Looking for Completion - the Looking Movie!

Act III Scene Four

December 26th, Patrick, Hani, Agustin, Eddie, Doris and Malik are sitting in Patrick and Kevin's roof garden, under heat lamps. Kevin and Dom are downstairs in the kitchen, refreshing people's drinks.

Dom: You ready for the trip? What, it's a week now before you leave?

(Kevin nods his head, busying himself with emptying bottles)

Kevin: Yep. One week.

Dom: Patrick's doing well. I expected him to be bouncing off the walls by now, but...I'm impressed.

Kevin: Right. It's impressive.

(Dom looks at Kevin)

Dom: Is everything alright? You seem pretty...on edge. Something...going on?

(Kevin frowns at Dom)

Kevin: Like what? What do you think might be going on?

Dom: Hey man...I didn't mean anything. You just seem...tense. I'm not prying. If you don't want to talk, that's fine by me.

Kevin: Sorry...I didn't mean to...fuck. Just, sorry.

Dom: It's ok. Listen, if there's anything you want to say...

Kevin: No, it's nothing. It's just been a long fucking holiday season.

(Dom stares at Kevin)

Dom: Are you anxious about Seattle?

(Kevin sighs and turns to face Dom)

Kevin: Would you tell me if Patrick's been talking about it? About me going to Seattle?

Dom: To me?

Kevin: To you guys, yeah.

Dom: Nothing. I swear.

(Kevin stays silent)

Kevin: Look, you're his friend. Don't you think it's strange that he doesn't seem worried about this trip?

(Dom frowns)

Dom: I don't know what to say. I wouldn't have been surprised if he was more anxious, but isn't this a good thing?

Kevin: (exhaling) He hasn't talked about it all. When have you known him to just...not talk about something.

Dom: What does he say when you bring it up?

Kevin: He just talks about plans. He's been looking up restaurants, and museums and all that...crap. He just talks about details.

Dom: Have you pressed him?

(Kevin passes his hand over his face)

Kevin: Fuck. How? Ask him if he's freaking out about the fact that I'm leaving him for two months, that I'm going to be in the same city as Jon, that the last time I had a long distance relationship I ended up fucking...Fuck.

(Dom remains silent for a moment)

Dom: Well, he's not stupid. All that must have crossed his mind, and if he's not talking about it, maybe it means he...trusts you?

(Kevin laughs bitterly)

Kevin: You really believe that?

(Dom shrugs his shoulders)

Dom: Shouldn't he?

(Kevin looks away, biting his lip)

Kevin: It would fucking kill me to hurt him.

Dom: Well, maybe he knows that.

(Kevin nods his head slowly. Dom and Kevin start, as they hear the door opening from the terrace. Patrick walks in with Doris, laughing. Kevin gets back to looking busy, and Dom turns to get new beers out of the fridge)