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- [Brian] If you could, what's the one thing

you would change about your parents?

- [Jason] Nothing, they're perfect.

Just ask them.

(laughing)

- [Brian] I would have wanted mine to be

less surfacy in our conversations.

- [Jason] That may have had as much to do with you

as with them.

- [Brian] Maybe.

God, it sucked them both getting sick at the same time.

- [Jason] But, also, weirdly romantic,

in a Lifetime movie sort of way.

- [Brian] I didn't realize until those last months

that they weren't disinterested,

they were just always waiting for me to give them a sign

that it was okay to talk about the things that really

mattered to me.

- [Jason] Talking honestly is important.

- [Brian] Yeah, it is.

(guitar music)

- Paul, I already told you, I can't come down

to the restaurant for dinner tonight.

Because I already made dinner myself.

- It can't be as good as what you could eat here.

- I'm a very good cook, you've told me so

on many occasions.

- Put your very good food in your very good Tupperware.

Put your very good Tupperware in your very good fridge,

and get your very good ass down here.

- I've got a meeting with a huge prospective client

in the morning and I need to prep for it.

- Who?

- I can't say.

- How huge?

- How huge is what?

- Brian's prospective new client.

- Who is it?

- He won't say.

- Well, give us a clue, male or female.

- I've gotta go, my dinner's getting cold, bye.

- Wait, wait, Travis is working tonight.

He says you still haven't called him.

- Is that what this is about?

- We gave you his number at least two weeks ago.

He is literally sulking.

Just come down, have dinner.

I'll sit you in his station, and I guarantee

he'll provide the dessert.

- I told you I've got to prepare for my meeting.

- Fine, fine, break the boy's heart.

Maybe turn him off of older men forever.

- I'm hanging up now, bye.

- [Jason] Eating alone sucks.

- Yep, it sure does.

- He means well.

- You make em all promise to watch over me.

- No, they just care.

- I know, I know.

(phone ringing)

- Paul, I told you, I've got work to do.

- [Man] This isn't Paul.

- What?

Oh, God, I'm sorry.

- [Man] It's David Taylor, is this Brian.

- Yeah, a friend of mine has been calling and calling

wanting me to join them for dinner.

I thought it was him again.

- [David Taylor] Is this a bad time?

- No, no, I'm sorry, do I know you.

- [David Taylor] Okay, well, this is awkward.

It seems your in-laws and --

- Oh, oh, God.

You're the guy that Frannie and Carl mentioned.

- [David Taylor] Yes, I was starting to think my parents

got confused.

- The architect.

- [David Taylor] Yeah.

- Google him, see what he looks like.

- I'm sorry I didn't get in touch,

I've just been crazed.

- [David Taylor] Is this a bad time?

I mean I understand having work to do.

- No, no, I just didn't want to go out to dinner.

I mean I do have work to do, but it can wait a bit.

- Try another.

- [David Taylor] So look, I realize this is pretty weird,

and trust me I don't make a habit of letting my parents

try to fix me up.

- I'm not judging you.

- Try Facebook.

- [David Taylor] Actually, I think they took my break up

harder than either of us did.

They really liked my ex.

I think they've always been more comfortable

with me being gay when I'm in a relationship.

That part they understand.

- Right, right.

- Anyone who manages to have no photos of themselves online,

is hiding something.

- [David Taylor] And I just managed to obliterate

the first directive of all the dating sites.

Don't talk about your ex.

- Social misfit.

- You weren't really talking about him.

- Witness protection program.

- You were contextualizing an awkward call,

which you get props for making in the first place.

- [David Taylor] You're good.

If I were a celebrity in trouble,

I'd definitely want you doing my PR damage control.

- Or just hideously unattractive.

- Damage control is just a very small piece of the job.

- Try LinkedIn.

- I prefer building up my clients and educating them

how to avoid ever needing damage control.

- [David Taylor] An ounce of prevention.

