"previously on "men in trees"." "my loan was to pay off your bookie." "I left buzz." "I'm setting us both free." "I'm gonna gnd the world!" "Pretty obvious that cash has a thing for you." "And,as I recall,I did see you kiss him." "When someone offers you a kidney,you take it." "Men in Trees Season 2 Episode 16" "Spring cleaning,coach?" "That's better left for the spring,you know." "Oh." "Jack." "I have a favor to ask you." "Want me to help move the couch?" "Well,that and,uh,cash." "He's being discharged from the hospital, oday and I was gonna go pick him up, and I was really hoping I could bring him back here." "Here?" "Uh...huh." "Now,I..." "I know you guys have had your problems." "Uh,well,you did get in a fistfight." "I'm over it." "Thing is,he doesn't have anyone else, and I was thinking ... well,hoping ... that he could stay with us while he gets better." "Oh,well,the guy just did have a kidney transplant." "What can I say to that?" " Is that a yes?" " yeah,sure." "Jack!" "Thank you." "Is that why you're moving the couch?" "Well,I want him to be comfy." "I mean,he'll sleep in the spare room, but he'll probably want to hang out here during the day, so I was hoping to get the couch closer to the fireplace." "Hey,don't suppose you want to help out a little bit more?" " A little bit more like what?" " More heavy lifting." "Maybe you could move the tv closer to the couch?" "Yeah,I can do that." "Just one more thing." "Um,maybe you could get around to cleaning out the chimney." "Starting to get cold in here." "And you want cash to be comfortable." " Uh...huh." " Got it." "Okay,come on,push." "Okay." "What are you doing?" "!" "I clean when I get upset,and I just left my degenerate gambler husband." "You're the cop,sherlock.Piece it together." "I'm not talking about the cleaning." "I'm talking about the bare-assedness." "There's bleach in your cleaning products." "Do you have any idea how much havoc one drop of that stuff will wreak on a load of laundry?" "All right,this is my home,not a nudist colony." "What is the big deal?" "We're girlfriends,you and me." "Girlfriends see each other naked all the time." "We're not girlfriends." "Of course we are.How can you say that?" "Because being a girlfriend is not my thing,all right?" "Being a peace officer is my thing." "And the peace officer in me says that this current exposure is indecent,so cover up." "Okay,girlfriend,I'll get dressed for you." "Whoa!" "This is awkward." "Yeah,even for girlfriend." "So,having fun yet?" "How's your big new york adventure going?" "Oh,my plan's falling apart." "The new patrick world tour is gonna be great." "New patrick crisscrossing the globe, seeing as many new places as possible." "starting with new york.." "May be ending in new york." "New patrick ... he doesn't even have enough for a flight back to old elmo." "Is new patrick always gonna refer to himself in the third person?" "I think I need a job." "Well,you're in luck." "This town is full of opportunities." "You just have to keep your eyes peeled for the right one and grab it." "I don't,uh ..." "I don't suppose any of those opportunities could be found at your office?" "Oh,I don't think that's a good idea." "It's reallbusy right now, and I've got this pilar romero thing going on." "What's a pilar romero?" "Pilar romero isn't a what?" "She is a who" "And she's one of the hotst self-help writers out there." "Have you ever heard of "unleashing your lust:" "Loving latina-style"?" "No.Sounds intense." "It's her first book.Best seller." "Anyway,pilar is working on a new book, all about the art of seduction,and she's left her agency." "I've spent the last few weeks wooing my tail off to try and sign her, and I am so close,I could taste it." "And I just don't have time to hold anyone's hand." "No offense,patrick." "You ready to order?" "Oh,I think I might be bad and have a hamburger." "Sure thing." "How would you like that cooked?" "Medium,no onion,tomato on top of the patty, lettuce on top of the tomato, with just a whisper of ketchup." "And could you toast the bun ever so slightly?" "And I'll have a grilled cheese." "Thank you." "That's right." "How did you know all that?" "I remember you placed an order at the chieftain." "Well,I'm impressed." "Impressed enough to give me a shot?" "What the hell." " Buzz,what's going on?" " I'm getting my wife back." " What do you want?" " I-I want to talk." "People in hell want ice water." "I got nothing to say to you." "When are you coming home?" "Coming home as soon as you move your butt out of the great state of alaska." "Look,we're out of food." "The place is a mess,and I know