Party of Five (1994–2000): Season 3, Episode 4 - Deal with It - full transcript

[Cooper] I think
my problem was

I was using too much wrist.

[Bailey] No, no. I think
your problem was

you were using too much beer.

Nonsense. No such thing.

Yeah, well, I'm not
so sure the girl who...

Whose backpack you
puked into would agree.

Ew, Cooper,
that's disgusting.

It wasn't
in her backpack.

It was near
her backpack.

[chuckles] No. It was
on her backpack.



It wasn't my fault.
We were all...

One minute we were all
playing a game,

the next minute,
everyone's ganging up on me.

Yeah? Well, that's what
happens when you're not

on top of your
quarters game.

You become
the sacrificial lamb. I was rusty, okay?

Give me a glass.

Yeah.

[love song playing on radio]

[radio static]

[rap song playing on radio]

-[Julia] Who switched that?
-Oh, hey, Julia.

[Sarah] This is, um...
This is Cooper,
Bailey's new friend.

Cooper, this is Julia,
Bailey's old sister. [chuckles]



How old?

Old enough.

I was... listening to that.

Yeah, well, if I have to
hear one more girl

whine into a thin acoustic riff,

I'm gonna strangle her.

[Bailey]
All right.

Hey, Jule, did you, uh...
Did you meet?

Oh, met. Offended.

We're old friends now.

Here, give me that.

Ah, it's too quiet
to concentrate.

-[Bailey laughs]
-[turns up music]

[rap song playing]

I'll tell them
to turn it down.

No.

You need to sleep.

[sighs]

It's okay.

I'm sure they'll go to bed
in a little while.

[clinks]

[all cheering]

Hey.

[all whooping]

I've got an idea. You keep
hanging out with Cooper.

He'll keep
throwing up on girls

and that'll take care of
whoever's interested in you.

Hey. don't be sure.

The throwing-up thing
can be a real turn on.

-[laughs]
-Okay, is there
a technique to this?

Yes, you throw the quarter
and hope it goes in.

No, there must be a way.

I mean, what if you think
a little bit about vectors?

Well, if you think
a little bit about vectors,

then you'd be tragic
because this is
a drinking game,

we're not in Physics lab. -Okay.
-Okay.

-All right.
-Go.

Julia. Julia.

-[laughs]
-Julia.

[all chanting]
Julia, Julia, Julia.

Julia, Julia, Julia.

[all cheering]

[shrieks]

[cheering, music playing]

[Julia laughs]

[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 ♪

[water running]

[Charlie] I'm not saying
you can't have people over.

[Bailey]
Oh, really?

That's what it
sounds like to me.

No, I'm just saying

yelling till four o'clock
in the morning isn't cool.

-Chow down, sport.
-Hey,

what time did you go to bed
when you were in college?

Totally different.
I lived in the dormitory.

Wow. Lucky you.

What's with the water?
It never got hot.

Yeah, the water
heater's busted.

Now you tell me.

So there's no
hot water at all?

Repair guy's coming
this afternoon,

so someone
should be here.

Hey, Jule, what was the name
of that bookstore

you said sells used textbooks?

Bower Books Market
on 10th. Why?

Cooper and I missed out on a few
at the campus store.

Gotta scavenge.

Oh. Well, I'm kind of looking
for some stuff too,

so maybe I can come with you?

Don't even think
about it, Julia.

[zips bag]

You're not his type.

[Charlie]
Hey, Bay, hang on a second.

Listen, um, about the noise...

Look, I'm not asking
for myself, okay?

I'm asking for Kirsten.
She's still pretty depressed.

You mean about her PhD. stuff?

Yeah. You know, that was a...

It was a big blow.

Is it serious?

No. It's nothing
to worry about.

She's gonna be fine.

It's just she's
having a little trouble

sleeping and eating.

But you don't need to worry.

I'm only mentioning it so we can
all just try to keep things down
a bit around here.

Okay? 'Cause that's all
she needs, is a little
peace and quiet.

[Claudia screams]

-What the hell was that?
-Claudia?

[shivering]
The shower... is... freezing.

