Maddie and David: Three Years Later
Chapter 1
1989: The day after Blue Moon closed its doors Maddie Hayes checked into a spa and yoga retreat for the next two weeks. Her mind and body felt like they had been tossed through a pinball machine and spit out the other side. When she looked in the mirror she saw every line…every wrinkle…every inch of crow's feet that had formed around her eyes. What had happened to her? The day she walked into David Addison's office she was more beautiful than on any of her magazine covers…and now she looked like a house frau who had been through the wringer. The years at Blue Moon had been the best…and the worst, four years of her life. For months after she left Blue Moon she cried from a place deep within over the loss of so many things…the baby…giving into fear…and the loss of a great love that never really was…David. She found a new therapist and started seeing her multiple times a week.
1989: The day Blue Moon closed its doors, David Addison went on a mad tear bender around Los Angeles for the next two years. He dated recklessly and without commitment, he was out at the bars most nights. He felt like a man who had been let out of prison; only his was a prison of the heart…and for the last four years, Maddie Hayes held the key. When he looked in the mirror he saw that his boyish looks had matured during his time at Blue Moon and he was as handsome as he had ever been…and he used every bit of it to his advantage.
1991: Two years later: David woke up one morning with another nameless girl beside him and felt exhausted. He had a heaviness in his heart and he knew that this (not so) little tear he had been on had to come to an end soon. He had been working as lead detective at an agency called Sloan Investigations since the week after Blue Moon closed, hired by a colleague in the field, Reggie Sloan, who knew what a great detective he was. Sloan was always impressed with the work David did, but not so impressed by the way he worked his way through the ladies in the office one by one – it created an awkward and hostile work environment among many of the women that David seemed oblivious to. Before his next promotion, Reggie had a talk with David about office decorum.
1992: It's three years since the agency closed and Maddie Hayes has moved on, for the most part, from the roller coaster ride that was David Addison. She still lives in her re-modeled mansion up in the Hollywood Hills and now owns a successful agency called Moonbeams Consulting. She looks more like her old self again, relaxed and healthy, youthful, even happy, after taking up tennis and making time for travel and a life outside of work. She dated Detective Sgt. Donnigan, the man who protected her after she was a witness to a murder, for a good two years. He was the perfect transition from the carnage of her old life to building this new one. A truly nice, safe man who cared about her and encouraged her to pick up the pieces and begin again. Eventually, they parted amicably and since then Maddie has a dinner date here and there but is just as happy to have a quiet meal at home, take a hot bath and read a good book before heading off to dreamland most nights.
1992: David is thriving at his job, he's cooled his jets on the revolving door of women and has settled on one woman for the past eight months named, Melissa. She's a bit young, but sweet and doesn't demand too much of him or his attention, except at all the right times. After a few conversations with his boss, Reggie, conversations that reminded him of some he'd had with Maddie about the appropriateness in the workplace, he decided he'd better not use the office as his own personal dating pool any more. David has started to make some other changes as well, like dealing with the heavy heart he carries around all the time, which contains the sadness over two lost children (yes, he knows in his heart that Maddie's baby was his), a broken heart over Maddie, the woman he'd lived for for four years, and the fear that he would never find the love he felt for her again and he'd be a drifting bachelor forever. He's been reading self-help books and punching the bag at the gym.
Yes, it'd been three years since they worked together, but David had actually seen Maddie Hayes out one night about six months ago at a restaurant. He was sitting at the bar alone, just coiffing a cold one after work when his eye caught a beautiful woman sitting alone across the room…he did a double take, his heart skipped a beat and realized it was Maddie. Wow, did she look great…well, he thought she always looked great…ok, towards the end of the run of Blue Moon she looked a little exhausted, but hey, the two of them had gone 45,000 miles to the sun and back…boy did they make a mess of everything. Sure, he could blame it all on her…for leaving, for marrying Wally, for telling him the baby wasn't his, whether she believed that or not he didn't know, but he'd done his share of mean throwing. He tried though…with her…he'd tried to make it work with her harder than he'd tried to make any other relationship work in his life, he thought she was it…but it didn't work. It would never work – that was something they both had to accept. That day in the restaurant he thought about going up to her and saying hi…but, she actually looked happy…for the first time, and he didn't want to do anything to change that.
