Liz unlocks the door, and walks in, throwing on the lights. Lucky walks in slowly
behind her, laughing.
"What's wrong?," she asks quizically. "What am I missing."
Lucky shakes his head. "Oh, it's nothing. I just feel weird walking in the front
door."
"Feel free to climb up on the roof, if it makes you more comfortable. I'll let you in
eventually," she smiles. She throws her wrap on the couch and walks over to the TV
cabinet. "Let's see what movies Gram's got." She scans through the video
collection. "Casablanca, The Maltese Falcon, E.T., Beauty and the Beast, The Lion
King
" her voice trails off. She turns to Lucky, biting her lip. "Uh, why
don't we check out what Sarah has upstairs."
Lucky looks surprised. "Come on, I really want to see the Lion King. All
those little singing animals. It's so realistic."
Liz smiles. "Ok, come on, Spencer."
They race upstairs and into Sarah's room. Liz flips the light switch, revealing a room
filled with stuffed animals and decorated in a sickly cotton candy pink hue.
"Wow," Lucky whistles. "This is a very interesting room."
Liz glances at Lucky. "You think so? Try sharing a room with Sarah, and one thousand
of her closest stuffed friends, for half your life."
Lucky starts laughing. "I can see your point. LuLu's room-" He stops abruptly,
and walks over to Elizabeth. He doesn't want to think about his family, not now. "I
like your bedroom better, anyway." Liz smiles inwardly at his assertion. Lucky
continues, "So does Sarah have better taste in movies than decoraters?"
"Well, you can decide. We've got a bunch of great '80s movies here -Ferris Bueller's
Day Off, St. Elmo's Fire, 16 Candles, The Breakfast Club and," Liz winks at Lucky,
"Pretty in Pink."
Lucky gags. "Well, it's a theme, isn't it?" He shakes his head. "What else
does she have?"
"Hmm
Pump Up the Volume, True Romance-which is not very romantic. Sarah bought
it because of the title. The joke's on her. It was one of the bloodiest movies we ever
saw! You might like it," she smiles, turning to Lucky. "It stars Christian
Slater and an Elvis impersonator."
He rolls his eyes. "Everyone's a comedian. Why don't I pick the movie."
Elizabeth moves aside. "Be my guest, oh great one."
Lucky laughs and starts searching through the videos. "Bambi?"
"She watched that with Nikolas one night. He had never seen it," Liz offers.
"That must have been a sight. Crown Prince Nikky bawling his highbrow eyes out when
Bambi's mother dies," he laughs, mentally drawing a picture. He continues searching
through the videos, finally selecting one. "Okay, I've found the perfect film for our
viewing enjoyment."
"And he's modest too." Liz shakes her head. "Okay, let's go make some
popcorn. I can't watch this masterpiece without popcorn." They leave Sarah's room and
head downstairs.
To be continued...