At the cosy fireplace

PHOENICIA_8PM

INT_LOG CABIN_DAY

The mom knock at Lydie's bedroom door.

LYDIE (behind the door): Come in...

She opens the door and sees Lydie laying on her bed.

MOM: Oh come on, you're not ready yet ? We are going. The decoration team meet in 15 minutes.

LYDIE: No, I'm not.

Her mom enters and closes the door.

INT- LYDIE's BED

MOM: Okay get ready then. I'm sure your friend is ready and waiting.

LYDIE: Djeff is in town. He was so bored that he went out.

MOM: It's perfect. Let's then join him.

LYDIE: You can go. I'm coming at 11. I need to be alone. I'm not in the mood of singing or being happy.

MOM: Why ?

She sits down on the bed.

LYDIE: He can't go in the kitchen, in the bathroom, upstair...I'm wondering why he got bored. In this prestigious Log he just have access to the couch. You're terrible...

Her mother scoff not knowing what to answer.

LYDIE: What if I want to take a nap and he don't ?

MOM: Sorry honey, but it's to protect you.

LYDIE: I'm 21. I can protect myself.

Her mom turn back to the door.

MOM: Well you can stay, but promise me that at 11 you'll be there.

She lay back and cover up.

LYDIE: I will be.

Her mom gets out and she puts the earphones.

A few moments later, she ear the car starting and get away. The house is now calm and dark. She fall asleep.

- DRIIINNG!

The ringtone of her phone wakes her up. She pick it up.

LYDIE: Hello Djeff ?

DJEFF: I came back to the cottage but I don't see the car.

LYDIE: You came back ?

DJEFF: Yes, but appearently you already gone.

LYDIE:: My parents are gone but I'm here. I'm joining them later.

DJEFF: Could you please you open the door for me ? It's freazing out here.

She throws her phone away and run down. She opens the door.

INT- LIVING ROOM- NIGHT

She is observing him silently. He removes his jacket and his shoes. He gets snacks and marshmallows out of his bag.

LYDIE: How did you plan to grill the marshmallows ?

DJEFF: What is this fireplace for ?

Djeff turn on the fireplace. Lydie puts all the snack in a plate. They get covers and sit down at the fire to warm up.

INT- AT THE FIREPLACE- NIGHT

A soft music reasons in the background. They are sitting silently on the floor, looking at the flame and listening to the burning logs.

Djeff turn his eyes to Lydie. She see him from the side and turn to him but he turn back at the flame.

LYDIE: I saw you. Why are you turning your face ?

DJEFF: No, I'm just wondered.

LYDIE: My dad ?

DJEFF: No. Because of you. You are the first girl I actually find naturally beautiful. Even with messy hair and a huge sweater.

She sneers.

LYDIE: How were your exes. Ugly ?

DJEFF: I dated girls who were all put together, even at home. When I happened to see them natural, whole n'other world...those top model girls...

She laughs.

LYDIE: Well done for you...but you know, I'm a model too.

DJEFF: But it's different. They liked me for the fame, the name, the money and stuff. But you...

He stop and think a moment.

DJEFF: You hated me. You didn't care about my model body, my money...and you dare making me struggle to go out with you.

LYDIE: It's my technic to make you buy me a ferrari in a few months. Then I'll write a book about it.

He sneers.

DJEFF: Tell me, how many guys you dated ?

LYDIE: Oh nothing, just about 20.

Djeff's eyes opens wide and she giggles.

LYDIE: No, I had three serious boyfriends. The best one was the french one.

DJEFF: And the one you want to kill ?

She laughs.

DJEFF: Come on, there is always one we want to kill.

LYDIE: You're right. It's an actor from Wisney Channel. I met him on set when my dad was directing.

DJEFF: Who is it ? If I meet him one day, I'll punch him.

LYDIE: Okay, I def won't tell you his name. But just know, I discovered on holliday that he was violent. He beated me. And when I found the courage to break up, he made a revenge porn. My hacker friend destroyed the file, but it was too late for my model agency of the time.

Djeff is looking at her wordless.

DJEFF: ...Gosh...What a douch...

LYDIE: I took a WHILE to heal.

DJEFF: I can't imagine. Well as it's storytime, I'll tell you about my evil ex. I almost dead because of her. Literally.

Lydie stiffen.

DJEFF: Don't panick, I was a teen. A kiddo. It was an Australian actress. I met her on set during a teen-sitcom shooting in Sydney. My character was her boyfriend's best friend, secretly in love with her. She was a brunette, green eyes. A bit prettier than you...

He laugh seeing Lydie's changing face.

DJEFF: Kidding...you are ten time more beautiful.

LYDIE: No don't rectify yourself you already lost point when you said you're an actor. Like my ex.

DJEFF: Stop it... I'm a nice actor. That secretly in love character slowly became me. The good point is that I was acting better suddenly. She broke up with her boyfriend, and I found the courage to tell her.

LYDIE: Brava!

DJEFF: She accepted. Long story short. One day I heard the producer reproaching her of being with me. How it was bad for the marketing cuz they'll cut my role in the next season. The next day, I receive a message from her telling me a whole blabla about how it's not my fault but we have to end the thing...

Lydie is nodding with empathy.

DJEFF: The same night, I see a picture of her with her ex. It was too much. I knew I was getting fired soon, She left me for money, and I saw her kissing her ex. I took drug with alcohol. Then black out.

LYDIE: Waw...and the way you learned it.

DJEFF: I mean I get it, she wanted to preserve her career but we are still humans. So I just woke up in a hospital in L.A and it was the end of the good guy. I became a devil with girls after that.

She look at him voiceless. While he giggles softly.

DJEFF: But I calmed down. A weird man came to me one day and told me about fornication. I decided to stay single and I was perfectly fine with it untill you appeared.

LYDIE (Whispering): Aww...

She come next to him and hug him. She stays in his arms. He is intrigued by her silence, and look down to her face. He sees tears.

DJEFF: Don't cry...

LYDIE: I judged you so wrong, placing you in the same case with my ex. But I got strangely jealous when you kissed Brooke. When you said that you can't hate me in detention, I understood you wasn't him.

He hold her more firmly.

DJEFF: Stop crying...I don't like when you are sad.

LYDIE (broken voice): I'll stop...

DJEFF: You have two second or I'll carry you and shake you.

Not even a minute later, he stand up and carry her on his shoulder. He starts running everywhere, until he oes upstairs.

The first door is locked, so he open the second one. Lydie still on his shoulder, is shouting and lauhing. He Throw her on the big bed.

INT- LYDIE'S BEDROOM- NIGHT

She is laughing loud and cleaning the tears on her eyes. Djeff however, is standing up there, staring at her. He observes her, from head to toes.

DJEFF: Is it your room ?

LYDIE: Yep

She is still laying on her bed, and he contiues to observe her. His look changes slowly from tender to passionate. He then start to get closer to the bed, then suddenly turn back. He close his hands and put it in his pockets.

He goes toward the large sofa facing the large window bay, and lay on it.

They stays a moment like that, in silence, Lydie on her bed and Djeff on the sofa. Until, Lydie decide to come next to him. She is standing up, staring at him.

DJEFF: What ?

LYDIE: I still hate you a bit.

She turn back to go, but he straight up, grab her wrist, and pulls her. She fall on him. He kisses her for a second, and then stop. She is voiceless, an just lay her head on his chest. He take a blanket, and cover both of them.

They stay a moment in silence.