Mary Worth 1,083

"Fate has dealt me a cruel blow! My ponytail is permanent." But don't worry Gina. Once Mary shows you all the gorgeous chicks in Santa Royale that rock the pony tail, you'll know that love IS meant for you.


Jenna!

Lynn!


Vera!


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OUR SECOND DATE

PARENTAL WARNING: This scene contains face touching.

Setting: The food court at the Santa Royale Shopping Center. Mike and Jenna, carrying their lunch trays, find a seat. It is their second date in two months.

Mike: Is this all right Jenna?

Jenna: Yes. Now, Mike… I want to hear more about your family situation.

Mike: My father deserted my family when I was a young boy…

Jenna: I’m sorry about what happened.

Mike: Don’t be! We made peace with each other before he died… and that has made all the difference. I didn’t think love was for me because of what happened in my childhood. That is… until I finally got to confront my father and tell him about my anger and pain!

Jenna (sotto voce): I didn’t think love was meant for me either… until I met you.

Mike: I learned that my father had a vendetta that obsessed him! It kept him from his family!… It drove him to drink and destroyed his life because he couldn’t let it go.

Jenna: And by learning this, you were able to let go of your anger at him.

Mike: After my father explained his obsession, I saw his soul! I saw a man who had suffered loss!… I saw a man who wanted justice, and became obsessed with getting it.

Jenna: It seems knowing his reasons and weaknesses helped you forgive him. Do you want to take a walk?

(They exit the food court and enter the beach)

Mike: I’m sorry for not following through after our first date! I want to make it up to you! I’m a changed man! I’ve come to terms with my father and my past. He wouldn’t let go of his vendetta, and that led him to drink. Drinking in his state of mind took its toll, and that led him to lose his job… and eventually abandon his family! I’m not too different from him! You see, I couldn’t let go of what HE did… and as a result, I had trouble letting myself love… until recently.

Jenna: Your attitude about love was many years in the making… (sotto voce:) Could it be changed in such a short time?

Mike: I’m a CHANGED man! The anger and pain I harbored for years has left me! After making peace with my father, I’m FREE! Free to really live… and to love. I really like you Jenna… I want to make up for the last time. You’re a wonderful woman… and I hope we’ll get to know each other EVEN BETTER!

Jenna: I’d like that! I want to know more about you too, Mike! So far you’ve opened up your past to me… and I appreciate it. I want to learn even more about you.

Mike: It seems we have a lot to learn about each other.

Jenna: What do you want to know about me?

Mike: Everything. How are my chances for that?

Jenna: I’d say pretty good.

(They frolic)

Mike: A person can be transformed in FIVE MINUTES! They just need the right stimulus.

Jenna: This is nice.

Mike: Yes.

Jenna: I wish we’d done this several weeks ago.

Mike: It’s not too late, Jenna! Let’s enjoy this moment and not regret the past.

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Love is transforming? Transforming? That explains everything!



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Mary Worth 852

Oh, how wonderful for Mike, to be free to love! Free to love at last! Meanwhile, Jenna manages a smile as she fearfully plots her escape from this stalker.

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Mary Worth 851

Get to know each other even better? That won't be hard since you don't know each other at all.

Let's see... what does Jenna know about Mike: Since his father died, he's free to love. Anything else? Um, he is especially fond of walking by the water... beyond that, I can't really come up with anything.

What does Mike know about Jenna? She likes walking through Santa Royale's varied landscapes...

Yep, I'd say the chances are good that Mike's dreams are going to come true. They will get to know each other EVEN BETTER!

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Mary Worth 850

You know what else has left? The tide. And it's a good thing since Mike and Jenna would be smashed on those jagged rocks if a wave came along.

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Mary Worth 849

Oh, I don't know, Jenna... I once knew a woman who said love wasn't for her, but then she met Dr. Mike Roberts and when he didn't call her after one date, she drank herself into near oblivion. So, yes, attitudes can change quickly. Irrationally so.

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I think we're going to need another bowl of donuts.

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"Must... insert... pâté... directly into spleen... to keep from shrinking... any smaller..."

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This table would be fine, Mike, if there were a table!

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Mary Worth 845

O, what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive.

You're in trouble now, bub. As soon as Jenna discovers that you haven't been tending to your father's deathbed for the last two months, you can say goodbye to walks along the water, and kisses under the fireworks. Maybe that is why Jenna very wisely has suggested they have LUNCH! It's so easy to get caught up in the moment when you're eating DINNER!

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Mary Worth 844

Fall for him... fall off the wagon... It's all the same thing.

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Why not believe him? There's no doubt that he'll be faithful and true and full of moonlight walks through Santa Royale's "varied landscape." Your life is going to be exciting and buzzy. So just give in. Remember, this is Santa Royale where stuff like this has a way of working out, regardless of logic.

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Jenna, I know you don't deserve much, but even you can do better than this jerk. Do not let the flowers fool you. He's a liar, he's a teetotaler, and a closet vigilante. Run. Run as fast as you can and never look back.

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"I left a lot of messages. A LOT of messages. Not just one or two. A whole LOT. I get the feeling that you are hiding something from me. You aren't a vigilante are you? Because if you are, I really don't think this is going to work, Mike."

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Mary Worth 840

Well, that's one way to put it. Tied up for, like, an entire afternoon. He doesn't call her for a month because of his issues, then he lies about why he hasn't called her. On the other hand, it will be a year at least before he discovers Jenna's alcoholism, so perhaps they're perfect for each other.

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Despite her tears, Jenna is so unimpressed with Mike's email that her pony tail retracts into her head like the electric cord on Mom's old vacuum.

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How reassuring it is that even a master meddler like Mary Worth can feel discouraged. It's up to God now... the only Being capable of exerting more influence in a person's life than Mary.

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Just a comment to single men. If you expect women to have this kind of reaction to your neglect after one blind date, don't. This is a comic strip. Real women are smarter than this. If one ever does react this way, run. Run as fast as you can. Because before you know it, Mary Worth is going to hunt you down for an explanation and it better be a good one, Doctor!

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Mary Worth 801

Jenna. Mary. Book you should read:


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