The Secret Life of the American Teenager s05e16 Episode Script
Shiny and New
ADRIAN: Previously on The Secret Life of the American Teenager - Is something going on? - You lied about being Robie's father? I had to lie.
ANNE: Just forget the wedding.
You're already married, so it's redundant and I don't feel like doing anything that involves your father right now.
And we feel betrayed because you didn't tell us that you live like royalty.
Physically, mentally, spiritually.
I'm fine.
No, you're not.
I'm in a meeting.
Amy and Ricky aren't really married.
Ben and Amy got into the same school in New York.
Amy can go to school in New York if that's what she wants to do.
And so Amy is probably relieved because now she gets to go to school in New York with Ben and Ricky can stay here with you.
What do you feel like now? I'm scared that he'll show up and take whatever happiness I have.
And I'm not so in love anymore.
No! You cannot break up with Anne! Not now.
You can't! Amy and I aren't really married.
You and I are getting evicted.
And nothing you do with Kathleen is going to make that go away.
I need a miracle.
CLEMENTINE: I've always wanted you.
I wish you'd told me before I asked Amy to marry me.
I couldn't tell you, I didn't know where you were.
It took me years to find you again.
Please, please don't get married.
We shouldn't be doing this.
I know, I know we shouldn't, I'm sorry.
But I just had to know what it would be like to be with you.
And you're not married, not yet.
Please, please don't get married.
Married or not, this is wrong, this is really wrong, I've never cheated on Amy, never.
And I never wanted to.
Then again Look, we have to stop, she's going to be home soon.
Why did you have to do it? Why did you have to get her pregnant? It was supposed to be you and me.
You and me, Ricky.
You and me.
Yeah, but it wasn't.
It was me.
It was Ricky and me.
We have a child together so we have to be with each other.
We don't have any choice.
I got this as a special prize for getting pregnant and having a baby, and getting engaged and getting married in high school.
It goes with everything.
Doesn't it, Ricky? Ricky? Ricky! Huh? You better get up if you're going to meet with Leo.
Oh.
Yeah.
Thanks.
* 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 * So I have to go by the school and get a copy of my transcript and then I'm coming back by here and my mom and I are leaving, and you'll be here alone, so I could go with you.
- Or you could go home.
- No, I'd rather go with you.
Jack, you can't go with me, you have school, and this is something I just have to do with my mom.
I could go with you and your mom.
It would be like, what, a couple of days? I've missed a couple of days before.
Jack, you missed a semester before.
You missed the entire fall semester, you cannot miss any more days of school.
Look, I'm just going to check out these two campuses, I'll be back in a week, and while I'm gone, your dad said they'd love to have you stay in your old room.
Nah, I'll just stay here.
Is it because you think that guy knows where your parents live? What guy? Maybe Tom and I can bunk out here together, like old times.
You could.
But Tom was invited to stay at George's house and I think he's kind of excited about it.
He's already mapped out the bus route to work.
So Maybe you'd sleep better at home, you know, in your old room, with your parents nearby.
I'm sure the guy doesn't know where they live.
I'm not even worried about that.
I sleep, I'm sleeping.
- Come on, Jack, you're not sleeping.
- Sure I am.
Jack, I let you stay here another week because you promised me you'd go see the doctor, the psychiatrist.
Stop making such a big deal about it and go talk to Dr.
Chan, okay? I know you don't you need some help, but you need some help.
You can't get over what happened to you alone! But I'm not alone.
I got the Big Guy upstairs, and that's all I need.
I know.
But the Big Guy gave you a phone number to call for help, so get some help.
Do it for me, okay? While I'm away? Just talk to Dr.
Chan.
Or you can call Lauren's dad.
You know him.
You could talk to him.
Talk about what? I'm telling you, I sleep at night.
I sleep when you sleep.
Come on, Jack.
I don't know why you have to go tour campuses.
I don't want you to go out of state for college.
Well, I probably won't, but I got into these colleges and I want to take a look at them.
I have to do what's best for me.
I wanna go to whatever college guarantees me getting into a good medical school.
It's for our future.
And you have to go talk to someone, too, because that's also for our future.
Would you just drop it, Grace! All right.
Well, bye, Jack.
I'll see you next week.
I'm sorry, I didn't mean to yell at you.
Maybe it's a good idea time apart.
But not too much time, because I really don't want you going away for school.
Unless I go with you.
That's a possibility.
But what's best for you is to talk to somebody.
Get some rest, move back into your dorm room, and just move on with your life and not let what happened to you hold you back.
Bye, Jack.
(SNAPPING FINGERS) Wow.
Court hearing? You're suing Anne? - No.
- She's suing you? No.
Oh, Robie's dad is suing you? With Anne? - No.
- Mmm.
She served you with an eviction notice? You're fighting that eviction notice? No.
Somebody died? The dog is sick? None of the above.
Suits are never good.
Why are you in a suit? Get used to it, sister.
I just reinvented myself again.
Reinvented again.
Re-invented.
Again.
- That's right.
- Isn't that redundant? No, I've never been here before.
I've entered the world of the metrosexual.
What do you think? I think I prefer the world of the homosexual.
I know what that is.
I'll tell you what metrosexual is.
I had a mani/pedi yesterday.
Buff.
That's kind of homosexual, in my opinion.
Well, a metrosexual is pretty much a straight homosexual, now isn't it? All right, I'll go with that.
And I like the look.
What are you going to do with it, Mr.
Metrosexual? I'll let you know.
You want to meet me at Geoff's for dinner? For what? Oh, just tell me now.
I hate to go out to dinner.
Then don't come, we'll do it some other time.
That's right.
I've got a secret.
And the only way you are going to get in on it is if you come to Geoff's.
- You got a secret, huh?- Mmm-hmm.
Aren't we pretty much waiting on an eviction notice from Anne because of your secrets? Haven't you learned anything here lately about not keeping secrets? Yeah, I've learned I'm too nice a guy just to sit around and take whatever life throws at me without getting up and taking some initiative.
So you're doing what? Just tell me now.
- I'll tell you tonight at Geoff's.
- Oh.
Oh! You and Kathleen, you're tying the knot? We've been tying the knot but we're not getting married, not right now, if that's what you meant.
Yeah, that's what I meant, what did you mean? I mean, I've been shaved, waxed and plucked.
And I am ready to take on the world all shiny and new.
So you're saying you're a male prostitute now? (CHUCKLES) Don't they wish? "They" who? The ladies.
I got to run.
* Got the world on a string * * Sittin' on a rainbow * You're not going to be sitting so pretty when we're homeless! (CELL PHONE BUZZING) Hello.
Hey.
I need a favor.
I need to meet with Leo this morning.
May I ask what this is regarding? No, you may not.
Can you get me in or not? I have to know what it's regarding.
Not everyone can get in to see the wizard.
I know that.
That's why I said it was a favor.
I can't do you a favor at work.
He's my boss.
- He's everyone's boss.
- Sorry.
I'll be by at 9:00 a.
m.
Are you going to go by and see Leo or not? I'm going to try to see Leo.
I want to tell him we lied about being married before someone else tells him.
I don't want him to think we've stolen his cash.
I don't either.
By the way, what happened to Mimsy's money that she gave us? Us? That was not a wedding gift.
- Wasn't it? - Ashley got money, I got money.
- Less money.
- Why did I think it was a "we"? We got money.
I don't know.
And I'm going to give those gifts back to the nursery ladies.
Why don't you just keep those until we do get married so that this doesn't turn into some kind of freak show? I can't keep that stuff.
You can't keep it until we do get married? You're not keeping Leo's money.
That's different.
He's practically like my father.
And it's money.
It's not a blender.
Oh, no.
We used that blender.
Yeah.
We used the salad spinner, too.
I didn't.
And neither of us touched the fondue pot, or the crock pot, or the wok.
But if you give those back, it'll look as if we liked the blender but not the other stuff.
Ugh! This is so complicated.
Yeah.
Oh, what a tangled web we weave Finish it, smarty pants.
I'm just saying we shouldn't have lied.
But I don't know if we have to tell everyone we lied unless we're not getting married again.
You can stop saying that.
It's just "married.
" Not "married again.
" Uh, everyone is going to find out anyway, so do whatever you want, tell whoever you want.
It's over.
It's over? The lie is over.
Are we over? Why do you want to know? Got any plans to travel any time soon? You opened that invitation to tour the school in New York, didn't you? Yeah, and I intend to open everything that comes from that school.
It's a federal offense to open up someone else's mail.
Have me arrested.
