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SO HOW'’D IT FEEL ?IT'’S OKAY.

YEAH ?IT'’S ALL RIGHT. HURTS A LITTLE.

WHERE'’D SHE HIT YOU ?RIGHT HERE.

THERE'’S NO BLOOD. THERE'’S NOT A MARK, ANYTHING.

I STILL FEEL IT.SURE.

THIS IS THE POINT THAT I WAS MAKING EARLIER. WHAT ?

THE '’90s. CAN'’T EVEN AFFORD TO BLINK. I MISS TOO MUCH.

IT'’S NO BIG DEAL.

HOWARD, A WOMAN HIT YOU, TAGGED YOU UPSIDE THE HEAD.

AND FOR WHAT ? WHAT'’D YOU SAY TO HER ?NOTHIN'’.

YOU SAID NOTHING ?ASKED HER THE TIME IS ALL.

THE TIME. WHAT TIME IS IT, OR YOU GOT THE TIME ?

THERE'’S A CRUCIAL DIFFERENCE.I ASKED HER WHAT TIME IT WAS, YOU KNOW, MOUNTAIN, CENTRAL.

I'’M NOT KIDDING.

W-WAIT. YOU'’RE TELLING ME ABOUT SOME SORT OF UNPROVOKED ASSAULT HERE ?

THAT IS UNCALLED FOR. DID SHE GIVE YOU THE TIME AT LEAST ?NO.

WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU LAUGHING AT ?

JUST LET IT GO, CHAD. IT'’S NOT WORTH IT.

OKAY, WELL, WE'’RE DOOMED THEN. SERIOUSLY.

AS A RACE,

MEN LIKE US-- GUYS WHO CARE A SMIDGEN ABOUT THE WORKPLACE, THEIR WOMEN--

WE ARE DOOMED IF THIS IS HOW THEY'’RE GONNA TREAT US.WHO DO YOU MEAN ?

EVERYBODY. LOOK AT US. WE'’RE IN SOME COURTESY LOUNGE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK.

TIME JUST PASSING US BY. COMPLETELY AT THE WHIM OF THOSE BASTARDS UPSTAIRS.

AND NOW THIS.OW. YEAH.

LIFE IS FOR THE TAKING, IS IT NOT ?

I MEAN, WE'’RE LIKE TEN YEARS OUT OF UNIVERSITY. THAT'’S ALL. JUST TEN.

AND I GOT A WHOLE CROP OF THESE YOUNG DUDES AFTER MY DESK,

TAKING JOBS AS PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS.

THE TITLE DIDN'’T EVEN EXIST TWO YEARS AGO.

JUST TO HANG OUT IN THE COFFEE ROOM. BUNCH OF VULTURES WAITING FOR ME TO TIRE OUT.

YOU KNOW, I GET LOW NUMBERS TWO MONTHS IN A ROW,

THEY'’RE GONNA FEED ON MY INSIDES.

I'’M NO FOOL, OKAY ?OF COURSE NOT.

NEW GUY'’S OKAY THOUGH ?LOOKS LIKE IT.

WELL, SURE HE IS.IT'’S KINDA FUNNY, ACTUALLY.

YEAH ? I DON'’T DOUBT IT.

BIG GUY. PLAYED BALL, I HEAR.MM-HMM.

AND PROBABLY BOUGHT EVERYBODY LUNCH ON WEDNESDAY.YEAH, HE DID.

UH-HUH. YEAH, THAT'’S ALL WELL AND WONDERFUL.

AND FUNNY STORIES ABOUT HIS GIRLFRIEND IN THE SACK ?

I BET HE SPINS A GOOD ONE.

BUT YOU WATCH. A YEAR FROM NOW,

HE'’LL BE ASKING YOU TO TOSS AROUND IDEAS WITH SOME OF THE JUNIOR STAFF.

"AND WOULD YOU MIND LEAVING ME THE CRULLER ? IT'’S THE ONLY DONUT I LIKE."

I'’M TELLING YOU NOW, HOWARD. BE CAREFUL.

OKAY. YEAH, I, UH-- OKAY.

WHAT ARE YOU WORKING ON THERE ?

CHECKING HOW PROJECT DIRECTORIES LOOK ON YOUR LETTERHEAD ?

NAH, I JUST--FORGET IT. I'’M KIDDING YOU.

WATCH THIS GUY'’S ASS. THAT'’S ALL I'’M SAYIN'’.SURE.

YEP, '’CAUSE HE'’S NEW, AND HE'’S FUNNY, AND HE'’S A HELL OF A SHORTSTOP...

AT THE FOURTH OF JULY PICNIC UNTIL THE COMPANY HAS A SLIGHT RECESSION,

AND HE'’S BANDYING YOUR NAME AROUND AS SOMEBODY FOR THE PHOENIX OFFICE.

HE'’S OFF COLLECTING ANOTHER WOOD-GRAIN PLAQUE.

EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH.RIGHT.

I'’LL BE CAREFUL.THAT'’S ALL I'’M TELLING YOU. WATCH YOUR BACK.

I'’VE BEEN SEEING THIS GIRL ALMOST A YEAR.

WHAT AM I TALKING ABOUT ? YOU MET HER AT THAT SEAFOOD JOINT SIX MONTHS AGO.

THAT LITTLE BRUNETTE. MELODY SOMETHING.MELANIE. YEAH, RIGHT.

YEAH, SHE WAS CUTE.SHE WAS VERY CUTE, AS I REMEMBER.

YEAH, I TOOK HER HOME, MET THE FOLKS,

EVEN GAVE HER A RING ONE WEEKEND UP AT THE CAPE.

SERIOUSLY ?OH, YEAH, I REALLY LIKED HER.

SOUNDS LIKE IT.BUT THEN SHE STARTS THE...

GOTTA SEE OTHER PEOPLE, SET UP AND THAT WHOLE ROUTINE.

SUDDENLY I'’M PARKED OUT IN FRONT OF HER HOUSE 4:00 IN THE MORNING...

GOING TO WORK, CIRCLES UNDER MY EYES.

CALL HER THREE TIMES BEFORE SHE CALLS ME BACK ONCE.

YOU KNOW THE WHOLE PHONE FADE-OUT THING. FINALLY, I SAY,

"THIS IS NOT NEEDED IN MY LIFE. I DON'’T NEED THIS."

SOMEBODY REJECTS ME-- YOU KNOW, A WOMAN.

IT JUST DRIVES ME--

SEEMS LIKE EVERYTHING: WORK, THESE WOMEN.

FEEL LIKE THEY'’RE GETTING OUT OF BALANCE, DON'’T THEY ?

YEAH, THEY REALLY DO, HOWARD. THEY REALLY DO.

WE OUGHT TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

YOU KNOW WHY I'’M STILL CHIPPER ? BIG GRIN ON MY FACE ?

WHY'’S THAT ?

'’CAUSE I REALIZED SOMETHING.

I FIGURED THIS OUT ABOUT A MONTH AGO.

I CAME HOME AND SUZANNE HAD JUST PACKED UP THE JOINT.

YEP. JUST GONE.

REALLY ?MM-HMM.

YOU NEVER--LEFT ME A FUTON AND MY POSTER OF AMERICAN GIGOLO.

BITCH EVEN TOOK THE FRAME OFF.

AND I'’M STANDING THERE. NO NOTE.

NOT A "THANKS FOR FOUR YEARS OF A ROOF OVER MY BLEACH-BLONDE HEAD." NOTHING.

YOU KNOW ? AND IT COMES TO ME. THE TRUTH.

I DO NOT GIVE A SHIT. NOT ABOUT ANYBODY.

A FAMILY MEMBER, THE JOB, NONE OF IT.

I COULDN'’T CARE LESS.

GEEZ.

I MEAN, DON'’T GET ME WRONG. WE'’RE PALS, ALWAYS HAVE BEEN.

SAME COLLEGE.EXACTLY, AND THAT MEANS SOMETHING.

BUT THESE OTHER FOLKS-- JUMP ON WHILE THE GOING'’S GOOD ? NO. UH-UH.

THAT WILL NOT DO.

PEOPLE. GODDAMN SUZANNE PROBABLY IN ARIZONA RIGHT NOW RIDING DUNE BUGGIES.

NOT A CARE ON THIS EARTH.

GOD, THAT JUST MAKES ME WANNA FUCK SOMEBODY UP, BUT GOOD.

SURE. GEEZ.

YOU KNOW, IF WE WERE LIVING IN INDIA,

WE COULD'’VE BURNED THAT FIANCE OF YOURS ON A PYRE IN THE VILLAGE SQUARE,

EVEN IF HINTING AT WHAT SHE DID TO YOU... TO THIS DAY.

I HEAR YA.

CIRCLE THE DATE ON THIS ONE. IF WE KEEP ON PLAYING ALONG WITH THIS...

PICK-UP-THE-CHECK, CAN'’T-A-GIRL-CHANGE-HER-MIND CRAP--

WE CAN'’T EVEN TELL A JOKE IN THE WORKPLACE.

THERE'’S GONNA BE HELL TO PAY DOWN THE LINE. NO DOUBT ABOUT IT.

WE NEED TO PUT OUR FOOT DOWN.

NEVER LOSE CONTROL.

THAT'’S THE KEY, HOWARD.

THAT IS THE TOTAL KEY TO THE UNIVERSE.

TRUST ME.

AH.COME ON.

I DON'’T KNOW.

DO WE LOOK LIKE FRAT BOYS TO YOU ?

WE NEED SCOTCH.

LISTEN.

WE'’RE IN TOWN FOR SIX WEEKS, RIGHT ? I'’M JUST TALKING, SO JUMP IN.

AND THIS IS PERFECT, WHAT WITH THE BREAKUP THING THAT YOU GOT GOING TOO.

BUT SAY WE WERE TO FIND SOME GAL.

I KNOW WE GOT A SHITLOAD OF STUFF TO DO. I KNOW THAT.

BUT I'’M JUST SAYING, FOR THE SAKE OF ARGUMENT,

LET'’S SAY WE STUMBLE ONTO SOMETHING, OKAY ?

AND, I MEAN, THIS PERSON IS JUST VULNERABLE AS HELL.

YOU KNOW, YOUNG THING, WALLFLOWER TYPE, WHATEVER.

MORE LIKE, DISFIGURED IN SOME WAY.

BUT JUST SOME WOMAN WHO IS PRETTY SURE THAT LIFE--

AND I MEAN, A FULL, HEALTHY, SEXUAL LIFE,

ROMANCE, STUFF LIKE THAT-- IS JUST LOST TO HER FOREVER.

OKAY ?

GOD BLESS YOU.

ANYHOW, WE TAKE A GIRL THAT TYPE--

JUST SOME CORN-FED BITCH WHO'’D PRACTICALLY MESS HER PANTS...

IF YOU SHARPEN A PENCIL FOR HER.

WE BOTH HIT HER.

YOU KNOW, SMALL TALK, A DINNER DATE, FLOWERS.

NO PUSHING IT. NOT ALL ON HER BLOUSE THE FIRST NIGHT OUT.

BUT IT'’S LIKE TAKING HER OUT TO A, YOU KNOW, UH-- SEE AN ICE SHOW.

SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

AND WE JUST DO IT. YOU AND ME. UPPING THE ANTE ALL THE TIME.

SUDDENLY, SHE'’S GOT TWO MEN. SHE'’S CALLING HER MOM. SHE'’S WEARING MAKEUP AGAIN.

AND ON WE PLAY, AND ON AND ON.

THEN ONE DAY,

OUT GOES THE RUG AND US PULLING IT HARD.

