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A Pontiac GTO pulls up outside.
GRANDMA (O.S.)
That's him.
DAD gets out of the car and hurries to the door. Samantha squeals, as she runs out to greet him.
SAMANTHA
Daddy! Hi!
DAD
Oh my! Look at you, you're so big!
He hugs them both.
DAD (CONT'D)
Hey, MJ! What's happening, buddy?
Are you guys ready to have some fun?
MASON AND SAMANTHA
Yeah!!
DAD
Yeah! Alright. Hey, Catherine, how
are you?
GRANDMA
Mase. I'm good.
DAD
Good to see you.
GRANDMA (O.S.)
Yeah.
DAD
What time should I have these rascals
back?
GRANDMA (O.S.)
Oh, I don't know, around 7:30, I
guess. I gotta get 'em home by 8:00.
DAD
Aw, you know what, why don't I take
them over to their mom's?
A moment of tension passes between them.
GRANDMA
No, that's okay. She's expecting
me.
DAD
Oh no, that's alright. You guys
know where it is, don't you?
SAMANTHA
Mm. Yeah.
DAD
All right, I'll do it. It's no
problem.
GRANDMA
I don't think that's such a good
idea.
DAD
Look, it's no problem. Alright?
GRANDMA
(rolls her eyes)
Okay...
DAD
You guys ready to go?
MASON AND SAMANTHA
DAD
Let's do it, go!
GRANDMA (O.S.)
Whoa. Wait a minute, you gotta get
your stuff.
SAMANTHA
Oh yeah.
GRANDMA
You got backpacks, your purse.
Homework. Go to the bathroom.
DAD
Can't believe how big they are.
GRANDMA
Yeah. Time is goin' by.
DAD
Mm. Must be nice for you, having
'em here in Houston.
GRANDMA
I love it, yeah. I'm volunteering
at their school.
DAD
Oh yeah? What you doin' over there?
GRANDMA
I'm in the library. You know, reading
to the little ones.
DAD
Huh. Great.
GRANDMA
So -- Alaska, huh?
DAD
Yeah.
GRANDMA
Are you back?
DAD
We'll see. How's Liv?
GRANDMA
She's a busy girl. Yeah. She's
back in school. But she's working,
and single parenting... a lot to
juggle.
DAD
You guys got everything, huh?
MASON AND SAMANTHA
Yeah.
DAD
Alright, say goodbye to your
grandmother.
MASON (O.S.)
Bye!
SAMANTHA (O.S.)
Bye grandma!
DAD
Alright, let's roll. Now wait a
second. You're not the type of kids
who like presents, are ya?
SAMANTHA
Yes!
DAD
Naw, you don't --
MASON
Yeah!
SAMANTHA
'Course we are!
DAD
Really? Let's do it!
MASON AND SAMANTHA
Yeah! Yay!
MASON
I call front seat!
SAMANTHA
I wanted the front seat, though.
DAD
Alright. Well, Mason gets it on the
way there and Samantha gets it on
the way back, huh? Hop in there.
GRANDMA (O.S.)
Seat belts!
DAD
Seat belts. Alright.
He motions to Grandma that he's got it covered.
DAD (CONT'D)
Seat belts. Not like this car has
any seat belts.