Until you start telling me the truth, I'm opening the mail that comes from Hudson University.
I'm not going, all right? You're not going to school there or you're not gonna go tour the campus? Why not? We're not married, Amy.
We're not even pretend married.
And you know what? Give me back that wedding ring.
I want to give it back to my mother.
Okay, forget it.
I'll tell her we want to use them for the next wedding.
No, here, take it.
No, you keep it, it's all right.
Ricky, I want to get married.
And you want to go to school in New York? Yeah, kind of.
No.
No, I don't.
I do not want to go to school in New York.
But you want to go tour the school in New York? Would it hurt? Oh, my God, Amy.
Give me the ring.
Give it.
I'm trying.
I can't get it off.
I have to go if I'm going to get in to see Leo before school.
Then go.
What? It's just that time is running out.
I have to let the counselor know today if I'm going to go to Hudson to tour the campus.
Ricky, it doesn't mean that I'm gonna go to school there.
I just want to look around.
Good morning.
I wasn't expecting you.
Did something happen to Nora? Uh, good morning.
Did something happen to Nora? Well, she's not here.
She's always on time.
What are you doing here? Oh, I wanted to return this to you.
I thought you might bring that back.
So for your honesty - I can't.
- No.
You can.
You should.
You're still going to get married, aren't you? So you did hear already? Yeah, I heard already.
So? Yeah, I think so.
Oh? You think? You don't know? Undoing a lie could undo the relationship.
I hope we're going to get married.
I hope.
- Keep the money.
- Ah It was a wedding gift.
There was no wedding.
Okay.
I'll pay you to find out - what happened.
- I'll tell you for free.
You chicken out at the last minute? We found some guy on the Internet and when we got to the place, he turned out to be some nut, so, yeah, we changed our minds at the last minute and we ran.
We didn't want that to be our wedding.
We didn't want the guy to marry us.
And everyone thought we got married, so we lied.
Okay, I'll take it.
I'll put it aside and I'll give it to you at your next wedding.
No matter who you get married to.
(CHUCKLES) What's that supposed to mean? The only woman I want to marry is Amy.
Okay.
Is there some woman you want to be with? Like Clementine? How do you know about Clementine! Bunny? Rumors abound as to why you're not really married.
Clementine is just a friend.
I've known her for years, or I knew her years ago, anyway.
All right.
Camille was just a friend for many years, you know.
Where is Nora, do you think? Didn't mean to upset you.
I'm not upset.
I hate these stupid rumors.
There are always rumors.
And I should go find my mom.
I'm sure she's on her way.
And as far as the rumors go and people talking about you and Amy, or you and anyone else, there's nothing you can do about it.
Should we call her? Call her? Call Nora? You think I haven't called her? I don't like one minute late, she's a half-hour late.
She probably just got caught up with George this morning.
George? (ELEVATOR BELL DINGS) I didn't say you could see him! - Are you okay? - No.
I do not like to be late.
I'm sorry.
Everything all right at the house? Is George okay? Yeah.
Everything is fine.
George is fine.
I'm not fine.
I'm late.
Talk to you later.
Okay.
(ELEVATOR DINGS) I was at the bus stop and Jack drives by, and stopped, and asked if I wanted a lift, and I said, "Sure.
" Then, two blocks from there, he falls asleep at the wheel and runs into a police officer.
Ran right into the back of a parked black and white.
So that's why I was late.
And I didn't call because I couldn't call because my cell phone fell out of my lap and blam! Not working.
(SIGHS) The kid should not be driving with his arm and his leg in a cast.
Fortunately for him, I knew the officer.
Friend of mine.
Never saw her in the uniform before.
She looked kind of cute.
But I didn't dilly-dally around.
I just grabbed the next bus.
And Jack? Is Jack all right? Well, you tell me.
He's driving around half-asleep with Jesus as his copilot.
So whatever's happened, it's on him, on Jesus.
They didn't even have cars back then.
Why would anyone think Jesus could drive? Or copilot, or whatever? Was Jack able to drive the car after the accident? They wouldn't let him drive in his condition, so they gave him and his truck a ride home.
He's got this big behemoth of truck, hardly a scratch on it.
Oh! And in case you're wondering, I did not tell Ricky that you would see him.
I'm sure you didn't.
So, what did he want to see you about? The wedding thing? Or really, the no wedding thing? Did he tell you they're not married? I know he told you! Hi, honey, I'm home! George! You look great! - Are you excited? - I am.
Oh, my, you look really handsome.
Mmm I'd like to drag you upstairs and have my way with you, if I didn't have to go with Grace.
You wouldn't have to drag me.
But you do have to go with Grace, and I've got to start my new life.
I think this is the smartest thing you've ever done.
And good for you for not sitting around and feeling sorry for yourself and getting back out there and - Well, you know.
- Yeah, I know.
I'm sure everyone is saying it's a risk.
Hey, life is a risk.
If you want it, you got to go for it, and I'm going for it, babe.
So you're not scared? Not even a little bit? - Not even.
- Good for you.
- Have you heard you anything from Anne? - Nope.
But I'm not going to wait around for her and I'm not going to base my life on whatever Anne wants or doesn't want me to do.
I'm a man, damn it.
A metrosexual man of action.
Yeah! That's what I love about you.
You are a man, a real man.
- Don't mess up the hair.
-- Oh.
Wouldn't dream of it.
Oh! Okay.
So here's Tom's suitcase.
He's gonna take the bus to Geoff's and then he's going home with you.
He's very excited.
Me, too.
Have a good trip and don't worry about a thing.
I'm sorry I'm not going to be here for your big day.
I'll try to keep it very low key.
You'll be here for the rest of my life.
Mmm.
Hey, how are you? No one got hurt.
Did your mom tell you? I gave her a ride to work and this stupid cop had her car camouflaged and I ran into the back of it.
I didn't see it, no one could have seen it.
No, my mom didn't tell me.
You ran into a cop? It wasn't my fault.
- Are you back in class? - Yeah, I'm back in class.
- Are you married? - No.
I didn't think so.
I thought everybody thought so.
Eh, they did and they didn't.
I think it reached "who cares" status weeks ago.
Except with Ben, of course.
Of course.
Are you still living in the dorm? I'm living with Grace.
She got a little crazy after the accident and she wants me to be there with her every night.
Except for this week, she's going to look at campuses with her mom.
Hey, is Amy doing that? She can't decide what she's doing.
All right, well, if she goes away, I can come over there and help out with the kid.
I've kept John by myself many times.
I think I can handle it.
He can write on my cast.
Kids love that.
I could just sleep on the couch.
Uh, I sleep on the couch.
Oh.
Hey, how are you? Fine.
- Are you? - Yeah.
- How's Grace? - She's fine, too.
But she's out of town, so if you need anything while she's gone, - I can come over.
- Come over? If you or Omar need me to, yeah.
I got to go.
I guess you're fine, too.
I guess.
Even though you're not really married? Even though.
Aw, I'm sorry.
It's not like it didn't work out.
It's just that we're not really married.
We'll get married.
And you're not sorry.
I'm not interested either.
I love Omar, and Omar loves me.
Our love is real.
It was different when I got married before, when Ben and I were pregnant.
That was not real.
That was more of an obligation.
Not that we didn't come to love each other eventually.
Amy and I do not feel obligated to be married to each other, we want to be married to each other.
- But you're not married to each other.
- Nope.
But we want to be married to each other and we're going to be married to each other.
Before or after she goes to school in New York? Heard from Ben.
So, Amy's taking a little tour of the school? - She hasn't decided yet.
- Oh, I think she has.
Whatever.
She should take a tour of the school.
It's an honor to get into that school, and if she wants to go there, she can go there.
We'll work it out.
I love her, Adrian.
I love Amy.
See, you don't sound like you love Amy.
But I love Omar.
And Omar would never take off and move to New York for school or anything else because I'm in school here and our lives are here and he loves me.
He.
Loves.
Me.
I'm so sorry, I'm new.
Can I get you guys anything? Ooh.
Bad timing.
We are right in the middle of a conversation.
Are you Clementine's friend, Ricky? Yes, he is.
This is for you.
Oh, boy.
Oh, this is going to get good.
I knew it! I knew it! - Hi.
- Hi.
What were you doing in the counselor's office? - What? - Jody and Francine said you were in the counselor's office.
I thought you weren't friends with them anymore.
I hate them.
I was accused of cheating on a math test.
Were you cheating on the math test? - Yes.
- Why? There's no other way for me to pass math.
I'm not good at math.
