Can't Raise A Man

My old house

Tony: come in please...

Dani: ( walks in)

Tony: how was the ride?

Dani: ...( brief silence) quiet..

Tony: mm.

Dani: ( looks around the room) u kept everything the same? Why?

Tony: the court said its like we're together again .. So we're pretending right? But i kept those

Dani: ...oh ( checks the couch)

Tony: what u looking for now? Its clean...

Dani: bedbugs roaches...ya kno...the hood rats u had n this house ... Not Tryna bring nun home you kno what i mean mr.James ?

Tony; trust me ..this is all new furniture.. And i keep it clean

Dani: sure u do..( smirks)

Tony: ..make ur self at home i guess...

Dani: u kno something?

Tony: what?

Dani: thats alot of words u saying to me...you scared?

Tony: ...u shot me 3 times...and shot at me 6 times alone...of course not ...

Dani: ( laughs) ooops.. ( sits down )

Tony: ( laughs) ...i mean i did deserve it..which I'm really sorry ..

Dani: just kno ur place thats all...

Tony: yes ma'am.... I wanna show u some...if u uh..dont mind .

Dani: go ahead..

Tony: ( hands her a photo) remember this ?

Dani: yea..i do..u kept it ?

Tony: yes.. I found it n the garage last night Long with ur other stuff..

Dani: my other stuff..i left here?

Tony: yea...look i know u don't like this idea that the judge have made about us have to be n the same household for a couple of months for 48 hrs .. Nd i don't either.. But the faster we corporate... The quicker we could get out of each other sight u kno what i mean?

Dani: yeah... So u asking me to just go along with it ?

Tony; yeah..like old times.. Before i screwed up.. ( hold hand out...deal?)

Dani: .....( breathes heavily) deal..( shakes hand)

Tony: ( smiles )

Dani; but i wanna ask u something...

Tony: what?

Dani: why u do it ? Like all this..and when i was back with u ..why u hurt me like that..

Tony : ...( signs) had a feeling you were going to ask me that.

Dani; I'm all ears now...

Tony: .. Listening to deon..and i thought it was just...ion kno cool... As teens ...we just was smashing nd not caring... Til i met you..after we was dating nd stuff...deon told me to keep u around i have to .. When i got u pregnant.. Honestly.. I didnt kno what to do.. I cant explain...but im sorry im really and for putting u through this shit ..

Dani: and my daughter..

Tony: just wanted to see her..and feel that i can take care of her.. But deon said that u was never home cuz of ur job..i was tryna make it right but u met joey.. I am sorry..

Dani: ... Y listen to him..and u coulda ask for visitation.. Instead of coming off reckless.. U still have my spear gun?

Tony; yea..

Dani; ima pay him a visit i see..

Tony: dan-

Dani: im not gonna sweat it..but i owe him.. I do.. Nd ur not off the hook either .

Tony: Dinner and movies?

Dani: lunch will b good ..

Tony : ok.. Lets go..

Dani: i need my gun back though..

Tony: ( hands her the gun from under the couch ) here..

Dani: thank u ..( leaves the house)

Tony follows and drive off to a restaurant