And Pete spent that whole summer with me in my room...
...watching movies every day.
All my friends went out to the beach or went off to chase girls...
...but he just sat there with me the whole time.
I can't leave him alone when he needs me.
Even if he's gone.
I dug up some of their old home movies because, you know, l was just....
I just wanted to hear their voices, see them a minute, you know?
And l found this one, and you've gotta see this.
Ta-da. Ha-ha-ha.
Pretty great, huh? I went with the lavender and then the blue sky, like we talked about.
-When did you paint this room? -I did it when you were at the hospital.
You were supposed to do it three days ago.
It smells like paint fumes in here.
- It's been drying for 1 2 hours. - It has not been drying long enough.
-You're getting so critical. -She can't sleep in the bedroom tonight.
It's not even wet. I wouldn't bring a baby into a wet room.
Of course it's not wet, but you think it doesn't smell for days afterwards?
It doesn't. It's totally aired out. You know how much work I put into this?
You didn't do any of this. When have you painted a cloud in your life?
-l oversaw the work that was being done. -You oversaw it?
The one thing you said you would do, you oversaw?
I got creative. The guy came in, and I said, "Let's do the clouds."
-This is ridiculous. She can't sleep here. -Of course she can.
-Move the crib. -This is her room. Where else--?
So you're saying it's okay that we're horrible parents...
...and wanna kill each other half the time.
-Two-thirds, actually. -Yep.
I think we have to just stop trying to fit ourselves into their lives.
You know, I hate this place. It's like a mausoleum in here.
You know, there's pictures of them everywhere.
And l really hate that cowboy painting.
-He's really creepy, right? -Yeah. I want it out.
If we're gonna live here, we have to stop tiptoeing around...
...like they're coming back soon. They're not coming back.
This side has to-- No.
- That good right there? - No.
-Looks good right there. -Okay, like that.
Morning, Messer.
Morning...
...Jill.
-Oh, and thank you for dinner. -Yeah.
-And next time it's my treat. -Oh, God.
Right foot, left foot. Right foot, left foot.
-Let's see some walking. -Would you stop that?
She'll walk when she's got somewhere to go, all right?
All the books say she should be walking or talking by now...
...and she's not doing either.
All the books also say that you should be married with 2.2 kids...
...and look at your life.
That poor girl thinks that she's going to dinner with you.
What's the alternative? "Bye, l'll never see you again"?
-That would be mean. -Where do you meet these women?
I mean, if you're not with me and Sophie, you're at work.
-l have my methods. -Huh. lnteresting.
Switch it up. There we go. Oh, there it is.
Okay. Oh, like a rubber band.
-Limbering up? -How you doing, good-looking?
Oh, right back at you.
- Hey, big man. - Hey, Ted.
-Hey, you see that game last night? -Which game?
-Boo! -Oh, my God.
I didn't mean to scare you.
-l didn't know you were a runner. -Yep.
We should train together. Yeah.
-Well, l like to use this time to think. -Oh, yeah, me too. I like to think.
Is this the pace we're gonna keep up? It's a little brisk.
l still don't understand all these extra costs.
The job's been more complicated than we anticipated.
Oh, more complicated than anticipated, yeah.
My life has been more complicated than anticipated.
I didn't anticipate somebody handing me a baby--
-Ms. Berenson? -Yes?
Ah. Sorry. Hello, lady. What you doing? Can you just give me one minute?
Hey, Lonnie? Keep a better eye on her. She's crawling around back there.
-lt's a construction site. -A baby that crawls?
-Just take her. -l can't. Doing something.
-Please. -Can't. Big basket.
-Can you help me out? -You look beautiful with the baby, though.
Doesn't she look good with--? That's a beautiful baby. Like an accessory.
Smooth.
Go, Wonder Pets. Yay!
Wow, that was a really good episode.
What l like about Ming-Ming is that even though they lost the game...
...she really learned something valuable about teamwork, you know?
I didn't see that one coming. How about--?
