Oh, this must bring back some great memories,
chain gangs, lock-downs, strip searches...
It was sort of a special place for Kate and me.
Yeah, right now, she's probably sitting around back East, lonely...
She probably hasn't made any friends yet.
Oh, yeah. No, no, no, right now, she's probably...
Well, allowing for the three-hour time difference, she's probably eating spaghetti with a guy,
some prep school billionaire's son, and they're doing that, that noodle thing.
Or she's studying. Yeah, she's studying.
I mean, she's really cracking those books.
Recharge? Your coffee. More?
Oh, yeah. Sure.
Oh, I had an uncle who was there.
-Really? -Yeah, mmm-hmm.
Then he must be... He must be pretty old.
They haven't kept prisoners there since, like, 1963.
Oh, he worked there, in the kitchen.
Oh.
What?
You guys didn't think he was, like, a murderer or something?
Yeah, right.
My mother has shoes like that.
-You have a phone call. -Me?
You're Will, right?
And you have a Jeep.
What, are you, like, like, some sort of detective or something?
Hmm, something.
So how fast does it go?
I can, I can take you for a, for a ride sometime.
Hmm, I've got to work late.
-Rain check? -Great. Rain check.
Okay.
♪ Everybody wants to live ♪
♪ Like they wanna live ♪
♪ And everybody wants to love ♪
♪ Like they wanna love ♪
♪ Everybody wants to be ♪
♪ Closer to free ♪
-Hello? -Who's that?
-Julia. -Hey, Julia.
-Hey. -Hey.
Well, it's funny.
-You don't look 21. -Anyone around?
Molly, Terry? I know it's kind of early.
Well, actually, it's kind of late. We shut down, babe.
-What? Really? -Yeah. Really?
They had the hearing already?
They suspended his license, and he's got to pay some big fine.
Poor old Morgan. Yeah.
I didn't think they would--
This is his third strike.
I've tried calling him. Maybe his machine's broken.
Mmm, yeah.
Have you talked to him?
Yeah, he owes me 600 bucks, the bastard.
Oh, boy.
You know, he's probably gonna lose the club, and what a pain in the ass,
because he's not really that bad a guy.
-I know. -Yeah, you do know, don't you?
I wish that there was something...
Is he okay?
No.
"Right and wrong: Early childhood and the development of a moral code."
Wow, is that your topic?
Maybe. Don't know yet.
Something about early childhood development.
What is it they say, "Those who can't do, teach"?
Hey. Come on.
I gotta go.
I've got a meeting with my committee.
Have you seen my stupid watch anywhere?
Where did you leave it?
I don't remember.
Look for me.
Maybe check around my desk.
Never mind. In the medicine cabinet.
Go figure.
Are you gonna be home later on tonight?
Uh...
I thought I'd stop by, see Owen.
I'm late.
I'll see you later.
Sure.
I think Shelby likes me.
Really, I think it's a real possibility.
I mean, did you see the way she threw that Jell-O?
Whew. Perfect aim. She got me right in my ear.
Get out of the jeep, Will.
-What? -Just get out.
Get out, we're close to your house.
We're, like, two miles from my house.
It's good exercise.
Hey, it's that girl, that coffee girl...
Jill.
Well, this has been a terrific friendship.
You're just going to blow me off now? Is that what's going on?
Sure.
Hey. You need a ride?
It depends on where you're going.
Uh, well, home was my original plan, but I'm open to suggestions.
So how fast did you say this thing could go?
Hi, Morgan.
I stopped by the club today,
and Loren told me about them suspending your liquor license.
I'm sorry.
I know you're mad at me, and you should be, because it's my fault,
and I know that I lied about my age, but that was the only thing.
I mean, that's the only thing that I lied about.
-The rest of it was... -Forget it, all right?
I heard about the fine, so I...
It's not everything. I can get more. I thought it would help.
My family, we have this checkbook for emergencies,
and I thought this was an emergency, so...
Keep your money.
Come on, if you pay off the fine, then maybe you can open the club again.
It's a little late for that, Julia.
No, it's not. Why is it too late?
Because your stupid little cheque for $250 doesn't mean anything.
Morgan, please, I have to do something.
Then get out of here.
Yeah, that's right. I'm drunk.
So your sister is coming the day after tomorrow, huh?
Mmm-hmm.
When was the last time you and Meg got to spend any time together?
I went home for a few days last Christmas. That doesn't really count.
Thank you. Thank you.
I guess if you were there for longer than a week, you'd get to spend some real quality time, huh?
