MOONLIGHTING
STORY 2: OVER THE HILL
THE SCENE OPENS one month later on a stakeout, 11pm – Maddie and David are parked in their surveillance van on a dark street – the case involves a computer dating criminal, a female predator who dates men and then robs them blind while they sleep. Maddie is looking through binoculars towards the apartment building where the trap has been set to catch the thief in the act, but the duo out on a date have not returned home yet. David fiddles with the equipment to see if the bug Viola placed inside the residence earlier in the day is working.
Maddie: Hear anything?
David: I think he's got a bird, I hear chirping.
Maddie: These two were due back over an hour ago David, what do you think is keeping them?
David: Slow service at the restaurant? A long stroll after dinner? Maybe he took her to lover's lane and got lucky?
Maddie: He knows we're staking the place out tonight, you think he'd hurry back.
David: Maybe the two of them actually hit it off and he's having second thoughts about this whole operation…
Maddie: Really? But David, he suspects she's a thief.
David: Well, some men aren't that picky.
Maddie: (Sighs.) You know what the best thing about being married is?
David: …Having me as a husband?
Maddie: Not having to date anymore, it's awful.
David: That's the best thing about being married?
Maddie: Well…you know what I mean David, not having to be out there, meeting strangers, playing the game…
David: What are you talkin' about? The game is the fun part…I had a blast dating.
Maddie: Ugh, not me…all that uncertainty, wondering if the guy is worth being serious about, thinking things went well and then never hearing from them again.
David: I never thought that deep into it, I just met girls and had fun…and when we stopped having fun I moved on.
Maddie adjusts the monitor inside the van and looks through the binoculars.
Maddie: Do you miss it? Playing the game?
David: Nope. Don't miss it at all. If I'm gonna be anywhere with anyone, I prefer to be right here, with you.
Maddie: Right, sure…here on this dark street in the middle of the night?
David: Yep. No place else I'd rather be.
Maddie: (Smiles.) David…
David: (Smiles.) It's true!
David holds one headphone up to his ear to listen for sound.
Maddie: How old were you when you had your first date David?
David: Uhhh, let's see. Thirteen, Mary-Louise. Took her bowling, then for a chilidog. Afterward I walked her home, felt her up at the door and she slapped me.
Maddie: (Laughs.) David, you didn't! At thirteen?
David: (Laughs.) Yep! I've had a thing for great slappers ever since. (He winks at Maddie.)
Maddie: Boy, you haven't changed…I gotta meet this girl, she sounds like a woman after my own heart.
David: (Laughs.) When we go back to Philly I'll introduce you, she still lives in the old neighborhood! (Adjusts the equipment buttons.) What about you? When was your first date?
Maddie: Mine? Well…let's see. Mother and Dad wouldn't allow me to date until I was seventeen, so shortly after my seventeenth birthday I accepted an offer from the football quarterback…
David: Naturally…
Maddie: (Maddie throws him a playful look.) …to take me to a chaperoned ice-cream social.
David: Ice cream social? Hot times in the big city.
Maddie: He picked me up and drove me home and I carried a fork in my purse in case he tried anything.
David: And did he get poked? Did you get poked?
Maddie: (She rolls her eyes at him.) No, he was a perfect gentleman.
David: He had to be – he was in danger of getting his wiener skewered.
Maddie: Father met us at the door when we got home and asked if he intended to take me out again.
David: Intimidated the hell out of him I'm sure.
Maddie: Yeah well, you know Daddy.
David: Daddy met your boyfriends at the door? You really did grow up in a Norman Rockwell painting, didn't you?
Maddie: No, I was just raised with traditional mid-western values David.
David: So…?
Maddie: So?
David: So did he intend to take you out again?
Maddie: Oh yes. He took me out regular every Thursday night from then on.
David: And how long did it take him?
Maddie: To what!?
David: Round the bases and slide into home?