AND JILL, SHE JUST COMES TUMBLING AFTER.

WHOA.

HOUR LATER, WE'’RE ON A FLIGHT BACK TO CIVILIZATION LIKE NOTHING EVER HAPPENED.

TRUST ME, SHE'’LL BE REACHING FOR THE SLEEPING PILLS WITHIN A WEEK,

AND WE WILL LAUGH ABOUT THIS TILL WE ARE VERY OLD MEN.

WHAT DO YOU THINK ?

WELL, IT'’S--IS THAT NOT IDEAL ?

RESTORE A LITTLE DIGNITY TO OUR LIVES.

THE BEAUTY IS, FOR THE NEXT MONTH AND A HALF, WE CAN BASICALLY JUST...

REWRITE THE BOOKS, PLAY OURSELVES OFF AS WHOEVER WE WANT TO BE.

I MEAN, IT'’S UP TO US.RIGHT. NO, I-- IT SOUNDS--

I DON'’T WANNA SHOCK YOU, HOWARD. IT'’S JUST A THOUGHT.

I MEAN, IT'’S REALLY JUST THE SAME CRAP WE USED TO PLAY IN SCHOOL, ONLY IT'’S BETTER...

BECAUSE WE GET A LITTLE PAYBACK ON ALL THIS MESSY RELATIONSHIP SHIT...

WE'’RE DEALING WITH.

THINK ABOUT IT.NO, RIGHT. I MEAN, IT'’S, UH--

IT'’S FUNNY. IT IS. IT'’S JUST... WAY OUT THERE.

SURE. THAT'’S WHY IT'’S SO PERFECT.

I MEAN, THIS IS ALL VIRGIN TERRITORY.

NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS AFTER IT, YOU KNOW--

JUMPED OVER FOR PROMOTIONS, WIFE RUNS OFF WITH SOME BIOCHEMIST.

I MEAN, WHO KNOWS WHAT, BUT WE WOULD ALWAYS HAVE THIS THING TO FALL BACK ON.

COULD ALWAYS SAY, "YEAH, FINE,

BUT THEY NEVER GOT ME LIKE WE GOT HER."

I THINK IT'’D BE REFRESHING. I REALLY DO.

AND VERY THERAPEUTIC COMING OFF THE WOMEN WE JUST HAVE.

WELL, JUST FOR INSTANCE,

WHO'’D IT BE ?

NO IDEA.

SHE'’S OUT THERE.

I KNOW IT. JUST WAITING FOR US TO FIND HER.

SO WHAT'’D SHE SAY THEN ?

"'’CAUSE I DON'’T TRUST ANYTHING THAT BLEEDS FOR A WEEK AND DOESN'’T DIE."

OH. SO YOU IN ?

OH, SHIT, MAN.

YEAH, I'’M IN.

ALL RIGHT. THEN LET'’S DO IT.

LET'’S HURT SOMEBODY.

HI. HOW ARE YOU ? LISTEN.

EXCUSE ME ?

JESUS, WHAT DO I LOOK LIKE, THE SANDWICH GUY ? EXCUSE ME ?

MUST BE THE HEADPHONES. I DON'’T KNOW HOW YOU WORK WITH MUSIC. THAT WOULD DRIVE ME BATTY.

ANYWAY, LOOK. I HAVE GOT THIS. SOMEBODY POINTED YOU OUT, SAID YOU WERE GOOD.

I NEED IT BY 2:00. I HAVE GOT TO HAVE IT BY 2:00. THAT'’S ALL THERE IS.

IF I'’M NOT CARRYING THIS IN MY HAND 2:00, YOU CAN FORGET ABOUT IT.

I'’LL BE SITTING DOWN HERE NEXT TO YOU TOMORROW, ASKING TO BORROW YOUR WHITEOUT,

AND I DON'’T TYPE, SO THINK YOU CAN DO IT ?

LISTEN. JUST THROW A COVER SHEET ON IT.

GRAB ONE OF THOSE COMPANY FOLDERS AND SHOVE IT IN THE--

EXCUSE ME ?

THE HELL ? DID I ROLL IN SOMETHING ?

NO, NO, NO, THAT'’S NOT IT AT ALL.

NO, IT'’S NOT.

NO, THAT IS NOT THE POINT I'’M MAKING. NO, IT ISN'’T. DON'’T TELL ME IT IS.

I'’M HERE, I'’M TALKING WITH YOU RIGHT NOW, AND I AM TELLING YOU NO,

SO IT'’S NOT.

NOW, LOOK, WE'’RE NOT GETTING ANYWHERE HERE, BECAUSE IT'’S NOT--

AND I'’M NOT GONNA KEEP SAYING THAT, BECAUSE I'’M NOT.

IT'’S THE, UH-- THIS IS A COMPANY LINE.

I'’M AT WORK, AND WE'’RE GOING IN CIRCLES.

I SUGGEST YOU TALK DIRECTLY WITH HER.

MOM,

I SAID NO.

I DON'’T CARE IF SHE'’S BEEN CALLING. DOESN'’T MEAN I WANNA CALL HER BACK.

NO, IT DOESN'’T.

WELL, TELL HER TO STOP BOTHERING YOU.

GIVE ME A 25-CENT CALL IF SHE WANTS TO CHAT SO BAD.

NO, I CAN'’T CALL HER. THEN I'’D HAVE TO TALK TO HER.

WHY DO YOU THINK I DON'’T WANT HER NEW NUMBER FOR ?

SO I DON'’T HAVE TO BE THE ONE WHO--

NO. NO, MOM. I--

SHE SAID THAT ?

REALLY ?

NO, I DIDN'’T. I DIDN'’T SAY THAT. I MEAN, I DIDN'’T... MEAN IT.

ALL RIGHT, I'’M SORRY. I KNOW IT'’S--

LOOK, I GOTTA GO. WE WON'’T BE NEEDING YOUR HELP.

THANK YOU.

SALES REPS.

AGGRESSIVE LITTLE PRICKS.

HEY. JOHN, RIGHT ?

YEAH, HOW'’S IT GOING ? GOOD.FINE.

HOW ARE THE DIGS UPSTAIRS ?WHAT ?

OH, SHITTY. I DON'’T EVEN HAVE A DESK.

GOT THESE FUCKING PAINTERS WANDERING AROUND.

WELL, AT LEAST YOU GOT A WINDOW.

THEY HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE A.C. A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO.

LET'’S JUST SAY IT'’S A TOUCH RUSTIC.

ANYWAY, LISTEN.

WHAT IS THE STORY ON THAT GIRL YOU SENT ME TO ?

SHE'’S ACTING LIKE I GOT SHIT SMEARED ON MY TIE.

SORRY, I SHOULD'’VE SAID SOMETHING. SHE'’S ALWAYS LIKE THAT.

YEAH, WELL, IT'’S ANNOYING AS HELL.

CAN'’T HOLD A CONVERSATION FOR TWO MINUTES. WHAT KIND OF FEMINIST TWADDLE IS THAT ?

WHAT DOES SHE THINK SHE IS, SOME GODDESS ?NO.

DEAF.

YOU'’RE SHITTING ME. WHAT ABOUT THE HEADPHONES THING ?

I DON'’T KNOW. SELF-CONSCIOUS, I GUESS.

SHE PRETTY MUCH KEEPS TO HERSELF, TIMES I SEE HER.

NO SHIT.

THANKS.

HEY !

DO I LIE ?JESUS. WHAT DO YOU GOTTA USE TO GET HER ATTENTION,

LIKE A DOG WHISTLE ?NO, READS LIPS.

R-- NICE GIRL.

SHE'’S BEEN HERE LIKE THREE WEEKS, PLACED BY ONE OF THOSE AGENCIES.

UH-HUH.TYPES LIKE 95 A MINUTE.

SUPER. SHE SPEAK AT ALL ?

I'’VE NEVER HEARD HER.

YEAH, I THINK SHE'’S GOT ONE OF THOSE VOICES, YOU KNOW, LIKE A--

LIKE A DOLPHIN.

LIKE HAVING A SUNDAY CHAT WITH FLIPPER. THAT'’S WHAT YOU'’RE TRYING TO TELL ME.

SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

OH, MAN, WHAT A PIECE OF WORK.

SHE'’S KINDA PRETTY THOUGH.

ANYWAY.ANYWAY, THANKS.

SEE YOU LATER.

THIS IS GREAT.

LISTEN, ABOUT THIS MORNING. I WAS VERY RUDE. I DIDN'’T EVEN INTRODUCE MYSELF.

I'’M CHAD PIERCEWELL. IT'’S NICE TO MEET YOU.

YOU'’RE NEW HERE, AREN'’T YOU ?

DON'’T BE EMBARRASSED. WE'’RE ALL NEW SOMETIME, RIGHT ?

THAT'’S A LOVELY BLOUSE.

IT'’S JOHN MERRICK. THAT'’S THE ONLY THING I CAN THINK OF THE WHOLE TIME.

I'’M SITTING ACROSS FROM THE FUCKING ELEPHANT MAN.

BUT SHE'’S ATTRACTIVE THOUGH, RIGHT ?

YEAH, I GUESS. YES, I WOULD SAY YEAH.

TALL ?NO, KIND OF AVERAGE. YOU SHOULD SEE HER GOING AT IT.

WORKING TO PUT THE SIMPLEST SOUNDS TOGETHER.

I MEAN, A-E-I-O-U, SOMETIMES "Y"...

IS LIKE THE HOLY GRAIL FOR THIS POOR WRETCH.

AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES, I CAN'’T WATCH ANY MORE SALIVA FORM AT THE CORNER OF HER MOUTH,

OR I'’M GONNA LOSE MY TACO SALAD, I MEAN IT.

BUT WAS SHE NICE ? I MEAN--NICE ?

YEAH, SWEET, GIVING, ALL THOSE THINGS.THAT'’S GOOD.

IN FACT, ONE OF THE KINDEST PEOPLE I'’VE EVER HAD SPRAY SPIT IN MY FACE.

MMM.

ARE YOU RE-GROUTING IN THERE ?I'’M COMING. I'’M COMING.

JESUS.SO, TELL ME, WHAT ELSE ?

WHAT ELSE IS: I GET HER ENTIRE FAMILY HISTORY JOTTED DOWN ON A SERIES OF BAR NAPKINS,

'’CAUSE FINALLY, I JUST ASK HER TO STOP TALKING.

IT WOULD BE EASIER TO WRITE.

SO NOW I'’M READING THESE THINGS ALL NIGHT, PLAYING 20 QUESTIONS.

FAMILY LIVED IN GERMANY. THE AIR FORCE.

SHE LOST HER HEARING AT EIGHT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

SHE'’S GOT SOME SISTER DOING FIELD WORK FOR A Ph.D.

I SAW HER PICTURE.

BIG, HORSEY-LOOKING BITCH.

HAVE TO SEE IT IF YOU GET THE CHANCE.

OH. ANYWAY, ON AND ON, IT WAS ENDLESS.

DINNER ?

YEAH, WE ATE. AND GUESS WHO DOESN'’T REACH FOR HER PURSE WHEN THE CHECK COMES.

MOVIE ?NO, WORK NIGHT. BESIDES, I'’M STARTING OUT EASY.

KISS AT THE DOOR ? NATURALLY.

NICE.JUST A PECK.

I MEAN, I'’M TELLING YOU, SHE'’S NOT BAD LOOKING OVERALL,

BUT YOU SHOULD SEE THAT MOUTH WORKING JUST ONE TIME.

SEE THOSE LITTLE BUBBLES FORMING AND POPPING.

