Parenthood (2010–2015): Season 3, Episode 16 - Tough Love - full transcript

DOCTOR: Your tests show
that you have a condition
known as atrial fibrillation.

It's serious.

It can also lead
to heart failure.

I don't think we should tell
the kids right now. I got to
get my head around it.

Okay.
Yeah.

SARAH: I'm in this
relationship with
a guy who's younger

and something I was wondering
about, having another baby.

Yes, biologically
it is possible.

Did you give me this job
because you thought
I would be good at it?

Or because you want
to sleep with me?

You are smart
and you think for yourself.



That's why I gave you the job
and it's why I kissed you.

Hey.
Hey.

I leave you alone for
five seconds, you're shredding
important documents again?

It's like
Watergate in here.

Here. I'm sorry.
Thank you.

Sorry it took so long.
I had to get
cream from downstairs.

Is it bad?
Wow.

It's like real
coffee beans were involved
in making this.

Listen, Saturday is getting
really, really busy and...

I need you to clear
all my commitments
this weekend

because I got invited by the
Sacramento Valley
Small Business League

to speak at their conference.

Oh, okay.
In Sacramento.

Congratulations.
Thank you.



I will...
I need you to
clear your schedule as well.

Huh?

Yes. I need you there
to help me.
Really?

Yes. I am a disaster
without you.

I see.

And would this be
strictly business?

We will do
the business first

and then if there's
any time left over,
we will just play it by ear.

We'll take Gabe.
We'll take Jessica.

Um, Alyssa.
Sidney.

Carlos.
We'll take Ricky.

No. Wait, no, this doesn't
make any sense. I'm better
than all of these people.

Why aren't you
picking me?

Max, why don't you
play on Alan's team?

What? No.
We're all full.

I'm just not
going to play.

I'm sorry, Max,
but you have to play.

Oh, Micah doesn't
have to play.

Why can't I just
sit out with him?

Max, Micah isn't playing
because Micah
has a disability.

Oh.

Well, I have a disability too.
Yeah, I have Asperger's.

Thank you.

Um, you know what?
I think there might be
a little confusion here.

Um, l'm here to pick up
my allergy medication.

Braverman, right?
Yeah. Crosby Braverman.

Oh.
These are for
Zeek Braverman.

Sorry about that.
These were
called in a week ago.

He never picked them up.

Oh, right,
right, right. That's...
Well, that's my dad.

Hey, can you tell me what's
all that medication for?

I can't give you
that information, sir.

It would breach
his confidentiality. Sorry.

You know I could google it
and just find out.

Or you
could just
tell me before...

Sir.
Okay.

Just the cat allergy
medicine then.

I am going to google it,
just so you know.
So I will find out.

ZOE: No, l'm good.
JULlA: You got it?

I got it.

But you know
what I mean though?
Like kids get lollipops.

I didn't get a lollipop.

I didn't get a sticker.

I didn't get anything.
You did...
You did great.

I did great.
So, um,

I know bed rest is not the
most fun thing to hear, but
at least we know what to do

about your
high blood pressure
so that's good.

Oh, my God,
you're stressing out

because the doctor
happened to mention
that l'm stressed out.

I'm not stressing out.
Yes, you are.

I'm just thinking
it'll be great to locate

what it is that's
stressing you out
and fix it.

Okay, well, let's see.
I'm eight and a half
months pregnant,

I have no boyfriend,
no job,
l'm confined to a futon

and I have no idea
when my life won't suck.
How about that?

Well, l'm sure there are a
couple things on that list we
can tackle though, you know?

You know what?
Your trying to
control my stress

is really
stressing me out.
Okay?

Oh.
Thanks, bye.

So this is
where you live?

(LOCK LATCHlNG)

Mom, can I borrow
your toothpaste?

Uh-huh.

Thanks.
Grandma
out of toothpaste?

No, but it's,
like, natural.
Oh, gross.

They should have
less natural flavors like
cupcake and cheeseburger.

Peanut butter
would be a good flavor.

Um...

Are you pregnant?

What?

What is this?
Oh, my God,
uh, l'm not pregnant.

I'm not. It's...
That's an ovulation kit.

A test. It's a...
For what?

It's something that you use
when you are trying to
get pregnant.

