04x09 - Pregnant Pause

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04x09 - Pregnant Pause

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REBECCA:
It is not a bachelorette party.

We're just meeting up
to go over a few last-minute things.

- So no male strippers?
- No, it's at Nora's house. Ew.

JUSTIN [OVER PHONE]:
Hey, morning.

- Hey, morning.
- Is that Justin?

- Yeah. I gotta go.
JUSTIN: Hey, father-in-law.

- You talk to him?
JUSTIN: Ask him if he saw the game.

- No, I will. I will.
- When?

Can we talk about this later?

I don't mean to keep pressuring you,
but you're pregnant.

- You have to tell him before the wedding.
- Yeah, all right. I love you too. Bye.

- Um, hey, have you seen my keys?
- Whoa, whoa, whoa.

You're not getting away that easy,
Mrs. Walker-to-be.

I thought you wanted to sleep in.
This is your first day off in forever.

- So let's start it off right.
- I'm serious, okay?

I really need you to help me find my keys.
I have to go.

[JUSTIN SIGHS]

Look, my midterms are finally over,
all right? I think I aced them.

Here they are. Okay, listen, I'm sorry.

There's just so much going on
before the wedding. I'll call you.

Go get some rest. You need it.

[DOOR CLOSES]
[SCOTTY SIGHS]

God, who knew a fertility clinic
could be so sterile?

You expecting silk sheets?

I feel like I'm about to have
my teeth cleaned,

- not make a baby.
- You'll be fine.

- Will you come with me?
- No. It's a clinic, not a motel.

- Yeah, well, what if I can't, you know...
- Well, that's what the p*rn's for.

- p*rn? Really?
- Oh, yeah.

There's like a smorgasbord
of smut and filth back there.

Oh, when I did this for Tommy and Julia,
there was this one...

Wait, what was it called?

Oh.

[WHISPERING INDISTINCTLY]

Gentlemen, which one of you
would like to go first?

I will.

- Mom?
NORA: I'm in the shower.

KITTY:
Oh, hey, Mom. Hey, you know what?

It is such a beautiful day,

maybe we could go do something
with Evan.

- How about the park?
NORA: That's good.

- Let's do that.
KITTY: Great.

NORA:
Ha-ha-ha. Shh.

- We have to make sure she's not there.
- She?

SIMON [WHISPERS]:
Nora, she's still here.

- Oh, my God. Oh!
- Kitty, get out of here!

Oh, my God. Oh, oh.

Oh, my God. Look at this place.

Did your mother pass away last night?

Au contraire,
I just walked in on her and Simon.

In the shower. Together.

- Naked.
- Good for her.

It's a whole new day in Pasadena.

ROBERT: Oysters.
KITTY: Eww.

NORA: Kitty. Oh, Kitty, I'm so sorry.
I should've locked the door.

- I just didn't...
- Oh, God, no. No, I'm sorry, Mom.

I'm so sorry,
but I can't even look at you right now.

Well, I'm having a hard time
looking at you too.

Can we look at the coffee pot?
Because there's nothing in it.

NORA: Oh. I forgot to set it.
Sorry, but I'll do that right now.

As soon as l...
Oh, sorry, folks, we're out of eggs.

We'll have to have cold cereal
this morning.

And we can't have that
because we're all out of milk. Ha-ha-ha.

We always have milk.

The Northridge earthquake, El Niño,
the L.A. Riots, we always have milk.

Kitty, if you feel that strongly about milk,
then get in the car and go get some.

No, I wanna know what happened
to my mother, Mrs. Robinson.

Please.

Hey, I'm sorry
about what just happened in there.

- Hey.
- Hey.

- Uh, coffee?
- Uh, I'd love some.

Oh, but it isn't ready yet
and there isn't any milk.

He drinks it black.

- I'm Robert.
- Simon. Yeah, we met at Nora's benefit.

Justin's robe probably threw you off.

Hey, look there's a baked Alaska
from last night. Anyone want it?

[SPEAKS IN FRENCH]

So long.

[PHONE RINGS]

You'll be glad to know
I'm attempting closure.

I just dragged Luc into the trash.

You're never gonna believe this.
I caught Mom in the shower with Simon.

Oh, my God.

- Did you see...?
- No, no, no. Thank God there's a curtain.

- But they were doing it?
- I don't know, maybe. Maybe.

- But her bed was unmade.
- I can't believe this.

I get dumped
and my mom's having hot shower sex?

Just sh**t me now.

Yeah, well, don't worry.
I gave her a hard time.

[PHONE RINGS]

- Hi, Kevin.
- I get to tell him!

- Hey, Sarah. How you doing?
- Mom's having a torrid affair.

- What?
- Thanks a lot, Sarah.

