Baker's Man Page #7

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but you have to take

good care of it.

Granny, you gave me

this place seven years ago.

- I did?

- Yeah.

Okay, well...

Take good care of it.

I will.

Come on, let's go, okay?

Come on.

- Thanks, belle.

- You're welcome.

- Bye, granny.

- Bye.

- Thomas Stevens.

- Yes sir, how are you?

I'm just fine, thank you.

- It's been a while.

- Yes, it has now.

No one running away

from us at the altar.

Better she ran

away from the altar,

than after ten years

of marriage.

Well, I guess

you're right there.

Tell me, now how long

are you gonna be in town?

Oh, actually,

my foundation is evaluating

- babe's bakery for a Grant.

- Oh.

I leave tomorrow night, though.

Babe's bakery.

I just love babe's bakery.

Man, my wife and I

go there every Saturday,

and then we go to the park

and lie on the grass.

I tell you what

a feeling of tranquility.

- Not a care in the world.

- Yeah.

You know, that girl,

that new owner,

she's quite a nice girl.

Yeah, she seems to be

about her business, too.

You know, babe's

always got a line.

Yeah, she's a good woman.

Sounds like you were evaluating

a lot more than the bakery.

I'm gonna take my time on this

next relationship, pastor.

Thomas Stevens,

I'll see you at the wedding.

- Hey, good to see you.

- You, too, son.

- All right?

- You take care.

- Yes, sir.

- Yes.

Long time babe's bakery owner,

Josephine stock,

wandered out the doors of the

CSW nursing home this morning

and ended up

back in her old bakery.

It didn't take long

for customers to rush in.

She was returned to the

nursing home this afternoon,

where later she passed

away in her sleep.

We're told she suffered

from dementia.

Our condolences go out

to the family at this time.

Hi.

I'm sorry for your loss.

Thanks.

Will you meet me

at bicentennial park?

It isn't really a good time

right now, Thomas.

I know. I know.

Um, there's something

I need to tell you.

Then, can't you just

tell me right now.

Please...

10 minutes, that's it.

Bicentennial park.

Okay.

So, you said you

wanted to tell me something,

but there is something

I wanna tell you, too.

I'm losing the bakery.

And that's what I was gonna

use the money for.

Not the stuff I showed you.

I know it disqualifies me,

but, I just thought

you should know.

When I came here,

I had ulterior motives.

My real goal was to stop you

from getting the Grant,

and take back the bakery.

What I didn't tell you was...

My mom started babe's bakery.

She sold it to your grandmother,

which I thought

she had stolen it from us.

But your grandmother

told me everything

and I'm sorry.

I think it's admirable

what you're doing

for your granny

and for that nursing home.

I would give you the Grant,

but rules are rules,

and I'll take it back

to the board

and tell them the truth,

and all they can do

is vote yes or no.

Okay.

I gotta say it's not

the bakery I'm gonna miss.

I know my path is gonna

lead me to another bakery,

but I don't know if I'm ever

gonna find another you.

I know it's been two weeks.

- It's crazy.

- Yeah, yeah.

I don't know.

Where do we go from here?

I haven't felt that for a while.

What?

Sorry.

Alyssa, wait!

Alyssa!

Just listen to me.

Give me a second.

It's not what it looks like.

Really? A late night

dinner with your ex.

That's not what it looks like?

- Just give me... -this what

you do with all the girls?

What girls? There are no girls.

It's only you.

No, you want...

This is just a sign

that what I was gonna

say is a mistake.

Have a safe trip home.

Alyssa.

When were you gonna tell me?

Eviction notice?

Belle, it's not your problem.

Don't worry about it.

Well, yeah, it's my problem

if my best friend

is about to lose

the only thing she's ever loved.

Is this how you've been

helping the nursing home

- from shutting down?

- Yeah.

Okay, well, then,

let me call some people.

No, don't worry about it.

I'm gonna figure it out.

It's okay. I got it.

Well, figure what out?

I mean, you only have

three days to come up

with $60,000.

It's okay.

Look, Thomas just left

a voicemail.

Maybe he has good news.

Probably not.

Hey Alyssa,

if you'd just pick up the phone

and give me

just a second to explain

I promise you

it's not what you think.

Call me back.

All right.

I really enjoyed seeing you.

Okay.

Just call me.

I knew it.

I knew every time

y'all saw each other

he loves you.

You love him.

- Love?

- Mm-hmm.

Yeah, I don't think

I'd be out with my fiance

if I was in love with someone.

Well, maybe that was

just misunderstanding.

I think if you care

about this place

and you care about him,

you need to go after it.

Well, it wouldn't work.

I mean, he lives in California.

And I'm staying here.

I mean, the bakery

is my first priority.

Okay, well, then, if this

is your first priority,

then you need go after him because

he has the money that you need.

Yeah, well, I lied to him.

I lied to him about what I

would do with the money.

I'm pretty sure the foundation

isn't gonna pick a liar.

I'm just saying, he loves you,

he has the money,

take advantage.

# sugar daddy.

So that's all this was about?

It was never about anything

more than the money?

No, that's not true.

Do i...

'cause you have

a funny way of showing

by not answering my calls.

I figured you'd be busy with your

ex-girlfriend, and all that.

Look, let's not string

this along any further.

Clearly what happened

between us was a mistake.

I agree.

Okay.

Well, I wish you the best.

And I just wanted

to be professional

and come by and tell you

you didn't get the Grant.

Best wishes with the bakery.

Thomas, whatever

you heard is wrong.

Hey, this woman loves you

and I know you love her.

Okay, please, don't do this.

This place is all she has.

You're all she has.

Sorry I couldn't be

your sugar daddy.

What's up, man?

Hey, did you get my email?

No, what email?

The email I just sent you.

Look at your computer.

CSW nursing home

which had been projected

to close at month's end

has gained new life

after the Stillwell corporation

decided to build their futuristic

condominiums someplace else.

We reached out to the

Stillwell corporation

regarding the sudden change.

Well, after further evaluation

of the CSW nursing home,

we feel this place has been

an asset to our community

in supporting the care

of the elderly.

One day, our CEO, my father,

he might need the support

of an assisted living home,

like this one,

and I don't want any company

coming in to tear it down,

leaving him with no where to go.

Was that you?

I don't know what

you're talking about.

How'd you do it?

I mean, wait,

are you engaged again?

Shut up. No, I'm not

engaged again.

I just told her if she wanted

to make it up to me

for leaving me at the altar,

she'd let me buy them out

the nursing home.

Wait, wait, so, you own

the nursing home?

No, the Theresa Karen Stevens

foundation

owns the nursing home.

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