Parenthood s05e07 Episode Script

*** I'm getting that, actually.
Yeah, that makes sense.
Do you need somewhere to crash? Is your roommate here? No, he is not.
Your hair is all messed up.
Yeah, I wasn't expecting you to Actually You've been drinking, you know.
You might not know what you're doing.
I don't want Hey, hey.
Turn my vocal up.
Forget it.
Just put it back where it was.
Oh, boy.
Stop.
Stop.
Stop.
Stop.
Not feeling it.
Not feeling it.
What exactly aren't you feeling? Well, if I knew that, then I'd be feeling it, wouldn't I? I cannot argue that point.
Do you want to, maybe, take ten, and recharge your batteries, and we'll come and try it again? No, I don't need to recharge my batteries, bro.
This is not Oliver Rome's fault right now.
It sounds different than when we left it last night.
It sounds way different.
Do you want to come in, and hear the playback? Because I bet you'll change your tune.
It's not going to sound any different.
Because this sounds like you slept on the board last night, and everything sounds different.
Oh, I'm the one that's half asleep.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
You think just 'cause you're pushing buttons I think all the tones sounds like crap.
Whose fault could this be, other than yours? Fun, right? I hope you weren't planning on sleep tonight.
Are you freaking serious right now? Oh, Rome lost the porkpie.
That's not a good sign.
You know this? You see this? This is happening right now.
You know I'm having a hard time.
"Crosby, I'm afraid my songs suck.
And my fragile ego, it can't handle that.
" "And I'm upset because I have a demonic baby at home, and I haven't slept for seven days.
" "I need to get laid, man.
What's going on with my life?" Oh, my God.
It's getting serious.
I should get in there.
Yeah, all right.
Well, good luck.
Whatever, this is my studio right now! Ah.
Hey, it's your partner in crime.
So guess who just bested you.
For the shortest rejection email yet? "Per your inquiry, the position has been filled.
" Yeah, you can feel the love there, can't you? Anyway, it made me think of you.
So just thought I'd call.
Okay? Okay.
Bye.
Hey, it's your partner in crime.
So guess who just bested you.
For the shortest rejection email yet? Hey.
What are you doing here? Is everything okay? Yeah, yeah.
I just, I don't know, I was at home, and you were here, and I was feeling like we weren't connecting.
- Yeah.
- Yeah.
Yeah.
I know working late is not ideal, but, you know, until I get out from under this pile, I got to keep up with it, so it's something we can talk about, but there's no other way for me.
To get out from under all of this mess.
I didn't come here to talk.
No, you didn't.
Uh, wow.
This is a first.
I mean, if you don't have time - No, no, I have the time.
- Okay.
Okay, let me just be sure that's ooh, ow.
I'm sorry, I just no, no, it's fine, it's fine, it's fine.
- Yeah.
- Yeah.
May God bless and keep you always And may your wishes all come true May you always do for others And let others do for you may you build a ladder to the stars And climb on every rung and may you stay forever young may you grow up to be righteous May you grow up to be true May you always know the truth And see the lights surrounding you May you always be courageous Stand upright and be strong And may you stay forever young may you stay forever young - Good morning.
- Mm.
Ning.
So, um, that was fun last night.
God, I'm so hung over.
Are you all right? Are you waiting for one of these? - No, you can go ahead.
- Great, thank you.
Okay, well, have a good day, I guess.
Mm.
And I picked up your prescriptions, so Well, how come I need two boxes? What, am I getting worse? No, I just picked up another one.
So you wouldn't have to think about refilling them.
Oh.
Thanks.
Here, sit down for a minute.
Okay.
- This is Amex.
- Yeah.
And I made a cheat sheet for you.
All the numbers you could possibly need.
The hotel, of course, where I'll be staying.
The art school.
- The Brunsky's.
- Who? The Brunsky's.
- Brunsky's? - Our neighbors.
Next door.
Oh, huh.
This is very nice.
All the numbers are here.
Everything you could possibly need, except for the alarm code, which you have in your head, right? Give me a hint.
Our anniversary.
Oh.
So, you're all set, you know.
Thanks, honey.
I'm all set.
'Cause you're gonna be here all by yourself.
Yeah, I'll be fine.
Okay? All right.
All right, "mad Max.
" This is good.
Let's try the 100 macro.
With the lens hood now.
