"Brenda, I'm beginning to realize something very strange about this place." "There's no fall." "It's November, and we're in the middle of a heat wave." "And a drought." "Don't you miss that nip in the air when the sun goes down?" "The leaves turning colors?" "You know what color the leaves are here?" "Brown, and I don't mean an autumn brown." "I mean an unhealthy, sickly kind of brown." "You know what the air quality index was today?" "But hold it!" "Doesn't it bother you that there is such a thing as an air quality index?" "Something you have to check every morning to find out whether or not it's safe to breathe?" "Brandon, it's not that bad." "Minneapolis did not have an air quality index or earthquakes." "Do you really think about that?" "No." "I've decided it's better not to." "But it doesn't matter whether you do or not because it's just in the air out here." "Like this big, looming thing." " Oh, God, I hope that's not for me." " Why?" "Dad hates it when my friends call past 11:00." "He tells them I'm asleep." " It is so embarrassing." " Bummer." "Brandon, it's for you." "It's Sheryl." "Minneapolis Sheryl?" "Excuse me." "Hi!" "Good." "How are you doing?" "Oh, it's great, I love it out here." "It's November and we're in the middle of a heat wave!" "Of course I miss you." "Yeah, really!" "You know I do." "No, of course I don't want you to meet somebody, but if you do, you do." "Tomorrow?" "You're coming tomorrow?" "No, no!" "Tomorrow's great!" "You can stay for the weekend." "You know I want to see you." "Of course, I'm glad you're coming." "Hold on a second, okay?" "Hey..." "Guys, Sheryl's coming to visit for the weekend." "She can stay in my room." "Hey, Andrea!" "Can you get someone to cover the football game for me against Beverly High on Saturday?" "I thought you said that was supposed to be one of the best games of the year." "Well, it is." "But something real important came up." "Right out of the blue." "Totally unexpected." " Who is she?" " What are you, psychic?" "No." "Just a whiz at probability." "Well, she's my old girlfriend from Minneapolis." "She's coming to visit me for the weekend." "So, why didn't you say so?" "I thought you might think it was a lame excuse or something." "Well, how long were you guys together?" "A year." " And then, what happened?" " Well, we cut each other loose." "I don't believe in long-distance relationships." "A year." "I didn't even know you had a girlfriend, Brandon." "Well, it just seems stupid to talk about someone who's never around." " You're very secretive." " And you're very nosy." "I'm a journalist." "I'm supposed to be." "That's disgusting, what you said." "You know what I haven't been able to figure out ever since I've gotten here?" "How could somebody so gorgeous be an Algebra teacher?" "I mean, it's like he should be a lifeguard or ski instructor, or something." "Yeah, he should definitely be working outdoors." "Or indoors." "Are you ladies joining us, or should we move our seats out into the hall today?" " No, we're coming." " Good." "Class would be just empty without you, Brenda." ""Oh, class would just be empty without you, Brenda."" "Shut up." "See, the great thing about Sheryl is that, not only is she beautiful, but she's got this incredible personality." "I haven't met a girl out here yet who can even compare with her." "Brandon, I think your memory's playing tricks on you." "We have some major lookers at this school." "I know, but she's just more real." "Give me a break." "She sleeps with you, of course you think she's special." "I didn't say that." "What, you mean she doesn't sleep with you?" "Don't touch that!" "All of the equations on page 53 and 54 by tomorrow, people." " Brenda, could you stay a moment?" " Sure." "I'll be out in a minute, okay?" "Sure." "We'll be waiting." "There's something I'd like to ask you, and please, feel free to say no." " Okay." " Run away with me, Brenda." "Let's make a love nest in some little alpine village where nobody knows our name." "During the day I'll teach you skiing, and at night we'll cuddle by the fire, drink hot cider, and think how lucky we were to leave all of this behind." " Excuse me?" " I said, will you baby-sit for me and my wife on Saturday night?" "Oh." "Oh, yeah." "Sure, I'd love to." "Terrific." "Let me give you the address here." "Say, 8:00?" "Great." "Nervous?" "No." "Why should I be nervous?" "God, I can think of a million reasons." "You've just moved to a new city, haven't seen each other for a couple of months." "You're probably wondering if things will still be the same." "She's probably thinking, "I wonder if he's changed."" "Compounded by the fact that you guys have this kind of weird, open long-distance relationship," "I'd think you'd be a wreck!" "No wonder