Herbert follows Maddie and Paul on their date. They take Maddie's car. Maddie drives.
P= I didn't think you'd actually say "yes" to me.
M= Why?
P= You don't seem like you just go out on a date... without really knowing about the person.
M= You'd be surprised what I know. I'm a detective, remember.
P= But do you really do detective work or just investigations. There's a difference.
Maddie laughs.
M= Oh, you don't think a former model could get down and dirty. Well, let me tell you, David and I have gotten ourselves in some very sticky situations.
Paul laughs.
P= I can't believe when you say "David and I" that you mean "Addison". It's too funny.
M= Surreal isn't it?
Maddie and Paul have a good connection. The fact that they both know David gives them a common ground.
P= I can see that he'd be a good detective.
M= Well, sometimes I think it's because he knows how a criminal thinks. By the way, where are we going?
Paul smiles slyly, but with his usual boyish charm. P= To the Club. I wanna hear you sing.
Maddie seems a little reluctant.
M= Oh, really. I thought you were kidding. I'll need to rehearse.
P= Can you carry a tune?
M= Yes.
P= Then you only need a little rehearsal. So, what is it you know about me?
Maddie thinks.
M= Well, from the way you talk about David, it seems as though he's a few years older than you. You speak of him almost like an older brother. And from the looks of you, you are between 5-8 years younger than him. It also seems like you knew David when he was quite the party man, which means you were having a very good time back in New York. I know that you own your own club, but since you haven't mentioned college, I've assumed you were either a very hard worker or came into some money. Your outfit seems a cross between businessman and bachelor... that means that you probably still like to go out once in awhile, but you like being an owner and part of the management. You have a pierced ear, with no earring, which also insinuates that you had an interesting past, but you are now turning over a more-professional leaf. You asked me out, which took guts, because most men my own age and even older have always told me that I'm intimidating... and although I don't consider myself old, I am a few years older than you. That could mean 2 things: One, you are too mature for girls your age. Or 2: you like older women because you like to be the immature one in the relationship.
Maddie is not rude, but rather open and matter-of-fact. Paul smiles.
P= Interesting theories. All may be true except for my reasons for asking you out. And, if you must know, I used to be a policeman. But when my father died, he left me enough money to start a business. So I thought, "Where would I like to open a nightclub?" And then I thought, "LA."
M= So why did you ask me out?
P= I like pretty, intelligent girls... of all ages.
M= How'd you know I was intelligent?
P= Same way I knew you were pretty. I looked at you. And I don't find you intimidating. Some people are just insecure. I think you're as sweet as a bear.
M= Bears aren't sweet. They'll bite your head off most of the time. P= Entirely worth the risk.
Paul pauses.
Maddie can't believe she likes him, but she does. She enjoys the flirtation, without the drama that she had with David.
P= Why'd you say "yes"?
Maddie thinks.
She opens up not for the sake of sharing with Paul, but because she has needed to release feelings for a long time. She consciously thinks of the baby she lost.
M= I don't know. I'm sick of saying "no". I'm sick of trying to predict the future, cause you know, no matter how much you plan, you can never know what will happen. I never planned on being here this long.
P= What's kept you here? David?
Maddie looks startled.
M= Why would you say that? I never said...
P= It's what you don't say.
Maddie speaks slowly and reluctantly, but still she speaks of David like he's an old and permanent friend. She is less bitter towards him, but still hard on herself. M= David and I had a relationship. But it ended before it started. We were good friends and once we were more than that, nothing worked anymore. I had a miscarriage recently... not David's baby... and he was willing to help me raise the baby. I didn't expect that from him. I expected him to be bitter and cruel and he wasn't. He's that kind of friend, you know? We're friends now... only friends. And in a lot of ways it's so nice and easy. We fight about everything! But since we're not together, the fighting doesn't hurt as much. I think we resented each other for so long, but we missed being friends. He's probably my best friend.
Paul finds Maddie's honesty fascinating.
P= David always was a good friend to everyone. He never said "no" to a favor. He never refused to loan a guy money, even when he was broke. He was everybody's best friend.
Maddie laughs.
M= That's how he is in the office. The staff treats him like he's their king. And they treat me like I'm the Wicked Queen.
Maddie isn't bothered by the thought. She begins to laugh.
Maddie and Paul walk into The New Moon Night Club.
Moments later Maddie is sitting by the piano. Paul sits down at the piano.
M= You play?
P= With everything.
Maddie smiles. She smiles a lot around this guy. He seems like the David she first met, but when she first met David she wasn't ready for him. And this guy makes all the right moves. Now, she is more up to the challenge of facingcan handle the smug and cocky man.
