" Ashley?" " I'm right here." "Are you alright?" "With everything that happened last night with us?" "What?" "Spencer?" "What's wrong?" "You're so beautiful." "Stop." "I'm okay, it's just..." "It's a big deal and I want it to be for you too." "It is." "When I woke up this morning and you weren't here next to me, for a second I thought it was a dream." "I know, I didn't even want to get out of bed." "I just wanted to shut out the world a little bit longer." "Come back." "I would love to." "But you might wanna see who's been looking for you." "Glen." "Oh my God!" "Are you okay?" "Does it hurt?" "Not right now but ask me when I'm not hooked up to this thing." "What happened?" "Tore my ACL." "He risked his scholarship and his future on a stupid pick-up game at the park." "No." "No." "Okay?" "I was just shooting around by myself and I landed on it weird." "It was a freak accident." "Where were you all night?" "I was at Sean's." "Cause I got to meet my son, and I know I made the right decision." "We were just studying for a physics test." "I'm sorry I didn't call." "I fell asleep." "Looks like nobody wanted to come home last night." "My shift went late..." "And then Glen came in." " Arthur, I called you at home." " I was there." "No one answered." "Guess I didn't hear the phone ring." "And I guess neither did Spencer." "Where were you?" "Aiden and I were at Ashley's house." "Ashley?" "Spencer!" "Mom, we were just hanging out." "My cell phone just... died." "What could possibly be more important than me?" "Why do we have to leave?" "We don't have to leave but if I don't get something to eat and drink," "I'll be leaving in an ambulance." "We have been busy." "We're good together." "Yeah, um..." "I had a great time last night but let's not get all hung up on what it means, right?" "Well, it could mean whatever we want it to." " I'm not with Glen anymore." " So you break up with Glen, and suddenly we're back together." "What's the deal with that?" "I've always wanted you." "I just needed to make you want me a little more." "Glen was just an excuse." "Let's go." " Lead the way..." " Yeah." "Last night..." " Was I... okay?" " Yeah, you were." "Thanks." "I'll get better, I promise." "Shut up." "It's not like I've had that much experience." "Okay, that's a lie." "But it's different with everybody." "And it's great with you." "Okay." "Really?" "I'm having dinner with my dad tomorrow night." "at his penthouse on the strip." "I want you to come." "It'll be a rare occasion." "You'll actually get to see father and daughter in the same room." "Are you sure you don't want him all to yourself?" "Totally." "I wanna him to spend some time with you." "You know, you're the first person I ever wanted him to meet." "Thanks." "I promise I won't embarass you." "Don't worry." "That'll be dad's job." " Spencer, stop." " What?" "Just be careful, okay?" "I'm out, I don't give a crap of what people think about me." "But you're not, and people can be really harsh, okay?" "That's all." "Okay, you've seen this too, right?" "Them together?" "Maybe it's just a repression therapy flashback?" "No it's real." "Great, another six months in therapy." "Look, it's King High's lesbian poster children." " Oh cute, aren't they?" " Definitely." "Why are you with her?" "Because maybe I can give him something you can't." "What?" "A rash?" "Come on baby, walk me to class." "This gay pride parade is getting boring." "That is the fastest rebound I have ever seen." "Come in." "Hey honey." "I can't believe how fast you're growing up." "Mom, you've been saying that since I was about five." " So?" " Oh, you look..." "Different, somehow." "But beautiful." "I'm trying something new with my hair." "Maybe." "But whatever it is, you look very grown up." "So where are you off to?" "Ashley invited me to dinner with her dad." "Spencer!" "Mom, it's okay." "Really." "Look Spence, it's just..." "Ashley's just... very experienced, you know?" "In ways that honnestly worry me." "Mom, I don't wanna fight about her anymore." "I know." "All I'm saying is that Ashley's not gonna have an easy life." "Look Mom, it's just dinner, and her father's gonna be there." "And..." "Come on, you should be happy... for me." "It's gonna be so safe and normal that it's almost boring." "Alright." "Okay." "Come here." "It's fine." "You know, I'm not gonna stop worrying about you." "And I'm here." "If you ever wanna talk, hang out or..." " Leaving now!" " Okay." " Bye." " Bye." "So I'm playing in front of two thousand people." "Rocking out, about to go into my guitar