Fools Rush In Page #2

- Three months.

Do you mind if I have some of these?

My stomach is not so good.

Go ahead, help yourself.

Want something to drink?

I've got water.

Water's fine.

You've done a lot with this place.

Yeah, I've been kind of busy.

Wow! You look great.

Thank you.

So, how you been?

Pregnant.

Really? Pregnant.

Well, that's great. Terrific.

Congratulations.

Thank you. It's yours.

Mine?

- We were only together one night.

- That's all it took.

And I used a condom.

Lots of 'em.

One didn't work.

But that's its job.

Its job is to work.

Its entire reason for being

is to work.

Look...

I thought about this a lot.

There's really only one thing

for me to do.

Oh, thank God!

I mean, I understand.

- And I respect your decision.

- You do?

Yes. I have always believed

in a woman's right to choose.

That's good! Because I choose

to keep this baby.

And I don't want your money.

I thought the honorable thing to do...

would be to come here

and tell you in person...

that I am pregnant...

that I'm keeping this baby...

and that it's yours.

Yeah, I'm glad you...

I'm feeling awfully neglected

out there.

It's time we went to dinner.

Tracy, could you

give me a minute, please?

Sorry. I came at a bad time.

I'll go get my purse.

I'll let myself out.

- Tracy, what are you up for?

- I know the place. It's a little wild.

If you recommend it,

I'm sure it's gonna be great.

I'll catch up with you guys.

I've got a bit of a family emergency.

What are you doing?

Alex, don't!

Alex is going to meet us there.

Sh*t! Sorry.

Oh, my God.

Isabel, don't jump.

- What are you doing here?

- Just stay off the ledge.

I'm not gonna kill myself, stupid.

But if you come any closer,

I'll throw your ass over!

Wait a minute! You walked out on me

at 5:
00 in the morning.

I never heard from you. Months later

you show up saying you're pregnant.

And I'm supposed to know

exactly what to do?

I'm sorry, but I don't know

exactly what to do.

That's the best thing

you've said all night.

Wow! This is incredible.

I love it here.

My great grandfather helped build this.

He came up from Aguascalientes

in the '30s.

Really?

Where?

Central Mexico.

My great grandmother still lives there

in a 400-year-old hacienda.

Every time I drive back from there

I make a wish at the state line...

right in the middle of the dam.

- Does it ever work?

- Depends on the wish.

My father's gonna kill me.

He doesn't know?

Nobody does except Lanie,

my roommate.

He can be a very passionate man

when it comes to his only daughter.

What can I do?

- I'll deal with it.

- No, really. I wanna help.

Maybe one thing.

Come meet them.

- Your family?

- I want them to know who you are.

So later, when they ask me

who the father is, I can say...

"You met him, remember?

I brought him home once."

Hey, no problem.

You just say when and we'll go.

When.

You have dinner with your family

once a week?

You have dinner with your family

once a week?

It's like a tradition.

Why? Don't you?

- Holidays and stuff.

- That's it?

You don't know my parents.

That's a lot.

How are we gonna do this?

Just act like we've been dating

for a few months.

Whatever you do, don't tell them

I picked you up outside a bathroom.

I thought I picked you up.

So we've been dating

for a couple of months. Who are you?

Let's see.

I am a camera girl at Caesar's.

You know, "Would you like a souvenir?"

That's how I pay the bills,

In real life, I'm a photographer.

I'm doing a book about the desert.

I have five brothers.

The oldest one is Antonio.

Then Carlos, Juan...

Miguel, Fernando,

and I am the baby.

But anybody messes with me,

I can take care of myself.

Tio Roberto is my favorite uncle.

He's married to Tia Rosa

who makes all the tamales.

She loves compliments, but you have

to talk to her on her left...

because she is stone-deaf

on her right ear.

What else? Oh, yeah. Never say

"Jesus Christ" in front of my mother.

My sister-in-law Petra and my brother

Antonio have a baby named after me.

- Any questions?

- Yes. What's your last name?

Fuentes. Isabel Fuentes.

And you're Alex...

- Whitman.

- Right.

It's nice to meet you.

Isa, hi. I was gonna get some ice.

Everyone's around back.

Who's this?

New boyfriend?

Juan, this is Alex.

Alex, this is my nosy brother Juan.

- Nice to meet you.

- Does Dad know about him?

And I wasn't going to come tonight.

Good luck!

Your father, is he a big man?

Come on.

Let's get this over with.

This is a family dinner?

I guess a lot of people

couldn't make it.

Tough room.

What is the matter with everybody?

Can't I bring a guy to dinner?

Hello, Isa.

Hi, Chuy.

Fine.

It's been a long time

since you came to one of these.

I was afraid

we'd never be friends again.

That's where we started,

isn't it?

This is Chuy.

He's a very good friend of the family.

We grew up together.

Chuy, hi. Luke Skywalker.

How are ya?

Sorry. You probably get that a lot.

Yes, he is my boyfriend.

Do you have a problem with that?

It's a pleasure to meet you.

You're a very lucky man.

There's nobody like Isa.

Nobody.

What happened to the music?

Seems like a nice enough guy.

He's gonna kill me, isn't he?

He's not the one

you should worry about. Come on.

My beautiful baby!

Who is this?

Mama, Papa...

this is Alex Whitman.

Mr. Fuentes, Mrs. Fuentes,

it's a pleasure to finally meet you.

Isabel talks about you

all the time.

That's funny.

She's never said a word about you.

Tomas, behave yourself.

I can't keep up. She's engaged, and

then she brings home a man with a tie.

I was not engaged!

Sir, that's one of my favorite things

about your daughter.

She's always full of surprises.

Come on, Alex. I think we'll be safer

in the other room.

Let me take your jacket.

You'll have to excuse my husband.

Sometimes I think he wishes Isabel

was still six years old.

When you become a father,

you'll know what that means.

- These pictures are really incredible.

- Yes.

They're Isabel's.

Haven't you ever seen her work?

Yes. Yes, I have.

It's just that

when I see her pictures...

it's like I'm looking at them

for the first time.

That must be the house in Mexico.

Yes. Aguascalientes.

And that is

Isabel's great grandmother.

They have a very special connection.

You can see it in the eyes,

that same wild spirit.

- I can handle my own love life.

- I think that runs in the family.

Since when?

This is terrific!

The taste is truly amazing!

You can't get tamales like this

in New York City! No way!

This one's Rosa.

She's beautiful.

Would you mind holding her

while I fix myself a plate?

I don't think I should.

I'm not really qual... I can't.

You can.

Hold her head.

Why? Does it come off?

You'll do fine.

How can so much stuff come out

of something so small?

Thank you for doing this.

Are you kidding?

They are great!

I had no idea that families

actually talked at dinner.

I'm glad they got to meet you.

- They're gonna hate me, aren't they?

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