The Trouble with the Truth Page #9

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in a while. Yeah. I'm kind of dealing

with this situation the way I deal

with all of my other problems. And how's that? -Pretending they don't exist.

-Ah. But that's very healthy. -[ Laughs ] Yeah.

-Yes. Okay, now, I think -- I-I really think

that my point is this -- I always kind of thought that it was possible

to have sex with someone without any repercussions. But, of course, I know there's

always repercussions -- always. There's gonna be repercussions from us having dinner together

tonight. Oh, how so? Well, because it's gonna be

a little bit harder to go back to Jack, and I'm kind of... staying in my permanent

state of denial that things

can't really get better. I hate that, being with you. It always reminds me

that things could be better. Things could be good. And that's bad? Yeah. If you can't do anything

about it, it's really bad. Well, who says we can't do

anything about it? WAITRESS: Hello. -Hello.

-[ Laughs ] Chocolate is coming. Here comes chocolate cake

for me. Mm-hmm. And I'll just take this

whenever you're ready with it. Thank you.

You took my fork. Sure, I'll get you a fork. Dig in. Mmm. So? What? You're just gonna drop a bomb

like that and just not follow through

with it? Follow through with what? You know. That was just me being stupid,

okay? I think that was

just the...scotch talking. Huh. So, you're gonna tell me that you didn't even think

that maybe tonight we would... What? Of course I thought about it.

I always do. Really? Still? Well, it's just the way

my mind works. You know,

whenever I'm out with a woman, even if it's an ex or a friend, you know, I'm sure it's always

there in the back of my mind. I wonder whether or not we're

gonna end up in bed together. Oh, gee, you make a girl feel

special, Bob. Oh, come on.

You feel the same way. -Don't tell me you don't.

-I don't know. I suppose, when I'm... with a guy that's remotely

interesting or attractive, my mind goes through

the hypothetical scenario of what it -- what it would be like

to be with him. And so, did you do that with me? When? Anytime. I mean... did you do that before we got

together tonight, before we met? -Oh.

-Now? I've been thinking about it

since... the moment you called. All right. Me too. So... So, the ball's in your court. You're the one who's married. Don't hide behind Jack. If you could have

what you wanted, between you and me... ...what would you want? Wow.

Well, that -- That kind of depends

on what we're talking about. Hmm. I'm asking you. Okay, look, I have always been

attracted to you. I'm never gonna deny that, and if I thought that

we could go to bed tonight and there would be

no consequences, I would do it, no question. But, as you pointed out --

and I think correctly -- there are always consequences. You don't seem to care

about those much... -...with all those other girls.

-[ Chuckles ] That's true. Well, why now?

Why with me? Why do I suddenly get the new, improved,

morally upright version of you? You want the old slutty one? Maybe. Maybe it's the wine

making me nostalgic or... ...horny... or both. Oh, God. I'm so f***ing sorry. -No, no, no.

-I'm so f***ing pathetic. Excuse me.

Please do not apolo-- You have nothing

to apologize for. I've been known to be nostalgic

and -- and horny myself. Do you ever think you made

a mistake letting me go? Wow. You're like a marksman. [ Both laugh ] I thought

we already covered that. Yeah, but I don't remember

you coming to any conclusion. I really want to know. Did you make a mistake

letting me go? -Do you think that you did?

-Oh, come on. You know, I think that I made

the best decision that I could've made at the time

under the circumstances. Did you --

Did I ever tell you that, when I was on the way

to the church, that I had a panic attack? No. Yeah. Yeah. I'm driving to the church.

I-I'm almost there. I-I turn around.

I make a U-turn. I [whistles] I mean, I was

like 10 miles outside of town. I had to stop and turn around

and come back. That's crazy 'cause that's

exactly what I did. We were in the limo

with my sister, and I asked the driver

to take me somewhere else. -No.

-Yes. -Why?

-I don't know. It was so final. I mean, I just thought,

"This is the person I'm gonna spend the rest

of my entire life with." I was so young.

It seemed so far away. I was in l-- You're dodging the question. -What? No, I'm not.

-You will not answer me. No, I'm not

dodging the question. It's exactly what you said --

that, you know, what you said about marriage being final

and irreversible. No, but, see, I didn't get it. It wasn't the marriage

that was irreversible. It was the divorce. It was splitting up

that we couldn't take back. And... when that hit me... I mean, when that dawned... Well, that was a tough moment. Are you sure you want to -- -Yes.

-Come on. Are you sure? Stop. It's got to be like

more than I make in a month. No, it's not that. No, it's my pleasure. -Thank you.

-Oh, you're very welcome. We'll be out of here

pretty soon. Don't worry.

[ Chuckles ] So, why -- So, why didn't you

try to get me back, at least when, you know, Jack -- Jack and I first started

to be together, even before we got married? Would you have wanted me back? Yes. Maybe. I think so. All right, look, I... I think the truth is that -- Remember what you said about younger girls not getting my --

my references and my jokes? -Mm-hmm.

-That's true, but they're also not witness to every stupid thing

that I ever did in my life, every humiliating

and selfish thing that I did. And I think one of the reasons

why I didn't try to get you back was because... ...I knew that you had seen me

at my worst. You knew every mistake

I'd ever made, and you knew all the

opportunities I had let slip by. And... I don't think I could've looked

into your eyes anymore and lived with what I knew

would be staring back at me. I didn't want to grow old... ...living with somebody who

could see what a failure I was. Is that

what you really think I see? That's what I see. When I look at you... when I'm with you... I see all the ways

that you have loved me. I see all our common history

that we've shared. No one knows the story

of my life the way you do. [ Chuckles ] Remember that PEN dinner

[sniffles] the one that you took me to

because Jack was busy working? Yeah, sure. [ Voice breaking ] Everyone

came up to me afterwards, and they were all so surprised

to find out that you were my ex. They all said the same thing. They said,

"Why did you break up? You seemed so...

so great together." And I-I couldn't [laughs]

I just -- I couldn't give them an answer. I still couldn't. WAITRESS: Thank you, folks.

Have a great night. Thank you. Oh. What a night. [ Sniffles ] [ Laughs ] I, uh... Do you want to go get

another drink? Clearly we're not drunk enough. Come on. [ Sighs ] We could get a bottle of wine

and go back to your room. Hmm. I guess I could go through

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