A Quiet Little Marriage Page #4

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We confirmed a pill prescription

for you a few months back.

It's possible

to get pregnant right away,

but for most people,

it takes some trying.

If things

don't happen naturally,

come back,

and we'll talk.

My pill prescription?

Your birth control pill.

No, I'm not taking

the birth control pills.

Right.

But you renewed your

prescription four months ago.

So you haven't been off it

very long.

No.

I renewed?

When did you take

your pill last?

I'm sorry.

Um...

I don't know

when I took my last pill.

Yeah, it's still in your body.

Just give it a while.

Keep trying.

You can get dressed now.

Hey, just the person

I wanted to see.

Not now.

Hey, Olive.

I could really use some advice

about something.

Hi.

What's going on?

What happened?

I went to

the gynecologist today, Dax.

You okay?

No.

Apparently, I messed up

my birth control pills,

and that's...

that's not very good for me,

you know?

It's not too f***ing healthy.

I...

I've been slipping them

to you.

Is that what

you're trying to say?

Because I found

your little pill stash.

How could you do that to me?

Do you know how stupid I felt

sitting in that office

thinking I was pregnant?

I found your diaphragm.

You started it.

Well, I'm sorry,

but that's not the same thing.

It's not the same thing?

You can't sneak a baby,

Olive.

It's a human being,

for Christ sake.

You wouldn't even talk to me

about it.

You wouldn't even

discuss it with me.

I told you.

I told you

I did not want to have a kid.

I mean, look at my family.

Is that what you want?

I don't think you know.

You know,

I think it's some sort of

conceptual thing for you, Olive.

Oh, okay.

I'm sorry.

I forgot that you know

what's best for everyone.

If we had a kid,

everything we did,

every mistake we made

would affect that kid.

I mean, we'd mess it up.

You what?

Did you...

You put it in my coffee

every day?

Every day

for how many months?

Don't look at me like that.

No.

You don't get to look at me

like that

with everything

that I have going on right now

with my dad.

Exactly.

It's just,

your dad's falling apart.

And you're trying to trick me

into having a baby.

No, you don't get to talk

to me about him.

You don't get to talk to me

about my dad.

How could you do this to me?

I'm not going to stand here

and compare scores with you

on who's worse,

because you drugged me, Dax.

I was...

Ah...

Dax?

Are you okay?

Dax?

I don't feel...

- Okay.

- I don't feel good.

Okay.

Just stay right there.

Vitamin B and vitamin C

and Tylenol cold and sinus,

some codeine that

was left over from a root canal.

Okay.

I think there were

some children vitamins.

Laxatives.

And birth control pills,

just two of them.

And that's all.

And some echinacea.

And that's all.

Okay.

I didn't make it for you,

you know?

I just wanted to see

how easy it was to hide pills.

Okay, Mr. Hughes.

These will help

settle your stomach.

You probably won't feel

like eating tomorrow,

and that's okay.

Remember to stay hydrated,

even if you're sipping water

or chewing ice slivers.

This has the contact number

should you have

any more problems.

Keep an eye on him.

What do you want?

You want to split?

Do you want a divorce?

I don't know.

Do you?

I don't know.

I don't think so.

I don't know.

I'm pissed, Olive.

Yeah.

You can reach me

on my cell.

Olive!

I thought

I had the wrong place.

I'm sorry it's so late.

What's going on?

Olive left me.

I just wanted to talk.

Yeah.

That's shitty, man.

Can I come in?

No.

I can't come in?

Well, Sylvia's sick.

She's really sick.

And I think...

I think it's contagious.

She's back?

Yeah.

It's just a bad time.

I'll...

I could stop by later.

We could get a beer

or something.

I'm sorry about Olive.

Olive.

Mrs. Hughes.

We've been trying

to reach you.

Your dad had a stroke

last night.

He died early this morning.

He was very peaceful.

He wasn't alone.

No.

I was with him.

Nobody called me.

Yes, we've been calling.

Oh, God.

Olive.

Olive?

Dax?

Olive?

Dax.

My dad died.

Oh, Jesus.

I'll never be able

to go back there.

I ran away.

I'll never be able

to go back there.

Yes, you can.

I'll go with you.

Yeah?

Yeah.

Let's have a baby.

What are you talking about?

Not because of what happened

with your dad.

I was thinking about it

before you even came back.

I'm scared,

but that's a bad reason

not to do something, you know?

The way we love each other,

you know, it'd be okay.

Dax.

We can't have a baby.

We're a total f***ing mess.

But I love you.

You want one,

and I want one.

I love you so much.

But no.

We're the last people

in the world

who should be having a kid.

But I want one.

No.

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Olive?

Hey, baby,

your coffee's ready.

Olive?

Sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm about to iron.

Do you want me to iron

your shirt?

No, no.

I just won't

take my jacket off.

- Are you sure?

- Yeah.

Okay.

Are you okay?

Yeah.

Okay.

I'm gonna grab that real quick,

all right?

Okay.

Thank you.

Yeah.

Jackson.

Hey, little brother.

Wow.

You... you look sharp.

Yeah.

Olive's dad died.

We're going to the funeral.

Who's that?

Oh.

Yeah, he's a small one.

Look,

all his little fingers

barely add up

to one of mine.

He's kind of good-looking,

though,

don't you think?

When?

I think he's about a month.

Where's Sylvia?

Oh, man.

That's been kind of a nightmare.

She shows up a week ago.

She dumps him on me.

And then she sneaks out

in the night.

Oh, man.

Come on, you should come inside.

The thing is,

I'm doing my best,

and I've been clean

for two whole days,

and I'm gonna stay that way.

But the kid,

he can't stay at my place.

Sh*t, I can't even

stay at my place.

Jackson, what are you

talking about?

Dax, I'm going upstate.

There's a rehab up there,

okay?

I've been talking

to one of the counselors,

and I'm gonna

turn my sh*t around.

Now, listen,

Mary's been up there, okay?

She says it's a great place.

And you said

you'd help me, Dax.

I need you to take my baby.

What about Sylvia?

Okay, so there's diapers

in this bag, okay?

There's... there's a bottle.

There's formula.

Jackson.

Jackson.

You can't just dump this on me.

Dax, I can't.

I can't.

But I will call you,

and I will be back.

Wait.

Jackson.

I'll be back.

How do I...

Okay.

I'm ready.

Who's that?

It's Jackson's son.

Jackson has a baby?

Yeah.

Well, where's Jackson?

He left.

When is he coming back?

I don't know.

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