"Previously on Privileged..." "I want to write about people that matter." "This is a tabloid magazine!" "If you want to write about fancy people, you have to travel in fancy people circles." "A dear friend of mine is interviewing people at her estate in Palm Beach." "Hello Mrs. Limoges." "Call me Laurel." "My daughter left me two grandchildren," "Rose and Sage." "Their grades are lousy." "You want me to be their tutor?" "You'll have a of your own and a car at your disposal" "I'll give you $1,500 a week." "I'm in!" "Marco Giordani, personal chef to Madame Lemoges and the wicked stepchildren." "What are you doing here?" "!" "Does your dad you're back?" "It's just, I see him around all the time and your sister." "Oh my god, Charlie, please do not tell Lily." "I can't even deal with that right now." "Not too shabby." "Is that a compliment?" "You know that girl?" "She's my sister." "Lily Smith." "Will Davis." "You never said that you had a sister." "Not surprising." "She likes to pretend I don't exist." "I know exactly what you're trying to do." "You want to play big sister all over again, and maybe this time you'll get it right." "The problem is, I take care of me and Rose." "If she has a problem, she comes to me." "So back off." "There you are." "Palm Beach society awaits." "That's not what I'm saying." "It's the extremism that concerns me, senator." "It often sounds like your candidate is asking the public to put the same amount of faith in him that we put in god." "And god is not a republican." "Or a democrat." "I don't think god is affiliated with any political party." "Is this vodka?" "I told you she was something, didn't I?" "Keep your eye on this one, dee dee." "You may be asking her to ghost write your next autobiography." "Do you have a card, Megan?" "Oh, we'll get one next time, don't worry." "Season is just beginning." "Thank the heavens." "It was getting so dull around here." "Laurel," "I cannot tell you how much I appreciate you introducing me to all these people." "I still have no idea how you keep the names straight." "$10,000 a plate, and somehow girls like that still manage to get in." "Where's the john?" "Um, the restroom is in the lobby on the left." "That is a kick ass necklace." "You know that person?" "Nope." "Ugh, I shudder to think of my girls ending up like that." "Which is why I am so glad we found you, Megan." "You know, speaking of the girls," "I should probably go check on them, make sure they're eating enough and all that." "Thank you." "Tell me if I'm poking your eyeball." "Oh, I don't care." "Nothing matters anymore." "Hey, what's going on?" "Nothing, we're fine." "Rose, have you been crying?" "Great." "Thanks a lot." "It's her fault, Sage." "I can't be expected to fully function right now." "Why?" "What happened?" "Well, you know Max?" "He brought Fiona as his date, that's what happened." "Fiona's such a hag." "Ok, I will take that, thank you." "Ok, hold on, back up for a second." "I thought, you were over Max." "Well, I was." "But that doesn't mean that I don't still like him!" "I mean, I just— I thought we were just pretending, you know?" "But obviously he's not pretending, which is so unfair, because he really should have told me that." "Ok, ok, all right." "So you still like him." "He's here with somebody else, and this is clearly devastating" "It's devastating." "Ok well, look, here's what you do" "Talk to him." "What?" "Yeah." "You go up to him and you just, you tell him what you just told me." "Tell him you still have feelings for him." "Are you spastic?" "She's going to tell him she has feelings!" "That's the worst idea ever!" "Yeah, that is kinda lame." " No offense." " Listen" "If you want Max back, we'll think of a plan." "Oh, ok, no." "That's when things go bad." "You say the word "plan,"" "and then Laverne and Shirley show up, there's a merry mix-up, and nobody wins." "Shouldn't you be bonding with your sister right about now?" "Rose, listen to me." "Plans backfire, ok?" "Honesty is the best policy in situations like this." "Trust me." "Yeah, I think I'm gonna go with Sage on this one." "Thank you so much for your advice and I really hope your friends Laverne and Shirley work it out." "Skewered prawn?" "She's making a huge mistake, Charlie." "I mean, it's like they don't even appreciate all the knowledge bombs that I'm droppin' on 'em." "Maybe that's because you're calling them knowledge bombs." "Charlie, I need your help." "What's up?" "Not here." "Let's go." "Outside." "Ok, I'm Max." "Say hi." "Hi, Max." "Horrible" "Why was that horrible?" "Because you sounded all sad and desperate." "You have to say, "hi,"" "like you don't even care that he's here or alive or whatever." "So I'm supposed to say "hi" like I wish he was dead?" "No." "Find the middle ground between wishing he was dead and caring that he's alive." "And blot." "What?" "Blot your lips." "It's too much gloss." "Hi, Max." "Perfect!" "That was perfect!" "What?" "What's the matter?" "I just realized something." "What if he loves her?" "Fiona?" "Please, who could ever love Fiona?" "I don't know." "I mean, maybe they're in love, and I'm just this pathetic person." "Ok, no." "I will not have you talking like this." "You are Rose Baker!" "You're hot!" "I mean, come on, the guy had bacne last year." "He should be kissing the ground you walk on." "Trust me." "Ok." "I trust you." "Go." "Ready?" "Ready." "Let's do this." "Just so you know, guests aren't allowed back here, so talk fast." "Come on, I'm not a real guest." "No?" "That wasn't you chatting up with Nancy Pelosi out there?" "It's crazy, right?" "I mean Laurel is introducing me to some serious heavy hitters." "Yeah, and she's not even calling me the tutor." "She's calling a writer, with business cards." "She seems cool." "I'm happy for you." "Thank you." "This could be a really big night, Charlie, which is why I need you to get rid of Lily." "Excuse me?" "She's going to ruin everything, Charlie." "You know how she gets." "I do, and there's no way" "I'm putting myself in the middle of your guys' fighting." "If you want her to leave, ask her yourself." "Oh, yeah, right." "Like she's gonna listen to me." "What makes you think she's going to listen to me?" "It's not like Lily ever does something just because she's told." "Yeah, you're right." "I cannot believe Sage would invite her to this." "Really?" "I can, and I don't even know her that well." "Fair enough." "Well, well, well." "Don't two look adorable together?" "We think so." "Oh, absolutely." "It's as helpful to date a bigger girl when you're smaller-boned like Max." "Aesthetically speaking, it's more even." "You look good, Rose." "Thanks." "So do you." "Rose always gets a certain glow about her whenever she's dating a new guy." "You have a new boyfriend?" "Mm-hmm." "Are you deaf and fat?" "I just said she was dating someone." "Is--is he here?" "He's on his way." "Oh, look, there's Breckyn." "We should go say hi." "See you kids later." "Is that a joint?" "Yeah." "Do you have a lighter on you?" "Hey, Will." "Hot--oh, sorry." "No, not you." "A hot meatball— hot meatball in my mouth." "I told your sister that they don't allow drugs here, but apparently she's not a lover of the rules." "But I'm a lover of so many other more important things." "Put it away, Lily." "Calm down." "It's not like anyone here cares." "All these richy-riches are hopped up on way better crap than my $5.00 weed." "In fact, what're you carrying, sporty?" "And she's given me a nickname." "It's quite as good as hot meatball." "Just take it down a notch." "Where are you going?" "Ashamed to be seen with me?" "Don't do this." "I'm not doing anything." "You're the one walking away trying to make me feel bad about myself." "You don't have that power over me anymore." "I'm not going to let you mess with my head." "Oh, I mess with your head?" "Wait a minute, is that something you picked up at your last time at rehab?" "Look, maybe you two" "You and dad were always trying to team up against me, trying to make me feel like I was a bad person." "Maybe because were acting like a bad person!" "I'm not the one left home five years ago and never came back." "You must have been pretty busy that you could never pick up the phone to call." "I called!" "Hardly ever!" "Oh, I'm sorry, Lily." "I was busy working." "I realize that concept's completely lost on you." "Hey, I work." "I just don't let it run my life the way you do yours." "Right, right, because god forbid anything get in the way of your good times." "And here comes again the Megan martyr routine." "I've really missed this number" "It always ends same now." "She's the saint, and I'm this huge embarrassment." "Hey, if the shoe fits..." "Go to hell." "I'll cut to the chase." "I don't tolerate liars on my staff." "I am so sorry." "Not as sorry as I am." "We have a trust issue now, Megan." "I know." "I don't even know why I lied to you before." "It's not just that." "The fact that you never mentioned you have family in Florida?" "Seems awfully suspicious to me, like you're hiding something." "No, not at all." "It didn't occur to me to bring them up because I have zero relationship with them." "I mean, it would be like me telling you I had bunions." "Yes, indeed, I do have bunions, but do you need to know about it?" "Not really." "Laurel?" "Oh, Bernard." "I was looking for you." "And yet here I am having to track you down... again." "You remember my daughter Delilah." "Of