I'd like to think that fate had a hand in what happened that summer.
That it was the pants' destiny to find us.
Where they came from and why they chose us...
... well, that will always be a mystery.
But perhaps that was part of their miracle.
That they sensed in that moment how much we needed them.
How much we needed some little bit of faith to hold onto...
... when it seemed like everything we believed in was about to slip away.
But wait a minute, I'm getting ahead of myself.
Beautiful dress! Love it.
We'd been a foursome for as long as I could remember.
- Where are we going? - We're going over there.
In fact, we were a foursome before we were born.
And seven. Anyone feel any kicking?
Our mothers met at a prenatal aerobics class.
They really didn't have anything in common...
... except their due dates.
One, and relax. Good work.
The first one out of the gate was Bridget.
Ladies, let's keep it together.
The rest of us followed within the week.
Bridget liked to take charge.
Way to go, Lena.
I'll handle this.
And you know what?
Sometimes, that worked in our favor.
Oh, my God.
And that's how it always was with us:
Give and take.
But mostly give.
Lena, I don't think he's coming back this time.
It's gonna be okay, Carmen.
I'll come over first thing tomorrow.
And Tibby and Bridget too.
Just stay on the phone with me until you fall asleep.
What Were They Thinking? take seven.
We were there for each other...
... to understand the things that no one else in the world could.
What were they thinking, having another baby at their age?
And what was I?
Just some experiment from their hippie days...
...and now it's time to start their real family?
Go ahead.
They're out of their minds.
It sucks.
- Totally. - Cut!
Lena, don't you realize this is tragedy?
Can't you give me a bit more enthusiasm?
There were some things we would never make sense of.
Grief is never an easy burden to bear.
And we were there for those too.
And as we mourn the loss of this beloved wife, mother and friend...
...it only makes her choice that much more unfathomable.
What measure of despair compels one to commit such an act?
We can only take comfort in the fact that she is in a better place now...
...than she found here among us.
My deepest sympathies. Bridget.
We were there for the things we couldn't face alone.
- Hey. - Hey, Bee, you okay?
Yeah. I will be as soon as I get out of these stupid heels.
Here. Hold them for me, will you?
Think I'll run home.
Or the ones we didn't want to face at all.
Together, it was as if we formed one single, complete person.
Wild, unstoppable Bridget.
Shy and beautiful Lena.
Tibby, the rebel.
And me, Carmen, the writer.
Can't buy anything new at a vintage store.
We were 16 and had never been apart. And all that was about to change.
- How about this one? - It's great.
If you wanna go to Greece looking like Laverne De Fazio.
- Who? - '70s TV icon.
Am I the only one who's not culturally deprived?
Tibby forgot to take her happy pill this morning.
Actually, I'm saving them for when I'm stuck doing time at Wallmans...
...while the rest of you jet off on your little adventures.
Boo-hoo, Tibby. You are such a drama queen.
I am going to South Carolina. That is only, like, three states away.
It's abandonment, nevertheless. I hate you all.
You're the one who wanted to stay here all summer...
...and angst it out making your documentary.
Yeah, it's gonna be a huge hit.
Thrilling footage on how to stack deodorant.
I think I'm gonna start my own genre, call it the "suckumentary. "
Lena, look at this! Oh, my goodness.
- They're perfect. - I can't wear a bikini.
Don't you know all the beaches in Greece are nude?
- What? - She's just kidding, Lena.
God, I envy you.
You get to go to a place where there's actually guys.
I thought you were looking forward to El Campo de Fútbol.
She sure was until she found out it was girls only.
- No boys allowed. - Don't talk about it.
Hey, pierce alert, pierce alert.
Sorry, young lady, no more holes.
Take those out right now and try these on.
- Look. Here you go. - Put them on.
- Go, go, go. - Okay, Carmen... Carmen.
Tibby, you're a babe!
Tibby, you look amazing. Turn around. Look at you!
- Carmen! - You look wonderful.
- It looks good. - It looked great on you. Please buy them.
- You try them on, then. - But I don't wear jeans.
Yeah. Or bikinis or miniskirts...
...or anything else that might actually show you have a shape.
I do not.
