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THANKS AGAIN FOR BRUNCH, DAD. I HAD A GREAT TIME.

ME TOO, ASH.

MR. SIMPSON IS SO EXCITED

THAT YOU'RE COMING TO SPEAKTO OUR CLASS TOMORROW.

SO AM I.

SHOULD BE A LOT OF FUN.

I CAN'T WAIT TO SHOW YOU OFF.

ASHLEY -

YEAH?

NOTHING. JUST - SEE YOU TOMORROW.

BYE DAD.

BYE HON.

YOU DIDN'T PUT THE VINEGAR IN THE DISHWASHER

LIKE I ASKED YOU TO, RIGHT?

I'M SORRY KATE, I JUST CAN'T REMEMBER THINGS LIKE THAT.

COME ONE, THAT'S AN EXCUSE TOBY WOULD MAKE.

OH KATE COME ON, YOU GONNA COMPARE-

BETTER BE CAREFUL.

SHE'S IN ONEOF HER MOODS AGAIN.

I WOULDN'T BE, IF YOU'D GRASPTHE CONCEPT OF HARD WATER.

OH DON'T WORRY ABOUT THAT.

WE'RE JUST HAVING ONEOUR THINGS.

SO HOW WAS BRUNCH?

GREAT. DAD TOLD ME

THAT HE WENT TO THISROYAL RECEPTION LAST WEEK

AND HE SHOOK HANDSWITH PRINCE CHARLES!

WOW. VERY CHI-CHI.

SO - DID YOU TALK ABOUTANYTHING ELSE,

OR JUST LIFE IN LONDON?

NO. WHY, WAS THERESOMETHING ELSE?

NO. JUST -

ME BEING NOSY.

I'M GLAD YOU HAD A GOOD TIME.

? WHAT EVER IT TAKES

? I KNOW I CAN MAKE IT THROUGH

? IF I HOLD OUT

? I KNOW I CAN MAKE IT THROUGH

? BE THE BEST

? THE BEST I CAN BE

? HEAR WHAT I SAY TO YOU

? WHAT EVER IT TAKES

? I KNOW I CAN MAKE IT

? I KNOW I CAN MAKE IT THROUGH

MY DAD GAVE IT TO MY MOM ON THEIR FIRST ANNIVERSARY.

SHE LEFT IT FOR ME,AFTER SHE DIED.

TERRI, IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

YOUR MOM - SHE'S SO PRETTY!

MY DAD CALLED HERHIS "MOVIE STAR".

I KNOW,THAT'S PRETTY CHEESY.

NO, IT'S SWEET. YOU LOOK JUSTLIKE HER, YOU KNOW.

SHHH. QUIET DOWN.

REMEMBER, OUR LORD OF THE FLIESTEST IS IN TWO DAYS.

SO LET'S USE THIS TIME IN CLASSTO CATCH UP

WITH ANY READINGYOU HAVEN'T DONE.

SO, WHAT DOES YOUR MOM THINKABOUT YOUR DAD MOVING BACK?

I'M NOT SURE...

THEY DON'T GET ALONG?

NO, THEY GET ALONG FINE.

BUT - YESTERDAY,AFTER MY DAD DROPPED ME OFF,

SHE WAS ACTING PRETTY WEIRD.

HOW?

I DON'T KNOW.

SHE JUST SEEMED TENSE OR SOMETHING.

AND SHE AND JEFF HADTHIS FIGHT -

ASHLEY -?

SO, YOUR DAD'S STILL COMINGTO MEDIA IMMERSION

THIS AFTERNOON, RIGHT?

YEP. YOU'RE NOT GOING TOBELIEVE SOME OF THE STUFF

HE'S DONE, COVERING WARSFOR THE NEWS.

OKAY, SO ALL YOU HAVE TO DO ISHIGHLIGHT THIS HERE -

AND THEN HIT THE HYPERLINKBUTTON. AND YOU'RE DONE!

