06x07 - Life is a Highway

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Ty: Previously on "Heartland":

(Crowd cheers)

You have to admit, we're really good together.

Yes, yes! We are!

Chase...

At Hubbard Financial it's never just an 8 hour day.

Look Lanny, I would be happy to look at your portfolio.

I'll send you over my financials.

You'll get fired if you don't go.

Yeah, pretty much.

We gotta go, or you're gonna miss your flight to New York.

How can I leave my baby?

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(Applause)

Chase: Wasn't perfect, but it was pretty damn close.

Chase.

The one and only.

(Chuckles)

Georgie: Jack! Wait up!

Mallory called! She's not coming!

She's sick.

I thought she was supposed to babysit?

Well, I did too, but these things happen.

Well, these cows aren't gonna wait all day, Jack.

Why don't you leave the baby with the kid?

You good with that, kid?

You said you were gonna teach me how to herd cattle.

Tim: Yeah, tomorrow.

Pay you ten bucks to babysit.

What do you say?

Ten bucks?

Tim: Yeah. Georgie: Okay.

Jack: Now hold on.

You gotta be twelve-years-old to babysit.

I'm eleven and a bit.

Well, that's not twelve, is it?

As long as I'm your guardian, we're playing by the rules.

We've got cows to move, Jack.

We can't run a daycare.

I'm sorry if your granddaughter is slowing you down.

There you go, yeah.

We're gonna have to take a rain check on the cattle.

How is that fair?

No, it's not. You're right.

And you're right, she is my granddaughter.

Come here. That's it.

You go ahead, Jack. I got it.

The kid and I'll figure something out.

Right, Katie?
(Katie cries)

Here. Let her walk around a bit.

(Katie cries)
Shhh... shhh...

Amy: Yeah, I've been working him without a bridle for a while now.

I thought I'd bring him somewhere new where there's more distractions.

Chase: I hope I count as one of those distractions.

Amy: Well, I definitely was not expecting to see you here.

Last I heard, you were starring in your own one-man extravaganza.

Chase: Chase Powers' Horsepower!

Coming to an arena near you!

Also I've been fielding offers for my own TV show.

"Chasing The Dream."
Right?

What do you think?

(Chuckles)
Sounds perfect.

Chase: Allow me. Amy: Oh, I can get it.

Doesn't mean I'm gonna let you.

Lou: I know I left a day early, Peter, but I couldn't stand being away from Katie for one more second.

I don't know.

Herding cattle with a baby?

Not just a baby - a Fleming baby.

It's in the blood.

I did this with all the kids.

Well, people did a lot of stupid things in the olden days.

Okay.

We're ready.

Yeah. Oh hey, there's Dad...

And Katie.

Watch this.
(Katie cries)

We're gonna have so much fun.

Lou: Stop! Stop the car!

Dad? No! No!

Hey, Lou! You're home early.

Obviously, not early enough!

Hello, my baby.

What's the problem?

Are you okay?

She's fine. She's fine.

No thanks to you!

Dad, do you have any idea how insane, how reckless, how irresponsible...

Tim: How-how much fun!

I did this with you when you were little.

Yeah, because I was little, Dad, and I didn't know any better.

But you are supposed to be the grownup.

Honestly, dad, what were you thinking?

Georgie: That you wouldn't be home until tomorrow.

(Sighs)

Amy: Well, it was great to see you again.

Yeah.

And I hope you keep chasing that dream.

Well, that's...

Turns out it's not exactly the life for a man in my situation.

What situation?

Hayley: Hey! I caught a bit of your act over there in the ring.

Chase: Yeah, ain't she something?

Hayley: I'll say. Made me feel like a real amateur.

You do some reining?

Well... nothing like what you can do.

Chase: Well, we're working on it.

I'm sure Chase is a great coach.

He's turned out to be a pretty great husband too.

Chase: Amy Fleming,

Hayley Powers, my wife.

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♪ you sank into your dream, ♪
♪ you dreamer. ♪
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Chase: It was a crazy, whirlwind kind of courtship.

Hayley: Oh... more like a k*ller tornado.

Chase: We met at one of my clinics...

Hayley: And three weeks later we tied the knot!

