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Tommy and Emma are freshly engaged, and in an attempt to give Tommy a future beyond waiting tables, Emma’s mother Grace has eagerly hired him as their new maid, dress uniform and all. He takes to the role with fervor, finding in it the perfect avoidance tactic to keep an eager Emma at bay, Emma, who wants their relationship to progress to a physical level, is not silent about her desires for sex and intimacy with Tommy. Enough time has been spent on subtle hints and waiting for Tommy to notice
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Start: Emma: Tommy, what are you doing? Tommy: Dusting and waxing. Emma: Can’t it wait? Tommy: This wood is parched.
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End: Tommy: You ate your eggs through a straw! Emma: Well they were raw. Tommy: They were soft. Emma: They were liquid-- I HATE YOU. I HATE EVERYONE!
Silver, Nicky, Pterodactyls, Dramatists Play Service, 1994, pp. 29-32.
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