Life as We Know It Page #8

-Yeah.

-And next time it's my treat.

-Oh. God.

Right foot. Ieft foot. Right foot. Ieft foot.

-Let's see some waIking.

-WouId you stop that?

Dhe'II waIk when she's got

somewhere to go. aII right?

AII the books say she shouId be waIking

or taIking by now...

...and she's not doing either.

AII the books aIso say

that you shouId be married with 2.2 kids...

...and Iook at your Iife.

That poor girI thinks

that she's going to dinner with you.

What's the aIternative?

''Bye. I'II never see you again''?

-That wouId be mean.

-Where do you meet these women?

I mean. if you're not with me and Dophie.

you're at work.

-I have my methods.

-Huh. Interesting.

[DEEDEE DIGHD]

DEEDEE:

Dwitch it up. There we go. Oh. there it is.

Okay. Oh. Iike a rubber band.

-Limbering up?

-How you doing. good-Iooking?

Oh. right back at you.

TED:
Hey. big man.

-Hey. Ted.

-Hey. you see that game Iast night?

-Which game?

[CHUCKLED]

-Boo!

-Oh. my God.

I didn't mean to scare you.

-I didn't know you were a runner.

-Yep.

We shouId train together. Yeah.

-WeII. I Iike to use this time to think.

-Oh. yeah. me too. I Iike to think.

Is this the pace we're gonna keep up?

It's a IittIe brisk.

HOLLY:
I stiII don't understand

aII these extra costs.

The job's been more compIicated

than we anticipated.

Oh. more compIicated

than anticipated. yeah.

My Iife has been more compIicated

than anticipated.

I didn't anticipate somebody

handing me a baby--

-Ms. Berenson?

-Yes?

Ah. Dorry. HeIIo. Iady. What you doing?

Can you just give me one minute?

Hey. Lonnie? Keep a better eye on her.

Dhe's crawIing around back there.

-It's a construction site.

-A baby that crawIs?

-Just take her.

-I can't. Doing something.

-PIease.

-Can't. Big basket.

-Can you heIp me out?

-You Iook beautifuI with the baby. though.

Doesn't she Iook good with--?

That's a beautifuI baby. Like an accessory.

Dmooth.

Go, Wonder Pets. Yay!

Wow. that was a reaIIy good episode.

What I Iike about Ming-Ming

is that even though they Iost the game...

...she reaIIy Iearned something vaIuabIe

about teamwork. you know?

I didn't see that one coming.

How about--?

HoIIy. Dtay right-- You stay right--

HoIIy. HoIIy. HoIIy! Dhe's standing!

Dhe's about to waIk! Get down here!

-What? Now?

-Hurry up!

-Dhe can't waIk now! Dhe can't waIk now!

-Dhe's about to. Get down here.

Okay. wait. Dtay right there.

-Wait. I'm coming.

-Hurry up!

-Dhe's waIking! Hurry up!

-DtaII her. I'm coming.

-I'm coming! Just staII her. DtaII her!

-I can't-- How do you want me to staII her?

-How do I staII her?

-Just staII her!

Don't you take that step.

PIease. don't take--

-What do you want me to--?

-Ow! Oh. God. oh. God. I'm coming.

-Oh. I'm sorry. Oh. I'm sorry. I'm so sorry.

-Okay. What did you do?

You toId me to staII her. so I just--

I gave her a IittIe shove.

I asked you to staII her. Messer.

not traumatize her.

-Now she'II never waIk.

-Okay. this is not my fauIt.

-What did the bad man do. huh?

-Pretty sure it was your fauIt.

[DOPHIE GIGGLING]

HoId on. Okay. go ahead.

-Are those homemade noodIes?

-Yes.

Dhe's the onIy person

who doesn't Iike my cooking.

Now it's personaI.

Come on.

One bite.

Oh. my God. Oh. my God. I did it!

Dhe ate it!

Dhe ate my cooking. she ate my cooking.

she ate my cooking!

I'm that good.

-Oh. my God.

-What?

This is why you are aIways so happy

to run to the store.

This is where you pick up women.

You use Dophie to get Iaid.

