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Mary is coming into the courtroom. Mason: You too have returned to the scene of my crime.Mary: I don't consider a bad day in court to be a crime. Mason: You're too late, I've already trialed and convicted myself. Mary: What's your sentence? Mason: Living with myself, that'll be enough torment for me. Mary: Can't be too far gone. Mason: I am not trying to be funny. Maybe you should just go away and let me give back to being miserable. Mary: Oh, no, I've got a better idea. I want to make a deal. Will you come home with me, if I tell you something that I think you're going to find to be good news? Mason: There is no such thing as good news on this planet. Mary: But there is! Actually, it just happened this morning! Well, actually I just found out about it this morning... Mason, I am pregnant. * * * Mary: I am going to have a baby. (Both of them laughing). Mason: You are going to be a mother! Mary: Yea. Mason: I am going to be a father! Me! I... I used to wonder if I'd ever be ready. I never thought I'd be ready. And now, in a minute all the doubts are gone, like when I knew I wanna to marry you. Mary: I am so glad you're happy! Mason: How can I ever give you half a fortune given to me? Mary: Oh, you're doing it. You... just by reacting like this. It's so much earlier than we planned. And I... I didn't know how you were gonna feel and I didn't know how I felt. You know honestly. Mason: No, no! Don't have any doubts! This is right! Meant to be! Mary: Yea! Mason: I love you! More than anything I want this baby! Mary: So do I! From my heart! (Holding each other) Mason: I now suppose you feel any different yet. Mary: A little nervous. Mason: Well, if it is... You'd better sit down. As soon as you feel any symptoms, I want you to tell me. I don't want you to be brave. I want to take care of you. Mary: Pregnant women don't always get dramatic symptoms, Mason, sometimes she's got whole nine month feeling just fine. However, I'll try to develop an attack or something rather sore that you can coddle me. Mason: That's better. And I... I promise that after it's born you'll never have to pummel me awake for those two o'clock feeding, changings or whatever... I'll be with you all the way, fifty-fifty. Maybe forty-sixty on the changing. Mary: Sixty-forty. And I want it in writing. Mason: See, you say like a lawyer's wife already, when we've not married yet. And do not worry about that, have you an annulment before you know it we'd be married the same day. Mary: This kind of upsetting that this happen while I am still legally married to Mark. Mason: That doesn't change anything. This is our baby, Mark doesn't have anything to say about it. Even if we didn't plan it this way it will all work out. Mary: Well, I didn't plan to love you, and look how it's working out. Mason: And you're saying nothing yet. (Kissing) Mason: This is a cause for celebration, don't you thing? Let's have a dinner. Mary: I am not really very hungry. Mason: Well, you won't have time to eat, you'll be too busy trying to keep me from standing on my chair and announcing. Mary: No. Don't joke about that. It's bad luck to announce these things too soon. Mason: Well, you'd better to find the way of shutting me up. Mary: Well... How's this? (Kissing). Mason: Yea, that's good. Your Honor, ladies and gentlemen and the jury, I trust we can count on your complete discretion, and I hope you realize what you've just witnessed. You've just seen a man find out what life is all about, and from this moment on he can never ever be the same again. (Holding each other) |
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