JESSICA: [laughing] You’d be more excited if you’d won!

He looks at the flyer she is reading.

SIMON: What are these for?

JESSICA: We’re handing them out at the hospital.

To help with the search.

It’s nearly three days now,

Someone has to know something.

Camille left a message for you.

They’re searching the area.

Tomorrow.

You don’t think they’re looking for / a—?

SIMON: I need a shower.

JESSICA: Christ, imagine if you found him.

Out there,

Dead.

SIMON: Can we not

Talk about it.

JESSICA: So let me in more. You bottle things up honey.

SIMON: It’s the only way I know, Jess.

He wraps his arms around her, and then releases her as she goes to pour drinks for them both.

JESSICA: I have a feeling I know what would help.

Fill in the last gap.

SIMON looks confused.

All these parents at Christmas time.

Hanging up Santa sacks.

SIMON: No Jess, not this again.

JESSICA: Babies make people even closer.

SIMON: Not always.

JESSICA: I know we say ‘one day’.

But—A baby by next Christmas?

SIMON: Jess.

He takes hold of her.

I just don’t know if I can ever do it.

JESSICA: But you’d do it for me, wouldn’t you?

SIMON:—

JESSICA: Or is it like the Christmas party?

SIMON: Jess!

JESSICA: Are you saying you wouldn’t do it for me?

SIMON: What? Dress up as Santa or have a baby?

JESSICA: Both.

SIMON: I don’t want to.

JESSICA: What? Have a baby or dress up as Santa?

SIMON:—

JESSICA: They said to thank you so much.

At work.

SIMON: Please Jess, ask someone else.

JESSICA: I’m asking you.

SIMON: I can’t. /

JESSICA: Why?

SIMON:—

JESSICA: Well?

SIMON: Why are you putting me in this position?

JESSICA: What position?

SIMON: You’re turning everything around,

Twisting things.

Unravelling /—

JESSICA: Unravelling?

Beat.

Simon?

She goes over to him and tries to hold him.

I want a baby boy

Who is just like his dad.

You could teach him to play football. /

SIMON: Can’t.

I’ve never kicked a ball in my life.

JESSICA: What about when you were a kid?

SIMON: Nup.

Hated team sports.

Never went near football.

JESSICA: Yes you did silly.

SIMON: No. Never.

JESSICA moves away.

JESSICA: So are you saying you lied to me?

SIMON:—?

JESSICA: You’ve never played football?

JESSICA holds his eyes a moment, then takes an X-ray off the wall.

Lied even at our first meeting.

SIMON: What are you talking about?

JESSICA: Your other arm

Your good one.

I X-rayed them both—

Remember?

Three childhood breaks.

You laughed and said it was years of football.

SIMON: No, I said I fell out of a tree.

JESSICA: No you didn’t.

SIMON: Yes I did.

JESSICA: And broke you arm in three places?

SIMON: Yes!

JESSICA: On the same fall?

SIMON: I was really high up.