Chasing Life (2014–2015): Season 1, Episode 2 - Help Wanted - full transcript

Previously on "Chasing Life"...

Happy birthday, Dad. I've
got some pretty big news.

I got promoted.

I'm giving you an
assignment. So you up for it?

I meant my other news.

After you fainted today,

I ran some tests on your blood.

You have cancer.

So it looks like I might be...

Seeing you sometime soon.

If you feel like getting away later,



I'm covering a show at
The Hangover at 9:00.

If you're still seeing Sean,

I'm telling you it's a waste of time.

It's not worth screwing
this family up again.

Take care of my man Ty, all right?

Wait, Sean.

Bren, where are you? Are you okay?

No.

Don't take this the wrong way...

You're gonna have to wait a while.

I'm not ready yet.

Those are really pretty.

Thanks. They're for my dad.

I dropped my earring. Sorry.



So you said that...

that's your dad?

Yeah.

Today would have been his birthday.

Thomas Carver. Like the... the novelist?

- He's like my favorite author.
- Mine too.

It's such a tragedy what happened.

So it must have been, like,

really cool growing up with him.

Who are you visiting?

My grandma.

I mean, we... I... we called her grandma,

but she was really my great...

great great...

Yeah, my great great great grandma.

Nice meeting you.

Found my earring.

Wait! I just wanna ask you something!

I have huge news for you.

Wait, Beth, I have to...

I slept with Mike last night.

- What?
- I know.

I know. I never even liked
him when I was dating him,

and then he cheated on me with
that chick he met at the car show.

- But just listen...
- Please tell me you're not

- getting back together.
- No! No.

See, this is the genius part. He
thought I wanted to get back together,

but I just wanted to take the power back.

So I used him this time. It was awesome.

Because, let's be honest,
there's no sex like ex sex.

I wouldn't know.

Well, I didn't before this.

Usually I just move to a
different country after a breakup.

Okay, your turn.

I have leukemia.

Hilarious. Seriously, what's up?

No, seriously, I have leukemia.

I found out two days ago.

You're the only person who knows.

And as if getting cancer isn't bad enough,

now I'm back in contact with the guy

who basically killed my dad.

Because it's George, I'm not
sure how to tell my family,

or even if I should. I mean, you know
my mom. She's finally dating again

and if I throw this at her
now she'll just fall apart.

I can't tell anyone at work.

Lawrence finally gave me a huge assignment.

And he'll just... he'll replace me

with someone who doesn't have leukemia.

Dominic and I just started dating.

What am I gonna say? "Happy
second date... I have cancer"?

I mean, Beth, literally
the only person in my life

who can handle this is you.

Don't cry. No.

Dude, this is really sad.

You have cancer?

Oh my God.

Oh my God. You can't die.

Please, you can't...

- Hey, are you guys okay?
- Yeah.

She just...

misses Australia.

Okay.

Hey, sweetie. Where have
you been all morning?

With Beth.

And before that I went to
say happy birthday to dad.

You know your dad would be
so proud to see both of you,

making your mark as a reporter

and Brenna's really starting to flourish.

Are you guys talking to me?

I was just saying I admire you, honey.

What's wrong, Bren? Didn't sleep well?

My head is exploding.

Mom, could you not, like, slam that?

Who's that?

Ben...

texted me.

- That's really sweet.
- What's really sweet?

Ben sent me a message.

- Why doesn't he use capital letters?
- That's how people text.

No, that's how people write ransom notes.

All right, mom. Let's get
you to your bridge game.

All set with my cinnamon rolls,

fresh out of the oven.

Bye.

- Bye, girls.
- Bye.

I have an emergency.

I can't find my phone.

I have to go back to the
house where the party was

and find it. Can you drive me?

I can't. I have to go to work.

Well, drive me on the way. I'll
take the "T" home from downtown.

I have an appointment on the way.

Come on, April, I know I owe
you for saving my ass last night,

but please just do this one thing for me.

What happened last night anyway?

Nothing.

Brenna, come on, you can tell me.

Tell me why you can't
take me to get my phone.

Seriously, that phone has
like my whole life on it.

Can you please just take half an hour?

No! I have to be somewhere.

