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Gables Estates, mansion, 9am next day
Lori: ...*knocks on door*
Tammy: *opens door, smiles* Hey! You must be Lori Finch. *grabs Lori's arm* C'mon in, the girls are all having tea.
Lori: Great.
Dining room
Trixy: And I told my husband if we didn't get the granite fountain by Monday, I was going to divorce him.
Tamela: What did he say?
Trixy: He had it in by the afternoon.
Tamela: Oh excellent. *sips tea*
Tammy: *walks over* Girls, meet Lori Finch. She lives down the block.
Trixy: Lori...Lori...nope, don't remember you on the Christmas card list.
Tammy: She's Scott Finch's wife.
Tamela: OH YES! HIM!
Trixy: Mm, that's a fine male specimen right there.
Tamela: Ain't that the truth.
Lori: *lifts brow*
Tammy: Have a seat.
Lori: *grabs chair, sits*
Trixy: Hasn't your husband taught you to be graceful?
Lori: *blinks* He's supposed to teach me that?
Trixy: Well yes. After you returned from the jungle.
Lori: Huh. So you
have heard of me.
Trixy: Guess so. Didn't think you'd be so...put together. Like the hair.
Lori: Thanks.
Tammy: Did you really grow up in the jungle?
Lori: Well I've technically spent most of my life in Miami. I only spent 8 years in Colombia.
Tamela: Do they have satellite television there?
Lori: *blinks*
Tammy: Have some tea. *pushes cup over*
Lori: *grabs cup*
Tammy: I'm sure you must be uncomfortable discussing some of that stuff, right?
Lori: Depends how much you heard.
Trixy: We'll get to all that later. How much does your husband make a year?
Lori: None of your business.
Trixy: You can't be in the club unless you tell us. That way we know what kind of Christmas gifts we're getting.
Lori: ...Why do I have to get you gifts? I barely know you.
Tammy: Oh honey you'll get to know us real quick. We're so glad you finally came around.
Tamela: Yeah, your husband is real hot.
Lori: *rolls eyes*
House, 4pm
Scott: *stirs sauce*
Lori: *walks in, smiles* Hey.
Scott: Hey where have you been?
Lori: I was hangin' out with some of the neighborhood girls.
Scott: Really?
Lori: Yeah they were pretty nice. I think I'll go visit with them again tomorrow.
Scott: That's great.
Lori: What are you up to?
Scott: Cooking dinner. Steph's upstairs playing with Dominick.
Lori: Good. What are we having for dinner?
Scott: Pork chops and spaghetti.
Lori: Really? I thought you'd cook up something fancy.
Scott: Kids don't really appreciate fancy food.
Lori: Naturally.
Steph: *runs over* Momma!
Lori: *smiles* Hi, how was school?
Steph: Good. We learned about thunder storms.
Lori: Oh wow, sounds interesting.
Steph: Yup. Thunder isn't angels bowling, Momma. It's lightening but its sound is late to the party.
Lori: *smiles*
Scott: *lifts spoon* Taste this. *shoves spoon into Lori's mouth*
Lori: *blinks*
Scott: How is it?
Lori: *wipes chin* Hot.
Scott: But good, right?
Lori: I don't know, you just burned off all my taste buds. But I trust your cooking so I'm sure everyone will enjoy it.
Scott: Thank you.
Kitchen table
Dominick: *picks at spaghetti*
Scott: *pours milk*
Lori: How much did you make a year?
Scott: *looks at Lori*
Lori: When you were CEO.
Scott: ...Enough for us to live very comfortably.
Lori: Give me a number.
Scott: Couple mil.
Lori: *frowns* How many couples.
Scott: It's not really important.
Lori: Come on, I'm your wife. I deserve to know.
Scott: Most CEOs in a successful company make anywhere between 10 and 80 million. Before taxes, of course.
Lori: And that puts you where...
Scott: Between 10 and 80.
Lori: *slaps Scott's arm*
Scott: Ow.
Lori: What am I going to do, kill you for your money?
Scott: ...I wouldn't put it past you, to be honest.
Lori: *stares at Scott*
Scott: Why is it important?
Lori: No reason. *digs at pork chops*
Scott: *nods*
Lori: Do we water our grass?
Scott: *lifts brow* No.
Lori: Why not?
Scott: Nature does that for us.
Lori: How come we clean our own pool?
Scott: ...Is there a reason for these questions?
Lori: Some of the girls have been wondering.
Scott: Since when do you care what they think?
Lori: I'll probably never have the chance to make real friends again. I mean, you know how I feel. You have no male friends outside of work.
Scott: Right.
Lori: I need to get out of my bubble.
Scott: Understandable. But do you really have anything in common with these women?
Lori: ...We're all rich.
Scott: Besides that.
TBC....................................