Laguna Beach

This is where it all happened.

Laguna Beach, California, a small town in the OC,

where I grew up.

I just finished my senior year of high school, a year I'll never forget.

I'm really going to miss my friends, especially my best friend, Lo.

No matter how crazy it got this year, I could always count on Lo.

That's Christina. She's the reverend's daughter.

No, really, she is.

There's Morgan. Her goal is to save herself for the right guy.

That's Trey. I guess you could say he was the serious one.

But he also had the best party house in Laguna.

That guy on the surfboard? That's Talan.

He's a junior and he's hooked up with most of the girls at our school, twice.

That? That would be Kristin, another junior.

Wherever Kristin went, drama followed.

She thinks she's hot.

Okay, I guess she is, but she can't stand me.

Here's the reason why.

Stephen.

I guess he's kind of her boyfriend,

but Stephen and I have been really close forever.

We're even going to college together in San Francisco.

Kristin's the wrong girl for him. I'm just waiting for him to figure it out.

Oh, and me? I'm Lauren. My friends call me LC.

I've always been the nice girl.

But this year, I realized sometimes you just have to go after what you want.

And all this drama started at the black and white party.

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So, I want to go to the beach so bad.

I'd love that!

Well, I mean, that's where you live.

- I'm relaxing. - This is nice.

Are we gonna plan a theme party or what?

What have we done so far?

Like, we've done the whole G.I. Joe…

Maybe, like, dress-up. Like, a dress-up party.

We did the aristocrat party.

-Like, trophy wife aristocrat-- -But not like that.

Would this be like, go get, like, a cute new dress…

- Isn't that cute. -Oh, that could work.

Fancy. You won't look at it and throw it away--

We could make it like a black-and-white cocktail hour.

-Exactly. - Black and white cocktail party.

Also Cammy's, like, no one dressed up.

We have to make sure you're not let in the door, unless you're fully decked.

Where do you want to have it?

- A hotel. -That would be so rad.

So what should the invitations say?

Everyone's gonna wear black and white, so let's make it, like, "Black and White…"

A "Black and White Affair."

-That works. - Okay?

Okay, let's do the guest list.

-Just to make sure. -We'll do 20 and then we'll leave room

for, like, ten, you know, like, "We forgot you" kinda things.

'Cause there's a lot of times you're like,

"Oh, I meant to invite you but I just forgot you."

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Morgan. Who do we want to come?

-Okay, well, us, obviously. - Our friends.

Maura, Britt and Jill, Jen, Sahara, Nate, Caitlyn, Jocelyn.

Stephen, Dieter, Trey.

-Kristin? -

- Drama. -Just kidding.

Yeah.

- -Hello?

- Hey, Kristin. -Hey, Alex.

Hey, what are you doing?

I'm just laying it out. What are you doing?

Do you still want to hang out later?

Yeah, I do. I'm just gonna visit Stephen at the surf shop really quickly…

- Okay. -…before I come get you.

But, um, it'll probably be around, like, 8:30, 9:00?

- How are you and Stephen? -We're good.

- Aw, that's good. -We're really good, yeah.

Stephen…

-Hello. - Hi.

What's going on?

- Nothing, what are you doing? - You know, working.

- How is it? Hmm. -It's lagging. It's dead.

-Aww. - Shoot me now.

What are you gonna do after?

- Going to Trey's barbecue. - Are you gonna go to that?

Might have to go cook myself a steak. What are you gonna do?

I told Alex I'd go hang out with her for a little while

and then we're gonna figure it out.

You don't want to go to Trey's at all?

I don't know, call me when you get there and then…

I'm not going if Lauren's going.

-Really? -

-Do you need to get that? -Phone?

-Surf and Sport. -

Surf and Sport.

Yes, we do do deluxe surf lessons.

Eighty dollars a person per hour. You have a good night.

-Nice, surf lessons. -

Have fun working.

You leaving me?

Yeah, I told Alex I'd go pick her up.

Thanks for coming by.

-Okay. -Okay.

-Bye. - Okay, bye, Stephen.

Hey, Lo, it's Lauren. I'm still at Trey's.

I'm, like, the only senior girl here, so call me when you get this, goodbye.

Come over to Trey's right now.

We're having a pre-sesh at Trey's right now and after that,

we're going to my mom's house. Is it all right if Shane comes over, too?

-Yeah. - Yeah, Shane,

cruise on over, buddy. Knock like, "Dun-da-da-dun-dun, dun-dun,"

-you know, when you knock. -

Do you not like being here? Do you want to leave?

No, no, I don't care.

Stephen's gonna be here, like, in a little, huh?

-Yeah, he's gonna come here. -Are you gonna spend the night there?

- Hey, Dieter. -

I'm claiming that as mine, that was my hat from some night, I swear to God.

No, it's not. Trey gave this to me.

- I gave it to-- -It's been in my house, like,

-since he gave it to me. -Bull-- .

Oh, not cool.

We're going bubble-bathing tonight, you wanna come?

Bubble-bathing?

We're gonna be putting bubble bath in Jacuzzis

so that it creates a massive amount of bubbles.

-Now, why would you do that? -Why wouldn't you do that?

Because then doesn't he have to, like-- Doesn't he have to empty the Jacuzzi?

Well, we're not gonna do it in my Jacuzzi.

We're gonna go to, like, a hotel--

Well, no, that's mean.

-That's mean? -Yeah.

-Well, all right, I'm sorry. -How considerate is that?

-She's, like, thinking about the hotel. -LC always thinks about the smart…

Remember when I used to be the smart one?

-No. -

-Yeah, I don't remember that either. -That never happened.

- -

- Where's your boyfriend? -

- Where's your boyfriend? -Steve-o!

-Steve-o! -Thanks. Times flies, huh?

-How you doing? - I gotta be home in 20 minutes.

Great. We're gonna probably leave in a little bit.

Why don't I give you a call again at 9:30, all right?

- Did you come solo? - Yeah.

- -Stop.

It's hot.

I can't, like, paint my nails like this.

- Kristin. -

You're supposed to put those on before you paint your toes--

I know, I forgot. I forgot.

Do you know if, um, Stephen has talked to Lauren,

like, recently at all?

Um, they're friends, but she's, like, a stuck-up little brat.

Oh, I know.

Yeah, but he's my boyfriend.

If you and Stephen had babies,

-they would be so good-looking. -

-They would. -'Cause Stephen's all tan.

-Stephen's hot. -Stephen's really hot.

He likes you so much and he's, like, admitting it to you.

I can't believe it.

Like, he can't help himself smile whenever he sees you and…

Gabri, call me tomorrow.

Yep.

We'll send-- We'll give you an invitation. It's called a "Black and White Affair,"

and you can only wear black and white, and it's formal.

Yeah, It's Friday night at the Surf and Sand. And we got the suite.

If you're wearing any color, you're not allowed in.

Just kidding.

I want to go to my house.

Come over?

See you later.

- All right, dude. - Yeah, I'm gonna go to my house.

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Watch your heads, guys.