Good Deeds Page #6

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on my desk for you.

Who's Lindsey?

Thank you, April.

Who's this?

Who's Lindsey?

She's the night janitor.

Night janitor.

So why's she leaving you messages?

You screwing her?

Why don't you just go to work, Walter?

Wait, are you still mad at me

about yesterday? You...

Look, I'm sorry

about the other day, all right?

I can't stomach people disrespecting us

to our face, Wes.

Nobody was disrespecting you,

you were disrespectful to them.

I can do better. You want me to call them?

I'll call Brunson and I'll smooth it over.

That's the last thing you're gonna do.

All right, so then what would you

like me to do, CEO?

Why don't you just go to work, Walter?

Look, I'm sorry

about the other day, all right?

I can't stomach people disrespecting us

to our face, Wes.

Nobody was disrespecting you,

you were disrespectful to them.

I can do better. You want me to call them?

I'll call Brunson and I'll smooth it over.

That's the last thing you're gonna do.

All right, so then what would you

like me to do, CEO?

Why don't you just go to work, Walter?

It means nobody's ever

told you the truth...

- No, I beg to differ.

- ...that's what that means.

People tell me the truth,

they're just not...

They're just not rude when they say it.

I wouldn't call it rude.

I was just being direct.

Direct?

- Okay, fine. If you say so.

- I do.

Direct.

Does that turn you on?

- Now you got jokes.

- Look at your face.

Wait a second.

Excuse me. How much does this cost?

Mr. Deeds says it's free for employees.

- Everybody?

- Yes.

No, you didn't lose her. You're okay.

- I thought I'd lost...

- You're okay.

It's okay.

It's okay.

- Thank you.

- Okay.

I'll be at the office.

Or on my cell if you need anything.

Make your call.

I'm so sorry. I'll come back later.

No, no, no, it's okay.

I've got a bunch of things over there

need to be taken care of,

trash on that side.

Thank you.

Sure.

No, for the child day care...

Well, I should say night care.

Thank you.

You're very welcome.

You know, it's really late.

Yeah. Got a lot going on.

Yeah, you look stressed.

What did I say?

I... Listen, don't...

I don't think anybody in my life

will say to me, "You look stressed."

Nobody says that.

Nobody's comfortable enough

to say that to me.

They usually think

I have it all under control.

Who are you around all day?

Soon as I walked in I could see that

your shoulders are

high up around your ears,

and your forehead is so tense.

Come on, just...

Well, what are we doing?

You really need just two minutes.

Just you put your knees under the desk

and put your hands on your thighs.

Lindsey, I don't think this is appropriate.

It's really okay.

I swear I'm not flirting with you.

I figure I owe you.

Don't forget I was nearly

a qualified nurse.

Okay.

By the way, nobody talks to me

the way you talk to me, either.

That's 'cause you're so mean.

I'm not mean.

Just like you're not disconnected

and cold, and stiff, and uptight.

- Hold on a second.

Where is that coming from?

I mean, are you trying to relax me

or stress me out?

No, I'm just saying,

that's what I thought when I met you,

but you are incredibly sweet.

You're a good person.

Very sweet, very kind.

Very caring.

You just have to set your face right,

I understand.

There you go.

- Thank you.

- You're welcome.

What are you listening to on this thing?

Makaveli.

- Yeah, and two P-A-C?

- Tupac.

Tupac, yeah, I've heard of him.

- The rapper guy.

- Yeah, yeah.

Makaveli.

- I love this one.

- Lindsey.

What? Come on, it just started!

There's nobody around! Come on!

Lindsey, this isn't a bar. Here.

And security will come up and ask

what's going on, so, thank you.

You care too much what people think.

But that's cool.

You gotta keep your face right, I get it.

I'll be back later. You can use it.

Get back to work.

Three thirty-nine.

You say something?

Three thirty-nine.

You asked me

how much a gallon of milk costs.

Its $3.39.

See, the lesson in that was

for you to find out for yourself,

not ask somebody to tell you.

- What's going on?

- Child Welfare.

She hasn't been attending school,

you can't provide for her right now.

- You're homeless.

- I know, but...

Look, get an apartment.

Get back on your feet and I will personally

help you get her back again.

Do you promise?

You have my word, ma'am.

Please?

Sweetie? I need your help.

- Sweetie?

- No.

I'm sorry. Sweetie, just come with me.

You'll be fine.

No. Let go!

Listen to me.

Listen to me, baby, listen to me.

I need you to be brave, okay?

I'm gonna come see you every day.

And this lady can give you

some place to stay.

Mommy just can't right now.

- It's time, I'm sorry.

- I'm not going!

- I'm sorry, it's time.

- I'm not going.

- Officer? Give us a hand, will you?

- No! No!

- I'm sorry, you have to come with me.

- No.

I'm so sorry. Honey, I wish I

didn't have to do this to you.

Ariel.

Mommy! No!

Everything is just falling apart.

And I been trying to hold on, you know.

And the more that I was holding on,

the more everything just fell apart.

Lindsey, let me help you.

Don't say that!

You don't mean it.

Everybody who's said that in my life

has let me down.

That's not me. I'm not those people.

You know I can help you.

You have to let me help you.

There's a half bath there

and one bedroom here.

Another bedroom here.

You need me to clean it?

Clean?

No.

I want you to live in it.

What?

It's one of our corporate apartments,

Lindsey. We've got a few of them.

Nobody's here most of the year.

You should... You can just live here

as long as you need to.

I can't.

- Really, Lindsey, listen.

- I can't.

I know that you're proud.

I know that you're used to

doing everything on your own.

Sometimes even the best of us,

we all need a little help.

So will you let me do this for you?

Give to you?

Does the phone work?

Yeah, it does.

So you're saying that I could call

the social worker right now

and I can tell her that

I have a place to stay.

Please.

I don't know why you're doing this,

but thank you.

I better...

I'd...

I'm gonna get to work now.

If you need anything,

I'll be at the office, okay?

Wesley.

Thank you, thank you.

It's okay.

I thought I'd lost her.

No, you didn't lose her. You're okay.

- I thought I'd lost...

- You're okay.

It's okay.

It's okay.

- Thank you.

- Okay.

I'll be at the office.

Or on my cell if you need anything.

Make your call.

Wait a second.

Excuse me. How much does this cost?

Mr. Deeds says it's free for employees.

- Everybody?

- Yes.

You're gonna break this bed.

We've only just got it!

Oh, my love, look at you. Look at you!

Gonna jump till I'm tired.

Is this our apartment?

For a little while.

Come here. Come here.

Now I know that

I've been crazy these past few weeks.

It's just that I was

trying to help us survive.

And I'm sorry if I didn't

always treat you right,

'cause you always make me happy.

Always.

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