Better Living Through Chemistry Page #3

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about weekend bike rides at all.

Come on, honey!

Let's take this hill!

F***ing misery.

Soon after Ethan was born,

Kara discovered road cycling was

perfect for shedding baby weight,

and Doug was on board.

He saw cycling as a chance for them

to do something as a young family,

and for a moment, it was fun.

For Kara, though, cycling turned

from hobby into profession,

inspiring her business at the

nearby Glen Rock Shopping Centre.

Come on! Grind it out! Cottage

cheese is for breakfast, not thighs!

And leading her to victory

at the Tour de Woodbury.

She's won five out of

the last six races.

It's become the cornerstone

of Kara's year.

And the bane of Doug's existence.

- And I said, "Armstrong?"

- That's right.

"More like headstrong."

Doug, you made it.

There you go, Dougie. You know

the drill. Last man pays.

We waited 45 minutes for you, Doug.

I just figured we'd

all eat together.

It's gonna be getting

dark now, okay?

- I want you to be careful.

- Okay.

Okay.

- Thanks, honey.

- Yep. See you at home.

Doug?

Oh, hey, Mrs...

Elizabeth.

Right.

Did you think about

going to medical school?

I did. I was, but then Kara

got pregnant, things changed.

We got married and this just

seemed like the logical choice,

especially with Kara's father

owning the pharmacy and all.

He's Bishop.

He's definitely Bishop.

- He's Bishop.

- Whoa.

And what about this?

The cycling thing.

You do that for the

cool clothes, or what?

Yeah, yeah. No, mostly I do it

because my wife expects me to.

Although I don't share her passion,

I do think that a good cardio

workout three times...

Doug, can I ask you something?

Go ahead.

Do you do everything your

wife tells you to do?

Excuse me.

Yeah? Oh, no, I'm still here. I've

been here for f***ing two hours.

You are... You are offensive.

You are... Oh, I...

Don't, no. No, just don't

f***ing come then!

Sorry about that.

I really shouldn't

be saying anything

because you look like you're

gonna be very good for business,

but the pills in

those orange bottles

aren't always the solution to

people's problems, you know?

When you find that solution,

you let me know what it is, all right?

I can't tell you how

much I appreciate this.

Yes, you can.

- I appreciate it.

- See, I knew you could.

- I'm tipsy.

- Mmm-hmm.

- This has been really fun.

- Yeah.

- Hanging out with you and just talking.

- Yeah.

Seriously, Doug, I think this is the first

real conversation I've had in months.

Well, I am one of those

authentically nice guys, right?

And I'm a nice girl.

- Kindred spirits.

- Yeah.

- Hmm.

- Mmm.

And so these two kindred spirits

made one last stop before heading home.

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