Party of Five s03e02 Episode Script
Going, Going, Gone
Hm.
Romantic rendezvous, five letters.
Uh, date? Hey, check it out.
Camping in Big Sur.
Just, you know, quit your job-- Apartments, jobs, in that order.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
It would have been nice, though, huh? Yeah.
Tryst.
That's it.
T-R-Y-S-- Hey.
Hm? T.
[GRUNTS.]
No.
No! Come on.
Stop! [GIGGLES.]
You're such a brat.
[GIGGLING.]
Stop.
BYRON: Okay.
The bubbles stopped bubbling.
So flip 'em, silly.
[JULIA GIGGLING.]
[CLAUDIA GIGGLES.]
I'm not ticklish.
Sorry.
Tsk.
Good to know, yeah.
Ah, here's one, on Potrero.
"Roommate wanted, two bedrooms.
" How much? Well, your couch is a lot cheaper.
End of the week and you're out of here.
He's looking, Charlie.
And pick up your crap in the living room.
I'm sick of tripping over it.
I think he's starting to like me.
Keep looking.
Yeah, right.
Got ya.
Wait.
Hold on.
Wait.
You've got some newsprint on your little-- There you go.
Oh, do I? Mm-hm.
[GRIFFIN SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY.]
[LAUGHS.]
What? You-- You've got peanut butter on your nose, doof.
Heh-heh-heh.
Oh.
Would you mind? * And I am living * * In a dangerous time * [THE BODEANS' "CLOSER TO FIVE" PLAYING.]
* Everybody wants to live * * Like they wanna live * * And everybody wants to love * * Like they wanna love * * Everybody wants to be * * Closer to free-ee-ee-ee * * Closer to free * WILL: Will you listen to his hobbies? "Leather crafting, "pot-- Pottery throwing and bonsai cultivation.
" Bailey, he's a freak.
I have to live with a freak.
Not before you have to drive across country with him.
Excuse me for not crying here, Will, but you're about to move to, like-- Like what? A totally new time zone.
And me, for my bigtime college adventure, I get to drive, like, two stop lights.
That's assuming I ever get my jeep back.
Yeah, well, I get to go straight to hell.
MAN: Hey, is, uh-- Is one of you guys, um, Will McKorcle? Hey.
Tucker Blagdon, your new roommate.
Hey.
Uh, this is my friend, Bailey Salinger.
Hey, how you doing? Good, how are you? Is that all you brought? Yeah, yeah.
Like the poet says, never own more than you can carry on your back, you know? Oh, hey, do you think you could, um, watch this stuff for me for a second? I gotta do some recycling.
"Like the poet says?" "I gotta do some recycling?" What is that, Bay? I don't know.
He's from Seattle.
Hey, this is cool.
He's got a-- He's got a harmonica.
Yeah.
And that's all he's got, which means he'll be using my stereo, my computer, my blender, and my hair-care products.
I can't live with this guy, Bay.
I can't.
Hey, relax, Will.
He's only your roommate.
He doesn't have to be your best friend.
KIRSTEN: You can? Really, you can? Uh, no.
Uh, no, no.
I'm-- I'm interested.
Very.
Um, ah, wait.
Wait.
I need to write this down.
CHARLIE: What? Jeb Upner? Who--? No, no, no, no, no.
No.
I mean, I'm-- I'm thrilled that you called.
I'm-- I'll see you tomorrow.
Heh.
Thank you.
Bye.
What? Who--? Who's Jeb Upner? Job offer, Charlie.
They offered me a job.
That's-- That's great, Kirsten.
But don't you already have one? Do you remember that job that I wanted so bad and they strung me along and they ended up giving it to some guy with a published thesis? The one in Seaside? Cal State Monterey.
Well, it turns out Mr.
Published-Thesis took another offer and guess whose name was left on the list? Wow.
That's-- That's fantastic.
It's Monterey.
What? You mean that it's far away.
I know.
It is.
But, ah, the fact that they called, Charlie.
I mean, this school, they have a library annex that's just for child psychology and they want met me to meet the department head tomorrow morning.
So I'm gonna have to get up at, like, dawn.
Okay.
So we'll go to bed early.
Great.
Oh, I'm gonna check my notes.
I don't want to-- I don't want to forget all their names.
[SIGHS.]
Charlie, you're it.
[SIGHS.]
Hey, Claud, I'm up for laundry.
You got any--? [SIGHS.]
Man, who do I have to kill to get a little privacy around here? Well, I-I was just-- Um, you got any whites? In the hamper.
So go get them.
You go get them.
I-I'm busy.
You want them washed? Heh.
Hold that thought, Byron.
So.
Claud's told me a lot about you.
Trust me, she lies.
Actually, she's told me you're pretty cool.
Well, she told me you're pretty cool too.
You play soccer or something, right? Goalie.
Hm.
Funny, I never thought I'd see Claud dating a jock.
Um, not that there's anything wrong with dating jocks, es-- Especially soccer players.
I mean, soccer players are cool.
I-if I was gonna date an athlete, I'd-- I'd definitely go with soccer.
You would? Yeah.
Okay.
Adios.
Great.
Bye.
Bye.
Oh, hey, Julia, you, uh-- You dropped your-- Your thing.
Thanks.
JULIA: Will you tell me where we're going? Nope.
Close your eyes.
Ugh.
I got it.
You found a place.
That's it, right? Come on, Griffin, is it big? You'll see.
[GIGGLES.]
Lots of windows? You could say that.
[JULIA GIGGLES.]
Okay.
Open them.
Where is it? Surprise.
It's a car.
Yeah.
It's pretty cool, huh? No.
No.
It's-- It's not cool.
What were you--? Griffin, you were supposed to get an apartment.
Relax.
I'll get one.
When? Griffin, Charlie is not kidding.
He's gonna kick you out.
So unless you bought this to sleep in I bought it for you.
Me? Yeah.
Because I hated seeing you take muni all the time and I got a pretty good deal.
So I just thought Look, you just, pull, ugh, and lift here.
[DOOR CREAKS OPEN.]
All right? See? You hate it.
No.
I can fix the door.
No.
I just, uh-- I-I can't believe it.
Well.
Ah, I, uh, can fix that too.
[***.]
TUCKER: So I'm thinking if Will and me book through Nevada and Utah, we could make it to the Kansas State Fair, because this thing, man, it's supposed to be crazy.
They got tobacco spitting, hog calling, jerky pulls.
Jerky pulls? Yeah, man.
If it lives in the dirt, they got a contest for it.
Can I give you some advice, Tucker? Save the theme travel, really.
Will's not into it at all.
It's not supposed to be educational or anything.
No.
I know.
I know.
But just take my word for it.
I tried it myself.
All it got me was a stolen car.
How could he not like a spitting contest? Come on.
Did you say spitting contest? Uh-huh.
No, when my cousin Rob drove cross country, he came across this thing.
It's, like, this state-fair thing.
Said it was the wildest show he ever saw.
There was, like, axe throwing and log rolling and-- And squash hurling.
Really? Because I was just telling Bailey that if we booked real fast, we could make it to the Kansas State Fair on the way to Perry.
Really? Uh-huh.
No.
Because I'm awesome at competitive pie eating.
I got, like, no gag reflex at all.
Seriously.
Well, if we drive, like, we could make it there in time.
WILL: I'm up for that.
TUCKER: All right.
Parker Patterson Press.
One moment.
[PHONE RINGS.]
Parker Patterson Press.
One moment.
Hey.
Parker Peterson Press-- I mean-- Hello? Griffin, what are you--? [PHONE RINGS.]
