INT. LEXY'S APARTMENT - EVENING
LEXY COLLINS polishes the furniture wearing a formal gown and
rubber gloves.
TREENI PHILLIPS eyes Lexy over the book she's trying to read.
Finally snaps it closed.
TREENI
Okay. I've had it. What is wrong
with you?
LEXY
Wha...Who? Me?
Treeni slants her an irritated look.
TREENI
I thought I could handle it. I
thought this was just another of
your phases. But it's been a week.
What's with all these gowns?
LEXY
Can you keep a secret?
TREENI
Your mother is still that your
brother mowed down her rose bush
with the car, isn't she?
Lexy nods. Takes a breath and sits next to Treeni.
LEXY
Well...Remember how last week I was
over at Drey's place?
TREENI
And?
LEXY
He was on the phone and asked me to
grab his wallet off the dresser.
TREENI
(groans)
Don't tell me you went through it.
After two years--
LEXY
Of course not. What had happened
was...Sparks had followed me and
thought I wanted to play and I
tripped and knocked some papers off
the dresser.
TREENI
Uh huh. What did you discover when
you tripped over the dog?
Lexy can't contain her broad smile.
LEXY
I'm getting married!!
She squeals in excitement. Treeni just looks at her.
LEXY
What? Aren't you happy for me?
TREENI
How do you get from tripping over a
dog to getting married?
Lexy heaves a long suffering sigh.
LEXY
The papers I knocked over? I
couldn't help reading them when I
put them back. I had to make sure
everything was in order.
TREENI
Of course you did.
LEXY
And one was a receipt from Robbins
Brothers. You know. "The World's
Biggest Engagement Ring Store."
TREENI
Don't you think you're hanging a
lot on a receipt that may or may
not be Drey's?
LEXY
I'm not a fool.
TREENI
Tell me you didn't.
LEXY
I only stopped for a minute. The
ring is gorgeous!
TREENI
You saw it?
LEXY
Not the exact one, but I know it's
a one and a half princess cut,
three stone diamond on a platinum
band.
Treeni rubs an amused hand over her face to hide her smile.
TREENI
Okay, so he's going to propose. How
does that translate to your sudden
affinity for formal wear?
Lexy eyes Treeni like she's sprouted a second head.
LEXY
I am on the brink of a major life
change here. I just want everything
to be perfect.
TREENI
And your definition of perfect is
traipsing around for a week in a
ball gown?
LEXY
Well...no. I hadn't thought that
part through. But I just want the
proposal to be perfectly romantic.
Like a fairy tale. I mean, I'm sure
he's ordered a gazillion flowers.
Roses. Red. And white lilies.
Lexy hops up from the couch, lost in her fantasy world.
LEXY
He'll take me for a walk in a
moonlit garden. I'll be caught up
in the moment. Not suspecting a
thing.
She sweeps along her imaginary moonlit path.
LEXY
Surprise will cross my face when he
stops me and gets down on bended
knee.
TREENI
You haven't thought about this very
much at all, have you?
LEXY
Shhh. This is the good part. A
single tear will roll down my
cheek. He'll say, "Lexy, my
darling. My heart. My every breath.
I can't go on living another minute
until you agree to be my wife."
TREENI
Can't the man even come up with his
own proposal?
LEXY
No. It's too important.
Anyway...I'll take a shaky
breath...'cause I'm still fighting
tears and shock, you know...and
nod.
TREENI
Nothing like a little planned
shock. And all this explains the
dress how...?
LEXY
Weren't you listening? You expect
me to wear a ratty pair of jeans on
my most romantic, most significant
life-altering day ever? Besides,
Paul said in 2 Corinthians to be
prepared. That's what I'm doing.
TREENI
You have a scripture to back this
madness up? Somehow I don't think
he had sequins and glitter in mind
when he wrote that.
LEXY
Whatever. I'm going to...
She cocks her head to listen. Pulls Treeni off the couch.
Pushes her towards the back.
LEXY
He's here! Hang out in your room.
You're not in my fantasy. I love
you though.
EXT. LEXY'S APARTMENT
Looking really nervous, DREY JOHNSON heads for the door. SAM
TERRENCE drags along behind him.
SAM
Okay. I'm drawing the line here.
I'm not proposing for you. I've
seen you run into burning buildings
with less hesitation.
DREY
Is it too much to ask for a little
moral support?
SAM
Moral support ran a little thin
three days ago.
Sam turns to leave. Drey grabs his sleeve.
DREY
Wait! What if she's not ready? What
if she says no?
SAM
Lexy? Say no? That girl's probably
already got your first five years
mapped out.
Drey smiles. Relaxes a bit.
DREY
Yeah. You're right. It's just...I
love her so much. She's my rib.
Sam rolls his eyes.
SAM
Yeah, so go propose already.
Drey straightens his spine. Knocks on the door.
Lexy answers after an agonizing moment.
Drey stares at her. Spellbound by her beauty. Without further
thought, he pulls the ring out of his pocket and dangles it
on his pinky.
DREY
Marry me.
Stunned horror settles on Lexy's face.
LEXY
No.
She slams the door in his face.
Drey stares at it, confused.
INT. LEXY'S APARTMENT
Lexy collapses on the couch and cries her eyes out. Treeni
peeks in at her. She kneels by the couch and strokes Lexy's
hair.
TREENI
Oh, sweety. What happened? Did he
break up with you?
LEXY
I broke up with him. He just said
mahhhhrry meeeee!
TREENI
What?
Lexy sits up. Punches the pillow.
LEXY
He said marry me. Just like that.
All casual like he proposes
everyday.
She collapses in a fit of tears.
Treeni rocks back on her heels. Gives Lexy a head slap.
TREENI
Are you kidding me? You said no
because you didn't like how he
asked?
LEXY
Weren't you listening to me?
TREENI
That's all I've been doing.
"Treeni, he's perfect. Treeni he
treats me like a queen. Treeni,
he's this. He's that." Now it's
your turn to listen.
LEXY
You just don't understand...
TREENI
You're darned skippy I don't. Good
men ain't a dime a dozen. God men
are even more rare. And you've got
one who wants to spend the rest of
his life with you.
LEXY
But the flowers. The moonlit
garden...
TREENI
Did you say no in your fantasy?
LEXY
No...
TREENI
Then what's the difference?
LEXY
I just wanted things to be perfect.
Don't I deserve a memorable
proposal?
TREENI
Just like Naaman when he went to
Elisha to cure his leprosy. He
almost missed out on his blessing
because he didn't think Elisha's
cure was ceremonial enough for a
man of his stature. Are you really
going to sacrifice your husband
because the proposal wasn't up to
your standards?
Lexy sniffs. Wipes her eyes.
LEXY
I do love him. And he looked so
adorable...Oh my God! What did I
do?
She rushes to the door. Yanks it open and stops short.
Drey sits on the steps where Sam tries to cheer him up. The
men look at her. Jump to their feet.
DREY
Lexy. I'm sorry. Just tell me
what's wrong. I'll fix it.
Lexy smiles and puts a finger to his lips to shush him. She
gets down on one knee.
LEXY
Andre Johnson. Will you marry me?
Treeni comes to the door behind Lexy. Exchanges a surprised
look with Sam.
Drey kneels with her. Slides the ring on her finger. Clutches
her hand to his heart.
DREY
I would be honored.
THE END
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