Coffee Shop Page #5

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he couldn't stop by.

I was gonna make him

his favorite drink,

but, he asked me to meet him

for dinner instead.

See?

He is so smart man.

He's making his move,

trading a coffee date for dinner.

Your life could be about to change.

Hmm, she's right.

Do you want...

for your whole life to change?

Things are already changing.

Yes...

They are.

Good morning.

Good morning.

Um, coffee or tea, even?

Uh, Coffee.

Hey, you were amazing last night.

I, I love your charity.

I have no idea you could sing.

Oh, thank you.

It was nice of you to come by.

What size?

Uh, large.

Thanks.

- Hey.

- Hey.

Patrick Cole, Frank Miller.

- Nice to finally meet you.

- Same here.

- Have a seat.

- Thanks.

You know, I have heard nothing

but good things about you.

You are really making a reputation

for youself up in Chicago.

I really appreciate you meeting us

in such short notice, Frank.

Well, I was just thrilled

to get your call

and I'm very intrigued about

your plan to help Miss Turner.

My guys should be able

to work quickly on this one.

If we can come to agreement,

can you meet with Donavan

and me on Thursday?

Thursday?

No, I'm leaving for London

tomorrow night.

Then we need to make

this deal happen today.

Works for me.

Well?

Any guy can live with that.

Let me make one call to my partner.

If he says OK,

we'll print this document up.

- We'll be good.

- Great.

You know, I got a quick

phone call to make also.

So, uh, what do you think?

About another hours?

Uh, yeah, about that.

- Hello?

- Hey, Donavan.

Uh, I'm so sorry. I'm gonna be

a little late tonight for dinner.

Oh.

I know it sounds bad,

but trust me.

When I explain myself,

you're gonna love what you hear.

Okay.

Uh, so, it'll probably be another hour,

and I'll come to pick you up.

Oh, actually, I'm already here.

So, I can just meet you.

Uh, okay.

That sounds Good.

- And Donavan...

- Yeah?

I'm sorry.

I'd much rather be there

with you right now.

- See you soon.

- Okay.

- You again.

- Small towns.

- No place to hide.

- Not in that dress.

Um, I'm having dinner.

W-With someone very lucky.

Where are you off to?

Uh, place down the street.

Uh, Lucy's.

For, and I quote:

"mind-blowing lime gelato".

- My sister's recommendation?

- Who else.

Except you have a dinner plan or

I'll ask you to join me.

Actually, I just got a phone call.

I have an hour to kill.

I guess, I could do dessert first.

You might have to order for me.

I'm not sure they'll even

see me stading next to you.

Somehow, I think they'll notice you.

All right.

It was an accident.

I wasn't looking to see anything.

If it is bad as you say it is, I just wish

she would trust us and tell us.

Uh-huh. I'm sure

she doesn't want us to worry.

Besides, what can we do anyway?

I don't know, but, we can't just sit by

and watch her loose the place.

She'll be upset if she knew we know.

I thought she had dinner with Patrick.

I don't know.

You want to go talk to him?

No. I'm sure we'll hear

all about it in the morning.

They look cute together, don't they?

Hmm, if you say so.

It'd be good if he dressed a little better.

You ran away from home

to live in the lighthouse?

Yes.

It actually used to be right there.

I was only gonna live there

until I have enough money

to afford my own boat

and sail away.

I miss sailing.

Anyway, I had a vision

of playing at Carnegie Hall.

- You were that good?

- No.

I could barely play chopsticks.

I guess I had a tendency

to dream a little too big.

You say that like it's the bad thing.

Well, I mean, it, it can be.

Anyway, my mom found me a half hour later,

and I will never forget what she said.

"Lighthouses aren't there

to draw attention to themselves.

They're just there to shine."

Her way of saying,

I didn't need to be so dramatic.

I guess she didn't have that same

conversation with your little sister?

No.

She seemed like

she was a wise woman.

Your mother.

She was.

You know,

she can handle anything, even

the most difficult situations

with such poise and grace.

I always admire that.

Anyway, I just,

I feel closer to her here, you know?

Yep.

What is this?

Uh, small town tradition.

You know, I had my first dance with

the boy in that circle when I was 12.

- Really? It was that serious?

- Oh, very. Yep.

Four whole days.

I'm not the greatest dancer,

but, I'm pretty sure

I can match the skill of 12-year-old.

Since, we are the only ones not dancing,

you wanna dance?

Sure.

You've done a very good deed.

I'm so glad that

this whole deal has a happily ending.

So, we'll, uh, tell her tormorrow.

Meet her at the coffee shop at 9:00?

Your girlfriend is gonna be

so pleased with you!

I can see it.

Now, I know...

why this town means so much to you.

It's a part of me.

And I guess, I'm a part of it.

Like the coffee shop.

Exactly.

I guess,

I just thought if I could...

capture a small piece of it

and to share it, then maybe...

You could make a difference.

Yeah. But,...

I mean, I was naive.

The world certainly doesn't care

about the idealistic notion

of a small-town coffee girl.

Why wouldn't they?

I do.

- I have to get that.

- Yeah. Of course.

Hello?

Yeah, hi.

Uh...

No, I'm just down at the water.

Oh no, I'll meet there.

Okay.

Um...

I have to go.

But, thank you for the ice-cream.

Absolutely.

That show's been sold out for weeks.

So, are you gonna tell me

how you got tickets?

A man has to maintain a little mystery.

You know,

when I left last year,

and you decided

not to go with me,

I thought to myself

there's got be a reason

why we're not supposed

to be together.

And I thought, look backward

on things down the road and...

figure it out that that's the reason

we're supposed to break up.

The thing is, it's been a year.

I still don't get it.

I mean, this...

still feels right.

So, what are you saying?

I'm saying...

what if, last year, we made

the biggest mistake of our lives? And...

this is our chance to fix it.

I should go in.

Think this through.

Yeah.

Bye.

Bye.

Well?

Well what?

Come on, he just kissed you.

Yes, he did.

Not that you were watching.

So,...

What color am I gonna wear

as your bridesmaid?

No Spring tone's lace,

they completely wash me out.

Uh, we're not quite there yet.

Yet?

I like the sound of "yet".

So, I ran into Eli and

he said you were with Ben,

but, I mean, he's total freak, right?

'Cause I absolutely knew

you were with Patrick

Patrick met with the...

the banker today about the coffee shop.

I only assume you knew about that?

I may have mentioned...

your financial situation, um, to him.

Well, what was the meeting about?

I don't know.

He said he'd tell me tomorrow?

You know?

No.

But, I can only think of one thing.

He's investing in the future with you.

Oh, I can picture it now,

you guys...

standing next to each other

with matching aprons,

serving up mokut chokeup...

whatevers.

Blissful.

Let's not get ahead of ourselves.

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