(Long pause)
NANCY
(From offstage)
Everything okay in there?
(Beat)
NANCY (Continued)
Hello. Is everything … I mean…decorum-wise…is everything okay? Respect for the, you know …the owner?
(Beat)
NANCY (Continued)
I’m…I’m gonna come in now. (Beat) I’m…I’m gonna open the door.
(NANCY appears on the edge, stage right)
NANCY (Continued)
I’m…I’m gonna turn on the light.
(LIGHTS UP)
MAN and WOMAN are on the floor,
lying on their backs, bare feet to bare feet,
their legs steepled)
NANCY (Continued)
Oh my!
MAN
(Sitting up, squatting on the floor.)
It’ll fit. Perfectly.
NANCY
I’m afraid to ask. So I won’t.
WOMAN
(Sitting up, squatting on the floor.)
Our bed. Our custom-made bed. It’ll fit perfectly along this wall.
NANCY
Custom-made…bed?
WOMAN
Our custom-made elongated bed. Factory fresh, custom-made mattress. Long and narrow. Along this wall.
MAN
I know. Not quite your standard.
NANCY
(Puzzled)
I’m trying to make sense –
MAN
Some spouses aren’t the most gorgeous sleepers. (Beat.) Or the most attractive wakers either, for that matter!
(Awkward silence.)
MAN (Continued)
(Laughs)
Just kidding!
WOMAN
(To NANCY)
You’ve heard of crawl before you walk?
MAN
(To NANCY)
Walk before you run? Truth is, three years apart is a long time.
WOMAN
We decided to pace ourselves…
MAN
You know, before the nightly side-by-side…The… (Air quotes gesture) …normal. And, of course, think of the baby.
WOMAN
What he really means is, think of my belly. My swelling belly.
MAN
We had to think what’s right for us. Our bed, our way.
NANCY
Well, you did say you were free thinkers!
WOMAN
We gave a lot of thought to what we wanted! For now, at least.
MAN
You don’t have to follow the crowd to feel comfortable about yourself.
WOMAN
You have to do what’s comfortable for you. You plural! Certainly in your own place.
Black Out
