BEAUTY AND THE BEAST THE MOST DANGEROUS UNKNOWN SECRET SEASON.VOL 1

𝐁𝐄𝐀𝐔𝐓𝐘 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐌𝐎𝐒𝐓 𝐃𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐄𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐒 𝐔𝐍𝐊𝐍𝐎𝐖 𝐒𝐄𝐂𝐑𝐄𝐓#𝟓𝟐

𝐍𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐬 𝐌𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫
Nicholas was broken up about a girl.
He met her at an art opening.
She ended it a couple of weeks ago.
But it wasn't serious.
I never met her.
𝐓𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞
Did your son mention a name?
𝐑𝐨𝐳𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚
Was there anyone he wasn't getting along with?
𝐍𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐬 𝐌𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫
He had a fight, um... on the phone... two nights ago.
About prices.
Prices of his paintings, I guess.
He was yelling.
It woke me up.
𝐑𝐨𝐳𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚
11:15 p.m., Nicholas made a call to the Marco Giconni Gallery.
Our still conspicuously absent gallery owner.
𝐓𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞
Hmm.
He may explain what I found in Nicholas's bank account-- not much.
𝐑𝐨𝐳𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚
I thought he'd be loaded-- selling paintings for five grand a pop.
𝐓𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞
The standard gallery commission's 50%, but Nicholas was only making deposits for a couple hundred here and there.
𝐑𝐨𝐳𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚
If Marco was cheating Nicholas out of his cut, maybe he went there to confront him.
Oh, its' my Dad.
𝐓𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞
Checking in about your big date?
𝐑𝐨𝐳𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚
It is not a date.
𝐓𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞
Look, I know you're still holding out for Complicated Guy, but u and Dallas were both blushing when I left.
𝐑𝐨𝐳𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚
Okay, that's just because...
Okay.
Okay.
Yeah... he kissed me at my birthday party, in the photo booth.
𝐓𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞
What are we, strangers?
𝐑𝐨𝐳𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚
How could you hold out on me like that?
It was not that big a deal.
Okay, i-it's a mi... it's a minor big deal.
𝐓𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞
Well, I'm confused. Is it big or minor?
No, no, no, no. Dinner's in five hours.
Your dad can wait.
𝐑𝐨𝐳𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚
It's not my dad.
It is my soon-to-be step... thingy reminding me of my dress fitting.
𝐓𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞
This conversation's not over.
𝐑𝐨𝐳𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚
Oh, I'm glad u feel that way, because you're coming with me.
And you're driving.
𝐓𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞
What?!
LISA AND TUPAC PLACE
𝐓𝐮𝐩𝐚𝐜
Really? Because u don't have to, I mean...
𝐆𝐢𝐫𝐥𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝
Well, yeah, I'd love to go for coffee.
Ugh, I'm in desperate need of caffeine, and I should probably eat something that hasn't been microwaved in a petri dish.
𝐓𝐮𝐩𝐚𝐜
The coffee at the campus diner is guaranteed to kill any bacteria u may have consumed with your lunch.
𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐚
Hey, Tupac, I need help with these numbers, man.
𝐆𝐢𝐫𝐥𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝
Who's that?
𝐓𝐮𝐩𝐚𝐜
Uh, no one. I got to go.
See u there?
𝐆𝐢𝐫𝐥𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝
Okay, bye.
𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐚
Blood pressure is fine, so please... please tell me why I can't remember what happened last night.
𝐓𝐮𝐩𝐚𝐜
I don't know, but for the third time, everything's normal.
𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐚
I woke up on the top of Brooklyn Bridge.
𝐓𝐮𝐩𝐚𝐜
I'm not saying that's not a problem.
𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐚
Come on, man.
This has never happened before.
𝐓𝐮𝐩𝐚𝐜
Okay, let's trace it back.
𝐓𝐮𝐩𝐚𝐜
What were u doing before your sleepwalk down non-memory lane?
𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐚
I was headed to Rozonda and...
𝐓𝐮𝐩𝐚𝐜
What?
What'd she do now?
𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐚
Nothing.
𝐓𝐮𝐩𝐚𝐜
She must have done something.
Wait-- is this about her kissing that guy the other night?
You were thinking about Rozonda and some jerk in a lip-lock.
Adrenaline kicks in, your heart rate increases-- long story short, u fugued-out because you're jealous.
𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐚
Fugued-out"?
𝐓𝐮𝐩𝐚𝐜
Fugue-- you're up and walking around but... it's like you got amnesia.
𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐚
Okay, wait.
Jealousy cannot cause memory loss.
Besides...
I don't have a right to be jealous anyway.
𝐓𝐮𝐩𝐚𝐜
Free advice?
Take a chance and tell her how u feel.
𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐚
Okay, wait.
Wait, wait, wait. Who are u right now?
𝐓𝐮𝐩𝐚𝐜
Look, I know I've been the president of the "Stay Away from Rozonda Club," but... she's only gonna wait for u for so long before she moves on.
𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐚
Thanking about what he said
𝐑𝐨𝐳𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚
Okay. You ready?
𝐅𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐅𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞
I can't wait to see it on u.
𝐑𝐨𝐳𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚
So, what do u think?
𝐓𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞
It's nice.
𝐅𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐅𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞
It's a lovely shape.
And it will match the flowers perfectly.
𝐑𝐨𝐳𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚
Okay.
𝐅𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐅𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞
It looks like a leprechaun ate too many marshmallows.
𝐓𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞/𝐑𝐨𝐳𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚/𝐅𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐅𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞
Busted out laughing
𝐑𝐨𝐳𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚
Yes.
Yes, it does.
𝐓𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞
Okay, all the men coming to your wedding should thank u.
𝐅𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐅𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞
Speaking of... your dad said you're bringing a date to dinner tonight?
𝐑𝐨𝐳𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚
Oh, Dallas? No, he's just that friend that I brought to your engagement party.
𝐓𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞
Oh, yeah, that friend that u just kiss sometimes.
𝐑𝐨𝐳𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚
He kisses a lot of people.
𝐅𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐅𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞
So did your dad.
𝐑𝐨𝐳𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚
Wow, I really don't need to hear the rest of that paragraph.
𝐅𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐅𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞
Well, I'm just saying when the right person comes into your life, people can change.
𝐑𝐨𝐳𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚
Let's just say that serial dating isn't my only issue.
𝐅𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐅𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞
Look...
I'm half your dad's age.
My parents think I'm crazy.
His friends think I'm a gold digger.
He has two very opinionated daughters, one of whom is warming up to me like it's the Ice Age.
On the surface there are all these obstacles.
But for the right guy, it's worth ignoring them.
Oh, I'm sorry.
I have to go.
We'll try again later, Lucky Charms.
𝐓𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞
You know, she's not so bad.
I think u might need to replace the "thingy" in "step-thingy."
𝐑𝐨𝐳𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚
She left her sunglasses.