1 00:00:12,310 --> 00:00:17,780 ♪ I bet we've been together for a million years ♪ 2 00:00:17,810 --> 00:00:23,450 ♪ and I'll bet we'll be together for a million more ♪ 3 00:00:23,480 --> 00:00:25,980 ♪ oh, it's like I started breathing ♪ 4 00:00:26,010 --> 00:00:28,780 ♪ on the night we kissed 5 00:00:28,810 --> 00:00:34,010 ♪ and I can't remember what I ever did before ♪ 6 00:00:34,050 --> 00:00:37,180 ♪ what would we do, baby 7 00:00:37,210 --> 00:00:39,880 ♪ without us? 8 00:00:39,910 --> 00:00:42,550 ♪ what would we do, baby 9 00:00:42,580 --> 00:00:45,210 ♪ without us? 10 00:00:45,250 --> 00:00:47,880 ♪ and there ain't no nothin' ♪ 11 00:00:47,910 --> 00:00:49,880 ♪ we can't love each other through ♪ 12 00:00:49,910 --> 00:00:51,350 ♪ ooh-hoo 13 00:00:51,380 --> 00:00:54,210 ♪ what would we do, baby 14 00:00:54,250 --> 00:00:57,080 ♪ without us? 15 00:00:57,110 --> 00:01:00,610 ♪ sha-la-la-la 16 00:01:05,850 --> 00:01:07,450 Is it midnight yet? 17 00:01:07,480 --> 00:01:10,080 Eight more minutes. 18 00:01:10,110 --> 00:01:12,450 Mallory's never violated her curfew before. 19 00:01:12,480 --> 00:01:14,610 She still has eight minutes, Elyse. 20 00:01:14,650 --> 00:01:16,450 That's right. 21 00:01:18,950 --> 00:01:21,010 Seven minutes. 22 00:01:21,050 --> 00:01:22,750 Come on, Steven. This is silly. 23 00:01:22,780 --> 00:01:24,380 We should be happy that she's going out 24 00:01:24,410 --> 00:01:25,610 with someone as nice as Rick. 25 00:01:25,650 --> 00:01:27,080 He's a terrific kid. 26 00:01:27,110 --> 00:01:30,110 He's a terrific college man, Elyse. 27 00:01:30,150 --> 00:01:31,450 He's 18. She's 16. 28 00:01:31,480 --> 00:01:34,110 That's only two years' difference in their age. 29 00:01:34,150 --> 00:01:36,850 That is a very big difference at this age, Elyse. 30 00:01:36,880 --> 00:01:40,750 Let him come back when he's 35 and she's 33. 31 00:01:40,780 --> 00:01:42,450 We know Rick. We like Rick. 32 00:01:42,480 --> 00:01:45,380 He's never been anything but a perfect gentleman with me. 33 00:01:45,410 --> 00:01:48,350 It's not you I'm worried about, Elyse. 34 00:01:49,450 --> 00:01:50,910 Mallory's here. Let's get out of here. 35 00:01:50,950 --> 00:01:52,480 Why? We don't want her to know 36 00:01:52,510 --> 00:01:54,310 we've been waiting up for her. Oh, right. Right. 37 00:01:54,350 --> 00:01:55,680 Oh, the kitchen. The bedroom. 38 00:01:55,710 --> 00:01:56,810 Bedroom. Oh! 39 00:01:56,850 --> 00:01:59,850 The kitchen. The kitchen. 40 00:01:59,880 --> 00:02:00,950 We made it. 41 00:02:00,980 --> 00:02:02,110 With five minutes to spare. 42 00:02:02,150 --> 00:02:03,780 I had so much fun at that party, Rick. 43 00:02:03,810 --> 00:02:05,050 I like your friends a lot. 44 00:02:05,080 --> 00:02:06,280 They liked you, too. 45 00:02:06,310 --> 00:02:08,250 Three different guys asked me if you had any sisters. 46 00:02:08,280 --> 00:02:09,410 Really? Yeah. 47 00:02:09,450 --> 00:02:11,410 Oh, by the way, tell Jennifer that... 48 00:02:11,450 --> 00:02:15,380 Biff, Rocky, and Howard will be calling her tomorrow. 49 00:02:15,410 --> 00:02:19,050 Well, here we are again... Our couch. 50 00:02:19,080 --> 00:02:21,150 I'm beginning to feel like I should pay rent on it. 51 00:02:21,180 --> 00:02:24,780 You don't need to. The landlady likes you. 52 00:02:29,210 --> 00:02:30,480 That was really nice. 53 00:02:30,510 --> 00:02:31,950 Yeah, let's do it again sometime. 