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Good morning.

Oh, Mom.

Why do you always do that?

Because it works.

Come on, sweetie.

Soccer uniforms packed.

Throw your cleats in for carpool.

Mom. Early bird gets the worm.

What about the early worm?

He gets eaten.

Time to go. But they're in the dragon's lair. It's worse than in crime.

Arthur, come on. Bowl, plate, shoes.

I forgot that faculty thing this morning.

I could just walk to school. We've talked about that.

Come on.

You're a wizard. Well, be me if you don't. March, march, march. I know.

You should read this book. I think you'd like it.

A comic?

Graphic novel.

The teens in this book get to do a lot of things.

Maybe even walk to school on their own.

Go.

I know 13 is the age they start to pull away. I just want to make sure he's

doing it for developmentally appropriate reasons.

Not because he doesn't like me.

Who wouldn't like you?

Maybe I'm uncool.

You're his mom. Of course you're uncool.

Maybe you could loosen the reins a little.

What's the worst that could happen?

I teach probability.

I know exactly what could happen.

Let's turn your brain off. Have a girl's night.

Joe is away at his college reunion on the 28th.

The 28th is the big school dance.

I signed up to chaperone. So when's sign up?

Okay, how about tonight?

We'll leave the gym, we'll grab a drink. There's some new cute guys at my gym.

You're married.

You're not.

How many years since you've been on more than one date?

You remember how horrible those dates were.

Which doesn't mean that you have to swear off completely. Take a check.

tonight is... Figured a Friday?

Am I that predictable?

You're the one with the lesson plans all the way to 2047.

No.

2045.

As they are retired.

Makes sense.

What did you guys plan to do for spring break?

I want to do something to reconnect us.

You know?

Just get them to look up and out.

Unplug. Exactly.

Yeah.

Unplug.

Gotta go?

Predictable.

I rolled a five.

There was a one in six chance of that happening because there are six numbers

total. Now, what do you think the chances are that any of you might roll

five?

Adam. One in five?

Close, but not quite.

Tabitha. One in six? That's right.

Every time you roll the dice, the odds are the same. You get a fresh chance to

get what you want.

Now, over spring break, I want you all to create your own real -world math

problem around the idea of probability.

Be creative. Your problem could be about matching socks or the upcoming school

dance. Like the chances of meeting your soulmate at the dance?

I'm not sure how you'd measure that, but if there's a formula, I'm all ears.

Have a wonderful rest of your day. Pi day, that is.

March 14th, 3 .14, 159265358979, sneaky3,

846264.

Hey, Tabitha.

Going to the invitational dance?

Hey, Tabitha. Going to the dance?

Arthur, you're clean?

How are we going to play without these?

Oh!

Tabitha, hey.

Do you know Arthur? He's my son.

Hi. Nice meeting you.

She's so nice and smart.

We should ask her to the dance.

Huh?

See you after soccer.

Family bonding.

Too far.

Too expensive.

Too dangerous.

Too weird.

Hi, Mom.

Hey.

How was it? Did you score any goals?

I'm a defender.

Yeah. You want some water?

Okay.

Defenders score goals, right?

You know, no one can score from the bench, though.

Right. Well, how was the rest of the school?

Before or after my mother humiliated me in front of Tabitha?

Oh, Arthur.

I'm sorry.

But I have an idea to make it up to you.

I was thinking that for break we could do something fun. You know, like go

hiking or a road trip or something.

You want to brainstorm?

Can I just play my guitar?

Yeah. Yeah, I'll get dinner started and maybe we could do it after.

Okay. For you to Friday?

You know it.

Family camping bingo

Don't

touch that excuse me Why would I wait for you? I'll show you how to

use it later

think i know how to use it after school oh no that's right you're off next week

aren't you okay pal i don't know how you know i'm a teacher i love you

hey good morning oh

you weren't talking to me just then i am no professor professor

wait so you heard everything i said and you just let me ramble on and make a

fool of myself I held up a finger.

Hey.

Oh, the door sticks sometimes.

Oh, you work here, don't you?

Guilty. You know, there's no way to treat a customer, right?

In fact, I would like to speak with your boss.

What would you like to say to him?

Oh.

You're the boss.

Owner. I will not be giving you a good Yelp review.

And I'm taking my business elsewhere.

Uh, Professor.

What?

Broken anyway.

I'm home. What was that?

What's that?

A music card. It's yours as soon as you're packed.

We leave bright and early tomorrow morning. So exciting.

What's all this?

It's for the camping trip.

What camping trip?

Camping trip, Dad.

Seriously? Trust me, you're going to love it. You've met me, right? Think of

this way. It's a great chance for you to get far away from school and recharge

your batteries.

Bear Creek's not even that far away.

If you would have said Maui, then I might actually go.

It's just four days.

It's four days? It's four days. In the mountains.

Four whole days at Camp Bear Creek?

You are aware that it's my spring break, right?

You booked already, didn't you? It's not really camping.

Camping, which by the way, I think you would totally love. It's camping in a

nice tent and there'll be other kids.

Also roped in by their deranged parents.

If you mean your fun dad who thinks of the craziest ideas that turn out to be

the best times you've ever had, then yes.

Hiking, canoes, campfires, probably be a marshmallow or two.

I told you last night at dinner, you weren't listening, were you?

And it's my week.

Your mom's at her conference.