you've been staring at that flashing cursor for almost an hour." "Don't you have a newspaper to edit?" "Yeah, but I thought that you might want to talk, you know, get some of that anxiety out." "Well, thanks, Andrea." "I feel so much better now." "Where's she going to sleep?" " Sorry, man." " It's all right, it's okay." "Oh, Brandon, take it easy, man." "I mean, she's just a girl, all right?" "Speaking of which, bring her by the hotel." "I'd like to meet this lady." "All right, man." " Brandon, right?" " Yeah." "David Silver." "Steve Sanders' friend." "Remember?" "Yeah, sure, right." "Yeah, yeah." "He told me about your old girlfriend coming out to visit." " He did?" " And I know exactly how you feel." "See, I once went to camp with this girl, Marla Melman." "What a fox!" "I mean, she was only 12, but already she was starting to develop," " know what I mean?" " Yeah, yeah, sure." "Look, I gotta go." "So anyway, we were hot and heavy all summer, but she lived in Pittsburgh, so once camp was over, it was a long-distance relationship kind of thing." "Kind of like you and..." " Sheryl." " Right." "So anyway, one day she calls me and says she's going to come out and visit." "Well, I was a total wreck." "First of all, my skin broke out in the fall." "And I'd never had a pimple before in my life, and second of all..." "David, David, David, David, bottom-line this for me, all right?" "Did she come out?" "Did you have a good time?" "What?" "What happened?" "No, she never made it." "She got strep throat, and a week later, she met a guy in the ninth grade, and I never talked to her again." "That's great!" "See, I was nervous over nothing!" "Hey, slow down, hotshot." "Her plane doesn't get in for another three hours." "I know, I know." "I just want to be prepared." " You're nervous, aren't you?" " No, I am not nervous." " You think I've changed?" " Oh, yeah." "In fact, I don't even know how she's going to recognize you." "Maybe I should get her some flowers, huh?" "I think it's too late for that." "No, no, no, no." "I can always just go down to..." "Brandon, she's here." " Hi, how are you?" " Good." " What about you?" " Good." "What are you doing here?" "You're not supposed to be here until 8:00." "I know." "I took an earlier flight." "We've been gabbing forever just having the best time." " Hi." " Hi." "Sheryl's caught me up on all the gossip." "You know, it's amazing how much you miss in only a couple of months." " We'll see you guys later, right, Mom?" " Oh, right." " Listen, it's nice to have you here." " Thanks." "God, I can't believe it is so warm out here." "People in Minneapolis would die." "I know, 90 degrees in the beginning of November." " I know, it's unreal." " Yeah, about sums it up." "We're on pages 29, 53, 110, and 138." "Not like you have this memorized or anything." "It was a great year." "Look, look at us here." " What?" " Did you always look this great?" "Compared to the girls out here?" "I doubt it." " Better." " For a while I wasn't sure if you'd..." "Oh, Sheryl, I just wanted to show you where you'll be sleeping." "We were just looking at the yearbook." "Mom, I think I know the way to Brenda's room." "You go out the door, take a left, another immediate left." " You can't miss it." " All right." "I was just trying to be helpful." "Listen, Brandon, when you have a minute, would you come down and set up the grill?" " Sure." " Thanks." " I think she wants us in plain sight." " Okay." " So, any new guys since you moved?" " Not yet." "I mean, nobody I like has asked me out or anything." "Well, I bet you meet some incredibly rich, good-looking guy." "Well, actually, the cutest guy in school is my Algebra teacher, Mr Brody." " Matt." " Matt?" "Do you call him Matt to his face?" "No, I mean he's married and everything." "It's not like we're having an affair, Sheryl." " Oh, my God!" "That reminds me." " What?" "Do you remember Ms Gebhart, the gym teacher," " that we used to always say was gay?" " Yeah?" "Brian Sullivan married her over the summer." "Brian Sullivan, Senior Class President?" "I can't believe nobody called me!" " Everybody asleep?" " Should be." "Sheryl's sleeping in Brenda's room?" " Think she'll stay there?" " Jim, you're terrible." "She better." " I just wanted to say goodnight." " Goodnight." "Come into my room in an hour." "Brandon, what if your parents decide to check on us?" "They won't." "I promise." "They sleep like the dead." "Don't say no." "We've waited so long." "I just wanted it to be special." "Trust me." "Right now, this is special." "You just won't know until you do it." "Then you'll look back and realize how special it was." "I don't know." "Sheryl!" "Forty-five minutes." "I have to think about it." " Hi." " Hi." " Jim, Jim." " What is it?" " Just listen." " I