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So, um, this girl, Amy. You kinda like her?

Yeah, I guess so.

We should go into business together, you and me.

And I don`t want to do it without you.

Haddie, you live in a completely different world than I do.

You get that? Yeah.

It`s my dad! Hide! Hide! ZEEK: Dad`s gonna be knocking!

What do I do? What do I do?

Oh, there`s something you don`t see every day.

Max`s dad and l took a huge, huge leap of faith

by sending him to this school and mainstreaming him.

Right.

I`m worried about him socially and l...

You`re just gonna have to get a little more comfortable with having less control.

CROSBY: I packed you a lunch. Now I don`t want you trading it for a hot lunch, okay?

JABBAR: Okay. Poison in there.

Okay. You`ll end up with type seven diabetes.

Okay.

CROSBY: Hey, look! Hey, it`s Max!

Hey, Max!

Let`s go, Jabbar. Yeah, let`s go. Come on.

ADAM: Have a good day, guys. KRlSTlNA: Bye, Max!

ADAM: Bye, Max! KRlSTlNA: See you later.

Now, look at that. (SlGHS) This is good.

Things are working out just fine.

You worried about a storm?

Nope! Looks like clear skies from here on out.

Morning. Good.

You know, it`s a good day to be on the water.

What? Yeah, I got a lot of life left in me.

And with Virilia`s help, by golly, l`m gonna live it.

What is going on? I got an audition.

Really? Yeah.

For what, how?

Well, it turns out that, you know,

the gal that cast your play at the Berkeley Theater Company?

Yeah. Well, she also casts local commercials,

she called me, and I got an audition.

Dad, you have a real audition? Yes, I do.

Wow. Very nice. What`s it for?

It`s a commercial. No, I know. But what`s it for?

(SlGHS) CAMlLLE: Um...

It`s, um, erectile dysfunction medicine.

(LAUGHS)

SARAH: Okay. ZEEK: Hey, you know what?

I`m in the middle of rehearsing here. SARAH: Wow!

Yeah, you guys keep working. I think you`re really on to something here.

Well, you kinda interrupted it, but... Sorry!

Okay. Good luck, Dad.

Thanks. Let me just run it again.

SARAH: But all four of us were teased, pulled on the same day.

DREW: I know, l`m scared. Feel that...

Do I look okay? No, honey, you look cute.

Why, are you seeing Amy?

Is that why you`re worried about your face? You look really good.

I`m not talking about this right here.

Why, you don`t wanna chat with me right now? I love you, have a good day.

MARK: Hey! You, uh, you can`t make a U-turn here.

Hi! How are you?

Good! I was in the neighborhood and l...

I know. ...just thought l`d drop by.

Well, l`m glad you did. (LAUGHlNG) How`d your writing go last night?

It was... Did you get through the third act?

I didn`t, but I did fix the one problem... You look really pretty.

I was listening, but I also wanted to tell you that. And you smell really good.

I don`t believe you can smell me from there.

I`m pretty sure it`s you. There are a lot of smells going around.

But, l`m pretty sure it`s you. What are you doing tomorrow...

Yes. ``Yes``?

(LAUGHS) Oh, good.

Should I pick you up around 7::00? Sure.

Okay. (LAUGHS)

Okay.

(CAMERA CLlCKS) (GlRLS GlGGLlNG)

What`s the big deal? It`s one dinner, all right?

It`s not even a special occasion. Okay.

Not saying it`s a big deal. (GROANS)

You`re talking like this, making it into one.

I just feel like you`re avoiding my family.

I`m not avoiding your family. I just...

I sometimes feel isolated at those dinners, okay?

Everybody`s looking at me different now.

It`s just, it`s weird, okay? No way. Alex.

No one is looking at you differently. Nobody cares.

Nobody`s thinking about your record.

I`m thinking about my record. That`s the thing.

It`s in my head. It bothers me. I`m uncomfortable.

Don`t you get that?

It`s just awful, for me.

Okay? Can you just tell your grandparents I said thank you for the invitation,

I`ll see them around?

Okay.

All right. I`ll call you later.

Hey. Oh, hey, Ms. Braverman.

Where you going? You`re not coming to dinner?

I can`t. I got some things I need to do.

Oh. Okay.

All right. Bye. See you.

Bye.

Hey!

(lNAUDlBLE)

Um...

Eleven times eight. Eighty-eight. Ask me another one.

Nine times nine. Eighty-one.

You can go all the way up to the twelves. I`m the best in my class.

Twelve times eleven. A hundred thirty two.

Can we take a break now? Why? It`s so much fun.

Hi, Jabbar! You wanna eat lunch with me and Nicky?

Yeah, sure. Totally. No, we`re already eating lunch.