What is the good in owning your own camping store if you can't try out the

gear? Is that a pink camouflage water bottle? I know, makes no sense, right?

Look, this place looks great. They've got cabins, not tents, hot water, tons

activities. They even got a glow -in -the -dark frisbee golf thing.

Mom, this isn't like you.

Who are you?

Everything last minute is all about you.

Did you even bother to ask to buy a plan?

Did you?

I was thinking of throwing a party.

Who's Holly?

Dad.

Mom, do you even know how to camp?

No. But what better time to learn than now?

We'll figure it out together.

And you can start by being my navigator on the trip.

You know you have a GPS on your phone, right?

No, I know. We don't know what kind of reception we'll get up in the mountains.

Can I just finish my game?

You can play your game at any time. Look up.

It's beautiful here.

So you're just going to sit in the car for the next four days?

Not if I can't mom to pick me up.

Maybe I'll just rule out cell phone usage entirely while we're gone.

Then you wouldn't be fun to have, would you?

You know, I actually printed up a list of activities, so I don't miss any of

good ones.

Let's see.

Archery, arts and crafts.

Oh, what about the rock wall?

Did you notice that they have a talent show? Is that why you had me bring my

guitar?

Mom, you know I don't like to play in front of other people.

You've got to be kidding me.

This day just keeps getting better and better.

Oh, I'm sorry. Were you talking to me?

Touche.

What?

That is my cappuccino maker.

Propane powered. I got it from Miller's Sporting Goods. I believe that's your

competition. Yeah, I don't sell that frou -frou camping gear anyway.

Then thank you for driving me to where I could find it.

You don't happen to know where check -in is?

Huh. Right.

Thank you.

Uh -huh.

Arthur!

Wake up!

We're here!

Okay, we've got you in Chipmunk, which is right here.

Okay. Thank you, Addie. No problem.

Uh -oh.

You're looking a tad confused.

Not you. This is a confusing map. Good, then I'm not crazy.

Beverly. Dana.

I wasn't expecting so much snow. Oh, it's a gift.

First time camping?

No.

Yes.

Oh, you're one of those super in -touch people who reads everyone.

Well, the price tags are still in your sleeping bag.

Come on.

This was just a last -minute trip to spend some time with my son.

Good. We're not really connecting lately, and he wants his independence,

trying not to obsess over the fact that he's still back at the archery range.

Why am I telling you all of this? To convince yourself it was a good idea.

I'm not very practiced at new things.

Well, you're here, aren't you?

Last minute.

It looks like you're well -planned and well -organized. So now that you're

just breathe.

Oh, you're in chipmunk. Just follow the little chipmunks.

Okay.

Thank you. Great.

Chipmunk overflow.

I can work with this.

Fine.

Have it your way.

Great.

Great.

What's with the jeep?

Too good to carry your stuff like the rest of us?

Special privilege.

Great. I just found out that Holly's party is to go for tomorrow night.

Holly?

Good one. Deep.

Way to go.

It's orientation time, camper. At 8 p .m., head on over to the fire pit.

for the kids, wine for the grown -ups.

Can't wait. Can't wait.

Yeah. You never told me. How was archery?

No big deal. An arrow almost hit me in the leg.

Got you.

Okay.

Good evening, camper.

Welcome to Camp Bear Creek. I'm Addie, the activities director, for those of

who haven't met me.

Now, we have so many fun activities we want to share with you. We know they're

going to bring us all closer together.

But first, I would like to introduce one of our longtime instructors, Ms.

Beverly Gowers.

Beverly will be teaching arts and crafts and also leading games and activities.

And when I'm not leading you on an artistic journey, you can join me at the

stables.

Now, there are a few simple rules. This area is called Bear Creek for a reason.

There are bears.

They're actually more afraid of us than we are of them. Has anyone asked the

bears? But if we don't give them a reason to come into camp, they won't. So

make sure you keep any food in the bear boxes.

And Julie thought I was crazy for bringing Tupperware.

And one more thing that's very important, there is a big woods out

it's easy to get lost.

So just stay on the trails and stay within sight of camp.

Great advice.

Oh, I almost forgot. One of our campers, Steve Reynolds, has generously donated

a brand new canoe for camp. Thank you, Steve.

Don't forget, at 8 p .m., there's more for the kids and wine for the adults.

Or both.

This way.

Sneaky way to get special parking privileges.

Yeah, you donate a canoe, you get perks.

Look, why don't we start over?

We obviously got off on the wrong foot, which was your fault, by the way. It

was.

I'm sorry.

I'm Steve.

Dana, I guess I owe you an apology, too.

for that bad Yelp review.

I'm so sorry. I will take it down as soon as I get home.

I'm not too worried about it.

You should be.

I mean, there are plenty of people who won't step foot inside a restaurant or a

store if it doesn't get at least four stars.

Those people really need to relax.

You mean like me?

Are you saying I'm uptight? No, not at all. You seem like you have a lot on

mind.

You know, coming here was practically a spur of the moment.

That makes me the opposite of uptight.

I'm adventurous.

So, you better look out, nature boy.

Come on.

What are you doing?

Oh, I'm making a fire from two sticks.

I read how to do it online.

Come on.

Come on.

How long have you been doing it?

I don't know. I can't get my arms.

Still at it, huh?

Oh, I'll get there.

