Stranded in Paradise Page #7

WHAT?

YOU KNOW, JUST, LIKE, HAPPY

IN YOUR LIFE?

WELL, I MEAN, I GUESS I--

I DON'T KNOW.

I-I MEAN--

I GUESS I'M O...KAY.

YOU OKAY?

YEAH, I'VE NEVER BEEN BETTER.

HMM.

YEAH, HOLD ON

TO THESE BOXES FOR ME, OKAY?

OKAY.

HI, TESS.

IS EVERYTHING OKAY?

EVERYTHING'S ACTUALLY

FANTASTIC.

LISTEN, I JUST STOPPED BY

TO TELL YOU:

THAT I'M NOT GONNA BE ABLE

TO TAKE THE PROMOTION.

IT'S NOTHING BAD.

I'M NOT UPSET.

EVERYTHING'S FINE.

I JUST-- I FEEL LIKE

IT'S--

IT'S NOT GONNA MAKE ME HAPPY.

HAPPY.

HAPPY.

YOU HAVEN'T EVEN-- EVEN

HEARD YOUR SALARY YET.

OH, TRUST ME,

THAT'S NOT THE POINT.

IT'LL MAKE YOU HAPPY.

WELL, I DON'T THINK IT WILL.

[laughs] I FEEL LIKE I NEED

TO DO SOMETHING REALLY

DIFFERENT WITH MY LIFE.

WHICH IS WHAT?

I DON'T EVEN KNOW YET.

LOOK, TRUST ME,

DON'T GET ME WRONG,

IT'S-- IT'S NOT YOU GUYS.

I'M INCREDIBLY GRATEFUL

TO CONNOR.COM FOR EVERYTHING

THAT YOU HAVE DONE FOR ME,

GAVE ME A HOME:

AFTER BUSINESS SCHOOL.

I JUST FEEL LIKE...

I DON'T WANT TO PLAY I SAFE ANYMORE.

I'M SORRY.

I DON'T THINK I UNDERSTAND.

I KNOW.

KIND OF HAD TO BE THERE.

WHERE?

UH...

THE EDGE OF A HURRICANE.

WHAT?

HEY, YOU KNOW WHAT?

LET'S TALK BUSINESS.

I AM NOT GONNA LEAVE YOU

IN THE LURCH,

AND I KNOW EXACTLY WHO

YOU SHOULD REPLACE ME WITH.

HEY.

I TOLD YOU:

I'D FIND YOU A JOB.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.

WELL, CLEARLY,

YOU CAN SAY,

"I'LL START TODAY"

IT LOOKS LIKE.

[laughter]

- I CAN.

- GOOD.

LISTEN, I STOPPED BY TO GET YOU

UP TO THE SPEED:

FOR THE BOARD MEETING,

BUT THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE

I NEED YOU TO DO FOR ME--

I NEED YOU TO DO ME A FAVOR.

I WANT YOU TO:

TAKE CARE OF ERIN

THE WAY I TOOK CARE OF YOU.

THAT'S THE WAY MR. CONNOR

TOOK CARE OF ME.

OF COURSE. YOU KNOW

I'M ALL ABOUT LEANING IN.

I KNOW.

THAT'S WHY YOU'RE HERE.

BUT, TESS,

I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

WHY AREN'T YOU HERE?

I HAVE SOMEWHERE

I NEED TO BE.

[birds cooing]

[doorbell rings]

- HI.

- OH, HI.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

IT'S NOT TIME FOR OUR LUNCH.

I JUST STOPPED BY

TO SAY HI.

- COME ON IN.

- OKAY.

- HI.

- I BROUGHT YOU FLOWERS.

DARLING, FLOWERS DIE.

IT'S A WASTE OF MONEY.

YES, BUT THESE ARE IN

A PRACTICAL POT FOR YOU.

[sniffs]

THANK YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

I ALSO BROUGHT YOU

THE MONEY THAT I OWE YOU.

DARLING, WAI TILL YOU GET A JOB.

SERIOUSLY, YOU HAVE TO BE

CAREFUL ABOUT YOUR FINANCES.