You found the ticket.
Meg sent it. She wants me to come home for a while.
Why are you running away?
I'm not running away.
I'm not. I can work on my dissertation there and spend some time with my family.
I thought your family drove you crazy.
I mean, there's not one story that you tell about them that doesn't end with "Can you believe that?"
I need a change, Charlie.
You're going home because you can't have kids.
My family will take care of me.
-So would I. -I wouldn't ask you to.
I'm offering.
Look, Charlie, we were just getting good at this friends stuff.
I don't want to get that screwed up.
Look, I haven't even decided if I'm going.
Okay.
I had chem lab after you last semester.
I sat at your table.
You dripped your name on it in acid.
Oh, right.
Yeah, I didn't learn too much in that class.
Me neither.
Rust is, is a compound called iron oxide.
Just relax.
It's okay.
What?
Whatever.
-Wait a second. -What?
-I don't have anything. -What?
I didn't bring anything.
Oh.
Um, well, rain check?
-Yeah. -Okay.
I'm always prepared. I'm over-prepared.
How come this one time?
It's amazing.
You know, it's, It's too good. I'm gonna get hit by a bus.
Oh, positive attitude, Bay.
What, what am I thinking? I don't even know this girl.
I mean, we, like, swapped spit. I've never even been in her house.
I don't even know where she lives.
She lives near The Presidio.
She's got a little sister who knows my little sister. She's cute.
She's cute.
She likes me. She wants to. She wants to.
I mean, I can get this whole virginity thing done with.
So what's the question here?
Am I ready?
You were ready with Kate.
That's different. That's different. I loved Kate.
Bay, nobody says you have to marry the girl.
So give me some good hometown gossip.
Who's engaged, who's divorced, who's cheating on their income taxes.
Well, you're gonna find out soon enough. You're on everybody's invite list,
and Carl's taken your picture and showing it to the guys at the ad firm.
Productivity has fallen off, oh, about 25%.
Men, huh? Well, you know, Charlie, right?
So, if I go to the bathroom, are you guys gonna talk about me behind my back?
-Are you kidding? -Absolutely.
Kirsten says you've been wonderful through all this...
She does?
And I'm grateful to you too, Charlie, I really am,
for being there for my sister when she needed you and for figuring out that
that's what you guys were meant to be:
Friends.
Sometimes I think it takes a while to realize that, huh?
Um, I've got a crowbar.
Well, not on me.
What you looking for?
Uh, Canterbury Tales.
Oh, well, here, you can borrow mine.
-I just came from English. -Hmm.
Okay, now,
I turned down the pages on the dirty parts.
Shh.
-Thanks. -Mmm-hmm.
That's... That's a nice top.
You know, I'm not doing anything later.
Oh, yeah?
Yeah. No one's gonna be around.
My dad, he's away, and my mom works nights,
and my brother, he won these tickets off the radio for some stupid rodeo or something.
So he's gonna take the other kids.
Ah.
So no one's going to be around.
You could come over about 8:00.
Great. Sure, 8:00.
Okay.
Um, 667 Presidio...
Like 666, just one more.
One more. Okay.
Oh, and I think you're late.
Julia.
Julia!
What's going on, Claud?
-Have you seen Julia? -No.
Well, do you, like, know where she is?
Nope.
Do you know when she's coming back?
Negatory.
Are you sure?
Because... I really need to talk to her.
What is this, Claud? Some big emergency or something?
Well, yeah, it is.
I just got my period.
Oh.
Okay. What have we got here?
These look good. Let's get out of here.
Bailey.
These are tampons.
Super plus.
Jeez.
There sure are a lot to choose from.
These have wings. Wings?
What's that about, huh?
Uh, I don't think these are right either.
Scented or unscented?
Which is better?
You think I would know this?
It's okay, Bay.
Look, why don't you just give me a minute?
I mean, I can read the boxes too.
I'll figure it out.
Are you sure?
-Yeah. -Great.
I'll just be...
What the hell are you doing in here?
Oh, um, the landlady let me in.
I said I was your sister. Pretty gullible, huh?
Yeah, yeah, you are a pretty good liar, aren't you?
I could make you dinner if you want.
What did you do?
You were drinking, so I...
You spilled out my booze?
Get out of here, just get the hell out of here.
-I'm trying to help you. -Really?
What, you think you're gonna come over here
and spill out my booze, make me dinner, and that's gonna make everything all right?
-I'm trying. -Well, stop trying!
You're just a stupid kid. You don't know what the hell you're doing.
