03x05 - Hold Your Horsies

[bunniefuu]

[gentle music plays]

[line ringing]

[Matthew] It's Matthew. Leave a message.

[line beeps]

[Liz] Hi, Matthew. It's me again.

I'm so, so sorry.
Please call me back so we can talk, okay?

I love you.
I'll try you again in a few hours.

[sighs]

Any luck?

I haven't called a boy this much since…

Honestly, I've never called a boy
this much.

I've always been very cool.

- You have.
- Yes.

[chuckles]
You know what will cheer you up?

What?

Look at that.

I know you're excited,
but try to be chill.

I got you.

- Good morning, lovebirds.
- Hey, D.

Hey, how are you?

The only thing that can make
this beautiful day any better

is seeing a glowing biracial couple.

- [chuckling] Okay.
- I wasn't chill, was I?

- You never are, babe.
- Dang it.

It is such a nice day.
We should go to the beach.

- [sighs]
- Come on, play hooky with me.

[both] I can't.

I just want to lay on a towel
while you tell me I'm pretty,

and then you can rub sunscreen on my butt.

[both] I have to work.

[both] Stop doing that sh*t.

Been living together too long.

Okay, we used to play hooky all the time.

Do you remember that time
that we stole your friend's car

and then we went
to this super fancy restaurant,

and then… [chuckles] …he was in a parade.

- No, that's Ferris Bueller's Day Off.
- [Sean] Damn right.

- We saw it and then we did it.
- [chuckles]

Well, he doesn't roll like that anymore.
This Sean is a giant buzzkill.

Whoa, whoa. [chuckles]

All right, Grandma,
you got too much dip on your chip.

I don't see you out there going hard.

At least when I was your age,

I was getting into
all kinds of wild sh*t. Oh!

- What's happening?
- [Sean] I got to get to work.

- Love you, baby.
- Ooh! Bye, babe.

- I gotta go too.
- [Jimmy] See ya.

Oh, wait, wait,
you already got into college.

Why don't you skip school
and we get some margaritas?

My dad is right behind you.

- Coffees.
- I can hear both of you.

I have a test on the Renaissance today.
It's kind of my era.

- [clicks tongue, sighs]
- Nerd!

[Marisol] W… [groans]

What is wrong with these people?

Look, I've tried to set an example
as a f*ck up.

- It's very disappointing to me too.
- [sucks teeth]

And I met with that psycho-pharmacologist
you recommended…

- Yeah.
- …about maybe getting on

- to an antidepressant.
- That's great.

I also mentioned that we've been working
on me feeling my feelings.

- Mm-hmm.
- Speaking of which,

yesterday I let myself cry
watching a video

of a lion reconnecting
with the weird guy who raised it.

- Proud of you.
- [chuckles]

I would actually like to revisit

something that you mentioned
when we were at trivia night.

Those two friends
you sometimes hang out with

when you're feeling down in the dumps.

Xanax and Zinfandel.

Gotta love Xanny and Zinny.

Yeah, those two aren't really
supposed to be friends.

It's like me and my girl Vanessa
in the 6th grade.

We couldn't sit together
because we'd get into absolute nonsense.

Like, our grades would slip,
we'd get detention,

Jada Robinson's pants
would get pulled down.

- Why?
- She asked us to.

She was proud of her butt.

My point is, those two are a bad combo.

Loneliness becomes
a self-fulfilling prophecy

if you are isolating and self-medicating.

If you're doing that, Maya, call me. Okay?

- Okay.
- Good.

- Do you want to know what makes me cry?
- What?

Any of those videos of that salty judge in
Ohio that, like, talks to the defendants

and then doesn't make them pay
their tickets if their lives are hard.

- Yep.
- [laughs, sighs]

I dream about him being my dad.

She's got debilitating depression

and she's been self-medicating because
she feels like her friends abandoned her.

And that makes you happy
because you're a sociopath?

Babe, it's because this is
what I'm supposed to be doing.

God, I feel like Beyoncé
when she knew she was about to go solo.

- Yeah.
- You know, Paul's retiring

and I can't stop thinking, what if someday
I opened up my own, like, trauma center.

It'd be like an inpatient retreat

where people can detox
and they can do group therapy.

I know I'm just, like, dreaming right now,
but, like, honestly,

just the thought of it
is, like, really turning me on right now.

- Oh, yeah?
- Yeah.

So, helping people with their trauma
gives you the downstairs tingles?

Yeah, it's like my foot fell asleep
but around my cooch.