Um...

Why? I don't... Why are you
trying to get pregnant?
That doesn't make sense.

Well, l'm with somebody
I love and we're serious.

It's the next natural step.

Look, I didn't want...
I would have
talked to you about it,

but there are
a lot of variables,
you know?

I don't know. I'm sorry.
Wait, wait.

It's just really weird.
Hey, hey, hey, wait.

What do you think?
I don't know.

I don't understand
why you'd want
another baby.

It just doesn't
make sense to me.
I can't see it.

Well, honey,
it's a big shock and
it's brand new, but...

Yeah, I mean
you already have
Amber and l.

I don't understand
why you're going to...

I mean there's not much
to say. I mean I guess
good luck or whatever.

Oh, God.

He just kept saying,
''lt's weird. I don't know.
It's just so weird.''

Well, I mean it is.
It is weird.

Yeah. Well, that's what
I thought later.
It is weird

because he has no idea
how close we've gotten.
Right.

How fast things have gone
and now of course he doesn't
understand where we are.

No. I mean
it's sort of
been my fault.

I've tried to
keep my distance
from him,

especially after
the whole
photograph incident,

just like trying
not to embarrass him,
but maybe that was a mistake.

Maybe...
Maybe now I should
just take him out and

say, ''Hey, man,
l'm not going anywhere.
Neither are you,

''so let's...
Let's talk it out.''

Do you start all your
best talks with, ''Hey, man''?

Yeah. That's the key.
They're like, ''Whoa,
this guy speaks my language.''

You're like the
teenager whisperer.
I am.

I can't even believe...
''Hey, man.''

Oh, wow.
And they just
calm down immediately.

(LAUGHS)
Whoa, this guy...
This guy's hip.

Would you take him out
for a burger or something?
Yeah.

Yeah. I think
that's a good idea.
I think...

I want him to feel like,

we're all a family.

We are.

(BOTH CHUCKLE)

Oh, my God.
It's used for aneurysms
and blood clots.

(SlGHS)

I wonder if he had like
a heart attack
and didn't tell us.

Or he just hasn't had
time to talk to you
about why he's taking it.

I think you'd find the time
to tell everyone
you've had a heart attack.

You don't know that
he's had a heart attack.
Just...

He could be taking it
for something
completely minor like...

CROSBY: No, I bet it's this,
Antiphospholipid syndrome.

That's an
autoimmune disease.
Okay, you know what?

That could be worse than
a heart attack.

This is the worst thing.
They say you should never
google your symptoms.

Yeah. Wikipedia. Bad.

We need to relax.

There was a lot of pills.

(SlGHS) I think
it's going to be okay.

(SCHOOL BELL RlNGlNG)

CYR: Drew!

Oh, hey.
You want a ride?

Oh, no, l'm fine.
The bus stop's like
right there, so...

Well, I mean l'm going
to the same place.
Yeah.

I mean...
Come on.

Yeah, sure.
All right.

Right. Here we go.

So how was school today?

It was fine.

I know Mrs. Griscom really
likes to pile on the homework
this time of year, so...

Yeah, she really
made a pile of work.

Well, I was thinking
maybe we could, uh,

you know, go out
and get a burger sometime.
You know?

Just something casual.

Yeah.
Just get to
know each other.

Yeah. I feel like my mom
told you specifically
to ask me to get a burger.

No, no, no. She...
Your mom did not
put me up to this.

This is something I wanted
to do, just to sort of get to
know you better, you know?

I barely...

Yeah, I guess.
I mean, sure.

Some burgers,
some milkshakes.

Just two dudes
eating burgers,
hanging out.

Yeah.
Pretty classic
scenario.

Well, cool.
All right.

Cool.

Okay,
here's the surprise.

My friend at my old firm
called me and she needs
a new paralegal

and I told her
about you.

I... I really have no idea
what that...

I don't know what
a paralegal does.
I don't even...

I don't know anything
about the law.
I know.

But you're
a smart girl.

Trust me. You're smarter
than most of the
paralegals I work with.

You can
pick it up quick.

But didn't they, like,
go to school and they're all
going to apply for this job.

I have no experience.
I mean I know
how to make coffee.

Okay, I have
a little bit of pull.

You have connections?

