The Secret Life of the American Teenager (2008–2013): Season 4, Episode 12 - Pomp - full transcript
Jesse is throwing a graduation night party at his parent's lake house. Ricky finds out that he's valedictorian. Adrian vows to Ricky that she will have him again.
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- I want to be married.
- You may never get that, Amy.
- Do you like it?
- Yes, dad.
I'm gonna wait. Give it to her the
night I graduate from high school.
This is about Camille.
When do you think it would be
too soon to give her a call?
Tell her that you and Betty
have gone your separate ways,
and... you just want to say hello.
We've been together
since the third grade.
Henry, you are not breaking
up with me at school, are you?
I have to be at that graduation
ceremony in a cap and gown.
I know someone who lives upstairs.
Who's that?
Some really rude,
obnoxious guy named Dante.
You're Adrian, aren't you?
Yeah. And you are?
- Omar.
- His brother.
I don't want to go to any
graduation stuff with you.
I can't go through
graduation solo.
I will never make the
mistake of pushing you
to do anything you don't wanna do.
If you want have a relationship with
me, it's gotta be just you and me.
- You're my best friend.
- So is Alice.
- You and George make good roommates.
- You sure you don't mind if I stay here?
You're up to something.
She's trying to get
a proposal out of me.
- And?
- [Ricky] And I intend to enjoy that.
No. I don't think that's
a good idea. Not at all.
Dad, you have to let me go,
it's Jesse's graduation party.
I don't have to let
you go, I really don't.
But it's his and his family's
party for him and his friends.
- And all my friends are going.
- Is your brother going?
Ugh, he's not even
going to graduation!
- Oh. Right.
- [Lauren] Yeah, Mr. Smarty Pants thinks it's beneath him.
Mr. Smarty Pants, huh?
Jason has to be at his school Friday
to register for summer
school, he had no choice.
Is Madison going?
Her dad's gonna let her spend the
night at some house on the lake
- fifty Miles from here?
- That depends on how this goes.
And Amy's parents
are letting her go.
Well, I think she's already
moved out of the house.
And I don't see Ricky
going to a party like this.
I do. If he's not gonna marry
her, it's the least he can do.
I'm not going to get into all that.
Jesse's parents gave him permission
to use their summer house on the lake?
They know he's throwing a party
and they're OK with that?
Yes. They think it's a good,
safe place to have a party.
- Drinking near a lake is safe.
- Who said anything about drinking?
Don't be so naive, Lauren.
It's a graduation party
with no parents around for 50 Miles,
there's gonna be drinking and
probably other illegal activities,
and so couples having sex.
I don't want you doing any of that.
I'm not gonna do any of that stuff.
Dad, don't you trust me by now?
I do, I do trust you, Lauren.
I trust that you won't drink,
that you won't do anything illegal,
and that you won't
have sex in high school.
[Sighs] I won't. I promise.
[Sighs]
So you want to go to the party,
but you don't want to go with Jack?
Well, I kind of want
to go with Jack,
but I told him that I'm not doing
any of the senior stuff with him.
And why did you tell Jack you don't want
to do any of the senior stuff with him?
Because I have too
much self-esteem.
I said I'd go as his friend,
but I really don't want to.
'Cause he doesn't love
me, he loves grace.
But if Jack finds out that
you're going to the party,
and he asks you to go with him?
I'm going with friends, I'm
not going with or for Jack.
Really? Are you sure
you're not saying this
just so I won't think that
you're sleeping with Jack?
Not that I'm saying
that you can go.
Dad, everyone is going.
Please, just let me go, please!
I just don't like the idea of a bunch
of seniors out partying all night.
I'm sure there'll be
booze, and worse.
Well, there won't be
any drinking and driving
because everyone's spending
the night at the house.
- So, there will be drinking?
- [Madison] I'm not going to drink or do anything worse.
I'd just feel better about it if
the lake house was a little closer.
If it was somewhere I
could come and pick you up
if something doesn't go the way you
expect it to and you want to come home.
Jack can bring me home
if I want to come home.
You know, we're still good enough
friends. He'd do that I'm sure.
Well, he won't be able to do that
if he's been drinking, will he?
Well, then, I can
drive myself home.
From some place 50 Miles away from
here in the middle of the night
- that you've never been to before?
- Dad, I'm not gonna have to drive myself home.
Just let me go, please.
[Sighs]
We can get a babysitter. I'm sure my dad
would be happy to take John for the night.
no, I don't want to get a babysitter
to go somewhere I don't want to go.
I don't even like getting babysitters
to go somewhere we do want to go.
I wanna go.
Madison and Lauren are going
and a lot of other people.
It would be fun to do something less
adult and more high school, for a change.
Yeah, I don't really
want to drive 50 Miles
to be with a bunch of kids drinking and
doing other stupid stuff and having sex.
I'd like to do something
less high school, more adult.
But it's going to be your
last night of high school.
Yeah. High school. Just
graduation from high school.
- It's not that big a deal.
- It's a very big deal.
Twelve years of school you've finished?
Hello, that's quite an accomplishment.
If you feel that way
about it, then you party
at some lake house on your graduation
night, but I don't want to, Amy.
I want it to be just you and me. Here.
Right here. You and me and our son.
Aw, come on,
it's you and me and
John all the time.
We should make it
special, graduation night.
Really special.
And out in the outdoors like that,
who knows what kind of
crazy things could happen.
Not me. And I don't want to know.
And I promise, graduation will be
special with just the two of us.
I promise. Promise.
[Sighs]
No. It doesn't matter what you
do. You can't talk me into it.
So, don't even try, all right?
You've done enough for me lately.
- But you won't do this one little thing for me?
- [Ricky] No.
[Sighs]
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- What are you thinking?
- I don't know, what am I thinking?
You're gonna go after Dante's
brother, Adrian? His Brother, Adrian?!
It's bad enough you
don't see to have any boundaries,
when it comes to going after friend's boyfriend
or your boyfriend's friend or whatever Ben was,
but this is Dante's older brother.
It's his brother, Adrian!
Dante should have called me.
He's backpacking across
Europe with his buddies.
He should have told me he was going.
You just met Dante!
To tell you everything.
Well, I don't have to
him everything either.
- Don't forget, I'm still married.
- OK, I thought you liked Dante.
Do not go out with his
brother, if you like Dante.
He's going to Europe
back, hen when he gets
maybe your divorce
papers will be filed,
and you'll be free
go Out with him for real.
I'm free now. He just isn't around.
And I'm not gonna wait around for him.
Look, I really like his brother.
I really like Omar.
- Good morning.
- Good morning.
- What's going on?
- Well, we got invited to a party.
- "We", who?
- We. You and me.
I guess Lauren's boyfriend
thinks we're all friends,
and I think he's even
inviting you, too, grace.
You and whoever you want
to bring. To his family's
summer house, at the
lake, graduation night.
And, um, whoever I'd like to bring?
You... you're bringing
your'e not even divorced yet.
I know. I was just asking.
Hmm. Whatever Adrian,
I'd love to see you intrest
other than Ricky. [Scoffs]
I can still drive you
up there, if you want.
Um, that's OK.
I think I'll just and her new friends,
if her new friends are going.
You know, it might be worth
if we went togther,
you might meet someone
up there or something.
- I might.
- Mmm-hmm.
I hope that stupid consuler don't get up on stage
with evreyone else, if she doesn't, then... [Sighs]
Graduation could be depressing.
You know, maybe we can go to the lake a little sonner,
- have our own party. Know what I mean?
- Yeah, I know but it's not our house.
And I don't even know if Jannie
gonna want to go.
Are you having a trouble with Daniel?
no. Not really. It's just...
He's a little bit more mutre
then my high-school's friends.
you know, I don't know
if he wants to go, he is in collage.
Hmm, if he thought you'll have sex with him,
at the lake, he'd go.
I don't think he will want to
use Jassie's parents' lake house
- for those purposes his own apartment.
- I'm gonna go see the counselor.
[Cell phone ringing]
[Gasps]
Omar. Hey yourself.
What's going on? You
hear about Jesse's party?
Yeah, I heard.
But I'm not a senior
and I'm not graduating,
and my boyfriend's in college, so...
- So are you going?
- I don't know.
Well, you should go,
whether Daniel goes or not,
you should go. It's
all your old friends.
