Lovely, Still Page #3

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Don't hang up.

Hello. Mary?

No. No, I'm perfectly

happywith my phone service.

Look... Look... Look, don't...

don't... What?

Good-bye.

Damn it!

Yes? Oh.

Hi. Oh, Mary.

So, why didn't you call?

Oh, I was just about to.

Oh.

So, did you, uh, planany

things for today fun?

Fun?

What are those?

Hey, wait for me. Oh, sorry.

I haven't come heresince

I was a kid.lt's great.

Yeah, we usedto come and cut

downour Christmas trees here.

But I don't think theylet you do that

anymore.Oh, I'm sure they don't.

Oh, I wantedto ask you a question. Yeah?

I would just love itif

you would be my date...

for this partyon Christmas Eve.

I'd love to. You would?

Of course I'll... I'll go. Sure.

Really? Yeah. Why wouldn't I?

Well, I don't knowhow to answer that.

Hey.

It's so beautiful...

if we just slow down

enoughto really see it.

I've never seen it before.

I may...

I may have wastedmy whole life.

Robert, stop it. You haven't.

I have.- No, you didn't.

Don't think about the past.

The past is just...

something we can't do anything about.

And the future is... Who knows?

It could be wonderful or...

it could be something else.

We don't know.

So...

let's just be happy now.

All right.

Let's just care aboutright now.

I can't wait to give

youyour Christmas present.

My Christmas present? Yeah.

It's perfect.

Oh. Good.

You wanna go down again?

Yeah. Come on.

You comin'?-

Mike?

Jingle bells.

So, what are wegonna get her?

Jingle all the way I wanna

get herthe perfect gift.

Oh, what fun it is to ride Uh-huh.

And what is that?

It's the perfect gift. Ah. Can

you bea little more specific?

Well, I don't knowwhat it is yet,

but I will knowwhat it

is when I see it. Okay.

- Jeans? Is she a jean wearer?

- No, no, no.

All right, well, we'll figure it out.

Are you seeing anythingthat kind

of resemblesthe perfect gift?

Here. How about that? That looks good.

I don't know about that.

Are those the right sizes?

Uh, yeah. Probably.

Robert, look at this. Hey! Hey!

What? A lot of stuff here.

What do you say? Oh, okay.

This is something else. I... I

would wear this. I wouldn't.

No. No.

Ah. Here we go. Give her this.

She'll like it.

Really? Yeah. Trust me.

Maybe that'sthe perfect

one.We don't know right now.

Maybe later onwe will know.

I don't like that color.

See, this is progress. We're figuring

stuff out.I'm not sure she'll like that.

Cute, right?

Yeah. They're adorable, if you're

shoppingfor a five-year-old.

God, you're luckyyou brought me.

Jingle bells, jingle

bells Jingle all the way

- Oh, what fun it is to ride.

- What's going on?

In a one-horse open sleigh.

This is it. This is the gift.

Okay. Well, whatabout all this stuff?

Well... Well, that's alll

need, you know, but...

Okay. Just in case, we

better getthis stuff too.

Okay. Jingle bells.

Thanks, Mike. I really appreciate it. Yeah.

All right. That was fun.That was great.

Thank you.

I'll see you in the morning.

Okay. Have a good night.

Yeah, you too, Robert.

Hey, uh, Robert. Hey, Robert.

Hi. I'm Alex, Mary's daughter.

Oh. Hello. Hi.

So, what have you got there?

Presents.

For me?

Uh, no.

No. I know. I'm kidding.

Yeah.

It's freezing, huh?

Maybe you should go back inside.

I don't want youto catch

cold or anything.- All right.

Um, I just wantedto say, Robert,

if you ever need anything,

anything at all, you

justcome on over and ask.

I'm happy to help. Oh, that's

very nice of you.Thank you.

All right.Nice meeting you.

And you. Okay. Okay.

Good night.Night.

Hey, Robert?

My mom, she really likes you.

You make her happy, which makes me happy.

Good night. Good night.

Hello.

Mary?- Hi.

Hello.

I missed you today.

Missed me?

Hmm, yeah.- Well, I missed you too.

Okay. I just calledto say that...

and to askif you wanna, um,

spend the daywith me tomorrow.

What, the whole day?

What do you think?

You can takea day off of work.

Okay. I mean, that sounds lovely.

Great.

Well, I guess I'llsee you

tomorrow morning then.

Yes.

Good night.

Robert?

Hey, Robert. Guess what.

What? Hey, are you, uh,

notcoming into work today?

Uh... Mike, are youfollowing me?

No.

Hey, guess what. What?

You're not gonna believe itif I tell

you, but last night... I met somebody.

Ah. Yeah.

That I think m... means a lot to me.

Really? Yeah.

Well, good for you.Where did you meet her?

God, she's amazing, Robert. You know?

We're gonna go see Fiddler

on the Roof tonight. Great.

Great. I'm so happyfor you, Mike. I mean,

you were kind of an inspiration,

you know... you and Mary. Oh, no.

No. Yeah, so thank you.

That's silly.Whoa, whoa. You know...

Hey, how are thingswith Mary?

Good? Fine, fine.

Yeah? Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!

- Hey! Hey! Hey!

- Oh!

You know, I don't know what the deal is.

They see me, they just see a big

target walking around or something.

You know what? Do your worst, kids!

You can't break my spirits today!

You can't! You can't do it!

You little ass... shits!

Hey, hey! Easy, easy. Next thing you

know, they'll be egging my house.

What, we're gonna live in fearof these little

punks our wholelives? You little punks!

Well, it's pretty sadwhen two grown men

are afraidto make fun of 10-year-olds.

Well, I guess so.

Uh... Uh, I do hate themthough.

Well, I mean... It's not a big deal.

All right, well, I betterget to the

store there, Robert. Oh, yeah.

All right. Hey, what

areyou doing today? Well...

I was... planning onspending it with Mary.

Oh. If that's okay with you.

That's great. Good.

Just have fun, you know? Yeah.

Tomorrow's the big, um,

Christmas eve party.

I can't wait.

Practically the whole town goes.

Yeah.

Oh, look at the moon.

I love the moon.

It's always there.

Even when we can't see it,

it's still circling around us.

If you want,

I'll be there for you.

What I want is to spendChristmas with you.

Well, uh...

What's the matter?

A real Christmas.

I've never spenta Christmas

with anyone before.

Is that a "yes"?

Yes.

Good.

Don't let it kick you down

I think of

Birthdays with you

And two silent

Small clouds Wow.

I think I will

Not take the pill -

I think I will

Stay with you still

Don't make me cry

With my eyes

I'll give you my heart

If it still works

Oh!

Mom, where you going?

I just have to go outfor a minute.

I'll... I'll be right back.

Hello. Hi. Good evening.How can I help you?

Could you refill thisfor me, please? Okay.

I'm sorry, but I can'trefill

this for you now.

Why not? Um, there's a

flagon the prescription.

You're gonna haveto wait

till Monday, if that's okay.

Oh, no. I-I can't...

can't wait until Monday.

I... This is all arrangedwith my doctor.

Well, if you'd like, you can call

your doctorand arrange something,

but I'm afraidl can't do anything.

He's away for the holidays.

Please. This is very important.I

have to have thisbefore Monday.

Ma'am, that would bebreaking the law.

Well, is there somebody elsel can talk to?

I-I... I can't.

No.

[ "Twelve Days Of Christmas" ]

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