The Secret Life of the American Teenager s03e14 Episode Script
Rules of Engagement
I knew you'd run from me the second Either one of us showed any feelings toward the other one.
Maybe I'm just not ready to be in an exclusive relationship.
I didn't say I was ready to do that-- just be with you.
If grace were to have me back And she wanted to give it one more shot, I think I'd have to go back with her.
Who did you have a chance to have sex with? Was it ashley? You know I'd never have sex with ashley.
No, of course not.
I don't think amy's ever gonna be able to stop you from being with other girls.
You two really shouldn't be together.
And yet you're about to get remarried to your husband.
When are you gonna see ben? I don't know when I'm going to see ben.
I do plan on seeing him, but-- But you were waiting to see how things go with me first? Tell your mom thanks for inviting me over.
I just can't figure out why she let you Actually come over here in the middle of the night.
She trusts us.
She trusts me anyway.
I gotta talk to my dad about giving you that ring.
The ring.
I forgot all about the ring.
Please make it clear that it's not an engagement ring.
Would you and john like to go out with me tonight? We would love to.
she's not here? How could she not be here? She has to be here! You didn't see her when you got in? no, I didn't! why is everyone yelling? Could you stop yelling? I'm not good with yelling.
Welcome home, huh? Did ashley see the two of you together? Is that what happened? No, that is not what happened.
We weren't together.
We weren't together together anyway.
You were together when I saw you.
We slept in amy's room.
That's all we did in her room.
I didn't know if I should go home.
Amy said I didn't have to go home.
We were talking.
Why would he leave in the middle of the night anyway? But I should probably go home now, amy.
I think I've been here long enough.
Maybe if I go home, ashley will come back.
Come back from where? How do we even know she's run away? Because she wasn't here when your mother went in To say good-bye to her before she left for work.
That's how we know she's not here.
Oh.
What? Maybe she got upset Because the two of you are getting married again.
Maybe that's why she left.
Yeah.
Maybe it has nothing to do with amy and me.
And maybe it does.
A friendship ring? Yeah, a friendship ring.
And if the friendship grows-- And it better.
Or what? Adrian is not getting married before the baby comes, And not any time soon after the baby comes.
I am if I want.
And I'm not getting married if I don't want.
Ben, you're marrying her.
It's not an engagement ring.
It's aFriendship ring.
A four-carat sapphire ring is a friendship ring? Do you know how much that thing is worth? How do you know how much it's worth? I had it appraised.
When? When I found your book hidden in here.
Why? Insurance.
You had it in a book titled fake book.
I noticed it.
I figured a thief would notice it.
Well, whatever it's worth, I don't care if ben gives the ring to adrian As a friendship ring or-- or any other kind of ring.
$50,000.
What? Oh, my gosh! Oh, wow! I feel like I'm on antiques roadshow.
Oh, ain't that something, ben? Betty, I-- I told you, I don't know if I can get it back.
I gave it to adrian already.
And I told you if you gave her an engagement ring, you're marrying her.
It's not an engagement ring.
Oh, so maybe you can get it back then.
He's not even a christian.
That doesn't matter.
Honey, the two of you can still make a promise not to have sex.
And that way, I would feel a lot more comfortable About your going to a sleepover camp where he is for six weeks.
Mom, I can't ask him to make that promise.
Why not? The question is, why? Grace, this probably isn't gonna be the guy you're gonna be with for the rest of your life.
Okay, but what if there isn't a guy I'm gonna be with for the rest of my life? What, am I just supposed to not have sex for the rest of my life? I was fine with abstinence When I was 16, and it was jack and me, but Hi.
Um, I'm taking off tomorrow.
I just wanted to let you know.
So, what are we talking about? Abstinence? I can't wait till I can have A private conversation with my mother without you listening in.
I overheard.
I wasn't listening in.
And I'm all for abstinence, if we're voting.
I'm all for going back to that.
Are you really? 'cause I heard that you and madison were I'm not making that same mistake twice.
I'm not gonna tell you what madison and I are doing.
I already told her.
Great.
Thanks.
So, jack, you feel that you and madison made a mistake, You and grace made a mistake.
It's my mistake to make.
And we do not need to ask jack for permission for me to have sex with grant.
It's too soon.
It's way too soon, isn't it, kathleen? I mean, mrs.
Zegay.
I'm not making that promise, And I'm not asking grant to make that promise.
I knew you were up to something When you let him come over last night.
[scoffs.]
Found me.
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 And get out here, and then I'm taking you home.
[ashley.]
and if I don't? I'm calling your parents.
And where are you going to tell them I am? [scoffs.]
Why are you doing this? I have to go to work.
Geez, ashley.
I hadn't planned on doing this-- on just showing up here.
I had planned on having a little more time to do this In my own space, in my own time, before amy got back from new york.
I am not gonna have sex with you, ashley.
Why not? I know you've been having sex with other women.
If you're sleeping around, why not sleep with me? For a long list of reasons.
I don't wanna be the first guy you sleep with.
You're supposed to wait until you meet the right guy, a guy you're in love with, A guy you wanna be with the rest of your life and sleep with him.
Yeah.
No, I am not that guy.
I think you are.
Maybe I could've been or would've been Or even should've been, but I'm not.
Ashley, your sister and I have a son together.
I wanna see if we can be a family-- the three of us.
And give every girl hope that if she gets pregnant, the guy will marry her? This is not about every girl or woman or whatever.
This is just about amy and me and john.
And I know that most of the time, An unplanned pregnancy does not result In one big happy family, but couldn't it? Oh, come on.
You don't wanna be married when you're 17.
I'm almost 18.
And no, I don't wanna be married right away, or at all.
But maybe I should at least try Getting to know the mother of my son, don't you think? Look, I really want to do this.
I just wanna Get it over with, And you're the guy I wanna get it over with with.
You can't have sex just to get it over with.
Yes, I can.
Not with me.
I'm taking you home, And you can explain this to your parents and amy.
You're not taking me anywhere.
Come on.
It's about the attitude.
You just gotta own it.
Do you wanna try this on and see if you can own it, 'cause I don't think I can own it.
I can own it, maybe.
Hey, I'm really, really happy that you guys stopped by, But john's gonna wake up from his nap any minute, So I can't really hang out until you go to work.
Come on.
We haven't seen you in almost four weeks.
You have to tell us what's going on.
Yeah.
What's happening with ricky? I don't know.
You gonna have sex with him? Madison.
Are you? I don't know.
But I do know That we're gonna try to get to know each other better.
By doing it.
Come on, madison.
I think we're just gonna do what, you know, you two are doing.
You mean what jack and I are doing? 'cause those two don't do anything.
[scoffs.]
you and jack aren't doing anything either.
Not now.
What I meant was ricky and I are going to try dating.
Just dating.
I've never really been on a date before, ever.
What? You're gonna date the father of your baby? Yes, I am.
What about ben? If he asks you out, are you gonna go out with him, too? I'm gonna call ben and ask him to meet me somewhere and talk.
And that's all I wanna say about it for now, okay? When? When are you gonna talk with ben? When I can, all right? When he's available and wants to talk to me.
I don't wanna tell you what I wanna tell him before I tell him.
That wouldn't be fair to ben.
Hey, you know what? Maybe ashley's over at ben's.
It is a great place to hide out.
I doubt ashley's over at ben's.
I don't know where she is, but I doubt she's at ben's.
Maybe she's over at ricky's.
There you are.
Sorry.
Amy got home last night, and I just got back here.
Oh.
So, what's amy's sister doing upstairs? She, um-- she's looking for something for john.
What's going on? Nothing.
Nothing, huh? She took my extra key I had at their house And let herself in, and I can't get her out.
So I'll just leave her up there.
Eventually she'll have to go home.
What's she doing up there? She ran away from home.
She didn't get very far.
No, she didn't.
Please tell me nothing's going on with you and amy's sister.
No, there's not.
