Bed of Roses Page #5

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it going?

Be careful out there.

It's slippery.

I put Wendy and Sam

in the guest room

Because of the baby,

So I put the queen-size

in Lewis' room.

Mark's old one?

It's been down

in the basement.

Jason, stop.

Say hi to uncle Lewis and Lisa.

Hey, hey.

This is Bob

and Eva franklin.

Hi.

Hey, sis!

This is my sister Wendy

and her husband Sam.

Hey, guy. Hi,

nice to meet you.

This is Lisa.

Hi.

This is Katie.

Hi.

Jason, stop that,

or I'll break your arm.

Say hi, Jas.

Hi, Jas!

Jason is 8.

Can you excuse me?

Mark, your brother

and Lisa are here!

Taylor!

Where's dad?

At his meeting.

Then he has a few errands.

It's aa

15 years in march.

Grandma jean is, uh...

I saw her

going upstairs.

I thinks she's

taking a nap.

Jason's been

a handful today.

Aunt meg will be here.

Please tell me

her camera's still broken.

She's got a new one.

Auto-wind.

She's a pathological

picture-taker.

Pinhead!

Hey!

How are you, buddy?

Good to see you.

Markie, this is Lisa.

Hi, Lisa.

Hi.

Where's taylor?

He's finishing up.

We've been making the reindeer

on Mrs. Jarrod's lawn

Anatomically correct.

That's my brother.

Hey, there he is.

You forgot

the raspberries!

No, I did not forget

the raspberries.

They're in the truck.

You're off the hook.

There's my boy!

Good to see you.

And who's this?

I know who this is.

Hi, Lisa. Welcome. Welcome.

They're, uh,

tactile people.

It's ok.

You must be tired

after your trip.

You should catch your

breath before dinner.

Is that

what I smell?

Oh, shut up.

It's chilly up here.

Tom hasn't fixed

the weather stripping,

So I put an extra comforter

in your room,

And there's some extra

blankets in this chest.

All right.

There's some

sweaters on the shelf

And an extra

space heater,

But it's old and noisy.

If you need anything,

yell, ok?

Thank you.

We're really happy

to have you here.

Thank you.

I feel very nauseous-

A- anxious-

I mean, welcome.

I feel really welcome.

Thank you.

You are welcome.

Your mom

must think I'm crazy.

You ok?

Your parents-

Everyone is so nice.

It's all so... nice.

No. We're plenty

screwed up.

God... somebody

kept me up

Half the night

arguing

And the other half

making up.

I have three...

very interesting children...

who always

keep me surprised.

I have friends

old and new,

Family old and new,

And I just want

to wish all of us

A very, very

merry christmas.

Merry christmas.

Dig in. Dig in.

That was sweet.

That's a wolf.

Wolf.

There's another wolf.

There's

three wolves.

See the wolf?

All the little wolvsies.

That's his tail.

He's got a tail.

Oh, look

at the mountains.

You climb mountains

so high, it seems...

hurry up,

you guys!

What is this?

Oh, you'll see.

Hey, you guys!

Sam, honey?

Hi, mom.

Ok. Good.

Here we go.

See, we have

this tradition

That everybody opens

one gift on christmas eve.

Sort of

a little preview

Of tomorrow's

orgy of greed.

So, who's first?

Me, me!

We have something

for Jas.

Jason, do you want

to open a present?

Dad, it's right there,

Under the tree,

right to the left.

This one? Yeah.

There you go.

Take it easy.

Take it easy.

That's, uh,

David Copperfield.

That was my favorite book

when I was your age...

or around your age.

Oh, thanks.

Come on. There's

something else there.

That's from Lisa

and me.

Oh, cool!

The legends of Zordak 2.

Hold it!

I'm going to break

that camera, I swear.

I love this!

I bet it makes

perfect froths.

It's got color-coded

instructions for you.

This is beautiful.

I don't have to

try it.

Ok. Go ahead.

I kept

the receipt.

Uh... Wendy?

Excuse me.

Yeah.

Duty calls.

Come here,

Katie.

Come here,

sweetie.

There you go.

There you go.

Oh, wait

a minute!

Does Lisa

have something?

No, no. It's ok.

No, no.

Lisa, let's see.

Honey,

right there?

No, I'm...

Mom, mom, no, no, no.

I got this one.

Here.

Merry christmas.

Open it.

Lewis.

I'll...

honey, are you ok?

I just need to...

air.

Lisa! What-

I can't do this.

I don't belong here.

Let go, please.

What is it?

What happened?

What did I do?

You just

proposed to me

In front of your

entire family.

I thought

it would be nice.

I wanted to

share it with them.

Nice? Share?

You always talk about

how you don't want

To put too much

pressure on me.

What are you

talking about?

You push

too hard, Lewis.

You just

push too hard.

What did you

expect me to say?

I expected you

to say yes.

Then we'd live

happily ever after.

This isn't

a fairy tale, Lewis.

Everything has had

to be too perfect

From the beginning.

I can't

live up to that.

You want

to rescue someone,

And I was

in a window,

And my light was on.

Uh... wait a second.

Maybe that was true

in the beginning, ok?

But since then, I have

fallen in love with you.

I want to spend

The rest of my life

with you.

You just can't admit

That somebody could

actually love you.

That's what it is.

M- maybe

you're right.

I mean... you have

an entire house

Full of people

who love you

And have always

loved you.

You don't have

to question that.

You have a wall

full of pictures,

Of memories,

of children,

Things

I've never had.

You talk about

having a family.

I have no idea

What I would do

with a child.

I have

nothing to give.

I... can't...

pretend anymore.

I just can't do this.

I- I can't do this.

Look, I'm... I'm sorry.

I... I didn't...

I didn't mean

to scare you.

I mean, that was

never my intention.

I just...

Uh... please, I don't

want to lose you.

Just don't run away.

Please.

I wish I...

I wish I could

give you something.

I wish I could give

you part of myself,

But that's just

not something I have

In my possession

right now.

I'm sorry.

Bye.

Bye-bye.

Bye.

I...

what's up with you?

It's really stupid.

It's been, um...

it's been three months,

And I can't stop

thinking about him.

It's like, uh,

I take these walks,

And, uh, I keep showing up

in the same place,

And I'm outside

his building,

You know, looking up

at the same window,

And all

I can think of is,

I want to be...

there with him...

like it was,

And, uh, I can't

even cross the street.

I just feel like

such an idiot,

Like the best thing

that ever happened to me,

And I blew it off,

and I don't know why.

Why can't you

just go to him?

Why can't-

Just call him!

What? What do I say?

"Hi, it's me.

"I'm sorry I'm psychotic,

But, gee, can I have

the ring back?"

That sounds good.

How could he

ever forgive me

After what

I put him through?

I wouldn't forgive me,

for chri-

He might not,

But don't you think that

he's worth the risk?

I know your life has not

been a fairy tale,

But if anyone

deserves a happy ending,

It's you.

I knew you'd say

the right thing.

You're my best friend.

You're supposed to say that.

Delivery.

I didn't even know

If you were

going to be here

Or maybe out

on one of your walks.

I, uh... sort of got

out of the habit.

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