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(EXHALES) I think my water just broke.

Toby, it's me. Listen, I'm
in the car with Kate, and, uh,

I really think
we should call an ambulance.

I've been drinking all day.

I thought I had it under control.

I don't think I can do this
without you, Zoe.

ZOE: His, uh, water bottle

was full of vodka.

RANDALL: Baby, it's not that I
don't want you to do what you love.

I'm just saying,
if we're gonna get childcare,

is the cost of that childcare

greater than or equal to
what we'd be bringing in?

You mean what I'd be bringing in.

He-he just... he doesn't look
like a regular...

Because he's not.

- (MONITOR BEEPING STEADILY)
- RANDALL: Good bye, little dude.

We're gonna come back
and see you again real soon.

- (SIGHS)
- He's gonna be good.

It's only been two days,
and he already looks stronger.

Yeah, I think so, too.

Okay.

- Please don't feel bad.
- Kate.

Mom's staying. It's gonna be good.

I wish we could stay longer,

but we got a whiteboard at home
that feels different.

- (KATE CHUCKLES)
- Thanks for coming.

- We love you guys.
- Love you, too.

See you.

♪ You are my sunshine ♪

♪ My only sunshine ♪

♪ You make me happy
when skies are gray ♪

♪ You'll never know ♪

♪ Jack ♪

♪ How much I love you ♪

♪ Please don't take ♪

♪ My sunshine away. ♪

♪

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(SIGHS)

I remember my first dance
like it was yesterday.

I wore a light pink chiffon dress

and white Mary Janes. (CHUCKLES)

- Check out my bow tie.
- Wow. Looks good, Kev.

Even better with pants.

I can't put them on too soon,

- or I'll get 'em wrinkled.
- KATE: You just want

to look good so you can get
your first kiss with Sophie.

So what if I want to kiss Sophie?

- She is my girlfriend.
- What's that about your girlfriend?

Our son is gunning
for his first kiss tonight.

Oh.

You better be a perfect
gentleman, Kevin.

- Duh, Mom.
- I hope Sophie likes hair gel.

- She'll like it.
- Is that stiff enough?

- Stop. It has to be perfect.
- REBECCA: Kev.

Upstairs, please.

- Pants.
- Hey, Katie girl.

Hi, Dad.

(SIGHS) All right, Bug. Here you go.

- Thanks, Mom.
- You're welcome.

I do not understand today's fashion.

- Who does?
- Hi.

- Hi. Hey!
- Ooh!

JACK: Look at you, Randall.

- Looking sharp.
- Wow. Yeah

No wonder Kate's friend wanted
to bring you to this dance.

Yeah, Jessica said she's really excited

that you decided to come
and dance with her.

Uh-huh. Have you guys seen my shoes?

- I can't find them.
- (CHUCKLES) Have you tried

putting your cards down
to look for them?

(SIGHS)

Today I found out that next week

I have a science test
on cytoplasmic organelles.

- I suck at organelles.
- JACK: Step ahead of me, bud.

I don't even know what organelles are.

Uh-uh. (CHUCKLES)

Shoes are under the table.

I have a feeling
Jessica's gonna be hearing

- a lot about organelles tonight.
- (CHUCKLES) Yeah.

Thank you for agreeing
to chaperone with me,

- by the way.
- Oh, yeah.

Wow, I can't believe they're
going to their first dance.

The awkwardness. The anticipation.

- (LAUGHS): The retainers.
- Yeah, sounds great.

Almost as great as...
a night without the kids.

You're being sarcastic,
and I don't even care.

(LAUGHS)

I can't believe how
grown-up they are, Jack.

Feels like just yesterday
they were babies.

Yeah.

("HOWL" BY JAKE HOULSBY PLAYING)

RANDALL: Hello, old friend.

Hit me. What's on the
docket for today, Jae-won?

JAE-WON: Back-to-back
interviews through lunch...

- (LINE BEEPS)
- Hang on, Jae-won.

