Dirty Weekend Page #2

riding on this.

You know, I...

yeah, I... I think I'm gonna...

I'm gonna run into town

for a... for a little bit.

Sorry? Into town.

I-I feel like being in the city

for a few hours, so...

What, like now? R-right now?

Yeah, just for a bit,

if that's okay.

Blow off some steam.

Of course.

'Cause we're not getting out

of here. That's obvious.

I mean, we're not. Well, we could, though.

You don't know that.

No, it's gonna take a while.

I'm just gonna...

just gonna get in the shuttle,

go back to the airport,

grab a cab, do a few things,

and I'll... I'll be back

in like a-a couple hours.

Les, do you think it's wise

for us to split up?

Hey, we're not

married here or anything.

W-we're more like...

like bandits, you know,

Desperados, Butch & Sundance,

that kind of deal.

We can be apart

for a little bit.

But...

you'll be fine.

You just keep

checking on things,

and I'll give you a buzz

in an hour or two, all right?

I don't like this.

I just want to say that.

Nat. Nat, come on,

I just want to pick up a thing

or two, for my kids...

Indian knickknacks,

a headdress, okay?

But there... there are stores

right over there in the terminal,

and they have all kinds of...

you know, I don't want

to jeopardize our...

Jesus, Natalie, do you mind?

Plans.

I mean, we're here, all right?

Not my fault, but we're stuck,

and now I would like to spend

a... a minute of,

you know, personal time.

So, just... just give me

a break, all right?

God.

Fine.

Sorry.

That was out of line.

Forgive me.

Yes, it was.

I'm sorry. I'm...

I'll check in every half-hour.

How's that? I...

I'll give you a ring,

and if something opens up,

I can be back here

in like 30 minutes.

I'll even leave my bag

at the desk.

Do what you want.

Aw, don't be that way. I...

I said I was sorry, didn't I?

I said that.

Yes, you did. Yes. I just

want to run an errand.

It's no big deal.

I'll be back in a few,

and we can...

we can figure out what's what.

Great. Good idea.

Go for it. You're angry.

No.

Well, you're a little angry.

I've worked with you long enough

to detect your tones for stuff,

certain tones for...

for happy or tired, pissy.

I don't get... I don't get pissy.

I can tell.

All right, fine.

If you're mad about this,

then let's...

no.

I'm not mad.

We're not married, remember?

Yeah, okay.

We're butch & Sundance,

although I don't recall

them ever splitting up.

I've only ever seen

the movie once,

but I believe that's the

whole point of the ampersand,

as I understand it.

Fine. Whatever that means.

It means they earned their name

by sticking together.

The ampersand

is used exclusively

for things that belong together,

not separated.

Gee, you weren't...

you weren't kidding about

that Cambridge stuff, huh?

No, I just think

this is stupid. That's all.

Okay. Good. Well...

I'll make sure I put it

in my captain's log.

You see, that's

the problem right there,

is that you just assume

that you're in charge.

You just assume

that you're butch.

But you're not butch.

You're Sundance.

You know what?

No, no, I'm not gonna

get into this kind of thing.

I'm not gonna get

into a pissing contest

with a work colleague about...

I'll see you...

Butch.

Okay, but I'm not waiting.

So, if something opens up, I'll

be on that flight. So there.

I said I'd call every half...

you can call. I'm not waiting.

I'll see you in Dallas.

Where you headed to now?

India?

Oh. Hey. Hello.

What happened to your sling?

Oh. Well, I'm suppo...

the doctor told me

I'm just supposed to...

I'm just giving it a little air.

So, what's up?

I'm coming with you, I suppose.

What? Well, wait,

but we said...

Well, I'm not splitting us up.

We're a team

and we came here together,

so I'm not leaving you alone.

Well, I was the one who left.

I-I did the actual leaving.

I know, but you know

what I mean.

Yeah, but, uh...

No "buts."

I can't do this presentation

without you,

and if we mess this up,

there are no bonuses,

no promotions, nothing.

So, if you go into town, then...

I... I go into town, too.

- I still don't get it.

- What?

Why you're following me.

I'm not following you.

I just...

sorry. What was

that address again?

Oh, no... gold Avenue?

No, no, no, just, uh,

down around the center of town,

just around there.

It's a big area, pal.

Fine. Then choose a place,

a convenient place,

and, uh, that'll be fine.

There's lots of areas

I can take you to.

You don't happen to have

an actual address, have you?

Nope. Just looking

to get into Albuquerque.

Is that okay?

Y... it's your money.

That is true.

So, let's just

head into town, all right?

All right. As you like it.

That's from Shakespeare.

Yeah. Yeah, thanks.

Good one. Got it.

You, uh... you people

have Shakespeare, don't you?

Yeah. The English.

He's da sh*t, as you people say.

Da sh*t.

I just, uh, started

getting into Shakespeare myself

through, um, graphic novels.

Just about to tuck into this

"Henry," uh, "'vee'."

I'm not following you.

I'm doing this

because I care about our work.

Believe me, I don't love

going into Albuquerque,

and I get really carsick, so...

All right. All right.

Understood. Jesus.

If you want me to pull over,

sweetheart, just say the word. I'll...

it's kind of a... a private

conversation back here.

Sorry.

I-I'm all right

for now. Thank you.

I'll let you know

if it changes, though.

Got it.

I'm fine for now, though.

Okay, but...

It's okay. I...

I like that you're

the loyal type.

It's nice.

And, uh, this is enough

to keep you, correct?

Uh whatever you say, bud.

So, you'll be here

when we come back?

You're the man with the cash.

You make the rules.

That's fine by me. Okay, good.

Well, uh, then just

wait right here,

and, uh, we'll be back

in about an hour, all right?

Okay, buddy.

You want to synchronize

our watches?

Oh, yeah. Yeah. Let's.

You know, um, uh,

you... you can just wait

in the car if you want to

'cause I'm fine.

No chance.

Yeah, I'm just going to, uh...

I know. Indian trinkets.

Yeah, whatever I can find.

I'm just gonna

have a walk around

and... and look for some,

uh, you know, knickknacks.

I thought you had an errand.

I do. I do.

To look around and find

some touristy sh*t for my kids.

But your kids

are still in high school.

So, you still buy them presents?

Yeah, I do.

Okay. Go on, then.

Did I not just say "right

back here," as in over there?

Yeah, you did.

Well, then why the hell

are you following me?

Well, um... Did you want me...

To wait at that exact spot?

That'd be the general idea

of "right back here."

Not always.

But I can see

how you might infer that.

I'm sorry, what? "Infer"?

Because I thought I'd take

matters into my own hands

and I'd bring up the rear,

uh, at a respectful distance,

of course.

Well... well, don't. Don't.

Just... just wait for me,

please, like I asked.

You really only did imply it.

L-look, can you just...

all right?

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