CUT TO, Current day 1992: Maddie pulls out of the parking garage of her office building, which happens to be in a new high rise just across the street from the building where Blue Moon was located, just after 6pm and drives to the City of Angles Tennis Club, the name always gives her a tinge of melancholy being that it bears the original name of Blue Moon, but it is the most upscale Tennis Club in L.A. and she has a 7pm lesson with Mac, her instructor.
CUT TO: David takes a cab to Hoops, an indoor basketball court to play a pick-up game with some of his friends and associates, his usual Tuesday evening activity, basketball and a beer downtown. After the game, David walks with his buddy Jerry to his car, he bounces a basketball with one hand and talks with the other, just walking and talking, not paying much attention along the way and suddenly a woman, in a tennis outfit and large sunglasses, comes flying around the corner of the parking structure and wham! they bump into each other landing nose to nose, as her tennis racket swings up and hits him square in the nuts sending him flying backward hunched over in a ball yelling out in pain.
David: For the love of Mike, watch where you're swinging that thing.
Maddie: (taken aback – she'd know that voice anywhere. She tips her sunglasses down and peers over them.) David?
He looks up. Shocked.
David: Maddie?
Together: What are you doing here?
They both gesture to their respective sports equipment.
Jerry helps David to his feet.
Jerry: You alright man?
David: (Winces, but stands.) Yeah…yeah, (looks at Maddie.) I guess I had that coming.
Maddie: (Can't help but laugh.) I'm sorry, I didn't mean to…
Looks at Jerry. Sticks out her hand.
Maddie: Hi, I'm Maddie.
Jerry: Jerry, nice to meet you.
Maddie: David, are you alright?
She looks into his eyes and her heart sinks.
David: Nothing an ice-pack won't cure.
In the midst of his pain, he still manages to look Maddie up and down and his heart sinks.
Maddie: So strange running into you like this…it's been…what?
David: A long time.
Everyone stands in silence. Jerry feels like a third wheel and he doesn't even know who this woman is.
Maddie: (Gestures to her racket.) Well, I'm already late so I better…(nods in the direction of the door.)
David: Yeah, you better…(Nods that way too.) Take your weapon and go.
Maddie turns to run off and then stops and spins back towards the guys.
Maddie: Hey David…
David: (reflex.) Maddie…
Maddie: (Points over her shoulder.) Did you happen to notice the name of this club?
David squints his eyes, looks around for the name and finally spots it. He grins.
David: Wellll, look at that.
Maddie: Kinda ironic, huh?
David: Yeah, I'll say.
Maddie: Well, bye!
David: Later.
David adjusts himself, ruffles his hair and limps on.
Jerry: Who was that?
David: That? That is a story for a cold beer, my friend. (Pats Jerry on the back.) Let's go.
CUT TO: David and Jerry and other friends at the bar. They chat and rib each other and talk about sports teams and scores, but David is off his game, seems down.
Sean: (Squeezes the back of his neck.) What's with you tonight Addison? Cat got your tongue? I haven't seen you this quiet in years.
Jerry: Yeah…he's been weird ever since we ran into the blonde at the sports center.
Luke: What Blonde?
David: Maddie.
Only Sean has known David since the Blue Moon days.
Sean: (Spits out the word.) Maddie!?
Luke and Jerry: Who's Maddie?
Sean: Maddie?…Maddie is someone Addison needs to stay far away from.
Jerry: (scoffs.) Away from? She looked to me like someone you'd want to get very…very…close to.
Sean slaps Jerry in the back of the head and throws him a look to stop. Jerry orders another round.
Jerry: This is getting interesting…do tell.
David: Tell? What is there to tell? We used to work together, that's all.
Luke: That doesn't sound like all…
Sean: She took his heart and used it for a mop.
Jerry: Sounds serious.
