A Million Little Things (2018–…): Season 2, Episode 13 - Daisy - full transcript

There's something we need to talk about.

It's about Charlie and me.

We all want to believe we
have control over our lives.

You spoke at his funeral!

I trusted you!

But that's rarely the case.

- Take care of her.
- We will.

Everything keeps changing.

Stability is fleeting.

I think he's struggling.
A new baby half-sister.

Despite our best efforts...



You keep saying you need to
know who you are without cancer.

Maybe I need to figure out
who I am without you.

... things change...

Are you... Are you s-saying...

I want to adopt a baby.

... our perspectives shift...

I didn't give you what you needed.

So you had to go get it from... Eric.

... and we just have to keep up.

Gary, this is not on you.

I could've handled myself better.

You know, bud, I was thinking...

we don't have to do this every day.

We could do this...



every other day, every third day.

Oh! There's my guy!

I missed you!

Oh, hey.

Hey!

Gary. You're running.

I thought one of your hobbies
was, uh, not running.

Yeah. Well...
helping Colin get back in shape.

He's getting a little flabby.

He keeps trying to
convince me it's puppy fat,

but we all know the truth.

- Ugh. I hate those things.
- I hate those things.

Eh... guess it's good
for the environment.

- It's not worth it.
- It's not worth it.

Oh, uh, Elena reached out.

She said that you're the only one

who hasn't RSVP'd
to her remission party.

Yeah, I've been putting off responding

'cause of the whole
you and... you know...

Oh. Yeah. I mean... Don't worry.

Everybody in the group knows
that we broke up.

Hence my reluctance to
attend the festivities today.

I mean, I like a cancer-themed
party as much as the next guy,

but I'm not sure I can
endure two hours of

"Oh, what happened?"

I know. But I just
want to support Elena.

Five years of remission is a big deal.

Also, they got a private
room at the Top of the Hub,

which is closing soon.

It would mean a lot to Elena.

You're right.

I'll go. I'll be there.

Okay. Great.

Well, then, I guess I'll see you there.

Um... do you guys wanna join me?

I've got about two miles left.

Left?

Hooh. You know,
if it was just me, hells yeah.

But, uh... that's a lot of
running for the big fella.

Don't... Don't wanna push it...

- with the dog.
- No.

Bye, Colin!

I'm glad you're finally
driving a nice, big, safe car.

You can't be too careful
with this little passenger.

I've had that car for a while.

Remember, Dad? Jon got it
for me for my birthday last year.

Oh, yeah. Right.

I love this place.

It is so much brighter
than your old apartment.

And it's nice to know
that people are here

to check in on you.

You know what they're serving
in the dining hall tonight?

Turkey meatloaf.

On a Friday.

How dare they not
know about Pizza Friday.

So, how you doing, DeeDee?

I mean, other than having to deal with

your prince of a father.

I'm good.

The house is too quiet
without Sophie there.

Well, at least you have little
Danny here to keep you company.

It's Charlie, Dad.

Oh, right. Right, right.
Of course. Of course.

I don't know if you're aware,

But I have a slight memory problem.

Yet you don't let it get you down.

It's like that story you tell

about the young sergeant in love.

Oh... yeah.

Right.

W-What was that, again?

Nothing.

Help me out here, Charlie.

I know, Mom. Us, too.

What did she say?

She said she's excited.

Of course she's excited! It's exciting!

She's about to be a grandma!

Oh, uh, yeah.

Eve is eight and a half months pregnant.

Tell her the baby's the
size of a large cabbage.

I've been reading up.

About babies, not cabbages.

Mm. No, I...

Mom, slow down.
Nothing has happened yet.

Well, we're just gonna meet each other,

see if we're the right fit.

It's... It's an interview...
For all of us.

Tell your mom Eve's got kind eyes.

She heard you. She said eyes
are the windows to the soul.

She gets it. And let her know

this doesn't usually
happen this quickly.

You want to talk to her?

No. She called you.

Mm-hmm.

Theo! Let's go!

Breakfast!

