Erica: Previously on "Being Erica":
I can't give you a 100 percent.
I know.
Erica: And I don't think that I ever will be able to.
She asked me out on a date! That's because of you!
Claire: Oh yeah? What makes you think i'm not his type?
I just do.
Well, you finally got him. Only took you 10 years.
I know it's kind of corny, but...
Erica: No, I love it! Muah!
I try to step outside of the box a little,
(tearful) It's like you keep trying to push me in,
and I think that we should break up.
Julianne: Happy first day of our new business!
Yay us!
Really? Yes.
(Hard slap) Hey!
Rebecca: Well, to answer your questions, you're in group therapy.
So, this, this is a... Support group?
This is the next phase of your journey
as a patient.
(Low buzz of chatter)
Erica and Julianne: (Gasp in surprise)
Erica: Wow!
If it didn't say Goblins on the door...
I mean, look at this place!
Ivan: Welcome, ladies. Welcome!
It's stun-ning. And I love the orchids.
Well, not as much as I love that outfit.
You guys have done an amazing job.
Champagne?
Erica: Please!
Cheers!
To the next chapter
and a future filled with possibilities.
Mmm. Here here!
(Glasses clink)
Julianne: Mmm. Ivan: Ah.
Well, enjoy the party, ladies, and uh...
Don't do anyone I wouldn't do.
Julianne: (Playful chuckle)
Right.
(Giggling) Don't you just love this?!
Oh! I mean...
Last year, we were sitting here,
at this exact table,
talking about the sex book.
I mean, who would've thought
things would be so different?
And I have to say I have never seen
so many gorgeous men in one place.
Ooh! Erica, incoming.
Incoming.
Julianne: Hi. Erica: Wow.
Julianne: Wow.
Gay.
No!
Oh, uh, yeah.
As gay as Adam Lambert at a Miley Cyrus mall tour.
Oh, no fair.
Well, they can't all be gay!
Okay, how about that guy over there with the dreads?
Okay, nix that.
He's wearing orange skinny pants.
Panning and scanning. Panning...
Erica: Oh my God, is that...?
Julianne: Who?
(Exhales heavily) Oh God!
Oh chicken, you thought that was Ethan?
Uh, yeah.
Are you okay?
Yeah, totally. I'm fine.
Ivan: Who's Ethan?
Ethan's her ex.
Oh... oh, you poor thing.
I know exactly what you need.
Julianne: A set-up?!
Ivan: No, no. That wound is still raw!
So what Erica needs is my top secret, super duper,
heart-mending elixir.
I call it a "Love Me Tender."
Both: Oh.
Dave: Really, Iv? Ivan: Yes, David.
And need I remind you
why I was driven to concoct this drink
in the first place?
Ivan and I broke up once.
Erica: Oh.
Ivan: It was the worst week of my life.
I lost my true love,
the light in my heart, my best friend...
Oh, I'm sorry, Erica, i didn't mean-
oh, no, don't, don't even worry about it.
Hey, are those oysters on a half shell over there?
Ivan: Yes! With mignonette, lemon zest,
and little pink forks!
Erica: Woo! Delish! Lead the way.
Erica: They say losing a lover is hard,
losing a friend is harder,
and losing both is the hardest of all.
What do you do when a piece of your life
is suddenly missing?
We know we're supposed to move on, but how?
(Coin clinks)
(Telephone rings)
Ethan: Hello?
(Receiver clanks)
Erica: How do you move on
when there's a hole in your life
that nothing can fill?
♪ Being Erica 3x02 ♪ Moving On Up Original Air Date on September 28, 2010
♪ it's clearer inside of me ♪
♪ who I will always be ♪
♪ open me up to my heart ♪
♪ feels like I'm seeing in the dark ♪
♪ waking me up to my heart ♪
♪ to do it all over... ♪
♪ again and again ♪
♪ until the end ♪
♪ the sum of my dreams ♪
♪ and everything I ever wanted to be ♪
-- sync, corrected by elderman -- -- for www.addic7ed.com --
Erica: Whoa! Wait! You bought a car?!
