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DOCTOR: Your tests show that you have a condition known as atrial fibrillation.

It`s serious.

It can also lead to heart failure.

I don`t think we should tell the kids right now. I got to get my head around it.

Okay. Yeah.

SARAH: I`m in this relationship with a guy who`s younger

and something I was wondering about, having another baby.

Yes, biologically it is possible.

Did you give me this job because you thought I would be good at it?

Or because you want to sleep with me?

You are smart and you think for yourself.

That`s why I gave you the job and it`s why I kissed you.

Hey. Hey.

I leave you alone for five seconds, you`re shredding important documents again?

It`s like Watergate in here.

Here. I`m sorry. Thank you.

Sorry it took so long. I had to get cream from downstairs.

Is it bad? Wow.

It`s like real coffee beans were involved in making this.

Listen, Saturday is getting really, really busy and...

I need you to clear all my commitments this weekend

because I got invited by the Sacramento Valley Small Business League

to speak at their conference.

Oh, okay. In Sacramento.

Congratulations. Thank you.

I will... I need you to clear your schedule as well.

Huh?

Yes. I need you there to help me. Really?

Yes. I am a disaster without you.

I see.

And would this be strictly business?

We will do the business first

and then if there`s any time left over, we will just play it by ear.

We`ll take Gabe. We`ll take Jessica.

Um, Alyssa. Sidney.

Carlos. We`ll take Ricky.

No. Wait, no, this doesn`t make any sense. I`m better than all of these people.

Why aren`t you picking me?

Max, why don`t you play on Alan`s team?

What? No. We`re all full.

I`m just not going to play.

I`m sorry, Max, but you have to play.

Oh, Micah doesn`t have to play.

Why can`t I just sit out with him?

Max, Micah isn`t playing because Micah has a disability.

Oh.

Well, I have a disability too. Yeah, I have Asperger`s.

Thank you.

Um, you know what? I think there might be a little confusion here.

Um, l`m here to pick up my allergy medication.

Braverman, right? Yeah. Crosby Braverman.

Oh. These are for Zeek Braverman.

Sorry about that. These were called in a week ago.

He never picked them up.

Oh, right, right, right. That`s... Well, that`s my dad.

Hey, can you tell me what`s all that medication for?

I can`t give you that information, sir.

It would breach his confidentiality. Sorry.

You know I could google it and just find out.

Or you could just tell me before...

Sir. Okay.

Just the cat allergy medicine then.

I am going to google it, just so you know. So I will find out.

ZOE: No, l`m good. JULlA: You got it?

I got it.

But you know what I mean though? Like kids get lollipops.

I didn`t get a lollipop.

I didn`t get a sticker.

I didn`t get anything. You did... You did great.

I did great. So, um,

I know bed rest is not the most fun thing to hear, but at least we know what to do

about your high blood pressure so that`s good.

Oh, my God, you`re stressing out

because the doctor happened to mention that l`m stressed out.

I`m not stressing out. Yes, you are.

I`m just thinking it`ll be great to locate

what it is that`s stressing you out and fix it.

Okay, well, let`s see. I`m eight and a half months pregnant,

I have no boyfriend, no job, l`m confined to a futon

and I have no idea when my life won`t suck. How about that?

Well, l`m sure there are a couple things on that list we can tackle though, you know?

You know what? Your trying to control my stress

is really stressing me out. Okay?

Oh. Thanks, bye.

So this is where you live?

(LOCK LATCHlNG)

Mom, can I borrow your toothpaste?

Uh-huh.

Thanks. Grandma out of toothpaste?

No, but it`s, like, natural. Oh, gross.

They should have less natural flavors like cupcake and cheeseburger.

Peanut butter would be a good flavor.

Um...

Are you pregnant?

What?

What is this? Oh, my God, uh, l`m not pregnant.

I`m not. It`s... That`s an ovulation kit.

A test. It`s a... For what?

It`s something that you use when you are trying to get pregnant.

Um...

Why? I don`t... Why are you trying to get pregnant? That doesn`t make sense.

