"Previously on The Secret Life Of The American Teenager..." "Hey, Amy, I'm sorry about Ben and Adrian, and - and I'm sorry about Ricky and me." "I wish I had never kissed him." "Amy is not talking to anyone." "She's not talking to anyone who knew that Adrian's having your baby and didn't tell her." "I know that it is slightly unorthodox for me to be going out with a guy who's having a baby with my best friend." "If that's what I wanna do, then that's what I wanna do." "You know I care about your sister, but you also know I care about you." "Do I know that?" "No, I don't know that." "I'm Dr. Attavi." "Adrian." "Hi." "Don't worry." "I'm not staying." "Who are you going out with?" "Ben." "As long as you're working on forgiveness, think about forgiving Adrian, will you?" "There's something I wanna say to you." "Say anything you want." "I can take it." "There were a few times when you came up to me and offered to be my friend." "I just wanna know if that offer still stands." "Friends?" "Friends." "What's wrong with being Ricky's friend?" "I knew you weren't getting anywhere with Ricky other than just getting that kiss from Ricky." "I didn't say there's anything wrong with being friends?" "It's just that, you know, we're not really friends." "We're just acting like friends." "And, you know, maybe that kiss was all I wanted out of the relationship anyway." "Maybe, but I doubt it." "Why?" "Because you told your sister about that kiss." "I mean, there must be some reason you told your sister about that kiss." "Were you angry and just blurted it out, or did you do that intentionally?" "The same result." "Either way, she's not speaking to me." "You two weren't speaking before that." "She's not speaking to anyone, is she?" "No, not that I know of." "Oh, except for Ricky." "Ricky heard from her." "About the kiss." "She called to yell at him when she found out about the kiss." "Oh, come on, Ashley." "You told her just because you wanted to cause trouble, because you're not really happy just being friends with Ricky." "I don't want to cause trouble." "Sometimes I just do." "I need you to get Grant to call me." "He hasn't been returning my calls." "You called him again?" "Yes, I called him." "And he didn't call you back?" "I just said that." "Then I guess he doesn't wanna talk to you, so I don't think I can get him to call you back." "Yes, you can." "What am I supposed to tell him?" "That I want him to calme." "Well, obviously he knows that." "All right." "I'll ask him." "But you know what?" "If he doesn't call" "If he doesn't call, he doesn't call." "And if he does call, he's my cousin." "I don't want you using my cousin." "So don't go out with him just to cause more trouble." "You and I are friends, but not if you keep using my cousin, all right?" "Wait just a minute." "Yeah." "You know, this is all your fault." "You set me up with him." "I didn't ask to be set up with him." "And now you think I'm using him?" "You could be." "Yeah." "How?" "How?" "You're not friends with Ricky." "He may be friends with you, but you're not really just friends with him." "So now you're trying to make him jealous again with Grant." "And maybe that's all you were ever doing with Grant." "No, it wasn't." "I like Grant, but I just like him." "I'm not in love with him." "And I just felt like seeing him." "Forget it." "Don't tell him to call me." "He never has to call me again." "He's a nice guy who needs a nice girl who's in love with him, not in love with someone else." "He needs a serious relationship." "He wants a serious relationship." "He wants a girlfriend." "I need a guy like that." "Do you know a guy like that?" "Yeah." "Yeah, I know a guy like that." "Set me up." "The Christian girl?" "What's wrong with that?" "I don't know, Griffin." "I'd like to have sex again sometime in this lifetime." "She's had sex." "How do you know?" "Everybody knows." "Doesn't matter." "I don't wanna have sex with her." "I wanna have sex with Ashley." "She got on the pill to have sex with me." "Uh, no, it wasn't for you." "Oh, come on." "She didn't get on the pill to have sex with Ricky." "She got on the pill 'cause we were thinking about having sex." "We talked about it." "No." "Come on." "No." "Really?" "And you're gonna have to move on and get back out there." "Getting back out there with Grace Bowman" "Hey, now, that's getting back out there." "I don't even know what she looks like." "Well, she's