The Secret Life of the American Teenager (2008–2013): Season 3, Episode 23 - Round II - full transcript

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erican Teenager...

Are those invitations
to my shower?

Maybe you'd give me a list of
friends you'd like to invite.

I don't have any friends.

I want to invite
the girls who thought

that I got just what I deserved
when I got pregnant.

Did you do that
just to show how many girls
Ricky slept with?

Amy, this isn't about you.
This is about me.

[Ricky] You don't know
anything about that fight,
and neither do I.

Let's stay out of it,
and that's the last time
I'm saying that.



Poor Grace.
It got really tough.

Complain, complain, complain.

I can't believe
you just said that.

Do you really love Ricky,
or do you just want to justify

getting pregnant
by him in the first place?

All I know is your son
came over my house tonight

and said some horrible things
to my daughter.

But from his perspective,

those horrible things are true.

I don't want to be part
of all this.

I don't really think
you should be getting married.

If you don't want to be
friends with Adrian,

then you don't want to be
friends with me.

You still care about me?



You really didn't care

if you completely destroyed
my relationship with Ricky

just to have a little fun.

And you didn't really care

if you completely destroyed
this family

just to have a little fun
at band camp.

John, did you see where Mommy
put her English book?

It's in here somewhere.

It's got to be in here
somewhere.

[sighs]
John, I really need
my English Lit book.

I haven't finished my homework,

and we're going to be late.

Morning.

Morning, John.

What are you doing here?

No, never mind
what you're doing here.

Whatever you're doing here,
can you take John
to the nursery?

I'm late.
I stayed up too late,
I got up too late,

and I can't find
my English Lit book,

and I haven't done my homework.

I'm surprised you had
any time with homework

with Ben being over here
last night.

I was going to tell you
when I saw you at school.

Really?
Yeah.

Maybe not at school,

but I was definitely going to
tell you tonight,

if I told you--

Is that why you're over here?

Are you upset
that Ben was over here?

I told him to stay away
from you

and let you and Adrian
work things out.

Yeah, I know.

If you knew, why didn't you
tell me he was over here?

I really don't have time
for this, this morning.
Can you take John?

Yeah, I'll take him, but I want
to know what Ben said to you.

I don't remember the details.

It's all kind of a blur.

I'm really running late.
Can we talk later?

Can we talk now?

How did you know Ben
was over here?

Adrian told me.
When did you talk to Adrian?

When I called her
to ask her to come over here
and apologize to you.

Oh, so you don't really think we
can work things out ourselves.

It didn't look like
it was going that way.

I don't want Adrian to come
over here and apologize to me.

Why not?
Because that would make her
the bigger person.

Then you apologize to her.

I'm not apologizing to her.

If anyone owes anyone
an apology, it's you.

For what?

You knew I slept
with other girls.

You can't expect me
to apologize

for sleeping with other girls

just because you know
who some of them are now.

Did you ever tell them
that you love them?

Ah, then you do remember
what Ben said.

Yeah, you told Ben,
and he told me.

You should've been
the one to tell me.

Why?
Why?

Because I thought
we told each other everything.

No, apparently not,

because I found out from Adrian

that Ben was over here,
not from you.

I said I was going to tell you.

"If." You said "If."
What else did he say?

Don't worry about it.
I already took care of it.

What do you mean,
you took care of it?

No, I am worried about it.

He knows what Ben said,
but I don't know?

How did you take care of it?
You don't want to know.

I do want to know.
He was talking to me.

I don't care
who he was talking to.
I want to know.

I went to see Leo.

I told him
in no uncertain terms

that I want Ben
to apologize to you.
Why would you do that?

Because no one says
the things that Ben said
to my daughter

without my saying
something about it.

Would someone tell me
what Ben said

before I lose it here?

If I tell you, you're really
going to lose it.

That conversation
was between Ben and me.

And me.
No, it wasn't.

And I don't need you
to go over to Leo's

and tell him to tell Ben
to apologize to me,

and I don't need you to go
over to Adrian's

and tell her
to apologize to me.

You know how much
you love John?

I love you
more than 17 times that much,

and no one is going to treat
my little girl like that.

Ben accused Amy
of faking her feelings for you

so she wouldn't look bad
for having sex with you
at band camp.

Are you kidding me?
He said that?

Something like that.

