Last Weekend Page #7

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when Theo was born.

It was like each one marked

a year in our life,

in the lives of the boys.

This one...

It was the summer Roger

lost his first tooth.

He insisted on carrying it

around all day long...

this bloody little thing.

It's hard to let go of things.

Isn't it?

I almost left Malcolm once.

He was working all the time.

Theo was...

a year old.

Malcolm never had time for us.

I had awful postpartum.

I felt like a '50s housewife.

I was so boxed in by our life,

by the bills, by everything,

and this...

this little creature...

he wasn't... he wasn't speaking,

not exactly...

he was my only friend.

He was the easiest baby.

He was so clever.

But...

I didn't know how I could

continue.

I thought...

my only friend

is my one-year-old son.

What did you do?

I went to see a lawyer.

There was no one to look after

Theo, so I brought him along.

And I walked out

of that meeting,

and I realized

it wasn't his fault.

So I stayed, and I got out

of the house more.

And then I had Roger.

And I think sometimes

what a terrible thing

it would have been to leave.

My...

my whole life would have been

different.

Please don't tell Roger.

He... his father...

No one knows.

No.

No, of course not.

30 years ago...

I could never have imagined

my life turning out like this.

I'm...

I'm gonna go.

I'm, uh...

I'm gonna go dress for dinner.

Mom.

What are you doing?

Nothing.

It's just...

He sings.

He said he was a singer.

And I...

I never thought to ask him

to sing.

I am so stupid sometimes.

I'm fine.

I've got to go dress

and then start dinner.

Some woman told me they raised

half a million dollars today.

- Really?

- Wow.

Are you sure?

Theo, can you put that

in a bowl, please?

Mom.

I guess it doesn't matter.

Hey, Mom,

why aren't we eating this?

There's a whole casserole

in here.

Roger, please don't touch that.

That's for Maria.

You made this?

Yes.

That's why we're eating

leftovers.

Oh.

That might be Maria.

Hello?

Oh.

Oh, that's good.

Really?

Well, that's wonderful.

Yes, I suppose you can thank God

for that.

You too.

You...

Bye-bye.

What?

So?

How did it go?

Well, he was very lucky.

His heart is beating normally

again,

and it sounds

like he's gonna be just fine.

Just fine?

Yes.

Hmm.

I mean, one never knows

anything for certain, of course.

Hmm.

That's good.

Celia?

Oh. Veronika.

Hello.

One of your guests left this.

Let me just put this down.

I-I made this casserole

for Maria.

Will the bears eat it

if I leave it out?

Well...

I think I should probably

put it in their kitchen.

- Oh, thank you.

- Mm-hmm.

I'm sure you've heard.

Yes.

It's such a beautiful property.

Marty and I, when we were first

looking at houses,

it was your house

that caught my eye.

When the realtor drove us

to this area,

I was so excited because

I thought it was

this house that was for sale.

They delivered the sign

yesterday.

You've decided already.

No, not yet.

I just...

I wanted to see

what it looked like.

Is that crazy?

Why do I care what the...

real estate sign looks like?

I mean, really.

Uh, what are you going to do

with it?

I don't exactly know.

Hey.

Hey.

Didn't realize

you'd gone up already.

I'm still here.

Look, Theo, um,

this is all my own...

my own stuff that I'm going

through, okay?

I have to figure it out

on my own.

It's just that most guys

are total d*cks,

and I sort of assumed that

maybe you would be one too.

Well, don't worry.

I can be a total dick.

Well, not to me,

you better not be.

Okay.

I'm sorry.

So did you finally find out

about your screenplay?

Oh, uh, yeah.

She said it was good.

Okay, well,

that's...

I mean, is that good?

No, it's...

I don't know.

What does "good" mean?

Well, show it to your agent.

Isn't that what really counts?

Yeah.

I guess so.

I hope that this weekend

wasn't a bad idea.

Me too.

Oh.

Are we doing the right thing...

if we give all this up?

Things have always worked out

for us, haven't they?

Malcolm,

would you say

that we're good people?

If you looked at us

from a distance, would you say,

"Those are good people.

Those two

are really good people"?

I think someone would say that.

Okay.

That's good.

You know something?

Motherhood is a shitty deal.

You change your whole life;

You mold your whole personality

around these little creatures.

And then after 18, 20,

25 years...

they leave you.

They just leave you.

And you become some kind of...

joke,

some kind of pathetic symbol

of everything...

they don't want in their lives.

It will never be the same

as when they were ten years old.

People change.

I don't want to change.

Why do I have to change?

You know what it is?

I wanted to believe

that it would go on forever.

I never wanted to think...

that it might end, and then...

it just does.

I know.

I don't...

I don't want to be alone.

Celia.

Hey. Look at me.

Come here.

Look at me.

You will never, never be alone.

Mm.

Ever.

So, you know, what do you do?

I'm gonna meet with a headhunter

this week.

It's just everywhere I go,

I see this sign that says,

"Failure."

You need to tell your mother.

That's it?

Roger...

We all fail.

Did you see the light outside?

I-I stood there for ten minutes.

I couldn't move.

Hi.

Do you want to help me

with breakfast?

Yeah.

Thank you.

The more I remember.

But what about you?

Are you going back to work

after this?

Mom, you know we can't do that.

I just wish you could stay

longer.

It's just...

I, uh...

I keep hoping...

Mom, if we don't go now,

we're not gonna make

our flights.

I know, but I feel like

you just got here.

I mean, there's so much

we didn't talk about.

Call me.

I love you.

Thank you for everything.

Happy to meet you all.

Luke, where's your carry-on?

I have it right here.

You too...

You guys are leaving?

Got to get back to the city

before traffic gets too crazy.

Vanessa.

So let's talk about your waters.

I'd like to start carrying them

in our gyms.

Oh.

Uh, I would love that, yeah.

- Big bro.

- Thank you.

- Don't be a stranger, okay?

- Yeah.

Roger.

I didn't want to tell them.

Why not?

They could've handled it.

I don't have to share

everything with my children,

do I?

They'll find out soon enough.

I wanted their memory

of this place...

their last summer weekend

here...

I wanted it to be like

every other summer we've had.

It's Labor Day today.

I almost forgot.

That's right.

I guess it's just us now.

Hmm?

Hmm.

It seems like every story

told about us

Isn't meant to be

Well, you fly

your wings of gold

All the way back home to me

But what I'm thinking of

Just this time

Why don't you

Lay your head

down in my arms?

In my arms

Lay your head down

in my arms

In my arms

You know, my love

This was no dream of mine

But the way you ride

those waves

Makes me want to follow you

blind

And what I'm thinking of

Just this time

Why don't you

Lay your head down

in my arms?

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