Did he mention it when you woke him up?

No. He seemed fine.

I think we handled it the right way...

Just, you know,
not making a big deal out of it.

Yeah. "Even though we tell you
never to talk to strangers,

we're gonna pay one to talk to
you about how you're feeling."

Yeah, right.

"And look...

Waffles with a disgusting
amount of chocolate chips.

Gonna be a good day."

There he is!

Chocolate chip waffles on a weekday?

It's like they say, bud,

breakfast is the most
important dessert of the day.

That's right.

So, what is on everyone's
schedule for today?

Ah, well, Liam's mom
and I are still trying

to set up a playdate for after school.

Oh, and, uh, we have that appointment

with Susan this morning.

Oh, yeah.

I'm not going to that.

It's just hard, seeing my dad like that.

I'll think I'm used to it,
and then... pshew!

There's s-something else,

another piece of him that disappears.

I'll take care of that, Jake.

For as long as I can remember,

he's had these twelve stories,

and no matter what I
was going through...

Breakup with a boyfriend,
struggling at school...

No matter what, he just would
tell me one of those stories

and somehow make it apply to my life.

I couldn't stand them.

I thought they were so boring.

But now I'd kill to
have him rattle them off

the way he used to.

Hey.

Here's the lip gloss I
was telling you about.

- Morning.
- Good morning.

Hey. I, um...

I just got an e-mail from
your guidance counselor,

just reminding you to
register for the PSATs.

Thanks.

If it makes you feel any better,

she didn't really need
to come in this morning.

Maybe she knew you'd be here
and wanted a little contact.

Really?

If nothing else,
you didn't yell at each other.

That's the bar? Not
yelling at each other?

You're right. I'll take it.

We just thought you might
want to talk with someone

about what you've been going through.

I'm not going through anything.

I already apologized to Auggie
for pushing him at school.

I had my consequence,

and I don't need to
talk about it anymore.

Actually, T...

the reason why I asked Dad

if I could take you to
meet Susan today was...

'cause I was hoping
that I could talk to her

about some of the stuff
going on in my life.

You have stuff to talk about?

Oh, sure.

I mean, everybody does.

There's nothing wrong with that.

Yeah, so, maybe I'll talk to
her about what I'm feeling,

and you don't have to say
anything if you don't want.

Just be there.

Okay? So I'm not alone.

Okay. If it will help you.

Thanks, T.

Jake! Can you get the lamb shanks?

Jake?

I'll get the lamb.

Thanks.

Jake, what are you doing?

Uh... no, I was just...

I asked her to help me
with something, and...

um...

Okay. Yeah. Uh, thanks.

Okay, babe, we're rolling.

Let's... Hi? What's going on?

Oh, nothing. Just, uh, we got the call.

Hmm.

The call, baby.

A birth mother wants to meet with us.

No.

Are you serious?

Are you serious?

I'm very serious.

Stop it.

Look at her.

Look at you.

I'm putting together a montage
that the baby can watch one day.

- It will be my masterpiece.
- Wow.

You give your child
the next "Citizen Kane,"

and all I've given mine
is stress and anxiety.

How is the little man?

You gotta make sure he's
all fixed and proper

before I become his guardian.

Katherine is taking him to his
first therapy session today.

I just... wish there was
more I could do to help.

Nah, seriously, dude.
You got him the help, right?

That's not nothing.

- Yes, RuPaul?
- Why are you all dressed up?

You got a hot date or
a court appearance?

No, it's a friend's
cancer remission party.

Actually, I wasn't gonna go...

'til Maggie talked me into it.

Maggie talked you into it?

You talked to Maggie?

Yeah, after all
the Eric stuff went down,

I went over there and
made sure she was okay.

You were in her apartment?

You have never been
in a woman's apartment

without having sex with her.

No, no, no, there was the one time

the boyfriend came home
before Gary's boxers came off.

- Yes.
- You are doing

an infidelity joke with me?

Stay on topic. You and Maggie.

- Yeah.
- How was that?