Tibby, those look so great on you. Why can't you just admit it?
Because I'm wallowing in self-pity.
- Lena! - Are you serious?
- You have a body! - Look at that.
Lena Kaligaris has a body!
- Stop it! I do not. - When did this happen?
- You look good in them. - Look at you.
You look good! Little Lena.
You're the one who loves jeans so much, why don't you try them?
- Maybe because I'm 3 inches taller than you. - Fair's fair.
- Hey, how can they be perfect on you too? - That is a little weird.
I don't know, but it's really starting to freak me out.
Okay, Carmen, it's your turn.
Carmen, you try them on.
- Oh, come on, honestly. Are you serious? - You have to.
You think that a pair of jeans that fits all three of you is going to fit all of this?
- Put them on. Now. - We'll help your thighs get into them.
- Tibby! Come on, now. - I'm just kidding.
Will you help me get out of them?
Carmen, we all tried them on. Just try them.
All right.
My thighs.
Sassy britches.
Get over these thighs.
Okay, here we go.
What? I told you guys. I'm just gonna take them off...
...and we're gonna pretend like this never happened.
No, Carmen, come over here and look at yourself.
- They look amazing on you. - Look at them.
Call me crazy, but it's scientifically impossible...
...that a pair of pants could fit me... - And me.
- And me.
This is crazy.
Look, Tib, something happened today that I can't explain and you can't explain.
- Whatever, let's just ignore it. - We can't just ignore it.
- Why? - Because it's a sign, the pants...
- Be quiet, you're gonna... - You know what, Tibby?
- Sometimes you're much too much. - Be careful.
- I'm fine, Lena. - Oh, my God. You're gonna fall.
It makes our butts look good. That's enough for me.
- That's right, amen. - Get up there. Go on.
- There is more going here than Lycra. - But there's probably Lycra.
All right, guys, are you ready for this?
In the name of the Father, the Son...
- Here we go. - Carmen, this isn't church.
You guys! But it's still a sacred place!
I mean, this is where our moms met, right?
Anyway, look, we're gathered here today...
...to honor a gift that has been sent to us.
- So why do we have to pay for them? - Tibs.
Carmen, go ahead, just finish what you have to say.
Tonight, on the eve of our separation...
...magic has come to us in a pair of pants.
And I'm proposing that we share them equally...
...and that this summer they travel among us...
...and they'll link us in hearts and spirits...
...even though we're far apart from each other.
I think that tonight we're the sisters of these pantalones.
- Sisters of the Pants? - Yes!
We need rules. Every sisterhood has rules.
Thank you. A manifesto.
- Okay. - Good point. I love it.
Okay, rule number one:
Each sister is going to keep the pants for...?
- A week. - A week.
Lena should be first because Greece is the furthest away.
- Okay. - Tibby, you next.
- What's your rule? - I don't have a rule.
- Yes, you do. - Tibs, come on.
No picking your nose when wearing the pants.
- Honestly. - That's not...
You can casually scratch while really picking a little.
- Thanks for the allowance. - Good rule.
When sending the pants, we'll write a letter...
... detailing the most exciting thing that happened while wearing them.
That's good.
So most exciting thing that happens to you.
And what if nothing exciting happens?
- It will. It has to! - No, I really doubt it.
And when it happens, and we reunite...
...we will document it on the pants themselves.
- That's good. - That's rule number six.
Rule number seven:
Any removal of the pants must be done by the wearer herself.
Yes, you.
Touché!
He works, you know.
So he may not have that much time to spend with you.
So if you get lonely, come home, okay?
I'm gonna be fine, Mom.
We will never, ever wash these pants.
Carmen, that's so unnecessary. Why not?
Because you can't wash the pants.
- Why? Why? - Carmen, we have to.
What? Are you gonna wash the magic out of the pants?
The magic's not sanitary.
No, I have a better one. No double cuffing.
Double-cuffing the pants at the bottom, it's tacky.
- The '80s are over. - You know what else is tacky?
Tucking in your shirt and wearing a belt at the same time.
- I don't do that anymore. - Good one.
I did that one time.
- Forbidden to cuff or tuck. - Okay, okay.
- No cuffing or tucking. - My turn, my turn.
