[Tessa] There are moments in our lives that seem to define us.
Moments we keep going back to.
My life before him was so simple and decided.
And now after him...
there's just...
after.
[woman calling] Tessa!
Okay, what are we forgetting?
-Hair dryer? -Nope.
-Flashlight? -Mom, it's college, not a survival course.
Towels,
battery charger, phone charger--
I can always drive anything up you forget.
[mom] We should get going, we've a long drive ahead.
-Okay. -Let's do a last-minute room check.
Oh, wait.
Ah, thank you.
[playing Biltmore: "Feel Something Good"]
[general hubbub]
We're on the right floor.
Twenty-two...
B-twenty...
B-22.
Twenty-two.
-[laughs] -[door clicks]
[playing We Are The Fury: "Kiss The Sun"]
Hey.
Er...
Steph?
In the flesh.
I'm Tessa.
Hey, it's my new roomie.
This is Tristan.
-Hey. -Hi.
-I'm Tessa. -Come in. We're not gonna bite.
Oh, sorry. So this is my mom
and this is Noah.
Hello.
Hi.
Full disclosure, I was pretty bummed to be paired with a freshman,
then I thought, hello, bright side,
I'm gonna be your spirit guide.
We can get you into all the best places even without a fake, no problem.
Mom?
I like your sweater.
Thanks. I got it from the GAP.
[girls giggle]
Cute.
We're going to the housing office right now
-and requesting a room change. -What are you talking about?
That room reeked of weed and you are not--
Can you please not make a scene?
I'm not.
We've worked too hard for this
and I don't want you to be distracted by anyone.
Mom, this is me that we're talking about.
Can you please just trust me?
It'll be fine, I promise.
I promise.
[sighs]
The house will be so empty without you.
I know. I'll miss you.
Oh God, I am so proud of you.
Thanks, Mom.
Okay, I love you, my baby.
[kiss]
I'm going. See you later.
-Bye. -[sighs]
[door clicks]
[door slams]
I got it.
This is the part I've been dreading.
Me too.
I actually meant the ride home with your mom.
[laughs]
Mm. Okay.
[kiss]
[playing Biltmore: "Feel Something Good"]
[door rattles]
[clunk]
How much did I freak your mom out?
Erm...
She thinks I'll be a bad influence?
She's just very protective.
It's always only been the two of us.
No, no thanks.
See? Seems like she has nothing to worry about.
Your brother is cute.
Oh, you mean Noah. No, he's my boyfriend.
Shit, sorry.
No, it's okay.
He's a senior in high school.
[phone beeps]
It's Tristan. I'm supposed to meet her.
What's with all the old books?
Who brings books to college?
Me... I guess.
The bookish vibe, I like that.
Alright, I'm out.
Okay, bye.
[door bangs]
[playing Biltmore: "Feel Something Good"]
-Hi. -Hey.
-Econ 101? -Yeah.
[rattling]
It's locked.
-Yeah. -[Tessa laughs]
-I already tried it. -Yeah.
[sighs]
[approaching footsteps]
[keys rattle]
[tutor] A couple of early birds, huh?
[opens door]
Have fun in there.
-Oh. -Sorry.
[both] After you.
No, honestly, I insist.
No, I insist.
-My mother raised me to be-- -Okay.
-Are you in first year too? -Yeah.
Are you an econ major?
That's the plan.
You?
An English major.
-I'm Landon, by the way. -Tessa.
-Hi. -Hi. Nice to meet you.
[lecturer] Good morning. I'm Professor Alexander,
and welcome to Econ 101.
This might be the most important class you take here,
so I expect everyone here
to closely pay attention
and benefit from the 25-year career I had on Wall Street.
Now let's get started.
[sound of running water]
[curtain slides]
[door clicks]
[clunk]
[bag bumps on floor]
[bump]
Er, excuse me?
I think that you're in the wrong room.
I'm in the right room.
How did you even get in here?
Okay.
Will you please go out into the hall so I can get dressed?
Don't flatter yourself.
I'm not looking.
[door opens]
[door shuts]
[guy] You took your time.
The key... oh! Hey, Tessa.
Hi. Er...
Can you please ask your boyfriend to leave so I can get dressed?
Not my boyfriend.
-What did you say to her? -Nothing.
I've been minding my own business.
Okay, well...
whoever he is.
You're going out with us tonight.
-Yeah, I don't know. -Trying to picture this one at a party.
