The Rake Page #2

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- where do you want to start?

- Oh, okay, I'm sorry, what were

you just saying to me

about tradition?

Is this for real

Or is this a dream?

I find it hard

Hard to believe

Don't wake me up

Because it feels

Because it feels

[ANDREW SIGHS]

There is so much sh*t

in that barn.

Like, literal sh*t?

Yeah, like, literal sh*t.

Come here.

- So, what do you think?

- Mm...

I definitely think

it's a fixer-upper.

But that's okay.

- I'm used to those.

- Oh!

- Is that so?

- Mm-hmm.

Was I really that bad?

No. Otherwise,

I never would've said "I do."

- Point taken. Ouch.

- [CHUCKLES]

- I'm glad you did.

- Me too.

Stop distracting me.

We got work to do. We got people

- coming over tomorrow.

- Okay, okay, boss.

What time are they coming?

Ben and Michelle said six

and then Ashley...

I don't know.

Don't worry, it's going

to work out, all right.

There's my woman.

How are you doing?

- Good.

- Good?

Good.

[MOANING]

[DOORBELL RINGS]

Swear to God that better be

f***ing God.

- Hey.

- Hey! We weren't expecting you

so early. Did you have a friend

drop you off?

- Uh, I took a cab.

- Great, come in.

Sorry about the mess, we were

gonna have everything

all cleared up by the time

everyone got here tomorrow.

It's so good to see you!

Here.

Thank you.

That's very thoughtful of you.

- What is it?

- It's a spider plant.

Native, is it?

I don't know.

I just know they're, like,

impossible to kill.

Low maintenance. Come in,

I'll show you around.

- We can put this away.

- [ASHLEY LAUGH]

Come on!

I'm down to 14 today, I think.

Half are for my anxiety, mixed

with a few anti-depressants,

and the rest are basically

horse tranquilizers...

but still nothing holds a torch

to the sh*t they were feeding me

in the hospital.

Well, that's progress then,

right?

Yeah, no voices.

- Well, that's good.

- ASHLEY:
Yeah...

I think so.

I'm starting to sort

my sh*t out.

Signed up for school again.

Well, online courses,

and I've been working part time

as a florist.

A florist, really?

I always thought

you hated gardening.

I did. I still do. I'm like

the human version of herbicide.

ASHLEY:

Probably should've consulted

with Ms. Authority here first.

But can't be choosy, I guess.

It's, kind of, hard to get a job

when you have

no real work experience.

ANDREW:
Why is that?

Well, after inpatient therapy

I was a bit of a nomad.

Can't really handle people.

They can't really handle me,

thus the plants.

Well, I guess it's kind of hard

to plant your roots

when you're constantly ripping

them out.

Did you really just make

a plant metaphor?

- Yes, I did.

- [NICOLE LAUGHING]

- It was bad.

- Yes, it was.

But, you know, he's not wrong.

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