All That I Am Page #2

You can sleep here, there's

blankets behind the couch,

and there's no smoking

in the house.

I quit, haven't had

a cigarette--

- Great.

There's food in the fridge,

and I'm picking Win up

at noon.

Great.

Woodsman Supreme, I think.

- What?

That rifle, that gun,

that BB gun.

I remember.

That's what we got you.

Yeah, well,

I don't remember, so.

Goodnight.

[Kate]

Hey.

Hi.

Your buzzer's broken.

You ready?

Huh?

I'm here.

I thought I'd save you

the trouble of picking me up.

Uh.

Yeah.

One second, okay?

[phone ringing]

How are those coming?

- Good.

- Good.

Hello?

- Susan.

- Yes.

- Christian.

- Yes?

Question, would you have any

idea why Kate might be standing

in my drive way with what looks

like a weekend bag

at her feet?

Probably to save you the

trouble of picking her up?

Oh my god, does that mean

you haven't left yet?

What do you mean,

picking here up?

Christian, I can't believe

you haven't left yet!

I promised Charlie

you'd be here before bedtime.

Picking her up? For what?

I left you a message last night.

Although I should've figured

you wouldn't listen to it.

--Why would Kate be coming?

Um, because I invited her?

What--why would you do that?

Because I like her.

You like her,

what are you talking about?

You met her once!

[whispering]

We need some milk for that.

What?

What?

I wasn't talking to you.

I met her twice, actually,

and I like her.

So what if you like her?

We broke up--wait. How--how--

How the hell did you

even talk to her?

I had her address

from the thingy.

So you, what,

like you sent her a letter?

It was really nice, actually.

She's great.

You're an idiot.

Susan.

Put two spoonfuls,

and then mix it in,

and then we need

salt and pepper.

Yes. Look, she's nice,

I like her,

Charlie likes her,

I thought it'd be fun.

No, don't you think that's

gonna send Charlie some

mixed signals?

Me going over there with

a girl who's not

my girlfriend?

You showed up to her

birthday party wasted,

and puked in her

bouncy castle.

I think she can handle this.

Look, I'm busy over here,

okay?

I do this thing every year,

and it gets more

and more boring.

I like her, I thought it

would be fun, whatever.

Get over it

and get on the road.

I can't believe you

sent her a letter.

How was the meeting?

Uh, great.

I'm really excited to hear

about it.

I'll see you when

you get here.

Yeah, oka--um.

By the way...

Oh...

motherf***er.

Okay. Okay.

Okay. Listen--

Yeah?

Are you ready, Christian?

Cause I'm ready,

and so is this gentleman here,

There's a few things

I need to explain..

This gentleman who says

he's your father.

- Come on, you hit me.

- There is your father?

How, how, how is this

your father?

Like I said, there are a few

things that I need to explain.

First, okay?

My father--how do I even

start this, um--

How about--

My father is alive.

[Dr. Lynn coughs]

Sorry, Mr. Lynn, it seems we

have a little misunderstanding.

You seem, your son killed you

off five years ago.

Okay, see that's actually a

really good place to start,

- cause it was with Susan--

- It's Doctor Lynn,

and you can call me Ed.

Oh, you're a doctor.

No, he's a psychiatrist.

Look, my sister thought it

would be a better idea--

Oh my god, your mom.

Oh, no no no no, dear

She really is dead.

- You're, you're scum.

- I know.

Scum!

He walked out,

when my mother was sick,

when she was in her last days,

he left!

To f***ing Bangkok.

Two months before she died.

So Susan thought it would just

be easier for legal matters

if we just considered him...

dead.

And that is what we

have been doing.

- And you--?

- Not a clue.

I've seen him here in

going on... seven years.

Well.

That's understandable.

Dear, you can have

the front seat.

I'm gonna take a

rest in the back.

I don't know what do here,

Chris.

I'm not gonna just drive him

around like a chauffeur.

Come on.

Bob, get your ass out here!

Look at you, my god,

you're f***in' old!

Look at your hair,

you're a q-tip!

Is this what's gonna

happen to us?

Look at you, you're still

a scrawny little piss-ant.

Give me a hug.

I'll show you scrawny.

[laughter]

- You give!

- I give, I give.

- Man.

- Look at you.

I'm gonna meet up with

you guys tomorrow night.

I got a thing

tomorrow morning.

What thing?

It's just a luncheon thing.

Oh, you won?

Are they gonna give you the--

Yeah. I mean, tomorrow's just

the luncheon with the faculty,

kind of meet-and-greet

bullshit, but...

He won the Barron's Fellowship

for Children's Authors.

That's a big deal.

Why didn't you tell me?

I, I just found out

the other day.

- Congratulations, son.

- Thank you.

Yeah, man.

Congratulations.

It's awesome.

Alright, so you'll be

up there tomorrow?

Yeah.

Alright, good.

We'll talk.

Okay.

Hey, there's some other

publishers I thought we could--

No.

Come here.

Win, just...

Listen to me.

I know that...I haven't been

there, as a big brother.

There was a lot of things

that I didn't do.

But, when this sh*t happened--

I'm not saying that you asked

me, but I tried.

I did.

I tried to protect you

from all the talk,

all the people...

but that was not something

that I wanted to do,

that was his fault.

So, I'm asking you to please...

don't let me do this alone.

I'm sorry bro, I bailed on that

halfway through.

You wh--you tried to do what?

With who?

You're such an a**hole.

No, come on.

Jeez, you're really scraping

the bottom of the jar.

This could be better

than I thought.

Here.

That's what he got me.

What? Since when do you golf?

Since, I dunno.

No come on, it's supposed

to mean something,

what am I supposed to

say about this?

Dude, I dunno, you know she

always wanted us to relax

and take up hobbies, so...

that's it.

Alright.

Bye, Kate.

- Bye, Dad.

- See you, Win.

[music playing d]

d

d

Can you believe that?

He just jumped right

into his arms,

- he didn't even skip a beat.

- Win--

He hasn't seen the guy

for six f***ing years,

and it's just like,

chucklin', horsin' around.

Well, he's younger, you know,

he might not have--

Unbelievable.

What was that thing

with the putter?

Uh, nothing.

He had to give me a gift.

Does gift--your sister

said it was just--

No, no. You don't have

to get anything.

Yeah, but it's gonna be weird

if everyone's giving gifts

Look, it was for my

Mom's birthday every year.

She made us get each other

a gift instead of for her.

It;s like some hippie sh*t.

And so, when she was dying

she made us promise

to keep doing it,

get each other gifts.

Get together...all that.

Hi.

How you feeling?

Uh, jet lag, I guess.

Where are you coming from?

Burma. Never been to Bangkok,

by the way.

Oh my god, the book.

Burma.

I remember you researching it.

The hook's about all this?

Uh...partly.

What am I saying, of course

I believe it, this is you

we're talking about.

Believe me, you don't even

wanna know why

I didn't tell you--

- What's Burma like?

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