02x20 - Ben Was Here

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ANNOUNCER:
Previously on Felicity...

You didn't say
anything to anyone

about that, did you?

No, I didn't. I didn't.

WOMAN: Your new
co-presidents are...

Carol Nanning and Richard Coad.

Ben was a huge help.

What are you talking about?

Ben was the one who gave me
the drug information about Greg.

I want to go.

Go where?





Away for the weekend.
We can still do it, right?

I thought you said
it was too soon.

I thought about
it, and I just...

I really gotta get outta here.

I need a ticket to Rhinebeck.

Oh, my God.

This is beautiful.

(DOOR CLOSES)

(SIGHS)

Is this the best idea, or what?

Oh, my God.

How is this only two
hours away from the city?

I feel like I'm on
another planet.

That's the idea.





I'm so happy we're here, just...

Away from everything.

So am I.

(SIGHS)

Okay. That'll be 12 bucks.

Twelve bucks? Okay.

Thanks, Jerry. Here you go.

Okay. And, uh, listen,
good luck with the girl.

Thanks, Jerry. Thanks a lot.

(DOOR OPENS)

(INDISTINCT TALKING)

JERRY: Is that her?

BEN: Uh, yeah.

Yeah, that's her.

Thanks, Jerry.

JAVIER: Scream?
SEAN: No, shream.

It's one cube

with sugar and cream mixed in.

Oh, shream.

Oh, that sounds fantastic.

So, you'd buy these?

(TELEPHONE RINGS)

Dean & DeLuca.

Oh, yes! Hold on.
Oh! It's Benjamin.

He's up in the wild
green yonder. Hello.

So, I found them.

SEAN: Okay, so what'd she say?

Well, I haven't
talked to her yet.

I just saw them walking off,

but she looked pretty happy.

Ben, are you on a cell phone?

Yeah. Let me give
you a call back,

'cause I don't wanna
lose them, okay?

Are you on my cell phone?

Yes.

Okay, I take your shift,
you take my phone.

That doesn't work, Ben.

Oh, by the way, Benjamin,

Sean is, like, a 10 times
better worker than you are.

He's here on time, he's clean...

I'm expecting an important call
from the Independent Film Channel

on that phone, Ben.

Fine. I'll take a message.

Ben, listen to me.

It's very, very important you
answer professionally, okay?

Blumberg Productions.

Just answer the phone,
"Blumberg Productions."

Guys, I gotta go.

This is romantic!
I can't stand it.

Just tell her you love her.

Fine.

Blumberg Productions!
(DIAL TONE)

Cut off.

(THEME SONG PLAYING)

So, where's Noel?

Meeting Ruby at the library.

Oh. They've been spending a lot
of time together, don't you think?

I think he still likes her.

You do?

What do you think?

I mean, you've been hanging
out with him more than I have.

Noel doesn't really like to
talk about Ruby with me.

Yeah, it's tough.

If she wasn't pregnant,
they'd still be going out.

Yeah, probably.

(KNOCK ON DOOR)

Surprise.

Surprise what?

This is Vincent.

Uh, Vincent, that's Elena.

And that's Julie.

Right on. How's it goin'?

JULIE: Good.

So, what's up is,

Vincent and I are gonna
take down this wallpaper

and paint your apartment.

Wow.

What?

Well, if we don't do it,

it's never gonna get done, baby.

He's right about that one.

No, he's not.

Tracy, thank you very much,

but I got it under control.

No, you don't have
this under control.

Now, if I don't take a step
forward and make this happen,

you're gonna let this
slide and lose your deposit.

Vincent's uncle owns an industrial
renovation company, okay?

This is the type of
crap he does all day.

This is my apartment,

and you don't get to decide
what color it's gonna be painted,

when it's gonna be painted,
or who's gonna paint it.

I know. That's why I
want you to pick a color.

I was thinking this
yellowish tone right here,

or we could go with that violet.

Violet's always nice.

You're not doing this.

Yes, I am.

And you're gonna be very
happy with me when I'm done.

I promise.