Yeah, you'll see.

This girl can camp.

Yeah, no question about it.

Oh, you gotta be kidding me.

What?

We're not on Survivor.

Why didn't you tell me you had matches?

You've got a propane -powered cappuccino machine.

Figured you had thought of everything.

You know, you are just... Mom!

Hang on just a minute. You're one of those no -doll campers who just... Mom!

Watch! You did it!

You started a fire.

I did it? I did it!

Oh,

we have to blow. Oh, right.

High five.

Pretty great, huh?

Mm -hmm.

Best hot dog ever.

It kind of is.

Might have to get one of these fire pits for the house.

Backyard camping.

So when's the talent show?

Really? You could do that song that you were practicing last week. You know, the

one with the chords?

I can get you sheet music if you want. I meant you.

You should sing.

No, I mean, I wouldn't even have time to prepare anything.

If you say so, but you're really good.

Hey, camper, 20 minutes till the kids and the adults get their own mixers

by the rec center. S'mores for the kids.

I love s'mores.

I love you, s'mores.

Get it?

Yeah, I get it.

You know, there's a few single fathers here tonight.

No, no, no. I'm just here to bond with my son.

You know what I teach outside camp?

Stretching. Huh? Gary.

This is Dana. Dana. Gary.

Gary's from Nevada, aren't you, Gary? Yeah.

Hmm.

You've ever been to Nevada, Dana?

Uh, no. I, uh...

I'm not much of a gambler. Oh, me neither. Well, not anymore.

Cool pool.

I used to have one just like it.

Bet you it takes a lot of chlorine to clean it.

Hey, Liz.

How's the kids been?

Mm.

Did you stay out long?

Mm.

Place.

I'm going to bed.

But tomorrow, we can do some fun things.

Yeah, okay.

Hi, Mom.

Oh, hi. Hey, hey. How was it?

It was pretty good. We played that glow -in -the -dark frisbee golf thing.

It was fun?

You're having fun?

Yeah, it's great.

Really?

You'd tell me if it wasn't? No.

Smart mouth. I really want to try the rock wall.

Um, you know, if it fits in the schedule.

Go brush your teeth.

Come on.

Bedtime.

What? There.

Bear. Bear?

Bear?

Oh, hi.

Sorry. Excuse me. Wake up.

There's a bear. A bear? Yeah. Do you see a bear?

Yeah. What?

Oh, come on.

I am so telling Mom about this. I don't think you can blame me for a bear coming

into camp. We're camping with the bears. Bears don't just come into camp. It's

in our tent.

Why is it in our tent?

Did you leave food out in your tent? In Tupperware, like the arts and crafts

lady said.

You left your food in Tupperware. Didn't you hear her say that all leftovers of

food have to be put in the bear boxes?

That's not a brand of container?

Nope. It's those black steel storage bins that say bear box on them that keep

bear from sniffing around looking for food in people's tents.

Oh, no!

Well, that's got to be clear in the presentation.

We've got to get rid of this bear.

What are you doing?

Getting things that we can bang together. Take that.

Make as much noise as we possibly can. That should scare away the bear.

I want to help.

Arthur, you're not going anywhere near a bear.

None of you are. You're going to make as much noise as you can right here inside

the tent.

Okay. Okay. Close the flaps behind.

Wait, but Dad.

It's okay.

I got this.

Ready? Yeah. On the count of three.

One, two, three.

Come on, Bear.

Go, Bear. Go.

Go, go, go.

Steve?

It's gone.

Did you see it go?

It was just a... Your dad saved us.

It was so big. It was really, really big and scary.

Wow, that's so cool.

You did it so cool.

That's my dad All right, let's get

inside come on

I'm

not usually a rescue the damsel kind of woman

You seem like you can handle yourself.

It's a compliment.

Lazy self. Changed a lot the last year. I mean, with the divorce and starting

high school.

What's more, she's smart, but she's really pulled back from working hard,

she'd rather be texting these girls, and I don't know.

Talking about boys and clothes.

So you thought you'd bring her someplace where there was body cell service and

makeup wouldn't matter?

Yes.

She'll come out the other side.

A work in progress.

I teach teenagers.

I get it. What do you teach?

Eighth grade math.

Oh, now that is very good.

Hey, at least you like the outdoors.

I thought coming here might boost Arthur's confidence.

Connect us.

I don't know anything about camping.

All I've done so far is bring a bear into camp.

That was just day one.

Wait till you see what happens on day two.

Two bears?

I should probably...

Get some sleep. Yeah.

I'll stand watch.

Thanks again.

Okay.

Good night.

So can you come pick me up?

Well, I want to go hang out with Holly and her friends.

You don't think about high school much?

Most of my friends are going.

You won't be there.

What could be bad?

Hilarious. So, I looked at the schedule you put together for today.

Mm -hmm.

Tree identification?

Yeah.

No.

Uh, we could do arts and crafts.

Uh, do you want to try yoga with me?

Okay.

What do you want to do besides the rock wall?

What's wrong with the rock wall? You mean other than falling and breaking

bone in your body? No. Little kids go rock climbing.

Instructors attach you to ropes.

It's fine. So not like that time you fell out of the tree. I was four.

And your arm didn't sit right.

Fine now.

See?

Is there anything else you'd want to do?

Food tastes pretty good in the open air, huh?

Sure.

