(Scene fades up with Candy sitting on her couch, looking kind of sad. She was alone, the TV playing low in the background. She was hugging a pillow)
Candy: NO… NOT MARLEY!
(She grabbed the remote and turned the TV off, quickly. Her heart beating fast and tears streaming down her cheeks. Hearing her little outburst, Marcus came running in from the other room, Ruby on his hip)
Marcus: What's wrong!?
(He paused for a second)
Candy: Marley's gonna be ok… right?
(Marcus looked towards the TV and saw the DVD case for “Marley and Me” sitting there. He sighed a sigh of relief and sat next to her. Ruby hopped into her lap)
Ruby: Mommy sad? Why mommy sad?
(Candy hugged Ruby close)
Marcus: Mommy was watching a movie about a dog. And it got sad.
Ruby: No be sad, mommy. I here.
(Ruby geny grabbed her mother's face)
Ruby: I make mommy not sad. Daddy help me.
(She squirmed out of Candy's lap to the floor and ran off into the other room.)
Candy: Marley's fine? Right!
Marcus: Why are you watching this movie? I told you it was sad.
Candy: I can't finish it.
Marcus: That's ok. We can make up our own ending. Marley is fine and lives out his days happy and healthy. How's that?
(Candy sniffles)
Candy: I like it.
(Ruby stomps back in, tugging on Marcus's arm)
Ruby: DADDY! COME HELP!
Marcus: You go ahead and I'll be right there, ok?
(Ruby nodded and ran back into the other room. Marcus gave Candy a kiss on the forehead.)
Candy: Too bad I can't make up my own ending to all my recent matches.
Marcus: You've never cared about winning or losing before.
Candy: I know… it's just…
Marcus: Look, go out there against Alexandra this week and do your best.
Candy: Ok.
(A stomp was then heard as Ruby was crossing her arms and giving quite a bit of attitude towards Marcus, holding an ice cream scooper in her hand.)
Marcus: I better go help her before her real attitude comes out.
(They both chuckled as Marcus got up to go help Ruby as the scene fades)