Julianne: Yeah, before I got fired.
But it just came in and I am in love!
It's sleek and it's sexy
and it's the cutest shade of magenta I've ever seen.
They make cars in magenta? What kind is it?
A Ford Fiesta.
Hey, chicken, you can borrow it whenever you want -
for meetings or whatever.
Okay, so when do I get to see it?
Julianne: I'm gonna swing by
and pick you up after your workout.
Bye!
Hey there.
Hey. Uh, can I get a...
I don't know, whatever's the healthiest.
All right.
(Shivering)
This your first time here?
Uh, no, actually, I'm a member,
it's just... been a while.
Welcome back.
Thank you.
I'm Chris.
Hey, Chris, I'm Erica.
So, what kept you away so long, Erica?
Oh, you know...
Work stuff and...
Just life.
Well, which is it? Work or life?
Mmm! Delicious.
Judith: Erica...
(Shocked gasp) Hey, you made it!
Judith: I got your text.
I can't believe they offer free babysitting here!
Well, we are a full-service gym.
(Coin clinks) Well, thank you, Chris, for the very tasty drink.
It is time for us to work out.
Chris: Have fun.
Judith: Well, I was gonna get a water.
You can have my bottle.
Juice guy is cute!
Why are we running away?
Jude!
What, I'm not saying marry him,
but he is hot
and clearly into you, so maybe you should uh...
What?
Hook up?
No, that's a bad idea, right?
I just hate seeing you so sad.
I am not so sad.
Judith: Yes, you are.
Erica: You know what, Jude? People break up every day.
And it's hard.
Erica: Yeah, it's hard
and I've been sad for three weeks.
And you know what? Enough!
You know, I'm starting to annoy myself.
Get over it.
Stop moping and thinking about him and...
Calling him and then hanging up.
You didn't.
(Sighing) It was a moment of weakness, all right?
Anyway, I've just decided
that I need to be more pro-active here.
Okay. Uh-huh.
Barbara: I can't believe you're doing this
over the phone!
(Tearful) What do you mean you can't handle it?
Norm, I'm not asking you to handle anything!
Well, the next time you go on lavalife,
you be sure to ask for a cat scan and an mri!
(Spoon clanks loudly, phone beeps off and bangs)
Samantha: Okay, I want an honest opinion on this suit,
and I just switched shoes five times!
What's wrong?
Nothing, nothing!
Here, let me see. Okay, hang on.
(Cupboard door bangs)
(Sighing nervously)
I keep runng scenarios.
What if they ask me why I left Mount Sinai?
Say you got a job offer in London.
What if they ask why I left London?
You say you missed your mother.
(Chuckles) Let me see.
Ah, you look beautiful!
I don't want to have to tell them
about the divorce.
It's uncomfortable and I feel pathetic.
Do you think I can say I left London for personal reasons
and just leave it at that?
Samantha,
you have wonderful references,
you're charming, you're accomplished...
They'd be lucky to have you, okay?
Okay.
Call me after.
Thanks, mom. Mm-hmm.
(Door opens and closes)
(Sobbing)
(Music plays in the gym, people chatter)
(Steady exhales)
(Weight clangs loudly)
Sorry.
(Embarrassed exhale) Great.
(Laughing)
Whoops! (Chuckling)
Erica, hey.
Hey, Ryan.
Hey.
You cut your hair.
Yup, yup. (Chuckles)
So, how are you?
I'm, I'm good. How are you?
I didn't know you worked out here.
Yeah, it's been a while.
How's everybody?
Uh, your parents? Work?
Good. Really good.
You know, parents are the same.
Um, work is a bit different.
I've actually started my own publishing company
with Julianne, my ex-boss.
Well, look at you moving on up in the world.
Oh, I'm not so sure about that.
Our office is basically the back room of this cafe.
It's called Goblins.
I know Goblins. Good coffee.
The best!
So, um,
what does Ethan think about all of this?
He must be pretty excited for you.
Actually, um, Ethan and I, we...
We broke up.
Oh.
Yeah.
