The Secret Life of the American Teenager (2008–2013): Season 4, Episode 5 - Hole in the Wall - full transcript
Adrian decides to empty out the nursery to help deal with her feelings.
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I don't want to be married.
I don't have to be married.
You are not going to leave
Adrian. I'm not gonna let you.
I think maybe I should
do what you did
and just tell Ben
I'm thinking about
going away.
What?
To New York.
To cosmetology school.
The best way for you
to learn something is
to get a job.
You agreed to put
money into my account
every week.
Yeah, that's when
I thought you were
seeing America.
Daniel, do you think
our relationship
is gonna last?
I think it's a little
too early for us to be
making any plans together.
I want to go to
cosmetology school.
I'm totally for it.
What if I would need to go
to New York to study?
That'd be great.
And you're thinking
if Grace dropped Grant,
then she'll drop
this guy too.
And then finally,
at long last,
she'll be free
and you'll be in
the house with her.
But I don't want
to be with Grace.
Maybe we just need
a bigger place.
Maybe we just need to
move back to my house.
The three of us?
No, John and me.
So what's the story?
What's your way out
that was her idea?
She could possibly
go to cosmetology school
in New York.
No. This is a lie.
I'm not buying it.
Is it too soon
for me to try to
get pregnant again?
Good morning.
Daddy!
What time is it?
6:30.
(GROANS)
Do we have to get up?
Yeah, we do.
What's John doing in here?
He came in in the
middle of the night.
Isn't that cute?
Not really, no.
I'm sleeping on the couch
so I can keep an eye
on him and he's in here
sleeping with you.
Wants to be with his
mommy, don't you, John?
Yeah, well, Daddy wants
to be with his mommy.
Oh, come on,
you can be with me
any time you want.
Hmm, I think we have to
do something about this.
About the sleeping
arrangements.
Okay, what do you wanna do?
I wanna put his bed in here
and our bed out there.
Our bed in the living room
like I suggested before?
Yeah. Or get a couch
that pulls out or something.
All right, well...
(GROANS)
If that's what
you want to do,
then let's do it.
That's what I wanna do.
And I wanna get all the
toys and the baby stuff
into this room, keep it
out of the living room.
Okay, that sounds
like a good idea, too.
He has too much stuff.
We need to either get
rid of some of his toys
and things or find some
better way to store them.
Okay.
I've been leaving
most of his toys
at my parents' house
and then swapping them out.
But...
I'll take some of what
I brought over here
this weekend back.
Really, I like to keep
everything kind of clean
and organized.
Okay.
So...
So, it's 6:30 in the morning.
Just give me a few minutes
to wake up, Ricky,
and then I'll get right on it.
I just don't like him
sleeping in here
and me in there.
Yeah, I got that.
Ricky, do you need
a little space,
some time for yourself?
Want me to go over
to my dad's tonight
and do laundry
and then just fall asleep
over there and then you can
have your apartment
just for you for the night?
I don't mind doing that
if you want.
No, I don't want...
I just want us to make
this work, all right?
For the most part
it's working, but this,
this is not working.
Someone's not
in a good mood
this morning.
RICKY: I heard that.
I meant for you
to hear that.
I love you.
I'm sorry.
Me, too.
I love you.
It's just that...
It's just that you're not
in a good mood this morning,
so you're annoyed with me
whether you love me or not.
You know I love you, Amy.
Did something else happen
other than I let John come
in here to sleep?
Um, no. Not really.
Adrian?
Adrian?
I don't buy that whole
story of her going to
cosmetology school.
I think she's just looking
to get out of the marriage.
And if she's looking
to get out of the
marriage, then...
Did she call you
or anything?
Why would she call me?
I don't know, did she?
I hit "ignore."
I didn't talk to her.
Okay, well, now I'm not
in a good mood, either.
♪ 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 ♪
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Good morning.
Hi. Good morning, husband.
Uh, do you want me
to make you some
breakfast?
No, I'm going to head out,
if you don't need me here.
No, I don't need you here.
I'm okay.
I'm feeling better.
Okay.
Do you really need to do this?
To sit in this room?
Does it make you sad
to be in this room?
I don't come in this room.
It made me
really sad at first,
but now I find it
kind of comforting.
Comforting how?
I don't know.
I guess I'm coming
to accept that...
Mercy was just not
meant to be here,
for reasons
we'll never know,
and we have to go on
with our lives.
You're still thinking
about going away
to school?
Yeah.
Are you still thinking that
it would be okay for me
to go away to school?
You wouldn't mind if
I left for a while?
No. Not if that's
what you want to do.
If that's what
you need to do.
I went for a walk
this morning.
A long walk.
And I'm going to start
walking every morning.
I'm going to get
myself together.
It's time.
I'm sure it's not
gonna be easy, but...
I'm gonna do it.
I'm really happy
to hear you say that.
Morning, best friends
of Adrian.
And I'm sure I know
what you're talking about.
Adrian.
Yeah, we were.
I'm surprised that
she wants to go to
cosmetology school
or that she'd think
about leaving you
to go to New York.
Why? You left me
and went to New York.
Why shouldn't Adrian?
That was different.
How was that different?
You went for you,
and she's going for her.
Ben, you told Adrian
to go to New York?
You told her
that was okay?
Why not? It's better than
sitting at home, right?
Well, don't you think it
would be better for her to
come back to school here
and finish high school
before she does anything else?
No. I do not. She does
not want to come back
to high school here.
She said that over
and over and over again
and I finally heard her.
I'm sure it wouldn't
be easy, but I think
she can do it.
I'm sure she can do it.
She needs to do it.
She needs to finish
high school before she
can do anything else.
Look, neither of you should
discourage her from going
to cosmetology school.
In fact, I want both of you
to promise you won't
discourage her.
Promise.
Okay, I promise.
I don't promise.
Thank you, Grace.
I knew I could count
on you.
Why would you make
a promise like that?
It wasn't a real promise.
You said you promise.
How is that not a real
promise? You lied?
This whole thing is a lie.
Adrian just said to Ben
that she wanted to go
to cosmetology school
to see if he would tell
her to go. It was a test.
And he failed.
He told her to go.
Which means
he wants her to go.
He wants her to leave.
He wants out. I mean,
she must be heartbroken.
Or she must be very angry.
And you know how she is
when she's angry.
Yeah.
She called Ricky.
What?
Yeah, I knew that she would,
sooner or later.
What did she want?
I don't know.
But I think we can both
make a good guess.
(CELL PHONE RINGING)
Hello. Yeah. Hi, Adrian.
I want you to know that
I called Ricky.
Yeah, he already told me.
Oh, okay. Good.
Um, it's not that
big of a deal.
I just, I didn't talk
to him in a long time.
And, well, for the record,
he never called me back.
He can call you back if
he wants. I don't care if the
two of you talk to each other.
Good. I just...
I wanna start getting
things back to normal.
Well, I'm ready to start
trying getting things back
to normal anyway.
So, um, look,
I need you and Grace
to help me with something.
What's that?
I need you to help me
get rid of everything
in this nursery.
It's making me depressed
and Ben depressed and...
Well, it's time.
What do you wanna do
with all that stuff?
I don't know.
You got any ideas?
Well, I mean, I'm sure
that the church nursery
would appreciate anything
that you would want
to give to them.
Okay. Yeah,
they can have it all.
I really don't care.
Just as long as it
goes to good use.
Can you guys do this today?
I really wanna get rid of
this stuff today or I might
lose my nerve.
Don't get rid of anything
unless you are absolutely
certain that
that's what you wanna do.
And maybe you ought
to think about it for
a few more days.
No, I want to do it today.
Okay, well, um,
we'll figure it out
and then we'll call you back.
And is Ben is okay with this?
Ben would have done this
before I came home from
the hospital,
but I wouldn't let him.
So, yeah, he's fine with it.
