"Previously on "Make it Or Break It"..." "I've seen you do this before." "You get all serious about a girl, then blow it up." " Maybe I should have known that you were one of those guys" "You not called for days... and, than not called for jail whan they" " whan they needs me." " Honey, Listen." "We don't what to talk about." " I'm sorry I'm still here." " I told you, stay as long as you want." "I wonder what she would think of us dating." " Are we?" "If you actually admit you care, you might be disappointed." " What happened to the invisible girl?" " She's coming back to life." "I got off the phone with an orthopedic surgeon... and she's developed a new procedure that fix Payson's back." "You are such an idiot!" "" "What are you smiling about?" " " " Hello?" "Damon?" "I'm not here." " I'm sorry." "You just missed her." "Again." "Yeah, of course." "I'll let her know." "Bye." "I know what you're thinking." "Damon's a good guy." "I should talk to him." "Let him explain about jail." " Give him a second chance." " Au contraire." "I was thinking that the Kmetko women have a long, tragic history... of trying to rehabilitate unworthy men." "Now, by Kmetko women you mean..." "Me." "But I was thinking we need to change the pattern." "Both of us." "If your gut is telling you that Damon is bad news, then that's all you need to know." "Carter?" "Carter!" " Carter!" " Lauren?" "Let me guess." "Gay pride celebration?" " What?" " You." "Coming out of the closet." "Funny." "No." "I was hiding." "Thought you might be your dad with another one of his dates." " What are you talking about?" " Your dad." "He brought a woman up here last night." "The reason he didn't find me is I hid in the closet..." " at the last second." " Crazy." "My dad would never..." "Oh." "Your dad, his date." "Pink lipstick?" "Did they have sex?" "I don't think so." "Unless it was funny sex." "They laughed a lot." "What did her laugh sound like?" "" "OK, you're useless." "I need to CSI this." "Cheap perfume." " How can you tell?" " It lingers." "My dad wld only bring someone up here if he didn't want to be seen with her." "Which means she's either a tramp, or a married tramp." "With split ends." " I have to find someplace else to stay." "If I'm gonna show Kaylie I'm a winner, I have to focus." "No, no, you don't have to!" "You can stay." "You know, just put your things away." "I..." "I will make sure my dad never sets foot up here again." "I'm gonna figure this out." "Eventually, you're gonna go to Beijing... and compete against the best women's gymnastic team..." " in the world." "Is that too tight?" " No." "It's good." "To beat the Chinese, you need to up your degree of difficulty... on every apparatus, starting with the double Arabian." "Whenever you're ready." "More height." "Let's go again." "Ah!" "You have to commit to this move... with every fiber of your being." "Again." " " " No!" " No, no!" " I'm trying." "Stop trying and just do it!" "All eyes are gonna be on you in China." "The one question on their mind will be is Kaylie Cruz... a one-hit-wonder or a serious contender for gold in 2012?" "The answer is up to you!" "Don't let him psych you out." "You'll get it." "I'm just not strong enough." "Nicky was helping me, but now he's gone to Denver, so..." "I'll help you." "I'm starting to come early every day now." "Come on, Mom." "Work it." "Give me a little sexy mama." "I'm a mess." "I'm trying to get your lunch packed." "Forget the domestic diva." "I'll give you a little sexy mama." " OK." " Ready?" " Yep." " Ooh!" "Wow, beautiful." "You're sexy, you're strong." "You're intense." "You're..." "sort of scaring me now." "Wow." " Wait a minute." "I'm gonna show you how it's done." "Here we go." "Ooh!" "I am Inga." "Inga is so sexy. " "Inga is so slinky." "Oh, do not hate Inga because I am so fabulous." "Mmm!" "" " Good morning, Heather." " Good morning, Mrs. Keeler." "Mr. Keeler." "I let myself in." " " " Prom emergency!" "My entire decoration staff just quit." "They said I was too dictatorial." "Heather is chairman of the prom committee." " Oh!" "I'm ruined." "Prom is tomorrow night... and we need to make 200 tissu e-paper passion pandorea." "She's also president of the botany club." " What am I gonna do?" " Relax." "I know some girls who can help." "All right." "I'm off. " " See you guys after school." " Bye." " Bye." " One more." "Oh, sure. " "You guys are so funny." " Bye." " Bye." "I never thought she'd be happy without gymnastics." " Me either." "Which is why I don't want to get her hopes up... with some doctor... from Europe with an experimental procedure." "So she can her tell us what six of the other