Act Two, Scene Eight
Loud dance music, lights fade into bar on stage right, Maggie and Deborah enter, all dressed up, breathless, lean against the bar.
Maggie:
(yelling, as music fades)
Can I get you anything?
Deborah:
(laughing)
You don't have to yell.
Maggie:
Sorry. Get you anything?
Deborah:
Um, I'd love a long island.
Maggie:
Wow, girl. You like your liquor!
Deborah:
Well, its a celebration! Girls' Night!
Maggie:
Then I'll have one too.
(turns towards bar, notices Thomas, working behind bar, few feet away.)
Shit, look whose working tonight.
(Deborah notices.)
Deborah:
I've got this.
(Maggie hands her the money.)
Maggie:
Thanks.
(Thomas crosses down to them.)
Deborah:
Hey, Thomas.
Thomas:
Hi! How are you?
Deborah:
All right. I didn't know you worked here.
Thomas:
Just started last week.
Deborah:
Awesome. You like it?
Thomas:
It pays the bills. The church isn't a big fan of it, but you know, my life. Get you anything?
Deborah:
Two long islands?
(He takes money, starts making drinks.)
Glad you're doing well.
Thomas:
Yeah, thanks.
(sets drinks on counter.)
How are you and Matt? He here?
Deborah:
No, girls' night.
(starts to motion towards Maggie then stops.)
See ya!
(She turns with drinks and she and Maggie head to table down from bar, they sit.)
Wow, close one.
Maggie:
Did he notice me?
Deborah:
I don't think so.
Maggie:
Did he say anything?
Deborah:
Not much. Oh, just that the church doesn't really like him working here much.
Maggie:
Oh, that. Always "the church".
Deborah:
How did he..I mean, why Mormonism?
Maggie:
His family. He was raised that way.
Deborah:
So, have you talked to him?
Maggie:
What's there to say?
Deborah:
I don't know, just closure, I guess.
Maggie:
Huh. Isn't this supposed to be a girls' night?
Deborah:
Yeah, sorry.
(They both drink and look around.)
Besides, there's lots of fish in the sea.
(They both laugh)
Maggie:
I've been thinking of moving anyway. For school.
Deborah:
Oh yeah, where at?
Maggie:
California, most likely. I'm thinking of getting a masters in education.
Deborah:
So you'll be a teacher?
Maggie:
Yeah. Help corrupt the next generation! You inspired me!
(They both laugh.)
Deborah:
Matthew always tells me to kick the kids. He says 'kick them, they bounce.'
(They both laugh)
Maggie:
So, how are you two?
Deborah:
We're good, I guess.
Maggie:
Uh oh. What's that supposed to mean?
Deborah:
Well, there's lots of fish in the sea...
Maggie:
And?
Deborah:
I'm starting to like someone else, is all.
Maggie:
Who? Do I know him?
Deborah:
Yeah, I think so...
Maggie:
Who is it?
Deborah:
(hesitating)
James...
Maggie:
Oh no.
Deborah:
Why?
Maggie:
Well...he's a dark one, that one.
Deborah:
Yeah, I guess that's why I like him. Mysterious.
Maggie:
Yeah well. Runs hot and cold, is all.
Deborah:
How do you mean?
Maggie:
He and I had a thing, for a bit. He was all into it and then he wasn't.
Deborah:
Did you ever find out why?
Maggie:
No, he would never say. It was just over. Kind of broke my heart, you know.
Deborah:
Oh, I'm sorry. I really am.
Maggie:
It's okay. It was awhile ago, before me and Thomas. Thomas helped me get over him actually.
Deborah:
I see. I don't know where this is coming from, this thing with James. I just feel drawn to him, more and more. It just happened.
Maggie:
Just happened? Have you done anything? Told him? Matt?
Deborah:
Not really. I don't know what to do, confused.
Maggie:
Ain't love grand? Sometimes you fall in love at first sight, sometimes it takes awhile, right?
(Lights fade.)
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