"What do you mean you can't represent me anymore?" Josh asked looking over at Alexandra who was sitting at her desk in a pair of beige shorts and a pink tank top over her bathing suit.
"I'm sorry Josh, I can't do this anymore. My priorities are getting all screwed up and I'm losing sight of what's important. I need to let you go." she said looking up at him.
"Alex, I don't know what you're talking about, but I'll do whatever I have to do to keep you as my lawyer." he said looking down at her.
"Josh, it's not about that. I'm not even sure I know what I'm talking about. All I know is that, I almost missed a pediatric AIDS benefit last night because I was so consumed with contract negotiations. Josh, you know how much pediatric AIDS means to me. My husband and daughter are both positive and I didn't know about last nights benefit until Roger told me yesterday. This is not what I want to be doing with my life. I want to make a difference and this is not the way to do it." she said getting up from the desk and beginning to pace around the office.
"What do you want me to do Alex? I'll do anything. You're the best lawyer I've ever had. You don't just yes me to death and you're not all about the money. I don't want to lose you." he said looking up at her.
"Do you know what I want you to do, Josh? I want you to sponsor a charity. Any charity. But one that benefits children. I don't want you to sponsor a save the whales or a rain forest charity. I want you to do something for kids. It doesn't have to be an AIDS charity. Just one that requires you to not only give your money, but your time too. Do something for other people." she said looking down at him.
"Why is it that you always make me want to be a better person?" he asked smiling up at her.
"Really? I make you want to be a better person?" she asked sitting back down.
"Alex, you're always working with AIDS charities. I mean, Roger and Cassie are positive, so of course you're compelled to do something. And you don't only do it because of them, you do it for for other people. With a lawyer like you, you make me want to be a better client. One worthy of your representation." he said looking over at her.
"Well good. Maybe you'll be happy with what you have and look at helping other people. That way, you won't need to get paid what Bradley's getting paid and feel better about yourself." she smiled looking over at him.
"OK Alex, you win. I'll sign the contract. And to show you I'm serious about the charity thing, I want you to put in a clause allowing me to do PSA's and benefits." he smiled looking over at her.
"OK then. I'll draw it up and let you know when they're ready. Now, get out of here. I have a date with my husband in the pool." she laughed looking over at him.
"I like how you and Roger are. You're cute." he laughed getting up from the chair.
"Yeah, yeah. Don't you think I get enough of that from my friends?" she laughed looking over at him.
"Well you are." he smiled looking down at her. "Oh, do you think I can get a couple of tickets to Roger's show next weekend. I want to bring my sister for her birthday and I was gonna throw her a huge party, but now I'm giving that money to charity. Plus, she's a huge fan." he smiled looking down at her.
"I'll call you. Now get out of here. Go be young." she laughed pushing him out of the office.
"I'm going. I'm going. Hi Roger." Josh smiled as they walked through the back yard.
"Hey Josh. Are you behaving yourself?" he asked looking up from his script as he sat poolside.
"Only because I'm afraid Alex is gonna kick my ass if I don't." he laughed looking down at him.
"Hey, that's the reason why I behave 99 percent of the time." he laughed looking up at Alex.
"Are you two done teasing me?" she smiled folding her arms across her chest.
"We're sorry Baby." Roger laughed looking up at her.
"I gotta go. I'll see you later Alex. It was nice seeing you again Roger." Josh smiled looking down at them before he left the back yard.
"Bye Josh." Roger smiled putting his script on the ground next to his lounge chair. "Is everything OK?" Roger asked smiling up at Alexandra.
"Yeah, I'm still gonna represent him, but I laid down a few ground rules." she smiled sitting next to him.
"Oh really? I take it you told him off about being a spoiled kid." he asked looking over at her.
"You can say that. I proposed that he commit to working with some children's charities. Not just his money, but his time too." she smiled laying back on her chair.
"Really? Well good for you Baby. But are you sure this is what you wanted?" he asked looking over at her.
"Yeah it is. I'm gonna be getting my priorities straight now. You and Cassie come first, then working with my charities and then my clients. And I'm gonna try to motivate my clients to devoting their time and money to charities too. I don't want to give up on being a lawyer. I worked too hard to get here, you know? I just want to do some good. But I don't want to give up on you and Cassie either. You and Cassie are my life Roger. There's nothing I wouldn't do for you two. I'm sorry if I've been putting my clients ahead of my family. I never wanted it to be that way. We moved here because you were offered an amazing opportunity and I was so proud of you for that. I still am, but me trying to be more than Roger Davis' wife, led me to the gates of hell. I've been neglecting you and Cassie in favor of my career and I'm so sorry Roger." she said as he moved from his chair to hers.
"Alex, you've always had a place in this world too. More then just being Roger Davis' wife. You've always been so much more than that." he smiled reaching out for her face.
"Roger, I love being your wife. I always have. I'm just saying, whenever we'd go to parties I was your wife, you know? I wasn't Alex Davis like I was in New York. In New York we were Roger and Alex. Here I'm singer/ actor Roger Davis and his wife Alexandra, wearing Versace or Armani, or whatever the hell the name of the new designer is that week. I miss being in New York Roger. I miss being us." she said getting up from the chair.
"Alex, you're the one who wanted to come here." he said looking up at him.
"I know. Roger, I'm not blaming you. I'm just saying that, I needed to make a name for myself. Outside of being your wife." she said putting her hands on her hips.
"Baby, you've always been someone outside of being my wife. You're the one who made me who I am, there and here." he said getting up to go to her.
"But you're the big tv and recording star. I'm just the woman on your arm." she said looking up at him.
