"Will you hand me the water bottle?" "Hot enough for you?" "Never hot enough for me." "Hmm." "Well, you better not stay out here very long." "The ultraviolet index hit six today." "Good, that means I'll get a tan faster." "No, that means your skin will fall off faster." "Ever heard of melanoma?" "You are such a downer." "Finally get a chance to build a tan and all you can think about is the ozone layer?" "This isn't cutting it." "I'm gonna go take a dip." "You coming?" "Are you kidding?" "The ocean's freezing." "Come on!" "It's the first swim of the season." "I can't." "What do you still need that bandage for?" "Hasn't your arm healed yet?" "Donna, I don't want to go for a swim." "Fine." "I'll get it." "Afternoon." "I have a package for Kelly Taylor." "That's me." "I just need your Jane Hancock right here and it's all yours." "Thanks." "Thanks." "You're welcome." "Who sent that?" "Seventeen magazine?" "!" "Well, what are you waiting for?" "Open it up." "I will." "I'm just so surprised." "I haven't heard from them in months." "Well, now you're hearing from them." "Open it before I do." "Look, you're famous!" "That's you." "I have missed my boy." "Well, the boy's back." "And what made you come to your senses?" "House call in Reno." "I knew Donna would convince you to come home." "It wasn't Donna." "Well, if it wasn't Donna, who was it?" "Are you telling me that Valerie Malone hauled her cookies all the way up to Reno just to see you?" "It was a business trip, Mom." "That's it." "I'm starting at the Peach Pit After Dark again tomorrow night." "Sweetheart, I don't mean to give you a hard time." "I'm just glad you're home." "Mom, me, too." "Maybe, one of these days, you might even invite me down to see one of your shows." "Well, what're you doing tomorrow night?" "I thought you'd never ask." "You know why I haven't asked." "I'll be on my best behavior." "I promise." "It's gotta be Donna." "Listen, Mom," "Donna doesn't know that Valerie came up to Reno." "Ray..." "And I want to keep it that way." "Hi." "Welcome back!" "Thanks, babe." "It feels like you've been gone an eternity." "Well, eternity's over." "Hi, honey." "I sure missed seeing your face around here." "Hi, Lu Ann." "Well, I'll just go make myself scarce." "So, how are you?" "How am I?" "Well, I'm stir crazy." "I've been sitting on my can in that truck driving for the last eight hours." "So I guess you don't want to go inside and sit down, huh?" "No. I want to take you and lie down." "Look, guys, I really appreciate this sendoff and everything, but I'm only gonna be in Sacramento for two days." "What's the conference about?" "It's just a bunch of student body presidents from all over the state getting together to talk about issues and meet legislators." "Yeah, but I don't understand why it's not in some vacation area like Santa Barbara or Carmel or La Jolla." "Steve, it has to be in Sacramento." "Why?" "Sacramento's the capitol of California." "I'm sorry I'm late, but look what they're selling at the grocery store!" "Wow!" "Let me see that!" "l was standing in line and there it was, right in the magazine rack." "Oh, you should have seen the cashier's face when I told her that you were my son's girlfriend." "You should give Jackie a call." "I'm sure she'd love to hear all about it." "Aw, come on, tell me you're not enjoying your 15 minutes of fame." "What?" "Hey, you can downplay it all you want, young lady, but from what your mother's been telling me, her phone's been ringing off the hook with agents and magazines all calling about you." "Yeah, well, too late." "What do you mean?" "Mom, shh, don't." "No, it's okay." "They don't know about the scars yet." "Jackie's been dodging the phone calls, telling everyone that I'm too busy in school right now." "Talk about denial." "But who'd want a model with scars all over her neck anyway?" "Ah, come on Kelly, they can cover that with a little makeup." "Really?" "is that what they could do, Steve?" "I had no idea." "In that case, why don't we just call" "Calvin Klein right now, and tell him I'm available for the next 15 minutes." "is she okay?" "Ever since that cover came out, she's been a little off-kilter." "But why?" "I mean, it's absolutely beautiful." "Yeah, it is, but in her mind, she's never gonna look like that again." "God, I hate this." "Steve, you didn't start the fire." "Yeah, but I... just wish there was something I could do." "You know, I've been sitting in there having dirty thoughts about you all night." "About me or the girl in the magazine?" "Lucky for me, both." "I want you to know that my obsession with you will last much longer than 15 minutes." "How long?" "Mm, 16... 