don't know." "You know, if we had to move 2,000 miles to come and spend the night," "I think it was worth it." "Brandon, do you have protection?" "Of course." "That's always been my problem." "Lots of protection, but no one to protect." "We can change that." " Jim, what if they're..." " What if they're what?" "Well, Sheryl is our houseguest." "We have a responsibility to her." "I mean, what if it was Brenda spending the night at her boyfriend's house?" " Brenda doesn't have a boyfriend." " Oh, Jim." "Jim, I'm serious." " I'll talk to him." " Now?" "Let's give them the benefit of the doubt." "I'll talk to him tomorrow morning." "I really don't feel comfortable with this." "Why do I suddenly feel so old?" "Come here." "How am I ever gonna get to sleep tonight?" "What's that music?" "You better have a talk with your son." "Hey." " That was amazing, wasn't it?" " Uh-huh." "I am really glad you're here." "I didn't even realize how much I'd missed you." "Really?" "Hey, don't let me interrupt anything." "Fresh O.J." "Trust me, he never does this." "So, what are you guys up to today?" " I want to go see movie stars." " Sheryl wants to go see movie stars." " Brandon, I did not go deaf overnight." " Hey, I got a great idea." "Why don't we get out of here, we'll grab a bite on the road someplace?" " Okay." " Hey, Bren, tell Mom and Dad we..." " Good morning." " Isn't it?" "Hey, we're on our way out the door." "Sheryl wants to go see Tom Cruise." "Oh, my God, I'd die." "Hey, listen, fresh orange juice on the counter." "Enjoy it, big guy." "He even strained the pulp." "Oh, my God, I'd do anything to live there." "It's just a house." " Who do you think it belongs to?" " I don't know." "I think it used to belong to Cher." "Oh, my God!" "This place is amazing." "I want to move here." "No, you don't." "You'd get homesick in a minute." "I think you've got a warped view of Minneapolis, Brandon." "Well, I don't see anybody." "I think you just brought me here 'cause you're hungry." "Hey, come on, these people have to eat, too." "Besides, there's someone here I want you to meet." "Excuse me, do you know any movie stars?" "Are they here?" "You'll be the first to know." "So, isn't it great to finally be doing what everyone around you has been talking about and doing for so long?" "Well, I never really cared about what anybody else was doing." "I know." " The timing was never right." " Well, I guess we finally got it right." "I thought I asked for a no-kissing section." "Hey, Dylan." "This is Sheryl." " Yeah, I kind of figured as much." "Hi." " Hi." "Sit down." "Ah, just for a minute." "Brandon speaks very highly of you." "I was beginning to think" " he made you up." " No." "No, I'm real." " So, Dylan lives here at the hotel." " Seriously?" "Well, if you two will excuse me, I have to go to the washroom." "Something movie stars do, by the way." "So, are you into movie stars?" "I don't know." "I mean, it'd be fun to meet one." "Why, do you know any?" "Yeah, a couple." "Well, you know, friends of my family." "But I do know a club where you may run into a few." "Really?" "It's called Contact." "It's private, but I think I can get us in." "I'll tell Brandon." " You guys have any plans tonight?" " I don't know, nothing definite." "Nobody yet, honey." " So, you guys are pretty tight, huh?" " Who?" " You and Brandon." " We were." "But he's out here where it's like paradise, and I'm still back there where the only reason people wear sunglasses this time of year is so they don't go snow-blind." " So, I guess life goes on, right?" " Yeah." "But, well, to hear Brandon tell it, you guys..." "Well, I wouldn't know." "I'm not around to hear it." " So, did you see anybody yet?" " No." "But Dylan knows this great club." "So, you ever heard of this place, Contact?" "Yeah, but how are you ever going to get in?" "This friend of Brandon's." "Some Dylan guy." "Dylan's taking you, you'll get in." " What's his story, anyway?" " I haven't figured him out yet." "He lives alone in that hotel." "Keeps to himself." "He's a bit of a wild child." " Cool." " So, how do you like this necklace?" " Yeah, it's cute." " Not too queer or dangly?" "Brenda, what's the big deal?" "I thought you were just babysitting." "I'm babysitting for Mr Brody." "That teacher that I told you about." "Oh, my God." "You mean you're going to be in his house?" "You're going to meet his wife?" "Devastating." "Jim, would you please go out there now and talk to Brandon?" "I don't want a repeat of last night." "First of all, "last night" is still open to a lot of interpretation." "We won't know the real story until you talk to him, will we?" "All right, I'm going." "We're talking." "Jim, I just feel it's not acceptable behavior in our house." "Look, nobody said anything