How Stella Got Her Groove Back Page #8

That is not true and you know it.

Stella, l can't change being 20.

l can't change that, and

you can't change being your age, either.

But you knew what we were dealing with

before l came.

So if you can't handle it...

...or if it's too much for you to deal with

all of a sudden...

...then maybe we should just forget

this whole thing, okay?

lf it'll make you feel any better,

you leave the tip.

l'm sorry.

Come.

l want to show you something.

What have you done, Winston?

l can't believe this.

How did you--? When did you--?

While you were snoring, while you ran,

while you shopped.

l don't snore.

What's that?

l don't believe it.

Now you can make your own

cracked-glass table or zebra-skin sofa...

...anything you want,

whenever you want...

...and no one's ever going to bother you.

Thank you.

You are quite welcome.

ISAAC:
What we're tryng to say

s that n your absence...

...it's become quite clear to us

how important you are to the company.

Merger or no merger,

we're creating a spot for you, Stell.

We want you to come back.

Executive VP.

275,OOO to start, plus incentives.

WINSTON:
Hey.

-Hey.

You're back so soon.

So how did it go?

-l cannot believe what l just did.

WINSTON:
What?

l don't even want to talk about it.

They offered you your job back

and you turned them down, didn't you?

Well, yeah.

You should have heard me going on and on

about how l can do this on my own.

But how?

How am l actually supposed to do it?

Am l supposed to sit at home

with my computer...

...my four little clients

and no support system...

...and wind up back in the job market

in six months?

l have too many responsibilities.

This is crazy.

No. No, it's not crazy.

The business is going to be fine.

Maybe now

you'll have some time for yourself.

You can come back in here, start

making things, start having fun again.

Sweetie, l cannot sit in here

and be Demi Moore in dappled light.

That is not the real world.

You're just a little panicked right now,

but everything's going to be okay.

You never know. Maybe once you start

making furniture again...

...people will buy it.

Who said anything about selling it?

Hey, l'm just dreaming out loud for you.

While you're dreaming,

l've got a million calls to make.

l've got to get a website,

a company name, letterhead....

But not today.

l bought you something.

Winston,

you did not have to buy me a present.

lt's not exactly a present.

You know, Winston...

...people can be together a long time

and love each other...

...before they even think

about doing something like this.

lt's just a simple question.

All it takes is a yes or a no.

My heart says yes.

But just let me give it

a little more thought, okay?

Hm?

Mm-hmm. Okay.

[TYPING]

MAN:
Hey, son. Show me the projects

that you've been working on.

We need to put the money into

computers, into books, into the children.

WOMAN:
l think you're wrong.

l think the building....

He's my mom's boyfriend.

His name is Winston. He's from Jamaica.

When l went to Jamaica

and we met him....

[SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY]

[CAR ALARM BEEPS]

What's wrong, Winston?

What do you mean, what's wrong?

You've been sulking since we got here.

You've been sulking all day.

l can't believe you're saying this to me.

What? Did l miss something?

Last week l asked you to marry me...

...to spend the rest of your life with me,

and l don't have an answer.

-Do we have to talk now?

-How long do l wait for an answer?

Should l pretend that l didn't ask?

-So you can be so selfish--

-Look! Don't talk to my mama like that!

QUINCY:
l'm talking to you--

-Jump back, boy--

Wait. Don't speak to my son

in that tone of voice.

-Yeah, because l don't appreciate it.

-Shut up, Quincy.

Quincy, l'm sorry, man.

For real.

Come on, you guys. It's cool.

Let's just go home, okay?

[MOANING]

Winston, we need to talk.

l know. Climb in.

Come on. l won't let you fall.

All right, put your head back.

-Okay?

-Yeah, yeah.

Um....

You know, l need to talk to you too.

Yeah, about what?

-No, please. You can go first.

-No, you go.

l've been thinking a lot about some

of the things that you've been saying.

STELLA:

Really? What things?

You have a lot of worries in your life now

without figuring me into the picture.

And a real man, the kind you deserve...

...would be making things easier for you.

STELLA:
You're not adding to my

troubles, if that's what you're thinking.

Besides, money's a sad reason

for folk to be together.

Or apart.

WINSTON :

Yes, but without it, life can be hard.

-Then there is the age difference.

-That's never gonna change.

lt doesn't bother me at all.

But l can see it bothers you.

And l can't imagine

what l'd have to do or tell you...

...to convince you that no matter

how many young girls l may notice...

...you are the woman that l want.

l was hoping to one day

be your husband...

...have some children.

But l can see now that

that could never happen.

Probably not.

You have a child, and a mortgage,

and a career...

...and l have nothing,

and l'm not satisfied with that.

Not satisfied.

Winston, don't worry.

lt's coming. You'll find your way.

Well, l realize that l'm ready

to go to medical school.

So l'm heading home on a 10:OO flight.

Home?

Why so soon?

Because l think it's easier this way.

[CAR HORN HONKS]

WINSTON :

Hey, now.

Should l call you Dr. Shakespeare?

Yeah, not unless you want to die.

All right, come here.

l want you to take good care

of your mom, now, hear?

No worries, man.

l hope l can see you again, Winston.

You're a great man.

You're a great man too.

Maybe your mom will let you

visit me one day, huh?

l hope so.

WINSTON :

Goodbye.

QUINCY :

Come here, boy. Come here.

Oh.

So l, uh....

l guess l'll be going now.

Yeah, l can see that.

Go. Come on.

l love you.

WOMAN ON RADlO:
--and yor delay

shouldn't be more than 20 mnutes.

lf you're on your way to the arport.

forget 101. It's a mess.

Take the 280.

It should be smooth salng from there.

That's t for traffc and weather

on ths rany nght.

-Back to you. Dan.

MAN ON RADlO:
rhanks, Kelsey....

MAN :

Got your ticket, sir?

Straight through.

You're at gate seven.

Have a good trip.

Ever consider Stanford?

Yes.

Yes.

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