Then She Found Me Page #4

Oh, see? What else?

I visit my father's grave all the time.

- Only his?

- What? Of course not. Both.

Oh, of course.

Three years ago, I had a lumpectomy.

- Oh?

- Oh, I was fine. But you should be aware.

- I'm getting a divorce.

- Oh, God, I knew it!

I could feel it. I'm so connected to you.

- What happened?

- I don't wanna talk about it.

- But you brought it up.

- I was playing your game and it came out.

- Was this recent?

- Yes.

- Was there trouble for a long time?

- Long enough.

Do you still want kids?

Of course you still want kids.

- May I use this?

- Oh, yes, of course.

Here, let me have it.

Let's see.

I'll clean it out for you.

There you go.

What's mine is yours.

I want to find this record to play for you.

It's Roy Orbison

singing All I Have To Do Is Dream.

It's very rare.

But when I was pregnant with you,

I played it all the time, and I thought...

Oh.

Ohh, I can feel your heart beating.

Me, too.

The last time I felt your heart

beating against mine,

you were three days old.

How big was I?

Six pounds, 15 ounces. Mm!

You had such a sweet face and

the squinchiest little eyes and... Ow!

Oh, what was that?

I don't know.

- Hi, there.

- Oh, hello.

Hi.

Hi. OK. Let's everybody pack up.

Hello.

Did I do something wrong?

No... of course not.

Hello.

I've very much enjoyed talking to you

these last nights,

but we shouldn't go out of our way to talk

to each other here, in a private way.

- In a private way?

- I've thought about it...

I've thought about it, too.

Let's go, Daddy.

OK. Well, good night.

Um... goodbye.

One thing.

I don't sleep, usually, so if you want to

look up information about your mother,

I'd be happy to help.

Oh, boy, I am so bad at that stuff.

- At some point I...

- Here.

It's about Steve McQueen.

What about him?

I got your birth date from the office.

Listen, I have to do something with the

energy I'm spending not asking you out.

Do you wanna know?

Steve McQueen was on the Yangtze River,

it's in Southern China,

making a film called The Sand Pebbles.

He was there between March, 1966,

and September.

- You were born in April?

- Yes.

Is it possible this could've happened

in Southern China?

She told me Manhattan.

Sorry, I just don't think he could've been.

I don't know who you are or what you

want, but I want you to stay away from me.

How dare you invade the life

of another human being this way?

What kind of selfish, psychotic,

compassionless freak must you be?

Do not ever try to contact me again

or I will call the police, I swear to God!

- Freddy?

- You sitting down?

Yes.

She's your mother.

- Begin.

- I know what a risk this is for you.

You have no idea.

And nothing could possibly excuse

my having told you a lie.

Begin!

His name was Jack Watske.

He was a Ukrainian boy

from the neighborhood.

A little gangly, but gorgeous.

Did you ever meet anybody and know

in a heartbeat you'd do whatever they say?

- You dated?

- We courted.

- Meaning?

- We had sex three times.

He told me I had a perfect body!

I was so inexperienced,

I had no idea he was right!

I still have a fine body but of course

it's never the same after childbirth.

- Would you please?

- My girlfriend's parents were out of town.

He and I were in a sleeping bag

in their backyard.

We made love.

It was so cold outside the sleeping bag,

and so warm in it,

and afterwards, I cried and cried and cried,

and he pretended to understand why.

So that's where I was conceived?

No, you were conceived a week later,

according to a great American tradition.

- Speak English.

- I f***ed him at a drive-in.

- What movie?

- Bullitt.

- Why did you lie?

- I don't know why.

I thought it was ugly and ordinary,

and I wanted to make it beautiful.

If I made him famous and dead,

he'd be famously dead,

and you wouldn't waste time

trying to find him.

- I tried for years. He's unfindable.

- How convenient.

Look, don't you think that if I could

offer your father up to you, I'd do it,

- whatever shape he was in?

- How should I know what you'd do?

- Because I'm telling you!

- What is that worth?

- I'm giving you my word!

- Bernice, look at me.

I will know if you're lying.

Memorise this moment.

I know what I did to you.

I lied in the scariest way imaginable,

and now, at the worst of all possible

times, when your husband just left you...

Or did you leave him?

I get the sense that he left you.

OK, it's none of my business.

It will not happen again.

I knew it. I knew it.

That's why I said Steve McQueen.

- What?

- I knew you'd be ashamed.

It's not that. Please understand,

it's not you as much as me.

I'm glad to have met you,

but I'm going through some things,

and now is not a good time.

Thank you for understanding, and I really

do hope that our paths will cross again.

I'm gonna walk home now,

so... goodbye.

- You're absurd!

- Give me 72 hours.

Three lousy days. I want to know you.

I want to meet your brother.

I'm begging you.

I'm on my knees.

Metaphorically speaking,

I'm on my knees.

Oh, for God's sake!

It's Freddy. Leave me a message.

I'm begging you. Come with me.

I'm going to this event with her.

She wants to meet you.

Or at least call me back.

I know you're working hard, but I worry.

"I was," mumbled Gun Smith.

"No one had ever tangled with those two

varmints and lived to tell the tale. "

"So one day, a drifter... "

Hello?

- Never mind.

- What?

I have the wrong number.

- Miss Epner?

- Hello.

- Hi, it's Jimmy Ray.

- Of course it is.

Hello, Jimmy Ray,

is your father there?

Dad, it's Miss Epner.

- Hello.

- God! Hello. It's me, it's Miss Epner.

Hello, Miss Epner.

- It's April.

- Hi.

- Is Jimmy Ray right there?

- Yes.

Oh, God! Just please, just say

"OK, Miss Epner",

and I'll call you another time.

OK, Miss Epner.

I'm sorry, I shouldn't have called you

during the day. It was a really bad mistake.

OK, Miss Epner.

Are you there?

Would you like to go out with me

tomorrow night?

More than I can say.

- Everybody say, "Send us money!"

- Send us money!

- Oh, you look lovely.

- Thank you. So do you.

Thank you.

I'm glad you didn't bring a date.

It'll be more fun this way.

- I did bring a date.

- Oh, good, I'm so glad!

- Where is he?

- He's meeting me here.

- Oh. Is this your first date?

- With him or since my husband?

- Either.

- Both.

- Jesus Christ! You want a drink?

- Yes, please.

- OK.

April.

- Hi.

- Hello. You look beautiful.

- Doesn't she?

- Uh, Frank, this is Bernice.

I'm so glad to get to meet you.

- Thank you.

- I've enjoyed your show.

Oh, you're lying.

You've never seen my show.

I don't do a lot of lying.

Well, that makes one of us.

Hey, beautiful!

His name is Ted.

I think he has the best ass

I've ever seen on a 50-year-old man.

- Hey.

- Hey.

- Oh, you must be April.

- Yes. It's nice to meet you. This is Frank.

- Hello.

- A pleasure.

- Shall we get some drinks?

- Absolutely.

- After you.

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