Enduring Love Page #4

How can you be too close to me? That's...

- What does too close mean? - I need

to be objective. I need objectivity.

- What does that mean?

- I need distance.

I'd have to examine you

and I don't want to examine you.

I want you to be my lover not my subject,

OK?

Now what's wrong?

I saw that guy again today.

Hm?

I think...

I think he's some kind of fan.

It's just...

- That's a bit weird.

- Yeah, well, he's quite intense.

Well, just ignore him, OK?

I'm sure, you know, he's harmless.

I'm sure he's harmless.

It's just I feel a bit sorry for him really.

He's... a bit lonely, I think.

- Well, don't let it bother you.

- No, no, of course not.

You can't help feeling responsible.

We were just in the wrong place

at the wrong time.

Yeah, but I can't help thinking

that we might have saved him.

- I don't think so.

- Well, he thinks so.

- How?

- He said so.

In a helicopter? Oh, come on.

There's no way

you should feel responsible.

I just wish I'd been able to do something.

I wish we'd saved him,

I really wish we had,

because, you know,

it would just be so much easier now.

Why?

- So you wouldn't feel so bad?

- No, because he f***ing died.

- I just...

- Come here.

Look at me.

You are such a good person, OK?

You're just a little bit overwrought.

Stressed out and sad and tired.

There's nothing wrong with that.

I love you. Come here.

It's going to be OK.

I love you.

Come here.

I'm saying all these things

have meaning,

but only because we, as human beings,

give them meaning.

That's your theory? Life is a meaningless

Darwinian expedient.

It's just biology,

but humans struggle to give it meaning.

That's what makes us human.

It's a good theory. Simple but effective.

Good?

It's revolutionary. I should be on

the f***ing South Bank Show.

Well, OK, why don't we talk about that?

Talk about what?

Getting you on TV.

Well, we should.

I think it's important.

I should... you know...

pull myself together,

just do something constructive.

Instead of sitting on my f***ing arse.

I need to do things. I never do anything.

You do loads of things.

What are you talking about?

All I do is pontificate about...

I have never ever made anything

that you can hold in your hand.

I've never... I've never helped anybody.

I just have... theories.

They're good theories.

Perhaps you should do more with them.

- I don't know...

- There's no point.

This is silly.

Why are you saying all this?

For f***'s sake.

- What? What?

We must stop meeting like this.

Don't you ever go home?

- Sorry.

- No, no, no, go ahead.

It's all right, Joe.

I'm preparing myself to forgive you.

This is insane. What do you want?

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