54 00:02:31,980 --> 00:02:34,080 I'm free now. 55 00:02:39,610 --> 00:02:41,080 Whoa. 56 00:02:41,110 --> 00:02:42,910 I think you better go now, Rick. 57 00:02:42,950 --> 00:02:46,050 I'm expected to walk to my car after this? 58 00:02:46,080 --> 00:02:47,280 Rick. 59 00:02:47,310 --> 00:02:48,610 Sorry, but it's hard for me 60 00:02:48,650 --> 00:02:51,280 to get worked up like this every time I go out with you 61 00:02:51,310 --> 00:02:52,950 and then just drive home alone. 62 00:02:52,980 --> 00:02:55,180 It isn't easy for me, either. 63 00:02:55,210 --> 00:02:56,910 Mallory... 64 00:02:56,950 --> 00:02:59,550 We've been seeing each other for four months now, 65 00:02:59,580 --> 00:03:02,380 and they've been four of the best months of my life. 66 00:03:02,410 --> 00:03:03,550 I feel the same way. 67 00:03:03,580 --> 00:03:06,150 But for us to keep going together, 68 00:03:06,180 --> 00:03:09,450 I think we need to explore new territory... 69 00:03:10,780 --> 00:03:14,750 expand the horizons of our relationship, and... 70 00:03:14,780 --> 00:03:19,010 And discover the wonders of nature. 71 00:03:20,550 --> 00:03:23,150 Are you trying to say we should go camping? 72 00:03:25,880 --> 00:03:27,980 This... this is tough for me to... to ask you this, 73 00:03:28,010 --> 00:03:30,010 'cause I hear myself and I sound like a... 74 00:03:30,050 --> 00:03:32,550 Like another guy coming on to a girl when... 75 00:03:32,580 --> 00:03:34,850 When you know that's not what's going on here. 76 00:03:34,880 --> 00:03:35,850 Don't you? 77 00:03:35,880 --> 00:03:38,350 I do. But it's a big step for me, Rick. 78 00:03:38,380 --> 00:03:39,550 I know. I know. 79 00:03:39,580 --> 00:03:41,410 But look at it this way... 80 00:03:41,450 --> 00:03:43,550 You won't have to go through it alone. 81 00:03:43,580 --> 00:03:45,450 I'll be with you. 82 00:03:45,480 --> 00:03:48,350 Oh, is that how it works? 83 00:03:48,380 --> 00:03:49,810 Pretty much. 84 00:03:51,580 --> 00:03:52,950 Think about it? 85 00:03:52,980 --> 00:03:54,380 I will. 86 00:04:06,580 --> 00:04:09,150 So, Mallory, what are you gonna do about Rick? 87 00:04:09,180 --> 00:04:10,480 Are you gonna sleep with him? 88 00:04:10,510 --> 00:04:13,050 I don't know. I haven't decided yet. 89 00:04:13,080 --> 00:04:14,880 The way I see it, you got two choices... 90 00:04:14,910 --> 00:04:16,180 You do it or you lose him. 91 00:04:17,780 --> 00:04:18,950 That's not true. 92 00:04:18,980 --> 00:04:21,280 Oh, come on, margo. Rick's in college. 93 00:04:21,310 --> 00:04:22,980 If Mallory won't sleep with him, 94 00:04:23,010 --> 00:04:24,910 he can find plenty of girls who will. 95 00:04:24,950 --> 00:04:28,380 Sex is practically on the curriculum. 96 00:04:28,410 --> 00:04:30,450 That's no reason to do it. 97 00:04:31,850 --> 00:04:33,550 Are you in love with Rick, Mallory? 98 00:04:33,580 --> 00:04:34,750 I'm not sure. 99 00:04:34,780 --> 00:04:36,080 I might be. 100 00:04:36,110 --> 00:04:38,850 I know I've never felt this way about any other guy. 101 00:04:38,880 --> 00:04:41,050 Bill and I have been going together for two years. 102 00:04:41,080 --> 00:04:43,050 We're in love, and we haven't slept together. 103 00:04:43,080 --> 00:04:45,150 What do you want, a medal? 104 00:04:46,880 --> 00:04:47,850 No. 105 00:04:47,880 --> 00:04:49,110 I just want Mallory to know 106 00:04:49,150 --> 00:04:50,810 she doesn't have to rush into anything. 107 00:04:50,850 --> 00:04:53,810 I'm not so sure about that. 108 00:04:53,850 --> 00:04:56,810 Guys like Rick don't walk into your life every day. 109 00:04:56,850 --> 00:04:59,380 At least your first time will be something worth remembering, 110 00:04:59,410 --> 00:05:02,280 not like mine and Danny Frankl... 111 00:05:04,310 --> 00:05:06,310 You and Danny Franklin? 