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( bell ringing )
OH-HO!
( laughing )
( screaming )
( both laughing )
THANK YOU.
SO, UH, REBECCA
WHEN ARE YOU HEADING BACK TO SAN FRANCISCO?
WEDNESDAY.
WAIT. WEDNESDAY?
I THOUGHT YOU WERE
LEAVING TOMORROW.
MY AUNT DECIDED IT WOULD BE FUN TO DRIVE ME HOME.
EIGHT HO
KILL ME NOW.
YES!
COME ON.
YOUR CHOICE.
UH, YOU KNOW WHAT, YOU PICK-- A GOING-AWAY PRESENT.
THAT ONE.
THE GREEN DINO.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
YEAH.
IS SOMETHING WRONG?
UH, YEAH, ACTUALLY YOU KNOW, THE THING IS
I'M KIND OF SEEING SOMEONE.
OH.
E
I'M NOT, HONEST.
BUT MAYBE YOU SHOULD GIVE THIS TO YOUR GIRLFRIEND.
NO, I MEAN, WE'RE NOT, LIKE...
WE'RE NOT, LIKE, SERIOUS.
I MEAN... SHE'S DEAF.
THAT DIDN'T COME OUT RIGHT.
HER NAME'S KIMBERLY.
WE JUST STARTED DATING.
SHE'S HEARING IMPAIRED.
OKAY, THAT DIDN'T SOUND ANY BETTER.
NO, NO, I GET IT, I GET IT. SERIOUSLY.
I'D LIKE TO MEET HER.
WHY?
LOOK, JUST BECAUSE I LIVE UP IN SAN FRANCISCO
I DON'T CARE WHAT'S UP IN YOUR LIFE
OR WHO'S UP IN YOUR LIFE.
OH, THANKS. NO, I CARE ABOUT YOU, TOO.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
GO AHEAD AND KEEP IT.
I'M SURE KIMBERLY WOULDN'T MIND.
OH, COME ON.
IT'S THE CAROUSEL. LET'S GO.
WHAT?
TACKY PAINTED HORSES-- BAD FOR MY IMAGE.
OH, I WA YOU HAD
BROODING BUT SENSITIVE LONER.
COME ON, HOW'D YOU MISS THAT ONE?
COME ON. DAD, YOU USED TO TAKE ME ON THIS
ALL THE TIME, RIGHT?
I MEAN, IT'S TRADITION. COME ON.
I WOULDN'T WANT TO GET IN THE WAY
OF A FAMILY TRADITION.
IT'S OKAY, GO ON, TAKE HER.
THANK YOU, DADDY.
YEAH, THANKS.
HEY, WHAT'S UP, MAN?
THANK YOU.
THERE YOU GO.
JUST ONE MORE TIME?
OH, HONEY, IT'S GETTING LATE.
E, PLEASE?
RIDE WITH ME.
HONEY, I DON'T WANT TO BREAK THE HORSE.
I'LL TELL YOU WHAT.
ENS.
( chuckling )
Mary: DINNER IN AN HOUR!
GOT IT!
OH, WAKE ME IN AN HOUR.
( giggling )
YOU KNOW, I REALLY HAD A LOT OF FUN TODAY.
I'M REALLY GLAD YOU CAME.
ME, TOO. YOUR FAMILY'S GREAT.
WELL, THEY LOVE YOU.
AND I LOVE YOU.
YOU KNOW, UM...
OH...
OUR FIRST TIME WAS, UH...
WAS PRETTY INTENSE, HUH?
YEAH, YOU COULD SAY THAT.
WELL, THEY SAY PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT.
OH, UH...
ISN'T YOUR FAMILY DOWNSTAI
MM-HMM.
OH. MAYBE WE SHOULDN'T.
IT'S A LITTLE DANGEROUS.
MAYBE WE SHOULD.
I MEAN, IF YOU DON'T WANT TO.
OH, NO.
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and TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX TELEVISION]
♪ YOU, ME-- FAMILY. ♪
SEE YA.
BYE.
HEY.
HEY.
HI.
SO...
HOW'S THE FAMILY?
FINE.
AND, HOW'S CLAY?
CLAY...
IS THE MOST WONDERFUL
CONSIDERATE, LOVING PERSON
AND I AM SO LUCKY TO HAVE HIM IN MY LIFE.
YOU GUYS DID
I DIDN'T... SAY THAT.
OH, YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO.
OKAY, YOU TELL ME NOW.
SHH, SHH.
WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO SAY?
I MEAN, IT WAS... HE...
IT WAS EVERYTHING I WANTED IT TO BE.
I MEAN...
YOU KNOW...
YOU SPEND YOUR WHOLE LIFE WONDERING
WHEN IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN, AND THEN...
IT JUST KIND OF DOES.
WELL, I'M SO HAPPY FOR YOU.
THANKS.
CHECK OFF ANOTHER MILESTONE.
SO DO YOU THINK I SHOULD TELL MY MOM?
HUH? ARE YOU INSANE?
I DON'T CARE IS SHE'S COURTNEY LOVE.
SHE'S NOT GOING TO BE COOL ABOUT YOU HAVING SEX.
WE TALK ABOUT SEX.
E IT HAPPENED.
BIG DIFFERENCE AFTERWARD.
I MEAN, ALL PARENTS SAY THEY WANT TO KNOW.
THEN WHEN THEY FIND OUT, THEY FREAK.
I MEAN, LOOK, YOU'VE ALREADY DONE IT, RIGHT?
