Degrassi: Aftermath - S01E01 - Home Sweet Home Part 1
Disclaimer: I don´t own the rights to Degrassi or any of the characters from it.
1. Int. Music Venue. Evening
We focus on a microphone, as music ("Where is My Mind" by The Pixies) starts to play. Maya Matlin (28 and still attractive, even though the years have been a little hard on her) steps up to the microphone and starts singing, she´s playing her guitar and is really into it, her band is rocking and the crowd is loving it. The other guitar player (Eddy Reid (An African-American guy roughly the same age as her)) smiles at her and they flirt while they play together. She seems happy. She looks in the crowd and sees a beautiful girl in a red dress (Shelly (21)) showing something on her phone to some guys in the crowd and they point at Maya and laugh. Shelly looks satisfied and shows it to even more people. Maya´s smile begins to turn to worry as she starts messing up her guitar playing. Eddy looks at her like "what´s going on?" and she seems flustered and looks on the verge of tears. As the song completely breaks down, she stops playing, closes her eyes and puts her hands up to her ears and screams. A few seconds later she opens them and sees that everyone except Shelly is gone.
Shelly:
What did you think would happen?
She starts circling Maya, taunting her. Maya starts crying and realizes that she´s holding a bloody knife in stead of her guitar. Shocked, she drops it.
Shelly:
You´re damaged goods, Maya. Used and abused. You think your old friends are your friends now? You think they want to be friends with a headcase? You think Eddy or Zig have been waiting for you all this time?
Maya looks like she´s trying to talk back, but can´t get the words out.
Shelly:
Cat got your tongue, hun? How about when they find out what you´ve been doing for the past 10 years? They´ll hate you as much as you hate yourself. You´ll screw it up for yourself again, because that´s what you´ve always done. You´ll still be the same as you are now. A pathetic excuse for a human being, who has no friends and no future.
Maya now completely breaks down and Shelly walks away, leaving her lying on the stage crying her heart out.
2. Int. Airplane. Day.
CAPTION: AUGUST 22nd, 2027
Maya wakes up and wipes some drool off her chin. The looks over at the passenger next to her, a woman in her 50´s smiles back at her.
Woman:
You have a good sleep, sweetheart?
Maya wipes the sleep from her eyes, smiles back at her and nods. She´s still a bit shaken up after her nightmare.
Woman:
You slept through the entire flight. You didn´t even wake up when we had that turbulence. You must have needed it.
Maya:
You can say that again.
She stares out of the window at the Toronto skyline below.
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3. Ext. Airport. day
Lola Pacini (27, now with dirty blonde hair, but as still pretty as she ever was) is hurrying with her big suitcase to get to a taxi. Someone rudely jumps in right in front of her and snatches it. Without a ride, she looks around. A young man comes up to her.
Man:
Not a single one.
Lola:
There was one, but some guy stole it right in front of me. Welcome back to Canada!
Man:
It´s not so bad. I can´t imagine living anywhere else.
Lola:
You should try it. It´s a big and exciting world out there. I just had a long flight and I think saw a bar back there, you wanna get a drink with me?
Man:
Well ...
Lola:
I´m not hitting on you. I gave up on guys years ago.
Man:
I´ve got a pregnant girlfriend waiting at home for me. Not sure she´d like me having drinks with cute girls like you, even a gay one.
Lola:
Sounds like she´s got one of the few nice guys left out there.
A taxi comes up to them.
Man:
You were here first.
Lola:
I think I´m gonna get that drink in stead. I could use a pick-me-up about now. You go ahead. I wouldn´t wanna keep two lovers apart.
They smile at each other before he gets in the taxi and it races off.
Lola (muttering to herself):
I need a plan.
4. Int. Meeting Room. Day
We focus on Zoe Rivas (now 28 years old and in her power suit. Problem is she doesn´t look like a professional, she just looks like Zoe in a power suit. She´s still very cute, though). She looks tired and like she´s daydreaming. Holly J Sinclair (33 and looking in charge like Zoe wishes she did) is leading the meeting.
