Stranded in Paradise Page #6

I COULD DO:

THAT MIGHT MAKE ME HAPPY?

IT'S NOT SELFISH

OR NARCISSISTIC.

IT'S JUST HONEST.

BUT YOU HAVE TO:

FIND IT YOURSELF.

AND WHEN YOU DO, YOU'LL KNOW.

DO YOU KNOW THA I'VE NEVER EVEN THOUGH ABOUT WHETHER

OR NOT I'M HAPPY?

I'M ASKING YOU.

HEY!

WHO'S UP FOR

HUEVOS RANCHEROS?

HEY!

[laughs]

AH.

[birds twittering]

[whistles]

OH, MY.

OH, IT LOOKS

A LOT WORSE THAN IT IS.

I'LL CLEAN THIS UP AND HAVE I FIXED IN A FEW DAYS.

BUT YOU'RE SUPPOSED

TO GO TO THE PHILIPPINES.

WELL, THAT'S ONE OF

THE BIG BONUSES:

OF BEING A VAGABOND.

I'LL JUST GO NEXT WEEK.

YOU'RE TOO SWEET TO BE

A VAGABOND FOREVER.

[news theme plays]

AFTER AN INTENSE EVENING

OF WIND AND RAINFALL,

HURRICANE ALANA HAS FINALLY

PASSED...

- WELL?

- BY THE COAST OF PUERTO RICO.

- LOCAL AUTHORITIES ARE TAKING--

- WELL?

THE NEWS IS SAYING THA THE HURRICANE

HAS VEERED OFF:

INTO THE ATLANTIC.

THE WORRYING ABOUT HOW

SOMETHING WILL TURN OU IS ALMOST ALWAYS WORSE

THAN THE ACTUAL OUTCOME.

YEAH, I'M REALLY

STARTING TO GET THAT.

IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME,

I'M GOING TO GO NEXT DOOR

TO CHECK ON MY NEIGHBORS,

SEE HOW THEY FARED.

- I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

- OKAY, CAN I CHECK MY EMAIL?

MI CASA ES SU CASA.

WELL, WELL, WELL.

[laughs]

WHAT?

- SOMETHING INTERESTING?

- YES.

OH, GUESS WHAT.

LUIS FOUND MY WALLET.

- OH.

- YEAH.

HE'S GONNA SEND I OVER WITH OUR LUGGAGE.

I HAVE ABOUT FIVE EMAILS

FROM LEN CONNOR.

WHO'S LEN CONNOR?

HE'S THE GUY WHO TOOK

OVER MY COMPANY.

WHAT DOES HE WANT?

HE'S NOT EXACTLY SAYING.

I THINK HE'S GOING

FOR INTRIGUING.

ARE YOU INTRIGUED?

I WAS THERE A LONG TIME.

UNTIL THEY FIRED YOU.

HE ELIMINATED MY POSITION.

HMM.

WHAT DO YOU THINK HE WANTS?

HE'S NOT SAYING

OF COURSE, BUT--

OH, MY GOSH.

WOW.

WHAT ELSE?

MY MOTHER:

ACTUALLY PULLED THIS OFF.

WHAT DID SHE DO?

SHE GOT ME A STAND-BY TICKET.

HOME.

WOW.

FOR WHEN?

IT'S FOR TONIGHT.

OH.

OH.

- GOOD.

- YEAH.

[gentle piano music]

WHEN CARTER SAID HE WAS

STAYING LONGER:

TO THE HELP WITH THE REPAIRS,

I THOUGHT YOU WERE GONNA

STAY LONGER TOO.

AW.

BUT I UNDERSTAND.

JUST KNOW THA YOU'RE ALWAYS WELCOME HERE.

OH, THANK YOU.

FOR EVERYTHING.

I HAD SUCH:

A WONDERFUL TIME.

I HAVEN'T HAD SO MUCH FUN

IN YEARS.

AND I REALLY MEAN WHAT I SAID

ABOUT YOU COMING BACK HERE.

SOONER RATHER THAN LATER.

YOU PROMISE?

- OH.

