Catching Feelings Page #9

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All right, see you.

F***.

Control. Sierra Charlie. Can you please

give me a code 11, quickly?

Yes, hello, ma'am.

Could you please open up for me.

I forgot my key in my room last night.

No, Im sorry sir, I dont know you.

But I paid for a room. What the f***?

Ma'am. Please. I paid for a f***ing room.

Hey! F***!

F***.

You look like sh*t.

What's going on? Your wife was worried.

Been calling me every hour.

She called the hotel in Cape Town.

What's going on?

Can I have some water please?

Somebody tried to break into your house.

Better call your wife.

Relax. It was me who tried to break in.

What? Why?

I just wanted to catch them red-handed.

- I know, I'm an a**hole.

- Yeah.

Why?

'Cause people are cheating out there.

Why wouldn't they be cheating?

It's a cheat-athon.

Even you're involved in the cheating.

No. Tabitha's the one cheating.

I'm just participating.

In the cheating.

But as a participant.

Why didn't you just come here last night?

- Because you're a big mouth.

- No f***ing way. I can keep a secret.

No, you can't.

Can't.

I'm scared, man.

I'm scared I'm going to lose her.

I'm terrified.

Come. Come.

Come.

Yeah.

You know, let's get you cleaned up.

You can call your wife. Yeah?

Let's put some soap, some water...

You'll feel like a new man.

Shower. Soap.

Yeah, I think maybe I'll leave

the two of you alone.

She's my friend. You're both my friends.

I can explain.

Then do it.

So, what were you going to do?

If you'd found us.

I don't know.

Pop a Glock in your ass?

You do realize this is serious?

We clearly have trust issues.

Do I come across

as somebody who doesn't love you?

Max?

This isn't a game.

Are you serious? You...

I don't know. What am I supposed to think?

You know?

I spent time with this guy.

He's f***ing everything that moves.

I bring him into my house. Next thing,

you're enjoying every hour with him.

What am I supposed to think?

He almost died from f***ing people.

What were you doing?

While he was f***ing people.

Did you just sit there and watch TV?

Max, what were you doing?

So what, it never crossed your mind?

That's if you haven't f***ed him already.

Are you listening to yourself right now?

You know what? I can't do this right now.

We need some time.

For a while.

We're married.

Max. Where have you been, Matshane? Jesus.

We were worried sick about you.

- I'm fine. Do you have a moment?

- Yeah, sure. Can I catch you later?

Okay, then.

So, have you started work on the book?

No, I'm sort of trying

to figure out what to...

what to write about. You know.

You know, Max,

the path of the writer is a lonely one.

I don't think you want to talk to me

about the book, do you?

I know what it is you want to tell me.

You want to tell me

that I overstayed my welcome.

And I'm sorry for that, Max.

I don't think I can ever repay

you and your wife for your hospitality.

I just needed the company.

It's fine. That's fine.

I just want to ask you a question, but...

I don't know how to put this.

Did you get intimate with my wife?

Well, of course. I got intimate with you.

I've been intimate with my colleagues.

I'm an intimate man.

Come on. You know what I mean.

- No, Max. Why don't you spell it out?

- Okay, fine.

Did you f*** my wife?

This is the problem with your generation.

You're obsessed with sex.

It makes you lose sight

of the important things.

- You love your wife, yes?

- Yes. A lot.

And I can tell you with surety

that she loves you.

When you're an old man

and you feel as strongly as you do now,

what do you think it's gonna matter

who she f***ed in her 30s?

Look, it's a simple question.

Did you or did you not f*** my wife?

- It's a closure thing for me.

- Max.

I would never do that

to someone I considered a friend.

You have been nothing but kind to me.

And yet, you still seem uneasy.

Hang on. Wait a minute.

You know, I'm pretty old.

My memory's a bit...

Maybe I did f*** your wife.

Now you're angry. Now you want to kill me.

For what?

For words.

You believed me when I said I didn't.

Now you believe me when I said I did.

- Did you do it or did you not?

- It doesn't matter.

She said she didn't. I said I didn't.

You don't want it to have happened.

So choose that.

It's a very simple choice you have.

You are letting your ego

get in the way of your life.

You know your wife.

Do you seriously think

she would f*** me?

Obviously you think she would

because we're having this conversation.

I'm flattered but...

Look at this. This is a beautiful moment.

To watch another man confront

a man and say, "Did you f*** my wife?"

This is f***ing primal. This is real.

You, my friend, are alive right now

and so am I.

Is this a joke to you?

Is this some sort of philosophical prank?

- This is my f***ing life.

- Yeah, so don't screw it up.

Know what? I see the beginnings

of a beautiful story here.

Can't wait to read it.

- F***, I'm sorry.

- F***.

- Sh*t, sorry. I'm so sorry.

- What's wrong with you, man?

You have this condescending voice.

I got worked up.

- Jesus Christ.

- Are you okay?

I'm okay, I'm okay. Have you got a mirror?

Can you give me a show?

Look at that, man. Max!

I'm sorry. I just got overwhelmed

by your condescending tone.

- I'm sorry.

- What the hell?

- You didn't leave the spoons, right?

- No, I packed all of that stuff.

That'd be too much.

Yeah.

I'm gonna miss this place.

Hey, it's not forever, right?

What's the story with travel arrangements?

So, let me show you.

Check this out.

Bureau Chief Asia.

Based in Shanghai.

Tokyo's around the corner.

"I hope you choke on

that f***ing Tokyo." What?

- Haters are gonna hate.

- I'm proud of you. Bring it in.

- So what are you going to do?

- Yeah.

Heiner didn't press charges.

So I'm grateful to him.

And the university still won't let me

on the premises.

But understandably so.

Can't blame them really.

- At least now you'll get time to write.

- Yeah.

Yes. Finally got rid of gainful employment

and a regular paycheck.

- That's awesome.

- You'll make a plan. You always do.

That's what your mama said.

Thanks.

So...

Are you going to be cool with your stuff?

Yeah, Sophie's gonna be here

any time now.

All right. Guess this is it then.

- Yeah.

- Skype and write letters.

Emails. Postcards.

I'm going to miss that.

- Bye, Max.

- Yo, actually...

I've got two tickets

to Monsieur Bon Bon's concert.

I know you love him.

I happen to know him personally.

You know, special tickets. Golden Square.

- Golden Circle.

- Yeah, that one.

Those are hard to come by.

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