Holly. Stay right-- You stay right--
Holly, Holly, Holly! She's standing! She's about to walk! Get down here!
-What? Now? -Hurry up!
-She can't walk now! She can't walk now! -She's about to. Get down here.
Okay, wait. Stay right there.
-Wait, l'm coming. -Hurry up!
-She's walking! Hurry up! -Stall her. I'm coming.
-l'm coming! Just stall her. Stall her! -l can't-- How do you want me to stall her?
-How do l stall her? -Just stall her!
Don't you take that step. Please, don't take--
-What do you want me to--? -Ow! Oh, God, oh, God, I'm coming.
-Oh, I'm sorry. Oh, l'm sorry. l'm so sorry. -Okay. What did you do?
You told me to stall her, so l just-- I gave her a little shove.
I asked you to stall her, Messer, not traumatize her.
-Now she'll never walk. -Okay, this is not my fault.
-What did the bad man do, huh? -Pretty sure it was your fault.
Hold on. Okay, go ahead.
-Are those homemade noodles? -Yes.
She's the only person who doesn't like my cooking.
Now it's personal.
Come on.
One bite.
Oh, my God. Oh, my God, I did it! She ate it!
She ate my cooking, she ate my cooking, she ate my cooking!
I'm that good.
-Oh, my God. -What?
This is why you are always so happy to run to the store.
This is where you pick up women. You use Sophie to get laid.
She's gotta pay back somehow. Isn't that right?
-No free lunch, right, Soph? -l wanna see it.
-See what? -l wanna see you work your Messer magic.
You want me to pick you up? Here?
Yes. l want you to loop around and pretend l'm one of those gym girls.
I'm not gonna pretend to pick you up.
-l wanna get home. -Uch. You're such a killjoy.
Hey.
You know what? l read about these. They're really good for kids, but l can't--
-How do you pronounce it? "Açaí"? -"Açaí."
-"Açaí"? -Mm-hm.
Oh.
You must really have an ear for languages, huh?
No, not really.
I took Spanish all through high school. I did pretty well. Got good grades.
Oh, you're good. You're very good.
-You see that? -l see how this works for you.
Holly?
Oh! lt's Sam. lt's Sophie's doctor, Sam.
-Sam? You call him Sam? -Hey, Sophie.
-Dr. Nelson. -Hi. Sam.
-Hey, l'm Messer. Nice to meet you. -Messer, nice to meet you too.
-ls this your...? -No, no, no.
-No. -We're not.... We just....
Sounds complicated.
-We raise Sophie together. -Yes.
You know, Holly's mentioned how much she really likes Sophie's doctor...
...a few times, actually.
So l thought she meant you were good with kids, but now--
Can you just walk away? Can you just give me a minute?
-l'm all right here. -Give me a minute. Thank you.
Sometimes Sophie is more of a grown-up.
So how's this work between you two?
-You split up most of the work? -Yes. We have charts. A very big chart.
-Chart? -Yeah.
That chart give you any time off?
Yes, Monday, Wednesday and every other Friday.
-Oh, yeah? -Yeah.
-Will you have Sophie this Friday? -No.
- Eight o'clock Friday? - Great.
-My office has your information? -They sure do.
-l'll call you up. -Perfect. Okay.
You are so right, this is such a great place to meet people.
- What time does Dr. Love get here? - Any minute. Stop calling him that.
I can't believe he asked you out. Doesn't that defy some doctor-patient thing?
He's a pediatrician, so if he's dating a patient, there'd be a problem.
If you have sex, is he gonna tell you what percentile you're at?
-Hi. -Hey. Wow, you look....
Oh, l'd better not say anything. Best to keep a couple cards off the table.
-Hey, Messer. -Hey. How you doing, doc?
-Thanks for giving her the night off. -All right.
You know, she tried on everything in her closet.
-Pretty much impossible to blow this one. -Okay, Messer. We'll just go.
-She hasn't had any for a while-- -Oh, my God, stop it.
Call me if you need me.