Just not seeing it.
You're not gonna stay in here forever, right?
Nope.
[guy] The Great Gatsby. It's a good book.
Hate to spoil it...
but it was all a dream.
Actually...
it was all a lie.
[playing Brain Tan: "Your Magazines" in background]
[guy] Good to see you again.
[girl] Hello.
Can I get a cappuccino with almond milk
and cinnamon on top?
-Sure thing. -Regular black coffee, please.
-[server] For you? -[guy] An Americano, please.
[server] No problem.
-Thanks. -You're such a player.
Thank you.
[door opens]
Guess what?
Shh.
We're gonna go to a party tonight.
I don't know.
You're going.
-Don't you wanna have fun? -[someone] Shh.
You shh.
Yeah, of course I do.
Then grab your shit.
[whispering] Yes, okay.
[Steph] Let's get ready to party!
[playing T-Elle: "Do It For Fun"]
What do you think?
What?
It's... it's pretty.
Maybe it's just...
a little too formal.
You said be myself.
Know what? I love it.
I love it.
[playing Cooley High: "Say Hoe"]
Oh, it's gonna be crazy. Hey!
Hey, what's up?
[crowd shouts] Chug! Chug!
Oh chug, chug.
[cheering]
[Steph] There's my baby.
Hey, I'm not done.
[kiss]
-Hey, Tessa. -Hi.
I need things to be way less in focus.
-You've gotta take care of it. -[yells, laughs]
Do that again.
[guy] Again? I'm dying here.
Do it! I wanna get it on camera.
-[exhales] -[laughing] Sick, bro.
[cheering]
[Steph] Hey, guys.
This is my new roommate, Tessa.
This is everybody.
Oops. [giggles]
Nice to meet you,
my name is Zed.
[Steph] You've met Hardin, that's Molly.
Hey.
Wanna sit down?
Cute dress. [laughs]
Oh yeah, and that's Jace the Townie.
What's up?
What's your major, Tessa?
I'm thinking business or maybe economics.
Very cool.
You want a drink?
I don't really drink.
Come on, we're all drinking. Have a drink.
Just...
[Jace] Do it, come on.
My God, Steph, where'd you find this girl?
No one's talking to you.
[Jace] Oh, yes.
[laughs]
[giggling]
[Zed] You okay?
Okay, so guys...
truth or dare.
-[Zed] What? -Truth or dare.
-No. No. -[Molly] Come on.
-Isn't this a kid's game? -[giggles]
Not the way we play.
[Jace] Hey Tessa,
truth or dare?
Truth.
Craziest place you've had sex.
[Tessa] Erm...
Pass.
Why? It's an easy one.
Wait.
Are you a virgin?
[Molly laughs]
-I'll do dare. -[Jace] Dare!
I dare you to make out with Hardin.
[Molly] She won't do it.
[Jace] This never ends well.
Do you wanna do this?
[Jace] Having fun, Molly?
I'm done playing this game.
[Jace laughs]
[Molly] Oh, it sucks to suck.
[Molly laughs]
I like this girl.
Hardin Scott
got his first rejection.
[Jace] Denied, bro.
[phone rings out]
-Hey. -[Noah] Hey.
Thought we were gonna FaceTime.
Yeah, sorry.
Where are you right now? It's really loud.
Um, I'm with Steph and her friends.
But they're all just like...
I don't know.
So you're at a party.
Have you been drinking?
I just had one drink.
Okay, so you go to college and now you drink.
That's really great, Tessa.
Noah, can you not be so like...
So like what? I'm not the one out partying right now.
-Just forget it. -Tessa, I want--
[beep]
[playing T. Flex: "Richer"]
Oh!
My bad.
[music becomes quieter]
What are you doing?
Hm?
Nothing.
You looking for something?
Are you drunk?
I don't drink.
Just like you don't.
[sighs]
"He's more myself than I am.
Whatever our souls are made of,
his and mine are the same."
It's Brontë, Theresa.
I know it's Brontë.
And my name is Tessa.
What are you doing in my room, Tessa?
Your room?
Yes.
Are we still playing?
'Cause I think you owe me a dare.
W...
Wait.
I can't.
I need to go.
[playing Young Bizzle: Wild & Reckless"]
[guy, playing game] I've got this. Look, here we go!
[second guy] Oh! Nice shot alright.
[first guy] rewrite this, alright...