It's all so ridiculous,
I don't care. All right?

Not all right.
I care. I love you.

Yeah.

You love a lot of girls.

Where does Ben get the nerve
to say something like that?

From his father.

Leo basically blames
my little Amy

for ruining Ben's life.

Well, I guess to be fair,

she did know she was pregnant
with my baby

when she went out
with Ben the first time.

So you agree with Leo?

No, I don't agree with Leo.

That doesn't even sound
like Mr. Boykewich.

He actually said
Amy ruined Ben's life?

Yep.
So he thinks Ben's life
is ruined?

Apparently.
That doesn't make any sense.

So what are you going to do?

I'm going to take John
to the nursery.

And then what?
I don't know what.

♪ Falling in love ♪

♪ Is such an easy
thing to do ♪

♪ Birds can do it
We can do it ♪

♪ Let's stop talking,
Let's get to it ♪

♪ Let's fall in love ♪

I'd like to see Leo Boykewich.

Oh, no one gets in to see
the king.

All right.

I'm just joking.

He's not the Wizard of Oz.
He sees people.

Did we forget
an appointment?
Uh, no.

I'm Camiel.
I'm Leo's assistant.
You're Ricky, right?

How do you know that?

Are you kidding me?

Leo talks about you
all the time.

I knew who you were when you
stepped off the elevator.

Plus he has a picture
of you and Ben

working in the butcher shop
his desk.

You're much more handsome
in person.

He has a picture of me
on his desk?

You and Ben, mm-hm.

You want me to see
if I can reach him?

He's probably
still in his car.

No, no, that's okay.

Could you do me a favor
and not mention this to him,

that I dropped by?

Leo would want to know
that you came by.

I wanted to talk to him,

but suddenly it seems
like it's a bad idea.

Is there anything
I can help you with?

No, I'm just an idiot.

He already knows that,
so I'll just be going.

I don't think
that you're an idiot,

and I know that Leo has
a lot of respect for you.

Sure you don't want to tell me
what's going on?

No, it's personal,

and...

I just heard he said something

that he couldn't possibly
have meant,

something that would
really hurt someone,

someone that I care about.

Oh, dear.

Well, listen.

Leo is a really good man.

I don't think he'd say
anything to hurt anybody,

not intentionally anyway.

No, he wouldn't.
I'm sure he wouldn't

Thanks.
Sorry if I bothered you.

No, no, not at all.
Tell Amy I said hi.

Mr. Boykewich has
a picture of me on his desk?

You and Ben.

Oh, and another small one
of you and John
on the bookcase.

You know, he's really hoping
that you're going to go
to college.

He so wants you to do well.

I mean, he just thinks
the world of you.

You're like
a second son to him.

Yeah, I don't know about that.

Well, I do.

Leo Boykewich,

you get your butt over to
Amy's house right this minute

and apologize
before something bad happens.

Obviously George told
Amy what you said,
and she told Ricky.

I can't talk to Amy.

I don't know what she knows.

I told you,
I'll go over later,

and I'll apologize--

N-No, uh-uh, not George.
Amy.

Amy is the offended party here,
not George.

How did I get into this?
Well, you opened your mouth
when you shouldn't have,

which is not like you.

Also not like you,
blaming other people

or hiding in your office
from an 18-year-old

who you love like your own son.

I just said
some stupid, stupid things,

and now I'm embarrassed.

I was just so upset.
It just came out.

Oh, it just came out.
Yes, it just came out.

So you don't blame Amy at all
for what happened to Ben?

No, I don't.
I love Amy.

And I love Adrian.

I do.
She's the mother
of my son's baby,

and she's going to be his wife.

I love Adrian.

Okay, well, you keep telling
yourself that.

I don't really like her
all that much.

I know that,
but it's not your family.

It's my family,
and I love Adrian,

and so does my wife.

Betty is very, very excited

about all of this.

And how are we feeling
about Betty today?

I love Betty... every day.

More some days than others.

And how are we feeling
about me today?

You? I don't like you
at all today.

Oh, you like me.
You've liked me for 25 years.

And because you like me,

I am going to say this to you.

You're under too much stress.
Okay?

You're under too much stress,
and that's making you
say things to people

that you don't mean to say,
and that's creating more stress,

and the last thing you need
right now is more stress

between Ben and Adrian
and the prenup

and Betty and this new business
that you're taking on,

you're-- you're going to snap,
Leo.

