Jennifer Falls Page #6

STEPHANIE:

Oh. Well, there’s no shame in that,

Jennifer.

JENNIFER:

I didn’t say there was.

STEPHANIE:

We’re happy to give you an advance.

JENNIFER:

Great.

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STEPHANIE:

And this can be a teachable moment.

JENNIFER:

I’m sorry, what?

STEPHANIE:

It’s a great opportunity to talk about

money management. Now, I don’t know

about you, but the way Wayne and I

manage our money is we don’t spend

money we don’t have.

JENNIFER:

Uh huh.

STEPHANIE:

Does that make sense?

JENNIFER:

Excuse me. Wayne, can I talk to you

over by the Slim Jims.

JENNIFER TAKES WAYNE A FEW STEPS AWAY.

JENNIFER (CONT’D)

I just needed to step away from your

wife for a minute because if I didn’t

there was a very strong chance I would

stick an ice pick in her skull. I

don’t know about you guys, but the way

I manage my anger is, I stick an ice

pick in someone’s skull. Does that

make sense?

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WAYNE:

Uh, you’re kinda’ freaking me out.

JENNIFER:

Oh, come on. You don’t actually think

I’m going to stick an ice pick in your

wife’s head on my first day of work.

(THEN) Okay, better now.

JENNIFER COMES BACK TO STEPHANIE.

JENNIFER (CONT’D)

(FORCED GOOD CHEER) That makes a lot

of sense, Steph.

STEPHANIE:

Great. This is going to be fun!

JENNIFER:

Super fun!

STEPHANIE GOES INTO THE BACK. JENNIFER STARTS CUTTING LIMES

BUT STOPS SHORT WHEN SHE SEES A CUSTOMER WHO’S JUST SAT DOWN.

SHE’S CUTE, KIND OF TOM BOYISH, FORTIES.

JENNIFER (CONT’D)

(DELIGHTED) Dina!! Oh, my God, you

look exactly the same!

DINA:

That’s depressing. I spent a lot of

money trying to look better.

JENNIFER:

(LAUGHS) I’ve missed you so much.

DINA DOESN’T SEEM TO SHARE THE SENTIMENT. IT’S AWKWARD.

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JENNIFER (CONT’D)

How’s Jeremy?

DINA:

Happy. Loving life. We’re divorced.

JENNIFER:

Oh. I’m sorry. And Jacob?

DINA:

Sixteen now. It’s a magical age. He

yells at me to leave him alone, then

yells at me for ignoring him. There’s

a lot of yelling.

JENNIFER:

And how are you?

DINA:

Okay. Still working for UPS. Still

pitching for my women’s softball team,

the L.A. Lesbians--the ladies like to

put it out there. It’s great for me,

though. Keeps the a-holes away when

we’re having beers after a game.

JENNIFER EXPECTS DINA TO ASK ABOUT HER LIFE BUT SHE DOESN’T.

JENNIFER:

So I’m still single. I got fired at

Blair for scaring the men folk. And

I’m back at my mom’s. Temporarily.

With Gretchen, who’s beautiful, and

complicated, and scares me.

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DINA:

Your mom didn’t tell me you were

working here.

JENNIFER:

It’s just ‘til I can figure out what

to do with my life. God, remember

when we used to hang out in my

backyard and smoke cigarettes and talk

about boys and what we were going to

do with our lives? I was going to be

the first woman in space. Until Sally

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