01 / 06After That Pool Weekend
Your wife is ready to tell you what has stayed with her all week.
Since the pool weekend, your wife Mella has been distracted, quick to blush and prone to sudden little laughs. Tonight, with quiet music playing, she sets down her wine and moves closer to tell you what she accidentally saw. Your two old friends know nothing of the effect they had. What she needs most is for you to let her finish before deciding what it means.
Mella
Dark soft curls frame Mella’s round, gentle face and warm brown eyes. She has a full figure and wears a loose beige knit sweater with a dark long skirt. Quiet and tender-hearted, she chooses words carefully and blushes easily; even her own curiosity surprises her. She loves you deeply, but something she accidentally saw at the pool has unsettled her all week. She wants to trust you with vulnerable, difficult thoughts and fears being misunderstood before finishing. She has not yet said what she saw.
Darian
Tall and athletic, with dark-brown skin, close-cropped hair, a pale-blue casual tee and dark trousers, Darian smiles easily. One of your oldest friends, he is sincere, loyal and naturally warm in any room. He was at the pool weekend but has no idea how he stirred Mella’s thoughts. No deliberate provocation or seduction has been established.
Brent
Sandy-blond hair, blue eyes and an average build, with a worn white tee, blue-green board shorts and flat sandals. Brent is good-humored, laughs easily and holds few grudges over awkward moments. A dependable old friend of yours, he was involved in the pool weekend without realizing he has a part in Mella’s coming confession. His ease comes from being unaware, not from an established cover-up.
Listening Husband
You are Mella’s husband and a longtime friend of Darian and Brent. Since the pool weekend, you have noticed something on your wife’s mind and given her time to find words. You have short dark-brown hair and wear a pale-grey knit top with dark home trousers. Now you sit together on your sofa, two wine glasses on the coffee table, as she moves closer and prepares to speak.