course." "You look lovely tonight." "Thank you." "I'm Megan Smith." "Nice to meet you." "And what do you do?" "Oh, she's the new tutor." "Bernard here is the mastermind behind Sephora." "332 stores around the world, all of which will so carrying Limoges Cosmetics." "Deal's not done yet, Laurel." "Shh." "We're at floor mats, darling." "Now, Delilah, are you terribly excited about starting senior year?" "I guess." "Oh, you must be swamped with college applications." "Well, I'm only focusing on the ivy leagues." "Really?" "I graduated from Yale two years ago." "No way!" "I actually worked in the admissions office." "I could help you with your entrance essay." "I mean, I know a few tricks." "That would be so great!" "Thanks." "Ok, get over there, get your cry on, and I'll have him to you in five." "Sage, I can't just cry like that!" "Wait, that's good." "Good, right?" "Yeah." "Ok." "Ok." "Watch the dress." "I gotta return this thing in the morning." "What are you doing here, Lily?" "Lily, focus." "Why, what's up?" "I think maybe you should leave." "Fine by me." "You're the one who brought me back here." "Oh, you mean leave the party." "I think you've done enough damage for one night, don't you?" "You think I caused that fight?" "I think that fight happened, and it shouldn't have, and your sister's got a lot at stake here, and you don't." "Did Megan put you up to this?" "No, she didn't." "I just think you guys" "Spare me." "Oh, and blow me while you're at it." "You know, you're always taking her side." "It's unbelievable." "I'm asking you for a favor, ok?" "Just do this for me." "Why should it?" "Because I've done stuff for you." "Fine." "I was getting bored, anyway." "Whoa, you're not supposed to be back here." "My grandmother just bought a $50,000 table." "I can be anywhere I want." "So listen, your friend's getting all blueberry on the terrace and I need you to take care of it." "It's reflecting poorly on my family." "Megan's crying?" "Did you not just witness the lifetime special out there?" "It was humiliating for all of us." "The girl's having some kind of mental breakdown." "I'm touched by your concern." "I'm not her friend, I don't have to be concerned." "You do, right?" "Yo, dude, running low on shrimp toast out there." "I'm taking my break." "It's one thing to be a liar, but I didn't realize you were a hypocrite, too." "Good to know." "Hmm, I have no idea where this is going, but" "You lied to Laurel about Lily, and then you have the nerve to tell Rose that honesty is the best policy." "Look, I" "Save it for someone who cares." "Uh, sorry." "I don't mean to interrupt." "I was just looking for my friend." "Megan?" "Oh, she's fine now." "She just went back inside for more cake." "Cool." "Ok, then." "Are you all right?" "Mmm, not really, no." "You see, I can't go inside because my ex is in there with his new girlfriend." "So I'm stuck out here freezing my butt off." "Oh, um, here." "There you go." "Oh, thanks." "You're really nice." "That's what they tell me." "Anyway, I'm sure it'll all be ok." "How do you know?" "I don't." "But..." "Giving advice to high school girls is not my forte." "I rock at bowling, though." "I don't even need the bumper things." "Oh, I guess they're having a moment." "You can meet him later." "How's it going, miss drama?" "Thrown a cocktail in anyone's face lately?" "Oh, you saw that, huh?" "Honey, everybody saw that cat fight between you and Daisy Mae." "It's probably posted on Youtube by now." "Not my classiest moment, I will give you that." "But I think I have everything under control." "The girls are experiencing some minor teenage drama, but they're ok, and Lily seems to have vanished for the time being." "Oh, and I think Laurel forgave me." "How'd you manage that?" "I invited some important guy's daughter over tomorrow to help her with her college entrance essay." "Hey, you can help." "Maybe you could whip up some of those yummy scone-y things you do, earn us both some points?" "Well, I'm already making my yummy scone-y things for you, Rose and Sage." "You asked me to provide brain food while you help the girls with their book reports, remember?" "Crappity crap crap!" "Ok." "You know what?" "No big deal." "I can do both." "I was born to multitask." "Good night." "Nice to see you." "I will tell my father you said hello." "Why don't you multi-task that for a while?" "You earned it." "Hi." "Hey." "How are you holding up?" "I'm fine." "That was just" "An incredibly emotional fight between two sisters who haven't seen each other in five years?" "Yeah." "Yeah, I thought right now would be the perfect time to have one of those." "It's ok." "Family dynamics are rough." "I've got a few of my own, believe