(Swallows hard. Desire fills his eyes.) KEATYN.
(Feeling bold, she takes a step closer to his waiting arms.) (They share a passionate kiss. The kind of kiss that makes a girl feel desired.) (His hands slide down her back, leaving what feels like a trail of fire behind them. The kiss is better than either one had ever imagined.) BROOKLYN.
Break up with him, and be with me.
And in the next two scripts, she's hoping he will want to make sweet love to her-or something like that.
FADE IN: MALIBU BEACH.
A FEW PEOPLE ARE SCATTERED ON THE UPSCALE PRIVATE BEACH OF THE MALIBU COLONY. PAN SCENE OF THE GORGEOUS HOMES LINING THE BEACH.
A group of boys are preparing to surf. A blonde girl walks down the beach to join them. She is in a very skimpy bikini. A couple of the boys greet her.
BROOKLYN.
(Turns to face Keatyn. His eyes take in her skimpiest bikini. He realizes she's grown up. She's not the girl he became friends with. His eyes fill with desire, but he greets her casually.) Hey, Keats. Surf's up.
KEATYN.
(Walks closer to him. Makes him uncomfortable.) I see that.
BROOKLYN.
Forget surfing. I need to talk to you.
(He drags her up to his bedroom.) KEATYN.
(Pretends to look surprised, but she isn't. She speaks in a slow, sexy way, plays with her hair, and licks her lips suggestively.) What did you want to talk about?
BROOKLYN.
(Pulls her into his arms.) I don't want to talk. I just want you.
(He kisses her and throws her on the bed. They kiss passionately, and then he ravishes her body. She can't think or speak; she's so overwhelmed by his touch. He strips off her bikini then they make love.) (Or maybe they have sex. Whichever one would be hotter.) (Probably sex.) (And it wouldn't hurt. Even though it's her first time.) (Because that wouldn't make it as sexy.) (And then they would do it again. And like again. Because he can't control his passion for her. He's been keeping it locked inside him for far too long.) (Oh, and be sure to get numerous close up shots of his abs. They really are amazing.) FADE IN: BUDDY'S RESTAURANT ON THE BEACH - SUNSET A young couple is sitting at a picnic table on the big deck. The breeze is slightly blowing back the girl's golden blonde hair. Handsome surfer boy reaches across the table and takes her hand.
BROOKLYN.
(grinning) I'm so glad you're single. I've thought of you every day since we met. I recall it was your birthday. You had gotten a new surfboard and were desperately trying to use it.
KEATYN.
(smiling sweetly) You taught me how to surf.
BROOKLYN.
(leans across the table and kisses her) There's a lot I want to teach you. I want to be your first, Keats. You haunt my dreams. I love you.
Do I want to haunt his dreams?
No. Don't want this to be a horror flick. Let's fix that.
BROOKLYN.
(leans across table and kisses her) There's a lot I want to teach you. Come back to my place. I want to make love to you, Keats.
But after she is sent to Eastbrooke, this happens.
THE SETTING: BOARDING SCHOOL.
A group of boys are playing soccer in a big green lawn in front of the path to the commons area. They are split up into shirts versus skins because half the boys. . .
What am I doing?
Screw it.
The scenes I write never seem to happen. I'm done planning it all out. Planning for every contingency. That's the old me. That's the me that Vanessa liked. The girl that always behaved exactly how she was supposed to.
I'm going to live in the moment, because if this doesn't work and the stalker finds me, I might not have that many moments left.
This is the script of my life, and I'm in charge of living it. I don't care what crazy teen girl would do.
This is about what I want to do. I'm wadding up the script and throwing it in the trash.
Right now I want to run down there, steal the ball, and kick it in the goal.
The fact that Keatyn stops scripting her life is a really important part of her growth that you may not have realized at the time. But this statement that she's done scripting her life, is a big deal. She's taking more responsibility for her life.
Of course, she still occasionally slips, as referenced here when she writes a script that isn't supposed to actually be about her, but is. I have to admit, I worried about putting this in the book. It very much foreshadows Aiden in his white Maserati saving Keatyn by smashing into the van Vincent was driving. And this is the dress that he has made for her first movie premiere.
