A Christmas Wish Page #6

I might.

As long

as it's hamburgers.

So you like

hamburgers, huh ?

You got a problem

with that ?

No.

Is this the one ?

The one what ?

Uh, never mind.

Les, the grill, please ?

Thank you.

Okay, give me your coat.

All right, I want you to meet

'em and greet 'em,

smile and say,

"Thanks for coming."

Okay, where ?

Just wherever it's empty.

Okay.

Thanks, buddy.

How're you guys

doing tonight ?

( laughing )

You want me to

come over there and flip your

flapjacks for you, Frank,

huh, huh ?

Les, I got eggs over easy,

chili dog and hash browns.

Hamburger,

eggs, hash brown.

No, no, no, I said eggs

and chili dogs.

I don't do chili dogs.

I do hamburgers.

Just because

you like hamburger

doesn't mean everybody

likes it.

They do tonight !

Don't they ?!

Would you like me to put it

on the specials board ?

Well, if you want.

People want their food.

Boy, they can have it good

or they can have it fast,

not both !

His bark's

worse than his bite.

I'll take your

word for it.

Let's go.

( sizzling )

I want a steak.

Thick and rare.

Well, the cook said to tell

you that this was better,

so I wouldn't complain

if I were you.

But this ain't a steak.

Jim, not so loud,

everyone will hear you.

I don't care.

What about steak

don't Lola understand ?

Well, it's not Lola.

Really ?

You got a problem ?

I ordered a steak.

Well, that's what you got,

hammerhead.

That's hamburger steak.

That's the best

grub on the planet.

It is ?

If I say it is !

I, um...

tried to warn you.

Not hard enough.

No way.

I ain't eating that.

Who don't like

their food ?!

What's good ?

Hamburger.

Then I will have the pie.

Well, I really recommend

the ground round.

Pie is fine.

I call it

shepherd's pie.

Nice apron.

Brings out the color

of my eyes, don't you think ?

You don't want to

know what I think.

Keep it that way.

What gives ?

Well, Lola's sick

so I had to improvise.

So you brought in

Stalin as the chef.

Nice.

Well, we're selling

a lot of hamburger.

Yeah, I'm sure you are.

Um, listen, I want to...

apologize

for the other night.

No, you don't--

you don't need to.

Well, I feel like there's

something I need to explain.

You don't have to

owe me anything.

Technically,

I'm still married, so...

Oh.

I thought... I thought

when you said that...

I guess it doesn't--

it doesn't really matter

what I thought, does it ?

No, it does, just--

There's something

you don't understand.

You don't need to

explain anything.

I promise.

Any more orders ?

I'll ask Martha.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

You call your

mom Martha ?

She's not my mom !

She looks after you,

don't she ?

Yeah.

Well, then she's your mom,

treat her accordingly.

Why do you care ?

I don't.

At least about

a spoiled kid like you.

I'm not spoiled.

Oh, yes, you are.

That's why those

punks pick on you.

You-you don't know

not-nothing about me !

I know that you have

a hard time talking

and you wear glasses

so you think

you have a tough time.

Well, you don't.

How do you know ?

'Cause I was

your age once.

Yeah, wh-when there

were dinosaurs.

You wanna know

a simple way to stop 'em ?

I'll take that

as a yes.

Come here.

Now, I once knew a man,

little fella,

worked in a bank,

and he got into some

kind of trouble

and they sent him to jail.

Well, the minute

he got there,

it was just awful,

'cause the worst bully

in the joint

harassed this guy

and he stole his food,

he opened his mail.

He never gave

that little guy a break.

What did he do ?

He went crazy.

What do you mean ?

Well, that little

fella got one of the guards

to warn the bully and his

buddies all about him.

He said that little banker

was a-- a psycho.

He said he-- he did

terrible things to people.

That's why he was in jail.

He said that

little banker's

the most dangerous man

he ever saw.

He said if anybody

pushes him over the edge,

he's gonna pay for it

big time.

It was--

it was just a story ?

Yep.

Because, most of the time,

what people seem like

is a lot more important

than what they are like.

You understand ?

Maybe.

That little man put

a piece of Alka-Seltzer

under his tongue,

foamed up like

he was foaming like a dog.

And if a bully thinks that

he's got a real

fight on his hands,

well, he's not gonna want it

to continue.

No, the biggest troublemaker

you're ever gonna have to deal

with in life

is watching you from

that mirror every morning.

Do you understand ?

Yeah.

Good boy.

Hey, Miles ?

You need to get some sleep.

We're not gonna have

any more customers tonight.

Okay.

What's all this for ?

It's for

making root beer.

What's th-this for ?

Looks like a recipe.

Maybe w-we could

try it sometime.

Listen,

you need to get to bed.

You can sleep on the couch,

okay ?

Okay.

And I want to say thank you,

you were great today.

Sure.

All right.

Any more ?

Oh, I think we're done.

What's that boy of yours

want for Christmas ?

He hasn't said much.

I didn't ask that.

I don't know, he probably

wants some homemade root beer.

He's a man

after my own heart.

Oh, Les, I--

I couldn't, no.

Is your arm broke ?

Those kids

deserve a Christmas.

Les, I can't.

No, no.

You are the most arduous woman

I've ever met in my life.

Les, really--

Thank you.

Now go home.

Go on,

I'll clean up.

Oh, Trudy has a little

get-together Christmas Eve.

Shuts down early.

Bring the kids.

Thanks, I will.

Oh, thanks.

We did good.

( chuckling )

( bells jingling )

( Joe )

Hey.

Thought you

might want a ride.

You were waiting for us ?

I had to

impound your car.

Oh.

Why didn't you tell me ?

Would it have made

a difference ?

I might have been able to

save you a $200 impound fee.

Thanks for towing me.

You want a ride ?

No, walking's

good for the soul.

Ri-riding's good, too.

Hop in.

Just need to

fill in behind it.

With what ?

You know,

Christmas stuff.

We're gonna be late.

Oh, hey,

it's a half-day.

I told you you could

miss if you wanted.

I changed my mind.

Oh.

We can finish it tonight.

Okay.

Well, bye.

Bye.

Love you, bye.

Bye.

Miss Lilee, what are we

gonna do today ?

D-did you pick up

what I told you ?

Sure did.

Okay.

Let's do this.

Okay.

( knocking )

Hi, I wasn't

expecting you.

Need to talk to you.

She wants

more money for the house.

No, but she has decided she

doesn't want to rent it now,

but I'll keep looking.

It's probably just

a waste of your time.

No, helping folks

is never a waste of time.

Danny, you'd better not

bother him today.

Is wimp boy afraid ?

No, psycho.

Huh ?

I tried to talk to him

but he wouldn't listen.

I'll make him listen.

No, you don't understand.

He's dangerous.

Real dangerous.

I'm afraid he'll

hurt someone... again.

Again ?

Last time this happened,

we had to move.

Do you think

we like it here ?

We have to be here.

What-- what

do you mean ?

Too late.

I tried to warn you.

( growling )

( growling )

Yes !

Holy crap !

I can't believe

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