5 Dollars a day Page #5

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They're extra large,

jumbo.

They're glow-in-the-dark,

for God's sake.

Check for pinholes.

Might be Chinese.

Ooh. Ouch.

Look at you.

Scheherazade.

She could wln

a beauty contest

as we speak.

Yeah, well, you're not so bad

yourself there, Daddy.

Ooh.

Yeah.

Okay, sugar shorts,

let's hit the road.

Let's do it.

Hold down the fort.

I'm gonna clean the kitchen.

Perfect.

So...

I take you're not

still babysitting.

Why, do you need one?

Mm, from time to time, yeah.

So what are you doing?

This and that.

Yeah?

Yeah.

Got my notary's license.

Did you?

Mm-hmm.

Congratulations.

Well, it was Nat's idea.

He's so thoughtfuI.

Remember when he got me

that pink briefcase

when I graduated high schooI?

Yeah, I also remember

he didn't pay for it.

It was still nice.

All right.

You used to have

the most pitifuI crush on me.

I did not.

I was your dream girI.

Yeah, all right,

you were.

Remember when I used

to give you those bubbles baths?

Vaguely.

You still take baths?

Mm-mm.

Showers.

Uh-huh.

With other people?

Sometimes lots of people.

Of course, there was always

a guard watching.

There's no guards here, Flynny.

You never did it with Nat...

Uh-oh.

Did you?

Oh...

That was a-

that was a no, right?

Right.

Though, I can't say

I didn't think about it.

Mm.

Just never met a man who was

so in love with his wife.

I used to sit

on my front porch

and watch them dance

in the living room.

I can't say,

If thlngs weren't dlfferent,

I wouldn't have...

The man deserved

a little love and affection.

Why?

Because of the way

she treated him.

What are you talking about?

He drove her away.

He didn't drive her away.

Yes, he dld.

I don't know what he told you,

but she left him for another man.

What?

That candy-ass that she

used to work for at the car dealership.

What, Kruger?

No, no, no, no, no, no.

She did not.

I would've known.

Everybody in the town knew, Flynn.

Nearly broke that man in two.

You were just a kld.

And of course, Kruger

moved on to greener pastures.

And, you know...

She died.

Probably shouldn't have told you.

It's okay.

I'm sorry.

Your coffee, ma'am.

Hey.

Ow!

Are you all right?

Hey, can we get

some napkins here?

Oh.

What happened?

He very nearly

burned me to death.

Please, ma'am, anything that we

can do to solve the problem,

we'll be more than happy to.

There is.

And you will be

hearing from me.

You will.

And it will not be

for a refill.

He saw it.

Did you see it?

Yes, yes.

Would you take me home?

What are you, kidding?

Get a lawyer.

I didn't-

So I got my Mercedes with a trip and a slip

at the supermarket last year.

This?

This ought to be worth 5 grand

and maybe a new wardrobe.

Well, in that case,

you don't mind if I ask

for my 20 dollars back, do you?

Nat!

What are you doing?

What are you doing?

What are you doing?

What are you doing, man?

Guys?

Sensory dep.

It's so soothing.

It's better

than meditating.

Hi, baby.

Wah!

Hm.

Hey.

Nighty-night, Flynny.

Comfy?

Hi.

Hey.

I got that mattress

from that sexuaI harassment thingy,

from Price Breakers

last summer.

A Sealy Posturepedic.

The good stuff.

Mm-hmm.

Nice, huh?

It's nice and springy.

Yeah, it's a wonderfuI mattress.

Mm-hmm.

He's not here, you know?

He's on the couch.

I know.

I know.

Okay.

I'm verklempt.

You are one of the most exciting women

I've ever been this close to,

and normally, I'm a guy

who does what comes next,

but in this case,

at the end of the day,

it's too late.

No, it's not.

It is.

I have an idea.

How about I give you

a supply of calling cards,

weekends and holidays?

I already have

Wow.

Is this because I'm dying?

This is because

you're a good man.

I used to be.

You still are.

Dolores?

Yeah, baby?

I would deny you nothing,

but this is not going to happen,

I promise you.

It's a fruitless effort.

Are you giving up that easy?

Oh.

Oh...

You think this is easy,

for me to embarrass myself

this way?

You should go.

No.

No.

No.

Why?

The pink briefcase.

I've never heard it spoken of

in that way before.

You gave it to me

for my high schooI graduation.

That was a souvenir

of friendship.

I...

I didn't even pay for it.

You're going

to pay for it now, buddy.

Mm.

Oh, Nat!

Dolores.

Oh, Dolores.

Whoa, golly.

Whoa.

Yeah.

Boom, boom, boom,

let's go back to my room.

I'll give you another try.

You know, don't like good-byes,

no tears, no sighs.

Thank you.

Mighty hunter drive?

What do you say to a chow-down

after a hard day's night?

Pancakes,

sausage patties,

maple syrup!

You worked up

an appetite, huh?

Mm-hmm.

How come you never

told me about Kruger?

Did I tell you

he owes me $2,000?

That's what I lent him

to open his first car lot,

$2,000.

And he stiffed me.

You know how many showrooms

Kruger has as we speak?

And still, I haven't seen

dime one of my investment.

He's not an honorable man.

No, no, Kruger and Mom,

Kruger and Mom.

How could you not tell me?

Tell you what?

Oh, come on.

Make a wish?

What was yours, running naked

on the beach again?

Nah.

I already got mine.

I wish you weren't sick.

You on a diet?

It's my cake.

It's for you.

Thanks.

So how you going

to stick it to him?

What do you mean?

Well, that's what

we're here for, isn't it?

Get back at Kruger?

How'd you put that together?

I'm your son,

aren't I?

Let me in on it.

Eh.

I have to do this by myself.

I want to help.

Meet me at Dogtown, noonish.

Welcome to Kruger Motors.

Beauty, isn't she?

Interested in a test drive?

No, thanks.

I have a meeting with BK.

Nat Flynn.

He's very busy today.

It could be a while.

I'm early.

Is there a place to sit,

maybe some tea?

Thanks.

Nat.

Bert.

Sit down.

Thanks.

Long time, no see.

Not long enough.

A lot of spilt milk under the bridge

for the both of us, I'm sure.

How's your family?

Children and your wife?

They're great.

Bert junior must be

in college by now.

Michigan.

Yeah, your alma mater.

Kudos.

Let's get down to it, Nat.

Sure.

Nice-looking boy.

He's all rlght.

No chick magnet, not like us.

First time they handed him

to met at the hospitaI,

I got scared.

What am I going to do

with a screaming, red-faced kid?

But three seconds later,

I was in love with him.

I wish I hadn't felt that way.

It should've been you, Bert.

Look, Nat-

I understand you've got

a beautifuI thing here,

terrific family, new career.

I'm not here to upset

any of that.

AII I care about is him.

I want him to have something,

a nest egg for when I'm gone.

I haven't been able

to do that for him, but you could.

Or we have to do this in court.

And then it's a public thing.

How do I know

that in six months,

you're not going to show up

on my front porch, Nat?

I'm not going to be here

six months from now, Bert.

Look, check with

my oncologist.

His number's on the back,

if you want.

What about the kid?

He doesn't know.

At this time of my life,

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