You mark my words.
You are going to snap.

Thanks for the warning, Camiel,

but I already snapped.

Why don't you walk Moose
over there?

You can do that
for P.E. today.

[groans]

Why can't Amy ever walk Moose?

Because Amy's not the one
who's home schooled

and has a P.E. requirement.

Still mad at me?

[chuckles]
No.

I'm not still mad at you.

I'm sorry I got upset.

And knowing
that you did what you did

because you love me so much,

really just made
all the bad things that people
have ever said to me

just, um, disappear.

What did he say?

Did it start
with "abracadabra"?

Maybe he's trying to make
you disappear.

I just said something nice.

You should try it sometime,
and you know why, actually?

I don't want to know.
Because good begets good,
and bad begets bad.

Are you quoting the Bible now?

Yes-- "Episiotomy" 9:29.

And today, Amy, I hope you're
going to do something good

and get that shower
for Adrian going again.

Oh, I don't know if I can do
something that good.

You can do it.
I know you can do it.
I can do it, but--

But it's the right thing to do,

and you always do
the right thing.

Are you kidding me?

All right, I will try to make
the shower happen.

Don't just try.
I don't want any repeats
of yesterday.

All right, Dad.
[mocking]
"All right, Dad."

What is going on with you two?

Nothing.
Well, something--
something is going on.

Something was going on,

but we're fine,
Ashley and me.

No, we're not.

Okay, we're not.

I'm sorry for what I said
to you last night.

All right.
Well, if either of you come
across my English Lit book,

I really need it.

Have a nice day.

[whines]

What did she say to you?

She said that I'm ugly.
What did you say to her?

That she destroyed our family
by having a baby.

Okay, well, you're not ugly,

and she didn't destroy
our family by having a baby.

Amy gets magic,
and I get that?

Ashley,
you're a beautiful girl.

You can't walk around looking
like that and not know tha

and Amy didn't break
up our family.

I broke up our family.
Who cares?

What? What is getting you
so upset?

I don't know.

I'm just upset, okay?

And angry and...

about nothing and everything.

Well, a lot has happened
that would make you
justifiably angry.

On the other hand, you've kind
of been angry since birth.

That's part of your charm.

I'm not charming, okay?

And I'm not pretty,

and I'm not that smart,

and no one likes me.

I like you.
You don't even know me.

Okay, tell me something
about yourself I don't know.

I have Amy's English book.

[whines]

7:45, and I've failed
as a father.

The magician said
to bring you your book.

You had this?
Yeah, I had it.

You left it
on the kitchen table.

I was reading it.

I didn't know you needed it.

You had my book
and you didn't tell me?

You sound upset.

Did the magic spell wear off?

I needed this book
to do my homework.

I didn't do my homework

because I didn't have
the book.

Oh, you worry about
all the wrong things.
You know that?

[British accent]
'Ello, mates.

[normal voice]
I drove Ashley here.

That was very nice of you,
Toby.

You're a very nice guy.

Hopefully Ashley can do
something nice for you
in return.

Like...
Yeah, like what,
have sex with him?

Why would you think
that I meant that?

You want to have sex with him?

Have sex with him.

Thought you only wanted
to have sex with Ricky.

Have sex with him.

Much better idea.

Just be sure to use a condom.

It's just a mile and a half
over here,

and your dad kind of made her
bring you your book.

But thanks for the suggestion.

Hey, we're really sorry
about yesterday.

We're definitely coming
to the shower, and we're
going to bring presents.

Why?
Because you're our friend,
our best friend.

And Adrian actually
kind of overhear us

talking in the hall
about how she's not nice,

so now we kind of have to.

Yeah, we feel really bad
about that.

Actually I feel badly
about some of the things
I said to Adrian, too.

I guess I better find her
and apologize.

Yeah, you should do that.

You should.
I'm going to...

right after I call Grace

to make sure she still wants
out of the shower

because there's no sense
in apologizing

if it's already been decided
that there is no shower.

I think her mom
is kind of insisting

that you two still give Adrian
a shower.

Oh, I didn't know.

My parents were very busy
getting involved
in our lives yesterday.

Your parents?
Ben came over to my house last
night and told me off,

and then my dad went
over to Ben's house
and told Leo off

and demanded
that Ben apologize to me.