[sighing]
[phone buzzes]
[phone beeps]
[typing]
[sighs]
[chatter]
Hi.
Glad I'm not the only freshman here.
Yeah, I'm psyched I got in.
Alright, folks...
let's get started.
Jane Austen's masterpiece...
Who in here has already read
Pride and Prejudice?
What did you think of it on the first read?
Let's hear from our newcomer,
Mr. Scott.
[Hardin] Pride and Prejudice.
Elizabeth Bennett needs to chill.
[giggles]
She gave Darcy a worse time than he deserved.
Are you saying that Darcy was not in love with Elizabeth?
Love is just a transaction.
We're all hardwired to desire.
We present the correct set of desirable traits and boom.
We can turn it on
and we can turn it off.
Yes, Miss...
Young? Tessa?
I think that it was the most revolutionary
feminist novel that I've ever read,
that a woman of that era
had the strength to reject Darcy when he treated her poorly.
That's a load.
[muffled laughs]
[Hardin] It was Darcy's attitude
that attracted Elizabeth to him.
Darcy's attitude was rude and mocking.
He was lucky to be with a woman with as much integrity as Elizabeth.
The only reason he asked her to marry him was 'cause
-she wouldn't stop throwing herself-- -Throwing herself at him?
He was pursuing her.
She's not satisfied with her life
and is looking for excitement wherever she can get it.
I think that it's obviously all in his head
that she had any feelings for him at all.
Well, there you have it.
That is the power of a good book.
That was exciting.
No, it was annoying.
I enjoyed it.
Look, whatever you're thinking, don't.
Nothing happened between us, okay? I have a boyfriend.
Us?
I thought we were talking about Pride and Prejudice.
Hey. Er...
Do you wanna go for coffee?
How can someone be so arrogant?
"Oh, Elizabeth Bennet needs to chill."
Like, who even says that?
That's just Hardin being Hardin.
-You know him? -Yeah.
We're...
we're practically related.
My mom is dating Chancellor Scott.
Chancellor Scott is Hardin's dad.
And Hardin and I, we...
tolerate each other but barely.
His father's the chancellor?
Yeah.
Listen, Tessa,
he's just trying to get a reaction.
Well he's not gonna get one from me.
[playing Unequal: "Step Ahead"]
[buzzing]
It actually does hurt.
[Tessa chuckles]
[buzzing]
You should get one.
My mom would literally kill me.
You need to get this.
I bet she'd love that one.
Yeah, dice.
I feel like my mom has everything planned out for me.
Like, I think she's been planning my wedding to Noah
since we were five.
Wait, is Noah the only dude you've ever gone out with?
That's sad.
Ooh, ow!
Watch it.
Yeah, you guys really aren't selling me on this.
[laughs]
[both girls laugh]
[footsteps]
[Steph whispers] You look so good tonight.
-[Tristan] Shh! -[Steph giggles]
[kissing]
[chatter]
[Tessa] Can I get a small coffee, please?
[server] Here you go.
Yeah, thanks.
Hi.
I can't stay away from you.
What?
Well, we're gonna see each other.
I'm friends with Steph, and you're roommates.
Tessa, let's just start over.
Just reset and we can be--
What... friends?
Well why not?
I wanna show you something.
So show me then.
It's a...
it's a place.
I think that it's better if we...
keep our distance.
[laughs]
See you around.
[playing The Wave: "Colouring"]
[door shuts]
It's down this way.
Come on.
[playing The Wave: "Colouring"]
Welcome to my favorite place.
It's beautiful.
How about a swim?
Hm?
What are...
-What are you doing? -I'm swimming.
[half-laughs]
Hardin.
[splash]
[water bubbles]
Hardin!
[swish]
Come in.
You can wear my t-shirt.
It feels amazing.
A little privacy...
please.
[Tessa] Okay.
[Hardin sighs]
What?
I like it better on you.
[splash]
[giggles]
[splashing] [laughing]
Can I ask you something?
Do I even have a choice?
Who do you love the most in the world?
Easy.
Myself.
[Tessa sighs]
Of course you do.
What's your boyfriend's name?
It's Noah.
Noah.
Does he go here?
He's in high school.
High school.
What does a high school kid do to deserve you?
He is nice to me.
Nice.
Isn't that just another word for boring?
[Tessa sighs]
Not always.
Can I show you something?
Hold your breath.
[water bubbles]
The silence.
It's peaceful.