I am.
I could help you.
- Uh - No.
Why? 'Cause I'm a girl? No, don't be ridiculous.
I know girls can be good at math.
Then why don't you let me help you? Because you're not just any girl who's good at math, you're my girlfriend.
I would find that humiliating.
For me to help you with math? Yes.
I don't need your help.
You'll just cheat instead? No, the counselor put a stop to that.
So I'm just going to accept that math is just not my thing and I'm never going to be good at it, so I'll just fail.
You'll just fail rather than let me help you? Look, Margaret's tried to help me, Shakur's tried to help me.
I can't be helped.
Even if I let you help me, you can't help me.
So the plan is just to fail Algebra 1 and 2, and Geometry and Calculus is out of the question.
- Right.
- Ethan, it's too early to decide you're not good at math.
You can get good at math.
You're going to need math.
For what? For thinking! And for getting through high school and college.
I have no plans to go to college.
Well, I do.
And frankly, that's kind of horrifying, that I stayed here to be with you and you don't even want to try to be good at math.
No.
I don't.
No interest whatsoever.
Hey, I need some help.
- With? - Math.
Algebra.
Oh.
You should talk to Ricky, I'm not great in math.
I mean, I'm okay at it, but Ricky is like a genius.
If you think he's a genius, I'm surprised you haven't grabbed him up, married the guy.
So you've heard that we're not married.
So hear this.
We're getting married.
Amy, you are running out of time.
I need to tell the school if you're going on that campus tour, and I think you should go.
Uh, yeah, okay.
- You're going to go? - Um I didn't really want to share this information.
Please.
It's high school.
All information is shared.
And go.
I don't care.
All right.
Well, then, I'm going.
No, don't do what I say.
I don't know anything.
Are you going or not? - Yeah.
- Good.
What campus tour? Not the one in New York? You can't go to that school.
You can't go and be married to Ricky, anyway.
His life is here.
He's already in college, he's working at the butcher shop, he has an apartment with free rent.
What kind of wife are you? I'm not a wife.
But I plan on being a very good wife when I am a wife.
And I can go to school in New York and still be married to Ricky.
I'm no good with math, but I'm very good with people.
No, you can't.
(CELL PHONE RINGING) - Hey.
- RICKY: Hey.
Adrian told me that you're going to New York.
Ugh.
I didn't say it was definite.
But I told Ben that I was thinking about it.
But, well Look, Amy, I love you.
Don't guilt yourself into turning down that opportunity for me or for John.
You can do what's best for you and still be married to me.
What's with the change of attitude? I don't know.
I got to campus and it's beautiful there, and I love it and I love going to college, and I love my life with you.
I want you to love wherever you go to school and love your life with me just as much.
So I'm going to quit being a jerk and try to be supportive here.
You sure something didn't happen? Nothing happened.
So it's okay with you? It's okay with me.
John and I will be fine, everything will be fine.
Everything is fine.
Thank you, Ricky.
Thank you.
I don't deserve you.
No, you deserve someone better than me, but I'm hoping you'll choose to be with me and keep choosing to be with me.
I love you.
I love you, Amy.
So, how's it going, Miss Juergens? Did you tell Adrian that I'm thinking of going to school in New York? Let me see.
Adrian and I last talked When? When was that? Oh.
Yeah.
I did.
Well, if you were hoping to cause some sort of problem, you didn't.
Some sort of problem like what? I mean, what would be a bigger problem than having to go around and tell people you're not married, after you said you were married? Yikes, you must be having a terrible day.
No, I'm not.
You know why? Why? Becaus Ricky told me that he totally supports me, being in NEw York.
Either just touring the campus, or going to school there.
Because he wants me to be happy because he loves me.
Uh-oh.
I would be very suspicious if I were you.
- I don't even know what that means.
- (SCOFFS) Are you going to New York? Yeah, I'm going to New York.
And to Chicago.
And then to Miami.
And then to London, Paris and Rome.
You want to go? We could travel the world together.
We could go to some exotic college that no one's ever seen, just the two of us.
I'm getting married, Ben.
Well, so far we've been able to work around that.
What happened to Dylan? We're just friends.
Just like you'll be friends with Ricky some day.
See ya.
Hi.
Hey, baby, how are you? What's going on? What is going on is that I have to go to New York.
- For? - Lunch.
I'm having lunch with my boss's boss's boss.
The Chief Executive Officer wants to have lunch with me.
- Oh.
When? - Tomorrow.
But I don't have time to shop.
I don't know what I would take to New York.
You have school tomorrow.
I'm taking the red eye.
I'll have lunch and then I'll take the red eye home.
So what are you saying? I wouldn't miss but a day of classes.
You're not going to miss any classes, babe.
You're not going this trip.
Maybe next trip.
Why not this trip? They didn't ask for you and me to meet with the CEO of the company, they just asked me.
I'm sorry.
Okay, so they asked you, - now you ask me.
- I can't.
You can if you want.
I think it's enough pressure that I have to fly to New York for this meeting without taking my lovely fiancée.
Oh! Is it pressure for you to take me out to lunch? With the boss's boss's boss? Yeah.
That would be pressure.
But I'm sure there will be other opportunities, for the two of us to go to company functions together.
Just not this time.
Okay, okay.
I'll go to New York, but I won't go to lunch.
I'll do something else instead.
I'll shop.
There's not another seat on the flight, and you have to go to school, and I have to go to this lunch meeting.
All by myself.
Oh, look whose pouting! That's cute.
Cute? I am not cute.
I'm a grown woman.
And we're engaged to be married.
And I want to go to New York.
Is the CEO of the company a woman by any chance? Well, I've hit the jackpot here.
- Cute.
And jealous.
- I'm not cute or jealous! The CEO is a woman.
Oh! Then I'm going.
This is so not the reaction I expected.
I've never seen you jealous before.
I've been jealous, but I've never seen you jealous.
You know I love you.
I'm not going to run off with this woman.
How do you know that? You don't know that.
She's flying you all the way across the country for a sandwich.
Adrian, Ms.
Wilkenson is 73.
She's 50 years older than I am.
I don't think she wants a boy toy.
- Then what's she want? - She wants to meet me.
She's excited about the project.
Oh, I bet she is.
I bet she's totally hot for it.
Okay, look.
If you want to get on a flight tomorrow morning, then you meet me in New York, we'll stay an extra night or two.
But you'll be missing school - and I don't think you really want to do that.
- Yes, I do.
I want to miss school and go with you to New York.
I mean Can't you move the meeting to next week? No.
You suck, you know that? I know that.
You want to drive me to the airport? I'm not going to drive you to the airport.
I didn't think so.
So when the company offered to send me a car, I took 'em up on it.
Now, your job as the woman I love the most in the entire world is to be supportive and send me off feeling good.
I'm not having sex with you when you're going off and leaving me here.
I didn't mean have sex with me! On the other hand, it is a really big meeting.
No.
(CHUCKLES) All right, then.
I'm headed out.
Are you sure I can't go with you? I'm sure.
But if you're nice to me, I'll bring you anything from the airport you want.
Ugh! You know, your dad thought we would meet him at Geoff's.
I tried to call him, but I can't get him.
Yeah, well, I didn't really feel like meeting him and Kathleen anyway.
Yeah, but we said we would and I don't think Kathleen is there, he never mentioned Kathleen.
Besides, I think you were kind of planning to do this all along.
Well, I was hoping you would come around, but if you didn't, I wouldn't have gone.
You could wait until tomorrow.
I get an extra day if I take the red eye.
(CHUCKLES SOFTLY) All right, have your extra day.
We'll miss you, but you have a good time.
I just love New York.
I mean, I don't know how we'd ever work it out for me to go to school out there, but I just want to feel like I can go there if I want to.
- You can.
- How? I mean, really.
How could we work it so that I could go there? Well, I think I could manage keeping John here, so he can go to his same nursery and not have any changes, and you could fly in every other weekend or something? Yeah.
Or I could fly here once a month and you could fly with John to New York once a month.
Yeah.
That would work.
We're a modern couple, it's a modern arrangement.
- Yeah.
It is.
- I told Ethan he can come over tonight.
Mom's going to drop him off on her way to the clinic.
She's got something going on tonight.
He needs help with his math.
He needs help with his life.
Kathy could help him with his math.
Does he really not want her to help him just because she's his girlfriend? He finds it emasculating.
Yeah.
I know.
He needs work.
(SIGHS) Yeah But hey, don't we all? Madison and Lauren are going to be taking me to the airport.
