Our Sweaty Summer Nights

Transcript

Hey. Hey. Psst, hey, are you okay? You having trouble sleeping? Yeah.

To be honest, I kind of am too. I was right here beside you while you were tossing and turning, but knowing me, I'm a little bit more of a suffering in silence and, or in this case, suffering in stillness kind of person. Yeah.

I, um, I don't know. I think it's the heat. I know our A.C.

in the apartment is fine, but I don't know, maybe we've got too many windows. You know, I think you were right when we were first touring the place. Yeah.

Well, it's too late now, isn't it, four months into at least? No, now you're sure, of course. Of course I'll hold you.

Come here. Snuggle up here. Try to get the pillow sort of situated.

Here, look. It's still so warm. Just want to take the covers off.

Here, let's try that. Oh. There we go.

That's better. Jesus. I hate summers here.

It's starting earlier every year. It also doesn't really help that, God, the apartment complex being right next to the highway. You can always hear those jammed cars.

And, you know, I never thought I'd ever run into this, but this damn apartment building is the loudest ceiling fans I've ever heard. I can hear it going in the apartment beneath us. And you can, too, right? You've heard that, too.

I knew it. I knew it wasn't just me. Well, OK.

If you've slept through it before, I can sleep through it again. Maybe just on nights when it's not so warm. God, did you hear my back fall just then? God.

I guess I just haven't repositioned in a while. Good Lord. Well, what would help you as far as, you know, just, if not being able to sleep, at least something that would help you relax?

Well, sure. Of course removing some layers would help you relax and you'd feel a little less warm, but, I mean, good Lord, you'd just be naked then, wouldn't you? Well, no, I don't necessarily have any problem with that, but.

.. Stop looking at me like that. What do you mean? I'll behave myself, I promise.

Look, I already just slept in my underwear anyway, so perhaps it's only fair this way, to even the scales. Well, now you just see me in all my skivvies every night. Perhaps it's time I saw yours.

Stop poking me. No, no, no, coming out. OK, so you're trying to poke me and take your shirt off at the same time.

That's really impressive. What was that for, hitting me with the damn pillow? God, it kind of hurt.

God, I guess you're not just awake, but you're very awake. And very playful. Here, come here, can I just.

.. I'd like to give you a kiss. Can I do that? Mm-hmm, mm-hmm.

Oh, God. Well, you know. ..

I love this big, great mop of hair you have, but. .. It feels a bit unfair for you then, because I bet you're just burning to death in it.

I mean, I'd like to know, that's for sure. Well, I know you didn't keep it around just for me. I know you make your own choices about that sort of thing.

Well, I get, I get that. Sometimes I have a tough day having very small, short, thin and straight hair. Oh, yeah, oh, yeah.

It's always how it is, isn't it? It's always how it is. People with the curly hair want the short, or want the straight hair, rather.

And the people with the straight hair want the curly hair. No. Come off it.

You're just saying that. You know that with the hair that I have, I can get one of the worst cowlicks I've ever seen in my life. I'm probably the worst one you've ever seen in your life.

Can't make up, look and look at a boomerang stucking out of my hair. Yeah? You did always like games, didn't you then? So what, you want to play boomerang with my hair? It wouldn't be much of a game, would it? You've always been really good at billiards, though, haven't you? You beat me every time.

I was really happy that I took up playing that. I've never been very good at it, but it helped me meet you, didn't it? I love telling people that story, but.

.. Huh? You want me to tell it again? What are you talking about? You were there.

Oh, you like the way I tell it, then? Well, what way is that, then, love? What way do I tell it? Well, I suppose that's a good point.

Oh, so you mean it's. .. I save it for moments like right now to tell it.

That's why you like it, then. Well, what other moments? When else did I tell it, then, love? Well, I guess that was true.

I did tell it on the camping trip. We were snuggled up and sharing that sleeping bag. It was back when we were still just friends, wasn't it? But.

.. God, I always felt the best way about you. I was too scared to say something, but.

.. I'm glad I finally did. OK.

Fine. I'll tell the story again. In a little diddle.

OK, then, so. .. There we were.

A scuzzy little dive bar. And. ..

I just moved it down. I was very insecure. I was trying to make friends.

I didn't really know very many people around yet, did I? Oh, do you hear that? Oh, bloody Christ.

You'd think people would be quieter in a hallway in the apartment complex this late at night. Oh, what can you do? It's summer and people are coming back late at night from going to the party, going to the bars.

Speaking of. .. I don't know.

Thank you for reminding me where I was. Just awkwardly sitting in a corner. In my baggy shirt and sort of trying to be cute, but not really cute.

And short shorts and. .. I wasn't very good at make-up then, was I? I think you were just kind enough to me because you felt bad for me, didn't you? I don't believe that.

I don't. I really don't. No, no, no.

I'm not saying that you invited me to play in a game with you because of pity. I'm just saying that. ..

