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ANDY: Dear valentine...
...come away with me.
If I had a day with you and you only...
...I would enjoy the simple things.
The things that, in the end...
...when time steals the rest away...
...are the only things we'll remember.
I would paddle you across a still lake in a rowboat...
...and read poetry to you until you fell asleep.
And I would never, ever think about the hours.
What do you think she's thinking?
Oh, she's thinking, "Valentine's is coming.
Will he remember to bring me something?"
And he's thinking...
"...did I get her a piece of string last year
or the year before? Would a twig be unromantic?" Ha, ha.
And she's thinking, "Another twig.
The guy has no imagination, my mother was right."
Look, she's pecking him now.
Now they're snuggling.
Maybe they're just like us.
-You ready for that picnic? -I could eat a bear.
That's not what I'm talking about.
Valentine's is two days off. Pace yourself, Romeo.
[LAUGHS]
-I'll go get us set up. -I'm right behind you.
ANDY: Dear valentine...
...if I had one day with you and you only...
...I would admire every line of your face...
...every strand of your hair...
...every graceful movement of your hands or your eyes
or your body.
If I had one perfect day--
Now what did I say about pacing yourself?
Irv?
Irv?
What's wrong?
Get...
...help.
ANDY: Don't you see?
My heart beats only for you.
WOMAN [ON INTERCOM]: Dr. Wilson to OR 1.
[KNOCKING ON DOOR]
-Thank you for coming. -You kidding?
I wouldn't have missed this. How you holding up, Irv?
Okay, doc, all things considered.
-Did you talk to Dr. Phillips? -I did, and it's good news.
The cardiac episode was mild.
No surgical intervention is indicated at this time.
Although, you'll need to get started on diuretics...
...which should bring your blood pressure down--
And make me *** like a racehorse.
That, too.
Did Dr. Phillips mention what the likelihood was
of another incident?
Well, as far as these things go, I think...
...and Dr. Phillips agrees...
...Irv's in the best shape he could hope for.
If you stick to the diet, and respond to the medication...
...you should be in the clear.
Well, I appreciate your coming by.
I know it's a sacrifice letting Harold win
the daily parking-space war.
Hey, doc, looks like somebody took your parking space again.
Yes. Yes, it does.
Welcome back, Gretchen.
Thank you, Dr. Abbott.
Yes, I see you've put your winnings to good use.
-My winnings? -Well, therapy is like Vegas.
The only decent odds are with the house.
I resent the implication that I'm defrauding people.
Oh, now, don't you kid a kidder, Gretchen.
You and I both know that couples therapy...
...it's like, uh, Botox.
New, of dubious therapeutic integrity...
...and ultimately useless...
...to address the root causes of the problem.
What is the rush, people?
Psychosis will still be here tomorrow.
And the day after that.
Couples therapy.
Rose, hi.
Rose? Rose, Rose, Rose.
What on earth are you doing here?
I'm signing us up, Harold.
To dialogue with that charlatan about our marriage? Are you mad?
Every marriage needs a shot in the arm once in a while.
What are you talking about?
With Valentine's Day coming up, it occurred to me that--
No, no. What complaint could you have about Valentine's?
Every year I treat you to a sumptuous meal...
...accompanied by a dozen long-stemmed pink roses...
...and an exotic sampler of imported Swiss chocolates.
Yes, every year.
You see what I mean, Harold?
No. No, I don't.
Well, we'll talk about it in our session.
I'm glad to see you and Rose are coming in.
I can see that we have a lot of things to discuss.
No, no, it's Ephram.
E-P-H-R-A-M.
Picking up a valentine package?
Oh, that would be a big no.
E-P-H-R-A-M.
Well...
...yes, we do have a package.
Thank you.
And one for you.
-That's Hart, right? -Good guess.
Oh, yeah.
I've only lived here all my life.
[EPHRAM CHUCKLES]
EPHRAM: Oh, let me get it.