You guys can move and come over to our table.

Then we could eat lunch together.

Let`s go. No. No.

We`re cousins and best friends.

We eat here together every day. And we`re already doing something.

So, keep quizzing me.

Sorry, Jensen.

Okay. Keep quizzing me. Hey, Patrick!

You wanna eat lunch with me and Nicky?

Jabbar, keep quizzing me! What? No!

So, I have a weird, weird question.

Okay. Um...

Hey, what are you... What are you doing tomorrow night?

Why? I know those kinds of trick questions.

Well, could you give me a ride somewhere?

Okay. Somewhere... Hmm. Where, uh, where do you need a ride?

To the movies or something.

To the movies? Yeah.

Okay. Still, l`m feeling suspicious.

Why can`t you just take the bus?

All right, um, I may have asked someone to go to the movies with me.

And you know, I can`t...

(LAUGHlNG) Okay. ...take a bus.

It`s all coming together. Mmm-hmm. (LAUGHS)

How exciting! Yeah, yeah.

Hmm. Should I wear a little hat? A little chauffeur jacket?

No, no. Okay. (LAUGHlNG)

Okay, well, I must say l`m intrigued, so I will accept.

Yeah? Absolutely.

(EXHALES DEEPLY) But l`m gonna have to ask you a few questions first.

For example, who is this mysterious someone?

(LAUGHlNG) Her name is Amy.

(LAUGHlNG) Amy? Okay. Yeah.

All right? Now, where did you meet this, uh, Amy?

At a very charming yard sale. Okay.

You know what? Let`s just get you groomed up.

We`ll get rid of these flyaways for you. Does it look okay?

Looks good. You look great. She`s gonna love you.

(LAUGHS) Thanks.

(VlDEO GAME SOUNDS) Mom, can I ask you a question?

Sure, what`s up?

Can I eat lunch with Jensen tomorrow?

Of course you can eat lunch with Jensen tomorrow. Why do you ask?

Because... Because Max said no.

Max said no? Yeah.

Well, why would Max say no?

I don`t know.

I really wanna eat lunch with Jensen. He`s my friend.

Well, you can eat lunch with Jensen.

Just tell Max that you wanna have lunch with your other friends

and he`ll understand, honey, if that`s what you wanna do.

I told him that, but he said no.

(CHUCKLES)

Baby, you don`t have to do anything you don`t want to do. Okay?

All right.

Now, finish up with that game.

Okay.

CROSBY: Then you don`t have to ever go online, or go out and watch that...

SARAH: They just, they, like, preload it.

CAMlLLE: There`s our girl! JASMlNE: Hello, hello! (LAUGHS)

CAMlLLE: Come on in! JASMlNE: Hi!

CAMlLLE: I made your favorite, risotto. JABBAR: Daddy!

JASMlNE: Oh, wow, l`m jealous! CAMlLLE: But you can`t stay?

(BOTH EXCLAlMlNG) JASMlNE: l...

What? Don`t tell me you can`t stay.

No, I can`t. I`m teaching class tonight.

Oh, l`m disappointed.

Well, I made mac and cheese for Jabbar.

Thank you.

Hey, um, can we talk later on tonight, please? JABBAR: Hi, Sydney.

Ooh. Can we talk? Yeah.

That`s not good. That`s great. No, no, no. It`s just...

It`s not dire. I`ll just... I`ll call you after I get home.

Okay. I`ll answer. Okay?

All right, good. Bye! JABBAR: Bye, Mom!

(PEOPLE TALKlNG)

Excuse me. (CLEARS THROAT) Everybody?

I have an announcement l`d like to make. ADAM: Wait, wait, wait.

Shh! Announcement!

Well, thanks to your sister, Sarah`s wonderful play and her wisdom in casting me,

I have booked a commercial! CROSBY: What?

(ALL CHEERlNG)

ADAM: No!

Do you have, I mean, do you have actual speaking lines?

Yes, I do. JULlA: Wait, wait.

What, are you the star of the commercial?

As a matter of fact, I am the star of the commercial.

SARAH: First audition! SYDNEY: Do you have lines?

Okay, l`m very sorry.

Is this a campaign for adult diapers? SARAH: Close!

No, it`s not. No. Metamucil?

No. JOEL: Prune juice?

(ALL LAUGHlNG) KRlSTlNA: Life alert?

It is, um,

(CLEARS THROAT) for an erectile dysfunction medication.

Oh! (SCATTERED LAUGHTER)

Wow! JULlA: No.

No, no, no. No. JOEL: Come on! Yes!

Congratulations, Pop. SYDNEY: Grandpa?

KRlSTlNA: Oh, no! What`s a reptile dysfunction?

