Original subtitles

♪ ♪

LET'S GO THIS WAY.

OH, NO!

NO, NO.

OH, PLEASE?

WE'RE CLOSED.

HEY, HEY, HEY, WHAT, ARE YOU KIDDING?

FOR HEAVEN'S SAKES, LET THAT GIRL IN.

HERE YOU GO, SWEETHEART.

OH, MY GOODNESS.OH, MY GOODNESS!

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

OH, LOOK AT YOU.

OH, MY GOODNESS.

-STAY.-OH, THERE YOU GO.

OH, YOU'RE WET, TOO.OH, DEAR.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

YOU'RE WELCOME, SWEETHEART.

ARE DOGS EVENALLOWED IN HERE?

NO.

WELL, TECHNICALLY, NO, BUT SINCE IT'S AFTER HOURS...

AND, SO... YOU LOOK...

LIKE SOMEONELOST A GROOM.

IT'S KIND OFTHE OTHER WAY AROUND.

DO YOU MIND IF I SIT DOWN?

KITCHEN'YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, BUT THE TABLES,

THEY ARE STILL OPEN.

OH, HONEY, YOU AREJUST A MESS.

I'M SO SORRY TO SAY IT, BUT YOU ARE A MESS.

I'LL BET THERE IS JUSTONE HECK OF A STORY

TO EXPLAIN ALL OF THIS.

THERE BETTER BE.

I DON'T RE-OPEN THISPLACE FOR ANYBODY.

OH... [SCOFFS]

DON'T YOU WORRYABOUT HIM.

HE IS ALL BARK, BUT NO BITE.

IT ALL HAPPENED SO FAST.

YOU KNOW, I WAS WALKINGDOWN THE AISLE ONE MINUTE,

AND THE NEXT...

LOUIE, HEY, HEY, HEY.

WHAT?

BABE, COME, SIT, SIT, SIT.

I THINK THIS ISGONNA TAKE A WHILE.

OH, SWEETHEART.

WHAT'S YOUR NAME, KIDDO?

BAILEY.

BAILEY DALEY.

MUSICAL.

YEAH.AND THIS IS ADAM, AND EVE

AND SHIRLEY.

[LAUGHS]YOU'RE KIDDING. SHIRLEY?

SHIRLEY.

WELL, HELLO, SHIRLEY.

HELLO, SWEETHEART.

ALL RIGHT, BABY GIRL,

NOW, YOU STARTAT THE VERY BEGINNING.

AND DON'T LEAVE OUTONE SINGLE THING.

[LAUGHS]

OKAY. UH...

I GUESS IT ALL STARTED

THE FIRST DAY I MOVED INTOMY NEW HOUSE...

♪ ♪

I'D LOVED THE PLACE FOREVER,

IT WAS MY LITTLE DREAM HOUSE.

AND I SAVED UP MY MONEY FOR YEARS AND YEARS,

JUST VOWING THAT IF IT EVER CAME ON THE MARKET,

I WOULD BUY IT,

AND, AT LONG LAST, I DID.

HONEY, I'MSO PROUD OF YOU.

YOU HUNG IN THERE, YOU STUCK IT OUT,

AND LOOK AT THIS, YOU MADE IT.

WELL, IT DIDN'T HURTTHAT YOU CO-SIGNED ON THE LOAN.

YOU KNOW WHO WOULD'VELOVED THIS PLACE?

-WHO?-HOWIE.

OH, HOWIE.BEAGLE EXTRAORDINAIRE.

YOU KNOW WHATI'M THINKING, SWEETIE.

MAYBE IT'S TIMEYOU GET A NEW DOG.

I MEAN, THIS IS THE LONGEST

YOU'VE EVER BEENWITHOUT ONE.

TOO SOON.

WHEN IT'S TIME, I'LL KNOW.

AM I BEING A BABY?

WHY, BECAUSE YOU DON'T WANTTO SPEND YOUR FIRST NIGHT

ALL ALONE IN YOUR NEW HOUSE, WITH ONLY THE STRANGE NOISES?

MAYBE.

OH, BALES,

A "TOTAL BABY" DOESN'T BUY A HOUSE

ALL ON HER OWN,

TO LIVE IN AND TAKE CARE OFALL BY HERSELF.

SEE, THAT'S THE THING.

IT'S A GREAT HOUSE,

BUT I'M REALIZINGIT'S A HOME FOR TWO.

MEANING?

MEANING I HAVEA JOB THAT I LOVE...

YES, YOUR STUDENTS ARECRAZY ABOUT YOU.

SO ARE YOURS.

NOBODY'S CRAZYABOUT THEIR FRENCH TEACHER,

EXCEPT FOR MAYBE THE FRENCH.

[LAUGHS]

I HAVE A GREAT MOM,

I HAVE AN AWESOME BFF,

GREAT NEW HOUSE....

THE ONLY THINGTHAT'S MISSING IS...

A DOG, YES,

BUT LIKE YOU SAID,

YOU'LL KNOWWHEN YOU'RE READY.

A MAN!

I'M TALKING ABOUT A MAN.

OH, ONE OF THOSE.

YEAH.

DO YOU KNOW,

THAT BETWEEN WORK, HOWIE PASSING,

AND BUYING A HOUSE,

I HAVEN'T DATED ANYONESINCE RYAN?

THAT WAS AGES AGO.

I KNOW.

OKAY, YOU NEED TO GOAND GET BOY-CRAZY.

NO, I DON'T.

I NEED TO FIND MY GUY, MY PARTNER IN CRIME, YOU KNOW?

AW...

THERE'S THE BAILEY DALEYWE ALL KNOW AND LOVE.

[SCHOOL BELL RINGING]

THE NEXT BOOKWE'RE GOING TO READ

IS ONE OF MY ALL-TIME FAVORITES,

EMILY BRONTE'S "WUTHERING HEIGHTS."

[CLASS GROANING]

NO, NO, NO, NO, IT'S A VERY GOOD BOOK.

BUT IT'S REALLY SAD, ISN'T IT?

IN A WAY,

BUT IT ALSO CONTAINS

ONE OF LITERATURE'SMOST PASSIONATE

AND THRILLING ROMANCES.

HOW THRILLING CAN IT BE?

IT TAKES PLACE, LIKE, A THOUSAND YEARS AGO!

MORE LIKE 200.

BUT IT'S NOT "WHEN" THAT MATTERS,

IT'S THE STORYTHAT'S TIMELESS,

AND CATHY AND HEATHCLIFF HAVESO TA ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME LOVE

AND IT'S WHAT WE ALL ASPIRE TO.

EXCEPT FOR THE PARTWHERE IT DESTROYS THEM

AND EVERYONE THEY KNOW.

OH, SOUNDS LIKEMY LAST THREE GIRLFRIENDS.

WELL, EVAN,

AS THE GREAT POETALFRED LORD TENNYSON ONCE WROTE,

"'TIS BETTERTO HAVE LOVED AND LOST

THAN NEVER TO HAVE LOVEDAT ALL."

DO YOU REALLY BELIEVETHAT, MISS DALEY?

YES, I DO.

WHAT WAS HIS NAME?

HOWIE.

ONLY THE BEST BEAGLE EVER.

[CHUCKLING]

SO...

EMILY BRONTE'S "WUTHERING HEIGHTS."

OKAY, LASAGNA COULDN'TALL OF A SUDDEN

HAVE LESS CALORIES THANBAKED CHICKEN, COULD IT?

YEAH, NOTON THIS PLANET.

EARTH?

YEAH, THAT ONE.

MM...

BUMMER.

[SIGHING]

THANK YOU.

YOU LADIES COME HERE OFTEN?

NOT OFTEN ENOUGH, APPARENTLY.

TRANSLATION... ARE YOU NEW HERE?

WADE INGRAM, SUBSTITUTE GYM TEACHER.

JUST FILLING INFOR TERRY JANSSEN

WHILE HE RECOVERSFROM BACK SURGERY.

AND YOU ARE...?

UH, BAILEY DALEY.

POETRY?

ENGLISH.

COMP AND LIT.

AND THIS IS AMBER.

FRENCH.

I TEACH FRENCH,

I'M NOT FRENCH.

[CHUCKLING]

I GOT IT.

CHICKEN?

UH... BRAVE, ACTUALLY, KIND OF.

I'M SOMEWHAT DARINGOCCASIONALLY.

I WAS TALKING ABOUT YOUR MEAL, BUT, YOU KNOW.

I, TOO, LIKE TOROLL THE DICE

EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE.

GOOD.

[CELL PHONE CHIMES]

EXCUSE ME.

OH...

I'M SORRY, IT'S MY DAD,

IT'S KIND OF A FANTASYFOOTBALL LEAGUE CRISIS.

I SHOULD PROBABLYGET GOING,

BUT I HOPE TO SEE YOU TWOAROUND MORE OFTEN.

MAYBE GRAB A REAL MEAL SOMETIME.

OH. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT.

ASK AND YOU SHALL RECEIVE.

YEAH.

[CHUCKLING]

SO, WHAT EXACTLY DOES "SHARE A REAL MEAL" MEAN?

I THINK IT MEANSHE WANTS TO TAKE ME OUT,

DON'T YOU THINK?

YEAH, THEN WHY DIDN'T HEJUST ASK YOU OUT?

I DON'T KNOW, MOM, WE JUST MET.

I COULD ASK HIM OUTIF I WANTED TO, RIGHT?

YEAH, WELL, IF YOU WANTTO PLAY IT THAT WAY.

AND BY THE WAY, IF I RECALL CORRECTLY,

YOU ASKED DADDY OUTFOR THE FIRST TIME, DIDN'T YOU?

OH, YOUR SWEET FATHER,

SWEET, SHY FATHER,

GOD REST HIS SOUL.

YEAH, IF I DIDN'T MAKETHE FIRST MOVE,

WE NEVER WOULD'VEGOTTEN TOGETHER.

WELL, LUCKY FOR MEYOU DID.

BE THAT AS IT MAY,

THIS WADE FELLOW, FROM WHAT YOU TELL ME,

WILL DEFINITELY LET YOU KNOWIF HE IS INTERESTED.

NOW, CHECK OUT THIS TABLE.

DEFINITELYWORTH 75 CENTS.

THIS IS A DIAMONDIN THE ROUGH.OUT?

I SEE THE "ROUGH" PART.

[SIGHS IN FRUSTRATION]

GRAB ONE END.

OKAY, GOING THIS WAY?

-YES.-OKAY.

[AMBER]: YOU'RE WORKING?

BUT IT'S SUNDAY FUN-DAY.

I KNOW IT'S SUNDAY FUN-DAY,

BUT IF I DON'T FINISHGRADING THESE PAPERS,

I'M JUST GOING TO GET BEHIND,

AND THEN I CAN'T HANG OUTNEXT WEEKEND.

NO!

BALES, WHAT'S THE MATTER?

I LEFT HALF THE TESTSAT SCHOOL.

I'M GOING TO CALL YOU BACK.

GOTTA GO.

HMM.

WHO'S GOING TO BE THEREON A SUNDAY?

[BARKING]

HI, BUDDY! HI!

OH, MY GOODNESS! OKAY.

HI, BUDDY!

OH, AREN'T YOUTHE SWEETEST BOY EVER?

AREN'T YOU? HI...

-OOH...-ADAM.

HI.

HE NEVER COULD MEETA PRETTY WOMAN HE COULD RESIST.

OH, OKAY.

THIS IS YOUR DOG?

YEAH, CAN'T YOU TELL

BYOH, DON'T WORRY, I HAVEMETHIS EFFECT ON ANIMALS.

YOU KNOW, HUMANS NOT SO MUCH.

OH, I DOUBT THAT.

SO, WHAT ARE YOU DOINGHERE ON A SUNDAY?

JUST RUNNINGSOME TRACK WITH ADAM.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HEREON A SUNDAY?

I'M JUST GETTINGTHESE PAPERS THAT HE'S...

YEAH, THEY'REMY TEST PAPERS HERE.

-YEAH, I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT.-THAT'S OKAY.

COME ON, ADAM.COME ON.

LET'S NOT PEEON THE TEST PAPERS.

OKAY... OH, WOW.

[LAUGHING]HERE YOU GO.

THANK YOU.

WELL, I, UH...

I GUESS I'D BETTER RUN, AND YOU'D BETTER...

RUN.

MAYBE YOU SHOULD JOIN MEFOR A RUN SOMETIME.

OKAY.

BEFORE OR AFTERTHE "REAL MEAL"?

BEFORE.

THAT WAY WE CAN WORK UPA REAL APPETITE.

WHEN?

UH, SOON?

LIKE, REAL SOON.

OKAY.

I WILL...

SEE YOU SOON.

OKAY.

ADAM, COME HERE!

[WHISTLING TO DOG]

BYE, ADAM.

YOU CAN'T GO HOME WITH HER. COMEHERE.

COME HERE.

ATTA BOY.

COME HERE.

I KNOW, IT'S GREAT.

BUT YOU DON'T EVEN JOG.

