When a Man Loves a Woman Page #2

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I didn't think so. Bye.

She didn't come home.

I did notice that.

- I have a trip.

- What if she doesn't get back?

Well, I'll just go down to the corner

and offer the first person I see...

- five bucks to stay with you.

- Michael.

Okay, ten bucks.

You're so pretty.

Twenty minutes, lights out.

- Okay?

- Okay.

You're okay.

I've called everyone we know.

Hospitals, the school.

- You're up.

- I'm supposed to be up.

I'm just supposed to be

doing it in Chicago.

Hey! Stop that.

You got a trip.

Really?

I better get a move on.

I forgot that. I'm sorry.

I owe you a trip.

What happened?

- We went for a drink.

- Pam? - Yeah, Pam.

My friend. She needed me.

She needed to talk.

She needed me 'cause

Joe is an a**hole.

I'm glad she needed you 'cause

she's the one who got you.

- Nobody else got a f***ing phone call.

- We were just talking.

She was crying and, and, uh-

Ah, when I looked at the time,

I just figured you were asleep.

So, uh-

I- I-I don't know how

I forgot the trip.

I don't know either.

Christ, Michael.

You don't know what I go through.

You don't have a f***ing clue.

- What do you go through?

- My job, for one.

The girls and,

and running this place...

and I know a lot of women

go through the same thing...

but their husbands

aren't gone half the time.

I miss you...

when you go.

You got pressures,

you come to me.

Why do that to you? What are you

supposed to do with all that?

You let me worry about that.

I'm gonna trade Ed Buckley for a trip to

Mexico for a week and we're gonna disappear.

Would you like that?

Would you like to disappear?

Go get some candy from Grandpa.

And Mama Andretti.

Hello, Casey, Casey!

How are you?

Look what I got for you. See?

- I'm not staying with her.

- Hey, it's gonna be okay, honey.

Yeah, but she doesn't

care about us.

Listen, she's crazy about you,

and she's gonna spoil you rotten.

- Hi, Mom. How are you? Thanks for coming.

- Hello, Michael, dear.

- She still puts you down, and I don't like it.

- Hey.

You're gonna have to cut Grandma a little

bit of slack. She hasn't had the easiest life.

Jessica.

- How's my sweet angel?

- Oh, just fine, Mom.

- How are you?

- Have you lost weight?

- No. No.

- I guess you're just tired.

- Hello, Jessie.

- I wish I had time to be tired.

- Give me a smile. Come on. Give me a big smile!

- Walter!

- Don't let Michael carry all those bags in by himself!

- I'm sorry.

It's all right, Ma.

It's only two bags.

Give him the small one.

He likes to feel useful.

I got it, I got it.

Mom, can I get you anything before we

fly off and leave you with the kids?

The best thing you can do for me is just

have the grandest time in the world...

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