Okay? This is gonna be so fine

that people are gonna
come here and be, like,

"You mean this isn't a Fifth
Avenue penthouse? What? What?"

You cannot make a mess in here.

Noel and I still
have to live in here.

"Mess"?

There will be no
mess, all right.

It'll be, like, three
clean-up days,

and that's it, right?

Right on. See?

Three.

Okay, fine.

Wow. Nobody ever bosses
Elena around like that.

He is not bossing me around.

Yeah, I am. You're right.

I'm the man. What?

Hey, Vince, who's the man?

You are.

BEN: Yeah, I see them.
They're having a good time.

They're, like, in a
boat, like, a canoe.

Great, Ben. Did I
get any messages?

Sean, do you hear
what I'm saying?

I think she really likes him.

I think I'm gonna come
home. This is stupid.

No, you're not coming
home. You went there

with a mission. You're gonna
complete that mission, Ben.

He hasn't completed
the mission yet?

I know, but what
am I supposed to do,

just barge in on
them? I can't do that.

Do you have any idea how
much this phone call is costing me?

They round off to the
minute, those cell phone guys,

and you're roaming.

I know what roaming is.

Just complete the mission.

And don't forget,

answer the phone, "Blumberg
Productions." Okay, Ben?

I know. You told
me that. I got it.

Blumberg Productions.
Just answer...

I said, I got it. I got it.

(PHONE BEEPS)

(DIAL TONE) Ben?

That boy has to get
his duck in a row.

Unbelievable.

So, do you think you can
set up a meeting for me

with Mr. Dean or
Mr. DeLuca or whoever it is?

Well, you know, Seany,
usually I would, normally,

but I don't know if I should
be asking for favors right now.

Why not?

Can you keep a secret?

Yeah.

Okay.

I don't know how much longer
I'm going to be working here.

I'm applying for
college next year.

Really? Yes.

Wow. College?

Yeah, I know. It's about
time I get higher education.

Yeah, I'd say.

(LAUGHING) That was fun.

The studying part
was not fun, though.

That's true, but
the rest of it was.

Yeah.

Thank you for catching
me up on class.

Of course.

You haven't
mentioned Wade all day.

Is he still coming?

Yeah. Yeah, Sunday.

I didn't think I'd
be this nervous.

We talked on the
phone a few times.

It's so weird.

We... we make this
small talk, you know...

How my classes are,
how work is for him.

It's like these two people who
don't even know each other

going through the most
important thing in the world.

Yeah.

Well, um, what's your plan?

I mean, have you guys talked
about what the next step is?

No. I guess that's
why I'm so nervous.

Yeah.

(WATER DRIPPING)

(WATER SQUIRTS)

You know... You can
call me with anything,

anytime.

I know.

(WATER BURSTS) (MEGHAN SCREAMS)

What was that?

Oh!

My God!

A pipe just blew up.

Damn it. Ugh!

(ELEVATOR BELL DINGING)

So, if this whole medical thing

doesn't work out for you,

then you have to
open a restaurant.

Or my sister does.

Last night, I called her, and
I had her fax over the recipe.

Well, regardless,
it was amazing.

I know that, um, we both agreed

that we wouldn't rush things...

And we both know
what that means.

But...

I still think that we
should have a fire in here.

Well, I looked, and
there's no firewood.

I think they might have
some at the main house.

Don't go anywhere.

I hear there's a madman
out there in the forest.

(DOOR OPENS)

Oh, my God! (GLASS BREAKING)

(MOUTHING)

What are you doing here?

I came here to
tell you something.

What, that you told Richard
Greg had a drug problem?

Yes, but... What you
did was disgusting.

I know that.

What did Greg ever do to you?

Nothing. Just wait...
No, you lied to me.

Ben, I asked you if you
told anyone. You said, "No."

Can I say something, please?

Listen. I came up
here with Greg, okay?

I'm trying to make
this thing work with him.

I know... I want you to leave.

Felicity, can you just wait a
second and let me just say...

No. I don't want you
in my life anymore!

