Make It or Break It (2009) s02e16 Episode Script

Well, it looks like you're about 6 weeks.
It doesn't look like anything.
It's just a sac at this point.
God, I can't believe it.
How did this happen? Did you use protection? That's how it happened.
I only had sex once.
And I've only had one period in my entire life, I didn't think Emily.
We hear it all here.
Girls who think they can't get pregnant if they haven't had a period, girls who think they can't get pregnant if they have sex during their period, and girls who think they can't get pregnant if they have sex standing up.
The fact is, it is never safe to have sex without protection.
God, she only had her first kiss last year! So, you're seventeen and you've only had, what, one period ever? Did you ever check that out? She's an elite gymnast.
She's on the, National Team.
Oh.
Here is some literature on your options.
Options? Information on having a baby and keeping it, giving it up for adoption.
And information on ending the pregnancy.
But, what I need you to do now: is to increase your diet by make sure that you limit your caffeine, and that you take a prenatal.
No high impact exercise.
And don't be surprised if you experience exhaustion, aches, or nausea, because it's all normal.
But if you do have any cramps or bleeding, I want you to call me.
Good luck.
No more doin' nothin' I got something to prove No more, no more feeling useless I got nothin' to lose Thank god you're here.
This place will finally get back to normal.
What's going on here? You need to shut this down.
Emily can't do this.
Is that because Emily hasn't yet secured her place on the team? Because No.
It's not that.
She's not coming.
And I don't like the idea of a reporter sniffing around at such a sensitive time for the girls.
It's called publicity before the biggest event of their careers.
The girls need to get their faces out there.
Here I am! Here she is, Emily Kmetko, the third member from the mighty Rock to qualify for Worlds, How are you feeling, Emily? Great.
I'm feeling great.
Ready to go.
Have you heard from the NGO about your status on the World Team? Um, no, I haven't been cleared.
And your performance in Hungary probably didn't do you any favors.
That's probably true.
Anybody home? Hey.
What gives, Smiley? Well, funny you should ask.
So, you know the label, that loved me so much until they decided everything I wrote was crap? They love your new songs! Not exactly.
They did, however, love one song.
- That's a start, right? - A big one.
But not only did they love it, they think it is fantastic.
And they want it to be my first single.
That's amazing, Damon! It's the song that we wrote together.
- And they want us to record it.
- What? They flipped for the song and the girl that I sang it with.
Something about her "heartbreakingly pure voice".
- I don't believe this.
- Believe it, Kaylie Cruz.
You are about to record a single for a major label.
And I think we should start working on new songs right away.
We have something hot going.
- As a duo.
Musically.
- Yeah.
So Emily, your critics point to a wildly inconsistent career.
You barely got the last spot on the National Team, you've had legal troubles, you were benched in France and you all but choked in Hungary.
How can you honestly say you deserve to go to the Championships of the entire World, in the place of, say, former National Champ Kelly Parker? Um, well, I wouldn't say I deserve it more, but I would.
Emily earned a spot at World Team Trials.
Kelly Parker didn't.
End of story.
But you have to agree, Emily, it will be a highly controversial decision.
If your very vocal fans here can secure your spot, the pressure will be on you to prove that this time, you deserve it.
Yes.
Yes it will.
But I can do it.
Well, that's it from Boulder.
The three elite gymnasts from the legendary Rocky Mountain Gymnastic Training Center.
Look for them competing for the USA in the upcoming World Championships in Rio.
This could be their year.
Back to training! Emily? Can I have a word? My office.
- Ladies, thank you.
- Thank you.
You told the reporter you're ready for Worlds.
Yup.
So you've made some decisions.
About what? About your pregnancy.
Did you see a doctor? This morning.
She said I'm only six weeks so I still have some time to figure things out.
Emily, you don't have time.
Worlds are right around the corner and you need to train your ass off to get ready.
Which you can't do if you're pregnant.
I can't tell you what to do.
This decision is yours.
But you've got to make it.
Now.
And I will make it.