- Okay. - Yes, Bee?
You can never say you look fat while wearing the pants.
You can't even think it!
All passengers, this is the final boarding call...
Take care, and be sure to write, huh?
You too. Bye.
You better get going. Looks like they're starting to board.
- That's nine. - So we need one more.
- We need a final rule. - Final rule.
Okay, pants equal love.
Love your sisters and love yourself.
To the pants.
And the sisterhood.
And this summer...
...and the rest of our lives.
Together and apart.
You know, Papou, I really wouldn't mind walking.
I'm sorry that my Greek isn't so good.
Mom said that I'd pick it up in no time.
You know, with all the talking, just with you and with Yia Yia.
Lena!
It's the evil eye.
Lena. I think I'll die and never see my Lena.
I think I'll never see you, my Lena.
You like your room? And your bed?
I have put the most special sheets and lace.
And from this window, the most beautiful view.
She's precious. Like a jewel.
We guard you like a jewel.
You need rest.
When you hear your name called and the color of your team...
...run over and join your coach.
- All right. - Alma, Megan, green.
Anderson, Alice, green.
Adissa, Jessica, red.
Bo, Natalie, red.
Come on, come on, rápido!
Please, God, let me sprain my ankle as soon as possible.
Come again?
This whole thing was my mother's idea. She couldn't wait to get rid of me.
God, mine has been sobbing all week, "What am I gonna do without you?"
I'm like, "Get a life, Ma," you know?
What's yours do?
Nothing.
Hey, who's that?
Don't even think about it. It's against the rules to have flings with the coaches.
Marsden, Olivia, red.
Come on!
Vreeland, Bridget, red.
Hey, baby.
Here it is. I asked the school to postpone sending this...
...because, Dad, I wanted to surprise you.
- Ta-da! Straight A's. - That's fantastic.
Dad, I brought my tennis gear and I have been practicing like crazy...
...so serve to me your absolute hardest. - I'll do that.
You know, I was calculating it on the train.
I haven't spent more than four straight days with you since I was 10.
I mean, I love it when you come for Christmas...
...but a whole summer and just the two of us?
Mom taught me how to make arroz con pollo.
I'm gonna cook that for you. And plátanos too.
Wait, where are we?
I have a surprise for you.
I moved out of Charleston.
And into a development? Dad, you hate developments.
When did I say that?
At the Frederick Law Olmstead exhibit at the Smithsonian.
You said, "There's city and there's country, and everything else is a wasteland. "
I was 9 years old. You came to D.C. For one day to visit with a plastics company.
You remember everything!
I don't remember you telling me you moved.
Who is that?
Is that your neighbor?
Actually, we live together.
Hey!
You must be Carmen.
Your daddy has told me so much about you.
I just know we're gonna have the most wonderful summer together.
- Kids! Kids, come on out here! - Kids?
They're not kids, they're teenagers, just like you.
They live with you?
Carmen, this is Krista and this is Paul.
- We're gonna be bridesmaids together. - Excuse me?
I hadn't quite gotten to that part of the surprise yet.
Oh, sweetheart...
We're getting married.
August 19th.
Say, you're a real natural with that thing.
Took me weeks before I got the hang of it.
Yeah, well, we all have our special talents.
Tibby! I thought I made it perfectly clear...
...that employee headsets are to be worn at all times.
Don't make me mention it again.
Excuse me?
Where are the shampoos?
Aisle seven.
Somebody help!
Girl down.
Somebody call an ambulance!
You've got a price sticker on your forehead.
I'm sorry...
...I don't speak Greek very well.
Well, we'll have to work on that, won't we?
Thanks for lending me a shirt.
Looks good on you.
Sorry if it smells like fish.
- Is this your boat? - My grandfather's.
Yeah. All the ones with the blue flags are his.
- Do you work for him? - No, just in the summer.
I go to the university in Athens.
Kostas Dounas.
Lena Kaligaris.
Then you are Greek too, eh?
So how do you know English so well?
Well, I lived with my parents in Chicago until I was 12.
Oh, my parents moved to the U.S. Too.
But I'm just here for the summer. I'm staying with my grandparents.
I have to throw the small ones back.
Would you like to help?
