Friends Page #3

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I love you.

Then...

Go on, go on.

I can't.

It's finished.

I'm sorry.

- It wasn't your fault.

- I told you.

I'm no good at anything.

I don't even know...

Paul.

I don't want to talk about it.

I'm going now.

I might get a lift into Arles.

It's a long way to walk.

When I get a job, I'll go in by bus.

There are the rice fields.

They're not so far.

No. They're not.

I should try there first.

Yes, all right.

Paul.

- Good luck.

- Thanks.

See you later.

See you later.

Michelle...

See you later.

What are we doing here?

- What are we doing?

- Living here.

Why?

Why, Michelle?

Why do I have to work like I do?

Why do we have to go hungry?

- Just tell me why!

- You didn't have to come here.

- You can leave if you want to.

- But I don't want to.

I mean, I got you into this.

You didn't get me into anything.

This is my home.

I haven't got anywhere else.

You have.

If we went back to Paris

and I explained to my father...

That you couldn't live without him?

I was going to ask you

to come back with me.

Don't bother.

I thought you were man enough to...

To what?

To what, Michelle?

You never finish anything!

Neither do you.

If that's how you feel, I'm going.

I'm going home.

I hate my father,

but not as much as I hate you!

Go on, go on, I hate you!

I hate you!

Paul!

Paul! Paul!

Michelle!

Michelle!

Paul!

Paul!

Michelle!

Paul!

Michelle!

Paul!

I love you.

Forever. Always.

Michelle.

Michelle, last night...

What if you find

you're going to have a baby?

I am going to have a baby.

- What?

- Of course I am.

But you can't be sure.

I mean, it doesn't always happen.

Not every time.

Well, it happened this time.

- Well, how do you know?

- I know, that's all.

- You don't mind, do you?

- I don't know.

Well, do you?

It's the most wonderful thing

that's ever happened to me.

- Is it?

- Of course it is.

You and me and a baby.

What could be better than that?

Can you think of anything better?

No, I can't.

You're right!

It's wonderful.

It's ours!

I always wanted a real baby.

A real baby.

Did you get them?

Good boy.

It was quite difficult

getting those gherkins.

Lovely.

I was so sick this morning.

Are you really sure?

Quite sure.

I've missed two months now.

Oh, wonderful, wonderful!

- I'm so happy.

- So you should be.

You're going to be a father.

That's the only thing. I hate fathers.

Paul, it's late.

I've been thinking. We'll have to find

a hospital where you're not known.

- Hospital?

- To have the baby.

I'm not going to hospital.

- But you can't have it here.

- Why not?

The doctor would find out about us.

Paul, you don't need a doctor

to have a baby.

- What?

- Sometimes the midwife come.

But if not, well, you just have it.

But you can't have a baby like that,

without anyone to help you.

Can you?

I think so.

Anyway, you'll be here.

- So you can help me.

- Me?

Why not?

But I don't know anything

about having babies!

You'll have to find out then, won't you?

Michelle, something might go wrong.

- Nothing will go wrong.

- Well, it might.

You said your mother died

when you were born.

That was different.

She was quite old. She was 28.

And you can't do that any more.

I wasn't going to.

Oh, well, I was looking

for a cookery book.

- Pardon?

- A cookery book.

Now do you understand what I mean?

I want a book about cooking.

Oh, dear.

- Shall I tell her for you?

- Oh. Could you?

Cookery books are over there.

Thank you. How clever of you.

And what have you found

for yourself, dear?

A nice adventure story?

Oh, really?

At your age?

If you must know, it's for my sister.

Oh, well, in that case...

How old is your sister?

Seven.

Of that building,

only the entrance now remains.

The archway took 18 months

to construct.

"By seven months, the baby

is firmly attached to the placenta

- "by the umbilical cord."

- The what?

"About this time, the baby turns

in the uterus until the head is lying

- "downward in the pelvic basin."

- lt sounds like geography.

I was never any good at geography.

"The first stage of labor is called

dilation, when the cervix dilates."

- "Dilates?"

- That means, "Opens up."

Jolly good piece of cake.

Yes, I think I'll have another.

"As the second stage of labor

develops, the contractions at first

"occur at intervals of five or six minutes.

"The average contraction lasts

about 30 seconds,

"and they come with increasing

frequency and regularity.

"The final contraction which pushes

the baby into the birth canal

"usually lasts eight seconds."

- Go on.

- That's it.

It comes out blue,

but soon turns pink and cries.

It doesn't hurt it,

it just means it's started to breathe.

The cord is tied in two places

and cut in the middle.

And now you have a baby.

Paul, isn't it wonderful?

Paul, do you like

having a baby with me?

I want everything with you, for always.

Everything, always.

- I only wish...

- What do you wish?

That we could be married.

Do you think he'd mind if he knew

he was marrying us as well?

As long as we know,

that's all that matters.

And now Michelle has found

a good man at last.

I know she's getting on a bit,

but there are still a few good years

left in her yet.

I give you a toast, Michelle and Paul.

The bride and bridegroom.

To bride and bridegroom, and the baby.

May they live happily ever after.

- For ever and ever.

- Amen.

- Paul, breakfast.

- Coming.

What do you think you're doing, child?

You shaved last week.

It's grown again.

- I do wish you wouldn't call me "child."

- All right, Papa.

- L'll be late this evening.

- You're lucky, you're going shopping.

- You'd like to come, too, wouldn't you?

- I can't.

I'd hate to be seen like this.

Why? You're beautiful.

Am I?

You know, Christmas is coming.

- And the goose is getting fat.

- Pig!

- What's the matter?

- He kicked me.

Silly bastard.

Bye .

Enter. One Father Christmas,

with one turkey.

It's huge! It won't go in the oven.

- What's that?

- I started a snowman.

- You started a snow- baby.

- It's beautiful.

- If only he was here to see that.

- Who?

The baby, of course. Who else?

Michelle, if something does go wrong

and I have to fetch a doctor...

You must not.

Sometimes you have to.

If something goes really wrong

and your life's in danger.

We're talking about your life.

We might have died

when the car went into the river.

We might have been parted at any time.

When you went and phoned your father,

you remember?

- I thought you wouldn't come back.

- Michelle, I didn't phone.

- I said I did, but...

- Paul. Why not?

He would've made me go back to him.

I wanted to stay here with you.

It's all been so wonderful.

That's only because

we've been together.

Promise me, Paul,

you'll never do anything to change that.

I wouldn't want to

go on living without you.

Promise.

I promise.

- What's the matter?

- l'll be all right in a minute.

We shouldn't have come all this way.

I wanted him to hear the carols.

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