All language subtitles for Bedtime Stories Season 1, Episode 09 - The Gift

Now, Belle, I want to give
my son a graduation gift.

Graduation?

Business school.

Well, congratulations.

Thanks.

Dennis, I want this to be a
night you're never going to forget.

A family tradition? Exactly.

Like my father and
his father before him.

I think I can help you out with that.

Send Natalie in.

So, Georgie, how have
you been doing? Pretty good.

Working, mainly.

You don't need to work.

Well, you know me.
Keeps the lead in the pencil.

Well, I know how you are. You're
going to be working till the day you die.

That's the attitude you've
got to have to succeed.

Dennis, this is Natalie.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.

I don't think you knew how
much I cared about you, Belle.

I wasn't pulling your leg when I
said I wanted to leave Cynthia for you.

It's just... I know. I wasn't
corporate wife material.

You want to know what's funny?
Neither was Cynthia.

She left me five years
ago for an electrician.

You're kidding? Yeah.

It was a shock to me, too.

And boy, did she take me to the cleaners.

Somebody ought to do something
about these California divorce laws.

So, you think you'll ever get
married again? I don't know.

The way I figure it, it's
three strikes and you're out.

You know what I mean?

Now, Dennis, he's got
much better sense than I did.

He's already engaged with the greatest
little girl you'd ever want to meet.

Then why bring him here? Don't you
think you're setting a bad precedent?

Oh, it's just this once. Dennis is no fool.

He knows he's never going to
find a better girl than Carolyn.

How in the world did you
end up in a place like this?

You make it sound like the end of the line.

I'm sorry. I didn't mean to.

Of course you did. A lot of people assume.

Nobody twisted my arm.
It's my family's department.

What do you mean? My parents.

They handle their money
like a carrot on a stick.

Always telling me, Natalie, go to
law school. Natalie, get married.

Natalie, have kids. So, you know what?

Finally, one day I just said, I'm
going to live my life the way I want to.

Who cares what anybody thinks?

And what happened? I came here.

Well, I've always been curious.

This is a great place to explore.

I bet your family love that.

Like I said, I don't care what they think.
It's my happiness, right?

Dennis?

Uh, yeah?

Let's wrap it up, son. You know,
more than Carolyn getting suspicious.

Be right there.

You know, if you don't mind me
saying so, your dad's a real jerk.

Oh, he's all right.
He'd give me anything I asked him for.

Within reason.

Oh, brother, what a night.

In the kitchen.

Hey, huh?

Hi.

I know it's late, Carolyn,
but don't blame Dennis.

I wouldn't let him
leave the restaurant until

I polished off that
last bottle of wine.

Well, I guess graduation
only comes once in a lifetime.

She is gold. Do you realize this
girl is gold, Dennis? I sure do, Dad.

How about a nightcap,
George? Oh, no thanks.

I'm not going to impose on
you kids for one more minute.

Give me a call tomorrow night.

You know it, Dad.

Well, did it give you anything?

What do you mean?

Well, I thought maybe
he would give you a

watch or a suit or
hopefully a big fat check.

Oh, no. Nothing like that.

Well, that's too bad, because I've
been making a wish list for the wedding.

Yeah. You know, Carolyn, I really want
to talk to you about this wedding thing.

Oh?

Yeah, I've been giving it a lot of
consideration lately, and I just...

Don't you think we're
sort of rushing into this?

Here we go again.

Dennis, we have been
together for two whole years.

Well, two years isn't a lifetime.
I mean, things are fine the way they are.

What's a little piece of paper going
to do to make things any better?

You know what this is, don't you?

You're just getting cold feet.
And you know why? Don't tell me.

It's because Dad's never
had one successful marriage.

That's right. But you can't let that hold
you back, Dennis. You are not your father.

I thought you said I
should be more like him.

Well, not in this respect. You are your
own man, and I'm going to make you...

the best little wifey that
you ever laid your eyes on.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Dennis, I didn't think
I'd be seeing you again.

Is Natalie here?

My God, what's gotten into you?

You, that's what.

Ever since the other night, I
can't get you out of my mind.

Don't tell me that.

But it's the truth.
I mean, don't you feel it too?

It doesn't matter what I feel.

Don't get me wrong,
Dennis, you're a terrific guy.

It's just, I can't allow
myself to get too attached.

Because you love your freedom too much.

No. Because you only disappoint me.

What about Carolyn?

You remember her name?

Of course I remember her name.
I remember everything about you.

The other night when
you left, I thought to myself,

God, I hope that girl just
realizes how lucky she is.

She's not lucky. She's calculating.

She's been trying to march me down
the aisle from practically the first date.