I don't get to just sit around
on Saturdays and be hung-over.

So, leukemia occurs

when the bone marrow starts producing

abnormal white blood cells.

And... and... well, here.

These jelly beans represent

three types of blood cells that
your bone marrow produces every day.

As you can see, the vast
majority of them are red.

The others are platelets
and white blood cells.

You with me, April?

- Sorry. Yes, blood cells.
- Okay, great.

The function of the platelets, for
example, have to help the blood to clot.

And the white blood cells fight infection.

But with leukemia...

Your bone marrow

starts overproducing
immature white blood cells.

And it's these defective cells

which can't fight the infection because

they're being produced by the cancer.

So...

We should do a bone-marrow
biopsy as soon as possible.

We'll be able to formulate your
treatment plan for chemotherapy.

- Can I come in after work?
- Well, actually,

you're gonna have to be
admitted to the hospital,

where you'll receive
chemo for several days.

And after which there'll be transfusions.

As well as you'll be
under some observation,

just in case of side effects.

Do I really need to start
this entire process right now?

I mean, I feel fine.

I didn't even know I
was sick three days ago.

What if I hadn't gone to the blood drive?

I may not have found out
about this for months.

Thank God you did, right?

- This is just really bad timing.
- I know, I know.

It's never a good time
to get that kind of news.

Or to be the one giving it.

I mean, I don't have to tell you that.

I can't imagine how difficult it must
have been to tell Sara and Brenna.

All right, well, we need to
schedule a bone-marrow biopsy

as soon as possible.

And I know it's the
weekend, but if I were you

I'd speak to my boss

sooner rather than later, 'kay?

I'm going to the office today.

Lawrence, is there a good
time today that we can talk?

You're talking to me right now.

It's kinda private.

Then tell me later.

I have good news for you.

Bruce Hendrie's announcing his
candidacy for governor on Monday.

Gonna need your profile
sooner than we thought.

- Okay.
- This is Raquel.

She's our new senior political writer.

She'll be helping you on the Hendrie piece.

Raquel, this is April.

She's young, ambitious
and incredibly annoying.

Just like you were when you
interned for me at ABC News.

- So you're an intern?
- We call 'em floaters here.

- That's just cruel, Lawrence.
- April's actually

- a newly-minted staffer.
- Congrats.

So someone else will have to get Lawrence's
scrambled egg whites every morning?

- Extra-dry.
- Great.

You've bonded. Now get to work.

Brenna, come here.

I have homework.

Come on.

I'm trying out my new Moroccan cookbook.

Let me know if this is too greasy.

Lamb can be such a fatty meat.

I can't.

Yes. Hey, would you please text April

and see if she's coming home for dinner?

My phone's upstairs.

That's it! I knew there
was something different.

You're making eye contact.

I'm so used to looking
at the top of your head.

You're always looking down at that screen.

To what do I owe this honor?

Maybe I just wanna spend time with you.

Well, I won't argue with that.

How are you calling me?

What do you mean?

Hello? Who is this?

Kieran who? Did you leave your phone

at the soup kitchen last night?

At a party in Charlestown?

Yeah no...

Where do you work?

Okay, no, she's coming right now to get it.

Thank you.

- I don't know anyone...
- Please, don't lie to me, Brenna.

I'm done with the lies.

Were you at a party last night?

Yeah.

You know what? I don't have time for this.

I've got a patient in half an hour.

Here, take the orange line to Back Bay.

Get your phone. Come straight home.

I can't believe you won all these.

I feel like such a nerd.

Journalism's all I ever wanted to do.

Me too.

All the more reason I'm
excited to work together.

And when I say together, I mean that.

I may technically be your superior, but

we work for the same paper.
We're on the same team.

Don't worry. I'm not one of those girls

that gets all competitive with other girls.

- I hate those girls.
- Yeah, me too.

- We're so much better than them.

So can I give you my two
cents on this Hendrie profile?

Yeah, please. Shoot.

Lawrence was telling me
how you scored an exclusive

with Richie Miranda the other day.

And I'm guessing it
involved some super-daring,

possibly illegal activity?

No comment.

Good girl.

Patience has never been
one of my virtues either.

But on the campaign trail,
it's not about one story.