No. That's okay.
Okay, here, I'll show you.
Give me your hand.
Put your hand on my hand.
Put your hand close.
Good?
Luck was on his side today.
I have to go. I should go.
But thank you again for saving my life.
Do you dance better than you swim?
- Excuse me? - Saturday night. Meet me.
I'm sorry. I can't.
Pick it up!
Hi.
- Hi. - I'm Bridget.
- Eric. - I know.
So I hear you go to Columbia.
Yep.
Well, what have you heard about me?
Your high school won Nationals.
MVP. I play forward.
So I've noticed.
I'm 17.
Come on, I'll race you.
That's it.
Seven miles.
Oh, God, don't you love to run?
Yeah.
It's the best high there is.
Exactly, it's...
It's like you're just in this place where nothing bad could ever happen, you know?
Like if you just push a bit further, if you just keep moving...
Nothing can touch you.
Of course, the endorphins don't suck, either.
- So Tami's feeling okay? - Yeah.
Is she gonna do baton twirling with you?
We don't know yet. She might just have to hold the banner.
Sweetheart, why don't we say grace before we start eating dinner?
- I would love to. - All right.
Bless us, O Lord, for these, thy gifts which we are about to receive...
...from Thy bounty, through Christ, our Lord.
- Amen. Dig in. - This looks great.
- I will get that. - Oh, it's okay.
We don't answer the phone during dinner.
Except that one time. Tell us again how you guys met.
We've told that story so many...
- You wanna tell it? - I don't.
- Want me to? - All right.
- I dialed the wrong number. - And I answered.
- Lydia answered. - During dinner.
Just that one time.
And Lydia agreed to go out with a stranger.
- Is that not what happened? - Oh, no, come on. No, I did not.
- That is exactly what happened! - We went bowling. It was so much fun.
- Do you remember you bowled a two? - A two is a bad score.
At least I didn't get the ball stuck on my thumb.
The water in the toilet is blue.
- Blue? - Yes, Mom, blue.
And by the way, doesn't Dad hate bowling?
- Bowling? - Well, he's down here bowling.
- And he says grace. - Grace?
He says grace, Mom. He gives thanks to God before he eats.
We couldn't get him to go to church with us once. Who is this guy?
- I don't even... - You need to talk to him, Carmen.
- Just tell him how you feel. - I do talk to him. I talk to him all the time.
Yeah, like you talk to me? No.
This is important, Carmencita. What he did was wrong.
I'm gonna get on a plane and I'm just gonna come down there.
Look, you'd never want him to be happy, and that's why you blame him.
And this is gonna work out great. It's going to be fine.
Dear Tibby...
... I think we may have been very, very wrong about the pants.
The one time I wore them I almost drowned...
... and then got plucked onto a fishing boat...
... by a guy who made me touch a live fish. It was disgusting!
At least I'm getting some good sketching in.
I love everything about this island.
Oh, except that you're not with me.
Infinite X's and O's, Lena.
- How was town? - Fine.
I have found this in the laundry.
Is it yours?
No, actually...
...I sort of borrowed it.
When I went down to the harbor, I went swimming...
...and someone just lent it to me.
Oh, someone. Someone who?
A boy?
Which one? I know everyone.
Don't mind them, they're your cousins.
They're cousins too? How many do I have?
Plenty of them. Don't change the subject.
Out with it. Out, out.
His name is Kostas Dounas.
Dounas?
He's a Dounas?
You must never speak of them.
They are liars! They are thieves! They are barbarians!
Your grandfather would die if he know about this.
You must never see this boy again.
You understand?
- Yes. - No, that's not enough.
You have to swear.
I swear.
Okay.
What am I supposed to be saying here?
Oh, just, stuff about your life.
Well, there ain't nothing too interesting.
We're not really looking for interesting. It's just real, you know.
- That's the point of a documentary. - A what?
A documentary.
Like a movie, only boring.
Hi, I think this is yours. They delivered it to my house by mistake.
They must've got the numbers screwed up.
See, this says 721 and I'm 271. I'm Bailey Graffman.
Yeah, you're the one that fainted the other day, right?
- At Wallmans. I was there. - Oh, yeah.