I mean,
Eric is out of the picture, right?

This is why the party's gonna suck.

Everybody's gonna want to know
why we're not together anymore,

and I don't want to
keep talking about it.

I can tell you guys to screw off,

but you know what's really hard?

Telling people who've had
cancer to go screw themselves.

I mean, I'll do it.

I'm not sure that's right.

- Too much?
- Mnh...

I don't want to look like I'm trying
too hard to impress Eve, but...

But you want to impress Eve.

- Yes, I do.
- Mm-hmm.

- Mnh-mnh.
- Ohh...

Hey, what about this one?

Oh, that's Rome's.

- He is his own person.
- Yeah.

So, anyway, um...

- yeah, Gary...
- Yeah.

... stopped by to check on
me after all the Eric stuff.

So, therefore...

- No.
- Mm-hmm. A little bit.

- Gina.
- Okay.

The stuff with Gary
was just so messed up,

and I've spent the last three months

with a guy who was lying to
me from the moment we met.

I just can't keep...

Aw. What is it?

You know, if you asked me right now

do I want to get back with Gary,

I don't.

But there is something
really incredible about how

he was there for me as a
friend the other night,

and that's what I miss.

But I don't know if I can have that,

and I don't know if it's fair
for me to ask him to be that.

And honestly,
I don't even know if we can do that.

So, I have been working
on this case for months.

Then when it went to trial,
they took it away from me,

gave it to another lawyer.

Ted.

I was sad and a little mad.

Maybe a lot mad.

Because I had worked so hard

and this was a big, big change.

What did you do?

I smiled and said, "Okay."

Even though it didn't feel okay.

Did you tell anyone at work

that you were unhappy with the decision?

Well, no.

I didn't want the guys to
think I was being difficult.

Do you think you were taken off
the case because you're a woman?

I...

I have my suspicions.

The firm is going through
a management shake-up,

and I didn't want to add to the tension

by complaining.

I get that.

Do you agree with your mom, Theo?

Yeah.

If you complain about a problem,

you're just making more of a problem.

Check this out.

That's great, sweetie.

Sophie!

- Hey, I thought maybe, uh...
- Oh, God.

... I could give you a ride home.

Please?

After this morning,

I thought maybe we could
have a little... check-in.

Yeah, well, I-I don't.

Especially not with you.

Alright, S-Soph, come on, please.

Let's just... Talk to me.

I'm still your mother.

Look, it's just...

Jake is almost 19, and I don't...

Look, no, you do not get to talk to me

about who it's okay to
have a relationship with.

I mean... seriously?

- Sophie...
- No. No, no, no.

You want to talk about this?
Let's talk about this.

You cheated on him.

He was always there for you,
and you cheated on him.

I know. I know. Just stop. Stop.

I messed up,
but you can't just keep on...

- _
- God.

One second. Hello?

Yes, this is she.

What? What do you mean he's missing?

Okay, I'll be right there.
I'll be right there.

Thank you. Bye.

Oh, God. Okay, I have to go.

- Wait, what's going on?
- They can't find Poppa.

I just... I need to go right now.

What are you doing?

I'm helping you find Poppa.

Let's go.

Um...

Babe, too much teeth.

- Hi. I'm Eve.
- Don't get up. Don't get up.

- Okay.
- I mean, unless you have to pee.

If you have to pee, let me...
Let me help you up.

This is my awkward,
yet adorable husband, Rome.

And I'm Regina.

And you're the Howards!

I loved your video.
It was like watching a reality show.

No, that's good.

That's good.

Please.

And by the way, Rome,

I think you're showing just
the right amount of teeth.

Thank you.

Your man's got nice teeth.
Let him show 'em off.

I tend to smile a lot

when I'm nervous and
want things to go well.

Yeah, I bite my nails.

Which is what I've
been doing all morning,

waiting for this meeting.

It is a bad habit 'cause
my nails are fake.

Fake nails and a real baby.

That's my story.

Well, look,
thank you for meeting with us.

Thank you for coming all
the way out to Brighton.