112 00:05:06,350 --> 00:05:09,980 Kathy, you didn't tell us. This is major information here. 113 00:05:10,010 --> 00:05:13,050 It was a mistake. I got carried away. 114 00:05:13,080 --> 00:05:14,310 I mean, he didn't love me. 115 00:05:14,350 --> 00:05:16,550 He just wanted to go to bed with me... 116 00:05:16,580 --> 00:05:19,750 Like any man in his right mind. 117 00:05:27,350 --> 00:05:30,450 Hi. Just wanted to make myself a sandwich. 118 00:05:30,480 --> 00:05:32,910 Well, do you have to do it in here? 119 00:05:36,180 --> 00:05:38,850 This is where we keep the food. 120 00:05:38,880 --> 00:05:39,880 Dad. 121 00:05:39,910 --> 00:05:42,450 Never mind. 122 00:05:42,480 --> 00:05:45,010 I'll just go gnaw on the woodwork. 123 00:05:47,310 --> 00:05:48,350 Mallory... 124 00:05:49,410 --> 00:05:50,680 if you decide to do this, 125 00:05:50,710 --> 00:05:52,510 be sure to get some birth control. 126 00:05:52,550 --> 00:05:54,210 Well, Rick said he'd take care of that. 127 00:05:54,250 --> 00:05:55,710 You can't rely on the guy, Mallory. 128 00:05:55,750 --> 00:05:57,450 He's not the one who's gonna get pregnant. 129 00:05:57,480 --> 00:05:58,850 I don't know. 130 00:05:58,880 --> 00:06:01,780 Isn't it kind of unromantic to plan the whole thing? 131 00:06:01,810 --> 00:06:04,810 It's also unromantic to be 16 and pregnant. 132 00:06:06,650 --> 00:06:08,410 Okay, on that happy note... 133 00:06:09,750 --> 00:06:11,450 um, we got to go. 134 00:06:11,480 --> 00:06:14,080 I was supposed to pick up my mom a half-hour ago. 135 00:06:15,150 --> 00:06:16,850 Call me if you want to talk about it, okay? 136 00:06:16,880 --> 00:06:17,880 Okay. Thanks. 137 00:06:17,910 --> 00:06:19,950 See you, Mal. Bye, Mal. 138 00:06:23,250 --> 00:06:25,180 Did I just hear your friends leave? 139 00:06:25,210 --> 00:06:27,350 Yeah. Kathy had to pick her mom up. 140 00:06:27,380 --> 00:06:29,610 Ah. You need any help cleaning up? 141 00:06:29,650 --> 00:06:30,980 No, thanks. 142 00:06:31,010 --> 00:06:33,710 Can we have a talk, Mallory? 143 00:06:33,750 --> 00:06:35,910 Sure. 144 00:06:35,950 --> 00:06:38,250 Yeah, I-i don't know exactly how to put this, 145 00:06:38,280 --> 00:06:40,510 so I'll just... I'll just come right out and say it. 146 00:06:40,550 --> 00:06:42,150 Are you and Rick... 147 00:06:42,180 --> 00:06:44,410 You know? 148 00:06:45,450 --> 00:06:47,380 You know? 149 00:06:47,410 --> 00:06:49,210 Not exactly how I meant to phrase it. 150 00:06:49,250 --> 00:06:51,710 It shouldn't be so hard for me to talk to you about sex. 151 00:06:51,750 --> 00:06:54,850 I'm your mother. I knew you before you were born. 152 00:06:54,880 --> 00:06:57,050 Do we have to talk about this, mom? 153 00:06:57,080 --> 00:06:58,580 Well, yeah, we do. 154 00:06:58,610 --> 00:07:01,010 See, Mallory, I-i know how you feel about Rick, 155 00:07:01,050 --> 00:07:03,150 and I-i thought maybe you'd be confused 156 00:07:03,180 --> 00:07:04,750 and you could use a talk. 157 00:07:04,780 --> 00:07:08,110 I don't know what you mean, mom. I'm not confused at all. 158 00:07:09,150 --> 00:07:11,380 Oh, I've got a lot of homework to get done, 159 00:07:11,410 --> 00:07:13,550 so, um, I better get started. 160 00:07:13,580 --> 00:07:15,850 Here. Have a cookie. 161 00:07:15,880 --> 00:07:17,510 I got to go. 162 00:07:17,550 --> 00:07:21,310 I-I don't want a cookie. I-i want to talk. 163 00:07:24,150 --> 00:07:26,310 Jennifer, is this absolutely necessary? 164 00:07:26,350 --> 00:07:28,180 I told you I have a school assignment 165 00:07:28,210 --> 00:07:30,150 to record family conversations. 166 00:07:30,180 --> 00:07:33,310 What are you studying to be, an FBI agent? 167 00:07:33,350 --> 00:07:36,480 Alex, this is Jennifer's school project. 