to a topless bar, where I was taking a few shifts at the time.
Tristan:
To see your tiny little A cups? Sorry, go on.
Maya:
We got very drunk and one thing led to another ...
She looks to Tristan for a reaction.
Tristan:
What? Am I supposed to say "Oh, my God", just because I´m the token gay guy here? It takes a lot more than that to surprise a New Yorker, Honey!
Maya:
How is this for a surprise? I became pregnant, had the kid, which was a son and gave him up for adoption.
NOW Tristan looks surprised.
Tristan:
Not to sound like a gay stereotype, but oh, my God! Does he know?
Maya:
He doesn´t and neither does Jay. I´m sort of looking to get it out of the way, while he´s here. Do you want a another mind blower? His older sister helped him to track me down and get in touch with me. I met up with him and talked to him yesterday.
She smiles, when thinking about it.
Tristan:
You hear some wild and crazy things where I come from, but that one´s new! Weren´t you overcome with emotion? I would be.
Maya:
It was more a feeling of joy and love, pulsing through my entire body.
Tristan:
I think that´s what they call a mother´s love, Maya.
They smile at each other, as Tori and Zig come in.
Zig:
We´re dying of thirst in there! What´s the hold up?
Tristan:
Our lack of bartending skills and tendency to slip into gossip mode!
Zig:
Let me do it. I have experience in the field.
He gets to work and Tori is clearly checking him out, to Maya and Tristan´s amusement.
5. Montage - Music "All Outta Love" by Air Supply.
We see Marisol at work not being able to concentrate on her job. Her manager chews her out for some mistake she´d made and it doesn´t help at all. In fact it makes her cry and the manager feels sorry for chewing her out and offers to let her take a personal day. It brings a small smile to her face.
We see her at home trying to watch TV, but she´s too pre-occupied with looking at pictures of herself and Mo on her phone. She works up her nerve and says "You can do this" to herself.
We see her walking up the window of the deli, where Mo works. She looks at him and tries to work up her nerve to go inside, but chickens out and hurries away, when he almost spots her.
6. Int. The Dot. Day.
Marisol is waiting by the counter for a take out order, looking a little melancholic, when Jay comes in and walks up to her. Darcy is behind the counter.
Jay:
Hey, Darcy. Is my order ready?
Darcy:
I can check for you, if you want?
Jay:
Would you?
She leaves them and goes to the back. Marisol and Jay make eye contact.
Jay:
Aren´t you friends with Katie?
Marisol:
I´m Marisol and you´re Jay, right?
Jay:
Guilty as charged. Did you come here for the food or a chat?
Marisol:
I´m just here to pick up some take out and get a blast from the past. I had so many great times in here, back when I went to Degrassi. Every time I come in here, I can look over at that table and remember, how me and my friends would spend hours just sitting there and laughing or that table, where I found out that I´d fallen in love for the first time.
Jay:
I know what you mean. Right where were standing now is where I had my first conversation with Maya.
Marisol:
What did you talk about?
Jay:
The weather. It´s kind of lame I know, but you have to start somewhere.
Marisol:
The first conversation I had with Mo was about this model UN thing, we had to do for school. God, I was so frustrated with him!
Jay:
I´m hoping, that´s changed with time.
Marisol:
It did, when I found out what he was really like. We were an odd couple, when you saw us, but for whatever reason, it worked. Before I knew it, I´d fallen head over heels in love with that big oaf!
Jay:
Are you still together?
Marisol:
No. It´s a long story, but I think he´s given up on me, after our last break up. Not that I can blame him. I haven´t been the easiest girlfriend.
Jay:
How long ago was it?
Marisol:
It was very recent. I wish, I could go back on un-say everything I said.
Jay:
Here´s a little something, you should know about guys. We don´t give up on girls, unless they´ve been a complete nightmare or we have a better alternative.
Marisol:
Would you take a girl back, after you´ve broken up 12 times?
Jay:
That is a lot, but if I liked her, I would. Really, 12 times?
Marisol:
One just took the other and before I knew it, we´d reached this extreme mark!
Jay:
If he´s taken you back that many times, then it´s not just because he has a physical attraction to you. He likes the whole package.
Marisol:
Are you saying, that I shouldn´t give up?
Jay:
You´d know that better than me. From what you´ve told me, I´d say that he´ll be willing to give it another shot, if you asked him the right way.
Darcy comes back from the kitchen with a bag, she hands to Jay.