Why is there a picture of aunt Sarah in here? Why are you in there, Max? Come on, huh.
You gotta stay out of my stuff.
You told me to get a lens hood.
Yeah, I did.
Lens hood.
Come on, let's go.
We're almost done.
I saw a movie about a serial killer.
He kept hidden pictures too.
They're not hidden.
Only he hid them under his bed.
Okay, they weren't hidden, Max.
They're in a drawer.
Serial killers are 91% male, Their average I.
Q.
Is 113, which is considered above average intelligence.
You're white and male and smart, so you could be a serial killer.
I'm not a serial killer, Max.
- Okay.
- Okay.
You gotta stop with all the stats and everything.
That's from the Internet.
You're on the Internet way too much.
That Wikipedia, it's unplug once in a while.
You should go outside.
You're pale, too.
Get some sun.
Do you still like her? No.
No, I like her as a friend.
If you don't like her, then why don't you throw the picture away? Because it's a good picture.
And maybe I just want to keep it.
- Because you like her.
- No, Max! Well, now you're raising your voice.
Which means you're angry or frustrated.
I'm not angry.
I'm frustrated, maybe, yeah.
Look, Max, your aunt Sarah and I, yeah, we did like each other once, and then we stopped, and that's what happens.
It's adult stuff, and it's messy, and it's weird.
We were different people.
I'm cranky.
She's flaky.
We both had baggage.
It didn't work out, that's the point.
- Baggage? - Yeah, baggage.
Baggage.
That's the stuff you bring into a relationship, if you want to ruin it.
That doesn't make any sense.
Suitcases are for trips.
That's right, exactly right.
It's a trip.
It's a long trip with a big suitcase.
Filled with pain.
That sounds like a metaphor.
I don't like metaphors.
All right, well, then stay out of my drawers.
Does aunt Sarah have pictures of you? You're killing me.
All right, guys, eat up.
Come get your treat.
Man, you're good.
Thanks.
We just think about lunch and, boom, it appears.
That's right, I'm a magician of food.
No pine nuts in this? I would rather die than let there be.
A pine nut in your salad.
I would kill you.
You know, I also hand picked the strawberries.
In humboldt this morning.
You live for this, don't you? Yes, your digestive habits are my life.
Right? Think about it when I go to sleep at night.
You know, every band needs an Amber, that's what I think.
Yeah, sign me up full time.
Full time.
- Two of 'em.
- Yeah.
All the time.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Look at this guy.
- Yeah, you need to, obviously.
- You have a funny machine? We could use a funny machine, actually.
- That would be nice.
- That'd be real nice.
Hi, honey.
Hey, Rambo.
- Oliver - Come in peace.
- You got a second? - Freedom.
- You guys, can we talk? - Yeah.
Give it a break.
Hi, sorry.
He's the worst.
So, I just talked to Franklin, and he's gonna do it.
He said he'd come up from L.
A.
any time we want to, and he'll be our witness at city hall.
Oh, oh.
God, that's so nice.
I'm so glad.
But? My mom.
After talking to my mom, I just feel like she's going.
To want to be a part of it now.
It was a really good conversation, and I feel like Oh, that's great, I'm glad that your mom's on board.
That's really important.
But, but so, I was thinking maybe we could have a real ceremony.
Now that things are, like, on board, you know? Yeah.
Is that okay? I mean, I don't know.
Wouldn't it be sweet if we had pictures, or if we wanted I mean, I figured all that stuff out.
Are you mad? I'm sorry I'm, like, switching a lot, but No, no, hey.
Hey.
Whatever you want to do, okay? So what do you want to do? Oh, um - I mean, let's make a plan.
- Yeah, I don't know.
We should both sit down and hey, kitten, I need a little sea salt action.
I have to go deal with this.
I'm so sorry.
- Your strawberries are out.
- Okay.
We have things we need to talk about.
Let's talk about it when I get home, and we'll get going.
Okay.
- I love you too.
- Love you, love you, bye.
God, let me dig up some sea salt.
You don't kiss me like that.
Yeah, well Mom, the mashed potatoes are killer.
They're so good.
Max.
Max, put the camera away.
We're eating here.
Julia, where's Joel? Joel is he wanted to be here.
But he's working late again.
Again? How's "pistol Pete" treating him? Pete is working him late nights.
- She's a slave driver.
- She's keeping him on his toes.
It's good.
That's an amazing opportunity.