Do you think that's weird?
No.
Not at all.
I thought that you just wanted to be friends.
I don't think we can ever be just friends.
[short sigh]
[tiny gasp]
[Tessa sighs in pleasure]
Have you never been touched before?
[sighs]
Why'd you stop?
We've got time.
So why do you call them chips?
-Why do you call them fries? -'Cause they're fried.
They're not French.
-You've got plenty there. -[laughs]
I ordered mine without ketchup.
Oh, I'll be right back.
Thank you.
No ketchup?
Very un-American.
I'm full of surprises.
So what's your story then?
My story?
Yeah, like your family.
How you ended up here.
I'll pass.
I just don't think...
asking a bunch of arbitrary questions about someone's past
is gonna tell you who they are.
I can find out who you are by sitting here and spending time with you.
What?
What are you doing?
I'm just waiting for you to reveal your true self to me
by just sitting here and...
spending time with you.
-Here you go. -Thank you.
Okay, fair enough.
One question.
Hm...
Why have all those romance novels if you don't believe in love?
Who says I don't believe in love?
You did in Soto's class.
[laughs]
True.
[Hardin chuckles]
Maybe don't believe everything I say.
[giggles]
[Molly] Hi guys.
Hey, Tessa.
Guys, let's just hang out for a minute.
[Molly] So what have you two been up to?
-We were just-- -Just getting some food.
How's the boyfriend, Tess?
We're leaving.
Perfect, I need a ride.
It's not a good time. Ask Zed.
Dude, we just got here.
-Excuse me. -You're excused.
Alright.
-Tessa? -[keys rattle]
Really?
Yes. I won't be long.
[Tessa] I'll be at the bar.
[Zed] See you around.
[Zed] What's up, bro?
[Molly] So what's up?
What was that?
What was what?
Were you like, embarrassed that they saw us together?
No.
You know, I am gonna tell Noah about us, I--
Us?
What do you mean, us?
If you want to dump Mr. High school then go ahead
but don't do it on my account.
What?
Look, it was fun,
but I don't date.
Are you...
actually kidding me?
[drops keys]
[playing Olivia O'Brien: "Complicated"]
[birdsong in background]
You're here.
[sighs]
What are you dreaming about?
[sighs]
[general chatter]
Surprise!
Wait...
What are you...?
What are you doing here?
-[sighs] -How are you?
Thank you.
You okay?
Yeah. No, yeah, of course.
-Okay. -Thank you.
Yeah.
What shall we do?
[playing Daye Jack: "Raw"]
-[Zed] What's up, Tessa? -Hey.
[Zed] He does exist.
-What's up, man? I'm Zed. -Good. How you doing?
Tessa.
Thanks.
[Zed] Cops are probably gonna shut us down.
Oh. Should we get out of here?
[Molly] Hey, Tessa. Didn't expect to see you here.
[Molly] So how about we play a game of...
suck and blow.
[Jace] Suck and blow, I'm down.
Okay, I got it.
[Zed] Yes!
-[Jace] Pass to Noah... -[Tessa] Uh... no, no.
Whoa, dude, don't go there, alright?
[Jace] Chill. It's just a game.
Hey, dude, chill out.
-Relax. -Relax?
-[thud] -Whoa!
-[thud] -[groan]
Hey!
-[smack] -[Zed] Hey! Chill!
[Jace] You're gonna regret this.
Dude! What are you doing, man?
[Zed and Molly] Hardin!
[sound of soccer on TV]
[sighs]
[crickets chirping softly]
[phone buzzes]
[door clicks]
Hey, thanks for coming.
What happened?
Er...
well, it started about his father and then...
your name sort of came up.
He won't talk to me, so...
I figured maybe he would talk to you.
Where is he?
What are you doing here?
I was worried about you.
Shouldn't you be with your perfect boyfriend, Theresa?
Don't bring Noah into this.
I thought you didn't drink.
I don't.
I didn't.
What does it matter?
You made a mess in there.
I was celebrating.
Didn't you hear?
Dear old dad's getting married.
You should see the dump my mum lives in in London.
Don't you think you've had enough?
[smash]
[sighs quietly]
Don't.
[chink of glass]
I can get it.
-[chink of glass] -[Tessa gasps] Damn it.
Come with me.
[water splashing]
I'm sorry for how I treated you.
Um...
If you don't...
date, if that's how you feel...
