“A recording studio?” asks Diana.

Ed smiles. “I’m an aerospace engineer,” he says. 

“Really?” says Diana, as Ed eats his ice cream.

“Mm-hmm,” he replies. 

“Well, that sounds fascinating!” says Diana. 

“Does it really?” asks Ed. 

Diana shrugs. “Yeah, sort of,” she says. “What were you doing at the airport?”

“That’s kind of hard to explain,” says Ed. 

“Try me,” says Diana. 

“I can’t sleep,” says Ed. 

“So you went to the airport,” says Diana. 

“My life isn’t working out, somehow,” says Ed. 

“So you went to the airport,” repeats Diana. 

“My wife is unfaithful to me,” says Ed. 

“Oh,” says Diana, nodding, “Your wife is having an affair.”

“Makes it sound romantic,” says Ed. “

“Maybe it is?” says Diana. 

“Thank you,” says Ed. Diana smiles.

There’s a loud crash. Diana and Ed look toward the noise, startled.

“Sorry,” says Waitress Amy, standing over a pile of sugar dispensers that fell off her tray. 

Meanwhile, it’s early morning in Malibu.