Party of Five (1994–2000): Season 2, Episode 2 - Falsies - full transcript

I don't even know
where her parents live.

It's a place back east,
I think.

Charlie...

And I tried calling
some old friends of ours,

but nobody kept
in touch with her.

She just split.

I know, we've been
over this but--

It doesn't make any sense.

She blows back into my life

and asks me to help
take care of my kid.

My kid.



And then she takes off
like that doesn't even matter.

[sighs]

She must have changed her mind.

Well, that's not her right!
She can't do that.

How can she just do that?

I know I'm not
the greatest person

to be saying this,
but...

[sighs] If you think about it...

I don't know, but...

Maybe it's easier this way.

Easier for who?

Well...

For you.

For me?



Are you kidding?

Okay, for Spencer then.

You said yourself,
you know, before,

that it can't be
in his best interests

to have someone come
in and out of his life

all the time.

It's got to be better than
growing up without a father.

Maybe.

But the more time
you spend with him,

the more you're gonna
fall in love with him,

and the more he'll fall in love
with you.

Who's to say that she wouldn't
take off anyway?

Kirsten, I worry about him.

I know that sounds crazy, but...

I do.

Of course you do.

But...

[sighs]

By leaving like this,

she's telling you

that it's not your
responsibility anymore.

She's letting you
off the hook and...

Maybe that's for the best.

So I'm supposed to just...

forget about him?

How can I do that?

How can I possibly do that?

[theme song playing]

♪ Everybody wants to live ♪

♪ Like they wanna live ♪

♪ And everybody wants to love ♪

♪ Like they wanna love ♪

♪ Everybody wants to be ♪

♪ Closer to free ♪

♪ Closer to free ♪

[children's chatter]

[microphone feedback]

And so, classes
of '96 through '98,

it is my pleasure

to welcome you back
for another school year.

[scattered applause]

Thank you. Thank you.

Now announcements.

I'd like to remind
the senior class

that it's time
to begin thinking
about your college plans.

Isn't she supposed to be dead?

Mrs. Stickley?

God, she'll be here
when our children
are in high school.

"Our" meaning "each of us
respectively."

Shh. I'm trying to get
this stuff about college.

You're taking notes?

Look at this.
He's taking notes.

We have a couple of new rules
this year.

Students must...

Wait, wait.
Go to the left.

-Left?
-Mm-hm.

No, your left.

[Miss Stickley]
And more importantly,

self-control.

-There?
-There.

[Miss Stickley] Therefore,
there is to be no...

touching,

feeling, fondling

or kissing on campus.

Hand-holding
and "hello, goodbye" kisses

will be acceptable

at the discretion
of the faculty.

Thank you all very much
and welcome back to school.

[school bell ringing]

You want to let me in on this?

My dad wants me to go to Perry.

[chuckles]

Perry? I can't get into Perry.

You'll have to screw up
your application.

Put down ax murderer
as a career goal or something.

Or maybe for some strange reason
you actually want to do this.

Well, I was thinking about it.

I mean,

I'm going out there,

you know, to interview
and check out the campus.

I'm sort of flying
out tonight and--

Tonight?

And what? You were just going
to let me think you'd vanished?

Look, why don't you
come with me?

Dad was going until he got a
more important call on line two

so the ticket's paid for.

It's only three days.

What am I gonna do around
campus for three days

while you're off playing
Mr. Ivy League?

I don't know, Bay.
What are you gonna do
hanging out here?

Unless, of course,
you're planning
on buckling down
and hitting the books.

[woman]
Sullivan, Nancy. Large.

Locker 37. Suit up.

Salinger, Claudia.

Size?

Um, medium?

How about extra small? [girls laugh]

Um, small's fine, I guess.

-Locker 38. Suit up.
-Okay.

Burgess, Kate.

Ooh! Sorry. Sorry.

[girl]
What is it?

[shower spraying]

[girl]
It's on the bottom!

[indistinct chatter]

[girl]
Watch it!

Ever notice how
when somebody tells you,
you can't do something,

it's all you can think
about doing?

Only now,

that's what I'm restricted to.

A "hello, goodbye," might as
well be kissing my sister,

no moving parts allowed,
kind of thing.

I think that's up to
the discretion of the faculty.

-Oh.
-Hm.

When I really want
to do this.

Justin, maybe we shouldn't.

You're right.

Might lead to insanity
or something.

[laughs]

[Miss Stickley]
Miss Salinger. Mr. Thompson.

