Handsome Harry Page #6

AFTER YOU GOT OUT,

YOU WENT HOME.

YOU WENT TO WORK

FOR GARY BENNETT.

YOU MARRIED:

ELIZABETH CUNNINGHAM,

HAD ONE CHILD, A BOY.

AFTER A WHILE,

YOU BOUGHT BENNETT OUT.

IT WAS A GOOD BUSINESS.

FIVE TRUCKS, EIGHT EMPLOYEES,

I THINK.

- OH, MY GOD.

- 12 YEARS AGO,

YOU DIVORCED ELIZABETH,

SIGNED THE ENTIRE BUSINESS

OVER TO HER--

I COULDN'T FIGURE OU IF THAT WAS GENEROSITY OR GUILT.

AND THEN YOU MOVED OUT HERE

TO START A NEW LIFE.

HOW'S THAT GOING?

- I SAW PORTER RECENTLY.

REMEMBER PORTER?

- MM.

- I TOLD HIM

MY LIFE HAD BEEN A FAILURE.

I DIDN'T EVEN REALIZE I UNTIL I SAID THAT TO HIM.

- THAT'S SAD, HARRY.

WHAT MADE YOU COME OUT HERE

AFTER ALL THESE YEARS?

- YOU CAME TO ME.

YOU SEEMED TO INDICATE

YOU STILL...

CARED FOR ME.

I WAS...

JUST WHAT THE HELL PROMPTED YOU

TO MOVE WAY OUT HERE?

- NO ONE KNEW ME.

AND THERE WAS A SMALL BUSINESS

FOR SALE.

YOU KNOW ABOUT THE OTHER GUYS?

- FROM THE FORRESTAL?

I WASN'T IN LOVE WITH THEM.

- KELLY CALLED ME

A FEW WEEKS AGO,

WANTED YOUR FORGIVENESS.

HE THOUGHT HE WAS GOING TO HELL

FOR WHAT HE'D DONE.

- YOU TURNED ON ME, HARRY.

- I WAS SO GODDAMN SCARED.

ALL I COULD THINK

WAS WHAT IT WOULD MEAN

IF ALL THOSE GUYS KNEW

I WAS HAVING AN AFFAIR WITH YOU.

YOU KNOW WHAT MY DAD

WOULD HAVE DONE TO ME?

AND, GOD, MY MOTHER.

I TOLD EVERY LAST ONE OF THEM

I WAS GONNA BECOME A PRIEST.

- AN AFFAIR?

NOT FOR ME.

I WAS READY:

TO SPEND MY LIFE WITH YOU.

THIS IS IT.

HARRY?

WHAT DO YOU REMEMBER

ABOUT THE NIGHT IN THE SHOP?

- I REMEMBER

KELLY STARTED HITTING YOU.

THEN THE OTHERS.

I HIT YOU.

AT THAT POINT,

MY MIND GOES BLANK.

ALL THESE YEARS, I THOUGH I MIGHT HAVE BEEN THE ONE

WHO PICKED UP THE ARMATURE.

- BUT NOW YOU'RE SURE

IT WAS SOMEONE ELSE.

- I STOPPED AND SAW GEBHARD ON MY WAY DOWN TO MIAMI.

HE SAID IT WAS KELLY.

HE WAS SURE IT WAS KELLY.

- IS THAT WHAT HE SAID?

- YEAH.

EVEN KELLY THOUGHT IT WAS KELLY.

- I REMEMBER THAT NIGH VERY CLEARLY.

I WASN'T DRINKING.

IT WAS YOU, HARRY.

YOU PICKED UP THE ARMATURE,

AND YOU SMASHED MY HAND WITH IT.

YOU.

THE MAN I LOVED.

THERE WAS SUCH RAGE

IN YOUR FACE.

COME ON.

REMEMBER ROY HAYNES

AT THE VANGUARD?

DA-DA-DA-DA-DA-DA-DA DA-DA!

TA-TA!

HIS EX-SAXOPHONIS SCREAMED AT HIM FROM THE BACK.

WE WEN TO THE STAGE DELI AFTERWARDS.

HOT PASTRAMI SANDWICHES.

I TOOK THE LIBERTY

OF HAVING TWO DELIVERED

WITH ALL THE TRIMMINGS.

YOU LIKE THE COLESLAW.

COME ON.

I HAVEN'T GOT ALL NIGHT.

THANK YOU.

MY FATHER'S WINE.

TWO OF THE LAST BOTTLES

FROM HIS CELLAR.

DON'T LOOK SO GLUM, HARRY.

WHAT SHOULD WE DRINK TO?

- FORGIVENESS.

- LET'S DRINK TO FORGIVENESS

AS A GENERAL RULE.

IT'S BLESSED TO FORGIVE,

I'M TOLD.

WE COULD HAVE:

HAD A GOOD LIFE TOGETHER.

- THE THOUGH NEVER LEAVES MY MIND.

- EAT.

TAKE THAT.

I DON'T WANT THAT.

YOU NEED THAT.

OOPS.

- YOU'RE A GOOD SINGER, HARRY.

- I THOUGHT OF SOMETHING

TONIGHT...

A LITTLE SECRET YOU DIDN'T KNOW.

ON SHORE LEAVE, I ACTUALLY SAW

YOU PLAY AT THE EL PASEO

THREE TIMES.

- YOU CAME AND SAW ME?

- YOU WERE UNBELIEVABLE.

- THREE TIMES?

- MM-HMM.

- YOU SAW ME TWICE AT EL PASEO

AND ONCE AT CATALINA'S.

- YOU SAW ME?

YOU DOG.

- YOU'RE HARD TO MISS, HARRY.

- TO US.

clink!

I NEVER STOPPED LOVING YOU,

DAVID.

- I HAVE TRIED--

BELIEVE ME, HARRY,

I HAVE TRIED VERY HARD TO...

UNDERSTAND.

I THINK:

THAT'S WHY I CAME TONIGH

TO SEE IF YOU COULD HELP ME.

- I'LL DO WHATEVER IT TAKES.

- I BELIEVE YOU.

BUT I NEED TO:

PUT THE BALL IN YOUR COURT.

I DON'T KNOW WHY

I'M USING SPORTS METAPHORS.

I'M MORE NERVOUS THAN I THOUGHT.

REMEMBER THIS?

I WILL FORGIVE YOU, HARRY,

IF YOU TRULY BELIEVE

THAT I SHOULD.

AND I WILL MEAN IT.

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