I MEAN, I DON'T EVEN THINKI'VE EVER SEEN YOU WALK FAST.

OKAY, I'M GOING TOBE FINE.

I WILL DO SOME STRETCHING,

I'LL GET HOPPED UPON COFFEE...

MM-HMM.

I'LL PRETEND I'M A DOG, AFTER A FRISBEE.

OH, THAT'S ATTRACTIVE.

YEAH. YOU KNOW.

DO YOU EVEN HAVEANYTHING TO WEAR?

AH-HAH.

PERFECT TIMETO GO SHOPPING.

CUTE.

FIRST THINGS FIRST.

LET'S SEE WHAT YOU GOT.

COME ON. COME ON.

COME ON, COME ON.PICK IT UP.

[YELPS, LAUGHING]

[GASPS WEARILY]

[LAUGHING]

[GASPING FOR AIR]

-YOU OKAY?-YEAH.

YEAH?

I'M ALL RIGHT.

YEAH? NEED SOME SPACE.

[GROANING]

HAS ANYONE TOLD YOUHOW BEAUTIFUL YOU ARE

WHEN YOU'RE EXHAUSTED?

I MUST NEVER HAVE BEENMORE BEAUTIFUL IN MY LIFE.

SO, WHAT DOESBAILEY DALEY DO

WHEN SHE'S NOTENLIGHTENING

THE YOUNG MINDSOF OUR TIMES?

[CHUCKLES]

UM... WELL...

SHE LIKES TO COOK ITALIAN,

AND READ BOOKS, AND WATCH SAPPY MOVIES,

AND HANG OUTWITH HER FRIEND, AMBER.

THE ONE WHO'S NOT FROM FRANCE.

MM-HMM.

AND GO TO GARAGE SALESWITH HER MOM,

WHO'S REALLY COOL.

SERIOUS? GARAGE SALES?

MM-HMM.

MAN, I LOVE GARAGE SALES.

I JUST PICKED UPTHIS ISIAH THOMAS B-BALL.

I GOT IT FOR EIGHT BUCKS.

I WENT ONLINE, FOUNDTHE SAME THING FOR 150.

CAN YOU PUT IT UP FOR SAVINGS?

[LAUGHS]

YOU REALLY NEED TO MEETMY MOTHER.

I'D LOVE TO.

WHEN?

SOON.

DEAL.

HERE IT IS.

SO, THE LATESTAND GREATEST?

MM-HMM.

WOW... THIS ONE'S A BEAUTY.

I MEAN, LOOK ATTHE DETAIL ON THESE LEGS.

I KNOW, RIGHT?

SHE'S A REAL DIAMONDIN THE ROUGH.

GUESS HOW MUCHSHE PAID FOR IT.

25?

12.

-WHAT?-YEAH.

-SWEET!-I KNOW.

SHE'S GOT THE EYE.

HEY, LISTEN,

IF YOU EVER NEEDTHIS THING REFINISHED,

I'M PRETTY GOODWITH A SANDER.

OKAY, GOOD TO KNOW.

IS THERE ANYTHING YOU CAN'T DO?

I KNOW, LOOK, YOU GOTTHIS WOMAN RUNNING.

THAT IS AN ACCOMPLISHMENTIN ITSELF.

WELL, SHE HELD UPLIKE A CHAMP.

THEN,

SHE CHOWED DOWNLIKE A PRO.

AH.

THAT'S MY KINDA GAL.

[CHUCKLES]

OH, LOOK AT YOU!

OH, ADAM, YOU ARESUCH A GOOD KISSER!

TAUGHT HIMEVERYTHING I KNOW.

I BET YOU DID.

[CHUCKLING]

MORNING, LADIES.

AREN'T YOU THE PICTUREOF PERFECTION THIS MORNING.

HEY, DID YOU DOSOMETHING WITH YOUR HAIR?

YEAH, WASHED IT.

YEAH, SHAMPOO, IT'SAN AMAZING INVENTION.

SHAMPOO, THAT'S FUNNY.

MM-HMM.

SHE'S FUNNY.

HEY, LISTEN, I'M DOING THIS5K CHARITY RUN THIS WEEKEND.

I WAS WONDERINGIF YOU WANT TO JOIN ME.

SURE, SIGN ME UP.

YEAH?

YEAH.

HAVE I TOLD YOUYOU'RE THE BEST?

MAYBE. THANK YOU.

BYE.

BYE.

BE STILLMY BEATING HEART.

HE'S KINDA FLIRTY, ISN'T HE?

NO, HE'S JUST NICE.

HE COMPLIMENTS.HE'S SWEET.

HMM, ARE YOU SUREABOUT THIS 5K RACE?

YOU KNOW THAT'S LIKEFOUR MORE KS THAN ONE.

IT'S LIKE THREE MILES.

AND NOBODY ACTUALLYRACES AT THESE THINGS.

IT'S FOR CHARITY.

♪ ♪

ARE WE LOSING?

OH, YEAH.

BUT DON'T WORRY, IT'S JUST FOR FUN.

OKAY.

WHOA, HEY!

WHAT'S GOING ON?

WHY ARE YOU STOPPING?

IT'S JUST FOR FUN,

JUST FOR FUN...

WELL, YEAH, I MEAN, BUT IF WE COMPLETELY STOP,

THEN WE HAVE NO CHANCEOF WINNING AT ALL.

YEAH?

OKAY.

-GO?-HIT IT!

YEAH!

YOU GOT THIS.

OKAY.

♪ ♪

TALK ABOUTAN UPHILL BATTLE.

YEAH, IT'S JUST FORTHIS LITTLE STRETCH.

YOU'RE DOING GREAT.

I'M DOING GREAT.

YEAH, YOU ARE.

[SIGHING] OKAY.

OH!

[WINCING]

WADE!

YEAH?

WADE!

WHAT?

I HOPE I DIDN'TRUIN THE RACE FOR YOU.

OH, NO. NO, I MEAN, NO WORRIES,

AS LONG AS YOU'RE OKAY.

ARE YOU? ARE YOU OKAY?

I THINK SO.

OKAY, THIS SHOULD BE GOOD.

DO YOU WANT TO TRY STANDING?

OKAY.

GOOD.

YAY!

[LAUGHING]

YOU SHOULD BE FINE,

JUST GO EASY ON ITFOR A WHILE.

OKAY.

RIGHT ON.

SO, YOU WANNA FINISH THE RACE?

I'M JUST KIDDING.

BUT, SERIOUSLY, YOU MIND IF I FINISH IT?

OH.

OKAY.

UM...

YEAH, I'LL BE... HERE.

MEET ME BACK HERE?

YEAH.

YEAH, UM...

I'LL BE HERE.

YOU'RE THE BEST.

THANKS.

AND YOU...

YOU'RE A LIFE SAVER.

THANKS, UM, BUT, UH, I'M JUST DOING MY JOB.

YEAH, YOU WERE.

[GIGGLES]

UM...

YOU SUREYOU'RE ALL RIGHT?

YEAH, I'M TOTALLY FINE.

I'M JUST SORRY I COULDN'TRUN THAT LAST "K."

YOU'RE A GOOD SPORT, YOU KNOW THAT?

SO, LISTEN,

I'VE KIND OF GOTA HUGE FAVOR TO ASK YOU.

I'VE GOT TO GO AWAYTHIS WEEKEND

FOR THISBACHELOR PARTY THING...

WAIT, THIS WEEKEND?

YEAH, I KNOW, RIGHT?

WE PLANNED TO DRIVETO THE BEACH.

I TOTALLY SPACEDON THE VEGAS THING.

MAYBE YOU COULDANYHOWATCH ADAM FOR ME? ERING,

HMM?

YOU KNOW ADAM'SAS CRAZY ABOUT YOU

AS I AM, RIGHT?

YOU IT MAKES THE "YES"'SO"ONCEALL THAT MUCH SWEETER.

SAY "NO" TO WHAT?

I JUST, I THINK

YOU DON'T NEEDTO TRY SO HARD.

I MEAN, AFTER ALL,

IT DIDN'T STOP WADEFROM LEAVING YOU BEHIND,

WITH A BUM ANKLE, AND A DOG.

[GASPING IN DELIGHT]

WHAT?

DOG ADOPTIONS!

NO. PUPPIES?

PUPPIES!

ADAM, WE'RE GOING TOGO LOOK AT PUPPIES.

LET'S GOSEE THE PUPPIES!

THIS WAY, COME ON.

LET'S GO.GO, GO. COME ON.

LET'S GO SEEWHAT THEY'VE GOT.

[GASPING IN DELIGHT]

OH, MY GOODNESS.

OH, MY GOODNESS, LOOK AT THIS.

LOOK AT THIS.HELLO.

HI!

OH, MY GOODNESS.

HI!

[SQUEALING IN DELIGHT]

HELLO! AREN'T YOU PRETTY?

OH, LOOK ATTHEIR LITTLE FACES.

I KNOW, LOOK AT THEM ALL.

I WANT EVERYSINGLE ONE OF THEM.

I WANT TO TAKE YOUALL HOME WITH ME.

SORRY,

IT'S ONE DOGPER PARENT.

OH, I'M JUST FANTASIZING.

BY THE WAY, I'M COLE.

WELCOME TOMY HUMBLE ESTABLISHMENT.

I'M BAILEY.

AREN'T YOUA HANDSOME DEVIL?

OH, YEAH.

WHAT'S YOUR DOG'S NAME?

OH, UH, THIS IS ADAM.

HE'S ACTUALLYMY BOYFRIEND'S DOG.

IS ADAM IN THE MARKETFOR A BROTHER OR SISTER?

YES.

YOU KNOW...

YEAH, MAYBE, NOT RIGHT NOW.

WELL, WHEN YOU'RE... ADAM'S READY...

COME ON BACK.

DOG ADOPTIONSARE EVERY SATURDAY.

OKAY.

I WON'T BE ABLE TO HELP IT.

THANKS FOR COMING IN.

YOU BET.NICE TO MEET YOU.

YOU TOO.

LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.

OKAY...

[CHUCKLING]

[SIGHING]

OH, YOU'LL BE BACK.

MOM, I HAVE A BOYFRIEND.

WHAT?

I'M TALKING ABOUTTO ADOPT A DOG

WHEN THE TIMEIS RIGHT.

YUP, I WILL BE BACKTO ADOPT A DOG

WHEN THE TIME IS RIGHT.

[CHUCKLING]

[CLEARS THROATAND SIGHS]

OH, YOU WANT SOME?

[CHUCKLING]

YOU MISS YOUR DAD, HUH?

WELL, I CAN'T SAYI BLAME YOU.

I JUST HOPE HE MISSES US.

MM-HMM.

YOU KNOW, I HAVEAN OBSERVATION TO MAKE

ABOUT YOUR DAD.

ON THE ONE HAND, HE'S SWEET, AND HE'S FUN,

AND HE'S ADORABLE.

ON THE OTHER,

EVEN WHEN IT SEEMS LIKEHE'S PAYING ATTENTION,

HE'S NOT.

IT'S LIKE HE'S WAITINGFOR SOMEONE ELSE TO SHOW UP.

I KNOW.

AS LONG AS THERE'SFOOD IN YOUR BOWL,

WHO CARES, HUH?

THANK YOU.

MORNING, BEAUTIFUL.

YOU'RE BACK, I SEE.

SORRY I DIDN'TRETURN YOUR, UH...

WELL, ADAM'S TEXT.

UH, "TEXTS." PLURAL.

YEAH, LISTEN, IT WASAN INSANE WEEKEND.

I MEAN, TOTALLY CRAZY.

OKAY?

YOU'RE REALLY COOKINGIN THOSE HEELS.

LOOK, I MISSED YOU SO MUCH.

HOW'S MY BOY?

HE'S GOOD.WE HAD A GREAT WEEKEND.

AND...

I MISSED YOU, TOO.

I SO WANT TO KISS YOURIGHT NOW.

BUT WE'RE AT SCHOOL.

SAVE IT FOR SATURDAY.

THE PARTYI TOLD YOU ABOUT?

-RIGHT.-OKAY.

YEAH.

NO, GOOD THINGS COMETO THOSE WHO WAIT, RIGHT?

MM-HMM.

JUST...

[CHUCKLES]

[BUSTLE OF BIG CROWD]

[LAUGHING]

OH, THIS IS A GREAT SONG.COME ON, WE'VE GOT TO DANCE.

MY ANKLE IS STILLOH, A LITTLE WEIRD.OT.

BABE, IT'S BEEN TWO WEEKS.

YOU KNOW, OLD SPORTS INJURIES.

YEAH, I KNOW, I KNOW, BUT YOU'VE GOTTA BARREL PAST IT.

YOU'VE GOT TO PUSH THOUGH, YOU'VE GOT TO BE A WINNER.

I'M A WINNER.OKAY, LET'S DANCE!

COME ON!

[LAUGHING]

COME ON.

SHOW ME HOW IT'S DONE.

[LAUGHING]

OKAY, HERE WE GO.ALRIGHT.

