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Look at
this baby they have your favorite meal right here.
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| Heat: |
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Oh my God,
they have Redwood with Basil topping. I can’t believe
this. It is so hard to find nowadays.
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| Red: |
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You
know I go out my way to please you. I do anything for
my baby girl. |
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| Heat: |
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Thank You
Thank You
(Waiter Comes)
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| Waiter: |
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Is this
beautiful couple ready to order?
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| Heat: |
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I
would love to have the Redwood with Basil topping |
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| Waiter: |
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Would
you like the bark or the arbole? |
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| Heat: |
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I’ll
go with the Arbole
(She looks at Red.)
What would you like to burn up tonight baby?
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| Red: |
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I’d
love to have the same thing but with a side of red roses
and two glasses of your finest lighter fluid. |
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| Waiter: |
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Thank
you very much. Your meal will be here shortly.
(The waiter accidentally drops the menu as Red hands
it to him.)
Dispensa, Dispensa. |
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| Red: |
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No
hay problemo Bro’
(Waiter Exits.) |
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| Red: |
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So
how was your day today? |
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| Heat: |
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It
was fine I went out shopping with the girls. |
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| Red: |
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Oh
yeah anything new? |
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| Heat: |
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Actually
yeah, I got this new fire proof dress and Iron stiletto
shoes.
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| Red: |
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Yeah,
I Thought that was a new dress and shoes you had on. I
didn’t think it was possible
For you to become any more beautiful from the first day
I met you? |
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| Heat: |
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Boy
you know you bring out the best in me. |
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| Red: |
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You know,
you mean the world to me?
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| Heat: |
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(Aside
to audience, looks at audience)
Oh my God he’s going to ask me.
(To Red)
Yes, and you know you mean more than the world to me.
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| Red: |
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And if someone
offered me all the charcoal in the world they still
couldn’t take you off my hands.
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| Heat: |
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Red, what
are you trying to tell me?
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| Red: |
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Heat,
I want us to be together forever. You know you’re
the most beautiful fire I have ever seen.
Will you marry me? Will you burn in an eternal flame of
passion for the rest of eternity?
(Red has his hands cupped and he begins to open them
when he opens them a heart made of fire appears. He looks
at heat deep into her eyes lost in love.) |
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| Heat: |
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Oh
My God! I don’t, don’t, know? I mean this is
all too fast. Are you sure you want this? Are you sure
this is what you really want? |
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| Red: |
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(He
sits back on the chair. He closes his hands and the flame
disappears. He puts his hands back down on the chair.)
What do you mean, what if I want this? Of course I’m
sure I want this. Why wouldn’t I want this? Don’t
you? |
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| Heat: |
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I
don’t know I mean I love you so much and I don’t
want to let you go. Red you know you’re the best
thing that ever happened to me. And.. |
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| Red: |
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(Cuts
her off)
Then what’s the problem? We never wasted our time
fussing and fighting. We were always too busy being in
love. And since you feel the same way about me then why
is it such a problem for you to realize that we truly
belong together? That we could burn together if we put
our hearts to it. |
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| Heat: |
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I
know, but what about my plans for the future? How am I
going to continue them if we get married? |
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| Red: |
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Becoming
a reporter on FlameTV? Becoming Rich and famous? You’re
telling me charcoal and diamonds mean more to you than
our love? |
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| Heat: |
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That
is not what I am saying. You know that is not what I am
saying. It’s just that I know we’re going to
get married one day but in the dreams about us being together
in marriage, by that time I had already completed my goals. |
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| Red: |
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What
makes you think I would stand in the way of completing
your goals? Why would I keep you away from what you really
want in you life? Haven’t I always supported what
you wanted? Haven’t I tried to help you make your
dreams come true? |
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(Enters
with their order)
Here’s your food. I hope you two have a beautiful
evening together on this extremely beautiful night. And
here’s your lighter fluid. This was imported straight
from… |
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| Red: |
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(Cuts
him off.)
Just leave the food and bounce!
(Red is mad.) |
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| Waiter: |
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(Just
turns around and leaves.)
Dispensa
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| Heat: |
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Baby
don’t be mad. It’s just that… |
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| Red: |
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(Cuts
her off, he’s mad, irritated)
It’s just that what? Just that what? This isn’t
real enough for you? |
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| Heat: |
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Baby
look,
(Red looks away.) |
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| Heat: |
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Red
listens to me. I love you and want us to be together.
Red,
(Heat Pauses.)
