The Christmas Blessing Page #5

Could you show me?

Um...Well...

Charlie:

Please?

Okay, I'm not very good,

But I've seen a lot

of the old movies.

It's very elegant and romantic.

The men get all dressed up,

usually in their tuxedos,

And the women, they wear these

beautiful dresses and shoes

And they kind of glide

across the dance floor,

Staring into one another's eyes.

Hey, coach, what

are you doing here?

Oh, I was just going

to visit your teacher.

Meghan's a good friend of mine.

My teacher sure

can dance, coach.

She sure can.

Charlie, you need a ride home?

Okay.

Thanks.

So, Charlie, you've been

sick a long time, huh?

As long as I can remember.

Been to a lot of doctors?

Yeah, my dad's taken me to

about a thousand of them.

You remember to

take your medicine?

Yeah.

You sure?

Because I've been thinking

of a way you can remember.

We could tattoo it

on your forehead,

Or we can get some of the girls

at your school to remind you.

No, coach, I promise

I remember.

Okay?

Honest.

All right, because it's

really important that you do.

And sorry,

but no more basketball.

Coach, remember how I

said my mom was a dancer?

Yeah.

Look.

These are her dancing shoes.

Where...

Coach, are you okay?

Yeah, I just...My mom had

a pair of shoes just like this.

Thanks for the ride.

Later.

Stay after those pledges.

Can't stop now, we have too many

moms and kids depending on us.

Okay, Meghan.

We can do this.

We've got three weeks

'til the benefit.

All right, see ya.

Bye.

Hey.

Hey.

You got a minute?

Can we talk?

Sure.

I know this is going to sound

nuts, but when I was a kid,

I bought this pair of red shoes

for my mother, on Christmas Eve,

The night she died, and for

years I hadn't seen them,

And in fact I thought

they were lost,

But somehow Charlie

has found them.

You think I'm crazy, don't you?

No, not really.

Well, just a little bit.

So, Charlie has

a pair of red shoes

That once belonged

to your mother.

What's going on, Nathan?

Is this about losing

a pair of shoes?

The day I walked

out of the hospital,

I lost a teenage kid

on the operating table.

When I was looking down on him,

This wave swept over me

and I was ten years old again,

And afraid -- afraid of losing

someone else, you know?

Afraid of losing my dad.

So --

So, that's why you moved

back into the house.

Yeah, so we could be together.

I can't shake that

feeling of losing him.

You're not going to lose

your dad, Nathan, okay?

And you're stuck with me.

I just think sometimes I'm

too tough on him, you know?

I mean, a man wants to

do right by his kids,

But...Gosh, sometimes you just

don't know what right is.

Yeah, I'm thinking of

selling my business.

My son's not going to like it.

How old's your boy?

He's late twenties.

He's a good kid,

he's confused maybe,

A little like his old man.

(laughing)

I don't know, maybe it's

not such a good idea.

Tucker, kind of new around here.

Jack, been here too long.

Hey, you don't mind

an opinion, do you, Jack?

No, go ahead.

Well, your kid, he's got

a whole life ahead of him,

And you don't.

Here's to fatherhood.

You don't come

here much, do you?

What makes you say that?

Well, you're one of those guys

that stares into his beer

Instead of drinking it.

It's a dead giveaway, man.

My wife died 18 years ago

And in those days I came

in all the time.

But -- I started thinking

about my boy at home

And I realized I was spending

way too much time here.

I've been lying to

my kid for years.

His mother left us and then

she was killed in a car crash.

I started making up stories

to make it easier on him,

You know, and hell, when he was

little, it worked pretty good.

But he's older now;

he's asking more questions,

And I'm running out of

stories and answers.

How about the truth?

No, I could never tell him.

I could never tell him.

Thanks.

Sure.

Christmas.

Man:
I'll draw up the contract

And get the papers over for you

to sign as soon as possible.

Looking forward to

hearing from you.

You bet.

Dad, hey.

Hey!

Place looks great, huh?

Yeah, listen, I need your help.

I was a little tough

on you the other night.

No, it's fine.

The bank turned me down

for the loan on the house.

Well, you owe about a million

bucks in medical school loans,

And you're not a doctor

anymore, so it's no wonder.

Right, but they'll accept

a loan if you'll co-sign.

Well, I can't do that.

What do you mean

you can't do that?

I'm selling the garage.

A guy just left here,

he's in real estate,

And he says he can turn

the place over fast, so --

Dad, you can't sell

this place, too.

What is going on?

Son, you've got your whole life

in front of you, and I don't.

This is a great

opportunity for me.

You think this is easy?

Selling my house, my business?

Letting go

a chunk of my life?

I have to.

Lydia:

Jack?

Are you okay?

Yeah, yeah.

I just can't believe we

finished the place is all.

Yeah.

A lot of hard work, wasn't it?

Mm-hmm.

It was definitely worth it.

Lydia:

I think so.

So what are you going to do,

after you sell the place?

You know, I worked

my whole life,

And I've never really done

anything, been anywhere,

And I was thinking --

I was thinking I was

going to get an R.V.

I'm going to get an R.V.,

I'm gonna travel around,

Maybe go fishing, go to Florida.

I really appreciate

what you've done for me.

I never could have done

any of this without you.

So, you know, if you want to

send me a Bill, that's fine.

Yeah, sure.

Hey, Lydia.

Thanks.

%% don't waste your time

looking over your shoulder %%

%% those loves from the past

ain't getting no closer %%

%% when I look in my future

you're all I can see %%

%% so honey don't go

loving on nobody but me %%

%% nobody but me gonna love you

like you ought to be loved on %%

Meghan?

Whoa, whoa!

%% don't go loving on

nobody but me %%

Excuse me.

Nathan.

Tell me.

Tested positive for hip b.

The liver biopsy showed

severe hepatic cirrhosis.

Viral, with irreparable damage.

Could have had it for

the last six months or so,

The symptoms mimic a bad flu.

We need to get a transplant

team involved, now.

I can't lose her,

William, I just can't.

Say, Mr. Mechanic.

Is there any Chance I can

get a new transmission?

My mama always said Christmas

was the time for miracles.

Sometimes it's tough

waiting for the Miracle.

I've got some bad news.

I told the front desk

You're not allowed to have

any visitors from Texas,

Particularly those big,

strong cowboy types.

I don't need the competition.

(laughing)

Tex and I didn't

want the same things.

All I wanted was commitment.

Maybe it's old-fashioned,

but it works for me.

It's funny how things

work, isn't it?

If none of that happened,

I wouldn't have left Texas,

And I wouldn't have met you.

I guess I owe Tex.

I've been reading

my mother's letters.

And?

She said, one day,

I would meet a girl

And my heart would skip a beat

when she smiled at me.

And then the day would

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