1 7." "Oh, what the hell?" "I could probably stretch it to 20." "Look, would you put this damn thing down?" "I thought we were gonna try to get some work done here today." "I just can't get over it" " Kelly Taylor on a magazine cover." "Well, look, she is a fox." "I wouldn't kick her out of my bed." "Yeah, you wouldn't kick anybody out of your bed." "Hey, guys." "What's up?" "Hey." "Uh, well, well, we're just sitting here trying to get some work done on the script, if your boy could get his head back in the picture." "Well, if I'm quiet, can I stay?" "No." "Yeah, yeah, absolutely." "Have a seat." "Thanks." "So, what do you think of the second act?" "Okay, first things first." "Exactly when did this movie go from being a thriller about reincarnation to a porno flick?" "It's not porno." "It's just one little menage a trois scene." "Menage a trois?" "Wait, you guys are doing a threesome?" "Stop drooling." "It's an homage to Jules and Jim." "Who are Jules and Jim?" "Not who, what." "It's a classic film by Francois Truffaut." "Yeah, I know." "I did a paper on that film." "It practically started the French New Wave." "Get out of here." "No, I swear, at SUNY Buffalo." "And it's not about a menage a trois." "It's about a woman who's in love with two men equally-- one spiritually and one physically." "Maybe I oughta check it out." "I got an idea." "Why don't the three of us get together and watch it?" "Start our own little New Wave." "Hey, D, uh, can I have this magazine back?" "I want to show Willie." "Yeah, sure, Nat." "Boy, Kelly really hit it big-time, huh?" "Got a celebrity in our midst." "They can work miracles with an airbrush." "Thanks." "We've been so busy talking music, I haven't had a chance to ask you how your mom's doing?" "She's doing better." "Thanks for asking." "You know, I think David and Ray are actually having a conversation." "Well, Portland had a big effect on all of us." "Maybe we should double-date this weekend." "Eh, don't press your luck." "You know, Ray and I were just thinking, uh, it'd be kind of cool if we all, like, went on a double-date-- you know, maybe to a concert or something?" "What's so funny?" "Oh, nothing, nothing at all." "Well, Truffaut ended Jules and Jim by having Catherine drive her car into the river." "Well, then, Truffaut had more money than we do." "Because this is a low-budget movie." "We can't afford a stunt like that." "Well, if you feel that way, then maybe we should cut out the paragliding sequence that you wrote." "It's impossible." "That's sequentially essential." "Oh!" "Sorry, guys, my star attraction just arrived." "Hey, guys." "Hi, Val." "Hey." "I was wondering when you were going to show your face around here." "Present and accounted for." "Listen, Valerie, I just wanted to thank you again for convincing Ray to come back here." "No problem." "I'm just as glad to have him back as you are." "Hello." "Hi, is this Kelly Taylor?" "Yes, it is." "This is Bill Shepherd." "I saw Seventeen." "You have a great look for us, babe." "Look-Look, Mr. Shepherd, uh," "Yes." "l appreciate the compliment, but me being on the cover of that magazine was a one-shot deal." "Oh, I see." "Well, maybe, you know," "if you change your mind," "Yeah." "you could give me a call later, okay?" "Okay, take care." "Okay." "You've reached 555-5215." "Please leave your message at the sound of the beep." "Hello, Mother, it's me." "Hi, I hope, for your sake, you didn't give my number to a Bill Shepherd from the Mayer Agency, because he just called me up." "Bye." "So, are they breaking down the door of our favorite cover girl?" "Something like that." "Kel, you want something?" "Fries, burger?" "No. I already ate." "I'm glad I'm not going through this alone." "We're gonna die in here." "No