I thought I'd mistaken infatuation for love!

INT. CHINESE RESTAURANT - NIGHT  Joel finds himself eating Chinese food and sitting across from Clementine. He is ragged and jarred.

 JOEL I'm done, Clem. I'm just going to ride it out. Hiding is clearly not working.

 CLEMENTINE Yeah.

 JOEL I want to enjoy my little time left with you.

 CLEMENTINE This is our first "date" date.

 JOEL Do you remember what we talked about?

 CLEMENTINE Naomi, I guess.

 JOEL Yeah.

 CLEMENTINE What was I wearing?

 JOEL God, I should know. Your hair was red. I remember it matched the wallpaper.

 CLEMENTINE Egad, were you horrified? 

JOEL No! I think you were wearing that black dress, y'know, with the buttons.

 She is wearing the black dress.

 CLEMENTINE No, you were with me when I bought that. At that place on East 6th.  It was later.

 INT. DRESS SHOP - SHOP The scene has already been erased. It's just a decayed husk. A vague Joel watches a vague Clementine model a black dress.

 INT. RESTAURANT - NIGHT Clementine wears a generic black dress now.

 JOEL Right. Something black though.

 CLEMENTINE I'll buy that. Black's always good.

 JOEL We did talk about Naomi.

 CLEMENTINE I said: Are you sure? You seem unsure.

 JOEL I'm sure, I said.

 CLEMENTINE But you weren't.  I could tell.

 JOEL I was so nervous. I remember I couldn't think of anything to say. There were long silences.

 There is a long silence.

 JOEL I thought I was foolish. I thought I'd mistaken infatuation for love. You said:

 CLEMENTINE So what. Infatuation is good, too.

 JOEL And I didn't have an argument.

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It's been a pretty lonely couple of years.

INT. RESTAURANT - NIGHT

 Joel sits across from Naomi.

 NAOMI: (oddly cautious) So... you haven't been involved with anyone in all this time?

 JOEL:  
It's been a pretty lonely couple of years.

 NAOMI: I'm sorry.

 JOEL:  
Well, it was my fault -- the break-up. I'm sorry.

 NAOMI: Oh, sweetie. It really does cut both ways.  
We were taking each other for granted and --

 JOEL: I miss you.

 NAOMI: Miss you, too. (awkward pause) I have been seeing someone for a little while.

 JOEL: (trying for enthusiasm) Oh!  Great. That's great!

 NAOMI: A religion instructor at Columbia. A good guy. He's a good guy.

 JOEL: I'm sorry. I really shouldn't have --

 NAOMI: I'm glad you called.

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Bullshit. Who is it? You met someone.

EXT. PARK - DAY

 Joel walks with Naomi.

 NAOMI: So what's going on, Joel?

 JOEL: I don't know, I've just been thinking, maybe we're not happy with each other. 

NAOMI: What?

 JOEL: Y'know, we've been, I don't know, sort of, unhappy with each other and --

 NAOMI: Don't say "we" when you mean "you."

 JOEL: I think maybe, we're both so used to operating at this level that -- How can one person be unhappy? If one person is unhappy, both have to be... by definition.

 NAOMI: Bullshit. Who is it? You met someone.

 JOEL: No.  I just need some space, maybe.

 NAOMI: The thing is, Joel, whatever it is you think you have with this chick, once the thrill wears off, you're just going to be Joel with the same fucking problems.

 JOEL: It's not somebody else.

 VOICE-OVER: I hate myself. 

Naomi walks off. Joel watches her. The scene fades.

 
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This is it. The night we met. My God, it's over.

INT. JOEL'S APARTMENT - AFTERNOON

 Joel is at his closet, putting on a sweater. Naomi is at the dining room table, papers spread out before her, writing. Joel turns and watches her for a moment.

 JOEL: So you don't mind?

 NAOMI: I've got to finish this chapter anyway.

 The scene is fading.

 JOEL: Okay.  I wish you could come.

 VOICE-OVER: This is it. The night we met. My God, it's over.

 NAOMI: Me, too.

He approaches Naomi, kisses her on the top of the head. She continues to write.

 NAOMI: Say hi to Rob and Carrie.  Have some fun!

 JOEL: I hope you get your work done.

 NAOMI: (sighing) Yeah.

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This was our first time ♥

INT. CLEMENTINE'S APARTMENT - NIGHT

Joel and Clementine are in the midst of awkward shy sex.

JOEL: This was our first time.

The scene starts to fade. Joel watches Clementine disappear.

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