Take a look at those activities. There are lots of fun things to do on that

list. Fun, fun. That's what we're here for.

Isn't there anything that you're interested in?

Well, is there anything that I can use my phone for?

Base.

Wait, wait, wait.

Yeah, geocaching. We could go geocaching.

What's geocaching?

It's like a hunt in the woods. Your GPS gives you coordinates, and the

coordinates lead you to a treasure box.

What's a treasure?

Well, it depends.

Nothing like valuable or anything, but maybe meaningful.

The thing is, if you take something, you have to leave something.

Okay, what should we leave?

I'll figure it out.

Do we need to bring anything?

No, just my phone and two water bottles. One of them pink.

You game?

A treasure hunt in the woods?

Hmm.

I'm game.

Great minds.

Oh, hi.

Uh, can we join you?

Yeah. Sure.

Great. My phone is a better signal. My phone has more charge.

Finally, a use for those phones.

Yeah.

It is so beautiful here.

You guys, come look.

There's a bridge.

Uh, that's off the path.

They said that we were supposed to... There's a trail on the other side, and

there's a cache in the woods.

Let's do it.

Mom? Well, if Steve thinks it's okay...

Really coming down. Big cover.

It's coming down, huh?

Yeah. Oh my gosh, it's pouring.

We should be okay here.

It's so wet out here.

It is.

So, what grade are you in?

I'm a freshman.

Oh, what school?

Jefferson. Arthur's going there next year.

How do you like it?

First time camping, huh?

What do you think so far?

It's all right.

Play any sports?

Yeah, I play a little bit of soccer.

I'm pretty good at Madden on the Xbox.

Why would anybody do math on purpose?

Isn't it just for nerds?

No, it's for people who want to challenge themselves.

Find out what they're made of.

But what if you challenge yourself and you still don't get anywhere?

That's when you double down.

When you work hard and solve something you didn't think you could, that's when

you proved yourself. You are stronger and smarter than you thought.

That's what I love about math.

If that makes me a nerd, so be it.

Rock wall, huh?

Yeah. My mom's pretending it won't fit in the schedule. She just doesn't want

to do it, though.

Ah, she probably has her reasons.

She's worried that I'll fall.

Yeah, that just means she cares.

Well, she's the one that's afraid of heights.

Well, that is altogether different.

You know, if you ever want any help or if there's anything I can walk you

through,

just let me know.

Clearing up.

Let's go. Okay. You know, allergy right here is my favorite.

What are you guys chatting about?

Girl talk.

Guys, we lost the signal on our phones.

We wandered off the path, and now we don't know where the geocache is.

We're lost?

We're lost?

No, this is an adventure.

It can't be.

I mean, they're going to come find us, right?

Well, we wandered off the path.

How are they even going to know?

Dad? Okay, we won't be back for dinner. Someone will come looking for us.

It's fine.

No, it's not fine.

I mean, do we stay here? Do we try to walk back?

I mean...

What if we get more lost?

What if there's a bear? Oh my gosh, this can't get any worse.

Mom, the fitness tracker on my phone. I said that when we crossed the bridge.

We took 3 ,984 steps.

That's a lot of steps.

Okay, let's go.

Quickly.

Will we pull up? Guys, hold on. I think we're really close to the geocache

treasure.

It says that it's right... Yeah, guys, the geocache!

We made it!

Here.

Well, there's not much in there.

What is it?

Here.

How about that?

Oh! We should sign a log.

Here, write it. Here's that.

What are you going to write?

Probably my initials.

All right.

Here, put it back in. Oh, no.

We didn't bring anything to put back in the box. Yeah, we did.

I'll put it away.

Okay, now can we go?

Yeah. Let's go.

Okay. All right.

One, two, three, four, five, six. You've got a lot of steps to go.

73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81,

82, 83, 3 ,994.

There's the bridge.

We made it. All right.

That was fun.

That was fun.

Dana, stop.

Look behind you.

Please don't say it's a bear.

Just look.

And no bears.

Or raccoons.

It's okay. It's okay. I get it.

I get it.

Thank you.

down as the rest of your body rises up.

This is how we build our strength.

We push down so we can soar like an eagle.

Shoulders back.

Are you tight?

It was a bumpy morning.

That's more than one morning.

All right, let's go to salutation.

That's it, buddy. Right there. Your foot's solid. Yep. Now step. There.

All right. You're doing it.

How are you feeling?

Good.

Okay. Now push.

Yes.

You're a natural, bud.

It's going to get more technical up here.

Okay.

This is getting trickier. See right there on that grip on your right? Uh

Reach for that and pull yourself up. Yeah?

You should be able to get it.

Almost. I don't think I can. Oh, yeah, sure you can, man. Get your feet, both

them underneath you. If you need a little chalk, reach your right hand back

grab some chalk. There you go.

Bring your left leg up to here. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Okay, now, ready? Push off of your left leg and you reach for that.

You got this. There you go. Look at that.

Nice job.

No, no, it's okay. Don't look down, Arthur. You're good.

Don't look down.

Right there.

Ready?

Arthur!

It's okay, buddy.

It's all right. He's fine.

The instructor's got him. You're good, bud.

It's okay.

I think I'm done.

No, no, no, no, no. We're almost there, bud. You're so close.

Ready? Get your feet underneath you.

There you go. And push.

