A Simple Love Story

14-DANIEL'S OFFICE-NIGHT

He's working. The door opens, he looks up. It's his wife.

DANIEL Hi.

RACHEL You're alone.

DANIEL What did you think?

RACHEL I've talked to the dean.

Rachel sits in the same chair that America sits in when she comes.

DANIEL You went to him?

RACHEL He came to me.

DANIEL How does he know?

RACHEL I don't know.

DANIEL How long have you known?

RACHEL Since the beginning.

DANIEL What exactly do you know?

RACHEL Please.

DANIEL Did the dean hit on you when he talked to you?

RACHEL Oh, don't you wish that he did, that would make this so easy for you.

DANIEL No harm was meant.

RACHEL What about our kids!

DANIEL I thought of that.

RACHEL Children have an idea..of who their parents are. You can mess kids up.

DANIEL Since when did you become a puritan?

RACHEL You gave this girl barium?

DANIEL What's your point?

RACHEL My point—

DANIEL You don't even know what barium is.

RACHEL So you cut me.

DANIEL I didn't mean—

RACHEL This is hard for me.

DANIEL I didn't mean to cut—

RACHEL We are..

DANIEL Calm down.

RACHEL ..you and me are married!

DANIEL I know.

RACHEL We're married.

DANIEL I'm sorry.

RACHEL Were the drugs her idea?

DANIEL What drugs?

RACHEL The barium.

DANIEL It's not even barium.

RACHEL Whatever.

DANIEL Did the dean tell you that?

RACHEL Was it her idea? Tell me that part was her idea. At least tell me that.

DANIEL You want me to lie?

RACHEL Yes.

They embrace.

DANIEL Oh, baby, I love you.

RACHEL I love you, too.

DANIEL I'm so sorry.

RACHEL What are we gonna do?

DANIEL What did the dean tell you?

RACHEL He told me so many things.

DANIEL Did he say I'm fired?