She's my friend.
I talked to her about you
and how special you are.

Pretty gangster of you.

So, if you're
interested,

she needs
the application by 6:00.

I know you can do this.

I don't even know
what this means,
''Salary requirements.''

You can leave that blank.
Actually the salary
is set at $8.

$8 what?
$8 grand.

Holy balls.
Are you serious?

For no know-how
of how to do this job.

You can learn on the job,
like I said.

Zoe, I know
you can do this.

(DOOR CLOSES)

Hey, Goose.
Hey, Mom.

Is this a laundry visit
or a food visit?

Hey, I come over here
all the time
when I don't need anything.

I resent that.

Oh, that's too bad
because there's a cheesecake
in the fridge.

Um, I was actually
hoping to talk to Dad.
Is he around?

Just give him
a good shake,

he'll wake up.

You know what?
I'm going to
let him rest.

It's probably better
if I talk to you anyways.

Oh, yeah? What's up?
Well, I went...

I went to pick up
my allergy medication
at the pharmacy

and they gave me
a bunch of Dad's pills
by accident.

Warfarin?

I googled that.
That's a very
serious medication.

Your dad
doesn't want you
to worry.

And really there's
nothing to worry about.

It's preventative
more than anything.

Well, for what?
What happened?

Look, Goose,
l'd really like to
talk to you about this,

but Dad was very specific
about my not discussing
his health with you kids.

You know
how private he is.

He's on an erectile
dysfunction commercial.

I don't think he can
claim privacy is his
number one priority.

Mom, you can tell me
what's going on.
I'm not 13 years old.

I mean if I need to be
worried, then tell me
I need to be worried

and l'll start
helping here.

It's just that
your dad...

wants to appear
strong to you kids.

It's important
to him.

And if there's
anything that turns out
to be, you know, worrisome,

I'll let you know.

(ZEEK MUTTERlNG)

ADAM: Look, Max, we're just
trying to understand
why you don't want to play.

Basketball's your
favorite sport.
You love playing with Alex.

I don't like it
the way they play it.

There are too many
kids on the team.

Well, it's certainly different
when everybody's out there
on the court.

But that can also
make it really fun too.

That's how
people learn teamwork.
Working together.

Well, you know Micah
probably has more fun

because he gets to
play videogames
during basketball.

Wait.
Well, you get to play
plenty of videogames.

We're talking
about basketball.

Yeah, we're not talking
about... We're talking
about basketball right now.

You get to play
plenty of
videogames, okay?

Well, you know what?
I can't play because
I have a disability.

Okay. Do not
use that
as an excuse.

Max, having Asperger's
makes certain things
challenging

but we know for a fact
you've got
a great lay up, so...

Well, yeah, I know
I have a good lay up

and I tell
the other kids that

but they still won't
pass me the ball.

Okay, look, my PE teacher
says that if you write her
a note, she'll let me skip.

Problem solved.

Well, Max, we don't want
you to sit out.

We want you
to feel included.

You can play
basketball, Max.
It's the easiest solution.

You can.
It's not a way out.

Look, if l'm so good
at basketball then why do l
always get picked last?

I don't know, pal.

All right, Max,
remember basketball is
all about working together

so I want you to try
and pass the ball two times
before you take a shot, okay?

Did you do anything
this morning to limber up?
Yeah, I limbered up.

What'd you do?
Took a shower,
all right.

No, that doesn't
count as limbering up.

Yeah, it does at my age,
l'll tell you.

Just pass that ball.
All right, remember if your
teammate makes a basket,

you say ''Good shot.''
If they miss, ''Nice try.''

ZEEK: A little bit.
Yeah, a little bit.

That doesn't make any sense.
Why is it a ''Nice try'' and...
Basketball.

Can we just
play basketball?
Yeah.

All right.
Wait, what are
the teams?

I want Max.
I want Max.

I thought we'd do
father-son.

I'll go Crosby.
Yeah.

No, he's the best
and you two are old.

This kid is wise
beyond his years.
ADAM: All right. All right.

Pass, pass, pass, ready?

The gauntlet
has been thrown,
so to speak.

ADAM: Pass it to your
Uncle Crosby. Good pass.

Hey, do me a favor, all right?
Pass a little
more than normal.