[chuckles.]
[sighs.]
what? I look at the security tapes.
You know I look at the security tapes.
Why do you keep bringing women up here Knowing I look at the security tapes? What women? You know what women.
I know what women.
I'm trying.
[phone ringing.]
[beeps.]
hi, amy.
I was gonna call you.
You get 60 seconds, and not a second longer.
Is ashley over there? Yeah, she's over here.
I got here and she was here.
I told her to go home, and she's not going.
At least that's what she says.
What's she doing there? [sighs.]
Oh.
I guess I know what she's doing there.
She said she just wants to, you know, do it and get it over with.
That's what she said.
Wasn't that long ago I was saying the same thing to my friends.
I'm sorry, but I can't talk.
I'm at work.
[phone beeps.]
good morning.
Yeah.
Good morning.
What's going on? Amy's home.
She came back a few days early.
Oh? Yeah.
She got in late last night.
That's interesting.
I didn't expect her back so soon.
I didn't expect you back so soon, either.
I didn't come to ask for my job back.
I just came by to thank you for letting me work here with you.
I really learned a lot.
Like you can't attack another employee at work? That, and I learned That jobs are not a right, they're a privilege, Especially when working for someone so experienced And knowledgeable and patient And kind andPretty.
You can go now.
Careful.
You don't wanna cross any sexual harassment lines.
You were saying? I need some advice.
I have to earn $50,000 fast.
For? AFriendship ring.
No friendship ring costs 50 grand.
You're getting engaged.
You're gonna marry adrian? Reminder: The last person that shoved a person no longer works here.
And he said, "friendship ring.
" Nobody said anything about marriage.
$50,000 for a friendship ring? Are you getting married? You're not getting married.
I might be getting married.
Why? Why? You two don't even know each other.
Yeah, well, maybe we should've thought about that earlier, But at least we're thinking about it before you and amy thought about it.
Bunny, I need to run an errand.
Where are you going? You better not be going to adrian's.
[sighs.]
[ringing.]
[beeps.]
George? Ashley was over at ricky's apartment.
Oh, good.
He found her.
But that's not why I'm calling.
Why you calling? I was just thinking about us.
About getting married and the wedding.
You don't wanna know what ashley was doing over at ricky's? Okay, fine.
What was ashley doing over at ricky's? I don't know.
Amy went over there to get her.
Good.
That's good, I guess.
Look, you've been so generous lately With offering to hand over the business While you stay at home with robie and cook And take care of the house and-- Thank you.
You're welcome.
And I was just thinking That every time you've been generous in the past, It's been because you were hiding something.
And I just came across Some very interesting entries in the books here, AndI'm suspicious.
I wish I weren't, but I am.
Suspicious of what? You don't wanna get married, do you? If you did wanna get married, you wouldn't want me to know That you cheatedAgain.
Ben.
[door closes.]
amy.
Hi.
Hi.
And, um, hi, john.
[chuckles.]
he's gotten bigger since the last time I saw him.
Yeah.
He gets bigger every day, Which is a really stupid thing to say.
Geez, I don't know why this is so awkward.
I mean, I do know why, but How've you been? I've been okay.
How is adrian? How's she doing? She had a little scare yesterday, but, uh, she's all right.
It was nothing.
Oh.
I'm sorry about the scare.
I'm happy she's doing fine.
I'd love to sit down and talk with you, But I have to go upstairs.
Amy, we should talk.
Yeah, we should talk.
Um, coffee this afternoon? You drink coffee now? We have to go out for coffee, like two people who just met on the internet Or through a dating service or something? You can't just come over to my house, or I can't come over to yours Like we've done a hundred times before? All right.
Well, uh, come over to my house around 3:00, When john takes his nap, if you want.
All right.
Come on, john.
If you're looking for ricky, I think he might be at adrian's.
I know that.
He texted me.
[door opens.]
All right.
I'll tell you what.
I'll talk to your dad about giving your job back, But you're not gonna be able to save 50 grand, So you might as well just take back that friendship ring and be enemies.
I'm not sure I can take a $50,000 ring Off the finger of the woman who's having my baby, Especially since I gave it to her.
Was there anybody around when you gave it to her? Because if there were no witnesses, Then the matter of whether you gave it to her or not Is just hearsay.
Her doctor was present.
Ta-da! You lose.
[knocking.]
Come in.
Look, john.
It's aunt ashley trying to have her own baby.
Not really.
Go get your toys, john.
So what are you doing here? [coos.]
Well, didn't ricky tell you? Of course he did.
Well, he doesn't tell you everything, you know.
He doesn't have to.
He really doesn't have to tell me everything.
He did tell me that you wanna have sex because you wanna get it over with.
So? So, so do a lot of girls, ashley.
They just wanna be like everyone else.
They wanna have sex to be like everyone else.
News flash-- not every teenager is having sex.
And I'm not just talking about the teens who don't get offers.
I'm talking about the teens who consciously decide that it's not the best thing Because they're too young or because they're not ready Or whatever reason they choose not to have sex.
Oh, no.
You haven't become an expert in teen sex, have you? I mean, I knew you were an expert in pregnancy and motherhood.
But now sex, too? Amazing.
Obviously I don't know anything about sex Or I wouldn't have john.
But crazy as it is, I was thinking the same thing you're thinking When I went off to band camp.
Now look at me.
I'm a teen mother.
Do you wanna be a teen mother? No one wants to be a teen mother.
Of course not.
That's why I'm on the pill.
Why, ashley? Why are you doing this? Is it to get back at me? You're not doing this To get back at me for getting to ricky first or something, are you? No.
It's just that I don't think he'd be interested in you if you hadn't gotten pregnant.
I think he'd be interested in me.
Or at least he could be interested in me, But you got pregnant, so There.
I said it.
You wanna know why that doesn't bother me? Because I said that same thing to myself over and over again-- The part about ricky not being interested in me if I hadn't gotten pregnant.
And every girl who finds herself in this situation Asks herself the same thing, probably for her entire life.
Of course, that's not the worst thing.
The worst thing is when a guy and a girl Really care about each other, Then the guy hates her because she finds out she's pregnant, Feels trapped, takes off.
There's really nothing good about getting pregnant when you're a teenager.
I'm sorry.
I may have gone a little too far with that.
No, it's okay.
It was honest.
Maybe what you said is true.
I don't know.
That's why I'm gonna see if ricky and I really do care about each other, And that's why you're going to stay away from him, okay, ashley? You and I really don't need to hurt each other anymore.
Just go home.
Come on, john.
I just wanna see what the big deal is.
Okay? That's all I want.
I wanna know why-- Why girls are willing to risk getting pregnant When they haven't even had a chance at living their own life yet.
I wanna know why girls and guys are willing to risk Getting infections and diseases that will last the rest of their lives Just so they can have sex.
And I wanna know why grown men and women Will risk their entire families just so they can have sex With someone outside of their marriage.
[sighs.]
I just want-- I wanna see what's so great about it.
I wanna know why is it that people will take All of those risks just to have sex.
Are you thinking of any grown men and women in particular? No.
You weren't thinking of, say, mom and dad? No, of course not.
Mom and dad are getting married again.
Yeah, but what if they don't? Well, why wouldn't they? I don't know.
I'm sure you do.
[sighs.]
Would be a really stupid thing to do.
And why is that? Didn't you tell me A couple days ago that maybe ben and I should get married? I didn't mean it.
And you don't wanna get married.
Maybe I do.
I don't know.
You do know.
You made one mistake.
Are you really gonna make another mistake? Are you? What-- what are you talking about? I'm talking about you and amy.
Look, I think they taught those girls in new york how to trap their baby's dads.
So you could be getting married and not even know it.
No one has said anything about getting married.
You're not thinking about getting married, really? Maybe.
Like, years from now.
Many, many years from now.
And did you tell amy that-- the "many years from now" part? My conversations with amy are just that-- Conversations with amy.