- Last chance to be with our senior class.
- I don't think I want to go.
You're making too
big a deal out of it.
It's one night with a
bunch of old friends.
OK, I'll think about it.
But graduation is the
last day of school.
We always spend the last
day of school together.
You, me and Henry.
Yeah. Um, I guess we
won't do that this year,
unless of course, you and
Henry decide you want to,
and then the three of
us can go to the party.
The three of us? Ben,
there is no three of us.
We're gonna be taking turns with you.
'Re sharing custody.
Didn't Henry tell you?
Uh, no.
Yeah. So... I thought we'd
hang out at your house,
we've always hung out at your
house the last day of school.
Henry said he wanted
to go to this party.
It's up at Jesse's parents'
lake house, it's the same night.
Well, that's not our agreement.
- I'll talk to Henry.
- Good.
[Sighs]
Don't run away. You don't
have to be afraid of me.
- I'm not afraid of you.
- Well, she has someone in there.
I'm just waiting around to
see if I can go up on stage
with the rest of you at graduation.
I won't get a diploma yet,
but it would be nice
if I could at least feel
as if I'm still part
of the class, you know?
I still can't believe this
last year, lousy year for me.
What's going on?
I don't know. Counselor asked
me to stop by, I'm stopping by.
No, something else is going on.
You and Amy are OK, right?
[Chuckles] Yeah.
Are you and Amy going to
that party, after graduation?
- No.
- Oh, that's too bad. I think I'm going. It'll be fun.
You know, all of us
together one last time.
And I will be bringing someone with me,
so it's not like I will be trying
to put the moves on you, all right?
No one said you were. We just
have other things to do that night.
All right, well, I'm not gonna
make a big deal out of it.
I'll be seeing you
in the fall, you know.
Don't go to the same
school as me, Adrian,
there are plenty of other schools.
Don't cause any more
trouble for me or for Amy.
Start your life somewhere
else, why don't you?
I'll start my life
wherever I want.
I love you, I've
always loved you,
and one day I will
make love to you again.
I don't care what
happens with you and Amy,
mark my words, it will happen.
Maybe not before we close out our
senior years here, but it will happen.
Oh. Hi, Adrian. I
wasn't expecting you.
I was expecting you, come on in.
I do have some good
news for you, though.
You may attend graduation
in cap and gown,
and we'll even present you with
a diploma that's dated August,
but not yet signed,
but I know it will be.
Yes! Thank you so much!
This means so much to me! Oh,
you're the best, Ms. McGillecuty.
- Thank you!
- McGillecuty?
So, you have one more
week until graduation,
and that leaves you with one
more week to write a speech.
To write a speech? I thought my
classes were pretty much over.
They are. You ended up
with the highest scores,
the highest average
by just this much.
Oh. Yeah, OK. Well,
I guess that's good.
- What speech?
- At graduation? You're valedictorian.
- No. No, thanks. I decline.
- You can't. -[Ricky] I just did.
No, really, this is big!
I mean, this is something
that you're gonna remember
for the rest of your life.
This is something that your
mothers are gonna remember,
- and your dad, and Amy and...
- No. - You have to.
No, I don't. I
respectfully decline.
- I don't want the honor.
- Don't make me talk to Amy.
[Sighs]
OK, sorry about that.
But you should do this.
I don't do shoulds. I should
have worn a condom, for example.
Are you thinking you
don't deserve this?
Ricky, you deserve this.
After all that you've endured,
after how hard you've worked to
overcome your personal circumstances,
after achieving the
highest academic record
at a top-rated high
school, you deserve this.
I can't. I really can't. Even
if I wanted to do it, I can't.
You can do anything.
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Hey there. How was lunch?
Eh, it was lunch. Any phone calls?
Let me see, let me see...
Oh, yeah. Just the one.
Just someone named...
Huh, I can hardly read my writing here.
Oh, yeah, Camille?
Oh, any message?
Yeah, she says she'd like to have an
after work drink with you, if you have
do you have time? She said I could
just, uh, call her and let her know.
I guess I could do that.
6:00? OK, or whatever
time she can get there.
The usual?
Yeah, don't want to make
it too important, you know.
Yeah, I know.
Oh, I hope she doesn't
want the job back.
I would never give her the
job back, the job is all yours.
You have been doing a really good
job so far, so, just keep it up.
[Laughs]
[Phone ringing]
Boykewich International.
How may I help you?
What's wrong, Betty?
Are you crying?
I'm, I'm sorry, I can't understand you.
Hi, there.
Oh. Hi.
Finding it a little scary to leave?
No, I'll be back tomorrow,
we still have a week left.
I meant, leave high school.
No, you know, I'm kind of
looking forward to a fresh start.
It's time for me to leave here.
Too many bad memories here.
Bad memories? Jack, you're
captain of the football team,
you can play any sport you want to,
you have got offers for scholarships
to both colleges you want to go to,
you've done really well here.
And you're popular. And on
top of that, you're a nice guy.
Yeah, but I can't have the
one thing I really want. Grace.
Grace bowman?
Yeah, we dated her first year
here and then on and off, and...
I love her, I've always loved her.
Aw, that's... wait, I, I
thought you and Madison...
She's a nice girl, but grace is the one.
Oh, well, you never know
what'll happen in life.
Maybe you'll go your
separate ways for now,
and maybe you'll come
back to each other,
or maybe there's some lucky girl out
there that's waiting for a guy like
you're going to
college, that's exciting.
It's gonna be fun, you're
gonna do well. Focus on that.
And focus on this:
Um, we would like you to say the
prayer at graduation ceremonies.
Oh, really?
Maybe grace could help you
with writing the prayer.
Yeah. Yeah, thanks, I'll do
it. I'll, I'll definitely do it.
Good.
Yeah.
So have you and Alice been talking?
Any kind of agreement
between the two of you?
What?
A custody agreement.
That's, that's ridiculous.
You're not a child, and
you're certainly not our child,
you're our friend.
Do you?
Yes.
Henry! Oh, for God's sake, man,
I can't be swapped back and forth
between the two of you for the rest
of our lives like I'm some child
being fought over in a divorce.
It's not like that.
What's it like?
She gets you Thanksgiving day,
I get you Thanksgiving night.
She gets Christmas and I get new year's,
it's every other Monday holiday,
I get you easter, she
gets fourth of July.
We're not fighting at all.
We have a very sound agreement
that we're both happy with.
What about graduation?
Because she wants to come over to
my house the last day of school,
and graduation's that night, and...
And by the way, I am a grown
man, and this is ridiculous!
You two have put me right in the middle.
So if you want to go to the
party at the lake house with me,
then tell Alice that's
the way it's gonna be.
Don't put me in the position
of telling her, OK?
Hey, all right, forget it.
Just, just let Alice go with you.
I'm the one who caused all
this pain, so let her go.
I don't want to go with Alice,
I want to go and have a good
time and not worry about Alice.
If Alice goes then I'll
have to take care of her,
look out for her, make sure
she's having a good time...
And you wouldn't do that for me?
Would I need to do that for you?
I'm going through a
break-up, man, I'm lost.
I'm going through a
divorce. We're both lost.
But you can't just lean on me,
we're gonna have to lean on each other.
Just face it, Alice is
stronger than both of us.
Maybe she was, but I don't know anymore.
Wait. Like I stole her chi?
Did she tell you I stole her chi?
Because I didn't steal her chi.
Life energy?
Oh.
What's up?
I don't know, I just got here.
You got a look on your face.
No, I don't. Yeah, you do.
All right, I do.
But you don't like to get involved
with people and their
personal problems, so, don't.
You're asking her to
marry you, aren't you?
What? That's it, isn't it?
OK, just tell me that that's
it and I'll stay out of it,
but I won't be able to
keep the smile off my face
until I see the ring on her finger.
No. That's not it. That's not it at all.
I'm valedictorian.
You are?
Yeah, I am.
And now I've got to give this
stupid speech at graduation,
and I don't want to. But I got to. So...
So that's good, too. Congratulations.
And you're asking Amy to marry you?
All right, all right, I don't
know how you figured that out,
but yes. But only if it all works
out and the timing is right, and...
Mmm. Congratulations.
You're the first person I've told.
But you're a very important
person to me, bunny.