We were just saying goodbye.

Well, say it again
and you're in detention.

Oh, please.

It's not like
we were having sex
in the teachers lounge.

It's school policy,
Mr. Thompson.

Fine, then.

Your choice.
That's detention
for both of you.

Okay.

I got football,
basketball, baseball.

[ding]

That shows I'm pretty
well-rounded, right?

Yeah. You'll be a regular
big man on campus.

[stewardess]
...so we can get
an accurate head count.

Look, you want to come along

just to make sure my
guilt barometer doesn't
dip below red, fine.

Go ahead. Heap it on.

But you know what?

I'm still glad
you're doing this

because I think it might
actually be good for you.

You're right.

I'll be able to picture
your surroundings

while I send you hate mail
from Loser Community.

Will you stop it
with that stuff?

You're going to college
somewhere.

And think about it.

It's college, Bay.

Women.
Adventure.

Ivy.

I mean, it's like
a whole new life.

Clean slate all the way.

You can totally start over.

Let's face it, Will.
I am who I am.

Mr. Fordham?

Thirty-two A and B? Mr. Fordham?

No, no, there must be a--

Please. Bill. Hi.

I just wanted to let you know

that we're just a teensy bit
overbooked

in coach right now.

So we're inviting

some of our preferred flyers
to join us in first class.

If that's all right
with you, of course.

Uh, I guess
we could live with that.

What do you think?

Sure. Sure,
happy to help out.

-Then follow me.
-Great.

Kirsten, can you hand me
that wrench?

This other section's
gonna have to come off.

It's clogged or something.
I don't know.

Wow.

Do I look
kind of green to you?

'Cause I'm kind of clammy

and, and
I think I'm going to ralph.

[pants]

You don't feel warm.

You want some ginger ale?

That's okay.
I just feel like...

I don't know.

Maybe just a 72-hour bug
or something.

Charlie, before I forget,
will you sign this for me?

A 72-hour bug, Claud?
What's going on?

Nothing. Maybe I should
just go lie down.

I just hate to have
to miss any school, that's all.

Come on.
Charlie Salinger on the line
"parent and/or guardian."

Nice try.
You're going to school.

Oh, man! Like that's fair?

You let Bailey cut
and go look at that school.

I didn't let Bailey do anything.

Will you just sign this?

I'm talking to Claudia.

Detention?

Don't pop an artery.
It's just--

What the hell you do, Jule?

It's no big deal.
Charlie, what do you care?

Fine.

You're right. I don't care.

Whatever you did,
it's none of my business.

You know what Claud,
you want to skip school,

go right ahead,
you and Bailey both.

I'll write you notes
until you're 30.

Just do whatever the hell
you want.

Hey, know what?

Let's get out of here

and go listen
to some music or something.

Come on. It'll be fun.

I used to babysit
for those guys.

And they thought 'cause
I was just their stupid brother,

they could do
whatever they wanted.

I mean...

I'd try to get them
to go to bed

or not watch an R-rated movie
on cable,

and they'd be like, you know,

"You're not the boss of me."

[chuckles]

The only way
I could keep them in line

was to threaten them,
you know?

"Wait till
Mom and Dad get home."

Only now, I'm 25 years old,
and I'm trying to be a father.

I really am
and, you know...

Hey, I'm just the babysitter.

That's all
I'm ever going to be.

That's not true, Charlie.

Yes, it is.

Except there's
this kid out there.

My kid. My son.

I'm his father, Kirsten.

And he might actually,
you know, look up to me

and listen to me and love me.

And that'd just be...

I have to find him.

I have to find him,
and I have to be his dad.

I just do.

[indistinct chatter]

Okay. Is everybody here
for the tour?

That's us!

Will McCorkle.

Great. I'm Keri.

What's your name?

Oh, uh, I'm just Bailey...

Salinger.

What, should I call you "just"

or maybe J.B.?

Uh, Bailey's fine,
actually.

[Will]
So, uh, Bay,

you wanna meet back
at the room?

We should probably
get started on the tour.

I can't wait
to get a look at this place.

Let's do it.

Let's. Definitely.

Okay.

[laughs nervously]
So, um, Will McCorkle?

Great.

-Mark Knowles?
-Yes, that's me.

And, um...

That's funny.
You said Salinger?

Yeah. Um, but I'm probably
in with the transfers.