Jeez, 15...
Fifteen years old.
I could've slept with you.
-I said I was sorry. -Yeah? So what? You think that counts for crap?
You know, you pretend to be grown up, but you're not.
You're just a selfish little girl who likes to play games and ruin other people's lives,
and you don't know when to stop!
Hey, you really want to help me out?
All right.
There, clean that up. That'll make things better.
How could you forget your wallet?
God, Joe just keeps that thing going?
Isn't that kind of a fire hazard?
I called ahead.
Charlie.
I don't want to be your friend.
What?
I mean, just your friend.
It's not enough.
We can tell each other that that's what we are, but we're not.
We're more than that.
So...
Let's think big.
Big?
Let's think huge.
Let's get married. I want to marry you.
I want you to marry me, I want us to be married to each other.
-Hello? -I'm sorry.
I...I... I'm having trouble breathing.
I just...have to...sit.
Should I... I mean, do you want me to go on? Okay.
I've thought a lot about this.
Well, okay, not a lot in actual terms of time, but I've thought very intensely about it.
Are you sure you're okay?
Okay, so follow my logic here.
Everything in your life seems to be up in the air, right?
So let's, let's pin this one thing down: us.
Let's say that we're gonna be together forever,
and, and-- And I love you.
I'm...I'm in love with you. I want to spend the rest of my life with you.
I should've said that first.
Damn.
Forget all the rest. That, that's what it comes down to.
What do you say?
What?
Well, don't you want to...
Yeah. Yes.
-Ow! Ow! -What? What?
-You're on my hair. -Oh, sorry.
-Sorry. -Okay.
Wait. Wait. Just slow down.
-Right. -Okay.
Okay.
Tell me what's good.
This is good.
Should I-- I mean, is it--
It's okay.
I'll show you.
So, do you love me?
Uh-huh.
"Yes" would make me feel better.
Yes.
Well, then?
Is that a good enough reason?
Maybe.
Let's just do it.
It'll never work, you know.
-It could. -It might.
-We'd make it work. -Okay.
What?
-Yes. -Yes?
For God's sake, Claud, I don't have time for this.
You think you're gonna miss school every time you get your period?
I just don't feel like going.
-I'm moody. -You're moody all the time.
Problem?
Claudia's not going to school. She got her period.
So? It's her first time. She's nervous.
I'm not nervous. I just, I don't feel like going.
-What's going on? -Claudia's period.
Why don't you just invite the neighbors over and we can all talk about it? Do you mind?
Are you worried about having an accident or something?
She's afraid of spilling.
Staining.
I'm going to die.
Do you have any idea what wings are?
Guys just don't get it.
It's okay, though. They have to shave every day.
You guys, this is a big deal. I mean, it's special.
Claudia's, like, actually becoming a woman.
Oh, great.
-Do I look different to you? -Is that a zit?
Forget it.
So, you and Jill, what's the update?
Date number two a happening thing?
I guess.
She didn't drop you? It's a new record.
I slept with her.
What do you mean, you slept with her?
"You fell asleep in the same bed beside her" you slept with her?
I had sex with her.
She just wanted to, and I wanted to.
That's usually the way it happens.
So?
Was it good?
It was weird. You know, I mean, I hardly even know her.
Well, you know her pretty well now.
But, I mean, it's not like we, we dated or anything, you know?
-We just... -Slept together.
Yeah.
He's drinking, Loren.
You should've seen him. He's, like, this complete mess, and every time I see him, it just gets worse...
Yeah, it's real bad.
And it's my fault. I did this to him, and I don't know how to make it better.
I don't know how to make him stop.
You can't make him stop.
-I have to. -Just walk away.
I can't, not after what I did.
What you did? What did you do?
Huh? Did you pour him a drink, wave it under his nose, huh?
No.
Then how is this your fault?
-Come on. -What? Wha--
What, you mean, that fake ID thing?
Oh, man, come on.
Get over it, honey.
That was not the end of the world, okay?
And if he's acting like it is, then it ain't your problem.
You really thought he was drinking because of you, huh?
Yeah, right. Uh-uh.
All he needed was an excuse.
That's it.
Oh, sweetheart,
you're awfully young, aren't you?
Well, you just got yourself a little life lesson, kiddo, on the house.
Come in.
-Hey. -Hey.
Wow, your pants are looking a little short.
I know. Last time I put them on, they were fine.
Come here.
I can take them down a little for you.
-You want me to do that? -Yeah. Thanks.
Is everything always gonna be this fast?