You've made a big difference in
my life. You've taught me a lot.
I know.
[Humming]
[Knocking on door]
She's not home yet.
Good. I wanted to get
here before she gets here.
I'm happy you're here
before she gets here.
We're talking about your mother, right?
Right. Is everything going OK?
Oh, everything is going very OK.
Is Anne OK with her staying here?
Oh, Anne is more than
OK with her staying here.
What does that mean?
That means that I think
someone has a crush on someone,
know what I mean?
I have no idea what you mean.
I saw Anne looking at your mother
and I saw your mother
looking back at her.
Huh?
Oh, yeah. There's a
romance brewing all right.
I saw it with my own eyes.
Between Amy's mother and my mother?
No, no that would not be good.
Are you kidding? That would be great.
That'd mean the whole
time I was cheating,
I had a reason to cheat
because my ex-wife is gay.
[Scoffs]
That would mean that nothing was
my fault, it was all her fault.
If those two hit it
off, I hit the jackpot,
all guilt is resolved and I am king!
Anne is not gay, OK? She had
a boyfriend, that architect,
and then there was her old
high school boyfriend, and...
And none of those
relationships worked out either.
That doesn't mean she's gay.
Well, not in and of itself, but,
I sense a strong possibility,
very strong possibility.
No. I think my mom would
have said something to me.
Well, wait around until she gets home,
and maybe you can get
her to say something.
That's not what I came by for.
What'd you come by for?
Oh, hi, honeys, I'm home.
Hi. Hi.
What's for dinner? [Gasps]
Are you and Amy eating with us?
No, no, we're eating at home.
Speaking of which, I better go.
Yeah, I better go. Goodnight.
What was that all about?
I don't know. He came over
here to see me about something,
but never got around to telling me what.
Oh, no. [Scoffs]
You didn't say anything about
your stupid theory, did you?
I couldn't help myself.
[Sighs] OK, now he's
gonna say something to Amy,
and Amy's gonna say something to Anne,
and Anne is gonna drive over here,
and kick me out of this place,
and then I'm gonna have no place to go.
There's no reason the three
of us can't live here together.
Snap out of it!
Ricky?
Huh, daddy isn't here.
I wonder where daddy is.
[Cell phone ringing]
Hello?
That idiot invited Adrian to the party!
He's not an idiot, he just didn't know.
Oh. Well, I don't think I
can talk Ricky into it anyway.
No, Amy, we have to go. We shouldn't
let Adrian ruin this for us.
But the three of us are kind
of seeing this as our party,
and it's not our party.
Uh, yes, it is! It's our last chance
to be with these seniors at a party
and you have to talk Ricky into coming!
I mean you got him that
special ice cream thing,
whatever it was and,
and you washed his hair.
I mean, I don't think
he'd marry you for that,
but he should at least come to
one stupid party for you for that.
He doesn't have to go to the stupid
party if he doesn't want to go.
Well, you want to go.
I don't know if I do, Madison,
not if Adrian's gonna be there.
[Sighs] We can't let
Adrian ruin this for us.
OK, well, um, look,
I want to get John ready for
bed before Ricky gets home.
I have to run, bye.
She shouldn't let Adrian
keep her from going.
Why did he invite
her? [Exclaims angrily]
Jesse was just being nice.
You know, he wanted me to feel comfortable,
and have some of my friends there.
Well, I already told my
dad that your dad said yes.
He'll say yes. He's
already leaning towards yes.
I made it an issue of trust.
My family's really big on trust.
So, I'm going to that party.
But you don't sound
very excited about it.
Yeah, I don't know. I thought about it,
and I just wish Jesse asked
me about the whole thing first.
I don't really want
to go to a big party,
I'd rather just be with him.
Big parties are just
trouble waiting to happen.
And if anyone does anything
stupid at this party,
then somehow I'm gonna get in trouble.
Um, hello. If anyone gets in trouble,
it's gonna be Jesse, it's his party.
Yeah. He doesn't seem
too worried about it,
so, I guess it'll be OK.
You guess it'll be OK? Just OK?
No, it's gonna be great. I
really want to go to a party.
I have never been to a party.
Not a real, like,
unchaperoned, no parents,
fifty Miles away from
civilization kind of party.
Yeah, I know. Neither have I.
But I don't know why, I'm just
not getting a good feeling about it
now that I've made
it so important to go.
Well, you're just
nervous, it's gonna be fun.
I hope so.
[Groans] And I hope Jesse doesn't
have any plans to try anything again.
He promised he wouldn't,
but he won't, will he?
I think you've made your feelings
about not wanting to
have sex pretty clear.
I picked up dinner. Sorry,
I should've left you a note.
No. Here you go, buddy.
That's OK, that's so nice of you.
Oh, I love Chinese.
It always reminds me of
that weekend in New York.
We didn't talk about going to
parties or socializing with friends,
or any of that over that
weekend in New York, did we?
No. And we don't have
to talk about that now
because that is not a problem.
If you didn't want to ever socialize
with my friends or ever go out to parties,
then that would be a problem, maybe.
But if just this one
time, you don't want to go,
well, it is your
graduation and I'm gonna do
whatever it is you want to do
because that night is
all about you, not me.
I tell you what, Amy,
if after graduation,
you still want to go to this party,
then you go. I totally trust you.
And if you want to have some
fun with Madison and Lauren,
you should go. And I'll be
happy to stay home with John.
But it's your graduation.
We should celebrate together.
Truthfully, I just can't
wait to get it over with.
Oh, no. I hope I haven't
ruined it for you.
Wait, Ricky, you should be
enjoying every single minute of it.
I, I can't.
Why? Because I've been
pushing you about this party?
I'm so sorry, Ricky. I'm really sorry.
No, it's not that.
What is it?
I'm, you know, the, uh,
valedictorian.
What? Ricky, congratulations!
Oh, my God! [Laughs] That's insane!
That's awesome! That's wonderful!
I love you!
I love you, too.
[Laughs]
What? Is something wrong?
No, no, nothing is wrong.
I just found out today,
and it's a lot of pressure.
And I just want you and
John to be proud of me.
Oh, my gosh! We're so proud of you.
We were proud of you before,
we're proud of you now,
and I just hope you're
proud of yourself.
I love you, Amy.
I love you, too.
Valedictorian! That's insanely good!
Have you talked to your mom lately?
No.
Hi.
Hi.
It's good to see you. Where's Mike?
Oh, Betty called.
After we made our plans Betty called,
her mom died, and I let
Mike take her to the airport.
I'm having her go home
on the corporate jet.
And you didn't want to see her off?
Maybe I should have, but, no,
I didn't want to see her off.
I was looking forward to seeing you.
I was hoping I'd be seeing you
wear that bracelet that I sent you.
You didn't like it?
I loved it. I was hoping that
you would help me put it on.
I'd love to.
Thank you.
Thank you for waiting.
Yeah, 25 years is a long time to wait.
I'm not divorced yet, you know.
But I think it's all gonna go just fine.
I hope so.
I know so.
Want to go to dinner?
I'd love to go to dinner.
We'll come and get you in
10 minutes, Mrs. Boykewich.
Sorry, last minute call,
we just want to make sure
that everything is perfect for you.
Oh, thank you.
Well, just make sure
the wings are perfect.
That's all I'm really worried about.
You know, the wings falling off.
I'm sure the wings are fine.
We're just making sure that
the catering is in place.
Oh, good, 'cause I'm really hungry.
You know, all this grieving
that I have been doing
has just given me a
really huge appetite.
We'll be right back to get you.
OK.
[Clears throat]
So sorry to hear about your loss.
May I sit down?
Mmm-hmm.
Uh, it wasn't your husband
by any chance, was it?
Oh, no. No, it wasn't my husband.
My husband and I are getting a divorce.
What! Who would divorce a
lovely lady such as yourself?
Leo Boykewich.
The sausage king?
Yeah, but actually I was the
one that asked for the divorce.
I'm gonna go back to college.
And I'm starting a
whole new life on my own.
Divorce attorney.
If I could be of any help
whatsoever, you give me a call.
And I am very sorry for your loss.
Oh, well, thank you.
So, you have your own jet?
Belongs to a client of mine.
And you too could have a jet,
sweetheart, if you want one.
Really?
