02x03 - Par For The Course

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Previously on The Secret Life
of the American Teenager...

Adrian's here.

- It is her fault.
- It isn't anyone's fault.

Grace k*lled him, but she is
the one who made sex look like fun.

- We're gonna have a baby.
- Yep.

Now Dad is dead.

And he had a horrible death
because I had incredible sex.

I can't take it.

I can't think about anything
other than having sex with Amy.

So you are a man.

I got you this.

It's beautiful!

Thank you for everything today, George.

I can't take another visitor.

Hi, Anne.

I saw the way that
you were touching her.

It hasn't been 24 hours. You love her.

I don't even know
that woman, that Betty.

And she looks like a hooker.

Yeah, well, I might be
getting a hooker soon

if we don't have some sort of contact.

Believe me, Ben, I will not be having
sex for a very, very long time.

I was wondering
what you would think

if I asked your mother if
the three of us got a house together.

R-Really? We could move to a house?

I don't want you to love me,
and I don't love you anymore.

What are you doing here?

Your mom asked me to come.

She wanted me to try to talk to Grace.

How you doing, buddy?

Buddy? We're not buddies.

Not anymore.

Come on, Tom.

If Tammy wanted to have sex,
wouldn't you have sex?

After this? Are you kidding me?

I'm down to my last parent.

Well, there must be something
I can do for you today.

It's gonna be a tough day.

Yeah, but we'll get through with it
without your help.

We'll all get through
with it without your help.

I am the man of this house.

I know that, but still,
can't I do something?

I have to, Tom. I have to do something.

I'm going crazy.

I need to help do something.

Can you bring back my dad?

- I'm just gonna go see if--
- Go ahead.

Hey, Grace.

I just wanted to see
if you were okay this morning.

Stop. Just don't touch
anything on this bed, okay?

Okay, Grace.

- Grace--
- There's nothing you can do for me.

Okay? Nothing.

Yeah, well, there's
something you can do for me.

Talk to me, please.

I just can't believe I let you
talk me into having sex with you.

I thought it was a mutual decision.

A mutual decision made out of love
and respect for each other.

- Well, it wasn't.
- I guess it wasn't.

But I was willing to wait.

You were the one
pushing for sex, Grace.

I would never have had sex

if you hadn't been having sex
with every other girl in the school.

I had to do it. I had to.

??Just get away from me.

I was just trying to hug you, Grace.

And I'm sorry. I'm sorry we had sex,
but we didn't k*ll your father.

Yes, we did.

Grace, I love you.

Not enough to say no.
No to me, no to every other girl.

Okay, it's my fault.
Everything's my fault.

It is your fault.

- I'll see you at the church.
- No, you won't.

- At the funeral, at the church.
- I'm not going. I can't.

I can't just go there and face
all the people at the church,

face all my dad's friends
and his patients. I can't.

I can't go there and face my father.

Stop. I hate you.

I just hate-- I hate me.

Mom, I can't find my paper--
my history paper.

I put it inside my book.

What?

What? Good morning.

I thought I'd come by to see

if I could take John to
the nursery for you this morning.

- You don't have a car seat.
- I do have a car seat.

Same one you have in your mom's car.

Still, you don't know
how to drop him off.

You have to go in with him and hold him,

and walk him around the place
until he's used to it,

and then you have to put him in the bed.

- You don't know which bed.
- I bet someone could tell me.

Come on.

I'll take him, and you can take
your time getting ready for school.

I don't know.

Good morning, Ricky. Thank you, Ricky.

Hey, John. Say hi to Ricky.
Here's your daddy.

Hey, there, little fella. Good morning.

I don't know if I want him to take him.

Amy, we're running late. It would
be really great if Ricky took him.

I can take him.

He'll be fine.

I'll see you at school.

I'll give you a minute-by-minute
report. Promise.

I don't like surprises.
Call first next time.

He did.

Bye. See you at school.

We're still gonna go by the nursery
to make sure John's okay, right?

No, we're not.

I'm gonna let your dad take
you to school, you and Ashley.

I have to get to work early to set up
for a very important meeting

before my doctor's appointment.

The meeting's after, but I want
to make sure nothing goes wrong.

You called him? You called Ricky?

No, he called while
you were in the shower.

