Marx and Venus

Venus is the wedding planner to a friend's 'permanent residency' wedding, which Marx is also invited to. As they get ready, Marx admits he's having trouble accepting this possibly faux marriage as he once had real feelings for the bride. Her jealousy piqued, Venus berates Marx about his traditional attitude towards marriage. As they listen to the wedding music whilst waiting for the taxi to arrive, Marx spontaneously grabs Venus to dance breaking the tension between them and igniting a serious moment that neither expects.

As the clock strikes six, Marx is still casually working on his favourite old jigsaw puzzle. Venus tries to join in but Marx tells her he wants to do it himself. As time marches on, Venus is having a hard time believing Marx has a hot date, relentlessly questioning him. Marx snaps at her, demanding to know why she even cares if he has a date. Feeling guilty, Marx lets her help him finish the jigsaw but the last piece creates an awkward moment.

It's the morning of Marx's thirtieth birthday and Venus goes all out to give him the surprise breakfast of a lifetime. But as Marx emerges from his bedroom to an excited Venus, he tells her he just received a phone call from his distressed ex-girlfriend, asking him to pick her up as her vehicle has broken-down, today of all days. Venus refuses to help Marx find his missing car keys in an attempt to change his mind and maybe save his dignity, but she realizes it's a losing battle.

At the end of Marx's thirtieth birthday bash, Venus is sure she witnessed Marx getting into a cab at the end of the night with his ex-girlfriend, Kelly. Feeling hurt, betrayed and jealous Venus retaliates picking up her own lover for the evening. The next morning when Marx finally arrives home, Venus learns that nothing happened between him and his ex. Marx opens up and admits that even though Kelly wanted him back, he's completely over her. He goes on to tell Venus that he's ready to admit something he's been too scared to say to her… but he's suddenly silenced by the realisation of who Venus took home.