The Unattainable Story Page #3

we have?

Or leaving this city?

Oh, and when were we

gonna start a family?

-I guess I am the one

who's always angry at you.

-God!

Yeah, what is

the point then?

If you are always

angry at me,

what is the point?

I don't know.

Well, I know where

this is going.

I can just see it.

[solemn music playing]

[sighs]

Are you okay?

I can't take this box.

I can't take it.

The old windows don't

even work.

I mean,

you don't mind it.

I feel like

I'm suffocating.

There's no goddamn

air in here.

Let's go outside.

Yeah. Well, out there,

you know, it feels like

it's just as small

as this apartment.

There's gotta be

some fresh air by the water

outside the city.

Let's just... go.

Come on.

[Peter] I love

the impossible current

of the East River.

We could have gone

there, you know,

not come here.

I was there already.

When?

This morning.

Got up early,

walked over there.

Stood there for hours,

smoking cigarettes,

drinking my coffee,

studying it.

You need the ocean.

I'm not built

for the city.

You are.

You have your writing.

It's not either or.

I love you just as much.

-More.

-But your mind is elsewhere.

I don't want the life

that you want.

Restaurants, plays...

I don't need that.

I want to sail.

Sail...

Haven't you been listening

for the last 18 years?

I'm listening.

I should be here, by the sea.

You should be there.

You want to be pushed

continually.

The city is your lover

because of that.

And you are driven

by it.

I don't know if I can

live without you.

You can.

You'll be the love

of my life,

but we're not going

to the same place.

Now I get it.

What?

I always thought

you stood over everyone,

but it's just the way

you look down at me.

You're the best.

What? A week ago,

you told me you hate

living with me.

That was last week.

[laughing]

You know, it's not normal

to miss your ex-husband

so much.

We're not together.

I didn not know

how to live with him.

I mean,

I still love him.

You don't really

stop loving someone.

[jazz music playing]

It's funny though.

Now that Peter's gone,

I keep longing

for him constantly.

When I was with him...

I longed for David.,

you know?

I mean, yeah, Jacqueline.

I think it's just

human nature.

The person's irrelevant?

Yeah.

You don't have problems

with the one you're

not with.

I don't know.

I mean,

tell me the truth.

You never even

cheated on Peter?

[Jacqueline]

No, I didn't.

I don't even like

sex with strangers.

-[Annette laughs]

-I don't!

It's exciting,

but you're never gonna

stop being strangers.

-Yeah.

-You know?

Yeah.

You know, I think people

cheat 'cause they...

they really need

that high, you know...

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