I know, you told me.
Or they can stay here and I'll take you.
No, you've done enough.
Thanks for making me feel okay about going.
If you love someone Finish it.
Set them free.
If they come back, they're yours.
And if they don't, they never were.
Of course the guy who wrote that was divorced twice and married three times.
George! There you are.
- Here I am.
- Hi.
Hi, Ben.
Glad you could make it.
I didn't tell him.
Should I tell him? Go ahead.
Nah, it's your news, you tell him.
Here.
Sit down.
Join us.
- What's going on? - Oh, nothing much.
How's your dinner? Oh, it's great.
I'm not that hungry though.
I'm flying out tonight.
I'm gonna go check out Hudson University in New York.
They're not married.
Yeah, well, who knows what will happen with that? - Exactly.
- So you're flying out tonight, huh? Yeah, the driver is going to come get me after we're finished up here.
You want anything for the flight? You might get hungry later.
You tell him! I bought the restaurant.
This restaurant? Congratulations, George.
To me! To George.
Tom, you all right? Where are you buddy? I'm here.
(LAUGHS) There you are! Four transfers, but I made it.
So, you want to have a drink at the bar? You want to sit down and have a steak? You hungry? The bar? I don't drink.
But I'd like to have a steak at the bar.
Whatever you want, sir.
That's the policy here.
How do you know what the policy is? Do you work here? I don't just work here, I'm the new owner.
- Say what? - I bought out Geoff.
- Congratulations! - Thank you, Tom.
Are you going to change the name? I'm not going to change a thing.
The restaurant's doing well.
Take a seat at the bar, I'll be right in.
Well, hello, ladies.
The hostess will be right with you.
Is it just the two of you or will your boyfriends be joining you? (BOTH SNICKERING) It's just the two of us.
And could we have a booth, please? Did you have a reservation? Under Gorgeous and Beautiful perhaps? (BOTH GIGGLING) Give 'em the best booth in the house.
George, you can't be giving away dinner and making any money.
When's the last time anyone bought you dinner, huh? - It's been a while.
- Next time, bring Camille and Chloe.
Absolutely.
Just wanted a little time alone with Ben before he took off.
He can't be seriously going after Amy, can he? I don't know.
He's still seeing Dylan and he's still friends with Adrian.
I don't know what's in that kid's head.
Yeah.
Teens, huh? Only for another year.
Scary.
They're growing up, but that's what they're supposed to do.
They're getting older.
I don't know if they're growing up.
But I am.
So, what do you think? Was this a wise business decision buying this place? You'll do well here.
It's a people business and you're a people guy.
Thanks, Leo.
You going to change anything? Nope.
People don't like change, and, well, if I change anything, I'm going to do it really slowly.
If you don't mind my asking, what made you decide to do this? Eh I realized I was going to have some time on my hands.
Anne is going to keep Robie close to her and his father.
I heard.
I want to see him, but, frankly, I thought I'd look like a loser if I just was sitting at home, taking in whatever profit I got out of the furniture business, - which relies on Anne a lot these days.
- Mmm.
I want to get out of it altogether.
I want to cut all ties with Anne, and I want to get married to Kathleen and start life over.
So, this is step one.
Good for you, George.
Good for you.
Goodnight.
See you.
(SIGHS) (INAUDIBLE) Thanks.
Oh, thank you.
Excuse me.
- Hey, what are you doing here? - Hey, what are you doing here? (BOTH CHUCKLING) I'm going to tour Hudson University.
And I'm just going for a business lunch.
All the way to New York for a business lunch? I just got a job.
I wanted to get my masters while I worked, but I got a really big job.
I sold this idea I've had for a while.
Really? Yeah.
I want to put school on DVDs and public broadcasting and make it available to everyone.
Take the best teachers in the country and have them teach each grade and others will teach each subject area.
Wow.
That is a really great idea.
It just happened, really.
But it is huge.
They gave me a first class ticket, I didn't even know.
Nice! Yeah, my grandmother gave me some money and I kind of splurged.
I was just so excited that I got to go, so It is the red eye, so it wasn't that bad.
I guess.
(CHUCKLES) So are you going to be traveling back and forth a lot? I think I'm going to be traveling all over.
I did hear that you gave Adrian a ring.
Yep, we're engaged.
But we're going to take it slow, maybe get married in the next couple of years.
Um, I guess Adrian told you that Ricky and I aren't married.
- No? - No.
But we're going to get married.
Um We just ran off and things got crazy and we lied and I don't know.
I'm just a senior.
But we have John so we're just trying to figure it out.
We want to get married, but I have a lot going on with my family and And you're young.
Well, Ricky is the same age as Adrian.
You're right.
Adrian's young, too.
But we're going to take our time, get married in the next couple of years.
That's what the engagement is, a commitment to get married.
Well, Ricky and I aren't married, but I guess we're still engaged.
You guess? No, no (BOTH LAUGH) No.
We're engaged.
I just don't know where I want to go to school and Ricky wants me to go wherever I want to go.
Nice.
(CELL PHONE BUZZING) (GASPING) What's your favorite neighborhood.
I like Little Italy.
Mmm.
Me, too.
Although my favorite Italian restaurant is on the lower east side.
Mine, too.
(QUIETLY) "Mine, too.
Mine, too.
" Yeah.
Schiripa's.
Yes! The spedino? Oh! Too bad we won't have any time to go there.
Some other time.
In the future.
You and Ricky and me and Adrian.
And John.
Don't forget John.
Of course, John.
So, if you go to school in New York, would you bring John with you? Ricky said he'd stay here, but, I don't know, I think I'd have to.
And then Ricky would stay where he is? I don't know.
It's all really new.
I still think it's best that we get married and then decide all of this.
But of course, you don't have to get married.
There's plenty of single mothers raising their sons alone.
I'm not doing that.
But you could do that if you wanted.
I don't want to do that.
I want to get married.
- Do you? - Yeah.
Do you really? (GASPS) Do you really want to get married? You can listen to Omar, you don't have to get married.
You were eavesdropping this whole time? Please don't tell me you texted Adrian that Amy and I are sitting next to each other.
Hmm.
Let me see.
When was the last time I texted Adrian? Oh, yeah.
Right.
It was right before they said to turn off the electronics and put away the phones.
Great.
(SIGHS) When is Margaret coming! Geez.
It's 11:00! You don't go to bed at 11:00.
She's got an emergency she's handling and you still don't understand this stuff so So I'm tired.
I want to go home and go to bed.
What was your answer? X equals Kathy.
The answer to all this is Kathy.
You know, I should have let her tutor me.
No, you two would just be making out.
You're not having sex, are you? Are you kidding? She just had a baby.
- No! - Do not have sex in high school.
I'm just going to say it.
Do not have sex in high school.
It's a mistake.
Not using condoms is a mistake.
My whole goal for high school is to use a condom.
Wait until you're in college.
You didn't.
No.
I didn't.
(CELL PHONE BUZZING) She's here! She's downstairs.
Goodnight.
Listen to me, don't do anything stupid.
Listen to me, you're doing something stupid when you let Amy go to New York to go to school.
I got to go.
(RINGING) (CELL PHONE BUZZING) - Ricky? - Did Ben text you or not? Yeah.
He texted me.
He texted me, too.
I'm surprised I didn't hear from you.
You were hoping to hear from me? No.
I just figured you'd get pissed off and call me.
Sorry, Ricky, but I'm in love and I'm not the old Adrian.
Omar's totally trustworthy, right? He better be.
But, um, I know Amy is, so I'm not worried.
Are you? CLEMENTINE: "Ricky, I heard you and Amy aren't really married, and maybe you'll still get married, but there's something I want to say to you.
I've always wanted to be with you.
I've always been in love with you, and running into you again after all these years, it just seemed like maybe we're destined to be together.
I can't stand to be near you every day and not have you.
I don't know if you're in love with Amy or you just feel obligated to her and John, but time will tell.
There's no way for us to ever have a life until and unless you give your relationship with Amy every chance and exhaust every possibility.
Please try to make it work out with her.
Do whatever you have to do to make it work out with her, but if it doesn't we'll find each other again.
" You should have just told me that Jack wants to sleep over.
I don't care if he sleeps over.
Poor guy.
Everyone knows he has a problem, he knows it, too.
Very scary what he went through.
I know.
But he won't talk to anyone.
I'll talk to him.
You go get those brownies your mom always has under that cake thing.
(RATTLING DOORKNOB) Jack, it's me.
Open up.
Come on, we're going to my house.
(FIRES) Don't shoot.