Holly J:
Zoe
We see that she in a meeting room with six other people, sitting around a big table. Holly J is sitting at the end of it.
Holly J:
Zoe, are you here?
The guy next her (Patrick Rumpole III (a skinny and slightly smug looking guy in his mid thirties)) gives a little nudge with his elbow and she realizes that she being talked to.
Zoe:
Yes, yes. Of course I´m here. I´m sitting right in front of you.
The other lawyers snicker.
Holly J:
I want to hear the update on your new case.
She pulls it up on her laptop.
Holly J:
Perez vs. Harding and we represent Perez. What´s the story?
Zoe:
The basic case is that these two started up a company together, Duo-tech , 12 years ago. Since then they´ve created some of the most sophisticated cryptation software available and have grown into a large business with 30 employees, worth an estimated 40 million dollars. They just received a bid of close to 50 million & they´re looking to sell.
Holly J:
I´m not hearing a case here.
Zoe:
Business wasn´t always good. Two years in they were running out of money and Perez, with a new wife a child on the way, sold his half of the company to Harding. The two made a handshake deal that Perez would stay on as head of development for as long as he wanted to. Harding became company president. Without Perez they never would have become successful.
Holly J:
There´s nothing on paper?
Zoe:
They were best friends, so he never thought he would need it. Now with the bid, they had a falling out. Harding told Perez that he would only give him a million. Perez thinks he deserves more.
Holly J:
How much more?
Zoe:
Half.
Patrick:
You´re giving her 25 million dollar case? No offense, Rivas, but how many cases have you actually won?
Holly J:
Enough, Patrick!
Patrick:
I´m just saying that she´s not ready for it. Let a real lawyer handle it. Maybe she can second chair. She´s needs to learn from a pro.
Zoe:
You´re saying I´m an amateur?
Patrick:
I´m saying you´re in over your head. This is a man´s game, sweetheart. You don´t have it in you and you never will.
Zoe:
You´re saying women can´t be lawyers? What about Holly J?
Patrick:
If you were half as good as she is, I wouldn´t have a problem.
Holly J:
I said that´s enough. Zoe are you sure you can handle it? This could be a case with a big workload. Sharing it with someone could be a good thing.
Zoe:
I can handle it! Please Holly J, I can do this.
Holly J:
Ok, people, meeting adjourned. Zoe, I need you to stay.
The other lawyers leave. Patrick looks at Zoe and shakes his head on his way out.
Zoe:
Did you hear him? Pig!
Holly J:
I know, but he does have a point. Maybe you´re not ready for something this big.
Zoe:
I´ve been here 4 years! If I´m not ready now, I´ll never be! I´m gonna win this one, I promise you.
Holly J:
See if you can´t get them to agree on a settlement. If you can get 25 %, that´s ok.
Zoe:
Sure, sure. I´m not meeting with Perez again until Monday.
Holly J:
So?
Zoe:
So I was thinking that maybe ...
Holly J:
You want an early weekend? Do you think that´s a good idea? If I were you, I´d be hitting the books or trying to find witnesses that could help us right about now.
Zoe:
Of course. I wont let you down again, I promise.
Holly J:
I´m counting on it. You´ve got what it takes, Zoe. Show the guys like Patrick what you´re made of. Just remember that there´s no shame in a asking for help. I´d rather you do that than screw up the case.
Zoe looks a little worried.
Holly J:
Smile! You´ve got a whole weekend ahead of you. Call up your friends. Take a night on the town. You won´t have much time for it when the case starts.
The two smile at each other, but the moment Zoe turns to leave the room, you can see that Holly worries about her.
5. Int. Airport Bar. Day
Lola is still fighting with her suitcase as she comes in the door. She´s hears Maya from afar. We cut to Maya arguing with the bartender, a man in his forties.
Maya:
I´ve got money! US dollars! Give me my drink!
The bartender looks like he´s losing patience with her.
Bartender:
No Canadian money, no drink. I don´t make the rules.
Lola comes up to the bar.
Lola:
I´ll pay for it.
Maya and the bartender look at her like she´s crazy.
