Run, Fat Boy, Run Page #2

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and, uh, well,

I just want you to know...

that I like Libby and Jake

very, very much...

and, um, well, I just appreciate

your being so grown up...

about this, you know?

Hey! Yo!

You wanna take this one?

- No, you have it.

- You sure?

Yeah. I'll get the next one.

All right.

Very nice to meet you.

- Yeah.

- I'm sure I'll see you around.

Yup. Hope so.

Hello, good sir.

West lndia Quay, please.

- Bye.

- Bye.

- See ya.

- Bye-bye.

Dennis!

Dennis!

Dennis?

- Close your eyes.

- Huh?

- Close your eyes.

- Oh.

OK. Open them.

Happy Valentine's.

That's great.

Dennis!

Dennis!

Hi.

Hey, Vincent.

- Dennis.

- How's business?

Whatcha mean, "business"?

Sorry.

- Got it.

- Shh.

Hush now, man.

All right.

Three thousand.

This is all I've got.

Just throw whatever you have

in the pot.

OK.

Flush, king high.

Ace high.

What happened?

Bad luck, mate.

Oh.

Oh, hey, I got you

those tickets.

They were for yesterday.

What?

So now you don't want 'em?

Why would I want them?

Put them on eBay.

Who's gonna wanna buy tickets...

for something

that happened yesterday?

- Time travellers.

- Where were you?

My whole night

was just screwed, man...

and I looked like a prick in

front of Libby's new boyfriend.

Oh, she didn't tell me

she has a new boyfriend.

What's he like?

Handsome, well-off, friendly.

He's like Peter Perfect

out of Wacky Races...

and he runs marathons.

- Why?

- Exactly.

Well, look, my only

serious relationship ended...

in a broken collarbone

and a dead meerkat...

so I may not be the best person

in the world to give advice...

but you have been trying

to get through to Libby...

for five years now...

so maybe you should let her go.

Yeah,

but what is her problem?

Dennis, you left her

at the altar...

when she was pregnant.

But that was ages ago.

Well, women remember that stuff.

Look, if there's anything else

I can do to help...

just let me know.

Well, actually, I am

a little bit behind in my rent.

I was wondering if you had

a couple of hundred quid...

I could maybe borrow.

Oh, I love you. I really do.

I needed that actually.

That's great. Thank you.

I'll see you later.

How about this one?

I bet you can't do it.

- I can do a big one.

- Go on.

Look, look, look, look, look.

That was a good one.

Yeah.

Listen.

I'm really sorry about

gettin' you arrested yesterday.

That's all right.

Most universities

don't even look...

at things

like that these days.

Hey, another one.

As far as I'm concerned,

what else do you have?

- Oh, she was great.

- Yeah, well, she is--

Ooh!

- Shh.

- Sorry.

Um, but, yeah, so I think--

Do you want to hear a secret?

Absolutely.

There's a girl in my class

called Emily.

Well, I'm sure

that's not a secret.

The teachers probably know

about her.

She looks like a tree frog.

She what?

She looks like a tree frog.

That's not

a very nice thing to say.

I like tree frogs.

Oh, yeah?

More than hobbits?

I see.

I really feel

we can make a life together.

"You really think we could--"

Wait, that sounds like something

Whit would say.

He did say it.

- What? To Mom?

- Yes.

What a shithead.

Dad!

Sorry.

Listen, I'm really glad

you were such a big boy...

about not gettin'

into the whole...

Lord of the Rings thing,

you know?

That's OK.

Whit's got us front row seats

for tomorrow...

so it's even better.

What a shithead.

Dad!

Well.

# Ah, yeah #

# Oh, yeah #

# I'm up

on the eleventh floor #

# And I'm watchin'

the cruisers below #

# He's down on the street #

# And he's tryin' hard

to pull sister Flo #

# Oh, my heart's

in the basement #

# My weekend's

at an all-time low #

# 'Cause she's hopin' to score #

# So I can't see her

letting him go #

# You betcha #

# Oh, yeah #

# Uh-huh #

Deliveries are downstairs.

- No, I'm--

- Waterman Hughes.

- Yes?

- Bonjour.

Whit!

Thanks for your help.

So, what brings you

down here, man?

A little, uh, high-level

security analysis...

in retail operation?

Huh?

What can I do for you?

I'm just on my way to the gym.

- I got a spin class.

- Huh?

Spinning?

You know, spinning, bicycles?

Oh, OK.

No, I was thinking more

along the lines of a pint.

A pint? Oh, a pint.

Uh, wow.

Um, I'd love a pint, actually...

but, uh, I really gotta hit

this class.

I'm in training, you know?

You wanna come along?

Uh, it's an amazing workout.

I-- I'd love to, but I don't

have any gear, so--

Well, I'll lend you some.

Great.

Three, two, one!

We're climbing!

Rhythm is up!

Push! Push! Push! Push!

Keep it up!

No cheating! Let's go!

How you doin' there?

You all right?

What'd you say?

Out of the saddle!

We're climbing!

OK,

let's make it really hard!

So, what did you wanna

talk to me about, man?

Ow!

Jake said you had some tickets

to the, uh...

to the hobbit musical.

Yeah, a friend of mine's

an investor in the show.

He totally hooked me up.

Can you believe that?

Hmm...um...

I was just thinking, um...

you know,

you don't really wanna sit...

through a whole sort of

three-hour kind of show, do you?

- So...

- Well, the thing is...

Oh.

Jake's really kind of got

his heart set on this, you know?

Yeah.

- Powder?

- I'm fine.

You sure? Refreshing.

I would imagine it is.

I was just-- I'm thinkin' maybe,

you know, if you like...

then I could maybe take Jake

and Libby for you, you know...

if--if you want.

Look, I know you must be

kind of angry at yourself...

for messing up with the tickets

the other night...

and, uh, I'd like to help you.

I really would, but, um...

Well, the thing is...

I hope to be more and more

a part of Jake's life, you know?

And, uh, frankly, I'm kind

of looking forward to this show.

Give Jake and l, a chance to get

to know each other better.

I mean, uh, you can see

my point, can't you?

Yes, I can.

So, can I ask you a question?

Sure.

You had her once,

why did you ever let her go?

To be honest, Whit--

Whoa, whoa, whoa, I'd just

be careful on the stairs here.

Your legs

might be a little rubbery.

I'm fine.

Oh, sorry. I'm sorry.

I'm fine. I'm--

Yeah, the first step

is often the, uh...

the difficult one.

This is Libby.

Leave me a message.

Hey, Lib, it's me.

Can you give me a ring?

F***!

Who the hell are you?

Just open the bloody door.

OK.

- There you go. Enjoy.

- Thank you.

- Forty-eight.

- Yes.

Hello.

Dennis, I'm really busy.

Can we talk?

No, just buy something or go.

OK. I, can I have one of your

signature cupcakes, please?

Actually,

can I have this big one?

- Dennis.

- That one's fine...

and, uh, I like that one, too.

- Anything else?

- Um, yeah.

What do you see in Whit?

- Uh, forty-nine.

- Yes, I'm forty-nine.

- What can I get for you?

- No, I'm not done yet.

Yes, you are.

Sorry, I think you've used up

your allotted time.

You don't-- You don't have

allotted time, OK?

Now you're using up

my allotted time.

You don't get

allotted time, OK?

It's not like a game show,

you know?

You got, like, fifteen seconds

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