Sacred Vow Page #3

We have nothing.

We need to turn

to him often.

We need to protect

each other.

If we hold on to what we

believe in and if we hold

On to each other, nothing

can ever tear us apart.

Doug, will you please

just wait a minute!

I knew this

was a bad idea!

I trusted you!

Please just calm down.

Come back inside.

Why? So i can

listen to your father

Degrade me even more?

No, it's

not like that.

- It is exactly like that.

You knew what i

was walking into.

Listen, he didn't

mean any of that, okay?

Rich people just,

They say strange

things sometimes and...

Just keep justifying

him trying to make me

Feel like a loser.

No. He was wrong to

have asked you

All of those questions.

What i'm saying is none

of those questions

Should matter to you.

There's a lot you don't

know about me, amber.

You don't know what it's

like to be kicked out

Of every foster care

by one abusive

Drunk after another.

What it's like to eat out

of garbage cans and beg

For food on the street.

Back when we were

in high school,

There were nights when

i slept on the street

With the bums.

Why didn't you

ever say something?

It doesn't

matter anymore.

I'm not gonna

be a victim.

I'm a survivor.

Under the circumstances,

Junior college is the

best i could afford.

But i get it.

I'm not good enough for

daddy's little girl.

- That is not true.

You've treated me better

than anybody ever has, doug.

You're the only person

who's ever fought for me.

Please don't stop.

I don't want to lose

you just because

My dad is closed minded.

I would live in a

cardboard box with you.

Let me in.

I'm not gonna hurt you.

- I can't.

Doug, you

can trust me.

Listen to me, i'm never

ever going anywhere,

Okay?

We can start our

own life together.

You had

such character,

Even at a young age, and

you'd been through so

Much, more than most.

And i know my father

eventually came to have

Great respect for you.

And that night changed

everything because i was

Able to stand up

for someone i loved.

You.

I don't know if

you knew this or not,

But she put me

through college.

She worked two jobs

and never complained.

I couldn't have done

any of it without her.

What i wouldn't do to

have those moments

Back again with her.

- Hey.

- Hey.

I missed you.

What's the

special occasion?

I just want to let you

know how thankful i am

For you helping me.

I mean, helping us

get through college.

We're almost there.

- We're a team.

- Yeah.

Are you hungry?

- Starving.

Would you like some

of this very rare generic

Brand 1993 root beer?

- I would love some.

- Okay.

For you...

And for me.

And a toast to...

- Forever.

- To forever.

And dinner is served.

Ramen noodles with

sliced hog dogs du jour.

- My favorite.

I thought that fillet

mignon with asparagus

And hollandaise sauce

was your favorite.

It doesn't matter

what we eat

As long as i'm with you.

- Let's dig in.

- Thank you.

- You're welcome.

I don't know what

i'd do without you.

You'll never

have to find out.

One second.

May i have this dance?

- You may.

we can live

our whole lives...

missing every sun rise...

with bills to

pay and no time...

for me and you...

we can buy a big place...

that you could see

from outer space...

but if i never

see your face...

Sometimes we take

our love for granted,

And we stop doing the

little things that

Kindled that spark

in the first place.

Just like a plant needs

sunlight and water to

Live, a relationship

needs constant love

And nurturing so

it doesn't die.

I don't want

anything from you, doug.

But i do have

a few requests.

- What do you mean?

- It's all right here.

Those are my

stipulations.

And i'm not asking

for very much.

So the money, this house,

the car, it's all yours.

- This is absurd.

You have to survive.

Sign the papers.

- In 30 days.

- No.

Now!

- After izzy's birthday.

30 days.

In the meantime, you and

i need to carry on like

Everything's as normal

as possible for her sake.

That's not

asking very much.

You are just prolonging

the inevitable.

It's not gonna

change my mind.

Just sign the papers.

We owe her

that much, doug.

- Okay. 30 days.

But after that, you are

signing those papers.

- You have my word.

I could understand

that part of it.

A month didn't

seem unreasonable,

But the words that came

out of her mouth next,

I...i thought she'd

lost her mind.

There is one

other thing.

- What?

Do you remember

on our wedding day,

You carried me from the

church to the limousine?

- Yeah.

Yeah, of course i do.

- I want that again.

You're not

making any sense.

Every day for

the next 30 days,

Be just like

our wedding day.

You carry me from this

room to the front door

When you go to work.

Amber, that's

just stupid.

- It's not stupid to me.

Amber, i need

you to hear me.

Our marriage is over.

This stunt, there's

nothing you can do that's

Gonna change my mind.

I will stay here in this

marriage for 30 days,

But that's it.

I'm just not gonna

carry you to the door.

I've given you the

best years of my life.

I kept my vows to

you and to god.

I have served

your every need,

And i have loved you

with all my heart.

You can't do

this one thing?

Don't make me beg.

- Okay.

I will carry you

to the door

But then you're gonna

sign those papers,

And that will be it, right?

Nothing more,

nothing else.

- That's all i want.

- Okay.

I'm late for work.

So come on,

let's do this.

Come on, come on,

let's do this.

Let's...it starts today.

- Yeah.

I felt like it was

a cruel waste of time.

One of the most awkward

moments of my life.

My wife had become a

stranger in my arms.

Intimacy and touch,

i think those are the

Things people long for.

It's what people need.

And it's what separates

the other relationships

In our lives.

- What's going on?

Mom and i are just

having a little fun.

Don't tell

her about the divorce.

Please.

- I've gotta go to work.

Bye, munchkin.

- Bye.

Bye, daddy.

- I'll see you tonight.

I like it when

dad carries you.

- So do i.

I like it too.

Do you know how

much i love you?

- Yeah.

- Do you?

Yeah.

Don't ever forget that.

- I won't.

- Okay.

- Why are you crying?

Oh, these

are happy tears.

It's all good.

- Love you.

- Love you baby.

I'll see you later.

Bye bye.

Bye.

You should have

seen the look

On my daughter's face.

It's like we're living

in some fairy tale.

- 30 days.

- Yeah.

- And you agreed?

What was i

supposed to do?

She laid a huge

guilt trip on me.

You're supposed

to say no.

That woman's crazy.

She needs to be

institutionalized.

- I hate her for this.

This is gonna crush my

daughter even more when

She finds out the truth

about the divorce.

I couldn't

face the truth.

When you're doing

something that you know

Is wrong, deep down

inside you have to have

Someone to blame

besides yourself.

- All right.

Let's do this.

- Okay.

I could smell the

fragrance of her blouse.

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