See, Will and I,

we're old friends
from San Francisco,

and he wrote me to tell me

that he was coming out
to look at Perry,

and I'm thinking
of transferring from state.

Oh.

Yeah, well, I've heard
all about you state guys.

Well, I'm an exception.

Why don't we all head
over to north campus

and get the dull stuff
out of the way first?

Great. I have got
a ton of questions.

So, Keri,
what do you study?

Premed.

Puke, right?

Oh, I don't know.

Kind of been
noodling that myself.

[Bailey]
So where did you say
we're going first?

No, you don't understand.
I've been to every university
and art school in town.

I told you.

If you knew how many guys
come in here

asking for the numbers
of women

they've seen naked-- This isn't about that.

Just look and tell me
if she models here.

[sighs]

I think you should go.

Hey!

Do you want me
to call the police?

Look,

she took off
with my son, okay?

My three-year-old son.

And I didn't even know I had
a son until a few days ago,

and this whole thing is just
driving me crazy.

You have to help me,
and I am not going
to leave here until you do.

[sighs] What was the name again?

Pamela. Pamela Rush.

Hmm.

She called in yesterday
looking for work.

Finally.

The Incredibra.
Yes, that's right.

Just how incredible is that?

Oh. Well, never mind.

Well, what about the junior?

Uh, size?

Wow!

I don't know.

Um...

well, actually,
actually it's a gift.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

It's a gift
for my little sister.

Yeah, well, she's 14 and...

Oh, no, no, no.

She definitely needs
more than a training bra.

Well, you know, something
with a little room in it.

No, not a C cup.

Well, more like,
more like an A.

Or maybe A minus?

Hello, hey!

The Big Kiss-Off

tomorrow after sixth period.

Lips unite for civil rights.

[cheering]

[wolf whistle]

Justin, do you really think

anyone's actually
going to do this?

Yeah.
Civil disobedience.
Sex.

It's not like we're asking them

to pick up a gun
and run at the White House
or anything.

Hey, there's Griffin.

Could use people
who aren't scared of detention.

Justin--

Hey, Griffin.

-Hey.
-Oh, you got one.

So are you gonna come?

Are these your lips?

Oh, um, Sheryl Crow's, actually.

We could really use your help.

You got somebody for me to kiss?

Well, what about your, uh...

Erica?

Uh, uh...

That's not happening.
That's history.

Thanks, anyway.

[wild rock music blaring]

So are you in a sorority?

No. It's, it's
totally not my scene.

Hmm.

I like to keep
my personal time,
you know, open.

Really?

Me too.

I got better things to do

than spend all my time
with a bunch of other guys.

Yeah.

Probably like...

spending time
with your girlfriend, right?

I'm sorry.

Sensitive subject?

No.

Uh, no.

No.

I don't actually
have a girlfriend.

Was it a messy breakup? No.

No, no. It was... It's...

No, it was nothing like that.

The truth is...

I guess I've never
really been in love.

Get out of here.

-You?
-Yeah.

Yeah, I don't know.
I don't know.

I guess...

Guess I've never really...

met the right girl, actually.

Oh.

Charlie!
What are you doing here?

I want an explanation.

Sorry, guys.
Let's take a break.

Could you hand me my robe? Were you gonna call me?

Write me a letter? Tell me
where to send the checks?
What?

Actually, no,
I wasn't. I, uh...

I mean,
you come to me for help,

and when I say
I'll give it to you--

I know.

I know.

I guess what you wanted to give
was more than I wanted from you.

What you wanted?

What about Spencer?

-Charlie...
-What? What?

You just decided
for yourself that I wouldn't
be a good enough father?

You think I'm so terrible

that you don't want me
to be a part of his life?
Is that it?

You don't know me at all, Pam.

A lot can happen in four years.

I mean, God, he's my son.

No, he isn't, Charlie.

Why are you doing this?
Why are you lying to me?

I'm not lying to you, Charlie.

The truth is,

Spence was born 11 months
after you and I split up.

And I lied about the dates
so you'd think he was yours
because...

Because I remember
what you used to be like.

And I thought...

I thought if I told you
he was yours,

you would just give me
some money

and send me on my way.

And I didn't know
what else to do.

Money's really tight.

My mother doesn't think
that I'm providing for him.

And I think
that she's even talked
to a lawyer

because she wants
to take him away from me.

And he's all I've got.

But that's not your problem

because he's not
your son, Charlie.

He's not.

And I'm sorry.

I'm so...

sorry.

