Three Days in August Page #4

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most excited about being here?

- Hm?

- Your granddad.

He rushed around the house

trying to find

his captain's uniform.

For the portrait, you know.

Is that all right?

- Absolutely.

Is he doin' okay?

- Yeah.

He gets tired, you know,

but he still wants to

be in complete control.

He sat in the backseat of the

car

and he was barking

directions all the way here.

He is who he is.

- Mom?

About this weekend.

- What is it, honey?

- Hey, mom.

Let me get a picture of you and

Nana.

- You better get my best side,

you know.

- All right, make sure that

those end up in my studio.

- Yes, ma'am.

- You know who would have loved

it here?

- Hm?

- Your grandma, Seana.

Oh, what a terrific lady.

Complicated, dressed to the

nines,

but very strict.

Did I ever tell you about the

time

I was in the bathroom,

and she walked in on me,

and she yelled at me

because I wasn't sitting up

straight enough on the toilet?

I guess that's how she tried to

love me.

- I guess.

- What's the matter, honey?

What is it?

Sometimes...

- What?

- I don't feel like I belong.

- I don't think you should feel

that way.

I mean, we're all here because

we're connected to you.

We love you.

Well, I don't know what to say

except,

why don't we have a drink?

What do ya say?

For your grandma.

We'll toast.

- Hey, mom!

- Oh, hey!

- What are you doin'?

- Setting up, getting organized.

Whatcha got?

- Remember how you asked

everybody

to bring somethin'

special for the portrait?

- Mm-hmm.

Aww.

Wow.

- Remember?

- Of course I do.

It's the first show I ever took

you to.

- It was great, wasn't it?

- Mm-hmm.

- I remember thinkin'

it would be so great

to learn how to dance like that.

- And now you do.

Wow.

- Oh, we took the pictures

with 'em too, remember?

- Yeah!

That really is a great night.

Wonderful memory.

Thank you.

- Thanks, mom.

All right, see ya.

- See ya.

- Hello, sweetie.

Wine?

- Absolutely.

- All right.

Liam, drink?

- Beer me!

- Yes, all right.

- Beer me, what?

- There ya go.

There ya go!

- Poor baby.

- Sorry.

- A nice try though.

- I would have given you one.

- You sit down and tell

me what you've been doin'.

- Well, just getting organized.

- Did you get our Liam's

present?

- I did, and the album?

It's amazing.

- Yeah.

Did your mother tell you

we're planning a cruise

in the fall?

- No, she didn't.

- Her idea.

- Ugh, he sounds really

excited, doesn't he?

- Mm-hmm.

- It's a small boat, about 200

people.

We're goin' to Alaska

before global warming

destroys all the polar bears.

- Mom, you don't like cold

weather.

- Oh, I know, but your

daddy's gonna buy me

a beautiful jacket,

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