you always hide an extra box of raisin bran somewhere." "Oh,yeah?" "I have to hide it because,otherwise,you steal it!" "I want my raisin bran!" "I'll tell you what ... why don't you take two scoops of raisins and stick them where the sun don't shine?" "!" "Yeah,well,why don't you go snap,crackle,and pop?" "!" "Damn it." ""Where is my raisin bran?" "" You ever think of starting with an pology?" "Aw,there's no talking to that woman." "She's crazy as a crap-house rat." "She's yelling because she's mad,and she has a right to be." "You screwed up,buzz." "You better fix this." "You need her back,and I need her out." "She naked-cleans." "She's doing the buff-buff?" "How do I get her back?" "How about paying her back the money you blew?" "Hey,don't think I'm not trying." "I own buzz airlines,not continental." "I don't know where I'm gonna find the cash to pay off this nut." "You can stay on the couch for as long as you like,but." "your bed is all made and the bathroom is close-by." "I know." "I used to live here." "Right." "I just want you to feel at home." "Oh." "And I got you these to help you with recovery boredom." "I wanted to cover all my bases." "There's a little bit of everything here." "Ah,recipe week." "The quiche issue." "After you're all healed up,I expect some gourmet fare." "I should take some of these to terri." "It sucks he has to stay in the hospital longethan I did." "Yeah." "I can't believe all he's gone through for me." "You too,princess." "You know,you don't have to do all this." "Just shut up and convalesce." "Fine.But I promise a kick-ass quiche when I'm all patched up." "I'm glad you're okay,cash." "Me,too." "Look who's here." "Hey,man.Thanks for letting me heal up here." "Oh,yeah.Well,get well soon." "I'm gonna head over to the chieftain." "But you just got here." "Yeah,ben needed to speak to me about something." "See you." "Hey." "Did you ever remember to clean out the chimney?" " Oh,yeah,I'll get to it,okay?" " Okay." "I know,we don't want your patient to get chilly." "I thought we agreed this was gonna be okay." "I asked if you were sure.You said you were." "Yeah,doesn't mean I have to be the guy's buddy." "The least you can do is have a polite conversation with him." "A polite conversation between cash and I lasted about a minute before it turned into an argument and then which turned into a fight." "I don't want to beat up a guy who just had a kidney transplant." "So you're going to the chieftain?" "Look." "it's good,what you're doing for him, and I'm along for the ride on this." "Can't that be enough?" "It's quiet in here." "The gears of the publishing industry run quiet,my friend." "Like a ninja." "Hey,pointy shoes." "Jane." "Pointy shoes?" "Tippy typey,this is patrick." "Nice to meet you." "Patrick,pay attentionto tippy typey here." "She's the crme de la crme the bullpen." "Pilar romero is here." "Pilar!" "Nice to see you!" "Hola.I know I'm very early." "But I haveso many meetings today." "Not a problem." "Uh,pilar,this is the newest member of our little team hereat alliance literary ... patrick o'bachelorton." "It's a pleasureto meet you." "It's a pleasureto have you touching me." "Excuse me?" "With your writing." "Patrick thanks you for touching himwith your prose." "He's alaskan." "I've never met anyonefrom alaska." "That's very exotic." "That's me ... mr.Exotic." "I mean,uh,seor extico." "Habla espaol?" "Un poco.Yeah,I've been listening to tapes." "Uh,I'm planning onvisiting new mexico." "Let's go to my office,shall we?" "Tippy typey,can you helppatrick get settled?" "Welcome aboard,seor extico." "I already have a nickname." "Excuse me,tippy,where's the coffee machine?" "I thought I might announcemy presence here by makingan incredible pot of joe." "My name is joan." "She calls me tippy typeybecause I type fast." "I hate itwhen she calls me that." "She doesn't even knowmy real name." "Well,joan,let's get to that coffee room." "Listen up,o'donnell,there's gonna be some changesat the elmo inn." "As you know,patrick's takena leave of absence and left a gaping holearound here." "Let me assure you,chief celia, the elmo inn will continueto operate and provide our guestswith the comfort and quality they've grown to expect." "I'm sure it will,'cause we have a new patrick,and his name is buzz." "Buzz has vital skillthatcould come in handy around here.Right,buzz?" " How muchdoes this job pay?" " Really?" "We have todiscuss that now?" "I don't start any giguntil I know what the pay is." "Fine." " $8.50 an hour." " $8.50,my ass." "It's justa bed-and-breakfast." "No,a sweatshopis what it is." "Find someone else to sewthe