[LAUGHING]

I'M GOING TOTRY AND SPIN YOU.

OKAY.

OH!

WHOA.

[WINCING]

YOU OKAY?

OH, NOT REALLY.

WHAT HAPPENED?

I GUESS IT'S JUSTSTILL WEAK.

CAN YOU...? YEAH, THANK YOU.

YEAH, I'M SORRY.

[WINCING]

OH, MY...

THERE WE GO.

ANYTHING I CAN DO?

UH...

OR SAY?

YEAH. YEAH, SEE IFTHEY HAVE ANY ICE MAYBE?

YEAH. YEAH...

OKAY.

STAY RIGHT HERE.

[CHUCKLES]

OKAY, I'LL BE HERE.

OKAY, I'LL BERIGHT BACK.

OKAY.

[SIGHS]

HI.

[GIGGLING] HI.

HOW YOU DOING?

I'M WELL.HOW ARE YOU?

I WAS LOOKINGFOR SOME ICE.

[CHATTING]

SO, SEATTLE, HUH?

I HEARD IT'S PRETTY RAD THERE, ACTUALLY.

BUT MY GIRLFRIEND OPENED UPA NEW DANCE STUDIO, EZING,

SO I FIGURED, I WANT TOHELP HER OUT, YOU KNOW?

BESIDES, I HAVEN'T REALLYMET ANYONE SPECIAL

TO KEEP MEAROUND HERE...

WADE...

BALES, HEY.

AND SUSIE.

UH, BAILEY, SUSIE.SUSIE, BAILEY.

SERIOUSLY?

I'M WAITING FOR YOUAND THIS IS WHAT YOU'RE DOING?

YOU'RE FLIRTING WITH "RUNNER-UP" OVER HERE?

UH, I SHOULD GO.

YEAH, SORRY, YOU SHOULD GO.

WE WERE JUST TALKING.

YOU'RE SO OVERREACTING ON THIS.

I'M NOT OVERREACTING.

YOU FLIRT WITH EVERYONE.

YOU THINK I DIDN'TNOTICE THAT, BUT I DID.

AMBER.

AND THAT NURSE AT THE 5K, YOU MADE HER DAY.

OKAY, SO I'M A FRIENDLY GUY.

YOUR DOG IS "FRIENDLY."

YOU ARE A PLAYER.

AND I DON'T WANT TOPLAY ANYMORE.

CAN I GET BY HERE, PLEASE?

[WINCING]

BAILEY, HEY.

HI.

I SAW WHATHAPPENED THERE.

I GOT SOME FROZEN PEAS.

OH. PET STORE GUY.

-YEAH.-HI.

-HEY.-THANK YOU. OKAY.

PLEASE, SIT DOWN.

[WINCING]

AND THE THING IS,

IT WAS JUST NICETO BE DATING AGAIN, YOU KNOW,

AND, I CAN'T LIE,

HE WAS EASYON THE EYES.

AND I LOVEHIS DOG, ADAM.

HIS DOG IS SO GREAT.

HE'S SUCH A SWEET GUY.

OKAY, THIS IS BORING.

NO, NOT AT ALL.

[LAUGHING] OKAY.

YOU KNOW WHATI LOVE ABOUT DOGS?

NOT JUST THAT THEY DON'TTALK BACK, THERE'S THAT,

BUT THAT THEY'RE SO ACCEPTING.

THEY'RE SO CAPABLEOF THAT UNCONDITIONAL LOVE

THAT'S KIND OFA SUPERHUMAN TRAIT,

YOU KNOW?

MY MOM SAYS,

"IF YOU CAN FIND A MANWHO CAN LOVE YOU LIKE A DOG,

YOU WILL HAVE FOUNDTRUE LOVE,"

WHICH IS... MAYBE WHYSHE HASN'T FOUND ANYONE

IN THE 10 YEARSSINCE MY DAD HAS DIED.

ALL RIGHT, I'M SHUTTING UP.THANK YOU.

I REALLY FEEL MUCH BETTER, SO THANKS.

HEY, NO PROBLEM.

YOU EVER SEE THATWADE CHARACTER AGAIN?

[GROANS]

AT SCHOOL A FEW TIMES, BUT I PRETTY MUCH IGNORED HIM.

I TRIED IGNORING LOUIE FOREVER,

BUT I STILL COULDN'TGET RID OF HIM.

OH, SO YOU TWO...?

MM-HMM, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.

31 YEARS,

ROCKIN' AND SOCKIN'.

YEAH, LIFE'S FULL OFCRAZY SURPRISES.

YEAH, WELL, THE OPERATIVE WORDTHERE IS "CRAZY."

YOU NEED TO FINISH YOUR STORY.

OKAY, SO ABOUTA MONTH OR SO LATER,

I GET A CALL FROM WADE.

YEAH, SO, YOU KNOW, TERRY JANSSEN'S COMING BACK,

MY GIG IS UP, AND I'M THINKING,

"HEY, YOU KNOW, MAYBE IT'S A SIGN,

"MAYBE IT'S TIMETO SHAKE THINGS UP.

MOVE SOMEWHERE NEW, START OVER."

WHAT'S HER NAME?

SUSIE.

WAIT, "RUNNER-UP" FROM THE PARTY?

YEAH. YEAH, THAT'S HER.

"KILL ME NOW," SHE SAID.

OH, SUSIE'S ACTUALLYA REALLY NICE GIRL,

AND SHE THOUGHTTHAT YOU WERE VERY PRETTY.

REMIND ME TO SEND HERA THANK YOU NOTE.

ANYWAY, SHE'S MOVINGTO SEATTLE,

AND I'M GOING WITH HER, SO I FIGURE, "HEY,

THEY TEACH GYMEVERYWHERE, RIGHT?"

IS GYM REALLY SOMETHINGYOU TEACH,

OR IS IT MOREJUST A STATE OF MIND?

ANYWAY, SUSIE'S GETTINGAN APARTMENT,

YOU KNOW, AND IT BEAH, I DIDN'TALL AWKWARD, SO... P WITH ADAM,

SAY NO MORE.

I'M HAPPY TO ADOPT HIM.

YES.

ALL RIGHT, BUD.

THIS IS YOUR NEW HOME, 'KAY?

COME ON.

SEE?

GIVE ME HIS STUFF.

THANK YOU, BALES.

I KNEW YOU'D SAY YES.

YEAH, OF COURSE, YOU DID.

BYE.

AND THAT ISHOW I GOT ADAM,

THE FIRST OFTHE THREE LOVES OF MY LIFE.

BUT THAT DOESN'T EXPLAINHOW YOU ENDED UP HERE,

IN THAT DRESS,

ON A NIGHT LIKE THIS?

PLEASE, LOUIE, GEEZ,

WOULD YOU JUSTLET THE GIRL FINISH?

SORRY, BAILEY, YOU GO AHEAD.

[CLEARS THROAT]

WELL, AS GREAT AS ADAM WAS,

HE CLEARLY NEEDEDSOME DISCIPLINE.

MM.

ADAM, DOWN.

BUDDY. ADAM.

GET DOWN.

SOMEBODY'S GOTA MIND OF HIS OWN.

YEAH, HE JUST HAS TO LEARN

HE CAN'T GO AFTEREVERYTHING HE SEES.

KIND OF LIKE HIS EX-DAD.

YEAH.

YEAH.

OH.

ACTUALLY, EXACTLY LIKE HIS EX-DAD.

[CHUCKLING]

ADAM!

[LAUGHING] OH, WOW.

HI.

THIS IS ADAM.

COME ON, BUDDY, COME HERE.

OH, WOW.

THANKS.

YOU KNOW, BALES, I'VE GOTTA SAY,

I NEVER REALLY THOUGHTWADE WAS FOR YOU.

YEAH. OKAY.

I KNOW, BUTI LEARNED FROM IT.

WHAT?

THAT FUN AND CUTEIS NOT ALL THERE IS.

THAT, YOU KNOW,

HONESTY AND LOYALTYCOME FIRST.

AND, WHILE WE'RE AT IT,

MAYBE A LITTLE MORE DEPTH,

A LITTLE MORE INTELLECT.

WELL, I WAS INVITEDTO AN ART OPENING NEXT WEEK.

TRAVIS IS COMING.

SHOULD BE CRAWLING

WITH THE DEEP AND THE BRAINY.

WE SHOULD GO.

OKAY, GOOD.

WHICH ONE'SYOUR FAVORITE HERE?

OH, UM, YEAH, I DON'T KNOW.

THEY'RE ALLPRETTY UNIQUE.

UM, WHAT'S YOURS?

WELL, SINCEI'M A STRICT DISCIPLE

OF BOTH ABSTRACTEXPRESSIONISM

AND FANTASTIC REALISM,

I PREFER THE INK WASHESAND MEZZOTINTS.

YOU?

WHO WANTSCHAMPAGNE?

I'M IN.

IF YOU'LL EXCUSE MEFOR JUST ONE MOMENT.

[CLEARS THROAT]

THANK YOU.

THAT WAS FAST.

HMM...

I WANT SOMEONE SMART, NOT INCOMPREHENSIBLE.

DID YOU HEAR THAT?

THAT'S FUNNY, BECAUSE, NORMALLY, IT'S MEN

WHO FIND THAT WOMENARE HARD TO UNDERSTAND.

MAYBE IF THEY JUSTPAID ATTENTION.

IS THAT A CRACK ABOUT USNOT GETTING MARRIED,

BECAUSE IF IT IS, I KEEP TELLING YOU,

IF IT'S NOT BROKEN, WHY BREAK IT?

HOW-HOW TO...

SEE?

IT MAKES SENSE.

YEAH.

I HOPE THAT'SRHETORICAL,

AND ON BEHALF OF WOMENEVERYWHERE...

LIKE WHAT YOU SEE?

UM... YES.

I LIKE YOUR SCARF?

[LAUGHS] THANKS.

BUT I MEANT THE ART.

I'M SO GLADYOU MEANT THE ART.

[LAUGHS]

UM, THE ART IS...

UH, WHAT'S THE WORDFOR IT?

PRETENTIOUS?

OH, THAT MIGHT WORK.

YEAH.

ARE YOU AN ARTIST?

YES, UH, BUT NOTTHIS KIND.

WORDS ARE MY CANVAS.

OH, A WRITER. MM-HMM.

PLAYWRIGHT, TO BE EXACT.

MM-HMM.

I'M JONATHAN.JONATHAN MITCHELL.

BAILEY.BAILEY DALEY.

HOW ALLITERATIVE.

UM... NO, THAT WOULD BE "BAILEY BALEY."

YES...

OR "DAILEY DALEY."

...IDIOT.

NO, NO, I'M SO SORRY.

I'M AN ENGLISHTEACHER, SO...

AN ENGLISH TEACHER?

YEAH.[CLEARS THROAT]

LISTEN, UH...

I NEED TO GET BACKTO MY FRIENDS, BUT...

OKAY.

DO YOU LIKE JAZZ?

ARE YOU KIDDING?

I-I LOVE JAZZ.

I'M A JAZZ... NUT.

YEAH?

YEAH.

SUPERB.

DO YOU WANT TO CATCH THE SHOWON FRIDAY NIGHT

AT THE BAKERY?

I WOULD LOVE TO.

WHICH BAKERY?

Y-YOU KNOW, "THE" BAKERY...

THE JAZZ BAKERY.

OH. YES, THE JAZZ... CLUB THAT I LOVE.

ON CRESCENT.

YES.

THE SHOW STARTS AT 9:00.

OKAY.

FRIDAY NIGHT, THEN.

FRIDAY NIGHT, THEN.

[SQUEAKING IN EXCITEMENT]

YES.

SO, I ALSO NEED TO LEARNEVERYTHING I CAN ABOUT JAZZ

BETWEEN NOW AND FRIDAY.

YEAH. JAZZ.

MM-HMM, MM-HMM.

JAZZ NUT.

YOU HEARD THAT?

[LAUGHING]

WHAT WERE YOUTHINKING?

MILES DAVIS, STAN GETZ, DAVE BRUBECK?

WHEN DID YOU BECOMEA FAN OF JAZZ?

JUST NOW.

IT'S A LITTLE CRASH COURSEBEFORE MY DATE WITH JONATHAN.

I SEE.

WHAT WILL YOU PLAY THEM ON, YOUR IMAGINARY TURNTABLE?

OKAY, SO...

IT'S KIND OF JUST FOR SHOW.

I JUST, I WANT TOHAVE THEM.

IT'S VERY HIP AND INTELLIGENT.

WELL, IN CASEYOU FORGOT,

YOU'RE ALREADYA VERY INTELLIGENT WOMAN.

YES, MOM.

YOU TELL ME TO BEOPEN TO NEW THINGS?

I'M OPEN TO NEW THINGS.

JAZZ!

MM-HMM.

JOHN COLTRANE,

IF YOU REALLY WANTTO IMPRESS HIM.

OH, LISTEN TO YOU.

[CHUCKLES RUEFULLY]OH, I WISH YOU WOULD.

