 Waking Up Is Hard To Do
Danny: Mornin'.
Diane: Morning.
Danny: What time is it?
Diane: 6:30.
Danny: (yawns, sits up) How ya doin'?
Diane: (same polite fake smile, showing teeth and dimples) Okay. How you doing?
Danny: Oh, good. I'm good. (Pause, serious face) Look,
Diane. If I pushed you into anything...
Diane: I'm a big girl, Danny. I didn't do anything I didn't
want to do.
Danny: (smiling) Well I sure as hell enjoyed myself.
Diane: (Rueful laugh. Pause. Puts on her own serious face) It
might be good, if we don't let anyone know.
Danny: (Boy-Scout-sincere) No. It wouldn't.
Diane: I mean the Job and all.
Danny: I understand. (Pause) Look, Diane, as close as we've
gotten, I wouldn't want anything to come between that.
Diane: Me either.
Danny: I'm not sayin' I feel bad about it, but, maybe it's a
one-time only. Bein' that things are so complicated.
Diane: If you think we can do that.
Danny: Absolutely.
Long, awkward pause.
Diane: Ya hungry? Get some breakfast?
Danny: No, I'll just, jump in the shower.
Diane: (so terse and bitten off it sounds more like a quick
cough) Sure. (Indicates direction of the bathroom with a
brief, quick movement of her eyes)
Pause.
Danny: (eyebrows up, a mischevious smile, gesturing towards the
door) You go first...
Diane: (laughs, a little nervously) Get a good look...
Diane gets out of bed and walks to the door as if she doesn't care - at the door, a quick look over her shoulder to gauge his reaction -
exactly like the quick over-the-shoulder-look she gave Harry as
she walked away after giving him the finger the day before.
Danny lowers his eyes politely as she gets out of bed, sneaks a
quick peek, sighs and almost imperceptibly shakes his head,
looking like he is regretting his offer of leaving it as a
"one-time only".
end of scene
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