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Whatever.

You love me.

Yeah, well...

- Want to go out?

- Hmm?

- Let's go out. Come on. Come on.

- It's late.

- Let's go out. Let's go dancing.

- It's late.

Let's go dancing.

It's not that late.

- Let's go dancing.

- I've got orders...

- We're not old.

- ...to fill for tomorrow morning.

We're young and beautiful.

Let's dance.

I've got work to do!

Let's go dancing Tuesday.

F*** Tuesday.

- All right.

- Okay?

- Tuesday.

- Okay. Good.

Can't believe

you didn't like the movie.

Well,

I do have questionable taste.

[Laughing]

Hey, get back here.

Anna:
What are you...

I thought we were going.

What's the rush?

Hmm?

I don't know.

Silly me, I'm breaking

You sure you're ready

for this?

Yeah.

You?

Why did I have to let it

come to this?

Silly me

I'm aching

Why did I trust the sky

When I am near

Here I am waiting

Silly me

Silly me

When I'm with you

[Sighs]

[Laughs]

What?

Do you see anyone?

No. Don't be...

Don't be so obvious, okay?

Okay.

Sorry.

- You look great, though.

- Yeah?

- Yeah, fantastic.

- Yeah, so do you.

Thank you.

Uh, you want to

go take a lap, explore?

- Sure.

- Yep.

I'll go this way,

you go that way?

- Okay.

- All right.

Careful.

I'm so sorry.

Let me get that.

Sh*t.

I'm sorry.

[Sighs]

[Applause]

Man at keyboard:
Thanks.

Uh, I'm gonna take a break.

Hey.

H-Hi.

I like

what you're wearing.

["The Magic" plays on stereo]

- Oh.

- What do you do?

What... What do I...

I... You know...

[Inhales deeply]

- You live close by or...

- Hey, babe.

- Well, no.

- They were out of Stella.

Hey.

I'm, uh, the fianc.

So, uh, you are...?

Ian.

Against the marquee

Nice chatting with you.

[Chuckles]

I am divine

[Laughs]

- Yeah.

- [Laughs]

- Sorry to...

- Thank you.

...break up the fun.

No, no, no. Thank you.

That was, uh...

- He was... He was, uh...

- Yeah.

- It was awkward.

- Yeah, I saw the look on your face and...

Fianc?

What, a little...

little strong?

Well, maybe. That's a...

That's a big move.

Yeah, I'll admit,

I might be pushing our

fake relationship too fast.

Well, yeah, you might.

I haven't even met you, so...

- [Laughs]

- Vicious technicality.

Wait. Are you... Are you

afraid of fake commitment?

Yeah, I'm terrified.

All this time, you think

you know someone, and...

Yeah.

Beer?

Yes,

I will take a beer.

Release me from my maze

I am makin' myself

[Music echoing]

It's on the, uh,

history of female composers.

Well, then, to finishing

your thesis.

And you to finishing

your, uh...

I don't know, laundry?

- [Laughs]

- I'm Dane.

Oh, yeah.

Hi. I'm... I'm Anna.

- ["More Than This" plays on stereo]

- Oh. You d*ckhead.

- What? You love this song?

- I do.

- Hi.

- Hey.

Oh, I'm so... I'm sorry.

I'm such an idiot.

Sorry. This...

This...

is my friend, Will.

Hey.

Dane.

Dane?

Dane?

Dane.

Great name.

Thanks.

It's crazy... I lost

my virginity to this record.

- No way. So did I.

- You did? That's so weird.

So did... So did...

So did she.

Crazy, huh?

How do you guys know each other?

Both:

We went to school together.

- Mm-hmm.

- Way back when.

Sh*t.

I love this song.

You dance?

- Yes.

- We should dance.

- Will.

- All right. Come on.

Come on.

We can dance. Let's dance.

Will!

More than this, nothing

[Chuckles]

Oh, sh*t, my jacket.

I'll be right back.

Oh, okay.

You ready?

For what?

To go home.

You don't want to.

[Scoffs]

You like him,

he likes you.

