The Perfect Christmas Present Page #5

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Mm-hmm.

Mm. Mm, mm, mm.

Victoria,

let me just say thank you

for letting Jenny

host her charity thing here.

- This place is incredible.

- Well, it's not mine yet.

Jenny, this is the kind of house

I've been talking about.

Really? I actually quite like

my apartment.

No, your apartment is great,

but you can't raise five kids

in an apartment.

I'm sorry, five kids?

Oh, I agree.

Yeah, five kids need a house.

They need a house on land.

Family needs space.

Uh, Jenny,

you have quite the catch here.

I mean, a man with a plan

for your future together?

- He's a keeper.

- Take a good look.

This is what

we're working towards.

Thanks again, Victoria.

Tom, I'm sure we'll talk soon.

I'll see you guys soon.

- Bye.

- Bye.

Well...

Thank you for dinner.

I should probably

be hitting the road, too.

Do you wanna stay

for a nightcap?

I told you, mother's out of town

and I could use the company.

No, no, thank you. Rain check?

Come on. Stay with me.

You can stay the night

if you want.

Pick whichever room

fits your mood.

Mm-hmm. Goodnight, Victoria.

That was awesome!

I feel like I only saw

one wing of the house.

And that was huge.

Did you have fun? Babe?

Jenny. What is it?

Five kids? Really?

Five kids?

Where'd that come from?

I come from a big family.

I've always

kinda wanted five kids.

That's totally fine, but talk

to me about it, personally,

not in front of strangers.

I didn't think

it was a big deal.

It's not like

I want five kids tonight.

I've never heard you

say this before.

Look, I'm sorry.

I didn't mean

to get carried away.

I didn't mean

to make you feel uncomfortable.

Well, it's not all bad, right?

Me thinking about our future?

I just want you to know

that I am in this...

a hundo percento.

I've got big plans for us.

You should have heard her

in the car.

I mean, she-she's starting

to wriggle, man.

L-like a worm.

Really?

Man, you, you gotta get

a grip on the situation.

You, you can handle this

much better if you just

stop doing... push-ups.

- Five kids?

- I know, right?

It's not the fact

that it's just five kids,

it's the fact that he's talking

about kids at all.

You know, and our future,

like...

Is he gonna propose?

It's just crazy.

I don't even know what to do

with this information.

Well, at least,

he's talking about a future.

I mean,

that's a good thing, right?

Yeah, I guess so,

but how's he

planning it without me?

You know what I mean,

like, five kids?

Man, I thought

women liked this stuff.

Like, marriage and kids and...

You know, a, a guy

who's thinking about the future.

Some women do, sure.

But are you sure

that Jenny's that kinda woman?

I think I am,

but do I even want that?

I mean, something just doesn't

really feel right, you know?

Maybe you're just not ready

for that type of stuff with him.

And what's that

supposed to mean?

All I'm saying is

it's only been a year.

Maybe you should

pump the brakes a minute.

No, I don't need

to pump the brakes.

I mean, I didn't hire you

to pump the brakes.

What I need is the gift.

I'm just saying, maybe you need

to plan your future

with somebody else.

Somebody like Tom.

I... No, that's, that's crazy.

- You're crazy.

- I'm just saying.

I've only known Tom

a whole week, okay?

And I've been with Paul,

who I'm still with, by the way,

we've been together for a year,

you know,

and you just, you don't just

throw that away over a crush.

I moved to Chicago for him.

Look, first of all,

you out in Chicago on business.

Second, you don't have a ring

on your finger.

- You free, honey.

- Your soul is not crushed.

Yes, it is.

- And my heart is dying.

- Stop being so dramatic.

Worst-case scenario, you're both

just a little confused.

I think you're right.

Yeah, I think you're right.

I'm just over-thinking it all,

I think, you know?

I think you should just

take a minute, breathe it in,

soak it all in, I'm sure

you'll be right as rain.

And just, just take time,

you know?

Yeah, I guess you're right.

Yeah, it's fine.

Everything's fine, just...

Do me a favor?

Help me smooth things over.

You guys still have to plan

that event, right?

- Mm-hmm.

- But is it wrong...

that I look forward

to seeing him so much?

- Of course not.

- Ugh!

You know I want

what's best for you.

- Right?

- Yeah.

The question is,

what do you want?

That's the thing, I don't know!

I don't know what I want.

I don't know, I'm just

so confused right now,

but I think maybe you're right,

you know.

I need to just relax,

and let the whole thing breathe

and see what happens.

Thanks, Meg.

You're the best.

- You're welcome, babe.

- All right.

- I'll talk to you soon.

- All right, boss.

- Talk to you soon.

- Talk to you soon.

- Bye.

- Bye.

You're welcome. That's what

big brothers do, huh?

Mm-hmm.

Tau Sig?

That's the only T-shirt

you own, isn't it?

I think it's good

to be prepared.

Unh-unh.

Won't be left here.

- Come get it.

- But-but... Okay.

There it is. Bam!

All right.

Now, call my girlfriend

and do whatever it takes

to get what we need.

Hey, I am so happy

you called me.

Seriously, I was going crazy

holed up in my office.

This is exactly what I needed.

No, it's my pleasure.

Actually, it turned out

to be a very nice day.

Yeah. You know, I can't believe

this record store is still here.

I used to come here

all the time.

This is the best record store

in Chicago.

Same family's owned it

for generations.

If anyone can find

a Robert Stone album,

it's these guys.

You have tried to find it

before, haven't you?

You know, I have,

but it was, like, a year ago,

and I didn't have any luck,

so I figured it was a sign.

Well, your luck

may be about to change.

- Hey, Rosie. How are you?

- Hey.

Uh, we could use some help

finding a blues album.

Sure. What do you need?

You know, if it's the blues,

Tom, we can find it.

My friend here's father

used to play in a local band,

and legend has it,

they cut an album.

Oh, yeah? They got a name?

Yeah, but I doubt

you would have heard of them.

You never know until you try.

Okay.

Robert Stone

And The Chicago Fire?

- Sorry, never heard of 'em.

- Told you.

But you could find it, right?

- Robert Stone And...

- The Chicago Fire.

Chicago Fire.

All right, let me see

what I can do.

Thank you,

I really appreciate it, but...

I don't think

you're gonna find anything.

Well, I got a lot of friends

in this town.

Don't give up on me quite yet.

Well, I have faith in you,

Rosie.

Give me call if you find

something, okay?

- Okay, Tom.

- Thanks.

- All right.

- Thank you.

Oh, I just love this place.

You know, this was one

of my favorite spots growing up.

So many memories.

My father and I used to walk

this walk every Sunday

on the way to the record store.

- Really?

- Yeah.

Oh, would you look at this?

This is so pretty.

You really haven't

been here in a while.

They put this up, like,

seven, eight years ago.

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