logos on your sneakers." "Buzz,you're reallyin no position to bargain here." "I have all the marbles." "You're gonna loseall your marbles with mai organizing your sockdrawer in her birthday suit." "All right,$10 ahour." "But I want this placein tip-top shape." "She only pays me $7.25." "You should be resting." "I'm fine." "I'm fine." "Why don't you takesome pain medicine?" "I already did." "Let me see." " Chamomilla,like the tea?" " It's homeopathic." "All-natural,mother nature's pain meds?" "Well,mother nature might have slipped you a placebo,buddy." "Why don't you takewhat the doctor gave you?" "No,thanks.I'm good." "You're in pain." "I'm not in pain.I'm just uncomfortable." ""Oh,I'm cash.I'm an earth child." "So I take mother nature pills "instead of whatthe doctor prescribed, even though I hurt so bad,I can't wash girly dishes." "" Give me the damn pills." "So,that wasan amazing breakfast." "Thank you." "Where's jack?" "Who skips outon blueberry pancakes?" "He left early.Said he hada lot of work to do today." "You sure jack's okaywith me staying here?" "Of course he is.Why wouldn't he be?" "He really can't stand me." "That's a little strong." "I just can't stand the guy." "Now there he is on my couchfor god knows how long." "You want him out?" "You wash a pot of chili downwith a cup of coffee." "Clears the house outevery time." "He's not lying." "He's closed us down before." "I can't get rid of him.He's just had an operation." "And it aeans lotto marin." "And there's that.I just don't trust the guy." "But you can trust marin." "Just be thankfulhe doesn't have a contract forcing you to let him and his gross, dirty laundry stay for ..." "how long are weenjoying ivan's company?" "Uh,indefinitely?" "Good tim." "I'll see your alaskan vagrantand your croatian hockey player and raise youa chinese nudist." " What?" " Mai is cleaningmy house naked." "Yeah,she wants meto be her girlfriend." "That didn't come out right." "And our tour concludeswith the linen closet." "I'm about to change the sheetsin room 2,if you'd like to help." "I can't remember the last time I changed sheets on a bed." "Guess I'm a little lostwithout mai." "It happens to the best of us,buzz." "I feel totally a drift now that patrick's gone." "I'm sorry,annie." "He's the reasonI stayed in elmo." "I was ready to be his wife a.." "and the mother of our adopted kids." "Now he's gone,who am I?" "Where do I fit in around here?" "To be honest with you,I'm starting to think about heading back home to queens." "Annie,you are home." "You're like family to folks around here." " You'll find your place" " Oh,my gosh." "Here I am,throwing myself a pity party when your marriage is in tatters." "But tatters can be sewn." "Have you spoken to mai?" "Have you apologized?" "I tried." "but I got mad and started yelling." "Oh,buzz." "An apology must be sincere and contrite,not scary and angry." "Right.It's hard." "I don't think you're angry." "I think you're sad." "Sadness." "I can see it." "Yeah?" "Buckets of the stuff." "And if you can dig down deep and get in touch with that sadness and share it with mai." "I can get her back?" "And I think I can help you find it." "Acting exercises." "It's my mom's book." "She left it here." "I've been feeling a little homesick." "Oh,anything I can do?" "You're doing it." "Thanks for hanging out with me." "You're doing me the favor, standing in for patrick like this." "We're all doing our part." "I'm taking over for him on the radio, and buzz is the new patrickat the inn." "Buzz is working at the inn?" "He's trying to get the money to pay mai back." "He thinks money will fix it?" "Well,along with a good apology." "I'm helping him work on that while he's working at the inn,which,hopefully,won't be too long." "I think living with mai is starting to take a toll on celia." "Oh.Well,maybe after you work your magic on buzz,you can take a run at jack." "I can't get him to say a kind word to cash." "Oh,no,that's not entirely true." "Uh,he said "hey," and, "uh,well,get well soon." "" That's five kind words." "That's a start." "Ready?" "Hello,elmo." "Welcome back my special guest host,annie." "Hi,everyone." "It seems that everyone is taking in a guest these days." "It's a tricky thing,sharing your space, whether by choice or circumstance." "We all want to bend over backwards to make our guests feel at home, but what happens when our home stops being our own?" "How do you find spacefor yourself?" "You tell me,elmo." "Is it possible to let someone in and still keep your distance?" "Jane burns' office." "Who am I speaking to?" "And how is your day going?" "Great!" "Hold,please." "I