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Matt, it's important that we talk about

this. High school sucks for everybody.

I'm only a freshman. I have

four more years of this. You

wouldn't understand. Sweetie, I'm gay.

What are you?Some sort of gay guardian

Angel?Well, I am the high school drama

teacher, so. Yes, I didn't do

anything to that kid. I don't know why he

did this to me. Cause he is a miserable

fat ass with a horrible family life. I

it's not your fault, Matt. Hurt

people hurt people. So should

I fight back?God, no. That fat ass

Stearns would kill you. Stearns.

Stearns. So I should do

nothing. Matt, I have it on very

good authority that after the semester

you will never see that kid again. He's

being transferred to another school. What

do I do in the meantime?I don't talk

about him behind his back, sabotage his

character. Really?Oh, wait, no, I can't

say that. So do nothing. Well, you

know what Gloria Gaynor said. No, she

said. I will survive.

She sang it.

Never mind. Just stay away from him.

Channel all your feelings into your

writing and just.

Wait it out.

Wait it out is going to be a best

seller. I can feel it.

And as is customary, the first

one off the press goes to me.

I did publish the damn thing after all,

but the second one off the press goes

to you. The writer. My

God, this is beautiful. This is going to

help so many kids. But if it even only

helps one, it's all worth it. What?

Just confirming your 4:00 PM Pilates

appointment and your 5:30 facial. You

know what?I don't have time for this.

Just get out. Out. Out. OK,

Matt. Why does

everyone?Everyone on this

planet have an easy life except me.

You mentioned you wanted me to do some

press for the book. I was thinking we

could partner with the kids from the

Harvey Milk High School. Oh, those are

the kids. Tomorrow. Let's deal with

press tomorrow. I need some executive

time.

Oh, Matt, I wasn't expecting you home

until later. I decided to skip the gym. I

am so sorry to intrude. Hello,

Clayton. Oh, Matt, this is Richard.

Richard, this is my roommate, Matt. Hey,

dude. Hi.

I am so sorry. I I thought you were

someone else. Oh, fine. I

cut it. Richard, I was with

another guy last week. It's OK,

babe. We just met. Where'd you two meet?

The gym. The gym. I'm a

whoreIs that what you want to hear?A slut

A bad girl?A harlot?Oh, no, noSam, what

did you have to eat today?

No, no, no, no, no,

noOur ancestors did not eat protein

shakes. That is why we carry almonds. You

guys on the paleo diet?I am. She's

supposed to be doing it with me. Have you

heard of intermittent fasting?It's

simple. I don't know how it works. You

just don't eat any food and the fat melts

away. It's absolutely insane. Who would

have thunk it, right?Night, Matt. Night,

Matt. Night. It's 530.

Night. Matt.

Night. Night, dude.

Oh, night, dude. Pre-buzz

on your book is great. The

online forums are overflowing with

really tender testimonials from some

teenage high schoolers. Listen to this.

Thank you, Matt Port, for such a great

message. High school has been a

nightmare, but with your book to look

forward to, I have found the strength to

wait it out. We're done. Well, one

more thing. Great feedback in the

forum is great, but

they don't translate into actual dollars

quite yet. I've already set some things

up to introduce you to the press to see

who you've become since you were a

bullied youth. You know what?

Are the benefits of waiting it

out.

Oh, are you asking me?Yes. Are

you happy?I guess so.

Good. You have friends?I have

over 4000 Facebook friends. I've

got 2000 Twitter followers and

almost 8000 on Insta.

Is this a joke?You need real

friends. What do you do when you're not

working?Well, I I go to the gym.

I update my social media. I love

following nutrition facts. You need less

self-centered hobbies. Are you in a

relationship?No. Dating?

No. You have

no family, no hobbies. You're not in

a relationship, and you have no friends.

Forgive me for asking. But what the

fuck did you wait it out for?

Maybe it was a message that you needed to

hear. She basically said I should have

killed myself in high school. She said

you weren't living your best life yet.

