Human Nature Page #19

DISSOLVE TO:

INT. HALL - DAY

Nathan snaps out of his reverie, looks pleadingly at the

waiting Gabrielle.

NATHAN:

I love you so much, Gabrielle.

GABRIELLE:

But?... But? There is a "but," Nathan.

NATHAN:

But I don't know how to leave Lila.

Gabrielle tears off her lab coat. Underneath she is wearing

practically nothing, a skimpy black dress. She throws the

lab coat at Nathan, turns and storms down the hall. Nathan

watches until she disappears around the corner.

NATHAN:

(quietly)

Now there's a butt, Nathan.

He brings the lab coat up to his face and breathes in her

fragrance.

CUT TO:

INT. LILA AND NATHAN'S - NIGHT

Lila, all prettied up and civilized and manicured, is setting

the table for dinner. She is humming. Nathan walks in the

door. Lila doesn't hear him. He stands in the doorway for a

moment, watching Lila from behind. His face is blank. Lila

catches sight of him. She's startled.

LILA:

Oh!

(laughs)

I didn't see you there, sneaky boy!

(runs over and kisses

him)

You're like a boy sneaking in...

NATHAN:

(so bored)

...the back door of a movie theater.

Yes, indeed.

LILA:

You remember that from my book? I'm

touched!

(kisses him again)

What's wrong?

NATHAN:

Nothing. Hard day. Gonna have a drink.

LILA:

I'll make it.

(beats him to the

portable bar)

I'm so happy, Nathan! Everything's

going to be so great! Scotch on the

rocks, right?

(giggles)

Just kidding. I know what you drink,

mister. I know what you drink.

(pours and blends and

shakes, etc.)

Voila!

Lila hands Nathan a frothy pink concoction with a pineapple

wedge sticking out of it.

NATHAN:

Thanks.

Nathan stares contemplatively out the window and sips his

drink. Lila watches him, comes up behind him, puts her arms

around him. Nathan cringes, but tries to cover it. Lila feels

the cringe, but pretends not to have. She keeps her arms

around him for a moment longer, then casually removes them.

LILA:

(fishing)

How's work?

NATHAN:

Cruddy, okay? Are you satisfied?

LILA:

(pouty)

No. I don't want your work to be

cruddy.

NATHAN:

My assistant quit today. Okay? He

was highly valuable to the project.

LILA:

Oh, baby. I'm sorry. Can't you hire

somebody else?

NATHAN:

I guess.

Lila screws up her face in concentration, trying to come

with a viable solution to Nathan's problem.

LILA:

Hey! I could come work for you! I

know I haven't been all that

supportive of this project, but I've

come around.

NATHAN:

Have you?

LILA:

Oh yes, baby! I think that this is a

wonderful project you're doing, taking

this poor unfortunate, uncivilized

creature and turning him into a human

being! What a wonderful wonderful

compassionate man you are!

NATHAN:

Really?

LILA:

Yes! And I want to help. You won't

have to pay me, and I was thinking

of giving up that crazy nature writing

anyway.

NATHAN:

How come?

LILA:

Who needs it? I have you and I have

being a woman and I have thinking

about womanly things! I love being a

woman because...

NATHAN:

Such as what womanly things?

LILA:

Such as my man and how to please

him!

(kisses him)

Such as making wonderful dinners for

my man!

(kisses him again,

leads him to the

table, sits him down)

Such as looking pretty for my man!

(kisses him again)

And I'm writing an article on quilting

for the Ladies Home Journal!

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