We got the boat in the water.
You did?
Just now. Smooth sailin’ from here on out.
Good.
Wish you coulda seen it.
Me too.
Didn’t feel right leavin’ town without sayin’ goodbye.
I’m sorry ‘bout what I said.
No. No. You were right to be mad. You were right about a lot of things. I’m the one that’s sorry. I shoulda never gotten ya’ll into all this. I just didn’t see any other way around it. But I couldn’t leave without you knowin’ I never lied about being your friend. I never lied about that.
I know.
I don’t traffic in the truth too often. But I did love her. I do love her.
She loves you too. She said it.
I just made mistakes. We both did. This is a hard life to keep up with. You can’t blame her for gettin’ tired of tryin’.
My dad says you can’t count on women lovin’ you. He says you can’t trust it.
That’s not true. Don’t judge your life on all of our mistakes. You’ll make plenty mistakes of your own, no need takin’ on everybody else’s. You’re a good man Ellis. If you find a girl half as good, you’ll be all right.
You’re a good man too Mud.