They're private and personal, Just like I hope this conversation between the two of us Will stay just between the two of us.
Sure.
Fine with me.
But, well, also, just between me and you, You're going along with getting to know amy just so you can have sex with her, aren't you? No, I'm not.
I bet you would even marry her Just so you can have sex with her, Whether you wanna marry her or not Or whether you think you'll be faithful to her or not.
You know what? I just realized something about ben.
Something else I really like about ben.
I never have to worry about ben cheating on me, ever.
Unless, of course, I don't marry amy.
You know, maybe I'll get to know her, and I won't like her.
I think what you mean is maybe she'll get to know you, And she won't like you.
Even though I know you're completely loveable And you could really love a girl And be faithful to her, I always believed that-- I just-- I just always believed that it would be me.
And do you still want it to be you? Hey, angel face, how's it going? I can help you with that.
Oh.
Thank you.
So how'd it go with ash? Good.
Really good.
I don't know if you want to hear this or not, but, uh, I think ricky-- Is over at adrian's.
I know that.
He told me that he was going over there to talk to her, And I told him that ben was coming over here later to talk to me.
Hey, dad, How would I know if ricky was cheating on me? I mean, if we were ever, like, boyfriend and girlfriend Or ever even husband and wife.
How would I know if he's cheating on me? He'd be over at adrian's talking.
Wouldn't that be a hint he's cheating on you? There's no cheating on me for now.
We're not exclusive.
We're not, like, planning On getting married like you and mom.
We're just dating, And it doesn't mean he can't date anyone else.
He can see anyone he wants to and so can I.
That's a nice arrangement.
I hope it works.
Yeah.
Me, too.
But, really, how would a person know If the other person's cheating? I guess you would notice that Even though he does all the right things And he says all the right things And he tries really hard to make everyone happy Because he really wants everyone to be happy I guess you would notice that He's not really happy because his heart just isn't in it.
I noticed.
I really did.
Amy, I'd like to speak to your dad, please, alone.
So you went so far as to get a marriage license? What, were you just gonna wait until you were in front of the judge To tell me that you changed your mind? I wasn't gonna change my mind.
I was gonna get married.
I figured once I was locked in, I was locked inThis time.
Ah, I see.
So you sabotaged the wedding plans By putting some very interesting receipts into the books at work Knowing that I would come across them.
Wrong.
I'm not really that calculating.
I forgot about the receipts.
In the back of my mind, I think I had some thought About going through the books again before you did, But I just didn't.
And all that stuff was old, from last summer while you were away.
I didn't know what was gonna happen.
It was a long time ago.
Not that it doesn't count, but hey, we're not married, remember? [scoffs.]
yeah, I remember.
And I'm kind of relieved that this happened.
Relieved and confused and hurt.
But mostly relieved.
I figured I would go along with what you wanted Because it would be best for our son and for our family.
But now I don't know if that's true-- If it's best for two people to get married or stay married For the children when they shouldn't be married.
And we shouldn't be married, george.
We really shouldn't.
But like you, I thought that if I just committed to the marriage, If I tried really, really hard to do all the right things, I could make it work.
But now I can't.
Or, more importantly, I don't want to.
What do you wanna do, anne? What's next? Well, I have some ideas.
I'd love to hear them.
I mean, if you're talking to me.
I'll always be talking to you.
Not talking to you would hurt robie and ashley and amy, And I don't wanna hurt anyone.
I really don't.
Me, neither, anne.
Well, we'll just have to figure this out.
I agree.
Can we still be friends? Absolutely.
All right.
Well, we'll see how we can best split up with as little damage as possible.
Wow.
Wow, this is some, uh What is it that you call this? A friendship ring.
Yeah, this is some friendship ring.
Thank you.
Do you want a piece of fruit? I'm just gonna have a tangerine.
You know, they're filled with vitamin c.
Yeah, sure.
I'd love a tangerine.
You wouldn't-- You wouldn't be thinking about getting married, would you? No.
No, we're just-- We're thinking about thinking about getting married.
But first, we're gonna be friends, get to know each other And see what happens.
Anything can happen.
You wouldn't get married in high school? Well, I'm having a baby in high school, so So, you still wanna go to college and law school? Well, yeah, but that doesn't mean I can't go to school married.
But having a baby's gonna make that a real challenge.
I guess.
But, well, I'm going on a, you know, Boykewich scholarship.
Leo says they will definitely help me go to school.
Isn't that great? Yes, that's great.
I mean, I guess I feel Like maybe you'd have a greater sense of accomplishment If you paid for it on your own Or if you got a scholarship based on your grade point average.
But-- but that's great.
Grace, I really care about ben, And ben really cares about me, and, Well, we both really care about the baby.
You know ben's going over to amy's this afternoon at 3:00 to talk? I'm okay with that.
And you wanna know why I'm okay with that? Because we're friends.
So, my mom wants me to promise her That I won't have sex with grant this summer.
However, when I came into the house last night, I told her all about our conversation, And she said if we wanted to continue talking, He could come over.
So he came over, And he spent the night in my room, on the floor.
Wow.
Fun.
Yeah, it was fun.
Why would she let grant do that? I've been thinking about that, and I think she's leading up To asking me to put the promise ring back on again.
Like you did with jack.
Yeah, like I did with jack.
But the thing is, when someone tells you not to do something, It just makes doing it seem so much more fun.
Being bad is fun.
Are you kidding me? Oh.
Yeah.
It's not always fun, I guess.
You guess? Come on, grace.
How many of your friends have to get pregnant Before you realize this is not what you want for yourself in high school? It's just when someone tells you not to do something That you know is really, really fun, It just makes it seem more fun.
Or not.
Adrian, I'm not gonna get pregnant.
I'm not.
Oh, like I meant to do this? It's something I feel very strongly about.
And if grace's dad were alive, He would feel very strongly about it, too.
My parents think it's okay if I have sex as long as I'm careful.
Well, I don't think it's okay.
I think it's wrong.
Based on what, if you don't mind my asking? I mean, as long as we're having an open discussion, which is kind of cool.
I've never done this before with someone else's parents.
Yeah.
Well, I've never done this before with someone else's son.
But I don't know how cool it is.
But to answer "based on what," It's based on my own personal beliefs.
Your religious beliefs? Yeah.
With all my faults, I consider myself a christian.
Grace told you about my past? I don't know anything about your past.
But she told me you like Some things.
What about grace's personal beliefs, my personal beliefs? We may not believe what you believe.
Okay, but here's what I believe.
It's just really not something you should do outside of marriage Or a committed relationship before you're even old enough To be in a committed relationship.
Says who? God? Says me, your girlfriend's mother.
Okay, forget personal beliefs.
How about it's just not good common sense For young adults in high school to have sex with multiple partners? I mean, besides the risk of getting pregnant Or an infection that can last a lifetime, Sex can take an emotional toll on a young woman Or a young man.
Grant, I don't want you to have sex with my daughter.
Not even Gateway sex? She told me.
I know that this is gonna be grace's decision And your decision, But would you please wait? Please don't run off to med camp and have sex.
'kay.
"'kay"? If you feel that strongly about it.
I feel strongly about that, too.
We're still talking about abstinence, right? Yeah.
Yeah, but this time, someone's actually listening.
[grant.]
you know why? Because I really want this relationship with grace to work out, Unlike your relationship with grace.
[chuckles.]
[knocking.]
Hi.
Hi.
Come in.
Let's go in the living room.
I made some lemonade.
I picked up some wings today just for old time's sake.
Remember the first time we had wings together? Uh, yeah, I remember.
I remember it well.
It was the day I proposed to you.
[chuckles.]
I can't believe you proposed to me.
I can't believe we actually got illegally married.
Yeah.
I didn't meet one other teenage mother in that program Who was that lucky.
I feel really, really lucky, ben.