[gasps]

Hey, you're up.

Yeah.

[sighs]

What you reading?

Oh, um...

What are you up to today?
You have your shrink, right?

No, that's tomorrow.

Really? So you don't
have anything going on?

Hard to believe, huh?

Well, hey, that's...
That's great.

'Cause since you're free,
I could really use your help.

I still don't have
a new hostess

for the restaurant,
so I was thinking...

You want me to work
at Salinger's?

Not as a new career path
or anything.

Just to help me out
for a few days.

[sighs]

I know what
you're doing, Charlie.

You don't need my help.

Okay, look, yes,
this is for you, but...

[sighs]

I really think this
could be a good thing.

'Cause think about it,
you'd get out of the house,

you'd start hanging out
with people a little.

Who knows? Maybe all this stuff,

this whole dissertation
nightmare

might start to seem
a little less...

Not that it's not important,

but I just think a different
perspective couldn't hurt.

[sighs]

I don't...

I just don't feel like it.

Of course you don't now.

[chuckles]

You've been in those sweats
for three days.

But I swear, if you get up
and you take a shower,

a coldish one. [chuckles]

And you come to work with me,
you will feel so much better.

Please, won't you just try it?

Come on.

I'll wash your back.

And your front,
if you want.

Okay, so no loud parties
at your house

means we're just gonna
have to hang out on campus. -It's no big deal.
-But at the end of the night,

I gotta get behind the wheel.

-So...
-What?

No Jagermeister luges
for the kid?

I'm not that...

Jagermeister luges
are my reasons for living.

Yeah, well, a fellow's gotta
have his options.

-Exactly.
-Mm-hmm.

Whoa. Rocks for Jocks, huh?

Impressive.

Hey, did I ask?

[Cooper]
Hey, why don't you, uh...

crash at my room
whenever you want?

-Really?
-Yeah, yeah.

You can use the floor.

Here. Extra key.

-Wow. This is great, man.
-No sweat.

Twenty-two, sixty-five.

[cash register clangs]

Well, we'll use
the old signal.

Necktie on the door,
band's rocking,
don't bother knocking.

Right. Speaking of which,

we're late for that
health-center thing.

-Are you coming?
-Mm. No.

Abstinence and condoms.

-I got it.
-All right.

-I'll catch you.
-Catch you later.

Oh, let me guess. Tight end?

Hmm.

[chuckles]

Uh, excuse me,
where's your biography section?

[clerk]
Does it look like your turn?

Julia?

-Oh, hey, uh--
-Hey.

-Cooper.
-Yeah.

Oh, you just missed Bailey.

No kidding.

Huh. Um, so,
what are you getting?

Oh, just...

That's not for me.
It's for my mom, you know.

Couple autographed copies.

See. Don't tell anybody,
but I'm Cliff.

[giggles]

Did you drive here?

Um, uh, yeah,
I... I have my, uh,

car-like thing.

What are the odds

on you dropping me back
off at the campus?

Oh, uh...

Oh, the vomit story, huh?

What vomit story?

Oh, nothing.
Never mind. [chuckles]

[man grunts]

[metal rattles]

Well, you can fix it, right?

Oh,

I could, but you
don't want me to.

Trust me, the six people
that live in this house

are gonna get
very stinky very fast.

I want you to.

[sighs] No, no, no. See,
if I replace the busted parts,

you're still gonna be
looking at a 23-year-old heater.

Decent odds, you're gonna
have the same situation

in another month.

Hang on a sec.

Bailey? Julia?

Darn.

Okay. Um, what?

Well, [sighs] I'd replace
the whole thing.

Oh, okay. Okay, so do that.

[sighs]

Well, there's a few
more factors to consider. Let's see. Well...

Your pipes...

Ah, your pipes are corroding.

Yeah, you've already sprung

-a couple of leaks over here.
-So what?

You think we need to get
new ones of those put in, too?

Yeah, I would.
Get a whole new system.

Package deal.

Better price.

Anyone?

[sighs]

Okay.

Just... Just...
Just do the whole thing.