me." "Really?" "Maybe you could go, you know, get into a fist-fight with your uncle, take a little heat off me." "Well, I'd love to help you out, but your sister asked if I could give her a ride home." "Seriously?" "I mean" "Well, you don't have to do that, you know." "No?" "Do you want to?" "No way." "I mean, no, I would, but I can't." "I'm sort of on the clock here." "That's what I figured." "And plus, she's-- she's pretty wasted." "So she should not be getting behind the wheel." "No, no, no." "And I bet cabs are pretty expensive." "Yeah." "Yeah." "Ok, um, well, that's really nice of you, Will." "I guess I'll..." "See you around." "Well, we're neighbors." "I'd say that we're bound to run into each other again." "'Night." "'Night." "Of course, I will not be looking this hot the next time we see each other, but whatever." "Damn." "Rise and shine, ladies." "It's 10 a.m. And we have a big day ahead of us." "I want those gatsby outlines done by 2:00" "So we can get started on the real writing by dinner time." "I'll be back in an hour for a progress report, but if you girls get stuck on anything, just come and get me, ok?" "Great!" "it's like watching Mary Poppins on crystal meth." "Look who I found by the front door." "I didn't want to bother you yet." "I always show up way too early." "No, no, no, you're not bothering me." "Marco actually set up some food for us on the patio and I pulled some of my favorite essays." "I thought it might be a good jumping off point for our discussion." "Nice to see you so on top of things, Megan." "I like to be on top." "Of things." "In work situations." "Should we get started?" "You need to answer that?" "Nope." "She's gonna keep calling until I answer, so I should take this." "I'll just be a sec." "I'm sorry." "Laurel: would you like a cup of coffee?" "Look, I know we need to talk about what happened, but I'm right in the middle of something, Lily." "I don't need to talk." "You yelling at me is pretty much status quo as far as I can remember." "I just needed that guy's number." "Will." "Do you have it?" "Why?" "I mean, why do you need it?" "Aren't you still with him?" "I love how you think I screw every guy the first night I meet him." "I don't think that, although you did just dodge my question." "Do you have his number or not?" "I wanted to thank him for driving me home last night." "Which is all that happened, not that it's any of your business." "Ok, well, I don't have his number, and I'm right in the middle of something." "He's hot..." "Right?" "I don't totally remember, but I feel like he was ridiculously hot." "I gotta go." "Everything ok?" "Yes, sorry, it's great." "That won't happen again." "Good." "Well, then I'll leave you two girls to it." "We have a trust situation happening." "Ok." "How about a scone?" "Still no call from Max." "It's early." "You gotta give the plan time to work." "Oh, I don't know." "I mean, maybe we should have gone with Megan's plan." "Why would you ever take her advice?" "She's a lying, hypocritical person, not to mention, a really bad sister." "Well, yeah, ok, but she's super smart." "At math." "Not at life." "She's just a tutor." "She doesn't even a boyfriend." "Rose, listen to me." "Megan... is like a farm girl." "She has no idea what our life is like, and how stressful it is to be us." "Imagine what would have happened if you took her advice and told Max you were still into him, and then he told everyone at school." "It would be so humiliating." "Yeah." "You're right." "Ugh, I just wish he'd call!" "He will." "We've only worked phase one of the plan." "We still have another whole phase left." "We do?" "Get dressed." "We're leaving." "But-- well, we can't." "I haven't finished my outline." "And besides, driver doesn't work today." "We don't need driver." "I can take us." "But Sage, you don't have a license!" "Well, that doesn't mean I don't know how to drive." "I don't know," "Megan will get really angry." "Do you want to get Max back or not?" "I can't find the sparkling water." "Which doesn't mean that we don't have it, it just means that I can't find it yet." "(Delilah) No biggie." "Yeah, of course." "The one thing she wants, we don't have in this house." "It's in the downstairs kitchen." "Hi." "Hi." "I was, uh, I was just looking-- for sparkling water?" "It's downstairs." "I haven't even been down there yet." "It's pretty exciting." "Want me to give you a tour?" "Oh, I can't." "I mean, I can't right now." "I'm just--I'm working with this girl." "So, did you have fun with Lily last night?" "What do you mean?" "You know, in the car on the drive home." "You did drive her home, right?" "Drove her home, dropped her off at the front door." "It was all very civilized." "Yeah, I