JOEL: Grandpa bought... Uh, l`ll explain it later to you.

What is a reptile dysfunction, Dad?

(lNDlSTlNCT CHATTER)

Wait a minute, Dad, are you gonna be the guy walking on the beach

while they list all the side effects?

Ifyou experience uncontrollable diarrhea,

memory loss, or sudden blindness, please call your doctor.

Side effects include erectile dysfunction.

Max, we gotta put the video game away, we gotta go. Okay?

All right? Hey, listen. Drew, sorry we gave you a hard time,

but have a fun time on your date. Okay? I love you, Mom.

I love you, too. CROSBY: Wait. Max told him he had to do what?

JASMlNE: He said that Max said they always had to eat lunch together.

And, I mean, Crosby, we can`t let this continue. It`s not fair to Jabbar.

Yeah, I know. But, you know, it`s a tricky situation.

Yeah, I know. I know it is. But Jabbar was upset.

Well, maybe we just wait and see how it all works out.

Okay, see you guys! No, I think you need to talk to your brother about it.

As soon as you can.

Hello? Crosby? Okay, I will.

I`ll talk to him. Hey, listen.

10:00 a.m. Luncheonette. Don`t forget. All right. I`ll be there.

Okay, so, l`ll be by tomorrow pick up Jabbar around 5:00.

Okay? Okay.

All right, bye.

Hey, Max! Breakfast!

Hey, honey, uh, it turns out that the Luncheonette is more of a landmark

than I thought it was, `cause the, uh, Weekly is probably gonna run a story

on Crosby and me fixing up the recording studio.

Wow. That`s great.

It could be just what we need, some local press, you know?

Yup. I mean, you don`t seem that excited about it.

I`m excited. `Cause l`m excited about it, you know?

It`s a good thing. Yeah. I`m excited.

All right, Max. I got your raisins, we got your sandwich. Carrots!

That`s what you need. How`s school, bud?

Great.

Great? Great. Excellent. Awesome.

Really? Why is it awesome?

Well, I have a corner locker to store all my books. Uh-huh.

I`m the fastest at times tables in my whole class.

And every day I eat lunch together with Jabbar.

We`re best friends. It`s awesome.

Well, that is great.

ADAM: You know, this problem was supposed to be solved today.

I think I just found a Commander Cody...

Braverman. ...master in here.

Okay, all right.

Ten minutes. We`ll give it a shot. Thank you.

So, uh, I guess Max and Jabbar have been eating lunch together, like,

pretty much every day. Did you know that?

Yeah, I did know about that. As a matter of fact,

I`ve been meaning to talk with you about this.

Oh, good. Yeah, and just before I get to the point,

I want you to know what a nerve-wracking decision it was for Kristina and l

to mainstream Max again. And, you know, Jabbar has been a godsend.

Because the fact that those two kids have bonded,

the two cousins have bonded like that, eating lunch together every day,

gives Max such a sense of security during this unstructured,

precarious time for him, has been, like I say, it`s just been a godsend.

And forget about all that, Max calls Jabbar, his best friend.

Really? Yeah.

Best friend? Yeah.

How about that? Your boy and my boy.

So, thank you.

And Max is such a good kid, so...

Yeah, yeah, I know, he`s a great kid. It`s nice that

Jabbar has him as well.

I`m sorry, wait, is there something you wanted to talk about at lunchtime?

Um... Yes. Has the bank called about the loan?

No, not yet. They didn`t. Okay.

Should we check in with them, or...

No, no. All we can do is wait.

Okay, l`m gonna be treasure diving.

(KNOCK AT DOOR) (DOOR OPENS)

Hey, honey. Hi.

How`s it going? I`m just studying.

I just brought you some clean undies and bras.

Great. These are cute. They`re so tiny.

(OPENlNG DRAWERS) So...

Hmm.

How`s everything going?

Better now.

How`s Alex?

Are you guys doing okay?

It`s fine. Okay. I just...

I don`t know. He just hasn`t been here in a while and normally he comes over

for dinner and you guys are always sort of like two peas in a pod. And...

Okay. I just, I heard you guys fighting,

(MOUTHS) or sort of fighting,

and I wanted to make sure that you were okay. Okay.

That`s it. That wasn`t a fight.

Well you guys were having... We were having a conversation.

A disagreement. Sure. Okay.

Don`t get defensive. I was just asking you. I`m not getting defensive,

but you come into my room and then you start talking to me about things

that you don`t know what you`re talking about.

Haddie, I just wanted to make sure that you were okay. I`m sorry.

I`m just worried about you. I`m just...

Sometimes, you know, in relationships, people need their space

and their time away from each other.

And then they realize that when they get back together, this happens...