You know, it wasn't a problem.

I actually grew up
not too far from here.

- Oh.
- And you're originally from Philly?

Yeah. Moved a few months ago.

Oh. How do you like Boston?

I like it.

Although, I haven't been
able to find a decent hoagie.

Uh, that's because
you're calling it a hoagie.

In Boston, it's called a sub.

Yeah, I won't hold that one against you.

What do we say we get some coffee?

I mean, decaf for you, obviously, Eve.

Uh... That's okay. I'll get it.

You asked our birth mother
to get us coffee?

I didn't know that she worked here.

Wait.

Are you saying...

She could really be our birth mother.

But when I came down
to pick him up for tea,

his door was wide open...

Okay. Thank you, Abigail.

Oh, I do hope he's alright.

I mean, he's so sweet.

He has such nice hands.

We did a sweep of the grounds
and haven't located him yet.

Thanks, Wayne.

I know this is upsetting,
but while this sort of thing

does happen on a rare occasion
here at Springbrook Hills,

the resident always
turns up safe and sound.

Oh.

Bravo for Springbrook Hills.

Can we just please...
Just try to find him?

Find my father?

Why don't you come down to the office?

We'll review the security footage.

Soph, why don't you just stay here,
just in case?

No, but I want to help.

No, just... please. Just... please.

Just in case he comes back.

What's weird is,

I eat the exact same amount
as before I was pregnant.

It's like I've been eating
for two my whole life.

I guess I'm just not ready to be a mom.

And I don't have the support
system you both have.

All that stuff from your
friends and family...

It really moved me.

I mean, it helps that I have
all these extra hormones in me,

making me cry and eat
pie and yell at a puppy.

But overall, I guess I'm in good shape.

I'm not gonna lie,
the first trimester was tough.

I mean, I was throwing up into...

I'm sorry.

I know not everyone is able to...

Oh, no. We never tried to get pregnant.

This is what we want to do.

- This is our first choice.
- You are our first choice.

Oh, I forgot.

Uh, we wanted to ask
you about the birth father.

You put down...

"Father unknown."

What does that mean, exactly?

I-I do know who the father is.
He's just not in my life.

No, no. We just... We just want to
know as much about him as we can.

You know, medical history,
that type of stuff.

Yeah, it's kind of important.

Yeah. Of course. Um...

He's healthy, as far as I know.

No drugs or cigarettes.

Uh, played baseball in high school.

When was the last time you saw him?

Not since I got pregnant.

You know, we only...
saw each other a few times.

But trust me,

I don't think he'd want
anything to do with the baby.

So, I would say number one is reading

and number two is LEGOs.

But I didn't see any books
on your shelf that I liked.

No offense.

None taken.

What are you making there?

A space ship.

I like these because you
can build whatever you want.

But I have to keep all the
pieces cleaned up at home

because Charlie might eat them.

And what's Charlie like,
besides being a LEGO eater?

She's great.

I can't wait to have some
conversations with her.

Right now, it's mostly just, "Hi. Hey."

I got a lot more to say.

I'll bet you do.

It must be great having her around.

But I bet sometimes it seems like

a lot of change all of a sudden.

How does it make you feel?

It's good.

I'm okay.

Great.

But, honey, it'd be natural
to have lots of feelings

about something like a
new baby in the house.

No. It's okay. Really.

You don't have to worry about me.

It's my job to worry about you, Theo.

Mom and Dad just want to
make sure you're happy, okay?

You know you deserve to be happy, right?

I don't know.

Hello, Bloom.

Fancy meeting you here.

That's a killer dress.
You look beautiful.

Thanks. You... You do, too.

- I mean... Th...
- Not...

- Handsome... You get it.
- ... beautiful.

It's a nice dress. You look...

- Great jacke...
- ... nice.

It's Danny's.

My ears are popping.
Are your ears popping?

No.

Buckle up.

There they are!

- Hi.
- Oh, there she is.

Five years.

So, while we review
the security footage,

the police have his photo,

- and they'll alert us if...
- Whoa. Look at camera 4.

