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Love the Coopers Page #6
Like this.
I don't do that.
Yeah.
like to kiss that lip.
Really?
No.
But, that's what I'm going to say to
my mom and she's gonna eat it up.
All right.
So good.
Before I saw her, I...
didn't believe
in love at first sight.
Thought it was bullshit.
And then I saw this...
reckless girl who had forgotten
how beautiful she was,
and I thought,
every day and look into that face,
And you...
were standing
right next to her.
[LAUGHS]
I thought you were
having dinner with your daughters?
You're going to ruin
your appetite.
I'm trying to.
Cranberries get
on my nerves.
I didn't want our last
conversation
to be remembered
as our last conversation.
Order whatever you want.
It's on the house.
It's my Christmas gift to you.
When I was younger, I worked
in a restaurant for a while.
And if an ugly person came in,
I would often give him a free dessert.
And I thought of myself
as being really special for...
treating the uglies well.
It's not what I'm doing.
I'm happy to hear it.
I'll get you some pie.
[DOOR CLOSES]
BUCKY:
Ruby? Listen...You're not a coward.
You're the opposite
of a coward.
You're brave and you're beautiful
and generous and big hearted.
Can we have a minute's
privacy here, please?
Thank you.
All that sadness.
That feeling like you've landed
in the wrong life.
Everybody feels that way, Ruby.
It's all just going to become
an anecdote.
You don't know
that yet, Ruby, but...
you're grand...
You're like a grand piano...
around a bunch of little
toy pianos and uprights...
Thank you. But...
you're the grand piano.
NARRATOR:
And for a brief moment,
time was their friend,
as Ruby saw Bucky
the way he felt inside.
Do you know why
I came here every day?
Twice a day, sometimes.
So I could see you.
Just to see you...
Now I have to say goodbye again.
[SNIFFING]
ELEANOR:
I have a fearthat I am an impostor.
My first play got
a lot of attention.
I also have a fear of silence.
I know.
Okay, yeah.
I'm dyslexic,
so, when I was growing up,
I thought I was just stupid.
I had a sister.
She was born with a weak heart.
So...
Sometimes I think I might
be unlovable.
to be funny.
I think you're funny,
'cause you're sad.
[CHILDREN SCREAMING]
Percy? I confess.
Okay, I did it.
I took the brooch.
I did.
I know.
For my sister.
I was just being
small and petty.
I'm always measuring out how much
love and attention I'm getting
and then giving back just
exactly what I think I got.
Like I think
I'm gonna be gypped in some way.
What makes a person behave like
that, can you tell me?
A grown person.
And the three kids?
It wasn't a lie.
It was a wish.
NARRATOR:
As she heard herselfsay it aloud,
Emma remembered the moment
she began to feel unremarkable.
It was the first time she felt
jealous of her sister,
who she always loved
and looked up to,
until she couldn't live up to.
[THUMPING]
[THUD]
Emma had told herself
it was just an accident,
and yet somehow today,
Emma knew it wasn't.
So, my mom has one sister,
Emma, she's always late.
Their dad is Bucky.
And my dad's aunt will be there,
Aunt Fishy.
Don't ask. Nobody knows
why we call her that.
And your brother is Hank,
and his kids are Charlie,
Madison and Bo Joshua, Maddie and BJ.
[LAUGHS] BJ.
What kind of a parent is gonna
name their kid BJ?
They're gonna see
right through me.
Oh, no, they're gonna love you.
Just don't mention gun control,
women's rights, or religion.
Why don't you just tell them
I don't speak English?
No, I just don't want them to think
I'm dating some narrow-minded birther.
The whole point of you coming home
with me is so I disappoint them.
Whoa.
No, don't take it personally.
They are liberally judgmental.
Look, we have a plan,
let's just stick to it.
How come you begged me to
come home with you,
if I'm such a narrow-minded
disappointment?
No, you misunderstood me...
Maybe you misunderstood you.
Of course, you're so open-minded,
how is that even possible?
Right?
Hey,
calm down,
man up,
and let's lie to my parents.
Okay?
Damn, lying comes
easy to you.
[BELT CLINKING]
Oh!
[SLAM]
Sorry.
[THUD]
Charlotte, come with me.
Sam...
If we just got away from everything,
all the distractions,
the kids,
we might have a shot.
I'm giving this
one last try here.
If we can't find
ourselves here...
how're we going to find
ourselves
on some worn out dream
we had of a trip to Africa.
It's so much more than a trip
and you know that.
For 30 years
I've given us a pass,
because you promised,
once I retired, you would
do this for us.
And moving out is for us?
No the trip is for us,
because we've become invisible
to each other.
Now? You want to go now?
What, with everything that's
going on with the kids?
They're not kids anymore!
That doesn't stop!
Don't turn your back on me,
Charlotte.
I am going to make
the dump salad.
NARRATOR:
The problem was,they both were right.
wasn't about the trip.
It was about the thousand microscopic hurts
that accumulate over 40 years.
You don't want
to get into this,
well, we are
getting into this.
Yes, you are
a wonderful mother.
But what happened to us?
We used to slow dance in the living room
when the kids went to sleep.
What happened to that couple?
I don't even know what
you're talking about.
There ought to be a whole
separate language for you.
Wait, where's the pepper? Did I put
the pepper in the mash potatoes here?
Oh.
Dad called, he said
he's bringing a friend,
probably an old student,
I don't know.
[EXCLAIMS]
No, Rags!
Oh, my God! Rags!
Rags.
Get down, Rags.
Good boy.
Go on.
Go on, go on, Rags.
[LAUGHING]
Why are you laughing?
I don't understand
how we're going to
have Christmas without
mashed potatoes.
Charlotte, it's funny.
My God.
When did we become
Alfred and Dizzy Ludwig?
Who are you talking about?
The dullest, most lifeless
couple my parents knew.
I'm not apologizing
for 40 years of marriage.
We raised a spectacular family.
We made a beautiful home...
And now you're afraid
to leave it.
Stop saying I'm afraid
like I'm afraid.
You are terrified.
You're terrified to be alone with
Look, Mom.
You're terrified if you take
your eyes off those kids for one second,
something will happen
on your watch.
I have known you
for most of my life and clearly
you have no idea who I am.
You're right.
We lost track of each other,
raising the kids.
And then Lizzy died.
And we stepped back.
And we kept stepping back,
until that was comfortable,
until that was us.
Why do you just accept that?
Did you ever consider
that this trip
is not my dream?
It's an old dream.
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