Well, l`m with somebody I love and we`re serious.

It`s the next natural step.

Look, I didn`t want... I would have talked to you about it,

but there are a lot of variables, you know?

I don`t know. I`m sorry. Wait, wait.

It`s just really weird. Hey, hey, hey, wait.

What do you think? I don`t know.

I don`t understand why you`d want another baby.

It just doesn`t make sense to me. I can`t see it.

Well, honey, it`s a big shock and it`s brand new, but...

Yeah, I mean you already have Amber and l.

I don`t understand why you`re going to...

I mean there`s not much to say. I mean I guess good luck or whatever.

Oh, God.

He just kept saying, ``lt`s weird. I don`t know. It`s just so weird.``

Well, I mean it is. It is weird.

Yeah. Well, that`s what I thought later. It is weird

because he has no idea how close we`ve gotten. Right.

How fast things have gone and now of course he doesn`t understand where we are.

No. I mean it`s sort of been my fault.

I`ve tried to keep my distance from him,

especially after the whole photograph incident,

just like trying not to embarrass him, but maybe that was a mistake.

Maybe... Maybe now I should just take him out and

say, ``Hey, man, l`m not going anywhere. Neither are you,

``so let`s... Let`s talk it out.``

Do you start all your best talks with, ``Hey, man``?

Yeah. That`s the key. They`re like, ``Whoa, this guy speaks my language.``

You`re like the teenager whisperer. I am.

I can`t even believe... ``Hey, man.``

Oh, wow. And they just calm down immediately.

(LAUGHS) Whoa, this guy... This guy`s hip.

Would you take him out for a burger or something? Yeah.

Yeah. I think that`s a good idea. I think...

I want him to feel like,

we`re all a family.

We are.

(BOTH CHUCKLE)

Oh, my God. It`s used for aneurysms and blood clots.

(SlGHS)

I wonder if he had like a heart attack and didn`t tell us.

Or he just hasn`t had time to talk to you about why he`s taking it.

I think you`d find the time to tell everyone you`ve had a heart attack.

You don`t know that he`s had a heart attack. Just...

He could be taking it for something completely minor like...

CROSBY: No, I bet it`s this, Antiphospholipid syndrome.

That`s an autoimmune disease. Okay, you know what?

That could be worse than a heart attack.

This is the worst thing. They say you should never google your symptoms.

Yeah. Wikipedia. Bad.

We need to relax.

There was a lot of pills.

(SlGHS) I think it`s going to be okay.

(SCHOOL BELL RlNGlNG)

CYR: Drew!

Oh, hey. You want a ride?

Oh, no, l`m fine. The bus stop`s like right there, so...

Well, I mean l`m going to the same place. Yeah.

I mean... Come on.

Yeah, sure. All right.

Right. Here we go.

So how was school today?

It was fine.

I know Mrs. Griscom really likes to pile on the homework this time of year, so...

Yeah, she really made a pile of work.

Well, I was thinking maybe we could, uh,

you know, go out and get a burger sometime. You know?

Just something casual.

Yeah. Just get to know each other.

Yeah. I feel like my mom told you specifically to ask me to get a burger.

No, no, no. She... Your mom did not put me up to this.

This is something I wanted to do, just to sort of get to know you better, you know?

I barely...

Yeah, I guess. I mean, sure.

Some burgers, some milkshakes.

Just two dudes eating burgers, hanging out.

Yeah. Pretty classic scenario.

Well, cool. All right.

Cool.

Okay, here`s the surprise.

My friend at my old firm called me and she needs a new paralegal

and I told her about you.

I... I really have no idea what that...

I don`t know what a paralegal does. I don`t even...

I don`t know anything about the law. I know.

But you`re a smart girl.

Trust me. You`re smarter than most of the paralegals I work with.

You can pick it up quick.

But didn`t they, like, go to school and they`re all going to apply for this job.

I have no experience. I mean I know how to make coffee.

Okay, I have a little bit of pull.

You have connections?

She`s my friend. I talked to her about you and how special you are.

Pretty gangster of you.

