The Love Letter Page #6

- September.

- Oh, in a couple of weeks.

Ah, well, I always kind of wanted

to go away to school.

You're a lucky guy,

Johnny.

Uh, tell Helen I found

the bracelet she lost...

at the opera

the other night.

- See ya.

- See ya.

- (music) [Jazz]

- Cheer up, Johnny.

- You're far too young to die.

- [Chattering]

Yeah.

But I spend all afternoon

thinking about...

a person that I detest

and then the beautiful way...

that her hair falls

about her face.

- (music) [Continues]

- [Chattering Continues]

The whole problem is

I'm in love with somebody...

that I'm not supposed

to be in love with.

That's it.

That's it, Miss Scattergoods.

That's it in a nutshell.

Me too, darling.

Me too.

That's why we're here.

Two more.

Two for the people

we shouldn't be in love with.

Let's arm wrestle.

- Arm wrestle?

- Arm wrestle.

Okay, here we go.

- [Straining, Grunting]

- [Grunts]

- Ooh. Look at that.

- Look at that?

- Pretty good.

- Yeah, you're doin' great.

- I'm doin' great. Hold on a minute.

- [Both Chuckle]

[Horn Honking]

You didn't get

my regular coffee, did you?

Can't you...

Can't you just have a latte?

Yes, I could, but I asked

for a regular coffee. That's what l...

- Hi, Helen.

- [Sighs]

Well, it's all

over town already.

Your grandmother brought

a moving man with her from Florida.

A moving van,

not a moving man."

Save me.

Morning, Grandma.

Oh, Helen, can I borrow

your car while I'm here?

That Jaguar

is so unreliable.

Mother, you should never

have bought that car in the first place.

Helen, don't you feel hemmed in,

what with all these trees overgrown?

She hates the idea

of an aged parent.

Imagine how it feels

to have an aged daughter.

Oh, Helen, I had,

uh, Ray Junior...

put the wrought-iron chairs

on the back porch, okay?

- That's a good place for them.

- Okay.

I am very considerate...

when intruding on my daughter,

aren't I, darling?

- Very considerate.

- Mm-hmm. Oh, thank you.

Yes, just one little bag

for a late, short summer visit,

unlike some people.

Am I intruding?

Oh, no, you're not intruding. It's

just that there's so much... of you.

And so little time.

Oh, please.

[Seagulls Cawing]

So, I heard you went to

the opera the other night.

Yeah, I did.

So that's why you left

so quickly, huh?

Yeah. S-Sorry about that.

Funny thing about Tosca.

She kills herself at the end

to prove her love for Mario.

But if you think about it,

if she'd just allowed herself to love

him completely from the very beginning,

then she wouldn't have had to

go through all that mess.

Wouldn't you say?

[Chuckles]

[Cawing Continues]

[Chattering]

[Knocking On Door]

Here, sweetie.

[Child Babbling]

- Helen.

- Hi, George.

- I know this is weird,

but I found the...

- This is...

really kind of

a bad time.

Um, Nancy's here...

and the lawyers,

and we're just trying

to settle some final things.

I really...

can't talk.

I'm sorry.

- [Door Closes]

- [Child] Mommy!

[Nancy]

All right. Go play.

[Lawyer] Just go ahead

and sign right there.

[Child Babbling]

[Crickets Chirping]

[Chimes Clinking]

[Vehicle Approaching]

[Car Door Opens, Closes]

[Door Opens]

What are you doing

sitting here in the dark?

It has been so wonderful to

spend time with you, darling.

[Sighs] I know we don't confide

in each other much.

I know that,

but I need to talk to you.

- Life doesn't always take

the turn we expect, you know?

- No, it doesn't.

And love, God,

love hardly ever does, Helen.

I thought it could.

You know, we can't choose

who we fall in love with, hmm?

I'm moving out next week.

I know you hate it here,

but why do you have to leave so soon?

I mean,

I need you here!

I'm not leaving.

You're not?

It's one of the ironies of my otherwise

straightforward life...

that I have

fallen in love twice.

Both times with people who insist

on living in this godforsaken town.

I'm moving in

with Constance.

Who?

[Chuckles]

Miss Scattergoods to you.

We were together years ago in New York

before I married your father...

and then again

after your father died.

She wanted to come back here

and start a life together.

[Crying Softly]

But anyway, when she decided to make

the move, I decided to leave town.

But while I was away,

I realized I can't live without her.

So, there you are, darling.

Mommy's a dyke.

[Chuckles]

That's finished,

thank God.

You've been roaming all over the world

because of Miss Scattergoods?

- I thought you left because

you didn't want to be near me.

- Oh, don't be ridiculous!

- Of course not.

- I know, but I moved

back here and you left.

I was just taking care

of myself, that's all.

[Sighs, Sniffles]

What did you want

to tell me?

Hmm?

I'm tired.

I think I'm gonna

go to bed now.

Oh, I thought you might

want to talk about Johnny.

Constance tells me

he is absolutely besotted.

Very French, your affair

with him, Helen.

[Sniffles]

Hi.

Hi.

I was wondering when

you were going to call me.

Well, thanks for meeting me

like this.

I missed you.

Listen, Johnny, um,

I want to tell you something.

L-I've something I want

to tell you too.

Well, you go first.

This summer's been so good.

No, it's been incredible.

And you have made me feel...

uh, I mean,

I feel lucky.

Really. And, uh,

what I'm trying to tell you is that

l-I've never really felt...

- I mean, I didn't remember...

- Why don't I go first?

- Okay.

- Um,

I want to, um...

I want to marry you.

I'm just kiddin'.

[Chuckles]

Uh, you know,

I know that this is going

really fast for both of us,

and you're scared

and I'm scared too,

but you don't have to

worry about that anymore,

- because I'm not going back to school.

- Oh, no.

I'm gonna stay here

with you.

No, no, no, no.

No, no, you have to go.

You should go back

to school.

Well, I could move in with you.

We could see how that is.

- You could see how that feels.

- No, you can't do that.

Okay. I could stay

with my parents.

You think that this

isn't gonna last,

but you're wrong,

because you love me.

You don't say it but you do.

You love me. I know it.

So why don't you

just say it?

You wrote the letter!

You left it for me to find.

I never wrote you th...

a letter.

You wrote me the letter.

- I wrote you the letter?

- Yes, you left it in the cushions...

- You left it next to the wine bottle.

- Of a couch at the bookstore.

- You didn't...

- You didn't?

I didn't.

When I peel an orange..."

That wasn't you?

It's mine from you,

whoever wrote it.

This wasn't a mistake.

No.

No, it wasn't a mistake.

I love you.

George, um, you know,

l-I had to take Grandma's old car,

and like she said,

it's always breaking down.

- Johnny saw me, and he brought me...

- You don't need to do this.

Home.

I know, but you must think

this is terrible.

- It's 2:
00 in the morning.

- I don't need an explanation.

[Sighs]

I just came by because...

the divorce papers came through.

I mean, everything's done.

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