I don't think that is how I feel anymore.
I'm a mess.
I think that we're both a mess.
[kissing]
You don't ever have to cover up.
Not for me.
[Tessa sighs]
[hasty footsteps]
[sound of bicycle approaching]
[thud]
[Noah] Hey.
You okay?
-Yes. -Where were you? I texted you.
You didn't answer me.
I'm sorry, my...
-my phone died, I'm sorry. -Where were you?
A friend needed my help.
But in the middle of the night?
Know what? I can explain. Can we...
Please, can we just go inside and talk?
I...
No.
I don't believe this.
No, Noah...
Noah, wait.
Noah, I'm... I'm confused.
I wanted to talk to you about it for a while.
I am so, so sorry.
[thud]
[engine starts]
Noah...
Tessa.
Go home, Hardin.
[door opens]
Noah and I just...
broke up.
I feel like I just lost my best friend.
Come over here. Come on.
[playing Alessia Cara: "Out of Love"]
[crickets chirping softly]
I didn't expect to see you.
When my dad left...
I was ten.
He left us with nothing.
And my mom, she just...
sort of fell apart.
I had to take care of her alone.
But...
no one was there for me, you know?
I hate myself for what I did to him.
Tessa, it's not your fault.
Yeah.
It is.
Noah is my best friend.
But you...
you're so much more.
[security] Library's closing! Library's getting ready to close.
Library is closing.
-Follow me. -Hm?
-Come on. -What are--
Down here.
[light switch clicks]
[slow footsteps]
[switch clicks]
"You could draw me to fire, you could draw me to water.
You could draw me to the gallows,
you could draw me to any death.
You could draw me to anything I have most avoided.
This and the confusion of my thoughts,
so that I am fit for nothing,
is what I mean by your being the ruin of me."
Why'd you stop?
We should go.
[door rattles]
[security] Hey!
What are you doing here?
Stop!
[both giggle]
[playing Banners: "Someone To You"]
[lecturer] But perhaps the most mesmerizing force we see
is the binary star.
Two stars find their way across vast stretches of space and time.
to find another wandering body and become attached
for eternity to each other...
...each star pushing the other
to explode in supernova...
becoming either the nucleus of planetary nebula
or just as awesome, resulting in the death star...
[Hardin] What are you doing, Tessa?
Learning about the stars?
[lecturer continues talk]
Do you have any idea how beautiful you are right now?
[scribbling]
What are you always writing in there?
None of your business.
[sighs]
Show me.
No.
[Hardin laughs]
-Come on. -No chance.
I just wanna see what's...
[Tessa sighs]
[kiss]
[door opens]
Tessa, hon, I've called all day--
-Tessa? -Mom?
What are you doing here?
What the hell is going on?
-Nothing. -Who's he?
The guy Noah told me about?
I...
So this is how you spend your time instead of going to class.
-No! -I think I should go.
-You think? -Can we talk about this outside?
Please?
You, go. Come with me.
[receding footsteps]
You have got to be kidding me.
I knew as soon as I saw that roommate that something like this would happen.
Are you serious right now?
And after all this work
and you are gonna throw it away for some boy.
What are you talking about? I'm not.
You're gonna break up with this boy
and you are gonna focus on your school work.
Do you even know what it has been like trying to be perfect for you?
Having you mold my life into the way that you wanted it to be.
I did it for your own good.
I am so so sorry, Mom,
that your life didn't work out the way you wanted it to.
I really am.
But this is my life and you have to let me live it.
Is that really what you want?
Yes.
If I leave now...
you're cut off.
He's gonna break your heart.
[bang]
[door shuts]
[Landon] She's cut you off because of Hardin.
I'm just a little worried, is all.
Why?
Hardin is...
Hardin is complicated.
Yeah, I know, but...
he's different around me.
Just be careful.
[sound of car engine]
-[Hardin] You okay? -Yeah.
Where've you been?
Jump in and I'll show you.
[click]
[Tessa squeaks]
-Are you ready? -Yes.
-Are you sure? -Yes!
[both giggle]
Who's place is this?
Friend of my father's.
A professor.
Where are they?
She's in Italy.
All year.
I'm meant to be watering the plants.
Ooh, she paints.
It's really nice.
Imagine if it were our place.
Sure.
It can be.
What, you mean like...
live together?
When you said your mum was cutting you off I had to do something.
We can stay here for the rest of the year.
Just you and me.
