Transcript
Thursday, May 23, 2002
Sonny: If you're asking what happens next --
Alexis: I'm not. I'm asking you what happens now.
Sonny: Ok. What do you want to know?
Alexis: The truth. Always the truth. The thing that worries me the most at the moment, in light of things that have gone on, is that there will be lies, no matter how well intentioned or polite, between us. There are things that are a little difficult to process right now, and I want to avoid making assumptions and jumping to what may be the wrong conclusion.
Sonny: I'll try to do the same.
Alexis: Ok, then. My version of where we are now is that it's taken a long time and a lot of hard work to build our friendship. And to establish a trust like that is a significant and fragile thing. And denials and avoidance would muck it up completely.
Sonny: I don't want that.
Alexis: Neither do I. So I think that we should go about this very carefully and try not to leave out anything that's important.
Sonny: Agreed.
Alexis: So I'll start with a question. Are you still in love with your ex-wife?
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Sonny: I never stopped loving Carly. You knew that. You've been saying it since the divorce.
Alexis: Yes, I have.
Sonny: I care about you, and I don't want to lose, I mean, our friendship because of what's happened.
Alexis: Neither do I. Having lost Carly -- or thinking that you lost Carly, it's understandable that it gave you cause to re-evaluate, right?
Sonny: It put things in perspective.
Alexis: Exactly. I need to put things in perspective, this in perspective. I need some perspective now that Carly is back.
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Alexis: Ok, fact, fact --
Sonny: Right.
Alexis: Fact -- the fact is things are different. So we need to act accordingly.
Sonny: Do we have to figure it out all --
Alexis: Yes, I do, I'm sorry. You know me. I'm in my head. I think. I think for a living. I think for a hobby. I think while I'm sleeping. I can't stop thinking. I like things to make sense. And I -- I'm very logical. You know, I'm very left-brained. In fact, I don't think I have a right brain at all. Whenever I try to go with the flow -- and I have -- you know, I get massacred every time.
Sonny: So what are you thinking now?
Alexis: I'm thinking that there's so many thoughts going in my head at the same time that it's just too hard to pick just one.
Sonny: Ok, so what do you want me to do?
Alexis: Let's just be honest with each other.
Sonny: Well, I'm trying to be honest. I mean, you know, I'm trying to respect what's between us and take you into consideration.
Alexis: I guess there's just a bunch of "I don't knows."
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Alexis: I'm feeling a little embarrassed because I'm used to being in control of my feelings and I'm really not. But I will be once the dust settles. What I do know is that I care about you deeply and --
Sonny: Alexis, I respect you. I'll do whatever you want.
Alexis: Thank you.
Sonny: Ok, just so I'm clear, you're still my lawyer?
Alexis: Yes.
Sonny: All right. Because, you know, I mean, if that's a problem --
Alexis: No.
Sonny: I'll get somebody else. They're not going to be as good as you are, nobody can be, but I don't want to make you uncomfortable.
Alexis: You're not, you don't. I mean, you won't.
Sonny: All right.
Alexis: I'm not giving up. I'm just breathing. Go home and be with your wife. I'm fine.
Sonny: All right.
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