Maddie: David! Please…
David: Please? That's probably what this guy was sayin', Maddie please give me something…so, how long did it take?
Maddie: Well…all I'll say is that after three months I allowed him to kiss me…
David: Three months! For a kiss!? And this guy waited around for it?
Maddie: Yes! David, I told you…he was a perfect gentleman.
David: A perfect gentleman who may have preferred gentlemen if he held out for three months for a kiss...
Maddie: He didn't prefer gentleman…
Maddie looks away from David and through the binoculars.
David: Ohhh…the story gets better…spill it
Maddie: I will not.
David: Spill it…
Maddie: I will not.
David: Come on Maddie, tell me…how big was the football jock's jock?
Maddie: David! They're home!
The two jump into action.
CUT TO: Later that morning at 2am, Maddie and David get home from their stakeout and go to bed. Mrs. D and Stan are sleeping in the guest room as they were watching the kids while Maddie and David worked. At 4am the telephone rings, it's Richie; he's drunk and calling from a payphone…
Maddie: (Half awake.) Hello?
Richie: Maddie, it's Richie, Chloe kicked me out, I've been wandering the streets for hours, I need Dave to come get me.
Maddie hands the phone to David.
Maddie: It's Richie, he needs you to pick him up.
David's half awake and annoyed as he talks to Richie. He hangs up, gets out of bed and starts pulling on clothes.
Maddie: What's going on?
David: I need to go track him down; he doesn't even know where he is.
Maddie: Oh David…
David: (Grabs the keys and kisses her.) Go back to sleep.
Maddie falls back to sleep. Mrs. D and Stan get up at their usual time, 5:30am, and go home. At 7am Maddie wakes up to Lily crying, David's still not home. Maddie changes and feeds Lily and then dozes in bed with her when David finally comes in around 8:30am.
Maddie: David, what happened? Where's Richie?
David: He's crashed out on the couch downstairs.
Aidan sleepily walks into the bedroom and crawls in bed with Lily and Maddie. David turns the shower on to get ready for work and starts pulling off his clothes.
Maddie: Where did you find him?
David: I drove around for two hours and finally tracked him down sitting on top of a post office box drowning his sorrows in forty ounces of beer. He was pretty wrecked so I took him to a diner and got him something to eat.
Maddie: What happened with Chloe?
David: They had some fight; he doesn't even remember how it started. She kicked him out and he went on a bender, got in a fight with some guys in a bar and then wandered around until I tracked him down.
Maddie waves him closer to her and he bends down and kisses her and then the kids.
Maddie: David, you hardly slept, you're gonna be exhausted and we've got another stakeout tonight!
David: Well, I gotta go in, we got a lot of work to do…I'll be all right.
David gets in the shower, gets dressed and then kisses the family goodbye and heads into work. Maddie rests with the kids for another hour and then gets Aidan fed and they all get dressed – she changes the sheets in the guest room and moves Richie there to sleep off his hangover. Then she and the kids head down to the Blue Moon building as well. Aidan and Lily go to their daycare and Maddie does paperwork for a few hours. David's in and out of the office working on cases with Viola; Agnes is still on maternity leave and their temp receptionist Carole answers all their calls with a song.
Around 2pm Maddie and the kids go home and nap – Richie is gone. David gets home a little after 6pm and they all eat dinner together, then David sleeps until Mrs. D and Stan arrive for another night shift with the kids. Maddie and David head out to another stakeout across town that involves the devious dealings of a businessman. His boss has hired Blue Moon to follow him and find out who he's been having secret late-night meetings with. Maddie and David sit on the back bench of the van together outside a sports club waiting for their target to finish a late-night racquetball game. Maddie is filing her nails and has one leg draped over David's as he looks through binoculars to get a good view of the door their target will exit. They chat casually about travel.
Maddie: I'd want to go to Italy and really take in the culture, go to museums, explore the works of Michelangelo.
