Jenny's Wedding Page #2

Poor Marian.

It's her own fault,

she never put the time in.

We've been lucky

with our kids, Ellen.

It wasn't luck.

It was hard work.

Who else is gonna

teach them right from wrong?

This would look

good on Anne. I'll get two.

How are she and Frankie doing?

Oh, the same,

and she has to put up

with that family of his too.

That girl's

got her crosses to bear.

Has Karen found a job?

Oh, not yet.

It's hard with two kids.

I said I'd take care of them,

but she is a good mother.

She wants to be with them.

What about Bobby?

Well, he can't take

a job while he's trying

to raise money

to open his own repair shop.

It takes all his energy.

But at least they

are a happy couple

and that's the most

important thing. How's Jenny?

Jenny's fine.

And I think

she's finally found someone.

- No! Is it serious?

- I think it is.

She said she wants to

talk to us about something.

Then it's serious.

The guy's a bum,

that's all I know.

How do you know that?

Because we haven't met him.

What kind of guy doesn't want to

meet his girlfriend's family?

A bum. What's he do?

I don't know.

She doesn't talk about him.

I don't even know his name.

Anyway she does say she's got

something important to tell us.

Well it sounds like this

is it. He popped the question.

Maybe.

It could be okay, Eddie.

Jenny's a good girl.

You know, you gotta

lose some weight.

Why? I don't

climb ladders anymore.

They'll bust you.

Yeah, well.

You coming over

for a drink later?

Ellen and I wouldn't

miss your anniversary party.

Little taste.

More onions.

Okay. I'll see ya later.

Alright.

No, I'm not okay.

I'm still... carsick.

Once it starts

it just doesn't stop.

You're not carsick, you're

just afraid to go in there.

So what if I am?

So you won't be able to do this

if you're going

in ashamed of who you are.

I'm not, I'm not

ashamed of who I am.

You always say that,

but I'm still kind of confused

as to why you've told

everybody except your family.

Because they live in a small

world and they like it in there

and I've just never

found the right time to...

drop the bomb.

You've been lying

for a long time.

That's what you're

really afraid of.

When you tell them it's gonna

change the way they see you.

You need to do this on your own.

- What?

- It's between you and your parents.

I'll just be in the way.

Just call me when it's done.

Jenny?

- Yeah. It's me.

- Yeah I know.

Ah, where's Kitty?

Oh, she... she had

to go cause there was, um...

an emergency

at the school. Yeah, I think.

- What kind of emergency?

- A flood.

A flood? What's she

gonna do about a flood?

I don't know.

Happy anniversary.

Oh, thank you.

- Alright, come on.

- Okay.

Jenny's here everybody.

- Jenny's here.

- Oh! Finally Jenny's here.

- Ta-da!

- Jenny.

Where's Kitty?

Ah, she had to take care

of a flood at the school.

What does Kitty

know about floods?

Can I talk to you upstairs?

There's something

I need to tell you.

Please say something, Jenny.

We thought you were going to

tell us you're getting married.

But it doesn't

look like that now.

What happened, honey,

did you break up?

No.

Then what is it?

What do you want to tell me?

This isn't gonna

be easy for you.

- Are you sick?

- No.

Then what is it, honey?

What could possibly

be so hard for me?

I'm gay.

What?

I'm gay, Mom.

You're...

What?

I'm a lesbian.

I'm gay.

But...

But what about the guy?

There is no guy.

There's never been a guy.

All these years... you

made them up and I...

I just went along with it.

But...

But I don't... I don't...

I don't understand.

Um.

How long have you known this?

- Always.

- And I missed it?

How did... how could I

miss something like this?

You wanted to. You didn't

want to know and I knew that.

Didn't you ever wonder

why you never met

any of these boyfriends?

Ah, you always broke up

with them before I could.

No, I didn't.

I just... let you think

what you wanted to think.

I thought you were...

You were waiting. I...

For what?

I thought...

- What did we do wrong?

- Nothing.

You didn't do anything wrong.

This is just... how I am.

But you're...

But you're...

You're like me, you know?

We even like the same things.

I always, I always

thought you were like me.

That hasn't changed.

I am like you.

I'm still the same person, Mom.

No.

You're not.

You've been

lying to me for years.

Your father will have to know

and you should tell him.

I was going to

tell you both at the same time

but everybody was staring at me.

He needs to know before, uh...

Before I tell everybody else.

You're telling other people?

I have to tell Anne and Michael.

I'm going to tell everybody.

Kitty and I want

to get married, Mom.

You're marrying your roommate?

She's not my roommate.

We've been partners

for five years now and...

we want to start a family.

A family?

Yeah. It's what you're

always talking about, isn't it?

And we want a big wedding.

With everybody there.

Friends and family.

We want a wedding like

Anne and Michael had.

I want... I want

you and Dad to give me away.

Do what you're gonna do.

But I'm asking you,

for my sake...

not to tell everybody else.

Not yet.

Why?

'Cause if you do nothing

will ever be the same again.

Nothing is

the same anymore, Mom.

Maybe not for you but...

but your life isn't here anymore

and if you don't like

what happens you can go away.

I can't.

This place, these people,

they're my life

and I have to stay here.

I have to live with them.

Oh, I love you, Jenny.

Nothing could ever change that.

But I have a life too and you

can't just change my life on me.

It's not like

I'm living in the past, I'm not.

I know times have changed,

anything goes these days.

I read the papers, I watch TV.

But...

But I don't know personally,

anybody in this neighborhood

whose children have...

you know...

- Maybe they all left.

- What?

The neighborhood, maybe

they left the neighborhood.

I'm sure they did.

And the lying, all that lying.

Even though I know

why you did it

it's still

a hard pill to swallow.

And now a wedding.

Starting a family.

I mean... we're... we're

ordinary people

not, you know... rebels.

Neither am I.

I just want

what you gave Anne and Michael.

I only did this because of you.

What?

You told me

if you meet the right person

you should go

the distance, and I did.

I met the right person.

Kitty.

That's why I asked her to marry

me and now you're asking me

to hide it from my own family.

If you tell them

you'll hurt your mother.

If I don't it will hurt me.

What would you do?

I don't know.

Will someone please

tell me what's going on here?

- You really wanna know?

- Why else would I ask?

The married man and I broke up.

I knew I was right about that.

How come?

He decided to

stay with his wife.

Well, I'm sorry, Jens. But he

sounds like a bastard to me.

I think you dodged a bullet.

You don't want to

spend the rest of your life

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