What's Meant to Be, Part 3

Scene 8

Jake has taken the day off and gone back to Bay City to see Donna/the cottage and his other friends

Jake: (pulling up to the cottage) Well here I am, Jake and Vickys place...why am I here? I should be at work, getting ready to go see the boys but instead I'm back here...my home...my life...its all here(going up to the porch and seeing the bench that he and Vicky had their kiss on after Gary and Josie's wedding) "I dare ya"(smiling, remembering Vicky saying "that was real, that was very real") Ohh it was real wasnt it...sometimes it just seems like my life with you was a dream and now I have woken up (he knocks on the door)

Donna: (opening the door, surprised) Jake? What are you doing here?

Jake: Just dropping by to see my favorite Mother in-law(walking in and giving Donna a kiss on the cheek)

Donna: Well I am glad you are here! How long can you stay? We've all really missed you around here, things seem really dull without you!

Jake: I'm sorry, I should visit more often I just...well...I

Donna: Its alright darling, I know its hard for you with Victoria being gone...I can't help but think that if I had never gotten sick, if I had never gone to New York...well..I guess I can't go back, but if I could

Jake: I know Donna, Vicky knew how much you loved her

Donna: She knew how much you did too Jake, you should have heard her going on and on about you, the boys, and the twins....Oohh Jake her eyes would just light up whenever she would talk about you and how much she missed you (seeing that she is upsetting Jake) Ohh I'm sorry darling, I didnt mean to upset you

Jake: (forcing a smile) Its okay Donna, I know Vicky loved us, all of us, she was very happy with her life

Donna: (beginning to cry) Yes she was, she was happy with you Jake! I never would have guessed that you would have turned out to be the perfect man for Victoria but you did, and you were, and she knew that

Jake: Thanks, I needed that...mind if I take a look around

Donna: Well of course not Jake, this is your home and you are welcome here anytime

Jake: I'll just be a minute (walking up the stairs, remembering the night they got engaged "we waited until we got it right Jake")(going into their bedroom, remembering the first time they made love "our wedding day, weren't we going to wait until our wedding day") (remembering their honeymoon) "Loving you comes first", I'm sorry Vic...I lied, I put my work before you...it cost me my bestfriend, my wife, and my babies...our babies Vicky...Ohh dear God what have I done...(lying on the bed smelling her pillow) I can still smell you all around this house Vic, you're everywhere..the memories Vic they are everywhere too, now I understand why you had such a hard time with Ryan's death....its so hard living without you...

Donna: (walking into the bedroom) Ohh Jake, I know you miss her, I do too

Jake: (crying) It wasn't supposed to be this way, we spent our whole lives going in different directions trying to find our other half and then we finally realized that what we were looking for was right in front of us, I blew it...I had Jake and Vicky forever and I blew it

Donna: Ohh darling, its not your fault, Victoria wouldn't want you to blame yourself

Jake: I know Donna, but I do blame myself, I had God's greatest creation in my arms and I let her go...I let her go

Donna: Jake...I know you feel responsible...but you're not, you're just not

Jake: Ooh but I am Donna, the second Alec Wallace threatened Vicky, I had an opportunity to save my wife and my babies from any danger...but instead what do I do...I decide to tell Vicky to get a bodyguard...did I ever think to meet the man that was going to be looking after my 3 most prized posessions...NO, I just said "get a bodyguard" and she got one, and he killed her (looking at a picture of them) he killed my reason for living

Donna: (crying and rubbing Jakes shoulders) Im so sorry Jake...Im so sorry

Jake: (remembering lying in bed with Vicky when they decided to try to have a baby again "everyday we have together is a blessing") she was a blessing and I never deserved her, but she still came to me and she loved me, and she trusted me with her life (getting up to go downstairs)

Donna: (to herself) She trusted you with her life because you were her life Jake! Oh Victoria, he needs you (going downstairs)

Jake: Im sorry Donna I didn't come here to upset you, I actually came here to give you some good news

Donna: (smiling) Oooh really and what is that?

Jake: I called the boys yesterday and I told them that I would come to see them in a few days

Donna: Jake, that's wonderful, I'm sure they were estatic

Jake: (beginning to smile again) they seemed to be pretty excited

Donna: Well I'm sure they were, you are their dad, and they miss you

Jake: Well, I miss them too, I was going to ask Jaime if I could take the boys for a few days and bring them here to see you and everyone else

Donna: That would be wonderful, I miss my grandsons

Jake: I know you do, I'm sure they miss you too...well I better go, I want to make a few more stops while I am in town

Donna: Well thanks for stopping by, and remember Jake you are welcome here anytime

Jake: Thanks Donna, I'll give you a call when I get to London

Donna: You tell those boys that their Nana loves them!

Jake: I will (giving her another kiss on the cheek) bye

Donna: bye


Scene 9

Jake stopping by Carlino's to see Paulina

Jake: (walking in the door) I guess some things never change (seeing Remy and Nick, walks up to their table) Hey stangers

Nick: Well if it isnt Jake Mckinnon, how ya been?