we're not." "Don't say that." "Kel, are you okay?" "Yeah, I, um..." "I dropped something." "Sorry." "Okay, open up the hanger, 'cause here it comes..." "Ah... zzz... boom." "Good, hmm?" "Hey, Andrea?" "Yep, got it, got it, got it." "Hello." "One moment." "Jesse..." "Take a message." "I've got some quality time going with my little princess here." "It's Judge Jimenez." "You mean an assistant to Judge Jimenez." "No, Judge Jimenez himself." "Hold that thought." "Hello, Your Honor." "Very well, thanks." "Yeah?" "Yeah...?" "Really?" "Uh, I'm incredibly flattered." "I'm overwhelmed, in fact." "Thank you, sir." "Thanks." "If I could have a day or two to discuss it with my wife?" "Great, great, thanks." "Okay." "Good..." "Good-bye." "So, it's Boise, huh?" "It sure is." "Congratulations, honey." "You deserve it." "Thanks." "You've been great about this, you know." "So, when do we go?" "Well, I start a month from today." "I guess I better wipe those peaches off your face, so we can start packing, huh?" "Let's go to Idaho." "Hi, honey." "Hey." "Hello." "What's Steve doing here?" "No offense, but I'm feeling a little conspiracy." "Just hear us out, okay?" "Kelly, please." "I've been putting off all those people that have been calling for you." "Just like you told me to." "Good." "Thank you." "Except for this one guy." "Here we go." "His name is Mark Magadan." "he's got a great track record, and everyone says he's wonderful." "Mother..." "He wants to meet you." "What's that gonna hurt?" "Look, I know you both just want to help, but you don't have to sit there sucking it up while some guy checks out all your flaws." "No." "But I'll be right there with you." "You will?" "Every minute." "The second you start feeling uncomfortable, we're out of there." "Steve, I already feel uncomfortable, because this is how it's gonna go." "He's gonna look at me, then he's gonna look at my scars and then he'll say," ""Don't call us, we'll call you."" "Well, no thank you." "You'll never know unless you meet him." "Well, then I guess I'll never know." "Kelly, come on, just spend a half hour with the guy." "For me?" "What do you get out of it, Steve, ten percent?" "I was gonna say 15%%, but look, zero would be fine, if you'd just meet the man." "All right, I will meet this Mark Magadan." "Great." "But don't expect too much." "Let's go." "Where?" "Upstairs." "His office is upstairs?" "He's expecting us." "Well, don't give me any time to prepare or anything." "What're you gonna do?" "Put some more lipstick on?" "I don't think so." "You're beautiful, Kelly." "I'm only doing this for you." "Right." "Good luck." "Thanks, Mother." "See you later." "Well, what do you think?" "Wow." "Now tell me the truth." "I want to look nice for you." "Well, it's, it's not the Grand Ole Opry, Mom." "I mean, most of the people there are gonna be wearing jeans and T-shirts." "Donna's gonna be wearing just an old T-shirt?" "Well, maybe not Donna, but everybody else." "Okay, I'll try to put on something a little less, vivid." "Just want to make my son happy." "Hey, Mom, what do you got there?" "Just a little grapefruit juice." "Just grapefruit juice?" "Okay, Mr. lnquisitor." "Grapefruit juice with just the tiniest splash of something." "When did this start up again?" "You were on the road." "I needed something to keep me company." "Well, I'm back now." "And I'm fine, right?" "Are you?" "Okay, so I'm a little nervous for my son the rock star, that's all." "Don't mistake parental concern for intoxication." "Did I tell you or did I tell you?" "Yeah, he was so nice!" "Did I earn my zero percent or what?" "You tell me." "I thought he was going to be some slick guy, making big promises he can't carry out, but he was so down to earth." "He was very optimistic about getting you print work right away." "And most importantly, he said my scar was barely noticeable." "That's what I've been telling you!" "Kelly, that's what everybody's been telling you." "I guess I just didn't want to admit to myself that I actually had a good time doing the cover." "You see that?" "That's just the beginning." "I'm gonna put your face on five of these magazines." "You know, Kelly, when you walk past this newsstand, you're gonna