David: Michelangelo? Maddie, Maddie, Maddie…I'm not spending my vacation craning my neck to see what some guy drew on a ceiling hundreds of years ago. Although, they are nude, so I guess that would be one bonus.
Maddie: Oh David. Does it always come down to sex?
David: Not always…ok, I lied. Yes.
Maddie: (Laughs.) Ok, if you don't want to go to Italy, where would you go?
David: I'd just find some secluded beach somewhere and lie there with you for two weeks.
Maddie: We've done that David…every vacation can't just be laying on a beach. We need to take in some culture…we need to expose the kids to culture.
David: Kids!? Who said anything about them coming? I thought this was our long, overdue honeymoon?
Maddie: Yeah, but, I mean eventually I want to show them other parts of the world.
David: Yeah…well, me too. But if it's just you and me, I vote for a private beach.
Maddie: Yeah, well, I doubt we're gonna get two weeks free and alone anytime soon.
David: Well, how about we take a week, go to Philly with the kids, and visit my Dad and Stephanie? I can show you where I grew up and then we can leave the kids with them for a few days while you and I go to New York and have some alone time.
Maddie: That sounds good.
David looks through his binoculars and starts to talk about the case. Maddie's not really listening because watching David turn suddenly serious about work starts to turn her on. She gets flirtatious and swings his leg back and forth with hers and touches his ear.
Maddie: So, if it were just you and I on a beach…what would we do?
David: (Slightly oblivious.) Oh…you know, soak in the sun, bounce around in the waves, take in a few libations.
She runs her nails over the back of his neck.
Maddie: And then…
David hears a hint of seduction in her voice; he glances at her, sees that look in her eye and does a double take.
David: And then…(Takes one last look through the binoculars, sees nothing and puts them down and turns to Maddie and wraps his arms around her. Maddie kisses his neck slowly.) And then I'd take you, find a nice secluded spot on the beach and defile you right there on the smooth, white sand while the waves wash over us at sunset.
Maddie: Mmmm, now you're painting quiet a picture MichelangeloAddison.
David: See Maddie? You don't need to travel to Italy to look at nudes.
Maddie and David's passion takes over and they have a quickie in the back of the van. Unfortunately it isn't quick enough because by the time they're done the man they're tailing has already exited the sports club and his car is gone. They search around for him for a while and then decide they'll have to follow him again another night and head home around midnight. At 3am the phone rings, David reaches over Maddie to answer – it's Richie, he's in the drunk tank at the downtown jail but it's over crowded and he needs David to come bail him out. David crawls out of bed and slowly pulls on clothes.
Maddie: David! This is ridiculous. You can't be running out in the middle of the night every time Richie gets himself in trouble!
David: Maddie, what am I supposed to do? He's my brother.
Maddie: Well, he needs to get himself together…people have fights, but why does it have to turn into a two-day bender? He's not going to fix anything drinking himself into oblivion every night.
David: (Tired.) Maddie, I agree with you, but I don't think he's in any condition for a life lesson right now.
He kisses Maddie and grabs his keys.
David: Don't wait up.
Maddie: Hurry back David, you need sleep!
Maddie wakes up at 7am to Lily crying and David's still not home. She gets Aidan up and they all head downstairs to eat. Afterwards the kids watch cartoons while Maddie goes over the Blue Moon ledgers. David and Richie come home a little after 8am – Maddie rushes to the door to meet them. Richie looks like a mess and has a black eye.
Maddie: Richie! What is going on?
Richie: (Upset) I want her back Maddie, but she won't even talk to me.
Maddie: What happened? Have you seen her?
Richie: When I left here yesterday I went to her work to try to talk to her and they escorted me from the school grounds.
David: He spent the rest of the day going from bar to bar and then walked in to some strangers house at midnight drunk, they punched him and called the cops – luckily they didn't press charges.
