Eddie and Wayne move into a new home with the government's hush money and at the housewarming party, Joyce gifts them a Ficus Bonsai. For luck she says and Eddie doesn't have the heart to tell her that they don't really care about plants, except for the ones you can smoke, but then there's Steve. He's been taking care of the plants at his home for years, someone has to right, doing a pretty good job too and he enjoys gardening. It's something where he can just let go and not have to think as much.
Steve's over at Eddie's at least once a week anyway, so one day Eddie finds him watering the tree. He's almost forgotten about it if he's honest. This continues. Steve waters and trims and the tree is growing into something beautiful, as are Eddie's feelings for Steve. Until one day they have a fight, it's more of a misunderstanding really, but they both suck at communication and Steve's hurt and Eddie's stubborn. They don't talk for a month.
Steve's great at believing this is some self-fulfilling prophecy, everyone will leave him eventually. Eddie.. Eddie just tries not to think about it at all. To the day where his eyes focus in on the bonsai tree. A few leaves have fallen to the ground, others are yellowing on the branch, the soil is dry and it looks absolutely miserable. Eddie, who until now has felt numb, suddenly feels everything at once. The hurt and regret, the loneliness and the heartbreak. He starts crying on the spot.