(Doorbell rings)
Jennie: Hey guys. Mindy, who are your friends?
Mindy: This is Patricia and Emily. Patricia I know from school, Emily is my cousin.
Jennie: Nice to meet you guys, come on in.
Megan: This isn't going to be some wild vodka marathon college party is it? You wanted me here, remember?
Jennie: Hey, you can search my apartment. No vodka on the premises. This is just lunch.
Mindy: Yeah, we eat and talk, mostly about boys, same thing you do at lunch.
Megan: Gross. Can I leave please? I have a feeling my brothers are going to be some of the boys you guys talk about.
Jennie: Hey, why do you think I asked you here? You were confused? I am now VERY confused. I need your help!
Megan: You need my help? What happened?
Jennie: That's what I want to know, Miss "Oh Drake, Jennie's favorite flowers are tulips".
Megan: He actually bought you flowers? I thought he was kidding!
Jennie: Yeah, they're right over there.
Mindy: He bought you flowers? Where is the Drake Parker I know and love to hate? At least tell me he wasn't a good date!
Patricia: Yeah, Drake really knows how to be a jerk. What's up with the flowers? Did he want to get in your pants or something?
Jennie: You guys, I heard all summer what a jerk he was supposed to be. He was a complete polar opposite of it all. Here's what happened. (proceeds to tell them about the date)
Mindy: He took you to a cavern?
Megan: He didn't make fun of you for being afraid of the dark?
Patricia: This is weird. I've heard a rumor Drake was changing his ways this summer. I wouldn't have believed it in a million years.
Emily: Yeah, I've only met him a couple of times, but he always acted like he was God's gift to the ladies, when all he really wanted was a quick lay.
Mindy: At least he didn't do anything really cutesy and sweet, like serenade you or something.
Jennie: Oh! I didn't even tell you. He called me Tex.
Megan: He gave you a nickname?
Emily: Based on where you're from?
Mindy: Wow. He really must have changed.
Jennie: Oh, yeah, Mindy. I'm so hiring Josh to cater my wedding one day.
Mindy: What? When did you taste his food?
Jennie: You didn't know? Drake paid him to cook for our picnic on the beach.
Mindy: What? I knew he was cooking. I didn't know it was for you guys. I certainly can't believe Drake didn't try to pass it off as his own.
Megan: I don't like this one bit. My brother is not acting at all boobish around you. What gives?
Jennie: Don't blame me. He knows I (she trails off)
Mindy: He knows you what?
Jennie: Just that I wasn't very into him is all.
Megan: (Realizing what she really means is that he knew she was into Josh) Oh. Yeah.
Jennie: Seriously you guys. I'm kind of freaked out. I came into this basically with the intent to make Drake a rebound guy. Which you have to admit I needed after this summer. But now I really don't want him to be a rebound guy. He was a total sweetheart. I'm afraid I'll end up hurting him.
Patricia: Don't worry about it. If you have to hurt him, then hurt him. He deserves it. Especially since he was such a jerk to all those girls in the past.
Jennie: But don't you see? That is exactly why I can't hurt him. It will drive him right back into his old behavior. He'll think, "I finally acted like a gentleman and got hurt. What's the point?" There is just too much pressure.
Emily: So what, you're going to stay with him until he dumps you or you end up married, because you're worried he'll go back to his old ways?
Jennie: I didn't mean that. But I certainly can't have a day like yesterday with him, and then say, "see ya".
Megan: Wow. She could have a point. I am so sorry. This is entirely my fault.
Jennie: How is this your fault? You and Mindy were the ones who spent all summer talking about Drake's old behavior.
Megan: Yeah, but yesterday I told you I thought it was a good idea. Remember? I thought you needed a rebound guy too, and I don't think I truly believed Drake was actually capable of changing so much.
Jennie: Megan, it's not your fault. I didn't expect anything to come of it. And something did. No one is to blame here. I just don't know what to tell him. He is supposed to call me today. And I have no idea what to say to him because I really like the guy who took me out yesterday. Even if that guy is not who everyone thinks he is. (Thinking this would make more sense if everyone knew the whole story, but that some people would be really pissed if they did) Hey. Let's watch a movie. How about Chicago? It's a musical!
(They put in Chicago. Jennie suggests Megan come with her to pick up some more dishwashing liquid so she could clean up later. They leave to run down to the corner store.)
Jennie: Do want to know all of what happened?
Megan: What?
Jennie: I told him what you said about the whole Mindy and Josh thing. Your plan? And that yesterday it sounded okay, but that now it doesn't. I told him I was okay with liking Josh because he was out of reach, and how I don't want to turn him into a rebound guy and all of that. I basically came out and said I liked him and didn't want to hurt him. Do you know what he told me?
Megan: What?
Jennie: He told me that I was in control. That I can take it as slow as I want. So, you know what that means. More pressure.
Megan: Look, I don't really know what to tell you. This is your decision. All I can say, heck, all any of us can say, is that you have met a side of my brother I haven't even seen, and I'm his sister. And that if you don't want to hurt him, then I suggest you do everything in your power to remember that his behavior on your date compared to what we've told you is proof enough that he wont treat you like your ex did, because he's obviously making a concerted effort to change.
Jennie: Thanks Megan. That really helps. I just wish I knew what I am going to tell him when he calls.
Megan: Just tell him you really do like him and that you just want to take things one day at a time.
Jennie: Thanks Megan. I don't think I'd have been able to figure this out without you.
Megan: I do my best.
Jennie: Why are you trying to help me? I thought you always tried to torture Drake. How is this torturing him?
Megan: I am still going to torture him. But I didn't like the way he treated girls. I didn't want to torture them too.
(They arrive back at Jennie's apartment and finish watching the movie.)
Mindy: Well Emily is going back home, so we really need to leave. See you at school tomorrow.
Emily: It was nice to meet you. Thanks for the lunch!
Patricia: Yeah I really had fun.
Jennie: I had fun too; we should do this more. See you later guys!
Mindy, Emily, and Patricia: Bye!
(They leave)
Jennie: Well I guess I'd better take you home.
Megan: Okay.
(She takes her home)