It's about getting the
candidate to trust you

all the way till election day.

So you really wanna learn
everything you can about this guy.

Take a little time and become an
expert on all things Bruce Hendrie.

You're gonna nail this.

And speaking of nails...

They didn't give me enough for these.

Excuse me for a second.

I heard she speaks five languages.

She is amazing.

I have a total professional crush on her.

I have a totally
unprofessional crush on her.

Get this... Bruce Hendrie donated

an entire building to
the new children's museum,

yet sent his only son to
boarding school in Switzerland.

I thought only North
Korean dictators did that.

Yeah. Check out the son.

People always ask what it's
like to be Bruce Hendrie's son,

but he's just dad to me.

I mean, he's like straight
out of a J.Crew catalogue.

I think there are actually
whales on his belt.

They're turtles.

Danny, do you have that belt?

I have work to do.

Hey.

You going to lunch?

No, I gotta keep working on my profile.

Wait, sorry. What'd you say?

My profile on Bruce Hendrie.

- I'm researching...
- No, I still can't hear you.

You may have to come in here and tell me.

The acoustics are better.

You really should stop
distracting me at work.

Please, I'm inspiring you.

How's the profile going?

Still doing my research. Apparently
this guy just loves tearing down

historical landmarks to build malls.

My God, like, I love the mall!

Hey, do you like lasagna?

You don't have to get me anything. I'm

just gonna get like five bags of
chips from the vending machine.

I meant for dinner tonight.
Come over, I'll cook for you.

I... I have, like, so much
research to do tonight.

- I really don't wanna keep...
- Can't hear you again.

See you tonight.

- Are you Kieran?
- Yeah.

Can I have my phone?

Nice to meet you too.

Phone's over here.

Hey, thanks for telling my mom
I was at a party last night.

That was your mom?

- It's not funny.
- Come on.

How am I supposed to know
you live with your mom?

I don't know anything
about you, except for that

your home screen's a picture of Biggie

and you love taking selfies.

Well, what's on your phone?

Pictures of people mutilating themselves?

These?

Yeah, I consider this

art, not torture.

Personally, I think torture is hanging
out with douchebags like Sean Kavanagh.

I don't hang out with Sean.

Girl, your photos don't lie.

How do you know Sean anyway?

He's friends with my brother,

who unfortunately hangs out with
idiots. But maybe you're into it.

Or, I mean, you were into it last night.

Whatever you heard probably isn't true.

I just meant 'cause Sean was there.

Now I have to know what
happened at that party.

We're having an art show tomorrow,

if you feel like hitting that
up. Should be pretty chill.

Local artists, half-priced tattoos.

Why are you inviting me?

Peace offering.

I got you in trouble.

There's a heart in here, you know?

It may be covered in a Nietzsche
quote, but it's in there.

You just want me to know that
you have a Nietzsche tattoo.

Tell your mom "what up?"

Hey, do you think I need to
wear a tank top under this?

'Cause if I don't, it's kinda like...

"Hi, this is my bra."

But, I mean, maybe that's okay.

He's gonna see my bra eventually, right?

Look, if you're gonna hook up with Dominic,

just make sure he doesn't
have a cold or anything, okay?

'Cause your immune system is
really compromised right now.

He's not sick.

Hey, can I wear these boots with the dress

or is that too 1998?

- Are you okay?
- Yeah.

I just stood up too fast. It's not a...

not a cancer thing.

No, it might be.

Just hold on, hold on.

Okay, here we go.

"Lightheadedness and loss of balance can be

a result of anemia. A lot
of people with leukemia

- become anemic."
- That was fast.

Yeah, I got this app
called "cancer answers."

So what happened with Mike? Did you
talk to him after you guys hooked up?

Do you know what Dominic's cooking tonight?

Have you heard of this neutropenic diet?

I'm gonna go do my makeup.

I'll explain it when you get back.

Hey, mom, I got my phone.

Hey, you remember my friend Julie?

Wow.

Look at you, Brenna.

It's been too long.

I've been thinking about what happened.

I keep setting limits, you keep
pushing back. And you know what?

I'm the parent. If I wanna stop that cycle,

it starts with me.