It's me, George.
Oh, no.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry, the gun, it just went off.
You could have killed me!
ANNE: Just forget the wedding.
You're already married, so it's redundant and I don't feel like doing anything that involves your father right now.
And we feel betrayed because you didn't tell us that you live like royalty.
Physically, mentally, spiritually.
I'm fine.
No, you're not.
I'm in a meeting.
Amy and Ricky aren't really married.
Ben and Amy got into the same school in New York.
Amy can go to school in New York if that's what she wants to do.
And so Amy is probably relieved because now she gets to go to school in New York with Ben and Ricky can stay here with you.
What do you feel like now? I'm scared that he'll show up and take whatever happiness I have.
And I'm not so in love anymore.
No! You cannot break up with Anne! Not now.
You can't! Amy and I aren't really married.
You and I are getting evicted.
And nothing you do with Kathleen is going to make that go away.
I need a miracle.
CLEMENTINE: I've always wanted you.
I wish you'd told me before I asked Amy to marry me.
I couldn't tell you, I didn't know where you were.
It took me years to find you again.
Please, please don't get married.
We shouldn't be doing this.
I know, I know we shouldn't, I'm sorry.
But I just had to know what it would be like to be with you.
And you're not married, not yet.
Please, please don't get married.
Married or not, this is wrong, this is really wrong, I've never cheated on Amy, never.
And I never wanted to.
Then again Look, we have to stop, she's going to be home soon.
Why did you have to do it? Why did you have to get her pregnant? It was supposed to be you and me.
You and me, Ricky.
You and me.
Yeah, but it wasn't.
It was me.
It was Ricky and me.
We have a child together so we have to be with each other.
We don't have any choice.
I got this as a special prize for getting pregnant and having a baby, and getting engaged and getting married in high school.
It goes with everything.
Doesn't it, Ricky? Ricky? Ricky! Huh? You better get up if you're going to meet with Leo.
Oh.
Yeah.
Thanks.
* 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 * So I have to go by the school and get a copy of my transcript and then I'm coming back by here and my mom and I are leaving, and you'll be here alone, so I could go with you.
- Or you could go home.
- No, I'd rather go with you.
Jack, you can't go with me, you have school, and this is something I just have to do with my mom.
I could go with you and your mom.
It would be like, what, a couple of days? I've missed a couple of days before.
Jack, you missed a semester before.
You missed the entire fall semester, you cannot miss any more days of school.
Look, I'm just going to check out these two campuses, I'll be back in a week, and while I'm gone, your dad said they'd love to have you stay in your old room.
Nah, I'll just stay here.
Is it because you think that guy knows where your parents live? What guy? Maybe Tom and I can bunk out here together, like old times.
You could.
But Tom was invited to stay at George's house and I think he's kind of excited about it.
He's already mapped out the bus route to work.
So Maybe you'd sleep better at home, you know, in your old room, with your parents nearby.
I'm sure the guy doesn't know where they live.
I'm not even worried about that.
I sleep, I'm sleeping.
- Come on, Jack, you're not sleeping.
- Sure I am.
Jack, I let you stay here another week because you promised me you'd go see the doctor, the psychiatrist.
Stop making such a big deal about it and go talk to Dr.
Chan, okay? I know you don't you need some help, but you need some help.
You can't get over what happened to you alone! But I'm not alone.
I got the Big Guy upstairs, and that's all I need.
I know.
But the Big Guy gave you a phone number to call for help, so get some help.
Do it for me, okay? While I'm away? Just talk to Dr.
Chan.
Or you can call Lauren's dad.
You know him.
You could talk to him.
Talk about what? I'm telling you, I sleep at night.
I sleep when you sleep.
Come on, Jack.
I don't know why you have to go tour campuses.
I don't want you to go out of state for college.
Well, I probably won't, but I got into these colleges and I want to take a look at them.
I have to do what's best for me.
I wanna go to whatever college guarantees me getting into a good medical school.
It's for our future.
And you have to go talk to someone, too, because that's also for our future.
Would you just drop it, Grace! All right.
Well, bye, Jack.
I'll see you next week.
I'm sorry, I didn't mean to yell at you.
Maybe it's a good idea time apart.
But not too much time, because I really don't want you going away for school.
Unless I go with you.
That's a possibility.
But what's best for you is to talk to somebody.
Get some rest, move back into your dorm room, and just move on with your life and not let what happened to you hold you back.
Bye, Jack.
(SNAPPING FINGERS) Wow.
Court hearing? You're suing Anne? - No.
- She's suing you? No.
Oh, Robie's dad is suing you? With Anne? - No.
- Mmm.
She served you with an eviction notice? You're fighting that eviction notice? No.
Somebody died? The dog is sick? None of the above.
Suits are never good.
Why are you in a suit? Get used to it, sister.
I just reinvented myself again.
Reinvented again.
Re-invented.
Again.
- That's right.
- Isn't that redundant? No, I've never been here before.
I've entered the world of the metrosexual.
What do you think? I think I prefer the world of the homosexual.
I know what that is.
I'll tell you what metrosexual is.
I had a mani/pedi yesterday.
Buff.
That's kind of homosexual, in my opinion.
Well, a metrosexual is pretty much a straight homosexual, now isn't it? All right, I'll go with that.
And I like the look.
What are you going to do with it, Mr.
Metrosexual? I'll let you know.
You want to meet me at Geoff's for dinner? For what? Oh, just tell me now.
I hate to go out to dinner.
Then don't come, we'll do it some other time.
That's right.
I've got a secret.
And the only way you are going to get in on it is if you come to Geoff's.
- You got a secret, huh?- Mmm-hmm.
Aren't we pretty much waiting on an eviction notice from Anne because of your secrets? Haven't you learned anything here lately about not keeping secrets? Yeah, I've learned I'm too nice a guy just to sit around and take whatever life throws at me without getting up and taking some initiative.
So you're doing what? Just tell me now.
- I'll tell you tonight at Geoff's.
- Oh.
Oh! You and Kathleen, you're tying the knot? We've been tying the knot but we're not getting married, not right now, if that's what you meant.
Yeah, that's what I meant, what did you mean? I mean, I've been shaved, waxed and plucked.
And I am ready to take on the world all shiny and new.
So you're saying you're a male prostitute now? (CHUCKLES) Don't they wish? "They" who? The ladies.
I got to run.
* Got the world on a string * * Sittin' on a rainbow * You're not going to be sitting so pretty when we're homeless! (CELL PHONE BUZZING) Hello.
Hey.
I need a favor.
I need to meet with Leo this morning.
May I ask what this is regarding? No, you may not.
Can you get me in or not? I have to know what it's regarding.
Not everyone can get in to see the wizard.
I know that.
That's why I said it was a favor.
I can't do you a favor at work.
He's my boss.
- He's everyone's boss.
- Sorry.
I'll be by at 9:00 a.
m.
Are you going to go by and see Leo or not? I'm going to try to see Leo.
I want to tell him we lied about being married before someone else tells him.
I don't want him to think we've stolen his cash.
I don't either.
By the way, what happened to Mimsy's money that she gave us? Us? That was not a wedding gift.
- Wasn't it? - Ashley got money, I got money.
- Less money.
- Why did I think it was a "we"? We got money.
I don't know.
And I'm going to give those gifts back to the nursery ladies.
Why don't you just keep those until we do get married so that this doesn't turn into some kind of freak show? I can't keep that stuff.
You can't keep it until we do get married? You're not keeping Leo's money.
That's different.
He's practically like my father.
And it's money.
It's not a blender.
Oh, no.
We used that blender.
Yeah.
We used the salad spinner, too.
I didn't.
And neither of us touched the fondue pot, or the crock pot, or the wok.
But if you give those back, it'll look as if we liked the blender but not the other stuff.
Ugh! This is so complicated.
Yeah.
Oh, what a tangled web we weave Finish it, smarty pants.
I'm just saying we shouldn't have lied.
But I don't know if we have to tell everyone we lied unless we're not getting married again.
You can stop saying that.
It's just "married.
" Not "married again.
" Uh, everyone is going to find out anyway, so do whatever you want, tell whoever you want.
It's over.
It's over? The lie is over.
Are we over? Why do you want to know? Got any plans to travel any time soon? You opened that invitation to tour the school in New York, didn't you? Yeah, and I intend to open everything that comes from that school.
It's a federal offense to open up someone else's mail.
Have me arrested.
Until you start telling me the truth, I'm opening the mail that comes from Hudson University.