Lola:
You´re Maya, right? Maya Matlin?
Maya:
Yeah ...
Lola:
Lola Pacini. I was friends with Frankie, Miles´ sister.
Maya:
I´m sorry, it´s been a long time since I was here.
Lola:
That´s okay. High School was a long time ago. But us old Degrassi girls need to stick together, right. Plus it´s no fun sitting in a bar with no one to talk to.
Maya:
Not sure I´m good company.
Lola:
You´re good company right now.
Maya (smiles):
Allright. Maybe you can catch me up on what happened to everyone.
Lola:
Not sure I´m much help there. Ok, mines a Seabreeze and she´ll have a ...
Maya:
Rum & Coke
Bartender:
Coming right up.
The girls sit down at a table.
Maya:
I think I remember you. You did that video about your abortion.
Lola (smiles):
Mmm. That´s was me.
Maya:
That was really cool. I wouldn´t have been brave enough to do that, when I was 16.
Lola:
I wasn´t that brave. So are you here on holiday or ...
Maya:
No, I´m coming back to stay.
Lola:
Me too. I just landed from Copenhagen and after this I´m going to my new apartment.
The bartender brings them their drinks and Lola pays him. They both take a large sip.
Lola:
I needed that.
Maya:
Thanks for the drink. So Copenhagen, huh? That´s Denmark, right?
Lola:
Points for the pretty girl. Yes, I lived in Denmark for 6 years and before that I spent 3 years in Spain.
Maya:
So why are you back here? Didn´t you like living there?
Lola:
I loved both places, but a lot of stuff happened. It´s a long and boring story. We could have some more drinks, if you want. Apart from Frankie, my dad and my stepmom, you´re the only one from Toronto I´ve talked to in like 9 years.
Maya:
Weren´t you going to your new apartment?
Lola:
And you think you´re not welcome? I´ve talked to you for 3 minutes and you´re already my best friend in Toronto right now.
Maya:
I guess you´re mine too. I´ve never had many friends and I´ve lost touch with all the people I used to know.
Lola:
Then it´s settled. You & I are having a girl´s night out and if you need somewhere to stay, I´m sure there´s a good couch in my apartment.
Maya:
Wow. Are you sure? You barely know me.
Lola:
And if we only have one drink and don´t talk again, I never will.
Maya:
Are you for real? I didn´t know girls like you still existed.
Lola:
All real, sweetie. You in?
Maya:
How could I say no? Sounds a lot more fun than the plan I had.
Lola:
What was your plan?
Maya:
To go to my mom´s house, but it´s complicated. She hasn´t seen me in over 5 years. I´m not sure I´m welcome anymore.
Lola:
I´m sure she´ll be ecstatic to see you. But if she´s waited 5 years, one more day won´t kill her. I´m going to my dad´s place for dinner tomorrow. We haven´t seen each other in almost two years.
Maya:
Are you guys good?
Lola:
Pretty much. He doesn´t agree with choices I make, but I know he loves me.
Maya:
Like what?
Lola:
Like staying in Spain and not getting my high school diploma? It´s a good thing he´s the forgiving type. The last time we saw each other he & my stepmom visited me & my girlfriend in Copenhagen. We had some really good times.
Maya:
Girlfriend? So you´re gay´? Cause I´m not ...
Lola:
I know. You´ve this hetero heart achy vibe about you. Like you´re looking for the long lost love of your life or something.
Maya smiles a little to herself. Lola lights up.
Lola:
You are, aren´t you? That´s the cutest thing I´ve ever heard!
Maya:
I don´t even know if he lives here anymore or how I´d find him. He´s like my old friend Jonah. Text or calls only, no social media.
Lola:
Maybe we´ll find him tonight. We´ll have fun, I assure you! And maybe not today or tomorrow, but someday we´ll find him.
Maya:
Are you always like this? So hopeful?
Lola:
As someone who´s experienced love 3 times, i wholly believe in it. If the love is still alive, it´ll find a way.
Maya looks her in the eyes.
Maya:
I´m not used to people being this nice to me. Seems most people want to take advantage of you these days.
