Kissing Jessica Stein Page #10

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I was happy doing it.

I was really happy

for the first time in a long time.

Andas soon as I frelt

this happy thing, I--

I wanted to be with you.

You were the first person

I wanted to be with.

I mean, then it hit me,

and this was around 6:00 a.m.

You know, it hit me that...

the reason that I was so sad

when you got so happy...

and I was happier

when you got so sad...

was not because

I didn't want you to be happy.

It wasjust because I wanted to be

part ofrthe reasonyou were happy.

I wanna make you happy.

So, uh, what I'm wondering

right about now is, uh--

I mean, ifyou have any

reaction to what I just said.

Or more specifically, doyou wanna

have dinnerwith me tomorrow night?.

Maybe?.

Ifyou'll excuse me,

I definitely need another drink.

No, wait.

I would have dinner

with you, but I can't.

I can't have dinner.

- What, not the season?.

- [ Laughs ]

No, uh, I can't

have dinnerwith you...

because I'm with Helen.

You're gonna have

dinnerwith Helen?.

No.

I'm, uh,

with Helen.

- As in with with?.

- Right. With with.

Wow.

I don't know what to say.

- I don't either.

- [Helen ]Jess?

Yeah. Hey.

- Hey, they're serving the first course.

- Oh, great.

Uh--

- Here,yourjacket.

- Right. Excuse me. I'm sorry.

- Hey,Josh.

- Hey, Helen.

How are you?.

I'm good, thanks.

That's good.

- # Summerjourneys to Niagara #

- [ Chattering, Indistinct ]

# And to otherplaces

aggravate all our cares #

- # We'll save our frares #

- Take these right now.

# I've a cozy little flat#

# In what is known

as old Manhattan #

# We'll settle down #

# Right here in town #

Oh, we have more.

You know what I forgot?.

# We'll have Manhattan #

# The Bronx

and Staten Island too #

# It's lovely going through #

- # The zoo #

- Okay. Hold on.

Watch. He's gonna--

[ Shouts ]

- # It's very francy #

- Oh, my God.

# On old D.elancy Street

you know #

# The subway charms us so #

# When balmy breezes blow #

# To and frro #

- # And tell me what street

compares with Mott Street #

- I t's for your heart,

- for runni ng, for, you know--

- # InJuly #

- Al most there. Almost there.

- # Sweet pushcarts gently gliding by #

- Come on, come on, come on.

- I've got a cramp.

# The great big city's

a wondrous toy #

- Come on.

- Hey, wait.

# We'll turn Manhattan #

# Into an isle ofrjoy #

- [ No Audible Dialogue ]

- # The great big city's #

# A wondrous toy #

#Just made fror a girl and--

girl and-- girl and--#

- [ Record Scratches ]

- # We'll turn Manhattan #

# Into an isle ofrjoy ##

[Jessica ] Sweetie, I'm exhausted.

I'm gonna hit the hay.

[ Si ghs ]

Oh, thanks.

That m ust be

a pretty good book.

I t is.

I t's amazing actually.

- That's enough reading for one night.

- Sweetie, stop it.

I just want to finish this chapter.

It's really interesting.

Sorry.

[ Sighs ]

Oh, f***.

- What?.

- Oh, no. I just forgot to

pick up my dry cleaning again.

Oh, I got it.

- You did?.

- Yeah.

[Jessica ]

Can't we talk about this?

No, sweetie we've talked.

We talk all the time.

- I know, I know. Isn't it great?.

- Ofrcourse it's great.

- Our talks are great.

- So good communication is the key

to a successful relationship.

- We never have sex.

- What?. Yes, we do. What do you mean?.

- We don't.

- Yes, we do.

When was the last time,

sweetie?.

- I gotta think about it for a--

- A month ago.

Okay, okay.

But it was good, right?

It was-- It was good.

Wasn't it good?

- You drank a bottle ofwine.

- No, I didn't. That's not true.

That's not true.

