Grace Unplugged Page #7

Your personal life?

Yes.

You're about to go on

your first radio tour.

You've gotta record

a second song before you leave,

which none of us have heard.

I'm sorry TV Punk

broke your heart,

but you have to deliver

an original song in one week.

The last thing you need

is a personal life!

(INAUDIBLE)

(GROANS)

(SINGING INDISTINCTLY)

(GUITAR STRUMMING)

Hey, there, boy

I wanna know your name

I know you're not the boy that I...

Hey, there, boy

I wanna know your name

I know you're not the

same as every other man

I can't feel...

I'm so tired of feeling uninspired

I wanna feel the fire

Would you hold my hand?

You're the one

true thing I have...

Sorry.

(SIGHS)

That was something.

Gracie?

Gracie?

(SIGHS)

KENDRA:
I have dropped pans in the

kitchen that sounded better than that.

At least Daddy wrote a song

she can gravy train.

I know, right?

Well, if she can't handle the pressure,

on to the next contestant.

Oh, Grace, I...

Hey.

QUENTIN:
You okay?

(EXHALES)

Did you pray for my song?

- Yeah.

- Yeah? Well, it didn't work.

At all!

- Gracie...

- You do not talk to me!

Come with me, please.

You know, you're the

one that lied, okay?

Tell everyone you could write songs.

Now everyone knows you can't.

One hit and you break down.

Terrific.

The apple doesn't fall far

from the tree, that's for sure.

Get yourself together.

Let me see what I can do.

(SIGHS)

(KNOCK AT DOOR)

Grace?

- (KNOCK AT DOOR)

- You in there?

(KNOCK AT DOOR)

(EXHALES)

- What do you want?

- You all right?

Uh-huh.

Yeah, I'm fine.

What is it?

Listen, Grace.

Look, if you need anything...

I mean, anything,

you know, if you just

wanna talk, you know.

I'm here.

I'm here for you.

You hungry?

You know, my mom's

offer still stands.

(EXHALES)

- I can't do this. No.

- (ENGINE STARTS)

- QUENTIN:
Oh, Grace.

- Hi.

No, that's fine.

Pull on in.

So, this is my favorite

spot in the house.

WOW. (CHUCKLES)

Do you read all these?

(STAMMERS) Oh, no,

I'm not that smart.

Um... (CHUCKLES)

No, I'm sure my dad

probably has, though.

I don't know,

I hated reading as a kid,

but, um, I really,

really love it now.

This one here, you know...

(CHUCKLES)

I'm, uh, on my fourth

reading of this one, I think.

Fourth time?

(CHUCKLES) Yeah.

I'm kind of a dork like that.

(LAUGHS)

(CHUCKLES) So how about you?

Do you like to read?

Yeah. I do.

Mmm-hmm.

Um...

Yeah, I'm just so busy and everything,

I don't really get to anymore.

You should have time

on tour now, right?

All those, like, super long,

boring bus rides?

(CHUCKLING)

Yeah. I hope so.

Uh, Alabama, in Birmingham.

We moved there about three years ago.

- How's your dad doing, anyway?

- He's good.

Must have been scary

to leave your mom and dad

and move out here all by yourself.

Yeah.

Definitely. But, um,

you know.

It's, like, an opportunity

that came up, so...

You know, when you guys played our

church, he and I had such a great chat.

He's such a great guy.

And I'm sure you heard

that was a big night for Quentin.

- No.

- I will tell her later. (CHUCKLES)

- Sorry.

- (CHUCKLES AWKWARDLY)

RICK:
Let's pray for this

fabulous food, shall we?

- RICK:
All right.

- (GRACE CHUCKLES)

RICK:
Great God, Father in Heaven,

we thank you so much for this day.

We thank you for

friends and family.

We thank you for

this time together.

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

(ALL LAUGHING)

(INDISTINCT CHATTER CONTINUES)

DONNA:

Welcome to our home, honey.

But it's not like my parents tried

to make me or anything, I mean,

I'm sure I wouldn't

have if they did.

I, uh, was kind of a punk.

(SIGHS)

And your dad...

(EXHALES SHARPLY)

I don't know,

I don't even remember what he said,

but his words shook me.

I can't describe it.

I just went home

that night, and it was like

my whole world

was just flipped on its head.

I had a really nice time.

Thank you for having me.

(GRACE SINGING INDISTINCTLY)

Baby, what are you doing?

She's incredible, Shel.

She's incredible.

Yes, she is.

(MUSIC STOPS PLAYING)

No, I mean really.

She's phenomenal.

She had the best teacher.

In every way.

Come here.

(GASPS)

(SOBS)

She's yours now.

GRACE:

What does that mean?

It means Misunderstood

just hit Top 20.1

Wow.

How does this not

make you happy?

It just makes it official.

I'm a one-hit wonder like my dad.

With his song.

Okay, yes. I spoke to Larry

about that last night.

And given the circumstances,

he does not wanna

go forward with a follow-up song.

They want a full album.

(CHUCKLES)

- What?

- They have writers.

Larry would have brought them in sooner,

but you said you had songs.

They're not dropping me?

You're Top 20.

So you can't write.

Big deal. Britney, Rihanna,

they don't write, they sing.

And that's what you're gonna do.

This is your next hit single.

It's called One Fast Night.

It's fantastic. It's brilliant.

It was written by one of Sapphire's

top guys. He wrote it for Renae,

but I convinced Larry to give it to you.

You learn this on the road,

all right?

I'll have the rest of the

songs when you get back.

But you learn this.

You got it?

(INAUDIBLE)

Forgive me, but pop star.

That's what I see.

Whatever you did for Gracie,

that's what I want.

Okay.

Hi, Mom, it's me. Um...

I'm just calling you back.

I got your message and, um...

Uh, text me or something,

let me know that you got this.

I'll see you there.

Hi, babe.

- Hi, Mom.

- Hi.

(CHUCKLES)

+m

- Hi.

(BOTH GROAN)

(ALL CHUCKLE)

Thanks for coming.

We just wanted to say hi.

We're gonna go

give you guys a chance

to catch up.

You know what?

I'm gonna go, urn...

I'm gonna go with them.

I'll see you after.

- Okay.

- Bye.

(SIGHS)

(CLEARS THROAT)

How are you?

Good. I'm good.

(SIGHS)

I guess since we're now part

of music history,

- congratulations.

- (CHUCKLES)

Yeah, you too.

Mossy treating you okay?

Mmm-hmm. I guess.

Yeah, he is.

Um...

I watched your video.

And, um, it made me realize that

maybe I never gave...

I never did give you

the credit that I should have.

You

have been gifted

in ways I can't even describe.

I think somewhere deep down,

I always knew it. And maybe...

Maybe that's why, in my heart,

I just never wanted you to grow up.

(CHUCKLES)

And I never gave you any space,

(SNIFFLING)

and that was,

for me...

Because nothing ever

made me happier

than playing music with you.

(CLEARS THROAT)

(CHUCKLES)

(CHUCKLES)

- You still playing this thing?

- Yeah.

- Wow.

- Uh, it got me this far, huh?

(GUITAR STRUMMING)

(CHUCKLES)

Still sounds okay.

Keep playing, Dad.

(GUITAR STRUMMING)

MAN:
Hey, we're on.

Okay.

Uh, I better go, or else I won't

do this interview thing.

(INAUDIBLE)

I just don't like the song.

- It's a hit!

- No, Mossy.

It's a song about a girl manipulating

a guy and a one-night stand.

- Can we pick another one?

- I've picked other ones.

Eleven other ones that are

all going on the album.

Along with this,

your follow-up single!

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