"And the woman every other woman in the world wants to be." he teased putting his arms around her.
"You wish." she laughed looking up into his green eyes.
"No way Baby. All I ever needed was you." he smiled leaning down to kiss her.
"Oh yeah?" she asked smiling up at him.
"Yeah, now let's go swimming." he smiled picking her up and jumping into the pool with her.
"Roger, no." she yelled as they hit the water. "You ass. I'm still dressed." she squealed pushing her hair out of her face laughing.
"I can change that if you'd like." he laughed pulling her tank top over her head.
"Don't you have to go over your script?" she asked leaning her head back as he kissed her neck.
"I play myself. How hard could that be?" he laughed continuing to kiss her neck.
"Ugh Roger, you are impossible." she smiled submitting to him.
"Mom, why didn't you tell me Josh Preston was coming to dad's show tonight?" Cassandra asked entering the kitchen as Alexandra was making lunch.
"Because he's my client and I didn't think it was a big deal." she said looking over at her.
"But mom, it's Josh Preston. The Josh Preston. Do you have any idea who he is?" she asked sitting at the breakfast bar.
"Um yeah sweetie, I do. He's my client." she laughed looking down at her.
"Mom, it's Josh Preston. He's like the hottest guy on tv." she smiled looking over at her.
"Hey, I thought I was the hottest guy on tv." Roger laughed entering the kitchen from the back yard.
"You are honey, but with the teen set it's Josh. Sorry." she smiled looking over at him.
"Dad, Josh Preston is going to your show tonight and mom didn't tell me." she said taking a piece of turkey off of the plate.
"How did you find out anyway?" Alexandra asked looking over at her spreading mayonnaise on a piece of wheat bread.
"Jessie told me. She heard it on one of those gossip shows and she called me to ask why I didn't tell her. Can we go? Please?" she asked looking over at them.
"Since when do you want to go to one of my shows. You haven't wanted to go since you were 8." Roger laughed looking over at her.
"Dad, Josh Preston is going to be there. This is gonna be the coolest show ever." she laughed looking over at him.
"Well, it looks like I've been replaced." he laughed looking over at Alexandra.
"Not to me Baby." she smiled looking over at him.
"Oh come on daddy. Please?" she begged looking up at him.
"I guess. If it's OK with your mom." he smiled taking a half a sandwich before going down towards the basement which held his studio.
"Mom, can we?" she asked getting up from her chair.
"We who?" she asked looking over at her daughter.
"Me, Jessie and maybe Zach." she said looking over at her.
"Zach? When did he get in on this?" she asked looking down at her.
"He likes dads music. I thought it would be cool if I asked him to go too." she smiled looking up at her.
"Cassandra, you know I think you're too young to date." Alexandra said looking down at her.
"Mom, I'm not gonna date Zach. We're just friends. And anyway, he plays dads son on tv. That would just be weird." she laughed looking up at him.
"I thought you had a crush on him?" she asked looking over at her.
"I did, but he's gay. Are there any chips?" she asked looking around the kitchen.
"Um yeah... in the cabinet above the refrigerator. How do you know he's gay?" Alexandra asked looking over at her.
"He told me last week. We were talking after the benefit and he told me." she said looking over at her.
"Oh, um... OK." she said looking over at her. "Cassandra, you do realize you're too young to date anyone, right?" she asked looking over at her.
"Yeah mom, I know. Plus I have HIV so dating is gonna be that much harder for me. But don't worry about it. I'm not even thinking about dating right now. Anyway, I live in LA. Who needs a boyfriend when I have all these incredible actors in my back yard? And my dad is like super man to all of them." she smiled looking over at her before taking the sandwich and going into the back yard by the pool.
"Um... OK sweetie." she smiled quietly watching her leave the house. She poured a glass of iced tea and brought it down to Roger. "Roger." she called out walking down the stairs.
"What's up Baby?" he asked eating his sandwich sitting in a chair listening to music.
"Did you know that Zach is gay?" she asked putting down the iced tea before sitting on the desk.
"Baby, you know you shouldn't believe what you read in the gossip columns." he said looking up at her.
"I didn't read it in the gossip columns. Your daughter told me. Apparently he told her last week at the benefit." she said looking over at him.
"You're serious? But he's 13. How could he possibly know that at his age?" he asked putting his plate on the desk looking up at her.
"I don't know, but him and Cassie were talking at the benefit and he told her." she said looking down at him.
"Why wouldn't he tell me?" he asked getting up to walk around the studio.
"I don't know Roger, but he told Cassie. That's good, right?" she said looking over at him.
"Yeah. I mean, yeah. At least he has someone he can talk to who he trusts, but why wouldn't he tell me? Didn't he think I would understand?" he asked looking over at her.
"Roger, you know how much that kid worships you. Almost as much as your own daughter does. Maybe he didn't want to disappoint you." she said getting up from the desk and going to him.
"How would him being gay disappoint me? He knows I think of him as a son." he said looking over at her.
"Well maybe you should tell him that." she smiled looking up at him.
"How did you and Cassie get into this conversation anyway?" he asked looking down at her.
"It's a long story, but the bottom line is, your daughter is not looking to start dating just yet." she smiled looking up at him.
"Oh yeah? To what do I owe that sigh of relief?" he asked putting his arms around her.
"Well she said that she doesn't need to date. She says she doesn't need a boyfriend when she has the most incredible actors in LA in her back yard and her dad is like super man to all of them." she smiled looking up at him.
"She said that?" he smiled looking down at her.
"Word for word." she smiled leaning up to kiss him.