Sorry, kid. He called me.
You have a husband. Give me this.

I am so regretting
being a sympathetic brother right now.

If this is a pity call,
you can just go back to work.

I'm waiting for my husband
to finish masturbating.

- Well, sometimes it's easier that way.
- No, we're at the fertility clinic.

We're getting tested today.

- Hello?
SARAH: Hang on.

Okay, you're both on speaker.
Talk amongst yourselves.

Oh, Kevin, you wouldn't have believed it.

She's all googly-eyed
with that after-sex glow.

I thought they were gonna
light up in the kitchen.

I really can't listen to this right now.

Your turn.

There's not a DVD
in the whole of West Hollywood

that could counteract
what I just heard.

- Oh, that's Justin.
- Justin. Do I get to tell Justin?

- Hold on.
KEVIN: No. Take it.

Look, if there's a chance in hell
of me procreating

I have to hang up right now. Bye.

[SIGHS]

Hey, uh, how's it going?

Am I on su1c1de watch or something?

No, I just wanted to see if you and Luc
wanted to hang out tonight.

- Oh, Justin, Luc left.
- Wait, he left?

- Left where?
- He dumped me.

Oh, no, I'm sorry.
I didn't know that happened.

Ah, it's okay, I'll get over it.

Anyway, there's better news.
Mom's having hot shower sex with Simon.

Ooh. Who's Simon?

- The motorcycle guy?
- Yeah, the guy she's been dating.

- She's dating him?
- Yeah.

- Where have I been?
- Uh, medical school.

In case it comes as a surprise to you,
Justin, you are getting married

and I'm about to meet your fiancée
at the dress shop.

- Well, tell her I said hi.
- I will.

- Guys, I've gotta get back to work.
- I will see you later.

Hopefully they'll be out of the shower
by then. Bye.

Bye.

No, I'm not hungry.

- You gotta eat something, Holly.
- Well, I'll eat later.

Besides, I wanna fit into my dress.

You know you're not fooling anybody
with this pre-wedding diet routine.

You're a nervous wreck,
that's why you're not eating.

So, what do you want me to say?

That you'll deal with
the reality of the situation.

That you'll cut back on the music

and the shellfish tower
or the -layer cake.

- No, it is our daughter's wedding.
- That you can't afford to pay for.

Your broker is in jail,
your money has evaporated.

What are you gonna do,
put it on another credit card?

HOLLY: Hm.
- You've maxed out three.

What bank do you think
is gonna pay for that?

So glad I stayed home this morning.

- Holly, you're broke.
- Ha, ha.

If you insist on having the wedding
your way,

there is one person
that can help you do it.

- No. I am not asking Nora.
- She is the mother of the groom.

She would be willing to help you
with some of this.

Yeah, she would help me
and then she would rub it in my face.

If I asked Nora for money,
it's like nothing's changed.

After all these years, I'm still dependent
on William Walker's money.

You're gonna land on your feet.
I promise.

And it's not like this is the only thing
that the kids need help with.

What else do they need?
They have an apartment, they have jobs.

Look, I just... I meant in the future.

They're starting a life together.

Don't put this wedding at risk
because of your pride.

It's not worth it.

L... l... I just can't believe
that I don't have some other option.

[SIGHS]

So tonight we definitely...
We have to go over the food,

we have to go over the flowers.
And your makeup.

REBECCA:
Um, Kitty, I think they took it in too much.

- What's that?
REBECCA: I think they took it in too much.

[KITTY GASPS]

Oh, my God, Rebecca.

Oh, Rebecca, that is so beautiful.
It's... Okay, do a twirl.

- Do a twirl.
- Okay, well, that's kind of the problem.

Oh. Well, hang on.
Hang on, just a minute.

Excuse me? See,
I think maybe you made a mistake.

- It seems a little tight.
REBECCA: It's really tight.

KITTY: Yeah.
ANYA: Mm-hm.

- I love it.
ANYA: Mmm.

No mistake.

- You get a boob job?
- No.

- No, I didn't get a...
KITTY: No, of course...

I'm sorry, can you just give us a moment,
please?

[REBECCA SIGHS]

Rebecca, this is no big deal.
This is no big deal.

We can have this easily fixed.

- Kitty, I can't breathe.
- Okay.

- I can't breathe. Can you just...? My God.
- Okay.

- Easy does it. I got it. Rebecca, what is it?
- No, I can't talk about it.

- Rebecca, is it Justin?
- No, it's not Justin, Kitty.

- Come on, you can tell me anything.
- No, I can't. I haven't even told Justin yet.

[SIGHS]

Oh, my God.

Are you pregnant?

- Yeah.
- Oh.

- Kitty, you can't tell anybody.
- Don't worry.

