The Mirror Has Two Faces Page #6

- Do you want an English muffin?

- No, thanks.

- I'm off. I have an early class.

- All right. Have a nice day.

Oh ... would saying now that I want

sex tonight be enough of a warning?

Or should we wait till you come back

from Europe? Yeah, that's better.

No, no ...

That's fine.

All right.

I guess I'll see you tonight.

Have a nice day.

- Have you ever tried making love?

- It's never been about sex.

I don't understand. Things were

going so well. Sex now will ruin it.

You're a very sick man.

- I have the game on for you.

- Oh, great.

- Some wine?

- I'll wake up with a headache.

- One glass.

- All right, one glass.

Same score?

This is good. Sweet.

I normally don't like sweet.

I'm glad you like it.

Do you ...

Would you mind terribly

if we muted the TV?

- What are you doing?

- Nothing ... much.

Would it be all right if I sat down?

- The wine made me warm.

- I can fix that.

- Good game?

- I can't hear.

That's all right.

- Did I hurt you?

- No, you didn't spill a drop.

- I guess ...

- That's funny? I guess it's funny.

Do you think

we could turn the TV off?

That's better.

- We have to relax.

- I agree.

- How are classes?

- Going well.

- And your book?

- The outline is actually ...

It's ... It's coming along.

It's almost there.

It's not at all what I expected.

It's harder than I thought.

But I'll ...

I'm sure that ... I'll get there.

I want you to get there.

What did you say?

- Rose ...

- Talk to me.

Oh, yes ... Oh, no ...

Oh, God.

Oh, Rose.

- No, no, no.

- Yes, yes, yes.

I don't want to do this!

I'm sorry, Rose.

I have to say, Rose, that I'm a

little confused. A bit disappointed.

It was going so well.

At least, I thought so. Didn't you?

Is that the truth, or some kind of

manipulation? Tell me the truth.

You knew the agreement, how I felt.

Did you think it would change?

Why?

I hoped, though I made the offer,

you'd see there was no need for it.

I'd hoped that we'd got beyond it.

Did you think

this was the next step?

What we have usually comes after

all this nonsense is over.

Most never get to where we are.

They try to keep the sex going, -

- or find another. Our relationship

works because it isn't physical.

I took every precaution to make sure

there was no physical attraction!

Rose, I'm sorry.

I've never had this with a woman.

I can share everything with you.

Are you not satisfied with me?

Maybe this is something we have to

struggle through together.

Maybe this tour is coming at a good

time. Maybe we can use the distance.

Don't you think?

I thought we were good friends.

Talk to me, Rose. Let me in.

I'm sorry.

Open the door.

Open the door, please.

Come on, Rose.

What are you doing here?

I just came to sleep in my own bed.

Is that okay?

What happened? Is it Gregory?

I don't want to say I told you so,

but ...

- Mom.

- What?

When I was a baby,

did you think I was pretty?

All babies are pretty.

No, I mean me.

You must have thought something

about how I looked.

Oh, what's pretty, anyway?

What good did it do your sister?

Do you remember

when I was a little girl?

You told me to push up my nose

with my index finger.

- So it wouldn't droop.

- I did not! Are you drunk?

That's what you told me. It's funny,

I never would have thought -

- that I wasn't pretty, if it

weren't for those things you said.

If you came to say more cruel things

to me, I'm going to bed.

- Mom ...

- What?

- How did it feel?

- What?

Being beautiful?

No, I mean it.

How did it feel having people

look at you with such admiration?

Looking at yourself in the mirror

with such appreciation?

How did that feel?

It was wonderful.

I bet.

- This is Gregory. Is Rose there?

- She's out. Can I take a message?

No. I've been giving you messages,

and she hasn't called back.

- I want to say goodbye to my wife.

- I'll tell her.

I wanted to say goodbye to you

myself, not through your mother.

I don't like leaving this way,

but my plane is here.

I hope your mother

doesn't erase this message.

I don't know what else to say.

I wanted to say goodbye to you

myself, not through your mother.

- You're up early.

- I haven't been to bed.

- You haven't been to bed?

- No.

Why not?

I had a lot to think about,

after you left.

It's awful to leave a woman my age

alone with her thoughts.

You really love him, don't you?

You do, it's obvious.

That feeling ...

... you have for Gregory ...

I don't think I ever felt that.

Not even for your father.

It's not easy for me to say.

Especially to you.

It's awful

to look back on your life -

and realise that you've settled.

The problem was that I always felt

I had more time.

I was ...

Now, inside, I feel young.

Like it's the beginning.

Like I have everything ahead of me.

But I don't.

So I guess I am jealous.

Parents don't have a plan

to hurt their children.

- I never wanted to hurt you.

- I'm not that hurt.

Do you know what I thought

when you were a baby?

That you looked just like your dad,

and that Claire looked like me.

What's that?

She was so pretty, even then.

Look at those eyes. Those lips.

That's not Claire, that's you.

Me?

I never saw this picture.

- I found it when I was cleaning up.

- This was me?

I was pretty?

Your father adored you.

But you know that.

He never felt that way about Claire.

Only you.

I don't think he ever held a baby

until you came.

He never wanted to let you go.

- I'm glad you found this.

- So am I.

She was very pretty.

You were very pretty.

Remember that.

Thank you for your warm welcome.

It's an honour for me to be here.

Rose, I'd love to speak with you.

I never seem to catch you at home.

We should discuss this, Rose. I have

no judgement over what happened.

I'm leaving for Venice tomorrow

and wanted to say happy birthday.

I have a present for you.

It's a week at a baseball camp.

Hello, Rose?

Rose, are you there?

- Henry, have you heard from her?

- She cancelled her summer classes.

- How do you know that?

- I called her mother.

- Rose, try this one. It's an eight.

- I like the black one, in a six.

Rose, I can't believe how childishly

you're behaving. It's unlike you.

- How did she finally persuade you?

- It's a long story.

I'm changing my plans.

I'll be in New York on Monday.

My number here is:

01-71-25773-55.

All prime numbers, by the way.

Hello?

Rose?

Are you there?

- Rose?

- I'll be right out.

May I have a glass, too?

Good to see you, Greg.

How was your trip?

Are you all right?

- Travelling doesn't agree with me.

- You need a glass of water?

- What happened to you?

- I just made a few changes.

- What did you do to your hair?

- I lightened it.

- And you're wearing make-up.

- Women do that from time to time.

It's not like I had surgery,

although my mother offered.

- Are you hungry?

- You never wore make-up.

I know. The no-frills girl.

Like I said, I made some changes.

And you lost weight.

These have no oil or butter.

You just have to get used to it.

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