Me Again Page #6

You told me

to bring a movie over.

It all happened

in half an hour?

Well, of course, it did.

He's God, right?

I mean, he could do anything.

Today isn't by any chance Christmas, is it?

Now you're pushing it.

Yeah.

You're a good friend, Tony.

I'm glad I could help?

There is one more thing I

need you to do for me, though.

I need you to go

by the restaurant...

Richie?

What is this?

I mean, Rich, I don't,

I don't understand.

What's to understand?

I'm your fella.

We're supposed to drink

honeysuckle tea

and live happily ever after.

Okay, Rich, listen.

You need to stop,

because I can't...

I spent the last few years

thinking that I missed out

on something, that somehow life

would've been better

if I'd chosen another road.

It took a miracle, April,

to show me that there's nobody

that I'd rather be than me,

but not without you.

I was thinking that we were

getting in the way of you,

you know, of you

flying to the moon.

I'm already there.

April, forgive me.

I can't get those years back,

but I promise you

that I will never take you

or the kids for granted again.

I love you.

I love you.

It's a playhouse!

It's totally awesome!

It looks like

our date is over.

It's just beginning.

Daddy's home!

Hey, honey, how are you?

My baby!

I had a dream

you would come home.

You did?

Well, I'm home now.

You want to go in

and check it out?

Go on, check it out.

Go look!

It's totally awesome!

I know!

You, too, darling.

You know you like it.

I, uh, I have to run

out for a little while,

take care of some business.

But I, I just got you back.

I know, but I have to.

I, I think it's

part of the deal.

Will you meet me at Tony's

for lunch a little later?

Absolutely.

Go, go.

Hey, Richie.

Yeah?

I'm glad you're home.

Me, too.

Thank you.

What do you think?

It's awesome!

Can you believe it?

Since when do I have

to open my own door, Carl?

It's not like you can't

use the exercise, Frank.

You're not Carl!

Who in the blazes are you?

I'm your wake-up call.

Get out of my car!

Obviously, you

don't know who I am.

Oh, I know who you are.

You're a ticking bomb.

You drink too much,

you smoke too much,

and you're so cruel

and mean to everyone,

your own heart is eating

itself from the inside.

What do you want?

Who sent you?

You're going to die soon,

Frank, alone and miserable.

You sound like

my cleaning lady,

always talking about my soul.

That woman's insufferable.

Sometimes I wonder if that's

why she still works for me.

Areal smart lady.

Here.

Give us a chance.

Come by and see me

when you're ready to talk,

but act soon.

Believe me when I say that

you don't have much time.

Good morning!

That's right,

call your parents,

and I'll make sure they find out

about the lovely literature

you keep under your bed.

So, I understand you are

in love with my daughter.

Sorry.

Yeah, I love her!

What is this all about?

Oh, maybe one day

you'll get married

and have a daughter of your own.

I guess.

And she'll grow up to pose

in one of those magazines.

No way.

The girls in those magazines

aren't anyone's daughter.

Let me put it

to you this way.

The music you listen to,

the magazines you read,

you can't help but look

at women as things.

You can't be

in love with a thing.

My daughter, Briar,

is not a thing.

It's different for you,

all right?

You're an old guy

and a pastor.

I was you once,

not that long ago.

My daughter is about to do

something foolish to prove

that she loves you.

Prove to her that you love

her, and don't ask her to.

The keys are in the sock.

Daddy?

Yes, honey?

I'm sick of eating here.

You know, I think I am, too.

It is so good to see all

of you here together again.

So, how'd it go,

you know, with the old man?

Perfect.

Just one last

loose end I need to tie up.

Rich, what are you doing?

You people don't know how

to take care of your fish here.

Rich, you can't take my fish.

Come on, guys.

You asked to see us, Pastor?

Oh, yeah. Come on in, guys.

I've been thinking more about

what we talked about last week,

and I just wanted to apologize

for the way that I treated you.

As I remember,

the problem was about money,

the cost of raising a child.

Yeah, that's right.

Kids cost a fortune.

Actually, according

to the government,

the cost of raising a child

from birth to 18 is $160,140.

When you do the math, it comes

out to about $24.24 a day,

a little over a dollar an hour.

You know what?

I think we've heard enough.

No, just, just wait a second.

Let's just see what

a dollar will get you.

I mean, the question is whether

or not it's worth it, right?

For about a buck an hour,

you get to witness a miracle

of modern medicine every time

you heal a scraped knee

with a lollipop and a kiss.

A dollar will earn you

glimpses of God

and giggles

under the covers at night.

You get to be a hero for taking

training wheels off a bike,

getting a Frisbee off the roof,

or just pulling out a splinter.

You get Velcro hugs

and butterfly kisses.

Is it worth it?

I can't answer that for you.

Here, you do the math.

Pastor, thank you.

You're welcome.

I'll see you at service.

I once heard that at

the end of every good story,

the hero must make a speech

to show that he's grown

or learned from his experience.

You know, that's true.

I guess this was mine.

Sometimes we don't understand

the gifts that we receive.

It's so easy to lose

sight of why we're here,

that God wants us to live

and to be happy,

according to his plan.

And when you receive

such a beautiful gift,

you should, in turn,

pass that gift on to others.

So that they might never

lose sight of God's plan.

Was it a miracle,

what happened to me?

Like I said, I'm not sure that

any of this really happened

or if it was just a dream,

but maybe the truth

is whispered to us

through our dreams,

like a message from a friend

that arrives at exactly

the right time,

telling us exactly

the words we need to hear.

It's so easy to get lost

chasing a life

we thought we wanted,

convincing ourselves

that power, fame, or wealth

will make us happy,

that we lose sight of what

is truly important,

and all we need

is a little push to reveal

what we've been missing.

It is the love of our

family, our friends,

and the love of God that

will bring us happiness.

We just need to take

that first step

and reach out for it.

You see, it's okay

to follow a dream,

as long as we don't abandon

those who truly love us.

Mom?

It's me, Chloe.

I missed you too, Mom.

So, you can spend your time

pretending to be

someone you're not,

but it's wasted time,

because God is rooting for you.

He wants you

to come back to him.

He wants you to come home.

So, did you go to the moon yet?

No, I couldn't get

my spaceship to fly.

So, can we

get married now?

What makes you think

we're getting married?

An angel promised

me we would.

What?

I had a dream, and the angel

said that we would get married,

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