Working Girl Page #5

Tess

I don't think that we should get involved that way.

Jack

Well, what are you talking about? What about last night?

Tess

Look, I'm not that girl. Last night was...special.

Jack

It wasn't so special! I had to carry you up three flights of

stairs.

Tess

I meant unusual special. Look, we're in a business deal together

now, and I just don't think that we should get involved that way.

My life is real complicated as it is.

Jack

I don't want to complicate it either. I just thought dinner,

maybe a movie.

Tess

We both know what we're talking about.

Jack

I certainly hope so!

Tess

You know, maybe I just don't like you.

Jack

Me? Nah!

SCENE 40

Mick

Are you sure she's gonna show?

Cyndy

It's my engagement party. She knows she's dead meat if she

doesn't.

Man

Hi, Tess.

Tess

I'm real sorry I'm late. I got stuck at work.

Cyndy

You're gonna be out of work, you keep scamming like you are!

Look, I'm nervous as hell, and I think Mick's about to drown

himself in a Scotch bottle.

Tess

He's bad, huh?

Cyndy

Throw him a bone, will you? I want happy humans here tonight.

SCENE 41

Mick

Tess.

Tess

Snake.

Mick

You look different.

Tess

Yeah, well, I'm not the same pathetic trusting fool that I was a

couple of days ago. It shows, huh?

Bartender

Hey, Tess! How you doin'? What are you havin'?

Tess

Stow this behind the bar for me, will you Tony? And, um, I'll

have a Chivas, and buy Mick one of whatever.

Bartender

You got it.

Mick

No, I just mean the hair, the duds, and the briefcase. What's

goin' on?

Tess

Make fun if you want.

Mick

No, no. You look good. Classy. What, did you have to go to

traffic court or somethin'?

Tess

No, I just got off work. I sort of got a promotion.

Mick

Well, to Cyn and Tim...to you and me...to you and your

promotion...to me getting a boat loan....

Tess

You what?! You did?!

Mick

My loan was approved just this morning.

Tess

Oh, that is...

Mick

Put a down payment on Jimmy Noonan's old boat.

Tess

...so great

SCENE 42

Tim

"Hours of fun for the entire family. Love, Tess and Mick."

Thank you.

Mick

I put from both of us. I didn't know if you'd gotten somethin'

or what....Okay, toast! We need a toast!....Thank you. Thank

you....Okay, from me and Tess and everybody here...may your life

together be long and happy, and may the road always rise up to

meet you.

Tim

Hey, when are we gonna toast the two of you, Mick?

Friends

Yeah!

Mick

Shhh!

Friends

Yeah!

Mick

Well, we haven't, uh, really discussed it. I mean, not recently.

Tess

No.

Tim

You don't discuss it, boy, you just ask.

Friends

Yeah! That's right!

Mick

Here?

Friends

Yeah, here!

Mick

Now?

Friends

Now! Yeah!

Tim

On your knees, Mick! Come on!

Friends

Mick! Mick! Mick! Mick...!

Mick

Tess, will you marry me?

Tess

Maybe.

Mick

That's an answer?

Tess

You want another answer, ask another girl.

SCENE 43

Mick

You f***ing humiliated us in there!

Tess

Well, you set us up, Mick, doing it like that! What did you

expect me to do? Lie if front of all those people? Just

automatically say yes?

Mick

Didn't know you'd have to lie! I thought maybe you would want me

to ask.

Tess

Three nights ago, I find you in bed with Doreen. We barely have

a drink and a dance and then, boom! You want an answer about the

rest of my life!

Mick

All right, okay. Here we are, just the two of us. Will you

marry me, or what?!

Tess

Jesus, Mick! Do we have to decide this right now?

Mick

I want to get things solidified. Things in my life! You're not

the only one with plans, you know!

Tess

I said, maybe.

Mick

Maybe means dick! F*** maybe! I want an answer now!

Tess

Please don't yell at me! You treat me like I'm dumb.

Mick

Why are we always talkin' about the way you get treated, huh?

Who the f*** died and made you Grace Kelly?!

Tess

I am not steak! You can't just order me!

Mick

Look, I don't need this! You get your priorities straight, maybe

we'll talk. Right now, we're history.

SCENE 44

Tess

Katherine Parker's office. Um, I'll switch you over.

Cyndy

Tess? It's me....I couldn't find the red shoes, but...

Tess

Shh! Tess McGill's office. Who's calling? One moment,

please....Jack.

Jack

It went well in Memphis. Yeah. Really well, I think. But we're

gonna have to move fast and hit 'em high. Armbrister thinks that

Metro is, uh...family, and you know how that can be. He's

willing to listen, but, uh...you gotta get Trask to talk sweet.

He's thinkin' about 70 mil....I've been up here all night,

workin' the numbers. I'd like to go over it with you. Can we

meet for lunch? I mean, lunch is all right, isn't it? Daylight,

a lot of people around. Is that real romantic? The souvlaki

stand out in front of your place. You're in no particular

danger, I think....Yeah. Meet you there around one.

Tess

Okay, I'll see you then. Bye.

Cyndy

Mick's really raw. He says he's gonna throw the rest of your

stuff out. He kept me there talkin' until 5:00 this morning.

Tess

Oh, God, Cyn...I'm sorry....How hard would it be to crash a

wedding?

Cyndy

What are you talkin' about?

Tess

Oren Trask's daughter is getting married tomorrow and there's a

reception following at the Union Club. So, I figured I'd blend

in...I get to Trask. I mean, how hard could that be? I also

figure that the wedding party's not gonna admit that they've

never seen you before. I mean, nobody knows everybody at those

things, right?

Cyndy

Tess, wait a minute.

Tess

And all I need is just 5 minutes with Trask.

Cyndy

Tess, I'm talking to you.

Tess

What?

Cyndy

First of all, look me in the eye and tell me you're not thinkin',

even in your wildest dreams, Mister Briefcase-let's-have-lunch

there is gonna take you away from all of this.

Tess

We're doing a business deal together, that's all.

Cyndy

'Cause you know goin' in you're gonna get your heart stomped!

Just like you're stompin' Micks!

Tess

Hey, it wasn't me poppin' Doreen DiMucci in our bed, okay? How

come you're all on his side?

Cyndy

I'm not. But you're not even givin' him the slightest chance to

make it up to you, and that's not like you. Look, all I'm saying

is, if you're so smart, why don't you act smart and save your ass

while you still can. Else they're gonna find out, you're not

gonna have your job, or any job. You're outta of your man and

your home already!

Tess

I'm gonna come clean as soon as I get my end set up. I swear. I

know what I'm doing.

Cyndy

Yeah, so do I. Screwin' up your life!

Tess

No, I'm trying to make it better! I'm not gonna spend the rest

of my life working my ass off and getting nowhere just because I

followed rules that I had nothing to do with setting up,

okay?!....Tess McGill's office.

Katherine

Hello, Tess. It's your office?

Tess

Katherine! No! Of course it's still your office. I don't know.

I was just....

Cyndy

I'll see you, Tess.

Tess

Cyn?

Cyndy

Sometimes I sing and dance around the house in my underwear. It

doesn't make me Madonna. Never will.

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