Olivia and THREE OF HER GIRLFRIENDS are mid-meal. The wine is flowing and the women are laughing. ABBIE has happily never been married. MONIQUE is widowed and CASEY is divorced. They are all Olivia's age and have been friends forever.
ABBIE
"That is beyond..." Sputtering with laughter.
OLIVIA
(Laughing)
" - When the three of them got in the elevator... between that and the staples and the headache for six months... it was the most insane hour of my life."
CASEY
"- Elliot has lost his mind." She slowly sobered from her laughter and started shaking her head.
OLIVIA
"Oh, I don't know..."
CASEY
"I know. First of all, he was a complete prick for cheating on you."
OLIVIA
"Well, can't disagree with that." Olivia interrupts with a bitter laughter.
CASEY
"And then he marries her... a known lunatic."
OLIVIA
"She has a big job." She so desperately tried to keep a straight face as she came to Kathy's defense for some odd reason.
ABBIE
"Why do you always say that?" with a raised eyebrow, as she refilled everyone's wine glasses.
OLIVIA
"Because she does. She runs the whole marketing department at KY, whatever that station's called so she's not that big of a lunatic."
CASEY
"Olivia, come on, he cheats on you with her, your 20 year marriage ends then six months later she leaves Elliot for some random guy, has a baby, leaves that guy, and then has the nerve to name her baby after him and HE AGREES, marries Elliot and she's not nuts?"
Olivia lets out a frustrated groan, as her friends remind her of all the shitty things Elliot has done to her, and she still can't hate him. It makes no sense, no matter how much she tries to stop reminiscent about the good time they shared, they always seem to pop up. Olivia loves him, so very much, she has since her early 20s, Tears start to burn her eyelids, but she refuses to let the drop.
"Mo, you're so lucky Jerry's dead."
MONIQUE
"Oh, thanks." She states dryly and very sarcastic tone as she takes another sip of wine.
OLIVIA
"No, I mean, you never have to bump into him."
MONIQUE
"That's true."
ABBIE
(Rises to get more wine)
"Olivia, you want to meet a guy I met on that I didn't like?"
OLIVIA
"Gee, what a great offer. I don't think so."
ABBIE
"He wasn't that awful."
OLIVIA
"Oooo. Sounding better every minute."
Abbie stops at Olivia's seat, refilling Olivia's wine glass.
ABBIE
"You know it's not healthy not to have sex for...however long it's been... " OLIVIA
"Trust me... I'm not doing it on purpose."
CASEY
"Okay. I don't know if this is true, but I read on line about this woman who hadn't done it in so long her vagina closed up."
OLIVIA
"What! Get out of here."
All the Women SCREAM.
CASEY
"I swear to God. It grew back together."
MONIQUE
"Wait. Was it ever one piece?"
CASEY
"All I know is, she had to have a vaginaplasty."
ABBIE
"Ouch!"
OLIVIA
"Oh my Goddddddd."
Olivia flops over on the table, laughing, resting her head.
OLIVIA
(Lifts her head, then talks as if she's in the doctor's office)
"Dr. Moss, Hi. I have a little situation that needs fixing..."
ABBIE
" Livvy, you want to fix your situation? Just date someone. Seriously. Anyone."
As Olivia takes that in, she sits back and watch her friends chat. Maybe she will find someone to fill her needs and want, but until them the wine would just have to do.
Olivia, the Girls and
Harley, finally made it to New York, the girls are more excited than Olivia but both are happy about the occasion. They had just pulled up to the hotel they would be staying at and were getting out of a Cab. The Bellman is taking their luggage as the Girls spot their brother, DICKIE, heading toward them. Maureen and Kathleen run to Dickie, hug him, commenting on his hair, his shoes, his jeans, and his tan. Olivia lights up when she sees her son, hugs him incredibly hard, kisses his cheek, then another tight squeeze.
OLIVIA
"I Love when we're all in the same time zone." She squealed like a teenage girl, which caused all the kids to laugh at her childish behavior they rarely got to see.
THE PARK REGENT LOBBY - MOMENTS LATER they all cross THROUGH THE LOBBY toward the RECEPTION DESK.
HARLEY
"So, what's up Dickie? Did you decide to have the party?"
DICKIE
"Oh, yeah. Big time. "
OLIVIA
"What party?"
DICKIE
"Are you guys going to sleep over?"
