EPISODE #96

There’s Always Tomorrow Wednesday 8/5/19

Episode 96

Time of Day: Same Day; Afternoon

At Lindsay’s Apartment, in the Living Room, Lacey (Lindsay’s Split Personality) walks up to Carter seductively. She puts her hands on his chest.

LACEY: Come on, Carter.

CARTER: I don’t know, Lindsay.

Lacey takes one of Carter’s hands and places it on her stomach.

LACEY: It can be me, you, and this baby. That is all you’ve ever wanted. All you need to do to get to where you want to be is forget my stepmother. I don’t care what Cynthia does or where she goes. But, I will no longer allow her to dictate your feelings and thoughts. If you want me, show me that you don’t want her.

At The Grand Piano, in the Dining Area, Jennifer and Philip sit at a table.

JENNIFER: I’m glad that we decided to go out for a nice dinner. Ever since all that stuff happened at your parents’ home, with me...you know, things have kind of stalled for us.

PHILIP: I know, honey. I’m trying to make things better for us.

JENNIFER: I know you are. I appreciate that.

PHILIP: I just don’t know how to feel about my parents going away.

JENNIFER: Same here. I will tell you this, though, when they return, I wonder what will be in store for them and us. Nothing will ever be the same again.

PHILIP: You got that right. I just wonder how they’ll approach what they did.

At Quentin’s Home, in the Living Room, Quentin and Kimberly are sitting on the couch. Quentin is pouring a glass of red wine for each of them. Once done, he puts the bottle on the coffee table and hands Kimberly a glass of wine. He keeps one for himself.

KIMBERLY: Thank you.

QUENTIN: No problem. And, thank you for coming over.

KIMBERLY: Of course. You assured me that, that Emerson gal isn’t someone you’re talking to intimately. So, all is forgiven. Think of this as a fresh start.

QUENTIN: That sounds good to me.

Kimberly takes a sip of her wine.

QUENTIN: So, has Michael talked about us any further?

KIMBERLY: I think that Michael will come around eventually. And, even if he doesn’t, I’m not gonna let him dictate our relationship.

QUENTIN: I appreciate that.

KIMBERLY: Michael has a lot of feelings towards your brother. That’s all because of his affair with Judith. None of that is your fault though.

QUENTIN: And, he also hates me for the pompous ass I used to be before I took my jewelry company out of the state.

KIMBERLY: Michael just gets afraid when there’s another macho man in town. He has never been one hundred percent confident in his own skin. But, that’s his problem. Not ours. Let’s just enjoy the rest of this night.

As Quentin and Kimberly clink their glass, Kimberly’s phone makes a dinging sound. She lets out a sigh and picks up her phone from the coffee table.

KIMBERLY: Oh no.

QUENTIN: What’s up?

KIMBERLY: Work.

QUENTIN: What’s going down at ole Anderson Manufacturing?

KIMBERLY: I had an executive take a call with Martin Truex, Jr’s. team about making a race car for his private home collection.

QUENTIN: And…?

KIMBERLY: Long story short, the designs that were drafted up by our team have gone missing from the file. Because of that (standing) we have nothing to show him in terms of a mock up.

Kimberly sets her glass down on the coffee table and collects her things. Quentin stands and puts his glass down too.

QUENTIN: I assume this means you have to leave?

KIMBERLY: It most certainly does. I’m sorry.

QUENTIN: No problem. Call me when you’re done?

KIMBERLY: Of course I will.

Quentin kisses Kimberly.

QUENTIN: Have fun.

KIMBERLY: (smiling) You know I will.

Kimberly walks out of the room. Quentin sighs.

At The Painted Dock, in the Dining Area, Melissa and Thomas are sitting at a table. Melissa takes a sip of water from her water glass.

MELISSA: He should be here any minute now.

THOMAS: I’m very excited to meet your brother.

MELISSA: I’m excited to see him. It has been months since I’ve actually seen him in person. We now just connect through facetime. Anyway, I’m sorry that you aren’t going to get the chance to meet my parents just quite yet.

THOMAS: We’ll make a trip out to St. Helena to see them soon.

MELISSA: Sounds good. They’re dying to meet you. They just had to stay behind to keep track of Hudson Furnishings headquarters. You understand, right?