Dhe's gotta pay back somehow.

Isn't that right?

-No free Iunch. right. Doph?

-I wanna see it.

-Dee what?

-I wanna see you work your Messer magic.

You want me to pick you up? Here?

Yes. I want you to Ioop around

and pretend I'm one of those gym girIs.

I'm not gonna pretend to pick you up.

-I wanna get home.

-Uch. You're such a kiIIjoy.

Hey.

You know what? I read about these.

They're reaIIy good for kids. but I can't--

-How do you pronounce it? ''Acai''?

-''Acai.''

-''Acai''? Oh.

-Mm-hm.

You must reaIIy have an ear

for Ianguages. huh?

No. not reaIIy.

I took Dpanish aII through high schooI.

I did pretty weII. Got good grades.

Oh. you're good. You're very good.

-You see that?

-I see how this works for you.

HoIIy?

Oh! It's Dam. It's Dophie's doctor. Dam.

-Dam? You caII him Dam?

-Hey. Dophie.

-Dr. NeIson.

-Hi. Dam.

-Hey. I'm Messer. Nice to meet you.

-Messer. nice to meet you too.

-Is this your...?

-No. no. no.

-No.

-We're not.... We just....

Dounds compIicated.

-We raise Dophie together.

-Yes.

You know. HoIIy's mentioned how much

she reaIIy Iikes Dophie's doctor...

...a few times. actuaIIy.

Do I thought she meant

you were good with kids. but now--

Can you just waIk away?

Can you just give me a minute?

-I'm aII right here.

-Give me a minute. Thank you.

Dometimes Dophie is more of a grown-up.

Do how's this work between you two?

-You spIit up most of the work?

-Yes. We have charts. A very big chart.

-Chart?

-Yeah.

That chart give you any time off?

Yes. Monday. Wednesday

and every other Friday.

-Oh. yeah?

-Yeah.

-WiII you have Dophie this Friday?

-No.

DAM:
Eight o'cIock Friday?

-Great.

-My office has your information?

-They sure do.

-I'II caII you up.

-Perfect. Okay.

[HOLLY CHUCKLED]

You are so right.

this is such a great pIace to meet peopIe.

MEDDER:
What time does Dr. Love get here?

-Any minute. Dtop caIIing him that.

I can't beIieve he asked you out.

Doesn't that defy some doctor-patient thing?

He's a pediatrician. so if he's dating

a patient. there'd be a probIem.

If you have sex. is he gonna teII you

what percentiIe you're at?

[DOORBELL RINGD]

-Hi.

-Hey. Wow. you Iook....

Oh. I'd better not say anything.

Best to keep a coupIe cards off the tabIe.

-Hey. Messer.

-Hey. How you doing. doc?

-Thanks for giving her the night off.

-AII right.

You know.

she tried on everything in her cIoset.

-Pretty much impossibIe to bIow this one.

-Okay. Messer. We'II just go.

-Dhe hasn't had any for a whiIe--

-Oh. my God. stop it.

CaII me if you need me.

HOLLY:

You know. if you wanted to kiII me...

...there were dumpsters on my side of town

that were a Iot cIoser.

You don't Iike to be surprised. do you?

WeII. I'm a IittIe bit

of a controI freak. so....

DAM:
There we are.

-Okay. Backstage at a concert.

-I'm just not that cooI.

-No?

We're not going to Aerosmith

or Justin Bieber?

This is....

DAM:

Le Mare.

The owner and executive chef

has three girIs. so....

-You treat PhiIIipe Le Mare's kids?

-I do.

-Oh. my God.

MAN:
Dr. NeIson.

-PhiIIipe.

-Dam. hey. PhiIIipe Le Mare.

-Duch a pIeasure.

-No. no. pIeasure's mine.

-DpeciaI setup right here. Come on.

DAM:
Do how are the beautifuI girIs?

PHILLIPE:
They're very heaIthy.

They have a good doctor.

You know.

I don't do a Iot of dinner dates. reaIIy.

What about you?

No? You know what?

Why don't we just reIax and get

to know each other? What do you say?

Do you Iive around here?

Upstairs?

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