You know, if you wanted to kill me...
...there were dumpsters on my side of town that were a lot closer.
You don't like to be surprised, do you?
Well, l'm a little bit of a control freak, so....
- There we are. - Okay. Backstage at a concert.
-l'm just not that cool. -No?
We're not going to Aerosmith or Justin Bieber?
This is....
Le Mare.
The owner and executive chef has three girls, so....
-You treat Phillipe Le Mare's kids? -l do.
- Oh, my God. - Dr. Nelson.
-Phillipe. -Sam, hey. Phillipe Le Mare.
-Such a pleasure. -No, no, pleasure's mine.
- Special setup right here. Come on. - So how are the beautiful girls?
They're very healthy. They have a good doctor.
You know, I don't do a lot of dinner dates, really.
What about you?
No? You know what?
Why don't we just relax and get to know each other? What do you say?
So you live around here?
Upstairs?
I just live right around the corner in the TV room.
You know, I knew l'd seen you somewhere around here.
Excellent choice in the crushed watermelon, by the way.
I'm sorry if l'm a little nervous.
It's just that l don't usually meet babies like you.
To be honest, l....
Well, l like older women.
Well, not that much older.
You are getting warmer, kiddo.
-l can't believe you've never come here. -l never used to eat out much.
My ex-wife, she would cook, so we stayed home a lot.
-You were married? -You like how l snuck that in there?
Mm. Clever.
-l'm so sorry. l thought l turned it off. -That's okay.
Messer, l get one night off.
Look, l'm not calling for you, I'm calling for Dr. Love.
Okay. All right, hold on.
I'm sorry, he wants to talk to you. It must be a Sophie question.
Hey.
It could be a couple things.
Take her down to the ER at St. Augustus. It's Friday, so Dr. Mooney's on call.
I'll tell him you're on your way. You won't have to wait.
We'll see you there in about an hour. Okay. Sophie's temperature spiked.
They're gonna need an hour, so l was hoping--
We gotta go.
Or we could go.
Great. Thank you.
So Sophie's got a urinary-tract infection. We're gonna put her on an antibiotic drip.
That gets the medication into her system a bit faster.
I'll stop back by first thing in the morning and check up on her.
-Thanks. -Thank you so much.
Yeah, l was kind of looking forward to dropping you home.
I had rehearsed this whole thing in my mind.
That was even better than l rehearsed it.
-l'll call you later. -Okay.
Thank you again.
Hey, her temp's coming down.
Clothes, daycare, monthly food bill...
...and now a $1 200 bill from the emergency room.
If something happens to the car, one of us is gonna sell a kidney.
Having a kid is expensive. We talked about that.
Having kids and an expanding shop, it's a bit much.
Where'd you get the flowers?
Oh. Sam sent them today. I haven't even called him back yet.
I mean, how can I? I'm a disaster. I can't be this girl on the second date.
This is what you save for marriage. Like 1 0 years in.
Don't stress about the money. We'll be fine.
I'll just call Lonnie and we'll patch up the wall...
...and maybe in a few years, we can revisit it or something.
Wait, so you're gonna pull the plug on the remodel?
I can't increase the construction loan. It's okay, you know?
I'll just have a shop and not a restaurant. It's fine.
It'll be okay.
You know, I can give you the money.
-l have savings. -No. No, I can't let you do that.
-l would never take your savings. -l want to.
We're raising a kid together. We have this house together.
This is just part of it.
Look, having somebody help you doesn't mean that you failed.
It just means that you're not in it alone.
Um....
Okay, but it can't be a gift. I won't take it unless it's an investment.
Fine. l'm an investor in Fraiche.
You're....
You're an investor in "Fraiche."
-"Fraiche." Sorry. -"Fraiche."
That entitles you to 2 percent of profits.
-Three percent. -Two.
And, hey, a discount on food and wine.
-Discount? -Ten percent.
-Fifteen percent. -Ten percent.
It's a great discount.
-Then you throw in dinner. -Oh, deal.
