Lipstick Jungle (2008) s02e07 Episode Script

Previously on Lipstick Jungle I keep going over and over the conversations, trying to figure out what signals I gave him.
Mmm-mmm, you didn't do anything wrong.
There's this charity event Saturday in Central Park.
You want to go with me? Aren't I still the guy who filed for sexual harassment at Bonfire? No, you're the editor-in-chief's boyfriend.
I just want to know if you think she would be open to a second chance.
Joe, you've built your fortune taking risks.
I think this one is worth taking.
What do you think? I think if I made a quick dash for the door, I could retire comfortably in the Bahamas.
Hey, Dennis, how are you? Good.
Good.
Look, I want to apologize for the other night, again.
I'm sorry.
Please, it never happened.
Kirby, nothing about you embarrasses me.
You are the hardest working, most decent Stop.
Save the speech for my mom.
What? She's coming into town next week.
Most importantly, there's one very special guy who I wouldn't be standing up here without.
So, Rodrigo, will you please come up here? Jeez, my hand is cramping.
Might be easier if you just dot your "I's" instead of all those little hearts.
They are not hearts.
Your pen is leaky.
How come your boss hasn't called me, by the way? He does have other businesses, princess.
Yeah, I know, but I'm getting baskets of fancy jam from complete strangers.
He could call and say, "Nice job.
" He is a man of few words, and he doesn't like jam.
Hey, honey, do you have this in a 10? Uh-huh, yeah.
But why? Are you planning on hiding Kirby under it? Try the 4.
No, I don't want to wear anything tight.
I haven't met a boyfriend's mother since I was dating Charles.
Well, stop it.
She's going to love you.
Try the 4.
Oh.
Missed one.
Oh, well, please tell Mr.
AWOL that I need an answer about Friday.
What's Friday? Nico's having that launch party for the new sports magazine, and Anna Kanatova will be there.
Ballerina? She's a tennis player, and she's got this new licensing deal that I'm up for, if I can win her over, which would be a lot easier if Joe was there.
I'm as tennis illiterate as you are.
I will check his schedule.
My leaky pen, please? Vic, what do you think of this? Yeah, that'll impress her if she was a librarian at a women's prison.
How did you even put this look together with my clothes? I need your help.
I'm trying to decougarize.
Well, you need to stop over-thinking this, honey.
Just dress like you always do.
You always look great.
What are you and Mother Atwood going to be doing? Well, I made a reservation at Megu.
Really? If you want to get in with her Midwestern graces, you should skip the raw sea urchin and go for a home-cooked meal.
Emphasis on the cooked.
You're right.
Megu's way over the top.
You and Rodrigo should No more Rodrigo.
What? What about the whole, you know, after the show? Yeah, that was my adrenaline talking.
Reality crashed in about an hour later.
Wait, you and Rodrigo are not Don't rub it in.
Just chalk it up to one more big, fat, romantic failure.
I love the breakup scene.
The flashbacks are much better, and it's just good, Cassidy.
Really well-delineated.
I've got one note on act two, though.
I'll e-mail you.
Hey! Where have you been? I have just had an interesting lunch at the Four Seasons.
Midtown? You get nosebleeds above 14th Street.
I met with a manager, Josie Scotto.
Oh, don't know her.
I didn't realize you were looking.
Why don't you let me call Ian? No need to make any calls, darling.
Josie is hungry.
She is keen on keeping her client list small, and I like the fact that she came after me.
Who does she work for? At the moment, herself.
She's very proactive.
Middle of lunch, she calls up this big indie film producer, Ted Rubin.
Rabin.
Ted Rabin, he's good.
Anyway, so she says to him, "I'm sitting here with the composer "for your Irish movie.
" She had already sent him my CD.
She booked me the job on the spot.
Wow! Wow, well, maybe you should sign with her.
I did.
Oh, wow.
That's fast.
You seem underjoyed.
No.
No, there's a lot of joy here.
It's just a manager That's just That's a big decision to make alone.
Wendy, I'm trusting my instincts here, and I'm fairly certain you'll feel the same way.
She sounds great.
I'm looking forward to meeting her.
You will, tonight.
She wants to take us to dinner to celebrate.
I think Ted's going to be there as well.
You up for it? Sure.
Right, then.
Well, I think I'm going to go and do little bit of homework before this dinner.