So, what about you?
You got a secret admirer back at boarding school or something?
No, St. Margaret's is actually an all-girls.
And I'm not a lesbian. Yet.
So, what is it?
Supplies from the outside world.
Just a Band-Aid measure until I get out and ship reminders in...
...and think nostalgically of my wasted youth...
...when I was bored off my *** in Everwood.
Someone who hates it here as much as I do.
-As much? More. -Not possible.
Okay, I challenge you.
I-hate-Everwood contest.
I'll go first.
I hate the fact that the egg rolls at Gino Chang's
smell like lasagna.
I hate that everything's a fest.
Thaw Fest, Fly Fest, Pie Fest. What does that even mean?
What's so festive about catching some fish
or watching some guy melt?
I hate the fact they call it Main Street
though it's the only one. Why not just call it street?
Do you have a subway map of another city covering one wall?
Do you choose colleges based on how far they are?
Ever had a dream that you were trapped in a sewer...
...and woken up disappointed that you were in Everwood?
Do you have a packed bag and a plane ticket in your room?
-Come on. -You don't believe me?
I believe you. I've kept the bag...
...I just haven't bought a ticket yet.
What happened?
Promised my dad I'd stay.
That's how you get stuck in places like this.
There's always somebody who needs you.
♪ Let's fall in love ♪
♪ Why shouldn't we ♪
Nina?
♪ Fall in love ♪
Do you like it?
Very much.
-What is it? -It's from Carl.
Every year he sends a Valentine's Day bouquet...
...representative of the state he's in at the time.
-Guadalajara? -Ha. Arizona.
He says it'll flower, too.
♪ And make our own paradise ♪♪
Oh, Andy, I'm sorry, that was thoughtless of me.
-What was? -Bringing up Valentine's Day.
Don't worry, it was a non-event in my life long before now.
I used to send Julia a dozen roses every year.
I never saw them. I'd have my secretary send them, pro forma.
GRETCHEN: Would you do things differently if you had to?
That's how you know you've internalized change.
Dr. Trott, you're back. It's great to see you again.
It's good to see you too, Andy.
I'll have to sign up for my time slot.
I'm afraid it's only couples therapy in February...
...a kind of Valentine's tradition.
That's too bad, I enjoyed our last session very much.
Well, we could do something less formal.
-Lunch, say? -I'd like that.
Tomorrow, then. Here's my cell phone number.
Call me and we'll pick a restaurant.
Sounds like a plan.
GRETCHEN: Thank you. NINA: Mm-hm.
Andy, you have a date.
She's a professional psychologist.
Not to mention, my professional psychologist.
Your shrink made a date with you.
She made a professional lunch.
Ah.
[NINA CHUCKLES]
AMY: What should we do Friday night?
We could go to Fuller's Pond, like we did last year.
No, I didn't remember.
My mom showed me pictures from Valentine's Day last year.
She show you the one where I fell on my face?
Yeah, apparently I'm a better skater than you, huh?
-Wouldn't you like to know? -Bet I could find out.
-No, Colin. Colin, stop. -I'm a better skater than you.
-No, you're not, Colin. -Say it.
-"Colin is a better skater." -Colin's a better skater.
Then you must really suck.
-Hey, Laynie. -Oh, hey.
LAYNIE: Hey. COLIN: Ephram.
Ephram. What are you doing here?
I found him at the post office hanging around the outbound box.
I think somebody was trying to return him.
Yeah, I wish.
Well, we'll leave you two to resume your tickling.
You've got your pills, but you don't need to worry...
...because I've got a timer all set.
I've stocked the fridge with healthy food.
-Oh, joy. -The sheets are in the dryer.
We can sleep down here. That way you won't have to do the steps.
I'll run up and take a shower, then I'll see about dinner.
If you need me, use this. I borrowed it from Mindy Walsh.
Skip doesn't need it anymore.