Amy: Wow. Well, congratulations.

Chase: Thank you.

So do you guys tour around together?

Is that how it works?

Chase: Well, I have a few prior commitments, you know, dates I booked before I fell crazy in love with this girl.

But he promised to cancel them just for me.

My family owns a ranch near Longview and we plan to settle down out there.

Me and Chase want a bunch of kids, so we gotta get busy.

That's great.

You gonna help me here, sweetheart?

I'm gonna go anyway.

Yeah, I'll-I'll catch up to you, babe, I'm just see this young lady off here.

Always the gentleman.

Nice to meet you.

You too.

So uh... What about you?

I see you're still wearing that promise ring on your finger?

Ty and me...

We've talked about marriage.

Oh really? Just talked?

Well, we decided to wait.

Well, me and Hayley, we couldn't wait.

The Viva Las Vegas wedding chapel was booked up, so we tied the knot at city hall.

Oh! City hall, how romantic.

Actually the romance happened later at the Bellagio...

Okay, that's too much information.

I remember now, miracle girl, it was always easy to get a rise out of you.

Amy: Hello!

Agh! Did something die in here?

Yeah. And now it's in an advanced state of decomposition.

Well, don't worry about cooking me dinner.

I'm pretty sure I just lost my appetite.

Well, the burners on the stove don't work anyways.

I keep bugging Caleb about it.

Oh, the absentee landlord?

Well, he's not absent. The first of the month, he shows up to get his rent cheque.

I'm glad I didn't dress up.

Oh, you're never gonna guess who I ran into today.

Chase Powers.

You're right.

I never would've guessed that.

And something else that you would probably never ever guess in a million years.

Just tell me, Amy.

He's totally in love.

Really? With someone other than himself?

He's married - and to a really great girl, too.

I met her. Her name is Hayley.

Huh... you're right.

Never would've guessed that.

Well, I guess Chase Powers finally met his match.

Lou: Okay, Katie.

Mommy needs a coffee.

What's that? You want a coffee too?

You want a latte? Cappuccino?

Hey, Lou.

Oh, Paige! Hi!

I just saw you there and thought I'd say hello.

That is such a coincidence; I was going call your husband as soon as I got into the office.

Oh, Lanny, he's actually out of town for a couple of days.

Oh, good to know.

He's so thrilled you talked him into going with Hubbard.

I know. 6.3 percent in the last quarter.

Yeah, and Lanny says that Martha is a cr*ck money manager.

Um... Martha, my supervisor Martha?

When it comes to stocks, she sure can pick 'em.

Great.

Lanny thinks I should give her my portfolio and see what she can do with it.

Paige, I may have been in New York for the last few weeks, but I was still actively in charge of your husbands accounts.

Oh, little Katie, all this talk about money is so boring.

All right. Well, I better go.

I'll see you later, Lou.

Uh...

Well, you might say that herding cattle is as old as civilization itself.

Older than the old west.

Tim: Older than Jack.

I'm talking thousands, thousands of years ago, when cattle were first domesticated.

Now, to move a herd of cattle, you gotta have a lot of patience and a bit of bovine psychology.

I like to think of it as an art or a science.

Tim: Oh please, Jack.

It's just cow sense.

Did I ask you?

I'm just- just cut to the Chase.

Now you need to understand what they call the flight zone -

see? Right here, and that side too - so you can keep the herd calm but still moving forward.

Or a younger, faster cowboy, will just cut 'em off in his tracks.

Now, the key...

The key is you gotta let the herd know that you're there, but you can't scare 'em.

Tim: That's right.

Otherwise you got yourself a stampede!

Jack: Will you stop that?!

How old are you two?

And how come we can't play with some real cows?

Yeah, Jack, how come?

All right. Go saddle up copper.

Yes!

She may not have the "deep insight" of the inner workings-"

I was trying to teach her something.

But she's gung-ho!

Well, I can think of a few other words to describe her, impatient for one.

Impulsive, impossible...

Yeah, well, you're gonna miss her when she's gone.

Come on, Jack, it's only temporary, right?

Yeah.

Ty: Caleb.

Caleb: Ty.

You're a week late.

Where's my rent?

