Jersey Girl Page #4

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I just got home.

I had the best time. I could not believe it.

I am in love with this guy. He's so great.

You did not. A fish? You sent him a fish?

Stop laughing. Yeah, I sent him

a little goldfish, with an invitation to lunch.

I think it's kind of cute.

You couldn't have given him

one of my kittens, right?

I wanted to give something he couldn't

throw away, like flowers or a card.

Yeah? You can always flush a fish.

I'm kidding.

I think you forget who you're talking to.

All right.

I'll call you tomorrow.

-What is that?

-It's a fish.

I know it's a fish.

-But what is he doing here?

-He came with this.

Did you get enough to eat?

-'Cause I got a lot more if you're hungry.

-No, thanks.

I gotta tell you, you are a great dresser.

Thank you.

When you go shopping,

do you ever look at a price tag?

-Probably not, right?

-I look.

Get out of here. You're rich.

Rich. Yeah, I'm really rich.

Toby, I'm a kid from Queens.

I grew up with nothing.

-You're from Queens?

-Yeah, Rockaway.

Rockaway? I can't believe this.

How does a guy from Rockaway

get from there to here?

I worked at it.

Believe me, I worked at it.

I hope you don't think

that I'm dating you for your money...

because that's not the way it is.

That's not what I'm about.

So I just wanted to set that straight.

Are we dating?

No, we're not dating.

I mean, I could call this a date.

That would be okay with me...

really okay.

-So, to you, this is a date?

-Yeah, to me, this is a date.

You busy next Friday night?

-Are you asking me out on a date?

-Yeah.

-Are you accepting?

-Yeah.

Okay, we're all in. Here we go.

A possible straight for Fat Louie.

No help for Tommy Pickles.

Minchia, three deuces

for the good doctor.

And ungatz for the dealer.

Minchia, I can't buy a hand.

-This is bad.

-I'm in.

Hey, Toby, where you been? I was worried.

-You should've called.

-I know. I forgot.

You know how these guys get

when they don't eat.

They turn into raving cafones.

-Fat Louie's on the verge of tears.

-I'm sorry. I was in the city.

You seeing that guy again?

When you gonna bring him by for dinner?

-Here?

-Yeah, here.

What, is he too good for Fat Louie?

-Guess where he's taking me Friday night.

-Where?

To a charity benefit for the mayor.

-What mayor?

-Of New York City!

No kidding?

That's real nice.

That still don't answer my question.

I mean, these are your people.

Why are you doing this to me?

What am I doing? I'm asking you a question.

Look, Dad, Sal is teaching me things.

He's showing me a different life.

Let me ask you something, Toby.

These kids at the daycare...

they show you respect?

Do you think that just anybody

can find that any place they look?

Maybe Mr. Wonderful from Manhattan

just forgot to tell you that.

Think about it, pretty face.

All right, listen up, cafones.

It's antipasto time.

So he says he wants to start up again.

-Do you believe him?

-From the waist down, she does.

Of course I believe him. I mean, I love him.

And he loves me, too. All of me.

Guys, you gotta help me.

He's taking me to a charity benefit.

I found the perfect dress. I'm $60 short.

A benefit?

Come on, I'll pay you back.

It's for charity. Cough it up.

-All right, when are we gonna meet him?

-Soon.

What do you think of these?

Do you like them? Don't they look real?

-They're made of glass.

-They're really nice, Toby.

-You can have all my hoops, Angie.

-When are we gonna meet him?

How about Friday?

He can meet us at the Steak 'N' Brew--

I'm sorry, Friday night's

the night of the benefit.

Tobe, Friday is Dot's birthday.

-God, Dottie, I forgot. I'm sorry.

-It's all right. Forget about it.

-It's just that he bought these tickets.

-And he's more important than you are.

No. He bought these tickets.

What do you want me to say to him?

"No, I can't go to the charity benefit, I'm

going to the Steak 'N' Brew on Route Four."

-That's where we're going.

-Dottie, listen. I'm sorry, okay?

I promise, I will make it up to you, okay?

I love you, all right?

Let me see you smile. Have a kiss? Bye.

Excuse me, am I deaf?

Or did anybody hear her ask us

how we're doing?

I'm thinking, "My girl's gonna meet

the mayor of New York City...

"so she's got to look great." Right?

I happen to be passing

this place on Passaic...

Rita's Fine Wear.

And I see this in the window.

And I think to myself,

"Dummy, buy it for her."

Open it. Go ahead. For tonight.

Do you like it?

Because if you don't, I'll take it back.

They'll give me my money back.

No, I love it, Pop. It's my color.

That's what I thought.

The pink and the lace, it's you.

-You're gonna look dynamite in it.

-But you gotta go, Pop.

You gotta go now

because he's coming any minute.

This is the perfect time.

Look, I promise you.

"Hello, how are you?" And I'm out of here.

-He's here. I have to get ready.

-Don't worry about it.

Just go do what you have to do,

and I'll let him in.

-You better be good.

-Me? Of course I'll be good.

-I'm sorry. I'm looking for Toby Mastallone.

-She's here. Come on in.

-Bennie Mastallone, Toby's father.

-How are you doing? Sal Torme.

How you doing?

She ain't ready yet,

but you know the way women are.

Come on in.

Have a seat. Yeah, take a load off.

So you sell printing?

Got your own office?

You got your own secretary?

How many windows in your office?

One.

One big one.

What do you make a year?

Look, you don't have to tell me exactly.

Round numbers.

You clear six figures?

In that neighborhood.

That's a good neighborhood.

So, Sal, what do you say

we talk man-to-man?

I know what girls from the city are like.

When I was your age...

I dated a couple, myself. Nice girls.

But not like girls from around here.

You catch my drift, Sal?

Let me put it this way.

In this world, you got fast girls,

and you got family girls.

It's all right to go out with both.

But when you cross the river into Jersey...

it's important to know the difference.

Think about it, Sal.

Nice watch.

What did it cost you?

You look just like an angel.

Oh, wow! This is so beautiful.

Look, they have an orchestra.

Shall we go listen to them?

...is that it took 50 trees

to make this bookcase...

which was smuggled out

of a small African country.

Let's go upstairs. Come on.

It was quite exciting, actually.

A friend of mine had told me

about this little village...

where the trees were cut down

and brought in.

-Are you cold?

-No, I'm fine.

-God, it's cold in here.

-No, it's not.

-I feel a draft. I'm catching a cold already.

-I'm okay.

Wear this. I don't want you to catch a cold.

I told your dad I'd look after you,

I don't want him mad.

I'm okay.

Darling, what a surprise.

I don't think you know Kenneth.

-Hi.

-How you doing?

Kenneth is a buyer from England.

-I hope I'm more than that.

-And an old friend.

Hello, I'm Tara.

-Toby.

-I'm sorry.

-And this is....

-Kenneth, I already heard. How you doing?

I hope you two enjoy your evening.

-It was very nice to meet you.

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