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He THROWS HIS PAINT CHIPS IN THE AIR making it rain not-quite- white confetti, then does a KNEE SLIDE toward Gabby! BIG, FUN DANCE NUMBER AT HOME DEPOT! They fall into sync easily, dancing down the aisle. Remember when Gabby said she wanted some sparkle in her life? She gets it here and it’s goddamn delightful. Real life gets elevated, as they dance down the holiday aisle - twinkly Christmas lights turn on at the perfect moment. The song keeps going and we land in... EXT. HOME DEPOT - PARKING LOT - NIGHT Gabby and Justin sit in her car in the almost empty parking lot. Sam sleeps in back. Justin looks back at Sam. JUSTIN He okay back there? GABBY Oh, yeah. Once he’s out he’s out. JUSTIN Who’s the father? There’s a sad story here but we’re not gonna hear it yet. GABBY He didn’t... he didn’t want anything to do with us. I’ve never told anybody who he is. (changes the subject) How are your folks? JUSTIN (this is painful) I came out to my parents. I thought it went well. They said they
understood. I went out. When I got home, all my stuff was in the front yard. They haven’t spoken to me since. Obviously they didn’t want to pay for college. So I went to work. It’s okay. Pay’s not bad.
Justin gives a little smile and shrug - oh, man, how much heartache this kid’s trying to brush off with that shrug. JUSTIN (CONT'D) I didn’t think it would be like this. GABBY What? You mean life?
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