Sorry. I don't do pipes.

Just heaters.

[rock music playing distantly]

Coop? Coop, are you here?

[sniffs]

Whoa. That not-so-fresh feeling.

[sniffs]

Thank you.

And this is... Ta-da.

Your typical freshman guy's
living space.

Huh.

You're a Rauschenberg fan?

A what?

Rauschenberg, the artist.

Oh, that. Ooh.
Moral dilemma here.

[sighs] I could say yes,
but that would be a lie.

My sister got me that
when I left home.

She thought that, you know,

girls would think
it was more sophisticated.

Oh.

-Well?
-[giggles]

Uh, well, um,

it's slightly undermined
by the Skivvies on the bed.

-You think so?
-Yeah.

Oh, well, I'll just...

[sighs]

You know, I guess the truth is
that any sophisticated girl

would see right
through that in a second

and split, right?

Well, yeah, maybe.

But, um, then again, maybe not.

Maybe not?

Huh?

Whoa.

[Bailey laughs]

Whoa.

Whoa.

[people laugh and chatter]

Can you get a bottle
of Dom Perignon

over to Table 8.

Fortieth anniversary.

[phone rings]

[Kirsten]
Welcome to Salinger's.

This way.

[light jazz music playing]

[Kirsten]
We have few specials tonight.

Um, there's
a great veal tonnato,

that comes with grilled
vegetables and saffron rice.

We also have...

-Oh, Jesus.
-[Kirsten] Oh, sorry.

I'm sorry.

[sobbing]

You guys are totally wrong
for each other.

You don't know that.

Yes, I do.

Look, this is a guy who eats
everything with his fingers.

Everything.

Ham, vegetables, salad.

Oh, not salad.

And all he listens to is rap.
You hate rap.

Bailey, you haven't
even come close to a germ

of a logical argument yet. I'm just saying
it's a big mistake.

[groans]

Okay, look, forget
that other stuff.

The fact is
he's my friend, period.

I got him first.

Oh, dibsies.

Hey, I can tell you
not to date my friends.

That's allowed.

Oh, I... I'm sorry.
Your girlfriend is who?

-Totally different.
-[groans]

Sarah wasn't a new friend.
You'd known her forever.

[sighs] All right.

The truth is I don't want you
around all that much.

I had to go to school
with you for three years.

I'm allowed to want you
outta my face.

Who says I'm gonna be
in your face?

Of course you will.

-Guys, I have a question about--
-[Bailey] Gimme a break.
Of course you will.

I mean, his room
is kinda my room,

so I think it's fair
for me to say

that I don't
want you there.

It's about the water heater.

It may be kinda your room, Bay,
but it's actually his,

which means he can ask whomever
he wants over, including me.

[Claudia] The guy said
it's a big problem.

If you can't deal with that,
then maybe you should find someone else
to mooch a room off of.

-Jerk.
-[Claudia] Bay.

I'm busy, okay?

[sighs]

[Charlie] Seemed like you
slept real hard last night.

You did, didn't you?

Uh-huh.

[sighs] God, that must make
such a huge difference.

I love that, the way
a good night's sleep

can just totally change
your mood.

Listen, um,

I gotta meet this seafood guy,

so I'll pick you up
before the dinner shift at five.

I can't at five. My shrink.

Oh, right. Good.

Good.

Tell you what. Uh...

There's a coffee cake
downstairs.

I'll, um...
I'll cut you a big piece

and throw it in the oven.

That way it'll be hot for you
when you get down there.

Okay.

I'm glad you're feeling better.

[Bailey]
It's bigger than a dorm room.

It's not the, uh,
cleanest place ever.

Look, well, hey,
it's not the dirtiest either.

And even if it were,

it beats crashing
at Cooper's place these days,

all things considered.

So, anyway, you'd have
the, uh, living room.

Nice.

Cool view.

How long a walk
is it to campus?

About ten minutes,
maybe a little bit longer

when you're hung over.

I gotta spit.

Look around.

Well, he's a charmer.

Hey, as long as he doesn't
wanna date Julia,

-he's cool with me.
-Ahem.