I managed to get through my entire pregnancy And the first year of john's life Without losing my closest friends, Without losing my family, Without dropping out of school.
I really am the luckiest person in the world.
Okay.
And? And I just wanted to tell you face-to-face How much I appreciate everything you did for me.
Thank you.
You're welcome.
What's going on here? I don't know what's going on.
Not much more than that really.
I just wanted to say thank you.
That's the least I owe you, don't you think? I guess.
I don't think that you owe me anything.
Do you think we could be friends, Even though you're gonna have a baby with adrian, And even though I'm gonna try To have some kind of a real relationship with ricky? You mean a sexual relationship? Why does everyone always ask me that? Probably because any relationship with ricky Would require sex.
And I don't like the idea of that.
Although, I suppose, at this point, It's really none of my business.
It's really not.
Yeah, I guess not.
So, I'm just gonna see how it goes.
We don't have to feel all weird and anxious Every time we bump into each other.
No.
We don't have to.
I don't know if it's gonna happen right away, but, um, I think you should know That I'm thinking about marrying adrian.
Oh.
Yeah, I, uh-- I didn't know.
Yeah.
Um I'm-- I'm just thinking about it.
I gave her a ring.
Not an engagement ring.
More like a friendship ring.
It's really hard to know what to do in this situation.
I like adrian.
I like her a lot.
But do I love her? Could I love her? Maybe.
I mean, there are arranged marriages all over the world, And at least some percentage of those people Have to be happy, right? Yeah, I suppose so.
I thought this would kind of be a clean start for us In that maybe we could just be friends And be okay with that, but It feels more like a clean ending.
I, uh I guess I should go now While I still have the strength to make myself leave this place AndYou.
Bye, ben.
I guess I'll see you around.
I guess we'll see each other around.
I just thought I'd stop by.
Is that okay? Yeah, that's okay.
Come in.
So, um, how'd it go with amy? Grace told me you were over there.
Fine.
I just thought I'd drop by and see you.
I said, I know you were over at amy's.
Grace told me.
Yes, I was over there, and now I'm here.
You want the ring back.
Yeah, the ring.
How is the ring? It's, um, still the ring.
The same gigantic, Beautiful sparkly ring that you gave to me.
I'm happy you like it.
I love it.
That's good, Because I'm gonna pay betty for it.
I'm gonna buy it from her.
Really? Yeah.
I think maybe I should.
And you know what? I want to.
Um, it's probably a really expensive ring.
Yeah.
I don't know how expensive, of course.
About 50 grand, for insurance purposes.
[laughing.]
what? Yeah.
Um, okay.
You know what? You take this back right now Before I lose it or something.
It's really nice, but I can't accept it.
You know what? No, I'm not gonna take it back.
I'm gonna find a way to pay for it, because I want you to have it.
Even if we're never more than friends, I want you to have it.
Even if it takes me 20 years, I want that ring to be yours.
No! Yes.
Okay.
Thank you.
But are you sure? I would really hate to start off this little project we have in debt.
We're already in debt.
We owe it to this baby to be the best parents that we can be For who we are at this time in our lives.
I don't know, ben boykewich.
If you keep saying things like that to me And giving me expensive jewelry, Maybe I could fall in love with you.
Maybe you could.
All right, buddy.
I'm taking off.
I'm going to see my parents, then I'll be coming back for football camp.
But I'll be getting in pretty late every night.
Yeah, yeah.
Have a nice trip.
Are you gonna stay out here while I'm gone? Who wants to know? All right, all right.
Do you wanna come with me to see my parents? I can't.
Have to find a job.
[knocking.]
Uh, good afternoon.
Is, uh-- is this guy, like, your personal bodyguard, tommy? I keep seeing him everywhere.
Yeah, maybe I am tom's personal bodyguard.
What do you want? Uh, can I come in? Come in.
Listen, I wanted to let you know that I got a job.
A real job.
I mean, I am-- Well, I'm back on top, baby, okay? My old partner-- he came to me.
Wants to start a new company.
Totally legit all the way.
Good for you, But still, I don't have a job.
Yeah, nice of you to come all this way to rub it in.
Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Have a little faith, young fellas.
I didn't come here to rub it in.
I came here to share my good fortune.
Tommy, how would you like to be vice president At investment central? Vice president of the company? No, no.
Not the whole company, tom.
See, that would require an advanced education And some expertise and know-how based on a body of work.
Vice president of what? Well, what else? Human resources.
Hr, baby.
The job starts Monday.
Thanks.
I accept.
Good.
[chuckling.]
the whole company.
What did you do that for? Your mom asked me to.
No.
I wanna do what we were gonna do.
What were we gonna do? You know.
We were going to explore Our feelings for each other.
We can still do that.
We just can't have sex, Oral or otherwise, for the next six weeks.
It's just six weeks.
We'll have plenty of other things to do at med camp.
[scoffs.]
like what? LikeStudy.
It's not that easy.
At least it wasn't for me.
It was for me.
Oh, yeah? Where'd you come out at the end of the summer? What do you mean, where'd I come out? Nothing.
I heard they put out rankings at the end of the session Just like they do at med school.
No, they didn't.
Yeah, they did.
They're still on the web site-- the rankings.
How'd I do? Good.
Not as well as I did, but good.
I never knew you were so competitive.
Yeah, I am.
I was fifth, and you were 23rd.
Out of 125, so that's still really good.
But we should both focus on our studies for the next six weeks, Not that we can't still see each other.
No, of course not.
We just can't touch each other.
What happens in six weeks when we come home from med camp? I don't know.
Maybe we should ask my mother.
I can't have another conversation like that again.
I barely got through this one.
I only got through it Because I gave her my word that we wouldn't do anything.
Well, I promised her and my dad before That I wouldn't do anything, But then I did it, so So you can't keep your promises? Yes, I can keep my promises.
Come on.
Let's keep my promise to your mom.
It'd be a good way for us to start out, don't you think? Did she convert you to christianity, too? I want her to like me.
Why? Because she's your mom, and I like you.
Just not enough to do it? I feel kind of pressured here.
I've never been in this situation.
All right.
Okay.
No sex this summer.
So, we still talking about abstinence? You're starting to bother me less and less, jack.
I'm leaving.
I just wanted to say good-bye.
Bye.
See you.
I better be going, too.
I'll pick you up in the morning.
We're off for a summer at med camp.
I'll see you tomorrow morning.
Yeah.
[knocking.]
What's that look on your face? That's not a good look.
Yeah, it's not a good look.
I can't hide anything from you.
Did you come to say good-bye? No, I didn't come to say good-bye.
Your mom and I wanna talk to you and amy.
Well, you and mom are completely clueless, Because john and amy just left to go out with ricky On their first date.
All right.
Well, We were hoping that we could have dinner as a family And talk.
Because no matter what, we're a family.
Maybe a different kind of family than we've been, but a family.
[sighs.]
I wish amy had stuck around tonight.
Well, I hate to tell you this, dad, But amy, ricky, and john-- they're a family, too.
Their own different kind of family.
We'll see, ash.
We'll see how that goes.
Yeah, we'll see how it all goes.
No, don't say anything.
Amy and I made a pact to get through this together.
Get through what? I don't know, But whatever it is, It can wait one more day.
[knocking.]
[exhales forcefully.]
Say hi to daddy, john.
You look really nice, amy.
Thank you.
You look really nice, too.
Should I come in? Oh, yeah.
Of course.
Come in.
Okay, buddy.
Hey, go get your toys.
You look really nice.
[chuckles.]
You said that.
But, again, thank you.
You gonna go around looking like that all the time? I don't know.
I learned a few things in new york.
It's our first date, kind of.
I wanted to look special.
You are special, amy.
And-- and you don't want to have another kid, do you? Because I don't know If I can stay away from you if you're gonna look like that.
Maybe in a few months you won't have to stay away from me.
We'll see how it goes with you and all the women in your life.
Yeah.
We'll see.
