Title: It Was Always You
Summary: Michael & Jules have always been best friends. When she reveals her true feelings on his wedding day to Kimmy, he feels blindsided. However, when he reflects on their friendship, he realizes she always put him first. Who will be chosen in the end?
Disclaimer: I don't own the movie, but do own the plot.
Chapter 2
(Michael rushes to Kimmy, leaving Jules shaken. She was hoping that Kimmy was a figment of her imagination. She shakes her head and crosses her arms over her chest)
Michael: "Kimmy, what are you doing here? I thought you were getting ready for our wedding?"
(Kimmy looks between her fiancé and her maid of honor with a pissed off face. The way Kimmy was feeling in that moment, she could kill someone. She continues glancing between the two as she walks towards Jules)
Kimmy: (scoffs) "You're in love with my fiancé, huh?"
Jules: (raises her eyebrows) "That's what I said."
(Jules looks between the man she loves and her now enemy. She sighs softly as she knew she picked the worst time to confess her true feelings. However, she didn't regret her choice)
Jules: (nods) "You're right. I am. While I apologize for my horrible timing, I won't take back what I said. I have loved Michael for years."
(Michael raises his head to face the sky and sighs deeply, briefly closing his eyes. He never would have imagined in a million years that Jules would do this. Right now, today, when he was planning on marrying Kimmy. He rubs his face with his hands as he tries to process things. He can't help but be shocked at Kimmy's next move)
Kimmy: "You bitch!"
(Kimmy connects her right hand to Jules' right cheek and screams)
Michael: "Kimmy!"
(Jules is surprised, but not surprised by Kimmy's actions. Kimmy points at Jules and yells)
Kimmy: "How dare you?! I asked you to be my maid of honor because you're Michael's best friend! I know he idolizes you. I wanted to get to know you more to see why Michael thinks so highly of you! Before today, I saw what he saw! That you were kind and respectful and wanted him to be happy!"
Jules: (defensively) "I do want him to be happy!"
Kimmy: (laughs incredulously) "You could have fooled me!"
Jules: "Look, I'm sorry that I hurt you, Kimmy! I know I could have been honest to Michael about my feelings a long time ago."
Kimmy: (hands on her hips) "Then why didn't you?"
Jules: (sighs) "Simple. I thought I had more time with him before he made this big commitment to you. I honestly thought I had a chance with him. I tried to be your friend, Kimmy." (shakes her head) "Believe me. You didn't make it easy."
Kimmy: (weird look) "What's that supposed to mean?"
(Jules briefly places her hands on her red hair before screaming at Kimmy)
Jules: "You're not right for him, Kimmy! I'm sorry, but you're not! You're practically still a kid, even though you're 23. When you mentioned a job opportunity to Michael, it's like you weren't proud of the man he had already become!"
Kimmy: "That's not true!"
Jules: (laughs) "Oh, no? Kimmy, he has never once complained to me about his job. In all the years I have known him, he didn't. Yet, you want to bring him into your family business? Did you ever stop to think and ask him how he felt before springing it on him?"
(Kimmy looks away for a moment as she thinks about what Jules just said. She knew that Jules had a point. She attempts to defend herself)
Kimmy: "YOU were the one who suggested it to me. You made it sound like it was a good opportunity."
Jules: (points at Kimmy) "No, what I meant was Michael might like to work in the family business someday. BUT, that he really likes his current job. From the way your family acted, it was obvious that they would have found a spot for him. In the end, though, it was up to him."
(Michael walks to the two women before him)
Michael: "Jules, if you knew that I loved my current job, then why did you make the suggestions to Kimmy?"
Kimmy: (snorts) "Couldn't you tell, Michael? Even then she was trying to break us apart."
Jules: "I was trying to help him see that you were wrong for him. You still are, I might add."
(Michael looks at his fiancé in frustration)
Michael: "And Kimmy, if you truly knew I'm happy where I'm at, then why did you try convincing me to join your family's company? I don't care if Jules suggested it. You were my soon-to-be-wife. Any decisions about our future should be between us." (to Jules) "You're my best friend, but sometimes you need to stay out of things."
Jules: (nods understandingly) "I know that."
Kimmy: (to Jules) "For the record, it doesn't matter how old I am compared to Michael. We love each other and support each other. He has never said that he had a problem with my age." (raises her eyebrows) "I think today you have proven that YOU'RE the one who isn't mature for her age."
(Jules scoffs as she looks away from Kimmy)
Jules: "Say what you want about me, bitch. You don't know me. You don't know a damn thing about me."
Kimmy: (laughs) "I know that you're jealous because Michael is with me, not you. It's not my fault that you're too late in your attempt to have him."
(Jules tilts her head as she couldn't help her next comment)
Jules: "Who says I am? The last time I checked, little girl, you didn't have a wedding ring on your finger...yet."
(Kimmy gets more pissed off, if that was possible)
Kimmy: "I thought that you were my friend! But instead, you decided to stab me in the back! Friends don't do that!"
(Jules laughs as she hears what Kimmy is saying)
Jules: "Oh, my God, woman! I never said that I was your friend! Michael is my friend. If he chooses to be more..." (shrugs) "That's up to him, though."
Kimmy: "You just want him for yourself and to hell with everyone else!"
(Jules points at Kimmy and shakes her head seriously)
Jules: "No, that is not true. If Michael doesn't feel the same way, that's fine. I am his friend, first and foremost. What is my fault is waiting until today to tell him how I feel. But, it's out in the open now."
(Kimmy folds her arms and faces Jules with a smug look)
Kimmy: "Don't you get it, you bitch? Michael doesn't love you."
(Jules quickly looks at Michael before meeting Kimmy's eyes)
Jules: "I'm pretty sure that Michael has a mind of his own. The last time I checked, he hasn't said how he feels on the subject."
(Kimmy and Jules turn to face Michael, who looks confused about everything. He rubs his chin with his hand before Kimmy speaks)
Kimmy: "Go ahead, Michael. Tell Jules that you don't love her." (smiles confidently) "Tell her that you love me, not her."
(Michael is at a loss for words. What the hell was he supposed to say when he was so confused by the biggest revelation of his life? He wasn't sure if he had the answers)
Chapter 2 Done