ODDS OF LOVE: SEASON SEVEN

Episode 23

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DuBuis: Spencer, are you ok? Where are you at ? I'm sorry. I didn't mean any of that. Ok ? Come back home. Ok ?

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DuBuis: Richard, have you seen or heard from your brother?

Richard: He is currently here at my place. He is in my guest room. He is crying.  I don't know what  you said to him but you hurt my brother. I thought you said you loved him. I thought you said you cared about him. 

DuBuis: I do love him. You know that. He knows that. Damn it. Tell him to come home. Or at least pick up the damn phone. And I would never hurt him. Not on purpose. I would kill myself first.

Richard:  He doesn't want to talk to you. He doesn't want to come home. He is really upset with you. He just said you said hurtful things.

DuBuis: I did. I didn't mean it. I love him. I really do. I've always loved him. Damn. Look , man. You've been married several times. Haven't you ever said something to your partner that you regretted after?

Richard: I have.  Many times. I'm not perfect. And nor are you I guess. 

DuBuis: Then please help me. Talk to him. Please. Help us , Richard.

Richard: Alright. I'll try. I'm not promising anything. My brother is as stubborn as his IQ is big at times. But I will talk to him. Nigel will talk to him. Hell. Maybe even  Rebecca will talk to him. She probably  communicates better than you two. And people call my emotions constipated. 

DuBuis: Thank you. I  really appreciate this. More than you know. 

Richard: You are welcome. I like you. I respect you. But if you ever hurt my brother again you will regret it. Trust me on that. But give him time. He is very very upset. I have never seen him this upset. 

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Andrew : Spencer , son , what's going on with you and DuBuis ? You had words he said ? What happened ? Talk to me.

Spencer : I do not want to discuss it. 

Spencer : He hurt me. He said very hurtful things to me. He yelled at me. He called me a know it all. He said I do not listen to him. He blamed me for the shooting. I blame myself enough. Doesn't he realize that ? Every day I wish I could change it all. But I can not. I can't. 

Andrew : Spencer , he doesn't blame you , son. He loves you. He adores you. I see it in his eyes when he looks at you. I see it in his voice when he talks to you or about you.  And he doesn't think you are a know it all. When he calls you genius I believe he is doing it with such pride and respect.  Look , son. Marriage is challenging at times. I should know. I'm on my second and final marriage. 

Spencer : I never dreamed I would ever get married at all. It's not exactly my field of expertise , Dad. I thought I would be alone forever. And I probably will. I will. I will be alone the rest of my life. He doesn't want me.  He told me to leave. I always thought I would lose him one day. And I have. He'll move on. I know he will. He can get any man he wants. But who else would want me?

Andrew : Stop talking such nonsense. Anyone would want you. And so does your husband. He loves you. Look. People make mistakes and say things they don't mean. When Glory and I first married , in our first year , actually first six months , we had a fight. She has a bit more money than me. Family money. She is a very generous woman. She shares with everyone. She and I butted heads over money. I am a proud stubborn man at times. Your mother often lorded it over me about having more money than me. Doris called me middle class and common because my father was a simple plumber. I wanted to pay my own way. Take care of my wife. Not the other way around. One day on my birthday she got me a first edition hardbound autographed copy of my favorite book To Kill A Mockingbird. I loved it. She was so proud because she outbid some woman from New York online. But it was so expensive. My pride got in the way. I was stupid. We fought. I said stupid things. She said stupid things. I left her. For three days. 

Spencer : Well since you are still married I assume you made up. How ?

Andrew : Because I came home. We talked. We both apologized. We promised to never go to bed mad and never to leave home again. Come home , son. He needs you. And you need him. Come home. Talk to him at the dinner tomorrow. 

Spencer : I can't , Dad. I just can not do it. Not now. Richard and Nigel say the same things as you do. But he hurt me. He told me to leave him. And I won't be at the dinner. I can't look at him right now. Maybe not ever.