Playing for Keeps Page #7

Oh, yeah, I know,

actually. I was there.

Wow. I wanna play like Beckham.

want to play like me?

Yes!

God, it seems like

so long ago, doesn't it?

Yeah.

So the big day's coming up, huh?

Yeah. Yeah.

Are you excited?

Yeah. Yeah, of course I am.

It's just crazy.

I just never thought

I'd be doing this again.

Stacie's getting married.

Heh, heh.

Yeah?

Can I have a sleepover

at your house again tonight?

It's not my night, buddy.

It's your mom's.

Yeah. Sure. Fine with me.

You wanna see my room?

Um, yeah. Yeah, of course

I want to see your room.

It's not as big as my room

at home, but I like it.

Yeah. It is way cooler

than I thought.

You know that's me, Mom.

Yeah, I know that's you.

You see this?

That? Who's that?

Me?

Dad.

And Dad, huh?

You, me, and Dad.

He okay?

Yeah. Fast asleep.

Some wine?

Oh, no, no.

I should probably get going.

Fun day though, huh?

Yeah. Yeah.

So who gets the teddy bear?

Ha-ha-ha.

Does he make you laugh, Stace?

Like really make you laugh?

Yeah.

It's so weird,

but sometimes I just...

I look at you and it feels like

nothing ever changed.

Like we're still together.

I look at your face, and I...

I realize how lucky I was

to ever have you.

And it kills me that I can't just

reach out and talk to you anymore.

I... I can't. I can't do this.

Stacie. Stacie,

hold on a second.

Hey, hey. Stacie.

Hey.

You don't have to go.

Hey, I thought you'd be home later.

Uh, no, I grabbed an earlier flight.

Where were you?

I was just dropping Lewis off

at his dad's.

Oh, it's not his night, is it?

No. But he wanted to go,

and I thought it was fine.

Who's that?

My mom.

Last-minute invites.

Hey, hey, hey. You okay?

I'm fine.

You are?

You hungry?

Hey, Denise. What's up?

I am. So you want some good news?

I could certainly

do with some right now.

Okay, good news coming at you

in three, two...

I like the look, George.

Yeah?

So, what did you want to tell me?

Well, you gonna come closer?

No, no, no. The last time I came

closer I got myself in trouble.

Which was just fine.

ESPN liked your tape.

They did?

Mm-hm.

Liked as in liked?

They want to fly you up there

to see you personally.

ESPN? ESP-bloody-N?

You did it, George.

That's amazing.

You're on your way.

Thank you so much.

Oh.

All right. Okay, okay.

I gotta get...

I gotta get back inside.

So that's all I get? That's it?

I help you out,

you just leave me hanging?

I just can't.

I just can't do this anymore.

I gotta grow up.

I got a boy in there who needs

me to start being a father.

Well,

you have no idea

what you're missing.

I think I do, which is why

I gotta go back inside.

All right.

That's it?

Lewis?

Hey, buddy.

Hey.

You okay?

Hey, whats the matter?

You having a bad dream?

No.

I just want to sleep in here.

Yeah?

Okay.

Yeah? Dad?

I love you.

Come here.

Please don't leave again.

Yeah, I'm George.

I'm Ellen. I work with

Mr. Minton. You ready?

Yeah, I'm ready.

All right. They're waiting

for you in the studio.

Right this way.

Okay.

I heard you were coming.

I know you're gonna kill it.

Get out there

and make it happen.

Thank you, buddy.

I appreciate it.

In Group E, Cameroon went down

The Dutch team are appearing as strong

contenders, taking 9 points out of 9,

and moving on past the group phase

to face Slovakia.

Not moving on are the French...

The French.

What happened to the French?

They came, they saw, they bitched,

they fought, half the management quit.

The rest of the team went on strike,

lost, and went home.

I may be giving the French a hard

time, but it does lead to a point.

Now I've been honored and lucky enough

to play for both club and country

and I can tell you

that to stand on a field

and score a goal in front of

to feel the ground shake

beneath you. It's unbeatable.

And whether you're on that field

or whether you're part of that crowd,

there's no feeling like it,

and that to me is soccer.

George Dryer,

welcome to ESPN.

I was looking for Stacie.

Is she there?

Oh, hey, George. No, she's actually... Went

to get fitted for her wedding dress.

Okay, buddy. Thanks.

Hi.

What are you doing here?

I'm sorry. It's not cool.

It's not. You can't

come in here like this...

I know, I know. Stacie, the timings

always off with me. I mean...

Is everything okay?

Yeah. It's fine. Just give us a minute.

I'm either too early, or I'm too late.

That's why I came.

In a couple of weeks,

I'm gonna be too late again.

Stop, George, stop.

Why are you doing this to me?

I'm moving to Connecticut.

I got that job.

You got the job?

I did, yeah.

You know, and they gave me this book

on things to do in Connecticut.

And I'm looking at the chapter on

family life and parks and schools

and I'm thinking,

what's the point?

What is the point if I don't have my family

with me, if I don't have you with me.

Stacie,

I want you and Lewis

to come with me.

No.

I can't just pick up and go to Connecticut.

I can't, not with a 9-year-old.

Yes, you can. Yes, you can.

No. No.

I know that I haven't given you

any good reason to trust me.

But I swear to God

everything's gonna be all right.

I'm gonna make a life

for us there.

God, I love you so much.

Oh, George, if you love me,

let me go.

Let me go.

Excuse me?

I think the lady's

waiting for you outside.

Oh, damn you, George.

I know. I know, I know.

I meant everything I said.

Please, don't touch me.

Please don't. If I want to

be touched, I'll tell you.

Okay, my hands are here.

This is on my pace.

This cannot be on your pace.

Okay, this is not all about you.

Okay.

Okay. On your pace.

Whatever you say.

Okay.

Okay.

Why couldn't you have just

come back two months later?

Because my timing's

always bad. You know that.

That's a couple that can really talk.

I really don't think

he's the groom.

Mom, we should've left already.

I know, I know. I'm sorry.

Two minutes, okay?

Hi.

Hey.

Buddy, let's go get your bag

and get ready.

We should probably

have been there already.

I know. I know.

Sorry. Okay.

So do we have a wedding dress?

It zips. That's as much as I can tell you.

A bride to soccer mom

in two seconds.

All right, beautiful.

Hey, coach. Looks like

we have a friend in common.

It's the accent.

Hey, champ.

You doing all right?

Yeah.

it said "You're gonna be victorious."

Well, we should be okay, huh?

Hey. Hi, everybody.

Hi. Hi, everybody.

Hey, coach. Let's get

the show on the road.

Okay, so it's the final game

of the season, okay?

Yeah? And no matter

what happens today,

I want you to know

you've made me proud.

But we're gonna get out there

and win this game, yeah?

Yeah!

Let's give it everything we've got

and get these wankers.

Yeah!

One, two, three...

Go, Cyclones!

Yeah!

Well done, Ally.

Cyclones. Cyclones. Cyclones.

Yeah!

Good job, Hunter.

Don't let them play like this.

Now we got a game on.

Now we can concentrate.

All right, let's go. Keep it together.

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