Oh, yeah, you're there.

Yeah!

Good job.

Nice job.

That was hard.

How do we get down?

Lean back.

That's it, buddy. That's it. That's good. Look up a bit. There you go. Here

go. Lean back. You got this.

Have a little fun with it, bud.

Mom, I'm sorry. I should have told you. You were amazing.

Yeah, I know. I would like to see you try it again sometime.

Really?

Yeah.

Thanks, Mom.

I will.

I'll see you back at the tent. I'm going to go practice my guitar.

That was incredible.

You dragged my child away from our tent without my permission?

When I think of what could have happened up there... Dragged? I didn't drag.

And nothing happened. Well, you're just thinking about yourself.

How cool you'd be to him.

That's not what happened.

Don't stop.

I'm not very good.

You sounded pretty good to me.

Thanks. No, your mom said you're going to Jefferson next year.

I go there.

But I'm warning you, I don't talk to freshmen.

Aren't you a freshman?

Next year, when I'm a sophomore, I won't be speaking to freshmen.

But we can hang out now.

Until this torture ends.

Keep playing.

Wow, wonderful.

Good job. Now, okay.

Who's next?

Don't be shy.

Dad, can you do a magic trick? No, no, no. I can't. My dad can do magic tricks.

No, she's lying.

Steve? Steve, get up here.

I don't have any money.

I need some money.

Does anybody have a dollar?

Twenty? Hundreds?

Steve's funny.

Thank you. He's not that funny.

It's a $20 bill.

Good shape.

Ready?

Well, he's nice. Like earlier when I asked him to go rock climbing.

You asked him. Yeah.

Stand by. I'm just going to fix this.

Oh, boy.

This used to kill in college.

I seem to have lost my edge.

Thank you.

I'll get that back.

Look out, David Blaine. Great job, Steve.

Okay. Anyone else? That was fun.

Arthur? Don't be shy.

Anybody?

Come on, guys.

I can sing.

Dana, yeah. Come on, let's see it.

Dana, everybody.

All right, get on up here.

This is for all you pie lovers out there.

No, no, not the dessert.

Equal to 3

.1415926535897932384626

then

43383279502884197169399375105820974

and then 944592 and then 307.

Eight, one, six, four.

Hey, where's the end?

Wow. Thank you.

Wow.

Has anyone else's mind blown? Because my mind is blown.

Okay. Is there anyone else? Is that everyone?

Going once?

Going twice?

If I can do it, so can you. There's got to be someone else.

Well, everyone, there's hot chocolate in the record.

This is a song I've been learning the past few weeks, so hope you enjoy.

You got this, sweetie.

Uh,

let me restart.

Well, who knew you were so talented? You too.

Ah, that's just Lacey. She's trying to get at me.

Can you do a rendition of Pythagoras' Theorem today?

Oh, ooh, don't tempt me.

You are nerdier than I thought.

Oh, I'm beyond nerdy. And not just about math.

I love Star Wars. I know everything about Wookiees and Jedis. Wow, I'm into

Trek. I love Star Trek.

Listen, I owe you an apology.

For what?

Arthur told me that he's the one who came to you about the rock wall.

I should have asked you first.

Thank you, but I'm officially sorry.

And I am officially enjoying getting to know you.

Me too.

Well, good night.

Yeah, good night.

You're such a good boy.

Is that good?

It's a beautiful horse.

Oh, hey.

I was hoping you'd stop by.

Grab a brush.

This is Teddy. He's a Norwegian fjord.

Horses just give me peace.

Here. Right up there. He loves that. Right there.

All down his stripe.

Oh. Good.

I think Steve tried to kiss me.

Did you want him to kiss you?

No. Of course not.

Maybe.

Well, good.

No, we're total opposites.

You are the yin to his yang.

I don't believe in opposites attract.

I mean, you have to have at least some common interest.

Anyway, I'm not even looking to date. I mean, it's not on my timetable right

now. I didn't know that love paid attention to timetables.

That's funny.

Love? I didn't say anything about love. I was just talking about a kiss.

It didn't even happen.

Well, then it's a good thing it didn't happen, because I'd hate to see how

worked up you got if it did.

What's the worst that could happen?

The last time I opened myself up, it didn't go very well.

Well, what if you're a different person now than you were then?

What if you are stronger than you know?

Yes!

Cappuccino.

Hi.

Yeah.

It's pretty good.

You want to try some?

Okay. Why not?

It's all right.

Okay, I... I'll admit that that's a completely unnecessary camping tool if

you'll admit that that is better than all right.

Okay. It's really good.

Right?

Listen. Dad, what are we doing today?

What do you want to do?

What do I want to do?

Let's go.

All right, fun dad.

Let's go.

Yeah, are you sure you want to do this?

You're not scared, are you?

No, I'm just not that big on horses.

Oh, yeah.

Not a fearful bone in my body.

There we go.

So just grab these, yeah?

I'm ready.

Okay, here you go.

Go forward.

All right, giddy up.

Come on. No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.

Thank you for doing this with me.

Yeah.

Oh, I think, uh... It's okay.

I got it.

Thanks for coming out here with me. Of course.

What's on your mind?

I guess I just don't see how math relates to real life.

There's this girl, Jenny, she says it's gonna matter later on, but I just don't

get it.

You know, doing math is like going to the gym for your brain.