So, if you`re interested,

she needs the application by 6:00.

I know you can do this.

I don`t even know what this means, ``Salary requirements.``

You can leave that blank. Actually the salary is set at $8.

$8 what? $8 grand.

Holy balls. Are you serious?

For no know-how of how to do this job.

You can learn on the job, like I said.

Zoe, I know you can do this.

(DOOR CLOSES)

Hey, Goose. Hey, Mom.

Is this a laundry visit or a food visit?

Hey, I come over here all the time when I don`t need anything.

I resent that.

Oh, that`s too bad because there`s a cheesecake in the fridge.

Um, I was actually hoping to talk to Dad. Is he around?

Just give him a good shake,

he`ll wake up.

You know what? I`m going to let him rest.

It`s probably better if I talk to you anyways.

Oh, yeah? What`s up? Well, I went...

I went to pick up my allergy medication at the pharmacy

and they gave me a bunch of Dad`s pills by accident.

Warfarin?

I googled that. That`s a very serious medication.

Your dad doesn`t want you to worry.

And really there`s nothing to worry about.

It`s preventative more than anything.

Well, for what? What happened?

Look, Goose, l`d really like to talk to you about this,

but Dad was very specific about my not discussing his health with you kids.

You know how private he is.

He`s on an erectile dysfunction commercial.

I don`t think he can claim privacy is his number one priority.

Mom, you can tell me what`s going on. I`m not 13 years old.

I mean if I need to be worried, then tell me I need to be worried

and l`ll start helping here.

It`s just that your dad...

wants to appear strong to you kids.

It`s important to him.

And if there`s anything that turns out to be, you know, worrisome,

I`ll let you know.

(ZEEK MUTTERlNG)

ADAM: Look, Max, we`re just trying to understand why you don`t want to play.

Basketball`s your favorite sport. You love playing with Alex.

I don`t like it the way they play it.

There are too many kids on the team.

Well, it`s certainly different when everybody`s out there on the court.

But that can also make it really fun too.

That`s how people learn teamwork. Working together.

Well, you know Micah probably has more fun

because he gets to play videogames during basketball.

Wait. Well, you get to play plenty of videogames.

We`re talking about basketball.

Yeah, we`re not talking about... We`re talking about basketball right now.

You get to play plenty of videogames, okay?

Well, you know what? I can`t play because I have a disability.

Okay. Do not use that as an excuse.

Max, having Asperger`s makes certain things challenging

but we know for a fact you`ve got a great lay up, so...

Well, yeah, I know I have a good lay up

and I tell the other kids that

but they still won`t pass me the ball.

Okay, look, my PE teacher says that if you write her a note, she`ll let me skip.

Problem solved.

Well, Max, we don`t want you to sit out.

We want you to feel included.

You can play basketball, Max. It`s the easiest solution.

You can. It`s not a way out.

Look, if l`m so good at basketball then why do l always get picked last?

I don`t know, pal.

All right, Max, remember basketball is all about working together

so I want you to try and pass the ball two times before you take a shot, okay?

Did you do anything this morning to limber up? Yeah, I limbered up.

What`d you do? Took a shower, all right.

No, that doesn`t count as limbering up.

Yeah, it does at my age, l`ll tell you.

Just pass that ball. All right, remember if your teammate makes a basket,

you say ``Good shot.`` If they miss, ``Nice try.``

ZEEK: A little bit. Yeah, a little bit.

That doesn`t make any sense. Why is it a ``Nice try`` and... Basketball.

Can we just play basketball? Yeah.

All right. Wait, what are the teams?

I want Max. I want Max.

I thought we`d do father-son.

I`ll go Crosby. Yeah.

No, he`s the best and you two are old.

This kid is wise beyond his years. ADAM: All right. All right.

Pass, pass, pass, ready?

The gauntlet has been thrown, so to speak.

ADAM: Pass it to your Uncle Crosby. Good pass.

Hey, do me a favor, all right? Pass a little more than normal.

We`re trying to teach him about teamwork.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Oh, and keep an eye on Dad.

