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Thank you.

Oh, come on, Nicky!

Look to me.

Now?

Not here, Joey. Someone might see us.

There's no one around.

There are cabins with windows.

Someone might be looking out from behind a curtain someplace.

Thank you.

and have some fun.

Having sex in front of an audience is not my idea of fun.

What audience?

Where?

We're talking about one lonely old guy.

Behind a curtain.

And so glad we're taking Cal in some place.

Huh?

Maybe you should go be with him.

Maybe I should.

It was just like my mother when she was your age.

There's a photo.

She's wearing a headband and love beads.

You two would have made great friends.

Don't.

What? You're mad at me.

I have work to do.

I have to go find Lovey Bleep for Diane.

It's part of a new book.

Do it tomorrow.

I'll come along and help you. I asked you not to do that.

Please?

What light picture do you want to use in the back?

I don't know. What do you mean you don't know? You've been staring at those

plants the last 20 minutes.

I think I'm brain dead, Charlie.

You decide. Maybe the faceted ones or the ones with the frosted glass.

So, uh...

You got a headache? You want an aspirin or something?

No.

How about a ham sandwich and a blowjob?

I got a blowjob last night.

Some woman in a bar across the street.

You know what I was thinking about when she was doing it to me?

I was thinking that I got to repair the drywall in the bedroom.

You see, it cracked the year that Margie died.

And then the rains came and the mold set in.

So while this little wild chick is giving me head, I'm thinking about the

goddamn drywall.

Hey, you've got to put him out of it, Alec.

Alec, I snap out of a shot.

Margie would not. She would have wanted you to move on. Move on with who? What?

Huh? The chick I met in the bar last night?

I thought you liked that chick that Rita introduced you to. What's her name,

Billy?

Yeah, I kind of like her.

I'm having dinner with her again tonight, but I don't feel anything for

her, Charlie.

I don't feel anything for any of them.

Just give it time.

You'll be okay.

So you sure you want to use this thing in the back?

I don't give a shit, Charlie.

What would it feel like to disappear forever?

Nicky, what the hell are you doing?

How many lovers have jumped from this cliff, Joey?

I don't know.

What's got into you?

What if I jump?

Would you care?

Stop it, Nick.

Go on and jump, then.

Joey!

Joey! Joey, stop, please.

I'm sorry. I shouldn't have scared you like that.

I've had it, Nick.

I need some space.

What is that supposed to mean?

I need some time to myself.

How much time?

Two or three weeks.

A month, maybe.

I don't want stupid little thing any time to think about it.

It's not just this, Nicky. It's everything.

I know you've been through a lot, and I'm sorry about that. But I can't fix

your life for you.

I didn't ask you to.

Yes, you did.

In a hundred different ways.

Joey, I'm sorry.

I didn't mean to.

Come here, please.

Hey.

Come on, don't look at me like that.

Makes me feel bad.

You're not telling me it's over between us, are you, Julie?

No, I just need some time to myself.

You still love me?

Of course I do.

Well, maybe you'll have more children someday with somebody else.

Wouldn't you like that?

That would terrorize me more.

Why?

I've done that. It takes enormous energy.

I'm just too old to do it again.

You didn't like being a father?

I loved being a father.

My son means more to me than my own life.

I thought you two weren't talking to each other.

That's his choice for now.

He was so hurt by his mother's death that he needed someone to blame, and I

was the closest.

How long has it been?

Almost two years.

So how about you?

Do you want to have children?

Me? Oh, no.

Don't be silly. I want to be a lover, not a mother.

Maybe we can have dinner at your place.

I want to see how you live.

I want to know everything about you.

Really.

Really.

Really.

It's a great dinner.

It really was.

It really was.

Yeah.

It sounds like...

You're

a really good dancer.

I just can't get into it.

Don't be sorry, Alex. We're just getting started.

Boy, really lovely and beautiful.

You're just not right for me.

Alex, come on.

Alex, stay. We'll have a drink.

Alex!

We'll have fun.

Alex?

Alex?

Hello? Yeah.

Is this 555-1018?

Yes. Tiffany?

Sir, yes, sir.

A cab driver on the way back from the airport gave me your number, and he

said... For a good time, call Tiffany.

Yeah, that's what he said.

What do you look like?

About 5'10". Short black hair.

Big blue eyes.

Small breasts.