I had maybe two and a half--

- Jess, what we have is a frriendship.

- What do you mean?.

- We're best frriends.

- I know. Isn't it great?.

Ofrcourse it's great.

Itjust isn't enough.

How can you say that?.

I love you.

I love you too.

That isn't the issue.

Well, what is the issue?

What is the issue?

- I wanna be with someone who wants me.

- I want you.

- I wanna be with someone who craves me.

- Well, I-I crave you.

Someone who wants

to rip my clothes off.

Why, why, why?.

Why can't it just be

great and loving and tender?.

Why is that not enough foryou?.

I don't understand.

I mean, don't you think maybe you place

a little too much emphasis on sex?.

Haveyou ever thought that it's just

one component ofa much larger package?.

-Jesus Christ, I want the whole package!

-I do too.

- I thinkwe have it. We live together.

- We're roommates.

[ Sobs ]

How can you say that to me?.

[Phone Ringing]

-[Jessica On Machine ]

Hi, it'sJessica and Helen.

- [Helen ] We're not home now.

But ifryou leave us a message,

we will definitely callyou back.

- [ Machine Beeps ]

- [Judy ] Hello, my darlings. It's Mom.

D.addy got reservations fror us

at Nobu, and not at 5:30.

[ BellJingles ]

U h, can I just

stick this on the board?.

- Oh, yeah, right. Sure.

- Is that fine?.

- You're an artist?.

- Oh, yeah. Trying to be.

- Thanks.

- I actually might know somebody.

- Oh, you know someone

who might be interested?.

- Yeah. Could be.

Really?. Well, maybe--

Should I leaveyou one?.

- Yeah.

- Maybe I'll leaveyou three.

Okay. Well, I would

really be grateful.

So thanks for the, uh--

-Jessica?.

- Oh, my God.

- Hi. Hi.

- Hi.

- [ Both Chuckling ]

- How areyou?.

I'm good. I'm great.

How are you?.

- Good, I'm good.

- Good. God, it's been

a really long time.

- Yeah, yeah, yeah. So how's--

- So how's--

- I'm sorry. I-- You-- What--

- Oh, no. I was just gonna say h--

I'm sorry. You go ahead.

Go ahead, speak.

- How's yourwriting coming?.

- It's good.

- It's, you know, glamorous.

- Yeah, right. I can see that.

How's the paper?.

- Oh, uh, I quit actually.

- Really?.

- Yeah, I left

a few months afteryou did.

- Wow.

- Really?. That's great.

- Yeah, it was great.

It was really great.

- Soyou're painting?.

- Uh, yes.

I mean, you know,

not for cash, butyeah.

- Right, well, who needs cash?.

- Who needs cash?. I do.

- Right. Right. Yeah.

- So--

- How's Helen?.

- Oh, uh--

She's good.

She's great.

- We're not together anymore.

- Oh, I'm sorry.

- Thanks, yeah.

- What happened?.

Uh, she dumped me.

- Wow.

- Yeah, yeah.

- That's bad. I'm sorry.

- Yeah, it was bad. Thankyou.

That's okay.

What are you gonna do?.

- She wanted to be

with somebody a little more--

- A little more?.

A little more gay,

I guess, was the thing.

- Right. Wow.

- So what areyou gonna do, right?.

Yeah.

What areyou gonna do?.

So--

But we're friends now.

- Well, that's good. That's very good.

- So it's good.

- Yeah, it's very good.

- Yeah. Friends are good.

- Friends are good.

- [ Chuckling ]

- [Alarm Clock Buzzing]

- Sweetie.

- [ Groaning ]

- Will you please turn that off?.

No, you turn it off.

You set it.

You gotta get up.

I do have to get up.

But I turned it last time.

- You do it.

- All right. I'll make the coffee.

- All right. I'll turn it off.

- Oh, my God.

You slept on my arm

the entire night.

- Oh, wait. I feel really tired.

- [ Laughing ]

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