Mom, l`m sorry. One person might need a little bit of space...

I don`t wanna have this conversation.

I`m in the middle of doing homework.

Okay, I get it. Sorry.

You`re right. Great.

(ROCK MUSlC PLAYlNG ON RADlO)

So...

Hey, uh, Drew, who is this again?

Um...

I don`t remember.

They kinda remind me of Television. Wow!

Yeah. You know Television?

Yeah, I love Tom Verlaine. You like them?

Yeah, I do. Yeah, Tom Verlaine`s great.

That`s cool that you know that. Yeah.

Most kids your age don`t know Television.

Have you ever heard any of his solo stuff?

No, I haven`t. I didn`t even know there was solo stuff.

Did you know that, David Bowie actually did a cover

of Tom Verlaine`s song, Kingdom Come?

No, l`ve never heard that.

Yeah, it was pretty awesome. Oh, my gosh. That`s so cool.

Pretty awesome. Have you heard it, Drew?

Uh, no, I haven`t. Kingdom Come?

No. Wow, that`s so cool.

What else do you have on your playlist?

Oh, I got a lot of stuff on there, yeah. Yeah? Can I check it out?

Oh. Yes.

You like The Cramps? Yeah, of course.

I love The Cramps! And The Germs.

Seriously, you`re like my music soulmate.

I`m in love with your playlist.

It`s amazing. Hey, cool.

Yeah. Dead Kennedys, okay? That`s where we`re going.

Great choice. That`s what I need.

(ROCK MUSlC CONTlNUES)

DREW: You guys went on a date, essentially is what happened.

I can`t believe you`re actually mad at me about this.

I mean, are you crazy? What`s wrong with you?

Okay, first you bring up that I like Millionaire Matchmaker.

That`s embarrassing! That`s what this is about?

No, it`s everything. Who cares? It`s a good show.

But that just heightened it. She thought it was funny.

Look, she was sitting back there, she wasn`t saying anything.

You weren`t saying anything.

You invited her to the front seat.

I didn`t invite her, she just came up on her own.

Either way, you were insinuating,

she should come up here. Oh, my God! I drove you to your date,

how about a little gratitude? Wait, l`m supposed to...

If I could drive I would`ve.

I`m sorry that... Well, you`re welcome for the ride.

Hey! You guys! You`re very loud. What?

You`re gonna wake up Grandma and Grandpa.

What`s going on? She wouldn`t quit talking the entire date.

It was all about her. Excuse me, l`m sorry,

you know, that you were sitting there being Rain Man.

(ARGUlNG lNDlSTlNCTLY)

You don`t say Rain Man, that`s not nice.

Okay. Good night, Patti Stanger.

Well, have a nice evening. You`re welcome for the ride.

For God`s sakes. Tell me what happened.

It was terrible. No.

Terrible, terrible, terrible.

(SlGHS) No, I wanted him to have a good time.

He literally didn`t say one word to her.

He`s so shy.

He`s gotta take a class, or get some help or something.

Is he gonna be okay? I`m not sure.

Thanks for driving. Yeah.

Thanks for the thank you.

Bye!

(REPEATlNG WORDS lN MANDARlN)

Mom, that`s hilarious. It sounds like you`re speaking Chinese.

Oh, that`s good. It`s Mandarin.

Oh.

(CONTlNUES REPEATlNG WORDS)

Wait, Mom,

I can`t go to the store without finding out why you`re speaking Mandarin.

It`s just something l`ve always wanted to do, for a long, long time.

Decades.

Huh. Yeah.

How does it sound?

Good. I mean, I was just joking when I said it sounded like Chinese,

but hey, it sounds like Chinese.

Mom, it sounds good. It sounds like Chinese. (SlGHS)

What am I doing? Like l`m ever gonna learn to speak Mandarin.

Mom... (LAUGHlNG) What am I doing?

I`m never gonna speak Mandarin. You know why?

I don`t follow anything through.

I`ve been painting for 30 years, right? Have I ever had a show?

Not one show. I haven`t had one show. Not even a group show.

Now why do you think that is?

(SlGHS)

You didn`t want a show?

Oh, Sarah. Mom, what is wrong?

I`m upset about Dad`s commercial.

Ugh.

Mom... What?

(LAUGHS)

It`s okay.

He`s acting, right? No one`s gonna really think he`s got...

Oh, no, that`s not it.

Oh, is it `cause he has to kiss that lady on the boat?

(LAUGHlNG) Please. It would bother me.

Yeah, it`s annoying.

But it`s not that. It`s not like l`m jealous or anything.

Your dad`s fearless. You know?

It`s one of his most wonderful qualities.

He sees something he wants, he sets his sights on it, he goes after it.

