What Other Couples Do Page #7

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know? You're such a... guy.

Oh my god, it feels so good to get

compliments from a beautiful girl.

I wish beautiful girls would give me

compliments all the time, you know?

Is it wrong to want that?

No.

You think I'm beautiful?

Of course.

Should we make out?

Maybe. I don't know if this whole

marriage thing is going to work out, so...

I'll probably give it a go.

You're really funny.

Keep saying that and I will leave her.

I'm serious. I will do it. Right now.

You're so funny.

(Music plays)

(the others, offscreen)

"Time's up! Time's up!"

Omigod, why did we waste time talking?

(the others) "Time's up!!!"

This, uh, contract is not

going to prevent arguments.

I know.

Do I have any lipstick on me?

You're good.

Thank you.

Time's up!

What?

Did you do anything?

Tsk. You didn't do anything.

I thought we weren't discussing

it. We signed the contract.

You didn't do anything?

We signed the contract.

Okay. We're honoring the contract.

Ginger.

Oh, boy.

Okaay.

Alrighty, sir...

M'lady...

Don't hurt nobody.

(Josh) Excuse me, Brad.

This is a little weird, huh?

Yeah.

What's wrong?

(Josh) Should I go get someone?

One of the girls? Or...?

(Josh) Is this about Chris?

It's everything.

Aw, I'm sorry. I'm ruining this for you.

No, no, please.

Don't you like, uh, Brad? He seems okay.

Yeah. Yeah. He's... he's just young.

We're always talking

about his hopes and dreams.

Oh, God...

Yeah. It's depressing.

Ahh, I just can't go

through all this again.

I mean, he thinks that he loves

me. But we would never last.

Even if I allowed myself to fall

in love with him... which I could...

Eventually he'd leave me

for someone young. Younger.

Like Chris did.

He's crazy. He was so

stupid to cheat on you.

You smell amazing.

Thank you. It's Jo Malone 154.

Lisa owns every perfume but that.

Why don't you buy it for her?

There's something about a person who gets

themselves everything that they want...

It makes you not want to get them stuff.

That sounds bad, doesn't

it? I sound like a jerk.

No, no.

Yeah.

No. But maybe you need to

talk to someone about it.

What do you mean, a

therapist? I can't afford that.

Ga, Josh.

You have a $2.5-million-dollar

house, what're you talking about?

Yeah, that's exactly what I'm

talking about... I can't afford that.

(the others, offscreen) Time's up!!

Where's Ginger?

She went to the bathroom.

(the others laugh)

Michelle.

I'm so glad I got you.

Really?

Yeah.

Um, I need to ask you something.

Yeah, we can do more than just kiss.

No, no, I'm sorry, I'm

sorry. No, it's about Ginger.

O-kay.

Do you think she would reconcile?

You wanna get back together?

Yeah. I have to get her back.

I don't know...

You must have some idea.

No, really, I don't.

I don't know if she'd go back.

You know, when she turns a corner...

I know. I know.

In college, she used to cry over a guy

for a week and then he was dead to her.

When she's done, she's done, you know?

Yeah.

If this is about her looking good, Chris...

Oh, please, I'm shallow,

I'm not ridiculous.

That's why I came here tonight, to see

if she would get back together with me

And then she shows up with this boy toy.

You got a hotel room with

a 23-year-old actress!

She was twenty-eight.

Okay, well on IMDB it's says that she's...

She's an actress. She lies about her age.

So, you regret it?

Oh my god, yes, I regret it.

If I could take it back, I would.

But at some point, it was exciting, right?

For about two minutes.

But it was, like, great, right?

Like, did you, like, feel alive?

Are you thinking about cheating on Dave? Is

that what this is about, our playing this game?

No, I just...

I'm so sick of Dave. You know?

Yeah, I know. And then you get tired

of the person you're cheating with.

And then, I don't know, it just seems like bad

form to cheat on the person you're cheating with.

Yeah.

And let me tell you something.

It's not real great out there.

What's it like? Dating again?

It sucks.

Because all these people have baggage. And

you're not exactly eager to find out what it is.

And I don't know. I don't feel like meeting

strangers in restaurants and, you know,

immediately finding out they're

nowhere near as good as Ginger.

Did I tell you I went

to the Oscars this year?

A friend of mine had an

extra ticket so I got to go.

How was it?

Within five minutes of being there,

you're walking down the red carpet...

and everybody's ignoring you

because you're not a star...

...and then you realize, you don't even want to

be there if you don't have a movie in the running.

And at this point in my life,

I want to make something great.

You know? Something that moves

people, that makes them feel something.

And this is going to sound weird,

but I can't do it without Ginger.

I need her. I need her in my corner.

(the others, offscreen) Time's up!!

Are you bummed we didn't do anything?

No, no, it's fine.

I hope Ginger takes you back.

Thanks. You're awesome.

Full sex, right? I'm prepared for anything.

I'm... I'm sorry. Can

I talk to you for a sec?

Yeah. Yeah.

How was it?

What?

Making out with Josh.

We didn't make out. We

just, we kissed a little.

Was it good?

Brad. We just talked. I was upset.

Why? Why were you upset?

He cheated on you and he left you.

I know.

What do you see in him?

Okay, yeah, maybe he was

good-looking when he was young, but...

Brad, he and I are the same age.

Yeah, but you're beautiful and interesting

and smart, and he's this Hollywood producer.

And you took vows. And he

slept with someone else.

Doesn't that bother you?

Of course. It all bothers me!

The fact that he cheated, the fact

that we're getting a divorce...

The fact that Oliver's going to have to deal with

the effects of this divorce for the rest of his life.

Stepmothers, and stepfathers, flying

back and forth across the country...

To see one parent while he's

missing the one he's not with.

Brad, what are we doing?

What do you mean?

You want me to fall in love with you?

Yes! Please! That's what I want!

Okay, then what?

We... we enjoy life. And...

and we have fun together.

And we have amazing sex.

How long would that last?

Ah...

Even if we lasted a couple of years...

if we even made it to spring...

Of course we'd make it to spring.

Okay, then what? We get married,

and you become Oliver's stepfather?

You're gonna wanna be with someone young.

Someone who's in the same life phase as you.

Life phase?

Yeah, life phase. Mine involves

my eyesight suddenly going to sh*t.

And buying reading glasses at

the drugstore, like old people.

Worrying about how the teen years are

going to be. Getting root canals, and...

It's not all serious. You can have fun.

Yeah, but...

I guess at the end of the day, I want to be with

someone who is in the same place in life as me.

I'm ready.

Lisa.

(Music plays)

Mm!

(they laugh)

Time's up!!

Time's up!

Oh, boy.

Are you kidding me?!

Hey, thanks for dinner.

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