We're trying to teach him
about teamwork.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Oh, and keep an eye on Dad.

Why?
Does his coloring
look a little weird to you?

His skin is kind of...
Hey, can we just
get going please?

Yeah, yeah, yeah,
we got it! We got it!
You ready? All right!

All right!
Ball in! Ball in!

Little chatty.

ADAM: Oh, Max!
CROSBY: Pass! Pass! Pass!

Go for Crosby!
You can't do that.

What do we got,
new rules?
Good shot.

That was a flagrant foul.
Whenever I pass
I never get the ball.

Now Max, l'm going to
pass to you. Check with me.
Come on.

Dad, no, I got to
get the ball back.

(ALL SPEAKlNG lNDlSTlNCTLY)

ADAM: A little
give and go.
Oh!

Passing sucks!
You'll get it
back to me.

Put it up, Pop!
Put it up!

ADAM: Yeah!
Thank you
very much!

All right Pop, go, run!
Yeah!

All right.
Come on! All right.

Good? You all right?
Yeah, l'm fine.
Geez, l'm fine. Let's go!

You want a minute?
Go!

Good ol' Pop.

Got it?
Yeah.

Come on, bud.

You know what?
Hey,

Iet's take like
a five minute
water break.

Yeah. Okay, sounds good.
Yeah, l'm pretty thirsty.

Dad?
Huh?

Water.
Hey, hey, hey.

Okay, ready?

Dad! Here you go.

Phew!

(PANTlNG)

You all right?

Yeah. I'm fine.
I just got to get my...
My breath.

You're out...
You're out of breath?

I just want to
catch my breath.

I'm not going to be
having a little conversation.

Well, l'm just...
Do I need to call a doctor
is all l'm asking?

Oh, for God's sake,
''Call a doctor.''

I'm being serious.
I'm just out of breath.
Crosby, will you just shut up?

What...
What's going on?
Nothing's going on.

Okay, I went to
the pharmacy, I went to
get my prescription

and they gave me
four of yours.

Oh, come on.
All right?

So I know that you're
taking a bunch of pills.

And then I asked Mom and
she won't tell me anything,
but clearly she's scared.

I can see that she's scared.
Your mother, all she does
is worry, all right?

You shouldn't
have said anything.
You should have...

You know, Crosby,
just leave it alone.

And whatever you do, don't
tell Adam, all right? God!

There's nothing going on?
Nothing.

They prescribe you pills
for nothing?
Oh, come on.

(HADDlE WHlSTLlNG)

Cute.
Cool, right?

Mmm-hmm.
Thank you.

Very Rihanna.

Mmm, uh-huh?
Uh-huh.

Okay, that's not
exactly a ringing
endorsement or...

Super work-appropriate.

That's funny.
It's really not that
big of a deal.

I just want to look
nice and try to get me
to a formal occasion.

This is what l've got.
You can't avoid
being super-sexy.

That's funny. Can't help it.
No.

I don't even know
if l'm going to
wear these or not yet,

I just am bringing
a bunch of stuff.

Mmm-hmm.
Either these or these.

Or others. I have others.

Or what? Are you guys...
Is there like
a bunch of you

clubbing afterwards
or something?
No.

Who are you
dressing for?

A bunch of sexy interns?
A bunch ofwork people.

No, no
sexy interns
this time.

Just...
Just me and Bob.

Just you and Bob?
Yeah.

I mean l'm his assistant so,
you know, I got to assist him.

Mmm-hmm.

Whew!

He's cute. Right?

He's, like, young too.

Do you want to, like,
hook up with him?

Haddie, why would you
even say that?

I don't know, it could be...
Of course not. Don't...
Please don't.

He's young.
He's at least young.
Haddie, it's not funny.

You know,
he's my boss,

so please you know don't go
making those kinds of jokes
here, like Mom and stuff.

Just forget that
completely, okay?
All right. Yeah.

Forgotten.
You just don't even know
what you're talking about.

ADAM: Hey Max, can you
turn that off please?

Just one more level.
I just want to talk to you
for one minute.

Dad, one more level.
No. I want you to just
pause it for a second.

It's paused.
Thank you.

Did you have fun playing
basketball with Uncle Crosby
and Grandpa Zeek today?

