On his lap.
Red
I wish it had been you.
Ropes
I wish it were me right now.
Red
I wish I hadn’t told you I wanted to stay anonymous.
Ropes
I wish I could give you everything you wanted.
But I can’t, Red. Let me be what I can be for you right now.
Red
Truth or dare.
Ropes
I know what your dare would be, so truth.
Red
You don’t know. I was gonna ask for another slutty picture. What’s your earliest memory?
Ropes
My mom taking me to Dairy Queen for my fourth birthday. She let me get a large Blizzard for the first time. I got it with Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups. I always liked M&M’s better, but I knew she liked peanut butter cups. She didn’t have enough money for two.
Red
That’s the sweetest thing I’ve ever heard someone do. What was your favorite thing about her?
Ropes
Her singing voice was pretty spectacular. It had that rasp to it. She liked old country songs. I’ll always have a soft spot for Loretta Lynn and Dolly Parton. And she sang me to sleep whenever she wasn’t high.
Red
I wish we could’ve been friends back then too, Ropes. I wish I could have been there for you when you lost her.
Ropes
I wish she could have loved me enough to get clean and keep me away from her boyfriends. What’s your favorite memory of your mom?
Red
I’m sorry. I wish that too. I wish my dad had the strength to get clean for us kids. I don’t understand it. I won’t have kids if I can’t be there for them. My mom taught me how to bake. We’d do it all the time together for my family.
Ropes
I won’t have kids at all. I never want to bring a child into this world. You’ll be a great mom someday.
