Happiness

H A P P I N E S S Written and Directed by Todd Solondz 1. EXT.HAPPY'S RESTAURANT - NIGHT.1. The sign is illuminated. 2. INT.HAPPY'S RESTAURANT - NIGHT.2. Pretty, 30ish JOY JORDAN and teary-eyed STUART sit opposite each other.He is trying to resist bursting into tears as they finish dessert. JOY Stuart?… Are you okay? STUART Yeah. Sure. I'm fine. JOY Good. Well. I had a really nice time. STUART Yeah. Me too. JOY Of course, you know I've always had a nice time with you. STUART Same here. JOY But… STUART Yeah. JOY You understand. STUART Unh. JOY And you don't hate me? STUART No. JOY 'Cause you know I could never hate you. At the same time, I just don't think I could ever…you know… you.In the way you should be… STUART Yeah. JOY And deserve to be. STUART Unh hunh. JOY Well. The food here was excellent– I'm gonna recommend it to my sisters! How many stars did it get? STUART Three and a half. And the dam cracks wide open.He bawls.A pause. JOY Do you feel better now? (STUART nods) Me too. STUART I'm sorry. JOY It's really good we had this talk. STUART Yeah. JOY Before things went too far… You know, got too serious. STUART Yeah. I'm sorry. I'm too serious. JOY No, you're not.It's me. STUART No, it's me. JOY Okay. It's you. I'm sorry. STUART Okay. Pause. JOY 'Cause I mean… STUART I know. JOY The thing is, I want to do what's right – for both of us.I spent a lot of time…examining…my heart. And I felt that you deserved my honesty. STUART Thanks. Pause.