Yeah.
Good.

Well, you were really
great at the passing
when you were focused.

I just want you to remember
that when you go to
PE class tomorrow.

Please don't make me play.
Max, I just want you to try.
That's all. Just try.

Your mother and l
want to see you have fun
playing basketball again.

That's all this is.
Well, I can't have fun if
l'm playing with those losers.

All right, Max,
we don't call
other kids losers, okay?

Why not?
They call me a loser.

Who calls you a loser?

Gabriel, Michael,
Raphael, Victor...
(CONTlNUES REClTlNG)

Okay.
All right, Max, listen to me.
You're not a loser, okay?

You're awesome.
You're an amazing kid
with a super jump shot.

All right, hey.

Max, you're not a loser,
all right?

Those kids are losers.

But wait, you just said
it's not okay
to call someone a loser.

Yeah, I know I did.
First you said it's not okay
to call people losers,

and then now
you're calling
them losers.

I know. I'm sorry, Max.
I'm sorry.

So since they are losers,
I shouldn't...

It's not fun to play
with them so just let me
skip for one day.

Fine.

One day.

Okay, pal. Just one day.

One day.
Okay.

One day.

I know you're not
saying it.

You shouldn't have called
those kids losers.
I know.

They're not losers.
I know.

They're jackasses.

It took three chapters,
but that tyrant
finally went down.

(SlGHS)

What is it?

Uh, Mia just called
and Zoe never turned in
her application.

Oh, you're kidding me.
No.

They gave her
the benefit of the doubt.
They waited until 7:$5.

I'm so sorry. I know
you had your heart set
on her getting that job.

I wanted this
for her. I did,

but I mean they had to go with
somebody else obviously but it
was hers for the taking.

It was perfect
for her.

All she had to do
was send it in.
I really don't understand.

What is she thinking?
Honey.

(SlGHS)

This baby's
coming soon.

Okay? And...

And eventually
we're going to have to
cut ties with Zoe,

you know?
Yeah.

I do. I do know that
and l'm trying to set her up
for that point

instead of just
throwing her to the wolves.

There comes a point where
I mean she's going to have to
make her own decisions.

Maybe she doesn't want to
feel indebted to us.

I mean, especially
if she's changing her mind
about the baby.

Oh, God.
That wouldn't make any sense.

Honey, you can't...
You can't do that.

You can't go down this road
every single time Zoe
changes her mind, okay?

And you just have
to be prepared for
whatever decision she makes.

(CHlLDREN CLAMORlNG)

No, you can't put
that there. You're going to
miss the zombie.

Oh, okay.

I'm not supposed to tell
other people when they're
doing something wrong.

I'm very sorry, Micah.

It's okay. (CHUCKLES)
I was going to miss
the zombie.

Do you want to try mine?
Even though it's my favorite
game in the whole world?

Here, let's trade.

Okay, press down
and then ''A'' if you
want to press a new...

If you want to start
a new game.

Press start and then ''A.''

Yeah. Yeah.
I've played it...
I've played it before.

I should probably try
and say something
funny now

but l'm not really sure
how to do that.

It's okay. I don't like to
joke that much.
Me either.

I've always
been kind of
a serious kid.

I like being serious too.

Cool.

Cool.

It's been such an honor
to talk and to meet so many
of you all this evening.

Small business
is the heart and soul
of our economy.

So this room, more than
any other room in the state,

represents our potential
for an economic recovery.

Thank you all so much
for coming out this evening.

And it's been a pleasure
to have you here.

Thanks so much.

Bob.
Yes.

Bob.
Fuentes.

Mr. Fuentes.
Good to see you, sir.
Yes, how are the...

Hey, wait, wait, wait,
I just want to give you
some cash, you know?

In case he tries to
stiff you with the bill.
Thank you. Yeah.

So, where are you guys going?
I don't know.
We'll see, I guess.

What are you...
What are you going
to talk about?

Me? Are you going to
talk about me? No?

Yeah, we're going to
talk about you.

Okay, books or
baseball, guy stuff.

Give him
a chance, okay?
Don't...

Oh, sit, sit, sit.
No, I got it.
Pop this stuff in the fridge.

So, uh...