blonde, blue eyes, cheerleader type." "She actually was a cheerleader." "I'm not the cheerleader type." "Here's the thing:" "I already told her you'd go." "So all you have to do is find a date for Griffin?" "Uh-huh." "Do you know any gay guys?" "I think so." "You think? âª Falling in love âª âª Is such an easy thing to do âª âª Birds can do it We can do it âª âª Let's stop talking Let's get to it âª" "âª Let's fall in love âª" "So, I was wondering." "Would you wanna meet someone?" "Go on." "I mean, it's so difficult to meet someone, right?" "Yeah, I guess." "You know, especially at our church." "The whole youth program fell apart." "Yeah, I think that was partly my fault for sharing too much." "I don't think parents wanted their teens in the teen abstinence group after the whole thing with Jack." "Whole thing, huh?" "Bad choice of words." "Anyway, I was wondering if you were up for a double date tonight with a really good friend of mine." "Why not?" "Should I just come over to your house, and then we'll go off from there?" "That's perfect." "It's a school night, so I was thinking we could just order pizza and stay at my house." "Say around 7:00?" "I'll see you then." "Hi, Grant." "My cousin tells me we're not going out anymore." "So I just wanted to make sure of that 'cause I'm going out with this Grace girl that Griffin wants me to go out with." "You know Grace, right?" "Yeah, her mother was my dad's first wife." "I know Grace." "Oh, maybe I shouldn't go if it'd be awkward for you." "Oh, no." "It's not awkward for me." "Not awkward at all." "We're not really going out." "We're just going over to her house for pizza." "Whatever." "You can go out with anyone you wanna go out with." "And that's 'cause you're in love with Ricky?" "I didn't say that." "I never said that." "We're just friends." "I thought you were just acting like friends." "Is Griffin there?" "He didn't have to tell me." "But he did." "Big mouth." "It doesn't matter." "If you're in love with Ricky, you're in love with Ricky." "But if you do change your mind and you decide you're not ilove with Ricky, let me know." "I never said I was in love with Ricky." "I have a relationship with you, and I have a relationship with Ricky, and my relationship with you has nothing to do with my relationship with him, and..." "And it's really none of your business, and I don't wanna talk about this anymore, all right?" "All right." "But, Ashley, I can't make you love me just like you can't make Ricky love you." "That's just the way it is." "Yeah, I guess that's the way it is." "Or isn't." "You don't know, and neither does your stupid cousin." "Okay, I don't know." "But thanks for taking my call." "See you at school next year." "Oh, you're not still transferring?" "That's the plan." "I signed up for the chess team." "You play chess?" "Yeah." "I've won a few tournaments." "Nothing big, but I play." "I'm also a competitive skier, and I play baseball." "All things you'd know if we hadn't spent all our time talking about you and Ricky." "Speaking of which, I'm a very good listener." "All right." "Well, good luck with all that." "Oh, one more thing I wanted to ask you." "When you got on the pill, was it because you thought we'd have sex, or because you thought you'd have sex with Ricky?" "Yeah, that's what Griffin said." "Bye, Ashley." "Hey." "Your mother and I are taking Robie for his checkup, and then we're gonna grab some dinner together." "We're trying to make up our date that got screwed up last weekend." "You're going to a doctor's appointment, then you're taking Robie with you to dinner?" "Yeah." "What the heck." "The two of us never just go out with our son." "You think he knows that?" "We know that." "So I'm leaving you alone with Ricky in the house." "You know why?" "No, I don't know why." "Because I can trust you, and I can trust Ricky, so behave yourself." "Your mother left you a casserole." "It's in the oven." "It'll be ready in an hour." "There's a salad in the refrigerator." "That's my contribution - the salad." "All you have to do is take the food and put it on the table and take it off the table, clean up or help Ricky clean up." "I'll just eat in my room." "I thought you two were friends again - you and Ricky." "We're friends again, yeah." "But that doesn't mean I wanna have dinner with him." "It means I don't have to have dinner with him." "All right." "He wants to have