Okay.
Well, if you want our help,
Adrian, then you've got it.
Thanks, Amy.
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Good Morning, sir.
Good morning to you.
Here's your coffee,
black, and the
Wall Street Journal.
All articles pertaining to
anything meat-related
have been highlighted.
Oh, thank you, Nora.
That's very nice of you.
But what are you doing here?
How come you're not
at the butcher shop?
Oh, um, whoever is
running your human
resources department
called Bunny
and said they've
run out of resources.
They wanted Bunny,
she sent me.
Fine. I don't know why
everybody thinks I'm so
difficult to work for.
Apparently,
you scare people.
Scare people how?
I don't know.
I heard you're a screamer.
Once in a while,
I might raise my voice.
People just have to
do their job, that's all.
We're making sausage,
we're not making lollipops.
Hey, I get it.
I totally get it.
Oh, one question.
How do you make
that sausage?
I think you're the
first person who's
been at that desk
who's asked me
that question.
Other than Camille.
And that was a long,
long time ago.
You really want to know?
Yeah, I've been
thinking about it.
Wondering how you
got to be the king.
If I didn't know you
better, I'd say you
were hitting on me.
No, I'm really interested.
(PHONE RINGS)
(GASPS)
First call of the day.
Good morning,
you've reached
Boykewich Headquarters.
How may I help you?
Hey, Ben. It's me.
"Me," who?
Me, Ricky's mom, Nora.
Oh, jeez, my dad's
got you working for
him today?
Honored to be here.
Hey, I take it you're
looking for him?
Yeah, I am.
Uh, he just...
Stepped into a meeting.
...stepped into a meeting.
Oh, I'm getting the
"stepped into a meeting"
runaround, huh?
Just tell him that
I can't make it for
dinner tonight.
And why not?
Oh, I thought you just
stepped into a meeting.
I want to talk to you.
I have a paper
due tomorrow.
Then you better
get started on it
'cause you're meeting
me for dinner and don't
be trying to back out.
I want to talk to you.
Betty told me about Adrian.
You are not shipping
her off to New York.
Hi.
Yeah. Hi.
Shouldn't you be in class?
I was just, uh,
checking on things.
Things or people?
Adrian?
My dad.
My dad's been having
a tough time. You saw him
when he was here.
So I just felt like
I needed to call him.
And how are you?
I'm fine.
Thanks for asking.
Better get back to class.
Um, I was hoping to
talk to you about a rumor
that's going around school.
I don't want to talk
about any rumors.
And whatever they are,
they're probably not true.
Yeah. Ben, look,
there are only a couple
of months of school left.
And I know you've been
through a horrible time.
But I also know that
you're an honorable man,
and you don't want to
do anything dishonorable.
This is none of your business.
Excuse me?
None of your business.
This is personal.
You're my business.
You're a student here
and so is Adrian.
No. No, she's not.
She was a student here.
She's not a student here
anymore. And she's not gonna
come back to school here.
And whatever Adrian
decides is her business,
not your business.
Look, Ben, I really care
about the students here.
And I especially care
about you and Adrian.
Well, don't.
Who asked you to?
No one asked me to.
It's just that...
This is my first job
back after...
After I lost a baby.
So, yeah, you know what,
maybe I have
crossed some line here
without realizing it.
May be this has become
too personal.
It's been two years
for me and I'm still
having a difficult time
with the loss.
SIDS.
My baby died of SIDS.
And then my husband left me
18 months later.
18 months?
Yeah.
I was the one who was
inconsolable at first.
Then I was depressed
for almost a year,
and then when I finally
got myself together,
he fell apart.
And his way of dealing
with it was staying drunk
all the time.
Well, I've dealt
with it. Sober.
And Adrian can't deal
with it. And maybe she needs
to go to cosmetology school
to start dealing with it.
So, please, just stay
out of it.
Are you sure
you're okay, Ben?
Because this doesn't
seem like you,
to encourage Adrian
to do the wrong thing
and to go away
and study something
that she's never been
interested in before
just so you can
get out of your marriage.
Get out of my marriage?
Who said anything about
getting out of my marriage?
Why else would you
encourage her to do
something like this?
I mean, Adrian is smart
enough to finish high school
and to go to college
and get into law school.
If her husband doesn't
take away her courage
and her strength
and her determination.
I didn't take those
away things from her,
losing the baby did.
(BELL RINGING)
Are you done now?
Finished.
I'm finished now. Yes.
Does the whole school
know that Adrian
wants to further
her education in New York?
Now that's a positive
spin on things if I've
ever heard one.
And the answer to your
question is yes.
Oh, uh,
I guess that enough time
has passed that I can,
I can tell you this.
Half the student body
thinks you're pushing
Adrian out the door,
the other half thinks
you're running,
so it's evenly divided
between jerk and coward.
So I think that the only
way your reputation of
a good guy can survive this
is if you stick around.
Just my advice.
I don't care
what people think.
Who would have thought
my freshman year
in high school
would have been
my best year?
You're gonna put the bed
from their nursery
in the church nursery
where John sleeps?
Are you kidding?
That's just creepy.
First of all,
John doesn't sleep
in a baby bed anymore
so he won't be
sleeping in it,
and it's not creepy.
Or it wasn't until
you said that.
Where was I?
Secondly?
Secondly, the church
really needs that stuff.
There are a lot of mothers
who'd be very grateful
to have the things that
Adrian wants to donate.
Clothes, the, the blankets,
diapers. You know how
expensive that stuff is.
Okay, I told you what
Adrian called me about,
now you tell me what
Adrian called you about.
I don't know.
I erased the message.
Without listening to it?
Without listening to it.
That wasn't very nice.
I want to know
what she said!
I don't even know what
she said. Ask her if
you're so curious.
She told you she called me.
Ask her what she wanted.
I think we both know
what she wanted.
She is obviously
getting ready to leave Ben
and she wants you.
And yet you're helping
her leave Ben.
Because that's the kind
of person I am, Ricky.
I'm telling you,
she knows what she's doing.
She's feeling better.
She's got some crazy
plan she's come up with
and you're playing
right into it and I'm not.
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[Ben] Just tell him
i'm not going to do it.
Ben, Ben, Ben. You know
everyone who has had
this job has been fired.
I don't want to get fired,
so I cannot give your dad
that message.
Don't you think you'll
get fired if I don't
show up,
and you don't tell
him I wasn't gonna
be there?
I have the physical ability
to take you down,
little mister.
So you get yourself to
that restaurant on time...
Ben?
I can't.
I can't do it.
I can't listen to
another lecture today.
I've had one person after
another today, telling me
what they...
I need to talk to you.
Everyone needs to talk
to me. Do you mind?
When you get off the phone.
Telling you what?
What are people telling you?
Same thing that my
dad's gonna to tell me
and I can't...
I can't hear it from him.
I don't want to hear it
from him. I can't take it.
Of course, you can.
All you have to do
is listen to him.
That doesn't mean you
have to do what he says.
You just give the man some
respect, you listen to him
and then do what you want.
You don't know my dad.
What, he's a pussycat.
Oh, meow.
What's up, pussycat?
He's right here.
And we were getting
along so well.
Hey, Dad.
Hey, what's up?
You sound like
you're in a good mood.
What are you in such
a good mood about?
I'm just sitting here
with Robie, right next
to my favorite gal.
Mom?
Mom? No, Mimsy.
You're over at Mimsy's?
We're over
at your mom's condo.
Just making ourselves
at home like we own
the place.
Isn't this
the place I own?
Could be. What do
you need, Ames?
I was just wanted to ask
you if I could go over
and do laundry at your
house tonight.
Yeah, sure, just leave
some quarters on
the washer.
Very funny.
You're a funny man.
Uh-oh, what else
do you need?
It's really easy.
How easy?
Easy, um...
(STAMMERING)
I just need some sort
of a sleeper couch.
