The Boy Next Door
1
I wanna come home, Claire.
Let me come home.
- Please.
- Just get out.
Get out!
Don't tell me Dad's not coming back.
Don't tell me that.
Kevin, wait. Kevin?
Claire.
I love you like a sister,
but you have got to
get those divorce papers signed
and move on.
It's been nine months.
What? Are you having
second thoughts?
I'm having dinner.
With Garrett?
Oh, you p*ssy!
It's for Kevin's birthday.
Honestly, Vicky, sometimes I
think you're rooting against us.
Who's "us"?
You and me, or you and him,
because I kinda
thought that was done.
He's the father of my kid.
Who cheats with the secretary
every time he goes
to the home office.
Brings a whole new meaning
to "the San Francisco Treat."
Not funny.
He said she smelt like chocolate
chip cookies.
Goodbye.
I'm just quoting his email.
You don't have to! Okay?
Because it's burned in my mind.
Forever.
And for your information,
he doesn't go to San Francisco anymore.
So, stop bringing it up.
It's not fair.
Ta-da!
Make a wish.
Happy birthday!
You made that?
Of course!
Come on. I've been
waiting all day.
I want you to see this.
Okay.
I'll help you.
One, two, three!
Ta-da!
Oh, my God! Dad!
Huh?
It's like a high-powered
gaming tower
with an arctic cooler.
And you made this?
Three weekends in a row.
Triple processor.
Dad, thank you so much.
Let's do cake.
What are you guys
doing for Labor Day?
I don't know. Why?
I thought we'd go camping
like the old days.
Mom, too? GARRETT: Yeah, of course.
That's what I was thinking.
Oh, it will be a lot of fun.
and, Mom, you could cook it.
Yeah, that sounds
like a lot of fun.
Please?
Look at you, you got schmutz everywhere.
Go clean up.
Okay. All right,
be right back.
Come on, what do you say?
Um...
When were you thinking of going?
I get back from a business trip
the Thursday before Labor Day.
Business trip?
Yep. Get back
Thursday night,
we'll leave, three days.
Where?
That old cabin we used to
go to at Mammoth Lakes.
That sounds great!
No, I meant where
is your business trip?
Let me guess. San Francisco?
It's work.
It's not what you think.
Does she still work there?
Claire, it doesn't matter.
No, I guess it doesn't matter.
Mom?
Yeah?
So, you coming or not?
Mmm. You know what?
That's the weekend
before school starts.
So, you know,
you guys should just keep it a guy trip.
You'll have a blast.
Okay.
Okay.
Kevin!
Honey, we gotta go.
Kevin!
I know.
Mom, the door is jammed.
Mom, look,
can we just forget it?
Because I don't wanna
see another doctor, okay?
He's not gonna tell you
anything any different.
He is the best allergist
in the Valley, okay?
We're going.
You know what?
I'll lift the door,
you pull the cord.
Okay. Okay.
Okay, you ready, Mom?
- Just pull it up!
- It's too heavy.
It's too heavy.
Pull it up, baby.
I got it.
I can fix that
for you if you want.
And you are?
My nephew.
Oh, hey, Mr. Sandborn.
Noah. I'm staying
next door with my uncle.
Claire.
He's here to help me
when I get the, uh,
bone marrow transport.
Right.
"Transplant," Uncle Bob.
"Transplant."
Oh, yeah.
He's got a real knack
for fixing things.
I can, uh,
take a look at this real quick.
Hey, how you doing?
I'm Noah.
Kevin. Yeah. Um...
I don't know what the issue is.
It might be
off the track, but...
Nah. Actually,
it's the clutch.
We can get another one at the
hardware store if you want.
You wanna go? Come on.
Well, you know,
we actually had somewhere to be,
but now that
we're gonna be late...
Mom?
Okay.
Go ahead.
Cool.
All right.
It was nice meeting you. You, too.
Uncle Bob?
Are you gonna be okay?
Yeah, sure, I'm fine.
Look at me.
- Hey. Love you.
- Love you, too.
His parents died last year.
I'm all he's got now
in the way of family.
He seems like a nice boy.
Yeah, he is.
You up for some coffee?
Yeah, sure. Sure.
Come on.
So, the entire time,
it was the clutch.
Mm-hmm.
How old are you, anyway?
Almost 20.
But you're not from around here.
No. San Bernardino.
My uncle, actually,
my great-uncle, uh,
he needed help,
I needed a change,
so I figured I'd go
back to school here.
You mean college?
There was this, uh...
Accident.
So, I lost some time.
at Monroe High.
That's where I go.
My mom teaches there, actually.
She seems way too cool
to be a teacher.
She is cool.
For a mom.
Okay. We got everything.
Good to go?
Yeah, let's go.
Okay.
Here you go, sir.
Thank you.
Whoa.
Can you, uh, pay for this?
What?
Uh...
Look,
that's Allie Callahan, okay?
She's the most
beautiful girl in school
and I just can't think when I'm around her.
So, just, can you...
I don't know.
I hate to tell you this,
but she's already seen you.
Just go on and talk to her.
And say what?
Just tell her,
"Here are some garage parts.
How much?"
Go!
Wow. Very funny. Yeah.
Come on.
Thank you.
You want me to fail.
Hi.
Hi, Kevin.
Hi, Allie. Um, I didn't
know you worked here.
My dad's making
my brother and me
do split shifts
to earn gas money.
It could be worse.
If you didn't have a brother,
you'd be working full time.
Noah Sandborn.
Allie. Nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you, too.
I'm gonna go look around.
Okay, sure.
So, you're having a good day?
Yeah.
Great.
How about you?
Actually...
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