Big difference. What are

you doing?Dating up.

Left. Left. Left.

He's cute. No, he's too short. Left.

What's wrong with this one?He's cute.

Annie has hair. He has gay face. What the

hell's gay face?I can tell he's gay by

just looking at his picture.

You're gay too. It's men looking for men.

It's the definition of a gay. I just. I

don't want someone too femme. OK,

so no fatties, no baldies, and no femme.

Anything else, Hitler?Oh, stop it. Look,

I'm finally at a point in my life where I

actually have standards, and I don't want

to be made to feel bad for liking what I

like. OK, Hitler,

last.

Sam, hi. I guess we're on a time-based

basis now. Cardio week,

right?I hate cardio. Sam, we discussed

this in your first session. It's part of

your weight minutes. And it's also part

of mine. I told you I used to be quite a

hand-planted myself. Are you single?Sam.

No, noIt's

about my roommate. He's cute. He's funny.

I've known him since college. Like a

blind date. Yeah. What a good idea. I

will text you the details. Night. It's

all set. You need to be at the Cantina

tonight at 7:15 to meet Brad. Say what?

The Cantina. The Mexican place. No, I

know the Cantina. Who the hell is Brad?

Oh, he's my trainer from the gym. I

thought about it last night after you

passed out. It's perfect. Oh, I don't

know if I'm ready for this, Matt. You

need to get a life. I mean, even your

boss says so. 7:15, the Cantina.

And Matt, don't swipe left.

He's got 5 minutes.

Matt, hi. Brad, I'm so sorry I'm

late. Oh, well, better late than not to

appear what you said. Right. What?I'm

mad. Yeah, I know. Should we get

drinks?Yes. Thirsty. Yes.

Thank you. Oh,

thanks. Are you sure your food

was OK?Oh, yeah. No, it was good.

So tell me more about the

musculoskeletal system. I talk about

work when I get nervous. You're

nervous?Yeah, obviously. I mean,

look at you.

Hey, do you want to?Just go

down the street and get some coffee and

maybe just start this whole thing over.

Yes, please. OK. So great. Great.

Oh, no, no, please. Really. I insist. No,

no, noI was late. I want to get this. Let

me get this. No hazies. Hazies.

Mr. Please. Bradley

K Stearns. That's not fair. I

don't know your last name from

Overlook High. Yeah. Do I know you?

I'm an adult now. I do not have to accept

this. Well, OK, I'm just trying to pay

for dinner. What?Is this some kind of

sick joke?You get off on fucking with

people?Jesus. OK, Habsies. You know what?

Fuck you.

Come on. 40 more seconds. You've gotthis.

What the hell, Brad?

Are you?What?Are you kidding?What the

hell?To you?Back to you. Because I just

insisted on paying for dinner and he

freaked out. He made a huge scene and he

left. Ow. What?You you don't know him?You

didn't recognize him?No. What?Is he

famous or something?I have to stop.

Apparently we went to high school

together. Matt Port.

OK, well, if that doesn't ring a bell,

how about Fadport?Fadport.

I I didn't recognize him. Well, clearly I

misdud you. Nice act you got going on

here. You two need to talk this through.

Take as much time as you need.

Cover everything.

So you want to explain yourself?

Obviously, I didn't recognize Matt Port.

I'm a different person than I was in high

school. I was a jerk. I was insecure.

That's not an excuse. Weren't you a

different person when you were in high

school?No, I was always sweet. I mean, I

never really got off on making people

feel bad about themselves. OK, I would

like to apologize. Why don't you text me

his phone number and I'll text him. Text

him?You tortured him and you think you

can get away with this with a text?OK.

All right. I will. Fine. I will

apologize in person. OK. Well, he eats

lunch at his office every day by himself.

Either at noon. I'll text you the

address. It's right by Stonewall. Of

course. Where's Stonewall?

Learn your history, queen.

Jesus. Sam.