about "acceptable" or "not acceptable."" " The issue here is responsibility, right?" " Okay." "Right." "Good." "Come on, ladies!" "Let's go!" "Yo, Dylan, we'll be right there!" " Brandon..." " Come on, Brandon." " We're going to be late." "Bye, Dad." " Bye, Mr Walsh." " Bye, Dad." "Bye, Mom." " Have a good night, everyone." " What a cool car." " Yeah, it's all right." " Can I get in?" " Sure." "Come on, Sheryl, we got to drop off Brenda." " Would you mind if I ride with Dylan?" " Sure, if that's what you want." "I mean, when am I ever going to get a chance to ride in a Porsche again?" "Brandon, can you possibly move a little slower?" " I'll see you there." " Okay." "I'll see you there." "Wow!" "I can't believe I'm riding around Beverly Hills in a Porsche." "People back home would die if they saw this!" "Brenda, is it just me, or is Sheryl acting a little weird today?" "I don't know." "She seems the same to me." "I thought you guys were having a good time." "Yeah, we are, we are." "It's just she's so into this whole Beverly Hills thing." " The houses, the stores, the cars." " You mean like Dylan's car?" "Yeah, kind of." "Didn't she seem just a little too enthusiastic about getting a ride from him tonight?" "Well, take a look at the option." "Obviously, she doesn't like me for my car." "Dylan didn't seem too unhappy about the idea, either." "Brandon, what are you saying?" "You don't trust your own friend?" " Which one?" " Both of them." "Sure, of course I trust them, it's just..." "I think they're both just acting a little weird, that's all." "Well, I think you're acting a little paranoid." "Paranoid?" " I hope you're right." " I know I am." "Look, I've got to go." "Have a good time tonight, okay?" "Yeah." "You, too." "Wish me luck on my first babysitting job." "Yeah, good luck." " Hi, Brenda." " Hi." " Come on in." "Oh, great necklace!" " Thanks." "Nice toys." " Oh, sweetheart, this is Brenda." " Hello." "Matt, call Dan, tell him we're running late." "And not that jacket." "Why not?" "Because you're wearing two shades of the same color, that's why not." " Now, Brenda, this is Lisa and Elliot." " Hi." " I don't need a babysitter." " Let go of Mummy, please." "Brenda's one of my best Geometry students." "Algebra." "So you mentioned." "Now, Matt, hurry up and change." " We're never gonna make that movie." " Elliot, guess what I have in my purse?" "Let me see!" " Oh, Elliot!" " Hey, that was dumb." "Yeah, but it was my candy." "Get out of the way, you brat." "You get out of the way, you little squirt!" "Hello!" "I've been out here for over an hour!" "Am I wasting my time?" "Just tell me, am I wasting my time?" " Hey." " Hey, man, it's about time you got here." " I only had to crash my way in." " Wait a minute, B," " I left your name with the bouncer." " I guess he's got a real short memory." "He did, Brandon." "Listen, why don't you guys just tell me when you're finished dancing, okay?" "Fine." "I'm going to the restroom." " Man, she is wild!" " She's not." "Well, she must be on sensory overload or something." "Listen, man." "I think you're the only one here on an overload." " What are you talking about?" " Dylan, you can probably go out with any girl in school that you want." "Why are you hitting on my girlfriend?" "Brandon, you're out of your mind." "I'm not hitting on her." "Come on, Dylan, I know how you operate." ""I know this great club we can get into." "Look at my nice car." ""No, no, let's just go in, Brandon will find us." "Let me buy you a drink."" " That is not what happened here." " It doesn't work with Sheryl." "She's not into your car, she's not into your cash" " and she's only into one guy." " You?" "That's right." "Then I think you guys need to have a serious talk, Brandon." "As much as I hate to tell you this, your girlfriend hit on me tonight." "You better figure out who your friends are." "Come on." "We're out of here." " Where's Dylan?" " What's the difference?" "This place is so cool." "Once you get in, you don't even get carded at the bar." "There's nothing like this in Minneapolis." "Yeah." "How many of these have you had tonight?" "I don't know." "Dylan and I had a couple before you got here." "Yeah, well, I think you've had one too many." "Don't you ever tell me what to do." "What's with you, Sheryl?" "This isn't you." "How would you know?" "You haven't seen me for six months." "People change." "Well, after last night, I thought we'd be closer than ever." " Why, because I had sex with you?" " Yeah." "Grow up, Brandon." "Sex doesn't make people closer." "It only tears them farther apart." " And what makes you such an expert?" " Because I've done it before." " What are you talking about?" " It's no big deal." "It just happened." " What to you mean, it just happened?" " What