A Puppy for Christmas Page #2

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Aw...

[laughs]

[thud]

No!

No!!

No!!!

TODD:
No, no, no, no,

not my slippers!

No!

Oh...

My autographed baseball.

This was signed by Tony Robbins!

My Tibetan vase!

My imported Parisian

sofa, all busted!

Maybe we could

call him "Buster"?

[Todd sighs]

[sternly] I can't do this.

[sighs]

Bad boy!

Bad! Boy!

I can train him.

No,

I mean I can't dothis!

What are you saying?

Look,

I'm not ready

to have a family,

or be a 'Daddy'.

So you need more time,

I get it!

No,

I think we need a break.

A break?

What do you mean a break?

Is this because of Buster?

Nope,you'reclearly ready

to take the next step.

I wasn't even sure

about living together.

So you're...

dumping me?

Afterfiveyears?!

[Todd chuckles]

I wouldn't call

it dumpingper se,

it's just, you know...

a break.

So...

What's gonna happen?

Where are you going to live?

Um...

This is my apartment.

So...

[exhales]

[Buster whimpers]

[Buster whimpers]

NOELLE (whispering):

Pleasebe good.

[Buster whimpers]

LIAM:
You okay?

Yeah!

Of course!

There's a... I uh...

a sweet little old couple

waiting by the boardroom-

Oh, really?

Yea, they've been there

for like half an hour.

A sweet little couple?

[forced laugh]

I wonder what kind ofcrappy

advice they have for me today!

[forced laugh]

I guess I'll find out.

[indistinct conversation]

NOELLE:
Hi!

Oh, you're just as pretty

as our granddaughter!

[laughs]

NOELLE:
Oh! [derisive laughs]

You must feel so great,

that you have a family; and

children; and agranddaughter.

Well guess what?

It's all lies.

You stick with someone forever,

best possible scenario:

one of you dies!

Noelle...

Can I have a moment?

[Buster whimpers]

I am so sorry about

what happened in there--

You keep asking for extensions,

and I'm beginning to suspect

that you haven't

writtenanything.

I won't sleep,

until it's done.

Noelle...

I don't think you're

cut out for features.

I'm killing the story.

No, please don't!

I have worked too hard for this!

[Felicia sighs]

Look,

why don't you take the

rest of the week off.

Half of the office

is away anyway.

[indistinct crash]

[Buster chewing]

No pets allowed!

Oh Buster...

[Buster whimpers]

What have I done?

[sighs]

You work so hard...

but what's the point?

[Buster whimpers]

[Noelle sighs]

You're better than therapy,

you know that?

[Noelle sighs]

I always wanted

a puppy for Christmas.

[Buster whimpers]

Now you're all I have.

[Buster whimpers]

[sighs]

[Liam whistling]

Rise and shine!

[Buster whimpers]

What are you doing here?

What amIdoing here?

What areyoudoing here?

Gram was quite the artist,

she used to make these,

and Jessica's coming to

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