THOMAS: Business is business. Plus, your brother is the young blood of the family. I can understand why they sent him here to focus on the expansion. And, your parents still got us that mansion for me, you, and your brother to live in. All will be right with the world.

MELISSA: Very true.

As Melissa smiles over at Thomas, Jamal walks into the establishment. He notices Melissa and Thomas and goes to them. Melissa and Thomas stand.

MELISSA: Baby bro!

JAMAL: Hey, sis!

Melissa and Jamal embrace.

JAMAL: (coming off the hug) And, you must be Thomas.

THOMAS: I most certainly am. You must be Jamal.

JAMAL: You got that right.

THOMAS: It’s finally nice to meet you.

Thomas and Jamal shake hands.

JAMAL: Same here.

Back at The Grand Piano, in the Dining Area, Jennifer and Philip are both eating salads. They are both drinking a glass of red wine.

JENNIFER: You know, my nightmares have stopped. And, I’m trying to move on with everything and focus on us. But, I won’t lie, it has been hard. Yet, you think it would be easier with your parents out of the country.

PHILIP: There’s a lot of uncertainty about the future. So, I get where you’re coming from. And, it has also been hard for me. I’ve had to detach from them. But, I can’t reveal to Amy why I have, out of respect for you.

JENNIFER: Thank you. I know that this has been very hard for you. Philip, we’ll get through this. I know we will. And, if I can be confident about the future, then I think you can be too. We’ll be fine. We’ll be together to conquer all the obstacles forever.

Jennifer rests one of her hands on top of one of Philip’s.

Back at The Painted Dock, in the Dining Area, Melissa, Jamal, and Thomas are all enjoying a seafood platter and a nice, bitter white wine.

THOMAS: Have you seen the mansion, Jamal?

JAMAL: I did. My parents really went all out.

MELISSA: You know that mom and dad never spare any expense.

JAMAL: Very true. Thomas, I heard the same can be said for your father.

THOMAS: Very much so. I have a feeling that if your parents were here, they would’ve become great friends with my father.

JAMAL: They would’ve probably talked money and stocks for hours.

MELISSA: (laughs) Without-a-doubt.

JAMAL: Hey, what do you guys say we get on out of here and go explore Thorne Hill? I would love to know where all the hot spots are.

MELISSA: That sounds like a good time. What do you say, honey?

THOMAS: I’m definitely up for that. I can’t wait to show you what Thorne Hill is really all about. You’re gonna love it.

JAMAL: Where’s the best place to go and get some dessert?

THOMAS: Mimi’s Cafe. Mimi makes everything from scratch.

JAMAL: Sounds like one hell of a lady and one hell of an establishment.

THOMAS: (laughs) Yes to both.

MELISSA: Well, what are we waiting for?!

Back at Lindsay’s Apartment, in the Living Room, Carter is now facing away from Lacey. He lets out a deep breath and turns around.

CARTER: I don’t know about this.

LACEY: Don’t you want to be a father to our child?

CARTER: Yes. Of course I do.

LACEY: And, don’t you still have feelings for me?

CARTER: After all that has happened, yes.

LACEY: Then, I think that this is all made up for you. How about this? Why don’t you sleep on it? And, why don’t you even fill Cynthia in on everything? Then, if you agree to my outlined terms, show up at my doorstep anytime tomorrow. I’ll know your answer then.

Lacey then gets very close to Carter.

CARTER: Lindsay…

LACEY: Shhhh.

Lacey kisses Carter, passionately.

Back at Quentin’s Home, in the Kitchen, Quentin is drying the wine glasses that he and Kimberly had their wine in. As he puts them in the cabinet, there is a knock heard at the door. Quentin smiles and goes to the door. In the Entryway, Quentin goes to the door.

QUENTIN: (calling out) Are you back for more wine?

Quentin opens the door.

QUENTIN: What are you doing here?

WOMAN: Is that all you’re gonna say to me? Because, your wine offer sounded pretty good. I could use a glass after the flight that I had to endure to get here.

QUENTIN: Taylor, cut the crap. What are you doing here?

TAYLOR: Seriously, Quentin? Now, what’s so wrong about a wife wanting to come visit her husband who seems to want to run away from her at every turn?

The camera zooms in on Taylor’s smiling expression.

END OF EPISODE 96