WOW.

WOW! THAT WAS SUBLIME.

YEAH.

YOU KNOW, I DON'TMEET MANY WOMEN

THAT ARE INTO JAZZ.

I DON'T MEET MANY MEN

WHO USETHE WORD "SUBLIME."

YOU WANT TO GOSOMEWHERE FOR A DRINK?

SURE.

OKAY.

AND... GO.

WHOA!

GOOD BOY.WELL DONE, MATE.

WOW, YOU TWOARE GETTING ALONG.

DON'T TAKE ITPERSONALLY, THOUGH,

HE LIKES EVERYONE.

ADAM SHOULD MEET EVE.

UH, METAPHORICALLYSPEAKING?

NO, EVE.

MY DOG.

YOU HAVE A DOG NAMED EVE?

ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

WHAT ARE THE ODDS OF THAT?

WELL, CHEERS

TO ADAM AND EVE.

CHEERS.

[LAUGHS]

SHE'S A GOOD GIRL.

EVE CAN BEA BIT MOODY.

KIND OF GOESHER OWN WAY, YOU KNOW?

WELL, I ADORE ALL DOGS, SO I'M HAPPY TO MEET HER.

[CLEARS THROATAWKWARDLY]

MILES, BRUBECK,

COLTRANE.

CLASSIC.

[LAUGHS]

YEAH. I MEAN, RIGHT?

IT JUST DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER.

AND ON VINYL NO LESS.

VERY COOL.

WHERE'S YOUR TURNTABLE?

LET'S GIVE THEM A SPIN.

UM, MY, UH, TURNTABLE...

JUST COMPLETELY DIED LAST WEEK.

IT'S BEING FIXED.

AH, WELL, A SHAME.

ANOTHER TIME.

YEAH.

SALINGER,

BRONTE, DICKENS...

YES, AS YOU KNOW, I TEACH LITERATURE, SO...

VERY COOL.

[CHUCKLES]

BUT I KIND OF DIGTHE TOUGHER STUFF,

THOMAS PYNCHON, JAMES JOYCE,

MARCEL PROUST.

TALK ABOUT DEEP.

SO DEEP.

YOU'VE READ PROUST, RIGHT?

WHAT AM I SAYING?[CHUCKLES]

YOU TEACH LITERATURE.

OF COURSE, YOU HAVE.

I'M ACHING TO KNOWWHERE YOU STAND

ON "IN SEARCH OFLOST TIME."

IT'S SUCH A HUGE CONVERSATION.

WHY DON'T WE JUSTSAVE IT FOR NEXT TIME?

PROUST?

YOU'RE KIDDING.

IT'S AMAZING.

I CAN'T BELIEVEI'VE NEVER READ IT BEFORE.

HMM.

PAGE FIVE.

YOU'RE REALLYRIPPING THROUGH IT.

IT'S ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANTLITERARY WORKS

OF THE 20th CENTURY, SO I'M...

SAID THE TALL, HOT PLAYWRIGHTWITH THE DREAMY ACCENT.

HE'S ALSOA REALLY GOOD KISSER.

HMM.

KEEP READING.

[CHUCKLING]

OH!

I WANT TO INVITE JONATHANOVER TO MOM'S

FOR SUNDAY DINNER.

YOU AND TRAVISWILL BE THERE, YES?

DON'T YOU THINKYOU SHOULD GO THROUGH

A FEW MORE CHAPTERS FIRST?

AND I'M NOT TALKINGABOUT THE BOOK.

IT'LL BE FUN.

I JUST WANT HIMTO MEET YOU GUYS.

OKAY.

'KAY.

YOU ALL RIGHT?

YEAH.

I'M JUSTA LITTLE WORRIED

ABOUT THE ENDINGOF MY NEW PLAY.

DOES IT WORK? NOT WORK?

I MEAN, THE RESTIS PRETTY GREAT,

EVEN IF I DO SAY SO MYSELF.

[LAUGHS]

WELL, YOU WOULDN'T HAVE TOIF YOU'D LET ME READ IT.

THANKS, BUT I'D RATHERYOU HEARD IT FRESH.

YOU KNOW, FOR THE FIRST TIMEAT THE STAGED READING NEXT WEEK.

IT'S A WRITER THING.

OKAY, WELL, I'M SURE IT'S BRILLIANT,

INCLUDING THE ENDING.

WELL, HERE'S HOPING.

[CHUCKLES]

HEY, SPEAKINGOF BRILLIANT,

ARE YOU READYTO RAP ABOUT PROUST?

YOU KNOW, I AM RE-READING "IN SEARCH OF LOST TIME,"

AND... [SIGHS]IT'S INCREDIBLE.

WHICH VOLUME ARE YOU ON?

THE FIRST.

OKAY.

OKAY, WELL, WE'LL WAIT UNTILYOU'VE REVISITED ALL SEVEN,

AND THEN WE'LL GO AT IT,

YOU KNOW, PAGE BY PAGE.

[CLEARS THROAT AWKWARDLY]

WOULD YOU LIKE TOCOME OVER FOR DINNER

AT MY MOM'S HOUSE ON SUNDAY?

IT'S KIND OF A WEEKLY RITUALWITH MY FRIENDS.

AND I WANTTO MEET EVE.

UNLESS YOU HAVE PLANS.IT'S...

NO. NO, NO PLANS.

I'M NOT ALL THAT BIG ON...

RITUAL.

BUT, SURE...

[CHUCKLES]

IF IT MEANS SPENDINGIT WITH YOU.

[CHUCKLES]OKAY, GOOD.

ADAM AND EVESURE ARE GETTING ALONG.

JONATHAN, HOW DO YOULIKE YOUR ROAST BEEF,

MEDIUM OR RARE?

MOM, JONATHAN'SVEGETARIAN.

OH.

YOU KNOW WHAT,

I CAN GRILL YOU UP SOME SALMON? I DO HAVE SOME FROZEN.

PRETTY SUREFISH IS AN ANIMAL.

NO, SOME VEGETARIANSDO EAT FISH, DON'T THEY?

PESCATARIANS EAT FISH.

OKAY. YOU'RE THE TEACHER.

RICE AND SALADWILL BE JUST FINE.

THANK YOU.

OKAY.

NOTHING BEATS COMESDINA'S CANDIED CARROTS.,

THEY'RE AMAZING.

YEAH, I TRY TOAVOID SUGAR, TOO.

BUT I WILL TAKE A ROLL.

GO CRAZY, PAL.

JONATHAN, TELL EVERYONEABOUT YOUR NEW PLAY.

OH, YES.

SO EXCITING.

WELL, IT'S CALLED "SUFFER TIME."

I'M SORRY?

-"SUFFER TIME."-"SUFFER TIME."

MM-HMM.

OKAY, UH...

WHAT'S IT ABOUT?

WELL, UH, DASHED HOPES, LOST DREAMS,

UNREQUITED LOVE.

SO IT'S A COMEDY?

[LAUGHTER]

YOU KNOW, I'D REALLYRATHER NOT DISCUSS IT,

IF THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

OH, YEAH.

WELL, EVERYTHINGLOOKS LOVELY, MOM.

IT'S SUPER, AS USUAL, DINA.

HEY, JONATHAN, AFTERWE'RE DONE EATING,

DO YOU WANT TO WATCHSOME FOOTBALL?

I TAMERICAN FOOTBALL'SNAA LITTLE RAH-RAH FOR ME,

BUT, HEY, ENJOY.

I HOPE JONATHANENJOYED HIMSELF.

HE SEEMS A LITTLE...

SERIOUS.

NO, HE'S JUST DEEPERTHAN MOST GUYS.

AND HE HAD A GREAT TIME, I PROMISE.

WHAT ABOUT YOU?

YOU HARDLY TOUCHEDYOUR ROAST BEEF.

I TOLD YOU, EVERYTHING WAS DELICIOUS.

I'M JUST TRYING TO BE...

TRYING TO BE CONSIDERATEOF YOUR NEW BOYFRIEND.

DID YOU KNOW

VEGETARIANS CAN LIVEEIGHT YEARS LONGER

THAN MEAT-EATERS?

DOESN'T MATTER IF A GUY LIVESTO BE A HUNDRED

IF HE ISN'T FOR YOU.

WELL, WHAT IFHE IS FOR ME?

LOOK, ALL I'M SAYINGIS JUST...

WATCH OUT FORTHOSE KIND OF...

COMPLICATED ONES, OKAY, HONEY?

OKAY.

ADAM...

LOOK WHAT I HAVEFOR YOU.

THERE'S A GOOD BOY.

LOOK WHAT I HAVE FOR YOU! WANT ME TO PACK THIS UP?

YES, PLEASE.

THANK YOU.

SARAH, WE DON'T CHOOSEOUR FATE,

OUR FATE CHOOSES US.

IT'S NOT AS EASYAS ALL THAT, TOM.

IT'S AS EASY OR AS HARDAS YOU MAKE IT,

WOULDN'T YOU SAY?

I WOULD SAY WE'REJUST LUCKY TO BE ALIVE.

OR ARE WE?

LUCKY?

NO... ALIVE.

[HESITANT APPLAUSE]

JONATHAN, HEY.

YOU HATED IT, DIDN'T YOU?

NO, I DIDN'T.

IT WAS... STUNNING.

OH, SAVE IT, BAILEY.

IT STANK.

YOU KNOW IT, I KNOW IT,

THEY CERTAINLY KNOW IT.

YOU'RE BEINGWAY TOO HARD ON YOURSELF.

YOU SHOULD BE PROUD, YOU KNOW?

YOU REALLY... YOU REALLYACCOMPLISHED SOMETHING.

SERIOUSLY?

SERIOUSLY.

YOU KNOW, YOU MADE SOMETHING...

SO... SPECIAL.

YOU'RE RIGHT.

IT PROBABLY JUST NEEDSA LITTLE BIT OF WORK.

YEAH.

MAYBE...

FILL IN A FEW GAPS, CLEAN UP SOME DIALOGUE,

MAYBE EVEN TRIM A SCENE OR TWO.

TRIM. TRIM, TRIM AWAY, YEAH.

YOU KNOW, LESS IS MORE.

THAT'S WHAT I TELL MY STUDENTS.

SOUND ADVICE.

THANKS, BAILEY!

LESS REALLY IS MORE.

HEY.

OH.

CHEERS.

[CLINKING GLASSES]

TO TRIMMING.

AND GENIUS.

[SIGHING]

SO IT WASREALLY THAT BAD?

I'M AN ENGLISH TEACHER

AND MY BOYFRIENDIS A TERRIBLE PLAYWRIGHT.

IT'S DEEPLY AWKWARDAND IRONIC.

AT LEAST YOU DIDN'T TWISTYOUR ANKLE THIS TIME.

NO, JUST THE TRUTH.

[AMBER CHUCKLES] OH.

DINNER IS READY.

ALREADY?

ALREADY? IT TOOK ME TWO HOURS.

WOW, I HAD NO IDEA.

OH, WELL, COME TASTE

THIS DELICIOUS, DAIRY-FREE SOUP I MADE YOU.

ACTUALLY, I'M ON A MAJOR ROLLWITH THIS REWRITE,

BUT YOU... ENJOY.

NO, NO, NO, I'LL WAIT FOR YOU.

I'LL KEEP IT WARM.

I APPRECIATE IT.

REALLY.

BUT I'M TRYING TOMAKE THIS PLAY AMAZING,

AND, WELL, YOU WOULDN'T WANT ME

TO INTERRUPT THE FLOW, WOULD YOU?

NO... NO.

GO WITH THE FLOW.

♪ ♪

HEY, GUYS.

[WHISPERS] DOWN, GIRL.

LET'S SEE WHAT THIS IS ABOUT.

[CHUCKLING]

OKAY...

BAILEY, HI.

-HI.-WELCOME.

HEY, YOU.

I'M NOT ONE TO MISSA "SUNNY SUNDAY SALE."

WHICH IS... WHICH IS WHAT, EXACTLY?

IT'S SUNNY, IT'S SUNDAY, AND STUFF'S ON SALE.

WHY NOT, RIGHT?

THERE YOU GO.

HOW'S MR. ADAM DOING?

HEY, HOW ARE YOU?

OH, HE'S GREAT, AS YOU CAN SEE.

HE'S ALWAYS GREAT.

AND ADAM'S DAD?

UM, MOVED TO SEATTLE,

BELIEVE IT OR NOT, WITH...

THE GIRL FROM THE PARTY.

NO. REALLY?

YES.

TRUTH IS STRANGER THAN FICTION.

BUT I GOT ADAMOUT OF THE DEAL,

SO, YOU KNOW, HAPPY ENDING.

HAS ADAM BEEN ASKING FORA BROTHER OR SISTER YET?

UM, HE ACTUALLY HAS KIND OFA HALF-SISTER RIGHT NOW.

A DALMATIAN NAMED EVE.

ADAM AND EVE?

[LAUGHS] YEAH.

