Meet My Valentine Page #3

Oh, and one more thing

before I forget--

this is

a stupid idea!

Now, interests.

( keyboard clicking )

( birds chirping )

Thats just

something stupid

Lexi left.

Oh, yeah?

Did Lexi do this, too?

Thats what I thought.

Ready to go

pick out breakfast?

Yeah.

- Tom:
Well?

- Phoebe:
Not yet.

That one...

looks like pancakes.

Really?

I see oatmeal.

Nope. Its pancakes

with chocolate chips.

( chuckles )

Those are huge

chocolate chips.

( rattling )

Its not

science, Daddy.

- Its cooking.

- I know.

Mommy doesnt

measure.

She doesnt give you

chocolate chips

while shes doing it

either.

Sugar is her

secret ingredient.

Oh, yeah?

You talk to Mom a lot.

Does she ever tell you

about things that she likes?

Like, I dont know--

books or TV--

outside stuff?

Are you making

a "hot list"?

What is that?

Its from the magazine.

A hot list is a list

of things that someone

thinks is hot.

Its really cool.

Hanson Carter thinks

Xbox, snowboarding,

and Iron Man are hot.

Yeah, okay.

So if I was making

a "hot list" for Mom,

what do you think

might be on it?

I dont know.

Ask Mom. Duh.

( chuckles )

Esteban, you know

I dont like

the word no

for an answer!

Well, then let me say it

again in Spanish. No!

Ha, thats clever.

Um, what if I told you

that we had

Val Bishop on board?

Id ask if you

got her drunk.

I am totally sober,

Esteban.

Esteban,

come on, please!

Just take one chance

in your life.

( sighs )

My wifes

gonna kill me.

Um, Esteban, I think you

made a very wise decision,

and Val and I

will not let you down,

and we are

super excited,

and well send you

paperwork tomorrow,

and Im gonna

get off the phone now

before you

change your mind.

Bye. Thank you.

- ( phone beeps )

- What?!

Im sweating.

- Youre sweating?

- Yes.

Youre sweating

because youre nervous,

and now we have good news.

And this is great news,

because between you and me

and Esteban, right,

were gonna

have the best menu,

the best restaurant.

This is gonna be

frickin amazing.

Now we just have

to think of a name.

I thought we decided

on, uh... "Michaels."

Oh, right, right.

You were also flying

when you were having

that dream, right?

Fair enough. Fair enough.

Do we have an opening date?

March.

- March?

- Opening month.

Were gonna miss

Valentines Day.

Michael, its better,

because, God, remember

when we used

to work at Maurys?

Oh, yeah, Maury.

He would say that "V-Day

was like D-Day..."

( together )

"Only vurse!"

- Thats right.

- Yeah.

So, you know,

its too crazy.

Plus, you know,

as Tom says,

Valentines Day is

just a "made-up holiday

so lesser artists

can sell greeting cards."

( whistles )

What a romantic.

I truly believe

that this place is

gonna be so much better,

and I also think

that Im the luckiest guy

in the world

to have you as a partner

to do this with.

You. Oh, I--

- I feel the same way.

- Good.

Um, I gotta go.

( sighs, squeals )

Ooh.

All right.

- Bye.

- Bye.

( distant siren wails )

( voices overlapping )

( speaking faintly )

( speaking faintly )

( sighs )

( sighs )

When I said

we needed chairs

for the restaurant...

- Spring-loaded.

- Yes, it is. Okay.

Lets, uh, go back

to the warehouse,

and we will start

all over. Cool?

You got it, man.

Hey, Tom.

- Hey, its Michael, right?

- Thats right,

and you got it

on the first try

this time.

- ( chuckles )

- ( laughs )

Shes in the back.

Follow me.

( speaking Spanish )

S, pero...

uh,tienes...

gluten-free flour?

-Veinticinco pounds.

- Val, someones here

to see you.

I dont-- Im all

out of my Spanish.

I dont know if Im

getting a discount

or buying his boat.

Yeah, its-- its Tom.

S, but...

necesito veinte cajas

de tomates

y diez cajas

de lechuga...

- See you, Tom.

- Hey, you, too.

pero organic,por favor.

Uh, cebollas tambin.

Okay?

Gracias.

Okay.

Gracias. Bye.

- Hey!

- Hey.

What are you doing here?

I just realized today

that I havent

visited you

at work in a while.

Ever.

Right.

So I figured

Id stop by

and say hello.

Is everything okay?

- Yeah.

- Mm-hmm.

I thought maybe

we could go

grab a cup

of coffee.

Talk.

Coffee?

Yeah.

So...

how is work coming?

You made any progress

on the painting?

I havent really thought

about it all that much.

- Hmm.

- What about you?

Hows-- hows

the restaurant coming?

Its good.

Okay.

Mm-hmm.

Um, okay.

How is it good?

Its... fine.

I mean, I like it--

I like it.

I dont--

Im trying to...

catch up with you,

and I dont--

apparently, I dont

know how to do it.

Okay. Well, um...

what would you

like to talk about?

- ( clatters )

- Oh, fiddlesticks.

No idea.

- ( groans )

- Just leave it.

So hows that

fake dating project

with Mac going?

Um...

its progressing slowly.

Its Mac.

- Mm-hmm.

- So...

still working on it.

Sounds painful.

It has its moments.

Hmm.

( sighs )

"Fiddlesticks"?

- ( both laugh )

- Val:
It...

- You said that.

- Yeah.

( both laugh )

- Fiddlesticks?

- Yeah.

( laughter on TV )

- TV host:
So was it crazy...

- ( sighs )

Man on TV:
Things, you know,

dont change in that

department, uh...

( host laughs )

Your wife is--

your wifes gonna be

listening to this.

-My wife appreciates

the fact...

- 104?

104 winks in an hour.

Come on.

Lets make our picks.

Tom, I-- I cant--

Im working.

What? This is

how comedians work.

Think I want to eat

pizza and watch TV?

TV host:

Yeah, any stalkers?

Anybody...

All right, fine.

I needed a break anyway.

- Ahem.

- Lets go.

( snickers )

( laughing )

Sorry.

Oh, youre lucky

you had a clip-on

at our wedding.

Yeah.

And youre lucky

that Phoebe and Lexi

gave me a 10-minute

sleepover mommy break.

- ( sighs )

- Ooh...

You really

going through

with this?

It seems like

a fun idea.

See, thats

what I mean.

That is not

the Tom I know.

You never

dress up for me,

and Mac asks you to,

and suddenly

youre Dapper Dan.

Something up?

What do you mean?

I dont know.

Im not sure

whats really going on,

but, um...

sometimes when people

drift apart, uh...

sometimes when people

drift apart,

the distance isnt as big

as you imagine it to be.

Did we drift apart?

Little bit.

But I like this.

I like that youre

interested in me

all of a sudden.

I like that we went

to coffee, but I--

I like

that you like it.

Why do I get the feeling

like youre hiding something?

Something really bad.

Val...

This ones new.

- Hmm?

- This.

Uh, no.

Phoebe gave it to me

last Mothers Day.

Its a paintbrush.

"So youll always

have Daddy around."

( sighs )

Tom.

Hmm?

Everythings under control,

Val, like always.

I have to go.

( music playing )

- Oh, hey, here he is.

- All right.

( phone camera chimes )

What are you doing?

Youre actually

gonna film this?

Go get him, tiger.

Make this happen.

- Man:
Hey.

- Hey

Can I get

a bourbon neat?

Just well is fine.

( sighs )

Thank you.

Excuse me.

Im saving that

for somebody.

I know.

Nina, right?

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