In the Family Page #11

this other stuff going for him, but he was crazy smart.

Chip's the same way. Yeah? They are

both way out of my league there, but

I saw how Cody taught Chip.

How he taught him to be creative,

find out more about stuff he liked.

Yeah, you live with a real

teacher like Cody and um,

you learn how to help people get better.

Much better than you.

So, I know Chip will grow up to be smarter than me,

and he'll go on to do important things.

But I can help him get there.

I know that's my job.

And uh, Chip is such a good kid,

there's gonna be all sorts of people

lining up to help him in his life.

But Im gonna be at the

front of that line. All the time.

I know Dave and Eileen are in that line too.

They're like me, I think.

They really miss Cody, and they want

to make sure Chip gets the best.

Mr. Robinson, you're right.

Ive lost a lot of people in my life.

But I won't lose someone

I love if I don't have to.

Yeah, I won't let Chip think I stopped

loving him before Im cold in the ground.

My life is all about that kid.

Every thing I think, he comes into the picture.

Ive got his college fund going. And I am going to

teach him to throw that perfect spiral.

He is really into dragons right now.

Ive got the next five lined up.

Or whatever he's into, Ill line it up.

And Ill make sure he gets every

Chip Taylor album, just like his pa wanted.

He'll do his homework, eat vegetables, all of that.

Hell, we might even build a boat together.

But it won't be so he can build boats all his life.

Yeah, he's going to learn to captain the boat and all.

I swear to you, Ill give Chip everything.

I will be a good dad to him.

I know how, and I will do it.

I raised my hand today and

swore to you I wasn't going to lie.

I will swear to be a good dad to him.

As many times as you need me to swear it.

Thank you, Joey. No more questions.

Alright.

Why don't we take a quick break and we'll come back

and see if we can wrap this up before long?

Alright, going off the record.

Want some coffee?

There's a kitchen around the corner.

Yeah, that'd be great.

Mind if I follow you?

Sure.

Heard about, something about coffee.

Um. We don't have anything else Paul,

so we're done for the day.

Mr. Williams.

Joey.

Hey, Dave.

You guys left in a hurry today.

Oh yeah.

Sorry Joey. Eileen she...

You know,

Ive been sorry about this since the start, I...

It was good to hear you talk.

We did hear you.

Its nice to be, to be talking again.

Yeah, we're just talking up

a storm here, aren't we Dave?

Yeah. Yeah.

I didn't know the lawyer

was going to say those things.

They, they were awful.

Eileen and me both,

we couldn't believe what he said.

Eileen okay?

Um, not really, no.

You all could have just talked to me

before talking to the police, Dave.

Yeah, I know, I know, I know, I know. I know.

And I, I think Eileen knows that too.

You were right,

what you said, we have all been...

we've been confused since Cody.

But she's,

she's really been working hard to figure this out.

She's trying real hard. Now I don't

know if you believe it, but she is.

I believe you, Dave.

She, she's just trying to figure it out.

She know you're here?

Yeah, she's in the car.

She's not going to come out and talk to me?

I don't know. She don't know.

But she, she wanted to let you know, uh,

this is from her now, you don't have to move.

I know we signed whatever, but this is your place.

She's got that much figured out.

Still don't know what to do about uh...

about everything else, but uh,

you'll give her some time, yeah?

She's not like she was where she's saying,

This is how it is. She, uh, she really doesn't know.

Yeah?

Yeah.

Dave, you can tell her, tell her I-

Oh hell, this is ridiculous.

Eileen! Eileen, get out here and talk to Joey!

Daddy! Surprise!

Chip!

Hope you don't mind a guest tonight.

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