Hi.
Hi.
I'm happy to have you home.
I'm happy to be home.
Maybe I'm just not ready to be in an exclusive relationship.
I didn't say I was ready to do that-- just be with you.
If grace were to have me back And she wanted to give it one more shot, I think I'd have to go back with her.
Who did you have a chance to have sex with? Was it ashley? You know I'd never have sex with ashley.
No, of course not.
I don't think amy's ever gonna be able to stop you from being with other girls.
You two really shouldn't be together.
And yet you're about to get remarried to your husband.
When are you gonna see ben? I don't know when I'm going to see ben.
I do plan on seeing him, but-- But you were waiting to see how things go with me first? Tell your mom thanks for inviting me over.
I just can't figure out why she let you Actually come over here in the middle of the night.
She trusts us.
She trusts me anyway.
I gotta talk to my dad about giving you that ring.
The ring.
I forgot all about the ring.
Please make it clear that it's not an engagement ring.
Would you and john like to go out with me tonight? We would love to.
she's not here? How could she not be here? She has to be here! You didn't see her when you got in? no, I didn't! why is everyone yelling? Could you stop yelling? I'm not good with yelling.
Welcome home, huh? Did ashley see the two of you together? Is that what happened? No, that is not what happened.
We weren't together.
We weren't together together anyway.
You were together when I saw you.
We slept in amy's room.
That's all we did in her room.
I didn't know if I should go home.
Amy said I didn't have to go home.
We were talking.
Why would he leave in the middle of the night anyway? But I should probably go home now, amy.
I think I've been here long enough.
Maybe if I go home, ashley will come back.
Come back from where? How do we even know she's run away? Because she wasn't here when your mother went in To say good-bye to her before she left for work.
That's how we know she's not here.
Oh.
What? Maybe she got upset Because the two of you are getting married again.
Maybe that's why she left.
Yeah.
Maybe it has nothing to do with amy and me.
And maybe it does.
A friendship ring? Yeah, a friendship ring.
And if the friendship grows-- And it better.
Or what? Adrian is not getting married before the baby comes, And not any time soon after the baby comes.
I am if I want.
And I'm not getting married if I don't want.
Ben, you're marrying her.
It's not an engagement ring.
It's aFriendship ring.
A four-carat sapphire ring is a friendship ring? Do you know how much that thing is worth? How do you know how much it's worth? I had it appraised.
When? When I found your book hidden in here.
Why? Insurance.
You had it in a book titled fake book.
I noticed it.
I figured a thief would notice it.
Well, whatever it's worth, I don't care if ben gives the ring to adrian As a friendship ring or-- or any other kind of ring.
$50,000.
What? Oh, my gosh! Oh, wow! I feel like I'm on antiques roadshow.
Oh, ain't that something, ben? Betty, I-- I told you, I don't know if I can get it back.
I gave it to adrian already.
And I told you if you gave her an engagement ring, you're marrying her.
It's not an engagement ring.
Oh, so maybe you can get it back then.
He's not even a christian.
That doesn't matter.
Honey, the two of you can still make a promise not to have sex.
And that way, I would feel a lot more comfortable About your going to a sleepover camp where he is for six weeks.
Mom, I can't ask him to make that promise.
Why not? The question is, why? Grace, this probably isn't gonna be the guy you're gonna be with for the rest of your life.
Okay, but what if there isn't a guy I'm gonna be with for the rest of my life? What, am I just supposed to not have sex for the rest of my life? I was fine with abstinence When I was 16, and it was jack and me, but Hi.
Um, I'm taking off tomorrow.
I just wanted to let you know.
So, what are we talking about? Abstinence? I can't wait till I can have A private conversation with my mother without you listening in.
I overheard.
I wasn't listening in.
And I'm all for abstinence, if we're voting.
I'm all for going back to that.
Are you really? 'cause I heard that you and madison were I'm not making that same mistake twice.
I'm not gonna tell you what madison and I are doing.
I already told her.
Great.
Thanks.
So, jack, you feel that you and madison made a mistake, You and grace made a mistake.
It's my mistake to make.
And we do not need to ask jack for permission for me to have sex with grant.
It's too soon.
It's way too soon, isn't it, kathleen? I mean, mrs.
Zegay.
I'm not making that promise, And I'm not asking grant to make that promise.
I knew you were up to something When you let him come over last night.
[scoffs.]
Found me.
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 And get out here, and then I'm taking you home.
[ashley.]
and if I don't? I'm calling your parents.
And where are you going to tell them I am? [scoffs.]
Why are you doing this? I have to go to work.
Geez, ashley.
I hadn't planned on doing this-- on just showing up here.
I had planned on having a little more time to do this In my own space, in my own time, before amy got back from new york.
I am not gonna have sex with you, ashley.
Why not? I know you've been having sex with other women.
If you're sleeping around, why not sleep with me? For a long list of reasons.
I don't wanna be the first guy you sleep with.
You're supposed to wait until you meet the right guy, a guy you're in love with, A guy you wanna be with the rest of your life and sleep with him.
Yeah.
No, I am not that guy.
I think you are.
Maybe I could've been or would've been Or even should've been, but I'm not.
Ashley, your sister and I have a son together.
I wanna see if we can be a family-- the three of us.
And give every girl hope that if she gets pregnant, the guy will marry her? This is not about every girl or woman or whatever.
This is just about amy and me and john.
And I know that most of the time, An unplanned pregnancy does not result In one big happy family, but couldn't it? Oh, come on.
You don't wanna be married when you're 17.
I'm almost 18.
And no, I don't wanna be married right away, or at all.
But maybe I should at least try Getting to know the mother of my son, don't you think? Look, I really want to do this.
I just wanna Get it over with, And you're the guy I wanna get it over with with.
You can't have sex just to get it over with.
Yes, I can.
Not with me.
I'm taking you home, And you can explain this to your parents and amy.
You're not taking me anywhere.
Come on.
It's about the attitude.
You just gotta own it.
Do you wanna try this on and see if you can own it, 'cause I don't think I can own it.
I can own it, maybe.
Hey, I'm really, really happy that you guys stopped by, But john's gonna wake up from his nap any minute, So I can't really hang out until you go to work.
Come on.
We haven't seen you in almost four weeks.
You have to tell us what's going on.
Yeah.
What's happening with ricky? I don't know.
You gonna have sex with him? Madison.
Are you? I don't know.
But I do know That we're gonna try to get to know each other better.
By doing it.
Come on, madison.
I think we're just gonna do what, you know, you two are doing.
You mean what jack and I are doing? 'cause those two don't do anything.
[scoffs.]
you and jack aren't doing anything either.
Not now.
What I meant was ricky and I are going to try dating.
Just dating.
I've never really been on a date before, ever.
What? You're gonna date the father of your baby? Yes, I am.
What about ben? If he asks you out, are you gonna go out with him, too? I'm gonna call ben and ask him to meet me somewhere and talk.
And that's all I wanna say about it for now, okay? When? When are you gonna talk with ben? When I can, all right? When he's available and wants to talk to me.
I don't wanna tell you what I wanna tell him before I tell him.
That wouldn't be fair to ben.
Hey, you know what? Maybe ashley's over at ben's.
It is a great place to hide out.
I doubt ashley's over at ben's.
I don't know where she is, but I doubt she's at ben's.
Maybe she's over at ricky's.
There you are.
Sorry.
Amy got home last night, and I just got back here.
Oh.
So, what's amy's sister doing upstairs? She, um-- she's looking for something for john.
What's going on? Nothing.
Nothing, huh? She took my extra key I had at their house And let herself in, and I can't get her out.
So I'll just leave her up there.
Eventually she'll have to go home.
What's she doing up there? She ran away from home.
She didn't get very far.
No, she didn't.
Please tell me nothing's going on with you and amy's sister.
No, there's not.
[chuckles.]
[sighs.]
what? I look at the security tapes.