Um, Ricky and I want to
put John in the bedroom,
and then we're going to
sleep in the living room.
It's for John's safety.
I'm sure.
What happened to Ricky
sleeping on the couch?
He's just tired of
sleeping on the couch.
Yeah, I knew that
wouldn't last.
So you'll do it?
No.
You give Ricky back his
bedroom, you come home
to your bedroom,
and John goes back
to the little nursery.
It's a win-win-win
situation.
Okay.
You're right. Um...
If we need a sofa bed,
then we should just get
a sofa bed by ourselves.
(SIGHING)
All right, I'll have Donovan
email you some pictures,
and you can pick
something out.
Thanks. Um, thank you so much.
I love you. And, and tell
Mimsy that I love her,
and Mom too, and Robie.
All right, Amy.
Who was that, sweetie pie?
It's me, Mims. It's George,
your daughter's husband.
I don't have a daughter.
That woman, Anne,
the redhead.
That crazy lady
who started the fire
in my apartment?
Yes.
Oh.
She has a temper.
We better watch out.
I'm not afraid of her.
I am.
Hey, what's going on
with your friend?
I don't know.
She doesn't look
upset at all.
It's kind of strange.
Well, I told you it
wouldn't be a problem.
I mean, she's ready to
let go and move on,
which I think is
a really good thing.
Okay, well...
I'll be back.
Okay.
That Daniel is really hot.
Yeah, he is.
I almost wish I was single.
You do not and stay away,
that's my boyfriend.
Well, this week.
Yes, this week
and next week
and who knows
how many weeks.
I'm not going to think
about it. I'm just going
to enjoy it.
Well, yeah, I would.
So are you really, really
okay with all this?
You seem okay.
Yeah. I am.
You know, I thought
I might break down
once I saw Daniel
actually taking things
out of the room, but...
Yeah, I kind of can't
take my eyes off of him.
He's the perfect
distraction.
Adrian.
What?
So, what made you
decide to do this today?
I went for a walk
this morning,
and I decided that this
is what I wanted to do.
And I decided that I was
gonna be okay with it.
And I'm going to be.
I mean, I'm sure it'll
make me sad to pass by
this room for a while,
but it won't be that
long before...
Before?
I can't tell you.
I haven't even told Ben.
I'm gonna have
another baby.
That's what's made me
able to do this. I mean,
that's why I can move on.
Because we will have
another baby.
By this time next year.
Just promise not to tell.
Promise.
Thanks.
You thought the meat
locker would be a good
place to avoid me?
I'm not avoiding,
I'm working.
And you should
be working, too.
Look, Ben, I don't know
what's going on
with this school
that Adrian wants to go to,
but something is going on.
Are you upset that
she's giving away
everything in the nursery?
She's not doing that.
She's sitting in there
and staring at the walls
all day, every day.
You don't know
she's cleaning out
the baby nursery
and giving everything
to the church nursery?
Grace and Amy are helping her,
but they thought you knew.
That can't be true.
She would have told me.
You didn't want to
get rid of that stuff?
Hi, Ben.
What the hell did you do?
What?
You took everything
out of here without
even telling me?
I thought you'd be happy.
How could you do this?
But you kept saying...
She was my
daughter, too!
And this was my
daughter's nursery!
How could you take
everything out of here
without saying
anything to me, Adrian?
God, all this time
I've been tiptoeing
around you,
and doing everything
in my power to make sure
that you get through this,
and you haven't
even thought about
me for one minute.
Not one minute!
And now you do this!
How could you?
Ben, I'm sorry,
I didn't realize...
Where's Mr. Bear?
Who?
My Bear, Where's Mr. Bear?
I don't know, Grace was
helping me pack and...
My mother gave
that bear to me.
It's the only thing
I have left from her.
Where's my bear?
I guess it's with
the other stuff.
I guess it's at
the church nursery. I...
You are so selfish.
Do you know that?
I never even wanted
to marry you.
I never even wanted
to have sex with you
in the first place.
Every single bit of pain
that both of us have had
has been because of you!
Because of you!
I can't take it anymore.
I can't take it.
I know I'm supposed to be
the man, I'm not supposed
to cry but I don't care.
Losing that baby,
it killed me something
in me, Adrian.
It killed my belief that
something good could come
from the bad thing we did.
It was a bad thing.
Cheating on Amy and Ricky.
And we deserved
to lose that baby.
At least I did, anyway.
Because Amy loved me.
And I threw it all away
for one night with you.
And I still feel guilty
about that.
I'm always gonna
feel guilty about that,
but maybe I just got
what I deserved.
I'm gonna go get my bear.
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Hello?
Guess what we just got.
Oh, yay! The couch
is there. Yay!
You knew about this?
Well, I didn't know
that they'd be able to get
it over there tonight.
But I was going to
show you pictures
when I got home.
Did we buy this couch?
We can't afford a couch.
No, silly,
it's from my dad's store.
He's giving it to us.
No, he's not.
We're paying for it.
I don't want a free couch.
In fact, I don't even
want a couch.
Well, it's a bed, too.
You wanted a sofa bed, right?
When did I say that?
This morning.
This morning was
a million years ago,
and I don't think
I said I wanted a sofa
bed from your father.
He doesn't even like
us sleeping together.
You asked him for
a bed for us to sleep on?
Yes. I did. Because I
wanted to make you happy.
Well, this doesn't
make me happy.
Okay, well, I'm sorry,
but maybe we can
just sleep on it?
(LAUGHING)
Get it?
I'm not laughing, Amy.
We're supposed to be
grown-ups. We have to pay
our own way through life.
I don't want your dad
or your mom buying us
whatever you think we need.
Well, they don't
mind helping us
once in a while.
That's not the point.
The point is
we should mind.
And every time we sleep
on that bed, I'm going to
be thinking of your father.
I'm sure you'll
get over it.
Uh, I, I have to go.
Um, Ben just pulled up.
Oh, by the way, I also
called to tell you
he didn't know anything
about the nursery.
He didn't know
Adrian was giving
everything away.
I hate to bother you,
but, uh, is the nursery
still open?
Yeah, um, there's one
lady that stays late.
Do you want
your things back?
Yeah. There is one
thing I'd like back.
Mr. Bear?
How'd you know?
You told me about him.
Your mom gave him to you.
I knew that it was
probably a mistake.
That he ended up
in the box with
the other stuff.
And, um,
I can go get all
your other things
back, if you want.
I'm really sorry, Ben.
I didn't know that you
didn't know.
It doesn't matter.
The other stuff
doesn't matter.
I'm not even sure
that this matters.
I'm not sure anything
matters at all.
Ben, don't.
What happened to us, Amy?
I really loved you.
And John.
And I loved you.
But, Ben, it was
never going to work.
We just couldn't see it.
Can't you see
it's never gonna work
with Ricky, either?
He's not...
He's not good enough
for you, Amy.
And sooner or later,
he's going to hurt you.
That's who he is.
That's who he was.
Did she know
who you were?
Nah, I don't think so.
But we had
a good time, anyway.
It's so depressing,
George.
She can't move back
to the little apartment
that she was in.
Even with the nurse
full time.
She has to move to
the section of the home
that's just for
Alzheimer's patients.
Eugene hasn't
wanted to do that,
and I haven't either.
But now we have to
move her again.
And each time, she has
less space, less privacy,
more Alzheimer's patients
around her. A lot of more.
And they're a lot
worse than she is.
But what can I do?
She could get hurt,
or she could hurt someone.
I installed safety bolts
at the top of your doors.
So if you needed them,
when she's over here...
Hmm, that was nice.
Thank you.
And you know you can
put black mats
in front of the door
and she won't step across.
Her perception is off,
and she just sees
a black hole.
That's what
I read anyway.
Yeah, they do that
in the Alzheimer's area
there she's in.
