The "ABCs of BBM": Round 965! (Rules in first post)

[Toast]

Jack made it clear to Ennis how much his fearfulness had become a real liability; and that Jack was ready to quit Ennis if their "goddamn bitch of an unsatisfactory situation" cannot be resolved.

[southendmd]

Jack had to muster all his courage to confront Ennis.

[memento]

It seemed to Jack that Ennis was being negligent in not telling him about cancelling August until the last minute, when in fact Ennis was fearful of Jack's reaction and postponed telling him until it was time to leave.

[Toast]

On their last 4-5 day excursion, Jack and Ennis partake in joint puffing, whiskey swigging, with numerous oaths and negative expressions like:

• what in the hell
• Christ
• friggin' cold weather
• Mexico
• goddamn bitch of an unsatisfactory situation.
• Mexico
• Mexico
• Mexico
• Hell yes
• Mexico
• Jack fuckin' Twist
• a fuckin' real good life
• fuckin' all
• Godammit
• damn few times
• short fuckin' leash
• Mexico
• high-altitude fucks
• son of a whoreson bitch
• Get the fuck off me
• damn you, Ennis

Some spitting, crying and reminiscing too.

[Fran]

Ennis initially pooh-poohed Jack's suggestion about their going to Mexico:

"Hell, Jack, you know me.  'Bout all the travelin' I ever done is goin' around the coffeepot, lookin' for the handle."

def. = make light of

[southendmd]

Although Jack opened his heart to Ennis about the how much he missed him, Ennis remained silent.

[memento]

During that last confrontation, Ennis and Jack had just scratched the surface of all the things that had been unsaid.

[Fran]

Ennis trespasses in the so-called "shoot-em zone" and asks, "You been a Mexico, Jack?"

[southendmd]

For many, it seemed unimaginable that Jack could ever quit Ennis.

[Toast]

Both Jack and Ennis were vilifying each other because of the "godamn bitch of an unsatisfactory situation" they had been stuck in for years and years.