Mothers and Daughters Page #7

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happy if my husband did

what you do for a job.

Hm.

I didn't realize

you were married.

-No, I'm not.

-Yeah?

I'm just saying,

if I were.

Oh.

Did you deliver

your own kids?

I did.

I don't think I

could do that.

If my husband were my

doctor, I'd have to

keep some mystery.

I'm that way.

I'm this way.

It was nice seeing you.

You, too.

Bye.

Bye.

[loud club music]

Hey, you okay?

Can you bring her a water?

And I think, she's done.

Okay?

She's pretty gone.

You alright?

[echoing]

Let's get you

some fresh air.

[loud club music]

No cameras.

[moaning]

Can't you see

she's drunk, a**hole?

Get off of her.

What the hell

are you doing?

What the hell

are you doing?

-Get the hell off my bus.

-Yeah.

Come on. Hold on.

Hold on, sweetie.

[soft music]

Nelson.

Nelson.

Hi.

Hi, mom.

Wow, look at you.

You look good, mom.

Mm, it's different, huh?

[laughs]

Yeah.

They don't let you

get too fixed up here.

They say it's like another

way to mask your feelings.

It's good to see you, mom.

Oh, I thought you'd

given up on me.

Third time's a

charm though.

I think.

I hope.

You okay?

I'm sorry I haven't been to

see you, but there is a

new album and I just

finished the tour.

That's really

great, honey.

Wow.

Everything sounds like it's

going real good for you.

I should've called sooner.

No, you're calling now.

Mom, I didn't just

call to say hi.

Things got a little

out of control on tour.

I got a little

out of control.

I almost did

something really bad.

I'm coming to get help.

I figured if my mom

could do it, I can, too.

And after, I was wondering

if you'd come and stay

with me for a while.

You know?

Help me get some

things straight.

I'm so sorry.

I'm so ashamed.

Did I do this to you?

It's okay, mom.

It's okay.

Even if everyone else went

and left us, we're still here.

[laughing]

You and me.

[music]

Good morning, Miss Gray.

I'm going to be giving you

some twilight sedation for

the procedure.

Okay, what's that mean?

It means you won't feel

any pain, but you'll be

slightly aware of the

room and what's going on.

Just kind of like you're

in a groggy state.

May I just speak to Doctor

Conrad for a minute?

Well, the doctor's on a

very tight schedule this

morning so why don't you

let me go ahead and get

the IV started.

And doctor will come in and talk

to you while we prep you, okay?

[clears throat]

Look, ma'am...

I'm about to potentially

end a life here and

certainly change my own,

so forgive me if I'm not

overly concerned with the

schedule of you or the doctor.

I need to speak with him

before anybody touches me.

Rigby, everything okay?

Yeah.

No.

I mean, I don't know.

I mean, right now, at this

instant, in my life when

everything is under the

best of circumstances and

I am young and healthy and

I have a roof over my head.

Sometimes I'll take a

vitamin and I'll choke.

Or I'll get food poisoning

and I'll be up all night

vomiting and I'll faint

on the bathroom floor and

I'll think what if

there wasn't anyone.

What if no one's there?

You know, kinda scary.

I'm scared.

And then I think how much

worse it'll be when I'm

not as young and

not as healthy.

And then I think, is that

a reason to have a kid

just so they'll be there to pick

you up when you fall, just

because you were there for them.

I mean, look at me, I am

not there for my mother

because I am too much of a

coward to look in her face

and see that she doesn't

know who I am so I pay

someone to wash my

mother's backside because

I am too afraid to see my

perfect, gorgeous, angel

of a mother lose her mind.

I mean, god, I am not fit

to take care of anyone.

Parent or child.

But, I mean, I mean people

have been doing this since

the dawn of man, right?

They don't stop and

contemplate all the what if's

because if they did there

wouldn't be anyone here.

I wanna keep the baby.

We can do that.

Yeah, definitely,

we can do that.

[upbeat music]

Aren't they just gorgeous?

[laughs]

They're amazing.

Why can't you just

tell your mom?

She could like

totally help you.

It's just that if she

helps me, I might never

know what part is me and

what part is her and if

I'm gonna do this, then

I need to know what I'm

really capable

of, you know?

Like really capable

of as in alone.

[upbeat music]

[elevator dings]

[melancholic music]

No, this is a disaster!

If you're gonna do the

Gotham Ganache then you

have to try the

Harlem Truffles.

-Sure.

-Okay.

Okay, get me half a dozen

Gotham Ganache and twelve

Harlem Truffles.

You heard the boss, boys.

Step up the pace.

Let's do this.

[upbeat music]

What happened? I thought

you didn't wanna meet.

Um, no, she sent me an

email saying she wanted to

meet as soon as possible.

When?

Right now.

I'm on my way to meet

her at the duck pond.

She said that she would

have something red with

her, an umbrella

or something.

Oh my god.

I think I see

something red.

Oh, I'm so nervous, I

think I'm gonna get sick.

No, you're not gonna

throw up, alright?

Look, take three

deep, long breaths.

Remember this isn't the first

time you're seeing her.

You're the first

person she ever met.

I love you.

I love you, too.

Look, I'm happy

for you, darling.

I'm happy for me too.

I'm gonna be

somebody's stepfather.

Okay, bye.

Miss Scott? Hi!

It's Layla.

Layla Chapman.

From the Pig and

the Cow building.

We met on FaceTime.

You were speaking to my

mother, Nina Chapman.

Miss Scott, are you okay?

I'm so sorry.

It's just that I'm

supposed to be meeting

someone here, is there

someone I can call for you?

March 15, 1991.

You were born at 3:22

PM, March 15, 1991.

It was a rainy day, you

were the most beautiful

thing I had ever seen.

You?

[uplifting music]

-Is it okay?

-Yeah.

[laughs]

Today is Mother's Day and

it's a perfect spring day.

And the air smells

like you're perfume.

I'm having a baby, mom, and I

can't stop thinking about you.

I almost didn't wanna have

her because I couldn't

bear to love somebody as much

as you and risk my heart.

I was so busy looking into

other people's windows and

creating their stories,

I forgot create my own.

[upbeat music]

Mom?

In here, Layla.

Hi.

Hey.

Here.

What are you doing?

Well, I'm working.

You know, we've got that

couture gala coming up and

I need you to help

me pick a frock.

What are you

talking about?

I thought that was decided

by a committee months ago.

Aren't you

wearing Zac Posen?

I am, that's why I never

eat, but I was wondering

what you're gonna wear.

Really?

Well, how come you

never let me go?

Yes, well, since then I've been

privied to some new information.

That makes me think that

it might be a good idea.

Why didn't you tell me

that this was what you

were working on, hm?

Waitress?

Yeah, but Georgina helped

me streamline them a little.

I can't believe Trisha

sent them to you.

Yeah, well she

knew you wouldn't.

Yeah.

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