What was her name, again? Josie what? Scotto.
I think the cucumber is dead already.
You sure she likes feta? Baby, relax.
She's a real-estate agent, not a food critic.
My mom is totally casual.
Are you saying I'm overdressed? Always.
Let me help.
No, no, honey, I have to do this.
Mmm-hmm.
No, I can't do this now.
Kirby, let me get the swordfish.
Mmm-mmm.
I can't do this right now.
Yes, you can.
No, I can't.
All right, zip me.
Zip me now.
All right, I'll do it.
I'll do it.
I'll do it.
Why didn't they call up? Hi.
Mrs.
Atwood? Oh, Tina, please.
I'm so glad to meet you.
Oh, thank you.
Baby boy.
You look great! Thanks.
Let me take your coat.
I hope I'm not too early.
Oh, no.
No, not at all.
How was your flight? It was cramped.
Whoa.
This is something.
You could play contact sports in this living room.
Don't tell me, you already have.
What is that I'm smelling? Oh, Nico cooked for us.
Really? In that outfit? I'm impressed.
Love the shoes.
Thanks.
Bone china.
Big changes, kiddo.
What happened to eating out of takeout cartons? Beautiful collection.
Oh, it was a gift from my mother-in-law.
Nice.
My mother-in-law gave me a broken TV and shingles, but that's another story.
How do you ever go home to your hovel after spending time here? I don't much.
Honey, we put champagne in ice.
We don't put ice in the champagne.
Yeah, the ice cubes are made of champagne, Mom.
We had it at a club, and now we make it here all the time.
But, I mean, I have juice in the fridge if you prefer No! This sounds delicious.
Champagne ice cubes.
Fancy.
And I thought I was living high when Grand Rapids got a drive-through coffee bar.
Well, so, Tina, tell me.
Is there anything special that you want to do on this trip? I could get tickets to Salvador Dali's show at MoMA or I'm more intrigued by clubbing.
Where do you two like to go? Why don't you tell her about Swap-a-Palooza, babe? Well, I I don't know how to describe it, exactly.
It's It's like strip poker with musical chairs, but without the poker.
Yeah, it was a once-in-a-lifetime experience, literally.
It was, and will be, the only time.
What are you talking about? You loved it.
Are we listening to Annie Lennox? Is that her? Mmm, it sounds like her, but I'm not sure who it is.
God, I used to love Annie Lennox.
I remember her first solo show.
I was here in New York, visiting my college roommate, and we begged, borrowed and stole for those tickets.
I think that was actually my first concert.
Really? At the Roxy? That's wild.
You two could have been standing next to each other, waving your cell phones.
Tell him we used to use lighters back then, right after we invented fire.
I think I'm going to check on the swordfish.
No, no, no, you stay right there.
I'll check on the swordfish.
You two talk.
Oh, oh, okay.
Look at him.
When I was here in January, he couldn't even make Jell-O.
Now he's checking swordfish and turning champagne into ice cubes.
Someone's training him well.
Yeah.
So, we are having our date, and we're going to Lincoln Center.
We're on the subway.
There's an M&M on the empty seat beside him, and without missing a beat, he picks it up and eats it.
God.
Yeah! That's disgusting.
That's what's out there.
It's okay.
After years of feeling suffocated in my marriage, I'm happy to be free.
Wendy, have you been here? No.
Oh, I just knew that Shane would love it, you know.
It's so Merchant Ivory.
Well, that's very kind, but remind me never to show you the pub I grew up over and in.
Did Shane tell you about the movie? Yes, period piece, set in Ireland.
Belfast, in the '60s.
Romeo and Juliet.
Catholic and Protestant families at each other's throats, a real stew of anger, sex, whiskey, poetry Which I saw in Shane the second I met him, so Guilty, as charged.
Wendy, your husband is He's a major talent.
I know.
I've known that for a long, long time.
Honey, how are you doing in there? Just a second.
So, was your late husband a cook, too? Charles? Not really.
I don't mean to bring down the room, but it was very sudden, wasn't it? You know what? Can I get you a refill, or maybe I could open some wine or, you know No, I'm fine.
I think it's admirable how quickly you turned your life around.
I mean, most people in your situation would have just stayed stuck, but then again, you had Kirby.
Yeah, yeah, he was He helped me out a lot.