He can't come by this afternoon because
he's going to Dr. Bowman's funeral.

I forgot to tell them
I have to have today off.

Yesterday was terrible.

Everyone I worked with
was so shocked and so upset.

Everyone at that church is.

I think that the ladies
that you work with

are counting on you to
cover for them this afternoon.

But I want to go to the funeral.

Who's gonna watch the children, Amy?

Who's gonna watch John
and the other children

if you and all the adults
are at the funeral?

They'll have other people
to cover, I would think.

They can't just take off every time
someone at that church passes away.

I'm sure they have a backup plan.

Amy, you are so lucky to have this job.

You have to be there for them today.

You be a part of that backup plan.
Be grateful. Make a contribution.

Everyone at school
is going to that funeral.

You can't.

You gotta get ready for school.

Good morning.

It was nice kissing you last night.
I dreamed about it.

Lucky you.

Lucky me?

Yeah, I wish I had time to dream.

Hey, are you going to the funeral?
To Dr. Bowman's funeral?

No. Unfortunately, I will be working.

Ricky's going.

I guess the two of you worked that out?

- Yes, we did.
- Everyone else is going.

All of our friends will be going.

It's not the prom.
We're not missing the prom.

We're missing a funeral.

And we're new parents.
We can't do everything.

Hey, Dad said we need to leave.

Get dressed.

I'll see you at school.

Uh, love--

...you.

You look like hell.

Yeah, I know.

I'm kind of getting used to it.

- But you look pretty.
- What do you want?

I don't want anything.
I'm just saying you look pretty.

- What do you want?
- I was just wondering--

No.

...if you wanted to help out
at the nursery today?

- Instead of you?
- I want to go to the funeral.

- You can't.
- I can if you help me out.

I can't. I don't have a work permit
and I don't like children.

If you volunteer
and you don't get paid,

you could just take my place
for this afternoon.

- I'm sure they won't mind.
- The children would mind.

- Please?
- No, Amy.

This is your job and it's your baby.

Are you going to the funeral?

No. Why would I go to the funeral?

I don't know Dr. Bowman.
You know what? You don't, either.

I still have to go to pay my respects,

and especially after
everything Grace has done for me.

You just want to go because
you think everyone else is going.

Well, they are.

Well, you can't,
because you're working.

I'm tired of working.

I wanna go out.

- To a funeral?
- Anywhere.

Anywhere but to work
and to school and to here.

Never mind.

You wouldn't understand.

You're wearing your robe.

Where's Amy?

She's still getting ready.

- Where's your mom?
- Still getting ready.

These guys can't do anything
without us. ??Look at this place.

Yeah, I know.

Hey, see if you can steal the can opener.
I haven't been able to pick one up yet.

- They'll never miss it.
- Why do we need one?

If we had a can opener, I'd cook.

Yeah, but it would be
something out of a can.

What are you doing?

I'm stealing the can opener
so Dad'll cook.

We have more than one.

You don't have to steal anything.
You can just ask.

- Okay, I'm asking.
- Take it.

I need to talk to your dad anyway.

I'll be in the car.

Stealing's wrong.

How you feeling?

Pregnant.

I still can't believe I'm having a baby.

I can't believe it.

You know, George,
we still haven't filed for divorce.

Give me the papers.
I'd be happy to sign.

- Getting married again?
- I guess.

You guess? Your new boyfriend
doesn't want to get married?

Yeah, he wants to get married,
but it's because I'm having a baby,

and it's not a good feeling.

I doubt we'd even be talking about this
if it wasn't for what happened,

but it happened, so...

So.

So, we need to get the divorce going.

Where'd we leave it?

We left it with my attorney was
going to send you the papers

as soon as I looked at them,

but I haven't had a chance to look
at them since the baby was born.

So basically, I asked for the house

because I figured
I was going to

be taking care of Amy
and Ashley and the baby,

and I asked for everything
in the house and my car.

- What else?
- Are you okay with that?

I got my own place, and it's kind
of like we bought a second home,

and we've had this place 15 years,

so the payment is practically nothing,

and frankly, I figured
I owed you the house.

You gave me 15 years of your life,
two beautiful children,

and I chose to go outside
the marriage for sex,

so that's the penalty, I'll live with it.

