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I'm working to pay this mortgage,

and I pay for both of the cars.

Yeah, and that's all you do.

I pay all of our bills with my salary.

Which you agreed to do. That's fair.

Do you not like this house?

Do you not like your car?

Caleb, who takes care

of this house?

Me. Who washes all the clothes?

Me. Who gets all the groceries?

Me. Not to mention I'm helping

my parents every weekend.

I've got all this pressure on me.

The only thing you do for anybody

is for yourself.

Let me tell you, you don't know

the first thing about pressure.

All right? You think

I put out house fires for myself?

Or rush to car wrecks at 2 a. m.

For myself?

Or pull a child's body

out of a lake for myself?

You have no idea what I go through.

Yeah, but what do you do around here

other than watch TV...

...and waste time on the Internet?

If looking at that trash

is how you get fulfilled, that's fine.

But I will not compete with it.

Well, I sure don't get it from you.

And you won't.

Because you care more

about saving for your stupid boat...

...and pleasing yourself

than you ever did about me.

Shut up! I'm sick of you!

You disrespectful, ungrateful,

selfish woman!

- I'm not selfish.

- How dare you say that?

You constantly nag me

and you drain the life out of me!

I'm tired of it!

If you can't give me

the respect I deserve...

Look at me!

- Then what's the point

of this marriage?

I want out.

I just want out.

If you want out, that's fine with me!

Mr. Rudolph.

Caleb.

- That's it.

- All right.

Think we got it. We're good to go.

I think I got this.

- You think you know the truck?

- Yeah.

All right. I'll tell you what.

We're gonna go inside

and get something to drink.

You bring me a hose stretcher.

All right.

- That's mean, man.

- No, it's good for him.

- Mother's gifts.

- Okay.

- And...

- You know what? I forgot to tell you.

- I got Friday off and I'll be there.

- Good.

You know I ain't gonna

let my son down.

I know you won't.

Hey, we still got

that hot date tomorrow, right?

Oh, so now it's a hot date?

Life's too short

to have any other kind.

You're right.

- I love you, baby.

- I love you too.

- And I will see you in the morning.

- All right.

- Back home.

- All right, see you later.

Eric, what are you doing?

Wayne told me

to grab a hose stretcher.

- A hose stretcher?

- Yes, sir.

Eric, you are the hose stretcher.

Man.

Honey, I agree with you.

You gotta get out.

- He don't deserve you.

- You can say that again.

A real man's gotta be a hero to his wife

before anybody, or he ain't a real man.

Do you need a place to stay? I can't

imagine living in the same house.

No, I decided

that I'm not the one that's leaving.

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