CLAIRE: When and where did they meet?
SESS: Bar in Denver airport. Then had seats next to each other on the flight to A-B-Q.
CLAIRE: No.
SESS: Right? Four weeks ago yesterday.
CLAIRE: First date?
SESS: A week later. Matinee of Giant at the Plaza, dinner at Rosa's. She drove.
CLAIRE: What does Hunter do?
SESS: Writer.
CLAIRE: Of?
SESS: Two novels and a book of short stories.
CLAIRE: What's his last name?
SESS: Hardyn. With a Y.
CLAIRE: Might his most recent novel be titled Foglost?
Sound of its engine before the Rover comes into view.
SESS: It might.
Jackie waves through window. Sess and Claire rise and walk to the Rover where Hunter parks. The four get out, Tom puts on his hat, Jackie waves.
CLAIRE: That's him. That's H C Hardyn.
SESS: Yep.
CLAIRE: My dad's gonna piss.
SESS: I'm through three of his dozen short stories.
CLAIRE: Who's the cowboy?
SESS: Surprise visitor, end quote.
CLAIRE: Kinda exudes real deal.
SESS: Right?
CLAIRE: Jackie is glowing.
SESS: I noticed.
Jackie leads Hunter, Tom and Chloe to Sess and Claire, opers her arms to Claire, who reciprocates.
JACKIE: What a wonderful surprise.
CLAIRE: Happened to be in the neighborhood.
Jackie and Claire embrace.
JACKIE: But what happened with Farmington?
CLAIRE: Found her a forever home. Beautiful story I'll save for later.
JACKIE: I'm so happy to hear it.
Jackie and Sess embrace and kiss each other on the cheek.
SESS: Been awhile.
JACKIE: Too long. So, introductions. Hunter, Tom and Chloe, it is my pleasure to introduce to my cousin Cecilia and Claire.
Handshakes and good to meet yous.
SESS: And Sess is fine. Tom, I don't know a thing about your horseback experience but I'd bet this isn't your first rodeo.
TOM: No ma'am, it ain 't.
JACKIE: Literally.
SESS: Really?
JACKIE: I'll let Tom elaborate if he wants to, and apologize, Tom, if I you'd rather I had kept that in my pocket.'.
TOM: Oh no, that's alright.. Some barrels when I was a kid and ropin' in my teens.
JACKIE: Sess would never bring it up but she's got a few buckles of her own. Sorry, cuz.
SESS: Aw, shucks.
CLAIRE: Maybe we'll bring the barrels out before the day's over.
SESS: I don't know about that. Speaking of the day, you've probably mentioned what we're doing here with the kids and horses.
JACKIE: Check.
TOM: And it's a wonderful thing.
SESS: We hope so. Work in progress just off the ground. So, speaking of the kids and horses, why don't we go meet them and saddle up.
JACKIE: Let's.
Sess, Claire and Jackie lead Tom, Hunter and Chloe to the horses and kids.
[CUT TO:
EXT. PINEY WOODS - DAY
The six on horseback enter, move through frame fanned out as if a search party, leave frame.]