-Like what? -Like...
I'm gonna have my period once a month now...
For, like, years and years, 40 years,
480 times, 2400 days,
and I can't stop it.
No, you can't.
I don't feel like I'm becoming a woman.
I mean, hey, I still like playing with dolls and crayons sometimes...
Even though watercolors are better,
and sometimes, I, I watch Sesame Street with Owen...
And it still makes me laugh.
Yeah?
-Well, Grover is really funny. -Mmm-hmm.
Sometimes, do you kind of wish you could
sort of freeze the age you're at and just stay there?
Sometimes.
Or maybe things just get easier when you get older.
Do they get easier?
Sure. Sure, they do.
Look, I know it seems like things are going real fast right now.
You know, all these changes, but they'll slow down, really.
Last week, I was just a kid, and now I have my period.
I think I saw a gray hair.
You look the same to me.
You're kidding.
No. I mean, we thought about it--
Well...
Come on, Megs. I want you to be happy for me.
I should... I should just stay out of this.
Okay, good.
You can't actually think that this is a good idea, to rush into something like this.
Meg, stop.
No, come on, not with your guys, your history.
Hey, you know what? That is between us, and it's behind us,
and it's really not open for public discussion, Meg.
All that stuff with-- What's her name? That girl, Rebecca,
all that's just forgotten?
What, do you tell her everything?
-I'm her sister. -Meg.
I, I don't know what you're doing. Honestly, I...
Charlie, I barely know you, and I could be wrong,
but I just hope you're not the kind of guy that would ask someone to marry him
because you don't like the idea of being walked out on.
I know that that's not true, Meg.
You haven't had one single month of a stable relationship,
and now he is asking you to do something that s supposed to be forever.
Well, I'm sorry, but nothing I've heard about this guy
leads me to believe he has any idea of what "forever" even means.
Meg, shut up!
Where do you get off, lady? God!
You don't know a damn thing about me or about how we feel about each other,
and you know what, I think you should just get the hell out of here!
Think we'll have time to make the movie?
Yeah, I think so.
You guys have a good night.
Good night.
-Hi. -Hi. How you doing?
I was just closing up.
You want some coffee? I just turned the machine off.
No, thanks, I'm okay.
So... So you like working in this place?
Hmm, it's a job.
I'd bet you get to meet a lot of interesting characters working in a place like this.
Lots of poets, musicians...
Hmm, not really.
Part-time jobs, huh? God, I've had millions of them.
So... So what does your dad do?
Why?
I'm just curious.
In the military.
Military.
Big family?
Mmm-hmm, there are five of us.
No kidding? That's, me too.
There's... There's five of us too. That is, that is so funny.
So we're both, like, from big families.
Lots of crazy stuff happens in big families, huh?
Lots of stories.
You want to go somewhere?
We could.
Or we could just stay here.
Here?
Mmm-hmm.
Listen, Kirsten...
Everything your sister said is true.
We have had sort of a rocky time together, and--
And I don't have the greatest history, and we didn't spend much time thinking about this,
but so what?
It doesn't mean that she added it all up and found the right answer.
Yeah, but we're kind of jumping off a cliff with our eyes closed here.
My eyes aren't closed.
Are yours? Really?
Maybe.
A little.
I'm sorry.
Everything you say makes me feel so wonderful,
and I want it to be the way you say it's gonna be, but I don't know.
I mean, I'm...
I'm confused, I...
That's okay. Look...
I can handle some indecision on your part.
We'll just... We'll just get through it.
We shouldn't get married, Charlie.
I'm just...
I'm not at a point right now
where I should be making any rash decisions.
My sister's right about that at least.
I shouldn't have said yes.
I made a mistake, and I'm sorry.
Look...
I asked you to do something romantic and rash and completely on faith,
and actually, I couldn't believe it when you said yes.
I guess I thought that you wouldn't,
and I'm not surprised that you won't,
but...
But?
But it wouldn't have been a mistake.
-Guess who? -Hey.
-Canterbury Tales... -Silas Marner.
We're not up to that yet.
So, I never asked you. How, um...
How did your family like that rodeo?
Oh, you know.
Oh, hey, they're gonna go to that flea market up in Marin on Saturday,
so if you want to come by...
Uh, I don't... I'm not sure.
Okay, how about Sunday?
Uh, I don't know.
Sunday...
Oh.
I just...
You don't want to see me anymore.
What?
I can hear it in your voice.
-No, no, look-- -You're not having any fun.
I'm still having fun.
