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    FADE IN;
    
    INT. AIRLINER, NIGHT
    
    JOHN thoughtfully watches a passing panorama of moonlit 
    clouds as the wide ocean darkly sparkles far below. In 
    his late  forties, he seems a nice man, if a tad nerdy.
    
    Beside him sits JANE, a small elderly but alert lady in 
    her eighties. 
    
    John turns to her with a smile.
    * * * * * * * * 
    * * * * * * * * JOHN
    * * * * Are you comfortable there? We can swap 
    * * * * seats if you want to enjoy the view.
    
    Jane shakes her head and returns the smile.
    * * * * * * * * 
    * * * * * * * * JANE
    * * * * No thanks, I am fine. Easier for an old 
    * * * * girl to get to the toilets anyway.
    * * * * * * * * 
    * * * * * * * * JOHN
    * * * * That's a Canadian accent!
    * * * * * * * * 
    * * * * * * * * JANE
    * * * * Very good, you Aussies usually get it 
    * * * * mixed up with the Yanks.
    * * * * * * * * 
    * * * * * * * * JOHN
    * * * * Not me, my lady is Canadian. She soon 
    * * * * educated me!
    * * * * * * * * 
    * * * * * * * * JANE
    * * * * Ya. We hate being confused for Yanks, 
    * * * * same as Aussies and Kiwis.
    
    They chuckle together warmly.
    * * * * * * * * 
    * * * * * * * * JANE
    * * * * Are you flying to meet her?
    * * * * * * * * 
    * * * * * * * * JOHN
    * * * * Yes. To Toronto. We have been 
    * * * * physically apart almost four years.
    * * * * * * * * 
    * * * * * * * * JANE
    * * * * Physically?
    * * * * * * * * 
    * * * * * * * * JOHN
    * * * * We have had the phone, the internet, 
    * * * * snail mail, photos, parcels and have 
    * * * * talked almost daily. We have had 
    * * * * everything except touch.
    * * * * * * * * 
    * * * * * * * * JANE
    * * * * You must love each other very much.
    
    He smiles wistfully.
    * * * * * * * * 
    * * * * * * * * JOHN
    * * * * Very much...
    * * * * * * * * 
    * * * * * * * * JANE
    * * * * Why have you been apart?
    * * * * * * * * 
    * * * * * * * * JOHN
    * * * * She came out to Australia to live and 
    * * * * we planned a life together, but she had 
    * * * * to go care for her sick parents while I 
    * * * * had to stay for family reasons. We 
    * * * * never expected it to be for this long.
    * * * * * * * * 
    * * * * * * * * JANE
    * * * * Her parents have died?
    * * * * * * * * 
    * * * * * * * * JOHN
    * * * * One has, the other keeps going. I 
    * * * * realised my family don't need me 
    * * * * anymore, and couldn't bear to be away 
    * * * * from her any longer. So here I am.
    * * * * * * * * 
    * * * * * * * * JANE
    * * * * Is she excited about you coming?
    * * * * * * * * 
    * * * * * * * * JOHN
    * * * * She is scared to death! And I am too.
    
    They laugh together.
    * * * * * * * * 
    * * * * * * * * JANE
    * * * * If your love has stayed so strong, It 
    * * * * will all work out well.
    * * * * * * * * 
    * * * * * * * * JOHN
    * * * * She actually left on Valentine's Day. I 
    * * * * gave her a card in the shape of a red 
    * * * * heart and told her that was my heart 
    * * * * and while she holds it I could never 
    * * * * love another.
    * * * * * * * * 
    * * * * * * * * JANE
    * * * * And she has kept it safe?
    * * * * * * * * 
    * * * * * * * * JOHN
    * * * * Right next to hers.
    
    Jane smiles sadly and pats his arm.
    * * * * * * * * 
    * * * * * * * * JANE
    * * * * It will work out fine indeed.
    * * * * * * * * 
    * * * * * * * * JOHN
    * * * * What about you? Flying home to family?
    * * * * * * * * 
    * * * * * * * * JANE
    * * * * Yes. The opposite to you though, I have 
    * * * * lost my love and now my family in 
    * * * * Canada want me to be with them again.
    * * * * * * * * 
    * * * * * * * * JOHN
    * * * * I am sorry.
    * * * * * * * * 
    * * * * * * * * JANE
    * * * * Bill was my true love. He was a 
    * * * * wonderful man. We did everything and 
    * * * * anything together. Every moment 
    * * * * counted.
    * * * * * * * * 
    * * * * * * * * JOHN
    * * * * How long were you together?
    * * * * * * * * 
    * * * * * * * * JANE
    * * * * Thirty lovely years. Through ups and 
    * * * * downs, good and bad times, sickness and 
    * * * * health... Life and death.
    * * * * * * * * 
    * * * * * * * * JOHN
    * * * * He got ill?
    * * * * * * * * 
    * * * * * * * * JANE
    * * * * Damned cancer. Bloody cigarettes.
    
