Fireproof

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All right, sweet pea,

it's time for you to go to bed.

Mommy, would you ask Daddy

to come tuck me in?

No, he's at work tonight

at the fire station.

But he'll be home tomorrow night.

Mommy, I want to marry Daddy.

You do?

Catherine, you can't marry Daddy.

He's my husband.

Well, when you're done being married,

can I have him?

We'll never be done.

You'll have to marry somebody else.

Can I wear a white dress

and white gloves?

Sure, if you want to.

Will we live happily after ever?

If you marry somebody

who really, really loves you.

Like Daddy?

Yes, like Daddy.

- Terrell, man, my bad out there.

- This ain't no game.

You playing with people lives.

Come on, man.

Eric, he's got a right to be upset.

You left him in a dangerous spot

and tried to be a hero.

I thought I heard someone

calling for help.

It was coming

from outside the building.

It was dark, I couldn't see.

That's why you stay with your partner.

He had to assume...

...that something happened to you

and you needed his help.

You never leave your partner,

especially in a fire.

You give him some time

and then give him an apology.

- And make it sincere.

- Yes, sir.

- Hey, Tasha.

- Oh, hey, Cat.

Just saw you on TV. Looking good.

Oh, I missed it. I was giving a tour

of the new cancer wing.

- Hey, has Robin left yet?

- No, she's here.

Robin, Cat's here.

- Hey.

- How are you?

I'm good. How are you?

Good.

Hey, are we still on for tomorrow?

Yeah, 4:
00. You still want

those scented candles, right?

Oh, absolutely. Bring them on.

- I wanna try them all.

- Good.

I'm going to see my parents

this weekend.

- I thought they might like some too.

- Oh, how are they?

Do you know it's been a year

since Mom's stroke?

I've been trying to get her

a new bed and wheelchair...

...but their insurance

doesn't cover it.

I don't know.

It's so frustrating for my dad.

He wants to help her too,

but he can't afford it either.

- I am so sorry.

- Yeah, it's all right.

Anyway, well, I need to run.

- But I'll see you tomorrow, right?

- I'll see you.

- Okay, bye.

- Bye.

- Hey, Catherine.

- I'm so sorry, Dr. Keller.

Call me Gavin, please.

Gavin, sorry for almost

running you over.

- Anytime. It's good to see you.

- You too. Take care.

Sweet girl.

- Tasha, will you file this for me?

- Sure, doctor.

If I didn't know any better,

I'd say the doctor has a thing for Cat.

- Hi, sweetheart.

- Hey, Daddy.

- How are you?

- Oh, great. Good to see you.

You too.

Hey, Mama. How are you, huh?

She's doing great today.

Can I get you

something to drink, dear?

- Do you have any sweet tea?

- With lemon?

You know me.

Oh, Mama, I wish we could talk.

It's been so long

since I heard your voice.

I miss you.

- You have breakfast already?

- Yes.

- What'd you eat?

- I had the last bagel and a yogurt.

Are you planning

on making a grocery trip soon?

Caleb, you work 24 hours

and then you're off for 48.

- You've got more time to go than I do.

- I asked a simple question.

You don't need to get smart with me.

At least save me some breakfast.

I never know when you're coming

or going. You don't tell me.

Catherine, what is your problem?

Did I offend you

by walking in the door?

You can't expect me to work every day

and get the groceries...

...while you look at trash on the

Internet dreaming about your boat.

You chose to take this job.

- No one said you had to work full-time.

- We need the income.

Especially since you tuck away

a third of your salary...

...saving for a boat we don't need.

You've got $24,000 in savings

when things in our house need fixing.

Like what?

The back door needs to be painted,

the yard needs landscaping.

And I wanna put more shelves

in the closet.

Those are called preferences.

Those are not needs.

There's a difference. If you wanna

spend your money on that stuff, fine.

I've been saving for my boat for years.

You're not taking that from me.

This is so pointless.

I don't have time for this.

Yeah, shut the door

on your way out.

It ain't working, Michael.

How is it that I get respect

everywhere I go...

...except in my own house?

I've been there,

and it's a hard place to be.

What'd you do about it?

I realized that it wasn't my marriage

that was broken.

I just didn't know

how to make it work.

What does that mean?

That treadmill's not broken.

But if you don't know how to run it,

it ain't gonna work for you.

You saying I need counseling?

Well, I think everybody

needs counseling.

Hey, look, man, I am not about to go

talk to somebody I don't even know...

...about something

that's none of their business.

All right.

Catherine does need to respect you.

But just remember,

a woman's like a rose.

If you treat her right, she'll bloom.

If you don't, she'll wilt.

Where'd you get that?

Counseling.

Great.

What are you doing?

I see you left me no pizza.

I just lit that candle.

I like the way it smells.

Well, I don't.

Did you leave me any dinner at all?

I assumed

you were eating with Michael.

Does it not occur to you...

...that two people in this house

both need to eat?

You know what?

If you would communicate with me...

...maybe I could

have something for you.

Why do you have to make

everything so difficult?

Oh, I'm making everything difficult?

I'm carrying the weight around here

while you're off doing your own thing.

Excuse me?

I'm working to pay this mortgage,

and I pay for both of the cars.

Yeah, and that's all you do.

I pay all of our bills with my salary.

Which you agreed to do. That's fair.

Do you not like this house?

Do you not like your car?

Caleb, who takes care

of this house?

Me. Who washes all the clothes?

Me. Who gets all the groceries?

Me. Not to mention I'm helping

my parents every weekend.

I've got all this pressure on me.

The only thing you do for anybody

is for yourself.

Let me tell you, you don't know

the first thing about pressure.

All right? You think

I put out house fires for myself?

Or rush to car wrecks at 2 a. m.

For myself?

Or pull a child's body

out of a lake for myself?

You have no idea what I go through.

Yeah, but what do you do around here

other than watch TV...

...and waste time on the Internet?

If looking at that trash

is how you get fulfilled, that's fine.

But I will not compete with it.

Well, I sure don't get it from you.

And you won't.

Because you care more

about saving for your stupid boat...

...and pleasing yourself

than you ever did about me.

Shut up! I'm sick of you!

You disrespectful, ungrateful,

selfish woman!

- I'm not selfish.

- How dare you say that?

You constantly nag me

and you drain the life out of me!

I'm tired of it!

If you can't give me

the respect I deserve...

Look at me!

- Then what's the point

of this marriage?

I want out.

I just want out.

If you want out, that's fine with me!

Mr. Rudolph.

Caleb.

- That's it.

- All right.

Think we got it. We're good to go.

I think I got this.

- You think you know the truck?

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