Well, I'm gonna get back to it.
Okay, sure.
It's legday.
I hate legs day.
(Chuckles weakly)
Hey, it was good to see you, Erica.
Yeah, good to see you too.
(Sighing)
(Horrified gasp) Oh...
Oh my God!
(Cell phone rings) Oh!
Here, here, let me give you a hand!
Thanks.
Feeling a little blue today?
Sorry. Lame joke. (Embarrassed laugh)
I was, uh, looking for room T-327,
but now there's paint all over me and the map.
Your shoe.
Oh no! Oh no, no, no, no, no!
Hold on! Hold on, I got it.
(Whimpers)
Okay, thanks.
(Talking to herself) Okay, please come off.
Here, let me.
It's not a problem.
I've cleaned up way worse today.
Trust me.
Slip it off. Come on.
Okay.
Okay...
(Spritzing)
You know what?
Looks like I'm gonna have to call this one.
Time of death: 10:57.
I cannot go to an interview with one blue shoe.
Why not? It makes a statement.
Yeah, it says I'm a flake.
No, it says that you're an eccentric,
non-conformist.
(Tense laugh) Which I'm sure is totally what they're looking for
in a Surgeon.
You're a Surgeon?
Why? Is that bad?
Uh, no, no. It's just, uh,
you don't really seem like a Surgeon.
And what are Surgeons like?
You know, God complex,
jocks, always really busy.
Anyway, uh...
Room T-327 is straight down there to the left
and around the stairs.
Thank you. (Tense sigh)
Lenin: Good luck, doctor.
Samantha. It's just Samantha.
(Clicks teeth)
Erica and Julianne: (Singing with radio) ♪ turn the radio up ♪
♪ for that sweet sound! ♪
♪ hold me close, never let me go-oh! ♪
♪ keep this feeling alive, let me lose control! ♪
♪ baby, baby! ♪
♪ turn the radio up for that sweet sound! ♪
(electronic beeping)
Oh wait, wait, wait, wait! No, no, no, no!
That's Isabelle from the bank!
(Electronic beeping) How do I get the thing? I don't know where the-
you don't know how to work-
no, it's just gonna-
phone? Right there. Oh.
(Beeping stops)
Hey, Isabelle, you've got us both.
Isabelle: Hi there, I've got good news.
You've been approved for your line of credit.
(Whispers) Yay!
Isabelle, thank you so much for expediting this.
We...
We really appreciate it.
Isabelle: Not a problem. If you both sign the documents
and bring them into your branch today,
we'll get you set up.
Perfecto! Ciao ciao!
Both: (Squeal excitedly)
A healthy line of credit!
Now we can talk office furniture
and supplies. Mm-hmm.
Oh whoa, whoa, whoa!
I want to give you those documents
that Isabelle was talking about.
Right, and you've signed them already, right?
Yup. Do you need a pen?
No, I got one.
Chicken?
Space case?
Are you okay?
Yeah, I'm fine.
You know, you're the worst liar ever.
(Sighing heavily)
Ethan, he um...
He gave that to me the night of the launch.
(Reading) "You're the one."
God, what is wrong with me?!
I mean, every time that I think that I'm getting over him
something happens that reminds me of him
and I just, I feel like I am starting
back at square one.
We, maybe the universe
is trying to tell you something.
Like what?
Julianne: Well, think about it. You're miserable,
so clearly whatever you're doing to "move on,"
it's not working.
Erica: Well...
Okay, so, what are you saying?
That I should...
Get back together with Ethan?
No! I'm saying that
you should knock back a "Love Me Tender" or two
and "expand" your horizons.
(Dismissive sigh)
(Whispering) Oh my God! What is he doing here?
Who?
Erica: (Whispering) Ryan!
Julianne: Who's Ryan?
(Whispering) He's right there.
Hey!
Julianne: Oh, he's cute. Erica: (Awkwardly) Just...
(Loudly clearing throat)
Wow! Twice in one day.
Hey.
I came to apologize.
Oh, you know what, Ryan, you don't have to.
Yeah, I do.
