Dean Page #7

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and he's in critical condition.

- Oh, my god.

- Who's Nicholas?

- It's his cat.

- He's not just a cat, okay?

- Okay.

- You know he's not just a cat.

- All right.

- Look, I'm sorry.

I have to go to the airport

right now, okay?

- I'm sorry.

- Eric?

- No, just stay with him, okay?

- Hey.

- I'm on my way.

Guys,

I got to go now. I'm sorry.

All right, all right, all right.

Hey, you've reached Dean.

- I can't come to my phone right now.

- Thank you.

But here's my best

robot impression:

- - Hi, it's your dad.

Um, please call me.

It's important.

I have some news.

- Whoa, whoa, hold on, hold on.

- What? What?

Just take a breath.

- He's gonna be okay.

It's okay.

He's gonna be fine.

I don't know what

I'm gonna do if he dies, okay?

- He's not gonna die.

- Okay.

All right?

Cats are resilient.

Yeah, you're right.

You're right.

Especially Nicholas.

He's got such a strong spirit.

Yeah, yeah, I got that from him.

Yeah.

What about you?

Um, you know,

I haven't gotten to know

- Nicholas that well, but, yeah.

- No, no, I mean you and her.

Nicky?

Yeah. Yeah, I'm good.

All right, just be slow

and be cool, okay?

Yeah.

- All right?

- Yeah, I'll be cool.

- All right, come here.

- All right.

Take care of yourself, man.

Sorry that you

can't crash with us.

Jill's mom is really weird

about having guys over.

No, it's fine, I wouldn't

want me over there anyway.

Oh, yeah?

Why's that?

I'm a bed-wetter.

- Really?

- Yeah. I don't pee in the bed.

It's more into it

from a short distance,

but it's kind of the same thing.

- You're such a dork.

- I thought that was funny.

It was okay.

Thank you, Jill.

Thank you for that.

Drive safely.

I'll be thinking of you

as I pee into my bed tonight.

Ladies.

Hello, you have reached Robert.

Sorry I missed your call.

Please leave a message,

and I'll do my best

to return it as soon as I can.

Yes?

- Hey.

- Hi.

- What are you doing here?

- Well...

I was on my way to Jill's

and I realized

- that I forgot something.

- You forgot something?

Sorry,

I'm not very good at improv.

No, it was really sexy.

- Come on in.

- Okay.

Oh, look at this

disgusting place.

Pretty gross, huh?

What about that play?

What'd you think?

It was so great.

- Wasn't it?

- Thank you.

Yeah, it was...

It was, uh...

- Very complex and interesting.

- The performances were amazing.

- Great performances.

- Wow.

Yup, yup.

Good production.

- Worth that money.

Yeah.

Okay, I have

a confession to make.

I didn't understand most of

what we saw in that theater.

- I'm sorry.

- Oh.

I looked over at you,

and you looked like

- you were utterly engrossed.

- I know, I'm sorry.

- I just... I didn't get it. I...

- Well...

I didn't understand a thing.

- Really?

- Not a thing.

What? Were they...

- What was that?

- Was it about time travel?

No, that... those, I

think, were flashbacks.

That was her as a younger woman.

- That was the same?

- Yes, that was the same woman.

Ah, that doesn't help.

It was fun.

I'm glad we went.

It was an incredible

production of just a...

- Of a crazy...

- Terrible, terrible play.

- Crazy-ass play, yeah.

- Mm-hmm.

Well...

Well, good night.

Would you like to

come up for a coffee?

Yes. I'd love to.

Oh, man.

Okay, you're not allowed

to judge my apartment.

I didn't know

you were coming in,

and there's papers

all over the table, so...

Sure.

I-I'm sorry. I, um...

I'm sort of stuck here.

I don't think I can...

I shouldn't have, uh,

made the first move.

I think I was too forward.

No, no, no, no, no.

I, uh, I don't know what it is,

but it's...

I really like you.

No, and...

But?

But...

Well, truth is...

I don't quite know who I am.

You know, since...

Since my...

My wife, uh...

- Oh.

- Do you understand?

- I mean...

- It's okay.

It seemed like such a good idea.

- Of course.

- Um...

- I get it.

- Um...

That is just my luck, man.

I finally meet a guy

I really like

and turns out he's married.

I guess that's it, yeah.

Good night, Robert.

Nicky?

- Hmm?

- You awake?

Mm-hmm.

Oh, okay.

Hey.

I was just realizing

that I, um...

I forgot to mention

something to you...

That I probably

should have told you.

What?

Um...

I was engaged.

Yeah, not anymore.

We broke up

a few months ago, but...

I realized I never said

anything to you about it,

so I figured I should

tell you, you know?

My mom was sick,

and I guess I wanted her

to know that I found my person.

So I think if my mom

hadn't gotten sick,

then Michelle and I

probably wouldn't have

even gotten engaged.

We probably would have

broken up a while ago,

but I thought

I should just tell you.

Is your mom okay now?

Uh...

No.

No, she's not, but...

- I'm so sorry.

- Oh, no, no, it's...

I'm fine, thanks.

I appreciate it.

Yeah, I haven't really

wanted to talk about it

so much since she died,

but I don't know.

I feel like I can talk to you.

It's funny, I didn't even want

to come out to California,

and then I met you,

and now I feel like it

kind of makes sense,

like, why I ended up out

here in the first place.

I'm glad I met you.

You know, while we're talking,

I probably should

tell you one other thing.

I'm pretty sure I'm falling

in love with you.

What?

I said... I mean...

- I think you're great.

- Uh...

Okay, well-well,

thank you.

- That's...

- Sure.

That's a really...

that's a really

lovely thing to say.

- Good night.

- Good night.

Okay, you ready?

- Yeah.

- Good.

How do I look?

Um, you look a little stiff.

It's okay,

just take a deep breath.

- Yeah, thanks.

- Take a deep breath, okay?

Okay, well, my mom's

gonna be really excited.

Yeah.

My dad says she's having

a good day today.

- I thought I heard voices.

- Hello.

- Hey.

- Hi. You need a haircut.

Oh, Michelle brought

your favorite flowers.

And she's got something

on her finger.

- Yup. All right, let's...

- Hi.

- Hello.

Happy birthday.

How are you?

Sir? You have a note.

Thanks.

Dear Dean,

I didn't want to wake you

up this morning,

so I thought I'd leave you

a note, 20th century style.

I realized I haven't been

completely honest

with you, either.

Last night

when we were talking in bed

there was something

I should have told you.

The truth is, I'm married.

It looks weird even writing it

because we're separated

and have been for some time,

but it's still something

we're trying to figure out.

The night that I met you,

my husband Jeremy

actually came to that party.

Uh, Todd's outside,

and he's here with Jeremy.

I'm sorry. I got to go.

It was lovely meeting you.

Yeah, those guys are here,

so you should go.

I enjoyed hanging out with you

and didn't think

much beyond that,

and then things just happened.

Along the way Jill kept telling

me I should talk to you.

She felt like

I was leading you on,

but I couldn't find

the right moment to bring it up.

For what it's worth,

I thought we were

just having fun.

I guess I was trying to run away

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