Lola:
Not me. I could never do that to someone, I swear.
Maya:
I know you couldn´t. But you can´t continue being this nice to people you don´t know.
Lola looks a little struck by Maya´s remark.
Maya:
I didn´t mean it like that. What do you say we check out your new place?
They smile at each other and finish their drinks. They get up and Maya helps Lola drag the suitcase.
6. Montage - music: "Alright" by Supergrass
We follow Lola and Maya as they travel to the city. Lola is cheerful while Maya looks at her and her surroundings with a wry smile on her face. They enter the apartment. Lola runs in and obviously thinks it´s awesome. It also seems that her good mood is rubbing off on Maya, who tests the couch. We see them go shopping at the supermarket and see them cooking dinner together. They toast on a glass of wine and we focus on one of the glasses.
7. Int. Bathroom. Evening.
Panning out we see Zoe take a sip of wine and go "mmm". She uses her phone to puts on Maya´s old song "It´s Not Okay" and sings along. She´s obviously heard it many times before. Her phone makes a noise because she has a Face range message. She looks at it.
Text:
From: Shannon.
Up 4 a party tonight?
Zoe at first looks almost annoyed, but after a few moments of her making up her mind decides that she´s got nothing better to do. She texts back.
Text:
Tarrello´s in an hour?
Text:
Sure.
Zoe leans back, takes another sip of wine, turns up the volume and sings along loudly.
8. Int. Tarrello´s. Evening.
Tarrello´s is a large bar, but it´s barely a quarter full. Zoe is sitting at a table with two girls, Shannon (A 28 year old dolled up brunette ) & Heather (A 28 year dolled up old blonde). She´s trying her best to appear interested while they talk.
Heather:
You know that fat bitch Erica from work.
Shannon (while looking at her phone):
Yeah, what about her?
Heather:
I heard that the only reason she got promoted is because she´s giving BJ´s at the office like it was candy at halloween.
Shannon:
Doesn´t surprise me. She´s such a slut.
Heather:
Such a slut.
Shannon:
And that new little skank, Linda.
Heather:
She doesn´t even hide it. Comes in there shaking her little 20 year old b-hind in her fake C&M suit, with her fake tits and her fake ass and her fake smile.
Shannon:
She´s so fake, I m actually embarrassed for her. I bet that within a month, she´s done half the guys there.
Heather:
At least half. She´s probably a lesbo, too. Sorry, Zoe. I didn´t mean ...
Zoe restrains her anger and gulps down the rest of her glass of wine just so she´s can get away from listening to them for a minute, while she gets another glass from the bar.
Zoe:
It´s okay. I´m getting another drink.
Shannon:
Don´t you think you better slow down a little? You don´t want another accident like at Chris Miller´s party.
Zoe:
That was 8 years ago, Shan. You don´t have to bring it up all the time.
Heather:
We´re just looking out for you, Zo.
Zoe:
By being homophobes to my face? By constantly reminding me of the most embarrassing moment in my life?
She takes her coat and purse, gets up and heads towards the bar. Heather follows after her.
Heather:
You know she doesn´t mean anything by it. She doesn´t always think before she speaks.
Zoe:
And you do?
Zoe heads up to the bar as Heather goes back to the table.
Zoe:
Glass of Chardonnay, please.
As she´s waiting for her drink, the music in the bar changes for the better as L7´s "Pretend Were Dead" comes on. She´s looks over to see Maya and Lola standing by the video jukebox. They´re talking to each other and laughing, while they´re picking out songs. She rubs her eyes to make sure she´s not seeing ghosts, but her face lights up when she realizes that it´s actually Maya & Lola. She gets her drink and heads over to them.
Lola:
You have to listen to some more 90´s stuff.
Maya:
Were you even born in the 90´s?
Lola:
Barely. But that doesn´t matter. The old music is just better.
Zoe slowly walks up behind them.
Zoe:
If you weren´t right in front of me, I wouldn´t believe it.
Zoe and Lola turn around. Maya´s face lights up when she sees her old friend. The two embrace and we see an almost relieved look on both their faces.