[Laughs]
I'll think about it. No. I will. I will.
I promise.
I miss you.
In fact, I miss you so
much I just might do it.
[Laughs] OK. OK.
Goodnight. I love you.
You might just do what?
Oh, I just might go
to Kenya to meet Jeff
and stay in this resort
with him for a week.
Just so we can see each other, and...
[Sighs]
Honey, I don't know. I
miss him. I really do.
I just don't know if I
would ever move there.
You know, although I've
never been anywhere in Africa,
so, maybe I should go.
If you go, when might you be going?
I might be going the week school is out.
That would be the best time to go.
I think.
Yeah. Mmm-hmm. That would.
Did you need me for something?
Did you want to ask me something?
No. I just want to
get something to drink.
Oh. OK.
You didn't want to ask me something
about some party at a lake house?
Oh, yeah, that party. And
yeah, I hadn't really decided
if it was something
I wanted to go to yet.
You know, with Daniel.
He's in college
and I don't know if I want to
take him to a high school party.
How did you even know about that?
How else?
[Sighs] Damn Jack!
Hello, ladies.
Hello, Jack.
I hate it when you get to my
mother with information before I do.
Oh, you mean the party.
Yeah, I was just telling her
that if you didn't go with Daniel,
that I could give you a ride
and I'd keep an eye on you.
I don't need you to keep an eye on me.
I don't need you to give a ride.
I can get a ride with Adrian.
Well, I haven't even said
that you could go yet.
Can I go? May I go?
Maybe, I need to think about it.
And it depends on who you're going with.
I might want to talk
to the parents first.
Goodnight.
I will get you a number.
Thank you.
Maybe I don't want to go to that party.
Or maybe you do.
I mean, if your boyfriend wants to go,
or if he'll let you go alone.
He doesn't tell me what to do.
I just don't want to go
unless he wants to go.
I don't think.
All right. Well, whatever.
Look, I need your help with something.
Oh, yeah. What?
I'm saying the prayer
for the graduating class.
[Laughs] Are you kidding?
You're like the worst
public speaker ever.
Jack, you're giving
the graduation prayer.
I'll totally help you.
Thanks, grace.
It'll be my graduation present to you.
Good night.
She was always a sucker
for helping people.
Shh. I know that.
I need a favor.
What's that?
I would really like to go to that party.
[Knocking on door]
It's me. It's Omar.
[Exhales sharply]
And, uh, what made you think
I'd be alone and at home?
[Chuckles] I wasn't thinking,
I was just hoping and praying.
I can't stay.
I just wanted to do that.
I've been thinking about doing
that since the last time I saw you.
Made you forget about your old
boyfriend for a few seconds, didn't I?
Not your husband, your old boyfriend.
You know I just ruined
him for you, right?
'Cause if you ever kiss him again,
you're gonna be thinking about
me and that kiss that we just had.
Whoa! Don't go.
Oh, no, no, no. You
got to be sure about me.
Because I'm sure about you.
So when you know in your heart of hearts
that you are no longer in love
with that man, you let me know.
[Chuckles softly]
Hey, look who's here! Are you guys...
Look, Ben, we don't want to
get into this at school today.
No, because it's no
one's business but ours.
What is no one's business but ours?
OK, there is no custody agreement.
You cannot have custody of me,
either one of you. This is ridiculous.
We've all been friends
since the third grade,
and you're gonna have to figure
out a way to still be friends.
Be friends! I want you to be friends.
It's not gonna happen
overnight, but it should happen
before the first holiday where
I'm assigned to one of you.
We've decided that we
will never be friends.
And because we'll never be friends...
We shouldn't be friends with
you either, either one of us.
For the time being.
It just makes things more
painful for both of us.
Oh. And why shouldn't I be in pain too?
As if I haven't been in
enough pain already this year?
Did you two make this decision
with my feelings in mind at all?
No, of course not.
It's all about the two of you.
The whole world is about the two of you.
Fine. Goodbye. We'll all break up then.
Bye, Ben.
[Whispering] So, I'm only
allowed to say bye or goodbye.
[Loudly] So, goodbye.
[Whispers] I'll call you!
Alice: We agreed, Henry!
Bye.
[Sighs]
[Knocking on door]
Hey, good morning. Did I hear Alice?
Did Alice come by?
Alice and Henry.
Jeez, this is one nasty break-up.
[Sighs] Lot of break-ups are.
You and I have been lucky that way.
We were able to dissolve our marriages
without any of that awful stuff.
Of course, our exes,
I can't believe I'm even
saying that, "our exes."
Anyway, they each had something
they were excited about.
Something that's gonna
be better for them.
So, if you could find
something better for those two,
maybe that would help.
Uh, I was hoping Henry would
go to this graduation party
at Jesse's lake house.
Well, his parents' lake
house, he's Lauren's boyfriend.
He's inviting a lot of people
and I was hoping there
might be someone there
for each of us to get excited about.
What party?
Oh, it's, uh, it's on
the last day of school.
Graduation is that night and
Jesse invited a bunch of people
to drive up there and spend
the night at the cabin.
And what night is that?
Why?
You're gonna be gone all night?
[Chuckles] Yeah. Yeah, so have fun.
Don't worry about me, the guy who
just lost his two best friends.
I'm sure you'll all be
back together in no time.
You're just high from your
dinner with Camille last night.
Maybe.
[Knocking on door]
Hey, what are you doing here?
I've been up all night.
OK. Doing what?
Oh, no. Omar?
No. No, not exactly.
But Omar did come by last night.
But he left two minutes later.
And?
And he kissed me.
Oh, I had assumed you guys had
already done more than just kissed.
No. Why would you assume that?
Never mind.
He kissed me. And it was...
I don't know, it was
powerful and hypnotic.
I can't get him out of my
mind, I really can't, grace.
I have never been kissed
like that by anyone before.
Not even Ricky?
Well, uh, you see, the thing is...
Uh-oh.
It's been a long time since I have
kissed Ricky, a very long time.
So, I really have to kiss him again.
I have to. My life depends on it.
So how can I do that?
[Chuckles] I know, I
know, he's an idiot.
Oh, gotta go. Yeah, bye.
So, you and the ex
talking about me again?
You're not the only idiot we know.
So you were talking to Anne.
No. Not necessarily.
Hey, did you hear who's valedictorian
at grant high school this year?
Amy?
Amy is not graduating
from high school this year.
I thought you meant in the coming year.
I said, "this year." Jeez, you
really are a bad communicator.
Is that what she said?
That I'm a bad communicator?
I'm not a bad communicator,
I just don't tell her everything.
I am trying to tell you something!
Well, then you're the bad
communicator. Try harder.
Ricky is valedictorian.
Ricky who? Your Ricky?
Amy's Ricky? He's that smart?
Yes, he's that smart, apparently.
He called me this morning to tell me.
And Amy called Anne, and...
And that's what he must have come
over here to tell me last night.
Why would he come all the
way over here to tell you,
when he called me this morning?
He would have called you.
Well, what else would he have
come over here to tell me?
Well, I don't know but
if he came over here
to tell you that, he would have
just told you in front of...
Oh!
What?
I bet he's gonna ask Amy to marry him.
He's got to spend the summer
in juvie? The whole summer?
Just for sending out a naked
picture of his girlfriend?
He's gonna have to do a whole
summer of community service work.
He's gonna be able to
visit us from time to time
on the weekends, if we get permission
from his case worker, which
I would imagine we can.
But he's not moving here until the fall,
and that's only if he behaves
himself during the summer.
But that's not what you're
here for, to ask about that,
what's going on?
Couple of things.
A couple of things? Like what?
I'm valedictorian of my class.
Well,
isn't that something?
I am so proud and I
know Shakur will be, too.
Top of your class. Valedictorian.
[Chuckles]
Good for you, son, good for you.
I couldn't be any happier
than I am right in this moment.
Yeah, well, hold on to that feeling
because I have something
else to tell you,
and I don't know how
you're gonna feel about it.
You're gonna ask Amy to
marry you. Is that it?
Yeah.
[Laughs] Yes!
I knew it. I could
feel it in my bones the
last time I saw you with her.
Of course, it goes against
everything I always thought,
but I have to tell you,
I'm... I'm thrilled.
I'm absolutely thrilled for both of you.