greatest doctors... in our country have already told us." "We agreed, no more doctors." "No, we just shouldn't put Payson through that kind of disappointment again." "Which is why I think it's best we don't tell her." " Can we do that?" " We're her parents." "It's our job to protect her, and, in this case, what she doesn't know can't hurt her." " " " Go!" "Knees high." "Knees high!" "Dig, dig." "Use your arms." "Use your arms!" "Drive, Kaylie, drive!" "Drive, drive, drive!" " " " Good." "One more time." "Let's go." " I don't see how this is gonna help me with my double Arabian." "Speed... converted into power." "Power gives you height." "And height is what you need to pull a double Arabian." " Ready?" " No." "I need some water." "?" "T×³ Keep on for ages ?" "T×³..." "I guess leaving those rose petals on Kaylie's car wasn't such a stupid idea after all?" "She hasn't mentioned them." "And I'm just helping her train." "Ever wonder if it's worth it, opening yourself up... to someone and trying to make it work... when maybe it's just not meant to be?" "Every day." "But I always end up back in the same place." "She's the one." "She's it." "My soul mate." "Must be nice to be so sure." "You know what?" "You're right." "Guys do have each other's back." "What's going on with you and Carter?" "Nothing." "He's just helping me with my double Arabian." "So, what?" "Now that Nicky's gone, you're going back for seconds?" " Why would you care if I did?" " I care about you." "Once a cheater, always a cheater." "Right." "I'll keep that in mind." " " " I think you should know, someone's been fooling around in our garage attic." "Hold on." "Uh, what makes you say that, sweetie?" "I found an empty wine box and two wine glasses." "And the whole place reeks of cheap perfume like..." " a sleazy strip club." " My perfume is not cheap." "OK, first, strip clubs do not reek of cheap perfume." "Not all of them, so I'm told." "And second..." "OK, tell her it was the housekeeper and the gardener." "And second, it was probably Consuela and a gentleman friend." " Consuela is like 100." " Consuela's had a hard life." "She's not as old as you might think." " Wait, what were you doing up there?" " Oh, it's my quiet place." "Summer told me I should have that's my own little sanctuary, you know, a place to pray and meditate and..." "So I go up there." "All hours." "Day and night." "Oh, my gosh, how awful would it be if I were to surprise Consuela... when she's having this booty call?" "That won't happen." "I'll speak to her." "Later." "OK, let's see your flowers, girls." "This is fun." "What kind of flowers are these supposed to be?" "From the looks of yours, um, dead ones." "Look who's talking." "Yours looks like an irritable bowel." "Don't worry about it, mine looks like..." " A hemorrhoid." " Yep." "I'm sorry, Heather." "We're not super crafty." " This is new for us." " That's OK." "I mean, I can't do a cartwheel, so..." "We'll just put these in the "maybe" pile, you know, until you get the hang of it." "So is there gonna be a prom king and queen?" " And a dance contest?" " And a band?" "You've never been to a prom before, have you?" " Well, no." " But we've seen them in movies." " We're homeschooled." " And we're not allowed to date." " Which never stopped you." " Or you." " I wasn't dating." " Right, hooking up." "So anyway, the theme is "Tropical Paradise."" "It's a formal event." "Long dresses, or short, if they're expensive." " Or super slutty." " So, Pay, what are you wearing?" " Pretty in Pink I hope!" " I'm not going." " You're not?" " You have to go!" "Is this about the back brace?" "Because I went to the freshman prom and hardly anybody made fun of me." "I don't want to go." "Besides, I don't have anybody to go with." " What about that guy, Ike?" " Ike?" "At a prom?" "Maybe if the theme was Apocalypse Now." "I have an idea!" "What if we all go?" "Don't we have to go to your school?" "No, I'm chairman of the prom committee." " What I say goes." " Oh, my God!" "We are going to the prom!" "" " Wait." "Only if Payson goes." " Why?" "Oh, right." "If you don't go to prom, I will never talk to you again." "Fine." "We'll go to prom." "We're going to prom!" "" "?" "T×³We'regoingtoprom ?" "T×³ ..." "You had better sit down." "You're not gonna believe this." "Payson, our daughter, is going to the prom." "What?" "" "I just got off the phone with Dr. Clijster." " Who?" "The doctor from Europe." "She's in Boulder for a medical conference, and she's convinced she can help Payson." "There's nothing wrong with Payson." " I agree." " But?" "I think we at least owe it to Payson to hear her out." " Hey." " Hey." "So