Season 2: Episode 16 - Sin in the City - Bittersweet
Posted by Amber on September 8, 2009, 3:56 pm 72.152.41.123
Jonathan: "Petal, are you quite well? You have been behaving oddly all evening."
Candy: "Johnny, do you love me?"
Jonathan (startled): "What?"
Candy: "It's a pretty straightforward question. Do you love me?"
Jonathan: *lowers fork* "Romantic love is fickle and unreliable, Candy. What I feel for you is more dependable. I enjoy your companionship, and I desire your happiness. I believe our partnership will be beneficial to the both of us."
Candy: "You mean beneficial to you because it would get your uncle off your back, right?"
Jonathan: *frowns* "Who put that idea into your head?"
Candy: "Does it matter?"
Jonathan: *sighs* "I will not deny that our marriage would satisfy my uncle and, therefore, me significantly."
Candy: "And, when am I expected to start popping out the rugrats? A month, a week, a day after we're married?"
Jonathan: "What a repulsive way to refer to procreation, Candy! You are highly intelligent and well capable of articulating yourself more delicately."
Candy: "I don't love you, either, Johnny. I care for you greatly, but I don't love you. Doesn't that bother you?"
Jonathan (nonplussed): "No. Should it?"
Candy: "Well, are there things about me you would change? Things you wish were different?"
Jonathan (exasperatedly): "How long are we going to have to maintain this tedious conversation, petal?
Candy (stubbornly): "Until you answer my questions."
Jonathan: "Very well. I think you are beautiful, clever, and most agreeable; however, I do wish you would bear yourself with a bit more decorum. It is of no matter really; your weak points can be rectified with proper tutoring and guidance."
Candy (sarcastically): "Oh, well, that's a relief."
Jonathan (oblivious): "Quite. I refer to you as my diamond in the rough."
Candy: "I can't marry without love. I thought I could, but I can't. Affection and companionship aren't enough for me, and they shouldn't be enough for you, either. You deserve a woman who loves you."
Jonathan: "Ridiculous. Love is a fantastical myth perpetuated by women's fiction and greeting card companies. I am offering you security and a life where you shall never want for anything again."
Candy (softly): "But that's not true. I will want for something, and it's something you won't be able to give me. I'm sorry, Johnny. I h-h-hope you don't hate me, but I can't marry you. *slides ring across table*
Jonathan: *crumples napkin* "You are mistaken if you think I do not care for you deeply. I could have married numerous times over the past few years, but I have been seeking someone special in which to spend my life. You are special to me, Candy. Please, think about what you are saying."
Candy: "I have, long and hard. I would never do this to you if I wasn't positive. You've been so good to me, and I'll regret hurting you until the day I die. *whispers* I'm so sorry."
Jonathan: "You love someone else?"
Candy: "I...don't know."
Jonathan (livid): "Not Monroe! Not after he has treated you so deplorably!"
Candy: "No! Luke, uh, has nothing to do with this, but I have made up my mind. Please take the ring, Johnny."
**Long Moment of Silence**
Jonathan (quietly): "Love is that imperative to you? You need it to be truly content?"
Candy: "Yes."
Jonathan: *meets Candy's eyes* "Then, you should have it. Consider yourself disengaged from me, petal. I meant what I said. I want you to be happy, even if it is not with me. Keep the ring."
Candy: *blinks tears away* "No, I couldn't."
Jonathan: "I chose it for you, and I want you to have it. Whenever you look upon it, I hope you will remember me fondly."
Candy: *sobs brokenly* "Johnny."
Jonathan (gently): "Now, now, you know how I feel about public displays of emotion. *hands Candy his handkerchief* Shall we go? I believe my appetite has deserted me."
Candy: "I'm so s-s-sorry."
Jonathan (sadly): "As am I, petal. As am I."
Later that Night...
Yuri: "You just weep as much as you want, darling. It expels toxins and is good for the skin."
Candy: "I'm a horrible person. As long as I live I'll remember the disappointment on his face, and then he was so n-n-nice about it."
Yuri: "Were you hoping he would rage and make a scene?"
Candy: "Y-y-yes. I deserve it."
Yuri: "I hardly think that is true. In the long run, you did what was best for you both. You could not have been happy with him, and as a result, he could not have been happy with you. You were very brave."