THAT'’S ALL IT TAKES. I MEAN, A KISS ON THE CHEEK WAS PLENTY.

MMM.

SHE IS PERFECT FOR THIS.

YEAH ?OH. BETTER THAN I EXPECTED.

WOW. HEY, DON'’T MEAN TO CHECK UP ON YOU OR ANYTHING,

BUT DID YOU HAPPEN TO FINISH THOSE FILES ?ALREADY ON YOUR DESK.

YOU JUST NEED TO SIGN THEM BY 5:00, AND THEY'’LL BE OUT OF HERE. GREAT. THANKS.

I'’M COMING. I'’M COMING.JESUS.

HEY !

YOU'’RE NOT PUSSIN'’ OUT ON THIS, ARE YOU, HOWIE ?NO, I JUST DON'’T KNOW IF SHE'’S--

GOOD. BECAUSE I'’M NOT DOING THIS TO FIND A MATE. I THOUGHT WE WERE IN THIS TOGETHER.

NO, WE ARE. WE ARE.OKAY THEN.

I MEAN, IT'’S NOT FUN UNLESS WE'’RE BOTH IN ON IT.

OKAY. I'’LL-I'’LL GO DOWN THERE NEXT WEEK OR SOMETHING. I DON'’T KNOW.

GIVE IT A WEEK.

LOOK, HOWIE, THIS IS NOT SOME BROKEN-WING BLUEJAY WE'’RE TALKING ABOUT HERE.

CATCH HER IN A FEW OF THOSE BIG, FAT LIES YOU LIKE SO MUCH.

SEE HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT HER THEN, OKAY ?

OKAY. YOU GUYS DOING ANYTHING THIS WEEKEND ?

YEAH. THOUGHT I'’D TAKE HER TO A PRODUCTION OF THE MIRACLE WORKER.

WHAT IS THAT, A MOVIE ?

FORGET IT.

ARE YOU COMING OUT OF THERE, OR DO YOU WANT ME TO HAVE YOUR CALLS FORWARDED ?

I'’M COMING. I'’M COMING. OH, SHIT.

I GOT IT. I GOT IT. HURRY UP.

HERE YOU GO.

WHAT TIME IS IT ? DO YOU THINK THERE'’S STILL SOMEBODY AT THE OFFICE ?

DEFINITELY. HEY, HOWARD.

WHAT'’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A GOLF BALL AND A G-SPOT ?

I DON'’T KNOW.I'’LL SPEND 20 MINUTES LOOKING FOR A GOLF BALL.

THAT'’S GOOD. YEAH.

DON'’T YOU LOVE THAT ? A GUY DOWNSTAIRS TOLD ME THAT.

THAT'’S FUNNY. YEAH. I GOTTA GET THESE OUT BEFORE IT'’S TOO LATE.

LEAST THEY COULD DO IS GIVE US A LITTLE OFFICE EQUIPMENT.

NO, SHIT. WE'’RE LIKE LEWIS AND CLARK UP HERE.

I'’LL BUZZ HIM, LET HIM KNOW IT'’S COMING.THANKS.

HELLO, YES. I'’M CALLING FOR CHRISTINE. MY NAME IS CHAD.

OH, YOU HAVE.

WELL, THANK YOU.

UH, NO, I WOULDN'’T THINK OF IT.

NO, MA'’AM, JUST TELL HER EVERYBODY IS REALLY SORRY THAT SHE'’S DOWN.

YEAH, I GUESS THE FLU'’S BEEN GOING THROUGH THIS PLACE FOR WEEKS NOW.

OH.

OH.

WELL, I HOPE SHE'’S UP AND AROUND SOON.

DID SHE GET THE FLOWERS ?

OH, TERRIFIC.

NO, I JUST TOOK UP A LITTLE COLLECTION. IT'’S NO BIG DEAL.

YES, MA'’AM.

UM--

NO, I'’D RATHER NOT WAKE HER.

JUST TELL HER THAT I CALLED.

OKAY. THANKS AGAIN.

I WILL. YOU TOO.

OKAY. BYE.

ALL I MEAN IS THAT-- I JUST THINK EVERYTHING'’S A BUSINESS, YOU KNOW ?

WHATEVER YOU GO INTO: YOUR TYPING THERE,

MY OPPORTUNITY DIRECTING THIS PROJECT, IT DOESN'’T MATTER.

EVERY WALK OF LIFE'’S AN INDUSTRY, FROM CHILD CARE RIGHT ON UP.

WE NEED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE SITUATION, RIGHT ?

THAT'’S WHAT I THINK ANYWAY.

TURN THE SITUATION TO OUR OWN ADVANTAGE.

SO, ON A PERSONAL LEVEL, THAT'’S WHAT I'’M DOING HERE.

I WAS WALKING BY, SAW YOU, THOUGHT ABOUT IT.

FIGURED, WHAT THE HELL, YOU KNOW ? YOU PROBABLY HAVE A BOYFRIEND.

BUT YOU GOTTA TAKE YOUR CHANCE, RIGHT ?

WHO KNOWS ? IT MIGHT TURN OUT TO BE MUTUALLY ADVANTAGEOUS.

SO, THAT'’S REALLY JUST A LONG-WINDED WAY OF SAYING...

I'’D LIKE TO GO OUT SOMETIME, MAYBE,

UM, GET A DRINK.

MY NAME'’S HOWARD, BY THE WAY.

I'’M FREE THIS WEEKEND.

HI. HOWARD, I NEED TO SEE YOU FOR A SECOND.

I'’LL BE BACK IN A MINUTE.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING ? SHE SAW YOU.THAT'’S NOT HER.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN ?THAT'’S NOT CHRISTINE.

YOU SAID--SHE'’S NOT THERE. COME ON.

LET'’S GO.BUT I ASKED HER OUT.

FUCK HER. LET'’S GET A SANDWICH. COME ON.

OH, JESUS.

I GOT OUT OF THERE FAST AS MY FEET'’D GO.

AS SOON AS I TURNED 18, I MEAN, I JUST BOLTED AS FAR AS I COULD GET.

MY BROTHERS-- I GOT THESE TWO OLDER BROTHERS.

THEY BOTH GOT THEIR UNION CARD THE DAY AFTER GRADUATION.

NOT ME. UH-UH.

MY DAD, HE JUST COULDN'’T SEE IT.

THOUGHT IT WAS THE GREATEST THING, YOU KNOW, CHRYSLER PLANT, TEAMSTERS.

COULDN'’T GET ENOUGH. THE WHOLE NORMAN ROCKWELL THING.

YOU KNOW, CHURCH, FAMILY, BOTH PARENTS, LITTLE PLACE IN THE SUBURBS.

YOU'’RE IN HEAVEN, RIGHT ?

I TELL YOU, I WAS READY TO APPLY TO COLLEGE IN NINTH GRADE.

THEY STILL THINK I'’M CRAZY LIVING IN THE CITY.

SERIOUSLY, I JUST DIDN'’T WANT ANY PART OF THAT.

SO, COMES THIS BASEBALL SCHOLARSHIP.

YEAH, HEY. BLEW OUT MY ARM SOPHOMORE YEAR.

THAT'’S WHEN I NABBED THE BUSINESS DEGREE.

GOT INTO THE BIZ, AND, UH, I LIKE IT.

NO BIG DEAL.

THAT'’S ME... IN A NUTSHELL.

SO, TELL ME, TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF.

ARE YOU SEEING ANYONE ?

NOBODY, HUH ?

NO, NO, NO, NO, YOU DON'’T-- YOU DON'’T--

JUST SAY IT. YOU SPEAK FINE.

REALLY. IT'’S OKAY.

UM, WELL, I'’VE LIVED IN THIS TOWN...

FOR A FEW YEARS NOW.

MY FAMILY, WE MOVED AROUND A LOT WHEN I WAS YOUNG.

MM-HMM.MY FATHER WAS IN THE MILITARY.

HE DIED OF CANCER.

SO WE MOVED HERE, MY MOTHER AND I.

HER HOMETOWN.

MY SISTER, SHE LIVES IN SEATTLE. SHE GOES TO SCHOOL IN SEATTLE.

I DON'’T KNOW WHAT ELSE YOU WANNA KNOW ABOUT.

A SISTER, HUH ? THAT'’S GREAT.

YOU HAVE ANY PICTURES ?

I HATE THIS GUY.

OH, I HATE THAT GUY TOO.

HE'’S A LITTLE BASTARD. YOU EVER MET HIM ? JERRY SOMETHING. NO.

LUCKY YOU.

OH, I HATE THAT DUDE RIGHT THERE.

CRAIG OR GREG ? ONE OF THOSE FROM PITTSBURGH.

OH, HE SUCKS DICK.

HEY, HOW'’S IT GOING ?

GOOD. I HAVEN'’T SEEN YOU SINCE WHAT ?NEW JERSEY, THAT ONE SEMINAR.

THE GUYS TOLD ME THEY SET YOU UP HERE. BOY, THIS IS NICE.

YEAH, BELIEVE THIS SHIT ? WHEN DID THEY SHIP YOU OUT HERE ?

ABOUT TEN DAYS AGO. TRAINING ON THE NEW "DAT-COM" SYSTEMS.

OH, GREAT.HEY, I KNOW HER. OOH, LOOK AT THAT FACE.

CUNT ?OH, YEAH.

YEAH, LOOKS IT. ANYWAY.

SO YOU GUYS ARE UP HERE TO FINISH UP THE "COMPU-TEXT" THEY GOT GOING.

YEP. IN AND OUT. SIX WEEKS.MUST BE NICE.

HEY, THAT GUY YOU'’RE WITH. WHAT'’S HIS STORY ? I CAN'’T GET A READ ON HIM YET.

HE'’S COOL. IT'’S JUST HIS FIRST TIME IN CHARGE, SO, YOU KNOW.

SEEMS OKAY.YEAH, IT'’S NO BIG DEAL.

SO YOU GUYS TAKE IN ANY OF OUR NIGHTLIFE YET ?

YEAH, WE ATE AT ARBY'’S YESTERDAY.

OH, MAN.WHAT ?

I DESPISE THAT DUDE. SALES REP FROM INDIANA.

MAJOR FUCKER. YOU GOTTA REMEMBER HIM.OH, YEAH. LAWRENCE.

I DON'’T REMEMBER HIS LAST NAME, BUT HE WAS UP THERE TOO.

EXACTLY. LAWRENCE. HE'’S A NEW BREED OF FUCK.

IT'’S LIKE A SPECIAL STRAIN OF FUCKER.

OH, I HATE THAT LITTLE PRISSY COCKSUCKER.NO KIDDIN'’.

COVER YOUR ASS IF HE COMES UP HERE. LITERALLY.

I GOTTA HEAD OUT. CATCH YOU GUYS LATER.

HEY, GOOD TO SEE YOU.YOU TOO.

YOU LIKE THAT GUY ?HIM ? YOU KIDDIN'’ ME ? I HATE THAT PRICK.

HI.

ALL RIGHT, SO, BREAK TIME'’S OVER.

I MEAN, YOU'’RE ALL FIRED. KIDDING.

IT'’S GOOD TO HAVE YOU GUYS UP FROM DOWNSTAIRS. APPRECIATE THE HELP.

SORRY ABOUT THE CONDITIONS THEY GOT US IN HERE. REPAIRING THE WATER DAMAGE.

CHAD CALLED-- YOU ALL MET CHAD.

HE CALLS IT OUR JONESTOWN OFFICE. THAT WAS FUNNY WHEN HE SAID IT.