Well, she hasn't said yes yet.
Well, what could possibly happen that
she wouldn't say yes
to a proposal of marriage from you?
of the American Teenager...
- I want to be married.
- You may never get that, Amy.
- Do you like it?
- Yes, dad.
I'm gonna wait. Give it to her the
night I graduate from high school.
This is about Camille.
When do you think it would be
too soon to give her a call?
Tell her that you and Betty
have gone your separate ways,
and... you just want to say hello.
We've been together
since the third grade.
Henry, you are not breaking
up with me at school, are you?
I have to be at that graduation
ceremony in a cap and gown.
I know someone who lives upstairs.
Who's that?
Some really rude,
obnoxious guy named Dante.
You're Adrian, aren't you?
Yeah. And you are?
- Omar.
- His brother.
I don't want to go to any
graduation stuff with you.
I can't go through
graduation solo.
I will never make the
mistake of pushing you
to do anything you don't wanna do.
If you want have a relationship with
me, it's gotta be just you and me.
- You're my best friend.
- So is Alice.
- You and George make good roommates.
- You sure you don't mind if I stay here?
You're up to something.
She's trying to get
a proposal out of me.
- And?
- [Ricky] And I intend to enjoy that.
No. I don't think that's
a good idea. Not at all.
Dad, you have to let me go,
it's Jesse's graduation party.
I don't have to let
you go, I really don't.
But it's his and his family's
party for him and his friends.
- And all my friends are going.
- Is your brother going?
Ugh, he's not even
going to graduation!
- Oh. Right.
- [Lauren] Yeah, Mr. Smarty Pants thinks it's beneath him.
Mr. Smarty Pants, huh?
Jason has to be at his school Friday
to register for summer
school, he had no choice.
Is Madison going?
Her dad's gonna let her spend the
night at some house on the lake
- fifty Miles from here?
- That depends on how this goes.
And Amy's parents
are letting her go.
Well, I think she's already
moved out of the house.
And I don't see Ricky
going to a party like this.
I do. If he's not gonna marry
her, it's the least he can do.
I'm not going to get into all that.
Jesse's parents gave him permission
to use their summer house on the lake?
They know he's throwing a party
and they're OK with that?
Yes. They think it's a good,
safe place to have a party.
- Drinking near a lake is safe.
- Who said anything about drinking?
Don't be so naive, Lauren.
It's a graduation party
with no parents around for 50 Miles,
there's gonna be drinking and
probably other illegal activities,
and so couples having sex.
I don't want you doing any of that.
I'm not gonna do any of that stuff.
Dad, don't you trust me by now?
I do, I do trust you, Lauren.
I trust that you won't drink,
that you won't do anything illegal,
and that you won't
have sex in high school.
[Sighs] I won't. I promise.
[Sighs]
So you want to go to the party,
but you don't want to go with Jack?
Well, I kind of want
to go with Jack,
but I told him that I'm not doing
any of the senior stuff with him.
And why did you tell Jack you don't want
to do any of the senior stuff with him?
Because I have too
much self-esteem.
I said I'd go as his friend,
but I really don't want to.
'Cause he doesn't love
me, he loves grace.
But if Jack finds out that
you're going to the party,
and he asks you to go with him?
I'm going with friends, I'm
not going with or for Jack.
Really? Are you sure
you're not saying this
just so I won't think that
you're sleeping with Jack?
Not that I'm saying
that you can go.
Dad, everyone is going.
Please, just let me go, please!
I just don't like the idea of a bunch
of seniors out partying all night.
I'm sure there'll be
booze, and worse.
Well, there won't be
any drinking and driving
because everyone's spending
the night at the house.
- So, there will be drinking?
- [Madison] I'm not going to drink or do anything worse.
I'd just feel better about it if
the lake house was a little closer.
If it was somewhere I
could come and pick you up
if something doesn't go the way you
expect it to and you want to come home.
Jack can bring me home
if I want to come home.
You know, we're still good enough
friends. He'd do that I'm sure.
Well, he won't be able to do that
if he's been drinking, will he?
Well, then, I can
drive myself home.
From some place 50 Miles away from
here in the middle of the night
- that you've never been to before?
- Dad, I'm not gonna have to drive myself home.
Just let me go, please.
[Sighs]
We can get a babysitter. I'm sure my dad
would be happy to take John for the night.
no, I don't want to get a babysitter
to go somewhere I don't want to go.
I don't even like getting babysitters
to go somewhere we do want to go.
I wanna go.
Madison and Lauren are going
and a lot of other people.
It would be fun to do something less
adult and more high school, for a change.
Yeah, I don't really
want to drive 50 Miles
to be with a bunch of kids drinking and
doing other stupid stuff and having sex.
I'd like to do something
less high school, more adult.
But it's going to be your
last night of high school.
Yeah. High school. Just
graduation from high school.
- It's not that big a deal.
- It's a very big deal.
Twelve years of school you've finished?
Hello, that's quite an accomplishment.
If you feel that way
about it, then you party
at some lake house on your graduation
night, but I don't want to, Amy.
I want it to be just you and me. Here.
Right here. You and me and our son.
Aw, come on,
it's you and me and
John all the time.
We should make it
special, graduation night.
Really special.
And out in the outdoors like that,
who knows what kind of
crazy things could happen.
Not me. And I don't want to know.
And I promise, graduation will be
special with just the two of us.
I promise. Promise.
[Sighs]
No. It doesn't matter what you
do. You can't talk me into it.
So, don't even try, all right?
You've done enough for me lately.
- But you won't do this one little thing for me?
- [Ricky] No.
[Sighs]
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- What are you thinking?
- I don't know, what am I thinking?
You're gonna go after Dante's
brother, Adrian? His Brother, Adrian?!
It's bad enough you
don't see to have any boundaries,
when it comes to going after friend's boyfriend
or your boyfriend's friend or whatever Ben was,
but this is Dante's older brother.
It's his brother, Adrian!
Dante should have called me.
He's backpacking across
Europe with his buddies.
He should have told me he was going.
You just met Dante!
To tell you everything.
Well, I don't have to
him everything either.
- Don't forget, I'm still married.
- OK, I thought you liked Dante.
Do not go out with his
brother, if you like Dante.
He's going to Europe
back, hen when he gets
maybe your divorce
papers will be filed,
and you'll be free
go Out with him for real.
I'm free now. He just isn't around.
And I'm not gonna wait around for him.
Look, I really like his brother.
I really like Omar.
- Good morning.
- Good morning.
- What's going on?
- Well, we got invited to a party.
- "We", who?
- We. You and me.
I guess Lauren's boyfriend
thinks we're all friends,
and I think he's even
inviting you, too, grace.
You and whoever you want
to bring. To his family's
summer house, at the
lake, graduation night.
And, um, whoever I'd like to bring?
You... you're bringing
your'e not even divorced yet.
I know. I was just asking.
Hmm. Whatever Adrian,
I'd love to see you intrest
other than Ricky. [Scoffs]
I can still drive you
up there, if you want.
Um, that's OK.
I think I'll just and her new friends,
if her new friends are going.
You know, it might be worth
if we went togther,
you might meet someone
up there or something.
- I might.
- Mmm-hmm.
I hope that stupid consuler don't get up on stage
with evreyone else, if she doesn't, then... [Sighs]
Graduation could be depressing.
You know, maybe we can go to the lake a little sonner,
- have our own party. Know what I mean?
- Yeah, I know but it's not our house.
And I don't even know if Jannie
gonna want to go.
Are you having a trouble with Daniel?
no. Not really. It's just...
He's a little bit more mutre
then my high-school's friends.
you know, I don't know
if he wants to go, he is in collage.
Hmm, if he thought you'll have sex with him,
at the lake, he'd go.
I don't think he will want to
use Jassie's parents' lake house
- for those purposes his own apartment.
- I'm gonna go see the counselor.
[Cell phone ringing]
[Gasps]
Omar. Hey yourself.
What's going on? You
hear about Jesse's party?
Yeah, I heard.
But I'm not a senior
and I'm not graduating,
and my boyfriend's in college, so...
- So are you going?
- I don't know.
Well, you should go,
whether Daniel goes or not,
you should go. It's
all your old friends.
- Last chance to be with our senior class.
- I don't think I want to go.