I'm getting another call.

- Dej, what's up?
- DEJA: Where'd you put

the permission slip for my field trip?

In your backpack, uh, front pocket.

Got to go. Bye.

- Hit me.
- JAE-WON: After lunch,

we'll go over candidates for director of
communications, then more interviews.

Legislative aides...

♪ This is the calm before the storm... ♪

Whoa, that's a lot of dead trees, man.

I need to be home in time

- for Beth to get to her dance class.
- These are reports

from the Public Works
and Safety committees.

Committees you need
to get yourself placed on.

So get reading, Mon ami.

♪ The dawn... ♪

(CELL PHONE RINGING)

♪ This is the time to count the miles ♪

♪ So hold your fire ♪

♪ And clear your mind ♪

♪ You won't get left behind... ♪

Just stop going up.

Hey, babe. Sorry I'm late.

There's chicken on the stove.
Girls are upstairs.

Annie needs help with her science.

And tomorrow night,
don't forget my dance recital.

7:30 sharp.

Can't wait to see
what you've been working on.

- Thanks.
- Have a great class.

All right, thanks.

Who's higher on the food chain,

the owl or the mouse?

The owl, because it eats the mouse.

You bet your cute face it does.

♪ This is the calm... ♪

- Thanks, Dad.
- You're welcome.

- Favorite jeans, fresh out of the dryer.
- BETH: One, two,

three, four, five,

six, release your arms, and...

one, two, three, four...

♪ And this ain't the time
to chase the dawn ♪

(TOOTHBRUSH BUZZING)

♪ This is the time to count the miles ♪

Hey, babe. How was your...

♪ You won't get left behind. ♪

This is a great space.

Love your taste in art.

I love that one. That is a
flower that's supposed to,

uh, kind of look like a vagina. Right?

My daughter did that when she was seven.

Hmm. Well, she is, uh...

She's talented.

Why don't you each tell me

why you come to couples therapy.

So, the-the f-flashing
neon light in the room

is that I started drinking again

after about a year of, uh, being sober.

- Are you still drinking?
- No.

I'm not.

Um, I've been sober for four days now.

Been going to AA meetings

every single day, and I just really...

I need to do sobriety right this time.

And I want to do
this relationship right, too.

It's important to me.

What about you, Zoe?

Well, uh, a relapse I could deal with.

You know, you date an addict,
you know the-the risks, right?

Uh, but it's just
all the sneaking around

and the lying.

(EXHALES) I mean,
he was secretly drinking

a bottle of vodka in the hospital

while his sister was having
an emergency C-section.

Well, to be fair, that's exactly

the kind of situation
that makes you want to drink.

Okay.

Not that we're being fair.

I mean, we don't need... Who needs that?

Jane, I see you
trying not to smile at him.

And it's okay.

See, he's very charming.

And, uh, he makes me
want to smile at him, too.

I just don't want to be a sucker.

- You know?
- You're not the sucker.

Zoe, I messed up.

I messed up big. All right?

But I'm gonna do whatever
it takes to win your trust back,

because you're that important to me.

And, to be honest with you,
I can see it all with you.

The settling down, having kids,
moving to the burbs.

M-Maybe not the burbs. You know.
But... but the rest of it.

See that? We crushed the first question.

I think we're ready for the second.

♪ I've got the power... ♪

("THE POWER" BY SNAP! PLAYING)

Hey, you guys, have a blast.

I know how special first dances can be,

so we just want you to go and have...

There's Sophie.

I can't believe you guys are here.

- Don't embarrass us.
- (JACK CHUCKLES)

Fine. I just...
want you guys to have fun.

- Okay.
- Ugh.

Hi, Jessica. Um, thanks for inviting me.

You're welcome.

Um, do you happen to know
anything about mitochondria?

- You look really pretty.
- Thanks.

I like your bow tie, and your hair.

("MORE THAN WORDS" BY EXTREME PLAYING)

Do you want to dance?