difference does it make?" "A hell of a lot of difference!" "After you make me wait and..." "Who was it?" "Jack Taylor, huh?" "He always wanted to jump your bones." "It doesn't matter who, Brandon." "Besides, it's none of your business." "We broke up before you moved to California." "Long distance relationships don't work." "Your words, remember?" "I want a name right now, or you can get on the next bus back to Minneapolis." "Fine." "You don't have to ask me twice." "I'm gone." " Brenda, I'm bored." " I'm bored, too." " I'm going to get something to eat." " Lisa, wait!" "Elliot, let go, sweetie." " Brenda." "Guess what." " What?" " My daddy has a penis." " I'm sure he does." " And you know what?" " No." "And I don't want to know." "Elliot, let go." "Elliot!" "Who is it?" "It's Kelly!" "And Donna!" "Mommy says never to open the door for strangers." "Thank you, Lisa." "Oh, we just wanted to see where he lived." "You guys, this is exactly what he doesn't want." "Do you want to see my room?" " Hi." " Hi." " I've got makeup." " Oh, that's great." "You know, I bet you're going to be a hunk when you grow up, just like your daddy." "Ouch!" "Stop it!" "Brenda..." " You've got long hair." " I know, let go of it." "Sheryl!" "Sheryl, wait!" "Damn." " Wow, look at him there." " Oh, God, he was such a babe." "Would you guys keep it down?" "I think they're finally asleep." "Brenda, check out this moustache." "Come here." "What's that?" " Where did you find his photo album?" " It was in his underwear drawer." "I think we should put it back." "Relax, they're not going to be home for at least another hour." " I think he got married way too young." " Oh, definitely." "Oh, Brenda, would you look at him?" "What's going on?" " Hi." " Hi." " Hi." " Hi, girls." "Matt, what are they doing with our photo album?" "Where did you find this?" "I'm sure that it was just lying around." "I didn't think you'd be home so soon." "Obviously." "Such a pleasure to see a bad movie and come back to this." "Now, how much do we owe you?" "Whatever you think is right." "I thought I was gonna puke." " I still say that he has a thing for you." " Oh, absolutely." "You know how you can be totally into some guy, like Kiefer Sutherland, and then suddenly you see him in a magazine one day and think," " "Where was my mind?"" " Yeah." "That's how it was with Mr Brody tonight." "Brenda is getting very mature." "I'll see you guys later." "Thanks for the ride, Kel." "Bye." "Mom, what are you doing?" "Sheryl's mother just called from Minneapolis completely out of her mind." "Sheryl's been missing for three days." "They didn't even know she was out here." " What?" " Sheryl didn't just come out here to visit Brandon." "She ran away from home." " Dylan, Sheryl disappeared, man." "I..." " I know." " She's here?" " Yeah, but look, it's not what you think." "Come on." "So where is she?" "Well, right now, she's in my bathroom getting sick." "I didn't hit on her, man." "I swear." "And she's not into me." "That's not what this is about." "Then why don't you tell me what this is about, 'cause I'm feeling pretty clueless here." "Ask Sheryl." "Seems to me you guys got a lot to talk about." "You're not going to believe this, man, but I thought tonight was going to be incredibly romantic." "Welcome to the real world." "Brandon, the girl's got problems." "Why does Beverly Hills have this effect on people?" "Hey, don't put this off on Beverly Hills." "These problems go way back." " Hi." " Hi." "I'm going to slip out for a little while." "Listen, if you need anything, like clean towels or room service or whatever, call downstairs." "Tony will take care of you." " Thanks, man." " Yeah." "So, you want to tell me what this is all about?" "You getting drunk, running out of the club." "You think you know everything about me, don't you?" "That the way I am around you is the way I am in the rest of my life." " What are you talking about?" " All you ever thought about when you moved was how tough it was going to be on you." "That you'd be in a strange city and have to make new friends." " I thought you'd miss me." " I did." "I do." "No, Brandon." "Not like I missed you." "You've got a new life, you have new friends." "I'm stuck with the same old problems and the same old people." "And what problems did you ever have?" "How about a stepfather I hate and a mother that defends him, and a father that never calls me, not even on my birthday?" "I didn't realize things were so bad." "Because I didn't want to put my problems on you." " Sheryl, I could have handled it." " Well, I couldn't, Brandon." "When we were together, or with your family, I felt safe." "I didn't have to think about things." "So, you got me sweet and up and always happy and ready for a good time." " But