INT. MASTER BEDROOM - SUNSET
Barbara and Brian naked under sweat-soaked sheet in bed aimed at hillside big window to Pismo Beach and homes lower on the hill.
BRIAN: So would you be willing to paint a clearer picture of Tom, Olivia and Elvis and some of the specifics of how Hunter came to be, other than the obvious?
BARBARA: Of course. And, by the way, it's all in Hunter's short story, Honda Knot.
BRIAN: I'll read it.
BARBARA: Rumor is it may be coming to a theater near us in the not so distant future?
BRIAN: Really?
BARBARA: More on that after you read it.
BRIAN: K. Reno.
BARBARA: Reno. Tom, speaking of Honda Knot, was coming off the end of a job on a cattle ranch.
BRIAN: Cowboy?
BARBARA: From Texas, but no idea where. More on that later, I reckon. A cowboy in town for a few days before catching a plane to L-A to meet a friend for a fishing excursion in Baja. Didn't even know Elvis was in town. Olivia had tickets with a friend, the friend got sick, Olivia drove up from where she lived in Marysville, stayed at Fitzgerald's. Tom stayed at The Sundowner. Both may well be no longer. How much time do we have?
BRIAN: Ten minutes, tik tik tik.
BARBARA: They bumped into and spilled their beers on each other, beginning an exchange that led to Tom inviting Olivia for a ride around Lake Tahoe the next day.
BRIAN: Thanksgiving.
BARBARA: Olivia would have gone home to be with her mother and father but they were out of town for a funeral.
BRIAN: What town?
BARBARA: Auburn. Her father Ed was a retired civil engineer for Sacramento County, her mother Carol retired from the postal service.
BRIAN: They had Olivia when they were older.
BARBARA: They adopted Olivia when she was two.
BRIAN: Oh.
BARBARA: More on that, the Tahoe drive and a night in Carson City on the way.
BRIAN: Can't wait.
BARBARA: In case you ever wondered what Hunter's middle name is.
BRIAN (BEAT): No.
BARBARA: Yes. Proof enough that it was a memorable evening.
They exit sheets and frame naked on their sides of the bed.
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