THAT'’S BECAUSE I SAID "JAMESTOWN."RIGHT. JAMESTOWN.

SO, ANYWAY, THIS IS THE BIGGEST FLOOR THEY COULD GIVE US...

WITH COMPUTERS AND EVERYTHING WE NEED.

SO WE'’LL MAKE DO. ALL RIGHT.

WHAT'’S THE BEST WAY TO DO THIS ? LET'’S BREAK INTO TWO TEAMS.

ONE, TWO, ONE, TWO--I THOUGHT YOU WANTED TO DO THE PROJECTION THING.

RIGHT. UM, WHO'’S GOT THOSE GRAPHS ?

LET'’S TAKE A LOOK AT '’EM.

IT'’S NOT SERIOUS.YEAH.

YEAH. JUST SEEIN'’ HER, YOU KNOW ?RIGHT.

TOOK HER TO LUNCH A COUPLE OF TIMES.YEAH.

I SEE YOUR PAL THERE DOWN AT HER DESK LIKE EVERY OTHER DAY.

I HEARD HE WENT TO THE MOVIES WITH HER.

COME ON. SOMETHING'’S GOING ON.WHAT ?

IT'’S MOSTLY WORK. SHE DOES SOME TYPING FOR US.

ANYWAY, WE BOTH TOOK HER OUT. IT'’S NO BIG DEAL.

SURE.IT'’S NOT.

FINE. IT'’S NONE OF MY BUSINESS.ALL RIGHT.

LISTEN, I KNOW I PROBABLY--

I'’M TELLING YOU THE TRUTH. IT'’S NOTHING.UH-UH.

JUST A COINCIDENCE.OKAY.

SHE'’S A NICE GIRL.HEY, MY HAT'’S OFF TO YOU.

BIGGER MAN THAN I AM.

YOU DON'’T THINK SHE'’S CUTE ?YEAH.

I'’M SERIOUS. GOT A NICE FIGURE.

ABSOLUTELY.BUT--

YOU WOULDN'’T BE CAUGHT DEAD WITH HER, RIGHT ?

IN A COMPANY LIKE THIS, WITH THESE GUYS AROUND,

NO FUCKING WAY.

HELLO ? YES, HI.

IS CHRISTINE HOME YET ?

NO. FINE, I SEE. UM, NO, NO MESSAGE.

OH, IS-- IS THIS ONE OF THOSE PHONES--

I MEAN, IS THERE A, A READOUT FOR HER, OR HOW DOES THAT--

OBVIOUSLY IT DOESN'’T MATTER. I'’M TALKING WITH YOU.

I COULD JUST TELL YOU, COULDN'’T I ? I'’M JUST CURIOUS.

OH, OH, IT IS ONE. OKAY. THANKS.

WELL, JUST TELL HER--

SORRY. SORT OF OFFICE THING. SOMEONE RETIRING.

I DON'’T EVEN KNOW WHO.

CAN YOU HOLD ON A SEC ? I'’LL BE RIGHT BACK.

HELLO ?

WHAT ?

NO, I-I CHECKED THOSE MYSELF BEFORE I HAD THEM SENT OUT.

IT WAS A NICE SUGGESTION COMING OUT HERE.

I DIDN'’T EVEN KNOW THIS WAS UP HERE.

THANKS FOR SHOWING ME THIS, CHRISTINE.

YOU'’RE WELCOME.

AND YOU GOT ME OUT OF GOING TO SOME GUY'’S FAREWELL PARTY, SO I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

JUST-- JUST CHECK AROUND AND CALL ME BACK.

I'’M SURE THEY'’RE THERE.

JUST DIG AROUND. OKAY.

HELLO ? I'’M-I'’M SORRY.

YEAH, ANYWAY, I WAS-- I JUST TRIED TO CATCH HER BEFORE SHE LEFT.

I COULDN'’T FIND HER. NO, IT'’S NO BIG DEAL.

IT'’S, UH--

UH-HUH. WELL, IT'’S NICE TO TALK WITH YOU.

OH, UH, NO, MY NAME'’S HOWARD.

NO, THAT'’S-THAT'’S ALL RIGHT.

JUST-- I JUST WANTED TO TOUCH BASE ON A COUPLE OF OFFICE THINGS.

NO BIG DEAL. NO, UH--

NO. NO MESSAGE.

THAT'’S FINE.

GOOD NIGHT.

SO DO YOU--

I DON'’T MEAN TO EMBARRASS YOU OR ANYTHING, BUT--

FORGET IT.

NO, IT'’S OKAY. REALLY.

WELL, I WAS THINKING ABOUT THE DRIVE-INS YOU TOOK ME TO LAST WEEK, YOU KNOW, THE MOVIE ?

YEAH.

OKAY, SO-- SO WHEN I PULLED IN, I JUST PUT...

THE SPEAKER ON MY SIDE, AND I JUST ASSUMED YOU WOULDN'’T NEED IT BECAUSE OF--

AM I MAKING ANY SENSE ?YES.

NO, I'’M NOT. I SOUND LIKE AN IDIOT.NO.

SHOULD I HAVE PUT THE THING ON ?NO, IT WAS FINE.

ARE YOU SURE ?

SO THEN, HOW DO YOU-- DO YOU FEEL THE SOUND ?

OR HOW DO YOU--

FORGET IT. I'’M SORRY.NO.

PEOPLE ARE CURIOUS. IT'’S OKAY.

I'’VE SEEN MOST OF THE MOVIES ON TV.

I READ THEIR LIPS.

IT HELPS WHEN THEIR MOUTHS ARE 50 FEET TALL.

THAT'’S TRUE, I THINK.

I'’M S-- I'’M SORRY FOR ASKING. I JUST--

IT'’S OKAY.

TRY AND GET CORNED BEEF IN THIS PLACE. I DARE YOU.

CAN'’T STAY LONG.

EVERYONE ELSE ORDERED IN. STUFF'’S PILING UP UP THERE.

YOU GUYS BUSY UP THERE ?OH, GOD, YEAH.

I WAS WORKING ON THE PRESENTATION, SO I DIDN'’T--

YOU'’RE NOT GONNA BELIEVE THIS. YOU KNOW THAT NEW DUDE ?WHICH ?

THAT GUY, MR. M.B.A. BACK HOME--

HE SCREWED UP ALREADY, BIG TIME.WATCH HIM. I TOLD YOU.

RIGHT.

YOU KNOW ALL THAT MATERIAL YOU FAXED TO HIM LAST WEEK, SUDDENLY HE CAN'’T FIND IT.

WHAT ? YOU'’RE KIDDING ME ?NO.

FOUND LIKE TWO PAGES OR SOMETHING.OH, SHIT.

I PUT THE RECEIVE NOTICE ON THE CLIPBOARD. CHECK IT IF YOU DON'’T BELIEVE ME.

OF COURSE NOT. I KNOW YOU DID. CAN YOU HAND ME A NAPKIN ?

IT JUST MAKES US LOOK BAD.WHY ? HE'’S THE ONE WHO SCREWED UP.

YEAH, I KNOW. OF COURSE, HE DIDN'’T NOTICE, AT FIRST.

NOW HE'’S TEARING UP THE OFFICE, PULLING THINGS APART.SERVES HIM RIGHT.

YEAH, BUT I'’M THE ONE WITH MY THING HANGING OUT MY PANTS COME MONDAY MORNING.

HARD COPY STILL ON MY DESK. EVERYONE ASKING WHY.

I SHOULD'’VE "NEXT-DAYED" A DISK.

WELL, I DID SUGGEST THAT.I KNOW. I KNOW. MY FAULT.

WE'’LL GET IT OUT TODAY. NO BIG DEAL. IT'’S JUST NOT WHAT I PLANNED.

SO ?

HOW'’S CHRISTINE ?SHE'’S GOOD.

YEAH ?OH, YEAH. YOU ?

FINE. I SENT HER FLOWERS.

YEAH ?

THAT'’S FUNNY. ME TOO.HMM ?

I'’M NOT RUNNING AROUND PICKING OUT CHINA PATTERNS OR LOOKING FOR A COTTAGE,

BUT IT'’S GOOD.

IT'’S A LOT OF FUN, ACTUALLY.

I THINK SO TOO.MM-HMM.

SO, UH, YOU'’RE LIKING HER BETTER, THEN ?

I DON'’T KNOW. BETTER.

I MEAN, SHE'’S-- WELL, I'’M NOT SURE.

IT'’S JUST EVERY SO OFTEN, I LOOK OVER AT HER AND THINK,

YOU KNOW, I COULD ALMOST SEE MYSELF WITH THIS PERSON, RIGHT ?

I MEAN, NOT WHEN SHE'’S TALKING. THEN YOU JUST WANNA SLIP DOWN A SIDE STREET,

HOPE NO ONE HEARD HER SWALLOWING HER TONGUE AS SHE TRIED TO GET A SENTENCE OUT.

YOU KNOW ? BUT A COUPLE TIMES-- I DON'’T KNOW--

MAYBE LIKE THIS LOOK SHE GIVES ME...

OR THIS FEELING SHOOTS UP THE NERVE ENDINGS AS SHE TOUCHES MY ARM.

JUST SQUEEZES IT.

I MEAN, WE'’RE SHARING A SLURPEE, FOR GOD'’S SAKE.

BUT I DON'’T KNOW.

I'’LL LOOK AT HER AT MOMENTS LIKE THAT, AND I CAN SEE, LIKE, KIDS...

AND A VOLVO IN THE GARAGE, ALL THAT CRAP IN BETWEEN.

SHE'’S DEFINITELY GOT SOMETHING.SERIOUS ? I MEAN, THAT'’S--

NO, I DON'’T MEAN EXACTLY THAT, BUT, HELL, I DON'’T KNOW.

YOU'’VE BEEN OUT WITH HER. YOU GET THAT AT ALL ?HMM.

JUST EVERY SO OFTEN. YOU ?

SURE. KINDA.

REALLY ?

I MEAN, YEAH.

SHE'’S-- SHE'’S KINDA NICE, YOU KNOW ?I KNOW.

IT'’S AN ODD TWIST, ALL CONSIDERED.IT'’S TRUE.

YEAH, I'’LL JUST SEE HOW IT GOES, I GUESS.YEAH.

IT'’S A SERPENTINE ROAD WE TRAVEL THIS LIFE.

LET'’S SEE WHERE IT TAKES US.OKAY.

SANDWICH ANY GOOD ?IT'’S OKAY.

THEY KINDA SCREW YOU ON THE MEAT.

YEAH, THEY SURE DO.

YOU KNOW, I THOUGHT YOU SAID THIS FRIEND OF YOURS WAS A GOOD GUY.

HE IS.THEN HOW COME HE'’S SENDING ME TO BOZEMAN ?

MONTANA ?FOURTH OF JULY WEEKEND, AND I'’M GOING TO BIG SKY COUNTRY.

SOME CONVENTION HE WANTS ME TO COORDINATE THE BOOTH FOR.

OUCH.THIS REALLY STINKS, MAN, '’CAUSE I HAD PLANS.

SO TELL HIM.I ALREADY E-MAILED HIM. HE SENT ME BACK THAT.

SOME I-KNOW-THE-SYSTEM-BEST CRAP. SHIT.

WELL, WHAT CAN I TELL YA ? POWER CORRUPTS.

THE REAL INJUSTICE HERE IS IF I COULD THROW A CURVE BALL--

YOU KNOW, A REALLY GOOD ONE. JUST THAT. NOTHING ELSE.

NO EDUCATION. NOTHING. NONE OF THIS WOULD MATTER.