WHEN HER DAD, JONATHAN,

TOLD ME ABOUT THAT,

I DIDN'T EVENBELIEVE HIM.

ARE ADAM AND EVE CLOSE?

YEAH, THEY SEE QUITEA BIT OF EACH OTHER,

SO YEAH, THEY'RE GETTING THERE.

HI, SWEETHEART.

UM, SO, HEY,

IS DOG FOOD PART OF THE SALE?

NO, BUT, UH, FOR YOU AND ADAM,

I CAN MAKE AN EXCEPTION.

HOW ABOUT 10% OFF?

OKAY, 15, BUT THAT'SMY FINAL OFFER.

[LAUGHS] OKAY.

WELL, WHAT CAN YOU SHOW ME

IN THE WAY OF A NICELAMB AND RICE KIBBLE?

[KNOCKING ON DOOR]

[INSISTENT KNOCKING]

HEY!

LISTEN, I HAVEGREAT NEWS!

YOU DO? WHAT?

I JUST FINISHED THE REWRITE.

THE PLAY IS OFFICIALLY DONE.

CONGRATULATIONS, I CAN'T WAIT TO READ IT!

I CAN READ IT, RIGHT?

NOT ONLY CAN YOU READ IT, YOU CAN READ IT RIGHT NOW.

BUT WE'LL HAVE TO BEAT AMBER'S IN 10 MINUTES...

BAILEY, I NEEDYOUR OPINION.

IT CAN'T WAIT.

I HAVE TO KNOW WHAT I'VE GOT.

WE'LL MISS THE WHOLE PARTY.

WHY WOULD YOU WANT TO GOTO SOME SILLY PARTY

WHEN YOU COULD BE MAKING

SUCH AN IMPORTANTCULTURAL CONTRIBUTION?

ALL RIGHT, I'M CONFUSEDABOUT SOMETHING.

WHEN I WANTED TOREAD YOUR STUFF,

YOU PROTECTED IT FROM ME

LIKE IT WAS SOMEFRAGILE BUTTERFLY.

WHEN YOU WANT METO READ YOUR STUFF,

I HAVE TO MISS MY BESTFRIEND'S BIRTHDAY PARTY?

YOU WANTED AN ARTIST, I'M AN ARTIST.

THAT'S WHAT WE DO.

I WANTED SOMEONEBRIGHT AND INTERESTING,

NOT SOME MOODY, SELF-ABSORBEDPSEUDO-INTELLECTUAL.

"PSEUDO?"

[QUIETLY] YEAH.

I KNEW THINGSWOULDN'T WORK OUT BETWEEN US.

LOOK HOW LONG IT TOOK YOUTO RE-READ PROUST.

I MEAN, WHAT KIND OFAN ENGLISH TEACHER ARE YOU?

ONE WHO LOVES TO READ

AND HAS NEVER BEENSO BORED BY A SET OF BOOKS

IN HER LIFE.

ARE YOU GOING TOREAD MY PLAY OR NOT?

HAVE YOU NOT HEARDANYTHING I'VE JUST SAID?

ACTUALLY, I THINK I'VE HEARDMORE THAN I NEEDED TO.

GOODBYE, BAILEY.

GOODBYE.

DON'T LET THE DOORHIT YOU ON THE WAY OUT.

[SLAMS DOOR]

[SIGHS HEAVILY]

I KNOW.

SO, WHAT, HE JUST LEFT YOU?

RIGHT THEN AND THERE?

WELL, IT WASPRETTY MUTUAL.

BUT IT WAS OKAY.

I HAD AMBER'S BIRTHDAY PARTYTO GO TO,

SO I HAD A GREAT TIME.

ATTA GIRL, YOU HAD SOMEWHERE TO GO,

AND YOU WERE ALL DRESSED UP.

THE GUY WAS A WET BLANKET.

WHO NEEDS HIM?

I DIDN'T EXACTLYPUT ON BLINDERS WITH JONATHAN.

BUT I DEFINITELY PUT ONSOME ROSE-COLORED GLASSES.

HONEY, SOMETIMES, WE JUST SEEWHAT WE WANT TO SEE.

OOH!

[LAUGHING]

IS THAT HOW YOU GOTSPOT HERE?

WELL, REMEMBER I TOLD YOUEVE WAS VERY MOODY?

TURNS OUT SHE WAS MORE ATTACHEDTO ME THAN I KNEW.

SINCE WE BROKE UP, SHE'S BEEN INCONSOLABLE.

I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO,

SO I BROUGHT HER HERETO SEE YOU.

EVE...

COME HERE.

SO YOU'LL TAKE HER?

UH... TO FOSTER, OR...?

JUST UNTIL SHE'S BACKTO HER OLD SELF.

I DON'T KNOW.I MEAN, SHE'S YOUR DOG.

NOBODY REALLY OWNS ANYBODYOR ANYTHING.

BESIDES,

LOOK HOW MUCH BETTERSHE ALREADY SEEMS

WITH YOU.

SO, THAT'S HOW EVE BECAME MINE.

AND ONCE I HAD HER, I WOULDN'T LET HER GO.

STILL DOESN'TEXPLAIN THE DRESS.

YEAH, OR LITTLE MISSSHIRLEY THERE.

WELL, NOW'S WHEN IT REALLYGETS INTERESTING.

OH, HEY, I, UH,

I HEAR THERE'S A HOTNEW SCIENCE SUB.

ROAMING THE HALLS.

WANT TO CHECK THAT OUT?

NO, NO.NO MORE SERIAL DATING.

THE NEXT BOYFRIENDWILL BE PERFECT,

OR THERE WILL BENO BOYFRIEND.

DEFINE "PERFECT" AFTER WADE AND JONATHAN.

MM... BALANCED, TOGETHER,

KNOWS WHAT HE WANTS,

KNOWS WHO HE WANTS...

OF COURSE, AND WITHTHE FACE AND BODY OF A GOD.

[LAUGHS] YES.

LET'S GET FIT.

OH, HEY, WANT TO GOPOWER-HIKING

WITH ADAM AND EVE?

MM... LET'S DO YOGA.

YOGA, HMM...

AND CONTINUEIN OUR DOWNWARD DOG,

HIPS UP TO THE CEILING,

SHOULDERSAWAY FROM YOUR EARS,

FEET HIP-WIDTH APART.

I'VE NEVER SEEN A DOGIN THIS POSITION,

DOWNWARD OR OTHERWISE.

THIS IS FUN, SHH.

-NO.-NO?

IT'S NOT FUN.

AND COMING INTOPLANK POSE...

LOWER TO CHATURANGA...

AND INTO UPWARD-FACING DOG.

BEGINNERS?

WHAT GAVE US AWAY?

ON A SCALE OF 1 TO 10,HOW ARE WE DOING?

OH, UH, SOLID 7.

NICE.

DON'T WORRY,

YOU'LL BE "UPWARD DOGGING" WITH THE BEST IN NO TIME.

NOW, WE'RE GOING TO STAY HERE

AND TAKE A FULLTHREE BREATHS.

[BREATHING DEEPLY]

NO.

[EXHALING DEEPLY]

GOOD WORK, LADIES.

YOU'RE NOW OFFICIALLYYOGA SURVIVORS.

I'M ERIC STRANG, BY THE WAY.

I'M BAILEY.

AMBER.

SO, ERIC, UH,

WILL WE SEE YOU NEXT WEEKAT THIS CLASS?

UH, IF I'M NOTDRIVING GOLF BALLS.

I USUALLY SWITCH OFFWITH YOGA, SO...

OH, I LOVE GOLF.

YOU DO?

YEAH.

YOU SHOULD SEE HER SLAMAROUND THAT LITTLE BALL.

SHE SHOWS ITNO MERCY.

SHE'S EXAGGERATINGA LITTLE BIT.

YEAH?

OWHY DON'T YOU MEET MEWAT THE DRIVING RANGE?

NEXT SATURDAY MORNING,

THE SPORTS COMPLEX

OVER ON BRIAR THERE.

WE'LL KNOCK OUTA FEW BUCKETS.

MAYBE I WILL.

OKAY.

WELL, NICE MEETING YOU.

YOU DO KNOW

HE'S TALKING ABOUTBIG BOY GOLF, RIGHT?

NOT THE WINDMILL, LOOP-DE-LOOP KIND?

HOW HARD CAN IT BE?

RIGHT.

OH... KAY.

UH, I TOLD YOUTHAT AMBER EXAGGERATED.

NO WORRIES.

HEY, I'M JUSTGLAD YOU'RE HERE.

[LAUGHS]

SO, I AM NOTAN EXPERT,

BUT, UH, CAN I GIVE YOUSOME ADVICE, ABOUT GOLF?

"KEEP MY DAY JOB?"

"DON'T GO PRO."

BOTH OF THOSE ARE ACCURATE.

NO, I DOWNLOADED THIS APPJUST IN CASE,

JUST TO HELP YOU HERE.

UM, SO SEE THIS GUY?

SEE WHAT HE'S DOING THEREWITH THE FOLLOW THROUGH?

IT'S ALL ABOUTTHE FOLLOW THROUGH.

RIGHT?

OKAY.

OKAY, SO WATCH ME HERE.

YOU WANT TO, UH,

TRY TO THINK OF THE CLUB

AS LIKE A WHIP.

YOU WANT TOWHIP THROUGH THE BALL

AND THEN FOLLOW THROUGH.

THE KEY ISTHE FOLLOW THROUGH, RIGHT?

NICE.

IT WAS ALL RIGHT.

WHY DON'T YOU GIVE IT A GO?

[LAUGHS] OKAY.

WHIP THROUGH THE BALL, FOLLOW THROUGH.

OKAY.

FOLLOWING THROUGH.

IS THAT...?

OH.

WHOOPS.

THAT'S ALL RIGHT, WE GOT THIS.

OKAY, GRABANOTHER BALL,

AND, UM...

THAT'S GOOD.

OKAY, SO TAKETHE POSITION AGAIN.

OKAY...

NOW, JUST RELAX,

AND REMEMBERTHE FOLLOW THROUGH,

AND NICE AND EASY SWING.

GIVE IT A SHOT.

OKAY.

FOLLOWING... THROUGH.

THERE WE GO!

[SQUEALS IN TRIUMPH]

I TOLD YOUAMBER WAS EXAGGERATING.

NO, WHAT ARE YOUTALKING ABOUT?

I'M JUST GLADWE DID THIS.

IT WAS FUN.

IT WAS FUN.

IT WAS MORE FUNTHAN YOGA, I MUST SAY,

AND LESS PAINFUL.

WELL, I DON'T KNOWABOUT THAT.

I'VE HAD A FEW FOUR-PUTTSTHAT WERE PRETTY PAINFUL.

YEAH?

SO, I DIDN'T EVEN ASK, WHAT DO YOU DO?

OH, I'M IN RETAIL.

WHAT ABOUT YOU?

I'M IN HIGH SCHOOL.

[MUMBLING] UH, I TEACHHIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH...

I CAN HARDLY SPEAK IT.

[CHUCKLING]

WELL, ENGLISH, THAT'S GOOD

BECAUSE I SPEAK ENGLISH.

THERE YOU GO.

YOU WANT SOME HELP?

LET ME HELP YOU.

SURE, THANK YOU.

UM... LET ME...

THERE YOU GO.

YEAH, A GOOD BOOK, A GLASS OF WINE,

ROARING FIRE, I'M A PRETTY HAPPY GUY.

NICE.

HAVE YOU EVER READ

"IN SEARCH OF LOST TIME" BY PROUST?

BY WHO?

THAT IS ACTUALLYTHE CORRECT ANSWER.

PLEASE FORGETTHAT I MENTIONED IT.

OKAY, I'M GLADI PASSED THAT ONE,

WHATEVER THAT WAS.

I'M SORRY.

OKAY.

WELL, UH... WE SHOULD DO THIS AGAIN...

NOT GOLF, BUT A PROPER DATE.

I WOULD LIKE THAT.

-YEAH?-YEAH.

OKAY THEN.

UM...

PHONE NUMBER?

SO, OF COURSE,

I AM MISS GOLF KLUTZOF THE YEAR,

BUT ERIC IS SO KIND,

AND HE'S SO PATIENT, AND SO SWEET,

I KIND OF KNEWTHAT, WHAT I WAS DOING.

WELL, I CERTAINLY HOPE SO.

YOU HOPE SO HOW?

HONEY, DO YOU REMEMBERWHEN YOU WERE SEEING WADE?

DO YOU REMEMBERWHAT I SAID TO YOU?

YOU SAID TOSTOP SEEING WADE.

NO. [CHUCKLES] NO.

THE POINT IS, ANY GUYWOULD BE LUCKY TO HAVE YOU,

WHETHER YOU RUN MARATHONS, EAT MEAT, OR PLAY GOLF.

OH, ERIC DOWNLOADEDTHIS APP FOR ME

THAT SHOWS MEA PERFECT GOLF SWING

START TO FINISH.

IT'S SO HELPFUL.

HMM, AND THOUGHTFUL,

AND PRESUMPTUOUS.