Don't worry, don't worry.
It's gonna be okay.

It's okay.

I thought I'd find you here.

[HOLLY SIGHS]

Well, I still... I don't get it.

I mean,
the system is practically brand-new.

I know. Doesn't make any sense,
does it?

Mm. So, what happened?

I don't know, Holly.
They're looking into the valves.

But we have to let the investigators
do their work.

Which, unfortunately, will take weeks.
But for now,

we both know
that we shouldn't be in here.

Right.

If we start at : , we'll be off...
Justin. Hey!

- Hey.
- What are you doing here?

I just came to steal Kevin for some lunch,
but I guess he's not here.

No, no, he's at the fertility clinic
getting his little swimmers checked out.

Oh, I think we've got this, guys.
Thanks a lot.

Hey, have you seen, uh, the picture
of the egg donor?

MAN: Excuse me.
- Egg donor?

Didn't even know he picked one.

Guess I've been in a med-school induced
coma for the past three months.

So how, um, are midterms?

Good, I think. They mail the results,
so I'm trying not to think about it.

Well, I hear they're having
a marriage powwow at the house tonight?

Yeah, they're making a quilt
or sacrificing a chicken or something.

So, what about you?
Who's throwing the bachelor party?

Oh, um...

You know, believe it or not, I'm actually...
I'm not much of a strip-club guy, so...

Wait a minute.

No self-respecting guy lets another man
walk the plank without a proper sendoff,

so I'm throwing you a bachelor party.

- No, you don't have to...
- No, no, yeah. Tonight. You in?

Uh, yeah, yeah. Of course.
Yeah, I've...

[PHONE RINGS]

- Oh, it's your sister.
- Oh.

- Hey, sweetie.
- Hey, Rebecca's pregnant.

And she hasn't told Justin yet.

Really?

- Did you hear me?
- Yes.

Robert, what am I gonna do?

- I'm sitting with Justin right now.
- Oh.

- What is she talking about?
- Oh, right, okay. Just act cool.

- Well, my lips are sealed.
- All right, let me talk to her.

What do you think my options are?
They're getting married in a week.

Oh, that sounds great!
Okay, goodbye.

She had to go.

Well, what was that all about?
Wedding secrets?

As a matter of fact, it is.

[CLASSIC ROCK MUSIC
PLAYING OVER SPEAKERS]

NORA: Careful.
SIMON: I just...

NORA:
Yes. Okay, just separate.

- They... Don't...
SIMON: I'm separating.

Where do you want me
to put the shell?

NORA: In the sink.
- Don't you think the sink's full enough?

[NORA LAUGHING]

Sarah, I thought you were here to go over
the menus for the rehearsal dinner.

I am.
I'm just waiting on Scotty to weigh in.

SIMON: I think l...
NORA: Ew, you got some shells...

- Got a little in. All right, all right.
- Ew.

- No, I'll help you get it out.
- What are you two whipping up, exactly?

- Quiche. Can't you tell?
SARAH: Oh.

I think your mom's whipping it up,
I'm screwing it up.

No, you're not screwing it up.
You're learning. You're learning.

SCOTTY: Knock, knock.
SARAH: Oh, hey!

Hi. I'm gonna get this in the oven
and then I'll help you with the menus.

- Mom's a little preoccupied.
- Ah.

- So, what's with the cool music?
- Oh, Simon programmed Mom's iPod.

Finally. I've been a little busy
with you kids.

SIMON: Made a few playlists.
- This is "Coolest Three."

- Three? Two?
- Two. I think it's two.

SARAH:
Wow, you guys really have been busy.

Simon, don't you have cells to divide
or research or something?

I was in the lab first thing this morning.

Got a lot done by the sounds of it.

- Sarah.
- What?

SIMON:
No, no, Sarah's right.

Doctors shouldn't just hang around
making quiche all day.

Which is why
I should get ready to head back.

- See you.
- Oh, I'm gonna walk him to the door.

Scotty, just put this in the oven for me.
I'll be right back.

SIMON: See you all.
- Simon.

[DOOR OPENS THEN CLOSES]

What do you think of him?
Do you have good feelings?

Because I definitely do not.

- Why not?
- Come on.

- I mean, what -year-old doctor...
- He's ?

Five at best. But it's weird, right?

Not to mention he's got time in the middle
of the day to make quiche and playlists.

Well, he said he was going back
to the lab.

He's got my mother
under some kind of spell.

- Like Prince Eric and the sea witch.
- Oh, The Little Mermaid.

God, I love that movie.
I can't wait to watch that with my kid.

- Does that mean I want a girl?
- Oh, how did you go with your sperm test?

- Mine won.
- Oh, yay!