David: (Chuckles.) Serious? (Smooths his hair on one side.) Yes…yeah, guess it was for a while. (Drinks his beer.) But that's in the past.
Sean: And that's where it needs to stay.
David raises his beer.
David: Cheers to that.
They all cheers and David makes an effort to perk up a little bit and carry on with the night.
CUT TO: Back at the Sports Complex: Maddie finishes her tennis lesson and dabs her forehead by the bench; her tennis instructor, a handsome gay man who has become a friend, packs up the balls and racquets.
Mac: You ok tonight Maddie? You seemed a little off – not returning volleys I know you'd normally smash back.
Maddie: Yeah…? (thinks.) No? I mean…maybe we should go for a glass of wine.
Mac: This sounds intriguing.
Maddie: I'm not sure intriguing is the word…more like irrational.
Mac: (Thinks.) Irrational…? Hm. Intriguing.
CUT TO: Mac and Maddie at Glass Half Full wine bar.
Maddie: You didn't know me a few years ago Mac, but I was a real mess.
Mac: A mess? You? I find that hard to believe.
Maddie: Well, believe it. I owned a detective agency called Blue Moon…
Mac: Like the ads you used to do…
Maddie: Right…and well, I had a business partner there…David.
Mac: Ooo, David…now this is intriguing…
Maddie: (Maddie smiles and then scowls.) Right. David.
Mac: Was he hot?
Maddie: (Thinks.) Hot?
Mac: Yeah…hot…I've got to get a visual on this. There was an attraction there, right? Something had to have happened to make you this serious.
Maddie: Serious?
Mac: Weighted.
Maddie: Am I weighted…?
Mac: Weighted with import…look at you, you're all tensed up.
Maddie takes a deep breath and shakes her shoulders to loosen up.
Maddie: (Annoyed.) You see!? You see? This is what he does to me.
Mac: Does to you? David?
Maddie: Yes. David.
Mac: Wait wait wait. Start from the beginning.
Mac orders a bottle of wine and Maddie starts to talk. By the end of it she is wiping tears and Mac is rubbing her back.
Mac: And today is the first time you've seen him since the agency closed?
Maddie nods her head.
Mac: I'm sorry Maddie. I had no idea you'd been through all that.
Maddie: (Sniff.) It's ok…I was the cause of most of the trouble…I've learned in therapy that I have a very hard time letting myself be happy, and David got the worst of that.
Mac: (Pats her hand.) Well, we've all got our stuff. But, losing the baby…that is just life being cruel.
Maddie: Yeah, that was the nail in the coffin on that relationship, on a lot of things…and, I don't think either of us will ever really recover from that.
Mac: But, was it David's baby?
Maddie: I'm sure I got pregnant after Sam left…in my heart, I know it was David's, and I know he did too…but it was all awful…especially not really knowing.
Mac blinks his watery eyes, feeling for Maddie.
Maddie: (Dabs her eyes with a tissue.) I'm sorry…I've really put a damper on tonight, haven't I?
Mac: No, no, no…I'm glad you told me all this. What are friends for.
Maddie: (Smiles) Thanks Mac.
Mac: So, you've seen him, after all this time…what now?
Maddie: (Thinks) What now? Nothing now…I'm not getting on that roller coaster ride again…He had no respect for me in the end. Sleeping with my cousin and…
Mac: Well…I'm sure that was just to hurt you…
Maddie: Well, yeah, exactly…that's all we did was try to hurt each other. Like I said, we really drove it into the ground…
Mac: And ran over it a few times after that sounds like.
Maddie: (Laughs.) Yeah, something like that…or maybe even…exactly like that.
Mac gives her a side hug and pours her some more wine.
Mac: …and he's hot, right?
Maddie nods and rests her cheek in her hand.