Okay, thanks.

But you had to have
some money to buy that house.

Yeah. I took it out of the store.

Is there any more money in the store?

Money that you could share?

No. You're getting the house, Anne.
What more do you want?

Your boyfriend
comes from money, you know.

No, I don't know.
I haven't met his family.

Besides, his money has
nothing to do with our money,

and it is our money.

Not your money to
dole out as you please.

You get the house and I get
the store, and we split the kids.

You take care of Amy
and I take care of Ashley.

That's completely fair,
right down the middle.

Are you taking care of Ashley?

Because she was over there
the other night by herself

while you were over
at Kathleen's house.

It's not like I was out on a date.
I had to go over and help Kathleen.

She's got no one else to help her.

And yes, I'm taking care of Ashley.
Are you taking care of Amy?

What? Where is she, anyway?
Somewhere getting pregnant again?

Should we go to the funeral
if Ben's not going?

The whole school is going.

Yeah, it looks that way,
but why is the whole school going?

Grace is very popular.

Yeah, but it's not like
it's a party or something.

I don't think people should
just show up to a funeral.

I thought you wanted to go.

I do, but we're her friends.

I don't think everybody
else should be going.

I don't know if she'd consider us friends.

Yeah, I don't, either.

Are you going to the funeral?

Is everyone going to the funeral?

Are you going to the funeral?

I'm not sure.

I'm not even sure
Grace is going to the funeral.

Her mother said
she won't come out of her room.

- She has to go.
- No, she doesn't.

- She's too distraught.
- Money says she goes.

What did you say?

Well, some people think she's
going to be the next Miss Havisham--

she's going to lock herself
in her room for the rest of her life.

But others feel she's
going to emerge for the service.

It's a very sad but even bet.

You are disgusting.

You are all disgusting.

Jack. Jack, hey.

Hey, how are you?

Not good.

I was over there this morning.

She hates me.

And now I hate me.

And you know what? I hate you, too.

You started all this.

- I didn't do anything.
- Don't act so innocent.

If you and I hadn't hooked up
the first of the school year,

I wouldn't have been pursuing
every girl that would have sex with me

the rest of the year.

I think you were
the one who called me.

So? You don't know how
to say no? You don't, do you?

You're okay having sex with
any guy who'll have sex.

Hey, you two, what's going on?

- Are you all right?
- No, I'm not all right.

Somehow, I k*lled Grace's dad.
It's all my fault.

Because I like sex, I'm responsible for
Dr. Bowman dying in a plane crash.

That's ridiculous.

- It is, isn't it?
- Yes, of course it is.

It was an accident.
It had nothing to do with anything.

Other than mechanical failure.

It's not your fault.

It's not anyone's fault.

- Feeling better?
- Why do you ask?

Adrian was-- She was just having
a hard time, and I was comforting her.

You know, as a friend.

Thanks, Ben.

Bye, Amy.

If you're thinking that
you're going to sleep with her

because I won't sleep with you,

you've got another thought
coming, Ben Boykewich.

I'm not thinking about
sleeping with anyone.

- Are you?
- What?

Your shoes. Your bedroom slippers?

Oh, great.

Still, you'd better not
be flirting with Adrian

because you're not getting sex from me.

I'm not flirting with anyone, Amy.

Jeez. You're starting to
get a little insecure.

No, I'm not.

I love you. I really love you.

And we're going to be together
for the rest of our lives.

So, whenever we have sex,

whether it's next year
or five years from now

or ten years from now,

whenever, I'll be fine.

Who are you trying
to convince? Me or you?

All I can tell you is
it isn't going to be this year.

by "this year," do you mean
school year or calendar year?

So, you're going to the funeral?

Everyone's going.

Yeah. I decided that
I could get through it.

There's going to be
so many people there.

You hardly even know Grace.

You didn't know her dad at all.

So? It's like you said,

Grace has been
very good to you this year.

I think we should go to support her.

She's having a really hard time.

Well, of course she is.

We heard that she thinks she k*lled
her own father by having sex.

- Not just any sex. Great sex.
- I know. She told me that.

And you didn't tell us?

Why do you never tell us anything?

- So, it is true.
- Yes, it's true.

She told me that
when I went over to her house.

