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I know it's late, but it's a funny story. The guys on the team took me out

celebrate my new contract.

We had so much fun.

And yes, I had a few beers.

But don't you worry.

I didn't drive.

You can keep celebrating if you want to.

I have a headache.

I'm really sorry.

Yeah, that's what they usually say to me in the morning.

It's okay, Van.

You went a little wild with your teammates.

But you did the responsible thing. You didn't drive drunk.

That shows good judgment.

Interesting. The first time he shows good judgment, he's drunk.

It's okay, Van.

It's my fault I have the body of a 20 -year -old.

Talk about your body.

And can we not tell anyone else about this, please?

Oops.

Did you tell Cheyenne?

I'm sorry, Van, but a story like this one has a tendency to be told. Oh, yeah.

Hello, love of my life. Hello, tramp.

Watch out, that's my man you're talking about.

Cheyenne, I can explain.

My buddies took me out. We kind of got crazy.

But I didn't drive, right? Doesn't that show good judgment?

Where was your good judgment when you tried to sleep with my mom?

What are you saying? I'm ugly.

I made a little mistake.

I went into the wrong room. It's not like I went into the wrong house.

Oh, Lord.

It could have been me.

There's a reason not to drink.

to go out with your stupid buddies anyway.

Scully, take me to the stadium for some media stuff I have to do.

Please stay here.

Oh, and my stupid buddies are proud of me.

They think what I've accomplished is a big deal. That's why I went.

Oh, my gosh.

Ben's right.

That's exactly it. I always tell him how great the money is, but I don't think I

ever tell him how proud I am of him. I don't know that any of us do.

And sometimes it's like he's seen as the family goofball.

I can't imagine what that feels like.

Ow!

Why don't we throw Van a surprise?

of our own this afternoon.

I think it's a great idea.

And you know what, Mom? We should get him something.

Whatever we get him, let's hide it in Mom's room.

Uh, we should give him satellite for the TV.

He's always wanted that.

I'll call the satellite company.

I'll bake a cake.

I'll write a speech.

I'll stand around and make sarcastic comments.

Kira, it's a surprise party. Surprise all of us by being pleasant.

but I'll call Dad. No!

I mean, you know, I will, okay?

I thought you two weren't talking.

Just because we're not talking doesn't mean I can't talk to him.

So it hasn't gotten any better, huh?

Nope. They're worse.

Something's got to change.

So, you and Van, huh?

Okay, okay, my speech is almost finished, but I'm not sure if I should

with a joke.

Not necessary. I'm sure the grammar will provide plenty of laughs.

It's a speech, Kira. It doesn't have grammar.

Is the guy from the satellite company here yet? No, the girl called and said

he'd be here between nine and two, and since it's almost four, I'm starting to

understand why she giggled.

Congratulations, Van, on your new football contract.

We are all very proud of... You.

Satellite! Where have you been? You were supposed to be here by 2.

I'm sorry. I started a fire at the last house.

Well, it's too late now. The person we're throwing the party for should be

any minute.

Ma 'am, if I don't do this today, you're going to go to the end of my list.

Well, how long's your list?

I don't have a list.

Okay, fine, but hurry up.

Boy, your mom sure is a grouch.

I know.

Okay, all right, is everything ready? Now, remember, when Van gets here,

everyone's going to yell surprise, and then I'm going to make my speech.

Surprise!

Reba!

What is Brock doing here?

What are you talking about? You were supposed to invite him.

I did.

I dropped his invitation in the mail on the way over here.

I invited him.

Uh, is this a problem? No, no, come on in. Van will be here any minute.

Barbara Jean?

Brock? How's the house? Just fine. How's the condo?

Fine.

Henry here? Yes, he's watching a video with Elizabeth upstairs.

Oh. Yeah.

Okay. Okay.

Surprise!

Am I the only one excited about this party?

Ben's getting out of his car. Okay, all right, everybody, come on. Here we go.

Nice and loud.

This is the one.

Not the one you asked for last night, but a good one.

Van, I am so proud of you. And with all the weird stuff that's happened to us in

our lives, sometimes it's hard for me to just relax and realize that life is

good, but it is good.

And a big part of the reason that it's good is because of you and all that

you've accomplished.

You are my hero.

Wow.

That was a beautiful speech. Honey, now you say something, Vance. Come on, say

something. I've been traded to Denver!

Surprise!

You've been traded to Denver?

Yeah, I just found out. Wait.

Denver is going to come live with us?

Is that the guy from Denver?

No, Jake.

Man, why did they trade you? Because I'm good.

You're good so they got rid of you?

No, I'm good so Denver really wanted me. They're giving up two players to get

me. Two guys are coming here?

Easy, buddy. Stop.

Nobody's coming here.

I can move in if I make things easier for you.

You'd make it easier on me if you just pipe down and hook up that satellite.

We're getting a dish?

Oh, sweet.

I get to watch Telemundo.

And when I wanted to trade gear, everybody said no.

Ben, we can't move to Denver. I've got the school and Mom and Elizabeth got all

our friends. We can't move to Denver.

No, it's okay. I figured it out.

I moved to Colorado and finished the season. I fly back on the off days.

You figured it out? How could you have figured it out, Van, if you hadn't even

talked to me first? This affects me, too.

Easy there, buddy.

I don't think he meant he figured it out.

I think he meant he started to think about how you and he could figure it out

together.

No, I figured it out. And I did it before I talked to you because, you

sometimes you react like this.

React like what?

Easy there, buddy.

Getting all mad and negative.