TELLING YOUR MOTHER
IS NOT GOING TO CHANGE ANYTHING
AND KNOWING YOU, YOU'RE BEING SAFE.
I MEAN, HE'S USING CONDOMS OR...
YEAH, THE PILL.
PILL, YEAH.
SO, IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BIG DEAL IF YOU DON'T MAKE IT A BIG DEAL.
DO YOURSELF A FAVOR; DON'T TELL HER.
HI, LILLIAN. IT'S LIZ.
LISTEN, I ACTUALLY WANTED
WELL, MY GRANDSON CAMERON
HE'S TRYING REALLY HARD TO GET REINSTATED INTO TRUMAN
COULD YOU PUT IN A GOOD WORD WITH YOUR BOSS, MR. BYBEE?
I KNOW HE'S ON THE SCHOOL BOARD
AND THERE'S AN APPEAL SCHEDULED FOR NEXT WEEK.
Oh, right.
Um, listen, Liz, you know, about that...
BYBEE HAS THE DECIDING VOTE?
NO, NOT EXACTLY, BUT APPARENTLY THE SCHOOL BOARD'S INCLINED
TO FOLLOW HIS LEAD; I TALKED TO LILLIAN
AND SHE SAID HE'S ADAMANT ABOUT YOU NOT COMING BACK.
YEAH, I KIND OF GOT THAT IDEA.
LISTEN, CAN WE HOLD OFF ON TELLING MOM AND DAD ABOUT THIS?
WELL, THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO FIND ALTERNATIVES.
NO, THEY WON'T BECAUSE THERE AREN'T ANY.
WE CAN'T JUST GIVE UP.
LISTEN, NOBODY'S GIVING UP, ALL RIGHT? AT LEAST NOT ME.
IT'S, UH, JUST A BACKYARD BARBECUE--
YOU KNOW, MY FAMILY, OH, MY SISTER'S BOYFRIEND
AND MY FRIEND, REBECCA.
SHE REALLY WANTS TO MEET YOU.
WHO'S REBECCA?
OH, SHE USED TO GO TO TRUMAN.
WE HUNG OUT.
BEFORE?
YOU KNOW, SHE CAME TO VISIT ME
BECAUSE SHE THOUGH I WAS DYING-- NO BIG DEAL.
SHE WAS YOUR GIRLFRIEND?
UH, YEAH, I GUESS.
SHE WAS SORT OF A GIRLFRIEND.
SO, YOU'LL COME, RIGHT?
GREAT.
THAT'LL BE GREAT.
SHE'LL BE THERE, YOU'LL BE THERE, I'LL BE THERE.
THAT'LL BE GREAT.
WELL, I KNOW YOU DIDN'T COME BACK FOR THE FISH STICKS.
YEAH, I NEEDED A BREAK.
DAD'S GOT ME WORKING DOWN AT THE FIREHOUSE.
DIDN'T BYBEE, LIKE, KICK YOU OUT OF SCHOOL FOR, LIKE, LIFE?
YEAH. THERE'S AN APPEAL NEXT WEEK
AND HOPEFULLY THE SCHOOL BOARD
WILL LET ME OFF THE HOOK.
SO, WHAT
HAVE I MISSED?
ME, I HOPE.
CAMERON GREEN?
YOU KNOW THE RULES, CAM.
YOU CAN'T BE ON CAMPUS.
ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT, COOL. I'M GONE
BUT I WANT YOU TO KNOW... I'M GOING TO DO
WHATEVER IT TAKES FOR ME TO GET BACK IN HERE
ON A PERMANENT BASIS.
SO YOU HAD YOUR LITTLE VACATION.
NOW YOU'RE BORED, AND YOU MISS YOUR FRIENDS, HUH?
I'M SERIOUS.
I'M SORRY ABOUT WHAT I DID, AND I WANT TO COME BACK.
THOSE WORDS WOULD HAVE MEANT A LOT MORE HAD
I HEARD THEM THE DAY AFTER YOU GOT EXPELLED.
NOW THEY'RE JUST WORDS.
I NEED YOU GONE.
Kenny: WE HAVE E
FOR MY GUESTS, RIGHT?
YEAH, UNLESS YOU INVITED THE KENNEDYS.
YEAH
UH, KIMBERLY AND REBECCA.
Mary: WELL, THAT'S GOOD THAT
YOU'RE GIVING THEM O MEET.
YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I FIGURED
AND IT SEEMED
REALLY IMPORTANT TO REBECCA.
HE IS SO DEAD
AND HE DOESN'T EVEN KNOW IT.
CAM, JUST BE SUPPORTIVE.
Cameron: YEAH.
DAD, DO WE HAVE NO GUM IN THIS HOUSE WHATSOEVER.
I DON'T KNOW; WHY DON'T YOU CHECK WITH MEGHAN?
( laughing )
WHAT, YOU FIND A HUMAN FINGER IN THERE?
UM, I WISH.
THEN I'D HAVE SOMETHING TO CHEW ON.
I
I'M GOING TO... OUT BACK.
I'M GOING TO...
GOD.
WHAT?
I HOPE I DIDN'T SEE WHAT I...
OH, GOD.
WHAT?
MAYBE THEY'RE SOMEONE ELSE'S.
MITCH, WHY WOULD SHE BE CARRYING
SOMEONE ELSE'S BIRTH CONTROL PILLS?
THEY ARE HERS.
MEGHAN?
YEAH?
WHAT?
WHAT?
WHAT ARE YOU DOING GOING THROUGH MY STUFF?