Oh, I know.
Before and after.
Before what? Your husband's death.
I'm sorry, am I not supposed to know about your history? Too late.
My son tells me everything.
Yeah, but there are probably some really important things that he left out.
Nico, look, I think you're very sweet together, I do.
I mean, I'm not here to try to tell anybody how to live their lives.
Yeah, well, I'm guessing that you probably weren't thrilled.
You know what, Tina? It was a complicated situation, but I do believe that people come into your life for a reason, even if, at the time Honey, relax.
You had me at the shoes.
All right.
The fish is done.
I think we're ready to rumble.
Good.
It's been a bumpy ride.
Had to fire the editor after two weeks.
The German money fell out.
The distributor bailed.
I'm sorry, are we celebrating the same movie? There's some good news, too.
You're the best thing that's happened to us in months.
Told you.
You need an editor? I've got the fastest cutter in New York.
And don't wait to finish the whole film to sell it.
Put together a trailer, and take it out to some hedge-fund guys.
I can get you names.
Listen to her, tossing this stuff off between bites of risotto.
She's what we need, guys.
How do we get her on this film? I can't be bought with an entree.
Order a dessert.
I already have a project.
One project? For you? What, are you sleepwalking? Shane, we want her on this.
She's better than me.
And she makes her own decisions.
It's win-win for you, Wendy.
It's your first indie credit, and your husband's genius is all over it.
Shane, tell her she has to do it.
Well, darling, the gentleman wielding a steak knife is making a demand.
We can make it happen.
There's an energy at this table.
Am I right? I feel it.
It's a love-fest.
Fine, I am in.
Excellent.
I think we should start with Roan Inish because it's got that montage in the beginning, with the beautiful flute.
Remember that? I haven't seen it.
Really? Oh, then, we'll definitely start with that one.
Hmm.
It's just getting a bit late for me, darling.
Come on, Grandpa.
What happened to the nights that we used to stay in bed and have our all-night movie Jeez, sod off, mate! Get off your cell phone! Shane? Hey, are you okay? Honey, I don't have to work on this film, okay? I mean, I can call Ted right now and tell him I changed my mind.
No, no, no, you should do it.
It's good for the film.
It's good for me.
I've got another project to work on.
Well, so, it's perfect.
You won't be too wrapped up in this.
See? My mother was right.
You're a good first husband.
Where's Roy? You'll still make Cipriani by 8:30.
Okay, the short list for your new jet's pilot is down to three, and Victory asked me to remind you about the Anna Kanatova meeting.
Have you returned any of Victory's calls? Have you returned the ring? What are you waiting for? For her to come to her senses.
Ellen? Oh, I know, I know.
I'm way out of bounds here, but when it's clear that two people belong together, I think that it's valuable for a friend to step in I didn't ask a friend to return the ring.
I asked my assistant to do that.
An assistant who has arranged your dates for the last 10 years, and broken up with most of them for you, but this one is different.
I know it's different.
I'll do it myself.
No I still can't believe that you and my mom were at the same concert, dancing in the same mosh pit.
That's crazy.
But now that it's over, I have to admit I was a little bit nervous about dinner tonight, too.
Which part made you nervous? Whether you two would get along.
You know, you put two strong, smart, independent women in the same room, it could easily turn into a Mosh pit? She liked you, though, I mean, a lot.
When my mom isn't into somebody, it is very obvious.
She's no good at hiding her feelings.
Yeah, well, I just wish I knew something about her.
It was like she had an encyclopedia on me and us.
What do you mean? Well, like when we first started dating and the fact that I was still married to Charles.
Well, look, my mom was in a bad marriage, and she gets it.
Hell, my dad left when I was still in the crib.
Look, all I'm saying is I just wish that it was an even playing field, that's all.
I'm sorry about that.
It's just always been the two of us, so I guess I'm used to telling her everything.
But you know what? What difference does it make when or how we met? We're together now, right? Yeah.
I'm feeling kind of dirty.
How about we take a shower? You know what? There's still stuff on the table.
Yeah, but the dishes can wait.
I can't.
Well, you know what? You're going to have to.
Hey, honey! I dug through my old boxes, and I found Waking Ned Devine.
It's got a superb score.
You're joking.
We were up half the night watching every Irish movie ever made, darling.
Please, no more.
