The Path of the Wind Page #3

You're right.

I'm sorry.

I'm kidding.

Ask away.

Okay.

You honestly believe that

a first century teacher

by the name of Jesus,

was actually the creator

of the universe?

Come in!

Hey, you got

a minute, Joe?

Yeah. Yeah, come on in.

What's up?

Do you know any

conservative Christians?

Why? You gonna go

all religious on me?

No.

I had date last

night with one.

Yeah, I heard.

The girl from the

parking lot.

Yeah.

She's the one.

Anyway, it turns out

she's an evangelical.

Are you attracted

to her Lee?

Absolutely!

You've seen her.

Do you like

being with her?

Yeah, I do.

I find her to be intriguing.

Well, my sister-in-law's one.

It's not my cup of tea,

but it doesn't bother me.

I can tell you

about Christians.

My grandmother sent money

to one of those preachers on TV,

you know, the one

with the crazy hair.

Yeah, that really

narrows it down.

Anyway, the guy told

her that if she gave,

God would make her rich.

When she went

through her savings

they said, put it

on her credit card.

So, what happened?

She lives with

my mother now.

He took it all.

You can't judge the

actions of a whole group

by one isolated incident.

No?

Look at their leaders.

That guy who ran

for President,

he wants to assassinate world

leaders he doesn't agree with.

It was one of those

"men of God"

that came up with the name

Ellen Degenerate?

That's loving!

Whoa!

Where'd you get all that?

Ask her what she

thinks of homosexuals.

They hate them!

They hate anyone

who doesn't fit

into their little

Republican mold.

Hey, have you

heard from Lee yet?

No!

I thought we had

a good time.

I mean, he seemed to.

Have you tried

calling him?

I am not gonna

call him, Maria!

That is way too desperate.

You want to know,

don't you?

I mean, maybe,

something happened.

Like what?

I don't know.

You were the one who had to ask

him out in the first place,

so, maybe, he's just shy.

I don't know.

I guess.

You think he could have found

the courage in a week though?

I don't know,

just be patient.

I mean, if he's as nice a guy

as you say he is, he'll call.

And this is due

back on Monday.

Thank you.

Do you mind if I

leave early tonight?

How early?

In about three minutes.

Yeah, I can close.

What's going on?

Jamie is picking me up.

I thought that was over.

Things are a little

different now.

Hello.

Hello.

I was beginning to think I

wouldn't see you anymore.

I know.

I'm sorry.

I should have called.

So, what brings you in?

Free movies!

I'm kidding.

Actually I met this fascinating

woman last week and I was hoping

that I would get to know

her a little bit better.

What did you have in mind?

I just moved back in town.

I was hoping she'd

want to show me around.

That sounds like a date.

Yes, it does.

I'm sorry.

Lee, this is Kenneth.

He's my right

hand man.

How are you doing Kenneth?

Nice to meet you.

What do you say,

want to be my tour guide?

That's my date.

Are you sure you

can manage all this?

Ah, yeah, I think

I can handle it.

Have a good night, Lee.

It was nice

meeting you.

You too.

Is he gay?

He is.

And you're an

evangelical Christian?

I am. Why?

Nothing, I was just thinking

about something a friend said.

You know, I forgot how beautiful

this place is in autumn.

Oh, I know.

I wish I had grown up here.

It feels great to be back.

You know what

we need to do.

We need to go pick

some apples.

Oh, yeah?

You need to try

my apple crisp.

Apple crisp, huh?

Alright.

Don't tell me you've

never had apple crisp.

I've had apple crisp,

plenty of times.

Right.

Fork or spoon?

Fork.

Do you mind if I get

nosey for minute?

Oh, boy.

Do you mind?

Go ahead.

I was downtown a

couple weeks ago

and I saw you coming out of some

kind of counseling office.

Really?

Yeah.

And I know it's

none of my business,

but I'd be lying to you if I

told you I wasn't curious.

Let's just say that

I'm still working through

some of those skeletons

in the closet.

Skeletons, huh?

I'd love to see

your skeletons.

Well, let's go sit down.

So, tell me

about your awful skeleton.

I don't know if it's awful.

It's embarrassing...

I used to be a stripper.

Yeah, that's how

I met Vince.

He used to come into the club

and throw all his money around.

You know, I actually thought

that he would be my savior,

you know, and get me

out of that place.

But he didn't.

He loved the idea of his

girlfriend being a stripper.

I hated it.

You know, I hated the club.

And I hated the customers.

And I hated Vince

for making me do it.

So, how'd you get out?

The radio.

The radio?

Yeah, one night after dancing I

didn't want to go home to Vince.

So, I was driving

around in my car

and I was flipping

through the radio stations,

and I stopped to listen

to this Irish guy.

I only did it because I

thought his accent was cool.

Well, it tums out

he was a pastor.

And he introduced

me to my Savior.

The Savior that I needed.

So, how does that rank

on the skeleton scale?

Well, let's put it this way,

if it would have jump out

of the closet at me,

it wouldn't have scared me.

Come on, let's eat.

Hey, you know, Joe asked

both of us to do this.

Yeah, well, Joe's

not around, is he?

Just hand me a box.

Man, don't even

worry about that.

Hand me the box.

Hey!

How long you

been in there?

About twenty minutes.

What are you reading?

Oh, yeah, I read that.

Look, I need you

to call the dairy

when you're done

with your break,

and order some

more brown eggs.

Will do.

Alright.

Hey!

What's your problem?

Big cart.

Didn't see you there.

Joe, I need to talk to you!

Come on in.

It's about Lee,

I don't trust him.

You keep telling that but

you don't tell me why.

I like him and

I trust him.

You trust him?

Joe, the guy just got out

of prison for killing someone!

You've had a problem

with him from day one.

Alright, fine, Joe.

I tried to play

this the nice way.

But I'll tell

you right now,

I'm gonna do whatever I

can to protect myself.

Now let me tell

you something boy,

you are not as tough

as you think you are.

I've been letting you slide

because you're an idiot.

But that's all over with.

Starting right now.

You understand me?

Do you understand me?

You see, I like my job

and I like this town.

You jeopardize those

things in any way

and as sure

as I'm standing here,

you will regret the day that

I walked through those doors.

Katie, hey, it's Lee...

I'm good.

Listen, I need to talk

to you about something.

Is there any way that I could,

could come over tonight?

Yeah, that'd be great.

Okay, I'll see you

in a little bit... bye.

I feel like there's something

I'm keeping from you.

And I don't want

to do that.

Then, don't.

You know, how you told

me about your past?

Uh-huh.

There's something I want

to tell you about mine.

The summer after I

graduated from college,

I brought my girlfriend

home to meet my grandfather.

And we were there

for about a week.

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