[chuckles]

Yeah.

And what did Mr. Boykewich say

when you dad told him off?

I guess he said that Ben
would apologize to me.

Did you tell Ben off
after he told you off?

Well, I-- I guess
I might have said some things

that I shouldn't have said.

I guess
he's not going to apapologi.

[sighs]

At least not now, anyway.

No, guess not.

Whatever. My dad told me
I have to apologize to Adrian,

so I will apologize
to Adrian... eventually.

I'm going to call Grace.

[rings]

Hi, Amy,
I can't talk right now.
I'm late for school, obviously.

Okay, well, I just wanted
to let you know

that Madison and Lauren
came to me

and said that they
want to go to the shower,

um, if that's okay
with you and Adrian

and if we're still going
to have the shower.

[sniffles]
We have to have the shower.

You okay?

No, I'm not okay, but...

I have to go.
I can't talk right now.

She sounded upset,

like really upset.

I know what that's about.

This belongs to my son.

You've been reading my texts?

I can get away with things
at this age.

Also at my age, I like to sit.

Don't apologize to Grant.

You don't have anything
to apologize for.

You let him come to you.

You let him apologize to you
for acting like that.

You weren't doing
anything wrong, were you?

No.

Maybe I should just tell him
how much he means to me

and how nice he is.

I don't know.

I'm just so afraid
of losing him.

[sighs]
I'm glad I have a boy.

I can't stand the tears.

Buck up, sweetheart.
You're not going to lose him.

He-- [laughing]
The guy's in love with you.

Yeah, but--
But nothing.

Don't you see?
He should've declared his--

his-- his turf,
defended his territory.

You're worth defending,
cookie.

"Cookie"?

Like a sugar cookie,

sweet and sparkly.

I never had a nickname before.
You got one now.

I don't deserve
a nickname like that.

I'm not that sweet.

I'm a terrible girlfriend.

I'm-- I'm a terrible daughter.

I'm a terrible sister.
I'm a terrible friend.

I'm not a shrink, cookie.

I'm afraid all I can help you
with is Grant.

That's all I really want
to help you with.

You're very emotional.

[whimpering]
I know.

All right.

Well, if you ever need
to talk about Grant again,

you just call me.

Yeah, I know,
you'll call Jack's dad.

But I'm not the jealous type.

I just think you're good
for my boy, you know?

But I want him to be good
for you,

so you hang in there
and play it smart

because you're a winner.

We're going to be friends
for a long time, Cookie.

I hope so.

Then it's a grand slam
for Foeburg.

Out of the park.

Thanks for coming.

She said that to you,
that I had sex with you,

that I got pregnant,
and I'm marrying you

just to get back at Ricky?

Why didn't you tell me this
last night?

Because it was late,
and you really need your sleep.

I can't believe I was going
to apologize to her
for yesterday

when she said that to you.

Yeah, well, she also sent
her dad over to tell my dad

to tell me to apologize to her.

What? And what did
your dad say?

He yelled at me
for what I said to Amy,

and he told me to apologize,

and at some point

I guess I have to apologize.

What about what she said
to you?

Yeah, well...

Look, there's Grace.

I'll let you two talk.
Hi, Grace.

Hi, Adrian.

We really do need to talk.

I'm really sorry
about what happened yesterday,
and so is Amy.

We still really want to throw
the shower for you,

and Amy said that Madison
and Lauren want to come,

and I'm sure plenty
of other girls do, too.

No, no shower.

No Amy, no Lauren, no Madison.

Just you and me.

We'll have lunch.
That's the shower.

But Amy made the reservation
at the restaurant.

She put down,
like, $200 at Jeff's.

Good. We'll have steak
and lobster.

I thought you said you couldn't
have shellfish at this stage
of your pregnancy?

It doesn't mean
I can't order it,
a whole lot of it.

Adrian, you wouldn't even be
getting back at Amy.

You'd be getting back
at George.

He gave her the money.

Even better.

After what George and Amy
said to Leo and Ben,

they deserve to lose $200,

and they're getting off cheap,

and you can tell them that,
both of them.

Can we not do this, please?

I was having
a really good morning.

I got a nickname
from Grant's dad.

"Cookie."

Well, there's no shower,
Cookie.

Just you and me.

Adrian, wait.

Amy, don't--
don't even try to talk to her.