OH, MY GOSH, MOM...

WHAT?

I SAVED THE BEST FOR LAST.

LISTEN,

I GOOGLED HIM.

YEAH?

HE'S ERIC STRANGOF STRANG'S FASHION SALONS.

WHAT?

V.P. OF BUSINESSDEVELOPMENT.

OKAY. OKAY, SO HE'S THE HEIR

OF A HIGHLY SUCCESSFULNATIONAL CHAIN

OF HIGH-ENDCLOTHING STORES,

BUT HE IS STILLJUST A GUY.

A CLEARLY SOLID, RESPONSIBLE, AMBITIOUS GUY.

MM-HMM.

BAILEY,

DO YOU LIKE ERIC?

I THINKHE'S PRETTY GREAT.

OKAY, SO THEN, AT THIS POINT IN TIME,

THERE'S REALLYONE OTHER THING

THAT SHOULDMATTER TO YOU.

WHAT?

WHERE DOES HE STAND ON DOGS?

SO, ADAM HERE IS THE SWEETEST, HAPPIEST BOY EVER,

AND EVE IS, UH, SHE'S MORE SERIOUS,

SHE'S KIND OF ANXIOUS.

YEAH...

DO YOU LIKE DOGS?

UH, TRUTH?

I'VE NEVER REALLY BEENA BIG DOG PERSON.

OKAY, YOU'VE NOT METTHE RIGHT ONE, CLEARLY.

HERE, TRY THIS GUY ONFOR SIZE.

OKAY...

[CHUCKLES]

HERE WE GO... OH. ALL RIGHT.

HEY, WHO'S WALKINGWHO THERE?

WHAT DO I DO?

JUST-JUST STOP.

OKAY.

[CHUCKLING] OKAY.

PHEW!

HERE. OKAY, THANKS.

THANK YOU.

YES, SIR. OKAY.

HE'S ACTUALLYCALMED DOWN QUITE A BIT

SINCE I'VE HAD HIM.

CALMED DOWN?

REALLY, THAT'S, UH...

BELIEVE IT OR NOT.

YOU MUST HAVE HADYOUR WORK CUT OUT FOR YOU.

OH, YEAH.

UH, SPEAKING OF WORK, YOU SAID YOU WERE IN RETAIL.

TURNS OUT, YOU ARE RETAIL.

I GOOGLED.COULDN'T RESIST.

YEAH, WELL,

WHEN YOU'RE A STRANG,

THERE'S NO ESCAPINGTHE FAMILY BUSINESS.

IT'S CREATIVE, IT'S CHALLENGING, NTHE BIT'S PURPOSEFUL.ORLD.H.

IT'S GREAT.

YOU'RE A LUCKY GUY.

WELL, I MET YOU, DIDN'T I?

YOU WANT TO SIT DOWN?

YEAH.

[SIGHING]

HERE, BOY.

[LAUGHING] OKAY...

OH. OH, WOW.

ALL RIGHT. OKAY.

OKAY, DOWN, BOY.

HE'S A LOVER.

WHAT'S THE... WHAT DO I SAY?

I DON'T KNOW.

I DON'T KNOWHOW TO STOP IT.

I NEVER TRIED.

UH, HE IS A GOOD KISSER, I'LL SAY THAT.

[LAUGHING] OKAY, OKAY...

HERE, I THINK I HAVE...

I GUESS I'M NOT SO MUCHGOOD WITH DROOL EITHER.

OH, WELL...

HOW AM I DOING?

I THINK YOU'RE ALL RIGHT.

I'VE GOT... YEAH.

THANK YOU.

[CHUCKLES]

♪ ♪

HI!

HI, YOU!

OH, MY GOODNESS, LET ME SEE YOUR FACE.

[GASPS IN DELIGHT]

OH...

YOU THINK ANY OF THESEDOGS HAVE PAPERS?

PROBABLY NOT.

IT'S NOT ABOUT PEDIGREE, IT'S A RESCUE, YOU KNOW?

HEY, YOU GUYS.

THIS FELLA HERECOULD USE A GOOD HOME.

HEY, COLE.HOW'S IT GOING?

WAIT, IS THISTHE FAMOUS EVE?

THIS IS THE ONE.

HI! HI.

WHICH, WAIT, SHOULD MAKE YOU JONATHAN, YES?

OH. NOPE.

UM...

SO, EVE WAS JONATHAN'S,

AND NOW SHE'S MINE,

AND THIS IS ERIC.

UM, BABE, THIS ONEIS SO CUTE.

DID YOU SEE THE LITTLE FACEON THIS ONE?

WHAT KIND OF DOG IS HE?

OH, HE'S A LITTLE OF THIS, A LITTLE OF THAT.

DO YOU HAVE ONE

THAT'S A LOT OFALL OF ONE THING, OR..?

AROUND HERE, ALL DOGSARE CREATED EQUAL.

BABE, LOOK AT HIS FACE.

HE'S A SWEET POTATO.

LOOK AT HIS FACE!

YUP.

[SQUEALING IN DELIGHT]

I KNOW, BUT I GOTTA THINK ABOUT IT.

OKAY.

LOOK, IF I COMEACROSS A PUREBRED,

I CAN GIVE YOU A SHOUT.

OKAY.

IT'S LIKE BUYING A CAR, I WANT TO LOOK AROUND.

IT'S SO NOT LIKEBUYING A CAR.

IT'S LIKE CHOOSINGA MEMBER OF YOUR FAMILY.

IT'S ABOUT LOVE.

[CHUCKLES]

IT IS.

COME ON, FELLA.

YOU'RE REALLY SPECIAL, YOU KNOW THAT?

THANKS. SO ARE YOU.

THANK YOU.

SO, NOW THAT MY PARENTS AREBACK FROM THEIR WORLD CRUISE,

I REALLY WANT YOUTO MEET THEM.

I WOULD LOVE TO.WHEN?

IT'S ALL SET.

A SUNDAY BRUNCH,

AT MY MOM AND DAD'SCOUNTRY CLUB.

A COUNTRY CLUB, THAT'S SWANKY.

IT'S JUST A PLACETHEY'VE BELONGED TO FOREVER.

MY GRANDPARENTS, TOO.

IT'S KIND OF LIKEA STRANG TRADITION THING.

YEAH? DOES THATINCLUDE YOU?

UH, MARRIEDCOUPLES ONLY.

AH-HAH.

BELIEVE IT OR NOT.

AN OLD BYLAW.

THIS WAY.

BUT I AM HOPINGTO BECOME A MEMBER

AT SOME POINT.

MM-HMM.

HEY, YOU!

BAILEY, WHAT'S YOUR PLEASURE, PROSECCO OR CHAMPAGNE?

OH, UM...

CHAMPAGNE.

IF IT'S OKAY WITH EVERYONE ELSE.

A BOTTLE OF CRISTAL, 2004.

MIGHT I SUGGEST THE 2006?

IT WAS A BETTERGROWING SEASON.

I'M IN YOUR CAPABLEHANDS, ERNESTO.

WELL, BAILEY,

TELL US, WHAT IS IT YOU DO AGAIN?

OH, I'M AN ENGLISH TEACHER.

AT PARKVIEW HIGH.

PARKVIEW HIGH?

ISN'T THAT A PUBLIC SCHOOL?

YES. YES, IT IS.

OH.

WELL.

ISN'T THAT NICE?

TEACHING ISA NOBLE PROFESSION.

WE NEED MORE TEACHERS.

GOOD TEACHERS.

AND WHAT DO YOUR PEOPLE DO?

GRANDMA,

THAT'S A LITTLE PERSONAL.

NO, THAT'S FINE.

UM, MY FATHER DIEDABOUT 10 YEARS AGO,

HE MANAGED

A VALU-MART DOWNTOWN,

AND MY MOTHERWORKS FOR A DENTIST.

OH, HYGIENIST?

RECEPTIONIST.

WELL...

WHERE WOULD WE BE

WITHOUT THE GATEKEEPERS?

AM I RIGHT?

ABSOLUTELY.

SHE RUNS THAT OFFICELIKE A WELL-OILED MACHINE.

LOOK, I KNOWTHEY'RE A LITTLE FORMAL,

BUT THEY'VE BEENGREAT PARENTS.

AND MY GRANDMOTHER,

SHE'S ALWAYSBEEN THERE FOR ME.

WELL, THEY SEEMEDVERY NICE.

I JUST HOPETHEY LIKED ME.

ARE YOU KIDDING ME? THEY LOVED YOU.

REALLY?

WHAT MAKES YOU SO SURE?

BECAUSE I LOVE YOU.

WHY ARE WE STOPPING?

I WANT YOUTO SEE SOMETHING.

TAKE A LOOK.

WHO LIVES HERE?

DO YOU LIKE IT?

IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

YEAH, I'VE HAD MY EYEON IT FOR A WHILE.

TO BUY?

[CHUCKLES]

IT'S KIND OFA BIG HOUSE, THOUGH,

FOR JUST ONE PERSON, DON'T YOU THINK?

IT'S KIND OF A BIG HOUSE

FOR MY ENTIRETENTH GRADE ENGLISH CLASS.

[LAUGHS]

[BAILEY]: I MEAN, IT HAS, LIKE, ITS OWN LITTLE FOREST.

AND THE STONEWORK OUT IN FRONT, IT'S AMAZING,

AND THEN THE HOUSEIS SO HUGE.

IT'S LIKE A LOG CABINCROSSED WITH A CASTLE.

OOH.

YEAH, WELL, FIRST THINGS FIRST, HONEY.

I MEAN, ERIC HASN'T EVENASKED YOU TO MARRY HIM.

THE WAY HE'S BEENACTING LATELY,

HE MAY AS WELL HAVEAN ENGAGEMENT RING

TAPED TO HIS FOREHEAD.

HMM, AND IS THAT A GOOD THING?

HE'S ALLI'VE EVER WANTED

IN SOMEONE.

[PHONE CHIMES]

OKAY, BUTDO YOU LOVE HIM?

OH, MY GOSH, THIS IS SO PERFECT!

TWO PUREBREDS JUSTCAME IN FOR ADOPTION

AT COLE'S PET SHOP,

AND IT'S ERIC'S BIRTHDAYCOMING UP.

YOU WON'T FINDA BETTER DOG.

WE NEVER GETFULL-BRED LABS FOR RESCUE.

LAB, THAT'S LIKEA GOLDEN RETRIEVER, RIGHT?

LIKE ADAM?

YEAH.

YEAH, UH... ADAM IS A BIT, UM...

TOO ACTIVE FOR ME MAYBE.

AND, UH, HE'S A BIT WET.

THERE YOU GO.

WELL, THIS IS SAM,

HE'S A WIRE-HAIREDJACK RUSSELL.

HE'S A SUPER LITTLE DUDE.

TERRIERS ARE PRETTY

HIGH STRUNG, THOUGH,

FROM WHAT I'VE READ.

THEY'RE PRETTY MUCH

AS HIGH STRUNGAS WHOEVER RAISES THEM.

OKAY, BUDDY.

BUT THEY SHED, TOO, RIGHT?

WELL, MOST DOGS DO.

KNOW WHY? THEY'RE DOGS.

WELL, UH...

LET ME SLEEP ON IT, OKAY?

DON'T SLEEP TOO LONG.

DOGS LIKE THESE, THEY GO FAST.

I SO WANTED YOUTO HAVE A DOG

FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY.

I KNOW.

[QUIET CLASSICAL MUSIC PLAYS]

I DON'T KNOWWHAT COULD BE KEEPING ERIC.

HE DID SAY HE HAD A SURPRISE.

THE ONLY SURPRISEIS THAT HE'S NOT HERE YET,

AND I AM STARVING.

[BARKING]

SURPRISE!

[GASPS IN DELIGHT]OH, MY GOSH!

WHO'S THIS?

-WHO IS THIS?-IT'S MY DOG.

MOTHER PICKED HER OUT.

OH, I THOUGHTWE'D DO THAT TOGETHER?

OH, COME ON, WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL?

I DIDN'T ACTUALLYPICK HER OUT.

I HAVE AN ACQUAINTANCEAT THE CLUB

WHO SHOWS DOGS, AND WINS TROPHIES AND SUCH,

AND I ASKED HER TO RECOMMENDA SMALL DOG

WITH GOOD BREEDING.

IT'S A SHIH TZU.

THEY DON'T SHED.THEY'RE HYPO-ALLERGENIC.

AND THE BREEDERPROMISES

THAT HERS RARELY BARK.

NEVER, IF PROPERLYTRAINED.

WHAT'S HER NAME?

UH, BALTHAZAR'SIMPERIAL BELLE,

ACCORDING TOHER PAPERS.

OH, FANCY SCHMANCY.[CHUCKLES]

OH, BELLE?

OH, I DON'T THINK SO.

NO, I THINK YOU'REMORE OF A SHIRLEY.

SHIRLEY?

MM-HMM.

THAT'S MY LATE SISTER'S NAME!

OH, HOW NICEIS THAT?

