Breakable You Page #6

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At my own address

In the side of the young and

Making the one

On the dance floor

I know I'm gonna wanna

Circle this floor

You lucky dog!

- He's a dream.

- Yeah.

He's smart, he's gorgeous.

Girl, you're gonna have

beautiful babies.

WOMAN:

You rocked it, girl.

Look at him move.

He barely made a surprise

With me

You know I'm real versatile

Yeah, he is

an interesting bunch of guys.

- Hey, Maud, I have some good news.

- Uh-huh.

I wanna share it with you.

- Oh, yeah?

- Yeah.

That's good.

I love good news.

Your father hired me

for his new play.

- He did?

- Yeah.

That's so cool.

You're gonna build the sets?

Actually, I'm in it.

What do you mean,

you're in it?

I mean,

I'm acting in it.

[LAUGHS]

Good. Yeah.

And I'm playing point guard

for the Knicks.

I'm not kidding.

You're an actor?

I was. I...

I... I'm sorry. I mean,

I didn't mean to

keep anything from you.

The guy I couldn't get

a complete sentence out of

for the past three months

is an actor?

- Yeah.

- That's impossible.

That can't... That can't be.

Well, after Zahra died,

I, um...

I couldn't get back on stage.

But then Adam insisted

I read his new play,

and it was the last thing

I expected, but I read it.

I knew I had to do it.

You're an actor.

My dad wrote a good play?

Oh, I mean, it's...

It's beautiful.

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- ACTRESS:
You left.

- SAM:
I did.

- ACTRESS:
Why?

- SAM:
Couldn't leave.

You've been building

a case against me

now since your father got it.

What is it, exactly,

that you wanted me to do?

You should go.

You've done your duty

and you're free.

SAM:

I don't think you mean that.

[SAM CONTINUES, INDISTINCTLY]

Hi.

Hi, Maudy,

what a pleasant surprise.

How's my

little grandson doing?

He's good. He's just... He's

kicking up a storm like always.

Of course. He's a Weller.

How are rehearsals going?

Sam is knocking it

out of the park.

He's incapable

of a false moment.

That's good.

At least one of us

is on his game.

Don't be ridiculous.

You're doing great too.

I'm not so sure.

You're brilliant, you're

beautiful, you're pregnant,

and your man is about

to own this town.

Yeah.

MAN:

Okay. Whenever you're ready.

DR. LIN:
Someone's moving

around a lot today.

Looks like

she's a thumb-sucker.

What?

See, right there?

That's her thumb in her mouth.

You said, "her thumb."

We're having a boy.

You said at the last ultrasound

that we're having a boy.

I said I thought

you were having a boy.

But as I explained then,

the early pictures

aren't conclusive.

You said that

you saw his balls.

Well, early on, the labia

can resemble a scrotum.

But the amnio is definitive.

You have a very healthy

little girl, Maud.

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[GAGGING]

[COUGHING, SPITS]

[TOILET FLUSHING]

SAM:

Maud?

Hey.

- Hey, you all right?

- Yeah. Yeah.

I'm okay.

I'm done.

[HACKING]

[SIGHS]

I know you feel

like sh*t right now, but...

remember what Dr. Lin said.

You know, this is normal.

It'll pass.

She also said

we were having a boy, so...

what the f*** does she know?

[SCOFFS]

Wait, what?

We got the amnio results.

It's a girl.

[]

A girl?

[CHUCKLES]

This is wonderful.

Yeah.

You say that now, but...

No, Maud...

...she's our daughter.

She's Zahra's sister.

She's...? She's healthy?

The doctor said she's healthy?

Yeah, she's hale and hearty.

She's got 10 fingers

and 10 toes...

and she has a big old labia

that looks like a scrotum.

[CHUCKLES]

Don't be silly. You don't wanna

come all the way to JFK.

I'm happy to. It'll give us

another hour together.

Yeah, and then you'll

spend two hours

on the Grand Central

in rush-hour traffic

getting back into town.

It's crazy.

I can't let you go alone.

There's nothing more joyless

than a man with a suitcase,

walking through the airport

by himself.

[LAUGHS]

Look at my face.

No one is gonna

confuse me with a joyless man.

Aw. Why do you

have to go anyway?

[SIGHS]

There's a lot of money

behind these

union-busting bastards.

You know, I gotta get there,

raise a little hell.

[BOTH CHUCKLE]

Could you and Adam

be more different?

Well, we're not

that dissimilar.

We both like

getting in front of a crowd,

getting applause.

Only he gets paid

a lot more.

[LAUGHS]

I'll be back.

Keep a light on.

Hello, darling!

Are you awake?

I am now.

- I brought you a sandwich.

- Mom.

We go through this every day.

I'm not hungry.

It's important for you to try

to keep something down.

The baby needs food too.

Well, if she's hungry,

then she should just come out.

I don't know

what the hell she's waiting for.

[LAUGHS]

Mom, please don't

do that. Please.

- Just leave that...

- Ah, it's a beautiful day.

A little fresh air

and sunlight,

might inspire you to get

out of bed and take a walk.

Stop treating me

like a child.

You wanna give me

good advice?

You should have

eight months ago,

and then I wouldn't be

in this f***ing mess right now.

I did give you good advice.

I said you'd be

a wonderful mother

when the time was right,

and you said you were

in a state of grace.

And you bought that?

Of course.

I have the utmost respect

for you.

So it's all my fault.

No one is at fault, Maud.

There is no fault.

Maybe you don't feel you can

talk openly with me right now.

I can understand that.

If you'd like,

I can recommend somebody.

Why?

Because you think

I'm gonna go under again?

I'm gonna have this baby,

and everything

is gonna be fine.

I know it is, sweetheart.

Everything's gonna be fine.

- I'm sure of it.

- [DOOR CLOSES]

SAM:

Hello?

Maud?

- Hi, Sam.

- Hey, Eleanor.

How are you?

It's good to see you.

- ELEANOR:
How's the show going?

- It's good. It's coming along.

- Good.

- Hi.

- Hi.

- Look at those flowers.

Beautiful.

Mm.

Well, I should get going.

Paul's coming back tonight,

and I wanna be there

when he gets home.

- SAM:
I'll walk you out.

- Oh, thanks.

[SIGHS]

I'm glad I got home

before you left.

- I've been wanting to call you.

- I wanted to talk to you too.

What's going on with her?

I keep hoping

she'll pull out of it.

Once the baby's here...

I'm sure she'll be

the great love of Maud's life...

and all this sadness

will make sense.

Yeah.

Of course.

In the meantime, stay close.

Okay, I will.

Thank you, Eleanor.

See you.

I know something

you don't want me to know.

Stop.

- You think about me.

- No.

You wake up

thinking about me.

No, I don't.

Could you shut up, please?

[SIGHS]

Where you going?

Walk.

Oh.

- I'll go with you.

- No.

Maud, come on.

I wanna come with you.

- Let's go for a walk.

- No.

I can't stand

the sound of your voice.

I'm walking

to get away from you.

- Maud?

- What?

You know,

this is hard for me too.

Right.

Right, it's about you.

[GRUNTS]

It's about you how hard

it is for you.

I don't understand.

When did you

come to hate me?

I don't hate you,

I don't know you.

You do know me.

You loved me.

- You saved me.

- I didn't love you.

I pitied you.

And now I'm stuck

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