"Previously on "Everwood"..." "The book is rolling off the presses even as we speek." "That's right." "After that, I start my book tour." "Think you can play it out?" "I'll give it a shot." "Don't be afraid to break some keys, and relax your damn shoulders for once." "I still want to help those children in the camps." "I'm confuse." "You said you didn't want to sponsor a child." "I don't." "I want to adopt one." "I read all your postcards, Ephram." "It was like I saw you grow right before my eyes." "I want that." "I want my Europe." "I still think you're my person." "You do?" "I just don't think it's the right time right now." "Thank you." "Oh, yeah " " B-plus." "Dude, career high." "Congratulations." "Yeah, thank you." "Who puts the "stud" in "american studies"?" "Bright Abbott does, ladies and gentlemen." "I could do this professionally." "You want to be an historian?" "Is that what that would make me?" "Oh, God, never mind." "What did you get?" "A "D"?" "Let me see that." "And "see me" -- oh, my God, that's never good, especially all capitalized like that." "I thought the whole point of the constitution was that it was open to interpretation." "Uh, yeah, not the wrong interpretation." "I've just been a little scattered lately." "Yeah, I know." "It's because of Amy." "I should not have told her how I felt so early." "I've totally screwed up." "Now I can't have the conversation again unless she brings it up." "Which she won't." "Yeah, I know." "Thank you for reminding me." "Now I have no idea what I'm doing here." "I'm living in a crawl space." "I'm going to community college." "I'm getting worse grades than you." "Hey, I got B-plus." "Anything higher than that's pretty much an "A."" "I've got nothing to be excited about." "Usually, at least, I had some goal, whether it was Julliard or Amy." "Now I've got nothing." "Dude, what makes you happy?" "And don't say "Amy" and don't say "piano."" "If Jennifer can get over the Brad, you can get over my sister." "As far as piano, we've been down that road, so mix it up a little." "I could go to Europe again." "I got $2,000 saved up." "But even that doesn't sound interesting." "Back it up just a second there." "Did you just tell me that you have $2,000 saved up?" "Did you rob a convenience store?" "Piano lessons." "You made that teaching "do-re-mi" to toddlers?" "My rent's practically nothing, I got my food at my dad's house, and I don't have a girlfriend to spend it on." "We're gonna take that $2,000, turn it into a hot tub, and then you will have a girlfriend." "Oh, quality women." "Or one of those endless pools with the current in your face." "You can swim 250 miles." "It's like the size of a bathtub." "I don't know if you've noticed, but I'm not a big swimmer." "It doesn't matter." "Bottom line." "I'm gonna help you out, Ephram Brown." "You're gonna find your happy." "I got to run, but don't you worry." "I got your back." "Those statistics you showed us really freaked me out." "I mean, how can that be legal?" "You're not gonna deny a cancer patient her meds, and they're not denying viagra to every man who wants it." "So men are allowed to have as much sex as they want, but women shouldn't." "Who are these men supposed to have sex with anyways?" "I'm doing the ranting thing again." "I'm sorry." "I'm a little crazy from all the higher learning." "I live for students like you." "Most kids just want to get an "A" and go home and watch "Laguna Beach,"" "a show, by the way, which is scarily instructive about gender roles." "College is for waking you up, for getting you involved." "Your class has totally done that for me." "I just signed up for the women's action coalition." "I'm thinking about joining the political union." "I don't know what I did with my time before." "You were in a relationship." "Otherwise known as "time suckage."" "Speaking of which, how is the ex?" "Ephram?" "I don't know." "I'm trying to give him some space." "But I don't want to lose the friendship." "I also don't want to be misleading even though I miss him more than I thought I would." "See?" "Suckage." "You'll figure it out." "In the meantime, I think you're doing the right thing." "Throwing yourself into your work's always the best cure." "And if you're looking for any more distractions, we always need people at planned parenthood." "I work at the local affiliate." "Really?" "I'm helping set up the new clinic, and, if you'd like to come by," "I'd love to show you around." "That would be awesome." "Thank you." "Great." "See you later." "And this is a drum that we procured in Kenya." "Now, I'm somewhat at a loss as to which four-legged mammal that it's made of." "The gentleman that we purchased it from kept referring to it as "squeezel skin,"" "but I ventured that