A Fine Step Page #5

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And you've placed

yourself apart

Take your charge

You're not getting

Any younger

Time goes faster

When you're old

I was young then

I feel the same age now

I was fighting hard

You tried to teach me

What it meant to be me

But I should've known that

From the start

Claire, that's so beautiful.

Thanks.

Thank you.

Tough day?

No more than yesterday.

Maybe... he's being,

you know...

rebellious, like a kid.

It's like me and my dad.

Sometimes I can be a brat...

but it's not that I don't

love him or anything.

It's just...

he can be overprotective,

without a reason.

Fathers and their daughters,

yeah.

You can't really

control anybody.

They have to let you.

And you?

When are you gonna let yourself?

Do what?

Ride.

You know Fandango used

to be my horse, right?

I know.

Did you know about the accident?

A little.

After that, I was too afraid to

even handle the horses for a while.

But I love them... so I couldn't

be afraid too long.

I was only truly happy

when I was riding again.

Even if it was behind my

father's back.

You can't stay away

from what makes you happy.

My mom wanted it for me...

before... before she died.

She wanted me to ride.

Yeah.

She loved them, too.

And that's why I loved them.

For her.

Yes, for her.

But for you, too.

Come here.

Mm.

So you like what you do?

Mm, it's hard work.

We gotta break the horses, and,

uh, train 'em...

get 'em to trust you.

Kind of sounds like the

work you put into a lady.

Now that you mention it.

( MUSIC PLAYING )

You're the best mistake

That I ever made again

Lord only knows

The trouble you got me in

What's wrong?

Nothing.

( SOFT MUSIC PLAYING )

Fandango.

There we go. Wasn't so bad.

Okay.

Fandango, are you ready?

Me, neither.

Well, let's ride.

( MUSIC FADES UP )

I was kind of wondering when you

were gonna bring my horse back.

I rode.

It'll be our secret.

All right, get on outta here.

Go to school.

I'll take care of this guy.

Good boy.

Ooh.

He got peanut butter on my hand.

Mm. He likes it.

Good boy. Okay.

Listen, I know this probably

doesn't mean much to you.

But that young lady

I been seeing, Sierra?

She likes football.

She eats junk food.

She's fluent in French.

And she's 24 years old.

What does that mean?

Well, my point is, kiddo...

I think you're one of the

greatest girls I've ever met.

And we both know that

you're smarter than me.

But you're also 13.

And you're not 13 anymore.

Nope.

I know. I'm sorry.

Hey.

Thank you.

Hey, this is good.

He did real good today.

Actually better than ever.

Something changed, huh?

Thank you.

Well, certainly

something's changed.

Something happened

overnight with this horse.

There's no damage anymore.

No nerve damage.

In my opinion,

this horse can compete.

( MUSIC PLAYING )

Honey, the five.

Hm?

The five.

Oh.

And then the other five.

Hi.

Hi!

I'd like to stay on,

if that's okay with you, Cal.

We can't afford

any more than we have.

That's not really an issue.

Never thought I'd be saying

this to a Bolivar...

but welcome to the family.

I'm about to fix dinner.

You should join us.

Oh, yeah. I'd love to.

There's just one more

thing I need to do.

( TELEPHONE RINGS )

Hey, Jaime!

Hello? Hey, baby,

where are you?

You still in Cabo?

Are you fishing?

( OPERA MUSIC FADES UP )

ALEJANDRO (ON PHONE): You crossed the line.

You know, I'm I'm sitting here.

I-I-I-I'm trying to comprehend

right now what I've done.

You didn't do anything.

ALEJANDRO (ON PHONE):

I didn't do anything!

I just saved your friend's life

from a bank.

I win you a champion horse,

my champion horse, by the way.

MASON (ON PHONE):

Cal's horse.

What?

Cal bought that horse years ago.

ALEJANDRO (ON PHONE): You know, you...

you people, you know, you know nothing.

You know nothing.

I know more than you think, Alejandro.

It's still his horse.

ALEJANDRO (ON PHONE): Excuse me.

He was given that horse!

For a tenth of what it's worth.

What the hell am I here?

The patron saint of lost cowboys?

ALEJANDRO (ON PHONE): You know,

I just gave you my collateral.

What the hell you want from me?

I can appreciate all that.

I just don't understand what this

has to do with Liliana's decision.

She has a right.

A right? A right to what?

These people?

My daughter could be in a wheelchair

right now on a feeding tube.

What the hell are you...

You don't... plea... don't...

don't... don't presume, please.

MASON (ON PHONE): I am not presuming.

I'm just... will you listen?

Your daughter is a grown woman,

and she can make her own decision.

Hey! This is unacceptable,

and you make it right.

God.

What's wrong?

Oh, nothing.

Just... business.

You were doing so much better.

That's funny.

Come here.

( OMINOUS MUSIC PLAYING )

Listen, I'm... I'm sorry.

I haven't really been

there for you since Mom...

I lost her, too, Dad.

I know what I need to do

to be a better father.

I can't promise you

I'll be perfect...

but I can promise you,

I will try.

( PHONE RINGS )

Whoever this is, you need to call back,

because I'm with my daughter.

There. See?

That was amazing.

I don't want you to worry.

Cal will never lose Fandango.

Why would he?

Well, technically,

we own him. And...

What do you mean, "We own him"?

He's Cal's horse.

You know, he's not

just a piece of property.

He's not like your work.

Fandango's not a thing!

If you want him to love you,

you have to earn it.

Just like with me.

Claire!

Now she acts her age.

Come on, Fandango. Come on.

Come on, Fandango. Run! Run!

Oh, no.

Honey, I think I'm gonna take

Tucker and go out by Cypress Creek.

How many times do I have to ask

you to move your hot rod, Tucker?

Yes, ma'am.

Y'all should maybe go

up by Wolf River?

Yep.

Okay.

I got it.

I didn't know it was dangerous.

Well, he should be all right,

as long as he hasn't gone too far.

Bad ground out there

might hurt his leg.

I wanna help.

Honey, that's big country.

We're gonna look for him.

Don't you worry about it.

Sorry, Cal.

Oh, that's all right.

That girl, she's... she got a lot of heart.

What do you suppose made her

wanna turn him loose?

I can't think.

Hey, Cal, you wanna jump in?

Yeah. You stick around here, in

case he comes wandering back.

Sure.

( DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING )

Come on, girl.

Fandango needs us.

Claire? Claire?

Claire?

Well, there's a possibility that he

came down here between these two lakes.

He likes that grass a lot.

It grows best right there in the lowland.

MASON (ON RADIO): Cal, Claire's out there.

She took Filena.

Oh, my god.

All right. We're on it.

Fandango! Fandango!

Fandango!

Fandango!

Filena!

No.

Filena!

( DISTANT NEIGHING )

Fandango?

( DISTANT WHINNYING )

MAGGIE (ON RADIO):

Tucker, come back.

Go for Tucker.

We found Filena.

Claire wasn't with her.

Mason, you copy?

Mason?

All right. Okay.

Hyah!

Hey. Hey.

It's okay. It's okay.

It's okay.

It's okay. It's okay.

It's okay.

( SOFT MUSIC CONTINUES )

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