The Heavenly Kid Page #4

Holy sh*t!

You look great.

I mean your hair, it's so great.

And your dress...

- It's not a dress, but it's great, too.

- Lenny...

my parents want me home by 10:00.

So let's skip the burgers

and just get it on, okay?

A lot of changes.

You did okay for a first-timer.

What do you mean?

Don't be embarrassed.

I made it with a lot of first-timers.

Pick me up for school tomorrow?

Sure.

Listen, kid, I'm glad you scored.

But I'm not sure

this is the right chick for you.

Awful cold around the heart.

Come on, don't bring me down.

Hey, you're right. Let's go celebrate.

Don't!

What's wrong with you?

Man, you look terrible.

They can't hear me.

Right.

I should have stopped you

after that second beer.

Hey, I'm in control.

Definitely in control.

Drunk is not cool.

Hi, Dad.

You are grounded. You understand?

When you sober up, I want some answers.

Come on, Joe, have a heart.

The kid just got laid.

What's happening?

- Our son is drunk.

- Drunk?

- Are you sure?

- He barely made it up the stairs.

Icy winter and they shut down the school.

I mean, it has to happen. That's right.

Joanne's having a party tonight.

It's going to be a blast.

- Are you going, Lenny?

- Yeah, I'll be there.

- Will you dance with me?

- If you deserve it.

Look at that son of a b*tch.

He's hanging all over Sharon.

I should go over there and break his face.

Move it, Gallo.

- Hey, watch it all right.

- Get lost.

It's like no one respects us anymore,

you know what I mean?

Yeah. They would if I kicked his ass

right now.

Hey, fighting ain't gonna do it, man.

You need to do something really big.

Something special.

Okay, catch you later.

Those guys are not done with you, yet.

So watch yourself.

Hey, don't worry about it. I got it covered.

A horse is a horse

Of course, of course

And no one can talk to a horse of course

That is, of course, unless the horse

is the famous Mister Ed

How did you ever do it, Joe?

What did Emily see in you?

- And what's the catch?

- You are the new...

What was it, Joe? Your good looks...

your fine physique...

your charming ways?

Why did you marry him, Emily?

You could have done so much better.

God, you're beautiful.

- I don't believe what I'm seeing.

- Sorry, Mom, but I'm going.

- You are going right back up into the house.

- No way.

There's people expecting to see me tonight.

They're gonna have to wait, 'cause you're

going upstairs till I get some answers.

- Who's gonna make me?

- Lenny.

Kid, that's no way to talk to your mom.

What is this? Everyone's on my case.

- What is with this attitude?

- Are you coming or not?

- You're getting to be a real jerk.

- And you're getting to be a real drag.

- Lenny!

- Just back off, all right?

Come back here.

You look great.

Let's go to Max's first.

We can go to the party later.

Sure, I wouldn't mind seeing

my good friend Max again.

- Hi, Lenny.

- Who's that?

No one.

Watch it!

- What's with you?

- What do you care?

- Jesus!

- What a toad.

Hey, she's all right.

She's a loser, Lenny. Everybody knows that.

I'll be right back.

- Come on, we're leaving.

- We haven't eaten.

We'll get something later. Come on.

Emily.

Emily.

Bobby?

It's me. It's really me.

I had to see you.

- But how?

- It's a long story.

I waited so long to hold you.

If it hadn't been for Joe,

I might not have made it.

He helped me through

some pretty rough times.

Yeah, I'll bet he did.

He's a good husband, Bobby.

Really, he is. He loves me and the kids.

He tries real hard.

Do you love him?

Yes. I do.

Same way you loved me?

I don't know how much time

I have left, Emily.

I'd like this night to be special.

This is my old street.

Hey, remember...

when I used to come pick you up,

you used to wait under that tree?

I had to park all the way down the block

so your old man wouldn't hear me drive up.

I'd always come running out to meet you

and you'd always laugh at me and hug me.

God, you made me feel good.

Somehow just being with you always

seemed to make everything all right.

- Where are we?

- Our high school gym.

Remember those dances

I thought I was too cool to take you to?

All these years.

I missed you so much.

I'm not the same person I was then.

Inside you are.

We spent our last night

together here, remember?

Yeah, I remember.

- Bobby, what do you think of Lenny?

- He's okay.

No. He's better than okay.

As a matter of fact, we were getting to be

pretty good friends...

till he got so damn cocky.

- Does that surprise you?

- Yeah.

I mean, he even wised off to me.

I mean, to me.

You know, over the years,

he's reminded me a lot of you.

But now, more than ever...

Emily, what?

Lenny is your son.

You know, I wished for so long

that you could see him.

And now you have.

Lenny, my son?

I never told him about you, Bobby.

- What about Joe?

- He knew. But he still wanted to marry me.

I guess I was wrong about Joe.

I guess I was wrong about a lot of things.

Emily, there's something I never told you.

Something I've been wanting to tell you

for a long time.

I love you.

I always have. And I always will.

I have to go now, Emily.

Don't worry about Lenny.

- I'll take care of everything.

- Will I see you again, Bobby?

I'll always be with you.

He's a good kid.

Thanks, Joe.

Come on, come on. Let's go.

Hey, everybody! I got a son!

That's great.

Here.

- Way you go.

- All right.

Come on, Rafferty.

Aren't you going to congratulate me?

I got a kid!

Of course, you probably knew that all along.

Come on, Rafferty. All I did

was step over the bounds a little.

Don't you understand, kid?

You may appear to no one

but your assignment.

You broke the rules.

They don't like that around here.

Well, whatever happens, it was worth it.

I mean, to see Emily again,

to touch her face, to find out about Lenny.

- Hey, that'll get me through an eternity.

- I need another drink.

- Need a lift?

- No.

Melissa, wait.

Wait.

- What do you want?

- I thought maybe we could talk.

- Why don't you talk to Sharon?

- Well, she's not much for talking.

- Can I walk you home?

- Suit yourself.

What's the matter?

You don't like me anymore?

You used to be somebody I cared about.

Now you're acting like

someone I never knew.

- Someone I don't really want to know.

- Melissa.

You know what a gut race is, Barnes?

Separates guys like me,

from chicken shits like you.

We got the cars

and everything set up at the quarry.

All you have to do is show up.

Now, just between you and me,

I don't think you will.

But, then again, I happen to think

there's nothing but a candyass...

underneath all those fancy clothes of yours.

- Come on, let's go.

- Yeah, that's right, Barnes. Go home.

That's where you belong.

That's it.

Okay, let's do it.

- Gallo, okay!

- All right!

- That's nice.

- Come on, Gallo.

- You're on.

- All right!

Lenny, just let it go.

Hey, hop in.

I was going to tell you.

- What does it mean?

- Gallo challenged him to a race.

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