Truth Be Told Page #7

KENNY:
Wow!

This is so cool.

(SINGING)

Wow! This is unbelievable!

Hey!

This is too cool.

This is your last night! Live it up!

(MOUTHING) You wanna dance?

(MOUTHING) Danny Gokey.

(VOCALIZING)

(ALL CHEERING)

Listen, everybody, I want you to meet

my friend and neighbor, Danny Gokey.

Hello.

(ALL CHEERING)

Hey, Bish,

I never got around to thanking you

for finally getting your cattle off

of my property.

ALEXANDER:
Well, we couldn't have them

disturbing you, could we?

Tell you what, Bish.

I have a special song called Cfazy Not To

that I think you guys might like.

All right.

(PLAYING MELLOW SONG)

(SINGING)

Hey, Dad, I need to talk to you.

Look, the truth is...

Well, since you've said no so many times,

I've put private equity financing in place

to make a deal on the Portland station.

Okay.

I want to hire my own people.

I've got some ideas that I want to try out.

I can do this.

Have you thought this through?

Yeah, I have.

- Well, maybe there's a way...

- Dad, I need to do this one on my own.

Bish, let's go dance.

(HARMONIZING)

Man, this is so great. I love it here.

And it's all because you guys are pretending

to be married and you're not.

Thanks. Thanks.

Please! Wait.

- Stop!

- (MUSIC STOPS)

Stop!

What's going on?

The truth, the truth about Mark and me.

Mom, Mom, I love you so much.

Zoe, I know what you're trying to do,

and it's wrong. It's all wrong.

I'm sorry, but the truth is

Mark and I have been lying to you.

We're not married.

- You're not married?

- You're kidding.

No. Mark and I hadn't seen each other

since college

until last week.

We've tried to tell you several times.

But I wanted the business opportunity.

MARK:
I was trying to save my youth program.

It was so wrong of us.

And I've set a terrible example

for my children.

You both lied.

There's a code I live by

that was not honored this weekend.

You will not be a part of my programming,

and you will not receive funding from me.

Truth is everything.

(LAUGHS AWKWARDLY)

Sorry to complicate your weekend.

Yeah, well, you never really know

what life is going to throw at you, do you?

No. No, you don't.

I needed a weekend like this.

Something to push me.

I needed Annie.

You know, your favorite expression

is "cowboy up. "

That's all I'm doing, Dad.

I'm getting on the bull and taking a chance,

just trying to hold on for eight seconds.

I just want to be like you.

Yeah. Yeah.

- Son.

- Yeah?

- Ready?

- Ready.

What do you think? Awesome, isn't it?

(LAUGHS) Yeah, I think that

I'm going to have

a very good time the next time I have to go

to one of those old stuffy museum events.

Zoe, you've needed somebody

to talk to for a long time.

So, you know what? Don't let her go.

Thanks.

- I'm gonna go say goodbye to Jack Frost.

- Okay.

Don't forget to e-mail me.

- You do e-mail?

- Get out of here.

I think it's okay to move on.

Maybe it's what Mom would have wanted.

What do you think?

(GIGGLES)

Good boy. (CLICKS TONGUE)

So, when do you think

you'll be moving to Portland?

I don't know.

Well, if you're still in Denver,

would you come to one of my games?

Count on it.

Annie. Annie.

I'm so sorry.

I shouldn't have deceived you or Bishop,

any of you.

I know. But you can admit your fault.

It's another reason why I like you.

And there was a silver lining

in your mistake.

Jake and Lucy. A corner has been turned.

I hope so.

(CHOPPING)

None of us are too old to change, are we?

Kids, we're really sorry

we dragged you into all of this.

Let this be a lesson to you.

Always tell the truth.

Even when it's not convenient.

ZOE:
It's gonna be a long flight home.

We really blew it, didn't we?

Yep, a lot went on this weekend, huh?

Yeah. I mean, it was a pressure situation,

you know.

When that happens,

you just lose all reason and perspective.

Yeah. Your emotions get the better

of you sometimes, I guess.

Yeah, and then you come back down

to Earth.

Yeah.

It's amazing.

They're both crazy for each other,

but won't admit

that they're crazy for each other.

Maybe we better get going.

Got a lot to do this week.

Get the kids home, you know.

Yeah.

I better get a move on and get back at it.

Okay.

(SENTIMENTAL SONG PLAYING)

(SIGHS)

(CAR ENGINE STARTS)

(INAUDIBLE)

Annie, why am I here?

Because I need you here with me.

No, wrong.

Chapter 13. "Marriage counselor

finds the man of her dreams,

"but won't admit it. "

You need Mark with you. Not me.

It's just an infatuation,

which is a shallow emotion,

something that won't last,

something I just need to get over.

- You're afraid.

- I'm not...

You're afraid to take your own advice.

The courage to love,

you can sure talk about it,

but you don't live it.

You're gutless.

(TAP RUNNING)

Zo, what's up with that?

He's reaching the breaking point.

I'll see you next week, the usual time.

Remember, we always talk about

having the courage to trust our convictions,

but we can't forget about the courage

it takes to love.

Hi, folks.

MAN:
Hi.

Bishop, would you like to come in?

Thank you.

"The courage to love"?

Where did that come from?

Oh, somebody smarter than me

wrote it somewhere.

There are a lot of smart people in the

world, and I'm not always one of them.

At least you're honest.

Not really, which is why I'm here.

I'm afraid I brought you to New Mexico

under false pretenses, young lady.

(SIGHS)

I was hoping you could help

save my son's marriage.

How are Jake and Lucy?

Getting there.

Look, I've decided you're just not right

for the radio.

You made that very clear last week.

I don't blame you.

Let me finish.

You aren't right,

you're perfect.

What?

Sophia told me I would be a fool

if I didn't hire you.

And we both know Sophia is always right.

So, I am offering you your own show

on KTRD.

But I'm not married.

I'm flexible.

Oh!

I'll work for you on one condition.

- Seventeen...

- ZOE:
Seven...

Hey, Charlie, get your nose in

that rule book tonight, okay?

- No more fouls. I'll see you next week.

- KENNY:
... nineteen...

- All right, guys, let's go. Dinner.

- ... and 20.

- Where are we going to dinner?

- Where do you think?

- Burger Barn.

- Ew! I'm going vegan.

- Annie!

- Hi!

Annie.

- Hi.

- Hi.

- What are you doing?

- The play clock is ticking down. Hello!

Been a long time.

Six days, 22 hours and 48 minutes?

Seems a little longer to me.

Alexander Bishop showed up at my office.

- He offered me a job.

- He did? Wow.

- My own radio show.

- That's great.

Congratulations. You deserve it.

And he offered you the funding

for the after-school program.

I know.

- You know?

- Yeah, I just spoke to him.

Well, did he tell you the condition?

No.

We get married.

I'm just kidding, that's

not part of the plan.

(ANNIE LAUGHS)

- I call this a game changer.

- Definitely.

ANNIE:
Joe, you play sports?

MALE CALLER:

Was a linebacker. East High Warriors.

Okay, tough guy. So, you took some hits.

Yeah, but I got back up. I can take it.

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