It's just that-- It seems like... every time we see each other,
it's like we only do one thing.
You know, I mean, it's-- That's, like, all we do.
-You don't like sex? -No, I...
I think sex is...
Actually, I think it's pretty underrated, as far as I can tell.
Sex is amazing. I just wish we had, like...
Like, talked more or something, or done something together.
You know, I just-- I mean, you've never even asked anything about me.
See...
I think about you, and I want to have sex,
but now...
I don't know, I just feel-- I feel bad about it, because...
I don't know, it just-- It doesn't feel...
It just feels like kind of... Like kind of nothing.
It's weird.
I had...
I had this boyfriend, like, about a year ago,
and...
...after we broke up, the thing he said he missed most about me
was the sex.
I know that there are prettier girls,
and I know there are smarter girls,
but I'm... I'm good at the sex part.
It's the one thing I know that guys will be interested in.
I don't do this with everyone if that's what you're thinking.
No, I wasn't.
I wasn't.
It's not like I made you do something you didn't want to do.
I know.
And I don't remember you
suggesting we go to a movie or do something else instead.
I know.
You didn't seem to mind when we were doing it.
You kept coming back for more.
"Kind of nothing."
Wow.
Jill...
Morgan.
Honey, I'll be right back, okay?
I don't want you to talk. Just listen, okay?
Julia, I really don't want to hear anything.
You know what, Morgan? Everybody has bad breaks...
Even me.
And you might think that 15 is too young to know anything,
but I know this from personal experience:
When something really awful happens to you, you have two choices.
You can decide to let it mess you up,
or you can decide not to let it mess you up. It's up to you,
and no one can help you if you don't want to be helped.
And I may be just some stupid kid, but you're not,
and it's really time for you to grow up...
So I guess...
I guess I just really hope that you decide to take care of yourself.
Hey. How's it going?
Okay.
So how's business?
Um...
Some lady found a bug in her bear claw.
Kind of freaked out.
That was sort of interesting.
I'm sorry I missed it.
Yeah, well...
So, um...
So, what time do you get off work?
-Why? -I don't know.
I was... I was thinking that maybe you'd like to...
Get together, do something, see a movie.
-Movie? -Yeah.
And then afterwards, we could... I don't know, get a burger or something.
Well, you're not a vegetarian, are you?
Me neither.
Dinner and a movie, huh?
Uh, well, actually, a movie and dinner,
if you're being chronologically accurate.
I'd like to go on a date with you...
Because...
We kind of started this whole thing a little backwards, you know?
So?
Okay.
I'd like that.
Good.
Uh, I get off at 6:00.
Okay. Okay, I'll...
I'll pick you up at 6:00. Okay.
Oh.
I should, I should probably warn you, though.
I generally don't kiss on the first date.
I'm not that kind of guy.
Too bad the dog has to die.
Aren't there puppies or something?
Not really the same thing.
So how you feeling? Any cramps?
Mmm-mmm.
Listen, I've got an idea.
How about you come upstairs and sleep in my bed with me tonight?
What?
I could make popcorn, and I could read Charlotte's Web to you like I used to.
You really want to do that? How come?
I thought you were way too old to share a room anymore.
Who said that?
I'm not too old.
Come on.
Hey.
You look like you've been crying.
Only for about the last 24 hours, yeah.
Want to come in?
No.
So you came all the way over here just to stand in the doorway?
I don't know.
I don't know what to do.
I've been thinking about this over and over and over.
I mean, I can't marry you, because...
Well, we've been through that.
And I can't go back to Chicago, because...
You're right.
I would be kind of running away,
but I can't just stay where I am, because...
I do need to make a change.
Which leaves me...
Pretty much with no options.
That's not true.
Name one.
Move in here with me.
Charlie...
You need a change of scenery? You got it.
You'd be surrounded by people who care about you.
You could work on your dissertation here.
I could put a desk in my bedroom, or...
Hey, I could convert the attic, and...
What?
Wow.
Just...
Wow, that's an amazing offer.
But I don't know. I'm...
I mean, what do you need this for? I'm, like, this basket case right now.
This wasn't the way things were meant to work out.
See, I, I disagree.
I really disagree.
Kirsten,
take it from me, things never work out the way you think they're going to.
It doesn't mean that it's not meant to be.
I mean, think about it.
You're 24 years old, and you can't imagine that you're never gonna have kids.
And... And... And I'm 24 years old,
and I mean, how did this happen to me? I, I have four of them.
And I love you.
So why don't you share mine?