Dorian is in the living room of La Boulaie. Starr has left her red, shaggy
chair that is shaped like a hollowed out hemisphere. Dorian decides to sit
in it. She sits for a few seconds and decides it uncomfortable.
Dorian: I can't believe Starr brought this chair down to sit in while she watched that disgusting horror movie. (Dorian tries to get up and can't.) Oh, great. I'm going to have to spend the rest of the night in this chair if someone doesn't come lift my big belly off of it.
Paul (from the foyer): Aunt Dorian, are you here?
Dorian: I'm in the living room.
Paul: Nice chair.
Dorian: If you came to accuse my fiancé of murder, he's out of town on business.
Paul: I didn't come to talk about David. I came to talk about you.
Dorian (squirms in her chair): What about me?
Paul: Do you need some help?
Dorian: No, now what do you want?
Paul: I wanted to apologize. Kelly told me everything. Adriana's father tried to kidnap you?
Dorian: Yes. What exactly are you apologizing for?
Paul: I'm sorry I tried to scam you out of the money. And I'm sorry I didn't believe you about Adriana. And most of all, I'm sorry I tried to convince Bo that you and David tried to kill Aunt Betsy.
Dorian: Apology accepted, except for one thing.
Paul: What's that?
Dorian: You don't have to apologize for trying to get the money. That was a very Cramer thing to do. And I admire that you went after it. But turning each other into the police is unacceptable. We fight internally but we let everyone else see a united front.
Paul: Okay. So you really forgive me?
Dorian: You're family. Besides, I think being pregnant has made me soft.
Paul: So we can start over?
Dorian: On one condition.
Paul: What's that?
Dorian: Get me out of this chair.
Paul (laughs): Sure. (He pulls Dorian up.) There you go.
Dorian: Thank you.
Paul (hugs her): You're welcome.
Later that night. Dorian is in bed. There's a knock at the door.
Dorian: Come in.
Starr: Hi, did I wake you up?
Dorian: No, I was just trying to find a position to sleep in. What's wrong?
Starr: I was just wondering when Mom and David are coming home.
Dorian: Sometime tomorrow. Do you need something?
Starr (hesitating): No.
Dorian: Did that movie scare you?
Starr (overemphasizing): No!!!
Dorian: It scared me. I'm afraid to sleep alone. I wish David were here. Hey, you don't think that maybe you could sleep with me instead do you? Protect from the monsters in my closet?
Starr (a little too quickly): Sure. I'll take care of you.
(She climbs into Dorian's bed.)
Dorian: Whoa. He's really excited tonight.
Starr: The baby's kicking?
Dorian: Yeah, he wakes up whenever I sit down. Do you want to feel him?
Starr: Sure.
Dorian takes Starr's hand and places it on her stomach.
Dorian: Do you feel that?
Starr: That is so cool. (To the baby.) Hi, little boy. I'm your cousin Starr. I will be bossing you around after you are born. But, don't worry. I won't let anyone else do it.
Dorian: I'm sure he appreciates that.
Sometime after midnight, Dorian and Starr are both asleep. They are both on their sides and Starr's back in against Dorian's belly.
Starr: Huh? What? Aunt Dorian, wake up.
Dorian (sleepily): What's wrong?
Starr: Something is on my back.
Dorian: What?
Starr: I felt something hitting my back.
Dorian: Did it feel like little feet?
Starr: Yes.
Dorian: That was the baby. He does it to David almost every night.
Starr: That was the baby? Why isn't he asleep?
Dorian: He sleeps during the day when I am moving around. The rocking puts him to sleep. Then at night, when I'm laying still, he wakes up and moves around.
Starr: That is so cool.
Dorian: I'm sorry he woke you up.
Starr: That's okay. It was kind of neat. I can't wait until he is born.
Dorian: Are you going to help me with him?
Starr: Yes, but I don't do diapers.
Dorian: That's a great time to bond with a baby.
Starr: You're just saying that to sucker someone else into doing it.
Dorian: Actually, I'm one of the few people in the world who really believes that. But don't worry, you don't have to change diapers if you don't want to.