So, what's the rent?

Nothing. Like 215 a month.

I could take it out
of my summer pay

and still chip in at home.

You know what? You could
put the futon right here.

Yeah.

And maybe, like, line up
some milk crates over here and,

and hang a tapestry,
you know, for privacy.

Mmm. Martha Stewart, look out.

[chuckles]

Ray, where were you?

I waited for you
for an hour and a half.

-Where?
-At the co-op.

You were supposed
to pick me up.

I had to walk a mile and a half

with these stupid squashes.

I don't remember you
saying anything.

Well, I did.
I said to pick me up at 2,

so I wouldn't be late for yoga.

God!

-Uh...
-Excuse me. [chuckles]

Who are you?

I'm Bailey Salinger.

They're here
looking at the place.

Oh, uh, I'm Callie.

Please excuse.

You live here, too?

Yeah, it's my lease.

I'm sorry. We don't have
room for two people.

Oh, no. Oh, no. It's just...
Just me alone. She's not...

Uh, this is, um...

This is Sarah and, uh,
she's not...

Oh, okay, then.
So, uh, what do you think?

Uh... [sighs]

You know we're not...

We're not usually yelling
like this,

if that's a problem.

Oh, no. No, it's not that.

It's just, um...

It's actually
a little more than...

Than I was hoping to pay, so...

Okay.

But, um, thanks anyway.

[Ray] Whatever.

[sighs] Okay.

So I gotta talk to Cooper.

Hey.

Hey.

You're half an hour late.

I am?

Oh, I am. Oops.

I'm sorry. Are...
Are you pissed?

Well, sure. It's 30 minutes.

Well, see, you know, that...

That could be a problem
because I'm...

I'm, like, always late.

Oh, okay. Well, then,
now that I know that,

I'll be late too.

Well, a thing like that could be
a problem on down the line.

Oh?

That sounds like it's supposed
to mean something, Cooper.

No. No, it's nothing.

Would you... You ever
been dating somebody

and found something out
and said,

"Damn. I wish I would've
known that in the beginning,

because I would've never been
involved with them?"

So, are... Are you saying
that because you were late

you don't think
we should go out?

It's not just the lateness.

It's... it's other stuff.

We, like, have a lot

not in common.

Like? [sighs]

Like, um...

music.

You like to listen
to that girl music,

and I like rap.

And, I mean, another thing,
I... My manners. I'm...

They're like garbage,
you know.

I, uh, I eat with my hands.

You're pretty polite.

Don't you think
that would make you crazy?

Oh, my God.

Look, don't get me wrong.

I think you're
completely cool, but...

But I'm also Bailey's sister,

and he told you to back off.

Wow. [sighs]

Y-you know, I wasn't sure
what to expect from you, Cooper,

but, um...

a spine would've been nice.

-Kirsten.
-[Claudia] Charlie.

Hey, look, Charlie, I need
to ask you something.

-Did Kirsten come home?
-I don't think so.

Charlie, listen, okay.
The guy came.

You know, the water guy.

And he said he can't fix it
'cause it's, like, way too old.

And, well, we need
a whole new thing.

So have him do it. He can't do it.

He doesn't do pipes,
but he gave me some names.

All right. I'll tell you what,
um, call and ask for bids.

Kirsten!

But, uh... Bids?

Kirsten?

[Kirsten sobbing]

Kirsten.

Kirsten, what happened?

Are you okay? What's...

[sobs]

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry, Charlie, I...

I just...

I just...

I couldn't get dressed.

[sobs]

[sighs]

I thought you
were feeling better.

I mean, you said you slept.

You said I slept.

You didn't tell me I was wrong. You didn't wanna hear it.

Hey, that's not true.

I love you, and if you're
sad or sick, I wanna know.

I wanna make it better.

I know.

You wanna put me
in the restaurant

and restore my lust for life.

I only did that 'cause I
thought it would help.

Well, it doesn't.
It just makes it worse.

Okay.

Okay. So, what can I do?

You can stop
telling me I'm okay,

because I'm not.