It's amazing for him.
For us, you know.
Oh, yeah, yeah.
Oh, my God.
I'm chewing.
All right, Max.
No more pictures of aunt Sarah, Max.
Hank has a huge picture of aunt Sarah.
That he keeps in his drawer.
- Okay.
- What? What? What what'd you say? How dressed is she in this It's because he liked you, but he says he doesn't like you anymore.
Because you're flaky, and you have baggage.
Buddy, that is not appropriate talk at the dinner table.
- Max, that's personal.
- Hank told you I have baggage? Excuse me.
I have baggage? Who has baggage in that scenario? And he says that you shouldn't marry someone.
Who has baggage because they're filled with pain.
- I'm so sorry.
- Max, that's all.
We're done.
First of all, are we having this conversation? This is the greatest conversation.
We've had in months.
I'm sorry that the baby's missing it.
Why am I talking? Also, Hank and I are best friends too.
You're best friends? Yeah, I spend more time with him after school, than any one person in school, and I'm his only friend, which makes us best friends.
Honey, I'm sure Hank has other friends.
Actually, he doesn't.
He also calls me a weird nickname called "mad Max.
" He even calls me "mad Max" when I'm not angry, - which is really weird.
- That's not a weird nickname.
That's a cool nickname.
That's a great nickname, Max.
Well, speaking of baggage, I have a little announcement to make.
- Oh? - Yes.
My art class is taking a trip.
- Oh, cool.
- We're going to Italy.
- What? - That's great.
- Wow.
- That's great, Camille.
Well, it's like a retreat.
A workshop.
- How long? - A month.
Dad, this is like your dream vacation.
In your speedo, on the mediterranean, eating pasta while mom works all day, spill some on your chest - actually, dad's not going.
- What? Dad's not going.
You're not going? Dad, what's the deal? It's just you? Just me.
Why aren't you going, pop? Would you pass the mashed potatoes, please? Yep.
Thank you.
This broccoli dish is really good.
Yes.
*** - What? - What do you need now? I'm not here to borrow anything.
I should start charging you for this.
No, I just came to visit.
- Really? - Yeah.
All right, well, how are you? I'm good.
How are you? As usual, you know.
Yeah.
Um.
Listen, I I What am I trying to say? Its sad sometimes that it's over between us.
Yeah.
But it's over.
I know that.
I know, I know.
- We discussed that.
- Right.
We discussed that a while ago.
It's just that, you know, Max being here has been so great for him, and he feels like you're his best friend.
But then he said a bunch of stuff.
At the dinner table about us.
That was so surprisingly intimate, for you to have talked to him, and so I just wanted to make sure that you, you know, that you can't be talking to him about me.
First of all, he was talking to me, okay? I'm sorry that you came up.
It wasn't that I came up.
It was the content of I don't know what you want me to say.
It's like 20 questions with this kid, that's all.
But, you're the adult.
You don't have to give him 20 answers.
That's all I'm saying.
It's not like I'm sitting writing you love songs, and singing it to him, okay? I know.
I'm not saying that you are doing anything like that.
You know, he came to me, Max, and I thought I was doing something good for this kid You are doing something good.
I don't like this, you know.
This is he look he I got a business to run, and maybe he just shouldn't be here, because he is a little grating.
No, don't, that's not what I'm saying.
I'm not saying he shouldn't be here.
Well, I am.
I am saying that, okay? I got to do things around here, and I shouldn't have a kid walking around here, okay? This is a business.
It's a business.
- Don't do this.
- I got a job to do right now.
I gotta do a shoot right now.
Okay.
One of those nights when you would dance in the lights What about this on the way back down I mean, it just it sounds that sounds like Oliver Rome is boring Oliver Rome.
Yeah, which I did not think was possible.
This is exactly why labels gave artists drugs in the '70s.
I have no idea what to do for him.
Have you guys ever seen them live? - Uh, no.
- Mm-mm.
Okay, I saw them a couple of times at the red devil, and it was actually very good.
Oliver had, like, a lot of energy, and he was really charismatic and stuff.
Really? Well, apparently he doesn't find the luncheonette.
As conducive to creativity as the red devil.
- No.
- I don't know how to fix that.
Well I was thinking, actually, I mean, you know how he needs, like, his ego stroked all the time.
Stroked, yeah.
He needs, like a four hand massage.
With exotic oils and Enya playing.