GOOD.

HAVE YOU FINISHED YOUR HAIKU FOR MS. KWAN YET?

HER CLASS IS IN, LIKE,TEN MINUTES.

HAVE YOU?

"ANCIENT WAVES SO PURE

LAPPING ON THE SHORES OF TIME

EARLY DEATH OUR FAULT."

THAT'S - HAPPY.

THAT'S ABOUTOUR POLLUTED OCEANS.

UM,HM

HEY GUYS - CHECK THIS OUT.

OKAY.

SO, WHO'S THE AERONAUTICSGENIUS?

LIBERTY. THIS IS YOURS?

YES. AND I APOLOGIZE. PROFUSELY.

WELL -

DON'T LET IT HAPPEN AGAIN.

??

WHAT WAS WITH LIBERTY?

SHE WAS ACTING LIKETOTALLY WEIRD.

SHE IS WEIRD.

WHY WOULD LIBERTY, WHO'S NEVERMISSED A DAY OF SCHOOL

IN HER LIFE,

PUT HER NECK ON THE LINE -AND FOR YOU?

HELLO? LIBERTYHAS A MAJOR CRUSH ON J.T.

WHAT?!

COME ON! IT'S SO OBVIOUS.

I TOOK IT WHEN MR. SIMPSONWASN'T LOOKING.

THANKS. YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO.

YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO TAKETHE BLAME TODAY IN HOMEROOM.

WELL YOU KNOW,YOU GET IN TROUBLE SO MUCH.

SOMEONE HAS TO WATCH YOUR BACK.

THAT'S VERY SWEET OF YOU,LIBERTY.

OH, AND BY THE WAY.

IT'S TIME THE GRAPEVINEHAD A SEVENTH GRADER

AS STUDENT OF THE WEEK. SO I PICK YOU.

WHY...?

WELL YOU KNOW EVERY ONE KNOWS

YOU'RE GOING TO BEFAMOUS ONE DAY.

SO, I JUST WANT TO SAYI INTERVIEWED YOU FIRST.

COOL.

SO - INTERVIEW AFTER SCHOOL?

SURE.

OKAY.

? J.T. AND LIBERTY, SITTIN'IN A TREE,

? K-I-S-S-I-N-G

WOULD YOU SHUT UP!

SHE DOES NOT HAVE A CRUSHON ME!

SURE.

YEAH RIGHT.

" POETRY IS CRIME

NO IDEA HOW TO RHYME

STUPID WASTE OF TIME."

A POEM ABOUT HATING POETRY.

SINCE POETRY'S ABOUT PUTTING YOUR FEELINGS

INTO VERSE,THIS HAIKU ACTUALLY WORKS.

NICE JOB, SEAN.

OKAY, WHO'S NEXT?

LIBERTY. COME ON DOWN.

"SMILE LIKE A SUNBEAM

HEIGHT SUBORDINATETO HIS HEART

MAKES ME LIE AWAKE."

LIBERTY - WOW.

ONE TOO MANY SYLLABLES IN THE SECOND LINE,

BUT YOUR FEELINGS ARE DEFINITELY SHINING THROUGH.

GREAT WORK.

WELL THEY STITCHED ME UPIN A FIELD HOSPITAL

ON THE KOSOVO BORDER.

I STILL HAVE A PIECEOF SHRAPNEL --

-RIGHT HERE.

BUT - I'M SUPPOSED TO BE TALKING TO YOU

ABOUT THE ROLE OF MASS COMMUNICATION IN SOCIETY,

NOT REHASHING OLD WAR STORIES...

THAT'S OKAY.

DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVEA QUESTION FOR MR. KERWIN?

WHEN THE SHRAPNEL HIT -DID YOUR LIFE, LIKE,

FLASH BEFORE YOUR EYES?

MY LIFE?

NO, NOT A BIT.

BUT THE BOMB BLAST SURE DID.