I mean, "legs day"? Really, who says that?
Yeah. (Nervous chuckle)
These are the new digs, huh?
Erica: Yeah! Yeah, it's great, right?
The new offices, they're right back there
behind that wall.
Publish your next Pulitzer, grab a coffee; That's cool.
Pssht! Right?!
What's the first title about?
Oh, you know, it's this incredible memoir
about growing up in a cult
and how he escapes as an adult.
Oh, okay, so we get an insider view
into his world,
and then his outsider view on ours.
Exactly! And, I mean, everything is new, right?
How money works, how to-
how to find a job, how to pay your rent.
Here's a thought:
Why don't, um...
Why don't we grab dinner or something?
You know, just catch up.
Yeah. Great.
Yeah, that'd be great.
All right, so how about Brassaii,
7:30?
Perfect. That sounds great.
I'll see you there.
(Dreamy sigh)
(Clears throat)
(Door whooshes open)
Erica: Oh!
(Chuckles)
Okay, I'm...
I'm confused.
And why is that?
Well, I...
I mean, having dinner with Ryan, it's as a friend.
I mean, that hardly merits a session.
Playing with fire.
Always with the drama, Rebecca.
Sorry, I don't believe you can be friends with an ex.
Camilla: They're having dinner, not sleeping together.
Exactly.
Now that I would understand.
You still find him hot, don't you?
Don't lie. You want to jump his bones.
Darryl: I, personally, me, Erica,
I don't think there's anything wrong with it.
Thank you, Darryl, thank you.
Well? No comment.
Everyone participates. You know that.
Yes, but I don't think I can be helpful here, Dr. Tom.
No? Why is that?
Because...
Why does this even require a session?
I mean, people break up,
you move on, get back in the saddle.
Actually, it's not that easy.
Why not?
Like Rebecca said, just jump the guy's bones
and get it out of your system.
Please don't paraphrase me, Adam.
What you said made sense.
Erica: Look, no offense to anyone,
but I don't think that you get it.
Camilla: Oh, I get it, Erica.
The last time I broke up with someone
I cried for a month.
A one night stand's not gonna solve anything.
No, it's more than that, okay?
I mean, it's bigger than that.
It's...
Ethan, he was my best friend
and my boyfriend. He was...
He was the person that I would talk to,
the person that understood me the best and...
He broke your heart.
No.
No, I broke my own heart...
And his, so...
I just have to live with that.
I think- I really think that Adam is right here.
Yes, there ia time for introspection,
absolutely, but this isn't it.
I just need to focus on moving forward.
Well, perhaps I've called everyone in prematurely.
Really?
Dr. Tom: Yeah, yeah. Sure. Go ahead.
Erica: Okay.
(Door whooshes open)
Ah! You were just...
I just saw you go into the...
Washroom.
Are you feeling okay?
Ivan: What?
(Confused) Yeah.
(Dinner music)
Ryan: I'm gonna have the salmon.
You don't eat salmon.
I don't eat farmed salmon.
This is wild salmon, so I'm okay.
Ordering dinner with Ryan, always an adventure.
Oh, come on, it's not that bad.
Oh really?
Any questions about the menu?
Actually, yes.
It says here that salmon, it comes with a honey glaze.
Now would that be more of a buckwheat honey
or a clover honey?
Is there a difference?
Well, the buckwheat has more of an intense,
full-bodied flavour,
whereas the clover...
Is lighter.
Waiter: I did not know that.
Most people don't.
I'll find out.
Okay, thank you.
(Glasses clink)
Erica and Ryan: (Chatting back and forth)
Ryan: Okay, it's magenta?
Erica: It's really nice to see you, Ryan.
We should do this again.
Yeah.
Oh, but it's gonna have to wait because...
I'm heading off to Bogata in a couple of days.
Wow! Is that work or pleasure?
Work.
No time for vacations these days.
Plus, you know, when you're single,
it's just not as appealing.
Mmm...
What about you?
You got any big trips planned?
Nope, nothin'. Just work and more work.
Just like you.
You enjoy being single?
