Enough Said Page #6

ALBERT:

Well, right about now we have that in

common!

EXT. LILY’S - DAY

They come out of the restaurant. Tess walks ahead.

EVA:

(trying to comfort him)

She doesn’t know what she’s talking

about. She’s too young to know what she

wants.

Tess sees THREE FRIENDS coming down the street.

TESS:

Cory! Hey you guys!

They all stop and chat. Each friend is chic and adultlooking.

TESS (CONT’D)

(turning to Albert)

Dad, I’m going to get a coffee, okay?

She kisses him and shakes Eva’s hand.

TESS (CONT’D)

So nice to meet you.

EVA:

Yeah, you too!

ALBERT:

Be careful.

Tess walks off.

ALBERT (CONT’D)

She has lots of friends.

EVA:

Do you think they have threesomes?

ALBERT:

What?! Why would you say that?

EVA:

It’s what the kids are doing these days.

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ALBERT:

Oh my god.

EVA:

Right?

(contemplating)

I’m afraid that window has closed.

ALBERT:

There was a window?

INT. EVA’S BEDROOM - MORNING

Ellen is climbing into Eva’s bed. They snuggle.

ELLEN:

Hey. How was the daughter?

EVA:

Kind of awful. A real snob.

ELLEN:

That’s too bad.

EVA:

I wonder what your roommate’s gonna be

like. Want me to call her parents?

ELLEN:

No.

EVA:

You hungry?

ELLEN:

Not really.

EVA:

What did you eat yesterday?

ELLEN:

I don’t know.

EVA:

Think. Tell me everything you ate.

ELLEN:

Cereal. A banana.

EVA:

Where’d you get the banana?

ENOUGH SAID 44

ELLEN:

(getting up)

You’re crazy.

EVA:

What did you have for lunch?

ELLEN:

Bye!

EXT. MARIANNE’S BACKYARD - DAY

Eva is giving Marianne a massage on the patio.

EXT. MARIANNE’S BACKYARD - LATER

Post massage, they sit on lounge chairs and sip iced tea.

EVA:

He’s kind of flabby and middle aged but I

don’t care. I’m flabby and middle aged.

MARIANNE:

No.

EVA:

It’s funny, our middle aged-ness is

comforting and sexy to me. Isn’t that so

incredibly sad? But sort of good, too?

MARIANNE:

I think that’s what my ex always wanted

from me. To accept his belly and all of

his quirks. But in the end I was totally

repulsed by him sexually. He was kind of

terrible in bed. Very clumsy.

EVA:

Oh no! That’s awful!

MARIANNE:

Oh, just a sec.

Marianne runs in the house and returns with her book of

poetry. She hands it to Eva.

MARIANNE (CONT’D)

It’s my last copy, but I want you to have

it.

ENOUGH SAID 45

EVA:

(examining it)

Wow. You sure?

MARIANNE:

Absolutely.

EVA:

I’m a little intimidated, I’m not real

good with poetry.

MARIANNE:

Just let them wash over you. Don’t try

and understand them.

EVA:

Believe me, I won’t.

MARIANNE:

You know, I love being with you. Would it

be weird if we hung out, as friends?

EVA:

I would love that.

MARIANNE:

Me, too.

(beat)

Please, have some salsa. These tomatoes

are amazing.

Marianne pushes the bowl to Eva.

MARIANNE (CONT’D)

But watch out. I put in a ton of onions,

one of many upsides to my divorce.

EVA:

What do you mean?

MARIANNE:

My ex-husband hated onions so he’d take a

chip and swirl it around and around and

around until all the onions were on one

side -

Marianne shows her, scraping and swirling with disgusted

exaggeration.

MARIANNE (CONT’D)

It kind of made me sick.

Eva looks at her, alarmed.

ENOUGH SAID 46

TESS (O.S.)

Mom?

MARIANNE:

(quietly to Eva)

My daughter’s not feeling well. I’ll be

right back.

Marianne gets up and Tess, in her pajamas, meets her in the

dining room.

Eva looks up and sees them talking quietly. IT’S TESS!

ALBERT’S TESS!

Eva’s stunned, freaked. She hides behind a bush. Marianne

brings Tess outside.

MARIANNE (CONT’D)

I want you to meet my friend. Eva!?

Weird, where’d she go?

TESS:

I want to go back to bed.

Tess gives her little kiss.