OKAY, I AM SO IN LOVE.

PAIGE - HE'S MY FATHER?

FATHER, SHMATHER,YOUR DAD'S HOT -

IN AN OLD MAN SORT OF WAY.

I CAN'T BELIEVE YOUR MOMEVER LET HIM GO.

'LET HIM GO?'

IT DIDN'T EXACTLY HAPPENLIKE THAT.

HE LEFT US, AND MOVEDTO EUROPE.

THERE WASN'T MUCHMY MOM COULD DO.

SO, WHY DID HE LEAVE?

I DON'T KNOW -

WAS THERE ANOTHER WOMAN?

NO.

HE DOESN'T EVENHAVE A GIRLFRIEND NOW.

THEY JUST - DIDN'T GET ALONG.

WELL, NOW THAT HE'S BACK,

MAYBE YOUR MOM AND DAD WILLWORK THINGS OUT.

GET BACK TOGETHER.

HEY, ASH - NEED A RIDE HOMEAFTER SCHOOL?

MEET YOU OUT FRONT.NICE MEETING YOU, GIRLS.

BYE, MR. KERWIN...

BYE MR. KERWIN.

TOBY?

TOBY! OVER HERE!

TOBES.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

AVOIDING LIBERTY.

WHAT ABOUT YOUR INTERVIEW?

DID YOU HEAR HER HAIKU?

SHE WANTS ME, MAN.

I'M OUTTA HERE.

J.T., YOU WERE SUPPOSEDTO MEET ME SEVEN MINUTES AGO.

LIBERTY, I FORGOT TO TELL YOU.

I CAN'T COMETO THE INTERVIEW TONIGHT.

TOBY AND I'VE GOT --

-- DANCE LESSONS TONIGHT.

RIGHT. TONIGHT IT'S - BALLROOM.

OH, I GET IT! IT'S A JOKE!

J.T., YOU ARE BEYOND FUNNY.

DANCE LESSONS-WITH A BOY!

ANYWAY, LET'S USEYOUR HUMOUR IN THE ARTICLE.

BUT IF YOU EVER WANTTO TAKE ACTUAL DANCE LESSONS,

YOU SHOULD LOOK ME UP...

HELP ME!

HERE WE GO.

THANKS AGAIN FOR TALKINGTO OUR CLASS TODAY, DAD.

HAVE I TOLD YOU HOW HAPPYI AM THAT YOU'VE MOVED BACK?

I'M HAPPY TOO, ASH.

ASHLEY, CAN WE -

I THOUGHT I HEARD A CAR.

HEY, ROBERT.

WOW - YOU LOOK GREAT!

I'M HOLDING A BAG OF GARBAGE...

ASH - THERE'S ONE MORE BAGIN THE GARAGE.

COULD YOU GO GET IT, WHILE YOUR DAD AND I CATCH UP?

SURE.

DAD - WE'RE STILL ONFOR SUNDAY, RIGHT?

DEFINITELY.

GREAT.

YOU KNOW, THE OLDERYOUR DAD GETS,

THE HANDSOMER HE BECOMES. LUCKY GUY.

EVERYONE AT SCHOOL LOVED HIMTODAY.

EVERYBODY ALWAYS LOVES HIM.

HE'S THE MOST CHARMING MANON THE PLANET.

YOU STILL THINK SO?

AFTER EVERYTHING YOU GUYS'VEBEEN THROUGH?

OF COURSE.

YOUR DAD AND I STILL CAREABOUT EACH OTHER.

YOU KNOW THAT, ASH.

GEE, ALMOST SOUNDS LIKE YOUWANT TO GET BACK TOGETHER...

GET BACK TOGETHER? NO.

WHAT MAKES YOU SAY THAT?

I DON'T KNOW,

YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN ACTING LIKETHERE'S SOME BIG SECRET LATELY.

I JUST THOUGHT, MAYBEIT WAS SOMETHING ABOUT YOU TWO.