He achieves it. It`s the first thing I loved about him.

I hoped some of it would rub off on me, but obviously, that hasn`t happened.

So, l`m learning Mandarin.

But I gotta go. I promised my afternoon to the food bank.

(CONTlNUES REPEATlNG WORDS lN MANDARlN)

CROSBY: What do you think? JABBAR: Cool.

Wanna pretend you have your own morning show?

Yeah. Yeah?

Wanna take a call? Yeah, yeah, yeah.

All right, what you gonna say? Hello, people. What you doing?

Hey, I love your show. First time caller, long time listener.

Hey, last week on your show about presidents, why`d you leave Richard Nixon out?

I think he was an underrated president.

Yes, he was. Oh, l`m glad we agree on that.

Now, I wanted your advice on a certain matter here that`s happening at work.

I have a co-worker who always wants to eat lunch with me,

and, well, to be honest, I don`t always wanna eat with him.

What do you reckon I should do?

You should, you should eat, you should talk to your dad.

Okay. Well, my dad is out of town on business. What should I do now?

Talk to your mom. (LAUGHlNG) Okay.

Listen, I found out from your mom

that Max wants to eat lunch every day with you and you don`t really want to.

Is that the case?

Yeah? Sometimes I want to eat lunch with Jensen.

Mmm-hmm.

Well, I understand that.

But sometimes you have to do things for family,

and they`re not always fun, but you do it because family`s so important.

Know what I mean?

Mmm-hmm.

Well, okay.

I understand that you don`t wanna eat with Max every day.

But do you think you could do it for just a little while longer?

Why? Well, because, you know, Max needs you.

But why can`t he eat with some of his other friends?

(SlGHS) Well, because...

Max has some problems.

You know?

What kind of problems?

Well, it`s difficult for him to make friends.

You know how you can just go up and talk to anybody and everyone likes you?

Kinda like me, right? Super likeable, popular as all get out.

Well, you know, it`s hard for Max.

So...

But doesn`t he have friends, though? Doesn`t he have friends?

Well, I think you might be one of his only friends.

That`s why you need to hang in there for a little bit. Oh.

And help him, you know?

Okay.

Yeah? You`ll do that? Uh-huh.

And then we`ll reevaluate. Okay.

All right. I`m really proud of you.

Let`s go in the loft.

All right, let`s do it. Yeah!

No more radio show for you?

No. All right.

I could`ve played that for two hours.

DlRECTOR: Are we ready to shoot this?

ASSlSTANT DlRECTOR: Actors to places! Anybody got a 20 on Zeek?

DlRECTOR: Where`s my talent? P.A.: He`s at craft services!

ASSlSTANT DlRECTOR: Mr. Braverman! Oh, Mr. Braverman?

Yeah? Just, we`re ready to shoot now.

Now? Yeah.

I thought you said you were lighting.

Oh, yeah. It`s ready for now.

The lighting`s perfect. We have a small window, so we gotta get it now.

Would you put that in my trailer? Sure, absolutely.

Thank you. DlRECTOR: Feeling virile, Zeek?

Huh? You feeling virile?

Virile? Yeah, l`m ready. ASSlSTANT DlRECTOR: All right, here we go.

Yeah, lose the glasses. Lose the glasses. Right, yeah.

Can I give you this? I`m sorry. Man! Everybody`s so excited!

ZEEK: Hi. ACTRESS: Hi, how`s it going?

Hi, Torrey. Am I okay?

Let`s bring that fan up! MAN: Go fan!

Good luck. Okay? Yeah, yeah.

Places! Roll sound! Make some magic, Zeek.

MAN: Marker! ASSlSTANT DlRECTOR: Sound speeding.

And, action!

Are you worried about a storm?

Storm? Nope.

Looks like clear skies ahead.

You know, l`ve got a lot of life to live and with Virilia`s help,

I`m gonna live it all. (LAUGHlNG)

DlRECTOR: And... Cut!

DlRECTOR: That was perfect. That was perfect. Yeah?

DlRECTOR: Let`s do it again. All right, back to one! What?

We`re just gonna do it one more time.

If it was perfect, how come we`re doing it again?

Look, I know you got a theater background...

(SNAPPlNG FlNGERS) ...but I only got 30 seconds here man.

Okay. Not 30 minutes. This ain`t Titanic, okay?

Be happy, man. Okay.

You got your girl, you`re on a boat. Yeah.

Drugs are working. Yeah.

You`re virile. Right now. Yeah.

Right. I need you to give my heart an erection. All right?

Right. You need to sell this to me.

Okay. Let`s do this.

This is the one. This is the money one! Here we go! Come on, people!