Hold on.
This is Julia.
Oh, Mr.
Conklin.
No.
Just your wife.
Right.
[LINE DISCONNECTS.]
You're welcome, jerk.
Is that the guy with the, uh--? Combover, yeah.
Griffin, what are you doing here? I-- [PHONE RINGS.]
Parker Patterson Press.
I'm sorry? Uh-huh.
I got you fuel pump fixed which took care of the gas smell in your car.
So I was thinking that, uh, maybe we could take a drive up to Drakes Beach.
Uh, I'll transfer you to Distribution.
Griffin, I-I work till 6:00.
You know that.
So cut out early.
I can't cut out early.
This is my job.
Okay, cool.
Well, I'll wait, then.
[PHONE RINGS.]
Griffin-- Parker Patterson Press.
No, I'm sorry.
She's not in at the moment.
Uh-huh.
Uh-huh.
Yeah, I-- I will.
Thanks.
Don't play with it.
Sorry.
[SIGHS.]
Here.
This was posted in the lounge.
One of the mailroom guys is looking for a roommate.
So go, call him.
Ah, I don't know.
You know, like today.
Now.
BAILEY: "Fifth-floor double with partitions, smoker preferred but not required.
" So-- So it's okay I don't smoke.
Mm.
Lucky you.
And how much is this gonna cost? I mean, like, 550 a month.
So with a few extra hours at the restaurant, I can-- You could share a basement triple under dining hall.
"Breakfast just a hurl away.
Must love Jethro Tull.
" I know all the words to "Aqualung.
" Okay.
Or-- Oh, "Premed suite seeking roommate who sleeps days.
Do not apply if allergic to formaldehyde.
" I hear that stuff's great for your sinuses.
Bailey, I-I'm-- I'm-- I'm a little confused.
[SIGHS.]
Will-- Will called me this morning.
And he asked if he could have my Dr.
Giggles poster for his dorm room and I said no.
But you hate that poster.
It gives you nightmares.
Yeah.
Which kind of made me realize instead of like-- Instead of stewing over not having a full-college experience, why not just get it together and get a dorm room for myself? Even if it means sharing a bunk in Frankenstein's lab? Well, how am I supposed to meet people? Like, leaning over in some lecture hall? "Hey, uh, I couldn't help but notice, but we use the same highlighter.
Bailey Salinger, total loser.
" Okay.
Okay.
But can we at least find a place where I can visit you without, you know, needing a breathing apparatus, please? Yes.
This is Charlie's surprise 18th birthday party.
Only the surprise was he never showed up because he got sick on tequila.
It was food poisoning, Claud.
Yeah, right.
Oh, whoa.
Is that you? Nope.
I was only 5.
That's Julia.
Oh, I'm over here.
Check out the hair.
So if you were 5, then she was what? 10? 11? Nine.
Anyway-- Wow.
She does not look 9.
And this was last Halloween.
I wore Julia's old cheerleading uniform.
Pretty lame, huh? Julia was a cheerleader? Yeah.
For, like, 10 minutes.
And then she realized that she had to smile a lot and quit.
Really? Julia? [CHUCKLES.]
Imagine, hm? What do you mean think about it? It's perfect.
Did you see how dirty that place was? The guy's a slob.
Oh, Griffin, you're a slob.
Now, come on, I'm getting tired of this.
Let's go back and give him a deposit.
It's too expensive.
What? This is the cheapest thing you've looked at, and you've got over a thousand dollars to-- Wait a second.
You told me-- How much do you have left? A couple hundred.
A couple of hundred? You spent $800 on that car? I got a great deal.
The guy wanted 15.
Griffin, you spent all your money.
I mean, how are you gonna get a place now? Get a job.
It might take a while, but-- You don't have a while.
I told you, you can't sleep on my couch forever.
Why are you freaking out on me? I was trying to do something nice for you.
Yeah, I know.
It's just-- God, you have enough money to get a place and you go blow it on this junk heap and-- [***.]
Okay.
Yeah, that's fine.
Maybe someday you can tell me what I did wrong, because right now I'm feeling way too stupid to understand.
Griffin.
KIRSTEN: Oh, God, the drive home was a nightmare.
Plus, they want to dump an extra tutorial on me.
And I have to buy my own stationery supplies.
The whole thing [YAWNING.]
is overwhelming.
I know.
But it's okay.
You can always tell them that-- I'm gonna take it.
What? Yep.
I'll call them back to tell them.
I've got a meeting first thing, grad school dean.
Even with the extra class and-- And the stationery and the drive? I really want this, Charlie.
So bad.
And if I have to, [SIGHS.]
I'll commute.
[GROANS.]
Well, okay, but, I mean, are we gonna--? Don't you think we should talk about this? Because this is-- This is-- Kirsten? Kirsten? Hey.
[SIGHS.]
Four thousand dollars? Are you crazy? Will you listen to me for a second? You don't have to have a cow about it.
I can pay for it with my own-- Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, keep it down.
Kirsten's trying to sleep.
JULIA: Bailey's getting a dorm room.
Did you know about that? No.
He didn't-- Four thousand dollars.
I could cover most of it by myself.
I thought we all kicked in part of what we made for family expenses.
What happens to that? Well, he put his college money up for the restaurant, Jul.
Can't say he hasn't been pulling his own weight.
His weight or your weight, Charlie? Give me a break.
I mean, really, Julia, can you please give me a break here? Does it make that much of a difference where you sleep? Yes.
Yes, it does.
Why? Because.
Because, Julia, college-- It's more than just classes and sports and stuff.
And whatever it is, it happens at college.
Not here.
This is important to me, Julia, okay? I know it is, Bay.
I-I do.
But come on, $4000 when school is just 10 minutes away? With all the stuff that we need money for.
It-- It just doesn't make sense.
[SCOFFS.]
[EERIE THEME PLAYING ON TV.]
Oh, no, she's--? She's going in there? Oh, this is totally scary.
I can't watch.
[WOMAN SCREAMS.]
Man, I, uh-- [TV SHUTS OFF.]
I really should get going.
But you've-- You've got, like, an hour before the next bus.
We could find something to do.
May-- Maybe we should, um-- Maybe we should just watch.
JULIA: Griffin.
Oh, I thought-- Nope, not here.
Hey, Julia.
Hey, Byron.
Um, I'm sorry.
I didn't realize you guys were-- No, no, no, no, no.
We were just, you know, hanging.
I, uh-- I sort of missed my bus.
Anyway, I, uh-- I gotta get home.
My mom's car's in the shop and she worries.
And I'm really wiped, so-- Do you want a ride or something? Hey, you wouldn't mind? No.
Actually, I kind of want to get out of here.
Well, that'll be cool.
Great.
Let's go.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, wait a second.
You're not going anywhere.
I'm gonna take Byron home and you can get your chores done for a change.
The dishes are piling up and the bathroom's a wreck.
I-I'll do it when we get back.
Hey, hey, it's okay.
We spent all day together.
And we're still on for tomorrow.
So, uh, I'll see you, okay? [***.]
[ENGINE SPUTTERING.]
JULIA: Okay.
2121.
Is this--? Is this it? Yeah.
Looks like it.
Huh.
You know, you should really learn your way around, Byron.
I mean, it-- It's a straight shot right up Filbert.
All those side streets take forever.
Okay.
I'll remember that next time.
Okay.
[***.]
Well, bye.
Claudia's a really great kid, huh? What? I-- Y-yeah, I guess.
Listen, By-- And-- And a really great friend too.