- How's Kevin? Is he mad?
- How did you guess?

Although it's not like his sperm
are useless. I mean, they swim.

[LAUGHING]

Well, you know how competitive he is.

Okay, let's take a look at those menus.

- Wait, what's this?
- I'm just Googling the good doctor.

- Why?
- Because I don't trust him.

- It's all too good to be true.
- I don't think he's that bad.

I mean, he's really nice to your mom,
right?

Bingo.

Simon Craig, M.D.

- Malpractice?
- I'm sure he's just an expert witness.

No, defendant. In both.

Looks like they were
both for negligence.

[WHIRRING]

HOLLY:
Nora?

NORA:
Holly! Oh.

- Hi, I rang the bell.
- What?

- I rang the bell.
- What?

- The door was open.
- Oh.

You know, our meeting
is not for another couple of hours.

Yeah, I need to talk with you.

Oh, okay.
Well, the house is really a mess.

No, no, no. This won't take very long.

I'm in a bit of a financial situation.

Oh. Is this about what happened
to the new wine?

Well, that certainly didn't help,

but I invested a lot of money in a fund
and they lost everything.

Oh, my God. Please sit.

Obviously, I'm not the only person
that this has happened to, so...

No. I mean, open the papers,
it's everywhere.

Yeah, exactly. And I'm sure
that I'm gonna figure this all out.

But in the meantime,
we have this wedding and, um...

Well, all the plans were made
for the wedding before this happened.

So...

Oh, so you want me... You want me...

Yeah, but I will pay you back, obviously.
Every single penny.

Of course, of course.
So how much do you need?

- So you will?
- Well, yeah. We're family.

Oh, thank you.

So, um, besides the hotel...

- Well, there's the hotel and the band...
- And the band.

- And the ukulele players...
- The ukulele players?

[SIGHS]

They're going to play for cocktail hour.

No string quartet?

Nora, the entire wedding
has already been planned.

Fine. Fine, fine.

Maybe they can just play a quick set
during the reception

and then let the other guy play.

Nora, this is what you did
at the engagement party

and I really don't wanna get into
any of this right now.

I let you host at my house.
I gave you my home!

Yeah, and you rolled your eyes
at every choice I made.

Yeah, you went into a panic when I tried
to move your dining-room table.

You were gonna scratch the floor.
You put my table in the garage.

You know, this is a loan. A loan, a loan.
And I am going to pay you back.

- Fine.
- You are the mother of the groom.

And your responsibilities are flowers,
liquor, photographer. That's it.

- Fine. Fine, God.
- Okay.

Who shall I make the check out to?

- You know what? Forget it.
- Holly.

Do you have any idea how hard it was
for me to come here and ask you for help?

I said yes.

Yeah, with that many string quartets
attached, that is not a yes.

What's gonna happen
to the wedding?

Are you even gonna come
to this meeting tonight?

The meeting is about
my daughter's wedding.

Of course I'm gonna come.

But this conversation
between the two of us never happened.

[SCOFFS]

Rebecca?

Rebecca?

REBECCA: Hey, I'll be right out.
But, um, check the table.

There's something
from your school there.

REBECCA: Hey.
JUSTIN: Hey.

- Those your midterm grades?
- Yeah.

- So how'd you do?
- I did great.

- I did great. Better than I expected.
- Great.

Yeah. Um...

I'm sorry. I completely forgot that I have
an errand that I gotta run before I go...

- Right, you're going out with the boys.
- Yeah. Going out with the boys.

Hey, um, I was thinking maybe, uh,

before we go to our things tonight
we could talk.

Yeah. Absolutely.
Just, um, you know, maybe not now.

Okay, yeah. No, yeah.

Um, well, yeah, I was just thinking
because of everything that's been going on,

we haven't really had a chance to,
you know, really catch up.

I totally agree, I think we should talk.
But, uh, you know, maybe later.

Okay. No, you just got good news.
You should go celebrate.

- Go, go, go. Have fun.
- Okay.

[SIGHS]

[DOOR CLOSES]

- Hey. Anyone here yet?
NORA: No, thank God.

Where's Simon?

He's in the shower.

My God, how many showers
does that guy take?

KITTY: What are you doing?
- Shut up. I need to talk to you.

- What?
- Listen, listen.

- Holly came by earlier
- Uh-huh.

And she told me
the most shocking news.

I don't know what to do.
The wedding might be in jeopardy.

Oh, my God, Mom. I already know.

- You do? Who told you?
- Oh.

- [WHISPERS] Rebecca.
- [WHISPERS] Rebecca?

How long has she known?

I don't know, I guess a couple of weeks.

A few weeks?
Holly thinks no one else knows.

- They don't. I'm the only one who knows.
- Oh, is Rebecca terribly upset?