♪ Saying I love you... ♪

Hey, we're gonna go prank
Principal Fleming soon.

- You in?
- Totally.

♪ To hear from you ♪

♪ It's not that I... ♪

I remember my first slow dance

- with Pete Novak.
- Yeah?

(LAUGHS)

He stepped on
every single one of my toes

until they were purple,
but I loved every minute of it.

- (JACK CHUCKLES)
- (SIGHS)

- Who was your first dance with?
- Never had one.

- What?
- I almost went

to homecoming once,
but my father, he, uh,

pulled a Stanley,
got into a fight with my mom,

and grabbed a six-pack
and took off with the car.

No car, no dance.

(SIGHS): Ah.

Oh, come on.

You're not seriously
upset by that, are you?

- I...
- That was 30 years ago.

I know, but... (SIGHS)
I'm bummed for you

that you didn't have
this iconic school experience.

Trust me, not getting to dance
to Frankie Avalon as a kid

was the least of my problems.

I think there are plenty
of chaperones here, don't you?

Come on.

I thought you wanted to see
the kids' first moments.

Yeah, I-I do, but we have
four hours for that.

We're-we're here for four hours?

- Yeah.
- Rebecca.

- (AIR PUMPING STEADILY)
- You are one handsome boy.

Sweet...

little handsome boy.

- GREEN: Hey, guys.
- Hi.

So it's time to take
some blood and urine samples.

Still totally routine.

We just have to continue to monitor

all his levels, okay?

If you want, you can talk
to Jack or sing to him.

- It can be comforting.
- Okay.

Toby, what should we sing?

♪ Raindrops on roses ♪

♪ And whiskers on kittens ♪

♪ Bright copper kettles ♪

♪ And warm woolen mittens ♪

Oh, you're doing so good, button.

Uh, we can't know if he's doing good.
He can't cry.

He's got that tube
crammed down his throat.

Okay. Blood sample's all done.

Now we're going to insert the catheter

into his urethra
to take the urine sample.

KATE: ♪ When I'm feeling... ♪

Okay, can you not?

C-Can't you get everything you need

fr-from the-the blood test

or slide a little tiny bedpan under him

and just wait until he pees

instead of sticking something else...

Toby, stop it.

(SIGHS)

KATE: ♪ When the dog bites ♪

- ♪ When the bee stings ♪
- I'm sorry.

♪ When I'm feeling... ♪

- Hey.
- Hey.

How was your AA meeting?
You find the one you like?

Yeah. I tried one in the East Village.

Uh, the people were pretty cool,

but the place kind of smelled
like asparagus.

I think there's
a vegan restaurant next door.

Listen, I need to talk to you about...

something you said at therapy.

Okay.

When you mentioned kids.

Is that something you really want?

Why? Are you pregnant?

- (SCOFFS SOFTLY)
- That was a bad joke.

Wait. Are you pregnant?

Kevin, I...

I want to be direct with you.

I love you.

(EXHALES)

But I don't want to have kids.

Kids have never been part of my plan and

they will never be.

(KEVIN SIGHS)

Is this because of your dad?

Um, I think it's more than that.

I... I like my life...
I like my life the way it is.

I-I...

I like that I have the freedom
to just pick up and travel.

I like not basing my life
around soccer practice

and math homework.

- Mm-hmm.
- I like that if we wanted,

we could have sex
on the counter right now

with no fear of a kid walking in
and being scarred for life.

- Well, I have the time.
- (CHUCKLES)

We are not having sex
on the counter right now.

Right. Well, um...

It's just, well...
You never mentioned this before.

Oh, I guess I thought
we were on the same page.

When your sister
was trying to get pregnant,

you said that... that having a kid

was the last thing you could imagine.

I know, but I just
kind of thought eventually,

you know, s...

It just seems like something people do.

But...

I guess I, I guess I don't
have to have one.

I mean, not necessarily.

(STAMMERS QUIETLY)

- Kevin.
- Hmm?