I went over to her house
because I'm her friend.

- You're not her friends.
- Yes, we are.

We are as much as anyone else.

Is the whole school going?

- Yeah.
- Yeah.

Do you think Grace is going
to go to the funeral?

Yes, I think Grace is going
to go to the funeral.

- Don't you?
- Joe's taking bets.

What?

On whether or not Grace will come
out of her room and go to the services.

So, people are going just to see
if Grace pulls herself together?

What's going on?

Apparently, the entire school
wants to find out

if Grace is going to the funeral or not.

Did you start some rumor that
Grace isn't going to the funeral?

I think I should be there.

In case she needs someone. A friend.

- You're not that close.
- Yes, we are.

Okay, we're not. Still.

How'd it go at the nursery?
How'd John do?

You make way too big
a deal out of everything.

John was fine.

It's a nice place, the church nursery.

Yeah. You don't have to
spend too much time there.

It's nicer than a butcher shop.

What? Are you complaining?

No, I'm not complaining.
I like working at the butcher shop.

I was just saying that
the nursery's nice, that's all.

What are you in
such a bad mood about?

And why are you
wearing bedroom slippers?

Because I just had your baby and,
hello, I'm a little exhausted.

I know that.

That's why I was trying
to help you out this morning.

I mean, I'd be happy to
take John every morning.

I don't want you to take him.

I'm fine taking him.
I can handle him all by myself.

Hey! He's my son, too, you know.

Problems in Daddy-land?

- Hey.
- Hey, yourself.

So, are we going to the funeral together?

- I've never been to one.
- I've never been to one, either.

- So?
- So, I don't know, Adrian.

Maybe it's not appropriate.

Maybe we'd just look like
we're on a date or something.

Or like we're a couple or something?

Yeah.

We're not enough of a couple
to go to a funeral together?

No, I don't think so.

- What was that for?
- I just feel like slapping people today.

- What was that for?
- The hug.

What hug?

She was upset. I hugged her.

Just don't have sex with her.

If you have sex with Adrian,
someone really will die.

Because I wouldn't like that. At all.

Hi. I'm sorry I'm late.

Oh, that's okay.

Where is everyone?

I told them you had an emergency.

We'll do it another time.

But I'm just 15 minutes late.

I didn't know how much
longer you were going to be.

And they're not that excited

about adding green elements
to their house anyway.

But I was going to get them excited.

I have samples. I have suggestions.

I have a plan that
would save them money.

It's okay. You still can.

You can use your samples
and suggestions and your plan.

We just-- We'll do it another day.

So, how are you?

Well, I'm kind of annoyed.

You know, I stayed up late to
make sure I had everything together.

I had everything together.

It's okay, Anne.

The meeting isn't that
important. How's the baby?

The baby's fine.

The doctor said that the baby's fine.

I have to have some tests later on,
but the doctor said that everything's fine.

So you didn't want me to come with you.

Not really. It'd be kind
of awkward this visit.

But later on, of course.

Did you tell the doctor
that it's not George's baby?

Why do you ask?

I was just wondering if that's why
you didn't ask me to go.

Don't the dads usually
go to the appointments?

Well, Dad, Mom didn't feel like

explaining everything
to the doctor this morning

because she had to go to bed
and get up early

so she wouldn't disappoint
you and your clients

who couldn't even wait 15 minutes.

Look, since this meeting isn't happening,

I'm just going to meet Amy
at the church this afternoon.

I'll talk to you later.

Wait. Anne, stop.

I'm sorry. I'm just--

I'm excited. And nervous.

- And curious.
- Curious?

Yeah. I just don't know how this
could have happened to the two of us.

Maybe someone wasn't quite as
handy with a condom as he claimed.

Is everything okay, David?

I don't know.

Oh, padrone, what's up?

Just thought I'd come in and help
out this afternoon for old time's sake.

What? You didn't say anything
about that on the ride over.

Yeah. I figured I'd stay for a while.

Dad, I can do this.

I got everything for the regulars
already cut and packaged.

It's right here in the case,
Ben, by name and order.

And the basket orders have
slowed down since the holidays,

so I got them out early.

And Danny's in the back if you need him.

So, you don't think
I can do the job, either.

Dad, you don't have to stay here.
You should go to the funeral.