- Yeah.
- Well… [inhales deeply]

…I've got all kinds of past trauma.

- Hmm.
- Dark sh*t, real Black people sh*t.

- Okay.
- [sucks teeth]

- [grunts]
- Oh, what are you doing?

- I want you on that counter.
- There's other ways to…

- Is there? Let's do that.
- No. I'll do it.

- Are you sure? Yeah.
- Yeah, I'm good. Yeah. I love the effort.

- Yeah. Tell me more.
- Yeah.

Long story, but, um,
I was the very first AMBER Alert.

Oh, f*ck, that is hot.

[Derrick moans]

Hey, we got a lot to do
before we retire that jersey of yours,

but I'm gonna help you through all of it.

Transferring patient care,
handling client records,

poetically bookending
a pitch perfect career.

[chuckles] And I have been guilted
into helping with the legal aspects.

So, since you own the building,

you'll have to decide on
an insurance agreement

in the event that Gaby and Jimmy
continue to work there.

Or you could do a property tax transfer.

Am I boring you?

- Very much so.
- [snores]

Okay, well, f*ck you both.

Look, Meg's coming
for the weekend. I… It's…

Oh, my God, girl dads.

Can we please
just spend a little bit of time

discussing how you raised strong women
who idolize their daddies,

but not so much that they date old men?

'Cause, you know…
'cause old men are gross.

No offense, no offense.

Look, can one of you knuckleheads just
drive me to the airport to pick up Meg?

Absolutely. Whatever you need.

If I have to go, I get to pick the music.

[sighs, clicks tongue] Fine.

♪ Valjean, at last
We see each other plain ♪

♪ "Monsieur le Mayor"
You'll wear a different chain ♪

♪ Before you say another word, Javert ♪

♪ Before you chain me up
Like a sl*ve again ♪

♪ Listen to me
There is something I must do ♪

♪ This woman leaves behind
A suffering child ♪

♪ There is none but me
Who can intercede ♪

♪ In mercy's name
Three days are all I need ♪

- [scoffs]
- ♪ Then I'll return *

♪ I pledge my word, and then I'll return ♪

♪ You must think me mad
I've hunted you across the years ♪

♪ Men like you can never change ♪

♪ A man such as you ♪

- ♪ Believe of me what you will ♪
- ♪ Men like you can never change *

- ♪ There is a duty I've sworn to do ♪
- ♪ Men like you can never change *

- ♪ You know nothing of my life ♪
- ♪ No, two-four-six-oh-one *

- ♪ All I did was steal some bread ♪
- ♪ One, my duty's *

- ♪ I am warning you ♪
- ♪ You know nothing of *

♪ Javert! ♪

- ♪ I was born inside a jail ♪
- ♪ There is nothing I won't dare *

- ♪ I was born with scum like you ♪
- ♪ If I have to k*ll you here *

- ♪ I am from the gutter too ♪
- ♪ I'll do what must be done *

- Did you guys make that up?
- [breathing heavily]

- Yeah, we did. We made it up. Yeah.
- Yeah. We made it up.

["Frightening Fishes"
by Benjamin Gibbard playing]

Hey, Paul, how many poignant goodbyes
has Jimmy said to you already?

Way too f*cking many.

It's not on purpose, okay?

It's just that every time I say goodbye
now, it comes out way too emotional.

I'm saving mine
for when you actually leave.

- But just a heads-up…
- [chuckles]

…I am going to need you
to tell me how much you love me

and how I've influenced your life
and your skincare routine.

[chuckles]
I'm all about that cocoa butter.

Your hands feel 25.

Hey, kid, will you make me a spreadsheet

so I can keep track
of my patient referrals?

No problemo. Anything for you.

- See you guys.
- Goodbye, Paul.

Jesus.

Damn it.

"Anything for you"?

While I almost understand your need
to be at the beck and call

of your outgoing king,

take it from someone who's done
way too much caregiving,

this is not gonna go
the way you imagine it.

Gab, I'm not expecting that much.

Just for the next few months, I would like
to shadow him, to fully absorb his genius.

- Oh.
- Perhaps we coauthor a paper about it.

Then, on his final day, I would really
like him to look right in my eyes and say,

[imitates Paul] "Thank you, Jimmy, for I
have learned something from you too."

Yeah.

Old people are good at two things:

spreading computer viruses
and taking sh*t for granted.

For example,
my mom is currently at my house

because the nurse I hired for her
went on vacation with her family.

That h* didn't even ask me.

I just come home
and there's my mom in the kitchen,

frying some fish
in her T-shirt and underwear.