168 00:07:36,510 --> 00:07:38,550 We'll be glad to help. 169 00:07:47,480 --> 00:07:50,380 Jennifer, if you don't mind. 170 00:07:50,410 --> 00:07:52,510 Dad, why don't we take a break, get a snack? 171 00:07:52,550 --> 00:07:54,510 Funny how you always want to take a break 172 00:07:54,550 --> 00:07:56,150 when I'm winning, Alex. 173 00:07:58,350 --> 00:08:00,780 Checkmate, dad. You happy? 174 00:08:01,980 --> 00:08:03,350 How'd he do that? 175 00:08:03,380 --> 00:08:04,610 Louder, dad. 176 00:08:04,650 --> 00:08:07,110 How did he do... oh. 177 00:08:11,980 --> 00:08:13,910 Well, I guess this is good night. 178 00:08:13,950 --> 00:08:15,680 It has the usual elements. 179 00:08:15,710 --> 00:08:16,880 It's dark out, 180 00:08:16,910 --> 00:08:19,650 and you're shutting the door in my face. 181 00:08:24,910 --> 00:08:26,250 You know, I think there's a chance 182 00:08:26,280 --> 00:08:27,650 I might get to like you. 183 00:08:27,680 --> 00:08:28,910 You think so, huh? 184 00:08:28,950 --> 00:08:30,350 Just a hunch. And you? 185 00:08:30,380 --> 00:08:32,880 Uh, I'm not sure. 186 00:08:36,850 --> 00:08:38,880 Maybe. 187 00:08:38,910 --> 00:08:41,880 Um, Mallory... 188 00:08:43,110 --> 00:08:45,150 have you given any thought 189 00:08:45,180 --> 00:08:47,550 to what we talked about the other night? 190 00:08:49,010 --> 00:08:51,650 It did cross my mind a few thousand times. 191 00:08:51,680 --> 00:08:52,780 Well, look, I-i know that... 192 00:08:52,810 --> 00:08:54,310 That you have some doubts about this, 193 00:08:54,350 --> 00:08:55,450 that it's a big step for you, 194 00:08:55,480 --> 00:08:56,920 but I've been thinking about it, too, 195 00:08:56,950 --> 00:08:58,880 and I have a few things to say on the subject... Rick... 196 00:08:58,910 --> 00:09:00,850 My answer is yes. 197 00:09:03,550 --> 00:09:04,710 I-I got so nervous, 198 00:09:04,750 --> 00:09:06,810 I forgot the rest of my... My... my speech. 199 00:09:06,850 --> 00:09:08,380 Thank you. 200 00:09:16,980 --> 00:09:19,280 Oh, Al... Alex, you busy? 201 00:09:19,310 --> 00:09:20,780 Uh, yeah, kind of, dad. 202 00:09:20,810 --> 00:09:23,180 Look, look, Jennifer's getting frustrated 203 00:09:23,210 --> 00:09:24,610 about this project of hers. 204 00:09:24,650 --> 00:09:28,280 She hasn't gotten a usable conversation on tape yet. 205 00:09:28,810 --> 00:09:31,280 Well, I'm trying to figure out a calculus problem, dad. 206 00:09:31,310 --> 00:09:33,150 Come on. Come on. It'll just take a second. 207 00:09:33,180 --> 00:09:35,180 Look, when I press "record," 208 00:09:35,210 --> 00:09:38,050 let's have a spontaneous conversation. 209 00:09:51,210 --> 00:09:53,650 So... 210 00:09:53,680 --> 00:09:55,950 Alex, my son... 211 00:09:59,350 --> 00:10:02,350 I see you're doing some math homework. 212 00:10:08,910 --> 00:10:11,050 Yes, dad. 213 00:10:12,410 --> 00:10:14,410 My father. 214 00:10:18,150 --> 00:10:20,910 I sure am. 215 00:10:23,780 --> 00:10:25,910 How goes it? 216 00:10:29,610 --> 00:10:32,580 All goes well, dad. 217 00:10:34,250 --> 00:10:35,950 Great thing about numbers... 218 00:10:35,980 --> 00:10:39,680 You can always count on 'em. 219 00:10:42,580 --> 00:10:43,910 Oh! 220 00:10:43,950 --> 00:10:46,350 Oh, my. 221 00:10:46,380 --> 00:10:49,010 That is very funny. 222 00:10:51,780 --> 00:10:54,080 Dad? 223 00:10:54,110 --> 00:10:55,250 Yes? 224 00:10:55,280 --> 00:10:57,650 This is the most boring conversation 225 00:10:57,680 --> 00:10:59,650 I have ever had. 226 00:11:02,780 --> 00:11:05,810 I know. Me... me too. 227 00:11:05,850 --> 00:11:09,280 We're putting too much pressure on ourselves to be spontaneous. 