Right, so why don't we just give him that, and you know, give him like an audience to perform to here.
What do you mean, right here in the studio? Yeah, pretty much.
Well, how many people are we talking about? I don't know, as many as we could squeeze in.
We'll make them young and hot, and young and hot Well, hot's never a bad thing.
I don't know, Amber.
It's tough enough to get these five guys to focus.
When it's just them.
I don't know about throwing them a party.
No, no, not a party, but, like, an actual concert.
Seriously, like, have it just be a specific event.
To record the song, you know what I mean? It could work.
I mean that's what the black crowes did.
On before the frost, and that's a damn good album.
- It's a great album.
- And I don't know, I'll organize it and stuff.
I mean, I have their website finished and everything.
You finished the website? - Here.
Yeah.
- You made this? Yeah, I mean Zack helped, but, I mean, this is what they wanted.
That looks great.
I mean, I'll organize the whole thing, you know.
I'll do social media stuff, and get the word out there, and find people, and I'll get drinks and stuff, I mean, if you like the idea.
What do you think? Why not? I'm up for it.
All right, let's go for it.
- Yeah? - Let's do it.
- Yeah? - Yeah.
Great.
Maybe we could bring mom and dad here and sort this out.
I don't know, but I don't understand.
Why they're taking separate vacations at all.
Have they ever done that before? No, something must have happened.
- They're clearly in a fight.
- You think they're in a fight? You think they're having a fight? It's probably just because it wasn't dad's idea.
To go to Italy.
"I'm mad at you.
I'm going to Italy"? Italy's outside of dad's comfort zone.
Listen, here's exactly what's happening.
He's pouting right now because he probably suggested, like, going on some ballpark tour of America, and she said "no," and now he's pouting.
Yeah, well, he can be pretty stubborn.
Yeah, but who pouts about Italy? Just go.
Dad.
I just think the timing sucks 'cause, you know, why is she going now when.
There's a grand baby on the ground? She's not even going to be here? - The good news is dad can baby - Sit.
Oh, yeah.
That's a great idea.
- Without mom? - What about shopping? Dad doesn't even know how the grocery store works.
Yeah, we're going to have to sit down We're gonna have to make a grid.
I don't have time for dad's schedule.
I don't want to go checking on him.
No, he's a pain in the ass.
No, I don't have time.
I'm a free-Lance photographer.
You never know when the dogs are going to call.
Why is this all about dad? What about mom? What about mom, who's taken care.
Of everyone else her whole life? And, let me tell you, dad doesn't listen to her.
When she tells him what she needs, he doesn't listen to her.
And so she's doing something for herself.
For the first time probably in, you know, however long they've been together.
So she's going to Italy.
Dad can damn well deal with it, and so can you.
I'm getting sugar.
- Hey, nats.
- Oh, hey, what's up? Nothing, I was just walking, and my sister, actually, is doing this thing.
At the luncheonette, the recording studio Yeah, yeah.
Well, they're doing this thing.
Where they're recording a band, like, a live performance in front of people.
That sounds cool.
What band? They're called ashes of Rome.
Yeah, I don't know them.
You'd probably like it, though.
I was just going to say we could meet there or something, if you wanted to.
Yeah, that sounds cool.
I'm actually going to be late for class, so just, like, text me the deets.
We'll figure it out later.
All right, see you.
Well, later.
Oh, oh.
Victor, come here, please.
Sydney, I told you to put your craft stuff away.
In a minute.
We're doing something.
Now! Get over here! I told you three times to put this away! Victor, this was on the stairs.
I nearly died.
This is out of control.
You guys need to get upstairs, and put this stuff away where it belongs.
Just All right? Hey.
- Joel.
- Hang on one second.
Do you want the early guys off, or are we looking at overtime? No, no they're done.
No overtime? No.
Thanks.
Hey, is this a Booty call? No.
This is no, it's not.
I'm sorry.
What is it? The kids' mess, I just I lost it.
I lost it in a whole new way.
I'm sure it wasn't that bad, honey.
Trust me, I'm giving them ammunition.
For any future therapy they might have.
It was bad.
Just be firm, you know.
No screen time until their room's in order, that's it.
Or take them to your dad's if you need a break.
He's great with them.
It's not just the kids, babe, it's me.
I'm I'm losing it a little bit.
Joel, my guys are supposed to get overtime.
