I Don't Know How She Does It Page #4

get in an elevator or a taxi with Kate.

Oh! Ooh!

- Sorry, I'm...

- If you get this, you have to take it.

- It's huge.

- How can I?

Richard's really hoping I'm gonna work

less now that he's got this new project.

And I am barely... Ow!

...barely... Sorry.

I'm barely keeping up as it is.

Anyway, it's never gonna happen.

Abelhammer clearly thought I was insane.

I sent him an email about a...

I had "bouncy house"

written across my hand,

and I was scratching like a dog.

Hello?

Oh, hi, Clark.

Oh, I'm... I'm...

I'm at a... I'm at a breakfast.

Is everything?

OK.

Yep, I'll be there.

OK. Ow!

OK, bye-bye. Bye.

Abelhammer wants to talk to me.

OK, the call is up.

You're just waiting

on Mr. Abelhammer.

OK, great. Thank you.

Oh, for crying out loud.

How the heck did that happen?

Oh, God!

- How long have you been there?

- Long enough, but go ahead.

If there's anything else

you need to, uh... adjust.

No, no. I think I am...

I'm fully adjusted, though.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thanks for coming

down here yesterday.

Of course. Of course,

you know...

So I like the proposal.

Got a lot of holes in it,

but I think we can fix them

and maybe make some money here.

However, we'd be

on a tight deadline.

Harcourt's looking

at other possibilities

and wants to make a decision

by the end of the year.

This is a massive undertaking.

- Yeah.

- This will mean a lot of travel,

long days, late nights,

and I just wanna make sure

it won't be too much for you,

considering what you're up against

with the six kids and the lice.

Oh, my... Oh, my God!

- How do you know?

- Your text message was showing.

- I can read upside down.

- Oh.

So... what do you think, Kate?

Can you swing it?

This could be the best thing

that's ever happened for my career.

It's just the worst time

for it to happen.

Gives your kids a chance to

spend all that extra quality time

they've been hoping for...

with your nanny.

You love yourjob more

than almost anybody I know.

A lot of travel,

a lot of one-on-one with Abelhammer.

I knew exactly

what I needed to say.

Of course I can.

Oh, can you hold

that elevator?!

Can you? Oh! Thank you!

Can you scooch over a little?

Sorry, it's my daughter's

sixth birthday tomorrow,

and I was just afraid the bakery

and balloon place would close,

so I went at lunch.

Great. Can someone

push lobby for me?

Thank you.

All in?

Everyone knows the right way

to throw a birthday party.

You call Ernesto

at Playtime Events.

He handles everything.

The letter-pressed invitations,

the balloons, all perfect.

And if you slip him an extra 50,

he will even send your in-laws

the wrong address

so that they end up just driving

around the city all day,

and then they show up right

at the end of the party.

- Hi, honey.

- Mom, Dad, hi, come on in.

- Oh!

- Hi, Kate.

- How's it going?

- Hi!

- Hi. Thank you for coming.

- Our pleasure.

Oh, that's very sweet.

Good to see you.

- Good to see you.

- That's lovely. Thanks.

So, um, can I

get you guys a drink?

Oh, no!

Or some candy?

- Do you have any soda for the kids?

- No, no soda, Mom.

Too much sugar.

Yeah, and dried fruit is out.

It rots their teeth.

Last year, the nursery school

issued a fatwa on raisins.

- And yet you have a piata.

- Well, you know, that's different.

That's, um... That's, uh...

culturally enriching.

- Ah.

- Mm-hm.

Here's some water,

sweetie.

- Thanks, Grandma.

- She thinks we're ridiculous.

'Cause we are, a little.

You OK?

You seem a little off today.

Me? Yeah.

I'm great, why?

The, uh, savages have arrived.

I'll get the door.

Wait, Richard, Richard.

We need to talk.

Now?

Uh, no, OK, later.

Of course, you're right.

Later.

- What is it, Kate?

- No, it's just... You know what?

It's just a thing. Honestly, it's no

big deal. We'll discuss it later.

- You sure?

- Yeah, yeah, go. Open the door.

I'm really sorry, but New York

liked my idea for the retirement fund.

They want me to develop it further.

Which means that I will be really busy

and traveling for the next two months.

Let me in!

Is that cake made

with organic flour?

- Yep.

- Thanks.

We got a diaper change!

Clothing change.

Oh, they need to be boiled.

Hey, we need to talk

about that thing later.

Yep, can't wait.

Are you guys having fun?

He really is incredible

with them, isn't he?

- Yeah.

- I know when our kids were little,

I don't think Lew

changed one diaper.

Men just didn't do

that kind of thing back then.

- Well, that's because...

- Yeah, we were terrible parents.

We didn't know what tofu was.

Oh, but that was a simpler time.

And everybody knew their place,

what they had to do.

Lew made the money,

I changed the diapers,

if we couldn't pay the bills,

that was Lew's fault.

The kids were crying,

that was me.

But boy, you all...

If something goes wrong,

it's everybody's fault.

I don't think that does

anyone any good.

Well, I think it's...

I think it's just a more complicated...

Well, it's as complicated

as you make it, dear.

You know, I was wondering,

if you had stayed home with Ben,

would he be talking now?

He's almost two

and not one real word.

Doesn't that bother you?

And the worst part is she's right, you

know? I mean, about Ben not talking.

By this age, Emily was reciting the

first chapter of Canterbury Tales

in Middle English,

and all Ben does is grunt.

Kate, that's fine.

We gotta talk about the fact...

Richard, Richard, I know.

I know it's lousy timing for both of us.

To get a big project at work

at the same time, I know that.

But we can make it work.

I know we can.

And I'm gonna do my very best

to make sure that

nothing falls through the cracks.

Look, Richard,

you have been working so hard

to get a big break at work. Me, too.

It's a great problem.

We can do this.

- We just have to do a little juggling.

- I know.

- But if we're...

- I promise I will make everything work.

- Don't worry.

- OK, but I'm just telling you...

I said don't worry!

You kind of yelled it,

which isn't as comforting, actually.

What's this?

What are you doing?

Hm?

We're about to make

a giant mess out of our lives

and you're gonna use sex to try and

pretend everything's better?

Is that the plan?

- Yes.

- I like it.

I mean, I really like it.

Quite frankly, using sex to make up

for the flaws in your relationship

is as low as you can go.

But sometimes you have to do it.

I actually do it all the time.

One hundred percent success rate.

Richard was right to be worried.

It was gonna be very challenging.

Thank God I had Momo

to help me with the workload.

Kind, supportive, friendly...

she was none of those things.

But she worked her ass off.

I've been running...

My job was to spend

two or three days a week

in New York with Jack.

He was impressive,

he was insightful,

he was smart,

he was a lot of things.

And none of them were Chris Bunce.

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