And I read that too,
but I don't totally
trust that.
It can't hurt. I can
pick some up for you.
I don't know how
much I can have her
here, George.
I can't have her spend
the night here unless
you're here.
Because even with those
mats and with the locks,
she can still get out
and wander around.
Well, what if I were
here more often?
Maybe I could come up
a few days a week?
And nights.
Maybe.
I'm gonna go
check on Robie.
I could check on Robie.
No, I haven't
seen him all day.
We like to spend time
together after daycare.
I want to see him.
(PHONE RINGING)
Everything okay?
No, everything is not okay.
There's a very expensive
couch in our apartment
that I don't know
how I'm going to pay for.
You're welcome.
It's nice,
but I wish Amy hadn't
asked you to help us.
Yeah, and I wish Amy
didn't live there.
But she does.
And the two of you
need somewhere
to sleep.
I bought a new mattress
before she started
staying over here.
Too much information.
And we could just put our
bed in the living room.
But it would look stupid.
And it would advertise
to anyone who comes over
that you two
are sleeping together.
We're not really
hiding that from anyone.
Well, until you're
married, you should.
I don't think we're
gonna get married.
That's why I don't want you
giving us anything,
because I know you want us
to get married and I don't
want to feel obligated.
Don't worry, I'm sure
if you didn't feel
obligated to marry her
when she had the baby,
you're not going to feel
obligated to marry her
when I give you a couch.
You might be right
about that.
I'm always right.
And I'm right
about this, too.
Amy is never gonna
be happy living with you
and not married to you
because she just
doesn't feel secure
with that arrangement.
She's just doing
that to make you happy.
And as an adult, you
have to start thinking
about the other person,
the woman you love.
When you have a child,
both of you have to start
thinking about the child.
You and Amy have to start
thinking about John,
and what's best for John.
I know that.
Thanks for the couch.
You're welcome. Goodnight.
You're welcome for what?
I gave them a new couch.
Oh, yeah,
I helped Amy pick it out.
She forwarded me
the pictures.
Yeah, I told her
to do that.
No, you didn't.
Have you heard from
Ashley tonight?
Yeah. And she's still
looking for a job.
'Cause of course she
hasn't found one yet.
She likes her
freedom too much.
She'll get a job.
I'll believe it
when I see it.
Well, if she doesn't,
hopefully, she'll learn
a little something
about the value
of an education.
Well, I hope so.
Yeah, me too.
Well, with Mimsy
in the guest room
and Robie in his room,
I guess there's really
no place for me to sleep
but your room.
That couch folds out, too.
You know, I really just
need for you to stay
here for a few days
until I get my mom settled.
Whatever you need.
I don't know where to go.
I don't know
who to talk to.
I was a bad guy already,
before I said
any of that to Adrian.
Hand me another beer.
Never mind,
I'll get it myself.
(SIGHING)
I wish I hadn't said
any of to Adrian,
but, hey, I did.
And I'm gonna have
to live with that
and with all the other
stuff I've done.
+
All right, Grace. It's getting
late, I've gotta go. No, you don't.
My mom's gonna be out
with Rachel for at least
another hour.
And Jack's still
out at Madison's.
What does Jack have
to do with anything?
Well, his room
is right next to ours.
This isn't ours,
this is yours.
And I want you to come
over to my apartment
sometime,
but I want your mom
to know where you are,
so you're gonna have
to tell her I'm in college
and I have my own place.
I'll tell her. Tomorrow.
Promise. But tonight,
tonight I want to
thank you for helping
me help my friend.
Yeah, about your
friend, or friends.
You know, you've
got one friend that
just lost a baby
and she's trying
to have another one...
(SHUSHING)
I promised I wouldn't
tell anyone.
But you did.
And you've got another
friend who has
a two-year-old,
and she's a junior in high
school and she's living
with the father of the baby.
And they're not married?
Yeah?
Well, you know they
say your friends are
a reflection of you.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Oh.
Well, what can I say?
All three of us really like
sex and one of us is more
careful than the other two.
Yeah, and I'm more
careful than all of you.
But you scare me
a little bit.
I don't want you to get
any thoughts about
having any babies.
Because I don't
want any babies.
Not for a long time.
Neither do I.
Good.
So you're on
the pill, right?
Yeah. And...
I have condoms,
and you have condoms,
and we both agreed
that you will use condoms.
Yeah, well, well, good.
So we have
all the technical
precautions in place.
Now we just have to
figure out how we feel
about each other.
But we, we already...
Yeah, we have.
So we know that we
like each other.
Yeah, I'm not sure
that that's enough.
Maybe I'd like
to know that you feel
a little more than
friendship for me.
Why?
Because you're
a very fickle girl.
(SCOFFS)
Goodnight.
I'll walk you out.
Look, now don't be angry
with me just because
I think you're a little crazy.
Right, that's what
attracted me to
you in the first place.
Well, I'm not crazy.
And I'm not fickle.
And for your information,
I'm a Christian.
You told me that already,
when we were in Africa,
I think right in
the middle of us...
Will you shut up!
Goodnight, Grace.
Oh. Am I interrupting?
No.
Goodnight.
I broke up with Madison.
What? Why?
Because she's right.
I'm still in love with you.
Are you blind? Did you
not just see that?
I saw you had one eye open.
I have a boyfriend
and I love him, okay?
I love him! I'm in
love with Daniel!
Uh...
Now that's more like it.
Goodnight, Grace.
Hmm. Hey, Dad!
We're here!
Good evening.
Nice tie.
Thank you.
Um, I'm sorry we're late.
We had to take a cab.
From where?
From the liquor store.
You're drunk?
No, I wouldn't say
I'm drunk, but I'm
celebrating, yes.
Celebrating what?
I finally found a way
out of my marriage.
And what was that?
Honesty. Hmm.
He's in mourning.
(KNOCKING)
Amy.
AMY: In here.
Oh, we're gonna do laundry?
Why else would you
be over here?
To get away from you.
I was just trying
to make you happy.
Don't try to make me happy.
Do whatever makes you happy.
I did. I got us a couch
and then I came over
here because I didn't
want to sleep on it
with you for the
first time when
you're angry with me.
You can't just call
your dad to fix things.
It's not me and you
and your dad in this
relationship.
It's just me and you.
I know that. But...
I still need my parents.
I think I'm always going
to need my parents.
You're going in
the wrong direction.
Ricky, they're my parents!
I need them for stuff.
That's not what parents
are for, for stuff.
I know what you're thinking.
I'm not the best judge
of what parents are for.
I did not say that.
Look, this whole thing
started when I woke up
and found that John
wasn't sleeping next to me.
I don't like surprises.
I didn't like having
two guys show up from
your dad's furniture store
to deliver a couch
when Bunny and everyone
else was still around.
I don't like surprises,
I really don't.
But I'm over it.
Okay? I'm over it.
But we had an agreement
that you wouldn't run home
when we have an argument
and here you are.
Yeah, I know.
No one was here.
So it's not really
the same thing.
It's kind of
the same thing.
Ugh, I know.
Okay, it's the same thing.
I'm sorry. I just can't
stand to see you when
I've disappointed you.
And I know
I disappointed you.
Is that really it?
Are you still angry
about the phone call
from Adrian?
Did you listen to it?
I told you, I erased it.
Ricky, please don't
have anything to do
with Adrian. Please.
Who has the time?
Look at all this laundry.
I won't. Promise.
All right. Well,
let's get John and go home.
What about all this stuff?
It's too late, I'm tired.
Then you go to bed,
and I'll do the laundry.
When I'm finished,
I'll get in bed with you.
We've never done
anything in your room.
No, we haven't.
And I will take
you up on that.
[OPERATOR]: You have
one saved message.
ADRIAN: Long time, no see.
I've been thinking about you.
And I know you've
been thinking about me.
Haven't you?
