Hope for Love Page #5

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I'll go in the water, right?

Did you win or did I win?

I won.

Oh.

Hi, Mommy.

Hey, Sweet Pea.

I missed you.

How's he been?

He's fine.

Had a bit of a cough.

Had a little trouble sleeping

last night, but...

He's had that for

about a week or so.

Okay, time to go.

All right.

Tell Daddy good-bye.

Bye, daddy.

Had fun with you.

Yeah?

Bye, daddy.

I'll see you

in two weeks' time.

I don't want that.

I know you don't.

I don't want

that for Jacob.

I know.

God created that

for a reason.

Now, it takes a mom

and a dad to make a kid, right?

But it takes a mom and a dad

to raise that child.

I'm just not sure

Ricky is the right man.

You better make up

your mind soon.

Okay, 'cause he was ringing

my phone at least 100 times.

I don't know,

maybe he thinks

I can get some sense

into your brain.

That is not your job.

No, it's not my job.

But you're

my sister and I love you.

I, uh...

I ran into

Ethan in New Orleans.

What?

You're just

now telling me this?

I didn't know how

to tell you.

Well, I'm glad you

finally figured it out.

So...

You didn't.

Teresa, tell me you

didn't do it, did you?

I was so

confused, sis.

I mean, Ricky had just

cheated on me.

And out of all the people

in the world to run into...

You're a

damn fool, Teresa.

That is stupid, so...

So what is it now?

How did you guys

leave it?

What are you doing?

I don't know.

I mean, he said,

he's dead serious.

He called me yesterday begging me to

come live with him.

He said he'd take

care of me and Jacob.

So you're seriously

considering this?

I don't know.

You better figure it out

soon, because my nephew...

He needs a father.

I know.

I know.

Is he asleep?

Yeah.

I'm gonna tell

you this

now that he's asleep.

You can't

go on like this.

It's starting to

affect Jacob

and he can tell when

something's bother you.

I can see that

in him.

Okay, so, if you're certain

about things

and you're for sure,

you need to call him.

Come on, Terese, doing nothing

isn't gonna change things.

Call him.

Thank you.

I'll give you some

privacy, okay?

Okay, thanks.

Right.

Did you moisturize right

before a shower?

Let me show you.

My God, there you are.

Late as usual.

You seem to be doing

fine without me.

Okay, sweetie, it's

a wrap for you today.

Ethan, Renata,

Renata, Ethan.

Paul's been raving about you

for the last few weeks.

Yep, he tells me

you're bring the heat too.

Okay, when you two are through

with the introductions

Ethan, I need

you to take your shirt off

Get your stool.

Renata, Mmm...

Oh, you good,

you good to go.

It's all about sizzle.

All about sizzle.

That's it,

perfect, perfect.

You want to get together

and exchange

skin care techniques?

Guess I don't have to worry

about the sizzle.

Oh...

I gotta get this.

Who the hell do you need

to talk to right now?

Shh.

Hey...

Hey, Ethan?

I've been thinking a lot about what

you said last night.

About taking care of us.

And?

And I think you're right.

I think you would

be a great dad for Jacob.

I'm sure you would take

care of us.

But...

But, I'm afraid

I'd always be wondering

if I should have given his father

a second chance.

Right.

I'm so sorry.

I really wanted to.

It's okay.

Thanks.

See?

That's why

I don't date models.

All of y'all are gay.

Teresa...

pull yourself together.

You gotta

be strong, okay?

You're a woman now and it's

gonna be okay.

Welcome to the real world.

I love you.

Oh.

When they told me I had

a visitor.

I thought

they were kidding.

Didn't expect it was

gonna be you.

I wanted somewhere

neutral first to talk.

Oh, neutral, my job.

Yeah, this

sure as hell is neutral.

So what's up?

We need to try again.

Well, honey, I...

I can't tell you

how long I've waited for this moment.

Wait, let me say what

I need to say.

We both

have made mistakes,

and we both have

done things

that weren't

good for this marriage.

Both?

Let me finish.

Now wait a minute.

Run that back.

What, what,

what do you mean, both?

What's happened... needs

to stay behind us.

Forgotten,

forgiven, done and dusted.

Okay, you know what?

I don't...

I don't even want

to know the details.

You know, what's done

is done.

Fine, let's just try to

start fresh from here, okay?

We need to be there

for Jacob.

We need to be

the best parents we can for him.

Yeah, yeah, I know,

I hurt your both.

You said

you're sorry last night.

You don't need to

say it again.

No, I really

do feel the need to...

But I need to apologize

to you as well.

Okay, well, I understand

that, but it...

There's more.

Damn.

Did you prepare

a whole speech or something?

No.

No, just a few things.

All right, well...

Go ahead,

get it out then.

Get it out.

I don't know if

we can fix this marriage.

Or if there is even a one

percent chance

but I

think we should try.

We owe it to ourselves, Ricky.

We owe it to Jacob.

Yeah, I can agree

with that.

But the biggest thing for me

is that I can trust you.

Course you can trust me.

Ricky...

Don't even say it.

I need 100 percent.

Okay, I can't be worried about

you coming here,

about you

coming to work.

About you seeing her.

Wait a minute, uh...

I mean,

you know this is my job, so...

What are you trying

to ask me here?

I'm saying

that we can try again,

but not as long as you work here.

Huh?

Not as long as you have to see

her every damn day.

Damn it,

Teresa, this is my job, okay.

This is where I work.

You know how

much this means to me.

I do.

What are you talking about?

I do.

And I also know that that tramp

shoving her stuff

in your face all day

is too hard for you to resist.

Sure, you may start out with

the best intentions

but sooner or later,

you're gonna go sniffing around

that honey pot,

unable to resist

just one little taste.

You know what, I'm really confused

right now, okay?

Because you say

you want me to come back?

Yeah?

You want me to be the man

of the house?

Well, then

let me put money in the bank.

Let me put food on

the table.

I mean, don't

cut my balls off.

What sense does

that make?

The only way I'll

trust you working here

is if I cut your damn

balls off.

Now let me make

it simple for you, Ricky.

It's a deal breaker.

No trust,

no relationship.

You have to figure out

what's best for you.

And what

means the most to you.

Well, uh...

I don't know if I can

do that.

I... I...

I don't know if I can quit this job.

Ricky, are you saying that...

I don't know if I can quit it.

Wow, so that's it,

we're through?

Listen, uh,

Danny's looking for you.

Oh, my God.

My God.

Oh...

It's okay, it's all right.

It's okay, it's okay.

It's okay.

Hello?

Yes?

Are you serious,

really, in town?

Okay, you know that would

be great, you know.

She could really

use a friend right now.

Your sister told

me I could find you here.

I make all my decisions

when I run now.

Don't say

anything else, just hug me.

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