Why not? Darling, I don't like to start a project listening to other people's music, you see, because if it's rubbish, it gets in my head, okay? And if it's good, it just makes me anxious, and if it's really good, I'll get a little bit suicidal.
Yeah? Okay.
Okay? All right.
Don't get your knickers in a twist, okay? Besides, I've already got something in my head, and it's sort of Celtic, and it's quite haunting.
Quite good.
Like a harp? Darling, I'm scoring an explosive family drama, not a Mother's Day brunch at the Carlyle.
Okay, what were you thinking? What I'm thinking is that my whiskers are growing inward.
Now, please, can I just finish this off? Okay? I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
Hey, I am sorry.
Okay? Okay.
And on an empty stomach, too.
Why were you guys up till Oh, sorry.
Did we keep you up? No, but I had a weird dream about a homicidal leprechaun.
I must have slept through that one.
I've signed on to produce your dad's next project.
Pretty exciting, huh? I'll go make coffee.
And, by the way, honey, what's going on here? Hmm? Oh, I don't know, but I'm toying with a mustache.
Josie wanted me to do some PR shots, and she thought a little facial hair might lend me some distinction.
What do you think? I think you're distinct.
Let Josie grow her own mustache.
Right.
Listen to me, Lou, you don't show your mug at that party tomorrow night and thank our advertisers you're going to lose a hell of a lot more money than you can make at a poker table.
He's the founder of the magazine, and he's not even coming to his own launch party? What do you expect from a guy who thinks these should go in the goody bag? Give me Fold your hand, and get your flabby ass back to New York.
What? He likes it rough.
Aren't you supposed to wear a leather mask when you talk to people like that? He's an ex-wrestler.
Yeah, but you sound like the one on steroids.
What's up? What went down with Mother Atwood? Oh, I wouldn't call her that.
What would you call her? Sis? What's that mean? I don't know.
It's weird.
I mean, there is something.
She and I are very not so different.
If we were both in a police lineup, I could do time for her crime.
Don't laugh.
It's not funny.
It kind of is.
Oh, yeah, it's a riot.
I'm dating a guy who subconsciously wants to date his mother.
Maybe not.
Or maybe so.
How fast does he go for the breast? Listen, last night was the first time that Kirby and I slept together.
No, no, just slept.
Well, do we get to meetljudge your evil twin? Well, she's not evil.
She's actually kind of nice, but there is something that is Nico, if she's nice, why are you looking for problems? You know, it's not that weird, actually.
I read this article in Newsweek that said that people are attracted to other people whose features are similar, so in some ways, we're all dating our cousins.
Ew! It was in Newsweek.
See, instead of having lasting relationships, I read articles about them.
So, do you really want one? Of course, I do.
No one wants to be speed dating at 75.
Okay, this isn't working.
I'm just I'm not going to get this job.
Honey, what's going on? Why is this one meeting so important? A licensing deal where I design tennis wear means cash flow.
And, oddly, the electric company doesn't let you pay your bills with a glowing review.
So does anyone know anyone who knows anything about tennis besides the missing Joe Bennett? Honey, you know what? Don't worry about it.
There's a library one floor down, and there are tons of sports magazines.
I'm sure that Marva can help you out.
Okay, thanks.
Okay, bye-bye.
Now what? You have to call Joe right now.
Again? I am one phone call away from a restraining order.
Again.
Oh, I'm sorry.
I thought you were working alone.
I am.
It's just Josie.
Thanks.
So, you didn't hear the delivery guy? No, we've been immersed.
Oh, well, this was ice cream.
So, what are you working on, huh? The title sequence? No, mostly motifs.
Josie brought over some Delores O'Riordan vocals from her next album.
And we might be able to sample them.
Sampling? Well, that can get expensive.
I'm just putting on my producer's hat.
Delores is a client, so we can get a rate.
The label's having a listening party.
It is tomorrow night.
Shane and I were going to go.
Why don't you come with? Oh, well, we actually already have plans.
Nico's launch party.
Oh, right.
Hello? Shiver me timbers! You.
Why are you dressed like that? Duh, because I'm a pirate.
Hey, can Finn's parents take me to the birthday party tomorrow? Sure.
Shane, why don't you call Dennis? His dad doesn't live there anymore.
Oh, God, I didn't know that.
Did you know that, darling? No.
