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INT. PREVIA - AFTERNOON
Juno buckles over the steering wheel, crying, unwinding forthe first time since she became pregnant.
After a beat, she begins to gather herself.
INT. BLEEKER’S BEDROOM - NIGHT
Bleeker is sitting next to his bed, noodling on the guitar.He’s playing a theme that we will soon recognise.
EXT. CORNER STORE - NIGHT
Juno lays on the hood of her Previa, contemplating herfuture. We push in close... when she gets an idea.
She hops off the hood and scurries into the Previa where shefinds a crumpled up Jiffy Lube receipt. She unfolds it andpulls out a pen, ready to write something... a note?
EXT. LORING HOUSE - NIGHT
It’s quiet after the storm. Inside, we see Vanessa sittingalone at her perfect dining room table, drinking a glass ofwine.
103 INT. LORING HOUSE - DINING ROOM - NIGHT 103
Vanessa takes a sip and continues to let the days events sinkin. After a beat, Mark comes down the stairs to join her.
MARK
I called Gerta Rauss. She says she
can represent both of us. They call
it “collaborative divorce.” It’s
apparently all the rage right now.
(MORE)
MARK (cont'd) And it’s easy because we don’t havechildren.
VANESSA No, it’s fine. Thanks for makingthe call, I guess.
Mark nods and sits down.
VANESSA We’re actually, finally doing this?
MARK Looks like it, yeah.
VANESSA Have you found a place to stay?
MARK Yeah, downtown.
VANESSA A hotel?
MARK It’s a loft.
VANESSA (lightly teasing)Aren’t you the cool guy?
They STARE at the wall, speechless and defeated.
VANESSA I wanted a baby so bad. So bad.
She buries her head in her hands.
MARK I know you did.
There’s a LOUD KNOCK on the front door.
EXT. LORING HOUSE - ENTRY - NIGHT
Mark opens the door. There’s a folded piece of paper sittingon the doormat. He squints and sees Juno pulling away in the van.
Mark carefully unfolds the piece of paper--it takes a minutebecause of Juno’s proficiency in “teen girl origami.” Heholds it up. We can see there’s WRITING on the back.
MARK It looks like a bill from Jiffy-Lube.
Vanessa takes the note from his hand and turns it over, examining it.
VANESSA It’s for me.
95 EXT. MACGUFF HOUSE - NIGHT 95
Juno parks her car and walks up to her house. A porch light’sbeen left on for her, and the place looks cozy and inviting.
JUNO V.O. I never realize how much I like beinghome unless I’ve been somewhere really different for a while.
She picks a CROCUS from the unkempt garden near the porch andsniffs it. She lifts her shirt and tickles her belly with it.Then she tucks the flower into her unkempt hair.
96 INT. MACGUFF HOUSE - KITCHEN - NIGHT 96
Mac is alone at the kitchen table going over the familyfinances while drinking one of Bren’s weight loss shakes.
Juno enters.
JUNO Hi Dad.
MAC Hey, big puffy version of Junebug.Where have you been?
JUNO Dealing with stuff way beyond mymaturity level. Where is everyone?
MAC Bren took Liberty Bell to her totice skating class.
JUNO Tot ice skating? Tots can’t iceskate. Liberty Bell’s still gettingthe hang of stairs.
MAC No, but you know Bren. She dreams big.
JUNO Yeah, she does.
MAC You look a little morose, honey.What’s eating you?
JUNO I’m losing my faith in humanity.
MAC Think you can narrow it down for me.
JUNO I guess I wonder sometimes ifpeople ever stay together for good.
MAC You mean like couples?
JUNO Yeah, like people in love.
MAC Are you having boy trouble? I gotta behonest; I don’t much approve of youdating in your condition, ‘cause... well,that’s kind of messed up.
JUNO Dad, no!
MAC Well, it’s kind of skanky. Isn’tthat what you girls call it?Skanky? Skeevy?
JUNO Please stop now.
MAC (persisting)Tore up from the floor up?
JUNO Dad, it’s not about that. I just needto know that it’s possible for twopeople to stay happy togetherforever. Or at least for a few years.
MAC It’s not easy, that’s for sure.Now, I may not have the best trackrecord in the world, but I have been with your stepmother for tenyears now, and I’m proud to saythat we’re very happy.
Juno nods in agreement.
MAC (CONT’D)In my opinion, the best thing youcan do is to find a person wholoves you for exactly what you are.Good mood, bad mood, ugly, pretty,handsome, what have you, the rightperson will still think that thesun shines out your ass. That’s thekind of person that’s worthsticking with.
A wave of REALIZATION crosses Juno’s face.
JUNO I sort of already have.
MAC Well, of course. Your old D-A-D! You know I’ll always be there tolove and support you, no matterwhat kind of pickle you’re in.
He nods toward her belly.
MAC Obviously.
Juno laughs and hugs her father, planting a smooch on hischeek.
JUNO I need to go out somewhere for justa little while. I don’t have anyhomework, and I swear I’ll be back by ten.
She salutes and dashes out of the kitchen.
MAC You were talking about me, right?
Montage:
96A OMITTED 96A
97 OMITTED 97
98 OMITTED 98
99 OMITTED 99
100 INT. BLEEKER HOUSE - BLEEKER’S ROOM - NIGHT 100 We push in over Bleeker sleeping in his car-bed towards thewindow. We look out onto the lawn to find Juno and Leah running back to the Previa, hopping in, and screeching off.
100A OMITTED 100A
100B OMITTED 100B
100C OMITTED 100C
100D OMITTED 100D
101 EXT. BLEEKER HOUSE - MORNING 101 Bleeker steps out of the house for his usual early-morning run. He looks down to see a message scrawled in chalk on thestoop: “BLEEKER- CHECK THE MAIL.” He walks down to the end of the driveway and opens the latchon the mailbox. At least one hundred containers of ORANGE TIC TACS come pouringout in an colorful deluge. They spill out onto the driveway. Bleeker smiles.
102 EXT. DANCING ELK SCHOOL - TRACK - MORNING 102 Juno waddles toward the field. The guys on the track team,ridiculously arrayed as usual, are doing hurdler stretches.They stare at her quizzically. Bleeker spots Juno approachingand jogs up to the chainlink fence.