WE'RE NOT GOING THROUGH YOUR... HOLD ON, MEG, HOLD ON.
ARE THEY YOURS?
UH...
SO YOU'RE TAKING BIRTH CONTROL PILLS.
THAT MEANS YOU'RE HAVING SEX
WHICH MEANS YOU DIDN'T DISCUSS THIS WITH ME FIRST.
I KNOW THERE'S REQUIRED PARENTAL CONSENT.
12-YEAR-OLDS CAN GET THE PILL.
WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT 12-YEAR-OLDS.
AT LEAST I'M BEING RESPONSIBLE.
Kenny: HI. EXCUSE ME. HI.
HI. SHE'S, UH, SHE'S SAYING HELLO.
Mary: OH, HI, KIMBERLY.
Meghan: HI.
UH, ARE YOU GUYS FIGHTING?
WE'RE HAVING A DISCUSSION
AND, MEGHAN...
WE'RE DONE!
FANTASTIC.
UH, ARE YOU A HOT DOG OR A HAMBURGER PERSON?
MITCH, WE CAN'T JUST LET HER WALK AWAY FROM THIS.
BELIEVE ME, I'M NOT ABOUT TO.
H-HANG ON, W-WHY DON'T YOU
JUST TAKE A MINUTE TO COOL DOWN.
I'LL GO TALK TO HER.
THAT'S PROBABLY A BAD IDEA.
MITCH, MITCH, WE BOTH KNEW THIS DAY WAS COMING.
SURE AS HELL DOESN'T MAKE IT EASY, THOUGH, DOES?
NO. NO, IT DOESN'T.
HI, MRS. FOREMAN.
UH, YEAH, IT'S MEGHAN.
.
HOW ABOUT YOU?
GOOD.
UM, YEAH, I WAS KIND OF, UM, HOPING TO CATCH CLAY
BEFORE HE...
OH, HE'S, UM...
NO, YOU KNOW WHAT?
IT CAN, UH, IT CAN WAIT TILL HE GETS HERE.
YEAH. UM, NO, THANK YOU.
UH, IT'S GOOD TALKING TO YOU, TOO.
OKAY, BYE.
( knock at door )
WHAT?
WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT THIS, MEGHAN.
OKAY, WELL, HOW ABOUT WHEN I'M 30?
NO, HOW ABOUT NOW?
OH, MAN, I'M BEING RESPONSIBLE, OKAY?
I-I DIDN'T SAY YOU WEREN'T.
THEN WHY ARE YOU MAD?
I'M NOT MAD.
YOU'RE NOT MAD, OH...
NO, I'M NOT. I AM JUST...
I'M-I'M DISAPPOINTED.
BECAUSE I'M HAVING SEX? MOM, I LOVE HIM.
I KNOW, BUT M-MEGHAN, I JUST FELT...
I THOUGHT THAT YOU KNEW
YOU COULD COME TO ME ABOUT ANYTHING
ESPECIALLY SOMETHING AS IMPORTANT AS THIS.
WELL... ALL RIGHT, I WAS... I W... I WAS GOING TO
BUT, YOU KNOW, IT'S... IT WAS SO WEIRD.
WEIRD.
YES.
I MEAN, REALLY, MOM.
IT'S-IT'S ONE THING TO TALK ABOUT HYPOTHETICAL SEX.
IT IS A WHOLE NOTHER TO TALK ABOUT REAL... SEX.
I MEAN... HONESTLY
DO YOU... WANT TO TALK ABOUT THIS, REALLY?
WELL, I DON'T... I DON'T WANT ALL THE GORY DETAILS
BUT I DO WANT TO KNOW
THAT YOU'RE BEING SMART AND SAFE
AND THAT YOU'RE OKAY.
I AM, I SWEAR.
ALL RIGHT, LOOK, MOM, AND I CAN UNDERSTAND
POINTED D THIS
BUT, I MEAN...
WHETHER OR NOT YOU'RE WITH ME
YOU ARE A PART OF EVERY DECISION I MAKE.
LIKE THAT?
LIKE THAT?
ALL RIGHT, I GOT IT.
THAT'S COOL.
WAIT. WHAT IS THAT ONE?
HAPPINESS.
"HAPPINESS," THAT'S COOL.
THAT'S COOL. HERE.
COME HERE.
I CAN'T TALK IF YOU HOLD MY HAND.
WELL, THEN, UM, HOW ABOUT A MOMENT OF SILENCE?
HI, MR. GREEN.
HEY, REBECCA.
( sighs )
HEY THERE.
OH, HI. HEY.
HI.
HI.
OKAY, HI.
UM... THIS IS, UH, REBECCA.
REBECCA, KIMBERLY.
KIMBERLY, REBECCA.
HI.
R-REBECCA AND I ARE OLD FRIENDS.
AND YOU AND KIM ARE NEW FRIENDS?
YEAH.
KE THAT.
WHERE DO YOU LIVE?
WHAT'D SHE SAID?
OH, SHE SAID, "HI"
AND WANTS TO KNOW WHERE YOU LIVE.
SAN FRANCISCO.
O YOU GO BACK?
TELL HER NOT TO WORRY.
I'M NOT PLANNING ON KIDNAPPING YOU OR ANYTHING.
YOU, UH... YOU JUST TOLD HER.
SHE, UH, READS LIPS.
AH...
Mitch: OKAY, WHAT NEXT?
Girl: MMM, CAROUSEL.
AGAIN?
