Seven Girlfriends

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(truck horn honks)

- Step, step, okay straight, here we go.

It's almost present time, okay, ready?

Put your hands where mine are.

Ready, okay, don't peak.

- [Woman] Alright.

(woman gasps)

Oh, my God, Jesse, this is amazing!

I can't believe it, no

one's ever done anything

like this for me before.

- No, no, no, no.

This is my cousin's car,

he had to leave it here

'cause he went to that.

(comical music)

Happy two years.

- Oh, wow, this is great.

(clocks chiming)

- This Merlot is gonna

be great with the lamb.

(phone rings)

(man groans)

- You should answer that.

It's Roman.

He wants you to pick up

something for tomorrow.

Pick it up, say hi, Roman,

it'll freak him out.

Go on.

- Hi, Roman.

- Hi, it's me.

- Anabeth.

- Hey, five years and you

still recognize my voice right

away, that's a good sign.

Surprised?

- Yeah.

- [Anabeth] Are you alone?

- Uh, no, no, no.

- [Anabeth] With a woman?

- Uh, yeah.

- Not such a good sign.

She gonna be okay with me calling you?

- Uh, no, no I think not.

- You know that joke, Descartes

goes into a fast food place

orders a burger, waitress

asks him if he wants fries.

He says, "I think not",

then he disappears.

Get it, I think therefore, never mind.

- Anabeth, what are you talking about?

- I'm getting married.

- Oh.

- And, I'm feeling kinda, kinda rushed.

Edwardo, that's his name.

I don't know if I love him

enough and I'm pretty sure

that I still love you.

Do you still wanna marry me?

If you tell me to leave Edwardo I will.

Jesse, are you still there?

- [Jesse] Yeah.

- [Anabeth] I know it's

crazy after all this time,

but the closer I get to

actually going through with this

the more I keep thinking about you and me

and what happened and (gasps).

- Anabeth?

- Hey!

- Hannah.

Hannah?

(groans)

- You still can't sleep?

Oh, babe, I'm sorry about--

- Marry me.

- What?

- [Voiceover] Hannah, I can't do this,

Jesse's the goddamn chef, I make salad.

- [Voiceover] Were out of olive oil.

- [Woman] Gimme that knife.

- [Voiceover] Gees (mumbles)

- [Voiceover] Yeah, yeah.

- I'm dying here.

- [Hannah] Manny!

Do we have any salt left from last night?

- No.

- Sh*t.

Hey, hey, ah-ah-ah, slow down.

Hey, is there anyone out there yet?

- Careful!

Bread sticks on three please.

- Any word?

- Not yet.

Where can I be most useful?

Jesse must be devastated it's

a good thing you were there.

- Not so good, we split up last night.

(answering machine beeps)

(gentle music)

- Hey, Jess, it's me again.

I really wanna know if you're okay.

(sighs) I can't believe Anabeth is gone.

Look, I love you, just

want you to know that--

(machine beeps)

Hey, Jess, ignore the

previous two ramblings

don't even think about

coming in today, in fact,

if I so much as see you on the,

(doors opens)

ignore this message as well.

Hey.

(scoffs)

- Yeah.

- I'm, I'm so sorry.

- Oh, thank God you're here.

Okay, we've got five orders already.

- Hey, we're okay, right?

- No, I'm sorry, we are not

okay, I know this is like

the definition of bad

timing and everything

but you have absolutely no clue

what is going on between us.

After two years, none.

- Yes I do, I do, I--

- Listen, you have no idea

how to have a relationship.

You need to figure it out.

- You're right.

- Not now!

Jesse, Jesse where are you going?

- To the funeral.

- Yeah, but it's Wednesday,

the funeral is on Sunday.

Besides, there not gonna want you there.

- I know.

Love can make you weep

Can make you run for cover

Roots that spread so deep

Bring life to frozen ground

Something so strong

Could carry us away

Something so strong

Could carry us today

Turning in my sleep

Love can leave you cold

A taste of jealousy

Is like a lust for gold

Something so strong

Could carry us away

Something so strong

Could carry us today

Something so strong

Something so strong

Something so strong

Something, something so strong

Ahhh

Oo-o-oo

- Hi.

I went to school here a

long time ago and I'm trying

to find someone that went here too.

- You're the one who called earlier?

I'm the one who told you no.

- I thought that if I

could show you some ID

to prove that I went here.

- I'm sorry, I can't do that.

- Or, what I thought we could

do is, you could call her

with me here and ask her

if she wants to talk to me.

You know, like they do in hotels.

- Do you see a bellboy?

Do you see a gift shop?

Do you see anything

here that remotely

- [Jesse] Look,

- reminds you of a hotel?

- I can tell that you are

basically a good person.

- How can you tell that?

- Your eyes, they're very kind.

- Does that ever work for you?

- Yeah, actually.

(school bell rings)

Mrs. Hargrove?

I'm sure you don't remember me.

- Jesse Campbell.

- That's right.

- I remember you very well.

- I can't believe I'm running into you.

You were, out of all,

- Caplan, hallpass!

- [Caplan] Got it Mrs. Hargrove.

- Out of all the teachers I ever had

you were one of the best.

You didn't just teach me stuff

you taught me how to learn.

Well, not that I've learned

anything really useful yet.

- Do you still think Jell-O is funny?

- Sometimes.

- Have you got a job?

- Yeah.

- You pay taxes?

- Yeah.

- Ever plant trees?

- No.

- Ever go to jail?

- Not yet.

- Sounds to me like

you're doing just fine.

So why am I sensing something different?

(people talking in the background)

- [Mrs. Hargrove] Thanks Angela.

- Oh, thank you.

- Plant some trees.

Thanks for the compliment.

Everywhere you go, always

take the weather with you

Everywhere you go,

always take the weather

Everywhere you go, always

take the weather with you

Everywhere you go,

always take the weather,

Take the weather, the weather with you

(doorbell rings)

- Yeah?

- Is your mother here?

- She's asleep.

- Can I help you?

- Marie, it's Jesse Campbell.

- Jesse?

- Hi.

- Oh, my God, I haven't

seen you in 18 years?

- Why didn't things work out between us?

- What?

(sobs)

Jesse.

Oh, what's the matter?

Jesse, what's the matter?

You can go back to bed.

- You're sure?

- Yeah, I'm sure.

- Holler if you need me.

- [Marie] Okay.

More.

(sighs) Now what is going on?

- Someone I love very much died.

I'm on my way to the funeral.

- God, I'm so sorry.

- And there's something else.

I'm in trouble.

I can't get a relationship to work.

(sighs)

- Jesus, Jesse I thought you had a

hit-man after you or something.

- No, no, no it's much worse.

- Jesse.

- Now, look, I'm 36 years old,

I've been trying for what, 17, 18 years

and I'm so f***ing bad at it.

- Calm down, okay, just relax.

Now, I don't want you to

take this the wrong way,

if you need help I will,

well, of course I'll help you.

But why exactly did you come here?

- You were the first, my

first real girlfriend.

- That was forever ago.

- It'd be a start.

- (scoffs) We were teenagers.

- Yeah, but if you could think back.

- What are you gonna do,

ask every girlfriend you've

ever had why things didn't work out?

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