Isn't that...

My daughter.

Sophie.

What is she doing?

Sophie!

Sophie, wait!

Hey, Poppa.

Oh. Hey, there, kiddo.

I can't remember
what I came in here for.

Well, while we're here,

what do you say we pick
up some fennel sausage,

since it's Pizza Friday?

Oh. Yeah.

Right. Of course.

I was making pizza.

What do you say we
get some and get home?

Yes. Yes.

I saw you arrive together. So...?

No. Sorry. Still broken up.

Ohhh. Uh...

No. Hey. It's all good.

I could have told you.
Gary's allergic to commitment.

There's no EpiPen for that.

You know, Kay...

Actually, um, it was me.

I-I couldn't commit to him.

Oh, Gary.

Well, what'd you do to make it
so poor Maggie couldn't commit?

Mm.

I'm gonna mosey on over

to what I'm praying is an open bar.

He's gone. Spill it.

Yeah.

I like what a nice,
big, safe car this is.

Oh, right. It was
a birthday gift from Jon.

I'm sorry. I didn't mean, uh,
to upset you by mentioning him.

- I...
- Oh, no.

No, no, no, it's... it's okay.

Have you talked to him,
like you said you were going to?

- Have you?
- Uh...

No, he's...

Look, honey, I know I'm your dad,

and I know it's not my
place to get involved, but...

you can't go on living like this.

Feeling so alone in your marriage.

I mean, if he refuses to
admit there's a problem,

if he's unwilling to acknowledge
his own wife is unhappy...

I'm not...

DeeDee... don't say it's for the kids,

because you're their role model.

I mean, don't you want
Sophie to grow up knowing

that she has a right to be
happy in her own marriage?

Yeah.

I know you're trying to keep up
a perfect front for the family.

Lord knows he doesn't make it easy.

He may be a good father,

but for more than a while now,

he hasn't been a great husband.

I just want my daughter to be happy.

Kay introduced me to her husband

as "the guy who broke
Maggie Bloom's heart."

So... sorry about that.

You know what?

- We are doing this for Elena.
- Mm-hmm.

So, pull up your big-boy pants,
make some small talk with me,

and then turn to your left
and do it all over again.

Okay. Small talk.

Oh. Got a job interview next week.

- Fingers crossed.
- Mm!

Saw my mom for the
first time in 28 years.

- Got my car washed. Bought the 10 pack.
- Wait, what?

Financially, it makes more sense, Bloom.

No, you saw your mom?

What...

What did she say?
What did you guys talk about?

A lot.

And nothing.

Got what I needed, all thanks
to a certain miniature person

who told me I should... work on myself.

Wow. So, 28 years. How do you feel?

Oh, I'm sorry. Apparently,
I have to turn to this person now.

Hey, man.

Gary Mendez.

I'll be honest...

I've never been a
big fruit in salad guy,

but these orange segments are
making me rethink everything.

You're the expert, Gloria.

Does this happen a lot?

What'd she say?

Is it a problem?

Mm-hmm. Okay.

Yeah, thank you. We'll be in touch.

Gloria said not having
contact with the birth father

in these situations is fairly common.

So it happens a lot.

That's good, right?

But if he hasn't filed

parental responsibility with the state,

then he could come back
and file a legal claim.

She said that's one of the main
reasons adoptions fall through.

But Eve... she's perfect.

She was perfect...

until we mentioned the
father and she got all cagey.

I think... I think that she was just...

embarrassed.

It didn't sound like they were a couple.

Rome...

this guy could swoop
in in the last minute

and take our baby.

I'm sorry, but... no.

- My gut's telling me this is not right.
- We were so lucky

to be matched so quickly.

W-What if we never get another chance?

Gina.

Are you looking for a way out

because maybe you are
having a change of heart?

Are you kidding me?

Pull up that video from yesterday.
I had tears.

You ask me if I want a baby?

Of course I do.

But not like this,
not jumping in blindly.