( laughing ): ALL RIGHT, LET ME CALL YOUR MOM
AND LET HER KNOW WE'RE GOING TO BE LATE.
HERE, SIT RIGHT HERE WHERE I CAN SEE YOU.
Boy: HEY, MEGHAN.
MEGHAN.
HI.
I-IT'S ME, ANDY, FROM SCHOOL.
I KNOW WHO YOU ARE.
YOU WANT TO RIDE THE BUMPER CARS?
I GOT TO WAIT FOR MY DAD.
OH.
.
WAIT UP!
ALL RIGHT, BYE.
( bell ringing )
MEGHAN?
HEY, MEGHAN?
MEGHAN?
WHOA.
HEY... YOU'RE ON FIRE.
( chuckling )
HEY, UH, MY COACH SAID WE COULD HAVE HIS TICKETS
TO THE LAKERS GAME ON FRIDAY; THEY'RE PLAYING THE JAZZ.
I'M NOT REALLY INTO THE LAKERS THIS YEAR.
MEAN.
IT'S NO FUN
WATCHING THE OPPOSING TEAM CRY, RIGHT?
IS, UH, MEGHAN AROUND?
SHE'S IN HER ROOM.
OH.
I'LL GET HER FOR YOU.
OH, THAT'S OKAY; I KNOW WHERE TO GO.
HEY, MRS. GREEN.
HI, CLAY.
HOW LONG YOU TWO BEEN GOING OUT?
OH, I-I DON'T KNOW IF I'D CALL IT "GOING OUT."
IT'S MORE LIKE, UH, SEEING EACH OTHER, RIGHT?
KENNY AND I WERE THINKING OF HITTING THE BEACH TOMORROW
TO GO ROLLERBLADING.
YEAH, DID YOU WANT TO COME?
( no audio )
OH, THAT'S RIGHT.
UM... YOU KNOW WHAT?
UM, KIMBERLY AND I WERE GOING
TO GO CHECK OUT THE NEW MALL TOMORROW.
OH.
WELL, WHATEVER.
THAT'S FINE.
YEAH.
OH, GOD, THEY KNOW?
CLAY, TRUST ME.
NO, I-I SHOULD...
NO, CLAY, LISTEN TO ME, OKAY?
MY MOTHER WAS COOL ABOUT IT.
I DOUBT THAT.
I'M...
S.
SHE WAS UPSET AT FIRST
BUT WE TALKED IT OUT AND IT'S OKAY, ALL RIGHT?
OKAY. WELL, WHAT ABOUT YOUR DAD?
GEEZ, I WAS JUST TALKING TO THE GUY
AND HE KNEW THE WHOLE TIME?
YEAH, IT'S BEEN A LITTLE AWKWARD BUT...
YEAH.
LISTEN. COME HERE. COME HERE.
( sighs )
IT'S MY MOM THAT I WAS WORRIED ABOUT, OKAY?
OKAY.
MITCH?
MITCH, WAIT.
YEAH?
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?
WHAT CAN I DO?
EXCUSE ME.
I NEED CLAY TO LEAVE.
WE, UM, WE HAVEN'T EATEN YET.
I REALLY DON'T THINK I NEED TO EXPLAIN
WHY I DON'T WANT MY DAUGHTER ALONE IN HER BEDROOM
WITH A BOY.
MEGHAN, UM
I THINK I SHOULD HEAD OUT.
NO. NO, Y-YOU DON'T HAVE TO.
DAD...
GOOD NIGHT, CLAY.
CLAY...
HEY, WAIT A MINUTE.
NO, DAD... WHY ARE YOU ACTING LIKE
WE WERE DOING SOMETHING WRONG?
WELL, LAST TIME I CHECKED
YOU DON'T NEED A PRESCRIPTION FOR THAT.
YOU TOOK ADVANTAGE OF OUR TRUST.
I DIDN'T TAKE ADVANTAGE.
BUT, DAD, YOU'RE WRONG.
DAD, YOU ARE WRONG; WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM!?
MY PROBLEM?!
I SEEM TO BE LOSING CONTROL OVER EVERYTHING
IN THIS HOUSE, STARTING WITH YOU.
YOU'RE GROUNDED, THREE WEEKS-- END OF STORY.
ANY SIGN OF HER?
STILL IN HER ROOM.
PROBABLY STICKING PINS IN THE DADDY VOODOO DOLL.
AND SHE WOULDN'T BE ENTIRELY WRONG.
GROUNDING HER FOR KISSING A BOY IN HER BEDROOM
IS A LITTLE HARSH, DON'T YOU THINK?
I AM SO SORRY.
I AM SO SORRY.
DON'T BE.
IT'S OKAY.
Mitch: YOU KNOW, THEY PROBABLY DID IT IN THE HOUSE.
MAYBE EVEN IN OUR BEDROOM.
MITCH, I REALLY DON'T NEED TO GO THERE.
WELL, I'M JUST SAYING I WOULD LIKE THEM
ECT.
THAT IS ALL I'M ASKING.
YEAH, WELL, AFTER YOUR LITTLE SHOWDOWN UPSTAIRS
I WOULD NOT HOLD YOUR BREATH.
ALL RIGHT, WELL, I'M NOT... I'M NOT PROUD OF THAT.
IT'S NOT MY FINEST MOMENT AS A PARENT.
I'M NOT DEFENDING MY FEELINGS, BUT I'M BEING HONEST ABOUT THEM.
YOU KNOW, FINDING OUT YOUR DAUGHTER IS...