Goodnight, Ricky.
OPERATOR: Message saved.
[Adele - Roling in the deep playing]
I don't want to be married.
I don't have to be married.
You are not going to leave
Adrian. I'm not gonna let you.
I think maybe I should
do what you did
and just tell Ben
I'm thinking about
going away.
What?
To New York.
To cosmetology school.
The best way for you
to learn something is
to get a job.
You agreed to put
money into my account
every week.
Yeah, that's when
I thought you were
seeing America.
Daniel, do you think
our relationship
is gonna last?
I think it's a little
too early for us to be
making any plans together.
I want to go to
cosmetology school.
I'm totally for it.
What if I would need to go
to New York to study?
That'd be great.
And you're thinking
if Grace dropped Grant,
then she'll drop
this guy too.
And then finally,
at long last,
she'll be free
and you'll be in
the house with her.
But I don't want
to be with Grace.
Maybe we just need
a bigger place.
Maybe we just need to
move back to my house.
The three of us?
No, John and me.
So what's the story?
What's your way out
that was her idea?
She could possibly
go to cosmetology school
in New York.
No. This is a lie.
I'm not buying it.
Is it too soon
for me to try to
get pregnant again?
Good morning.
Daddy!
What time is it?
6:30.
(GROANS)
Do we have to get up?
Yeah, we do.
What's John doing in here?
He came in in the
middle of the night.
Isn't that cute?
Not really, no.
I'm sleeping on the couch
so I can keep an eye
on him and he's in here
sleeping with you.
Wants to be with his
mommy, don't you, John?
Yeah, well, Daddy wants
to be with his mommy.
Oh, come on,
you can be with me
any time you want.
Hmm, I think we have to
do something about this.
About the sleeping
arrangements.
Okay, what do you wanna do?
I wanna put his bed in here
and our bed out there.
Our bed in the living room
like I suggested before?
Yeah. Or get a couch
that pulls out or something.
All right, well...
(GROANS)
If that's what
you want to do,
then let's do it.
That's what I wanna do.
And I wanna get all the
toys and the baby stuff
into this room, keep it
out of the living room.
Okay, that sounds
like a good idea, too.
He has too much stuff.
We need to either get
rid of some of his toys
and things or find some
better way to store them.
Okay.
I've been leaving
most of his toys
at my parents' house
and then swapping them out.
But...
I'll take some of what
I brought over here
this weekend back.
Really, I like to keep
everything kind of clean
and organized.
Okay.
So...
So, it's 6:30 in the morning.
Just give me a few minutes
to wake up, Ricky,
and then I'll get right on it.
I just don't like him
sleeping in here
and me in there.
Yeah, I got that.
Ricky, do you need
a little space,
some time for yourself?
Want me to go over
to my dad's tonight
and do laundry
and then just fall asleep
over there and then you can
have your apartment
just for you for the night?
I don't mind doing that
if you want.
No, I don't want...
I just want us to make
this work, all right?
For the most part
it's working, but this,
this is not working.
Someone's not
in a good mood
this morning.
RICKY: I heard that.
I meant for you
to hear that.
I love you.
I'm sorry.
Me, too.
I love you.
It's just that...
It's just that you're not
in a good mood this morning,
so you're annoyed with me
whether you love me or not.
You know I love you, Amy.
Did something else happen
other than I let John come
in here to sleep?
Um, no. Not really.
Adrian?
Adrian?
I don't buy that whole
story of her going to
cosmetology school.
I think she's just looking
to get out of the marriage.
And if she's looking
to get out of the
marriage, then...
Did she call you
or anything?
Why would she call me?
I don't know, did she?
I hit "ignore."
I didn't talk to her.
Okay, well, now I'm not
in a good mood, either.
♪ 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 ♪
+
Good morning.
Hi. Good morning, husband.
Uh, do you want me
to make you some
breakfast?
No, I'm going to head out,
if you don't need me here.
No, I don't need you here.
I'm okay.
I'm feeling better.
Okay.
Do you really need to do this?
To sit in this room?
Does it make you sad
to be in this room?
I don't come in this room.
It made me
really sad at first,
but now I find it
kind of comforting.
Comforting how?
I don't know.
I guess I'm coming
to accept that...
Mercy was just not
meant to be here,
for reasons
we'll never know,
and we have to go on
with our lives.
You're still thinking
about going away
to school?
Yeah.
Are you still thinking that
it would be okay for me
to go away to school?
You wouldn't mind if
I left for a while?
No. Not if that's
what you want to do.
If that's what
you need to do.
I went for a walk
this morning.
A long walk.
And I'm going to start
walking every morning.
I'm going to get
myself together.
It's time.
I'm sure it's not
gonna be easy, but...
I'm gonna do it.
I'm really happy
to hear you say that.
Morning, best friends
of Adrian.
And I'm sure I know
what you're talking about.
Adrian.
Yeah, we were.
I'm surprised that
she wants to go to
cosmetology school
or that she'd think
about leaving you
to go to New York.
Why? You left me
and went to New York.
Why shouldn't Adrian?
That was different.
How was that different?
You went for you,
and she's going for her.
Ben, you told Adrian
to go to New York?
You told her
that was okay?
Why not? It's better than
sitting at home, right?
Well, don't you think it
would be better for her to
come back to school here
and finish high school
before she does anything else?
No. I do not. She does
not want to come back
to high school here.
She said that over
and over and over again
and I finally heard her.
I'm sure it wouldn't
be easy, but I think
she can do it.
I'm sure she can do it.
She needs to do it.
She needs to finish
high school before she
can do anything else.
Look, neither of you should
discourage her from going
to cosmetology school.
In fact, I want both of you
to promise you won't
discourage her.
Promise.
Okay, I promise.
I don't promise.
Thank you, Grace.
I knew I could count
on you.
Why would you make
a promise like that?
It wasn't a real promise.
You said you promise.
How is that not a real
promise? You lied?
This whole thing is a lie.
Adrian just said to Ben
that she wanted to go
to cosmetology school
to see if he would tell
her to go. It was a test.
And he failed.
He told her to go.
Which means
he wants her to go.
He wants her to leave.
He wants out. I mean,
she must be heartbroken.
Or she must be very angry.
And you know how she is
when she's angry.
Yeah.
She called Ricky.
What?
Yeah, I knew that she would,
sooner or later.
What did she want?
I don't know.
But I think we can both
make a good guess.
(CELL PHONE RINGING)
Hello. Yeah. Hi, Adrian.
I want you to know that
I called Ricky.
Yeah, he already told me.
Oh, okay. Good.
Um, it's not that
big of a deal.
I just, I didn't talk
to him in a long time.
And, well, for the record,
he never called me back.
He can call you back if
he wants. I don't care if the
two of you talk to each other.
Good. I just...
I wanna start getting
things back to normal.
Well, I'm ready to start
trying getting things back
to normal anyway.
So, um, look,
I need you and Grace
to help me with something.
What's that?
I need you to help me
get rid of everything
in this nursery.
It's making me depressed
and Ben depressed and...
Well, it's time.
What do you wanna do
with all that stuff?
I don't know.
You got any ideas?
Well, I mean, I'm sure
that the church nursery
would appreciate anything
that you would want
to give to them.
Okay. Yeah,
they can have it all.
I really don't care.
Just as long as it
goes to good use.
Can you guys do this today?
I really wanna get rid of
this stuff today or I might
lose my nerve.
Don't get rid of anything
unless you are absolutely
certain that
that's what you wanna do.
And maybe you ought
to think about it for
a few more days.
No, I want to do it today.
Okay, well, um,
we'll figure it out
and then we'll call you back.
And is Ben is okay with this?
Ben would have done this
before I came home from
the hospital,
but I wouldn't let him.
So, yeah, he's fine with it.
Okay.
Well, if you want our help,
Adrian, then you've got it.
Thanks, Amy.