FADE IN: A BEACH IN MALIBU BATHED IN MOONLIGHT.
A young prince is riding down the beach on a white stallion.
A girl is also on the beach. She's wearing a gorgeous pink strapless gown with a corseted waist. The skirt of the dress is layer upon layer of pale pink ruffles. Her hair is half up, the rest is cascading in curls onto her shoulders. A tall, dark man dressed in a black suit has a hold on the princess' wrist and is dragging her up the beach to the dragon's lair.
PRINCESS KEATYN.
Help!
DARK MAN.
No one is going to hear you scream.
The prince hears the fair maiden's scream. He turns his horse around and gallops toward the noise. He sees the girl. And instantly falls in love. He'd do anything to protect her. He jumps off his steed and pulls out his sword. Fights the man to death.
Then he turns his attention toward the princess, who was knocked to the ground in the scuffle.
PRINCESS KEATYN.
(Turns to face her rescuer. And recognizes his handsome face.) Even though Keatyn isn't writing about herself, she does help Logan script out getting back together with Maggie.
THE SETTING: EASTBROOKE AUDITORIUM.
THE BACHELOR PRINCE SET OF THE BEACH IN THE MOONLIGHT.
LOGAN.
(Taking Maggie's hands in his) I brought you here because I owe you an apology.
MAGGIE.
(Wearing a look of confusion at being brought onto the stage. Then her face shows shock) An apology?
LOGAN.
Yes. I've been blaming you for our breakup and it's not all your fault. If I hadn't been texting that girl, we'd still be together. I'm really sorry, Mags.
Maggie smiles at him in a way I've never seen her smile. I've also never heard him or anyone else calls her Mags.
Logan smiles back at her, clearly happy that for the most part she's been following our script, and continues.
LOGAN.
I also want you to know how I feel about you.
Maggie instantly frowns and says exactly what I predicted.
MAGGIE.
You hate me.
Logan lets go of one of her hands and gently touches her cheek. "I may act like I do, but I don't. I'm still so in love with you."
"Bullshit. You're mean to me."
"I know I have been, and I'm sorry. But I've realized that it's not where you've been that matters, it's where you end up that does. I want to end up with you, Mags. Forever."
Maggie has tears in her eyes.
Aiden and I both hold our breaths. We know it could go either way at this point. She could walk out or kiss him.
Aiden squeezes my hand tightly as Maggie wipes her tears and says, "I want to end up with you too."
(They share true love's perfect kiss) At the end of Love Me, Keatyn has decided she can't see Aiden anymore and that when she leaves for Thanksgiving break, she won't be coming back. She reverts to writing a new script. I added this here for a couple reasons. It shows the stress of lying to Aiden is adversely affecting her, and it also totally foreshadows the conversations that take place with both Brooklyn and Aiden at the end of the story.
Something amazing has happened. I'm pretty sure that when I yelled at the moon last night, it reversed my wish.
Because for the first time since I came to Eastbrooke, I'm able to write down a script for my perfect life.
FADE IN: MALIBU BEACH.
A YOUNG COUPLE IS STANDING IN THE MOONLIGHT ON THE UPSCALE PRIVATE BEACH OF THE MALIBU COLONY. PAN SHOT OF THE OCEAN WAVES SHIMMERING IN THE MOONLIGHT.
MALE LEAD: YET TO BE CAST.
(Taking Keatyn's hand in his) Happy Birthday.
KEATYN.
(Leans in to kiss him) It's been a long year.
MALE LEAD: YET TO BE CAST.
But we're here. Together on the beach. That's all that matters.
KEATYN.
That and the stalker is in jail.
MALE LEAD: YET TO BE CAST.
I was worried when he kidnapped you.
KEATYN.
I'm just glad it's over, and so happy we're together.
MALE LEAD: YET TO BE CAST.
(Grins adorably) There were times when I didn't know if we'd make it. We've both grown up a lot. It's like everything and nothing has changed.
KEATYN.
We've changed. Our love hasn't.
MALE LEAD: YET TO BE CAST.
I told you fate would bring us together.
KEATYN.
I didn't believe you.
MALE LEAD: YET TO BE CAST.
It's not where you've been that matters; it's where you end up that does.
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