PLAY IN THE BIG LEAGUES FOR MAYBE TEN YEARS. RETIRE TO OAHU.

YEAH, LIFE SUCKS, HUH ?

LISTEN.

HAVE FUN.

HEY. SORRY.

I GOT HELD UP JUST AS I WAS LEAVING.

MISSED A DEADLINE, AND I HAD TO REAM OUT A COUPLE OF GUYS WHO WERE RESPONSIBLE.

I'’M SORRY. "REAM" ?

REAM. CHEW OUT.

YELL. YELL.

I'’M SORRY.OH, NO, THAT'’S OKAY. IT ALL WORKED OUT.

NO, I-I-- I MEANT FOR THE MEN.

I'’M SORRY THEY MADE A MISTAKE. I KNOW YOUR PROJECT IS VERY IMPORTANT.

THEY MUST'’VE FELT TERRIBLE.

YEAH. I MEAN, NO.

IT-IT WAS NO BIG DEAL, YOU KNOW ? I JUST--

I JUST EXPLAINED THE ERROR TO THEM,

AND, UH, IT HELD ME UP A BIT.

OH, THAT'’S OKAY.

THANKS.

THIS IS NICE.

HEY, THIS IS REALLY NICE, I MEAN, FOR A PLACE LIKE THIS.

A CITY THIS SIZE, I MEAN.

YEAH, I LIKE IT A LOT.

IT'’S SO QUIET.

RIGHT.

SO THAT MUST--

LOOK, I'’M SORRY.ABOUT WHAT ?

WHAT I DID JUST THEN.

COMING IN WITH THE I'’M-SO-BUSY CRAP.

SO YOU'’RE NOT BUSY ?

WELL, NO. I MEAN, YES, I AM, BUT I WASN'’T.

I--

I-I MADE THAT UP... ABOUT DISCIPLINING THOSE TWO GUYS.

I JUST MADE THAT UP INSTEAD OF TELLING THE TRUTH.

I RAN BACK TO THE HOTEL TO CHANGE MY SHIRT.

I WANTED TO LOOK GOOD, SO I WAS LATE.

OH, THAT'’S OKAY.

NO, NO, IT'’S NOT ALL RIGHT.

I JUST-- I GUESS I GET SO USED TO SAYING WHAT I THINK PEOPLE WANNA HEAR,

I FORGET THEY MIGHT JUST WANT THE TRUTH SOMETIMES.

SO I'’M SORRY.IT'’S ALL RIGHT. REALLY.

FORGIVE ME ?OF COURSE.

JUST REMEMBER: I CAN'’T HEAR YOU WHEN YOU'’RE LYING.

SURE.THAT'’S A JOKE.

OH, RIGHT.

THAT'’S GOOD ADVICE. THANK YOU.YOU'’RE WELCOME.

YOU LOOK GOOD.

OH, YOU'’RE BLUSHING.

I'’M GLAD YOU MADE IT. LATE OR NOT.

OH, LOOK.

THEY ARE SO BEAUTIFUL, AREN'’T THEY ?YEAH.

OKAY, '’CAUSE WE'’D LIKE A TABLE FACING THE WATER.

THAT'’S WHAT WE REALLY WANT. UH-HUH.

I SEE IT IN THE BROCHURE YOU SENT. THAT'’S WHAT WE'’D REALLY LIKE.

THANKS.

OH, OH, I HAD AN IDEA. IF WE DOWNLOAD THE VERTICAL COMMANDS OFF THE SOFT PATCH,

I THINK WE'’RE GONNA BYPASS--

YOU KNOW WHAT ? HAVE '’EM HOLD ON TEN MINUTES. I'’LL BE DOWN TO EXPLAIN.

I'’M SORRY. NO, WE'’RE THINKING OF GETTING AN EARLY DINNER.

3:30, 4:00, SOMETHING LIKE THAT. WHATEVER YOU GOT.

UM, I NEED THOSE TUESDAY.

NO. NO, NOT-- THE RESERVATIONS ARE FOR THE FOURTH.

CAN YOU HOLD ON ? INSTRUCTIONS ARE ON THE FRONT.

OKAY. I GOTTA TAKE THIS.

EXCUSE ME. UH-HUH.

NOW I KNOW IT'’S JUST A LAKE,

BUT THE VIEW THIS TIME OF YEAR, IT'’S PRETTY STUNNING, HUH ?

OKAY. NO. UH, THAT'’S FINE. YOU GOT MY CARD NUMBER, RIGHT ?

YOU CAN JUST SEND ME A CONFIRMATION. I GOTTA GO. OKAY, THANKS.

HEY, I JUST GOT OFF-- LOOKS LIKE WE CAN GO UP A WEEK FROM SATURDAY.

I MEAN, IF-IF WE STILL WANT TO.

I CHECKED AROUND. IT'’S SUPPOSED TO BE ONE OF THE, UH--

THE NICEST RESTAURANTS IN THE AREA.

UM, WELL, YEAH, PROBABLY.

I JUST HAVE TO CHECK--

I THINK SO.

I SHOULD GET BACK.

HEY, DO YOU WANNA GRAB SOME LUNCH ?

I MEAN, ONLY IF YOU WANT TO.

THERE'’S A COUPLE OF THINGS I'’D LIKE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT.

WELL, COULD WE DO IT LATER IN THE WEEK ?

TODAY'’S BAD. LOTS OF REPORTS DUE.

END OF THE MONTH. YOU KNOW ?SURE.

NO, JUST TAKING A SHOT. YOU KNOW ?

OH, THAT'’S, UH, A BEAUTIFUL DRESS.

YOU LOOK GOOD.

THANK YOU.

I-I-I-- IT'’S-IT'’S A NICE STYLE FOR YOU.

I MEAN, YOU-- PROBABLY SOUNDS GOOFY, DOESN'’T IT, COMING FROM A GUY LIKE ME,

BUT I CAN TELL THESE THINGS.

I REALLY CAN.

YOU LOOK... GOOD.

EVERYTHING OKAY ?YES.

THIS PLACE HAS GOT GREAT BARBECUE SUPPOSEDLY. SOME OF THE BEST IN TOWN.

YES, IT DOES.

OKAY, LOOK.

THE REASON I WANNA HAVE LUNCH: I WANNA SPEAK TO YOU.

IT'’S ABOUT US. I, UH-- I JUST WANNA TALK, YOU KNOW ?

I NEED TO SAY THIS, GET EVERYTHING OFF-- OUT IN THE OPEN.

UH--

THIS ISN'’T EASY. I HATE THIS PART OF DATING.

IT'’S ALWAYS HARD WHEN YOU START TO FEEL SOMETHING FOR A PERSON, BEGIN TO...

FEEL LIKE TAKING THAT NEXT STEP.

YOU SEE WHAT I'’M TRYING TO SAY, RIGHT ?

MY CARDS ARE ON THE TABLE. YES.

YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL.

I HAVE TO FACE THIS. MY JOB ENDS HERE IN A FEW WEEKS, AND, UH--

I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT WHATEVER YOU DO IS ALL RIGHT WITH ME.

I MEAN, I DON'’T CARE ABOUT DATES YOU GO ON, OTHER GUYS.

YOU KNOW, AND IF WE'’RE APART FOR A WHILE, OR, UH--

WELL, I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT, UH,

WHATEVER HAPPENS, I-- I TRUST YOU.

OKAY ?

OH, BOY, THIS IS REALLY--

UM--

I LIKE YOU.

THERE. I SAID IT. IT'’S OUT. I'’M GONNA EAT BETTER NOW.

DON'’T BLUSH. IT'’S TRUE.

I LOOK AT YOU, AND I SEE... GOOD.

I SEE NICE, KIND.

I MEAN, I DON'’T KNOW. I AM VERY HAPPY WITH YOU.

AND, UH, I WANT OUR RELATIONSHIP--

I MEAN, YOU FEEL THIS COULD BE A RELATIONSHIP, RIGHT ?

I WANNA NURTURE IT AND JUST, UH,

SEE US BLOSSOM.

UH, THAT'’S WHAT I WANTED TO TALK SAY, ANYHOW. SO, UH,

LET'’S JUST ENJOY THIS, AND, UH,

I'’M REALLY IN THE MOOD FOR SOME RIBS, OKAY ?

HEY !

UH-- HOWARD.

HOW ARE YOU ? UH, CHRIS, YOU KNOW HOWARD AT ALL ?

UH, I'’VE SEEN HER AROUND. HI.YEAH. UH--

HOWARD'’S IN CHARGE OF THE PROJECT I WORK ON.

UM-- CHRISTINE'’S IN WITH THE SECRETARIES ON THREE.

IS THAT RIGHT ?YEAH.

THIS IS HILARIOUS. SUDDENLY I SEE YOU EVERYWHERE.

YOU KNOW HOW THIS IS, CHRISTINE.

HOWARD AND I, WE'’VE GOT THE SAME ALMA MATER.

HE GRADUATES A SEMESTER AHEAD OF ME, AND NOW HE'’S MY BOSS.

JUST ON THIS ONE PROJECT.DON'’T BE MODEST.

THEY PICKED YOU OVER ME AND ANYBODY ELSE. YOU'’RE IT.

- YOU GOT TIME TO SIT ? - UH, NO, I CAN'’T.

GOTTA GET UPSTAIRS. LOTTA REPORTS DUE.

END OF THE MONTH, YOU KNOW.

THAT'’S TO BAD.

SHOOT.

I GOTTA TAKE THIS. I'’M SORRY. I'’LL BE RIGHT BACK.

I'’M SO SORRY.

IT'’S OKAY.

YOU MUST REALLY LIKE THIS PLACE.

NO. HE HAD ALREADY MADE PLANS.

IT'’S NO BIG DEAL. LOOK, UH, I SHOULD--

HOWARD.

FORGIVE ME. I STILL--

IT'’S OKAY.

WHERE'’D HOWARD GO ?

HE SAID HE HAD TO GO.

DO YOU TWO-- I MEAN--

YOU WORK TOGETHER.YEAH.

I DO MOST OF THE MARKETING AND HOWARD'’S MORE IN-HOUSE, COORDINATING ALL THE DIVISIONS.

YOU KNEW THAT, RIGHT ? THERE'’S SIX OF US BROUGHT IN FROM ALL OVER FOR THIS THING.

NO, I-- SO MANY PEOPLE COME AND GO. I DIDN'’T KNOW.

IT'’S NO BIG DEAL. YOU DO NOW.

HE'’S A NICE GUY. HE'’S, UM--

HE'’S A HELL OF A GUY. A TRULY DECENT PERSON, I THINK.

YEAH. SERIOUSLY, YOU SHOULD TALK TO HIM SOMETIME.

YEAH. ALWAYS LIKED HOWARD.

ANYWAY, YOU WANNA GET AN APPETIZER ? THAT BE ALL RIGHT ?

I'’M SO HUNGRY I COULD EAT FOREVER.

THAT BREAK ROOM DOWN THERE'’S AN ABSOLUTE CESSPOOL.MM-HMM.

I'’M COMIN'’ OUTTA THERE-- HOWARD.

YOU WERE ALREADY IN THE REST ROOM. I SEE THREE OF THOSE INTERNS...

SLINKING AROUND LIKE IT WAS SOME SORT OF SUMMER CAMP OR FOOD FIGHT OR WHATEVER.

JUST PISSES ME OFF. THEN THEY DRAG THEIR SHIT UPSTAIRS TOO.

I'’LL SAY SOMETHIN'’ TO '’EM.

THERE'’S A GREAT VIEW UP HERE. HOW'’D YOU FIND THIS PLACE ?