solo." " No, wait." "You're not gonna tell her." " Yes, he is." "Go on." "All of a sudden, I hear the audience starting to laugh." "And I'm like, they've never laughed at my guitar solo." "What's going on?" "I look over, and I see a five year old Ashley dancing on the stage..." " completely naked!" " Modesty was never my thing." "So I stop the song, I pick her up, and holding her to the crowd, she gets her first standing ovation." "Go figure." "So you must be pretty special for Ashley to invite you to my second favorite day of the year." "She is, she really is." "Now, why is this day so important?" "Well, because 13 years ago today, I got my first Grammy." "But did I go celebrate with my band at the Hyatt?" "No, no." "Cause my little girl wanted to go to Mickey-Dee's." " That's where we went!" " That is so sweet." "But then we went to the Whiskey on the strip, played all night." "Your mom was really upset when I got you home that morning." "We never miss our anniversary dinner." "Once a year, no matter where Dad's at." " Cause you're ma favorite daughter." " I'm your only daughter, you shut up!" " So what's your first favorite day?" " Why?" "Well you said this was your second favorite day so what's the first?" "The day Ashley was born, of course!" " What do you think?" " Hot!" "Yes, I am." "This is from my dad's first world tour." " He loves this." " And he loves you." " Such a good night with him, hu?" " Yeah." "And it was even better cause you were there." "Rock star bad boy Raife Davies was killed tonight following a car crash near Sunset boulevard in Los Angeles." "Raife Davies skyrocketed to fame in 1986 when his band, Purple Venom," "Daddy?" "Hey Ash, it's me." "I'm really worried about you." "Please, call me, I need to know that you're okay." "She won't talk to me." "No calls, nothing." "I mean I went by her house the other day, and her mom totally blew me off." " She'll surface." " Where have you been?" "We were just talking about Ashley." "How is she doing?" "She's totally gone reclusive." "Well she may not wanna get this from me." "But when you talk to her, tell her I'm sorry." "Are we still on for tonight?" "Hum, sure. you know, unless Ashley needs me." "Why don't you leave Ashley's needs for Spencer and concentrate on the girl who likes being with boys." "She was actually nice for a second." "I thought her head was gonna explode." "She thinks we're back together." " No, no, no." " Maybe you shouldn't have slept with her." "I didn't mean to." "I mean, come on, you know how it is once you... slept with somebody, it's easy to fall back into it." "I mean if you don't totally hate that person after you break up with them," " You're such a romantic." " I am." "Then why are you wasting your time with someone you only like in bed?" "Ashley." "Please have the brains to not ask me how I am." " Your mom finally let me in to see you." " Sorry." "I just wanted to be alone." "You know, I only saw my dad a total of 112 days since I was 5 years old." "How do you figure it?" "I wrote in my calendar whenever I saw him." "Not much time for a father, is it?" "No but, I mean, it seem like long enough for you two to have a real connection." " I need my space, okay?" " No it's not alright." "I'm not gonna let you push me away, not now, not when you're hurting like this." "Like what, Spencer?" "Do you have any idea how I feel?" "No, you don't." "You can't." "So just stop it." " Stop what?" "Caring about you?" " If you really cared you would just leave." "Ashley, I need to speak to you about your father's funeral arrangements." "Thought you didn't wanna do anything for him." "Those were his wishes, not mine." "cremation, no service." "He didn't want anything in a church, mom." "But I can't believe he wouldn't want at least a party." "That is one thing he actually cared about." "I'm not spending a dime or opening up my home to his band, roadies, groupies, or any other freeloader from his past." "You know what?" "Just because you hated him so much, and can erase him from your memory doesn't mean it's the same for everybody else." " Ashley, you father was..." " He was what, mom?" "He was fun." "He was happy, and he loved life, and he loved me." " That was daddy." " No, honey." "He was the bastard who left me for some girl who got on his bus after a show in Baltimore." " Isn't that how I was born?" " I don't remember." "I've tried to supress my life's most disappointing moments." "I can't deal with either of you right now." "If any of this ends up in the Enquirer," "I'll now who to come