The Boy Downstairs Page #6

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sweet, very sweet.

Come here.

Hi.

Hi.

Did you have fun today?

Yeah, yeah.

I know my parents

can be a little much,

but they mean well.

They're great.

They're great.

I had a great time.

Good, they loved you.

That... that's so nice.

I really like them.

Hey.

Um, why did you tell my

dad that you might move?

Uh, that was kind

of a while ago.

I don't know.

Um, I've been thinking about it.

I guess I just don't know

how, um, it would work legally,

you know, uh, because

I'm a dual citizen.

But you're not, and it's

quite hard to get a job there

if you're not sponsored.

And so I...

I just didn't know how it

would work legally for you.

Yeah, I mean, I hadn't thought

it through, like, legally.

I guess it just... it felt

like a really big thing for you

to bring up at lunch

with my dad when

you hadn't met him

yet and... and we

hadn't even discussed it yet.

And, um...

OK.

I just, like, just...

we'll have to figure it out.

Yeah, yes, you're right.

We'll figure it out.

You're right.

I'm sorry.

We'll be fine.

Don't worry.

OK.

I love you.

I love you.

Do you want to turn those off?

Yeah.

Ah, there you go.

Tada.

Nice.

Nice.

It's a good tree.

You know, this was Patrick's

favorite time of year, the...

the beginning of winter.

Oh, yeah?

Looking forward to the

first snow and all that, yeah.

You know, today is

our anniversary.

No?

Yeah, he proposed after

three months, my God.

- And you said yes.

- I did.

[laughter]

When did you know you

wanted to marry him?

Oh, I don't know.

I'm not sure it was a

conscious realization.

When he first asked me to

marry him, yes came right out.

I figured if that was

my first instinct,

I shouldn't overthink it.

I mean, I didn't

know that we would

be together for so many years.

I hoped we would.

But I just knew

that I loved him,

and I thought I'd like to

try to being married to him.

And...

[laughter]

Well, happy anniversary.

Thank you.

It's just it sucks that he died.

Yeah, it does.

Should we try and find some

rice cakes and peanut butter?

Absolutely.

I could go for some rice

cakes and peanut butter.

Look, I want all of them.

Yeah.

I want all the rice

cakes and peanut butter.

[laughter]

[sniff]

I think I have some.

Oh, I forgot to tell you.

Ben is now going

to leave his lease.

So there will be some new

leases coming up, FYI.

That's great.

That's great.

Um, that will make

life so much easier.

AMY:
We'll make

sure his replacement

isn't someone you've dated.

Yeah, yes, please.

Thank you.

This... this is great news.

Yeah, well, this one time

I was on the six train.

And there was a break dancer...

Mm-hmm.

- ...like, on the pole...

- Yeah.

...doing a crazy move.

And he spun around.

I was like, this is so annoying.

And I realized it was Max,

my RA from freshman year

who I hooked up with.

What's up?

What?

AMY:
What's up?

Uh, nothing.

Wait.

You hooked up with your RA?

Yeah, I told

you that, I think.

Oh, have so much

fun with your sister.

I will, and I will see

you in a couple of weeks.

- OK.

- Please, be careful.

I'm going to be so warm.

Don't slip.

Oh, my God, please, be

warm for both of us.

I will, bye.

DIANA:
OK.

Oh, shoot, I forgot

to take the trash our.

Oh, I'll get it when

I, um, water your pants.

I'll do it when I come home.

Are you sure?

DIANA:
Yes, go.

OK.

DIANA:
Yes.

OK, thank you, doll.

OK, call me if anything

terrible happens.

[giggling]

[sigh]

[music playing]

(SINGING) He's so fine.

He really takes his time

until he gets it right.

Trash.

(SINGING) You get

to know his mind.

[gasp]

DIANA:
Ow.

Oh, my God, are you OK?

Yeah, no, I'm good.

Oh, sh*t, Diana, oh, my...

- No, I'm fine.

- Um.

I'm fine.

Just hang out for,

like, uh, a minute.

I'm going to... I'm

going to get my jacket,

and we're going

to get into a cab.

I don't... where did

the blood come from?

NURSE:
OK, the doctor

will be in in a minute.

OK, thank you.

NURSE:
Mm-hmm.

Hey, why were

you there tonight?

I was just cleaning, you know,

before I give my keys back.

Right, right.

Thank you for, um, thank

you for bringing me.

You didn't have to do that.

Thanks.

Yeah, of course.

MAPLES:
Diana, I'm Dr. Maples.

Hi.

MAPLES:
I hear you

had a bit of a fall.

Uh, yes, I slipped

on some black ice.

MAPLES:
OK, we're

going to send you

down to x-ray for your ankle.

But first we're going

to get a nice look

at that gash on your forehead.

OK, um, so I was

thinking maybe we

could just glue it,

because I remember this one

time when I was little.

I cut my finger,

and they glued it.

And it worked really well.

So I was thinking maybe

we could just do that.

Yeah, the reason

that we can't glue it

is because of its depth.

The glue only works

for shallow cuts.

For deep ones, I have

to really get in there.

You OK?

Um, mm-hmm, I'm just

not that good with, um,

needles or pain or

just really anything

that's happening right now.

All right, I'm going

to do it right now.

Don't move.

OK.

Hey, I think you're

going to make it.

I can't be... I can't be sure.

But things are looking good.

What is it, like, 75%?

I'm going to go with, like,

I'm going to go with 80%.

OK, 80% is good.

He seems to be a real doctor.

80% is a good percentage.

He looks like an

actual medical doctor.

[laughter]

[buzzing]

BEN:
Hey.

I'm making scrambled eggs.

Do you want some?

Hey.

Can I sit down?

Yeah.

What's going on?

Hey.

Are you OK?

Hey.

Diana, are you OK?

Are

Are you OK?

What's going on?

Hey.

What... what happened?

Diana, what happened?

Yeah, I think we

should break up.

What?

What, are... are you

breaking up with me?

Yeah.

What?

- Ben, I'm...

- I don't...

I'm leaving.

I kno...

I know.

You... we... we talked about this.

We didn't.

Yes, uh, it's fine.

Like, we're gonna work it out.

We didn't talk about it.

Yeah, we definitely... we

definitely talked about it, OK?

And, like, it's... you know,

it's just a couple of years.

So I'm going to come visit you.

A couple of years

is a very long time.

No, it's gonna be totally...

it's not that long.

Diana, it's not that long.

Diana, peo... people

do this all the time.

I... I love you.

Hey.

Come on.

Tell me what's going on.

We don't To do this.

Hey.

It's OK.

You're just so sure of me,

and it's a lot of pressure.

I don't...

I'm not... I'm not

trying to pressure you.

I just want to be with you.

Um, I just...

We can totally

figure this out.

I feel like I need to focus

on myself and my writing.

- And...

- OK.

Um...

I just don't want to hold

you back from anything.

You're not holding me back.

And I don't want...

What would you be

holding me back from?

I just don't want us to

get trapped in something.

I don't know what...

I don't know what

you mean by that.

I just don't want to

ruin our friendship.

That's what you...

that's what you want?

You want to be friends?

Ben, I'm breaking

up with you, OK?

OK?

DIANA:
Thank you.

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