Al walks into the living room of his apartment. Peggy is mixing a cocktail.<\/p>\n
“Ah, cocktails!” says Al, reaching for the drink.<\/p>\n
“Oh, no you don’t!” says Peggy. “I made this for Woody Merrill. He’s coming to pick me up.”<\/p>\n
“Surely, you wouldn’t deny your poor old father a drop on a bitter, cold night like this?” says Al, pouring himself a drink.<\/p>\n
“I would if I could!” laughs Peggy.<\/p>\n
“I – I hear you’re going to see Fred?” says Al.<\/p>\n
“Yes,” says Peggy, quietly.<\/p>\n
“What’s his wife like?” asks Al.<\/p>\n
“I don’t know,” says Peggy. “I’ll tell you later.<\/p>\n
Millie steps into the room.<\/p>\n
“They’ll have cocktails at the Union Club,” says Millie.<\/p>\n
“I know the kind Mrs. Milton serves,” says Al. “Pink, sweet, and nauseating. I was just asking Peggy about Fred’s wife.”<\/p>\n
“Never mind, Mom,” says Peggy. “I know what you’re both thinking.”<\/p>\n
“What are we thinking?” asks Al.<\/p>\n
“You’re afraid I might be in love with Fred,” says Peggy.<\/p>\n
“Why, I never had any such ide-” begins Al.<\/p>\n
“Shut up, Al,” explains Millie. “Are you in love with him?”<\/p>\n
Peggy pauses. “Yes,” she says. “But I don’t want to be! That’s why I asked him and his wife to go-“<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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