The Accidental Tourist Page #7

It depends on whether it's sunny.

I wish I were there.

I could help you.

Macon, you hate gardening.

Are you all right?

Yes, I'm fine.

Well, how was the flight over?

Oh, the flight.

Goodness...

I guess I was so busy reading

I didn't really notice.

Maybe you have jet lag.

Yes, maybe I do.

Don't fall for prix fixe.

It's like a mother saying, Eat, eat.

All those courses forced on you.

- Look! See what all I bought!

- MurieI...

...have you lost your senses?

What must this have cost?

Nothing, or next to nothing.

I found a place that's, like,

the granddaddy of garage sales.

You say something's too expensive...

...they lower the price

till it's cheap enough.

I saw this leather coat I would've killed

for, but the man wanted 90 francs.

Ninety francs is $ 15 or so.

Really? I thought francs and dollars

were about the same.

No.

Well, then these things

were super bargains.

I'll take this to my room

so we can go eat.

No, I can't.

Macon, what harm would it do

to have supper with me?

I'm someone from home

you've run into in Paris.

Can't we have a bite together?

CarefuI, those aren't

the Whoppers you're used to.

You'll wanna scrape off

the extra pickle and onion.

Who's looking after Alexander?

Different people.

What different people?

I hope you haven't just parked him.

Relax, he's fine.

Claire has him in the daytime and then

Bernice comes in and cooks supper.

And any time Claire has a date with

the generaI, the twins will take him.

Or...

...if the twins can't, the generaI says

he's welcome to go with...

...him and Claire to the movies.

Long as it's not, like,

too adult of a movie.

- Macon?

- Yes, MurieI?

- What are you doing tomorrow?

- Tomorrow...

...I'm going out of Paris altogether.

Tomorrow I start on the other cities.

You're going without me?

This is high-speed travel,

MurieI, not fun.

I'm waking up at crack of dawn.

Take me anyway.

You don't have to decide right now.

You can think about it tonight

and tell me if I can go tomorrow.

Good night, MurieI.

MurieI Pritchett.

No.

Macon?

Macon?

Darn it.

Why did you go without me?

Macon, when are you gonna change?

Businessman's Press.

This is Macon Leary.

To whom am I speaking?

Oh, Macon!

Rose?

- Yes, it's me.

- What are you doing there?

I work here now.

I'm putting things in order.

You wouldn't believe this place.

Rose, my back has gone out on me.

Oh, no. Of all times.

Are you still in Paris?

Yes. So I was wondering-

Don't you worry.

I'll take care of everything.

Have you seen a doctor?

Doctors don't help, just bed rest.

Well, rest, then, Macon.

Sarah.

Hello, Macon.

Everything's taken care of.

I'll make your day trips for you.

We've rescheduled the other cities.

I start on them the day after tomorrow.

How did you get here so soon?

Rose. She's a wizard.

She's revamped that entire office.

You would not believe it.

Merci.

- I have a pill from Dr. Levitt.

- I don't take pills.

This time you do.

You're gonna get all

the sleep you can...

...so that your back

has a chance to heaI.

Swallow.

Hi.

- How do you feeI?

- Okay.

Here's your next pill.

Those things are deadly.

They really knock me out.

Open.

Macon?

I saw that woman friend of yours.

She saw me too.

She seemed very surprised.

Sarah, this is not the way it looks.

How is it? I'd like to hear.

She came over here on her own.

I didn't even know it till

just before the plane took off.

She followed me, I swear it. I told her.

I didn't want her along.

I told her it was no use.

You didn't know till just

before you took off?

I swear it.

Do you believe me?

Yes.

I believe you.

Look who's up.

I brought you a snack,

some fresh fruit and things.

That's very nice of you, Sarah.

I was thinking, after I finish these trips,

if your back's feeling better...

...maybe we could go sightseeing.

- Fine.

- Second honeymoon, sort of.

We can change your tickets

to a later date.

Your reservation's for tomorrow.

I don't think you can manage that.

- Did I tell you about Julian?

- No, what?

He moved in with Rose

and your brothers.

- What?

- He's living there.

He plays Vaccination

every night after supper.

I'll be damned.

Apple cider.

Here you are.

To a second honeymoon.

- Second honeymoon.

- Eighteen more years.

- Eighteen.

- Or would you say 17?

No. It's 18, all right.

We sort of skipped this past year.

- It can still be 18.

- You think so?

I consider this last year

just another stage in our marriage.

Don't worry. It's 18.

Just tell me one thing, Macon.

Was the little boy the attraction?

The fact she had a child.

Is that what attracted you?

Sarah, I swear to you, I had no idea

she was planning to follow me over here.

Oh, no, I realize that. I was just...

- ...wondering about the child question.

- What child question?

Yeah. Remember when you said...

...that we could have another baby?

Oh, well, that was-

I don't know what that was.

I was thinking maybe you were right.

What? No. Lord.

Sarah, it was a terrible idea.

So the little boy wasn't the reason.

What are we talking about here?

Can't you just answer me?

I'd like to understand.

It's over! Can't we close the lid on it?

I don't cross-examine you.

Nobody's following me to Paris!

Would I blame you if someone got

on a plane without you knowing?

Before it left the ground?

Pardon? What-? Sarah!

Before it left, you saw her.

You could have said,

No. Stop this. Get off...

...I never want to see you again.

You think I own the airline, Sarah?

You could have stopped her if you

wanted. You could have taken steps.

For once!

Sarah?

Sarah, I'm going back to MurieI.

I knew what you were going to say.

I'm sorry, Sarah.

I tried, but I can't make this work.

You were right about me,

I haven't taken steps very often.

But maybe it's not too late

for me to start.

I thought this might happen.

I don't know why it's

no good for us anymore.

I'm beginning to think it's not

just how much you love someone.

Maybe what matters is...

...who you are when you're with them.

Was it a mistake to try again?

No. It's wrong to think

we can plan everything.

As though it were a business trip.

I don't believe that anymore.

Things just happen.

I don't regret a minute

I've spent with you, Sarah.

When I saw you...

...at Rose's wedding...

...I knew that somehow

you'd recovered, that you'd...

...gone on with your life after Ethan.

Well, I'd tried, but I couldn't

do it on my own.

This woman...

...this odd woman...

...helped me.

She's given me another chance

to decide who I am.

To step out of the Leary groove...

...and stay out.

You don't need me anymore.

We both know that.

But I need her.

Charles de Gaulle Airport, s 'il vous plait.

Stop...

for that woman.

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