04x05 - Surprise

[bunniefuu]

[Mumbles, chuckles]

Babe, I know it's late,
but it's a funny story.

The guys on the team took me
out to celebrate my new contract.

[Laughs]

We had so much fun.

And, yes,

[Whispers] I had a few beers.

But don't you
worry, I didn't drive.

You know, baby,

We can keep celebrating
if you want to.

[Growls]

I have a headache.

[Shrieks]

[reba] ha, hey!

♪ my roots are
planted in the past ♪

♪ though my life
is changing fast ♪

♪ who I am is who I want to be ♪

♪ a single mom who
works too hard ♪

♪ who loves her
kids and never stops ♪

♪ with gentle hands ♪

♪ and the heart of a fighter ♪

♪ I'm a survivor ♪♪

- Morning, van.
- Morning.

Hello, van. Barbra jean.

[Sighs]

Good morning, kyra. So.

Now you're my brother-in-law
and my new daddy?

Mrs. H, I can explain
what happened.

I... See, I had a
few beers and...

I made a mistake. I am
really, really sorry.

Yeah, that's what they
usually say to me in the morning.

It's okay, van.

You went a little wild
with your teammates.

But you did the responsible
thing... You didn't drive drunk.

- That shows good judgment.
- [kyra] interesting.

The first time he shows
good judgment, he's drunk.

It's okay, van. It's my fault.

I have the body
of a 20-year-old.

Good one.

Could we not talk
about your body?

And could we not tell
anyone else about this, please?

Oops.

- Did you tell cheyenne?
- I'm sorry, van.

But a story like this one has a tendency
to be told. [barbra jean] oh, yeah.

Hello, love of my
life. Hello, tr*mp.

Watch out. That's my
man you're talking about.

[Hisses] cheyenne,
I can explain.

My buddies took me
out. We kinda got crazy.

But I didn't drive, right? Doesn't
that show good judgment?

Where was your good judgment
when you tried to sleep with my mom?

What are you saying? I'm ugly?

I made a little mistake. I
went into the wrong room.

It's not like I went
into the wrong house.

Oh, lord.

It could've been me.

- There's a reason
not to drink.
- Ooh. [Laughs]

I don't see why you have to go
out with your stupid buddies anyway.

[vehicle horn honking]
that's scully.

He's taking me to the stadium
for some media stuff I have to do.

Ah-ah-ah! The peas stay here.

Oh, and my "stupid buddies"...

Are proud of me.

They think what I've accomplished
is a big deal. That's why I went.

- [door closes] - oh,
my gosh. Van's right.

That's exactly it. I always tell
him how... How great the money is,

But I don't think I ever tell
him how proud I am of him.

I don't know that any of us do.

Sometimes it's like he's
seen as the family goofball.

I can't imagine
what that feels like.

Ah! Ah.

Ow.

Why don't we throw van a surprise
party of our own this afternoon?

I think it's a great idea. You know
what? We should get him something.

Whatever we get him,
let's hide it in mom's room.

We should get him
satellite for the tv.

He's always wanted that.
I'll call the satellite company.

I'll bake a cake.
I'll write a speech.

I'll stand around and
make sarcastic comments.

Kyra, it's a surprise party.
Surprise all of us by being pleasant.

Pass. Oh, but I'll call dad.

No! [Nervous chuckle]

I mean, you know, I will. Okay?

I thought you two
weren't talking.

Just because we're not talking
doesn't mean I can't talk to him.

[door closes]

- So it hadn't gotten
any better, huh?
- Nope. They're worse.

Something's gotta change.

So, you and van, huh?

Okay, okay. My speech
is almost finished.

But I'm not sure if I
should begin with a joke.

Not necessary. I'm sure the
grammar will provide plenty of laughs.

It's a speech, kyra. It
doesn't have grammar.

Is the guy from the
satellite company here yet?

No. The girl called and said
he'd be here between 9:00 and 2:00.

And since it's almost 4:00, I'm starting
to understand why she giggled.

I finished the cake. Oh.

"Congratulations, van, on
your new football contract.

We are all very proud of"...

[Yips] yeah. "You."

[knocking] [man] satellite.

Oh.

Where have you been? You
were supposed to be here by 2:00.

I'm sorry, I started a
fire at the last house.

Well, it's too late now.

The person we're throwing the
party for should be here any minute.

Ma'am, if I don't do this today,
you're gonna go to the end of my list.

