In Her Shoes Page #6

when relationships had gotten so complicated.

She yearned for the time when dinner

was followed by dessert, not lubricant.

- [ Gags ]

- Ooh, whoops!

[ All Laughing ]

[ Ella ]

Oh, my.

I don't want to. Or maybe I do.

I don't know what I want, but-

- I've seen this one.

- [ Charlotte ] I can't.

- I want children and nice bedding and-

- It's funny.

[ Woman ] That night, they made love

the Charlotte way-polite-

[ Mrs. Lefkowitz ]

Oh, it was wonderful.

- I thought so.

- Oh, you would.

- Now, walk up straight now.

- Thank you for everything.

- Good.

- Have a very wonderful day.

- Yes, and have a good sleep, and no sugar.

- Okay. And good night.

- Good night.

- Yeah.

[ Chuckling ]

Well-Yeah, okay.

Okay. Thank you. Good night.

[ Water Running ]

What's up with Lewis?

I don't know

what you're talking about.

I say go for it. Just jump him.

Maggie!

Don't talk like that. Here.

Half the fun of sex...

is talking about it.

Well, I guess I missed that half.

You never talked about sex?

[ Sighs ]

Occasionally with Ira.

Kind of.

Yeah, but what about girlfriends?

The first time you got laid.

You had to tell someone that.

It was my wedding night.

It was assumed.

You missed out on one of the all-time

greatest conversations in life.

Who'd you tell?

Rose.

Well, maybe if I'd had a sister.

Even when you were so small...

you had a bond

that I'd never had with anyone.

You still close like that?

Sure.

- You don't talk about her.

- What do you want to hear?

We're totally fine. We're-We're tight.

We're thick as thieves.

Let's ask her down.

I'd like to know her too.

You know, I doubt she would come.

She's, like, really busy.

She's a lawyer.

- No kidding. What kind?

- The really busy kind.

- No kidding. What kind?

- The really busy kind.

[ Amy ] What do you do

once they've all peed?

[ Rose ] Hmm. Give 'em a brush.

Take 'em all home.

Make sure they have water to drink.

- After that.

- Then I'm done.

- So what do you do?

- Whatever.

- Shop for food, cook for my boyfriend.

- I know his name.

I know, but I've never really had a real,

live, grown-up boyfriend before...

and I'm gonna use the word

as often as I can.

All right, first of all,

he's not grown up.

None of them are.

You know, there's a consistency

to your cynicism which is truly beautiful.

Hmm. Just don't be surprised...

if he turns out to be...

less than perfect.

And don't be surprised if he doesn't.

- I gotta go.

- Good-bye.

- Have fun.

- I'll call you.

All right.

[ Old Man ] You sound too pretty,

Maggie, to be cleaning bedpans.

You're right. I am.

I have a grandson, a doctor over in Tampa.

I should introduce you.

- [ Chuckles ] You don't want to do that.

- Are you bad news?

[ Sighs ] Well, you know,

I don't mean to be, but yeah.

Well, since you're not gonna

marry my grandson...

you might as well read to me.

- I'm kind of a slow reader.

- Perfect.

I'm a slow listener.

"The... art... of...

losing"-

- You know, I should just get back to work.

- What is it, dyslexia?

- What are you, a teacher?

- Professor.

Retired.

Just take your time, Maggie.

Listen to the words

as you're about to say them.

Nine times out of 10,

you'll hear a mistake coming...

and you'll correct it

before you make it.

Then again, you might make

a total ass of yourself.

Oh, come on.

Poetry's supposed to be slow.

"The... art...

"of... losing...

"isn't hard to...

"master.

"So many... things...

"may... seem... file-

"seem... filled...

"with the... intent...

"to be... lost...

"that their... loss...

"is no...

"disaster.

"Lose... some-

"something every day.

"Ac-Accept the fluster...

"of lost door keys.

"I lost... two cities...

"two... rivers...

"a... contin-

"continen- continent.

"I... miss them...

"but it wasn't a... disaster.

"Even... losing you...

"the joking voice...

"a... gesture...

"I love...

"I... shan't have lied.

"It's... evi-evident...

"the... art... oflosing's...

"not too hard to master...

"though it look-

though it may look...

"like- (Write it! ) -

"like...

disaster. "

Well, what do you think?

[ Sighs ]

Good.

Unacceptable answer.

What's the poem about?

- I don't know.

- Yes, you do. What's it about?

- Losing?

- What?

- Love?

- Ah.

And how about that?

Is the love lost already?

Is Bishop writing about it

as a possibility, a probability?

What?

Well...

in the beginning,

she's talking about...

losing real things, like keys.

And then she- she gets, like-

she lost a continent.

- She's getting grandiose.

- Yeah.

And the way she says it is like-

like it doesn't matter.

Ah.

Her tone-

would you call it detached?

I think she wants

to sound detached.

You know,

she wants to... sound...

like it doesn't matter...

'cause she knows, deep down...

how bad it's gonna feel to lose.

Lose what?

Or whom?

Is it a lover?

No.

It's a friend.

A-plus.

Smart girl.

[ Sighs ]

[ Sydelle ]

Oh, what a-a comfortable home.

It's very, uh, lived in.

Well, what can I get you?

- I'll have a white wine, and he'll have the same.

- Oh, good.

Why don't you just make yourself at home,

and I'll be right back.

- Hey, Dad!

- Hello, sweetie.

- Oh!

- Where's Maggie?

- Oh, not here.

- Oh, thank God. We don't need

her drama tonight.

- Why isn't she here? Is something wrong?

- No, we just had a fight.

- About what?

- Can we talk about this later?

Yes. Bad enough she monopolizes

the evening when she's here.

Oh, let me see that ring.

[ Gasps ]

Oh, wow. Look at that.

Rose tells me you have a daughter

as well, Sydelle.

My Marcia? You'll meet her.

You'll love her. Everyone does.

My Marcia's a decorator.

[ Mrs. Stein ]

Really?

[ Sydelle ]

She's an absolute genius in her work.

I'd like to say a few words.

Please. To Rose and Simon.

We're all blessed to be a part

of your happiness.

Your love bonds

notjust your two hearts...

but the hearts of two families.

- Mazel tov!

- [ All ] Mazel tov!

- Mazel tov!

- Thanks, Dad.

- That went okay.

- Yeah.

Where's Maggie?

Uh, it's hard to say.

She moves around a lot.

Well, I want to meet her eventually,

you know? She's your sister.

- I want to know her.

- You will.

What was the fight about?

Mmm. Girl stuff.

Oh, sh*t.

Oh!

I should have used fresh vegetables

instead of frozen.

[ Ella ]

I don't think so. They were great.

- Really delicious. They were good.

- Really?

Yes.

- So, have you heard from Rose?

- No.

- So she hasn't gotten back to you.

- About what?

You were going

to invite her down, Maggie.

I don't know

where you got that idea.

Maggie,

I specifically asked you to.

So? Just because you specifically asked

doesn't mean I'm going to.

You shouldn't smoke.

You have a family history of lung cancer.

I have a family history

of car wrecks too.

Does that mean I shouldn't drive?

- That is not funny.

- It wasn't supposed to be.

All right, what is the problem

between you and Rose?

- Why don't you want her to visit?

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