I have given this a lot of thought.

And you should, too.

If you... if you decide

you really, truly
don't want to have kids,

then I am all in with you.

I will stick it out
through the counseling

and your recovery, whatever it takes.

But if having kids is something you need

to make your life complete...

you have to tell me.

'Cause I don't want to waste
either of our time.

Thank you all so much for coming
to our spring showcase.

And I want to say a special thank you

to our newest instructor, Beth Pearson.

Beth just started with us,
but really went above and beyond

to get her dancers ready for tonight.

I am so proud of all of our dancers,

and the incredibly hard work
they've put in

to tonight's performance.

You are in for an exciting evening.

I'm thrilled to present
tonight's performance to you.

Now, if you'll all silence your phones,

we'll get started in a few moments.

(APPLAUSE)

Damn, you really went for it
with these flowers.

- (CHUCKLES)
- Thank you, baby. I love 'em.

- You know what I love?
- Hmm?

My wife.

And that badass dance
she choreographed tonight.

Ah, come on. I just helped
it across the finish line.

Don't be modest. Hey, that one part

where the dancer kept doing

those twirly things
that went on and on and on?

She looked like a human dreidel.

- What do you call those things?
- Pirouette.

She did seven pirouettes
off of one plié.

Last week, she could
have only done five.

Well, that was before
Beth Pearson showed up

on the scene like some kind
of ballet fixer.

Like Harvey Keitel in Pulp Fiction,

- but with ballet.
- (BOTH LAUGH)

You know, my boss gave me
a really nice shout-out

in her speech at the beginning.
(CLICKS TONGUE)

I wish you could have
been there to hear it.

Well, I'm really sorry.

I tried my hardest to be there
at 7:30 sharp.

Tell me what she said about you.

Her exact words.

She said I went above and beyond.

That's what I'm talking about.

Mm. All right. I'm gonna take a shower.

Come back down and get
the girls' lunches ready.

- Mm-hmm.
- Uh, you have dishes tonight.

Yeah. I got it.

- Mm-hmm.
- Hey, Beth. Uh, sorry.

Marcus Duncan, city council president,

invited us to dinner
at his house tomorrow night

with the other incoming councilmen.

Oh. I can't. I have a class till 5.

Yeah, but dinner's not till 8:00.

Look, I know it'll be tight,

but I really think you could make it.

I wouldn't ask
if it wasn't important, Beth.

Duncan assigns the new
councilmen to their committees.

It's important that I make
a good impression on him.

And I... You tend to be
the most impressive part

of the impressions that I make.

But if it's too much, I understand.

No. No. I'll be there.

- Really?
- Yeah.

Thank you.

You know what you really missed out on

- by not going to school dances?
- What's that?

Where you sneak away

and find a hidden place
to make out with your date.

Oh.

RANDALL: What are you guys doing?

- Randall?
- Randall.

What... (SIGHS) What are you doing here?

I came in here to study
for my science test.

Hey, you know, Kate's friend,
she invited you here.

(EXHALES)

Dad, my science average is 97.6,

and Willy Hogan's
science average is 97.8.

Which is why I need to read
about mitochondria right now.

No. Randall, you made
a commitment to Jessica.

So, you can study this weekend
until your brain overheats,

but right now, you're gonna
go back in that gym,

and you're gonna ask that girl
if she wants to dance.

- Yeah, come on. Let's go.
- I...

Let's go.

Okay. But if I don't get into
an Ivy League college,

- it's on you guys.
- Fine.

Let's go.

Hey, babe. What's up?

BETH: Babe, I need to talk
to you about tonight.

I know timing sucks,

but something exciting happened
for me at work,

and I'm not sure I'm gonna
be able to make the dinner.

- What happened?
- My boss

invited me out for drinks tonight

with some of the other instructors

to talk about the future of the studio.

And it's a big deal to be
included, since I'm brand-new.

Well, can't it wait until tomorrow?

No, 'cause it's happening tonight.

