Waiting for Forever Page #2

we-we just can't figure that out.

Yeah. All right.

How are you? You sound a little-

No, no. I'm- I'm great. I'm fantastic.

Oh.

[Inhales] Oh, I'm so excited.

- Me too.

- Yeah, I guess I'll see you tomorrow.

- Bye. Love you.

- Okay. Me too. Bye.

[Man On Radio] And looking at your

Los Angeles traffic this afternoon,

[Cell Phone Beeping]

Sig Alert on the 405 southbound-

[Miranda] Hello?

Yeah. Hi. Is, uh- Is Emma there?

No. I'm sorry. She's not.

But she should be here soon though.

May I- May I ask who's calling?

[Horn Honks]

- Hey. What's up, Aaron?

- How could you do this?

What?

- Aaron.

- Yeah, Emma told me.

Well, it's not like you

never mess around on Emma!

I went out with her once.

Hey! [Thuds]

[Miranda] May I ask who's calling?

Hello?

Wait, baby.

Okay. Here's our address

and our phone number.

- Put it somewhere safe.

- Okay.

You won't lose it? You won't forget?

Forget? Even if it takes 50 years,

I'm inviting you to the wedding.

Oh! Oh!

[Groans]

- You take care of yourself. You hear me?

- You too.

Bye-bye.

Jimbo.

[People Chattering]

[Man]

Make that in fives and 10s, please.

- Thanks for calling me.

- Thank you so much.

Jimbo! Jimbo!

It's so good to see you, big brother.

Good seeing you.

[Man] What's up with that?

Look at this tie.

This is a beautiful tie.

- Look at you, huh?

- You look terrific.

Go. Get your bag.

What was that?

Wow.

High. The ceilings are so high.

- It's like a temple.

- Mm-hmm.

Leather.

Sorry.

Listen. You gotta call, pal. All right?

That's all there is to it.

Call? I didn't even know

until, like, four days ago.

So four days ago you call, okay?

You can't just come blowing into town

and start playing with my tie

in front of everybody.

Come on. You haven't seen

your little bro in a long time.

- Give the poor guy a smooch.

- A smooch.

Willie.

He really is very happy to see me.

- [Slaps Desk]

- Hey. Uh-uh. Don't.

No. Don't do that, all right?

Look at me.

Okay?

Cut that out right now, or we're gonna

have a very bad time here, my friend.

Do you hear me?

[Sighs]

So let me guess.

- Emma's back.

- Her dad's sick, so she came home.

You're still following her

all around like a puppy dog?

And you still haven't said

one word to her.

- [Phone Rings]

- Very good, Will.

[Woman On Intercom]

Jim Donner. Line three.

Jim Donner, mortgages. Could you please

hold on for one second? Thank you.

Kind of busy around here, Will.

Okay.

Um, I'm gonna go to Joey's.

Go to Joe's.

It was good to see you.

Yeah. Can I have the account number,

please?

...668?

- Thanks.

- [Door Closes]

[Door Chimes]

Bap-bap.

Dolores, baby. Get out here.

Up, up.

- What?

- It's Willie.

- Willie?

- Willie's here.

- Willie?

- [Laughing]

Willie!

- Hey.

- It's so good to see you!

You too.

- Oh!

- All right. Come here. Come here.

- Come here.

- Gosh!

[Laughing]

Welcome home, buddy.

You've gotta introduce me to this one.

Say hi.

- Hey, Gabe.

- Say hi to Willie.

[Imitating Clattering Toy]

- Here you go.

- Thanks.

[Door Opens]

Hi, Mom.

[Chuckling]

Oh. Oh, my baby.

My baby. My baby.

Oh, you're really here.

Look at you. Oh, my golly.

- You look so wondeful.

- Yeah?

Oh, your eyes. No. Really.

They are so clear and bright.

- Are they?

- Yeah. They are, honey. They really are.

You look so- mmm- happy.

I do? You- You do too.

- Yeah.

- Yeah. You do too.

Oh.

I missed you.

Missed you so much.

So much.

Daddy's fine. You'll see. Come on.

Oh, I'm so sorry

that Aaron couldn't come.

Oh-

- Are you hungry?

- Uh, no, I just want to see Daddy.

Oh. Well,

he wants to see you too, sweetheart.

- So much. So much.

- How is he?

Oh, you know,

the doctors say all kinds of things.

One says kidneys.

Another says the... liver.

[Father] They say anything about ears-

that my ears are going?

[Sighs]

I'm dying. Let's get this show

on the road. Mmm.

Huh.

Hey.

- [Chuckles]

- Hi, Daddy.

Oh!

You're looking good. [Chuckles]

You didn't have to come home.

- I really wanted to come home.

- Hmm.

You know, I don't know why. I just can't

imagine any lack of entertainment...

out there in the entertainment

capital of the world.

Unless you find dying entertaining.

Oh, Dad. You're not dying. Stop that.

- Yeah, well, I know I'm not.

- [Sighs]

Well, then why do you say such things,

hmm?

Oh, you know, for laughs. Just-

I thought that was your game

these days- comedy.

[Sighs]

[Chuckles]

[Exhales]

I should probably go put my stuff away.

Yeah. You don't want to have

too much fun all at once.

Okay.

[Sighs]

- Our baby.

- Would you stop with the-

[Sighs]

I'm gonna be frank with you.

This is such an easy to operate oven

that I let my son operate it.

- Joe, this is fantastic!

- This is a three-year-old-

I'm so proud of you.

I mean, it's been long enough.

Hold on to this for a second.

My wife needs me right now.

I keep my family in the store.

I'll be right back.

- I'll be right with you.

- I'm really proud of you.

What is it?

He said he's gonna knock on Emma's door

and tell her everything.

[Chuckles] That-a-boy.

- When?

- Soon.

- How soon?

- Soon.

Soon. Okay. But how soon, Will?

Today or tomorrow.

- Listen, Will.

- [Gabe Roars Playfully]

- Let's listen to Daddy.

- I want you to look at me in the eyes,

and I want you to give me

your word of honor...

that today, or tomorrow,

you're gonna go to Emma's house

and you're gonna knock on her door...

and you are finally gonna get

this asinine bull honky over with.

Okay?

Gabe-

[Grunts]

I'm gonna tell Emma everything.

Okay? I'm gonna tell her

that I love her. Yeah?

That I've always loved her.

That in my dreams...

I breathe her in-

I inhale her,

and I feel her right here.

Here. Here. In the blood in my heart.

Here. Blood.

[Will] Heart. Heart.

Okay. Hold on. Just wait a second, Will.

What?

In the blood in your heart?

That's insane.

In his blood. It's very nice.

You know, what's wrong with you?

Let him go on.

I'm sorry, sir, but I am just not

used to being ignored. Now-

I'm really sorry. Uh, actually,

let me ask you a question.

I see you've got your lovely husband

here, and he's being very patient.

What would you say if he

came to you one day, and...

he told you that in his dreams

he sucks you into his lungs,

and at that point

you go into his bloodstream?

And you're actually- physically

you are inside of his blood,

inside of his heart-

the chambers and valves and such.

How would that make you feel?

Oh!

Well, now.

- Isn't that tub nice?

- Mmm.

It's supposed to be just for

your father, but I love it.

- Do you love it?

- I do.

Oh, thank you.

[Emma] Hmm.

- It's so weird.

- What, honey? What's weird?

I don't know.

I was little. Suddenly I'm not little.

[Chuckles]

I mean, that tree house-

it seems like a dream.

I remember Daddy making it.

I was the nail girl.

Now look at it.

Look at me. [Chuckles] Look at us.

Poof. It's just so weird.

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