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"Your lips are cold."
"No surprise. I've been waiting outside for you."
"Did my text message surprise you?"
"Surprise me? I must've read it a hundred times."
"I'm sorry, Mark."
"You're sorry. It's entirely my fault!"
"It's my fault, too.
"No. I should have been more careful."
"Well?"
"Well, what?"
"What are you going to do?"
"What am I going to do?"
"What are we going to do?"
"Don't get angry. It doesn't help."
"Of course. But arguing just makes things worse."
"Right."
"So, what are we going to do?"
"I have a friend at the office, one of the guys I work with. He says he knows a clinic."
"What? You haven't told anyone, have you?"
"Of course, not. But be reasonable. I had to do something, and I've heard this clinic is on the national health."
"No!"
"No, what?"
"No, I won't do it!"
"But Janet. What else can we do?"
"You can marry me."
"What?"
"You heard me ... don't just stand there. Say something!"
"I don't know what to say."
"Don't you want to get married?"
"No, I don't."
"You don't? "
"I don't."
"But I thought you loved me."
"I do. But we've never talked about marriage."
"So, let's talk about it now."
"I don't see how we could manage it."
"You don't love me."
"That's not the point."
"Just say it. You don't love me."
"I'm not saying that."
"You're not saying anything."
"I don't think we should get married just because you're ..."
"It's not just me. It's us."
"Can you lower your voice? People are beginning to stare at us."
"No! I feel like screaming."
"Please! Don't! Can't we just go someplace quiet and talk?"
"Where?"
"Some place warm, for one thing."
"OK, but where?"
"I don't care. Anywhere. Some place where we can sit down and discuss this rationally."
"I am being rational."
"Please! We're not getting anywhere, and we don't have much time."
"Why not?"
"I have to be at work tomorrow."
"So, you're going back to Oxford tonight?"
"Yes. On the last train."
"Well, what about me? What am I supposed to do?"
"What do you mean? That's why I'm here."
"So?"
"So, what?"
"So, tell me. What are we going to do?"
"Janet, please! Stop yelling. You're acting hysterical."
"I am hysterical!"
"I thought you were calm about this. That's what you said in your text."
"I was taking it calmly ... until you arrived."
"Well, I didn't have to come. I could've just ignored ..."
"Ignored me? Are you serious?"
"You know I wouldn't do that."
"How do I know that? I bet that's what you wanted to do."
"Janet, please!"
"I bet it crossed your mind."
"Why do you say that?"
"Just tell me why you don't want to marry me."
"It's not you! I don't want to get married yet. I'm too young."
"Too young? You're almost 30."
"Well, if you really want to know. I've met someone else."
"That's a lie. I don't believe you."
"You're right. It's a lie."
"Why did you say it, then?"
"I don't know how to convince you. Marriage is not going to happen."
"Don't you want to be a father?"
"Someday, yes. But not yet."
"What time is your train? I want you to leave as soon as possible."
"Are you breaking up with me?"
"No. I just don't want to look at you right now."
"Janet. Why can't we talk about this?"
"What's to talk about?"
"This is not what I expected. If I'd known ..."
"What?"
"That you'd be like this."
"Like what?"
"So impulsive."
"Impulse, me?"
"Yes."
"So, if you'd known, you wouldn't have come."
"That's not what I meant."
"Well, then ... you're not the only one who's surprised."
"What did you expect?"
"I thought we'd talk about getting married. Make plans. Tell our friends ... our parents.
"No way! You really thought we'd do that?"
"Yes."
"But why? We've never talked about marriage. We've been together for less than a year."
"But everything is different now."
"This is not the way I want to get married."
"When is the next train to Oxford?"
"I don't know. I'm booked on the last train."
"And when does that one leave?"
"12:45."
"That's a long time from now. I don't want to stand here and argue with you until then."
"Can't we find a restaurant? Get dinner, maybe a few glasses of wine?"
"Wine? That's what people do when they're celebrating. We're not celebrating anything!"
"Is this the way you want to get married?"
"Not really."
"A lot of people form partnerships without marriage."
"I know. But that's not what I want."
"What do you want?"
"I want a marriage, a family. I want an us."
"I'm sorry."
"I thought you wanted a family too."
"When have I ever said anything about family?"
"Why were we seeing each other, then?"
"Why were we dating?"
"Yes, why?"
"Because we have fun together."
"Fun?"
"You're enjoyable to be around."
"I'm amusing?"
"That's not what I mean."
"Enjoyable? Amusing? What's the difference?"
"We're just getting to know each other."
"What am I to you, then?"
"I don't know yet!"
"Now, you're screaming!"
"Sorry."
"I think you should go now. Take an earlier train."
"I don't want to leave yet, not before I know what we're doing about this."
"Not until you hear me say I'll end it."
"Will you at least consider it?"
"No. I've already made up my mind."
"Jeeze. How do I know that it's even mine?"
"What? Is that a serious question?"
"It's not. I'm sorry. I shouldn't have said that."
"No. You shouldn't have said that. I had no idea you were such an asshole! How did it escape my attention that you're a terrible person?"
"I'm not a terrible person. I'm a good man. You know that. I just want to be in control of my life."
"So do I."
"Let me call my boss. I'll tell him I can't come in tomorrow. I'll stay the night. We'll talk all night if you want to. Tomorrow, we'll have breakfast. And talk some more."
"Will you do that?"
"Yes."
"OK. Call him then."
"My phone is out of juice. Can I borrow yours?"
"Of course."
"Thank you. Now give us a kiss."
"Your lips are cold."