Oh, well, maybe I did, but. .. It certainly stopped being pity after a while.

I had to get on your good side, didn't I? Well. ..

I just couldn't stop looking at you from across the room there. It was. ..

It was really dim light, but I still liked what I was. .. what I was seeing you doing out here.

Oh, my God. That's so not fair that you'd say that. Yes, yes.

I know it is very cliché. Oh, I know, I think it's so sexy when a woman plays pool or whatever. Seeing her lean across the table and everything.

Oh, for God's sake. You'll never let me live that down, will you? Oh, no.

That's low-hanging fruit. I don't blame you. No, of course it wasn't even that.

I wasn't even sicted in front of you. I was not looking down the cleavage of your shirt, for God's sake. I was behind you.

I was looking at the back of you. Of course, that's what I was impressed with at the beginning. Until, of course, you turned around and I saw even more than I was pleased with.

You can call me an old dog all you'd like, but. .. I remember when you first laid eyes on me, when you turned around, you certainly didn't.

.. feel any qualms about taking a look at me, up and down, did you? Uh-huh, uh-huh.

I'm not sure I buy that. Oh, you were just looking at my outfit, yes. You had a really good technique and you were winning just about every game.

You were playing with everyone there at that bar. And you always looked so. ..

You always looked so gleefully smug when you did it. It's like your chin was always just a little bit tilted up in the air and your. ..

jaw just a little bit stuck out, like your bottom teeth were just about to erupt in this shit-eating grin and everything. Well, of course, I'm not telling it as well this time. I wasn't prepared.

I mean, I know that I'm never prepared when it happens before, but. .. I know that I'm never prepared when it happens before, but.

.. This time, not particularly prepared, because I was. ..

I couldn't quite have a sleep, but. .. Oh, who am I kidding? I'm just in a daze.

I'm all sweaty and. .. I wanted to go to sleep, but I know I can't.

Mm-hmm. That makes two of us. I agree.

God, it must be kind of early. Do you hear that? Oh, God, that must be one of the neighbor's kids waking up.

Oh, God. Maybe we're not gonna have time to go back to sleep after all. Oh, what is it? I don't even feel like checking my watch.

Good Lord. It must be about five in the morning then. God, it'll be light soon, won't it? Oh, not to.

.. God, if you're gonna rush me in telling the story, then maybe it definitely won't be good this time. You've got to choose one.

Either have me tell it a different time or work with what you've got here, man. Ow! Poking me in the ribs again.

At least it wasn't a pill out of the face this time. Hmm. So.

.. I guess it was just. ..

I don't know what it was. I mean, rather, I know what it was. ..

Okay, yes, you beat me to that one, sure. I don't know what it was besides how you looked. Yeah.

And that great tank tuffle on you, and. .. God, your shoulders always looked so good in that.

You know how I love you've got these wide-set shoulders. These right here. You're a big, strong girl.

I know you lean over that counter and you. .. order a beer or something, or you.

.. come up behind me and you'd show me how to hold my arms in the shot with the billiard stick. Oh, and you said you were just being friendly.

Yeah, I didn't buy that one for a minute. No, but. ..

No, but. .. It certainly is ironic then that I was the one who made the real first move later on, wasn't it? Oh, and how you were also so coy after a certain point if I was trying to say, Oh, are you flirting with me?

Oh, you're getting really close to me. Oh, you're brushing my arm. Oh, you're sipping from the same beer as me.

Oh, you're. .. you're calling me APL.

All these. .. these love names and stuff.

Oh, you're calling me sweetheart and you're calling me girl and you're calling me love bug and you're calling me all these things. Yeah. Oh, well, you know I know that.

You know I know that. .. friends can call each other things like that.

I know. Thank you. So what? So what? I can't.

.. I can't poke you and you can poke me then. No, it wasn't just the words.

It was how you said them, you know? Oh, I love to hear you say some of those now. But why not? We're getting our last chance for the night, or rather, first chance for the day, if you want to call it that.

Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. I do love your kisses, but, you know, I wanted that other thing that your mouth does.

You know what it was? Yes, that exactly. Yes, please.

Mm-hmm. You call me handsome. You say that I look strapping and you say that I.

.. Mm-hmm. I made you inspired to go to the gym.

No, stop it. Don't do that, Mom. Don't do that, Mom.

No, I'm the only one who gets to talk about your muscly shoulders or whatnot. No, don't get all embarrassed. No, I get to say that about you because you're.

.. You're my big strong girl. I'm just.

.. I'm just here for. ..

Whatever you want. All right. You've grabbed my face now, haven't you? This must be important.

Sorry, I. .. I didn't mean to joke around and I was set serious for you.

Well. .. No, I.

.. No, of course I. ..

Of course I like the way I look. I just. ..

I like the way you look better. I can agree with that. I like even better how we.

.. look together.