+
Good Morning, sir.
Good morning to you.
Here's your coffee,
black, and the
Wall Street Journal.
All articles pertaining to
anything meat-related
have been highlighted.
Oh, thank you, Nora.
That's very nice of you.
But what are you doing here?
How come you're not
at the butcher shop?
Oh, um, whoever is
running your human
resources department
called Bunny
and said they've
run out of resources.
They wanted Bunny,
she sent me.
Fine. I don't know why
everybody thinks I'm so
difficult to work for.
Apparently,
you scare people.
Scare people how?
I don't know.
I heard you're a screamer.
Once in a while,
I might raise my voice.
People just have to
do their job, that's all.
We're making sausage,
we're not making lollipops.
Hey, I get it.
I totally get it.
Oh, one question.
How do you make
that sausage?
I think you're the
first person who's
been at that desk
who's asked me
that question.
Other than Camille.
And that was a long,
long time ago.
You really want to know?
Yeah, I've been
thinking about it.
Wondering how you
got to be the king.
If I didn't know you
better, I'd say you
were hitting on me.
No, I'm really interested.
(PHONE RINGS)
(GASPS)
First call of the day.
Good morning,
you've reached
Boykewich Headquarters.
How may I help you?
Hey, Ben. It's me.
"Me," who?
Me, Ricky's mom, Nora.
Oh, jeez, my dad's
got you working for
him today?
Honored to be here.
Hey, I take it you're
looking for him?
Yeah, I am.
Uh, he just...
Stepped into a meeting.
...stepped into a meeting.
Oh, I'm getting the
"stepped into a meeting"
runaround, huh?
Just tell him that
I can't make it for
dinner tonight.
And why not?
Oh, I thought you just
stepped into a meeting.
I want to talk to you.
I have a paper
due tomorrow.
Then you better
get started on it
'cause you're meeting
me for dinner and don't
be trying to back out.
I want to talk to you.
Betty told me about Adrian.
You are not shipping
her off to New York.
Hi.
Yeah. Hi.
Shouldn't you be in class?
I was just, uh,
checking on things.
Things or people?
Adrian?
My dad.
My dad's been having
a tough time. You saw him
when he was here.
So I just felt like
I needed to call him.
And how are you?
I'm fine.
Thanks for asking.
Better get back to class.
Um, I was hoping to
talk to you about a rumor
that's going around school.
I don't want to talk
about any rumors.
And whatever they are,
they're probably not true.
Yeah. Ben, look,
there are only a couple
of months of school left.
And I know you've been
through a horrible time.
But I also know that
you're an honorable man,
and you don't want to
do anything dishonorable.
This is none of your business.
Excuse me?
None of your business.
This is personal.
You're my business.
You're a student here
and so is Adrian.
No. No, she's not.
She was a student here.
She's not a student here
anymore. And she's not gonna
come back to school here.
And whatever Adrian
decides is her business,
not your business.
Look, Ben, I really care
about the students here.
And I especially care
about you and Adrian.
Well, don't.
Who asked you to?
No one asked me to.
It's just that...
This is my first job
back after...
After I lost a baby.
So, yeah, you know what,
maybe I have
crossed some line here
without realizing it.
May be this has become
too personal.
It's been two years
for me and I'm still
having a difficult time
with the loss.
SIDS.
My baby died of SIDS.
And then my husband left me
18 months later.
18 months?
Yeah.
I was the one who was
inconsolable at first.
Then I was depressed
for almost a year,
and then when I finally
got myself together,
he fell apart.
And his way of dealing
with it was staying drunk
all the time.
Well, I've dealt
with it. Sober.
And Adrian can't deal
with it. And maybe she needs
to go to cosmetology school
to start dealing with it.
So, please, just stay
out of it.
Are you sure
you're okay, Ben?
Because this doesn't
seem like you,
to encourage Adrian
to do the wrong thing
and to go away
and study something
that she's never been
interested in before
just so you can
get out of your marriage.
Get out of my marriage?
Who said anything about
getting out of my marriage?
Why else would you
encourage her to do
something like this?
I mean, Adrian is smart
enough to finish high school
and to go to college
and get into law school.
If her husband doesn't
take away her courage
and her strength
and her determination.
I didn't take those
away things from her,
losing the baby did.
(BELL RINGING)
Are you done now?
Finished.
I'm finished now. Yes.
Does the whole school
know that Adrian
wants to further
her education in New York?
Now that's a positive
spin on things if I've
ever heard one.
And the answer to your
question is yes.
Oh, uh,
I guess that enough time
has passed that I can,
I can tell you this.
Half the student body
thinks you're pushing
Adrian out the door,
the other half thinks
you're running,
so it's evenly divided
between jerk and coward.
So I think that the only
way your reputation of
a good guy can survive this
is if you stick around.
Just my advice.
I don't care
what people think.
Who would have thought
my freshman year
in high school
would have been
my best year?
You're gonna put the bed
from their nursery
in the church nursery
where John sleeps?
Are you kidding?
That's just creepy.
First of all,
John doesn't sleep
in a baby bed anymore
so he won't be
sleeping in it,
and it's not creepy.
Or it wasn't until
you said that.
Where was I?
Secondly?
Secondly, the church
really needs that stuff.
There are a lot of mothers
who'd be very grateful
to have the things that
Adrian wants to donate.
Clothes, the, the blankets,
diapers. You know how
expensive that stuff is.
Okay, I told you what
Adrian called me about,
now you tell me what
Adrian called you about.
I don't know.
I erased the message.
Without listening to it?
Without listening to it.
That wasn't very nice.
I want to know
what she said!
I don't even know what
she said. Ask her if
you're so curious.
She told you she called me.
Ask her what she wanted.
I think we both know
what she wanted.
She is obviously
getting ready to leave Ben
and she wants you.
And yet you're helping
her leave Ben.
Because that's the kind
of person I am, Ricky.
I'm telling you,
she knows what she's doing.
She's feeling better.
She's got some crazy
plan she's come up with
and you're playing
right into it and I'm not.
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[Ben] Just tell him
i'm not going to do it.
Ben, Ben, Ben. You know
everyone who has had
this job has been fired.
I don't want to get fired,
so I cannot give your dad
that message.
Don't you think you'll
get fired if I don't
show up,
and you don't tell
him I wasn't gonna
be there?
I have the physical ability
to take you down,
little mister.
So you get yourself to
that restaurant on time...
Ben?
I can't.
I can't do it.
I can't listen to
another lecture today.
I've had one person after
another today, telling me
what they...
I need to talk to you.
Everyone needs to talk
to me. Do you mind?
When you get off the phone.
Telling you what?
What are people telling you?
Same thing that my
dad's gonna to tell me
and I can't...
I can't hear it from him.
I don't want to hear it
from him. I can't take it.
Of course, you can.
All you have to do
is listen to him.
That doesn't mean you
have to do what he says.
You just give the man some
respect, you listen to him
and then do what you want.
You don't know my dad.
What, he's a pussycat.
Oh, meow.
What's up, pussycat?
He's right here.
And we were getting
along so well.
Hey, Dad.
Hey, what's up?
You sound like
you're in a good mood.
What are you in such
a good mood about?
I'm just sitting here
with Robie, right next
to my favorite gal.
Mom?
Mom? No, Mimsy.
You're over at Mimsy's?
We're over
at your mom's condo.
Just making ourselves
at home like we own
the place.
Isn't this
the place I own?
Could be. What do
you need, Ames?
I was just wanted to ask
you if I could go over
and do laundry at your
house tonight.
Yeah, sure, just leave
some quarters on
the washer.
Very funny.
You're a funny man.
Uh-oh, what else
do you need?
It's really easy.
How easy?
Easy, um...
(STAMMERING)
I just need some sort
of a sleeper couch.
Um, Ricky and I want to
put John in the bedroom,
and then we're going to
sleep in the living room.
