Coffee Shop Page #7

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We need to talk.

Can that wait. I just want to enjoy

this feeling for a few moment.

It can't wait.

- What's wrong?

- You need to see these.

They were underneath the pile of newspapers

on Kevin's dining room table.

I don't understand.

What is this?

It's notes and pages

from Ben's new play.

- His new play?

- Uh-huh.

Yeah. It's about you.

And this odd town.

He's been laughing at you

and using you this entire time.

It was a good day.

It was a very good day.

Yeah, I knew my plan would work.

- Can you explain this?

- Explain what?

"You serious?

She actually studies for her date?"

"Donavan is chronicle retryer.

She has no idea people see her

as totally desperate...

Queen of Mayberry."?

- I can explain that.

- Really?

How can you explain that?

It's not what you think.

Oh, that's right.

Because you're a writer, huh?

Unexpected is your thing.

Plot twist is your specialty.

Well, congratulations!

I've never expected that

you were a jerk or a liar.

Can you just calm down?

Donavan!

If you just give me a minute,

- I...

- What? Give me more lies?

Get more material for your play?

You know, why don't I,

I just burst into tears?

That will be a great scence.

People could...

tap-dance to my agony, right?

Hold on!

I think, by now, I should have,

at least, earned a chance.

Earn a chance?

Really? You earn nothing when

you use my life for a... a punch line.

You're a fraud!

Donavan, wait.

You know, I thought you were genuine.

But, this all is for your own gain.

Go back to New York, Ben, okay?

You don't belong here.

How's that for plot twist?

Are you okay?

I'm not sure if

I'm really up to going in there.

If there is anything which can

make you feel better right now,

it's in that coffee shop.

You go in.

I'll be right behind you.

I just need a minute.

Okay.

You look more like your mama everyday.

I wish I didn't hear it

more than just the features.

because I could really use

her strength right now.

Tough day?

You know?

Just because things aren't going

the way you've planned,

doesn't mean they aren't going

the way they should go.

It's nice thought, Max,

but, you don't know the whole story here.

Well, you're right, I don't.

But, maybe you don't either.

After my accident,...

your mom came

to the hospital to see me.

She gave me that because

I needed it then.

Like you need it now.

"Don't lose yourself in the temporary."

"No-one has ever seen..."

"no-one has ever heard and

no-one has ever imagined

what God has prepared."

Thank you.

What's going on here?

They're celebrating.

Celebrating what?

You.

You've been here 10 years,

serving us all and

given up so much to do it, Donavan...

We thought you may be wondering,

if it was worth it.

We'll let you decide.

I remember my first day working here.

I was a complete disaster.

Dangerous, really.

But, you were eerily calm.

Anyone else would have

thrown me out on my ear.

Especially, after the whole fire incident.

The first I've ever met Becky,

she was sitting right there.

And, uh, I couldn't

take my eyes off of her.

He stared at me for days.

It was a little creepy.

But, Donavan told me that

he was someone special, and...

I don't trust anybody

more than my big sister. So...

In Your arms

Is where I want to be

When my world

Comes crashing down on me

So hold me close

Keep me Yours always

After my accident,

for a long time, I didn't know

exactly where I fit in anymore.

Then...

one day...

you invited me here.

I never will forget the words you said.

You told me that I belong here.

Then, you handed me this mug.

And with that,

I will be eternally grateful.

Thank you.

What you've built here...

is a family.

Can have the beats right away, Donavan.

Mom would be really proud of you.

I'm proud of you.

You wanted to make a difference and...

you did.

So hold me close

Keep me Yours always

Bend me, break me

Be my rock

For now and all my days

Hold on.

I, I have one more.

Haven't you done enough?

Not nearly.

Hi, I'm Ben.

Most of you probably don't know me.

I don't have a list

of life altering moments

that's happened here

like most of you.

But, I do have one.

I told you.

You don't belong here.

Yes,...

I do.

You wrote a play,...

making fun of us.

Of me, actually.

I read it with my own eyes, Ben.

You call me "desperate".

But, you didn't read this part.

You know, pages you found?

You're stumbling in the middle of the story

when things are muddy and confusing.

I didn't know how to write

the end of the story, until today.

You, you said I was a fraud.

And you were right.

I wasn't with you,

but, I have been in my work.

I used to speak for my soul.

And then I began

trying to write hits.

Write things I thought

other people wanted to hear.

And you...

thought you ought to do

the same thing to find love, didn't you?

Become something

someone wanted you to be?

But Donavan,

you're the original.

That's what drew me to you.

You're you.

And you care.

And that's real all the time.

And you taught me all.

Anyone of us has to offer

what's inside us.

That's what I needed to let out.

I didn't write the play

making fun of you.

I wrote a play about

falling in love with you.

I fell in love with you in this place

just like everyone else.

You love me?

Every stubborn, beautiful, frustrating,

and inspiring bit of you.

I'm not gonna let

you lose this coffee shop.

And he was truth in his word.

He actually had a solution.

A new hit Broadway play.

From the very first moment

I met Donavan,

I knew she was like no-one

I've ever known before.

- She was absolutely...

- Irritating and desperate?

- I wasn't going to say that.

- But, you did say it?

Let's see how he digs himself

out of this one.

Yes, I did say that.

Maybe, I even believed it.

Until I got to know her.

And then I realized,

we're actually...

just alike.

Both searching...

Tried to be the best themselves.

- Good on their own.

- But incredible...

- together.

- together.

It's a hit.

You did it, kid.

You did it!

I see more Tony's. I'm not...

Wait, where are you going?

Have fun.

You know where to find us.

W...We open tonight!

The critics said,

it was then, Ben's best work.

Full of authenticity

and hearts and surprises.

I'm incline to agree.

Ben's advance check for the play

was enough to save the coffee shop.

Of course, I insist on

paying back every cent,

but, he had a different idea.

Full partnership.

- This is our wedding planner.

- Hi. Nice to meet you.

- Remember, we want simple.

- Don't listen to her.

The double wedding

has to be extra heavy.

I'm thinking 12-piece orchestra,

doves...

No.

I started out thinking,

love was a battlefield.

And the more armors and weapons I had,

the better chance I had of winning.

But in reality,

the armors didn't protect me.

It just held and reeled me in.

Once I got rid of it,

the story ended just I like think

it was suppose to.

Ahem.

What?

It's time for barista war, right now.

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