Hearts of Spring Page #6

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I mean, he's

a pediatrician, right?

He probably works all kinds of

crazy doctor hours, right?

Yeah.

You're fine.

He'll call.

Keep going.

You and Mr. Floppy

were both very brave today.

Thank you.

Bye-bye.

Take care.

So, that was our last

patient of the day,

I'm gonna go ahead

and take off.

All right,

let's hear it.

What?

First of all,

you rush into that

community arts center

like those mommy bloggers

are rock stars,

then you run out like

the building's on fire.

Yeah...

That was just after

I found out that, um,

Carly...

is Bestie Mom.

But aren't you Juggling Dad?

I know.

I...

I mean, how was I

supposed to know

I was writing

those things to Carly?

What are you going to do?

Well, if I tell her,

she's never going to

talk to me again.

If I don't tell her,

and she finds out

later...

Not the ideal way

to begin a relationship.

No.

Maybe the best thing to do

is just walk away.

Best for who?

She told me to call her.

I want to call her.

How can I call her?

But you do want

to keep seeing her?

Of course I do.

Then keep seeing her.

Let Juggling Dad

vanish into the ether.

What?

You're a nice

guy, Andy.

That's the person she knows.

This other guy, Juggling Dad,

let's call it a phase.

But it's over now.

So just forget

about him,

move on.

And never,

ever bring it up again.

"Just wanted to give another

shout out to Juggling Dad

"for all the great

parenting advice.

"Thanks to you,

my daughter's no longer set

on traveling the world.

"Instead, she's decided

to go away to school.

Far away."

: "It doesn't seem

to matter where she goes,

"as long as it's not here.

"But that's not your problem.

"No...

"your only concern

is coming up

with another snappy answer."

And she hates me.

Hey, Mom,

I'm home!

Hey, baby.

Did you and Trish

get a lot of studying done?

Uh, yeah, we actually,

started filling out

online

college applications.

Did you know there's

a great Humanities program

in Anchorage?

I had no idea.

Alaska?

Crazy, right?

Crazy.

Well, uh...

I gotta go to bed.

I love you.

I love you, too, baby.

So, why don't you

just call him?

Oh, and say what?

"Oh, gee, hi,

"I hope this doesn't

seem too pathetic,

since I haven't

heard from you."

Well, I think there's

a perfectly good

explanation.

So do I, he's simply

not interested.

Okay, that is not

what I meant.

It's all right, Ryder.

You know, he's actually

doing me a favor.

I have plenty on my plate,

now that Sadie's decided

to go away to college.

Yeah, how's that going?

Apparently, they have

a really nice Humanities program

in Anchorage.

Thank you so much,

Juggling Dad,

who, by the way,

has also decided

to go radio silent

all of a sudden.

Okay, but don't we

not like him?

Okay, but the point is,

what is wrong with these men

that just vanish into thin air?

But you know what?

I don't even care.

Because I am

through with men.

I'm through with all of them.

Good morning, Carly.

You're looking

very lovely

this fine...

Give it a rest, Henry.

...day.

I'm a world away from you

Here you are

standing beside me

What's in your heart

I wish I knew

Maybe then I'd see

an open space for me...

...And as for Conner,

it was...

Don't you turn around

and take from me

Any chance to see the truth

The door away is nearly shut

Unlock the chains

and let me through

The pain you feel

I feel it, too

Say the words

and I will take it

Away from you

And I will be...

I will be

your hiding place

Somewhere to rest

and hide your face

I will be

your hiding place

Somewhere you can go...

Hey.

You're underwater

and I'm staring down at you

So I reach out

to take your hand

If I reach

much further down...

Hey.

Quick question for you,

um, hypothetical,

let's say that you were

messaging with somebody,

like, on their blog,

or something like that,

and, um, you weren't using

your real name.

Mm-hmm?

Is there any way

that person could figure out

who you really were?

Like, I don't know,

like, trace it or something?

Nah, those sites usually have

pretty good security.

You'd have to be

some kinda hacker or something.

Okay.

Hey, are you seeing

Sadie's mom again?

Yeah, that's complicated.

Hmm.

Yeah, that's usually

what guys say

when they chicken out.

Oh.

Good point.

No card?

It was too small.

There wasn't enough room

to write all the things

I wanted to say.

You got me flowers?

Yeah.

I think it's a shame

that no one

gives florists flowers.

I'm sorry, Carly.

I haven't felt

this way about anyone

in a long time,

and I...

I got scared.

What was I supposed to think

when you just

disappeared like that?

I know.

It's no excuse,

and I wouldn't blame you

if you told me to hit the road,

but...

if you'd give me

one more chance?

I thought you liked daisies.

I do,

but you told me roses

were for special occasions.

Don't be charming.

I mean it,

I want to stay

mad at you longer.

Fair enough.

While we're

on the subject...

I was scared, too.

You were?

I haven't felt this way

about someone

in a long time either.

Lasagna.

Lasagna?

Lasagna Thursday.

Why don't you come over

to my house tomorrow night,

and let me cook you dinner?

You should get that.

Okay.

It's from you.

It's my address.

You had your address

in a text message,

waiting to be sent?

I'm an optimist.

I'll see you tomorrow.

Hey.

Thank you for the roses.

See you tomorrow.

It's not Thursday.

Uh, yeah, actually,

I was gonna tell you,

um, so, if you want to,

uh, hang with Stu tonight,

maybe grab something to eat...

And what the heck,

hit the skate park after.

And take your time.

I won't, uh, I won't mind.

You have a date tonight.

As a matter of fact...

With Sadie's mom.

Yeah.

All right, Dad.

Oh, and I'm running

a little bit behind,

so why don't you take the car?

I'm kind of liking

this whole new

"dating dad" thing

you've got going on.

Go, go.

Later, Dad.

Go.

So there I am,

I'm all set.

I've been training

for months,

and the instructor

pops the hatch,

and suddenly, I am staring

12,000 feet straight down,

and I'm wondering

why I'm about to jump out of

this perfectly good airplane.

Good question.

And this guy,

he starts

yelling in my ear,

I mean, he's saying

all the right things, but...

I can't move.

So, what did you do?

Well, the instructor,

he grabs me,

and he pulls me close,

and he looks me

square in the eye,

and he says, "Andy...

"if you don't want to go,

you don't have to go."

And then he pushes me

out of the airplane.

What?

I know, right?

So, I'm falling,

and I'm screaming

my head off,

and, uh,

the chute opens,

and then I'm...

I'm floating.

Wow.

And I'll

tell ya, Carly,

when that plane landed,

I promised myself something,

that I would

never, ever

do anything

on that stupid bucket list

ever again.

Smart man.

Yeah.

Which has been

pretty easy,

because it's just

been Troy and I,

so, you know...

Yeah, well, you definitely

look at things differently

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