The Trouble with the Truth Page #7

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either one of us has anyone else like that

in their lives. Right? Right.

Well, yeah, okay. Lucky me.

I'm your best friend. What happened to our marriage? I don't know. I don't think

the passion ever went away. No matter

what else went wrong... -No. No. No. No.

-No. Even when you were cheating

on me and I wanted to kill you, I still wanted to have sex

with you. -Really?

-Yeah. [ Laughs ] Yeah. That's nice. Wait. Hmm? Is Jack cheating on you? No. No. -Are you s-sure?

-No, I don't think so. No. Maybe that would be good. It would indicate

he has some sort of sex drive. No, he's...he's not unfaithful.

He's just dull. And to prove your theory,

I'm becoming dull by osmosis. I mean,

tonight is the first night I've really felt like

[inhales deeply] myself in a long time. All right,

I'll tell you something. The feeling is mutual, because it is so hard to find somebody

that you can be yourself with. I mean, I'm feeling like myself

with you tonight. And, look, it's not like

I'm a recluse or anything. I'm out there,

you know, every night. I'm meeting people,

but, you know -- And I don't believe

in the soul-mate stuff. I think that

that's kind of crap. But, still, to find somebody

that you can... connect to... that's kind of rare, right? I don't have that trouble

making connections. It's just keeping them. Okay, well, you and I

are living proof of that. No, Jack and I

are living proof of that. [ Sighs ] God, lately, I find myself doing

the weirdest thing -- something I would have never

done when I was married to you. What? Banking conversations. Banking conver--

Wait. How does that work? A thought comes to mind, and instead of talking about it

with Jack, I save it in the back of my mind

for later when we have

nothing to talk about. Oh.

Does this happen often? On a daily basis. -Yikes.

-Yeah. Wow. I think

that was part of the appeal. I thought he was a challenge,

you know? He was an enigma. Then I realized

he's not an enigma at all. I was looking for layers under

layers that weren't even there. You know, ever since the book

came out... Yeah. ...been having some... I don't know. I don't know.

It's...It's been bad. -Really?

-Yeah. You know that --

that character -- -You read it, right?

-Yeah. -You know the congressman?

-Yeah. You know, the -- the

self-righteous, political animal who's really dull

and black and white? -Yeah.

-Yeah, well, does it seem... like it's anybody you know? No, come on.

It's totally altered. It's... You and I know that,

but Jack read it, and he -- he's convinced that that's

exactly the way that I see him. Oh, come on.

And it's not? Well, I don't know.

You know -- You know how Larry McMurtry

and all those other guys, they give those interviews,

and they say that, you know, their characters "aren't based

on any one specific person." They come straight out

of their imagination. Well, of course,

I said the same thing, but I'm just being evasive, because even the most overtly

fictional of my characters, well, they're based on,

you know... -...you know, people I know.

-Yeah. -Yeah.

-So... the answer is yes. I-I mean... it's kind of based on him, and, unfortunately,

it's the bad part... -Yeah.

-...because the good ones, they don't make

for good stories. Yeah.

And so now he's pissed. -Yeah.

-Yeah. -Yeah. Yeah.

-Yeah. Yeah. And it doesn't help

that my novel was written up in a couple of really,

really big magazines, and so he's convinced

that everyone's talking about him

behind his back because of the stuff

in the book. And I keep telling him

no one even reads anymore, and, if they do, they

wouldn't make the connection. But it doesn't matter.

It doesn't matter. He's just f***ing pissed. Yeah, well, you can't blame him. No, you can't blame him --

the guy. I mean, come on,

I read that book. I mean, the character

is totally unsympathetic. No, I can see why he's pissed. You never were. My first novel might as well

have been titled "Bob and Emily's Twisted

Marriage Falling Apart." But, no, you never said one word

that wasn't supportive. -That's be--

-No, you didn't. You didn't. I mean, you could've,

but you didn't. I actually thought that

you didn't even read the book because

you were so damn encouraging. But his mind

doesn't work that way. He is not an artist.

He does not understand. I mean, come on, give the guy

a break. I mean, see -- And that is the beauty

of writing music, because when I'm writing music and I'm playing

a piece of piano, even though the song is inspired by my desire to reach down

into somebody's throat and pull their heart out,

they never know. So, how many

of these heart-ripping songs did you write about me? No, don't flatter yourself.

I was not that devastated. -Yeah, right.

-No, I wasn't. -Uh-huh.

-No, I wasn't. Nothing. Pfft. -You are such a tough guy.

-I am a tough guy. -[ Laughs ]

-I'm a tough guy. That girl behind you

has listened to every single word we've said. Was it that fascinating? Have you heard

anything they've said? They haven't talked. Do you know that some people don't know how to talk

to each other? -Have you ever noticed this?

-All we do is talk! -And this is one thing --

-Let's go over there. All right, let's go. Let's go.

Let's have dessert. EMILY: Ooh. ROBERT: [ Whistles ] Cougar and black leather. Yes. This is the... -[ Laughs ] My den.

-...after-dinner lounge. [ Laughs ] Want to hear something horrible? If it's something horrible

about you and Jack, yes, please do. It's what I live for. Mm. Well, about six months ago, uh, he was taking this flight

to Dulles, like he always does, and I was watching the news. And I saw

that there was a plane crash, and it was -- it was --

it was his plane. And my initial reaction...

was relief. I mean, before

I could censor my thoughts or feel

what I was supposed to feel, the first thought in my head

was, "I'm free. I'm finally out

of this marriage." Damn. And then the phone rang, and it was him,

and he told me not to panic, that he'd gotten

to the airport early and taken a different flight. And then... I felt disappointed. I felt disappointed

that a person that I love didn't die

in a fiery plane crash. [ Sighs ] But do you still love him? [ Chuckles ] Wow. Well, that's a big question. I think that's

one of the hardest things about being a writer. It's why so many of us drink and do drugs

and are suicidal, because we

have to constantly ask ourselves those kind of questions that other people just live

their life trying to avoid. Yeah, questions like,

"Do I still love my husband?" EMILY: Yeah. Despite your opinion of him,

Jack is a really... He's a good guy. He treats me well.

He's a good stepfather to Jenny. And I think

that he really, really loves us. I'm just not in love with him

anymore. Well...why don't you leave him? And tell him what? The truth.

No, really. I mean, because this is one of

the great mysteries of life -- I mean, why people

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