I KNOW.
ARE YOU STILL GOING ON ABOUT THIS?
Y P
BUT FROM WHERE I'M STANDING, THIS REACTION YOU HAVE
TO THE SITUATION IS A LITTLE HYPOCRITICAL.
I'M REALLY NOT IN THE MOOD, LIZ.
ALL I'M SAYING IS THAT
I FOUND OUT MY DAUGHTER
WAS SEXUALLY ACTIVE THE DAY SHE CAME HOME
AND TOLD ME SHE WAS PREGNANT
WITH THE SAME CHILD WE'RE ALL SO CONCERNED ABOUT.
JUST BECAUSE MARY AND I DID SOMETHING
DOES NOT MAKE IT
RIGHT FOR MEGHAN, ALL RIGHT?
I TOTALLY, TOTALLY AGREE.
YOU'RE JUST OVERREACTING.
WELL, YOU'RE NOT HELPING.
FATHERS NEVER TAKE IT WELL, DO THEY?
NO.
THE WAY THAT MY DAD TREATED YOU--
OH, GOD, I AM SO MAD AT HIM.
I DON'T GET HIM AT ALL.
SOUNDS WEIRD, BUT I KIND OF UNDERSTAND
WHERE YOUR DAD'S COMING FROM.
LET ME PLAY DEVIL'S ADVOCATE HERE.
DID YOU EVER THINK
ABOUT YOUR MOM AND DAD
HAVING SEX?
.
EXACTLY.
MAYBE THAT'S THE WAY HE FEELS ABOUT US.
ABOUT YOU.
NO, NO. YOU KNOW WHAT?
I'M SORRY.
WHY ARE YOU DEFENDING HIM ANYWAY?
I'M NOT DEFENDING HIM.
YOU TWO JUST NEED TO CALM DOWN A LITTLE.
TALK TO EACH OTHER.
YEAH, WELL, I HAVE NOTHING TO SAY TO HIM
ACK.
OKAY.
THINK ABOUT WHAT I SAID.
YEAH.
I LOVE YOU SO MUCH.
I LOVE YOU, TOO.
Kenny: HI, KIMBERLY.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GOT MY OTHER TWO E-MAILS.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU GOT HOME OKAY.
HEY.
I COULDN'T SLEEP.
( clears throat )
MAKES TWO OF US.
WANT TO TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING?
I, UM...
I SAW CLAY.
MEGHAN, YOUR FATHER GROUNDED YOU.
ENT OUT...
YOU'RE NOT...
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO TELL HIM, ARE YOU?
I CAN'T PROMISE THAT, HONEY.
COME ON, PLEASE, YOU KNOW THAT THIS IS UNFAIR.
YOUR DAD DID WHAT HE FELT WAS RIGHT.
BUT YOU KNOW HE'S WRONG.
I KNOW YOU DO, MOM.
I MEAN, HOW CAN YOU TAKE HIS SIDE LIKE THIS?
IT'S NOT ABOUT TAKING SIDES, MEGHAN.
LOOK, WHETHER YOU THINK HE'S RIGHT OR WRONG
HE'S YOUR FATHER AND YOU HAVE
TO RESPECT THAT.
WELL, HE DOESN'T MAKE IT EASY.
HONEY, YOU'D BETTER JUST GO TO BED, OKAY?
( knock at door )
COME IN.
OH, HEY, CAM.
WHAT'S UP?
HEY, LISTEN, YOU'VE BEEN AROUND?
YEAH.
NICE SHOT.
UH, ANYONE CALL WHILE I WAS OUT?
NO. WHY?
I LEFT THREE MESSAGES FOR KIMBERLY.
I HAVEN'T HEARD BACK.
SHE LEFT THE BARBECUE EARLY.
SHE WASN'T FEEL WELL.
YEAH, I BET SHE DIDN'T.
WHAT'S THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?
NOTHING, MAN.
JUST DON'T MAKE LIKE A PLAYER.
IT'S SO NOT IN YOU.
I WAS BEING NICE TO REBECCA.
SHE FLEW DOWN BECAUSE I WAS SICK.
I CAN'T BLOW HER OFF.
JUST KEEP TELLING YOURSELF THAT.
ARE WE HIDING?
MORE LIKE AVOIDING.
GOD, I DON'T THINK I'VE SEEN DAD THIS MAD AT YOU
SINCE... EVER.
LOOK, CAN WE JUST
PLEASE NOT TALK ABOUT THIS?
I KNOW HOW IT IS AROUND HERE
WHEN IT COMES TO THE WHOLE SEX THING.
I DON'T.
IF YOU WANT
TO TALK ABOUT IT, THAT'S COOL.
WE'RE HERE FOR YOU.
THANKS. I-I-I APPRECIATE IT, REALLY
BUT, YOU KNOW, I THINK YOU HAVE BIGGER PROBLEMS
WITHOUT HEARING ABOUT MINE.
HE DOES?
WITH PRINCIPAL BYBEE.
JERRY TOLD ME
YOU HAD A RUN-IN.
YEAH. BYBEE USED TO BE COOL.
BYBEE USED TO LOOK OUT FOR ME.
THEN HE TURNS AROUND AND STABS ME IN THE BACK
AFTER ALL MOM AND DAD DID TO GET ME REINSTATED IN SCHOOL.
DID YOU JUST HEAR YOURSELF?
WHAT?
ALL THE WORK
THAT MOM AND DAD HAVE DONE.
WHAT HAVE YOU DONE, CAM?