You're the weird girl with the price sticker on your forehead.
Wait here, I got something for you.
It was lying next to you. I opened it to see if there was an ID.
So you ripped off my wallet?
That's kind of like a thank you but different.
I think I had more than $4 in here.
Do you seriously think I would steal your money?
I opened it to see if there was an ID in there.
Okay? There wasn't. There was a school photo and a pathetic picture of a kitten.
So, what's in yours?
A Wallmans' employee card or a license to ride a bike?
Excuse me, I get my learner's permit next week and...
How old are you, like 10?
- Twelve. - Whatever. Same difference.
No, when I was 10 I didn't have an iPod.
You're so cool. What are you listening to, Teletubbies Hit Parade?
You woke her up. Thank you.
Must suck.
- What? - Having to babysit on your day off.
Why are you working there, anyway?
It just so happens that I need some extra money for new video equipment.
When I finally got around to looking for a new job, Wallmans was the...
Why am I telling you this? Don't you have somewhere to be?
Not really.
Looks like you got a lot already.
- Are you making a movie or something? - More like an ode.
- To what? - Lives of quiet desperation.
Human existence at its lamest.
- Fascinating. Maybe you need an assistant. - Maybe I don't.
You wouldn't have to pay me or anything. I could carry equipment and stuff.
Hi, honey.
I'm sorry I'm late.
Who's your friend?
- She's not my... - Bailey, Bailey Graffman.
Well, I gotta go.
See you around, Tibby.
There you are.
- Hi. - Hey.
We should play tennis tomorrow.
- Really? - Yeah.
- In the morning? - Yeah.
Are you ready for this, old man? You think your knees can take it?
- You actually think you can return my serve? - I do, Dad. I do.
- Like to put money on that? - I'll put money on it.
- Sweetheart? - Yeah.
I gotta meet the caterers at the hotel. Mind stopping by Paul's game?
Sure.
Well, he's an unbelievable soccer player.
We'll just stop for one second, okay?
- It's right on the way. - Yeah. Yeah, okay.
- Hey. - How are you?
Good. Didn't think your team was scrimmaging till later today.
They're not. I just came out early to check out the competition.
Well, you're looking at her.
You're awfully sure of yourself, huh?
When I know what I want.
You got it!
Take it down! Take it down!
What's that?!
Overtime! All right!
- Overtime, yes. - Which one of those is yours?
Paul, Paul Rodman.
So you're the golden boy's dad. He's a good player.
- Yeah, he is. - Al!
Okay. Pass!
Pass, Vreeland!
Now!
Yep, nice shot.
We're not worthy! We're not worthy!
Sub! Vreeland, you're out!
This is a scrimmage, Vreeland, as in practice.
Everyone on the team needs to get some.
We know you're a superstar, okay? We got it.
Now save it for the championship.
- Who do we got, Deanna? - Katie, you're up.
Okay, Katie, let's go, let's go!
Same thing!
Nice! Get up, Wendy! Get there! Yes!
The hotel that's doing our wedding had a water main break.
- The whole place is flooded. - The repairs won't be done for months.
Oh, my God, the place was just so perfect.
I'm never gonna find another place in time.
We will find a place.
I'm sorry.
Lydia never had a real wedding.
My dad died just before my first and...
Come on, let's get you home. We'll work this out.
Hey, Paul, you wanna play tennis with Carmen?
Great shot, Paul.
- What? - Lydia needs me, sweetie.
It'll be a chance for you to get to know each other.
Dad, Paul doesn't talk.
Yeah, he's a little shy.
Go on. It'll be fun.
- We'll play tomorrow, okay? - Okay.
Oh, my God, are you okay?
Oh, my gosh! Are you okay?
I'm so sorry, I'm sorry!
It's swelling. I'm so sorry.
- It's no big deal. - We should just stop.
I'm tired anyway.
- Kalimera, Lena. - No. I thought... I didn't...
Well, here's your shirt. Thanks again.
Lena, wait.
I was just about to take her out. Come with me?
No. I shouldn't even be here at all.
They told you, didn't they?
You think this is funny? Our grandparents hate each other.
You knew my name. Why didn't you say something the other day?