MOM, I AM CAREFUL

ABOUT MY FINANCES.

YOU TAUGHT ME THAT.

- WELL, IT'S IMPORTANT.

- I KNOW.

YOU CAN'T RELY ON ANYONE

IN THIS LIFE BUT YOURSELF.

BELIEVE ME.

MOM, EVERYONE KNOWS

THE STORY AT THIS POINT.

DADDY LEFT WHEN:

I WAS A TODDLER,

YOU HAD TO RAISE ME

BY YOURSELF.

I KNOW.

I KNOW HOW YOU FEEL.

MOTHER, I KNOW.

I CARRY AROUND:

THIS PAIN AND THIS ANGER

AND THIS DISAPPOINTMEN OVER EVERYTHING,

AND I THINK I'M JUS FINALLY REALIZING,

YOU KNOW,

THAT IT'S NOT EVEN MINE.

OF COURSE IT'S NOT.

IT'S MINE.

IT'S ALWAYS BEEN MINE.

SO HAVE YOU LOOKED FOR

A JOB?

DON'T DAWDLE ON THESE THINGS.

YES.

I, UH, ACTUALLY TURNED DOWN

A JOB.

EXCUSE ME?

CONNOR OFFERED ME

A PROMOTION,

AND I SAID NO.

YOU TURNED IT DOWN?

YEAH.

I DON'T WANT IT.

WELL, YOU DON'T WAN TO BE EMPLOYED?

NO, I JUST DON'T WAN TO BE EMPLOYED

JUST TO BE EMPLOYED.

[laughs]

I DON'T EVEN KNOW

WHAT TO SAY.

- REALLY. HARD TO BELIEVE.

- MOTHER.

MOTHER, I'M GONNA--

I'M GONNA TAKE

SOME TIME OFF.

OFF FROM WHAT,

BEING JOBLESS?

I UNDERSTAND.

I GET THAT YOU DON'T THINK

THAT ME LOSING MY JOB

IS AN OPPORTUNITY,

BUT, YOU KNOW,

I KIND OF FEEL LIKE IT IS.

SO, YOU KNOW,

EVERYTHING IN MY LIFE

HAS ALWAYS BEEN SO PLANNED,

AND I'M NOT SAYING

THERE'S ANYTHING WRONG

WITH MAKING PLANS,

BUT YOU KNOW,

MAYBE FOR ONCE I COULD

JUST LET GO FOR A MINUTE

AND KIND OF JUST SEE

WHAT I FIND:

OR...WHAT FINDS ME.

BUT WHAT IF WHAT YOU

FIND IS BAD?

IT MIGHT BE BAD:

WHAT I FIND,

BUT WHAT IF WHA I FIND IS GOOD?

I DON'T KNOW.

IT'S JUST THE IDEA, THE...

THAT WAY OF THINKING

JUST SCARES ME.

YEAH.

SCARES YOU?

IT JUST DOES.

WOW, MOM.

IT SCARES ME TOO.

WELL--

BUT I MIGHT JUS TRY IT ANYWAY, YOU KNOW?

SEE WHAT HAPPENS.

WELL, ANYWAY, I CAN'T TELL

YOU WHAT TO DO.

[laughs]

SINCE WHEN?

[laughs]

OKAY, OKAY, I'M A MOTHER.

IT'S WHAT WE DO BEST.

I KNOW.

GOT ANY GOOD STORIES

ABOUT PUERTO RICO?

JUST ONE.

- REALLY?

- MM-HMM.

- [chuckles]

- I DO HAVE ONE.

OH, I FEEL TERRIBLE

YOU HAD TO GET A NEW FLIGH JUST TO HELP ME

WITH THE REPAIRS.

OH, DON'T.

REALLY, IT'S--

DON'T AT ALL.

IT'S BEEN NICE,

BEING AT HOME AGAIN,

EVEN FOR JUST A LITTLE WHILE.

I THOUGHT VAGABONDS

LIKE TO TRAVEL.

[laughs] WE DO.

WE DO.

AND YOU KNOW WHAT'S NICE?

BEING ABLE TO HELP PEOPLE.