I'm not going, all right? You're not going to school there or you're not gonna go tour the campus? Why not? We're not married, Amy.
We're not even pretend married.
And you know what? Give me back that wedding ring.
I want to give it back to my mother.
Okay, forget it.
I'll tell her we want to use them for the next wedding.
No, here, take it.
No, you keep it, it's all right.
Ricky, I want to get married.
And you want to go to school in New York? Yeah, kind of.
No.
No, I don't.
I do not want to go to school in New York.
But you want to go tour the school in New York? Would it hurt? Oh, my God, Amy.
Give me the ring.
Give it.
I'm trying.
I can't get it off.
I have to go if I'm going to get in to see Leo before school.
Then go.
What? It's just that time is running out.
I have to let the counselor know today if I'm going to go to Hudson to tour the campus.
Ricky, it doesn't mean that I'm gonna go to school there.
I just want to look around.
Good morning.
I wasn't expecting you.
Did something happen to Nora? Uh, good morning.
Did something happen to Nora? Well, she's not here.
She's always on time.
What are you doing here? Oh, I wanted to return this to you.
I thought you might bring that back.
So for your honesty - I can't.
- No.
You can.
You should.
You're still going to get married, aren't you? So you did hear already? Yeah, I heard already.
So? Yeah, I think so.
Oh? You think? You don't know? Undoing a lie could undo the relationship.
I hope we're going to get married.
I hope.
- Keep the money.
- Ah It was a wedding gift.
There was no wedding.
Okay.
I'll pay you to find out - what happened.
- I'll tell you for free.
You chicken out at the last minute? We found some guy on the Internet and when we got to the place, he turned out to be some nut, so, yeah, we changed our minds at the last minute and we ran.
We didn't want that to be our wedding.
We didn't want the guy to marry us.
And everyone thought we got married, so we lied.
Okay, I'll take it.
I'll put it aside and I'll give it to you at your next wedding.
No matter who you get married to.
(CHUCKLES) What's that supposed to mean? The only woman I want to marry is Amy.
Okay.
Is there some woman you want to be with? Like Clementine? How do you know about Clementine! Bunny? Rumors abound as to why you're not really married.
Clementine is just a friend.
I've known her for years, or I knew her years ago, anyway.
All right.
Camille was just a friend for many years, you know.
Where is Nora, do you think? Didn't mean to upset you.
I'm not upset.
I hate these stupid rumors.
There are always rumors.
And I should go find my mom.
I'm sure she's on her way.
And as far as the rumors go and people talking about you and Amy, or you and anyone else, there's nothing you can do about it.
Should we call her? Call her? Call Nora? You think I haven't called her? I don't like one minute late, she's a half-hour late.
She probably just got caught up with George this morning.
George? (ELEVATOR BELL DINGS) I didn't say you could see him! - Are you okay? - No.
I do not like to be late.
I'm sorry.
Everything all right at the house? Is George okay? Yeah.
Everything is fine.
George is fine.
I'm not fine.
I'm late.
Talk to you later.
Okay.
(ELEVATOR DINGS) I was at the bus stop and Jack drives by, and stopped, and asked if I wanted a lift, and I said, "Sure.
" Then, two blocks from there, he falls asleep at the wheel and runs into a police officer.
Ran right into the back of a parked black and white.
So that's why I was late.
And I didn't call because I couldn't call because my cell phone fell out of my lap and blam! Not working.
(SIGHS) The kid should not be driving with his arm and his leg in a cast.
Fortunately for him, I knew the officer.
Friend of mine.
Never saw her in the uniform before.
She looked kind of cute.
But I didn't dilly-dally around.
I just grabbed the next bus.
And Jack? Is Jack all right? Well, you tell me.
He's driving around half-asleep with Jesus as his copilot.
So whatever's happened, it's on him, on Jesus.
They didn't even have cars back then.
Why would anyone think Jesus could drive? Or copilot, or whatever? Was Jack able to drive the car after the accident? They wouldn't let him drive in his condition, so they gave him and his truck a ride home.
He's got this big behemoth of truck, hardly a scratch on it.
Oh! And in case you're wondering, I did not tell Ricky that you would see him.
I'm sure you didn't.
So, what did he want to see you about? The wedding thing? Or really, the no wedding thing? Did he tell you they're not married? I know he told you! Hi, honey, I'm home! George! You look great! - Are you excited? - I am.
Oh, my, you look really handsome.
Mmm I'd like to drag you upstairs and have my way with you, if I didn't have to go with Grace.
You wouldn't have to drag me.
But you do have to go with Grace, and I've got to start my new life.
I think this is the smartest thing you've ever done.
And good for you for not sitting around and feeling sorry for yourself and getting back out there and - Well, you know.
- Yeah, I know.
I'm sure everyone is saying it's a risk.
Hey, life is a risk.
If you want it, you got to go for it, and I'm going for it, babe.
So you're not scared? Not even a little bit? - Not even.
- Good for you.
- Have you heard you anything from Anne? - Nope.
But I'm not going to wait around for her and I'm not going to base my life on whatever Anne wants or doesn't want me to do.
I'm a man, damn it.
A metrosexual man of action.
Yeah! That's what I love about you.
You are a man, a real man.
- Don't mess up the hair.
-- Oh.
Wouldn't dream of it.
Oh! Okay.
So here's Tom's suitcase.
He's gonna take the bus to Geoff's and then he's going home with you.
He's very excited.
Me, too.
Have a good trip and don't worry about a thing.
I'm sorry I'm not going to be here for your big day.
I'll try to keep it very low key.
You'll be here for the rest of my life.
Mmm.
Hey, how are you? No one got hurt.
Did your mom tell you? I gave her a ride to work and this stupid cop had her car camouflaged and I ran into the back of it.
I didn't see it, no one could have seen it.
No, my mom didn't tell me.
You ran into a cop? It wasn't my fault.
- Are you back in class? - Yeah, I'm back in class.
- Are you married? - No.
I didn't think so.
I thought everybody thought so.
Eh, they did and they didn't.
I think it reached "who cares" status weeks ago.
Except with Ben, of course.
Of course.
Are you still living in the dorm? I'm living with Grace.
She got a little crazy after the accident and she wants me to be there with her every night.
Except for this week, she's going to look at campuses with her mom.
Hey, is Amy doing that? She can't decide what she's doing.
All right, well, if she goes away, I can come over there and help out with the kid.
I've kept John by myself many times.
I think I can handle it.
He can write on my cast.
Kids love that.
I could just sleep on the couch.
Uh, I sleep on the couch.
Oh.
Hey, how are you? Fine.
- Are you? - Yeah.
- How's Grace? - She's fine, too.
But she's out of town, so if you need anything while she's gone, - I can come over.
- Come over? If you or Omar need me to, yeah.
I got to go.
I guess you're fine, too.
I guess.
Even though you're not really married? Even though.
Aw, I'm sorry.
It's not like it didn't work out.
It's just that we're not really married.
We'll get married.
And you're not sorry.
I'm not interested either.
I love Omar, and Omar loves me.
Our love is real.
It was different when I got married before, when Ben and I were pregnant.
That was not real.
That was more of an obligation.
Not that we didn't come to love each other eventually.
Amy and I do not feel obligated to be married to each other, we want to be married to each other.
- But you're not married to each other.
- Nope.
But we want to be married to each other and we're going to be married to each other.
Before or after she goes to school in New York? Heard from Ben.
So, Amy's taking a little tour of the school? - She hasn't decided yet.
- Oh, I think she has.
Whatever.
She should take a tour of the school.
It's an honor to get into that school, and if she wants to go there, she can go there.
We'll work it out.
I love her, Adrian.
I love Amy.
See, you don't sound like you love Amy.
But I love Omar.
And Omar would never take off and move to New York for school or anything else because I'm in school here and our lives are here and he loves me.
He.
Loves.
Me.
I'm so sorry, I'm new.
Can I get you guys anything? Ooh.
Bad timing.
We are right in the middle of a conversation.
Are you Clementine's friend, Ricky? Yes, he is.
This is for you.
Oh, boy.
Oh, this is going to get good.
I knew it! I knew it! - Hi.
- Hi.
What were you doing in the counselor's office? - What? - Jody and Francine said you were in the counselor's office.
I thought you weren't friends with them anymore.
I hate them.
I was accused of cheating on a math test.
Were you cheating on the math test? - Yes.
- Why? There's no other way for me to pass math.
I'm not good at math.
I am.
I could help you.
- Uh - No.
Why? 'Cause I'm a girl? No, don't be ridiculous.