Maddie: (Sympathetic.) Oh, Richie. (Rolls her eyes about Richie to David.) Look, I put new sheets on the bed upstairs, go get some sleep – but stay here when you get up, we need to talk about this.
Richie: (Pathetic.) I miss her Maddie.
Maddie: I know you do Richie, but people have fights… this is no way to fix anything.
David: (Pats Richie's back.) Go get some sleep.
Richie stumbles up the stairs and into the guest room.
Maddie: What are we going to do with him?
David: I don't know. (Looks at his watch.) But I need to go to work.
Maddie follows David up the stairs.
Maddie: David, I don't like this! You being out all night – then again with no sleep and you're back to work…
David: (Yawning.) It's not like I have a choice Maddie.
They move into the bedroom and David starts pulling off his clothes and turns on the shower.
Maddie: David, why are you back so late? Why couldn't you come back hours ago, go to bed and get some sleep?
David: You saw how upset he is – I grabbed a couple burgers and drove him around LA, let him talk about it. We went up to that spot that overlooks the city and sat there until about an hour ago.
Maddie: David…
David: Maddie, get off my back about this ok? I'm tired and I need to get to work.
David gets in the shower.
Maddie: (Stands outside the shower with her arms folded.) This can't continue David. We're talking to Richie later about this…and putting an end to these late night calls!
David: (Sarcastic.) Yeah, whatever you say honey…
Maddie: I don't know why you're mad at me!?
David: Why are you mad at me!?
Maddie makes a small growling noise and heads back downstairs with the kids. After a bit David comes down dressed in a suit for work. He cuddles the kids for a minute on the couch.
David: (Looks at Maddie over his shoulder.) Is there any coffee?
Maddie: Yeah, I'll put some in a thermos for you to take. Do you want something to eat? I can make you eggs and toast?
David: No, that's ok, I don't have time. Viola and I have to be downtown at 9:30.
Maddie: Here's your coffee.
She puts the thermos on the side table for him.
David: Thanks Maddie.
Maddie leans over his back wrapping her hands across his chest as he sits with the kids on the couch.
Maddie: I'm sorry David, I'm not mad at you, I'm just worried you're taking on too much.
David: (He put his hand over hers on his chest and holds onto it.) I'm fine. We'll talk to Richie later.
He kisses the kids, gets up from the couch and takes Maddie in his arms.
David: I love you.
Maddie: I love you too.
They kiss.
David: Remember, I'm taking you out Friday for your birthday.
Maddie: I remember.
David: I'll see you later at the office.
Maddie: Ok, we'll see you there.
They share one last kiss and David is out the door. Maddie and the kids get dressed and run some errands before they head into the Blue Moon building for a few hours later in the day. David is out most of the afternoon but when he returns he's picked the kids up from their daycare and brought them into work with him. He and Maddie sit in her office while the kids have a snack and they talk about Richie.
David: I don't know what we're gonna do with him, he really a mess.
Maddie: How can we make him see that the right thing to do is talk to Chloe soberly and rationally…showing up at her school and drinking himself to death isn't going to get him anywhere with her.
David: Do you want to give her a call and see what she has to say?
Maddie: I don't know. How involved do we want to get in this?
David: Well, the more information we have before we talk to Richie the better I think.
Maddie calls and talks to Chloe who tells her she won't see Richie again until he's sobered up and can apologize for the fight they had the other night, which started over him coming home drunk. Chloe isn't sure if she sees a future with Richie anymore, things have been pretty rough lately – but she's willing to hear what he has to say and think about it. After work Maddie and David head home, eat dinner with Richie who still hasn't showered. And then David takes him upstairs, sticks him in the shower, gives him some clothes and tells him to come down and talk to he and Maddie when he's dressed.
CUT TO: Richie sits on the couch as Maddie and David stand above him with their arms folded. He looks from one and then to the other.
Richie: Mom….Dad…
David: Look Rich, that's just the point, we're not your parents and we can't pull you out of a jam every time you get into one. We've got a family here, we're running a business and we've been working nights this week too.
