Forbidden Woman Page #7

---

just the way I am.

I just had to learn to see myself

the way God sees me

and someone He loved

enough to give His life for.

Thank you for your

kind words.

Well, I'm gonna

run out of kind words

if that man don't hurry up

and get here soon.

You gonna see the soft side

come right on up

out of me, child.

I'm going to

my tango lesson.

Hey, look, I know that she's your sister

and everything

and you're probably the last person

I need to be talking to

about this but, look, man,

I haven't felt this way

in a long time.

She's woken up

something inside of me.

I'm so confused.

It must be going around.

You know, I can feel it

deep down in my heart.

I can feel that little love

and I just...

You know what, I should confess.

No, I can't confess,

that would be a nightmare.

You know, usually I always got

somebody to talk to about this

but, you know, my mama, she got

that samba dance-off tonight

so that's a no-go.

- I gotta get out of here.

- What?

Cover for me.

- Hey, uh, okay.

- Cover for me.

- (door closing)

- Some friend you are.

Oh.

Lord, Lord!

Lord, I know it's been a while.

It's been a long, long while

but I can't do this no more.

I'm empty.

I'm gonna

put my trust in you.

I'm... give it all to you

and see what you have

in store for my life.

I'm through

with married men.

I'm not dating no more of them

and I'm through with

all of that nonsense.

And I'm gonna stop trying to cover up

the pain with material things

and improper relationships

I know ain't going nowhere.

I'm just trusting you and I'm gonna

give it to you, Lord.

I'm gonna give it all to you.

Amen.

Amen.

(sniffling)

You're moving up in

the corporate world.

No more of this

mom-and-pop nonsense.

Yeah, you're right.

You gotta be the lion

in the jungle that roars.

Look, I say

you let him work for you

another year or two...

then maybe you'll

reconsider after the merger.

Maybe a promotion,

maybe not.

Now remember

what we talked about.

I don't... I don't want to tell

any of the other senior lawyers

that I'm going to put

$500,000 bonus

aside for them, okay?

- Mm-hmm, you're the boss.

- All right, until after the merger.

And I've already put Elston's

money aside, okay?

How do you know

he won't take this money

and start his own firm

and take a couple of

your clients or two?

I say reconsider.

That's why I love you

'cause you're so cunning

and you're so shrewd.

Love you too.

Give me a kiss.

##

You better go.

I'll talk to you later.

I need to

talk to you, Jarvis.

Do I have a choice?

Not really.

Okay, I'll just do

what I do best.

I'll get talked at.

You see...

that right there

is exactly my point.

I have done everything,

everything

to try to get over

what you did to us.

To help us stay together.

But I have so much anger

and pain towards you...

...and I don't know

how to let it go.

Look, I've been

through therapy.

I've been down to the church.

I've cried in front of

the whole congregation.

Just, I had... I'm crying

like Jimmy Swaggart

in front of

a whole church for you.

To show you

that I'm sorry.

But... it's not enough.

I've asked God

for forgiveness.

But that doesn't matter.

I really need

your forgiveness.

You had no right...

You had no right...

to hurt me

like that, Jarvis.

What do you want?

What do you want, hmm?

You think I'm supposed

to take this punishment

day in after day, huh?

Do you want blood?

Raven, do you want blood?

Well, here, here.

- I'll take blood.

- No, I don't want blood, Jarvis.

Take it, you want blood.

Obviously you do.

- Obviously you do because you...

- No.

You know what?

Look, I know that

you're not in love with me anymore.

And you know

how I know?

That's not true.

'Cause you used to have

a light in your eyes

every time you looked at me.

And that light

has gone out, Jarvis.

Why?

Why?

Because you've taken that light

and you've chewed it out of me.

You know, do you even know

who I am anymore?

Look, l...

I'm a social butterfly.

I like to get out,

I like to socialize with people.

I like to see and get to know

the world.

I tried to take you to church.

You didn't want to do that.

I tried to pray with you,

you don't want to do that.

What am I gonna do now?

I can't...

I can't go on like this.

- I'm sorry...

- No, you're not sorry.

Because I know when

that light went.

I saw it when you looked at her.

Do you even

love me anymore?

Come on with this...

Do you even love me?

What kind of question...

what kind of question...

- Just answer the question, Jarvis.

- I...

- l...

- Don't.

Just... just don't.

I'll have my sister

pack my things.

- It doesn't have to end like this.

- Don't!

Don't.

You should've thought about that

when you slept with her.

##

I'm sorry we didn't get to

spend much time together.

I mean, you've been

working so much.

I know.

I feel so terrible.

It's okay.

I mean,

I needed the quiet time.

And plus, your couch

is so comfortable.

I could really move in.

Well, you know,

my couch is your couch.

Listen, you need anything?

You need some money

or something or...

Your baby sis

is all grown up now.

I can take care of myself.

You make me

feel so old.

I cannot process how

fast you're growing up.

Well, we'll have

plenty of time to talk about it

- at the Super Bowl.

- Yes, we will.

'Cause what man

in his right mind

would turn down

free Super Bowl tickets, huh?

Come here, give me a hug.

Give me a hug.

- I'm glad you came.

- Yeah, me too.

Um...

I know I don't say this,

but...

- I've always looked up to you.

- Aw.

No, I do.

When mom died...

you were

the strong one.

You held us together.

You're a hard-working

and good man.

An honest and Godly man.

So please...

don't change for anyone.

Let me know if you

need anything, all right?

- I love you, too.

- Okay.

Do you think it would be okay

if I stop by the office

and tell Jarvis bye?

Yes, yes, he's been

texting me all day.

Him and his girl finally split up

for good so now's he's...

Oh, okay, well,

I will holler at you later.

- Okay.

- Yes.

- See you at the Super Bowl.

- Yes.

- And I love you.

- Love you too.

- Yes, okay.

- Drive... safe.

I will.

Whoo.

(knocking)

What, you forgot

your keys, huh?

(knocking)

Wow.

Yeah, I saw Sheila

at the office.

She said you'd be here.

Amazingly, she didn't

charge me this time

because she said something

about a building and a parade

and God was on top of

the building and...

Yeah, um...

You never know with Sheila.

Yeah.

Um... have a seat.

Gladly.

Can I, um, get you

something to drink?

No, that's okay.

Oh, I saw your sister

leaving out.

I tried to duck behind

the bushes and ended up

twisting my ankle

and ruining my shoes.

Oh, wow, you okay?

Yeah, I'm all right.

It's nothing

Randall won't fix.

Listen, um...

about yesterday, I...

About yesterday.

You know, I...

Yeah, kind of awkward,

I just wasn't...

Look, just hush.

Don't say a word.

Rate this script:0.0 / 0 votes