You're making too
big a deal out of it.
It's one night with a
bunch of old friends.
OK, I'll think about it.
But graduation is the
last day of school.
We always spend the last
day of school together.
You, me and Henry.
Yeah. Um, I guess we
won't do that this year,
unless of course, you and
Henry decide you want to,
and then the three of
us can go to the party.
The three of us? Ben,
there is no three of us.
We're gonna be taking turns with you.
'Re sharing custody.
Didn't Henry tell you?
Uh, no.
Yeah. So... I thought we'd
hang out at your house,
we've always hung out at your
house the last day of school.
Henry said he wanted
to go to this party.
It's up at Jesse's parents'
lake house, it's the same night.
Well, that's not our agreement.
- I'll talk to Henry.
- Good.
[Sighs]
Don't run away. You don't
have to be afraid of me.
- I'm not afraid of you.
- Well, she has someone in there.
I'm just waiting around to
see if I can go up on stage
with the rest of you at graduation.
I won't get a diploma yet,
but it would be nice
if I could at least feel
as if I'm still part
of the class, you know?
I still can't believe this
last year, lousy year for me.
What's going on?
I don't know. Counselor asked
me to stop by, I'm stopping by.
No, something else is going on.
You and Amy are OK, right?
[Chuckles] Yeah.
Are you and Amy going to
that party, after graduation?
- No.
- Oh, that's too bad. I think I'm going. It'll be fun.
You know, all of us
together one last time.
And I will be bringing someone with me,
so it's not like I will be trying
to put the moves on you, all right?
No one said you were. We just
have other things to do that night.
All right, well, I'm not gonna
make a big deal out of it.
I'll be seeing you
in the fall, you know.
Don't go to the same
school as me, Adrian,
there are plenty of other schools.
Don't cause any more
trouble for me or for Amy.
Start your life somewhere
else, why don't you?
I'll start my life
wherever I want.
I love you, I've
always loved you,
and one day I will
make love to you again.
I don't care what
happens with you and Amy,
mark my words, it will happen.
Maybe not before we close out our
senior years here, but it will happen.
Oh. Hi, Adrian. I
wasn't expecting you.
I was expecting you, come on in.
I do have some good
news for you, though.
You may attend graduation
in cap and gown,
and we'll even present you with
a diploma that's dated August,
but not yet signed,
but I know it will be.
Yes! Thank you so much!
This means so much to me! Oh,
you're the best, Ms. McGillecuty.
- Thank you!
- McGillecuty?
So, you have one more
week until graduation,
and that leaves you with one
more week to write a speech.
To write a speech? I thought my
classes were pretty much over.
They are. You ended up
with the highest scores,
the highest average
by just this much.
Oh. Yeah, OK. Well,
I guess that's good.
- What speech?
- At graduation? You're valedictorian.
- No. No, thanks. I decline.
- You can't. -[Ricky] I just did.
No, really, this is big!
I mean, this is something
that you're gonna remember
for the rest of your life.
This is something that your
mothers are gonna remember,
- and your dad, and Amy and...
- No. - You have to.
No, I don't. I
respectfully decline.
- I don't want the honor.
- Don't make me talk to Amy.
[Sighs]
OK, sorry about that.
But you should do this.
I don't do shoulds. I should
have worn a condom, for example.
Are you thinking you
don't deserve this?
Ricky, you deserve this.
After all that you've endured,
after how hard you've worked to
overcome your personal circumstances,
after achieving the
highest academic record
at a top-rated high
school, you deserve this.
I can't. I really can't. Even
if I wanted to do it, I can't.
You can do anything.
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Hey there. How was lunch?
Eh, it was lunch. Any phone calls?
Let me see, let me see...
Oh, yeah. Just the one.
Just someone named...
Huh, I can hardly read my writing here.
Oh, yeah, Camille?
Oh, any message?
Yeah, she says she'd like to have an
after work drink with you, if you have
do you have time? She said I could
just, uh, call her and let her know.
I guess I could do that.
6:00? OK, or whatever
time she can get there.
The usual?
Yeah, don't want to make
it too important, you know.
Yeah, I know.
Oh, I hope she doesn't
want the job back.
I would never give her the
job back, the job is all yours.
You have been doing a really good
job so far, so, just keep it up.
[Laughs]
[Phone ringing]
Boykewich International.
How may I help you?
What's wrong, Betty?
Are you crying?
I'm, I'm sorry, I can't understand you.
Hi, there.
Oh. Hi.
Finding it a little scary to leave?
No, I'll be back tomorrow,
we still have a week left.
I meant, leave high school.
No, you know, I'm kind of
looking forward to a fresh start.
It's time for me to leave here.
Too many bad memories here.
Bad memories? Jack, you're
captain of the football team,
you can play any sport you want to,
you have got offers for scholarships
to both colleges you want to go to,
you've done really well here.
And you're popular. And on
top of that, you're a nice guy.
Yeah, but I can't have the
one thing I really want. Grace.
Grace bowman?
Yeah, we dated her first year
here and then on and off, and...
I love her, I've always loved her.
Aw, that's... wait, I, I
thought you and Madison...
She's a nice girl, but grace is the one.
Oh, well, you never know
what'll happen in life.
Maybe you'll go your
separate ways for now,
and maybe you'll come
back to each other,
or maybe there's some lucky girl out
there that's waiting for a guy like
you're going to
college, that's exciting.
It's gonna be fun, you're
gonna do well. Focus on that.
And focus on this:
Um, we would like you to say the
prayer at graduation ceremonies.
Oh, really?
Maybe grace could help you
with writing the prayer.
Yeah. Yeah, thanks, I'll do
it. I'll, I'll definitely do it.
Good.
Yeah.
So have you and Alice been talking?
Any kind of agreement
between the two of you?
What?
A custody agreement.
That's, that's ridiculous.
You're not a child, and
you're certainly not our child,
you're our friend.
Do you?
Yes.
Henry! Oh, for God's sake, man,
I can't be swapped back and forth
between the two of you for the rest
of our lives like I'm some child
being fought over in a divorce.
It's not like that.
What's it like?
She gets you Thanksgiving day,
I get you Thanksgiving night.
She gets Christmas and I get new year's,
it's every other Monday holiday,
I get you easter, she
gets fourth of July.
We're not fighting at all.
We have a very sound agreement
that we're both happy with.
What about graduation?
Because she wants to come over to
my house the last day of school,
and graduation's that night, and...
And by the way, I am a grown
man, and this is ridiculous!
You two have put me right in the middle.
So if you want to go to the
party at the lake house with me,
then tell Alice that's
the way it's gonna be.
Don't put me in the position
of telling her, OK?
Hey, all right, forget it.
Just, just let Alice go with you.
I'm the one who caused all
this pain, so let her go.
I don't want to go with Alice,
I want to go and have a good
time and not worry about Alice.
If Alice goes then I'll
have to take care of her,
look out for her, make sure
she's having a good time...
And you wouldn't do that for me?
Would I need to do that for you?
I'm going through a
break-up, man, I'm lost.
I'm going through a
divorce. We're both lost.
But you can't just lean on me,
we're gonna have to lean on each other.
Just face it, Alice is
stronger than both of us.
Maybe she was, but I don't know anymore.
Wait. Like I stole her chi?
Did she tell you I stole her chi?
Because I didn't steal her chi.
Life energy?
Oh.
What's up?
I don't know, I just got here.
You got a look on your face.
No, I don't. Yeah, you do.
All right, I do.
But you don't like to get involved
with people and their
personal problems, so, don't.
You're asking her to
marry you, aren't you?
What? That's it, isn't it?
OK, just tell me that that's
it and I'll stay out of it,
but I won't be able to
keep the smile off my face
until I see the ring on her finger.
No. That's not it. That's not it at all.
I'm valedictorian.
You are?
Yeah, I am.
And now I've got to give this
stupid speech at graduation,
and I don't want to. But I got to. So...
So that's good, too. Congratulations.
And you're asking Amy to marry you?
All right, all right, I don't
know how you figured that out,
but yes. But only if it all works
out and the timing is right, and...
Mmm. Congratulations.
You're the first person I've told.
But you're a very important
person to me, bunny.
You've made a big difference in
my life. You've taught me a lot.
I know.
[Humming]
[Knocking on door]
She's not home yet.
