(Kitchen)
Eliot: Is he ready?
Sophie(gets coffee): He thinks he is- but he's not.
(Sophie comes back into the room to see Nate lying on the bed covering his face)
Sophie: Nate?
(She rushes towards him)
(Nate moves his hands from his eyes startled)
Sophie: Was it your eyes?
Nate(shakes his head): No, no...Soph...
(Nate stops talking and Sophie gets worried)
Sophie: Nate, what was it?
Nate(sighs): It was nothing, Soph!
(Sophie puts her hands on her hips, threateningly)
Sophie: Do you want me to call Eliot?
Nate: Fine! Fine! It was a migraine, Soph. That's all it was.
Sophie: You're not supposed to be stressed when you've been having migraines.
Nate(stunned): Wait, who told you I've been having migraines?
Sophie(smiles): You just did.
Nate(shakes his head): Plus working helps me...
Sophie: What do you mean "work helps?"
Nate(sighs again): It helps me take my mind off this...
Sophie: This?
Nate(frustrated): This, this, Sophie. All of this!
(He gestures pointing at the walls of the room)
Sophie(ushes her tears): Nate, you don't need this...you don't need work! Okay, that's what you think is working but it isn't!
Nate: Usually I'm right!
Sophie: Nate, there's a first time for everything. Okay? And nothing...nothing lasts forever.
(Nate sighs and rubs his temples)
Nate(sits up): In sorry, Soph. it's just...I don't think I can...I don't this I can do this.
Sophie(worriedly hugs him): Nate don't leave us.
Please, we won't live without you. you were the one who brought us together, for what, to bring is back down?!
Nate(sighs and hugs her back): Ok, ok. I never said I was leaving, Soph. You guys are my family- my only family. I would be totally lost without you. I don't know what I'd do without you.
(Sophie lets go of Nate and takes a seat at the desk and starts fiddling with everything)
Nate(startled): Don't touch that!
Sophie(smiles): Don't touch what?. These?
(Nate gets up and puts everything back in order)
Sophie: What're you doing?
Nate: I'm putting everything back in place-what do you think I'm doing?
Sophie(raises eyebrows): "back in place"? I mean look at this, Nate! This is a mess! How can you concentrate?
Nate(agitated): Its not a mess! And I can concentrate just fine, Soph!
Sophie(chuckles): I wonder how you passed grade school...
Nate(insulted): What do you mean! I'll have you know that I was valedictorian from grade school to high school.
Sophie(rolls her eyes): okay, okay! No need to brag!
(Nate sits down in desk chair before covering his face in his hands)
Sophie(lays a hand on his shoulder): what is it, Nate?
Nate(gestures to his head): There's just so many things...going on in here.
Sophie(grimaces): I know I don't know what's going in your brain but Nate, I'm here, okay. Okay. And you can talk to me anytime. I'm here.
Nate(sighs and grimaces): Uh, sometimes it hurts to think, you know. Whenever I actually figure something out...there's just like this...this...
Sophie: This what?
Nate: I don't know.
Sophie(sighs): Maybe you should see a therapist...
Nate(shakes his head): N-No.
Sophie: What do you mean, no?
Nate: Therapists don't help, okay? I know.
Sophie: How do you know?
Nate: I used to go, when I was younger. They didn't help, Sophie.
Sophie: You don't know that. that was years ago. it'll be different.
Nate: How do you know?
Sophie: I don't, Nate and neither do you. You don't know if it'll help. Just try.
Nate(shuts eyes): Sophie...
Sophie(close to tears): Nate...just do this. For me?
Nate(sighs and opens eyes): Uh, fine! What's it's name?
Sophie(rolls her eyes): His name is Dr. Berger and he's the best.
(Nate sighs)
Sophie: Just please. See him.
(Sophie hands Nate a card with Dr. Bergers phone number and office. Nate takes it with a wince. Sophie leaves the room)