WHAT, IS THERE SOMETHING?

ASH -

HE HASN'T FOUND SOME OTHERWOMAN, HAS HE?

HE'S NOT GETTING MARRIED -

NO.

WELL, THEN WHAT?

IS HE GAY? IS THAT WHATYOU'RE TRYING TO TELL ME?

ASH, THERE ARE THINGS YOUR DADAND I SHOULD'VE TALKED TO YOU

ABOUT A LONG TIME AGO -

MOM, I WAS JOKING -

IT'S NOT A JOKE.

YOUR DAD IS GAY.

I'M SORRY, I JUST DON'T GET IT.

HOW CAN ASH'S DAD, LIKE, DO ITWITH OTHER GUYS?

NOT ONLY THAT,HOW DOES HE DO IT -?!

I DON'T KNOW, J.T. I DIDN'T ASK.

WOMEN OKAY - REAL WOMEN,NOT GIRLS? - ARE SEXY.

BUT GUYS...

I MEAN, WE HAVE MUSCLES.WE SMELL.

WE HAVE BODY HAIR.

YOU WISH.

WOMEN CAN HAVE BODY HAIR, TOO.

MY AUNT BETTINAHAS THIS MOUSTACHE -

THAT'S NOT WHAT I MEAN.

I DON'T KNOW, J.T.

SOME PEOPLE ARE JUST GAY,I GUESS.

SO - HOW DID YOUR INTERVIEWWITH LIBERTY GO?

DON'T ASK. DON'T TELL.

HEY, ASH -CAN I JOIN YOU?

IS EVERYTHING OKAY?

YEAH. EVERYTHING'S FINE.

YOU'VE BEEN ACTING WEIRDALL DAY...

I FOUND OUT SOMETHINGABOUT MY DAD -

HEY ASH, IS EVERYTHING OKAY?

PAIGE, WE'RE TALKING -

PERFECT. 'CAUSE I WANT TO TALKABOUT SOMETHING TOO -

PAIGE, I'M REALLY NOTIN THE MOOD -

- CONCERNING YOUR DAD.

WHAT ABOUT HIM?

OKAY, I WAS THINKING.

ROBERT KERWIN - HANDSOME,STYLISH, CHARMING, SUCCESSFUL.

A TOTAL CATCH, RIGHT?AND YET - STILL SINGLE?

WHAT'S YOUR POINT?

WELL - HE COULD STILL BE HUNGUP ON YOUR MOM.

OR - AND I'M SURE THIS ISN'TTHE CASE -

BUT HAVE YOU EVER WONDEREDIF MAYBE IF YOUR DAD'S GAY?

IT WOULD EXPLAIN A LOT.

IS THAT SUPPOSED TO BE A JOKE?

NO, HON, NO -

YOU JUST BETTER MIND YOUR OWNBUSINESS FOR ONCE, PAIGE.

BUT - MY OLDEST BROTHER'S GAY,

TER, I WAS JUST TRYING TO HELP!

??

DON'T YOU THINK I'M MAKINGHEADWAY WITH J.T.?

WOULDN'T IT BE SOMETHING

IF WE BECAME THE NEWJIMMY AND ASHLEY?

YEAH - SOMETHING.

YOU THINK I SHOULD ASK HIM OUT?

OR IS THAT EVEN OKAY TO DO?

SURE.

IF YOU THINK HE LIKESYOU BACK.

YOU DON'T THINK J.T. LIKES ME?

J.T.'S A BOY. WHO KNOWS WHAT'SGOING ON IN HIS HEAD?

OKAY, THAT'S IT!

I'VE STOOD HER UP,I'VE IGNORED HER,

I'VE BEEN VERY RUDE TO HER -AND SHE WILL NOT TAKE A HINT!

THEN TELL HER, POINT-BLANK,YOU'RE NOT INTERESTED.