HI. HI. DID YOU GET MY MESSAGES?
I CALLED, LIKE, THREE TIMES.
I WAS GETTING KIND OF WORRIED.
HOLD ON. HOLD ON.
YOU'RE GOING WAY TOO FAST.
S-T-U-P...
WAIT. OKAY, OKAY.
I GET IT. I GET IT.
YOU'RE MAD. IS THIS...?
THIS IS ABOUT THE BARBECUE?
ABOUT REBECCA?
DUH.
UT IT?
I'M SORRY.
I DIDN'T WANT TO HURT REBECCA'S FEELINGS.
IT'S OKAY TO HURT MINE?
NO, NO, NO. OF C
THEN CHOOSE.
CHOOSE? CHOOSE WHAT?
ME OR HER.
SHE'S ONLY HERE ONE MORE DAY.
AFTER TOMORROW, NONE OF THIS WILL MATTER.
THAT'S NOT CHOOSING.
PRINCIPAL BYBEE?
HEY, PRINCIPAL BYBEE.
CAMERON, WHY DO YOU KEEP PUSHING ME?
BECAUSE I WANT TO TALK WITH YOU.
TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE.
I NEED YOU OFF THIS PROPERTY.
COME ON. ALL I NEED IS FIVE MINUTES.
LISTEN, I'M NOT GOING TO LEAVE HERE
UNTIL YOU HEAR ME OUT.
JUST SO WE'RE CLEAR, MR. GREEN
YOU'RE WASTING MY TIME... AND YOURS.
I'M NOT LEAVING.
GREEN?
CAN I...
TALK TO YOU ABOUT ME AND MEGHAN?
I SUGGEST YOU THINK ABOUT
WHETHER YOU REALLY WANT TO GO THERE.
LOOK, I KNOW YOU DON'T REALLY WANT
TO TALK ABOUT IT, BUT, UM, I SORT OF NEED TO.
I'D BE GRATEFUL IF YOU'D HERE ME OUT.
OKAY.
SO YOU HATE ME THAT MUCH, HUH?
I DON'T HATE YOU, CLAY.
MR. GREEN, I JUST WANT YOU
TO UNDERSTAND THAT I LOVE HER.
UH-HUH.
AND SHE LOVES ME
AND WE BOTH HOPE THAT YOU CAN FIND
A WAY TO DEAL WITH THAT.
ARE YOU FINI
MEGHAN FEELS LIKE SHE CAN'T TALK TO YOU ANYMORE
AND I KNOW DEEP DOWN, SHE WANTS TO.
SO, SHE SENT YOU INSTEAD?
NO. SHE DOESN'T KNOW I'M HERE.
WELL, TRUST ME, CLAY, NOTHING YOU SAY
IS GOING TO BE AT ALL HELPFUL IN THIS SITUATION.
MAYBE YOU'RE RIGHT
BUT WHAT YOU SAY TO MEGHAN
WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
( sighs )
MR. BYBEE, YOU ARE AWARE IT'S RAINING.
I BROUGHT AN UMBRELLA.
SO, YOU'RE JUST GOING TO MAKE HIM STAND THERE?
I'M NOT MAKING HIM DO ANYTHING.
OH, IT'S REALLY COMING DOWN.
UH...
EXCUSE ME.
I
YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES, KIMBERLY AND I
WILL GO ON-LINE, LIKE, LATE AT NIGHT
AND TALK FOR HOURS ABOUT THE LIKELIHOOD
OF AN ASTEROID HITTING THE EARTH
IN OUR LIFETIME, AND I KNOW
I KNOW IT'S CRAZY, BUT... GOD, I DIDN'T THINK
ANYBODY COULD OBSESS ABOUT THAT AS MUCH AS ME.
THE THING IS
I FEEL REALLY GOOD WHEN I'M WITH HER
AND, UH...
I DON'T KNOW, FOR SOME STUPID REASON
I WAS AFRAID TO TELL YOU.
YOU DIDN'T WANT TO HURT MY FEELINGS.
YEAH. I KNOW, I KNOW, BUT INSTEAD
I ENDED UP HURTING EVERYONE'S FEELINGS.
NO, IT'S MY FAULT.
I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW WHY I WANTED TO MEET HER ANYWAY.
I GUESS MAYBE I WAS JUST A LITTLE BIT JEALOUS.
KIMBERLY'S MY GIRLFRIEND, OKAY?
I DON'T THINK I MADE THAT CLEAR ENOUGH BEFORE.
BUT YOU'RE MAKING IT CLEAR NOW.
TRYING TO.
AND NOW I KNOW WHERE I STAND.
BUT, UM, I DON'T KNOW
IF KIMBERLY KNOWS WHERE SHE STANDS.
SO, UH... WHAT DO I DO?
AND LET HER KNOW
THAT SHE'S YOUR GIRLFRIEND.
NOW.
THANK YOU.
I GOT IT.
GOOD.
SO, CLAY STOPS BY TODAY.
TO THE FIREHOUSE?
YEAH. YOU BELIEVE THAT?
STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT HE WAS TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH.
NO, I, UH
GUESS YOU WOUL
WHAT IS THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?
WELL, AT LEAST HE TRIED.
OH, DON'T DREDGE THAT UP.
OH, COME ON, MITCH.
NO ONE IN MY FAMILY SAW YOUR FACE
UNTIL THE WEEK OF OUR WEDDING
AND EVEN THEN, YOU DUCKED OUT OF THE REHEARSAL DINNER EARLY.
