Looking for Completion - the Looking Movie!

Act II Scene Nine

Two weeks later, Saturday morning, Patrick, Agustin, Dom and Doris are at the diner for an early breakfast.

Dom: So there is this one guy who's been coming by a few times a week, and, yeah, he's...hot, but every time I'm about to ask him out, I think about all the hours I would be wasting when I should be working on scheduling, promotion, coming up with new recipes, hiring more food prep guys, expanding the hours...I have like a million things I have to do, and being in a relationship just isn't on that list right now.

Patrick: So you basically haven't had sex for, like, months now?

Agustin: Oh, he's had sex. Trust me. Those fucking walls are thin!

Dom: I'm talking about what you guys have, you know, the taking time to make a connection, being there for someone when they want you to be...

Doris: Bleh. That's highly overrated my friend.

Patrick: Oh no. Trouble in paradise with Malik? I hope not...he's such a nice guy.

Doris: No, everything's 'perfect' in paradise, and Malik is still the 'angel' you all think him to be. But man, sometimes these fucking relationships can suck the energy right out of you. The world has really changed my friends, when it's the women who wish you guys would just stop PMSing and stop talking about feelings. What is with modern men and feelings? Seriously, I sometimes just want to come home, have a beer and watch TV. Do I honestly have to talk about how my day was? Do I have to pretend to care about how his was?

Dom: I just don't understand how he has put up with you for this long. The man is a fucking saint.

Doris: Yeah well I don't think what he had me do to him in bed last night would qualify him for sainthood...

Dom: Alright, just...that's enough information thank you.

(Agustin fake shudders and pulls a face)

Agustin: Ugh...straight sex. Just the thought is putting me off my food.

Doris: There was nothing straight about it, my friend. You might have even learnt a thing or two...

Dom: Doris!

(Patrick and Agustin laugh)

Doris: Anyway, back to the lack of your love life. Seriously. I've never seen you this happy, but you can take a moment or two to ask cute-guy out and the business will still be there the next day.

Dom: I know. And I probably should get on it but I am really fucking happy right now. I'm finally doing what I wanted to do, and it's actually working which is a fucking miracle. I mean I'm not making a profit yet, but...people like my chicken! How great is that!

Patrick: It is SO great. We knew you could do it. But Doris is right. You never know, this guy could be the love of your life, right?

Agustin: Jesus. There is nothing more nauseating than a starry-eyed romantic 'in love' preaching the good word to the uninitiated.

Patrick: Excuse me? You can talk. We've all seen you around Eddie so you can act cynical and tough but...

Agustin: At least we're not joined at the hip and...

Patrick: We're not joined at the hip any more than you two are! You work together too!

Agustin: Yeah, but we don't live together, spend every waking and sleeping moment together...

Patrick: I'm here without him right now aren't I?

Agustin: Yeah, but only because he's at some boondoggle in Vegas with the other corporates, right?