know." "I mean, well, I figured." "What's going on here?" "Hey, Laurel." "William, why didn't I see your father last night?" "He's still in Rome." "Ah, always so decadent" "I was just looking for some sparkling water for Delilah." "They're in the kitchen downstairs." "Yes, I just learned that." "So what are you still doing upstairs?" "How long are you planning on keeping her waiting." "Oh, that's my fault." "I was just asking Megan" "No, no, no, no, it's not--it's not his fault, it's mine." "Look, I'm sorry." "I know that you think that I don't understand, but I do." "If that were true, you wouldn't be standing in the kitchen, flirting with the neighbor." "Now, working with Delilah was your idea, Megan." "If you're going to take on extra responsibilities," "I expect you'd follow through with the same level of excellence that you apply with my girls." "If you can't, then please don't bother." "Oh, no." "Oh, hi, Charlie!" "Hi." "What are you guys doing here?" "Well, you said this place had the best clam chowder, so we thought we'd make today our cream day." "Is Megan with you?" "No." "No, we just borrowed her car." "Ooh, does she know you borrowed her car?" "Technically the car belongs to our grandmother." "It's on loan to Megan at the moment the real question of the day is why are all these people eating without their shirts on?" "Isn't that some kind of health code violation?" "It's a beach restaurant." "We're pretty casual around here." "If you say so." "Do it." "Anyway, we didn't really come all the way down here just for the chowder." "I mainly wanted to thank you for being so nice to me last night." "Oh, well, it's..." "I got it." "What are you doing?" "Oh, we just needed to digitally capture that moment." "Ok, see, we have this great plan, right?" "He doesn't need to know." "Doesn't need to, doesn't want to." "Thanks for stopping by, ladies." "Bye." "Ok, I just emailed the picture to everybody, which means phase 2 is officially complete." "Oh!" "I love it!" "It's like..." "I don't, it's like we're in this incredibly complex spy movie and Charlie is our Matt Damon." "Yeah." "Let's go celebrate with some shopping at Chanel, shall we?" "Ooh, ok, this one I love, except for all the extra commas." "Can I ask you something?" "Of course." "What's up?" "I don't know how to say this without it sounding offensive, but that's not how I mean for it to be." "Ok." "I promise to not take offense by whatever offensive thing you're about to say." "Ok." "It's just that you seem really smart." "So far we're golden." "You obviously graduated from Yale with all kinds of honors." "So I'm just kind of curious as to... how I ended up here?" "Yeah." "That's a fair question." "I would by lying if I said that this is what I thought I would be doing, or even remotely close to what I thought that I'd be doing." "But one thing you learn after graduation is that life doesn't always turn out exactly how you planned." "That's not exactly ground-breaking news." "Ok, um, so you know how your dad is the president of Sephora?" "Yeah." "Well, my dad isn't, so having this job is a really great opportunity." "I mean, I'm very lucky to have it." "Ok, if you knew where is was before I got here." "A tabloid magazine?" "I did my research." "All right, ok." "So I'm spending my days editing fluff pieces about celebrity cellulite, after having just spent four years at Yale discussing keats with grad students." "I started to think that the real world was never going to be as interesting." "And then I come here, and I meet Laurel." "And she knows about everything." "I mean art and business, politics." "My dad says that she is a ball buster." "Yeah, that word gets used a lot when talking about women in power." "I mean there're not many of them out there so to get an opportunity to work for somebody who figured out a way to shatter that glass ceiling before anyone even acknowledged that there was one," "I mean, it's inspiring." "Ok, I cannot believe that these girls are so lazy that they are calling me from their room." "Excuse me." "Hold on." "Ok." "Rose hey, so you want me to come up and check your work?" "We're not actually in our room." "I think we might be getting arrested." "How are you supposed to see that?" "... were responsible for this." "What?" "Uh." "I'm sorry, we're gonna need to wrap this up." "I..." "They were supposed to be in their room, working on their outlines." "And I'm supposed to be enjoying the afternoon off." "Such is life." "They're 16, aren't they?" "Why don't they have their driver's licenses?" "Because they have drivers." "So why steal my car when there's so many others to take?" "Because Sage hates you." "Oh, you just have an answer for everything, don't