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was with a hooker.

How the f***

they gonna find that out?

I don't know.

It's not even like I have

a moral stance here.

- Forget I brought it up.

- That's not for me.

Forget it.

I gotta roll.

I gotta meet my mom uptown.

She's taking me shopping

at Bloomingdale's. Wanna come?

I gotta get back to work, buddy.

- I'll see you at rehearsal.

- Yeah. All right, man.

- Be good.

- Take it easy.

- See you at rehearsal.

- Check you later, man.

Excuse me.

- Would you like anything else?

- No, I'm all right.

- Just the check.

- Okay.

I was thinking that Gio was right

about what he had said.

Maybe I should get back out there

and start looking for a girl.

So when I thought that waitress

at the coffee shop-

She's gorgeous.

It was obvious to me she was

sending me those kinds of signals...

...so I thought I'd stop by after work

and see if I could chat her up.

Hey, how you doin'?

How's it goin'?

Good. Do I know you?

You don't remember? I was

in the coffee shop earlier today.

- That's right.

- Remember?

There was a moment there where you

were looking at me and smiling.

And I said, "Oh, boy!"

I thought I'd come by,

introduce myself.

- How you doin'?

- Hello. Ashley.

It seemed obvious to me that there

was something special between us.

Really? When was that?

While I was pouring you your coffee?

Right. There was then,

and there was one-

You were behind the counter,

and you smiled at me again.

If you're so into me, why did you

only leave me a 50-cent tip?

It doesn't make any sense.

I gotta tell you-

Let's be serious.

As much as I felt a connection,

I only had a couple cups of coffee.

I've gotta be honest with you.

You're really not doing a great job

at selling yourself.

Really.

Maybe it's hard to imagine,

but I'm a very nice guy.

I play guitar in a band.

So that explains the uniform, then?

This is for work.

I'm a doorman.

So where are you from?

You're not from New York, right?

- No, I'm from Iowa.

- Iowa? Okay.

I was in Atlanta once.

Yeah?

Iowa's not in the South.

You know that, right?

- I didn't know that.

- Now you know.

Listen.

I want to ask you out

on a date.

I want to go out on a date with you.

What do you say? Me and you.

I'm a nice guy.

'Cause if you say no,

I'm gonna be there every day...

...at that coffee shop

having breakfast...

...until you say yes to me.

- I'm flattered. I am.

- You are? I'm glad.

I'm flattered, but I'm seeing

somebody right now, so I can't.

Okay. That's a shame.

- Thank you, though.

- You're very beautiful.

- That's very sweet. Thank you.

- All right.

- I've gotta go. Bye.

- Take it easy.

You're very beautiful.

- Thank you.

- Okay.

I feel like a f***in' a**hole.

All right.

That's proof in itself.

I come off gay in this outfit.

My name is Ashley, and I'm 19.

I go to NYU.

What if my family sees this?

Can this tape get out at all?

So that was a lot of fun, huh?

Yeah, it was all right.

What do you mean, "all right"?

What is that?

It was fine, you know?

It was just sex.

What do you mean?

What are you talking about?

It wasn't just sex for me.

It seemed to me you were having

a pretty good time.

Really?

Is there something wrong?

Maybe it's just every time

we get together...

...it's always in some hotel room

and it's only for an hour.

Would you rather

not see me at all?

No, I'd rather see-

I'd rather you were a single guy

that could take me to movies...

...and to dinner...

...instead of some married man

who I have to have sex with...

...during his lunch breaks.

What would you rather have me do?

Would you rather I parade you around

the city so my wife can find out?

Would that make you happy?

Honestly? Yes.

It would, because I'm feeling

pretty damn cheap right now.

You knew what this was

when you entered into it.

You knew I was a married man

and did not want to get divorced.

That was the arrangement,

and you said okay.

If you want to put an end

to it now, fine, let's do it.

You're such an a**hole.

Why am I an a**hole?

Because I'm honest with you?

Because I'm trying

to help you here?

Besides, what would you

like me to tell my wife?

How 'bout the truth?

That might help, you know.

You've got some dumb young slut

who agrees to have sex with you...

...in hotel rooms

on your lunch break.

She's getting fed up, so you better

smarten up or you might lose her.

- You should tell your wife that.

- That's really nice.

- Are you done?

- No, I'm an idiot.

- Why are you an idiot?

- I'm so f***ing stupid.

I'm being kept by a married man

who can't get it up half the time.

- It happened once.

- Twice.

One and a half,

'cause remember, we finished.

Okay? What are you doing here?

What's going on?

Come on. What are you doing?

Are you gonna tell me you've never

had a good time with me over here?

You like this. So do I.

You like the clandestine nature

of it. You told me that.

You told me you liked

going to nice hotel rooms.

Come on.

I'd trade all that just to be able

to walk down the street with you...

...and hold your hand

just once in public.

Maybe that will happen sometime.

- That would be nice.

- Well?

Come on.

Griffin.

- Lance wants to see you.

- Okay, I'll be right there.

Now.

Okay. Rinse out for me.

Another late lunch?

Jealous?

- What's going on, Lance?

- Not much.

Just wanted to see how you were.

- Me? Regarding what?

- Just in general.

You seemed a little distracted

recently.

I wanted to make sure

everything was all right.

- I'm fine.

- Annie?

- She's fine.

- And the little girl?

- You know.

- Griff.

Why don't you get

a divorce already?

You're not being fair to Annie.

I told you,

I can't get a divorce again.

- Come on.

- Why not?

Because then I'd be

a two-time loser.

Come on, Lance.

If you knew how much money my first

wife took from me every month...

...it would break your heart.

I had to give up the town house.

I can't go through that again.

So you're telling me that you're

just resigned to the fact...

...that you're gonna stay married

to a woman you don't love...

...for the rest of your life?

I love Annie.

That's not what-

How many couples do you know

stay together for a long time...

...and they talk about passion,

the sex, the lust?

It doesn't happen.

After a while, people stay married

for other reasons.

They stay together for

companionship, stability, security.

I mean, that's what happens.

It's normal.

When you get up in the morning,

you look in the mirror...

...you like what you see?

Well, my name is Griffin Eretso.

I'm 39. I'm from the Bronx.

I've been married for six years.

You know,

the thing with Ashley is-

You know, the little girl.

I really love her. I do.

She's great.

What am I gonna do?

I'm married.

I can't get another divorce.

I love spending time with her.

We have a great time together.

She's a great kid, but can I imagine

spending any real time with her?

I mean, maybe. I don't know.

I think that's why I like to

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