that's goat." "Yes, well..." "Or, perhaps, water buffalo." "Dear..." "I think Madeline probably has a few questions." "Of course." "By all means." "We will get to the tanzanian artifacts later." "The ostrich eggs are simply a wonder." "Well, first of all, I would like to say how impressed I am with your application." "It's wonderful when a couple like you decides to adopt." "Oh, thank you so much." "We have given it a lot of thought, and we're very excited." "We plan to start studying amharic or swahili immediately." "I'm glad you are so open to learning the child's language." "Usually, the cultural and racial differences between parent and child is a huge challenge." "Well, that shouldn't be a problem for us." "In fact, I have a father who is african-american." "You do?" "Well, a stepfather, but we're very close." "That's wonderful." "Now, another challenge can be the child's health." "Often, we don't know the birth parents' medical history as well as any inherited diseases." "Sometimes we don't even know the true age of the child." "Really?" "Well, that..." "I was not aware of that." "Would that matter to you?" "Just so I could put it in my notes." " I'm sorry." "Would what matter?" " The age." "Would you be willing to consider an older child, or perhaps one with special needs?" "Special needs?" "No, of course." "I hadn't thought of that." "Well, to tell the truth, we hadn't even considered a lot of this." "I think we were both envisioning a baby." "Most people usually do." "The truth is we rarely ever place infants." "Our youngest children are 2 to 3 years old, and even that's a little unusual." "Oh, I see." "Well, obviously, we have a lot to discuss and think about here." "Are you kidding me?" "I hate this." "The partying, the drinking " " I'm not having fun." "No, I'm here for Ephram." "The guy needs some cheering up." "So, you know, I came here with him." "That's what friends do." "Oh, yeah." "We'll get someone sober to drive us home." "Are you sure you don't want to come?" "All right." "I'll call you later." "I love you." "Bye." "Come on, come on, come on, come." "There we go." "Get it." "So, do you go to E.C.C.?" "'Cause I haven't seen you around before." "Huh?" "Yeah." "So, who do you know here?" "Excuse us for one second, okay?" "Thank you." "Don't go anywhere, by the way." "What are you doing?" "I was up to banana." "What are you doing?" "There's a ridiculously hot girl all over you." "She's not my type." "You want to find your joy." "She's right there." "Go, man." "Some other guy's talking to her." " Hey." " Hey." "What's your name?" "Sandy." "Sandy." "Hello?" "I need an ambulance." "Well, Edna, you did not have a heart attack." " Thank god." " Oh, thank lipitor." "Rapid heart rate, trembling, sweating, inability to catch your breath -- these are symptoms that are similar to a panic attack." " Panic attack?" " Yes." "Although there's no medical definition for a panic attack, so I " "Oh, I was shelled in nam and didn't even break a sweat." "Why don't you let the doctor finish?" "Have you been under any sort of stress lately?" "Besides having tubes stucked at my nose and being kept here all night?" " Yes, other than that." " No." "Okay." "Even though your tests were normal," "I think you should come back in the morning for an exercise stress test." "I'm not coming back here, lady." "I think it's a good idea." "I don't give a rat's hat what you think." "I'm perfectly fine." "I'll look after her." "If anything changes, we'll let you know right away." "Thanks, doctor." "Sure." "How old was that girl, 15?" "Have you called Irv?" "What, and tell him I had indigestion?" "'Cause it sure as hell wasn't a panic attack." "He's your husband." "He might like to know you spent the night in the E.R." "Irv is on his book tour." "He's got enough to think about." "I'm not gonna get him all riled and worried." "His blood pressure's already higher than mine." "And don't even think about calling him or Junior and dimples." "With those two hovering around, I will have an attack." "Okay, fine." "But you're having dinner at our house tomorrow night." "I don't like you being all by yourself." "I don't need a babysitter." "Do you want me to hire a nurse to take care of you?" "I hate you, Brown." "Perfect." "You'll fit right in with Delia." "I'll go talk to the doctor and get your release." " It followed me home?" " What's up with this, man?" "I'm in med school." "The last thing I need is another distraction." "Could we maybe turn the volume down or something?" "Uh-oh, rough night?" "Yeah, I tried to find salvation in the bottom of a keg." "Yeah, I've looked there once or twice, too." "It never seems to be there." "So, where did this thing come from?" "That's a good question." "I went to a party