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- Okay, you can't see him again.

- Why?

Look, sex is sex,

and that's great, you know,

but that's what

you agreed to.

Just...

Just be careful.

Reece:
You realize this is

a suicide pact, right?

You have to do it now.

You're committed.

Otherwise, she's out there

on the hook forever.

You're so dramatic.

You know that's literally

the worst thing

you can say to a gay man?

What are you staring at?

Hale:
Nothing.

Hi.

Oh.

Hello again.

Hello again.

Um, so, I'd like

to buy this table.

Really?

This... Wow.

- Yeah.

- Okay.

Well, that's,

uh, that's great.

I know. I-I couldn't get it

out of my mind, actually.

Let me just take

your details down

and schedule a delivery.

I'm available right now.

Oh. I...

Well, I...

I'm kind of, you know,

the store's open, and...

- [Pencil clatters]

- Mm-hmm.

Well, why don't you

just close the store?

I...

I'm totally kidding.

I could be free tonight.

Oh, well, I could also

potentially be... be available

to deliver this table

to your address.

Well, then,

it's potentially a date.

[Pencil scribbling]

[Door closes]

Hi.

Oh, hey.

Were you watching porn?

No.

- You watching weird sh*t?

- No.

- Animals or something? Tentacles, eggplants?

- [Laughs]

No.

Nope. I got to go.

I have drinks.

Bye.

[Keyboard clacking]

Man on computer:

...you can make.

When our family's journey

began,

we decided adoption

was the answer

to what our family

had been missing,

a joy and love which I,

at first...

[Doorbell rings]

- [Door opens]

- Will:
Hello?

Lydia?

- [Door closes]

- The doorman let me in.

Lydia?

Wow.

It's... It's Will.

Where do you want this table?

Oh, yeah.

Yeah, it's perfect.

- Oh, hi.

- Hey.

Cool place.

Thank you.

["I Defy" plays on stereo]

That's better, huh?

[Remote clacks]

Can I get you something

to drink, maybe?

Iced tea or white wine?

I'm... I'm fine.

- How could it be different?

- Mm.

I'm obsessed

with this stuff.

[Chuckles]

[Humming]

How could it be different?

Now I'm kissing the real you

Now I'm kissing the real you

[Both chuckle]

You want to dance?

Will I get through

my dark day?

- S-Sure.

- Mm-hmm.

Can you hear me?

I like this music.

Yeah.

[Sniffs]

You smell like my father.

How could it be different?

[Music plays in reverse]

[Melancholy piano music plays]

[Horn honks]

Man:
What the f***

are you doing?

It's the middle of the night?

We got kids over here!

Sorry.

This is Park Slope,

a**hole.

Sorry.

F***.

[Music ends]

[Footsteps approach]

[TV chatter]

- Hey.

- Hey.

[Sighs]

I made dinner.

Oh, you cooked?

Huh.

Uh...

You didn't call.

- Yeah, I'm sorry.

- Don't.

Just f***ing

don't do that to me.

Why?

I-I went to the house.

Till midnight

with your phone off?

No.

I... met somebody.

And then I went

to the house.

You f***ed someone

in our new house?

No, I-I went there after

to work.

Right.

But I'm suppo...

I mean, you're supposed to

tell me when you're gonna...

I-I was worried

about you.

[Sighs]

I'm sorry.

What's her name?

[Sighs]

[Fork clacks]

Lydia.

Lydia.

Great.

Cool.

I'm sorry.

I should've called.

I-I didn't

do anything wrong.

Yes, you did.

Lydia is... is great.

Lydia is probably

a great person.

I'm... not angry

with Lydia.

[Sighs]

[Sighs]

[Footsteps approaching]

Earthquake!

Earthquake!

Earthquake!

Wake up! We have to go!

Get in the bunker!

Come on!

[Laughing]

It's an earthqu...

[Groans]

Oh, my God.

What?