And by the way, cute shoes.

Thank you.

And how much did you spend on them?

Is this going to be a math problem?

How much?

They were $150.

Wow. That's like $60 more than twice what I spent on my shoes.

Fine. I get it. You spent $45 because I know addition and multiplication.

No, you solved for X. That's algebra.

If X is the price of my shoes, then 2X plus 60 equals 150.

Yes. Lacey, you understand math better than you realize.

Maybe I just don't have a great teacher.

Maybe.

Can I guess something else?

Maybe you thought smart girls wouldn't be popular.

So when you got to high school, you stopped studying as much as you used to.

And six months goes by and you get behind.

Math is cumulative, so now even if you wanted to catch up, it feels like you

can't.

There's this girl, Holly.

She said that studying is for losers, but she's kind of like... She's friends

with everyone who matters.

So because of that, you decided that it's okay to be less than who you are?

No, I just thought that... What if being smart makes you more powerful and more

in control of your life?

What if you are stronger than you think?

And... And?

And you can be smart and popular.

And if this Holly person doesn't think so, what if she's the one losing out?

Your friend Jenny sounds pretty cool.

Lacey told me what you did for her. Oh.

Thank you. She just needed someone to sort of sit down with her and talk it

through. She's so bright.

Really. Yeah, she is.

I'm not great at the sitting still part.

Sometimes I worry the reason Arthur has struggled with confidence is because of

me.

And I worry I'm the reason Lacey doesn't try harder in school.

I think the kids are playing capture the flag during lunch today.

Arthur was saying something about that.

You wouldn't want to share a campfire and eat our lunches together, would you?

We have hot dogs.

Hot dogs?

It sounds like a plan. I mean, not like a plan plan, but... More like a

spontaneous meal.

That's exactly what I was thinking.

Cool. Great.

You want to meet in 15 minutes?

Yeah, sounds good. Okay. I'm going to go over there.

15. Okay.

15. Yeah.

Jeans. Cargo pants.

Sweatpants.

Jeans.

Jeans.

I think it's jeans.

Hey.

Hello. Do you know which tent is Steve Reynolds?

Yeah, yeah.

Hi,

I'm Robin, Steve's wife.

Ex -wife.

Can't believe I still get that wrong. I'm Dana, Steve's next tent neighbor.

Robin?

What are you doing here? I thought you had your conference in Aspen. I did, but

Lacey kept texting me to come pick her up. I told you on the phone I have

everything under control.

I know you did, and coming up here was a great idea.

By the way, this place looks amazing.

I can't believe you never took me up here.

I mean, I could actually camp at a place like this, right?

Look, I'm sorry if I overstepped my boundaries, but she sounded miserable,

this was the first break I could take from the conference.

Mom, you're here.

You don't remember texting me about how horrible this place was and to come and

pick you up?

Oh, right, yeah.

Well, this place really isn't so bad.

Sorry, Mom.

It's fine.

Stick it out with your dad. I'll head into town and find a hotel.

But now that you're here, you should stay with us. She can stay with us,

Dad? I mean, we have enough room.

Lacey, it's your dad's time anyway.

And I don't have any camping gear. You came all the way up here.

You know what? You can bunk with me and Lacey.

Steve can stay with my son.

I don't know. No, no. It's settled.

Lacey, why don't you help your mom with her stuff?

Thank you. Yes.

Um... Thank you.

Steve, I get it. It's fine.

All right, I'll go get started on the hot dogs.

For five.

For five.

I really appreciate you doing this, Dana. Oh, yeah, no, it's fine.

Lovely to have you.

Look how nice you made it in here. It's so homey.

Oh. You have a great touch.

Yeah, we... Well,

I'll, um...

Stay here, I guess, while you go do your thing and... No, Mom.

You should come with us. It'll be fun.

Well, if you're game.

Game?

Yeah, no, that's me. I'm totally game.

Great. Yeah.

Let's do it.

Ready?

Aim.

Fire.

Wow, nice shot.

Beginner's luck.

Archers, get your arrows.

And

we

were stuck at the top of the Ferris wheel.

And Steve was shaking.

Okay, I was not shaking.

You're afraid of heights?

Dad, is that why you don't like horses?

No, I like horses fine.

I like heights fine. I just don't like high horses.

It's okay, Mom. You're doing great.

Thanks. Go ahead.

Okay. I'll be at the zip line.

Okay. I don't think that actually happened. It did happen.

Dana, slow down. Oh, no, no, I'm fine.

No, no, please go back.

I don't need to.

You know, you try to be spontaneous. You try not to plan.

What are we not talking about?

So much for our non -date.

Yeah. Yeah, the ex -wife showing up didn't really help.

Listen.

Listen, it's not... We're not... There's nothing between us.

There hasn't been for a long time.

Is she good at everything she tries?

It's infuriating, right?

Why'd you guys break up?

Well, when you're with the right person, you compliment each other.

They have some things that you need and you have things that they need.

It's a match. Exactly.

And I don't think we were ever the right fit.

What about you?

Arthur's father.

He and I were high school sweethearts.

Even before Arthur was born, I think we both knew it wasn't going to last.

We stuck it out for a year or two.

But, uh... Turns out he wasn't really cut out to be a dad.

It's more of a Christmas card and birthday present kind.

You deserve better.

I think that's... That's why I don't put myself out there.