When I find out for sure if I'm even going to Worlds, whenever that is.
Can I go? If I wanna cry I'll cry You will see the tears in my eyes If I wanna leave I'll go If I am hurting now you'll know You'll know - That's great.
- Thank you.
You think I'm doing you a favor here? Your instincts are amazing.
You're helping finish my album.
And you're helping me realize that maybe I could do something else with my life.
Other than gymnastics.
It's amazing to feel excited about something besides a Double Arabian.
That's not the two-headed horse is it? That belongs in a Pink Floyd song, not our little duet here.
No, It's one of the moves I thought I had to starve myself to land.
All my self-worth was wrapped up in gymnastics.
Not anymore.
And it's just such a relief to not feel like I have to be perfect at that one thing.
Perfect is boring.
It's not what being an artist is all about.
I am not an artist.
Yes.
Yes, you are.
You're not only inspiring these songs, you're creating them with me.
I was totally blocked until you rescued me and this album.
I didn't think I'd ever write another great song without Emily? Are you sure it's over between you two? She loves you and you love her.
That doesn't mean we're right for each other.
Sometimes I think the only thing that we had in common was our pain.
Love shouldn't have to be so hard.
If two people just click.
I think we should probably finish.
Yeah.
Yeah, where were we? Let's do the chorus again.
Must be weird for you to have Summer's old boyfriend back.
No weirder than it is for you.
After all, you almost ruined his career.
You must feel real comfortable having him back.
Well, I'm pretty sure I'm not alone when I say I don't trust him.
I mean look at this! Um, hello, she's taken! Stop that! If you like it you gotta put a ring on it.
Ask Summer to marry you, Daddy.
And you can't give her the same ring you gave her before.
- Why not? - It's tainted.
And besides, the second time around, it has to be bigger.
And better.
With a proposal she cannot refuse.
I think you're right.
Of course I am.
And I already have it picked out.
We can get it this afternoon.
I can't wait! Emily.
Please.
Can we talk? Nothing to talk about.
Please, talk to me about this, Emily.
I understand.
I was a pregnant teenager too.
Fantastic.
After fighting it my entire life, I ended up exactly like you.
You know, I've been reading all the literature, and it's actually quite common, that when your mother was a pregnant teen Do not quote "the literature" to me.
I'm not a statistic.
Did you talk to Sasha? Yup.
Did he give you advice? Nope, he just said that I had to make a decision.
Honey, you know you have to.
You can't pretend this isn't happening.
I'm not! It's just every time I think about it, my head wants to explode.
Okay, well then let's work through it, piece by piece, we'll figure it out.
Do you have a problem with ending this pregnancy? Do you? No.
Why would I? Because you were in my position.
And you had me.
And you are the most wonderful gift in my life.
I am so lucky to have you.
You're my reason for being.
But I want differently for you.
Well then, why did you have me? At the time, I didn't think I had a choice.
- And I do? - Of course you do.
Honey, ending a pregnancy is totally legal at this stage.
It's pretty common.
But is it okay? Do you mean if it's wrong? Well some people think that the soul enters the body when you're born, some people think that it's when you have sex, or you conceive, and some people think that it's when the baby has its first heartbeat.
And some people don't believe in souls.
I just think that it's bigger than any of us can realize.
Do you think it's wrong? Well then honey, what's the problem? Is it Damon? Have you told him? You don't have to tell him.
It's your choice.
You guys aren't even together anymore.
I'm fully aware of that, Mom.
And I have stuff to do.
Can we not talk about this right now? If you wanna be goofy Go right ahead It's fine with me If you wanna do something "Of all the seasons, the best is Summer.
" By all means, please "Without you, life is a bummer.
" You see, we have a choice "You bring us Sun It's plain to see.
" Can we please be a family? Here.
Summer Van Horn, will you marry me? Oh, wow.
I knew you'd love it, when I saw it I thought this is it! The wedding is gonna be epic! Lauren, give her a chance to say "yes" first.
So, what do you say? Ready to make an honest man out of me? I need to think about it.
