How Do You Know Page #9

wear something like this?

I'll take you places.

Do you not get what this means?

- You get the mean--

- That time is--

No, it means we're engaged!

- What?

- To be engaged.

My father gave my mother a watch and

seven years later they were engaged.

It's beautiful. I mean, gorgeous.

I don't know what to say. I--

- You're blown away.

- I'm blown away.

- Come on.

- I'm blown away!

Yes! Come on. Now you're talking.

Yes! Look at it.

Sorry.

Hi.

You showed.

Definitely. I'll wait out there.

- Good to see you.

- Yeah.

Thank you. And you.

- Okay, we better get going.

- Okay.

This is our first party as a couple.

What were we all those other times?

That's so cute.

Right?

Hey, Richie, what's going on?

Hey, Mrs. Hayes.

I should find George.

He doesn't know anybody.

I'll go with you.

- Tori's mom wants to meet you.

- Right now?

She's a fan.

- I need to talk to you.

- Okay.

Here, sit down.

I got you a gift.

Thanks.

Thanks for not rushing me.

Yeah.

- This is only half the gift.

- Yeah?

- It doesn't work without the story.

- Okay.

This stuff was invented

by this man in central Ohio...

...as a white goo,

and he used it to...

...remove soot off of wallpaper

from old-fashioned heating.

So as gas and electric heating

came in, there was...

...no longer a need

for the cleaning goo.

So the guy was going under.

But his sister-in-law was

a nursery school teacher--

Is this a true story?

The man's name was Joe McVicker.

His sister-in-law was Kay Zufall.

Okay, I believe you.

So Kay Zufall discovered...

...that her little kids

liked squeezing the goo...

...a lot more than hard modeling clay.

So she suggested to Joe...

...that they color the stuff

and call it Play-Doh.

Hey.

Nice.

So...

...I have kept this for a long time...

...as proof...

...that we're all just

one small adjustment away...

...from making our lives work.

You can see why

I thought of this for you...

...can't you?

Yeah.

Thanks.

I'm gonna put it away because...

...if anybody asks what it is, I could

never tell that story as well as you do.

- Let us see the watch.

- Yeah.

Oh, it's beautiful.

- Matty gave you that?

- Yeah.

Thank you for having me.

Excuse me.

I need to talk to you. Really.

And that means I need to

get you out of this party.

If that feels out of the question to you,

there's probably nothing to talk about.

Good night. Good night.

I'm gonna go wait

out at the bus stop for the next...

...10 to 15 hours.

I'm kidding.

I'll be out there for a while.

- Hey.

- Hey.

- Can I talk to you?

- Yeah, come here.

Okay.

Matty, I just think things

are moving a little too quickly.

I almost got you this white silk

bathrobe that had, like, a thing that--

I saw the watch and I got excited.

I thought it was maybe

four or five months too early...

...but if it was a mistake,

it was a mistake of enthusiasm.

I'm gonna go hang out with George

for a little bit.

- He wants to talk and I--

- Okay. Go ahead.

Okay.

But take into account that

I have the confidence to say that.

Which is kind of a big deal.

Okay.

You understand? I'm saying yes, go,

but recognize the confidence.

I get afraid you're missing

my confidence here.

No, I get it.

Good.

Do you--? But-- I don't mean

to keep harping on it...

...but I think that that's key

to any decision you make.

That you're gonna have to....

What did I do wrong?

Nothing.

You're great.

You're sweet, you're fun.

You are.

All the hot words.

Talk to you later.

You hungry?

Always.

- I have Annie's stuff.

- Okay.

I just had a thought.

Did you come down here

to tell me not to bother waiting?

No.

George.

I thought you were this silly guy.

Now it's like...

...everything but you seems silly.

- Who knows what I'm saying?

- I think I know.

What?

It's just a thought I-- I might not be--

- What?

- You love me too.

Stop looking at me.

Tonight I'm in

A romantic mood, yeah

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