Richie: (Holds up his hands.) I know, I know bro, save the lecture, I'm sorry ok? I had a couple bad nights.
Maddie: It's not that we don't want to help you Richie…but do you understand that you're making everything worse with Chloe by doing what you've been doing the last few days? Showing up at her work causing a scene, getting drunk, getting arrested?
Richie: I know, I know, it's not good – but I love her Maddie – I needed to go to her and make her see that.
Maddie: Look at you Richie! You're a 36-year-old man and you're dealing with your problems like a teenager. There's no way you're going to get through to Chloe unless you can face her and talk to her rationally and soberly! I talked to her today and she told me she won't see you until you get it together.
Richie: (Desperate.) You talked to her?
David: What are you doin' Rich? You love this girl, right?
Richie: I love her Dave.
David: Then you gotta stop doing this. Give it some time and then ask to meet her, explain things.
Richie: Got it. Message received loud and clear.
CUT TO: Friday night. Maddie and David are dressed and ready for a nice dinner out for Maddie's 40th birthday at 8pm. Mrs. D and Stan are all set up with popcorn and a movie and the kids are already in bed.
Mrs. D: Have a great time you two, you look beautiful!
Maddie: Thanks Ethel, and thanks so much for staying with the kids again.
Mrs. D: Oh, not a problem. Anytime, you know that. Besides, we like this bed better than the one at home – lots of support when we're rolling around.
Maddie and David give each other a look not exactly knowing what she means…
Stan: Our pleasure Maddie – enjoy yourselves! Where you taking her Davie?
David: Oh, little dinner, little dancing.
David and Maddie head out to the car. David whispers in her ear.
David: "Rolling around" doesn't mean they have sex in our guest room does it?
Maddie: I don't know, but you're changing the sheets in there from now on.
They chuckle.
David opens the car door for Maddie and they're on their way. When they get to the restaurant, Avenue 5, they valet park and walk arm in arm through the big glass doors. David distracts Maddie by telling her a story and they walk into one of the restaurants private rooms and then suddenly:
Everyone: SURPRISE!
Maddie looks up stunned and sees a room full of their friends and family, Richie and some of David's cousin's from back east and her parents are even in from Chicago.
Maddie: (She hugs her parents tight.) Mother! Father! When did you get in?
Virginia: Just this afternoon! Isn't this great!? David planned everything.
Maddie: (looks at David and gives him a pouty face.) You did all this? For me?
David: (Hugs her.) All for you…my lovely wife and business partner, not to mention a fantastic mother to our kids…do you like it?
Maddie: I love it David, thanks. (She kisses him and everyone ooohs and awes.)
They mingle around the room and talk to their guests. Patrice and Troy, Terri and Walter, even Bert and Agnes made it since her mom is in town helping with the baby. Richie is there looking all pulled together in a suit with his hair slicked back, he thanks Maddie for the pep talk and says he's giving it some time, but will meet with Chloe to talk soon and she's sorry she couldn't make it tonight. Then they talk with some of David's cousins who are excited about spending the week in LA and going to Disneyland. After some appetizers and drinks are served everyone sits down for a dinner of Maddie's favorite things: Salmon stuffed with crab, scalloped potatoes and Caesar salad and they even have coconut cake with coconut ice cream for dessert. Afterward they dance to a band that plays old standards and favorites. David and Maddie dance and David stares into her eyes.
David: Happy birthday my love. Oh, I promised Mrs. D and Stan we'd have another birthday dinner with them since they were kind enough to watch the kids tonight.
Maddie: Oh definitely, they're so sweet. Thanks David. This has been a great night…I feel like it's our wedding all over again, seeing everyone and dancing to this music.
David:(They kiss.) And, it's not over yet…
Maddie: David…
David: Yep. Your parents are staying with the kids and you and are heading up to San Francisco for a long weekend.