with Bright last night." "I vaguely remember writing a ch" "Oh, my God." "I think I paid $2,000 for that." "You spent two grand on this?" "Can you return it?" "I don't even know who I bought it from." "Wow." "You're all kinds of messed up, huh?" "No, I'm fine." "Look, dude, all right." "I know we got off on the wrong foot, but I figured me not seeing Amy would have at least scored me some points." "Like one." "Sorry about the whole Amy drama." "I never should have asked you to do that." "It's cool." "Plus, Amy seems like the kind of girl I could fall for, which is the last thing I need right now, especially since I'm on the verge of failing school." "Seriously?" "Kind of, yeah." "My dad always said medical school was like the fifth ring of hell, or maybe it was the seventh." "I can't remember." "I always tuned him out anyway." "If you remember anything he said about how he made it through, I'd pay for that." "Why do you want to be a doctor, anyway?" "My brother." "He's got bipolar disorder." "You mean he's manic-depressive?" "Yeah." "Danny's been through, like, a dozen doctors, but most of them just left him worse off than he was before." "Then he had this one amazing psychiatrist, Dr. Lewan." "A big texan with the accent and everything." "Anyways, he really helped him." "You know?" "He really cared." "I just couldn't believe that one person could make that much of a difference, and when Dr. Lewan retired a few years ago, I realized that..." "I want to be that doctor for Danny someday." "What about you, huh?" "What do you want to do?" "I don't know." "That's the problem." "Isn't piano your thing?" "No." "It was, but not anymore." "There's this whole saga, and the only part that's really important is the end." "Basically, the last time I played piano, I felt physically ill." "It was weird." "I'd never felt that way before." "So I haven't played since." "I can see why." "But it's more than that." "It's like... if I don't play, it's like I can pretend piano is the one thing that really makes me happy." "But if a I do play and I'm wrong," "I couldn't deal with that." "I'd have nothing." "Oh, yeah, baby, hey." "I missed you." "Who's got a quarter?" " It's beautiful." " I know!" "I can't believe my mom bought me a new Mercury Milan." "What's she gonna do for graduation, buy you a house?" "I don't know." "I love the headlights." "Aren't they the coolest shape ever?" " Yes, they're very stylish." " Yes." "Oh my God, I have to tell you what Laurie told me today." "She is so cool." "I swear, this classis changing my life." "You seem really excited about it." "Okay, did you know that in Pakistan women are executed for adultery?" "And if you get raped, they throw you into jail until you can prove it, and in order to prove that you've been raped, you need to find four male witnesses to testify on your behalf." "Is that not just mind-blowing?" "Remind me not to take that class when I get to college." "It would give me nightmares." "Hannah, don't you care what's going on in the world around you?" "Of course I care, yeah." "I mean, I think it's horrible, but horrible things happen every day." "We're fighting a war in Iraq, and there are homeless people right here in the United States." "No, I know, I know." "There's so much of it everywhere it's hard to take in, which is why I'm gonna volunteer at planned parenthood." " You are?" " Yeah." "That way I can make a difference or try to make a difference locally, at least." "You should do it with me." "It would be so much more fun if we did it together." "Um, I don't know." "Oh, you so should, Hannah, especially since you inspired all of this." "I did?" "How?" "You encouraged me to get out there and experience college." "I was wasting all my time worrying about boys and obsessing about Ephram and whether or not we should be together." "Right, and have you thought any more about that, about you and Ephram, I mean?" "No, not really." "I'm sort of purposely trying not to." "That's the great thing about Laurie and this class is that it's helping me keep my mind off of him." "She's been so supportive." "Wait, you told your teacher about Ephram?" "Yeah." "She's not really a teacher -- more of a mentor." "Anyway, she said the best way to get over a breakup, even though we didn't technically break up, is to concentrate on your work, so..." "Maybe, but maybe you shouldn't be getting over Ephram." "What?" "I mean, think about it." "You're the one who decided not to see him, and now you have to come up with all this stuff to do to get over it." "Maybe you shouldn't be over it." "Maybe this means you guys should get back together." "I don't think that's necessarily true." "If you could have seen Ephram's face when he asked me to stay for you." "He cares about you