Life or Something Like It Page #6

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Mmm. Thanks, Dad.

You ready to go?

Oh, it was nice

to meet you, Lanie.

It was nice to meet you.

You got your bag?

Yeah.

I can't believe that you

broke up with Cal Cooper

just to go out with my dad.

Oh, no, Tommy.

Your dad and I aren't--

aren't, you know.

Yeah, Tommy.

Look, we, uh, Lanie and I

are just, you know,

we're just friends.

We just work together.

Then why is she wearing

your clothes?

Um...you know what?

l, uh--

I'll explain that to you

a little later on, OK?

All right.

I swear, that's always

the hardest part.

Is that his mom?

Yeah.

Yeah, we grew up together.

You know,

back in New York.

Catholic school, when...

well, if you got a girl pregnant,

you basically have 2 choices.

You can either marry her or...

marry her.

So--

But then we split up,

and she moved out here

and took Tommy with her.

You know, I had to follow, too.

I just--

I couldn't bear to be

that far away from him.

And I don't know what's worse,

you know?

Getting divorced or...

the two of us trying to

stay together for him.

Well, I think

he's just really lucky

to have 2 parents that love him.

Yeah.

You're not thinking about

Prophet Jack, are you?

No.

No, I haven't

thought about that all day.

- Thanks to you.

- Oh.

Um--

So, you got to admit,

it feels pretty good, doesn't it?

What?

Doin' nothin'.

Yeah, it does.

So, what do you normally do

on a Tuesday night?

Let's see. Normally,

if I was with

a beautiful woman

such as yourself,

I would maybe, um--

maybe ask her to come

back to my place.

Mm-hmm.

And if she was wearing

all my clothes,

then I would insist

that she return them.

Um, are you trying

to have sex with me?

Yeah.

Yeah, I definitely am.

Good.

- So, are you OK?

- Yeah, I'm OK.

- Are you sure?

- Yes.

What, you didn't have

a good time last night?

'Cause I'm thinkin'

maybe you should

meet me at 11:
06

in the equipment room

for a little quickie.

Oh. But I might

be history by 11:06.

Well, then we don't have

to settle for a quickie.

I better go.

I have a 9:
00 appointment

to get fired.

Well, good.

That'll give us more time.

Surprise!

Lanie, you got it!

What?

That stunt you pulled

on Monday was brilliant.

Your face was on every news program

in the country.

Lanie, you're famous.

They want you in New York

for A.M. USA tomorrow morning.

You're gonna do

a live interview spot.

Are we talking about--

You got the network.

You did it.

Oh, my God.

Oh, my God!

Oh, my God!

Somebody get this girl a drink!

Pour! Pour! Pour!

- Whoo!

Here's looking at you, kid!

To Lanie!

- It's 11:
06.

- Hmm.

I forgot about that.

Are you being weird?

Define weird.

- I got the job.

- I heard.

Yeah.

So Prophet Jack was wrong.

That was the first thing

I asked him.

So that means what?

So that means

that he's crazy,

that I'm not gonna die,

that I'm gonna live...

in New York.

When do they want you to leave?

In a few hours.

They're picking me up.

They want me to be

on the show tomorrow morning.

And guess who they want me

to interview.

I haven't a clue. Who?

Deborah Connors.

A live interview

with me and Deborah Connors.

That's great.

Well, congratulations.

I'm sure you're

gonna do a great job.

I want you to go with me.

I don't wanna go back

to New York, Lanie.

Because of your son?

Yeah.

Yeah, because of him,

and because I like it here.

You know, I like my life.

I'm not like you.

I just think nothing ever

satisfies your appetite for long.

Is that what you think of me?

That's what I think.

Would you be saying that

if you thought I was

gonna die tomorrow?

I never thought

you were gonna die.

I think you did.

I think you did.

I think somewhere inside,

that's why you let me in.

That's why you introduced me

to your son.

It's why you spent

the night with me.

You thought you'd never

have to follow through.

I think that's what happened.

That's not it at all.

You know why I did

all those things?

Because on Monday, out

at the strike, I finally saw you.

No. The real Lanie.

The real you.

And that's who I want,

and that's who I still want.

That's who I introduced to my son.

This is everything

I've ever dreamed of.

Well, then, I guess

there's nothing

left to say, is there?

You're gonna go to New York,

and I'm staying here.

I got the job, A.M. USA.

I'm going to New York.

When are you coming back?

Oh, come on, Dad.

It's not like

you're gonna miss me.

You have Gwen.

What's that supposed to mean?

It's not supposed

to mean anything.

It means that...

you've always

kind of favored Gwen.

What kind of crap is that?

I favored Gwen?

I love both my girls

just the same.

I know.

Why don't you go over

and open that top drawer

of that cabinet.

What is this?

It's you.

I tape all your stuff.

See that red one on the end?

That's my favorite one.

- Oh, God.

Pat, turn it off.

I know I haven't always

been there for you, Lanie.

I've never really understood you.

Couldn't find a way

to talk to you.

But your mother could.

You were the only person

that could make her smile.

Will you watch me tomorrow?

Yeah.

I'm gonna call in sick

as soon as you leave.

An angel will fall

from the sky!

An angel will fall

from the sky!

You are so full of sh*t.

Don't give him any money, pal.

He's a phony.

An angel will fall from the sky.

Bullshit.

You said that a week ago.

I need to explain

something to you.

I am not a therapist.

I do a volume business here.

You and your girlfriend

can't figure it out--

She is not my girlfriend.

Not my problem.

Did she say that?

Did she say

that she was my girlfriend?

I see and I say and you pay.

We do not develop a relationship.

Yeah, but you see,

you're full of sh*t.

OK? Because she's not gonna die

because she got the job.

The network job that you said

she wasn't gonna get,

which means you were wrong.

Was I?

What is that supposed to mean?

If she dies tomorrow,

then she doesn't get the job,

and I was right.

An angel will fall

from the sky!

An angel will fall from the sky!

An angel

will fall from the sky!

This is the life, isn't it?

I guess.

I'm terribly afraid of flying.

I can assure you,

we are not gonna die today.

You know what?

Vin, it just doesn't

make sense, you know?

I mean, the whole thing

with the two of us,

it just doesn't make any sense.

Yeah, well,

love never does, Pete.

- Love?

- Mm-hmm.

I didn't say--

Did you hear me say love?

Whatever you say.

No one said anything

about love.

Love.

I got your love right here.

8 ball, side pocket.

Curiously strong.

That's kind of like her,

isn't it?

Are you gonna give me

an Altoids metaphor now?

No. No. No. Now, listen.

'Cause, uh, at first,

you can only take her

in small doses, right?

You know, after a while,

you start to like

the burn, you know?

You acquire a little

taste for it, you know?

But it scares you,

'cause you're afraid

one day the drugstore's

gonna be flat out

of Altoids, and then what?

So you pick up

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