Hope for Love Page #4

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cheated on my wife.

Dang.

That thing must be shriveled

up down there, man.

Got your balls

intact too or did she cut those off?

See, there you go.

See that's how I know,

you don't get it.

You don't get

none of it, do you?

Well, you know what?

Go ahead

and enlighten me.

Nah, see, I ain't going

for that.

'Cause you know what?

You don't even understand

what I'm saying.

No, no-no-no.

Give it your best shot.

I believe

I can keep up.

You believe?

Yeah.

Okay, well, I want you

to hit that clock

'cause you on my couch.

The clock has started.

Dr. Dan is now in session.

A'ight, my posture's

changing as we speak.

I like that, Dr. Dan,

that has a little ring to it.

Now, I'm keeping it real,

are you ready for this?

Yeah, I'm ready.

Okay, right now...

you ain't nothing

but a little, uh... selfish boy.

Thanks.

Now see, that... no-no-no,

that's my point right there.

The fact that you... this

ain't a compliment.

I'm trying to tell you...

Look, man, you don't

respect yourself,

your wife, God...

look, it's time for you

to step your game up, Ricky.

And become the man that

God created you to be.

You hear me?

Oh-oh, well, I don't

know that God, okay?

Don't know him.

So you don't

believe in God now?

No, I didn't say

that, look...

Okay, you know what?

I ain't

going there with you

'cause you ain't got enough money

for that clock.

So how 'bout this?

How about we just

agree that there comes a point

in anybody's life where they simply

gotta make a choice?

What kind of choice?

Well, who you are?

Who you are going

to become.

I mean, you have a son, right?

Yeah.

Well, then, are you

gonna be a father to him?

Are you gonna be, you know,

the head of that household?

Are you

gonna be a provider?

Talk to me.

I hear what you're

saying but...

Man, Dan,

it's not that simple.

Like, Teresa can be cold.

A'ight, really cold.

Talking about Dr. Freeze

out this b*tch like really bad.

I don't ever say it was gonna

be easy.

I'm just

trying to make you realize

that you took some

vows, Ricky.

And now you

have a child so...

doesn't that mean something

to you, bro?

Yeah, I guess it does.

Look, I love her,

all right.

And Jacob, but...

Man, she's hard work.

Every woman is hard.

Let me

tell you something.

Hanging out, partying, getting

the chicks, come on, man.

Pretty Ricky, he could do

that in his sleep... that's easy.

Making something work with one woman

for the rest of your life?

Oh, that takes

discipline, brother.

And I know a thing or two about

discipline, and I just...

I smell it on you.

I just wanted to... I don't know if it's

in the basement right now

but I gotta get it

up to at least the living room,

you know what I'm saying?

You feel me?

A'ight, so you've been

married 22 years.

Mm-hmm, you're listening,

that's good.

How do you make it work?

Well, that's easy.

I listen.

That... that's it?

Just... just listen?

Yeah.

Women, they have this

incredible need to be heard.

Now, here's the catch.

Once they get to going...

step back,

give 'em a space,

let them jaws get to gabbing

right there

and let them get comfy...

Here's the trick.

Don't be caught up

in really listening to 'em.

'Cause it's gonna

sound like

"Oh, I got a question

that needs your answer."

"Oh, I need you to fix

something."

No, they don't want that.

In fact,

it's the opposite.

What they really want

you to do

is just

shut up and listen.

You feel me?

And, when I say listen,

I really mean listen.

You can't be,

you know, watching the game.

Go Heat, whatever.

You can't be all on the phone

texting your boys.

I mean, really gotta

listen, you understand?

So that's... that's it.

That's it.

You just...

Just listen.

Well, well, that's

a start.

A start?

That's enough.

Well, here's the deal.

You either fulfill

their needs

or they'll find it

in another man's arms.

I mean, which do

you prefer?

Yeah, on that

note, with that little sigh

I'ma be right back, I gotta

pay the water bill.

Okay, so you

think on that, a'right.

What you gonna be?

It's time to

step it up, baby.

That's all I'm saying.

Sh*t...

I thought'd you'd

never wake up.

That's like my 500 rock.

I was

starting to get worried

I was gonna run out of rocks before

you woke up.

Are you drunk?

Just a little bit.

What are you

doing here, Ricky?

I'm here to...

to listen.

To listen?

Yeah.

To what?

I don't know.

To you, I guess?

You had your chance

to listen.

The past two years.

No-no-no, no, wait-wait.

Hold on for a second.

Look, Teresa, I'll...

I'm not

looking at the ball game.

I'm not texting nobody.

Nothing like that,

like, I'm here.

What are you talking

about, Ricky?

I'm talking about...

talking

about being a man.

You know, stepping up

and being a man.

You know, taking care

of my responsibilities

and making sure that I'm

the leader of the house.

Wait...

Being a provider.

Are you saying you

wanna try again?

You wanna

take responsibility?

Exactly.

That's exactly

what I'm saying.

That's... that's what

I said, right?

Kind of.

In your own screwed-up

drunk kind of way.

Yeah.

Oh, wait, hold on

one second.

What now?

I've forgot to woo you.

Wait.

I got these for you.

L-I can't, um...

can't reach you.

Damn.

Grab, grab, okay, here.

Did you get one?

It's beautiful.

Well, there's just...

there's one more thing

I gotta say.

You've said enough.

If you

say anything else,

you'll probably just

screw it up.

Yeah, that's me.

No, you're right, that's...

that's a good point.

Before you go,

do you think...

do you think I might be able

to see Jacob?

He's asleep.

Yeah, I hear that.

That's cool, I just, uh...

I just wanted

to see you two together

so I could dream about you

later on.

I don't wanna

be up with him all night.

But another time.

I understand that.

I'll miss you guys.

I love you, honey.

I love you too, Ricky.

Have somebody come

and pick up these flowers.

I paid like $20 for these

just so you know.

And I got a Luther CD

whenever you decide

to come home or something.

Boy, go home.

# Woo, woo, woo, woo ##

Pick your feet up.

All righty, pick your

feet up.

This is a good idea.

I know, right.

You know,

the beach, the water, the sand...

little bit of sun.

A little bit of fun,

that's all we needed right?

You know, Jacob needs

a daddy.

And daddy needs

to spend time with his boy.

Not chase hoes around

his office.

Well, I heard Ricky

outside my house last night.

Yeah... begging all night.

How did you hear that?

What'd you think

I'm deaf?

I mean,

I think everybody...

the neighbors, everybody

heard it.

All that mess

and noise he was making.

He was...

How could you not?

He was drunk.

Sometimes, that's what it takes

to open a man up.

You know

they ain't that bright, right?

You do know that?

I'm afraid it was just

the Budweiser talking.

It might have been the Budweiser

talking, but...

those emotions

he expressed, those were real.

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