It's got a certain freedom to it.
Uh, yeah,
but I wouldn't say that enjoying it
is the right word.
You mind if I ask what happened there?
I don't know, it just...
It just didn't work out.
Is Ethan back in Montreal?
He's actually crashing on a friend's couch.
Couch? How long has it been?
A few weeks.
Oh. Sorry.
Thanks.
Yeah, it was rough, but...
I'm moving on.
Well, it's good that you can...
So soon.
(Tense inhale)
(Street chatter)
Erica: Well, Ryan, it was... It was really good to see you.
Ryan: Yeah, let me hail you a cab. (Whistles sharply)
Hey, like, can I...
Can I ask, did...
Did I do something wrong?
No.
Really?
You didn't do anything.
I just think this was a mistake for both of us.
Okay, look, I don't read minds.
What's... What's going on?
You just broke up with Ethan...
And now you're here with me.
Yeah, we're, you know,
we're having dinner as friends.
I'm not your friend, I'm a distraction.
Oh my God, Ryan, you're not.
I just... I wanted to catch up.
You wanted to feel wanted!
Ryan, I'm...
I'm a little lost right now
and, uh, I'm sorry.
It's okay.
It was really good to see you.
I just, I don't think that you're ready for this
and neither am I.
(Snaps fingers, whistles sharply)
Erica: Thank you, but...
You know what? Go ahead and take it.
I'm... I'm gonna walk.
Good night.
(Cab door shuts, cab pulls away)
Erica: Thank you. Keep the change.
(Cab door opens)
(Cab door shuts)
(Cab rumbles away)
(Door Bell rings)
(Door opens)
Michael, hi.
Hey.
What, are you here to see Ethan?
Yeah, is... Is he here?
Erica, come on.
Ethan doesn't want to see you. You know that.
I know that he's upset and he needs his space,
but I just, I really need to talk to him.
Are you listening to what I'm saying?
Ethan - he has been my best friend
for over a decade
and this, this silence that is between us,
it's not working.
Yeah, for you.
Guess what, Erica? It's not about you.
All right? It's about him.
And you put him there.
(Sighing) Look, Michael, I didn't-
just leave him alone.
All right? That's what he needs.
(Door shuts)
(Light switch clicks)
(Sighs heavily)
(Sheets rustle)
(Sighs heavily)
Erica, wow!
11 P.M. workout; That's dedicated.
Is it too late for a juice?
I can open back up for ya.
You couldn't sleep, huh?
How did you know?
Well, when you work here long enough,
you tend to figure these things out.
Ah, it's just,
it's like my brain won't stop, you know?
It's...
The same thoughts over and over and...
Yeah, I've been there.
Hmm.
Do you have a juice for that?
Something like what? What is it?
Uh, ginko biloba?
Ginko's for memory. Oh, right.
And what it sounds like you really need
is to get out of your brain and into your body.
Hmm.
Well then I guess I came to the right place.
Yeah. Yeah, I guess you did.
♪
♪ I'm a special girl ♪
♪ 'cause I want it all ♪
♪ ooh soon they will call ♪
Come here.
♪ Soon I will seduce them all ♪
Sorry, just... Just hang on a second.
Why?
Uh...
Sorry, I just...
I think that...
I should probably go.
You sure?
(Clears throat) Yeah.
Sorry.
Have a good night.
Mmm, yeah.
(Door whooshes open)
(Gasps)
Erica: Well, I uh...
I didn't think it could get more awkward than that, but...
Apparently it can. (Chuckles, embarrassed)
What's going on, Erica?
Erica: I don't know. I don't even recognize myself.
Because of what just happened with the juice guy?
No, because of everything, you know?
I just, I just feel like I'm spinning out of control
and I'm trying everything I can think of...
You went to see Ethan.
Erica: Yeah.
Which was stupid.
So, why'd you do it?
I don't even know.
I just thought that if I could somehow get closure
then maybe I could move on.
And what kind of closure were you looking for?
I just feel like I'm running around in circles and...
Oh, I don't why it's not getting better.
