Fatal Flip Page #5

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little crush on me.

If it makes him

work harder

and get the job done

on time, who cares?

I care.

I don't like it.

Jeff, we are

running out of time.

Okay,

here we go again.

Do you want

to get in the car?

Okay. You know what?

Fine. Just hurry up.

We were supposed to be

home an hour ago.

Okay, I got it.

Let's not continue

this argument.

Well, come on!

That is what I call

very good spackling.

It's not.

It's not even flat.

And then it puffs out.

It doesn't have to be,

'cause what we're gonna do

is we're gonna go ahead

and sand over all this.

- Oh, yeah?

- You know what I mean?

It's down and up.

Oh, thank you.

Oh-ho-ho!

Whoo-hoo-hoo!

Alex? I've got

good news.

I have a surprise

for you.

Yeah, Jeff, I'm really

not in the mood.

Please?

You'll love it.

I guarantee

you'll love it.

Go, go, go, go!

What?

You'll see.

You didn't.

Mm-hmm. Yeah, I did.

Oh, Jeff!

Yeah, I'm king

of the pipes!

Oh, my God.

The pipe king

they'll call me.

Oh, I can't believe it.

Give it a test drive.

No, just turn it on.

I just did.

- It's okay.

- No, it works.

- No, that's okay.

- Alex, this works. I fixed it.

Jeff, it's okay.

No...

Hey.

Hey.

This is my favorite

part of the house.

Mine, too.

- We're almost done.

- Mm-hmm.

Soon all of this

will be someone else's.

Yeah. Strange to think

about somebody else

living in our house.

Yeah, it is.

What are you doing?

Come on, Alex.

You know.

Nate, you got

the wrong idea.

Do I?

Yes.

So I'm just imagining

the way that you

look at me?

I thought you wanted

a different kind of life.

Adventure and all that.

Not with you!

Look, you can

finish out the week,

but you better

be gone by Friday.

I need to match

this swatch.

Have you called

Roslyn?

No. I will...soon.

You guys

are still fighting?

No, not really.

Well, yes,

I owe her an apology.

So Nate's

gotten a new job,

and his last day

is gonna be Friday.

What do you mean,

he got another job?

That's unexpected.

Oh, not really.

I mean, we're almost done.

We only got a few

loose ends to tie up.

And I figured we could do

the rest ourselves.

Our first fix and flip.

Hey, can I have

one of those?

Yep. I got two.

One for you.

There.

Hey.

Oh, hey.

We're out of primer.

What? I just bought

four cans.

Yeah, I used it.

You said you wanted

the porch done today.

It's not gonna happen

without more primer.

No, that's not

a problem at all.

I'll just go back

to the hardware store.

Yeah, I'll be back soon.

- Thanks.

- Yeah. Want that?

Oh, oh, okay.

- Hey, call Ros.

- Okay.

Be right back.

Hey.

Hey.

Listen, I've got a little

surprise for you.

I'm really busy right now.

It'll just take

a minute.

I guarantee

it'll be worth it.

Come on.

It's upstairs.

Come on.

Oh, Nate.

Oh, this is incredible.

Yeah.

Wow.

Well, try it out.

Listen, I'm really sorry

about what happened.

I wish that I hadn't,

you know...

Yeah.

Okay.

- Oh--

- Thank you.

Yeah.

Yeah, I got a lot

of work to do

before Friday.

Enjoy.

Jeff?

Are you home?

What are you doing?

Would you please leave?

How do you like the tub?

Nate, I need you to leave!

You look beautiful.

Get away from me.

It's okay. Jeff won't

be back for a while.

Get out.

You're such a tease.

Get out!

Honey! I'm home!

Get out of here!

Hey, what the hell's

going on here?

I need this man out

of our house right now!

There's nothing

between us!

- Nate, Nate, Nate.

- At least not on my end.

Nate, I think

you should leave.

I agree. This has

gotten way out of hand.

Get the hell

out of here!

Okay.

You're done.

Get out!

I'm gonna need your key.

Hey, this is just

a big misunderstanding.

My skin is crawling.

It's okay.

I got you.

Shall we call the cops?

I'm just glad he's gone.

Just gotta check

on one thing.

Would it be a bad idea

to suggest

a nice hot bath?

Hmm.

- Okay.

A nice, hot

candlelight bath?

Hey, where you going?

The basement

to check the circuit.

I'll come with you.

No, that's okay.

I'm quite

the expert by now.

Oh, the hot

handy girl routine.

Miss me?

Don't fight me.

Uhh!

Aah! Aah!

Uhh!

Alex!

Alex!

Why are you running from me?

I just want to talk.

I'm just trying

to help you,

just like I helped Monica.

She couldn't understand.

No, she wouldn't understand

how much work this is.

They'll take everything.

The banks,

the money people.

They'll take the house

that you built.

I worked my fingers

to the bone.

I got nothing

to show for it.

No home.

Wife? No.

Oh, Roslyn.

She made me do it.

You can't leave

like this, Alex.

I'm trying to build something

with you that will last.

Alex!

Alex!

No, I was never

good enough for her.

I could never

give her enough, no.

I promised her

that I wouldn't stop

until I found

the perfect house.

She would have like

this place.

I had you pegged as a fighter

right from the start.

I think you killed her.

Don't talk about her

that way.

You're sick.

You really want to tear down

everything that we built?

Shut up.

You're just like

all the rest.

- Aah!

- Come here!

This is gonna be

a new beginning.

No! Don't touch me!

I can't let you go.

I can't let you go.

Look at everything

that we built, babe.

Aah!

Alex, run!

Aah!

Jeff!

Jeff! Oh!

Oh, my God.

Oh, my God.

Oh, my God.

It's over.

It's over. It's over.

It's over.

Where'd he go?

You're sure?

- Where'd he go?

- What?

Oh.

Oh, my God.

Oh, my God, sweetie.

Oh, my God.

6-0.

All right, look,

we've put out an APB.

If he's hurt as bad

as you say he is,

he's not

gonna get very far.

Don't worry,

we'll catch him.

Attention, shoppers.

The store will be closing

in 10 minutes.

Please bring all items

up to the front.

Yeah, you're gonna need

a 3/8 for that one.

Let me

help you out here.

There we go.

Voila.

Thanks a lot, man.

So what are you guys

working on?

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