You know, that's kind of how I think of her, as a friend.
I mean, after all, I-- I am five months older than she is.
Whatever.
Look, Byron, I should go.
Julia, I had a really good time.
What? Do you--? Do you want to see my room? What is the matter with you? Nothing, nothing, nothing.
I-- I just-- I was just thinking earlier about what you said about dating soccer players.
Uh-huh.
Hey, I'm a soccer player and I know there's-- I know there's the whole age-difference thing but I really think you're great, so-- So get over it.
And get out.
Oh, God.
Wow.
You smell really good.
Out! [GROANS.]
[GASPS.]
God, you scared me.
You two have a nice time? Excuse me? You and Byron.
What did you do? Make out on his front porch? Look, whatever's going on between the two of you, leave me out of it, okay? So I-- I was right about you two? Wow.
I can't believe you would do this.
I can't believe that you stole my boyfriend.
All right.
Claudia, first of all, that is absolutely insane.
A-and second of all, if you want to get mad at someone, get mad at Byron, okay? I'm mad at both of you.
I mean, you don't know what it's like to-- To grow up in this stupid house with-- With everyone's boyfriends and girlfriend parading through here all the time.
I'm sorry, Claudia, but I-- I didn't do anything.
Yes, you did.
You know, I finally had my own boyfriend and it was finally my turn and then, you just-- You walked in there with your-- With your face on and all of a sudden, he doesn't even care about me anymore.
Oh, you scared me.
What time is it? I wanted to talk about something.
I am running so late, Charlie.
Okay.
Wedding.
Um, Mark and Jennifer's in-- In Napa, September, um, wait, Do you want to go? Can I--? Can I think about it? But-- But wait, uh, your sweater.
Um, oh, yeah, the restaurant mosaic.
Um, I mean, I really loved your idea and I'm meeting with the guy, but we're gonna have to decide to-- Yeah, um, I'm really glad you mentioned that, Charlie.
I am.
But you know what? What? I gotta go.
I'm so sorry.
Kirsten, come on.
I know.
I know, I know.
But we'll talk about it when I get home.
Okay? I love you.
I love you.
SARAH: Think about it, Bailey.
I mean, dorm room, okay? Crowded, noisy, funky, ugh, smelly.
Attic: quiet, peaceful.
Boring.
Home.
Hey, there you are.
Hey, where's Tucker? He's out in my car learning how to drive a stick.
It's too painful to watch.
Ugh.
I hope Gina's not teaching him.
Last time she drove the jeep, she made the gears sound like they were crying.
No.
Gina's not teaching him.
Because, uh, Gina and me, we kind of broke up.
What? Why? What happened? I don't know.
I'm sitting there watching her mismatch an outfit, and it hits me.
Here's this girl I'm crazy about.
So how can I go away and, like, tie her to the telephone? That's not what college is supposed to be about.
It's supposed to be, you know, doing new stuff, meeting new people.
Don't tell me you actually said that to Gina? Yeah, I said that 'cause it's true.
And it worked out for Tucker, so I figured-- Tucker? What does he have to do with it? Nothing.
He just did the same thing with his girlfriend.
So since you guys are roommates, you gotta dump yours too? No.
I don't know.
Maybe it's rough, but it's the right thing to do.
What? That-- That makes no sense, Will.
You know what, Bay? Shut up.
'Cause it's none of your business.
God, even Gina took it better than you.
[SLURPS.]
[CLEARS THROAT.]
Don't get mad.
I-I picked them in Golden Gate Park.
Um, I know how you get when I spend money on you.
Where have you been? Uh, I've just been staying at the Y.
I just figured you really didn't want me around, so Uh, listen, uh, can we--? Can we just start over? MAN: Julia.
Did you pouch the Scarves manuscript to New York? JULIA: Yes, Mr.
Conklin.
Six copies.
And did they have all the pages? Because the copy you gave me has only the odd pages.
What? I-- You should've-- [JULIA SIGHS.]
God, I-I guess the-- This is very sloppy work, Julia.
We can't afford these kinds of stupid mistakes.
Hey, she said she was sorry, okay? Excuse me? Griffin-- She said she was gonna take care of it, but you keep ragging on her.
Why don't you lay off, man? Who is this idiot? Hey.
JULIA: Griffin.
Griffin, just go home.
Okay? I mean it.
Oh, hey, I got news for you, pal.
You're not fooling anybody with that hair.
I, um I'm glad I'm meeting him here.
I mean, he won't even look at me when Julia's around.
So you're just gonna dump him, huh? Of course I'm gonna dump him.
Not until after I tell him what a jerk he is and throw his jacket in his face.
[SIGHS.]
Man, I wouldn't wanna be in his shoes right now.
Look, he deserves what he's gonna get, Charlie.
I mean, I'm just-- I'm gonna tell him off and kick him out, and there is nothing he can say that's gonna change my mind.
Unless he's really, really sweet.
And he begs, like, a lot.
MAN [ON RADIO.]
: Are you ready to play our bonus round? WOMAN: Ready as can be, Chip.
MAN: There's $9500 for playing today's game Hey.
Oh, you're home early.
Cool.
Cool? Okay.
It's not cool.
You're mad? What were you thinking? I mean, what could possibly have been going on in your brain to think that it was okay to talk to my boss like that? What was I supposed to do, sit there and watch him rag on you? Yes.
Yeah.
Well, no-- Nobody treats you like that.
I don't care who he is.
Oh, Griffin, I got fired.
Okay? 'Cause of that Xeroxing thing? No.
No, because of you.
Wha--? So you got fired from some lousy job you hated anyway.
Big deal.
You don't need to be working for that jerk.
I needed a recommendation from that jerk.
I needed this job for college, and y-you ruined that for me.
[SCOFFS.]
I am so tired of this stuff.
I'm sorry, Griffin, but I am.
I used to think it was cool, you know, the way that you would show up whenever you wanted a-and be aloof and create all these dramas.
I used to think that that made you this really romantic guy.
What do you mean used to? I love you, Griffin, but stuff has happened to me, and I am different now.
And there are things that I want.
Only you-- You're just-- [SIGHS.]
You're just still hanging around.
I mean, isn't there anything that you want? I want you.
No.
I mean, out of life.
Yeah.
You.
That's not enough.
[***.]
He's not comin', huh? I kind of doubt it.
What a coward.
Would you, um--? Would you put this in the lost and found for me? Do you even know if the thing runs? Cop on the phone said it was worth 200 bucks to ship up north, so I guess that's a good sign.
Well, we're gonna be here all night.
Why don't I take the next aisle over? The guy said the jeep would be in the first three rows.
So Tucker, you ever--? You ever actually meet Gina? I was just wondering, 'cause-- 'Cause she's a great girl, a really great girl.
I thought you didn't even like her.
Will said you weren't a fan, as a matter of fact.
Yeah, well, I was wrong, but my point is you shouldn't-- You shouldn't have talked him into breaking up with her.
Will's his own man.
He makes his own decisions.
Yeah, well, maybe everyone would be better off if you'd just butt out.
Look, I'm just hanging out with the guy.
I'm sorry if that gets your goat.
Gets my goat? What is that? What is that? A-a Seattle thing? Up there with hog calling and-- And-- And jerky pulling? Oh, I'm sorry.
It's not pretentious enough for you? Let me see, what was Will called your little Mexican adventure? A rite of passage? Now, that sounds just about phony enough for a guy like you.
Hey, you don't know a thing about me, pal.
And you know what? I'm happy to leave it that way.
Damn! Damn it! Look at this.
