Laura Lansing Slept Here Page #5

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Here's to Walter.

To Walter.

Of course uhm, it isn't the same.

I mean, the physical part.

He has to work so hard and

he's always bone-tired,

I can't expect...

It doesn't mean he doesn't love me.

Of course not.

You've never been married?

No.

[Melody] That's too bad.

Is it?

(phone ringing)

I'll be right back.

Hi there honey!

Hi Francie honey.

[Woman] Is that our

celebrity sitting there?

It sure is.

[Woman] Well what do you

know, wait till I tell Phoebe.

Are you having fun?

Look, look, ball.

[Laura] Give me the

ball, give me the ball.

(baby crying)

Malcolm, stop that.

I told you Ms. Lansing loves you.

That was Walter, he's

got to work ever later

than usual tonight.

What have we have, a power failure?

Sit down kids.

Why are we eating so late?

We had cocktail hour.

[Walter Junior] How can

we see what we're eating?

If you can't see what

you're eating, Walter Junior,

or Junior Walter, or

whatever your name is,

I will give you extra carrots.

Yuck, carrots.

It's so romantic, I think it's lovely.

[Walter Junior] I'm

too young for romance.

I'm not.

[Walter Junior] Did the celebrity cook?

The celebrity cooked.

Look, lovely lamb.

I wanted hot dogs.

Chemicals.

[Walter Junior] What

are we eating, a corpse.

Eat.

Okay but I just hope

you know you're eating

some sheep's child.

[Television Voiceover]

(speaking foreign language),

the phenomenon of demonic possession.

Keep it down, she

said you could watch it

for a while but you gotta

keep the volume down.

I gotta go get your dad, behave.

[Laura] Annette, come

and help me do the dishes.

Mom does the dishes.

Well tonight, you

and Walter Junior and I

are gonna do the dishes.

Come on Walter Junior.

(baby crying)

Oh, what is wrong?

Well, you, you wanna

help do the dishes too?

Hi honey, guess what it wasn't so bad,

I kind of like her.

How was your day?

Honey if you don't mind, I'm too tired.

Of course.

Well we had quite the day.

First we went to the supermarket

and she bought out everything.

Oh, she rearranged all the furniture,

you wouldn't believe it!

Mom, she made us do the dishes.

[Walter Junior] And I had

to take out the garbage.

Oh I'm sorry.

Hi Daddy.

Hi honey.

[Walter Junior] Girls watch the dishes.

How was your day Ms. Lansing?

Lovely, thank you.

And how was your...

Day?

Walter.

(phone ringing)

Hello.

[Larry] Hello there,

it's Mr. Baumgartner.

Oh hello it's Melody.

[Larry] How are you?

Good, one second, Laura!

[Larry] Everything going along well?

Oh yeah we're having a wonderful time.

[Larry] What are you doing?

Uh well, at the moment I'm vacuuming.

It's for you.

[Laura] Who's it it?

Mr. Baumgartner.

Oh, thank you.

Hello Larry.

[Larry] Hi.

Hold on just a second will you please?

Melody this is a little

personal, would you mind?

Oh of course.

Well what did you find out, was I right?

I think you're crazy.

I haven't been writing

romantic novels for 40 years

for nothing, I can look

in a man's eyes and tell

if he's having an affair.

Now who'd have an affair

with Walter Gomphers.

That's what we've got

to try and find out.

Well, I did ask Rosella,

she knows everything

that goes on around here.

[Laura] And?

Oh she laughed too.

But then she said she thought

it might be the Xerox girl.

She's the office sexpot,

really just kind of chippy.

Oh dear, oh dear.

Is something wrong?

No, no, no, no, no.

It's my lecture tour, I

knew I'd be asked to go

to Indianapolis, and I didn't want to.

Well I hear it's pretty.

Tell me more about Indianapolis Larry.

Indianapolis?

It seems such a far way to go.

How far along is it?

Oh, oh I don't know Laura.

But Rosella says she thinks

he's got a crush on her.

Has contact been made

between the interested parties?

With Violet I doubt if

there's any other way.

Violet?

Who's Violet?

My booking agent.

What do you think I should do Larry?

Stay out of it.

Of course I'd love to see

Violet, see what she looks like.

Well if you want to lose

the bet, then come on in

and look at her.

Goodbye Larry, keep me posted.

Sometimes these tours can be so difficult.

Indianapolis isn't so

bad, I had a girlfriend

who moved there with her

husband and they liked it.

Here you go Stace.

(giggling)

Hello.

Lunch?

Oh I can't, I promised Mr. Farley.

Oh.

I was crazy about your geranium, Violet.

I'm a little worried,

one of its leaves is brown.

Oh, well.

I'd like to see it again sometime.

Under different circumstances.

What would you say if I

was to tell you I love you?

Oh that's okay, I don't mind.

Who cares about you?

You're just a torn page

in my book of memories.

Don't torture me Al,

unless you really mean it.

I've been faithful to you.

[Al] Yes you have, you little tramp.

That looks like...

What?

Nothing.

[Melody] That's Al Lamont.

Why don't you go out and have some fun?

How can I, I'm pregnant.

Everybody's pregnant.

Only the women.

There's always a way.

Isn't he wonderful?

Al Lamont, the sexiest man in soaps.

Isn't he awful, how can

any man do that to a woman?

If that happened to me,

I don't know what I'd do.

There's always a way.

The washing machine's broken,

I'm gonna use Francie's,

you wanna come?

No, I think I'll stay

here and make some notes.

Are you gonna write a book about us?

Maybe, have you got a dictionary?

Oh right over there, I'll see you later.

(calming music)

(door slamming shut)

(weeping)

(door knocking)

Who is it?

It's the selfish old writer.

You wanna be friends?

[Annette] Where's Mom?

She's over at Francie's.

(weeping)

Now...

Now.

It isn't as bad as all that.

I did what he wanted and

now he doesn't wanna see

me again.

What did you do?

What do you think?

In my day it would've

been a fairly innocent kiss.

Have you talked to your

mother or father about this?

They wouldn't care.

I think they might.

They don't know anything.

[Laura] They do love you.

God, nobody loves me.

I used to watch Damon play basketball.

I'd just die, he's so...

All the girls are crazy about him.

And I ran right into him

coming out of the gym.

And all of the sudden he looked at me,

and he said, do you wanna go out?

I couldn't believe it.

So we, we had a cheeseburger

and he said he was in love

with me and he always would be.

Then...

I see.

Listen darling, the word

love is used very loosely

in this world, I love gumdrops,

I love popcorn, but the real

thing, seriously, is rare.

Love, love isn't just a word.

It is a wonderful

happening, it takes time.

Be weary, be cautious, even

be a little bit suspicious,

and above all, don't do

what he wants just because

he wants it.

But I was afraid I'd

lose him if I didn't.

Honey you couldn't lose

because you didn't have him.

You're young, you're building a life,

everything you do leaves a mark.

Say to yourself, I'm Annette

Gomphers, and this me,

is worth something, I'm of value.

But I'm not.

Well how do you know that?

There may be the most

wonderful things in you,

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