-All right. -Awesome. Okay.
Oh, my God. Thank you so much. That's huge.
Okay, dinner, tonight, on me. You and me.
Hello.
-You look so pretty. -Oh, thank you.
Oh, my God.
-Hey. -Hey.
So here are all the numbers.
My cell phone, his cell phone, the restaurant and the pediatrician.
Yep.
You know you actually have to leave the house for me to do my job?
-Yeah. -Yes.
-Okay. All right. -Okay. All right.
- Okay, have fun. - Bye-bye. Bye-bye.
This place is amazing, Holly. I can't believe l haven't been here before.
Look at you. You're a kitchen ninja.
-You don't follow any kind of a recipe? -No.
This is the only place in life where l do not follow a plan.
You got under five minutes. No.
I was technically awake.
-Are you sure you wanna do this? -A bet's a bet. l can do this.
-You don't have to. -You know what l'm not sure about?
The helmet. lt's lame. I want something with thunderbolts on it.
We're gonna pull out the choke.
-The what? -The choke.
-Okay. -All right?
Turn on the ignition, pull in the clutch. Here. Hold that in. Hold that in.
-Okay. -Push the starter button.
All right, there we go.
All right, left hand is the clutch, right hand is the throttle.
-Okay. -All right, let's get your kickstand up.
Oh, l'm on a freaking motorcycle!
Easy there, Rain Man. We're not done? Now we're in first gear.
-Okay. -Hold that.
-Don't let go of that clutch till I get on-- -Let go?
-Oh, my God. -No.
Oh, my God. Oh, Messer. Oh, Messer, I'm so sorry.
-No, it's okay. Are you all right? -Yeah, yeah.
Oh!
Oh, no.
Oh, no. Are you mad?
No, I'm just-- I'm gonna sit down.
I thought you said, "Let go."
Do you want me to go talk to the bus driver maybe?
-God, l am so sorry, Messer. -Don't worry about it.
-l'm gonna pay for it, I promise. -l'm actually in awe.
You didn't even drive it a foot before you destroyed it.
-l feel so bad. l'm really sorry. -lt's fine. Okay?
It's just a bike.
Do you mean that, or are you just saying that...
...because you think if l keep talking, you're gonna cry?
Get inside.
- Hi. - Hi.
I didn't wanna move her.
That's okay.
Amy, wait a second.
Here you go. Now, come on, no backsies.
-Thanks, Amy. -Thank you. Bye-bye. Have a good night.
I think you guys make a really cute couple.
She said the same thing about Taylor Swift and that Twilight kid.
Oh, my God, we're in their room.
It's not so scary.
-This room is beautiful. -Yeah.
-How come we haven't used it at all? -l have no idea.
What thread count are these sheets? Ooh!
You think they planned this?
What?
Us? No. No.
They tried that once before. We know how that worked out.
Well, l kind of get it now.
What, why they set us up?
Yeah, l never understood it before, but now that I know you better...
...l can see what Alison was thinking.
You have a lot in common with her.
-With Alison? -Yeah.
You'd think it would be Peter, but it's her you remind me more of.
She was just so fun and easygoing, you know?
-l have a surprise. -What?
-Something I found earlier. -What?
-A little contraband. -Oh, my God, no.
-What do you mean, no? -We can't.
-Sophie is asleep in the next room. -She's asleep.
Come on, it'll help us stave off glaucoma.
-No. -Come on.
No. Absolutely not.
We cannot smoke that.
Don't.
-Why are you leaving them? -l'm just taking a few.
We're not gonna eat all these.
All right. Come on, let's go. What are we watching?
Jump in the car
And buckle up
You know there was five Wiggles originally?
I was the fifth Wiggle.
Jump in the car
Put on my seat belt
And we can ride the whole day long
-Oh! That's neat. How do you do that? -Like a wiggle.
-Am I doing it? Am l doing it? -That's good.
This is inappropriate for children.
The shining moon sees no sunlight
The sun sees no moonbeams
-So the moon and the sun are friends? -They're best friends.
