Little Children Page #3

- Close it?

- Close it.

Close the gate.

There you go.

- It's open.

- It's all right.

- Somebody else will close it.

- Are we practicing?

Are we playing

up on the swings?

Swing time!

What's he do for a living?

We've never actually

spoken to him.

Really?

We don't even

know his name.

I thought you guys said

he was a regular here.

- It was awkward.

- He made us nervous.

You had to think about what you

were gonna wear in the morning.

You know, put on makeup.

It was exhausting.

Mommy, push me!

Okay.

I'll be right there.

Wait!

Five bucks if you get

his phone number.

How old is she?

Lucy,

tell the nice boy

how old you are.

I'm three.

My grandma

lives in New Jersey.

She doesn't have

a swim pool.

Do you like to swim?

I don't like sharks.

They eat you up.

Don't listen to him.

We go to the town pool

almost every day.

- I'm Brad, by the way.

- Sarah.

You guys come

here a lot?

No, just the last

few weeks.

I usually go to the one

over on Harris,

with the big wood things,

you know, and the slide across.

Yeah, we actually rent a house

right around the corner

from there on Ashforth.

That ice cream truck never leaves.

Such a nightmare.

Yeah, tell me about it.

You know, you're the first person

here who's ever talked to me.

You make 'em nervous.

Oh, right.

I guess they don't see too many fathers

here during the weekdays.

You don't have to be polite.

Go ahead and ask.

What?

You know, what the person who wears the

pants in the family does for a living.

Oh. All right,

what does your wife do?

- She makes documentaries.

- Oh, wow.

- Like Michael Moore?

- Uh, like PBS.

Oh.

Well, I think it's

admirable you're here.

There's no reason fathers

can't be primary caregivers.

I finished law school

two years ago,

but I can't seem to pass the bar exam.

Failed it twice now.

Maybe you just don't

want to be a lawyer.

I'll take the test

one more time.

If I mess up now

I'll just have to find something else

to do with my life.

- Right, buddy?

- Right.

Sarah was shocked by how Brad

delivered this confession,

with no apparent sense of being in the

least bit embarrassed by his failure.

Most men weren't like this.

Her husband Richard

certainly wasn't.

She wondered if Brad was

always this forthcoming.

If anything,

he seemed a little lonely,

all too ready to open his heart at

the slightest sign of interest,

like a lot of young

mothers she knew.

I couldn't help noticing

your stroller.

Do you have

another child?

No, just Aaron.

Got that at a yard sale.

Extra seat comes in handy

for the bear, though.

Lucy refuses to go

in a stroller or a car seat.

We have to walk everywhere. It takes us

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