I know girls can be good at math.
Then why don't you let me help you? Because you're not just any girl who's good at math, you're my girlfriend.
I would find that humiliating.
For me to help you with math? Yes.
I don't need your help.
You'll just cheat instead? No, the counselor put a stop to that.
So I'm just going to accept that math is just not my thing and I'm never going to be good at it, so I'll just fail.
You'll just fail rather than let me help you? Look, Margaret's tried to help me, Shakur's tried to help me.
I can't be helped.
Even if I let you help me, you can't help me.
So the plan is just to fail Algebra 1 and 2, and Geometry and Calculus is out of the question.
- Right.
- Ethan, it's too early to decide you're not good at math.
You can get good at math.
You're going to need math.
For what? For thinking! And for getting through high school and college.
I have no plans to go to college.
Well, I do.
And frankly, that's kind of horrifying, that I stayed here to be with you and you don't even want to try to be good at math.
No.
I don't.
No interest whatsoever.
Hey, I need some help.
- With? - Math.
Algebra.
Oh.
You should talk to Ricky, I'm not great in math.
I mean, I'm okay at it, but Ricky is like a genius.
If you think he's a genius, I'm surprised you haven't grabbed him up, married the guy.
So you've heard that we're not married.
So hear this.
We're getting married.
Amy, you are running out of time.
I need to tell the school if you're going on that campus tour, and I think you should go.
Uh, yeah, okay.
- You're going to go? - Um I didn't really want to share this information.
Please.
It's high school.
All information is shared.
And go.
I don't care.
All right.
Well, then, I'm going.
No, don't do what I say.
I don't know anything.
Are you going or not? - Yeah.
- Good.
What campus tour? Not the one in New York? You can't go to that school.
You can't go and be married to Ricky, anyway.
His life is here.
He's already in college, he's working at the butcher shop, he has an apartment with free rent.
What kind of wife are you? I'm not a wife.
But I plan on being a very good wife when I am a wife.
And I can go to school in New York and still be married to Ricky.
I'm no good with math, but I'm very good with people.
No, you can't.
(CELL PHONE RINGING) - Hey.
- RICKY: Hey.
Adrian told me that you're going to New York.
Ugh.
I didn't say it was definite.
But I told Ben that I was thinking about it.
But, well Look, Amy, I love you.
Don't guilt yourself into turning down that opportunity for me or for John.
You can do what's best for you and still be married to me.
What's with the change of attitude? I don't know.
I got to campus and it's beautiful there, and I love it and I love going to college, and I love my life with you.
I want you to love wherever you go to school and love your life with me just as much.
So I'm going to quit being a jerk and try to be supportive here.
You sure something didn't happen? Nothing happened.
So it's okay with you? It's okay with me.
John and I will be fine, everything will be fine.
Everything is fine.
Thank you, Ricky.
Thank you.
I don't deserve you.
No, you deserve someone better than me, but I'm hoping you'll choose to be with me and keep choosing to be with me.
I love you.
I love you, Amy.
So, how's it going, Miss Juergens? Did you tell Adrian that I'm thinking of going to school in New York? Let me see.
Adrian and I last talked When? When was that? Oh.
Yeah.
I did.
Well, if you were hoping to cause some sort of problem, you didn't.
Some sort of problem like what? I mean, what would be a bigger problem than having to go around and tell people you're not married, after you said you were married? Yikes, you must be having a terrible day.
No, I'm not.
You know why? Why? Becaus Ricky told me that he totally supports me, being in NEw York.
Either just touring the campus, or going to school there.
Because he wants me to be happy because he loves me.
Uh-oh.
I would be very suspicious if I were you.
- I don't even know what that means.
- (SCOFFS) Are you going to New York? Yeah, I'm going to New York.
And to Chicago.
And then to Miami.
And then to London, Paris and Rome.
You want to go? We could travel the world together.
We could go to some exotic college that no one's ever seen, just the two of us.
I'm getting married, Ben.
Well, so far we've been able to work around that.
What happened to Dylan? We're just friends.
Just like you'll be friends with Ricky some day.
See ya.
Hi.
Hey, baby, how are you? What's going on? What is going on is that I have to go to New York.
- For? - Lunch.
I'm having lunch with my boss's boss's boss.
The Chief Executive Officer wants to have lunch with me.
- Oh.
When? - Tomorrow.
But I don't have time to shop.
I don't know what I would take to New York.
You have school tomorrow.
I'm taking the red eye.
I'll have lunch and then I'll take the red eye home.
So what are you saying? I wouldn't miss but a day of classes.
You're not going to miss any classes, babe.
You're not going this trip.
Maybe next trip.
Why not this trip? They didn't ask for you and me to meet with the CEO of the company, they just asked me.
I'm sorry.
Okay, so they asked you, - now you ask me.
- I can't.
You can if you want.
I think it's enough pressure that I have to fly to New York for this meeting without taking my lovely fiancée.
Oh! Is it pressure for you to take me out to lunch? With the boss's boss's boss? Yeah.
That would be pressure.
But I'm sure there will be other opportunities, for the two of us to go to company functions together.
Just not this time.
Okay, okay.
I'll go to New York, but I won't go to lunch.
I'll do something else instead.
I'll shop.
There's not another seat on the flight, and you have to go to school, and I have to go to this lunch meeting.
All by myself.
Oh, look whose pouting! That's cute.
Cute? I am not cute.
I'm a grown woman.
And we're engaged to be married.
And I want to go to New York.
Is the CEO of the company a woman by any chance? Well, I've hit the jackpot here.
- Cute.
And jealous.
- I'm not cute or jealous! The CEO is a woman.
Oh! Then I'm going.
This is so not the reaction I expected.
I've never seen you jealous before.
I've been jealous, but I've never seen you jealous.
You know I love you.
I'm not going to run off with this woman.
How do you know that? You don't know that.
She's flying you all the way across the country for a sandwich.
Adrian, Ms.
Wilkenson is 73.
She's 50 years older than I am.
I don't think she wants a boy toy.
- Then what's she want? - She wants to meet me.
She's excited about the project.
Oh, I bet she is.
I bet she's totally hot for it.
Okay, look.
If you want to get on a flight tomorrow morning, then you meet me in New York, we'll stay an extra night or two.
But you'll be missing school - and I don't think you really want to do that.
- Yes, I do.
I want to miss school and go with you to New York.
I mean Can't you move the meeting to next week? No.
You suck, you know that? I know that.
You want to drive me to the airport? I'm not going to drive you to the airport.
I didn't think so.
So when the company offered to send me a car, I took 'em up on it.
Now, your job as the woman I love the most in the entire world is to be supportive and send me off feeling good.
I'm not having sex with you when you're going off and leaving me here.
I didn't mean have sex with me! On the other hand, it is a really big meeting.
No.
(CHUCKLES) All right, then.
I'm headed out.
Are you sure I can't go with you? I'm sure.
But if you're nice to me, I'll bring you anything from the airport you want.
Ugh! You know, your dad thought we would meet him at Geoff's.
I tried to call him, but I can't get him.
Yeah, well, I didn't really feel like meeting him and Kathleen anyway.
Yeah, but we said we would and I don't think Kathleen is there, he never mentioned Kathleen.
Besides, I think you were kind of planning to do this all along.
Well, I was hoping you would come around, but if you didn't, I wouldn't have gone.
You could wait until tomorrow.
I get an extra day if I take the red eye.
(CHUCKLES SOFTLY) All right, have your extra day.
We'll miss you, but you have a good time.
I just love New York.
I mean, I don't know how we'd ever work it out for me to go to school out there, but I just want to feel like I can go there if I want to.
- You can.
- How? I mean, really.
How could we work it so that I could go there? Well, I think I could manage keeping John here, so he can go to his same nursery and not have any changes, and you could fly in every other weekend or something? Yeah.
Or I could fly here once a month and you could fly with John to New York once a month.
Yeah.
That would work.
We're a modern couple, it's a modern arrangement.
- Yeah.
It is.
- I told Ethan he can come over tonight.
Mom's going to drop him off on her way to the clinic.
She's got something going on tonight.
He needs help with his math.
He needs help with his life.
Kathy could help him with his math.
Does he really not want her to help him just because she's his girlfriend? He finds it emasculating.
Yeah.
I know.
He needs work.
(SIGHS) Yeah But hey, don't we all? Madison and Lauren are going to be taking me to the airport.
I know, you told me.
Or they can stay here and I'll take you.
No, you've done enough.
Thanks for making me feel okay about going.