I don't want to go to the funeral.

I never go to funerals. You know that.

You never work at the butcher
shop, either. I know that.

Careful with the 'tude, dude.
You don't want to get fired.

Here. Get your apron on.

Let's get going.
I want to get out of here.

Yes, ma'am, on my way.

Thinks he's a grown man, and it's
gotten worse since the baby got here.

Yeah, I heard him talking to Ricky.

But Ricky might not be the best
resource for information on waiting,

if you know what I mean.

Okay, good seeing you, Leo.
Thanks. I'll be back to lock up.

The rush is over.

The moms stop by on the way
home from school with the kids.

There's not much to do. I'll be fine.

I'm sure you will be.

I just wanted to
spend some time with you.

I mean, we haven't had time to talk
about Amy or the baby or anything lately.

There's not much to talk about.

What do you mean by that?

- We're not doing anything.
- Well, you're 15.

You're too young to be doing anything.

Tell that to all
the 15-year-olds having sex.

That's their parents' job.

It's my job to tell you that
you're too young to have sex,

and you of all people should know that.

Your girlfriend just had a baby,
a baby she's not prepared to have,

a baby she's struggling to take care of.

She's had sex. I haven't.

It's not some kind of a contest.

Who can get there first,
or who has or who hasn't.

Yes, it is.

The older I get, the more time
I spend thinking about it.

I can't help it.
I mean, you've seen Amy.

I have seen Amy.

She's a very pretty girl.

But come on, Ben.

Haven't you learned anything
about everything she's been through?

Yes. I've learned to be careful.

And I hope you're being careful, too.

I don't just mean with sex.

- What do you mean by that?
- I don't know.

Do you really know this woman?

I mean, do you really
know who Betty is?

I mean, she could just be another
woman who's after your money.

She could be, but I don't think so.
And mind your own business.

And don't tell me to mind my business,

'cause your business is my business
until you're on your own, mister.

And how can I ever be on my own?

It's always going to be
your butcher shop

and your sausage company and
your house and your everything.

But you know what? It's my sex life.

I quit.

- How you gonna get home?
- I'll take the bus.

You got bus fare?

- No.
- It's a long way to walk.

On the other hand,
maybe a long walk'd do you good.

- Bye.
- Bye.

Grace, your dad would want
you to go to the service.

He spent a lot of time planning it.

Very creative, your dad.

I never listened to what my dad wanted.

I think we all know that.

Jack told me.

No.

It's okay. It's okay, Grace.

It happened.

Surely you don't think that just
because you and Jack were together--

No, stop. I can't believe Jack told you.

He knows how bad I already feel.

- God.
- Of course Jack told me.

He's my son. He tells me everything.

Did he also tell you that
he tried to have sex

with every girl he could get his
hands on when we were broken up?

- Did he tell you that?
- He did.

So he did. I knew it.

Well, he didn't put it like that.
It wasn't like that.

I know he--

Grace, my point is nothing
you did caused your father to die.

You and Jack are not responsible
for your father's untimely departure.

You didn't k*ll anyone.

Obviously you're okay
with your son having sex,

because you're still alive.

But my dad--

My daddy, he didn't want me to
have sex, and I did have sex.

And it was fun.

It was sinfully fun.

It was the most fun I've
ever had in my whole life.

And that's why it was wrong.
It was so wrong that it k*lled him.

Let's just think about this.

Even if your theory is true,

and you could literally
k*ll your parent if you had sex,

your dad had already been
set free from this life when you--

Set free? Did Jack tell you that?

- God, I hate Jack.
- No, he did not mention that.

All right, I won't lie. He did.

But, Grace, listen to me.

I don't think it
was wrong because it was fun.

Sex is supposed to be fun.

It's also supposed to be
reserved for marriage

because it's so fun that God wouldn't
want us to have that much fun too young

or with a lot of different people.

No, that's-- that's not right.

Can I tell you the truth?

I came into this business
late in the game.

And most of my colleagues
would totally disagree with me.

I don't think it's necessarily wrong

to have sex before marriage
in every single case.

I just think you're too young
when you're in high school,

because sex can lead
to an unwanted pregnancy.

Or physical or
emotional problems, or worse.