I can't believe
I almost apologized to you,

and I tried to get Ben
to apologize to you.

So what? I almost apologized
to you and to Ben.

Almost only counts
in horseshoes,

so why don't you guys apologize
right now, to each other

really apologize?

Shut up, Cookie.

Okay, what did I do now?
Hm?

What did I say?

And who's Cookie?

Okay, look, I don't know
what's going on here,

but I just wanted
to work things out

so that we can have
the shower for you.

Well, I don't want
to work things out,

and I don't want an apology
from you, you big fake.

I don't want a shower.

Fine.

Then we won't work things out.

I won't apologize to you.

I didn't want to apologize
to you anyway,

and nobody wanted to come
to your shower.

That's how we got into all this
in the first place.

Adrian, remember,
Adrian's having a baby.

I know that, okay?
I know that she's having
a baby,

but she's not the only one
who's going through something.

I'm going through something,
too, okay?

I had a baby,

I am a mother,

and I have to work
after school,

and I don't have time
to do my homework

or to take care of my son John

or to have a relationship
with his father...

who half of you
have slept with.

And, by the way,
he doesn't love you, okay?

He loves me.
I-- I don't care
what he told you.

[inaudible]

Not that we even have
a chance at being happy...

because no one in my family
is happy.

That's why my parents
are divorced,

that and I had a baby.

And bonus?

I am failing English.

I (ave never failed before...

ever.

Yeah, I got incompletes
when John was born,

but I have never failed.

I'm failing.

[sighs]

I'm overwhelmed.

You have no idea what it's like

to be a teenage mother.

It stinks.
Okay?

No matter how much you love
the kid,

it stinks.

You just wait and see, Adrian.

It is not easy to be a mother
in high school.

I know that.

I know it's not easy.

You know how I know
it's not easy?

My mother was a teenage mother.

I've been there.

I've lived it.

Do you have any idea
how I feel,

how I have felt my whole life?

I never had anything.

I never had
what other girls had.

I never had a father

until I went out
and I tracked him down,

and then when he married
my mother,

what did I do?

I disappointed them both

by doing just what they did.

I hate myself.

A lot of days I hate myself,

but I get up,

and I come to school,

and I try to forget
that I hate myself

because I don't want anyone
to know,

and I don't want my baby
to feel that,

to feel that hate

and that insecurity

and that awful feeling of
not being like everyone else.

Do you know how hard
I've worked

to get to a place
where I like myself?

To have just an ounce--
an ounce of self-esteem?

Huh? Do you?

I'm sexy. Yeah.

That was a gift.

But I had to work
on my self-esteem.

And you? You're lucky.

You had two best friends
by your side

all the way through school.

I didn't have any friends.

I don't have any friends.

[clears throat]

Except for Cookie.

Do you know what?

Who's idea was it to have
this stupid shower anyway?

Yours.

[class bell rings]

Look, we've all said things
that we shouldn't have said,

so let me just be
the first one to apologize.

I apologize, Amy.

[sighs]
And I apologize to you
for not staying out of it.

I just made it worse.

Okay, I guess I'll be
the only one to apologize.

Look, let me add that Adrian
really wanted this shower,

and I wanted it for her.

And maybe she shouldn't
have invited all the girls
that Ricky slept with,

but it wasn't malicious.

It was thoughtless maybe.

Sorry, Adrian, but...
it wasn't malicious, Amy.

Besides, you already knew
that Ricky had slept
with all those girls.

He's Ricky.
He's the bad boy.

It's just what he does.

He's the guy
that all the girls want,

but you got him.

Okay, Amy?

You got him,

and Adrian got me,

and we've all got each other,

so please, let's just all
try to get along

before any of us get
emotionally naked again

in the school hallway.

You're idiots.
You know that?

You're all idiots.

Me, too?

Don't you get it?

Don't any of you get it?

I'm not e bad boy.

I'm damaged goods.

And I've worked
for half my life

to try to get over
what happened to me.

Having indiscriminant sex
is not a happy thing,

for me or for any abused kid

who's trying to heal.

I'm trying to heal
for my life, okay?

And it was embarrassing to me

that you called
all those girls over, Adrian.

And it was embarrassing to me

that you saw them
as competition, Amy,

like I'm some kind of prize
that girls are fighting over.

I hurt them, okay?

