Feast of Love Page #3

I know. Well, I have to take it back.

It's null and void.

Aggie, I need that dog, okay? Please. I...

This is not a joke.

I'm talking about my stability, here.

- I know. I'm really sorry, Bradley, but...

- No...

As Billy's mother,

my responsibility is to him first, okay?

- Good luck.

- No. No!

Aggie!

(DOG CONTINUES BARKING)

(WHIMPERING)

(WHISPERING) Hi, Bradley.

Hi. Oh, God. How you doing?

Huh?

I missed you. I missed you so much.

Uncle Bradley?

Hey, how you doing, Billy?

Come over here.

Come on.

I wanted to have a little talk with you.

How are you?

- Mom's not here.

- No, I know. I know.

I just... I don't know if you've heard or not,

but your Aunt Kathryn

has gone away to a place

where boys aren't allowed.

And I'm all alone in the world, kiddo,

and I need...

- I need Bradley Jr.

- Who?

- Bonkers.

- Who's that?

- Bingo, the dog. I need this dog.

- But he's mine.

I know, I know, and someday,

when you get a little older,

we're going to have a long conversation

about the nature of deals, you and I, okay?

But I'll tell you what.

Right now, look at this.

I want you to go buy yourself

a brand new dog.

On me. Okay?

But that's not enough.

- Yeah, it is.

- No, it's not.

It's... Okay, okay, okay.

- You can buy a horse with that.

- It's still not enough.

AGATHA:
Billy?

- Mom!

- Okay, okay.

Is that Uncle Bradley's car?

I'm keeping the leash.

I'm taking this.

(HALLELUJAH PLAYING)

The newspaper said there was gonna be

a meteor shower tonight.

So...

I figured this would be the best place

to see it.

Hey, you know how

when people are super rich,

they got those hallways at the front

of the house, you know, by the front door?

OSCAR:
And they put those

grandfather clocks there and...

- You mean like a foyer.

- Yes! Yes, like a foyer.

All right. It's the future, okay?

So picture this, Oscar of the future,

and I'm heading home from whatever

cool thing it is that I decide to do.

- Where am I?

- You? You're in the house.

- We live together?

- Of course we live together.

What do you think?

- What kind of house?

- Big.

I go get the mail out of the box,

and we've got these huge f***ing bills.

Never seen anything like it.

Dentist, mortgage, electricity...

The guy, you know,

that looks at your eye when you can't...

- The optometrist?

- Yeah, him. He's there.

And you're in the foyer.

And you look out the window

and you see me.

See my face?

- Yeah.

- Do I look scared?

No. You look happy.

You know why?

Because I can pay those bills.

We got tons of money

and I'm not scared of anything.

All right, your turn.

- My turn what?

- The future.

- Close your eyes. What do you see?

- Okay.

- Nothing.

- Just look.

Okay, in the foyer, I see...

A table...

And...

- A staircase.

- Excellent.

I'm going up the stairs.

Get to the top yet?

Almost.

What's up those stairs?

Look, Oscar.

Kids.

So many kids I can't count.

They're our kids.

I was hoping you'd say that.

- Really?

- I told you.

I'm not scared of anything.

Hallelujah

Hallelujah

Hallelujah

Hallelujah

HARRY:
A man living alone

is a king of sorts.

Unfortunately, his kingdom is small,

with very few comforts.

Bradley looked up from his paper one day

and realized

that no one burns for him.

(SIGHING) Harry, I really feel like it's time

for me to get on with my life, you know?

- Put the past behind me.

- That's a positive step, my friend.

- Yeah.

- I gotta go.

(INAUDIBLE)

- Hi.

- Hey.

Can I have a coffee? Large, black, to go.

Thanks.

- I think I've seen you in here before.

- Probably.

- Here you go.

- Thanks.

- You looking to buy a house?

- Sell one, actually.

What about you?

What about me?

You're not looking to buy a house,

are you?

- Rent, maybe.

- Really?

- Well, sit down.

- Okay.

Um...

How many bedrooms?

Uh...

Two. One for me,

and maybe one for a little studio.

- I paint sometimes.

- Okay.

(THUNDER RUMBLING)

The place that I have right now

is actually perfect,

except it's haunted

by a woman.

She's a lesbian.

My ex-wife left me for another woman.

Oh, I see.

(ELECTRICITY CRACKLING)

- Sh*t!

- No, we get this here. Hold on.

- We get this a lot, actually.

- Yeah.

They said this was going to be a big one,

but I didn't believe them.

Yeah.

- It looks like you've got that under control.

- You think?

(LAUGHING)

Do you mind if I smoke?

No.

Of course I did hear a rumor

that those things are supposed to be

bad for your health.

Not these. They're organic.

Oh! Those are the ones that cure cancer.

Exactly.

Look at that. Brilliant.

Not according to my ex.

She said that I had my head

so far up my ass I never saw her.

And was she right?

I'm afraid so.

So you're the honest type.

To a fault.

Diana Croce.

I'm Bradley Smith.

It's been really nice talking to you,

Bradley, but I gotta be somewhere.

Call me.

(MOANING)

Yeah!

DIANA:
Oh, my God.

David, this wine is excellent.

Do you want a glass?

Well, that was quick.

- Yeah.

- You gotta be somewhere?

- Yeah, I gotta go. I'm sorry.

- What? You've got a meeting?

Karen's car is in the shop.

I gotta pick up my son at swim practice.

So, I've got about 10 minutes

to get across town.

Listen. Tuesday. Noon.

I will bring even better wine,

some lunch. I promise.

I'm really sorry.

- I can't do it.

- What do you mean?

I have an appointment

to show somebody a house.

- What? You can't change that?

- No, actually.

It's this guy that I met, Bradley Smith.

Runs this little coffeehouse called Jitters.

That's the only time he can make it.

Okay.

Well, I'll call you tomorrow. Bye.

(SIGHS)

Why did you say that?

(TIRES SQUEALING)

(BOTTLES CLINKING)

(GRUNTS)

(MUTTERING)

Hey, Oscar, I want you to...

Goddamn it!

That f***ing b*tch!

- Morning.

- Hey.

Honey, this isn't working out.

You guys are gonna have to find a place

of your own.

Yeah.

I'm working on it.

Nothing in here we can afford. I...

Well, I know a way you and Oscar

can make some money.

- Here you go.

- Thanks.

Thank you.

I need some advice.

Sure.

Well, Oscar and I have been given

a business opportunity.

Really?

And if we were to make this... tape,

it's not like it's something

we don't do all the time anyway.

We could make, like, a thousand bucks,

if, you know, people order it.

Oh, they'll order it.

Blind people will order it.

Should we do it?

You haven't told me

what you think about it.

CHLOE:
I think if we were doing it

just for the money

it would definitely be wrong.

What is it?

What's wrong?

(SIGHS)

A young girl asked me for advice today.

She was trying to decide

if she and her boyfriend

should make a pornographic movie.

I hope you told her no.

I didn't.

No, I tried to give her a perspective.

I asked her questions. All very Socratic.

I let her make up her own mind.

The same way I spoke to Aaron.

- Sweetheart...

- What if I hadn't?

What if I'd taken a stronger stance?

What if I'd just told him,

"Son, this is right. This is wrong"?

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