THEN YOU CAN THINK OF HEREVERY TIME YOU SEE THE DOG.

[CHUCKLING]

I REALLY DON'T THINKI WOULD WANT AN ANIMAL

NAMED AFTER MY SISTER.

OH, NOW, MOTHER, HUSH.

IT'S ERIC'S DOG,

HE CAN NAME ITWHATEVER HE WANTS.

SHIRLEY IT IS.

SHIRLEY IT IS.

TO SHIRLEY.

TO SHIRLEY.

TO SHIRLEY.

AW...

OH, WATCHTHE FURNITURE, DEAR.

OH.

OKAY.

YEAH, LET'S JUST...

DINNER WAS DELICIOUS, MRS. STRANG, THANK YOU.

YES.

OH, WELL, I WISH I COULDTAKE ALL THE CREDIT FOR IT,

BUT THE CREDIT GOES TO SYBIL.

I DON'T KNOW WHATI WOULD DO WITHOUT HER.

YOU COULD START BY LEARNINGTO LIGHT THE STOVE.

THAT'S ENOUGHWINE, MOTHER.

SYBIL, DEAR,

WILL YOU, UH, HELP MEIN THE KITCHEN?

PLEASE?

I AM SO GLAD THATBOTH OF YOU ARE HERE

TO HELP CELEBRATEMY BIRTHDAY.

I SECOND THAT.

COUNT ME IN.

AND I WOULD LIKETO THANK YOU

FOR WELCOMING USINTO YOUR HOME.

YOU CAN THANK ME.

I PAID FOR IT.

[CHUCKLING AWKWARDLY]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SWEETHEART!

[GUSHING IN DELIGHT]

LOOK AT THAT!

[LAUGHING]

OH, THANKS, MOM.

THAT IS BEAUTIFUL.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

PHEW.

[LAUGHING]

UM, BAILEY,

CAN YOU HELP MEBLOW OUT THE CANDLES?

OKAY.

OKAY...

OH, MY, THIS COULDFEED AN ARMY.

[CHUCKLING]

YOU BETTER BE HUNGRY.

WHAT IS THIS?

THIS IS...

TONIGHT'S REAL SURPRISE.

OPEN IT.

BAILEY DALEY,

WILL YOU MARRY ME?

[LAUGHS IN SHOCK] YES!

[LAUGHING] YES.

YES.

[CLAPPING IN JOYFULLY]

[LAUGHING]

THESE ARE JUSTSOME OF THE DRESSES

THAT WE SELL AT STRANG'S.

MY PERSONAL FAVORITE...

OH, WOW.

IS THE ONE WITHPEARL BEADS

AND A HIGH-NECK BODICE.

TRES ELEGANT.

[CHUCKLES]

YOU'D LOOK AMAZINGIN THAT, BAILEY.

YOU HAVE TO GET IT.

OH, IT'S GORGEOUS,

I JUST... I'M SUREI COULD NOT AFFORD THIS.

OH, NO, LISTEN, DEAR,

LIKE I'VE TOLD YOU BEFORE,

ERIC'S FATHER AND I,

WE'RE HANDLING EVERYTHING,

SO NOT TO WORRY.

AND THAT'S AN ORDER.

[CHUCKLING]

OH, AND THAT YOU WEAR

GRANDMOTHER STRANG'SRUBY EARRINGS

AS YOUR "SOMETHING OLD."

YES.

OH, I THAT MY DAD GAVE METHESE FOR MY 10th BIRTHDAY.

PEARL?

BUT, HONEY, THESE ARE RUBY.

THEY'RE ONE OF A KIND.

MM-HMM. NO, YOU COULDN'T EVENTHEY'LL BE PERFECT.THEM TODAY.

YOU'LL LOOK BEAUTIFUL.

SO, OUR TABLE SHOULD BEIMMEDIATE FAMILY ONLY,

OF COURSE.

WAIT, WHAT ABOUTAMBER AND TRAVIS?

UH, AMBER AND TRAVISCAN SIT... HERE...

WITH MY ASSISTANT, AND HER MOTHER,

AND MY COUSINSFROM NEWPORT.

WAIT, BUT THEY DON'TKNOW THOSE PEOPLE.

WELL, NOW THEY WILL.

ALL RIGHT, WHY ARE WE EVENDOING THIS RIGHT NOW?

WE HAVEN'TSENT OUT INVITATIONS?

WE DON'T KNOW WHO'S COMING.

OH, I'M JUSTGETTING A HEAD START

ON MY TIMELINE.

YOU HAVE A TIMELINE?

OH, YEAH.

I WE NEED TO DODEVFOR THE WEDDING,

IN ORDER, FROM A TO Z.

TAKES OUTALL THE GUESSWORK.

LOOK AT THIS.

OH, WOW.

IT TAKES OUTALL THE SURPRISE, TOO, HUH?

EXACTLY.

HI, EVE.

NO, NO, NO, NO!

OH...

BAILEY, COME ON...

WHY-WHY AREN'T YOU...

EVE... OKAY.

WHY AREN'T YOU TRAINING THEM?

BECAUSE THEY'RE DOGS.

BECAUSE WE'RE AT THE PARKAND THEY'RE BEING DOGS.

WELL THEN, THEY SHOULD BEON A LEASH AT ALL TIMES.

NO, THEY SHOULD NOT.

AND LOOK AT SHIRLEY, SHE DOESN'T RUN AROUND.

WHAT ABOUT THAT? I MEAN...

NO, I KNOW, THIS IS...

THIS IS WHAT SHE'S DOING.

THIS IS WHO SHE IS.

YOU KNOW, ALL DOGSARE DIFFERENT.

WELL, AT LEAST SHE DOESN'TSLOBBER ALL OVER EVERYONE.

I MEAN, DO YOU KNOWHOW MANY GERMS

ARE IN A DOG'S MOUTH?

HOW MANY THINGSYOU CAN GET FROM THEM?

ALL KINDS OF STUFF...

NOPE, ZERO.

LOOK IT UP.

OKAY...

YOU KNOW WHAT, BAILEY,

SOMETIMES, I THINKYOU CARE MORE ABOUT DOGS

THAN YOU DO ABOUT PEOPLE.

YOU REALLYDON'T LIKE DOGS, DO YOU?

THEY'RE NOT MY THING.

THEY'RE YOUR THING, BAILEY.

I TOLD YOU THAT, REMEMBER?

AND SHIRLEY...

YEAH, I GOT HER JUST FOR YOU.

YOU KNOW, IF YOU CAN'TUNDERSTAND MY LOVE OF DOGS,

THEN YOU CAN'T UNDERSTAND ME.

WHAT DOES ONE THINGHAVE TO DO WITH ANOTHER?

[SIGHS]

I THINKIF I HAVE TO EXPLAIN THAT...

I DON'T KNOW, WE SHOULD BE...

WE SHOULD RECONSIDERWHAT WE'RE DOING HERE.

RECONSIDER? WHAT DO YOU MEAN, RECONSIDER?

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? RECONSIDER WHAT?

BAILEY...

I'M GONNA GO.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN, YOU'RE GOING TO GO?

WHERE ARE YOUGOING TO...

SHIRLEY, COME HERE.

BAILEY...

GOOD GIRL.

WATCH YOUR HEAD, ADAM.

DON'T JUST LEAVE, LET'S TALK ABOUT THIS.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSETHERE IS TO SAY.

LISTEN, YOU BASICALLY THINK

THAT MY PRIORITIESARE ALL OUT OF WHACK,

BUT YOU'RE MISSINGWHAT MAKES ME ME.

NO, YOU'RE WRONG.

I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THAT IS, AND IT'S FINE, REALLY.

"FINE?"

"FINE" IS LIKE SOMETHINGYOU SAY ABOUT THE WEATHER.

IT'S NOT HOW YOU TALK ABOUTSOMEONE THAT YOU LOVE.

BAILEY, JUST...

PLEASE, JUST TELL MEWHAT YOU WANT.

I WANT SHIRLEY.

WHAT?

COME HERE, GIRL.

YOU CAN'T JUSTTAKE SHIRLEY.

YOU JUST TOLD ME THATYOU GOT HER ONLY FOR ME.

BESIDES, NO DOG SHOULD LIVEWHERE THEY'RE NOT WELCOME.

ERIC. WHY DIDN'T HEJUST TELL ME

THAT HE DIDN'T WANT A DOGIN THE FIRST PLACE?

IT WOULD HAVE SAVED USSO MUCH TIME AND TROUBLE.

I THINK HE DID,

JUST NOT IN A WAYYOU WERE HEARING.

MM.

TO BE FAIR,

I HAVEN'T BEENCOMPLETELY HONEST WITH HIM.

I SAID "YES" TO GETTING MARRIEDWHEN I REALLY MEANT, "MAYBE."

WELL, NOW THAT WE'REACTUALLY TALKING ABOUT THIS,

WHY DID YOU?

BECAUSE MEN LIKE ERICDON'T GROW ON TREES.

I THINK WE CAN AGREE ON THAT.

NO OFFENSE TO TRAVIS.

NONE TAKEN.

I WISH TRAVISHAD HALF OF ERIC'S INTEREST

IN MARRIAGE.

THERE IS SUCH A THING

AS TOO MUCHOF A GOOD THING, YOU KNOW.

YOU KNOW, ON OUR FIRST DATE,

WHEN ERIC BROUGHT THOSE PICTURESOF THE PERFECT GOLF SWING,

I THOUGHT, "LOOK, THIS GUY IS SUPER-PREPARED."

BUT... A BIT OF OVERKILL, RIGHT?

GOOD.

THAT DOESN'T HAVE TO BEA DEAL-BREAKER.

JUST KEEP IT IN CHECK.

EVERYONE'SGOT SOMETHING.

SPEAKING OF TOO MUCHOF A GOOD THING...

MM-MM.

IF I MUST.

[CHUCKLING]

OH, GOOD GIRLS,

SAFELY CROSSING THE STREET.

COLE, HEY.

BAILEY, HEY!

SO, WHATEVER HAPPENED WITHYOUR BOYFRIEND'S DOG?

I NEVER HEARD FROM YOU.

OH, UH...

WHOA, WHO'S THIS?

THIS IS ERIC'S... MY SHIH TZU.

SHIRLEY.

SHIRLEY THE SHIH TZU? SWEET!

[LAUGHS]

THOUGH HE DIDN'T SEEM LIKETHE LITTLE DOG TYPE.

NO, HE'S NOT, REALLY.

HE'S NOTTHE "ANY DOG" TYPE.

HE JUST GOT HER FOR ME, SO...

WELL, YOU GOTTA LOVETHAT, RIGHT?

UH, I DO?

TAKING IN A DOGIS A HUGE DEAL.

IF SOMEONE WENT TOTHAT KIND OF TROUBLE FOR ME,

I'D BE LIKE, "WHAT ARE YOU DOINGTHE REST OF YOUR LIFE?"

EVEN IF SHE DIDN'T REALLYLOVE DOGS?

AS LONG AS SHE REALLY LOVED ME, I'D FIGURE IT OUT...

PROVIDED I LOVED HER BACK, OF COURSE.

RIGHT.

BUT, YOU KNOW,

I'M A LITTLE PIE-IN-THE-SKYABOUT ALL THAT STUFF.

YEAH, I THOUGHTI WAS, TOO.

HEY, WATCH THIS.

ADAM, CATCH.

OH!

GOOD CATCH.

OKAY, THERE YOU GO.

GOOD GIRL.

HERE, YOU WANT TO TRY.

SURE, HERE, TAKE SHIRLEY.

I'LL HOLD THE DOGS, AND...

OKAY, OKAY, SIT.

WAIT, WAIT...

[GIGGLES]

HE'S INCHING CLOSERAND CLOSER.

OH, GOOD CATCH!

COOL, WELL, NEXT TIME,

WE'LL KICK IT UP A NOTCHWITH TENNIS BALLS.

OH, MY, WE'LL HAVEOUR WORK CUT OUT FOR US.

SHIRLEY...

AW, GREAT DOG.

YEAH, SHE IS.

IT WAS GOOD TO SEE YOU.

YOU TOO.

COME ON.

COME ON, WE'RE GOING TO GO HOME NOW.

THAT IS NOT THE END OF THE STORY.

IS IT?

HOW COULD IT BETHE END OF THE STORY?

WE STILL DON'T KNOW WHY

SHE'S WEARINGTHAT WEDDING DRESS!

OH, THANK YOU.

LOOK WHO JUST GOTHIS SECOND WIND.

CONTINUE, PLEASE.

WELL, THE NEXT FEW DAYSWERE PRETTY EMOTIONAL.

ERIC KEPT CALLING.

I COULDN'T ANSWER THE PHONE...

OKAY, EASY, GUYS.COME ON.

WE'VE GOT TO LET SHIRLEYKEEP UP WITH US.

COME ON.

COME ON, SHIRLEY GIRL.

OH, I KNOW, HEY, WE'RE SO CLOSE.

HI.

I WANTED TO SEE SHIRLEY, AND GIVE HER THESE.

