Where'd you go to school?
Rachel PattonSUNY Potsdam.
Rachel Patton
Uh, and then I... I moved to the city to change the world and make a name for myself and pay off my loans. All of which I have yet to do, so...
Won't he pay off your loans?
Rachel Patton
[taken aback] Shane? I...
Rachel Patton
Well, uh, yes. Yeah. Yeah, he could.
Yeah, of course, 'cause he's super rich.
Rachel Patton
Well, his family is wealthy compared to my family—I mean, compared to most families. Yeah.
Rachel Patton
But I, I really wanna get involved, and what I really... I wanna do something meaningful.
KPKitty Patton
Oh, but those jobs are so awful, honey. They make no money.
Rachel Patton
Yeah, but I don't need to make a lot of money.
KPKitty Patton
But what's even the point? Those jobs are just asking wealthy people for their money. Your job would literally be to ask yourself for money. It's all about money. It's all about the money. The money, money, money.
KPKitty Patton
Money, money, money, money, money. And if you have money, then that's what you bring to the table. You don't need to work. You throw parties. And that's work. That's a lot of work. Trust me. Your wedding took years off my life. Don't get me wrong, I loved it. I loved every minute of it. And I cannot remember a thing. I don't remember anything. I'm not kidding. I don't remember anything. It's a blur.
KPKitty Patton
Shane's always been a catch. He's had so many girls just throw themselves at him over the years, but he chose you. And he seems happy. You make him very happy.
Rachel Patton
He makes me happy.
KPKitty Patton
That's good.
Rachel Patton
It is.
KPKitty Patton
He says, though, you haven't been very happy on the trip.
Rachel Patton
He said that?
KPKitty Patton
He did. He just said you're having a little bit of an identity crisis. It's not a big deal. And of course, it makes sense. You know, when I married Don, I had my own money, my family money, and that gave me a, you know, a little more power in the relationship. No marriage is perfectly symmetrical, you know? One person might have more money, or is better looking, the other could have the bigger career, or maybe one has more friends or cachet. Do you know what I'm saying?
Rachel Patton
Not really.
KPKitty Patton
I'm just saying you shouldn't feel insecure. A lot of great girls came and went, but you won. And there's a reason you're here and all those other girls are out of the picture, you know? So I just think you should feel great.
Rachel Patton
Yeah, but what is the reason? Like, why am I here? What do you mean?
KPKitty Patton
Well, you're very magnetic, and you're so beautiful.
Rachel Patton
You're making me sound like a trophy wife.
KPKitty Patton
Well, what's so wrong with that? A trophy shines. It's a source of pride. A trophy's made of gold. You know, it's not the worst.
Rachel Patton
Yeah, but that's not what I wanna be.
KPKitty Patton
The most important thing is, Rachel, you make him happy. That's your secret power. So just keep making him happy. I know you will.
[Rachel has just told Shane she made a mistake by marrying him]
After I've wined you and dined you and asked you to marry me, and then made you the center of my life, it's just nice to know you're not pissed.
Rachel Patton
Shane, this is about me. I'm not okay with being a trophy wife, an appendage like all these other women in your world.
Okay, so you're pretty and that's part of the appeal for me, and what, that bothers you?
Rachel Patton
I just need to respect myself.
I gotta hand it to you. Ah- You-You hid yourself really well, Rachel. I mean, this whole time, I bought that you were this cool chick who was fun and confident and normal. And I had no idea that you were this insecure, naïve baby.
Rachel Patton
You're the baby, Shane. Coddled by your mommy, who showed up on your honeymoon. You don't get the room you want, so you throw a never-ending tantrum. I genuinely cannot believe what a baby-man you can be.
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