think you've been cloned." "Um, excuse me?" "is that you?" "Yeah, it is." "I told you so." "I say we go right back up there and sign with him." "Steve, isn't that Dana?" "Who?" "Dana, Alison's friend-- from the fire?" "Oh, yes, Alison's friend." "Dana." "Hi." "Kelly Taylor." "The Kelly Taylor?" "The one and only." "Listen, I'm sorry I didn't return your calls." "Yeah?" "So was I." "I've just been going through a rough time." "You know, I don't need any excuses." "Dana, how's Alison?" "is she still at the Claremont Burn Center?" "No." "She's sunning herself in the Bahamas." "You know, you're right." "She does kind of look like Barbie." "What was that about?" "She called me a couple of times, but that was when I was involved with Finley." "She must be mad at me because I haven't gone to visit Alison in so long." "Come on, you gotta forget about them." "I can't just forget about them." "Walk me to my car, will ya?" "Yeah." "Hey." "You better eat." "It's going to be a full house." "Maybe you should give it to my mom." "She's camped out at the bar, about ready to make a fool of herself." "Oh, no." "I just got to try and keep my mind off her and concentrate on the show." "Do you want me to talk to her?" "I want you to get rid of her." "Hey." "Hey." "Everybody's so psyched." "How's our guy?" "Well, watching his mother get plastered isn't doing much for his state of mind." "What a nightmare." "Yeah, Ray really wants her out of here, but I don't want to humiliate her, so..." "Well, I'll take care of it." "One more, right here." "What?" "Hi, Lu Ann." "What, are you cutting me off?" "I think you've had enough." "Don't talk to me like that, you little viper." "Do you want to ruin this for your son?" "What I want is a damn drink!" "Now, there's a girl I can stand the sight of." "Come here, Donna." "Come here, honey." "Come here, sweetheart." "Help me out." "Lu Ann... um, maybe you'd better go home." "I came to see my boy play, and that's just what I'm going to do." "I know, but I don't think he'd want to see you in this condition." "Donna, why don't you go get Clare and David, okay?" "Maybe they'll give Lu Ann a ride home." "I'll be right back, okay?" "Where do you get off, you bossy little tramp?" "Lu Ann, this is your son's night, and you are an embarrassment." "Cheap little slut." "Okay, car's right over here, Mrs. Pruit." "I don't know how any of you can stand being around that low-rent trash." "I ought to tell her that to her face." "No, no, no." "Come on, come on." "We're going to get back in the car, okay?" "Come on..." "There you go..." "Oh, boy!" "Get up." "Come on." "She's probably in there right now, trying to put the make on him." "On who?" "Who do you think?" "Ray." "Wait a second." "Valerie and-and... and Ray?" "I'll tell you this much." "She may have slept with him once or twice, but I am not letting her get her hooks into him again." "So, is it true what I hear?" "We're going to lose you to the Spud State?" "They call it the Gem State, thank you very much, and it's supposed to be quaint and scenic." "But does it have a medical school?" "It's got a clerkship for Jesse." "That wasn't my question." "What about med school?" "Now, Nat, why should I be a doctor when I can be a potato farmer or a couch potato?" "Come on, everybody!" "The show's starting!" "Can I have your attention, please?" "Let's see, well, he's been in Provo and Portland, and even Reno had the privilege." "But he could cross the country and never find a crowd cooler than you guys." "He's found his way home;" "he's ready and rested;" "please welcome back Ray Pruit!" "Thank you, guys." "What a scene." "I thought we would never get that woman to bed." "So is she okay now?" "No." "The woman is seriously disturbed." "So what are you saying?" "We shouldn't believe anything she said?" "In vino veritas." "You know, Clare, I really hate it when you speak French." "It's Latin, David, and it means, "ln wine, there's truth."" "Ray and Valerie-- l just..." "I can't see it." "I can." "Thinking back now, there's so many times I've seen Valerie checking him out." "This is just going to kill Donna." "Exactly." "That's why she's not going to hear it from us." "So we're just gonna play dumb