I already told Duncan we were
both gonna be there for dinner.

Yeah.

- See you later, Beth.
- Okay.

Yeah, I thought I could,

- but now a work thing came up.
- (PHONE RINGING)

- You got to take this.
- Just one second.

You know my work is just as
legitimate as yours is, Randall.

I know that.

(SIGHS SOFTLY)

Hey, Beth, look, I know you can't see

what my days have been like lately,

but I have been burning the candle

at about 12 different ends
trying to be a good councilman

and husband and father,

which, for the record,
has been my pleasure.

But now, I need you
to do this one thing. Okay?

I need you to be there for me tonight.

Are you hearing me?

Yeah, I hear you.

You've made it clear what you want.

(LINE CLICKS)

Uh...

Hey, how's that Highlights treating you?

Well, I haven't found
all the differences

between the two pictures
of the cat climbing a tree,

- so...
- I know that one.

In picture number two,
the bird's missing a wing.

- So it is.
- This place needs new magazines.

Toby.

I'm Gavin.

I've seen you and your wife
around here past few days.

Yeah, six days.

We've been here... six days,
and I still feel like

I'm outside myself,
watching someone else

in my body from above.

Tell me about it.

We've been here six weeks. (SIGHS)

(CHUCKLES SOFTLY)

I know.

Our baby was born
with a hole in her heart.

And they did surgery,
and-and then she got better,

but then she got worse.

Then the infection cleared,
and then her bowel ruptured,

and... (SIGHS)

I'm pretty sure that
all the bad karma I accumulated

by being a dick in my 20s
has finally caught up to me.

Our kid is 12 weeks early.

Two and a half pounds.

He's hooked up to
all those I.V.s and machines.

He's got this...

ventilator tube crammed down his throat.

It's blocking his vocal cords,
so he can't cry.

I've never heard my kid cry.

Can you believe that?

You want to hear something
really messed-up?

You know Max and Louise,
they got a kid here.

And Max is, like, NBA tall,
and Louise has that red hair.

Oh, yeah. She looks like
Wilma from The Flintstones.

- (SNAPS FINGERS)
- Exactly. Max and Louise.

So, their baby's organs are failing,

and they can't do anything about it,

so their baby's not coming home.

Uh, you're right, that is messed-up.

No, no, the messed-up part is
sometimes I think about them,

and-and it makes me feel better.

(CHUCKLES) I think,
"Oh, at least I've got

a chance of going home.

I'm better off than Max and Louise."

Dark.

(CHUCKLES SOFTLY) Yep.

My wife Kate, she...

she sings to the baby.

She holds his little tiny hand,

then she calls him "little button,"

because he's so... friggin' tiny.

(SNIFFS)

And she smiles at him.
She genuinely smiles at him.

'Cause they're better at it
than us... moms.

I don't, I don't know.

It's 'cause they literally
grew the kids inside of them,

or-or what, but they,
you know, they just...

they're, you know... they're better.

Yep.

♪

(APPLAUSE)

Hi. My name is Tyler,
and I'm an alcoholic.

GROUP: Hi, Tyler.

The way I treated...

♪

Kevin?

What are you doing lurking
outside of my apartment?

Uh, I-I wasn't.

I-I wasn't lurking.

I was coming from the community center.

I was walking to the train,
and, uh, I didn't realize

how close your place was until
I actually got to your street.

So I was gonna walk
an extra block, you know,

to avoid the whole thing,
but it's raining,

so I thought, well, I'll just
walk right past her place.

And then I-I got here,
and I-I started, uh,

well, I-I started lurking.

What were you doing at the
community center in Park Slope?

I was at an AA meeting.

Yeah, I've been going
to different neighborhoods.

I'm trying to find a
good fit, but, um...

Don't worry about it.
I'll-I'll mark this one off for sure.

Uh, I'm sorry for... I'm sorry.

Have a good night, Soph. I'm sorry. Bye.

Kevin, wait. I...

Are you okay?