It's called a rent strike, Caleb.

I'm not paying you another cent until I get some new appliances.

Okay.

Well, I'm gonna have to raise the rent to cover the cost.

You're joking, right?

Dude, I am so strapped for cash, it practically is a joke.

Well, what happened to the rodeo circuit, making money there. You were doing great.

I can't make money at the rodeo if I can't pull my trailer, and I can't pull my trailer if my truck tires are bald, and I can't fork over more dough for new tires if I can't get to the rodeo in the first place.

Well, this is a classic no-win situation because I'm not giving you another cent.

(Sighs)

Is there any more beer in there?

Chase: Amy...

I was looking for you.

Oh! You came to the right place.

I wanna give something to you.

One day, that'll be a collector's item.

Yeah, I'm sure it will.

So... what brings you here?

Uh, well, Hayley's a bit of a reiner, and she was so impressed by what you were doing, that she wants to try it too.

Without the saddle and bridle?

Yup.

And she figured you were the perfect person to show her how to do it.

You could teach her just as well as I could.

I know, but she wanted you.

I don't know...

She said, "Chase, if you wanna ruin a marriage," teach your wife to drive a car or ride a horse."

And I'm betting she already knows how to drive.

I knew you couldn't say "no."

Hold on. I didn't say anything.

No. But you did reveal a total understanding of the situation I find myself in.

So what do you say?

Can you help me out with a few coaching sessions?

I guess I can move some things around.

That's great, that's great.

Uh, so I'll call you and set that up.

You know, I gotta say, being back here, and seeing you again, it's like a little trip down memory lane.

Chase 'n' Amy, Ring of Fire.

Those were the days.

We were quite the team.

We were never a team, Chase.

Well, we were something, that's for sure.

(Katie cries, Lou shushes her)

Tim: That's one cranky little girl.

Lou: First day back at daycare.

If it was anything like my day, I can understand why she's miserable.

That good, hey?

Lou: I ran into Lanny Barrick's wife in town and she told me what a financial genius my supervisor is.

Except I made all the stock picks, and she took all the credit.

Your supervisor went behind your back?

I knew she was jealous ever since Martin sent me to New York and not her, so she totally backstabbed me and got her hooks nice and deep into your buddy Lanny.

Thank you.

He probably doesn't even know.

Amy: Sounds like your supervisor is a total weasel.

Welcome to my world.

Georgie: You should get another world 'cause your world sucks.

Tim: I should say something to Lanny.

Bad idea.

Tim: No, but shouldn't I just- shouldn't I tell him what Lou's supervisor's doing behind her back?

Well, except now, you'll be the one that's going behind Lou's back.

Tim: No, it's different. It's different.

And if it turns out that somebody's messing with my daughter, I can't just stand back.

You gotta see that.

All I see is an idea that's going from bad to worse.

(Horse whinnies)

Hayley: His name is Roxy.

I was looking for a new reining horse and a friend of mine turned me on to Chase that's how we met, isn't it, honey?

Chase: Yeah, after our second date, I just gave her the damn horse instead of a diamond ring.

You better believe I got the ring too!

Okay. Where do you want the horse?

Uh, you can put him in the round pen.

Chase: All right, I'll get the gate.

Hayley: I told Chase, if I get to be half as good as you, we could have our own little Wild West show right at our ranch.

Put that damn trailer up on blocks and let the clients come to us.

Is that what Chase wants?

Well, they say a tiger doesn't change his stripes, but that blue-eyed tomcat never met anyone like me before.

(Both chuckle)

You're a lucky man, Ty.

Amy's a great girl.

No argument there.

Look, I know we've had our differences in the past, but let me give you a little bit of advice.

Really.

Relationship advice from Chase Powers.

Look, all I'm saying is, if you don't walk that girl down the aisle, someone else will.

Just so you know, I haven't done much bareback riding.

Oh, that's okay. I'll be right here with you.

Maybe we could start with the bridle on.

Chase: That's cheatin'.

Come on, give it a sh*t.

Well, you know, if you feel more comfortable with the bridle on, that's fine.

Chase: Come on, babe. Go for it!

Can you give me leg up?

Yes, I can.

