Good.
you're 2 inches bigger
than last time.
baby's facing backwards.
oh. Here's his bottom.
see?
Wow.
that's his butt?
it's kind of bony.
blood pressure's
just a tiny bit high,
but nothing
to worry about.
glucose test
came back negative.
your weight's
right on target.
whatever that is.
you're doing great,
Daphne.
everything's
healthy and normal.
so we could relax
a little bit, huh?
I mean, I could
have a cup of coffee
every now and then?
of course.
no problem.
and it wouldn't
actually kill the baby
for me to leave
the house, would it?
no one said you couldn't
leave the house.
you did, if it was
to see a movie.
oh, I really
wouldn't worry if--
to see a war movie,
sure, with, like,
wall-to-wall bombs going off.
not to mention
the gallon of cola
you would've had.
oh, a gallon?
well, I guess you would
know, since you measure
everything I eat.
guy, guys!
look, if you
cared what you did
with yourself...
oh, and guess what,
Mr. look-out-for-
deadly-preservatives.
the baby is fine.
so far,
no thanks to you.
Hey, hey.
you're both right.
really.
just trust yourselves,
and trust each other.
that's not so hard,
is it?
this mirror
is the first thing
coming down
if we take this place.
wait a minute.
you're thinking us here?
well, look around,
Sarah.
this place is phat.
and it's available now.
phat.
Bailey, I can't afford it.
I mean, one month's rent is,
like, what, a year's tuition
at Berkeley?
that's ok.
I'll pay for it.
i--i don't know
how I feel about that.
well, what's
the difference if I'd be
paying for it anyway?
Bailey, can you
be any more fifties?
you know, "don't worry
your pretty head
about it, toots.
Mr. moneypants is here."
no, that's not--
listen.
things are
going really well
at the restaurant
right now,
so maybe I want to spend
my money on something
that I can share...
with you...
you know,
the girl I love.
ok.
ok, I guess, as long
as you let me take on
some of the expenses,
you know,
the ones I can afford.
great.
ah, this
is so great.
look at this.
hey. Is this place
not perfect for my
birthday party?
if we, like, if we
cleared out a space
over there
for a dance floor?
you know, Bailey, um,
if the mirrors
are really gonna be
the first thing to go,
don't you think we should
experience them first,
once or twice?
the realtor's
gonna be back
in 20 minutes.
come here, sugar daddy,
while you're young.
hey.
hmm?
how's my butt look
in that mirror?
oh, phat, homey,
very, very phat.
♪ Everybody wants to live ♪
♪ like they wanna live ♪
♪ and everybody
wants to love ♪
♪ like they wanna love ♪
♪ and everybody
wants to be ♪
♪ closer to free... ♪
♪ closer to free ♪
You need some help
there, Owen?
uhh. I got it.
I'm ok.
you know, it's
really nice of you
to help me
with my bags.
well, that's--that's
what brothers are for.
Griffin. Hey.
what are you...
I just--you said that
you were leaving today,
so I just thought...
you came
to say good-bye?
I'm gonna
go take a nap.
you look different.
you got new jeans
or something.
uh, no, I just--
I washed 'em. Heh.
oh. Right.
right.
is this all you're taking?
oh. Yeah. You know,
I don't want to
weigh myself down
with too much stuff.
you know, you forgot--
forgot, uh...
you got your ring on.
oh, wow.
I should probably, uh...
so when am I
gonna see you?
oh, I don't know.
uh, you gonna
be up here much?
sure. Now and then.
Um...
I ought to...
get going.
wait.
come here.
Don't get too smart.
I barely know
what you're saying already.
Salinger. Julia.
epic frame
in the face book,
my friend.
I'm sorry.
do we--
finer in the flesh,
I'd say.
finer in the flesh.
mmm.
Oh, my god!
I'm sorry. I'm totally
in the wrong--
wait!
uh, Julia?
salinger, is it?
wait a minute.
you're my roommate?
d--no. No.
uh, listen,
say hello
to my girlfriend.
it's Julia.
oh, you mean
roommate person.
cool. Hi.
hi.
I'm Maggie.
nice to meet you.
nice to see--
uh, I mean,
uh, meet you.
maybe
I should just--
oh, why,
'cause we're naked?
oh, come on, if we're
all gonna be living together,
we may as well
get used to it, right?