OH. WELL...

COME HERE, SHIRLEY.

WOW, I DIDN'T KNOWSHE, UH,

LIKES TULIPS.

EXCEPT MAYBE TO NIBBLE ON.

YEAH, WHAT WAS I THINKING?

DO YOU KNOW WHAT, I HAVE AN IDEA,

WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE THEM?

I GUESS I'D HATE TO SEE THEMGO TO WASTE.

HERE.

TRADE?

YEAH. [CHUCKLING]

I GOT HER.

SO, HOW IS SHIRLEY?

ASK HER YOURSELF.

HEY, GIRL, HOW YOU DOING?

HUH?

SHE SEEMS GOOD.

YEAH, SHE IS GOOD.

[GROANING]THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

SHE'S LOOSENED UP A BIT, YOU KNOW.

ADAM HAS THAT EFFECTON OTHER DOGS.

YEAH?

YEAH.

BAILEY, I HAVETO SAY SOMETHING.

I MAY NOT...

LOVE DOGS AS MUCHAS YOU DO, BUT...

I DO LOVE YOU.

HOW MUCH? [CHUCKLES]

VERY, VERY MUCH.

AND I'M...

I'M JUST HOPINGYOU STILL LOVE ME, TOO.

I DO.

I LOVE YOU VERY MUCH.

-YOU DO?-I DO.

THIS IS REALLY GREAT, YOU KNOW WHY?

[LAUGHING] WHY?

BECAUSE ACCORDINGTO MY SCHEDULE,

WE STILL CAN SEND OUTTHE INVITATIONS IN TIME

AND MAKE OURORIGINAL WEDDING DATE.

THAT IS GOOD NEWS.

I KNOW.

SO, WEDDING DRESS, CHECK.

INVITATIONS, CHECK.

CAKE, CHECK...

WAIT, DID WE DECIDE ON

A LEMON CAKEWITH VANILLA FROSTING,

OR THE VANILLA CAKEWITH LEMON FROSTING?

WHAT? NO, NO, NEITHER.

WE CHOSE THE RASPBERRYBLACK SATIN FUDGE CAKE.

NO, YOU CHOSE THAT ONE.

I SAID SOMETHING LIGHTERWOULD BE NICE.

BUT, BABE, THAT BLACK SATIN CAKE,

I MEAN, THAT MAKESA STATEMENT.

AND, DON'T FORGET,

THAT'S CHEF DUBOIS'SIGNATURE DESSERT.

OKAY, PHOTOGRAPHER, CHECK.

VIDEOGRAPHER, CHECK.

WALTZ LESSONS, WALTZ LESSONS...

WE STILL HAVE TO SCHEDULE THOSE.

OKAY, SO,

LET'S TALK ABOUT THE WALTZ.

I'M ENVISIONINGSOMETHING DIFFERENT

FOR OUR FIRST DANCE.

LOOK, BAILEY, WE STRANGSARE A FAMILY OF WALTZERS.

I MEAN, THIS HAS BEENA WEDDING TRADITION

FOR, LIKE, FOREVER!

YOU'LL LOVE IT, YOU'LL SEE.

MUSIC, CHECK.

WEDDING DRESS, CHECK.

AMBER'S DRESS, CHECK.

UNCHECK.

SHE'S REALLY... SHE'S NOTINTO THE WHOLE SUIT THING.

SO, ONE OF THOSE OTHER OPTIONSTHAT WE LOOKED AT,

THE LIGHTER-COLORED ONES?

YEAH, BUT THE WHOLE POINT

WAS FOR HER DRESS TO MATCHTHE ROSES IN THE CENTERPIECES,

SO, I'M SORRY, THAT ONE'S NOT NEGOTIABLE.

[MUTTERING] GOT THOSE.HAIRCUTS...

DID I GET A HAIRCUT?

YES, I DID.

BAILEY, FOR PETE'S SAKE,

YOU HAVE TO STOP SHAKING,

I CANNOT GET THIS DRESSZIPPED UP.

IT'S SO COLD.

ISN'T IT FREEZING IN HERE?

MM-MM, NO, IT'S ACTUALLY REALLY WARM.

THE ONLY THING THAT'S FREEZINGARE THE DAIQUIRIS.

OKAY, THERE, HOW'S THAT?

OH, SO TIGHT.

IT'S SO MUCH TIGHTERTHAN IT WAS.

I CAN'T REALLY BREATHE.

HONEY, IT FITS YOUPERFECTLY.

YOU LOOK WONDERFUL.

OKAY...

AND DONE.

THANKS. OKAY.

GORGEOUS.

THANKS.

I AM SO SORRY...

ABOUT THE SUIT.

AH...

[SIGHS NERVOUSLY]

OKAY, UM,

I'M GOING TO GODOWNSTAIRS AND FIND TRAVIS.

[SIGHS EMOTIONALLY]

OKAY, NO, I PROMISEI WON'T CRY UNTIL AFTER.

YEAH.

YOU LOOK SO GORGEOUS.

OH, BAILEY...

YOU LOOKGORGEOUS.

THANKS.

BYE.

SHE'S RIGHT, YOU KNOW,

YOU'RE THE PRETTIEST BRIDE EVER.

OH, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT.

I'VE SEEN YOUR PICTURES.

HOW ARE YOU FEELING, HONEY?

BESIDES THE FACT THATI CAN'T REALLY BREATHE

AND I MIGHT PASS OUT?

I'M GOOD.

YEAH, I'M GOOD.

I SO WISH YOUR FATHERWAS HERE TO SEE THIS.

HE WOULD HAVE BEENSO PROUD OF YOU.

WHEN DID YOU KNOWTHAT HE WAS...

YOU KNOW, THE ONE?

[CHUCKLES]

YOU KNOW WHAT,

IT WAS ACTUALLY

WHEN WE WERESTANDING UP THERE

ABOUT TO GET MARRIED.

I LOOKED AT HIM

LIKE I HAD NEVERSEEN HIM BEFORE,

AND I JUST KNEW,

HE WAS MY SOULMATE.

AND HE WOULD LOVE MEFOR EXACTLY WHO I WAS,

AND ME, HIM, COME RAIN OR SHINE.

HAVE I EVER TOLD YOU

YOU'RE THE BEST MOMIN THE WORLD?

YOU DON'T HAVE TO.

[CHUCKLES FONDLY] OKAY.

ALL RIGHT.

BEAUTIFUL, ARE YOU READY

TO BECOMEMRS. ERIC STRANG?

I'LL BE OUT IN ONE MINUTE.

I LOVE YOU.

I LOVE YOU, TOO.

[SIGHING]

WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK?

AM I DOING THE RIGHT THING?

IS ERIC MY SOULMATE, COME RAIN OR COME SHINE?

AM I HIS?

I'M TALKING TO DOGS.

OKAY.

[LAUGHS]LET'S GET MARRIED!

♪ ♪

DEAR FRIENDS AND FAMILY,

WE ARE GATHERED HERE TODAY

TO WITNESS AND CELEBRATE

THE JOINING OF BAILEY AND ERIC

IN HOLY MATRIMONY.

AND DO YOU, BAILEY,

TAKE ERIC

TO BE YOUR LAWFULLYWEDDED HUSBAND?

FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE,

FOR RICHER, FOR POORER,

IN SICKNESSAND IN HEALTH,

TO LOVE, AND TO CHERISH

TILL DEATH DO YOU PART?

[STAMMERS QUIETLY] N-NO.

NO, I...

NO, I DON'T. I'M...

ERIC, I'M SO SORRY.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

I WANTED TO BE

WHO YOU WANT ME TO BE,

BUT I'M...

I'M NOT THAT PERSON.

WE CAN'T...

DO IT LIKE THAT.

BAILEY, WHAT ARE YOUTALKING ABOUT?

NOW, JUST, COME ON, DON'TGET IT TOGETHER, AND...

I REALLY BELIEVE THAT.

ANY WOMANWOULD BE SO LUCKY

TO BE STANDING HERE WITH YOU,

BUT YOU'VE HADTHIS WHOLE THING PLANNED OUT,

YOU KNOW, YOUR WHOLE LIFEPLANNED OUT,

AND IT JUST... IT WASN'T MY PLAN.

WHAT ARE YOU...

I'M SO SORRY.

COME HERE.

COME ON.

[CROWD MURMURING IN CONCERN]

[RAIN POURING]

SO, I GUESS...

I JUST REALIZED, YOU KNOW,

THAT I CAN'T FIND THE RIGHT MAN

BY TRYING TO BETHE RIGHT WOMAN FOR HIM.

I JUST HAVE TO BE...

YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE TOBE TRUE TO YOURSELF,

AND THEN THE RESTFALLS INTO PLACE, HOPEFULLY.

THAT'S BEAUTIFUL, BAILEY.

SEE, HE'S JUST A BIGSOFTIE AFTER ALL.

AW...

[CHUCKLING]

[GIGGLES]

YOU TWO REALLYLOVE EACH OTHER, DON'T YOU?

YEAH, WE'RE, UH, WE'RE PRETTY INSEPARABLE.

YEAH, AND NOT JUST BECAUSEOF THIS JOINT, EITHER.

OH, HONEY...

I HOPE TO SOMEDAY HAVEWHAT YOU HAVE.

YOU KNOW WHAT, SWEETIE,

I WAS JUST ABOUT YOUR AGEWHEN I STARTED WORKING HERE.

I WOULD STAND BEHINDTHAT COUNTER EVERY DAY,

WAITING FORMY PRINCE CHARMING

TO COME WALKINGTHROUGH THE DOOR.

GUYS CAME IN, AND GUYS WENT OUT,

AND GUESS WHAT?

THERE WAS NOTA SINGLE PRINCE AMONG THEM.

[CHUCKLES]AND THEN, ONE DAY,

RIGHT OUTTA THE BLUE,

THIS ONE SAYS TO ME,

"HOW ABOUTWE GO OUT SOMETIME?"

AND I'M LIKE, "GO OUT WHERE?"

[LAUGHS]

HE'S LIKE, "ON A DATE, DUMMY!"

[LAUGHING]

AND PRETTY MUCH

THE REST IS HISTORY.

[CHUCKLES]ANCIENT HISTORY.

[LAUGHS] YOU SPEAKFOR YOURSELF.

THE POINT IS, HONEY,

SOMETIMES...

SOMETIMES, THOSE ANSWERSARE RIGHT IN FRONT OF US.

WE JUST HAVE TOOPEN UP OUR EYES

AND SEE THEM.

[DINER]: A KIND AND BEAUTIFULWOMAN ONCE TOLD ME

"DOGS LOVE UNCONDITIONALLY.

"IF YOU FIND SOMEONEWHO CAN LOVE YOU LIKE A DOG,

YOU JUST MAY HAVE FOUNDTRUE LOVE."

COLE?

HI, BAILEY.

GOOD STORY.

[GROANS IN EMBARRASSMENT]

YOU'VE BEEN SITTING THERETHE WHOLE TIME?

REALLY. TILL CLOSINGAND SOMETIMES AFTER.T.

SITTING OVER THERE, HUNCHED OVER A BOOK.

YOU KNOW THIS GUY?

YEAH.

WHY DIDN'T YOU SAY SOMETHING?

I DON'T KNOW, I GUESS I JUST ENJOYED

HEARING THE SOUND OF YOUR VOICE.

AH...

OKAY, I'M... I'M STILLKIND OF EMBARRASSED, ACTUALLY,

ABOUT EVERYTHING I TOLD YOU

AT THAT PARTY.

ARE YOU KIDDING?

THAT WAS BEAUTIFUL.

BESIDES, I'VE HAD THE BIGGEST, BADDEST CRUSH ON YOU

EVER SINCE.

OKAY, SO NOW YOU'VE HEARDALL OF THAT...

WHAT CAN I SAY?

I'M A GONER.

WHY DIDN'T YOU EVERASK ME OUT?

YOU WERE ALWAYS SEEING SOMEONE, OR BREAKING UP WITH SOMEONE,

AND IT WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN RIGHT.

THAT'S SO NOT WHO I AM.

I REALLY HAVE NEVERDATED AROUND MUCH.

IT'S JUST BEEN...

IT'S A CRAZY TIME.

WELL, I THINK YOU'RE GREAT, JUST THE WAY YOU ARE.

[CHUCKLING AWKWARDLY]

[CHUCKLING]

[CLUCKING TO DOGS]HERE WE GO.

THAT WASQUITE THE STORY.

[LAUGHS] WELL, YEAH.

SO...

WHERE ARE YOUGOING NOW?

UM...

I DON'T KNOW.

I'M NOT TIRED, THOUGH.

WELL, HOW WOULDYOU AND THE DOGS

LIKE TO MEETMY NEW BEAGLE, FLAPJACK?

A BEAGLE?

OH, BOY.

I THINKWE'D LIKE THAT.

COOL.

WHICH WAY?

ALL RIGHT.

♪ ♪

YOU MUST BEFREEZING.

ADAM... GOOD BOY.

♪ ♪