Mom, she's a basket case.

She doesn't even know
if she wants it.

- Wants what?
- The baby.

She's not gonna tell Justin
until she figures it all out.

[IN NORMAL VOICE]
What baby?

- What baby?
- Oh.

Oh, my God.

No. Oh, we're not
having the same conversation.

- Kitty. What baby?
- Mom, no... l...

Kitty, look at me and start talking.
What baby?

Justin.

You have come so far so fast.
You remember a year and a half ago?

- You were living with your mother.
- Oh, don't worry, he'll be back.

[BOTH LAUGHING]

- No, it's not funny. It's my toast.
KEVIN: Sorry. Sorry.

SAUL: And now you're about to
become a doctor.

I can't tell you how proud
that makes an uncle.

You deserve all the happiness
that's coming to you.

You have a grand
and glorious future ahead of you.

- Congratulations. To Justin.
ALL: To Justin.

Cheers.

ROBERT:
Now, guys, come on.

Nobody wants one of these?
They're Cubans.

- You know what? I think I'll try one.
ROBERT: Yeah.

I like it, Wandell.

Wow, one good sperm count,
he thinks he's Mark Twain.

- Mark Twain?
KEVIN: Mmm.

How you doing over there, Justin?

Good. Yeah.

Take a good look around
because I may have thrown you

the gayest bachelor party ever.

Ha-ha-ha. You know what they used to
call gay men when I was a kid?

- What?
- Bachelors.

[COUGHING]

- Uh-oh. The man needs a doctor. Justin.
- No, no, no, I'm not a doctor.

- Don't put it out. It's $ .
- I'm sorry, I can't.

I knew it. I knew
he wouldn't be able to handle it.

Oh. Speaking of doctors, did you hear
what Sarah found out about Simon?

This should be interesting.

Apparently, he has two pretty major
malpractice lawsuits against him.

Every doctor has a malpractice suit
against him.

That's nothing.
That's Sarah being a baby.

Have you and Rebecca thought about
when you wanna start a family?

- Oh, no.
- What kind of conversation is this?

- This is a bachelor party, not The View.
SAUL: What's wrong with The View?

I like The View,
it's one of the best shows on TV.

ROBERT:
I can't believe you guys.

- Can we please change the subject?
SAUL: What?

[SAUL SCOFFS]

- Wait, what's that?
JUSTIN: What's what?

- What's in your glass?
- What do you mean, what's in my glass?

- This is champagne.
- So what?

So what? You're a recovering addict.

JUSTIN:
Yeah, an addict, not an alcoholic, Kevin.

- I'm not addicted to champagne.
- There's a difference?

- It's champagne. Relax.
- You're not allowed this.

It's my bachelor party,
I can have a glass of champagne.

- No, you can't. Not in front of me.
- Are you serious?

KEVIN: I'm serious.
- Guys, sit down.

KEVIN:
What is wrong with you?

You have no idea
what's the matter with me right now.

Um...

Oh. That's nice.

You know, Rebecca,
you totally have that bride-to-be glow.

- She doesn't. She's not glowing.
- I don't see a glow.

- Nora, she looks beautiful.
- Well, yes, she looks beautiful.

- But she's not glowing.
- I don't think she's glowing.

Okay, can we just stop talking
about my looks, please?

- You haven't even touched your wine.
- I'm not thirsty.

Since when did you need to be thirsty
to drink wine?

[HOLLY & SARAH CHUCKLE]

You know what? Don't drink it.
You need a designated driver.

- Oh. Absolutely.
- Rebecca, I could use a ride later.

Okay, um, I say that we focus
on the big wedding.

Oh, you know what we could do?
We could talk about the honeymoon.

SARAH: No. No, we're here to talk
about the wedding.

So let's talk about
the big Hawaiian extravaganza.

- Okay...
- Well, you know,

it doesn't have to be an extravaganza
or anything.

- Are you okay?
- I'm good. Good.

- Could you stop staring at me?
SARAH: Sorry.

- Is it Justin?
REBECCA: It's not Justin.

KITTY: No.
REBECCA: I'm sorry. Okay.

Excuse me.

- Whoa.
NORA: Oh, here, I'll take that. Thank you.

- Hope it's not the quiche.
- No.

Do you think he's been drinking
for a while?

- No, I think we would know if he was.
- Yeah, hiding it was never his forte.

- Talk about cold feet.
- Frost-bitten.

No, that poor kid. He's gonna be dealing
with more than you can imagine.

Well, I don't find marriage that rough.
Do you?

I'm not talking about marriage.

Robert, what are you talking about?

Do you know something?

The only reason I'm telling you this
is because I'm really worried about him.

