"To see max play with other kids." "You make it seem so easy." "I have the results of the paternity test." "I have a son." "I'm a father." "Hips up, heels down." "Very good." "Back down to your knees, breathing in." "Now inhale." "Arching your back up like a kitty cat." "And exhale." "Sh." "Extending out like a cow, moo." "Moo." "Boy, you weren't kidding, this yoga's great." "Shh, you're not supposed to talk." "Oh, okay, I'll stop talking." "And hips up in a downward facing dog." "Oh." "Crosby!" "You're doing it wrong again." "Yeah, I'm aware of that." "How old is your son?" "Oh, this is jabbar, he's five." " I'm five, too." " I'm five and a half." "I'm five and three-quarters." "well, jabbar..." "I think this is what the yogis would call fate, hmm?" "Would you boys like to come over for a play date?" "If that's okay with your dad." "Yeah, we love play dates." " Okay." " Great." "Can't wait." " Yeah, me neither." "Okay." " One more inhale." "And exhale." "Sh." " You have to breathe, adam." " Almost there." " Breathe." " Almost there." " Haddie!" " What?" "Come here." "Honey, what about these for tomorrow?" "Look." "These were in the goodwill." " No, mom." " They're perfect." "No, mom." "Mom, you're not serious." "Aunt julia works in a real office." "I wore these to real places." "What are you talking about?" "It's career week, and I get to take Monday off" "Shadow somebody in the career of my choosing." "What's wrong with my career?" "I can really answer that if you want." "Ah!" "Ha-ha!" " Okay." " Got it!" " Good job, honey." " Got it, high five." " Whoo!" " Okay, all right, let's do it." " So cute." " No." " Here we go." " No." "This is one of those braverman family fun things," "And I'm not doing it." "Yes, it is." "Well, I'm going to a movie at 5:" "00 with steve," "And mom already gave me permission." " Sorry." " All right, you know what?" "It's fine, we still have an hour" "For braverman family bonding." "You guys mount up, I'm gonna go get the boy." "Well, the boy still has 40 minutes left with gabby." " No, he doesn't." " Uh, yeah, he does." "It's on a gigantic schedule in the kitchen," "And it's hard to miss." "I'm sorry, honey." "We can do this another time." "It's gonna be great." "We got 20 minutes." "We're gonna go around the block." "Honey, we can do this another time." " Mom." " It's not a big deal." "He has to stick to that schedule." "I don't think we should stop right now." "You're gonna get paid for the entire session." "Come on, it's an entire Sunday afternoon off." "I'm sure there are plenty of other things" "You'd rather be doing." "We're really making strides with" "His sticker system right now" "And I'd hate to derail all that hard" " Gabby." " Gabby?" "I finished math, can I have my spiderman stickers now?" "How you doing, pal?" "Actually, max, the deal was" "You finish math and reading, and you get your stickers." "Okay, can we start reading then?" "Get to it." "Yeah." "It's nice." "It's nice to live here." "And of course, what 38-year-old woman" "Does not enjoy living at home with her parents?" "that's a real..." "Sounds fun." "I just told you how old I am." "That's okay." "All right, I--you're" "You have a daughter who's a junior," "I kind of assumed you didn't have her when you were ten." " Really?" " Yeah." "You wanna know actually what I was thinking just there?" " Yes." " You've had your arms crossed" "For almost this entire walk," "And I really wanna hold your hand," "But I don't know how to do that when they're like that." "Do I try to go for that one, or that--I mean, it's..." "So I don't know if-- well, there you go." "See, that's what I'm talking about." "You're--you're so good." "I've got 12 years on you." "That's true." " I'm sorry." " Oh, sorry." " No, I'm sorry." " I'm sorry." "I'm sorry." "I misread the hand-holding thing." "No, you didn't." "Come here." "It's just, uh..." "I just can't stop thinking about amber." "I lied to her today." "I was gonna tell her, and then she called me "pulchritudinous."" "And I got distracted." "Oh, you think that's funny?" "No, no, that means beautiful." "Pulchritudinous." "It's one of her s.A. T. Words." " It is?" "She used it appropriately, I'm