(CELL PHONE RINGS)

Blumberg Productions.

SEAN: Good. I just
wanted to make sure

you were answering
the phone the right way.

How's it going up there?

(PHONE BEEPS)

So the guy at the front desk

said there's
incredible hiking, too.

Wow.

And he'll even make
us a picnic if we want.

Isn't this great?

The classic romantic cliche?

Yeah.

This is okay?

Yeah, of course.

Yeah.

If you're not
comfortable with this,

we can stop.

No, no, no. I'm fine.
Of course I'm fine.

(SIGHS)

I'm sorry.

I'm...

I'm sorry. I'm not fine.

I'm... I'm sorry.

I... I...

I swear to God, Felicity,
there's no expectations.

I'll sleep on the couch tonight.

No. It's not you.

It's obviously me.

No. It's...

What?

It's Ben, um...

He showed up.

What do you mean,
"He showed up"?

Ben was here.

Whoa. Whoa, whoa.

Ben was here?

In this place?

Yes. He came to see me.

When? When I
went to get firewood?

Is he still here?

No, no. I told him to leave.

I cannot believe
that he came up here.

That's psycho. You know what?
That's a reason to call the police.

Okay, you're overreacting.

Yes, Ben did a bad thing.
That doesn't make him psycho.

He's threatened by
you, and that's all it is.

Why are you defending him?

I'm not defending him.

Look, I told him I don't
want him in my life anymore.

Then why aren't you celebrating?

Why aren't you happy about that?

Why did you stop kissing me?

Why did you say "no"

when I asked if you were okay?

I just can't stop
thinking about it.

I'm... I don't know.

You can't stop
thinking about him.

This weekend was
supposed to be time away...

From the melodrama
of the election,

the hustle of the campus.

It was supposed
to be time for us,

but, uh, now's probably
not the best time.

I'll be in the car.

NOEL: So Tracy's
doing this all for free.

ELENA: Yeah. He's got a friend
who's an expert or something.

JULIE: He really likes you, huh?

Yeah, I know.

Oh, my God.

I'm gonna k*ll him.

Oy.

NOEL: Is this a joke?

ELENA: This used
to be our apartment.

Ugh? What's that smell?

The death of a relationship.

Okay, what exactly is
this friend an expert in?

Hey, baby.

Don't "Hey, baby"
me. What is this?

Uh, nothing. Don't worry.

Everything's great now.

Vincent went to get
some more emulsifier.

What the hell is that?

Guys, I'm starting
to feel dizzy.

Wait. Emulsifier?

Yeah.

You said it was gonna be
clean in here. You promised.

It is gonna be clean. We just
made a couple of mistakes.

Put the wrong
cleanser in the machine.

Everything's fine now, though.

Where do you keep the aspirin?

So what are we supposed to do?

We can't stay in here.

You guys can stay at my place.

I don't wanna
stay at your place.

I wanna stay at my place.

You can stay at the loft.

Thank you.

You both can stay
there, if you want.

I accept.

You'll probably have to
remind me later that I accepted.

Baby, your place
is gonna look good.

I promise, it's gonna
look awesome.

(LISPING) All right, this is
bad. I can't feel my tongue.

(LAUGHS) That'll pass.

ELENA: I'm gonna
go pack up my stuff,

and this is not funny, Julie.

Unbelievable.

Are you mad at me, baby?

What do you think?
Look at this mess.

(DOOR SLAMS)

Meghan, what's going on?

I'm no plumber,

but I think there's a leak.

So where's everyone going?

You're all staying
in the cafeteria

for at least two weeks.

What, you're not coming?

Hell, no. I'm
staying at Swayne's.

Who's Swayne?

He works in the mail room.

Wait. That weird little guy?

Hey, who's staying
in the cafeteria?

So, whatever happened with Greg?

Um... Nothing.

Really?

Okay, now, this
is just a prototype.

The actual production
marshmallow rotisserie's

gonna have 10 spits,

it's gonna be motorized
with a built-in heat source,

and it'll be portable.

Hmm. Wow.