HMM ? UH, WHAT'’S-HER-NAME. CHRISTINE.

THOSE FUCKERS. BUNCH OF JUVENILE FUCKERS, THEY LEAVE THE PLACE LOOKING LIKE THAT.

WORKING IN A COMPANY OF MEN, THEY STILL WANT THEIR MOMMIES...

WIPING THEIR BOTTOMS EVERY TIME THEY GO POTTY.

WE'’VE GOT TWO TRASH CANS DOWN THERE--EXACTLY.

THAT JUST MAKES ME WANNA-- I DON'’T KNOW.

WHEN'’D YOU TWO COME UP HERE ?WE OUGHT TO SET AN EXAMPLE.

YEAH, YOU'’RE RIGHT.

AH, I GOT TOO MUCH TO DO AS IT IS.

I KNOW THAT, HOWARD. I'’M JUST SAYING IN THEORY.

IN THEORY SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE, BECAUSE BACK HOME THE PLACE WOULD NOT LOOK LIKE THAT.

AND THEY SHOULD BE TAUGHT THAT.

I'’M JUST VENTING. IT'’S NO BIG DEAL.SURE.

SO, UH, HOW THINGS GOIN'’ ?OKAY. I'’M BUSY.

YEAH ?YEAH, CUSTOMERS, YOU KNOW ?

BUT I'’M HITTING MY DEADLINES.HEY, APPRECIATE THAT.

LOVE TO HAVE THIS WHOLE THING IN PLACE BY THE HOLIDAY.

YOU KNOW, UH-- I KNOW THIS IS LAST MINUTE, BUT...

I WAS THINKING YOU'’D FLY BACK OVER THE BREAK.

DELIVER THE STUFF, MAKE THE PRESENTATION.

IT'’S ALL RIGHT. THEY WANNA KNOW WHAT WE'’VE BEEN DOING AND SO--

I THOUGHT YOU WERE SET TO GO BACK ON THAT.

I WAS, BUT I'’VE GOT SO MUCH STUFF PILING DOWN THERE.

LIKE WHAT ? IT'’S THE WEEKEND.

YOU KNOW. THINGS, UH--

WHY DON'’T YOU SEND THIS JOHN GUY ? HE'’S UP TO SPEED ON IT.

I WAS GONNA, BUT HE DOESN'’T KNOW THE CITY OR THE PLAYERS THERE.

I JUST THINK YOU'’D GO A LONG WAY TOWARDS SELLING THE CHANGES WE IMPLEMENTED.

I MEAN, IF YOU'’RE OKAY WITH THAT.

IF YOU'’RE NOT--SURE. I'’M SALARY. THERE'’S NO SUCH THINGS AS HOLIDAYS.

LEAVE IT ON YOUR DESK. I'’LL PICK IT UP ON FRIDAY.

TERRIFIC. I'’LL KEEP AN EYE ON THIS END.

WE'’LL GET TOGETHER ON MONDAY, REVIEW IT ALL. APPRECIATE IT, CHAD.

OKAY. I WAS THINKIN'’ ABOUT TAKING CHRISTINE TO A BALL GAME OR SOMETHING, FIREWORKS.

A TOWN LIKE THIS MUST EAT THAT SHIT UP.YEAH.

SORRY ABOUT THAT. YOU KNOW, WORK COMES FIRST.

YOU THINK OF SOMETHING, OKAY ? KEEP THE HEAT ON.

I'’LL SEE WHAT I CAN DO. I'’LL PROBABLY BE SWAMPED.YEAH, WITH THINGS.

WHATEVER. WE STILL GOT A LITTLE WHILE YET BEFORE THE BIG FINALE.

LISTEN, ABOUT LUNCH LAST WEEK, I HAD NO IDEA YOU TWO MADE PLANS AND ALL.

YOU DID, RIGHT ? THAT LOOK ON YOUR FACE ?NO PROBLEM.

SERIOUSLY, I'’M SORRY.DON'’T WORRY ABOUT IT.

SHE HADN'’T TOLD YOU ABOUT IT, THOUGH, HAD SHE ?

I DIDN'’T THINK SO.

WE SHOULD BE CAREFUL NOW THAT SHE'’S SEEN US.

YOU KNOW ? I MEAN, I--

MAYBE ONE OF US SHOULD PULL BACK.

YEAH, MAYBE SO.

WHO SHOULD IT BE ?OH, WHOEVER.

I JUST, UH-- I JUST--

I DON'’T WANNA BE TOO OBVIOUS.ABSOLUTELY. OR GET CAUGHT.

THINGS OKAY, THOUGH ? YOU'’RE NOT SECOND-GUESSING, ARE YOU ?

NO, NO, NO. I'’M STILL, UH--GOOD.

YOU ?

YEAH.

YOU EVER HEAR FROM THAT ONE GIRL OF YOURS AGAIN ?

OH, YEAH.NO KIDDING.

YEP. CALLING MY MOM.OUCH.

I'’M GETTIN'’ THESE MESSAGES ALL THE TIME ON MY MACHINE. NOBODY SAYS ANYTHING.

SHE DOESN'’T HAVE THE DECENCY TO CALL ME DIRECT.

THAT PISSES ME OFF.GIVE '’EM A CHANCE. YOU KNOW, BUY A RING.

THAT BITCH.AND BACK THEY COME. TOO LATE, HUH ?

CALLING MY MOTHER ? I MEAN--

I SEE WHERE YOU GOT A MESSAGE LAST WEEK.

WHAT ?FROM SUZANNE.

OH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. YOU BELIEVE THAT ?I WASN'’T SNOOPING.

I SAW IT ON YOUR TERMINAL--SHE TRACKED ME DOWN HERE, BUT SHE NEVER CALLED BACK.

THAT'’S WHAT I'’M TALKING ABOUT.I KNOW.

JUST WHEN YOU START TO FEEL SORRY FOR SOMEBODY LIKE CHRISTINE,

THEY COME BACK AND KICK YOU STRAIGHT IN THE TEETH.

WOMEN. THE NICE ONES, THE MOST FRIGID OF THE RACE, IT DOESN'’T MATTER.

INSIDE THEY'’RE ALL THE SAME.

MEAT AND GRISTLE AND HATRED... JUST SIMMERING.

AND I, FOR ONE, HAVE HAD IT WITH THEIR SHIT. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN ?

MAKES ME JUST WANNA--

SOMETHING.SURE.

I LIKE SNEAKING AWAY FROM WORK.

I'’VE NEVER DONE THAT BEFORE.

I LIKE YOUR ROOM.YOU DO, HUH ?

GOD, I AM JUST SO TAKEN WITH YOU. I AM. I JUST--

I AM TAKEN WITH YOU.

I'’M DONE. I PROBABLY SOUND PRETTY STUPID.

YOU SOUND WONDERFUL TO ME.

YOU'’RE SO FRAGILE.

I CAN'’T EVER IMAGINE NOT HAVING YOU HERE.

YOU FEEL SO PERFECT IN MY ARMS.

I CAN'’T BELIEVE I'’M NOT GONNA BE HERE FOR THE FOURTH.

I REALLY WANTED TO.I KNOW.

YOU HAVE TO WORK. IT'’S NOT YOUR FAULT.

YEAH. IT STILL STINKS.

WE SHOULD GET BACK TO WORK.

CHAD ?WHAT ?

DO YOU LOVE ME ?HMM ?

I'’M SORRY.NO, NO, NO, NO.

WHAT ?

I THINK I LOVE YOU.

AND I JUST WANT--SHH.

YES. YES, I DO.

NO, DON'’T WANT AN ESTIMATE. DON'’T WANNA SELL THE THING.

JUST WANNA GET IT CLEANED. MAYBE HAVE YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THAT BACK POST. FEELS LOOSE.

I MEAN, I KNOW IT IS.

ENDED UP PRACTICALLY RIPPIN'’ IT OFF A GIRL'’S FINGER.

SHE DIDN'’T WANT IT FIRST TIME.

FEW WEEKS LATER, COULDN'’T GET HER TO GIVE IT BACK.

"JUST WANNA TRY IT ON."

ENDED UP WRESTLING ON HER FLOOR ONE NIGHT.

ME PULLIN'’ HER HAND. SHE'’S SCREAMING.

NEIGHBORS AT THE DOOR. WHAT A MESS.

THAT'’S WHY IT'’S, UH, BENT A LITTLE.

PLUS, I'’VE BEEN CARRYING IT IN MY WALLET FOR ABOUT FOUR MONTHS.

SO JUST, UH, POLISH IT UP.

MAKE SURE IT'’S ALL OKAY.

GONNA TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR CHINA.

IT'’S A DISGRACE, THAT'’S WHAT IT IS.

I KNOW.I MEAN, YOU GUYS ARE PRIVILEGED.

YOU SEE THAT, RIGHT ?SURE.

NO, NOT "SURE," AND OUT THE DOOR,

YOU GIVE ME THE FINGER YOU GET HALFWAY DOWN THE HALL.

I WANT YOU TO KNOW A THING BECAUSE IT'’S TRUE.

NOT BECAUSE SOME DUDE-- THIS TIME ME, BUT IT COULD BE ANYBODY.

BECAUSE SOME MAN SAYS THAT IT'’S RIGHT.

I COULD HAVE HELD BACK, BLOWN IT OFF, BECAUSE I'’VE GOT A FLIGHT TO CATCH TOMORROW.

LET YOU FIGURE OUT LIFE ALL ON YOUR LITTLE LONESOME.

BUT I THINK I WOULD HAVE BEEN DOING YOU A DISSERVICE.

I REALLY DO. AND I'’M NOT BULLSHITTING YOU HERE.

CHERISH THIS. LOOK.

ALL I WANNA SAY IS THAT YOU BOYS ARE SITTING IN THE DRIVER'’S SEAT.

YOU CAN MAKE WHATEVER YOU WANT TO HAPPEN HAPPEN. IT'’S THAT EASY.

YOU'’RE IN WITH THIS COMPANY.

BUT YOU'’RE SCREWING AROUND, CHASING EACH OTHER IN THE BREAK ROOM,

HANGING OUT WITH A BUNCH OF GUYS FROM SHIPPING.

WHERE'’S YOUR HEAD ?

OFFERING YOU A CHANCE HERE, KEITH. KEITH, RIGHT ?

YEAH. "KEEF."

KEITH OF "KEEF" ? KEITH.

WHICH ? KEITH.

WELL, YOU OUGHTA KNOW.

HOWARD WILL BE BACK IN ABOUT AN HOUR. I'’LL TAKE '’EM.

THANKS.

I'’M JUST ROLLIN'’ OUT THE OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO HANG WITH THE MONEY PEOPLE.

DON'’T SCREW THIS UP.

I'’LL LOOK AT YOU GUYS SOMETIMES, INTERNS WE'’RE GIVEN ON A PROJECT.

I'’LL WONDER TO MYSELF,

"HE GOT THE BALLS FOR THIS ?"

RIGHT ? I CAN'’T HELP BUT THINK IT.

I DO.YEAH ?

YES. "AX" ANYBODY.

LET ME GIVE YOU A PROFESSIONAL TIP.

THE WORD IS "ASK." OKAY ?

YOU WANT A JOB LIKE MINE ONE DAY ?

SITTING BACK, AND PART OF A SHOW SUCH AS THIS ONE ?

THE RING IS JUST DANGLING RIGHT THERE.

AND YOU'’VE COME THIS FAR.

YOU JUST GOTTA GRAB IT.

BUT YOU NEED THE BIG BRASS ONES FOR THE TASK.