Right.
Sure.
- She's still not dealing with it.
- The clock is ticking.
Do you think there's any chance she could have the baby, and come back? No.
That is absolutely not an option.
Elite gymnasts' bodies are almost artificially small.
Pregnancy changes that forever.
Chloe, one of Emily's big challenges is her "have her cake and eat it too" mentality.
She had a job and didn't tell me, she was seeing a boy, against the rules.
Didn't tell me.
She thinks she can have it her way, every time.
This time she can't.
- I wish you would talk to her.
- I did.
No, I want you to give her some advice.
She looks up to you.
Your opinion would mean a lot to her.
I don't have an opinion.
- You don't have an opinion? - No.
Frankly Chloe, I wonder whether Emily has the mettle to go all the way.
This is her decision.
And her decision will show me a lot.
Well, thanks a lot, Coach.
This isn't some test! This is my daughter's life! I guess I'll just go somewhere else to find some help.
And now Damon's label, the one that produced his first single, they want us to record the song we wrote.
I wrote a song, Gene.
So, it strikes you as odd that you were good enough to do something besides gymnastics? It strikes me as odd that anyone cares about what's really inside me.
What did you think would happen if you expressed negative feelings? I thought I'd be deserted.
But, you put your real feelings into a song, and what happened? They loved it.
It may be time.
Time for what? Time for you to get back in the gym and return to gymnastics, if that's what you choose.
You are in your target weight range, and healthy enough to start training again.
Congratulations.
I thought your routine ended with a front layout, not a full twist.
So did I.
I dunno where that came from.
Ah, damn it! You have what is known as the "twisties".
It's actually quite common in gymnastics.
Your body compels you to add a twist almost against your will.
My body never compels me to do anything.
You're right.
It's actually a psychological affliction.
But just like any mental quirk, it can be difficult to overcome.
Is there anything in particular that's weighing on your mind? Alright then.
You need to come into the gym early every day so you and I can work on getting over this.
You want me to work with you? Here? Alone? Lauren, you need to know that nothing inappropriate happened between Payson and me.
You have my absolute word.
I'll see you in the morning.
- Is it weird for you having him back? - A little.
You look like you have more than just "a little" on your mind.
You're color coding your pens.
Steve asked me to marry him.
What did you say? - I haven't said anything yet.
- Why not? I'm not sure.
Lauren needs a mother, and I know it's supposed to be me, I can feel it in my bones.
And Steve has changed.
He's really trying hard to be a better man.
So, what's the problem? There isn't any chance you still have feelings for someone else? Even if I did still have feelings for Sasha, he doesn't share my values.
That's because he doesn't know you're considering marrying someone else.
I think you need to try one more time.
Just lay it all out there.
See if he can go there with you.
Wow.
That was perfect.
Does it ever feel like your broken back was just a tiny blip on your way to the Olympics? Tiny blip? Not quite.
It was the biggest test of my life.
Well, whatever, you're peaking at the best possible time for Worlds.
Thanks.
You'll be at Worlds, too.
They still haven't made a decision yet.
You're going.
I'm not going without you.
Do you want me to spot you? No, I can't do the bars.
I'm just not feeling very good.
Today.
Emily! I have some good news.
You have been officially reinstated on the US World team.
Young lady, you are going to Rio! See? What did I tell you? I'm just going to say it.
You're scaring me a little here.
I'm "with child".
Not funny.
Yeah, you're telling me.
God, Emily.
How could you do this? You're not stupid.
You know you can't just How many times did somebody tell you, "no boyfriends"? This is why, Emily! This is what happens! Yeah, I forgot.
You're perfect.
Thanks for the support.
No.
No you don't.
I'm not the bad guy here.
I didn't break the rules.
I didn't get knocked up.
So don't try to make me feel bad because I won't tell you it's okay.
You screwed up.
Because you can never, ever seem to take gymnastics seriously.
I just need a friend.
The best way I know to be a friend is to support your gymnastics.
