Love After Love Page #4

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You repainting?

I told you that.

No, you didn't.

Well, I'm repainting.

I thought Emilie

was coming.

She's on the phone.

She booked a commercial.

Why are these here?

- Ma?

- What?

- Did you hear me?

- Yes, Nicholas, I heard you.

Well, don't just throw

my things away, okay?

- I live here too.

- You do not live here.

"Lived."

I said "lived."

Come on.

We made coffee.

Thank you.

- Do you want some?

- No thanks.

This is fine, right?

Of course.

- Who was it?

- A package.

For me?

What is it?

Ah, feels like books.

Did you order books?

- Is this for now?

- It is if you want it.

Um..

I got a letter from

Rebecca the other day.

It must be hard on her

havin' you in the office.

No. We don't

really interact.

Our departments

are separate now.

Still.

It's actually easier now

than it was before.

What does that mean?

Just the whole thing

was such an effort.

We were always trying.

Not in the beginning.

In the beginning,

you were in love

I don't think so.

I was there.

Okay.

If she didn't return your calls,

you were out of your mind.

- You were distraught.

- Okay.

- I was never distraught.

- You were obsessed.

- That's your word.

- I wanted her to love me.

That's not the same

as falling in love.

It was like a goal.

Rebecca was a person

of real consequence.

- Okay.

- What?

What?

What do you mean "what?"

Why do you wanna

do this now?

Why do you always

f***ing do this?

Jesus. "A person

of real consequence?"

What the f*** is that?

- You mean as in Emilie is not that?

- Excuse me.

- Who said anything about Emilie?

- Oh, please.

- I didn't. I don't even know Emilie.

- Okay.

So don't try to weasel

some opinion out of me.

If I want to say somethin'

about Emilie, I'll say it.

[instrumental music]

[music continues]

And this is

the living room.

Oh.

Oh, the ceilings.

- Pretty great, huh?

- Great light.

- Such good light.

- We love it.

Oh, those bay windows.

Yeah, we're really lucky.

Do you have the backyard?

- Yeah.

- We share it.

- Share it?

- Uh-huh.

But still. Very nice.

[music continues]

Do your... kids ask

where you go?

They're not really

interested.

[instrumental music]

[music continues]

[music continues]

[music continues]

- Sure, now.

- I know.

Do you hate me tonight?

What?

Do you hate me?

Of course not.

Do you hate me?

- I'm very hateable.

- No.

Then there's no hate.

Hope I hate anybody.

[singing indistinctly]

I can't stick it out.

Is that okay?

Mm. There's nothing

to do now.

I'm just re-reading

her emails.

- She's an idiot.

- You want me to call Paul?

- No.

- Wait, are you angry?

It's the second time she's pushed.

She's being a sh*t.

Yeah.

She's just embarrassed.

She'll send you a long

apology email tomorrow.

I left some Szechwan

in the fridge.

You hear me?

- Are you leaving now?

- Uh-huh.

I'll walk down with you.

I called a car.

Are you taking

the train?

Yeah, traffic's

gonna be shitty.

Okay. Well,

I'll see you later.

Night.

Hi. Thanks.

Do you have the address?

Whoa, whoa.

I'm sorry.

- What are you doing?

- Whoa!

I just, uh, I realized I

don't have anywhere to be.

So I thought I could just

ride with you and..

Drop you off and take the

car home, if that's okay.

- Okay. Yeah.

- Great.

I mean, we should probably

have an answer if we're goin'

in the morning anyway,

right?

Uh-huh.

What?

I.. I don't know,

it's just..

- I'm having a...

- I know.

You know what?

Like..

...like, emotional spins,

right?

- Emotional spins?

- Yeah.

I don't even know

what that is.

- So, um..

- Goodbye, Nick.

Alright.

See you tomorrow.

[whistling]

Goodnight, Nicholas.

Uh, Becca,

just wait a second.

- Nick, this is weird.

- No, it's not.

I'll see you tomorrow.

Just go home.

I just, I need

to use the bathroom.

- Whose bathroom?

- I'll be fast.

- No, you can't come up.

- Why not?

Nick, go.

Why are you being like..

I'm..

We're just talking.

What, I can't

talk to you now?

Okay, fine, fine,

but don't leave like this.

I'm not leaving like anything.

I'm going to my apartment.

You can't just stop

for a second?

Go home, Nick.

You're making this worse.

Okay, come on.

Becca.

- Come on! Rebecca!

- Oh, my God! Enough!

What, you're just gonna

leave like this?

- Come on, let's go.

- Nice, Rebecca!

Real f***in' nice!

Nice job!

- Hey, come on.

- Oh, f*** off!

...old people next to, or,

like, at the same table

as other people, and it

was kind of a disaster.

I'd have like hives up and

down my arms that's what..

That's what they gave me

the Benadryl for.

- Yeah.

- Um, yeah.

I didn't last too long

there, I loved it.

I stole their muffins.

Do you remember them?

I think that's a classic server

move to steal all muffins.

All muffins

should be always stolen.

Yeah.

That's crazy, though,

so when..

...when you were, like, serving people,

you had, like, hives on your...

I don't know what it was. I think

I was just allergic to something.

It wasn't the cleanest..

...diner experience.

You should have seen

the place we stayed.

- She wanted to move in.

- Oh, it was unbelievable.

Old original architecture

with this beautiful balcony.

You know, it just feels like

you're in another country.

God, that smells good.

Make some room over there.

Here, let's just

put that down there.

Yeah, there.. Yeah, there are all

those weird people who just don't..

- May I?

- I ju.. I... I..

- Don't use money, I guess.

- Thanks.

I don't know.

You decide, Karen.

- Mm-hmm.

- I have friends who live there.

Terrific music.

Michael loves jazz.

Always have.

I mean, Coltrane, Monk,

you know.

Uh, I even like bad jazz,

really.

It was so.. It was just so funny,

you know, he... he... he..

We would go looking for

these out-of-way places.

He would go up to people

on the street.

I didn't want to get trapped

in the touristy places.

You know..

I mean,

you're in New Orleans.

I wanted the real thing.

Do you know a man

who has been in love

with only one woman?

There certainly

are such men.

Are they amongst

your friends?

Tell me his name.

I have no name

to tell you

but I do believe

that there are men

capable of loving..

...but once.

How often

can a true man love?

What are you trying

to find out?

Ask.

I'll answer it.

Am I right to stay

in the convent?

No.

- Cool, right?

- Yeah, I liked it.

I've never been

backstage before.

Oh, there he is.

- Oh. Matthew.

- Hey.

- Congratulations.

- Oh, thank you!

- You were just wonderful.

- Thank you. I think it went pretty well.

So do I. Matthew,

this is my friend Michael.

Michael, this is Matthew.

- He played Perdican.

- Of course.

- Hey!

- Hey!

- You were awesome.

- Thank you!

Ashleigh, you were fantastic.

It was great.

Oh, thank you.

Hi, I'm Ashleigh.

- Hi. Michael.

- Hi, nice to meet you. Hi.

Do whatcha feel

whatcha feel

When you're

getting down

Ooh get down

Get down

Do whatcha feel

Do do do do

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