WILL: Did you find it? Big surprise, huh? What? What? What did you expect? You go tooling around bad neighborhoods in your prep-mobile.
You're kind of asking for it.
That's it.
Hey, hey, hey.
What's going on? What's the matter with you? What's the matter with me? Don't know what his problem is.
It's you.
This guy's a jerk, Will.
A total jerk.
You know that? Come on.
What are you doing, Bay? What? Why are you doing this to me? What? He's the one-- BAILEY: Who-- What are you--? What are you--? You're not taking his side? You're taking his side? What are you talking about sides, Bay? I gotta ride 3000 miles in a car with this guy.
I gotta live with him.
What do you want me to do, huh? What the hell am I supposed to do? [SIGHS.]
You just got back? It's 11:15.
A truck jackknifed.
It took 45 minutes to go three miles.
Right.
And tomorrow it'll be foggy again.
And the next day it'll be traffic.
It'll always be something.
It's just-- This isn't working, Kirsten.
No, it isn't.
You're right.
It's not fair to you or me, which is why I'm not gonna make the drive anymore.
I'm gonna take one of the apartments they keep for non-resident faculty.
For a really cheap price, I can get a room for three nights a week.
So you'd--? You'd live there? I've gotten them to schedule my classes Tuesday through Thursday, which is great 'cause it's part-time.
And then the rest of the week is totally mine, and-- And I can spend it with you.
Four days? Yeah.
[SCOFFS.]
That's, uh-- That's part-time too.
[***.]
Wow.
Heh.
I thought you weren't moving.
I just cleared out all this crap I don't need.
Just old junk.
What's that? New junk.
Heh.
I thought since the dorm can't be your home that maybe your home could be the dorm.
I got you some empty beer cans, swimsuit calendar, and, uh, one of those Nerf football thingies.
[BOTH CHUCKLE.]
Cute.
Pathetic actually, but I didn't know what else to do.
You know what? Everybody else-- Everybody else is moving on.
I mean, that's what college is all about, right? Starting over and all that stuff? So that's what I'm gonna do too.
I never really settled in up here, because I always-- I always thought it was temporary, but now I'm here.
Right.
Absolutely.
So now it's out with the old-- What's the matter? Nothing.
Just, um, this.
Will forgot his hat.
We said things would never change, like-- Like, last week.
How stupid is that? Nothing changes until it changes, right? You really need all this stuff in Monterrey? I mean, this is all your CDs.
Three days ago you said this stuff was a fire hazard.
All I'm saying is you don't have to move everything you own.
I'm not, Charlie.
And I'm not forwarding my mail.
And I'm not gonna give out my number down there, 'cause I still live here, okay? [BOTH SIGH.]
Oh, God, I still have a bunch of boxes left.
Wait.
Wait.
Wait.
Could you just--? Could we just sit for a minute? You don't wanna get this done first? No.
No.
All we ever do is get stuff done.
[BOTH SIGH.]
That's not enough.
I mean, I-- I-- I actually-- I miss you.
These last few days I miss you.
Charlie-- And I don't get it.
I-- I thought you said you were happy with the way things were.
We both said it.
That-- That things were really clicking for us.
Yeah, they are.
Then why would you change everything? Because I really want this job.
And I want all of this too.
I want you.
Yeah, well, it's-- It's not that simple.
Okay.
Then, we'll work on it.
We'll talk about stuff, about problems, and we'll figure it out, okay? I just I keep thinking that none of this would've happened if we just decided to get married.
[SIGHS.]
I don't know.
Maybe.
Maybe if we were married, I would be able to look at the job and say I can give that up.
But we're not married.
[***.]
And-- And-- And that kind of sacrifice, Charlie, I-I-I just [SIGHS.]
This is who we are right now.
Th-this is where I am right now.
I-I know it's not perfect, but I like it like this.
It's okay.
I'm not gonna yell at you.
I'm kind of tired of yelling at you.
Yeah, that's good, 'cause I'm kind of tired of you yelling at me.
So anyways, I-- I saw some stuff in the paper that doesn't look too bad.
There's a messenger job downtown, so you could ride your bike all day, and there's a storage place that's looking for a live-in manager, so-- Heh.
I've, uh-- Yeah, sort of got that covered.
Oh, you do? That's-- That's great.
Heh.
Yeah.
That buddy of mine, uh, made a few phone calls, and, uh, I'm gonna catch up with the boat down in San Diego.
Wait, uh, you're gonna leave? Yeah.
I-I've just been thinking about what you told me about needing something else in my life that matters to me.
Yeah, but I-I didn't say anything about leaving.
Griffin, I-I thought we were gonna figure this out together.
And now you're just-- You're gonna run away? I'm coming back.
I mean, that's the whole point.
It's just things are so screwy with us right now.
It's kind of my fault.
I mean, you're starting to hate me.
I don't hate you.
You know what I mean.
I mean, that's exactly what I was afraid of, that I was gonna screw this up.
If I keep hanging around here, it's only gonna get worse.
So it's up to me.
And I gotta do something about that.
About me.
That make sense? We do this a lot, huh? Say goodbye? Yeah.
It's kind of weird.
Well, I fixed your mirror.
The door still kind of sticks.
[LAUGHS.]
Well, I'll think about you every time I crawl across the front seat.
And, um, you can fix it when you get back.
[***.]
I found your pencil.
You know, the-- The one you loaned me.
I just-- I thought you, you know, might want it back.
You want some? Yeah.
Jule, can I ask you something? I mean, obviously, you've got a lot more experience at this stuff.
It was really great having a boyfriend.
And then it was just over.
And I can't help wondering, man, what if this is, like, it? It can't always be like this, right? It--? It does get better, right? [SCOFFS.]
Nope.
Get used to it, Claud.
Guys can be a total drag.
Thanks for the, uh, sisterly heart-to-heart.
I'm just gonna go lie down on the freeway.
No, wait, Claud.
That sounded Hmm.
Come sit.
God, you know, I-- I wish I could tell you that it'll be easier next time, or it'll be forever.
he'll be "The One" in capital letters.
But the truth is, you never know until you know.
So then what's the point? I mean, it really-- It doesn't seem worth it.
You know that feeling you got when you first met Byron, and then whenever you saw him or thought about him? Yeah.
Heh.
You mean, like--? Like butterflies in my stomach? [GIGGLES.]
Yeah.
Exactly.
It's worth that.
You know, it's worth the butterflies.
I told Owen that you'd be home in a few days.
And he didn't get the concept, so I said it was like CHARLIE: It freaked him out.
Tell him I'll bring him a present.
So did I get any good mail? Um, well, you may have won a vacation home in Guadalupe.
Ha.
Great.
I'm still getting issues of Modern Macramé from the last time I almost won.
What's for dinner? Kung Pao chicken with extra MSG.
You? Um, aspartame and Red Dye No.
2.
[CHUCKLES.]
So how'd it go with the stucco guy? Um, he wanted to make it into a remodel, but I eventually got him to talk him out of his vision and patch the hole.
[SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY.]
[CAR DOOR OPENS.]
Hey.
Hey.
So you're ready to roll, huh? Yeah, in a few.
So, um, how's the--? How's the jeep? Ah, it drives.
It has a bit of a shimmy if you get over 60, but that's probably a good thing.
That it? [***.]
I just wanted to say, um, you know, take care of yourself.
Yeah.
You too.
Okay.
So * It's amazing * * How, with the blink Of an eye * * A picture may fade * * But fail to say goodbye * * Little miracles * * Within the cornerstone * * Next in line The debts are mine * Later.
