Little Manhattan Page #5

I- I guess it sort of depends on

how the neighborhood is defined.

Mm-hmm.

Can I sound like anymore

of a loser?

So, um, what are you guys up to?

Well, my sister's got

a birthday party in the park.

I'm just bringing my book.

Want to come?

Uh, come?

Uh, sure.

Yeah, run.

Sorry you came?

Not yet.

Bubbles.

Bubbles, yeah.

Look...

Look, there's my point.

Those two kids are

the same age-she's...

...like, talking, using her hands,

telling stories...

...and he's drooling

over a cupcake.

They're not the same age.

How much you

want to bet?

A buck says he's six months

younger than her.

Buy me an ice cream?

No, you're buying me one.

Excuse me?

Uh-huh.

Is that your son?

Yeah.

How old is he?

He's two and a half.

And that little girl...

...do you know

how old she is?

She's three months

younger.

That proves nothing.

Man, look at her.

Have you ever seen anyone

more beautiful?

So smart, too.

She's just my type.

Wow.

I didn't even know

I had a type.

Now if I could only shake

the nanny...

...we'd be in business.

So, um, should we get

that ice cream now?

Now?

Well I mean, sure,

if-if you want one.

Birdie, can we go get

an ice cream?

Yep. Hurry back now.

Uh, no, thanks.

Unfortunately,

this one's on me.

My first date.

The big spender.

Haagen-Dazs all the way, baby.

So, how come I have nothing

to say to her?

Why isn't she looking at me?

Am I that hideous?

Do I smell?

You, um, come here often?

Central Park?

Um, yeah.

What kind of question is that?

I hate myself.

I live across the street,

you know.

You?

Me?

Are you more Riverside?

Yeah, I'm more

of a Riverside guy.

That's really the park, but

Central Park's pretty cool.

I've done my time here.

Hey, Strawberry Fields.

Do you know what

it's named for?

Some Beatles song, right?

Close. It's actually

the name of the orphanage...

...in Liverpool where

John Lennon...

...used to play with his

friends who lived there.

- Really?

- Yeah.

I didn't know that. Neat.

I took Rosemary on a tour

of the park...

...that would make your head spin.

This is my Central Park,

my New York.

Yeah, they used

to have herds...

...and hundreds

and hundreds...

...of sheep grazing

in these fields.

And then they gave

the sheepherder a job...

...in the zoo at

the Lion House.

Oh, yeah, didn't the sheepherder

used to live, up in the top...

See those

buildings up there?

When I was younger,

I used to pretend...

...they were pirate ships,

and I'd fight 'em.

I never took you

for a pirate guy.

Well, I outgrew

that eventually.

That's where my aunt's

getting married next week.

Oh, the boathouse, of course.

Flower girl.

Ah, I'm so looking

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