KENT Damn right. Don’t think you’ll be lucky and get in some sucker-punch now ’cause that shit just ain’t gonna happen again.

GREG Kent, come on … let’s just …

KENT People are talking behind my back, okay? Laughing at me …

GREG I’m sorry about that.

KENT I know I fucked up with her, I’m aware of that … and with you, too! I know that I’m a fucking douchebag sometimes! But Jesus, why’d you have to do this? Huh?

GREG … we didn’t …

KENT All the girls in the world out there and you need to start in with my ex? I mean, that’s, like, practically incest, dude!

GREG … ummmmmmm, not really, but …

KENT You know what I mean!

GREG Yeah, no, I do … (Checks the clock.) I’ve gotta do some work … I’m teaching English over at the middle school./ … Subbing …

KENT I know./ I heard from Carly.

GREG Ok. We’re doing Lord of the Flies right now and I’m … I need to write a quiz.

KENT Oh. (Beat.) And that’s it? “I gotta work” and you, just, like, turn your back on me?

GREG Well … sorta. Yeah. I mean …

KENT No apology, or …?

GREG Right now?

KENT What, you wanna meet for hot wings and do it?

GREG Ummmmmm …

KENT Whatever, bitch.

GREG is about to speak when KENT suddenly turns and bangs his boot against the door of the fridge. Denting it.

KENT This sucks, man! Life just fucking blows sometimes …

GREG I know.

KENT I mean, all this shit with you two, and, and—(Punches the fridge.)—Goddamnit!!

GREG What?

KENT Nothing. Just stuff.

GREG No, man, what?

KENT Nothing. Don’t worry about it. I wouldn’t come to you with my problems, anyway … (Beat.) You better be fucking nice around my kid or I’ll seriously go off on you … and I mean that.

GREG Come on.

KENT I’m not kidding. (Beat.) I’m not.

GREG nods at this, fully realizing that KENT is not at all kidding. A long silence between them.

GREG She’s really cute, actually … Jennifer.

KENT Don’t be gay.

GREG What?

KENT Everybody says she looks like me, so …

GREG Oh. Well, not to me she doesn’t! She’s a little girl, she’s not a … forget it.

KENT (Slamming his hand down on the counter.) Fuck! I hate this!

GREG … dude …

KENT Just … (Beat.) I’m gonna go down and say “hi” to Rich and some of those other assholes so don’t worry about me …

GREG Got it. (Beat.) You like it over there? At the Edgewater plant?

KENT It’s fine. Same as here, except I’m back on nights. Only reason I left was so that Carly could keep her whole thing going …

GREG No, I know … and that was …

KENT Yeah, I know you know. You probably know everything now. Right?

GREG … no …

KENT … I suppose she’s compared our cocks and all that crap that girls do! God, I can’t fucking stand to even think about this …