Waiting to Exhale Page #7

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KENNETH:

Hi, darling.

I'm sorry I'm late.

My daughter's had a 104 temperature

for the past two days.

- Really?

- She's got the chickenpox.

Oh, gosh.

I mean, PauIa's been beeping me

on the hour, every hour, all damn day.

I toId her, all she had to do

was give the girl an ice bath...

- Right.

- ..or rub her down with alcohol.

- Hmm.

- Jesus you'd think she had malaria.

- So why'd you even come?

- Why?

Because you are the most

important thing in my life.

WAITER:

Can I get you something to drink?

- No, thanks, for me.

KENNETH:
A gin and tonic, please.

One of these days, she won't

have me around to bug about this sh*t.

Hmm....

You know, every trip

I make out here...

...I dread going home.

The longer I think about it...

...the more I'm convinced

that this is what I want to do...

...when the time is right.

WAITER:
Excuse me.

- Thank you.

I mean, it's more financial

than anything right now...

...and there's still a lot of things

to be worked out.

I know if I left right now, it would be

the wrong time for my daughter.

She thinks she's having a baby sister.

A baby?

So we're going to have to wait

a little bit longer than I expected.

Yeah.

But I know the kind of person

that you are.

You wanna do the right thing

as much as I do.

I do, Kenneth. I really do.

You see, the more I think about it...

...the more I Iook at you...

...you look like...

...the scum of the f***ing earth.

You see, the good news is, Kenneth...

...is that I was never, ever in danger

of you getting a divorce.

Oh, no. I'm the lucky one.

"The most important thing" in your life.

Meaning you'll abandon

your wife and your child...

...to get laid every chance I give you...

...and you think--.

You think the brass ring...

...is some bogus promise

to put me in Paula's shoes...

...so you can do the same f***ing thing

to me next year?

It's pretty close

to irresistibIe, lover man.

What the hell's wrong with you?

I mean, you and my wife working

for the same f***ing firm or something?

You weren't this self-righteous

when you were f***ing my brains out.

You weren't worrying

about my poor wife then, were you?

You're right.

You're absolutely right, Kenneth.

I couldn't see past what I wanted,

so that made me an a**hole...

...but the difference

between you and me...

...is, I'm not anymore.

- Wait a minute. Whoa, whoa, whoa.

- What is it?

Now, look, I'm sorry, but we need

to talk about this some more.

I mean, without all the anger.

Look, I'm not mad. Really.

Neither am I, baby. I'm not mad.

And to prove it, the drinks are on you.

Hey! Damn it!

ASSISTANT:

You have a phone call.

Thanks, Edy.

Excuse me for a sec. Hello.

MOTHER:

Have you lost your mind?!

SAVANNAH:

Ma?

kenneth just called me

and told me how simple you acted!

He was actually crying!

And men don't be crying over no woman

unless they love them.

How can you be so insensitive?

SAVANNAH:
could you excuse me?

CREWMAN:
No problem.

First of all, Ma, I'm sick of you

telling me how I should live my life...

...who you think I should love, marry.

Ma, I'm sick of it!

- DOn't you raise your voice at me!

- Mama, I'm 33, and I live alone.

Yeah. Tell me about it.

And I have to accept the fact that

I may live alone for the rest of my life.

It ain't too late, Savannah.

He's begging on his knees,

and you letting him get away!

Mama, do you hear me?

I have a job. I have friends.

Ma, I have interests

that you don't even ask about...

...because only one thing counts

with you.

With any damn woman,

unless they lying to themselves.

Well, I'm being honest with myself, Ma.

I'm smart, I work hard

and I'm a good person.

Ma, if I allowed myself to think like you,

I guess I'd be a dead woman.

Ma, you should be proud

I'd rather live alone...

...than crawl up behind

a two-timing loser like Kenneth!

He's a good man, Savannah.

A good man.

He's just in a bad situation right now,

and he's trying to get out of it.

I tell you what,

why don't you f***ing marry him?!

[PHONE RINGING]

Ma, I was wrong to yell.

I'm sorry.

But I meant what I said about my life...

...but I didn't mean to disrespect you.

I'll never do that again.

It's all right, baby.

It's all right.

I just don't wanna see you

end up like me.

Alone.

I know, Ma. And I Iove you.

I love you too, sugar.

I'll talk to you later. Bye.

After fully reviewing

all the newly submitted documentation...

...the settlement will go as follows:

One and a half million dollars...

...in the Phoenix Municipal Savings

and Loan Association...

...ownership of the residence

at 1985 Ohio Drive...

...in Pinnacle Peak, Arizona...

...a second house in Acapulco, Mexico...

...500,000 in stocks and bonds...

...and an E320 S Mercedes

station wagon.

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

[SCREAMING AND CHEERING]

[KNOCKING]

Hey, baby. Surprised to see me?

Finally got the b*tch off my back

like I toId you.

If that's what you want,

I'm happy for you.

Why are we standing here

talking about it?

Because I haven't invited you in.

come on, baby. It's me.

It's Russell.

Why you wanna do this to us?

After all we been through?

- Come on, now.

- I said, stop.

What you reading?

childbirth choices?

What's that about?

Yeah. It's yours, and I'm keeping it.

- So, what you expect me to do?

- What you do best.

Disappear.

Go home to your wife.

Or better yet, go get some help.

I don't want anything from you.

I want you to read my lips.

We don't need you in our lives.

Yes!

[KNOCKING]

It's open.

GLORIA:

How you been doing?

[THUNDERING]

GLORIA:

I haven't seen much of you lately.

I, uh.... I acted silly when all you did

was tell me the truth.

I guess I didn't wanna hear it.

I been real busy.

Um....

I came over for two reasons.

I know I shut you out...

...and I miss you in our life...

...my life.

Marvin, I have no doubt

what you said was true...

...and I apologize.

I just came over to say that.

Wait a minute. Wait.

come on in.

Sit down.

He just left.

He wouldn't even let me

take him to the airport.

He's been the man in my life,

you know.

My companion.

More than just my baby.

Now he's gone.

I gave up...

...a long time ago on any hope I had

of finding someone for myself.

It's a terrible thing to do to Tarik.

- Tarik's gonna be fine. Yeah.

- Yeah.

I'm grateful to you, though,

for opening my eyes.

I miss you too.

You wouldn't allow

my fear of being alone...

...to get in the way of him growing up

and doing what he has to do.

I was so unfair to him.

- No, no.

- Yes, I was.

No. You haven't been unfair to Tarik.

You've been unfair to you.

To us.

It's like you don't feel you're worthy

to have someone to love you.

No, I....

I love you.

- I love you.

- Don't say it.

- Yes.

- You don't love me.

Yes, I love you...

...Gloria.

D.J.:
we're moving

into our New Year's Eve countdown.

ROBIN:

I don't feel like going to a club.

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