NOW YOUSAY THAT YOU'’VE GOT THEM.

YEAH.ENOUGH TO HANDLE A PRESSURE COOKER LIKE THIS ?

UH-HUH.

FINE.

LET'’S SEE '’EM, THEN.

HUH ? THESE CLANKERS OF YOURS. LET'’S SEE WHAT YOU GOT.

I-- I-- I'’M NOT A HOMO, KEITH,

GONNA LEAP ACROSS THE TABLE AT YA.

I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT YOU GOT WHAT IT TAKES.

THEY ASKED ME TO RECOMMEND SOMEBODY FOR THE MANAGEMENT TRAINEE PROGRAM BEFORE I GO.

- SO YOU DECIDE. - WAIT. WAIT, WAIT, WAIT.

YOU--SHOW... ME... YOUR... BALLS.

I DON'’T-- I DON'’T-- LISTEN. YOU GOT A PAIR...

THE KIND THAT MEN ARE CARRYING AROUND, YOU PRACTICALLY WEAR '’EM ON YOUR SLEEVE.

THAT'’S WHAT BUSINESS IS ALL ABOUT.

WHO'’S SPORTING THE NASTIEST SAC OF VENOM, AND WHO IS WILLING TO USE IT.

DON'’T BE EMBARRASSED.

ALL RIGHT. GREAT.

YOU FEEL OKAY ? GOOD.

THEN GET ME A CUP OF COFFEE BEFORE YOU TAKE OFF, ALL RIGHT ?

BLACK'’S FINE.

♪ HEY.

I WAS THINKING LATER WE'’D GO FOR A WALK BY THE LAKE.

SUPPOSED TO BE GREAT FIREWORKS LATER.

IS EVERYTHING OKAY ?YES.

THIS PLACE, THE MEAL, IT'’S OKAY ?SURE.

GOOD.

'’CAUSE I WANTED TO TELL YOU-- I WANTED YOU TO KNOW--HOWARD.

MAYBE THIS ISN'’T THE PERFECT TIME,

BUT I CARE ABOUT YOU, CHRISTINE.

I WANT YOU TO KNOW-- I JUST-- I LIKE YOU A LOT.

HOWARD, I DIDN'’T--AND I JUST-- I DON'’T WANNA LOSE YOU.

SO I-- I MEAN, I KNOW WE'’D GIVE UP CERTAIN FREEDOMS...

AND, UM, DISTANCE WOULD BE A PROBLEM BUT I COULD GET A TRANSFER--

NO, WAIT--I JUST NEED YOU.

I'’VE COME TO REALIZE THAT AND, UM,

I'’M TELLING YOU.

I NEED YOU.

I TAUGHT MYSELF THAT.

I NEED YOU.

HOWARD.

PLEASE, LISTEN TO ME.

I'’VE LET THIS GO TOO FAR.

TOO FAR ?YES.

I SHOULD HAVE TOLD YOU BEFORE, BUT...

I LOVE SOMEONE ELSE.

I'’M SORRY ?I MADE A MISTAKE.

I MEAN, I LIKE YOU. I DO.

CHRISTINE--AND YOU MADE ALL THESE PLANS.

I DIDN'’T WANT YOU TO FEEL THAT--

BUT IT WAS WRONG FOR ME TO COME HERE.

NO. I MEAN, NO.

THIS IS OUR TRIP. WE WORKED THIS OUT. IT'’S NOT JUST ME.

WE'’VE BEEN DATING, GOING OUT. WHAT ARE YOU TALK--

IT'’S THE MAN YOU SAW ME WITH AT LUNCH.

CHAD. YOUR FRIEND FROM SCHOOL.

CHAD AND I--

THAT'’S WHO I LOVE.

OH.

I KNOW IT'’S A SURPRISE. FOR ME TOO.

CHAD.YES.

HE LIKES YOU A LOT.YEAH ?

YES, HE DOES.UH-HUH.

I'’M SORRY.RIGHT.

NO, I AM.SURE.

HOWARD--OKAY, YOU'’RE SORRY.

TERRIFIC.

I DIDN'’T MEAN--

IT'’S ALL MY FAULT.NO.

I SHOULDN'’T HAVE DATED BOTH OF YOU.

YOU BOTH SHOULD HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THIS.

WHEN...

YOU DON'’T DATE FOR A WHILE...

YOU WONDER...

IF YOU'’RE ATTRACTIVE...

OR INTERESTING TO SOMEONE.

YOU LET THINGS GET OUT OF HAND FIRST CHANCE YOU GET.

THAT'’S WHAT I DID.

I SEE.

IT'’S JUST...

WHEN I SAW YOU AT LUNCH THAT DAY,

AND YOU WERE SAYING THINGS LIKE...

FRIENDS AND YOU WENT TO SCHOOL TOGETHER I COULDN'’T BELIEVE IT.

I HAD NO IDEA THAT THE TWO OF YOU--

IT WAS FATE.

I DIDN'’T WANT TO HURT ANYBODY, AND I'’M SO SORRY.

IT WAS A LOT OF FUN. REALLY.

THIS IS, UH--

LET'’S GET OUTTA HERE.

JUST GET YOUR STUFF TOGETHER. I'’LL, UH--

I, UH--

I'’LL... PAY THE CHECK.

I'’M SORRY.

YEAH.

HOWARD.

WHAT'’S WRONG ?I CAN'’T.

WHAT ?WE DID.

WHAT ?WE DID KNOW, CHRISTINE.

HOWARD, I DON'’T KNOW WHAT YOU'’RE TALKING ABOUT.

YOU WENT OUT WITH ME, DATED ME, HAD FUN WITH ME BUT...

YOU WENT TO BED WITH HIM.

DON'’T SAY ANYTHING. I CAN TELL.

AND I'’M SITTIN'’ HERE, SOME ASSHOLE WHO CARES ABOUT YOU,

AND YOU'’RE IN LOVE WITH HIM.

PLEASE DON'’T--ARE YOU SO DESPERATE YOU CAN'’T SEE A YARD IN FRONT OF YOU ?

HUH ? CHAD ?

HE DOESN'’T LIKE YOU; HE LOATHES YOU.

HE DETESTS YOU AND YOUR PATHETIC RETARD VOICE.

THAT'’S WHAT HE CALLS IT.

NO.

CHRISTINE, YOU BOUGHT THAT SHIT ?

HUH ? SEE EACH OTHER AT PARTIES ? HE'’S MY FRIEND, OKAY ?

WE HANG OUT BACK HOME.

BETTER WAKE UP. YOU WERE USED.

IT'’S A GAME.

TO CHAD IT WAS A GAME, AND HE FOUND YOU--

"SO PERFECT," HE SAYS. "SHE'’S DEAF." THAT WAS THE THING.

NOT LOVE YOU. NOT FLOWERS AND THE FEELINGS I HAVE FOR YOU INSIDE.

NO, IT'’S MEANT TO BE A SPORT.

FUN TO WATCH YOU FALL APART.

AND I'’M TELLING YOU--STOP IT !

CHRISTINE, I--

WE DID THIS THING, AND I AM SO SORRY.

BUT I CAN'’T CHANGE IT. I CAN'’T, BECAUSE IT'’S TRUE.NO !

CHAD WOULD NEVER DO THIS.WHY ARE YOU TRUSTING HIM ?

LOOK AT ME. WHAT DID I EVER DO TO YOU ?

KINDNESS, COURTESY.

I MEAN, WHAT IS THE MATTER WITH YOU ?

CAN'’T YOU SEE I'’M THE GOOD GUY. I'’M THE GOOD PERSON HERE.

I CAN'’T ALTER WHAT WE'’VE DONE, AND I'’M A FUCK AND A...

BASTARD AND EVERYTHING ELSE ON YOUR LIST, BUT I'’M HERE.

I'’M HERE, AND I'’M TELLING YOU...

I LOVE YOU.

HERE. PLEASE.

IT'’S FOR YOU. HERE, IT'’S--

PLEASE. JUST... TAKE THIS.

IT'’S FOR YOU. CHRISTINE.

IT'’S NOT A GAME TO ME ANYMORE. IT'’S NOT A GAME.

TAKE IT.

PLEASE, JUST TAKE IT. COME ON.

GET AWAY FROM ME ! NO !

YOU ! YOU ARE FUCKING HANDICAPPED !

HUH ? YOU THINK YOU CAN CHOOSE ? MEN FALLING AT YOUR FEET ?

YOU WANNA CALL CHAD ? HUH ?

GIVE HIM A RING ?

ASK HIM ABOUT OUR LITTLE CONTEST, WHY DON'’T YA ?

CHRISTINE.

FINE ! I'’M LYING ! DON'’T BELIEVE ME !

GO TO HIM ! CURL UP IN A LITTLE BUNDLE ON HIS LAP !

SUCK ON HIS SOUR TONGUE ! I DON'’T--

I HOPE YOU'’RE VERY HAPPY.

HEY. WHAT'’S UP ?HI.

NOTHING. JUST A LITTLE OUT OF JOINT, THAT'’S ALL.

I DIDN'’T MAKE IT IN YESTERDAY, BUT YOU HEARD WHAT HAPPENED ?

PART OF IT. I HAD TEN MESSAGES ON MY VOICE MAIL THIS MORNING.

I TRIED YOUR BEEPER, TOO, BUT I JUST COULDN'’T FIND YOU.

I MUST HAVE TURNED IT OFF. WHAT HAPPENED ?

NOTHING.

JUST HAD ABOUT A DOZEN GUYS STANDING THERE HOLIDAY WEEKEND...

AND FOUR PAGES ARE SO LIGHT I CAN'’T READ '’EM.

WHAT ? NOT EVEN THE ACCESS CODES.

THE OLD MAN'’S LOOKIN'’ LIKE I PERSONALLY FUCKED UP HIS TEE SHOT ON 18.

- GREAT. - HE WAS NOT PLEASED.

AND ?LUCKILY, I GOT AHOLD OF THAT DUDE FROM DOWNSTAIRS.

I HAD HIM DRIVE IN, AND HE DUG AROUND...

AND FOUND ENOUGH FOR ME TO GET INTO THE SYSTEM, AND I BULLSHITTED THE REST.

I COVERED US FOR NOW, BUT--

I CHECKED THOSE COPIES MYSELF.

ALL I KNOW IS I TOOK WHAT YOU LEFT FOR ME.

I OPENED THE ENVELOPE RIGHT IN FRONT OF '’EM.

I'’M SURE I DID. SHIT.

THEY WANT ME BACK FOR A MEETING ON THURSDAY.

I'’M SURE IT'’S COOL. IT'’S JUST--NO BIG DEAL.

SO YOU FUCKED UP THEIR SUNDAY BRUNCH. HOW BAD CAN THAT BE ?

WE'’RE OUTTA HERE NEXT WEDNESDAY ANYHOW. THE THING'’S DONE.

RIGHT. FRIDAY, MAYBE. IT JUST LOOKS--

I'’LL SEE YA.

HOW ABOUT YOU ? GOOD WEEKEND ? I MEAN, CONSIDERING ?

UH, FINE.YOU SEE CHRISTINE ?

UH-HUH.REALLY ? WHAT'’D YOU GUYS DO ?

JUST A DRIVE, DINNER. YOU KNOW.

A DRIVE ? THAT'’S NICE.

QUAINT. A LITTLE MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONSSCENE GOING ON OR WHAT ?

YEAH. WHATEVER.

YEP. THERE'’S NOTHING LIKE A DRIVE WHEN YOU NEED SOME TIME TO YOURSELVES.