you?" "Aren't you coming with me?" "Oh, yeah, I just love unnecessary encounters with law enforcement agents." "You're on your own, sister sledge." "Hi!" "Officer, hi." "I'm here." "You the guardian?" "Oh, guardian, tutor, person who is responsible for whatever happened." "What happened?" "Ok, I was pulling out of the spot" "Without a license." "Oh, my god, can we move past the license thing already?" "Certainly, miss." "Why don't we move on to the bribery part of the story?" "It's all been a huge misunderstanding." "Please tell me you girls were not trying bribe a police officer." "Sage didn't try to bribe anybody." "She just offered this man a few hundred dollars because she knows his salary isn't what it should be." "And I think he took it the wrong way." "Officer, I am terribly sorry for all of this." "The girls were supposed to be studying in their room and they slipped out without me knowing, so" "Sobbing because of me." "Because I had a fight with my boyfriend." "Well, my ex-boyfriend, actually." "He broke up with me." "And so my sister just wanted to get me out of the house so we could get phase 2 of our plan into motion." "Rose-- but phase two meant that we had to drive all the way down to the crab shack because that's where the guy works." "Your ex-boyfriend?" "No, the guy that we're using to make my ex-boyfriend jealous." "Her friend." "My friend?" "Are you talking about Charlie?" "So you were part of the plan?" "No." "Of course not." "I denounced the plan from the beginning." "You know why?" "Because plans lead to people getting arrested in parking lots." "I thought plans led to merry mix-ups." "And it's all my fault." "I never realized how messed up guys can make you." "I'm really sorry I dragged everybody into this." "You want some advice?" "Don't go for the bad boys." "They break the law and your heart." "Yes, that is excellent advice, officer." "And again, if there is anything that I can do" "Oh there sure is warning for the girls, ticket for you." "Have a nice day, ladies." "Well done, Rosie." "Yes, I'm simultaneously horrified and impressed." "Marco's waiting for you girls in the car." "I'll meet you back at the house." "Keys please." "Well, aren't you coming with us to help us with our papers?" "We're gonna get the papers done, don't worry." "But I gotta go talk to somebody first." "I owe you, like, 17 apologies." "Excellent." "Hit me with the first one." "The girls." "I am so sorry." "I cannot believe that they incorporated you into their idiotic boy plan" "Not your fault." "No, it is." "If it weren't for me, they wouldn't know you, and they wouldn't have been able to come down here and molest you." "Did they molest you?" "Yeah, that was the fun part." "They're just bored teenagers doing their thing." "It wasn't a big deal." "Yeah, and everything with Lily last night." "I should never have asked you to get in the middle of it." "It's ok." "Did I tell you she called me?" "Asking for Will's number, of course." "Why would she be asking you about Will?" "I mean, it's not like you know him." "Exactly." "She was probably trying to push my buttons, thinking that I liked him." "Do you like him?" "I don't know." "I just met him." "Anyway, all of this drama." "I bet you are hating that I moved back here." "Not even for one second." "Laurel." "Unbelievable." "I bet you Sage called Laurel and told her everything." "I cannot catch a break." "Calm down." "This wasn't your fault." "I don't see how she can be mad." "You don't understand, she doesn't trust me as it is." "And I can't blame her because I lied straight to her face." "That wasn't the best decision you ever made." "I didn't mean to." "I just didn't want her to think that I was anything like Lily." "And then bam, I'm in a trust situation." "One little spur of the moment lie and I'm in a situation." "You're nothing like your sister." "She doesn't know that." "And I don't even know how I got this job, but now that I see how awesome it is" "I don't want to mess it up." "So don't." "Go to your boss and tell her what happened." "If Laurel's half as smart as you say she is, she knows she's lucky to have you." "But she doesn't know." "What?" "She doesn't know anything about me that's the problem." "Charlie, you're a genius." "You wanted to see me?" "Delilah's father called." "Apparently she had a wonderful time with you this afternoon." "Well done." "Is that all you wanted to talk to me about?" "Were you expecting more?" "No." "I" "Actually, yes." "What is it?" "While I was with Delilah today, the girls managed to sneak out of their room, steal my car, crash it, bribe a police officer, and almost get arrested." "What?" "Don't worry, it's fine." "I took care of it." "It's just I wanted