BLEEKER Did you put like a hundred thingsof Tic Tacs in my mailbox?
JUNO Yeah. That was me.
BLEEKER Why?
JUNO
(blushes)Because they’re your fave. And youcan never have too much of yourfavorite one-calorie breath mint.
BLEEKER Well...thanks. I think I’m prettymuch set until college on the TicTac front.
JUNO You know, I’ve been thinking. I’mreally sorry I was such a hugebitch to you. You didn’t deservethat. You never deserve any of thepoo I unload on you.
BLEEKER You know it’s okay.
JUNO Also, I think I’m in love with you.
BLEEKER What, you mean as friends?

INT. PREVIA - AFTERNOON

Juno buckles over the steering wheel, crying, unwinding forthe first time since she became pregnant.

After a beat, she begins to gather herself.

INT. BLEEKER’S BEDROOM - NIGHT

Bleeker is sitting next to his bed, noodling on the guitar.He’s playing a theme that we will soon recognise.

EXT. CORNER STORE - NIGHT

Juno lays on the hood of her Previa, contemplating herfuture. We push in close... when she gets an idea.

She hops off the hood and scurries into the Previa where shefinds a crumpled up Jiffy Lube receipt. She unfolds it andpulls out a pen, ready to write something... a note?

EXT. LORING HOUSE - NIGHT

It’s quiet after the storm. Inside, we see Vanessa sittingalone at her perfect dining room table, drinking a glass ofwine.

103 INT. LORING HOUSE - DINING ROOM - NIGHT 103

Vanessa takes a sip and continues to let the days events sinkin. After a beat, Mark comes down the stairs to join her.

MARK

I called Gerta Rauss. She says she

can represent both of us. They call

it “collaborative divorce.” It’s

apparently all the rage right now.

(MORE)

MARK (cont'd) And it’s easy because we don’t havechildren.

VANESSA No, it’s fine. Thanks for makingthe call, I guess.

Mark nods and sits down.

VANESSA We’re actually, finally doing this?

MARK Looks like it, yeah.

VANESSA Have you found a place to stay?

MARK Yeah, downtown.

VANESSA A hotel?

MARK It’s a loft.

VANESSA (lightly teasing)Aren’t you the cool guy?

They STARE at the wall, speechless and defeated.

VANESSA I wanted a baby so bad. So bad.

She buries her head in her hands.

MARK I know you did.

There’s a LOUD KNOCK on the front door.

EXT. LORING HOUSE - ENTRY - NIGHT

Mark opens the door. There’s a folded piece of paper sittingon the doormat. He squints and sees Juno pulling away in the van.

Mark carefully unfolds the piece of paper--it takes a minutebecause of Juno’s proficiency in “teen girl origami.” Heholds it up. We can see there’s WRITING on the back.

MARK It looks like a bill from Jiffy-Lube.

Vanessa takes the note from his hand and turns it over, examining it.

VANESSA It’s for me.