You know, I want to protect Arthur.

Maybe not just Arthur.

I should go find him.

Arthur?

Arthur?

Hey. Hi.

Mom, are you okay?

Yeah, I'm fine.

Okay.

Maybe it's time for us to pack up and go home. Right now?

But what about the big campfire and all the goodbyes?

What about all that?

I thought you didn't really want to be here.

Well, I didn't, but I'm having fun now.

Really? I made you camp in the snow and do arts and crafts.

Yeah, but we did lots of other cool things.

And besides, there's still some things I'd like to do before we go.

Okay, then.

We'll stay.

Cool?

Mind if I join you?

Oh, um, sure.

You seemed upset before.

Oh, I'm fine.

What do you think about Steve?

Steve? Why?

I think he likes you, and I think you like him, too.

And I think you would be good together.

You don't know me.

I'm usually right about these things.

About setting up your ex -husband with other women?

About good people who would be good together.

Why are you telling me this?

I talked with Lacey.

I'm heading back down the hill.

To find a hotel for myself.

I wanted to thank you for your hospitality.

And I wanted to tell you that he's a great guy.

And I hope you give him a chance.

Mom.

Come with me.

Where are we going? Up.

Is this a good idea?

There's a grip to your left.

Grab it and pull up.

Use your legs.

How do you know this?

Steve taught me.

Now push.

That's it?

Good job.

I, uh... Uh, you know, we're getting pretty high.

Yeah? Yeah, we are.

You know, I'll just stop here. Why don't you just go ahead?

Mom, if I can do it, you can do it.

Push down so you can soar.

That's it. Keep going.

Remember, use your legs.

Nice. Now push. Push. You're almost there.

Yeah!

Good job,

Mom!

Hot chocolate.

You were amazing.

you too i never would have done that on my own

arthur serious

question have i held you back have my fears kept you from

doing fun things i don't know maybe i don't want you to be afraid

of things i don't want you to be afraid of things either

Oh, good.

Hey, what are you doing?

Oh, um, I was just... I was downloading math games.

Practicing math.

Well, that's cool.

Uh, what year are you?

Ninth at Jefferson in Denver.

Tenth at Jefferson, too.

Really? I've never seen you there.

I think I've seen you. It's Lacey, right?

Well, I guess I'll see you at the bonfire?

Yeah, I'll be there.

Hey. Hey.

Holly?

Um, no.

Jenny, actually.

I was saying what she was doing at the end of spring break when we got back

home.

I saw you left our old key in the geocache box.

I think when your mom and I split, I was so worried about you being sad that I

just pushed for everything to be fun.

All the time.

But I think in doing that, I might have missed out on what you really need.

I'm here for you, Lace.

For any reason, at any time.

If you reach out, I'll listen, promise.

So Maui, huh?

You think Maui's a better choice? Think it'd be a better spot for spring break?

Isn't that, like, crazy expensive?

Not if you camp in the woods there. Pretty good.

I'm kidding to stay in a hotel on the beach.

But you know what? I actually really loved coming here with you.

Really? Really.

You want to go make s'mores?

At the bonfire?

Would you mind if I went ahead alone?

No, not at all.

Thank you.

Hey. Hey.

I spend a lot of time looking up at these stars when I go camping.

What's your favorite constellation?

Draco.

It's the one that circles the North Star.

What are you looking at?

Oh, wow.

Listen, I wanted to tell you something about Robin.

Oh, that's okay. Really, it's... She's getting remarried.

Yeah, she was going to wait to tell me back in Denver, but she decided to do it

today.

Wow.

How does that make you feel?

Truthfully?

Liberated.

I feel really good around you.

Me too.

I made you something.

You did?

Arts and crafts.

Yes. I love it.

Aw. No one's ever made me a bracelet before.

Thank you.

Well, what now?

What do you mean?

Well, this is our last night here.

So, what happens when we go back home?

Ah, didn't really think that far ahead.

Is something wrong?

I like you.

But what?

You don't want to be in another relationship?

I just wanted to kiss you again and see what happens next and let that be

enough.

Can we do that?

Good night, Steve.

Are you okay?

Oh, yeah.

Never better.

We got things to do before the bonfire.

Oh, well, can I just... No, you need to pack.

We're leaving in the morning.

Okay.

All right, everybody. Come around the fire close one last time, please.

Oh.

Farewells are so hard.

Another one in the garden.

Let's hold hands.

We hope you've had a wonderful time, full of adventure and new friends.

Take back with you the spirit of what you've learned here.

I've seen some great acts of bravery, love, kindness.

Remember these new discoveries you've made, the new activities that you've

tried, and the new people that you've met.

Know that nothing will diminish the time that we've had here.

no matter what happens next.

And we wish you all happy adventures, lasting friendships, and amazing

experiences.

Until we meet again.

One, two, three.

Lacey. Hey.

Hey.

What's this?

I made it in arts and crafts.

I thought you might like it. You know, because you left your other necklace in

the geocache.

Thank you.

Yeah.

You better not be crushing on me. Nah.

There's a girl I like at school, Tabitha.

But I just wanted to give you something to thank you for being nice to me.

And also so you'll remember me.

I'll be seeing you at school in the fall, dork.

Yeah, but you won't be talking to me.

Give me your phone.

Um, okay.

What are you doing?

Giving you my number.