And you're gonna find out anyway,
I just...

I think you should be prepared.

Ah! A doctor who makes playlists
and cleans.

You're almost too good to be true.

I actually hate to clean.

But it's better than being out there.

Why's that?

Well, it just seemed a little tense
in there.

Mmm. I would have thought
you being a cancer doctor,

you'd be used to tension.

Well, I deal mostly with cells.

They multiply, but they don't get tense.

Ha. That's funny. You're funny.

You do have flaws though, right?

No. I'm perfect.

Hmm.

What's going on, Sarah?

Why are we having this conversation?

Oh, I'm just getting to know you.

Mmm.

Well, I hate to clean.
I like greasy foods.

Not the most punctual person
in the world.

- Does that help?
- A little bit.

I appreciate you being protective
of your mom,

but you have nothing to worry about.

You do have to admit that you
and my mother have kind of gone vroom.


NORA: What are you doing?
- Oh, we're just chatting.

Really? Uh, well,
you've been at the sink all night.

Come with me.
Why don't we let Sarah finish the dishes?

SIMON: Nora, it's fine.
- No, you deserve a break. Come on.

[SOMBER FOLK MUSIC PLAYING]

[DOOR OPENS]

Oh. Go away.

I'm not going anywhere.

I'm such an idiot.

[SIGHS]

Having one drink
doesn't make you an idiot, Justin.

- It makes you human.
- I'm not gonna be a doctor.

- What are you talking about?
- Uncle Saul, I'm failing.

- What?
- I got my grades today

- and I'm back on academic probation.
- I'm sorry.

All that work I've done,
so many fricking hours I've put in,

- I have to start all over again.
- Oh.

I'm sorry, Justin.

And you know,
I couldn't even tell Rebecca.

She was standing right in front of me
when I found out,

you know what I did? I took off.

Do you know how disappointed I am
in myself?

Hey, whoa, hang on.
Just listen to me.

You're about to get married, Justin.
You have your whole life ahead of you.

You just have to remember one thing.
Remember how strong you are every day.

Because it never stops.

I miss Rebecca.

I miss what we used to be.

I mean, I feel like we've gotten caught up
in all this wedding stuff

and I've lost my best friend.

She hasn't gone anyplace.

She's right there, Justin.

They're having some wedding thing
at my mom's house tonight.

- I think I should go talk to her.
- Yup, you should.

The dishes are done.

Pots too?

Come on, Mom.
I was just making conversation.

Bull crap, Sarah.

You were rude,
you were interrogating him.

But it's like you're in a trance.

It's not just me that thinks so.
Kitty does too.

The two of you
have been discussing this?

Well, Mom, coming into the house lately...
Look, it feels like an altered universe.

Well, I like the alteration. I'm happy.

I've been a little lax with the housework,
so what?

Don't take it out on Simon.

Listen to me, FYI,
your Simon Craig, M.D.,

has two malpractice suits against him.

The first? Failure to follow up a biopsy.
The second...

And the second is delayed treatment,
right?

- You know this already?
- Yes.

Wanna know what else I know?

Both cases thrown out,
insufficient grounds.

He didn't do anything wrong.
All doctors get sued.

But you can't believe
that someone that young and attractive

can be a good guy
and still wanna be with your mother.

- Oh, don't...
- He's a good person, Sarah.

Why can't you just be happy for me?

Look, I want to, Mom. I really do.

- But there's something creepy...
- Sarah. Listen to me now.

I am really, really sorry that Luc left you.
If I could bring him back to you, I would.

But, honestly, I think it's unfair of you
to take your broken heart out on me.

- What?
- Yeah.

KEVIN: Oh, there...
NORA & SARAH: What?

I just wanted to let you know
we're here.

What happened
to your big boys' night out?

- Ugh. Wine first.
- Uh, did Justin find out anything?

No, but we all did.

What?

[JUSTIN SIGHS]

Look, I need to tell you something,
but I don't want you to get scared.

Now I am scared.
I mean, what's going on?

Did you talk to Kitty?

No, no, no, I didn't tell Kitty. Um...

I had a drink at my bachelor party.

- Oh, my God, Justin.
- I'm so sorry.

- No, what were you thinking?
- I wasn't thinking.

- Which is why it happened.
- But you can't be drinking.

- I understand. I called my sponsor.
- We're about to start a life together.

Which is why I should be able to tell you
everything that's happening.

No, no, no, but right now...

That's not it. There's more.
I have to tell you something...

I can't deal with this.
I can't think about you falling apart now.

- I'm not falling apart.
- You can't be doing these things.

- I'm under pressure at school...
- You're gonna be a father.

- What?
- I'm seven weeks pregnant.

You're...?
You're seven weeks pregnant?