I'm sorry,
you said all of us,
together?
oh. Well, see,
I'd stay at ned's,
but his roommate's
all, like, born again,
so, you know,
we could never do it there.
leanne.
leanne, 6 is sitting
on a check.
we got 20 people
waiting for tables.
hey. I know.
buenos tardes, hermano.
I got held up.
I'm sorry.
what, couldn't
get to a phone?
hey,
you don't even--
never mind.
just tell me what's
with these panels.
why aren't
the fixtures in?
I gotta restain the wood.
they came finished in matte.
total mismatch.
the finish?
what, they're
not shiny enough?
Charlie, we don't
have time to deal
with this, man.
do you realize
what I have to do
just today alone?
the health guy is
doing a spot check
in 40 minutes.
which reminds me,
I've gotta push off
that life-insurance
physical again.
and then, after that,
the merchant association
wants a planning session
because I went
temporarily insane.
and you can
stop smiling,
or you can
go to the doctor
and spread 'em.
you sound like
some old guy here,
like you're about
to start grousing about
your pension or something.
which is kind of funny,
'cause, I mean, have you
seen that...
chrome peeking
through your dome up there?
chrome? My dome...
my--what, my--my hair?
yeah. Maybe it's
just the light,
but it's
definitely lookin'...
a little thin up there.
where's a...
so I was thinking,
human sexuality,
that's just
reproductive bio.
I've done that.
what about...Right here?
no, it's fine.
it's just kind of
growing in a swirl.
anyway,
the professor knows that
we all feel this way,
so right off the bat,
it's the taboo stuff,
like, "here's 20 ways
why men and women are
not created equal."
check the front.
h-how about the front?
check the front.
and did you know--
hey, wait.
is that...
gray! Is that--
is this gray hair?
no, Bailey. It's blond.
anyway...
so, they were saying,
for instance,
that a woman's
sexual prime is at 35,
but a man's--
well, guess
when yours is.
I don't know.
39?
then, what?
30?
25?
21?
less than 20?
19.
what?
what--and then
what does it do,
like, level off
for a couple decades or...
wait. When was
this thing published?
because they're updating
these things all the time.
it's for you.
mm.
(laughs)
hello?
uh-huh.
my brother took it.
oh, get his name.
we'll see
what he looks like.
yeah, great lighting.
that's what everyone says.
uh-huh.
oh, he's cute.
uh, uh, listen,
um, Steve,
to be honest--
you know what?
you sound really nice,
but I don't think
I'm gonna be interested,
so, uh, thank you,
but, um, sorry. Bye.
what? I thought
he was pretty cute.
he wanted to show me
his lizard collection.
he has a komodo dragon
over 3 feet long.
ooh. Such a good call.
ohh!
anyone here
named Lisa?
Lisa?
that's your name,
isn't it?
isn't that
the name that you gave
when you recently
ordered, you know,
the food?
no.
oh. Heh. Sorry.
brand-new roommates.
still a little rusty
on the names.
but thank you.
oh. Heh.
bye.
ok, I know I've
been out of the market
for a while,
but he seemed so cute.
i--i mean,
so is there...
I don't know, is there,
like, a guy back home
or something?
oh. I--i should
shut up and mind
my business, right?
no.
no, it's ok.
it's just...
I'm just...
I'm just here to work.
that's all.
I'm here to work.
are you actually taking
that many pictures?
well, I have to remember
what everybody
looks like,
and I definitely don't
want to trust a shipper
not to break them.
she still not back?
mm-mmm.
yeah, I am.
I was in the kitchen
getting some food.
you came in
the back?
why didn't you
say something?
I was hungry.
oh.
so, um...
where'd you go?
we hung out at dusty's.
her band came over and
tried out a couple new songs.
huh.
that must be fun,
hanging out
in some smoky garage,
rockin' out.
I guess.
so, uh...
they practice
with amps?
I don't know.
sometimes. Why?
no reason.
just, that kind
of stuff must drive
the neighbors crazy.
why don't you
just say it, ok?
loud music and smoke--
it's bad for the baby,
right?
isn't that
what you're saying?
no. I didn't.
I'm just...
I'm just curious,
is all.
(sighs)
ohh...
(Sighs) Daphne,
what's the matter?
I can't...
I can't ask
about your friends?
why would you?
you think they're
a bunch of losers.
Daphne, come on.
we're...
we're living
together here.