So, why would
anybody need, like,

a $40 marshmallow roaster?

Why does anybody need
an in-the-shell egg scrambler?

They don't.

But they buy them, don't they?

No one buys those.

Have you ever seen
anyone buy that?

Hey. Any calls?

No.

No?

What, mission failure?

I don't wanna talk
about the mission.

How's it goin'?

What's up? Great.
We're homeless.

SEAN: They're gonna be
staying here for a few days

while their place
gets renovated.

"Renovated." Jeez.

Want a s'more?

Yeah. Sure.

Yeah? Okay.

Watch the ease

with which the 'mallow
glides off the Teflon...

You don't have
to narrate it for me.

Just give it to me.

Thanks.

So Felicity didn't
accept your apology?

You guys all know where I was?

What, she called from up there

to tell you what an idiot I am?

No. She called from down here

to tell us what
an idiot you are.

She came back?

Mmm-hmm. And then there was
this pipe expl*si*n at the dorm.

A water main burst.

Anyway, she's
staying at the cafeteria

with all of our
advisees and stuff.

But I wouldn't go
down there if I were you.

No, I'm not gonna go down there.

She came back?

♪ Ups and downs
And highs and lows

♪ That's the way it has to go

♪ And I'm still here
And you're still there

♪ I trust to find you out there

♪ My head is up My heart is warm

♪ Ready to weather another storm

♪ So close your
eyes and think of me

♪ And what will
be They say will be

♪ 'Cause one and
two and one make three

Okay, all better.

♪ But I can't add
when you're with me

♪ In my place and all around

♪ When I'm with
you my light is found

♪ I think we know
Yeah, we both agree

♪ That what will be
They say will be ♪

Hey.

So, the minute I got home,

they paged to get
me to come help out.

So, I guess it was
probably for the best

that we came back.

No, it wasn't.

I feel awful about tonight.

Don't worry about it.

You get us this amazing cabin.

You cook us...

Or your sister cooks
us this incredible meal.

That was me cooking.

And instead of this
relaxing weekend,

you drive two
hours back to the city

to, basically, start
working for the Red Cross.

Well, it was my choice
to come help out.

Yeah, I know.

Can I take you to
dinner tomorrow night?

Please.

(SIGHS) What about Ben?

Ben is from my
past, and he's over,

and he's not gonna get in
the way of my life anymore.

So, please, can I
take you to dinner?

(SIGHS)

Okay.

Good.

Did you really follow
Ben to New York?

Um...

(CHUCKLES)

Sort of. Why?

That's what Noel told me.

But I didn't really understand,

'cause he said you
guys weren't even friends.

(LAUGHS)

Well, the story's a
little embarrassing.

Um...

I, uh...

I always knew who
Ben was in high school.

I always saw him and thought...

If we knew each other,

we would love each other.

And, uh...

Graduation... He
signed my yearbook,

and what he wrote

just confirmed what
I thought about him.

So, I jettisoned
my whole life plan

and came to New York.

You don't seem like
the kind of person

who'd follow a guy like that.

Yeah, well,

of course, now I've realized

that I was running
away from things

as much as I was
running towards something.

Yeah, Ben was just...

It was just a silly
fantasy that I had.

Who you ended up dating.

That's cool. How many
girls get to date their fantasy?

Yeah, but the fantasy
is beautiful and shallow.

The actual relationship's
a whole different thing.

(LAUGHING) Wow.

Whatever he wrote
in your yearbook

must have been pretty great.

Yeah.

It was.

(SIGHS)

Well, good luck falling asleep.

You, too.

Ahh.

What is that? Yoga?
Praying to Mr. Sun?

I told you, I slept in
the cafeteria last night.

You poor thing.

I could never spend the night

in a smelly cafeteria.

(SNORTS)

Hey, what don't you come
stay with me and Samuel?

Oh, yeah. You could
sleep in between us,

and we'll make a
sophomore sandwich.

It'll be fun.

No, thanks. I'm okay.

So, I can't believe you didn't

forgive Benjamin
right on the spot.

