Never Been Kissed Page #36

Some WOMEN hold signs for Josie, others hold and wave her

article.

Josie sticks her head out of the dugout, and looks out at

the fans. TV REPORTERS are everywhere, including several

on the field. She looks like she may faint. She ducks back

in.

INT. DUGOUT - SAME

The team is dressed, ready, excited. Anita and Aldys stand

next to Josie. Josie looks up at the crowd, amazed.

JOSIE:

Wow. It's packed.

ANITA:

It's great! They're behind you.

They feel like they know you.

ALDYS:

It's romantic, what you're doing,

and they want to be a part of it.

JOSIE:

Well I'm so glad that you guys

are.

Josie then starts to hyperventilate. She puts her head

between her ankles. Anita and Aldys both grab the brown

paper bag and hand it to Josie. She hyperventilates into

it. Coach Romano approaches. Josie puts the bag down.

COACH:

Sweet Jesus, Geller - I had no

idea there'd be all these TV crews

here. This thing's gonna be on

every station in the country.

Josie immediately begins hyperventilating into the bag

again.

COACH:

You more than kept your end of the

bargain. Now go out there and get

'em.

Josie gets up and he slaps her on the ass. She hugs Aldys.

Then Anita gives Josie a big hug, and won't let go. Josie

has to pull Anita pulls back. Josie struggles to get out

of the hug- Anita won't let her. Finally, they are both

laughing.

Josie walks out of the dugout, and onto the field.

EXT. PITCHER'S MOUND - SAME

She walks, alone, out to the pitcher's mound, clutching a

microphone. The crowd goes berserk. She stands until they

quiet.

JOSIE:

Could I have five minutes on the

clock, please?

The scoreboard clock reads 5:00. Josie stands, alone.

EXT. BOX SEATS – SAME

The staff from the Sun Times sits in box seats up front.

Rigfort joins them, carrying a huge load of hot dogs.

RIGFORT:

I got weiners. Hot weiners.

Rigfort sits next to Gus. Behind them sit Bruns, his hair

finally growing in and Howard, now down to just a sling.

RIGFORT:

I love this. Sun Times readers,

out here, making a personal

connection to one of our reporters.

This is amazing, isn't it? Weiner?

Gus takes a weiner.

GUS:

Yeah, it is.

RIGFORT:

(studying his weiner)

Wait a minute...

Rigfort pulls something small and shiny out of the bun.

RIGFORT:

There's a bolt in my weiner.

Then he turns back to Howard and smiles.

RIGFORT:

Hey Howard, what are you doing for

the next month?

Howard's face falls.

EXT. PITCHER'S MOUND - SAME

Josie still stands there. The clock is down to 2:30. She

looks over to the dugout.

EXT. BLEACHERS - SAME

The Denominators talking and laughing. Behind them, sit

the Marching Band

EXT. PITCHER'S MOUND – SAME

Josie forces-a stoic smile. 1:00 is on the clock.

EXT. BLEACHERS - SAME

The cool crowd. Guy, Kirsten and the gang. They are trying

start the wave, but its not working.

EXT. PITCHER'S MOUND - SAME

The clock reads:
20.

EXT. BOX SEATS - SAME

The Sun Times box. Anita clutches Gus's hand for dear life

has her eyes squeezed tight. The crowd keeps chanting.

EXT. BLEACHERS - SAME

Everyone - including all the Denominators are on their

feet, chanting. Aldys cheers the loudest.

EXT. STANDS - SAME

The women are on their feet, chanting.

EXT. BLEACHERS - SAME

Guy and the Gang are on their feet.

EXT. PITCHER'S MOUND - SAME

Josie stands, clutching the mic. The clock reads: 10.

CROWD:

TEN - NINE - EIGHT - SEVEN - SIX -

Josie stands there, head still held high.

CROWD:

FIVE - FOUR - THREE - TWO -

Josie steals a look to the dugout. No one is coming out

the door.

CROWD:

ONE!!

Josie makes one more desperate look around. No one is

running toward her.

CLOSE UP on Josie, completely crestfallen. She drops the

microphone. It reverbs in the silent stadium.

WE PAN ACROSS the Crowd, all defeated. And then...

A commotion in the stands. Sam bursts through the crowd.

He runs toward the mound. The Crowd is on their feet.

It feels like a lifetime before he reaches Josie, grabs

her, pulls her close to him.

SAM:

I told you you could write, Josie

Geller.

JOSIE:

I finally found my story.

And they kiss passionately. The most amazing, most waited-

for kiss in the history of man. A kiss that will last

forever.

INT. DUGOUT - SAME

Rob is in his baseball uniform, cheering up a storm. Across

his chest is emblazoned: "ASSISTANT COACH".

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