MY TUX NEEDED ALTERATION.
YEAH, RIGHT. YOU WERE SCARED TO DEATH OF MY FATHER.
I WAS NOT SCARED OF YOUR FATHER.
I JUST FELT AT THAT POINT IN TIME
HE AND I HAD ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO SAY TO EACH OTHER.
YEAH? HE HAD PLENTY TO SAY TO YOU.
AFTER ALL, HE WAS THE PERSON GIVING AWAY THE PREGNANT BRIDE.
AT LEAST CLAY SUCKED IT UP AND FACED YOU MAN-TO-MAN.
WELL, THAT IS NOT FAIR.
YOUR DAD WAS TOTALLY UNAPPROACHABLE.
YEAH, I'M SURE CLAY THINKS YOU'RE MR. ROGERS.
NO, HE THINKS I HATE HIM.
YEAH, I WONDER WHY.
HEY, I CAN REMEMBER BEING 17 AND IN LOVE WITH A PRETTY GIRL.
YEAH?
YEAH.
OH, I DON'T HATE CLAY.
IT'S JUST...
I KNOW EVERYTHING HE SAID WAS WELL-INTENDED.
IT'S JUST HIS WHOLE IDEA
THAT WE CAN BE PALS
JUST BUGS THE CRAP OUT OF ME.
YEAH, WELL...
IT'S A DIFFICULT RELATIONSHIP--
THE FATHER-BOYFRIEND THING-- ISN'T IT?
PLEASE, TELL ME ABOUT IT.
MITCH...
MEGHAN SNUCK OUT LAST NIGHT TO SEE HIM.
WHAT?
OH, NOTHING HAPPENED
BUT I... YOU KNOW HOW I FEEL ABOUT IT.
I THINK GROUNDING HER WAS A BIG MISTAKE.
SHE STILL HAS TO ANSWER TO ME.
THAT'S ALL I WANT
ALL YOU'RE D I
LOOK, MITCH, DO YOU REMEMBER HOW LONG IT TOOK
FOR MY FATHER TO FORGIVE ME, HMM?
MM-HMM.
YEAH, YEAH.
I DON'T... I DON'T KNOW IF I TOLD YOU THIS
BUT ONE DAY, ABOUT, OH, TWO MONTHS BEFORE THE END
I WAS... I WAS HOME TAKING CARE OF MY DAD.
NOBODY ELSE WAS AROUND, AND HE TOOK MY WRIST
AND HE PULLED ME TOWARDS HIM, AND HE SAID THAT HE WAS SORRY
FOR ALL THE TIME WE WASTED, ALL THE TIME
HE SPENT BEING ANGRY OVER SOMETHING
THAT SEEMED INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT AT THE TIME
AND THEN HE STARTED TO CRY
AND I STARTED CRYING.
THEN WE SAT THERE
LIKE TWO IDIOTS CRYING OVER SOMETHING
THAT HAPPENED YEARS AGO--
LOST YEARS, MITCH.
AND THEN MEG CRAWLED UP
ONTO HIS BED, AND WE WATCHED SOME OLD MARX BROTHERS MOVIE
AND IT WAS THIS...
GREAT AFTERNOON.
I FELT LIKE I WAS HIS LITTLE GIRL ALL OVER AGAIN.
YOU HAVING FUN?
TIME OF MY LIFE.
SINCE MY SECRETARY'S ACCUSED ME OF BEING SADISTIC
AND BECAUSE I'M SICK OF LOOKING AT YOU MOPING OUTSIDE MY WINDOW
YOU GOT YOURSELF ONE MINUTE.
TELL ME WHY I SHOULD LET YOU BACK
IN MY SCHOOL
AND NOT CALL THE COPS DOWN HERE
ON YOUR SORRY WET *** FOR TRESPASSING.
THE CLOCK IS TICKING.
OKAY.
WHAT I DID WAS TOTALLY
AND I'M SORRY FOR THAT.
THAT'S... THAT'S SOMETHING I DIDN'T GET BEFORE
BUT NOW I DO.
AND WHAT BROUGHT ON THIS CHANGE OF HEART?
REALITY.
I DON'T DESERVE TO BE IN THAT JUVIE HALL
OF A CONTINUATION SCHOOL.
MAN, I DESERVE TO BE
IN A REAL SCHOOL WITH REAL TEACHERS.
AND YOU KNOW THAT RUSSIAN GUY
THAT WROTE, "LET THE PUNISHMENT FIT THE CRIME"?
DOSTOYEVSKY?
YEAH.
HE WAS RIGHT.
I DESERVE TO BE PUNISHED FOR WHAT I DID.
ALL I'M SAYING IS
I MEAN, DOES THIS PUNISHMENT REALLY FIT?
COME ON, BYBEE.
MAN, YOU KNOW ME.
YOU USED... YOU USED
AND I THINK THAT I JUST MADE YOU SO MAD
THAT YOU FORGOT ABOUT THAT WHOLE THING.
IS MY TIME UP YET?
ALMOST.
I GUESS I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT...
I KNOW THE BOTTOM LINE.
YOU WERE THERE FOR ME, AND I LET YOU DOWN.
IT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN.
I'M DONE.
RT.
HUH?
W.S. GILBERT SAID
"LET THE PUNISHMENT FIT THE CRIME."
DOSTOYEVSKY WROTE A BOOK CALLED CRIME AND PUNISHMENT.
WHAT THE HELL DID THEY TEACH YOU
IN THAT CONTINUATION SCHOOL ANYWAY?
