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Luke
Nothing.
Jess
Luke
Jess
Luke
Luke
I was just
(Overlapping)
Jess
Talking to yourself?
Luke smiles.
Luke
Why?
Luke
Jess
(Overlapping)
Jess
A little crazy?
Practicing.
Jess
Luke
Nothing important.
Jess
It looks important.
Luke
Its not.
Jess
Luke sighs.
Luke
Jess
What?
Jess
Luke
(Pause.)
Luke
Luke
Jess
Luke
Jess
Luke
What?
Luke
Im getting to it.
Luke sighs.
(Pause)
Luke
Luke.
Jess
Luke
Jess
For?
Luke sighs.
Luke
Jess
Luke
(Pause. Silence.)
Jess
Thats it?
Luke
Jess
Yeah.
Jess laughs.
Luke
Jess
Luke
Jess
(Pause)
Luke
Jess
All of it.
Whatwhy?
Jess
Luke
Jess
Yeah.
Luke
Why?
Jess
People have this wrong notion that love is a word that has to be
said.
Luke
It IS a word.
Jess
Luke
Jess
Thats it!
Luke
What?
Jess
Love!
Luke
Youre crazy.
Jess
Luke
Luke
No way.
Jess
Come on!
Luke
Jess
Seethis is not love. Its a speech about the concept of love. But
its not love.
Luke
Jess
No. Art.
Luke smiles.
Luke
(Pause)
How do you let someone know that you love them then?
Jess
Luke
Luke
(Pause. Silence.)
Luke
Jess
Luke
Had.
Luke
What happened?
Jess
Jess
Its okay. I dont feel like talking about it, thats all.
Luke
Jess
Besides everything?
Luke
Ouch.
Jess laughs.
Luke
Jess
Luke
Its mean.
Jess
Its not mean if that person doesnt know youre laughing at him.
Luke smiles.
Luke
Jess shrugs.
(Pause)
Jess
I might.
Luke
Its Trish.
Jess
Luke
Jess
Jess
What?
Jess
Luke
Jess
No, I mean, shes all that but at the end of the day she doesnt
even notice you. Thats a deal-breaker.
Luke
Howd you know she doesnt notice me? You dont know. We might be
friends.
Jess
(Silence)
Jess
Jess
The what?
Luke
(Slight pause)
Theres this weird thing in my stomach, you know? I go red all over.
When shes not there I look for her. When she IS there, I cant stop
looking at her.
Jess
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Thats not love, Luke.
Luke
Jess
Luke laughs.
Luke
Jess
Thanks, I guess.
(Quick pause)
Luke
Luke
So youre a prude?
Jess
Luke
Jess
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Hmm. Those are cool. Definitely better than parties.
Jess
You?
Luke
Jess laughs.
Jess
Luke
Am I that obvious?
Jess
Yes.
Luke
No.
(Silence. Pause.)
Luke
Jess
He died.
Luke
What?
Jess
My boyfriend. He died.
(Pause. Silence)
Luke
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Im sorry.
Jess
(Silence)
He saved my life.
(Pause)
We were walking home when some guy pointed a gun at us. He was
asking for our stuff.
(Pause)
(Pause)
I dont know how Terry knew that he was about to pull the trigger.
He just jumped right in front of me.
(Pause)
(Overlapping)
Luke
Jess
Luke
Why?
Jess
You told me what you were doing so I thought its just fair.
Luke
Jess
Yeah. I guess
Luke
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If not love, then what?
(Silence.)
Luke
Luke
Huh?
Jess
Luke
Jess smiles.
Jess
Luke
Jess
Everything.
Luke
Its the difference between giving your life for someone and writing
a speech on a piece of paper.
(Pause)
Jess
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Luke smiles.
(Silence)
Luke
Beautiful, huh?
Jess nods.
Jess
Luke
Jess
Luke
What?
That.
(Pause)
Luke
This?
Jess nods.
Luke
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I dont know. Weird. But its definitely not my dick talking.
Jess laughs.
Jess
Luke
Jess
Im sure of it.
Luke
(Pause)
All I heard was the thiefs heavy breathing. And something else.
Luke
What is it?
Jess
From Terry.
Luke
Jess
Luke
(Pause)
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I wish I couldve met him.
Jess
Who?
Luke
Terry.
Jess
Why?
Luke
Jess
Did what?
Luke
Fall in love.
Jess smiles.
Jess
Luke
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