So...

Well... what...

what about you?

Well, I'll go home.

He's pretty cool, right?

You are into him,

clearly, so...

You know,

he's a great dancer.

Well, maybe I'll just

take his number or...

[Door opens]

Our work here is done, guys.

We changed the whole vibe.

Hipster a**holes

are dancing.

- [Laughs]

- You guys got one more in you?

Yeah, I don't have

such an early morning.

Great.

You know, I might...

I might take off. Uh...

You know, you guys...

you guys go have fun.

All right?

All right.

Okay. Are you...

Are you sure?

Yeah.

I'll, uh,

I'll see you, Anna.

[Chuckles]

[Sirens wailing]

Dane.

I'll get her home safe.

Shall we?

Yeah.

[Declan McKenna's "Bethlehem"

plays]

- So

- Night.

You've left it all

behind you

For love

is only as you see it

[Flames crackling]

Oh.

Wow.

[Chuckles]

This is cool.

What can I get you?

I'll... I'll take a...

whatever you're having.

[Chuckles]

Huh.

This is it.

What's, uh...

What's this?

Uh, that was, uh...

That was a long time ago.

- It's yours?

- My old band.

You remember that song

"Drops of Jupiter?"

Uh, y-yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah, they, uh, they knocked us

off the charts, so, um...

Oh.

[Purse thuds]

So, um...

now you...

do something with...

computers?

Do you really care?

No.

Not really.

[Exhales sharply]

[Chuckles]

[Clothing thuds]

[Both breathing heavily]

- Oh, wait.

- What?

Uh, I just, uh...

I just, uh, um...

Can I just use

the bathroom?

Yeah, it's, uh...

You're almost there.

Okay.

- [Door opens, closes]

- [Sighs]

Man on TV:
Demolition

of 87 London Terrace

- was completed on schedule...

- [Cellphone chimes]

...despite the protest

of many local residents

and preservationists.

14 tons of dynamite

were detonated.

Everything all right?

Uh-huh.

Just, um...

one foot

in front of the other.

[Music stops]

You don't

have to rush out.

- Um... yeah, I...

- No, really.

[Chuckles lightly]

[Keyboard playing]

Anna:
Uh...

[Chuckles]

Y-Yeah, I, um...

- I have s-school tomorrow, so...

- Ah.

And, uh, what's that like?

Your tomorrow?

Uh...

I s-should go.

Uh, I didn't mean...

Oh, no, no. I wasn't say...

T-That was, um...

I just...

I should go.

[Pen scribbles, clacks]

I'll be staring at my phone

until you call,

but no pressure.

I-I should...

I should go.

Yeah.

[Music stops]

[Paper thuds]

[Music resumes]

Hey.

You okay?

Yeah.

Yeah.

You?

I'm good.

[Chuckles]

How was it?

Hmm.

It was, um... fun.

It was...

Is that okay

for me to say?

Yeah, yeah.

It was really fun.

Well, good.

Good.

That's...

That's so good.

- [Chuckles]

- That's...

Yeah, he was...

he was great.

It was... weird.

Different.

Looser.

It was...

just different.

But you...

you're okay?

Yeah.

Yeah,

I'm... I'm great.

Wow.

[Sighs]

Wow.

[Chuckles]

It worked.

[Chuckles]

[Chuckles]

[Sirens wail in distance]

Looser?

[Scoffs]

Yeah, just...

Um, like he was...

I don't know,

like, um...

everywhere at once

and all over the place.

Um, but it was...

it was just fun.

Like, am I s-stiff or...

No.

No, you're great.

You're the standard.

Did you do everything?

A lot of things.

[Sighs]

Great.

Yeah.

Yeah, it worked.

It was just fun.

Yeah.

- It went well?

- It was better than that.

Okay, please,

spare me the details.

- You guys are f***ing crazy.

- No, he was nice.

- He was nice to her.

- I'm glad of that.

- And Will?

- He was fine.

I think he was fine.

This was all your idea.

He's a composer.

He played me one of his songs.

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