Mac: I knew it…
CUT TO: David gets home just after 10pm and wanders around his half-empty apartment thinking. Maddie Hayes…why were his shoulders so tight? Why was his head spinning? She'd wiped the floor with his guts, turned him into a shell of himself, turned him sour on love…so, why did he always feel like she was the one he's supposed to be with? Was he a masochist? Glutton for punishment? He needed to heed his friend's advice and not…go…back…there, not…see her again. What could ever be different? She did look great though…in that little tennis skirt, her shoulder-length, silky blonde hair, those ocean blue eyes peeking out over those sexy shades…David licks his lips, starts to feel turned on.
David: (Slaps his cheek.) Wake up Dav-id…Remember what she did to you.
CUT TO: Maddie Hayes sits in bed, a little tipsy, sipping the last of a bottle of wine. David Addison. The man was scum…the man was vile…there were no depths to that man's depravity…he had turned her into a shell of herself. (Slumps her shoulders.) But, on the other hand, he had loved her…he'd been the driving force behind the success of Blue Moon…he was always there for her when she really needed him…until...until everything fell apart. Either way, she should never see him again…look what a little run in did to her? Yes, it was best to stay far away from David Addison.
CUT TO: For the next few weeks David keeps busy at work, spends time with Melissa and hangs out with his buddies, but something keeps gnawing at the back of his noggin. Maddie Hayes. Damn, how does that women get under his skin like this? And now, every time he's at Hoops he's looking around to see if he sees her. He knows she was at the tennis complex next door on a Tuesday but was it for a game or a lesson? It was just after 7pm…he wondered if that was her usual schedule? He played basketball from 6-7…but she was running late that day, she said, which is why they happened to see each other. His detective mind was going crazy.
CUT TO: Maddie had her lesson with Mac on Tuesday nights for the next few weeks as usual, but they haven't talked any further about the night she spilled her guts about her sorted past and life during the Blue Moon days. Then, after one of the lessons:
Mac: Heard any more from that guy?
Maddie: What guy?
Mac: That guy…that guy you used to work with.
Maddie: Oh…David? No…no…and I won't…I mean, I hope I don't.
Mac: Didn't you say you ran into him around here?
Maddie: Yeah, a few weeks ago right before my lesson, that night we went out after.
Mac: What was he doing here?
Maddie: I don't know, I guess playing basketball, he was leaving with a friend, they were all sweaty.
Mac: So, over there at Hoops?
Maddie: Yeah…yeah, I suppose so.
Mac: We should go spy on him one day so you can show me what he looks like.
Maddie: I don't know…I don't want him to see me seeing him…err…I mean, I don't want him to think I want to see him…err, him to see me and want to see me or think I want see him…or…oh you know what I mean…
Mac: Right – You don't want him to see you spying on him. Well, we can do it stealth, right? Didn't you used to be a detective?
Maddie: Well…yeah, sure…but that was a long time ago.
Mac: I can't wait to see you in action.
The next week, Maddie gets to her lesson at 7pm and she and Mac rush over to Hoops and walk down a hallway with glass windows that borders the basketball court so you can watch people play. They peer through the glass, there are men on the court, looking like they just finished a game, but none of them are David – they figured their game ends at 7pm and, if David was there, he's already left. So, the next week Maddie gets to her lesson a little early and she and Mac rush over to the court around ten to seven and the men are still playing, she doesn't want to stand in front of the window for fear David will see her if he's there; so Mac stands in front of the window while Maddie describes David to him.
Maddie: Do you see a guy…about 6'1, brown hair…
Mac: Ummm, there are like two or three guys that kinda fit that description…what else?
Maddie: His hair is slightly receding on top…
Mac: Yeah…maybe…
Maddie: Athletic build.
Mac: Yeah, yeah, I think I see him.
Maddie's heart beats faster…
Maddie: Here, let me take a gander and make sure…
She starts to poke her head out but Mac pushes her back.
Mac: Wait! Wait…he just looked over here.
Maddie: Oh god.
Mac pulls her arm…come on, let's go somewhere where he won't see you. They hurry around the corner to the door of the basketball court, Mac opens the door and peeks in. The guys are on a time-out drinking water at the other end of the court.
Mac: (Whispers.) OK, come on.
They walk quickly and quietly and slip behind several rows of shelves with basketballs lined up on them and peer out between the balls.
