Born to Be Bad Page #8

a picture of me hanging over the fireplace?

I think your husband would like

to see you hanging anyplace.

Ha ha!

Well?

Well...

critics say i have a definite

flair for brilliant dialogue.

I'm glad

to see you again.

I find our meeting

rather painful.

Why did you come?

Because i thought i could

take you again, and i can't.

I think i'll get

out of here.

Don't go.

What do you want, christabel?

You've got everything

you went after, and it's very becoming.

Do you think

i'm happy?

Bed of roses.

It's not what

it seems.

You'll have to spell out what you mean.

I'm not happy.

No?

I... i'm so confused.

I...

be careful. You're getting real again.

Oh. Oh, nick. Nick,

it's you. It's you.

What are you going to do about it?

I don't know.

You're calling

the shots.

I've missed this.

All i know is i have to see you again.

So that's the way

you want it?

Sorry. I'm not cut out

to be a backstreet boy,

and i don't make dates

with other men's wives

unless they bring written

permission from their husbands.

So long, mrs. Carey.

I love you so much,

i wish i liked you.

Oh, freddy.

Excuse me,

will you?

Nick!

Nick, i...

sorry to disappoint you.

Curtis, i...

we'd better join

our guests.

I brought us up

some coffee.

Mmm, don't want any. I

just want to go to sleep.

And i want

to talk.

Oh, but, darling,

i'm exhausted.

Then have some coffee. I

said i'd like to talk to you.

Curtis, if it's

about nick-

nick is only part of what i want

to talk to you about, christabel.

I don't like

our marriage.

Curtis.

You've very carefully arranged

your life so that i never see you,

and i want to know why.

But, darling,

it's so simple.

It's because i'm your wife that

all these demands are made upon me-

committees and boards.

I have committees

and boards, too.

You can get away from them if you want to.

But of course

i want to,

and we will go away.

We'll go tuesday.

Nick's leaving

on monday, isn't he?

Yes. I think

that's what he said.

What has that

to do with it?

I was just wondering why you

had to wait until tuesday.

Why, if you think nick's keeping

me here, it's too ridiculous.

It's even more than that.

It's shameful and degrading.

It's not worthy

of you.

What does nick

mean to you?

He doesn't mean

anything to me.

He's a friend of mine,

that's all-

a friend of yours,

as well as mine.

And if you think his

being here in town is-

i've always trusted

you, christabel.

I'd like to go on

trusting you.

And i only want you to be

happy, and i like our marriage.

What is it that

you want me to do?

I asked you once

to go away with me.

You said no, gave

the ball as your excuse.

The ball's over.

I'm asking you again.

Don't make such

a problem of it.

Of course we'll go away, in a few days.

That's not

good enough.

When do you

want to go?

Tonight.

At this hour?

At this hour.

Yes, i think we should

go out of town.

Shall i pack for you?

Hey, you, wake up.

We're here.

Good ride.

It was wonderful.

I needed it.

Are you sure you don't mind taking

this character back to the stables?

Not at all.

See you at lunch.

Right. Pick us up at our

cottage in about an hour.

Fine.

Christabel.

Chris.

You know what?

Mm-mm. What?

I ought to ring

the desk,

order some dinner.

Can you do it

without moving?

Nope.

Well,

then don't.

The day's passed

so quickly.

It must be

almost dark.

I've never been

so happy.

You're not

confused anymore.

You've finally decided

what you want.

Promise me it will

always be like this.

Promise.

Now, i ought to

order some dinner,

and we ought to get

started for the lake.

Nick, you're not going with me. You can't.

We have to

do it right.

I have to talk

to curtis.

Don't you think it would be

better if i talked to him alone?

Suit yourself.

But i'll drive back

with you.

I don't want curtis to

think i'm hiding out on him.

Darling, let me handle this in my own way.

What is

your own way?

Well... rather than

talking to him tonight,

wouldn't it be wiser

to wait a little while?

Well, i mean...

so he asks

for the divorce.

I don't get it.

You came to me today and told me

that you'd made up your mind,

that you

wanted me.

I thought

you were

definitely through with curtis.

But i am. I will be.

Which is it?

Darling, i know how much you love

me, and you mustn't be impatient.

We oughtn't to hurt curtis

any more than we have to,

and meanwhile, we'll have

days like this together,

oh, darling,

so many days.

I told you once

- i don't play that way.

It still goes.

But it's

different now.

We love each other,

and we'll be together.

Mm-hmm.

You and me

and curtis.

Oh, darling, it's not

going to be like that.

You're so right

it isn't!

An honest woman would

decide whether she wanted

to keep her

husband's money

or take the man she loves, but not you.

You're

more resourceful.

You're working it out so you can keep both.

It's not true.

What do you know

about truth?

You've been with me

for 5 hours,

and you've been lying

to me every second of it.

I haven't. Nick, i love you. I do love you.

You love only one person

in the world, christabel,

and it's the love

of a lifetime.

Now, get out.

You can't do this.

You can't send me away.

Oh, yes, i can.

It's a lot easier

than i thought.

My only regret in kicking you out

is that you'll go back to curtis,

and that's a pretty filthy

trick to play on any man.

Now, beat it.

Good evening.

Good evening.

Would you call mr. Carey at the lodge

and tell him i'm on my way, please?

Mr. Carey telephoned,

ma'am. He's on his way home.

He should be here in about a half an hour.

Are you all right?

Yes, of course.

Good evening,

arthur.

Good evening, sir. Good evening, mr. Caine.

May i have a cup of coffee, arthur, please?

Yes. Sure.

Curtis.

Curtis darling, i stopped

here on my way back,

and arthur said that you were coming home.

Why didn't you

stay at the lake?

Why did you leave?

Didn't you get

my note?

I had to go to santa

flora. Aunt clara was-

i got your note.

I'm sorry it ruined

our nice weekend.

You know how much

it meant to me,

and i tried to find you

everywhere before i left.

I waited,

and i waited,

and then i got so worried about aunt clara.

You can imagine

how i felt.

Christabel, when i checked

out of the lodge at noon,

this long-distance call

was charged to my bill.

The hotel clarendon is where

nick is staying, isn't it?

I can explain that.

Where were you today?

I told you. I went

to santa flora,

and as for that, why, nick

called me while i was out,

and i returned

his call.

That's the least

i could do.

He just wanted to thank us for last night

and to say

good-bye again.

How'd you find

your aunt clara?

She's fine now. She's been so restless.

Poor darling. I heated her some broth,

and she drank it

just to please me,

and then i read to her for over an hour.

She's going to be

all right now.

I think my coming

helped her.

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