The Vow Page #7

on the corner.

There was

this big banner saying

"Now Serving Soup,"

and I just started to

go on and on

About all the obstacles

that the owner

must have overcome

to achieve his lifelong dream

of serving soup.

And then...

And when I was finished...

She didn't say anything

for a few seconds

and she just...

She just sort of exhaled it.

It was almost to herself.

"I love you."

And it just hung there.

It was the first time

she had said it,

and I didn't

even wanna respond.

I just wanted to

keep hearing it.

That was two weeks

after we met.

It only took her two weeks

to fall in love with me before.

She doesn't love me.

Sign here, please.

Come here, little buddy.

Diane?

Hey.

How are you?

Listen...

I know it's been years.

I was away for a while.

I never had a chance

to apologize.

I was just going through

a really weird time,

but your dad ended it

as soon as your mother

confronted him about us.

And I just always

wanted you to know that.

I don't mean to

open old wounds, but...

I just really needed

to say that I'm sorry.

No, I'm really glad

that you said something.

You were always

a really good friend.

I just wish I could've

returned the favor.

The lilies were bad,

so I got sunflowers instead.

I wanted to tell you.

You knew?

You knew the whole time?

I'm sorry.

Don't talk to me.

Paige. Paige. Paige!

Hey, where have you

been all day, stranger?

Hmm?

Paige?

I ran into Diane Chain

at the store.

That's why I left, isn't it?

Because I found out.

Mom, I barely

even know who I am,

and then it turns out

you're lying to me,

and you've used my accident

to rewrite the past?

I couldn't bear the thought

of losing you again.

Do you have any idea how

betrayed I feel right now?

I'm sorry, Paige.

We were happier than

we'd been in years.

Oh, Mom!

We finally had you back again.

Back on your terms!

No!

Yes, as usual!

Paige!

He cheated on you

with my friend!

How could you stay with him?

I...

I was going to leave.

I was.

I was all ready to leave.

And then one afternoon, I

was all alone in the house,

and I started looking at

all the photographs of you

and your...

And your sister.

And the house seemed

so full of all of us.

We were a family, Paige.

And I realized

in that moment that

that was the most important

thing in the world for me.

And I couldn't, I couldn't,

I could not go.

So, you just WASPed it away?

No.

I chose to stay with him

for all the things

that he had done right

and not to leave him for the one

thing that he had done wrong.

I chose to forgive him.

Maybe Leo was right.

Maybe I can't figure out who I

am and be around all of you.

I still feel a little chilly.

I don't care what you say.

That's fine.

Paige.

I'm sorry.

Is everything okay?

Look, you two obviously need

to talk, so I'm just...

Okay.

Talk to you later.

All right, bye.

I'm... I'm sorry.

What happened?

Can I ask you something?

Yeah.

You can always ask me anything.

Did you know

about my dad's affair?

Yeah.

I knew.

Why didn't you tell me?

There were so many times

that I almost did.

But to drive you away

from your family again?

That just felt wrong.

I wanted your love, I...

Just not like that.

I wanted to earn it.

I just don't think I can

afford to lose them right now.

So don't.

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Constitution would have rejected.

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Supreme Court,

in the 2003 case

of Eldred v. Ashcroft...

Thanks for lunch.

Actually, there's something

that I wanted to tell you.

Okay.

Things are over with Rose.

I ended it, Paige.

No. Why did you do that?

I thought you were

getting engaged...

We were,

but that was before you.

No, that was after me.

Okay, it was after you,

but it was before this you.

It was before

the old you came back.

Jeremy, I'm not the old me.

I'm just me.

I'm just the me that's trying

to figure it out still.

I understand,

but, whichever it is,

the old you or the new you,

I don't care.

I know you remember

what we were like together.

I know you do.

This is our chance

to get that back.

What we had was wonderful.

Those were wonderful memories,

but those were...

Those are my only memories.

Everything after you is erased.

I...

I have to discover what it's like

to be without you, on my own.

Are you sure you don't remember

breaking up with me

the first time?

Why?

'Cause it sounded

a hell of a lot like that.

Let's go.

Hey.

I was looking all over.

I was worried when I didn't

see you outside the library.

So...

How's that intellectual

property class going?

Actually, I wanna

talk to you about that.

I've decided to

leave law school.

And I'm gonna get

an apartment in the city.

It's happening

all over again, isn't it?

Damn it, Paige.

I've made a lot of mistakes.

Dad, this isn't about you

or anything you've done.

This is about me,

who I want to be, who I am.

Just tell me what to say,

so I don't lose you again.

You won't.

A moment of impact.

A moment of impact

whose potential for change

has ripple effects far

beyond what we can predict,

sending some particles

crashing together

making them closer than before,

while sending others spinning

off into great ventures

landing where you never

thought you'd find them.

You see, that's the thing

about moments like these.

You can't,

no matter how hard you try,

control how

they're gonna affect you.

You just gotta let the colliding

particles land where they may

and wait until

the next collision.

I vow to

help you love life,

to always hold you

with tenderness,

and to have the patience

that love demands.

To speak when words are needed

and to share the silence

when they're not.

To agree to disagree

on red velvet cake.

And to live within

the warmth of your heart

and always call it home.

Hi.

Hi.

I hope you didn't

come all the way

into the city

for hot chocolate.

Actually, I moved

back here six months ago.

I'm over in Rogers Park.

Really? That...

That's great.

I'm actually back

at the Art Institute.

What?

Are you kidding me?

Mmm-mmm.

That's amazing.

Yeah. I mean, I'm sitting

in on a few classes,

and it's crazy

what my hands remember

that my, you know,

that my mind forgot.

Yeah.

So, thank you.

I didn't do anything.

You did everything.

You accepted me for who I am,

and not for

what you wanted me to be.

I just wanted you to be happy.

That's all.

Isn't there some

Cuban place around here

where we used to go

when this place was closed?

Yeah. It's... Wait.

You remember?

No, no.

I wish.

No, the memory stuff

hasn't come back, but I've...

Sonia and I have been

hanging out a little bit,

and I've been

asking her about us.

Really?

And what has she been saying?

That she doesn't think you're

seeing anyone right now.

She just happens to be right.

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