on a scale from one to ten, how mad at me are you?" "Ten being highest, I'd say 11." "Look, I wanted to tell you, it's just..." "Bros before hofs." "Yeah, I get it." "All right, first of all, you are not a ho." "And frankly, I do not appreciate the anti-feminist expression." "OK, uh, seriously." "The reason I bailed the dude out of jail... was not because of him, Emily." "It was because of you." "You were freaking out that he hadn't called you and, I don't know, just too embarrassed to call you from jail." "I just can't believe I'm so stupid." "I let myself..." "What?" " We're not even supposed to have boyfriends." "And this is why." "I've watched my mother chase after men her whole life, and where did it get her?" "Nowhere." "I won't make that mistake." "So you haven't seen Damon since jail?" " No." " And I don't want to." " Then you might not want to turn around." "Emily, you need to hear me out." "You owe me that much." "Emily." "I need You Belive me, I didn't do anything wrong." "The reason you didn't call me from jail is because you're innocent?" "I was stupid." "I was in the wrong place... at the wrong time and I was embarrassed." "But I'm not a criminal." "Says the guy who picked a lock..." " to get me into the gym at night." " You know me." "Do I?" "Because the guy I thought I knew... promised he'd always be honest with me." "And then, he just disappeared." "Like my father and my step-father... and every other loser my mother ever dated." " And I just can't handle that." " I'm not a loser." " That's what I was trying to prove to you." " Gymnastics is my only way out." "It's the only thing that is gonna save me from ending up like my mother." "The National Team is going to China, and I just have to stay focused if I want to make the final cut." "I can't be all messed up." "I'm sorry." "No." "Seriously?" "Dude, you should just give her some space." "You'd like that, wouldn't you." "Gee, and I was so nice to you when you cut in on me." " You work here now?" " Nah, I just like the shirt." "Don't tell me you work here, too?" " Please." "I would never work here." "I wouldn't even eat here." "Wow, drama-rama." "What's up with you and Damon?" " Nothing anymore." " Oh." "So I've got good news." "Guess what?" "We're going to prom!" "What are you talking about?" "You know, corsages, pretty dresses, dinner and dancing." "Like a real-life John Hughes movie." "I'm really not in the mood for a prom." "This isn't about you." "This is about supporting Payson." "And she'll only go to her prom if we go, too." "When are we ever gonna get a chance to go to prom like normal girls?" " I was hoping never." " Come on." "Prom's a rite of passage." "You really can't miss out on it." " Did you go to your prom?" " Well, no." "Well, you're in luck then." "We need dates." "What are you doing tomorrow?" "" "Looks like I got a date to the prom." "Payse!" "Uh-uh." "Forget it." "No way I'm gonna be your date." "Relax, working man." "We're going as a group." "But hey, I'm sure there'll be tons of hot high school boys... that would love to dance with Kaylie all night." " OK, I'll go." "As a group." " Great." "We need two more boys." "So ask a couple of your friends." "Cute, tall friends." "No dorks, please." "This is so exciting!" "I have to get a new dress." " " " More speed!" "More speed!" "More speed!" "More speed!" "" "You have to explode off the floor." "I'm not a stick of dynamite." "One more time." "Without the harness." "No." "I obviously can't do it myself." "Yes, you can." "But you're using the harness as a safety net." "As long as you know it's there to catch you, you don't have to commit." "Trust me." "You don't need a safety net." "It's just getting in your way." "I did it." " You were right." " See?" "You trusted me, you didn't get hurt." "I'm sorry." "But at the risk of being a horrible father," "I'm not giving you $600 to buy yet another dress." "But it's not just any dress." "It's a prom dress." " And I need to look amazing." " Why?" "Who are you even going with?" "Carter Anderson." "And a bunch of other guys and girls." "It's a group thing." " I see." " Five hundred?" "No hundred." "You've got two closets filled with designer frocks." "And, last I looked, most of them still had the tags on them." "Seriously, Mom, I don't need a new dress." "I'm not even sure if I want to go." "Honey, it's prom." "You have to go." "And besides, it'll help keep your mind off Damon." "Please go?" "For me?" "I've dreamed of seeing my little girl go to prom ever since you were littler." "OK." "But promise you won't spend too much." "It's just a dress." "Oh, I promise!" "I'm so excited!" "My little girl's