and-and pretend we didn't hear it?" "Yeah." "You got it." "So strap on a smile." "Let's get back to the club." "Hey, hey, hey, hey." "What's the story with Valerie?" "Well, she can't make it." "She's tied up at the club." "God..." "Well, that spoils everything." "What does it spoil?" "We got the VCR, we got the tape, we got chairs." "Well, you know... "ze" evening." "What exactly did you have in mind?" "Well, you know, I just thought... you know." "You and me and Val makes..." "Makes three?" "That's what you thought?" "I don't believe you." "Hey, I'm not proud." "No." "You're a dirty old man." "Hey, you will be, too, one of these days, bub, if you're lucky." "Matter of fact, you probably already were one in some past life somewhere." "You just don't remember it." "Yeah, probably." "Hey, I see you mooning around after that Kelly." "I know Valerie's in second position." "So what?" "So, if the bug that you've got for Kelly is so profound, why don't you just go off somewhere and fight for it?" "Why don't you just go home?" "Hey, don't kick me out, okay?" "We can still watch the film." "Yes." "Okay." "Sit down, we'll watch the movie, but no more talk of this party of three, all right?" "Ooh!" "Absolutely." "Unless you want to call Kelly up." "No." "Now our feature presentation." "See you guys later." "Hello." "I was just about to hang up." "Well, lucky for me you didn't." "I was just at a scintillating symposium on "Multiculturalism and You."" "Any revelations?" "Just that the majority of student presidents think they are the smartest person in the room." "Present company excluded, of course." "Of course." "So, tell me what's wrong." "How did you know something's wrong?" "Well, it's a boyfriend's job to know these things." "Well, I was thinking of going to see Alison, in Claremont, at that burn clinic." "You had a change of heart." "What happened?" "Well, I ran into her girlfriend, and she snubbed me." "That's a drag." "Yeah." "But it doesn't matter." "I mean, Alison's the one I care about." "Then you should definitely go see her." "I just hope it's not a case of too little, too late." "I mean, I haven't even seen her since I left the hospital." "Seeing her now..." "I don't know." "Then don't go." "First, you tell me to go, then you tell me not to go." "It's no wonder you've become a politician." "And here I thought I was just being the smartest guy in the room." "You know, I have to say, you being out on the road really gave you a new edge to your sound." "Yeah." "You were on fire tonight." "And so was the cash register." "We're not complaining." "You know what?" "I want to get a picture for the display case." "Let's not and say we did, huh?" "No, no... no, I want to remember the night the club came back from the dead." "I'll go get the camera." "Are you sure you don't want some dessert or something?" "Yeah." "Something sweet would be good." "Okay." "Val, you want something?" "Uh..." "No, thanks." "Okay." "Oh, thank God you guys are back." "How's Ray's mom?" "Passed out in her pantyhose." "Well, hopefully, by morning, no one will remember anything happened." "Miss Martin, we're ready for your close-up." "Hey, David, Clare, come on." "I want everybody in the picture." "Oh, no, thanks." "Really." "Come on, man. lf l can say "cheese," anyone can." "No. lt's okay." "You guys go ahead." "Oh, you party poopers." "Okay, let's do it." "Oh, that's good, that's good." "Oh, I like that one." "That's good." "Oh, Val, that's really sweet." "This is making me sick." "l can't watch this anymore." "Me either." "We need a kiss, now, come on." "Come on!" "Give him a grab." "Give him a kiss." "Come on." "Whoo!" "Hot!" "Oh, I like that." "is there any chance Lu Ann was exaggerating?" "No." "Not after seeing Valerie hitting on him." "You've got to do something." "Me?" "What's wrong with you?" "You've known her longer." "Yeah, but you live with her." "And you could tell her in French or Latin." "Or not at all." "This is a mess." "Yeah." "You're right." "We can't tell her." "So what are we going to do?" "Excuse me." "Yes." "Hi. I'm here to see Alison Lash." "Oh, good timing." "I think she just woke up" "from a nap." "Oh, good." "Uh..." "Let me just poke my head in