Love Struck Cafe Page #2

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Okay, thanks,

and congratulations.

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Dad?

Mom?

What?

Your father wanted

to surprise you.

Surprise me?

Honey,

I've got some terrific news!

You are...

...going to be a

Duke Blue Devil!

Violet!

[APPLAUSE]

Congratulations, honey.

- Really?

- Yes!

I...

I thought we couldn't afford it.

You got your scholarship.

That is, if you

still want to go.

Still want to go?

Of course I do!

I... I can't believe it.

I'm going to Duke!

I'm going to design things.

I'm going to be an architect.

We are so happy for you.

This is your dream.

I... I can't believe it.

I'm going to Duke!

[BRAKES SCREECHING]

[SIGHS]

I'm so sorry.

I guess I got distracted.

Joe?

Megan?

Well, doesn't look like

there's any damage.

You okay?

What?

Well, you... you ran into me.

Are you all right?

I...

Yes.

Since when is there

a stop sign here?

Since a few months ago.

Since when are you back in town?

A few months before

the stop sign.

I came back to

take over the farm

after my dad retired.

He and Mom are

traveling the world.

So, you don't get

home much, do you?

What's that supposed to mean?

Of course I do.

I come home all the time.

I was just here at Christmas.

I talk to my dad,

like, every day.

I don't know why I'm

explaining myself to you.

I'm not sure.

Anyway, um, if

everything's good here,

I'm probably gonna...

uh, yeah,

I'm gonna go.

[CHUCKLING]

Megan...

How are you?

Great.

Perfect.

I have an amazing job,

an amazing apartment,

an amazing boyfriend.

Basically, my life's...

Amazing?

Exactly.

We're talking about

getting engaged.

Congratulations.

Thanks.

And so you're...

you're an architect?

I, uh, I work in

client relations

at Stoneland.

I'm sure you've heard of us.

We're one of the

biggest in our field.

No, I... I haven't.

Anyway, I'm a supervisor.

So, you're... you're

not an architect.

What happened to your dream?

I really need to go.

I don't know if you heard,

my dad's in the hospital.

No, I-I did hear that.

I actually went to go

see Matt this morning.

Great.

Well, goodbye.

[ENGINE STARTING]

Well, that was fun.

It's straight down here, and

then a right on Elm Street.

Dad!

Oh, hey, honey, how you doing?

Are you okay?

I'm fine.

I'll be outta here in no time.

Dr. Baker says

you were on that

broken ladder again.

You have no business

being up there.

"No business..."

You make me sound

like an old man.

Mom would not have allowed it.

Megan Quinn?

Paging Megan Quinn.

Violet! Hey.

Oh, I was hoping

you'd be on call.

How you feeling, Mr. Q?

Bored, Violet.

Hmm.

Hey, have you been

by the caf lately?

Yeah, I stopped in for

my "to go" coffee.

It was pure chaos.

Waitress called in sick again.

I knew it, I knew it!

I gotta get back to work.

Can you pull some strings

and get me out of here?

Hey! I heard that.

Oh boy.

Gotta run.

Meet up later at the caf?

Yeah, sounds good.

And stay away

from those old ladders, Mr. Q.

I will try.

How's my favorite patient today?

Oh, you know, could be

better, could be worse.

I was speaking to Megan.

[CHUCKLES]

Aw, hey, Dr. Baker.

You are looking more and

more like your mother

every time I see you.

Well, thank you.

I can't think of a

better compliment.

Um, so, is he going to be okay?

Yeah, he'll be all right.

Okay, then, when can

I get out of here?

I mean, come on, it's

Apple Festival Week.

It's my big profit time.

Apparently, my business

is falling apart.

Well, you can go home

today if you want.

Well, about time.

Of course, you need

to stay off your feet

for a little while,

and out of the caf.

Oh, no, no, no, I can't do that.

I've got a business to run.

Okay, I guess we

can keep him here

a little while longer?

Okay, fine,

you win.

You need to let your

foot heal properly

before you return to work, okay?

And if I hear you've been

back in that caf too soon,

you'll have me to answer to.

You understand?

[SIGHING HEAVILY]

Yes, I understand.

Megan, you make sure

he keeps his promise.

Will do, Doctor.

- Okay.

- Thank you.

Okay, I've got to

pack up my things.

I need to get down to the

caf as soon as possible.

Dad, no, did you hear

what he just said?

[GRUMBLES DISMISSIVELY]

Ah, doctor talk.

No, I'm fine.

I can do more on one foot

than most folks

could do on three.

Dad, you can't rush things,

or else it'll make it worse.

Well, what do you

expect me to do?

Burn the place down?

Or...

Or you could, uh...

you could work with

me for a while.

No. No, no, Dad, no,

I cannot do that.

[SIGHING] Well...

I guess I'll just have

to call Dottie, and...

have her shut it down.

Okay, I will help out.

Are you sure you can handle it?

Dad, I've done every job

possible at Rosie's.

[CELL PHONE RINGS]

How hard can it be?

I've just got to get this.

One sec.

Megan Quinn.

Are you with Mrs. Figgins?

Yes.

I mean, no.

I mean, I'm on my way there

right now. - Good.

With what we're offering her,

she should be begging us,

and not the other way around.

Now, your job is to convince her

that this deal is in

her best interest.

Oh, and, Ms. Quinn?

Yes, Mr. St. Clair?

The clock is ticking.

Uh...

[BEEPS OFF]

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[TROWEL SCRAPING]

Mrs. Figgins?

May I help you?

Hi. I hope you remember me.

It's been a long time.

[GASPS IN DELIGHT] Megan Quinn.

Oh, my goodness, look at you.

Oh, I always knew

you'd grow up to be

a beautiful woman.

Thank you.

To what do I owe this pleasure?

Well, I was just in

town visiting my dad,

and I thought I'd

stop by and say hi.

Oh, yes, that's right.

I heard Matt was

in the hospital.

Now, how's he doing?

Oh, he's fine, thank you.

He just fractured his foot.

Oh dear, that sounds painful.

Please,

give him my best.

I will.

Have you seen Joe?

He's back in town, you know.

I bumped into him earlier.

Once upon a time,

you two were like

two peas in a pod.

But I guess times change, huh?

Yes.

Uh, Mrs. Figgins...

Oh, please, call me Frances.

I mean, you're all grown up now.

I think you can use

my given name.

Okay. Frances...

[CHUCKLES FONDLY]

Uh, Frances, I hope you

don't think I'm intruding.

I rang the doorbell,

but no one came, so...

Oh, listen, it's no intrusion.

As a matter of fact,

it's a nice diversion.

When the doorbell rang,

I thought you were one of them.

"Them"?

Those horrible developers.

Did you know that

there's this company

trying to buy up my home

and turn it into

a shopping mall?

They think they can

just throw money at me,

and I'll hand over my

property without a thought

as to how they intend

to use the land.

Anyway...

Megan, it's so good to see you.

I mean, what are you

doing these days?

Uh... well,

I work at Stoneland Properties.

I'm in client relations.

Um, I know you've

spoken to my boss

several times,

Jordan St. Clair,

but he wanted me to come here

and personally take

you through...

Ms. Quinn...

We really feel like

this development

is gonna energize

the local economy

and create hundreds of great

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