BEST DECISION I EVER MADE.

BUT?

BUT I THINK:

THIS OLD VAGABOND

MIGHT BE A LITTLE MORE HOMESICK

THAN HE WAS READY

TO ADMIT.

PROBLEM IS,

I DON'T HAVE A HOME.

YOU KNOW WHA THEY SAY ABOUT HOME, RIGHT?

IT'S WHERE THE HEART IS.

THAT COULD BE ANYWHERE.

DENVER, PERHAPS?

YOU HEARD FROM HER?

AN EMAIL SAYING:

THAT SHE LANDED SAFELY,

BUT SHE DOESN'T HAVE

HER REPLACEMENT PHONE YET,

SO I'M SURE

SHE'LL GET IN TOUCH.

SURE.

I'M SURPRISED

YOU LET HER GO.

WELL, LAST I HEARD,

KIDNAPPING'S ILLEGAL.

DID YOU EVEN:

MAKE AN EFFORT?

I ASKED HER TO STAY.

I DID.

I DID.

YOU KNOW, SHE'S GO A LOT OF STUFF

SHE HAS TO WORK OUT ON HER OWN.

DON'T WAIT TOO LONG, DEAR.

GOD PROVIDES:

THE OPPORTUNITIES,

BUT IT'S UP TO US

TO TAKE THEM.

STELLA!

I TOOK A LEAP OF FAITH!

OH, DEAR.

WHAT?

CARTER FINISHED:

THE REPAIRS EARLY.

HE LEFT TODAY.

man, distantly:

SEOR CARTER. SEOR CARTER!

SEOR CARTER!

[beep]

UH, SORRY.

PERMISO. PERMISO.

EXCUSE ME.

UH...

EXCUSE ME, EXCUSE ME.

SEOR CARTER!

SEOR CARTER!

[laughs]

- SEOR CARTER?

- AH, LUIS.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

AFTER THIS WEEK?

PHEW, I NEED A VACATION.

DOLLYWOOD.

EVERYBODY LOVES:

SEORA PARTON.

GOOD FOR YOU.

HAVE FUN.

YEAH, BUT WHAT ARE

YOU DOING HERE?

I THOUGHT YOU'D BE

WITH SEORA TESS.

- [beep]

- I'M GOING TO

THE PHILIPPINES...EVENTUALLY.

I THOUGHT-- EXCUSE ME.

I THOUGHT YOU'D BE WITH HER.

SHE WENT BACK:

TO DENVER, LUIS.

WELL, SHE MUS HAVE CAME BACK AGAIN.

- NO, SHE WENT HOME.

- YEAH?

NO, I JUST SAW HER

GETTING IN A TAXI,

I THOUGHT TO BE WITH YOU.

YOU GOT THIS WONDERFUL MAGIC.

WAIT, WAIT,

YOU THINK YOU SAW TESS?

- SI.

- HERE?

- SI.

- YOU SAW HER HERE TODAY?

- SI.

- YOU'RE POSITIVE?

- SI!

- AND SHE WAS LEAVING?

WELL, SHE WAS ALIVE.

SHE WAS NOT DEAD--

NO, NOT LIVING, LUIS.

LEAVING.

YES! SHE WAS LEAVING

IN A TAXI-- I SAW HER.

- JUST NOW?

- I JUST SAW HER, YES.

- IT WAS SILLY.

- NO.

IT WAS WHAT YOU SAID,

"A LEAP OF FAITH."

THAT ENDED BADLY.

ONLY IF YOU LET I BE THE ENDING.

I THINK IN--

A RECALIBRATION:

IS IN ORDER BEFORE

MY NEXT LEAP OF FAITH.

[light music]

HOWDY, DENVER.

HEY, TULSA.

I THOUGHT YOU WERE

IN THE PHILIPPINES.

I THOUGHT YOU WERE AT WORK.

WHOO!

HA HA!

HEY!

HEY, SEORA TESS,

SEOR CARTER!

STELLA, COME ON.

SEE THEM.

[bomba music playing]

[Luis yells in Spanish]

[music playing,

Luis shouting in Spanish]

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