Mercy Page #8

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your last dance

Mind can paralyze

But the heart will redefine

your perfect form

And love will not last

for me

- So?

What the f*** do they know,

anyway?

Morons.

They know not what they do.

They just do.

Sheep.

- That good, huh?

- Mixed.

Not terrible, not great.

It'll do all right.

- What do you think?

- I think it'll do all right.

Just don't go put a Ferrari

on your AmEx.

You'll be fine.

We'll be fine.

- No, what do you think

about the book?

- I told you what I thought,

and it doesn't matter.

I didn't get it.

But look at me.

I'm shallow.

I lack depth.

I like popcorn

and happy endings.

I like you.

You're happy,

I'm happy.

I think it'll do all right.

- Mmm.

- Animal.

Can you wait

till I go put it down, please?

Please.

- I love it

when she's mean to me.

- Okay.

Go.

Entertain.

Johnny, I need to talk to you.

- What?

- I just got to talk to you

for a second.

- About what?

- It's no big deal.

Let me just talk to you.

Everyone, can I have

your attention, please?

Attention.

Yo!

In the back!

This is my best friend,

Johnny-boy Ryan,

and he's a genius in my book.

So f*** 'em

if they don't like it.

Tonight, we celebrate!

To Johnny-boy!

- Thank you.

- You're welcome.

Cheers.

- The meat is so...

It's so-it's so-

- Succulent.

- Mm, that's right.

- I like succulent.

- No, look, I want kids,

right?

I want kids.

She doesn't want them.

She says she has to worry

about her career.

I mean, no disrespect,

but she's a caterer.

You can't be pregnant

and serve, what, dip?

- He's so cute.

I think I'm ready

to have a baby.

- Johnny.

Johnny, Johnny, me boy.

Johnny, this is Tess.

Tess, this is Johnny.

- Hi.

- Nice to meet you.

- Tess here is studying

to be a chef,

and coincidentally enough,

eating is one

of my favorite things.

It's what I do.

A match made in heaven,

wouldn't you say?

- I would.

Yeah.

- Johnny just finished

his fourth novel,

just hit the racks

a few days ago.

- Wow.

Congratulations.

- Thank you.

- Only took him two years.

Well, I don't do

a lot of reading,

but I'd like to check it out.

Is it long?

- Uh, it's-

yeah, a little long.

It's a long one.

- Yeah, it's-

- Oh, well.

Well, we'll have to...

Get her the Cliffs Notes, huh?

- Tess, it was really great

to meet you.

- You too.

- And, uh, you, you...

- Forget about it.

- All right.

- Do we have to do this

every time?

- What is the matter with you?

- Nothing.

What is the matter with you?

- I'm fine.

- Well, so am I.

- Okay, so then what's going on?

- Oh, I need to get drunk.

- These are male nylons.

Nylons,

'cause I have sweaty feet,

and the doctor said that

if I started wearing

these types of socks,

that I would stop getting-

- I'm sorry. I missed-

What?

Hey.

How you doing?

- Very well.

You?

- I'm good.

You know, I really wanted

to apologize

for the last time I saw you.

I was...

- Don't worry about it.

- Thank you.

- I love the book.

I spent the day reading it.

Couldn't put it down.

I started it, and I finished it,

same day.

I can only do that when

I'm really enjoying something.

- Well, it took me about a year

to write the last chapter,

so I'm really glad you liked it.

- I did.

You should take a year

to write every chapter.

- Tell my agent.

- I will.

I'd love to talk to you about it

sometime.

- Well, how about now?

- Sure.

Love to.

- Yeah?

- Yeah.

- Let's go.

- Okay.

- I don't want to take

And, baby,

I don't want to break

And, baby, I don't want

to try and make you anyway

I just want to lie down

Tell my crazy brains

to lie down

And then fall away

I won't be alone

I won't be waiting

by the phone

I won't be dreaming of you

dreaming of me anyway

Tell me where you've been

And I will tell you

where I've been

It will be all okay

Leave me not alone

I won't be chased

I won't be thrown

I won't be bleeding for you

Bleeding for me every day

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