I mean, how hard
is it to shave
two months off his age?

That's an easy lie.

But why?
Why would she do that?

Maybe she thinks
I'm still the way
I used to be.

Maybe she can't get past that.

I don't know, Charlie.

I mean, yes,
it was a terrible thing
to do to you.

Horrible. But...

There's got to be
more to it than that.

You know, I played
with this kid. I saw him.

And this may sound crazy,
but I felt a connection.

Claud, you about done in there?

Almost!

And I can't
just take her word for this.

If I do, I'll be
wondering about it
for the rest of my life.

Claudia!

Hold on! Just a second.

What?

Nothing.

I was just wondering
about today.

How we're supposed to get
our marriage license

and that maybe we should
just put it off

until you have time
to deal with this.

No. No, we should go.

-Are you sure? Because--
-I'm positive. I want to.

Is Claud still in there?

Claudia? Come on.

In a minute.

Oh, it's okay.
I'll go downstairs.

Sorry. I was, um, flossing.

Will, we really don't
have to run.

I just wanted to get there
a few minutes early

so I won't be all sweaty
for my interview.

I'm sorry I was late.

It's just, we sort
of lost track of time.

"We"?
As in you and Bailey?

Yeah.

We met for breakfast

and then we just spent hours
at the student museum.

Really?
How was that?

He is so great.

He mentioned he's really
into postmodernism, and--

Can you believe it?

There just happens to be
this exhibit here on campus.

So I just had to show him.

Well, I guess he gets
the whole culture thing
from his parents.

Yeah, that's what he said.

God, the way he talks about
them, they sound so great.

Yeah. They really were.

Were?

Well, I just wanted
to say I'm sorry.

You know,
about you and Erica.

Yeah, why?

Well, I just am.

I mean, I know it's hard
when you break up with someone,

and since
you're my, um, friend,

I just hate to see you
go through that, you know?

But if you don't wanna
talk about it, it's okay.

What's to talk about?

Oh, so you broke up with her
and not the other way around?

I mean...

It just sort of
happened, you know?

She's just always talking

about nothing, you know?

Yeah.

Well, I'll see you around.

Oh, yeah!

Uh, good luck
with that kissing thing.

[sighs]
You were right.

I'm off the hook. Put them right up here.

Hey, Sarah. Are you
going to join us?

Well, not technically, no.

For obvious reasons.

I just came
to show my support.

I've never really been
part of a protest before.

It's kind of invigorating.

[Justin]
Great.

Well, uh, if you wanna be
point person,

keep an eye out
for Miss Stickley.

She's coming from the lounge.

Got it.

Hey, give me something good
for the front page.

Front page?

Of the school paper.

You guys are the official
poster kids

for the kissing cause, so...

So kiss.

[Sarah]
Ooh! Ooh, ooh!
Vice squad at nine o'clock!

Perfect. Give us a big one!

Okay. Okay, everybody,
this is it.

So, uh,
so, uh, go for it.

Justin--

-What's wrong?
-Nothing, just...

Well, this really
feels stupid.

-That's the whole point.
-Well, I know.

But maybe we're making
too bigger deal out of this.

We're making
a statement here.

Well, maybe we should
make a statement about...

I don't know,
saving the rainforest
or the ozone layer

or something
that actually matters.

[Miss Stickley]
Mr. Thompson?

What's all this,
Mr. Thompson?

The Big Kiss-Off.

Apparently.

Hey, Jul, did you get
that message on the machine

from the guy
with the school paper?

'Cause he called again.

He said that he wants
a comment and-- Hello?

-What do you think you're doing?
-Asking you if--

Go take those off.
God, you look stupid.

Boy, forget you.

Like it's any
of your business anyway.

It's ridiculous. I mean,
why are you doing this?

Oh, you'd really understand.

It's not like you ever
had this problem.

Trust me, Claud, okay,

you're so much better off
staying 12 until you're like 80.

It's a whole lot simpler.

I bet you didn't feel that way

when you were starting
junior high.

I mean, I thought it was gonna
be like this really big deal,

and everything
was gonna be different,

and I was gonna be
all grown up or something.

And then I go there,
and it's not any different,

and it's not any better,
and I don't know what to do

because I'm exactly the same,

only now I'm taking gym
with a bunch of Amazons
with D cups, and I just--

Well, I wanna look like
everybody else.

So I was thinking that maybe I
could come back in a few weeks.

And if I make early acceptance,

I'm gonna be starting
spring semester.