Mac: Ok, which one is he?
Maddie scans the men and spots David laughing and guzzling water…he's wearing a tank top, his muscular arms glisten with sweat, his hair is slicked back with moisture, she watches him drink water in almost in slow motion, wipe his lips and then slide his mouth into a side grin revealing a deep dimple like she's seen him do so many times.
Mac: (nudges her.) Maddie, which one?
Maddie: (Snaps out of it.) Oh…there…he's right there, in the blue and red tank top.
Mac: Damn.
Maddie: Yeah…
Maddie thinks about how much better looking David's gotten through the years…how he's changed from a cute, goofy guy, into a handsome, muscular man…and over these last three years he's really been working out, something he never really did during the Blue Moon days… and then, as she ponders his new physic, she leans forward a little bit too much on the shelving unit and it tips over and all the basketballs go bouncing across the court – a big commotion is made…Maddie and Mac go flying out the door and run all the way back to the tennis court where they fall onto a bench laughing hysterically.
Mac: (laughing.) Very stealth Maddie…
Maddie: (laughing.) I told you…it's been awhile…
Mac: (sarcastic) I'm sure they never suspected a thing…
Maddie: (sarcastic) No…no, of course. They never knew we were there.
They continue laughing and get on with their lesson.
CUT TO: On Tuesday's after basketball David begins to leave right after the game ends to walk around the complex a time or two. He tells the guys it is just to get some fresh air and cool down, but there is a part of him that thinks he might run into Maddie again. Of course, he's done this for a few weeks and so far, there has been no sight of her. He wonders if her appointment that night at City of Angels Tennis Club was just a one-time event. Then, one night, towards the end of his game, when the guys are on a time-out getting some water, there is a big commotion at the other end of the court…the shelving unit is knocked over and balls go flying everywhere. Everyone is obviously caught off guard and confused, but in the midst of it David catches of glimpse of two people, dressed all in white, escaping out the door in a hurry…one is a good looking guy he assumed to be a tennis instructor and the other, he just caught a glimpse of, a woman with blonde hair, in a short tennis skirt…could that have been Maddie? If so…why was she there? What could she possibly be doing? And why did she have such a good looking tennis coach?
A few more weeks pass and there is no more interaction between Maddie and David. Maddie and Mac still laugh about that night on the basketball court and David still wonders if it was Maddie he saw running away that night, although he has his doubts – first of all, she wouldn't be at the basketball court, and even if she was, why would she hide? Why wouldn't she just say hi? He knew she wouldn't go out of her way to put herself where he was…she probably never wanted to see him again things had ended so badly between them all those years ago…but then again, if she was on the court, maybe she did want to see him. David gets an idea.
Maddie has a funny feeling every time she goes to play tennis on Tuesday nights now…knowing that David Addison is right next door at that very time playing basketball. The thought of him being so close physically, yet so distant in every other way when he used to be her best friend, her business partner, her lover...was just too weird. It's funny what life does to people, to relationships…how things change. Then, one Tuesday, Maddie parks her car in the parking garage of the sports complex and walks towards the exit, and just as she's tucking her keys in her tennis bag, a hand reaches out, grabs her arm, and pulls her behind a cement column.
They land face to face.
David: Hey
Maddie: (Shocked.) David!
David: Maddie.
Maddie: David…what are you doing?
David: Playing the harmonica…what does it look like I'm doing? Checking in with my favorite blonde.
Maddie: Favorite blonde? (Scoffs.) How many blondes do you have?
David: I don't know what you're talking about…
Maddie: Word gets around you know.
David: (Smirks) You askin' people about me?
Maddie: What? No.
David: Liar.
Maddie: Is this why you're here? To feed your poor spited ego?
David: Not at all…my ego is intact. Fully recovered from the days you tore it to pieces.
Maddie: (Pulls away from him.) Goodbye David…I'll be late for my…
She starts to turn and he takes her arm and pulls her back around to face him.