Good. I wanted to get
here before she gets here.
I'm happy you're here
before she gets here.
We're talking about your mother, right?
Right. Is everything going OK?
Oh, everything is going very OK.
Is Anne OK with her staying here?
Oh, Anne is more than
OK with her staying here.
What does that mean?
That means that I think
someone has a crush on someone,
know what I mean?
I have no idea what you mean.
I saw Anne looking at your mother
and I saw your mother
looking back at her.
Huh?
Oh, yeah. There's a
romance brewing all right.
I saw it with my own eyes.
Between Amy's mother and my mother?
No, no that would not be good.
Are you kidding? That would be great.
That'd mean the whole
time I was cheating,
I had a reason to cheat
because my ex-wife is gay.
[Scoffs]
That would mean that nothing was
my fault, it was all her fault.
If those two hit it
off, I hit the jackpot,
all guilt is resolved and I am king!
Anne is not gay, OK? She had
a boyfriend, that architect,
and then there was her old
high school boyfriend, and...
And none of those
relationships worked out either.
That doesn't mean she's gay.
Well, not in and of itself, but,
I sense a strong possibility,
very strong possibility.
No. I think my mom would
have said something to me.
Well, wait around until she gets home,
and maybe you can get
her to say something.
That's not what I came by for.
What'd you come by for?
Oh, hi, honeys, I'm home.
Hi. Hi.
What's for dinner? [Gasps]
Are you and Amy eating with us?
No, no, we're eating at home.
Speaking of which, I better go.
Yeah, I better go. Goodnight.
What was that all about?
I don't know. He came over
here to see me about something,
but never got around to telling me what.
Oh, no. [Scoffs]
You didn't say anything about
your stupid theory, did you?
I couldn't help myself.
[Sighs] OK, now he's
gonna say something to Amy,
and Amy's gonna say something to Anne,
and Anne is gonna drive over here,
and kick me out of this place,
and then I'm gonna have no place to go.
There's no reason the three
of us can't live here together.
Snap out of it!
Ricky?
Huh, daddy isn't here.
I wonder where daddy is.
[Cell phone ringing]
Hello?
That idiot invited Adrian to the party!
He's not an idiot, he just didn't know.
Oh. Well, I don't think I
can talk Ricky into it anyway.
No, Amy, we have to go. We shouldn't
let Adrian ruin this for us.
But the three of us are kind
of seeing this as our party,
and it's not our party.
Uh, yes, it is! It's our last chance
to be with these seniors at a party
and you have to talk Ricky into coming!
I mean you got him that
special ice cream thing,
whatever it was and,
and you washed his hair.
I mean, I don't think
he'd marry you for that,
but he should at least come to
one stupid party for you for that.
He doesn't have to go to the stupid
party if he doesn't want to go.
Well, you want to go.
I don't know if I do, Madison,
not if Adrian's gonna be there.
[Sighs] We can't let
Adrian ruin this for us.
OK, well, um, look,
I want to get John ready for
bed before Ricky gets home.
I have to run, bye.
She shouldn't let Adrian
keep her from going.
Why did he invite
her? [Exclaims angrily]
Jesse was just being nice.
You know, he wanted me to feel comfortable,
and have some of my friends there.
Well, I already told my
dad that your dad said yes.
He'll say yes. He's
already leaning towards yes.
I made it an issue of trust.
My family's really big on trust.
So, I'm going to that party.
But you don't sound
very excited about it.
Yeah, I don't know. I thought about it,
and I just wish Jesse asked
me about the whole thing first.
I don't really want
to go to a big party,
I'd rather just be with him.
Big parties are just
trouble waiting to happen.
And if anyone does anything
stupid at this party,
then somehow I'm gonna get in trouble.
Um, hello. If anyone gets in trouble,
it's gonna be Jesse, it's his party.
Yeah. He doesn't seem
too worried about it,
so, I guess it'll be OK.
You guess it'll be OK? Just OK?
No, it's gonna be great. I
really want to go to a party.
I have never been to a party.
Not a real, like,
unchaperoned, no parents,
fifty Miles away from
civilization kind of party.
Yeah, I know. Neither have I.
But I don't know why, I'm just
not getting a good feeling about it
now that I've made
it so important to go.
Well, you're just
nervous, it's gonna be fun.
I hope so.
[Groans] And I hope Jesse doesn't
have any plans to try anything again.
He promised he wouldn't,
but he won't, will he?
I think you've made your feelings
about not wanting to
have sex pretty clear.
I picked up dinner. Sorry,
I should've left you a note.
No. Here you go, buddy.
That's OK, that's so nice of you.
Oh, I love Chinese.
It always reminds me of
that weekend in New York.
We didn't talk about going to
parties or socializing with friends,
or any of that over that
weekend in New York, did we?
No. And we don't have
to talk about that now
because that is not a problem.
If you didn't want to ever socialize
with my friends or ever go out to parties,
then that would be a problem, maybe.
But if just this one
time, you don't want to go,
well, it is your
graduation and I'm gonna do
whatever it is you want to do
because that night is
all about you, not me.
I tell you what, Amy,
if after graduation,
you still want to go to this party,
then you go. I totally trust you.
And if you want to have some
fun with Madison and Lauren,
you should go. And I'll be
happy to stay home with John.
But it's your graduation.
We should celebrate together.
Truthfully, I just can't
wait to get it over with.
Oh, no. I hope I haven't
ruined it for you.
Wait, Ricky, you should be
enjoying every single minute of it.
I, I can't.
Why? Because I've been
pushing you about this party?
I'm so sorry, Ricky. I'm really sorry.
No, it's not that.
What is it?
I'm, you know, the, uh,
valedictorian.
What? Ricky, congratulations!
Oh, my God! [Laughs] That's insane!
That's awesome! That's wonderful!
I love you!
I love you, too.
[Laughs]
What? Is something wrong?
No, no, nothing is wrong.
I just found out today,
and it's a lot of pressure.
And I just want you and
John to be proud of me.
Oh, my gosh! We're so proud of you.
We were proud of you before,
we're proud of you now,
and I just hope you're
proud of yourself.
I love you, Amy.
I love you, too.
Valedictorian! That's insanely good!
Have you talked to your mom lately?
No.
Hi.
Hi.
It's good to see you. Where's Mike?
Oh, Betty called.
After we made our plans Betty called,
her mom died, and I let
Mike take her to the airport.
I'm having her go home
on the corporate jet.
And you didn't want to see her off?
Maybe I should have, but, no,
I didn't want to see her off.
I was looking forward to seeing you.
I was hoping I'd be seeing you
wear that bracelet that I sent you.
You didn't like it?
I loved it. I was hoping that
you would help me put it on.
I'd love to.
Thank you.
Thank you for waiting.
Yeah, 25 years is a long time to wait.
I'm not divorced yet, you know.
But I think it's all gonna go just fine.
I hope so.
I know so.
Want to go to dinner?
I'd love to go to dinner.
We'll come and get you in
10 minutes, Mrs. Boykewich.
Sorry, last minute call,
we just want to make sure
that everything is perfect for you.
Oh, thank you.
Well, just make sure
the wings are perfect.
That's all I'm really worried about.
You know, the wings falling off.
I'm sure the wings are fine.
We're just making sure that
the catering is in place.
Oh, good, 'cause I'm really hungry.
You know, all this grieving
that I have been doing
has just given me a
really huge appetite.
We'll be right back to get you.
OK.
[Clears throat]
So sorry to hear about your loss.
May I sit down?
Mmm-hmm.
Uh, it wasn't your husband
by any chance, was it?
Oh, no. No, it wasn't my husband.
My husband and I are getting a divorce.
What! Who would divorce a
lovely lady such as yourself?
Leo Boykewich.
The sausage king?
Yeah, but actually I was the
one that asked for the divorce.
I'm gonna go back to college.
And I'm starting a
whole new life on my own.
Divorce attorney.
If I could be of any help
whatsoever, you give me a call.
And I am very sorry for your loss.
Oh, well, thank you.
So, you have your own jet?
Belongs to a client of mine.
And you too could have a jet,
sweetheart, if you want one.
Really?
[Laughs]
I'll think about it. No. I will. I will.
I promise.
I miss you.
In fact, I miss you so
much I just might do it.
