Safe Haven Page #4

ALEX:
What the hell just happened here?

- I'm sorry, I should've told you about that.

- I just made a giant hole in your floor.

- The hole was there. So you're OK.

- I can fix this.

- I have...

- You're OK, right?

I have a hammer

and some nails in my truck.

- You're fine, you're fine.

- It would take me two minutes to...

- Alex, it's...

- You don't want to leave a giant hole...

- OK. Here.

- So...

(LAUGHING)

- So...

- All right.

- I'm fine. I promise.

- I'm gonna go.

Bye, Josh.

- Bye.

- I had fun.

ALEX:
That's it?

- How about some manners?

- He's fine. He's fine.

He's tired.

Thank you, again.

I had fun.

Hey, anytime.

I think they had more fun

with you than me.

KATIE:
Drive safe.

Bye.

Careful up there.

You know, if you fall, it's not gonna

be anybody's fault but your own.

That's enough, honey.

You've got enough of those already.

- Come on in.

- Excuse me, ma'am. Ma'am.

It's me again.

Mind if I come in for a moment?

Actually, this is a very bad time.

It's time for my husband's nap.

Dan, come on in for your nap.

I understand,

I'm so sorry to bother you.

I just needed to ask you

a few more questions.

I answered all of your questions

about her last time.

I really don't know

what you want me to say.

- It's just a moment of your time...

- You wanna bring some cherries home?

- No, dear, he doesn't. No.

- No, sir. Thank you.

Have a good day.

(DOOR LOCKING)

(BOAT HORN BLOWS IN DISTANCE)

Here's one.

Hey, Katie! Come here and you try.

No, I don't really know

what I'm doing, so...

MADDIE:
- Come on, you can do it.

- Come on, it's easy.

- It's tradition.

- OK. All right. What do I do?

You just see a fish and you stab it.

- I... I stab a fish. OK, easy.

- Yeah.

FRANKIE:
- I'm your eyes.

- How do I...?

FRANKIE:
Here's one right here.

- Get him!

- You see it? OK, you just stab it, OK?

OK, OK, I got it, I got it.

Whoo!

Oh, sh*t, I got it!

ALEX:
What's this?

This is a gift.

- This is to say thank you.

- Wha...?

- Did you actually catch this?

- I speared it.

You gigged it.

- I gigged it? I gigged it.

- You gigged it.

Josh, look at this.

- She gigged it.

JOSH:
- Cool.

- That is disgusting.

- That is...

But you know what?

I can't accept it.

You're gonna have to stop

doing nice things for me.

Ah... Well...

...you could just say thank you.

OK, well, thank you,

for thank you flounder.

(GIGGLES)

- I'm gonna put it in the fridge.

- Yeah.

- All right.

(DOOR BELL JINGLING)

Did Josh leave already?

Yeah, I'll take you to soccer, sweetheart.

Go get your backpack.

- OK.

- Hey, Lexie.

LEXIE:
Hi.

- What about my snack?

- Uh...

- I'll get you some oranges, all right?

- OK.

All right, well, you'll have

to let me know how the fish is.

Oh, I'm sure it'll be great.

We'll probably grill that up tonight.

- Yeah? Well, good.

- Mm-hm.

I don't know how to grill flounder,

but I'm sure you do.

- Oh, it's pretty simple.

- Yeah?

I like to go fishing in my canoe.

You ever go canoeing?

- Canoeing, you ever been?

MAN:
- Canoeing?

- Uh... no.

- I like canoeing.

Where do you go?

Dutchman's Creek.

Dutchman's Creek, lot of gators there.

I like Walden Creek better.

- Just got a new canoe.

ALEX:
- Hm.

Anyway, there's, uh...

It's not the most exciting thing in

the world, but it's beautiful out there.

- You know?

- Yeah.

Hey, I think I got everything I need here.

Spit it out.

Get it over with, will you?

- You wanna go canoeing with me?

- No price tag on it. How much is it?

Yes. Yes, I would.

- You would?

- Yes.

- Tomorrow?

- That'd be great.

OK.

We should be back around six or seven.

There's plenty of food in the fridge.

As you know, the kids won't be shy

about telling you what they don't like.

- Well, it's gonna rain, you know?

- What?

It's not gonna rain.

I checked the weather report.

It said a five percent chance of rain.

Yeah, well,

the weather report's wrong.

They have instruments for this.

Doppler, Super Doppler,

all kinds of other crap.

You have an arthritic knee.

It tightens up, it's gonna rain.

- Don't need a Doppler or Super Doppler...

- It's not gonna rain.

...to figure that out.

(BIRDS TWITTERING)

(INSECTS CHIRRING)

KATIE:
- It's so beautiful.

ALEX:
- Yeah.

This is probably my favorite place

in the whole world.

Did you used to, um...

come here with your wife?

Yeah.

Does it get better? With time?

(SIGHS)

Yeah, yeah.

Yeah, at first, I tried to avoid

any place that we went together.

I tried to forget, I tried

to put it all behind me.

I tried to, you know...

just look forward.

But it just didn't work.

And I realized that if...

...if I'm not thinking about her, who is?

You know? And she didn't deserve that.

She was an amazing woman

and I loved her

and I want my kids to know that.

I want them to know her.

So... I don't know, I just...

We're just keeping our heads down.

Getting to play mom and dad

which is interesting.

Just trying to keep it all together, really.

But today with you, this is probably

the first time that I've looked up.

It's a perfect day.

Did you feel that?

No.

All right.

It's just a little light shower.

It'll pass in a bit.

- Yeah, just a little...

- Let's go over here.

(THUNDER RUMBLING)

It's off in the distance.

We'll be all right.

- Did you hear that? (LAUGHS)

- We're all right under here.

(THUNDER CRASHES)

- OK! Uh...

You know what?

I have a better idea.

You hungry?

- Yeah. OK.

- OK. All right.

Come on.

Oh, my gosh! (LAUGHING)

(SCREAMS, LAUGHS)

Come on.

(SQUEALING)

Hello. How's it going?

- Want to just sit here?

- Can we seat ourselves?

(LAUGHING)

I have a friend who's

coming back from Charlotte.

He should be able to pick us up

on his way back through,

but he isn't picking up his phone, so...

Well, no rush.

I mean, I'm happy here.

- So...

- Yeah?

Yeah.

It's a big study. That's

what this whole book is about.

What I always wondered was gorillas,

maybe the strongest animals on the planet.

- Primates, anyway.

- Yeah. Mm-hm.

- Don't eat meat.

- Fruits and vegetables.

They eat mostly kale.

Yes, kale is fantastic for your body.

Is there protein in kale

or is that just...?

- I'm sure there is.

- Where does the strength come from?

- They have to... it has to be genetic.

- It's genetic, but...

Except what are you gonna eat?

Fruit, vegetables, nuts...

I'm guessing Rhett will be here soon.

I should probably settle the...

It sure cleared out.

- Let me see if I can find someone.

- Thank you, by the way.

You're welcome.

Hello?

(SLOW-TEMPO SONG PLAYING)

- Hello?

This song is nice.

(VOLUME INCREASES)

(CHUCKLING)

(LAUGHING)

Let's go this way.

What's this?

- Well, thank you.

- Oh, you're welcome.

- How's my hat?

- Very pretty.

Thank you.

(LAUGHING)

(LAUGHING)

(POLICE SIREN CHIRPING)

RHETT:
(OVER SPEAKER)

Step away from the girl!

ALEX:

All right, all right. It's just Rhett.

(RHETT LAUGHING)

- Come on.

(SIREN CHIRPING)

- Come on.

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