Rome, the one thing that we agreed on

was that this baby
would bring us together,

not tear us apart.

Yeah, you're right.

But you call and tell them.

'Cause I can't be the
one to turn her down.

Okay.

Oh, thank God.

Oh.

DeeDee.

You okay?

Oh.

Yeah. I'm okay.

I gotta go inside.

Okay. You need help?

No, I'm fine. I'm...

I'm fine.

Okay.

I'll be there in a minute.

- You okay?
- Yeah.

Yeah, I'm fine.

Look, I'm...

I'm sorry that you have to
go through this with him.

It must be so hard.

Sometimes.

Yeah, it is.

But you know what
Poppa would say, right?

"Don't let the trying
times get the best of you."

"That reminds me of the
story of the young sergeant."

I caused it, Eddie.

I mean... nature, nurture,

either way, I made him who he is.

Katie, this is not your fault.

You know, Susan...

asked me today...

if I only fight for my own happiness

when it aligns with everyone else's.

I realized she's right.

All this time,

I thought I was modeling
the right behavior for Theo.

I was teaching him to...

keep things in.

I think we both have been doing that.

Did Susan have any advice?
Anything we can do to help?

Yeah, after the session, she said...

some people, when faced with change,

pretend like everything is okay

just so they can feel
a sense of control.

That's definitely Theo.

So she recommended we find small moments

where he's not in control,

and we just try to embrace it,

just let it happen,

let him see that the Earth
will continue to turn.

Then that is what we'll do.

Hey, everybody.

Uh, I'm Vincent.

Most of you know me as Elena's husband.

I'm okay with that.

Six years ago,
when Lainey first started chemo,

I was so...

scared.

But she just kept saying,

"I'm gonna beat the crap out of cancer."

So, now, on the fifth anniversary

of being in remission,

I'd like to present a gift to
the strongest woman I know.

A chance to...

thanks to this pi?ata, literally...

... beat the crap out of cancer.

Ohh.

And you know what I'm
gonna keep doing this year?

Beating cancer's ass!

Yes.

Alright.

- Just gimme...
- Oh!

Alright, you out of the way?

Okay.

Whoo!

Oh. No. Wait. Oh, shoot.

Well, it's a good thing I'm
not playing for the Sox.

- Yeah!
- Yeah!

Hey, babe.

- I can do this.
- Why don't you...

Wait. No, no, no, no. I-I got it.
I got... got it. I just... You know...

I got to take this off. I just...

Come on!

Just... break! Just...

I-I can't... I can't...

- I can't... I just...
- It's okay. It doesn't matter.

No, no, no, no.

Let me... talk to Regina,
and then I'll call you back.

Thanks, Gloria.

Gloria? Social worker Gloria?

Eve would like to meet with us again.

She heard that we're not moving
forward and she wants to explain.

Rome, what could she possibly say?

I don't know. Let's find out.

Can we not make this more
painful than it already is?

We need to move forward.

That's just it.

I need closure so that
we can move forward.

You said it yourself...

We can't let this
adoption pull us apart.

They told me I'd be dead
by my 45th birthday.

What if the doctors are still right?

W-What if it comes back?

I don't want it to come back.

Excuse me.

Elena. Hey.

I get it.

Even though the cancer's gone,
the fear is still there.

But you cannot let that paralyze you.

You're better than that.

But what if I'm not?

That's why we're here.

Right?

- Mm-hmm.
- That's right.

That's why you invited
all of us to this party.

When you don't feel strong enough,
we lift you up.

Yeah.

- We love you.
- Yeah.

You know, all last year,
when I was going through chemo,

so many times, I thought...
I couldn't make it.

And this guy was there for me.

I just helped her find the
strength I already knew she had.

Gary supported me,

and now we are all here supporting you.

- Yes.
- Absolutely.

Whether you like it or not.

Stop farting around, take that stick...

Take it,
and you crack that bottle wide open.

Get it! Yes!

Babe, you can do it!

That was amazing.

It really was.

I wasn't honest with you this morning.

And I'm sorry.