so much, Amy, and I know you still have feelings for him." "I never said I didn't have feelings for him." "All I'm saying is, you know, just think about it." "Ephram's a good guy, and he really loves you." "What's so wrong about that?" "You want to see the cup holders?" "They're really fancy." "How's that Bat Mitzvah coming, private?" "Pretty good." "I like my rabbi teacher a lot." "He gives less homework than my regular teachers." "Always a plus." "So, how're you feeling, Edna?" "Everything okay at work for you today?" "Lay off, doc." "And wipe that look off your face." "You're making me nervous." "So, dad, guess what?" "Brittany's family is going on a ski trip over Spring Break, and she invited me to go with." "That's very nice." "We can talk about this later." "Why?" "Because we've company and I doubt that Edna wants to be regaled with the details of Brittany's family's ski trip." "I've heard worse " " Junior whimpering about the outlook for petunia season." "I told Brittany I'd tell her after dinner." "Well, I'm sure Brittany can wait until tomorrow." "Her parents need to know tonight." "I'm just gonna give you two a minute." "If I don't etll her right away, she's gonna ask someone else." "She needs to know now." "Fine, if you need to have an answer right now, then the answer is no." "Why?" "Because I haven't spent any time with Brittany's parents." "I know nothing about the place they're going to stay." "And frankly, I don't appreciate the influence that Brittany's been having over you lately." "I don't care if you hate my friends." "At least I have some." "What I hate is your attitude." "I don't appreciate your timing, asking in front of company." "I know what you're trying to pull because I pulled it myself.." "You don't know anything!" "I hate you!" "You're ruining my life!" "Sorry about that." "I'm sure it does wonders for your blood pressure." "It's no big deal." "However, I think I'll retreat before round two starts." "Hey, hey, are you all right?" "I think I need to sit down." "I'm gonna get you some water." "You're staying with us tonight." "Yeah, I got all your messages, Cindy." "I'm sorry " " Sandy." "No, I can't." "I really can't." "I'm trying to focus on my work right now." "I had a bitching time, as well." "Okay, I'll tell you what " " I'll call you, all right?" "Look, I don't mean to be mean, but I c" "Yeah, this is him." "Oh, my God." "When did he die?" "When's the last time you talked to Will?" "Oh, I don't know." "A couple months ago." "He seemed fine." "Do you know how it happened?" "No, his son said that he went in his sleep." "I didn't even know that he had a son." "Are you okay?" "Yeah." "No, I'm fine." "I just " "I mean, this guy changed my life." "Not just the way I play piano, but the way I thought about it." "I wish you guys could have seen the look on his face when he was listening to a piece that he loved." "It was like he was in a completely different world." "I've never seen anybody that could be so happy just by putting on a record." "Are you sure you want to go in?" "I mean, you don't have to if you're not ready, I'm sure they'd understand." "No, I want to go in and say goodbye." "I should warn you guys, though." "There probably won't be a lot of people in there." "Will didn't have very many friends, so we'll go in, pay our respects, and then we'll take off." "Hey, take your time." "We have nowhere to go." "Do whatever you need to do." "We're totally here for you." "Thanks for the bunk, sarge." "Pajamas are on the bed." "Anytime." "Hey, you want a cup of coffee?" "Sure, why not?" "I've got no place to be." "So, I've been thinking about last night." "I'm still trying to understand what brought on " "Don't say "panic attack."" "Okay, what might have brought on that period of time when you got really dizzy and almost passed out in my living room." "Any thoughts?" "Nope." "It just came out of nowhere." "What were you thinking about before you left when you got dizzy?" "I was thinking how screwed up you and Delia are." "You really need help." "After that." "Look, whatever's causing these " "Episodes, periods, whatever." "They're gonna keep happening until we figure out what's triggering them." " If it's not physiological " " Don't say "psychological."" "Look, maybe you should just give me a list of words to avoid." "Edna, I happen to be worried about you, and you can't control my worry, lady." "I own my worry, so come on." "I mean it." "Give it up." "I wasn't thinking anything in particular, just going home, the house being empty, Irv not there." "You know he's away for another week and a half." " So you miss him?" " Of course I miss him." "People don't get rushed to a hospital because they miss someone." "Don't underestimate the power of an empty