You know, it's like the more I fight it,
the worse it gets.
What if I made a mistake?
Do you think that you did?
(Sighing)
I was so sure that breaking up with Ethan,
it was the right thing to do,
but now...
Ah, you guys, I know that I sound crazy,
even to myself, but...
And you're all... You're trying to give me advice,
but it's like no one actually understands me.
Dr. Tom: Well...
I can think of one person who might.
Oh yeah? Who?
No wait! Where am I going?!
(Whoosh)
(Glass shatters)
Jenny: Okay, no more cosmos for Erica!
I hope there's no glass in the food.
Don't worry, I will... I will double check.
Wow, is it just me
or did it get 30 degrees cooler in here?
Jenny: Okay, she's being a bitch, no doubt, but...
But I kind of get it.
What? Why?
Erica, come on.
You know you suck at hiding how you feel
and, look,
I'm sure that Claire doesn't want to be at this party
any more than you wanted to throw it, right?
Don't be mad. (Laughs)
No, I'm not mad at all.
I really miss you, Jenny.
I do. I miss you. I miss you so much.
Okay, you see me every day.
(Loud knock at the door)
Go.
Erica: Thank you.
Woman: Oh! Strippers!
Women: (Whistle and cheer)
(Through gritted teeth) Please don't tell me
that you're gonna take those off.
Ladies, there have been some complaints!
Volume down, please.
Woman: (Giggling) Okay.
Can I speak to you outside?
Mm-hmm.
I'm just...
Turn it down.
(Door shuts)
Claire? Really?
Really.
'Kay, this isn't funny.
It's not meant to be.
You just said no one understood you.
Oh, and you think that Claire will?
Well, you both loved Ethan
and you both realized that it wasn't enough.
Do I really have to explain to you
that they haven't even broken up yet?!
Okay, not to mention the fact that Claire,
she hates my guts.
And I am sorry, but my relationship with Ethan,
it ended under very different circumstances, okay?
Because I, I didn't cheat on him.
So this isn't the same at all!
No?
No. So what is the point of this?
"Learning is finding out what you already know."
Richard Bach.
Enjoy the party, ma'am.
(Door opens, burlesque style music plays)
Whoa!
What are you guys doing?
Jenny: Kendra rented a pole.
She's gonna teach us, remember?
Oh right, right.
(Women cheer and clap)
Kendra: Ladies.
The pole.
This is all the rage in Montreal,
but, you know, if you don't wanna take part,
you could just stand and watch.
No, I uh...
I actually danced on a bar for two years.
Sounds like we just found our first volunteer!
Woman: Uh-oh!
No, I don't think I should go first.
Yes, yes.
It's been...
It's been a while, so you may have to bear with me.
(Burlesque style music plays)
Woman: Okay!
Woo! That's all right! That's all right!
Women: (Hoot and clap encouragingly)
All right, who's next?
Kendra: Oh no, no, no. You're not done yet.
You gotta sex it up, sister. Find your inner showgirl.
Inner... my inner show girl. Right.
(Burlesque style music plays)
Women: All right, get back up there!
(Shout encouragements, hoot and holler)
(Clapping) Woo!
Kendra: Splash! Yeah, girl!
Yeah! All right!
Women: (Clapping)
(Giggle and hoot)
Kendra: Uh-oh!
Competition! I don't know!
(Burlesque style music plays)
Women: Work it, Jenny! Aye yai yai!
Nice moves up there.
Thanks. You too.
Just 'cause I said it
you don't have to say it back.
You know, Claire, I...
I know we didn't get off to the best start tonight,
but I...
I just want us to have a good time, so...
Let's just put any bad feelings we have behind us
and try to really enjoy ourselves, okay?
Erica, do you really think that throwing me a party
to make Ethan happy
is gonna magically erase
all the years of tension we have between us?
Woman: Come on, girls! Woo!
You know, if you want to have a good time tonight,
try not to be fake for once.
Jenny: Okay, it's time for a game.
Let's play "I never"!
(Shrieks) Wha!
Women: (Giggle excitedly)
I never should have offered to host this party.
