Lucky Bastard Page #4

We have to drive to the desert

for any kind of visibility.

Hey, where's the crack whore?

He's not a thing.

Okay, where's Denny?

He is in a drug den

of his own making.

Oh.

Hear from the lawyers?

Yeah, I got a bill already.

You know I thought you were

pushing me out of the way so you

could take credit.

I was.

A**hole.

You were getting too big.

Well that is over with.

Yeah, be careful

what you wish for huh?

Denny?

Denny!

Okay well, l've been a

little distant I know.

I'm going to make up for it.

So what's up?

Just thinking.

About me?

Well, yeah, actually.

I mean you're a

really good looking guy.

You know a blond muscular guy

doesn't exactly have a hard time

in this town.

Who are you?

lt's kind of a big question

for breakfast don't you think?

I just-- I want to

know, how did you get here?

I mean you're a beautiful

guy and you pick me up in a

convenience store?

You don't have anybody?

lt's a little hard to believe.

What happened?

I don't think so, okay?

lf this is going to work out

between us then I have to know.

Honest.

I don't even know where to start.

From the beginning.

The beginning.

I don't even know where that is.

Start somewhere.

Well l've always

been an athlete.

So I got into football.

Well you look like an athlete.

I was good.

Fast.

Fastest white boy you ever saw.

lt got me out of a bad life.

You know bad neighborhood.

See my neighborhood

you had to fight,

you had to be a

tough mother f***er.

So I learned early on

that I had to be tough.

So I got into

boxing, into football,

and football got me a

scholarship to college.

Until then I had never

really been out of the 'hood.

Then I met these guys, you know

back in the 'hood I could never

tell anyone that I liked guys

or they'd of fuckingg killed me.

I met these guys one

night at a club in LA.

They treated me

like a f***ing prince.

You know what that felt like,

to be treated so f***ing special

after the way I grew up.

lt felt so f***ing good.

Those guys wanted me, they

f***ing wanted me and I f***ing

loved it.

So what was a guy like me to do?

So I quit school and I moved in with

one of the guys I met that night.

Really nice guy,

little older, rich,

and he took care of me.

Took care of me for awhile.

Then he moved on.

Yeah, found another

kid to take care of.

And I was over it too at that point.

I was...

....but I couldn't go

back to school at that point, yeah...

...lost my scholarship.

School seemed kind of

stupid anyway if I couldn't play

football, I mean what

was the point really?

But I had my body.

By then I knew how to use it.

And that's when l

met the video guy.

He's the one that got

you started with crystal.

That's when the jokes

got pretty bad, yeah.

You see...

...he liked me to do

a lot of guys,

you know cause

that was his thing,

lots and lots of guys.

So he'd get me high.

And it just made it

that much easier.

Just made it easier.

Then one day I woke up kind of

in a haze but I could hear him

on the phone selling

me to this pimp...

like a piece of f***ing cattle.

That was it for me.

I packed my bags and I got out.

And I have been on the

streets pretty much ever since.

Yeah, every now and

again I meet a guy I like,

but you know it's hard to...

What do you get out

of hearing this man?

I feel like I'm selling

my soul or something.

Don't!

Just don't!

God you are so

f***ing full of sh*t,

just like everybody else making me

feel bad telling you all this sh*t.

Denny I love you....

You don't love me!

You don't f***ing know man!

Look at you!

You've got money,

you've got friends,

you've probably got a boyfriend

to go back to once I'm gone.

You're just f***ing using me and

you don't even f***ing know me.

I'm trying to...

F*** you, f*** you!

I'm sorry Rusty.

And I'm really sorry Denny.

lt's just not working out.

I don't think it's

going to work out.

So do you need a ride someplace?

No, I'll just get a taxi.

No, I'll give you a ride.

[birds singing]

Can you take me

to Echo Park?

[dog barking]

So Echo Park,

where now?

Where do you want

me to drop you?

I guess this is okay then.

I don't really want to go.

I never felt like this before.

I'm so confused right now.

Can't we just wait a little?

Come on.

I don't want you to go.

[music]

[humming happy birthday]

Hey so, uh, you know l'd

sing happy birthday,

but I don't really sing,

so you know

happy birthday.

Thank you.

I'm not going to eat it

either, it's too many carbs.

That's, you know, that

one is from yours truly

and it's not a book.

Come on sit down.

On that?

Yeah, sit, try it out.

Try it!

Really?

Try it!

Oh, hey, wow, that's

fun it's -- yeah- happy?

Well this one is from Daniel, so

why don't you open it up and see

what he got you.

Go on kiddo.

Okay, I would just

rip that right off,

you know...but.....

What is it?

Wow!

Wow that is really neat.

Yeah, he's really--

this is really neat.

And look he noticed how

into chairs you are.

He's a really great guy Rusty.

Definitely seeing him

in a much different way.

He really likes me doesn't he?

Yeah, yeah, I don't

know what he sees in you,

but he sure does!

God, I love it.

Let me see it.

No.

Come on, let me see

it, let me see it.

You'll hurt it!

I'm not going to

hurt it, give it to me.

Careful.

What am I going

to do sit on it?

Come on.

Careful!

Gimme.

That's cool.

So I am quitting.

You're quitting,

you're quitting what?

You're quitting love?

The chair

hunt- for comfort,

because I mean....

Our Two Architects,

I'm quitting.

What?

And you can have

all the restorations,

it's yours.

Are you out of your mind?

What do you think

you're going to do?

I made a few phone

calls today.

Going to help out with

some design projects,

couple free lance jobs.

I got a lead on an interior.

You're going to go

out on your own?

Yeah, I want to be creative.

Well that's cool,

I mean, you know.

Yeah!

Happy birthday.

Thanks.

Two chairs.

Yeah, one for me

and one for you.

That's really nice.

lt's not quite homey yet.

Well, I don't think you have

homey in your genes Rusty.

Come on, I just got

the concept recently.

I'm still learning.

You and your little buddy?

Well, nobody's ever really

called me little before,

I mean I lost a little

weight, but I think it's stress.

I meant your drug friend.

I don't get it.

Guess I don't have to.

Right?

Well he got me confused.

I didn't mean him I meant me, how

I don't mean anything to you.

Sorry, I didn't want to

bother you with any of this,

I just didn't want to leave

things hanging, so...

I deserve better.

Yeah.

You do.

You deserve better.

I'm going to go move in

with some guys from the firm.

Huh.

I'll call you later.

lt shouldn't take me

long to get my stuff.

Hello.

What the f***'s wrong with you?

I'm f***ed up.

Yeah.

Go and get him.

I don't want to make him do

something he doesn't want to do.

Uh, he's hurt Rusty and

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