house." "With Ephram gone and Delia always with her friends, sometimes I feel like I live alone, too." "I did live alone -- last year, when Irv and I were separated." "It was awful, but it didn't feel like this." "Well, how's it different?" "Because I knew the old bugger was as miserable as I was, and that was comforting." "But now he's having the time of his life." "Every time I talk to him on the phone, he's so damned happy I want to break his neck." "'Cause he's happy?" "No, because I'm not part of it." "I don't know." "Maybe he doesn't need me as much as I thought he did." "Maybe he's not even planning to come back." "That's so crazy." "You've got to talk to him." "I can't." "If I told him this stuff, he'd stop touring just to make me happy." "That's not fair." "I just have to wait out this book hullabaloo and see what happens to us." "Morning, honey." "Wait one minute." "I'll make you lunch." "That's okay." "I'm buying today." "If I'm not losing one, it's the other." "Loosen the reins a little." "Let her grow up." "You wouldn't want her not to." "She'll come back to you." "Yeah?" "I'm gonna hold you to that." "Sorry about the mess." "As you can see, we're just moving in." "Come this way." "I'll show you around." "Just come through here." "As you can see, this is one of our exam rooms." "I guess that's obvious, right?" "And, in here, this is a clinician's station, where they dispense medication and birth control." "And here is another exam room." "Wow, I wish I would have known about this place when I was in high school and wanted to go on the pill." "I had to go to my ex-boyfriend's father, although he wasn't my ex-boyfriend at the time." "He wasn't even my boyfriend yet." "That was a long time ago." "Anyway... most of our patients come here for routine exams, birth control, and S.T.I. testing." "Once in a while, a patient will come for an abortion, but less than 9% of our patients are coming in for that." "Really?" "I thought that that's what this place was all about." "Most people do." "That's what makes headlines." "Are you feeling okay?" "Yeah." "Talk to me." "Tell me what's going on in there." "I think I was just trying to find stuff to keep my mind off of Ephram, but this is so real." "Well, if this doesn't feel right, there's plenty of other places you could volunteer." "Think about it." "You don't have to act sad." "You didn't even know the guy." "Although it does look good." "I'm not pretending to mourn, Bright." "Who does that?" "I don't know -- polite people?" "I was thinking about Amy." "There's something off with us." "I feel like we never hang out anymore." " You just saw her yesterday." " Yeah, but it was weird." "I feel like I'm losing her." "Well, if you feel like, you know, you guys haven't talked, then talk." "You never let me get off the hook when I'm spacing out on us." "You shouldn't let her do it, either." "You think I'm a ball buster, huh?" "If you can't even say "ball buster" without blushing, then probably not, but you are very, very cute." "Then he held it up like it was a dead rat, and I thought he was gonna smash it against the house." "My father did not take too kindly to me playing guitar -- electric, no less." "I'm surprised he didn't disown you." "Before I forget." "Art Tatum." "He said they'd -- they'd mean something to you." "Thanks." "Thank you very much." " Hey, Jameson, here's a plate." " Thanks." "All right, well, I think I'm gonna get going." "Oh no." "You ain't walking out of here till we hear something." "All my dad ever said about you is what a genius you are, how you, uh... well, how you play like an angel come down to earth." "Yeah, well, I don't really play " "That false modesty's not gonna work with me." "Everybody, this is Ephram Brown, my dad's prize pupil." "I think he needs a little convincing to play us a song." "Well, I guess I'll " " I-I'll play something of Will's." "This one's called "Bella Ray."" "Yeah!" "You didn't say much at dinner." "You want to talk about it now or later?" "It's a lot to take in, Rose." "Oh, I agree." "She definitely surprised me." "Well, that's an understatement." "I guess we've both been a little naive about the realities." "I mean, the medical issues -- we always knew that could be a concern." "Not to this extent." "Not knowing any of the child's medical history, even how old he or she is." "How would we handle such a thing?" "I haven't the faintest idea." "I know." "I keep thinking about all the things we knew about Amy and Bright's personalities by the time they were 9 months old, let alone their medical records." "Exactly." "The first two years of a child's development are critical." "We don't have to adopt a 6-year-old." "I mean, we could always wait for the child that's right for us -- a