The Benefactor Page #2

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I sang a song

for my best friend

and his new bride.

And to keep that

tradition going.

I'm just gonna go out

and do it again.

And no one can stop me!

Hey, Luke. Hey, Luke, man.

You think that's your girl?

No, man, that's my girl.

Come on out here

and dance, you two.

That's good, come on, now.

I don't remember the last

time I was out here.

That's why you're sitting on your

butt and not helping me out.

I knew there was a reason.

I know you probably

won't remember this.

You know, when you

were a little girl,

you used to think I was a fisherman

just because I had this boat.

I'm pretty sure you told

me you were a fisherman.

Yeah, well, probably.

But...

You know,

I had to be something.

I always liked being a

fisherman, that's for sure.

Franny, I want to apologize.

What are you talking about?

For leaving when I did.

I should have been there

for your recovery.

Stop it, Poodles.

No, I'm serious.

I just had to get out of here.

But I'm sorry.

You have nothing

to be sorry about.

It's not like I went out of the

way to do anything, either.

So...

I dunno about you but...

can't do anything about it.

Think about right now.

Here you are.

It's great. Look at you.

I know what you're thinking.

I'm not too young to have

a family of my own again.

No. No, you're not.

Yo.

Hey.

This is a nice surprise.

Uh-huh.

A real nice surprise...

Apparently, Franny has

a wedding gift for us.

Keep your eyes closed. Come on.

Why are we here?

You are not gonna have a

baby in north Philly.

What are you talking about?

No, uh-uh.

Why can't we have

a baby in north...

Look. Look at this. Look at this.

Look at this.

Don't you want a baby

that grows up in nature,

grows up with everything

that Poodles had.

Holy sh*t.

Is this your old house?

Not anymore, it isn't.

Did you buy my house?

I bought it for

the three of you.

Welcome home!

Jesus Christ, Franny. Can we

just slow down for a second shh.

Wait, wait, wait, wait wait.

How do you know

she even wants this?

Come on. Give it a minute.

Look around, man.

Still has magic, doesn't it?

Yeah.

Yeah, don't you feel it.

Hey, enjoy it.

Franny... This is beautiful.

It really is.

It's a beautiful house.

But um... We can't

just up and leave.

I signed a lease, so...

Oh, no, it's all right. I talked to

your landlord. He's fine with it.

You talked to my landlord?

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

I wanted to take a little weight off...

Why didn't you...

Come here, come here.

You talked to... No, of

course I talked to him.

No, I just... I'm just

trying to help you out.

I know that you probably are

buried underneath loans

and crazy stuff... You got

student loans, right?

Yeah, sure... How much?

How... how much? How much?

I don't know.

A couple hundred grand.

I'm kidding. Relax, man.

I mean, you really think

I'm that tacky?

She's standing right there.

That's really f***ed, Lukie.

You are...

- I love surprises.

- Look at her.

Just look at her.

I don't wanna step on your toes, all right?

Believe me about that.

So, you know. All I want is

really what's best for you

and her and for your family.

I know.

You know, it's okay, it's okay.

Look, you wanna know the truth?

All you gotta do is say no.

You say no and that is it.

Because you're the man, Lukie.

You are the man.

Why do you have to make

everything so dramatic?

I'm dramatic?

You think I'm dramatic?

I can't believe you did this.

You know, I was the one

that found this house

when your mother

was pregnant with you.

No, you didn't.

I found the realtor, all right?

Hey, hey, hey, Franny. Can we just

talk about this for a minute?

Yeah, let's go inside and talk.

Just, just stop. Just

me and Livvy, yeah?

Oh, really? Yeah.

Oh, yeah, sorry.

Didn't quite get that.

Yeah, that's fine. Sure.

I'll put the pens away.

No one has to sign anything...

I'll tell you what.

You can go in. Spend

some time for yourself.

"P" for "Poodles."

Enjoy.

Don't break anything.

Holy sh*t.

Is this guy for real?

You all right?

Did you see him?

I don't think we can say no.

So, why's he so rich?

Never asked.

You never asked?

I find that kind of

hard to believe.

No, I was just a kid.

I didn't think about

those kinds of things.

Has he ever had a job?

Yeah. Like what?

I don't know.

He's a philanthropist.

That's definitely not a job.

He's been through a lot.

So, he's 60.

Got no kids, no family,

and no job.

I don't know what the

f*** he does all day.

I guess I really have no idea.

You told me

he was put together.

That dude is not put together.

You're being an a**hole.

Come on. I just wanna know

what he wants from us.

I owe it to him.

You owe it to him to

take a house from him?

I want our baby

to know my family.

That house is the closest

I can get to them.

Yeah, I know.

Come on, now.

Let's put it all in the front here first.

Are you okay with that?

Yeah. We'll put it in the front

and figure it out later.

Okay...

Come on, guys. Maybe... Big stuff. You want

me to hold this for you? I'll hold it.

Bring it in. Bring that in.

Bring that in.

We're doing something very special

here, ladies and gentlemen.

We're turning

a house into a home.

You look good

carrying stuff, man.

You look really good carrying.

Oh, look at her over there.

Wish I was pregnant.

I could just sit there

and pull on a doobie.

Oh, no.

All right, what did she do?

It's actually perfect for you.

No!

Just like the good 'ol days...

Let us sleep!

Good ol' days. Let us sleep.

And you, a doctor...

Shameful, shameful...

Jesus Christ, Franny.

What are you doing here?

You know, this is moving day.

Where've ya been?

I've been at the job you

got me, working. Ah.

Come on, I need you to

help me out with something.

No, no, no.

I need to go see Livvy.

Poodles is sleeping.

Put that out...

Here.

No vices. Come on.

What am I doing here, Franny?

Wait a minute, wait.

Stop, stop, stop...

A-ha!

I knew it! I knew it, damn!

What is it?

Oh, a-ha...

How are you, friend?

How've ya been?

You been good? Yeah...

I can't believe this.

Mia and I...

We brought this up here...

Right after they moved in.

Mia? Yeah.

Like, Olivia's mom? Yeah, yeah.

What were they like?

Olivia doesn't really...

Olivia doesn't really talk

about them much. We were...

We were partners in crime.

Bobby was my sidekick.

Mia...

She was something else,

she was...

She was the fun one.

Of the three of us,

that was her. You know...

We brought the best bottle up

and we buried it here.

You know, I don't know exactly

what we were...

Thinking. I guess the idea was

when we were old and thirsty,

we'd come up and get it.

Now it's just you and me,

partner.

Bottom's up!

Yeah.

Mmm.

Hey, Franny, I need

to ask you something.

Ah... trying to have a moment

here, kid. Don't f*** it up.

Did you pay my loan?

Listen, if you don't

know about it,

I don't know about it.

So, you did, you paid my loans?

I did.

You...

Jesus Christ, Franny.

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