Anything you say, I'll hear up there.
Can I talk dirty into it?
[SOBBING]
So, what areas did we wanna focus on today?
She speaks.
I was hoping you might be a Freudian. No such luck.
I was addressing Rose, Harold. Your turn will come next.
When we were first together, he used to do these
little things for me all the time.
Alright, you have proven your point.
You can, in fact, put me through hell any time you want to...
...because you're my wife. Can we leave now?
-No, we cannot leave. -Lay it on me.
You want breakfast in bed, you want flowers every Friday?
How much is my ticket out of this gas-guzzling hellhole
gonna cost me?
Rose is trying to communicate with you.
She's not trying to communicate, she's trying to drive me insane.
-What makes you say that? -That is what married people do.
Is that how you see marriage, Harold? Can you elaborate?
Not without strangling you.
Try not to be defensive, Harold.
Rose, please continue.
Well, as I was saying...
...he used to do these small, thoughtful things all the time.
You can't expect me to be the same hormone-filled jellyfish...
...that I was at 18, Rose. Time has passed.
We've grown used to each other.
Now I-I-I mow the lawn instead of writing you a poem.
It is still something that I am doing for you.
We are entering a time in our lives...
...when the kids will be gone...
...and it'll be the two of us again.
I need to know that you still think about me
during the course of your day.
I think about you all the time.
Not the way you think about a faucet that needs to be fixed.
I don't think you're a leaky faucet, you're a broken record.
Albeit, a, uh--
A beautiful broken record which I'm fortunate to be married to.
[CHOIR SINGING WINGS' "SILLY LOVE SONGS"]
♪ You'd think that people would've had enough ♪
♪ Of silly love songs ♪
Good, good, I'm loving it.
♪ I look around me and I see it isn't so ♪
Now hit me, bass section.
♪ Some people wanna fill the world with silly love songs ♪
-Laynie's cool, isn't she? -Huh?
Laynie. You guys seemed to be getting along the other day.
-That's so great. -I'm glad you approve.
And altos, groove with us. Come on, let me hear you.
Since when are you so interested?
I don't know, she's my friend, you're my friend.
Well, we got mail together.
Went back to her place. We may have shared a beverage.
I thought it was time to ask her for her hand in marriage.
Here comes the transition, Peaches and Herb.
Ready, and go.
I just didn't know you were interested in her.
Who says I'm interested in her?
If you were, I could help you in that department.
-And why would I want your help? -So you are interested in her.
[CHOIR SINGING PEACHES AND HERB'S "REUNITED"]
♪ The breakup we had has made me lonesome and sad ♪♪
-Well, she is pretty attractive. -Yes, she is.
I mean, kind of in a dark way.
She reminds me of the girls back in New York.
As opposed to us small-town girls.
If I did wanna ask her out, you know...
...what do you think I would say?
Just think of something funny or, you know, something sweet.
I know she'll go out with you, all you have to do is ask.
Just ask.
Wow, you're, like, really on this.
If it works out, I'll give you a finder's fee.
[BELL RINGS]
That was great, kids. Great.
GIRL: My gosh, that was so hard.
Man, whatever she's taking, I want some.
Are you coming over tonight for the animation festival?
Yeah, I'll be there.
It'd be the perfect time to ask her.
-Ask who what? -Ephram wants to ask Laynie out.
Well, I didn't say when, I was--
I thought you were digging each other.
"Digging" is kind of--
It'd be the perfect time to ask. Don't you think so?
Yeah, it is.
Well, thanks.
ANDY: Wow.
That's a dress.
-Yes, it is. -I meant, nice dress.
Oh, uh, won't you sit down, doctor?
Thank you. Please, call me Gretchen.
Gretchen, alright.
What a nice restaurant you've selected.
And just minutes outside of town, too. It's--
It's surprising.
I was envisioning something more along Mama Joy's lines.
Haven't been to a fancy restaurant in a while?