(SIGHS) He shouldn't
be apologizing to me.

He should talk to Greg.

The whole reason
he went up there,

was to make himself feel better.

It was ultimately selfish.

Oh, okay, so he goes
to the train station,

buys a ticket,

spends over two hours
trying to reach you

just to say he's sorry,

and that's selfish.

Okay, that is not
selfish, honey, okay?

That is the opposite of selfish.

That's... Buy-fish.

Can I, uh, take my break now?

No, you cannot take
your break right now.

Benjamin has changed a
lot in the last few months,

and you cannot tell me

that you have not noticed.

(STAMMERING) I'm sure he
has, but that doesn't mean...

But nothing! You are
blind to the new Benjamin,

for some reason.

You... You need
glasses, like me.

Take mine.

Javier, I don't...

Take mine. Go
ahead. Put them on.

Okay, you look nice, I think.

Now, do you see him?

You see the new Benjamin?

This is... It's funny,

but I am not kidding.

Now, Benjamin came in here

before you went off to
that godforsaken place,

and he felt so bad

about the whole thing
with Greg and Richard.

He was almost in tears.

Are you serious?

Mmm-hmm.

Nice look.

Hey. Thanks.

Oh, hello, you.

Hi.

Julie.

Julie, hi. Sorry.
Sorry. So sorry.

Well, now you are on your break,

and I'm taking my eyeballs back.

So, how's the cafeteria?

It's fine. You
know, wood floors,

hundreds of people
snoring, echoing all night.

It's fine.

Hmm. Okay.

Well, there's a couch
at the loft waiting for you.

And Elena and Noel
are both staying there,

so there's a huge crowd,

and you'll barely
have to even see Ben.

I just don't think
I could stay there

after what happened last night.

Well, maybe this is a good time

for you guys to make up.

I mean, your gonna forgive
each other eventually, right?

I was pretty hard on him.

Good! You're staying
there. Done deal.

Okay, then, do you mind
if Ruby stays there, too?

I mean she's like
five months pregnant,

sleeping next to a Coke machine.

Oh, my God.

Of course she can. Yeah.

Okay.

You want a coffee?
I'm on break, now.

Yes, please. Decaf.

Okay, seriously, how
is this comfortable?

You are never to
touch my underwear.

We have some new guests.

Let me take the bags. Hey.

Hey.

Did you guys hear about Calvin?

Yeah, the pipes broke?

Hey, uh, is Wade here, yet?

Oh, um, his flight got delayed.

Oh.

Hey.

Hi.

Thanks for, you know,
letting us stay here.

Sure.

Yeah, thank you, so much.

Yeah, sure. No problem.

Okay, who's got plans tonight?

Uh, I do.

Mmm, so do I.

No, no, no. Come on.
It's game night, okay?

I got Boggle, Twister,

Mastermind,
Scruples, Battleship.

Boggle. God, I feel like I haven't
played that in a million years.

I so kicked your ass in Boggle.

No, you did not.

Well, I will kick anybody's
ass in Mastermind.

(KNOCK ON DOOR)

Not mine, you won't.

What are you doing here?

Oh, don't worry about it. I
got somebody working on it.

You guys, your place
is gonna look good.

Wait, wait, there's
strangers in our apartment?

Hey, do you play?

Uh, Battleship? No.

Mastermind? Watch out, now.

Hey, where are you going?

I got a paper due.

SEAN: Oh. Okay.

Uh, who likes s'mores?

Me.

You got room for one more?

What happened to Swayne?

Swayne is a giant
son of a bitch.

You, uh, still owe me

for the tour of the dorm.

I figured this
way, we'd be even.

Welcome to game night.

(GROANS)

JULIE: Okay. Okay.

MEGHAN: I don't
think you can do that.

Oh, yeah I can.

I'm taking orders.
Who wants s'mores?

I do. I do.

Yeah, I do. I do. I do.

Want s'mores? Julie? Julie?

Yeah! Aah!

(LAUGHING)

It's a fair game. It's competitive.
Just 'cause you're pregnant...