- Mom.
- So, you're not grounded.

- Really?
- But I want you to get a job.

- What?
- I think it would be so good for you.

And Julie is looking for
part-time help at her store.

You remember that little
gift shop in Copley Place

where I used to take you to
buy those little glass animals?

- Tender memories?
- Tender moments.

Like when I was 12?

Brenna had the most adorable charm bracelet

- from your store...
- Mom, why are we talking about this?

We've just all gotten a
little off-track since...

You know, the loss. It just...

My mom loves to blame
everything I do on my dad,

but really it has nothing to do with him.

She's the one who doesn't
even know who I am anymore.

How's that for a tender moment?

April Carver's a 24-year-old
woman with leukemia.

C.B.C. shows white blood cell count of 16,

hemoglobin of 8.5, platelets of 20.

Bone-marrow biopsy is
scheduled for next week

to determine leukemia subtype.

Prognosis is uncertain.

I love your place.

You've been here for five seconds.

Well, maybe I just like
being alone with you.

Yo.

I thought you had a date tonight.

Yeah, I did too.

Until Tanya texted me when I
was already at the restaurant

that she didn't wanna see me anymore.

So I tried to make the best of it
and got some curry to go, you know.

But of course, since
it's me and my life sucks,

they put cashews in it, which
is not in the description

I might add. And guess
what I'm allergic to?

They're gonna be real sorry when
they read this review though.

One star outta five.

April, this is my roommate, Graham.

Hi. I'm sorry about...

It's just amazing timing, you know?

The day after I get her flowers.

And now I'm getting
text messages every hour

from some flower-delivery
app I'm never gonna use again.

Even though I specifically
clicked that box that said

"no, do not send me information
about special promotions."

I'm gonna write a review on
the flower place after this.

You want a drink?

Help yourself to anything in the fridge.

- Don't touch that.
- Yeah, sorry.

Don't drink the beer in the blue bottle.

It's not just a beer, all
right? It's a homemade microbrew

with notes of barley and coconut
that took me a week to make.

And counting, actually.

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

Just thank God you didn't open it.

Otherwise I'd really be on suicide watch.

- Wanna go upstairs?
- Yeah.

"How best to describe the panang curry?

Chockfull of allergens, for one."

That was amazing. Seriously,

just tell me where you
bought it. It's fine.

I'm glad you like it.

It's my mom's recipe.

Why am I talking about my mom on a date?

It's cool. You talked about
my uncle on our last date.

I have a unique way of flirting.

Are you ever gonna tell me
why you hate him, by the way?

I don't hate George. It's
just... it's complicated.

I know I work for the arts section,

but I can probably follow a complex story.

Okay.

So, you know about my dad

and the car accident?

George was driving.

Yeah.

They were in Florida.

My dad had a house there he
used as a writing retreat.

But it was an accident, right?

Yeah no, I know.

And I know he felt terrible about it,

but he just sorta...

Checked out after it happened.

He didn't even come to the funeral.

He went to Moldova for some
Doctors Without Borders thing,

and was gone for like six months.

I just...

I don't get how he could do that

when we needed him here.

Anyway, that's why I
moved home after college

to be here for my mom and sister.

I'm kinda like the man of the house now.

I can see that.

- Cool, so you think I'm manly.
- No.

You're stable, you're solid.

None of these are sexy adjectives.

Please. I just mean that I like

that there's no drama with you.

I mean, I have some drama.

Not compared to a few girls I've dated.

I know some guys love that whole
damsel-in-distress thing, but

I don't.

Can we open that?

Hey. You feeling okay?

- Yeah.
- Yeah?

You just stay in here, you sleep
as long as you need to, okay?

I'm sure you need all the rest
you can get in your condition.

- My condition?
- Yeah.

Do you remember anything about last night?

I know we were drinking a lot, but...

Did I say anything weird?

Nah, not weird, but yeah,

it was pretty intense.

Just take it easy, all right?

I'll be in the other room
when you're ready to go.

- Hello?
- Beth, I'm freaking out.

- Are you bleeding?
- No.

- Bruising?
- No.

- Shortness of breath.
- No.

I got... I got wasted
last night and I think

I told Dominic I have cancer.