What are you doing? I know, I know, Gabe.
Just let me just, can you give me one second? One second, buddy.
Sorry.
Hon, I'm sorry.
I know it's stressful, and I've been there.
You okay? Yeah, I'm fine.
- I'll let you go.
- Okay.
Love you.
Okay.
Little Nora's all situated for her daddy day.
Thank you for helping facilitate that.
I think I have a couple of minutes.
Before Heather gets a hold of me.
Sorry.
I'm so out of it.
I do you want something to drink? I haven't even been - oh, no, I'm good.
I'm coffee - Ed out.
I've had two cups.
Are you sure? Yeah.
How are you? How are you doing? - I'm okay.
- Yeah? I'm a little stressed.
I know.
Planning a wedding is a big deal.
- Yeah.
- It's a lot of work.
And you know, it's just that, on top of, like, dealing with the band stuff, and we don't know what we want to do, and I I don't know it's just been, it's like, stressful.
Crazy.
It's very stressful.
- Was it like this for you? - Planning? I don't even know anything about it.
How did he even propose? You really want to hear that story? - Yeah.
- I mean, it's a great story.
I love telling it.
It's gosh, I feel like it was, like, a lifetime ago.
I was so young.
We were both so young.
He actually proposed to me the day after Valentine's day.
Like, who does that? But it was so sweet.
Because he knew how much I hated Valentine's day.
I think it's, like I don't know, so manufactured, and fake, and just, like, for everybody else.
So he decided to ask me to marry him on the 15th.
God, it was so cool.
It was like, both in grad school.
You know, we'd only been living together for about a month.
And we woke up early one morning, and it was just this really gray, and sort of rainy, romantic morning, and we were lying in bed, the two of us, and listening to the rain, and he reached out, and grabbed my hand, and he asked me if I would spend the rest of my life with him.
It was so simple, and just so pure, and, sounds corny, but it was just beautiful, and it just made sense.
I mean, I'm sure you feel the same about Ryan, and it's something I'll always treasure.
It was the one thing in my life that that just made sense.
It still does.
Sorry.
It's Heather.
I got to go.
Go.
Yeah.
Okay.
I'll see you soon.
Thanks.
That was nice.
Yeah, sure.
- See you soon.
- Bye, babe.
Okay.
So this is top of the line.
Guaranteed to fit into 90% of our bed compartments.
Really? Well, it looks top of the line.
Oh, my gosh, when I was traveling so much.
For all those depositions, it saved my life.
This, the wrinkle-free compartment, holds so many clothes.
Really? I went on their website and wrote a testimonial.
- It's that good? - Yeah.
Thank you, sweetie.
So thoughtful of you.
You're my thoughtful girl.
Are you sure you're not going to need this? Yes, I'm sure.
It's just taking up room in the closet.
So this is this is for you.
This is for Italy.
- Yeah.
- I'm proud of you.
I'm proud of you for doing this.
- Me too.
- Yeah.
You know, dad and I have been together so long.
We've been practically joined at the hip.
I forget sometimes that we're two separate people.
You know, he's such a big personality, you know? A huge presence in the room.
This time it's not about him.
It's about me.
About what I want.
What makes me happy, and going to Italy, it's about me.
It's about the other person in the marriage.
What? Oh.
Sweetie? I'm just so happy for you.
Come here.
Oh.
Oh.
All right, come on in, you guys.
Drinks over there, and just find a spot to sit, okay? Here.
Here, you want these? Here you go, if you want them.
Here you go, if you want them.
Thanks.
I need this.
I'm sorry.
I'll get you new ones.
Hey, hi.
How are you? Thanks for coming.
- Have you seen Oliver? - No, sorry.
- Okay.
- Hi.
How's it going? It's good to see you.
Thanks for coming.
Hi, how are you? Thanks for coming, you guys.
Yeah, have a good time.
See you guys later.
All right, listen, thanks for coming.
Don't forget to tell all your friends to buy the album.
- Hey, have you seen Oliver? - Yes, I have.
He's hiding out in the bathroom.
He said he needs to be alone so he can focus his energy, or something like that.
Oh, so he's puking? I think that's code for puking.
Hey, drew.
What's going on? You looking for somebody? Yeah.
I'm waiting for Natalie.
Natalie "joni Mitchell" Natalie? - Yeah, "joni Mitchell" Natalie.
- Any luck with that? Yeah, sure.