So that'd be
pretty cool, right?

Yeah, Bailey,
that would be great.

Well, I'm--
I'm babbling here.

I do that sometimes
when I'm nervous,

just babble.

So you wanna, uh,
get out of here?

You wanna go
grab something to eat

or see a movie?

Or...

Or just do this.

This is nice.

Hey, I'm coming back,
you know.

Bailey,

not now. Okay.

Why not?

God, it's like,
intellectually,

I have every right
to be angry with you,

but when I think about
everything you've been through,

I just...

I understand,
you know?

Oh.

I'm so sorry, Bailey.

I wasn't going
to say anything, but...

I can't imagine how hard
it must have been for you.

-And--
-Will told you.

About your girlfriend.

And about your parents.

[sighs]

Look, thanks.
It's been a blast.

Bailey, wait.
I want you to stay.

Why?

Why? So you can look at me
like that all night?

No, I just thought maybe
you'd wanna talk about it.

No, see, that's just it, Keri.
I don't wanna talk about it.

I'm handling this, you know?
I'm-- I'm figuring it out.

And people looking at me

and asking me
if I'm okay all the time,
that doesn't help at all.

That just makes
everything worse.

I just wanted to get away
from that for once.

For once. And now I can't.

I'm sorry.

Bed's kinda empty.

What are you doing?

Ed McMahon addressed to you.

Probably should toss it.

'Cause it'll just lay around.

You'll think
about sending it in,
but you won't.

And then it'll still be here.

It's only gonna irritate me,
so I should probably
just throw it out.

You do that, you know?

It's four o'clock
in the morning.

I mean, I kinda like things
to be in their place, you know?

Like, bills sorted,
junk mail tossed out.

But you're happy
with all these little...

piles of stickies
with your handwriting on them.

All these little Charlie nests that end up laying around
wherever they end up.

And I guess it's okay,
because...

I mean, I'm in love with you,

and I'm the one with the issue,
so I don't mind.

But I'm wondering,

am I still gonna feel this way
in five years?

Or 25?

Is it gonna be endearing
or is it gonna make me crazy?

What are you talking about?

I'm scared.

Because I leave junk mail
on the counter?

No.

Because I know
you're in love with me,

and you're willing
to overlook things right now.

But I have this...

little problem, Charlie.

I can't have children.

And I know that you say
you're okay with that now,

but I've been here.

I've watched you go through
this whole thing.

And I'm scared because I saw
the look on your face

when you found out
Spencer wasn't really yours.

And I saw how much
he mattered to you.

Your heart is broken
over something

that I can never,
ever give you.

And I don't want you to say
that you're okay with this now

because you might wake up
in a few years and realize that you're not.

I won't do that.

You might, Charlie.

We're looking at
an entire lifetime together

with no children of our own.

And I can live
with all these little
piles of paper.

I can.

But can you honestly tell me
that you're okay with that?

Can you?

There you go.

Will you at least cough
so I know you haven't
lapsed into a coma?

I'm trying to watch.

It's Free Willy, Bay.

It has a happy ending.
You'll hate it.

-And for you?
-I'll have a Scotch.

Got milk?

I'm trying
to apologize here.

Okay? I didn't mean
to tell her.

It just sorta slipped out.

Yeah.

Juicy gossip, I bet.

What?

No. It wasn't like that.

And I stood by you

on the whole
transfer-from-state thing.
I swear.

That's just great, Will.

How's that make me feel,

you guys talking about me
behind my back?

We were talking about how glad
I was to see you having fun.

Yeah. You know what?
I was.

I was, because
for once in, like, forever,

no one was whispering
or feeling sorry for me

or saying, "Oh, poor Bailey."

I didn't have any of that crap
following me around.

I was just--

I was just this guy.

You know, why shouldn't
I be allowed to do that?

No one says you shouldn't.

Everybody does, Will. You did.

And that is just it.
Unless I am 3000 miles away,

surrounded by people
who don't even know me--

[sighs]

You said college
was a clean slate.

Well, that is what I need,
completely clean.

And I'm entitled to that, Will.
I'm entitled to at least that.

Justin.

Julia.

I have a rather
difficult admission to make.

Well, Miss Stickley,

you're among friends.

You're both
very good students.

Top five percent
of your class.

And I guess
what you've made me realize

is that my
first responsibility

is as an educator,
not a chaperon.

You mean
you're lifting the ban?