They're in each other's dreams
What? Who?
-Hello? -That's the baby monitor.
Oh, where's the phone?
-l think it's the door. -l'll get the door.
Oh, good morning, Mr. Messer. I hope this isn't too inconvenient a time.
No, no, no, this is perfect. Just give us one minute.
Actually, it's rather warm outside. I'd love to--
Yay, yay, yay!
-Hey, Janine is here. -What? Now?
-God, that lady has the worst timing. -Come on.
You take Sophie. I'll clean upstairs, you clean downstairs.
-And get the illicit drugs. -Okay.
Okay, okay, okay. We didn't smoke it.
-l got a little carried away. -You ready? Okay.
-Where's Sophie? -Where's Sophie?
So--?
There we go. All right, there we go.
Well, you seem more settled in your roles.
Yeah, yeah. We have learned a lot.
And so has Miss Sophie. She's walking now.
So how are you two getting along? Is there any tension?
-Us? -Why would there be tension?
-Everything's fantastic. -Everything's all good, good, good.
Have you thought about how you're gonna make this work...
...or what your plans might be together?
We hadn't really gotten that far. It's still pretty new.
And some things just happened with no plan at all.
Really? Because I kind of had a plan in mind.
Really? lt just never occurred to me that you had any interest in my plans.
How could you not know I wanted to plan with you?
Maybe I'm not as experienced a planner as you.
-l think you're a good planner. -Oh, come on, people, you had sex.
Huh?
We have no intention of letting our personal lives affect our parenting, l promise.
- You gonna get married? - Ha, ha.
-This happened, what, six hours ago? -That's a little specific. l don't know if she--
What if it doesn't work out? Are you gonna sleep in the garage?
Sex in this situation, it's like termites. It makes for a very unstable household.
You were supposed to be my easy case. I got a nice coffee on the way here.
I thought, "Gonna deal with my easy case, gonna make it like a little vacation. Yay!"
- Look, Janine, it-- - Now, oh, my God.
We have one more meeting scheduled. Before then, work out your personal issues.
Whether you decide to get engaged or pretend it never happened...
...l don't care.
Just work your shit out, okay?
-Okay, okay. -Okay, okay.
-Do you mind if l snag a brownie? -Oh, God, no. No, no, no.
Oh, really, l'm so sorry.
It's a bad batch, and l'm a professional baker.
No, it's okay. Your house, your food. Anyway, so l'm sorry. l'm out of here.
- Thank you. - l'm sorry.
-Are you--? -lt's okay. Thank you.
You're my last single friend.
Without you, I have no link to the outside.
Look, l don't know why we did it. We just.... We just did.
Do you know what marriage is like? Imagine a prison.
-And then don't change anything. -We're not married.
You guys are raising a kid together. That's the most married you can get.
Messer.
-Minute? -Oh, yeah.
So l gave you a nice big fat break.
That didn't go so well.
Should I learn my lesson with you, or should l give you another shot?
Given a choice, I'd go with that one, the shot.
You get it better than just about anybody here.
Sports isn't just about stats and memorizing plays.
It's about insight, it's about feeling.
You got the talent, but you are all over the place.
I can be in one place, Alan.
-Can you? -Yeah.
Can you be in Phoenix?
A spot opened up directing for the Suns.
They called, asked who l thought was right for the job.
I'd like to tell them you.
Let me know.
Every time l think of you
I always catch my breath
And l'm still standing here And you're miles away
Somebody's getting along pretty good.
Mmm. Two cats in heat.
Ooh. Look at her. Frisky kitty.
That's too casual. I'll tell you this, they totally did it.
I don't think so. l honestly don't think so.
She bet me $400 that they were gonna sleep together by Labor Day.
- That's why you're saying that. - Relationship.
If me at any age of my life could see me, he would kick my cat ass, you know that?
Uh-oh. Messer owes you a quarter, he does. He said a bad word.
Messer. l heard you lived around here.
Ben, hey.