But very, very sensitive.

Tall.

Black hair.

Blue eyes.

I like that.

You just caught me coming out of the shower. I'm standing here in front of my

bedroom window, totally naked and dripping wet.

You're not afraid that someone will see you?

I was. I'm sort of hoping someone would come by.

I love to show off in front of total strangers.

Hold on.

Hello? Hello?

Hello? Hello?

Hello?

The cab driver had good taste.

Small breath.

Bye.

There was no one there.

Now we can continue.

Hello?

Oh. Well, I thought I'd go sun return.

I'm with Charlie.

I went around front, not... No one answered, so I, uh...

Come around here.

Well, Nikki, this is Rita. Rita, this is Nikki. This is my brother's kid.

Hi. Hi.

I'm going to go make some coffee.

So,

how

are you doing?

I'm okay.

Where you been, Nick?

How come you never call?

Been working out some stuff.

Oh, yeah?

Yeah, well, you know, we've all been working out some stuff.

But we're family. We're supposed to do that together.

We went over to that house you were living in in the valley, but you'd

already moved.

Got an apartment on the west side.

Charlie, remember those photos of my mother when she was happy?

You want photos of your mother?

You call your father.

It's time already.

How is he?

How the hell do you think he is?

Hey, brother.

Have a rough night?

Greatest night of my life.

All right, what happened last night? None of your goddamn business.

You know what? Back off. I'm not the enemy. Back off. What? What do you want

to take a swing at me, Charlie, huh?

I want a swing at you. Come on, Charlie. Take a swing at me.

Fuck you.

Where are you going?

We'll take a couple of days.

We'll stay at my place for the month.

We'll change the scene.

We'll change the conversation.

Thanks, John.

Sorry I'm such an asshole.

Oh.

Someone dropped this off for you this morning?

Right. I saw Nick this morning.

I was asking about you.

Save it, Charlie. Think about it some other time.

Chlorine. What an unusual name.

Yeah, it's like chlorine, but with an A.

What's it do around here, chlorine?

Oh, well, you can swim and you can play.

You can ride horses.

Yeah,

I bet you want to.

So, darling, how come I haven't seen you in here before?

No, I just got up here a few weeks ago.

I live in L.A.

Yeah? Yeah.

Vacation?

No, work.

Actually, I'm up here doing research for a writer who lives up here.

Yeah? Uh-huh. You're one of those granny types.

I like that.

Smart girls make the best lovers.

Now, why do you say that?

Because they think more about what they're doing the more you think.

Really? Yeah.

You have really nice hands, guys.

You know, I can tell a lot about a man by the kind of work he does by his

hands. Such as?

Well, your hands are a little bit rough, but your nails are really well

manicured, which means you're not a laborer.

Maybe you're a boss?

I'm impressed.

I also do tea leaves and tarot cards.

Why don't you come home with me tonight, and I'll give you a reading.

I wouldn't be much good to you tonight, Claire.

Why don't you give me your number? We'll do it another time.

Okay, but you can catch me really early in the morning.

Really?

You got a boyfriend or what?

Maybe.

Well, maybe why don't you give me your number?

No.

Why don't you give me your number and maybe I'll give you a call?

Well, of course, maybe.

Let's dance. You want to dance?

All right, we can dance.

Sit at the floor, babe. All right.

Everybody's got to be somebody, someone.

Everybody's got to put his soul on the line.

Everybody's got to be somebody, someone.

Well, I bought a 738 Special.

Shocked my baby that very day.

And when the police came to get me, I couldn't know.

This is what they heard me say. I said, everybody's got...

Everybody's got to put his soul on the line.

the claw.

Do you have scotch?

No, I'm sorry. We just have beer and wine.

I want to make sure they're latex.

Yeah, I know.

You come here often?

No, no, no.

How about you?

No.

How come you know so much?

I did some research on condoms once.

Must have been fun.

It was interesting.

I did some research, too, back in the ninth grade.

Little Buddy Yeager showed me what he was going to use on Juvie Inglesby.

Well, for your information, you aren't in the ninth grade anymore.

And I don't think you want them that small.

No.

No, of course not.

Do you see any super jumbos around here?

Must be out of them.

I can always use this as a party hat for my hamster.

You're funny.

And you're lovely.

You remind me of my wife when she was your age.

Oh, you're married?