proud of her." "Thanks." "Dumb." " No." "Here's a thought about amber." "I think that we should take, like, a test run" "Where we make out, and we just see where that goes." "Because it would be a total waste if we told amber" "And then it turns out that we actually repulse each other." "okay." "* when you're gone * * all the colors fade * * when you're gone * * no new year's day parade * * you're gone * * colors seem to fade *" " Nothing." " No chemistry." " Mm-mm." " No spark, nothing." " Not a thing." " Just..." "Well, let me try it one more time." "Sync By n17t01" "Okay, I'm coming!" "I'm ready!" " Oh, look at you!" " I know." "Do you like my hair?" "Haddie, honey." "You forgot your lunch." "Um, it's okay, aunt julia said she's taking me out." " It's egg salad." " Okay, morning, christina." "We're burning billable hours here so we gotta go." "Julia, thank you so much for doing this," "It's so sweet of you." "She's so excited." " Oh, good." " Can I give you some money?" "No, no." "No, I'm taking her out on the firm's dime." "Oh, if you're sure, that's great." " Yeah." " Thank you." "Thank her." " Uh-huh, I did." " Okay." " Okay." " Be nice, be cordial-- - okay, I got it." "Thanks, mom, bye." " Thanks, jules." " I gotta go, okay." " I know." "Bye!" " This one." " Oh, come on." "I know this one." " Cogitate." " Cogitating." "it means to..." "Not know the answer." "Ah!" "Come on." "Amber!" " I know." "S.A.T.'s are in five days," "You gotta know all of these cold." "Ugh, "noisy and difficult to control."" "Huh, it's weird, you forgot that one." "Oh, that's so funny." "I really am studying really hard." "I'm even using my words in everyday speech." "You can call my mom and ask for corroboration if you please." "Well, I'm not gonna do that." "But I will ask you if you have your ipod with you." "No." "They're not allowed on school grounds, so why would I" "I know you're packing, I saw you." "Unbelievable." "Just because I miss one word, I'm robbed of the only thing" "That provides distraction from this ordeal." "No, I'm not punishing you." "In fact, I've been really impressed" "By how hard you've been working." "So I got you a little present." "What is it?" "You made me a playlist?" "Mm-hmm." "So for the next five days," "You are going to eat, sleep, and breathe the s.A.T.'s." " Wow." " And this should help." " Thanks." " Okay." "And also take these." "They're very important." " Cool." " All right." " Thank you." "Great." " Work on them." " I will." "Don't just let them collect dust." " Okay." " I'll see you tomorrow." "Okay, bye." " Hey." " Hi." " Welcome." " Oh, wow." "What a dump." "Oh!" " I'm so sorry about this." " Yes, well..." "The one perk of catching your husband" "With an h-o-o-k-e-r." " Oh." " We have a pool." "My dad has an ocean." "Oh, jabbar, it's not polite to brag." "it's more of a marina" "Than it is an ocean." " Oh, okay." "Whoa." "Milo, why don't you go show jabbar the tennis court?" "Oh, the tennis courts." "That's--you know, I don't know how competitive he's gonna be." "We don't really have him on the country club circuit yet." "Oh, please." "Milo can barely hold a racquet." "My ex has this idea that he's going to grow up" "To be a tennis star." "So what about you and jabbar's mom?" "Are you guys cool?" " Yeah." "Uh, we are." "It's a funny story, actually." " Oh." " Crosby!" " Yeah?" "We're playing tag, and you're it!" "Oh, I'm it?" "Well, you better keep it moving then." "jump in the pool!" "Jump in the pool, ah!" "Wow, this looks good." "Thank you very much." "So when did you first realize" "That you wanted to be a lawyer?" "All right, I was in a civil rights class" "When I was at stanford." "Go cardinal, by the way." "Put that in your report, it'll drive your cal dad nuts." "Oh, my god, I will." "I'm secretly a stanford girl." "So..." "Civil rights class." "It was all about the fundamental rights" "That we have as citizens." "And the way that we're all protected equally" "Under the law." "And maybe it sounds corny, but it meant a lot to me." "Aunt julia, I had no idea that you did that kind of law." "Well, uh..." "No, I don't, actually." "Right now, anyway." " Oh." "What kind of law do you