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Condo, next day, 3pm
Katie: *pours wine*
Speed: *walks over*
Katie: *dumps wine into sink, spins around* Hey.
Speed: Katie, you promised.
Katie: *sigh* I know, okay? I just had a hard day at work and I needed a drink. It's not the end of the world.
Speed: What happened at work?
Katie: Sprained my ankle on a sewer grate.
Speed: *stares at Katie*
Katie: Okay it happened after I left but my ankle really hurts and it bummed out my whole day.
Speed: *wraps arms around Katie's waist* Put some ice on it.
Katie: No kidding.
Speed: *smirks*
Katie: Sorry.
Speed: It's okay.
Doorbell rings
Speed: Excuse me. *walks away*
Katie: *looks back*
Foyer
Speed: *opens door*
Cait: *lifts head*
Speed: *blinks* ...What are you doing here?
Cait: Dad won't let me in.
Speed: There's a shelter downtown, Cait.
Katie: *walks over* What's going on?
Cait: I'm not staying at a shelter.
Speed: Well you're not staying here.
Katie: *elbows Speed* Come on in Cait, I'll get you something to eat. *grabs Cait's arm*
Kitchen
Cait: *sits* I'm really not that hungry.
Katie: What do you mean? You're a walking stick.
Cait: *looks at Speed*
Speed: *crosses arms*
Cait: *looks down at table*
Katie: How about some juice, we have juice.
Cait: *nods*
Katie: Great. *walks over to fridge, opens it*
Speed: *pulls chair out, sits* Have you thought about a job?
Cait: *lifts eyes*
Speed: While you're enrolling yourself back in school.
Cait: *rolls eyes*
Speed: You need to go back to school.
Cait: I'm not going back.
Speed: Then you can't stay.
Cait: UGH! *stands, shoves chair into table* I HATE YOU! *runs upstairs, slams door*
Speed: It's about time. No one's said that to me in over 3 days.
Gables Estates, house, dining room, 7pm
Katie: So I had the weirdest dream last night. *digs at chicken* I was driving a police car up the Empire State Building to catch King Kong.
Lori: Did you ever catch him?
Katie: Nah, when I got up there he turned into a depressed mogul and jumped.
Tom: Sounds like one of Scotty's dreams.
Anni: *elbows Tom in the gut*
Tom: Ow.
Scott: Despite what Tom thinks, that doesn't actually happen all that often.
Katie: OH! OH! Speaking of dreams! Anni told me a
really juicy one tod-
Anni: *grabs Katie by the mouth* SHH.
Katie: *mumbling*
Speed: Now I'm interested.
Katie: *pushes Anni's hand* She had a sexy dream about S-
Anni: NOTHING! *slaps Katie* Stop talking!
Lori: Mother, knock it off. Why don't we move onto something else.
Tom: That's a kickass dress.
Lori: *looks at Tom*
Tom: *winks*
Lori: *frowns*
Anni: *slaps Tom in the back of the head*
Tom: Ow. I was making conversation.
Lori: Scott started Steph's new playhouse, it's coming together really well.
Anni: Oh that's nice. Is she helping at all?
Scott: *smiles* She's really into it. Maybe she'll be an architect someday.
Lori: No. My Stephanie is going to be a brilliant lawyer.
Scott: *looks at Lori* Why?
Lori: Because she's very bright.
Scott: Exactly. She should challenge her mind.
Lori: And being in a courtroom wouldn't challenge her?
Scott: She likes to use her hands.
Tom: So does Lori.
Lori: *looks at Tom*
Tom: ...I said that outloud.
Anni: *frowning* Yes. You did.
Tom: *looks down at wine* How strong is this stuff?
Katie: I wouldn't know, I'm not allowed to have any. *kicks at table*
Speed: Oh stop it.
Katie: *leans back in chair, crosses arms*
Anni: You know what, I'm going to take a walk. *stands* It's been a lovely dinner. *walks away*
Speed: Way to go, Carter.
Tom: *sigh*
Driveway, 10 minutes later
Tom: *walks out, looks around* Damnit.
Lori: *walks over* Hey.
Tom: Feel like giving me a ride home?
Lori: Pig aren't allowed in the front seat. *walks up to truck*
Tom: *frowns* I'm not a pig.
Inside truck, road
Lori: *turns wheel*
Tom: What, I make a couple jokes and everyone gets uptight on me?
Lori: Anni's a little peeved because you spent the entire night hitting on me.
Tom: I wasn't hitting on you.
Lori: *looks at Tom*
Tom: That's just...how I speak to all women.
Lori: You're such a catch. *looks back out window*
Tom: You sure thought so.
Lori: *frowns* Look, you have to stop this. I'm not interested in you and we're both married on top of it.
Tom: That never stopped you before.
Lori: This isn't about me.
Tom: Actually, it is. You've been stringing me along all week.
Lori: Um, no I haven't.
Tom: Oh yeah? How about that cigarette thing? That's probably the hottest thing a woman can do without taking her clothes off.
Lori: I bummed a smoke and you thought I wanted to sleep with you?
Tom: ...No.
Lori: You're an idiot.
Tom: What am I supposed to say to Anni?
Lori: The truth.
Tom: Oh I don't think so.
Lori: Then tell
me the truth.
Tom: *sigh* I can't stop thinking about you. About your face, your body, the way you talk, the way you move...
Lori: *looks at Tom*
Tom: Well that made me feel a whole lot better.
Lori: ...Uh huh.
Tom: ...I
am an idiot.
Biscayne Park, house
Anni: *pacing*
Tom: *walks in, shuts door*
Anni: *looks at Tom* We need to talk.
Tom: Yeah.
Anni: *walks over, slaps Tom in the face*
Tom: *lowers head*
Anni: Put your god damned brain back in your head and keep it out of your pants.
Tom: *lifts eyes*
Anni: If I find you around her again, we're finished. *walks upstairs*
Tom: ...Well this was a great talk!
Condo, 9pm
Speed: *walks in*
Katie: Cait! We're back!
Speed: *places keys on table*
Katie: Cait! Ugh, she must have her ipod in or something.
Speed: She doesn't have one.
Upstairs, hallway
Speed: *knocks on door* Cait.
Katie: *steps over*
Speed: Cait!
Katie: Caitlin Speedle! You open this door right n-
Speed: *kicks door*
Katie: Or not.
Speed: *runs in, grabs Cait's cheek* Cait?
Katie: *covers mouth*
Speed: *looks down at floor, picks up bottle*
Katie: *looks at Speed*
Speed: ...Aspirin.
Katie: *walks in* ...Is she...
Speed: Yeah.
Katie: Oh no.
TBC................................