- Well, how long's your list?
- [Chuckles] I don't have a list.

Okay, fine. But hurry up.

Boy, your mom sure is a grouch.

I know.

Okay. All right, is
everything ready?

Now, remember,
when van gets here,

Everyone's gonna yell "surprise!"
And then I'm gonna make my speech.

Surprise!

Reba.

- What is brock doing here?
- What are you talkin' about?

- You were supposed
to invite him.
- I did.

I dropped his invitation in
the mail on the way over here.

I invited him. Uh,
is this a problem?

No, no. Come on in.
Van'll be here any minute.

Barbra jean. Brock.

How's the house? Just fine.

How's the condo? Fine.

Henry here? Yes. He's watching
a video with elizabeth upstairs.

Oh. Yes.

Okay. Okay.

Surprise!

Am I the only one
excited about this party?

Van's getting out of his car.

Okay. All right, everybody,
come on. Here we go.

Nice and loud. This is the one.

- [All] surprise!
- [brock] congratulations.

[jake] good job!
what's going on?

Oh, a little celebration.

[Chuckles]

Not the one you asked for
last night, but a good one.

Van, I am so proud of you.

And with all the weird stuff
that's happened to us in our life,

Sometimes it's hard for me to just
relax and realize that life is good.

But it is good. And a big part
of the reason that it's good...

Is because of you and all
that you've accomplished.

You are my hero.

Aw.

That was a beautiful speech,
honey. Now you say something, van.

[jake] come on, say something.
I've been traded to denver!

Surprise!

You've been traded to
denver? Yeah. I just found out.

Wait. Some guy from denver's
gonna come live with us?

Is that the guy from denver?

No, jake. Van, why
did they trade you?

- Because I'm good.
- You're good, so they
got rid of you?

No. I'm good, so denver
really wanted me.

They're giving up
two players to get me.

Two guys are coming here? Easy.
Buddy, stop. Nobody's coming here.

I could move in if it'd
make things easier for you.

You'd make it easier on me if you'd just
pipe down and hook up that satellite.

we're getting a dish? Ah, sweet.

I get to watch telemundo.

And when I wanted to trade kyra,

Everybody said no.

Van, we can't move to denver.

I've got school and mom, and
elizabeth's got all her friends.

We... We can't move to denver!

No, it's okay. I figured it out.

I move to colorado
and finish the season.

- I fly back on the off days.
- You figured it out?

How could you have figured it out
if you hadn't even talked to me first?

- This affects me too!
- Easy there, buddy.

I don't think he meant
he figured it out.

I think he meant he
started to think...

About how you and he
could figure it out together.

No. I figured it out.

And I did it before I talked
to you because, you know,

Sometimes you react like this.

- React like what?
- Easy there, buddy.

- Getting all mad
and negative.
- And they're off!

- Okay, why don't we just take
a little breather here?
- All right.

- Not you.
- Okay.

I'm all mad and negative?

I think...

- No, I don't.
- Is that what
you think, van?

That I'm all mad and negative...

Because I don't think we should tear
our family apart for some stupid game?

Oh, and there it is! You just
said it! You're not proud of me.

You only wanted to have this
party because you like cake.

Don't be mad at her.
Everybody likes cake.

Sorry, cheyenne, for trying to
figure out a plan to make this all work.

Oh. Oh, well, not to be all mad and
negative, van, but your plan doesn't work.

- Tell them you can't go.
- I'm under contract. I have to go.

- I forbid it.
- Well, I un-forbid it.

Everybody! Everybody stop before this
gets out of hand! I gotta get out of here.

Come on. Yeah,
that's the problem.

Okay. Which one you want?

- I'll take van.
- I'll take cheyenne.

Ooh, reba, maybe
you should take van.

After all, you slept with him.

And it's a good story too.

Wow. Why would you
guys even wanna watch tv?

She won't talk. She's still mad.

Yeah, van's sprinting
down the street.

I mean, I could've caught
him, but not in these shoes.

One heck of a surprise party.

Wait a minute, I smell smoke.

It's okay. I'm making toast.

Man, this is a tough one
for them to figure out.

Especially when they run away
and won't talk to each other.

[barbra jean] yeah, well, they're kids.
They think they know everything.

I don't know if he
should go or not.

- But all I'm saying is
I would understand if he did.
- I don't think he should go.

- You don't? Why?
- Because I think
it'd be stupid...

If he left his family and
moved across the country.

