Lovely, Still Page #4

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Do you promise to love me forever?

Okay. Uh, "Toxic Love," a haiku.

"You smiled so sweetly...

"at Fiddler on the Roof.

"Thank you, Rachel.

Bye."

Do you think she'll like it,

or is it too much too soon?

Why is it called "Toxic Love"?

Mary! Hi, honey!

Merry Christmas.Oh, merry Christmas.

This is my new friend, Robert Malone.

This is my cousin Jackie.

It's nice to meet you, Robert.

Nice to meet you too. Oh...

Um, and, by the way, Buck

was looking for you.

Oh, thank you. So merry Christmas, sweetie.

- Here you go.

- Thank you.

You sure you're okay?

Yeah, just a littlenervous

aboutmeeting people.

Ah, you don't have to benervous about that.

They're just people.

And this is Lisa. How do you do?

And Harold. Very nice to meet you, Robert.

Very nice to meet you.

And this is Rufus.lt's a pleasure, Robert.

Uh... My, uh... My pleasure too.

Uh, so, uh, have you guysheard

about theseChristmas recipe books?

Oh, yes. Sounds like a great opportunity.

Yeah, I think so.

Yeah. Be fun. Yeah. So...

Huh? I... I'm gonna getanother drink.

I'll go with you.No, no. You stay here.

You have fun.

I'll be right back.

Is this the little boy at play Hi.

I don't remember growing older

When did they

When did she get to be a beauty

Mary? Oh.

Hi, Robert. Hi, little girl.

Who are you?

What... What did...

What...

Sunrise, sunset

Sunrise, sunset

Swiftly flow

The days

Seedlings turn overnight

To sunflowers

Blossoming

As we gaze Oh, hey,

Robert, how's the store?

Fine. Fine. Excuse me.

Sunrise, sunset

Sunrise, sunset

Swiftly

Fly the years

One season following

Another

Laden with happiness

And tears

Seedlings turn overnight

To sunflowers

Blossoming even as

We gaze.

Hello, Robert.

You're her ex-husband, aren't you?

Excuse me?

You're a worthlesshuman being.

What are you talking about?

You left her.You hurt her.

Mary? Don't you mentionher name.

Look, I don't knowwhat was just

going on, but I'm gonna find out.

Robert, nothing happened. People like

you do notdeserve people like her!

You stop it right now... Shut your mouth!

New messages.

Mary, this is Dr. Patrick.I

got your message.

No need to worry.I talked

to the pharmacy and...

Robert?

Hey.Hey.

How's it going?

I think it's okay. She's taking care of it.

Good.

How you doing? Good. You having fun?

Robert, put your coat on.

I think I just madea mistake.Why?

What's wrong?

What? I'm sorry.Did I ruin the party?

What are you talking about?

I yelled at your husband.You what?

Well, he was making... putting

moves on you, and I...

I didn't know whetherthat

was right or not and...

Are you still in lovewith him?

Robert, what? Buck is not my husband.

And he certainlywasn't putting moveson me.

No, but in the roomupstairs...

In the room upstairshe was

giving me thisto give to you.

He gave me this? Yes.

Oh. Oh, my God. I...

Should I open it? No, no, no.

Let's save itfor Christmas, huh?

Maybe I should go inand

apologize.Oh, no, no, no, no, no.

You know what? I think it was a mistake

tocome here in the first place.

Let's just go. I want to be alonewith you.

Wait. What's that?

What? Do you hear that?

Yeah. Come here.

I'm dreaming

Of a white Christmas.

Put your arms around me.

Just like the ones I used to know

Where the treetops glisten

And children

Listen

To hear sleigh bells

In the snow

Merry Christmas.

Merry Christmas.

I know what'sin this one. I...

It's beautiful.Ah, you like it?

Oh, I do. I love it.

Just open it from me. You got me so many.

Okay, you open that one.I got this.

This is... This is fun.

Oh! That just...

Oh, I see.lt goes with this.

It's the same color.

This...

Walkin' in a winter wonderland

Ooh, nice, a scarf. Here.

This. But open this one

first.This one goes with it.

I'll put this here.

He's singin' a song as we go along

Walkin' in a winter wonderland

I thought you mightlike to try painting.

I, uh... I know you'd be good at it.

Wow.

You know, I bet I would.

I know you would, darling.

I hope you paint somethingfor me.

I'll do my best.

Terrific. Wow.

Here. Open this one.

I hope you like it.

Walkin' in a winter wonderland

Like us, right? Oh, it is so lovely.

Perfect? Perfect.

I'm so glad you like it.

Oh, I just love it. It's

so beautiful. Good.

Oh.

Hey. Want a cupof coffee? I'd love some.

I'll get the coffee, and

you open the presents.

The rest are allfor you.

All for me? Great.All for you.

I think Christmas coffeeshould...

should havea lot of sugar.

What you doing?

What is this?

What is this?

You weren't supposedto see that.

But why did you give

yourselfthis as a present?

I don't know.

I don't know.

You weren't goingto kill yourself?

Why?

I was gonna end itbecause I was tired.

Because I-I didn't wantto

be alone anymore, and I...

But then... then I met you.

Mary, don't leave me.

Please don't leave me.

I'm not leaving you.I mean, if you

leave me, everything leaves me.

I'm not gonna leave you.I'm here.

You can't leave me.

Mary, I'm in love with you.

This is what love is.

When I saw you...

Everything fit.

You...

It was like breathing.

I've loved you sincethe

first moment I saw you.

Merry Christmas.

Hi! Hi! Hi, Robert!

Hi, Mom.

You fixed the car. Yeah. And also...

The garage! Garage door. Good as new.

How did you do that? Why, thank you so much.

Oh, you're welcome.

This is terrific. It is. It's delicious.

It's great.Tastes almosthomemade.

Thank you for coming. The pie

was wonderful.Thank you.

Oh, it was.lt was so good.

Merry Christmas, Robert.

That was a lot of fun.Thank you, Mike.

That was great. Yeah.

Boy...

...tore open the shudders

and threw out the sash.

I've been wanting to tell

you something today,

but I just couldn't get

up the guts to do it.

I know I've only known

you for a week, but...

but, Mary, when... when I'm with you...

when I'm with you, it feels like...

you've been heremy whole life.

Like nothing was... bad before,

even though it was.

Just to warn you, tomorrow...

Tomorrow, I...

I'm gonna ask youto marry me.

And if you say what I...

what I hope you're gonna say,

it-it'll make me...

very, very happy.

Is that okay with you?

God, I hope it is.

Good night,

Mrs. Robert Malone.

Whoa. Whoa.

Whoa.

Mary?

Where are you?

Mary?

Mary?

Mary?

Mary?

Why did you leave me? Why...

Mary, where are you?

She isn't here.

Oh, God.

Ring. Call me.

The number, the number, the number.

The number.

Ring.

Please ring.- Why didn't you call?

Ring. Ring. Call me, Mary. Call me.

Please ring! Ring!

Damn it! Damn it!

What did I do wrong?

May I... May I please speak to Mary? Hello?

Put Mary on the phone! Please put Mary on!

Don't... Don't hang up! Oh, God!

Please. I love Mary. Please put her on the phone.

Put her on the phone!

Stop it! Put her on the phone!

I've loved you since the

first moment I saw you.

My God.- Perfect.

Please put her on the phone!

Please put her on the phone!

I don't know her name!

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