Not in a while, no. No, it really has been a while.
Oh, excuse me.
-Could we see the wine list? -Oh, are we having wine?
-Is that okay? -Yes, yes, of course.
-And a candle too, by all means. -Gets dark back here.
-You know, I was-- I'm so sorry. -Oh, no, no.
Good reflexes, you caught it.
No, I was-- I was, uh-- I was saying--
I was going to say that, um...
...I read a very interesting article recently...
...on some new discoveries in neuroplasticity at UCLA.
[STAMMERING] Did you happen to, uh, pick that one up?
COLIN: So all of them are like this.
EPHRAM: This is one of my favorites.
I'm gonna get a soda. Anybody?
No, thanks.
She did that getting-a-soda thing.
-She wants a soda. -No, she wants you to follow.
-I think she may be right, dude. -Oh.
Oh, ha, ha, sorry.
Um, after you.
Okay.
So, um...
...what are you, uh--? What are you doing this week?
This week?
Yeah, you know, I mean, ha, ha--
-The usual. -Cool, cool.
-What are you doing? -Oh, you know. I mean--
Don't have any plans, just whatever.
Well, this has been thrilling.
Hey, Laynie.
Would you maybe wanna, you know, do something sometime?
-Could you be more specific? -Well, with me, I mean.
You know, would you like to do something with me?
-Like a date. -Yeah.
-Any particular sometime, or--? -Uh, tomorrow, tomorrow night?
Valentine's Day?
Oh, uh, no, no. I forgot. Sorry, no.
-Are you trying to back out? -No, I just--
Good, because I'm in.
GRETCHEN: You seemed a little uncomfortable all through lunch.
Oh, really? Was it knocking over the vase that gave me away...
...or when I buttered my hand?
[LAUGHS]
Oh, well, I admit I did enjoy our discussion...
...on the psychological symptoms...
...accompanying fetal tissue transplantation
in Parkinson's patients.
I think I had in mind a more personal lunch.
You know, a friend of mine told me this was a date.
I didn't believe her...
...but then when I saw you, I was just unprepared...
...I guess, that's all.
Oh, Andy, I owe you an apology.
It was unprofessional of me asking you here, it's just....
I thought about you while I was gone.
I thought I felt a connection between us...
...when I was here.
I know that the circumstances of your life aren't conducive...
...to this kind of thing now, I'm completely aware of that.
But still, I felt compelled to ask.
Did you think of me at all?
Not in the way you thought of me.
I'm sorry, Gretchen.
Oh, it's fine, Andy.
No, it's completely fine.
Well.
Dr. Brown, thank you for joining me today.
Bye.
You look great.
Be sure to bring your pills.
You smell great, too.
I just wanna make sure I have Dr. Phillips' number...
-...in case anything goes wrong. -Wait.
-Stay here. -Do you have the cell phone?
Alpine Creek's line goes down if there's a storm.
I wanna make sure we can reach someone in case--
Listen, I've got an idea.
Let's cancel the reservation.
-Do you have the phone? -Let's cancel.
Oh, no, you don't.
We are going to the restaurant. Get your jacket.
What's wrong, Edna?
What's wrong is that Dr. Phillips said no exertion...
...which means no hanky-panky.
He didn't mean forever. You said yourself I'm better.
-I'm not taking any chances. -You certainly aren't.
I'm not an invalid. Stop treating me like one.
-You're driving me up a wall. -Our lives are different now.
We have to start acting a little more our age.
Stop kidding ourselves that we can do the things
we could do 20 years ago.
What? What, honey? Sweetheart?
Come here, come here, come here. Sit down, sit down, sit down.
What's the matter, sweetheart? Are you alright? Please, what--?
[LAUGHS]
Pretty good, huh?
-I'm just teasing, sweetheart. -Don't touch me.
-How could you do that? -I'm sorry, I was just joking.
