Tully Page #4

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(LAUGHS)

Well, how would

you like it to work?

Uh, I don't know.

Okay.

I'm here to take care of you.

I thought you were taking care

of the baby.

Yeah, but you pretty much

are the baby.

I mean, even though this one's

been earth-side

for three weeks,

her DNA is still inside of you.

(CHUCKLES)

Right, yeah.

No, actually her cells

will hang around

in your bloodstream for years,

and though Mia here will be

her own person someday,

right now she's still very much

an extension of you.

She knows your smell,

your voice, your heartbeat.

And you know her

better than anyone.

I mean, you built her

from the toes up.

And so to bed.

What?

Samuel Pepys.

He had a diary

during the English Restoration.

Right, Samuel Pepys.

Yeah.

I'll settle in

down here with Mia.

You go upstairs

and get some rest.

Should I show you

how to do the...?

No, we got a place to sleep,

we got diapers.

We're good.

Right?

(GIGGLING):

Yes.

(MIA GRUNTING)

Okay.

I'll come wake you up

when she's ready to nurse.

Oh, okay.

Night.

(QUIETLY):

What the...?

(FAINT GUNFIRE OVER HEADPHONES)

Hey.

The night nanny's downstairs.

Oh, what's she like?

(WHISPERING):

Weird.

What?

Weird.

Are we just gonna leave

her down there with Mia?

Yeah, I guess.

Okay.

(KICKING SEAT)

Jonah, stop.

Jonah! Stop it!

(GROANS)

Jonah, stop!

(LAUGHING)

- (QUIETLY):
Oh, my God.

- (HORN HONKING)

- Mommy.

- (HORN BLARING)

- Tully.

- What?

Hi. Shh.

- Yeah, easy, easy.

- Hi.

She's ready for you.

- Okay. Mm-hmm.

- Good?

(GROANS SOFTLY)

May I?

Okay.

(GROANS)

- Good?

- Yeah.

(MIA SUCKLING)

(BIRDS CHIRPING)

(MIA CRIES SOFTLY OVER MONITOR)

(SIGHS)

(SNORING SOFTLY)

(MIA COOS)

Why is the house so clean?

(MIA COOS)

DREW:

So, wait,

she was in our bedroom

last night?

Yeah.

She brought Mia over to nurse

and then she just sat

in the shadows

waiting for me to finish.

Hmm, creepy.

How did I not wake up?

God, I can't imagine.

And then she went downstairs

and chiseled eight years

of filth off the floors.

I know.

- Maybe she's nocturnal.

- Huh.

Yeah, like Sarah's hamster.

You remember that thing?

- (SIGHS)

- God.

The wheel all night long.

- She ate her own young.

- Hey.

- Mom, I need water.

- (SIGHS)

- The game hasn't started yet.

- So? I'm thirsty.

Anyway, it was like

she took over.

She just, she knew exactly

what to do.

So, like me in bed.

No, she makes eye contact.

(CHUCKLES)

So, how do you feel?

Honestly?

I can't remember the last time

I slept like that.

I mean...

(CHUCKLES)

it's like I can

see color again.

Can we keep her?

She's not a dog.

MAN (ON TELEVISION):

...is trying to figure out

what my clients really need.

One thing about Billie is this.

She just wants

what we all want

which is companionship

and love.

And I think she's into

a man's man.

- (KNOCKING ON DOOR)

- She likes a guy

that's not afraid

to get dirty.

- Hi.

- Hey.

Good evening.

Thank you for cleaning

the house the other day.

You really...

you really didn't

have to do that.

No, I enjoyed it.

I'm like Saudi Arabia...

I have an energy surplus.

Oh, all right.

- What's this?

- Oh, God.

I'm sorry. That, um...

TULLY:

No, what is it?

- (MOANING ON TELEVISION)

- It's, um...

it's a reality TV show

called Gigolos. (CHUCKLES)

What's it about?

Gigolos.

Who's he?

That's Brace.