I keep thinking,

if I just sleep,

I'll wake up better.

But I can't sleep,
because when I lie down,

I can't breathe.

God, all I can feel
is this...

My thoughts, none of them stick.

I can't...

I... I start...

I start to think
about something,

like buttoning my shirt,

and I start to do up
the first button

and this...

I just feel
like I've lost something.

You have. Your... your job.

No.

No, not that. It's inside.

I feel like I've lost
something inside.

And I can't...

I... I can't finish
buttoning my shirt

until I find it.

Only it's not there.

It's gone. Look, um...

This is...

You seem a little, uh...

I'm thinking that maybe we
should give your folks a call.

No. Absolutely not.

Then...

Then you have to go see
your psychiatrist.

[whispers]
How can I?

I can't even...

[sobs]

[sighs] [girl giggling]

Uh, you know,
I didn't even see that.

[Cooper laughs] Julia.

Hey, Bay.

What are you...

Doing? Um, we were just
looking at Cooper's yearbook.

[chuckles] Did you know that
he was voted most the likely

to violate a federal law
and get away with it?

-[both laugh]
-I thought...

I mean, I'm surprised.
I thought we talked about this.

Um, no. Actually,
you and I talked about it,

and then you totally went
behind my back.

Hey, I had a conversation
with a friend.

I'm allowed to do that.

-Hey, hold on, guys.
-Not when it's about me.

I mean, not when it's about
stuff that you and I
already resolved.

Resolved?

You call ignoring me and walking
out on our conversation

a resolution? Man, Julia.

[scoffs] Okay. So now
you're mad at me?

-I can't believe you, Bailey.
-Okay, hold on. Hold on.

Hold on. This is...
This is just stupid, okay?

And since this is my room,

I guess I get to be
the grown-up.

So...

you gotta go.

What?

Look, I totally value you
as a friend,

but I also dig your sister,

and we might be
hanging out more,

and it's obvious

that you think
this is a big deal.

So I think the best way
for us to remain friends

is, you know, you can't
crash here anymore.

I mean, it seems like
the only logical solution.

Well...

[keys jingling]

Right.

I mean, can't argue logic.

Catch you.

All right.
Here's what ya got.

Couple hundred in materials,
25 an hour for me,

15 for my guy,
one day of labor.

You're looking at
about 3000 bucks.

That's with
a five-year warranty,

-extendable up to a full ten.
-[knock at door]

Oh, wow.

Yeah, looking for Claudia.

Yep, that's me.

-Hey.
-Hey.

Um, it's down here.

Whoa. Whoa. Whoa. Whoa.
Wait a minute. Wait a minute.

What's down there?

The heater. Duh.
You just saw it.

Yeah, but, sweetheart,
we're talking here.

We're doin' business.

This is your job?

-No. He just said--
-Yeah, it's mine.

What do you think?
I do this for fun?

No, but, look,
I... I didn't say

you were hired
or anything.

Hey, there is an assumption. I mean, we're talking price.

We're in negotiations.

You called me over here
and you already have a plumber?

No, I don't have a plumber.

Yes, she has a plumber.

I could have another job today.

I'm gonna have to charge you
for an estimate anyway.

You didn't even look
in the basement.

I'm not taking
another guy's job.

-It's not his job!
-[knock at door]

This the Salinger house?

-Yeah.
-I'm Tommy,

the water guy.

[sighs]

[rock music playing]

[giggles]

What are you doing?

Checking your lifting muscles.

I'm gonna need some help
moving my boxes.

What boxes? Where?

My stuff boxes.

To the apartment.

I decided to take it.

You what?

Yeah. See, I've thought
a lot about this,

and it makes total sense,
'cause Julia and Cooper...

Whatever. That'll never work.

But he's gonna have
other girlfriends, right?

And he's gonna
want his privacy.

And let's face it, you and I
want our privacy too.

So the answer is to move in
with a nubile exhibitionist?

I don't think so.

Okay.

-First of all, she's not nubile.
-[scoffs]

Please, okay, I bet you
that was the only pair
of underwear she owns

that isn't a thong.

And I'm not moving in with her.

