A two-story California Craftsman with a SOLD sign in the
front yard. Yukon SUV pulls into the drive and stops.
WOMAN'S VOICE
Oh My Goodness, SAM
SAM
Welcome Home, Baby
The driver's door opens and Samuel Evans steps out looking around the yard.
Sam wears a business suit and the first thing he does is cross the lawn to the SOLD sign.
With a new homeowner's look of satisfaction, Sam grips the
SOLD sign and pulls it out of the ground.
WOMAN'S VOICE
Sam?
Sam looks over to where his pretty wife Mercedes is standing
beside the SUV, holding their cute 6 month old son Jayden in her
arms. Mercedes shakes her head with amusement.
MERCEDES
And just what are you going to do with that?
She follows him into the house and laughs as he lights the fire place and proceeds to break the sign and toss the pieces in. The SOLD sign, now in pieces, burns brightly in the fireplace. Mercedes takes the time to around she sees that the rest of the room is empty except for Jayden who is nearby, asleep in his car-seat. Suddenly Sam is pulling her towards the steps.
SAM
Come lets go check out the rest of the house.
Mercedes checks on Jayden one last time before her and Sam go upstairs to check out the rooms. When they reach the master bedroom Mercedes looks up and sees a mirrored ceiling. As she and Sam stare up at their own reflections in a huge ceiling mirror, she slowly shakes her head.
MERCEDES
Oh hell to the No. You know this is coming down.
SAM'S
Why?
MERCEDES
Do you want people to think we put it up?
Sam thinks for a second then chuckle to himself.
SAM
I don't know. I kind of like it.
Mercedes turned around slowly and stared at him like he was crazy.
MERCEDES
Please tell me you're joking.
Sam walks around Mercedes until he is behind her and wraps his hand around her waist.
SAM
All I'm saying, before we take it down...
maybe we should try it out.
You know. Christen the new house.
Mercedes turns around in his arms and looks up at him.
MERCEDES
Oh really! And what do you suggest we use for a bed?
Sam looks around the room and thinks before responding.
SAM
What do we need a bed for when we've got a fine shag carpet?
She pushes herself out of his hands as she start to laugh.
MERCEDES
Because I'm the one who is gonna have fine shag carpet tattoos all over my -
Sam sneaks behind her again and puts his arms around her waist and pulls her close. As he starts to kiss her neck, Mercedes tries to resists - but only slightly. When his hands start to travel she gasps.
MERCEDES
Wait, Don't you have to go to work?
Sam starts to unbutton her shirt.
SAM
Already told `em I'd be late.
He finishes her shirt and pulls it off and tosses it behind him. As he continues to undress her she starts coming up with more reasons.
MERCEDES
What about...
SAM
Jayden? That boy sleeps just like me.
He wouldn't wake up if a nuclear bomb went off.
MERCEDES
Maybe not, but the movers...
SAM
Won't be here for another hour.
Out of options Mercedes just smiles, giving in. They look up at themselves in themirror like naughty teenagers.
MERCEDES
Sam, you are so bad.
SAM
Isn't THAT why you married me?
They begin to kiss passionately as Sam lowers her down to the carpet and enter her she closes her eyes. When she opens then she sees distorted images of Sam and she in the mirror's reflection, naked bodies intertwined, making love on the carpet. When they finish she closes her eyes out of breath.
An hour later she wakes up not realizing that they had fallen asleep. She redresses, then wakes Sam and goes down stairs to check on Jayden. She sees that Jayden continues to snooze in his car-seat. As Sam comes downstairs, Mercedes looks up and sees the movers pull up outside the window in the moving van arrives and blow the horn.
Sam comes behind and wraps his arms around her.
SAM
Want me to stay? Crack the whip on these guys?
She considers it briefly.
MERCEDES
No. Go to work and earn that promotion.
Somebody's got to pay for all this.
They share a quick kiss and then Mercedes looks as he goes to get Jayden out of the car-seat and kiss him goodbye. As he hand the baby to Mercedes and walks away, Sam turn back to look at them one more time. He smiles with satisfaction as he thinks to himself Life is good. As he walks out the door, movers bring in furniture, placing a big glass table in the dining room area below the stairs.
As he gets in the car he sees Mercedes opens a box and removes family pictures. The way she is arranging them with loving care on the mantle above the fireplace. He knows that the pictures are the framed photos of them in their early dating days, at their wedding, celebrating holidays, Mercedes pregnant, the birth of Jayden, and their first family picture; photos illustrating the history of his happy family.
As he starts the car, he looks at the picture of Mercedes and Jayden smiling at him from the dash. He backs out and drives onto the freeway toward the skyscrapers of downtown. He listens to the stock and financial report. Then, switches over to CD and Trace Adkins' "Love Country Boys" blares out. The two sides of Sam Evan. He may be a strong business and but he was still a country boy at heart.