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owen: (raises eyebrows) so now you need me to help you move? i thought you had jared and ronen for that
jordan: i do but i have a very strong feeling ronen won’t be showing up saturday….
owen: (concerned) oh?
jordan: yeah. um, i need you to be…a buffer.
owen: hm. of course. why now though? what did he do? (pauses) did he..?
jordan: no… oh god no. it’s nothing like that. it’s just…i would feel more comfortable if you were there with me.
owen: fine. (pauses) but how am i going to get around the ban?
jordan: i…i haven’t thought that far yet. i just need you there. with me.
owen: you sure you don’t want me to hire movers? my offer still stands…
jordan: no. that’s a lot of money and you’ve already done enough. besides he’s getting a truck so i can’t tell him no now.
owen: what brought all this up? two days ago it was ‘you don’t know what you’re talking about owen’ / it was “goodbye” / he’ll be out of my life soon.
jordan lets out an exasperated sigh and reluctantly hands owen her phone. owen’s eyes widen and his gaze slowly drifts to jordan with an “i told you so” expression.
jordan: (exasperated) don’t. just…don’t say it.
owen: i’m going to say it. i told you so. this is the start of the cycle. you two talk. you two hook up. he gets nostalgic. he sweet talks you into getting back together you two are fine for a few weeks until you have another blow out. and you’re back here until it starts up again. you always go back forgetting all the reasons why you two aren’t good together…
jordan: (looks down) this is why you need to be there. we can’t get nostalgic with you around.
owen: (mutters and looks away) two weeks. good lord. you never had to do all this crap with me.
jordan: (aggravated) ok but owen, we weren’t and never were in a relationship. jared and i are.
owen smiles while jordan catches herself
jordan: were. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEANT.. (voice trembles) i don’t want this to happen again and i don’t want to end up back here. hiding out. and i don’t want us to start up our thing again and i don’t want to run back to him when i’m mad at you. (voice slowly raising) i am tired of breaking up and getting back together again. i am tired of being proved wrong again and again. i don’t want this stupid cycle to repeat itself. (yells) I JUST WANT TO BE-
owen: (quietly) free.
jordan: (relieved sigh) yes.
owen: i’ll be there saturday. you can count on me.
jordan nods and walks to the bathroom
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