The Trouble with the Truth Page #11

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when I was 20? What? -You.

-Oh, stop. See, this is my -- This

just proves my point because -- Okay, now, you tell me this.

What's your book about? Your new book. Baby rhino. -A baby rhino.

-Mm-hmm. -Wait. Wait. Rhino?

-Rhino. Where did that come from? -Ow.

-What? I got to take off my shoes. It's cool.

Don't laugh at me. It was a dream I had

a few months ago where this baby rhino

dropped out of the sky and was rampaging

around my living room, destroying everything. Okay, no, okay.

Whoa, whoa, whoa. No. Was this around the time that

you were dating Jonas Marwood? I don't know.

Why? Well, because maybe

Jonas Marwood is the rhino who's come into your life

and messing things up. Wait! Maybe Jack is the rhino,

and he's creating all the havoc. Well, maybe it's just a dream. Maybe dreams

don't mean anything. No, come on, no, come on. Dreams got to come

from someplace, okay? But here's my big question. Which one of these studs

is the man who has, you know,

inspired, um, your imagination, your subconscious to manifest

them as a rhinoceros? Oh, rhinoceros? Yeah, big rhinoceros

with a big horn on his head. Believe me,

neither Jack or Marwood is a huge, horned anything. -[ Laughing ] Oh, yeah?

-[ Laughs ] Okay, so, you make me feel

a little bit better, but I am not one

to throw stones. -Aww.

-Yeah. Well, do you want me to check it

out and see? -Give you my expert opinion?

-Oh, stop. Because they're not the same

when they're hard. -Oh, st-- Y-You're drunk.

-[ Laughs ] I swear you are. -Know you are.

-Maybe you're the rhino. Me?

How could I be the rhino? I wasn't even in your life then. Well, even if we're not talking, it doesn't mean

you're not in my life. You always are,

even if it's just in my dreams. Oh. [ Moans ] Oh, God, no, I can't.

No. It's -- -I'm sorry. I shouldn't.

-Yeah, that was so terrible. -No, no, you know what I mean.

-Are you really gonna act like you didn't come back here

to sleep with me? No, I'm just a little bit -- I'm trying to figure out

where this might be going. Oh, my God, you've turned

into some kind of little boy. What about FMS syndrome --

'Fraid I Might Miss Something? Aren't you afraid you might miss

something right now? No, I'm a little bit afraid that we might be doing something

that we can't take back. Yeah, so am I. I'm afraid that I'm gonna spend

the rest of my life with somebody I don't love. I don't want to die in bed

next to Jack. I want to die in -- I want to die with you. Okay, whoa, whoa.

Cowgirl, come on now, slow down. -Whoa.

-Don't dismiss me. -Don't. Don't do that.

-No, no. I'm not dismissing you. I'm just letting you know you're not thinking straight

right now, okay? Let's just get this straight. So, you want to divorce Jack

and get back with me? I don't know. Maybe we're different now. Maybe we're different together. Maybe we could give it a try --

I mean, just a try. Is that so awful,

just you and me? Not awful, no,

but slightly unrealistic given the circumstances

of our current situation, given our lives. What? [ Laughs ] What about your life is so great that you can't give it up

to be with me? Okay, see,

you have never understood this, that I actually like my life. I like the fact that I don't

have to ask permission if I want to go

to the midnight movie, that I don't have to ask

permission if I want another drink

at the bar, that I don't have to give a sh*t

about the color of the drapes or whether or not they match

the stupid couch, and that, if I don't get a gig

in any given month, I don't have to be feeling bad about the fact

that I have no money. Oh, my God! All this crap

about low overhead and freedom? Well, what has it gotten you? You live by yourself

in that little apartment. You play in a corner.

You're all alone. God damn it! You have

pissed away your whole life! Okay, now, whoa!

Don't hold back. -Tell me how you really feel.

-So have I. So have I. I spend years and years

that just go by, and nothing happens. [ Sighs ]

Time that's gone. It's never gonna come back. I did it 'cause I thought

I was supposed to do it or -- or because I thought

that was expected of me. Why did you do it? Except for the fact

that you're a f***ing coward. -I'm a cow-- Oh, I'm a coward?

-Yes. You tell me how I'm a coward. Everything you've done is designed to make your life

risk-free! Playing all those little gigs,

sleeping with all those girls, being all by yourself --

It's all safe! You think you're Bohemian. You're just as predictable

as Jack. So Jack's life is predictable. My life is predictable. You tell me,

what is the alternative? The alternative is what we had

before, what we let go -- a life,

a life with someone you love. That's risky. That's what we should do. What if there is no God?

What if there is no afterlife? What if this is all we have? [ Voice breaking ]

If you're right, why not spend the rest of our short lives

with someone... you love,

someone who makes you happy? Because... Because I think that that ship

has sailed. And I think, no matter

how we feel about each other, it's too late

to do anything about that. [ Sighs ] Is that what you really think? Is it? No. Because if it were... ...then I wouldn't be here now. [ Moans ] [ Laughs ] Come here. [ Smooch ] [ Giggles ] [ Giggles ] ROBERT: Okay. Okay. [ Speaking indistinctly ] [ Laughs ] Where are you going? EMILY: I got to go

to the bathroom. I got to go. [ Laughs ]

Stay. Stay. [ Door closes ] [ Water running ] [ Slow music plays ] [ Door opens ] I... Robert? [ Sighs ] [ Sniffles ] [ Sighs ] [ Cell phone vibrating ] [ Sniffles ] Hey.

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