CHEMISTRY.
YOU KNOW, LIKE HOW TO MAKE
A CRYSTAL *** LAB IN YOUR GARAGE.
BYBEE.
I HAVE A FEW PHONE CALLS TO MAKE.
WHATEVER YOU MAY THINK
GETTING YOU BACK INTO TRUMAN IS NOT MY DECISION ALONE.
"BACK INTO TRUMAN"?
AS IN, UH, AS IN MY LITTLE SPEECH...
WAS A SELF-ABSORBED RATIONALIZATION
FOR BAD BEHAVIOR.
I'M LETTING YOU BACK IN
BECAUSE ANYONE DUMB ENOUGH TO STAND IN THE RAIN
AND RISK PNEUMONIA NEEDS AN EDUCATION.
DO NOT DISAPPOINT ME.
WHEW!
OH, AND BY THE WAY...
( knock on door )
HI.
I... CHOOSE... YOU.
YOU.
WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED TO YOU?
MADE A FOOL OF MYSELF.
APPARENTLY, THAT IS THE SECRET TO SUCCESS.
I THOUGHT IT WAS HARD WORK AND DETERMINATION.
THAT PART'S AHEAD.
I GOT BACK INTO TRUMAN.
Mitchell: DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW SCARY IT WAS
TO WALK OUT OF THAT PHONE BOOTH
AND NOT FIND YOU THERE?
WHERE'D YOU GO?
I SAW ANDY.
ANDY? WHO'S ANDY?
DAD, JUST DON'T MAKE ME TALK ABOUT IT, OKAY?
IT'S EMBARRASSING.
WHY?
'CAUSE YOU'RE MY DAD.
YOU THINK THIS ANDY LIKES YOU, MAYBE?
I'LL TELL YOU WHAT.
WHY DON'T WE GO BACK, SEE IF WE CAN FIND ANDY
WE DO
I PROMISE TO REMAIN AT A DISCREET DISTANCE.
BUT NOT TOO FAR?
NOT TOO FAR.
HI.
UM, SORRY TO AMBUSH YOU LIKE THIS.
I JUST, UH...
WELL, YOU CAN ADD THAT
TO THE LIST OF THINGS I NEED TO APOLOGIZE FOR.
LOOK, UH...
I HAVE DONE A PRETTY GOOD JOB LATELY OF BEING A JERK TO YOU...
TO YOU AND CLAY
AND I WANTED TO SAY I AM SORRY
A LOT SOONER THAN THIS.
BUT THE...
THE THINGS YOU AND I HAVE BEEN GOING THROUGH...
WELL, IT MAKES IT HARD.
IT JUST...
A LOT OF THINGS MAKE IT HARD.
UM...
THIS HAS NOT BEEN MY FINEST MOMENT AS A FATHER.
YOU SEE, I DO THIS THING
WHERE I KEEP THINKING OF YOU
LIKE YOU'RE STILL TEN YEARS OLD--
MY LITTLE GIRL--
.
I DON'T KNOW WHY.
I KNOW, YOU'VE BEEN DATING GUYS FOR A LONG TIME.
MAYBE IT WAS SOMETHING
I WAS NEVER GOING TO BE READY FOR.
I JUST...
HONEY, DO YOU REMEMBER THAT BOY...
THE FIRST BOY YOU HAD A CRUSH ON?
YOU WERE 11 YEARS OLD. AT THE CARNIVAL.
YOU SLIPPED AWAY TO FIND HIM.
I COULDN'T FIND YOU. SCARED ME TO DEATH.
ANDY, YEAH.
UM, HE WASN'T EXACTLY MY FIRST CRUSH, DAD.
WELL, HE'S THE ONE I ALWAYS REMEMBER.
I REMEMBER THINKING
E WE GO.
"NOW, SHE'S GOING TO RUN OFF ONE DAY WITH SOME GUY
AND SHE WON'T COME BACK."
NOW THAT YOU'RE WITH CLAY
THAT DAY SEEMS A WHOLE LOT CLOSER.
KNOW THIS IS ING GO.
I KNOW, I GOT TO FACE THE FACT
THAT OUR RELATIONSHIP IS CHANGING.
BUT, SWEETHEART, I JUST...
I WANT TO DO EVERYTHING I CAN
THAT IT CHANGES
IS THIS MAKING ANY SENSE?
MM-HMM.
YEAH?
YEAH.
YOU KNOW, I ONLY LIKED ANDY FOR THREE DAYS
AND HE MET SOMEBODY ELSE.
I REMEMBER THAT.
YOU CRIED FOR A WEEK.
YEAH, AND YOU MADE ME
HOT CHOCOLATE EVERY DAY
AND TOLD ME THAT THERE WOULD BE LOTS OF OTHER BOYS.
AH, WELL, I GOT THAT ONE RIGHT, HUH?
YOU GOT A LOT OF STUFF RIGHT, DAD.
YEAH, WELL... NOT LATELY.
DADDY...
( voice breaking ): THE PAST FEW DAYS HAVE BEEN REALLY HARD FOR ME, TOO.
I COULDN'T... BEAR YOU BEING ANGRY AT ME.
SWEETHEART
IT WAS HARD FOR ME TO ACCEPT THE FACT
THAT THE OLDER YOU GET
THE LESS YOU'RE GOING TO NEED ME.
DON'T YOU GET IT, DAD?
NO MATTER HOW OLD I GET
I'M NEVER GOING TO STOP NEEDING YOU...