Do you know what sucks the most?

There's something worse
than underwear fish?

You'll never get that thank-you
you're dreaming about.

Uh, should I just wait in your office?

Dan, hey, come on in, man.

- Hi.
- [Dan] Hello, Gaby.

Go for it.

Uh, hey, Gaby. Um… [swallows]

…what are you doing for the holidays?

Which holiday?

Your choice?

Okay. Hey, we got a little more work to do
on small talk, but you started so strong.

- Thanks.
- You're welcome.

Hey, who needs a thank-you from Paul
when I got one from Dan?

I know you said you wanted
to be paid in Taco Bell,

but I figured it would be
too messy for our walk,

so I brought you
this taco hair clip instead.

Oh, my God. This is so cute.

- [chuckles]
- Yeah, I'll let it go.

You're in a really good mood.

You have no idea. [chuckles]

If you're going to tell me about some,
like, dark problem,

I might explode with joy.

- I don't think I'm fun.
- [groans]

Look, it's no secret why I became this
careful mini adult, but it's been so long.

What if this is just who I am now? Boring.

I got good news.

You're hot,
so you can afford to be a little boring.

Also, even better news, you're not boring.

Plus, when you go to college,
you can reinvent yourself.

My freshman year I tried being witchy.

Oh, how'd that go?

Oh, it was so tight.
I look super hot in a cloak.

[Alice] Well, I'm not comfortable
appropriating witch culture.

See how lame I am?

No, no, no, no, no, no.
I am not humoring this, okay?

You are strong.
You can be whoever you wanna be.

You just got to say, like, "f*ck it."
And you got to try some sh*t.

- Don't tell me what to do, b*tch.
- Ooh.

- No, sorry, I can't pull that off.
- No, keep experimenting.

Maybe less bossy and more bubbly.
Or do you do accents or something?

[in British accent] Hello, I'm Alice.
It's really nice to meet you.

Oh, yeah, it's gonna be hard
to keep that up for four years.

[groans]

Well, I really think
you should take tonight off.

Look, this party sounds sick.
It's, like, in a cool warehouse downtown.

And I bet she's gonna dress really slutty.

Mm-hmm.

- We're gonna be so cold. [squeals]
- [giggles]

- I don't like you two as friends.
- [Marisol] Come on.

You won't come out just one night,
like, to party like we used to?

I'm in. No matter what it is, it's a yes.

- [sighs] I love this version of you.
- [chuckles]

Come on, dude.

Yeah, we all know
you just want the night off.

Of course he wants the night off.

Thanks to you, Jorge has no life,
no significant other.

He needs to get some V.

Or D. Sorry, I don't know your deal.

- At this point, I'd take either.
- [chuckles]

Come on, Sean, just this once.
Let's say "f*ck it."

f*ck it.

- f*ck it.
- [Summer] f*ck it.

[all chanting] f*ck it. f*ck it. f*ck it.

f*ck it.

- Yes! [chuckles]
- [cheers]

I left Matthew a message trying
to bribe him with barbecue.

Smart. He likes burgers and ribs?

He likes mixing alcohol and fire.

Oh, that's a fun combo.

Parties do need tension.

He sent me this text.

"Can't make it. Pretty busy
being an embarrassing as*h*le."

- Ooh.
- [Brian] Aw.

You missing him even more now,
'cause he used your own words against you?

I taught him that.

- [Brian] What?
- Okay, grill needs 20 minutes. [sighs]

You two should have a baby.

- [Charlie] Ooh.
- Wow. Uh, could have used a segue.

[Brian] I'm glad someone said it.

If you don't have a baby, our friendship
will dissolve in one to three years.

Please, will you do it?

Are you guys freaking serious?
Liz, make 'em stop.

Answer the question.

You're all gonna have to wait.

Gaby and I have agreed to hold off
on marriage talk or baby talk

until January 1st, 2027.

We're calling it
Operation Hold Your Horsies.

Well, I respect your boundaries.

- [scoffs] Kiss-a*s.
- Who cares what you think?

- [clears throat, sighs]
- We need to get some ice cream?

Again, could have used a segue.

What are you watching your word count
or something?

Okay… Gaby, you wanna come?

Yeah, get me away
from these nosy assholes.

Well, that was a suspicious exit.

Are they going to have a threesome?

Why wouldn't they invite me?
I'm so fun at threesomes.

I talk the whole time,
so it never gets awkward.

Well, there's three of us here.

- [inhales deeply] Nah.
- Too tired.

I was clearly kidding.

