The Evening Star Page #4

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Well, that Jerry

could make me play the piano,

and I have never

even touched one,

Know what I'm saying?

Oh, here,

Oh, Patsy,

This is for you,

With my love,

Thank you,

Oh, that's sweet,

Oh, my,,,

Patsy!

This is too much,

Just in case,

How much is here?

I can't believe,,,

Just put it

away now.

And don't tell Aurora,

or she'd freak,

You know?

I don't want to

ruin her evening,

just her life,

I'm kidding,

Now,

I can never hate anyone

who loves you kids

as much as I do,

Even if hers is

the kamikaze kind,

Patsy,

thank you

for everything,

You're welcome,

sweetie,

Hey,

God,

Did you see

what she gave me

as a going

away present?

What?

A return ticket,

That's...

That's too much,

I know,

Look at all this stuff,

I feel like

I'm inside Aurora's head,

She's such

a pack rat,

Yeah,

It's cleaner than

your room ever was.

Oh no, it isn't,

Look at this,

Nice,

Did you or Tommy

make this?

I think that was me,

Oh, look at Tommy,

Oh, yeah,

Wow,

I was so blond,

Once upon a time,

we were a family,

Can you believe it?

What was it like?

Was it great?

It had its moments,

I um,,,

I remember laughs,

And uh... and hugs,

Lots of hugs,

Mom was big on hugs,

I guess she wanted

to hold onto us

as long as she could,

I wish I could

remember, Teddy,

You're lucky,

Stand up for a second,

Why?

- On your feet,

- Why should I?

Stand up,

For what?

I'm not asking again,

On your feet,

Mm-hmm,

Now laugh,

See?

There you go,

Just like old times,

Hey, be careful, O, K,?

I will!

You better,

Pascal, it was

so delightful

to have you, really,

Aurora, darling, thank you

for a wonderful evening,

Pascal, it's been great,

Bonsoir.

Good night, Hector,

Yeah? Why is that?

Well, there's a lot

of beefy people,,,

So nice

to have met you,

Yeah, Maybe

I'll see you again,

See you again,

Tramp!

I don't like

the looks of this,

You sure that's gonna

pass muster?

Yeah, I've done it

a million times,

You take care

of my baby,

She's my baby now,

Aw, honey,

Come on, Hector,

I'm not leaving

until you say something,

Sh*t,

Good morning!

Be nice,

I just had

to say good-bye!

Come on,

give me a hug!

Bye, Patsy,

All right, Here now,

this is for you, handsome,

Thank you,

All right, Patsy,

enough, There's traffic,

and they're

going to be late,

Give me a kiss,

Now, you be a good girl,

You have a wonderful trip

and call constantly,

I will!

Call as soon

as you can.

Melanie:
Bye,

Bye,

[Car Clanking]

You know, you've been good

about this, Aurora,

Everyone needs to

experience happiness,

even if

it doesn't last,

[Cars Bump Loudly]

Oh, she reminds me

so much of Emma it hurts,

[Doorbell Rings]

Come in,

It's open,

Hi,

Hello, Jerry,

Can I help you?

Well, I couldn't help

but be a little bit curious

as to why you didn't

come in today,

I... I guess

it slipped my mind,

Uh-huh,

Well, now that I've let Melanie

live her own life

and she's out of

mine for good,

I presume

that I am cured,

Oh, boy,

What happened?

Nothing,

The party

was a triumph,

You know it was like

a successful lab experiment,

I put all the rats

together in one room

to see if they'd

eat each other,

Wha,,,

O, K,, Aurora,

you're talking this out,

I'm taking you to dinner,

You name it,

Money's no object,

Hi, trudy,

Hi!

Hi, Aurora,

She's the best

cook here,

Hi, boys,

Hey, Miss G,

Here we are,

Hello, darling,

Hi, honey,

Thank you,

You come here?

Yes, I eat here

every Sunday

on my way

to visit Tommy,

I get great strength

from their pecan pie,

You find this

uncomfortable?

No, it's just,,,

I just wouldn't expect you

to come to a place like this,

Jerry,

I'm very liberal,

and I embrace

all kinds of humanity,

just like you do,

Besides, I thought

this was the safest place

to bring you

on a date,

This is a date?

Aurora,

I'm going to

take you to dinner,

Now,

here in America,

we call that

a date,

Maybe it's not

a date in the sense

that we're on our way

to sleeping together,

Which would really be

a preposterous idea,

Dolly, could I have, please,

the pig platter

with french fries, cole slaw,

a double order

of beans,

uh... iced tea

and some

sweet n' low?

And for you,

young man?

The same,

Why is that such

a preposterous idea?

Let's discuss that,

Discuss what?

Oh,

Do you want

to sleep with me?

Would that be so bad?

Oh, Jerry,

You know,

if I slept with you,

I would be lost,

I'd be lost on so many,

many levels,

Really, it would just be

another empty conquest,

Then I would be like all

those other predatory females

prowling the streets

of Houston,

This is about Patsy,

isn't it?

Tell me,

Patsy is not my type,

Thanks, doll,

What is your type?

Same as

every other guy,

Really big tits,

Dumb as a post,

Oh, the younger

the better,

Ha ha,

[Television On]

Hector?

Is there something wrong

with your television?

My cable's out,

It's

our favorite movie,

Sit down,

[Men Whistling]

What?

Close your eyes,

Why?

Just close them,

I want you to think

about the moment

you first laid

eyes on me.

At the river oaks

country club,

In my dress blues,

Mm-hmm,

No one could fill out a uniform

the way you could,

Yeah,

You were so strong,

Hector,

And I needed

your strength so much,

So did the children,

Mmm,

You were so wonderful,

I'm still wonderful,

Oh, yes,

you are still wonderful,

Huh?

I got cold,

[Snoring]

Oh,

[Banging]

Aaahhh!

Oh!

How rude!

Christ, Aurora!

What the hell are you doing?

It's 2:
00

in the morning,

Well, I am upset

and I want

to feel better,

And it's your business,

You did say anytime

of the day or night,

I want to talk,

You didn't come here

just to talk,

Yes, I did,

Well, no, I didn't,

Oh!

Is it safe to leave

my car on the street?

Oh!

Ah!

[Radio Goes On]

Morning, Houston.

Time to rise and shine!

I didn't know

what time it was

Then I met you

Oh, what a lovely

time it was

How sublime it was, too

I didn't know

what day it was

You helped...

[Humming]

Jerry,

Oh, good morning,

Good morning,

Aurora, look, I'm sorry

about last night,

I don't know

what came over me

or what

possessed me,

I'm really,

really,,,

sorry.

I'm going

to leave now

or I'll be embarrassed

by your flattery,

No, wait!

No! No,

no wait, wait!

Well, I'm not hungry,

I'm not surprised,

Hi, baby,

I found some

barbecue today

and it's almost

as good as Good Company,

Are you hungry?

No,

Oh, you got your pictures,

Let me see 'em,

Let me see 'em,

They suck,

No, they're

gonna be great,

I'm telling you

they suck bad!

Bruce, I want

to see them,

Bruce?

How could any picture

of yours ever be bad?

It's not bad,

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

Melanie:
Good,

Look,

all you have to do

is just get better

pictures made,

That's all,

With what?

Our disposable income

has been disposed of,

You can't call Aurora,

I'm getting a little

perturbed with Melly, actually,

You think she would

have picked up a phone

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