Dirty Weekend Page #7

Hey, sweetie.

Can I have a Manhattan, please?

You got it.

May I?

Depends.

On what?

Let me take a look at you first.

You can sit.

Thank you.

I had nothing to do with it.

Oh, really?

No. That was all you.

You passed the test.

And what test is that?

The sitting-down test.

Trust me... not everybody does.

Oh. Well, then I...

I feel very...

you passed it last time, too.

I did?

You did, indeed.

Well, I'm not a local, you know.

I mean, uh, this isn't my...

I-I-I-I don't come here often.

I know.

Okay.

But it's not your first time

here, either, now, is it?

Um...

I think we've met before.

Yeah?

You sure?

Almost 100%.

Almost?

Well, if there wasn't a little

bit of mystery in life,

then it just wouldn't be

worth living, now, would it?

Yeah.

I suppose that's true.

No. I am pretty sure

we've met before,

if not here, then somewhere else

at some point.

Yeah.

Yeah, I feel that way, too.

But I was seeing if you would

remember it because...

because I think was a bit...

I was very drunk

when it happened, so...

I remember.

Really?

I do, yes.

You were very drunk, in fact.

Really? Quite.

I practically

had to carry you out of here.

Oh. So, we did leave here

together?

We absolutely did.

Huh.

You want me to show you

where we went?

It's not far from here.

Promise.

Sorry.

Oh, it's the office.

No problem.

So?

Uh...

It's up to you.

I mean, it was up to me,

but I've now turned it over

to you, so...

Yes.

Yes?

Yes. Please... Miss.

"Please" is nice.

I like "please."

Shall we?

Oh, you know what?

I-I came here with someone...

my work partner.

It's a... it's a woman.

It's... it's not a man.

It's not a, uh...

not a gay man.

Uh, I'll be back in a minute.

I'll be waiting.

All right.

Uh... Glad you two

could finally break the ice.

Can you give us another second?

Yeah, sure.

Uh, actually, there's no rush.

I, um... I found the, uh...

look... look over there.

Is that her?

Yeah. Yeah.

As best I can remember, it is.

Wow. She's young.

Yeah, pretty much.

And she's a she.

Isn't she a she?

She is.

She's a she.

I lost the bet.

Yeah. Well, let's call it even.

We had this bet where he had...

anyway, it doesn't matter.

Are you gonna go? Yeah.

Yeah, just for a quick...

quickie talk.

Are you sure?

Yeah.

Yeah.

Hey, this turned out to be

one crazy layover, right?

Yeah. A dirty weekend.

Right. Jesus.

Uh, keep your phone on.

I'll be here, I think.

Okay.

Sorry.

No problem.

I'm used to waiting.

I do it for a living.

Oh, really? What's that mean?

You know what I mean.

Yeah. I guess.

I think.

Come on, tiger.

Let's get going.

We've only got so much time,

right?

Uh, yeah. I have a flight.

Oh, uh, you mean you and me?

You and me only have

so much time?

Oh, we all do.

Everybody's only got

so much time, baby,

and life is keeping tabs.

Do you want ice?

Uh, no. I'm fine.

Just straight.

Or neat.

Well, whatever you call it.

I like that... "neat."

Yeah.

I like it, too.

So, how about you?

How do you like it?

Rocks.

You can make a call

if you need to.

Oh, no, no.

I'm good.

You sure? Yeah. Yeah.

It's all fine.

Great.

It's just us, then.

Yeah. Exactly.

That's nice.

I like that.

Thank you.

So, uh, did we come here

last time?

Uh, we did, yeah.

I don't remember this place.

Still, we did.

Okay.

And, um, did we...?

What?

Nothing.

No. Go ahead.

Well, I-I've just been

thinking about this

for a few months, and I'm...

a-and I'm trying to remember

the... the details.

And I... well, I-I don't mean

that you're forgettable.

Don't worry. I'm not offended.

Good. Good.

I don't mean to be rude.

I-I just wanted to...

to ask if you...

you see, it doesn't

all add up in my head.

How is that?

Well, when this first happened

however many months ago,

and I...

I met you at Zorro and...

a place that I somehow

went into with...

"somehow"?

Well, I had no idea

that that was a gay bar,

I mean, absolutely none.

Okay.

And then I met you,

and that... that was great.

But it doesn't make any...

I mean, why were you there?

I-I don't follow.

I inadvertently go into a place

like that,

and still I somehow

end up meeting

a beautiful girl like you?

I don't get it.

Oh, I see.

Well, that's easy.

I was there with my brother.

Oh. Oh, all right.

Yeah.

He likes to hang out there.

We both do.

It's quiet. It's close.

Got it.

So, we were there

and you came over

and started talking to us

and that's how these things go.

One thing just leads to another.

Huh.

Wow.

A-and I just started

hitting on you right there?

Mm-hmm.

Jesus.

In front of him?

You were quite persistent.

Oh. Wow.

It's, uh, shoulder surgery.

That's fine.

Anyway, married guys are usually

that way... persistent.

Oh, yeah? Is that right?

Yeah. You didn't have that on

last time.

Oh. Sorry.

Oh, I di... I didn't mean

to embarrass you.

No, I'm... I'm sure I made it

pretty obvious anyway, right?

Pretty much, yeah.

But if...

nothing.

It doesn't matter to me.

It's your business.

It had very little to do

with our business.

Our business?

Yours, mine, ours,

our business,

the business at hand.

I don't follow you.

Yes, you do.

But I mean... wait.

What's your name?

That, actually,

isn't your business.

And your name isn't my business,

so let's just stick to business,

all right?

It's easier that way.

Sure.

So, what's it gonna be today?

Hmm?

I'm just asking what you want.

The price is the same.

I mean,

unless you decide on some new...

Hi.

Hi there.

How are you?

Mmm! Thanks for hurrying back.

Oh, yeah.

I let him know you were here

so we could all be together

again.

Sorry?

I just... I figured

you wanted this to be

like the last time,

with the two of us...

at least, to start.

I don't follow you.

Last time, here,

the three of us.

That's what you wanted before,

so I... I just figured...

whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

Wait. Wait. Wait. Wait.

You mean... y-you mean

the three of us were...

were together, like a group?

Well,

not the whole night, but...

I mean, we switched off

a couple of times.

Yeah.

I-I'm sorry.

Uh, help me out here.

You mean...

you mean this is your brother?

Yeah. He's my brother.

We live here together.

We're roommates.

Oh, yeah?

How... how many bedrooms

do you have here?

Just the one.

Oh.

Does this...

Wait.

You don't remember

all of the...?

Well, kind of.

Vaguely. "Vaguely"?

Yeah, but I...

well, no, I-I could swear

I was with a woman, I think.

I dress up, you know,

when... when we go out.

You do?

You mean for...?

Uh-huh.

But I mean...

you mean as a lady.

But I thought...

I think I was with a woman.

But you're not sure, right?

A little bit.

Well, I-I-I remember a...

a feeling of, um...

well, you know.

What? Of this?

No, it was just...

Something different...

the way we made love.

But that had to be you, right?

Wasn't it?

Was it?

Well, it must have been.

I-I mean, no offense,

but I'm not a...

I mean, I'm not...

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