My Boyfriends' Dogs Page #3

How's my boy?

He's good.

We had a great weekend.

And...

I missed you, too.

I so want to kiss you

right now.

But we're at school.

Save it for Saturday.

The party

I told you about?

- Right.

- Okay.

Yeah.

No, good things come

to those who wait, right?

Mm-Hmm.

Just...

Oh, this is a great song.

Come on, we've got to dance.

Oh, I think maybe not.

My ankle is still

a little weird.

Babe, it's been two weeks.

You know,

old sports injuries.

Yeah, I know, I know, but

you've gotta barrel past it.

You've got to push though,

you've got to be a winner.

I'm a winner.

Okay, let's dance!

Come on!

Come on.

Show me how it's done.

Okay, here we go.

Alright.

I'm going to

try and spin you.

Okay.

Oh!

Whoa.

You okay?

Oh, not really.

What happened?

I guess it's just

still weak.

Can you...?

Yeah, thank you.

Yeah, I'm sorry.

Oh, my...

There we go.

Anything I can do?

Uh...

or say?

Yeah. Yeah, see if

they have any ice maybe?

Yeah. Yeah...

okay.

Stay right here.

Okay, I'll be here.

Okay, I'll be

right back.

Okay.

Hi.

hi.

How you doing?

I'm well.

How are you?

I was looking

for some ice.

So, Seattle, huh?

I heard it's pretty rad there, actually.

I know,

it's freezing,

But my girlfriend opened up

a new dance studio,

So I figured, I want to

help her out, you know?

Besides, I haven't really

met anyone special

To keep me

around here...

Wade...

bales, hey.

And Susie.

Uh, bailey, Susie.

Susie, bailey.

Seriously?

I'm waiting for you and

this is what you're doing?

You're flirting with

"runner-Up" over here?

Uh, I should go.

Yeah, sorry,

you should go.

We were just talking.

You're so overreacting on

this.

I'm not overreacting.

You flirt with everyone.

You think I didn't

notice that, but I did.

Amber.

And that nurse at the 5k,

you made her day.

Okay, so I'm a friendly guy.

Your dog is "friendly".

You are a player.

And I don't want to

play anymore.

Can I get by here, please?

Bailey, hey.

Hi.

I saw what

happened there.

I got some frozen peas.

Oh. Pet store guy.

- Yeah.

- Hi.

- Hey.

- Thank you. Okay.

Please, sit down.

And the thing is,

It was just nice to be

dating again, you know,

And, I can't lie,

He was easy

on the eyes.

And I love

his dog, Adam.

His dog is so great.

He's such a sweet guy.

Okay, this is boring.

No, not at all.

okay.

You know what

I love about dogs?

Not just that they don't

talk back, there's that,

But that they're so

accepting.

They're so capable

of that unconditional love

That's kind of

a superhuman trait,

You know?

My mom says,

"If you can find a man

who can love you like a dog,

You will have found

true love,"

Which is... maybe why

she hasn't found anyone

In the 10 years

since my dad has died.

All right, I'm shutting up.

Thank you.

I really feel much better,

so thanks.

Hey, no problem.

You ever see that

wade character again?

At school a few times, but

I pretty much ignored him.

I tried ignoring Louie

forever,

But I still couldn't

get rid of him.

Oh, so you two...?

Mm-Hmm,

yeah, yeah, yeah.

31 years,

Rockin' and sockin'.

Yeah, life's full of

crazy surprises.

Yeah, well, the operative

word there is "crazy. "

You need to finish your

story.

Okay, so about

a month or so later,

I get a call from wade.

Yeah, so, you know,

terry Janssen's coming back,

My gig is up,

and I'm thinking,

"Hey, you know,

maybe it's a sign,

"Maybe it's time

to shake things up.

Move somewhere new,

start over. "

What's her name?

Susie.

Wait, "runner-Up"

from the party?

Yeah. Yeah, that's her.

"Kill me now," she said.

Oh, Susie's actually

a really nice girl,

And she thought

that you were very pretty.

Remind me to send her

a thank you note.

Anyway, she's moving

to Seattle,

And I'm going with her,

so I figure, "hey,

They teach gym

everywhere, right?"

Is gym really something

you teach,

Or is it more

just a state of mind?

Anyway, Susie's getting

an apartment,

They're not allowed

to have pets there,

And I thought, yeah, I didn't

want to show up with Adam,

You know, and it be

all awkward, so...

Say no more.

I'm happy to adopt him.

Yes.

All right, bud.

This is your new home, 'kay?

Come on.

See?

Give me his stuff.

Thank you, bales.

I knew you'd say yes.

Yeah, of course, you did.

Bye.

And that is

how I got Adam,

The first of

the three loves of my life.

But that doesn't explain

how you ended up here,

In that dress,

On a night like this?

Please, Louie, geez,

Would you just

let the girl finish?

Sorry, bailey, you go ahead.

Well, as great as Adam was,

He clearly needed

some discipline.

Mm.

Adam, down.

Buddy. Adam.

Get down.

Somebody's got

a mind of his own.

Yeah, he just has to learn

He can't go after

everything he sees.

Kind of like his ex-Dad.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Oh.

Actually,

exactly like his ex-Dad.

Adam!

oh, wow.

Hi.

This is Adam.

Come on, buddy,

come here.

Oh, wow.

Thanks.

You know, bales,

I've gotta say,

I never really thought

wade was for you.

Yeah. Okay.

I know, but

I learned from it.

What?

That fun and cute

is not all there is.

That, you know,

Honesty and loyalty

come first.

And, while we're at it,

Maybe a little more depth,

A little more intellect.

Well, I was invited

to an art opening next week.

Travis is coming.

Should be crawling

With the deep and the

brainy.

We should go.

Okay, good.

Which one's

your favorite here?

Oh, um, yeah,

I don't know.

They're all

pretty unique.

Um, what's yours?

Well, since

I'm a strict disciple

Of both abstract

expressionism

And fantastic realism,

I prefer the ink washes

and mezzotints.

You?

Who wants

champagne?

I'm in.

If you'll excuse me

for just one moment.

Thank you.

That was fast.

Hmm...

I want someone smart,

not incomprehensible.

Did you hear that?

That's funny,

because, normally, it's men

Who find that women

are hard to understand.

Maybe if they just

paid attention.

Is that a crack about us

not getting married,

Because if it is,

I keep telling you,

If it's not broken,

why break it?

How-How to...

See?

It makes sense.

Yeah.

I hope that's

rhetorical,

And on behalf of women

everywhere...

Like what you see?

Um... yes.

I like your scarf?

thanks.

But I meant the art.

I'm so glad

you meant the art.

Um, the art is...

uh, what's the word

for it?

Pretentious?

Oh, that might work.

Yeah.

Are you an artist?

Yes, uh, but not

this kind.

Words are my canvas.

Oh, a writer. Mm-Hmm.

Playwright, to be exact.

Mm-Hmm.

I'm Jonathan.

Jonathan Mitchell.

Bailey.

Bailey Daley.

How alliterative.

Um... no, that would be

"bailey Baley. "

Yes...

or "Dailey Daley. "

...idiot.

No, no, I'm so sorry.

I'm an English

teacher, so...

an English teacher?

Yeah.

Listen, uh...

I need to get back

to my friends, but...

okay.

Are you kidding?

I- I love jazz.

I'm a jazz... nut.

Yeah?

Yeah.

Superb.

Do you want to catch

the show on Friday night

At the bakery?

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