going to prom!" "Bye, Mom." "Prom, prom, prom!" " Good morning, Mr. Tanner." " Good morning, Mrs. Kmetko." " Coffee?" " Oh, thank you." "So I hear our daughters are going to prom." "Yeah." "It's great, isn't it?" "I'm off to pick up Emily a dress." "Something elegant, yet flirty." "Understated, but sexy." "Kick-ass, but... cheap." "I have a personal shopper." "Why don't you let me just have her pick something up for Emily." " Oh, no, Steve, no, no..." " Please." "I want to." "It would give me great joy." " You have a personal shopper?" " You're welcome." "Thank you." " She's 15 minutes late." " She is a doctor." "It could be worse." "We could be standing here in our underwear." "Mr. and Mrs. Keeler, I'm Dr. Anna Clijster." "I am so sorry to keep you waiting." "Please sit." "I wish I had a good excuse, but it's my addled sense of direction." "Please sit!" "I was out for a run." "Well, I got completely turned around." "Lost." "But I'm here now." "And I am so happy to meet you." " You didn't bring your daughter?" " We..." "She's seen a lot of doctors and it's always the same bad news." "We didn't want to get her hopes up again." "I understand." "How did you hear about our daughter's injury?" "I saw it happen on TV." "She was tremendous." "She was certain to make history at the Olympics in 2012." "And I strongly believe she still can." "Which is why, when they invited me to this conference here in Boulder," "I felt it was inevitable." " Inevitable?" " Meant to be." "OK." "Payson has a lumbosacral fracture, which up until now they believed to be inoperable." " May I stop you?" " Of course." "I have no doubt you're a gifted surgeon, and you wouldn't advocate this procedure..." " if you didn't think it would work." " That's correct." "Payson isn't unable to walk, she isn't in constant pain." "She's healthy and she's able to engage in normal activities." "And she's a teenager with her whole life ahead of her." "So she doesn't need this." "This is elective." "And there are risks." " There are risks in any surgery." " There's risk of paralysis." "Yes, but it's highly unlikely." "That's the downside." "Not acceptable." "Besides, even if it did work, could you guarantee that she'd be the same gymnast she was before the injury?" " The same gymnast?" " Yeah." "We know our daughter." "If she came back with all this hope, and she couldn't reach the same level she was before, she would be in constant agony." "Can you guarantee she'd be the same gymnast?" "Mrs. Keeler, only God can give that guarantee." "Thank you." "Then we're done here." "Ah!" "My women return from the great prom dress hunt." "I see you bring me abundant slaughter." "I got the prettiest dress, Dad." " And a manicure." "Thanks, Mom." " Of course." "And Dr. Meyers said I can go without my back brace tonight." " That's fantastic!" " Come on in, Heather." "Major emergency!" "The band just canceled." "Swine flu!" "How are we gonna book another band at the last minute?" "Prom is ruined!" "And it's my bad." "Uh... maybe not." "I know some guys in a band." "Come on, we'll make some calls." "Come on!" "Let's get ready." "So that's what a normal teenage crisis looks like." "Yes!" "Can you believe that's our daughter?" "She's adjusting." "She's more than adjusting." "She's happy." "We just went shopping for dresses, she's going to a prom." "She doesn't know she has another choice." "Wait a minute, Mark." "You heard the doctor." "Even if she made it through surgery OK, there's no guarantee she could compete." " I'm not advocating surgery." " What are you advocating?" "The truth." "At first," "I felt like we were acting in her best interest." "But now, after meeting the doctor, I feel like we're hiding something from her." "Can you honestly tell me you feel good about this?" "Because I don't." "" "Thank you, Daddy!" "That's my girl." "I knew you could do it." "You needed to commit." "We keep adding moves like that into your routines, the Chinese won't know what hit them." "So do you know what you're wearing to prom yet?" " Um, my mom's..." " I'm wearing something new." "And it's amazing." "At first, my dad told me I couldn't buy a new dress." "But that's because he wanted to buy it and surprise me." "And I just happen to have the perfect shoes to go with it." "Great." "Bye." "That was my personal shopper." "She said she put Emily's dress in my car." "If you want to give me the keys to your Sorrento," " I'll make the switch." " Thank you, Steve." "You know, I could just..." " ...kiss you right now." " And, if we were anyplace else," "I'd let you." "Parents, I present to you Miss Payson Keeler!" "How do I look?" "You look like a