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Nothin'...
And so you did your job, right?
Yes, mam...
Whewwww! You sure keep my mind jumping, boy!
What do that mean?
Means you keep me using my head, and that's good!
Im guessing MacCallum, 18 years. Neat, with a waterback.
Is there any other way to take it?
I am now, sir.
At least somebodys using the damn thing. I was gonna fix her up but we took one trip and the kids fought so much, we never launched her again.
What is it you do again?
What would you say if I told you I was a member of an elite task force employed to safeguard our nations most precious resource: your daughter.
What do you say to that?
I say that feeling compelled to do the opposite of your parents is as enslaving as emulating them.
Best thing about being a dad is when your kid starts kicking your ass
and The ass of The man who adores her.
Hey, Sigmund, you think you could rustle up the bride and tell her to join the party?
Will do.
Im worried. Amys not good at drinking. She gets sooo drunk sooo fast. Does free alcohol get you less drunk or more drunker? Is it drunker or drunkerer?
Just drunk enough.
Not yet...
...but its getting there.
I thought you were living in San Francisco. Or was it Nepal?
Close. Sydney. Turns out, I missed the rain.
I always wondered what happened with us.
I havent thought about that in years.
Shes drunk. er than me. But I didnt really dump you, did I?
Hard.
Dad!
Hi, kiddo.
Meet Nick.
Thats not true. We checked for leaks a few years back. Good morning.
Ahoy!
So whyd you let him go?
Its complicated, Dad.
Oh, well, then. It probably wont work out.
Yeah.
Then for once in your life, do something for yourself.
Hey, Sal.
I heard you were back in town, kitty cat. Youre here for the highland flings, I bet.
I get all the glamour jobs.
The one I made for you is the cherries. You hang onto it or give it back?
Give it back? Are you nuts?
You pawned it.
Not exactly. I wear it. On my right hand. And only rarely.
You want I nut him in the boat?
Yes? No. What? Save the patter for the tourists.
You want me to let him in?
Of course, dont be silly.
Kat Ellis! We live two hundred miles away from each other but I have to fly all the way to London to see you. You havent visited me once in D.C. Where the hell have you been? I have gynecologists that call more often.
You have more than one gynecologist?
Sure. Youve got to play them against each other. Otherwise they think youre easy.
You didnt have to do that.
I wasnt saving you from him. I was saving you from yourself.
Whats he do anyway?
Therapist.
Like fifteen.
Dad made me go over and apologize the next day.
Oh, no. He told you.
You knew?
Im so sorry.
Hi. Hey.
Kat.
You think we look like were trying too hard.
Exactly. I want us to look like we fit, but not like were trying too hard to look like we fit. Its welcome cocktails, not prom. With this level of matchymatchy, we should be drinking peach schnapps under a bleacher somewhere.
What color are my shoes?
You have feet?
Dont patronize me. Theyve clearly been at this a while.
Youre funny.
Yeah, but I feel like crap. And if you feel like crap, its way better to look hot while youre doing it.
Mission accomplished.
Really? Dont get too attached.
Mmm.
Mmm, nice dress? Or mmm Gorgeous, I was insane to let you go!
Both.
You know, they say you can tell everything you need to know about a person from the way they act when theyre naked.
I dont do naked. My sister? She does naked.
The Knicks game? We both wanted the last hot dog?
Oh, yeah. So we split it. You know, as in share. People do that.
Well, he looks miserable. What were you talking about?
Love.
Jeffrey knows love like he knows macram.
He was pretty drunk, but I think hes still crazy about you.
Of course he is. Im here with my new man. I love it! Your magics already working. Let the suffering begin.
What did he say exactly? I mean, you dont think he wants me back?
I dont know.
What does your gut say?
Youre too good for him.
No, count it, anyway.
Why?
Im compulsive and weird?
Six thousand, right?
On the nose. I tell you what, because youre so cute, Ill take care of our incidentals.
How does it feel to get that much money just for being you?
Great, with the occasional stabs of shame. Now, listen, this covers the weekend, but as we discussed, if you want to be intimate, we talk money before anything happens.
That wont be an issue, believe me. I find the idea of sex for money morally repugnant. No offense.
Its okay. Hell, Ive never paid for it. But please dont feel like you have to explain yourself to me.
You quitting?
Im desperate to start but I dont have an addictive personality. Except for approval. That, I cant get enough of.
Who are they?