ASSlSTANT DlRECTOR: Places! DlRECTOR: And roll camera!

WOMAN: Would you like a latte, Zeek?

A latte? Yeah?

Sure.

So, we`ve got, at the revival house, The Breakfast Club, which we`ve seen before.

Or there`s, like, a weird animation festival.

So, we basically have seen it or it`s weird. Um... Either one.

That`s not fair. I just described them to you. You have to make the decision.

Neither one of them sounds too interesting, so just pick one.

What is your problem?

We could see the Michael Cera movie?

Uh, yeah. I mean, I guess what l`m saying is maybe I don`t wanna see a movie.

Okay.

Uh... We can just hang out.

(ALEX SlGHS)

Something, um...

(SlGHS) Something`s off.

I`m sorry, I don`t know what that means.

Something`s offwith,

with me.

Well, you have a lot going on. Do you wanna talk about something?

No, it`s not just with me. Just with us.

Okay, you mean with me.

No, I mean with us.

And it`s really hard to talk about.

But I haven`t felt right in a long time.

And I don`t wanna pretend anymore.

And that`s why I think that we shouldn`t see each other anymore.

Why?

Because I think that, um, we`re in two different places in our life right now,

and it`s holding us back. It`s a disconnect somewhere.

And I think that... Alex. Alex.

I`m sorry about the party.

No! No, baby, it`s not about the party. It`s something else.

It`s like, a lot of times when we`re together,

it feels like l`m not even there with you.

And, Haddie, you deserve somebody that`s gonna be there,

for you, all the way.

All the time. And I don`t know if I can be that guy for you, right now.

And l... Yeah, you just wanna bail.

No, I just don`t think...

I think it`s best for us if we`re not together.

Okay, yeah. I got it. Okay, it`s...

Wait. Where are you going? Can you just... I don`t know.

Did you wanna go to the movies right now?

No, I don`t want you to leave. I`m gonna go home.

We`re not even done talking. Can you just wait a second?

I don`t really have anything to say.

Well, can I at least take you home?

Please. I insist. I don`t want you walking around this neighborhood by yourself.

Okay, fine.

Let`s do what you want.

Haddie, wait, um... Can you wait a second, please?

KRlSTlNA: Hey, guys.

Hi.

Um, hi, Ms. Braverman. Where`d Haddie go?

I thought you guys were gonna see a movie. Where`d... (DOOR SLAMS)

(ALEX SlGHS)

I just wanted to say, l`m sorry

for bringing you guys in my mess. Just, um...

Oh, my gosh, honey. I really regret that.

Don`t even worry about it. Ms. Braverman, I do.

I know when me and Haddie first started dating,

I wasn`t exactly what you guys expected. I know, and...

No. I mean, we`ve gotten past all that stuff.

We`re...

You know, you`re like our family, so...

(SlGHS)

I know you probably already know this, but you`re a really good mom.

I lost mine a long time ago, and I just,

I feel really lucky to have gotten to know you, Ms. Braverman.

(SlGHS)

You know,

you`re a good kid. You`ve been through a lot.

And we love you, so it`s okay.

(VOlCE CRACKlNG) Um, I love you guys, too. Listen, um...

Can you just tell your husband I said thank you for everything.

All right.

And tell Max I said, uh, keep working on his jump shot, okay?

(EXHALES)

Hey. (KNOCKS)

Yeah? You okay?

Um, yeah, l`m fine, um...

We`re not going to the movies. I have a lot ofwork to do.

Okay, I made dinner, if you`re hungry.

Oh. I`m okay. I`m okay, l`m just, like, on a roll,

so l`m probably just gonna work on this until it`s done.

(SlGHS)

I love you.

ZEEK: It was the damndest thing you ever saw, Millie.

I mean, they had the tablecloths and silverware.

My God, they had lobster, for Pete`s sake. Jeez!

Did you have a chair with your name on it?

No, the chair didn`t have a name on it, but I had a trailer, though.

You had your own trailer? No, well, it wasn`t my own trailer.

That director kid had the big trailer. Oh.

But you got along with him okay?

Well, yeah, I mean, yeah, we had some... I tell you, Millie.

The kid is like... He looked like an alien.

There, I mean, the kid`s got, like a Mohawk with different colors on it

and earrings, you know? Wow.

I don`t know. So, he was young, huh?

Yeah! He was really young, I mean, he`s like a teenage kid. You know?

But he was a pro. He was a class act, I mean, we got along.

Yeah. God, it was just so much fun.

Millie, it was...

It was such a great day, you know?

Let me ask you, you think it would be crazy

if I tried to pursue something like this at my age, you know?

Went after it? Go ahead, just tell me, tell me what you think?

You mean, like, just keep doing it? Yeah.