first." "What's your name, dear?" "Kelly Taylor." "I won't be a moment." "Um..." "I'm afraid" "Alison isn't available for visitors right now." "Oh, that's okay. I can wait." "I don't think that would be such a good idea." "Why not?" "Listen. I really don't want to get in the middle of this." "Look, I drove all the way down here from L.A." "At least I could just say hello." "I'm sorry, honey, but she specifically said she didn't want to see you." "Hello." "is Dana here?" "No." "She just went to the market." "Well, I'll wait, if you don't mind." "I don't mind." "Come on in." "My name's Kate, by the way, in case you're interested." "You can call me Barbie." "Okay, Barbie." "Can I get you something while you wait?" "Water, coffee, Valium?" "Oh, is that your way of trying to be funny?" "No, you just seem a little uptight." "Yeah?" "Well, you try spending hours driving back and forth to the Claremont Burn Center for no reason." "Was Alison in one of her moods?" "I wouldn't know." "She wouldn't see me." "Any idea why?" "I think Dana should be the one having this conversation with you." "Yeah, well, Dana isn't here, and you are, and I am tired of being out in the dark." "Do me a favor." "Don't yell at me in my own house, okay?" "You live here, too?" "Yes." "This is my home, and Dana and I are lovers, if that's what you're asking." "No. lt wasn't." "Are you uncomfortable with that?" "No, not at all." "Um..." "I just thought that, uh, Dana and Alison were a couple." "Well, they broke up in December... not too long after the fire." "And now you're probably thinking that Dana is some heartless, superficial bitch who dumped Alison because she was in the hospital, right?" "The thought did cross my mind." "Well, here's something else to think about." "It wasn't Dana who couldn't handle things, it was Alison who broke it off." "And what does that have to do with me?" "You don't know Alison too well, do you?" "No." "We met the night of the fire." "What, does she hate me now because I wasn't burnt as badly as she was?" "Hate you?" "It's just the opposite." "While Alison was in the hospital, she decided that she wasn't in love with Dana anymore, because she was in love with you." "And part of Alison's problem is, she thinks she's still in love with you." "Can I get you that tranquilizer now?" "David, what brings you down to my side of the tracks?" "Turn into a Valley boy?" "Uh, not likely." "How you doing?" "Hey, I didn't get to thank you and Clare for hustling my mother out of there last night." "She's, uh, paying for it today, believe me." "Yeah, well, I'm not surprised." "Can I, uh, get you something to drink, or...?" "No." "Actually, uh, this isn't a social visit." "Look, Ray, I don't know you very well, but after Portland... I figured if Donna loved you, well, then you're okay." "Well, thanks for the vote of confidence." "Look, Ray, I know you've been screwing around with Valerie." "And what gave you that idea?" "Your mom's got a big mouth." "All right, look, I messed up." "There's not a minute that goes by that I don't regret it." "She just came on to me so strong one night." "You know how it is." "Yeah, I know." "That's how I lost Donna in the first place." "Does Donna know yet?" "No." "And I'm not gonna tell her." "But I will if it happens again with anyone, you understand?" "It's not gonna happen again." "I trust you, but, uh, just know, I'm watching, okay?" "What the hell did you tell those people last night?" "Clare, come on in." "Oh, I want you to hear my latest, okay?" "Don't look now, Pruit's back and we got him." "Enough said." "See you After Dark, kids." "What?" "You don't like it?" "It's okay." "It's you that leaves me cold." "What did I do now?" "You know, I don't get you." "You've got the money, looks, the attitude...." "You could have virtually any guy on the Westside that you want." "Get to your point, Clare?" "Why did you have to go for the one guy that Donna Martin's in love with?" "Excuse me?" "Please, all right?" "Lu Ann told us all about" "you and Ray." "ls the glue uncapped here?" "Don't do this, Valerie." "Look, Clare, we're friends." "Are you gonna believe that lush over me?" "What are you gonna do when she starts saying stuff about