Jenny's Wedding Page #4

is... is... is very involved

with a highly respected man

in her field

and, uh, I wouldn't be surprised

if it led to a wedding.

So you don't need

to worry about Jenny.

- I wasn't.

- No, no, of course not.

Why would you be?

You know, my mother's waiting

for me inside.

Mrs. Farrell, so I better go.

It was very nice to see you,

Barbara Ellen. All the best.

Thank you, Mrs. Farrell.

- You're late.

- I know.

- You take 90?

- Yeah.

- What time?

- 4:
30.

You never take 90 after 4:00,

you know that.

Always take Carnegie.

- It's longer.

- Less traffic.

I always take

Carnegie after 4:00.

It's my fault, isn't it?

You're the one who took 90.

I mean Jenny. It's my fault.

I know they say,

it's how you're born now

but... I don't know, I wonder.

And I was her role model.

I'm what she's rejecting.

Now, don't hog

all the glory, Rose.

I'm the man she grew up around.

If she's rejecting anybody,

it's me.

- I know you.

- Excuse me?

I know you,

and I know what you're thinking.

What's that?

You're blaming me.

- What for?

- The lying!

I'm not blaming you for lying.

I'm... I'm just doing

what you wanna do.

- Why do you keep saying that?

- Because it's true.

Then, ugh.

Then let's do

what you want to do, Eddie.

You never say what you wanna do.

What do you want to do, Eddie?

I want... I want to eat

my dinner in peace and quiet.

- That's what I want to do.

- No, it isn't!

You... you... you want me

to be the bad guy

that's what you want.

It's always been that way.

I look like the bad guy

when all I'm doing is exactly

what you want to do, but I end

up getting blamed for it!

I kind of like that

it's not white.

Looks like a cantaloupe.

What about that?

Oh, my gosh, that dress

would be perfect on you.

- Jenny!

- I love that. I love it.

All these dresses

are so beautiful.

Well, you gotta pick

the one you love the best

because you

only get married once.

- Oh, my gosh, I love this one.

- Hmm.

This is the dress for me.

I love this.

I never thought

we'd be doing this.

- Did you?

- No.

I may have grown up

in a trailer park, Bryce

but I'm warning you...

if I don't get

Worthing divorcer in the

everyone will know

about your past.

Hello?

Anne. What're you doing here?

Are you busy?

No, just ironing.

Camilla told Bryce...

if she doesn't get

Worthington Manor

in the divorce settlement,

she'll expose his past.

I saw Jenny this morning.

- Oh, yeah. Where?

- Nordstrom.

Oh, was there a sale?

No. Something happened.

I don't know

if I should tell you

but... I figured somebody else

will sooner or later

so it's better

if it comes from me.

She was outside

the bridal suite with Kitty.

They're a couple, Mom.

They were kissing

each other in public.

I should have

gone up to them, but I...

was so blown away, I couldn't

and then I didn't know

what to do. If I should, if I

should tell you or not tell you.

And then I thought, well, you should

know before anybody else does.

How could we have

missed it all these years?

No boyfriends, hanging out with

all those girls all the time.

And it looked like they were

picking out wedding dresses, Mom.

Wedding dresses!

They probably were.

They're getting married.

What?

They're getting married.

- You knew about them?

- Yeah.

Since when?

Since...

our anniversary party.

So all that stuff about the

married man was a pack of lies?

It...

It wasn't the truth.

You two and your conspiracies.

Conspiracies?

When we were growing up,

you and little miss perfect

belonged to a club

I couldn't join.

It didn't bother Michael,

he was the boy.

But I was the outsider

and I still am.

You were never the outsider

even when you wanted to be.

- Wanted to be!

- You were always testing us.

Breaking the rules to see

what would happen.

- Jenny was easy. - You have never

loved me as much as you love Jenny!

That is not true!

- Oh, I love all my children the same.

- No, you don't!

God, if you did you wouldn't

have lied to me.

You made a fool out me!

Letting me go on and on about

all that married man bullshit

just to keep your secrets!

As usual,

the two of you against me.

What kind of love is that!

Mom.

Whatever you've got to tell me

you gotta tell me fast.

I've got to be in court in an

hour, and you wouldn't believe it

this couple left their

5-year-old son

locked in their apartment

while they went on vacation.

- And now of course they want...

- Anne knows.

- Knows what?

- About you and Kitty.

She saw you this morning

at Nordstrom.

She's... she's very angry

about being lied to.

I know I got it wrong, I know.

But ever since

you were a little girl...

I've thought about your wedding.

I imagined helping you pick out

your silver and flatware

your china and helping

you pick out your dress.

Now, I don't even know

if you'll wear a dress.

Maybe you'll wear a suit or, or maybe you'll

wear a dress and Kitty will wear a suit...

We're both wearing dresses.

And where will you get married?

Not in the church,

the church won't allow it.

But that doesn't mean

God won't allow it.

The thing is...

I'm not good

at making things up.

When I cook I use a cookbook.

And the way you dance, I don't...

I don't like dancing, like that.

I... I like steps. I like,

I like dances with steps.

Like, that one,

you know that one...

- The conga line?

- Yeah.

It doesn't have steps.

Well, but I always

do the same ones.

I love the conga line.

I know the steps to that one

but I don't know

the steps to this one.

And you think I do? Really?

I don't like making it up as I

go along any more than you do.

But I don't have a choice.

Oh, Mom, you can pretend all you

want, that nothing has changed.

But I have.

And I'm not lying about who I am

to anybody, ever again.

Not even for you.

Because if I do...

I'll ruin what's good in me.

You... you raised me

to... to do the right thing.

And... and be proud of myself.

Don't you want me

to be that person anymore?

The lying is over.

You and Dad are going to have

to make up your mind about me

because I am getting married...

and I'm going to have children.

I'm going to have

a happy and full life.

And I'm not hiding it... anymore.

So if you can't handle that it'll have to

be your problem from now on. Not mine.

- You knew?

- Well, I...

I mean, not for sure,

but yeah, I knew.

Since when?

High school.

Well, then why were you always trying

to set me up with your friends?

Mom and Dad asked me to.

Well in case you're wondering

they are not coming

to the wedding.

And you don't have to either

if you don't want to.

Why wouldn't I want

to come to your wedding?

Because it doesn't stop there.

We want a family,

and I'm sure you do not approve.

God, Jenny.

Sometimes you are really dim.

I mean, has it ever

occurred to you

that if you spend your life, lying

to people about who you are...

you never get to know

who they are.

Look, I don't disapprove. Okay?

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