after." "Wow, you're walking a lot better." "Yeah I'll get there." "Some little bit of rebound and I'll get my game back." "Prego, grazie, grazie, prego." "Boys, tonight we're eating Italiano." "Hey Spencer, dinner!" "Hey guys, how was your day?" "Hi honey." " How was your day?" " Fine, yours?" "It was fine." "It looks good." "You are a good cook." "It's nice when you're around to eat it." "You guys're expecting anyone?" " No, not at all." " Not me." "May I see Spencer please?" "I just didn't know where else to go." "Ashley?" "Arthur, set another plate." "Ashley's staying for diner." " I'm sorry." " You don't have to be, it's..." "You're just going through the worst time right now." "No, I'm sorry for not letting you in and letting you help." "I'm so bad at this, but I need you so bad right now." "It's okay." "It's okay." " It's late so..." " But I'm not ready to go home yet." "Look I told you I only had time for dinner, I gotta meet my trainer." "What are you doing?" "Trying to make you pay attention to me." "I don't know how I'd get through any of this without you." "Oh, you wouldn't." "It's so good to see you smile." " There's something I have to do." " What's that?" "Alright, well, I wanna rap this up and do what my dad would have really wanted." "Get on with the party!" "And thank you all so much for coming out here tonight." "To celebrate Raife Davies' life." "His wild, uncensored, outrageous life." "I chose this place because it overlooks the strip that my father loved so much." "He actually spent more time here than he did at home." "And I wanted to give him one last opportunity to break the rules." "And do it his way." "So if anybody asks if the rumor is true about Raife Davies' ashes being illegally spread over the Sunset strip." "The answer is:" "Hell, yes!" "Stop this right now." "Sorry mom, you're not gonna wreck it this time." "I couldn't care less about your little unauthorized wake." "There's someone here that you need to meet." "Ashley, this is Kelly." " It's Kyla." " Whatever." "She claims she has a right to be here." "Okay, did you know my dad?" "I'm his daughter." "According to his will, if this is in fact his will," "This person will be sharing your inheritance." "You're my sister?" "Don't look so surprised, Ashley." "We both know that Raife could have fathered another child." "Or 15 other illegitimates." "Should I go over there?" "Look at Ashley, she looks completely freaked out right now." "I don't know, it seems kinda intense." "Guess it means that Ashley's gotta share the money." "You know, some things are more important than money." "Come on." "We're not gonna play this 'poor Ashley' because her dad cheated on her mom." " He's had three wives since then." " No Madison, we're not gonna play anything, okay?" "We're gonna be supportive of Ashley right now." "Because she just found out that everything she believed about her father and their entire relationship was a lie." "I can't even deal with you right now." "What's wrong with you?" "Young lady, I intend to contest this will." "Ashley and I should be the sole heirs to his estate and his royalties." "Damn you Raife." "If you weren't dead already, I'd kill you myself." "Welcome in the family." "Way to crash my grief!" "Who the hell does she think she is?" " Your sister?" " No, my nothing." "Where do I put this?" "I am so pissed off at my dad." "How could he do this to me?" "To mom?" "Okay, I just do know how he could do it to mom but..." " But he loved me." " Yes he did." " You know, that hasn't changed." " No, everything's changed." "Maybe, maybe the girl's just here for the money," " and when she gets it, she'll leave." " Maybe." "And you know, maybe she feels exactly like you do." "Confused." "Cheated." " I don't know, sad." " Do not shrink me Spence!" "She doesn't know how I feel, she doesn't know anything about me." "Look, I'm just trying to..." "I don't know, help you?" "I know." "God, this is so like him." "It's always about the drama." "I hate him for this." "It's no wonder Ashley is the way that she is." "With a mother like that!" "She's more worried about the money than she is her grieving daughter." "And that father, to do what he did." " Leave this mess for those kids." " You mean like lying to them?" "Not being present?" "Cheating on his spouse?" "Okay, so we're gonna make this about us now?" "That would be a refreshing change from your constant Ashley bashing." "And this is a time when she needs her best friend Spencer more than ever." "Oh give me a break Arthur She wants to be more than