You did this for me?
[Tessa laughs]
[Hardin laughs]
-Good? -Mm-hm.
[laughs]
[giggles]
...big enough plaster on there...
[laughing]
[pillows thudding]
Whoa! [laughs]
[playing Yoke Lore: "Beige"]
[chuckles]
[Hardin] Look at that one.
-It looks a bit like you. -[Tessa laughs]
This is crazy.
-[Hardin] I still can't believe it. -Hm?
Wait, what?
That you're mine.
Not this again.
I don't deserve you.
Nothing...
could ever change the way that I feel about you.
[Hardin] I can't believe you talked me into this.
[Tessa] It's a wedding reception, it's not a jail sentence.
Hey!
-Hey, you guys made it. -Yeah.
-You look beautiful, Tessa. -Thank you.
Hey, you clean up well, man.
This is so fancy.
Yeah, it's beautiful.
So we're brothers.
Yep.
You must be really happy for your mom and Ken.
Yeah, yeah, I am.
I'll see you two in there.
[chatter, background music]
This looks so good.
Look who's here.
It's good to see you.
You too.
-And you must be... Tessa. -Tessa.
-I'm Karen. Landon's mom. -It's nice to meet you.
-Nice to meet you. -Congratulations.
Thank you.
[sighs]
It means a lot to me that you could be here.
Congratulations.
Thanks for coming.
I'm happy you decided to join us, son.
Landon tells us you're in Professor Soto's seminar.
-Yeah. -So you're an English major?
Um, I... I would love to, but I think if I want to be employed
maybe business or econ.
If you're interested in the business side of literature,
my friend owns a publishing company.
-[Hardin] You mean Vance? -Yes.
-I can call Vance for her? -Of course.
He'd be happy to hear from you.
[sighs]
Ken.
Dana's arrived.
I think we should go say hi.
Enjoy.
-Nice meeting you. -You too.
Let's just have fun.
I can't.
Why not?
You made me promise to be on my best behavior.
[tapping on glass]
Thank you all for coming.
Tonight we celebrate
a great good fortune.
And her name is Karen.
The love of my life and...
and frankly, she saved my life.
I'm suddenly blessed by a new bride,
a new life,
and not one, but two brilliant sons.
Hardin...
and Landon.
I remember an earlier time when my greatest pleasure
was to listen to Hardin who...
loved to recite passages from novels,
all by memory, and he would perform them,
leaving me with tears...
He's not the man I grew up with.
[Ken] ...or laughter.
My father was a drunk...
and nothing more.
[Ken continues speech]
At least he's trying.
Which is more than my father ever did.
People change.
Clearly.
This doesn't change what happened.
What happened?
[Ken's speech continues in background]
One night when I was eight...
my dad was at the pub.
Drunk as usual.
He messed with the wrong guys.
They came to our house for payback.
He wasn't there.
They found my mum instead.
I tried...
I tried to fight them off but I couldn't.
[Ken in background] ...so thank you, my friends...
And that's my dad.
The beloved Chancellor Scott.
[Ken] Let's have fun.
[applause]
I don't suppose you recall any of those passages.
Not the way you remember it.
I would love to have a dance with your brilliant son.
[playing James Bay: "Us"]
[door slams]
I want you now.
[kissing]
Are you sure?
Yeah.
[Tessa sighs in pleasure]
Do you want me to stop?
No. Just go slow.
Car.
It was cat.
Do another one.
Er...
That one is...
-I'm really good at this. -I've no idea.
[both laugh]
Just do one more. I promise I'll get it.
[water splashing]
[chuckles]
[Tessa] Um...
[Tessa chuckles]
[Tessa] Mm...
Mm...
I don't know.
What was it?
[chatter]
Maybe stay up late and we can work on that...
I'll text you.
[door opens]
Hey.
How's it going? I haven't seen you since the bonfire.
Yeah, I've been busy...
I guess.
How's it going with you and your boyfriend?
Er... we're not together anymore.
Ouch.
Bye bye, high school.
Yeah. It was pretty painful.
I can tell you moved on pretty quickly.
-How's Hardin? -What do you mean?
He told me you've been hanging out.
Yeah. we have.
Cool.
Really?
Yeah, I mean Hardin does what Hardin does.
[door squeaks]
[phone buzzes]
[sighs]
[phone buzzes]
[book thuds]
[slow footsteps]
What's wrong?
What's all this about?
