Love After Love Page #4

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And what about you,

what do you do?

I work at the college with Suzanne

in the, in the theatre department.

Oh, interesting.

I... I really work

in th... this marketing

for the plays

that they do.

Also a little bit

of consulting for the kids

when they're getting ready to go

out into the, the real world.

- Uh-huh.

- I used to be an actress myself.

- And Chris, what do you do? What kind of work?

- Oh. Me?

I'm, uh..

I write whatever I want that

no one will want to read.

- Like novels or..

- Hmm, uh, yeah.

But, very, very short.

Oh, come on, dad. You were

such a hippie back in the day.

[laughing] It's the shop, it's

like coming up off Craigslist.

We didn't celebrate our weddings

by getting goofy on mushrooms.

It's you.

- No. Really?

- People do this.

[laughing]

I shouldn't be laughing.

- I think it's a good..

- Sorry.

...bonding experience

and to bring the family

together, I don't know.

I don't think

it's funny.

- No, I think it's.. Okay. I get..

- I'm excited.

- You were excited.

- I am excited.

- Okay.

- I get that it's, it's unusual.

But, that's okay.

We're okay with people..

...being confused by it.

I mean, I think the..

[instrumental music]

What are these?

These are Italian

wedding cookies.

- Well, can I have one?

- Yeah.

Do you guys work here?

- Here?

- Like, all the time?

Uh, we work for the catering

company, if that's what you mean.

Yeah.

Good.

Feel so nice

right on..

I haven't even

seen your ring.

There isn't one.

What, you haven't

got a ring?

- No, we got earrings.

- Show 'em off, will you?

That's so pretty.

She told me what she

wanted, we went together.

Oh.

- Doesn't she look pretty?

- Stop.

- Right, mom?

- She's beautiful.

- Great.

- See?

[chuckles]

- I didn't see the earrings.

- Hmm.

- Sweet.

- Yeah.

[music continues]

Feel so nice

right on

Feel..

"'Twas brillig,

and the slithy toves

"did gyre

and gimble in the wabe.

"All mimsy

were the borogoves

"and the mome

raths outgrabe.

"Beware the Jabberwock,

my son.

"The jaws that bite,

the claws that catch!

"Beware the Jubjub bird, and

shun the frumious Bandersnatch.

"He took his vorpal

sword in hand

"Long time the manxome

foe he sought

"so rested he by the Tumtum tree

and stood awhile in thought.

And, as in uffish ..."

- Nicholas.

- Hey, man.

- Hey, man.

- What's up?

I want to tell you that..

...I'm proud of you.

And, I love you.

Okay. Okay, Chris.

And, uh, and I'm just

really proud of you.

I know. I just..

Thanks, man. Thank you.

- I love you.

- Thank you.

You're welcome.

- Jesus Christ!

- Oh!

Ah!

- Are you okay?

- Ow!

[Chris laughs]

- Alright.

- Nicholas has got me.

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