The Good Guy Page #7

Honestly.

Hello.

Hi.

What's for dinner?

Just peanut butter...

sandwiches.

All right.

Hey, Tommy and Lisa and l

are going for dinner next week

and we wanted to invite you along.

I can't.

I didn't even say which night yet.

Uh, no. I just, um--

I don't like to be set up.

Oh. well, it's not a setup.

How's Monday night?

We're going for sushi.

It's better than peanut butter.

Yeah, uh--

I think I could do Monday.

- Okay.

- Sure.

- Good.

- Huh.

What are you doing home

on a Friday night anyway?

Oh, it's just been

kind of a long week.

What's your excuse?

I'm meeting Tommy later.

So, what's your story?

Why don't you have a girlfriend?

Well, my ex-girlfriend,

uh, fiance, she got pregnant

While I was serving overseas.

She visited you over there?

No.

No, that was kind of the problem.

Oh. Sorry.

Well, it's not really the homecoming

I'd been looking forward to

for three years, you know?

Right.

So, are you interested

In anyone these days?

Interested like, um--

No, no, not--

That's a yes.

Who is she?

Do I know her?

I don't think you do, Beth.

All right, say when.

It's a school night.

You know?

It's okay, I don't have to be

at work until late tomorrow.

So, what was your favorite

country that you visited?

Oh, I don't know.

Botswana, maybe.

No, Vietnam.

People there are so nice.

Beaches are just amazing,

and it's like a million

dong to the dollar,

so it's really cheap.

A million dongs to a dollar, huh?

Sounds like a good time.

So, what was Botswana like?

Okay.

Picture herds of zebra and elephant,

Literally just stopping traffic on highways.

And the currency there

actually, it's called the pula,

Which is the same word as rain.

Oh, 'cause of the droughts.

Yeah, exactly.

And the pennies,

they're called raindrops.

So poetic.

It is.

Aren't you drinking?

- Oh, yeah.

- Never pour your own sake.

Seven years bad sex.

That's a fact.

Seven more years, huh?

School night.

Oops.

Let's have a toast.

To Daniel's success in his new job.

And to Lisa's promotion.

And to Beth, for organizing tonight.

Yes, here's to everyone.

Except me.

Beth, what are you going to do

about that job offer in California?

Well, it's such a great opportunity,

but part of me feels

Like I shouldn't go.

When would you be moving?

Probably in about a month.

Yeah. I'd miss her like crazy,

but it's only a plane ride, right?

Yeah. I mean, it's not that far.

I just can't make up my mind.

I know how you can figure it out.

This...

can show you exactly

What you want, deep down.

Yeah, let's leave all of life's

major decisions to a coin toss.

That's brilliant, Daniel.

I don't really believe in luck.

No, it's not about luck.

Okay?

Heads you stay, tails you go.

You gotta trust me, though, okay?

- This is ridiculous.

- Heads you stay, tails you go.

What do you want it to be?

Stay.

Then that's your answer.

What was it really?

What was it?

Doesn't matter.

Dude, you looked at it.

Come on.

That's not the point.

She knows what she wants now.

Yeah, I guess I do.

Thanks for dinner, Tommy.

- Yes.

- Yes, very generous, as always.

- Thank you.

- My pleasure.

Sh*t. I left my credit card inside.

Be right back.

- I think I'm gonna call it a night.

- Oh, okay.

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing.

Do you want to share a cab?

No.

I'm headed downtown,

you're headed Upper west, right?

Yeah.

Wouldn't make sense, you know?

Logistically.

Got it. what's the plan?

I'm just gonna call it a night.

- Thanks for everything, man.

- Really?

Yeah, I'll see you tomorrow.

You guys have a good night, all right?

- You too.

- Yeah, right. Good night.

Take care.

What's the 10-spot, 45?

I'm not trying to bend you over, okay?

Just grow a pair of nuts and lift me.

I still need a better bid from Northrup.

Daniel, you're up on Cyberon.

All right, take a report.

Hundred thou?

A nickel better than your order.

Yeah. Okay, thanks.

Jack, stick with me on this one.

- Did you hear me?

- Get him to f***ing hit me.

All right, Jack,

We just got another seller.

It's fill or kill.

What do you want to do?

Great. I'll have Jen

call you with the report.

Have fun in the Hamptons.

Yep.

Done your way, Shakespeare.

Thank you, Danimal.

Jen.

I'm all over it, Danimal.

You know, it's kind of sad

If you think about it.

Those guys spend all their time

Looking for something

they're never gonna find.

What? The perfect woman?

Yeah, there's no such thing.

So you've never been tempted, huh?

Well, I mean, of course

I've been tempted.

Why? Does that surprise you?

I can go home at night,

I can look at my wife

and my kids in the eye,

not feel like a total fraud.

I mean, to me,

that's a good trade.

Daniel. How's it going?

Good to see you, man.

Hi, Daniel.

I'm Christie.

I've heard a lot about you.

Yeah, you too.

Yeah. So, Daniel and I have a meeting

We gotta get up to.

So I'll see you later.

Okay. Bye.

Sorry about that.

She's a little nuts

and I had to stop her

from coming upstairs.

- It's okay. It's fine.

- But you show up in the nick of time.

It's good.

This is good.

And I know you and Beth

are becoming real good friends.

I think that's cool and everything.

This is probably something

she doesn't need to hear about,

unless you're trying to split us up

for some reason.

F***ing with you.

- You all right?

- Yeah.

Hi, it's Tommy.

Leave a message.

Hey, Beth.

Hey. where are you?

I'm at home.

Tommy said you guys had

an important dinner tonight.

Well, I guess

I'm not that important.

- Did you finish the book yet?

- Yeah.

I just did.

I'm not sure how

I feel about it, though.

What do you mean?

Well, you kind of

just trust the narrator

out of habit, you know?

But just as you're getting into it,

he just turns out to be full of sh*t.

Yeah, so?

What's the point of that?

Maybe it's just like real life.

Sometimes, people just aren't

Who you thought they were.

You'd tell me if--

If something were going on

With Tommy, right?

Yeah, if I knew anything.

I mean, there's no stupid guy code

or anything, is there?

Don't say anything

to Tommy, okay?

No, of course not.

Thanks.

Hey, what are you doing tonight?

Do you want to come get a drink

With me and my friends?

I can't, Beth.

I'm kind of expecting someone.

Oh. Okay.

Well, have fun tonight.

Whatever you're doing. And--

Well, you know, not too much fun.

Ha-ha.

I'll talk to you later.

Okay. Bye.

Hello.

Delivery for Mr. Daniel.

Yep, come on up.

Doesn't this place have any boys?

You should call Daniel.

What's up with Daniel tonight?

I don't know. It's--

It sounded like he had

some hot date coming over.

Yeah. Somehow I doubt that.

Why? what does that mean?

The guy is totally in love with you.

Why didn't he come tonight, then?

You're his boss's girlfriend.

- I'm sure it kills him to be around you.

- Shut up.

- Oh, my God.

- what? It's not that surprising.

No. It's-- Over there.

It's Crazy Christie.

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