Jake: I've been okay, hey Remy, you lookin' out for this guy, he's a hand full

Remy: It's a hard job but I am glad to do it, it's really good to see you Jake

Nick: Yeah Jake, things just haven't been the same since you left for Oakdale

Jake: Yeah, I know I should visit more often, it's just hard to get off work, I'm pretty busy ya know

Nick: Vicky would be very proud of you Jake, she always believed in you

Jake: I know, that's what made me want to be sucessful, I just wanted her to be proud of me

Paulina: (seeing Jake, a HUGE smile comes across her face) Well, Well, Well, if it isn't the second best looking man in the world

Jake: Hey cupcake! (grabs her into a hug) OOhh, I have missed this . . .

Paulina: (laughing) what did I tell you about calling me cupcake...how are ya sweetheart?

Jake: I'm pretty good...better...(changing subject) I'm going to see the boys in a few days

Paulina: Ooh Jake thats great, I'm sure they can't wait

Jake: Well I just missed them, so I decided I better go, if Jaime will let me, I was going to take them and bring them here for a few days, I know that they would love to see everyone

Paulina: Thats sounds great, I will make them a welcome home cake!

Jake: You are the best

Paulina:(smiling) I know, so...how's Oakdale?

Jake: Its okay, nothing compares to this though

Paulina: Met any special ladies

Jake:(thinking of Julia) No noone special, I guess I'm pretty picky

Paulina: (touching his face) Just a little, it's hard for a woman to live up to your expectations, I know, I tried

Jake: Ooh come on now, you are the one who left me for an Italian Elvis wannabee

Paulina: Be nice

Jake: You know I'm just kiddin' I actually KINDA like Carlino, (sarcastically)of course he's nothin' compared to what you could have had ...but hey...your choice

Paulina: Well of course I mean I settled for second best

Jake: (remembering Vicky on New Years "I didnt") Yeah well anyway, I just wanted to stop by and see how you were

Paulina: Are you okay Jake is it something I said?

Jake: I'm fine, I just need to get goin', I've got one more stop to make before I leave

Paulina: Okay well don't be a stanger, we really do miss you around here

Jake: I miss you too!! (giving her a hug and a kiss) tell Joe hi for me

Paulina: Will do,bye sweetheart

Jake: bye Remy, hey Nick, keep looking out for Donna, okay?

Nick: Yeah Jake I will, you take care buddy

Remy: bye Jake

(Jake walks out)

Paulina: (sympathetically shaking her head)I bet I know where he is going


Scene 10

Jake:(at the graveyard where Vicky is buried) Hey honey(putting some flowers down) I hope you like these, I told the flower shop that I wanted the best they had, (remembering when Vicky brought out the flowers that were "a miracle just like us") these are no miracle but I've pretty much given up on miracles since you died, what is a miracle if you are not here to share it with me? Everyone tells me that you knew how much I loved you...So I guess you know how much I miss you then? I guess you do since you went through this too...it should have been me on that plane, the world needs you alot more than they need me...(beginning to walk around) I mean you have two boys who need a mother, we had two babies who's lives could have occured if it had been me on that plane, I was nothing...just the husband and the step-father, you would have been fine without me...but no...it was you who died, now I will never be a father, and the boys will no longer have a mother...(beginning to cry) I know...I know... you would probably be saying "what about Julia"...Well what about her...she's a good friend who wishes to be more, but she isn't Vic, she will never be more because she isn't you...(sitting down)I'm sorry...I didn't come here to talk about Julia...I called the boys yesterday...you probably already knew that though...you always did know what I was going to do before I even did it...sometimes you knew what I was going to do before I even knew...I never had that with anyone else, nobody knows me like you do...you saw me like noone else did, you saw the real me...(changing subject and begining to cry again) Ooh Vic, the boys sound so grown up, you would be so proud of them...they miss you though...You are really the only parent those boys ever had. I mean, well we know about Grant...and Jaime...well Steven is spending a whole lot of time with him now, but he was never around before...and Kirk, he doesnt even know Jaime, Steven told me that Kirk has been very quiet lately...that's why I decided to go to London and bring OUR boys here for a few days...we might stop by Oakdale but I don't want to stay there long, I'm not ready for them to meet Julia, I dont want them to think that we are a couple...I think I am going to tell her that I'm not ready...I mean she knows I'm not ready...But I wan to tell her that I'm really not ready....that she needs to move on and not put her life on hold for me...Anyway, I saw Donna, she seems to be doing okay, it was weird being in the cottage again, Donna hasn't moved a thing she says she wants to keep things just the way you had them...when I walked in the house it was like this peace had come over me, for a split second my life was happy again, I felt like I was coming home from a day of work and you were going to be sitting in the den waiting for me...but you weren't and that is when the peaceful feeling ended... (looking at how dark it is getting) Well honey, I better go, I have to drive back to Oakdale and book a ticket on the first flight to London, don't worry I will bring the boys to see you...(touching her tombstone) I love you sooo much Vicky Hudson Mckinnon...I'll see ya later(getting up and walking off/ we see Bridget again)

Bridget: Well you never really were a bright lad, now were you...wake up Jake... follow your heart and it will take you to Victoria just like it always has...