The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) Page #5

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- It gets very loud, all the tourists.

- Only on weekends.

How long has Matthew been your...

- Business manager?

- Hey, dad, let me help.

[James] he's been doing that for,

I guess it's been close to five years.

[Maureen] how did you two meet?

We met at a fundraiser for Chuck schumer.

[Water running]

- Great water pressure.

- The art's over here.

It's largely intuitive, really,

and in its way,

a return to the old masters.

I think I'm doing

the best work of my life right now, but...

That's just one man's opinion.

I found Brian very attractive.

He's baby-faced but sinewy

like an old lover of mine, willem dafoe.

And James has very firm hands.

They were very enthusiastic

about the work.

Are they interested in the house

or the art?

- I think the art.

- Both.

What do you mean, "both?" Maureen?

What do you mean "both?"

From Matthew, they're interested

in purchasing all of the work,

some of the furniture,

as well as the house.

The house? What did you tell them?

- We're open to exploring it.

- The mets are staging a comeback.

- They got first and third with no one out.

- You're thinking about selling, why?

It's very expensive to keep this place up,

and we're spending more time

at the country house now.

But the country's yours.

I had it before we were married,

but it's ours. Everything is ours now.

You're selling all the art, dad? Why?

- We don't have room for it.

- Do you want to sell?

Oh, come on.

Cabrera just grounded into a double play.

- Matt set this up?

- I told him it was a family discussion.

I think it is!

I don't think you should sell,

I'm telling you.

- I didn't expect you to get upset.

- I am! I am upset about it.

- Why do you care?

- I don't know.

- We've lived here for years.

- You haven't.

This is where Matthew grew up.

You lived in queens with your mother.

I lived here for a year when I was 16.

Your studio's here.

They want all the artwork?

I mean, dad, with a show here or there,

your work might become valuable.

That is true.

I say no.

Everyone in the family will be consulted

before we sell anything.

Matthew isn't here, you know?

Matthew... isn't in the house now!

It's a meyerowitz tradition, this house!

Well, I guess I wouldn't know about that.

I didn't mean it like that.

She gets sensitive about these things.

She feels like an outsider.

She doesn't have kids of her own.

I tell her,

"technically, you're their stepmother."

Take care of the dad!

Yes.

Will do.

Goddamn it!

The old babushka.

I remember I spent months of allowance

on that pool cue for your birthday.

Son of a b*tch!

The famous blueberry pancakes.

The "famous blueberry pancakes?"

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