Your mom, Sasha, Marcus Everyone keeps giving you chance after chance because they believe in you, and they know you can be great But I don't.
I don't believe it.
The truth is, I am not special.
And to be an Olympian you have to be a one in a billion athlete.
- You have to be special.
- You are.
I'm not.
I'm not as good as everybody thinks I am.
Emily, you just made the World Team.
Because of more "special chances".
I don't want people to support me because they think that I could become something or someone.
God, the pressure is killing me.
I know it's hard, I know it's hard, but you've got to stay mentally tough here.
You know, maybe this is just a sign from the universe, maybe maybe this is just gonna be an easier path for me.
Maybe I should just have this baby You can't honestly believe that having a baby and raising it alone and being a teen mom is "the easier path" here.
Please tell me you're not that crazy.
I don't know what I am right now.
Come here, it's fine.
All quiet on the gymnastics front.
I think I'm going to head home.
Maybe you can finally have that conversation with Sasha.
Alone.
You have to try.
- Night, guys.
- Good night.
Long day? Is everything okay? Are you happy you came back to The Rock? I'm happy to see the things I've missed.
Summer, you've always been somebody I could confide in, and I know you'll be discreet.
I've just never had to deal with a situation like this before.
Sasha, what's wrong? Emily Kmetko is pregnant.
Oh my.
Poor thing.
Why is she still training? What have you told her? Nothing.
- I'm staying out of it.
- She's a teenage girl.
She needs your guidance, however difficult that might be for you.
You have to tell her that she has our love and support, and that everything will be okay when she has the baby.
- I can't tell her that.
- Why not? Because I don't want her to have the baby.
I want her to go to Worlds, and the Olympics.
I want her to get medals and endorsements and get her family out of the dank corridor they live in.
I want her to get college scholarships and make something of her life.
So, no, Summer, it's not going to be "okay".
This mistake will end her entire career.
It's already over.
It ended the day she had sex and got pregnant.
That's the day it ended.
And this child is a human being, Sasha.
It's not some game piece you can just move around to help Emily's career.
And having a baby won't end her life.
It will end the one I want for her.
Look I respect your very strong opinion on this issue.
But I also hope that you can understand mine.
I'm sorry.
I can't.
And I won't.
I choose happiness I choose peace I choose beauty I choose grace I choose joy I choose life and love, love, love, love Yes.
I'm done holding back I dropped the act I was keeping it together for too long I'm through running scared From what's in there It's not perfect, but it's me If I wanna cry, I'll cry You will see the tears in my eyes If I wanna leave, I'll go If I am hurting now you'll know, you'll know You'll know That's it.
That was the take.
Let's listen to the last chorus, okay? I try I was dying just to live a lie Hopelessly floating like a bird I was running out of air too soon If we are honest we can be honest I can be happy And I can be going on for me If I wanna cry I'll cry You will see the tears in my eyes If I wanna leave I'll go If I am hurting now you'll know, you'll know You'll know We can't do this.
I'm sorry, It's wrong.
It doesn't feel wrong.
It feels You know how it feels.
Don't pretend you don't.
Look, it's okay.
Emily and I are broken up.
No, it's not okay.
She's still my friend, Damon.
And I'm not going to hurt her.
What is that smell? I'm going to hurl.
Is it this? No? This? Oh! Look, there.
All gone.
Thanks for this, Mom.
Honey, I want you to know that I'm here for you.
You take as much time as you need to make whatever decision you want.
Your mama's here.
Thank you for coming.
Thank you for confiding in me.
I know Emily thinks we're all monsters at the NGO but I really want to help.
What's he doing here? It's okay, Emily.
Your mom did the right thing by calling me.
You told the NGO? They want to ruin my life.
Emily, I've been through this before.
Another gymnast got pregnant? What happened? We took care of it, and she went on to make the National Team that year.
Look, at this point, it's a lot more emotionally draining than it is physically draining.
You can have the procedure on a Friday, be back training on a Monday.
I am so sick of you people controlling everything I do! Who I can see, where I can go.