have a mr.Geddes on line 2." "That's quite a hello you got there." "Right?" "Yeah,I just came up with it myself." "And it's only day one." "Patrick,you know I think you're great,right?" "I do,and thank you." "But you have to understand how things work here." "See,in elmo,it's fine to shoot the breeze,but this is new york, and in new york,people really like to cut to the chase." "Got it." "Good.Now,can you get me the preview chaptersof the romero book?" "Poin shoes has them." "Hi." "Jane needs the romero chapters." "Well,why did you walk over here?" "You could have justI.M.Ed me for them." "I'm only two desks away from you." "Why would I I.M.You when I could just in-person you?" "Well,whatever." "I'll just look for the file." "Hey,look at that." "Got a couple little pointies running around back home." "They're cute." "Thanks." "Um,that's whitney, and that's my big boy,brandon." "And I'm deb." "Nice to meet you." " Hey.How you feeling?" " Fantastic." "It's cold in here." "You want me to make a fire?" "No,it's warmand fantastic." "What are you watching?" "I have no idea." "But it's warmand fantastic." "Are you a bit loopy from your pain pills?" "Shh.As a kite." "Uh,thank you for tang care of me." "Well,for being amazing." "Oh,please,totally not necessary." "Yeah,and not just this kidney thing." "You're always there for me,marin." "You're always there." "And you're always beautiful." "You are beautiful." "I mean that,you know." "Whoa." "What was that?" " I just kissed you." " Yeah." " Hey,marin?" " Yeah?" "Are you training for a triathlon?" "Can we slow down a bit?" "Oh,sorry,sorry." "I thought this was supposed tobe a relaxing bike ride." "It is,but I don't know if I can relax." "I've got too much to burn off." "Things still rough with jack and cash under the same roof?" "Things are rough with cash and me under the same roof." "Cash kissed me last night." "What?" "No,what?" "!" "He was out of iton pain pills." "I came in to say good night,and wham." "What then?" "You kiss him back?" "What?" "Of course not." "He may be a good kisser, but I'm with jack." "Right,sorry." "I don't know what to do." "I mean,here,I've been trying to convince jack that cash and iaren't like that,and now." "cash is like that." "Well,he was on medication." "Maybe he didn't knowwhat he was doing." "Or maybe his inhibitionswere down just enough." "You haven't told jack,have you?" "Oh,how could I?" "He avoids the houselike the plague." "He leaves first thing inthe morning,comes home late." "Well,I wouldn't tell him." "Shouldn't he knowabout the situation?" "What situation?" "That a guy he can't standand suspects of wanting you actually does want you and triedsomething under his nose?" "Yeah,that one." "If you talk to anyone,it should be cash." "Let him knowwhere you stand." "You're right." "Cash and I are adults." "I'll just clear the airbetween us,and." "then we'll dust ourselves off and go back to being friends ... incredibly awkward friends." "Acting exercises?" "It sounds likea bunch of hippie crap to me." "Ich brings usto the first technique." "We're going to builda bridge of trust between us." "And howare we going to do that?" "With a trust fall." "You fall backward into the armsof the other person, who catches you, establishing a physicaland emotional trust." "What do you say?" "At this point,I'm willing to try anything." "What are you doing?" "Getting ready to catch you." "But I'm gonna catch you." "Oh,hell,no." "Buzz." "do you mai back or not?" " Did you?" " I did." "The o'donnell women are strong, freakishly so." "Uh,pilar romero wants to move your 11:30 call to 1:30." "That's fine." "Patrick,what's going on?" "Oh,no,I missed secretary's dayagain,didn't I?" "Not secretary's day." "It's flower wednesday." "Oh,flower what day?" "Flower wednesday." "Everybody brought in flowers for someone else today." "Don't thinkI forgot about you." "This is s-sweet and.weird." "And here'sa friendly heads-up." "Don't eata big breakfast tomorrow, 'cause it just might becookie thursday." "Was this your idea?" "Maybe." "Well,joan helped." "Joan?" "Uh,tippy typey?" "Yeah,we thoughtit might make things around here a little brighter,friendlier." "What do you mean,friendlier?" "Don't you think the place was a little cold with all the ... work being done?" "Patrick,this is, and always was,a friendly office." "Ok." "What?" " I don't knowhow toay this." " Say it." "It's just anotherfriendly heads-up," " like the cookie thursday warning." " Patrick." "People around here ... they don't exactly." "you know." "love you." "Why?" "I'm nice." " Right?" " I think you're lovely, but u