[Bree and Jerry sit out in her room]

Jerry: And she said Dan was gay!

Bree: She did?

Jerry: Yep.

Bree: To John right? She was probably trying to impress him.

Jerry: Why would she want to do that?

Bree: Are you blind? She likes him but she knows he’s out of reach.

Jerry: Out of reach? He looked plenty in reach to me!

Bree: It’s an expression. He can’t be with one girl cause he’s a grundgy rich snob.

Jerry: Oh.

Bree: We need to set her up with someone.

Jerry: Ben?

Bree: No.

Jerry: Yes.

Bree: No.

Jerry: [starts to cry] Please…

Bree: Okay…don’t cry.

-Kat’s House-

-we hear the front door slam-

Dan: Kat! Get down here now!!!

Kat: [walks down the stairs slowly; she’s upset] Yes dear?

Dan: Don’t dear me. I know you started the rumor that I’m gay.

Kat: Oh that…you’ll be okay.

Dan: And Skeeter says you were with John.

Kat: After school, John did talk to me like it’s any of your business. You’ll clear your reputation. I have my own worries.

Dan: You spread the lie, you clear it.

Kat: No! [grabs coat and storms out]

-Ben’s House-

Ben: Are you sure Kat will like me?

Skittles: Yes you just have to get Dan at my house.

Ben: No its wrong. You have John.

Skittles: And so does Kat.

Ben: What?
Skittles: Haven’t you heard? Kat has my guy wrapped around her fingers.

Bree: [walks in] John can’t be wrapped, you know that. So leave and stop spreading lies.

Skittles: You should tell that to Kat. [leaves]

Ben: She’s mean.

Bree: Yea…um…could you ask Kat on a date?

Ben: And get shot down? No,

Bree: It’d make everything less complicated.

Ben: No.

-Skate Universe-

Kat: [walks in front door] Have you seen Skeeter?

Lady at Front: Yea, he’s trucking hold on.

[lady goes to rink and points to Kat; Skeeter skates over and pulls her into the private employees room]

Skeeter: Are you okay?

Kat: Everyone hates me, Skeeter!

Skeeter: What are you talking about.

Kat: Ben and Jerry and Dan. They all hate me. and my dad doesn’t love me. he loves his job.

Sketer: What makes you think that.

Kat: John said it and he’s right.

Skeeter: John’s a punk and he just wants you upset. Bree doesn’t hate you. I don’t hate you.

Kat: But my dad dues and it hurts, Skeeter, badly.

Skeeter: Look at yourself, you look like a drowned rat. [hand her a hankerchief from the counter]

Kat: I walked.

Skeeter: The Kat Hodzenberry I know doesn’t walk thirty minutes in the rain to talk to someone like me.

Kat: I just don’t know what to do.

Skeeter: Here, take a pair of my pants and this shurt. Use your belt and tie the shirt up and I’ll give you free skates. It’ll make you feel better.

Kat: Thanks.

-Kat’s House-

Bree: Dan, calm down. Yelling at her won’t help.

Dan: She just left but I noticed hse was hurt and she wouldn’t let me help her…

Bree: She’s confused and going through a hard time. she doesn’t know how to handle all this. We just have to be there for her. she even made Ben cry. She’s changing and maybe it’ll be good for all of us. She needs to be stong if she needs to take of John and missing her dad.

Dan: Yea but hanging out with Skeeter and John’s gonna kill her rep.

Bree: It’s a mistake she’ll have to make.

Dan: But they don’t love her.

Bree: And you do?

Dan: Yea.

Bree: She’ll come back to you. She always does.

Dan: True.

-Skating Universe-

Kat: [skates and a guy skates by her]

Guy: Hi.

Kat: Hi.

Guy: So you and Skeeter close?

Kat: Sorta.

Guy: So what’s your name?

Kat: Kat Hodzenberry.

Guy: You’re that Hodzenberry chick from France.

Kat: Yea…[holds back tears and tries to skate away]

Guy: I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to upset you. I’m Samuel. Call me Sam.

Kat: I’m just upset tonight. It’s not you.

Sam: Okay, you wanna talk about it?

Kat: No.

San: Will you go out with me?

Kat: I don’t want a boyfriend.

San: I understand.

Kat: [thinks] Can I have your number?

-Ben’s House-

Jerry: But she lied!

Bree: I don’t care.

Ben: Yea forgive her, man.

Jerry: Whatever.

Bree: Good, now maybe we can all get some sleep.