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AVERY
Jerry, there is a "sensitivity" thing that some people have.
I don't have it. I don't cry at movies. I don't gush over
babies. I don't start celebrating Christmas five months
early, and I don't tell a man who just screwed up both of
our lives 'oh, poor baby.' That's me. For better or worse.
But I do love you.

Jerry looks at his fiancee. Standing here, watching Avery coldly clasping her media packs to her
chest, she looks different to him.

JERRY
Avery

She knows what's coming. She moves fast to avoid him.

AVERY
Don't say it. We're both ragged out right now.

JERRY
stop

She exits back into the main ballroom. For a moment, she stops. They face off. This is it. They
are quickly interrupted by overweight, talk-show voiced CURTIS WEINTRAUB, 45.

CURTIS WEINTRAUB
Hey! Curtis Weintraub from the Sports Popper! Haven't
seen you two since the Cuervo Gold Rock 'n Sock Charity
Six Flags Budfest! Hello!

Neither look at him, they remain fixed on each other. Curtis gets a whiff of what he walked into.

CURTIS WEINTRAUB
(continuing; exiting quickly)
Goodbye!

AVERY
I'm warning you. Don't say it. You won't have another
chance.

JERRY
Listen to me!

AVERY
No.

JERRY
It's over

She continues moving into the next room.

AVERY
Didn't hear it.

JERRY
There is something missing here.

AVERY
You've never been alone and you can't be alone

JERRY
Listen to me, it's over.

She can barely believe it. She blinks.

AVERY
No one has ever dumped me.

JERRY
I'm not trying to make history.

AVERY
I did the 23 hour nose-route to the top of El Capitan in 6
hours! I can make this work.

JERRY
(it slips out)
No.

She takes a breath. It sinks in. From somewhere, the small voice of her vulnerability.

AVERY
Oh Jerry.

JERRY
(steps closer)
You know I didn't ever want to hurt you.

She gets an odd look, shaking her head. Starts to step away, then thinks better of it. She
WALLOPS him in the face with the back of her hand. Jerry stands like a woozy boxer. She hits
him again with a fist, then again in the chest. He sinks to the floor, sagging. backwards. She
straddles him, addresses him fully, right in his bruised face.

AVERY
I won't let you hurt me, Jerry. I'm too strong for you.
Loser.