Tully Page #6

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Like?

- What?

- (MARLO LAUGHS)

What? Tell me. I have to know.

(LAUGHS):

What is it?

(LAUGHS) He'd kill me.

Is it weird?

Is it weird?

No, it's... no.

He just, when he was

in high school,

he worked at this diner,

and he was washing dishes,

and-and all the waitresses

would wear

- those little outfits with the hat and...

- Yeah.

He's just always had a fantasy

about that ever since.

Oh, that's it?

- Yeah.

- Oh, okay, good. (LAUGHS)

- What?

- I don't know.

I thought it was something

really f***ing sinister.

- Us? No.

- (LAUGHS)

I actually bought

one of the little uniforms

a while back,

thinking, you know,

I'd put it on and surprise him.

- Uh-huh?

- And I just never got around to it.

Well, why?

I just didn't.

And now my...

legs have veins, my tits have

veins, my veins have veins.

I don't know, my body looks

like a relief map

for a war-torn country.

Do you still have the uniform?

Yeah.

Where is it?

This is amazing.

Let me see.

- Patty melt?

- (LAUGHS)

Yeah. No.

- You're keeping that.

- (LAUGHS)

- Wow.

- Oh, my gosh.

You have had zero kids.

Should I leave it on

when we go upstairs?

Upstairs?

Uh-huh.

- You're joking.

- Mm-mm.

(WHISPERS):

Wait.

(WHISPERS):

Come on.

(QUIETLY):
Oh, wait.

Is this a '50s diner?

I want to be period accurate.

No, it's just a regular diner.

Okay. And am I sassy?

No, just be like

a friendly waitress

who's nice

and doesn't talk too much.

- Okay.

- Okay.

Hi there.

Hey.

I don't believe we've met.

(STAMMERS)

Is it... Marlo...

If you're not familiar

with our menu,

I recommend the egg cream.

What's going on?

It's okay, Drew.

Just go with it.

TULLY:
We also have a wonderful

selection of pastries,

and I just put on

a hot pot of coffee.

Okay.

(TULLY CHUCKLES)

I'll tell you what he likes.

Thank you.

I'm just a trainee.

(DREW PANTING)

- Hi, Elmo.

- Oh, hi, Zoe.

You want to talk to a friend?

Um...

Are we gonna talk

about last night?

We don't have to.

- Okay.

- Okay.

It was pretty great.

Yeah?

Yeah. You-you kidding me?

- Hey, buddy.

- Hey, Jo-Jo.

JONAH:

I had a dream about a camel.

You did?

Were you in the desert?

No, I was in my house.

That's silly.

Hey, you want some pancakes?

- Yes.

- All right.

Should we try and make

Mickey Mouse?

The last time we tried,

he only had one ear.

Today is a two-ear day.

I can feel it.

- (DANCE MUSIC PLAYING)

- (KIDS CHATTERING PLAYFULLY)

It's your birthday tonight

So back it up

And let's go for a ride

Get crazy tonight

So back it up...

(MUSIC AND VOICES FADING)

- I threw a wish in the well

- (POP MUSIC PLAYING)

Don't ask me,

I'll never tell

I looked at you as it fell

And now you're in my way

I trade my soul for a wish

Pennies and dimes

for a kiss

I wasn't looking for this

- But now you're in my way

- CRAIG:
Uh-oh.

Your stare was holding

Ripped jeans,

skin was showing

Hot night, wind was blowing

Where do you think

you're going, baby?

Hey, I just met you

And this is crazy

But here's my number

So call me maybe

And all the other boys

Try to chase me

But here's my number

So call me maybe...

Hey, you guys were right.

We should've listened.

- About what?

- The night nanny.

Mm. You called her.

Dude, it's a game changer.

I didn't think Marlo

was gonna come around.

Yeah.

She seems really... awake.

(DREW CHUCKLES)

Yeah, it's actually

kind of weird.

- Stevie Nicks! Stevie!