I'm only asking 'cause,
when you broke up with me,

I just spent a lot of time
wondering if you were okay.

I also wanted to kill you.

It was like 50% wondering,

50% wanting to kill.

More like 70/30.

70% wondering if I was okay
and 30% wanting to kill me?

No.

Got it.

Um...

I'm okay.

Okay, good.

Can we go get a coffee?

I'm engaged.

Oh.

Well, then, a coffee should be safe.

(SIGHS, DRUMS FINGERS)

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

(SIGHS)

(LINE RINGING)

BETH (RECORDED): Hi. You've
reached Beth Pearson.

- Please leave a message.
- (BEEP)

(SIGHS)

♪

(LINE RINGING)

BETH (RECORDED): Hi. You've
reached Beth Pearson.

- Please leave a message.
- (BEEP)

I've called you four times, Beth.

What, did you turn your phone off

so you wouldn't have to deal with me

while you're busy standing me up?

(LAUGHS)

You know, if you had told me

something was this important to you,

Heaven and Earth couldn't have
stopped me from being there.

But maybe that's the difference
between us. I don't know.

I hope it was worth it. Okay?

I hope you're off
having fun talking about

how to teach bored housewives
how to twirl better.

Grow the hell up, Beth.

♪

- Are you okay?
- Oh, yeah. Yeah.

I'm just... taking it all in.

Come on, guys! We got to hurry!

Go faster! We don't want to get caught!

- Come on, Sophie, throw one.
- I don't want to.

(SIGHS) Please?

KEVIN: So, your fiancé, this Grant,

uh, does he work
at the hospital as well?

- He's a kindergarten teacher.
- Oh.

I met him at my friend Allison's
birthday party.

Allison. I remember Allison.
She's the one that hates me.

- No, that was Alicia.
- Alicia hates me.

Yeah. But now Allison hates you, too.

- Really?
- Yeah.

- Now everyone I know hates you.
- Okay, fair enough.

Yeah, well, okay, go on, go on.

Uh, well, it was only, like,
a month after we broke up.

Uh, I wasn't even gonna go to the party

'cause I was still in my, like,
"only wear sweatpants

and re-watch every episode
of Friends" phase.

But she convinced me, and...

there was Grant, sitting at the piano,

playing "She's Always a Woman."
(CHUCKLES)

He's from Long Island,

so Billy Joel's pretty much his god.

Yeah, of course.

We locked eyes, and it was one of those

stupid magical moments.

And six months later,
he put a ring on it. (CHUCKLES)

- Hmm.
- It's a beautiful ring.

Thank you.

So, you guys gonna have kids, or...?

Uh, I'm sorry, don't answer that.

That's none of my business.

It's just, uh...

Well, um...

Zoe doesn't want kids.

Like, ever, and I'm, you know, I'm...

(SIGHS): I don't know what I want.

But... I need to make a decision

before she commits to spending...

...time with me. And...

(SIGHS)

I need to choose between
a life without Zoe

- or a life without kids.
- Mm-hmm.

Right? Which really sucks for me

because I'm bad at making choices.

- Yeah, well, that's probably 'cause
- you're not used to doing it.

What do you mean?

Kev, y-you always got it all.

I mean, our entire lives,

you were able to get
exactly what you wanted

just by being you.

♪

What are you doing, Kevin?

Now you're stuck with me.

But this Zoe sounds like

- she's really good for you.
- Yeah.

She got you to go to couples counseling.

I mean, I couldn't even
get you to see Amélie.

Yeah.

(BOTH CHUCKLE)

- Sorry about that.
- (BOTH LAUGH)

(PHONE CHIMES)

Oh, that's the hospital.

Um, I got to run.

Yeah? Okay. Okay.

S-Sophie. Hey, um...

Kev...

just... decide what you want.

You always get it.

RANDALL: Maya, you have outdone
yourself with this meal.

