Conversations with Friends
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I love Francess abject panic at being Skyped.
She also points out that Nick could visit her when he gets back.
So whatever feelings she was having when they were last together (Are we bad people?)
are not powerful enough to stop her from wanting to keep doing what theyre doing.
At least not yet.
Bobbi and Frances play it cool about the trip among their college friends.
to fill that spare room, so Bobbi is moving in.
That night they are all giggly and warm and drunk (Is a penis notabsurd?
Thats kind of its charm killed me).
Bobbi says its totally fine for Nick to come over to the apartment.
They go out dancing.
In the cool morning light, Frances talks to Nick on the phone.
They talk a bit about his parents.
His dad is very right-wing.
She teasingly calls Nick aggressively heterosexual; you even have a mistress.
Later, he shows up at her door.
She has her cat-that-caught-the-canary smile on again and is more forward and confident than weve ever seen her.
Melissa couldve come home early sometime!
As ever, these are very well-shot scenes.
A+ for the hands-in-hair choreography alone.
Nick calls what theyre doing a relationship, which warms Francess icy, emotionless heart.
All is swell until, while browsing in a bookstore with Bobbi, Frances runs into Melissa.
I guess shedoesknow what shes going to do (continue having sex with Nick).
While Nick goes to the bathroom, Frances pulls his coat around her naked body.
He assures her that he does.
They admit that they both know they come off cold and not very fun.
Well, self-awareness is the first step.
I think Francess line, I dont want you to leave me now.
That is … not really the verb I would use.
Nick proposes that he tell Melissa what theyre doing.
What if Melissa says they cant keep seeing each other?
Nick says its a risk, but so is sneaking around.
Frances gives him her blessing to do what he likes.
After the housewarming party (which looks fun!
), Frances tells Bobbi that Nick is planning to tell Melissa but not until after her book launch.
