Sweet Hearts Dance Page #3

He always has.

Yes, well, I find it romantic,

if you know what I mean.

Yes.

Oh, yes, well,

it's too romantic for me.

Too bad you won't be

with us for Christmas.

You made it this far.

You could stay, you know.

It'd be a lot more fun

than going all the way to Florida.

I mean, Florida. God, what a drag.

It's going to be warm there.

I have to visit

my own mommy and daddy.

Yes, but I'm going to miss you.

Good. It'll give you something

to do till New Year's Eve.

What are you looking for?

I hope you find it.

This is like going

to the ophthalmologist.

I've never told

anybody this before.

But you are really

changing my life.

You're improving

the quality of my life.

Then I'm glad

I didn't know you before this.

You don't believe me,

do you?

I can make myself

a little more clear.

Just shut up and give me

my Christmas present.

Get up there and seal

all those vents and hatches.

Make sure you get them

sealed good.

Finish rolling out that last section

of roof before we lose the whole thing.

Well, if it isn't the lovebirds.

What the hell are you doing here?

School's closed.

We're going shopping.

Who is?

We are. You and I.

For Christmas, remember?

When people buy presents

and are nice to each other?

We're not going shopping

at 7:
00 in the morning.

No, I'm going into my off! Ce

to do some work. Adie's going away...

and she just stopped by to drop me off

because I don't have a car.

Is that okay? We brought you something.

Christmas muffins.

Christmas muffins.

Yes. Adie made them.

No kidding.

You made them, huh?

Talented.

Thanks.

Sorry.

Well, I'll see you.

I forgot to tell you something.

I'm going to miss you.

Oh, well, okay.

I'm going to miss you too.

Okay, great. It's a deal.

She loves me.

What can I tell you?

Jesus.

Oh, you got yourself

all set up here, don't you?

Oh, yeah.

It's really great, Sam.

So, pretty happy that things

have worked out the way they have?

- Yes.

- Really?

- You're really happy, huh?

- Yes, I'm really goddamn happy.

Couldn't help being curious

as to why you seem so miserable.

- What, is that the way I seem?

- Yes.

Well, that's a misperception then,

'cause I am very happy.

I'm close to my work.

Nobody gives me any crap about it.

I got all the comforts of home.

I don't even have to put

the toilet seat down after I go pee-pee.

Combine lines 20 to 40.

Yes, thanks.

And my kids come to see me.

Which they damn well better do

any minute now.

And people bring me

Christmas muffins.

So, what's the problem?

What about Sandy?

Exactly. I haven't had a fight

with anybody in over a month.

You don't miss her?

I mean, you know.

You know.

Oh, the other kind

of muffins.

Muff muffins.

No.

I didn't miss them the whole last year

when we weren't making muffins.

So I don't miss them

any more now.

Doesn't look like you're going

to the Caribbean, does it?

No, I guess not, Sam.

Goddamn it, Canecki.

Don't just use the plastic around there.

- You going to put tar around those vents.

- Okay.

I going to go to work.

Harry, don't spare

any of those nails...

- Daddy!

- Or that paper will blow off.

Come here, you little rugrat.

It's about time.

Daddy, I want to go up

in that orange thing.

Hi, Debs.

Okay, sweetheart.

- Hi. How you doing?

- Great. How you doing?

Good. Hi, Kyle.

Will you tell this guy

to go talk to his father?

He's a jerk.

No, he's just, you know,

acting like a jerk.

Yes, well, I don't talk to jerks

or people who act like jerks.

He really loves you, Sandy.

- Who's that?

- Wiley. He really does.

He really misses you,

and he's very upset.

- And I think it's a matter of time...

- Sam, this isn't high school...

so let's not pretend

that we're still 17, okay?

Okay. Well, I going to go...

into the high school.

You got a hold?

Hold real tight.

Look. You can almost

see the house from here.

Isn't this neat?

What's wrong, Debs?

You're not going to be here

to put it together.

Merry f***ing Christmas.

Hey, Merry Christmas.

Your dad here?

Hey, you came home, huh?

No, Sam, just visiting.

Oh. No muffins, huh?

No. No muffins.

- Where's Adie?

- Florida.

Yes. No muffins, huh?

No.

It's a very disappointing

Christmas, muffin- wise.

Fa la la la la la la la la

Merry Christmas.

Wiley, you've got to find something

for this kid to do before he blows up.

You want to come and work with me

at the gym, son?

I'd rather get gangrene

all over my body.

Great.

You got yourself a job.

I guess you guys know what happens

a week from now.

No, what's that?

It's the Horses'

New Year's Eve party.

- I'm going.

- You taking Adie?

Oh, you bet. She can't wait.

She's flying in special for it.

I remember what a rollicking

good time it was...

when the Horses

all get together and feud.

Yes, well, it's our last chance

before we get kicked out to pasture.

We're getting old.

You guys coming?

Oh, yeah, you going to come.

You're the president.

President has to be there.

It's in the charter.

Sandy, what do you say?

I'll wait and see how

the rest of the year pans out.

Okay. It's settled.

You can double up with me and Adie.

Be just like old times.

See? Merry Christmas.

Nothing to it.

Everything's the same color.

I don't think I understand.

Does the sun come through

your bathing suit or something?

And what's your mother

say about this?

She tells me

to wear sunscreen.

Oh, well, so you had sunscreen on.

That's different.

I thought for a minute there

you were totally naked.

Was this in a part of Florida

where there were no other people?

You're not feeling possessive

or anything, are you?

Not at all.

Is that the way it seems?

No, I love having my sweetheart

walking around exposing herself.

We're here.

Yes, so?

So?

You invited her.

Why don't you go get her?

You get out, you walk up the sidewalk,

you knock on the door.

You could've just honked.

Isn't this great?

Am I the only one here

who's freezing?

She doesn't even feel the cold.

She doesn't even wear a bathing suit.

I'm insensitive.

What happened to my tie?

Kyle wanted me

to wear this one.

- What was wrong with my tie?

- It was ugly.

Old Horses never die.

They stick around forever.

Old Horses never die.

They stick around forever.

Yes, you get it?

"Stick around."

It's off to the glue factory...

for all you suckers that had

the poor sense to turn 35 this year.

If they raid this place...

we could get arrested

for encouraging stupidity.

Let's not feel

too sorry for them.

They're going to the Caribbean!

Let me present, for the last time,

the Horses...

Do you ever wonder why women

don't have groups like this?

We're too smart.

And anyway we don't have time.

I think it's because

we don't need them.

You know, to make friends

and everything.

Of course, I don't have

any friends, so...

- You?

- Oh, I've got tons of friends.

Maybe we should just grow peckers

and join up.

Sam Manners, what is it?

Oh, yeah, big shot.

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