The Reluctant Gigolo

By T. J. Robertson

Unable to decide which one of two women he loves more, Tom Roberts continues to woo both of them. When they discover what’s going on, all hell breaks loose. In a panic he makes the mistake of going to seek the help of Doctor Natalie Loony, a quirky therapist. After one visit with her not only is he in danger of losing the two loves of his life but also his sanity.

• Language: English
• Publisher: T. J. Robertson
• Release date: Nov 8, 2010
• ISBN: 9781452378046

T. J. Robertson

Although I’ve made my living as a teacher and guidance counselor, I’ve always had a passion for writing. Thomas Bouregy and Company published my novel, Return to Paradise Cove, under their Avalon imprint. Two of my one-act plays, A Different Kind of Death, and The Flirt, have been produced, respectively, in New Haven, Connecticut, and Sacramento, California. Short stories of mine have appeared in commercial magazines such as Action and True Romance as well as in certain literary and professional ones.

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The Reluctant Gigolo

A One-Act Play

by

T. J. Robertson

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The Reluctant Gigolo

Copyright © 2010 by T. J. Robertson

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Cast of Characters

Lucy: A frank and strong-willed young woman who, tired of waiting for Tom to pop the question, takes the initiative and pops it herself.

Dolly: A naive and trusting young woman who also has a strong romantic interest in Tom

Tom: An indecisive and wary young man in love with both Lucy and Dolly

Natalie Loony: A quirky therapist

Domenic: A pizza-delivery man

Ralphie: Tom's brother

Scene

A small restaurant somewhere in a city

Time

The present

Act One

Scene One

Setting: Lucy and Tom are seated, center stage, at the one of the tables of a modest, if not shabby, restaurant, aptly called The Greasy Spoon. He is facing the entrance on the right wall and she, opposite him, has her back to it. One of the tables next to Tom has a newspaper on it.

At Rise: It’s late afternoon and Lucy and Tom are lingering quietly over dessert. She pushes hers aside, dabs at her mouth with a napkin, and breaks the silence

Lucy

Tom, I have something important to ask you.

Tom

(concentrating on his dessert)

Ask me anything; I’m all yours.

Lucy

Will you marry me?

Tom

(setting his dessert spoon down and looking up))

I meant anything but that.

Lucy

This time your sense of humor isn’t going to get you off the hook.

Tom

If I’m making light of it, it’s only because I don’t want to rush into things.

Lucy

Rush into things? We’ve been going together now for two years, three months and sixteen days.