I'm amending it.

The fact is,
I do have recollections

of being your age and,

in love.

And when I see
the two of you together,

I'm reminded
of that, so...

I think you'll find the terms
much less severe.

So basically,
no petting?

Basically, yes.

Well, I think we could
probably live with that.

Don't you, Jule?

Mm. Sure.

Why not? [boy]
Hi.

I'm Donald Grosse.

I know
it's an unfortunate name,

but in the original German
it actually means great.

So, uh,
you're Claudia, right?

-[school bell rings]
-Uh, yeah.

It's the feminine
form of Claude, which is Latin
meaning lame.

Not that you're lame
or anything.

Of course, obviously not.

Obviously, you're very,
very mature.

Sorry.

I gotta go.

Mind if I walk with you?

I'm, uh...

I'm going to the bathroom,
the girls' bathroom.

I'll wait for you.

[toilet flushes]

[Donald]
Hey. What happened?

Oh. You're back. I'm back.

You didn't tell me
you were going.

It was kind of
a spur of the moment thing.

No kidding.

I mean, I looked
for you at lunch,

and then, when I didn't
see you in the study hall,

I called your house
and Claudia told me.

Are you keeping tabs on me?

No, no, I just didn't know
if you were sick or something

and maybe needed to borrow
my Lit notes.

That's all.

But then, when I read
your horoscope, I--

You read my horoscope?

Well, yeah.

I mean, it's not like
I sat and drew up
your charts or anything.

-I just read it
in the paper.
-Hm.

Anyway, it said something
about adventure

and a legal issue
resolved in your favor,

so I figured
you were okay.

Yeah. I'm okay.

And you're back.

I'm back.

I know what my transcript says.
I know it's on my record.

And I know
that I'm a prime candidate

for San Francisco State
or Oakland Community
or someplace like that.

But I have got
a whole year ahead of me.

And I hope you don't laugh
when I say this,

but I don't want to go
to any of those places. And what I need from you
right now is a plan.

You just tell me exactly
what I have to do this year

and I will do it,
whatever it takes.

Just as long as it means

that I can get as far away
from here as possible.

Damn it.

Go ahead, huh?

Ask me why I'm here
instead of out shopping
with Kirsten.

I'm kind of busy, Claud.

Well, it's because
we were in Macy's,

and, well, she just,
She just started crying,

and she couldn't stop,
so it seemed kind of stupid

to go try on
bridesmaid's dresses.

I'll go talk to her. She isn't here.

She dropped me off.

She said that, that she
needed some time to herself.

She's really sad, Charlie.

I mean, she's sad,
and she's crying,

and it's all your fault.

This really doesn't
concern you, Claud.

[whirs]

Yes, it does.

Because I'm scared
that you guys
are gonna break up.

I mean, is that
what you're gonna do?

And, and then,
I just, I don't get it,

because I've seen your
other girlfriends, Charlie.

And Kirsten is so great.

She's just,
she's just so great,

and I just, I'm so scared
that you're not gonna marry her

just because
she can't have kids.

She told you?

I sleep in
the dining room, Charlie.

I heard you guys
fighting, but--

-We weren't fighting.
-And now it's like,

I can't believe you would
just dump her because of that.

And then, and then...

You think you're gonna find
someone who can have kids,

but what if you don't?

Then you're not gonna have kids,
you're not gonna have Kirsten,

and that would be pretty stupid.

That would be the stupidest
thing you ever did.

It's just...

kinda complicated.

No, it isn't, Charlie.

It's so simple.

[Claudia slams door]

Oh, hi.

What are you doing?

Um, well, Mrs. Stickley

couldn't let us
off the hook completely.

Pretty lame, huh?

Looks like it.

So, uh, congratulations,

on, uh, making it legal
to kiss somebody again.

Have you just been
standing there?

I heard you pull up.

[sighs]
What are we
gonna do, Charlie?

Just keep avoiding each other
and hope that this goes away?

It's probably not
gonna go away.

Because you were right.

I mean, um,
I've thought a lot about it.

And, yeah,
I want to have children.

And, uh, I want
to have children with you.

But...

I want to be
with you more.

And, you know,
as for kids,

I mean, it's...

something we sort
of already have.

It seems
pretty simple to me.

But I think we should
make it official.

I talked it over
with everybody,
and they said yes.

So...

I want us to adopt him. So he'll be ours.

And I know it won't be
the same thing.

Is that enough for you?

Yeah.