You know I look at the security tapes.
Why do you keep bringing women up here Knowing I look at the security tapes? What women? You know what women.
I know what women.
I'm trying.
[phone ringing.]
[beeps.]
hi, amy.
I was gonna call you.
You get 60 seconds, and not a second longer.
Is ashley over there? Yeah, she's over here.
I got here and she was here.
I told her to go home, and she's not going.
At least that's what she says.
What's she doing there? [sighs.]
Oh.
I guess I know what she's doing there.
She said she just wants to, you know, do it and get it over with.
That's what she said.
Wasn't that long ago I was saying the same thing to my friends.
I'm sorry, but I can't talk.
I'm at work.
[phone beeps.]
good morning.
Yeah.
Good morning.
What's going on? Amy's home.
She came back a few days early.
Oh? Yeah.
She got in late last night.
That's interesting.
I didn't expect her back so soon.
I didn't expect you back so soon, either.
I didn't come to ask for my job back.
I just came by to thank you for letting me work here with you.
I really learned a lot.
Like you can't attack another employee at work? That, and I learned That jobs are not a right, they're a privilege, Especially when working for someone so experienced And knowledgeable and patient And kind andPretty.
You can go now.
Careful.
You don't wanna cross any sexual harassment lines.
You were saying? I need some advice.
I have to earn $50,000 fast.
For? AFriendship ring.
No friendship ring costs 50 grand.
You're getting engaged.
You're gonna marry adrian? Reminder: The last person that shoved a person no longer works here.
And he said, "friendship ring.
" Nobody said anything about marriage.
$50,000 for a friendship ring? Are you getting married? You're not getting married.
I might be getting married.
Why? Why? You two don't even know each other.
Yeah, well, maybe we should've thought about that earlier, But at least we're thinking about it before you and amy thought about it.
Bunny, I need to run an errand.
Where are you going? You better not be going to adrian's.
[sighs.]
[ringing.]
[beeps.]
George? Ashley was over at ricky's apartment.
Oh, good.
He found her.
But that's not why I'm calling.
Why you calling? I was just thinking about us.
About getting married and the wedding.
You don't wanna know what ashley was doing over at ricky's? Okay, fine.
What was ashley doing over at ricky's? I don't know.
Amy went over there to get her.
Good.
That's good, I guess.
Look, you've been so generous lately With offering to hand over the business While you stay at home with robie and cook And take care of the house and-- Thank you.
You're welcome.
And I was just thinking That every time you've been generous in the past, It's been because you were hiding something.
And I just came across Some very interesting entries in the books here, AndI'm suspicious.
I wish I weren't, but I am.
Suspicious of what? You don't wanna get married, do you? If you did wanna get married, you wouldn't want me to know That you cheatedAgain.
Ben.
[door closes.]
amy.
Hi.
Hi.
And, um, hi, john.
[chuckles.]
he's gotten bigger since the last time I saw him.
Yeah.
He gets bigger every day, Which is a really stupid thing to say.
Geez, I don't know why this is so awkward.
I mean, I do know why, but How've you been? I've been okay.
How is adrian? How's she doing? She had a little scare yesterday, but, uh, she's all right.
It was nothing.
Oh.
I'm sorry about the scare.
I'm happy she's doing fine.
I'd love to sit down and talk with you, But I have to go upstairs.
Amy, we should talk.
Yeah, we should talk.
Um, coffee this afternoon? You drink coffee now? We have to go out for coffee, like two people who just met on the internet Or through a dating service or something? You can't just come over to my house, or I can't come over to yours Like we've done a hundred times before? All right.
Well, uh, come over to my house around 3:00, When john takes his nap, if you want.
All right.
Come on, john.
If you're looking for ricky, I think he might be at adrian's.
I know that.
He texted me.
[door opens.]
All right.
I'll tell you what.
I'll talk to your dad about giving your job back, But you're not gonna be able to save 50 grand, So you might as well just take back that friendship ring and be enemies.
I'm not sure I can take a $50,000 ring Off the finger of the woman who's having my baby, Especially since I gave it to her.
Was there anybody around when you gave it to her? Because if there were no witnesses, Then the matter of whether you gave it to her or not Is just hearsay.
Her doctor was present.
Ta-da! You lose.
[knocking.]
Come in.
Look, john.
It's aunt ashley trying to have her own baby.
Not really.
Go get your toys, john.
So what are you doing here? [coos.]
Well, didn't ricky tell you? Of course he did.
Well, he doesn't tell you everything, you know.
He doesn't have to.
He really doesn't have to tell me everything.
He did tell me that you wanna have sex because you wanna get it over with.
So? So, so do a lot of girls, ashley.
They just wanna be like everyone else.
They wanna have sex to be like everyone else.
News flash-- not every teenager is having sex.
And I'm not just talking about the teens who don't get offers.
I'm talking about the teens who consciously decide that it's not the best thing Because they're too young or because they're not ready Or whatever reason they choose not to have sex.
Oh, no.
You haven't become an expert in teen sex, have you? I mean, I knew you were an expert in pregnancy and motherhood.
But now sex, too? Amazing.
Obviously I don't know anything about sex Or I wouldn't have john.
But crazy as it is, I was thinking the same thing you're thinking When I went off to band camp.
Now look at me.
I'm a teen mother.
Do you wanna be a teen mother? No one wants to be a teen mother.
Of course not.
That's why I'm on the pill.
Why, ashley? Why are you doing this? Is it to get back at me? You're not doing this To get back at me for getting to ricky first or something, are you? No.
It's just that I don't think he'd be interested in you if you hadn't gotten pregnant.
I think he'd be interested in me.
Or at least he could be interested in me, But you got pregnant, so There.
I said it.
You wanna know why that doesn't bother me? Because I said that same thing to myself over and over again-- The part about ricky not being interested in me if I hadn't gotten pregnant.
And every girl who finds herself in this situation Asks herself the same thing, probably for her entire life.
Of course, that's not the worst thing.
The worst thing is when a guy and a girl Really care about each other, Then the guy hates her because she finds out she's pregnant, Feels trapped, takes off.
There's really nothing good about getting pregnant when you're a teenager.
I'm sorry.
I may have gone a little too far with that.
No, it's okay.
It was honest.
Maybe what you said is true.
I don't know.
That's why I'm gonna see if ricky and I really do care about each other, And that's why you're going to stay away from him, okay, ashley? You and I really don't need to hurt each other anymore.
Just go home.
Come on, john.
I just wanna see what the big deal is.
Okay? That's all I want.
I wanna know why-- Why girls are willing to risk getting pregnant When they haven't even had a chance at living their own life yet.
I wanna know why girls and guys are willing to risk Getting infections and diseases that will last the rest of their lives Just so they can have sex.
And I wanna know why grown men and women Will risk their entire families just so they can have sex With someone outside of their marriage.
[sighs.]
I just want-- I wanna see what's so great about it.
I wanna know why is it that people will take All of those risks just to have sex.
Are you thinking of any grown men and women in particular? No.
You weren't thinking of, say, mom and dad? No, of course not.
Mom and dad are getting married again.
Yeah, but what if they don't? Well, why wouldn't they? I don't know.
I'm sure you do.
[sighs.]
Would be a really stupid thing to do.
And why is that? Didn't you tell me A couple days ago that maybe ben and I should get married? I didn't mean it.
And you don't wanna get married.
Maybe I do.
I don't know.
You do know.
You made one mistake.
Are you really gonna make another mistake? Are you? What-- what are you talking about? I'm talking about you and amy.
Look, I think they taught those girls in new york how to trap their baby's dads.
So you could be getting married and not even know it.
No one has said anything about getting married.
You're not thinking about getting married, really? Maybe.
Like, years from now.
Many, many years from now.
And did you tell amy that-- the "many years from now" part? My conversations with amy are just that-- Conversations with amy.
They're private and personal, Just like I hope this conversation between the two of us Will stay just between the two of us.