Lola:
What? No love for an old Power Squad sister?
Zoe brings Lola in for a three way hug. Zoe doesn´t want to break it.
Maya:
It´s ok, Zo.
Zoe:
I thought you were dead.
They break the hug.
Lola:
Rumors of your death were greatly exagerrated.
Maya:
I didn´t even know I was sick!
Zoe goes from almost being in tears to laughing.
Zoe:
You´re funnier than I remember you. How long have you been back?
Lola/Maya:
8 hours.
Zoe smiles at the two of them answering simultaneously.
Lola:
You pick the last one, Zo.
Zoe leans in between them to get to the machine. Maya is paying attention to what she´s picking, while Lola leans forward to sniff her. Zoe notices and turns her head to make eye contact with Lola, who smiles back shyly. Zoe smiles back to show that she didn´t mind.
Maya:
Zoe.
Zoe:
Huh?
Maya:
I that´s the song you´re choosing, you have to press the screen.
She finally breaks the eye contact & Lola smiles to herself. Zoe then turns her attention back to the screen and chooses her song.
9. Int. Tarrello´s. Evening.
The 3 girls sit down at a table with their drinks and spirits are high.
Zoe:
What happened to you two? It´s like you fell off the earth years ago.
Lola:
First I had to drop out of school right after senior year started, when my dad got cancer. So while my friends were off having fun, I was working 14 hours a day.
Maya:
There wasn´t anyone else, that could help you?
Lola:
We didn´t have the money to hire anyone and my dad was getting chemo. I was the only one there to run it.
Zoe:
You were running a restaurant at 18?
Lola:
Pretty much. Frankie was big support. Everyone else disappeared, but she would come and work for free, just so she could see me. Then after we fell in love ...
Zoe:
You and little Frankie?
Lola:
If you´d told me a year before, I wouldn´t have believed you. I guess her three way fun with Zig & Esme gave her a taste for it. Little by little I started looking less at guys and thinking about her, when she wasn´t around. When she was around I couldn´t take my eyes off her.
Zoe:
I remember how scared I was to tell Grace that I had a crush on her.
Lola:
I worked up my nerve for weeks before I kind of blurted it out. That moment when she kissed me is probably the happiest I´d ever been. All the bad went away that moment and it was like we were the only two people in the world.
Maya:
So why aren´t you guys still together?
Lola:
She left for Yale 3 months later, but we had an amazing prom together to end it. Two weeks later we sold the restaurant and my dad gave me a ticket to go stay with my cousin in Spain for the summer. So off I went and I didn´t come back until 3 o´clock this afternoon. Frankie ended up marrying a guy, so how´s that for a kick in the head? She´s still my friend, but she´s totally fooling herself to please her parents.
Zoe:
I tried that. Sort of led to self-mutilation. How did your dad take you coming out?
Lola:
I think he was happy for me. He´d known Frankie since she was little and he was glad I had someone to be there for me. He knew he´d been asking for a lot and that my life wasn´t easy. Like having the livelihoods of 6 employees on your shoulders, when you should still be in high school.
Zoe:
I wish my mom had been like that. I gave up trying to reach out to her years ago. When she kicked me out on the streets, she kicked me out of her life for good.
Maya:
I´ve had a lot of problems, but at least I´m glad I never had to deal with that one!
The 3 girls laugh.
Maya:
But sometimes I think it would be easier. I´ve only had 4 good boyfriends in my life. 1 who killed himself and left me an emotional wreck. 1 was a criminal and the reason why my moms house was broken into and we needed police protection. Finally there´s the guy who cheated on me with who was it now?
Zoe:
Man, was I a messed up kid or what? I´m sorry I did those things to you. I tricked you and used it to slut shame you, for Christ sake! I was such a little bitch. I´m sorry to you too, Lola. It makes me sick to think that I made underage girls sell pictures of their boobs. It´s amazing that you all didn´t hate me.
Lola:
It´s cool. It´s not something I like to think back to, but the cheer competitions were fun!
