Permission Page #7

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Can we talk about it now?

I got to go.

[Door opens, closes]

[Sighs]

Sh*t.

[Birds chirping]

[Dogs barking]

You ever miss

your life before having him?

No...

is what you're

supposed to say.

But sometimes, yeah.

I just used to have all this,

um... my freedom,

but it's been cannibalized

by this guy.

- [Chuckles]

- Yeah.

But then he does

something cute

with a spoon

and some applesauce,

- and it doesn't matter.

- Right.

But don't get me wrong...

it is hard as sh*t, you know?

But you get through it.

You thinking about it?

- Yeah.

- Yeah?

For a while.

Cool.

Well, what's stopping you?

I don't know.

You'd make a great dad.

You think?

Yeah.

I mean, don't listen to me.

Look at this guy...

he loves you.

Well, thank you.

And thank you.

[Door closes]

[Melancholy piano music plays]

[Doorbell dings]

Oh, hi.

Can I help you?

You're new.

Oh, my God,

you're so cute.

- [Chuckles]

- Uh, thank you.

Uh, was somebody

helping you?

Will.

Will was helping me.

Well,

they're out right now,

but if there's something

that I can help you with...

Well, no, I mean,

I was in before. I'm Lydia.

Uh-huh.

Uh-huh.

So you're...

coming back for more?

Yeah.

You know, I thought

I would do,

like, the entire loft.

- Uh-huh.

- Built-ins, a coffee table,

and maybe

a dining-room table.

There's just so much glass

and it's cold and it's hard

and it's icky and ugh.

You don't need to know

about that,

but, yeah, but I just...

I need a fresh start.

- A lot of work.

- You mean expensive?

I don't give a sh*t.

It's not my money.

[Both laugh]

My ex-husband

did incredibly well,

but hey, f*** it.

My lawyer was better,

and I wasn't f***ing

my secretary.

Like, what kind

of a guy does that?

It's, like, what year

were you living in?

I mean, the whole thing

is gross.

I really should stop

talking about him.

- I'm sorry.

- No, you can say whatever you want.

[Sighs]

You're very sweet.

You're going, like,

"Aah, it's a crazy lady!

Someone adjust her meds."

They have. They did.

Meds have been adjusted.

- Can't you tell?

- Oh, no, I... I didn't think...

But, you know what, I just think

the whole thing is, um...

I'm here because I think

this place is really cool

and what Will's doing

is so honest

and he just shows that

you can do whatever you want.

I mean,

you can start over again.

You can start over again,

and it's, you know.

I know.

Life is weird.

It's f***ing weird.

That's true.

Well, I will tell Will that

you that you were... were here.

Thank you.

You're so... lovely.

What's your name?

Anna.

Anna.

Anna.

Thank you.

[Doorbell dings]

- [Knocks on door softly]

- Anna:
Dr. Bennett?

Hey, Dr. Bennett.

I just, um...

I-I'm so sorry

I didn't make it.

I don't know

what's going on with you,

why you're slipping

like this.

You are on the verge of

an amazing academic career,

but it feels like

you don't even want it.

What do you want, Anna?

Get it together.

[Utensils clack]

[Horn honks]

- Hey.

- Hi.

You want to take a walk,

get a coffee or something?

I've got a better idea.

Come on.

What?

What are we doing?

Breaking and entering.

What? Are you... Are you kidding?

What if we get...

- Come on.

- What if we get caught?

Come on.

Oh, geez!

Look at that.

Not bad, huh?

Who... Wait, what is this?

What does it look like?

Uh...

I don't know,

some kind of gesture?

No.

It's just a piano.

["Heart Sunk Hank" plays]

So long, broken parts of me

I will fix you up

inside my dream

"Ours is but to do or die"

Said Alfred

to the charging light

So long, broken parts of me

Aah!

- What? What is it?

- Ugh. Cramp.

- Ah, it's bad. Quick.

- Are you okay? Are you okay? What?

Let me see.

Get up.

- Play.

- What?

Play.

Oh, you...

No, you should definitely

play before we get arrested.

Oh, I can't.

Not here. Not at... No.

Please play.

Please?

[Exhales sharply]

Um...

[Bach's "French Suite No. 5

in G Major" plays slowly]

[Sighs]

[Music continues]

[Sighs]

[Music stops]

Beautiful.

- Anna...

- Dane, um...

I, um...

- I-I can't stop thinking...

- Dane.

I-I'm an articulate person,

so just... just let me...

[Sighs]

Ah! You're incredible.

I love this,

spending time with you, and...

Hey, listen, I know

it's new and that it...

it scares you, and I don't

want to rush it,

- and I don't...

- That's... That's what I-I want to...

Will you go out with me?

[Scoffs]

What am I, 16?

I...

Please say something.

Dane, it's...

it's too much.

Oh, no.

F***.

- No, please, please, please, please.

- No, wait, stop.

I take it back.

I didn't say anything.

We don't know each other.

- I know how I make you feel.

- No.

Everything that... that you

think that you're feeling...

Well, tell me...

Tell me I'm wrong.

Everything that

you feel, it isn't real.

- You don't know that, okay?

- No, I do!

It's not real.

This isn't real!

It's real to me.

Just give it a chance.

No.

Why?

Why?

Because I don't feel

the same way.

Yes, you do.

Clearly, you do.

- How would you...

- You're still standing here

trying to convince me

that you don't.

I was f***ing you, Dane!

I was just f***ing you.

You're lying.

Lying!

You're here.

Hi.

Yeah, like clockwork, right?

[Dogs barking]

You okay?

I don't know.

Uh, actually, um...

This might be dumb

or whatever, but, uh...

meeting you,

it's helped me a lot.

Good.

I'm glad I could help.

Good.

Good.

Hale, you, uh...

Well, you know I'm not...

Yeah, yeah.

No, that's not why I...

- Oh, my God.

- ...said anything.

I'm sorry.

It's ridiculous of me.

- No, I can understand why...

- No, I... No, no, no, that's tacky.

I don't know why

I made that assumption.

No, no. Really.

You just listen to me.

Well,

I'm glad I could help.

[Sniffles]

I don't know what to do.

None of us do.

The big secret.

Yeah, I mean...

No, it's...

- Hi.

- Hey.

Where have you been?

Um, Glenn, this is...

Reece.

- Hi.

- Hello.

I'm the boyfriend.

I'm Glenn.

Um...

Well, I-I better get him

home before he wakes up.

Um...

Nice meeting you.

[Grunts]

You, uh...

You okay?

- Yeah.

- Okay, good.

- Who was that?

- It's a friend.

- Oh, yeah? Friend?

- He's a friend.

A friend I don't know

about?

He's just a friend.

Is that what this is?

Are you and Glenn...

Is that why? Is that

what the f*** is going on?

In a way, yes.

In a way,

what the f*** does that mean?

I want to be happy.

Hale, years together.

All I get is

a, "I want to be happy"?

- You don't listen.

- Vagaries bullshit?

- Are you leaving me for him?

- No!

No, whatever this is,

this is the worst version

of you.

Do something else.

Look, I'm sorry.

I went t-today to the place.

I went.

I made an appointment

for Thursday.

I want us to do it.

I want...

I want to have a baby.

No.

What do you mean?

You don't want

to have a baby?

Yes,

I want to have a baby.

But not with you.

- Why not?

- Because you don't want it.

What the f*** difference

does that make?

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