Cass and Frankie 1990--It's Okay to Be Afraid As Long As That Doesn't Keep You From Trying

Frankie asks Cass if that sweet little old lady didn't jinx her, then where do all these accidents come from? Cass says maybe they created them; they say if you look for trouble, you'll find it eventually. Then Cass tells Frankie, "I'm afraid too, you know."

"You? What of?" Frankie asks.

"The same thing as you," Cass replies. "Of loving someone."

"And giving that person the power to hurt you," Frankie says.

"Yeah," Cass replies. "But I'm ready to take a chance."

"You think it's okay to be afraid?" Frankie asks.

"Sure, if it doesn't keep you from trying," Cass replies.

They embrace. Then Frankie says that she cursed herself. She made herself over with all these quirks and eccentricities and roadblocks between herself and the rest of the world, especially Cass. She was afraid to love Cass and be loved back. "This is great, now you think I'm an even bigger basket case," she concludes.

"No, no," Cass assures her. "I was just thinking that we've both suffered from curses."

"You mean the 'what sort of club would have me for a member' curse?" Frankie asks.

"Mmm-hmm," Cass replies. "And I've got those 'Gee, why don't you love me? Oh, you do? I'll see you later' blues."

"I'm familiar with that concept, yeah," Frankie says.

"So what do we do now?" Cass asks.

"Start over again," Frankie replies firmly, and with a smile.

"Now there's a novel idea," Cass says, also smiling. "But I like it."

"So do I," Frankie says.

Frankie thanks Cass for getting her through this thing with Grandma Almo and not throwing in the towel. A lesser man would have bolted a long time ago. Cass says they both know that he's exceptional--a manly man, not a girly man. "Oh, lord," Frankie groans, but she's smiling. Cass and Frankie leave for dinner then holding hands, and Cass tells Frankie they'll go anywhere she wants. She says she's up for anything but Italian, and they head out together...finally, really together.

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Loving someone, gives that person the power to hurt you, so true.