I... hurt them,

and I'm embarrassed by that.

I'm embarrassed
by this whole thing.

All because
of this stupid shower.

She's always gotten
more attention than I have.

Back in the old days,
when she was good,

she got more attention
for being good,

and then she was bad,

and she got even
more attention for being bad.

And she's still getting
more attention.

My dad and I used to be
really close,

but now he's just as close
to Amy.

Yeah, but she and your mother
used to be really close,

and now you're just
as close to her, right?

I'm going to quit talking
to you

if you keep repeating
stuff I've said

back to me
at the wrong time.

Sorry.

Where were we?

I should be used
to being invisible by now.

But I'm not.

I know something that
would get your dad's attention.

Oh, duh, let me see.

If I had sex with you?

It's weird.
It's like you're psychic.

You know my every thought.

That's because every thought
is the same.

Don't you ever think
about anything but sex?

Well...

not really, no.

I had sex a couple times,

but it wasn't that good.

The first girl
cried a lot afterward,

and then she told her mother,

and then her mother
told my mother,

and then I got
into a lot of trouble

even though it was her idea
in the first place.

And the second girl
kept yelling,

"Not like that!"

And then I cried.

Not in front of her,
but when I got home.

Is that supposed to make me
want to do it?

Couldn't we just do it
one time,

just agree that it would be
this one time,

and then we'd never
have to do it again?

I just want one normal
sexual experience.

Well, I'm not normal,

so I doubt sex with me
would be normal.

In your case,
I'll take "not normal."

I'd be willing to risk it.

I'm serious.
I'm not normal.

And I couldn't guarantee what
the results are going to be.

And you know I'm angry,

and I'm critical.

Yeah.

I'd still be willing
to risk it.

I'm not having sex with you.

All right.

Then I'll settle for you
saying something nice to me.

You say something
nice to me first.

You're prettier
than your sister.

All right,
I'll have sex with you.

Really?

No.

Some girl actually said,
"Not like that"?

Does my pain amuse you?

Yeah, it does.

Maybe we could be friends.

Or more than friends.

Maybe.

Before you say anything...

I was a complete ass,
and I'm sorry.

You don't owe me an apology.

You owe Alice an apology.

I know.
I was looking for
the two of you at school.

We weren't at school today.
Oh, why weren't you
at school today?

Because of what you said
to Alice.

Her mother said we could take
a mental health day,

so we did.

Of course,
her mother and her father
went to work,

so we pretty much just hung out
around the house having sex.

I think she feels a lot better.

I mean, she's hurt,
but she's better.

Really?

Because I'm finding
that sex with Adrian

is pretty much wrecking
my mental health.

Look, I was going to call
Alice last night,

but I was too busy
getting yelled at.

Someone should yell at you.

In your attempt to defend
your woman,

you offended my woman,
and me.

I know, I know.
I'm sorry.

Look, go over to Alice's
with me.

I want to talk to her.

Now might not be
the best time.

Her uncles are over there,

discussing what you said to her.

Yakuza.

"Yakuza"?

Ya-kuza.

Japanese mobsters.

Alice's uncles?

No. Did I scare you?

No.

I know Alice wouldn't let
anyone do anything bad to me.

I know Alice.

She loves both of us,

and I love both of you.

You're my best friends,

and it really kills me

when I think
of what I said to her...

and that I hurt her.

She's in the closet,
you know.

What? Alice is gay?

No. She's in your closet.

I'm sorry.

I'm really sorry.

All right, I'm sorry, too.

I love you, Ben.

All right, that's enough.

Are those cookies, Cookie?

[chuckles]
Yes.

Isn't it funny that your dad
gave me that nickname

and I bake cookies
all the time

and he doesn't even know?

Did you want one?

I feel too humiliated to eat.

I owe you an apology
for the way I acted last night.

Whatever's going on
with you and Jack

was between you and Jack

and in no way threatens me
or our relationship,

except for the fact that
I acted like a little kid

and ran from the room.

That might threaten
our relationship.

Does that threaten
our relationship?

No.

Sometimes people just do
stupid things

or say stupid things.

I myself have have said
and done many stupid things.

I love you.

I love you, too.

I love your dad.

And he loves you, Cookie.

[chuckles]

I understand,
and I hope you understand

that I'm under
a lot of pressure, too.

