Brief Reunion Page #2

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Lea:
Oh.

Teddy:
Yeah, you came to visit

Mark senior year.

Lea:
Oh. Right. Of course.

Cynthia:
What brings you to the

area, Teddy?

Teddy:
My girlfriends finishing

up her Ph. D at Dartmouth.

Cynthia:
Oh really? Maybe you

know her.

Lea:
What department is she in?

Teddy:
Philosophy.

Cynthia:
Oh. Lea teaches

Literature.

Teddy:
I know.

Cynthia:
And what do you do,

Teddy?

Teddy:
Uh, I work from home.

Cynthia:
I see. Well that's

convenient.

Lea:
So, you're going to be

living here for a while?

Teddy:
Yeah, yeah. For a couple months

at least. It's somebody's birthday?

Cynthia:
Aaron's. But don't

tell. It's a surprise.

Teddy:
Oh, how fun! When?

Cynthia:
Tonight.

Lea:
Actually Mom, it's not

a surprise anymore.

He heard me talking

about it with Mark.

Cynthia:
Oh... He could have

pretended. Oh, hey, Teddy!

Why don't you come? You'll be

the surprise.

Bring your girlfriend.

Teddy:
Oh.

Lea:
I... I don't think we have

enough food, Mom.

Cynthia:
Well...

Lea:
Hmm. Yeah...

Teddy:
I have been dying to

show off Simone.

Cynthia:
Simone? What a pretty

name.

Teddy:
Yeah, pretty face too.

Lea:
Okay... well...

Teddy:
Actually though, Uh...

Simone's a vegan. Lea: Oh.

Cynthia:
Well there will be a salad

and we're having shrimp cocktail.

Teddy:
No, unfortunately not

but... Lea:
I don't think so, Mom.

Teddy:
We can bring a

vegan dish.

Lea:
Well it's not really a

potluck thing. Cynthia: Sure!

Lea:
But you know, we could go

out to dinner sometime for vegan,

Teddy:
No. You know what? She'll be fine.

She'll be fine. She eats like a bird anyway.

Lea:
A vegan bird.

Teddy:
Right.

[Sound]:
JAZZ MUSIC ON THE

STEREO:

Teddy:
To old friends.

Teddy:
And uh, new narratives.

Lea:
And new friends.

Mark:
And um... The birthday boy.

Teddy:
Yes, the birthday boy.

Aaron:
Thank you.

Cynthia:
Aaron, you couldn't

just play along?

Aaron:
She knew I heard. It was

too late.

Gavin:
Sounds like a recipe for

a heart attack if you ask me.

Mark:
Oh, did somebody?

Teddy:
Well, I have a surprise,

actually.

Simone:
No, Teddy.

Teddy:
Uh, today is actually

Simones birthday too.

Aaron:
Really?

Lea:
Happy Birthday.

Mark:
Happy Birthday, Simone.

Everyone:
Happy Birthday.

Lea:
Why don't you try it with

it going from inside and then out?

Gavin:
It's going to look like

a dart board.

Lea:
It's not going to look

like a dart board, don't worry.

Lea:
Oh, hey... Thank you.

Simone:
I am so sorry. He didn't tell

me it was your husbands birthday party.

Lea:
Oh...

Simone:
He said we were going

out for a surprise.

Lea:
Oh, no don't worry about

it.

Simone:
Um, maybe I should go.

Lea:
What? No, no, no, no, no.

Hey, Happy Birthday, come here.

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