228 00:11:19,750 --> 00:11:22,180 See you later, son. 229 00:11:28,850 --> 00:11:32,110 Alex, do you have a minute? I want to ask you a question. 230 00:11:43,480 --> 00:11:45,710 I'm all ears. 231 00:11:45,750 --> 00:11:47,310 Well, you're a guy. 232 00:11:47,350 --> 00:11:49,510 Mallory, uh I'm not just a guy. 233 00:11:49,550 --> 00:11:53,980 I like to think of myself as a guy and a half. 234 00:11:54,010 --> 00:11:55,250 What's up? 235 00:11:55,280 --> 00:11:57,050 Okay, I was wondering... 236 00:11:57,080 --> 00:11:59,450 How important is sex to a guy? 237 00:11:59,480 --> 00:12:02,750 Well, I'd say it has a certain importance. 238 00:12:02,780 --> 00:12:04,150 Well, on a scale of 1 to 10. 239 00:12:04,180 --> 00:12:06,110 35. 240 00:12:07,180 --> 00:12:09,010 That's what I thought. 241 00:12:09,050 --> 00:12:10,880 Wait. Why are you asking me this? 242 00:12:10,910 --> 00:12:12,310 I'm just making conversation. 243 00:12:12,350 --> 00:12:14,610 No, no, no, no, no. This is not conversation. 244 00:12:14,650 --> 00:12:17,010 Conversation is, uh, "how you doing?" 245 00:12:17,050 --> 00:12:18,550 Uh, "looks like rain." 246 00:12:18,580 --> 00:12:20,810 "Care for a waffle?" 247 00:12:22,310 --> 00:12:24,750 There's something going on here you're not telling me. 248 00:12:27,210 --> 00:12:28,850 Wait a minute, Mallory. 249 00:12:28,880 --> 00:12:31,450 Uh, has Rick... 250 00:12:31,480 --> 00:12:34,180 Asked you to visit his tepee? 251 00:12:40,050 --> 00:12:41,550 You mean sleep with him? 252 00:12:41,580 --> 00:12:43,810 Yeah. Yeah, has he? 253 00:12:43,850 --> 00:12:45,950 Well, yeah, he has. 254 00:12:45,980 --> 00:12:49,880 Oh. Well, when you said you wouldn't sleep with him... 255 00:12:49,910 --> 00:12:51,080 I mean, you were nice to him. 256 00:12:51,110 --> 00:12:53,110 I mean, you let him down easy, I hope. 257 00:12:53,150 --> 00:12:55,110 I said yes. 258 00:12:55,150 --> 00:12:57,780 I see. 259 00:12:58,750 --> 00:13:02,050 Uh, just a moment. 260 00:13:20,910 --> 00:13:22,280 Are you crazy? 261 00:13:24,080 --> 00:13:26,710 Is this the way I brought you up? 262 00:13:27,780 --> 00:13:29,710 Cut it out, Alex. 263 00:13:29,750 --> 00:13:31,810 Look, Mallory, you're making a big mistake here. 264 00:13:31,850 --> 00:13:33,910 You are 16 years old. That is too young. 265 00:13:33,950 --> 00:13:35,980 Well, have you ever? 266 00:13:36,010 --> 00:13:37,780 Have I ever what? 267 00:13:38,880 --> 00:13:42,410 Had someone visit your tepee. 268 00:13:42,450 --> 00:13:43,810 Me? 269 00:13:43,850 --> 00:13:45,780 Of course I have. 270 00:13:45,810 --> 00:13:49,080 But I was much older than you. 271 00:13:49,110 --> 00:13:51,410 You're 16. 272 00:13:54,680 --> 00:13:57,750 I was 17. 273 00:13:57,780 --> 00:13:59,710 And a half. 274 00:13:59,750 --> 00:14:02,980 I was 17, 8 months, and 3 days, and it was leap year. 275 00:14:03,010 --> 00:14:04,850 You're babbling, Alex. 276 00:14:04,880 --> 00:14:06,980 Look, Mallory, y-you just can't do this. 277 00:14:07,010 --> 00:14:09,310 It's wrong. You're not ready yet. 278 00:14:09,350 --> 00:14:10,780 Why wasn't it wrong when you did it? 279 00:14:10,810 --> 00:14:12,680 Oh, come on. That's different. I'm a guy. 280 00:14:12,710 --> 00:14:15,380 That is such a double standard, Alex. 281 00:14:15,410 --> 00:14:18,010 If a guy loses his virginity, he's some kind of hero, 282 00:14:18,050 --> 00:14:19,780 but if a girl does, she's ruined her life? 283 00:14:19,810 --> 00:14:21,010 That's stupid. 284 00:14:21,050 --> 00:14:25,480 Well, it may be stupid, but it's the law of nature. 