Oh really ? I thought I ’ d put it in . Let me just go find it . But wait . You stay here , ok ? ( already racing to the living room )
What ? Why ?
LEILA
GABRIEL
I ’ ll be right back !
( GABRIEL races around the living room , tossing a pillow or two around in search of the book . There might be comically adventurous music reflecting his mind . He finds the worn out book plainly in sight on the low coffee table . Races back to LEILA . Meanwhile , LEILA looks around the entrance / hallway and seems to notice some differences . She picks up a frame that is face down on the floor , gets distracted by it . Audience feels her thinking ..)
I found it ! Stupid of me to promise a gift and forget it right on the low table . ( noticing the frame in LEILA ’ s hands )
Why was this on the floor ?
LEILA ( looking up from the frame )
GABRIEL ( taking it from her ) Oh ! I guess it must have fallen down , that ’ s weird . Here , let me just hang it back up . ( hangs the frame back on the wall , crookedly . He quickly hands LEILA the book . She looks skeptical but surrenders to her trust .)
Oh … Thanks !
LEILA
GABRIEL It ’ s one of my all time favorites . I ’ ve kept you my copy from my college year .
Oh yeah ( laughing ) I can tell …
LEILA