MAC:「O.S.) Or...」
Juno MacGuff:「Thundercats are go!」
narrator:EXT. MACGUFF HOUSE - DAY
 Mac, Bren and Liberty Bell rush out of the house. They pile into the Previa at breakneck speed. Juno waddles behind them, protesting.
 INT. HOSPITAL - DAY
 CU of Juno wearing a puffy surgical cap. She's being pushed down the hospital corridor in a wheelchair. She bursts into giggles. Pull back to reveal her that Leah is pushing her rather aggressively. Leah jokingly steers the wheelchair into a wall. Juno feigns whiplash.
 Bren appears behind them and orders Juno out of the wheelchair, exasperated. She pulls off Juno's surgical cap. Leah and Juno snicker.
 INT. HOSPITAL - BIRTHING SUITE - DAY
 We see Juno is in a BIRTHING SUITE at the hospital, pacing impatiently, bent over in obvious discomfort. She's wearing her Chuck Taylors and knee socks with her hospital gown. Leah and Bren stand nearby.
 Juno doubles over in pain.
Juno MacGuff:「panicked) Ow, ow, fuckity-ow. Bren, when do I get that Spinal Tap thing?」


BREN:「It's called a spinal block, and you can't have it yet, honey. The doctor said you're not dilated enough.」
Juno MacGuff:「You mean I have to wait for it to get even worse? Why can't they just give it to me now?」
BREN:「Well, honey, doctors are sadists who like to play God and watch lesser people scream.」
narrator:Juno lets out a genuine shriek of pain.
BREN:「checking her watch) Shit. (To the doctor) Hey, can we give my kid the damn spinal tap already?」
narrator:INT. HOSPITAL - BIRTHING SUITE - LATER
Juno MacGuff:「V.O.) It really didn't hurt that bad having him.」
narrator:We see Juno in the process of delivery, from her POV. Leah holds one of Juno's feet and Bren holds the other.
Juno MacGuff:「V.O.) The best part was when I peed on Leah during labor.」
narrator:We see Leah holding Juno's FOOT, which is shaking. Leah's shirt is soaked. She rolls her eyes and mouths "Fuck you" at Juno. Juno's raised MIDDLE FINGER enters the frame.


Juno MacGuff:「V.O.) And then, out of nowhere, there it was...」
narrator:The doctor reveals JUNO'S BABY BOY above the sheet.
Juno MacGuff:「V.O.) There he was.」
narrator:Juno looks at the baby in awe, then her eyes begin to flutter... and she passes out.
 EXT. DANCING ELK SCHOOL - TRACK - AFTERNOON
 Paulie Bleeker is running as fast as his legs can carry him on the Dancing Elk track. There's a very sparse crowd in the bleachers. As Paulie approaches the tape, his envious teammate Vijay looks on. Bleeker's mom is seated near Vijay, holding a video camera.
Juno MacGuff:「V.O.) I decided to not call Bleeker to tell him that I was having the baby. He had a big meet against Manteno and I didn't want him to get all worried about me and choke.」
narrator:Paulie breaks the tape, winning the race. The fifteen or so people in attendance cheer.
VIJAY:「admiringly) His legs are as swift as his seed.」


narrator:MRS. BLEEKER What did you say?
 Bleeker pants at the finish line, dripping with sweat.
 ANNOUNCER P. Bleeker has just broken a district record in the 400.
 Bleeker looks out at the BLEACHERS, scanning them for Juno.
 She's not there.
Juno MacGuff:「V.O.) But he figured it out anyway.」
narrator:Bleek takes off RUNNING toward the parking lot without stopping to explain. His mother stands up, confused.
 INT. HOSPITAL - MATERNITY WARD - DAY
 A NURSE reaches into one of the maternity ward bassinets and gently lifts up a swaddled newborn baby.
 The nurse turns and addresses an unseen spectator.
 NURSE Would you like to meet your son?
 Pull back to reveal she's speaking to VANESSA, who stands, paralyzed, several feet away.
VANESSA:「I have a son?」
narrator:NURSE (amused) You are the adoptive mother?
VANESSA:「I have a son.」


