Four in the Morning Page #3

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- [Boy] Because I was wrong.

I wanted it to be gentle.

- [Girl] Please don't think it was you.

I've got so used to holding back.

I suppose I'm blaming you for someone else.

I was afraid.

- [Boy] What of?

- [Girl] Finding you, losing you.

- [Boy] When I phoned tonight I...

I wanted to say I stayed up

all night because I

wanted to see you.

Always before I've run out.

But with you

it's the first time I've reached

that point and I'm not running.

- [Girl] I know that.

Would you like to live in a big house?

- If it's not too big.

- I would.

Who lives here?

- Nobody.

- Good.

If we were two people

in a fairy story, we could live here.

- And live happily ever after.

Except that in fairy stories

they don't tell you how.

- If they love each other as much as they do

in fairy stories you don't

need to be told how.

- Did you have a fairy prince

when you were a girl?

- Yes, I had a boy at school.

Who was your first love?

- [Boy] When I was 16.

Then I went to Canada and left her behind.

- [Girl] Has there been nobody else?

- [Boy] No, not really.

I suppose I've always been afraid.

- [Girl] I'm only afraid

of finding myself alone

in a bed.

- [Boy] Well if that happens

I can always knock

on your door and take you out for a coffee.

- [Girl] No need,

I could invite you in for a

glass of sherry

in one of my special glasses.

Why did you pick me?

- No more questions.

- No more questions.

(door opens)

- Norman?

- What about that Swedish bird?

(speaking foreign language)

- What's all that mate?

- That's Swedish for keep your hands off the

Swedish birds, they're mine.

You can have a Dutch bird.

- Sh, shut up.

Do you know what time it is?

(whispers)

(laughter)

(shushing)

- See if she's awake.

Tell her old Joe's here.

- Sh.

- Go on, I'll give you moral support.

- Darling?

Darling, it's me.

- Jude, Jude?

Do you want a drink, Jude?

She must be asleep.

- Come on then, next room.

- Is that where we're going then?

- Shh.

- Is it still down there?

- It's wine.

What do you think of the old room?

- Yeah, it's all right.

I love you

It's changed a bit though, hasn't it?

- Yeah.

- There's not so much clutter.

(laughter)

Look then, what are we going to do?

Have a couple of drinks

and go back to Bernie's place?

- No, we're going to

have our own party here.

- Without Jude?

- She's a b*tch.

- She's your wife.

- She is a very dry English lady.

- What'd we come back here for then?

You're afraid of her, aren't you?

- She just doesn't understand

people enjoying

themselves, that's all.

That is really all I am prepared to say.

- I tell you one thing.

- What?

- One day you've got to

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