I meant to say thanks
for recommending me
for that job,

but I decided
not to take...
Take it.

Yeah?
Yeah.

Why not?

Just wasn't
for me, you know?

Besides I don't really think
it's my thing to wear
nylons every day.

Right.
Not my style,
you know?

But I just, I don't want
you to be disappointed.

I mean it was
super nice of you and...
And I really appreciate it.

So thanks for sticking
your neck out.
It's fine.

Okay.

Okay, Zoe, it's not fine.
Zoe, I am disappointed.
I don't understand.

I don't understand
why you wouldn't
take that job.

I don't know. I just...
It's not for me, so...

Look around here.
You can do something
about this.

You have to
do it though.
About what?

About your situation.
About your life.
You can make it better.

My situation?
Yeah, it's possible
to change things.

Well, nothing about my
situation is hurting
your baby, okay?

I'm not worried about...
I'm eating right,
l'm resting

and that's all you need
to worry about.
Zoe, you know that that's...

That's not all that
l'm worried about.

You have to know
that l'm worried about
more than that.

I know exactly
what you're
worried about.

You're worried that the
baby's going to come out
dumb like me.

I'm not, oh, my God.
That's what you're really
worried about.

You're not dumb!
But would you stop
acting like it?

This was easy.

It's not easy!
This job had your name
on it waiting for you.

How dare you say
it's that easy?
How dare you.

I arranged it.
It was set up for you.

You arranged it? You think
you can just come in here
and arrange

everything
for my life, right?

You buy some organic crap
groceries and you bring it in
and you fix everything

and so when you leave
everything's going
to be fine, right?

Well, guess what?
I don't even have a
high school diploma.

It says right there on
the application,

''High school diploma
required.''

So how easy are
things looking now?

Mama?

Hmm?

Um...

Never mind, it's fine.
Honey, l'm up.
I'm just resting my eyes.

What's going on?

I don't know
if l'm just freaking out
about nothing.

How do you feel
about Bob Little?

Like, do you think
he's a good person?

Do you like him?
Yeah, Haddie,
I work for the man.

Of course I think
he's a good person.

I mean, I think he's a great
politician and he's just...

What are you
getting at? What?

I... Oh, God, I bet I probably
sound crazy right now.

You don't. What?
And this might be off,
but Amber,

I just don't want her
to make any bad decisions.

And maybe she would
listen to you if she's
doing anything.

Okay, what are you talking
about right now? I just...
We went there to there.

Well, I was... She was
packing for this trip

and she was bringing,
like, pretty sexy clothes.

What are you doing?
Nothing.

What's with the...
Mom. What are you doing?
Nevermind. I'll be back.

I'm doing nothing.

Uh, I have a mom.
I hope so.

I have a dad somewhere and
I have a brother named Drew.

He's very sweet,
very sensitive.
Yes.

Actually he just text messaged
me earlier to tell me that
apparently my mom

is having a baby.
Or wants to with
her new boyfriend.

Really?
Yeah.

That would be a
half sibling then that
you're going to have.

Yes. I guess. Why?
Is it going to look like me?

Half.
Half of its face
will look like...

I've got quite a few
of those half siblings.
Oh, yeah?

Half of them I really like.
The other half, well...
(CHUCKLES) That's funny.

Not so much.
Yeah. Not so much.

I'm glad you came.
Yeah, me too. It's fun.

You're making me look like
l'm a political rock star

coming in with
somebody like you.

(LAUGHS)

Thank you.
Glad I could help.
(CELL PHONE RlNGlNG)

Need to get that?
Um, nope.

Are you sure?
I am sure.

Good.

Good?
Yeah, it's
pretty good.

So I heard you went
on a... A school trip.
Yeah.

How was that?
It was fine, I guess.

So, um...

I get the sense that
small talk isn't your
favorite thing.

Yeah.

(CLEARS THROAT)

So I know that your mom
talked to you about us
having a baby.

Yeah.

And, um, I know that's a...
That's quite a big thing to...

Yeah, it's... I don't know,
I mean we've talked about it
already, you know?

It's just... It's an
uncomfortable situation.

It's just it makes me
feel weird. I'm sorry...
I know.

Okay. No, you don't
have to be sorry.