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

- [Groans]

- I'm sorry.

[Gasps]

Aftershock.

Don't worry.

It's gonna be okay.

- [Groans]

- [Chuckles]

Tsunami!

[Laughs]

[Muffled]

I can't breathe!

So, Lydia...

where did you meet?

- At the shop.

- Huh.

She bought a table.

Excellent customer service.

- Not my best, actually.

- Why?

Well, it was

just kind of scary.

She was looking at me

all naked.

S-She had big hands.

It was weird.

Did you enjoy it?

I guess, after a while.

After a while? How many...

How many times did you...

Oh, just once.

Oh.

Oh, you lasted a while.

We did it on the table,

which was weird.

I couldn't...

I couldn't finish,

so I... I panicked,

and I faked it.

You faked... Wait,

how is that even possible?

What did you,

just spit on her back?

No.

No, I just, like...

- Oh, that's very convincing.

- Thank you.

- [Chuckles]

- Did you have to pretend with, uh...

- Dane?

- Mm.

- No. No.

- No?

- You just...

- No.

What, you didn't feel

like pretending or...?

No, I... [Sighs]

I don't know.

I was probably

just nervous and...

Right, right.

It's just friction, right?

Right.

You should see her again.

- Hmm?

- Lydia.

I don't know.

You want to see him again?

Yes.

All right.

[Dogs barking]

Come on, Axel.

Axel, no! Bad boy!

Go over there!

- Oh, hi again.

- Hey.

- Hi.

- Hi.

Yikes.

I think I just passed out.

Is he sleeping

any better for you?

Oh, God, no.

No, no, not at all.

I tell you what...

I would trade my apartment

for six hours of uninterrupted

sleep at this point.

- Wow. That bad?

- Yeah. Yeah.

You know, I-I write,

so my office has been

turned into a baby's room.

It's a little tough

with deadlines

and things like that

to sort of...

You want to hold him?

Yeah.

- Yeah?

- Sure.

Take a seat.

Hey, Aidan, I'd like

to introduce you to Hale.

Hale, Aidan.

[Laughs]

Hi, Aidan.

Hi, baby.

You must be so much fun.

He's so...

[Snoring]

He's sleeping.

What do you think

he's dreaming about?

Oh, I bet it's you, too.

I bet it's you, too.

Hale:

Where's the check?

I don't know.

This place f***ing sucks.

I'm never coming

to Chelsea again.

Hey.

Are we gonna talk

about it?

Are you growing

a moustache?

[Chuckles]

Um... yeah?

Yeah?

Yeah, I just thought

I'd try something new.

It's a little bit

like the...

like the creepy kid

in gym class.

I don't know what

you're talking about.

Just... Just very fond

of your upper lip as it was.

Oh, thanks.

It's a compliment.

Where's the f***ing

waiter?

I'm gonna ruin

their lives on Yelp.

Reece, calm down.

I mean, don't...

Don't you think

they're f***ing crazy?

I mean, Will and Anna?

I mean why risk what they have,

right, I mean, for some...

- If they're not happy...

- Yeah, but aren't they?

Like, are they not happy,

or are they just bored in bed?

- Famous last words.

- Yeah.

[Both panting]

I love you so much.

[Chuckles]

Reece,

can we have a baby?

- What?

- Why would you do that?

Why would you say that

right now?

Why can't

you just be with me?

Reece.

[Sighs]

Will:

Is he bigger than me?

Seriously?

[Sighs]

Okay.

Um, he's somewhere

between...

like this and like this.

[Chuckles]

Come on.

Are you... Are you thinking

about his now?

No.

[Shoe thuds]

I mean,

yours is nicer, honestly.

Is he better, though?

Come on.

You're being silly.

- Was he?

- It was different.

- Different better?

- Different different.

I don't know.

He wasn't...

He wasn't careful

with me, which is...

[Sighs]

Reece:
You and Anna

ever talk about kids?

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