No, wait, did you guys have sex?

I don't think so.

What if we had sex

and I told him I had cancer?

Oh my...

Don't freak yourself out, okay?

'Cause you'll just elevate your heart rate

and then you'll feel
more fatigued when you...

You know what? Forget it.

I gotta go. He's gonna hear me.

I heard what happened last night.

Did you hear mom's making me get a job?

- I'd rather be grounded.
- That would be so great.

- If I were grounded?
- Yeah.

I could use a buddy around here.

There's always so much
work to do around the house.

And as you know, I'm not
exactly the homemaker type.

But, we could have fun too.

You know I caught Pearl
cheating at our last bridge game.

I'd love to replace her.

We meet every afternoon 3:00 to 5:00.

Are you messing with me?

Yes.

Do you know why?

Because my mom asked you to.

No, actually your mom asked me not to.

But I do what I want because I'm the mom.

And she's your mom.

And even though I know her
approach can be annoying sometimes,

she trying to do the right thing.

So just...

Try to cut her some slack.

Hey.

I made coffee. But I don't
know... can you have that?

- What do you mean?
- It might just make you more sick.

- You think?
- You tell me.

Okay, what are you talking about?

I know that when I'm hung-over
it's the first thing I want.

But technically coffee
dehydrates you, so...

You're talking about my hangover.

Yeah. What'd you think?

Who says alcohol doesn't kill brain cells?

Shut up.

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

It is a good thing that
I got dumped last night.

Otherwise there'd be a whole lot of
people in this apartment right now.

And no more coffee. Of course.

Hey, how you holding up?

Yeah, I'm hung-over. It's
a weekend. I'm allowed.

Actually I didn't even notice.

But now that you mention it,
you do look a little rough today.

So what did you mean, how am I holding up?

After getting pulled off
the Bruce Hendrie assignment?

I didn't get pulled off anything.

I... I just assumed.

I overheard Tasha
confirming Raquel's interview

with Bruce Hendrie at
his office this morning.

Wait.

Did you not know?

She's trying to sabotage me.

Whoa. She's ruthless.

God, that...

that makes her even hotter.

Raquel.

- Hey, April.
- Really?

You're really gonna pretend like you're
not trying to steal my interview right now?

I'm not stealing anything.

I'm your supervisor on this story

and I decided that you're not ready

for this level of responsibility.

You just met me. How would
you know if I'm ready?

If you were ready, you would have
made this appointment yourself.

Yesterday. Before I got to it.

- You're the one that told me...
- Look, April, this isn't personal.

It's a tough business. No
one's gonna watch your back.

Might wanna consider a gym membership.

Watch it!

Oh! Oh my God!

Are you okay?

In spite of you?

You're seriously blaming me?

You're the one doing extreme
sports in a parking lot.

You're Leo Hendrie.

One of my dad's new interns?

You guys hooking up?

Can I call you "mom"?

Do you know that you're bleeding?

I do now. Thanks.

You can't just leave. You damaged that car.

Aww, you're such a good person.

I'll be done in a second.

Okay.

Not literally a second.
Can you just come back?

Wait.

What's wrong?

I had a crappy day at work.

This new girl Raquel
is, like, out to get me.

- Can you tell on her?
- I don't think my boss would even care.

Reporters steal stories all the
time. It's like part of the job.

But it's still embarrassing.

It's not as embarrassing as
thinking that you're going to a party

with a guy that you like,
and then realize that

he's trying to set you
up with his gross friend.

- That's what happened?
- Yeah.

And I didn't want them to think that I
was some stuck-up private-school girl,

so I started hooking up with him...

Did you have sex? I'm not judging you.

- I just... I'm sorry.
- No.

Probably would have if I didn't...

- Puke on him first.
- No.

It's not funny.

It's a little funny.

Well, luckily they don't go to my school

so I never have to see them again.

Where are you going anyway?

Mom's making me get a job, so I'm
gonna go pick up some applications.

- I'll let you get ready.
- 'Kay.

Wait, Ape.

You're not really gonna
let Raquel win, are you?

Who do you think you're talking to?

You have to work at that doll store.

Seriously, how creepy would it be

if you worked at a doll store?

