The Ice Cream Truck

Have a good day now.

Oh my god I'm so sorry.

No it's okay.

I needed to cool off, I guess I didn't know it.

- Will say you're sorry to the nice lady.

Will, you sprayed her with the hose say you're sorry.

I'm sorry.

It's okay, really.

I'm Jessica.

Hi, I'm Mary.

When did you move in?

- We bought the house a month ago

but we haven't fully moved in.

I've been here for a couple days.

Just barely in furniture just the boxes I brought

on my drive here.

My husband is in Seattle with the kids

for another week.

They're just finishing up school.

- Oh they must finish late out there.

Yeah it's a charter school.

How old are your kids?

13 and five.

My, my oldest is from my first marriage,

I was so young.

Oh.

- I'm from here originally, I grew up here.

Lot of memories.

- I don't mean to pry but why the move back?

- My husband works for a tech company

and they opened up an office downtown.

Do you still have family here?

No.

I thought my kids might like growing up in the suburbs,

you know, small town life.

I sure do.

Do you work Mary or just inside the home.

I am a freelance writer.

Mostly editorial blog stuff.

Oh like the Huffington post.

Yeah kinda.

Will.

Okay I should get going.

I've got furniture being delivered today,

I should get changed.

Sorry again about that.

I hope you and your husband

can come over for dinner sometime.

Yeah.

Yeah that sounds nice.

Okay.

- Welcome to the neighborhood Mary.

- Hi, how's everything? - Hey.

Good.

- You guys on your way to school?

Yup, today already.

- How are you? - I'm good.

I miss you guys though.

Awh, we miss you too.

- Did I tell you that I got some chairs?

No, what kind of chairs?

- The biggest ones I could fit in my car.

Great.

- I met one of our neighbors this morning.

Oh really?

What are they like?

- I can tell she's gonna be real fuckin' nosy.

Making friends already.

What's her name?

Jessica.

Very nice.

- Her son sprayed me with a hose.

On purpose?

- No not on purpose he's like four.

Oh well yeah.

- Did you know that we had an ice cream truck?

- Oh great, that's what they need, more sugar.

Well, it'll help with the transition I guess.

No it was super weird.

Felt like I was in a time warp or something.

Dunno, something about him was so creepy.

Ew, how was the ice cream?

No I didn't get anything.

Well look we've gotta try it

when we get there.

- Eugh, I can't wait for you guys to get here.

Us too.

- I don't think I've been alone since,

god since Jakey was born.

What did I do before kids?

I know right?

- I should go out and have some wild nights.

You know, reclaim my youth or whatever.

Yeah why don't you go party

with some soccer moms?

How are my babies?

Can you put them on speaker?

Sure, hey do you guys

wanna say hi to your mom?

Hi guys.

I can't wait to see you.

Jacob are you so excited to be almost done with school?

Yeah.

I can't wait to see you.

Okay.

- Come on Jakey it'll be, you'll love it out here.

Whatever.

Shelby, how are you?

Hi mommy.

How's my sweet girl?

Good, I miss you.

I miss you too baby.

Hey Shelby.

- Hey I'm almost at Jacob's school

so I gotta let you go but, how's the writing?

How's it coming?

Hello?

It's okay.

I keep having these great starts and then

they fizzle out.

I think I'm just trying to force it.

Hey it'll come.

I know, thank you.

Okay I'm here.

Okay, we'll call you later okay?

Love you guys!

- Yeah I love you too! - Love you too.

- Bye. - Bye.

- Hi, you must have my furniture.

Yeah.

Okay, great.

I'm ready for you.

Is it just you or do...

It's just me.

Um okay.

Do you need me to sign anything?

Cool.

Do you work or just inside the home?

Excuse me.

- Sorry I thought you knew I was comin' in.

I did, I just...

See some people knock.

Right there is fine.

Hello new neighbor.

Eugh I know, back so soon you ask?

Hi.

Hi.

- Well I know you're waiting for your family to arrive

so I wanted to invite you over to a party

that Christina here is having tonight.

Yeah my son Max's graduation.

We're barbecuing so there'll be lots of alcohol

and obnoxious teenagers.

Hi I'm Katie.

It's nice to have some new blood on the block.

These bitches are a handful.

Katie!

Hi I'm Mary.

- Oh I already told them all about you.

You shouldn't be cooped up here all by yourself,

come to the party, it'll be fun.

I mean when was the last time

you didn't have your kids around?

12 years.

Oh honey.

You've been a mom since you were a baby, you poor thing.

- Yeah I had my son really young,

but I wouldn't change it for anything you know?

Of course you wouldn't.

Don't pay any attention to Katie,

she has foot and mouth disease.

Oh please.

- Come on we wanna show our new neighbor

a little hospitality.

I don't know.

You don't even have furniture.

Why don't you let us cook for you?

I bet you don't have any food in the house.

Okay.

Okay!

236, wild Berry Lane, 6pm.

Okay.

- Great. - It'll be fun, you'll see.

- I'll fill you in on all the neighborhood gossip.

You'll have fun I promise.

'Scuse me.

Yeah?

I'm all done.

You wanna check that everything is where you want it?

Sure.

That okay?

I didn't know where your TV was going.

It's fine.

We can always move it.

Okay?

Your bed's in your room

if you wanna look at that.

No.

Are you sure?

I think we're all set.