Candy: "I feel like crap."
Yuri: *sad smile* "The regret you feel will dull with time, but it will never completely wane."
Candy: "You still feel bad about breaking off your engagement, too?"
Yuri: "Absolutely. Jonathan rarely reveals his true self to anyone, but when he does, he is sweet, considerate, and oddly vulnerable. Hurting him the way I did is something I shall regret forever."
Candy (softly): "I think he really loved you."
Yuri: *closes eyes* "I know."
Candy: "But, you got Luke, so it was worth it, right?"
Yuri: "Yes, Lukas is everything. I have no illusions, you see. I am utterly selfish where he is concerned. I would hurt Jonathan all over again if it meant keeping Lukas."
--Front Door Opens--
Lukas: "Hey babe, you missed a great set. Danny was on fire tonight. I guess he's finally putting all that built up angst to good--Candy! Honey, what's wrong?"
Candy: *sobs harder*
Yuri: "She and Jonathan have broken off their engagement."
Lukas: *huge grin* "Really?"
Yuri (admonishingly): "Showing joy at a time like this is distasteful and insensitive, Lukas."
Lukas: Yeah, you're right. I'm sorry. The smile was involuntary."
Yuri: "I want you to stay here and console Candy while I prepare things in the kitchen. We are having a slumber party tonight. You are staying with Simon at the loft."
Lukas: "I am?"
Yuri: "Yes, unless you would rather join us in consuming ice cream and giggling about cute boys."
Lukas: "Uh, I think I'd rather bunk with Simon tonight, babe."
Yuri: *smirks* "I thought you might."
Lukas: "Um, Candy, you okay?"
Candy: "Do I look okay to you, pea brain?"
Lukas: *smiles* "No, but you sound more like the CanCan I know and love. Come 'ere."
Candy: "This just makes your night, doesn't it?"
Lukas: "Seeing you cry? No, I've seen you leak enough tears to last me several lifetimes. It doesn't help that I'm the reason you shed half of them, either."
Candy: "Conceited aren't you? I wouldn't say you were the reason for half. Maybe a third, tops."
Lukas: *kisses top of Candy's head*
Candy: "Can we just go back to the way we used to be? Can we do that?"
Lukas: "Yeah, we can do that."
Candy: "I've missed you."
Lukas (tenderly): "Ditto."
Candy: "Yuri likes me."
Lukas: "Of course she does. You're a likable sort, when you aren't acting like a single, white female."
Candy: *strangled laugh*
Lukas: "I'm sorry, Can...for everything."
Candy: *sniffles* "'S okay. I'm sorry, too."
Lukas: "Does Danny know about--"
Candy (fiercely): "NO! And, I don't want you to tell him, either. I need time to process before I deal with him. Fluffy bunnies! I can hardly deal with him when I'm firing on all cylinders."
Lukas: *inhales deeply* "I don't really want to hide this from him. You haven't been with him the last few days. He's exceedingly unpleasant."
Candy: "It won't be for long, but I need a couple of days to think. Pinky swear you won't tell him, Luke."
Lukas: *groans* "Candy."
Candy: "PINKY! SWEAR!"
Lukas: "Fine, geez. By the way, that dress is a little low cut, don't you think?"
Candy: "If it bothers you so much, stop looking, you perv."
--Front Door Opens--
Kumi: We're baaack! We got anything and everything that contains trans fat and high fructose corn syrup."
Emma: "Well, we got bananas and cherries, too, for the sundaes. That's healthy right?"
Kumi: "Hey, Luke. You staying for ovary night?"
Lukas: "Nope. I was just hanging with Can until the reinforcements arrived. I'll take the bags to the kitchen, so I can say a proper goodnight to Yuri before I leave."
Kumi: "Just keep your naked ass off the counter. We have to make our sundaes on it later, Professor."
Lukas: *winks* "That's what Lysol's for, Red."
Emma: *giggles*
Kumi: "Hey, Midge, I got you something special."
Candy: "A, uh, lollipop? Gee, thanks."
Kumi: "Candy for Candy Kane. Did ya know your name makes you sound like one of Santa's little hookers?"
Emma: *laugh-turned-cough*
Candy: "Seriously, this is how you're going to make me feel better--cavities and insults?"
