The
Diner of Love
3503 Angel Square Court
Llanview, PA
"Nothin' Could Be Finer Than Some
Lovin' In the Diner"
"There ain't no lovin' like some diner lovin', hey ho"
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"Nothin' Could Be Finer Than Some
Lovin' In the Diner" |
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What can I get you?
Coffee's a dollar
I hope you like whip cream.
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Scenes from the Back Deck
SCENE 1
July 2, 2008 At the Carriage House, Brody and Gigi are in the living room. He is working on something mechanical and sitting on the couch. Gigi pours two glasses of lemonade and hands him one, then sits next to him. Gigi: Can you fix it? Brody: Yeah, I just need a little coolant, but I should have it running by the time Shane gets back from school. Gigi: I'm pretty sure it's 100 degrees in here. Brody: Yeah, I don't want Shane’s asthma flaring up. Gigi: Yeah, the humidity is definitely not good for him. Thank you for doing this. Dorian: How quaint. Gigi: Oh. Dorian: The very essence of domesticity. Gigi: If you're here looking for someone to meddle in your daughter's life, I'm out of that business. Dorian: You're not the only one in this room. Brody, you've got a lot to answer for. Brody: Why would a mogul like you take time out to come see a nobody like me? Dorian: Do you really want to discuss this in front of, uh -- how shall I put it -- the latest chick you're shacking up with? Brody: We're not shacking up. And if you've come to insult Gigi, you can get right back in your limo and leave. Dorian: How gallant. Fine. I paid you a large sum of money to leave Llanview. Gigi: And somehow, he's still here. Dorian: Indeed, so I tried to stop payment on my check when I found out that you were failing to live up to our agreement, and you'd cashed it. Brody: You can have the toaster I got when I opened the account. Dorian: I want my money back. Brody: It's not mine to give to you. Dorian: I want you to go to that bank and demand it back. Brody: The account I opened isn't in my name. It's in Shane’s. You're sending my boy to college. Gigi: You put money in the bank for Shane’s college? Dorian: The point is, it's my money. Brody: You wrote my name on the check. The teller even commented on your beautiful handwriting. My handwriting wasn't on anything. I know it wasn't on any kind of agreement that I'd leave town. And even though it seemed like a lot of money to me, I'm sure it's just chump change to somebody who owns a house that has its own name. And my son needs that money. Dorian: Why don't we cut out this act? All three of us know that Shane is not your son. Rex is his father, and I could destroy this entire charade by telling him that fact. Come on, Brody, I paid you to leave town. You really don't think you're going to get away with getting the better of me without payback? Brody: The only thing that matters is that as far as Shane knows, I am his father. And we all know it's in your best interest that he never find out otherwise. Dorian: Are you threatening me? Brody: No, it's just a fact. You tell Rex that he's Shane’s dad, and he'll want to step up, do the right thing. I'll be out of the picture. Shane will be upset and confused. And your daughter will be sharing her husband with his son by another woman, which is just what she doesn't want. Imagine what she'll do to you when she finds out you made it all happen. Dorian: It isn't over. Dorian leaves in a huff. Gigi tries to catch her breath. Brody: You okay? Gigi: That woman drives me nuts. Brody: I know, but she's gone now. Gigi: What makes me even more nuts, though, is that she's right. I'm still in love with Rex, and I think maybe I always will be. Brody: I'm sorry you're still hung up on Balsom. Gigi: Yeah, maybe I shouldn't have verbalized that. So is it true what you said? Because I don't expect you to put Shane through college. Brody: I'm not. Dorian Lord is. Brody: Probably the first good deed that broad ever did. Brody walks over to an end table near the window, opens a drawer and takes out a small bank book. He walks over to Gigi and hands it to her. She opens the book and studies the entries. Gigi: Oh, my God. Oh, my God. Brody, I -- I just can't believe you did this. I really can’t. She hugs Brody. Just at the moment, Rex arrives and looks through the window pane in the door. He sees Gigi and Brody hugging and frowns. He watches them for a few seconds and then leaves without letting anyone know he was there.
July 3, 2008
At the diner, Gigi walks over to Markko and Langston who are kissing. Gigi: Uh, excuse me? Markko: Uh, ahem. I'm sorry? Gigi: Sorry, uh, is Carlotta in? Markko: No, but she should be back pretty soon. Gigi: Okay. I just wanted to talk to her about the job application I dropped off. Markko: Uh, you worked in a restaurant before? Gigi: Oh, yeah. Not in Llanview, though. I got an office job when I moved here, had benefits and everything, but I would rather waitress than work for Dorian Lord. Langston: Why is everyone so down on Dorian? Gigi: You know her? Langston: She's my guardian. And she's been really good to me. Gigi: I -- I won't argue with you. I just hope she doesn't stand in the way of you and your boyfriend here. Langston: She likes Markko. Markko: She does? Gigi: Let's hope that doesn't change. Langston leaves and Markko turns his attention to Gigi. Markko: I know -- I know some people think that we're too young to be all serious with one person, but what if we've already found the person that we want to be with? Gigi: Beats me. Markko: I -- I think your first love can be your only love. Even if most people don’t. Gigi: No, I do. I -- I believe that. Markko: Okay, so what's really up with you? Gigi: Nothing. Markko: All that talk about being young and in love. Seems to me like you weren't talking about me and Langston. You were talking about you and somebody.
JULY SCENE 2
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