Sure.
Fine with me.
But, well, also, just between me and you, You're going along with getting to know amy just so you can have sex with her, aren't you? No, I'm not.
I bet you would even marry her Just so you can have sex with her, Whether you wanna marry her or not Or whether you think you'll be faithful to her or not.
You know what? I just realized something about ben.
Something else I really like about ben.
I never have to worry about ben cheating on me, ever.
Unless, of course, I don't marry amy.
You know, maybe I'll get to know her, and I won't like her.
I think what you mean is maybe she'll get to know you, And she won't like you.
Even though I know you're completely loveable And you could really love a girl And be faithful to her, I always believed that-- I just-- I just always believed that it would be me.
And do you still want it to be you? Hey, angel face, how's it going? I can help you with that.
Oh.
Thank you.
So how'd it go with ash? Good.
Really good.
I don't know if you want to hear this or not, but, uh, I think ricky-- Is over at adrian's.
I know that.
He told me that he was going over there to talk to her, And I told him that ben was coming over here later to talk to me.
Hey, dad, How would I know if ricky was cheating on me? I mean, if we were ever, like, boyfriend and girlfriend Or ever even husband and wife.
How would I know if he's cheating on me? He'd be over at adrian's talking.
Wouldn't that be a hint he's cheating on you? There's no cheating on me for now.
We're not exclusive.
We're not, like, planning On getting married like you and mom.
We're just dating, And it doesn't mean he can't date anyone else.
He can see anyone he wants to and so can I.
That's a nice arrangement.
I hope it works.
Yeah.
Me, too.
But, really, how would a person know If the other person's cheating? I guess you would notice that Even though he does all the right things And he says all the right things And he tries really hard to make everyone happy Because he really wants everyone to be happy I guess you would notice that He's not really happy because his heart just isn't in it.
I noticed.
I really did.
Amy, I'd like to speak to your dad, please, alone.
So you went so far as to get a marriage license? What, were you just gonna wait until you were in front of the judge To tell me that you changed your mind? I wasn't gonna change my mind.
I was gonna get married.
I figured once I was locked in, I was locked inThis time.
Ah, I see.
So you sabotaged the wedding plans By putting some very interesting receipts into the books at work Knowing that I would come across them.
Wrong.
I'm not really that calculating.
I forgot about the receipts.
In the back of my mind, I think I had some thought About going through the books again before you did, But I just didn't.
And all that stuff was old, from last summer while you were away.
I didn't know what was gonna happen.
It was a long time ago.
Not that it doesn't count, but hey, we're not married, remember? [scoffs.]
yeah, I remember.
And I'm kind of relieved that this happened.
Relieved and confused and hurt.
But mostly relieved.
I figured I would go along with what you wanted Because it would be best for our son and for our family.
But now I don't know if that's true-- If it's best for two people to get married or stay married For the children when they shouldn't be married.
And we shouldn't be married, george.
We really shouldn't.
But like you, I thought that if I just committed to the marriage, If I tried really, really hard to do all the right things, I could make it work.
But now I can't.
Or, more importantly, I don't want to.
What do you wanna do, anne? What's next? Well, I have some ideas.
I'd love to hear them.
I mean, if you're talking to me.
I'll always be talking to you.
Not talking to you would hurt robie and ashley and amy, And I don't wanna hurt anyone.
I really don't.
Me, neither, anne.
Well, we'll just have to figure this out.
I agree.
Can we still be friends? Absolutely.
All right.
Well, we'll see how we can best split up with as little damage as possible.
Wow.
Wow, this is some, uh What is it that you call this? A friendship ring.
Yeah, this is some friendship ring.
Thank you.
Do you want a piece of fruit? I'm just gonna have a tangerine.
You know, they're filled with vitamin c.
Yeah, sure.
I'd love a tangerine.
You wouldn't-- You wouldn't be thinking about getting married, would you? No.
No, we're just-- We're thinking about thinking about getting married.
But first, we're gonna be friends, get to know each other And see what happens.
Anything can happen.
You wouldn't get married in high school? Well, I'm having a baby in high school, so So, you still wanna go to college and law school? Well, yeah, but that doesn't mean I can't go to school married.
But having a baby's gonna make that a real challenge.
I guess.
But, well, I'm going on a, you know, Boykewich scholarship.
Leo says they will definitely help me go to school.
Isn't that great? Yes, that's great.
I mean, I guess I feel Like maybe you'd have a greater sense of accomplishment If you paid for it on your own Or if you got a scholarship based on your grade point average.
But-- but that's great.
Grace, I really care about ben, And ben really cares about me, and, Well, we both really care about the baby.
You know ben's going over to amy's this afternoon at 3:00 to talk? I'm okay with that.
And you wanna know why I'm okay with that? Because we're friends.
So, my mom wants me to promise her That I won't have sex with grant this summer.
However, when I came into the house last night, I told her all about our conversation, And she said if we wanted to continue talking, He could come over.
So he came over, And he spent the night in my room, on the floor.
Wow.
Fun.
Yeah, it was fun.
Why would she let grant do that? I've been thinking about that, and I think she's leading up To asking me to put the promise ring back on again.
Like you did with jack.
Yeah, like I did with jack.
But the thing is, when someone tells you not to do something, It just makes doing it seem so much more fun.
Being bad is fun.
Are you kidding me? Oh.
Yeah.
It's not always fun, I guess.
You guess? Come on, grace.
How many of your friends have to get pregnant Before you realize this is not what you want for yourself in high school? It's just when someone tells you not to do something That you know is really, really fun, It just makes it seem more fun.
Or not.
Adrian, I'm not gonna get pregnant.
I'm not.
Oh, like I meant to do this? It's something I feel very strongly about.
And if grace's dad were alive, He would feel very strongly about it, too.
My parents think it's okay if I have sex as long as I'm careful.
Well, I don't think it's okay.
I think it's wrong.
Based on what, if you don't mind my asking? I mean, as long as we're having an open discussion, which is kind of cool.
I've never done this before with someone else's parents.
Yeah.
Well, I've never done this before with someone else's son.
But I don't know how cool it is.
But to answer "based on what," It's based on my own personal beliefs.
Your religious beliefs? Yeah.
With all my faults, I consider myself a christian.
Grace told you about my past? I don't know anything about your past.
But she told me you like Some things.
What about grace's personal beliefs, my personal beliefs? We may not believe what you believe.
Okay, but here's what I believe.
It's just really not something you should do outside of marriage Or a committed relationship before you're even old enough To be in a committed relationship.
Says who? God? Says me, your girlfriend's mother.
Okay, forget personal beliefs.
How about it's just not good common sense For young adults in high school to have sex with multiple partners? I mean, besides the risk of getting pregnant Or an infection that can last a lifetime, Sex can take an emotional toll on a young woman Or a young man.
Grant, I don't want you to have sex with my daughter.
Not even Gateway sex? She told me.
I know that this is gonna be grace's decision And your decision, But would you please wait? Please don't run off to med camp and have sex.
'kay.
"'kay"? If you feel that strongly about it.
I feel strongly about that, too.
We're still talking about abstinence, right? Yeah.
Yeah, but this time, someone's actually listening.
[grant.]
you know why? Because I really want this relationship with grace to work out, Unlike your relationship with grace.
[chuckles.]
[knocking.]
Hi.
Hi.
Come in.
Let's go in the living room.
I made some lemonade.
I picked up some wings today just for old time's sake.
Remember the first time we had wings together? Uh, yeah, I remember.
I remember it well.
It was the day I proposed to you.
[chuckles.]
I can't believe you proposed to me.
I can't believe we actually got illegally married.
Yeah.
I didn't meet one other teenage mother in that program Who was that lucky.
I feel really, really lucky, ben.
I managed to get through my entire pregnancy And the first year of john's life Without losing my closest friends, Without losing my family, Without dropping out of school.