princess." "You look beautiful, sweetheart." " Can the old man give you a hug?" " You better." "I haven't had a decent one since I put the brace on." "Aw, your first dance of the night. " " Beautiful." " The limo driver." "He's here." "OK, I never thought I'd be saying this, but..." " ..." "I'm off to the prom." " Wait!" "Let me get a picture!" " Oh, Mom, we have to go." " Ju get in there." " OK." "Here we go." " Have fun." "Have fun." " We will, we will." " Good night, Mr. and Mrs. Keeler." " I love you!" "Bye!" " I love you, too." "Be careful." "We will!" "Maybe you're right." "Maybe things are better this way." "Limo's on its way." "Mrs. Keeler called to say it'll be here in..." "Why aren't you dressed?" "I don't know." "Why aren't I?" "What do you think I should wear?" "Uh, you want me to pick out your prom dress?" "Yes, please." " No, uh-uh, I can't win that one." "You've got too many to choose from, all beautiful." "You decide." " Wait!" "Aren't you forgetting something?" "Oh..." "Have a wonderful prom." "And, in case you guys decide to stop somewhere after..." " " " This is so exciting!" "It almost wasn't!" "The band canceled at the last minute," " but Payson saved the day." " Yay, Payson." "Oh, here are the boys." "Who's this twerp?" " I'm Miller." " This is who you brought?" "There weren't many takers." "And Miller's a medalist." "Junior medalist." "I got this for you." "Great." "Three girls, one and a halfates." " You look beautiful." " Thanks." "Uh..." "But you should probably give that to Payson." " It is her prom." " Thanks, Carter." "Aren't you gonna tell me I look beautiful?" "Is that the surprise dress your dad bought you?" "No." "Apparently, he gave it to that tramp he's dating." "Hey, everybody!" "" "We are the Shelter Pups!" "" "Ow!" "And this, this, this is your prom!" " " " Kick it!" "You got the Shelter Pups?" "Does Emily know?" " Not exactly." " Emily is going to freak." "Oh, this is totally gonna be like a John Hughes movie!" "All right, ladies, Smile!" "Come together." " Thanks." " So would you like to dance?" "Actually, I'm pretty beat from training." "I don't think I'm gonna dance." "But thanks." "" " Hey." "Don't you two both look lovely." "Razor, thank you so much for filling in on such short notice." "Yeah, absolutely." "At a great personal sacrifice, I must add." " But if I'm on stage all night, how can I dance with my date?" " " " Where is my date?" "Be still my beating, little heart!" "Mom, this is beautiful." "How much did you spend?" "Practically nothing." "Don't worry." "I swear." "Now, give me a hug." "Come here." "Honey, you are gonna make such a splash in that dress." " " " No way." "Ike Benziger?" "At a prom?" "This has to be a joke." "?" "T×³ I remember sitting on a hill ?" "T×³... ?" "T×³ Watching that big sun go down ?" "T×³..." " Ike." " Wow." "You look... awesome." "Payson, would you honor me with a dance?" "Look, I'm dyin' here." "I know I'm a jerk, and I'm sorry." "I rented this suit and got a ticket just to say that." "Will you dance with me?" "Please?" "You're the last person I expected to see at the prom." "Don't you find it... pointless?" " OK, I deserve that." " Go on." "I'm sorry I trashed everything you believe in." "I thought about what you said, and maybe it's my philosophy that's pointless." "What are you saying?" "There might actually be something in your life..." " you could be passionate about?" " Whoaeasy Pay-Pay." "I'm not there yet." "I'm just saying I'm open to it." "Would you like to dance?" "Um, you know, I probably shouldn't." "You can't come to a prom and not dance." " Go on." " OK." " Let's dance." " Oh." " Now you want to dance?" " Mmm-hmm." "Well, forget it." "You used me to get back at Kaylie once." "You're not going to use me again." "You know, you called me pathetic once." "But if Kaylie out there dancing with some anonymous high school boy instead of you... doesn't make you feel like a fool, then you're the pathetic one." " ?" "T×³ You never stumble or fall ?" "T×³" " Move." "Look, I'm sorry I didn't say thank you for the Valentine's Day flowers." "I'm sorry I said I wouldn't dance with you." "It's just..." " I'm your safety net." " What?" "What do you mean?" "As long as I'm there, dangling on a string," " you don't have to commit." " Carter, you broke my heart." "And you're breaking mine, every day." "Look, I'm sorry, I'm just..." "I'm confused." "I understand that." "But I suddenly realized... that while I'm waiting on you to forgive me, you might be looking for another boyfriend." " I'm not looking for anyone." "I love you, Kaylie, and I believe you love me, too." "But I'm tired of trying to