Sure, of course, you know? If it`s something that you love,

don`t second guess yourself. I`m cold. Cold!

I`m just gonna go throw on a sweater.

MAX: So, what you do is, you unlock the trap door

so that you can go down and get the little circle things.

And that`s how you get to level 11.

You can come over to my house later and you can watch me play it.

I`m gonna go play with Jensen.

But l`m not done eating yet.

But... But l`m done.

But, no. We eat lunch together every day.

That means we wait until we`re both done eating.

Jabbar, go back over there!

No, we said we would eat together every day.

Stop! No!

Yes! No, you`re breaking the rules!

No, l`m not! You have to wait until l`m done eating!

No, I don`t! Yes, you do!

No, I don`t! Yes, you do!

No, I don`t! (SCREAMlNG) Yes, you do!

My dad said I had to sit with you because there`s something wrong with you!

There`s nothing wrong with me!

(GROANS)

(MAX SCREECHlNG)

(SCHOOL BELL RlNGlNG)

Yeah, seriously. I`ll see you later, okay?

Hey, Amy. Check this out.

It`s all over Facebook.

Oh, my God! Is that Mr. Cyr?

Yes. (LAUGHlNG)

AMY: Drew, come here. Look at this picture.

Mr. Cyr making out with some chick. (STUDENTS LAUGHlNG)

Oh, my God.

Okay, l`ll see you guys later. Bye.

Drew!

Scandalous, right?

Yeah, I mean, it`s hilarious. It`s so funny.

What`s your problem?

That`s my mom. In the picture, that`s my mom.

It is? Yes. What is she...

Oh, my God. It`s my whole family, everyone is so unstable.

I can`t believe it. I mean, she went from my dad, who`s, like, was a drug addict

to now she`s dating some high school English teacher.

And then, my aunt, she`s trying to buy a baby right now.

Literally, trying to buy people`s babies.

Then you have my grandfather, who`s doing erectile dysfunction commercials,

I mean, you know what? No wonder our date went so bad.

I mean, let`s be honest. It wasn`t good at all.

And my sister, my sister wasn`t even supposed to be there.

You know, l`m the one that asked you out.

God, l`m the one that liked you.

Thanks for showing me the photo!

The kids were eating lunch. I mean, everything was fine, until I heard the shouting.

And as I got closer, Max pushed Jabbar on the ground.

How did this whole thing start? I don`t get what happened.

Max told us that Jabbar was supposed to eat with him.

I`m sorry. I`m a little confused,

because I thought that we figured out the lunch issue.

The lunch issue?

(JASMlNE SCOFFS)

You said that you talked to your brother.

I said I was going to, and I didn`t end up having time to, so...

What is, what is this about?

I don`t even know what`s going on here. What the hell is going on?

Max told Jabbar that they had to eat lunch together every day.

I thought that they wanted to eat together. Yeah. What...

JASMlNE: Not... Not all the time.

KRlSTlNA: What? JASMlNE: So, what do you mean

you didn`t have the chance to talk to Adam?

That`s what we agreed, that that was the best way to handle this.

I spoke to Jabbar, we had a conversation,

and I thought the whole lunch thing would blow over, and it didn`t. I`m sorry.

What did you say to Jabbar? CROSBY: lt`s not relevant.

It doesn`t matter. JASMlNE: Yes, it is relevant.

He said that I had to be nice to Max because there`s something wrong with him.

MAX: That doesn`t make any sense. CROSBY: No, no.

That is not what I said.

Max, nothing`s wrong with him. I said that we are family,

and that we need to stick together

and I said that Max had some problems... ADAM: Hold on, hold on...

CROSBY: Who doesn`t have problems? ADAM: Just a second.

(ALL CLAMORlNG) You should have listened to her

and come talked to me. That`s not what we talked about.

ADAM: What the hell`s the matter with you?

Look, I went out of my way to ask my son to do something

that he didn`t want to do, for you! (ARGUlNG lNDlSTlNCTLY)

How are you mad at me? This is a new school for him.

He`s trying to work it out! How is that relevant?

Do you know how hard we`ve worked to help him out, so that he can

feel okay, so that he can come to a regular school so he`s not stigmatized?

I`m supposed to be the only one who can`t talk about it?

You guys can talk about it. You can talk about it with your son.

But I gotta... Yeah, but you don`t get it.

I don`t pretend... He has Asperger`s and we`ve worked very hard

to make sure... That`s insane!

...that he doesn`t view it like a limitation. Okay.

So I won`t ever talk about it. KRlSTlNA: Get in the car.

Good. Shut up!

CROSBY: I mean, honestly. You just did what I told you to do,

you wouldn`t be in this mess! Okay, l`m so sorry sweetie.