- I'LL DO MY BEST.

BYE, STELLA.

BYE.

[engine turns]

BYE.

YOU KNOW,

I COULD HAVE GRABBED A CAB.

WELL, THE ISLAND ALMOS GOT POUNDED

BY A HURRICANE LAST NIGHT,

SO CAB SERVICE IS NOT REALLY

A HIGH PRIORITY TODAY.

I--

I GOT TO ASK.

IS IT REALLY THAT IMPORTANT?

TO FIND OUT WHAT YOUR OLD BOSS

HAS TO OFFER?

WELL, YES.

WOULDN'T YOU WANT TO KNOW?

I FEEL LIKE YOU'RE SAYING I LIKE IT'S A BAD THING, KIND OF.

WELL, IT'S THE SAFE THING.

SOME PEOPLE LIKE SAFE, CARTER.

CHANGE YOUR TICKET.

STAY.

JUST A LITTLE BIT LONGER.

THEN WHAT?

WE FIGURE IT OUT.

I'M NOT LIKE YOU, CARTER.

ACTUALLY,

YOU'RE A LOT LIKE ME.

GOOD.

SO THEN MAYBE THERE'S HOPE

FOR ME, RIGHT?

EVENTUALLY.

TESS, I--

I WISH YOU WERE STAYING.

WELL, TAKE CARE

OF YOURSELF, DENVER.

OKAY, YEAH, YOU TOO, TULSA.

- [gasps] TESS!

- HEY.

WOW, YOU LOOK GREAT.

ONE WEEK WITHOUT YOU, TESS,

ONE WEEK AND--

- IS HE IN?

- AND WAITING FOR YOU.

OKAY.

SEE YOU.

[knock on door]

HI, LEN. HEY.

I'M GLAD THAT YOU COULD

MAKE IT ON SUCH SHORT NOTICE.

WELL, I WAS INTRIGUED.

SENDING FLOWERS DIDN'T HURT.

PUERTO RICO CLEARLY

AGREES WITH YOU. HERE.

THINK SO? I DON'T KNOW.

I LOST MY CELL PHONE

AND MY WALLET,

AND THERE WAS THIS ELECTRICAL

FIRE AT THE HOTEL

AND A NEAR-MISS HURRICANE.

ANYWAY,

YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT THAT.

I GOT THIS HORRIBLE

SUNBURN ON MY FEET,

SO I'M JUST A LITTLE--

[chuckles]

OUCH. UM...

I'M SURE YOU ALREADY KNOW WHY

I CALLED YOU BACK, RIGHT?

I ACTUALLY DON'T,

SO MAYBE YOU COULD BE CLEAR,

AND THEN THAT WAY

THERE'S NO MISUNDERSTANDING.

VERY WELL, UM...

THOROUGH--

I DIDN'T REALIZE

HOW THOROUGH YOU ARE.

OH. WELL, YOU SHOULD

HAVE ASKED ME.

TRUE.

I ALSO DIDN'T REALIZE HOW

MUCH MORE:

THAN H.R.-RELATED WORK

YOU DID AROUND HERE.

EVERY TIME I ASKED

ABOUT THE STATUS

OR THE PROGRESS OF ANYTHING,

THE ANSWER WOULD ALMOS ALWAYS BE,

"TESS WAS ON THAT,"

OR, "TESS WOULD KNOW."

YOU SEE,

YOUR REVIEW FILE

DIDN'T INCLUDE

ALL YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS.

YEAH, I USED TO JUST REPOR TO YOUR FATHER,

SO HE-- HE KNEW

ALL MY CONTRIBUTIONS.

THEN I USED THE REVIEW FILE

TO MAKE MY INITIAL DECISIONS.

OH, YOU SHOULDN'T DO THAT.

YOU KNOW,

PEOPLE ARE A LOT MORE

THAN WHAT YOU CAN FI INTO A FILE

OR EVEN:

WHAT YOU CAN TALK ABOU IN A HANDFUL OF CONVERSATIONS,

RIGHT?

I UNDERSTAND.