He's the oldest of the gigolos.

And women pay

to sleep with him?

Well, no. He aged out,

so they gave him a position

in upper management and...

Oh.

You know what, I am going to

(LAUGHS):

turn this off.

No, no, no, don't, please.

You're enjoying it.

Oh, no, I was just,

it was on TV.

Marlo...

you can't be

self-conscious of me.

This won't work if you are.

I'm just not used to people

doing things for me.

That's all.

Okay.

Just pretend I'm Brace.

Uh, well,

you're more of an Ash.

He's this Tantric

Indian gigolo.

Practices, uh, meditation

and speaks Japanese. (CHUCKLES)

Kon'nichiwa.

(WHISPERING):

Okay, I'm gonna go upstairs.

(WHISPERING):

Okay.

- Watch a movie with Drew.

- Okay.

- (MIA COOS)

- Okay. - Have fun.

Yeah.

Oh, I can put on headphones

if you guys want

to make some noise.

Oh, no, we don't...

I'm...

- We're good. (CHUCKLES)

- Okay.

Hey, kiss good night.

She'll be different

in the morning.

That's sweet.

No. She will.

She'll grow a little overnight.

So will we.

(MIA FUSSES)

Hey, baby,

say good night to Mommy?

- Good night.

- Good night.

Hi.

(SIGHS)

(LOW WHOOSHING)

(BURBLING)

(LOW WHOOSHING GROWING LOUDER)

(GASPS)

Oh... oh, God.

(CRIES)

(SUCKLING)

She's got a strong latch.

Yeah, she's a barnacle.

Okay, so if she's a barnacle,

are you a boat

or are you a whale?

I don't know.

Well, barnacles hurt boats,

but they don't hurt whales.

- Oh.

- If a barnacle latches onto a whale, it's harmless.

It's just this little

obligate parasite

doing its thing.

Does she look like

your other kids?

Yeah.

She looks a lot like

my daughter, Sarah.

What's Sarah like?

She's eight.

She's getting at this age

where she's starting to be

really hard on herself.

It makes me nervous 'cause

it doesn't get any easier

for girls, you know?

No, it doesn't.

What about Jonah?

Jonah's great.

I mean, he's exhausting.

We don't really know

what his deal is.

We've seen three

different doctors

and all they can really tell us

is that he's atypical.

He's got all these strange

behaviors and anxieties.

We...

we brush him like...

I brush his body at night,

like a horse.

Why?

I don't know,

his therapist told us

it's supposed to reduce

his sensitivities

to everyday things.

Oh.

We can't afford

the therapist anymore,

so I just watched

these YouTube videos

and figured out how to do it.

- (CHUCKLES)

- It's called Wilbarger's Brush Protocol.

Protocol.

Sounds official.

Officially shitty.

(TULLY CHUCKLES)

Well, you seem

like a great mom.

(SCOFFS)

Great moms organize class

parties and casino night.

They bake cupcakes

that look like Minions.

All the things

I'm just too tired to do.

Honestly, even getting dressed

just feels exhausting.

I open my closet

and I just think,

didn't I just do this?

Yeah, but that's the downside

of living on a planet

with a short solar day.

Although Jupiter

is even shorter.

(MIA SUCKLING)

You're like a book of fun facts

for unpopular fourth graders.

(CHUCKLES SOFTLY)

What do you do?

- Human resources with a company that makes protein bars.

- Oh.

My English lit degree

really paid off.

(CHUCKLES):

Okay.

Uh, so, what did you

want to do?

I don't... I mean, if I had

a dream that didn't come true,

I could at least be pissed off

at the world.

Instead I'm just pissed off

at myself.

You're empty.

Yeah.

No, you're empty on this side.

She's done.

- (SIGHS):
Oh.

- Here, I'll take her.

Okay.

Hi, little bear.

Hi, little doll.

Marlo?

Hmm?

I'm here to help you

with everything,

not just Mia.

You can't fix the parts

without treating the whole.

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