    John pats her arm.
    * * * * * * * * 
    * * * * * * * * JOHN
    * * * * Your family will be pleased to see you?
    * * * * * * * * 
    * * * * * * * * JANE
    * * * * It will be interesting.
    
    A red-headed airline STEWARDESS stops by their seat.   
    * * * * * * * * 
    * * * * * * * * STEWARDESS
    * * * * Can I get you anything?
    * * * * * * * * 
    * * * * * * * * JOHN
    * * * * When do we pass the international 
    * * * * dateline?
    * * * * * * * * 
    * * * * * * * * STEWARDESS
    * * * * In about five minutes time, then it 
    * * * * will be Valentine's Day again!
    * * * * * * * * 
    * * * * * * * * JOHN
    * * * * Can we have a bottle of Champagne then?
    
    As the Stewardess departs, John turns to Jane.
    * * * * * * * * 
    * * * * * * * * JOHN
    * * * * Two Valentine's Days on the one 
    * * * * journey! We must have a toast.
    * * * * * * * * 
    * * * * * * * * JANE
    * * * * Yes, I leave my love on the old one and 
    * * * * you return to yours in the new. 
    
    The Stewardess returns with the Champagne and two 
    glasses, opens it and pours for each.
    * * * * * * * * 
    * * * * * * * * STEWARDESS
    * * * * Will that be all folks?
    * * * * * * * * 
    * * * * * * * * JANE
    * * * * Thank you.
    
    John watches her depart.
    * * * * * * * * 
    * * * * * * * * JOHN
    * * * * My love is a redhead. She is gorgeous. 
    * * * * God. I have missed her so much, even 
    * * * * though I remember everything about her 
    * * * * as clearly as if it was yesterday.
    * * * * * * * * 
    * * * * * * * * JANE
    * * * * Separation and pain, versus 
    * * * * togetherness and happiness. Life is not 
    * * * * all roses is it.
    * * * * * * * * 
    * * * * * * * * JOHN
    * * * * We must take the good with the bad,
    * * * * * * * * 
    * * * * * * * * JANE
    * * * * Yes and time, distance or death will 
    * * * * never diminish true love.
    
    John and Jane raise their glasses and clink them.
    * * * * * * * * 
    * * * * * * * * JOHN
    * * * * To true love.
    
    They sit and sip and think for a few moments.
    * * * * * * * * 
    * * * * * * * * JOHN
    * * * * How long since you lost Bill?
    * * * * * * * * 
    * * * * * * * * JANE
    * * * * Ten years. I could never bring myself 
    * * * * to leave our home till now.
    * * * * * * * * 
    * * * * * * * * JOHN
    * * * * Will you be going back? 
    
    Jane looks down at her glass sadly.
    * * * * * * * * 
    * * * * * * * * JANE
    * * * * No, This is a one way trip. I will be 
    * * * * joining Bill again in a little while.
    * * * * * * * * 
    * * * * * * * * JOHN
    * * * * Oh God. I am sorry.
    
    Jane laughs.
    * * * * * * * * 
    * * * * * * * * JANE
    * * * * Bloody cigarettes. I told you we shared 
    * * * * everything.
    * * * * * * * * 
    * * * * * * * * JOHN
    * * * * This must be painful for you then.
    * * * * * * * * 
    * * * * * * * * JANE
    * * * * Physically now, yes, but to be with him 
    * * * * after makes it all ok.
    
    The Stewardess makes an announcement over the PA system.
    * * * * * * * * 
    * * * * * * * * STEWARDESS
    * * * * Ladies and gentlemen, we just crossed 
    * * * * the international date line. It is once 
    * * * * again the fourteenth of February. Happy 
    * * * * Valentine's Day to you all.
    
    John looks out the window and sits up, excited.
    * * * * * * * * 
    * * * * * * * * JOHN
    * * * * Look. A heart shaped cloud!
    
    Jane looks at the moonlit, perfectly shaped heavenly 
    heart and so do others as the word is passed down the 
    plane. There is a chorus of "oohs and ahs" and delighted 
    laughter.
    * * * * * * * * 
    * * * * * * * * JOHN
    * * * * Nice one Bill!
    
    John raises his glass to Jane. Both have tears in their 
    eyes.
    * * * * * * * * 
    * * * * * * * * JANE
    * * * * Happy Valentine's.
    * * * * * * * * 
    * * * * * * * * JOHN
    * * * * To those who hold our hearts.
    * * * * * * * * 
    * * * * * * * * JANE
    * * * *  Always and forever.
    * * * * * * * * * * * * 
    * * * * * * * * * * * * FADE OUT.
    For Karen. Happy Valentine's Hon.
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