Honey, denver is not
across the country.

I think it'd be stupid if he left
his family and moved across town.

Oh.

What's going on with your
father and me is between us.

What are you, crazy?
It's not just about you.

It's my concern
too. And henry's.

And I'll tell you
something else.

Maybe the reason the kids
run away and don't talk...

Is that's what we
do in this family.

We run away. We don't talk.

And nothing gets fixed.

But I hadn't done
anything, right?

I am so sick and tired of being the
only grown-up around this place.

♪♪ [carousel]

Ice cream!

Yeah, well, I think I'll go give
the only "grown-up" money...

For her rainbow pop.

She's quite a kid.

Yeah. She is quite a kid.

Sounds like she
really wants us to talk.

Yes, it does. Do you?

Well, what do
you think about us?

[Sighs] I don't
know, barbra jean.

It's like there is
no "us" anymore.

i mean, all this separation
has done is separate us.

You're livin' at the house.
I'm over at the condo.

We don't talk. We
don't work on anything.

- And nothing gets fixed.
- Right.

Maybe talking is a first step.

Maybe. I mean, that'd be great.

[Tools jingling] was that
the ice-cream truck?

I hope you didn't come out here to tell
me I was wrong, because I wasn't wrong.

I came out here to tell you
you missed the ice-cream truck.

Oh, man. This is
turning into a bad day.

Actually, I came out
here to tell you...

That I know that this
is a really tough thing...

That you and cheyenne
are havin' to deal with.

- It's a really great thing.
- That you and cheyenne
have to deal with.

She just... I don't know. Sometimes
I feel like she just doesn't get it.

Just because they call football
a "game" doesn't mean it's a game.

Well, if they call it a
job, nobody would watch.

I love football. And I'm
really gettin' good, mrs. H.

Doesn't she realize this is the most
exciting thing to ever happen to me?

Sure, she does.

But at the same time, it's probably the
scariest thing that's ever happened to her.

Hey, I'm the one who has to go to a
whole new team and prove myself.

What's scary about it for her?

Van, how many days have you two spent apart
since you started dating in high school?

I don't know. Not many, I guess.

She did go to that
cheerleading camp once.

But that doesn't count, 'cause
I snuck out and drove up there.

She met me at midnight
down by the lake. We...

Not many, I guess.

So you being gone a lot is
probably very scary to her.

No, I know that. I do. It's
just... This is my career.

Do you know who owns
the team in denver?

John elway.

A guy in the hall of fame wants
me to be on his football team.

- That's fantastic, van.
- I know. It should be.

You know what's the hardest part
of this whole "growing up" thing?

Nothin', when you got
the body of a 20-year-old.

Could we not talk
about your body?

No, the hardest part is that I'm,
like, livin' in two different worlds.

I got my football world,
where everybody respects me.

And then I got my home world,
where everybody doesn't.

Everybody respects you
around here, van. [Scoffs]

Not really. But she should.

That little speech she made
about me being her hero?

Well, that's a nice
thing to say in a speech.

But we don't live in a speech.

We live in houston.

Look, you're not the only couple in
the world that's gone through this.

Everybody has to balance
their job and their families,

But you have to
figure it out together.

Yeah, well, how do you do that?

A very smart lady once said,

"If you run away and you
don't talk, nothin' gets fixed."

Yeah, well, I'm guessing
that very smart lady was you?

Yes.

Yes, it was.

Well, maybe you should
tell that to cheyenne.

I did.

I waited for you
to come upstairs.

Yeah, well, I waited for
you to come down here.

Oh. Yeah.

Now that we know
where each other was.

- Listen, cheyenne, I know this
is a little scary for you.
- Yeah, it is, van.

- Well, I don't want you
to be scared.
- Well, fine.

But, van, you are
talking about going away.

No, I'm talking about going
away for a little while.

Because in the long run,
this is the best thing for us.

Do you want to know a secret?

I'm scared too.

Van, you are not
afraid of anything.

Except spiders.

That was a huge,
man-eating spider.

But, yeah, I'm
scared about this.

I mean, one of the greatest
players in football history...

Traded to get me on his football
team because he thinks I can help it.

What if I don't?
What if he's wrong?

See, this is the part where you
tell me that you know I can do it,

That I shouldn't be scared.

I don't want you to
go, van. I need you too.

Okay? I need you here with me.

I'm sorry, cheyenne.

acme! [Coughing]