How Stella Got Her Groove Back Page #2

the fasten seat belt sgn.. .

...for our arrval n Montego Bay...

.. .where. as you know.

the weather s always perfect.

MAN:
Welcome to Jamaica.

-Thank you.

-Welcome to Jamaica.

-Thank you.

-Hello.

STELLA:
Hi. Stella Payne.

Sign here.

Could you tell me which room

Delilah Abraham is in?

Ah!

Girl, l've been waiting for you in the bar

for an hour and a half.

-Then where's my rum punch?

-Come on, girl.

-You look so fly!

STELLA:
Don't l?

You think you're cute

with your braids.

-You like them?

-l love them.

They make you look entirely

too damn young.

Wave to Jack and Buddy.

STELLA:

l'm not waving to men l don't know.

DELILAH :

You will.

They're from Chicago.

Got three Super Bowl rings between them.

l get Jack and you get Buddy.

STELLA:
Oh, no, you didn't.

DELILAH:
Oh, yes, l did.

l did not come all the way down here

to turn into a slut.

l did!

A big ho slut, if l can.

All l want to do is run,

read, relax and roll over. Oh, Lord...

...not pick up old, soft football players.

When was your last wide receiver?

Okay? Okay? Come on.

Bertha, l'm gonna get you.

Welcome to Jamaica, ladies.

TOGETHER:

Ooh!

Respect.

Respect, child.

-You good, girl?

-l'm good.

You good? You real good?

Real good!

STELLA:

Whoo!

DELILAH :

Don't scare the white people.

-Oh. Oh!

STELLA:
What?

-This right here.

-What?

Gimme, gimme.

It's got my name all over it.

Where's the bathing suit

that goes with it?

Sit down and be glad

l'm letting it go for 50.

l got your 50.

l gotta tell you, though,

l'm glad to see you.

You look good.

STELLA:
You don't know good

from spectacular.

You look good yourself.

Yeah, l know l do.

l think l got weak blood sugar

or something.

l've been taking ginseng

and sing-sing and hop-sing...

...trying to get some pep back in my step.

It ain't working.

When was your last physical?

About a year ago.

All l know is this:

ln the morning, have your sneakers on

and be ready to run.

You must be out of your mind.

l did not come down here to exercise.

And do you think they could put

a little more Lycra in this thing?

Ooh, girl!

As your best friend for the last 22 years,

can l have this?

No.

Can l at least see a picture

of my godson?

Now, those, you can have.

Probably because they're plastic.

But ask me if l care.

STELLA:
Do you care?

-Hell, no! l look good in these.

[SINGS SOFTLY]

No.

DELILAH:

All right.

[DELILAH GROANS]

This is my favorite.

STELLA:
Mm-hmm.

DELILAH:
Mm-hmm.

This gets the circulation going.

-Going now.

-Come on.

Here we go.

l'm running, girl, like the wind.

-Come on, D, you can do it.

-l'm doing it. Look at me run.

l'm fast like a mofo. Running....

-l'll see you at breakfast.

STELLA:
D!

That was great for me.

l feel warmed up and everything.

l feel like l could just have

the whole day to myself.

Whoo! l'm bad.

l'm so bad. l'm bad. l'm so bad.

Good morning.

Are you a rapper?

No, sorry, l don't rap.

STELLA:

Lord. have mercy.

Why don't they come n

ths make and model n my age group?

Excuse me?

Are you dining alone?

-Why?

-Would you mind if l joined you?

My plate looks lighter.

Maybe l should come to your table.

Okay.

There ought to be a law against

being young and sexy.

WINSTON :

l'm sorry. What was that?

l said, whatever it is sure smells good.

l think it's my cologne.

It's new.

No, l meant the food.

Right.

STELLA:

l meant the cologne.

You're the most colorful thing

l've seen this morning.

Why? Do you have a problem with pink?

Actually, yes. l'm in therapy for it.

lt was a joke.

Are you enjoying your first morning

here in Jamaica?

-Maybe l've been here for weeks.

-Uh-uh. Uh-uh.

l would have noticed you.

S:
Mo. he doesn't call hmself

flrtng wth me. Ths s too cute.

So, what's your name, young man?

My name is Winston.

Winston Shakespeare.

-And yours, young lady?

STELLA:
My name is Stella, Winston.

Mm-hmm. See, l gave you two names.

You only gave me one.

The one l gave you was real,

Mr. ''Shakespeare.''

You didn't know Shakespeare

was really black?

Yeah, man. Socrates too.

So....

Where's your husband?

What makes you think l have one?

Okay, where's your boyfriend?

You ask a lot of questions

to be so young.

Where are your parents?

And how old are you?

My parents are at home,

where they belong.

And how old do you think l am?

-Twenty-five?

-Really?

l'll be 21 on my next birthday,

so that makes me 20.

STELLA:

He's not even legal.

WINSTON :

And you are?

Forty.

No, truthfully.

Let's not go there, okay?

WINSTON :

You look really, really good.

l've never seen a 40-year-old woman

who looks like you.

STELLA:

Thanks.

Uh, so, what, um....

What brings you here to Jamaica?

l needed a vacation.

What about you? Why are you here?

WINSTON:
l'm here staying with

a friend of mine who works at the resort.

l just got my degree in biology,

but l don't know what to do with it.

So l'm here trying to land a summer job,

possibly learn to be a chef.

-Winston, is it?

WINSTON:
Yes.

That's nice.

Wait. You haven't finished

your breakfast yet.

Yes, l have.

Okay.

Will you be going

to the pajama disco tonight?

-The what?

-We wear our bedclothes and we party.

You know, we dance.

We have a good time.

You can't be serious.

Come on. It's your first night in Jamaica.

And to be honest,

l would like to dance with you.

l don't think so.

ln case you haven't noticed,

Winston, baby...

...l'm old enough

to be your mother, okay?

What?

Nothing. l was just thinking about that.

Okay, so l'll meet you there at 10.

Cool?

l don't think so.

Well, l'll be there anyway...

...watching the door,

hoping you change your mind.

STELLA:

Nice meeting you, Winston.

Buddy, Jack,

this is my best friend, Stella.

BUDDY:
Hey, Stella.

JACK:
Hey, baby.

BUDDY:
l heard you was down here on

the island looking for some real love.

lf that rumor's true, l'm here

to put the ''P'' in paradise for you.

DELILAH :

Buddy, shut up and roll over.

You're tearing that bathing suit up,

Miss Delilah.

-l know. l do look good, don't l?

-Oh, baby.

Then do mama's foots,

because they're aching.

Listen, we're going

to Rick's Caf tonight.

Got the best lobster, the best sunsets

on the island.

What time you want to go?

Make sure you wear something that

shows off them beautiful brown shoulders.

Let me put some sunblock on there.

Oh, no, thank you, Buddy.

That's all right.

And as far as tonight goes,

l don't think so.

What you talking about,

you don't think so? It's our second night.

Don't dud up on me now.

STELLA:

l'm feeling tired, D.

From what?

S-- S-- Swimming?

l told you jogging wouldn't do you

any good here on the island.

All you got to do is take a nap.

You got all day.

STELLA:

Bring me back a doggy bag.

-Did l miss something at breakfast?

-Yep. Waffles and red grapefruit.

No, no. Not that one.

That's mama's heart chakra.

Give mama a heart attack,

you don't get none.

Look how cute he is.

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