* Little miracles Are all I own * * Little miracles * * Are all I own * [***.]
Romantic rendezvous, five letters.
Uh, date? Hey, check it out.
Camping in Big Sur.
Just, you know, quit your job-- Apartments, jobs, in that order.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
It would have been nice, though, huh? Yeah.
Tryst.
That's it.
T-R-Y-S-- Hey.
Hm? T.
[GRUNTS.]
No.
No! Come on.
Stop! [GIGGLES.]
You're such a brat.
[GIGGLING.]
Stop.
BYRON: Okay.
The bubbles stopped bubbling.
So flip 'em, silly.
[JULIA GIGGLING.]
[CLAUDIA GIGGLES.]
I'm not ticklish.
Sorry.
Tsk.
Good to know, yeah.
Ah, here's one, on Potrero.
"Roommate wanted, two bedrooms.
" How much? Well, your couch is a lot cheaper.
End of the week and you're out of here.
He's looking, Charlie.
And pick up your crap in the living room.
I'm sick of tripping over it.
I think he's starting to like me.
Keep looking.
Yeah, right.
Got ya.
Wait.
Hold on.
Wait.
You've got some newsprint on your little-- There you go.
Oh, do I? Mm-hm.
[GRIFFIN SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY.]
[LAUGHS.]
What? You-- You've got peanut butter on your nose, doof.
Heh-heh-heh.
Oh.
Would you mind? * And I am living * * In a dangerous time * [THE BODEANS' "CLOSER TO FIVE" PLAYING.]
* Everybody wants to live * * Like they wanna live * * And everybody wants to love * * Like they wanna love * * Everybody wants to be * * Closer to free-ee-ee-ee * * Closer to free * WILL: Will you listen to his hobbies? "Leather crafting, "pot-- Pottery throwing and bonsai cultivation.
" Bailey, he's a freak.
I have to live with a freak.
Not before you have to drive across country with him.
Excuse me for not crying here, Will, but you're about to move to, like-- Like what? A totally new time zone.
And me, for my bigtime college adventure, I get to drive, like, two stop lights.
That's assuming I ever get my jeep back.
Yeah, well, I get to go straight to hell.
MAN: Hey, is, uh-- Is one of you guys, um, Will McKorcle? Hey.
Tucker Blagdon, your new roommate.
Hey.
Uh, this is my friend, Bailey Salinger.
Hey, how you doing? Good, how are you? Is that all you brought? Yeah, yeah.
Like the poet says, never own more than you can carry on your back, you know? Oh, hey, do you think you could, um, watch this stuff for me for a second? I gotta do some recycling.
"Like the poet says?" "I gotta do some recycling?" What is that, Bay? I don't know.
He's from Seattle.
Hey, this is cool.
He's got a-- He's got a harmonica.
Yeah.
And that's all he's got, which means he'll be using my stereo, my computer, my blender, and my hair-care products.
I can't live with this guy, Bay.
I can't.
Hey, relax, Will.
He's only your roommate.
He doesn't have to be your best friend.
KIRSTEN: You can? Really, you can? Uh, no.
Uh, no, no.
I'm-- I'm interested.
Very.
Um, ah, wait.
Wait.
I need to write this down.
CHARLIE: What? Jeb Upner? Who--? No, no, no, no, no.
No.
I mean, I'm-- I'm thrilled that you called.
I'm-- I'll see you tomorrow.
Heh.
Thank you.
Bye.
What? Who--? Who's Jeb Upner? Job offer, Charlie.
They offered me a job.
That's-- That's great, Kirsten.
But don't you already have one? Do you remember that job that I wanted so bad and they strung me along and they ended up giving it to some guy with a published thesis? The one in Seaside? Cal State Monterey.
Well, it turns out Mr.
Published-Thesis took another offer and guess whose name was left on the list? Wow.
That's-- That's fantastic.
It's Monterey.
What? You mean that it's far away.
I know.
It is.
But, ah, the fact that they called, Charlie.
I mean, this school, they have a library annex that's just for child psychology and they want met me to meet the department head tomorrow morning.
So I'm gonna have to get up at, like, dawn.
Okay.
So we'll go to bed early.
Great.
Oh, I'm gonna check my notes.
I don't want to-- I don't want to forget all their names.
[SIGHS.]
Charlie, you're it.
[SIGHS.]
Hey, Claud, I'm up for laundry.
You got any--? [SIGHS.]
Man, who do I have to kill to get a little privacy around here? Well, I-I was just-- Um, you got any whites? In the hamper.
So go get them.
You go get them.
I-I'm busy.
You want them washed? Heh.
Hold that thought, Byron.
So.
Claud's told me a lot about you.
Trust me, she lies.
Actually, she's told me you're pretty cool.
Well, she told me you're pretty cool too.
You play soccer or something, right? Goalie.
Hm.
Funny, I never thought I'd see Claud dating a jock.
Um, not that there's anything wrong with dating jocks, es-- Especially soccer players.
I mean, soccer players are cool.
I-if I was gonna date an athlete, I'd-- I'd definitely go with soccer.
You would? Yeah.
Okay.
Adios.
Great.
Bye.
Bye.
Oh, hey, Julia, you, uh-- You dropped your-- Your thing.
Thanks.
JULIA: Will you tell me where we're going? Nope.
Close your eyes.
Ugh.
I got it.
You found a place.
That's it, right? Come on, Griffin, is it big? You'll see.
[GIGGLES.]
Lots of windows? You could say that.
[JULIA GIGGLES.]
Okay.
Open them.
Where is it? Surprise.
It's a car.
Yeah.
It's pretty cool, huh? No.
No.
It's-- It's not cool.
What were you--? Griffin, you were supposed to get an apartment.
Relax.
I'll get one.
When? Griffin, Charlie is not kidding.
He's gonna kick you out.
So unless you bought this to sleep in I bought it for you.
Me? Yeah.
Because I hated seeing you take muni all the time and I got a pretty good deal.
So I just thought Look, you just, pull, ugh, and lift here.
[DOOR CREAKS OPEN.]
All right? See? You hate it.
No.
I can fix the door.
No.
I just, uh-- I-I can't believe it.
Well.
Ah, I, uh, can fix that too.
[***.]
TUCKER: So I'm thinking if Will and me book through Nevada and Utah, we could make it to the Kansas State Fair, because this thing, man, it's supposed to be crazy.
They got tobacco spitting, hog calling, jerky pulls.
Jerky pulls? Yeah, man.
If it lives in the dirt, they got a contest for it.
Can I give you some advice, Tucker? Save the theme travel, really.
Will's not into it at all.
It's not supposed to be educational or anything.
No.
I know.
I know.
But just take my word for it.
I tried it myself.
All it got me was a stolen car.
How could he not like a spitting contest? Come on.
Did you say spitting contest? Uh-huh.
No, when my cousin Rob drove cross country, he came across this thing.
It's, like, this state-fair thing.
Said it was the wildest show he ever saw.
There was, like, axe throwing and log rolling and-- And squash hurling.
Really? Because I was just telling Bailey that if we booked real fast, we could make it to the Kansas State Fair on the way to Perry.
Really? Uh-huh.
No.
Because I'm awesome at competitive pie eating.
I got, like, no gag reflex at all.
Seriously.
Well, if we drive, like, we could make it there in time.
WILL: I'm up for that.
TUCKER: All right.
Parker Patterson Press.
One moment.
[PHONE RINGS.]
Parker Patterson Press.
One moment.
Hey.
Parker Peterson Press-- I mean-- Hello? Griffin, what are you--? [PHONE RINGS.]
