The Holiday Page #6

- Let's order.

- Wait.

You haven't cried

since you were 15?

I know it must mean something awful.

I know, but...

You know, I try, but... Believe me.

But can we talk about you

some more, please?

Okay. Yes. Absolutely. Okay.

Well, I cry all the time.

- You do not.

- Yeah, I do.

More than any woman

you've ever met.

You don't have to be this nice.

- It happens to be the truth.

- Really?

A good book, a great film,

a birthday card, I weep.

- Shut up.

- I'm a major weeper.

I am.

- This was such a great afternoon.

- It was a really great afternoon.

You know, you don't have

to walk me in. It's freezing, and...

You can just say

you don't want me to come in.

No, it's not that. I just... No...

I'm just tired.

I think I'm gonna take a nap.

- It's not that.

- Okay, I'll pretend I believe you.

Graham, I'm leaving in nine days.

And that makes this complicated.

And I'm not sure I can handle

complicated right now.

Okay.

And that doesn't make things

complicated?

Sex makes everything complicated.

Even when you don't have it, the not

having it makes things complicated.

Which is why it's usually better

to have it. Some say.

Well, I'm off to work in the morning.

I promise I won't be drunkenly

banging on your door any time soon.

We'll see each other, okay?

We'll figure something out.

- Good.

- Good.

Oh, it's freezing.

- Hi.

- Hello.

- Bad timing?

- No, no. Come in.

- How's it going?

- Good. Yeah, everything's good.

This FedEx was leaning

on the gate.

From a little town

called London, England.

Friend of mine's writing a book,

and I give him...

...notes sometimes.

- You have company?

- I'm having a little Hanukkah party.

Did you join a temple

since I last saw you?

No. My neighbor knew

I didn't know anyone here.

So he wanted to introduce me

to some of his friends.

And somehow it turned into

a Hanukkah thing.

Do you wanna come in for a sec?

All right. Yeah.

I could play spin the dreidel.

Smells good.

I just have to say, this is one of

the best Hanukkahs I've ever had.

Hear, hear.

I've had too much of the Manischewitz.

I'm gonna have to be cut off.

We are cutting you off.

I take this very seriously,

and I'm telling you the truth.

He amazes me.

Don't listen to them. They're nuts.

Okay, so you're telling me

you were not a ladies' man?

Never. I married very young.

Yes, only because

he had the greatest girl in town.

He had to take her off the market.

- That's the truth.

- Everyone loved Marion.

She had the greatest laugh.

What did he say?

She had the greatest ass?

Greatest laugh.

Although her ass

wasn't so bad, either.

She had real gumption.

She was the girl I always wrote.

What about you, Miles?

You're a man about town, I presume.

No, gents, sadly I am not. I'm just

a one-woman-at-a-time kind of guy.

Actually, I've been dating a beautiful

actress for about five months.

I do not know what she sees in me,

but I'm the luckiest guy in the world.

Oh, she's an actress?

What's she been in?

- Anything we would have seen?

- She hasn't done that much yet, but...

And where is she tonight?

Look, he's half-dead,

and he's still interested.

Well, I mean, that made me curious.

You know, he's here. Where is she?

She's on location in New Mexico.

She's working on a little indie film.

Sorry she couldn't be here.

She'll be back in about 10 days.

Her loss is our gain.

- Thank you, Arthur.

- Fellas...

...I think we should leave these young

folks and get back to our bedpans.

Okay, Norman,

you are calling me for pinochle.

- I got your cell, I'll be in touch.

- Okay, pound right here.

This was an amazing night.

Arthur Abbott is maybe the last

of the great Hollywood writers...

...from that generation. Thanks.

There are, like, famous things we say

because he wrote them.

I know. He told me

that his friends wrote Casablanca...

...but that he added the "kid"

to "Here's looking at you, kid."

Hello! Which totally makes the line.

"Here's looking at you, Ilsa."

Doesn't quite have that ring.

He's so modest. He gave me this long

list of old movies he said I had to see.

None were written by him,

of course.

I saw a couple today.

They were fantastic.

Maybe we can see one together.

- That would be great.

- All right, cool.

Then I'll definitely call you.

The brisket was great. And those

chocolate-covered macaroons.

Delectable. It was really fun

hanging with you.

Okay. I'm sorry.

I didn't mean to kiss you twice...

...and then linger a long time

on the second kiss.

- No problem.

- Oh, boy.

It is officially crazy weather.

Don't blow away.

"I'm not sure

I can handle complicated"?

Oh, God, I can be such a jerk.

- Amanda Woods.

- Shut up.

She pushed every guy away,

every time.

It's not, "Will she ever change,"

but, "Does she want to?"

- Surprise.

- Yeah, it is. Hi.

Hi. So I was home doing nothing

and thinking of you...

...and I realized that a little

complication never hurt anyone.

And then I thought,

maybe this isn't so complicated at all.

And also, I wanted to apologize.

I am sorry I didn't

invite you in this afternoon.

I don't know what that

was about exactly...

...but whatever it was,

I thought that I should just...

Oh, my God. You're,

you're not alone, are you?

No, I'm not, actually.

- I'm sorry.

- No. No, no, no. Don't be.

I shouldn't have just...

Oh, man.

Okay, seriously,

do not worry about this.

This is just me, like, being stupid.

Who is it, Daddy?

- "Daddy"?

- Yes.

I am Daddy.

Amanda, this is my

daughter Sophie.

Soph, this is my friend Amanda.

- Hi.

- How do you do?

I'm fine, thank you. How are you?

Very well, thank you.

Do you want to come in?

Oh, no, I just...

Hi.

Come here.

Daddy, who is this?

This is Amanda. And, Amanda,

this is my youngest. Olivia.

Sophie and Olivia.

Dad.

- Dad.

- Sorry, yes. Of course, come in.

Come in.

Okay.

Daddy, can we still have

hot chocolate, please?

- Yes.

- With baby marshmallows?

Yes.

Dad, take her coat.

- Yes. May I, may I?

- Oh, sure. Thanks.

Are you married? Tell me fast.

- No.

- Okay.

I know. I'm a tad overdressed.

You look like my Barbie.

- Thanks.

- Is that for us?

Yes. Except for I'm sorry

about the wine.

I apologize for not

having mentioned this earlier.

You're D-I-V-O-R-C-E-D?

W-I-D-O-W-E-R.

Two years ago.

Amanda, are you by any chance

at all into hot chocolate?

As a matter of fact, I'm...

...totally into it.

- Here we go, Olivia. Olivia...

- Thank you.

...blow on it. It's hot.

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