dinner with you." "He does?" "Yeah." "He told me it'd be a good chance for you two to hang out and talk." "About what?" "I don't know." "Whatever you two talk about." "Yeah." "Sure." "Whatever." ""Whatever. " It's music to my ears." "Good-bye, my sweetie pie." "Bye." "Because her father asked me to speak to her, that's why." "And I don't need your permission to speak to Adrian, Ben." "I'm just letting you know that I'm speaking to her." "What, you in love with Adrian now?" "No, I'm not in love with Adrian, but she is having my baby." "And?" "And she needs to concentrate on the baby." "She can concentrate on the baby and still have a conversation with me." "I just don't think she needs to have a conversation with you right now, or have sex." "Have sex with Adrian." "I'm never having sex with Adrian again." "Oh, you're gonna talk to Adrian, but you're never having sex with Adrian again?" "Oh, please." "If you're talking, you're sexing." "I mean, when did you two ever just talk?" "You don't know anything about our relationship." "Oh, I know plenty." "And, you know, we talked." "We talked a lot." "We went to therapy together." "Yeah, and afterwards, you two had the best sex you've ever had." "That's what she told me." "So I don't think you need to be talking to her." "And I'm gonna talk to Ruben and tell him that you're not gonna be talking to her, because something like that might happen again." "Something like what?" "Something like you talk to her, and then you have sex with her." "You can't have sex with her - not while she's having my baby." "And if you don't wanna explain that to Ruben, I'll explain that to Ruben." "No, you won't, because I'm gonna talk to her just like Ruben asked me to do." "Yeah, well, when Ruben asked you," "I don't imagine he had all the facts." "I mean, do you have any idea how much you've hurt Adrian?" "I've hurt Adrian?" "How much I've hurt Adrian?" "Excuse me, but I don't think I hurt her as much as you've hurt her," "Mr. "I Don't Know How To Use A Condom. "" "I know how to use a condom." "Do you?" "I know how to use a condom." "Then how'd Amy get pregnant?" "Hey, knock it off, you two." "Bunny takes off for an hour to go to the dentist, and this is what happens?" "You scare off all the customers with this nonsense." "What is wrong with you?" "I apologize, Mr. Boykewich." "This will never happen again." "He's gonna start talking to Adrian again, and you know what that means." "No, I don't know what that means." "And you don't know what that means either." "Go wait in the car for me." "Dad, I have a car." "Oh, that's right." "You're not seven." "You're almost 17." "Go home." "I need to talk to Ricky." "Are you gonna tell him not to talk to Adrian?" ""Are you gonna tell him not to talk to Adrian?"" "No, I'm not." "Go home." "All right." "I'll go home." "I'm really sorry." "I lost my temper." "I used to do stupid stuff when I lost my temper." "Now, apparently, I just say stupid stuff when I lose my temper." "Everyone loses their temper now and then." "But you and Ben - you both need to grow up." "Yes, you're right." "We do." "So, did you talk to Ruben?" "Yes." "And he asked me to talk to Adrian." "You know why he asked you to talk to Adrian?" "Because I asked him to help my mother." "But, you know, maybe Ruben shouldn't help my mother out." "Maybe you shouldn't either." "What if she totally screws you over?" "What if she robs you blind?" "What if she commits a crime, or she goes off the wagon and overdoses or something?" "You're still gonna have to talk to Adrian." "Look, I know you're a man of your word, and I told that to Ruben this afternoon when he called me." "Ruben's trying to uphold his end of the bargain." "He's working on getting your mother out of jail." "And he's counting on you to keep up your end of the bargain and talk to Adrian." "I'm gonna talk to her." "Tonight." "I can't tonight." "I have John tonight, and the Juergens are going out to dinner, and I'm supposed to have dinner with Ashley." "You told him it'd be tonight?" "All right." "I might as well get this over with... tonight." "Good." "Good." "But I think there is something you should know." "Hi there." "Hello." "You went to school today, right?" "Right." "I thought so." "Okay." "If you wanted to get dressed," "I could take us out for a quick dinner tonight since your mom isn't here." "That's okay." "I'd rather eat fresh food at home." "It's better