Act Two, Scene One
Exterior: Street, Outside Lucy's house
(Ashley walks down the street, smiling to herself. She stops out front of Lucy's house and looks up driveway towards Nate's granny unit.)
CLOSE UP:Ashley nodding resolutely.
WIDE: Ashley walking up driveway
Cut to: Ashley knocking on Nate's door, He opens it.
NATE
Ashley?
ASHLEY
Can we talk?
NATE
Sure come in.
(Nate lets Ashley in.)
CLOSE UP: Nate's door closed.
Cut to: Ashley leaving Nate's house, a few minutes later, waving at him, he's at the door, waving good-bye.
POV: Ashley walking down driveway
(Nate3 pops his head over fence.)
NATE3
Ashley?
ASHLEY
Nate! Hi!
NATE3
What brings you by?
ASHLEY
Just something I had to sort out with Nate, is all. Look, I'm sorry I wasn't really...was kind of distant the other day, just had some things to deal with.
NATE3
Everything okay?
ASHLEY
Yeah, for now. So, what's new with you?
NATE3
Moved back in with the parents, for now.
ASHLEY
Yeah. You still with...um?
NATE3
No, she left.
ASHLEY
She left?
NATE3
Yep, she left. That's about it.
ASHLEY
Wow, dude, what a bitch.
NATE3
Yeah, its...she's...ancient history. But how are you? Still in school?
ASHLEY
Yeah, about to graduate.
NATE3
Nice. Congratulations. I'm proud of you, I really am.
ASHLEY
Thanks.
NATE3
Hey, would you like some coffee or something?
ASHLEY
Or something?
Nate3
I've got some made over here, if you would like.
ASHLEY
I'll come around.
NATE3
I'll meet you in the front.
ASHLEY
Coffee cup in hand?
NATE3
Yeah, maybe.
Cut to: Ashley at Nate3's front door, knocking, he opens, smiles. They embrace.
Fade out.
Fade in: Lucy, Kiyah, Laura, and Samantha approach kiyah's house, they are in their morning workout clothes, from previous scene. They are chatting idly.
LAURA
I've got to hit the showers, girls, my bosses are real tightwads about lateness and such.
LUCY
Hey, I resemble that remark.
KIYAH
Yeah!
LAURA
I'm kidding, I'm kidding.
Cut to: Shower running, Kiyah and Samantha sitting at kitchen table, drinking coffee, working on their computers.
Pov: Kiyah, looking at her email
(She opens an email to reveal a flyer for a spiritual retreat in Bellingham, WA. "Find healing and awareness of your true self.")
CLOSE UP:Kiyah nodding and smiling resolved
POV: Samantha working on shotlist for webseries and her production company details, a facebook message pings, she flips over, its from Her Nate.
CLOSE UP: Samantha smiling, excitedly
Wide: Kiyah's kitchen table, samantha and kiyah working away, Laura enters dressed, yet toweling dry her hair.
Cut to: Lucy driving into drive way, getting out of car, sees Ashley leaving Nate3's house
LUCY
Ashley?
CLOSE UP: Ashley, smiling mysteriously
Cut to: Ashley approaching Kiyah's house, knocks
Cut to: Kiyah's kitchen, Ashley knocking
KIYAH
I wonder who that could be.
ASHLEY
Its me! I have some news.
KIYAH
Oh, come in, Ashley!
(Ashley enters kitchen.)
ASHLEY
Hey girls, great news!
SAMANTHA
(not looking up from her computer)
Um, yeah, what?
ASHLEY
Don't sound too enthusaistic.
LAURA
Well, what is it, Ashley?
ASHLEY
He's single!
LAURA
Who is? Nate?
KIYAH
I wouldn't believe it.
ASHLEY
Well, yes, Nate, but not the one you are thinking about.
SAMANTHA
(looking up)
Come again?
Ashley
You know, Nate, that lives next door to Lucy's house?
KIYAH
There's a Nate that lives next to Lucy? Another Nate?
ASHLEY
Yeah, he was there when we went over, he's been there on and off for years, his parents live there...
SAMANTHA
There is yet another Nate? Careful what you pray for, like they say.
LAURA
So, what about this Nate?
ASHLEY
So, I always felt things for him, like a bell would ring, I know you all think that's crazy, what am I saying, of course you don't!
KIYAH
What? I don't follow---
ASHLEY
Nothing, never mind. So, yeah a few years back, I met him while I was babysitting for Lucy, but he was with this chic, then they ran off and got married...but now he's back and unattached so....
SAMANTHA
So, what? You slept with him?
Flashback: Ashley getting out of Nate3's bed
ASHLEY
Not exactly.
Cut to: Kiyah's kitchen
LAURA
What does that mean? Oh....Oh, I see.
SAMANTHA
Ashley, you dirty little dog.
LAURA
But what about...what about, you know...
(Laura motions towards her stomach.)
ASHLEY
Yeah, um, false alarm?
Cut to: Nate outside Adam's preschool, pushing stephen in stroller, his phone beeps "ringtone is a bell sound".
Cut to: Close up on Nate's phone, text from Laura: Hey, Nate, sorry I ran out the other day. Can we meet up and talk?
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