I mean, we're...
we're together,
aren't we?
I don't know.
are we?
what is that
supposed to mean?
it means...
do you know why
I said yes to you, Charlie,
when you asked me
to have this baby?
it was you.
there was this look
in your eye.
it was how badly
you wanted it,
and it was how badly
I wanted to give it to you.
I mean, we used to have
so much fun, Charlie.
you were this hot,
easygoing guy,
and I don't...
I don't know
what I was expecting this
to be like.
I knew it wasn't
gonna be easy.
but this morning
when I tried to...
remember how I got here,
I couldn't.
because all those reasons
that made me want to say yes...
I don't know
where they went.
I'm gonna, um...
(sighs)
I'm gonna sleep
downstairs tonight.
Is this how you
pictured this place,
you know, this quad,
these people's...
everybody
being a couple?
well, I kind of
thought there'd be
more bell-bottoms,
but that's about it.
'cause me,
I had, like, this
vivid mental picture
of every person here,
and--and I had
this mental picture
of me with them.
but platonically.
well, of course, yeah.
but...now...
now I look around,
and nobody's who
they're supposed to be.
and what about you?
are you still you?
well, that's the thing.
I'm--I'm not sure.
you know?
I mean, I still
sort of know what
I want to do here,
with my work and
the extracurriculars
and whatever,
but...
how it's gonna happen
and with who...
I don't know.
I thought I knew,
you know?
but i--i don't.
i--i have no clue.
well, look...
ned and I
are heading for coffee.
why don't you blow off
the course catalog and come?
oh.
uh...
heh. No.
thanks.
um, I have to redo
this pathetic
creative writing sample,
make it more,
you know, not pathetic.
but I'll--I'll
see you at the freshman
mixer thing later.
Hey.
hmm.
good morning.
come on. Sit.
sit, sit, sit,
and eat.
wait. Bacon.
isn't that,
like, nitrates
or something?
hey, my mom
raised me on this junk.
it's not gonna kill
our baby, either, right?
go on, eat. Chow down.
what's wrong
with you?
nothing.
I'm completely myself.
I am...The me
that I used to be,
the me that I should
have never stopped being.
Charlie, you don't
have to do this.
I'm not trying
to make you--
no. I know. I know.
but, um, last night,
when you left...
I couldn't sleep,
so instead of counting sheep,
I counted the times
we played air puck.
it was, um, it was 6.
you know how many times
we've played air puck
since you got pregnant?
zero.
zip.
I mean, that--
that's not right, Daphne.
you're really good
at air puck.
thanks.
so, obviously,
something has to give.
I mean, we have to take
a vacation from this whole--
this whole parent thing,
like...
starting today.
today?
I called and canceled
the hospital tour that we had,
so whatever you want to do,
the day is wide open.
wow, Charlie.
um, but, I mean,
I kind of already
made plans for today.
you did?
but how'd you--
I mean, didn't you know
we had the hospital thing?
oh, I know you did,
but I wasn't planning
on going.
you're the mom here.
what's the point of me going--
but, I mean, why should
I go if I'm just gonna
go in there,
have the baby,
and then leave?
I mean, hospitals...
right.
no, you're right.
it's ok.
but you could come
with me to this thing
if you wanted to.
I mean, it's just
a bunch of strippers.
or I could bag it.
no. No.
no. You should go.
you should go.
that's, um...
that was the point
of this, anyway.
Look at the monkey.
say ahh.
ahhhh...
Bailey, I think
we need to talk.
am I gonna flunk
for my insurance thingy?
oh, no, no, I think
you'll be fine.
then is it my tonsils,
Dr. Bob?
you don't have
any tonsils, fella.
we took 'em out
when you were 8.
(knock on door)
doctor?
Annabelle's scared
to have a shotter.
she won't come out
of the poo-poo room.
I'll be right there.
so then what is it?
did I blow the hearing test?
'cause I missed a couple
of chickadee-dees,
but come on,
the way those kids
were screaming out there?
no, it's not that.
you just have
a 10% loss in your
left upper register.
10%?
I've lost 10%?
it's nothing, really.
hmm.
"hmm"? What is--
what "hmm"?
blood pressure's
a little high
for someone your age.
well--
nothing to worry about.
no big deal.
just something
to keep an eye on.
well, so then what's
the problem, Dr. Bob?
you're giving me
the willies here.
