The Family Stone Page #2

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It had been, what? 10 years?

More? God, almost 16. Andover.

I'm with Rachel, and here comes Everett.

I don't know him, Rachel does.

They got their masters together. You hadn't

seen each other in, what? Eight years?

- The point is, Everett was lost. Remember?

- What?

- How you were lost?

- I was pretending.

He was on his way to take some boat to...

What was the name of that place?

Lantau. Lantau Island.

Right. Some pilgrimage

he'd gotten into his head,

on his way to see some Buddhist statue

at some monastery.

It's one of the largest metal buddhas

in the world.

- Metal buddha.

- Over three stories tall.

- Fascinating.

- You can stay at this monastery. Actually...

share meals with the monks.

But they've taken a vow of silence.

A vow of what?

Your tie's crooked.

- Incredible. How long were you there?

- Well, he never made it.

One thing led to another,

Rachel suggested lunch, we got to talking.

Everett, what did you two talk about?

I don't remember.

- It's just a little tight.

- Will you take that goddamn tie off already?

Please. Of course you remember.

Everett was with Steve, working out

their position for the IPO this spring.

- Well, of course, that's what I do.

- Really?

Within the Asian market.

Anyway, so lunch led to drinks,

which led to dinner,

and Rachel took off, and, really, that's how

Everett and I spent our first night together,

me putting in my two cents

going over that report.

I just showed Everett a few things

that needed to be done.

Meredith was a real help.

We were just lucky -

both in the right place at the right time.

- Destiny.

- Destiny.

- Right, honey?

- Right.

Well.

- OK, so...

- Here. Let me help you with that.

No, no, no. No, don't trouble yourself.

You're the guest. All right.

Well, then, maybe I'll just wash my hands.

- All right, Ben, come on.

- I'm still working on it, honey.

- I told you this...

- It's in there.

- Mom.

- What?

- Mom, listen. I wanna talk to you.

- Yeah, I'm sure you do.

- There's something I wanna ask you.

- Yeah.

I thought that might be it,

but now's not the time. I...

- Safe.

- Done.

- Open. Opening it out.

- Chest. Hair. Chest hair. No?

- "Billy Don't Be A Hero."

- What?

Thank you.

- That's a song?

- Yes, you've heard it.

- No.

- Whose clue was that? It's not good.

- I wanna go again.

- No, wind it down.

No, no, no, Elizabeth,

Meredith hasn't had a turn yet.

- No, that's all right.

- No, I'll find one.

- Really, I don't...

- Come on. Come on.

- Come on, La Mer.

- There. That one's perfect.

It's a movie.

- Movie.

- No talking.

Amy.

Movie.

Four words. Second word.

Beekeeper.

Ulee's Gold?

Second word.

- Wedding.

- Marriage.

- Ring.

- Bride.

- Princess Bride.

- Four words.

Always a bridesmaid, never a bride.

- No, that's six.

- You know the answer.

- I'm just trying to help.

- Third word.

- Clothes?

- Nylons?

- Style? Apparel?

- Suit?

Fourth word.

It's OK, it's OK. Fourth word.

- I can't believe you're pointing at him.

- What? Who?

- No...

- You're pointing at him.

- Which guy?

- I wasn't pointing at him.

- You still are.

- No, I'm not.

- My God.

- Is he a clue?

Fourth word.

- I wasn't.

- Fourth word.

- Yeah.

- Meredith.

- You guys are such unbelievable jerks.

- Meredith, come on.

- Whatjust happened?

- Fetch that for me, please.

- You don't even know how to read.

- What was the answer?

"The Bride Wore Black."

Thank you, Amy.

Why do you always have

to be such a meanie?

I don't.

What did I ever do to her?

You can't let her run you off like that.

She's getting back at you for taking her room.

Yeah. Some help you were in that department.

The natives would never dream

of letting their god sleep on a couch.

Not when they have me to blame.

- Meredith, now you're being...

- I am not a completely ridiculous person.

I can see you beginning

to look at me like they do.

No, that's not true.

Isn't it?

You're telling me you're not wondering

why you brought me here?

- That you're not beginning to have doubts?

- No.

That you don't wish I were different?

Different? Different how?

I was joking.

I was justjoking.

I wouldn't want you

just because you were a good guy

who got caught up in something

and then couldn't find the brake.

I'm not a good guy.

Yes, you are.

He's coming for that ring.

That's what he wants to talk to me about.

He intends to give that girl

my mother's wedding ring.

What I don't understand

is what he sees in her.

See, I was onto you, Mr. Oh So Innocent.

I don't mean that. She's attractive,

intelligent, obviously successful.

She's better mannered than any one of us.

Give me a break.

Stick a silver spoon up any monkey's butt,

it will go "please" and "thank you." Big deal.

- She is a fine woman.

- So fine.

She doesn't seem to know

or trust herself very well.

Thank you, Professor.

Which means, I'm afraid,

that our Everett may not know himself at all.

You're up early. Did you sleep all right?

- Thank you. Has Everett woken?

- It's freezing. Is there coffee?

- Coming up.

- Good morning, Amy.

- Hello, my last-born.

- Good morning.

I meant to tell you, we got a card

from the Stevensons the other day.

- You remember Brad, don't you?

- Very funny.

Brad. Brad Stevenson.

- Still in town, still available.

- Yeah, well.

- Brad popped Amy's cherry.

- Mom.

I'm sorry, dear. Is that not accurate?

He's holding out for her.

He got a taste of something he liked.

OK, Mom.

Could you not?

Milk's in the fridge if you need it.

- Amy, you take milk?

- Yeah. But I can do it.

I'm really sorry that you had to sleep on

the couch last night. Maybe we can take turns.

Don't sweat it.

I wish you'd give me a chance,

whatever it is that I did wrong.

I said don't sweat it.

I...

I don't know what I did to you,

I really don't, but, you know,

I don't care whether you like me or not.

Of course you do.

- She's going to the inn?

- What excuse?

Something about having a bad back.

Said they'd put a board

under the mattress at the inn.

Amy.

Be the kind child I know you to be, please.

Well, we are definitely in trouble now.

- Here he comes.

- Go. Go. Come on.

- Good morning.

- Morning.

- Excuse me, family.

- Everett.

- I wanna know who said something to her.

- To whom, dear?

- Meredith's checking in to the inn.

- We actually heard about that.

- And her sister Julie is coming.

- Her sister?

Her sister, whom I've never met, is giving up

Christmas with her family to be with her.

- Come on, now. She called her sister?

- That's it.

I see what's going on here.

I knew it wasn't gonna be easy with you guys.

I figured you'd give her a hard time,

have a laugh, then back off.

- Everett, honey, really...

- Please, Mom.

Now, if this is about me...

OK, this is how this is gonna go.

You will all pull your fangs out of her and

remind yourselves that whatever you think,

Meredith means a lot to me.

So you'd better start getting used to the idea.

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