- (ELYSE WHOOPS)

Baby

Hey, I just met you

And this is crazy

But here's my number

So call me maybe

It's hard to look right

At you, baby

But here's my number

So call me maybe

Hey, I just met you

This is crazy...

JONAH:

It's too dark.

No, lighter. Lighter, lighter.

- Lighter, lighter.

- SARAH:
No, it's good enough.

- Lighter.

- Okay, can you stop?

Lighter. Lighter.

SARAH:

Darker, darker.

- JONAH:
Lighter. Lighter.

- SARAH:
Dark. Dark.

- Lighter. Lighter.

- Dark.

- SARAH:
Perfect.

- (MARLO SPUTTERS)

(DOOR OPENS)

- Hey.

- Hey. Sorry I'm late.

It won't happen again,

I promise.

It's fine.

Hey, what's wrong?

Nothing, I'm just in sort of

a f***ed-up relationship.

(CHUCKLES):

Which one?

- My roommate.

- (SIGHS)

Yeah. She's, uh... she's

a troublemaker. (CHUCKLES)

Oh, historically, those have

been my favorite people.

She just freaks out

every time I bring a guy home.

Is she religious or something?

Spends a lot of time

kneeling in front of a toilet.

Can you get your own place?

We're kind of... enmeshed.

Just don't make it personal.

Why don't you just tell her

you want a change of scenery?

Why? Why do I

have to lie to her?

Why can't I just be honest

and say that we're better off

without each other?

Because you'll hurt her.

And if you hurt her,

you'll regret it.

Girls don't heal.

Girls heal.

No, we don't.

We might look like

we're all better,

but if you look close,

we're covered in concealer.

F***.

(SIGHS)

Can we go out?

- Like in the backyard? Yeah.

- No, no, no.

Like out out, to the city.

New York?

Yeah. Let's get a drink.

(CHUCKLES)

Who's gonna look after Mia?

Uh, she still has a father,

doesn't she?

Look, Mia's been

sleeping through the night

for the past week.

Drew won't even realize

that we're gone.

Tully, take the night off.

Seriously.

I-I am gonna be fine.

Okay, Marlo, you need

to take the night off.

You can't be a good mother if

you don't practice self-care.

- (CHUCKLES)

- We deserve this.

How does getting

sh*t-wrecked in Manhattan

qualify as self-care?

You're right.

We'll go to Brooklyn.

I'm leaving you tonight...

MARLO:
I still think

we should have Ubered it.

I told you,

I'll be the chauffeur.

So we'll have

a couple of drinks

and then I'll drive us home.

Why are you so nice to me?

You trusted me with Mia's life.

That's real.

That means something.

Hmm, I guess so.

And I trusted you with mine.

How's that?

You could have murdered me.

Why would I murder you?

Admit it,

you've thought about it.

That is a f***ed up thing

to joke about.

It is!

Oh, my God.

I need bourbon.

(GASPS)

Bourbon's my drink.

(LAUGHS)

I come home

in the morning light...

("TIME AFTER TIME"

BY CYNDI LAUPER PLAYING)

If you fall,

I will catch you

I'll be wait...

Do I wanna go out with a...

All through the...

I'm searching...

("I'LL KISS YOU"

BY CYNDI LAUPER PLAYING)

("YEAH YEAH"

BY CYNDI LAUPER PLAYING)

MARLO:

This is it.

This... this is

my old neighborhood.

God, I lived here

for nine years.

Whoa, your molecules

are everywhere.

(LAUGHS) It used to not be

this nice, though.

Look, that's a bakery for dogs.

What'd it used to be?

A bakery for humans.

- Cool.

- I know.

People ate flour back then.

(CROWD CHATTER)

Hi. Sorry.

Two Maker's, neat.

Sure.

Want water with that?

No, I'm thirsty, not dirty.

Okay.

Hmm.

God.

I remember when guys used to

look at me like that.

He was looking at you.

Nobody wants to

f*** mommy, okay?

There is an entire

genre of porn

- dedicated to exactly that.

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