What didn't you tell me?
I don't know what she's talking about.
-You don't know what she's talking about? -I don't know.
-What didn't you tell me? -Nothing.
-I need to go. -What? Now?
Hardin, answer me.
-Where are you going? -Out.
What's going on?
Do you trust me?
-Of course I do. It's-- -Then what's the problem?
[slam]
[playing Bea Miller: "Like That"]
[rainfall]
[thunder rolls in the distance]
[phone buzzes]
[slam]
[thunder rolls]
[thud]
[coughs]
What are you doing in Hardin's car?
What, I can't borrow his car?
[rainfall, thunder rolls]
Jace, just tell me where he is.
Maybe he's at Blind Bob's.
[rain pouring]
[thud]
[playing The First Times: "The One Thing I Could Lose"]
Oh my gosh, hey!
What's the matter?
-Are you okay? -Yeah.
Want some fries? You hungry?
I haven't seen you since you moved out.
Um...
I've been living with Hardin off-campus.
[Steph] Wait.
-You two are living together. -Yeah.
Wow, Tessa.
-I didn't know you two were that serious. -Yeah, we are.
How long has this been going on?
[Jace] Look who I found!
Hey, Jace, hey Hardin.
[Jace] What's up? [laughs]
I got you.
Tessa?
Hi, Hardin.
Tessa was just telling us about latest.
Tessa's been filling us in on all the details.
Moving in together.
And you guys are so adorable.
Is there anything you wanna tell Tessa?
Yes, like what's been going on between you and her?
-Nothing's going on with me and her. -I don't believe you.
What have you said?
-Tessa, I swear-- -I saw the texts that she sent you.
They meant nothing. I didn't even reply.
-They meant nothing. -You're kidding me.
Nothing's going on.
Don't you think this thing has gone too far?
What thing, Hardin?
[Molly] Something's going on.
But not what you think.
Molly, shut up.
Tessa...
let's get out of here, I'll explain everything, I promise.
Remember truth or dare?
What?
Molly, don't.
Molly!
[Tessa] I'm done playing this game.
[Zed] I like this girl.
[Molly] Looks like Hardin Scott just got his first rejection.
You don't think I can make it happen.
[Molly] Make what happen?
[Hardin] Here's a dare.
Make her fall in love with me.
And then...
I'll just...
[click]
turn it off.
It was all a game.
[Hardin] Tessa.
Tessa.
Tessa, please, you have to believe me.
Tessa, that was before everything.
Before I got to know you.
[Molly] Is that true?
And all of you knew?
Tessa.
[rainfall]
Tessa, wait.
Tessa.
So what exactly did you tell them then?
Nothing.
None of it was real.
I actually thought...
I thought that...
You're just a liar.
That was all before.
Before what?
Before--
You snapped your fingers and turned it off.
You said nothing could change the way you felt about me.
Then I guess we're both liars.
[playing Freya Ridings: "Blackout"]
[bell rings]
[door clicks]
Hi, Mom.
What happened?
I don't really...
wanna talk about it.
I just...
I came here to say that...
I'm sorry.
I'm...
I'm sorry too.
I love you.
So how come you're back?
I just needed to come home.
I'm so sorry, Noah.
I never meant to hurt you.
Yeah, I know.
I guess I...
I just never saw...
any of this coming.
Yeah, but...
that's like the point.
Right?
Like, we change and we discover who we are.
I think that's okay.
Yeah?
Yeah. [laughs]
[playing Ingrid Michaelson: "Light Me Up"]
[Soto] On a parting note,
I was deeply impressed
by all of your papers attacking our themes for this semester.
Congratulations on all of your good work.
Good job.
Miss Young.
This is what Hardin turned in.
I think it was actually written more for you than it was for me.
Thank you.
What is that?
Um... a secret spot.
And a good place to think.
[Hardin] I've read hundreds of novels in my life.
Most of them claiming that love was the center of the universe...
that it could heal any damage inside of us,
that it was what we need to survive.
From Darcy to Heathcliff, I thought they were fools...
that love was something fictional,
only found in worn pages of a book.
But that has all changed
since I met my Elizabeth Bennet.
I never thought I would find myself
completely and utterly consumed by another until her.
She took my hand
and led me out of the darkness
and showed me that whatever our souls are made of...
hers and mine
are the same.
I'm sorry.
Please forgive me.
You once asked who I loved most in this world.
It's you.