for the baby." "Are those, uh, your pajamas?" "Yeah, I came home and took a nap." "In your pajamas." "I'm comfortable, okay?" "I got a snack, put on my pajamas," "I took a nap, and now I'm having another snack." "Then when I'm finished studying, I'm gonna eat dinner and go to bed... in these pajamas." "Okay, but, uh, don't you think it's kind of early in your pregnancy to do the pajama thing?" "You've got months ahead of you." "Lots of time to hang out in your pajamas." "You sure you don't wanna clean up and go out?" "I don't feel like cleaning up." "I feel like being comfortable." "You can go out." "You don't have to babysit me, you know." "I'm having a baby." "I'm not a baby." "It's just that sometimes when you clean up, it makes you feel better." "I feel fine." "What are you lying about?" "Lying?" "I'm not lying." "I'm just being subtle." "Subtle about what?" "All right." "Remember when I told you Ricky asked me for a favor, trying to help his mother get out of jail, and then I as+Ãd him for a favor?" "Yeah." "You wanted him to talk to me." "So?" "So I think he might stop by tonight." "Tonight?" "Yes." "He wants to talk." "About what?" "About anything." "Why?" "Because." "Because I know you care about him." "Cared." "Past tense." "Past or present, I know it hurts your feelings that he doesn't talk to you anymore." "No, it doesn't." "I'm over it." "Maybe you are or maybe you aren't." "But there's no reason for the two of you not to be friends." "Hello." "I'm pregnant, and it's not his baby." "So why should we be friends?" "And better question, why should you decide who I'm friends with?" "I'm not interested in being friends with Ricky." "Look, Adrian, until and unless you are friends with Ricky, you're never gonna get over him." "You're always gonna see him as the guy you lost because of the baby." "What?" "Yeah." "So, if you two could be friends," "I'm sure you'll see that he isn't the guy for you." "And he never was." "He's a nice guy, but he's not the guy for you." "And who is?" "Well, I'm sure there's another guy who is the guy for you." "You just may not see it yet." "Who?" "Could be anyone." "It could even be the father of your baby." "Ben?" "Could be Ben." "Ben is in love with Amy." "One day, he'll be friends with Amy, and he'll get over his infatuation with her just like you'll get over your infatuation with Ricky." "Love doesn't always have to be just about passion." "It can also be about practicality." "Oh, no." "Would it be so horrible if one day you marry Ben?" "Yes!" "I don't wanna marry Ben!" "Maybe not now." "But maybe, um..." "Maybe before the baby comes?" "That'd be nice." "You always wanted to have a family." "Now you can have your own family." "We can all be one big family." "You actually want me to marry Ben." "Mm-hmm." "Marry her?" "Marry Adrian?" "No." "I know, but you could see how he might want that for his daughter, right?" "No." "No, I can't." "That's" "That's absurd." "Did you tell him you think it's absurd?" "No, not really." "I didn't think he was in a place where he could hear anything other than we should all do whatever he thinks we should do for Adrian right now." "Not if it's getting married!" "Dad, I'm in love with Amy." "You know I love Amy." "I know, I know, but" "But nothing." "Dad, I'm in love with Amy." "You just took me to New York to try to, um, salvage the relationship." "'Cause I was trying to get you to do the right thing just like Ruben's trying to get you and Adrian to do what he feels is the right thing now." "Adrian and I are just friends." "We don't wanna get married." "Well, I think you're a little bit more than friends." "Don't you?" "Fine." "We're friends having a baby." "And that friendship may change, don't you think?" "No, I don't think!" "Oh, calm down, will you?" "I'm not saying you should marry Adrian or you shouldn't marry Adrian." "It's just that- and you have to admit- things have changed between you and Adrian already." "For example, just today in the butcher shop, in that argument with Ricky, you were totally protecting Adrian." "No, not Adrian, the baby - our baby." "And you know why you were protecting the baby?" "I'll tell you why." "Because you care about that baby already, and you care about the baby's mother." "You care about Adrian." "And as the years go on, you may care more and more about Adrian." "This is a nightmare." "Well, I can't disagree with you there." "But