do?" "How do I explain it?" "You've heard the term "mergers and acquisitions?"" "Mm-hmm." "My job deals with the legal implications." "Corporate strategy, corporate finance." "It's the buying, selling, and combining of companies." "At the end of the day, we can provide the acquired company" "With a buy-out package." "Is it--is it a lot of money?" "Not if I do my job right." "Oh." "Wait..." "Maybe just" "Don't--don't include that part." "That's--it's more complicated than I just explained." "Than screwing some poor slob out of his retirement?" "What?" "Pretty woman!" "I was--I was quoting jua roberts." "But don't worry, I know that's not what it's really like." "I want chocolate." "You want chocolate or vanilla?" "vanilla." "Vanilla." "Okay." "Oh, it's my brother." "Hey, what's up?" "Well, uh, a couple of things." "Number one," "I have to cancel our weekly basketball game tonight." "I am sorry about that." "And number two," "I need a recommendation for a hip restaurant." "One, that's, like, the eighth time in a row" "You've cancelled the game." "So technically, I don't think we can" "Refer to it as "weekly" anymore." "Yeah, all right, jackass." "Listen, what kind of "hip" are we talking about?" "Anniversary hip, or guys out on the town hip?" "No, it's just these two retail clients" "Are in from out of town," "And somebody has to show them a good time." "I drew the short straw." "Are you sure you're the right guy for the job?" " Yeah, very funny." " Write this down." "Take them to casa villa on san pablo." "You're gonna love it." " All right." "Well, they'll love it." "You'll tolerate it, okay?" " Thanks." " Yeah, no, no." " Can we get two?" "No, no, we'll get it at the table." "We're good, we're good." "Hi, hi." "I'm adam braverman." "You must be cosby's brother." " Yes." " I have a table for you guys." " Okay." " Right this way, gentlemen." "Yeah, it's my wife, I'll be right with you." "All right." "Hey, honey, what's up?" "Hey, honey, can you get out of your dinner?" "Uh, why--why, what?" "Something happened?" "No, no, there's a three-hour bug movie" "Playing at the imax," "And haddie took max, so you know what that means?" "Look, you just queue up the van morrison," "I'll be home as soon as I can." "Oh, hey, adam." "Kitten's on the grill." "Soon as I can." "All right, bye." "* *" "Hi." "Hi, check." "You guys are good, right?" "You're all set?" " Whoa." " Can we get one more round?" " One more." " Okay, one more round." " Whoo!" " Yeah, all right." "Better make mine a virgin." "There you go." "Thank you." "Sorry, guys." "Just..." "My wife+" "* *" "Hey." "The, uh, the margarita twins" "Are holding me hostage here." "But, uh, I'm doing the best I can." "What are you wearing?" "Um, actually, I'm sorry," "But it was a false alarm, okay?" "Max had a meltdown during one of the trailers," "So they came home early." "I'm just calling to see if you pick up" "Some cornflakes on the way home." "Honey, we already have cornflakes." "I got cornflakes, you got cornflakes." "Honey, I know that, but I accidentally bought" "The ones with strawberries, okay?" "Max said that they looked like toads." "Oh, my god, oh, my god." "Okay, I'll pick up some cornflakes" "Without toads in them." "Bye, honey. " "And a virgin strawberry daiquiri for you, sir." "Thank you." "Thank you." " Another round!" " Whoo!" "Another round!" "Whoo!" "That was a good one." " Just one." " Yeah." "Uh." "Ah." "Oh!" "Honey, how many margaritas did you have?" " Just two." " Just two?" "Aspirin's in the cabinet," "And you might wanna put some pants on" " I'm done." " 'cause gaby's" "Gonna be here any minute-- wait, clean up your stuff." " Nope." " Max." "I think gaby might be calling in sick today." "Really?" "Why's that?" "Well, I saw her at the bar last night." "You saw gaby at the bar last night?" " Mm-hmm." " What?" "She's not even old enough to drink," "How could you see her at-- - oh, yeah, she is." "And if two margaritas can do this to me," "I can only imagine what ten tequila shots" "Did to her last night." " What?" "Sticker system gaby was shooting tequila last night?" "Oh, yeah, it was like a girls gone wild video." "You know, I don't know how" "She can