But as far as sin is concerned,

I tend to think God set up
the rules in the first place

to protect women from being treated
like property in those days.

Just like they still are in many places.

People need boundaries, Grace.
Men and women.

Especially when reason is
so easily overruled by feelings.

It's just that it's best to be in
the protected relationship of marriage

because things can
go other than as planned.

Sex is very complicated.

Then again, it can be very simple, so...

Am I making any sense
here at all, Grace?

Sin is just missing the mark,

going off course from what God
would want from us, supposedly.

And you may have missed the mark,

but you didn't k*ll anyone, Grace.

Your mom and Tom are waiting for us.

Please. Please go to the
funeral with your family.

I can't.

I just can't.

Your mom has lost her husband, Grace.

But she can always get a new husband.

I can never get another Dad.

Hey.

I wanted to catch you before you left.

I'm not going.

I was, but I'm not.

And what were you
hoping to catch me doing?

I'm not doing anything.

- Are you okay?
- No, I'm not okay.

My best friend's father just d*ed,
and she thinks it's all my fault.

And now so does Jack,
and so does everyone else.

Adrian, it's not your fault.

I know, but...

the Christians are blaming me.

What?

I told her not to have sex.
I knew she wasn't ready.

- And?
- She was trying to be like me.

Everyone tries to be like me.

I can't help it if
everyone wants to be like me.

Especially the Christians.

Be like you how?

I like sex.

I like having sex.

I'm responsible
and I take care of myself,

and I don't feel guilty about it, and--

Wait. Maybe this is God's way of
telling me I shouldn't be having sex.

Maybe God is trying to get to me
by punishing my best friend.

Maybe it is wrong.

No, don't. Don't look up.

I don't want to chance it.
God might strike you dead, too.

You're not gonna k*ll me
if you have sex, Adrian.

But it wouldn't k*ll me if
you stopped having sex for a while.

- Adrian?
- Maybe I will.

Maybe I will stop having sex.

Ricky doesn't really love me anyway,

and I don't have anyone else
to have sex with right now.

So it will be a matter of
both revenge and practicality.

I think we should talk about
this more after the funeral.

Come on. You should
be there for your friend.

She's not even speaking to me.

She'll be speaking
to you at some point.

And you'll want to
have been there for her.

I let a jury go home early
just so I could go with you.

- Why?
- ??

Because I missed more than
16 years of your life.

And I don't want to miss another day.

Good or bad.

Come on.

- Thank you.
- You're welcome.

Come on.

I gotta drop Ashley off,
and then I'll come back.

You're going to the service?
Mom's not going to like that.

- Why?
- You know why.

I don't know why.

'Cause he was flirting with
the widow, his ex-wife.

I was not. I absolutely was not.

- Mom thinks you were.
- It seems odd,

if she's pregnant with another
guy's baby, that she'd be jealous.

I don't think she was jealous, Ashley.

I just think that she thought
it was grossly inappropriate.

I can hardly wait until I've had a baby,
so we can speak the same language again.

"Grossly inappropriate"?

More grossly inappropriate than
having a baby with a guy

she's only known for a few months,

when she's still married to me?

I have to go.

She annoys me sometimes.
I love her, but she annoys me.

Yeah, me, too.

Are you sure it isn't your baby?

I'm sure. I told you.

- Hi.
- Are you here

so I can go to the funeral?

No, I'm here so that the women that
you work with can go to the funeral.

Can't I just go to the part
that's at the church

and not the graveside service?

Amy, I'm here to be with you,
to help out at the nursery,

because you have to work.

But I don't have to work if you're here.

- Please, Mom?
- Amy.

Everyone is going. Everyone.

Did you see how full
the other parking lot is?

Yes, I did.

Dr. Bowman has been a doctor
in this community for 20 years,

and he was a deacon at the church,

and I told the women that you work
with that I would help out

so that they can go to the funeral.

So you'd rather help them than me.

I thought that I was helping you.

I thought that I was helping
you give back to the church,

who has given so much to you.

To my daughter and to my grandson.

Amy, what's wrong?

Really, what's wrong?

I'm missing out on everything
everyone else is doing.

I feel like Old Mother Hubbard.

I feel like and I look
like Old Mother Hubbard.

Only good thing that came out
of all this is that I have boobs.