I've been your doctor
for 20 years, Bailey.
that's a very long time.
nuh-uh. It's not--
it's not that long.
I think it's time
you got yourself
a grown-up doctor,
a regular g.P.,
someone who deals
more with the issues
a man your age can face.
my age?
but...
what if I don't want to?
what if I like you,
Dr. Bob?
have a lolly.
you'll be fine.
hi. Um, can I buy
some change off you
for my meter?
no problem.
I'm kind of desperate.
I'm running a little late.
thanks.
he's, like, so mad.
he's, like,
red in the face,
and then he goes,
"lady, I'm gonna have
to ask you to leave!
and your shirt,
and your bra..."
here's your change.
here you go.
oh, thanks. Thanks.
bye-bye.
"they're not
welcome either,"
and I was, like,
"oh, my god,
what am I gonna do?!"
when are the speeches?
I wrote this
whole stupid limerick
'cause you said--
i--hey.
should we get started
with dessert?
yeah. No problem.
she'll be here.
she's probably
just trying to park.
I didn't see
any spaces
for miles.
it's an applet
that takes you
straight to our web page
as soon as you log on.
we have a web page?
yeah. I--i just
got it done.
you click on the violin
for your box
and the, uh, lectern
for mine.
you know,
just to stay in touch.
I really need
for you to read this,
because I have
this nagging feeling
that it sucks.
sorry I'm late.
it took me longer
to park than it did
to drive here.
ah, I know.
I mean, I wonder
if Daphne's ok.
it's not like
she can park
and then walk 20 blocks.
maybe I should
go check it out.
no, she's ok.
I mean, um...
you don't
have to worry.
I mean,
I saw her.
you saw her? Where?
uh...
so, what was
the first day like?
I mean, was it
different, you know,
like you thought,
or was it--
was it really creepy?
it was fine.
in fact, there's
a party thing tonight,
this, uh, freshman
get-to-know-each-other thing,
with a band and dancing.
wow.
yeah.
it sounds great.
I mean, I...
I sort of had
this fantasy of us...
I don't know, spending
my last night here
together
in our old room, but...
forget it, claud.
forget the party.
I'd much rather be with you.
much.
really?
yeah.
hi. Claudia,
I'm sorry I'm late.
hi. That's ok.
I'm such a space.
well, you're
in a good mood.
come here
for a second.
so what'd I miss?
pretty much everything,
huh? I guess.
what is the matter
with you?
what's the matter with me?
what do you mean?
claud's last night
in the city, and you
miss the whole thing?
Claudia, are there
some more presents
you need to open?
I'm sorry.
I'm said I'm sorry.
what--what is going
through your head?
I mean, what are
you thinking about?
I just lost track
of time, ok?
I was having fun,
for, like, the first
time in months!
it's not just
the time, Daphne.
all right, 90 minutes late
because you were drinking?
what?
who are you--uhh--
I had a little wine, ok?
a little wine.
and who's to say
I can't drink
in moderation?
I say it, all right?
oh, really? Is that so?
that's never
gonna happen again.
don't
push it, Charlie,
I'm warning you!
is that why
you're doing this,
to test me?
I don't have to
listen to this.
Daphne,
wait a minute.
you can't just--
Daphne, come back here.
uh...
no more presents
to open. Ok?
wh--you know,
now would
be a perfect time
for the limerick.
Sarah?
a-are you kidding me?
right now?
right now.
ok.
ok. Uh...
it was--it was meant to--
to make you guys laugh.
ahem.
there once was a girl
name of claud...
you ok?
who played fiddle so well
we were awed.
no. No, I'm not.
but now she plays
for a whole new crowd.
she better start
bowing it extra loud...
I got a big problem
here, don't I?
'cause we still
want to hear her play,
even though
she's a continent away.
you know what I was
thinking about last night?
hmm?
I've been alive 16 years,
and...that whole time,
I've only ever had 3 rooms.
Owen's and the tent and...
here.
god.
Owen's room.
I was in there, too.
I don't even
remember that.
me neither.
which means that...
for almost
all of growing up, the place
that I fell asleep was...
this place...
looking up
at this ceiling.
listening to me
snore next to you.
(laughing)
How am I supposed to be
happy there, jule...
when...there's nothing
around me that I recognize
and--and there's
all these new people
who just think of me
as god knows what?
that's...
it's not
gonna be that way.
you're gonna meet
nice people.
you're gonna get to know
that place in no time.
but what if I hate it?