spend all day dealing with kids like max," "And then just leave it all behind." "Well, what do you think?" "That she leaves here, and goes home," "And thinks about max all night?" "I mean, she has a life, you know." "That's what I do." " Mm." " Um, that's her." "Put your pants on." " Yep." "Come on, let's check it out." " Honey, no." " I wanna see how she looks." "I don't want her around max in case she's looking like" "Like you?" "I did reading, math, and writing." "Can I have my stickers now?" "Do I get a "good morning" first?" "Good morning." "Do I get an extra sticker for that?" "Hi, guys." "Both:" "Hi." "I get an extra sticker." "Have you been outside yet?" "It's gorgeous." "Yeah, sure is." " See you later." " Bye." " Morning." " Morning." "She looks like a mess." "She looks wrecked, honey." "Very funny." " Mm-hmm." " Yeah." "You're not wearing pants." " That's correct." " Hey, had." "Hey, how was your career day with julia?" "Oh, my god, it was really amazing." " Oh, whoo!" " It's so nice to have" "This, like, female professional" "That I can look up to, you know?" "Mm-hmm, that's great, honey." "Oh, my god, there's this guy," "His name's, like, ross or something" "I don't know." "As far as I can tell," "His entire job is just to get aunt julia" "A latte whenever she wants." "Wow, latte guy." "That would be so cool." " Yeah." "You should've seen the way" "That everybody just respected her." "It's like--like, her secretary is a dude." "First of all." "And everybody calls her "ms." "Braverman."" "It's like she's her own powerful woman, you know?" "Oh, my god." "She took me out to lunch at this," "Like, really expensive place." "It was the best meal I have ever had." "This is the world's largest knot." "Hey, sweetie, come here." "You know, haddie really got me thinking" "About why I got into law." " Yeah?" " Do you remember" "What I used to say in school all the time?" "Yeah, that you wanted to make partner by 30?" "No, I said that once." "No, I said that once I paid offy student loans," "I would go to work for legal aid." "yeah, you said that once." "And if I recall, it was after a al gore rally." "All right, sweet pea, you are officially dressed." "Go get your backpack." "Um, what is this about?" "Well, I got into the law to use it to help people," "And all I'm doing is helping" "Big companies crush little companies." "You love crushing little companies." "I kn--I know, but what kind of person loves that?" "Frank, I'm sorry." "I'm here." "Traffic was terrible." " Hey." " Hey." " This..." "Came for you." "Mm-hmm." "Oh!" "No one's ever sent me flowers at work before." "Probably comes with not having an office." "Oh, god." ""pulchritudinous?"" "It means beautiful." "So wait a minute..." "How young is young?" "Like, you were saying he was young, but..." " Yeah." " How young is he?" " You know, like, 29." " Oh." "Well, that's not too bad." "No, he's 26." "I don't know why I'm lying. - 26?" " Yeah." " That's not bad." " That's 12 years." " It's 11 years." "It's 11 years, and eight months." " No, this is a good thing." " That's a great thing." " And he's amber's- - he's amber's english teacher?" " Yeah." " I know." "So what?" "You should just go for it." "Good, go for it." " Yeah." " Yeah?" " I think it's great, you kjow?" " I love it." " You're both adults." " Yeah." " And he's sort of an adult." "he's an adult." "I'm sorry, hold on." "Wait, is he hot?" "Yes, okay." "I mean, that's not the point." " No, I'm checking." " He's scruffy, like" "He looks like mark ruffalo, kind of." " Mm!" " I love mark ruffalo." " Yeah." " He is so cute." "I say you hit that." " Uh, did you?" " I did." "okay." "Now that we've established that you're gonna hit that." " I am?" "Oh, wow." " Uh-huh, you are." "And I have a pertinent question." "You're making a first impression," "You don't want to scare him away with, like, a chia pet." " Oh." " Okay, mark" " Christina!" " What?" "Why is it that every time we have" "One of these family get-togethers," "It turns into a to-do list for me?" "Is that what you have?" "Crosby thinks changing the oil is optional." "A square hair?" "A landing strip." "For somebody's airplane." "What is going