The Love Letter Page #4

thoughts of you.

When I lie down each night

without you,

I remain... yours."

[Siren Wailing]

Dan, hi.

Can I see your license,

please?

Mm-hmm.

Getting my license.

My license, license.

Oh, God,

where's my purse?

Oh.

I don't have my license.

You were doing 60

in a 30-mile-per-hour zone.

You ran the stop sign.

You should be

more careful, Helen.

[Crying]

Oh, no. Um...

Give me the ticket.

- Okay.

- Don't cry. Look, look. Here.

I'm ripping it up, okay? Look. No, no

more ticket. No ticket, okay? Don't cry.

See? Look, look. It's flying.

It's all feathers. Nothing. In the air.

- Okay? No ticket.

- [Sobbing]

[Car Approaching]

- [Engine Stops]

- [Door Opens, Closes]

- Hey, where have you been?

- Hi, I got my tires rotated.

Really? Take your purse.

You forgot it.

- Where are your shoes?

What happened to you?

- Um...

What are you in a hurry for?

You won't believe this,

but George has a crush on me.

- Really?

- Yes. Do you have anything to drink?

He comes into the shop today, and we're

standing, talking at the counter.

You know how the counter

falls through sometimes?

We gotta get that thing fixed.

So I say, We gotta get this thing

fixed."And he says, I'll help you."

I said, Really?" And he said,

Sure, anything for you, Janet."

- Anything for you, Janet," he said.

- And?

So, then...

That's not enough, I know.

Then he puts the smoke detectors

on the counter,

and he looks at me and puts

the manuals in front of me.

And he looks at me,

and he says,

Make sure you read

the manuals."

And he kinda... He blinked.

Like a wink.

No blink, but like a...

Kind of a sexy...

Not anything like I'm doing

I'm sure, but anyway... And then...

And then he

gives me... this.

Okay. Do you know

how in love with you I am?"

Blah, blah, blah, blah.

I'm on fire."

I'm on fire."

Get it? He's a fireman.

- Um, I don't think George

could write a letter like this.

- Well, neither did I.

Then I read that, and I think,

well, the man is hot!

He's got this passion just brewing

inside of him that's dying to get out.

It's not yours.

You know, Helen, I come over

and share this with you.

Why can't you

be happy for me?

Why can't you just be excited

that I get something...

- That I would get a letter.

- It's mine.

- What?

- It's mine.

I just found it,

and so l...

And I'm, I'm sorry.

I, um...

Well, who, um...

- I don't know.

- What, what do you mean?

Well, well, how...

Where did you get it?

In the mail.

- At the house here?

- In the bookstore.

So they just sent, like,

an addressed envelope to you?

No, it wasn't

in an envelope.

You found the letter

the same way I did, didn't you?

But, but it's not for me.

But it's for you.

Because I wouldn't get

a love letter, would I?

- You misunderstand me.

- Please help me understand it.

I don't understand why you know

it's for you, and it's not for me.

Can you help me?

I, l...

- I can't.

- I can.

You wanted it to be yours,

so it's yours.

I'm tired of it.

So let me tell you something.

I quit.

I quit being your friend.

I quit the bookstore.

That's it. I quit. Anything else

I can quit I'll quit too.

[Bell Jingles]

I don't know where Janet

keeps the purchase orders.

You need to go to Gloucester today.

Jennifer has a list.

In fact, you can go together.

It's summertime. We need maps.

We need lots of maps.

We could use some number-two pencils.

A broom. We need a wide broom.

So you'll be gone all day.

[Jennifer]

Cool. Field trip.

- [Door Opens]

- [Bell Jingles]

- [Phone Rings]

- [Door Closes]

[Ringing Continues]

- Helen?

- Hi, George.

- So how about that dinner you owe me?

- Uh-huh. Great.

So, Helen gave me two tickets

to the Keaton Film Festival tonight,

and she said

that I should invite you.

- I think she's trying

to get us together.

- Great.

- [Dan] I think she's on dope.

- [Woman] Shh!

Something's up with her.

I pulled her over for speeding,

and she acted very suspicious.

- Shh! People are trying

to watch the movie.

- It's a silent movie.

- You can't hear them speak anyway.

- Just shh!

- I'm gonna have to go to

the bookstore and check her out.

- Shh!

I thought she meant

Diane Keaton.

I thought she meant

Michael Keaton.

- [Jennifer] I told you

he was in love with her.

- [Johnny] He is not.

Of course he is.

Everyone's in love

with Helen.

Don't you think she's incredible

for someone her age?

I mean, she's a b*tch, but

it's liberating to be a b*tch.

You have to be a b*tch sometimes

just to hold your own.

I mean, of course you don't.

You're a man.

A man just has to be,

and the world delivers.

- So unfair.

- Life's unfair.

[Jennifer] I guess it is.

So you have to wear a bib

if you're gonna have lobster.

- Helen, hi! How are you?

- Hey!

[Chattering]

[Chattering Continues]

Hi, guys!

Kelly, hi.

So, um, do you think

you can clear out tonight?

Because I think

I just got lucky.

- (music) [Opera]

- [George] Helen,

the prom is the uber date.

Right, but that

wasn't a real date.

I mean, you were just... You took me

because you were being a good friend.

- Who was gonna take me

to the prom with a body cast?

- [Chuckling]

Yeah, you're right.

No one else would do that. Just me.

See?

So that was our only date.

And it wasn't even a real date

because you were being a good friend.

But maybe I was being

a good friend...

because I remember you were in

a sky blue tuxedo with ruffles.

[Chuckles]

Is this a date?

Well... I love

driving this truck.

I really like driving

this truck.

- What about the night...

- What does this do?

- [Siren Wails]

- Please, don't touch that.

Don't touch that.

We closed that place.

That was a date.

No, that wasn't a date.

I had just gotten divorced

from Kenny.

You were about to...

be married,

and you were very very happy

and I was miserable.

Oh, I remember

that night differently.

I remember

I was getting married.

And you were finally single.

Big deal. Just because

you leaned over in the restaurant...

and kissed me in what felt like

a pretty passionate way,

doesn't mean, like, that has

to lead to anything or anything.

It just...

We can still be friends.

I just... I'm sure I'm just having

an ego vanity reaction... right now.

I just... I mean, I don't need

your desire to make me feel desirable.

That's such a male-identified

way for a woman to view herself.

I don't need your gaze.

I just...

thought that maybe...

you did... really want

to spend the night with me.

But you know what?

[Nervous Chuckle]

It's cool. It's...

[Laughs]

- Oh, sh*t.

- [Dogs Barking]

Thanks for letting me

drive, George.

- Did I have a choice?

- No.

So, next week, the opera.

Our fourth date.

First official.

- Deal.

- Great.

[Door Opens, Closes]

[Chattering]

- [Man] Thank you very much.

- [Janet] So that is

my feelings on salt and pepper.

Sugar. Condiments.

Let's move on to that.

Ketchup, obviously

the most popular condiment.

- Mm-hmm.

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