285 00:14:25,510 --> 00:14:27,310 You can't fight that. 286 00:14:27,350 --> 00:14:30,750 Look, it's your duty as a woman to say no. 287 00:14:30,780 --> 00:14:32,750 You know, if women shirk that responsibility, 288 00:14:32,780 --> 00:14:36,350 men, uh, men would never get any work done. 289 00:14:40,410 --> 00:14:41,750 Well, Alex, it's obvious 290 00:14:41,780 --> 00:14:43,710 that you can't be objective about this. 291 00:14:43,750 --> 00:14:48,310 Why do you want to do this, Mallory? 292 00:14:48,350 --> 00:14:50,910 Well, I care very much about Rick. 293 00:14:50,950 --> 00:14:53,180 And I'm attracted to him. 294 00:14:53,210 --> 00:14:54,780 I'm curious. 295 00:14:54,810 --> 00:14:56,450 I'm curious about astronomy. 296 00:14:56,480 --> 00:14:59,950 You don't see me riding the Space Shuttle. 297 00:15:01,980 --> 00:15:05,010 Look, uh, Mallory... Why don't you, uh... 298 00:15:05,050 --> 00:15:07,310 Why don't you talk to mom about this? 299 00:15:07,350 --> 00:15:09,780 She lives for this stuff. 300 00:15:14,150 --> 00:15:15,610 I can't do that, Alex. 301 00:15:15,650 --> 00:15:18,210 You know how hard it is to talk to parents about this. 302 00:15:18,250 --> 00:15:19,550 All right. Okay. 303 00:15:19,580 --> 00:15:23,610 Well, whatever you decide to do, don't do it. 304 00:15:23,650 --> 00:15:26,550 Alex, I know, in your own warped way, 305 00:15:26,580 --> 00:15:27,750 you've tried to help. 306 00:15:27,780 --> 00:15:29,880 I appreciate it. 307 00:15:33,480 --> 00:15:36,580 Why are these kids in such a hurry to grow up? 308 00:15:39,710 --> 00:15:41,150 Well, this is it. 309 00:15:41,180 --> 00:15:42,950 The folks from architectural digest 310 00:15:42,980 --> 00:15:45,680 will be here next week, so try not to mess up. 311 00:15:45,710 --> 00:15:47,480 I'll do my best. 312 00:15:53,780 --> 00:15:57,150 Allow me to take care of a few details. 313 00:15:57,180 --> 00:15:59,510 First... 314 00:15:59,550 --> 00:16:01,310 Mood lighting. 315 00:16:04,710 --> 00:16:07,450 Second, soft music. 316 00:16:07,480 --> 00:16:11,380 Oh. The stereo's broken. I forgot. 317 00:16:11,410 --> 00:16:12,410 Uh... 318 00:16:12,450 --> 00:16:14,610 ♪ mm-mmm 319 00:16:15,950 --> 00:16:17,110 It's the best I can do. 320 00:16:17,150 --> 00:16:18,810 And finally... 321 00:16:22,710 --> 00:16:24,950 some flowers. 322 00:16:33,380 --> 00:16:35,850 They have to be back by midnight. 323 00:16:37,150 --> 00:16:38,650 So do I. 324 00:16:42,310 --> 00:16:44,910 Mm, Rick, did you get what we talked about? 325 00:16:44,950 --> 00:16:46,150 Birth control? 326 00:16:46,180 --> 00:16:47,780 Oh. Um... 327 00:16:47,810 --> 00:16:50,110 I stopped by the drugstore on the way to pick you up. 328 00:16:50,150 --> 00:16:52,550 Uh, I also got some, uh, dental floss 329 00:16:52,580 --> 00:16:54,710 and baseball cards, too. 330 00:16:54,750 --> 00:16:56,080 Thanks. 331 00:16:56,110 --> 00:16:57,210 Oh, no problem. 332 00:16:57,250 --> 00:16:58,810 Uh, I got doubles of Reggie Jackson 333 00:16:58,850 --> 00:17:00,550 if you want one. 334 00:17:13,150 --> 00:17:15,610 Rick, how do you feel right now? 335 00:17:15,650 --> 00:17:18,310 I mean, are you happy we're gonna do this? 336 00:17:18,350 --> 00:17:21,280 You can't begin to imagine how happy. 337 00:17:24,180 --> 00:17:26,050 What's the problem? 338 00:17:27,050 --> 00:17:28,610 I don't know. 339 00:17:28,650 --> 00:17:30,910 I'm just a little nervous about this, that's all. 340 00:17:30,950 --> 00:17:32,380 That's only natural. 341 00:17:33,450 --> 00:17:35,480 Could we talk for a little while first? 342 00:17:38,480 --> 00:17:40,350 Sure. 343 00:17:53,280 --> 00:17:55,310 What do you wanna talk about? 