Chapter 4
Crashdown Café
[It's the following day and Maria sees Michael ten minutes before their shifts start so she goes to talk to him.]
Maria: I need to talk to you. It's a painful subject but one I've learn to accept.
Michael: So, talk.
Maria: Okay so here's the thing, Isabel is madly in love with you.
Michael: She can't be. After all it's like she says, she's in love with Ramirez.
Maria: Not like she loves you. Sure she says she loves Jesse but she just says that because she's scared.
Michael: Scared of what?
Maria: Of admitting her true feelings. You know how Isabel is, she's afraid of opening up to others, afraid she'll get hurt but ever since those dreams started returning even though she's been angry it's just her not wanting to admit those feelings.
Michael: How do you know all of this?
Maria: We had a nice long talk last night. Look, she's going over to Jesse's hotel room today so he can sign some divorce papers.
Michael: She wouldn't do that.
Maria: How do you know? Michael I promise you that's what she's going to do and you know I would never lie to you, ever.
Michael: What about you?
Maria: Me, I'll be fine. You belong with Isabel. Not by destiny but also by choice. Let's see, our shift ends at four so I'm thinking you should go over to the Evan's house at five since that's where she's staying.
Michael: Why are being so cool about this?
Maria: Because I want to see you happy for once Michael and if being with Isabel makes you happy then so be it. She loves you and you love her. Even though you won't admit those feelings to me I'm sure you'll admit them to yourself and to Isabel.
Michael: Thank you Maria.
Maria: You're welcome spaceboy. [Michael and Maria share a comforting smile.]
Motel 6 (2 pm.)
[Isabel knocks on Jesse's hotel room door and he answers.]
Jesse: Isabel, come in please. So did you decided to come and tell me what's been going on?
Isabel: Yes but also to give you these. [Isabel hands Jesse and envelope. He opens it and takes out the papers.]
Jesse: Divorce papers? Your father approved this?
Isabel: He wasn't going too but I asked him to reconsider of coarse he didn't the first time but then Max stepped in and knowing how stubborn my brother can get my father agreed.
Jesse: I don't get it. I thought things were going great between us.
Isabel: They were but I have my reasons.
Jesse: And those would be? [Isabel takes a seat on the bed and Jesse takes a seat on one of the chairs that's in the room.]
Isabel: I don't suppose you can just trust me on this. [Jesse looks at Isabel.] That's what I thought. Jesse you think you know everything there is to know about me but in truth, you don't. Other than finding out the truth about who I really am there is still so much that I have been keeping from you, this being one of them. Jesse, about two years ago Michael and I had been sharing the same dreams of the two of us together and then in a few dreams we both saw ourselves with our son in which is when I had that scare that I was pregnant.
Jesse: But you weren't.
Isabel: No.
Jesse: So then why do you want to get a divorce?
Isabel: Because deep down I still have feelings for Michael and I have always had them ever since we first came out of the pods but now I've come to realize that I can't hide from my feelings anymore. I have been hiding my entire life and I don't want to hide anymore. I know I'm probably hurting you...
Jesse: No, you're just being honest with me. Can I ask one more 'why' question? [Isabel nods.] Why now?
Isabel: Because I messed things up the first time by not only betraying Michael but by betraying my entire family and now it's time to make things right and now with Kivar out of the picture I feel like I can finally be able to make amends.
Jesse: Kivar?
Isabel: It's a long story, one I don't feel like talking about if that's okay. [Jesse looks at Isabel for a second.]
Jesse: I don't know why I'm doing this. Do you have a pen? [Isabel hands Jesse a pen and he signs the papers. He puts the papers in the envelope and gives it to Isabel.]
Isabel: Thank you. [Isabel and Jesse head towards the door.]
Jesse: I want you to be happy Isabel even if it means you're happy with someone else. With everything that you've been through you at least deserve that much. [Jesse and Isabel smile and then Isabel leaves.]
