Friday, January 2

NOTE TO SELF:

Call Seth back.

Look up definition of aerostat. Pack SAT books 4 the plane ride!

Saturday flight home: 4 PM

Monday: FA calltime 6 AM

Movies w/A: after work, time TBA

FA20015 "The Beginning of the End"

(CONTINUED)

12. INT. BUCHANAN MANOR KITCHEN--DAY

The kitchen island is covered with a large breakfast spread. It's a bright, sunny, Sunday morning and PAIGE, SAMANTHA, and SARA are in high spirits after a round of tennis.

SARA

What's with the lavish breakfast? No offense, but I usually just eat a banana.

PAIGE

I thought it would be nice if the four of us had breakfast together. We're all running in different directions lately. I feel like I never see you girls.

SAMANTHA

Same goes for you, you know. What's with all these secret rendezvous with Dad? I still can't believe you two flew off last weekend and didn't say where you were going.

SARA

They're always whispering on the terrace too. What's up with that?

DENNIS walks in wearing a dark suit and carrying a briefcase.

DENNIS

Good morning, my beautiful ladies. (He kisses each of them.) I guess it's time we 'fess up. There's a reason your mom and I have been so covert lately. (He looks at Paige.) I've been asked to become the CEO of the Bluestone Group. They're building an advanced computer technology system for NASA.

SAMANTHA

(Sam hugs him.) Dad, that's incredible! This is what you've always dreamed of doing!

PAIGE

This is an amazing opportunity for your father, girls, but before you get too excited, there's something else you should know. The company is based in Miami.

SARA

Cool! Can I come with you sometimes? I hear they have great shopping in South Beach.

DENNIS

Well, it wouldn't be to visit, Sara. If I take this, we'd have to move there full-time. I can't run a company this size via satellite and BlackBerry.

SAMANTHA

(shocked) You're joking, right?

PAIGE

We need a change, girls. Your father and I have felt this way for a long time. After everything that's happened this past year, and the Buchanan Manor fire a few years ago, we want to make a fresh start and we feel this opportunity is the way to do it.

SARA

You can only have a fresh start if you move to Miami?

DENNIS

You girls are going to be off to college in two years and then it will just be your mom and me. We have to think about our future too.

SARA

What about the future of Buchanan Enterprises? Or Granddaddy? He needs your help running the company, Dad. And Mom, what about Aunt Krystal and Aunt Penelope?

PAIGE

We've thought about all of these things, girls, but the truth is, sometimes you have to take control of your own life and to do that you have to put your own needs first.

SAMANTHA

(choked up) That's it then, isn't it? This isn't some big family meeting where we all get to take a vote. You two have already decided!