David: Wait…wait…Jesus…banter…like riding a bike, isn't it? Look, Maddie…I do not mean to upset you…I don't want to do this…this…thing we do. I just want to talk to you.
Maddie: And what could you and I possibly have to talk about?
David: The weather? I don't know…how about 4-years of emotional turmoil…
They square up to each other nose to nose.
Maddie: Oh yeah? Well, how about four years of do-wops and innuendoes and moving on to the next warm body when things got too real.
David: (raises voice.) Four years of hot and cold, you're in you're out…you're here you're gone, you're married you're not.
Maddie: (raises voice.) Four years of maybe I can count on you, maybe I can't…come back Maddie…but now's not a good time…I love you…but I love screwing every other woman in L.A. more…
David: (Yells.) That's just not true…there's no one in L.A. I love screwing more than you…
Maddie throws him a disgusted look and begins to walk, David walks after her.
David: (Throws up his hands.) I don't mean that how it sounds…
Maddie: I can't do this David…it brings up too many memories…to much heartache.
David: But that's why I think we do need to do this…can either of us really move on until we do?
Maddie: (throws up her hands.) I've moved on…you've moved on…I don't see how re-hashing any of it is going to do anything but bring us back to that dark place.
David: Have dinner with me…
Maddie: That's not a good idea.
David: Just one dinner…come on, how bad could it be?
Maddie: (Stops, looks at him.) How bad? Bad, David …it could be really…really bad, I think we've proven that…(Turns, walks faster.) I've really got to go…I'm already…
David: (Runs in front of her and stops her.) Come on Maddie. Just one dinner.
Maddie looks at her watch and sighs.
Maddie: One dinner…hash things out?
David: We'll hash away…
Maddie: And you're going to come ready to talk? I'm not going to get a bunch of doublespeak, fast-talking jive, or frustrating silence?
David: My mouth will be fully engaged, yes.
Maddie: Fine. When?
David: Friday night, Andreano's, 7pm.
Maddie: Alright, David.
She walks off and he stands in place and watches her go.
CUT TO: Friday night, Maddie and David meet at Andreano's and make some small talk catching up on the past few years. It's surprisingly comfortable, not as awkward as each of them thought it might be…and then eventually when there is a lull in the conversation…
Maddie: So…?
David: So…
TOGETHER:
Maddie: I'm sorry David…I really made a mess of everything those last few years at Blue Moon…
David: Look Maddie…I apologize for making such mess of everything those last few years at Blue Moon…
They stop…realize they're doing it again and smile.
Together: You first.
Together: Go ahead.
Both choose not to say anything. David gestures to Maddie:
Maddie: Ok…well, I've apologized to you before David, but trust me, I've been going to therapy just about every day of my life since we closed the business and, you know what I learned? That you were right…you were always right when you said I was afraid to let myself be happy. I completely sabotaged our whole relationship because I was afraid to… I was so focused on my idea of what a perfect relationship should be that I didn't see what was right in front of me. But you have to understand, I was scared…and I didn't want you to transform yourself into some husband…and father figure…and lose that gyroscope inside of you…but I fear you've lost it anyway. I hurt you, David…a lot, and it wasn't fair to you. I hope you can truly forgive me.
David: Of course…of course…I never really blamed you for any of it…or maybe that's the point I've come to these past few years. I knew you were scared Maddie and I knew you needed space and time, but I didn't know how to give it to you. I loved you and didn't know how to give you the relationship you really needed to feel secure and like you weren't totally losing control.
Maddie: Well, I think you are being kind about everything that happened.
David: We were both struggling with our feelings and trying to understand what to do with them all and learning how to balance the work relationship with everything outside of it. Now…we did an awful job of it (Maddie laughs through tears.)…I will say that…but I, at least, hope we can say that nothing was done with mal-intent.
Maddie: No…exactly…that's what I want you to understand.
David: (Takes a deep breath.) Now…what I want to say…what's bothered me since the day we locked the doors on Blue Moon, is the fact that I was not there for you like I should have been after you lost the baby. That is something I will regret until they throw that clump of dirt on my coffin. I promised you I'd be there for you… and you were alone, dealing with that loss, and that was my fault.
