Benny & Joon Page #7

- Yeah.

You know what? I better not.

I gotta get goin'. I better get goin', OK?

Yeah.

- OK.

- I'll take a rain check on the beer.

I got the doors.

- Wanna go to dinner?

- Ever been married?

- No.

- Yeah.

Yeah?

Great.

- See ya.

- See ya.

See ya.

- See you next week.

- Right. Thank you.

Benny, would you

come inside a moment?

Sure.

- Who's the new housekeeper?

- The new...

Oh! This...

friend just came to stay

with us for a while, but...

Joon tells me he's a man.

Well, you know Joon,

how flowery she gets with words.

So she's lying?

I mean, is it a man or isn't it?

Well... Yes, technically.

He's really just a guy, a friend.

Where does this leave the group home?

I take it you haven't talked to her about it.

No, not yet.

The admission date

is less than a week away.

But the thing is, she's really doin' fine.

She seems content.

Let's just leave it at that for now.

Let me know when you want to

tell her about it.

I'll let you know.

OK. Bye.

- Hello.

- I want to help.

Wonderful. OK.

If you'd like to fill out this application,

I'll be right with you.

Not so hard.

Wow. You actually have cuticles.

I know. That's amazing.

What the hell is he doin'?

Mashed potatoes.

So are you and Ruthie

considering itemhood?

Are you?

# Benjamin and Ruthjamin, sittin' in a tree

# K-i-s-s-i-n-g

# First comes love, then comes marriage

- Get outta here!

- # Then comes a little baby carriage

I'm just takin' her out to dinner.

- That's a good joke.

- Did you like that?

- What time you got?

- It's eleven.

- On the nose?

- Right exactly.

I don't think I've asked anybody the time

before and had it been right on the nose.

That's weird, isn't it?

It's right on the nose.

Do you... Do you want

to come in for a while?

I...

I've got that beer waiting for you.

You know what?

I should probably go.

- OK.

- Listen.

Can I... Can I tell you somethin'?

What?

You see,

my life is just real... complicated, and...

Gimme a break, Benny.

I just offered you a beer, OK?

No.

Why don't we pick up Ruthie

and get some ice cream?

- Yeah, let's get her.

- No.

- Why?

- Because she doesn't want to talk to me.

Come on. We should go.

Knock it off.

He is... He's incredible.

He's amazing.

- Did you have to go to school for that?

- No, I got thrown out of school for that.

- Really?

- Oh, yeah.

Hey, listen.

Why don't you guys go ahead?

I'm just gonna hang out here for a while.

- Really?

- Yeah. Go ahead.

I'll see you at home, later.

- All right?

- OK.

- That was great.

- No, no, no.

- Thank you.

- Thank you.

Bye-bye.

# When the road gets dark

# And you can no longer see

# Just let my love throw a spark

# And have a little faith in me

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