In Lieu of Flowers Page #5

I think I'm okay.

Well, okay.

Cool.

Hey, man, where you...

Where you coming from?

Just out.

With your friend Rachel?

Yeah.

Yeah, I meant to tell you

she stopped by yesterday.

- Okay.

- Yeah but she said

she'd just see you tonight

at the meeting.

Eric.

Eric, look.

What are you going

through my stuff now?

I'm worried about you.

Look, I'm not judging you

for going to this thing.

- Maybe it was helpful for you.

- Tony.

But this girl, Eric,

this whole thing,

you gotta to be careful here.

Don't be like Gretchen, man.

You know,

everyone always thought

she was hot sh*t.

Pretty and funny

and whatever else

but what I mostly saw

was a girl who did

whatever she wanted

whenever she wanted

regardless of how it

ever made you feel.

Whatever made her happy

was what always came first

and you know what,

somewhere along the line

you started believing

that was okay.

You bought

right the f*** in, man.

You put aside everything

that was important to you

and you started trying

to fit into this mold

of what you thought

she wanted you to be

and she let you do that.

So, what am I supposed to think?

And now this whole thing

with this girl.

Eric...

Was it her husband?

Oh, man.

You don't understand.

Hey, John Glenn!

Shouldn't you be in orbit?

What's his problem?

Hi, it's Rachel, did I wake you?

Okay, good.

Yeah, yeah,

everything's all set up.

I just um...

Well, I was thinking

about your offer for backup

and well, um,

do you have any plans today?

- Hi.

- Hi.

Wait, you said your train

was 1:
45 right?

12:
45 but...

Oh, my God, sh*t, I'm so sorry!

No, it's okay, it's...

- Wow.

- Yeah.

Good thing

it comes in black, huh?

I'm wildly overdressed,

aren't I?

Come in.

They fit.

Yeah, how about that.

Sorry. I just heard

"engagement party"

and I figured...

Oh, it's totally my bad.

I should've told you.

So, what can I do to help?

You're already doing it.

Oh.

- Hi!

- Hey!

Are we early?

Oh, no, not at all.

Come in, come in.

Lord girl, look at this place!

It's unbelievable.

- Hi.

- Hi.

Don't mind me,

I'm just dropping off

my dry cleaning.

Eric, this is Carrie and Josh.

Carrie and Josh, this is Eric.

- Hello.

- How's it going?

Good, good, nice to meet you

and congratulations by the way.

Oh, thank you so much.

Is there some place

I should put these

or maybe just chuck them

in the trash you think?

Oh, yeah,

I think that would be best.

No, you can just put it

in that room

you got changed in.

Okay.

So it was AmeriCorps?

Yeah, well, I did a year

with Habitat as part

of AmeriCorp

and then I signed on full time

for another

three years after that.

- Oh, wow, so, oh.

- Wow, girl!

This is a real pool service

resort you're running here.

Yeah, just charge these

to the room, please?

- Oh, you got it.

- Okay, so,

you're not there anymore though?

No, helping low income families

just seems so shallow, you know?

Yeah, totally.

So I went

to business school instead

because the world needs

sell outs right?

I don't think it's selling out.

I mean, it's not like

business and non profit

are mutually exclusive.

Yeah, totally.

Like, my cousin went to Stern,

and now she works for this NGO

where she helps

small business owners

in developing countries.

Wow.

She sounds like a real b*tch.

Wow.

It was a joke.

Hi.

Excuse me.

Okay, so we are stuck

in this airport in Houston

on like a two hour layover

and Rachel is running

into the bathroom

like every 30 seconds.

Hey, I'm standing right here.

Because this one

thought it was okay

to drink the water in Cancun

but not bathe in it.

Okay, I see,

Carrie wants to have story time.

Okay, okay.

I digress, my lips are sealed.

Keep coming back for more

It was hilarious,

when we get back to New York

and Dr. Rice picked us up

at the airport,

he looks like he wants

to have Rachel quarantined.

- Dr. Rice?

- Yeah, Rachel's dad.

He's the sweetest.

He treated me for psoriasis

a few years ago.

It was really gross.

Thank God for doctor/patient

confidentiality, right?

This was supposed

to be your thing, man!

Was this not supposed

to be your thing?

No kidding, you just got beat

by a couple of old ladies.

Oh, my Lord.

Jimmy, it's

a long train ride home,

you better think about what

you've done.

Chin chin.

Speaking of which,

it's time for us to go.

- Boo!

- Oh, I know, I'm lame.

Would you let me help

you clean up before we go?

Oh, no, no, no, I got it,

you just catch your train.

- No.

- Oh, come on.

This is a lot of sh*t here.

Are you sure?

Is there another train

after this one, or?

I think the last was 8:43.

All right, well, you guys go

and I'll help clean up

and catch the next train

after this.

- Yeah.

- That's good for me.

All right, cool.

Well, it was so,

so nice meeting you.

It was nice to meet you too

and congratulations again, guys.

- Thank you.

- Thanks.

All right.

Get, get.

Go.

- Will you please stop?

- Okay, okay.

So I'm here

with smoking guns

Please forgive me

for what I've done

I apologize,

I know that was wrong

From the bottom of my heart

Though I never meant

to leave those scars

I apologize,

I know this is hard

Yes, I apologize,

I know this is done

Seriously, don't worry about it.

I'll take care of it tomorrow.

Hey, just because

I only have one foot

doesn't mean

I can't lend a hand.

Ugh!

Oh!

Ooh.

How long have I been doing this?

I'm going to go with the

better part of our adult lives.

You know what.

Here, let me try,

gimme me this thing.

I have a lot of experience

getting stains out of carpets.

Pudding, urine, tears, you know?

Okay, we are definitely

going to need

something stronger.

Yeah.

Um, what do you got back there?

What do you think?

I dunno, should we burn it?

I don't know.

- I think maybe...

- Um-hmm.

Oh, man.

Rach, I, uh...

I don't know how to...

I'm sorry, I uh...

Morning.

Don't you have school?

Spring break.

I should head in,

I'm already late.

You need a ride to the station?

I can call a cab.

Okay.

There's a number on the fridge.

Well, thanks.

I'll see you Sunday.

I apologize,

I know this is hard

Yes, I apologize,

I know this is hard

Come in.

Hey, sweetie.

Aren't we meeting at noon?

Yeah, I thought

I'd beat the traffic.

Smart girl.

Just give me a minute.

You okay?

Mm-hm.

You sure?

Mm-hm.

Rachel.

It won't go away.

I know, I know.

It's okay.

Two years, God!

I know.

And now, there's...

there's this guy.

He's a part of that group

I go to sometimes.

Right?

We've become friends

and I just...

I don't know, does it...

Does it ever go away?

I don't know, Rachel,

but it'll be different.

I promise you.

How, I mean, every time

I feel like I might be getting

a little bit better I just go

right back to where I was.

Rachel, sweetie.

That's not true.

Do you remember

the first six months?

Yeah.

Thank you.

So, I guess spring has

finally arrived,

for real this time.

Yeah, and in a month,

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