MORE NOW THAN EVER,

WHICH IS WHY I WOULD

LIKE TO TAKE STEPS

TO MAKE AMENDS OVER

WHAT I DID LAST WEEK.

YOU MEAN FIRING ME?

ELIMINATING YOUR POSITION.

RIGHT. CORRECT.

SORRY ABOUT THAT.

I KNOW THAT YOU PUT ME

AT THE TOP OF THE LIS FOR INTERVIEWS

AS A CONSULTANT.

LOOK, TESS, I WAN TO BE VERY CLEAR HERE.

I DON'T WANT YOU TO

COME BACK TO YOUR OLD JOB.

YOU DON'T?

I WANT YOU TO COME BACK

AS VICE PRESIDEN OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS.

DON'T TAKE I AS A PROMOTION

AS MUCH AS:

AN OVERDUE ACKNOWLEDGMEN OF ALL THE GOOD WORK

YOU'VE ALWAYS DONE.

LISTEN, I'M PRETTY

NEW AROUND HERE, TESS.

AND THAT MEANS THAT I'LL MAKE

A LOT OF MISTAKES,

SOME BIG ONES.

BUT I THINK I'M SMART ENOUGH

TO LEARN FROM THOSE MISTAKES.

I'M IMPRESSED.

GOOD.

BECAUSE WE WANT YOU BACK

AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

WHICH IS WHY I'VE TAKEN STEPS

TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN TODAY.

TODAY?

WANT TO CHECK IT OUT?

[laughs softly]

[laughs]

WELL, WHAT DO YOU THINK?

IT'S EVERYTHING

I'VE EVER WANTED.

[laughs]

SEE, NOW, THAT'S

WHAT I WANTED TO HEAR.

WELL, YOU ALREADY KNOW

WHAT WE CAN OFFER,

BUT I WANT YOU TO KNOW

THAT WE WILL EXCEED IT.

I JUST NEED YOU TO

START IMMEDIATELY

BECAUSE WE ONLY HAVE ONE WEEK

BEFORE THE BOARD MEETING,

AND WE ARE CRUSHED.

OKAY, YOU KNOW,

I DID GIVE JEFF:

ALL THE INFORMATION.

WELL, IT'S ONE THING

TO HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION

AND ANOTHER THING ENTIRELY

TO KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH IT.

YEAH.

OH, AND, TESS,

GREAT HAVING YOU BACK.

- HOW COOL IS THIS?

- HI.

I WAS SO AFRAID:

YOU WERE GONNA:

GET ANOTHER JOB:

WHILE YOU WERE GONE.

- NO, NOT EVEN CLOSE.

- SO, PLEASE TELL ME

YOU GOT TO SEE SOME

OF THE ISLAND:

WHILE YOU WERE DOWN THERE.

OH, YEAH, I SAW

THE BEACH AND A HURRICANE.

I WAS HOPING:

YOU'D HAVE A GOOD TIME.

I HAD THE TIME OF MY LIFE.

REALLY?

YEAH. REALLY.

WELL, GOOD.

I'M GLAD.

YOU DESERVE IT.

I'M GLAD YOU'RE FINALLY

GETTING YOUR DUE.

[squeals]

[light music playing]

TESS?

HEY.

MAN, YOU CANNOT BELIEVE

HOW GLAD I AM YOU'RE BACK.

I SERIOUSLY THOUGHT LEN

WAS GONNA FIRE ME.

THIS BOARD MEETING

HAS GOT HIM ABSOLUTELY BANANAS

LIKE YOU WOULD NOT BELIEVE.

WELL, ARE YOU OKAY?

A LOT BETTER:

NOW THAT YOU'RE BACK.

I SWEAR THIS HAS BEEN

THE MOST AWFUL WEEK OF MY LIFE.

I HAVE A TIC IN MY EYE,

AND I SWEAR I HAVE

A POSSIBLE ULCER.

PLEASE, TESS, DON'T EVER

GET FIRED AGAIN, OKAY?

HEY, JEFF, LET ME

ASK YOU SOMETHING.

ARE YOU HAPPY?

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