The Next Best Thing Page #6

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- How am I doin'?

You're doing good.

Just remember, it's a process.

You don't have to be perfect.

Sinkyour heels into the floor...

gazing at your navel.

Don't forget to breathe.

Ow! Was that good?

That's very good.

You don't have to overdo it

in the fiirst class.

I'm not overdoing it.

It's a piece ofcake.

Inhale, look up.

Jump forward.

Inhale, stand up.

Arms up overyour head.

Whoa. Stood up too fast.

Mm-hmm.

Right hand grabs

the right big toe.

Extend the right leg.

Inhale, look up.

Exhale.

Bring your nose to your knee.

Breathe.

- Straighten your standing leg.

- I'm tryin'.

Breathe!

I'm breathin', kid.

I am breathin'.

Exhale.

Open the leg to the side...

gazing to the left.

Oh!

Sorry, pal.

It's all levels,

beginners through advanced.

Thankyou.

- See you on Monday.

- Okay.

- Bye.

- You okay?

- Well, check with me tomorrow.

Beginners are Mondays,

Wednesdays and Fridays at 1 0:00...

Tuesdays and Thursdays at 1 1 :00

and Sundays at 9:00.

- Well, how 'bout tonight at 8:00?

- Excuse me?

Let's have dinner.

Are you asking me out on a date?

Yeah. Is that all right?

Hold on a second.

- How do you know I'm not married?

- Well, are you?

No, but I still

don't know you.

Well, I don't know you either,

but that's sort ofthe point

ofthe date, right?

I mean, you do eat, right?

It'sjust dinner.

Yeah, I eat. I just haven't

been dating much recently.

Okay. So we'll eat, we'll have

some light conversation...

a few awkward silences, wine optional,

but defiinitely no dating.

No dating.

So, how does that sound?

Sounds manageable.

- We're home!

- Hey!

- Dad, we fiinally made it!

Hey! Oh!

- Hi. Sorry I'm late.

Traffiic was insane.

- Well...

it's not quite burned, luckily.

Listen, do you mind if I don't

stay for dinner tonight?

- But it's roast beef night.

- Yuck!

You're supposed to say roast "beast."

Listen, tell Kelly

to get rid ofthat guy.

- Tell her to lose the loser.

- I'm not having dinner with Kelly.

Sam, honey, go upstairs

and wash your hands. And your face.

- I have a date.

- What?

- I have a date.

- No.

- Yes.

- Who with?

Ben Cooper, investment banker,

New York. Whoo!

Whoo! Whoo!

Cor. What's he doing in L.A.?

I don't know. He's working

on some kind ofa takeover.

Takeover? Don't like the sound

ofthat. Is he attractive?

- So our type.

- Which our type?

Big hands. Mmm.

Mmm. Does he, uh,

know about moi?

Well, we didn't really get around

to frivolous details.

Well, that's all very well,

but what's he gonna say when he arrives?

What am I supposed to be,

Andre, the zany butler?

-Just be yourself.

- Well, which me?

English me? Cold, frosty me?

Frivolous me?

How 'bout nice me?

- Well, at your own risk, be it.

- Don't screw this up for me.

Oh, Abbie, get out ofthe kitchen.

I can't concentrate.

- Meanie bucket.

- I'll be up in fiive minutes...

- to discuss wardrobe.

- Yes, Your Majesty.

I see you

in a plunging neckline.

No point in hiding your life

underyour bushel.

Everybody looks thesame

We'rejust tired

oflookingat each other

We'rejust tired

oflookingat each other

Hi, uh,

this Abbie Reynolds's house?

Come in. I'm sorry.

I've always been longing to do that.

Come in. Robert.

Abbie is, uh,

putting on her face.

Well, at least one ofthem.

She tells me

you're into takeovers.

Well, what I'm doing right now

is actually closer to a merger.

- Drink?

- No, thanks.

- Sit.

- All right.

