
For Better or For Worse Page #4
I'M SURPRISED.
YOUTH CAN, INDEED,
BE PROBLEMATIC:
WHEN MAKING SUCH
SERIOUS LIFE DECISIONS,
AND I ALWAYS:
RECOMMEND:
THAT YOUNG COUPLES
TAKE THEIR TIME,
SPREAD THEIR WINGS.
BUT I CAN CLEARLY SEE
THAT THESE TWO:
HAVE THEIR FEET ON THE GROUND
AND A GOOD HEAD:
ON THEIR SHOULDERS,
AND I HAVE NO DOUB THAT THEY ARE ENTERING
INTO THIS MARRIAGE
WITH LOVE AND REASON.
CONGRATULATIONS, COLLIN.
THANK YOU.
-SOPHIA.
-THANK YOU, PASTOR.
I KNEW THA WOULDN'T WORK.
OH, DID YOU?
WHY DIDN'T YOU SAY SOMETHING?
AT LEAST I'M TRYING.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING
OTHER THAN POINTING OU WHAT I'M DOING WRONG?
AT LEAST I'LL THINK
OF A BETTER PLAN
THEN MARRIAGE COUNSELING.
FINE, THEN DO IT.
FINE, I WILL.
WELL, AS FUTURE IN-LAWS,
YOU GUYS ARE GETTING ALONG
JUST GREAT.
[DOORBELL RINGS]
-MARCO!
-HI.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
MR. AMORINI!
YOU READY TO GO?
YOU BET.
WE'RE GOING FISHING.
THAT'S RIGHT...
A LITTLE FATHER-IN-LAW,
SON-IN-LAW BONDING,
JUST THE TWO OF US,
EACH OTHER BETTER.
EXCUSE ME...
HOW IS FISHING BONDING
GOING TO HELP?
PERSUASION:
IS MY SPECIALTY.
WHERE'D YOU GO?
THERE YOU ARE.
HERE, USE...
YEAH, USE ONE OF THESE.
IT'S EASIER.
[MARCO]:
SO, COLLIN... IT'S A PITYTHAT, WITH ALL THE...
RESPONSIBILITIES OF RUNNING A FARM,
YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO SPEND
MORE FREE DAYS FISHING.
IT'S A LOT TO TAKE ON AT 22.
SOPHIA AND I BOTH THINK
THAT LIVING LIFE TO THE FULLES MEANS PURSUING YOUR GOALS.
WELL...
SOPHIA CERTAINLY HAS GROWN UP,
BUT SHE'LL ALWAYS BE
MY LITTLE GIRL.
I MEAN, YOU'VE ONLY BEEN
TOGETHER FOR TWO MONTHS.
MARRIAGE IS FOREVER.
ARE YOU SURE YOU'RE READY
TO DEDICATE:
THE REST OF YOUR LIFE
TO MY SOPHIA?
YOU'RE BOTH SO YOUNG.
I CAN TELL YOU...
WHAT YOU'RE FEELING TODAY
WILL PROBABLY VANISH
AT THE FIRST SIGN OF PROBLEMS.
MR. AMORINI...
I KNOW YOU THINK
I'M TOO YOUNG
AND THAT WE'RE LIVING
IN THIS WORLD OF DREAMS,
IS A LIFETIME COMMITMENT,
AND WHEN THINGS AREN'T EASY,
YOU JUST DON'T QUIT.
MAYBE THAT'S WHA YOUR CLIENTS DON'T GET.
SIR...
I LOVE YOUR DAUGHTER.
SHE INSPIRES ME:
THAT I CAN POSSIBLY BE.
THAT I CAN ACHIEVE ANYTHING.
I WON'T STAND FOR HER
BEING HURT.
NEITHER WILL I.
HOW DO YOU CAS THIS DARN THING?
OH, HERE.
NO...
WELL, UH, HERE...
SEE?
OOF!
I'M OKAY.
YEAH, PURPLE'S
MUCH BETTER.
YEAH.
[DOOR OPENS]
[LAUGHS]
OKAY, SO...
DID YOU CATCH ANY FISH?
FUNNY.
I KNEW IT.
OH, REALLY?
YEAH, REALLY.
WELL...
I DON'T THINK ANY OF OUR IDEAS
ARE WORKING.
OH, AND COLLIN TOLD ME
THEY'RE GONNA SEE
A FARM TOMORROW.
WHAT?
YOU KNOW, YOU GUYS
THE KIDS SEEM REALLY TENACIOUS.
FARM LIFE?
THAT'S A TOUGH LIFE.
-ARE YOU DONE?
WELL...
ABSOLUTELY.
ON THIS,
HEY, DAD, IT'S ME.
HAVE YOU SEEN HIM?
MARCO JUST GOT BACK
FROM THEIR FISHING TRIP,
AND HE SAID SOMETHING ABOU HE AND SOPHIA
TOMORROW?
I DON'T KNOW.
A LOT OF GOOD:
THIS FISHING TRIP WAS.
THANK YOU.
OH, WAIT, NEVER MIND.
I SEE HIM. OKAY.
HEY, BABY!
HEY!
I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR YOU.
WHAT ARE YOU:
DOING HERE?
UH... REFILL.
BUT, UM,
NOW THAT YOU'RE HERE,
HOW WAS YOUR FISHING TRIP
WITH MARCO?
LOOK WHO'S DOING
THE FISHING NOW.
