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I bet we've been together for a million years.

And I bet we'll be together for a million more.

Oh, it's like I started breathing on a night we kissed.

And I can't remember what I ever did before.

What would we do, baby, without her?

What would we do, baby, without her?

And there ain't no nothing we can't love each other through.

What would we do, baby, without her?

I

know,

he's so cute.

Do you really think he likes me?

Look, Jennifer, please get off the phone, okay?

I was staring at him all through lunch. He caught me looking at him through a

piece of Swiss cheese.

Jennifer, that's adorable.

Get off the phone, or I'll force -feed you the receiver.

Don't force -feed her the receiver, Ellis.

Just kidding, Dad. Where's your mother?

She's upstairs with the baby.

I'm home, Elise. Ready to go?

I'm coming.

Do you really think he's too shy to ask me?

Or maybe I should ask him.

I'm asking you. Please, get off the phone.

Jen.

Almost finished, Dad.

So, anyway, let me tell you everything that happened.

Sounds like she's wrapping it up.

I wish your mom would get down here. You know, between my work and her working

again now, we've barely even seen each other the past few weeks.

Hardly remember what she looked like.

This is her dad.

The big one.

Hello, stranger. Long time no see.

Well, howdy, ma 'am. Pleased to make your acquaintance once again.

How long's it been? Five years? Ten?

Well, it feels like that long.

I'd like to mosey over to my lips.

Even for you guys, this is embarrassing.

Let's go.

We don't have much time. I can't believe you guys are taking more pictures of

the baby. We're taking Andy to see his first sunset.

That's right, that's right.

He's been talking about it all day.

You want to come with us to see this sunset?

No, thanks.

I don't know, I've gotten this long without seeing one.

Oh, listen to him. What does he know?

Hi. Oh, Mallory, I got to admit, Jennifer has gotten even more

you are.

I know, but he's got a great personality.

Got a nice style. Still not perfect, though. Now, see how she's cradling the

receiver? Her handle cramped any minute now.

Hey. Hey, Mallory, you're wearing my shirt.

I am? Yeah, you are. Look, what do you think the APK stands for?

A pompous clown?

Now, hurry up, Elise. We're running out of time here. Okay.

Mallory, I want that shirt. And Jennifer, I want that phone.

Alex, my happiness as a woman depends on this phone call.

Jennifer, your survival as a human being depends on you hanging up.

I'll call you back, okay, Chrissy?

Mom, Dad, did you just hear what Alex said? I'm sorry. I couldn't take it

anymore. Kids, we have to go.

Well, you can't leave now. What should I do?

Should I wait for Adam to ask me out, or should I ask him out?

Jennifer, we'll talk about this later.

We will talk later. We don't want to miss the sunset. We'll see you guys

Come on.

Elise, the sun has already set.

Stay where you are. There'll be another one tomorrow.

Oh, listen, guys.

Elise and I haven't been able to spend any time together lately, so I want to

take the morning off, spend it with her.

Keep an eye on the place till I get there.

Well, let me make it worth your while.

Uh, you can sit at my desk.

Eat my mints.

Make believe you're me.

That's not funny, Gus.

I get the phone and you have the office. Come on, I said I got to make the next

call. Kids, please. You did not. I did so.

I'll see you later, Gus.

Now listen, I will not tolerate this kind of behavior when I'm on the phone.

Sorry, Gus.

I was hoping for something more sincere.

Sorry, Dad.

Unacceptable. Now, come on now. One time with feeling. Say it with me.

I'm sorry, Dad.

That's better.

Now, come on. Let's make this a pleasant day. I've arranged to take most of the

day off to spend with your mother. It's a surprise for her, and I don't want to

ruin by you kids acting like infants. Okay, Jennifer?

Okay.

Okay, Alex. All right.

Jennifer!

You use that phone as long as you want.

You got 30 seconds, Keaton.

Hey, morning, Mom.

Guess you didn't get much sleep, huh?

Thought I heard Andrew crying all night.

Alex, I slept fine from 3 to 3 .15. Otherwise, I'd be grumpy.

your shirt and in order to make it up to you i'm gonna wash it okay no no

mallory no wait a minute wait a minute come on look you don't even know how to

use the washing machine i do so look before using this machine make sure

it's been grounded to avoid possible electric shock show me how to do that

don't tempt

me now

going well well andrew hasn't been outside for a week because it was cold

thought i'd take him on a walk before dark but it's eight in the morning well

then i have no problem well i want to ask adam to the dance chrissy but what

he says no well then what if he says yeah all right jennifer your time's up

get off the phone now or i'll call adam and tell him you like him

That was a dirty trick, Alex.

Now, say, Alex. Yeah, Dad?

Have you seen your mother?

Yeah, she just left.

Left? What do you mean, left? Well, she wants to take Andrew for a walk. If you

hurry, you can catch him.

Well, I can certainly catch him.

