"You know what next Friday the 21st is, right?" "The day after the 20th?" "No no, the day before the 22d." " No, it's..." " It's Ashley's birthday, I know." "You know, I think after everything she's been through, we should make this one special." " A trip to Vegas?" " I'm thinking, surprise party at Gray." "What are you doing?" "Just imagining how much better it would be if we went to Vegas" "Okay, whatever you're picturing in your head, it's never gonna happen" "That's why I'm milking the moment." " You're so weird." " Are you guys talking about me?" "Actually hum, yeah." "Have you guys seen anyone here from VH1?" " VH1?" " Yeah." "They're supposed to be doing some special "In Memoriam" thing on my dad." "My mom signed some release, so..." "They could follow me around." "See what the life of Raife Davies' daughter is all about." "I'm sure she's getting money out of it somehow." "Hey, you left me at home." "Sorry." "God, I keep forgetting that I have a sister." "Weird, hum?" "If she... she forgets again, you can always call me." " Thanks." " Excuse me?" "Hi, Perry Fielder with VH1" " Yeah, hi, I'm Ashley," " You're Kyla Woods, right?" "Hum, yeah." "Tell me how does it feel to find out that you're the secret daughter of Raife Davies?" "So I take it things aren't going so well with you and Ash." "Can I plead the second?" "I think you mean the fifth." " The Second's the right to bear arms." " That's what I'm pleading for." "You guys are gonna be okay." "You know, she's tough, but she'll loosen up." "I'm not worry wether Ashley's loose enough or not." "Heard that." "What are you doing here?" "Looking for her." "But since you brought it up, what is she doing here?" " He invited me." " Oh, did he?" "I'm gonna go shower." "Look, if it's not too much trouble to ask, could you stop completely invading my life?" " Ash, I'm not invading..." " Ash?" "No, Ash, no..." "You don't get the right to call me Ash, it's Ashley to you." "No, you know what?" "You don't even get the right to call me Ashley." " I'm not trying to invade anything." " VH1 video." "They invaded me." "This may be hard on you, but it is no dream come true for me either." "I'm sure it must be really though finding out you're mom is a total whore." "Well, not as though as finding out that my half sister is a roaring bitch." "Just do me a favor." "Take your half of the money and get your bastard ass out of here." " What's up?" " Nothing." " How's your knee?" " It's getting better every minute." " I've been thinking about us a lot." " Ay dios mio." "Look, you were confused, alright." "Breaking up with me, going out with Aiden." "Getting dumped by Aiden." "What's your point?" "I'm here for you." "I'm not interested." "Really?" "Because before I blew out my knee, you were talking about getting married." "I was just caught up in the moment." "I didn't want you to go away to college without me." "Now I'm not going anywhere." "Exactly." "People say that I'm shallow." "Look at this." ""Duarte Embezzles from Non-Profit."" "Your dad stole from a charity?" " It's just lawyer spin, its fine." " Right." "Be honest." " Mr. Carlin, it's amazing." " I love your honesty." "What's that vegetable?" " No, no, please don't..." " Don't ask him about this." "Chelsea, it's a Chinese vegetable called Gai-lon." " Gai-long." " Very good." "It's an interesting story, actually." "I was in the Peace Corps in China, small town, helping the villagers harvest rice in the Shandong peninsula." "Ok, leave now Chelsea, before he gets to the part about that old woman who taught him how to weave." "Hey, that basket still holds water, okay?" " Dad, come on." " No no, it's interesting." "Alright, yeah." "That's it." "Dis-invite her to dinner now." "No way. you go, she stays." "Alright, deal." "Well if I'm gonna tell it right, I really should start at the top." "It was August in Beijing." "I ended up crashing at the Nan Chi Zi Youth Hostel." "I lost my student visa..." "Yeah, I'm telling you, it look like it's about to get ugly." "Yeah, I just feel so bad for Ashley right now." "I don't think she can take one more hit." " Yeah but I feel bad for Kyla too." " You like her." "No I'm just saying she's going through the same things Ashley is." "Yeah and I'm just saying you like her." " Who?" "Kyla?" " Yeah." "Look, I just think she's cool, alright?" "Different." "Oh so that's why you were staring at her all through history class." "Can we get back to the e-vite list please?" "E-vite list for what?" "Ashley's surprise party this Friday." "You're both invited." "I am so there." " Okay." "You are so not invited." " What?" "Why?" "How about you don't even like Ashley?" "Yeah but I love parties." "So if you don't invite me, I'm just gonna crash it." "How's your physical therapy?" "You know what, he's getting there." "I'll show you how much better my knee's gotten, on Friday, when I throw off these crutches, I'll bust it up." "Just as long as you don't bust up your knee again." "Are you two staying for dinner?" "No thanks." "I gotta bail soon" "That's too bad." "I hope you're