Party of Five (TV Series)

The Wedding (1995)

Matthew Fox: Charlie Salinger

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• Charlie Salinger : You don't understand, Kirsten. I can't do this!

  Kirsten Bennett : Yes. Yes, you can.

  Charlie Salinger : Why won't you listen to me?

  Kirsten Bennett : I am listening to you! What I am not doing is indulging you.

  Charlie Salinger : What?

  Kirsten Bennett : You're scared. Well, hello... yes, it's scary. I'm scared too. Getting married is scary. You're panicked. Well, who isn't the morning of their wedding? But you make a choice. You either decide that it's second thoughts, or if you love me, Charlie, you decide that it's nervous anticipation and you go back downstairs. And when the minister asks "do you take this woman?", you say "I do".

  Charlie Salinger : No! No, you don't understand! I say that and I'm married, and I will be with the last woman I'm ever going to have and that I've got all the kids that I'm ever gonna have. And I live in my father's house. And every day I go to my father's job at the restaurant. And any one of those things on their own, I can deal with, but... you add them up, Kirsten. The wife and the kids and the house and the job... and that's every decision that I'm ever gonna make in my life! I've got no choices left! I'm 25 years old and I know my whole life.

  Kirsten Bennett : And it's not what you want? I'm not what you want? You don't love me?

  Charlie Salinger : I do love you. I don't want to be with anyone else. I don't.

  Kirsten Bennett : You just don't want to marry me?

  Charlie Salinger : No, I do. I do. I just... I just need time to sit with all this for a while.

  Kirsten Bennett : Listen to me, Charlie. We don't have time. My parents are downstairs, and your family and friends and a minister and 35 pounds of Australian shrimp. Now, you just pull yourself together, okay. You take a deep breath and put all this behind you, because we are getting married today.

  Charlie Salinger : No. I can't.

• [last lines] 

  [Bailey approaches Charlie sitting in the backyard] 

  Bailey Salinger : Have you eaten anything? 'Cause there's lots of stuff.

  Charlie Salinger : Not hungry.

  Bailey Salinger : What are you gonna do, Charlie?

  Charlie Salinger : You think I know? Think I've got a clue? It's only been, what, six hours and you

  Bailey Salinger : No. I mean, tonight. Right now. What are you gonna do? You just gonna sit here?

  Charlie Salinger : Yeah. Look, I know what you're doing here, Bailey, so just go ahead. Get it over with.

  Bailey Salinger : Get what over?

  Charlie Salinger : You know. The lecture. Just really let me have it. Tear me apart. Tell me how I've lost her for good. Tell me how I've let you all down. Tell me how I just ruined my life.

  Bailey Salinger : Nah. You're gonna hear that from a lot of people so you don't need to hear it from me.

  [sighs] 

  Bailey Salinger : I don't always get you, Charlie. Sometimes you do things I... Well, I just don't get you. But you know what? I'm gonna love you, anyway, because you're my brother. And I think you could use someone on your side. So that's me. I'm on your side. How about I just sit with you for a while, huh?

  [Charlie starts sobbing] 

• [Charlie enters the room and sees Kirsten dressed with casual clothes] 

  Charlie Salinger : Kirsten, what are you...? Everyone's ready. Kirsten...

  Kirsten Bennett : I would have given you everything I have today. God, Charlie. I would have given you me. I can't give you any more than that. I don't know how. And if that's not enough, if you're not sure...

  Charlie Salinger : I'm sure. I'm sure.

  Kirsten Bennett : No. You're not. And I'm sorry, but there are some things you said you just can't take back.

  Charlie Salinger : So I made a mistake.

  [he begs] 

  Charlie Salinger : Kirsten, please don't do this to me. Please.

  Kirsten Bennett : What do you want me to do? I'm afraid to marry you. I'm afraid of the day you're gonna walk in that door and say, I don't want you anymore.

  Charlie Salinger : I won't say that.

  Kirsten Bennett : I don't believe you.

  [in tears] 

  Kirsten Bennett : I love you, but I don't believe you. And I can't take that chance because I would die, Charlie. So I'm gonna walk away from you and from these children who I love.

  [she starts crying]