A Year and Change Page #4

Been goin' on no sleep

the past few weeks.

- Dad on another bender?

- Yeah.

- I don't understand why

you don't just move out

get your own place already.

- I should.

But where would I go?

Who'd take care of Todd?

- Yeah.

Hey. Hey. If you're not gonna

work just get out of there.

I'll do it.

- He's moody.

- At least he didn't go to jail.

Dear Jen,

I am trying but I'm pretty

sure Adam hates me.

- Dad.

- Yeah?

- Nothing. Forget it.

You see what I mean?

He can't stand me.

- Dad.

- What's up?

- It's just...

- It's just what?

- It's just that Jimmy

Chin at school said

that there are

sharks in San Diego.

Is that true?

- I don't know. Why?

- Mom said she was gonna

teach me how to surf.

But I'm not so sure I

wanna learn anymore.

- Well, I'm sure the shark

attacks in San Diego

are pretty infrequent.

Plus, you shouldn't let

the fear of the unknown

stop you from tryin'

something new.

Dear Jen...

Well, that was new.

- Do you know how to surf?

- Me? No.

- How come?

- Scared of sharks.

- Dad!

- You're just imagining it.

- Okay. All right.

- Hey, how is your

arm doin' anyway?

- It's feeling better

than my feet, apparently.

- What?

You're a very good dancer.

- You're a very good liar.

- Look, I'm gonna

leave my car here,

if you can give me a ride home.

It's just that I, that

last glass of wine

went right to my head.

- I had no idea you were

feeling tipsy at all.

- Well, I am.

I'm...

I am trying to invite

you back to my house

without seeming too slutty.

- Okay.

Well, what would we

do at your house?

- Oh, I'd take you

to my bedroom.

- Yeah?

- Mm-hmm.

- What happens in your bedroom?

- I strip you naked as

the day you were born.

- All right, I like

where this is goin'.

- And I would tie you down.

- Kinky.

- Hands to the bedpost.

- Very kinky. I'm into it.

- And then I would

make you watch

Unsolved Mysteries reruns.

- I think maybe we

should call you a cab.

- No, it's a really good show.

- That's a better idea.

- You sure? No, c'mon...

- That's a better idea.

- Sh*t.

- What?

- Martin's here.

- Oh yeah?

- He's heading right for us.

Owen, don't hurt him.

- I'm just gonna talk to him.

Martin.

- Hey, Owen.

- Sh*t!

- That's my wife you're dancin'

with you f***in' prick!

- Get out of here!

Address? One, four, eight.

Cherry Tree Lane.

- It's still weird

that you know that.

- Insurance?

- Ah, here.

There you go.

- Seven, four, zero...

Marital status?

Divorced.

I sure am looking forward

to sharing the news

of my failed marriage at all

future doctor's appointments.

- Oh, it gets better.

Just wait till your

friends have to choose

which one of you

to hang out with.

- Well, most of our

couple-friends are Martin's

friends from college,

so he can have them.

Emergency contact?

- I don't have one.

- Vera Rodgers.

I'm sorry.

- It's fine.

Really.

I just hope it's the

last time I get punched

in the face because of you.

- Well, I am not

makin' any promises.

- Why do I feel like I'm always

carryin' sh*t around with you?

- I don't know.

Sounds like a question

for your therapist.

All right, let's put

it right back here.

Against the wall, right here.

This is good.

It's right by the door.

- So, if you're so in

love with this girl

why doesn't she just

move in with you

instead of this place?

- She's never been

single before.

She wants to date a little bit.

Which I'm totally fine with.

And I'm not in love with her.

- Ah, please. Really?

I don't know, man. I don't know.

Okay, okay. You know what? Fine.

We'll say you're not

in love with her.

You're not in love with her.

Okay.

Let me get this straight,

we just lugged this

f***in' monster in here

so some other guys can

have a drink of water

after they have sex

with your girlfriend?

- Whoa!

It's not like that.

But thank you for the image.

- I don't know. It's

kinda of like that.

So, you think Vera

could hook me up

with one of those other

girls down at the bank?

- Nope.

Absolutely not.

- What, they're not

good enough for me?

- Ex-con and a bank teller.

I think you can do better?

- Thanks for lookin' out, Owen.

- Always.

- I'll get some water.

More water.

For all those dudes.

I'm sure there's gonna

be quite a bit,

so you want me to get two cases?

- You're pretty good at that.

- My dad and I used to come here

every spring when I was a kid.

How is it that you have

never been crabbing before?

You are aware we live

in Maryland, right?

- Yeah, I eat them.

I don't catch them.

Haven't been out here

since I was young, too.

Forgot how beautiful it is.

- We barely live an hour away.

You just need to get out more.

- See anything?

- Yeah, it's a long life.

And lots of lovers.

- Is there a number?

- 71.

- 71 years or lovers?

- Hey! Yeah! I got one!

- You got it?

Get it just slowly.

- Okay, I got the net. I got the net.

I got the net.

Whoa! Look at that!

Look at that guy!

- No.

- What are you doing?

- No, he's too small.

- That's dinner.

What are you doing?

- He's too small.

Hopefully, we will see him

again in a couple of months.

- Looked good to me.

- Should you really

be goin' on a date

if you're movin' to California?

- Tonight is just a work thing.

- Really?

It's not what it looks like

from where I'm sittin'.

- Owen.

You need to clean up your act.

- Well, fortunately

for the both of us,

my act is none of your

business anymore.

- Actually, it is.

For Adam's sake.

Start acting more like a father,

and get more involved

in your son's life.

- What are you talking about?

I'm here babysitting, aren't I?

- It's not called babysitting

when you're his father.

- Well, I agreed to help him

out with his baseball team.

- Okay, but you

actually have to do it.

You can't just say it.

- I bought him shoes.

- Wow.

How 'bout stop going to

the alehouse every night?

- I have.

- You know, you don't even have

to stop going every night,

just once or twice a week.

- I haven't had a

drink in months.

- Really?

- Really.

- Really?

- So, is Victor stayin'

out of trouble?

I hear he's helpin' you

with your deliveries.

- Oh yeah. He's

been a real help.

- You'd think he'd have

the common decency

to come see his momma

once in a while.

- You haven't seen him

since he's been out?

- No.

- Huh.

- So, I guess you've heard

they're chargin' my Kenny

with assaultin' that girl?

- Yeah. Yeah, I

heard about that.

- The whole sordid affair is

movin' toward a damn trial.

I had to put up the

house for his bail.

- You did?

- They're calling

him a flight risk.

Could you believe that?

Where would he go?

I was talkin' to the

lawyer yesterday

and I wanna sue for

wrongful arrest,

but the lawyer says

to concentrate on

one thing at a time.

- Yeah, that's

probably a good idea.

- Maybe it's best if I

wasn't around anymore.

- Stop talkin' nonsense.

- I think I should stay up

at the cabin full time.

- Lord. One just come outta

jail and another one goin' in.

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