MARIANNE:

You have bad breath.

TESS:

I’m sick!

Tess goes off. Eva comes out of the bushes.

EVA:

I’m just admiring all of your plantings!

This one is so big!

MARIANNE:

I wanted you to meet Tess...

EVA:

Oh...

MARIANNE:

Anyway, I better get going.

EVA:

Oh, sure.

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EXT. MARIANNE’S HOUSE - DAY

Eva rushes out of Marianne’s house lugging her massage table.

Marianne stands at the front door.

MARIANNE:

So, should we do something? Next week?

EVA:

Absolutely. Yes!

Marianne gives her a long, affectionate hug.

INT. EVA’S PRIUS - DAY

Eva drives away from Marianne’s, her mind racing. She stops

at a stop sign, taking deep breaths.

INT. EVA’S KITCHEN - DAY

Eva is VIDEO CHATTING WITH SARAH.

EVA:

Remember that new client of mine that I

think is perfect? Marianne?

INT. SARAH’S THERAPY OFFICE - SAME TIME

Sarah is at her desk.

EVA’S VOICE

It turns out she’s Albert’s ex-wife! Can

you believe this? I am not shitting you.

SARAH:

That’s an unbelievable coincidence. What

are you going to do?

The light behind Sarah’s desk goes on.

EVA:

Damn it your light just went on. Call me

later?

They shut off.

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INT. EVA’S KITCHEN - LATER

She makes dinner as Ellen and Chloe come in.

ELLEN:

Hi Ma.

EVA:

Did you take off your shoes?

ELLEN:

No. Since when do I have to?

EVA:

I want to start doing that. It’s cleaner.

Both Chloe and Ellen kick off their shoes.

EVA (CONT’D)

Socks too.

They roll their eyes.

EVA (CONT’D)

Listen to this. Turns out I’ve been

giving massages to Albert’s ex-wife.

ELLEN:

How weird.

CHLOE:

So weird.

EVA:

I’ve been listening to this woman say the

worst things about the one guy that I’m

starting to really like. I pictured her

ex like this fat, irritating slob, and

it’s Albert.

(realizing)

Fat Albert.

ELLEN:

Who?

EVA:

Oh, it’s just a cartoon. A cartoon!

CHLOE:

But he’s so not like that.

ELLEN:

How do you know?

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CHLOE:

We all had breakfast the other day. He’s

really sweet and funny.

EVA:

You liked him?

CHLOE:

Totally.

ELLEN:

What?

EVA:

You weren’t home, honey, so we had

breakfast. That’s all.

ELLEN:

But I haven’t even met him.

EVA:

You will.

ELLEN:

What does this woman say about him?

EVA:

Ugh. Terrible things. She thought he was

disgusting. A wimp with his daughter.

Useless in bed.

ELLEN:

(grossed out)

Mom!

EXT. PALISADES BLUFF - DAY

Eva, dressed for hiking, and Marianne dressed for

hiking/cocktails, walk up the hill. MANY OTHER WALKERS pass

them.

MARIANNE:

I date sometimes, but it’s so hard to

meet people. I’m not attracted to

anybody.

EVA:

And you weren’t attracted to your

husband? That must have been difficult.

ENOUGH SAID 50

MARIANNE:

I tried really hard. He’d go on so many

diets and cheat all the time and act

shocked when he got fatter. It was so

irritating. It almost wasn’t the weight

that bugged me, it was his behavior about

the weight.

Just then TWO FEMALE HIKERS (30’s), who are going in the

opposite direction, give Marianne a double-take.

FEMALE HIKER:

Excuse me, are you Marianne Hope?

MARIANNE:

Yes.

FEMALE HIKER:

Oh my god.

OTHER FEMALE HIKER

You are our idol. We were just talking

about you!

FEMALE HIKER:

We admire you so much. I can’t believe

we’re meeting you!

Marianne shakes both of their hands.

MARIANNE:

Hello, so nice. Thank you so much.

FEMALE HIKER:

You have no idea how much this means to

us. She gave me Beautiful Fruit when my

mom died and it literally saved me.

MARIANNE:

How wonderful. I’m so sorry.

(ending it)

Blessings.

The hikers go down the hill, changed women. Marianne and Eva

continue hiking up.

EVA:

Blessings!

(beat)

It’s so cool you saved her!

Marianne just smiles. Eva brings the conversation around.

ENOUGH SAID 51

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