just friends." "Oh you mean like Ben wants to be with you." "Look, I have admited that we were moving in a direction that was unprofessional." "But I made a promise to you to work on this marriage." "And to stay, and I have kept that promise, okay?" "But it's gonna take both of us to really want this for it to work." " Have you slept with him?" " You are unbelievable." " No." " Not yet, you mean?" "Look who's doing the bashing now." "Spencer said Ashley was back to school today." "So what?" "She got couples a day away from here." "Lucky her." "Lucky?" "Hardly." "Since when you care so much about Ashley?" "She's a bitch." "And she's the reason why Spencer's been acting so weird lately." "Oh really?" "And what's your excuse?" "Why are you crawling on my ass?" "I just blew out my knee and I lost my girlfriend." "I'm not the one who have mom and dad at each other's throats." "Please." "Spencer is not their problem." "We shouldn't even get on that bandwagon." "Pretend it was our turn, Spencer would at least be there for us, if we were going through a difficult situation." "Don't be so sure." " My meds are gone." " You sure?" "Yes I'm sure, okay?" "And I need it because my knee is killing me." "Weren't you supposed to leave it with the nurse?" "Yes but that's a lame rule, right?" "I know what I have." "I don't wanna have to go to some clock watching Nazi every time." "Why don't you just report it?" "That's a great idea." "That way when I'm suffering in pain, they can just write me up for some aspinine prescription rule." "You know what?" "Just forget it, okay?" " Hey." " Hey." "I was just getting ready to go out and get something to eat." "You're hungry?" "You know what, Ben, I can't." "I have dinner tonight with the family." "And I..." "I want to be there." "Don't do this." " I've got good news." " Please, I need it." "I have been invited to show my work at a gallery on Melrose." "It's my first showing ever and I'm the youngest artist there." "That's excellent, baby." "It's just a few pieces but their shows usually get a lot of attention, so..." "When is the opening?" "I want to go be there for you." "Oh, I'm not going." "But you can go." "What are you talking about?" "Baby, this is your thing." "Now is the time to show off a little." "Hell no, I've never seen my work in public." "I don't think I can handle people like looking at it." "That's why you paint, right?" "So people can see it, be inspired." "Oh no, baby, I paint for me." "If other people like it, it's like a bonus." " You'll never know if you don't go." " But I can't..." "So, Superwoman has a weakness." "We have found it" "Kyla is such a freak." "I cannot believe we share the same DNA." "Well, hopefully you'll only have to put up with this until it's all settled." "Yeah, which'll take forever." "It's a lot of money, Spencer..." "Twenty-five million, in trust." " Yeah, and Dad has conditions..." " What are they?" "We have to stay in contact with each other." "Live in the same city, see a family counselor twice a month." "And now, she's over at the office enrolling for the rest of this semester." " So, she's staying?" " Yeah, just kill me now..." "Oh yeah, and Mommy Dearest gets a big fat payoff if she can actually make all this crap happen." "Is this his idea of a joke?" "Well, maybe he just wanted you guys to get to know each other." "So you'd have each other when he wasn't there." "I don't care what he wanted." "I'm surprised he didn't take that stupid vest and" " tear it in two and give her half." " Oh, hey, Ash." "It's good to see you're back." "I wish I could just go back to a week before my life blew up." "We saw your sister talking to the Vice principle." " What's going on?" "Why is she here?" " Baby, that's none of your business." " She's just staying in L.A. for a while." " She's going to be going to school here?" "Yes, Madison." "He, maybe you can vampire her, swap blood, get her under your evil spell and then you both can just tag-team torture me." "Good idea..." "Sorry, Ash." "That blows." "So, what's she like?" "I don't know, Aiden, I haven't talked to her in like a couple of days." "So what, she just showed up?" "She doesn't have like a mom, or a brother..." " or a boyfriend?" " What do you care?" "Worried?" "Look, a silver lining." "What are you doing?" "Sorry." "I just..." "I know what it's like to be the new girl." "You so don't get it." " Give it back." " Hey." "She had no right to give you my dad's stuff." " You mean my dad's stuff?" " Don't even." "You just got here, and the only reason why she's