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(Its … not as clinical as it sounds.)
Bash and Rhonda are, we learn, having acrobatic and apparently satisfying sex.
(Bash may beslightlybewildered?
But maybe thats just his sex face, regardless of his partner.)
Hes disappointed when she begs off to go lie down, but cheerily returns with a pregnancy test.
Rhonda tersely says shes not pregnant; shes had an IUD since she was 17.
(Bash,definitelybewildered: An … IU ?
Debbie is using her time off to return to L.A. and see Randy.
Once shes confirmed that he has children, she asks whether anyone ever askshimhow much hes away from them.
Nobody ever asks me anything, he says, adding, Im not much of a talker.
As Brenda hurries off, Debbies seatmate cracks, I think Brenda jumped out the airplane.
I hope so, Debbie replies.
When Debbie returns to her room, she gets a call from Mark: Randy walked.
(He waited till I left?
Mark: Debbie, hes a baby, not Michigan J. Sam is appalled (if unsurprised), and convinces her to let him set her day-off agenda instead.
This involves sitting her at a blackjack table and staking her $20 so he can watch her play.
This has been the best day, Ruth beams.
Yeah, says Sam.
She grabs his wrist, but its to cover his watch and make him guess what time it is.
Both Ruths tiny wrists could fit in that thing at the same time, but sure.
We should give it a shot!
I think you want to.
I dont, she says.
Im sorry if I misled you.
See, you get mean, she replies.
He corrects her: Its frustration.
Im telling you what we have, he shoots back.
Its clear Ruth is running out of reasons not to consider this when she falls back on his age.
Is that what you were thinking about all day?
When you looked at me?
That Im fuckin old?!
calls Tamme, getting in and breaking the spell.
Ruth says she was just leaving.
White girls cant take the heat!
Have a good day off?
