Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
“He could see it in the set of her shoulders, the thin line of her lip. After twenty years of marriage he knew her that well. She was trying to decide.
Instead, she wrapped her arms around him, and hugged him so hard it almost hurt.
“You frigging idiot,” she murmured.
“Look,” he said, “I had no intention of getting into a situation. I just went down there to make an appearance, and things happened.”
She pushed him back and crossed her arms.
“You never do intend to get into situations,” she said.... “Yet somehow you always do. God, I thought all of this was over. Twenty years, every day wondering if I was going to have to go identify your body, wondering how I would tell the kids. You finally leave the job—and now this! This is an addiction. You need help.”
“I’m not a cop anymore,” he said. “That doesn’t mean I don’t live in the world. I’m trying to make a difference, here.”
“You weren’t even wearing a mask,” she said. “You might have caught it.MoreLess
Instead, she wrapped her arms around him, and hugged him so hard it almost hurt.
“You frigging idiot,” she murmured.
“Look,” he said, “I had no intention of getting into a situation. I just went down there to make an appearance, and things happened.”
She pushed him back and crossed her arms.
“You never do intend to get into situations,” she said.... “Yet somehow you always do. God, I thought all of this was over. Twenty years, every day wondering if I was going to have to go identify your body, wondering how I would tell the kids. You finally leave the job—and now this! This is an addiction. You need help.”
“I’m not a cop anymore,” he said. “That doesn’t mean I don’t live in the world. I’m trying to make a difference, here.”
“You weren’t even wearing a mask,” she said. “You might have caught it.MoreLess
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