OKAY, SO YOU CAUGHT ME.
SERIOUSLY, HOW'D IT GO?
IT WAS GREAT.
-IT WAS?
-YEAH.
MR. AMORINI'S A GREAT GUY.
HE IS?
I MEAN, YOU KNOW, I MEAN,
OBVIOUSLY,
HE'S NOT A FISHERMAN...
I MEAN, NOT LIKE YOUR DAD.
YEAH. IT'S OKAY.
AND HE GOT BETTER AFTER A WHILE,
AND BESIDES...
FOR US TO BOND.
AND I CAN TEACH HIM
OUT OF YOUR PLAN WITH SOPHIA?
MOM, MR. AMORINI WANTS
WHAT'S BEST FOR HIS DAUGHTER,
AND SO DO I.
AND THAT IS...?
LOOK, MOM, I BETTER GO.
SOPHIA'S WAITING AT THE PARK,
AND I PROMISED I'D MEE HER WITH SOY LATTES.
ABOUT SEEING A FARM?
YEAH,
THERE'S A FARM THAT WE FOUND
THAT WE'RE INTERESTED
IN LEASING.
WELL, YOU KNOW,
I THINK MARCO AND I WOULD LIKE
TO SEE THAT WITH YOU.
YEAH! THAT WOULD BE GREAT!
OKAY!
YOU CAN COME:
WITH US.
GREAT!
-YES!
-OKAY! MWAH!
[SPLAT]
OH...
[MAN]:
HEY, OVER HERE!WELCOME!
[COLLIN]:
HEY!OH, THAT'S
A GOOD QUESTION.
ON THE FARM,
WE KEEP LIVESTOCK.
THEY'RE ALL USED
TO BEING HANDLED,
BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN
THEY STILL WON' GIVE YOU A HARD TIME.
LET ME SHOW YOU:
THE BARN.
THAT SOUNDS:
LIKE A HANDFUL.
COLLIN, YOU NEVER
EVEN HAD A DOG.
TO THAT GOLDFISH YOU HAD?
NOT TO WORRY.
YOU'LL GET A FEEL
FOR THE ANIMALS.
OH, BUT YOU TWO
PROBABLY CAME FROM FARMING,
UNLIKE THESE TWO.
ACTUALLY, I WAS
AN ECONOMICS MAJOR,
AND MARIANNE HERE HAS GO HER Ph.D. IN PSYCHOLOGY.
COME ON.
[GOAT BLEATS]
THIS IS BELLA,
OUR NUMBER ONE:
MILK PRODUCER.
WOULD YOU LIKE:
TO GIVE IT A TRY?
SURE.
[WENDY]:
YOU MUST HAVE TO GET UPAT THE CRACK OF DAWN
TO GET EVERYTHING DONE.
THE SUNRISE OUT HERE.
YOU'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING
MORE BEAUTIFUL.
WELL, MAYBE THE SUNSET.
BE HONEST.
THE PAYOFF:
FOR ALL THE HARD WORK...
I MEAN, IT CAN'T BE
THAT MUCH.
WELL, IT WASN'T FOR US,
BUT THE OTHER FARMS
THAT HAVE GONE ORGANIC
HE'S A NATURAL.
MR. AMORINI?
NO... NO, I'M NOT...
OH, COME ON.
I'M NOT GOOD AT...
NO, SHOW SOPHIA THA IT'S NOT THAT EASY.
I DON'T SEE HOW TURNING
THIS PLACE INTO AN ORGANIC FARM
COULD BE EASY OR CHEAP.
BASED ON MY RESEARCH,
THE LAND NEEDS TO BE
PESTICIDE FREE:
FOR AT LEAST 36 MONTHS,
AND YOU NEED:
AN ORGANIC SYSTEM PLAN,
YOU HAVE TO BE CERTIFIED...
DAD, WE'VE ALREADY
BEEN IN CONTAC WITH THE LOCAL CERTIFICATION
AGENCIES.
AND OUR FIELDS HAVE BEEN FALLOW
FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS.
HA HA...
WOW, MR. AMORINI.
YOU'RE A REAL NATURAL AT THAT.
[COW BELLOWS]
[EVERYONE LAUGHS]
[COW MOOS]
[ROOSTER CROWS]
LOOKS LIKE IT'S GOING TO NEED
A LOT OF MAINTENANCE.
COLLIN, LOOK!
THIS IS WHERE WE SHOULD
HAVE THE WEDDING!
YEAH, SOPHIA,
THAT'S BRILLIANT!
THIS IS WHERE WE'RE GONNA
BUILD OUR LIVES.
YEAH, THE SMELL OF COWS,
THAT'S REALLY ROMANTIC.
WHERE WOULD YOU EVEN HAVE
A RECEPTION?
NO, WE'D WANT I TO BE CASUAL,
BE MORE ABOUT OUR FRIENDS
BEING PART OF THE CELEBRATION.
LET'S NOT HAVE
A FORMAL RECEPTION.
OKAY, WAIT A MINUTE.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
[SOPHIA]:
WE WANT A SIMPLEREFLECTION OF OUR LIFESTYLE,
RIGHT DOWN TO THE CAKE.
DEFINITELY VEGAN.
YES.
AGAIN WITH THE VEGAN.
DO THEY EVEN MAKE
A VEGAN CAKE?
CARROT CAKE?
I KNOW.
I DON'T EVEN
RECOGNIZE COLLIN.
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