Larry Lets Bethany Go to Montana
BETHANY: “So you’re really going to Montana without me?”
LARRY: “Bethany… it’s not like that.”
BETHANY: “Then explain it to me like I’m not your wife.”
LARRY: “Jayden called. He said the baby’s been sick. He asked me to come alone.”
BETHANY: “Alone?”
BETHANY: (dry laugh) “You don’t do ‘alone’ trips anymore, Larry. Not since everything we survived.”
LARRY: “Please don’t turn this into something it’s not.”
BETHANY: “Every time you say that, it already is.”
BETHANY: “Every time Montana comes up, you disappear emotionally first.”
LARRY: “That’s not fair.”
BETHANY: “What’s not fair is asking me to trust you while walking straight back into your past.”
LARRY: “It’s my grandchild.”
BETHANY: “And I’m your wife.”
BETHANY: “Say it. Say I’m coming with you.”
(long silence)
LARRY: “…Fine. You can come.”
BETHANY: (soft smile) “See? Truth didn’t kill you.”
LYNETTE: “I didn’t expect to see you here.”
BETHANY: “Funny. I didn’t expect to be unwelcome for standing next to my husband.”
LYNETTE: “This visit wasn’t meant to be… crowded.”
BETHANY: “Then you should’ve said that before opening your door.”
LARRY: “Can we just—”
LYNETTE: “No. We can’t.”
LYNETTE: “This house has boundaries.”
BETHANY: “So do I.”
LYNETTE: “The baby doesn’t need stress.”
BETHANY: “Funny how I’m always labeled ‘stress’ when I refuse to disappear.”
LYNETTE: “I’m protecting my family.”
BETHANY: “And I’m protecting my marriage.”
BETHANY: “Say something, Larry.”
(looks away)
BETHANY: “Say anything.”
LARRY: “Let’s just go.”
BETHANY: (bitter laugh) “Wow.”
BETHANY: “You didn’t choose peace.”
BETHANY: “You chose her.”
LARRY: “I chose to avoid a scene.”
BETHANY: “No, Larry. You chose a war you think I won’t fight.”
The door shuts behind them — but betrayal has already moved in.
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