Okay. On three?

Okay.

Okay, one, two...

Hayley: (Panicked)
You- you know what?

Um, Roxy has really never done anything like this before.

How about you take him for a little test drive first?

Amy: Yeah, of course.

Okay.

He responds so nicely,

I'm surprised you haven't ridden him bareback before.

Chase!

Uh, Chase, what are you doing?!

Chase: Just feeling the old magic.

What old magic?

What's he talking about?

Ty: They toured together for a couple of months on the Ring of Fire.

Months?

Ty: That was a couple of years ago.

Well, I bet they put on one hell of a show.

Chase: Ladies and gentlemen!

Chase Powers and Amy Fleming together again!

Great.

Woo!

(Ty claps)

Real nice.

I like this one.

Tim, hi!

Saw you standing over here, you looked a little lost.

Hope you don't mind.

Not at all, are you kidding?

It's so serendipitous.

It's Lanny's birthday and I wanted to get him one of these, but they all look the same to me.

Well, I've been trying to get a hold of him.

I called him a few of times.

He's out of town for a couple of days.

Ah. Well, that's the one.

Now all he needs to be a real weekend cowboy are a couple roping lessons.

Are you offering?

Sure, yeah, why not?

Well, I'd pay you, of course.

Oh no, no. It'd be my gift to Lanny.

That's so great. Wow.

I owe you one.

Well, actually, there is something.

Lou mentioned that you ran into each other yesterday.

And your adorable granddaughter.

Right.

Well, she said that Lanny got some investment advice from-from her supervisor.

Yeah. Martha. She's amazing.

Yeah... Well, actually, those hot stock tips came from Lou.

The supervisor just took the credit.

Oh, that's not what Lanny said.

But you're Lou's dad so it's natural that you'd see things differently.

No, that's the way it was.

Lou did all the work on Lanny's account.

Okay, but you have to admit you're not the most reliable source, and maybe this isn't appropriate for us to be talking about.

Maybe.

But my daughter's getting shafted.

It might be inappropriate, but I'm gonna talk about it.

Okay.

I'll tell Lanny we had this conversation.

What's that guy trying to prove riding double like that?

It was like he couldn't help it; That's just the way he is.

Show off!

Uh, I was gonna say showman.

Yeah, a showman who acts like a jerk.

Did you know he didn't even tell his wife that you two worked together?

Really.

Big surprise.

Chase Powers keeping secrets from his wife.

(Sighs)

I don't feel good about any of this.

I got talked into something, and now I wish it would just go away.

Yeah, so do I.

And I see him with his arm around you again, I'm gonna do something about it.

Jack: That's kinda of funny.

You got roped into giving roping lessons to Lanny Barrick.

Tim: Yeah. And now he wants me to take a couple of steers over to his place so he can practice.

Jack: Let me guess, I have to help you.

Caleb: Hey, I got some free time.

I wouldn't mind taking the steers over to the Barrick's place for you.

That'd be great. Thanks.

What's the catch?

What do you mean?

I mean what do you want?

Just because I'm being a nice guy and trying to help you out that means there's a catch?

Yeah. Exactly. What do you want?

A loan.

A loan?!

Yes, sir.

How much?

Not too much.

Just twelve hundred dollars, and I would pay you back nearly immediately.

Tim: Come on, Jack. A small, short-term loan.

It's just for truck tires.

Tim: Sounds reasonable.

Help me get back on the circuit.

Tim: Man's gotta make a living.

All right, just a minute, let's back up just a couple of steps here.

The part about the tires?

Man's gotta make a living?

To the part where you asked me for a loan...

'Cause the answer's no.

I already pay you more than you're worth.

Okay. What about you?

Can you help me out, Tim?

Georgie! There you are.

I'm waiting for you.

What do you like better, peanut butter and jelly or ham and cheese?

Well, I like 'em both, but I thought we were moving cattle not going on a picnic.

We are, but it takes hard work and you need to keep up your strength.

Well, don't bother making one for Tim, he's got a prior commitment.

Okay. More for us.

You know, I was just wondering...

Have you ever read the guidelines to who can be foster parent in Alberta?

(Chuckles)
Can't say as I have, no.