I didn't know how to tell you
before I knew what I wanted.

You don't want a kid right now.
You told me.

What if you convinced me
to do something

- I didn't wanna do?
- What does that mean?

- I can't believe this.
- Justin, please try to understand.

[SIGHS]

Does your mother know about this?

No.

- David does.
- You told...

Who else?

- Who else did you tell about this?
- Kitty.

Kitty?

[JUSTIN SIGHS]

- I had to talk to somebody.
- Not me?

You don't talk about this with me?

- I should go in there.
- No. No, Holly, don't.

Something is very wrong. I can tell.

[DOOR OPENS THEN SLAMS]

- You all know, don't you?
- Know what?

Your daughter is pregnant.

HOLLY:
What?

[DOOR OPENS THEN SLAMS]

He's still not answering.
I screwed this whole thing up.

God knows where Justin is.
He's probably at a bar right now.

Yeah. Well, if he is,
you probably don't wanna marry him.

Yes, I do. Of course I do. I love him.

Why do you think it was so hard for me
to tell him?

Why do you think it was hard to tell you?

I just wish we had
the kind of relationship

- that you felt safe enough...
- You know that's not it.

I know you felt safe talking to David.
He's your father, you should feel safe...

Mom, I love you and Justin more than
anything else in this entire world.

That's why I couldn't tell you.
The idea that you might not approve...

What would make you think
that I wouldn't approve?

Because, Mom, you have always told me
that you had me too young.

- Oh, honey.
- Well...

That I had you at all

is the greatest,
most beautiful miracle of my life.

And I wouldn't change one bit of it
for anything.

Whatever you decide, I am on your side.

I am always on your side.

All that matters is what you want.

Do you know what that is?

[SIGHS]

Yeah, I do.

I wanna have the baby.

- I mean, I'm so scared.
- Oh.

I wanna have it.

Then you need to tell Justin that.

NORA: Please just...
All right, please just go now, okay?

L... Just...
I will call you at another time.

- Just not now.
- All right, all right, all right.

[DOOR OPENS THEN CLOSES]

- Everything okay?
NORA: Fine.

Just put those in the recycler,
I'll take care of everything else.

Sure.

So, what happened with Simon?

Nothing, I just asked him
to go home, that's all.

Really? Because that seemed like
a very big "go home."

Look, Kitty, this is crazy.
There's just too much going on.

What do you mean? What's going on?

Well, yes, I know, Justin and Rebecca.

That doesn't mean
you can't go out with Simon.

Not just that. It's everything.
It's everyone.

- Mom, can I have a word?
- No, Sarah, she just broke up with Simon.

No. Mom, I wanted to say I'm sorry.
You were right.

I was just looking for something
to be wrong with Simon

because of my own
crappy romantic situation.

KITTY: Yeah. And you know what, Mom?
I was acting like a teenager.

- I was teasing you about the milk.
- I was Googling him to distract myself.

KITTY: You Googled him?
- I'm disgusting.

- Say it, Kitty.
- You're disgusting.

- No, she's not disgusting.
KITTY: No, she is.

NORA: She is not.
- No, she Googled him.

She was trying to protect me.

Mom, he's a good guy. He's into you.
You don't need protecting.

KITTY:
Yeah, Mom, you... Mom, stop.

He makes you happy.

I've got plenty of things
to make me happy.

SARAH: Like what?
KITTY: Like what? Like us?

- You deserve to have fun.
- I did have fun.

I got on his motorcycle for a while,
I had fun.

- Okay, well, then don't get off.
- Lead by example.

You know what would
make me happy, Mom?

To see you in a good relationship.

And seeing you in the shower
this morning with Simon...

And I'm not saying
that I want a repeat performance,

I'm just saying that it made me happy.

SARAH: Take it from me, Mom.
Don't let this guy go.

You were doing something
that was feeling good.

- So go with it.
KITTY: Yeah, yeah, you know what?

You have to at least give it a try.
You have to.

SARAH:
Yeah.

- Okay, I'll give it a try.
- Good.

Good, good, good.

Hey.

- I guess this wasn't such a good idea.
- When was she gonna tell me, huh?

Somewhere between "I do"
and "You may now kiss the bride"?

- I get it, you're pissed.
- Yeah, I'm pissed.

She basically lied to me for weeks,
Robert.

I got news for you. People lie.

They lie in marriages,
they lie in relationships.

And sometimes it's hurtful
and sometimes...

Yeah, sometimes what?

[SIGHS]

It's how you get through the day.

Dangerous thing to say to an addict.

Yeah. Heh.

No, an addict lies to protect himself.

I'm not saying that.

When I saw Kitty

with her shaved head,
I told her she looked great.

That she was beautiful.