You play this better than I
do. I can't play this one at all.

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

(CELL PHONE RINGS)

Blumberg Productions.

(SHUSHING) Hey! (SHUSHING)

Yeah? Uh-huh.

Right. Right, right, right.

Uh, yeah.

Sure.

Wow. No, I... I...

Yeah, tomorrow's
fantastic. First thing is, uh...

Okay.

Thank you.

(CELL PHONE BEEPS) Hey.

Uh... The Independent Film
Channel wants to buy Docuventary.

What?

Hey!

(LAUGHING) Yeah!

Oh, my God!

That is so great.

Um, that's the documentary
we're all in, right?

Uh, yeah. Yeah,
isn't that great?

No.

Oh, there's nothin'
to be afraid of.

I mean, everybody...
Everybody comes off really great.

Julie, you... You
saw it. Is... Is it good?

It's... Uh... Um...
Sean just kissed me.

(ALL LAUGHING)

(KNOCK ON DOOR)

Oh, God... What time is it?

JULIE: 8:15.

Do you have any
lipstick I can borrow?

Yeah.

I gotta go.

(DOOR OPENS)

MAN: I'm Wade.

SEAN: Hey, Wade, come on in.

You want a drink or something?

No, no. I'm okay.

Hello.

Hi. Hi.

Is, uh, Ruby here?

Yeah, she's...
She's getting ready.

Cool. Thanks.

Yeah.

So, you're the guy
that knocked her up.

ALL: Meghan!

What?

Someone has to say
what we're all thinking.

Forgive Meghan. She hasn't
learned yet that being rude

and being charming
aren't the same thing.

I'm Noel.

Hi. Oh, you're Noel.

Yeah, and you're Wade.

Yeah.

(KNOCK ON DOOR)

I'll get it. As if anyone
else would offer.

SEAN: Hey.

GREG: How ya doin'? SEAN: Good.

How ya doin'? Good.

(DIALING)

SEAN: Richard,
we sold it. Call me.

Hi...

What are you doing here?

I'm meeting Felicity.

She's getting dressed.

Hi.

Hey.

I'm Greg. How ya doin'? Wade.

Hey, sorry.

Yeah, hey, take your time.

Hi. I'm... I'm Felicity.

Oh, Ruby's R.A., right?

Right.

Well, she loves you. Oh, you
must... You must be Wade.

(FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING)

Wade.

Hi.

Hi.

Somebody leave.

Uh, we should get going.

RUBY: Yeah, we should go.

I'll see you guys later.

(DOOR CLOSES)

Hey, you hungry?

Starved. Yeah.

(DOOR CLOSES)

You wanna play?

Uh, no, thanks.

Ben... Wanna play?

Uh... No. No, thanks.

(DOOR CLOSES)

Operation?

What the hell.

Huh?

I got it. I got it.

(DOOR SLAMS) (BUZZING)

Hey!

You gotta tell me what
the hell she sees in the guy.

Because, seriously,
Greg can kiss my ass.

Mine, too. Whenever he wants.

You know what? Just
calm yourself down, okay?

Roast yourself a
few marshmallows.

I don't want marshmallows.

You want Felicity.

Yes.

Then go get her, because
she wants you, too.

What? Wait a sec. What does
that mean? What do you mean?

I am her roommate.
Think about it for a second.

Roommates pick up
on all the subtleties,

all the insignificant details that
tell you things about the person

you're living with you
don't even want to know.

So I have one thing
you don't have...

I have a lot of
things you don't have,

but one of them is insight...

Into Felicity Porter.

This is how I know
Felicity still likes you.

Are you ready?

Yeah, what... What is it?

Sarah McLachlan.

What?

When Felicity
showed up last year,

head over heels for you,

Sarah McLachlan
was all she listened to.

If Fumbling Towards Ecstasy
wasn't in the CD player,

it was only so Solace
could get a little air play.

I started calling
it "Ben music."

Not to her face,
but behind her back.

But then, it went away,

and I thought Sarah
was gone for good.

