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Between Us Page #5
Hey. Uh, we're at a convenience
store really, really far away.
Joel's pretty loaded.
Sounds like you're having fun.
When are you coming back?
Is she standing in front of you?
Uh-huh.
Yeah, all right. Well,
look, when I get back,
- we're leaving, okay?
- That's a great idea.
[DOOR CLOSES]
Cool. Oh, he's comin'.
I gotta go.
I love you.
Whoo! Go on. I know you
wanna drive this beast! Oh!
- Okay. Yes, gladly.
- Besides, my hands are full.
[EXHALES]
[ENGINE STARTS]
Oh!
What's a great idea?
Hmm?
You just said,
"That's a great idea."
Them coming back. That's a great idea?
[CHUCKLES]
Don't leave, Grace. Please?
We invited you here.
Besides, it's over now.
- [JOEL] Look at you. Whoa!
- Easy.
Fierce!
[GRUNTS]
I have time to work out. Does
it change when you have kids?
Huh?
Kids?
Um... Yesterday I played
with Lucien for an hour.
I touched his... his head.
I kissed his neck.
I kissed his nose.
And he laughed and squirmed.
And I laughed and squirmed.
- Suddenly, he sank his teeth into
my shoulder. - Damn!
Lucien did that? So that's
what it's like havin' a kid.
Wow.
Well...
[CHUCKLES]
We had an argument
in school.
Argument?
Yeah.
I remember very little.
You don't remember that?
No, I'm sorry. I'm not going
to jeopardize my career,
or who I am, my art,
so I can have some kids.
Why? Because society
says I'm supposed to?
'Cause my mom... So you're
below having kids?
Well, I'm not... No, I'm not below having
kids. Yeah. You're being difficult.
You're-You're... You're special.
I'm not.
- You think you're special.
- That... That I do.
That... I think that I'm special, yes.
[CHUCKLES]
Okay. Well, you know what?
You're not. Neither am I.
And we're both gonna wind up
having kids...
and living in the suburbs.
No. Sub...
I ain't livin' in no suburbs.
This is below you.
Mm-mmm.
Because...
You're drunk, because what
you're saying to me...
is simple
and sentimental.
[MOCK WHIMPERING]
"Have some kids."
You know what? Who am I
talking to right now?
You're actually drunk, and you're
pissing me off because you sound...
you sound phony.
Phony? [CHUCKLES] Yeah.
You're sitting here lecturing me about
how special you are as a photographer.
How is that phony?
These sort of views you've obviously
picked up from undergraduates...
who get Daddy's monthly check.
[CHUCKLES] Maybe.
- And you're acting phony.
- Don't call me phony. 'Cause I have an issue...
God, that actually
hurt your feelings.
I call your mom a slut, that doesn't
matter, but I call you a phony...
Call me phony one more time, I'm gonna
punch you in your f***ing face.
For real.
How 'bout that?
Phony.
[BLOWS RASPBERRY]
- [CARLO LAUGHS]
- Oh, yes.
You f***in' a**hole. You lucky.
You lucky, man. I know.
I live with me. I
mean... [LAUGHS]
What, uh...
No, but seriously.
All right.
What were we talkin' about?
Your mom.
[CHUCKLES]
You were right.
Was I?
You were right, yeah.
Uh,
I wanna have 'em.
I wanna have
a bunch of 'em.
A big family.
Like the one
that I grew up in.
I feel like life...
[CHUCKLES] I can't believe I'm say...
I feel like life is
meaningless without children.
Well, life doesn't necessarily
become meaningful...
because you have children.
Well, if not meaningful,
then what?
Oh, Jesus f***ing Christ. I don't
wanna have this conversion, Carlo.
Do not ask me to repeat clichs that
parents pass around like cocktail napkins.
Fine.
"Oh. Oh, my God, kids.
They're so much work, but
they're worth it, you know?"
"My son teaches me
more than I teach him."
"They grow up so fast."
Oh, Jesus. It's more energy to
prop up these conversations...
than it is to actually have a kid!
Okay.
like the next guy.
We should stop self-consciously chatting
about parenthood and about children.
I mean, do you hear apes in the zoo
going on about their offspring...
and what they've learned
from them,
[DEEPER VOICE] and how
much they mean to them,
and nyuh-nyuh-nyuh?
All right.
So, am I... Am I an ape?
Is that what's happening right now?
I don't know. You tell me.
Are you an ape?
You made it back!
[HOOTING]
[JOEL CHUCKLES]
Ugh. Where did you go?
A convenience store.
More wine?
Oh, yes, please.
I wasn't talking to you. I'm
finished fighting, sweetie. Okay?
Just give me some more wine.
Please?
I don't think you want any more, Joel.
Oh, really?
for some more.
No. I don't think
you really want any more.
Do you want more, Joel?
What do you think?
- I just told you what I thought.
- All right! For God sakes!
- All right, guys. We're gonna... - We can stay.
We can stay. We'll stay. We're gonna stay.
Gracie.
Scotch, anyone?
Just relax.
Mmm.
- You're looking really good, Carlo.
I was just telling Joel that
I'm, you know, working out more.
- Really? Where?
- Trying to stay in shape.
We're just about to have dessert.
[CHUCKLES]
Dessert. Yeah, crme brle.
Oh, my God.
[GRACE] Carlo's favorite.
Right.
- Remember when we took them to Le Fou?
- Right. Le Fou.
Fantastic crme brle at Le Fou.
For your anniversary.
- And the waiter spilled coffee all
over Joel. - That's right.
[CARLO CHUCKLES] That's right.
[SHARYL LAUGHS]
Wow, it has really been
a long time.
Oh, I love that place!
- And we live two blocks away.
- [SHARYL] You don't go?
- We try not to eat out anymore.
- Well, it's nothing like the food out here.
Just steakhouses, sausage
factories and slaughterhouses.
Well, thank you, Sharyl, for the crme
brle. That's very thoughtful.
Don't thank me yet,
Carlo.
I'm sure it's much better
than at Le Fou.
Are you always
so ingratiating?
Another toast.
Another toast.
Okay.
Age...
earns us...
our imperfections.
What the hell sort of a toast
was that, Joel?
Carlo.
- Worry about...
- Age, baldness, kids.
too perfect.
Me?
Well...
[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]
Sure I do.
What he's trying to say, Carlo,
is don't try to be too happy.
- It would actually upset him.
- Sharyl.
It might actually make him realize just
how miserable he is. Really, it would.
- Yeah, it would.
- It would.
Well, you caught us
at a bad time.
Sharyl and I are...
- How would you describe it, Sharyl?
- Hmm?
Oh, um...
We're getting a divorce.
Crme brle, anyone?
Your son.
I mean, look at him.
Could he be more handsome?
[CHUCKLES] Thank you.
All those cheeks. Truly a Gerber Baby.
[BABY EXCLAIMS]
Every baby is a Gerber Baby.
That's not true, actually.
I think he's ugly.
It upsets her when I talk like that.
You shouldn't make jokes like that.
It was a joke.
Maybe you're just scared
that I believe it.
Do you? I'm the only person with
Oh. Can I take a peek?
[WHISPERS] Yeah.
He's usually so fussy.
I love how you did this.
Oh. Huh.
You wanna buy it?
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