EXT. PATIO TABLE - NIGHT
Hunter, Chloe and Tom around the table post-meal, silverware on cleaned plates, glasses of water and the pitcher. MONSOON CLOUDS obscure the moon. DISTANT THUNDER.
HUNTER: So Tom, do you and Wanda have any plans for your twenty-fifth?
TOM: Goin' to Hawaii.
CHLOE: Cool. Which island?
TOM: Oahu. Stayin' the first few nights in Honolulu, doin' the Waikiki thing, and the last few on what's called the North Shore.
CHLOE: Sweet.
HUNTER: Have you been before?
TOM: No sir. First time for both of us. Y'all prob'ly been.
Chloe nods.
HUNTER: We have.
CHLOE: Are you excited?
TOM: We are. Not so much about the flyin' part but that's part a the package.
CHLOE: Doing a luau?
TOM: Luau, sunset cruise, ridin' horses on the beach. She don't believe it but I'm takin' a surfin' lesson.
CHLOE: Yay.
TOM: I'm sure I'll be fallin' off before I get the hang of it, but I'm guess' it's a softer landin' than comin' off a horse. Far as I can tell Waikiki's a good place to learn.
CHLOE: It is.
TOM: Do you surf?
Chloe nods.
CHLOE: I learned on Maui.
TOM: How old were ya?
CHLOE: My eleventh birthday.
TOM: Take a lesson?
CHLOE: My mom.
TOM: Do you surf, Hunter?
HUNTER: I have but it's been awhile.
TOM: Where do ya surf outta San Luis Obispo?
CHLOE: Pismo mostly. If you know where that is.
TOM: I do. Was there for a few days about a million years ago.
CHLOE: What were you doing, if you don't mind me asking.
TOM: Y'all can ask me anything ya want, anytime. I was out there doin' a little wranglin' for one a the Hollywood studios.
CHLOE/TOM: Really?
TOM: Not long, couple months. Had a friend who knew a fella and a matter a good timin'. Anyway, me and this friend had some free time, drove up the coast to Pismo Beach, did some fishin', spent a couple nights.
CHLOE: How old were you?
TOM: Twenty-four.
NEARER THUNDER.and SUDDEN HARD RAIN
HUNTER: Here it is.
TOM: Got plenty in Albuquerque last night. Put me right to sleep. Speakin' a which, if y'all'll excuse me, I reckon I'll give my wife and sister the call they're waitin' for and get on to bed.
He stands.
TOM (cont.) Chloe, I sure hope you'll share that casserole recipe 'cause that was delicious. Thank you.
CHLOE: I'll share. After you tell us a little more about your wrangling over breakfast.
TOM: Deal.
They shake on it.
CHLOE: Cool.
TOM: Goodnight, y'all.
CHLOE/HUNTER: Goodnight, Tom.
TOM: Can I take them plates in?
CHLOE: No. You're our guest.
TOM: Thank y'all so much for your kindness and generosity.
HUNTER: Don't forget to sign the guest book.
TOM: I won't.
Hunter and Chloe watch him walk to house, enter kitchen, leave view.
CHLOE: I'm gonna call mom.
HUNTER: If there's a horse for him and he can and wants to come along -
CHLOE: Yes.
Hunter smiles, gets phone, speaks into it.
HUNTER: Jackie.
Hey.
She's right here with me.
Can't wait. In fact that's why I called. We have a surprise visitor and are wondering if there's any chance your cousin can find another horse.
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