I'm widowed.

Oh.

Well, I gotta go.

Oh, don't go.

We just met.

Have dinner with me tonight.

I can't.

I'm planning a close encounter with a stranger.

Do you have someone in mind, or will any stranger do?

Will I follow her

to the station with a suitcase in my

hand?

Will I follow her to the station with a suitcase

in my hand?

Will this hot tail, hot tail...

Rain on your door.

Rain on your door.

When the train is pulling to the station, I'm looking up

and... Question

one.

Thank you.

No.

One, two, three, four.

Wow!

Hey. Hey.

You fell asleep.

I died and went to heaven.

Oh, I haven't seen a sunrise like this in a long time.

I don't think I like them much.

Kind of destroys the magic of the night.

Magic's still there.

Really glad we bought these.

I've been really good about using these lately.

Oh, I've been real good, too. I haven't been with anybody since my wife died two

years ago.

Two years?

Yeah.

That's a long time.

Yeah, it is a long time.

What's your name?

Why?

As they say, to the wind after you've gone.

They call.

And take a hot bath.

With you?

Yeah.

I'd like to make love to you.

In the water.

And then take you to bed.

Yes.

Are you hungry?

Only me.

What are you doing here?

I missed you.

Oh, come on, Nicky. You promised me you'd give me a few weeks.

You're really going to blow it if you keep crowding me like this.

Okay, okay.

I'll go back to L.A.

It's a long drive. Can I get some coffee?

Yeah.

You know where it is.

What happened?

Oh, my God.

Put it here under the sink. Hang on a second.

I don't think I can drive back to L.A. today.

Kind of slow tonight, huh? The weekend's over, man. People go home.

Want your drink?

Yeah.

Let me have some, uh...

Hello, Alvin.

Do you mind if I sit down?

I don't mind if you sit down.

I've got to go.

They jumped from this spot in 1974.

The bodies were found two days later.

What a drastic way to die.

The suicide note said they couldn't stand the humiliation of being

discharged from the military.

They couldn't stand separation either.

Gentlemen, so darkly romantic.

Honey, what's wrong?

Don't tell me you're having problems with Nick again.

No, it's not about Nicky. Someone else now, right? Oh,

God, Diane.

No, listen,

I met a man the other night.

He's older, very handsome.

Did you make love with him?

Yes.

And? I couldn't stop shaking for hours. Oh, my God.

Lucky you.

Lucky? No. It scared the hell out of me. Oh, come on. I know, but that is

passion. Kind of passion is scary at first.

Believe me, there's no better feeling in the world.

God. So tell me.

Yeah. When are you going to see him again?

I'm not.

I ran away from him.

He doesn't even know my name.

What's going to happen? You're going to be thinking about him again. Is that

what you want?

wondering where he is, who he's with, or what might have happened if, you know.

And always, you're always going to be longing for his parents again.

You're right.

Such a risk, though.

Yeah.

You know what, honey?

If you risk nothing, you risk everything.

Hi.

This just came in.

That's every night this week.

Way to go, dude.

Good night. Good night.

Oh,

shit.

Will you stop already?

You've been working late every night.

I just need to keep busy right now.

What's all this?

Don't ask. Just iterate it.

Don't work too hard.

Yeah.

Hello? Alex?

So, Rita, has Charlie said anything about Alex lately?

Well, like what?

I don't know. Like, is he acting weird about anything? Is he upset?

Well, he's been kind of uptight lately.

That's all Charlie said.

He went up to the cabin last weekend, and that didn't seem to help.

We should go up there again sometime.

Just the two of us. It's so pretty.

It's great in the wintertime.

God, it's so pretty up there. We should go again sometime, just the two of us.

Well, if it works out between you and Alex, maybe the four of us can go.

If it works out, it's going to work out. I'm going to make it work out.

We'll see.

He's got to come over for dinner this week. It's Charlie's birthday, so he

can't say no.

Maybe you should be there.

I have a great recipe for birthday cake.

Where did you get that?

Oh, Charlie brought it home to me last night. Isn't it cute?

Hello.

No, Charlie's not here right now.

Is there someone named Alex there?

Alex?

What do you want him for?

Who is this?

Hello?

Hello?

Uh, is Charlie there?

I have a delivery for him.

Uh, he's at the set.

Oh, I see.

Is, um, Alex available?

