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Or we could take Hemingway, a social icon, with Professor

Tewksbury. He's good.

Or we could... Stay home and rewrite the Kama Sutra.

That would be in Asian studies.

Oh, Kathleen, I just can't handle being so Asian in Angela's house.

Tony, Angela's out with Peter, Sam's working in New Mexico, and Mona does

than this on the train to work.

We weren't doing anything.

There's a path you take and a path not taken. The choice is up to you, my

friend. Nights are long, but you might awaken to a brand new life, a brand new

life.

to see how you were.

Oh, fine. Love you. Miss you. Wish you were here.

When are you coming home?

Hello, Sam?

Actually, Dad, I was kind of thinking of maybe staying a little bit longer.

Well, longer?

Well, hey, you're going to miss registration.

Hello, Sam?

You see, Dad, they really love me here and I got a promotion and I was... just

thinking that maybe college could wait wait wait dad i really love new

mexico and the other day i was sitting on the porch and i looked up and i just

started to cry oh you missed your father no dad i was crying because everything

was so beautiful i mean the way the sun was setting behind the butte and there

was this eagle and he was slowly circling in the sky it was a vulture you

dinner

Look, Dad, I can't talk right now, okay?

I'll explain everything tomorrow, and don't worry. I love you.

Well,

I'm not going to worry. Me, worry?

You know why I'm not going to worry? Because I'm going to New Mexico and talk

some sense into them. Great.

Right away, I'll call the travel agency. Right. I'll pack.

You need your linen suit? Yeah, and don't forget my sunscreen. You know how

freckle. Okay, okay.

That is, if you want me to go. Well, I want you to go, but only if you want to

go. I want to go, but only if you really want me to go.

Well, why don't we just talk about this on the plane?

Plane? Plane?

Where?

New Mexico.

Oh, well, let me see. I'll need my bikini and my spurs.

Okay, tomorrow's aerobics class has been moved to 4 .30.

What time is the stretch class?

Uh, 5 .30. Any other questions?

Yes. Why aren't you going to college?

Dad, Angela. I just let go of his mouth for a second.

That's it for today, everybody.

You know, you really should go to college. Listen to her.

Thank you, Mrs. Albrecht. Thank you, Mrs. Albrecht.

What are you doing here?

You said we could talk tomorrow. Today is tomorrow. We're here. Let's talk.

You didn't come here to talk. You came here to take me home.

We came here to talk about taking you home. Sam, this is just a summer job.

not worth throwing away your college education for.

Dad, you don't understand. There are other factors. Oh, factors.

Excuse me, sir.

You left your room key at the front desk. Oh, thank you very much.

Hi.

Sam, it's okay. I already thanked him.

Tony, I think we just met the other factor.

Uh, Matt, I would like you to meet my father.

Mr. Mastelli? I didn't know you were coming.

I didn't know you existed.

Sam's told me all about you.

And you must be Kathleen.

No, no, I'm Angela.

Well, as we say at the ranch, looks like I just stepped in.

Last one in the jacuzzi is a skinny, shapeless blonde.

Great. Why don't you just bring the whole family?

Hey, towel girl.

I'll need a quart for seven, jacuzzi at eight, 107 degrees, medium jet.

You'll never work in this town again.

So, Sam, who's Cowboy Bob?

It's Cowboy Matt.

And you must be Mona. Sure, her he knows.

Look, Sam, come here. Look, we have things to discuss.

All right, you are, sir.

So why don't you all come over to my place for dinner tonight? I was thinking

more in terms of my place.

Oh, well, they charge an arm and a leg at the lodge. I'm talking about

Connecticut.

We'd love to, Matt.

Great. Look, it's a little bit out of the way, but don't you worry. I'll make

all the travel arrangements.

Oh, whoa!

Oh, no, not there. Not there.

Oh, easy.

Oh, easy. Easy.

Easy.

Easy.

See, wasn't that wonderful? I love the freedom of the open trail.

What does internal bleeding feel like?

Oh, big fella.

Whoa!

Thanks,

big fella.

Howdy, folks.

Welcome to Cats of the Day, Matt. Sam's just about done with dinner.

Sam's cooking?

Adios.

Well, come on in.

Okay, watch it, watch it.

Howdy.

Hi,

guys.