Anne and I
are still trying to figure out

how to handle things
now that we're divorced,

and, obviously, I'm failing
miserably as a single parent.

I was a single parent
for a long time.

It's not easy.

Uh...

Hi. Um, am I interrupting
something?

Come here, John.

Uncle Leo wants to talk
to Amy.

I'm really sorry
about what I said to Ben.

Yeah, well, you can tell
that to Ben, then.

This isn't about that.

I said something
to your father
about you last night

that I didn't mean,

and I need to apologize to you.

It's okay, Mr. Boykewich.

I don't really know why,
but it's okay.

It's really not okay.

I don't want to say
something that'll hurt you,

but someone might tell you
what I said,

and I'd rather you hear
it from me.

In a moment of anger
that I'm not proud of,

I blamed you
for ruining Ben's life.

Well, I understand
why you might do that.

I don't really blame you,

and I don't really think
his life is ruined.

I mean, if his life
is ruined for having a baby
in high school,

then I suppose
your life is ruined,

and, obviously,
your life is not ruined.

I've seen you
with John and Ricky.

You're a strong young woman,

all the stronger for everything
you've been through.

It's just painful

to watch Ben and Adrian know

that they're going to go
through that pain, too.

It's hard on a parent.

I love my son.

Yeah.

It's kind of like
the way I love John,

just 17 years times that.

Yeah, like that.

And I guess your dad

told Ricky
what I said you, today,

and he came down to my office
to confront me.

Ricky did?

Yes, he did,

and I hid from him.

I was so embarrassed,
I hid from him.

I mean, me hiding from Ricky.

Yeah, I know the feeling.

Think I might be doing
that for a while. [chuckles]

[sighs]

[man chattering on TV]

I brought cookies for you guys.

Is anyone speaking to me?

No.

I'm speaking to you.

We just don't want cookies
you baked for Grant.

No, I think we do.

[clicks off TV]

Of course you do.

I'm really sorry
that I yelled at you, Tom.

I should've known
that your old girlfriend

wouldn't want to go
to Adrian's shower

knowing how you feel
about Adrian.

And even though Tammy's married
to somebody else,

she was your first love,

and I'm sure you'll both

always have a place
in your hearts for each other.

You got that right.

I love you, Tom.

You know I love you,

and I'll help you find
someone to go out with.

I promise.

Uh... no.

Thanks, sis,

but I love you, too.

Thanks for the cookies.
You're welcome.

Say "Thanks for the cookies."

Do you mind if I talk
to Grace alone?

Go ahead.

I take complete responsibility
for messing things up with us.

No, you can't take
complete responsibility.

I made mistakes, too,

not the same type
of mistakes you made,

but I made mistakes.

And hey, we tried it,
we gave it a shot,

and it just didn't work out.

I feel like a big wuss
for saying this,

but I don't think
I've got the guts

to really try it again,
with Madison.

I keep running back to you

because I think
it would be better
to mess things up with you

than to mess things up
with Madison.

You don't really have
a choice, I guess.

Yeah, I guess I don't.

But I don't think you'll
mess things up with Madison.

I don't think you'll cheat
on her or anything.

And you're a good guy.
You've always been a good guy.

Thanks.

Sure.

Bye.
Bye.

I'll see you around the house?

Yep.

[knock on door]

Hey.
Hey.

What are you doing here?

I'm just dropping Robie off.

Your dad's taking
him for the weekend.

But it's not the weekend.

It's the middle of the week.

Yeah, I know, but he offered,
so...

do you want to come
back with me?

It's a school night.
That's the beauty
of home school.

You can do it anywhere.

What about Amy?

Amy doesn't have that option.

Besides, how often do you and
I get to spend time together

without Amy or Robby?

It'll be fun.

We can stay up late,
go to the movies.

You can even come with me
to play rummy

at Mimsy's assisted care.

That sounds like fun.
Yeah, it is.

So why don't you just throw
some stuff in a bag,
and let's go.

All right, I will.

[tapping cell phone]

Toby?

I just want to let him know
I won't be here.

That's good.
You should let him know.

What's that look?

Nothing, not a look.

He's just a friend.

No-- a friend.

Oh, my God,
is he more than a friend?

No, he is not more
than a friend.

Friend is good.

Yeah, it's nice to have
someone to talk to.

You can always talk to me,
you know.

