Scene: Reggie's dressing room, 3 hours later. They have just taken their final bow, and She's been inundated by congratulations from her friends and family. With one glaring exception. She sits, confused, fingering her ring. Lars and Thomas enter.
Lars: Hey, Rocket girl… that wasn't half bad.
Reggie (smiling wryly): Thanks Lars… I think…
Thomas: So, is there a reason you're not out celebrating with my dorky cousin?
Reggie: He didn't even congratulate me… (sighing)
Lars: Well, that may be because you have a decision to make…
Reggie: I know… and it's harder than I thought it was going to be…
Thomas: Well, maybe this might make it easier (hands her Twister's backstage camera)
Reggie (raises her eyebrow): Wait… are you two… helping?
Thomas: Don't spread it around…
Lars: Yeah… we have a reputation…
Reggie (smiling): Sure…
Thomas: Seeing the two of you moping all the time was making us sick anyway, and you two aren't nearly cool enough to figure things out on your own…(winking)
Reggie: Sure… whatever you say, Thomas…
Lars: Just remember one thing, Rocket girl…
Reggie: What's that?
Lars: If he screws up again… he's not the only Rodriguez around with game (gives her a wink and leaves, followed by Thomas)
Reggie begins to play the tape. On the video:
Otto: OK, you know the plan, right? I'll go over and give Trent this… once he drinks it, he'll be asleep for the whole play… Twist, you know Romeo's lines, right?
Twister: Yes.. but…
Sam: For the record, I don't approve of this…
Sherry: Me neither. Like, drugging someone?
Otto (patiently): We're not DRUGGING him.. the sleeping pill is perfectly harmless… he'll be fine, and I'm sure he values his beauty sleep (grins wickedly)
Cleo: He's been making me sick, the way he's been following Reg around all day… it's like he sees her as his personal challenge or something..
Otto: We're not doing this for Twister… it's for Reggie…
Twister: No…
Otto: No?
Twister: No… we weren't doing it for Reg… you were all doing this for me. And I'm saying no…
Otto: What're you talking about, Maurice… you're not going all Squid on me, are you?
Twister (softly): I don't want you to do this…
Sherry: Say what??
Twister: I'm calling off the plan…
Cleo: Cuz.. are you sure? You've been all about the plan for the past couple of days… you even "lent" Otto your new game to bribe him!
Otto: Yeah… don't tell me you WANT that dweeb kissing my sister?
Twister (turning green): No… the thought makes me sick… but I'm still saying no…
Sam (softly): Why?
Twister: Because… Reggie deserves a man whose mature enough to trust her… and not break up with her because some guy is hitting on her…
Sherry: Are you, like, giving up?
Twister: If I'm ever going to get another chance with Reg, I need to man up. She deserves someone whose mature enough to trust her…
Otto (softly): You sure about this, bro?
Twister (smiling slightly): Reggie's a beautiful girl… smart… talented… cool… kind… there's always going to be guys hitting on her. If she does give me another chance, I'm going to have to learn to deal… otherwise we'd break up again within a week… and I don't want that… I want her for keeps.
Otto (slightly uncomfortable): You… want her… for keeps?
Twister (simply): I love her, man. And I want to be with her, forever. YOU know what that's like (he glances over at Cleo, who blushes)
Otto: Well, man, I still think you're crazy… but I've got to give it to you… you ALMOST deserve her (he holds out his fingers for a woogie)
Sam: I think you're doing the right thing…
Sherry (patting him on the back): Good luck… (Otto, Sam and Sherry leave to find their places in the audience)
Cleo (quietly): She was right…
Twister (wryly): What about…
Cleo: When she said that if you really cared, you'd find a way to show that you'll never do what you did again…
Twister: This isn't to prove anything to her… it's just what I've got to do… I've been avoiding facing up to a lot of things, cuz…
Cleo: For what it's worth, you proved it to me… and Otto too… I don't think he's ever said that anyone ALMOST deserves her…
Twister: Well… let's just hope I get the chance to prove it to her too… (he gives his cousin a quick hug, as Reggie appears)
The screen goes blank. Tears start to fill Reggie's eyes, as Trent enters the room.
Trent: Well, my Juliet… I think we did well…
Reggie (smiling slightly through her tears): I think so too…
Trent: That kiss was something else, wasn't it…
Reggie: It… certainly was…
Trent (moving closer to her): I can't wait to do it again…
Reggie: Trent…
He continues moving towards her. He was about to reach down and kiss her when the door opens.
Otto: Hands off, dork!
Reggie: Rocket boy!
Otto (glaring at Trent): Raymundo wants to go to the Shack to celebrate… Cleo's coming too…
Reggie: I'll meet you right there… There's somewhere I have to be first…
She dashes out of the room, leaving a confused Trent with a glaring Otto.
Scene: At the beach. Twister is sitting at his favorite spot on the sand, watching the waves crash.
Reggie: Need some company?
Twister: Rocket girl? I mean… what're you doing here?
Reggie (gently): Somehow I didn't think you'd show at the Shack, so I thought I'd track you down…
Twister (bitterly): You seemed to enjoy that kiss onstage with Trent…
Reggie: I won't lie…he is a good kisser… and considering the fact that I did like him at one point, it was impossible that I would feel absolutely nothing…
Twister (his stomach dropping): Well… great… swell… I understand… you've made your decision, haven't you?
Reggie: Yes, I have…
Twister (interrupting): Well, I want you to keep the ring, anyway. Because I meant what I said, I'll never love anyone else enough to want to give it to them… I hope Trent knows how lucky he is, and he makes you happy… does he know that you like buttered toast in the mornings, and that you make brownies when you're miserable, chocolate chip cookies when you're confused? When you're happy, you make pancakes, and when you're calm, it's cheesecake. He should take you out surfing at the secret spot by the bay, because it's your favorite, and take you on the carousel at Mad Town… and…
Reggie (interrupting him): Twist?
Twister: Yeah…
Reggie: You do realize I was referring to you?
Twister: B-but… you said you felt something when you kissed him…
Reggie: Yeah… I felt… nice… but there was no spark. No butterflies in my stomach that lasted the whole night… no warm, fuzzy feeling of being loved. It was a good kiss, but it didn't make me swoon…
Twister: So… you're saying…
Reggie (rolling her eyes): Shut up and kiss me, dork!
Twister (grinning): You always did have a way with words… (he leans down and kisses her)
AN: It's over!!!! Let me know what you think, or if you'd be interested in a prequel.