The Best Man Holiday Page #8

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Yay!

Can we talk?

I am going to resign, Julian.

Absolutely not.

No.

Candace, listen to me.

The school does

not work without you.

We can find another way.

Together.

Listen.

I don't care what happened.

Because I love you.

I needed the money.

Okay?

Okay.

Okay.

And for the record,

it was once.

I was young and I was stupid,

and I was drunk!

Babe...

Stop.

But I have moved on

and I am those girls' mother.

And Julian,

I am your wife.

Come to me first.

Yes, baby. I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

You and those girls

are my entire life.

Just please forgive me.

Please.

I guess.

Baby

I love you, Julian.

I am so sorry.

I love you.

Lance, calm down.

How can I calm down?

I let my guard down.

I let my guard down!

I got sucker-punched. Again!

We don't know the full story...

I know enough of the story.

You think you do.

But we won't know until

we speak with Harper.

No. F*** Harper!

F*** him!

Right.

There it is.

What?

You're so filled

with anger that you...

And it's all aimed at him, but

we all played a part in it.

No. No, Mia.

We have never had

this discussion before,

and we are not about

to start right now!

Tell me how

angry you are at me.

I deserve it.

No.

I knew what I was doing.

I knew I was wrong.

And I knew it would hurt you.

And I'm sorry for that.

And I'm sorry that I chose him.

It's my fault what

it's done to you two.

And I can't rest knowing that

you're still holding on to this.

You chose him?

It's weighing you down.

You need to let go.

You need him.

I don't need him.

Yeah.

Yeah, you do.

You need to forgive.

I will never forgive him.

I need you to.

Lance, look at me.

I called us a car, man.

You should go on.

I'll probably just end up

staying here or something.

That was some

melodramatic sh*t.

Guess you're off your high

horse now, ain't you?

So, you're just gonna

kick me when I'm down, huh?

I told you, karma's a b*tch, man.

I deserve this.

No. Ain't nobody

deserve misery.

But it's just your turn now.

See, that's exactly why

I don't tell people sh*t.

And how's that helped you?

Look, your marriage

is on the rocks,

you tried to exploit your best

friend for financial gain,

and you got a low sperm count.

I don't have a low sperm...

Oh. F*** it.

Don't lie to Santa.

And don't be embarrassed, man.

It's just weird.

Because you rarely

hear about brothers

in the hood with

fertility issues.

Especially with

"Baby mama drama this,

"and baby mama that. "

I get it. I get it.

What I'm saying, Joe,

no matter how big of a

fiasco today was with Lance,

you're gonna be all right, man.

How can you be so sure?

Because I'm Q, baby.

Now, seriously,

do you need something?

We're worried about you, man.

Do you need some money?

Yeah.

I got you. Okay?

You just got to promise me one thing.

Yeah?

Just one time, call me Daddy.

Come on, Joe.

Let's go home, man.

Sh*t.

I love you, man.

O holy night

The stars are brightly shining

It is the night

Of the dear Savior's birth

Long lay the world

In sin and error pining

Till he appeared

And the soul felt its worth

A thrill Of hope

The weary world rejoices

For yonder breaks

A new and glorious morn

Fall

On your knees

O hear

Hear

The angels' voices

O night

Divine

O night

When Christ was born

O night

O holy night

O night divine

Hey. Looks like we're

playing an epic game of phone tag.

I can't say that I'm liking it.

Listen, Brian, I'm really

sorry for what I said.

I miss you.

And I wish you were here.

Merry Christmas.

Merry Christmas.

Hello?

Hi.

Damnedest thing, none of my

devices were working, so...

Baby.

I'm not going to play today.

Don't try to change my mind.

Honey... No, I need

to be here for you.

Honey, this is your

gift to the world.

It'll touch so many people

and lift so many spirits.

Baby, you're gonna be known

as the greatest ever to...

No. No.

I don't care about that.

You are the only thing that

I care about right now.

This just isn't fair, babe.

It's not fair.

It's his Will.

It's his Will.

You have been so strong.

And I didn't think...

I didn't allow

myself to think that...

Go play.

Go play and make us proud.

I'll be here when you get back.

I promise.

And you never

thought to just ask?

Yeah, you're right. I should not

have come here and been dishonest.

Yeah, you think?

But you know what?

I'm glad I did.

Yeah.

Because in the

past couple of days,

we've talked more

than we have in years.

I mean, we used

to be best friends.

And now, I...

I want that back.

And I think you do, too.

This has nothing to

do with a book or...

You're my boy.

And I miss you.

Why should I believe you?

Because all I have is my word.

Literally.

It's all I've got.

She wants me to play today.

That actually

makes sense to me.

In what way?

How?

Because it's you, Lance.

God, family, football.

Did you pray on it?

My mind's made up.

I think Mia's

mind is made up too.

She pretty much trumps

you right about now.

You're not just playing for

you, or your team or the fans.

You're playing for all of us.

I mean, you know,

not me, but...

You play for Mia.

August, Hope,

little LJ and Faith!

And on Christmas

you play for him.

I hate you, man.

I really hate you.

I know.

But you'll hate yourself more

if you don't ask him.

You should ask him.

He listens to you.

Do you need me

to pray with you?

Hold your hand?

Read Scripture?

Man, get the hell out of here.

Okay.

I'm not even here.

Hi, everyone, I'm Greg

Gumbel alongside Eddie George,

and we are live this evening,

for the New York Giants

and the Atlanta Falcons.

A game that will not only

determine the division,

but could be a significant step

for the ageless

veteran Lance Sullivan.

Ageless is right, Greg.

And tonight he is poised to break

the all-time rushing record.

176 yards is a tall order.

Well, miracles

do happen. It's Christmas.

The give is to Sullivan.

Hit at the line of scrimmage.

Driven back.

That will be a loss

of two on the play.

Atlanta's saying it's not

going to be easy tonight.

They're going to make it a

point to stop him hard.

Second down now and 12.

Ellis.

Screen to the left side.

And Sullivan is run over

at his own 10 yard line!

That's a loss of another eight.

The Dirty Bird defense

is nasty, physical.

They're all over

Lance at this point.

They're going to make it very

hard to get this rushing record.

Third down and 20.

The give is to Sullivan.

Left side.

What a move to the outside!

Breaks free across the 20.

Across the 30!

Hit! And he lost the football.

Covered by Atlanta!

He's definitely in

the Christmas spirit.

Giving away the football

to that Atlanta defense-

And a frustrating evening

continues for Lance Sullivan.

Jordan, could you hand me

the phone, please?

Come on, Dad.

Hold on to the football!

Let's go!

You ain't breaking

no records like that!

And that frustration

boiling over now on the sideline.

You cannot do that.

Mia, is everything okay?

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