The Longest Ride Page #5

and other commitments.

I'd love to.

This is the most important thing to me.

Oh! Luke, hi.

This is Adrienne Francis.

Adrienne, this is my boyfriend, Luke.

- Nice to meet you, Ms. Francis.

- Nice to meet you, Luke.

Are you in college with Sophia?

No, never made it to college.

Luke's a professional bull rider.

I've never met

a professional bull rider before.

Probably not too many in Manhattan.

Are you an art lover, like Sophia?

No, I can't say that I am.

What did you think of tonight?

Honestly?

Of course.

I think there's more bullshit here

than where I work.

I like him. Keep this one.

How could you say that to her?

It was a joke.

To the woman who's gonna be my boss?

To the woman who I hope

is gonna launch my career?

- That lady? Come on.

- No, you come on.

You know how hard I have just tried

to fit into your world.

Why can't you try to fit into mine?

I do!

It was a joke, okay?

She thought it was funny.

- She laughed.

- You don't know that.

What if she was just trying

to be polite?

Does this make sense?

What?

How are we gonna make this work?

Do you really see yourself

living on a ranch?

Working a ranch the rest of your life?

And what am I gonna do?

Move to Manhattan?

Go out with your artist friends?

Go to brunch?

Talk about squiggly lines

on a white canvas...

like they're more than

squiggly lines on a white canvas?

I know all of that, I do. I get it.

I just...

I just don't know how to make this work.

I don't know either.

But I know that I want to.

Are we just crazy?

Do you think it could work between us?

We just come from such different worlds.

But I've never felt this way

about anybody before.

Not everybody gets that.

You did.

It wasn't that simple.

As the years went by...

I could see how much

she wanted to start a family.

We tried to adopt.

But it wasn't so easy back then.

Now, today we're going to learn...

about my favorite...

book.

It's called Pippi Longstocking.

If anyone teases him about this,

they'll have me to deal with.

Good morning.

Hello.

My name is Ruth Levinson.

I'm Daniel's teacher.

I came here because

I'm slightly concerned.

He's falling asleep in class.

We were surprised to learn...

that Daniel McDonald was being raised

by a half-brother and his wife.

Neither seemed to care

if he ate or starved.

He's a very bright boy.

Infinite potential.

Maybe I could tutor him after class?

All right.

Yes?

Are you a wolf?

No, ma'am.

Are you a bear?

No, ma'am.

Are you a boy?

Yes, ma'am.

Boys use knives and forks.

Almost.

Yeah. Okay.

What star is that?

The North Star, Polaris.

Good. Look.

"That was because she didn't want to

turn around to get home.

"When she reached

Tommy's and Annika's gate, she stopped.

Pretty soon, the tutoring was every day.

And sometimes he stayed for dinner.

We never said he was the child

we could never have...

but even so...

What do you think?

She's making her son dinner. Right?

Yeah.

I hate taking him back there.

Why can't we adopt him?

Because they're his legal guardians.

There's nothing we can do.

- Did you speak to the lawyer?

- I did, and that's what he said.

They don't care about him. They don't!

They're his next of kin

and they're proud people.

They're not gonna let us

take Daniel away.

There must be something more we can do.

Ruth?

We better go.

You be good. Okay, pal?

Okay.

Maybe I'll raise chickens...

or work at the factory.

If that's what you want.

You can be anything you want,

Daniel McDonald.

Anything at all.

A farmer, a lawyer, an astronomer.

You're a very clever boy.

- You really think so?

- Yeah!

I know so.

All right, come on.

Okay.

I'm just saying goodbye.

You can't stop me!

I'm just saying goodbye!

I know you are, sweetheart.

Let's go back to the car.

There's nothing we can do.

There's nothing we can do.

Please reconsider. Please reconsider!

There's nothing we can do.

He deserves better than this.

Sweetheart, get in the car.

- They don't care about him.

- I know they don't.

They don't care about him!

Ruth.

Ruth.

What was I supposed to do?

Fight for custody.

From a half-brother

in small-town North Carolina?

Come on. We wouldn't have had a chance!

And who knows

what they would've done to Daniel.

We were a family.

We are a family.

Ruth, you are my family.

I wanted kids too, you know.

We never saw Daniel again.

Oh, my God.

Sh*t.

Luke Collins is trying to come around.

The bull fighter's taking the bull away

in the other direction.

I think he's gonna be okay.

He's trying to get up. He is!

Let me get him something

to make him feel a little bit better.

92points!

264 on three bulls!

Luke Collins is your clear-cut winner.

He's awesome.

...number nine spot in the world.

Are you okay, Luke?

I'm fine.

- Have an amazing time in New York.

- Yes, I will.

You impressed Adrienne,

you'll impress her team.

Okay. Gotta go.

- This is what you've always wanted!

- I know!

Bye! See you on Monday.

Hey, babe.

I'm walking to the taxi right now.

Sophia, it's Luiz.

- Hi, Luiz.

- Something's happened to Luke.

Hi, can I help you?

I need to see my boyfriend,

Luke Collins.

He came in an ambulance earlier.

I need to see him.

I'm sorry. Only family can visit.

Okay. Can I at least know how he is?

His condition is stable,

but he's getting an MRI.

He took a pretty hard fall.

If you wanna take a seat,

I'll check with the doctor.

I'll let you know.

Thank you.

So, are you light-headed, dizzy?

Nausea?

I'd like you to stay overnight

for observation.

Sweetie. What are you doing here?

I came as soon as I heard.

Aren't you supposed to be in New York?

No, no.

I should be here.

Thank God you're okay.

I'm fine.

You're lucky to be alive,

is what you are.

What?

I just got a little dizzy, that's all.

Luke...

you need to stop downplaying

the severity of your condition.

If you care about your friend,

you need to make him understand...

that his riding days are over.

What is he talking about?

I'm tired, okay?

Can we just talk about it tomorrow?

Ms. Francis,

I am so sorry about all of this.

Please, Sophia.

I understand you can't meet the team

this weekend, given the circumstances.

And I do hope Luke is okay.

Yeah, me, too.

I don't know when I'm gonna be able

to come to New York.

Oh, really?

Wait a minute. You're not

rethinking the internship, are you?

Look, Sophia.

I think you have a bright future

ahead of you...

but you're going to have to figure out

for yourself what that's going to be.

I know.

World Finals qualifier

from Walkertown, North Carolina...

Luke Collins!

And he is ready to rock and roll!

Let's go!

Luke Collins outside in the middle,

rocked over!

He is just... Wow!

A double flip somersault

face-plant into the dirt.

You've gotta get him out of there!

Yeah, no doubt about it.

He took a devastating shot right there...

by one of the PBR's best.

Our sports medicine team

are coming in right now...

to take care of the young man

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