So, what's the big surprise? You didn't rent this for the weekend, did you? Think bigger....

Kate: [about the apartment] So, what's the big surprise? You didn't rent this for the weekend, did you? Jack: Think bigger. Kate: For the week? Jack: This place is a perk, Kate. Kate: A perk? For what? Jack: A company called PK Lassiter investment house. Uses it to attract new executives. I'm going into arbitrage, Kate. It turns out, I have an act for it. Kate: Jack, what are you talking about? Jack: I'll be making twice what I make now, plus a hefty bonus and that's just the start. And we can live in this apartment practically rent free until we find a place of our own. Kate: Are you out of your mind? Jack: I don't think so. This is gonna be a better life for us. We can put Annie and Josh into private schools... Kate: Annie goes to a great school, Jack. Kate: I'm talking about the best schools in the country here, Jack. Kate: Jack, what could you possibly thinking about? What about my - what about my job? Jack: Well, this is New York City. It's like the needy people capital of the world. Your Jersey clients aren't a tenth as pathetic as the ones you could find here. [laughs] Kate: I can't even believe you're talking about moving back into the city, Jack. I thought the reason that we left was because we didn't want to raise the kids here. Jack: No. No. This is the center of the universe. If I were living in Roman times, I would be in Rome. Where else? Today America is the Roman empire. New York is Rome itself. - John Lennon. Kate: Jack! Jack: Listen, Ok, you know something? I'm detecting, like, a funky tension here and this was supposed to be a happy day, so guess what? I don't need this. We don't have to live here. Forget it. I'll commute. I'll drive to work. Kate: God! In traffic, Jack. It's over an hour each way. That's like three hours every day. When are you ever going to see the kids? Jack: Kate. You're not understanding me. I'm talking about a perfect life, a great life. Everything we pictured when we were young. The whole package. You said so yourself. Life is throwing us a few surprises and we made sacrifices. Well, guess what? Now I can finally get us back on track. I can do that, Kate. I want to do that. I-I need to do that as a man! For all of us. Please just think about this for one second. No more lousy restaurants. No more clipping coupons. No more shoveling snow. Kate: Then get a goddamn snowblower, Jack! Don't go get a new career without even telling me about it! And don't - don't take Annie out of a school she loves and don't move us out of a house we've become a family in. Jack: You're-you're... Don't you see? I'm talking about us finally having a life that other people envy. Kate: Jack. They already do envy us.

So what's the big surprise ? You didn't rent this for the weekend, did you ? Think... bigger. For the week ? This place is a perk, Kate. A perk ? Mm-hmm. For what ? A company called P.K. Lassiter Investment House... uses it to attract new executives. I'm going into arbitrage, honey. It turns out I have a knack for it. Jack, what are you talking about ? I'll be making twice what I make now, That's just to start. And we can live practically rent free... until we find a place of our own. Are you out of your mind ? I don't think so. This is gonna be a better life for all of us. We can put Annie Annie goes to a great school, Jack. I'm talking about the best schools What could you possibly be thinking about ? Well, this is New York City. It's like the needy people Your Jersey clients aren't a tenth as pathetic as the I can't even believe you're talking about I thought the reason we left was because we didn't want to No. No. This is the center If I were living in Roman times, I would live in Rome. "Today America is the Roman empire. John Lennon. Jack ! Okay, you know something ? I'm detecting, like, This was supposed to be a happy day, so guess what ? We don't have to live here. Forget it. - I'll commute. I'll drive to work. In traffic, it's over an hour each way. - When are you ever going to see the kids ? You're not understanding me. I'm talking about a perfect life, Everything we pictured when we were young. You said so yourself. Life has thrown us We made sacrifices. Well, guess what ? Now I can finally get us back on track. I want to do that. I need to do that as a man ! For all of us. Please just think about this for one second. No more lousy restaurants. No more clipping coupons. No more shoveling snow. Then get a goddamn snowblower, Jack ! Don't go get a new career without even telling me And don't--don't take Annie out of a school she loves. Don't move us out of a house we've become a family in. You're--You're-- Don't you see ? I'm talking about us that other people envy. Oh, Jack. They already do envy us. From London to New York. I came back. When you got on that plane, I was sure it was over. I left the airport afraid I'd never see you again. And then you showed up the very next day. That was a good surprise. You know, I think about the decision you made. Maybe I was being naive, but I believed... that we would grow old together in this house, that we'd spend holidays here and... have our grandchildren come visit us here. I had this image of us all gray and wrinkly, and me... working in the garden, and you repainting the deck. But things change. If you need this, Jack, if you really need this, I will take these kids from a life they love, and I'll take myself from the only home we've and I'll move wherever you need to go. I'll do that because I love you. I love you, and that's more important to me than our address. I choose us. Oh. I'm gonna chase you. You can't catch me. No, you can't. You can't. Whoa ! Oh. Whoops !