So when you get to high school next year, I'll let you say hi to me once or

twice. If you promise not to be a total geek.

Ew.

Come on, Arthur.

Time to load up.

Okay. Hey, say hi to Tabitha.

Girls like guys who have guts.

Okay.

Thanks for the help with math.

I really appreciate it.

Anytime.

I mean it.

If I can help.

Thank you.

So, you like Tabitha, huh?

Already?

Nope.

Hey. Listen, I was thinking about... It was so nice meeting you.

Yeah, you too.

Yeah.

Listen, I'm sorry. There's nothing to be sorry for.

We had fun.

But now, back to reality.

Safe drive back.

Yeah, you too.

Thanks for taking me up here.

Maybe we could do this again next year?

Really? Mm -hmm.

I would love that.

And maybe we could invite Stephen Lacey to join us, too.

Maybe.

Then, of course, we have to reduce the fraction.

Thank you so much. I'll see you tomorrow.

Excuse me, Ms. Henderson.

Yes. Hi, did you want us to present our real -world math problems?

Oh, uh, you did it.

Chances of meeting my soulmate at the dance.

You wrote out a formula for that?

Mm -hmm.

There's a number of students coming to the dance, those coming already coupled

up, versus those coming single and random kids coming from different

That's ambitious.

But you might have missed.

a few variables.

Like kids getting sick or something?

Well, to start, you're assuming that everyone even has a soulmate and that

live within driving distance of the school.

The problem is, how do you know if you've met your soulmate?

Or what if you thought he was the one and he wasn't so sure?

There's probably not a formula for that.

Well, each time you roll the dice, the odds are the same, right?

So every time, you just have a fresh chance to get what you want.

And, you know, maybe you just got to keep going to dances to make the formula

work.

Thanks, Jillian.

You're not answering your texts. You haven't stopped by my office.

I've been busy.

Really?

Rumor has it you haven't finished grading your papers yet. You're the one

said it's not a big deal if I don't turn them in on time. For everyone else. For

you? That's serious.

I don't know what's going on.

Did something happen at camp you didn't tell me about?

Same thing that happens every time I put myself out there.

It doesn't work out. So what do you think?

That things didn't go the way you planned?

I didn't plan, okay?

You really liked him.

I really liked him.

Hey, you're early.

Yeah, I didn't feel like going to the mall.

How was your math quiz?

Uh, not bad.

There's only two questions I didn't know.

I could help you if you like. I might remember something from high school.

Thanks, but me and Jenny are going to get together before class tomorrow.

Jenny? She's the one that's cool with math, yeah?

Yeah, she's pretty cool all around.

Okay. I'm going to go do homework in the office.

You should call her.

Jenny?

Dana? Yeah, it's not going to happen.

You're so clueless.

It's not in the cards.

I already blew my chance.

Well, then you better drill yourself a new hand.

You scored a goal today?

You're a different player out there, sweetie.

Thanks.

So, lately you texted me. I thought maybe we could invite them over.

That's probably not a great idea.

Why not?

You like Steve?

Maybe you guys could go on a date.

What makes you think that I would want to date Steve?

Because it was obvious you two liked each other.

I think our time has passed.

Hey, they so need to get together. She won't call him. I know. We used to

separate a caller, too. They totally deserve each other.

We need to get them together in person.

The dance.

The dance would be a perfect place for them to meet. But it's tonight.

We just have to work fast. Get your dad there.

Oh, don't you look nice?

What's the occasion?

The dance?

Can I catch a ride?

Uh, sure, I'm not gonna go, but... Why?

You're a chaperone.

Well, I was, but I thought you might like to go to something and not have

mom there.

Uh, I like having you there.

You do?

Yeah, having a mom that's a teacher is super cool.

Okay.

If you want, I mean, I'm sure they could use the help. Great.

Uh, just get changed fast. We gotta go.

I'm cool again.

Great. See you there.

Great. My turn.

Hey, Dad, can you give me a ride to... Ride to the dance?

You're right. I need to talk to Dana.

Okay, let's go home because you need to change.

That's true. Let's go.

He's really cute.

Excuse me.

Six inches apart, you two.

Hands on hips, please.

Thank you.

Sometimes I wish I was still in middle school when love was simple.

You obviously don't remember middle school.

Hey Tabitha, I'm Arthur.

Arthur, I remember.

Um, do you want to dance?

Sure.

The boy's all grown up.

I even let him walk to school a couple times on his own since he was back.

Amazing.

Oh, uh, no, you too. You're not supposed to be up there.

Would you care to dance?

What are you doing here?

I came here to see you.

Steve, I like you. I really do. Before you tell me that I missed my chance with

you, just let me say what I came here to say. I got this suit pressed just for

this.

You planned something?

Yes.

What I didn't plan on is having these feelings.

Ever since we left camp, you're the only thing that I can think about.

I even ordered some of those propane -powered cappuccino machines.

I'm a trendsetter.

They're selling really well.

Dana, listen, I know that I come across like I don't care, but it's just because

I'm stupid scared.

And I didn't want to screw up another relationship with someone I cared about.

But the time apart has only made things more clear.

You're the one I want to screw things up with.

Wait, I want to try and screw things up with you.

I know it's not coming out right. I want to roll the dice.

And take a chance.

I know that sounds crazy.

Me too.

Looking back from where we land.

Will this be?