(Sighs heavily)
Honesty.
(Bottles clink) That's the idea.
Hey?
Jenny: I have never had sex out in the open.
Partying women: (Groan) Oh, I wish.
Kendra: Mt. Pleasant cemetery.
Partying women: (Shocked laughter)
An owl shed!
Kendra: Okay, I got one. A good one.
Jenny: Okay.
I have never had a crush... On Ethan Wakefield.
Woman: Oh!
Women: (Chuckle)
I'm marrying him.
Women: (Giggle)
Claire: (Exhales after she downs drink)
Anyone else? (Clearing throat)
Kendra: Come on, girls, fess up.
He's hot.
Woman: He is.
(Laughing)
Erica: (Exhales as she downs drink, shot glass bangs down)
Do you still?
No.
I did once,
but not any more.
Wow!
This night just got really interesting!
Women: (Laugh and shout in agreement) Oh yeah! Hell yeah!
Claire: Come on! (Tapping shot glass)
Women: (Laugh and shout)
Erica: All right! Okay!
Ladies!
Ladies! Ladies! Ladies!
Make sure to follow your lists
'cause the winner gets a dance with Diva Vivacious Justice!
Women: (Hoot and holler)
Erica: Okay! Okay!
Number one!
Piggy-back from a stranger!
Women: (Shout and cheer) Yeah! Woo!
Number two: A condom.
Claire: Woo!
Erica: And number three:
A lock of chest hair!
Women: (Laugh and groan)
Okay, okay, okay, girls, it is shooter time.
Who wants an orgasm?
Women: (Shout excitedly)
♪ Humidity's rising ♪
♪ barometer's getting low ♪
(shout and holler)
♪ According to our sources ♪
♪ the street's the place to go! ♪
♪ 'cause tonight for the first time... ♪
Erica: You got the condoms!
♪ For the first time in history ♪
♪ it's gonna start raining men! ♪
♪ it's raining men, hallelujah ♪
♪ it's raining men, every specimen ♪
♪ tall, blonde, dark and lean ♪
♪ rough and tough and strong and mean! ♪
♪ God bless mother nature... ♪
Claire: (Shouting over music) Yeah, I love you too!
Okay, don't wait up!
Can I get another, please?
Oh, make that two.
Was that Ethan?
Yeah, he worries.
Oh, but did you tell him that, you know,
you're safe with the drag Queens?
Are you kidding?
That would just stress him out even more!
You know, he wouldn't last five mines in here!
(Deepening voice) "Claire, this is outside of my comfort zone."
(Giggling) That's pretty good.
Oh Ethan, so conservative!
He likes things familiar.
Yeah.
He's dependable, stable,
consistent...
(Chuckling) All the things that I'm not.
Erica,
I want to apologize.
Oh, Claire, you don't have to.
No, no, no, I really do
for, for earlier tonight,
because you were really honest with me,
but I haven't been honest with you.
You know, the truth is...
I have been jealous of you for a very long time...
And...
And now I see that maybe you were jealous too.
All right, keep the change.
Yeah.
I think I was.
But not anymore, right?
No.
Cheers! Cheers!
Woo! Ow!
Let's go dance!
Sure!
Erica: Oh, but was it Enrico or was it Enduardo?
Who was dressed like Cher?
Oh, God, I have no idea.
Both: (Chuckling)
Oh, yes!
(Satisfied grunt)
(Grunts softly, pillow plops)
Come lie down!
(Sighing tiredly)
Ah, my feet.
(Groans)
Claire: (Sighing, shoe clunks on floor)
Oh.
Ms. Claire Wakefield. Huh.
Are you excited for the wedding?
Honestly, not as excited as I'.
Agh.
It's just nerves.
Marrying Ethan is the right thing to do.
Yeah, we've broken up - what? - Like three times?
It never sticks.
But I love him
and I want to make it work, you know?
Erica: Are you afraid that it won't?
Well...
You know, I'm adventurous when it comes to everything -
food, travel,
sex.
Hmm.
Claire: Ethan's more like the...