Well, you can't be too young.

You have to be eighteen or older.

Like as old as you are, or even older.

There's no age maximum.

So what's your point?

Nothing. It's just...

You know, you could be a dinosaur and still apply to be a foster parent.

Okay. Come on, let's go.

(Pants)

What do you want, you ol' fleabag?

Hello, Lou.

Hey.

Just saying hi, you know.

How's your day?

How's my day?

You wanna know about my day? Read my blog.

Caleb: "Maybe I'm paranoid," but the bow wow in the corner office dumped a huge pile of make-work projects on my desk.

And when I complained, she said, "if you don't like it, you know what you can do."

Hmm. Well, if I were you, I'd tell her to take the job and shove it.

Yes, but you do not have a baby or a house to build.

How am I supposed to pay my bills?

Speaking of bills...

I don't suppose you'd be willing to lend me twelve hundred dollars?

Um... what? Sorry.

You wanna borrow twelve hundred dollars from me?

Yes, I do.

It's for new truck tires, and you know I'm good for it.

I'd pay you back.

Why don't you just use a credit card?

Or borrow money from a bank like everybody else?

Do you know of a financial institution willing to lend money to rodeo cowboys with a part-time gig as a ranch hand?

Maybe the time has come for you to get a real job.

Like you?

Ouch.

Mm-hm.

You know what? Never mind.

I actually, I know a guy down at the track.

It'll be fine. He loan me-

What, you miss a payment and he breaks both your legs?

Give me a break, Caleb.

Amy: Hey.

Chase: Amy!

What's up?

Look... I think Hayley has great potential, and Roxy is an amazing horse, but I should've never agreed to get involved.

What you mean? It's going well.

No, it's not, Chase.

I don't wanna work with you again.

Really?

What, did your boyfriend say something?

No. This is not about him, okay?

It's... It's about you.

Why wouldn't you tell Hayley that we travelled around together, that we toured together. I mean...

Well, how could you keep that a secret from her?

What? You tell your boyfriend every little thing?

Amy: Pretty much.

Chase: Well, there are some things a man might just wanna keep to himself, like what happened between us.

Ugh! Nothing happened between us.

And you managed to convince yourself of that.

I guess you don't remember it like I do.

(Truck rumbles along)

Hayley: Sweetie, was that Amy?

How come you didn't tell me she was coming by?

Uh, it was kind of a surprise.

Uh... listen, I don't think you two should work together any more, and I told her as much.

You told her...

Before you even talked to me?

Yeah, I guess I probably should've said something to you.

Yeah, that's usually how it goes when two people are married.

So what's really going on?

Well, Amy and I...

Might have done some touring around together.

And was Amy right when she said that nothing happened?

Well, you know how it is.

She had a thing for me and then when I didn't reciprocate - because I was dating her best friend - let's just say, she didn't take it too well.

Well, I wish you would've said something before I made a fool of myself asking her for riding lessons.

I feel really stupid now.

So do I.

I mean, I thought she'd be over it.

But I guess when she saw us together...

She's probably just jealous.

Look, babe, this... This sort of thing, it happens to me all the time.

You know how it is, being in the public eye.

Sometimes you just gotta forgive, forget, and uh... move on.

(Sighs)

Okay.

What about my horse?

Pick him up, and it'll be like none of this ever happened.

Lou: Here you go.

Jack: Oh, thank you.

Lou: You know, I can honestly say I used to love my job.

Jack: Used to?

Well, what about now?

Now? I'm just another mid-level employee who hates her supervisor, and the feeling is obviously mutual.

Well, I hope that didn't have anything to do with your dad.

With Dad...

What do you mean?

Oh, well, he was upset to hear you were getting the short end of the stick and...

Well, he might've said something to that buddy of his.

What buddy? Who-who are we taking about?

You know, the weekend cowboy.

Lanny Barrick?!

Dad said something to Lanny Barrick.

Oh my God!

And Lanny must've said something to my supervisor.

No wonder she was extra mean at work today, Grandpa.

I mean, she's always nasty, but it's like she had it out for me today.

I can't believe Dad would do this.

Don't go jumping to conclusions.

I told him, in no uncertain terms, not to do anything stupid.

