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Watch me.

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♪ Tell me why ♪

♪ I love you like I do ♪

♪ Tell me who ♪

♪ Can stop my heart As much as you ♪

♪ Tell me all your secrets ♪

♪ And I'll tell you Most of mine ♪

♪ They say nobody's perfect ♪

♪ Well That's really true this time ♪

♪ I don't have the answers I don't have a plan ♪

♪ All I have is you ♪

♪ So darling Help me understand ♪

♪ What we do ♪

♪ You can whisper in my ear ♪

♪ Where we go ♪

♪ Who knows What happens after here ♪

♪ Let's take each other's hand ♪

♪ As we jump into The final frontier ♪

♪ I'm mad about you, baby ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ I'm mad about you ♪♪

How long did it take you to write this paper?

Have you seen my other shoe?

Just promise I can sit next to you during the test.

I know. I know.

Okay, I know.

Where in the bedroom?

I understand.

The kitchen part of the bedroom.

You know, like, 8:00 or 8:30.

It's not a date.

I just want you to meet her.

Just do me one favor. Wear that beige sweater.

You'll love her.

She's the most fun person in the world.

Isn't Fran fun?

Yes, she's a carnival. Where's my shoe?

What is that?

What, the bedroom or the Upper East Side?

You're not shy. You're thoughtful.

I am thoughtful, but I'm shoeless.

If I were Nick, you'd help me find my shoe.

Nick, I've got to go.

I'll make a reservation for us someplace tonight.

All right. I'll see you at 8:00.

Okay.

So where do you think we should go tonight?

Why are we going?

Because it'll be fun.

Why am I going?

Because you're my date.

Let your little friend, Nick, be your date.

He's 25.

Oh, yeah. That's a turnoff. I forgot.

I've got to go. Bye.

That's it?

What... What is this?

Let's have sex now.

Then we wouldn't have to do it later.

How long were you talking to this guy?

He's 25. Come on. I'll do all the work.

Where was this big enthusiasm

when I needed you to find my shoe?

I was busy.

I really do got to get to this meeting.

What meeting?

If I explain it,

it will take that much longer.

Don't dawdle on your way home.

Mommy will be waiting.

Did you just kill it.

No, not your mother.

So why you want to film my guy?

Is he not the fastest short-order cook in town?

Yes, he is.

Well, there you go.

I don't know.

When this movie comes out,

everybody will see your restaurant.

They'll see you.

I don't want people to see me.

It's a documentary. Nobody will see it.

So why am I doing it?

Maybe I didn't sell this properly.

Let me ask you this,

you've been here how many years?

12.

How many times has somebody come in here

and offered to make a movie about your restaurant?

Never.

There you go. Think about it, all right?

Have your people call me.

I am my people. I will definitely...

What is this?

A number 12.

He heard you say 12.

Man, he's fast.

All right. Thank you.

Hey!

Hey! Hey! Hey!

What are you doing here?

I'm a busboy.

I was going to tell you that.

How do I look?

You look like a busboy. You're a doctor.

Antonio, clear 13.

Yeah, okay.

Antonio? You're Antonio now?

And loving it.

Wow! Did I miss a meeting.

Weren't you, like, in Alaska or Santa Fe?

Paul, I was everywhere.

It's been the most glorious 12 months of my life.

Know what I did in Wisconsin?

Something with cheese. I don't know. What?

Merchant marine.

Living on a barge, eating soup with my hands,

and I loved it.

All my life, I've been so sheltered.

Now I've seen the world. I've faced my fears.

I'm a new man, Paul.

Have you called your wife?

Can't do that.

Mark.

Don't you tell Fran that I'm back.

I won't do it, but come on.

You haven't spoken in, what, six months?

10.

10?

The longer you wait,

the harder it's going to be.

No, these stay here.

I followed her a couple of times,

once when you went to see Damn Yankees.

Last week, you followed us?

Boy, that "You Gotta Have Heart" number.

I stood. You don't even stand.

Did Fran like the show?

Would you call her?

Yes, I will. I will.

Tuna melt.

For me?

Did you say 10?

Yeah.

For you.

Why are you mad?

You know why I'm mad.

Don't do that. My mother does that.

Just tell me why you're mad.

You let me win.

Not exactly.

I just wanted you to feel good for tonight.

Why wouldn't I feel good?

Because I'm a 33-year-old single mom

being set up with a 25-year-old college kid?

Have a beer.

I'm telling you, I think you'll like this guy.

I'm not worried about that.

He's going to love you.

You think?

Definitely.

What about me

do you think he'll like specifically?

You're vulnerable right now,

but guys like that.

What are you wearing?

This is what I'm wearing.

Why are you wearing jeans?

Because I'm having a good ass day.

You really are.

You're not just saying that?

No.

Towels?

Uh, they're right next to the sink.

This what you do when I leave?

