LATIN LOVER NARRATOR : Our story begins thirteen and a half years ago
the white is a petal on a flower... the flower in the hand of a two young girls
when Jane Gloriana Villanueva and Alejandra Gloriana Villanueva were mere a ten years old and 13 year old
It should be noted that at a mere ten years old,
Jane's passions include-- in no particular order--
Her family, god, And grilled cheese sandwiches.
And at a mere thirteen years old,
Alejandra's Passions include-- no particular order-- Her Family, God, and Singing
This is jane's grandmother,
Alba gloriana villanueva.
Her passions include god and jane,
In that particular order.
Woman: Really, mom? Says looking at ale who is right next to her sitting on the bed listening to what her grandmother is saying kinda.
Shh. But this is so lame.
Jane : Mommy, shh!
This is jane and ale's mother,
Xiomara gloriana villanueva.
Her passions include jane and paulina rubio.
The order is not important.
Jane gives her and ale a warning look. Xo feels badly. She turns back to Alba, indicates: "continue." Alba nods. Then, she turns back to Jane. Serious.
ALBA: Crumple the flower, Jane.
Obediently, Jane closes her fist, crumples the flower. When she opens her hand again, the flower is destroyed. Juice leaking out. Petals already turning to brown.
ALBA : Good. Now try to make it look new again. Go on. Try.
She tries, but the flower is clearly ruined.
Young Jane : I can't
ALBA: That's right. You can never go back.
(then, with gravity)
And that is what happens when you lose your virginity. You can't ever go back.
Xiomara and ale rolls their eyes, but Jane is oblivious, staring at the flower, absorbing this bombshell as...
ALBA : Never forget that, Jane.
NARRATOR : And Jane never did.
JANE'S BEDROOM -- THE PRESENT
The same room, but now a 23 year-old Jane lives here. And she is currently in a bra, making out/grinding/dry humping with her boyfriend, MICHAEL JANE MICHAEL We should -- I know --
His hand is up her skirt. A bit more kissing/grinding. Jane looks up at the flower, she's breathless --
JANE
Stop. We should stop. Michael leans back for a beat, as Jane starts to get dressed. At 23, Jane is a "good girl." Hard-working. Practical. A girl with a plan. While Alejandra is a bit different she's kinda a "bad girl but is good" she doesn't get in trouble with the police but she lives her life she's hard-working too. Jane pulls her shirt on and sees Michael staring at her, smiling a little...
JANE ~ what?
MICHAEL~ Even now, even when I'm this frustrated...I really love you, baby.
(honest, sincere) In like a can't-imagine-my-life- without-you kind of way...
Jane bursts out laughing. He's looking at her. She realizes he's not laughing. She stops. Smiles.
JANE~ Oh. Yeah me too --
MICHAEL ~Really? With the laughing --
JANE~ I'm sorry, it was so over the top I thought you were kidding MICHAEL ("come on")
I was having a moment, I'm allowed to have a moment --
JANE: I know, I'm sorry, you know I'm not
good with all that corny stuff--
MICHAEL :It wasn't corny--
JANE: Sorry! You know what I mean. That
was sweet, what you said. And I love you and all that stuff too.
She kisses him. He kisses her back. PRELAP: with, romantic music starting, building. The romantic music is swelling as Jane and Michael are now kissing at the front door. As they separate, she hands him something --
JANE Don't forget this--
His detective badge. Michael grins, takes it from her. One last kiss and then Jane closes the door and heads into the living room
Once she comes in Ale comes up to Jane and says
Ale: So did y'all do it?
Jane: No we didn't now come on
JANE: Ay, ay! At least turn it down... talking about the Telenovela
ALBA: I was letting you know that it was starting
Eat your grilled cheese, Mija.
XIOMARA~ She doesn't have to watch if she doesn't want to
JANE~ Of course I'm watching, you guys got me hooked on these things --
As Jane sits down on the couch with her Mom,sister, and Grandma
JANE (CONT'D) But you should know, telenovela shave completely ruined romance for me --
ALBA :Sssh.
The credits have ended. ONSCREEN: A man's back is to us. He's on a boat, looking out at the water with a beautiful blonde woman. This is RUBIO - an incredibly handsome telenovela star (40). In subtitled Spanish:
RUBIO
Despite the circumstances, there's one thing I know.
(dramatically)
We were meant to be, my love...
Xo glances at Jane. Jane feels her gaze --
JANE What?
XIOMARA: Nothing. Eat your grilled cheese.
(romantic song swells in volume)
narrator: Meanwhile, 8.2 miles away
From where jane lives,
But half a world away...
Petra: Raf?
Rafael: Babe.
Petra: You all right?
Rafael: Yeah. Yeah. Just... Thinking. Worrying about the hotel.
Petra: Look, if anything goes wrong,
Your father will help out.
Rafael: (sighs)
Petra: Stop. Do you know who feels bad about taking money? People who have too much.
(both chuckling) That's better. See?
You just need to relax.