P= I didn't think you'd actually say "yes" to me.
M= Why?
P= You don't seem like you just go out on a date... without really knowing about the person.
M= You'd be surprised what I know. I'm a detective, remember.
P= But do you really do detective work or just investigations. There's a difference.
Maddie laughs.
M= Oh, you don't think a former model could get down and dirty. Well, let me tell you, David and I have gotten ourselves in some very sticky situations.
Paul laughs.
P= I can't believe when you say "David and I" that you mean "Addison". It's too funny.
M= Surreal isn't it?
Maddie and Paul have a good connection. The fact that they both know David gives them a common ground.
P= I can see that he'd be a good detective.
M= Well, sometimes I think it's because he knows how a criminal thinks. By the way, where are we going?
Paul smiles slyly, but with his usual boyish charm. P= To the Club. I wanna hear you sing.
Maddie seems a little reluctant.
M= Oh, really. I thought you were kidding. I'll need to rehearse.
P= Can you carry a tune?
M= Yes.
P= Then you only need a little rehearsal. So, what is it you know about me?
Maddie thinks.
M= Well, from the way you talk about David, it seems as though he's a few years older than you. You speak of him almost like an older brother. And from the looks of you, you are between 5-8 years younger than him. It also seems like you knew David when he was quite the party man, which means you were having a very good time back in New York. I know that you own your own club, but since you haven't mentioned college, I've assumed you were either a very hard worker or came into some money. Your outfit seems a cross between businessman and bachelor... that means that you probably still like to go out once in awhile, but you like being an owner and part of the management. You have a pierced ear, with no earring, which also insinuates that you had an interesting past, but you are now turning over a more-professional leaf. You asked me out, which took guts, because most men my own age and even older have always told me that I'm intimidating... and although I don't consider myself old, I am a few years older than you. That could mean 2 things: One, you are too mature for girls your age. Or 2: you like older women because you like to be the immature one in the relationship.
Maddie is not rude, but rather open and matter-of-fact. Paul smiles.
P= Interesting theories. All may be true except for my reasons for asking you out. And, if you must know, I used to be a policeman. But when my father died, he left me enough money to start a business. So I thought, "Where would I like to open a nightclub?" And then I thought, "LA."
M= So why did you ask me out?
P= I like pretty, intelligent girls... of all ages.
M= How'd you know I was intelligent?
P= Same way I knew you were pretty. I looked at you. And I don't find you intimidating. Some people are just insecure. I think you're as sweet as a bear.
M= Bears aren't sweet. They'll bite your head off most of the time. P= Entirely worth the risk.
Paul pauses.
Maddie can't believe she likes him, but she does. She enjoys the flirtation, without the drama that she had with David.
P= Why'd you say "yes"?
Maddie thinks.
She opens up not for the sake of sharing with Paul, but because she has needed to release feelings for a long time. She consciously thinks of the baby she lost.
M= I don't know. I'm sick of saying "no". I'm sick of trying to predict the future, cause you know, no matter how much you plan, you can never know what will happen. I never planned on being here this long.
P= What's kept you here? David?
Maddie looks startled.
M= Why would you say that? I never said...
P= It's what you don't say.
Maddie speaks slowly and reluctantly, but still she speaks of David like he's an old and permanent friend. She is less bitter towards him, but still hard on herself. M= David and I had a relationship. But it ended before it started. We were good friends and once we were more than that, nothing worked anymore. I had a miscarriage recently... not David's baby... and he was willing to help me raise the baby. I didn't expect that from him. I expected him to be bitter and cruel and he wasn't. He's that kind of friend, you know? We're friends now... only friends. And in a lot of ways it's so nice and easy. We fight about everything! But since we're not together, the fighting doesn't hurt as much. I think we resented each other for so long, but we missed being friends. He's probably my best friend.
Paul finds Maddie's honesty fascinating.
P= David always was a good friend to everyone. He never said "no" to a favor. He never refused to loan a guy money, even when he was broke. He was everybody's best friend.
Maddie laughs.
M= That's how he is in the office. The staff treats him like he's their king. And they treat me like I'm the Wicked Queen.
Maddie isn't bothered by the thought. She begins to laugh.
Maddie and Paul walk into The New Moon Night Club.
Moments later Maddie is sitting by the piano. Paul sits down at the piano.
M= You play?
P= With everything.
Maddie smiles. She smiles a lot around this guy. He seems like the David she first met, but when she first met David she wasn't ready for him. And this guy makes all the right moves. Now, she is more up to the challenge of facingcan handle the smug and cocky man.