toddler." "I just don't know what I was thinking -- fantasizing about holding a newborn, trying out new swaddling techniques." "It just seems so absurd now." "I think you're just rewriting history a little." "Remember how many times we said we wished Amy had arrived already one." "You're right." "You're exactly right." "I spent all these years boasting about my parenting skills, brimming with hubris." "So now it finally dawns on me -- what credentials do I think that I have that any father of two doesn't have?" "You are a wonderful father." "You don't need any other credentials." "I'm sorry, sweetheart." "The last thing I want to do is disappoint you, but I..." "I just don't know that I can go through with this." "I don't know." "What's up?" " She's gone." " She who?" "Ms. Pac-man." "How did this happen?" "Was there a break-in?" "You've already called 911?" "I sold her." "You sold her?" "How -- how could you do that?" "I needed the money." "You couldn't donate some blood?" "Thank God you sold that thing." "It was killing my GPA." "I don't get this." "What could be more important than Ms. Pac-man?" "There was just something I needed." "I can't believe she's gone." "Okay, I'm gonna leave you to your grieving." "I've got to go to the library to rewrite that constitution paper." "I'll go with you." "I didn't even have a chance to say goodbye." "Something smells awful in here." "What the..." "I thought I wasn't gonna see you for two weeks." "You weren't." "Did something happened?" "Why did they cut the tour short?" "They didn't do anything." "I cut the tour short." "Why would you do something like that?" "Because I missed you too damn much." "You did?" "Oh, the publishers were screaming holy hell, but I couldn't take it anymore." "Every time I fell asleep in one of those damn hotel beds," "I couldn't get comfortable." "I missed my spoon." "I missed you, too." "It got so bad I had to go to Andy's for dinner." "Boy, that place is a nuthouse." "The only thing is, I've got to be in Chicago next week for six days." "Well, that's great." "You're going with me, woman, and I don't want to hear any excuses." "You got that?" "No excuses." "Not one." "I swear, Hannah, if you would have seen that girl." "It sounds so horrible." "It wasn't horrible." "It was just eye-opening." "It's a good thing you tried it, though." "Now you know -- you never have to do anything that makes you uncomfortable." "It might make me uncomfortable for a little while, but I'm still gonna work there." "Why?" "Because it's interesting and important." "This clinic helps so many people." "You should really come with me next time." "I'm not gonna work in an organization that I don't even fully support, Amy." "Seriously?" "How could you not support something like this?" "Well, because... for one thing, I don't think we should just be handing out condoms to whoever wants them." "They're not just handing out condoms." "They educate people on sex and pregnancy." " What about not having sex?" " They teach abstinence." "But they're still willing to give birth control to a 14-year-old girl if she wants it?" "Look, I obviously think that 14 is too young to be having sex, too, but if a girl decides that she's gonna have sex, don't you think she should be protected?" "But it's a mixed message, Amy." "I mean, giving kids birth control -- it's like encouraging them to have sex." "If they do get pregnant, they can just fix that, too." "I mean, pretty convenient " "Did you say "fix that"?" "By "fix that," do you mean " "No, I don't want to talk about this." "I don't want to have this conversation." "What conversation are you saying that you're pro" "I'm serious, Amy." "Let's just drop it." "Wow." "Why don't we talk about something else, something fun?" "Okay." " You talk to Ephram lately?" " No." "Are you guys not talking now?" "Hannah, I just " " I told him that I don't want to get back together with him." "I doubt he wants to spend a lot of time with me." "I know, but, you know, eventually..." "Hannah, I know you want us to get back together." "I wasn't gonna say that, but, I mean, would it be so bad?" "You've always been happier with Ephram than without him." "Ephram and I are not getting back together." "We're not gonna have a double wedding with you and Bright." "And guess what?" "Maybe you and Bright won't even get married." "Don't attack me and Bright just because you're not happy right now." "That's not what I'm doing." "And I'm not unhappy, that's the thing." "Just because I'm not with Ephram, it doesn't mean that I'm not happy." "Happy people aren't usually this defensive." "Hannah, it's -- it's like you have this idea that you and Bright and Ephram and I are the four musketeers or something, but the world a little bit bigger than