STEPH Oh yeah, you’re doing a great job.

GREG Just … (Beat.) Look … I’m sure it sucked to hear this from whoever told you … and that is our fault, Carly and me … but you can understand, too, right? She thinks the world of you and I didn’t wanna be the one to just … doesn’t that make sense? At all? It wasn’t either of us wanting to deceive you … we’ve just both been really nervous to … to … you know?

STEPH Yeah. I know. (Beat.) But you still didn’t answer my question, Greg.

GREG What?

STEPH Do you love her?

GREG … I don’t know.

STEPH Just say it. If you do then you should be proud of it. Happy to say it. You hardly ever used to tell people about us when we were together … don’t think I didn’t notice …/ Girls notice shit like that.

GREG What?/ That’s not true.

STEPH No, yeah, it is. Some people didn’t even know you had a girlfriend, even after we were together for, like, four years. That doesn’t make anybody feel real secure …

GREG … but that’s … not …

STEPH Think about it and you’ll know that I’m telling the truth. You will … (Beat.) I don’t know if you ever said it out loud, like, around our friends or anything. I mean, you hardly ever even said it to me!

GREG That’s … I told you I loved you! Come on! (Beat.) You know I loved you. Stephanie.

STEPH No, I know you did, I’m just saying … this time around, make sure it’s really obvious. / “Obvious” doesn’t suck when it comes to love.

GREG Fine. / Ok then.

STEPH Okay.

GREG I’ll … that’s a good point.

STEPH It just … fuck … it blows my mind! It really does!

GREG I know, I know. It’s … just …

STEPH I mean, somebody told me at work, over at the salon and it was, like, BAM!! Outta the blue and I felt this thing down in my stomach … this sorta … like somebody had dropped a piano on me. But from inside.

GREG I understand. (Beat.) I’m sure she wants to talk to you, too./ Yes. To explain.

STEPH Yeah?/ You think so?

GREG Of course. Carly’s … just … you know …

STEPH “Nervous.”

GREG A little bit.

STEPH Uh-huh. You said that.

STEPH stands there, taking it all in. GREG glances inside his bag of groceries, worried about the frozen food.

GREG I mean … can you understand that? Like, at least somewhat?

STEPH I guess.

GREG Good. So then … are we cool? (Beat.) Steph?

GREG stops and waits, hoping for an answer. STEPH seems about to say something but stops. She points at his bag.

STEPH … you’re leaking.

GREG Oh. Shit. It’s probably … the …

STEPH Here. Lemme see.

GREG … no, I can …

STEPH Just … (Takes the bag.) Give it.