Why? Does his coloring look a little weird to you?

His skin is kind of... Hey, can we just get going please?

Yeah, yeah, yeah, we got it! We got it! You ready? All right!

All right! Ball in! Ball in!

Little chatty.

ADAM: Oh, Max! CROSBY: Pass! Pass! Pass!

Go for Crosby! You can`t do that.

What do we got, new rules? Good shot.

That was a flagrant foul. Whenever I pass I never get the ball.

Now Max, l`m going to pass to you. Check with me. Come on.

Dad, no, I got to get the ball back.

(ALL SPEAKlNG lNDlSTlNCTLY)

ADAM: A little give and go. Oh!

Passing sucks! You`ll get it back to me.

Put it up, Pop! Put it up!

ADAM: Yeah! Thank you very much!

All right Pop, go, run! Yeah!

All right. Come on! All right.

Good? You all right? Yeah, l`m fine. Geez, l`m fine. Let`s go!

You want a minute? Go!

Good ol` Pop.

Got it? Yeah.

Come on, bud.

You know what? Hey,

Iet`s take like a five minute water break.

Yeah. Okay, sounds good. Yeah, l`m pretty thirsty.

Dad? Huh?

Water. Hey, hey, hey.

Okay, ready?

Dad! Here you go.

Phew!

(PANTlNG)

You all right?

Yeah. I`m fine. I just got to get my... My breath.

You`re out... You`re out of breath?

I just want to catch my breath.

I`m not going to be having a little conversation.

Well, l`m just... Do I need to call a doctor is all l`m asking?

Oh, for God`s sake, ``Call a doctor.``

I`m being serious. I`m just out of breath. Crosby, will you just shut up?

What... What`s going on? Nothing`s going on.

Okay, I went to the pharmacy, I went to get my prescription

and they gave me four of yours.

Oh, come on. All right?

So I know that you`re taking a bunch of pills.

And then I asked Mom and she won`t tell me anything, but clearly she`s scared.

I can see that she`s scared. Your mother, all she does is worry, all right?

You shouldn`t have said anything. You should have...

You know, Crosby, just leave it alone.

And whatever you do, don`t tell Adam, all right? God!

There`s nothing going on? Nothing.

They prescribe you pills for nothing? Oh, come on.

(HADDlE WHlSTLlNG)

Cute. Cool, right?

Mmm-hmm. Thank you.

Very Rihanna.

Mmm, uh-huh? Uh-huh.

Okay, that`s not exactly a ringing endorsement or...

Super work-appropriate.

That`s funny. It`s really not that big of a deal.

I just want to look nice and try to get me to a formal occasion.

This is what l`ve got. You can`t avoid being super-sexy.

That`s funny. Can`t help it. No.

I don`t even know if l`m going to wear these or not yet,

I just am bringing a bunch of stuff.

Mmm-hmm. Either these or these.

Or others. I have others.

Or what? Are you guys... Is there like a bunch of you

clubbing afterwards or something? No.

Who are you dressing for?

A bunch of sexy interns? A bunch ofwork people.

No, no sexy interns this time.

Just... Just me and Bob.

Just you and Bob? Yeah.

I mean l`m his assistant so, you know, I got to assist him.

Mmm-hmm.

Whew!

He`s cute. Right?

He`s, like, young too.

Do you want to, like, hook up with him?

Haddie, why would you even say that?

I don`t know, it could be... Of course not. Don`t... Please don`t.

He`s young. He`s at least young. Haddie, it`s not funny.

You know, he`s my boss,

so please you know don`t go making those kinds of jokes here, like Mom and stuff.

Just forget that completely, okay? All right. Yeah.

Forgotten. You just don`t even know what you`re talking about.

ADAM: Hey Max, can you turn that off please?

Just one more level. I just want to talk to you for one minute.

Dad, one more level. No. I want you to just pause it for a second.

It`s paused. Thank you.

Did you have fun playing basketball with Uncle Crosby and Grandpa Zeek today?

Yeah. Good.

Well, you were really great at the passing when you were focused.