that, and you meet new people, experience new things." "I told you that, remember." "Okay, I'm sorry, but you know what's really making me unhappy right now is this, so I'll call you later." "May I join you?" "Of course you may." "So, I've been searching the internet for information on adoption, and I came across this profile of a child with some difficulties." "I thought maybe if we went through it together, we could see if we could handle someone like this." "All right." "Okay... so, this girl has a history of mental illness on her mother's side of the family, and the girl herself was eventually diagnosed with depression and became a runaway." "She wound up taking drugs and has shown signs of borderline obsessive-compulsive disorder." "There, you've gone and proven my point." "I wouldn't know how to handle any of that." "You already did." "The girl's name is Amy Abbott, and we have raised her beautifully." "Well, aren't you the clever little witch?" "Although, I'd have to argue that Amy's minor dabble with narcotics hardly qualifies as substance abuse." "As for moving in with her grandmother " "So I took a little poetic license, but we also thought that Bright was dyslexic when he was in elementary school." "Remember that?" "Indeed." "We were searching for any excuse for his grades." "We never did find one." "And he grew up to be an underage drunk driver and sued for sexual harassment." "Oh please." "You're making it sound far worse than it was." "I know, but it's true." "If we had to list all our children's problems on paper, no one would want them." "Yes, that's abundantly clear." "I'm not trying to pressure you, sweetheart." "I know this is an incredibly important decision." "We both have to want to do this." "If you decide that you don't," "I will understand and I will completely support you." "You would?" "Of course I would." "The whole point is for us to be happy." "That's why we wanted to adopt in the first place." "I just feel that... we can do anything as long as we're together." "Oh, Rose." "I don't know what I did to deserve you." "I truly don't." "Well, lucky for you, we did the whole "till death do us part" thing." "So you've got me for life, no questions asked." "I can't talk to you right now." "You don't have to, but I want to talk to you, Delia." "Look, I know I've been crowding you, but you giving me the silent treatment isn't helping me to figure out what it is I'm doing wrong." "Like this, like right now -- this isn't helping." "I'm gonna let you go skiing with Brittany." "It's too late." "Brittany already invited Thalia." "Okay, well, I'm sorry about that." "Is there anything I can do for you?" "Look, Delia, how many times do I have to apologize for reading your e-mail?" "I'm not mad about that anymore." "And the ski trip doesn't matter, either." "I don't know how to ski, so Brittany would have just made fun of me anyway." "Well, I'm sure that's not true." "You don't know Brittany." "If it is true, then maybe she's not such a " "Please, don't, dad." "I know what you're gonna say, but it's not that, okay." "So just don't say it." "I'm not saying she's a bad person, but I know it's very hard when you start in with a new group of friends, especially the popular girls." "Dad..." "But you just have to be yourself, and if people make fun of you for that " "Please, please, stop." "I know you're trying to be nice, but you're not helping." "You just don't get it, and I can't explain it to you." "I just want to be alone right now." "I'm not mad at you." "I just want to be alone." "Hey." "How's it going?" "Oh, good." "I'm just trying to figure out this filing system." "You know, it would be much easier if your patients' records were computerized." "Welcome to non profit -- land of low-techand even lower pay." "Just yell if you have any questions." "Okay." "I hope you don't mind." "There was no room for this in the crawl space." "No, no, it looks good there." "It saves me from buying a ficus or something." "Where did you get it?" "I bought it." "I had some extra cash lying around." "I figured I should get something that made me happy." " I thought you weren't playing anymore." " I wasn't." "It's weird how things work out sometimes." "Will died." "Oh, no." "When?" "A couple of days ago." "I went to his family's house to pay my respects." "Do you know he had a son?" "No, I didn't." "I'm sorry, Ephram." "I know how much he meant to you." "It's funny." "Even though he's gone, he's still bringing me back to the piano." "I swear to God, that guy is relentless." "I'm taking requests." "Well, I kind of liked what you were doing just now." "Hey, is it cool if I'll be around a little bit more?" "I need to sort of brush up on my piano." "I'm getting a little rusty." "Anytime you want."