on?" "All:" "Nothing." "What's going on?" "What are you talking about?" "Sarah's having sex with amber's english teacher." "Not yet, not yet, don't tell." "What's up with that?" "I just have a date." "I'm not--I'm gonna have a date." "Just a strategy session." " Uh-huh." " So we're preparing." " Adam, please." " All right." "Haven't touched his pickle yet." "which reminds me." "I'm gonna wash my hands." "I'm supposed to pick up the girls tomorrow night." "But if I see him, I can't." "And--can anybody help me?" "I can't do it." "I have to be here with max and gaby, I'm sorry." "He can." " What?" " I just can't." " Oh, adam can do it." "Yeah." " You just need a break." " Can adam do it?" " Yes." " Thank you, adam." " See you later." " Adam can do it!" " Seriously, I wanna know" "What you've got going on down here." "* ooh, you're gonna find yourself somewhere * * somehow * hey." "Looks like you guys had a big day, huh?" " Oh, it was colossal." " Oh, good." "Hey, if you're cool with it," "I would love to have another colossal day with him tomorrow." " Okay." " Yeah?" " Yeah." " Good." " Cool." " Thank you." "Um..." " Yeah." " Come on." " Okay, can you" " I got him." "Ow!" "sh!" "sh, sh, sh." "Sh!" "Where's my thing?" "Here, sh, sh." "It's right here," "It's right here." "Okay." " Okay." " Are we good?" " Yeah." "Oh, his backpack." "His backpack." "Uh, I should put it on you." "Ow!" "No, no, it's all right." "Okay." "Can you put that-- okay." " All right." " All right." " Good night." " Drive safe." "Hm!" "Hey, mom." "Oh, god." "Hey." "That's great." "Oh." "What?" "What?" "Oh..." "These are just old work files." " Oh." " I saw how excited" "You got with aunt julia for career day," "So I got sort of nostalgic, and..." "Right, weren't you, like, a councilman's assistant?" "No, a legislative deputy." "I'll show you my name." ""christina braverman," "Legislative deputy to councilman member."" "So these are the minutes that I proposed to council." "I was trying to reduce the number of roadside billboards" "At that time." " Oh!" "Okay, so, like-- you stopped there" "From being too many billboards." "Exactly, because they would block the views." " Right." " So I had to stop it." " Cool - yeah." "It passed." "This ordinate passed." " Good for you." " Good for us." "that's me." " That--what-- - later." "Okay." " Have a good day." "Honey, what about your lunch?" " Hey, hon." " Hi." " How are you?" " I'm good." " What are you doing?" " I want eggs today." "Okay." "We can do eggs." "Watch out, a goblin's coming through!" "Vroom!" "Vroom!" "oh!" " Question." " Yes?" "What's with hasselhoff?" "Oh." "Well, safety first." " Oh." " Besides..." "He can help watch the kids while you..." "Help me fix a snack." "Uh..." "Hold on." "Jabbar's not a great swimmer," "I think I might stay in here with him." "No, I'll get in the pool with the boys." "It's probably fine." "Okay." "Here we go." "Come on, dude." " Right up here." " They look happy." " They're playing." " Yeah." " That's what kids do." " Everyone's happy." "Right." "Yeah." "Oh, my god, I can't." "I can't." "I can't." "Yes, you can." "No, I mean-- yeah, I can." "But I can't believe I'm about to say this," "But listen, hold--hold on." "I just-- speaking as a parent," "I don't know if I'm com" "I don't know if I'm comfortable with this scenario." "What scenario?" "Well, the scenario where the" "Where our kids are down in the pool." "And then we're up here." " Mm." "You know what, I can't." "I can't do this." "You're serious?" "Oh, all right." "I'm gonna need a minute." "Hey, where's haddie?" "Um, she's at steve's." "Can I still get a ride," "Or should I hitch one from a creepy stranger?" "How was school?" "How was school?" " It was fine." " Yeah?" " Yep." " Hey, you know," "If you wanna listen to music" "This car has an excellent sound system." "Oh, no, no, no." "No, watch this, it's got an ipod docking station." " Okay, uncle adam." " Let's check it." "Ow!" " Loquacious." "Very talkative, garrulous." "As in "principal grayson is extremely loquacious."" "Uh..." "What are you, studying?" "Yeah, I'm studying." "I know it's hard to believe." "That's not what I meant." "It's fine." "Okay, I have the