I just want you to remember that when you go to PE class tomorrow.

Please don`t make me play. Max, I just want you to try. That`s all. Just try.

Your mother and l want to see you have fun playing basketball again.

That`s all this is. Well, I can`t have fun if l`m playing with those losers.

All right, Max, we don`t call other kids losers, okay?

Why not? They call me a loser.

Who calls you a loser?

Gabriel, Michael, Raphael, Victor... (CONTlNUES REClTlNG)

Okay. All right, Max, listen to me. You`re not a loser, okay?

You`re awesome. You`re an amazing kid with a super jump shot.

All right, hey.

Max, you`re not a loser, all right?

Those kids are losers.

But wait, you just said it`s not okay to call someone a loser.

Yeah, I know I did. First you said it`s not okay to call people losers,

and then now you`re calling them losers.

I know. I`m sorry, Max. I`m sorry.

So since they are losers, I shouldn`t...

It`s not fun to play with them so just let me skip for one day.

Fine.

One day.

Okay, pal. Just one day.

One day. Okay.

One day.

I know you`re not saying it.

You shouldn`t have called those kids losers. I know.

They`re not losers. I know.

They`re jackasses.

It took three chapters, but that tyrant finally went down.

(SlGHS)

What is it?

Uh, Mia just called and Zoe never turned in her application.

Oh, you`re kidding me. No.

They gave her the benefit of the doubt. They waited until 7:$5.

I`m so sorry. I know you had your heart set on her getting that job.

I wanted this for her. I did,

but I mean they had to go with somebody else obviously but it was hers for the taking.

It was perfect for her.

All she had to do was send it in. I really don`t understand.

What is she thinking? Honey.

(SlGHS)

This baby`s coming soon.

Okay? And...

And eventually we`re going to have to cut ties with Zoe,

you know? Yeah.

I do. I do know that and l`m trying to set her up for that point

instead of just throwing her to the wolves.

There comes a point where I mean she`s going to have to make her own decisions.

Maybe she doesn`t want to feel indebted to us.

I mean, especially if she`s changing her mind about the baby.

Oh, God. That wouldn`t make any sense.

Honey, you can`t... You can`t do that.

You can`t go down this road every single time Zoe changes her mind, okay?

And you just have to be prepared for whatever decision she makes.

(CHlLDREN CLAMORlNG)

No, you can`t put that there. You`re going to miss the zombie.

Oh, okay.

I`m not supposed to tell other people when they`re doing something wrong.

I`m very sorry, Micah.

It`s okay. (CHUCKLES) I was going to miss the zombie.

Do you want to try mine? Even though it`s my favorite game in the whole world?

Here, let`s trade.

Okay, press down and then ``A`` if you want to press a new...

If you want to start a new game.

Press start and then ``A.``

Yeah. Yeah. I`ve played it... I`ve played it before.

I should probably try and say something funny now

but l`m not really sure how to do that.

It`s okay. I don`t like to joke that much. Me either.

I`ve always been kind of a serious kid.

I like being serious too.

Cool.

Cool.

It`s been such an honor to talk and to meet so many of you all this evening.

Small business is the heart and soul of our economy.

So this room, more than any other room in the state,

represents our potential for an economic recovery.

Thank you all so much for coming out this evening.

And it`s been a pleasure to have you here.

Thanks so much.

Bob. Yes.

Bob. Fuentes.

Mr. Fuentes. Good to see you, sir. Yes, how are the...

Hey, wait, wait, wait, I just want to give you some cash, you know?

In case he tries to stiff you with the bill. Thank you. Yeah.

So, where are you guys going? I don`t know. We`ll see, I guess.

What are you... What are you going to talk about?

Me? Are you going to talk about me? No?

Yeah, we`re going to talk about you.

Okay, books or baseball, guy stuff.

Give him a chance, okay? Don`t...

Oh, sit, sit, sit. No, I got it. Pop this stuff in the fridge.

So, uh...

I meant to say thanks for recommending me for that job,

but I decided not to take... Take it.

Yeah? Yeah.

Why not?

