Vacancy 2: The First Cut Page #2

We've been hanging out

since the first grade.

I'm like the only friend he's got.

That's a shocker.

Why don't you remind him

that you guys aren't 8 anymore?

Meadow View.

Hello?

Hello?

Sorry for the wait.

A little too much iced tea tonight.

No problem.

We're just looking to grab a room.

Oh, we have some of those.

It's for the two of you?

The couples' rate is 49 a night.

Includes air and cable.

- Well, we actually need...

- No, that's it. Sounds good.

Where are you folks moving from?

The trailer.

Oh, yeah. Chicago.

We're on our way to Beulah.

That's where my family's from.

Oh, you're not far now.

It's beautiful, very peaceful.

Feels like you're in

the middle of nowhere.

- Great.

- So you're in room 6.

Just down near the end.

- Thanks.

- Thanks.

I hope you enjoy your stay.

And if you need anything,

don't hesitate to scream.

So we get to have a room

with Tanner again.

We'll stick him on the floor.

It's only for a couple hours.

Where'd he go now?

We didn't pass any bars

coming in, did we?

No, not that I saw. But he has, like,

a special radar for those places.

F*** him, he'll find us.

Oh, God. See that squirrel?

That was gross.

Oh, my God. What a mess.

It'll be fine.

We'll fix it when we get there.

Yeah.

You up for a little dip before bed?

It's all yours. Go first.

The least we could do

is grab the squirrel for your dad.

Save him having to

hunt down lunch tomorrow.

I'll tell him that you said that.

Did I mention he's 6'5"

and used to box?

- Oh, that's it. You're going in.

- No, Caleb! No, no, no!

This is actually pretty nice.

Yeah, it's not bad.

Better tell Tanner not to make

a big entrance when he shows up.

- I got nothing.

- Yeah, me either.

It's the middle of nowhere.

Why do you need to call him anyway?

He'll find us. He always does.

Let's hurry.

We don't want to waste

what little privacy we've got.

Are you sure we're doing

the right thing?

We'll get cell-phone reception

as soon as we get into town, I promise.

No, I'm talking about

everything else.

Living around your family,

me working for your father.

Chicago's not going

anywhere, Caleb.

And if you're not happy,

we'll go back.

What if you're happy?

I won't be. Not if you're not.

"If you need anything, just scream"?

What?

Didn't it seem like

a weird thing for that guy to say?

I don't know, it's the same as,

"If you need anything, just yell. "

Scream is different.

You're over-thinking again.

Sexy.

What is that?

I don't know.

Sh*t!

There's nobody out there.

- Sh*t!

- Caleb, wait!

F***! Caleb!

Caleb, open the door, man. Sh*t!

What the hell are you doing?

Counting the broken bones in my hand.

What's the matter with you?

I gave you the whole big warning knock

and everything. Sh*t!

- We didn't know who it was.

- Well, who else would it be, man?

Man, I think you gave me

a concussion too. Don't touch.

How did you get in there?

There was an open window

in the back.

So you just decided to crawl in?

It's not like there was anybody else

in there. Saves me the price.

- You're just gonna sleep in there?

- Better than sleeping in here.

I can't get a good night's rest

listening to you two cuddle all night.

I'm gonna take a shower

before he gets us all kicked out.

You do that.

See? What'd I tell you?

She always getting pissed

about something.

I wonder why.

But that's how your life's

gonna be from now on.

God bless you.

Spending 10 hours a day selling rakes

in her old man's hardware store.

And don't forget, dinner with

the in-laws, huh? That'll be fun.

She'll get pissed because you don't

really like Mom's jerky and pinto beans.

Not exactly the dream life

we always talked about, dude.

But, you know, maybe you'll like

turning into Daniel Boone.

Yeah, or just keep hanging out

at Wrigley and getting drunk...

...at North Side bars until we're 50.

We're about to go in and that son

of a b*tch started banging on the door.

He must have snuck in the back.

We gotta put up some exterior cameras

so this does not happen again.

What do you want to do

with this bunch?

We hold off.

It's just too risky with three.

Where's Smith at?

He's still out there.

He's keeping an eye on things.

- Hey, come on.

- This sh*t is hard as hell.

Hey. Hey!

Hey. Gordon says

we're a no-go for tonight.

Why?

In case you didn't notice, there's

three of them in there instead of two.

Hey! Hey!

Did you hear me?

Gordon says to call it off.

No, listen to me.

Gordon calls the shots around here.

I don't need anyone

to tell me how to do this.

Try to get a non-smoking room.

How are you, sir?

It's a long day of driving?

Very. My wife and I are looking for

a soft bed if you got one.

Afraid we don't. Not tonight.

We're doing a little maintenance

on the place. Sort of like a remodel.

Really?

You might wanna turn that off, then.

Save folks the trouble.

That's totally my fault.

I'll get to that soon enough.

You know,

there's the Alpine Motor Lodge...

...just down the road.

It's about a 20-minute drive.

Come on in, I'll call them for you.

See what they got open.

I'm just checking to see if you have any

rooms available tonight.

- Non-smoking.

- Oh, and no smoking if possible.

I'm so sorry for the inconvenience.

Well, hopefully this other place

will take us in.

Oh, that sounds good.

Lucky I got something for you.

We should be up and ready

in a couple days...

...so if you need a place to stay

on your way back, come on by.

I'll give you our special room

for half off.

Why aren't we staying here?

I already found another place.

What in the hell were you two doing?

He wouldn't listen to me.

I told him you called it off.

He was gonna kill them.

When I say a plan has changed,

the plan has changed.

- What's the f***ing difference?

- All...!

All it takes is for one to get away.

Now, no one's going anywhere.

But if you're getting

a little squeamish...

...just say so.

- Get out.

- That's all I can...

I'm kind of tired.

Well, I guess back to my free room.

Better hope nobody

walks in over there.

Not unless it's the

Squirrel Creek Community College...

...cheerleading bus showing up.

All right. Good night, Tanner.

I really don't like him,

you know that?

Why didn't you

say something earlier?

It's just one more day, okay?

Come on.

Are you sure you're tired?

Not funny.

- Jesus!

- What the hell you doing, man?

Normally I wouldn't stop

a good porno flick.

- Can you please get out?

- I'm the good guy, okay?

Listen to me, all right?

I'm not the only one

watching you two.

- What?

- What are you talking about?

Caleb, come here. Come here, man.

- Look at this.

- What is this?

I don't know, but it sure as hell

ain't pay-per-view.

Caleb, what are you doing?

He's watching us.

What? Who's watching us?

- And that's that.

- Who's watching us?

The guy up in the office.

He's got cameras all over this room.

- Are you serious?

- Yes, he is, darling.

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