Wine Mama (6) First Dinner

                                   

Kirk Carter@ WGA Copyright 2013

WINE MAMA (6)

FIRST DINNER

EXT:The Gator Tail Restaurant-Modesto, Ca.-P.M.

SANDY PULLING INTO FULL PARKING LOT OF THE GATOR TAIL RESTAURANT

LOOKING UP, SHE SEE'S HUGE ILLUMINATED GATOR, WITH A GLOWING GATOR TAIL SWINGING SLOWLY BACK AND FORTH

BRIAN SPOTS SANDY'S BLACK RANGE ROVER AS IT HAS GOTTEN CAUGHT UP IN THE TRAFFIC JAM IN THE FRONT PARKING LOT

HE GETS ON PHONE, CALLING "JOHN HEIGHT", THE GENERAL MANAGER AT THE GATOR TAIL

JOHN

"Yea boss, what's going on?"

BRIAN

"Just getting back from the auction, looks like your staying busy?"

JOHN

"It's been like this all day, ah...how did the auction go, did you get your vineyard?"

BRIAN

"Yea, something like that, look...get Toby to walk out in the front parking lot...do you see that black Range Rover with the blonde driving, the one that's stuck out in the traffic?"

JOHN LOOKING AROUND, SPOTS HER VEHICLE

JOHN

"Yea boss...what you want me to do?"

BRIAN

"Yea, that's my new business partner, have Toby walk over there and get her to follow him to the employee parking lot in the back, okay?"

JOHN

"Got ya boss, no problemo!"

BRIAN

"Thanks my man, talk with you later..."

CLICKS PHONE OFF

SHOWING SANDY STRESSED, HORNS HONKING ALL AROUND HER

TOBY WALKS UP TO RANGE ROVER

TOBY

"Excuse me man...you Miss Sandy?"

SANDY

"Yea, huh...what do you want?"

TOBY

"I walk in front of your truck, you follow me, you be safe in back parking lot, that okay?"

SANDY

"Oh okay, whatever, let's go!"

TOBY STARTS WALKING, CLEARING TRAFFIC OUT OF THE WAY, TELLING DRIVERS TO MOVE TO THE SIDE AS SANDY FOLLOWS

SANDY GETS OUT OF VEHICLE, SEE'S BRIAN AND WALKS OVER

SANDY

"Boy, you've really got some pull around here, I'm impressed!"

BRIAN

"I do what I can...let's see if we can get something to eat around here!"

SANDY

"So, let's see if you can perform the real magic...this place is packed, you really still think you can get us a table?" 

BRIAN

"Don't worry about it, keep the faith girl!"

WALKING INTO BACK DOOR OF RESTAURANT, THEY ARE MET BY JOHN

BRIAN PUTS HIS FINGERS TO HIS LIPS, JOHN ACKNOWLEDGES BRIAN'S GESTURE

SANDY

"This is one of my favorite places."

BRIAN

"You have good taste, it's one of my favorites, too!"

WALKING FURTHER THROUGH THE KITCHEN, OVER IN THE CORNER, THERE APPEARS ONE PRETTY LONE TABLE WITH A PRETTY WHITE EMBROIDERED TABLE CLOTH CENTERED BY A SINGLE CANDLE

jOHN IS STANDING THERE, PULLING THE CHAIR FOR SANDY TO SIT IN

SANDY

"Wow, you do come through...sorry I doubted you, but you do seem to have that Midas touch...are you like that with everything you do?"

BRIAN

"You need to quiet for a moment and listen to the wind...it will talk to you!"

SANDY

"Philosophical too, what did I do to deserve you anyway, I mean I'm assuming here that your going to be taking me to that next level, my new experience, that special place?"

BRIAN

"My dear, I'm taking you to the world of high end wine making...Port Vodka to be exact, and if we happen to become good friends along the way, that's just icing on the cake."

JOHN WALKS UP WITH MENU'S AND ORDER PAD IN HAND

JOHN

"What will it be sir?" 

BRIAN

"Let's see, we'll start with two tossed salads with that Almond Vinaigrette, a couple of Le Brea Primes, and some of Modesto's best Tawny Port...with the good crystal!"

JOHN

"Very good sir, I will be with you shortly."

SANDY

"So, you come here often?"

BRIAN

"I can't keep this from you...can I?

SANDY

"Keep what from me, personally I don't know what to think about anything you do...I'm sitting here thinking that this guy acts like one of those alpha males that are very ego driven...which I like in a man, but you act like you own the place!"

BRIAN ADJUSTING TABLE CLOTH, MOVING CANDLE OFF CENTER

LEANING OVER TO HER FACE

BRIAN

"I do!"

SANDY WITH BLANK STARE

SANDY

"Well then, couldn't keep that in for long...oh, don't forget, this is one of my favorite places to come...everything is so different, I just Love everything about it!"

BRIAN

"Well thank you, it was a bit of a pain to get started...but with a little hard work, staying focused, dealing with all the legal mumbo-jumbo, and of course a little help from complete strangers who read of my concept, and vested in my dream, wallah!"

SANDY

"I'm glad that your dream came true, we all kind of lucked out on your little effort here."

BRIAN

"And what about you, need to get the conversation started in some direction?"

SANDY REACHES ACROSS THE TABLE, MAKING FIRST HAND CONTACT TO BRIAN'S

AS SHE SMILES, AS TEARS IN HER EYES BECOME OBVIOUS

SANDY

"I, I don't know what to say, but..."

BRIAN

"Speak girl, dinner will be here soon, you've got to feed this boy!"

SANDY

"Just so glad you came into my life, that's all..."

(To Be Continued)