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Yes, of course, I...

What?

It's just that, um...

What, you have a wife?

Yes. Why?

Oh, f***.

Oh, my God.

- You need to drive. - What?

You need to drive now. Drive the f***ing car.

Yeah, that's good.

We could do it like that.

- I'd like a room for... - $60.

$60, thank you.

This is a little strange for me, um...

Guess we can make some coffee.

Do you want some coffee?

No, I'm good.

How long do we have here?

An hour. It's up to you.

It's complimentary with the room. I guess I'll make it.

I...

I used to like being in motels when I was a little kid.

It was kinda neat just being somewhere else.

It's like...

F***.

Oh, my barista days are numbered.

It was fun, you know, just being somewhere else.

Where are you from?

- Ohio. - Oh.

Dayton.

No, you don't need to do that.

What?

You're fine just the way you are there.

Okay. Hey, it's your time.

Yeah.

I can smoke?

Of course, I don't know if this is a smoking room.

But look at this... I guess you can. I don't know.

So, what, you wanna touch me, or what are we gonna do here?

I don't even know your name.

Leo.

I'm Nolan.

That's my mother's maiden name.

She died six months ago.

I was holding her hand.

It's weird, she was just, like...

People leave, you know?

But for some people, it just doesn't seem fair.

I'd like to give you more, if that's okay.

Money?

Yeah.

In the car you mentioned some numbers, and, you know,

I'd like to pay you more.

So, why are you married?

I love her.

You love her.

Yeah.

I do.

You can just drop me off where you found me.

Is there a way I can reach you?

I shut off my cell phone,

but you can always find me where you did.

Or you can give me your number, if you want.

I'd like that.

Thank you, Leo.

So, I should call you?

Yes, please.

- All right. - Yeah.

How's your father?

- He'll be okay. - Mm.

- Go back to sleep, all right? - Mm-hmm.

They're all so young.

Savages.

You give them a book, they're gonna look for the on/off switch.

You know, back in our day, we used to walk a mile across campus

with 12 pounds of books on our backs.

Yeah, and then the railroad came to town.

That was a great day.

Hey! Look who's here.

Yeah, of course he's here. It's Tuesday, isn't it?

Nolan, thank you so much for dinner the other night.

- It was very nice. - Of course.

I told Liz to bring over some tiramisu for you guys.

Yeah. Okay, but we gotta get going.

- Yeah? - Yeah.

All right, well, Nolan, nice to see you,

and hello to Joy, of course.

- Of course. Of course. - Of course.

You've been with her four months now. What is that, a record for you?

Yeah, well, she wants to move to New York after graduation.

She'll outgrow it.

Once she realizes I'm not the only guy who knows who Rushdie is.

Ah.

Remember how bad I wanted us to move to New York?

Winston and Nolan taking on the Big Apple?

I was gonna write the great American novel.

You, you were gonna pay our rent working on Madison Avenue

selling underpants to anyone who'd buy 'em.

Yeah, I remember.

But then you found Joy. Literally, so.

- Yeah. Time's funny, right? - Yeah.

- Take it easy, buddy. - See ya.

- Expecting a call? - Oh. No.

Yes, well, I guess, yeah.

Hell of a lot of answers for such a simple question.

Okay.

Night, Mr. Mack.

Good night, Walt.

Hey, listen, I'm really swamped at work here,

and the only way to get through it is if I stay late.

Sorry, I'm gonna miss dinner.

But I'll be home as soon as I can, okay?

Yeah. No, don't wait up late.

Okay.

You, too.

Hey, Leo.

That your boy?

Go get your faggy old f*ggot.

- Hey. - Hey.

- Wanna give me a ride? - Yes.

I got you something.

- For what? - For you.

It's a prepaid phone for you.

I have a phone.

I thought you said it was shut off.

No, it's good.

I gave you my number, remember?

Either way, you can use it, you know.

I put my number in it, just in case.

So now you can't forget.

So you wanna go somewhere again?

Okay.

This okay?

Yeah.

Do you wanna suck my cock, or what you wanna do?

I'd rather just look at you.

You're very nice to look at.

Would that be okay?

- I can sit? - Sure.

So what do you like, you know, besides money?

Hey, you said you worked at a bank.

Oh, that doesn't mean I like money.

I guess it sort of does, I don't know.

Let me see, I like...

reading, movies.

I like Westerns.

- Westerns? - Yeah.

When I was a kid, my dad used to drop me off at the movies,

and Westerns were my favorite.

He still alive?

Barely.

He's in a nursing home.

I take care of him.

Must be close.

Well, not really... unfortunately.

Why do you take care of him?

Because that's what you're supposed to do.

I missed you, Leo.

Hey.

I didn't know you'd be up.

Why? It's only half past midnight.

Sorry, I just had so much work to sort through,

you know, for the promotion.

I just wanna be ready.

I... I was just checking on cruises here.

God, there's so many different kinds.

- Ah. - And it's not that expensive,

considering what you get, you know?

I mean, I know it's not your thing.

But it could be fun.

Some of them are so ridiculous... themes and things.

And you think we'd like a cruise?

Yeah.

I mean, it's kind of regimented, but it could be fun.

Yeah.

Yeah?

I should get some sleep.

Okay.

I tried to call you.

At the bank.

Several times.

Well, I got tired of working there, so I went out to that all-night place,

you know, over on Broadway?

- The Sub Stop? - Yeah, that's the place.

Yeah, the one on Broadway.

- Are you sure? - Yes. Why?

Okay.

Good night.

Good night.

So, his new medication is on the table.

You can give it to him when his show goes off.

Okay, thank you.

Hey, it's been sitting all day.

There's no carbonation.

Even Nurse Mengele would approve.

Here you go, Dad.

Apparently, I can get the chair for this.

So let's keep it between us, okay?

Sh*t.

Nolan.

Nolan.

Nolan!

- Aren't you late? - Huh?

Oh, my God.

Hey, Walt.

- Hey. - Hey.

- You all right? - Oh, I'm sorry, I overslept.

Okay, well, you had a client waiting for you.

Luckily, John here covered for you.

Well, I'm so sorry. Thank you.

Let's try not to let this happen again?

You got it. Of course.

- It's not like you, anyway. - Yeah.

Hey, where were you? I waited all night.

I thought you'd call.

Nolan.

Nolan, you know? Uh...

Listen, my... my wife has dinner with a friend tonight,

and I thought maybe I could see you, you know?

We could get something to eat or something, and, um...

of course I'll pay you.

If that's okay.

Is that okay?

Okay, then.

Okay, see ya.

Not bad, huh?

Mm.

Do you bring your wife here?

Once, a long time ago.

I went to a place like this back home.

- You did? - Yeah.

Um...

my mother took me for one of my birthdays.

It wasn't as good.

It was nice.

I'm sure it was.

So why did you leave Dayton?

I don't know. My mother was dating another a**hole.

Mm.

Maybe it's like what you said about the motels, you know?

It's just like I wanna be somewhere else, you know?

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