convince you how sorry I am." "If you can't forgive me, I'm moving on." "I have to." "Everybody, the Shelter Pups are back!" "This next song is actually..." "Wow." "This next song is for my extremely fetching prom date, in a stunning dress." "Miss Emily Kmetko. " "Your date?" "You didn't tell me Emily was gonna be here." "They were desperate for a band, dude." "I didn't think you'd show." " Emily, you look amazing." " The Shelter Pups?" "OK, out of all the bands in Boulder..." "I'm sorry, I didn't get a chance to tell you." "But the band fell out at the last minute." "I really hope this is OK." " What's wrong?" " My dad is dating Emily Kmetko!" " What?" "That's crazy." " She's wearing the dress!" "The dress that I thought he bought for me!" "Wasn't Emily at Payson's the night your dad... was in the garage apartment with his new girlfriend?" "Oh." "Right." " Yeah." " Whoo!" "Well, then where did she get the dress?" "?" "T×³ There's responsibility to make a... ?" "T×³..." " I love your dress." " Thank you." " Me, too." " You know, Lo, your shoes" " go really great with Emily's dress." " Where's it from?" " Um, I don't know." "My mom got it." " Really?" "Your mom can afford a $600 Jovani?" "Because that is a designer dress." "My mom would never spend that much money on a dress." "Unless her boyfriend bought it." "She said he's really rich." "New boyfriend?" "I feel sick." " See ya." " Later." " My dad's not dating Emily Kmetko." " Duh." "It's worse." "He's dating Chloe Kmetko!" "Yo, brother, keep on jamming." "I'll be back." " Where you going?" " Going to dance with my date." "Miss Emily Kmetko, what do you think, shall we dance?" "" "I'd like to sing this song... that I wrote for... for Emily." " He doesn't sing in public." " I know." "It looks like he's gonna start." "I'm sorry." "Damon!" "Wait!" "Damon!" " Damon, stop!" "It's OK!" " No, no, no, it's not!" "It's not!" "Do you know why I was in jail?" "I was arrested for buying stolen equipment that I didn't know was hot." "I just wanted to record my song, the song that I wrote for you." "I wanted to show you that I had a plan." "That I was worthy of being with you." "That I had the courage to get up there and sing my own damn song." "I was gonna show you that tonight, but..." "Maybe..." "God, maybe I am a loser." "You still don't get it." "Showing up when you don't feel worthy, keeping your word when it's not convenient, just being there when someone is hurting or scared... or just needs to hear your voice, that's all I want from you." "Not some song." "Spoken like the winner that you are." "And deserve to be with." "The Shelter Pups will be back..." "I hope." "In the meantime, I'd like to take this opportunity... to thank the newest member of the prom committee, Payson Keeler, who nabbed the Shelter Pups and saved our prom." "Let's hear it for Payson!" "" "Payson!" "Payson!" "Hey." "I've known Damon for a long time." "And I've never seen him go on stage in front of a group of people and try to sing a song." "For him to do that, it must only mean one thing, Emily." "He loves you." "And then you running after him, that can only mean one thing, too." "I don't want him to be anything but who he is." "I don't buy that." "You want more." "And so does he." "Hey." "You gotta let him find a way to go for it, Emily." "I'm just sayin'." "I will see you around, Miss Emily Kmetko." "I will never ever forget my prom." "Because it sucked." "I didn't even get to dance." "My dad is dating Chloe Kmetko." " What are you gonna do?" " I don't know yet." "But I will not have her as a step-mother." "Or Emily as a step-sister." "I will not let my dad buy her expensive gifts instead of me." "If my mom hadn't bailed on me, I wouldn't be in this mess." "I wish, just once, someone would choose me." " ?" "T×³ For everything ?" "T×³" " Would you like to dance?" "It's OK." "Stop torturing yourself." "It's not about hiding something from Payson." "It's about protecting her." "From hurt." "From disappointment." "I know." "It's just we raise our kids to be honest with us, to trust us." "But how can we expect them to have the courage... to share the truth, regardless the consequences, when we're afraid to do the same?" "" "Hey!" "You're still up?" " Hey!" " Our daughter's first prom." "How could we sleep?" " How was it?" "Come in." "Tell us all about it." "It was so much fun." "Emily knows these guys in a band, and I got them to play, and they were a huge hit." "And... so was I." " That's wonderful." " I'm glad you enjoyed yourself." "Yeah." "So how was your night?" "Honey, why don't you sit down?" "Your father and I have something we want to share with you."