Coffee Shop Page #2

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- The master is late.

Not to mention

loud and obnoxious.

Master?

Really?

I believe you've lost barista yet again.

Don't worry about it, Eli.

Nobody has beaten you there.

Espresso just bends to it well.

Well, it is an art form.

But, you can keep practicing.

Yeah, well, I am getting faster

and she's getting nervous.

Here comes Eli's super-barista

could have saved the world

one latte at a time.

Don't you have a job

to go to or something?

That's one of the many benefits

of being an executive resale specialist.

- Flexible hours.

- Executive what?

You sell old junks on eBay.

Vintage collectibles.

There's a difference.

Hey, easy, tiger. Save some

for the paying customers, please.

You do realize

metabolism is a gift, right?

An unfair gift.

What is it, like,

pick on Becky morning?

Yeah. Stop picking on my girl.

How was that?

- My knight.

- Mmm.

So...

How was your date with

tall dark and muscle, last night?

Um, my date was... unexpected.

Unexpectedly good

or unexpectedly bad?

Well, he's the coach of

a high school football team.

Likes kids.

He was a captain of his college team.

That's eadership skill.

Sounds promising.

And did you set up another date?

Oh, he also got questionable table manners

and he couldn't remember my name.

- Your name is kind of odd.

- You're odd.

You could give him another chance.

Maybe, he was just nervous.

No, I'm pretty sure I got

a clear picture of who he is.

Just hoping I can get rid of it.

- Oh, you worked so hard on this one.

- Yeah.

You know anyone who wants

a bunch of football studs on last cards?

- Well, there's plenty of fish in...

- Really?

W-Well, there are.

That reminds me why I am here.

Practically, in the middle of the night,

in the first place,

you need to check your computer.

You have a message.

Do I even wanna ask,

how do you know that?

Probably not.

It's been a year now.

I'm coming to town.

I need to see you.

We need to talk.

- Patrick

Kevin's gonna take me home.

Oh, you read it.

- So, what are you gonna to do?

- There's nothing to do.

- Of course, there is.

- Look, Becky. We went over this.

Well, let's go over it again.

Okay. He left and I stayed.

That's it.

If that was it,

why is he writing you a message

saying "he need to see you"?

She's so stubborn.

It makes me nut.

I have no idea what that's like.

She keeps dating these losers

and she's wasting valuable time.

Becky, you like to meddle

in other people's...

- Hey.

- affairs. I... you do.

I'm sorry, it's true.

I love you, but...

I just... I think that you should,

maybe, leave this one alone.

Okay, well, instead of discouraging me,

why don't you help me?

I just think Donavan is

a self-sufficient woman.

- She doesn't need our help, Becky.

- Yes, she's self-sufficient and alone.

Besides, what about what I want?

- Does that matter?

- Of course, it does.

Well, what I want is

for Donavan to be in love

and to have a chance at happiness.

You know, likw we have.

And... if you love me,

you would help me help her.

She just needs a little guidance to go.

So, what do you say?

Are you my knight?

I suppose I could

dust off my shining armor.

So, do you want to talk about

what you're gonna do about Patrick's?

I mean,

there's nothing to talk about.

He lives in Chicago and I live here.

Nothing's changed.

Well, maybe,

nothing's changed for you, but...

you might want to start thinking

what you're gonna do

if something's changed for him.

See you tomorrow.

I've decided you have to come here.

I even have the perfect place for

you to get back to writing.

I'm starting to think there is no

such place.

Well then you have nothing to lose

by trying Donavan's.

Stop brooding and just trust me,

the inspiration you Need is there!

MORTGAGE RATE INCREASE

Hey.

You know that, uh, adjustable rate mortgage

can be a killer when it pops up like that.

I mean, kind of scary.

Well, so can rock-climbing with Becky,

but you managed to survive there, right?

Barely. Yeah.

Seriously, Donavan.

I'm, I am a CPA.

You can ask me if you need help.

I appreciate it, Kevin, but,

I really just need to talk to Mr. Conner.

He's usually very helpful with

hiccups like this, you know?

Mr. Conner is a great guy

and a good banker, but...

it's about the big hiccup to repay.

I think I can handle.

But, it was kind of you to offer.

Thank you.

All right.

Hey, you, uh, you haven't seen

Becky's phone lying around, have you?

She thought it might be in here.

- I'll call it.

- Oh, yeah. Good idea.

Uh-huh.

Of course.

I should have looked here first.

Can relax we found her phone.

- See you.

- See you later.

Yeah.

Well, I'm here now.

Okay.

All right. Yeah.

I'll call you back in five.

- Hi.

- Hi, what can I get for you?

What do you recommend?

Well, matching customers to their

perfect drink is sort of my specialty.

- I just need to know more about you.

- Interesting?

Well, what do you need to know?

- Um, what sort of professional you're in?

- Investment banking.

Stressful.

- Long hours too, I imagine? So...

- Uh-huh-huh.

Caffeine... Um...

Spicy or sweet?

A little bit of both.

And so I've been told.

Both. Okay.

I...

How about a chai?

Sweet at first sip and then

the spicy really sneaks up on you.

Best of both world.

Huh!

Very impressive, Miss Turner.

I'll make it.

I need to practice.

How, how did you know my name?

Because it's on the request for

the extension of your business loan.

Um... Why...

Why did Mr. Conner show you that?

Well, Mr. Conner doesn't own

the bank anymore. My...

My partner and I do.

I'm Frank Miller.

Mr. Conner sold?

Uh-huh. I'm sure

he'll be in here to tell you himself.

I know these small town guys get

personally charming with their borrowers.

But you see, that's the problem.

They base too many decisions

on emotions, and not enough on reality.

But the bottom line is

you're in too deep to get out.

The economy has been tough

the past few years.

I know, it, it happened.

And, and then you had

the unfortunate timing where

you had to replace the roof and

update the plumbing at the same time.

You need to face the facts.

You can not offord

to keep this place open.

And I can not afford

not to force you out.

There must be something

that we can do.

I think we both know

we're just postponing the inevitable.

Listen,...

I didn't come here

to close on you right now.

Look, my business partner and I,

we have some other stops to make.

- So, uh, perhaps...

- All right!

Huh, now.

I may not have the title yet,

but that sir, it's an amazing chai.

- Thank you.

- You're welcome.

Uh, perhaps, we can meet

again next week.

Then I can explain to you more

about the foreclosure process.

Sure.

Oh.

- It's on the house.

- Oh, thank you.

Mmm...

You were right.

This is the perfect choice.

I got you a roasted turkey sandwich.

Donavan, are you okay?

Yeah, I'm fine.

Who was that?

Just another satisfied customer.

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