The Astronaut's Wife Page #2

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about what happened up there?

What it was like

when they were alone?

It's going to be OK.

They're back.

He doesn't talk about it,

does he?

Neither does Alex.

Never mentions it...

not a word.

Well, do you blame them?

Those two minutes,

they almost died, Jillian.

But they didn't.

But they almost did.

To go through that together...

to come back,

and never talk about it...

never bring it up-

it's bizarre.

It's over.

Honey...

I know this has to be hard

for you, too.

It just scares me that they act

like it never happened.

There you go.

- Thanks, Commander.

- You got it, buddy.

Hey, Mike, what did he write?

Guess what.

What?

I'm resigning from the service.

Because of what happened?

Well, it's because

I'm done up there.

I got an offer

from an aerospace firm...

executive position...

lots of money.

I mean boatloads of money, Jill.

What do you know

about being an executive?

You're a flier, Spence.

No, honey.

What I am

is a true American hero.

The president of

the United States said that...

and you heard it.

Anyway...

Apparently,

it's pretty good for business...

to have a true American hero

on the company letterhead.

The thing of it is, Jill...

is that the company

headquarters...

it's in New York City.

You're kidding, right?

New York?

You hate New York.

Too many people, remember?

I know.

We have a life here, Spencer...

my job, our friends, everything.

So, what do you say?

Will you do it?

Will you move

to New York City with me?

You've always been there for me.

I want to be there for you.

Let's go to New York.

What do you say?

Yes, Paula?

When your husband is in space,

does he ever see God?

What about aliens?

Does he see aliens?

Does he bring a laser gun

in case there are aliens?

If I were going,

I'd bring two laser guns...

a little one for my pocket

and a laser rifle.

Does your husband

have a laser rifle?

Does he get to bring it

home with him?

Does it work here

on Earth or only in space?

You know what, Calvin?

What, Mrs. Armacost?

I'm going to miss you.

And so I face

The final curtain

My friends

I must say it clear

I'll state my case

Of which I'm certain

I've lived

A life that's full

I traveled each

Ain't the world incredible?

And every highway

And more

Much more than this

He did it

His way

Thank you.

To you, spaceman.

Baby?

I have a brief

prepared statement...

and then there will be time

for questions.

Captain Alex Streck died

last night at eightfifty-five.

The cause of death...

has been determined

to have been a massive stroke...

what the surgeons are calling

a severe insult to the brain.

Alex was an asset

to this program...

way beyond

his professional expertise.

He will be missed terribly

by all of us.

There will be

a private ceremony.

Is Commander Armacost

in any danger?

I'll let Dr. Patraba

answer that.

Commander Armacost

has been through...

an intensive array

of examinations and tests.

It is the opinion of myself

and my colleagues...

that he's in no more danger

than any of us.

I'm going to be over here, baby.

You OK?

Where's Natalie?

She's in the back.

She's been asking for you.

OK. I'll see you in a bit, OK?

- All right.

- OK.

They talked to him every night.

All the time.

I couldn't understand them.

Who talked to him, Natalie?

They did.

They did, Jillian.

He's hiding inside me.

I certainly do appreciate

your concern, Mr. Reese...

but I have been probed and poked

by enough needles...

and your superiors have given me

a clean bill of health.

I know that, but, Commander, I-

It's probably nothing, but...

Do your bosses know

you want to do this?

Oh, God.

I'll be sure and let you know...

of some good places

for you to shop.

That dress is really sweet,

but it's not really appropriate.

You'll meet lots of interesting

people when you're here.

They like

the sort of things I do.

You can feel the first kick.

Probably not quite

as interesting as me...

but you're very lucky.

I, uh...

But then she saw

the rocket boosters come on...

and that's when you know...

that you're going somewhere

real fast.

- Zoom, zoom, zoom.

- That's right.

I used to be into AIDS,

but now I'm into hunger.

I teach.

Oh, at the university?

No, second grade.

I'm sorry. I thought you said

you taught second grade.

Yes. I-

Oh, Ambrose, hi.

You look great.

Will you excuse me?

Yeah, sure.

Yeah, all right.

Excuse me, Philip.

Now, don't worry about her.

Total lack of body fat has made

her something less than human.

I don't think she's had

her period in three years...

which I guess is a blessing...

for the gene pool,

wouldn't you say?

Shelly McLaren.

Yeah, I know.

Your husband must be...

Jackson McLaren.

They all had cigars...

but Jackson had

the biggest cigar of all.

Ah, here we go.

Do you have many friends

here in the city?

Yeah, some- At work,

and Spencer, of course.

What?

Your husband and your friend?

Well, you better not

let that get around.

You know, they're going

to haul you up on charges.

That, I like.

What?

Your laugh.

That's an honest laugh.

It's been a while

since I've heard one.

Thank you.

It's all right.

I'll be right there.

Apparently, there's some

minor disaster in the kitchen...

something to do

with burning rum balls.

I'm going to call you...

and we're going to go out

and laugh, all right?

All right.

You all right?

I'm drunk.

Well, that's good, honey.

That's good.

Tell me what happened up there.

Tell me.

All right.

Let's take a walk.

You want to know what happened?

Let me tell you.

Do you want to know

about them two minutes?

You never talk about it.

Two minutes...

dark...

black...

no light.

There was an explosion...

and, um...

everything shut down.

No light...

no communication.

It was black...

silent.

No sound, but...

but loud-something loud.

Loud nothing.

And it was cold.

It was so cold, Jill.

And I knew what that cold was.

It was death...

and it held me real tight

for about the first minute.

And then...

I felt warmth.

It was the warmth

of your vagina...

the warmth of your body...

your hands...

The inside of your mouth...

the warmth of your come...

the warmth from inside you,

Jillian...

your warmth.

I felt it all around me.

It made me breathe.

It made me breathe.

What's happening?

What are you doing?

I couldn't sleep,

so I was just...

listening to some music.

I'm sorry if I was a bit rough.

I guess maybe I had

a little too much to drink.

Come on, let's go to bed.

Good night, sweetheart.

"Then she began to guess

the little man's name.

"'Is it Conrad Peppermill?'

she said...

"And the little man said... "

"'I know, I know.

It's Sir William Doorknob...'

"and the little man said... "

"'I have it.

"It must be

Little Ribs of Beef...'

"and the little man said... "

"'It couldn't be

Rumpelstiltskin, could it?'"

"'What did you say?'

said the little man.

"'I said it couldn't be...'"

Rumpelstiltskin!

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