This brief section is from the one act play that the book is titled after. The first reading of this piece was done at the Moving Arts Theatre in Silverlake, CA.

I think you?e forgetting that he could fire me any time he wants. After today who knows how much longer I?l be around.

Look at him.
(nods her head)

That? what I need. Someone to take me away from all this.

He couldn? hurt.... But what you really need to do is give ALAN a piece of your mind!

I think I? rather have him. I knew there was a reason we always came place.

He? probably wind up being a jerk. Besides it wouldn? last.

Why do you keep saying things never work out? You and Richard have been together for three years.

Richard and I have an arrangement. Neither one of us is willing to make a commitment. That? why we?e able to stay together. Haven? I told this before?

Yeah, but I still don? believe you...
(looks at her watch again) I really have to get going.

Give ?m hell tomorrow.

We?l see.

ALAN I...

KAREN, come in I want to talk to you.

There? something I?e got...

Later. I want to get this over with. Look. I... Uhm...(heavy sigh, as he begins to fidget with things on his desk and look very uncomfortable) I... Well, I think I may have been just a little hard on you yesterday about that tape... I realize that it may not have been entirely your fault.