Really, like, have gotten lucky, or just feeling lucky? Stop trying to live vicariously through your nephew.
I have a three-month-old at home.
This is all I got.
We're meeting here, so that's good.
- So this is a date? - Sounds pretty good.
- It's not a date, no.
- Sounds like a date.
- It's a date.
- We're kind of You might go steady eventually, too.
Together, but also not.
- Together? - Kind of.
Kind of? Wow.
How deep are you into this situation? I can't tell, actually.
It seems my work on this college kid has paid off.
Which one, the redhead? Which one is it? - Hey.
- Hey.
Hey, how's it going? Good.
Good.
All right, yeah.
We're so stoked to see these guys play.
Do you guys want to get a seat? Everyone? You guys want to head down this way? I would have probably gone.
With the black girl, you know me.
It looks like my work really paid off, though.
Ka-boom.
They're together.
I don't have a good feeling about this.
Oh, my goodness.
- What's going on here? - Okay, okay.
- Oh, my God.
- Now, he's gonna tune.
This is, um Why is this happening? This is horrible, this is the worst day of my life.
Oh, my God.
This guy So what about us? What about us? What about wanderlust? What about love in a freefall now? But what about nights? Actually, he's not bad.
What about this on the way back out? I need a little laugh need a little laugh Might need a little laugh need a little laugh Great save, Amber.
- Thanks.
- Good job.
Just a little just a little Just a little that so where do we go? Where do we go? 'Cause even I don't know Hey, thanks for that.
That was, like, so cool to be right in there with them.
Yeah, I like it too.
- They're kind of pop rocky, but in the best way possible.
Yeah, I can see it.
My friends want to hit this party at phi kap.
You want to come with us? No, I should probably stay back, actually.
I have to help my sister tear down, so Oh.
This isn't about the other night, is it? No, no.
Because, I mean, that was great.
- Yeah.
- And I like you.
I just hope I didn't give you the wrong idea.
No.
I mean, that was a hook up, right? It was just a hook up.
Yes, we hooked up.
- That happened, yeah.
- We're in college, you know.
- Yeah.
- I worked so hard to get here.
I was so good in high school.
Now, I kind of just want to.
Kick back and relax, hang out, meet people.
Totally.
I fully understand that.
Yeah, I mean you wouldn't want a relationship, or No, no.
Okay, so, we're good? - Yeah, we're totally good.
- Okay.
We're yeah.
Are you sure you don't want to just, like, tag along? Yeah, I should probably stay.
Okay.
I'll see you.
Yeah, bye.
You guys, you totally killed it! That was so awesome! Seriously.
Best rock band ever.
Oh, my God.
That was so good.
That was great.
I couldn't have done it without you.
Thank you.
That was so fun.
- Hi, baby.
- Hey.
How you doing? - Good job.
- Thanks.
Do you think people liked it? I think they loved you.
I think it was a great idea.
I am so happy.
Thank you for coming.
Hey, dad.
Hey.
Heard it's a big day, huh? The alternator's going in today, you know.
- Yep.
- Yep.
Uh-oh, you got that "Adam concerned" look on your face.
What's going on with you? Italy, dad.
Italy.
Oh, your mom's big trip, huh? Yeah, and, understandably, we're all wondering.
Why you're not going.
Oh, yeah.
All of you wondering.
You're the delegate, are you? I am, and we all know there's got to be some bigger reason.
Why you decided not to go.
I'm not going because I don't want to go.
All right, maybe it's not about what you want.
Maybe you need to think about.
What mom wants for a change.
Can you do that for her? Oh, my God, I can't believe you're saying that.
- What? - Hold it, hold it, hold it.
Give me a hand up, would you? Pick me up here.
Yep.
Okay, Adam, I'll tell you what's going on here.
She wants to sell the house, you know.
Your mother wants to sell our house.
- What? - Yeah.
Yeah, yeah.
Oh yeah.
She talking like, all of a sudden we're in the third act.
Of our lives, and, like, we're doing some kind.
Of a play or something, and since we're in the third act.
Of our lives, we should be moving into something smaller, like maybe a condo, that's shaped like a box.
Okay.
And then we can go to all these cultural affairs, and we can go see museums, and, by the way, we can get on the Bart to go do that.
Okay.
That's what she's talking about.
Well, that's not my life.
This happens to be my life, and this is our home.
