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Would you stop

goddamn saying that?

Well, it's true.

And you're the living proof.

What do you mean?

I lost a baby, too.

About a year

before I got lucky with you.

Why have you never told me that?

Well...

I didn't tell my mother

about the miscarriage.

We didn't talk

about those things.

A miscarriage is not the same

thing as a stillbirth, mom.

It's still a loss, Maggie.

And it still hurts.

It's not just the loss

of the baby...

it's...

it's the loss of a possibility

of what might have been.

And that is exactly the same.

I'm sorry you lost your baby.

You're the first person

who ever said that to me.

- Maggie?

- Yeah.

I can't get

the fireplace to work.

The fireplace doesn't work.

It never worked.

I'm pregnant.

Oh, wow.

Well...

yeah.

Um...

...I know our relationship is

not conducive to having a child.

To put it mildly.

I thought about not having it...

for about a second.

Geez, Maggie.

Aaron, our lives were going one

way, and then they weren't.

Yeah. I know.

And you went with that girl.

And I went into a cave

that I could not get out of.

I can't not have this baby.

And you're the only person

Who could possibly

understand that.

I do.

I do.

Yeah.

I know there's no road map

for this.

After what we went through...

I can't do it alone.

Are you telling me you need me?

Well, I don't

necessarily want you...

...but I do... I need you.

That's all you ever have to say.

We decided to have

the baby together.

Wonderful.

This time,

we're gonna monitor you

With an ultrasound

every four weeks,

Weekly after 32 weeks, more

toward the end, if necessary.

And any time you want one.

Good. That...

That sounds good.

She's gonna need you

more than you can imagine.

Yeah.

Yeah.

I'm gonna need you.

I am gonna need you.

I can say it now.

I hear you.

Good.

Very good.

You used your words.

I did.

Oh, good.

Are those the comps?

Yeah.

Hi.

You've been avoiding me

like the plague. What's up?

You know, I'm sorry.

Um... something,

um... unexpected has happened.

Uh... Maggie...

is with child.

Who's the man?

Who is the man?

What is it, dad?

I want to hear it.

No, I'm not gonna tell you.

Just tell me, ask me.

Who is the man? Who is the man?

Come on. Come on.

You are.

You.

Yeah!

I am the man.

I am the wow, the big cheese,

the grande queso.

I have just done something

Even better

than curing brain cancer!

I have secured one

of three coveted spots

To pitch for the first outpatient

cardiac surgery center in the country.

The bake-Off

is October 15th.

Well, what are you staring at?

Come on! Get to work!

That's six months away.

Well, so,

there's no excuse, huh?

I am so hot!

Do, do

Hey, kiss me! Kiss me!

Come on! I'm the boss!

Kiss me!

Mwah!

Uh, so what's she gonna do?

Well...

she's gonna need support.

Yeah.

Oh, that sucks.

She's gonna need my support.

You understand that, right?

Okay, um, so...

you cheated on her with me,

And then you cheated on me

with her?

I have a child on the way.

With a woman you don't love.

No.

I never, ever said that.

I mean, I...

Hey, hold on.

We... We can

work this out.

Yeah.

Um, I quit.

No, Dana.

No, please, no.

This place would fall apart

without you.

I know.

All right. Are you ready to

hear the baby's heartbeat?

Yeah.

Yes.

Okay.

W-Why is that, um, so fast?

Is there something wrong?

No, it's supposed to

be like that.

You're kidding.

No.

You missed it the first time.

Now the exciting part.

You want to know

the sex of the baby?

No. No.

What's in the bag?

Oh, I don't want to do that.

Oh, I don't think you know this book.

No, I don't want to read

that book.

No. This is not the book

you're thinking of.

You're thinking of

"but not the hippopotamus"

By Sandra Boynton.

This is not that.

This is "but not

the hippopotamus"

By Sandra Boynton

as narrated by George W. Bush.

Do you know that book?

No.

A hog

and a frog cavort in a bog...

but... But not the hipper...

The, uh, not the...

The, uh...

The... The hippy...

The, uh,

not the big, gray fella.

See?

A cat and two rats

were tryin' on hats, see?

But... But not the, uh...

not the hypotenuse.

You know the rules.

No reading.

All the books say

Reading is good for the baby.

It's not so good for me.

Last time, you were

teaching the baby French.

I don't want to do anything

like last time.

It's not gonna happen this time.

How do you know?

Okay.

I'll start off, wow them,

and then hand it over to you.

Yep.

I'll do plans, site reports,

Renderings, budget,

and projections.

What is it you're doing again?

Making the sale, smartass.

Hmm.

Good luck.

Oh, thank you.

Ohh.

Aww.

Oh.

Yum.

Mmm. Yummy.

So, before I hand things over

to my very able son, Aaron,

I want to tell you

a little story.

I wanted

to offer Aaron something.

I wanted to say...

I said to him,

"I love you so much,

I want to make you

"A 50/50 partner in my business.

"But first,

you got to learn the business.

"So, you got to go

and work construction,

Then eventually, you can

take over the onsite operation."

My clever,

well-Suited son says,

"No, I don't want

to work construction.

It's dirty, it's dusty."

So, I said, "okay."

You remember this? Yes.

I said, "okay, then you'll

have to work in the office,

"Learn the business that way.

You're gonna learn

everything about the office,

Then eventually, you can run

the office operation.

"No, no, I don't want

to work in an office.

Stuck behind a desk all day?

No, it's boring."

I said, "wait a minute.

"Wait just a minute.

"I am offering you 1/2-Ownership

"Of a moneymaking business.

"You don't want

to work construction,

"You don't want to work

in the office.

Well, what am I supposed to do

with you?"

And he said,

"oh, that's easy, dad.

Buy me out."

So, before Aaron takes you

through all the details...

Just one second, okay?

Carry on.

Excuse me, folks.

One second.

Hey.

Okay. All right.

Everything's gonna be fine.

Aaron?

Take it easy.

I am, uh, leaving right now.

Oh, yes, I am.

Okay. I love you.

Hey, big guy, you're ruining

The best introduction

a father could give his son.

I... I know. I'm sorry.

The baby's coming.

Oh, you'll have plenty of time

to spend with the baby.

Trust me, it's overrated.

Dad, I got to go.

Nuh-Uh! You can't...

You can't walk out

of the middle of a pitch.

Just explain this to them.

They will understand it.

No, there's no explaining.

I've got my whole nut

riding on this deal.

My house, the business,

everything.

You didn't tell me that.

I'm all-In.

Maggie's on her way

to the hospital.

No, I can't do this without you.

Oh, my god.

I don't know the details.

Dana did, but...

But you took care of that.

Dad, you're gonna have

to figure it out.

Maggie needs me.

She walked out on you!

I walked out on her.

Are you even sure it's yours?!

You can't walk out on family!

Hey, do not talk to me

about family.

You think you can talk about it

Because you can sit

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