I never knew you had such a cruel sense of humor.
You're right, I'm sorry, I should-- Where are you going?
If you're so fine, you can take care of yourself, you stinkpot.
I said I was sorry. Come on.
What do you want?
Blood is thicker than water, Junior.
I need to camp out here for Valentine's.
Great.
-Hey. -Hey.
Well, we got through Valentine's Day...
...how about an anti-Valentine's evening?
I can't, I got a date.
-You got a date? -Yeah.
-What time is it? -Uh, 6:10.
You got a date? Wow. You, Delia.
-Guess I'm odd man out. -Delia?
She's sleeping over at Nina's tonight.
She and Sam made an agreement to be each other's valentines...
...in case Prince and Princess Charming didn't show.
-Oh, very practical. -Mm-hm.
-So where are you going? -Uh, skating.
This a part of your childhood that I missed?
-Do you skate? -No.
-You're not going with Amy? -Laynie Hart, Colin's sister.
-You like her? -I don't know.
She likes me. I don't know, she's cool.
It's nice to hang out with a girl if you get the chance...
...you know what I mean?
Yeah.
I know what you mean.
Anyone like dessert? We have pecan praline, mint chip.
-And imported Swiss chocolates. -You've got some nerve, Harold.
When I woke up, I thought there'd be something.
A note, a card, some small gesture...
...signifying that you had heard what I was saying to you.
I will not change my behavior...
...to accommodate the rantings of a madwoman...
...clinically licensed or not.
You might wanna rethink that.
Mother, this has nothing to do with you.
All you have are excuses, Harold, and people to blame.
Nothing is your fault, nothing is your responsibility.
Rose, forgive me. Forgive me that I cannot be
the man that you'd like me to be. You know? Forgive me.
Forgive me if I don't wanna become some...
...poetry-spouting Lothario...
...to hold on to the glory of our youth.
You should be thrilled I'm not having some midlife crisis.
Do you even remember this?
What?
When you went away to college, I was dating Matthew Langley.
-What are you--? -Most handsome boy in school.
Captain of the varsity track team...
...full scholarship to Stanford.
So, big deal.
Before you went away, you told me...
"I'll show you how much I care for you...
...and then you'll break up with this guy."
And all my friends laughed because you were just...
...this gangly member of the marching band with your tuba.
-I was first chair. -But you kept your word...
...and every week you sent me a letter.
And in it you would include one thing...
...a leaf, a picture, a pressed flower.
I'm sure I never sent any pressed flower.
And then, one week, at the end of your first semester...
...you sent me this stub of a pencil.
And you told me that this reminded you of me...
...this insignificant little thing.
And I knew at that moment that if something...
...so small and unimportant reminded you of me...
...then everything reminded you of me.
Because you loved me.
And I knew at that moment that I loved you too.
And now, I want it back.
What?
Oh, oh. Oh, come on.
Now, you are not leaving home over this silly argument.
Not me, Harold. I'm not going anywhere.
[DOORBELL RINGS]
-Harold, what are you--? -Happy Valentine's Day, Irving.
I understand this is the doghouse?
ANDY: Dear valentine...
...these are the things I remember of my love...
...a warm hand...
...your warm breath...
...your warm mouth...
...your arms around mine.
I remember feeling safe, ceaseless.
Like one person.
The two of us still...
...at rest, entwined.
I remember how I felt the first time I kissed you.
It felt like the high dive.
What do you remember?
How will I ever know what was inside your heart?
Where did they go...
...all the things we think and feel, but don't say?
-Andy. -Hey.
I'm sorry to just drop by like this.
Are you alright?
I was wondering...
...if we could go somewhere.
EPHRAM: Oh! -Ha-ha-ha.
EPHRAM: That's not funny.
So you guys seem to be having a good time.
Yeah, so far he's not disappointing.
Yeah, Ephram's cool.
What's the 411 on him, anyway?