Maddie: We are?
David: We is.
Maddie: Wow, I haven't been to San Francisco in years.
David: I know, I remember you said you wanted to get up there again.
Maddie: You listen to what I say?
David: Sometimes. (Smiles and gives her a kiss.)
They dance and celebrate with their friends and family the rest of the night and get home late. The next morning they meet Virginia and Alex at their hotel for brunch with the kids and then Maddie and David go catch their flight to SFO and Virginia and Alex gather their things to take the kids to the park and later back to the house to stay there for the weekend.
CUT TO: Maddie and David get settled in their San Francisco hotel and then head out to walk the city. They go through Union Square and China Town and down through North Beach where they stop and rest their legs while they sit at an outdoor café and have a drink.
Maddie: David…
David: Maddie?
Maddie: You know the other day when I said the best thing about being married is that I don't have to date anymore?
David: I do.
Maddie: Well, that is one thing, but I really do love being married to you for other reasons.
David: And you were the one that was so scared of all of it all, so tell me, what's your favorite thing about being married…or what surprises you the most?
Maddie: Well, you've surprised me. I never thought you'd be this kind of husband. So thoughtful and the way you really take care of me and the kids – you're a sexy man David Addison, but the way you take care of us turns me on the most.
David takes her hand and kisses it.
Maddie: OK, what about you…part of you must of have thought you'd forever be a bachelor…what surprises you the most about marriage?
David: Well…I like having you and the kids to protect; I never realized how alone I felt before I had all of you in my life. But what I love the most about our relationship is how safe I feel with you…when you're near me I feel like I'm home and I've never had a stronger sense of belonging…
Maddie puts his hand to her face.
Maddie: Oh David…
After a bit they head back to the hotel to get ready for the evening, David got them tickets to the opera.
Maddie: I can't believe you are willingly going to the Opera David.
David: Well, I don't know if willingly is the word, but I know you love it, and it is your birthday.
Maddie: What am I gonna have to do on your birthday?
David: I'll tell you what to do, rent us a room at a hotel for two days, we'll stay in bed naked the whole time and only come up for air to order room service when we've worn each other out and need more energy for sex.
Maddie: David…really…
David: Hey! You can make all my wishes for the year come true in one weekend!
He grabs her around the waist. She grabs the back of his hair and playfully bites his neck leaving a mark.
Maddie: I think I can make that happen.
David: 47 days, 13 hours 51 minutes…can't wait. (He kisses her on the nose.)
They head out to dinner at a nice restaurant in town called Stars and then walk over to the opera. David sleeps part of the time but Maddie enjoys the music. Afterward they go for a nightcap at a nearby piano bar and then walk back to their hotel and get some fresh air, Maddie's a little drunk. As they walk, she can't keep her hands off David. She rubs his back and runs her hand down over his butt, then wraps her arms around his waist and nuzzles his neck sending chills down his spine.
Maddie: God, I have the hottest husband in the world.
David: (Smirks and then stops to kiss her.) My wife's not half bad either.
Maddie: (breaths in his ear.) I don't know how I got so lucky.
She runs her hand up and down his chest and down over his package and grabs it. David winces and grabs her hand.
David: (Laughs.) Hold on there honey, we're just a couple blocks from the hotel.
He holds onto her hand and starts walking – but she stops and wraps her arms around him, he can't get her to move forward.
Maddie: You spoil me David…I had the best birthday.
She's unbuttoning his shirt as she talks to him…he buttons it back up.
David: Maddie, honey…have you had too much to drink? Come on, let's get to our room and you can have your way with me…
Maddie: (She looks at him with a pout, pulls him forward by his tie and kisses him.) It's my fortieth birthday; let's do something a little crazy...
David looks around the dark streets, they're practically empty.
David: What are you saying?
Maddie: (Whispers in his ear.) Let's find some dark corner and do it…in the open air…in this romantic city.