Maya:
I forgive you too. I wasn´t nice to you either. Pretty much all the girls talked trash about you behind your back that first year and I was one of the worst.
Lola:
So what about number four?
Maya:
What number four?
Lola:
You said that you had four good boyfriends, but you only mentioned three. This means that the one true love is the guy left, right?
Zoe:
What true love? I have to know this! It´s not Zig, is it?
Maya:
No, it´s not Zig. I´d like to be friends with him again, but that´s it.
Zoe:
Then who is it?
Maya:
Okay! I´ll tell you, just so we don´t have to talk about it again.
Zoe & Lola lean in over the table, so that she doesn´t have to speak as loudly as she did before.
Maya:
His name is Eddy Reid. We met right after i started college, The first night we met, we kissed and the day after we started a band. He´s a really good guitar player!
Zoe leans back and smiles to herself. Maya stops the story and looks at her.
Maya:
What?
Zoe:
Nothing. It´s a shame for those guys who don´t play guitar.
Maya:
What? Why?
Zoe:
They´ve never stood a chance with you.
Zoe winks at Lola who smiles back at her. Maya regains her composure.
Maya:
Can I continue? So we wrote a lot of songs together, pretty much all the ones I had published. We even had a few small hits and got to tour, so I left college halfway through the first semester. We were in love and everything was great. But Eddy liked to do drugs, mostly weed but sometimes coke or speed too. I fell in love with Coke the first time i tried it.
Lola:
Are you saying you´ve been a drug addict?
Maya:
I´ll always be. I´ve haven´t done a line in 26 months, but i still want it. I still have sleepless nights thinking about how much I want it, but I´m not going back to that. I become a different person, someone who doesn´t care about herself or others as long as she can get high. Trust me when I tell you, that you don´t want to know that girl!
Lola and Zoe both look startled.
Maya:
My life has been full of lies for so long, I want to start this off right. It´s okay if you don´t want me sleeping in your home, Lola. I´ll figure something out.
Lola:
No, I´m glad you told me.
Zoe:
Me too. I can´t imagine what your life must have been like.
Lola:
So you´re coming here for a fresh start, right? A goodbye to the bad girl?
Maya:
Something like that.
Lola:
If I find anything, you´re out. I can be tough!
Maya:
I doubt that, but you´ve got nothing to worry about.
Zoe:
What happened after that?
Maya:
At first the drugs brought us closer together, but it didn´t last long. I treated him like dirt, but he still loved me. When we couldn´t come up with a new song that I was satisfied with, I took it out on him and broke up with him. I was real mean about it too.
Zoe:
So you haven´t sen him since?
Maya:
I saw him in the street about half a year later, but he didn´t see me. I wanted to talk to him, but he was with a girl. I was so jealous of her.
Lola:
Well, that´s one situation being a lesbian doesn´t protect you from!
Lola and Zoe laugh. Maya´s smiles too.
Lola:
Wasn´t that in LA? I thought you said he could be here?
Maya:
He´s from Montauk. He was in this band that just got signed, when he was hurt real bad in a motorcycle accident. He had to move back here because he couldn´t afford the hospital bills and the rehab that followed. Apparently he had some friends up here who helped him get a fresh start. It was a local feel good newsstory for a day or two in LA. But that was years ago, I´m not getting my hopes up.
Lola:
I think that more alcohol is needed.
Zoe:
Hear, hear, sister!
Lola heads to the bar.
Maya:
So what do you know about the others: Zig, Grace, Jonah, Tristan, Miles. I want to know everything.
Zoe:
Well, Zig is a construction worker, I think. He´s divorced and lives by himself in Calgary. Tristan is a theater actor in New York. Not on Broadway, but I think he gets by. He found a good guy in Andrew and they´ve been together for six years now. Miles you probably know lives in Paris and is a writer. I read yesterday that they might make a movie from his first book. I haven´t seen him in years. Jonah owns a Vintage Record Store downtown. He hasn´t changed much.
Maya:
And Grace?
Zoe:
She died 3 years ago.
Maya wipes a small tear from her eye.