Mmm. Oh, what's that I smell?

It smells so good.

That's my blue cornet. And she's a fine little cook.

Boy, he must be in love.

Oh, he goes down. Oh, Matt.

I love it when she can't reach things.

What is it? What is it? Don't they have step ladders in the West?

Tony, Tony, you picked me up. It didn't mean anything, did it?

Angela, you tripped and fell. What was I supposed to do, leave you in a gutter?

I don't like it. She just looks a little too comfortable here.

Oh, Dad, look.

I know what you're thinking, but Matt's an old -fashioned kind of guy. Don't

worry, we're not living together.

Honey, that never entered my mind.

Yes.

So, Sam says you're the equestrian director?

Oh, that's just a fancy title for taking care of horses.

Ah, so the flies don't bother you then, huh?

Dad, don't start. Matt goes to college part -time. He has other goals.

Sam, I don't blame your father for being concerned.

But I assure you, your daughter's in good hands. And she always will be as

as I'm around.

Well, that's really good to hear, Matt.

But I gotta tell you, you know, I can't see her throwing away her college

education for what seems to me to be just a summer romance.

Well, hey, if this were just a summer romance, well, we wouldn't be talking

about getting married.

Matt, I...

I kind of wanted that to be a surprise.

Surprise!

Married?

You didn't say married.

Married? You can't get married.

I know a good caterer. Wait a minute.

There's no way you can get married. There's just no way you can get married.

I feel like we're going to get married tomorrow.

No, tomorrow you'll be picking out a cheap coffin to bury me in on Food Hill.

Wait a minute.

I can't catch my breath.

Don't you worry, sir. I'm trained in CPR.

Wait a minute.

Don't you touch me. You're the one who's killing me.

Tony, are you going to eat those chips?

Tony, I think maybe you should sit down.

No, I'm okay now.

I'm much better.

I'm in control.

Oops. We gotta go.

Emergency? Samantha's pregnant.

That's his mare. He named her after me.

Maybe I should stay.

No. Go.

Go. And ride like the wind.

Come here. Come here. Come here.

Come here.

Here's what we're gonna do.

First, we're gonna rename that horse.

Then, I'm gonna throw Sam over my saddle and ride east until I hit pavement.

What you have to do is relax so that you don't say something you're going to

regret later.

You're right.

You're right.

That's why you're me.

You're the voice, the reason.

Use your voice. Talk to Sam. Sam, Angela wants to talk to you.

Sam,

are you sure you want to get married now? You're so young. Young?

Good.

and I'm 18.

You were just as young when you got married. Sam, there is a big difference

between love and getting an education.

Well, Matt says I could just go to college here. Well, Matt may be right,

what about your scholarship? What are you going to do for money?

We both work full time. It's cheaper to live out here. I know it's cheaper to

live out here. I don't care what Matt says.

This is real life, not Little House on the Prairie.

Now, pack your bags. We are taking your teenage...

Excuse me, but I think the voice of reason is shrieking.

She is destroying her life. She is throwing it away on a tall drink of

cowboy boots. It's crazy. It's nuts. And this furniture is giving me splinters.

I'll be right back.

I'll keep my eye on the child bride. Don't say bride.

It doesn't matter what I did. It doesn't matter if I got married young. So what

if I got married young? If I jumped off a cliff, would she jump off a cliff?

Angela, relax.

Relax here.

Have a seat.

Have a seat.

What can she be thinking?

I don't know. You can't talk to her. You can't yell at her. You can't send her

to her room. It's 2 ,600 miles away.

You know, I was always able to talk to her, to have an open exchange with her,

to make her see that my way was right.

Wow.

What?

Those colors.

Yeah, yeah.

Wow, that's the most beautiful sunset I've ever seen.

Look, is that an eagle?

Holy smoke.

Gee, now I know what Sam was talking about.

Now I understand why she'd want to build a life for herself out here.

Gee, I think I'm going to cry.

So you're okay with her and Matt?

Get real. It's a sunset and a bird. You don't build a life on that.

Where are you going? Sometimes a man's got to do what a man's got to do.

Sometimes a man's got to walk.

Then you think I'm doing the right thing?

Absolutely.

I mean, you only just left home, and already you found yourself a great guy.

I did, didn't I?

He's a lot like Tony, too.

