Date with Love Page #4

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of the day.

Come on.

Excuse me,

Mr. Walsh?

There's someone

I'd like you to meet.

Good morning, students.

I'm going to dispense

with the usual announcements

this morning

in order to welcome

a very special guest

to our school,

the famous Hollywood actor

miss Alex Allen.

Miss Allen is here

to attend the prom

with j.W. Hughes' very own

David Rogers,

and we hope she has

a wonderful time this week.

Over and out!

Well, it's really nice

to meet you, miss Allen.

Same to you,

Mr. Walsh.

Yeah, you can

sit over there with me.

Okay.

Hi.

Okay, everybody.

All right.

It's very exciting we have

a celebrity in our midst,

but we have work to do...

She's so awesome.

...so let's get back

to our friend, bill Shakespeare.

Who can tell me what happens

in "Romeo and Juliet,"

act two, scene two?

Anybody?

Come on, does anyone?

How about you, miss Allen?

Uh...

You're kind of putting me

on the spot right now.

Of course, I'm sorry.

I shouldn't have expected you

to know this.

I guess you're used

to a different kind of acting.

The balcony scene.

Very good.

Thank you, miss Allen.

"Romeo and Juliet"

is one of the most famous plays

in history,

but really, at its heart,

it's just a story

about two people

who could be together,

but are kept apart by lies.

Yes, miss Allen?

Well, I hate

to disagree with you, Mr. Walsh,

but it wasn't exactly lies

that kept them apart.

It was more like

a small misunderstanding.

Well,

if Juliet would've told Romeo

the truth in the first place,

then there wouldn't have been

a misunderstanding.

Well, maybe Romeo needed

to give Juliet

a little more time to explain.

Juliet just had to say

"I'm a capulet,"

and Romeo

would've figured it out.

Yes, David?

I don't remember any of this

from the play at all.

Yeah, it's just...

Miss Allen doesn't know the play

as well as she thinks she does.

O, Romeo, Romeo.

Wherefore art thou Romeo?

Deny thy father

and refuse thy name,

or if thou wilt not,

be but sworn my love,

and I'll no longer be

a capulet.

'Tis but thy name

that is my enemy.

Thou art thyself,

though not a montague.

What's montague?

It is nor hand nor foot

nor arm nor face,

nor any other part

belonging to a man.

O, be some other name!

What's in a name?

That which we call a rose,

by any other name,

would smell as sweet.

Mr. Walsh,

just wanted

to return your book.

I take it any inspiration

you got from it

must have worked.

Oh, big time.

I still can't believe

Alex Allen

is going to be my prom date.

Oh, excuse me.

Hey! Hi.

Hi!

Listen, I haven't

had a chance

to say thank you

for yesterday,

but I have your clothes

at the hotel.

I'm having them cleaned,

and I'll get them back

to you tomorrow.

Not really your style, huh?

Well, let's just say

you make a much better Heidi

than I do.

Apparently,

David doesn't think so.

Can I ask you

something?

You're the movie star.

Why aren't you and David

going to prom together?

Uh, because...

The prom is stupid,

and I wouldn't have gone anyway.

He didn't ask you, huh?

Look...

David and I

are best friends, okay?

Okay.

And best friends

look after each other.

Right, so..?

So...

I know

what's going on here.

You don't actually care

about David,

and you don't care

about the prom.

You're just doing this

for some good publicity.

Well, that's not

exactly true.

Really?

Well, here's what it is.

This is really important

to David,

and if you do anything

to hurt his feelings,

I have a cell phone

and a social media account,

and I am not afraid to use them.

Have a nice day.

I thought

Hollywood was tough.

Oh, nice performance

in there, miss Allen.

I was impressed.

Thank you.

I was hoping

we could go someplace

and talk for a minute,

privately?

I don't know

if that's a good idea.

Last time we did that,

things kind of got out of hand.

Well, that's what I want

to talk to you about.

- You see...

- Oh, there you are!

Mr. Walsh,

it's time

for our prom committee meeting.

Oh! Well...

So sorry, big meeting.

Got to go.

Can I come too?

I would just love to see

what you guys have planned

for the big night!

Yes.

Of course!

Oh, we'd be just thrilled

to have you.

Great!

Lead the way!

This should be interesting.

Bree, would you like

to open the meeting for us?

Absolutely.

Okay, well, Alex,

on behalf of everybody

on this year's prom committee,

I just want to welcome you

and tell you how really,

really excited we are

to have you here.

Thank you.

It is an honor

to be...

Sure,

that's really nice.

So we only have

a very short time

together today,

so let's just keep this

meeting moving right along,

shall we?

All right.

Now, since this year's theme

for the prom

is the wild west,

I think we should get

some actual bales of hay

and have them scattered

around the gym,

and...

Yes?

Do you really think

that's such a good idea?

I mean,

a lot of people have hay fever,

and I imagine

there's nothing worse

than sneezing all night

in a prom dress.

Um, well, we don't have

to have real hay, I suppose.

And the wild west thing?

It seems a little culturally

insensitive to me.

Well, do you have any

ideas for a theme, Alex?

Well,

since I'm going to be here,

how about Hollywood dreams?

We can get some spotlights

and have a big Hollywood sign

on the stage.

I love that!

Don't you think

it's a little late in the game

to be making changes

like that?

Not at all!

I just worked with the most

amazing set decorator

on my last film.

I'm sure I can give him a call,

and he'd be happy to whip up

some designs for us

right away.

It's, it's just...

We don't exactly have

a Hollywood-sized budget

to work with.

Oh, that's okay.

We can just run it through

my non-profit organization.

It won't cost a dime.

This is awesome!

Miss Allen,

the idea behind prom

is to have the students

participate

in every aspect

of the event.

Perfect,

and I will be

right there

participating

alongside them.

Um, I think

what miss hope means

is that we need

to be sure

that this is something

the whole committee wants.

But prom means

so many different things

for so many different people.

Romance, celebration,

a rite of passage...

I just want to make it better

for everyone.

Well, I say

we put it to a vote.

All right.

All in favor of...

Motion passed.

Mr. Walsh!

Just... okay, sure.

I must admit, I'm a little

surprised by you, Mr. Walsh.

How so, miss hope?

Well,

you certainly don't strike me

as the kind of person

who'd be

a fan of miss Allen's movies.

Actually, I don't know them,

or her.

Oh.

That didn't seem to stop you

from encouraging

her little coup d'etat.

I didn't encourage it.

It's what the kids want.

It's their prom.

Exactly.

It's their prom,

not the Alex Allen show...

Enough about me.

...and I intend

to keep it that way.

Okay, first thing we do

is take off the emergency brake.

Which one is that?

You're not Andrea.

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