Finn quotes from Army Wives

I played the clarinet. It sounds like a goose.

Trevor

Finn, you are on girl watch. No girls allowed, you understand?

No girls! Yes sir!

Here come girls!

[standing beside TJ as Trevor says good bye to the boys] Please stay.

Trevor

[to TJ and Finn] Well, you know why I have to go. But I'm gonna come back as soon as I can, and when I get home, I'm gonna tell you guys stories about everything I've seen. So, be brave for me, okay? Take care of your Mom, she's gonna need it. Come here. [kneels to hug both boys, and picks up his rucksack to leave, as Roxy tries not to cry]

Trevor

What's the matter, buddy?

TJ

It's just that we've never had a Daddy before.

Trevor

[bending to look TJ straight in the eyes] I love you.

[looks at "Harry"] Shut up Harry! No, you're stupid!

Roxy

[comes to the bathroom door, amused] Are you and Harry at it again?

He told me to wear a tie but he can't tie one and neither can I!

Roxy

[smiles] Well, your dad can't tie a tie worth a darn either. I have to tie it for him all the time.

Hi!

Claudia Joy

Hi Finn.

[hands Claudia Joy some yellow flowers] I tried to find red ones.

Claudia Joy

[smiles] Oh, thank you! I love yellow!

Would you go on a date with me?

[sees Roxy] Mom! Shoo, shoo!

Roxy

[excitedly] I know you've only got a minute so, how are you? Are you ok? Are you alive? Are you hurt in anyway at all?

Trevor

I'm good. Yes, yes, no.

Trevor

How about everybody else? They're doing all right?

Roxy

They're getting there.

Trevor

And Betty? That old bat make it through?

Betty

[walks out to the kitchen, deadpan] Bat's right here!

Trevor

[embarrassed] Oh...

Roxy

Oh, guess what? Finn's in love!

Trevor

With Betty???

Roxy

No.

Mrs. Holden

Roxy

As in Claudia Joy Holden!

Hurry up, Daddy.

Trevor

You look all grown up.

TJ

I wish we had uniforms for the Silver Star ceremony.

Trevor

No. [kneels down to straighten out their shirts and ties] I like you guys just the way you are.

TJ

We wanna be like you.

Trevor

You do?

TJ

Most of the time.

Trevor

Not all the time?

Almost.

Trevor

So when are the times when you don't want to be like me?

Cranky times.

TJ

When you yell at Mommy.

And throw stuff.

Trevor

[sits on bed, the boys back off] Come here. Come over here, I'm not going to bite you. Come on.

Trevor

I promise you, no more cranky times.

No more yelling?

Trevor

No more yelling. Just kissing. Lots and lots of kissing.

Trevor

Roxy! Knock it off!

Roxy

What??

Trevor

Roxy! Do you mind?

We're studying.

Roxy

Blame the dang dog. He's the one who dragged in all the dirt. [to Trevor] You want me to fix you a snack while you're studying for your finals?

Trevor

This isn't high school, Rox. It's the promotion board. I gotta earn enough points to make Sergeant.

Roxy

[picks up a tattered sock chewed off by Lucky] Thought you already had a whole heap of points.

Trevor

Still gotta ace the board.

TJ

What's the board?

Trevor

A bunch of NCOs lock me in the room and grill me with questions, that's what. [looks at Roxy] I'd better know the answers.

[gets up] I'll quiz you!

Roxy

No, you won't.

But we need to make Dad's brain Army strong.

Roxy

We need to make your brain Army strong.

Roxy

How long have you had this?

I dunno.

Roxy

What is it about?

I dunno.

Roxy

[irritated] You don't know?

I think Miss Hayley says I have a listening problem.

Roxy

Yeah. Well, I think you have a remembering problem. Were you ever gonna give this to me?

I dunno.

Trevor

[to Finn] Hey, what you meant to say was "I'm sorry Mom. It will never happen again".

[smiles at Roxy] What Dad said!

Roxy

Get back to work.

TJ

How do you spell "Holden"?

H-O-L-D-E-N.

TJ

I was asking Mom. [turns to Roxy] Mom!

Roxy

He's right.

See?

TJ

[mutters] Know-it-all.

