The Lucky One Page #3

My brother taught him a few tricks.

Magic was kind of their thing.

We lost him last year.

He was a Marine too.

It's been hard on Ben.

It's been hard on all of us.

Thank you.

We share

Well, I'm glad you came.

ELLIE:

Ho-ho. Whoo! Ha-ha.

Aren't you helpful, dear, and chivalrous?

You are so--?

Isn't he chivalrous?

Have you been drinking?

I had a little something

called a Moscow Mule.

It sounds terrible, but it was so good.

- I'll make you a cup of tea.

- Good.

Okay.

Look, there's something that

I've been meaning to tell you.

I never fully explained how--

And I'm sorry,

I can't find the right words.

It's all right.

Another time, maybe.

After all, I'm not going anywhere.

Okay.

Good night, Logan.

No. No!

Jesus!

No!

Beth! Beth!

No! Stop it!

No.

It's okay.

It's okay.

At first they wouldn't tell us anything.

Just that friendly fire was a possibility.

So it's a year ago today...

and the official investigation

into the death of Sergeant...

Drake...

Green...

is still ongoing.

That's the worst part. Not knowing.

I would give anything...

I would give anything to know

that he didn't die for nothing.

We were inseparable as kids, you know?

We did everything together.

We even built that wall together.

Well, Drake built the wall...

and I supervised...

which consisted mostly of drinking

iced teas and reading the Bronts.

This one day...

I couldn't find my book anywhere.

So I asked him about it.

And he just pointed.

Look. Look.

God, I was so mad.

I was so mad at him.

And he just laughed.

It was--

I'm sorry.

It's okay.

You got a great laugh, you know that?

I wish I could hear it more.

Why don't you try telling me a joke?

Because you're gonna have to get a few

beers in me before I start telling you jokes.

Okay.

- Okay

- Okay

"--Except for Ron and Hermione's slow,

deep breathing.

Harry glanced over at the dark shapes

they made on the floor beside him.

Ron had had a fit of..."

Mom.

- Mom.

- Yes. "On the sofa. Hermione's..."

"--So that her silotee..."

Silhouette.

Come on, Brutus. Hi, buddy.

All right. Come on.

Come on, come on, come on.

Ha-ha. Come on. What--?

Shake.

We-yaah!

What's the black dog tag for?

This one's mine, and the black one is

in memory of my best buddy, Victor.

So they're like friendship bracelets.

Yeah. Yeah, you could say that.

No-- Man, he's toast.

- Your turn.

- Don't. No.

Where you going?

Hey. You can run, man,

I'm gonna make a Marine out of you.

Get over. Go through.

Up!

See.

I've been working on my pop-ups

all week.

- All right. That's my boy.

- There you go. Get in the car.

See.

- How's old Thigh-Bolt working out for you?

- Do me a favor, okay?

Try and remember

this is a charity game.

What the hell's that supposed to mean?

Don't push him too hard, okay?

Hey, you know what?

When Benny's on your time,

you guys do what you want.

You can plant your flowers, you can do

your crochet, play the fiddle, whatever.

When he's with me we do it my way.

- Have fun, sweetie. Seat belt.

- Bye, Mom.

- Need to give the kid some room to breathe.

I'm okay.

No.

Cooper.

Cooper, stop.

That's $9. Thank you.

I'm gonna get going.

I'll be back later to help you pack up.

Hey. What's up?

Unh. There you go.

- What happened?

- We won!

He took his eye off a ground ball.

It's not as bad as it looks.

He just got a little nosebleed.

I still stopped it. Got my glove down,

kept my body in front. Only one run scored.

Ha, ha. It was the play of the game.

Tell you what,

might make a man out of him yet.

Why don't you go on inside?

Take a shower. I'll be right there.

- See you later, buddy.

- Bye, Dad.

What? It was an accident.

You really don't see it.

See what?

That boy would run through

a brick wall for you.

What does that gotta do with him

not being able to field a ground ball?

2???

Don't worry about it.

Please go home, Keith.

Hey, wait a second. Hey.

Who do you think

you're talking to, huh?

Keith, calm down.

You calm down.

Let me tell you something.

That's my son in there too, and I can

take that boy anytime I want. You got that?

Let go of my arm. Let go of my arm.

- What's the matter?

- You should do as she says.

Let go of her arm.

God!

Gosh, I hope that this heals up

before your birthday.

Your friends' parents are going

to think that I beat you.

I don't have to have a party.

Dad says I'm kind of getting old for them.

That is ridiculous. Of course you're gonna

have a party. You only turn 8 once.

You only turn every age once.

Shower. Now.

Thank you for that.

He can't really take Ben away

from you, can he?

You haven't met Keith's father.

Why don't you just leave?

If I tried to take Ben out of Hamden,

I could lose him altogether.

it's none of my business,

but how did you end up--? I mean, what--

What possessed me to marry him?

Picture this:

Senior year, he was captain of the football

team. I thought that I was in love.

Then I got pregnant.

He asked, I said yes.

Only thing is, he didn't quite realize

I expected him to stop dating.

I don't want to go anywhere else.

This is our home.

Has been forever.

Whatever else Keith may be,

he'll always be Ben's dad.

I just want to make sure you're okay.

Thank you.

See you in the morning.

Come on, buddy. Come on.

Hey!

When are we gonna get those beers?

I won't forget.

It's just a casual beer

between coworkers.

Mm-hm.

It's not a date.

Did I say anything?

- Do you think life has a plan for you?

- Jeez.

Do you?

If it does, it hasn't shared it with me.

Why did you enlist?

It was the family business.

I had you figured for a military brat.

Your father was a Marine?

And his dad before him.

So you signed up for them?

The first tour was for them.

The second and third were for the guys

that were still out there.

What time do you think it is?

Am I boring you?

I want to show you something.

Come on. We have to go now.

This is where I come

when I want to be alone.

She's a beauty.

Dad grew up around boats.

He was a vet, but he loved to fish.

Mom was a music teacher.

She couldn't stand it.

You've never mentioned

your parents before.

They died in a car accident

when we were very young.

Sorry, I was just--

- It's a fair question.

I guess that's why

Drake and I were so close.

We were so lucky to have Nana.

Dad took Drake fishing all the time.

When he taught him how to steer this thing,

he couldn't have been more than 6 or 7.

What about you?

I love this boat.

I know she doesn't look like much now,

but she could really fly.

Well, we should take her out sometime.

Can't even get her started now.

That's too bad.

Are you sure you're okay to drive?

I'm perfectly sober,

thank you very much.

Hold on.

You do realize we're gonna

have to do this all again?

You never told me that joke.

Is there any way

I can make it up to you?

I'm sorry. I'm sorry. It's been so long.

- God.

- It's all right.

You should be kissed every day,

every hour, every minute.

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