staying Chelsea." " Oh yeah, I am." " Good." "It'll give me a chance to catch up with my favorite couple." " We're her favorite couple." " Look at that." "It sucks." "But that's the price to pay for being in the closet." " Yeah I guess." " Don't worry." "My night sucked too." "My mom has officially made Kyla her new B.F.F." "Do you have any idea how long she's staying in town?" "No." "But even if she'd left right now it'd still be way too long." "You know, she was totally hitting on Aiden yesterday." "Yeah, I thought he's got a crush on her too." "What?" "Did he said that?" "No he just had that look on his face when he said her name." "What?" "This look?" "That's the one." "It's so gonna destroy our circle." "Oh, I completely forgot." "Friday night we've got dinner reservation at Mako at eight." " You're planning our dates now?" " No." "It's your birthday." "Right." "Right." "Wait, you don't wanna celebrate?" "Kyla's dead dad and Bitch Mom had sex seventeen years ago." "Why would I wanna celebrate a mistake?" "Would you wanna celebrate that?" "I just don't even wanna hear the words "happy birthday"." "Let alone have some big fancy dinner." "No celebration?" "Got it." "I got your invitation to Ashley's party." "I'm not going." "I know it feels like I'm trying to push you two together, and..." " Maybe I am." " Why are you doing that?" "Because she's your sister and..." "She's never had any real family." "You mean like I have never really had a dad?" "I'm not buying it, I..." "I just..." "I don't think Ashley's gonna want me at her surprise party." "You're right, I don't." "Then again, I didn't even know I was having a surprise party." "So you've manage to ruin my life, and my birthday." "You've only been here a couple of weeks, this is so impressive." "Whatever." "Sorry, didn't mean to ruin your super-secret conversation." "Surprise." "Hum, yeah, I'll call the party off." "No, just because Kyla ruined the surprise doesn't mean she gets to ruin the party." "Good." "Just one thing." "She doesn't come." "Somehow, I don't think we're gonna have to worry about that." "Thank you so much for being great." "This is gold." "Don't stop." "Oh my God." "You can't put this on TV." "Yeah, I'm coming to the party." "I wanna see which one of those sister backhands you." "What are you talking about?" "You're looking for trouble putting yourself between those two girls, that's all." "Kyla's just the new girl." "I'm just being nice to her for Ashley." "I got it under control." "Yeah." "Hold up." "Oh oh!" " Girl you got the wrong room." " Oh wait, this isn't trig?" "I hope you're looking for me." "I just came by to say I know you and Ashley are good friends and..." "I didn't mean to spoil the surprise." "Don't worry, Ashley's not a big fan of surprises anyway." "Yeah I can personally attest to that." "Yeah." "You know she looks at you, right?" " What?" " Oh come on." "There's something between you two, isn't there?" "Something between..." "No, nothing, we're just friends." "Okay, have it your way." "Look, I still think you should go to Ashley's party." "I mean just come with me." "I won't let things get messed up." "Do I have to beg?" "Stop, Aiden." "I'm not going." "Look, I know Ashley and I know how her mind works." "You guys..." "Gonna have to deal with each other sooner or later." "Maybe I can help." "Yeah man." "You got this under control." "Excuse me." "If it isn't the rocker daughter's girlfriend." "Yeah." "I'm gonna need that tape of me and Ashley." "Which tape?" "Don't be an ass." "Look you don't understand." "If my parents see that." "I mean if anyone really sees that." "Then I can't." "We can't." "My parents don't know we're together and they don't even know that I am..." "And this is gonna ruin us." "That's tough." "But this could be huge and that's why I get paid for." "Madison, there you go." "Thank God it's still here." "My mom got this for me from Italy." "She would have freaked if I lost it." "Madison, your tab has gotten pretty high, it's time you pay it off." "No problem." "I don't have any cash on me, but I'll swing by this weekend." "I read about your dad." "If you're having trouble, we can work out something." "Things are fine, just..." "give me a couple of days." "Madison, if you work here even just for a few days a week, you picked up a couple of shifts" "We could start to..." "get rid of your debt." "Work?" "That looks cute too." " You look hot." " Thank you." " What are you gonna wear?" " I don't know yet." "But I think I might try to dress up." "I figured, your brother is worth looking good for every once in a while." "He really likes you." "You make him so happy." "Well, it's easy." "Yeah. you know, before he was always like:" "Oh my God I have this advance physics time calculus?" "." "I know I'm doomed." "And then he'd like hyper-ventilate, all day." "He still hyper-ventilates." "I just..." "I think it's kinda cute." "He, if you think that's cute, you guys are definitely made for each other." "I know." "I think it's really great that you're planning this party for