David chuckles and holds her close, she kisses his ear and up and down his neck and paws at him…he won't be able to hold her off much longer. He looks around for a spot and sees a small alley entrance – he grabs her hand pulls her towards it. A short distance down the alley there is a dark corner next to a red double door that is at the back of a club, they can hear the music pumping inside. Maddie pulls David towards her by his tie and kisses him uncontrollably. He backs her up into the dark corner and slides his hand up her thigh and underneath her dress. She unbuckles his pants and slides her hand inside his boxers. He grabs at her panties and discovers she's not wearing any. She runs her hands up and down his body and begs him to give it to her now. He lifts her up and she wraps her legs around him, with one thrust he is inside her and they thrash against each other. Maddie puts her forehead to David's and looks into his very intense eyes.
Maddie: David David David…I couldn't wait another minute for you…you're too sexy baby.
David breathes heavily and stares with passion into her eyes. The strong mix of feelings he has for this woman is overwhelming. He always thought love faded after a while, so the fact that his love continues to grow for her always amazes him. Maddie is so caught up in David; she can't remember what life was like before he was in her life…amazing she thinks.
Maddie: (Grabs his face with her hands.) You're amazing.
David puts his head into her neck and swallows hard trying to hold on. Suddenly it sounds like someone coming down the alley. They freeze and press up even closer to each other and try to breath quietly. David looks behind him, but its just people passing by. He turns back and kisses Maddie hard on the mouth then whispers.
David: Are you close?
Maddie: Yeah.
David: Ok…
David grabs her by the waist and she straddles him tighter, he works hard to thrust and maintain a rhythm…he's ready to blow.
David: (Whispers.) Maddie, come on…let go, do it…
Maddie: Ok…
He continues to work hard. Maddie closes her eyes and concentrates; she squeezes her arms around his neck.
David: Maddie…
Maddie: (Breaths.) Faster David.
David's legs are shaking, their position is hard to maintain, standing up between a doorway and a brick wall with her straddling him.
David: I gotta tell you baby, I'm running out of steam here.
Maddie: You can do it David…make me come, please…just a little faster…
David musters up all of his energy, then runs his hand onto the back of her neck. He pulls her mouth towards his and kisses her deeply with his soft tongue as he fingers that very sensitive spot with his long fingers. Maddie loses it instantly and screams and she lets go, David covers her mouth with his hand to quiet her and lets go right after her. They both lean against each other breathless. Suddenly one of the double doors swings open and four people exit the club, seeing Maddie and David tangled up in each other takes them by surprise. A couple of them shoot them a disgusted look, but they quickly move on down the alley.
A few seconds after they've gone Maddie and David try to pull themselves together. He's missing two buttons off his shirt, her dress is completely twisted around and a hole has been rubbed into the back of Maddie's dress at her shoulder from the brick wall behind her and she has scratches on her arm from the wall as well. Both of their hair is standing on end. They make their way down the alley and back to the hotel trying not to look guilty but are completely disheveled. They cross the hotel lobby and make it into the elevator without attracting too much attention. Once they finally get into their room they're in the shower within two minutes going at it again…and then in the bathtub, finally making it to the bed and eventually wearing each other down and passing out in the early morning hours.
CUT TO: David waking Maddie the next day at 11am.
David: (He leans over her and runs his hand over her face.) Yo Maddie! Wake up!
Maddie slowly comes to life, pushes David's hand away and soon realizes she's got a headache and a horrible stiff neck.
Maddie: Oh David, I feel awful.
David: You look awful.
He helps her sit up and puts a mug of coffee in her good hand.
Maddie: What happened? What did we do last night?
David: I think it was probably the back alley romp that got ya.
Maddie squints her eyes thinking and then remembers.
Maddie: Oh right. (Winces from the pain in her neck.) Oh, what a bad idea.
David: (Laughs.) I'll go down to the convenience store and get you some pain relievers. Anything else?
