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I got old legs.

They might be old, but they're not dead.

And it's a slow song.

Just stop.

Are you afraid of me?

I'm old enough to be your father.

Most of them are.

No, stop.

Oh, sweet pea, Mommy misses you so much.

I just don't know how

much longer I can do this.

I'm trying for you, baby.

I miss you so much.

I just feel like it's my fault.

Arctic storms moving

into Northern California

should cause temperatures in the L.A. basin

to drop as much as 25 degrees.

Although temperatures have

been within normal ranges

for this holiday season,

these temps are highly unusual.

Come on, Lucky.

Come on.

Come on.

Come on, Lucky.

Excuse me, miss, may I check your purse?

No, you may not.

I'm not asking for your permission.

Are you accusing me of something?

Say, sweetie, there you are.

I was looking for you.

- Is everything okay?

- Store security.

I need to check her purse.

Oh, you know what?

This is my fault.

It's a collector's edition,

and I told her that I paid for it already,

but I got sidetracked.

Can-can we just let this slide?

Hey.

Hey, hey, hey.

Get your hands off me!

All right.

Here.

Must be for someone special, huh?

Why are you following me?

I just

- let me buy you some lunch, okay?

Your choice.

I just want to talk.

There you go.

Well, you're just filled with

little tricks, aren't you?

Here's your dessert.

- Thanks.

- Enjoy.

So what brings you to this city?

Well, what brings anyone to this city?

I wanted to be a somebody.

Is that so much to ask?

You sound like a nonbeliever.

No, this city just has a way

of crushing your dreams pretty fast.

Well, what about your parents.

Were they for it?

My mother just recently passed away,

and my father died in a boating accident

before I was born.

That's what she told me, anyway.

You have doubts?

I don't know.

I used to catch her staring

off into somewhere for hours,

like she knows that he's still around.

Can I tell you a secret?

Yeah, sure.

I see my father all the time.

How?

In my sleep, especially when I was younger.

See, he likes to travel the world,

and if I'm good,

then sometimes he'll take me with him

and share his adventures with me.

And what's he like?

He's handsome, and he has strong hands

and a very gentle heart.

I mean, he couldn't hurt

a fly if he wanted to.

And he has eyes like yours,

all mysterious and full of secrets.

I'm sorry, I don't mean to

make you feel uncomfortable.

It's okay. Don't apologize.

I just really like talking to you.

I really like talking to you too.

You know what time it is?

I don't have a watch-

I got to go. I'm late for work.

I can't afford to lose another job.

You'll come in and see me?

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