Starr: Good. (Yawns) Well, I guess I'll go back to sleep.
Dorian: Good night.
Starr: Night.
Dorian: I can't believe Starr brought this chair down to sit in while she watched that disgusting horror movie. (Dorian tries to get up and can't.) Oh, great. I'm going to have to spend the rest of the night in this chair if someone doesn't come lift my big belly off of it.
Paul (from the foyer): Aunt Dorian, are you here?
Dorian: I'm in the living room.
Paul: Nice chair.
Dorian: If you came to accuse my fiancé of murder, he's out of town on business.
Paul: I didn't come to talk about David. I came to talk about you.
Dorian (squirms in her chair): What about me?
Paul: Do you need some help?
Dorian: No, now what do you want?
Paul: I wanted to apologize. Kelly told me everything. Adriana's father tried to kidnap you?
Dorian: Yes. What exactly are you apologizing for?
Paul: I'm sorry I tried to scam you out of the money. And I'm sorry I didn't believe you about Adriana. And most of all, I'm sorry I tried to convince Bo that you and David tried to kill Aunt Betsy.
Dorian: Apology accepted, except for one thing.
Paul: What's that?
Dorian: You don't have to apologize for trying to get the money. That was a very Cramer thing to do. And I admire that you went after it. But turning each other into the police is unacceptable. We fight internally but we let everyone else see a united front.
Paul: Okay. So you really forgive me?
Dorian: You're family. Besides, I think being pregnant has made me soft.
Paul: So we can start over?
Dorian: On one condition.
Paul: What's that?
Dorian: Get me out of this chair.
Paul (laughs): Sure. (He pulls Dorian up.) There you go.
Dorian: Thank you.
Paul (hugs her): You're welcome.
Later that night. Dorian is in bed. There's a knock at the door.
Dorian: Come in.
Starr: Hi, did I wake you up?
Dorian: No, I was just trying to find a position to sleep in. What's wrong?
Starr: I was just wondering when Mom and David are coming home.
Dorian: Sometime tomorrow. Do you need something?
Starr (hesitating): No.
Dorian: Did that movie scare you?
Starr (overemphasizing): No!!!
Dorian: It scared me. I'm afraid to sleep alone. I wish David were here. Hey, you don't think that maybe you could sleep with me instead do you? Protect from the monsters in my closet?
Starr (a little too quickly): Sure. I'll take care of you.
(She climbs into Dorian's bed.)
Dorian: Whoa. He's really excited tonight.
Starr: The baby's kicking?
Dorian: Yeah, he wakes up whenever I sit down. Do you want to feel him?
Starr: Sure.
Dorian takes Starr's hand and places it on her stomach.
Dorian: Do you feel that?
Starr: That is so cool. (To the baby.) Hi, little boy. I'm your cousin Starr. I will be bossing you around after you are born. But, don't worry. I won't let anyone else do it.
Dorian: I'm sure he appreciates that.
Sometime after midnight, Dorian and Starr are both asleep. They are both on their sides and Starr's back in against Dorian's belly.
Starr: Huh? What? Aunt Dorian, wake up.
Dorian (sleepily): What's wrong?
Starr: Something is on my back.
Dorian: What?
Starr: I felt something hitting my back.
Dorian: Did it feel like little feet?
Starr: Yes.
Dorian: That was the baby. He does it to David almost every night.
Starr: That was the baby? Why isn't he asleep?
Dorian: He sleeps during the day when I am moving around. The rocking puts him to sleep. Then at night, when I'm laying still, he wakes up and moves around.
Starr: That is so cool.
Dorian: I'm sorry he woke you up.
Starr: That's okay. It was kind of neat. I can't wait until he is born.
Dorian: Are you going to help me with him?
Starr: Yes, but I don't do diapers.
Dorian: That's a great time to bond with a baby.
Starr: You're just saying that to sucker someone else into doing it.
Dorian: Actually, I'm one of the few people in the world who really believes that. But don't worry, you don't have to change diapers if you don't want to.
Starr: Good. (Yawns) Well, I guess I'll go back to sleep.
Dorian: Good night.
Starr: Night.