But maybe it would be easier if we just dropped him off.
Well, hang on.
If Nico's party is in the city, why do we want to take Taylor to Brooklyn? Because I don't want all the other parents to think that we're too busy to go to Brooklyn.
I think you're over-thinking that one, if I put my producer's hat on.
Taylor, you go with your mate.
Yay! Yay! I'll call Dennis.
Great.
Yeah, well, that's it.
That's all I want to say to him.
I What are you doing here? So, you're not returning my phone calls, either? I don't need any more of your insider tips.
Joe, I didn't give you bad advice, I didn't know about Rodrigo.
But the fact is Victory isn't seeing him anymore.
They're done.
And so are we.
No, we're not.
You can't walk away from something this big because of bad timing.
Timing? Do you know how many times in my life I bought a business that I wasn't absolutely certain was going to make a profit? Once.
I wasn't looking to buy a clothing company.
I didn't want to buy a clothing company.
What I wanted It doesn't matter what I wanted.
I have gambled enough on Victory Ford.
The fact is you're still her business partner.
She needs you to land this tennis deal.
The least you could do is show up.
Taylor, honey! Finn's here! I'm making my card, Mom! Taylor, please, hurry up! I'm coming! Hey, Dennis.
Hey, Finn! Hey.
Come on in.
We were just getting ready to go out.
Well, is it a pajama party? No, not quite.
Oh, this is for you.
Oh, well, wow, you didn't have to do that.
It's just a peace offering.
Yeah.
Real Australian, you know.
It's not bottled in Mineola.
Well, it sounds great.
Sure you don't want to save it for yourself? No, no.
I'm living in two rooms now, and Kate's got the wine glasses, so Besides, drinking alone isn't my idea of a rocking good time.
Darling, did you pick up my John Varvatos shirt? Oh, hello, Dennis.
Shane, how's it going? Yeah, fine.
Sorry to hear about you and Kate.
There's your shirts right in the middle there, okay? Boys, you're going to be late! Any help you need with Finn, just let us know, and the same goes for you, too.
If you fancy a little home cooking, you just pop by.
Okay? Wendy's taken up torturing chickens.
All right, what've we got here? That was a thank-you for Halloween.
For making the costumes.
You made costumes? Well, I de-coutured them, and Dennis helped.
Guys! Got to go! Double-parked! Yeah, okay.
Yeah, go, go, go, mate, 'cause they'll give you a ticket in about 30 seconds.
I'll bring the boys down.
Okay, thanks.
Poor bloke.
Looks like she really broke his heart.
Boys, come on! Chop, chop, chop, chop, chop! All right.
Now, it's my turn.
Now, it's my turn.
Don't bring the pre-season.
Don't bring the pre-season.
Don't look at them.
Keep your eye on the All right, don't look.
How could I be distracted by this? This is a rugby ball in England, see? And what you do is you pass it down the line Don't look at the girls, okay? Just That's not even close.
You have a go.
All right, watch.
Left foot forward.
Hard court or soft court, what's the difference? I would think the surface.
Oh, there she is.
Nico! Wendy, I'm over here.
Wow, there was a woman over there Yeah, that would be Tina.
Wow! You weren't kidding.
Man, if she's pushing 50, Is that my dress? Yeah, I loaned it to her.
So I could make sure that we wouldn't show up in the same thing.
Come on, I'll introduce you.
Oh, welcome to the NBA, buddy.
You need a stepladder? You need some help with that there, huh? That's rich.
A little David and Goliath? Tina.
You're missing our boy in action.
He's mopping the court with a New York Knick.
I want to introduce you to my closest friends, Wendy and Victory.
Hi.
I've heard your names from Kirby.
He neglected to tell me how stunning you both are.
Then again, he is wrapped up in one person, isn't he? Well, you know, you meet someone like Nico, it's hard not to be enamored.
Yeah, I think the word is bewitched.
Well, I'll try to use my powers for good, not evil.
Oh, sometimes, it's hard to tell the difference.
Let me get another mojito.
Would you like to join me? Oh, maybe in a minute.
Thanks.
Yeah.
Okay, so I'm not losing my mind, right? There is something off.
Our boy? Bewitched? She's gunning for me.
Okay, you don't know that.
But just in case, will you get the dress back before you throw her off the roof? I don't want blood stains.