Takes two to tango.

Yeah, well, it takes three in this case.

If she's got my dad
convinced, she's such a prize.

And with all that pressure.

Believe me, I understand.

I know you do.

That's what turned the switch in my
mind, hearing you talk about your family.

Well, I'm through with all that.

I'm going to live my life
exactly the way I want to,

and nobody's going to tell me
what to do or stand in my way or...

But everybody in my family
is counting on this wedding.

What am I supposed to do? Call them all and
just tell them the wedding is off? I guess so.

Well, I'm not going to do it.
You'll have to.

Dennis, it's your father.

Did you call him?

Maybe you could talk to him, George.

I guess I did something
wrong, but he won't tell me what.

Now, you just go away for a little while.
I'll take care of everything.

Okay.

What's wrong with you, Dennis?

Don't you realize she's the greatest
thing that's ever happened to you?

She's gold, Dennis.

Gold digger's more like it.

What are you talking about?

Well, you ought to hear when you're not
around. All she ever talks about is money.

So she's a little practical.
What's wrong with that?

I wish my ex-wives had
been a little more practical.

Then why don't you marry Carol and dad?

How much you want
to bet she'd tell you yes?

Why are you doing this?
Have you been cheating on this girl?

Well, of course I am, dad.
I mean, you're the one who set me up.

Personally and professionally,
I keep an open mind.

Look, I'll have to call you back. Goodbye.

Why didn't you tell me he's coming here?

I didn't think it was my place to tell you.

Of course it's your place.
You're supposed to be a friend of mine.

I used to be more than a friend.

Till you cut me off.

So it's revenge you want, huh?

Allow my son to romance
one of your chippies?

Don't talk about Natalie that way.

She's a very nice girl.

And if you hadn't brought
your son here in the first place...

I know the circumstances, Belle.

I made a mistake, alright?

I'd like the chance to rectify it.

Natalie, Dennis' father would
like to have a word with you.

I'm gonna be standing right outside
this door, so if you so much as...

All you're gonna hear is this girl
snapping the lid on her suitcase.

What is that supposed to mean?

It means you're gonna get lost.

I'm gonna pay you...
oh, how does 25,000 sound?

$25,000, and you're never
gonna see my son again.

Sorry.

I thought so. Girls like you
are usually terrific negotiators.

Fine, we'll make it 50.

How's that? We can make it 50
million, and I still won't accept it.

So what do you want?

Nothing I don't already have.

I'm just waiting for Dennis
to get his life in order.

We will see what happens then.

Get this through your head, sweetheart.
You're out of your league.

I did not raise my son to squander his
life away on some cheap floozy like you.

You didn't raise him at all.

I know your type.

Spent every second of
your life building your fortune.

What's not gonna happen this time, George?

Because I have affection for your son,

and my feelings just aren't for sale.

Dennis isn't here.

As you can see, he's already
started packing his things.

Where did I go wrong?

It's not your fault, George.

You know, I always told him he
should have been more like you.

But I thought he was.

No, not really.

He was never ambitious enough.

You know, he probably
would have dropped out of

business school if it hadn't
been for me pushing him.

I appreciate that, Carolyn. I do.

The minute I met you, I
knew you were good for it.

Thank you, George.

No, I mean it.

If I was 20 years younger, I probably
would have gone for you myself.

Well, now, what does age
have to do with anything?

You're still young.

Ambitious people
always find a way to stay

young, and you're still
ambitious, aren't you? Well.

..

Well, that was Dennis' problem.
He was never ambitious enough for me.

But I guess I don't need to worry about
him anymore, because he's not here.

I think... I think I'd better go.

Didn't you ever fantasize about me, George?

I fantasized about you.

You're my son's fiancé.

I'm your son's ex-fiancé.

George, Dennis promised to
marry me, and he broke his promise.

Now, I don't know a lot about
these things, but don't you think if I

filed some sort of a lawsuit that I
would get some sort of compensation?

You're gold, Carolyn.

You look like you're the best guy
to have a chance to marry a friend.

It's just, like, you're a bad guy.

Don't you think you're a good guy?

Are you every single person
that I have a chance to marry?

Well, he wants to marry me.

I don't think so.

music.

Sighs Sighs Sighs.

want to move in with me don't tease me
I'm serious Dennis what about Carolyn.

she's ancient history back your bags
I reached a big decision Bell I finally

decided to retire you can't do that
Georgia a workaholic oh I think I can

find ways to entertain myself I mean
maybe you're not corporate wife material

but you're one hell of a woman
and honest can't leave that one out oh

Georgia I've got my share of faults
but my faults are fun where's your fault.