you didn't have to be that way." " I liked myself that way." "When you moved, Brandon, it's like the whole world caved in on me." "I couldn't be that way anymore." "Hey, hey." "Come here." "It's okay." "I thought if I came out to see you, things would be better." "But seeing you again only made everything worse." "Do you want to go home?" "I should at least call my mom, let her know I came out to visit." "Excuse me?" "That's right." "One more thing I forgot to tell you about." "I ran away from home." " Who are you calling?" " Room service." "Ice cream, Sheryl." "We need lots of ice cream." "It's the only way to deal with this." "Her mother is worried sick." "Sheryl's real father is accusing her of being an irresponsible parent." "Did you know her parents were divorced?" " No." " What about you, Brenda?" "Yeah, I think so." "Well, evidently, she was fighting with her stepfather." "She left the house angry." "And that was it." "Not a word for three days." " I think this explains last night." " Why?" "What was last night?" "Nothing." "Nothing." "It was just..." "Well, Sheryl didn't sleep in your room last night." " Brandon?" " Hello!" "Thank God." "Mom, what are you still doing up?" "Sheryl, your mother called." "Where's the phone?" "Try the one in my bedroom." "It's private." "I can't believe you're so calm." "Everything Brandon does is fine." "If it was me, you would be freaking out." "Sweetheart, I am freaking out." "Brandon?" "You want to join me for some ice cream?" "There's something I want to talk to you about." "Can it wait until tomorrow, Dad?" "I think I've had all the ice cream I can handle for one night." " Hi." " Hi." " May I come in?" " Sure." "Thought I really knew her, Brenda." "But there was this huge gap between the Sheryl I wanted her to be and the Sheryl she really is." "I guess I couldn't see the problems or the hurt because" "I never took the time to really notice them." "You can't see what people won't let you see." "Yeah, but I thought we were so close." "I mean, she knew everything about me." "Even how you used to eat Mom's makeup?" "I guess we didn't share all our secrets." "Well, it's never too late." "Feels like the only thing I want to say right now is goodbye." "Hey, it's a start." "Sure I can't take you?" "That's what an airport shuttle's for, Brandon." "Well, at least you're flying home." "Yeah, it's amazing how generous parents become when you push them to the wall." " Are you guys going to work things out?" " No choice." "Real estate is a little steep out here for me right now." "But give me a couple of years." "I'll be back." "Well, it was an experience." "I'm sorry, Brandon." "So am I." "There's something I want you to know." "The other night, when we made love, it was special." "I know it wasn't my first time, and you may never forgive me for that." "But trust me, it was different." " How?" " It was like it was supposed to be." "Like I always imagined it would be." "I guess 'cause my feelings for you are so intense." "That, and the way you held me after." "It's something I'll never forget." "Never." "So, who was it, Sheryl?" "Don't you understand?" "It doesn't matter." "It was meaningless." "That's something I've got to live with." " But it did make me realize one thing." " What's that?" "I got to go." "Sheryl, wait!" "Sheryl!" "Sheryl, wait a second." "What did it make you realize?" "Brandon, you are a wonderful lover." "Practicing behind my back again, huh?" "Nothing but catch-up once you pass 40." "Well, just don't start asking me for handicaps, all right?" "Sheryl get off okay?" " You disappointed?" " What, in her?" "Yes and no." "I mean, no one's perfect, right?" "When I was your age, my father told me that someday I'd meet a girl who would break my heart." "And then I'd meet one who wouldn't." "I told him he was crazy." "I said I'd never let a girl do that to me." "But it happened, maybe twice, maybe three times." "Then I met your mom." "Dad, Sheryl didn't break my heart." "The point is that you're not going to know who the heartbreaker is and who the special one is right off the bat." "Who knows, you may break a few hearts yourself along the way." " It's all going to take time." " What are you getting at?" "It's just that every relationship is special, Brandon." "You need to act responsibly." "Are you talking about sex?" "Actually, I'm talking about love." "Why, is there something that you need to ask me about sex?" "Dad, we had this conversation when I was 10." "Is there anything new since then?" "Well, I don't know." "You tell me." "Just tell Mom we were careful, okay?" "All right." "Is there anything else?" "Come on, Dad." "You're the one who taught me never to kiss and tell." "Hey, hey, hey!" " That's 2-0." " Nobody said we were playing."