Mom, are we poor?

Roxy

[looks up in surprise] What? Where did you get that idea?

Byron's got a trampoline, a swimming pool and a wooden fort bigger than the one at school

Roxy

He does?

He even has a computer and a TV in his room.

Roxy

Wow. That's a lot of stuff

Yeah.

Roxy

But you know, stuff doesn't really make a person rich or poor.

It doesn't?

Roxy

Heck no. I mean, we may not have a lot of stuff but we've got plenty of things that other people don't have.

Like Lucky?

Roxy

[smiles] Yeah. Like Lucky. But also, like a roof over our heads and clothes on our back and food in our bellies. A lot of people don't even have that.

They don't?

Roxy

No. But more importantly we have each other, right? Like your dad and TJ and all of our friends.

So we're not poor.

Roxy

Do you feel poor?

[thinks] No. But I wish we had a pool.

Roxy

Yeah, well, me too. Come here. [gives Finn a hug]

Roxy

Mommy is pregnant.

Trevor

Wow. Come on. Your mom's having a baby!

TJ

[unenthusiastically] Really?

Why??

Roxy

Uh...because...we thought it would be fun for you guys to have a little baby brother or baby sister?

TJ did it.

TJ

You were there too.

I told you not to.

TJ

No you didn't!

Trevor

All your mom and I wanna know is why.

TJ

You never asked us if we wanted a new baby.

Yeah.

Trevor

[surprised] What?

Roxy

Go ahead, TJ.

TJ

You're gonna love the new baby more than us because it's really yours and we're not.

Trevor

Buddy, is that what you think?

TJ

It's true.

Trevor

No, no it's not.

It isn't?

Trevor

No.

TJ

We saw at the park playing with that baby.

Trevor

[takes a deep breath] Look, guys. Maybe I wasn't there when you were born. But for me, you two are mine and you're always gonna be mine. No matter what. Ok?

TJ

Ok

Roxy

See, it doesn't matter if somebody is your birth parent or not. All that matters is that they love you. And your dad and I love you so very much.

Trevor

And you need to know that there's a lot of love inside every person. It's just not something that gets used up and then there's no more.

Roxy

When this new baby comes, there's gonna be just so much more love in this house.

TJ

You mean like when we got Lucky?

Roxy

Yeah. Like when we got Lucky.

Is that it?

Trevor

What do you mean, "is that it"???

It's kinda small.

Trevor

Buddy, that's real gold. It doesn't have to be big to be good. Remember that.

TJ

[skeptical] You really think she'll like it?

Trevor

Like it? Guys, she's gonna love it.

It's a surprise, right?

Trevor

Exactly.

TJ

[sternly to Finn] So no blabbing.

I won't.

Trevor

Ok, so let's go over tomorrow's battle plan. Atten-hut! [TJ and Finn stand at attention] First we let your mom sleep in till 0800 correct?

Yes, sir!

Trevor

Then?

TJ

Breakfast in bed with cards and flowers.

Trevor

Affirmative. Then what?

FRG brunch.

Trevor

Perfect. Now I'm gonna be going away on Army business but I'll be back in time for dinner with you guys, Katie, Lucas and Mrs. Moran, ok?

TJ

And then the special present?

Trevor

Roger that.

Trevor

[on his laptop] [to TJ and Finn] Ok, men, commence "Operation New Car" and by that I mean new, used car.

TJ

This is cool.

Trevor

Ok, so what kind of car should we get?

TJ

I want a truck with really big wheels.

I want a purple one.

Trevor

Hmm, a purple monster truck, huh? That's interesting.

TJ

[angrily] You said three years!

Trevor

[trying to calm TJ] And I meant to be here that long.

Roxy

But he Army needs your dad in Afghanistan right now.

Why?

Trevor

'Cause we're fighting over there.

TJ

You lied!

Trevor

We didn't lie to you, bud.

TJ

You said you got a new job. You didn't say you were deploying.

Roxy

We wanted to find the right time to tell you.

TJ

You never told us anything! [goes into his room] You think I'm just a little kid! [slams door]

Roxy

Your brother's upset, that's all.

[sadly] Dad'll miss my birthday.