Carolina Moon Page #5

An artist outside of Charlotte

makes those for me.

I don't know if it's really me.

Lissy, I am so impressed by you.

How do you always manage to tighten

that belt and live within your means?

Actually, you know what?

I think I'll take the necklace

and the matching earrings...

...if you don't mind parting with them.

- I will get you a box for these.

You just paid my next

month and a half's rent.

Pain in the ass though he may be...

...I am, in fact,

embarrassingly fond of my brother.

Tory, I don't often see him smile.

Let alone eight days

before the 23rd of August.

And then you come into town

and half a dozen pizza dinners later...

...he can't seem to stop.

Faith, Cade and I, we're just friends.

Oh, yeah. Yeah.

So you wanna come by

after the opening?

I'm not sure what my plans are yet,

but I'll call you, okay?

Okay.

Let me take you out to celebrate.

I think once this is over...

...all I'm gonna wanna do

is crawl into bed.

We could do that too,

but dinner first might be nice.

Here you are, Lissy.

All wrapped up and ready to go.

And just how drunk

are you thinking of getting?

There's Delmonico's

and Winterhaven.

Or that new place in Port Kingston.

Yeah, Ptomaine Special.

That's the talk.

Well, there's always O'Rourke's.

O'Rourke's, always a safe bet.

We'd better get going.

- Yeah, O'Rourke's.

- Okay.

I'll get my coat.

- I'm sorry.

- No, I'm sorry.

- No, I'm sorry.

- I was moving a little too fast.

My head...

...it's like a multiplex.

It's got all these movies

playing at the same time.

When I walk down the street,

I get all these people...

...they're thinking, scheming

and blaming coming at me.

So you spend your life

building up walls to keep it out.

And then you meet someone

that you wanna...

You wanna be with...

...but you're too scared

to take them down.

Well, have you ever

taken them down?

Yeah.

New York.

I saw this picture on a milk carton...

...and I saw where the kid

was on a beach in Florida.

And the cop on the case,

his name was Jack.

We fell in love

and we kept finding kids together.

Well, that made him a star.

And stars have groupies

and he liked that. He liked that a lot.

And I could see it in his head.

And he hated me for it.

And I freaked out.

And I messed up with one of the kids

and then I just ran...

...and I kept running.

Well, let me tell you the difference

between that guy and me.

When that guy was growing up...

...he didn't wish you'd come home...

...every time he got the long end

of the wishbone.

Or blew his candles out

on his birthday cake.

Or saw the first star in the sky.

And that's too bad for him...

...because he never got

to see his wishes come true...

...better than he ever hoped.

Just let your walls down, Tory.

I'm letting mine down.

Look at me.

Look at me.

Dr. Mooney?

Wade?

Tory, you have to wake up now.

It's almost time for him

to do it again.

One week from tomorrow.

He likes to hurt girls.

It makes him feel important.

Makes him feel like a man.

Who is it, Hope?

It's your turn now, Tory.

He was watching us

while we were making love.

I saw more this time.

He let his guard down.

He was touching himself.

For a split second

I saw inside his head.

I saw what he wanted that night.

He wanted both of us,

but he only got Hope.

It's your father?

I don't know. Maybe.

But it's my turn.

That's what Hope said. I'm the one

that got away and now I'm back.

- Lf you have any questions, just ask.

- Okay, thanks.

I'm gonna get

you full-time protection.

Dwight'll have cops

go by any chance they get.

Okay.

Where is it?

That's bad.

Right where you can get it,

every second.

Who's the b*tch you

slept with last night?

I swear, she means nothing to me.

Don't you dare joke around

about this.

Where were you? I came by at 10...

...and I was here till 3

in the morning and you...

You hung around waiting

for me all that time?

- I hate you.

- I don't recall us having plans, Faith.

- You don't like to make plans.

- Wade, it was Saturday night.

- You had to know I'd come by.

- No, Faith. I don't know anything.

You don't want me

to know anything.

I went out with Dwight. If I'd been with

a woman, I'd have been free to do so.

Same as you are.

Isn't that the way you want it?

I never said that.

Well, you never said different.

Well, I'm saying different now.

Oh, well, you wanna change things.

Oh, well, if that's the case...

...l'm gonna start

adding my rules to the game.

No more, "I'll let you know."

We act like we give a damn

about each other...

...or we walk away.

I'm in love with you, Faith.

Are you crazy? Don't say that.

Yeah, I guess I shouldn't.

Because every time I do, she seems

to run away and marry somebody else.

Oh, I do not. That's not true.

Well, what do you want me to do?

That's for you to figure out.

I just know I'm not settling

for crumbs anymore.

And, meanwhile...

...your puppy needs to eat.

- My puppy? No.

- There's food in the kitchen.

- No, I'm not taking her.

Look at her. She loves you.

No, Wade, I don't... No. She'll pee

on my carpet and chew on my shoes.

I've gotta shower.

Wade, is this some kind of test?

- Thank you. Come back.

- We will.

- Thank you, ladies.

- You have skills, girl.

Oh, stop.

Oh, looks like Mongo

caught us another customer.

Welcome to Southern Comfort.

Well, thank you for that.

Hello, Tory. It's been a while.

Sherry, this is my father.

You must be so proud of your

daughter and what she's done here.

Hardly a day goes by

I don't think of it and her.

Sherry, why don't you run

those pots down to the post office.

Well, we still have an hour.

Jane Biko is too important a customer

for us to take any chances on. So...

Yes, boss.

It was very nice to meet you,

Mr. Bodeen.

You came back.

What do you want?

Back to where the shame

of what you did...

...and what you were

drove me from my home.

Margaret Lavelle's money drove you

from your home.

Your new friends?

Watching out for you

while Daddy's on the loose?

You smile and wave, Tory.

I don't have much to lose.

If they catch me I'm going to jail.

The Lavelles paid me...

...to take from their sight the demon

that brought death to their child.

You will see hell for what you are.

Is that how it works?

Only get to go to heaven

if you beat your little girl...

...and leave your wife to starve?

I need money.

Everything you got in there.

Take it. Just take it.

Come here. Look at me.

You tell anybody I was here,

I will come back...

...and do what I should have done

the minute you were born.

Thou shalt not suffer

a witch to live...

Tory. What are you doing?

I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

- I thought he came back.

- Oh, my God. Were you robbed?

- Did you call the police?

- I don't need to call.

- I need to clean myself up.

- Are you crazy?

It was my father.

Who are you calling?

Cade, then Dwight, then the police.

He took the money, he's gone.

I don't want you to call anybody.

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