I Melt with You Page #3

- Oh, my God.

Look at this.

- Oh, wow.

- This is the best I've felt all year,

- being here with you guys.

- Yes, indeed. Yes.

But I know it's because

I can't feel anything.

- Drugs.

- Maybe it's not.

Maybe it's... it's us,

being together.

- Don't just rule that out.

- That's why we do this.

That's right.

The question, Rich,

is that why we do this?

I love it.

I think it's fantastic.

I mean, I look forward to it.

I plan for it.

I need it.

I mean, it's like

Christmas for me.

Or if you're

a non-Christian,

it's like your birthday.

Yeah, or if you're

a Jehovah's Witness,

don't celebrate birthdays,

then it's like the day you get married.

You know, it's slightly

less subdued than I imagine

the typical Jehovah's Witness

wedding to be.

But at your wedding?

My wedding.

Oh, man.

We are marooned.

We are stuck, man.

Why don't you have

a woman, Rich?

I mean, I know

you have women...

but, like, the woman.

Why?

Why do I need the woman?

Why? Why?

You know, you know...

to tame you,

to train you.

I'm... I'm trained.

I'm house-trained, you know.

Untamed, maybe,

but I don't piss

on the carpets.

It's okay, man,

to let a girl love you.

Who... who wants this?

Hmm?

My mother?

She's...

You f*** lots of women.

Have you ever truly loved one?

I love 'em all.

Can't love 'em all

if you only love one.

If that's true,

that's interesting.

Yeah.

You want to know

what I think, Timothy?

When they really

get to see me...

they don't like what they see.

You make sure of that.

Maybe.

- Whoa ho!

- There they...

- Whoa ho!

- Hey!

- Whoa ho!

- Up here!

Hey, you guys!

Well played.

Porsches are known

for taking up sand dunes.

Not gonna work.

We've got your energy.

Oh, help is here!

- It's easy to...

- Here we go.

Lay down and hide

Where's a warrior

without his pride?

- We're gonna move real good

- Yeah, right

- We're gonna dress so fine

- Okay

It's dog eat dog eat dog eat dog eat

dog eat dog eat dog eat dog

Leapfrog the dog

and brush me, daddy-o

Makes me proud,

so proud of you

I see innocence

shining through

Makes me proud,

so proud of you.

Thinkin'

of blue thunder now

Singin' to myself

Thinkin' how fast

it moves...

Wow.

I was singin' something

Out on Route 128

- Thinkin' how blue it looks...

- A little artist.

Singin' out loud...

The SEC

and a government subpoena?

Jesus Christ.

A subpoena and...

- Need a drink?

- Yes.

Thank you.

Recognize anyone here?

Oh, jeez.

Who the f*** are those people?

I don't even

recognize that guy.

Do you ever get scared?

What are you asking me?

I guess I'm asking you if your life

turned out the way you thought it would.

Look, I just want to have

a good time, man, okay?

I just... all that...

that dreamy sh*t,

it's not... it's just...

it ain't for me, man.

- Not now, not now.

- Very hunter and gatherer of you.

Well, you've always been more

evolved than me, Tim... always.

But being part girl

will do that to you...

help you to develop

your sensitivity, you know?

I get it.

Look, I just...

Eyes closed, mouth open.

Dilaudid.

A morphine derivative.

I had a patient

who offered me money

for a prescription.

It changed the landscape

of my practice.

She had a lot of friends.

And this became your practice

rather than the one that you imagined

you would have.

I remember in college saying,

"You can write about people,

and I can save lives."

Mother Earth is pregnant

for the third time,

for y'all have knocked her up.

I have tasted the maggots

in the mind of the universe.

I was not offended,

for I knew I had

to rise above it all,

or drown in my own sh*t...

- How you feeling, big fellow?

- F*** off!

- Oh, just...

- Great. This is great.

- Come on, the air, the birds.

- Oh, I love it. You kiddin'?

Are you kiddin'?

The best.

You okay, man?

Hey, man,

it's a brilliant idea,

coming out here.

- Yeah.

- Oh, yeah.

"I got an idea, let's go fishing.

Let's go fishing.

Argh argh!"

And the best news is,

we're gonna be here all day.

"It sounds fun!"

- F*** you guys!

- We're having a reunion.

Give me a pole!

Let's do it.

What you got for me?

No, wait.

I'll take his place.

Hey, Timmy, I think I got one!

Oh, sh*t.

So... this is

a reunion, huh?

We all went

to college together.

Jonathan and Richard have known

each other since grade school.

We meet every year somewhere.

That's nice.

It's... it's nice.

- It's good to catch up.

- Sure is.

I left school when I was 14.

The sea kept me moving,

so I never had any reunions,

except for with my wife

after long fishing trips.

She died 11 years ago.

Cancer.

So I spend most of my days

out here just drifting around,

trying to figure things out.

I realize I was...

I was lucky

to have felt

something that looked

or smelled or...

resembled real love.

Most folks never taste that.

I tasted it,

and it made every day anointed.

Nothing mattered

when we were together.

And when we were apart...

I felt him.

I felt him

like my own breath.

Do you believe in heaven?

I wish I did.

All righty, boy,

all righty, boy.

- Are you still writing?

- Yeah.

Yeah, I write.

I write all the time, Ron.

I write report cards.

I write on chalkboards.

I write to the school board

and ask for more money.

And sometimes I write,

"Dear God,

when You get a chance,

can You tell me why I've got

nothing to write about?"

What does that

gibberish mean, man?

I'm a...

I'm an English teacher now.

For now,

I'm a teacher of English.

How is Amanda?

I tell you, Rich, man,

sometimes I can't believe

that I chose so well.

I wake up with that warm body

next to mine,

and I just...

Yeah, you're a lucky man.

She doesn't push me

or question me, you know?

We respect what we both do,

and it's defined.

I know my role.

But I still don't know

why I've done the things

that I've done.

I'm in trouble, Rich.

I'm in deep,

over-my-head,

drowning, motherfucking...

trouble.

- You want me to go get the food?

- All right, yeah.

Sounds good, man.

Did you have

the large order to go?

Yeah, well, is there

anyone else here

who might have my order?

- Just one.

- God damn, I bet you that's mine.

Would you like to pay now?

Oh, yeah, ahem, of course.

Would you like to go home

with my order?

I'm working.

And you should probably

work on your lines.

If I work on my lines,

would you consider my offer?

No.

Yeah.

She likes me.

She likes me.

Looks like you're

feeding an army there.

- Walk out with me.

- What?

I want you to take

that apron off,

throw it on the floor,

walk around the bar,

and leave with me right now.

You're really high, aren't you?

You say that like you like it.

I'm gonna give you my number.

I'm in town for three days.

I got three friends.

We're harmless and fun.

Maybe you've got three friends,

you want to come over,

it's up to you.

But, hey, if you're planning

on throwing that away

and not calling me...

wait till I'm about

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