95 EXT. MACGUFF HOUSE - NIGHT 95

Juno parks her car and walks up to her house. A porch light’sbeen left on for her, and the place looks cozy and inviting.

JUNO V.O. I never realize how much I like beinghome unless I’ve been somewhere really different for a while.

She picks a CROCUS from the unkempt garden near the porch andsniffs it. She lifts her shirt and tickles her belly with it.Then she tucks the flower into her unkempt hair.

96 INT. MACGUFF HOUSE - KITCHEN - NIGHT 96

Mac is alone at the kitchen table going over the familyfinances while drinking one of Bren’s weight loss shakes.

Juno enters.

JUNO Hi Dad.

MAC Hey, big puffy version of Junebug.Where have you been?

JUNO Dealing with stuff way beyond mymaturity level. Where is everyone?

MAC Bren took Liberty Bell to her totice skating class.

JUNO Tot ice skating? Tots can’t iceskate. Liberty Bell’s still gettingthe hang of stairs.

MAC No, but you know Bren. She dreams big.

JUNO Yeah, she does.

MAC You look a little morose, honey.What’s eating you?

JUNO I’m losing my faith in humanity.

MAC Think you can narrow it down for me.

JUNO I guess I wonder sometimes ifpeople ever stay together for good.

MAC You mean like couples?

JUNO Yeah, like people in love.

MAC Are you having boy trouble? I gotta behonest; I don’t much approve of youdating in your condition, ‘cause... well,that’s kind of messed up.

JUNO Dad, no!

MAC Well, it’s kind of skanky. Isn’tthat what you girls call it?Skanky? Skeevy?

JUNO Please stop now.

MAC (persisting)Tore up from the floor up?

JUNO Dad, it’s not about that. I just needto know that it’s possible for twopeople to stay happy togetherforever. Or at least for a few years.

MAC It’s not easy, that’s for sure.Now, I may not have the best trackrecord in the world, but I have been with your stepmother for tenyears now, and I’m proud to saythat we’re very happy.

Juno nods in agreement.

MAC (CONT’D)In my opinion, the best thing youcan do is to find a person wholoves you for exactly what you are.Good mood, bad mood, ugly, pretty,handsome, what have you, the rightperson will still think that thesun shines out your ass. That’s thekind of person that’s worthsticking with.

A wave of REALIZATION crosses Juno’s face.

JUNO I sort of already have.

MAC Well, of course. Your old D-A-D! You know I’ll always be there tolove and support you, no matterwhat kind of pickle you’re in.

He nods toward her belly.

MAC Obviously.

Juno laughs and hugs her father, planting a smooch on hischeek.

JUNO I need to go out somewhere for justa little while. I don’t have anyhomework, and I swear I’ll be back by ten.

She salutes and dashes out of the kitchen.

MAC You were talking about me, right?

Montage:

96A OMITTED 96A

97 OMITTED 97

98 OMITTED 98

99 OMITTED 99

100 INT. BLEEKER HOUSE - BLEEKER’S ROOM - NIGHT 100 We push in over Bleeker sleeping in his car-bed towards thewindow. We look out onto the lawn to find Juno and Leah running back to the Previa, hopping in, and screeching off.

100A OMITTED 100A

100B OMITTED 100B

100C OMITTED 100C

100D OMITTED 100D

101 EXT. BLEEKER HOUSE - MORNING 101 Bleeker steps out of the house for his usual early-morning run. He looks down to see a message scrawled in chalk on thestoop: “BLEEKER- CHECK THE MAIL.” He walks down to the end of the driveway and opens the latchon the mailbox. At least one hundred containers of ORANGE TIC TACS come pouringout in an colorful deluge. They spill out onto the driveway. Bleeker smiles.

102 EXT. DANCING ELK SCHOOL - TRACK - MORNING 102 Juno waddles toward the field. The guys on the track team,ridiculously arrayed as usual, are doing hurdler stretches.They stare at her quizzically. Bleeker spots Juno approachingand jogs up to the chainlink fence.

BLEEKER Did you put like a hundred thingsof Tic Tacs in my mailbox?

JUNO Yeah. That was me.

BLEEKER Why?

JUNO

(blushes)Because they’re your fave. And youcan never have too much of yourfavorite one-calorie breath mint.

BLEEKER Well...thanks. I think I’m prettymuch set until college on the TicTac front.

JUNO You know, I’ve been thinking. I’mreally sorry I was such a hugebitch to you. You didn’t deservethat. You never deserve any of thepoo I unload on you.

BLEEKER You know it’s okay.

JUNO Also, I think I’m in love with you.

BLEEKER What, you mean as friends?