Episode 1
By Millie Savard
Millie was kind enough to contribute this to the Tadlizalovers list since we have been having no Tad and Liza Scenes. Thanks for letting me post it here.
Our story starts right after Liza and Tad have discovered that Adam is behind TransGlobal Airline and so is the one responsible for her almost losing her baby. Liza is now 7 months pregnant. Liza just confronted Adam with the news.
Part one: Tad`s living room. Time: early night.
Tad and Jamie are picking up after themselves.
Jamie: Dad, can I be a pilot when I grow up?
Tad: I don`t know about that, James. Your mother might have some other idea... I thought you wanted to be a fireman?
J: No, I wanted to be an astronaut. Fireman is kids` stuff.
T: We`ll talk about this when you`re older, all right? Now let`s do this, we`ve got to get you to bed so you`ll be ready for school tomorrow...
J: Do I have to???
Door bell rings.
J: I`ll get it! (Jamie qickly forget about cleaning up the room and runs to the door to open it)
Liza is at the door, crying.
Liza: Jamie? Hi, is your dad there?
J(screaming): Dad! It`s your boss! (Liza enters the house, trying to hide her tears from Jamie)
T (laughing): Well thank you, son. (quickly realizing that Liza is upset) Jamie, time for you to get ready for bed, OK? Go.... I`ll go check on you in a few minutes.
J: Oh! all right! Good night. (runs out of the room)
T: You don`t look so good.
L: I left him.
T: Again????
L: Adam lied to me. Corview. TransGlobal. I almost lost my baby because of him, and he kept on lying....
T: You`re upset. Your hormones are flying all over the place...
L: (interrupting): He could have killed my daughter!
T: But he didn`t. And he certainly didn`t mean to...
L: Why are you defending him? He lied to me and he killed all those people on flight 149. I`m supposed to forget about that?
T: Just don`t go over board with this! Calm down. (Tad sits her down)
L: You know what? Now, he`s asking me to pull the plug on the show. Pull the plug on our exclusive!
T: Will you?
L: No! The same principals I talked about when Brooke when gonzo apply to Adam. (Tad hands her a kleenex) He talked of loyalty!! Loyalty?!? He lies to me for months and now, he wants loyalty? I`m going to nail his ass to the ceiling! How can I be so naive? Trusting Adam Chandler? God, he could have killed my child!
T: Hey, you weren`t naive! You`re his wife, you love him.
L: Loved. Past tense.
T: No matter. I don`t want you to blame yourself for this, OK? Now....What are you going to do about this?
L: What I`m supposed to do if the owner of TransGlobal Airline was a complete stranger: expose the fraud! The show is on, tomorrow. Will you help me?
T: Are you sure you want to do this? I mean he is your baby`s father. How will Coco feel when she finds out her mother basically destroyed her old man for journalistic principals?
L: Much better when she`ll find out that it saved her life. Can I count on you?(Liza takes the phone and dials).
T: Of course! What are you doing?
L: Distancing myself from that monster...
T: Don`t do any thing rash!
L: (to the phone) Belinda? Hi, I`m sorry to call you this late (pause, listening) I want to start divorce procedures....(Tad throws his hands in the air while Liza pauses to listen) NO! as in NOW!
Later that evening, Tad & Liza are still working in his living room.
Liza is up on her feet, pacing, tossing ideas left and right while Tad is getting tired but smiling, admiring her strength. For a moment, he notices her naked feet walking their little hearts out and wonders how they would feel under his hands, he snaps out of it.
T: Stop that!
L: What?
T: That pacing! Geez Liza! Can`t a guy catch his breathe?
L: I just started.
T: I know, I`m getting dizzy just sitting here. I think we should get a break, if only for my sanity. And that poor baby must be tired.
L: Actually, she`s been kicking away tonight.
T: Maybe she`s complaining about the noisy neighborhood? Or maybe she`s trying to get some zzz and her mother can`t seem to calm down. Sit!
Liza suddenly notices Tad`s tired eyes as she sits down next to him.
L: I`m sorry.
T: Good, she finally sits.
L: Now I`m hungry.
T: Hungry? You just ate a whole pizza, with anchovies.
L: And olives.
T: Yah.
L: You know what?
T: What?
L: I could kill for an hamburger, with the works
T: The works?
L: Cucumbers, mayo, tomatoes, mushrooms and ...
T: Anchovies.
L: How did you know?
T: Honey, for the last 3 hours you ate everything in this house with anchovies, including that dreadful carrot cake. YUCK! How do you do this????
L: Does McKay`s deliver at this hour?
Tad looks at his watch and is totally surprised.
T: Whoa! Is that the time? Liza, we got to put a stop to this. I`m going to look like hell tomorrow if we don`t get some sleep?
L: You`re right, you`re right... I should go, the Valley Inn.....
T (Interrupting): Forget the Valley Inn, you`re going to stay in my guess room for the time being! (Liza protests) No, no I insist, as a matter of fact, I asked Jamie to get all his toys out of that room before he went to bed, so you have no choice, all right?
L: (flashes a smile): All right. (she gets up with some difficulty, and help from Tad) What did I do to deserve you? (they hug for a few seconds, for a moment Liza feels Tad holding on a little longer).
T: Not much (smiles). Now, get yourself and the little one upstairs, get some rest. It`s the first room on the right.
L: I will. We will. Thanx (Liza takes her little suitcase and heads for the stairs as Tad looks on with a smile on his face, for a moment he considers the fact that he`s happy with Liza in his home).
End of part 1