Am I having a good ass day?

Yes. Very good.

Listen. In a million years,

you'll never guess who I ran into.

You could start naming names now,

and by the year 3000,

you'll be no closer to guessing who I ran into.

Mark.

Mark who? What Mark?

Fran's Mark.

How could it be Fran's Mark?

Nobody's seen the guy for over a year.

You want to guess? Get serious.

Okay, who'd you run into?

Mark.

No! You saw Mark?

I saw him near Port Authority.

He's working in a dive as a busboy.

Oh, my God!

Where you going?

To tell Fran.

I promised we wouldn't say anything.

I don't want to be in the country

when she finds out.

He's gone for a year, and I don't tell her?

Stay out of this.

How do I sit through dinner and not tell her?

Talk about any subject,

except "My husband just saw your husband."

No. I know I'll crack.

No. You'll flirt with Nick.

He's 25.

Oh, yes.

Then I figured, the hell with it.

I don't need another math course.

That is hilarious! What a great story.

A really good story.

It's not such a good story.

Can I get another drink?

Ursula?

Hi.

Our waitress says hi.

Tell her we need another round.

No, we'll get it.

Thank you.

What?

What?

Why the look?

You're very girlish.

What, I'm being obnoxious?

You're like a little, happy seal.

We should get a colorful ball.

You could spin it on your nose.

I'm flirting? Yes.

It's that obvious?

Yes.

I'll give you $20 to go to a movie.

I tell you what,

I'll help good-looking boy with the drinks.

Put your money away. You're a student.

My dad's loaded.

I'll carry the drinks.

Thanks.

Oh, by the way,

you know the little thing where you keep touching my wife?

I don't like that.

Whoa!

When you carry a drink,

you can't think about it, or you spill it.

You're so helpful. Thank you.

Yeah, I'm here if you ever have questions.

Oh, God.

What?

Oh, God.

What?

Hello, Fran.

Oh, God.

You didn't know I was back?

How would I?

You didn't tell her?

You told me not to.

What, you couldn't see through that?

How could you not tell me?

I didn't want to ruin your date.

Date?

This is Nick.

He's in grad school with Jamie.

Great. I'm Dr. Devanow, Fran's husband.

I made 300 grand last year.

Nice work.

You all right?

Yeah, I'm great.

You guys having fun?

Good.

I was in Tupelo, Mississippi.

For three weeks, I ate nothing but okra.

I thought I sent you a postcard.

Back then I was still ripping them up.

You're taking this very well.

I really am.

How great you look.

Doesn't she look fantastic?

She certainly does.

What the hell am I watching?

This is not right.

You look 10 years younger.

I'm happy.

And I'm actually happy for you.

Good for me.

I'm going to get going.

No, don't be silly. We'll split some calamari.

Are they putting on a show?

This must be so hard for them.

When she slapped him,

that's the last thing I understood.

Then I was a brakeman

for the Southern Pacific railroad.

For how long?

Till I fell off.

Didn't I get a postcard from Virginia?

West Virginia. I was a coal miner.

In Abilene I manufactured beef jerky

and jerky byproducts.

I auditioned for the clown school in Tallahassee.

Isn't that the Harvard of clown schools?

Yeah. Interview went great.

Walked right into a door.

Sounds like fun.

It was.

You guys are kidding me, right?

What?

We should let you guys hash this out.

No, stay. We're catching up.

We're in a good place.

How can you be in a good place?

I don't get it.

We've both grown. I forgive him.

You're not dealing with this, either of you.

I think we are.

Just so I know I'm on the same planet,

You... He walked out on you.

I know.

No explanation.

It's who I was at the time.

Maybe it was for the best.

Why don't we leave you alone...

No. There's nobody I'd rather be here with

than the two of you.

And Nick.

Love Nick.

You love your wife's date?

Please, Paul. We're not children.

Fran, one hour ago, you slapped him.

It was an impulse.

And I forgave her.

Again they're forgiving.

Why not?

You're saying there's no consequence to his action?

Look, Paul, nobody's perfect.

I...

You know, she slept with Ira.

Love Ira.

Come on, pick up!

Come on! Let's go!

He's definitely a little slower today.

It's too much pressure. The cameras, lights.

We'll shut off the lights.

Give him a few minutes.

Go over there and sit down.

Fine.

And don't be looking at him.

No, I'm not looking at him.

Here, Paul.

Let me clean this off.

Stop cleaning up. You're a doctor.

Please, Paul, it's my job.

See, why...

Why would somebody peel the label off a ketchup bottle?

It's so senseless.

I just don't get it.

You think I do?

Look, if he came back after three months,

I would have taken him back.

If he came back after six months,

I'd have killed him.

He came back after a year, and we had dinner...

Go figure.

I just don't get it.

So, how does this work with you?

When you're tired of this, where do you go?

Wherever life takes me.