Well, because the arguments of old men have nothing to do with us.
Well, they're not arguing about nothing. What was the fight about?
What everything here is about:
Money and fish.
My grandfather says your grandfather cheat him.
Your grandfather says my grandfather...
...sold him fish that make his whole restaurant sick.
So, what's the truth?
The truth is that it's a beautiful day and...
Why should the rest of it matter?
Because it does.
Tibby.
Tibby, now, I have had another complaint of receipt withholding.
- This is your second offense and... - You're gonna have to dock my pay.
That's right.
Also, the dress code strictly prohibits blue jeans.
Great.
What are you doing with my stuff?
Your mom gave it to me. I told her I was your assistant.
- You what? Wait... - She seemed to think it was a good idea.
Okay, look, you seem like a sweet kid.
No, you seem like a pain in the ass. But look, I have my own friends.
Three best friends. Even though they left me here to rot this summer...
...I'm not looking for new ones. - Neither am I.
I just think it'd be cool to learn about filmmaking.
Besides, I think I found a good subject for an interview.
His name is Brian McBrian, king of "Dragon's Lair. "
I've heard he's broken every record there is.
Okay, he's definitely not what you'd call lame...
...but I figured he'd be a good contrast to all the loser types in the movie.
Start setting up.
Stand next to him.
Pretend you're a fan, like you watch him all the time.
- Right. - And action.
Video arcade wizards are fixtures at most convenience stores.
Brian McBrian is a fixture at this one.
"Dragon's Lair," he says...
...is his calling.
So, Brian, you spend a lot of time here?
Sometimes all day.
So you prefer to spend most of your time here at the Quick Mart...
...instead of out in the real world?
Well, maybe he finds the world of "Dragon's Lair" more interesting.
Tell us about it, Brian.
Well...
Basically, you're Dirk the Daring...
...in the year 1305 A.D.
See, the goal is to rescue Princess Daphne...
...who's being guarded by Singe, the dragon.
See, chamber number one is the Snake Room.
- See, snakes slither from the ceiling. - Really?
You don't even get to see the dragon until chamber number 23!
Yeah!
- Come on, come on! - Yeah!
Faster! Faster! Go! He's right behind you!
- Go, go, go! - Yeah, I got it.
- Watch this, ready? - Run fast!
Oh, you must have run out of tape.
What about the rest of the interview?
Well, we could always come back tomorrow, I guess.
- I mean, if that's cool with you. - Yeah.
You all right?
Is she speaking Spanish?
- Oh, is that okay? Is that all right? - Oh, sure! Sure.
It's just that nobody understands it, sweetie.
Oh, come on, Dad, you know that is not true.
He and my mom, they used to speak Spanish all the time.
Especially when they started being all gushy...
...and they didn't want me to understand. - Wow, it's 9:00?
- But I totally understood them. - I gotta drop that check at the caterers.
Carmen, you're not gonna believe this.
We have decided to have the wedding right here at home.
With a big party in the back yard.
Dancing under the stars. It's gonna be perfect.
Where's Paul?
- Oh, he had an appointment. - At the hospital?
Why would you say that?
We were playing tennis the other day, and I hit him, but it was an accident...
- No, no. He's okay. - He's fine.
- He just... - He just had to do something.
Yeah.
- Dad, Dad, Dad. - Yo.
What's going on?
Where exactly is Paul?
He's in Atlanta, honey.
Visiting his father. His dad's in a facility.
He's an alcoholic.
Every month, Paul takes a bus to visit him.
Krista refuses to see him.
She's not ready for that.
Lydia doesn't want to upset her by talking about it...
...so we just say Paul's out for the day.
Okay.
Natasha.
Olivia.
Bridget.
Polly.
- Janna. - Oh, tampons!
That's special, Mom.
- Jo! - Now, welcome to camp.
Diana.
Shampoo. Very, very practical.
Hamburgers.
Did you guys hear? Actually, they're finally giving us Saturday off.
Hallelujah. Can you say "Cantina"?
Hey, where's the Cantina?
I don't know. I think somewhere up the road. Why?
He wants me to go.
What?
He wants me to go.
Why else would he have said that right in front of me?
This is my favorite part.
