“Will you write tomorrow?” he asks. “I think so; I need to start something new.” I take a sip of my wine. “Let’s hope it’s not a musical.” He smiles an ironic smile. I’ve seen this smile before. “African Rose,” I say. “Stop it,” he says. “So, what’s the inspiration for the next script?” “It’s not inspiration, it’s more like math.” He sips his wine and leans back into the sofa cushions. “Explain.” “I write movies for The Romance Channel.” “No.” “Yes.” “Those two-hour movies that are mostly commercials?” “Well, I’ve written a lot of them. That’s what I do.” “Hilarious.” He pours us each a little
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