And now you want to control this? Well guess what? You can't.
I get to decide what I do with my body! You cannot make me do anything.
I have a choice! Emily, please, I'm here to help.
I've grown really close to you and your mother What's that supposed to mean? What's going on between you two? - Nothing, nothing.
- Nothing.
And why did I get to go to Worlds when I choked in Hungary? Well, I fought for you, Emily, I did because I wanted yo5 to have another chance.
Do you know what your chances feel like? Like lead around my neck.
Like a constant reminder that I am not good enough.
Emily, you're hormonal, okay, just calm down.
No! I won't! Nobody understands! You know what, Damon will.
Damon will understand.
And he will be there for me.
Honey, we are here for you.
We are.
And I read that 80 percent of teen fathers leave after the first year.
Enough with the literature! That is not my baby's father.
That is not Damon! He loves me.
He'll take care of me.
How long do I have to do these? You're relearning the move in pieces.
So your body doesn't have a chance to add a twist.
Go again.
The "twisties" are about convincing your mind that your body is completely safe.
Are you convinced you're safe? All right now, show me.
Excellent! That is the quickest turnaround of the "twisties" I've What's wrong? Are you hurt? No, it's not that.
Not at all.
It's just you really cared about helping me.
Of course I did.
I'm your coach and you are an extraordinary gymnast, Lauren.
Capable of truly winning it all.
I've always been here for you.
I didn't think you noticed me.
I thought you only saw me as less than Payson and Kaylie.
Even Emily.
And here I always felt a bit shut out when it came to you.
I never thought you were willing to let me in.
Looks like we were both wrong, huh? You and I are a team, from here on out.
Emily, what are you doing here? You broke up with me, remember? And I'm tired of the push-pull When you said you'd wait for me until 2012, did you mean it? Did you mean that you'd love me till then? How many times are we going to go through this? - Please! Just answer me.
- Yes, yes, I meant it.
I thought that we would I thought we'd be together forever.
What if forever can be now? What if we don't have to wait until Worlds or the Olympics or for the NGO to stop controlling my life to have our dream? What are you talking about? I'm pregnant.
We don't have to wait to have our happy ending.
We can just be together right now.
We can have this baby, we can have a family, and I can come on tour with you.
What's the matter? Don't you want to be happy? And what about your dream? All that you've worked for? - We both had dreams - My dream is killing me, and this is my way out.
I'm telling you, all I feel is relief! I'm so excited to finally start my life with you and do everything that we planned.
This is going to be great! I'm going to go home right now, and I'm gonna pack.
I'm going to move in with you, okay? I need you, Damon.
This is going to be great.
It's exactly what I want.
We don't have to wait for our happy ending.
We have it.
Snack time! I got the juiciest Fuji apples from the farmer's market.
Mind if I join you? I'm not really hungry.
Kaylie, we're on a program now and it's working.
You can't go back to restricting.
No, it's not that, Mom.
I promise.
I just I have something on my mind.
And I'm learning that to be healthy you have to be totally honest, and sometimes that's really hard.
Honey, don't forget how far you've come.
Admitting that you have a problem is the biggest step you could take towards your recovery because it's the part you had to do alone.
Now you have the support of people that love you.
Not to mention the new tools and coping mechanisms you've learned from Gene You can do whatever you need to do.
I know.
You're right.
- Who is it? - It's Kaylie.
If you're here to tell me how much you believe in me, you're wasting your time.
I don't really know what you're talking about.
But that's not why I'm here.
I need to talk to you.
About Damon.
Packing or unpacking? What about Damon? Look, Emily, I've learned that I do have a disease and a big part of that is not telling the truth.
And I can't do that anymore.
I need to have integrity and tell the truth now, no matter what.
The truth about what? Damon and I kissed.
But, it was one time and we just caught up in the music and it didn't mean anything, Emily.
Look, I know you two were broken up, but that doesn't matter.
I know what it's like to be betrayed by a friend and I'd never do that to you.
I needed to come clean.