I will fill out that application for you.

That's how much I want you to work there.

Thanks for job-hunting with me.

Please. It was fun.

Besides, you already made it
up to me by bringing me here.

These guys are totally my type.

Especially that one over there.

He looks like he had a bad childhood.

I don't think that guy
remembers it. He's like 40.

Kieran. This is my friend Ford.

Ford. That's a cool name.

Thanks. It was my mom's.

She goes by her mom's maiden name.

It's the least I could do
after she gave it up for a man.

So then you gave up
your name for your mom's?

Hey, Sean. Look who it is.

This girl has an amazing party trick, dude.

As soon as you take off your pants,

she projectile vomits all over you.

- Brenna, Brenna, Brenn...
- Whatever. Don't talk to me.

Yeah, she doesn't need
to be slut-shamed by you.

Not that you're a slut.

Honestly, I did not know
that they were coming.

Like I said, Sean is
friends with my brother.

I wouldn't have invited you if
I knew that he was bringing them.

Here here, I need your help with something.

They both want this design on their backs.

Chinese characters, really?

- Original.
- I know. I thought they can do better,

so I figured I'd take some artistic license

and give them this instead.

"I am slow."

Are you really gonna do that?

Why not?

I don't know. Can't you get fired?

Yeah, maybe I'd worry
about that if I thought

they were smart enough
to figure it out, but

I think the secret's safe with us.

Hey.

Hey, grandma.

- Hey, mom.
- Hey.

Have a seat, kiddo, and help me make a word

out of these crappy letters.

That's okay, grandma. I'm not
really in a board-game mood.

I... I got a job.

It's just three times a week

from 4:00 to 8:00 answering
phones, but that counts, right?

Where?

It's basically an art gallery.

"Basically"?

Yeah, they do, like,
different types of art.

Like visual art.

Here, met me show you their website.

Just don't get freaked out...

A tattoo parlor?!

Mom, no, it's not.

Tattoos and body art."

Brenna, this is not the kind of job

I had in mind, and you know it.

Yeah, I know you'd say that.

Then why did you do it?

You know what? Never mind.

I'll just quit before my first day.

Cool.

She did do what you asked.

She's purposely testing me.

Maybe that's just who she is.

Okay, mom, time's up.

Really, do you have a word?

I have a few words.

I'm keeping them to myself.

Yeah.

Yeah. That was actually

that last time I was in New York.

Lawrence, do you have a second?

You'd save so much time if
you just started talking.

Sorry.

Okay, as you know,

I was supposed to do that
profile on Bruce Hendrie.

And I'm so glad Raquel took over that

initial interview to warm him up.

Now I can dig into the more
personal sides of the campaign.

I have a pitch for my first piece.

Bruce's son Leo.

I met him outside of
Bruce's office yesterday,

and he was not what I thought
based on all the official photos.

So I did a little research.

And I guess he's been living in
Paris for the last five years.

And he was arrested at
an airport in Switzerland

last fall for trying to
smuggle pot through security,

but they let him go, which I'm
assuming isn't unrelated to the donation

Bruce recently made to the Zurich
airport, but I'll find out for sure.

I feel like if keep digging
there's a really great story here.

You've done your homework.

Yeah.

Raquel really stressed
the value of research.

But unfortunately
Bruce's son is off-limits.

Why? We print plenty of stories
about candidates' families.

It's not that he's family.
It's Leo Hendrie specifically.

Trust me, we can't go there.

It crosses a line.

I should run.

I have to meet with my copy editor

about the Hendrie interview.

I'll make sure that I don't
say anything about his son,

since that crosses a line.

Thanks.

Don't let the fact that I've
nixed your last two story pitches

make you stop taking risks around here.

I know you're anxious to
get your name in the paper,

but you're only, what, 12 years old?

- 24.
- Exactly.

And you're ahead of the game.

You'll get that byline soon.

-

Question.

This is just...

- Dominic and I...
- I don't care

what's going on with you guys.

If you wanna hook up with
someone whose biggest scoop

is the impact of skrillex
on society, go for it.

What I wanna know is...

Who's Natalie Ortiz?

I don't know. Who is she?

Some girl whose car you took a picture of.