Okay, I get it, okay? For what it's worth, I don't want you to sell the house.
Okay, but maybe we can allow mom a little space to just be.
Able to introduce this for conversation, you know? Plenty of couples your age think about downsizing.
Oh, now wait a minute.
Did you say "our age"? I did.
What does that mean, couples "our age"? You know what I'm talking about, okay.
She's not coming from outer space, here.
It's, like, people do that, and, look, maybe you can just table the house for right now, and you can just go to Italy.
Have this adventure with your wife, and, you know, this will be here for you when you get back, and you can deal with it, but, dad, you can go away.
Get a little time, a little perspective.
Oh, come on, I've got a lifetime of perspective.
I don't need perspective.
God, dad.
I'm just asking you to suck it up and be a man, and go to Italy with your wife.
What are you telling me to suck it up? You're talking to your father like that? Let me tell you something.
I will tell you the real reason I'm not going.
- Okay, tell me.
- Okay, okay.
I'll tell you why.
I was not invited.
Hello.
- Hey, it's Julia.
- Hey.
I'm sorry I didn't call you back until now.
I actually just found your messages now.
That's cool.
How are you? Oh, fine.
Job hunting, doing a few things around the house before I pick up the kids.
- Uh - Huh.
How are you? Really not good.
And don't tell me that everything's gonna be all right.
I would never tell you that, "'cause it's not," says my wife.
Sorry.
That was low hanging fruit.
She's actually the optimist around this house.
So what's going on? I don't know.
I'm all over the place.
I'm either yelling at my kids, not communicating with my husband.
In the ten minute windows that we have, generally making everyone miserable including myself.
This is sounding way worse than I intended, but it's been a rough week.
Yeah, same here, and then my phone rang, and it suddenly got a lot better.
Oh.
Hello.
Yeah, I'm gonna make this quick, and I'm not gonna come in.
I didn't ask you in.
Yeah, uh, I was thinking about what you said, about Max, and the whole "best friend" thing.
Look, I don't know friends, best friends, I don't labels, that's not me.
I like him.
I like Max.
Smart, talented kid, you know, and he's a camera nerd, like I used to be.
Used to be? You still got it.
Look, he's eager.
God, he's eager, this kid.
I'm not saying he doesn't have his moments, but I'm showing him the ropes, and it's good for him.
And it's good for me.
So the kid stays.
- Thank you.
- Yeah.
Good, thank you.
And by the way, there were, like, seven or eight.
Other pictures of you I had scattered around.
I got rid of them so you won't come up.
In conversation anymore.
Shut up.
All right.
What did you do? You did your hair different? Is your hair different? No.
Or your teeth did you do did I do my teeth different? No, they're just my teeth.
What are you saying? I'm trying to get out.
Oh, okay.
All right.
I'll see you later.
- You just say good - Bye.
Okay.
No peeking, all right? Ryan, what is this? I'm stressed out.
Don't look! Are you looking? Okay, I'm not.
I didn't.
Okay, open them.
The first time I asked you, it was impulsive, and it was spur of the moment, and since then I've had nothing but time to think about it, and I couldn't be more sure.
My life changed the day that I met you, and I don't want to spend another day of it without you.
I love you.
I want you to be my wife.
Ryan.
- What? - That's we can't afford this.
Yes, of course we could.
I spent my combat pay on it.
I wanted to spend it on the right thing, and this is it.
That's that's too much.
No, no, no.
I get extra pay for active duty, and I was saving it up.
I wanted to are you sure? I've never been so sure of anything, ever.
Honey, I it's official, all right? Hey.
Hey, you.
Um, you gonna invite me in? Or should we do another one of these? - Oh, all right, yeah.
- Pound that? Ha, ha, great.
I'm confused.
Honestly, I mean We're friends, you know.
We're also more than friends, you know, and you don't want a boyfriend, but then also, you're here.
Yes.
I guess I should just stop talking.
- Mm - Hmm.
I don't know why you won't let me take you.
There's still time, you know.
Because this is so much easier, and you get to go back to bed.
Right.
Well, okay, well, I guess it's arrivederci.
Or ciao or whatever.
- Just these two? - Yes, that's it.
Traveling light.
Okay.
Let me just check I've got everything.
Tickets, my glasses.
I'm good.
Yeah.
Okay.
Okay.
You be careful, Millie.
Oh, come on.
Oh, my God.