Father of the Bride Part II Page #3

So we decided to give it a test run,|see if we got any nibbles.

Four weeks went by|and not a single nibble.

All right, here we go.|Here we go. Here.

- Check.|- Ball in. Come on. Let's go.

What are you doing? What are|you doing? Hey! Where you going?

- Spin move.|- Whoa! Hey! What? Hey!

- Come on. No. No!|- Yes!

Then one Saturday morning,|we got a bite. A big bite.

George, I'd like you|to meet Mr. and Mrs. Habib.

Hello. How do you do? Nice to|meet you. This is my son Matty|and his friend Justin.

- We like house very much.|When you can move out?|- Excuse me?

The Habibs would like to buy|the house, George. It's exactly|what they've been looking for.

Yes, when you can move? We need|house a week from Wednesday.

And my wife wants|flower dishes in kitchen.

- You sell, we pay top dollar.|- For the house, top dollar?

Dishes. For the dishes. For the house,|we pay what you ask and no more.

But we need house a week|from Wednesday or no deal.

Gee, that's, uh-- That's ten days|from now. That's kinda quick.

We've lived here 18 years.|I don't know if we can get every--

Excuse, please?

Uh, you explain that I pay big money|if he sell now. Very big bonus.

Mr. Habib is willing|to pay a generous bonus...

for whatever inconvenience moving|too quickly may cause you, George.

Dad, you better|discuss this with Mom.

- How generous?|- Would, uh,

$15,000 be generous enough?

- We may be making real estate|history here, George.|- Oh, yeah.

One, two,

three thousand,

four, five, six,

seven thousand--

I shook the man's hand and|promised to be out in ten days.

Careful with the dishes.

Only problem was, I didn't|have the nerve to tell Nina.

Wonderful champagne, George.|Dom Perignon. What are we celebrating?

I know. That's what I was wondering.|What are we celebrating, dear?

Well, it's just the first time|the whole family's been together|since the baby and everything.

- Oh.|- Oh.|- Oh, honey.|- Thanks, Dad. That's sweet.

Oh.

So tell us, have you thought of|any names for the baby yet?

Well, if it's a boy, we like|Cody, Cooper, Riley or Wyatt.

- Wyatt? As in Earp?|- Yeah.

- Y-You don't like it, Dad?|- Well, I like it better than Cooper.

- Or Riley.|- Hey, what if it's a girl?

For a girl,|our favorite name is Chloe.

- Chloe? Ooh.|- Chloe? It's not even American.

Th-Thank you, Matthew. We realize that.|We-- We also like Phoebe and Sophie.

And we're still debating|between Lucy and Fanny.

Y-You're not considering|any family names?

Yes, isn't the first son supposed to be|named after the paternal grandfather?

Well, he doesn't have to be named John,|of course. Any name on my side will do.

We have an Andrew in the family.|A Melville. A Jacob.

Uh, Jake is a great name.

Hey, you know what. They don't need any|more suggestions. Their list is fine.

You're absolutely right, George.|Anything is fine as long|as it goes with MacKenzie.

Uh, wait a minute. I thought the|baby's last name was gonna be|Banks-MacKenzie with a hyphen.

- Wasn't that the deal?|- Would you like to go through life...

with the name|Cooper Banks-MacKenzie?

Kid's gonna sound|like a law firm.

It's an awfully long|last name, George.

Hold on. What are we saying?|You're not gonna hyphenate the|last name? When did this happen?

Nothing's been decided yet, Dad.|It's just that...

we think two last names is a lot|for a little kid to deal with.

And since neither of us|want to forfeit our names,

we've been coming up|with alternative last names.

Your baby's gonna have an alternative|last name? Like, what, Smith or Jones?

- No.|- No, because you can't|make Smith or Jones from|the letters of our last names.

- Right.|- So--|- I don't understand.|What names can you make?

Well, the ones we like best|are Zineman, Zenkman and Mannis.

Oh, my.

Are you telling me I might have|a granddaughter named Sophie Zenkman?

- Yeah.|- Look, look. I have|a simple solution here.

George, Nina. You already have|Matty to carry on the family name.

So, why don't we drop this|Banks-MacKenzie business and...

just go with MacKenzie?

- Or drop the MacKenzie.|- Oh, well, now wouldn't that be silly?

Well, I don't think that's any|sillier than dropping the Banks.

- Well, I would venture|to suggest that MacKenzie...|- Well, I do.

- is a good, solid family name.|- I mean, traditionally, you take--

I mean, the baby's just as much|a Banks as it is a MacKenzie, isn't it?

- Traditionally--|- Dad, say something.

- I just don't agree with that.|- Change the subject.

- MacKenzie is--|- Hey, guess what.|I sold the house today.

- What did you say, dear?|- Nina, I forgot to tell you.

While you were at the market|this morning, I sold the house.

Well, congratulations, Gramps.|Where are you movin'?

Well, we don't know exactly for|sure where yet, but, uh, we're|thinking of maybe the beach.

- We don't know exactly|for sure where yet?|- What?

But, George, we haven't|even started looking.

You sold the house? Dad.

- Why is she crying?|- Well, because I never thought...

they were serious|about selling the house.

I'm sorry, Dad, but I just thought it|was another goofy idea like your hair.

- Hey.|- I never thought you were|actually gonna go through with it.

- I love this house.|- Well, wow!

I guess I just assumed|we'd have a little more warning.

But what do we have?|We have at least 90 days before|we have to move. Am I right, George?

Oh, believe me, Nina, you can jack up|an escrow six months, if you need to.

- Matty, what's going on?|- May I be excused?

No. No, sir.|You may not be excused.

- George!|- The guy paid me $15,000 extra|to be out in ten days.

The guy paid you $15,000 extra|to be out of the house in ten days?

- I hope you took it, George.|- He did.

- And he threw in Mom's favorite|dishes just to close the deal.|- George!

Nina was less than thrilled|about our abbreviated escrow.

But being the great woman|that she is, she went with the flow...

and even allowed me back into|our bedroom for our last night|at 24 Maple Drive.

And since we had nowhere to|live, she also arranged for us|to stay at the MacKenzie's...

- while they took a Caribbean cruise.|- Honey.

Honey, are you sure you don't|want me to take your picture by|your favorite part of the fence?

No, no, I'm fine.

Oh, okay-- Oh. Whoa.

Hey, Nina, are you okay?|I mean, you don't look so good.

I know. I don't|really feel so good.

I-I just didn't think I'd get|so emotional about this whole thing.

I don't know.|I feel kind of dizzy.

You guys, these are from the tree|that we carved our initials...

- in out back.|- Oh!

- Here. Here.|- Oh!

Oh, Mom, did you get|a picture of the tree?

- Oh, just a roll, honey.|- Okay.

- Oh.|- Hey, Matty, what's that?|- My doorknob.

I want to keep a memento|from my room.

- Oh!|- Oh!

Hey, what are we,|the Schmaltz family?

Come on. No more tears.|We're on to bigger and better things.

I mean, who needs|this old shack? Look at it.

Dad, there's one more thing|we have to do before we go.

I'm not gonna dig up|that parakeet from the backyard.

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