Ep. 10, Scene 1 *I Decided*

"First Time 4 Everything"

Scene 1

"I wassss a little diff-erent!...I didn't do, what the best girls do! You studied my rhythm!...you could speed me up if you wanted to, oooo!..."

Vernon's Apartment-Interior-Kitchen
Julian is in the kitchen, fixing plates of food and listening to Vernon's Ipod speakers, "I Decided" by Solange is playing.

Julian
(singing)
"Iiiii deeeecided...that youuuu, areeeee the him, for meee!

"Vernon comes out of the bedroom in his pajama pants and a wifebeater, leaning against the doorway as he watches Julian prepare breakfast for them. He smiles as he looks at him. This has been really cool, spending the past few days with Julian and being more than just friends. Julian turns around with the food in his hands, seeing Vernon.

Julian
You're up!

Vernon
(smiling)
Yesss, I'm up.

He puts his arms around Julian's waist, kissing him on the lips lightly and than the kiss deepens. Julian pulls away as he feels himself getting more into it.

JulianNo, no, no, none of that in the morning, I've already broken ONE of your expensive dishes because of...physical things like this in the kitchen and ummmm...I don't got it like that.

Julian sets the food down on the table and than goes back over to Vernon, putting his arms around him.

Julian
Now...

Vernon kisses him lightly on the lips.

Vernon
Now, can we EAT baby? I'm starving. And...I don't wanna eat your lips, edible looking and tasty, as they are.

Julian
You're ALWAYS starving...
(smiles big)
And I LOVE it!
(hugs Vernon tightly)
I have a Hungry Man!

Vernon laughs, Julian lets him go and they sit down to eat. Vernon starts eating and his facial expression says that he's enjoying the food a lot.

Vernon
(mouth full)
You pfuth your footh in dis, baby!

Julian
You might wanna--put the FOOD in your mouth?
(laughs slightly)
Cause waking up at seven a.m. just so you can decorate the table with my hard work? Not happening, buddy.

Vernon swallows his food and wipes his mouth with a napkin. Suddenly, he starts coughing, his eyes go wide...he's choking!

Julian
(scared)
Oh no, I killed you! This can't happen, I just FOUND you!

Julian runs behind Vernon, wrapping his arms around his mid-section.

Julian
I don't know...
(pushes Vernon's stomach)
What I'm doing!
(pushes it again)
Just...
(pushes one more time)
Doing what I see on tv!

Vernon
(smiling)
You tryna a cop a feel? All you gotta do is ask, freak nick!

Vernon turns around and hugs Julian, picking him up in the air slightly, he was just playing. Julian doesn't look at all amused by Vernon's little stunt.

Julian
That was SO not cool! Choking is a serious thing, people get broken ribs like that!

Vernon puts him down.

Vernon
From choking?

Julian
From administrating the improper Hiemlock manuveur! DON'T you watch that show on MTV, "Scared"?

Vernon
You mean--"Scarred", right? The one with all the hot accidents?
(excited)
Bones be popping out, people be having seizures...now that I think about it, I don't know if they can be showing that on tv.

Julian
I always thought it was called "Scared" cause...that show scares the hell outta me, they give ANYBODY a show these days...even them little pageant girls got a show, how come I don't got a show?

Vernon just stares up him, soaking up all things Julian.

Vernon
(smiling)
You're so odd.

Julian
Is that a...

Julian sits down on the couch, unsure of what Vernon means.

Julian
Good thing or a bad thing? Cause "odd" can mean "strange" or "weird" or but it can also mean like peculiar and interesting. Kinda like "fierce" can mean, good or bad, why are there so many meanings for one word? It makes things a lot more complicated.

Vernon sits down next to him, putting his hand on Julian's leg.

Vernon
I'm talking about the "peculiar, interesting" and sometimes...
(thinks)
Would "cuckoo"--be one of those double meaning words?

Julian
(offended)
You think I'm crazy?! Well, I never...
(thinks)
Unless you meant "cuckoo" like--zany, wacky, silly...

Vernon
(laughs)
I wanna take you on a date.

Julian
(a shocked)
A what?!

Scene cuts to...

Darnell's Office-InteriorZ is standing by Darnell's big "window with a view", reading something from the dictionary.

Z
(reading)
A "date"; a social appointment, engagement, or arrangement beforehand with another person. Girl, I don't know why you buggin' for, that's simple!

Julian is sitting down on the chair in front of Darnell's desk, apparently he's been freaking out about his date with Vernon on Friday.

Darnell
Are you sure Vernon can even--afford dinner at a five star? BEFORE he got fired from SoHo, he could BARELY afford to pay attention.

Julian
Will you stop ragging on my boyfriend?

Darnell
I'll stop ragging when he stop bagging! The boy might as well be one of them cute teenagers who bag your groceries at the supermarket, you know, the "food organizers".

Z
You not worried about your cute as hell, ABOVE sickning, bordering SLIGHTLY on--government genetically enhanced beautiful, boo--working at a gay club?

Julian
(clueless)
No.
(scared)
Should I--be?

Z sees that Julian is worried now and he does NOT want to open those can of worms.

Darnell
(pause)
Should you what? Worry that your man is living off of tips, flirting, and a weekly salary that can BARELY pay for my weekly shoe shopping extravaganzas? Yeah, YOU should be worrying.

Julian sighs, Darnell doesn't understand.

Julian
Will you ever just--stop judging people on how much money they make or--or the clothes, they can afford to buy?

Darnell
It's NOT judging! I just don't--deal with men who make less than me, that's all...or men who drive American cars, cause you KNOW that means that means they broke and will eventually break down on highway 46 and I will NOT be pumping the shoulder.

Z
So I'm still confused, mary, maybe ya lost me somewhere when I was dazing out--
(smiles; distracted)
Thinking bout my birthday celebration and what my husband's going to give me.
(apologetic; to Julian)
Sorry girl, my presents are a lilll more important than your date with your boyfriend. And why are you so freaked out again? I mean, ever since you and Terrance broke and he went on that tour, you and Vernon have been like--Siamese twins joined at the ASS.

Darnell
THAT'S the man you NEEDED to be with, he's gonna have coins! But nooo, you wanna go with the lower income man in 2009--I oughta slap you to the middle of next year...ya might get some sense.

Julian
(ignoring Darnell)
Because it's--Vernon and...we haven't really done the whole--couple thing. Outside in public. This will be like our first time doing something together as...boyfriends. I mean cooking breakfast for him, playing video games, watching movies in the house are one thing but...Vernon's never been with a guy before.

Darnell
That you KNOW of.

Julian
He TOLD me I'm the first. Don't hate cause YOUR man is still struggling to commit to you.

Z
Ooooooo, somebody feeling their "OOSY" now that THEY are no longer single.

Darnell looks shocked that Julian would talk to him that way while Julian laughs at Z. Though, he does feel a little more...confident in himself now that he has the man of his dreams.

Julian
THAN on top of all that, have you seen him? Vernon turns heads wherever he goes and since he's formally "straight"...

Darnell
Uh uh, not that straight, I seen them nails he got manicured to the fullest!

Julian
I'm gonna be competing not only with other guys but...I feel like I got the women on my ass now too. You KNOW they treat the gays like the white women stealing "alll the good black men" cause of the whole "down low" craze.

Z
Well hunnay, you just tell em like I tell him, its not YOUR fault. He won't leave it, if he want it so you better let him check him on up it.

Julian laughs but doesn't get it. Darnell looks confused.

Darnell
How does that have to do with the stereotype of white women taking black men and the down low phenomenon?

Z
(thinks)
I don't know but it just sounded keyyyy-uuute!

End Scene

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