Crashdown Café
[It's the following day and Maria sees Michael ten minutes before their shifts start so she goes to talk to him.]
Maria: I need to talk to you. It's a painful subject but one I've learn to accept.
Michael: So, talk.
Maria: Okay so here's the thing, Isabel is madly in love with you.
Michael: She can't be. After all it's like she says, she's in love with Ramirez.
Maria: Not like she loves you. Sure she says she loves Jesse but she just says that because she's scared.
Michael: Scared of what?
Maria: Of admitting her true feelings. You know how Isabel is, she's afraid of opening up to others, afraid she'll get hurt but ever since those dreams started returning even though she's been angry it's just her not wanting to admit those feelings.
Michael: How do you know all of this?
Maria: We had a nice long talk last night. Look, she's going over to Jesse's hotel room today so he can sign some divorce papers.
Michael: She wouldn't do that.
Maria: How do you know? Michael I promise you that's what she's going to do and you know I would never lie to you, ever.
Michael: What about you?
Maria: Me, I'll be fine. You belong with Isabel. Not by destiny but also by choice. Let's see, our shift ends at four so I'm thinking you should go over to the Evan's house at five since that's where she's staying.
Michael: Why are being so cool about this?
Maria: Because I want to see you happy for once Michael and if being with Isabel makes you happy then so be it. She loves you and you love her. Even though you won't admit those feelings to me I'm sure you'll admit them to yourself and to Isabel.
Michael: Thank you Maria.
Maria: You're welcome spaceboy. [Michael and Maria share a comforting smile.]
Motel 6 (2 pm.)
[Isabel knocks on Jesse's hotel room door and he answers.]
Jesse: Isabel, come in please. So did you decided to come and tell me what's been going on?
Isabel: Yes but also to give you these. [Isabel hands Jesse and envelope. He opens it and takes out the papers.]
Jesse: Divorce papers? Your father approved this?
Isabel: He wasn't going too but I asked him to reconsider of coarse he didn't the first time but then Max stepped in and knowing how stubborn my brother can get my father agreed.
Jesse: I don't get it. I thought things were going great between us.
Isabel: They were but I have my reasons.
Jesse: And those would be? [Isabel takes a seat on the bed and Jesse takes a seat on one of the chairs that's in the room.]
Isabel: I don't suppose you can just trust me on this. [Jesse looks at Isabel.] That's what I thought. Jesse you think you know everything there is to know about me but in truth, you don't. Other than finding out the truth about who I really am there is still so much that I have been keeping from you, this being one of them. Jesse, about two years ago Michael and I had been sharing the same dreams of the two of us together and then in a few dreams we both saw ourselves with our son in which is when I had that scare that I was pregnant.
Jesse: But you weren't.
Isabel: No.
Jesse: So then why do you want to get a divorce?
Isabel: Because deep down I still have feelings for Michael and I have always had them ever since we first came out of the pods but now I've come to realize that I can't hide from my feelings anymore. I have been hiding my entire life and I don't want to hide anymore. I know I'm probably hurting you...
Jesse: No, you're just being honest with me. Can I ask one more 'why' question? [Isabel nods.] Why now?
Isabel: Because I messed things up the first time by not only betraying Michael but by betraying my entire family and now it's time to make things right and now with Kivar out of the picture I feel like I can finally be able to make amends.
Jesse: Kivar?
Isabel: It's a long story, one I don't feel like talking about if that's okay. [Jesse looks at Isabel for a second.]
Jesse: I don't know why I'm doing this. Do you have a pen? [Isabel hands Jesse a pen and he signs the papers. He puts the papers in the envelope and gives it to Isabel.]
Isabel: Thank you. [Isabel and Jesse head towards the door.]
Jesse: I want you to be happy Isabel even if it means you're happy with someone else. With everything that you've been through you at least deserve that much. [Jesse and Isabel smile and then Isabel leaves.]