But the truth is, when I looked at her,
all I could see is that she might die.

And so I lied. Because it's what we do.

To protect and support the people
that we love.

Rebecca's not trying to protect me.

Maybe she's trying to protect
the relationship.

She knows you've been immersed
in med school.

She knows how important that is to you.

There are a million reasons
why people lie.

All I'm saying is that now you know.

However it went down, you know.

So it seems to me you should be thinking
about whether or not you wanna be a dad.

Oh, God, trust me,
that's all I'm thinking about.

[SIGHS]

Well, let me ask you a question. Um...

Do you think it's an appropriate lie

to say you're happy to have a baby
when you're not?

That's something you're gonna
have to decide for yourself.

[SOFT POP MUSIC PLAYING]

You're here.

Where else would I be?

I don't know. I kind of thought
that maybe I'd come home

and you'd have your bags packed.

I'm not going anywhere, Rebecca.

I'm so sorry.

I know that I should have told you.

You can be mad at me.

Rebecca, I'm not mad at you.

I'm just...

- I feel completely overwhelmed.
- I know.

I know, it's a lot.

Getting married.

[SIGHS]

A baby.

So that's what you want?

You want the baby?

Justin, when I was a little girl,

all I wanted was a family.

I mean, like a mom and a dad
who held hands

and did all of that stuff, you know?

I didn't have that,

but this baby could, you know?

We might be young and crazy,

but we love each other.

That's all we need, right?

- Am I insane?
- No. No. You're not.

What do you want?

I want us to be happy.

What about the baby?

Yeah.

I want that too.

- You do?
- Yeah, I do.

You're gonna be an amazing dad.

- And a doctor.
- All right, come here.

- Dr. Dad.
- Come here.

Oh, God, it's gonna be okay.

[SIGHS]

Everything's gonna be okay.

- Greetings from the mother-in-law.
- Nora, what are you doing here?

I told you that I would come
and see you.

Yeah, I know, but I thought about it
and it's ridiculous. You work and I don't.

And like I said on the phone, Holly,
I'm happy to be able to do this.

I haven't worked out the schedule yet,
but I will pay you back with interest.

- I don't want interest.
- You know, Nora, please. Don't do this.

It's hard enough as it is.
I don't need you to add pity to the mix.

I don't pity you.

God, you take risks.
Ojai Foods. Walker Landing.

Mm-hm. And, yeah,
with risks you fall. Far.

Well, that may be.
But I'm not worried about you.

You'll pick yourself up, you always do.

And trust me, Holly,
no one will know about this. Not ever.

We're gonna have to learn
to trust each other.

Even about ukuleles?

Oh, I thought about it
and ukuleles are fine.

I like ukuleles.

- Okay.
- Uh...

Nora?

Do you know
what I'm really nervous about?

- What?
- This whole grandmother thing.

Oh, my God, I forgot.
This is your first one.

It sounds so old.

[LAUGHING]

[CHUCKLING]

What are you doing here
in the middle of the day?

Everybody needs to stop worrying
about my broken heart.

- I'm working. I'm fine.
- Yeah, that's not why I'm here.

If you're here to talk
about last night's insanity, don't.

Oh, by the way, I'm glad Scotty's sperm's
better than yours.

Us Walker's need to stop reproducing.

Yeah, well, I'm actually here
to talk about Mom.

- I think she's in love.
- I know. That's what I'm afraid of.

Scotty told you about
the malpractice suits?

Don't worry about it. They were both
thrown out before they went to court.

- And Mom knew about them anyway.
- Yeah, well, I did some Googling myself.

Did you notice the dates
of when those lawsuits were thrown out?

It was around the same time he stopped
seeing patients and started research.

Well, what are you saying?

I'm saying
I think he got his license yanked.

Oh, no, Kevin.

Sarah, your intuition about this kind of stuff
is always dead-on.

So, what if you're right about this guy?

It's like a bad song I just got out
of my head and you just pressed play.

Sorry.

[SIGHS]

KITTY:
Hey, Mom. I'm leaving.

- Is Robert picking you up?
- Uh... No. See, it's funny,

they don't take away your license
just because you have cancer.

I would say come back soon,

but I know you'll be back
for the next round of chemo.

I'm not just coming back
because of the chemo.

It's also the laundry.

[DOORBELL RINGS]

There he is. Coming.

- Do I look all right?
- Like you were born to ride.

Motorcycles are very dangerous.
Have I lost my mind?

Mom. Get on the bike.

Yeah.

SIMON: Hey.
- Hi.

SIMON:
You ready?

- Hi, Kitty.
- Hi.

Thought we'd head south this time.
Manhattan Beach, maybe?

We're going south, Manhattan Beach.
Let's go.
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