Adam and Lola
Adam traverses the crowded hospital
lobby on his way to the hospital board meeting. He presses the button for the
elevator glances up at the monitor above the car then checks his watch and
sighs. He taps it again when it doesn’t immediately arrive then looks up at the
monitor again he was going to be late! He punches the button again then turns
swiftly at the sound of the voice behind him.
Lola: You know pounding on the
button doesn’t make it come any faster.
Adam: Sorry I’m just a little
impatient I’m late for a meeting (He grins sheepishly)
Lola: I think that meeting has been
canceled it was in with my morning memos. (She sorts through the papers in her
hand)
Adam: Impossible I would have
gotten a message! (He scowls as he reaches in his pocket and pulls out his
phone then scrolls through the messages his eyes opening wide then laugh his
cheeks flushing with embarrassment) You’re right.
Lola: Well it looks like I have a
free couple of hours. (She smiles up at him)
Adam: That’s a rarity. (He smiles
back feeling that odd tremor of attraction he’d felt the other day when they’d
met)
Lola: So what are you going to do?
(Feeling the thrill she’d felt upon seeing him intensify)
Adam: I ran out the house thinking
I’d be late I never stopped for breakfast so was thinking I’d have brunch
perhaps you’d care to join me?
Lola: Thank you, but really I
shouldn’t. (She blushes feeling suddenly shy and slightly vulnerable)
Adam: Come on you have to eat and
the Pine Valley Inn serves the best brunch in town. Please? (He wriggles his
brow smiling impishly breaking through her last defense)
Lola: That sounds lovely.
Adam gently grasps Lola’s elbow and
leads her towards the entrance as David watches from the mezzanine above
smiling to his self as the walk through the exist this was getting more
interesting by the day and more importantly how could he use it he ponders as
he walks down the hall towards his office.
Scene Shift: Adam and Lola sit at a
table in the center of the dinning hall sipping their coffee and waiting for
their meal chatting.
Adam: So how do you like your new
home?
Lola: I love it! It feels good to
finally be putting down roots.
Adam: It’s a lovely house I’m sure
you’ll be very happy.
Lola: I can’t wait till next spring
to plant my tulips.
Adam: Do you like to garden?
Lola: Yes, I find it therapeutic.
Adam: So what else do you like to do?
Lola: I love riding my bicycle all
over town although everyone else thinks I’m crazy but it really is the best way
to see it.
Adam: What do you do in the winter?
Lola: If the weather isn’t bad I
walk otherwise I drive. You should come walk with me sometime.
Adam: Oh, I haven’t walked anywhere
in years.
Lola: I’m serious you should come
with me. I can wait till fall when the leaves start changing it must be so
beautiful.
Adam: It can hardly compare with
the beauty right in front of me.
Lola: Thank you. So what do you do
when you’re no corporate raiding and counting your millions?
Adam: On those rare occasions I
have some down time I go horseback riding, golf sometimes play a little tennis.
Lola: Oh it’s been years since I’ve
played tennis. (She smiles wistfully thinking back to her college years so long
ago as Adam enjoys the notable headway he was making)
Adam: Then we should make a day of
it. What do you say day after tomorrow we’ll play a couple of games.
Lola: That’s sounds like fun. (She
grins her eyes twinkling with merriment)
Adam: Good! I’ll send a note and
have cook make us lunch.
Lola: I’d like that very much.
Adam: I’ll send the car around to
pick up.
Lola: You don’t have to do that.
Adam: I insist knowing you, you’ll
ride your bike over and be too tired to play. (He teases enjoying the blush
stain her cheeks)
Scene Shift: At the same moment
Liza and Wellington sit at a table a few down from where Adam and Lola sit
thoroughly enjoying their brunch laughing and chatting as they dine. Liza
smiles up at Wellington as she nibbles on the few remaining morsels of fruit
from her dish.
Wellington: Are you going to finish
that?
Liza: I think I already did.
Wellington: Do you want that piece
of cantaloupe?
Liza: Here (She says spooning it in
to his mouth then giggles)
Wellington: Ahh I just wanted to
know where your heart was.
Liza: You have it.
Wellington: And you, mine (He
smiles leaning in and kissing her)
Liza: So are we still going to the
University dinner at the Tyler’s tonight?
Wellington: I’d much rather stay
home with you curled up the couch and making whoopee. (He wriggles his eyebrows
laugh’s)
Liza: You know you really need to
lay off the Dean Martin movies.
Wellington: You love it!
Liza: Yes I do. (She leans in
giving him a peck on the lips then smiles she reaches for her cup bringing it
her lips then realizes it’s empty) Do you want more coffee?
Wellington: I would love some. (He
nods placing a fork full of eggs in his mouth as Liza leans to the side of her
chair and looks around for the waitress spotting her instantly and getting her
attention)
Liza: Could he have more coffee
please? (The waitress nods then walks toward the coffee station to fetch the
pot. Liza watches her walk away for a moment glancing around the restaurant and
spots Adam and Lola her temper begins to flare. Just as the waitress returns
and blocks her view of them as she fills their cups) Thank you she mutters. Wow
someone is moving awfully fast.
Wellington: Who?
Liza: Your ex over there having
lunch with none other than the richest man in town.
Wellington: Lola has never been one
to let the grass grow under her feet.
Liza: Did you know she bought a
house?
Wellington: So she’s staying that’s
just great. (Huff his brow furrowed as he throws his napkin on the table) What
the hell is she up to now?
Liza: Maybe it’s like she said she
just wants to start her life over.
Wellington: She could start her
life any place else in America! Why here, why now?
Liza: Well her family is here and
from what you’ve told me she hasn’t it had it easy.
Wellington: My life hasn’t been a
picnic. Lola’s problems are of her own making. Come on let’s get out of here
I’ve lost my appetite. (He rises from the table pushing the chair under the
table then holding Liza’s chair as she rises. The two make a hasty dash toward
the exist only to e halted by Adam’s booming greeting)
Adam: Liza, Wellington nice to see
you both.
Wellington: Adam always a pleasure.
Liza: Adam.
Adam: I believe you’re both
acquainted with Dr. Lola Colgate?
Liza: Yes pleasure to see you again.
Lola: Nice seeing you.
Wellington: Was there something we
could help you with?
Adam: Yes, I’ve purchased a piece
of property and I nee to know the legalities of plans to convert the building
in to Condominiums.
Wellington: Give our assistant a
call and have set up an appointment and we’ll see what we can do to help.
Adam: That would be great I’ll call
as soon as I get back to the office.
Liza: We’d better get going. Enjoy
your brunch, Lola. (Adam watched the entire exchange with the scrutiny of a miser.
There was an odd under current between the three of them that was almost
palatable. Perhaps it would behoove him to have one of his investigators look
in to Dr. Colgate before this thing between them went any further. Besides as
the saying goes “one burned twice cautious? How ever the saying went he had no
intention of getting burned
oh good now Adam will look into it.
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