This is Dad we're talking about.

Dad?!

Jack: Uh-oh! Here comes trouble.

What?

Lou: Seriously, Dad, going behind my back?

Jack: Like I said, trouble. Let's go.

What were you thinking, Dad?

I am supposed to be a professional!

I know! I know!

I was just trying to help.

Help? Dad, how do you think it looks when my daddy talks to a client for me?

Well, somebody had to.

Yeah, but not you! That's my job!

I can fix this.

No, Dad, you've done enough.

I'll fix it myself, I'm a big girl.

Lou, I'm sorry.

I never should've gone there.

No kidding.

Well, at least now you know the devil you're dealing with.

Yeah.

I'm seeing the real ugly side of the corporate world.

Is there another side?

You know what, Dad? I gotta go make some calls.

Honey, wait, wait.

Why don't you come for a ride?

No, I don't-

Lou, you know there's nothing like sitting on a horse to help gain some perspective.

(Door slams)

You know, I was thinkin'...

It's too bad the whole Chase 'n' Amy thing didn't work out.

With Spartan and the Liberty work, we could've made a fortune.

Are you here to pick up your horse?

Chase: Yeah...

And ask you a question.

Why did you really quit?

Because you were acting all weird.

You're married, Chase, to a really nice woman.

I know. She's great.

I'm a lucky man.

You sure have a funny way of showing it.

Well, Amy Fleming, what if I told you that you're just not that easy to forget.

Chase...

Well, remember how we'd pull into a town and...

Do a show, sign a couple autographs.

Yeah. All the cowgirls would line up to meet you.

And all the star-struck boys in the audience, just waiting to get up close and personal with the miracle girl.

Yeah. Yeah, it was crazy.

But that's all in the past.

Doesn't matter.

It's the kind of thing you remember forever.

You know, I... I love my wife, but you'll always be the one who got away.

I'm gonna go find your horse.

(Mooing)

(Whistling)

(Whistles)
Hee-ya!

Jack: Keep 'em together!

Lou: Come on, cows!

(Mooing)

You know I haven't even told Peter that I'm thinking about quitting Hubbard yet.

It's just not the kind of thing that comes up in casual conversation, you know?

Hup!

I swear to God, Dad, all I'd need is like a couple of good clients.

Yeah, like Lanny Barrick?

Lou: I wish.

That is a big fish to land for a one-woman start-up.

But maybe if I could convince Paige.

Georgie: Jack! Look!

Well, let's go then!

Georgie: Hee-ya! Hee-ya!

Jack: I'll circle around up top.

That little girl is very good for Grandpa.

He's gonna miss her when she's gone.

Georgie: Lou, stop yakking! Give us a hand!

Bring it!

Tim: Hee-ya!

Hee-ya, cow! Hee-ya!

Lou: Come on, cow! Hup! Hup!

Don't circle them, Lou, just give 'em the stink-eye!

Watch and learn, kid. Hee-ya!

Hup! Hup! Hey, cow!

Hup! Hup! Hup!

Hup! Hee-ya! Hup!

Hee-ya! Come on!
(Clucks tongue)

Found your horse.

Uh, look, that stuff I was talking about earlier, I just should've kept my mouth shut.

Yeah, you probably should've.

The thing is...

Lately, I've been feeling like a horse trapped in a stall, just kicking at the door to be let out, and then I see you and...

Yeah, well, except this isn't about me.

This is about you giving up your life on the open road.

Oh, come on, Amy.

It's not like I haven't tried, okay?

I met a girl, I fell in love.

I didn't run away, I married her.

It could be I wasn't exactly thinking straight, but...

The thing is, Hayley wants me to settle down, and I don't think I can.

Them maybe you should be telling her that and not me.

Are you sure Jack's okay with this?

Ah! He's happy to get rid of it.

Ty: Yeah? All right, well, can you get the gate?

This fridge is about as old as the last one I had.

Yes, but it works.

The only thing this baby's missing is a nice cold six-pack.

Hey, what the hell's he doing here?

Chase: You know, it's funny.

You talk about me keeping secrets from my wife, but the biggest secret here is that you've still got a thing for me.