- [Brian] Yeah, kinda like you making sure you've

designed everything in the way that

the building won't fall down.

- [David Taylor] -(laughing) yeah, except

I mainly do interiors.

- Oh.

- Guess you're just gonna have to meet him.

- [David Taylor] So look, I know my parents said

your in-laws meant well, but I don't want you to feel

on the spot here.

They told me you lost your husband.

- Yeah, just a little over a year ago.

I know, I love you too, so much.

- When do we give him the extra morphine?

- The hospice nurse said we'd know.

- How?

- [David Taylor] I'm sorry.

I can only imagine.

So if you're not really ready to be dating,

I mean I wasn't ready to date anyone for like six months

and I was the one who ended my relationship.

- No, no, I've done some dating.

I'm ready to date.

- [David Taylor] I just meant if you're not--

if you just maybe want to pursue a friendship,

that's good too.

- How bout we do this, how bout we meet

and see what it feels like it wants to be.

- [David Taylor] Sounds good.

So, do you want the safety of a quick drink

or do you want to throw caution to the wind

and go for dinner.

- I can commit to dinner if you can,

I mean after all, you do come highly recommended

from people I love.

- [David Taylor] (laughing) So do you,

of course, the people I love have never met you,

and the people you love have never met me.

- Uh oh, maybe I should rethink a sight unseen dinner.

- [David Taylor] I promise I am not a serial killer.

- Okay, wait a minute, hold up, that never even

entered my mind, now I'm worried.

- [David Taylor] It's interesting you haven't given

me the same assurance.

- I am not a serial killer.

What do you say baby?

You ready for extra morphine, hmm?

- We love you son, we always have, and we always will.

- And now, you're not going to have anymore pain.

- It's okay baby.

It's gonna be just like you wanted.

Hey, remember our first official date?

Not the night we had drinks after we met at the art opening

but the following Saturday, you remember?

Close your eyes, close your eyes.

Think of that perfect spring day.

Central Park.

We agreed to meet at Bethesda fountain,

I got there first of course.

I was sitting on a bench and you walked over

and you gave me a quick kiss,

then you knelt down to tie your sneaker.

Blue Converse.

And, looked up and saw the book in my hand.

"Of Time and the River"

and you laughed and you said that you thought you were the

only one in the world that still read Thomas Wolfe.

And we talked, we talked about everything.

Books and Thomas Wolfe,

and then we walked.

We wound up walking all over that damn park

for like eight hours, remember.

Showing each other our favorite spots and places.

Laughing, eating ice cream.

That was the most glorious day of my life.

Then when we suddenly stopped talking

and we really kissed.

Baby, baby (crying)

Baby, we'll see each other again, okay.

- [David Taylor] Friday night, eight o'clock?

- Perfect.

- [David Taylor] I've got a favorite restaurant,

let me see if I can get us a reservation.

I'll email you.

- Sounds good.

- [David Taylor] I'm looking forward to this.

- Me too.

(jazz music)

- I should have said drinks.

- Too late now.

- Brian? - David?

- Yeah.

- Nice to meet you.

- Yeah, you too.

Wait, did you think that guy was me?

- Okay look, I didn't have a clue as to

what you looked like.

There's not a photo of you anywhere online,

do you know that?

There's nothing on LinkedIn, nothing on Facebook.

- Well, years ago I had a stalker

and it spooked me.

So I try to keep my photo presence as discreet as possible.

But, you looked.

- Well, yeah, didn't you?

- Oh yeah, before I even made the call.

- Wait, you agreed to this date without

ever seeing a picture of me.

- Well, like i said, you came highly recommended.

- [Hostess] Follow me.

- Have you eaten here before?

- No, but I've heard about it

- You're in for a treat.

(guitar music)

♪ You'll always be my forever ♪

♪ Down deep inside of me ♪

♪ You'll always be my forever ♪

♪ You're all I'll ever need ♪