SCENE 1: Seed

[A young couple are lying beneath a large oak tree on a summer’s day dripping with sex]

He: You know you can tell the age of a tree by the rings?

She: Is that your idea of pillow talk?

He: No it’s true.

She: So this ones fucking old and I’m not getting any younger… now kiss me, tell me I’m beautiful and so on…

He: Look at the ants. They’re attending to the queen. [He just likes nature and he thinks it’s charming].

She: Mmm, mmm. Jesus you know how to make a girl feel wanted. Attend!

[Passing distractions pass and he does indeed turn to her with the biggest smile].

He: I love you…

She: Yeah yeah…

[Enough clothes are removed and loosened]

He: No I do!

She: I know you do.

He: I think you’re very beautiful.

She: Ha!

[He stops sharply and goes as far as sitting up]

He: What’s wrong with you?

She: Sorry?

He: Why can’t you just enjoy it?

She: I am! I was…

He: And there you go switching it to me.

She: [switching it to him] That’s not very nice.

He: It’s just us here you know?

She: [in a very good act of not comprehending] What?

He: [shaking a little, aware he’s pushing a truth] There’s no audience.

[She laughs, crushing his tiny heart]

She: Okay, okay. [With an inappropriate level of enthusiasm] Do you want to carry on? Come on! [Like rousing a losing cricket team].

He: [resigned] Okay.

[They make love with a reasonable level of enjoyment and awkwardly slog their way to satisfaction].