Did not hear any cheering coming from this section.
Did you see that last basket? I haven't missed a thing.
I felt bad for Dennis.
What? Well, I gathered his marriage was a bit dodgy from some of the things he said on the soccer field, but I don't know.
I wouldn't have thought that they would split up.
Yeah, well, you never really know what's going on with people, huh? Yeah.
Hey, so, when do I get to hear what you're working on? Off the clock, darling.
How often do we get the chance to dance without being mocked by a 15-year-old? Yeah, well, there are some benefits to having an in-house producer.
Well, you'll hear it when it goes to all the producers.
I want to work in Josie's notes first.
You played it for Josie already? Well, yeah, she's my manager.
I'm your wife.
No, you're my producer, or we'd still be dancing.
Oh, I appreciate it.
You throw a great party.
Thank you.
You've given my son entree into a very exciting world.
I just hope he doesn't get too used to it.
Why shouldn't he? Come on, Nico, let's be honest.
Nobody wants to see their son treated like a dress that you wear a few times and toss to the back of the closet.
Why do you think that's who I am? Honey, I know your type.
I am your type.
It's lovely to be adored, but you're not thinking long-term, and unfortunately my son is.
I don't want to see you hurt him again.
Tina Do you see yourself marrying Kirby? All right, you know what? I think this is getting a little too personal.
Oh, well, have a kid, and you'll know what's personal.
I mean, have you even discussed children? Well, I think it's a little premature for us to be talking about children.
Maybe for him.
He's got time.
You don't.
I mean, you have to face the facts.
Tick-tock, chicken, your eggs are not getting any fresher.
What's going on? What are we talking about? Mojitos.
You can't get a decent one of these back home.
Actually, you know what? Your mom was just questioning my level of commitment.
She thinks I see you as a shiny distraction.
Mom, what the hell? No, no, no, it's okay.
You know what, Tina, you came up with a really good point, actually.
I mean, you do spend so much time at my place.
Why don't you pack up your stuff and move in? What? I mean, we do have your blessing, right, Tina? Welcome, everyone.
I'm Nico Reilly.
Thank you so much for helping us launch Hang Time, the magazine that celebrates big toys for big boys.
Unfortunately, Lou Peterman, the founder of our great magazine, won't be able to join us tonight because he was held up in personal matters in Vegas.
Hang Time is So, how's it going with Anna? Well, it's not.
I've just been hanging back, waiting for Joe to show up.
What if he doesn't? Then I'm going to switch from sipping champagne to sipping antifreeze.
The average Hang Time reader is an affluent male, 25 to 50, who used to dream of playing for a professional team.
Now his dream is to own it.
What did you say to her? You had her alone for five minutes, then, suddenly, she wants me to move in? Believe me, that wasn't my plan.
You came here with a plan? Look around you, Kirby.
You are in over your head.
You're dazzled by who she is, and all of this.
That's not your call.
She's driving this.
Not you.
I don't want you to be a passenger in your own life.
and we are lucky to have them here tonight.
Thank you.
Okay.
Let's see if you can go three for three here.
You seem like a natural.
I am.
So are you.
Joe! Can you excuse me one second? Joe! God, thank God! Better late than never.
Anna's upstairs.
I've been vamping and just praying that you'd show up.
Yeah, I saw the vamp part.
So, her manager's been hovering all night.
I was thinking that I'd do a small talk dance, and then you'd talk turkey, close the deal.
Can we just talk tennis? Good plan.
You know, it would have been nice if we would have spoken before today, so that we could have worked all this out.
Where have you been? Busy, but I'm here now.
Let's take advantage of that before it changes, hmm? Here.
"I quit"? It's my letter of resignation.
I'll call Ted in the morning.
Is this the part where I'm supposed to beg you to stay on? No.
Good, 'cause I don't want to.
I know.
Oh, honey, I know that I shouldn't have said yes in the first place.
Why did you, then? Because of something that happened a couple of weeks ago.
I didn't think it was worth mentioning, but it kind of stayed with me, and I think it just made me a little clingy.
I just I thought if it could happen to me, it could happen to you and Or maybe it has.
Sorry, darling, you know what would be terrifically helpful? Is if I had the slightest clue as to what you're talking about.
When you were in Vancouver, Dennis kissed me.