-What do you mean? -Why isn't he seeing anyone?
Uh...
...I guess he hasn't found the right person.
Did he just break up with someone?
Hasn't mentioned anyone.
-Girlfriend in New York? -Don't think so.
I don't know why I'm surprised that girls here...
...are too stupid to locate the cool, eligible guy.
I mean, I haven't been gone that long.
Well, what is it you like about him?
He's that guy you'd want to hang out with
even if you weren't dating him.
He's cute, in that kind of way that's sort of like--
You know in the movies
that guy that everybody pretends isn't cute, but is?
Yeah.
See you.
-Come on. -Ha-ha-ha.
[ALL LAUGH]
LAYNIE: You can do it.
HARRY: Valentine's Day is just an excuse for women...
...to point out what we're doing wrong.
You blow it on the day, oh, you're an unromantic yutz.
You do it right, it's a point of comparison for the rest...
...of the year when you're an unromantic yutz. Lose-lose.
-I think I'm a good husband. -You're a great husband.
You're phenomenal. They've no idea how lucky they have it.
Oh, oh, no idea!
We choose to do these things for them...
...then we get punished for it. You're looking after Irv...
...I'm trying to protect our marriage, and we're shrews.
I used to do silly things for her. We all did.
When you're young and wanted sex...
...it seemed justified to make an *** of yourself.
When I was telling Dr. Trott how Harold proposed...
...with the marching band behind him?
I could've sworn for a second
that he couldn't remember our favorite song.
He used to hum that to me around the house.
Irv used to scour used record stores...
...for old USO recordings, then we'd dance to them.
Valentine's Day is supposed to be the most romantic day...
...of the year, and she doesn't wanna have sex.
Every other day of the year it's fine, but--
I think I'm gonna be sick.
I'm only *** Irv for his own good.
If I don't watch out for him, who will?
I don't mean to attack Harold.
I know he loves me.
I know I bore Edna sometimes.
I've bored Rose since the day we met.
I think she makes shopping lists in her head while I'm talking.
It's the boredom. That's the romance-killer.
I don't need a marching band every day of the year...
-...but you need a-- -You want a selfless gesture.
-A sacrifice. -To show what they'd do for us.
And for how long.
I never wanted excitement.
Not really.
I wanted....
Well, I wanted just what I have.
Me too.
So...
...what are we doing here?
You know...
...I'm really sorry about lunch.
What for? It was lovely.
Listen, I, um...
...I lied to you.
I have thought about you, Gretchen.
But whatever thoughts I have...
...are dwarfed by this cloud of disloyalty I feel about Julia...
...which I know's crazy and I know she wouldn't want me
to feel, but I do.
Mm. It's a scary place where you're standing, Andy.
Awakenings can be terrifying.
The loss of control's more than a lot of people can handle.
So you're saying you have a choice?
Oh, sure. You can play it safe...
...hide...
...refuse to let life in.
I didn't say it was a viable choice.
You know...
...I was completely clueless when Julia was alive.
I don't think I ever told her anything that was important.
Maybe if I did, I wouldn't still be carrying around this guilt.
She knew, Andy.
All those things that you couldn't say, she knew.
I wish I could believe that.
Sometimes...
...I just want--
What?
One night of peace.
You know?
Of living....
One night of not trying so hard.
More effort, Brown. I need more effort.
I'm already expending an infinite amount.
[LAYNIE LAUGHS]
-So? Come and get me. -Yeah, that'll happen.
What if I skate closer?
I might hit you by accident the next time I fall.
-Is that so? -Yes.
I dare you not to fall.
-I'm not falling. -Wait.
There's more.
[LAUGHING]
EPHRAM: Give me a chance. LAYNIE: I gave you a chance.
-Two out of three? -Come and catch me.
Do you wanna talk about it?
Talk about what?
Ephram and Laynie.
It's been bugging you, I can tell that it is.
Why would it be bothering me?