But I want you to...
I want you to tell me
all those things,

that it makes you
uncomfortable. I want you
to be direct with me.

I'm going to be
in your life.
Yeah.

We're going to have
some kind of relationship.

And it can be a
bad relationship
or no relationship,

but I hope it's neither
of those,

so I want us to be
able to be direct
with each other.

And tell... Tell each
other what's going on.

Because otherwise, I just get
one word answers and I don't
know what you're thinking

and then I second-guess
everything.
I'm sorry.

I don't want you
to apologize.
It's just a weird situation.

So tell me about it.
I don't understand why
you don't understand that.

I do understand that
it's weird, but I want you
to tell me exactly

how you feel about it.
You can tell me anything.

This is your opportunity
to tell me you hate me,

tell me l'm...
I don't hate you.
That's not it.

It's just you know, I don't
understand why everyone
pretends like it's not

a big deal, when it is.

You know it's a huge...
It's a huge deal

and it just makes me
feel weird, you know?

And I have to see you
at school

and you're significantly
younger than her.

And it's just,
all of it as a whole.
I'm sorry.

I mean you know it's like
it hurts, you know?

It feels like she's just
going to go off and start
some new family with you

or something, you know?
And it hurts.

(SNlFFLES)

Okay, Drew, l'm...
She's not trying to start
a new family, all right?

That's what it
feels like, so.

Drew.

Drew.

CYR: Drew.

All right. Well...
Thanks, thanks for doing that.

SARAH: Hey.
Hey.

How was dinner?
It was fine.

Oh, no,
what happened?

Ah...

Ah, well, I got him to...
I got him to open up.

And he told me
how he really feels.

Yeah, it was...
What'd he say?

Um, I think... I think maybe
you should just talk
to him about it.

I guess l'm not
the teenager whisperer
that I thought I was.

But, um, he's a really
incredible kid, though.

(KNOCKlNG AT DOOR)

Hey. You probably think
l'm crazy for coming back
right now, but l...

Julia, she doesn't want
to talk to you.
And I think you should go.

I'm going. But, um, could you
just make sure that
she gets these? Please?

What is that?
Oh.

Thanks. Sorry.

What?

GED flashcards.
Um, I know you don't want me
in your life right now,

but l... I don't know
how to do that, so...

Call me if you want
to practice. I'm really good
at that kind of thing.

Okay.

(SOBBlNG)

(KNOCKlNG AT DOOR)

Wow. Hold on.
Okay.

Hold on one sec.

BOB: Kristina, hey.
KRlSTlNA: Hello, Bob.

What are you doing
in Sacramento?
Amber?

Hi, Aunt Kristina,
what are you doing here?

It's pretty late.
Is everything okay?

What... What is
going on right now?

Do you understand
how this looks?
Kristina, can you calm down?

It doesn't look
very good, Amber.

Just a moment, we're two
adults here who had a nice
long hard day of work

and now we're having...
She's 19. You're 28.

Do you understand that we're
in the middle of a campaign
and we're working together?

Yeah. This would be
really clear so...
Bobby, shut up.

Excuse me. Just before the
whole thing spirals
out of control...

It's not a big deal.
Kristina, I am an adult.

Please stop talking to me.
Just get out.
We'll talk in the car.

I'm going to go ahead and pack
up your lingerie.

I'm trying to
remain calm
right now.

I know that you're upset.
Really, l'm trying to
remain very calm.

I will explain
the whole thing
to you.

Amber, l'm extremely
disappointed right now.

(SlGHS)

This is my fault.
Go get dressed. Go.

Come on,
I have to get home
to Nora.

It's just...

(SlGHS)

SARAH: Hey.

Hey. I was just coming
to talk to you.

I'm going to
go to Amy's so...
No. Honey, hey.

What?
It's too late
to go to Amy's tonight.

Why?
Because
it's 10:00.

All right.
What happened?

Nothing. I know
he told you
what happened.

He didn't tell me.
He said you should
tell me.

(EXHALES FORCEFULLY)

Mom, nothing.
I mean...

Did you... You guys
didn't get along?
I cried in front of him,

all right?
I cried, so it was
very embarrassing.

I don't know. I don't want
to talk about it.

Can I just at least
go outside
or something?

Why did you cry, Drew?