you're responsible for this nightmare, and Ruben was thinking you might wanna do something about it." "Maybe your feelings about Amy will change." "Maybe your feelings about Adrian will change, and if they do, I guess I just wanna let you know if you decide to honor the mother of your child and marry her, I could live with that." "Dear God, man, are you insane?" "Hey." "What happened?" "What do you think?" "They didn't let you retake the drug test, did they?" "No." "I'm sorry, Tom." "This worst day of my life." "Hey, Tommy." "Oh, no." "I got three words for you: just say no." "I got two words for you" "Tom, no." "See you, sucker." "Tom?" "Is that you, my love?" "Who's that?" "That's my husband." "I'm Richard." "And you must bTom." "Husband?" "Stay calm, Tom, okay?" "Just stay calm." "Deep breath." "Take a deep breath." "Count" " Count to ten." "One, five, ten." "How you do this to me?" "You're my girlfriend." "Was." "Was your girlfriend." "Come on, Richard." "We have to get the bus." "Would you hurry up?" "If there's a line, we'll never make it." "Wasn't that the former Mr. and Mrs. Juergens?" "Who cares?" "I'm just gonna put him down." "He fell asleep on the way home, and now he's up." "Well, you're late." "Dinner's been ready for half an hour." "I didn't realize." "Sorry." "I'll be right back." "Can you listen out for John?" "I have to do something." "What do you have to do?" "Just something." "I have to go clean up." "I wanna get a shower." "Mmm." "A shower." "All right." "You'll listen out for John?" "Yeah." "Sure." "I really hope you like Peter." "He's kind of like me, 'cause he's a Christian, but he likes to have fun." "What do you like to do for fun, Grant?" "Oh, I don't know." "He's an excellent chess player." "He's also a competitive skier and swimmer." "He's a pretty good dancer." "He's got great teeth." "No cavities." "Maybe one filling." "Well, you do have very nice teeth." "Thank you." "So do you." "Thank you." "I had braces but just for a year or two." "So you play chess?" "Yeah." "You play chess?" "Yeah, I do." "My dad taught me." "And I also like to swim, and I'm not a bad skier." "No kidding." "So I did pretty good, huh?" "Let's see how I did." "I really hope you like this guy." "Me, too." "She's hot." "How come she doesn't have a boyfriend?" "I don't know." "Who'd she have sex with?" "What happened to him?" "I'll let her tell you that." "Griffin." "Nice to meet you." "This is Peter, and this is Griffin's cousin Grant." "Hi." "Are we missing someone?" "What?" "Oops." "Red flag on the plate." "Are we missing anybody?" "No, I don't think we're missing anybody." "Grace, I think maybe Peter's trying to figure out who he's supposed to be with." "Oh, you're supposed to be with Griffin, and Grant is with me, 'cause Grant is straight like me, and Griffin is not, like" "Well, not like me." "I'm" " I'm straight." "Oh." "Oh." "That's too bad." "But, hey, we can all be friends, right?" "Sure." "I have nothing against gay guys." "I'm just" " I'm not one of them." "Sorry." "Well, maybe you two should just go home, and Grace and I will hang out." "Oh, thanks, Grant, but I'm hungry." "Yeah, me, too." "Okay, well, let's, um - let's eat." "And then you two can go home." "Yeah, they can." "Oh." "Here you go, bud." "Everything's gonna be fine." "Forget Tammy." "There's plenty of fish in the sea." "That's not the point." "Point is, she got married." "And she never told me she had another boyfriend." "I'm sure you didn't call her and tell her you were proposing to Adrian." "I proposed to Adrian, but I didn't marry her." "Would you have told Tammy if you were getting married?" "No, probably not." "But I still love her." "Really?" "No, but I don't want anyone else to love her." "First heartbreak is tough, man." "As happy as I am with Madison," "I still don't know if I'm over Grace." "Can we just focus on me?" "Yeah." "Finally." "I'll be back." "You'll be back?" "I have to go talk to Adrian." "You have to go talk to Adrian?" "Her dad asked me to go talk to her." "Oh, did he?" "Yeah." "He wants us to be friends." "He thinks that she's got a lot of pressure on her now that everyone knows she's pregnant, so he asked me to talk to her." "And I guess I'll go talk to her." "What?" "You look nice." "You going out or something?" "All right." "Well, I'll be back." "Are you planning to eat here?" "Oh, right." "Your dad said your mom made something." "Just