And they're off.

Okay, why don't we just take a little breather here?

All right.

Not you. Okay.

I'm all mad and negative? I think... No, I don't.

Is that what you think, Van?

That I'm all mad and negative because I don't... think we should tear our family

apart for some stupid football game? Oh, and there it is. You just said it.

You're not proud of me. You only want to have this party because you like cake.

Don't be mad at her. Everybody likes cake.

Well, sorry, Cheyenne, for trying to figure out a plan to make this all work.

Oh, well, not to be all mad and negative, Van, but your plan doesn't

Tell them you can't go. I'm under contract.

I have to go. I forbid it. Well, I un -forbid it. Everybody, everybody stop

before this gets out of hand. I gotta get out of here. Yeah, that's the

Which one you want?

I'll take Van.

I'll take Cheyenne. Oh, Reba, maybe you should take Van.

After all, you slept with him.

And it's a good story, too.

Wow. Why would you guys even want to watch TV?

He won't talk. She's still mad.

Yeah, Van's sprinting down the street.

I mean, I could have caught him, but not in these shoes.

One heck of a surprise party.

Wait a minute, I smell smoke.

It's okay, I'll make a toast.

Man, this is a tough one for them to figure out. Especially when they run

and won't talk to each other. Yeah, well, they're kids.

Yeah, they think they know everything.

I don't know if he should go or not, but all I'm saying is I would understand if

he did. I don't think he should go.

You don't?

Why? Because I think it'd be stupid if he left his family and moved across the

country. Honey, Denver is not across the country.

I think it'd be stupid if he left his family and moved across town.

Oh.

Kira, what's going on with your father and me is between us.

What are you, crazy?

It's not just about you.

It's my concern, too, and Henry's.

And I'll tell you something else.

Maybe the reason the kids run away and don't talk is that's what we do in this

family. We run away.

We don't talk.

And nothing gets fixed.

But I haven't done anything, right?

I'm so sick and tired of being the only grown -up around this place.

Ice cream.

Yeah, well, I think I'll go give the only grown -up money for her rainbow

She's quite a kid.

Yes, she is quite a kid.

Sounds like she really wants us to talk.

Yes, she does.

Do you?

Well, what do you think about us?

I don't know, Barbara Jean.

It's like there is no us anymore. I mean, all this separation has done is

separate us.

You're living at the house and I'm over at the condo. We don't talk. We don't

work on anything.

And nothing gets fixed.

Right.

Maybe talking is the first step.

Maybe.

I mean, that'd be great.

Is that the ice cream truck?

I hope you didn't come out here to tell me I was wrong because I wasn't wrong.

I came out here to tell you you missed the ice cream truck.

Oh, ma 'am.

This is turning into a bad day.

Actually, I came out here to tell you that I know that this is a really tough

thing that you and Cheyenne are having to deal with. It's a really great thing.

That you and Cheyenne have to deal with.

She just, I don't know.

Sometimes I feel like she just doesn't get it.

Just because they call football a game doesn't mean it's a game.

Well, if they call it a job, nobody would watch.

I love football, and I'm really getting good, Mrs. H.

I mean, doesn't she realize it's the most exciting thing to ever happen to

Sure she does.

But at the same time, it's probably the scariest thing that's ever happened to

her. Hey, I'm the one who has to go to a whole new team and prove myself.

What's scary about it for her?

Van, how many days have you two spent apart?

since you started dating in high school?

I don't know. Not many, I guess.

She did go to that cheerleading camp once, but that doesn't count because I

snuck out of my house and drove up there. She met me at midnight down by

lake.

Not many, I guess.

So you being gone a lot is probably very scary to her.

I know that. I do.

It's just my career.

Do you know who owns the team in Denver?

John Elway.

A guy in the Hall of Fame wants me to be on his football team.

That's fantastic, Van.

I know, it should be.

You know what's the hardest part of this whole grown -up thing?

Nothing. When you got the body of a 20 -year -old.

Can we not talk about your body?

No, the hardest part is that I'm, like, living in two different worlds. I got my

football world, where everybody respects me, and then I got my home world, where

everybody doesn't.

Everybody respects you around here, Van.

Not really.

But she should.

That little speech she made about me being her hero? Well, nice thing to say

a speech, but we don't live in a speech.

We live in Houston.

Look, you're not the only couple in the world that's gone through this.

Everybody has to balance their job and their families, but you have to figure

out together. Yeah, well, how do you do that?

A very smart lady once said, if you run away and you don't talk, nothing gets

fixed.

Yeah, well, I'm guessing that very smart lady was you.

Yes.

Yes, it was.

Well, maybe you should tell that to Cheyenne.

I did.

I waited for you to come upstairs.

Yeah, well, I waited for you to come down here.

Oh. Yeah.

Now that we know where each other was.

Listen, Cheyenne, I know this is a little scary. Yeah, it is, Van. Well, I

want you to be scared. Well, fine.

But, Van, you were talking about going away.

No, I'm talking about going away for a little while because in the long run,

this isn't the best thing for us.

You want to know a secret?

I'm scared, too.

Van, you are not afraid of anything.

Except spiders.

That was a huge man -eating spider.

But yeah, I'm scared about this. I mean, one of the greatest players in football

history traded to get me on his football team because he thinks I can help it.

What if I don't?

What if he's wrong?

See, this is the part where you tell me that you know I can do it, that I

shouldn't be scared.

I don't want you to go, Vian.

I need you to.

Okay? I need you here with me.

I'm sorry, Cheyenne.