I'm the one who told him to ask her out, remember?
I know something happened between you guys
when I was gone. Just tell me.
-How did you know? Did Ephram--? -I figured it out, Amy.
Why don't you tell me what happened?
-Because it doesn't matter. -Well, it matters to me.
I missed you.
And no one really understood.
And Ephram came along, and he just got it somehow.
And so we spent a lot of time together...
...because he was the only one that I could talk to.
But-- And I know this is gonna sound lame.
--it was always about you.
In the beginning, you mean.
One night, we went on this field trip, got stuck in the mine...
...and he kissed me.
I don't know how I let it happen or why.
I was crazy that day thinking about your surgery...
...and I didn't know what I was doing.
Did it happen again?
Once.
Did you know what you were doing then?
What happened between Ephram and I...
...amounts to about 10 seconds.
Before you judge me for it...
...I want you to think about the hours of bus trips I took
to go see you. The thousands of pages that I read to you.
The hours of music that I played for you...
...because they said that you might hear it.
I couldn't eat, Colin. I couldn't sleep.
I couldn't focus in school, I lost most of my friends.
When you finally did wake up...
...you didn't even remember who I was.
Your mother wouldn't let me go see you.
What was I supposed to do? Because I don't know anymore.
I don't know.
I wish you had been this honest with me a month ago.
See, when I got out of the hospital...
...I didn't know who you were.
But I do now.
And I really like you.
The only problem is...
...you haven't been able to take your eyes off him all night.
Andy?
-What time is it? -It's late.
Listen, I gotta go. My son will be home soon...
...if he's not already.
-Are you alright? -No, I'm-I'm fine.
I just....
I need to go.
AMY: Mom, there's someone here to see you.
[BAND PLAYING BILLY JOEL'S "JUST THE WAY YOU ARE"]
Harold, what in heaven's--?
Rose, I have three things to say.
Uh, first is that, yes, this was a completely exploitative act...
...meant to manipulate every romantic fiber in your being.
Uh, second, in case you weren't aware...
...Matthew Langley dropped out of Stanford...
...currently makes his living selling the same
cheap hair plugs which adorn his own scalp.
And third is that, uh--
I was at the bank getting the cash...
...to pay for this obscene gesture...
...and, well...
...I noticed something there which reminded me of you.
A pencil stub.
I woke up and I was feeling...
...claustrophobic...
...and empty...
...and guilty.
You left her there on Valentine's Day.
That is so lonely.
I know. I feel terrible.
I mean, I never should have been there in the first place.
You got yourself there.
You must have wanted to be there on some level.
She's a great person, and I was lonely last night
and it was nice to be talking...
...and drinking wine and having fun.
You know? I miss that.
You need to go tell her those things.
What's the point?
I have nothing to offer her.
Well, I think you just need to go...
...and offer whatever you have...
...and trust that that effort is worth something to her.
I never had a friend I could talk to about this stuff.
You never needed one.
-Hey. -Hey.
Where are you going?
I gotta go in for some tests in Denver
and some follow-up stuff in rehab.
Were you gonna call me?
Well, I mean, I don't leave till tomorrow.
I should have told you about Ephram sooner.
I was afraid.
Everything was already so strange, you coming back...
...and then I let too much time go by...
...and things just got weird, you know?
I understand.
Lucky for you, I've got this memory problem. Ha, ha.
So...
...how long will you be gone for?
A week, maybe 10 days.
Can I call you?
If you want.
-You don't have to. -Of course I want to.
Don't just say it fast like that.
I want you to think about it.
-Think about what? -About what you want.
I know what I want, Amy.
I want you.
But that shouldn't be enough for you.
You have to want me, too. This me.
I don't expect you to have an answer for me right now.
It's okay.
I'll wait for you.
You waited long enough for me.
I finally found you.
Didn't know you were looking.
Working Saturday.
I was getting in Junior's hair...