I mean, what if
all I can think of is home?
well, I highly doubt
that'll happen.
but if it does,
guess what.
all that stuff you're
scared of missing--
the house and us--
it's always
gonna be here.
and thank god,
'cause it's not just
you who needs it.
and when you need to,
you'll lie in your bed
and you'll think
of us together.
we've spent
a lot of time like this
together, you and me.
it ought to be
pretty easy
for you to picture.
Actually...
if there was any way
I could pack this ceiling...
I would.
I stayed at dusty's.
fine.
I'm not asking you--
I drank
lots of water.
I didn't
have any coffee.
you don't have to explain
anything to me. I'm not...
that's not what I want.
well, there's gotta
be something, Charlie,
'cause you stayed
out here all night
to see me.
no, I didn't.
I got up to say
good-bye to claud.
oh. Aren't you
supposed to be halfway
to Boston by now?
I asked Bailey to go...
'cause I wanted to stay here.
I thought maybe
if we talked that...
I mean, what are
we gonna do, Daphne?
how are we
supposed to do this?
I mean, we can't just
sleep in separate rooms
and avoid each other.
you're having
our baby here.
so, whatever it is
you want me to do,
even if it's just to shut up
and give you some space,
you have to tell me. Ok?
and...I'll try to do it.
you should have gone
with your sister.
Ok. Listen,
I know we said
we'd hit the road
as soon as she got in,
but claud seemed
a little tweaked before,
so why don't we chill
and ease her in a bit?
which, actually,
we could have
a pretty fly time,
'cause they're
throwing down
this orientation bash
for the kids,
with sports and games--
oh, Claudia. Hey.
hey.
you were gone for a while.
did you make some friends?
you're not gonna
believe it,
but I'm walking
down the hall,
right,
and i--i hear
these strings
tuning,
so i--i just
started talking
to this
really friendly
viola player.
and then there's
this girl
on the phone
speaking Dutch,
and, well, I know
some dirty words
in Dutch
from that music camp
I went to.
so I, like,
totally started
cracking her up,
- and it was...
- great!
well, when-when's that
orientation due?
the volleyball thing is
supposed to be starting
any minute now.
coolio. Let's roll.
I want to
teach these prepsters
how we spike that bad boy
in the native land
of v-ball.
that's...
whatever, bay.
but I was just
kind of thinking,
you know,
what if you didn't?
really?
but you know what?
there is this
cocktail party,
for the parents, up on
the headmaster's green,
and, well, that's
really where you guys
should be going, so...
parents?
and if you own a business,
forget financial aid.
they see corporate assets,
and, boom, you must be loaded,
never mind
the bottom line.
Bailey has
a business.
was that supposed
to be on Claudia's
application?
I don't know.
I didn't fill it out.
because I'm not
her legal guardian.
actually, I'm barely
older than she is.
your car, your computer,
your clothes.
they even want to know
what you life insurance
is worth,
like maybe
you'll croak just to pay
your kid's tuition.
didn't you just get
one of those policies?
yeah. Well--
and have you gotten
the friends of Hanover pitch?
as if it's not enough
signing over your nest egg
for tuition.
I mean, where is it written
that just because
we're past our prime,
we have to be packed
into some Petunia garden
and fed finger sandwiches?
we were just saying
the same thing,
weren't we, honey?
ok, that's it.
that's what?
i--i need to leave.
I need hair.
I mean air.
I have to leave.
Sarah. Now.
ok.
You remember me?
I brought some food
to your room.
except
it wasn't for you,
'cause, uh, your name
isn't, uh, Lisa.
how's it going?
Hey, you're writing
something there.
maybe the, uh,
great American novel.
let me ask you something?
'cause--'cause it's something
that's really been
bugging me lately.
what part
of me sitting here,
by myself, working,
makes you think,
"oh, I know what she wants.
she wants me to drop
what she's doing
so I can hit on her."
sorry.
I didn't realize--
even if I have
a small interest
in the general idea
of dating at some time
in the far distant future,
the reason you see me
working here right now
is because I'm a student,
and I'm here to study,
and if maybe you can't
understand that because
you're not a student
or because you only
think with your gonads,
let me tell you something.
what a person like me
really wants
is for you
and all the other
walking organs
in this meat market
to just let me do
what I came here for.
ok? You got that?