It's for John's safety.
I'm sure.
What happened to Ricky
sleeping on the couch?
He's just tired of
sleeping on the couch.
Yeah, I knew that
wouldn't last.
So you'll do it?
No.
You give Ricky back his
bedroom, you come home
to your bedroom,
and John goes back
to the little nursery.
It's a win-win-win
situation.
Okay.
You're right. Um...
If we need a sofa bed,
then we should just get
a sofa bed by ourselves.
(SIGHING)
All right, I'll have Donovan
email you some pictures,
and you can pick
something out.
Thanks. Um, thank you so much.
I love you. And, and tell
Mimsy that I love her,
and Mom too, and Robie.
All right, Amy.
Who was that, sweetie pie?
It's me, Mims. It's George,
your daughter's husband.
I don't have a daughter.
That woman, Anne,
the redhead.
That crazy lady
who started the fire
in my apartment?
Yes.
Oh.
She has a temper.
We better watch out.
I'm not afraid of her.
I am.
Hey, what's going on
with your friend?
I don't know.
She doesn't look
upset at all.
It's kind of strange.
Well, I told you it
wouldn't be a problem.
I mean, she's ready to
let go and move on,
which I think is
a really good thing.
Okay, well...
I'll be back.
Okay.
That Daniel is really hot.
Yeah, he is.
I almost wish I was single.
You do not and stay away,
that's my boyfriend.
Well, this week.
Yes, this week
and next week
and who knows
how many weeks.
I'm not going to think
about it. I'm just going
to enjoy it.
Well, yeah, I would.
So are you really, really
okay with all this?
You seem okay.
Yeah. I am.
You know, I thought
I might break down
once I saw Daniel
actually taking things
out of the room, but...
Yeah, I kind of can't
take my eyes off of him.
He's the perfect
distraction.
Adrian.
What?
So, what made you
decide to do this today?
I went for a walk
this morning,
and I decided that this
is what I wanted to do.
And I decided that I was
gonna be okay with it.
And I'm going to be.
I mean, I'm sure it'll
make me sad to pass by
this room for a while,
but it won't be that
long before...
Before?
I can't tell you.
I haven't even told Ben.
I'm gonna have
another baby.
That's what's made me
able to do this. I mean,
that's why I can move on.
Because we will have
another baby.
By this time next year.
Just promise not to tell.
Promise.
Thanks.
You thought the meat
locker would be a good
place to avoid me?
I'm not avoiding,
I'm working.
And you should
be working, too.
Look, Ben, I don't know
what's going on
with this school
that Adrian wants to go to,
but something is going on.
Are you upset that
she's giving away
everything in the nursery?
She's not doing that.
She's sitting in there
and staring at the walls
all day, every day.
You don't know
she's cleaning out
the baby nursery
and giving everything
to the church nursery?
Grace and Amy are helping her,
but they thought you knew.
That can't be true.
She would have told me.
You didn't want to
get rid of that stuff?
Hi, Ben.
What the hell did you do?
What?
You took everything
out of here without
even telling me?
I thought you'd be happy.
How could you do this?
But you kept saying...
She was my
daughter, too!
And this was my
daughter's nursery!
How could you take
everything out of here
without saying
anything to me, Adrian?
God, all this time
I've been tiptoeing
around you,
and doing everything
in my power to make sure
that you get through this,
and you haven't
even thought about
me for one minute.
Not one minute!
And now you do this!
How could you?
Ben, I'm sorry,
I didn't realize...
Where's Mr. Bear?
Who?
My Bear, Where's Mr. Bear?
I don't know, Grace was
helping me pack and...
My mother gave
that bear to me.
It's the only thing
I have left from her.
Where's my bear?
I guess it's with
the other stuff.
I guess it's at
the church nursery. I...
You are so selfish.
Do you know that?
I never even wanted
to marry you.
I never even wanted
to have sex with you
in the first place.
Every single bit of pain
that both of us have had
has been because of you!
Because of you!
I can't take it anymore.
I can't take it.
I know I'm supposed to be
the man, I'm not supposed
to cry but I don't care.
Losing that baby,
it killed me something
in me, Adrian.
It killed my belief that
something good could come
from the bad thing we did.
It was a bad thing.
Cheating on Amy and Ricky.
And we deserved
to lose that baby.
At least I did, anyway.
Because Amy loved me.
And I threw it all away
for one night with you.
And I still feel guilty
about that.
I'm always gonna
feel guilty about that,
but maybe I just got
what I deserved.
I'm gonna go get my bear.
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Hello?
Guess what we just got.
Oh, yay! The couch
is there. Yay!
You knew about this?
Well, I didn't know
that they'd be able to get
it over there tonight.
But I was going to
show you pictures
when I got home.
Did we buy this couch?
We can't afford a couch.
No, silly,
it's from my dad's store.
He's giving it to us.
No, he's not.
We're paying for it.
I don't want a free couch.
In fact, I don't even
want a couch.
Well, it's a bed, too.
You wanted a sofa bed, right?
When did I say that?
This morning.
This morning was
a million years ago,
and I don't think
I said I wanted a sofa
bed from your father.
He doesn't even like
us sleeping together.
You asked him for
a bed for us to sleep on?
Yes. I did. Because I
wanted to make you happy.
Well, this doesn't
make me happy.
Okay, well, I'm sorry,
but maybe we can
just sleep on it?
(LAUGHING)
Get it?
I'm not laughing, Amy.
We're supposed to be
grown-ups. We have to pay
our own way through life.
I don't want your dad
or your mom buying us
whatever you think we need.
Well, they don't
mind helping us
once in a while.
That's not the point.
The point is
we should mind.
And every time we sleep
on that bed, I'm going to
be thinking of your father.
I'm sure you'll
get over it.
Uh, I, I have to go.
Um, Ben just pulled up.
Oh, by the way, I also
called to tell you
he didn't know anything
about the nursery.
He didn't know
Adrian was giving
everything away.
I hate to bother you,
but, uh, is the nursery
still open?
Yeah, um, there's one
lady that stays late.
Do you want
your things back?
Yeah. There is one
thing I'd like back.
Mr. Bear?
How'd you know?
You told me about him.
Your mom gave him to you.
I knew that it was
probably a mistake.
That he ended up
in the box with
the other stuff.
And, um,
I can go get all
your other things
back, if you want.
I'm really sorry, Ben.
I didn't know that you
didn't know.
It doesn't matter.
The other stuff
doesn't matter.
I'm not even sure
that this matters.
I'm not sure anything
matters at all.
Ben, don't.
What happened to us, Amy?
I really loved you.
And John.
And I loved you.
But, Ben, it was
never going to work.
We just couldn't see it.
Can't you see
it's never gonna work
with Ricky, either?
He's not...
He's not good enough
for you, Amy.
And sooner or later,
he's going to hurt you.
That's who he is.
That's who he was.
Did she know
who you were?
Nah, I don't think so.
But we had
a good time, anyway.
It's so depressing,
George.
She can't move back
to the little apartment
that she was in.
Even with the nurse
full time.
She has to move to
the section of the home
that's just for
Alzheimer's patients.
Eugene hasn't
wanted to do that,
and I haven't either.
But now we have to
move her again.
And each time, she has
less space, less privacy,
more Alzheimer's patients
around her. A lot of more.
And they're a lot
worse than she is.
But what can I do?
She could get hurt,
or she could hurt someone.
I installed safety bolts
at the top of your doors.
So if you needed them,
when she's over here...
Hmm, that was nice.
Thank you.
And you know you can
put black mats
in front of the door
and she won't step across.
Her perception is off,
and she just sees
a black hole.
That's what
I read anyway.
Yeah, they do that
in the Alzheimer's area
there she's in.
And I read that too,
but I don't totally
trust that.
It can't hurt. I can
pick some up for you.