narrator:NURSE Healthy kid, too. Didn't waste any time getting out.
 Vanessa reaches out for the baby and gingerly accepts him in her eyes. She spends a few moments just looking at him.
 She feels someone watching her, then looks up to see a Bren leaning against the doorway.
 Vanessa blinks away her tears self-consciously.
VANESSA:「How do I look?」
BREN:「gently) Like a mom. Scared shitless.」
narrator:Vanessa laughs.
 INT. HOSPITAL - BIRTHING SUITE - DAY
 Juno is curled up on her bed in the birthing room. The birth is obviously over; there's that air of stillness and accomplishment, a task completed. The doctors have cleared out. Mac sits in a chair next to the bed, looking like he's not sure what to say.
 He holds up a deck of Playing cards as if to initiate a game, but Juno gently pushes his hand away. Their eyes meet. His expression is helpless, hers is utterly drained.
MAC:「Someday, you'll be back here, honey. On your terms.」
narrator:Juno nods and swallows.
 Over Mac's shoulder, a silhouette appears in the doorway. It's Bleeker in his track uniform.
 Juno sees him and bursts into sudden, ragged sobs. Mac glances at her, alarmed. Paulie moves toward the bed. Mac clears his throat, gets up and leaves the room.
 Paulie climbs onto the hospital bed and carefully puts his arm around Juno. She leans into him, letting herself go for the first time in months.
 INT. HOSPITAL ROOM - BIRTHING SUITE - EVENING
 Juno lies on the bed. She looks rested and relaxed compared to her earlier crying jag, but her face is still pink and swollen. Bleeker is curled up next to her, still in his track uniform and spikes.
Juno MacGuff:「V.O.) Bleeker decided he didn't want to see the baby. Neither did I, really. He didn't feel like ours.」


narrator:INT. HOSPITAL - MATERNITY WARD - EVENING
 We see Vanessa leaning over the bassinet, unable to take her eyes off the baby, touching it's hair reverently.
Juno MacGuff:「V.O.) I think he was always hers.」
narrator:INT. LORING HOUSE - NURSERY - DAY
 The nursery is perfectly decorated in Vanessa's immaculate taste. Nothing looks as though it's been touched. We see the antique ROCKING CHAIR sitting empty.
Juno MacGuff:「V.O.) It ended with a chair.」


narrator:We pan past the wall Vanessa had said "needed something." There's a framed note on the wall. It looks like it was handwritten on the back of a Jiffy Lube bill. We see that it says: "Vanessa -- If you're still in, I'm still in. Juno."
 We move to the door and get a view of Vanessa's bedroom. We see her lying in bed with a burp cloth draped over her shoulder, feeding the baby. For the first time ever, Vanessa looks disorganized, unshowered -- and incredibly happy. There are formula bottles on the bedside table and a bassinet pushed close to the bed. Obviously, she hasn't been away from the baby for a single moment.
 The baby reaches up and grabs Vanessa's thumb. Vanessa glows with an expression of pure bliss.
 EXT. MACGUFF HOUSE - DAY
 It's a sparkling summer afternoon. Juno wheels her bicycle out of the detached garage. She waves goodbye to Bren, who is playing in the yard with two WEIMARANERS. She looks almost as happy with her dogs as VANESSA looked with her baby.
 EXT. SUBURBAN STREETS - DAY
 Juno rides her bike aggressively down the street. Her guitar is slung over her shoulder in a gig bag. She's obviously not pregnant anymore. She looks happy, but older.
Juno MacGuff:「V.O.) As boyfriends go, Paulie Bleeker is totally boss. He is the cheese to my macaroni. I know people are supposed to fall in love before they reproduce, but normalcy's not really our style.」


narrator:As she tears recklessly down the street on her bikes, she passes the Dancing Elk TRACK TEAM, still running in outrageously skimpy shorts and bandanas.
 Juno RIDES up to a garage where Bleeker is sitting, tuning his guitar.
 EXT. BLEEKER HOUSE - DAY
 Juno bikes up to find Bleeker sitting on the stoop. She smiles and takes out her guitar. She sits across from Bleeker and pulls the pick out of the strings.
Juno MacGuff:「Ready?」
narrator:Bleeker nods.
 Juno begins strumming her guitar and playing "Anyone Else But You," by the Moldy Peaches. Bleeker joins in. At first their playing is discordant, but suddenly it works.
BLEEKER:「You're a part time lover and a fulltime friend. The monkey on your back is the latest trend. I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone else but you.」
Juno MacGuff:「Here is the church and here is the steeple. We sure are cute for two ugly people. I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone else but you.」
BLEEKER:「We both have shiny happy fits of rage. You want more fans, I want more stage. I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone else but you.」


Juno MacGuff:「You are always trying to keep it real. I'm in love with how you feel. I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone else but you.」
BLEEKER:「I kiss you on the brain in the shadow of a train. I kiss you all starryeyed, my body's swinging from side to side. I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone else but you.」
Juno MacGuff:「The pebbles forgive me, the trees forgive me. So why can't you forgive me? I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone else but you.」