Love Struck Cafe Page #7

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Megan...

I-I'm sorry.

Congratulations.

Joe, wait!

Philip, please stand up.

I'll be back.

Megan!

Who's Joe?

Wait!

You broke up with me, remember?

You wrote me a letter,

and that was it.

No explanation,

and poof, and you were

gone from my life.

[SIGHS IN EXASPERATION]

I thought we were

best friends, Joe.

I thought we were going

to build a life together.

I didn't want to stand in

the way of your dream.

So you made a choice for me

without even talking about it?

I know why you did it, Joe.

Frances told me.

But you were wrong.

We could have made it work.

We could have made it

work because I loved you,

and I know you loved me...

Okay, all right.

Go back inside, okay?

Philip's waiting.

Don't do this again.

Don't push me away.

We're living two

different lives, Megan.

Your life is back in

Chicago with Philip.

My life is here with Lily.

I guess I...

I thought we could get

back what we once had.

I don't know what

I was thinking.

[CAR DOOR OPENS]

[MEGAN]:
Joe...

Megan?

Philip, we need to talk.

All right, thanks! Come again!

[MAN CALLS]:
Thanks, Matt!

[CHUCKLING]:
Yeah. See ya.

Always a pleasure.

Let me know when you

get back to Chicago.

You're a great guy.

Ah.

Seemed like a nice enough fella.

[SIGHS HEAVILY]

We broke up.

Well, good.

Then I don't have to

pay for the wedding.

[CHUCKLES]

Come on, I'm kidding.

You wanna talk about it?

No, thank you.

Dad, if you don't need me here,

I think I'd like to go home.

I need to start

working on my rsum.

Sure, I think we can

manage somehow.

Ooh, before you go,

I was in the back office

cleaning this morning,

and I found this.

What is it?

Have a look.

Huh?

Remember those?

No, your mother was planning

on making a new menu,

and she wanted to use

one of your drawings

as the cover.

Of course, she died

before she could put

the plan into motion.

Yeah, she was always

your biggest fan.

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The third option!

Dad, thank you!

Oh, you're the best.

Uh, don't mention it...

I guess.

The third what?

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[RAIN POURING]

[]

[BIRDS TWEETING]

[MUFFLED CELL PHONE RINGING]

Hello?

[WHISPERING] Megan!

I've been trying to

reach you all morning.

Do you know what today is?

No, what?

Today's Monday, which

means deadline day?

Oh, no. Shoot!

My deadline.

It's less than an hour away.

Why do you think I've been

trying to reach you all morning?

Mr. St. Clair's on his way

to Cedarvale right now,

and he's not happy.

Oh, no. Okay, okay, I'm on it.

Uh, I'll call you later.

[BEEPING OFF]

I'm heading out, Dad!

Good luck!

So, if you'll just

sign at the bottom...

And what if I don't sign, Mr.

St. Clair?

Mrs. Figgins... may

I call you Frances?

No.

Mrs. Figgins,

Stoneland Properties owns all

of the surrounding land,

so there will be no more buyers.

Now, if you continue

to hold out,

well, we'll be forced

to break ground

on the portion of

land that we do own,

and, unfortunately,

it will get pretty

noisy around here,

and this is a sweetheart

of a deal, Mrs. Figgins.

But if we're forced

to delay much longer,

it might not be so sweet.

Now, this really is

the only option.

[CAR HONKS]

Wait!

Don't sign anything.

Don't sign anything.

Ms. Quinn?

What do you think you're doing?

Just bear with me, please.

Bear with you?

No. No, you had your chance,

and you missed your deadline.

That's why I'm here.

No, not yet.

I still have...

four minutes.

No, Ms. Quinn,

you no longer have

negotiating authority

on this project.

Now, a deal is on the table.

On the table, perhaps,

but the pen is still in my hand.

I want to hear what

Megan has come up with.

Mrs. Figgins, the

plans are all set.

We're getting ready

to break ground.

It's really too late

for any changes.

Excuse me, Mr. St. Clair,

but Mrs. Figgins' property

sits dead center

of the proposed development.

Without her land,

there's no way the local

planning commission

will ever approve the project,

and if she's not budging,

we don't have a choice

but to look at other options.

Not budging?

She was about to sign

before you got here.

Well, now I've had a

sudden change of heart.

I want to hear what

Megan has come up with.

This better be good.

Okay.

Last night,

I was thinking this

whole thing over,

and I realized that

Frances is not being

at all unreasonable.

Of course not.

All she wants is to ensure

that this stunningly

beautiful place,

where she's spent

her entire life,

remains that way,

and I think that with

a little creativity,

we can both get what we want.

We can build a

profitable development

that respects the environment.

Interesting.

No, no, no, no, no, this

is far too much green.

Are these trails?

These trees are all

supposed to be removed.

But they don't have to be.

I've adjusted the footprint

of the development,

but the square footage

remains exactly the same.

I've arranged the restaurants

so they get the best

views of the lake,

and I sketched in

green footpaths

from the parking structure

to the retail area,

and I put in a

playscape for kids

by the water.

I think we can make

this development

a place where customers

want to linger,

and if we can do that,

they'll want to come back,

and in the long run,

if we create a space

that people want to return to

again and again,

that means bigger profits.

I'm really proud of you.

You have done a beautiful job.

Just to be clear, Mrs. Figgins,

you're saying

that if we go with this plan,

you might consent to

selling your property?

Yes.

I could be persuaded.

I'm not against development, Mr.

St. Clair.

It just has to be

the right kind.

Okay, Ms. Quinn.

Get these plans on

the drawing board.

We'll see if we can

make this happen.

I am on it.

I knew you had it in you.

Thank you.

Do you like it?

I love it.

Let me show you.

Yes.

[]

Hey, there she is.

Hey, guys.

Hey, how about some pie, Megan?

Mmm...

maybe later.

Megan!

Hey, Dad.

Hey.

That piece has my name

written all over it.

So...

I'm going to be heading back

to Chicago in the morning.

Huh? So soon?

I've got to get ready

for my new assignment.

New assignment?

I've been chosen to lead the

Sapphire Lake development.

[GASPS] Really?

Well... well, that's wonderful.

That means you'll be...

Moving back to Cedarvale,

at least for the

foreseeable future.

Oh, sweetheart,

I am so proud of you.

You know, for your

mother and me,

it was never about

what you achieve,

it was always about who you are.

Your mother would

be so proud of you,

just like I am.

Thanks, Dad.

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[MEGAN WRITES]:
"Dear Joe.

Just in case you're wondering,

Philip and I broke up.

I guess I finally realized

that my heart wasn't

his for the taking,

because I had already

given it away.

It's been hard coming back home.

There have been

so many reminders

of things that I

had forgotten...

Reminders of growing

up with my family,

my mother...

reminders of who I

was before I left...

who I still am.

Someone once said

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