leave me a plate in the microwave, if you don't mind." "Actually, I do mind." "[knockin" "Hi, Adrian." "Hi, Ricky." "It's been a long time." "Yeah, it has been." "Maybe it's the baby." "My dad thinks we should talk." "But if you don't want to..." "Thank you." "So, we got the license." "We got the license." "Should we set a date?" "Nah." "Let's just run off someplace when the mood strikes us, and when we can get a babysitter, and someone to watch Ashley without letting her know that they're watching, and someone to walk Moose, and when the house is all clean, and the laundry's done," "and the refrigerator and the shelves are stocked with groceries." "Maybe then I can feel like I can take off a few days just to think about us." "You tired of staying home?" "I didn't say that." "But, yes, I am tired of staying at home." "But I love spending time with this little guy." "And right now, his needs are more important than my own." "True, but you're not the only one who can meet his needs." "Well, until you're more comfortable with daycare, I am." "Anyway, I don't really have anywhere else to go yet." "I'm happy you said that." "I was thinking, maybe you should start a business of your own." "Really?" "You were thinking that?" "Yeah." "What kind of business?" "Furniture business." "What, and compete with you?" "No." "Take over for me." "Take the business and turn it into something green." "Maybe recycle and repurpose and rethink the way we do things." "Like that business plan that I wrote." "For your old boyfriend." "So you read my business plan?" "You've actually read it?" "You said I could read it." "Okay." "And?" "Don't get angry, all right?" "Well, I'm not angry." "I'm just surprised." "What'd you think?" "I thought it was pretty good, but it's tough to tell how plans will really work, so I kind of did a little experiment." "Donovan and me- we did kind of an Internet Web site thing as a little branch of my business, and it kind of took off." "It's doing so well, I thought maybe you should take over the store and turn the whole store into what we're doing on the Internet." "Okay." "Be angry so we can get this over with and have dinner, make up, go home, have sex, and plan a wedding." "I'm not that angry." "I'm just a little annoyed that you didn't include me, or at least tell me sooner, but that's just you." "So how well is it doing?" "Well." "Are you serious?" "Yeah, I'm serious." "I would love to." "But I just don't know how we could survive working together." "We can barely survive being at home together." "I mean, we have, but all the time?" "What about Robie?" "If you think that all this can be done from a home office, I seriously doubt it." "Me, too." "But..." "I could stay home." "I'd love to stay home and keep house and cook and take care of the kids." "Since when?" "Since him." "I don't know, Anne." "Having almost lost everything," "I know how much it all means to me - how much you mean to me and how little working at the furniture store means to me." "And this new business - it's not just a furniture store, it's a project that involves some kind of greater consciousness." "A consciousness I don't have." "Yes, you do." "So you really think that we can do this?" "Make a big change like this - the two of us?" "Hey, I don't just love you." "We're friends." "We can do anything." "Even get married." "Oh, geez, Amy." "Hey, Ashley, are you there?" "Yeah, I'm here." "Are you speaking to me?" "Yeah, I'm speaking to you." "I wanna speak to you anyway." "About what?" "You know what." "That message you left me." "Didn't you already speak to Ricky about that?" "Yeah, I did speak to Ricky, 'cause I thought it was probably Ricky who was the one who initiated the kiss, and I thought it was the wrong thing to do - to kiss you." "But you were the one who kissed him." "Or the one who initiated it anyway." "Yeah." "And?" "And..." "Ricky said it was really a kiss- a nice, long kiss." "Gave you all the details, huh?" "I really didn't think he was the kiss-and-tell type." "I pressured him to give me the details." "I wanted to know." "Why?" "I don't know." "'Cause - 'Cause you're my sister." "You always thought he was cute." "You were always attracted to him, and I always knew that you two would get around to kissing each other one day." "I just didn't know it would be this soon, I guess." "I thought it would be after I found someone, and after I was in