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Maybe he said the opposite,

like that was the joke.

Parody.

That's what he

called it, parody.

I couldn't really tell

what the hell he was saying.

I don't know, some

writer I'd never heard of.

And that guy was full

of sh*t, too, so...

What Sage wisdom.

Yeah.

No, I didn't really know what he

meant at the time, but I haven't

been able to get

it out of my head.

"Love has nothing to do with

marriage or its happiness."

So, uh, love doesn't matter?

Does it to animals?

Animals aren't monogamous.

Are humans?

You are.

That's true.

Believe me, if only.

Hey, how far is the

nightlight anyway, huh?

No, man.

Stay out of the strip clubs.

You got yourself a

good thing going, Eric.

Should have done what you did,

taken my time, played the field.

But then you might

have missed your lady.

Yeah.

Sh*t, I'm sorry.

Um, would you mind, Eric,

not texting and driving?

Yeah, man.

Sorry. I'm sorry.

I'm just trying to get there

in one piece, you know, bro?

Bad habit, sorry.

One second.

That's not it's all good.

Just don't settle

too early, my man.

Don't settle too early.

You know what you should do?

Like, maybe just try to find,

like, a married woman, you know,

who's looking for excitement.

They won't tie you down,

you know, married women.

I hear married women

are where it's at.

Yeah?

And who told you that?

I don't know.

Read it online, somewhere.

Yeah.

Well, don't believe

everything you read, bro.

Yeah, I think my wife

could use some excitement.

So...

So, give it to her, man.

Don't make her wait

till next Christmas, Eric.

Hey, be the man, you know?

Women want a guy who

can take the lead.

She's over me.

See, now, you're

sounding like a p*ssy.

A guy can only take so much

rejection before he stops

trying.

And I've tried.

So, just leave her.

You know, find somebody else.

Maybe I will.

I think she has.

What's that?

I said I think she

has found someone else.

Well, there you go, man.

Problem solved.

Yeah, I've seen him.

I've seen him coming and going.

I don't know him, never

seen him before that.

I figured she met him

on the job or something.

I mean, did you...

Did you ever confront her?

What, if she's cheating on me?

No.

Maybe I should have.

Honestly, my first thought

was killing the bastard.

And who wouldn't, you know,

f***ing another man's wife?

Right, right, right.

You understand.

I mean, if there's anything

worth killing a man over, right?

That's as old as infidelity.

Yeah, except one will

get you put in prison.

Isn't that funny?

We can f*** who we want, but

we can't kill who we want.

Okay.

Well, you can't really

f*** who you want, either.

I mean, that will get you

put in prison too, in certain

situations.

Yeah, I guess you got me there.

The law makes sense, huh?

You can't take another man's

wife, Patrick,

even if she's, uh...

Even if he's a

pathetic piece of sh*t.

They're married, you know?

They've given

themselves to each other.

Should I give her to him,

if that's what she wants?

Or should I fight?

That's what he meant.

He said, "humans think

affection is what makes a

marriage."

It's not.

It's not that

love doesn't matter.

It's that love isn't

what we thought it was.

It's not.

Love isn't...

You...

You...

You okay, man?

You, uh...

You want to let me out so that

you can, you know, work on your

sh*t?

No, Patrick.

No, our night's just beginning.

What...

What does that mean?

Hey, you know what, man?

Just...

You can let me out

right here and...

And I'll pay for the full ride.

I mean, I...

I can walk it from here.

We're almost there.

You sure?

Because you're kind of acting

like you need to go to sleep or

something, man.

How... how...

How long have you

been driving, bro?

I'm not tired.

What did you mean when you said,

"our night's just beginning"?

I guess she never

showed you a picture of me.

Maybe she told

you she was, uh...

Wasn't married.

That it?

You thought you'd been

with an available woman?

Or did you know that it was me

you've been f***ing when you've

been f***ing her?

Hey, Eric, I think you've got

me confused with somebody else,

okay?

Audrey Hollister.

Audrey Angela Hollister.

431 broad street, apartment 16b.

F***.

My wife.

F***. Look...

Ten years in January.

Look, man, just let

me out of the car.

No.

Oh, no.

You and me are gonna talk.

Of all the f***ing

cars in the city.

Of all the f***ing

fares in this city.

Hey, Eric, I never knew

she was your wife, okay?

Lies are only

gonna bury you deeper.

Hey, you keep threatening me,

I'm gonna knock your ass out.

Oh, that's

sounding like a threat.

Now, who's threatening who?

I don't know you, man.

I do- ... I...

I don't know what you have in

this car, talking about killing

the man who's f***ing your wife.

I mean, that's a threat.

I would not take that

angle, if I were you.

You're driving me and I don't

feel very safe with you behind

the wheel, so you know what?

You want to talk man-to-man,

pull over and we can talk.

What, you think I'm

gonna hurt you, Patrick?

No.

You know why?

'Cause I'm not the guy who preys

on every beautiful woman that he

sees.

Neither am I.

You know something?

You need to talk

with your wife, man.

She pursued me.

She's the one who's unhappy.

I have boundaries.

I... I...

I never wanted to come

between a man and his wife.

So, you did know

she was married?

Hey, you said it

yourself, the love is gone.

You haven't had

sex since Christmas.

What...

What did you expect?

Audrey, Audrey, Audrey.

Look, you need to

talk this out with her.

Don't shift your sh*t on me.

End this charade before your

meaningless 10-year milestone

and...

And just let her

live her life, man.

Let her be happy.

What, with you?

You, who's going to another

random girl here on f***ing wood

green street?

Hey... hey...

Hey, I never said

that, all right?

And you may not want to hear

this or anything, but Audrey's

not just some

fling for me, okay?

We actually took it slow.

Oh, f*** you.

Hey, you want to

hear this, don't you?

You wanted to talk.

So, man up, Eric.

Let's talk or let me

out of the goddamn car.

We're almost there.

Yeah, we took it slow.

We actually had a

few dates, you know.

Coffee, movies.

It was like being

back in college.

And then, the coffee and

movies moved into her apartment.

You're just gonna make

this worse, Patrick.

And then, things

started to get physical.

Oh, man, that first kiss...

Audrey said that she hadn't

felt that kind of connection in

years.

She's a married woman, Patrick.

Years.

F*** you, connections

don't mean sh*t, okay?

We have something that you

and her will never have.

Yeah, and you let it die.

No, you killed it.

You know, people exaggerate

about their exes, but now, I

kind of see exactly

what f***ing happened.

She's not my ex, a**hole.

We're still

f***ing married, okay?

And you seduced her.

She was faithful to me

until you f***ing seduced her.

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