165. First Kiss - Leslie

• FADE IN:


• EXT. BUST STOP - EVENING


• EVE and SCOTT sit alone on the bench watching the traffic go by.


• SCOTT
• Remember when we used to climb to the top of Mr. Allen's roof and watch the city?


• EVE
• Yeah. I miss doing that.


• SCOTT
• Me too. But poor Mr. Allen.


• EVE
• Who knew meth labs could explode like that?


• Scott snickers.


• SCOTT
• Who knew Mr. Allen would turn out to have a lab?


• EVE
• It shouldn't be funny.


• SCOTT
• But it so is.


• EVE
• Sadly. You ruined it all though, taking your little girlfriends up there, well, before Mr. Allen ruined it.


• SCOTT
• Yeah...


• EVE
• Making out with them. That was our spot!


• SCOTT
• I've never been kissed.


• EVE
• Not sure how you define kissing, but mashing your lips against one of those cheerleader types you went for counts.


• SCOTT
• To be fair, they weren't all like that.


• EVE
• Most.


• SCOTT
• Yeah, most.


• EVE
• So what do you mean?


• He looks at her for a long moment, weighing his words.


• Before he can speak, Eve inhales sharply.


• Scott spins around, then stops cold, feeling a coldness at his temple.


• ERIC and RICKY stand in front of him.


• Eric presses a gun to his head.


• SCOTT
• Look, I'm going to take my wallet from my pocket, you can take anything you want.


• Ricky grins playfully and flashes a rolex at him.


• RICKY
• You don't really have what I want, I can't speak for that one over there.


• He motions at Eric.


• RICKY
• She's got what I want.


• He grabs Eve's butt and takes her hand.


• RICKY


• EVE


• Come on sweety.


• Let go of me.


• Scott moves to protect Eve.


• Eric pushes the gun barrel into Scott's temple.


• ERIC
• You stay right there.


• Ricky begins pulling Eve to the dark lot behind the bus stop.


• RICKY
• You scream, your friend gets shot.


• EVE
• Please, please don't do this.


• Ricky responds by pulling her.


• Eve watches his eyes, then looks directly at Matt.


• He nods, almost imperceptibly.


• Ricky pulls her towards the lot and she goes limp.


• He relaxes and she spins kicking him in the groin.


• Eric begins to move the gun towards her and Matt elbows him, wrenching the gun from his grasp.


• He turns backing up against the wall of the bus stop and waving Eve towards him.


• She runs and stops next to him.


• He aims at Ricky.


• SCOTT
• Get up and walk away right now. Now


• RICKY
• Ok dude, ok.


• Ricky and Eric beat a quick retreat into the dark.


• Scott holds the gun, his hands shaking.


• Eve sits down next to him, quiet.


• She looks over at him, and touches his hand.


• EVE
• We still make a good team.


• Scott keeps looking around, watching.


• SCOTT
• We do. We really do.


• She scoots closer to him and lowers her voice.


• EVE
• What did you mean you'd never been kissed?


• SCOTT
• I never felt anything. That doesn't seem right...geez, how can you talk about this right now? Are you ok?


• EVE
• Yeah. It's better than just sitting here being afraid, and I'm curious.


• SCOTT
• There was never any kind of...spark, it was just skin on skin. It wasn't you.


• EVE
• What?


• SCOTT
• It wasn't you. I wanted to be kissing you. I was in love with you.


• EVE
• Wow.


• SCOTT
• But I was just the guy who was good at listening.


• EVE
• No, I was just waiting for you.


• SCOTT
• I was scared.


• EVE
• Of what?


• SCOTT
• A lot of things, they aren't that important right now. Look, what happens if they come back, with more guys?


• EVE
• We'll be ok...and you've got a gun.


• SCOTT
• Oh gosh, gun, yeah. I hate these things.


• EVE
• Well, keep pretending to know how to use it. You had me fooled. Do you still love me?


• There is an achingly long silence.


• SCOTT
• Yeah.


• Eve leans in.


• SCOTT
• Wait. Please...just wait for a second.


• He exhales slowly, looks around for good measure, then relaxes his grip on the gun, and looks at her, then breathes out again.


• SCOTT
• I just needed to be ready. Ok.


• They both lean in and kiss slowly.


• Eve places her hand against his cheek and presses it there for a long time.


• They both cry.


• EVE
• You feel that?


• Scott nods.


• She pulls his arm around her.


• EVE
• I'm so scared. Please just let the bus come soon.


• SCOTT
• It will. I've been waiting.


• EVE
• Me too; all my life.


• He pulls her closer, one arm around her, one resting on the gun as they wait in the dimly-lit bus stop for their ride home.


• FADE TO BLACK.