Sweet move, landing Phoenix. We're gonna miss you around the arena.
-We're still talking about that. -Alan said it seemed like a done deal.
We're gonna be over at the band in a bit. Meet you there.
Nice whiskers.
What was that about?
Nothing. Come on, let's go, let's go.
-Come on. Okay. -Thank you.
Come on, Messer, out with it.
It's just something Alan and I talked about the other day.
He put me up for a directing job. It's....
-ln Phoenix. -For the Suns.
-Running their whole crew for the season. -You said no, though, right?
Well, l didn't wanna be rude and just turn it down right on the spot.
-So why didn't you tell me about it? -Because I didn't--
I don't know, l didn't want it to be a thing. It's not like l can take it.
-But you want to. -Well, of course I want to.
-lt's a huge opportunity. -So you're thinking about it.
-No. -No?
No, I'm not thinking about it.
I don't understand why you didn't just mention it to me.
Because I didn't want you to get upset, which you obviously are.
Why would l be upset if it's not even a possibility?
Know what, Mess? Can you just stop with the food for one minute?
Can you just tell me honestly, are you thinking about taking this job?
Yeah. l'm thinking about it.
This is something that I've been working for, okay?
I would've jumped at this opportunity before.
Before Sophie and before me?
I get it. Come on. Come here, bugaboo.
-Holly. Holl-- -Hey, bugaboos. Hello, bugaboos.
How was this gonna work exactly?
Were we gonna go with you, or were you gonna leave?
I don't know. I never had to think for three people.
I barely had to think for one. It's just a job offer, okay?
No, it's not, it's exactly what you've been waiting for, a clean out.
-That's not true. -You have never wanted to be here.
And after everything, you still think of us as temporary.
You think that I'm not in this?
I gave up my place, I gave up my motorcycle, I gave you money.
-l never asked you for money. -l did it to make you happy.
I gave up everything to play this frigging part.
"Play this part"?
That's what this is to you.
Well, we're living in their house, we're raising their kid.
We're acting like we're married, but we're not.
-Have you been pretending with Sophie? -No, I love Sophie.
So just me, then.
You should take the job, Messer.
I know. I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
I'm coming, Soph. I'm coming, honey, hold on.
Okay.
Oh.
I knew you'd be up to your eyeballs in egg whites, so I just grabbed her.
-Thanks. -There you go.
Good morning, Miss Soph. I missed you.
You slept so good last night. Can you say "apple"?
Apple.
Banana.
I always sound like Antonio Banderas when l do that.
Banana.
All right.
I'd love to sit and eat, but I got the Finister twins coming in...
...and if l'm even a minute late, they will redecorate my waiting room, again.
-l'll see you later? -Mm-hm.
Wait, take a muffin.
Thanks. Bye, Sophie.
-Bye. -Bye.
And the Phoenix Suns' Steve Nash to a....
Greg, ready that cutaway. Roll it.
Take it.
Weirdo
What the hell am I doing here?
Thank you.
- Thanks. - Oh, look.
Wow.
Oh, look at you. My goodness, you're getting so big.
-She's huge, right? -That iChat doesn't do her justice.
-"Messer." Can you say "Messer"? -Oh, good luck with that.
-Still no "Holly," huh? -Nope.
You know what it's like to be outranked by "cup," "pool," and "giraffe"?
Okay, so we are all set for Monday.
Janine actually broke tradition and scheduled something.
So you really did kill the expansion, huh? That's too bad.
Yeah, we were like this before and we were fine, so....
All right, you ready?
See you.
-Have fun. -Okay.
-Hey, Mess? -Yeah?
I don't know if you have any plans or not...
...but, well, Sam and I are hosting a Thanksgiving dinner...
...and the neighbors are gonna be there.
They keep asking about you, so l don't know, maybe you wanna join us.
-Yeah. -Yeah?
-Yeah, what the hell. -Okay.
-All right. You're cooking? -Yes.
-All right. I'll see you there. -Great.