I got it.
...Top receiver
in the pac 10,
Johnson has been shut out.
here come Montgomery!
he's at the 40,
the 50...
(crowd roars)
(turns TV off)
huh? What?
what did--
was I just--
did I just
pass out?
yeah. Yeah, I went
to brush my teeth.
I came back here,
you looked so exhausted,
I just decided
to let you sleep.
oh, my god.
what is thi--
is this drool?
did I do this?
Bailey, it's ok.
you're just jet-lagged.
but that shouldn't--
it's earlier
at home.
I should be
more--more awake.
Bailey, don't worry.
we'll just get up early
tomorrow morning.
no! No.
no, I'm awake.
I'm awake.
here.
we still have 8 minutes
until I'm 20.
let's--oh, baby,
you're so fine.
you make me crazy.
(knock on door)
Claudia!
god, claud,
what are you--
remember?
I said I'd come by
after the party.
ok.
time's up.
there's the buzzer.
did you want me
to leave?
I don't know why
I even bothered.
I've been over
for months.
I mean, how gone am I
when my gorgeous
girlfriend is lying
half-naked on the bed
and I am so...Hairless
and high-blood-pressured
and deaf that
I can't even wake up
to have the last action
of my so-called prime.
but, hey! Hey,
they don't call 'em
"the golden years"
for nothing, right?
I mean, who--who--who
needs sex and volleyball
when you've got
early-bird specials
and bingo?
and remember, don't
just pack underwear
and a toothbrush.
think
of the other things
you're gonna need.
comfortable pillow,
fruit juice for
when she's hungry,
a good trashy book.
now, I think
that's about it.
any of you interested
can come with me
to admitting.
we like to pre-admit,
because that's
one less thing
to worry about
when the baby comes.
well, that
was pretty cool,
don't you think?
I mean...
this place
kind of makes it
seem real.
Charlie, I can't do this.
I'm sorry?
I can't do this anymore.
this. Whatever.
what do you mean?
I'm taking my stuff,
and I'm gonna stay
somewhere else.
what? You're...
what?
I'm leaving, Charlie.
I'm moving out.
Daphne, wait a minute.
are you two coming?
Thank god, thank god
ned and I are
in the same section.
aren't you at all afraid
of getting sick
of each other?
no, thank you.
and why aren't you checking
on your writing class?
'cause I know
I didn't get in.
really, my schedule's
gonna be so much easier
without it, so...
Maggie,
don't look at it.
I told you
there's no way.
the sample I tried
to rewrite couldn't
get me into physics.
what?
(laughing)
Maggie, what?
aah!
wow! That's--
I knew I had
to make her
lose the letters.
that's what
made it so real.
I want to thank
everyone who submitted
for this class.
there was a lot
of great stuff
in these stories.
I just wish
I had more room.
is one of you
Josh macon?
you wrote
a really great story,
and I'd love to talk
about it in class.
I went ahead
and made some copies,
so if it's
ok with you...
sure. Thanks.
In case of
emergencies.
I have a checkbook.
take it.
you'll feel better.
I don't--no.
just take it.
take it.
no, no, no.
take it.
ok, I'll take it.
I'll take it.
then there's just
this one last thing.
A--a diary...
with a...
lock.
I know. I know.
it's--it's--it's--
it's way too young.
it's ridiculous.
I know that, but...
I've been having these--
these anxiety dreams,
about this stupid
getting older stuff,
and I went
shopping for you,
and I saw this gift
that was totally wrong,
and I knew that.
I knew it was wrong,
but I didn't care...
because i--
I guess I just really
wanted it to be right.
I wanted you
to be right for it...
you know...
not so old.
16 is old?
when it's you,
it's old to me.
I don't know.
it's weird,
because nobody
loves birthdays
more than I do.
it just seems like...
it seems like they're
coming way too fast now.
and you were
always a kid, claud.
I wasn't even
a big brother
until you came along.
Julia never
listened to anything
I ever said.
so now, who's gonna...
make like
all of my stupid jokes
are funny?
and who's gonna sit
on that counter and--
and choke down
my omelet disasters...
if it isn't you?
Will you promise not to
change without telling me?
Ok, could you, um...
could you just...
could you just
hold it a minute?
you have to talk to me.
listen, I have a right
to explanation, all right.