OKAY, THIS MAY SOUND DESPERATE,BUT - IT'S A PLAN.

REMEMBER THAT LITTLE TALK WEHAD ABOUT ASHLEY'S DAD,

AND HIS 'ORIENTATION'...?

YEAH...

WELL YOU KNOW WHAT COMING OUTDID TO HIS MARRIAGE.

WHAT IF I, UH,"CAME OUT" TO LIBERTY?

UH...

IT'D WORK. YOU KNOW IT WOULD.

ASHLEY -

I HAVE TO GET TO CLASS.

I'VE SIGNED YOU OUT THE RESTOF THE AFTERNOON.

ASH, WE NEED TO TALK. PLEASE.

LIBERTY! WAIT UP!WE NEED TO TALK.

I COULDN'T AGREE MORE.YOU FIRST.

YOU'LL BE THE ONLY PERSONWHO KNOWS

WHAT I'M ABOUT TO TELL YOU,

AND I'D LIKE TO KEEP IT THATWAY. OKAY?

SO DO YOU PROMISE YOU CAN KEEPA SECRET?

OKAY, I PROMISE.

CROSS YOUR HEART, HOPE TO DIEPROMISE?

YES, WHAT IS IT?!

I'M GAY.

WHAT?!

I LIKE BOYS. NOT GIRLS. GAY.

YOU'RE - YOU'RE JOKING.

NO I'M NOT.

AND I THOUGHT YOU SHOULD KNOW,SINCE, YOU THINK WE-

YOU THOUGHT I HAD A CRUSHON YOU?

PLEASE. OF COURSE I DON'T.

OKAY, WELL - GREAT. IT'S A LOTEASIER THAN I THOUGHT IT'D BE.

YOU WANTED TO TALK ABOUT SOMETHING?

NO, IT'S - NOT IMPORTANT.BUT THANKS FOR LETTING ME KNOW.

IT'S, UH, OUR LITTLE SECRET.

WERE YOU EVER PLANNINGTO TELL ME?

ASH, YOU WERE TOO YOUNGTO UNDERSTAND -

TOO YOUNG? WHEN YOU LEFT US,OKAY.

BUT YOU GUYS HAD FIVE YEARS -

WE DIDN'T HANDLE THISCORRECTLY, I ADMIT.

BUT WE THOUGHT IT'D BE BESTIF WE WAITED

'TIL YOU WERE OLDER.

GUESS WHAT? I'M OLDER.

AND IT'S STILL PRETTY HARDTO HEAR. RIGHT?

THIS IS GOING TO SOUNDSO SELFISH -

AND INCREDIBLY LAME -

BUT I HAD TO FIND MYSELF, ASH.

EVEN IF IT MEANT HURTINGYOU AND YOUR MOTHER.

IT'S NOBODY'S FAULT. AND IT'S NOT WRONG.

IT'S JUST THE WAY I AM.

SO WHY DID YOU EVEN GETMARRIED? YOU DIDN'T LOVE MOM --

ASH, OF COURSE I DID.I STILL DO.

BUT, I'M NOT IN LOVE WITH HER.

I TRIED TO MAKE IT WORK.

BUT I JUST COULDN'T.

AND I HATE MYSELF FOR HURTINGYOU -

BUT IT WAS THE ONLY THINGI COULD DO. HONEST.

I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT WORKED.

NO - I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU USEDTHAT EXCUSE!

OKAY, THERE SHE IS.IT'S TIME TO CEMENT THE DEAL.

HEY, LIBERTY GIRLFRIEND.

MAYBE YOU SHOULD TONE IT DOWN.

HAVE YOU, YOU KNOW,BEEN WITH...

OTHER MEN?

BUT MOSTLY, JUST ONE MAN.CHRISTOPHER.

CHRISTOPHER?

MY PARTNER. HE'S A GREAT GUY -

CHRISTOPHER. THE BLONDE GUY,WITH THE MOUSTACHE.

