Waiting to Exhale Page #5

And that wasn't the nature

of our relationship, and you know that.

I know.

The nature of our relationship was

that I was in love with a woman...

...was too nice to hurt my feelings.

You were in love with who?

And what?

Look...

...I know I'm married...

...and I Iove my daughter

with all my heart.

You see...

...her mother was five months pregnant

when we married.

Now, that was my choice.

I went in with my eyes open...

...and I've lived with it

for seven years now.

I don't want this to come off

like some kind of come-on...

...but you are the onIy woman

that I have ever loved...

...and I still Iove you, Savannah.

[FAITH EVAN's "KISSING YOU" PLAyS]

JAMES:
you okay?

- Yeah, I'm just.... Yeah, I'm okay.

Nervous.

I'm a little nervous.

If you're having second thoughts

about me being up here....

No, no.

I'm having all kinds of thoughts.

Well, I mean,

if it's any consolation, Bernie...

...I've never done this before.

You sure?

I haven't made Iove to a woman

in over a year.

Lauren stopped wanting to, so....

[GIGGLING]

JAMES:

Look....

- I got two things I wanna say.

- No, you don't have to say anything--

I do, because you may

kick me out afterwards.

[CHUCKLES]

Remember how you were saying that

the woman your husband was marrying...

...I mean, ex-husband...

...that she was white?

Yes.

Well....

Well, so is my wife.

Look, Bernie, I mean,

I couId sit here and say...

...that the reason I'm staying with her

is because she's dying...

...or that it's my obligation

or a whole bunch of stuff...

...but the truth of the matter is...

...I love her.

She's the only woman

I have ever loved...

...and I would never leave her

under any circumstances.

It hurts like hell.

Yeah.

Someone felt that way about me once...

...but he stopped.

What do you wanna do tonight?

Make tonight beautiful.

Beautiful.

- Marvin, please eat this sandwich.

- Mmm.

- Yes. Yes, indeed.

- Come on now!

- Just kidding.

- No, you weren't.

I wouldn't do that to you.

can you hold that for me?

Don't throw that away, now.

Ain't got no cheese on this sandwich.

- You don't like cheese.

- Bought the paint.

Good.

Sit it right down there, Tarik.

Want a bite of this sandwich?

It got cheese in it?

[LAUGHING]

Here. Take a bite.

[PLAYS "HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO yOU"]

[WOMEN SINGING

"HAPPY BIRTHDAy TO YOU"]

GLORIA:

Oh....

- Thank you.

- Happy birthday, baby.

To the best blow-drying,

scissor-scalping...

...bumber-curling, braiding, weaving...

..."get this gray out of my head,"

dyeing beautician...

...west of the Mississippi.

Happy birthday.

Oh, thanks.

Weak.

Gloria, I hope you find true love...

...and get you some that's so electric,

you ain't gonna need no blow dryer.

- Oh, pIease.

- And so juicy...

...it's gonna put an end

to your 10-year drought.

- Oh!

SAVANNAH:
Oh, she's so nasty.

Nasty.

Oh, come on, raise them once more.

Let's get serious now.

Girlfriend...

...here's to peace of mind...

...and all the happiness

that your heart and hand can hold...

...because Lord knows you deserve it.

Oh....

- Happy birthday, girl.

GLORIA:
Oh, thank you.

Happy birthday.

I can do this.

All right, come on,

make your wish first. Make your wish.

Okay.

- Come on, girl, go on.

- Okey

Oh, this is pitiful.

come on, let's help this old lady.

- You need some help.

- Let's help her out.

[WOMAN SINGS OVER STEREO]

Why do they write these damn songs?

To make you think and believe

and dream you could feel like this?

Somebody had to go through this sh*t

in order to write it.

Don't you think?

You know what?

You know what we all have in common?

What?

None of us, not none of us...

...have a man.

That's some sad sh*t.

That lying a**hole.

He messed up my life.

I should call him right now.

I wanna talk to that b*tch.

GLORIA:

Girl, you crazy. What are you thinking?

ROBIN:

Hand me the phone. I'll talk to her.

GLORIA:

No, wait a minute.

- Dial her number, Bernie.

GLORIA:
Hey, wait.

SAVANNAH:
Robin, what are y'all doing?

- No.

SAVANNAH:
Put the phone down.

KATHLEEN:
Johnny? Hello?

No, it's not John, b*tch.

Robin! Savannah, talk to her.

BERNADINE:
What happened?

- Bernie don't do this.

Bernie? Bern, don't do this.

I gave him two babies, and she thinks

she can just take my f***ing husband.

GLORIA:

Bernie!

Bernie, cut.

It's stupid!

It's stupid, and it's childish!

SAVANNAH:

Thank you!

Gloria, I have some sh*t

I wanna get off my chest.

I'm hurt.

You unplugged the phone.

What happened to the music?

I thought this was supposed

to be a party.

[TLC's "CREEP" PLAYS]

BERNADINE:
Hurt it. come on, baby.

ROBIN:
Go, Gloria.

[GIGLING]

I'm sick of this sh*t, now.

Wait a minute.

The one man I Iove

is married with a kid...

...and there's my life

in one little sad nutshell.

Men do leave their wives.

At least he told you he was married.

yeah, but see,

I'm not your average 24-year-old girl...

...who's willing to wait around

and count the days, see?

- I'm 33 years old

- Ooh....

...and I still look good.

I still look good!

- You do.

- You look good, girl.

GLORIA:

Fly diva.

Uh-huh. Freak mama.

GLORIA:
Hoochie-coochie diva.

- No.

All y'all go to hell.

- You know you look good.

- You look good, girl.

Whatever happened

to the good old days?

- The good old days?

- What good old days?

Jinx.

You know, the days when men

actually flirted with you...

...and asked you out

for a real date, you know?

Where they hiding?

They're not hiding.

They're too damn scared

to make a commitment.

They're with white women.

- They're gay.

- Or married.

- They ugly.

- They behind bars.

Got bad credit.

Got littIe d*cks and can't f***.

That's what it is.

Or they got big ones

and still can't f***!

[CHUCKLING]

Wait, wait. They wanna spank you.

- What? They wanna what?

- They wanna spank us?

- That's not a bad thing.

- Oh, Robin.

Oh, come on.

- They're too possessive.

- They want you to be their mama.

And their daddy.

- And they ugly.

- We already said they was ugly.

Yes, good and ugly.

Inside-out ugly?

If you're ugly inside,

you're ugly outside.

- Inside out.

- Jeez, who asked her?

TARIK:

Happy birthday, Mom.

[PHONE RINGING]

SAVANNAH:

Hi, Ma. Did I wake you?

What difference does it make?

I'm up now.

What's wrong?

why you talking so low?

Savannah? Are you there?

Yeah. yeah, Ma. I'm still here.

Nothing's wrong.

How are things with you?

Well, they cut my food stamps

to $57 a month.

How've you been getting by?

What've you been eating?

Oh, baby, see,

I knew you would get upset...

...and I been trying to deal with it

on my own.

The check, it goes so fast,

and things are so high nowadays.

Ma, how much money do you have?

Sixty-seven dollars.

Ma, be down at Western Union

first thing in the morning. Okay?

Baby...

...you know, Kenneth called,

and he said he's going to be trying...

...to come out there,

with him filing forhis divorce and all.

well, did he call you?

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