I think I'm the reason that you didn't marry Ty when he asked you.

You've gotta be kidding me.

You think you can hide it, but not from me.

(Hard slap)

Don't you ever do that again!

Did you see that?

Yeah, I did.

Caleb: Are you gonna do something about it?

I think Amy just took care of that for me.

(Truck rumbles away)

Hey, Lou.

Hey.

About the loan.

It was very, very sweet of you, but I can't accept.

What? Why not?

I don't wanna owe you anything.

It'd make me feel like a loser.

Caleb, that is ridiculous.

You are a friend with a cash-flow problem.

If I take your money, then you get to judge me and say things like, why don't you get a real job.

Come on, Caleb.

Sure, being a rodeo cowboy might seem like a stupid choice, but it's in my blood, and you only live once, so...

Okay. I'll tell you what...

If you don't wanna take my money, there's still a bunch left to be done at the Hanley place.

Why don't you come and pick up some extra work until you get back on the circuit.

Okay.

All right.

Thanks.

(Sighs)

(Clears throat, dialling beeps)

Uh, hi, Martin. Can you call me back?

Um, I'm hoping we can set up an appointment.

I'd like to speak to you about my future with the company.

Hayley: Are we going somewhere?

No. Uh...

I mean...

Just say it, Chase.

You know I love you and nothing can change that.

Well, obviously something has, or someone.

But when I went to pick up Roxy, I got to talking to Amy and...

I haven't been exactly honest with you about the kind of life that I wanna live.

Come on, Jack, I saddled the horses.

What're you doing?

Jack: As you can see, I'm busy.

Well, what's this?

That is a woolly worm wet fly.

A woolly wet worm fly?

That's close enough.

This works best in spots that are shallow and weedy, and if you were a trout you would think that is irresistible.

Trout? Why are we talking about trout?

What about the cattle?

Cattle need a day off now and again.

Besides, my arthritis is flaring up a bit.

What does that mean?

Well, it means it might be good day to learn how to tie flies.

Okay. Where do we start?

We start by thinking like a fish.

You can do that?

Even us dinosaurs have a couple of tricks up our sleeves.

Lou: What's the matter, honey?

Are you still mad at Mommy?
(Katie cries)

Hey, Lou! Glad I caught you.

Lou: Hi, Dad.

Because I wouldn't let you ride the horsey?

Hello, Katie.

Listen, I'm heading over to Barrick's place -

I gotta teach a couple of roping lessons - so I thought maybe I'd mention this whole thing about you going solo...

Dad, thank you, but it's...

I know you think I'm meddling again, but, really, this is about networking.

This is about people who know people-

Dad, I've already set up a pitch meeting, but thank you anyway.

In fact, I'm a little bit late.

But, you know, if you wanna help me maybe you could watch Katie for me while I'm gone.

I mean, I'll probably make a better impression if I don't have to drag my baby to meet prospective clients, right?

You know, now that you're a parent, that you'll do anything for your kid, right?

Anything.

Even babysit.

Yeah.

Okay. Bye, honey.

(Katie cries)

Lou: Thanks, dad. Tim: Okay.

What do you wanna do?

Hayley: Amy!

Just wanted to drop by and thank you.

Thank me for what?

For ending my marriage.

Chase just told me he had a couple of dates lined up and he didn't know when he'd be back.

Hayley, I'm so sorry.

Sorry?!

Sorry doesn't cut it any more.

He told me you convinced him to go, convinced him he's not the marrying kind.

I never said that!

If that's what Chase told you, then he twisted everything I said.

Well, it sounds pretty straight forward to me.

It's all about "Chase Powers' Horsepower" and his only home is the open road.

You must've known this before you married him.

Let me tell you something about me and Chase.

I would've been happy with a little barroom fling with a handsome cowboy.

But he pursued me until there was nowhere left to run.

I guess that's why they call him Chase.

And now you're asking him to give it all up.

But that's his life.

What about my life?

He said he wanted a family, and I said that the endless touring was a deal-breaker.

Guess you made him realize that settling down with me wasn't much of deal at all.

Asking Chase to settle down is like asking him to retire when he's just getting started.

Maybe.

