"Someday, we'll have an apartment of our own. Or a house, even."
"Oh, keep dreaming. It'll be a million years before I'll be out on my own, fending for myself. I can't even go out without asking permission first."
"You won't be by yourself. I'll be there with you."
"Honestly, you know what I mean."
"Yeah, but I'm just looking on the positive side, ya know? See the sunny side of life. One day, we'll have a little space all to ourselves, where we can do whatever we want, whenever we want. "
"Okay, now I know you've lost it."
"Aw, c'mon. What happened to that bright little girl who lit up my world?"
"That 'little girl' soon found out that life doesn't always work out the way you want it to, no matter how hard you try. And now she's decided to accept that some choices in life just aren't hers to make."
"Well, that's true, I guess. It's just that the way you say it makes you sound so…"
"Realistic?"
"Fatalistic."
"Hey, I'm only speaking from experience here. It's not like I want things to be out of my control or that I think I can't handle them. But why get my hopes up for something that's probably not gonna come out in my favor anyway?"
"Because it's always better to go for something you want than to not try at all? Because giving up hope of finding ways to improve your life is like saying you're not deserving of them? Because-"
"Thank you, Doctor. I see your point."
"You sure?"
"Mmhm. Except you're wrong about one thing."
"Yeah?"
"I haven't given up on anything yet."
"So, what you said earlier was…?"
"Well, is it that hard to see things from my point of view? It's not that weird to think about something before rushing straight into it. I never said living together would be impossible… It's just not within reach right now."
"Hm."
"Hm?"
"I think sometimes you like to mess with my head."
"Only with the best intentions, mon amour."
"Alright. But seriously, I wasn't talking about 'right now.' I wasn't even talking about the near future. One day - when we're old enough to make mistakes without being yelled at by other people, when we've got problems to deal with that we couldn't even imagine having right now, when we've crossed that bridge from flawless bodies to laugh lines and gray hair coverage – one day we're gonna be sitting in our little apartment, taking in the stellar view through our brand-new windows, and we'll talk about how funny life is sometimes."
"It'll humor our wishes, will it?"
"You've just got to let the dream stay alive, babe. That's all there is to it."
"Even if we have no idea how it'll happen?"
"Especially then."
"Even if I'm an ocean away?"
"An ocean? You really think an ocean's gonna stop me? As I see it, it doesn't matter where you are, what you're doing, or who you're with. I'm gonna be there. I don't know when that'll be, but I won't be leaving you alone in the wilderness."
"You think I wouldn't want to be by myself?"
"I know I wouldn't. And that's coming from a wretch who's spent most of his time living like he had nothing to live for. Even for people like me, there's hope. I wanted a better life, and guess where I found it?"
"…Here?"
"Yep. In you, Bren. So it's not so hard for us to imagine something absolutely beautiful happening in our lives, is it?"
"No… Not at all, Dylan. Someday…"