Yeah, I take sick companies

and I make them well.

I'm out here right now, uh--

Well, I'm working with a Fortune 500

company that has fallen on hard times...

and I've come to try

to resuscitate the--

I'm sorry.

I'm rambling, huh?

No, no, no, it's really interesting.

It'sjust it's also, uh, really long.

Uh, do you mind if I take a Nelly break

and, uh, put on a record?

- Uh, no.

- Good.

- Frank orJudy?

- Pardon?

- Frank orJudy?

- Uh, Frank, I guess.

Oh, well, I'm afraid Frank's

feeling a little shy tonight,

butJudy's itching to go.

I thinkyou can tell a lot

by a man's musical preference, hmm?

I guess so.

I once met a truck driver, for example,

who loved Carly Simon.

It was downhill from then on.

Clang, clang, clang

went the trolley

Ding, ding, ding went the bell

Zing, zing, zing

went myheartstrings

- From the moment lsawhim lfell

- God, I loveJudy Garland.

- Excuse me, but, uh,

are you gay or...

- Chug, chug, chug went the motor

- are you just acting gay?

- Bump, bump, bump

- Good question.

- Went the train

- Are you interested,

or are you just acting interested?

- Interested in what?

- Well, Abbie, ofcourse.

She's a very delicate flower,

you know.

I'm sorry. Who are you?

I'm Sam's father.

Oh. Oh.

I'm sorry. I guess I came

at a bad time, then.

You're here to pick up your son?

No, I live here.

Hey, Sammy.

Hey, little man.

- How are you?

- "Sammy"?

Hey, Sam.

- Hi.

- Hi.

- I'm ready, fiinally.

- Wow, you-- you look great.

- You look great.

- "Sammy."

I was, uh-- I wasjust talking

with your ex-husband.

- We're not divorced.

- We're not even married.

- Okay, I'm-- I'm lost.

- I'll tell you at dinner.

Bye. Bye, Sam.

- Don't stay up too late.

- Nice to meet you, Robert.

- Nice to meet you. Take care.

- Bye.

Yeah, keep in touch. I'll, uh,

tuck little "Sammy" in for both of us.

Now, Sam,

turn this book upside down...

and let's enter the world

of Princess Tinyfuse.

Now.

- No dating.

- Oh, right.

Trust me,

it won't take that long.

Hello. 8:
00 reservation.

The name is Cooper.

Well, it's, um,

going to be quite a wait.

You can have a drink at the bar

ifyou like, and I'll have a table

foryou in, oh, two hours?

- Two hours?

- Oh, Mr Ross.

- So good to see you again.

- Nice to be back.

Okay. We'll have table 1 4

for Mr Ross tonight.

Ofcourse.

So much for trying to impress you.

I'm gonna have a little fun. Humour me.

Excuse me.

Would it make a difference if I told you

that Harrison Ford is in our party?

I'll be right back.

Harrison Ford?

- Mr Cooper?

- Yes.

Yes, sure.

So nice to see you again.

- And you.

- Would you follow me?

Thankyou.

- Enjoy your dinner.

- Thankyou.

Okay, here's a toast to...

discovering muscles in your body

you never knew existed.

- And fiinding new ones.

- Mmm.

So, what does an investment banker

do for fun?

Well, ofcourse,

I'm passionate about yoga...

rock climbing,

uh, racquetball--

- Racquetball?

- Really, I'm just a-- a workaholic.

Do you have any pets?

No pets, but I got a couple

ofdead plants back in New York.

- Favourite colour.

- All shades of pink.

Well, you're perfectly presentable,

I assume successful...

good sense of humour.

- Thankyou.

- So...

- why are you--

- What?

- Why am I unattached?

- Yeah.

Exactly.

What's wrong with you?

Been wondering

the same thing myself.

You see anything obvious?

- You do have a piece

ofspinach in your teeth.

- Do l?

Mm-hmm.Just kidding.

That's good. I don't know. I guess

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