Zoe:
She lasted a lot longer than they thought she would, but it was hard to watch her that last year. She was the reason I moved back after law school and I wouldn´t trade that time with her for anything.
Maya:
I should have been here. I had so many problems of my own, but I still wish I could have talked to her one last time.
Zoe:
She would have loved to have seen you, but she didn´t blame you. Just know that her & Jonah had some good years together. He was always there for her. She knew he loved her as much as she loved him right to the end.
Maya:
I´m glad to hear that.
The mood has turned somber as Lola returns with the drinks.
Lola:
Why the long faces? Nobody died, did they?
She quickly realizes her mistake and puts the drinks on the table.
Maya:
Someone did. She deserves a toast in her honor. To Grace!
Zoe:
To Grace.
Lola:
To Grace.
They knock their glasses together and drink. Zoe´s song comes on. It´s "What I got" by Sublime.
Lola:
You like Sublime!
Zoe:
There were about three bands my college roommate and I agreed on. We used to listen to them all the time.
Lola:
I need to dance to this.
She grabs Zoe´s hand and leads her to the dancefloor. Zoe signals for Maya to join them, but she´s reluctant. In stead she sits there thinking about Grace while she watches Zoe & Lola dancing and flirting. Eventually she goes to join them.
10. Ext. Tarrello´s. Night.
It´s closing time and people are leaving the bar. Zoe, Lola & Maya are about to call it a night.
Lola:
Let´s go to a club, come on. You must know all the good gay bars.
Zoe:
Not really. Truth is that I work so much, I rarely get out.
Maya:
And we´ve both had a long day, Lo.
Lola:
You´re only a year older than me and you´re already old ladies.
She moves in to give Zoe a hug and she happily obliges.
Lola:
I hope you´re not too busy to go out on a date with me.
Zoe:
I think we can arrange that.
They have a moment as their eyes meet. Maya is a little uncomfortable, since this is getting very private.
Lola:
And Zoe ...
Zoe:
Mmm ...
The two kiss. Maya smiles to herself but looks away, so they don´t feel like she´s staring at them. After about 10 seconds, they finally break and stare intently at one another.
Lola:
I think you´ve got a really cute butt.
Neither Zoe or Maya can help laughing at start remark and soon Lola herself laughs a little at it.
Zoe:
It´s about time someone noticed.
Lola:
How long does it take you to get home?
Zoe:
About half an hour, if I can get a cab.
Lola:
How about if you come back to our place that´s 2 minutes away and spend the night? Maya´s got the couch, but the bed´s big enough for the two of us. You don´t mind, do you Maya?
Maya:
It´s your place, I´m just a houseguest.
Lola:
I was thinking more like a roommate, maybe? I´ve never been good at living alone in the big city. It scares me.
Maya:
I don´t know. You´ve been so nice to me, but my mom ...
Lola:
So you want to be 28 years old and living at home with mommy?
Zoe:
Sounds like a good offer to me. It´s hard being new in the city. I´m so glad I had Grace and Jonah those first years. It´ll never be the same as when you used to live here.
Lola:
Come on. I´ll cry if you turn me down.
She puts on her best sad face and Maya quickly gives in. Lola is pleased.
Maya:
I started the day with nothing and end it with two friends and a home. I´m gonna get a job and we´ll split everything, I promise.
Lola:
Yay! You want to make my night complete, Zo?
Zoe:
I don´t sleep with girls on the first date.
Lola:
Me neither. I was testing if you were easy.
The two kiss again.
Lola:
I´ll call you tomorrow.
Zoe:
You better. Not too early though. I need my beauty sleep.
Lola:
Oh, no you don´t.
A taxi comes up and Zoe gets in. Zoe sticks her head out the window and the two look longingly at each other as it drives away. Maya walks up next to Lola.
Maya:
If only my love life was that easy to fix.
Lola:
We´ll fix everything, Maya. We´ll both be happy here.
Maya puts her arm around her and gives her a little side hug.
Maya:
I´m beat. Let´s go home.
We pan out and watch the 2 girls walk up the street.
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