Hold on.
This is Julia.
Oh, Mr.
Conklin.
No.
Just your wife.
Right.
[LINE DISCONNECTS.]
You're welcome, jerk.
Is that the guy with the, uh--? Combover, yeah.
Griffin, what are you doing here? I-- [PHONE RINGS.]
Parker Patterson Press.
I'm sorry? Uh-huh.
I got you fuel pump fixed which took care of the gas smell in your car.
So I was thinking that, uh, maybe we could take a drive up to Drakes Beach.
Uh, I'll transfer you to Distribution.
Griffin, I-I work till 6:00.
You know that.
So cut out early.
I can't cut out early.
This is my job.
Okay, cool.
Well, I'll wait, then.
[PHONE RINGS.]
Griffin-- Parker Patterson Press.
No, I'm sorry.
She's not in at the moment.
Uh-huh.
Uh-huh.
Yeah, I-- I will.
Thanks.
Don't play with it.
Sorry.
[SIGHS.]
Here.
This was posted in the lounge.
One of the mailroom guys is looking for a roommate.
So go, call him.
Ah, I don't know.
You know, like today.
Now.
BAILEY: "Fifth-floor double with partitions, smoker preferred but not required.
" So-- So it's okay I don't smoke.
Mm.
Lucky you.
And how much is this gonna cost? I mean, like, 550 a month.
So with a few extra hours at the restaurant, I can-- You could share a basement triple under dining hall.
"Breakfast just a hurl away.
Must love Jethro Tull.
" I know all the words to "Aqualung.
" Okay.
Or-- Oh, "Premed suite seeking roommate who sleeps days.
Do not apply if allergic to formaldehyde.
" I hear that stuff's great for your sinuses.
Bailey, I-I'm-- I'm-- I'm a little confused.
[SIGHS.]
Will-- Will called me this morning.
And he asked if he could have my Dr.
Giggles poster for his dorm room and I said no.
But you hate that poster.
It gives you nightmares.
Yeah.
Which kind of made me realize instead of like-- Instead of stewing over not having a full-college experience, why not just get it together and get a dorm room for myself? Even if it means sharing a bunk in Frankenstein's lab? Well, how am I supposed to meet people? Like, leaning over in some lecture hall? "Hey, uh, I couldn't help but notice, but we use the same highlighter.
Bailey Salinger, total loser.
" Okay.
Okay.
But can we at least find a place where I can visit you without, you know, needing a breathing apparatus, please? Yes.
This is Charlie's surprise 18th birthday party.
Only the surprise was he never showed up because he got sick on tequila.
It was food poisoning, Claud.
Yeah, right.
Oh, whoa.
Is that you? Nope.
I was only 5.
That's Julia.
Oh, I'm over here.
Check out the hair.
So if you were 5, then she was what? 10? 11? Nine.
Anyway-- Wow.
She does not look 9.
And this was last Halloween.
I wore Julia's old cheerleading uniform.
Pretty lame, huh? Julia was a cheerleader? Yeah.
For, like, 10 minutes.
And then she realized that she had to smile a lot and quit.
Really? Julia? [CHUCKLES.]
Imagine, hm? What do you mean think about it? It's perfect.
Did you see how dirty that place was? The guy's a slob.
Oh, Griffin, you're a slob.
Now, come on, I'm getting tired of this.
Let's go back and give him a deposit.
It's too expensive.
What? This is the cheapest thing you've looked at, and you've got over a thousand dollars to-- Wait a second.
You told me-- How much do you have left? A couple hundred.
A couple of hundred? You spent $800 on that car? I got a great deal.
The guy wanted 15.
Griffin, you spent all your money.
I mean, how are you gonna get a place now? Get a job.
It might take a while, but-- You don't have a while.
I told you, you can't sleep on my couch forever.
Why are you freaking out on me? I was trying to do something nice for you.
Yeah, I know.
It's just-- God, you have enough money to get a place and you go blow it on this junk heap and-- [***.]
Okay.
Yeah, that's fine.
Maybe someday you can tell me what I did wrong, because right now I'm feeling way too stupid to understand.
Griffin.
KIRSTEN: Oh, God, the drive home was a nightmare.
Plus, they want to dump an extra tutorial on me.
And I have to buy my own stationery supplies.
The whole thing [YAWNING.]
is overwhelming.
I know.
But it's okay.
You can always tell them that-- I'm gonna take it.
What? Yep.
I'll call them back to tell them.
I've got a meeting first thing, grad school dean.
Even with the extra class and-- And the stationery and the drive? I really want this, Charlie.
So bad.
And if I have to, [SIGHS.]
I'll commute.
[GROANS.]
Well, okay, but, I mean, are we gonna--? Don't you think we should talk about this? Because this is-- This is-- Kirsten? Kirsten? Hey.
[SIGHS.]
Four thousand dollars? Are you crazy? Will you listen to me for a second? You don't have to have a cow about it.
I can pay for it with my own-- Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, keep it down.
Kirsten's trying to sleep.
JULIA: Bailey's getting a dorm room.
Did you know about that? No.
He didn't-- Four thousand dollars.
I could cover most of it by myself.
I thought we all kicked in part of what we made for family expenses.
What happens to that? Well, he put his college money up for the restaurant, Jul.
Can't say he hasn't been pulling his own weight.
His weight or your weight, Charlie? Give me a break.
I mean, really, Julia, can you please give me a break here? Does it make that much of a difference where you sleep? Yes.
Yes, it does.
Why? Because.
Because, Julia, college-- It's more than just classes and sports and stuff.
And whatever it is, it happens at college.
Not here.
This is important to me, Julia, okay? I know it is, Bay.
I-I do.
But come on, $4000 when school is just 10 minutes away? With all the stuff that we need money for.
It-- It just doesn't make sense.
[SCOFFS.]
[EERIE THEME PLAYING ON TV.]
Oh, no, she's--? She's going in there? Oh, this is totally scary.
I can't watch.
[WOMAN SCREAMS.]
Man, I, uh-- [TV SHUTS OFF.]
I really should get going.
But you've-- You've got, like, an hour before the next bus.
We could find something to do.
May-- Maybe we should, um-- Maybe we should just watch.
JULIA: Griffin.
Oh, I thought-- Nope, not here.
Hey, Julia.
Hey, Byron.
Um, I'm sorry.
I didn't realize you guys were-- No, no, no, no, no.
We were just, you know, hanging.
I, uh-- I sort of missed my bus.
Anyway, I, uh-- I gotta get home.
My mom's car's in the shop and she worries.
And I'm really wiped, so-- Do you want a ride or something? Hey, you wouldn't mind? No.
Actually, I kind of want to get out of here.
Well, that'll be cool.
Great.
Let's go.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, wait a second.
You're not going anywhere.
I'm gonna take Byron home and you can get your chores done for a change.
The dishes are piling up and the bathroom's a wreck.
I-I'll do it when we get back.
Hey, hey, it's okay.
We spent all day together.
And we're still on for tomorrow.
So, uh, I'll see you, okay? [***.]
[ENGINE SPUTTERING.]
JULIA: Okay.
2121.
Is this--? Is this it? Yeah.
Looks like it.
Huh.
You know, you should really learn your way around, Byron.
I mean, it-- It's a straight shot right up Filbert.
All those side streets take forever.
Okay.
I'll remember that next time.
Okay.
[***.]
Well, bye.
Claudia's a really great kid, huh? What? I-- Y-yeah, I guess.
Listen, By-- And-- And a really great friend too.
You know, that's kind of how I think of her, as a friend.
