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made your point! We get it.

BEN:

Wouldn't that be nice.

63 EXT. HARPER'S HOUSE. MORNING. 63

Steve pulls away, leaving Harper, Dave, Jackson, and Justin

watching from the curb.

Nai looks out the back window of the bus and waves.

Behind their parent's backs, Jackson and Justin

surreptitiously flip off Nai.

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64 EXT. HIGHWAY. DAY. 64

Steve travels down Highway 99, through the Central Valley.

65 EXT. FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA. DAY. 65

As the sun sets, the bus makes its way through the suburbs ofFlagstaff.

66 EXT. RV "CAMPGROUND." DAY. 66

Steve pulls into a RV park.

67 EXT. RV "CAMPGROUND." DAY. 67

Steve is now parked alongside rows of Winnebagos. Ben and Bo

are out front, fixing dinner.

A small RV pulls up along side Steve. CLAIRE, a pretty

teenager, comes out.

NAI:

I'm going for wood.

Ben looks over to see Nai holding a small axe.

BEN:

Come here.

Ben bends down into the pre-made fire pit, lights a match,

turns a switch and - instant fire.

NAI:

That's cheating.

BEN:

Yes, it is.

Claire and Bo make eye contact, but Bo looks away.

ELLEN, Claire's Mom, exits her RV. She's about Ben's age and

attractive.

ELLEN:

Hello.

Ben smiles and nods.

Ellen watches Ben for a minute, as he sets up dinner for his

kids.

(CONTINUED)

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ELLEN (CONT’D)

You know anything about broken

heaters?

68 EXT. RV "CAMPGROUND." DAY. 68

Removed from the main RV area, on a lawn by a playground,

Bodevan is moving through a series of yoga Vinyasa.

CLAIRE (V.O.)

Is that yoga?

Bodevan looks over to see Claire sitting on her skateboard,

smoking a cigarette.

BODEVAN:

Your breath, they call it

"pranayama," flows with your

movements, your "asana." It's

supposed to connect the mind and

body and fuel your "samadhi."

CLAIRE:

That really works?

Bo shrugs. Claire moves closer.

CLAIRE (CONT’D)

How old are you?

BODEVAN:

21.

CLAIRE:

Really? You in college?

Bo pauses again, then nods his head yes.

CLAIRE (CONT’D)

Where do you go?

BODEVAN:

Harvard.

CLAIRE:

Seriously?

Bo nods again.

CLAIRE (CONT’D)

I love Boston.

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BODEVAN:

Yeah. It's... pretty cool. I mean,

the Boston Massacre. The Boston Tea

Party. Battle of Bunker Hill. The

Siege of Boston. It has a rich

history for an American city. Plus,

you know, it's the home of America's

first public school. Boston Latin in

1635. First subway in the U.S. In

1897. It also

Claire laughs.

CLAIRE:

That was tweaky. That was like

Wikipedia. I'm Claire.

BODEVAN:

Bodevan.

CLAIRE:

Bodevan? What kind of name is that?

BODEVAN:

My parents made it up.

CLAIRE:

That's weird. Why?

BODEVAN:

Our names are unique. There's just

one of us in the whole world.

CLAIRE:

That's weird.

Bo nods. He looks away.

69 INT. ELLEN'S RV. DAY. 69

As Ben tries to diagnose the problem, Ellen trails him aroundher RV. He lights all the burners on her stove. They allwork.

BEN:

I'd have the system checked to make

sure there's no LP leaks. If that's

clear, have the LP pressure set, so

you'll know if you have a faulty

regulator.

(MORE)

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BEN (CONT'D)

If that's okay and you can set thepressure at 11 inches of watercolumn, then you have to figure outhow air is getting in.

(MORE)

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BEN (CONT'D)

See if there's air in the gas linesystem. But let's check if the heaterlights.

Ellen laughs.

BEN (CONT’D)

That's funny?

ELLEN:

I didn't know it was actuallybroken.

She smiles.

ELLEN (CONT’D)

Why don't you come over here?

For a moment, they just stare at each other. She smiles.

There is a palpable sexual tension between them.

Ben walks away from her, over to the water heater.

BEN:

You're a very attractive woman.

Ellen moves closer.

BEN (CONT’D)

In another life, I'd like nothingmore than to make love to you withthe passion and staying power of asex-obsessed 17-year old boy.

ELLEN:

That sounds nice.

BEN:

But I just lost my wife.

Her demeanor changes, transforming instantly from flirtatiousto maternal.

ELLEN:

Oh, my God, I am so sorry. When?

BEN:

Five days ago.

The recent nature of this makes Ellen gasp. She slowly movesto Ben and hugs him.

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BEN (CONT’D)

No. I'm fine.

He gently pushes her off of him.

ELLEN:

Your wife just died.

BEN:

I'm fine.

ELLEN:

Honey.

She reaches for him again.

BEN:

I'm fine.

Ben moves away from her and lights the water heater.

70 EXT. RV “CAMPGROUND” - POOL. NIGHT. 70

Claire sits next to a swimming pool, her feet in the water,

bobbing her head to the music coming out of her iPod.

CLAIRE:

What's your favorite music?

Bo considers this.

BODEVAN:

Probably Bach. Especially the

Goldberg Variations. Mainly Glenn

Gould's version. But I also like the

Unaccompanied Cello Suites,

preferably when played by Yo-Yo Ma.

This makes Karen smile.

CLAIRE:

Where you from?

BODEVAN:

All over. Most recently Paris. In

the Marais. Near Victor Hugo's house.

My family's only here for my dad's

sabbatical. He's working on a book

about... Dr. Spock.

CLAIRE:

Star Trek's awesome.

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BODEVAN:

Which star?

CLAIRE:

Spock. The guy with the ears. He's

from Star Trek.

BODEVAN:

No, he was from Connecticut, I'm

pretty sure. Right after Yale, hewrote "Baby and Child Care" in 1946.

One of the seminal works on child-

rearing.

Claire laughs.

CLAIRE:

I was talking about that old TV show.

BODEVAN:

Oh, yeah. Right. I know that one.

It's... awesome. Where's your dad?

CLAIRE:

He got remarried and moved to

Florida. He’s a f***ing d*ckhead. We

don’t talk about him. Where's your

Mom?

BODEVAN:

I'm not supposed to talk about it.

She works for the U.S. government.

CLAIRE:

Like James Bond?

Again, Bo doesn't know this reference.

BODEVAN:

I don't... know. I'm not supposed totalk about it. Due to its highlyclassified nature.

CLAIRE:

Seriously? My Mom works for aninsurance company.

Claire smiles at Bo, clearly taken with him.

He tries to hold her gaze, but can't.

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71 EXT. RV "CAMPGROUND." NIGHT. 71

Claire and Bo walk through the mostly dark RV park. She grabs

his hand and pulls him toward her. Her body is so close thatBo can smell her.

She kisses him.

Bo is utterly stunned. This is his first kiss. He's slow to

respond, but then, he can't stop. It's tender and sweet.

Bo's face is flushed and he's breathing rapidly. Instantly

and deeply in love. He looks like he might cry.

CLAIRE:

You okay?

Bo nods and she kisses him again. This time, the kiss lasts

much longer.

CLAIRE (CONT’D)

You kiss good.

BODEVAN:

So do you.

They kiss again, this time their hands exploring each other's

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