Two Can Play That Game Page #3

I'll slap him and that little ho

he was with.

She's not a ho.

She's a hooker.

She works with him.

They had a drink.

You allow him to go out?

You have to have trust.

Exactly.

I have reached a new level

of respect for you.

See what I mean?

My girl got skills.

I see.

So I lied. Like you ain't never

lied to your friends before.

Never let your girlfriends know

the whole situation.

They'll give you bad advice

and ruin your confidence.

And confidence is key.

Ready to order?

I'll have spaghetti Parmesan

with olives, basil

and sun-dried tomatoes.

When you're in a spot, your friends are

watching. Show no emotion.

If you panic,

your girlfriends will panic.

Anything to drink?

A martini. Shaken not stirred.

Smith. Shant Smith.

Nothing happened. I was hungry.

She asked me join her.

That's it.

Nonsense, Keith.

That's the truth.

You took this woman to a club

and didn't want a hit?

Correction, she invited me.

I didn't wanna hit.

Semantics, dog.

That is Shant's favorite spot.

How would I take a girl

I wanna hit to her spot?

Hold on one second, dog.

Ladies and gentlemen

of the jury, I intend to prove

that Keith Fenton has perjured

himself in the court of law.

Brother, sit down.

May I approach the witness,

Your Honor?

May I treat the witness

as a hostile witness?

Thank you.

Keith, I'm a tad bit confused.

Maybe you can help me

understand.

You took this 26-year-old

supple-breasted,

tight-assed, skin so smooth

it look like buttermilk

to a secluded restaurant

and danced with that.

Then when you got caught,

you acted guilty! Why?

You wanted to hit it.

No.

You wanted to hit it.

I did not wanna hit it.

You wanted to bend it up in her,

to tap that ass!

Down in your loins!

All right.

You lusted for her!

Okay!

Maybe a bit I lusted for her.

She fine.

Good, now we getting somewhere.

See, Keith, you're guilty, dog.

Guilty of lust.

All right?

Okay.

You wanted to hit it.

Whatever you say.

What do we do right now?

We wait.

This boy's just ignorant.

Who's taking me home?

I got you.

You don't give no gas money.

Shut up!

It's true.

See you guys later.

All right. Y'all be careful.

Okay. The girls are gone.

Now it's time to implement

the 10-day program.

Now pay attention,

it's gonna go fast.

Check your answering machine.

If he hasn't called yet,

he just hasn't figured out

an approach.

Do not call him.

Whoever calls first loses ground.

She hasn't called.

How come she ain't calling?

She's playing it cool.

How can she play it cool

at a time like this?

Look here, dog.

She calls, she gives you

the upper hand. She don't want that.

Go on. Make the call.

No, then I'll lose ground.

You won't. Technically

you're the one that messed up.

The person who messes up

calls first.

That's the rules. You can call today

or be a player and call tomorrow.

That way she's had time

to calm down.

Right. And then when I do call,

she'll know

I know I was wrong.

And that I cared enough

to be that vulnerable.

You're right,

women love that sh*t.

Vulnerability's

the big dick of emotions.

They like the big dick.

They do.

Hm.

He didn't call tonight.

I didn't think it would

happen this way.

Or that my life'd be the example

for today's lesson.

Anyways,

y'all ready?

Here it goes. Day one.

He'll call, unless he's a fool.

If he is, you don't want him.

If he's a good man,

you'll get a call.

Miss Smith's office.

Oh, hi, Mr. Fenton. Can you hold on?

I'll see if she is available.

Guess what. Miss Smith,

I have Keith on line one.

Never take the first call.

Everything must be done

on your time. Make him wait.

Tell him I just got out of a meeting

and to call back in 10 minutes.

She told me to call back.

Ah, don't even worry about that.

She stalling for time. She disheveled.

She don't know what to do.

Mm-hm. Okay, 10 minutes.

Play the game with her, you know?

Does the back of my neck

look like this?

It's now nine minutes.

If he's late, be in another meeting.

Miss Smith, Keith on line one.

Hello?

Fine.

Discuss nothing over the phone.

Be brief. Your job is to just listen.

Now, remember, dog.

Don't rush in. Take your time.

I got this, bro.

So how's your day been so far?

Fine.

If he takes time

to feel you out, rush him.

So how's that new...

I got a client coming.

Why don't we meet tonight

at the bistro?

Okay, but...

The client's coming in.

Tonight, 7:
30, the bistro.

No, wait, hold on. I just...

She rushed me off the phone.

Mm-hm.

She rushed me off the phone.

You know what?

I think she did that deliberately.

Did she set a date?

How'd you know?

That's the mack move.

That's definitely the mack move.

Mack move.

That lets me know one thing.

What?

She ain't no amateur.

Yeah, well, neither am I.

Thank you.

Sure.

Arrive 15 minutes late.

Keep him waiting.

Waiting builds anxiety,

and that's a good thing.

Your objective is to listen.

Be polite and charming.

This confuses them.

Hey, Keith.

Hey.

Hey, hey, hey. Calm down, man.

Look, let me ask you something first.

Was she talking a lot?

If she was, she's covering.

No, she didn't.

She was talking, right?

Yeah. She seemed normal.

If that's talking, yes.

She seemed normal?

Yeah, she did.

She got an angle.

- Admit you're wrong.

Let's see what she's got.

You sure?

Have I steered you wrong?

Yeah.

One time,

but you got your hair back.

All right, Shant, I was wrong.

I shouldn't have been with Julie.

But we were working late,

I got hungry,

she asked me if I wanted

to go eat, and I was...

It doesn't matter what his ass says.

He should've known better.

But now that he's offered

some form of an explanation,

you step to the plate, girl.

Be a woman.

Do the right thing.

Gut-punch that ass.

After two drinks we were dancing,

and that's when you came in.

Keith, it's okay. You don't need

to explain. I understand.

Cool. All right. Good.

You know what?

I think we need some time apart.

See what else is out there.

Test the waters.

"Test the waters"?!

What the hell?

Keith, calm down, bro.

I am calm!

You getting swollen up in the chest.

Sit down, relax.

Test the waters?

I don't want you to feel restricted.

Restricted?

And lately, I've been feeling

a little trapped myself,

so maybe it's the best thing.

Is that cool with you?

Yeah, I was gonna suggest

the same thing. Cool.

Good. Waiter, check, please.

Would you like me to take care of this?

No, I'll pick this one up.

Are you sure?

I'm sure.

Thanks for dinner.

Yeah.

Break up with him

before he breaks up with you.

Whoever breaks up with

the person first wins.

She broke up with me.

See, that's interesting.

She sat there and let me

humiliate myself

by making me go through

how sorry I was.

Then she broke up with me.

I should've made her pay.

She offered to pay?

Why?

She's good.

Because she picked up a check?

No, it's about a

psychological advantage.

But I paid, bro.

Ah! But she offered.

She has before.

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