love, and after I didn't care." "So you care?" "I don't know." "I don't know if I care." "Maybe I care a little bit." "I don't want my little sister stealing the guy I had a baby with, even if I was only with him the one time." "Makes me feel like a loser." "Wait." "When did you start talking like a real person, telling the truth?" "Since I..." "Okay, you promise not to tell?" "Promise not to tell what?" "That I'm giving up the French horn." "Aren't you there for a music program?" "Aren't you there so you can go to Juilliard someday?" "Well, that's why I came here." "But you wanna know something really funny?" "Yeah, I would love to know something funny." "I'm not very good at playing the French horn." "I knew that." "I've heard you play." "Ashley!" "I'm just joking, kind of." "I'll have you know I'm good." "I'm very good." "I'm just not good enough." "I'll never be good enough." "I just didn't start early enough or compete in big enough circles." "Well, you're a junior next year." "You've still got time to improve." "Maybe." "I don't know if I want to." "I've been dragging around that French horn for ten years now, and I only did it to please Mom." "I thought she really loved the French horn." "And you know what?" "I don't." "And that's so freeing, Ashley- to give up one dream and start dreaming something else." "You mean like Ricky?" "Maybe we both should give him up." "Well, I think we're gonna have to." "He's over at Adrian's." "Is he?" "Oh." "Well, it's okay, I guess." "I talked to her last week." "I called her." "We had a really nice conversation." "You didn't start drinking at that school, did you?" "No, I didn't." "Don't go all mature on me now, okay?" "Okay." "You okay, Ashley?" "Yeah, I'm okay." "I guess sometimes your sister will tell you things even your friends won't." "So how are you friends?" "You mean my friend," "Griffin?" "Um, Grace set him up with some guy." "Grace knows a guy for Griffin?" "I should probably go, too." "You don't have to." "Actually, I do." "Griffin's riding with me." "I gave him a ride over here." "Oh." "I didn't realize." "Yeah." "So he's probably waiting in the car." "But he can wait a few more minutes." "Well, um, I had a really nice time." "It was really nice meeting you." "Yeah." "It was nice meeting you, too." "Oh." "Hey, I didn't know you had company." "I was just getting something for Tom." "Jack." "Grant." "This is Jack." "He's my brother's roommate." "He lives in our guest house." "Oh." "What do you need?" "Tom found out Tammy got married, and he's kind of upset." "I didn't know he still cared for Tammy." "Yeah, well, you know how that is." "How long you think he'll stick around?" "The longer the better." "I don't mind waiting." "I'd love it if Grace is interested him, and he's interested in her." "They're both nice people." "Yeah." "Yeah, I'd love it if Grace were interested in me and I were interested in her, too." "Hey, uh, thanks for not saying anything." "I don't know anything." "I know you recognize me." "I recognize you." "I see you at Ed's on Thursday nights." "Gay nights?" "You're at Ed's on gay nights?" "I" " I didn't know." "You knew." "So what?" "That doesn't mean you're gay." "Guys who aren't gay come in with friends, I guess, sometimes." "Well, I can't come out." "I can't." "It would kill my father." "He could surprise you." "No." "No." "Believe me," "I'd be the one surprising him." "I can't" " I can't do it." "Well, I'm sorry to hear that." "You know, I'm sure it's, uh" "I'm sure that's really painful." "Yeah." "I can't help you." "I mean, I don't know what to say." "You should probably talk to a counselor." "Oh, you know, I could do that." "I could give you the name of a counselor to talk to." "I know someone." "All right." "Yeah, I" " I guess that might help." "I don't know." "How'd she know?" "How did Grace know?" "What made her think I was gay?" "I have no idea." "Strong gaydar?" "Yeah, whatever." "It..." "It was really nice meeting you." "And I, uh, hope I get to see you again." "All right." "Well, uh, if you ever come out and want to go out, give me a call." "And that's as much time as you could get alone with her?" "I tried." "Some guy who lives in the guest house camen, so..." "I wasn't gonna wait around all night just to try to kiss her." "But you want to kiss her." "I might wanna kiss her." "She's kissable." "What guy in the guest house?" "Jack." "Aw, no." "Really?" "So I'll