Touchy Feely Page #3

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It's totally not anything,

you know.

- Thank you.

- I will...

- Yeah, I'll see you.

- Yeah.

Hey, Jenny.

Thanks.

This is really nice.

All right, Abby...

What?

Will you do me a favor?

- Are you okay?

- Yeah, I'm good.

Will you take your shirt off?

What?

Will you kiss me?

What?

Will you kiss me?

What the f***?

Abby!

There, Reiki, Reiki.

"What is Reiki?"

That's what Abby's friend does.

And, um, how long

have you had this pain?

Oh, for, like, ever.

That's what it feels like, at least.

Well, it started in a kind of

on-and-off way.

Okay.

I was still working on the boat,

so it was before 1998.

Right, right.

And, um...

then it started to get real bad.

Is it on the... right in here?

- It's both sides.

- Both sides.

- Both sides hurt.

- Right.

So that was before 1998

when it started.

And then, uh...

- Um...

- And then after '98?

Yeah...

it started getting really bad

and really persistent all the time.

- Yeah.

- You know, and, um...

so that was, like,

when I got divorced.

- So that was back in, like, 2005.

- Mm.

2005... right.

- Thanks for seeing me.

- Oh, yeah.

I've heard great things.

Well, let's not get

our hopes up too high,

but we'll see what we can do.

The simplest of things

Not the least of all my mind...

Mind...

Close your... ahem.

Wow.

Okay, what's going on with you?

I don't... I don't know.

Your energy is...

is just completely whopper jawed.

You wanna...

I just...

I don't know. I don't know.

I don't know.

I just... I feel really weird.

Everything is weird.

I don't know.

- I...

- Weird?

Yeah, I just...

luau

I just... I feel off.

Well, your energy is off.

It's completely all over the place

and incredibly fearful.

I feel like I can't...

- I don't know.

- You can't...?

With everything I can't...

like, with Jesse I can't...

I don't want him to touch me.

I can't connect.

I don't know how to...

I don't know.

- Is there something?

- Yeah.

Too much here.

When was the last time you guys

went out and just... to, you know...?

You love to dance.

When was the last time

you went dancing?

Hiking?

I can't.

I just...

I need you to fix me, please.

You can fix yourself.

I can't.

Maybe you need

a physiological trigger.

Have you ever tried MDMA?

- What, like ecstasy?

- Yeah.

It's kind of a big deal

in certain psychotherapy circles.

Are you f***ing with me

right now?

No.

Charlie and I tried it.

We did it.

It was a great way for us to...

reconnect.

What?

I just don't know

where I would even get it.

Hold on.

Wow.

I haven't looked there since...

Anyway-

One for you, one for Jesse.

Think of it as a hall pass,

a permission slip

to just let go of your fear

and embrace the world.

Or not.

Oh, my God!

I'm such a jerk.

I am so sorry I'm so late.

That looks amazing.

Where were you?

Oh, Bronwyn had a cancellation

and I just tried to sneak in,

- and it just went way over.

- Yeah?

But I think she had

a really good idea.

- What's that?

- Look what she gave me.

What is that?

Ecstasy.

- Ecstasy?

- Yeah.

Awe-awesome.

Yeah, I don't know.

I thought it could be

really good for us right now.

Yeah.

I kind of want to do it

before Paul and Jenny get here,

but we should probably wait

until after they leave.

Probably.

What's wrong?

Nothing.

Ecstasy, huh?

What do you think?

Abby, I think you're acting

a little bit nuts is what I think.

Pssh. Why?

Abby, we haven't even had

a chance to talk about

what happened yesterday

at the shop.

Yeah, I know.

I just... I...

I mean, come on.

What was that?

You come in, you take off...

and then you just leave?

- Yeah.

- Imagine how that made me feel.

Do you really think that taking drugs

right now is what we need to do?

I think that's the last thing

that we need to do.

I think we need to stop and get real

with each other for a second.

I'm being real with you.

Abby, you're an hour

and a half late

to a dinner that I've been

cooking for your family,

- which is totally fine...

- Yeah.

...but then you waltz in here

with drugs in your hand and...

I'm sorry, it may be me,

but it feels a little bit weird.

I don't know.

I just thought it would be...

What, you need to take

some sort of, you know, drugs,

to be with me?

- Is that where we're at?

- No, no.

God, no.

I just thought it would be fun.

I'm just saying, like,

you're just acting

a little bit different.

I know.

Is there something

going on with you?

- I mean...

- Yeah.

I just wanted to do something

that might be fun.

I don't know.

It's stupid.

So stupid.

It was a stupid idea.

No, it's not stupid.

It's just caught me off guard and...

- Okay, they're here.

- All right, you should go get...

You know what?

Forget I said anything about it.

- It's a stupid idea.

- No, it's... it's...

Ecstasy.

- Hey, guys.

- Hi.

Yay, salad.

Thank you.

- Come on in.

- I got this wine.

Thanks.

You guys wanna have a seat?

It's kind of incredible, actually.

You're, like, changing lives.

- No, I'm not.

- Yeah, you are. Yeah.

Henry, he's gonna...

he hasn't performed

in, like, two years or something.

That's because of you.

You should be... you should feel

really, really good about that.

That's great, Paul.

- Done?

- Yeah.

Yeah.

Thank you.

Jesse's organizing a 30-mile

urban bike race downtown.

- Oh, come on.

- You are.

It's a bike ride.

More like a ride.

- It's not, like, a race.

- I thought it was a race.

No, it's like a group ride.

- Oh, group ride.

- Yeah.

- That sounds really cool, actually.

- Yeah.

And what's the point?

Fun.

Can you pass your plate, please?

- That was really, really good.

- Thank you.

- It was really delicious.

- Thank you.

How is it being roomies,

you guys?

Um, I'll let you know when I...

when I finish packing.

- Somebody's been lazy.

- Yeah.

- You're not moving in?

- I am moving in.

This weekend

we're gonna tackle it.

Just been busy.

Oh, Paul, I got you that elixir

from Bronwyn.

She said she wanted

to see you in person,

but I told her that was probably

never gonna happen.

Why did you say that?

Because you said you would...

I don't know.

Here.

Her tonic.

Knock yourself out.

What are these?

Ecstasy.

- What?

Yeah.

Are you taking that?

Yeah.

Why are you taking ecstasy?

It's the hug drug, Paul.

I'm addicted.

I'm actually a f***ing drug addict.

I wanted to tell you about it.

Who wants dessert?

Chia seed pudding.

That tofu was so... I don't

usually like tofu and I just...

Oh, thanks.

I cooked it in, like,

really special olive oil, so...

- Oh.

- So, like...

Welcome.

Thank you.

So, did you have a particular goal

in mind for today?

No, just...

I'm curious and I...

Okay.

Just Abby, you know,

my sister,

she said that it's amazing, so...

I think it is.

I think you're going

to really enjoy it.

So why don't we just get started

into the session

and see where it takes us?

- Okay.

- okay.

I'll take your coat for you.

How's the temperature

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