Take Care Page #4

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I have a bunch of interviews

I have to do in a half-hour

because of everything

that's going on, so...

Yeah, that's cool.

Do what you got to do, man.

Okay. Thank you.

When it's time, I'll just...

Yeah.

So...

how was, um...

How was last night?

Last night?

Yeah.

Dinner with Paul.

Were you guys all celebrating?

Like cigars, and cognac,

and girls all around and stuff?

What?

Hmm?

You said that you were at

Soho House with the partners.

There's so many

Eurotrash sluts there.

Listen, um...

Hmm.

I didn't tell you the truth.

What? Oh, my God.

My heart is racing. What?

You...

I didn't know how you'd react,

but I realize now it's stupid.

It is not a big deal.

You will see

that it is not a big deal.

What?

Um...

you know Frannie.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Uh, I didn't tell you the truth.

She didn't want money.

What... What did she want?

She wants me

to take care of her.

What?

So that's what I did last night.

I went over there

and I kept her company.

I don't even know what...

Okay, you lied to me.

So that's devastating.

Let's start with that.

That you're a guy that lies.

No, I couldn't lie. That's why

I'm telling you the truth now.

No, Devon, you could, because

you did and I believed you.

So, um, just are you

a serial killer as well?

Because I clearly

would have no idea.

You said you were

getting jealous. I...

Oh, you're going to blame me?

No, no.

Is that...?

And then you tell me...

No, no. I'm sorry.

I shouldn't have lied.

...you're taking care of her?

I don't...

Um, for how long?

Maybe a month.

Maybe more.

A month.

So you will be spending

every moment

of your free time with her?

It may be more than a month.

She does realize you're not

her boyfriend anymore, right?

Yes.

Huh.

She sounds crazy.

Listen, I don't want to go into

how much she helped me.

I'm sorry, who does this?

Who asks their old boyfriend...

She was there for me...

...to disrupt his...

She sounds crazy.

I'm sorry, is she crazy?

No, she's a little needy.

Not crazy.

I hated that it was her

that got you through the cancer.

I hate it.

Come on. This is weird.

I know.

This is really weird.

I know.

I'm freaking out.

No, no, no, no.

Hey, hey, hey, hey.

Wait, does this mean

you won't be able

to see Book of Mormon

on Tuesday?

Oh, goddamn it!

I'm amazing.

I'm amazing, and chicks dig me.

You're healing so nicely,

it's bananas.

I told you.

How's the pain?

It's bad.

I warned you, right?

I know you did.

When do you think she'll be able

to, you know, walk again?

That's hard to say.

Hard to say?

Got a ballpark?

Everyone's different.

Right. That's why I said

a ballpark.

Devon.

I think you can rush it

and have a setback,

erase the brilliant work

I've done here.

Or you can go one day at a time,

which I believe is the healthier

course of action

and then you're going along

as if nothing has happened,

and suddenly, boom,

the brace is gone

and you're done.

Right. And when approximately

do you think that might be?

Devon, obviously Dr. Leonard

doesn't feel

comfortable making...

Well, I'll...

I'll tell you.

Here's what I'm comfortable

saying to you.

Anywhere between six weeks

and 27 years.

Does that work for you?

Listen, I know this can be tough

on a relationship.

Oh, no, no, no.

We're... We're not...

Yes, this can be tough

on a relationship.

Well, I should probably go now.

We're done.

You're doing great.

Really great.

Thank you,

Dr. Leonard.

You're a peach.

You're like my personal

hero right now.

Do you realize that? You're the

hero of women everywhere.

I wish I could take

a picture of your face

and put it on a T-shirt

and wear it around everywhere.

You're like a superhero.

I mean,

if I could get lying,

cheating dickweeds to help me.

Well, I wouldn't...

If I could make them come here

and cook me dinner every night.

Make me breakfast every morning.

Crawl on his hands and knees...

Hey, I got to go. Bye.

Hello.

Hi.

What do you need?

The bathroom?

Uh, no.

Carrots and celery?

Sure. Thanks.

Hey, you know what?

Um...

Forget it.

Excuse me?

Just, I...

Yeah, you... You don't...

You don't have to, um...

You don't have to take care

of me anymore, okay?

Really?

Yeah.

I get it.

So I... understand.

It's... It's... It's...

It's not appropriate.

Yeah. I knew you'd see

this is crazy.

It was, I mean, I... I...

guess I was crazy

to think that you would be able

to be gracious about this.

Okay.

Two years, lost my job

to help keep you alive.

You're in my apartment

for two days making phone calls.

Whatever.

Really? We're gonna go there?

Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.

Losing that job was the best

thing that ever happened to you.

My getting sick was the best

thing that ever happened to you.

What?

Yeah. You were working

as a paralegal. You hated it.

You didn't know

what the hell else

you were going

to do with your life.

I believe it was, um,

"I want to open a gym."

Then it was, "I want to write

about spas."

And then it was,

"I want to go to law school."

When I got sick...

You're incredible.

...it's like this entirely

different woman emerged.

You became organized.

You became focussed.

You finally had something

important and worthwhile to do.

So I should be thanking you

for giving me

the profound experience

of taking care of you.

Huh!

Okay. Okay.

Yeah, I'm curious.

How long did it take you

to spin that one, Devon?

You know it's true.

Are you kidding me?

The thrush, and the infection

in the porch, and the blockage,

and... And...

And that doctor

who wouldn't write the script

for two weeks.

And... And your f***ing

stinky old uncle

and his patchouli,

and his f***ing crystals,

and me telling him off,

and that emergency surgery,

and every day

there was something else.

And then you left.

Oh, Jesus Christ.

Do you know how sick I am

of hearing how I'm like Satan

because I did that to you?

Even my friends

are telling me that.

Yes, yes.

Yes, you were there for me

every single day.

Every single night

you helped me.

You never complained.

And when I would try

to thank you for it,

you would say, "If the situation

was reversed,

you would do the same thing

for me."

And deep down I didn't know

if that was true,

because I didn't know

if I was that good of a person.

F***!

Please let me help.

Sh*t.

Okay.

Okay.

This whole not-eating thing

is f***ing crazy.

I'm going to make you dinner.

You don't have to.

I'm going to make you dinner.

Hi.

How was your night?

Good. Boring.

Seriously, how can you

still watch this?

Haven't you seen every episode

like 50 times?

Yeah.

But now I can see the murder

in the first minute

and remember who did it.

So, like, a guy just got thrown

out of a moving car shot.

Let me think.

He is a shock jock.

Everybody hates him.

Lots of suspects.

Joe Piscopo did it.

Wow, I am so sad for you.

It calms me somehow.

Oh.

Hey, are you still good

at recognizing the voices?

Yes.

Go.

Lili Taylor.

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