- Why?
- That was in my desk.

Yep, and now it's not.

Natalie Ortiz rented this
car two days ago at Logan

and returned it today.

And in case you're wondering,

she did not choose to upgrade
her liability insurance.

Now tell me what story you're
trying to break about her.

- That's not for work.
- Don't lie.

Seriously, who is she?

Hey. Can we talk?

Do I have a choice?

First of all, you don't
have to quit your new job.

Really?

But if you come home with
even one little tattoo...

No, I won't.

I'm only the receptionist.

So, I thought a lot

about what happened the other day,

what you said about me
not being there for you.

- I was just mad.
- No, it's okay.

I mean, I want you to feel
like you can be honest with me.

If I expect you to tell me the truth,

I need to be able to hear it.

You don't feel like I've
been as present for you

since your dad died. Fair.

I'll work on that. What else?

Why do we always have
to talk about everything?

Because that's my thing.

Okay, well...

Sometimes I feel like I'm not
turning out how you want me to be.

Like, you keep talking about

all these things that we used to do

when I was younger, like you
want me to go back to that,

but I'm older now.

I know that. I know.

And I don't want you to
be someone you're not.

I guess...

I bring up the past because I miss...

How much you used to wanna be around me.

Like when I'd take you to
buy those little glass animals

and we'd go out for a
hot pretzel afterwards.

I miss...

Having that time with my little girl.

I know you're older now and
you've got your own life now.

Look at you, you're
working in a tattoo parlor.

Can you stop calling it a tattoo parlor?

Honey, I'm letting you work there.

I'm gonna call it whatever I want.

- I've been the worst friend ever.
- What are you talking about?

You know what I'm talking
about. Ever since you told me,

I've been acting really weird.
I mean, I feel really weird,

so I must be acting
really weird. I am, right?

Kinda, yeah.

I'm sorry.

I just... I've never had to deal
with anything like this before.

And I... I have no idea how
to make this easier for you.

I don't know.

I mean, just because I have cancer
doesn't mean I'm some cancer expert now.

I don't know what I need.

Who cares what he thinks?

Hey, dude, I ordered us
coffee like 10 minutes ago,

so can we speed it up here?

My friend has cancer.

Oh my God.

I can't believe I just said that.

- I'm so... I'm sorry.
- My God.

No, this is good!

This is what I need.

Keep me laughing. Make cancer jokes.

If I can't laugh about this with someone,

- I'm not gonna make it.
- Okay.

So keep being inappropriate
and insensitive.

- Check.
- And keep talking about your life.

So keep telling you about my stupid drama

and bad decisions... check.

I just don't want
everything to be all about

me having cancer now, you know?

Well...

You know, since your life depends on it...

You slept with Mike again, didn't you?

I know. Why do I keep doing that?

- I hate him.
- Because you have no self-control.

Well, you have no white blood cells.

You see? See? I can handle this.

Okay? I can handle anything.

Wait till I tell you
about the random girl I met

at my dad's grave who says she's my sister.

Well, blood counts are still stable.

Good.

It's great.

So what'd your boss say about it?

I couldn't tell him.

You know, you can't get
fired for being sick.

No, I know. But I'll get replaced.

I just got a promotion and
I'll lose it if I have to leave.

This isn't just a job to me

and I don't wanna give it up
until I absolutely have to.

You of all people should
understand putting work first.

So the biopsy might
have to wait a few days.

April, you have cancer.

Stop thinking about
things in the short-term.

Because, believe me, if you don't,
there may not be a long-term.

I'm not gonna die, George. And I don't want

to compromise the life I
have while I fight this.

How's your mother okay with this mindset?

I haven't told her yet. She
couldn't handle this right now.

Okay, so you're putting your life in danger

to protect your family and your
job? I'm not gonna let you do that.

- I'm calling Sara.
- You can't do that.

Doctor-patient confidentiality.
You can't just tell

- someone I'm sick without my consent.
- Hey, I'm not your doctor.

What if you were? You're the
best oncologist in the state,

and I know you see patients
outside this hospital sometimes.

I...

I don't know. I don't know.

Please, George.

I need you.

I'm gonna give you some
time to think about it.

No, wait.

I'll help you.