Scene 13
Interior coffee house late afternoon Shawn sits at table facing Marie.
Marie: So are you going to say anything to me? You've been awkwardly staring at me for the past five minutes.
Shawn: Oh right sorry it's just well I always wondered if your mom and I had kids what they'd look like and well here you are.
Marie: So how long did you date my mom?
Shawn: A little over three years off and on.
Marie: Why did you break up?
Shawn: She moved to Europe to live with your grandpa, and she never came back.
Marie: Do you have a family or anything?
Shawn: Sort of.
Marie: What do you mean by sort of?
Shawn: Well I am engaged to a woman named Katy back in New York.
Marie: Is that where you live?
Shawn: Yeah.
Marie: I've always wanted to visit new York I hear it's wonderful.
Shawn: You know you're welcome to stay with me whenever you want.
Marie: You mean it?
Shawn: Of Corse I'm your dad and I want to be there for you however I can be.
Marie: How come?
Shawn: What do you mean how come?
Marie: well I mean you hardly know me.
Shawn: Look Marie I never really had a family growing up and I would never want my daughter to feel that way.
Marie: I don't really. I mean I guess my life has been okay thus far.
Shawn: is there something you're not telling me?
Marie: Yeah you're practically a stranger.
Shawn: Right I'm sorry it's just when I'm not telling the whole truth I say I guess. so I just figured you might be not telling me everything.
Marie: Well…
Shawn: You know you can tell me anything.
Marie: Mom, and my father have been fighting a lot lately, and it's just if she's not cheating on him with you than I bet it's someone else.
Shawn: I just can't imagine Angela doing something like that.
Marie: You just don't know her like I do.
Shawn: I did once.
Marie: She isn't the same as she was five years ago even.
Shawn: What do you mean?
Marie: Forget about it I barely even know you.
Shawn: Hopefully I can fix that.
(Shawn's phone rings Shawn picks up)
Cory (over phone): Hey Shawn How did things go with Angela?
Shawn: All right I guess she's really not the same as she used to be core I really hope she's all right.
Cory (over phone): Well what about Marie have you met her?
Shawn: Yes Cory in fact I was in the middle of having coffee with her.
Cory (over phone): I'll call you back latter then.
Marie: Who was that?
Shawn: Just my best friend in the whole world Cory.
Marie: That's Cool I've never really had a best friend.
Shawn: Why?
Marie: I just don't want to talk about it all right.
Shawn: You and Maya are so much alike.
Marie: Who's Maya?
Shawn: Oh she's my soon to be step daughter.
Marie: How old is she?
Shawn: She's fourteen just a couple of years younger than you.
Marie: She's lucky to have you know.
Shawn: So are you. well it's getting late I ought to get you home.
Marie: No please can I stay with you for a bit?
Shawn: Why? What's wrong?
Marie: I guess Nothing. I just don't want to go home yet.
Shawn: me either but I told your mom we would be back by eight.