Definitely, Maybe Page #10

Yeah, if Dad wants to come, sure.

You know, I love the zoo.

Let's go to the zoo.

- Guess what, Mom?

- What?

We learned all about sexual intercourse

at school yesterday.

- Really?

- Really.

Really.

I love penguins.

Me, too.

Me, three.

Did you know that penguins mate for life?

Although, Mr. Monell told us

that sometimes the husband

and wife penguins get separated

'cause of their migraine patterns.

- Migratory.

- Migratory.

Well, sometimes they're apart for years,

but they almost always find each other.

Do you know

what the husband and wife penguins do

after they find each other after all that time?

Throw back their heads,

flap their flippers

and sing as loud as they can!

Okay. All right, munchkin. Let's go!

Hey, monster, that was fun today.

I'll see you on Wednesday, okay?

See you later.

Dad!

- Thanks for telling me the story.

- You're welcome.

- I forgot to tell you the happy ending.

- What is it?

You.

- Hey, I love you.

- I love you, too.

Go catch up to your mom, okay?

All right, bye.

Are you all right?

Yeah?

Mr. President! Hey, Mr. President!

Will Hayes, I worked on the '92 campaign.

Hi. I'm looking for April.

Check that they have

legal representation, okay?

- Right.

- Thanks, John.

I can't believe you're doing this.

- This is great.

- Thanks.

- Still smoking?

- I quit.

- Me, too. Still live in the same loft?

- Living in Brooklyn.

Always on the cutting edge.

- Dating?

- Not at present. You?

- I got divorced.

- I know.

I heard. I'm so sorry.

Why?

You always said marriage was overrated.

Yeah, and you never listened to me.

You were always with the rings.

- Is that why you and Kevin never...

- Oh, God, Kevin. No. Kevin...

Something always seemed

to be missing with Kevin.

I don't know.

It's weird. It was never quite right.

You know?

Yeah.

- It's good to see you.

- You, too.

I have something for you.

Thank you so much.

How did you find it?

I mean, where did you find it?

That's the difficult part to explain.

This is gonna sound bad.

I've had it for a while.

How long?

Years.

Many years.

I meant to...

I meant to give it to you.

I wanted to give it to you.

I just...

I couldn't. And I don't know why.

I dropped it off once. I mean, I tried.

Kevin was there and...

Hey, there is no excuse, and I'm sorry.

It's inexcusable.

- I think you should go, Will.

- April?

I think you should go.

You never gave it to her? After all that time?

I know. I know.

- But it was from her dad.

I know. I know.

And then you just left?

Yep.

How come you changed all the names

except hers?

What do you mean?

In the story, you know,

like Mom became Emily,

and Summer's that Natasha lady

who writes for that magazine.

But you didn't change April's name. Why?

Why are you so concerned

with all of this anyway?

Because I want you to be happy.

You know,

I'm happy.

Trust me, Dad. You're not happy.

Put your coat on.

- Taxi!

- Taxi!

She said something was missing

with Kevin,

which means

it might not be missing with you,

- which is good news, right?

- Could be.

Could be.

Did you know that 35 people try

to jump off the Brooklyn Bridge each year?

Most because of broken hearts.

I'll keep that in mind.

Hello.

- Hey. Hi.

It's me, Will.

April?

What are you doing here?

Uh...

Go on, tell her.

Who's that?

That would be my daughter, Maya.

That's kind of cheating, isn't it?

Bringing your daughter?

What am I supposed to do now?

Well, you could let us in.

I don't think she's gonna let us in.

I think you're wrong.

Come on, let's go. Let's go.

A little while longer.

She's going to let us in.

Okay, kiddo, here's the deal.

I'm gonna count to 30, okay?

And if she doesn't let us in,

we're gonna go home,

and we're never gonna talk about this again.

- Deal?

- Yeah.

Ready?

- One, two, three...

- One, two, three...

...four, five, six...

...four, five, six...

...14, 15, 16, 17...

...14, 15, 16, 17...

If she lets us in,

tell her the story like you told me.

- And then she'll know.

- Know what?

I can't explain. She'll just know.

...25, 26, 27...

...25, 26, 27...

- Twenty-nine.

- Twenty-nine.

Twenty-nine and a quarter.

Twenty-nine and a half.

Twenty-nine and three-quarters.

What comes after that?

Time to go.

But this wasn't

what was supposed to have happened.

- I know.

- I really thought

she would have heard through the intercom

and let us in,

or run down the stairs and say...

What story?

What story?

- I kept the book...

- Yeah?

...because it was the only thing

that I had left of you.

- You must be Maya.

- You must be April.

So what happens now?

You invite us inside,

and we tell you the story.

Okay.

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