High Fidelity Page #7

But it was more than I could do

And then in the morning-

You didnt have me fooled...

acting all cool

about, um, whats-her-name.

- Laura.

- Laura, right, right. Laura.

- What was yours called again?

- It was called James.

- James.

- James.

Do you miss him?

Yeah. Thats how it works, right?

I think its okay if you feel horny

and f***ed up at the same time.

I mean, why should we be denied

our basic human rights...

just cause we messed up

our relationships?

You think sex

is a basic human right?

Hell, yeah! Yeah.

I'm not gonna let that a**hole

come between me and a f***.

- Which way are you going?

- That way. You?

- That way.

- Ah, so it is.

- Talk to ya.

- Ill call you.

Right.

What did Laura mean last night when she

said, "I havent slept with him yet"?

Yet! What does "yet" mean anyway?

It means youre gonna do it,

doesnt it? Or does it?

Just come on. What would it mean

to you, that sentence:

"I havent seen Evil Dead 2 yet"?

Well, to me it would mean that

youre a liar. Youve seen it twice.

Once with Laura- oops-

and once with me and Dick, remember?

We had that conversation about the guy making

Beretta shotgun ammo off-screen in the 14th century.

Right. All right, but lets

just say that I hadnt seen it...

and I said to you, "I havent seen Evil

Dead 2 yet," what would you think?

Id think that youre a cinematic idiot,

and Id feel sorry for you.

All right. But from that one sentence,

would you think that I was going to see it?

I'm sorry, Rob.

I'm struggling here.

Youre asking me

what would I think if you told me...

you hadnt seen a film

that you have already seen.

- What am I supposed to say?

- Just listen to me. If I said to you-

"I havent seen Evil Dead 2 yet," yes.

Would you get the impression

that I really wanted to see it?

Oh, uh, well...

you couldnt have been desperate to see

it, otherwise youd have already gone.

Right. I'm not gonna see that movie.

But the word "yet. "

Yeah, you know what?

I get the impression

that you wanted to see it...

otherwise youd have said

you didnt want to go.

But in your opinion,

would I definitely go?

How the f*** am I supposed

to know? Probably.

- Why?

- Because its a brilliant film.

Its so funny and violent,

and the soundtrack kicks f***ing ass.

I never thought Id say this,

but can I go work now?

Look, Laura, if you dont want me to call

you at work, then give me your home number.

Oh, I forgot. You cant.

I'm not gonna get off this phone

until you agree to meet me for a drink.

I mean, I'm sorry, but I dont just see

why this has to be on your terms...

- all the time.

- Okay.

- I mean, really.

- Okay! Okay. Well meet then tonight.

Thatd- Thatd be great if youre

not too busy. Itll be really good to...

see you.

So how are you?

Have you slept with him yet?

- Is that why you wanted to see me?

- I guess.

What do you want me to say?

I want you to say you havent,

and I want that to be the truth.

I cant do that.

Say a word for Jimmy Brown

He aint got nothinat all

You must have known it would happen. You

couldnt have been entirely unprepared.

Like you said, Ive been living with the guy.

We were bound to get around to it sometime.

Rob, are you there?

What are you thinking?

We can meet for another drink

if you want.

So I can explain it better.

I owe you that much.

I dont have your number.

You know, I dont want this to be the last

conversation we have. I know what youre like.

You do, huh?

I need a second opinion.

Hi, this is Tim.

City and state, please.

Uh, Chicago. A residence.

Mr. Ian Raymond.

- Please hold for that number.

- May I also have that address?

- Certainly.

- Thank you.

- Rob?

- Laura, I just want to say something.

I think youre running.

Youre running from a, a sharp point...

that anybody hits in any relationship,

and its just gonna happen again.

But its gonna be with this guy

Ian, later, when youre older.

All right? With a guy

with a Steven Seagal ponytail.

You know what I'm saying?

And-And he doesnt love you.

And he doesnt understand you,

not the way I will.

And I will even more so

in the future. And-

I mean, if you want

to experiment or whatever-

I'm not experimenting.

Why dont you go experiment?

- Laura, are you okay?

- Uh, yeah, I'm fine.

- Is that him? - Look, can you- Can

you call me at work? I gotta go now.

- You look upset.

- Yeah, I'm- I'm upset...

but I'm fine.

- Maybe I should talk to him.

- No, I dont think thats a good idea.

- Conflict resolution is my job.

- Yeah, I know.

But- But, Ian, theres really

nothing to resolve, but thank you.

You have got to stop calling her.

Youre really upsetting her and him!

- Like I care about him.

- Well, you should.

- Why?

- Because all youre doing is forming a little unit. Them against you!

Before you started all this

psychotic madness, there was no unit.

There was just

three people in a mess.

But now theyve got

something in common.

And you dont want

to make anything worse.

How could it get any worse

than Laura with Ian?

- Come on, Liz.

- Rob, Rob, Rob.

Can I ask you a question? And you can

think about it if you want to.

Just what is it?

Why do you want Laura back

so badly?

Rob, phone.

I was walking on the water

when I saw a crocodile

Barry, that f***ing pricers busted,

and I'm not the one who broke it.

- Hello.

- Rob?

Who is this?

Is this Ch- Is this Charlie?

Hi. I just got back into town.

Wow! Rob Gordon. The Rob Gordon.

So how are you doing? Huh?

Does it seem like millions of years ago?

Yeah, yeah.

Like a billion, right?

So, uh- God, Charlie Nicholson.

How are you?

I mean, do you have kids

and stuff like everybody else?

No. No, I'm too young,

too single. I dont know.

Kids are too time-consuming, I guess,

is the expression I'm looking for.

I'm not making this up. This is how

she talks- as if nobody ever had...

a conversation about having kids

in the entire history of the world.

Shes incredible.

So, anyway,

are you in or out, Rob?

- I'm sorry?

- Well, you know- I dont know.

I just find these long-lost

boyfriend calls a little unnerving.

- Theres been a rash of them recently.

- Is that right?

Yeah. Oh, remember Marco?

I went out with him after you.

- Kind of.

- Kind of, yeah.

Well, he called

a few months ago.

I think he was going through one of those

what-does-it-all-mean kind of things.

He wanted to see me

and "rehash the past, "as they say.

God. Was I up for that? No. No.

So- I dont know-

- Do all men go through that?

- Ive never heard of it before.

I'm sorry, Charlie, but what

does "Are you in or out" mean?

Well, it means,

are we friends or arent we?

Because if we are,

thats great. Thats great.

But if were not, I dont really want to

spend time playing catch-up on the phone.

You know what I mean?

Im just really busy, you know?

Oh, yeah, yeah.

Sure, sure. Of course.

- So, are you in or out, Rob?

- I'm in. I'm in. I'm in.

Oh, yeah? Great. Do you want to come

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