The Joneses Page #8
Wouldn't it be a little weird?
l mean, how are you gonna
introduce me?
Like-
"his is my pretend wife
that I"-
"My coworker. My"-
As my boss.
he job comes
with great benefits.
hat mean you'll come?
mm?
I'll come.
Mmm!
Mmm!
What the-
Larry?
Larry.
Larry?
- [ Man Singing, Indistinct ]
- Larry! Larry!
Larry!
elp! elp!
I had a perfect world
I can't remember it now
[ Continues, Indistinct ]
The world that I wanted
Don't want me no more
Summer! Call 91 1 !
Call 91 1 !
It's finally clear
All that I needed
A fool and his money
How quickly we part
Oh, how I'm missing you
I should've listened
to my heart
Hey. You did
everything you could.
No, I didn't.
I lied to him.
Here's your coat.
l lied to him.
l lied to all of you.
Steve.
I'm not Steve Jones.
Steve.
That is not my name.
Holy sh*t.
[ Man ]
What?
- This is not my wife.
- Don't. Don't do this.
- hese are not my kids.
- Steve, please.
hat is not my house.
[ Man ]
Settle down, Steve.
You all have to listen.
I get paid to show off
the cars and the clothes.
l get paid lots of money
to lie and pretend
that I'm your friend.
We have to leave.
So that people
like all of you-
people like Larry-
will go out and want to buy
the stuff that I have.
Me and my perfect family.
[ Murmuring ]
[ Whimpers ]
l'm sorry.
- [ Murmuring ]
[ Man ]
Come on. Let's go.
Not so fast, sir.
I need to get some
information from you.
That was
crazy of him.
lt's gonna be okay.
l promise.
I'll take care of you.
- [ Cop ] Is this accurate?
- [ Steve ] Yes, it's accurate.
We might need to ask you
a few more questions later on.
l think that's all.
Thank you, Mr. Cerrilla.
[ KC ]
It's time to go, Steve.
Where'd you take them?
They've been reassigned.
She took the deal,
like I told you she would.
lf you want a fresh start,
my offer's still on the table.
ello!
[ In Unison ]
Hi!
Hey, Mary Beth.
Come in.
his is great.
This is great
to do this.
hank you so much.
Come on in.
[ Mick ]
Here, let me
grab your coats.
Ken, how about a beer?
Sure, sure.
lmported okay?
[ Mick ]
Welcome to the house.
It's beautiful.
Thank you.
oney, by the way,
super job tonight.
hank you.
Dinner was excellent.
ls everyone ready
for coffee...
and perhaps some,
uh, dessert?
Sounds great.
Okay.
elp yourself
to some more wine.
- Kate.
- [ Loud Crash ]
ls- ls everything okay
in there, sweetheart?
What are you
doing here?
Well, l wanted to see you.
Sorry.
[ Chuckles ]
Kate? You all right?
[ Dish Clatters ]
l've got, uh,
guests here.
We belong together.
You should have
thought of that before
you opened your mouth.
That's why
l opened my mouth.
[ Man ] Honey-
Well, uh,
who's this?
lt's, uh, a friend.
Oh. Well, hey,
I'm Bob, Bob Jones.
Drop the act, Bob.
I'm her last husband.
- What? What's going on?
- Nothing.
Am l getting fired?
You don't have
to do this anymore.
- But my numbers are good.
Right now? No.
Bob.
Yes?
Just calm down and go
back to our guests.
Go on, Bob.
Go!
Um-
Everything's fine.
[ Chuckles ]
You certain?
Yeah. Wine.
Oh, sure.
l'm sorry.
You were saying?
l want you to come join me
in the real world.
his is my real world.
What are you gonna do
when you're too old to be
Are they gonna find
a grandparent cell for you?
What kind of life is that?
What kind ofjoy
are you gonna have?
Whose photos are you
gonna hang on your wall?
Who's gonna be there
at the end for you?
We had something, Kate.
lt was just a beginning,
but it-
lt was real.
l felt that.
l'm hoping
you felt it too.
l think you did.
You deserve
to be happy, Kate.
You deserve to be loved.
l'm sorry.
[ Mick ]
Hey, Steve.
Hold up.
Hey, Mick.
Hey.
How are things?
hings are good.
Yeah.
l get to be
[ Chuckles ]
Yeah. And l'm out,
which-
Well, it makes life
a lot easier.
That's great.
Yeah.
l don't have to lie
anymore.
l'm happy for you.
hanks, Steve.
It's been real.
Hey, uh, they've been
looking for that.
Ah.
l'm gonna miss that car.
[ Sighs ]
[ Footsteps ]
e came back
for you.
[ Exhales ]
[ Steve ]
Where to?
[ Kate ] Arizona.
Seriously?
Is that all right?
You're the boss.
[ Kate Laughing ]
No, you can't keep lettin' it
get you down
And you can't keep draggin'
that dead weight around
Ooh, ooh
ooh, ooh
If there ain't all that much
to lug around
Better run like hell
when you hit the ground
Ooh, ooh
ooh, ooh
When the morning comes
You can't stop these kids
from dancin'
Why would you want to
Especially when you're
already gettin' yours
'Cause if your mind don't move
and your knees don't bend
Well, don't go blamin'
the kids again
When the morning comes
Ooh, ooh
ooh, ooh
When the morning comes
Ooh, ooh
ooh, ooh
When the morning comes
Ooh, ooh
ooh, ooh
When the morning comes
When the morning comes
Let it go
This, too, shall pass
You know, you can't keep
lettin' it get you down
No, you can't keep lettin' it
get you down
Let it go
This, too, shall pass
You know, you can't keep
lettin' it get you down
No, you can't keep lettin' it
get you down
Let it go
This, too, shall pass
When the morning comes
You can't keep lettin' it
get you down
You can't keep lettin' it
get you down
When the morning comes
You can't keep lettin' it
get you down
No, you can't keep lettin' it
get you down
When the morning comes
You can't keep lettin' it
get you down
You can't keep lettin' it
get you down
When the morning comes
You can't keep lettin' it
get you down
No, you can't keep lettin' it
get you down
When the morning comes
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