know my name." "What's thatsupposed to mean?" "People hatethe nicknames." " People lovethe nicknames." " No,they don't ... they thinkyou call them nicknames because you don't knowwho they really are." "That's preposterous." "I know who they are.They're." "oh,my gosh,I don't know their names." "They have a nicknamefor you,too." "What's upwith glassyface?" "" I think it's just'cse you wear glasses." "Her face looksespecially glassy today." "" Now,that's just not true." "Cash?" "We need to talk." "About last night." "I know." "Yeah." "I'm not takingthose pills anymore." "I feel like I drank a caseof mai's homemade bathtub vodka." "Everything's a blur." "You don'tremember anything?" "I was totally out of it." "It's freezing in here." "Hey,I was thinkingof taking a grocery run." "You want anything special?" "And I was thinkingfish tonight." "What do you think?" "Why,I can pick you upsome pudding." "It'll be just likebeing back at a hospital." "Cash?" "I like fish." "I like pudding." "Fish and pudding it is." "I'll see you later." "Did you tag my house?" "Hey." "What did you do to my"best friends forever" collage?" "I need a beer." "What's that?" "It's a cheesecake." "You and I are gonna sitat this table, and we're gonna eatthis whole thing and talk,like the golden girls." "I don't like cheesecake." "It's notabout the cheesecake." "It's aboutswapping stories." "Now,stop being such a dorothy, and let's dish." "No can do." "I'm spent,mai." "I need a girlfriendright now." "I've never been througha breakup without one." "Back home,I had my friend sui lan." "Whenever something like thiswould happen, we'd always get togetherand talk for hours." "We aays got each otherthrough the bad times." "Fine.I'll be your girlfriend." "You will?" "Where do we start?" "We begin in the fires whereall friendships are forged ... with a pillow fight!" "This is a bad idea." "No,it's not.It's fun!" "You're aware that I'm trainedin close-quarters combat?" "Mai.Mai,mai,are you okay?" "And I thought sui lanhated being my girlfriend." "Top ramen girl,top ramen girl." "It's not coming to me." "Okay." "She has a husband named dougand three kids." " Total blank here." " Come on." "It's karen geckle." "You know this." "We've beengoing over it for hours." " Let's try again." " You know what?" "Let's not.This is ridiculous." "No,it's not.This is about people." "Maybe,but it should beabout work." "I have a million things going on right now." "I'm supposed to be thinking about pilar romero, not karen geckleand her sons." "Daughters." "Those were girlsat the company picnic?" "Well,as long as karen geckleis top ramen girl, you'll just be glassy face to everyone out there." "Fine." "Show me another one." "Does that guyeven work here?" "Just concentrate,okay?" "Are you concentrating?" "Nothing." "I-I don't see anything." "That's becauyou're not focusing." "Sense memorytakes intense concentration." "I want you to think backas far as you can to something painful." "Think of an object that makes you think of sadness." "Only then can we accessyour pain." "Only thing I can focus onright now is how dumb I must look." "Buzz." "Fine." "Fine." "What?" "What was that?" "It was an orange,okay?" "What?" "Back when I was little ..." "9 years old,I think ... my brother and iwere hungry, and mom hadn't a chanceto go to the store yet." "And.there was thisone orange in the fruit bowl ... the last one left." "And I asked momif I could have it." "and she gave itto my little brother,gene." "He didn'teven like oranges!" "This is very good,buzz." "Damn you,gene!" "Okay,let's reel it in." "I haven't thoughtabout that orange in forever." "You got a gift.You know that?" "Let's goget your wife back." "Marin!" "Marin!" "marin,are you in here?" "!" "Marin!" "Cash!" "Cash?" "Cash You hear me?" "Cash?" "Okay." "Okay." "Oh,man." "What are you doing?" "What's your problem,man?" "You're okay." "Hey,what's withall the smoke?" "You have to gothe rest of the way alone." "You're right." "I can't believe you rescued me." "Nice job." "Now I know how marin feels." "Don't mention it,ever,seriously." "Marin's gonna kill me." " Why?" " She asked meto clean the chimney." "Been getting cold lately,you know." "But I didn't knowit needed it that badly, and I just had other thingsto do,and,uh." "she asked you to cleanon aount of me?" "I don't think the chimneyneeds to be cleaned anyway." "You sure about that?" "Yeah." "I cleaned itbefore I moved out." "The flue's probably just stuck." "It does that." "I think you're right." "There's a lever up there,though." "You got to push up on it,then out." "All right." "Man,you reallyhave to reach