Amy, it's okay.

All new mothers feel
overwhelmed and isolated.

I'm not just a new mother.

I'm a new mother in high school,
and that's just so wrong.

Maybe God is punishing me.
And if he is, I can't take it.

Who said that?

Someone said that
God is punishing you?

- That's ridiculous.
- Is it?

'Cause I thought about it,
and maybe God is punishing you, too.

You know what, Amy?

I doubt that God punishes people

nearly as much as people punish
each other and themselves.

John is not a punishment.

That's what I said when Grace
said that, but I don't know.

Maybe John's a blessing and a curse.

John is not a curse.

Grace Bowman said that?

She didn't say "curse,"
but she said "punishment."

What's the difference?

She said it when we were
at her house the other night,

and I can't quit thinking about it.

Amy.

Grace just lost her father.

She's not thinking right.
She didn't mean it.

She will apologize to you at some point.

Don't forget all the good
that Grace has done for you.

Grace is a nice girl.

Not anymore.

Didn't you hear?

Grace had sex with Jack.

She liked it.

What?

That makes it a bigger sin,
that she liked it?

Come on, we'll talk about
this later. We better get inside.

She did. She really liked it a lot.

Yeah, well, okay. A lot of people do.

Come on, let's go.

Is this the church?

it's awfully pretty.

Yes, it is.

- Thanks for the ride, Betty.
- Oh, no problem.

I'm just happy I came along when I did.

That may well be your
purpose in life, Betty--

to come along at the right time.

I know you got to
my dad at the right time.

Right before him and I
go our separate ways.

Oh, no. I hope that doesn't happen.

Leo loves you very much, Ben.

And whatever argument
you may have with him,

I'm sure you'll make up.

You have to.

Well, we don't have to, and
I don't even know if I want to.

Ben, I have to tell you something.

All this talk about
you breaking up with your dad,

I mean, it really scares me, because,
well, that's what happened to me.

When I was your age, or maybe
it was a year older than you,

my dad and I had a big
argument about my boyfriend.

He didn't think that
Frank and I should be dating

because Frank was
ten years older than me,

and it just seemed wrong to him
that a man in his 20s

would be dating a girl
that was barely 16.

Even though I had
a very mature look at 16.

But I loved Frank.

So, I left my family and I married him.

And then I found out,
just a few years later,

that I had made a big mistake.

And it was very difficult
getting out of Frank's house.

And when I did, I had nowhere to go

because my mom and dad didn't want
to have anything to do with me.

I don't think it would be a mistake
for Amy and I to get married.

Legally married. And someday soon.

As soon as possible.

I'm feeling a very sincere
need to-- to be married.

And I'm not ten years older than Amy,

and our circumstances are a
little different than yours and Frank's.

And my dad and I
aren't arguing about Amy.

We're arguing about us.

But thanks for the ride, Betty.

Although I don't really appreciate
the unsolicited advice.

I'm just glad I could help.

Yeah.

I'll tell you why they're not here.

Because the service isn't at the church
that my mother used to go to.

It's not her church, so she
doesn't consider it a church,

and she wouldn't come.

And when she found out
your dad was cremated,

well, it really got her upset.

She thinks he's going straight to Hell.

And I'm going with him
for having him cremated.

She's so difficult.

She's always been so difficult.

I don't want to be difficult like that,
but I don't have my parents to lean on.

And I never really did.

- But I do have you and Tom.
- You don't need to lean on me.

You're strong. You're
the strongest person I know.

And Tom doesn't need me, either.

He can't wait to deliver the eulogy.

That was your father's way
of getting Tom to be strong.

He always does
what people expect of him.

And let's face it, he does
have your father's sense of humor.

Grace, it's just a few minutes
on the church steps.

I can't.

You know what?

At this point, I'm just...

I'm tired, and I am
ready for this to be over.

I'm ready to grieve in private,

be by myself and with you and Tom.

- So if you want to stay here--
- I want to stay here.

Okay. It doesn't really matter.

I just don't want you to regret it later.

And like I said, it's just a few minutes.

Sorry, Mrs. Bowman.

It's okay, Ricky.

Thanks for being here.

Is there anything I can do for you?

I don't think so.