No, seriously. I'm asking a question.

What do you do?

How do you do this?

You want to know?

I open a road atlas.

Wherever my finger lands, that's where I go.

And do what?

What do you do?

Explore. Meet people.

Have fun.

You know what it's like to just have fun?

When I'm finished having fun, I open up the road map...

Boom! Point to another town.

Free... like my brother the wind.

So, like, on a weekday,

you get up, like, what... -00?

You can't imagine the exhilaration.

The freedom of living without responsibility.

Here, watch this.

Hey! I quit.

You can't quit.

Okay.

You get the gist.

Nick said you wouldn't get it.

You talked to Nick?

This morning.

We went out for breakfast.

A breakfast date?

We shared a muffin.

You see? I told you you two would hit it off.

He kissed me.

No!

He did.

He did not.

Do you remember what it's like when you want to kiss someone...

One of you moves closer,

and you know it's going to happen,

but you're afraid it might not be

as good as you imagined?

And when it happens,

it's even better than you dreamed?

No.

So she turns to me.

She says, "Next time you're in Albuquerque,

you know where to reach me."

And she's how old?

Please, Paul. Age doesn't matter.

Just tell me.

23.

Oh!

He doesn't know me,

so everything I say is new.

He thinks I'm funny.

I forgot I was funny.

Of course. You're hilarious.

I forgot!

And this woman in Hawaii?

Kaanapali or Haleakala?

The first... place.

Go ahead.

You're living together on the beach?

Yep.

Two weeks, then you say, "That's enough,"

and you leave the beach?

Yep.

That's okay?

Yep.

She's not angry?

Nope.

See, I don't understand this.

But you get the gist?

I get the gist.

Is he a good kisser?

He looks like he would be.

Yeah. He has really young lips.

Well, he's 25.

Last time I went out with a 25-year-old, I was 19.

This is even better.

Doesn't he have great hands?

I love his hands.

There's this guy in my French class, he's Cuban...

Why's he taking French?

I don't know.

He has beautiful hands, and his arms...

I love arms!

They're gorgeous.

What's his name?

Forget it.

Why?

I'm not introducing you to every guy at school.

Why not?

Because you'll date them,

tell me what happens,

and I'll live vicariously through you.

Isn't that good?

It's really not.

In one year, the guy has done everything.

He lived in Alaska, he hunted big animals,

he sang with Mormons...

Ow!

You got a 2x4 in there.

He rode across Texas in a boxcar with 200 head of cattle.

Why would he rather be in a boxcar with cattle

than with his wife?

I don't know,

but if there's a genuine reason, I wouldn't want to know it.

Ow! Ow!

I'm over here, you phony.

And the thing that really upsets me,

He feels no guilt. That upsets me.

Why?

Because you need guilt.

Otherwise people would go and do whatever makes them happy,

and I won't have that.

So, you're telling me

this is never going to happen to us?

To us? No. Impossible.

If you ever left me, I'd follow you.

And me, I don't like going anywhere.

Here we go. Got it.

I want to see it.

Look at that.

That's where it started, you dopey.

Where are you going?

To get you a Band-Aid.

If you were like Mark and you could do anything,

what would you do?

Anything anything?

Yeah.

I... Truly?

I would like to be a Good Humor man.

A Good Humor man?

Yeah.

I love the square truck, those thick doors,

the bell, the little change-maker.

I love everything about that job.

If you could do what Mark did, you wouldn't do it?

Well, there's a cost.

The way I see it, I've got two choices...

1... I could have everything in the world,

or 2... I could have you.

So I...

go with door number two.

That's very sweet.

Yes. I'm a very sweet guy.

Would you want to have Fran's life?

She's dating young guys,

and she has all this freedom.

Do you want that?

Don't think about it a long time...

No, no, no. Of course, no.

I hear some yes in your no.

I heard more yes in your no.

I didn't say no.

You gave me that "I choose you" crap.

Interesting how you attack me after I take the splinter out?

Doesn't it bother you

that you'll never again experience a first kiss?

True. Yeah.

It bothers me a lot, yes.

Do you remember our first kiss?

Up at your Christmas party office.

I knew I loved you with that kiss.

Before or after?

During.

I was going to say during.

See?

Neither of us will experience

a first kiss like that again.

Well, so, we can have it with each other.

We can't. It's not the same.

I'm saying yes, it is.

No.

Excuse me. Hi. What's your name?

Jamie.

Jamie?

You're very cute, Jamie.

Would you like to kiss me?

Yeah, when you're right, you're right.

I'm telling you.

Anywhere in the world?

Anywhere in the world.

Seattle.

Great. What do we do in Seattle?

I would fish, you could sell umbrellas.

Try again.

Burma.

You've got to get shots.

Ooh.

No, because I've got family right near there.

I've got family there.

In Israel? I do.

You do not. Don't assume.