say good night now." "Oh, now that you've run my date off, you'll say good night?" "Yeah." "Pretty much." "You interested in that guy?" "Who wants to know?" "I do." "I just was wondering if you're interested." "Because you're still interested in me?" "I'm in love with Madison." "But, uh, yeah, I think I'm always gonna be interested in you." "It's not that late." "I mean, I did all my homework and everything before I left." "Yeah, I figured." "It's not like you have any problem with school or anything." "No." "No, I don't." "Is... everything okay?" "Yeah." "Yeah, e- e-everything is fine." "All right." "Well, uh, night, Dad." "Good night." "I" " It's just I wanted to ask you how, uh, everything went tonight over at Grace's- meeting her friend and all." "Oh..." "It went fine." "So, you gonna be, uh, going out with him again?" "I'm sorry?" "D" " Did you like this guy that Grace introduced you to?" "Was" " Was he a nice guy?" "Because your mother and I just want you to be happy." "And" " And if you like guys and dating guys makes you happy, that's fine with us." "We don't want you to feel like you have anything to hide from us." "Am I in the right house?" "You" " Yes." "Yes, you're in the right house with the right parents." "You're with the right family." "We love you, son, and we don't care if you're straight or not straight." "We just want you to have a good life and be a good person." "You know, make a contribution to the world." "We don't care about any of that other stuff." "Are you serious?" "You've known all along?" "You and Mom have been discussing this?" "Yeah." "We kind of figured it out along the way." "I don't know." "And by the way, son, it wasn't me." "It was your mom that suggested to Grace if she knew a - a guy for you to..." "I'll leave you alone." "See you in the morning." "Hello?" "My mom outed me?" "Not really, 'cause clearly, she was mistaken." "Parents." "What are you gonna do?" "Yeah." "What are you gonna do?" "Grace, I'm gay." "You are or you aren't." "It doesn't matter to me." "No." "No, no." "Um, I am." "And I wanted to thank you for introducing me to Griffin." "Quiet." "You don't wanna wake up John." "Why is there a candle on the table?" "He better not be starting up with her again." "They're supposed to be friends." "Does he know what "friend" means?" "Is he in there?" "Is she in there?" "I was in the nursery with John." "Ricky's over at Adrian's." "Geez, we're just friends." "Good night." "Night." "Good night, Ashley." "Adrian's?" "Better get some sleep." "I took a nap this afternoon, remember?" "And... it's 10:00, and I'm tired." "I can't believe it's 10:00 and I'm tired." "But it was really nice talking to you, and..." "Hey, I can stay up a little longer if you wanna talk some more." "No, that's okay." "And besides, I've been here for hours, and this is gonna make Ben crazy." "I don't think this is gonna make Ben crazy." "My dad pushing Ben to marry me is gonna make Ben crazy." "Yeah." "That's... interesting." "But you're not" "Oh, no." "I'm not." "Well, anyway, Ben didn't want me to talk to you." "He thought if I talked to you, we'd end up, you know." "Yeah, I know." "But I don't think that's ever gonna happen again." "I've given up on what can ever happen again." "It's Ben." "Take it." "I'm leaving." "Good night." "Hello, Ben." "Hello, Adrian." "Don't worry." "I don't wanna get married either." "It's not that I didn't wanna marry you, Adrian." "It's just that," "I am still hoping that Amy and I can somehow, someway get back together." "But even if you two don't get back together," "I don't wanna get married, Ben." "So just don't pay attention to what my father says to you or to your father or to Ricky or to anyone else." "Did you talk to Ricky?" "Yes, I talked to Ricky." "I knew it." "Why do you care?" "I care because... you're having my baby." "It's our baby - mine and yours." "And..." "I just don't want you with Ricky." "I kissed him, okay?" "I kissed him, and he kissed me." "And you know what?" "We ft nothing." "It's over between us." "Between Ricky and me." "And..." "I think Ricky is finally in a place where he can be friends with a woman- with me, with Ashley, with whoever." "Just friends." "I don't know about that, Adrian." "I know." "All right." "And, um, I just wanted to say good night." "Good night." "I like you a lot, Adrian." "I like you a lot, too, Ben." "Sorry, but..." "I might still love Ricky."