INT. BRIDAL SHOP -- CONTINUOUS -- SPRING 230

Intercut with Louise, standing in a wedding gown. Her MOTHER

(45), GRANDMOTHER (65), and SISTERS (20 15, 8) sit watching.

LOUISE

We are shopping for my wedding

gown.

ANGELA, her youngest sister calls out.

ANGELA

That one makes you look weird.

LOUISE

(calls over)

Momma -- can you please -- This is

a work call.

The Mother motions for Angela to sit down. She does.

CARRIE

No, it's okay I figured it out.

144.

LOUISE

Well, I was going to call you

anyway -- today is the final day on

the Fifth Avenue apartment. You

have till six before they change

the locks.

CARRIE

I don't need to go over there.

LOUISE

And do you NOT want those never-

worn shoes?

CARRIE

Oh -- I completely forgot about --

LOUISE

`Cause if you don't -- send them on

to me. I'll squeeze my feet into

them.

CARRIE

It's already five o'clock.

LOUISE

Hello? There are never been worn

four hundred dollar shoes!

CARRIE

Five twenty-five.

(beat; hears herself)

Bye.

Carrie drops the phone and jumps up.

231 EXT. CARRIE'S APARTMENT -- MOMENTS LATER -- SPRING 231

Carrie runs down the stairs... she spots a passing CAB.

CARRIE

Taxi!

It SCREECHES to a halt. She runs to the cab.

INT. ELEVATOR -- MOMENTS LATER -- SPRING 232

Carrie steps into the elevator. She presses "PH," steps back.

The doors close.

145.

INT. PENTHOUSE APARTMENT -- MOMENTS LATER -- SPRING 233

Key in the lock -- Carrie enters. She looks around.

CARRIE (V.O.)

The light in our pre-war apartment

looked completely different post-

war.

234 INT. PENTHOUSE APARTMENT/BEDROOM -- MOMENTS LATER -- SPRING

Carrie walks into the bedroom and over to the closet. She

pushes open the other double door... Revealing --

Mr. Big - standing there holding the Manolos in his hands. He

looks up -- surprised by her.

BIG

I was going to get these to you. I

didn't want it to be a total loss.

CARRIE (V.O.)

It wasn't logic -- it was love.

She walks into the closet and over to him. She throws her

arms around him. He drops the shoes. They kiss. It's

passionate. Very -- very passionate.

235 INT. PENTHOUSE APARTMENT/WALK-IN CLOSET -- LATER -- SPRING 35

Carrie and Big are nestled up next to each other on the

carpeted floor of the empty walk-in closet. His suit jacket

is off. Her shoes are off.

CARRIE

Why did we ever decide to get

married?

BIG

(beat; then)

I guess we were afraid it meant

something if we didn't.

She looks at him and nods. It's true.

BIG (CONT'D)

I'm sorry to have done that to you.

Silence. She touches his lips.

146.

CARRIE

I'm sorry to have done that to

you...

(beat)

And you know the funny part?

BIG

Is there a funny part?

CARRIE

We were perfectly happy before we

decided to live happily ever after.

BIG

Yep. The jokes on us.

She nods... she looks around.

CARRIE

Good closet.

BIG

Thanks.

CARRIE

Comfortable. Is this what you had

in mind when you installed the

carpet?

BIG

I'd like to think I was that

smooth.

CARRIE

We better get up before the new

owner bust in on us.

They start to get up. Carrie rises first. He starts to get

up, first -- sitting on his side...

BIG

And the way we decided to get

married -- All business... No

romance. That's not the way you

propose to someone.

He moves further up -- onto one knee -- where he stops.

BIG (CONT'D)

This is.

She looks down at him -- Is this happening? He holds out his

hand. She places her hand in his.

147.

BIG (CONT'D)

Carrie Bradshaw -- love of my life -

- will you marry me?

It is everything Carrie Bradshaw had convinced herself would

never happen. Could never happen. And here it is.

She nods. Speechless. Overcome. He smiles.

BIG (CONT'D)

See, this is why there's a diamond.

You need to do something to close

the deal.

She laughs. He notices her never-worn Manolo on the floor. He

picks it up. Holds it out to her. She lifts her foot and

places it in the shoe. Cinderella style.

236 INT. COURTHOUSE/ROOM -- DAY -- SPRING 236

Carrie stands with Big in front of a JUDGE. She is wearing

the simple white suit and her never-worn Manolos from the

closet.

CARRIE (V.O.)

And in the end... Carrie Bradshaw

married John James Preston in a

label-less dress.

Big Smiles. She smiles. Both calm. Sure.

JUDGE

By the power vested in me, by the

state of New York, I now pronounce

you husband and wife. You may kiss

the bride.

Big and Carrie kiss. Then, he whispers into her ear.

BIG

Ever thine. Ever mine. Ever ours.

237 INT. COURTHOUSE/LOBBY -- LATER 237

Carrie and Big walk through the courthouse lobby toward the

front door holding hands.

BIG

You okay that it was just us?

CARRIE

Perfect. You and me -- like I said.

148.

BIG

Still. Would have been nice if you

had the girls here.

He holds the door open for her as they walk outside.

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