Mon roi Page #5

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at the dock down there, if you call them.

I found a merry, muscular sailor

with bulging biceps for you.

You'll come with?

No. Today, we're going to see Agnes.

We're going to introduce Simbad

to Agnes today.

"We're going"? She's not coming?

Don't worry,

l'll drive down, meet her...

- And you...

- I'll come with you.

I'm not going to take my car

to meet up with you.

Stop. Give it a rest.

Enough.

Just one more.

There you go.

It's over.

Okay?

Check him out.

How are you?

Hey, beautiful beloved.

Well then?

- Isn't he cute!

- See that?

Who's the lady?

Is it Auntie?

Auntie Agnes?

You're looking at me?

- He's so fragile, be careful.

- Of course.

Hold still, there you go.

With his godmother. He'll love it later.

You're beautiful, aren't you?

He wants a feed.

You think?

- I don't think, I know.

- It's been a while.

He feeds every 3 hours.

You'll love your godmother?

Come on, you want to see Mommy.

Don't you want to see Mommy?

He was happy with Auntie, too.

Let's give you some food.

Dessert?

What do you guys want? Clafoutis?

No dessert for me.

Raspberry clafoutis. You love it.

I'm going to the bathroom.

She's happy now.

Thank you, my love.

Say, where she's staying,

she's bored, I can tell.

Can she move in with us a while?

Marguerite Duras!

I love you.

We saw you!

That is so fine!

Beautiful jellabah.

But bad news.

We're not going out. Get your pajamas.

You can go out.

We'll have a quiet night in.

Tell us another one!

- Nobody believes you.

- You can't go out alone?

Classy, Georgio!

Staying in with wife and baby.

Great guy!

He is so young.

Respect.

It's alien to you.

Marriage, a family, you've no idea.

Tonight, I'm grounded.

I'm staying home.

Unless...

Unless

my love is kind enough

to set me free.

Like a bird of paradise.

To flutter off with his friends.

It's up to you, I'm not your mother.

There we go!

To Tony!

To my long-lost freedom!

Thanks, Tony.

Return to the space center.

ls macaroni okay with you?

Whatever. I'm not staying for dinner.

l have a business meeting.

Tonight,

the day we get back from vacation?

Yes.

You're not sleeping here?

No.

I don't want to wake you

if I get in late.

I'll drop Simbad off at 9

on the way to the gynecologist's.

No, at 9, I'm signing off

on the sale of a building.

So?

So, next time, tell me earlier.

My love, you okay?

Who's she?

I don't know.

Are you nuts!

I told you, I don't know her.

I swear I don't remember.

Okay, look, here's your son.

- Wipes, diapers.

- I swear!

Everything you need.

I don't know who she is.

I didn't cheat.

I did not cheat on you.

No, I know, I was with a girl in bed.

But nothing happened.

l was drugged up.

- Since when have you...

- Always.

I've always got strung out.

And then...

get over it.

And back on the attack.

Why didn't you ever say?

Because for me,

the husband and father is supposed...

not to falter.

He holds things together.

He stays strong in all circumstances.

He's not the guy who trembles

or shits himself, see?

I wanted you to see me that way.

always thought

those moments belonged only to me

and concerned only me.

Those moments

were when I could behave like a sh*t.

Because deep down...

feel that's what I am.

I don't know you, in fact.

We don't know each other.

Forgive me.

Please.

You move back in here.

Or else we divorce.

I can't go on like this.

Okay.

But before that, I need therapy.

l have to get rid of this.

Then I'll come back.

Know what we'll do?

We'll have a party to celebrate.

We'll go away for a weekend

and invite all our buddies.

Have you ever spoken

to couples who go way back?

How come they're still together?

They haven't got over cheating?

They haven't got over doubts and drugs?

They've got over everything together.

Now, couples split up like that.

First sign of trouble, let's split up.

A kid, let's split up.

Let's have another.

We'll split up again anyway.

To split up, you have to be together.

You guys aren't together.

We're together separately.

- Right.

- I love him.

Leaving his wife sobbing...

You judge from the outside.

What do you know?

- I don't.

- You do.

You've never liked him.

You've condemned him from the start.

You never give him a chance.

always said he's wrong for you.

Quite honestly,

putting your son through this...

Through what?

I want my son to live with both parents!

- You can't do it.

- I can.

You'll see.

You'll see that I can do it.

Keep going like this

and, one day,

you'll have an accident. For real.

A brother has to say

what he thinks of a situation.

It's my responsibility. What's that?

My tranquilizers.

He's the dopehead

and you're on a cure? Of tranquilizers?

Look, this is how you eat it.

You're jealous?

- No.

- As if!

I saw those jealous eyes.

You think I'd steal your man?

I don't steal other people's men.

Look at me, I'm talking to you.

I don't steal other people's men.

- Fine.

- l have the man I love!

Georgio, the man you love!

My love!

Come on!

Dammit!

Calm down.

Where's my glass?

Calm down.

- l have an announcement to make.

- Without the glass.

Listen to me!

Sit down, you!

You know what the party's for tonight?

I'll leave it to Georgio to tell you.

Stand up!

Go on, tell them.

I'll tell you what the party's for.

Georgio is going to start therapy.

Because he has addictions.

Because he's hooked on alcohol.

Because he runs away,

abandoning his wife and child.

Because he's sick.

And because he hurts people.

Tony, stop.

Tony, stop?

No, Tony won't stop.

Tony is sick of it!

Sick, sick, sick of it!

Drink some water.

Come on.

Come on, I said.

I'm not good enough

to be with your friends?

All your friends

from beauty and fashion!

From youth!

From drugs!

You have to be on drugs

to be accepted into your circle.

It's true!

Nine euros.

- Your two boxes.

- Thanks.

- Hi, Joseph.

- Evening, Tony.

- Okay?

- And you?

Cute little flower!

To brighten the place up for Christmas.

One Prozac, one Xanax.

Okay, one of each.

- All good?

-Great.

Right.

Coming right up.

Christian.

Law school.

- How are you?

- Good, and you?

You've gone bald. A total train wreck.

Taken a real hit.

There you go.

- On your tab?

- On my tab.

As usual.

Anyway, I'll be back in the week.

You've had a baby?

Wonderful.

Simbad...

Christian, an old friend.

- What's your husband do?

- My husband's...

Did I take my pills?

Yes, I put them there.

I saw you put them in your bag.

There they are.

It was cool running into you.

Big kiss.

Be strong.

forgot my little Simbad!

How could I forget you?

Dad, was he a shaken baby?

Shaken babies are babies

that are shaken very hard

by frazzled mothers who sob and howl,

Shut up! Will you shut up!

That's a shaken baby.

- It's underestimated.

- And after-effects?

- After what?

- After-effects.

Look at Babeth.

She could be an example.

That's Georgio.

Sweetie, it's Daddy.

- He doesn't care about Daddy.

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