The Love Letter Page #5

- I don't think anybody is gonna

disagree with me on that one.

When... First of all,

always wipe the bottles down.

Sticky? There's nothing

grosser than that. I'm sure

there's something grosser,

but it's pretty gross to have a sticky

when you're trying to have some food.

[Helen] Yes, I've been on hold

for ten minutes.

I know there's a way to summarize

accounts payable by creditor.

- No, Janet Frank is not available.

- [Bell Jingles]

No, please

don't hang up on me again!

- J-Just give me a second, um...

- Hi.

I'll ask my other assistant.

Jennifer!

Jennifer!

Yeah?

[Seagulls Cawing]

So, don't flatter yourself,

okay?

Don't think I lost my hair

over you because I didn't.

- I wasn't thinking that.

- Oh, yeah.

- I'm really sorry about last night.

- It's okay. I'm over it now.

I'm over it.

You have a nice-shaped head.

[Chuckles]

Really?

Anyway, like I was saying last night

before you interrupted me,

was Freud supposedly asked

What do women want?"

No one knows what they want, Jennifer.

That's the human condition.

Some people know

what they want.

They might not know how to get it,

but they know what they want.

Hi.

- Today's your day off.

- I know.

I love you.

[Softly]

Oh, no.

- Did you hear me?

- Uh-huh. Yeah.

What do you want

from me?

What do you want

from me?

Oh, no, no.

- This.

- Mmm.

[Bell Jingles]

[Snorts]

Helen?

[Dan's Voice]

Did I trip? Did I stumble?

Lose my balance?

I have fallen in love

without taking a step.

When I'm close to you,

I feel your hair brush my cheek

when it does not.

I look away from you sometimes,

then I look back.

When I tie my shoes,

when I peel an orange,

when I drive my car,

when I lie down each night

without you,

I remain yours."

I love your toes.

I love your nose.

- I love your ear lobes.

- Johnny.

I love your voice.

I love you.

- You gotta stop saying that.

- I can't.

I never felt

this way before.

Of course not.

You're 20.

(music) Seems I've got to have

a change of scene (music)

(music) 'Cause every night I have (music)

(music) The strangest dreams (music)

(music) Imprisoned by the way (music)

(music) It could have been (music)

(music) Left here on my own (music)

(music) Or so it seems (music)

(music) I've got to leave (music)

(music) Before I start to scream (music)

(music) But someone locked the door

and took the key (music)

(music) You feelin' all right (music)

(music) All right (music)

(music) I'm not feeling

too good myself (music)

(music) Oh, no (music)

(music) Well, feelin' all right (music)

(music) All right (music)

(music) I'm not feelin'

too good myself (music)

- (music) Oh, no (music)

- What are you doing?

Tracing the lines

on your face.

- [Sighs]

- You have so many wrinkles.

(music) And even now I sit

and I wonder why (music)

- (music) [Continues]

- Oh, man. How long has it been?

Fifteen minutes. About.

Okay, okay.

Five more.

(music) Gotta stop believin'

in all your lies (music)

- (music) Because there's too much

to do before I die (music)

- [Phone Ringing]

- [Ringing Continues]

- [Machine Beeps]

[George On Answering Machine]

Helen, are you there? Hello?

The opera awaits.

I'll be there in ten minutes.

[Machine Beeps]

[Doorbell Rings]

I'll be right there!

Ooh!

[Sighs]

Hi, George.

You look great.

(music) [Woman Singing Opera]

[Crying]

[People Chattering]

[George]

I thought you didn't like opera.

[Helen]

I don't. I still don't.

To Tosca.

He died for love.

To... old friends.

To you...

- and your secret.

- [Coughs]

- Mmm. Yes, what secret?

- You okay? You sure?

- [Sighs]

- Well, Helen, you're not

as tough as people think.

- Because I cried? George, I never cry.

- Yeah.

Never have. Don't like sad.

You know that.

Well, what about

when I took you to Love Story?

Hmm?

So, when did you, um,

start loving opera?

In New York, 1976.

Oh, the Bicentennial trip.

It wasn't a trip.

I moved there.

You don't...

remember...

me writing to you

from New York?

I sent you postcards.

Yep, I remember

the postcards.

You never responded.

To a postcard?

The opera was really...

okay, George.

Good night.

You know,

the night...

Tosca premiered,

Puccini's enemies

tried to sabotage it.

When the curtain went up,

the audience...

was suddenly flooded

with late arrivals.

So the curtain

had to come down.

And this happened

over and over again...

because Puccini always insisted that

everyone see it...

from the beginning

to the end.

What I'm trying to say is,

no matter... how many times

the curtain goes up or goes down,

I'm not leavin' my seat because

I know when this finally starts,

it's gonna be great.

I'm not very good at this,

am I?

You know, I really

wanted to kiss you just then, Helen.

But, I guess I'm going

through a lot right now,

and we should just

probably take it slow.

- [Car Door Closes]

- [Engine Starts]

The big city

waits for you."

Oh, my God!

Hey, you got another

postcard from your mom.

She and your grandmother

are coming to visit.

- Huh?

- Cool.

You're gonna have

a house full of women.

[Chattering]

Hi.

I miss you.

Of course you miss me.

We're in a fight. We're not talking.

[Sighs]

The other day I think, um,

that I hurt

your feelings.

Well, I know that I hurt

your feelings.

I was... not being

very sensitive.

I was insensitive,

and I was thoughtless,

and I was being

a little bit greedy.

- What was the last thing?

I couldn't hear that.

- A little greedy.

Anyway, that's about it.

Right?

Oh, I don't think so.

There's bossy, opinionated.

You always have to

be right about everything.

You never listen to me.

You, um,

you never have any gossip.

I'm the one who has

all the gossip.

You have nothing...

to add ever...

to gossip.

You can eat anything you want

and not gain weight.

[Sighs]

Did Jennifer get those things

that she called about?

Yes, she did. They were exactly

where you put them.

The big purchase order that was

supposed to come Monday, it didn't come.

- What do you mean?

- The big order that we...

- The children's books?

- The children's books, yeah.

- Do you know that school st...

- The back-to-school reading list.

- All the moms are coming in.

- Did you call to find out?

Did you trace it?

- No, I didn't trace it.

- What's the matter with you?

You didn't trace it?

They said it was supposed

to be delivered on Monday.

- Aren't you supposed to be able

to trust these people?

- Yes, but you have to follow up.

- Did you know Grandma's coming to town?

- What?

And she's bringing my mom. I don't

even have one bathroom that works.

- Well, that's gonna be...

Watch out! Careful, sonny!

- [Bicycle Bell Dings]

- [Door Closes]

- [George] Helen.

Helen?

Helen? Oh. Hey, Johnny.

Is Helen here?

- Uh, I think she went to the bank.

- Oh.

- So, how's it going?

You like workin' here?

- It's pretty good.

When are you leavin'?

Leaving?

[Chuckles]

Well, y... Go back to college,

to New York?

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