I'm moving in with her
and her boyfriend.

She has a boyfriend.
They're a couple.

Oh, yeah?

Yeah? Then why
can't he stop her

from walking around half naked?

Because it doesn't matter.

I've seen attractive girls
in their underwear before.

It's not a big deal.

Oh, so you think
she's attractive?

No.

No.

Look, who cares? Maybe she is
and maybe she isn't.

Yeah, well, she is.

Okay. Let's say she is.

Let's say...

she's off-the-charts gorgeous.

It doesn't matter.

I love you, Sarah.

And I am probably
more attracted to you

than you wanna know.

I'm so attracted to you...

that if someone dropped
Michelle Pfeiffer... naked

in my lap,

all it would do
is make me think of you.

So...

So don't worry about Callie.

Honestly, she's just
some semi-insane girl

who isn't you.

[kisses]

Okay?

Okay. Okay.

You carry the heavy stuff.

[chuckles] Okay.

[Julia]
Wait a minute. Wait a minute.

Are you saying
you don't like traveling?

No. What's the point?

I mean, Americans go to France.

The French go to Japan.
The Japanese, they come here.

It's like musical chairs,
only it's with cameras.

Well, yeah.

But there's so much you
can learn from other cultures.

Like what?

Like... like Rome.

I mean, it's-it's been a city
for more than 2000 years.

And?

And that's interesting.

Why? Why is that so interesting?

That's... that's like asking
why a sunset's beautiful.

It just is.

Oh, don't get me started
on sunsets.

But you don't like sunsets?

I just don't understand
what the big deal is.

I mean, they happen
every single day.

I swear, sometimes I think
people just like things

because they're
told to like them.

You're saying I like
sunsets and traveling

-because I've been told to?
-Oh, no.

Not you. I mean, maybe you.

[sighs]

That wasn't my point.

So, uh, what...
what do you like?

I like underrated things.

Um, Denny's on my birthday.

If it's your birthday,
it's free.

You didn't know that?

[stammers]

No. No. I just...

[chuckles]

[sighs]

I'm... I'm sorry, Cooper,
but are you...

Are we having a good time?

Well, I don't think
we've exactly hit our stride. 'Cause please don't take this
the wrong way, but I...

I'm starting to think
that maybe...

I'm here for the wrong reasons.

What do you mean?

Well, it's not that you're
not nice and fun.

You are. It's just...

I don't know. [laughs]

I'm just feeling...

I'm starting to think
that part of the reason

that I wanted to
go out with you

is because Bailey
told me not to.

A spite date.

"I'll show you.
I'll date who I want."

Yeah, maybe.

[Bailey]
Shove.

[both laugh] -Perfect.
-[giggles]

Oh, hey. Hey, check it out.

Look, you can see the moon
through those trees.

I think that's
a streetlight.

Oh. Well, hey, check it out.

You can see the streetlight
through those trees.

[both chuckle]

Sorry.

[door shuts]

Callie?

Um...

I don't mean to pry or anything,
but are you okay?

[door opens]

Yeah, I'm... I'm fine.

[sighs] Oh, God, I'm just...

I'm just so stupid,
you know?

I really hate myself sometimes.

Oh, um...

[Callie]
God, why couldn't I see

what a jerk he was?

[sighs]

Who? Ray?

You could probably tell, right?

I bet you you'd never go out
with someone like that.

Well, you know,
Ray's not really my type.

What? You don't like
dirtbag losers?

[sighs]

So you guys had a fight?

No. Uh, he just, uh...

[sniffles]

He just dumped me.

Didn't you notice
all of his stuff's gone?

He moved out? He moved out.

[Callie] Yeah, and you know
who he moved in with?

The other girl
he was sleeping with.

Oh, my God.

I'm so sorry.

[Callie]
You wanna know the worst thing?

[sniffles] The girl?

She was my roommate last year.

I thought she was my friend.

[sniffles]

The thing is,

I don't really have
a lot of friends, you know?

[Callie sobs]

[sniffles]

[Charlie] The thing is,
I know all about

patient-doctor confidence
and all that,

so I'm not gonna ask you about
what she's told you or anything.