No, he's at the set, too.

Hmm. Are you planning to make a delivery for Charlie's birthday?

Exactly. Could I have that dress, please?

Wait,

wait, wait, wait. Make a wish. Make a wish.

Let's all make a wish.

Benedict Arnold. Hey.

I did not know she was going to be here. Rita didn't say a word to me.

It's just one evening. Why can't you be nice?

I'm always nice, baby brother.

But you have no idea.

Make me a drink, will you? I'll be right back.

Hi. Didn't your mother tell you to knock first?

Didn't your mother teach you to close the bathroom door before you go?

Besides, I was here first.

Anyways, it was the only place we could be alone together.

You grabbed me, don't you?

Where's your sense of humor?

This isn't funny. It's an insult.

It's an insult?

You son of a bitch!

How dare you make love to me and then just dump me like I'm some kind of piece

of shit!

I'm angry too.

I'm sorry.

It just didn't work out.

Alex, what the fuck is going on?

Uncle Charlie.

Nick. Did I miss a party?

Yes and no.

What's going on? Alex.

Alex.

This is my brother's kid. Nicky, Nicky, this is Bill. How you doing?

Well, it's an asshole.

Hello?

Is anybody home?

Is

anybody home?

Anything you want it to be.

My name is Johanna.

Thank you.

Tennis. Do you play tennis?

Occasionally.

How

much

time can you take?

I'll have to do some work this week, but not that much.

What kind of work do you do?

I'm researching a story for Diane Destiny.

Have you ever read her book?

No, should I?

Well, she writes lesbian romance novels.

Oh, yeah, I've read one or two.

Must be in a hall closet.

Is this your mother?

Yeah.

She's really pretty.

How did she die?

She overdosed on sleeping pills.

My dad was restoring a building in Charleston when I was away at school.

She was dead three days when I came home and found her.

She was turned on her side.

The blood had sank to the lower part of her body.

Look like a rotten apple.

I like you, Billy.

I like you too, Nick.

Wish I could have been your mother.

Yeah, right. Some mother.

Mind if I look around?

Sure, go ahead.

I'll only be a few minutes. Yeah, right.

Take some sneakers and jeans. Maybe we'll hike up in the mountains later.

It's a nice place.

Whose is it?

It's my boss's. He lets me use it.

Oh, your boss.

You mean the lesbian romance novelist?

You were so quiet, I wasn't sure if you'd, uh... Want to tell

me about that?

No, pick your own way.

None of your business.

No, no, no, no, no, no, no. I have not given up on Alex yet.

Come on.

He's not for you.

He's already stitched up once.

Oh, no, that was all my fault.

I shouldn't have crowded him so much.

I've tried to call to apologize, but he just won't return any of my calls.

Well, he's not here.

He's gone back up to the cabin. He's got to get some stuff to work out.

How's your girlfriend?

Ah, she wasn't there.

Girlfriend?

Is it serious?

Yeah, except I keep fucking up lately.

I want to say the right thing, Billy, but sometimes it just comes out all

wrong.

Join the club.

You want to go to a movie with me tonight?

I don't know.

Got my number from Rita. Call me later.

Where are you going? I have an appointment I forgot about.

Call me later, okay?

So do you love this man?

Oh, he's not a man.

He's a boy.

I never knew a man before you.

So do you love him?

I did.

I still do, I guess.

It's just that things are different now.

I grew up and he didn't.

Your story's a key to your place.

Well, that's because we never actually broke up.

We took some time apart so we could think about things.

And then you met me.

Yeah.

I did.

So you gotta tell him about us. Oh, I don't want to hurt him.

He's young. He'll get over it.

Hey, being young has nothing to do with this.

We were together for almost two years.

And he had so much pain to deal with.

Pain's part of life. We all have to go through it.

I'm so responsible for him, though.

Fine.

So why don't you just go back and then you can be his little mommy, huh?

Maybe I will.

Don't run away from me.

Oh, man, they do not make love stories like they used to.

It's fucking lame, Billy. I'm sorry about that.

Next time, you pick the movie.

Okay. Oh, God.

Got a corkscrew?

No. Ah, shit. Okay.

Did you sleep with him?

Sleep with who?

My father.

Yes.

How can you do that?

Nick, your mom's been gone a long time.

Did he ever talk about her?

Not to me.