They're gonna have to
wheel me into work tomorrow

- on a shopping cart.
- (WOMAN CHUCKLES)

Thank you, Randall.
That's what I aim for.

Oh, thank you. Goodness.

We'll pack a container for your wife.

It's a shame to let the
entire lamb chop go to waste.

I'm sorry it was so last-minute.

She got stuck with work.

(DOORBELL RINGS)

- Excuse me a moment.
- Yes.

MARCUS: So, Tom, your brother
works with the city?

TOM: He's general counsel for the mayor.

He just started about a year or so ago,

but things are going
really well for him right now.

MAYA: Look who I found at our doorstep.

Hi, everyone. I'm so sorry I'm late.

- Beth. Hi.
- Hey.

I thought, I thought you weren't coming.

Are you kidding me? I was trying
like a madwoman to get here.

There was an accident on 95
and traffic was at a standstill.

Then my phone died,
so it was the perfect storm.

MAYA: Oh, you poor thing.

Riesling or Cabernet?

- BETH: I have to choose?
- (LAUGHTER)

You know what, if you could
direct me to your restroom

- and then maybe a phone charger.
- Baby, I got one in my car.

- I can give it to you later.
- MAYA: Oh, no problem.

We've got them all over the place.

- Hon, follow me.
- Oh, thanks. Excuse me.

RANDALL: Yes.

♪

TOBY: Hey.

(AIR PUMPING STEADILY)

- (WOMAN SPEAKING OVER P.A.)
- (TOBY SCOFFS)

They got everything they needed.

(WHISPERS): He's sleeping.

Poor guy needs a rest.

(SIGHS)

Yeah.

I'm sorry I left like that.

It's okay. No big deal.

Uh... no, it is a big deal.

I've been letting you down,

and I need you to admit that it sucks.

Okay. All right.

(SIGHS)

I guess I... I feel like
I'm doing this alone,

and it sucks.

(SIGHS)

When I look at him...

...all I can see is tubes and tape

and needles and pain.

But when you look at him,
you see our son,

and you know exactly
how to take care of him.

And I have no idea how you do that.

When I look at Jack, I am scared as hell

of his tubes and his tape, too.

But then I look at his eyes,
and I-I see that

his left is just a tiny smidge
bigger than his right,

like yours.

And when I see the little
tiny crease above his chin,

like mine,

I see us. I see us.

And he's tiny.

And it is scary.

But, Tobe... we made him.

(CHUCKLES)

You and me.

(SIGHS)

What if I'm just not cut
out for any of this?

Tobe, you are.

(CHUCKLES)

And I believe that so much
that I'm going to take a shower.

- That's weird.
- No.

It's necessary.

I mean, it's been days
since I've showered,

and it's getting funky, so...

- I'm gonna leave you here alone. Okay?
- Okay.

And you're gonna be great.
You don't have to do anything.

All right.

- Okay?
- Yeah.

- I love you.
- I love you.

♪

(EXHALES)

BETH: That sounds beautiful.

(QUIET CHATTER CONTINUES)

You... you get your phone back on?

It's charging.

How's everybody liking Maya's
purple sweet potato cheesecake?

- Oh, it is delicious, Maya.
- (BETH CHUCKLES)

I would love the recipe,

- if you'd share it.
- MARCUS: Absolutely.

When you gonna have time
to start making cheesecake

- all of a sudden now?
- (LAUGHTER)

I'd eat my hat if Marcus
had time to make cheesecake.

- (LAUGHTER)
- Are you much of a baker, Beth?

Uh, I'm more of a tear open
a bag of Oreos kind of gal.

- (LAUGHTER)
- More coffee, anyone?

I'd love a refill, Maya.

- You want some?
- I'm good.

MARCUS: Beth, Randall tells us that
you used to work in urban planning.

It's good for Randall
to have someone, uh,

with that type of background
on his court,

especially as he takes the reins
of District 12.

Thank you, Marcus, but, uh,

this man has enough
brilliant ideas of his own.

♪

- Have a safe drive home, you two.
- Thank you, sir.