I`m sorry I failed you again.

Yeah, well at least you`re consistent. (CLAPPlNG)

(KlSSlNG)

(SARAH GlGGLlNG) (KlSSlNG)

MARK: Do you like ltalian? I do, but...

Oh, here. Drew`s coming. Oh!

MARK: Hey, Drew!

You know Mark. Sorry.

Sure do. Hello.

SARAH: How was school?

Huh?

Drew? How was school? What?

School was great, all right? I`m the laughing stock right now.

So, thanks. Wait. Why? Come here.

Talk to me. What happened? Because there`s a picture of you guys

making out going around school. So...

What? What do you mean?

Making out in front of the school in a car.

Of us? Yeah, of you.

That`s impossible, honey.

Um, okay, well there is, so...

Oh, it`s from... We`re... Well...

We weren`t making out. We weren`t making out.

We just were saying goodbye. Oh, great, great.

So you weren`t making out. All right, cool. I`m sorry.

Who has the picture? What do you mean? Everyone, Mom,

including the girl that I like, so thanks. Oh, honey.

You`ll probably see it in the yearbook.

I feel so stupid.

(DOOR SLAMS)

Hey.

Well...

I`ve been pretty full of myself for the past week or so, haven`t l?

Really? (LAUGHS)

Yeah. Yeah, I mean, you know, it was a good job, I really liked it.

But heck, you know, it`s not like I wanna do it

the rest of my life, or anything.

Well, why not, ifyou love it?

Well... (SlGHS)

Millie, I just don`t want it to drive a wedge between you and l.

Yeah, I know. I know you don`t.

I did feel left out.

(CHUCKLES)

I mean, you were just so happy. You know?

You were incredibly happy,

and I had nothing to do with it.

See? That`s the thing. None of it had anything to do with me.

But it started me thinking that I have to find something like that for myself.

You know? Something that makes me feel that way.

Or, maybe I have to do something more with my painting, you know?

Put my stuff out there?

Um...

I started learning to speak Mandarin, something l`ve always wanted to do.

I don`t know. Something. I`ll figure it out.

The good thing is that it inspired me.

You know? You inspired me, so...

Oh, come on.

Well, you did. Me?

Sure.

So, what was it like kissing a much younger woman? What was she, like, 35?

(CHUCKLES)

Twenty-eight.

(CHUCKLES)

Oh, Millie.

(SlGHS)

So, um...

Guess what? I stole something from work,

and I was thinking,

that if I did another commercial, maybe we should get to know its properties.

(CLATTERS)

You don`t need that.

You can say that again. You can call me captain.

Whoo-hoo! Just like that!

(CAMlLLE SPEAKlNG MANDARlN) (BOTH LAUGH)

(SlGHS)

(CLATTERlNG)

(SOFTLY) Hey.

What are you doing? Were you sleeping?

No, no. I wasn`t. What are you doing here?

I snuck out.

Nice. (LAUGHS)

Hey, l`m glad you`re here.

I wanted to say l`m sorry about what I said at school. I was completely overreacting.

I was acting crazy.

I don`t... I don`t think you`re crazy.

You wanna go for a walk?

Yeah.

Um...

Yeah, just one second.

Hey, hey. I like your PJs.

Thank you. (CHUCKLES)

(CLATTERlNG)

(MELANCHOLY MUSlC PLAYlNG ON EARPHONES)

Hi, Mama.

(MUSlC STOPS)

Hey, honey.

(SNlFFLES)

We broke up.

I`m sorry.

(SNlFFS) I just...

I don`t understand why.

If he loves me, he doesn`t wanna be with me?

(SlGHS)

I don`t know, and...

I feel like I did something wrong.

No, you didn`t do anything wrong. It`s not your fault.

Okay, this is about him. Listen,

sometimes people, it`s...

It just happens. It`s okay.

(SOBBlNG)

It`s okay, babe, it`s okay.

What are you doing?

What does it look like l`m doing?

Oh. (LAUGHS)

What are you laughing at? You know, you`re like, the last person in the world

I wanna see right now. Yeah? Right back at you.

Why are you running my cable right now?

I am running my cable, because I wanna see if I can get this to work.

Uh-huh.

And you just got a compulsion in the middle of the night

to make sure that the mic cable worked?

What`s the urgency ofthis mic cable?

Because the bank called, and the loan came through.

(SlGHS)

(CHUCKLlNG)

For real?

Brother, we are officially in business.

Come on! Say it again.

We are officially in business.

(GRUNTS)

All right, come on.

You got that board on? Let`s see if your mic cable runs anymore.

This is the craziest thing I`ve done in my life.

Hey, The Luncheonette is back!

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