The Game Plan Page #7

We should just go home.

Yeah, let's go home.

Did I just hear the girl who forced me

to learn pirouettes give up?

But I didn't think there were

going to be so many people.

You just have pre-game jitters,

that's all.

All athletes have those.

- Even me.

- You do?

Come here, honey. Stand up.

We've worked way too hard

to quit now.

I know.

All right, all right. All right.

Listen, I don't care how ridiculous

either of us looks out there, okay?

We're going to go out on the stage,

and we're going to dance our tutus off.

- Because my daughter's no quitter.

- No, she's not.

And she never says no.

Okay.

Excuse me, ma'am.

Have you seen Joe Kingman?

Oh. Wait, no wait.

That is the stupidest outfit

I've ever seen.

Stupid is a mean word, Mr. Cooper.

I didn't say "stupid. " I

said "stupidest. " Look it up.

Hey, Sanders.

What are you guys doing here?

What are we doing here?

Joe, did you really think the team

was going to miss this?

Yeah, you should've said no, Joe.

You should've said no.

Did you say "team"?

Hmm.

Joe.

- P.

- Monroe.

Bye.

Did you say "team"? Or...

Don't panic. No panic.

Power of the father.

Power of the father.

Power of the... You're panicking.

- Wow.

- Look at that one.

Wow. That's incredible.

So

beautiful.

- Bravo! Bravo!

- Bravo! Bravo!

Little one!

Well, Boomer,

after their impressive victory today

Joe Kingman and all of Boston

will finally get the chance

at that coveted trophy, which has

eluded them for all these years.

Aw, there's my number-one

quarterback.

We did it! We're going!

You may be the world's

greatest football player,

but I'm the world's greatest agent.

What's up?

We're about to make

Tiger's endorsements

look like minimum wage.

All you have to do is,

A, win the championship game...

Details.

B, right after you win,

look straight into the camera

and say,

"I'm going to Fanny's Burgers. "

- That's it. An instant 25 million.

- Hamburger.

Stella, for the record, Fanny's

makes kids fat and gives them gas.

Zip it before I tie another one of

those things around your mouth.

"I'm going to Fanny's Burgers. "

Twenty-five million. Done.

I'm going to Fanny's Burgers.

Two and one to the front.

Get ready...

Spike, what are you doing?

Oh, my God. I'm sorry, guys. I didn't...

"Please be our lunch date.

X- O-X-O, Peyton and Joe. "

- Hi!

- Hey!

Okay. Thank you.

You were freakishly large.

I agree.

No, I'm not. Don't say that.

- You guys good?

There's the guy right there.

What did I tell you?

I agree that you are freakishly large.

That's not funny.

Hey, Joe! Joe, man!

Number one.

- Joe, Joe, Joe...

- Joe, Joe, Joe...

- Is it always like this?

- Nah.

What, you have a big game

coming up?

- Yeah, the championship.

- That's exciting.

Eight years old and already going to

big events like that, huh? I like it.

Yeah, unfortunately Peyton's

going to be home by then.

Her mom gets back from Africa

in a few days.

Well, can't you just go home

after the game?

No, I have to get back before she does.

What did you say?

You said you'd have to get back

before she does?

Mmm?

Isn't your mom picking you up?

- Well...

- Peyton.

I was planning to tell you, Joe.

I really was, but...

Actually, it's a really funny story.

You're going to love it.

- It's just LOL...

- Quit stalling.

I'm supposed to be studying

at a special ballet program this month

but instead,

I snuck away to come meet you.

You ran away?

You ran away?

- Yummy dessert.

- Is your mom even in Africa?

- About that...

- What have you done?

Okay, I'm sure there's a reasonable

explanation and everybody...

The press is going to eat me alive.

What a stupid, stupid, stupid thing

for you to do.

Did you ever stop and think about

how this was going to impact me?

Oh, stop it.

That's not going to work this time.

You're in serious trouble.

Okay, she's sweating like crazy.

She's coughing. Her lips are swelling.

Okay, she's sweating like crazy.

She's coughing. Her lips are swelling.

Oh, come on. Don't fall for that.

She's a little world-class performer.

I don't think she's acting right now.

Give me one second.

- Are you allergic to something?

- Nuts.

Did you know that?

The dessert has nuts.

Take her to the hospital. Come on.

Hospital. Where's the nearest hospital?

Ninth and Woodrow. I'll get the car.

Where you going?

What are you doing?

Move, move! Move!

Excuse me, sir.

Help! My daughter needs help! Help!

What do we got here?

- Help. She's allergic.

She can't breathe.

She's allergic to nuts.

Looks like an anaphylactic reaction.

Set her down.

- She can't breathe.

- Baby. Baby, open up your mouth.

Airway's almost closed. Let's move her.

- Ten liters non-rebreather mask.

- Peyton. Peyton.

I'll show you to the family waiting room.

It's going to be fine.

They're going to take good care of her.

She'll be okay.

Peyton Kelly's father?

I'm Peyton's dad.

Your daughter is responding well

to the treatment.

We're going to keep her overnight

just to be sure,

but she's going to be fine.

- Thank you so much. Thank you.

- You were really, really lucky this time.

- She's going to be all right.

- Yeah.

Okay.

Please tell me

Peyton's all right.

She's going to be...

She's going to be fine. The doctor says

that she's going to be fine.

You're lucky I haven't called the police.

- Karen?

- I got home early,

and I see you and Peyton.

Your faces plastered

on the front of every magazine.

I called Peyton a hundred times

yesterday. She didn't answer.

I flew out here, got off the plane,

and I see all of this on the news.

Karen?

Is that all you can say for yourself,

is "Karen"?

- I... I thought you were dead.

- I can assure you, I'm not dead.

- How did you find her?

- I didn't. She found me.

Wait a minute.

Is Peyton's mom still in Africa?

She didn't tell you, did she?

Joe,

Sara died in a car accident

six months ago.

Oh, Peyton.

So when we got to Boston,

I put you into the car service.

I sort of e-mailed

and changed the drop-off location.

The driver took me to Joe's.

Where does everybody

at your ballet school think you are?

In Africa with you.

The most important thing

is that you're okay.

But we're going to discuss

everything else when we get home.

- Home?

- Yes.

As soon as Peyton's strong enough,

we're going to go home.

Hold on a sec. You can't come in here

and think she's going to go home...

You know what? We're going to discuss

the travel plans a little later.

Right now,

Peyton needs to get some rest.

I'm telling you.

It's terrible timing.

It's absolutely terrible timing.

With the...

I'm gonna go

get everybody some coffee.

- Do you want some coffee?

- Double non-fat latte.

Okay. Okay.

Forget about timing.

I don't care about the game.

I just care about her.

All right. I understand.

But if you could just leave it to...

- Can we talk?

- Yeah.

She's asleep. It's okay.

Here.

We're all good.

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