Say goodbye. There we go.
-Mmm. -You think?
You don't think it needs more nutmeg?
You are no help.
I'll get it.
Whoa, settle down.
-Hey. -Hi.
-Happy Thanksgiving. -Yeah, you too.
-l got you a little wine. -Thanks.
-Nine bucks. -Wow.
-Where's Soph? -She's back there.
-Okay. -Come on in.
-Oh, hey. -Hi. Hello.
- Hi. - Hey, sport.
-That was a wave to me. -Okay.
So, what else you maniacs been up to?
Gary and I are taking a couples' karate class.
- Wow. - Fun.
I'm not gonna be around to defend him all the time.
-Toughen him up. -Yeah.
What a great opportunity to get to kick your spouse in the face once in a while...
...in a controlled setting where it's okay and it's expected.
Messer.
-Hey. How you doing, doc? -Good, good.
-Glad you could make it. -Appreciate that.
Although, technically, this is my house, so l'm glad you could make it.
You know, I know this is a little weird.
-No, it's not weird. -lt's a little weird.
The house, we're all a part of it, especially you.
Yeah, we're all fans of the house.
Hey, dinner today is a great way for us to say goodbye, right?
Absolutely.
I'm sorry, am l missing something?
You're selling the house?
-When were you gonna tell me about this? -After our meeting with CPS.
It's just too big, Messer. The upkeep's a fortune. You know that.
-l'm paying my half. -l appreciate that, but it's still not enough.
You should've asked me, Holly.
Oh, like you asked me about moving to Phoenix?
You're not selling the house. They wanted her to grow up here.
They wanted you and I to raise her, but you walked away from that obligation.
You sure didn't waste any time finding somebody else.
Are you gonna try to make me feel bad because you walked away?
You wanted to do it on your own, but you never could've without me.
That's why seconds after I was gone, you found Replacement Messer.
He is not Replacement Messer.
Sound really travels in here, don't you think?
You know what? He is nothing like you. Sam is nothing like you.
He is warm and kind, and he doesn't run away at the first sign of something real.
Yeah, l ran.
My best friend died, and overnight l had a house and a baby.
-l'm sorry if-- -lf what?
-l was scared. -You don't think I was scared?
It was easier for you. You wanted this. You wanted the life that they had.
But not the way l got it. Jesus, not the way l got it.
And not with somebody who didn't love me back.
But l did.
Holly, I still do.
No, you're right.
We were just....
We were just pretending to be them.
We needed each other to get through everything.
And now that's done, and we don't need to pretend anymore, Messer, okay?
I don't wanna fight with you, please.
I'm gonna go back to Phoenix.
You can handle Janine on your own.
Looks like you got things covered here without me.
Oh, damn it.
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone.
It was great to see you all.
If you're ever in Phoenix, don't be afraid to look me up.
Shh, shh, shh.
Okay, dinner is served.
You guys all should try the stuffing. Really, it's amazing.
There's an andouille-sausage thing going on, so you'll love it.
Go ahead and dig in. Come on, everybody, just....
Eat, now.
- All right, thanks for coming. - Good night, sweetie.
Yeah, okay, that was bad.
Yeah, maybe we did go too fast.
You have unresolved feelings for him.
Messer and l barely got along under the best circumstances...
...and there weren't very many of those either.
If my wife and I fought like that...
...well, we'd still be married.
You know, before anything happened to Peter and Alison...
...you were exactly the guy I wanted to be with.
I would lose time thinking about you, and l didn't even know your name yet.
I'll miss you guys.
"Leonardo was a terrible monster.
He couldn't scare anyone.
He didn't have 1 642--"
Mama.
No, Holly.
-No, I'm Holly. -Mama.
Yeah, baby girl.
I'm your mama.
The truth is, you know, sometimes it works better...
...with one person doing everything, you know?
No charts, no arguments.
I know it's not ideal.
But since when do parents get the ideal, right?
Right? Right, pretty girl? Huh? I know, I know.
I'm sorry.