up there." "Okay." " Are you reaching?" " Yeah,yeah,it's okay." "It's all under control." "Maybe you should clean thechimney when you get a chance." "Thanks." "Oh,man." "What is it now?" "Don't tell me you need that orange peeled for you." "Oh,now,listen,woman,I." "mai." "this is for you." "It's an installment on the money I took from the account." "How did you get is?" "What bet came through?" "I didn't bet." "I took another job at the inn." "I was wrong to take anythingfrom you,mai." "I hope you can find itin your heart to forgive me." "I was stupidto gamble again." "You're everything to me." "I'm sad,mai." "You bidumb jerk!" "You think this is enough to make up for what you did?" "!" "I spend all my timetaking care ofou, cooking and cleaning, and how do you repay me?" "!" "With deceit and thievery!" "I've gota third job for you ... kissing my sweetchinese ass!" " That could havegone better." " But... what you saidwas beautiful." "Hey,thanks for helping me outwith this." "I owe you." "Nah." "I know how you feelabout me,jack." "It's a pretty big deal,you putting me up." "Just want you to knowl appreciate it." "Well,marin reallywanted to help you." "And you love her." "Hey." "What's going on?" "Nothing.Not much." " We were just..." " talking." "You builta hell of a fire." "Okay." "Who wants fish?" "Here we are you gave buzz a jobso he could win me back." "There was an opening." "Come here,you." "Bring it in,bring it,bring it,come on." "See?" "You are a great girlfriend." "So,how was the apology?" "Oh,it was so beautiful." "I don't knowwhat came over him." "He's a sweet man." "So,you're going home?" "No!" "He broke my heart in two." "When you get home,I'm braiding your hair." "quite a turnaroundfor buzz." "We've been doing some workon his anger." "But he had it in himall along." "Well,nice job,o'donnell." "Looks like buzzowes you one." "Oh,he doesn'towe me anything." "Buzz has given memore than he'll ever know by letting me help him." "I-I thinkI've found my place in elmo." "Where's your place?" "On the stage." "I brought theater outing buzz." "And now I'm going tobring theater out in elmo." "Does elmo have a stage." "anywhere?" "You ready?" "Let's go over the photosone more time." "No." "You can do this." "Hey,there." "joan." "Hey,jane." " Can I get you somethg?" " No." "No,I'm good." "Just saying "hey." "Deb." "How are you?" "Jane?" "Oh,I-I'm good." "Oh,my..." "Whitney and... brandon?" "They sure aregrowing up fast." "Yes,they are." "Is he playing football?" "He's taking tap,actually." "Ron's not too happyabout it." "See you later,deb." " Don't get cocky." " Sorry." " That's all right." " You're doing great." "I know,right?" "pilar's here.Why is pilar here?" " Hola." " Pilar!" "Cmo est*s,patrick?" "Estoy bueno." "Y su pap*?" "Cmo le gust el perro viejo ese salmn?" "Le encant,gracias." "I got "gracias." "Gracias" for what?" "My father is visiting, and I wanted to cook himsome dinner." "So patrick gave me some tip son how to cook salmon." "We've had some chatsover the phone." "I-I know I'm notsupposed to shoot the breeze." "Patrick is amazing." "He has the innocence of a boy and the virility of a man." "A man/boy?" "Sounds betterthe way pilar says it." "So,jane,I've made my decision." "And?" "And I want to workwith your company." "That's fanstic!" "I feel very at home here." "Most of the placesin this town, they barely rememberyour name." "This companyreally has a family vibe." "Especially patrick here." "He's my guy." "Well,let's go into my office and sign some papers." "Jane burns' office." "Who's calling,and how's your day going?" "What's this?" "What are you doing?" "I'm packing." "Why?" "Got a buddyout by ketchikan." "Gonna put me up." "Oh,that sounds nice." "But are you sure?" "Yep,I'm done crampingyour style." "Oh,you're notcramping anything." "I mean it." "It's a little crowdedin here." "Besides,if I stay here any longer," "I might want tokiss you again." "See you around,princess." "Opening your door to someone is, in many ways,a lot like opening your heart." "It's not always easy." "Some of us aren't used to opening up." "It can hurt." "but we do what we can for our guests." "We try to be hospitable, giving them whatever they desire." "If I'm gonna sign here, I will require something else." "Okay,well,name it." "I want patrick." "You want patrickto be your assistant?" "No." "I want patrickto be my lover." "sometimes all you can do is help them feel better while they wait to return home." "Hello?" "And soon enough,the guest is gone, leaving us to move the couch, do the laundry, go back to our lives as usual." "if that's possible."