If you love someone Finish it.
Set them free.
If they come back, they're yours.
And if they don't, they never were.
Of course the guy who wrote that was divorced twice and married three times.
George! There you are.
- Here I am.
- Hi.
Hi, Ben.
Glad you could make it.
I didn't tell him.
Should I tell him? Go ahead.
Nah, it's your news, you tell him.
Here.
Sit down.
Join us.
- What's going on? - Oh, nothing much.
How's your dinner? Oh, it's great.
I'm not that hungry though.
I'm flying out tonight.
I'm gonna go check out Hudson University in New York.
They're not married.
Yeah, well, who knows what will happen with that? - Exactly.
- So you're flying out tonight, huh? Yeah, the driver is going to come get me after we're finished up here.
You want anything for the flight? You might get hungry later.
You tell him! I bought the restaurant.
This restaurant? Congratulations, George.
To me! To George.
Tom, you all right? Where are you buddy? I'm here.
(LAUGHS) There you are! Four transfers, but I made it.
So, you want to have a drink at the bar? You want to sit down and have a steak? You hungry? The bar? I don't drink.
But I'd like to have a steak at the bar.
Whatever you want, sir.
That's the policy here.
How do you know what the policy is? Do you work here? I don't just work here, I'm the new owner.
- Say what? - I bought out Geoff.
- Congratulations! - Thank you, Tom.
Are you going to change the name? I'm not going to change a thing.
The restaurant's doing well.
Take a seat at the bar, I'll be right in.
Well, hello, ladies.
The hostess will be right with you.
Is it just the two of you or will your boyfriends be joining you? (BOTH SNICKERING) It's just the two of us.
And could we have a booth, please? Did you have a reservation? Under Gorgeous and Beautiful perhaps? (BOTH GIGGLING) Give 'em the best booth in the house.
George, you can't be giving away dinner and making any money.
When's the last time anyone bought you dinner, huh? - It's been a while.
- Next time, bring Camille and Chloe.
Absolutely.
Just wanted a little time alone with Ben before he took off.
He can't be seriously going after Amy, can he? I don't know.
He's still seeing Dylan and he's still friends with Adrian.
I don't know what's in that kid's head.
Yeah.
Teens, huh? Only for another year.
Scary.
They're growing up, but that's what they're supposed to do.
They're getting older.
I don't know if they're growing up.
But I am.
So, what do you think? Was this a wise business decision buying this place? You'll do well here.
It's a people business and you're a people guy.
Thanks, Leo.
You going to change anything? Nope.
People don't like change, and, well, if I change anything, I'm going to do it really slowly.
If you don't mind my asking, what made you decide to do this? Eh I realized I was going to have some time on my hands.
Anne is going to keep Robie close to her and his father.
I heard.
I want to see him, but, frankly, I thought I'd look like a loser if I just was sitting at home, taking in whatever profit I got out of the furniture business, - which relies on Anne a lot these days.
- Mmm.
I want to get out of it altogether.
I want to cut all ties with Anne, and I want to get married to Kathleen and start life over.
So, this is step one.
Good for you, George.
Good for you.
Goodnight.
See you.
(SIGHS) (INAUDIBLE) Thanks.
Oh, thank you.
Excuse me.
- Hey, what are you doing here? - Hey, what are you doing here? (BOTH CHUCKLING) I'm going to tour Hudson University.
And I'm just going for a business lunch.
All the way to New York for a business lunch? I just got a job.
I wanted to get my masters while I worked, but I got a really big job.
I sold this idea I've had for a while.
Really? Yeah.
I want to put school on DVDs and public broadcasting and make it available to everyone.
Take the best teachers in the country and have them teach each grade and others will teach each subject area.
Wow.
That is a really great idea.
It just happened, really.
But it is huge.
They gave me a first class ticket, I didn't even know.
Nice! Yeah, my grandmother gave me some money and I kind of splurged.
I was just so excited that I got to go, so It is the red eye, so it wasn't that bad.
I guess.
(CHUCKLES) So are you going to be traveling back and forth a lot? I think I'm going to be traveling all over.
I did hear that you gave Adrian a ring.
Yep, we're engaged.
But we're going to take it slow, maybe get married in the next couple of years.
Um, I guess Adrian told you that Ricky and I aren't married.
- No? - No.
But we're going to get married.
Um We just ran off and things got crazy and we lied and I don't know.
I'm just a senior.
But we have John so we're just trying to figure it out.
We want to get married, but I have a lot going on with my family and And you're young.
Well, Ricky is the same age as Adrian.
You're right.
Adrian's young, too.
But we're going to take our time, get married in the next couple of years.
That's what the engagement is, a commitment to get married.
Well, Ricky and I aren't married, but I guess we're still engaged.
You guess? No, no (BOTH LAUGH) No.
We're engaged.
I just don't know where I want to go to school and Ricky wants me to go wherever I want to go.
Nice.
(CELL PHONE BUZZING) (GASPING) What's your favorite neighborhood.
I like Little Italy.
Mmm.
Me, too.
Although my favorite Italian restaurant is on the lower east side.
Mine, too.
(QUIETLY) "Mine, too.
Mine, too.
" Yeah.
Schiripa's.
Yes! The spedino? Oh! Too bad we won't have any time to go there.
Some other time.
In the future.
You and Ricky and me and Adrian.
And John.
Don't forget John.
Of course, John.
So, if you go to school in New York, would you bring John with you? Ricky said he'd stay here, but, I don't know, I think I'd have to.
And then Ricky would stay where he is? I don't know.
It's all really new.
I still think it's best that we get married and then decide all of this.
But of course, you don't have to get married.
There's plenty of single mothers raising their sons alone.
I'm not doing that.
But you could do that if you wanted.
I don't want to do that.
I want to get married.
- Do you? - Yeah.
Do you really? (GASPS) Do you really want to get married? You can listen to Omar, you don't have to get married.
You were eavesdropping this whole time? Please don't tell me you texted Adrian that Amy and I are sitting next to each other.
Hmm.
Let me see.
When was the last time I texted Adrian? Oh, yeah.
Right.
It was right before they said to turn off the electronics and put away the phones.
Great.
(SIGHS) When is Margaret coming! Geez.
It's 11:00! You don't go to bed at 11:00.
She's got an emergency she's handling and you still don't understand this stuff so So I'm tired.
I want to go home and go to bed.
What was your answer? X equals Kathy.
The answer to all this is Kathy.
You know, I should have let her tutor me.
No, you two would just be making out.
You're not having sex, are you? Are you kidding? She just had a baby.
- No! - Do not have sex in high school.
I'm just going to say it.
Do not have sex in high school.
It's a mistake.
Not using condoms is a mistake.
My whole goal for high school is to use a condom.
Wait until you're in college.
You didn't.
No.
I didn't.
(CELL PHONE BUZZING) She's here! She's downstairs.
Goodnight.
Listen to me, don't do anything stupid.
Listen to me, you're doing something stupid when you let Amy go to New York to go to school.
I got to go.
(RINGING) (CELL PHONE BUZZING) - Ricky? - Did Ben text you or not? Yeah.
He texted me.
He texted me, too.
I'm surprised I didn't hear from you.
You were hoping to hear from me? No.
I just figured you'd get pissed off and call me.
Sorry, Ricky, but I'm in love and I'm not the old Adrian.
Omar's totally trustworthy, right? He better be.
But, um, I know Amy is, so I'm not worried.
Are you? CLEMENTINE: "Ricky, I heard you and Amy aren't really married, and maybe you'll still get married, but there's something I want to say to you.
I've always wanted to be with you.
I've always been in love with you, and running into you again after all these years, it just seemed like maybe we're destined to be together.
I can't stand to be near you every day and not have you.
I don't know if you're in love with Amy or you just feel obligated to her and John, but time will tell.
There's no way for us to ever have a life until and unless you give your relationship with Amy every chance and exhaust every possibility.
Please try to make it work out with her.
Do whatever you have to do to make it work out with her, but if it doesn't we'll find each other again.
" You should have just told me that Jack wants to sleep over.
I don't care if he sleeps over.
Poor guy.
Everyone knows he has a problem, he knows it, too.
Very scary what he went through.
I know.
But he won't talk to anyone.
I'll talk to him.
You go get those brownies your mom always has under that cake thing.
(RATTLING DOORKNOB) Jack, it's me.
Open up.
Come on, we're going to my house.
(FIRES) Don't shoot.
It's me, George.
Oh, no.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry, the gun, it just went off.
You could have killed me!