I can't do this. This isn't right.
-ls there a problem? -Yeah, I'm an idiot.
I gotta reschedule. I'm sorry. I need to get to the airport.
-Come on. -What?
All right, come on. Pick up, pick up, pick up.
Hey, this is Messer.
-Ugh! -Leave me something dirty.
You know, I could have come back for you.
Well, this is our last meeting, and l'm booked up for the next month.
-One way or another, we're finishing it. -Okay.
If you wanna get there quickly, you might wanna drive faster than other cars.
But you're observing me, so....
-l'm observing you miss the flight. Move it. -Okay.
Come here.
July 22nd, 201 0. First steps.
Where you going? Come back.
Yay!
You have a beautiful family.
Thank you.
Ladies and gentlemen...
...Flight 722 to Phoenix will now begin boarding.
Hi. Hi. l need two tickets that will get me anywhere near Terminal T...
-...as fast as possible, please. -Three. I'm not waiting in the car.
The baby's shoes too, ma'am.
Are you kidding me? They're baby shoes.
-Just give her to me. Give her to me. Go. -Here. Okay, thanks.
It's just, you ran all the way there...
...and l thought when I took Sophie, it would be, you know, okay.
I know. You know, you did great, you did.
Don't worry about me. l'll be fine, l will.
-l've got Sophie. -Yeah.
And maybe this is the way things were meant to be, so--
You're just gonna be so unhappy.
-l'm not gonna start crying again. -l should get Sophie inside.
Yeah, sure.
-You're gonna be a great mom. -Thanks.
-l'll let CPS know you passed. -Thank you. Thanks.
-Chin up. -Okay.
I'm really sorry that l cried.
-No problem. Used to crying. -Okay.
Okay.
Here.
Wanna play with the keys? Just don't lose them like last time.
-Oh, my God. Messer. Oh, my God. -l didn't mean to scare you, all right?
I had my key, and l thought that you'd be home for Janine.
Messer--
Look, please don't say anything. Just listen.
I finally figured out why Peter and Alison picked us.
And it's not because we knew them best.
It's because you and me together, with Sophie...
...somehow, we're a family.
Like they were. And that's why they picked us.
And when I'm gone, I don't just miss her or you, l miss us.
I miss our family.
I know we got it backwards.
You're supposed to meet, fall in love, then have a baby, but l don't care.
I don't care how it happened, because l fell in love with you.
-l fell in love with our family. -Messer.
I was at the airport.
Did you plan some kind of a trip that I'm not aware of?
No.
Well, did you hear me say l loved you? Because I can say it again.
Okay.
I love you.
When I found out that l was pregnant again, I just cried and l cried and I cried.
And l said, "Scott, can we be this blessed? Can we?"
We can't repeat what I said. It was not polite.
We cannot. We were-- You know what? I think Campbell needs a new diaper.
-Okay. -Thank you.
-Me, huh? -Yeah.
-All right. -Look at him go.
Oh, Scott, could you get me maybe a little glass of ice water or something?
- Of course. Why haven't l done that? - Oh, I don't know.
Coming through.
-Hey. Cookie? -Uh-oh. I don't know what's more delicious.
-Oh, no, thanks. Trying to cut back. -Okay.
Give me that back. I'll take one of these. Mostly raisins.
- lt's like a salad. - Yeah. lt's a great salad.
It's all about the sleep schedule, man. You've gotta put those babies to sleep.
Hey, Sophie has a request for the caterer.
-Cake. -Yeah.
Cake? Do you like cake?
It's simple, it's understated, it's....
Yeah, you know me. That's how I roll. Simple, understated.
-Ah. Okay, okay. -Ah. Yes.
-You're never gonna get any easier, are you? -Nope. And l have another one.
- What? She's 2. - lt's for us, because we made it a year.
Okay, babe.
-All right. -Ready?
-Here we go, Soph. Alrighty. -Here we go.
Here we go. We're going to the birthday party.
Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday, dear Sophie
Happy birthday to you