Mona had to admit, she thought this job was going to be a lot easier than it was. It seems actors get big egos with even the smallest parts. She did however always breathe a sigh of relief when Tony and Angela were on stage together. It was so natural for them to "pretend" they were in love. There was a problem though. They were great together but when Angela didn't have Tony by her side, her acting was a little lacking. Mona thought it would just be that way at the beginning but as the production progressed, she realized it would be a problem. She had the perfect solution though. After one rehearsal she let everyone go early except for her production assistants and Tony and Angela.

"Alright you two, we have two things to work on. One of which I think I can trust the two of you to do by yourself. Angela as much as I love you, you need some work in some of these scenes. So after I finish getting what I'm going to say out to you both, I want Tony to leave and then you and I will work on these scenes. Now the other thing is, I have given the two of you some slack because of your nervousness but I need you to start actually kissing during rehearsal. You see you can't just say you'll do something for real at the performance, I have to see it to make sure I like it. Usually, when two actors have to kiss, they go out to dinner and spend a little time together and experiment till they're comfortable. I expect nothing less from the two of you. You have 3 days till the next rehearsal so start preparing. Now Tony you may go and we'll be home in a couple of hours." Said Mona. It was eerie the way she talked. She was so exact and precise that she had dumbfounded both Tony and Angela. They didn't realize though that it was hard for her to get it all out with a straight face. The way they looked at her was absolutely priceless. Tony grabbed his things, smiled and said good bye to the both of them.

"So Dad, how's my favorite Broadway star?" said Samantha as she walked into the kitchen. Tony had been working on dinner and she had come downstairs after she finished her homework.

"I'm good. It's a lot of fun playing the part of someone else. How was your day at school?" he said as he smiled down at his daughter. Her accent was still pretty thick but he could tell it was faded due to her change in environment. Although he was happy, proud, and sure that one day she would be able to speak better and more eloquently than he ever could, he missed the old her. It was difficult watching your little girl grow up and it never got easier.

"It was o.k. I had math homework that was absolutely killer. I don't understand why we have to learn so much math. I think you're fine after you know division, subtraction, multiplication and addition." Said Sam as she sat down at the table with a glass of water.

Tony smiled at her remembering that he thought the exact same thing. "Well it is true there are more important things you could be learning but that's the price you pay for a good education. Who knows? Maybe one day you'll want to be a mathematician".

"Very funny Dad." Said Sam as she shook her head at him.

"Hey Tony" said Jonathon as he came through the door. He loved to sit in the kitchen with Tony and Samantha. They were so incredibly interesting, even after knowing them for a year, there were still things he learned every day.

"Hey Jonathon, how ya doin?" said Tony as he sat down at the table. He had a few minutes before dinner was done and he liked to sit and talk with the kids. Of course, there were other things on his mind that he would love a distraction from.

"Good. Where's Mom and Grandma?" he said.

"Oh they're still working at the theater, your grandma wanted to help Angela on some of her acting. They should be home soon." Said Tony. He started to think of the "acting" he and Angela would have to work on and started to get nervous.

Angela walked into the house about 3 hours later. After Mona left the theater, Angela decided to stay and think a little while. She told Mona that she was going to work on her blocking. So Mona just told her to lock up when she was done. She sat there. Nervous didn't begin to describe what she was. She liked Tony. She thought he was very very attractive, not to mention, responsible, dependable, hilarious and a wonderful housekeeper. She thought back to the night she and Tony kissed. She remembered it so well despite the many drinks she'd had. She still wondered why he had just put her to bed. He insisted it wasn't because she looked bad but that he respected her. That was also part of why she liked him so much. He wasn't like any other man. He was the kind that stayed around and took care of you. Still she wondered if he'd every REALLY want to take care of her. She wasn't his type at all. She was thin and lacking in certain areas of her anatomy. She felt something that night though and she just couldn't figure out what it was. Was it the alcohol or just the way you feel when you kiss someone you're attracted to? It had to be more than that. Time had gotten away from her and that's why she arrived home so late. She decided to go into the kitchen to see if there were any remnants from dinner she could eat. She hung up her coat and put her keys down and headed toward the kitchen. She was surprised to see Tony sitting there.

"Oh Hey, I was just thinking. I saved some dinner for you, it's in the oven" he said as he looked up at her. He looked exhausted and she felt incredibly guilty for being the reason he was up so late.

"Thank you Tony. You didn't have to" she said as she made her way to the oven. He loved it when she talked in that soft apologetic voice. It showed she had a compassionate side and couldn't always be the hard core president she pretended to be.

"It's o.k. I had some thinking to do. Hey Angela, do you think you could come with me somewhere tomorrow night?" he said. He felt like he was in high school again asking a girl out. No that's wrong. Compared to this, that was easy.

"Sure Tony. I'm sure Mother will watch the kids." She said and smiled. She couldn't believe all the butterflies in her stomach. "So where is this place?"

"Eh oh, oh eh it's a surprise and I never reveal my surprises" he said with a mischievous grin and left the kitchen.

She giggled a little and wondered where on Earth he was taking her.

Blocking- directions of movement on stage.