I'd like to get Grace out of the car,

but I don't think you or
anyone else can do that for me.

I can do that for you.

I will do that for you.

If that's all I can do here, I'll do it.

Thank you.

I'm sorry about your dad.

But I'm going to give you three
minutes to get out of the car.

And then I'm going
to have to get you out??

I'd like to know what's
going on with Ricky and Grace.

Well, ask someone.

Hey, gossip girl. What's going on?

I don't know what you mean by that.

But Ricky's trying to
get Grace out of the car.

Are you okay?

Yeah, I'm-- I'm okay.
Just another reason not to have sex.

He's with Grace.

Jeez.

I'm not getting out of the car.

So why don't you
just get out of the car

so we can get on with this whole
stupid service, so I can go home?

No. I'm not leaving you inside the car.

And I'm not leaving you
when we get outside the car.

I told you, I'm not
getting out of the car.

Yeah, you are. You are getting out
of the car one way or the other.

- I don't think so.
- I know so.

Don't talk to me like that.

I will drag your ass
out of this car if I have to,

because you are going to go to whatever
service your dad planned for himself.

Whatever he planned
is what he wanted.

This service is his last request of you.

You may have messed up and didn't
do other things he asked of you,

but you are not messing up again.

Because this time, I'm here.

And I'm going to make you
do the right thing.

Get out of the car, Grace.

Your mother wants you out of the car,

and I told her I'd get you out of the car.

Don't touch me.

I will touch you if I have to touch you.

I'd rather have you angry at me
than feel guilty the rest of your life

for not going to your father's funeral.

Maybe we should just go ahead.

No, let's just wait a few more minutes.
He looked pretty determined.

I can't stand here much longer.

I thought you were working.

I quit.

I couldn't take the pressure.

Trying to live up to your dad's success?

No. Not trying. Not anymore.

Hey, your dad's a good man.

And he doesn't care if you're in the
sausage business or the biscuit business.

He just wants you to be happy.

I'm not happy.

That's 'cause you're not
sleeping with my daughter.

And that makes me very happy.

It's too soon, and you're too young,

even if you do
think of yourself as married.

So unless you want to end up
in the same place as Dr. Bowman,

you respect Amy's wishes.

You got it?

Yeah.

Have you been--

Don't be stupid, Jack.

Never drink alone.

How's Anne?

- Anne?
- Yeah.

- She's fine.
- You realize you're me now.

Where's your Jesus in all this?

What?

Yeah, where's this Jesus
you used to talk about?

You told me he'd forgive me
for all the times I had sex.

He won't forgive you
for the one time you did it?

You're a hypocrite.

But you didn't k*ll anyone.
You didn't k*ll your dad.

In fact, if your dad was here now,

he'd probably k*ll you
for acting like this.

Grace, your brother's out
there on the church steps

waiting to say words
he doesn't want to say

because that's what your dad
asked him to do as his last request.

If Tom can step up to the plate
at a time like this, so can you.

Get over yourself.

- It's easier for Tom.
- It's easier for Tom?

Please. Nothing's easy for Tom.

He has to try twice as hard as
the rest of us every day of the year.

You think that's not
true today of all days?

But he doesn't have to
live with this guilt.

I can't live with this guilt. I can't.

I feel horrible. I never even knew
it was possible to feel this horrible.

If you're so upset because you think
you really disappointed your dad in life,

are you going to also
disappoint him in his death?

Or are you just going to go out
there and do what you have to do?

We all have to do
whatever we have to do, Grace.

You have to do this.

He loved you.

No matter what, he loved you.
You know that.

Don't. Don't do it. Don't give in.

Stay angry. Angry enough
at me to get out of the car

and go stand by your
mother and your brother.

- Thank you.
- I owed him.

I don't care.

As long as she's okay, I don't care.

Thanks for coming.

My dad loved you all,
and we all loved him right back.

He was a good man.
He cared about everyone.

And wherever he was,

he lived in the moment
and he made people happy.

And so today he asked that
we say good-bye to him

with a ride to one of his
favorite places in the whole world

when he wasn't in bed with my mom.

I will miss him.

But someday, I'll be with him again.

As will all of his friends
and our family.

And my mom.

Even Jack and Grace.

No.

Especially Grace.

So,

until then...