MAURENN
"If you give us your bed and change the sheets."
They arrive at THE RECEPTION DESK.
OLIVIA
"You're having a party? When?" She asked the kids again, before turning to the reception clerk. "Hi. Adler. Two rooms...hopefully next to each other."
RECEPTION CLERK
"I have an Adler, J. in a Superior Suite, Park Avenue view. Oh, I'm sorry, here it is. Adler J - two Princess Suites. Sorry about that."
OLIVIA
"Yeah, we're not the ones in the Superior Suite. Have the other Adler's checked in yet? Just wondering."
RECEPTION CLERK
"No, they haven't, ma'am. Not yet. Now I just need a credit card and your signature. As Olivia takes out her credit card..."
DICKIE
"- Mom, is it okay if the girls come with me now and help me set up?"
HARLEY
"And by girls he means the three of us."
OLIVIA
Wait. Hold on. Set up what? I have reservations for all of us for dinner. That's not happening now?
DICKIE
"I don't know. Me and my friends are having this huge thing at our apartment and the girls said they'd help us set up..." Dickie paused, he saw the disappointment on his mother's face and it broke his heart. He knows how important family time is to her now that they are older. "We're going to be together all day tomorrow."
KATHLEEN
"- Mom, it's his last night before graduation."
OLIVIA
"Okay, okay. Do you want me to help or..."
DICKIE
(Super sweetly)
"- Love your credit card..."
Olivia rides the elevator carrying both girls' jackets and carry ons as well as her own. Just as the doors are about to close, a Good Looking Couple in their early forties gets on. As they go up the Guy has his hand around the woman's waist, his fingers fanning her butt. The Couple looks at each other, smiling privately. Olivia looks away. Two double beds. Olivia lies on top of one of the beds, fully dressed, shoes off, eyes wide open. Later that evening Olivia decides to go get dinner rather than ordering room service. Olivia ENTERS the hotel's posh bar/restaurant.
OLIVIA
(To Host)
"Hi. Adler. One."
HOST
"Hi. Your table's almost ready Mrs. Adler. Would you like to wait at the bar?"
OLIVIA
(Trying to read upside down reservation list)
"Sure. You don't happen to have another Adler coming in, do you? Adler for two?"
HOST
"No... You're our only Adler this evening."
Olivia was very thankful. She did not want to see Elliot or his blondie, while she eats her dinner. Olivia takes a seat next to two gentlemen who looks around her age or older.
OLIVIA
(To Bartender)
"Pinot Noir, please. No, you know what? I'll have a Tanqueray Martini very dry with a twist. "
Olivia strums the bar top, checks out the room. It's fun being in a big city. Her martini arrives, she takes a sip and HEARS something very familiar. Elliot's laugh. She looks across the bar and sees Elliot talking to the bartender. He seems to be alone. Olivia waves. Elliot notices her and smiles.
OLIVIA
"Where's your...?" She pause, looking for the right word without being rude.
Elliot picks up his drink and carries it to the bar stool next to Olivia. Now, happy to have the company of his beautiful ex-wife.
ELLIOT
"Pedro got the stomach flu so I'm flying solo."
OLIVIA
"Really? Didn't know you knew how to be by yourself."
ELLIOT
"Any chance you could just go easy on me? Just a one night free pass." Elliot looks Olivia noticing the tight clothes, which fit her curves like a glove. "
OLIVIA
"Yeah..." she's skeptical of what he trying to say and raises her eyebrow. ELLIOT
You do. You always do. Your hair's shorter.
OLIVIA
"Longer." She corrects him, surprised that he even cares about the way she looks. ELLIOT
"I like it." He have her that sweet, charming Stabler smile, that still made her heart swoon. She got chills when he reached up and tucked a piece of loose hair behind her ear.
The Host joins them.
"Mrs. Adler, your table's ready."
ELLIOT
"Want some company, Mrs. Adler?"
Olivia gives Elliot a doubtful look. She could see the hope in his eyes. She didn't want to say no, but she didn't want to say yes either.
ELLIOT
"- We both have to eat." Elliot could still see the hesitation in Olivia. "When's the last time we ate a meal together?"
OLIVIA
(Thinks for a sec)
"Just the two of us? Alone? 1999." She gets a small grin on her face.
ELLIOT
"So, come on. Once every ten years." Elliot laughs as he gently grabbed her hand and led her to the table.