I mean, after all, I-- I am five months older than she is.
Whatever.
Look, Byron, I should go.
Julia, I had a really good time.
What? Do you--? Do you want to see my room? What is the matter with you? Nothing, nothing, nothing.
I-- I just-- I was just thinking earlier about what you said about dating soccer players.
Uh-huh.
Hey, I'm a soccer player and I know there's-- I know there's the whole age-difference thing but I really think you're great, so-- So get over it.
And get out.
Oh, God.
Wow.
You smell really good.
Out! [GROANS.]
[GASPS.]
God, you scared me.
You two have a nice time? Excuse me? You and Byron.
What did you do? Make out on his front porch? Look, whatever's going on between the two of you, leave me out of it, okay? So I-- I was right about you two? Wow.
I can't believe you would do this.
I can't believe that you stole my boyfriend.
All right.
Claudia, first of all, that is absolutely insane.
A-and second of all, if you want to get mad at someone, get mad at Byron, okay? I'm mad at both of you.
I mean, you don't know what it's like to-- To grow up in this stupid house with-- With everyone's boyfriends and girlfriend parading through here all the time.
I'm sorry, Claudia, but I-- I didn't do anything.
Yes, you did.
You know, I finally had my own boyfriend and it was finally my turn and then, you just-- You walked in there with your-- With your face on and all of a sudden, he doesn't even care about me anymore.
Oh, you scared me.
What time is it? I wanted to talk about something.
I am running so late, Charlie.
Okay.
Wedding.
Um, Mark and Jennifer's in-- In Napa, September, um, wait, Do you want to go? Can I--? Can I think about it? But-- But wait, uh, your sweater.
Um, oh, yeah, the restaurant mosaic.
Um, I mean, I really loved your idea and I'm meeting with the guy, but we're gonna have to decide to-- Yeah, um, I'm really glad you mentioned that, Charlie.
I am.
But you know what? What? I gotta go.
I'm so sorry.
Kirsten, come on.
I know.
I know, I know.
But we'll talk about it when I get home.
Okay? I love you.
I love you.
SARAH: Think about it, Bailey.
I mean, dorm room, okay? Crowded, noisy, funky, ugh, smelly.
Attic: quiet, peaceful.
Boring.
Home.
Hey, there you are.
Hey, where's Tucker? He's out in my car learning how to drive a stick.
It's too painful to watch.
Ugh.
I hope Gina's not teaching him.
Last time she drove the jeep, she made the gears sound like they were crying.
No.
Gina's not teaching him.
Because, uh, Gina and me, we kind of broke up.
What? Why? What happened? I don't know.
I'm sitting there watching her mismatch an outfit, and it hits me.
Here's this girl I'm crazy about.
So how can I go away and, like, tie her to the telephone? That's not what college is supposed to be about.
It's supposed to be, you know, doing new stuff, meeting new people.
Don't tell me you actually said that to Gina? Yeah, I said that 'cause it's true.
And it worked out for Tucker, so I figured-- Tucker? What does he have to do with it? Nothing.
He just did the same thing with his girlfriend.
So since you guys are roommates, you gotta dump yours too? No.
I don't know.
Maybe it's rough, but it's the right thing to do.
What? That-- That makes no sense, Will.
You know what, Bay? Shut up.
'Cause it's none of your business.
God, even Gina took it better than you.
[SLURPS.]
[CLEARS THROAT.]
Don't get mad.
I-I picked them in Golden Gate Park.
Um, I know how you get when I spend money on you.
Where have you been? Uh, I've just been staying at the Y.
I just figured you really didn't want me around, so Uh, listen, uh, can we--? Can we just start over? MAN: Julia.
Did you pouch the Scarves manuscript to New York? JULIA: Yes, Mr.
Conklin.
Six copies.
And did they have all the pages? Because the copy you gave me has only the odd pages.
What? I-- You should've-- [JULIA SIGHS.]
God, I-I guess the-- This is very sloppy work, Julia.
We can't afford these kinds of stupid mistakes.
Hey, she said she was sorry, okay? Excuse me? Griffin-- She said she was gonna take care of it, but you keep ragging on her.
Why don't you lay off, man? Who is this idiot? Hey.
JULIA: Griffin.
Griffin, just go home.
Okay? I mean it.
Oh, hey, I got news for you, pal.
You're not fooling anybody with that hair.
I, um I'm glad I'm meeting him here.
I mean, he won't even look at me when Julia's around.
So you're just gonna dump him, huh? Of course I'm gonna dump him.
Not until after I tell him what a jerk he is and throw his jacket in his face.
[SIGHS.]
Man, I wouldn't wanna be in his shoes right now.
Look, he deserves what he's gonna get, Charlie.
I mean, I'm just-- I'm gonna tell him off and kick him out, and there is nothing he can say that's gonna change my mind.
Unless he's really, really sweet.
And he begs, like, a lot.
MAN [ON RADIO.]
: Are you ready to play our bonus round? WOMAN: Ready as can be, Chip.
MAN: There's $9500 for playing today's game Hey.
Oh, you're home early.
Cool.
Cool? Okay.
It's not cool.
You're mad? What were you thinking? I mean, what could possibly have been going on in your brain to think that it was okay to talk to my boss like that? What was I supposed to do, sit there and watch him rag on you? Yes.
Yeah.
Well, no-- Nobody treats you like that.
I don't care who he is.
Oh, Griffin, I got fired.
Okay? 'Cause of that Xeroxing thing? No.
No, because of you.
Wha--? So you got fired from some lousy job you hated anyway.
Big deal.
You don't need to be working for that jerk.
I needed a recommendation from that jerk.
I needed this job for college, and y-you ruined that for me.
[SCOFFS.]
I am so tired of this stuff.
I'm sorry, Griffin, but I am.
I used to think it was cool, you know, the way that you would show up whenever you wanted a-and be aloof and create all these dramas.
I used to think that that made you this really romantic guy.
What do you mean used to? I love you, Griffin, but stuff has happened to me, and I am different now.
And there are things that I want.
Only you-- You're just-- [SIGHS.]
You're just still hanging around.
I mean, isn't there anything that you want? I want you.
No.
I mean, out of life.
Yeah.
You.
That's not enough.
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He's not comin', huh? I kind of doubt it.
What a coward.
Would you, um--? Would you put this in the lost and found for me? Do you even know if the thing runs? Cop on the phone said it was worth 200 bucks to ship up north, so I guess that's a good sign.
Well, we're gonna be here all night.
Why don't I take the next aisle over? The guy said the jeep would be in the first three rows.
So Tucker, you ever--? You ever actually meet Gina? I was just wondering, 'cause-- 'Cause she's a great girl, a really great girl.
I thought you didn't even like her.
Will said you weren't a fan, as a matter of fact.
Yeah, well, I was wrong, but my point is you shouldn't-- You shouldn't have talked him into breaking up with her.
Will's his own man.
He makes his own decisions.
Yeah, well, maybe everyone would be better off if you'd just butt out.
Look, I'm just hanging out with the guy.
I'm sorry if that gets your goat.
Gets my goat? What is that? What is that? A-a Seattle thing? Up there with hog calling and-- And-- And jerky pulling? Oh, I'm sorry.
It's not pretentious enough for you? Let me see, what was Will called your little Mexican adventure? A rite of passage? Now, that sounds just about phony enough for a guy like you.
Hey, you don't know a thing about me, pal.
And you know what? I'm happy to leave it that way.
Damn! Damn it! Look at this.