When he takes the big risk and launches the catapult.
Bailey, come on, I'm trying to see if there's something we can use from this.
Just one thing.
What was in the package?
Just some...
Just those pair of pants over there.
I'm sharing them with my friends for the summer.
These?
- What's so great about an old pair of jeans? - Nothing.
They just happen to mysteriously fit us all perfectly.
Really?
I wonder what they'd look like on me.
On the off-chance you'd ever let me try them on.
- Like now, for example. - Go ahead, do whatever you want.
I need some quiet.
Tibby?
I need you to take the baby!
My Carma-poochie-ay, I'm writing from the post office...
... and this express mail costs more than I make in two hours at Wallmans...
... so these jeans better get to you tomorrow.
Here we are on a typical Bethesda corner...
...where generations of young entrepreneurs have proved the old adage:
"When life hands you lemons, make lemonade. "
So the question on my mind is...
...is this fresh-squeezed or powder?
- Does it matter if it's good lemonade? - Let me ask the questions.
I'm sad to report that nothing of consequence happened...
... while wearing the pants.
I spilled a Sprite...
... and my rat-faced manager accused me of receipt withholding.
- Receipt withholding. - In rat-faced manager lingo...
... that means forgetting to give a sales slip.
You know, I was reading that Bill Gates...
...when he was younger, he ran a lemonade stand.
- You don't know that, that's not... - Yeah, I do. I read it in a magazine.
- Where did you read that? - In a magazine.
Other than that, the only thing that I have to show for the pants...
... is the kid that delivered them, some wise-ass pain in the neck...
... who's decided to permanently glue herself to my hip.
She's just tired. She's been there a really long time, all day.
What is she doing right there? Tell me.
- She's just thinking. She's strategizing. - I think she's trying to grow a brain.
Too bad you can't express mail 12-year-olds.
And I wish you the very best of luck on this endeavor.
Hey. Hey there, sleepyhead.
Hey, Carmen.
- Honey, time to wake up. - Hi.
Hi there. Good morning.
Sorry to wake you...
...but I was just wondering if Maria could grab your sheets.
- Maria? - Yeah, our housekeeper.
I told her you usually slept late...
...but I don't think she understood me.
Her English isn't real good.
Okay, right.
Could I... I'll just wash my own sheets.
No, no, no. Don't be silly.
Maria can certainly do your sheets, not a problem.
- Lydia, it's really... - It's a beautiful day.
- You shouldn't be washing sheets. - Oh, it's not a problem at all.
I usually do it myself anyway.
I do it all the time. I'm so used to it. People wash their sheets all the time.
Okay.
Been here long?
Kostas. What are you doing here?
It's a fish market.
This is where I sell my fish.
Right.
But you already knew that, eh?
Excuse me?
Lena, no one sits near a smelly fish market...
...unless they're waiting for someone.
Well, I don't know what you're talking about.
I just came to sketch that old church over there.
May I?
Well, it's... It's not finished.
- You didn't tell me you were an artist. - I'm not, really.
Lena, you are.
My parents were married in that church...
...before they left for the United States.
Why did they come back to Greece?
They didn't.
They were killed in a car accident...
...when I was 12.
I come back to live with my grandfather.
I'm sorry.
What made you choose to paint this?
I don't know.
I liked it because, when you first look at it...
...it looks kind of forgotten, and then...
But then you realize that that's why it's beautiful.
It's perfect in all its loneliness.
You see?
Lena Kaligaris...
...you are an artist.
And you should finish it.
Well, maybe some other time.
I mean, I really should go.
- Lf my grandparents saw me here, they'd... - They'd what?
Is it really them you're afraid of?
Or is it something else?
What do you mean?
- You don't even know me. - I'm trying to.
Or can't you see that?
He's right, Car. I am afraid.
There's a part of me that wants to let him in...
... but then I feel myself put this wall up...
... and I don't understand why.
Maybe that's what strikes me most about Kostas.
That despite everything he's suffered...
... he can still look at life in the most uncomplicated way.
I've never known that kind of faith.
It makes me so sad that people like Kostas and Bridget...
... who have lost everything...
... can still be open to love...
... while I, who have lost nothing, am not.