Grand Canyon Page #7

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do it all the time.

They look

like they're fine.

I am crazy

for your father.

Are we giving you

any sign

that we're

having trouble?

So, um, what were

you going to tell me?

Wait a minute.

Answer me.

I, um, sometimes it just

looks like you're both

kind of unhappy,

O.K.?

Maybe I misunderstood.

It just looked like that

a lot before I went away.

Really?

Yeah, but look... look,

I'm glad I'm wrong.

I mean, God, that

would be horrible.

I hope you guys

never split.

I'm sorry

I said it.

What were you

going to tell me?

What do I have to have

an open mind about?

We'll talk

about it later.

Oh, Mom, just pretend I never

said anything and tell me.

Um...

Ahem.

Your father and I

are discussing

whether to adopt

a little girl.

What?

To, uh, you know,

the evening.

Some playboy, huh?

Yeah.

Nice car.

Oh, thank you.

It's yellow.

Yeah, of course

it's yellow.

God, what am

I thinking of?

All right.

Ooh, boy.

Uh, O.K.

I thought

you changed your mind.

Oh, no way.

It's just been a while

since I did this.

You haven't been

going out?

Oh, I go out

a little.

I just

can't remember

the last time

I was, uh, set up.

Fixed up.

Yeah.

So, what do you think

so far?

So far

it's all right.

I like it.

I'm just... I'm just

a little surprised.

Why? What did you

expect?

No, it's not you.

I'm just surprised

at how nervous I am.

Me, too.

Yeah?

Yeah.

That's all right.

At least now

we know that much

about each other.

Yeah. Um, Mack must

have had some reason

to think

this would work.

I guess you've known

him a while, huh?

I don't know him

at all.

Really?

Well.

I don't know him

much, either.

Hmm, that's funny.

Maybe we're the only

two black people

he ever met.

I think you're being

too hard on yourself.

You're trying to help.

You think moving

to Canoga Park's

gonna save that family?

Who said you have

to save anybody?

Maybe out there the kids

won't get hurt. Who knows?

They'll go or not go.

You're not responsible.

You just happen

to know a guy

who owns

an apartment house.

Why am I fixing Simon

up with some girl?

I do this sh*t,

and the next morning

I'm astounded.

Has it occurred to you

it doesn't really matter

all that much?

Why should you be

the one person on earth

who acts rationally?

Forget rational.

I'm completely

out of control.

Stop me

before I kill.

So? Good for you.

Aren't you sick of trying

to be in control

all the time?

I am.

Mack, you think

I want that baby

because I've got

some hole in my life

or I think I'll have

some hole in my life,

but that's not it,

or it's just

a part of it.

That baby needs someone

to take care of it.

It has to be you?

I believe there's

a reason I found her.

Dismiss it all you want,

but I'll always believe that.

You told me you thought

there was a reason

this guy... this Simon...

showed up and saved you.

I did?

How do you think that

I feel about this baby?

What if I

hadn't heard it?

What if no one

had heard her?

We would've read

about it in the Times.

"Oh, my God.

They found a dead baby

under the bushes

on Carmelina. "

"Mack, I must have run right

by it the other morning. "

But that

didn't happen.

I found her, and maybe

I saved her life

just the way maybe Simon

saved yours.

What are you saying?

Something

has happened.

You can't go back

and have it not happen.

Some connection

has been made

and has to be played out.

That is why you can't stay

out of Simon's business.

It's like this itch

you've got to scratch.

Claire,

you're talking about

a lifelong commitment.

I won't be dealing

with this Simon

the rest of my life.

How do you know

he won't be your friend

until the day that you die?

What if these

are miracles, Mack?

Maybe we don't have

any experience with miracles

so we're slow

to recognize them.

I'm getting

a terrific headache.

No, you're not.

I'm not?

I'll tell you why

I reject your headache.

Because

it's inappropriate.

Inappropriate?

If I'm right

and these events

are truly miracles,

then it's an inappropriate

response to get a headache

in the presence

of a miracle.

Wow.

Yeah.

I don't know

about you,

but I'm thinking this Mack

must be some kind of genius.

Do you believe

in fate?

I believe in luck.

Do you think

you should come up?

Do I think

I should come up?

What do you think?

Well, I think this night

has gone about as well

as it possibly could.

I don't want

to push our luck.

Is it O.K. To call you

at work?

I look forward

to it.

This is a feeling I'd like

to have at work.

What is it?

Ohh.

Bye, Simon.

Say that again.

Simon.

You O.K.?

Whoa.

You sure?

Why don't you just

pull right over there?

Didn't see him coming,

did you?

I still don't know

what happened.

I guess you were lucky,

even though it might not

seem that way right now.

Pretty scary stuff.

I was crying

before it happened.

Really?

I don't cry this easily

normally.

Sorry.

Don't apologize.

You want to get out

of there for a second?

Walk around

and catch your breath?

Come on.

You'll feel better.

You O.K.?

Then I guess

I better hang on.

Don't imagine

you want to talk about it

with a complete stranger.

I'm in love

with a married man.

We haven't been

having an affair.

He wouldn't do it.

We just had

one night together.

One really

amazing night.

Uh-huh.

Do you think

that's awful?

Which part?

All of it.

I think it happens.

Did he treat you bad?

It hurts.

When you love someone

and they

don't choose you...

it's bad.

That's the way

he's been bad to me.

Married men suck...

by definition.

Are you married?

Tell the truth.

No, I'm not married.

I haven't found

the right girl.

Can't quit now, babe.

Last mile.

Catching my second wind,

man, shoot.

Oh, man.

That's all there is.

We did it, man.

Just put it anywhere.

That's the end of it,

baby.

Good.

I don't know

if he's even gonna

stay here tonight.

Well, let's get a beer.

Get out of the way, man!

This is f***ed.

What you doing, man?

No talking, huh?

That's cool.

That's cool. I guess you

don't want no company.

I thought you

was talking to me.

I thought you said

I was f***ed up.

I wasn't talking

to your sorry ass.

Who the f***

were you talking to?

Were you talking

to yourself?

What's up, man?

Hey, that dude

was quick.

Must have come here

from Beirut.

You, stop running and put

your hands behind your head.

Stop running and put

your hands behind your head.

Here we go.

Halt!

Halt!

Turn around and get down

on your stomach.

Turn around and get down

on your stomach!

What?

Down, a**hole,

and I mean now!

Put your right hand

behind your back.

Bring the other one

around.

Don't you know

what stop means?

Where you going

in such a hurry, pal?

Nowhere.

I'm just running.

Running from what?

Nothing.

I live around here.

Where?

I don't know.

You don't know?

What's that supposed to mean?

Back there across

from the park.

What park?

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