He what? Well, we were just hanging out on Halloween, and the boys were in the other room watching a movie, and, I don't know, he just kind of went for it.
Did you go for it, too? No.
No, I threw him out.
It was stupid and meaningless.
Mmm-hmm.
So, if it was stupid and meaningless, why has it taken you, what, about two weeks to tell me? I don't know.
Oh.
That bottle of wine this evening, what did he think was going to happen? It was a peace offering.
And you let me stand there, like a bloody idiot, whilst I invited him to dinner.
Bloody hell, Wendy.
She wants her line to stand out, but not lose tradition.
Be classic, unique and beautiful like yourself.
Yeah, but not silly.
Not like I play tennis in a nightclub.
Exactly.
I was thinking white knit with one bright green streak across the back, just something a little bit playful, like a well-placed grass stain.
I like this.
Let her talk.
Go on.
I just think that it could really pop in certain settings like a tournament that you play on the lawn.
Like the US Open.
You mean Wimbledon? The US Open is on hard courts, not grass.
Oh, isn't that what I said? Any thoughts? Joe? No.
And we could also do a line that complements clay courts.
You know, a terracotta stripe, for the The The French Open.
You have a store in Paris? No, not yet, but we have big plans.
Right, Joe? Well, plans change.
You know what's so right about tennis? Love means zero.
Billionaires! Excuse me, just They must be married.
So, you're just leaving, now? Mission unaccomplished? What just happened up there? I realized I'm not cut out for the rag trade.
Fashions change too quickly.
What the hell does that mean, even? Joe, this is the moment that we've been waiting for.
The store's open.
The offers are finally coming in, and just when I finally start gaining some traction, you bail? Why is it that you are the only person that doesn't seem happy for me? I'm happy for you.
No, you're not.
I think you want me to fail.
At least be consistent.
Me? What about you? It changes every day with you.
Monday, I am your investor.
Tuesday, I'm your best friend.
Wednesday, you need me because I occupy some kind of special place in your life.
The next day, you're up there on the runway, thanking your contractor for making it possible.
What am I doing? Thanks for the party.
Well, aren't you coming in? No, I'm heading back to my place.
I'm guessing it's not to pack.
Nico, I'm not moving in.
Well, you don't have to move in right away.
Oh, I don't.
Thanks.
Kirby, will you at least come in so we can talk? Look, Kirby, I don't want to come between you and your mother, but I also don't want her to come between me and you.
You know what? Right now, I feel like a pawn that's being pushed around by two queens.
I already told my mom to back off, but that is not the way you ask somebody to live with you.
I'm not just a piece of furniture you move in like Ben Franklin's desk.
All right, well, I'll move it out and make room for you.
I'm kidding.
It's not just about the desk, Nico.
It's everything.
I eat dinner on Charles' old lady plates.
We have sex in Charles' bed on Charles' sheets, and I take a shower and dry off with Charles' towels.
If he hadn't died Don't.
Don't.
No, I need to ask you this.
If he hadn't died, would you have come back to me? Because I want to feel like I'm the one you chose.
There's no way I can answer that.
Kirby, we're together, and it's really good, and I love you.
I love you, too.
I'm sorry I didn't tell you sooner.
Did you want to sleep with him? No.
Of course not.
Why didn't you tell me sooner? I didn't want to upset you.
Wendy, I thought we were better than this.
I think this is the kind of thing we really should have been having a laugh about.
Shane, everything is different now.
I'm home.
You're starting your new life.
You're going on locations with music people and actresses and Josie.
Sweetheart, I don't want to sleep with Josie, and I don't want to sleep with any actresses.
I just I don't know what to hold on to anymore.
You can hold on to me.
Come here.
Sorry about that.
I'm sorry.
I love you.
I love you, sweetheart.
Ellen.
Mr.
Bennett doesn't know I'm here.
Can I come in? Of course, of course, come in.
I'm sorry.
I I just opened a bottle of wine None for me, thank you.
I haven't eaten.
Well, I think I may have half a fortune cookie lying around here Look, he would murder me if he knew that I was talking to you.
Yeah, well, I can see that.
What's up? I just wanted to ask you to go easy on him.
You can't expect him to just bounce back.
You don't know what it took for him to buy that ring.
What? What ring? Oh, my God.
He never asked.
Joe was going to ask me to marry him?