Enough Said Page #11

TESS:

Yes, we know each other. She’s dating

Dad.

Marianne turns and looks at Eva. Eva pretends she’s shocked.

EVA:

What?

MARIANNE:

You date Albert?

EVA:

Huh? I’m not sure what’s happening - I

think, wait a minute -

Just then the front door slams.

ALBERT (O.S.)

Hello?

TESS:

We’re out here, Dad.

After a moment Albert walks to the patio.

ALBERT:

Oh, hey. Sorry to interrupt.

(turning to Eva)

Hi, I’m -

He looks at Eva.

EVA:

Hi?

ALBERT:

I don’t understand. What are you doing

here?

MARIANNE:

She gives me massages. We’re friends.

(looking at Eva, hurt)

I thought.

Albert looks at them and takes it all in.

ALBERT:

What?

(beat)

You’re friends with Marianne?

ENOUGH SAID 86

EVA:

I met her at a party and she took my

card.

MARIANNE:

I think you were at the same party.

ALBERT:

And you met us both?

(beat)

So, what? You’re her masseuse?

EVA:

Yeah!

ALBERT:

For how long?

MARIANNE:

Right after we met.

EVA:

I had no idea who she was or who you

were.

ALBERT:

But you must have figured it out. At some

point.

EVA:

No!

ALBERT:

No?

EVA:

Well, yeah, at some point.

ALBERT:

When?

EVA:

What?

ALBERT:

When did you figure it out?

Eva stalls, not knowing what to say.

ALBERT (CONT’D)

(beat)

Come on Tess. You got your phone?

ENOUGH SAID 87

TESS:

Yeah. Um. Okay.

Albert walks out and Tess follows. Eva’s devastated. She gets

her stuff as Marianne, sits, shocked and hurt.

EVA:

I’m so sorry.

And Eva leaves.

EXT. EVA’S HOUSE - SOON AFTER

Eva walks up to her house and sees Chloe sitting on the front

steps waiting for her.

EVA:

Hi.

CHLOE:

(concerned)

You all right? Is it okay I’m here?

EVA:

Probably not.

Eva sits down next to her.

EVA (CONT’D)

I screwed up big time.

CHLOE:

What happened?

EVA:

(head in her hands)

Oh my god oh my god...

Just then Chloe’s mother Debbie drives up and gets out of the

car.

DEBBIE:

Chloe.

CHLOE:

Hi Mom.

DEBBIE:

(to Eva)

Excuse me, do you have a daughter?

ENOUGH SAID 88

EVA:

What?

Debbie gets in her face.

DEBBIE:

‘cause this ones mine. Who do you think

you are, telling her she should have sex

with her boyfriend?

EVA:

I - I didn’t.

CHLOE:

Mom!

Debbie pulls Chloe up.

DEBBIE:

You stay away from my daughter. And keep

your opinions to yourself.

EVA:

But - she needs to talk about what’s

important to her and -

Debbie stops her.

DEBBIE:

Shut. It.

(beat)

Dyke.

The last remark is so random Eva laughs. And then doesn’t.

EXT. YOUNG MAN’S HOUSE - DAY

Eva climbs the stairs without help, miserably trying to get

on with her day.

INT. HOLLYWOOD APARTMENT - DAY

The man with the bad breath is getting a massage. Luckily for

Eva, his mouth is closed. She massages slowly and

automatically, lost in thought.

ENOUGH SAID 89

INT. BRENTWOOD HOUSE - DAY

Eva massages Cynthia as she blabs on about her butcher block

and travertine tiles. Eva shuts her eyes, trying to tune her

out.

EXT. ALBERT’S STREET - ANOTHER DAY

Eva’s prius drives toward Albert’s house. She gets out of the

car just as Tess is coming outside with a big box of

Cinnabons.

EXT. ALBERT’S HOUSE - CONTINUOUS

EVA:

Hi.

TESS:

Hi.

EVA:

Is he here?

TESS:

He went to the market.

EVA:

I’m sorry to just come over but he won’t

call me back.

TESS:

I’ll tell him you came by.

But Eva just stands there, not going anywhere.

EVA:

What are you going to do with that?

TESS:

You want one?

Tess sits and Eva sits beside her, taking a Cinnabon. Just

then Albert drives up.

He gets out of his car with a couple of grocery bags. Eva

rises, nervous, holding the Cinnabon.

EVA:

Hi.

ENOUGH SAID 90

ALBERT:

(cold)

You know how many calories are in that?

He goes inside. Eva follows him.

INT. KITCHEN - CONTINUOUS

Eva comes in as he’s putting away the food.

EVA:

I just want to talk.

He gives her a look as if to say “so talk.”

EVA (CONT’D)

It really was a coincidence and then I

wanted to stop but she needed massages

and we sort of became friends and I

didn’t know what to do.

ALBERT:

You knew exactly what to do. You just

didn’t do it.

EVA:

I was very torn.

ALBERT:

And while you were being torn she was

poisoning our relationship? Poisoning

your perception of me?

EVA:

Yes.

ALBERT:

And why would you want that?

EVA:

I don’t know! I guess I was trying to

protect myself. You know, we’ve both been

married before, and we know how things

can turn out.

ALBERT:

And what about us? You didn’t protect us.

EVA:

I didn’t protect us. But it’s not

poisoned Albert, I still really want us

to keep seeing each other.

ENOUGH SAID 91

ALBERT:

I wouldn’t know how.

EVA:

I’m so, so sorry.

ALBERT:

This might sound corny, but you broke my

heart. And I’m too old for that sh*t. And

the worst part, the worst part is that

you made me look like an idiot in front

of my daughter.

EVA:

I’m the idiot. I’m the idiot!

He looks at her, not sure what to say.

ALBERT:

I’ve got a lot to do. Tess and school -

EVA:

When is she leaving?

ALBERT:

In a week. School starts early.

EVA:

That’s when Ellen leaves.

(trying to be light)

Guess we’re gonna need to get those

hobbies going, huh?

ALBERT:

Guess so.

He goes to put away the groceries, his back to her. Torn up,

Eva walks out.

EXT. ALBERT’S HOUSE - CONTINUOUS

Eva goes to the front door when she sees Tess in the doorway.

EVA:

Bye.

TESS:

He just really, really liked you.

Eva turns.

ENOUGH SAID 92

EVA:

I just really liked him.

And she leaves Albert’s house.

INT. EVA’S BEDROOM - MORNING

Eva lies in bed and sighs deeply, staring at the ceiling.

INT. ELLEN’S ROOM - ANOTHER DAY

Eva enters Ellen’s room with the finished, hand knitted

blanket. She places it in a suitcase on the floor. She looks

around at what’s left of her daughter’s whole life, and sits

on the bed. The closet has been stripped mostly bare. The

walls are blank. The bedding is gone.

Ellen stands in the doorway and then sits beside her on the

bed. Eva takes her hand.

They glance at one another - the kind of glance that

acknowledges the bittersweet nature of life, and that no

matter how hard we try, it will always win.

INT. LOS ANGELES AIRPORT - SAME DAY

Eva, Peter and Ellen stand before the security line.

EVA:

How will you know which room is yours?

ELLEN:

It’s all written down. And we saw

everything on our visit.

EVA:

(anxious)

I don’t remember anything.

ELLEN:

I do.

PETER:

She’s gonna be great.

EVA:

(weakly)

You’ll be fine!

ENOUGH SAID 93

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