Autumn in New York Page #4

Lynn, I want you to meet Charlotte.

- Nice to meet you.

- Nice to meet you.

Something tells me

you're upset with me.

What is it?

I wasjust wondering if...

ifyou had sex with that woman?

With Lynn?

Ever?

- The answer to that is kind ofobvious.

- She's an old girlfriend.

- You knew that.

- I meant... tonight.

- On the roof.

- You're not serious?

You are serious. no!

No, ofcourse not.

First off, it's... it's not

exactly my style. Second...

You have a girlfriend.

Isn't thatfor me to say?

As far as Lynn goes, why would I do

that? It doesn't make any sense.

I know. I mean,

that's what I was thinking...

we're... so happy...

What would be his reason?

I thought, God, if he did do it,

then you'd at least look... guilty.

And you don't.

You look totally relaxed.

You look more relaxed...

than before the party started.

Well... there you go.

But, you're a womanizer.

You were a womanizer.

- What is that exactly?

- Here we go.

That's a guy who has sex with a lot of

women and is good at lying about it.

Yes. But in this case I don't have

anything to lie about. Nothing happened!

There's something about being sick...

in my heart.

It's like I can feel every beat.

I'll know ifyou're lying.

Oh, God!

Oh, my God!

- Can you pull over, please?

- Don't do this.

- Charlotte! Charlotte!

- What?!

Look, I never pretended to be...

what I'm not.

- Why?!

- Why?!

All right, fiine, why? Why?

Because I felt like it.

Because nothing stopped me!

What about love?

Why do you have to be sojuvenile?!

It was nothing.

It was nothing! It meant nothing!

If I could be different... I would.

What about love?

You know what?

This was all wrong. This was a mistake,

rightfrom the beginning.

You're a kid... I'm a creep.

You've got better things to do with

your last... with your time...

then spend it with a man like me.

Look who's here.

The Belle ofAmherst.

I've seen thatface before.

- You have?

- On several... occasions.

All for the same reason.

You said Mom and Will

werejustfriends.

They were friends.

But she wasjust nuts about him.

She never slept with him.

Maybe because she was

an old-fachioned girl.

But she was smart.

She made the big mistake.

She told him how she really felt.

It was up in Newport at the club.

Labor Day weekend.

Big clam bake.

Well, what happened?

Next thing you knew, he was knocking

up Millie What's-her-name in a cabana.

- Millie?

- Your mother's doubles partner.

Why didn't you tell me any ofthis?

- You know, you could have warned me.

- I could have. But I didn't.

You never talk to me.

You never tell me what to do.

Charlotte, take a good look at me.

You want me to tell you what to do?

Yes! You're my family!

You're my family.

You're supposed to take care of me.

- Where you been?

- Home.

- I called you ten times.

- I had the ringer off.

- I don't get it.

- What's to get? I was hanging out.

- Something happen at my party?

- You were there. We had a good time.

- Come on! What's going on?

- Nothing!

What is it, something with Charlotte?

- We called it quits.

- You're shittin'me!

It's not exactly we called it quits,

it was a more of, she called it quits.

- What did you do?

- What do you mean...?

- What did you do?

- What did I...?

Don't bullshit me. What did you do?

I had sex with Lynn McHale

up on your roof.

You're kidding me.

No, I'm not kidding you.

Charlotte found out.

Now she's gone. Totally.

I'm really sorry you did that.

I blew it.

You can't get her back?

- I blew it.

- So?

So, I just go back to the way I was.

How are you going to do that?

It wasjust going to get worse.

The more attachment on both sides,

leading to what?

It's now or later, right?

I leave her a few months

from now, she...

No, this is better.

This is much better.

I wish the f*** I'd never met her.

I hate to tell you, but there's

only two kinds of love stories.

Boy loses girl.

Girl loses boy.

That's it. Somebody

always gets left behind.

Try and avoid that, you'll end up an

old man toasting yourselfat Christmas.

- Listen to me...

- I don't care!

- you're going to die in your own arms!

- I don't care! I want it over with now!

- Mr. Keane.

- Good night, Michael.

You've got a visitor.

She's been waiting almost an hour.

Lisa!

- Sorry to disappoint you.

- No... you surprised me, that's all.

Did you get my letter?

What did you do with it, burn it?

I read it.

- Do you want to come upstairs?

- No, thank you. I'm sorry.

I didn't plan this.

I didn't plan to come.

Peter, my husband

thought it was pointless.

But, as it turns out,

I'm pregnant... just a few months.

- Lisa! Congratulations! That's great.

- Thank you.

Anyway, that made me want to meet you.

I've been a little sentimental

about parenthood lately.

- Do you consider me your parent?

- In a lousy absentee sort ofway, yeah.

- So, how... how is Millie? Your mother?

- She's great. She's good.

Well, she's a nut. She went to Costa

Rica last summer with some guy.

He owns a charter airline

and wears sunglasses indoors.

I think he's a gun runner, but...

- Do you really care?

- No. No.

I guess not.

What about you? How long

have you lived in the city?

Just a few months.

We moved from Austin.

Ifyou hadn't been on that magazine...

I might not have recognized you. I only

have one photograph and it's ancient.

I have one picture ofyou, too.

Just one. Your mother sent me one...

a long time ago.

You must have been about twelve.

You had a horse.

Summer camp. My teeth are

bigger than the horse's.

- I hated that picture. I hate it.

- I don't. You were very beautiful.

And you... haven't changed a bit.

- I should go.

- Why?

I reallyjust wanted to meet you.

And maybe...

- I don't know.

- What? Tell me.

It's not big deal. I've always had a

fantasy that you were looking for me.

And all you really wanted was

to say that you were sorry.

Lisa, I am.

Hey, can I... Can I call you?

How did you get in here?

Dolly.

Would you mind leaving now, please?

I need to talk to you.

I think you've wasted

enough of my time.

What I did was... very wrong.

And stupid.

I have no excuses...

I did what I did because...

- I was scared.

- You were a coward!

Can you forgive me?

You betrayed me! For what?

Because you got the shakes?

- I was scared.

- You don't think I'm scared?!

You don't think I'm hanging onto

my courage by my fiingernails!

Don't touch me! Get away from me!

Get out of here!

Just go!

You're not good enough.

I know... I know I'm not.

I just...

Can you let me love you?

Please.

Please. Please...

Please let me try again.

I'm so tired.

"The stars are as soft

as flowers and as near. "

"The hills are webs ofshadow... "

"... slowly spun. "

"No separate leafor single blade...

All blend into one. "

I love you.

We did it... that was great.

- Bye!

- Bye!

Are you jealous?

- You think...? I am notjealous!

- Yes you are!

Do I look jealous? I am notjealous.

I'm a littlejealous.

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