The Evening Star Page #8

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Because I've done it

so well,

Nope, I don't mind

gettin' old,

I think it's our

greatest accomplishment,

The simple feat

of getting through

everything that happens to us

is awesome,

It,,, has a kind of,,,

perverse majesty,

Careful, Garrett,

Your soul is showing,

I only want to feel

that I have done something,

You have,

Trust me,

That's so easy

for you to say,

You've done so many wonderful,

monumental things,

You've walked on

the moon,

Sure,

And you've walked on

the Earth,

It's a nicer place,

[Chuckling]

There she is,,,

the evening star,

She shines first,

she shines brightest,

and she shines

longest,

Make a wish,

Astronauts are trained

to not wish on stars,

They'd never get

anything done,

Mmm, Do it,

O, K,,,

done,

O, K,

Aurora,

I hope you're wishing that I

get to my flight on time,

Mmm!

Aurora, you couldn't

possibly live long enough

for that wish

to come true,

That doesn't matter,

Yes!

[Laughing]

Yes!

Let's do it!

O, K,

Ah, yes,

Good-bye, Rosie!

Adios,

I love you, Rosie!

Well, I'd invite

you in, but,,,

my parents

aren't home,

Aurora,

I love you,

That would be

just like you, Garrett,

Yep,

That's some good

art, Bump,

That's nice,

sweetheart,

We got a boy,

All right!

Henry, 10 pounds,

2 ounces,

Oh, my!

Oh! A man,

Another man,

A big man,

No, no, You stay

away from him, Patsy,

[Baby Cries]

Come on, That's right,

What is it,

my Henry?

He's screaming,

Yes, Come, come, come,

He's not happy,

Yes, my Henry,

My prince Henry,

Yes,

[Crying Stops]

Henry loves you,

Granny,

I know,

I can see it

in his eyes,

Oh,

Ellen, get my camera

out of my bag,

would you, please?

We're gonna take

our picture now,

Henry,

Ooh, look!

[Tommy] Let's get a smile,

Let's get a smile,

That's the cover,

That's the cover

of my chronicle,

You're my cover man,

[Gurgling]

[Whispering]

You're my cover man,

God gave us marriage

for the wellbeing

of human society,

for the ordering

of family life,,,

Henry, be quiet,

Your parents are getting married,

[Henry Crying]

Mama!

[Crying]

[Henry

Screaming]

[Crying]

Open up, open up,

How's it taste?

I got it,

[Piano Plays]

Tommy,

Yeah?

I think it's time that

I taught Henry music,

- All right,

- Sure,

Now, you must

bring him by every day,

[Music Plays]

Bom bom bom bom

bom bom bom bom,

Now you play

your own version,

That's it,

That's it,

[Groans]

That's it,

play it again,

Good boy,

[Groans]

[Groans]

[Groaning]

Granny?

[Falls]

[Telephone Rings]

Hello?

[Whispering] Patsy,

Aurora Greenway?

There's Patsy,

Come on,

EXcuse me,

what do you think... Sir?

Ma'am?

[Beeping]

I'll take

the first shift,

Go on, Go,

[Sighs]

Tommy,

[Mumbling]

Oh, my God,

This isn't home,

[Sighs]

Want some tea or something,

like water here?

Get you hot water

and lemon?

Patsy,,, always here,

Don't you have someone

you should be sleeping with?

I want to stay,

I love seeing you

like this,

Besides, you're

so much nicer to me,

now we're

no longer enemies,

Do you remember

I told you some time ago

there are rewards

to having an enemy?

They can save your life,

Well,

that may be true,

But I did something

that I never should have done,

I made an enemy

of someone I love,

I was prettier,

younger,

and richer,

But you had everything

I ever wanted,

and I hated that,

That was wrong

of me,

I'm sorry,

Baby doll,

want one of these? Eggnog?

Yeah, How big?

That one right there

is yours,

Thank you very much,

pretty lady,

[Giggles]

Nutmeg? Um,

or cinnamon?

Nutmeg or cinnamon,

or one without... whatever you...

That's nutmeg,

,,, for the rest

of my life,

[Indistinct Conversation]

Was she the same way

with you?

You, you don't

know the intensity

that I had to deal

with this woman,

"Melanie, listen to me,"

Emma,

Emma,

Honey, bring them to me,

No, not just the pink ones,

Bring me all the flowers,

Granny?

Granny?

Aurora?

[Whispering]

Granny?

Oh, God,

[Crying]

Aurora?

What?

Well, where were you, honey?

[Whispering]

I was in a place,

I had a daughter,

Oh, and I was loved,

Look, Daddy,

it's Aurora,

Henry, you're getting

pretty good at this,

You know, your granny

would be very proud of you,

I like music,

It's my favorite thing,

All right, buddy,

Here we go,

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