Imagine That Page #2

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Okay, first of all,

l'm not her father figure.

l'm her father.

And she's the one that's intimidating.

- What?

- Honestly. She just stares at me!

Or through me.

She's got this imaginary world

that she goes to

with Kupida and Kapuda and Zupida.

l don't get it.

Look, l'm gonna put this

as gently as possible, okay?

You're a complete idiot.

You feel out of control

and you project that onto her.

Hey, look, man.

Be my friend and be my client.

But don't be Mr. Mystic Man

or whatever that is you call yourself.

- Man Whisperer.

- The Man Whisperer.

John Strother, former cornerback

for the Denver Broncos,

is now known as the "Man Whisperer."

- That's right.

- You be whispering to men.

Look, all l'm saying is that

we all have a little kid inside, right here.

- Yeah. Yeah.

- And he's whispering.

Stop. Please. Stop. Stop!

lf you don't whisper to little Evan,

- you'll never get through to Olivia!

- l'm not whispering to little Evan

- and l'm not whispering with you.

- You just did.

No, l wasn't.

No, l wasn't whispering with you.

l was whispering on the other...

You was finished talking,

and then l said "whisper" after.

l wasn't whispering with you.

Little Evan?

What's wrong with little Evan?

Say it again. Say, "Whisper to little

Evan," one more time. Say it again.

- You know what's gonna happen?

- What's gonna happen? What?

- What you gonna do?

- l'm gonna crash your portfolio.

What's that have to do with anything?

- Hey, baby.

- Hey.

- You wear him out?

- No, but Olivia will.

- Where are they at?

- Upstairs. Princess dress-up.

What? They started without me?

- Hey, Ev. Livvy's upstairs.

- Thanks. Thanks for watching her.

Absolutely. Anytime.

And Trish told me to remind you,

vaccinations on Thursday.

- Okay.

- And Ella's party is Friday.

lt's a sleepover here,

so pack all of her stuff.

And the Fall Sing is Saturday.

Livvy's really nervous,

so go through her songs with her.

She doesn't think l'm gonna

remember all this, does she?

No. She does not.

Oh, no. Come on, guys.

More! l want to be beautiful!

Hey, Ev.

l've got the perfect size seat

for little Evan.

- Come, sit down.

- l think l'm fine. l'm okay.

Come on, Liv, let's go. We gotta go.

- Bye, Olivia.

- Bye, Ella.

- Bye, Liv.

- Bye.

Denver Broncos, huh?

No, Mopida, l can't go.

No.

Well, yeah.

Are you sure, Mopida?

Okay, if you say so.

What? He actually had a snake?

A real snake?

Nobody's going to fall

for this whole shtick.

What we have to do is find a better way

to do this, all right?

No, no, listen.

Here's what we're gonna do.

We're gonna eliminate TriTek.

No, no, no, no.

Look, l'm looking at the specs here,

and l don't like what l see. First of...

Hold on a second.

Olivia, what are you doing?

Go back to bed.

- You said you'd be a king.

- l said l'd do what?

You said last time that next time

you'd do dress up, and you'd be a king.

Well, l don't recall saying that.

l don't remember saying that.

And even if l did say that,

l don't have the right stuff

to do king stuff here.

l don't have any king clothes,

and l don't have a king hat.

lt's called a crown.

- Evan, you there?

- Hold on a second.

Whatever. Olivia, please, just go to bed.

l will sleep in here.

No, you're sleeping in your room.

That's why you have a bedroom.

- You go sleep in your bedroom.

- l do not want to sleep in there.

All right. You're gonna go to sleep?

You promise?

Go over there and lay down. Be quiet,

Olivia. l have to work here, all right?

l'm sorry, man. Where was l?

What was l saying?

Listen, this is where

we're gonna snake Whitefeather.

'Cause he's thinking we're gonna go

for the obvious play, Solocom.

But what we're gonna do... Digital Fiber.

Digital Fiber is the play.

- That's the obvious choice.

- Stop saying...

Hold on a second.

- Olivia.

- What?

Yeah, sorry about that, man. Look.

No, no, no.

You gotta be quiet.

lt's his job, not yours.

Can l call you back? Thank you.

All right, that's it.

Now, l asked you to be quiet,

but you don't listen.

- Yes, l do.

- No, you don't.

l asked you not to talk,

but you kept talking.

You don't know how to listen,

so since you don't know how to listen,

you take your blanket

and you go in your room. Go.

Come on now.

Come on, come on, really, please.

Come on, please. l'm saying, "Please."

Go to bed, please.

Now what?

What is it?

Look, l told you,

l will play king with you some other time.

Daddy has a lot of work to do.

All right? So...

What?

l do listen.

l'm sorry.

How many days till l go back home?

I've gone over everything we taIked

about Iast night, and it aII Iooks great.

That's perfect, because

Whitefeather's gonna go with Solocom.

- Of course.

- But we got a better alternative.

- Digital Fiber.

- Got a good record.

Exactly.

l'm gonna call you in 20 minutes,

- right after l drop Olivia off to school.

- Very nice.

All right. Okay.

Come on, honey. Let's get going.

Daddy's sort of in a hurry.

l think this milk is spoiled.

No. That's not possible,

because l checked this milk.

Come on, let's go! Let's go.

What if we say

we just get a muffin, huh?

Tomorrow, can we make pancakes?

Honey, l don't know

if l have the right stuff for that,

- you know, supply-wise or skill-wise.

- l can help you.

l got a better idea.

How about we leave a note for Graciella,

she can make some pancakes,

put them in the freezer,

we'll thaw them out

and eat them tomorrow, huh? Yeah.

- Not what l was thinking.

- Move! Let's move!

Hey, you didn't pack my Fall Sing music.

Okay, your Fall Sing...

Where is that stuff?

Okay, here it is! Right here.

Right here's your music.

Rick?

- l thought you said you were in a hurry.

- Yeah. l'm coming right now.

Okay, stop, stop, stop. Once is enough.

Hey, does Mommy ever make

a new friend, you know, in like a...

- You mean Rick?

- Yes, Rick.

ls that the guy from Mommy's work with

the spiked hair and the pointed face?

"Hello, l'd like to talk to you for a sec."

That guy?

No, that's Skip. Rick is tall.

Handsome, too.

He looks like Prince Charming.

Good for Rick.

- Morning, Graciella.

- Morning, Mr. Danielson.

- Hi, Graciella.

- Hi, Olivia. Nice to see you.

Hey, Graciella! One thing.

Can you please make some pancakes

and put them in the freezer for us?

Thank you so much. All right.

Hey, what are you, a button maniac?

Stop it.

Press one floor and leave it alone.

Daddy?

Kupida wanted me to tell you something.

Yeah. Go ahead.

She heard what you were saying

on the phone last night,

and she told me to tell you

she doesn't like either of them.

Which guy? Rick or Skip?

The companies,

Solocom and Digital Fiber.

Kupida doesn't like them,

neither does Mopida, and Qwali agrees.

Daddy, do you know

why they don't like them?

Daddy, l said,

do you know why they don't like them?

- Why?

- Because they're broken.

- Do you know which one they do like?

- No, honey, l have no idea.

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