Strange Weather Page #4

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all the way in from town.

Tried to hitch, but

nobody'd pick him up.

That's why he had the blisters.

And when Walker got here,

he and mark went back

into mark's room.

They were doing lines.

I guess.

Come on, Dennis.

Mark, he always had it,

you know?

But the weird thing was,

when Walker came out

of mark's room, he had...

What?

He had... he had a box

of bullets in his hand.

You know, back when I was

in business school,

my professor told me

my plan wasn't going to cut it.

A restaurant

that's all about hot dogs?

Who would go eat there?

But when I was a boy,

my mama and me would get

a hot dog at the corner store

every Saturday

just like clockwork,

even if it was raining.

We considered that good luck,

eating a hot dog in the rain,

and I knew if I just honored

that memory,

well, sir, everything was gonna

be just fine.

Did you ever go all the way

through that site to where

mark Wright's talking about

how he started that business?

Mm-mm.

He took every little bit

of Walker, every last bit,

and he is on that thing

bragging about it,

celebrating it.

That's why I'm headed

to New Orleans in the morning.

- What? No, you're not.

- Oh, yes, I am.

Well, then I'm coming with you.

Byrd.

I want you to come.

Geri and I bought tickets for

that concert in Atlanta tomorrow.

And you got that

big project due for Colin.

Well, I'll stay up tonight

and finish it.

Come here.

I mean,

what are you gonna do, baby?

You gonna wave that gun

in his face

and tell him to apologize?

Come on.

That's just pure foolishness.

That's the last thing

you need to be doing.

You don't know what

I need to be doing.

Stop bossing me around.

Jesus Christ.

That's why I broke up with you

in the first place.

No. No, it's not.

No, it's not.

No, it's not why you broke up

with me, and you know it.

You couldn't commit to a man

who loves you.

You... you couldn't commit

to a man who loves you

and who asked you to marry him.

And you been avoiding me

as of late.

And why is that, Darcy?

You know why?

Because, because you're stuck.

You're stuck,

and you're so goddamn stubborn,

you can't even see it.

Look, I get why you're so upset,

and why you think you gotta go

settle this thing

right this second,

but think it through.

Ask for the days off.

Don't just take them.

Don't risk your job.

That's what pays the bills,

right?

That's what's gonna get you

your degree.

I didn't put in my application.

What?

It was due last week.

I know that.

I know.

But I didn't put it in.

Okay?

And I'm not gonna wait, byrd.

I can't.

Oh, darce.

Temperatures

are gonna hit 98 by midday,

but with that nasty old

heat index,

it's gonna feel more like 105.

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