Darcy:
There you go. Shall we put it on your tab?
Jay:
Please do. You can tell Spinner, that if he can´t think of a wedding gift, then striking that thing wouldn´t be a bad one!
Darcy:
Sorry, Jay. He´s not that rich!
Jay:
It was nice to meet you, Marisol. Good luck with everything.
Marisol:
You too, Jay.
Jay leaves her and Darcy hands another bag to Marisol.
Darcy:
Sorry about the wait, but this sometimes happens during peak hours. I hope, you weren´t too bored.
Marisol:
Actually, it was the most productive "boring time", I´ve had in a long while!
Darcy:
Glad to hear it.
Marisol:
Have a nice day!
She leaves with an enthusiastic smile on her face.
7. Int. Tarrello´s. Day.
Zig and Tori are flirting by the juke box, while Maya and Tristan sit at a table.
Zig:
Are you still as poppy, as you were back in the day?
Tori:
If you mean that I still have every Backstreet Boys, Take That and N´Sync CD, then no! I sold them years ago to a girl, I went to school with. You didn´t dump me because I was a Boy Band fan, did you?
Zig:
Weren´t you the one, that broke up with me?
Tori:
I don´t even remember anymore. The only thing I remember is falling for a bad boy, who turned out to be kind of a sweetheart. A boy who always tried his hardest to put a smile on my face. Are you still like that?
Zig:
Do I still like making you smile? Yes!
It gets a smile from her.
We cut to Maya and Tristan, who are watching them.
Tristan:
They would jump each other´s bones right now, if we weren´t here!
Maya:
I don´t think, you´re wrong! There´s nothing like a blast from the past to get you hot!
Tristan:
I suppose YOU would know!
Maya:
Like you wouldn´t make out with Miles, if you had the chance to!
Tristan:
I refuse to answer that on the grounds, that you know me too well!
They laugh and look comfortable together.
Maya:
Remember how simple everything used to be? When we used to hang out all the time. Before Cam and the accident and all of that.
Tristan:
Maybe for you, it was. You could get a date with any guy you wanted.
Maya:
No, I couldn´t! Like they´d want to date nerdy little me, the girl without as much as a hint of boobs, who looked like she was 12, until she was 16!
Tristan:
Get over yourself! You were a late bloomer, but you were also tiny little cutie-pie! I had to fight for every kiss, I got in High School. Plus, there was that delightful constant threat of bullying or worse.
Maya:
Are you happy with where life has led you to?
Tristan:
For the most part. It´s not like I´d mind having more money on my account and a nicer apartment. However, New York rent prizes are insane, so it remains a pipe dream. How about you, miss Matlin? Did your life turn out the way you wanted it?
Maya:
Not the way I envisioned it. If you´d asked that girl from back then what she thought, she´d be doing now, she´d say something like "Touring the world with the New York Philharmonics playing first Cello" or "Being the next T-Swift, who´s selling millions of records to all her adoring fans". I never imagined, that I´d love having a perfectly normal life, as much as I do. All those huge things I thought I wanted, just aren´t for me. Having my friends, my family and the man I love close to me, means infinitely more.
Tristan:
Is it wrong then, that I still want it all?
Maya:
Honestly Tris, I would have been shocked if you didn´t!
Tristan:
Here´s to growing up and at the same time refusing to!
They toast and drink.
8. Int. Deli. Day.
Mo is working behind the counter and is serving an elderly couple, when Marisol comes in looking determined.
Marisol:
Mo, I love you and you need to hear me out!
The elderly couple find it amusing.
Elderly Man:
Do all your customers greet you that way, young man?
Mo:
Only my ex-girlfriends. Marisol, I said ...
Marisol:
I know what you said, but this was the wake up call, I needed. Since I was 17, there´s only been one guy in my life and I´ve never wanted there to be anyone else! Most guys would have given up on me, like every guy that came before you did, but you´ve been my rock all along. You´ve stood by me even when I probably didn´t deserve it. I haven´t given you enough credit for that, which I should have. If you give me one more chance, then I promise to try my absolute best not to blow it this time.
Elderly Lady:
What did you do?
Mo:
She thinks that I can read her mind and always know exactly what to do. I´m only human!
Elderly Man:
She´s been doing that to me for 50 years! The trick is to let it go in one ear and out the other!
Elderly Lady:
And dear, he´s not going to be perfect, no matter how much you want him to be. Love is about accepting each other´s faults as well.