The meat and potatoes kind of guy.
Mm-hmm.
Opposites attract, but-
Erica: They can also divide.
Claire: But then whenever we break up I just couldn't handle it.
And it's like people break up all the time,
but when it happens to you...
Oh, I know, it's agony.
Yeah!
Yeah, and it's like...
If this relationship isn't right for me,
then why is breaking up so painful?
And here you are.
Here I am. (Giggling softly)
But I think I've figured it out.
Relationships are hard and they need work.
(Satisfied sigh)
Thank you for doing this tonight.
I had a really good time.
Both: (Giggling)
You're welcome.
(Sleepy sigh)
(Magical woosh)
(Bar music plays loudly)
(Door shuts loudly, music continues more quietly)
Oh.
You know...
Ten years ago, in Claire's shoes,
I might have made the same mistake;
marrying the wrong person out of fear.
And what is it that you think Claire was afraid of?
Pain.
How much it hurt to be without him.
I mean, breaking up with someone that you love,
even if it is for the right reasons,
is so incredibly hard.
You know, it was painful enough
to make me reconsider my decision.
Which is crazy, because I know...
That we're not right together.
Now you see,
Claire thought that, by marrying Ethan,
she could avoid the pain.
Of course, all she ended up doing
was delaying it.
I mean, she suffered through years of marriage
and a difficult divorce,
rather than do the one thing that she should have done.
The one thing that you have to do.
Which is?
Nothing.
(Surprised chuckle)
What?
Oh, come on!
I'm running around like a crazy woman.
I mean, I'm crank calling Ethan,
I'm seducing juice guys,
and all I had to do was nothing?
I mean, come on, that sounds a little bit easy.
No, Erica, it's not easy at all.
No, you hurt.
And you hurt, and you live with it,
and you sit in it,
and you suffer until it stops;
until time takes it away.
(Takes deep breath)
Good night.
(Sighs heavily)
(Pills rattle)
Samantha: Mom?
(Approaching footsteps)
Guess who just called?
No. Did they?
I got the job!
Oh, sweetheart, that's fantastic!
(Happy laugh)
Mom...
Mom, ow!
(Small chuckle) You're squeezing me.
What's wrong?
Nothing, honey.
Mom, what is it?
I...
It's just...
Oh.
(Anticipatory inhale)
Norm and I broke up. (Weak laugh)
What?
Oh, mom, I'm so sorry.
I thought things were going so well.
Yeah, so did I.
I'll be okay. Go to the hospital
and don't worry about me.
I am worried about you, mom.
No, we'll talk about it later, okay?
Really, I'm fine.
Really?
Really.
Samantha: (Sympathetic sound)
(Buffing machine whirs)
Hey.
(Machine shuts off) Oh. Hey, doc...
Samantha.
(Chuckles)
Are you lost again? No.
I just wanted to come and say thank you
for being so... Helpful yesterday.
Hey, any time, any time.
Well, good, um,
'cause I am horrible with directions
and I've mastered this hallway,
but it's a big hospital.
Oh, wait.
Does that mean you got the job?
I did.
Congratulations!
Thank you.
So, I guess that means
I'll be seeing a lot more of you.
Yeah, you will.
I didn't get your name.
Lenin.
Communist parents.
Hey, at least it wasn't Stalin.
Whoa, whoa.
(Chuckling)
You know, if this surgeon thing doesn't work out?
Stand-up comedian.
(Chuckling) Right, okay.
Well, until next time I guess.
See you later.
♪
♪ hello it's me ♪
♪ I've thought about us for a long long time ♪
♪ maybe I think too much, but something's wrong ♪
♪ there's something here doesn't last too long ♪
♪ maybe I shouldn't think of you as mine ♪
(car door shuts)
♪ Seeing you... ♪
Erica: Sometimes the only way to move forward
is to stop moving, to stand still,
and to decide that no matter what happens,
no matter how much it hurts,
you're exactly where you want to be.
♪ ...That you're always there ♪
♪ I take for granted that you just don't care ♪
♪ sometimes I can't help seeing all the way through ♪
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