Maddie: (Wipes tears.) I have a question for you.
David: What's that?
Maddie: Do you think the baby was yours?
David: (without skipping a beat.) I know it was.
Maddie cries and tears well up in David's eyes.
Maddie: I know it was too…and I know you were suffering the loss just like I was…
David: (Takes her hand.) But that's no excuse. I handled everything horribly and I'm sorry about that.
Maddie nods and dabs her eyes.
Maddie: It's ok David. I'm just sorry we hurt each other the way we did. I wish every day both of us could have done better for each other.
David: Me too…me too.
They hug for an extended period…and then David picks up the menu and breaks the ice…
David: Wow…woo…wee…nothing like an emotional conversation to build up an appetite, huh? (Sarcastic.) You hungry!?
Maddie laughs.
David: Well…I could at least use a stiff drink…how about you?
David raises his hand to summon the waiter and orders two double martinis. Then, when they arrive, he raises his glass.
David: To…the best-laid plans.
Maddie: To…new beginnings.
David: I'll drink to that.
Maddie sips her martini; David downs his in one gulp and breaths out hard.
David: Sorry. That was tough, but I'm glad we finally got here…it's something that's been hanging on me for years.
Maddie: It does feel pretty good to clear the air.
David: So…where do we go from here?
Maddie: To our respective houses? Live our respective lives?
David: (Laughs.) Sure, but can we be…dare I say it?
Maddie: (smiles shyly.) David…
David: No…not that, I wasn't going to say that…I was going to say, friends…can we be…
Together: Friends?
Maddie: I suppose…we can try…but time will tell.
David: Yes…I suppose it will.
They enjoy their dinner and shake off some of the emotions of the night with a couple drinks. After dinner, they wait outside at the valet…David waits to hail a cab.
Maddie: No car after all these years, huh Addison?
David: (Scratches the side of his head with one finger.) Naw…too much of a commitment. (grins.)
Maddie: Some things never change.
David: (Chuckles.) No…no…I usually just drive the company car…I could commit…
Maddie: (Unsure.) Uh-huh.
Just then, Maddie's updated BMW pulls up.
Maddie: Well, let me give you a ride David.
David: No, no…it's out of your way, you go ahead.
Maddie: I don't mind…really.
David: You sure?
Maddie: What are friends for?
David smiles and gets in the car. Maddie drives through the L.A. streets as they make conversation.
Maddie: Same apartment?
David: Yep…still there.
Maddie: Got any furniture yet?
David: Well…actually…yeah, a couch…couple a couches…a lamp.
Maddie: A lamp…wow…practically fully furnished.
David puckers his lips nodding and she smiles and they drive on. After about 20 minutes she pulls up in front.
Maddie: Déjà vu.
David: Yeah, you…me…sitting in a car…pretty weird, huh?
Maddie looks up at the door.
David: You want to come in…see what the place looks like furnished?
Maddie: (Scoffs.) Addison…
David puts his hands up.
David: As a friend! Just as a friend Maddie…whadda you thinking?
Maddie: I don't think so David, not tonight.
David: Ok…(puts his hands up) I wasn't gonna try anything.
Maddie: Yeah…well, I think after everything we've said…everything we've done…it's time to say goodnight.
David: Ok. (moves closer.) C'mere.
He pulls Maddie into a hug, which they hold for longer than friends would…and as they part…they catch eyes…and both lean in for a slow sweet kiss…a few other kisses follow and then they part.
David: Well…
Maddie: (Stunned.) Well…
David: Night.
Maddie: Goodnight David.
David gets out of the car and walks up the stairs to his apartment door. What was that? Why did that happen? They kissed and it was more natural and real than anything he's had in the past three years.
Maddie drives away from David's apartment with her heart pounding. Why did that just happen? That wasn't supposed to happen…she wasn't supposed to kiss David Addison!? But it was the most natural thing in the world and she's not fighting it; Maddie drives home with the most clarity she's had in a long time.
To Be Continued…