- Babe, give it a rest.
- I said, "Good day."

Wow, okay, I'm gonna be honest.

- This ice cream shop needs a refresh.
- [Derek chuckles]

How great would this be
for your trauma center?

Okay, so it's a fixer-upper,

but a buddy of mine in real estate
will make you a deal.

Yeah, it's quiet, it's spacious,
barely haunted.

- You're dumb.
- [Derek chuckles]

Guys, I mean, it's perfect,
but it's just a pipe dream.

[Derrick] Yeah, well,
now it doesn't have to be.

I'm telling you, I can round up investors.

We can do this.

I'll meet with these other therapists.

But I don't believe anyone will be
as good as you.

Well, they won't, but you'll be all right.

I promise you.

- [sighs]
- Hey, we have a visitor.

Oh, hey, honey,
I didn't know you were coming in.

I'm just picking out a mug
and making her some tea.

Okay, I'm just putting my cell phone down
and hugging my daughter,

but I'm okay with not narrating
the rest of my life.

- Dad, I need a favor.
- Mm-hmm.

- Yeah?
- [inhales deeply]

Dave forgot to get photos
for Mason's family tree project,

which he's known about forever.

I'd end it.

[chuckles] Like clockwork.

Anyway, can we go by your storage unit
and look for some old family pictures?

I've got another patient.

- Your tea, madam.
- Oh, thank you.

- Jimmy? Are you done for the day?
- Yeah?

Yeah, I finished up your spreadsheet

and I was just gonna head over to Liz's
for a barbecue if you wanna come.

Not ever. Do me a favor, will you?

Go by the storage unit with Meg
and pick up my old notes on Reggie.

He's nervous about my retiring
'cause I'm incredibly good at what I do.

- [chuckles]
- I want to show him how far he's come.

Dad, I… I can get the records.

No. Jimmy will do it.

You can go together.

- He pointed right at my face.
- I saw that.

'Cause he likes me.

I told you, man. I called it.

She wants me
to be some guy I'm not anymore.

I've gotta go to this warehouse party.

The f*ck you even wear
to a warehouse at night?

Short shorts, espadrilles, no socks.

I don't even know why I said yes.

She smells so nice.

That's why.

Julie smells like a new car.

I love the smell of a new car.

That's nice. I hate this.

- [laughs, snorts]
- Why the hell are you smiling?

Because it's what I hoped would happen.

You're set in your ways.
You're a stubborn f*ck.

- Takes one to know one.
- [chuckles]

I like what this girl is doing to you.
Makes my job easier.

Everybody needs to be disrupted sometimes.

To hell with disrupting, man.
I like my schedule.

I open the truck lunch and dinner,

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday, Friday, Saturday.

Not Sunday, 'cause that's just brunch.

So, when do you sh*t?

I just told you, Sunday nights.

Listen to me, you're working for me now.
You're going to that party.

Think of it as a litmus test
for what you're capable of.

Anyone can tolerate anything
for one night.

Julie made me go to a friend's house
for dinner.

It was a no-shoes house.

f*cking freaks.

[chuckles]

I don't like working for you.

You messed up.
You let a catalyst in your life.

Nothing scarier than having someone
you care about

yank you out of your comfort zone.

He "we'd" me without my consent.

- [scoffs] That wh*re.
- No.

- Yep, about my trauma center.
- Wait, you have a trauma center?

No, Liz, it's an imaginary trauma center.
You got to keep up.

After Thanksgiving, I can't cause
more drama just because I'm freaking out.

You know what? I want you to take my phone

just in case I try and call him
and dump him.

[laughs] You know, sometimes
I feel like you need a therapist.

Well, Brian, I have one, and I meet her
every week to work on this, okay?

Do you have a therapist?

I did, but he-he said
I didn't need it anymore.

That never happened.

Okay, I need to round up my inner circle
and get in the sea about it.

Yeah, but not in the literal ocean
like Derrick does.

That sh*t should've always been
a metaphor.

So true.
I'll round everyone up, but not Aliyah.

Liz, don't play with me.
I need the whole circle.

- Circle? I wanna be in the circle.
- News flash, Mom.

Anybody that constantly critiques my
posture does not get to be in the circle.

Your loss. And stop slouching.

[scoffs] All right. [sighs]

You know what, I bet you
that sneaky b*stard "we'd" me on purpose.

- Here we go.
- He found a loophole

to attack Operation Hold Your Horsies.

[laughs] It's diabolical.

He's an evil, beautiful genius.

You know what? Give me my phone.