I have a right to know
what's going on.
do you want to know
what would have happened
to us, Charlie,
you know, if things
had been different?
we would have had
a great couple of months.
I mean, just great.
but then one of us
would have started taking
a couple extra days
to call
the other person back,
and then pretty soon,
the only time we would
have seen each other
would have been
by accident.
then I got pregnant.
and, I mean,
I hardly even ever knew
a pregnant person,
but ok.
and all of a sudden,
we've got all this pressure,
you know, to--to--
iron everything out.
but you want to know
the truth, Charlie?
we are wasting our time,
because we are not
in love with each other.
so...
let's just
cut to the chase.
ok?
you know?
why drag this out?
No.
I won't let you.
Charlie--
and I really don't care
about any of that,
what you just said.
'cause this--
this is not just about
you and me now.
I mean, there's...
there's a baby.
my baby.
and...
I'm not gonna
just let you
take him away.
I'm just leaving.
I'm just getting out
of this house.
to where?
to--to your family?
to--to Texas?
I don't know.
I just...
I'll call you
when I get there. Ok?
Look, I can see
that you're eating,
and I certainly respect
that you chose to be alone
for that purpose.
I just quickly
want to say
that I was
so, so, so out of line--
you think?
assuming that you were
only, you know...
a delivery boy?
and that you couldn't
grasp the concept
of being serious
about school,
when obviously--
I come off kind of
not so bright?
no!
no. No.
that was...Me.
'cause that whole
thinking you were
hitting on me thing?
I mean, god, you just
asked about my story.
and why not?
you're a writer?
I just assumed
you were going to
ask me out, which was--
wait.
that's ok.
it is, 'cause, uh,
I know a way
to make it up.
go out with me,
on a date.
on a date?
yeah. I--i mean,
maybe you didn't
read me so wrong
after all.
but that doesn't mean
we can't have fun.
or--or talk about,
uh, writing.
I mean, I like
knowing writers
I'm--I'm reading.
helps me get
a handle on their work.
don't you think?
She's gonna get in touch,
Charlie. She's gonna.
yeah.
and if she doesn't,
you know a lot of
her friends.
and you can always
find her parents.
and then what?
what am I gonna say
to them?
why are they
gonna want to help me?
Charlie,
it's way too early to--
there's nothing
I can do, Kirsten.
she's got my kid,
and there's nothing I can do.
that's not true.
fathers have rights.
if I can find her.
you will.
she's gonna call.
man, I just...
getting a woman pregnant
by accident,
and then talking her
into living with me
when we'd dated
all of a month.
I mean...
what made me think
I could make that work?
you know?
what the hell
was I thinking?
She's gonna call.
she will.
Hi.
hi.
I'm sorry.
I couldn't wait
at home any longer.
the bed was calling my name
so loud, I actually
answered it.
why didn't you
just crash?
'cause it's your
birthday, you fool.
I owe you a party.
is it still today?
feels like
it's been today
for a week.
I am so past jet-lagged,
I am jet-logged.
are you too tired
to celebrate?
mmm...not if the party's
over soon.
ok, is it over yet?
(chuckles)
I'll get you a chair.
this is so weird,
because I was just
sitting here watching you
tote up your chits,
and I'm thinking...
that is really sexy.
god, whatever happened
to quarterbacks
and rock stars
and rebels
without a cause?
how come all I want to do
is be in bed
with an appetizer salesman?
can you answer that for me?
not a clue.
why are you
so full of pep?
I don't know.
somehow I got
a second wind.
(turns music on)
♪ dream, sweetly dream ♪
♪ dream about tomorrow instead ♪
♪ why don't you ♪
♪ down where the sandman plays ♪
♪ and take it slow ♪
♪ 'cause you can doze all day ♪
♪ and don't you know ♪
♪ that when you finally wake ♪
♪ all your lovely dreams
will come true ♪
♪ so just close your eyes ♪
♪ and let the world go by ♪
it's nice here.
yeah.
when are you done
sitting for the place?
a couple more weeks.
you're lucky
that you caught me.
I was running out
to catch a movie.
lucky.
so what brought you by?
I don't know.
there's no one
exactly like you at school.
I...i think that's sort of
the point of that place.
I keep noticing
that my ring is gone.
there's--see, there's a line
where it used to be.
Well...
just wait.
it'll go away.