Marisol comes over to Mo and looks him in the eyes.
Marisol:
If this had been a teen movie, then they would be slow clapping by now.
Elderly Lady:
We can, if you prefer it.
Mo:
We´ll pass. The thing is that we´re not teenagers anymore, Marisol. I´m getting too old for these teenage games.
Marisol:
Give me one more chance and I´ll show you, I can grow up. All I´m asking for is a chance.
Elderly Man:
What are you waiting for? Kiss her!
Marisol:
You heard the man!
Mo:
There won´t be another time after this!
Marisol:
Shut up and kiss me!
He does and the elderly couple applaud them. Mo and Marisol look very happy together.
9. Ext. Street. Evening.
Maya and Tristan are saying goodbye to Zig and Tori.
Maya:
Sorry to be a party pooper, but some of us have a wedding reception tomorrow.
Tristan:
I´m just too old to stay out past midnight! If I don´t get to bed on time, I´ll be a wreck all day tomorrow.
Tori:
Come on! The night is just beginning!
Zig:
One more drink.
Maya:
I´ll pass.
Tristan:
Don´t do anything, we wouldn´t do!
Maya and Tristan leave them.
Zig:
You must know all the best places.
Tori:
Or we could head back to my place. I have a pretty good bottle of wine, we could open.
Zig:
You have me intrigued.
Tori:
Does this convince you?
She moves in close and they kiss.
10. Int. Little Miss Steaks. Evening.
Mo and Marisol are having a romantic dinner.
Marisol:
This time, I want to take it a step further. I think, we should move in together.
Mo:
Are you sure, we´re ready for it?
Marisol:
We´ve only had around 20 years to prepare for it! If we´re not ready now, then we´ll never be.
Mo:
If you break up with me again ...
Marisol:
That part is understood.
Mo:
We´re not in High School anymore. I´m no longer the fat kid, who got lucky with a cheerleader, because he happened to know the right people.
Marisol:
That wasn´t all it was! I wasn´t the smartest girl in school, but I knew a good thing, when I saw it.
Mo:
Are you sure about me now?
Marisol:
I am, until the next time, I´m not. You can´t expect me to change overnight.
Mo:
No one´s asking for miracles here!
Marisol:
I do however, promise to keep it to myself, unless it´s an emergency. Like when you wear stretch pants! Just between us, it´s not a good look for you!
They smile at each other.
11. Int. Tori´s Bedroom. Evening.
Tori and Zig are in bed together, getting hot and heavy.
Tori:
Please don´t think, that I´m usually this easy. If it hadn´t been you ...
Zig:
I haven´t had a one night stand in a long time either.
Tori:
Is that what this is?
Zig:
We live half way across the country from each other. Is it okay? We can stop, if you want to.
Tori:
I don´t want to.
Zig:
Me neither.
They go back to making out.
12. Int. Katie and Marisol´s Apartment. Evening.
Katie is watching TV and eating popcorn, when Marisol comes in, practically floating on a pink, fluffy cloud of love!
Marisol:
Isn´t love the best?
Katie:
I take it, you figured it out?
Marisol:
More than that. We´re moving in together!
Katie:
Are you sure, that´s a good idea?
Marisol:
I won´t know, until I find out. Are you mad at me?
Katie:
No, I knew it would be coming some day. I suppose, I´ll have to find a new room mate.
Marisol sits down next to her and looks at the TV.
Marisol:
"Harold and Maude" again?
Katie:
It´s a classic.
Marisol:
It´s also the latest of who knows how many Fridays or Saturdays, you´ve spent at home on the couch. You won´t meet anyone, if you don´t go out and put in some effort.
Katie:
I know. What I don´t know, is when I gave up on finding someone. With Maya getting married before I´ve gone through step one, that just makes me feel like more of a loser. There´s nothing wrong with me, is there?
Marisol:
Not that I can see.
Katie:
It´s like I´m expecting mister right to come riding into my life and sweep me off my feet.
Marisol:
Maybe you´ll meet someone at your sister´s wedding. The reception is tomorrow, isn´t it?
Katie:
She suggested that too, but I´m not holding out too much hope.
Marisol:
You never know, Katie. I sure didn´t expect that a guy, I had an argument with over model UN, turned out to be the love of my life. If it can happen to me, then it can happen to you.
This time it´s Marisol, who gives Katie a comforting hug.
TWO MORE PARTS TO GO!
