Rodeo and Juliet Page #3

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Ah.

[laughing]

Well, it's fun.

You know, for a city

slicker, you're not so bad.

I was gonna say the same thing

about a clod-kicker like you.

Karen:
Juliet, let's go!

Hey, mom! This is Monty.

We had an amazing time.

I know who he is.

Come on, let's go.

Okay, normally, she's a lot more

polite than that, I promise.

- I'll see you around?

- No, you won't.

- Get in the car,

- What is going on?

- I don't have your number.

- You won't have his number.

- I'll find you.

- And you're not welcome at the ranch.

Great.

- Mom!

- Come on.

Mom, what was that?

That was totally rude.

I don't want you seeing that boy.

Do you understand me?

Why?

- Because I said so.

- Okay, but that's not a good enough answer.

He didn't do anything.

Okay, it is not just him.

It's his Uncle Hugh,

and he's trying

to take half our ranch.

Do you understand that?

- Hugh is his uncle?

- Yes.

- Now get in the car.

- Mom, this isn't fair.

Life is not always fair, Juliet.

Now get in the car.

Of all the uncles in the world,

why has it gotta be Hugh, huh?

Why does my mom have to be my mom?

Does a name matter?

This world isn't fair

if you ask me.

No one said it has

to be perfect.

What are you doing, here?

Figured we didn't get a chance

to say good-bye last night,

so thought we'd try it again.

It's a beautiful day.

You wanna go for a ride?

Really, uh...

- Yeah!

- Yeah?

Yeah, let's do it!

Your grandfather and I used to

ride these fences together.

Watching that sun coming up over that

treeline was the best part of the day.

That's crazy 'cause in the city I can barely

get out of bed before ten in the morning.

So you know my mom doesn't want

you and I seeing each other?

Yeah, they don't want us hanging out

because they're mad at each other.

Yeah, 'cause they're fighting.

- Sounds pretty ridiculous if you ask me.

- I know!

My grandfather's right.

It is gorgeous out here.

What's it like growing up

in the country?

It's clean. It's decent.

It's honest.

These oaks over here, they're

like several hundred years old.

They have a history to share

about the people around here.

This is good.

Let's get off here.

So, what's it like

growing up in New York?

- It's pretty cool.

- Yeah?

I mean I love it there but...

You know, trying to get

a cab in the rain. It's no fun.

Yeah, everyone needs one.

Well, you look pretty

comfortable in a saddle.

- You know that was your grandfather's saddle?

- Really?

Yeah, he spent

thousands of hours in it.

Surprised you got it on Rodeo.

That thing weighs like a ton.

Well, Rodeo made it easy.

[laughs]

Did you know my grandpa well?

He was a great man.

He'd actually be really happy

to see you standing

by Rodeo right now.

Well, are you happy to see me

standing with Rodeo right now?

I believe that is

a loaded question, darling.

But yeah.

[door opens]

Hey, baby.

Are you still giving me

the silent treatment?

It is not fair that just because you don't

like his uncle that I can't see Monty.

- Honey.

- Mom, he's actually a good guy.

I think you're forgetting how

hard that is to actually find.

There's tons of good

guys in the world.

Mom, most the guys his age are

mentally twelve and they're all hands.

At least Monty's different.

Wait a second. How would you know that

after hanging out with him one time? Hm?

Exactly.

Things are complicated here,

Juliet. I... I don't know.

Hugh and I... when I left here he didn't

want to see my side of things and now...

What are you talking about,

mom? Will you just fill me in?

Look, it's not important.

What's important is I don't know how

much longer we can keep the horse.

- What?

- Listen.

We can barely pay

the power bills.

Things are upside down here. Having a

horse is one less expense for me and...

Mom! That horse is the only thing

about this ranch that I like!

You cannot sell him!

- I'm sorry.

- Mom!

It was grandpa's horse.

His name is Rodeo.

I've grown

really close with him.

So, I'll do whatever it takes to

pay for his feed. Or pay for him!

I'll get a job. I'll bus tables

or waitress or work at the

store around the corner.

- Whatever it is!

- You've never held a job down in your life.

Because you never let me.

I left all my friends in New York for you.

You cannot sell this horse.

I've never seen this side of you before. I've

never seen you care so much about something so.

I care about a lot of things.

Okay, you don't have to pretend that you're

always right because sometimes you just aren't.

You're right.

I'll think about it.

Just promise me that you'll

stay away from that boy.

Okay?

Yeah. Okay.

Whatever.

Can I take the car?

Where are you going?

Nan's.

- Or is that not allowed?

- Yes, of course. I'm glad that you're making friends.

Yes, you can borrow the car.

Be back before dark.

Just gonna change.

- Okay.

- Thank you.

You're welcome.

So what happened between you

and Jeremy last night?

Nothing. Why?

- Well, did you guys kiss?

- What?

What is wrong with you, today?

You are way too happy.

Can you keep a secret?

Only 'til I die!

Monty came by this morning

on his horse.

O-M-G, tell me everything!

I thought the heat from you two last night

was going to set the hay bales on fire.

We went for a ride this morning as

the sun came up. It was beautiful!

Oh, I definitely need to

have a long talk with Jeremy.

He was gonna kiss me.

But then his uncle shows up.

Yeah, I don't know. I guess he's still

doing work on the ranch or something.

- That's a bummer.

- Yeah. Tell me about it.

And also my mom doesn't want me

talking to Monty because apparently

because her and his uncle have

some kind of history.

- That's weird.

- And they want to sell Rodeo

because we don't have

money apparently.

- Oh, no. Not Rodeo.

- Yeah.

But I mean you still want

to see Monty, right?

Of course I do.

Well, I mean

I might have a plan.

My folks are always talking about

hiring some extra help around here.

And there are plenty of chores

that you could do.

Are you offering me a job?

It would help pay

for the feed for Rodeo.

Plus, you gotta keep your

budding romance a secret.

Okay, I get the first part, but I'm

not sure I catch the second one.

Okay, two words:
barrel racing.

What?

There's an annual competition.

It's called

the Holiday Stampede.

It runs right before Christmas and there's

a big prize for best all around cowgirl.

If you win,

you could keep Rodeo.

Okay, there's just one problem with that.

I have no idea how to barrel race!

Look, you're already good with Rodeo

and he was a barrel racing horse.

He was?

Yeah! And I mean I've worked him out a

couple of times. He's still pretty fast.

What kind of money are

we talking?

How do you city girls put it?

Five large?

- Five thousand dollars?

- Mhm.

Okay.

And I mean competition's

not stiff this year,

so it wouldn't take too

much to get you caught up.

But I'm no expert.

But I know someone who is.

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