Sam. Ma'am. What?You're at a 12. I need

you down to a two. I think I know why

Brad Stearns met me last night. Because

of my book. I think it's because I set

you up with him. I mean, I call him Chad

Burns in the book, but maybe he got wind

of it somehow and and came to get revenge

or something. Oh, well, you call

Brad Stearns Chad Burns.

Yes.

Can he see you or something?Thank you.

That's what I've been trying to tell you.

Well, I wish you told me that earlier,

because I told him where you eat lunch

every day alone. And he's going to be

there tomorrow at noon. What?Ma'am. Oh,

sorry. Yeah. No,

that's good. I'll meet him tomorrow.

She crazy.

Hey,

thank you for agreeing to let me talk.

What do you want?

OK, so the other night

on our date,

I did not recognize you. And if I had, I

would have apologized right away because.

I was horrible. Wait, you didn't

recognize me. So you don't know about the

book?The what?You didn't. You didn't look

me up at all. No, noSam didn't want me to

know your last name. She didn't want me

looking you up. So you're here to

apologize to me?Yeah. I

mean, this is long overdue. Yeah.

YeahYou were terrible. You made

my life hell. Yeah, I know.

I'm really sorry. And what were you doing

on a date with a guy anyway, huhAre you

going to tell me you're gay now?

Are you gay?So what if he is you

bully?No, no, no, no

I'm. I'm that part. The anti bully.

You know what?Mind your own business.

Yes, I am gay.

Typical. Look, I.

I didn't realize I was attracted to guys

until I was in college. I really don't

care. What?

Yeah, you you realized you were gay in

college, in a safe environment, on your

own time, on your own terms. Am I

supposed to feel sorry for

you, what you went through?Am I supposed

to just embrace you into the gay

community?I don't know.

I hope so. Yeah. Well, you obviously

don't know the gay community.

I mean, we're loving an open community

that embraces everyone, but not you.

Matt, you're home early.

Sorry, I didn't mean to interrupt. Matt,

this is Adam.

Alan Reynolds. Really.

OK, Reynolds. He has

no idea about the book. It was

great. He apologized for

torturing me in high school. He told me

all about how he realized he was gay and

his whole coming out. You were

bullied in high school by a gay kid. No,

he wasn't gay in high school. No, he came

out later in college. But he apologized.

Totally. OK, how brave.

No, don't give him credit for that. You

know, he originally wanted to do it over

the phone. Oh, could you imagine still to

own up to it and try to make amends?That

takes balls. No. What took

balls was for me to say, am I

supposed to say that all is forgiven?

Perfect. Am I supposed to feel sorry for

you and what you went through?Am I

supposed to just embrace you into the gay

community?Sorry. You know what takes

balls?Not giving in. OK, that doesn't

take balls. That takes anger, which it

sounds like it gave you in the first

place. What do you know about it,

Reynolds?Yeah. Who are you?And and and

what kind of name is Reynolds?Yeah. What

is that?Your last name?Get a real name.

So you had this guy apologize to you for

something that was done years and years

ago, and you had the nerve to not accept

this apology.

Look who's the bully now. I'm going

to go take a shower.

All right. All rightCan you

take it off?You can rip the shirt. I

think that'd be best. All right. Tuesday.

Hey, Brad, do you do you have a

second?Just just a

second. Yeah. No. Yeah.

I've said all that, honestly. No, I could

have. I could have handled this entire

situation a lot better. I I thought I was

over high school. I thought

that since I've basically dedicated

my entire life to how to deal with

bullying, that I would know how to handle

a bully. Not that you're a bully

now.

Not that you're a bully now. You have

been. Nothing but kind to me and

and I've been a child. I

of course you're welcome into the gay

community and I would be absolutely

honored to hear your coming out story.

And at this

point I probably owe you an apology.

OK, I'll accept your apology for

poorly accepting my apology. I'm

one condition. What?

You go out with me.

Second date.

It's only water

rushing down on you.

It's only water

in a deep, deep pool.