Act One Scene One
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1 AM
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At the Fabrik club, Mateo and Laia are mildly inebriated.
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Fifteen! Oh! Wow!
You know I would have bet my entire worth that you would never go on after two shots.
~Mateo
Two shots?
Well, Mr I just gave you my fifteenth shot, so what do you have to say now? Huh!
~Laia
I would say you are a badass bitch, and I love me some badass bitch.
~Mateo
Mmm! Hey!
You had better watch your language.
I would never allow a gentry man to refer to me as a bitch.
~Laia
Oh! I see you are not very appreciative of men from the beau-monde,
quite shocked with this discovery I speak frankly.
~Mateo
Please! Do not give me that face, they are tasteless and you know it.
I prefer the cheap and nasty, I'm sorry!
~Laia
Tasteless? Now I feel challenged.
Darling, I would give you a different view about A-list men if you let me.
~Mateo
Oh! Would you?
I would love to see you do that.
~Laia
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Mateo pulls Laia and kisses her
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Now, darling, that was a little punishment for calling gentry men tasteless.
~Mateo
Really? So how about my preference for the substandard,
Won't I get punished for it as well?
~Laia
Of course! You ought to, but that punishment might need some privacy.
You know I'm still a man of nobility.
~Mateo
Well, knowing how "naughty girl" I am for disrespecting the haute monde men, I would gladly follow you anywhere to serve my punishment.
~Laia
Now that you asked let me take you to my room of torments,
Ladies first, please!
~Mateo
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Mateo and Laia leave Fabrik Club for the Mandarin Oriental Ritz hotel.
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Act One Scene Two
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9 AM
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At the ROD company
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Good morning boss.
We have new updates for you concerning the CEA company, sir, we were able to strike a good deal with the owner after a long chaffer.
~Jorge
That is good Jorge,
I have always believed in your potential. Get the accountant apprised about this and also tell the staff kitchen to prepare me a light breakfast.
~Mateo
Alright boss,
I will do so immediately.
~Jorge
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Jorge makes his way out of Mateo's office and Antonio comes in next.
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Good morning boss, how are you doing this morning?
~Antonio
Antonio! My good friend.
Am very happy, how about you and your beautiful family?
~Mateo
Oh! Now this is very interesting,
so talk to me boss, what is the good news?
~Antonio
Antonio,
I only asked how you and your family are doing, so what are you talking about?
~Mateo
Your question boss.
I honestly cannot remember the last time you asked about my family, so it is clear that there is good news behind your beautiful smile.
~Antonio
Seriously? I feel you are just getting wild with your thoughts, you know I'm always a very busy man and hardly ever have time to ask you these questions, and I don't mean to imply that I do not care.
Comme-on!
~Mateo
A very busy man indeed.
Hey! We have been friends since childhood and I know you too well to believe this fable of yours, besides your shadow was not seen at the party yesterday.
~Antonio
Okay! Okay!
You are right, I left the party yesterday to go meet Laia and yes we will be taking that contract.
~Mateo
King of hearts!
I knew she wouldn't be able to resist your masculine wiles, besides no woman has ever been able to.
So then why are we still sitting here? Let's go celebrate this good news with some bottles of "Veuve Clicquot".
~Antonio
Hahaha-H!
Be calm Antonio, the job is not done yet.
I might indeed have manipulated my way into her head, but I still have not done the same damage to her heart.
~Mateo
So then what exactly is left to be done, boss? Because I believe if she begins to trust you then she will easily favor us in the contract.
~Antonio
Exactly!
That is just what I am saying, she is yet to trust me. Laia is her father's daughter so I do not expect her to let her guard down so easily because of my fine face.
But.... Am so in for this game Antonio, I'm very determined to do anything for this contract even if it means denying my marital status.
~Mateo
Wait! What? Oh! No!
She... You.... Did you?.... I mean boss,
~Antonio
Antonio!
In the pursuit of this contract, I am single, very single.
I need you to make sure that my marriage doesn't get to the hearing of Laia.
~Mateo
But boss, you and I know very well that your wife Esmerald is very sensitive, I doubt you would be able to hide this from her for long.
~Antonio
Allow me to worry about my wife's intuitiveness just focus on what you are being tasked with, I do not want any mistakes from your side.
~Mateo
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There is a sudden Interruption by a staff member who walks in carrying Mateo's breakfast.
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Office breakfast?
Tell me you have been to your house boss, This is so unlike you.
~Antonio
No! I have not been to my house Antonio, I had a very busy night with Laia that I could not make it back home.
You see am very hungry so I need to eat something to have some energy for my wife's queries.
~Mateo
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Both Mateo and Antonio guffaw at Mateo's statement.
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You sure need that food boss,
Lady Esmeralda is not one to let things slide easily so I am guessing she is penning down a list of questions for you now.
~Antonio
Hey! Could you get the hell out of my office right now, I mean take your ass off my couch and out of my office.
~Mateo
Ha-ha-ha.
Forgive my disrespect, boss!!
I will leave you to enjoy your food now, and take it easy with the tacos else you might stain your shirt.
~Antonio
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Antonio leaves Mateo's office.
While still eating his food Mateo gets a call from Laia
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Hello! Sweetheart.
I have been expecting your call, How are you doing?
~Mateo
You left the hotel without saying goodbye,
another horrible attribute of men of the Beau Monde.
~Laia
Not so my lady, which man in his right senses will want to put an end to an angel's sleep, certainly not my darling.
You were so adoring and sweet in your sleep that I could not allow myself to be the devil.
~Mateo
I hate your mouth.
Do you ever give up on your blanery? You know I would like you more if you could stop.
~Laia
Tell me what you want and I will do just that my darling Laia.
~Mateo
I want a date night, luxury and romance-filled date night, and it won't be in the city.
So Mateo Rodriguez it is up to you to prove me wrong in my view about haute monde men, I will be expecting your call... Adios!
~Laia