The Gift Page #2

Oh, I don't want to...

Yeah.

Hey, it's me.

I'm cooking, believe it or not,

and we have a guest.

Call me.

Well. Good.

You know, I often think about

this person from school

- and that person from school.

- Yeah?

About what are they up to,

what are they doing, and I often...

But I always knew that Simon

would be one of those people

who would make something of himself.

You have. Clearly,

you have. And you did.

I mean, I'm very happy for you.

- Thank you.

- I am. I'm very happy for you.

Want a little more?

Oh, please.

No problem.

So you never see

anybody from high school?

What about Greg?

Greg Pierson.

No, I really, I haven't talked to anybody

since the day we graduated.

You want more pasta?

- Oh, no, I'm fine.

- You sure?

You were such good friends.

Not sure he needs

any more of that.

- Really?

- Yeah.

Okay.

So, Simon, Robyn says that

you work in security systems.

Yeah, security for

large corporations.

Like in, you know,

information protection.

Yeah. Complicated stuff.

- Complicated?

- Yeah, but I only sell it.

I don't know how to use it.

We're developing more

and more for personal use,

not just the corporate sector.

Kind of widening out.

And what do you think about this

whole government

thing of, you know,

listening in to people's

private information?

- I mean, that's crazy stuff.

- Who knows?

I mean, f*** them, you know?

An eye for an eye, I say.

Yeah.

- Anyway, this is a conversation for another time.

- Mmm-hmm.

But speaking of government,

did you know that

Simon was class president?

Oh, yeah. Yeah, I did.

Mr. President.

Please, people will think he's...

He had a very

organized campaign, "Simon Says."

Like the children's game.

Well, his campaign

was based around the game,

so Simon says,

and it would happen.

"I will make it happen."

Simon says, "More time for sports."

Simon says, "More

choice in the cafeteria."

And it happens.

She gets it.

You got it, right?

So is it, do you have,.like, a poster?

Posters. Leaflets.

- Buttons.

- Buttons?

Parades...

Simon says,

"New job." Right?

Simon says, "Beautiful

wife and a new home." Aww.

Well, see? Should have

no problems starting a family.

Because Simon says.

My God, I had

one too many wines.

- No.

- I just talk way too much then.

- No.

- No, I talked too much.

What's happened to you since high school?

Everything good?

Military.

- Yeah.

- Really?

Yeah, it's true.

Military, straight out of school.

Two tours, and then I got out of there,

and just ended up

doing a lot of things.

But, I mean, a whole lot has happened

to me since we last saw each other.

Some good, some bad, like life.

You know, mostly good.

But, you know,

I believe that a lot of the good

- could come from the bad, you know?

- I hear you.

If you put the right

faith behind it, you know?

Not to bring

religion into it, God,

but just to say that the bad things,

they can be a gift.

Absolutely. And that's just

the way I like to see things.

Yeah, that's good.

Hey, I'm very happy for you.

Thank you very much.

I am. Very, very,

very happy for you and...

So I'd like to make a toast.

Simon says a toast.

Gordo says a toast.

Gordo says a toast.

To old friends and...

New ones.

New friends.

Thank you.

Are you okay?

Yeah. Yeah, sorry,

I was just thinking.

You know, it's so amazing

how some people change

so much after high school

and some just stay exactly the same.

You know what I mean?

I feel kind of bad for him.

Did he seem right to you?

That guy is odd.

He is a little socially awkward,

but, I mean, I can be that way.

I think that guy's delusional.

He thinks we're friends.

The whole thing just has me

very uncomfortable, but...

Okay.

It was just one dinner and it's over.

No one's saying you

have to do it again.

- I just feel bad.

- Yeah.

Can I have that sponge, please?

Aren't you forgetting something?

Simon says.

No.

Introduce you to some

of the members of the team.

- You might recognize your new bosses.

- Hi.

They wanted to be here

to welcome you in person,

but they are in Tokyo

looking to expand the empire.

Danny!

How are you?

- Simon, this is Danny McDonald.

- Hello.

- Hi.

- He runs Legal.

Simon. This is my wife, Robyn.

- Robyn, hi.

- And his lovely wife, Gina.

It's Janine, actually,

but she'll answer to anything.

Great.

Guys, let me bring you

through to meet my wife.

- Nice to meet you guys.

- Good to see you, Danny.

- Hey, so this... Guys, this is my wife. Duffy.

- Hi.

Hi. I've heard

so much about you.

Hi there, Duffy, my wife, Robyn.

- Hello, Robyn.

- Hello, you're so pretty.

- Hi, there.

- And this is, of course, Wendy Dale.

She's spearheading

Mergers and Acquisitions.

- Can I grab two of those?

- Here.

Let's kick this party off with a

toast here to welcome the new blood.

I don't actually...

She's the designated driver, so...

I'm so sorry.

I'll take it. Two for me.

Or you can take it.

There we go.

What do you do, Robyn?

She's a brilliant designer, right?

Tell them. Brag.

Brag a little bit.

She's very, very good.

No, I freelance

a little for consulting firms.

She's being modest.

She was running

a big firm in Chicago,

which is happening

online for the moment,

and she's designing the interiors of

the home we just moved into right now.

- That's a big job.

- Yeah. Great. Great.

We're also very busy working on

trying to start a family,

- and that takes a lot of time.

- Oh.

- Congratulations.

- Yeah.

Oh.

What do you think?

Very nice.

Isn't it?

- Yeah.

- You should see upstairs.

You should see Kevin's

office. That's nice.

- Uh-huh.

- But this is, it's pretty great.

Yeah. Here they are.

I cannot believe these

guys are your bosses.

You are my boss, honey.

Let's be clear.

These guys just run

the billion dollar company I work for.

You know they've been multimillionaires

since they were teenagers? Mmm-hmm.

Crazy.

Yeah, once upon a time,

the crusty old men ran the companies

and the teenagers

were down in the mail room.

And now it's the total opposite.

But I'm going to make it

upstairs before I'm too old,

as long as Kevin

sticks to his plan

of moving on at

the end of the year.

Then I get a little bit of consulting

expertise from you, I'll be all set.

Keep growing the beard.

Start wearing sneakers to work.

- Maybe get a tattoo.

- Yeah.

All good ideas.

I'd look good in

those glasses, I think.

Hey, do you really not

want me to go back to work?

Are you still worried?

That's not what I said.

- No?

- No.

You know, we moved

to the suburbs and...

Yeah. For a fresh start.

Honey, I want you to do

whatever you want to do.

As long as you stay healthy,

you can open an office

in every major city in the world.

I want you to start rebuilding the

business. You know, what do I care?

I just don't want you

to be stressed, honey,

because that's when those

other things can happen. Yeah?

Especially if you really

want to start a family.

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