But it doesn't matter now because I'm here talking to you and he's packing up to go.

Hayley, Chase loves you. He married you.

Yes, life on the road can be crazy, but... sometimes it can be crazy good.

You just think I should go with him.

I think it's your decision to make.

This all looks great, Lou, but to tell you the truth, I was talking to Lanny and he's not sure that you can offer the same service of a big company.

Yeah. Well, I like to think of it as the individualized attention of a boutique investment firm.

So how many clients do you have?

You would be the first.

Well, I do like being number one...

But I'm thinking I should really stick with Hubbard, and I think you should too.

Um, I'm sorry, I'm not following.

It's just that you're probably gonna wanna have a couple more kids, and you'll need to take mat leave so you can be with them.

So maybe when they're a little older, then you can leave Hubbard and start something of your own.

Right. Okay.

Um, well, thank you so much for your time, and, uh, I appreciate the opportunity.

But frankly, despite of what you and Lanny think, my family plans are nobody's business.

And as for staying with Hubbard Financial for another two years?

Not gonna happen.

I already quit.

(Coughs and sniffs)

Gross.

Die you stupid flies.

Lou, why don't you let me do that?

No!

If I am gonna work full-time from home, I need a workspace that I actually feel good about.

(Phone chimes)

You've got mail.

Really?

Maybe it's Paige telling me that she's reconsidered.

(Chuckles)
Yeah, right.

Hmm.

It's good news?

No... well, sort of.

This toy company wants to sponsor my blog.

"Play Safe, Play Fair."

That sounds like a laugh riot.

Influential mommy blogger...

They actually wanna pay me to the write the stuff I've already been writing for free.

Do you know I was sponsored once.

Longview beef jerky.

There is only so much jerky a cowboy can eat.

What's wrong? That's funny, come on!

This is a good thing, right?

It's a... yeah.

I mean, it's an okay thing.

Some toy company wants to throw a couple bucks at my blog.

But I can't make a living as a mommy blogger.

So what do I have to show for quitting my job and...

Starting out on my own?

(Tearing up) Just some sort of okay news.

Well, it's not bad news.

I used to have an office... With a view.

My own parking space.

No dead flies or spiders.

What if I made a terrible mistake?

Everything is gonna be just fine.

Come here, you need a hug.

Thanks.

(Lou cries)

It's gonna be all right, Lou.

(Sighs)

(Truck rumbles along)

Glad I caught you before you left.

Can you give me a hand with these?

What're you doing here, Hayley?

What does it look like?

You sure about this?

I'm willing to give it a go.

Just remember that the next time you got something to say about our life together, you say it to me.

I'm the girl you married.

No doubt about that.

What made you change your mind?

Well, I guess I didn't have much choice.

This is how you make your living, and you gotta work, especially now.

Now that we're expecting.

You're kidding.

You? Me? A baby?

That's what the test strips told me.

(Laughing)

Woo-hoo!

Wait. Before we get to celebrating, there's something you should know.

I'm not here because of the baby.

I could raise this baby with or without you.

I just figured it'd be more fun to do it with you.

♪ Tryin' to be man ♪
♪

You know that stove really doesn't look any different than the last one.

Ty: Well, I just fixed the burners.

If I had to wait for Caleb to get me a new one, I'd be barbecuing in the middle of winter.

Amy: So, then... What's on the menu, hmm?

Um... How 'bout a little...

Mm... Mm-hmm.

Hey...

Ty, there's something I should probably tell you.

It's about Chase.

Is this another guessing game?

'Cause I think I already know the answer.

You do?

He kissed you.

I saw pretty much the whole thing.

You saw him kiss me?

Yeah, I was gonna hammer him, but then you sort of took care of it all by yourself, so...

Yeah.

Yeah.

I can't believe you just stood there and watched it.

You didn't even say a word.

Believe me, I was going to do something, but then you had the situation handled so there wasn't really much left for me to do.

(Laughs)

You got that right.

(Laughing)

Hayley: Okay. I got a couple of rules.

Chase: sh**t.

Hayley: No cheap motels, no bad road food, and when I say we're stopping, we're stopping.

Chase: Whether we need gas or not.

Hayley: That's right, cowboy.