I'm really looking forward
to working with you.

Beth, uh, before you get in
your car and check your phone,

earlier, uh, when I thought
you weren't coming,

uh, I left you a voice mail.

I kind of went off.

It's not exactly my proudest moment.

I'd really appreciate
if you just deleted the message.

You mean the one where you belittled me

and told me to grow the hell up?

Yeah, I got it.

After I gave up an important
night with my new coworkers,

then sat nearly three hours in traffic,

then endured a three-hour dinner,

because, "Sure,
I'd love a refill, Maya."

- Beth...
- You know what, Randall,

you still have that cot at your office?

You should go sleep on it.

And take this weird-ass
purple cheesecake with you.

Hey, Zoe?

Hey.

So, here's the thing.

If I have to choose between
a life with you

and a life with kids, it's no contest.

I choose you.

Are you sure?

Really sure?

- If you need more time...
- I choose you.

♪

It's you. Final answer.

Okay.

Okay.

Come here.

(ROCK MUSIC PLAYING)

Does it make you sad
that you never went to a dance?

Come on, of course not. No.

("DON'T LET LOVE PASS ME"
BY FRANKIE AVALON PLAYING)

♪ Why won't the moon ♪

♪ Ever shine for me... ♪

You know, I think this is a little dated

for Generation Nirvana.

- Mm.
- Did you request it?

- For you.
- ♪ I've been a good guy ♪

♪ All of my life... ♪

Um, Jack, would you, uh...

I don't know,
maybe want to dance with me?

♪ Why won't the moon ♪

♪ Ever smile for me? ♪

- This is ridiculous.
- Maybe.

♪ It makes me want to cry ♪

♪ I've been waiting
a long, long time... ♪

You know, being here
doesn't make me sad.

In fact, if anything,
it makes me amazed.

The kids, they have
such a normal upbringing,

and that's because of you.

I mean, I don't have any of this
in my back pocket.

You know, n-no good
childhood memories to go off of,

so I'm just kind of
making things up as I go along.

But you... you do all this so well.

It's all so effortless.

And I think things are gonna
be effortless for them, too,

because of you.

Anyway, that...

that's mainly what I'm feeling.

I'm just... I'm amazed by you.

Well, I'm in love with you.

Whew.

♪ I've been a good guy... ♪

Hey, do you think, if you and I
had gone to school together,

that we would've liked each other?

♪ Don't let love pass me by... ♪

(CHUCKLES): I don't know.

The girl with bows in her hair

and the boy who got
in his first fistfight

- when he was eight years old?
- Mm-hmm.

(INHALES SHARPLY)
I think I might have been

too big a Goody Two-shoes for you.

- You know what I think?
- Hmm?

JACK: I think, if I saw you in school,

everything else would disappear.

♪ Don't let love pass me by... ♪

All of a sudden,
none of it would have mattered,

not my dad's drinking
or my parents fighting.

I would have walked
right up to you and said...

Hi.

♪ And do what I ought to do... ♪

And that would've been it.

Happily ever after.

- Really?
- Mm-hmm.

- Just like that?
- Just like that.

♪ Please make my dream come true... ♪

- What about our kids?
- Hmm?

What do you think
their "happily ever after"

is gonna look like?

("HOWL" BY JAKE HOULSBY PLAYING)

(MESSAGE WHOOSHES)

♪ This is the calm before the storm ♪

(COMPUTER CHIMES)

♪ This is the sea between the isles ♪

♪ And this ain't the time
to chase the dawn ♪

♪ This is the time
to count the miles... ♪

Hi, button.

Hi.

Toby, you ready?

Uh... uh... yeah.

- Yeah. Okay. You sure?
- Yeah.

♪ Yet to break out, yet to run... ♪

Jack, this is your dad.

♪

I'm not sleeping in Philadelphia, Beth.

We can't keep simmering
like this forever.

Fine, you want to do this right now?

Let's do this. Close the door.

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