I'’LL SEE YOU LATER, OKAY ?

YEAH. SEE YA.

NAH, I JUST DON'’T LIKE WHAT'’S GOIN'’ HERE, THAT'’S ALL.

BEEN WITH THE COMPANY SIX YEARS, YOU KNOW ?

NOT GONNA TAKE ME OFF THE JOB WITHOUT SOME SORT OF FIGHT.

COURTESY CALL, AT LEAST. YOU KNOW ?

COUPLE OF LITTLE GLITCHES, AND I'’M SUDDENLY CUSTOMER SUPPORT ?

NO. UH-UH. THAT IS BULLSHIT. OKAY ?

I DON'’T CARE IF CHAD HAS MORE... BACKGROUND IN SOFTWARE.

THEY SHOULD HAVE THOUGHT OF THAT BEFORE THEY--

I GET A DEMOTION, BLINK OF AN EYE ? THAT--

SOMEONE'’S GONNA ANSWER FOR THAT, RIGHT?WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT ?

NOTHING. I'’M... JUST... BABBLING.

GEEZ. I'’M GLAD IT'’S NOT LIKE THAT AROUND HERE.

NO KIDDIN'’.

TURN MY BACK, GO AWAY FOR THE WEEKEND AND SUDDENLY THE EARTH DOES A NOSEDIVE ON ME.

I MEAN, WORK, MY OLD GIRLFRIEND.

THAT'’S A... STORY IN ITSELF.

SHE WON'’T SPEAK TO ME, BUT SHE'’S CALLING MY PARENTS.

I MEAN-- GOD. EVERYTHING.

WHAT THE HELL HAS HAPPENED TO ME HERE ?

I USED TO BE LIKE THIS...

ADJUSTED PERSON.

CHAD ?HMM ?

I-I DON'’T--

NO ? IT'’S OKAY.

NO, I DON'’T MEAN THAT.

I NEED--WHAT ?

I AM SORRY I HAVEN'’T BEEN ABLE TO SEE YOU FOR A FEW DAYS, IT'’S JUST THAT...

WE'’RE FINISHING THINGS UP RIGHT NOW AND IT'’S BEEN BUSY.

I DID WANT TO. I LEFT A MESSAGE WITH YOUR MOM.

I KNOW.GOOD.

COME HERE.

LOOK.

WE ARE GOING TO SEE EACH OTHER AGAIN.

I PROMISE.

I KNOW THIS IS HARD.

DO YOU LOVE ME ?

YES, JUST LIKE YESTERDAY.

DO YOU REALLY LOVE ME ?

OF COURSE.

UM--

WHAT'’S THE MATTER ? YOU WERE QUIET ALL NIGHT.

I KNOW.WHAT ?

CHAD.NO, SERIOUSLY. WHAT ? HAVE I DONE SOMETHING ?

I KNOW WHAT'’S GOING ON.

WHAT ?

WHAT ? I DON'’T KNOW--

YOU MEAN HOWARD ?

YOU AND HOWARD. YOU WENT OUT WITH HIM A FEW TIMES WHEN I WAS GONE.

YES.HE TOLD ME ABOUT YOUR TRIP.

I DROVE HIM TO THE AIRPORT, AND HE TOLD ME.

I WAS GONNA SAY SOMETHING, BUT, I MEAN--

IT DOESN'’T MATTER. WE TALKED ABOUT SEEING OTHER PEOPLE, RIGHT ?

YES, BUT, CHAD, I KNOW. I TOLD YOU. IT'’S OKAY. I STILL--

I FIGURED YOU WERE PROBABLY EMBARRASSED, THAT'’S WHY YOU DIDN'’T SAY SOMETHING.

NO. ABOUT WHAT YOU'’RE DOING.

WAIT. NOW YOU'’RE CONFUSING ME BECAUSE I DON'’T KNOW WHAT YOU'’RE TALKING ABOUT.

WHAT THE TWO OF YOU ARE DOING TO ME. HOWARD TOLD ME.

CHRISTINE-- LOOK, THIS IS SILLY, BECAUSE I DON'’T KNOW.

OKAY ?THE GAME.

THE GAME.

YOU TWO WERE PLAYING A GAME ON ME, RIGHT ?

CHAD ?

ARE YOU PLAYING A GAME WITH ME ?

PLEASE TELL ME.

HOWARD TOLD YOU, HUH ?

WELL, WELL.

DON'’T SAY ANYTHING FOR A SECOND. LET ME EXPLAIN, OKAY ?

IT-- SHIT. CHRISTINE, IT--

IT WASN'’T A GAME. WE-WE-WE-WE--

WE BOTH NOTICED YOU AND WE--

I MEAN-- PLEASE TRY TO-- UNDERSTAND THIS.

IT TURNED INTO SORT OF A CONTEST BECAUSE WE BOTH WANTED TO--

FORGET IT. I WAS GONNA TRY AND LET YOU DOWN EASY, BUT I CAN'’T KEEP A STRAIGHT FACE.

SO... FUCK IT.

SURPRISE.

SO HOW DOES IT FEEL ?

I MEAN, RIGHT NOW.

THIS INSTANT, HOW DO YOU FEEL INSIDE KNOWING WHAT YOU KNOW ?

TELL ME.

THAT'’S ALL ?

IT ONLY HURTS THAT MUCH ?

WELL, I GUESS I CAN GO, THEN, HUH ?

THE DEED'’S DONE.

WHO IS IT ? IT'’S ME.

HEY. HI.

WHAT'’S GOIN'’ ON, HOWIE ?

IT'’S ALMOST 1:00.

MY HOME.YEAH. SORRY.

COULDN'’T SLEEP.

NICE.

IT'’S A LITTLE SMALLER THAN YOUR LAST PLACE.

IT'’S A GREAT OLD BUILDING. PLUS, THE PARK.

NO. RIGHT. YEAH. IT'’S TERRIFIC.

STILL DOING A LITTLE TOUCH-UP.

YEAH, I SEE.

LOOKS LIKE YOU GOT A NEW FRAME THERE FOR THE GIGOLO.

RIGHT ? LOOKS GOOD.

IT'’S ALMOST GOT, UH-- AND I MEAN THIS THE RIGHT WAY--

A WOMAN'’S TOUCH.

THANK YOU, HOWARD.

SURE.

SO... WHAT IS IT ?

I-- I MEAN, UH--

SHIT.

LAST COUPLE OF DAYS I'’VE GETTING, MAYBE, THREE HOURS A NIGHT.

I CANNOT EAT. CAN'’T HOLD DOWN RICE PUDDING.

YESTERDAY, I BOUGHT SOME AT LUNCH, THREW IT UP 30 MINUTES LATER.

- THAT'’S FASCINATING, HOWIE. - I'’M JUST ILLUSTRATING MY POINT.

I'’M SICK, CHAD. I'’M DYING HERE.

THIS WHOLE-- FUCK.

I KNOW. IT PUTS ME IN A PRETTY SHITTY POSITION TOO.

I DIDN'’T ASK FOR THIS THING. THEN THEY MOVE YOU TO THAT NEW DUDE ON THREE.

I MEAN, GODDAMN.

I TOLD YOU TO WATCH OUT.NO, CHAD--

WANT THAT CORNER OFFICE ? I CAN SAY SOMETHING IF--

LOOK !

IT'’S CHRISTINE.

I'’M HERE. I GOTTA TALK... '’CAUSE OF HER.

OH.

YOU DID IT, RIGHT ?DID WHAT ?

TOLD HER.YEAH, IT JUST--

MM-HMM.

KINDA CAUGHT ME OFF GUARD, YOU KNOW ?

MIGHT HAVE SAID SOMETHING TO ME FIRST.

I THOUGHT IT WAS AN UNWRITTEN THAT WE WOULD KEEP THE MECHANICS OF IT TO OURSELVES.

BUT, UH--HEY.

SO SHE SAID THAT YOU TOLD HER EVERYTHING.YES.

AND ?AW, COME ON, CHAD.

WHAT, HOWARD ? I'’M JUST CURIOUS. I THINK I'’M ALLOWED THAT.

SO HOW'’D IT FEEL, HUH ?

LOUSY. OKAY ?

JESUS. SHE JUST FELL APART.AND YOU TOLD HER--

YES, I TOLD HER ! AND I'’M WATCHING THIS-- GOD, I CAN'’T BELIEVE--

I WISH I'’D BEEN THERE.I HAVE NEVER DONE ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

I DID IT SHORT. OVER IN A SECOND.

LEFT HER SOBBING IN THE HOTEL ROOM.

AND THEN I WALKED OVER TO PIZZA HUT.

YOUR HOTEL ROOM, ACTUALLY.

WHAT ?

SEE, I KNEW YOU WERE GONNA BE LATE WRAPPIN'’ STUFF UP.

SO I TOOK THE LIBERTY. I GOT A MAID TO OPEN UP AND I--

WELL, I DID THE SAME THING WHEN I FIRST FUCKED HER.

I THOUGHT THAT YOU MIGHT FIND HER THERE, SO--

CHAD.WHAT ?

I'’M TRYING TO TELL YOU I'’M IN LOVE WITH HER.

JESUS CHRIST.

OH.

I MEAN, YOU KNOW-- IT'’S A GAME AND ALL, OKAY ? IT'’S FUNNY.

FIRST TO AGREE WITH YOU, BUT, SHIT-- I MEAN--

SHH.

WHAT ?

WHEN DID SHE GET HERE ?WHAT DO YOU MEAN ?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN WHAT DO I MEAN ? THAT'’S SUZANNE, RIGHT ?

UM-HMM.SHE'’S SLEEPING IN THE MIDDLE OF YOUR KING SIZE.

SO WHAT THE HELL ? I MEAN--

WHEN DID SHE CRAWL BACK ?

UH, THIS IS WHAT, FRIDAY ?

YEAH.SO, FRIDAY. THREE DAYS. UM, NEVER.

HUH ?SHE NEVER LEFT, HOWIE.

YOU'’RE GETTIN'’ ALL WEEPY ON ME HERE, AND I GOTTA GET SOME SLEEP...

'’CAUSE WE'’RE GONNA GO TO THE BEACH IN THE MORNING, SO... LET YOU IN ON THE TRUTH.

SHE NEVER LEFT.

SHE'’S ALWAYS BEEN RIGHT THERE.

BUT I--

I MEAN-- WELL, THEN--

THEN WHY ?

WHY, CHAD ?

BECAUSE I COULD.

OH, MY GOD.

SO HOW DOES IT FEEL, HOWIE ?

HOW DOES IT FEEL TO REALLY HURT SOMEONE ?

OH, MY GOD.

SEE YOU MONDAY.

WHAT TIME IS IT ?

UM, IT'’S AROUND 1:00.

NOT TIRED ?

NO, JUST FINISHING UP A PROGRAM.

MMM, YOU SMELL NICE.

THANKS.

DID I HEAR SOMEBODY COME OVER ?

I THOUGHT I--NO.

I WAS JUST TALKING TO MYSELF.

REALLY ?

YEAH, I WAS WORKING ON MY PRESENTATION EARLIER, THAT'’S ALL.

OKAY.

YOU KNOW ME, RIGHT ?

I SURE DO.

WHEN I GET WORKIN'’, I CAN SOUND LIKE PRACTICALLY ANYBODY.

LISTEN. LISTEN.

LISTEN.

LISTEN ! LISTEN !

LISTEN ! LISTEN !

LISTEN ! LISTEN, LISTEN, LISTEN, LISTEN TO ME !

LISTEN, LISTEN, LISTEN, LISTEN, LISTEN !