Ashley." "Yeah, well..." "Ashley's my... best friend, so..." "Isn't she more than just a friend?" "Yeah." "Yes." "I really like the way you guys are together." "I mean it feels real." "Well it is." "I mean, for me..." "I don't know if that matters to anyone else, so..." "You know what?" "I think if you find love, no matter who it's with..." "You're lucky." "Thank you." "Oh my God." "Please, don't tell anyone because no one in my family knows." "I do." "But no one... no one will know until you're ready." "Arthur?" "Arthur, did you see my cell phone?" "Hum, no." "Did you check the kitchen counter?" "Yes." "Shoot." "I am so late, I overslept." "Well, that's what happens when you make your alarm clock sleep on the couch." "Come on Arthur." "You've gotta stop being mad at me, ok?" "No, I don't." "Ok, I don't have time for this." " What a surprise!" " I'm leaving, alright?" "But if you wanna reach me later, you know you can." "Suit yourself." "See you later." " Having fun?" " No, not at all!" "Oh, no..." "What?" "Happy birthday Ash." " Why is she here?" " I invited her." " I knew this wasn't a good idea." " Yeah, it wasn't." "Look, Ash, I know you, and I just think you two are... are gonna be good for each other." "No, no Aiden, you don't know me at all." "Or else you wouldn't have brought her here tonight." "This is about you, Aiden." "You know what?" "I'm outta here." " Tough crew to deal with, aren't they?" " Yeah." "Look, you're new here and we really don't know each other but..." "You should be careful not to get in the middle of that crazy triangle." " What do you mean?" " I mean..." "Aiden was really into Spencer when she was a new girl, but..." "Then she went for Ashley..." "Who dated Aiden until he got her pregnant." " And she miscarried." " Pregnant?" "Yes." "Alright?" "We were together, but we're not anymore." "I don't need a guy who lies to me Aiden." "Can I at least give you a ride home?" " I'll catch a cab." " In LA?" "Not a chance!" "Ok, you can drive me." "This number is no longer in service." "Perfect." "The night just gets better." " What?" " You see the VH1 guy?" "He's got a tape of me and Ashley kissing." "I tried to get it back from him but," "If that gets on TV, If mom sees that..." " She would freak." " What am I gonna do?" "He, we're gonna need that tape." " What tape?" " The one with my sister on it." "Oh you'll get it." "After it airs." "No, you're gonna give it to me right now." " You're crazy?" " No but you are." "You can even try to think about using something involving a minor who didn't sign a release form." "Hold it." "Your kiss didn't make this cut anyway." "Here." "You might wanna give it to your girlfriend There's some good stuff with her dad." "Thank you." " Why are you looking at this?" " No more secrets, right?" "What are you afraid I might see, hum?" "Oh my God." " You used to mousse your hair?" " It was a phase." "Good thing." "Oh so now you guys are gonna make with each other out in my bed?" " Ashley, please..." " Ashley, no..." "We went over this." "You have no right to call me Ashley." "You know what?" "I give up." "Nothing I do will ever be ok with you." "Maybe our dad really didn't know what he was doing trying to force us together." "Yeah, damn right." "Can I help you pack?" "Oh and please leave a forwarding address for your half of the money." "You so do not get it, this was never about the money." "I thought that if I would come here and get to know you," "I would get to know my dad somehow too." "You wanna get to know daddy?" "Here." "You can watch on VH1 like everybody else." "How does it feel?" "This is your 25th tour, How does it feel?" "Man, it feel great, man." "We're rocking, big crowds, it's a good show." "I mean..." "I never thought I'd still be doing this." "Raife, do you have any regrets?" "Yeah, I have a lot of regrets, but..." "Not being there for my family." "I wish I could make up for the lost time." "More hugs, less drugs." "Maybe my daughters'll do a better job than I did." "Hey, can you leave us a second?" " It's ok." " No it's not." "That's the only way I'm ever gonna see my dad again." "Old footage, and videos and album covers." "He's really gone." " How can I help?" " I just want my dad back." "You know what?" "I was ready to give up before I saw him and he talked about me." "Why did he have to talk about me?" "So does that mean you're staying?" "I don't know." "Do you know how easier my life was before I found out Raife Davies was my father?" "I'm guessing a lot." "Yeah." "Thank you for trying to make things okay between me and Ashley but it's not your job." "I mean seriously, what am I doing here?" "Please, stay." "That's up to her." "I'm gonna..." "Look..." "Maybe..." "We should do a better job." "For my fath..." "For our father." "Are you gonna still keep being a bitch?" "Probably..." "Good to know." "Happy birthday Ashley." "Actually it's next month..." "But..." "Aiden and Spencer went to so much trouble, I couldn't bear to tell them." "Well good, then I have another month to figure out how to ruin that one too."