I just... I think you should
know what's going on with her,

'cause, you see, she's...

[exhales] She's not herself.

She's in bed all day,
but she...

She doesn't sleep ever
or eat either.

She just lies there.

Well, that's how depression
often manifests itself, Charlie.

Yeah, I know.

I know.

So, what can she do
to get better?

Should she maybe
go back on medication,

'cause that
worked before, right?

Medication might help, yes.

Good.

Okay, good, so...

But keep in mind,

it could take up to six weeks
to become effective.

Six weeks?

Sometimes, yeah.

Okay.

Okay, see, that...
That's... That's too long.

That's way too long.
You're talking about November.

She can't go on like this
until November. She's suffering.

You have to
figure out something

that'll work faster
or make her

come in here everyday.

Or whatever you have to do
to get her better before then.

She's gotta get better
before then.

I have to know
this isn't gonna go on

for six more weeks.

Why, Charlie?

What?

Why do you need to know that?

You know, I can just...
I can take the bus.

Cooper, my car
is right over there.

It's a pretty
cool car, too.

[sighs] My old boyfriend
gave it to me.

Ah, love of your life?

No.

No. I don't think
I believe in that anymore.

I mean, the idea of having
one love in your life.

I mean, I've been
in love. [chuckles]

Yeah.

Me too.

-Really?
-Why are you so surprised?

I don't know.

I don't know. You just seem...

You know, I'm sorry.

So, what did you love about her?

Beats me.

I was driving home one night,
and she was walking home

in the rain without a coat.

Offered her a lift.

She leaned down
to the car window to talk.

Rain was running down her face.

She said,

"No, thanks. I'd rather walk."

Boom.

I was a goner. [chuckles]

It's so weird, isn't it?

Yeah, it's like someone else
decides you to feel this.

So you do.

Until they decide you shouldn't
anymore, so you stop.

Or until she stops.

[sighs]

Wow. We should probably...

Oh. Or we could keep
walking a little.

Do you... Do you wanna walk?

Yeah. It's nice out.

I'm still a little full
from the guacamole.

And you look pretty great
in this light.

Are you serious?

Not usually.

But maybe.

How long have you been
standing there?

Couple of minutes. [sighs]

Not long.

Why didn't you say something?

I almost did. A few...

No, lots, actually.
Actually, lots of times.

But everything
I wanted to say was...

Well, I almost said...

there's pasta downstairs.
I could heat it up.

And, hey, I picked up
a movie on the way home.

You wanna watch it?

But, uh...

But that would put
pressure on you, right?

Pressure to
watch the movie and...

and pressure to eat the pasta.

And that's not what you need.

It's what I need
so that I can...

I can feel like you're okay,

so I won't have to
worry about you.

[Charlie sighs]

I mean, it sounds nice.

Hey, sweetie, I got a movie,

but, it's not.

I know it's not.

So I was...
I was just standing there,

trying to think of something
to say that wasn't selfish,

that wasn't for me.

And, uh, it was takin' a while.

[chuckles]

Then you turned around.

How are you?

You're great, Charlie.

No, I'm not.

Yeah, you are.

This is... This is awful.
I'm awful,

but you're so good.

Don't say that, okay?

Don't say that I'm good.

I'm gonna, um,
get dinner going for...

For Claud and Owen.

Um, you can come or not.

Up to you.

[sighs]

I love you.

I can take this, right?

Nobody uses it.

I do.

Hey. Bay, I need you
to write a check.

-For what?
-The water guy.

He came already?

Yep. It's all fixed.

We'll have hot water
in two hours.

All thanks to me.

Wait a minute.
This says 3000 bucks.

That's not
what it cost, is it?

Well, yeah.

What?

Are you kidding?

How could it
cost that much?

'Cause, you know,
the... the water thing.

Uh, they had to put in
a whole new... thing.

-A new what?
-New everything.

You know, the heater thing
and the pipes.

We didn't need new pipes.

Well, the guy said we did.

Well, of course he said
we did, Claudia.