s." "A.T.'s on Saturday." " Cool." " Yeah." "And so my english teacher made me a mix tape" "To help me study." " Wow." "That's pretty dedicated." "Is he a good guy?" " Yeah, he's- - he's a really good guy." "Actually, he's cool." "He really--he cares if I do well or not, so." "Uh-huh." " What?" " Nothing, nothing." "That's great." "That's great." "I'm really happy about that." "Can we listen to something else?" "Yeah, sure." "Actually, I've got something" "Right here." "Listen to this." " Oh." "You like van halen?" "So..." " It's so nice." " Thanks." "um..." "Okay." "So..." "Here it is." "The sound and the fury." "One of my favorites." "Yes, I know." " I have seen this before." " Yes, I know you have." "Do you want something to drink?" " Okay." " Okay." "So then what is this?" "Like, the english teacher's version of" ""hey, baby, come over to my apartment." "I'll show you my etchings," huh?" "No, um." "That's my..." "That's my copy from high school." "Ah." "And if you turn to page 47," "You'll see what paragraph I highlighted" "When I was 17 years old." "That's what I wanted to show you." "Oh." "Mm." "Hm, hm, hm." ""caddy got the box, and set it on the floor," ""and opened it." "It was full of stars." ""when I was still, they were still." ""when I moved," "They glinted and sparkled." "I hushed."" "* use the truth * * as a weapon *" "* *" "That's what I wrote my paper about." "I know." " That amber plagiarized." " I know." "So tell me that that isn't weird." " It's weird." " Yeah." "Two people from two different high schools." "Hundreds of miles- decades apart." "That we pinpointed the exact same paragraph" "In that book." " That's a little weird." " That is weird." "That's so weird." " But I love that part." " I know." "The box of stars is such a good metaphor for caddy." "Yeah." "Bright and--and burning." "But she's closed off" "In a dark, claustrophobic place." "But she's lighting up everybody around her." "* *" "Seduced me with the sound and the fury." "It works every time. " "Thank you." "Hey." "Hi, can I have a chocolate milkshake, please?" "Thank you." " Hi." " Hey." " Why so early?" " I just" "I've been trying to squeeze in this walk" "With christina all week." "And just that simple act requires" "That I get to work early, so I can get home early," "Before gaby's done working with max." " Wow." " I know." "Here's what I wanna talk about." "I've been thinking about this whole thing" "With you and amber's teacher." "His name is mark." "Well, I don't think it's a good idea." " Well..." " Thank you." "Thank you for the unwanted advice." "Sarah." "Is that why we got up so early?" "For you to tell me- sarah, listen." " That I shouldn't be happy?" " When I gave amber a ride home" "Last night, it was pretty clear to me" "She has a major crush on the guy." "No, she doesn't." "Yes, she does." "You remember when you were in high school" "And you had that crush on mr." "Livitsky?" "How would you have felt if mom slept with mr." "Livitsky?" " Oh, gross!" " Yeah, exactly." "No, adam, it's different." "Mom was married." " It's not different." " And mom was mom." "Sarah." "Look, I just don't want to see you fall into another..." " Another failure?" " No." "You know what?" "'cause nothing I do ever works out." "No, no, no." "You know what?" "Never mind, never mind." "Forget about it." "I just--I see amber happier, I see her engaged." "And I don't wanna see her backslide, that's all." "I see those things." "You're not the only good parent." "Okay, wow." "Well, all I'm asking you to do is just" "Just think about it before you do anything." "I gotta go." "Enjoy your milkshake." "yeah?" " Hello." " Hey, what's up?" "What?" "Why are you being weird?" "I'm not being weird." "I just came into your--to..." " Did somebody die?" " Nobody died." "Um..." "I..." "Met somebody." " That's great." "But wait, there's more." "It's somebody you know." "Who is it?" "It's, um..." "Your teacher." "Mr. Cyr." "mr." "Cyr." "Yeah, well, I guessed it wasn't mrs." "Hasbrook." "No, not with those orthopedic shoes." "I mean, you like him, right?" "Yeah." "I know, I--I just wasn't sure." "It's great." "I said it was great." "Just a couple times, you