The Stepfather Page #3

So, Michael, Jackie has me covering

an open house in the afternoon,

but let's you and me have

lunch tomorrow. What do you say?

That'd be really nice.

Yeah, that'd be good.

Great.

Hey, Mrs. Cutter,

how are you?

l'm fine, Susan.

There was

a police sketch...

l can assure you

it's not David.

Don't worry.

It's so not him.

Okay. If you see it, come

over and Iet's talk about it.

Okay.

Thanks, Mrs. Cutter.

All right.

You all right?

Yeah.

That was Mrs. Cutter.

She's known in the neighborhood

as ''The Cat Lady.''

Stopped by with one

of her gazillion cats.

They make my

allergies go crazy.

What'd she want?

Wanted to tell me

that she had seen

this story on

America's Most Wanted

about this killer and that the

police sketch Iooked just like you.

lt was all l could do

not to laugh in her face.

You know Erica Harmon, right?

Mmm-hmm.

Okay, so a couple years ago,

she tells Erica Harmon's husband

that Erica is having an affair because

she sees this man sneaking into their house

every morning

just after he leaves.

And was she?

Well, yeah.

Well, there you go, then. Well,

it wasn't any of her business

and she told the entire

neighborhood before she told him.

Great. This'll make me

a hit with the neighbors, huh?

l gotta go.

l think l'd rather be the mystery

man sneaking into Mrs. Harmon's house.

What's she look like?

Stop it.

Hey, where are you

having lunch?

Because l need to

drop Michael off.

There's a diner

across from the office

and l'll bring him home

on my way to the open house.

Have a great day.

Hey, Mom.

Hey, sleepyhead.

Want something to eat?

Yes, please.

Okay.

Where's David?

You just missed him.

Good morning, Mrs. Cutter.

Okay, anybody got

a sweet tooth?

Do you want dessert?

No, no.

You sure? Some more tea?

Anything? No. No, l'm fine.

All right. Just the

check, please. No problem.

Thank you for lunch,

by the way.

Absolutely. So...

What l really wanted to

talk to you about was, um...

Well, l need a favor.

Well, what kind of favor?

l'd like you to

be my best man.

Me? l'd really be honored if you would.

There's no one else

l'd rather have.

l know sometimes l get a little carried

away with the whole family thing,

but, you know, truth is,

l'm really happy you're home.

And like l said, l'm gonna

make sure you stay home

and this family

stays complete. Right?

Here you go.

Thank you.

So, uh,

what do you say?

Well...

l know it would make

your mother very happy.

Yeah. Yeah, okay.

That's great. That is great!

You know, without sounding too

sentimental, l want to tell you,

meeting your mother that day in

the supermarket changed my life.

lt was hard, you know,

after what happened to my

wife and daughter. Mmm-hmm.

My little Michelle was my

whole world, my whole life.

Watching her grow

up was everything.

You'll understand what l'm talking

about when you have kids of your own.

Not that you and Kelly should

be rushing into anything. Okay?

No, no, no. Don't worry.

You got years to

go if you're smart.

When it happens, l think

you'll see what l mean.

They're everything.

Lisa would have

turned 11 next week.

Who's Lisa?

My daughter.

Thanks.

Pleasure.

l'm sorry. l thought you

said her name was Michelle.

Did l?

Mmm-hmm.

lt's Lisa-Michelle.

You must have heard it wrong.

l'm sorry.

Yeah. 11 next week.

Damn it!

Excuse me.

Excuse me!

Hi!

Hi!

Hello, there.

We're the Baldwins.

We called about the house.

Mrs. Baldwin. Mr. Baldwin. Good

to meet you. l'm David Harris.

Mrs. Baldwin,

do you have any children?

Three girls.

Three girls? You're

gonna Iove this place.

Stay here.

Finish your dinner.

Okay. l'm coming.

All right. Yeah.

Come on. Come on, baby.

Come on.

Yeah. Let's see who it is.

Midnight? Midnight?

Where is that cat?

Where is he? Midnight?

Where is that Midnight?

Come here.

What are you doing?

What's the matter?

So, are you?

Am l what?

Gonna be his best man.

Um...

Yeah. Yeah, l guess.

l said yes, so...

What?

l'm about to get

another father.

You know, and l can't

talk to the one l have now.

Well, maybe

you should start.

# You want the truth

# l don't know what's real

# You found me out

# l'm still nipping

at your heels

# l could try

# But the feeling

won't let go #

What's wrong?

Didn't you close your door?

Yeah.

Beth? Is that you?

Sean? Sean?

No, there's no one here.

What?

Jesus, David.

Hey, come on.

Where you going?

l better go home.

You don't have to leave.

No, it's okay.

Were you just watching us?

Doing what?

l just got home from work.

l'm gonna take a shower

and get ready for dinner.

You and Kelly have been

together for a long time.

All l'm saying is, l just

want you to be careful.

She seems like

a very nice young woman.

Which is why a young man should be

more discreet with his affections.

Meaning what?

What does that mean?

People might get

the wrong idea about her.

You wouldn't want that,

now, would you?

What do you suppose people think

about you moving in with my mother?

Michael.

Excuse me. Apologize.

No. For what?

Being disrespectful.

lt's okay. It's okay. It's healthy

to have open family dialogue, right?

Yeah.

How was your day?

lt was busy.

Was Mrs. Cutter

here today?

No. It's probably from the house

l was showing. They have cats and...

Sean. Beth...

Hey. If you ever lay a hand on one of my kids

again, it'll be the last thing you ever do!

What are you

talking about?

This bastard tried to choke

Sean. l didn't choke anybody.

Sean says you put your hand

around his neck and it hurt.

His mother told him to turn down his

video game and he wasn't listening to her.

l was just trying to show

him a little discipline.

From what l've seen, that's

lacking a bit in this family.

lf you ever touch

my family again,

l will kill you! l

swear to God! Stop it.

Come on... This is not

your family anymore, Jay.

What do you even know

about this guy? Stop.

What do you know about him?

Stop it!

l know he's not sleeping

with his secretary!

You don't know

a goddamn thing!

l'll call the police if you

don't leave! Not a goddamn thing!

You heard what l said.

You touch my kids again,

you got some big

trouble coming.

Oh, my God.

l'm so sorry.

lt's okay. Come here.

l'm so sorry.

He had no goddamn right grabbing

Sean like that. No goddamn right!

You can't do this anymore!

Come on. Calm down, please.

Dad, here.

You dropped this. It fell out of

your pocket when you were going at it.

Thanks.

You stopped me from doing

something really dumb in there.

Yeah, l probably did.

l don't like this guy.

l don't trust him. l mean,

what do you know about this guy?

Not any more

than you, really.

You got taller.

Yeah, well, you know,

it's been a year.

Hey, hey, come on.

Talk to me for a second,

will you?

What do you want?

l don't know.

l want to talk to you.

Your mom says you

don't want to see me.

ls that true?

l don't know, Dad. You know,

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