Just wasn`t for me, you know?

Besides I don`t really think it`s my thing to wear nylons every day.

Right. Not my style, you know?

But I just, I don`t want you to be disappointed.

I mean it was super nice of you and... And I really appreciate it.

So thanks for sticking your neck out. It`s fine.

Okay.

Okay, Zoe, it`s not fine. Zoe, I am disappointed. I don`t understand.

I don`t understand why you wouldn`t take that job.

I don`t know. I just... It`s not for me, so...

Look around here. You can do something about this.

You have to do it though. About what?

About your situation. About your life. You can make it better.

My situation? Yeah, it`s possible to change things.

Well, nothing about my situation is hurting your baby, okay?

I`m not worried about... I`m eating right, l`m resting

and that`s all you need to worry about. Zoe, you know that that`s...

That`s not all that l`m worried about.

You have to know that l`m worried about more than that.

I know exactly what you`re worried about.

You`re worried that the baby`s going to come out dumb like me.

I`m not, oh, my God. That`s what you`re really worried about.

You`re not dumb! But would you stop acting like it?

This was easy.

It`s not easy! This job had your name on it waiting for you.

How dare you say it`s that easy? How dare you.

I arranged it. It was set up for you.

You arranged it? You think you can just come in here and arrange

everything for my life, right?

You buy some organic crap groceries and you bring it in and you fix everything

and so when you leave everything`s going to be fine, right?

Well, guess what? I don`t even have a high school diploma.

It says right there on the application,

``High school diploma required.``

So how easy are things looking now?

Mama?

Hmm?

Um...

Never mind, it`s fine. Honey, l`m up. I`m just resting my eyes.

What`s going on?

I don`t know if l`m just freaking out about nothing.

How do you feel about Bob Little?

Like, do you think he`s a good person?

Do you like him? Yeah, Haddie, I work for the man.

Of course I think he`s a good person.

I mean, I think he`s a great politician and he`s just...

What are you getting at? What?

I... Oh, God, I bet I probably sound crazy right now.

You don`t. What? And this might be off, but Amber,

I just don`t want her to make any bad decisions.

And maybe she would listen to you if she`s doing anything.

Okay, what are you talking about right now? I just... We went there to there.

Well, I was... She was packing for this trip

and she was bringing, like, pretty sexy clothes.

What are you doing? Nothing.

What`s with the... Mom. What are you doing? Nevermind. I`ll be back.

I`m doing nothing.

Uh, I have a mom. I hope so.

I have a dad somewhere and I have a brother named Drew.

He`s very sweet, very sensitive. Yes.

Actually he just text messaged me earlier to tell me that apparently my mom

is having a baby. Or wants to with her new boyfriend.

Really? Yeah.

That would be a half sibling then that you`re going to have.

Yes. I guess. Why? Is it going to look like me?

Half. Half of its face will look like...

I`ve got quite a few of those half siblings. Oh, yeah?

Half of them I really like. The other half, well... (CHUCKLES) That`s funny.

Not so much. Yeah. Not so much.

I`m glad you came. Yeah, me too. It`s fun.

You`re making me look like l`m a political rock star

coming in with somebody like you.

(LAUGHS)

Thank you. Glad I could help. (CELL PHONE RlNGlNG)

Need to get that? Um, nope.

Are you sure? I am sure.

Good.

Good? Yeah, it`s pretty good.

So I heard you went on a... A school trip. Yeah.

How was that? It was fine, I guess.

So, um...

I get the sense that small talk isn`t your favorite thing.

Yeah.

(CLEARS THROAT)

So I know that your mom talked to you about us having a baby.

Yeah.

And, um, I know that`s a... That`s quite a big thing to...

Yeah, it`s... I don`t know, I mean we`ve talked about it already, you know?

It`s just... It`s an uncomfortable situation.

It`s just it makes me feel weird. I`m sorry... I know.

Okay. No, you don`t have to be sorry.

But I want you to... I want you to tell me all those things,

that it makes you uncomfortable. I want you to be direct with me.

I`m going to be in your life. Yeah.

