Jake's Dream, Part 9

SCENE 38

FADE IN: Ryan is in the hallway of Jake’s office and is looking around to see if the coast is clear. He opens the door and proceeds in and walks around the office. He stops by a lamp and. . .

RYAN: [picking it up] Well, what do we have here? [looks at the lamp] Good a place to start as any. [throws it against the wall] Gee. . . temper, temper Jake.

[knock on the door]

RYAN:[looking around in Jake’s office] Great! Just great! [hides in the bathroom of Jake’s office and peeks in on the person trying to enter]

AMANDA: [walking in the office] Jake. . . Jake are you here?

RYAN: [peeking through a crack in the door]

FADE OUT: Amanda is walking through the room and sits in Jake’s chair with Ryan
looking on.

SCENE 39

FADE IN: Jake and Vicky are staring at each other.

BOTH: What did you say?

JAKE: Grew up in a . . .

VICKY: Park like this

JAKE: [walking away from the swing and to Vicky] Where were you born? [putting his hands behind his head and walking away] Never mind. . . couldn’t be

VICKY: [shocked and still thinking back to her childhood] O.k! This is a little spooky!

JAKE: [turning around and looking at Vicky] Not if you did your homework!

VICKY: What is that supposed to mean?

JAKE: [walking to her and standing in front of her] Don’t play that blonde bimbo act! You know exactly what I mean. . . [getting a cocky wise cracking smirk] SugarCakes!!

VICKY: SugarCakes? . . . [getting irritated and angry] SugarCakes!! You listen here. . . you . . . you . . .

A little blonde girl runs in between Jake and Vicky disrupting their conversation.

JAKE: you what?

VICKY: You are the most arrogant. . .

KEVIN: [a little boy chasing after the little girl] I got them! I got them!! [running behind Jake and Vicky]

LITTLE GIRL: Gimme.

KEVIN: [by the swings and pulling the paper bag away from her reach] No way. Last time you ate all of them while I was sleeping. I’m holding onto them this time.

VICKY: [laughing]

JAKE: [looking at the little kids] Smart kid. Never trust a blonde. [looking at Vicky] Especially a woman!

VICKY: That does it!

SCENE 40

FADE IN: Ryan is still looking out the door while Amanda is sitting in Jake’s chair. There is a knock on the door as Amanda perceeds to answer it.

AMANDA: [one hand on the door and the other on her hip] Oh! It’s you!

MARLEY: Nice to see you again as well! [walking in]

AMANDA: [still with her hand on the door and facing where Vicky walked in] I don’t recall you being asked to come in!

MARLEY: Is Jake here?

AMANDA: No. [leaving the door open and walking to sit in Jake’s chair] You know the way out.

FADE OUT: Marley seeing Ryan through the crack in the door and is getting a little panicky while Amanda sits in Jake’s chair.