All This Intimacy Scene
All This Intimacy Scene
All This Intimacy Scene
Rajiv Joseph
Scene 20
FRANNY. Please don’t make yourself at home, Ty. You should not feel this is a
FRANNY. What?
TY. I have to come clean. About everything. To Seth and Jen. About us.
(Beat)
FRANNY. You’re going to tell Seth and Jen. Now? A year later?
decided it never happened. We made a deal and we put it behind us. End of story, Ty. End
of story.
TY. It’s not behind us. It’s right here. Right now.
FRANNY. What do you want? What are you trying to hold over me?
Seth are about to get married. God knows it’ll never happen again so just drop it! It never
happened.
TY. Look, I’m not here to argue with you or to ask your permission. I’m
FRANNY. Bullshit, Ty. You know what I think? I think you’re here because you
FRANNY. What can I say that will convince you to shut the hell up?
TY. Nothing! I’m going to tell them. I want to feel like I haven’t irrevocably
messed up my life. For a brief moment the four of us were like a family, then you and I had
FRANNY. You think we screwed things up then? Wait till you blabber to Seth
(beat)
(FRANNY stares in thought. Makes a decision. Walks to table and takes out white envelope
FRANNY. You want things to go back to the way they were? Then start using
your idiot head, Ty. You’re coming to the wedding, you’re gonna be Seth’s best man, you’re
gonna walk down the aisle with pregnant Jen, you’re gonna be sweet and nice and
charming and all that shit you always pull and you’re going to keep your fucking mouth
FRANNY. You can either put the pieces back together or you can blow
everything apart.