We`re going to have some kind of relationship.

And it can be a bad relationship or no relationship,

but I hope it`s neither of those,

so I want us to be able to be direct with each other.

And tell... Tell each other what`s going on.

Because otherwise, I just get one word answers and I don`t know what you`re thinking

and then I second-guess everything. I`m sorry.

I don`t want you to apologize. It`s just a weird situation.

So tell me about it. I don`t understand why you don`t understand that.

I do understand that it`s weird, but I want you to tell me exactly

how you feel about it. You can tell me anything.

This is your opportunity to tell me you hate me,

tell me l`m... I don`t hate you. That`s not it.

It`s just you know, I don`t understand why everyone pretends like it`s not

a big deal, when it is.

You know it`s a huge... It`s a huge deal

and it just makes me feel weird, you know?

And I have to see you at school

and you`re significantly younger than her.

And it`s just, all of it as a whole. I`m sorry.

I mean you know it`s like it hurts, you know?

It feels like she`s just going to go off and start some new family with you

or something, you know? And it hurts.

(SNlFFLES)

Okay, Drew, l`m... She`s not trying to start a new family, all right?

That`s what it feels like, so.

Drew.

Drew.

CYR: Drew.

All right. Well... Thanks, thanks for doing that.

SARAH: Hey. Hey.

How was dinner? It was fine.

Oh, no, what happened?

Ah...

Ah, well, I got him to... I got him to open up.

And he told me how he really feels.

Yeah, it was... What`d he say?

Um, I think... I think maybe you should just talk to him about it.

I guess l`m not the teenager whisperer that I thought I was.

But, um, he`s a really incredible kid, though.

(KNOCKlNG AT DOOR)

Hey. You probably think l`m crazy for coming back right now, but l...

Julia, she doesn`t want to talk to you. And I think you should go.

I`m going. But, um, could you just make sure that she gets these? Please?

What is that? Oh.

Thanks. Sorry.

What?

GED flashcards. Um, I know you don`t want me in your life right now,

but l... I don`t know how to do that, so...

Call me if you want to practice. I`m really good at that kind of thing.

Okay.

(SOBBlNG)

(KNOCKlNG AT DOOR)

Wow. Hold on. Okay.

Hold on one sec.

BOB: Kristina, hey. KRlSTlNA: Hello, Bob.

What are you doing in Sacramento? Amber?

Hi, Aunt Kristina, what are you doing here?

It`s pretty late. Is everything okay?

What... What is going on right now?

Do you understand how this looks? Kristina, can you calm down?

It doesn`t look very good, Amber.

Just a moment, we`re two adults here who had a nice long hard day of work

and now we`re having... She`s 19. You`re 28.

Do you understand that we`re in the middle of a campaign and we`re working together?

Yeah. This would be really clear so... Bobby, shut up.

Excuse me. Just before the whole thing spirals out of control...

It`s not a big deal. Kristina, I am an adult.

Please stop talking to me. Just get out. We`ll talk in the car.

I`m going to go ahead and pack up your lingerie.

I`m trying to remain calm right now.

I know that you`re upset. Really, l`m trying to remain very calm.

I will explain the whole thing to you.

Amber, l`m extremely disappointed right now.

(SlGHS)

This is my fault. Go get dressed. Go.

Come on, I have to get home to Nora.

It`s just...

(SlGHS)

SARAH: Hey.

Hey. I was just coming to talk to you.

I`m going to go to Amy`s so... No. Honey, hey.

What? It`s too late to go to Amy`s tonight.

Why? Because it`s 10:00.

All right. What happened?

Nothing. I know he told you what happened.

He didn`t tell me. He said you should tell me.

(EXHALES FORCEFULLY)

Mom, nothing. I mean...

Did you... You guys didn`t get along? I cried in front of him,

all right? I cried, so it was very embarrassing.

I don`t know. I don`t want to talk about it.

Can I just at least go outside or something?

Why did you cry, Drew?

I don`t know. It`s just a weird situation

and he kept pushing me, and he`s trying to be close to me, and it`s just not...

