True Love Never Dies, Part 5

Park in Bay City

Jake’s feet take him to a small park with a swing set. He sits on one of the swings and
remembers what happened on those swings almost two years ago.
*****
J: “What do you think? You want to make a baby with me?”

A smile spreads across Vicky’s face.

V: “Yes.”

J: “Did you just say...”

V: (nods) “Yes. Yes.”

They hug.

J: “I love you.”

V: “More than anything.”

J: “I love you.”

V: “I love you.”

Jake pulls away and looks at her.

J: “All right. What do we do? Boy or girl?”

V: “Either one.”

J: “Just as long as it looks like you.”

V: “That’s right. And she’s gotta be brave. She’s gotta be brave right from the start.”

Vicky notices Jake’s laughter at “she” and she laughs and puts her head on his shoulder.

V: “Oh.”

She looks up at him.

V: “We’re going to do this, right?”

J: “You bet.”

V: “We’re going to do this. And... I can’t believe it. Everything’s going to be new. We’re starting over just like you said.”

J: “From now on.”

V: “We’re going to be great.”

They hug.
*****
J: “Oh, God, Vic. We were going to be great. And look what I did. I killed our dream. I killed you.”

Jake looks around.

J: “What am I doing here?”

Jake gets up and walks away.


Carlino’s

Believing crowds of people might make him feel better, Jake went to Carlino’s. The second he walked in, his eyes targeted a couple, obviously very much in love, holding hands at a table. A table that Jake and Vicky once sat at, while making plans for their future.
*****
V: “So where did you go after you dropped Kirkland off?”

J: “I had to see a man about a tux.”

V: “Uh huh? Liar. You just got a new tux.”

J: “You’re going to find out soon enough where I went.”

V: “Soon enough isn’t soon enough for me, as you well know.”

J: “You’re going to find out on the big day when you unwrap your wedding gift from me.”

V: “Give me a hint.”

J: “Can’t drink it.”

V: “Give me another.”

J: “Can’t wear it.”

V: “You’re going to make me crazy with this.”

J: “I know. So, what do the rings look like?”

V: “Oh, I don’t know. They’re simple, traditional. Like us.”

Vicky stops and she and Jake laugh.

J: “That would be traditional like you and me.”

V: “When did we get like that?”

J: “I know that I got traditional when I decided that yours was the only hand that I wanted to hold.”

Vicky takes Jake’s hand in her own and Jake kisses her hand.

V: “Let’s stay traditional forever.”

J: “No, let’s just live forever. Just hang around until they kick us out.”

V: “Okay. Good.”

J: “Till death do us--”

V: “Shh. Till they stop writing love songs.”

They kiss.
*****
J: (whispers) “Till death do us part.”

Paulina looks up from a customer and sees Jake standing in front of the door, tears in his eyes, his body trembling. She rushes to the kitchen door.

P: “Remy, honey, I’m going out for awhile. Take care of things, okay?”

Paulina walks quickly over to Jake, who still has a stunned, heartbroken look on his face and ushers him out of the restaurant.


Warehouse

V: “Help! Somebody help me! Oh my God! Help!”

The door slides open and M #2 enters, gun in hand. He sees Vicky shaking on the floor.

V: “Help me.”

M #2: “What’s the matter with you?”

V: “I think I’m going into labor.”

M #2: “You’re joking, right?”

V: “Does it look like I’m joking? Ow! Oh, here comes another contraction.”

M #2 kneels beside Vicky to try and help her. Vicky punches M #2 in the face and kicks him in the groin, causing him to fall on his back, sending the gun and door remote flying.
Vicky rushes over to pick up the remote and gun.

V: “Don’t mess with a girl who spent her whole childhood beating up a guy.”

As M #2 is crumpled in pain on the ground, Vicky rushes to the door. Just as she’s about to get out, she comes face to face with M #1. Vicky points the gun at him.

V: “Get in the room or you’ll be worse off than your friend in there.”

M #1 reluctantly gets in the room and Vicky pushes a button on the remote and the door slams shut.

V: “Nobody keeps me away from my family. Here I come, guys.”

Vicky rushes out of the warehouse.