Following a brief affair, Dan attempts to leave Alex's apartment to return to his family, but Alex's reaction shifts from disappointment to manic desperation. The scene escalates into a physical and emotional confrontation as Dan tries to maintain boundaries while Alex refuses to be treated as a casual encounter.
DAN: Shit!
ALEX: What are you doing?
DAN: I have to go.
ALEX: What for? I thought you said she didn't get back till tomorrow.
DAN: Look, there are things I have to do. I gotta go home.
ALEX: You know... I don't think I like this!
DAN: Like what?
ALEX: The way you keep running off every time we make
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