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Oh I'm sorry.

See you later.

You know it.

Ronnie, you just went through

a breakup two hours ago.

Don't you think you need

a little time to heal?

Heal from what?

My relationships always

have an expiration date.

It's a matter of when, not if.

And you don't see

anything wrong with that?

Okay, you know what your problem is?

You're emotionally claustrophobic.

Look,

I'm not looking for a relationship.

Lord knows the drama

that comes with one,

I have right here with you.

Oh, okay.

Gorgeous.

Thank you.

Sorry I'm late, life.

Excuse me, sir.

Scotch neat, please.

So, tell me,

what changed your mind?

I wasn't available until now.

Oh, I see.

Well I'm sorry it didn't work out.

That's the last lie you're

ever going to tell me.

Thank you.

Excuse me.

Sure.

Are you okay with the

fact that I'm not yours,

and I never will be.

I know my place and I'm

comfortable with it.

Else, I wouldn't be here.

Cheers?

Cheers.

Are you seeing anyone else?

Aside from my wife?

No.

Let me lay it out for you now.

Do, please.

I have been mad about you

since the day we met,

and I can't stop thinking about you.

I'm not leaving my wife.

But I have to be with you.

You are very quiet this morning.

I just wish someone knew

how I really want it to be.

Do tell.

Well, I know it sounds selfish but,

there are times when I wish a guy

would pay attention to my needs

as much as he pays attention to his.

So, safe to say that Adam

will only be filling our

shelves from now on.

No, I don't know about that.

Look, what you need,

is a guy that isn't

splitting his focus,

like Brandon.

Trent, you know me,

as soon as I get into a

relationship I push them away.

It's how I'm wired, it's who I am.

And I don't want to

do that to Brandon.

Well if Brandon is any evidence

of how you push people away,

then you my dear are very bad at it.

I tried, he just wouldn't leave.

He just stuck in there and,

I've grown to love our friendship.

But that was him, it's all him.

So I guess we are back to square one.

Well,

can we see this when we're up there?

Oh, butterflies.

It's gonna add a couple

hours to our trip.

I'm not in any hurry to get back.

All right, we'll see.

Hi.

Hi, sleepy head.

Where are we?

Come on, I'll show you.

Oh my God, the butterflies.

Thank you.

Now I feel bad about falling asleep.

I wanted to surprise you.

I wonder how many

butterflies come here.

I don't know about that,

but at least 100,000

humans come here each year.

This is unbelievable.

Did you know that these butterflies

have a lifespan of six months,

whereas the common monarch

only lives for six weeks.

Wow.

Say cheese.

Cheese.

Oh it's pretty.

Wow.

Hey, your clothes, can we move them?

That's my bed.

Sorry.

Hey, you hungry?

Yeah, I could eat.

You want to go out or you want

to get something delivered?

Let's order something in,

then we can watch a movie on TV.

Oh, that's a good idea.

I'm sure there's a

pizza place close by.

God, not pizza.

You love pizza.

I've eaten a lot lately.

Okay well,

I guess that only

leaves us one option.

Dinner is served.

And don't say anything,

you wanted to see the butterflies,

so that's what you get.

Otherwise you would

have been home by now.

Well, it was worth it.

I know you're used to fine cuisine

at five-star hotels,

but this is as good

as it's gonna get.

What do you got there?

Rollos?

Maybe.

Okay, catch.

Thanks.

Can I ask you something?

Yeah, anything, what?

I get the VIP treatment,

and the fancy nights out.

What do you see in these

guys that you go out with?

Well, they fit into my schedule,

and they don't ask questions.

Is that enough for you?

Well, it has been so far.

I like my independence,

I liked deciding

what I want to do and when,

and I like having the freedom

of not being tied down.

So that's it?

Yeah, that's it.

I like my life the way it is.

It's not complicated.

And besides the most honest

relationships I've ever had,

have been when I've been a mistress.

But...

don't you want emotional intimacy?

I know you, you have the

most beautiful soul Veronica.

I just don't get it.

I have just learned not to need it.

Besides I have friends for that.

I have Trent, I have you.

And I have Steve.

So it's all about the

physical with these men?

No, it's about making my life easier.

I don't have to invest.

I can walk away when I want to.

Well, that's a pretty

pathetic way to live.

I mean sure maybe you don't

get hurt along the way,

but years from now?

Don't you judge me,

I mean you fix your insecurities

with the occasional woman

who feeds your ego,

and I fix mine by not letting

anyone know all about me.

I mean we're basically

doing the same thing,

but in different ways.

And yes, it can get tiresome

to always have to

stay on my game but,

beats the alternative.

And the alternative is what?

Having a meaningful,

valuable relationship

with a man that you're intimate with?

Look I know, I've been

guilty of feeding my ego.

But in the meantime,

I know deep down what I really want.

Do you think for a second

there haven't been some

of these one-nighters

that I didn't have some

hope that maybe, just maybe,

I'd meet somebody special?

No.

No?

To me,

the alternative's being vulnerable

and being vulnerable,

vulnerable people get hurt,

and I just don't want

that to happen to me.

And are you really so

deluded that you think

that a one-night stand could

be any more than that?

By very definition it's nothing more

than a one-night affair.

I'm not trying to

pick a fight with you.

We just have never had

this discussion before.

I'm just trying to understand.

Chalk it up to being a better friend.

And you're right,

a one-night stand is just that.

I've just never known

anyone like you, that's all.

And since we're sharing,

why don't you tell me the

story about your divorce,

and why haven't you ever told me?

Well, we met in photography school,

and...

as soon as we graduated

we really struggled to find work.

But I just kept feeding

my passion for shooting

landscapes and coastlines,

and in the process I built a career,

but she was still floundering.

She couldn't find her voice,

you know?

Well that's a dangerous

place for an artist.

And time went on and,

I was being published,

and her career was stagnant and,

more and more, she just

wouldn't even look at my work,

like she resented me.

I think she fell out of

love with photography,

and in the process,

fell out of love with me also.

It's sad.

The one thing that brought

the two of you together,

is the one thing

that drove you apart.

And I didn't tell you because,

even though you weren't

the cause of my divorce,

you were definitely a symptom

of the erosion of my partnership.

What are we gonna watch?

Hitchcock.

Hitchcock, he made a lot of movies.

Hitchcock, the movie.

You'll like it.

I think it has nudity in it.

Scooch over.

You ready.

Darling, we've watched

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