ALLY: Does this mean?

LARRY:Yes,

ALLY: OK, well. I don't know exactly what to say. A couple of hours ago you were
explaining to me how we can never work, and now--

LARRY: And now I'm standing on your doorstep, making you think of a happier return from
Detroit when it looked like everything was going finally (pauses) There are words
to be said now, but somehow none of the words I feverishly tried to put together
on the plane seems right.

ALLY: You want what? You want to move back in and merrily avoid the idea of marriage
for a while longer? Cause I think we could be very happy in the land of denial.

LARRY: No. If we keep on like this we'll kill all the romance of the situation?

ALLY: What romance?

LARRY: Well, you know, I have this ring. I think you heard about it from my son. If you
invited me in, and I found the words, I might, well---

ALLY: Why don't you come in?

LARRY: Thanks.

(They sit down on the couch at an uncomfortable distance from each other.)

 I suddenly realized--

ALLY: Suddenly realized?

LARRY: All right, I was talking to Helena, please don't get mad, she thought I was being an
idiot, the more I talked the convinced she became---

ALLY: I'm not mad. What did you realize?

LARRY: Two men you loved moved to Michigan. You only came after one of them. That
you believed in us that much, that you were that strong---

ALLY: Strong?

LARRY: Oh yeah, you must have thought if just for a minute, I love a man, and he flees to
Michigan to get away from me, but you got past that, and you were able to
argue our future with me without giving in. And you were so smart, you didn't lie to
me. Mostly, it was how much you believe in us. If my belief was enough for both
of us before, then yours has to be know. I'm afraid, but I believe in you.

ALLY: Wow. Remind me to thank Helena. We should get together properly.

LARRY: She's getting married.

ALLY: Then I really mean it.

(ALLY crawls over to ALLY on the couch and then presses her forehead against his.)

 I love you, Mr. Larry,

LARRY: I love you too.

(He pulls away, but only to pull the ring box from his pocket. He opens the box.)

 This was supposed to be at the bottom of your dessert, but we'll work with what we have. We have shared some good times on this couch, those hours who
massaged my feet in particular. Allison Mcbeal, will you marry me?

ALLY: Yes.

(She launches herself into his arms, knocking him back onto the couch.)

LARRY: You don't want me to put the ring on your finger?

(ALLY sticks out her ring finger and LARRY slips the ring on her finger. ALLY ksses
LARRY.)

ALLY: RENEE!

(Renee runs in. She knows when to hurry.)

RENEE: What?

ALLY: Larry asked me to marry him.

(She shows Renee the ring.)

RENEE: Very nice.

(Larry is quietly amused.)

Now I'll get back to my room so you too can, whatever.

(RENEE exits. LARRY gets back to kissing ALLY. Aerial night shot Boston.)

Scene: The unisex. JON is washing his hands. NELLE enters.


NELLE: Hi, Jon.
JON: Hi. What's up?

(NELLE bends her head and sort of looks down with a shy smile on her face.)

NELLE: I made up my mind.

JON: Oh?

NELLE: I want to try again.


JON: Oh my god.

NELLE: You're shocked.

JON: No, maybe in shock. I didn't think I'd be this lucky.

NELLE: You're not a frog, and I'm not a princess. It's not about deserving each other. It's
about what could be.

JON: I know that. Standing here staring into the mirror, it hit me that you've never danced to
Barry.

NELLE: What?

JON: Every one else, even Ling and Jackson, have come in, seen me, and joined in,
but you come in, and everyone stops.

NELLE: It's silly, Jon. It's not really my thing.

JON: This isn't a test or anything. I'm just wondering. Are you afraid of appearing
ridiculous?

NELLE: I don't do things like that. Besides, he wouldn't come to me.

JON: You'd be surprised, he came to me and Richard once. But the dancing isn't really
about you feeling him, it's about letting yourself go, having fun.

NELLE: All right?

JON: All right?

NELLE: It's a night for risks right?

JON: Right.

(Jon looks into the mirror. You're my first, my last, my everything starts play. JON
starts dancing. NELLE jumps in behind him. It's awkward at first, a little ugly, but
then she relaxes into it. She starts to really smile. Night aerial shot of Boston.)

SCENE: ALLY's appartment. ALLY and LARRY are curled up together on the
couch.

ALLY: Will you sing me my song.
LARRY: Of course.

(They go over to the piano. LARRY starts playing and then sings Chances Are.
After Vonda enters we see JOHN walking NELLE home. They are bound
together arm in arm. Then we go back to LARRY singing to ALLY. We stay there
until the song is over.)


The End.