Where's the baby?

Oh, I put him down for a nap.

I thought you went out for a walk.

Well, Andrew... I got as far as the front sidewalk and decided we weren't

enough to be out on the street. Yeah, but Dad just went out to find you. Well,

he'll be back.

Look after Andrew for me, will you, honey?

Oh, sure.

I don't see her out there anywhere.

She just came back. She went upstairs.

Honey, tell your dad that I've gone to go to sleep.

He just went upstairs to look for you. I'll meet him up there.

I'm getting too old to play these games, Lisa.

I guess I was just in a playful mood.

Surprise! I'm off till three o 'clock.

Today? Yeah, I thought we could spend a few hours getting reacquainted. What do

you say?

Oh, well, yeah, as long as you don't mind getting reacquainted in front of

and Barbara Esposito.

Well, that'll be fine.

Who are they?

Well, I'm designing a guest house for them. I promised I'd bring by their

this afternoon.

How about now? We could just sit around and talk.

Oh, sweetheart, I have got to go back to sleep.

Well, I'll come with you. Maybe you'll talk in your sleep.

How about tonight?

I'm not doing anything. We could get together and go over old times.

Well, I can't think of any flaws in that plan.

I'll see you tonight.

Okay. Well, I guess I'll just call Gus, tell him I'll be coming in. Oh, yeah.

Good luck getting Jennifer off the phone.

I think I was somebody else.

No, I knew it was you.

Oh, these are for you.

Oh, Stephen, thank you.

So how was your day?

Well, let's see.

First, the Espositos decided they don't want a guest house, they want a

greenhouse.

Seems they have more plants than friends.

Then I came home and Alex and Mallory were still arguing about some shirt.

Jennifer was on the six -hour phone -a -thon with Chrissy.

I think the high point of my day was when Andrew spit up on me.

At least we're alone now.

Yes.

Oh, honey, it's so nice to have a quiet moment with you.

She is. Tell whoever it is I'll call him back tomorrow.

Chrissy, my wife will call you back tomorrow.

Jennifer, telephone!

Thanks, Mom. Get it downstairs.

But, Mom, Chrissy talked to Adam Gelardner today and asked him if he

just have to find that out.

Is there some reason why you can't find that out downstairs?

Okay. Chrissy, call me right back, okay?

I'm getting a lot of static on this end.

Hi.

I just want you to know that Alex and I have settled our argument about the

shirt. You know, I washed it for him, and everything's fine. Now, we won't be

bothering you anymore.

Thank you for not bothering us. No problem.

Feel free to drop in any time.

Oh, I can stay.

No, you can't.

I'll leave you two alone.

I just thought that you'd be able to relax and everything now that Alex and I

settled our argument.

Mallory!

Mallory.

What is wrong with this picture?

You're in it.

Don't take this the wrong way, but get out of here now.

Oh, that's for me. Mom,

can I take it in here? I forgot to go downstairs.

Hi, Chrissy.

He wasn't home?

After all, we've been together now for a full 15 seconds. We don't want to get

into a rut.

Oh, good, you're done talking.

Yeah, we're all talked out.

Keep in touch.

Alex. What?

Look, I ironed your shirt.

Mallory, look, come here. This can no longer be considered a shirt.

Beth, it's a flag.

for some underdeveloped nation.

Oh, okay, guys.

Your mom and I will be at the Garden restaurant tonight. I wrote the number

along with a few other numbers you might need. Like the Obax Police Department,

Dr. Rappaport, Senator Metzenbaum?

Only if you can't reach Dr.

Rappaport.

It'll be fine. Just go on and enjoy yourself. You're right, you're right. I

should just...

Go out for the evening, forget we even had a baby, and relax.

But I can't help feeling maternal.

I'm a father.

Whoa, Mom, you look hot. Hot is not the word, Mom. You're sizzling.

Yeah. Well, maybe we should go before the smoke alarm goes off.

Oh, bye, Mom. Bye, Dad.

Honey, now, Andrew's feeling better, but he still needs some medicine before he

goes to bed.

We know, Mom.

Okay, well, let me just say goodbye.

Here you go.

Okay, sweetheart.

Don't you wait up for us. You'll be a good boy for your brothers and sisters,

okay?

Good night, baby.

Oh, goodbye,

Andrew.

Your mom and I will be at the garden restaurant.

Remember, it's 4 -7 - Dad, Dad, Dad. Come on, we'll fill him in.

Here, okay. Here you go, Jennifer.

Don't take him away yet.

Mom, he's not going off to jail.

Well, I want to give him another hug.

Well, you hug Dad and I'll hug Andrew. Right, and I'll hug Jennifer. Right, and

I'll, uh, supervise.

I can't believe we're here.

I can't either.

They're all grown -ups. I never thought I'd be in a room full of grown -ups

again.

Well, it's nice, isn't it?