344 00:17:56,680 --> 00:17:58,010 I don't know. 345 00:17:58,050 --> 00:18:00,580 We never had trouble making conversation other times. 346 00:18:00,610 --> 00:18:02,750 Yeah, well, other times haven't been 347 00:18:02,780 --> 00:18:05,050 right before we're about to make love. 348 00:18:05,080 --> 00:18:06,380 That is just the point, Rick. 349 00:18:06,410 --> 00:18:08,450 I mean, things shouldn't change because of sex. 350 00:18:08,480 --> 00:18:10,580 If... if we can make conversation other times, 351 00:18:10,610 --> 00:18:12,710 we should be able to make conversation now. 352 00:18:13,750 --> 00:18:15,710 Let's talk. 353 00:18:22,510 --> 00:18:24,150 Um... 354 00:18:24,180 --> 00:18:27,110 Did you enjoy dinner tonight? 355 00:18:27,150 --> 00:18:28,310 Very much. 356 00:18:28,350 --> 00:18:31,080 Me too. 357 00:18:31,110 --> 00:18:33,010 Okay, I'm ready. 358 00:18:36,580 --> 00:18:39,050 Mallory, look... 359 00:18:39,080 --> 00:18:41,810 The last thing I want to do is to put any pressure on you. 360 00:18:41,850 --> 00:18:43,310 If you don't want to do this, 361 00:18:43,350 --> 00:18:44,910 if you don't want to make love tonight, 362 00:18:44,950 --> 00:18:47,010 then just say so. 363 00:18:47,050 --> 00:18:49,580 I don't want to make love tonight. 364 00:18:49,610 --> 00:18:52,250 Why not?! 365 00:18:52,280 --> 00:18:54,780 We talked about it. We... we planned on it. 366 00:18:54,810 --> 00:18:57,180 I got the flowers. 367 00:18:57,210 --> 00:18:58,810 I thought I wanted to sleep with you, 368 00:18:58,850 --> 00:19:00,750 and now all of a sudden I'm scared. 369 00:19:00,780 --> 00:19:02,250 I don't know if I'm ready for this. 370 00:19:02,280 --> 00:19:04,850 Mallory, I care about you. I really do. 371 00:19:04,880 --> 00:19:06,510 But I'm not in high school anymore. 372 00:19:06,550 --> 00:19:08,380 And if we're gonna have a relationship, 373 00:19:08,410 --> 00:19:11,010 it's got to keep moving forward. 374 00:19:11,050 --> 00:19:13,380 And is sex the only way that's gonna happen? 375 00:19:13,410 --> 00:19:16,950 No, no, no. It's not the only way. 376 00:19:16,980 --> 00:19:19,880 But it's definitely my favorite. 377 00:19:23,010 --> 00:19:25,110 Maybe I should go home now. 378 00:19:25,150 --> 00:19:27,580 That's a good idea. Why don't you? 379 00:19:43,380 --> 00:19:45,350 Are we gonna see each other again? 380 00:19:45,380 --> 00:19:46,910 I don't know. 381 00:19:55,080 --> 00:19:58,280 Oh. Hi, Mallory. 382 00:19:58,310 --> 00:20:00,110 You're home early. How was your date with Rick? 383 00:20:00,150 --> 00:20:02,050 Fine. What did you do? 384 00:20:02,080 --> 00:20:04,010 Oh, uh, gosh. 385 00:20:04,050 --> 00:20:05,150 We saw a movie. 386 00:20:05,180 --> 00:20:06,250 Ah. What did you see? 387 00:20:06,280 --> 00:20:08,880 Uh... I forget exactly. 388 00:20:08,910 --> 00:20:11,080 Something part two. 389 00:20:12,780 --> 00:20:15,310 Well, where's Rick? Why didn't he come in with you? 390 00:20:17,350 --> 00:20:20,180 He didn't bring me home. We had a fight. 391 00:20:20,210 --> 00:20:23,310 Ah. Uh, do you want to talk about it? 392 00:20:25,150 --> 00:20:28,480 Mom, if I ask you something, 393 00:20:28,510 --> 00:20:31,450 do you promise not to ask why I'm asking? 394 00:20:31,480 --> 00:20:33,680 All right. 395 00:20:33,710 --> 00:20:34,980 Is there any way to know 396 00:20:35,010 --> 00:20:37,480 when is the right time in your life for sex? 397 00:20:37,510 --> 00:20:40,980 Oh, why do you ask? 398 00:20:41,010 --> 00:20:43,480 Don't worry. Nothing's happened. 