THE GUY WE WENT TO THE ZOOWITH THAT DAY.

WHEN I GOT THAT HORRIBLESUNBURN -

THE GUY YOU SAID WAS YOURFRIEND FROM WORK.

DAD - WE HAD HIM OVER FOR DINNER, IN OUR HOUSE--!

HONEY -

YOU LEFT US FOR HIM.

ASH, IT'S NOT THAT SIMPLE -

WE FELL IN LOVE.

I'M SORRY BUT I JUST DON'T KNOW HOW ELSE TO SAY IT -

NO.

ASH -

HOW COULD YOU DO THIS TO ME?

YOU SEE THIS IS EXACTLYWHY I WANTED TO WAIT

TILL YOU WERE OLDER.SO THAT YOU'D UNDERSTAND -

UNDERSTAND?!

YES. AND NOT JUST HATE ME.

FOR WHAT, DAD? HUH?

FOR KNOWING YOU WERE GAY?

OR FOR KNOWING THAT ALL YOU'VEEVER DONE IS LIE TO ME?!

ASHLEY?!

LIBERTY. DIDN'T YOU HEAR WHATI SAID EARLIER?

LOUD AND CLEAR.

AND THOUGH IT WAS A SHOCK, I SHOULD HAVE SEEN IT COMING.

DANCE LESSONS? AND THAT BOY BANDCOMPILATION CD YOU OWN?

THAT'S MY SISTER'S CD -!

WHATEVER! SO, I WAS THINKING.

WOULDN'T IT BE GREAT - I MEANYOU CAN SAY NO -

BUT WOULDN'T IT GREAT IF YOU CAME OUT IN THE GRAPEVINE?

WHAT?

WELL YOU KNOW.

AS PART OF THE INTERVIEW.

TO HELP ALL THE OTHER KIDSSTRUGGLING

WITH THIS SAME ISSUE.

LIBERTY, I DON'T THINK THAT'SA VERY GOOD IDEA.

J.T., IT'S NOTHING TO BEASHAMED OF -

LIBERTY, I'M NOT GAY, OKAY?!

YOU LIED?

YES, 'CAUSE - YOU JUST WOULDN'TTAKE A HINT.

AM I REALLY THAT HORRIBLE?

LIBERTY -

IF YOU DIDN'T LIKE ME,YOU SHOULD HAVE JUST SAID SO.

ASH! WHERE WERE YOU AFTERLUNCH?

NOWHERE. JUST - LEAVE ME ALONE.

ASH, C'MON. SOMETHING HAPPENED-

YOU WANNA KNOW WHAT'S BEENHAPPENING?

MY DAD CAME HERE TO TELL METHAT, NOT ONLY IS HE GAY?

BUT HE DROPPED OUT OF MY LIFEBECAUSE OF HIS BOYFRIEND.

IS THAT WHAT YOU WANTED TO HEAR?

DOES THAT EXPLAIN ALL FOR YOU?

ASH, COME ON -

I'VE - COME TO A DECISION.

MY DAD IS CUT OUT OF MY LIFE.FOR GOOD.

ASH, COME ON -

I HAVE MY MOM, I HAVE JEFF -I EVEN HAVE TOBY.

I DON'T NEED HIM.

ASH, WHAT YOU FOUND OUT -OF COURSE YOU'RE UPSET.

BUT YOU DON'T MEAN THAT.

DON'T TELL ME WHAT I MEAN,OKAY?

YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I'M GOINGTHROUGH?

MY MOM DIED, ASH.

SHE'S NEVER COMING BACK.

BUT YOU?YOU HAVE YOUR DAD BACK.

TERRI IT'S NOT THE SAME -

NO, IT'S NOT THE SAME.

AND YOU WANNA KNOW WHY?

'CAUSE YOU HAVE A CHOICE.I DON'T.

DON'T MAKE THE WRONG ONE.

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