know." "I didn't--it wasn't" "I just wanted to make sure there was something..." "Do you wanna talk about it?" " No, no, I just wanna study." "Hey, I'm home!" " Hi." " Christina." " Yes, adam." " Get your shoes." "Why?" "'cause we're gonna go for a walk, come on." "Come on, I'm home early from work, the trash bins are in," "And max is with gaby for another half hour." "Come on, let's go!" "Oh, no, honey, he's not." "She leaves early on thursdays, I told" " No, no, no, I planned this." " I'll see you guys later." " Bye, gaby." " Bye." " Hey." " Hey, gaby." "What do you think about making a little overtime today?" "Oh, I can't, I have another family at 7:00." "Well, look, that's not for another two hours." "I'm just looking for one, it's perfect." "Right, it's just really important" "That I take a break and have time to myself." "I hope you understand." "We understand completely." "Thank you so much for today, and we'll see you tomorrow." " See you tomorrow." " See you tomorrow." "Oh, I'll call you later about..." " Oh, yes." " Thank you." "Okay, bye." "Both:" "Bye." " Wow." " She's so great." " That's great, yeah." " She's amazing." "Yeah, that's great that she gets some time to herself." "Maybe she can make another date with jose cuervo." " Oh, god, adam, come on." " It's good you're" "Being so supportive of her, that's good." " What are you talking about?" " Nothing." "You know what?" "Just forget it." "I'm gonna go check on max." "Okay, he's fine." "And he's not the one I'm worried about right now." "What's your problem?" "What is that supposed to mean?" "Honey, you're all wound up, okay?" "It means that you need to take some time for yourself." "Gaby's right, if you don't take time for yourself," "You're gonna snap." "You're already snapping." "Don't do that, we have a system set up." "If max cleans up his toys, he gets a sticker." "Okay, I'll just live like this." "And when exactly am I supposed" "To schedule this "me time" for myself?" "Adam, I don't know." "You know, maybe we can put it on the dry erase board." "The dry erase board doesn't accurately reflect" "The time suck that is my family and my job." "Hey, they are adults and they will manage." "I don't know how it works," "But it seems like everybody else has a life." "You know, crosby's got a life, sarah moves back home" "To have a new life, even gaby's got a life." " You have a life." " I don't have a life." "Yeah, I don't have a life, christina." "I have a schedule." "You have a life." "How do you think that makes me feel?" "You have a schedule..." "Christina, this isn't about you." " Then why is" " I feel like everybody's" "Treating me like a damn household appliance" "All the time." " Oh, you too?" "Maybe it's about I'd like to go for a walk with my wife," "But I can't because crosby needs to consult with me" "About jabbar, or katie, or sarah." "Or you know, her kids need a father figure." "How am I supposed to say no to that?" " I don't know." " And then my own kids." "Trying to get haddie involved with family time." "Or max--god, I wish I knew what to do for max." "Stop." " Or behavioral aid." " Maybe what you need to do." "Maybe what you need to do is take a break." " I can't take a break!" " Yes, you can take a break." "Take a break." " Hey." " Hi." " Hi." " Please come in." " Hey." " Hey." "You know, in two years, amber's gonna be graduated," "And you're gonna be, um, 30." "You know, almost 30." "And, uh..." "I think that maybe that's the time" "That we should go out next." "Wait." "Wait, what, what...?" "I'm asking you to go out with me." "In two years?" "Are you--did you just break up with me?" "This is just the best I can do." "Whoa, sarah, sarah, I don't understand." "This is working." " No." "This is not the part of my life" "That is supposed to be working." "I moved here to take care of my family" "And I'm doing a terrible job." "I'm sorry, but for now I just," "I can't think of anything else to do." "Wait, wait." "Wait, I don't want to wait two years for this." "Do you?" "Then don't, okay?" "No, that's not what I mean." "Sarah, I..." "I really like you." "I--I really like you." "No, I really like you." "I really like you." "Okay, so