Baby Boom Page #8

Oh!

We're gonna slow things

down now a bit, folks...

...so if you wanna take hold of your

favourite partner, now'd be a good time.

One, two, three...

Pennies in a stream

Falling leaves of sycamore

- Moonlight in Vermont

- (crowd gasps)

- Wanna dance? Would you like to dance?

- I would. I'd love to dance...

...but what do I do with the chatterbox?

- I'll hold her for you.

- Will you really, Mayor? Thanks.

OK, I'll be back. I'll be back.

- Oh, quick.

- OK.

By the way, I don't really

slow-dance all that well.

So do you still wanna do this?

Well, come on, let's give it a whirl.

- Hi. Is she asleep?

- Oh, yeah, she's really out.

Um, I think I have

a bottle of wine in here somewhere.

- This is a short house.

- Oh!

It's in the refrigerator.

Oh, you know, um... I know what. I'm...

- I'm gonna get us some glasses.

- OK.

Hey, you've stocked up, huh?

Oh, I know. I'm always

experimenting with new recipes.

I wonder if maybe I could interest you

in something like some strained zucchini?

- Hm. Maybe later.

- Yeah.

Oh, yeah. This is it. Here it is.

No?

No? No, oh, no, no... No.

- Yes?

- Yeah. It's, no, it's just... Yeah, sure.

Go ahead.

You're not getting cold, are you?

Mm-mm.

- You know something?

- Hm?

Remember that night in the library...

...when you asked me if all men

made me nervous, or if it was just... you?

- Yeah.

- You know what my answer is?

What?

- I think that all men make me nervous.

- Yeah.

Except you.

(whispers) What?

(JC) Moonlight in Vermont

La, da, da

Oh! In the wintertime

Moonlight

In Vermont

Oh, people... Yeah.

The sun trails by

(giggles and mumbles)

(he whistles "Moonlight in Vermont")

Hi. Hi.

- Hi.

- You tired?

Well, I usually require

more than 20 minutes' sleep a night.

Oh. Ha!

Hi.

- Daddy!

- What are you doing up?

- Dada!

- (both laugh)

No, no, no.

This is not Dada. No!

I think she's at that age where

she confuses "man" with "Dada".

Hm.

- (phone)

- Oh. OK.

Let's sit here, honey.

No, I've got to answer the phone. Hello?

Fritz?

Well... well, hello. Hi.

Well, I'm fine. How are you?

Oh, well, thank you. Thanks.

Oh, thanks. Thanks a lot.

They do? Really?

They are? Well... well, yes, of course,

I would love to talk to him.

Um...

Absolutely. Sure. That'd be great. I...

This afternoon would be fine. Just fine.

OK, Fritz. OK.

OK. Bye-bye.

You... I can't...

The Food Chain

wants to buy Country Baby.

Is it for sale?

Well, I don't know. I...

I don't know, but the thought of

going back to New York as a hit is wow!

I mean...

...we're talking major big.

This is... big, you know.

Hm.

So I guess this means you won't be free

for bingo tonight down at the fire station?

Um...

...can I call you later?

Sure. I'll be here.

(phone)

Sloane, Curtis and Company.

Will you hold, please?

May I help you?

- Miss Wiatt.

- Hi.

- You look wonderful.

- Thank you very much.

- Tell Mr Curtis I'm here.

- They're in the conference room.

- Good. OK.

- Miss Wiatt is on her way.

- Hi.

- Hello.

- Hello, Miss Wiatt.

- Hello, Ellen.

- JC, good to see you.

- Thank you.

- Where's the little one?

- At home.

- Oh, too bad. Come in. We're all waiting.

- Thank you.

- You remember Hughes Larrabee.

- Hughes.

- Thank you for coming.

- Good to see you.

- And Fritz.

- JC, welcome back.

- Thanks.

- Shall we?

You look terrific.

First of all, JC, on behalf of all of us,

I want to congratulate you...

...on a great, great success.

- Thank you.

Usually in a meeting of this nature

we have to take the client by the hand...

...and lead him through the negotiations.

But in this case, we know we're

dealing with a savvy businesswoman.

So we'll cut through the proverbial crap

and get to the nitty-gritty.

- (laughter)

- Hughes.

As Fritz told you, The Food Chain

is interested in acquiring Country Baby.

You've discovered an untapped market,

something we all know is tough to do.

However, we truly feel that you've taken

this thing just about as far as you can.

You work with an inexperienced staff in

a factory too small for your product load.

You're burdened with a severely

handicapped distribution apparatus.

What we'd like to do

is help you change all of that.

We'd like to see Country Baby

on every supermarket shelf in America.

- Mm-hm.

- JC, we all realise that...

...you may still be

harbouring some ill will.

In fact, Hughes suggested

we even bow out of these negotiations...

...but I assured him

you were a big girl now...

...and what happened between us

is water under the bridge.

Oh, well, it's water under the bridge

depending on how good your offer is.

I told you she'd play hardball!

I learned it from you, Fritz!

Well, thanks.

JC, shall we look at the proposal now?

The Food Chain will acquire

Country Baby Inc for $3 million, cash.

Mm-hm.

In order to take some day-to-day

responsibilities off your shoulders...

...we'd like to move your base to Cleveland

so our people can oversee production.

"Country Baby:
Home-made

in Cleveland"? I don't think so.

That point is negotiable.

Naturally, we'd like to retain your services

as Chief Operating Officer...

...with a base salary of $350,000 a year...

...with a bonus tied into the company's

earnings of up to 150% of your salary.

Which means, young lady, that if

Country Baby performs as expected...

...you're looking at close to

$1 million a year in salary alone.

What is that banging?

Paragraph four:

...The Food Chain will purchase

an apartment for you of your choice.

Naturally, there are various perks:

...a six-week vacation, golden

parachute clause, pension plan...

...and, of course, use of the company jet.

- That's it?

- That's it.

Oh, my.

Well, Hughes, would you mind

if I take a few minutes to think this over?

No, I wouldn't mind at all. Please.

Oh, thank you.

Um... Oh, save my seat!

(laughter)

- I think it's in the bag.

- Hope. Hope so. Fine, fine.

What do you think?

Time for the champagne?

I'm back. Ha!

I'm back. Oh!

Yeah, I'm back.

That's right.

Oh, uh, sit down, please.

I think I'm gonna have to pass.

Excuse me?

My answer is no.

Well, which part "no"?

No $350,000 base? No bonus tie-in?

No to all of it, Fritz.

Country Baby's not for sale.

But this is a world-class deal. It'll make

you richer than you ever dreamed!

I'm sorry, Fritz. I think I'm gonna

have to stay right where I am.

Perhaps all that's happened between us

isn't water under the bridge.

Well, no. Maybe it isn't.

I mean, I was very excited

about this offer, but...

...I don't think I really thought

about what it meant.

And, you see...

...Im not the Tiger Lady any more.

I have a crib in my office and there's a

mobile over my desk and I really like that.

Fritz, do you remember that night...

...when you told me about the things

I was gonna have to give up...

...and the sacrifices I would have to make?

I don't wanna make those sacrifices, and

the bottom line is, nobody should have to.

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