you?" "Gee, you're good at this, huh?" "You don't believe me?" "No." "But obviously, you believe you." "I guess that's how you can stand being with yourself, huh?" "Clare, wait, just don't do this." "Stay away from him, all right?" "Hey." "Hey." "Sweetie, what are you doing?" "Research." "Listen to this." ""Wheat fields and mineshafts, logging trucks and combines," ""cowboys and nuclear physicists-- these are Idaho."" "Mm!" "Don't know if that sounds like a place to call home." "Well, somewhere between the cowboys and the physicists, I'm sure we'll find our niche." "Well, you can put that book away, because we're not going." "What do you mean, we're not going?" "Well, Judge Jiminez and I had a heart-to-heart today." "He didn't rescind his offer, did he?" "No... no, but I ended up telling him that, in the final analysis... being in Boise just wasn't the right thing for me." "But, Jesse, that's exactly what you wanted." "Well, yeah, for me, it was an opportunity, but like I told the judge, unfortunately, you don't have a medical school in Idaho." "You said that?" "Really?" "Did you really say that?" "I love you." "I love you, too." "No, Mom, it's not... I have nothing against Mark Magadan." "I just..." "I'm not ready to make a commitment... to anybody." "Steve is gonna be so disappointed." "Yeah, I am just one big disappointment." "Kelly!" "Good night, Mother." "Everything okay?" "No." "Between my mother and Steve, they are gonna drive me up a wall." "I itch so bad." "That's because you don't let your skin breathe." "Don't you start with me, too." "What do you want to bet that's Steve?" "Hello." "Kelly." "Uh, can you hold on?" "I'll just take it in my room." "Hello." "Kelly, hi." "It's great to hear your voice." "It's good to hear yours, too, Alison." "Listen, um, l-l wanted to apologize for this morning." "You know, you came all the way down here to see me, and I just...." "No, that's okay. I understand." "It's just that sometimes the pain in my legs gets pretty intense, and I'm not very good company." "I should have come a lot sooner." "No, no, it's okay." "I know you've been really busy with things at school and everything." "Um, besides, I probably wouldn't have wanted you to see me like this." "Don't be silly." "Yeah, easy for a cover girl to say." "You saw the magazine." "Yes, I did." "You look stunning." "Thanks, but I've decided I'm not going to pursue the modeling career." "But, Kelly, you have to." "You're beautiful." "God's given you a gift." "It would be a sin not to use it." "That's really a nice thing to say." "You know, Kelly, I don't have any ill will toward you." "Just the opposite." "So, how are you doing?" "The doctors say I'm getting better every day." "One more skin graft and I'll be suitable for viewing." "That's great." "So, when I'm all better, will you, will you come back and see me?" "In, like, a month or so?" "Alison, there are some things I think we need to talk about." "I agree." "But I think we need to talk about them face-to-face." "Do you promise that you'll come see me... face-to-face?" "I promise." "Thanks." "That's what I needed to hear." "Good night, Kelly." "Good night, Alison." "You know, the most comforting thing about the trip was discovering that C.U." "is not the most screwed-up school in the state." "That's a plus." "What about financial aid?" "I mean, all the kids at the graduate school are worried about tuition hikes." "Hm-- it'll never happen." "It's just a rumor." "Hi." "Hey. I just called over at the beach apartment trying to find you." "Well, here I am." "What'd you do, buy out the whole newsstand?" "Well, I... kind of had to." "When some of the other student body presidents found out you were my girlfriend, they... kind of demanded autographed copies-- but, you know, you don't have to sign 'em if you don't want to." "Jim, can I borrow your pen?" "Sure." "And if you're signing, could I have one of those?" "Oh, and... one for Brenda." "Well, this was easier than I thought it would be." "Well, I figure if I'm gonna give this modeling thing a shot, I better get used to it." "Steve and Jackie did" "a number on you, huh?" "Mm." "Hey, wait a second." "Where's your bandage?" "I don't need it anymore."