TROY
hey marta.

MARTY
hi. how's work going?

TROY
good. i just got off the phone with ...

ALEX (picking up the second, upstairs phone)
hi dad!

TROY
oh. hey alex.

ALEX
how are you dad?

TROY
i'm good alex.

MARTY
alex. hang up the phone please.

ALEX
dad, do you want to talk to sabastian?

TROY
no alex. i called to talk to your mother.

ALEX
ok dad. here's sabastian.

TROY
no alex. i don't want to talk to ...

SABASTIAN
hi.

TROY
hi sabastian. sabastian, can you hang the phone up?

SABASTIAN
yes.

TROY
thank you. so marty, i just talked with ...

ALEX
hi dad.

TROY
hi alex.

MARTY
alex hang the phone up. your father and i need to talk.

ALEX
but that was sabastian.

MARTY
i know it was sabastian. but now it is you. please hang up the phone.

ALEX
ok.

MARTY
thank you.

(the breathing and giggling finally subsided.)

TROY
ahhh! i don't even remember why i called.

MARTY
what? you thought this was going to be easy? welcome to my world. all day, every day.

TROY
you're a strong woman walt. oh yeah, so i called ...

ALEX
dad?

TROY
(sigh) yes alex.

ALEX
when are you coming home?

TROY
just as soon as you hang up the phone.