keeping you around is for the money." "She doesn't give a crap about your feelings." "I know that." "Just like how I know that you don't care about me either." "Listen, I get it alright." "You're not happy about me being here." "But obviously our dad wanted us to meet each other." "It was important to him." "No." "No." "You know what was important to him?" "Partying, playing his music and sleeping around." "We're just stupid mistakes in his screwed up life." "I don't feel like a mistake..." "A secret maybe, abandoned, maybe." "But, unlike you, I'm glad I was born." "And I love my mom, I think she's been really good to me." "There's a sentence I'll never say." "Listen, I'm sorry that your mom is making a bad situation worse." "But don't worry, I won't let her pit the two of us against each other." "Sweet, but you're out of your league." "She wrote the play book for conniving bitches." " Is that where you get it?" " You have no idea." "I really like that picture of you and him." "He flew me to San Francisco for the weekend." "It was almost like having a real father for a couple days." "You might wanna stop while you still like him." "I really like your friends, too." "They were cool to me today." "You know what, it's bad enough that you've completely stolen my dad's memory from me." "And that you're living in my house." "Can you try not to take everything?" "You know what?" "I'm not taking anything that isn't being given to me." "Are you high?" "You're wearing my clothes." "You're going through my stuff." "I don't remember giving you any of it." "You know what..." "Take it." "I don't care about anything or anyone." "See you in therapy!" "I'm trying no to get mad at Spencer." "I know she's trying to help." "But it's just bugging me." "You need to cut her some slack, alright, cause I've been there with you." " What?" " You know, that place of..." "Of wanting more of you and knowing it's only going to push you away." "I'm such a bitch." "Yeah, this is kind of where you jump in and go," "'No, you're not." "You're just really messed up right now.'" "And that would be different from any other day?" "I'm with Spencer now..." "I know." "And I'm happy for you guys but..." "Does that mean I can't think about us?" "No..." "Did I mention I'm with Spencer?" "Yeah." "Can I stay here tonight?" "I can't even deal with anyone who wants something from me right now." "Sure..." "Does this mean we can't spoon... naked?" "Ouch!" "I'm kidding." "You should come work out with me." "You've got a nice right hook." "Right." "Not as long as you're working out with the Mega-Bitch." "Hey, me and Madison are just friends, alright..." "With benefits." " Does she know that?" " She will." "Look, it's easy for me to hook up with her again." "We know each other and we're not talking..." "Alright, that's when we work best." "Look, and I've already been blown off by you and Spencer." "How much more rejection can a guy take?" "Okay..." "Okay, I just don't want you to fall into something that's bad for you." "Just because it's easy or she's easy." "Whoa..." "That almost sounded like you cared about me." "And being that I do care about you," "I'm not going to let kyla ruin your life." "You mean too much to me..." "Aiden's not here yet." "You need a hobby." "Oh, wait, you have one, girls." "What is your problem?" "Why such a "hate-on" for me and Ashley?" "I don't care about you two." "You can do whatever perverted thing you want." "Methinks the lady doth protest too much." "Shakespeare." "Hamlet." "What are you boring on about?" "Alright, you're saying that you don't care, but you keep saying it over and over, so that must mean that you really do care." "But, the question is, why?" "Because I know it makes Ashley mad and that's my hobby." "I think it's because you really like her, and miss that she's just not your friend anymore." "Shut up." "You're so special." "Give it some time." "She'll burn you, too." "Great." "Is this your intervention or mine?" "Did you two drive together?" "I thought since I woke up this morning at his house, the least I could do was give him a ride." "You'll never change." "Did you have to do that?" "No." "But when the universe hands you a gift, you really shouldn't ignore it." "You know I was just messing around with Madison, right?" "Did you spend the night with Aiden?" "Yeah." "But not like she thinks." "I had a fight with Kyla, okay, I went over there because I knew I could." "And you didn't think you could come to me?" "I know I can go to you, Spencer." "But, I can't always go to your