Laguna Beach

This is Laguna Beach, California,

a small town in Orange County.

You may have heard of it. It's a place I call home.

That's me, Kristin.

I just finished my senior year at Laguna Beach High School,

and my friends and I ruled the school.

This is my best friend, Jessica.

With our exes off at college,

it was our year to hang out with some new boys,

but, of course, we had some competition.

That's Alex. She's a drama queen.

No, really. When she's not acting in the school plays,

she's making a play for Jessica's boyfriend.

Yeah, that's right. And that brings us to Jason.

Jason is Laguna's very own bad boy.

I warned Jessica to watch out for him. He's so hot, but such a heartbreaker.

Guess it takes one to know one.

You all know who that is, Talan.

He's best friends with Jason. Those types always stick together.

Talan really grew up this year, and I really noticed,

but so did Alex's best friend, Taylor.

Yeah, she may look all nice and innocent, but I'm not buying it.

As long as those two stay out of my life, we'll be okay.

Right, like that will happen.

Oh, and speaking of staying out of my life,

you're probably wondering what happened to Lauren,

or LC, as her friends call her.

Well, Lauren spent exactly one semester

in San Francisco with Stephen before she bailed.

So what do you… What do you plan on doing then?

I'm going to leave San Francisco.

I gave it a chance, and it didn't work.

That's weak.

I called that the day she left.

She thought it was her chance to finally get Stephen.

Uh. Yeah, right.

I guess things didn't end up happily ever after.

How could they? I mean, Stephen called me almost every day.

As for me, I was having the time of my life,

but last year's seniors were coming home for Christmas break

and I had to tell Stephen that I moved on.

I think that it'd be better if both of us just sort of dated other people

and did our own thing for a little while.

I mean, I felt bad,

but I wasn't going to let anything ruin my senior year.

- -

-That was a good swim. -

What are you guys talking about?

We were just talking about how much better it is now that we're seniors…

- Oh, I love it. -…and not juniors anymore.

Doesn't it seem like we were just freshmen?

Mm-hmm.

- Yeah. -Oh, yeah.

I remember freshmen orientation. Like, what I wore, like,

going, being so nervous, like, walking around the school getting a tour.

Like, I remember all of that, and it seem--

You got a tour?

-Yeah. - Dork.

- Like where all my classes were. -

I didn't know! I know. I was a dork, though.

-Yeah, you were. - I still am.

I feel like being a senior, like, you just kind of, like mature a lot more.

With drama and gossip, like, when you hear about it, you just don't care anymore.

Yeah, I love not caring. It's so nice for December.

- I know. - Uh-huh.

Like Christmas is in, what, two weeks?

All the people that graduated last year are coming back soon.

-I know. -It's going to be weird.

- For Christmas break… -It is.

It's going to be really weird to see Stephen.

What did Stephen say after you called him

and told him that you, like, wanted to see other people?

He was pissed.

What are you looking forward to about going home?

Just the beach and my own bed.

-Yeah. -Privacy, dude.

-And the girls? -And the girls.

-The girls. -No girls, nah.

How are things going to be with you and Kristin?

I don't know.

- -

Hey, I'll hit you up when we're back home.

I'll see you in SoCal.

- Hi! -Ow!

-Hi! How are you? - Good.

-Hello! You look so pretty! - Look how cute you look!

Give me a hug! Oh! Are you so happy to be home?

-Yes. -Oh, I'm happy to be home, too.

- -Oh, my gosh your house is so pretty.

- Aw, thanks. -It's all furnished and beautiful.

- I know. We have furniture now. -How is San Francisco? Do you--

-Are you, like, back for good? -Mm-hmm.

-Are you excited? - Mm-hmm. I did all my packing,

and it's all in my room, and it's everywhere.

Ah, I want to see! Oh, I'm so happy that you're home.

Yay! Now we get to hang out again before I have to go back to school.

-I know. -Oh, gosh.

-Oh, my goodness. It's beautiful. -

Oh, yeah!

-Yay! I'm so excited. -Mm-hmm.

I noticed you're all cold.

I know. It's cold at the top of this hill.

I'm so excited for my Christmas party tomorrow.

Everyone is coming. Yay! It's Christmas time.

- -

I'm going to miss you next year.

And when I come down, I want to hang out with you.

Even if you have a boyfriend. He's barred.

Why would I have a boyfriend?

You're my first and my only, like, actual, real relationship.

What would happen in your perfect world?

Every time you come back, we'd still be together…

and you wouldn't hook up with any girls.

And I wouldn't hook up with any guys.

-Then don't hook up with any guys. -Okay! Then don't hook up with any girls.

Stephen, hey, it's Kristin.

I just wanted to tell you this

before you heard it from someone else. I've been seeing this guy, Matt.

So why don't we just talk when you are in Laguna?

-Hey, buddy boy, how you doing? -

So when does Stephen get back into town?

He comes back today,

but I haven't really talked to him for about a week.

-Really? -Yeah.

Since the last time you talked to him?

-Yeah. -How'd that go?

I mean, fine. We just haven't really talked.

I think it's better that we don't talk as much.

-You know what I mean? - Yeah.

Hello?

Hey, Cavallari.

Oh, hey! It's Stephen.

What's going on ?

Nothing. What are you doing?

- You want to meet up? -Yeah. What do you want to do?

Well, do you want to meet me at, like, Oak Street lookout or something?

Right now?

Yeah. I'm like-- I'm finishing unpacking, but…

- Well, do it later… -…in like, just a little bit.

…because I have to go to the mall.

You what?

I have to go to the mall. So can we just meet right now?

-Um. Yeah. -Okay.

-All right. Bye. - Bye.

What up, bud?

- -

-How you doing? -Good. How are you?

-What's up? - Nothing.

Yeah.

So…

So…

-What are you doing for Christmas? - I'm here. I don't know.

Just hanging out with family, I guess.

- What? -Just hanging out with family, I guess.

-What are you doing? - Just sitting at home.

-Cheer up. -You're my bud.

Get out of here.