EXT. REDFORD WAY STATION - DAY

To ESTABLISH. WE SEE two horses in the corral.

INT. REDFORD WAY STATION - CONTINUOUS - DAY

Kid’s alone in the small room -- a room dominated by a large bed -- a bed he can’t seem to get away from no matter what he does. He’s pulled towards it like a boat gets sucked into the Bermuda Triangle. He’s nervous, waiting for Lou; trying to get comfortable, appear nonchalant, and keep breathing all at the same time.

It’s no mean feat. He leans up against a door. Then a wall. Crosses his arms. Uncrosses his arms. Finally, absentmindedly, sits on the bed... then jumps a foot in the air when he realizes what he just did. He’s about to get under the bed when

LOU ENTERS

She’s got the wrapping paper from Rachel’s package in her hands... and the contents on her body: a beautiful lace nightgown. She’s a heartstopper.

Kid’s jaw drops. He’s never seen anything like this -- never imagined anything like this. At a total loss for words, but Lou’s got just the right one:

She moves towards him, her eyes never leaving his, her gaze somehow calming him. Closer still, until she reaches out and touches his face. Runs her fingers down his hair, to his eyes, to his lips. When he tries to speak, she keeps her fingers there, shhing him. There’ll be time for words later...