I really am the luckiest person in the world.
Okay.
And? And I just wanted to tell you face-to-face How much I appreciate everything you did for me.
Thank you.
You're welcome.
What's going on here? I don't know what's going on.
Not much more than that really.
I just wanted to say thank you.
That's the least I owe you, don't you think? I guess.
I don't think that you owe me anything.
Do you think we could be friends, Even though you're gonna have a baby with adrian, And even though I'm gonna try To have some kind of a real relationship with ricky? You mean a sexual relationship? Why does everyone always ask me that? Probably because any relationship with ricky Would require sex.
And I don't like the idea of that.
Although, I suppose, at this point, It's really none of my business.
It's really not.
Yeah, I guess not.
So, I'm just gonna see how it goes.
We don't have to feel all weird and anxious Every time we bump into each other.
No.
We don't have to.
I don't know if it's gonna happen right away, but, um, I think you should know That I'm thinking about marrying adrian.
Oh.
Yeah, I, uh-- I didn't know.
Yeah.
Um I'm-- I'm just thinking about it.
I gave her a ring.
Not an engagement ring.
More like a friendship ring.
It's really hard to know what to do in this situation.
I like adrian.
I like her a lot.
But do I love her? Could I love her? Maybe.
I mean, there are arranged marriages all over the world, And at least some percentage of those people Have to be happy, right? Yeah, I suppose so.
I thought this would kind of be a clean start for us In that maybe we could just be friends And be okay with that, but It feels more like a clean ending.
I, uh I guess I should go now While I still have the strength to make myself leave this place AndYou.
Bye, ben.
I guess I'll see you around.
I guess we'll see each other around.
I just thought I'd stop by.
Is that okay? Yeah, that's okay.
Come in.
So, um, how'd it go with amy? Grace told me you were over there.
Fine.
I just thought I'd drop by and see you.
I said, I know you were over at amy's.
Grace told me.
Yes, I was over there, and now I'm here.
You want the ring back.
Yeah, the ring.
How is the ring? It's, um, still the ring.
The same gigantic, Beautiful sparkly ring that you gave to me.
I'm happy you like it.
I love it.
That's good, Because I'm gonna pay betty for it.
I'm gonna buy it from her.
Really? Yeah.
I think maybe I should.
And you know what? I want to.
Um, it's probably a really expensive ring.
Yeah.
I don't know how expensive, of course.
About 50 grand, for insurance purposes.
[laughing.]
what? Yeah.
Um, okay.
You know what? You take this back right now Before I lose it or something.
It's really nice, but I can't accept it.
You know what? No, I'm not gonna take it back.
I'm gonna find a way to pay for it, because I want you to have it.
Even if we're never more than friends, I want you to have it.
Even if it takes me 20 years, I want that ring to be yours.
No! Yes.
Okay.
Thank you.
But are you sure? I would really hate to start off this little project we have in debt.
We're already in debt.
We owe it to this baby to be the best parents that we can be For who we are at this time in our lives.
I don't know, ben boykewich.
If you keep saying things like that to me And giving me expensive jewelry, Maybe I could fall in love with you.
Maybe you could.
All right, buddy.
I'm taking off.
I'm going to see my parents, then I'll be coming back for football camp.
But I'll be getting in pretty late every night.
Yeah, yeah.
Have a nice trip.
Are you gonna stay out here while I'm gone? Who wants to know? All right, all right.
Do you wanna come with me to see my parents? I can't.
Have to find a job.
[knocking.]
Uh, good afternoon.
Is, uh-- is this guy, like, your personal bodyguard, tommy? I keep seeing him everywhere.
Yeah, maybe I am tom's personal bodyguard.
What do you want? Uh, can I come in? Come in.
Listen, I wanted to let you know that I got a job.
A real job.
I mean, I am-- Well, I'm back on top, baby, okay? My old partner-- he came to me.
Wants to start a new company.
Totally legit all the way.
Good for you, But still, I don't have a job.
Yeah, nice of you to come all this way to rub it in.
Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Have a little faith, young fellas.
I didn't come here to rub it in.
I came here to share my good fortune.
Tommy, how would you like to be vice president At investment central? Vice president of the company? No, no.
Not the whole company, tom.
See, that would require an advanced education And some expertise and know-how based on a body of work.
Vice president of what? Well, what else? Human resources.
Hr, baby.
The job starts Monday.
Thanks.
I accept.
Good.
[chuckling.]
the whole company.
What did you do that for? Your mom asked me to.
No.
I wanna do what we were gonna do.
What were we gonna do? You know.
We were going to explore Our feelings for each other.
We can still do that.
We just can't have sex, Oral or otherwise, for the next six weeks.
It's just six weeks.
We'll have plenty of other things to do at med camp.
[scoffs.]
like what? LikeStudy.
It's not that easy.
At least it wasn't for me.
It was for me.
Oh, yeah? Where'd you come out at the end of the summer? What do you mean, where'd I come out? Nothing.
I heard they put out rankings at the end of the session Just like they do at med school.
No, they didn't.
Yeah, they did.
They're still on the web site-- the rankings.
How'd I do? Good.
Not as well as I did, but good.
I never knew you were so competitive.
Yeah, I am.
I was fifth, and you were 23rd.
Out of 125, so that's still really good.
But we should both focus on our studies for the next six weeks, Not that we can't still see each other.
No, of course not.
We just can't touch each other.
What happens in six weeks when we come home from med camp? I don't know.
Maybe we should ask my mother.
I can't have another conversation like that again.
I barely got through this one.
I only got through it Because I gave her my word that we wouldn't do anything.
Well, I promised her and my dad before That I wouldn't do anything, But then I did it, so So you can't keep your promises? Yes, I can keep my promises.
Come on.
Let's keep my promise to your mom.
It'd be a good way for us to start out, don't you think? Did she convert you to christianity, too? I want her to like me.
Why? Because she's your mom, and I like you.
Just not enough to do it? I feel kind of pressured here.
I've never been in this situation.
All right.
Okay.
No sex this summer.
So, we still talking about abstinence? You're starting to bother me less and less, jack.
I'm leaving.
I just wanted to say good-bye.
Bye.
See you.
I better be going, too.
I'll pick you up in the morning.
We're off for a summer at med camp.
I'll see you tomorrow morning.
Yeah.
[knocking.]
What's that look on your face? That's not a good look.
Yeah, it's not a good look.
I can't hide anything from you.
Did you come to say good-bye? No, I didn't come to say good-bye.
Your mom and I wanna talk to you and amy.
Well, you and mom are completely clueless, Because john and amy just left to go out with ricky On their first date.
All right.
Well, We were hoping that we could have dinner as a family And talk.
Because no matter what, we're a family.
Maybe a different kind of family than we've been, but a family.
[sighs.]
I wish amy had stuck around tonight.
Well, I hate to tell you this, dad, But amy, ricky, and john-- they're a family, too.
Their own different kind of family.
We'll see, ash.
We'll see how that goes.
Yeah, we'll see how it all goes.
No, don't say anything.
Amy and I made a pact to get through this together.
Get through what? I don't know, But whatever it is, It can wait one more day.
[knocking.]
[exhales forcefully.]
Say hi to daddy, john.
You look really nice, amy.
Thank you.
You look really nice, too.
Should I come in? Oh, yeah.
Of course.
Come in.
Okay, buddy.
Hey, go get your toys.
You look really nice.
[chuckles.]
You said that.
But, again, thank you.
You gonna go around looking like that all the time? I don't know.
I learned a few things in new york.
It's our first date, kind of.
I wanted to look special.
You are special, amy.
And-- and you don't want to have another kid, do you? Because I don't know If I can stay away from you if you're gonna look like that.
Maybe in a few months you won't have to stay away from me.
We'll see how it goes with you and all the women in your life.
Yeah.
We'll see.
Hi.
Hi.
I'm happy to have you home.
I'm happy to be home.