I don`t know. I don`t know, Mom.

Have you even told Dad about this? I mean...

No. I just... I haven`t told anybody, but I will.

I just...

Why... Why Dad? I thought that maybe...

When Dad got better you guys would get together or something.

And... (SOBS)

I know it`s stupid, but... It`s not stupid. (SOBS)

Can I just go outside?

Hey.

I`ve decided to let you be a baby about this.

And keep all this to yourself.

I`m not going to bug you anymore about what`s going on.

And I apologize for getting into your business.

That it? Yeah, that`s it.

Okay.

Okay, here`s the deal, son.

Um...

I went to the doctor for a checkup.

And he says, ``Mr. Braverman,

``you have this condition called atrial fibrillation. Irregular heartbeat.``

And, Crosby, I got to tell you it just scared the hell out of me.

You know?

And I didn`t want anybody to know.

That`s all, so...

Well, it scared me too.

I saw those pills,

and um, I don`t know, I don`t like the idea of you getting older.

I don`t want you to.

I don`t want you to go anywhere.

I`m not going anywhere.

Okay. All right. Thank you for telling me.

Okay. I love you, Crosby.

Now, did the doctor say that this was, like, a hereditary condition?

Because you and l share a very similar frame.

(BOTH LAUGHlNG)

You got it?

I think it`s a drift. It`s not.

It`s a drift. No, drafty.

It`s not drafty. It`s drafty.

Hey Max, I was thinking about shooting some hoops at the park.

Okay, so my bedroom door is, uh, 3$ inches wide.

Is that wide enough to accommodate a wheelchair?

Because Micah`s pulling into the driveway.

Who`s Micah? He`s my friend from school.

Uh, that`s great.

(DOORBELL RlNGS) Oh, there he is.

Friend from school? That`s good. He`s here.

Okay.

ADAM: Okay, honey. KRlSTlNA: Let`s go meet Micah.

Hey, the videogame I was telling you about is this way. Hi.

MlCAH: That`s so cool. That`s awesome. Hi. Micah.

Hi. I`m Max`s Dad, Adam. Nice to meet you, Adam.

I`m Kristina. How are you? Doug.

Adam. Nice to meet you.

I`m Kristina. Nice to meet you.

We are so thrilled that Max invited Micah over here today.

Yeah. Well, good, we`re happy to have him here.

Actually we have just a couple things to go over with you guys.

Just special instructions. I went ahead and I wrote them down for you.

Micah has spina bifida. So he needs a little extra help.

You know it`s not just the chair. It`s a couple more things.

We`re so sorry, we know it`s a lot to ask.

And again, I got to say how grateful we are that Micah`s got a friend.

He`s never had a friend before.

It`s all right, sweetie. It`s okay.

Well, we are really happy that Micah`s here and that Max has got a new friend too.

It`ll be fun. Yeah, don`t worry about it. We got it.

Okay.

(lNAUDlBLE)

(CELL PHONE RlNGlNG)

Hey, Sarah Braverman. Hi.

It`s been a while. Yeah, it has.

How are you, Seth? I`m good.

Hey, listen to this. (JlNGLlNG)

Do you know what that is? I can`t imagine.

That`s my 90 day chip. Oh, no way!

Yeah, 90 days clean and sober. Can you believe it?

Yes, I can.

Wow, good for you. So...

Okay, I know your voice. There`s some nervousness there. What`s up?

Oh, God, you know l... Come on, what is it?

It`s really about Drew. What`s the matter with him?

Well, um, I think he might call you, and um, God...

Things with Mark are getting serious and, uh...

So we`re trying to have a baby.

Wow. Jeez.

You`re going to try to have a baby.

Wow, that`s... That`s, uh, that`s great.

Yeah? Yeah. Yeah. That is. That`s...

It`s wild, but...

Why not, yeah, I think that`d be great.

Do the kids know?

Just Drew.

And I don`t know. He got really upset.

I think he`d love to talk to you.

I bet you he`s taking it hard, huh? Yeah, you know him.

Yeah.