it" "Wait, wait." "Sarah, sarah." "Sarah!" "What are you doing?" "What are you doing?" "Hi, good morning!" "Do you want some coffee?" "I made some coffee." "It's a big day." "Come on, take some coffee for the road." "And honey, I know you don't normally eat breakfast," "But just today you might consider this." "It's got all kinds of magic energy and stuff in it." "And just put that in your bag, you know?" "I've made these-- well, I didn't make them." "But you know, you have to use a number two pencil, 'cause if you use another- you know this probably" "I'm okay." "If you don't-- you gotta" "Amber." "Amber." "Amber!" "" "Good luck." " Hey, crosby." " Hey, buddy." "Sweetie, I want you to wait here for me, okay?" "I need to talk to crosby." " But can I go?" " No, stay here." " But he's there." " Stay here." "Stay here." "Everything all right?" "When you ask to spend time with jabbar," "I kind of expect you to spend time with jabbar." "I did." "You're busted." "He told me about your play date." "Well, I don't know what he told you, but" "Our son is not chick bait, crosby, come on!" " Nothing happened." " Really?" "No, I mean, it was about to happen." "But I stopped it." "You stopped it?" "Yeah, I had a crisis of conscience." "And I mean, it was kind of a big life moment, actually." "I'm really glad that you had a valuable learning experience" "While leaving our five-year-old son alone in the pool." "What's wrong with you?" " Whoa, hey, jasmine." "I wanna be the guy you thought I was." " Be it." " Well, I'm trying." "Mommy, am I gonna stay with crosby today?" "Not today, sweetie, not today." " Why?" " Bye, buddy." "Look, I'll see you soon." "If you want something, ask me." "That's what people do, they use their words." "They don't use telepathy or something." "It's just this look that she does all the time." "And I'm sure you've seen it." "Haddie, I want you to look around here." "See this play structure and all this landscaping," "And these benches here?" "Yeah." "Well, this company that built this building" "Wanted to use every inch of this land" "To put up offices." "And your mother stepped in and fought them." "Got them to put up $200, 000 to build this little park." "Without her, this wouldn't be here." "Wow." "That's so erin brockovich of her." "Well, now you know what your mother used to do." "Hey..." "Thank you." "For what?" "Coming out here with your dad today." "I know there are other things" "You'd rather be doing with your Saturday." " No, there aren't." " No?" " Nope." " Yeah, that's what I thought." "That's what I thought." " Yep." "Steve?" "He was just supposed to call me" "If basketball got out early." "We were gonna hang out, but it's fine." "I'm gonna tell him that I can't, that I'm busy." "No." "Go." "Have a good time." "No, dad, it's fine." "I don't mind, I don't mind." "Please, haddie, go." "Be 15." "Just be a good girl." " Are you sure?" " I'm sure." "Okay, thanks, dad." "Hello?" "hi!" "Oh, my--no!" "No way!" "Yeah!" "No, no, no, no, yeah." "I'm coming over right now." "Okay, bye." "I can't believe you drove all the way from fresno." " I'm here now, okay?" " Okay." " How was your test?" " Um, I didn't go." " You didn't take-- - no." "What do you care?" "Let's go." " Where are we going?" " Anywhere." "Let's just drive, okay?" "* *" "A decaf sugar-free vanilla latte." "Oh, you guys!" "Hey, steve." " Hey." "Honey, this is really sweet of you." "Thanks, honey." "We stopped by peet's," "And I didn't know if you'd want your regular." "It's not really a big deal." "It is a big deal, thank you." "Did you know the sugar-free syrups are worse for you" "Than the regular ones?" "Well, there's a bunch of sites on it." "I can send you the link, or, you know, whatever." "Wait, where are you going?" "We're just gonna hang out in my room." " No, haddie." "Haddie - what?" "Keep the door open, please." " Of course." " Where's your dad?" "Oh, I don't know, we split up like three hours ago." "What?" "* * * funny situation * * everybody seems to ignore *" "* * * you can't leave here * * until you find the door * * you can't leave here *" "* you can't leave here * * until you find the door *" "* * * ooh, ah * * hoo, ah * * hah *"