Emily.
Did you hear me? I know this really sucks.
I'm so sorry.
Sixteen and pregnant I'm sorry, did I hear "yes", a turkey burger? I didn't know I was pregnant, Teen Mom Have you ever noticed our culture is obsessed with girls having babies? I mean, they're on magazine covers now! Where is all this anger coming from? Emily's pregnant.
Oh, no.
Poor Emily.
Poor Emily? What about poor team? Her stupid mistake is hurting all of us.
Don't you think you're being a little harsh? So what if I am? Emily was selfish.
You can't have a career and a boyfriend.
She knew that.
I get why you're upset.
I know how hard you've worked to get on the World Team.
But so did Emily.
Think how she must feel.
But what am I supposed to do? We all put up with so much crap from each other because we're not just friends.
We're a team.
And we go through the most grueling training in the world together.
And she just deserted us! - She didn't desert you, Payson.
- Yes! She did! And I'm so tired of trying to lead a team who doesn't care as much as I do.
Well, I'll tell you something.
You don't sound like much of a leader right now.
We need to see Emily.
She's not here.
Ms.
Kmetko, we know why she doesn't want to see anyone.
She needs us.
We're her team and we are here for her.
- She's not here.
- Where is she? She's on a bus, to Las Vegas, to see her godmother.
She decided to have the baby.
She's gone? You girls keep fighting now, okay.
We need to do something.
There isn't anything to do.
I don't want to be alone right now.
Me neither.
So where should we go? What do we do? I know.
Will always fade And the simple things seem harder now The hours seem To last like days But her fragile breath Is still around You miss the sound Of the girl who broke in two And though I'll never know why the saddest words are goodbyes But my memories hold their youth The girl who broke in two You gotta pay the cross if you're gonna face the loss Of the one who broke inside of you Gymnastics camp is where we belong right now.
It's like our church.
Well, before we drove 2 1/2 hours to "church" we could've picked up some food.
I was so mad at her.
I was so damn mad at her.
I don't think even our parents understand what we go through.
What team really means to us.
No one understands.
Gymnastics is so hard.
And team it's like the other soldiers in the foxhole with you.
In a war.
Team is like our tightly woven little safety net.
Pull one thread and the whole thing can just fall apart.
This feels like a wake.
I knew she'd never make it.
I did.
But I also understand something you both don't.
I understand why Emily is keeping the baby.
She has this little child, that will always love her, no matter what.
And a great guy who will adore her forever and ever.
And I can understand wanting to keep that.
You know what the worst part is? She was good enough.
She could've gone all the way.
She was the real deal.
But she couldn't keep it together.
And she was one of us.
She'll always be a part of us.
Oh, hey, remember this? - Crap.
- What do we do now? Maybe we should just head back.
Your parents are going to kill us.
- I don't want to go back.
- Neither do I.
I just wanna stay here.
No.
I mean, I don't want to go back.
Back to hiding from gymnastics.
I'm not ready to give up on this dream.
I don't want to lose everything that I've worked for.
I want to go back.
To training.
To The Rock.
Finally.
We have missed you so much.
And we really need you.
You have no idea how much I miss you and need you guys too.
It's like a funeral.
For them I think it is.
Think we should go in? No, let's give them a couple more moments.
So what do we do now? Do what we always do.
Like when Lauren beat you for best gymnast at camp when we were ten and you two swore you'd never speak again.
Or when you guys fought over Carter, or when I broke my back.
I mean, we move forward.
To the Olympic podium.
Just like we promised each other.
Hey! Why do you guys always get to have the fun? We thought you'd be mad at us.
Not this time, kiddo.
You guys have no idea how hungry we are.
We kinda had a feeling.
And we thought we'd all camp out together.
Is that okay? We also come to share some news.
I don't how much more news I can handle today.
You said it.
I think you'll want to hear this news.
OK, The news is we just got word.
The new coach for the United States team going to the World Championships is Sasha Belov.
All right, let's eat.
Please say you brought marshmallows.