601
Provided she wasn't
too convincing1.
602
Of course,
603
I mean, I will miss him,
604
being gone all the time.
605
He'll be bringing in
more money,
606
But he is going to miss
the birthdays,
607
baseball games,
608
first steps...
609
But that's the trade-off.
610
Right?
611
I just hope one day,
612
Tom doesn't look back
and regret being gone so much.
613
Well, I better get out there
before they break something.
614
Of course.
I will see you soon.
615
So have you been
acting on these feelings?
616
I got a buddy2.
we get together,
617
We mess around.
618
But it's no big deal.
619
It's just lately,
I've been starting to, like,
620
Care about him, and I don't
know how to handle it.
621
Wow.
622
Yeah, and I thought if I sleep
with somebody like you,
623
I'll know for sure,
624
and I can sTOP
freaking out about this.
625
Yeah, but why me?
You're a good-looking kid.
626
Why don't you test-drive
someone your own age?
627
Girls talk.
628
If I start something
with somebody
629
and it doesn't...
630
work out,
631
everybody at school
will find out.
632
And I figured
I could trust you,
633
'cause you have
a husband and all.
634
Well, I guess
that makes sense, in a...
635
Weird sort of way.
636
You know, my buddy and I,
we've been messing around
637
for quite a while,
and...
638
this whole time,
I just kept telling myself
639
that it didn't really
mean anything, you know?
640
I guess I've just been
kidding myself, huh?
641
We're all in denial
about something.
642
But you're finally
facing the truth,
643
and I think
that's sort of brave.
644
Thanks.
645
I should probably go.
646
Uh, just so you know,
647
I never would have told
Mr. Sol?s about you and John.
648
I may be gay,
but I'm not a jerk3.
649
Did you feel anything?
650
Not really.