Did he love her, like, desperately?

She cried a lot.

Was he good in bed?

Are you?

What?

Are you interested, Billy?

I don't want to do this.

Why not?

Not because of him, Nick.

Maybe.

But you... You hate him.

Billy, he is my father.

Charlie, what's happening?

Oh, shit.

Who found it?

What was he doing there?

Yeah, yeah, okay. I'm on my way. Thanks.

Thanks.

What happened?

Somebody broke into my house last night and trashed the place.

I've got to go back for a few days.

I'm going to miss you.

I'll call you.

I came in to talk to you this morning. I walked into all this.

He called me as soon as he saw it all. Thought maybe somebody had killed you.

You have any idea who might have done this?

No.

Hey, Alex. Come on, let's leave it at that.

A picture of Margie and me.

Did you take that?

No.

You know what? It's probably underneath something.

We'll find it later. I don't want to find it later. I want to find it now.

Why is it so important?

How can you ask such a question?

You made her cry all the time.

She had a chemical imbalance, Mickey.

It made her depressed.

That's why she cried.

That's why she took all those pills.

But she killed herself.

Didn't kill herself.

Medication backed up her system.

Happens sometimes.

Stacked her heart.

Why didn't anybody tell me this before now?

We tried.

You just couldn't hear it until now.

Come on, Dad. I'll help you find it. It's got to be here somewhere.

I'll be outside.

It's okay, Nicky.

We'll find it later.

In two days, when are you coming back?

God, there's that much of a mess, huh?

Yeah, sure, we can come down then.

Just a minute!

Hey, someone's at the door. You want to hang on a sec?

Okay, call me back later.

I love you, honey.

I can't stand being apart from you like this.

Okay, bye.

Hey, Joey.

I don't think I want to meet your family.

Why not? My destiny ought to be a really cool guy. You'd like him. My uncle's

great.

You are getting it.

We've come to the end of the road in this relationship.

Don't say that, Joey. You say one more like that, I'll go jump off that fucking

cliff. I'm teasing you, Joey. Come on, lighten up. I'm sorry.

I know it's been hard to take lately. Let me go!

You were the only family that I had for so long.

Now I've got them back.

I just want you to be a part of it.

Okay? You owe me that much.

Later we can talk, okay?

Okay? Okay.

So Nick really likes this girl.

Yeah. What's her name anyway?

Hey, Nicky. Uncle Charlie.

All right, come on. Wow, who's this beautiful man? This is Joanne. Nice to

meet you.

You too.

So, what can I get you guys to drink?

Hemlock.

Joey. This will bother Alex.

How do you do?

Nice to meet you.

Hi,

I'm Rita.

Hi, Rita. Joanna.

Welcome. Thank you. Good to see you again.

How are you doing?

I think I'm going to go back to school this fall.

Study photography, maybe specialize in shooting architecture.

What do you think, Dad? I could shoot all your projects for you. Nick Robbins,

photographer.

Nick Robbins, uh... Robbins. I dropped this down a long time ago.

Dad?

You've all met Joey tonight.

I met her for the first time two years ago, and I knew that she was the

girlfriend of mine. Nick, you don't.

But I want them to know what you mean to me.

Please, Nick, don't do this, okay?

But I want you to get to know them.

I don't fucking want to know them!

Thank you very much.

Don't talk to me anymore.

Won't answer my calls, nothing.

So what do you want me to do about it?

I need a drink.

How did you get this?

Put it back.

Put it back.

Now. It was you that read my father's house.

I loved him, Nick.

We were good together.

And then he started fucking this other girl.

I had to do something to get him back.

Don't you see?

I'll fix it.

Please leave your message

after the beep.

Maybe if you're there, please pick up. Something awful's happened.

Nick disappeared.

I'm worried about him. I think he might hurt himself.

If you have any thoughts on where he might be, please.

I'm getting really desperate. Alex, I'm here.

He doesn't know about us.

You go.

I'll stay here.

Nikki. God, it's a beautiful place.

Can't believe she's gone.

Just like that.

What did I do to make her go away?

It wasn't your fault.

How do you know that?

It's just a feeling.

Sometimes people have to work things out.

She had to move on. You got to do the thing.

How did I do that?

How did you move on after mom died?

I just went on.

And then sometimes something new and wonderful comes into your life.

And it fills up the empty space.