Odds are we won't have to tell any of them to get off the phone.

or settle an argument between them.

None of them look like they need to be burped, either.

Our waiter looks like he could use me.

Sorry,

it's none of my business.

Yeah, I am really glad we're here, and I'm not worried about Andrew. I mean,

after all, he's over his cold.

Come on, Elise.

Let's not talk about the baby tonight. Let's talk about us.

Forget we even have a baby.

What baby?

Excuse me, are you ready to order?

Oh, yes.

I'll have the baby lamb chops, the baby lime and beans, and the little baby snow

peas.

Would you like to see our children's menu?

No, we'll have the grown -up lamb chops and whatever grown -up food goes with

it. Right.

Two orders, grown -up chops.

Thank you very much.

Where were we?

I don't remember, but we weren't talking about the baby.

No baby talk tonight.

I mean, uh... No baby talk tonight.

Oh, Stephen, what a cute... couple.

Elise. You are a cutie. Hey. Hi.

Hello. Hi.

Are you with him?

He met us here.

Oh, he sneezed. I know. I think he's coming down with a cold.

Our son has a cold, too.

Here. Let me show you some pictures of our boy.

He is beautiful.

Lise, why don't we leave these people to their dinner?

Oh, no, no. No, that's fine, really.

Let me show you some pictures of little Roger.

Wait, isn't he here?

Yeah, I know, but he's a little grumpy. Don't look at him. He looks much better

in the picture.

Lise, remember, we said we weren't going to talk.

You have a picture of Andy in the baseball cap?

Are you ready to order?

No, thanks. We've already ordered.

Well, of course you haven't. I'm sorry.

Excuse me. Enjoy your dinner. Here, take the creatures with you.

You'll love them.

Here, look at the ones of Andy. Oh, thank you.

Stephen?

Now, listen, Lily. This is exactly the kind of thing we said we were not going

to do. You've got to control yourself.

You're right. In fact, it's out of my system. Well, I hope so.

Let's just enjoy this time alone together.

Excuse me.

What are you doing?

To the men's room. I'll be right back.

Hi, Jennifer. It's me.

Fine, thank you. Listen.

What? I don't care if you're expecting an important call. I will not keep it

brief.

Listen, um, how's Andrew?

Has he been sneezing at all?

Well, are you sure? Because if he's cold acting up again, we can come right

home. Look, why don't you check on him?

No!

No, I do not want a free dance lesson, and I'd appreciate it if you wouldn't

interrupt my dinner in the future.

Try to be a nice guy by answering a pay phone and look what happens.

Why did you hang up?

I'm sorry. Did you want a free dance?

Why would I have to? He's fine.

At least I think I figured out what went wrong tonight.

Oh?

Well, you see, it's very simple, really.

See, we each have careers. We take up a lot of our time and energy.

And we have three children who are very wonderful, but...

who are also very loud and demanding.

And on top of that, we have a baby who is very beautiful, but also very loud

demanding, and who occupies every last moment of our remaining time and energy.

Tonight, we tried to escape all that.

And? It's impossible.

That's encouraging.

But it's truly.

We can remove ourselves physically from all this, but not emotionally.

This is our life.

We're trapped in it.

You make it sound like a science fiction film.

It's not such a bad life, is it? No, it's not. It's a great life.

I think we just have to accept the fact that our life has changed.

That we're parents. We have four children.

And we enjoy it.

We're not going to have any fun until Andrew goes to college.

I accept that.

Hi. I just want to apologize for...

Talking on the phone so much lately.

It's okay, honey.

For some reason, I find myself talking about boys a lot more than I used to.

In fact, I find myself talking to boys a lot more than I used to.

We've noticed.

I'm sure it's just a phase.

It'll pass.

I'm not getting that. If it's for me, tell whoever it is that I'll see him at

school tomorrow.

Hello. Well, no, no, I'm sorry, Adam. Dad, no!

Hi, uh, Adam?

Uh, can I call you right back?

Okay, bye.

This is the last phone call I will ever make in my whole life. Please?

Thanks.

Look, we know you guys haven't been able to spend a lot of time together and

that we're probably part of the reason why not.

Right. So, uh, we just wanted to say we're sorry.

And, you know, all that stuff.

Apology accepted.

And all that stuff.

Hey, and if Andrew cries tonight, we'll take care of it.

Yeah, yeah, that's right. If, uh, if Andrew cries tonight, Mallory will take

care of it.

It's too quiet, Steven.

Come on, Elise. Let's enjoy this. This is what we wanted, isn't it?

Yeah.

What do you want to do?

I don't know. What do you want to do?

Well, I have a vague recollection of you and me being in bed together.

Oh, yeah, that.

I think I remember.

I think we're falling asleep, Elise.

We're definitely falling asleep.

I knew there had to be a catch.

I love you.

I love you, too, honey.

Sit, Ubu, sit.

Good dog.