Yeah, I know.

And I can talk to you
about you.

[sighs]

Just...

Feel so stupid
and ashamed of myself.

Yeah, I think we all do.

Should we call Ricky?

Do you want to call Ricky?

No. No, I think I'll wait
a few days to talk to him.

Yeah, that might be
a good idea.

I'm going to be
a better person.

Me, too, but neither of us
are bad people.

No, but--
[sighs]

...I've said some bad things,

and I've done some bad things.

Everybody has.

Really? You think?

I think.

Do you think we'll be
good parents?

Yeah, I think we'll be
good parents.

I think we'll still make
mistakes,

but we'll be good parents.

Thanks for loving me, Ben.

Pleasure.

Thanks for loving me.

[knock on door]

I'm coming.

[sighs]
I'm sorry.

Yeah. Come on in.

I'm not going to stay long.

I just wanted to say that
face to face.

[chuckles]
No matter how red my face is.

I'm really sorry.

Yeah, well...

you and I have never really
talked about my past.

I don't really like
to talk about it.

I lost my temper.

I don't like to do that either.

It's understandable that
you would lose your temper.

And, you know,
if you ever wanted to talk
about what happened

and all of that,

you can talk to me.

Or I can talk to my shrink.

I don't want to get our lives
entangled in my past, okay?

I've worked really hard

for years to let that stuff go.

Or I've tried to let
that stuff go,

and I'm still trying
to let that stuff go.

It would be all right
if I hugged you?

How about I hug you?

I'm really sorry.

Me, too, Amy.

Me, too.

I n't believe
I'm even going to ask this,

but, uh...

is there going to be a shower?

Well...

this is nice.

We have the whole place
to ourselves.

Yeah, yeah, the--

the whole place.

I haven't really seen
much of you lately.

Yeah. Yeah, we've both been
really busy, you especially.

How's the condo coming?

Oh, it-- it's coming along.

We've got the new window
treatments in,

and the nursery set up,

and, well,
most of the furniture is there.

The previous owners
left some things,

so we just added to that.

So are you ready
for the wedding?

I mean, in two weeks you're
going to be Mrs. Ben Boykewich.

Yeah, I'm ready.

I'm ready to be
Mrs. Ben Boykewich,

but I'm not ready
for the wedding.

I haven't picked
the photographer or ordered
the flowers or any of that,

but I do have a dress.

Yeah. I love your dress.

Yeah.

Hi. The sign outside said
"Closed for a private party."

I don't think
that people understood

that the shower
was the private party.

Sit down.

Yeah, please.

Hey.

Hey, Adrian.
Hi.

Congratulations
on your wedding,

and the baby.

Yeah, and thanks
for inviting us to the shower.

Thank you for coming.

Bar Mitzvah cancelled.

So glad I got to come.

Mazel tov.

Thank you, Alice.

I'm really happy you're here.

And I'm sorry
about the bar mitzvah.

That's okay.
My cousin's not really Jewish.

He just wanted a bar mitzvah

because all his friends
are Jewish.

See ya.

Hey.

Hi.

I'm Marsha.

We were lab partners last year.

You stayed
after class to help me
with a homework assignment.

Oh, yeah, Marsha. Hi.

Uh, I don't like
that kind of thing to get out,
you know?

Oh, yeah. Got it.

Well, good luck
with everything,

and thanks for inviting me.

Sure.

This is so grownup.

Then again,
I guess getting married
and having a baby

is, well, pretty grownup.

Uh-huh.

Adrian, you remember Lisa.

You let me sit
with you at lunch

my first day of school.

Oh, yeah, of course.

Good to see you.
Thank you for coming.

Sure. Thanks for letting me.

This is Debbie.

Duh, I think Adrian knows
who I am.

Hey, Adrian, congratulations.
Long time no see.

Debbie told me the story

about how she was in the
bathroom crying one day,

and you told her
to dump her boyfriend.

Yes, and how is
your boyfriend, Debbie?

He's still dumped.

Oh, well, good.

Yeah. Well, here you go.

Thank you.

Amy and I have been
working really hard.

As it turns out, you do
have plenty of friends.

Maybe it was the pity speech
in the hallway.

Yeah, that might have had
a little something to do
with it.

Or maybe you're just not
as bad as you think.

Thank you, Grace.

Thanks, Amy.

[chattering]