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Lilian and Sarah are celebrating their wedding anniversary. They have invited Fred, Lilian's colleague, and Lilian's sister, Emma, who is late. Lilian has been sober for a year and everything is going well for the couple...until Sarah admits to Lilian that she wants a baby. Lilian cannot hide her shock as she struggles to get her head around the idea.
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SARAH
Hello….Emma, you absolutely have to come!…You know why!…Yeah, but can’t the babysitter deal with…
LILLIAN
(entering) Who is it?
SARAH
Emma says she can’t come.
LILLIAN
Give me that!
(on the phone) You ARE coming, right?…If you don’t come, it’ll just be the two of us and FRED! You have any idea how weird that’s going to be?….Well, put her on the phone. Yes,
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