I don’t want to lose you to anybody or for any
reason. But I don’t feel that this is the right time
for us to get married. |
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| Red: |
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Heat,
what do you mean this ain’t the right time? You’re
talking like you don’t even want this to happen.
You’re… |
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| Heat: |
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(Cut’s
him off)
Baby that’s.. |
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| Red: |
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(Cuts
her off)
No don’t do that to me don’t cut me off, like
you’re trying to cut off our love. |
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| Heat: |
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Red,
I’m not.. |
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| Red: |
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(Cuts
her off)
Don’t cut me off. Don’t even try to do it. Can’t
you see I’m trying to explain myself to you? Can’t
you see I’m trying to open your eyes make you realize
what’s really going on?
(Red is quiet he just looks at her and Heat looks back.) |
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| Heat: |
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(Aside,
walks down and talks to the audience.)
Oh My God, what did I do to make him so angry? I didn’t
know he cared for me this much. Red is the most beautiful
and most passionate flame I have ever known. I just don’t
know what to do.
(Sits back down with Red.) |
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| Red: |
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Heat,
(Looking straight into her eyes.) Listen I love
you. I love you more than words could possibly explain.
You’re smart, beautiful, and obviously you want to
make things happen. I just don’t want to lose you. |
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| Heat: |
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I
love you baby. Red you don’t know how much you mean
to me. |
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| Red: |
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Then
why can’t we make this happen? |
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| Heat: |
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Because
I’m afraid of being tied down before I get what I
truly want. |
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| Red: |
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(Fed
up standing up)
You know what? You don’t want this? This ain’t
even watcha want? |
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| Heat: |
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(She’s
worried he’s going to do something dumb.)
Red, sit down, please sit down, what are you going to
do? |
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| Red: |
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What
do you mean what I am doing? I’m ‘bout ta bounce. |
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| Heat: |
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Why
are you talking to me like that? Why are you acting like
this? |
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| Red: |
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Shut
up! I ain’t talking to you like nothing! |
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| Heat: |
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Oh
my God! You’ve never talked to me like this before. |
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| Red: |
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(Turns
around to leave.)
You know what? I’m out. |
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| Heat: |
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No.
Red no, sit down, please don’t leave. Let’s
talk about this. |
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| Heat: |
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I’m
begging you Red, don’t go! |
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| Red: |
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(Turns
around and looks at her. Licks his lip and bites his lower
lip and you can tell he’s holding back a lot of aggression.
Then he sits down.) |
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| Heat: |
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(She
holds his hand, playing with his hands massaging his hands
on the table.)
Red, the reason I don’t want to get married right
now is because I’m afraid that we are going to have
children and that’s what going to hold me back from
completing my dream. It’s not that you’re the
one that’s going to hold me back baby you’re
right you have helped me and you always have supported
what I wanted. But I’m afraid that if I get pregnant
and have your flamelet, I won’t be able to become
what I want. I know becoming a reporter on FlameTV sounds
funny, but it’s something I’ve always wanted. |
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| Red: |
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Why
couldn’t you tell me this before? |
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| Heat: |
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You
kept cutting me off! |
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| Red: |
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It’s
not that any of it sounds funny. It’s just that Heat,
I love you and you’re making this seem like I’m
the one that’s going to hold you back. As if I was
the one to blame if you didn’t get what you wanted. |
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| Heat: |
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Red,
you know that’s not even the situation. I would never
ever blame my misfortunes on you. You’re my man baby;
you’re everything a woman wants. Red, can’t
you understand that. |
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| Red: |
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Listen,
you’re all I want and you’re all that I need,
Heat, open your eyes, look at what you got and quit talking
about it. I want everything you want, plus more because
I want the best for us. |
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| Heat: |
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OK
if we are going to do this then you have to promise me
that we are not going to have flameletts until I accomplish
my goals or I feel that it is time to give birth to the
creation of are love. |
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| Red: |
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What?
(Confused, yet excited.) |
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| Heat: |
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What
do you mean what? |
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| Red: |
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What
are you talking about? If we do this, what is “this?” |
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| Heat: |
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I
mean taking another step into our love. Into binding our
souls into an eternal flame of passion that you speak
so much about. |
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| Red: |
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So
you are talking about marriage? |
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| Heat: |
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Yes,
you flaming fool! (She said with a smile.) |
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| Red: |
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I
love you heat, will you burn with me forever and a day? |
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| Heat: |
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Yes,
Red, Yes! |
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| Red: |
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So
let’s stop beating around the bush baby and start
our life together. |
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The
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