Rodeo and Juliet Page #6

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really starting to bother me.

It's just

for a little while longer.

- Can I just tell her?

- No!

Not until after the competition.

You owe that to Rodeo.

What's gonna happen

after I leave?

Are you talking

about Rodeo or Monty?

Both?

Well, you can board

Rodeo up here.

I don't know about Monty.

What if I don't win? I can't

stand to think about losing.

So don't lose.

Hey, good boy.

Well.

How you feeling?

Good. I think Rodeo's

a little sore though.

What about you?

- Only when I sit.

- [laughter]

How long do you think we can

hide this from my mom and Hugh?

I don't even wanna think

about it.

You're doing so good.

You know what? You're a natural.

Thank you.

So weird. I...

You know, sometimes it feels like...

I was never even in the city,

as weird as that sounds.

Sounds like you found happiness.

Yeah, I am pretty happy.

I thought

I was happy there, too. So...

I don't know.

Sometimes I feel like

I don't wanna go back.

Well, you know what? I don't

even want you to leave either.

No?

Nah.

You know what? Let's

just take a break for today.

Go for a ride.

- Yeah?

- Yeah.

I know a sweet little spot

that's nearby.

[laughter]

It's beautiful.

Yeah, I don't think I've ever

taken anybody here before.

You look so beautiful.

You ready?

- Yep.

- All right.

Let's go, Rodeo.

Oh, no! Oh! Oh, no! Mom alert!

Mom alert!

Come on! Less lead!

Bring him home! Bring him home!

Woo!

You just tied the record

for your division!

Yeah, well, a tie isn't a win.

You ride like that at

Stampede and it will be.

Woo!

- Easy, buddy.

- Good job.

- That was amazing!

- Juliet, your mom is here! Juliet! Juliet!

- What?

- Yes!

- Hide!

- What?

Go! Hide!

Hey!

- Hey!

- Hello, Ms. Rogers.

- What are you doing here?

- I came to see you ride!

- [stuttering] Great.

- She's doing a great job!

[laughing] Okay, awesome!

Okay, can I... I just need

to tell you something, okay?

- What's going on?

- I...

She just wants to tell you

that she's doing a great job!

And you are.

You're doing great. You are.

- Yeah, that's what I wanted to say.

- Well, that's great.

- Doing a great job.

- Great.

- Yeah!

- Well, I wanna see a practice run.

No! Uh, well we wanted it

to be a surprise, right?

- Yeah, a surprise!

- Yeah!

No, stop it. I wanna

see a practice run.

You know what, Ms. Rodgers?

You are just the best mom

a friend of mine has ever had.

Hm. Okay, why are you being so

nice, and what's happening here?

Mom, it's Nan. She's a weirdo.

We know these things.

[knocking]

[knocking]

[laughing]

He's not here.

He's in court all day.

Well, look at you.

You always know

how to surprise me.

Sweet talking isn't

gonna get you anywhere.

[laughing]

Was worth a shot, wasn't it?

[laughing]

No.

Well, how about this one?

I read all your books.

- Aw, you learned to read?

- I did! I did!

One of my favorites...

Not the favorite...

One of my favorites was...

"Sister of Seven Gables."

You know why? I liked that little

twisty thing at the end when they find

the hidden treasure in the barn.

That was good.

But my all time favorite...

All time favorite...

"The Winds from Far, Far Away."

You know why?

'Cause that lady-doctor

fakes her own death just so she can be with

her long lost one true love. Her soulmate.

You know, I never stopped believing that

you would come back and here you are.

Then why are we fighting?

[sighs] Well...

It's because

of what your dad wanted.

He wanted us to share the ranch.

Your dad didn't want us

to be apart. Ever.

My dad was very stubborn.

- Yeah. And so are you.

- So are you.

Why is it so hard for you

to accept us sharing the ranch?

'Cause I don't want to.

People don't change, Hugh.

Karen. If I can learn to read,

you can change.

[sighs]

What do you think

about all this, Rodeo? Hm?

Think we're ready?

[door opens]

Found the will.

Says half...

Right.

What's on your mind, Uncle Hugh?

Well, just thinking

about the ranch.

Thinking about Karen.

Hey, can I borrow that truck?

Take Rodeo to Holiday Stampede?

And Juliet's doing pretty good.

She might have a chance.

She tell you that?

Nan mentioned it.

Hm.

You've been training her?

No. Why would I do that?

[laughing]

You can't lie to me, Monty.

As soon as I see how she rides, the way

she sits the horse, the way she reins.

I'll know you trained her.

Look, I didn't want her

to lose the horse.

- It's her grandpa's horse.

- Now, you know I would never let Rodeo go to a stranger.

That horse is family.

All right.

Does her mother know?

We've been keeping it a secret.

Okay.

You know her mother blames me for

this whole ranch mess, right?

I'm sorry, all right?

I wasn't thinking.

Yeah, you were thinking,

all right.

Look, you're making it worse.

Now, don't go

putting this on me.

You're the one

who stepped in it.

Hey. Come here.

Listen. Come here.

Listen, look at me. You know

I love you like a son, right?

- Yeah.

- Like my own damn son.

I'm gonna call Karen and I'm gonna

have a reason to borrow him.

And you are gonna tell her

what's been going on.

Woah.

- Yeah.

- Not a good idea.

Finish cleaning that bucket out.

- Yeah.

- Did you know about this?

Karen. I just found out. That's why

we're here. What is the big deal?

Were you afraid that I might hear something

from Monty about what you do at the ranch?

Wait a minute, have you been

spying on me?

- No, it wasn't like that.

- Wait, all of this was a lie?

No, look! I wanted you to win.

Hold on a second.

She's out of the competition.

Mom! What? Please don't say that.

I have to win for Rodeo. Please!

You should've thought about

that before you lied to me.

What have you been doing to me my entire

life? Your whole life here was a lie.

Oh.

- Mom.

- There are no...

- Take the horse!

- We're done.

- Mom! Please just hear me out!

- No, Juliet!

Hear me out.

I've worked so hard.

- A lie is a lie.

- All we did was train for the barrel race. That's it!

- Seems like more than that to me.

- It was one kiss!

- Okay, but he's a good guy.

- Not good enough, Juliet.

Hugh!

[knocking] [door opens]

- Oh, God.

- We need to talk.

- I don't wanna talk to you.

- I do not want to see this ranch

or that horse to go to anybody that does

not know how much your daddy loved them.

I understand! I get it, okay?

I found my father's will.

It was in Judge Lawrence's office.

I understand.

You were right! You get half!

Are you happy?

- And you weren't gonna tell me?

- No, I just found out about it today!

Then why are we putting the kids in the

middle of this? This is not their fault.

I know.

I know it's not their fault.

But right now I feel like

nothing makes sense to me.

I wanna sell the ranch.

I wanna get rid of the horse.

I wanna get out of here.

I just want

some closure in my life.

Karen, I told you

you were always the one.

Always.

Coming back here has stirred up all

of these memories and I just...

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