I know you were concerned

because I said I didn't
know where the father is.

But I do know where he is.

I just...

I don't want him to know where I am.

We were together...

a year and a half.

He could be so sweet...

and so thoughtful.

But he also has a temper, and he...

Eve.

Then when I got pregnant...

I worried about the baby.

I could never forgive myself
if something happened.

So I hid it from him.

Then one day, he just...

I knew I had to get away.

I knew.

And that's why I picked you.

I saw in your profile

that you were on the board
of a woman's shelter,

and I just...

I just knew maybe it was meant to be.

I'm so sorry for lying to you.

No, no, don't apologize for
doing what you have to do

to keep you and your baby safe.

Ever.

This is really good, Mom.

Thanks, sweetie.

Glad you like it.

Oh, no!

Ohh!

- I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
- It's okay.

It's okay, T.

Hey, buddy.
Hey, this is not a big deal, okay?

It's alright.

Uh, let me help with that, okay?

Oh.

A sneak attack, huh?

Alright.

- You wouldn't dare.
- Oh.

Are you just gonna let him do that
to your dear, innocent mother?

Come on.

Bud.

Mm-hmm.

- Hah!
- Yes!

You brought broccoli into it,
you little stinker?!

Better not touch. It's 1 on 2.

Gotta get home.

Danny's been on
Charlie duty all afternoon.

I'll drop you off at Rome and Gina's.

Well, you know, I might just...
crash at the house tonight.

Yeah, I mean,
it's closer than Rome and Regina's,

and... plus, I want to see
Danny and the baby, so...

That'd be nice.

That was pretty incredible,
seeing Elena like that.

Yeah, it was.

Pretty disappointed there wasn't
any candy in that pi?ata, though.

Confetti? Who does that?

You gotta give a man
a Kit Kat, a Spree...

... a Dum Dum...

... some Lemonheads...

You really are twelve.

Oh, come on.

What is it with you and elevators?

No way.

You know what?

We stopped talking before...

I told you about visiting my mom.

But I think what I would have said

is I realized something
when I was with her,

and that's that I maybe...

pushed you away before you
had a chance to hurt me.

I used to laugh when Jon would say

that everything happens for a reason,

and this is gonna sound crazy.

I think I got cancer so
that I could find you.

I love you, Maggie Bloom.

I loved you then, and I love you now.

I love you.

Oh. My ears are popping.

Again.

Yeah.

Gary, wait.

After everything that happened up there,

I-I realized...

I was wrong.

Okay.

We can... just be friends.

That's crazy.

I was just thinking the same thing.

Good.

Let me tell you a story
about a young sergeant

and about never giving up.

The sergeant was stationed overseas

when he met a beautiful
dark-haired young woman

working at a flower shop.

So every few days,
he'd go into the shop to buy daisies,

just so he could have an
excuse to talk to her.

He made her laugh,

and she made him weak in the knees.

Now, he wanted to ask the woman out,

but he just couldn't work up the nerve.

And then one day,

Sergeant Farache was
shipped back to America.

If you need me to go back with
you to see Susan sometime,

I will.

And he was heartbroken that he
missed his chance with her,

but he never gave up hope that
he would one day see her again.

His family and friends,
they told him to move on,

but he just couldn't forget her.

We are doing this thing!

- Right?
- Yes.

Text it to Eve.

He wrote to her often,
and she wrote to him.

And then, two years later,

while on vacation with
her family in the States,

she and the sergeant met up again.

Right here in Boston.

And he brought daisies for her.

She was so surprised by the gesture.

And he told her,

"All the daisies I ever bought from you

were for you.

I just never gave them to you

because I didn't have the nerve."

And then a year later, they got married.

And a year after that, they had a baby.

And that's how Mom got her middle name.

Daisy.

Delilah Daisy.

DeeDee for short.

Poppa never gave up on what he loved.

Which is pretty good advice.

So that's why we'll always
tell that story in our family.

We are doing this thing!

- Right?
- Yes.

- Yes!
- Whoo!