Acrimony Page #8

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For what?

My battery. It...

It hit.

Yeah. I signed a deal.

And I'm in business

with Prescott.

Good for you.

Good for us.

I know our divorce is finalized,

but I wanted you to have this

for everything you've done

for me over the years.

I don't know of any woman who

would have put up with me,

loved me, cared for me...

Believed in me.

I don't blame you.

Like I said, I started

to doubt myself.

I'm just sorry that my dream

took so long to come true.

Anyway, look.

You gave me two minutes,

I'm sure it's just about up.

I love you, Mel.

I always will.

Oh. I almost forgot.

Your mama's house.

It's yours again.

Might look a little

different on the inside

'cause of the last

owners, but...

It's yours.

- You're taking all day, baby.

- BRENDA:
My partner got it.

It's mine.

- Bam!

- JUNE:
Boo.

- That's what I'm talking about.

- I got you on this one.

All right. Let's go,

let's go.

- Hey, sissy.

- Thank you, thank you.

- Hey, Melinda.

- Where you been?

You're late, babe.

- What's up, Mel?

- Yeah, I know.

- Did Robert give you this?

- Yeah.

Along with these keys

and the deed to

Mama's house.

What?

Yeah, his battery hit.

He's in business with Prescott.

I'm calling the bank

first thing in the morning.

I already did, and it's good.

Damn.

He hit like this?

I knew he would.

That dude is smart.

Mel, when did you see him?

He came to my job

to tell me he was sorry,

and that he loved me,

and he wanted to give me that.

Oh, my God.

That is so sweet. We ain't

never had this kind of money.

Wow.

He really did it.

Well,

you always thought he would.

Ten million dollars.

Hell, go cash this before he

changes his mind or something.

He won't.

Well, let's not take

no chances.

Let's go to the bank

first thing in the morning.

That bastard might have

a change of heart or something.

Shut the f*** up.

Why did I listen to you?

I mean, both of you are

some miserable b*tches.

Neither one of you are happy

with these bastards,

and I listened to you.

Now you just wait one minute.

No, no.

Everybody in this town knows

Kalvin has a baby in Ellenwood.

And well, Casey, you know

what they say about you.

Melinda!

Devon, you should go home

and never call me again.

You are horrible in bed.

You snore,

and you are too big

to have such a little dick.

MELINDA:
F***ing sh*t.

(KNOCKING ON DOOR)

Hold on.

Hi.

The address was

on the check.

Yeah. Yeah.

And I remembered

the building.

(MELINDA LAUGHING IN DELIGHT)

This is the building you

said we would live in.

You look great.

Thank you.

And this view...

Oh!

This view!

(CHUCKLES)

Top floor.

You said the top floor.

Out of your dreams.

This is just like everything

you described to me.

I'm so proud of you.

Thank you.

And when you said

you loved me,

I realized I still love

you very, very much.

And I should have

believed you

when you said you

weren't with her.

But my sisters, my sisters.

They got in my head.

That's all behind

us now, Mel.

I'm so glad

you said that.

Sorry I'm late, babe.

Hey...

Baby, this is Melinda,

my ex-wife.

Hi.

I'm Diana.

I'm Robert's fiancee.

MELINDA:
There she was.

The b*tch I tried to kill

all those years ago

standing in my apartment,

wearing my ring.

Looking at me.

That son of a b*tch humiliated me

again in front of that same whore.

I can't believe he let me

pour my heart out

and she was in there

all that time.

This b*tch was living my life.

The one I bought and paid for.

He would always like

to do it in the shower

because he said it reminded him

of us when we met in the rain.

You see why I hate the rain?

I'm sure he was with that b*tch

in the shower.

That was supposed to be mine.

Tasting her.

F***ing her.

Using what I taught him.

Using my tricks on that trick.

And I know Nina

was somewhere close.

(SOFT MUSIC PLAYING)

By now, Robert was

spooning her, I'm sure.

Breathing ever so slightly

on the back of her neck.

I can still smell

the slightest hint of whiskey

on his breath.

I can feel it on my neck.

B*tch!

And she just moved in?

No. I don't think so.

I put every jewel

in that crown,

and I was not about to let

another b*tch wear it!

(UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING)

I couldn't believe it.

He could just leave

and walk away.

He said he loved me,

but he moved her into my place

like I never existed.

I couldn't eat.

I couldn't sleep.

All I did was think

about him and her.

I had alerts

on everything I owned.

Every time that b*tch posted

something, I knew it.

And you know what?

Everything he said to me.

He would take me to Paris,

and there they were in Paris.

He said he would take me

on our private jet.

And there they were.

Day and night,

I just watched her page.

I couldn't help it.

Her wedding ideas. And her.

She even chose a dress

by the same designer

that I wanted to make mine.

At the same boutique.

- ROBERT:
I got you.

- DIANA:
Babe...

- I will not let go of you.

- Okay.

Walking. So get ready...

Okay.

Not yet.

- Come on.

- No, just... Right there.

DIANA:
All right.

Can I open?

Open them now.

- Look behind you.

- (GASPS)

Surprise.

Oh, my God!

Mrs. Gayle.

I told you I would

buy it for you.

(UPBEAT MUSIC

CONTINUES PLAYING)

- I love this, I love this!

- Mmm.

Oh, my God. I like this,

but in white.

- Hmm.

- Yeah?

How about this one?

As you're waving

goodbye to your guests.

Perfect! I love it.

They're gonna love it!

Hi, John.

Hey, babe.

Look at this.

Okay, what do you think about this with

the bon voyage and I wave goodbye?

- It's beautiful.

- Right? Ain't it pretty?

Listen, baby,

can I talk to you?

Yeah, sure.

Okay, well, John, we'll talk

more about the wedding tomorrow?

Some other time? Okay.

- Okay, thank you.

- Thanks, John.

(SIGHS)

What's...

Melinda, she's...

She's suing us.

She's claiming that the deal

happened before the divorce.

We both know

that's not true.

Yeah, I know.

It's just so sad.

Yeah, I'm gonna

call Franklin.

Yeah, I already talked to

him this morning about her.

What? Why?

I didn't wanna tell you,

but I received, like,

3,300 nasty comments from

somebody named Pissed.

And, of course,

it's Melinda.

I'll talk to her.

- No. No.

- Maybe I can give her

- more money.

- It's not about the money.

You cannot negotiate

with crazy.

- It'll be okay.

- Yeah.

Mel?

- Mel?

- JUNE:
Hey, Sarah!

- Hey.

- Hey.

Look, she's not

calling us.

I don't think

we should be here.

Something's wrong.

BRENDA:
Guys, I don't think it's a good

idea for us to go in there. Come on!

Where are you going? What is...

It is still that easy

to get in here?

Melinda?

- Melinda?

- Melinda?

Melinda, where are you?

SARAH:
Mel?

BRENDA:
What is going...

- SARAH:
What the hell is all this?

- What?

Oh, my God.

Oh, my God. What is...

We're certain he made the deal with

Prescott and Howard Industries

while he was still married

to my client, Your Honor.

He also received

all the investments

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