399 00:20:45,010 --> 00:20:47,410 It's just sort of been on my mind lately, that's all. 400 00:20:47,450 --> 00:20:51,050 I mean, whether you can ever be sure of the right time. 401 00:20:51,080 --> 00:20:52,710 Can you? 402 00:20:52,750 --> 00:20:56,280 I-I don't think there is any positive way 403 00:20:56,310 --> 00:20:58,750 to know when is the right time. 404 00:20:58,780 --> 00:21:00,880 In fact, I'm not even sure there's such a thing 405 00:21:00,910 --> 00:21:04,480 as the absolute right time. 406 00:21:05,610 --> 00:21:08,550 It's so hard for me to sort out my feelings 407 00:21:08,580 --> 00:21:11,750 from what my friends say or what the guy says 408 00:21:11,780 --> 00:21:14,110 or what I read in magazines. 409 00:21:14,150 --> 00:21:16,450 Mom, I want to do what is best for me, 410 00:21:16,480 --> 00:21:19,080 but right now I'm too confused to know what that is. 411 00:21:19,110 --> 00:21:21,710 Well, if you're confused... 412 00:21:22,810 --> 00:21:24,680 then... then I think you should wait. 413 00:21:24,710 --> 00:21:26,680 You'll... you'll be able to handle it much better 414 00:21:26,710 --> 00:21:28,050 when you're older. 415 00:21:28,080 --> 00:21:30,880 I know I will. 416 00:21:30,910 --> 00:21:35,150 And what if waiting means losing a boyfriend I like a lot? 417 00:21:36,850 --> 00:21:41,180 Any boyfriend worth keeping will understand. 418 00:21:41,210 --> 00:21:43,610 He should know that sex should never be used 419 00:21:43,650 --> 00:21:45,450 as a test of love. 420 00:21:49,680 --> 00:21:52,450 Thanks, mom. 421 00:21:52,480 --> 00:21:54,210 I'm glad we had this talk. 422 00:21:54,250 --> 00:21:55,580 So am I. 423 00:22:03,510 --> 00:22:05,880 Mallory. I won't stay long. 424 00:22:05,910 --> 00:22:07,880 I just want to talk about what happened tonight. 425 00:22:07,910 --> 00:22:09,710 Hi, there, Rick. 426 00:22:09,750 --> 00:22:13,450 Oh, Mrs. Keaton, what a... A pleasant surprise. 427 00:22:13,480 --> 00:22:15,910 Mm. 428 00:22:17,110 --> 00:22:19,180 Mom, can I talk to Rick for a minute? 429 00:22:19,210 --> 00:22:21,310 Hmm? Oh, uh, sure. 430 00:22:21,350 --> 00:22:23,610 I was just going up. 431 00:22:23,650 --> 00:22:26,280 Good night, Rick. 432 00:22:30,050 --> 00:22:31,480 What did you want to say? 433 00:22:31,510 --> 00:22:32,750 Mallory, I'm... 434 00:22:32,780 --> 00:22:35,050 I'm disappointed at the way things went tonight. 435 00:22:35,080 --> 00:22:37,510 And I'd... I'd be lying if I said otherwise. 436 00:22:37,550 --> 00:22:41,010 But I took a shower, and I feel a little better now. 437 00:22:42,550 --> 00:22:45,010 Is that what you came over to tell me? 438 00:22:45,050 --> 00:22:46,050 No. No, that's not all. 439 00:22:46,080 --> 00:22:47,310 I, uh... I-i know 440 00:22:47,350 --> 00:22:49,580 that I'm... I'm not the most sensitive guy in the world, 441 00:22:49,610 --> 00:22:51,650 especially when my hormones take over. 442 00:22:51,680 --> 00:22:54,480 And if you don't want to go out with me anymore, I understand. 443 00:22:54,510 --> 00:22:56,810 But I-i hope that's not how you feel, 444 00:22:56,850 --> 00:23:00,180 because I'd really like to keep seeing you, Mallory. 445 00:23:01,950 --> 00:23:03,710 How'd that sound? 446 00:23:03,750 --> 00:23:05,380 Fine. 447 00:23:05,410 --> 00:23:07,910 Good. I practiced it the whole ride over. 448 00:23:07,950 --> 00:23:10,550 I do want to keep seeing you, Rick, 449 00:23:10,580 --> 00:23:12,350 but I'm not ready to sleep with you. 450 00:23:12,380 --> 00:23:14,680 Hey, that's okay. 451 00:23:14,710 --> 00:23:17,450 If you're not comfortable with it, then neither am I. 452 00:23:19,150 --> 00:23:20,510 Okay. 453 00:23:28,950 --> 00:23:32,710 Maybe we could set Thanksgiving as the target date.