Home Transcripts Snappies Fan Creations M & M Press Links September 26, 2003: Tad and Liza talk about their relationship. [At Fusion. Liza, Mia, and Simone are talking about sex.] Liza: You know, it does sound nice, though -- just forgetting about everything just for one night. Mia: Or for seven minutes. Simone: Well, ladies, speak for yourselves because I am totally ready to throw myself into the arms of the next man I see. Tad: Hey, guys. I was wondering who was up here. [The women smile and look at Tad.] Tad: What? Mia: [To Simone] So what are you waiting for? Tad: Did I miss something? Simone: Oh, you don't have to. Mia: Simone was just trying to convince us to make a night of it. Simone: Yeah, you want to join us? Tad: Oh -- Simone: Come on. Tad: Well, you know, as much fun as it sounds, I -- I think I'll pass. You guys go ahead without me. Simone: All right, you lose. Liza? Liza: I actually have something I have to take care of. Simone: Ah. Mia: I'll stay. So will Simone. Simone: What? Mia: Yeah, we've got Fusion's finalists coming into town. We've got schedules to coordinate. Simone: No, no, no, time-out. You know what? I've already worked here all day long. I don't even work here anymore. Mia: And we got the one-sheets for the gala we have to approve. We got things to do. We're busy. Simone: No, wait. What about my seven minutes? [Mia drags her away.] Tad: That is one weird duck. Liza: Not as weird as some of the ducks I've seen. So I gather you are not here for our free samples. Tad: Au contraire, I'm kind of partial to body glitter myself. Liza: Hmm, Tad? Tad: All right, fine, you're right. I'm sort of here about us. Liza: Is there an us? Tad: You know, sooner -- [he sees Mia and Simone, and moves closer to Liza] sooner or later, you and I have got to decide what exactly -- Liza: Yes? Tad: It's just -- you know, right now it just feels like, you know, we're just -- Liza: Well, just say it. Just spit it out. Tad: I -- I know you feel it, too. [Sighs.] Look, we've known each other a long time, right? Liza: Yeah, that's right. Tad: And in fact, we probably know each other better than anybody else, right? Liza: Probably. Tad: Okay, this is it. That's a good thing, right? Liza: [Hesitates] I think so. Tad: Ah! See? There it is. No. Wrong. [He imitates a buzzer.] Because you had to think about it. You weren't sure. That's why it could be a really, really bad thing. Liza: Where are you going with this? Tad: All right, English, all right, you and I are here with each other because we're survivors. I mean, the reason we're still playing together after all these years is because we've survived the good, the bad, and the truly scary. And lately, I'm really getting a feeling that unless we're supercareful that all that history, no matter how precious, is going to screw up the future. Liza: Or not. Tad: Liza, come on. I know you know what I'm talking about. It's the reason we didn't get on that plane. Liza: Well, no, I had to stay to save Fusion. Tad: You really believe that? Look, do you remember what you told me when you showed up at my house with those airline tickets? Okay? Right? Liza: Mm-hmm. Tad: No regrets. No holding back. Well, once we got to that airport and past security and down to the gate, that's all we did is hold back. The simple truth is because neither one of us wanted to get into something that, you know, we couldn't get out of again. Tad: Can I tell you something? Do you remember in high school when the world was still cooling and we had our baby teeth, the first time I asked you to dance? Because I do. Liza: I was with Alfred. Tad: No. Alfred was with his bow tie. [Liza laughs.] You were standing next to him. You turned me down flat. And in one way or another, I've been hooked ever since. Liza: Me, too. Tad: And that's why this is so crazy, because it should be so easy. Liza: But it's not. Tad: No. See, going away together for a week in Tahiti, the South Seas, it sounds great, but the fact is we've just got too much baggage. Liza: Yeah. Tad: There's too many expectations. Liza: [Nods] And island girls rubbing their coconuts up against you, me holding all the luggage. Tad: "Their coconuts"? Liza: Oh, I mean -- you know, a lot of people share a past. They get over it. Tad: Well, we're tripping over ours. Liza: You mean -- are you talking about Dixie? Tad: No, because I know Dixie would want me to be happy. Liza: Even with a woman who practically tore her marriage apart? Tad: Don't do that. You had a lot of help. I'm talking about the fact that you're probably the best friend that I've ever had. Liza: [Tears in her eyes] And you're mine. Tad: Yeah, well, I'm not about to do something that's going to screw that up. It scares me to death, and I -- I just -- I don't want to hurt you. Liza: I don't want to hurt you. Tad: Liza, you and I have been dancing around the what-ifs about you and me for so long it got to be a game -- Liza: Hmm. Tad: Until we were at that gate. And then all of a sudden, it was walk the walk or bail. Liza: And we bailed. Tad: Doesn't that tell you something? Liza: That we're cowards? [She smiles as she wipes away a tear.] Tad: No. That somewhere, somewhere along the way, you know, in spite of everything, in spite of ourselves, we picked up a little wisdom. [Liza walks away from him. He touches her arm, and she stops, her back to him.] I can't promise you all the things that you deserve, not for the long haul. [Liza is fighting back the tears.] And for that, I am truly sorry. Liza: [Turns to face him] You know, you don't have to apologize to me, because I'm just not a candidate for the long haul. Tad: So what do we do now? Liza: I think that we take up skydiving. Tad: I've done that. Liza: You know what we need? Tad: To get drunk? Liza: No. A transitional person. Tad: Come again? Liza: That no-strings, no-frills kind of person that helps you get back on the horse, but doesn't ride into the sunset with ya. Tad: You are prescribing mindless sex and one-night stands to me? Liza: Well, I think you should pace yourself. [They both smile, then their smiles fade, and neither says anything for a moment.] I guess our dance is over, huh? Tad: Maybe they're just not playing our song yet. [Liza kisses him on the cheek, and he returns the kiss.] Liza: I have work to do. [She laughs and touches him lightly on the shoulder as she walks away, leaving him thinking.]