God, Claudia, how could you have

agree to this without
asking any of us?

Hey, I asked.
I mean, no one would listen. All Charlie said was get bids.

Well, "get bids"
doesn't mean hire the guy.

You should know that.

How? How should I
know that, Bailey? I'm 13.

Did you know about bids when
you were 13? I really doubt it.

-Okay, Claudia, just calm down.
-No, you know what?

You calm down, okay? 'Cause I'm
the only one who took time
to fix the stupid heater.

And, okay, I mean,
I understand maybe

Charlie has stuff to deal with
and maybe you do too.

But you know what, If this is
how it's gonna be, I mean
if you're gonna dump

all the home repair on me at 13,

then you don't get to complain
if I don't do it right. No, no.

You just don't,
and if you don't like that,

next time, do it yourself.

Claudia's mad.

You know what amazes me?

That I actually lived with a guy
who owned one pair of socks.

Ray only had one pair of socks? Yeah, and the rest
of his hygiene routine

is completely consistent
with that.

-[Bailey laughs]
-[Callie groans]

-[chuckles]
-[man] Yo, Callie.

-[sighs]
-Who's that? Spence Kramer.

I made out with him
once last fall. Guess he heard about me and Ray.

Well, here I go,
back into the fire.

Save my seat.

Well, she certainly
bounces back fast.

What's with you?

Gee, I wonder. What? Callie?

You're not actually mad
'cause she's here, are you?

Well, given that I didn't
want you living with her,

do you really think
I want her around?

Her boyfriend just
broke up with her, Sarah.

Have a little compassion.

[scoffs] It's amazing
how you can make

insensitivity sound so nice.

I'm insensitive?

Me?

Man, Sarah,
I finally find a place,

one that I can afford,
with a roommate

who actually seems pretty cool,

and you don't try
and enjoy it for me.

Given the details,
can you blame me?

Yes, I can,

because I have never given you
a reason not to trust me, ever.

So I really don't think
it's fair for you

to guilt trip me like this
because I'm...

Because I'm friends
with my roommate.

So I'm supposed to be
happy about it?

Yes, you are.

And if you can't be happy,

then you should fake it.

[giggles]

[sighs]

Come on, let's go.

Oh, hey.

-Hey, Coop. Julia.
-Hey.

We were just gonna... eat.

You guys...

You wanna join us?

-Yeah.
-Sure.

Thanks.

-Hey.
-[Charlie] Hey.

I was thinking, um,

you know those awards shows?

Like the Academy Awards
or the Grammys?

You know how at those things
they always give out

like a special prize to somebody
who overcame a tragedy?

Yeah.

And the tragedy person
always says,

"Most of all,
I'd like to thank my wife,

without whom
I never would've made it."

Do you think it's easy
for those wives or husbands?

I mean, do you think
being so supportive

just comes naturally to them?

Well...

I doubt it's easy.

But I bet if you love someone,

it comes pretty naturally.

Kirsten's not doing
any better, Jule.

Really?

Mornings are... so-so,

but afternoons and evenings

are pretty unbearable, I guess.

I talked to her doctor,

and... he said
she might be like this

for a long time.

Wow.

So I guess you just...

hang in there.

For how long?

However long it takes.

What if I can't?

What do you mean?
Of course you can.

You don't know that.

Think about it.
When have I ever been

good at hanging in there?

I mean, let's face it,
if there's one thing I suck at,

it's the long haul.

That is so not true, Charlie.

I mean, you
hung in there for us.

Barely, and only 'cause
I didn't have a choice.

[sighs]

[chuckles]

You know what I think
this is like? This is like
when we were little,

and we packed for
our summer camping trips.

And I'd get out
all my camping clothes

from the year before
and try them on.

And each year...

I'd be really surprised
that they were too small,

'cause I hadn't even noticed
that I'd grown.

[acoustic guitar playing]

Maybe you've grown
more than you've noticed.

I'm just so scared
I'm gonna wanna bail on her.

You know what, Charlie?

I'm not.

Not at all.

[sighs]

[acoustic guitar keeps playing]