...and I didn't wanna go home.
I'm sorry, Edna.
I wish I could take back what I did.
You're right, it was cruel.
And you were just trying to take care of me.
But there's nothing I can do about that now...
...except beg you to forgive me.
When Hal died...
...we didn't see it coming.
I watched him die, Irv.
I just don't think I could go through that again.
You may have to.
-One of us has gotta go first. -Well, I vote for me.
We're strong people, you and I.
No one wanted us to get married.
It scared everybody to death, but we walked through it...
...because that's what we do.
We walk through fire, we climb mountains.
And we have a good time doing it.
I like that about us.
Most of our friends are eating tapioca...
...and measuring out cups of Metamucil right now.
But this is our time together.
Let's spend it the way we want to and not waste it worrying...
...how it's gonna leave us or when.
I'll try.
What?
This office.
What about it?
It's just...
...we haven't christened it yet.
ANDY: It was all just more than I could handle.
And I wish I'd known that it would be, but I didn't.
I shouldn't have left, I know that.
I probably knew it then, but I just--
I had to get out.
I'm so sorry.
Apology accepted, doctor.
And it wasn't that I didn't have a good time, because I did.
I don't mean "good time," what I meant is that I--
It was nice.
-You thought so? Really? -Oh, I really did.
-Oh, because I thought it was-- -Yes.
I did too.
Look, maybe we could try again, just sort of start over.
I don't know if I'm ready for this, but I'd like to find out.
I don't think I can do that.
You know.
There's a reason I move around.
If I wasn't so scared to figure out what that reason is...
...I might use my analytical powers to figure it out.
So you're more neurotic than I am.
Oh, it's possible, yes.
[BOTH LAUGH]
That doesn't mean I'm gonna refrain
from giving you professional advice.
Oh, I expect nothing less, doctor.
I think that there's something inside of you
that you need to express.
You have these thoughts about your wife...
...the love that you had, the life that you shared together.
And all the things that you couldn't say.
Write it down.
All of it.
Write a letter to her.
And try....
Try as hard as you can to find some peace.
There's a beautiful world out there, Andy.
And it's happening right now.
MAN: Alright, pass it around.
GIRL: Yes.
BOY: Gonna be like this the whole night.
GIRL: There you go.
Hey, your mom told me I'd find you here.
-Hey. -Thought you'd be skating.
No, just thinking, watching.
Imagining you're Michelle Kwan?
-How did you know? -Lucky guess.
So, I wanted to thank you for making me ask out Laynie.
-I didn't make you ask. -No.
I did it to prove something to you.
Don't ask, I don't get it myself.
But I had a really good time, so thank you.
Well, then, you're welcome, I guess.
Glad you had fun.
-She kissed you. -You saw that, huh?
-Uh-huh. -Well, she started it.
Think you're gonna see her again?
I don't know. I hope so.
So, what's going on with Colin?
Uh, he's got some tests in Denver.
He'll be gone for a few days.
Do you think love gets easier as you get older?
It's all so complicated in high school.
But I figure if it stays that hard...
...no one would ever get married, right?
Yeah. It must get easier.
Or maybe you just get better at it?
Maybe you don't get better at it...
...but you do it so much that it's like math.
Problem, solution, with the variable that messes you up.
Man, I hope not. I suck at math.
You went about the whole learning-to-skate thing
the wrong way. You do it without skates first.
If I had a teacher who wasn't laughing at me.
Well, I can't promise anything, but come on.
Just don't fall down and you'll be fine.
Come on.
You're doing great.
ANDY: Dear valentine...
...these are the things I never told you.
These are the things I need you to know...
...that I loved you always...
...and my love was so big...
...it lives still after you're gone.
I'd like to tell you that I would do it differently...
...that if I had one more day, I would do everything right.
But I know that isn't true.
I'd make all the same mistakes.
That is, except one...
...I wouldn't say goodbye.