WILL: Did you find it? Big surprise, huh? What? What? What did you expect? You go tooling around bad neighborhoods in your prep-mobile.
You're kind of asking for it.
That's it.
Hey, hey, hey.
What's going on? What's the matter with you? What's the matter with me? Don't know what his problem is.
It's you.
This guy's a jerk, Will.
A total jerk.
You know that? Come on.
What are you doing, Bay? What? Why are you doing this to me? What? He's the one-- BAILEY: Who-- What are you--? What are you--? You're not taking his side? You're taking his side? What are you talking about sides, Bay? I gotta ride 3000 miles in a car with this guy.
I gotta live with him.
What do you want me to do, huh? What the hell am I supposed to do? [SIGHS.]
You just got back? It's 11:15.
A truck jackknifed.
It took 45 minutes to go three miles.
Right.
And tomorrow it'll be foggy again.
And the next day it'll be traffic.
It'll always be something.
It's just-- This isn't working, Kirsten.
No, it isn't.
You're right.
It's not fair to you or me, which is why I'm not gonna make the drive anymore.
I'm gonna take one of the apartments they keep for non-resident faculty.
For a really cheap price, I can get a room for three nights a week.
So you'd--? You'd live there? I've gotten them to schedule my classes Tuesday through Thursday, which is great 'cause it's part-time.
And then the rest of the week is totally mine, and-- And I can spend it with you.
Four days? Yeah.
[SCOFFS.]
That's, uh-- That's part-time too.
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Wow.
Heh.
I thought you weren't moving.
I just cleared out all this crap I don't need.
Just old junk.
What's that? New junk.
Heh.
I thought since the dorm can't be your home that maybe your home could be the dorm.
I got you some empty beer cans, swimsuit calendar, and, uh, one of those Nerf football thingies.
[BOTH CHUCKLE.]
Cute.
Pathetic actually, but I didn't know what else to do.
You know what? Everybody else-- Everybody else is moving on.
I mean, that's what college is all about, right? Starting over and all that stuff? So that's what I'm gonna do too.
I never really settled in up here, because I always-- I always thought it was temporary, but now I'm here.
Right.
Absolutely.
So now it's out with the old-- What's the matter? Nothing.
Just, um, this.
Will forgot his hat.
We said things would never change, like-- Like, last week.
How stupid is that? Nothing changes until it changes, right? You really need all this stuff in Monterrey? I mean, this is all your CDs.
Three days ago you said this stuff was a fire hazard.
All I'm saying is you don't have to move everything you own.
I'm not, Charlie.
And I'm not forwarding my mail.
And I'm not gonna give out my number down there, 'cause I still live here, okay? [BOTH SIGH.]
Oh, God, I still have a bunch of boxes left.
Wait.
Wait.
Wait.
Could you just--? Could we just sit for a minute? You don't wanna get this done first? No.
No.
All we ever do is get stuff done.
[BOTH SIGH.]
That's not enough.
I mean, I-- I-- I actually-- I miss you.
These last few days I miss you.
Charlie-- And I don't get it.
I-- I thought you said you were happy with the way things were.
We both said it.
That-- That things were really clicking for us.
Yeah, they are.
Then why would you change everything? Because I really want this job.
And I want all of this too.
I want you.
Yeah, well, it's-- It's not that simple.
Okay.
Then, we'll work on it.
We'll talk about stuff, about problems, and we'll figure it out, okay? I just I keep thinking that none of this would've happened if we just decided to get married.
[SIGHS.]
I don't know.
Maybe.
Maybe if we were married, I would be able to look at the job and say I can give that up.
But we're not married.
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And-- And-- And that kind of sacrifice, Charlie, I-I-I just [SIGHS.]
This is who we are right now.
Th-this is where I am right now.
I-I know it's not perfect, but I like it like this.
It's okay.
I'm not gonna yell at you.
I'm kind of tired of yelling at you.
Yeah, that's good, 'cause I'm kind of tired of you yelling at me.
So anyways, I-- I saw some stuff in the paper that doesn't look too bad.
There's a messenger job downtown, so you could ride your bike all day, and there's a storage place that's looking for a live-in manager, so-- Heh.
I've, uh-- Yeah, sort of got that covered.
Oh, you do? That's-- That's great.
Heh.
Yeah.
That buddy of mine, uh, made a few phone calls, and, uh, I'm gonna catch up with the boat down in San Diego.
Wait, uh, you're gonna leave? Yeah.
I-I've just been thinking about what you told me about needing something else in my life that matters to me.
Yeah, but I-I didn't say anything about leaving.
Griffin, I-I thought we were gonna figure this out together.
And now you're just-- You're gonna run away? I'm coming back.
I mean, that's the whole point.
It's just things are so screwy with us right now.
It's kind of my fault.
I mean, you're starting to hate me.
I don't hate you.
You know what I mean.
I mean, that's exactly what I was afraid of, that I was gonna screw this up.
If I keep hanging around here, it's only gonna get worse.
So it's up to me.
And I gotta do something about that.
About me.
That make sense? We do this a lot, huh? Say goodbye? Yeah.
It's kind of weird.
Well, I fixed your mirror.
The door still kind of sticks.
[LAUGHS.]
Well, I'll think about you every time I crawl across the front seat.
And, um, you can fix it when you get back.
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I found your pencil.
You know, the-- The one you loaned me.
I just-- I thought you, you know, might want it back.
You want some? Yeah.
Jule, can I ask you something? I mean, obviously, you've got a lot more experience at this stuff.
It was really great having a boyfriend.
And then it was just over.
And I can't help wondering, man, what if this is, like, it? It can't always be like this, right? It--? It does get better, right? [SCOFFS.]
Nope.
Get used to it, Claud.
Guys can be a total drag.
Thanks for the, uh, sisterly heart-to-heart.
I'm just gonna go lie down on the freeway.
No, wait, Claud.
That sounded Hmm.
Come sit.
God, you know, I-- I wish I could tell you that it'll be easier next time, or it'll be forever.
he'll be "The One" in capital letters.
But the truth is, you never know until you know.
So then what's the point? I mean, it really-- It doesn't seem worth it.
You know that feeling you got when you first met Byron, and then whenever you saw him or thought about him? Yeah.
Heh.
You mean, like--? Like butterflies in my stomach? [GIGGLES.]
Yeah.
Exactly.
It's worth that.
You know, it's worth the butterflies.
I told Owen that you'd be home in a few days.
And he didn't get the concept, so I said it was like CHARLIE: It freaked him out.
Tell him I'll bring him a present.
So did I get any good mail? Um, well, you may have won a vacation home in Guadalupe.
Ha.
Great.
I'm still getting issues of Modern Macramé from the last time I almost won.
What's for dinner? Kung Pao chicken with extra MSG.
You? Um, aspartame and Red Dye No.
2.
[CHUCKLES.]
So how'd it go with the stucco guy? Um, he wanted to make it into a remodel, but I eventually got him to talk him out of his vision and patch the hole.
[SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY.]
[CAR DOOR OPENS.]
Hey.
Hey.
So you're ready to roll, huh? Yeah, in a few.
So, um, how's the--? How's the jeep? Ah, it drives.
It has a bit of a shimmy if you get over 60, but that's probably a good thing.
That it? [***.]
I just wanted to say, um, you know, take care of yourself.
Yeah.
You too.
Okay.
So * It's amazing * * How, with the blink Of an eye * * A picture may fade * * But fail to say goodbye * * Little miracles * * Within the cornerstone * * Next in line The debts are mine * Later.
* Little miracles Are all I own * * Little miracles * * Are all I own * [***.]