Magda: You're starting to seem desperate, petra. I do not blame you.
Your husband does not love you anymore.
Petra: You're wrong, mother. It's all right.
Tomorrow will change everything. I still haven't decided whether...
Magda: Oh, you will. You will.
Maybe michael's gonna propose.
Ale: that's true he might die
Lina: My sisters say guys get all cheeseball before they propose.
Jane: No way. We have a timeline, all right?
I haven't gotten my teacher's degree yet.
We just merged our calendars... You've been dating for two years
Lina: And you haven't boned. He might move up your timeline.
Ale: I've been telling her
Roman: Everybody decent?
Who are you?
Roman zazo. But everyone calls me zaz.
I work for the, uh, management company
That just bought the hotel.
So you can think of me as your new boss.
Roman: Pick a straw, please.
Pick one, keeping in mind there's nothing to worry about , As long as you're outstanding at your job. Pick one. Which benefits us all, seeing that we have the same goal, That goal being to make bank. Okay. Let's see those straws.
Jane: (sighs)
Roman: What's your name?
Lina: Jane. But everyone calls her jaz.
Roman:(snorts) okay, jaz.
Congratulations. You get the tail.
Everybody leaves to go work but Roman stops you
Roman: And who might you be pretty lady looking at Alejandra
Ale: my names Alejandra
Roman :pretty name for a pretty girl
Ale: thank you says while blushing
Roman: maybe I'll see you later
Ale: maybe
(Ale leaves to go work but bumps into someone)
Ale: my bad I didn't see you there
Ale looks up to see Rafael
Rafael: Ale?
Ale: Rafael?
Rafael: hey long time no see
Ale: yea I haven't seen you in months
Rafael : I didn't know you worked for at the hotel
Ale: I started a few months ago
Rafael : wanna get a drink or go talk somewhere later
Ale : yea ofc
Rafael: see you around
Ale: ok bye
Rafael: I can't believe we have to do this.
Luisa: Do what?
Rafael: I don't know, Luisa.
Luisa: Raf, if you're not happy, end it.
Rafael: It's hard. Petra stood by me. I know.
Luisa: But that doesn't mean that you owe her your whole life. Look, you've changed. I mean, of course you did. If you didn't change, then I'd be worried about you. And you know what? It's a good thing, Because you were so insufferable before.
Rafael: Hey!
Luisa: As your sister, I can say that. I loved you then, I love you now and... If you do get a divorce, it doesn't make you Our father.
Rafael: Thanks, Lu. Now go home to your wife.
Say hi to Allison for me.
Jane: Hey, do you remember a guy named Rafael Solano
Lina: When we worked at the yacht club? He was, like, a member..
Ale: The jerk you had a monster crush on?
Jane: I didn't have a monster crush on him. Ale's the one with the crush on him
Lina: We talking about the same guy? You had a magical kiss.
Ale: wait YOU KISSED HIM knowing I had a crush on him are you serious?
Jane : I didn't mean too it was an accident I'm sorry
Ale : dropping something is an accident but kissing the person you knew I liked wow don't talk to me!
Eva: Who'd you have a magical kiss with?
Jane: No one. I was young. It was nothing.
Meg: What was nothing?
Bartender :Hey, I need someone to run champagne to cabana four ASAP
Jane: got it
Ale runs to talk to her bestfriend Petra
Ale knocks on the door And Petra answers
Petra :what's wrong
Ale: i just found out that back then jane kissed Rafael knowing I had a crush on him and Ik your married to him to get the money for the prenup but it's hurts to know she kissed the boy I liked
Petra: hugs you and say it's ok she's gonna get Karma don't worry
Ale: thanks Ik you can always make me better well I gotta go back to work but let's hang out soon
Magda Comes out
Ale : oh hi Magda how are you feeling
Magda : better how are you
Ale: I'm fine we'll I gotta go bye guys
Petra and Magda : Bye
Meanwhile - - -
Jane enters cabana four -- it's bustling. Champagne glasses are set up. Jane goes over to the table, starts to pour.
MAN'S VOICE :I'll hand out glasses.
She looks up, grateful. It's Rafael. Don't freak out! She continues to pour. But he is looking at her.
RAFAEL
You look so familiar...
JANE (overplaying a little)
Really? Hm... I'm not sure...
RAFAEL~ No, I really think we've met --
JANE~ (joking a little) I don't usually wear a bathing suit, if that helps--
RAFAEL ~ Oh. (then) Scores?
Jane: what?
Rafael: oh
Jane: Jerk
But they are interrupted by tinkling on a glass. It's Petra. She's holding up her champagne flute.
Petra :Please. A toast. To my husband.
Welcome back, babe...
As glasses are raised, Jane slips out...
(The next day)
In the doctors office~
Nurse~ Oh there you are dr. Alver. Your running a lil behind (I in Cell phone ringing)
Nurse~ Remember your covering for Dr. Peters. You have an insemination in room seven and a pap in 8
Luisa~ um yea insemination and a pap got it