I almost started celebrating,

and then you showed up again.

You offered Felicity this
cross-country trip of a lifetime,

which means I got to memorize
every lyric from Surfacing...

All 10 songs.

This year started
off McLachlan heavy,

until the big break-up.

And then, all Felicity's hair
went away, and so did Sarah...

Until you guys
broke into the pool.

Now, maybe it was a coincidence,

but guess who started
to make a comeback?

It was gradual, but constant.

And now, if you want me to,

I can sing any
song from Mirrorball,

which really annoys
the hell out of me.

So, if you're ever curious

about whether Felicity
has the hots for you,

just check her boom box.

That's the dumbest
theory I've ever heard.

No, I buy it.

Let me put it this way.

Greg knows how to work it.

If she spends too
much time with him,

Sarah's going back on the shelf.

Wow.

(DOOR CLOSES)

Is that Sarah
McLachlan thing true?

(SCOFFS)

I gotta pee.

So, what do you think?

I don't know. I
haven't decided yet.

You know, I wish I knew
you well enough to tell you

that it just drives me insane
that Ben's your new roommate.

Look, I'm only staying there
because Julie invited me.

You know, he came
by my work today.

Who?

Ben.

He came by to apologize.

Good. You deserve it.

So, what did he say?

That, uh, he was sorry.

Hmm. Good.

Yeah.

(BUZZING)

So, what, um...

What exactly was that kiss?

Uh, I don't know.
Sorry. I got excited...

About, you know, my movie.

Okay.

So that's, you
know, that's all...

That that was?

No. No.

There's a little
more to it than that.

I am totally, madly,

insanely, passionately
in love with you.

I have been for a long time.

And before you ask,
no, I'm not kidding.

(INDISTINCT CHATTERING)

What?

What?

You were staring off.

Oh, I Was... I was just
thinking about Ruby.

You know, being out with...

Wade. Wade. Heh.

I've got to say something,

so please just let me say it.

You've got to be...
I... I thought you said

you were gonna stop
screwing up my life.

I know, I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

GREG: Well, what was the
apology for? BEN: I'm sorry.

(BREATHING HEAVILY)

I made a lot...
A lot of mistakes,

and nobody knows
that more than you do.

But the biggest
mistake I ever made

was letting you go.

What I should have done

is realize that being with you

made me the luckiest
guy on the planet.

What I should have done
is treat you with respect.

I should have done a
lot of things I didn't do,

and I didn't do them
because I was afraid,

I was scared. Ben, I'm
on a date right now...

I know, please, just...
Just let me finish.

You and I should be together.

And the reason
I'm saying this now,

the reason I'm not waiting, is 'cause
I don't want to risk losing you again.

I mean, the only difference now

is that this time, you're
the one who's afraid.

I'm afraid? Yeah, because
you don't trust me anymore.

Why do you think that is, Ben?

Please, can you just
give us a second?

No, you know what?
You had your chance.

Felicity, I will do
whatever it takes.

Because the only
thing I'm afraid of now

is that you're not willing
to take the chance, too.

Ben, you can't do this.

I can't do what?

Just show up and make
these little speeches.

I mean, it's not
how it works, okay?

You did the exact
same thing last year.

No, it's not what I did last year.
It's not the same thing at all.

This is exactly the same thing.

I was leaving to go with Noel,

and you just show up and
you make these overtures.

I mean, this is how you operate.

It's not how I operate.
It's how I feel about you.

No, it's this thing you do.

It's this pattern, you know?

It's not about me!
It's about the chase...

That's not true! It's not!

It is true. That's all this is.

Why don't you just
get the hell out of here?

Because we're not done. No,
you know what? You are done.

Greg, come on.
Please, just wait.

Just give me a chance...

Stop it, you guys. Oh, my God!

(GROANS)

Is he gonna show up
every time we go out?

Oh, my God. Are you okay?

That guy really
knows how to hit.

Can we go, please?

(DOOR OPENS) You should,
um, put some ice on that.

(DOOR CLOSES)

FELICITY: Greg, wait.