I don't know how
much I can have her
here, George.
I can't have her spend
the night here unless
you're here.
Because even with those
mats and with the locks,
she can still get out
and wander around.
Well, what if I were
here more often?
Maybe I could come up
a few days a week?
And nights.
Maybe.
I'm gonna go
check on Robie.
I could check on Robie.
No, I haven't
seen him all day.
We like to spend time
together after daycare.
I want to see him.
(PHONE RINGING)
Everything okay?
No, everything is not okay.
There's a very expensive
couch in our apartment
that I don't know
how I'm going to pay for.
You're welcome.
It's nice,
but I wish Amy hadn't
asked you to help us.
Yeah, and I wish Amy
didn't live there.
But she does.
And the two of you
need somewhere
to sleep.
I bought a new mattress
before she started
staying over here.
Too much information.
And we could just put our
bed in the living room.
But it would look stupid.
And it would advertise
to anyone who comes over
that you two
are sleeping together.
We're not really
hiding that from anyone.
Well, until you're
married, you should.
I don't think we're
gonna get married.
That's why I don't want you
giving us anything,
because I know you want us
to get married and I don't
want to feel obligated.
Don't worry, I'm sure
if you didn't feel
obligated to marry her
when she had the baby,
you're not going to feel
obligated to marry her
when I give you a couch.
You might be right
about that.
I'm always right.
And I'm right
about this, too.
Amy is never gonna
be happy living with you
and not married to you
because she just
doesn't feel secure
with that arrangement.
She's just doing
that to make you happy.
And as an adult, you
have to start thinking
about the other person,
the woman you love.
When you have a child,
both of you have to start
thinking about the child.
You and Amy have to start
thinking about John,
and what's best for John.
I know that.
Thanks for the couch.
You're welcome. Goodnight.
You're welcome for what?
I gave them a new couch.
Oh, yeah,
I helped Amy pick it out.
She forwarded me
the pictures.
Yeah, I told her
to do that.
No, you didn't.
Have you heard from
Ashley tonight?
Yeah. And she's still
looking for a job.
'Cause of course she
hasn't found one yet.
She likes her
freedom too much.
She'll get a job.
I'll believe it
when I see it.
Well, if she doesn't,
hopefully, she'll learn
a little something
about the value
of an education.
Well, I hope so.
Yeah, me too.
Well, with Mimsy
in the guest room
and Robie in his room,
I guess there's really
no place for me to sleep
but your room.
That couch folds out, too.
You know, I really just
need for you to stay
here for a few days
until I get my mom settled.
Whatever you need.
I don't know where to go.
I don't know
who to talk to.
I was a bad guy already,
before I said
any of that to Adrian.
Hand me another beer.
Never mind,
I'll get it myself.
(SIGHING)
I wish I hadn't said
any of to Adrian,
but, hey, I did.
And I'm gonna have
to live with that
and with all the other
stuff I've done.
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All right, Grace. It's getting
late, I've gotta go. No, you don't.
My mom's gonna be out
with Rachel for at least
another hour.
And Jack's still
out at Madison's.
What does Jack have
to do with anything?
Well, his room
is right next to ours.
This isn't ours,
this is yours.
And I want you to come
over to my apartment
sometime,
but I want your mom
to know where you are,
so you're gonna have
to tell her I'm in college
and I have my own place.
I'll tell her. Tomorrow.
Promise. But tonight,
tonight I want to
thank you for helping
me help my friend.
Yeah, about your
friend, or friends.
You know, you've
got one friend that
just lost a baby
and she's trying
to have another one...
(SHUSHING)
I promised I wouldn't
tell anyone.
But you did.
And you've got another
friend who has
a two-year-old,
and she's a junior in high
school and she's living
with the father of the baby.
And they're not married?
Yeah?
Well, you know they
say your friends are
a reflection of you.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Oh.
Well, what can I say?
All three of us really like
sex and one of us is more
careful than the other two.
Yeah, and I'm more
careful than all of you.
But you scare me
a little bit.
I don't want you to get
any thoughts about
having any babies.
Because I don't
want any babies.
Not for a long time.
Neither do I.
Good.
So you're on
the pill, right?
Yeah. And...
I have condoms,
and you have condoms,
and we both agreed
that you will use condoms.
Yeah, well, well, good.
So we have
all the technical
precautions in place.
Now we just have to
figure out how we feel
about each other.
But we, we already...
Yeah, we have.
So we know that we
like each other.
Yeah, I'm not sure
that that's enough.
Maybe I'd like
to know that you feel
a little more than
friendship for me.
Why?
Because you're
a very fickle girl.
(SCOFFS)
Goodnight.
I'll walk you out.
Look, now don't be angry
with me just because
I think you're a little crazy.
Right, that's what
attracted me to
you in the first place.
Well, I'm not crazy.
And I'm not fickle.
And for your information,
I'm a Christian.
You told me that already,
when we were in Africa,
I think right in
the middle of us...
Will you shut up!
Goodnight, Grace.
Oh. Am I interrupting?
No.
Goodnight.
I broke up with Madison.
What? Why?
Because she's right.
I'm still in love with you.
Are you blind? Did you
not just see that?
I saw you had one eye open.
I have a boyfriend
and I love him, okay?
I love him! I'm in
love with Daniel!
Uh...
Now that's more like it.
Goodnight, Grace.
Hmm. Hey, Dad!
We're here!
Good evening.
Nice tie.
Thank you.
Um, I'm sorry we're late.
We had to take a cab.
From where?
From the liquor store.
You're drunk?
No, I wouldn't say
I'm drunk, but I'm
celebrating, yes.
Celebrating what?
I finally found a way
out of my marriage.
And what was that?
Honesty. Hmm.
He's in mourning.
(KNOCKING)
Amy.
AMY: In here.
Oh, we're gonna do laundry?
Why else would you
be over here?
To get away from you.
I was just trying
to make you happy.
Don't try to make me happy.
Do whatever makes you happy.
I did. I got us a couch
and then I came over
here because I didn't
want to sleep on it
with you for the
first time when
you're angry with me.
You can't just call
your dad to fix things.
It's not me and you
and your dad in this
relationship.
It's just me and you.
I know that. But...
I still need my parents.
I think I'm always going
to need my parents.
You're going in
the wrong direction.
Ricky, they're my parents!
I need them for stuff.
That's not what parents
are for, for stuff.
I know what you're thinking.
I'm not the best judge
of what parents are for.
I did not say that.
Look, this whole thing
started when I woke up
and found that John
wasn't sleeping next to me.
I don't like surprises.
I didn't like having
two guys show up from
your dad's furniture store
to deliver a couch
when Bunny and everyone
else was still around.
I don't like surprises,
I really don't.
But I'm over it.
Okay? I'm over it.
But we had an agreement
that you wouldn't run home
when we have an argument
and here you are.
Yeah, I know.
No one was here.
So it's not really
the same thing.
It's kind of
the same thing.
Ugh, I know.
Okay, it's the same thing.
I'm sorry. I just can't
stand to see you when
I've disappointed you.
And I know
I disappointed you.
Is that really it?
Are you still angry
about the phone call
from Adrian?
Did you listen to it?
I told you, I erased it.
Ricky, please don't
have anything to do
with Adrian. Please.
Who has the time?
Look at all this laundry.
I won't. Promise.
All right. Well,
let's get John and go home.
What about all this stuff?
It's too late, I'm tired.
Then you go to bed,
and I'll do the laundry.
When I'm finished,
I'll get in bed with you.
We've never done
anything in your room.
No, we haven't.
And I will take
you up on that.
[OPERATOR]: You have
one saved message.
ADRIAN: Long time, no see.
I've been thinking about you.
And I know you've
been thinking about me.
Haven't you?
Goodnight, Ricky.
OPERATOR: Message saved.
[Adele - Roling in the deep playing]