What? Dad Tony?

No way.

But what's so wrong with that? I mean, Tony took very good care of you, and so

will Matt.

I can take care of myself.

Yeah, I know that. But, I mean, why walk when you can ride, huh?

You're so lucky. Most girls don't find one guy like that an entire lifetime.

And you found two.

You really love her?

She's a fine filly.

I met my daughter.

So did I.

I ain't gonna give her up.

Me neither.

Well then, I guess we got ourselves a problem.

Yes, we do.

I'll give you $100 ,000.

Okay.

I was joking.

So was I.

Look, I gotta tell you, sir.

I admire and respect Sam. You did a great job raising her.

Would you stop talking like that? I'm starting to like you.

Thank you, sir. I like you, too. Oh, cut it out.

Hey, look. Look, man. If you really love her, you could wait four years to marry

her. Four years?

No, seven if she wants to be a lawyer.

Eight if she wants to be a doctor. Boy, would I love that, huh?

Dr. Samantha Maselli.

Dr. Maselli, report to surgery. Stat.

Of course, she'd need another three years for internship and residency.

Five if she wanted to specialize.

Thirteen years tops. And that's nothing for true love.

How about if we get engaged and wait a year to get married?

Well, I could live with her a year. I'll tell you what. She comes home, lives

with me, and goes to college.

Well, I figured she'd stay out here and go to college. Oh, guys.

One second. One second, Sam. I'll tell you what we do.

She visits you on vacations. I got a better idea. She visits you on

Excuse me, guys. Let me straighten this out. Let me straighten this out. I'll

tell you what we do. You can come to Connecticut and visit any time you want.

Any time you want.

30 days notice in writing.

Guys. Just give us a minute. No.

You really ticked her off now.

Ah, Buttercup.

Someday, you'll have a foal.

She'll meet some stallion.

They'll run away together.

She won't write. She won't call.

Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to depress you.

I thought you didn't like horses.

No, we...

straightened out our differences.

Well, I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but I just saw Sam and Matt up in

butte and they were kissing.

He was kissing my daughter on the butte?

Oh, buttercup.

You two want to be alone?

No, I'm sorry. I was just a little upset.

No, I'm the one who's sorry.

I came out here to help you and I don't feel like I did.

No, what are you talking about? Of course you did. I mean, just you being

was a... Hey, I don't think I could have got through this without you.

Dad, we need to talk. I know, I know.

Well, I guess I'll just mosey on over to the chuck wagon and hunker down some

grub.

I have no idea what I just said.

Uh, listen, Dad, I... I know, I know. You guys made up and you're staying.

Yes, we made up, but no, I'm not staying. I'm gonna come home.

You're coming home?

Oh, Buttercup, she's coming home.

Happy trip to me.

Dad, don't do that.

What? Sing? No, gloat. You're gloating because you're getting your way.

Is that so wrong?

Yes, because I'm not coming home because I'm Daddy's little girl. I'm doing it

because it's what I think is best for me.

Okay. Don't say okay, because when you're saying okay, what you're really

is, ha -ha, I went, I'll just humor her.

Rump roast.

What? I'm trying to say something that you can't read too much into.

I just want you to know that all of your decisions are not gonna be the same as

mine. You just lucked out this time, Dad.

Did you tell him?

Oh, yeah, yeah, she told me, and, uh, look, I couldn't be happier in a non

-gloating sort of way, you know?

I hope, uh, I hope this is okay with you.

Well, it's gonna be an adjustment, sir, but if it's what Sam wants, then I'm for

it.

What a guy, huh?

Gee, come here, you.

You really are a terrific guy.

I'm glad to feel that way, neighbor.

Neighbor?

In a couple of months, I'm moving to Connecticut.

Oh, good, good, good. That'll be nice.

You can stay in my room because I'll be dead.

But, Angela.

Angela. No, no, don't talk.

Lloyd, it sure is good to be back home, eh?

I'll say.

Hey, Angela,

I just want to tell you that I really appreciate that you came along.

It was really nice spending time with you again.

Yeah.

I'll listen to it.

Hi,

Angela. It's Peter.

Hi,

guys. It's Sam.

I'll be home on Sunday.

Oh, Dad, there's somebody here who feels bad he didn't get to say goodbye. I'll

put him on.

Buttercup.