Lars And The Real Girl Page #4

They stay with you because they don't know

how to get somebody better.

Know what I am saying?

Is she... flexible?

Yes.

Did you have fun?

I'm just happy, that's all.

'And so he solaced himself with pacing

up and down the little meadow'

'and writing and carving on the bark of the trees'

'and on the fine sand a multitude of verses.'

'All in harmony with his sadness,

and some in praise of Dulcinea.'

'But what distressed him greatly was not having

another hermit there to confess him.'

Pain?

It's okay.

That's okay. I can take that.

You must be excited,

about the baby on the way.

Don't you want to be an uncle?

- Do you ever wanna be a mom?

- I don't know.

Yes.

But I'm not able to have children of my own.

That's too bad.

Bianca is like that actually.

Yeah, she can't have babies either.

That's a shame.

When she was a baby,

her mother died in the middle of things, so

when she was being born.

Like yours.

You have a lot in common.

Lars, you know we...

we've learned a lot.

Since then, I think your things are better.

- Yeah, but it could still happen, right?

- It's highly unlikely.

It's... it's... rare.

Yes, but it'd still occur.

Lars.

Just take... take a breath.

It's okay.

I am sorry.

I am sorry. It's just so dangerous.

- It's so dangerous...

- Lars, sit down.

Put your head between your knees.

Put your head between your knees. Sit down.

Just put your head between your knees.

Bend over. Bend over.

Okay, okay.

Okay.

- I'm sorry.

- It's okay.

Take a breath.

I hope they have cell phones.

We should get cell phones, huh?

Then we can call each other

whenever we want...

You know, you are doing all your things...

and I like you.

You're special.

How about afternoons?

Mondays, Wednesdays...

and then maybe all day Saturday?

Yeah, yeah. You're sure?

Ah, okay.

Bianca, is that okay with you?

Bianca wants to volunteer at

the hospital on Thursday afternoons.

You do?

What about your blood pressure?

Think of all the bald children

wouldn't they just love her?

That's true.

I'll just add a little bit of layering here,

and some texture...

kinda right there...

I don't remember what you guys think, but...

I like that.

That looks sweet.

You sure?

This is not growing back, right?

What's that sound?

By Veronica Charles.

I hear the telephone.

Ring ring ring.

- Hey.

- Hey.

He is not getting any better, is he?

No, probably not.

He's gonna love that thing...

his whole life and it's all my fault.

No, it's not, it's...

I don't know.

I mean, I left him as fast as I could.

I never thought about him.

And then the two of us

moved back here all fat and happy.

And he moves into the goddamn garage

like a family dog.

And I let him.

No wonder he goes and orders a fianc in a box.

Come here.

Hello?

Bianca?

We are upstairs.

What's going on?

There's a hospital volunteer banquet.

- At the VFW.

- Doesn't she look beautiful?

Oh, she does. She looks beautiful.

We were supposed to play Scrabble.

- Are you sure?

- Yeah.

Her schedule's on the refrigerator.

Did you check?

No, I didn't.

I guess I've forgotten.

Can I have a moment alone with her, please?

Thank you.

Thank you.

You are my girlfriend. I shouldn't have to

check your schedule to see you.

When you make a plan, you make a plan.

You have ten people around you all the time...

You can't have one of them to make a phone call

and let me know?

They never fight.

I thought we were going to play Scrabble,

I get excited about playing Scrabble...

I don't like his tone.

Now you listen to me.

Bianca has a life of her own.

No self-respecting woman is gonna be

at your beck and call, Mister.

- And the sooner you learn that the better.

- Oh yeah?

You're away to job all day.

What's she supposed to do?

Wait for you?

Would you do that for her?

Would she even ask you to?

She is out in the community, doing things for others

less fortunate. You should be proud of her.

- And what about me?

- Big baby,

you are just like my husband.

Should be home at eleven.

Call it girlfriend. I shouldn't have to check

a schedule to see her.

You okay?

How would she feel if I just left her.

Abandon her.

Wait wait, she didn't abandon you,

she will be back.

How do I know that?

People do whatever they want.

- They don't care.

- No, we all care.

Lars, we do care.

No, you don't.

That is... that is just not true.

God!

Every person in this town bends all backwards

to make Bianca feel at home.

Why... why do you think she has

so many places to go

and so much to do, huh?

- I don't know.

- Because of you.

Because all these people love you.

We push her wheelchair.

We drive her to work,

We drive her home.

We wash her, we dress her.

We get her up, we put her to bed.

We carry her.

And she is not petite, Lars,

Bianca is a big big girl.

None of this is easy for any of us,

but we do it.

We do it for you!

So don't you dare tell me how we don't care.

- I think it's the person's job who is upset to say...

- Umm... hey.

- Oh hey.

- Hey.

How was the game?

The cheese inspectors beat

the crap out of us.

Is everything alright?

I mean, I usually put Bianca to bed.

Yeah, you know.

Umm... okay.

Tell him...

Well, we wanted to talk to you about that.

You don't have to do that anymore.

I'm gonna do that.

You sure? Because I don't...

I don't mind, I thought that you...

Sorry.

- It's just been one of these days.

- It's... it's fine.

It's up to you, and...

Good.

- But I'll better leave you guys.

- Hey Gus.

- What's that?

- Thank you though.

- I didn't do anything.

- Yeah, you did.

I'm tired.

- Did I miss something?

- We had a big fight.

- Really?

- Yes.

- Lars, have you met Erik?

- Not officially.

You're pretty famous around here.

Well...

Healthy grip too, pal.

Yes?

In my office.

I think I'm gonna stay.

She's feeling pretty lousy today.

We'll both stay.

I asked her to marry me last week.

Congratulations.

When's the happy day?

- She said no.

- Oh. Oh no.

Yeah, I know. I couldn't believe it.

Yeah...

Stop it. You have no right to talk to me

like that. No, you don't.

No, you don't. I don't talk to you like that.

Could you stop yelling?

I was talking to Bianca, and...

she was saying that in her culture,

they have these rites of passages and...

rituals and ceremonies, and...

this whole kind of things, you know,

that when you do them,

or at least when you're done,

if you live through them

that you know you're an adult.

Doesn't that sound great?

It does.

How do you know?

How do I know what?

That you are a man?

Nah, I couldn't tell you.

Okay, was it sex?

Yeah, you know, yeah, yeah.

It's a... yeah, kind of... no.

Well it's a kind of sex,

but it's not... it's not... umm, you know...

I... I don't know,

I don't know, it's a...

good... good question.

Yeah, but I have to know.

Hold that thought.

You know you should ask Dagmar.

I did ask Dagmar.

She said that I should ask you.

- You know I... I can only give you my opinion.

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