The Avenue Page #4

to worry about.

- Nobody else knows

about this, huh?

- Just three people

in this room.

- You know, a fence,

if you're lucky,

will only give you 10%

on this stone.

- We're good with that,

right, Christian?

-Yeah, I'm good with that.

- I want my fee up front

on this deal,

considering I don't know

where the stone is coming from.

Don't give me that dirty look.

50 grand up front,

you've got a deal.

- Oh, my god, Sandra.

Come in, mommy, come in.

-Hey, ma, hey.

- Oh, it's cold.

What are you doing here?

It's got to be two years

since I've seen you.

-Y-yeah, yeah.

- Look at you,

you're beautiful, god bless.

Let me take your coat.

What are you doing here, mommy?

- So good to see you.

- You to, ma.

-It's a mess, I'm sorry.

- Yeah, some things

never change.

- Yeah, well, at least I know

where he is at night.

Can I get you some tea

or something, sweetie?

-Uh... Coffee is fine.

- Okay.

You okay?

-Yeah.

-My baby.

Do you still like cream?

-Uh, yeah, yeah I do.

-Good.

My baby, my little mommy.

You look beautiful.

- Thanks, mom.

Stop it.

- I can't help it,

you're my baby.

What brings you, baby?

- I've got great news, mom.

- You do?

I could use some great news.

What?

- Me and Eddie are going

to have a baby.

-What?

Oh, my god.

-Can you believe it?

-I'm so happy for youse.

-Thanks, ma, thanks.

-Oh.

My baby is having a baby.

- Mm-hmm.

- My god.

That's wonderful.

- Mm. Yeah.

But...

-Sand.

- I don't know what to do.

- About what, mommy?

-I, uh...

-Sandy, what?

- I can't get him

to stop drinking...

And gambling.

You still love him, right?

-Yeah, I do.

- And he loves you?

- Yeah.

-Okay, so...

You love each other...

- Mm-hmm.

- you're both young

and beautiful.

Men have a tendency to change

when a baby

comes along, sweetheart.

-Not in this family.

Hi, honey.

-How you doing?

Whoa, whoa, whoa. Come here.

-What?

- That was kind of nice,

I want another.

- Yeah?

- Come on.

You look good.

That's better.

- Mm, mm-hmm.

- You do something different?

-What?

- I don't know.

Yeah. It's a new conditioner.

-Looks nice.

-Mm-hmm.

You'll never guess

where I went today.

I went to go see my mother.

-What the hell for?

- Because, after two years,

I needed to talk to her.

- What did she have to say?

Wait, wait, wait, let me guess.

Let me guess.

Dump the lousy degenerate.

- No.

- Am I right?

- No, no.

In fact, it's the opposite.

-Surprising.

-Yeah, surprised me.

-And?

- I wanted to tell her

the good news.

-Which is what?

What's behind door

number two, hmm?

-You're going to be a father.

Aren't you going

to say anything?

Eddie, you always said

you wanted a family.

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