I don't know.
It's just a weird situation

and he kept pushing me, and
he's trying to be close to me,
and it's just not...

I don't know.
I don't know, Mom.

Have you even told
Dad about this?
I mean...

No. I just...
I haven't told anybody,
but I will.

I just...

Why... Why Dad?
I thought that maybe...

When Dad got better
you guys would get
together or something.

And... (SOBS)

I know it's stupid, but...
It's not stupid. (SOBS)

Can I just go outside?

Hey.

I've decided to let you
be a baby about this.

And keep
all this to yourself.

I'm not going to
bug you anymore
about what's going on.

And I apologize
for getting into
your business.

That it?
Yeah, that's it.

Okay.

Okay,
here's the deal, son.

Um...

I went to the doctor
for a checkup.

And he says,
''Mr. Braverman,

''you have this condition
called atrial fibrillation.
Irregular heartbeat.''

And, Crosby, I got to tell you
it just scared the hell
out of me.

You know?

And I didn't want
anybody to know.

That's all, so...

Well, it scared me too.

I saw those pills,

and um, I don't know,
I don't like the idea
of you getting older.

I don't want you to.

I don't want you
to go anywhere.

I'm not
going anywhere.

Okay. All right.
Thank you for telling me.

Okay.
I love you, Crosby.

Now, did the doctor say
that this was, like,
a hereditary condition?

Because you and l
share a very similar frame.

(BOTH LAUGHlNG)

You got it?

I think it's a drift.
It's not.

It's a drift.
No, drafty.

It's not drafty.
It's drafty.

Hey Max, I was thinking
about shooting some
hoops at the park.

Okay, so my bedroom door
is, uh, 3$ inches wide.

Is that wide enough
to accommodate
a wheelchair?

Because Micah's
pulling into
the driveway.

Who's Micah?
He's my friend
from school.

Uh, that's great.

(DOORBELL RlNGS)
Oh, there he is.

Friend from school?
That's good.
He's here.

Okay.

ADAM: Okay, honey.
KRlSTlNA: Let's go
meet Micah.

Hey, the videogame I was
telling you about is this way.
Hi.

MlCAH: That's so cool.
That's awesome.
Hi. Micah.

Hi. I'm Max's Dad, Adam.
Nice to meet you, Adam.

I'm Kristina.
How are you? Doug.

Adam.
Nice to meet you.

I'm Kristina.
Nice to meet you.

We are so thrilled
that Max invited Micah
over here today.

Yeah.
Well, good, we're happy
to have him here.

Actually we have just a couple
things to go over
with you guys.

Just special instructions.
I went ahead and
I wrote them down for you.

Micah has spina bifida.
So he needs a little
extra help.

You know it's not
just the chair.
It's a couple more things.

We're so sorry,
we know it's
a lot to ask.

And again, I got to say
how grateful we are that
Micah's got a friend.

He's never had
a friend before.

It's all right, sweetie.
It's okay.

Well, we are really happy that
Micah's here and that Max
has got a new friend too.

It'll be fun.
Yeah, don't worry
about it. We got it.

Okay.

(lNAUDlBLE)

(CELL PHONE RlNGlNG)

Hey, Sarah Braverman.
Hi.

It's been a while.
Yeah, it has.

How are you, Seth?
I'm good.

Hey, listen to this.
(JlNGLlNG)

Do you know
what that is?
I can't imagine.

That's my 90 day chip.
Oh, no way!

Yeah, 90 days
clean and sober.
Can you believe it?

Yes, I can.

Wow, good for you. So...

Okay, I know your voice.
There's some nervousness
there. What's up?

Oh, God, you know l...
Come on, what is it?

It's really about Drew.
What's the matter with him?

Well, um, I think he might
call you, and um, God...

Things with Mark
are getting serious
and, uh...

So we're trying
to have a baby.

Wow. Jeez.

You're going to try
to have a baby.

Wow, that's...
That's, uh, that's great.

Yeah?
Yeah. Yeah.
That is. That's...

It's wild, but...

Why not, yeah,
I think that'd be great.

Do the kids know?

Just Drew.

And I don't know.
He got really upset.

I think he'd love
to talk to you.

I bet you he's taking
it hard, huh?
Yeah, you know him.

Yeah.