Dirty Beatiful Page #5

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I put my script away, it's done.

I'll draw when I have to

but, mostly,

I just want to take care of you.

No, it's green,

you're into that.

I'm so good at this.

It just feels like, god,

like I'm in a giant straw,

ya know, one of the ones

with like the loops,

and I'm getting

sucked through it.

Actually it's freaking me out.

Here.

How's that?

That's good, that's good.

I watched your

short film again.

Really?

Mmhmm.

Why'd you put

that stuff in there

about her getting pregnant

and getting married?

It was kinda funny, ya know.

That's it?

Well, there's me

not knowing my dad.

I would never do that.

I would never get someone

pregnant and just walk away.

It's like this feeling.

If I ever got someone

pregnant we'd be like jointed,

right, and we'd be

together forever.

And we couldn't even

get away from each other

even if we tried.

That's weird.

No, it's not.

It's just a fantasy.

Okay, I have a baby thing.

I totally do.

When I'm around them,

I'm just kind of happy.

When people don't let me

hold theirs, I get so pissed.

I know zero about them,

they're just kind of cuddly.

And I love baby booties.

No, seriously, it's like

a fetish or something.

Have I ever told you

about Tristan and Isolde?

It's a really old story.

They go into this

cave of lovers.

And it's just them, they

don't have anything else.

And they're away from everyone.

They just live there.

That could be us.

It's kinda like

a cave in here.

This is like my

first real Valentines,

no boyfriend even got me a card.

Really?

I always got one

card on Valentines,

from my mother.

Which, for the record, is

way worst than getting none.

This actually seems like

an appropriate time.

My god, are you serious?

There were so many

I liked for you.

I know it seems a little

environmentally extravagant

but, you're worth it.

Okay, you know how

you were really pissed

at me on Christmas

Eve and you were all,

"Do you even like me?"

That's not how I sound.

I like your laugh,

like a little boy's.

I like how safe

you make me feel.

I like that you trembled

the first time we had sex.

Don't stop, those

aren't even the best ones.

I'm just trying to

describe how I feel.

My grandma had Alzheimer's.

She would jump around

a lot in her mind.

Like, sometimes

she'd be really young

and have her two

little daughters.

It was really sad.

But, it was also kinda poetic.

'Cause right before she died,

she was going back to

her happiest moments.

When I'm old and tired,

I wanna come back to this place.

Wait.

Our fantasy,

should we just do it?

What time is it?

It's after noon.

I was already gonna

be working by now.

Ya know what I'd do at my

old job when I overslept?

Blow it off.

The cocktail

hours started moving up.

4:
00 PM, 2:30.

I remember the first day we

had margaritas for breakfast.

We drank and watching

Leaving Las Vegas.

I'm not even sure

we got the irony.

The challenge was coming

up with things to do.

Ya know in plays

like Uncle Vanya,

Chekhov was always stressing

the importance of keeping busy.

I wonder if he had a binge

and purge phase, too.

So gross.

God, look at us.

And this was a good day, sh*t.

So much we should've

seen coming.

Sh*t, it's April 1st, rent.

You think our landlord will

accept payment in tequila?

I'm pregnant.

April Fools, dude,

you totally nailed me.

It's not shocking, we haven't

used a condom in a while.

Now, we really can't get

away from each other?

So, do we get married now?

What do you think?

Sh*t.

We need more money.

What?

For the baby, we'll

need more money.

Don't stop.

Okay, I thought

about blogging.

Lots of money there.

Are you slowing down?

Ya know, we should talk

about you maybe getting a job.

I can't work,

hello, having a baby.

Yeah, well you know

in the olden days

women used to just

like plow the fields

until the baby

would just drop out.

Well that was retarded.

You know you can't be drinking

while you're pregnant, right?

Once in a while isn't bad.

Says who?

Like that show

you had me watch.

Mad Men?

Yeah, pregnant moms

drinking, smoking.

Babies still got born.

Cashier, telemarketing, we'll

find something for you, honey.

I don't feel up to this.

Walmart greeter.

Hey, how much you think

an exterminator makes?

Security guard.

Sweet, you'd get a taser.

Hey, guess what,

script's back on.

I think I was just tired before

but, a lot of these notes

are really, really great.

And guess what.

So, there's this guy from

my old writers group,

he sold his script to Paramount.

Dreams do come true.

And Jamie is a

soul-crushing b*tch.

Great, as long as

that's not your total plan

for how we'll survive.

Hey, I can do this.

Okay, god, should

I get out my pom poms

and do a cheer?

No.

It's my first

all day, I swear.

Goddammit, you have a

drink, chill a little.

What did we talk about?

But, I'm drinking for two now.

That's not funny.

You make me anxious,

be sweet again.

I'm sorry, okay, I will be.

Just let me get some

work done, okay?

Kat.

Kat, come on.

Come here, come on.

My notes.

Ya know what?

F*** you and f*** your notes.

Yay.

Daddy's home.

My god.

Come here, I've

been looking online.

Baby monitor, guess we

won't need one of those.

Bonnets.

Baby booties.

See?

I'm working stuff out.

So, you don't worry,

no, you don't.

It's all good.

I can't believe you did this.

Now, don't you do

or say bad things.

I'm celebrating.

We never even celebrated this.

Daddy's mad.

Just sit down, okay.

We need to just

stop for a minute

and think about this.

God, my hands are shaking.

God.

Is this how guys become

absent dads or abusive?

I'm scared, okay?

What kind of life is

this for the kid?

How are we gonna

raise it, seriously?

I can have a baby

alone, I don't need you.

How are you even

gonna support it?

How are you even gonna live?

Right, you

know what, f*** you.

Just like your dad,

he walked out on your mom

and you're walking out on me.

Stop Kat, please.

We can't go through

with it, we can't.

Kat, please.

Kat.

Just stop, okay, stop, stop.

No, stop.

-Don't say that.

-No you lied to me.

I didn't mean to, okay, I

didn't mean to, I'm sorry.

-No, leave me alone.

-I'm so sorry

-Stop touching me.

-I'm so sorry.

Stop touching me, please, stop.

I'm sorry, please no.

Kat, I'm sorry, okay.

I'll stop drinking,

okay, all by myself.

We can't, okay?

Please.

I'm never doing that again.

Come on, you should

take your pills.

Take them later.

You know it doesn't mean we

couldn't try again someday.

You know, when our

lives are more together.

Honey, can't we just talk about.

It's too early for that.

I wanna go home to Idaho,

I need money for the bus.

I never wanna see you again.

Alright, take it.

Alright, just f***in' take it.

You know what,

just take everything

like you always

f***in' do, alright.

Take your f***ing key.

F***ing a**hole.

What can I say?

Matter decays,

the universe ends.

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