to be the one to tell you because I know how important it is that you trust me." "And you thought that this little display would win me points and I would be so thrilled with your candor" "I'd be willing to ignore your negligence?" "Maybe." "It's not good enough, Megan." "Trust is something you earn." "I completely agree." "It's just." "I didn't get a chance to do that with you." "I never even got the chance to try." "Your former employer is an old friend of mine." "I took her at her word." "Ok, well, that takes care of the whole background check." "It's just you never asked me any questions about myself." "You know, that might be why I didn't think to mention my family." "So somehow this is my fault?" "No, it's just..." "Well, even if you did ask me," "I--I probably wouldn't have mentioned it because it's a sore spot for me." "And I don't really like to sell myself as a sad sack." "You don't strike me as a sad sack." "Oh, I'm not." "No, I am a strong, positive sack." "Where I come from has nothing to do with who I am today." "That's where you're wrong it has everything to do with it." "You're strong because of the hardships you faced." "Some people go the other way, but you didn't" "It's inspiring." "You think I'm inspiring?" "Your story is." "I don't know about you yet." "Ok." "Let's do this the right way." "Interview me." "Ask me anything you want." "If I don't get the opportunity to earn this job, you are always gonna wonder if you made the right choice." "You realize you're taking a big risk here." "If we re-do the interview now and I don't like what I hear-- don't hire me." "I would rather you not hire me now than fire me later." "All right." "Well, where should we begin?" "Hi, I'm Megan Smith." "I'm here for the tutoring position." "I grew up in fort Lauderdale." "My family actually lives about 20 minutes from here, but we don't talk that much because we don't have a very good relationship." "Max." "Hey, Rose." "Hi." "Um, so, uh, the thing is," "I don't think Fiona and me are gonna work out since I don't really think I'm all that into her." "And after seeing how slammin' you looked last night," "I thought that, I don't know, maybe we should give it another try with us." "Really?" "Yeah." "And plus, I didn't like seeing you with that old guy." "Oh, man, that was messed up." "So... are we cool?" "Yes, totally." "All right, cool." "I so would have rocked my mug shot." "I'm sure there will be plenty of other opportunities." "Guess what, guess what , guess what." "I got the job." "What job?" "This job." "Pretty sweet, huh?" "You are such a genius." "Thank you." "What's with all the ruckus?" "Did I just say "ruckus"?" "I'm like, 80" "Sage's plan totally worked." "Max just came over and said that he wants to get back together." "How amazing is that?" "Well, I mean, he didn't exactly say boyfriend-girlfriend but I think it was implied." "Do you want to be Max's girlfriend?" "No, she's squealing like that because she hates him." "Obviously she wants to be his girlfriend." "Oh!" "Ok, I have to call Breckyn and Jordanna." "They're gonna freak out." "But seriously, you are the best sister in the entire world." "Thank you." "Mmm." "I love you." "I thought you didn't like Max." "Well, do you like him or not?" "It doesn't matter if I like him." "Rose does." "She's happy, and I helped make her happy." "You're just pissed because she didn't listen to you and took my advice instead." "Ok, this isn't about who Rose listens to." "This is about what's best for her and I have a feeling being with Max is a bad situation." "And I have a feeling that you know it." "I've lost my appetite." "Stop poking the lion." "Sage." "So let me just understand this." "You would rather your sister date someone you don't even like than let her take advice from me?" "Hi, love yourself much?" "She's not marrying Max, and if he hurts her, I'll kill him." "So you don't have to worry." "Unlike Lily," "Rose has a sister who actually cares about her." "You don't know anything about my family, Sage." "I'd say last night was a pretty good indication." "You think you can lecture me on what it means to be a good sister?" "I would jump in front of a bus to save Rose from being hurt." "You'd throw Lily in front of a bus just for fun." "The way you talked to her last night." "It was horrible." "Everyone there felt sorry for someone." "But it wasn't you." "Notes session, 10 minutes." "Bring your papers" "Hey, Lily." "Um, it's me." "I, um, I feel really bad about everything that happened the other night, and I was just wondering if you might want grab coffee sometime now that I'm back in town." "Um, ok." "I'll talk to you soon." "Bye." "Son of a bitch." "Revised and edited by ju.vianna"