[Laughs] OK. OK.
Goodnight. I love you.
You might just do what?
Oh, I just might go
to Kenya to meet Jeff
and stay in this resort
with him for a week.
Just so we can see each other, and...
[Sighs]
Honey, I don't know. I
miss him. I really do.
I just don't know if I
would ever move there.
You know, although I've
never been anywhere in Africa,
so, maybe I should go.
If you go, when might you be going?
I might be going the week school is out.
That would be the best time to go.
I think.
Yeah. Mmm-hmm. That would.
Did you need me for something?
Did you want to ask me something?
No. I just want to
get something to drink.
Oh. OK.
You didn't want to ask me something
about some party at a lake house?
Oh, yeah, that party. And
yeah, I hadn't really decided
if it was something
I wanted to go to yet.
You know, with Daniel.
He's in college
and I don't know if I want to
take him to a high school party.
How did you even know about that?
How else?
[Sighs] Damn Jack!
Hello, ladies.
Hello, Jack.
I hate it when you get to my
mother with information before I do.
Oh, you mean the party.
Yeah, I was just telling her
that if you didn't go with Daniel,
that I could give you a ride
and I'd keep an eye on you.
I don't need you to keep an eye on me.
I don't need you to give a ride.
I can get a ride with Adrian.
Well, I haven't even said
that you could go yet.
Can I go? May I go?
Maybe, I need to think about it.
And it depends on who you're going with.
I might want to talk
to the parents first.
Goodnight.
I will get you a number.
Thank you.
Maybe I don't want to go to that party.
Or maybe you do.
I mean, if your boyfriend wants to go,
or if he'll let you go alone.
He doesn't tell me what to do.
I just don't want to go
unless he wants to go.
I don't think.
All right. Well, whatever.
Look, I need your help with something.
Oh, yeah. What?
I'm saying the prayer
for the graduating class.
[Laughs] Are you kidding?
You're like the worst
public speaker ever.
Jack, you're giving
the graduation prayer.
I'll totally help you.
Thanks, grace.
It'll be my graduation present to you.
Good night.
She was always a sucker
for helping people.
Shh. I know that.
I need a favor.
What's that?
I would really like to go to that party.
[Knocking on door]
It's me. It's Omar.
[Exhales sharply]
And, uh, what made you think
I'd be alone and at home?
[Chuckles] I wasn't thinking,
I was just hoping and praying.
I can't stay.
I just wanted to do that.
I've been thinking about doing
that since the last time I saw you.
Made you forget about your old
boyfriend for a few seconds, didn't I?
Not your husband, your old boyfriend.
You know I just ruined
him for you, right?
'Cause if you ever kiss him again,
you're gonna be thinking about
me and that kiss that we just had.
Whoa! Don't go.
Oh, no, no, no. You
got to be sure about me.
Because I'm sure about you.
So when you know in your heart of hearts
that you are no longer in love
with that man, you let me know.
[Chuckles softly]
Hey, look who's here! Are you guys...
Look, Ben, we don't want to
get into this at school today.
No, because it's no
one's business but ours.
What is no one's business but ours?
OK, there is no custody agreement.
You cannot have custody of me,
either one of you. This is ridiculous.
We've all been friends
since the third grade,
and you're gonna have to figure
out a way to still be friends.
Be friends! I want you to be friends.
It's not gonna happen
overnight, but it should happen
before the first holiday where
I'm assigned to one of you.
We've decided that we
will never be friends.
And because we'll never be friends...
We shouldn't be friends with
you either, either one of us.
For the time being.
It just makes things more
painful for both of us.
Oh. And why shouldn't I be in pain too?
As if I haven't been in
enough pain already this year?
Did you two make this decision
with my feelings in mind at all?
No, of course not.
It's all about the two of you.
The whole world is about the two of you.
Fine. Goodbye. We'll all break up then.
Bye, Ben.
[Whispering] So, I'm only
allowed to say bye or goodbye.
[Loudly] So, goodbye.
[Whispers] I'll call you!
Alice: We agreed, Henry!
Bye.
[Sighs]
[Knocking on door]
Hey, good morning. Did I hear Alice?
Did Alice come by?
Alice and Henry.
Jeez, this is one nasty break-up.
[Sighs] Lot of break-ups are.
You and I have been lucky that way.
We were able to dissolve our marriages
without any of that awful stuff.
Of course, our exes,
I can't believe I'm even
saying that, "our exes."
Anyway, they each had something
they were excited about.
Something that's gonna
be better for them.
So, if you could find
something better for those two,
maybe that would help.
Uh, I was hoping Henry would
go to this graduation party
at Jesse's lake house.
Well, his parents' lake
house, he's Lauren's boyfriend.
He's inviting a lot of people
and I was hoping there
might be someone there
for each of us to get excited about.
What party?
Oh, it's, uh, it's on
the last day of school.
Graduation is that night and
Jesse invited a bunch of people
to drive up there and spend
the night at the cabin.
And what night is that?
Why?
You're gonna be gone all night?
[Chuckles] Yeah. Yeah, so have fun.
Don't worry about me, the guy who
just lost his two best friends.
I'm sure you'll all be
back together in no time.
You're just high from your
dinner with Camille last night.
Maybe.
[Knocking on door]
Hey, what are you doing here?
I've been up all night.
OK. Doing what?
Oh, no. Omar?
No. No, not exactly.
But Omar did come by last night.
But he left two minutes later.
And?
And he kissed me.
Oh, I had assumed you guys had
already done more than just kissed.
No. Why would you assume that?
Never mind.
He kissed me. And it was...
I don't know, it was
powerful and hypnotic.
I can't get him out of my
mind, I really can't, grace.
I have never been kissed
like that by anyone before.
Not even Ricky?
Well, uh, you see, the thing is...
Uh-oh.
It's been a long time since I have
kissed Ricky, a very long time.
So, I really have to kiss him again.
I have to. My life depends on it.
So how can I do that?
[Chuckles] I know, I
know, he's an idiot.
Oh, gotta go. Yeah, bye.
So, you and the ex
talking about me again?
You're not the only idiot we know.
So you were talking to Anne.
No. Not necessarily.
Hey, did you hear who's valedictorian
at grant high school this year?
Amy?
Amy is not graduating
from high school this year.
I thought you meant in the coming year.
I said, "this year." Jeez, you
really are a bad communicator.
Is that what she said?
That I'm a bad communicator?
I'm not a bad communicator,
I just don't tell her everything.
I am trying to tell you something!
Well, then you're the bad
communicator. Try harder.
Ricky is valedictorian.
Ricky who? Your Ricky?
Amy's Ricky? He's that smart?
Yes, he's that smart, apparently.
He called me this morning to tell me.
And Amy called Anne, and...
And that's what he must have come
over here to tell me last night.
Why would he come all the
way over here to tell you,
when he called me this morning?
He would have called you.
Well, what else would he have
come over here to tell me?
Well, I don't know but
if he came over here
to tell you that, he would have
just told you in front of...
Oh!
What?
I bet he's gonna ask Amy to marry him.
He's got to spend the summer
in juvie? The whole summer?
Just for sending out a naked
picture of his girlfriend?
He's gonna have to do a whole
summer of community service work.
He's gonna be able to
visit us from time to time
on the weekends, if we get permission
from his case worker, which
I would imagine we can.
But he's not moving here until the fall,
and that's only if he behaves
himself during the summer.
But that's not what you're
here for, to ask about that,
what's going on?
Couple of things.
A couple of things? Like what?
I'm valedictorian of my class.
Well,
isn't that something?
I am so proud and I
know Shakur will be, too.
Top of your class. Valedictorian.
[Chuckles]
Good for you, son, good for you.
I couldn't be any happier
than I am right in this moment.
Yeah, well, hold on to that feeling
because I have something
else to tell you,
and I don't know how
you're gonna feel about it.
You're gonna ask Amy to
marry you. Is that it?
Yeah.
[Laughs] Yes!
I knew it. I could
feel it in my bones the
last time I saw you with her.
Of course, it goes against
everything I always thought,
but I have to tell you,
I'm... I'm thrilled.
I'm absolutely thrilled for both of you.
Well, she hasn't said yes yet.
Well, what could possibly happen that
she wouldn't say yes
to a proposal of marriage from you?