Maddie: I'm starving.
David: Food. Got it.
Maddie: …and thirsty David.
David: Water.
Maddie: (Holds her throbbing head.) Ugh. I want to die.
David: OK, a gun then?
David runs out and gets Maddie what she needs, after some TLC and a shower her muscles loosen up a little but she's still walking pretty stiff. They decide to keep the day low key and take a ferry to Alcatraz to walk around and tour the old prison. Later in the day they eat lunch near Fisherman's Warf overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge. That night they head back to the hotel early in the evening and order in food and movies and just spend time relaxing. The next day they take a plane back to LA and Maddie's neck stiffens up again. When they arrive home the kids are napping and Maddie's parents are waiting for them in the living room.
Virginia: What happened to you Maddie?
Maddie: Oh it's just a stiff neck mom.
Alex: You got some pretty good scratches on the back of your arm there too Maddie – what did you two get up to there in San Francisco?
Maddie and David laugh uncomfortably.
David: It's a wild city Mr. Hayes…I did my best to bring her back in one piece.
He pets Maddie's head lightly and they stand awkwardly.
Virginia: (Glances at Alex.) Well, it's a good thing I'm here to help you this week Maddie – how will you pick up the kids?
Maddie: I know, mom, I'm so glad you and Daddy are staying another week.
Maddie and David escape up to their bedroom for a few minutes to unpack and start some laundry – they close the door behind them.
Maddie: Oh my god David, we looked so guilty (laughs) I'm sure they suspected something.
David: Well, what are you going to say? Mom, Dad, David fucked me senseless against a wall and this is the result…
Maddie: David…
David: (Puts his hands up.) Hey, it was your idea!
They shake their heads and laugh quietly.
Maddie: I'm sticking to beds from now on.
David: Well, I for one will always have fond memories of San Francisco.
Maddie: (Rubs her neck.) Right now it certainly seems unforgettable…
David starts to wrap his arms around her forgetting about her neck and she winces in pain.
Maddie: Ouch!
David: (Pats her shoulders lightly instead.) Sorry…
CUT TO: Two weeks later Richie comes over to tell Maddie and David about the talk he had with Chloe.
Richie: So, it went pretty well…I put my best foot forward and explained that I can't go through life without her…I won't go through life without her. But she thinks I'm immature, I embarrass her, I'm loud and lewd…
Maddie glances at David.
Maddie: Gee, this sounds familiar.
David: Addison affliction…
Richie: …and she needs time to think…
David: (Looks at Maddie) Yeah, sounds real familiar. She hasn't left town, has she Rich?
Maddie rolls her eyes.
Maddie: So how did you leave it with her Richie?
Richie: She said we need to spend some time apart and then see if we still feel the same way. In the meantime I have a few things I need to work on to prove to her I'm serious about our relationship.
David: So how much time apart?
Richie: Thirty days.
David: At least it ain't four and a half months…four and a half is a killer. (Stares at Maddie who looks away.)
Richie: After thirty days, we'll meet at our favorite restaurant, the one we met at, and we'll decide from there. (Puts his head in his hands.) What am I gonna do for thirty days without her?
Maddie: Well, you can stay here Richie, work on yourself and think about how much you want to change for this relationship.
Richie: I'll do whatever it takes.
David: Good, that's good…but do it for you first bro…
Maddie: Hey Richie, David, Aidan, Lily and I are all going back East to Philadelphia in a few weeks you should come with us. Maybe getting out of LA for a while will help clear your mind and give you a new perspective on your relationship.
David: Yeah, come with us Rich, I'm gonna show Maddie the old neighborhood, you should definitely be there – help me remember all the crazy stories.
Richie: OK, sure! Sounds good, maybe getting out of LA for a while is what I need.
TO BE CONTINUED…
Thanks Susan for your edits, feedback and brainstorming sessions. Fun times...here's to more adventures for M&D.