house." "I'm sorry." "I should have at least called you." " That's right, you should have." " Don't push it." " Wait, what did you wear to sleep?" " Nothing." "I'm just kidding." "God, I wore my socks." "Come on, Madison." "Since when do you let Ashley get to you?" "You have been doing this since you've known each other." "You're right." "It's not about Ashley." "It's about you." "We slept together, Aiden." "I know you think it's not a big deal to me, but it is." "And ever since then, all you've done is ignore me." "I don't get it." "Do you really wanna have this conversation?" "Look, I like you, Madison." "I do." "I think you're smart and beautiful." " But...?" " But, that's it." "That's it..." "I don't have that thing for you." "That thing that wakes me up everyday craving you." "Wanting to figure out how to put my life on hold just to be with you." "Nobody has that." "At least we want the same things, we want the same future." "I don't know if we do." "What do you mean?" "What do you want?" " I don't know, love?" " Love, we can work on love." "We shouldn't have to." "I still want you." "It's not meant to be..." "I'm thinking about moving out while Kyla's staying with us." "Where would you live?" "I just get my own apartment." "I'm suddenly rich, remember?" "But, not until you're eighteen, remember?" "That's right." "Thank you for completely destroying my fantasy." "I could help you with some of your other fantasies, if you'll let me..." "Spencer Carlin, you're gay!" "Only with you." "Oh my god." "My dad's vest is gone." "What is wrong with you people?" "!" "That is the last thing my dad ever gave me!" "I'm telling you, she lost it." "I mean, the school counselor had to drive her home." "That is so sad." "What is up with all these lockers getting hit?" "I know, it sucks." " So I've heard." " Excuse me." "So, is Ashley headed to crazy acres?" "Maybe they can fix that whole gay gene while she's there." "You are such an ass." "Look, Ashley is completely raw right now." "She needs us to be her friends, not her judge and jury." "You're such a good friend, Spencer." "She's lucky to have you." "I'm lucky to have her." "Everybody's getting lucky but me." "Well, mystery solved." "That was Sean." "He and Boz just found out who was busting into everyone's lockers." " Let's go kick his ass!" " That's great." "Some small time gangster, stealing into the lockers and selling it back on the streets." "Mostly selling it back to the same people he stole it from." " Hey, you gotta give him credit for that." " Do you think they took Ashley's vest?" "Probably." "I can give Sean a call and get some more details." "Actually, I'm sorry, but, Clay can you take me home?" "I need to be alone biting my nails." "That's right, Chelsea has some paintings showing at a gallery tonight." " That is so cool." "Are you going?" " Don't go there." " The girl has gallery fright." " What?" "Nothing..." "I will see you guys tomorrow." "Peace." "Hey, do you have Sean's number?" "I'm gonna try to get Ashley's vest back." "Yeah, I'm right there with you, baby sister." "Let's go get our stuff back." "What stuff do you have to get back?" "Nothing." "I mean, let's go kick some ass!" "I think it's best..." "while we figure things out." "Good night..." "I'll lock up after the kids get in." "What's going on?" "Your mom and I are having some trouble." "Chelsea, I've got a surprise for you." "Voila." "I can't believe you went there tonight." "Just because you couldn't handle it in person, doesn't mean that you shouldn't get to see everyone's reaction to your work." "Which... is amazing." "And so are you." "Thank you..." "This guy, he went crazy over the one with the red in it." "Oh, and these people, they camped in front of your stuff all night." "I miss you, Mom." "Maybe you can find a way to come out here soon." "No, it's okay." "I should stay." "It's what he wanted." "She's not very nice." "I don't know, I guess... we're family but I'm not really sure if we can ever be friends." "Mom, I have to go." "I love you... bye." "She's inside with Spencer." "Are you okay?" "You wanna..." "you wanna talk?" "I just met you, wouldn't that be weird?" "No, not really... if you want to unload, I know all the players." "Actually, yeah, that'd be really nice.." "Come on." "I'm just a better listener if I'm working on an In and Out Double-Double burger." "Come on." " Where did you get this?" " You so don't want to know." "Thank you..." "Thank you so much for not letting me disappear and be alone." "You're not alone." "I'm not going anywhere."