- This one?
- Yeah, that phone.

- [laughs]
- Mmm, no.

- Give me my phone.
- No.

- Give me my phone.
- [clamoring]

- [screams] No.
- Don't give it to her, Liz!

Don't give it to her!

- [laughs]
- Liz, it's not funny. Give me my phone.

- Don't let her have it!
- Give me my phone. Liz, give me my phone!

- No, no, no.
- Give me my phone.

- Do not go run in my house.
- [Liz, Brian yelling]

Okay. Whoever finds their thing first
has permission to leave.

Oh, absolutely.

- I found my pictures.
- f*ck you.

I wanna leave,
but I actually feel too bad for you.

Oh, feel free, I'll be fine.

Unless you insist.

- It's really important to me. Mm-hmm.
- Oh, okay. Cool.

Look for anything that says, like,
uh, patient files, I don't know.

Okay.

[sighs] Oh, Jesus, Dad.
Is this a… a speargun?

Yeah, that's from a while back.

Your dad had an abalone
at a sushi restaurant and loved it so much

he decided he was gonna catch his own,
snorkeling off Catalina.

The speargun was because he was convinced

there was a sea lion
that had it out for him.

Oh.

Oh, no. He didn't k*ll it.
They actually became friends.

No, it's just, you know so much more
about my dad than I do.

Mmm.

[laughs]
You're practically my adoptive brother.

Yeah.

Well, look,
if it makes you feel any better,

my own father is a bit of mystery
to me as well.

One might call him emotionally elusive.

[laughing]
What a lovely way to say that he sucked.

You know, it's funny.
I swing so far the other direction.

But lately, I find myself
wishing I wasn't so attached to Alice.

She's going off to college soon.

I'm having a hard time
pretending it's not k*lling me.

Your daughter's leaving and now my dad.

[inhales deeply]
How are you dealing with that by the way?

I'm fine.

Yeah, he'll still be around.

I'll get to ask him for advice.

Maybe get him to introduce me
to that sea lion.

His name is Julian.

[chuckles]

Jimmy, the reason I came here was
to convince my dad to move to Connecticut.

Oh, yeah? Good luck with that.

He said yes.

Did we have to take the truck?
We smell like shrimp.

So?

Just dance with somebody who's hungry.

- [laughs]
- [Marisol] Okay. My friend texted me.

They were able to get us on the list,
but it's 40 bucks a head.

- [sighs]
- And cash only.

Who even carries cash?

You got any, sad boy?

Don't love that nickname,
but I'm super poor, so it fits.

[Alice sighs] Guess we're f*cked.

Well, there's tons of people around.

And who doesn't want to get their grub on
before they get their club on?

[all chuckle]

- Let's open the truck.
- Oh.

- [laughs] Okay.
- Let's get it.

- My baby is rhyming. Let's go.
- Okay.

Let's make some money.

Hi, you guys. We should eat some
before we take tequila shots, you know?

Paul, thank you so much
for coming to my inner circle.

And I gotta say,
I'm loving your lil jammy jams.

Liz said I had to attend
because of some Covenant of the Rock.

Wow. She's just handing those out
willy-nilly now, huh?

You're just mad 'cause you don't have one.

- [laughs] I'm furious.
- What is this covenant?

Don't worry. You'll never get a rock.

I don't want a rock.

[scoffs] You will.

I want to be in the circle.

- She can have my spot. [sighs]
- No trading spots.

Mom, you can stay.

But don't do that thing
where you tell some long, boring-a*s story

- that nobody wants to hear.
- What?

- Her rules are stupid.
- Tell me about it.

All right. Derrick "we'd" me.

Therefore,
I need to evaluate him long-term.

Let's start with his pros.

Last week he got me chili cheese fries
because I was on my period.

But not because I told him I was on it,
because he did the math.

- Oh.
- Did the math?

Don't all women
get their period the same day?

Is he serious?

Here's a pro.
That young man that you're dating,

remind me of a fella I met back in 1969

when I was growing up in Illinois.
What was his name again?

Is this one of those long, boring stories
you were talking about?

Oh, sh*t. You done it now.

Oh, I'm sorry. Go on.

Who was in Illinois?

- Gary, yes. That-That was his name. Gary.
- Gary?

Chile, he worked in the bank, honey.

And I had my little check
and I go up to his window

and ask him to give it to me in ones
'cause I like to see it go…

- [mimics money counter]
- Oh.

So, how's this stack up
next to your usual Friday nights?

- For me? It's pretty awesome.
- [chuckles]

Yeah. I-I've been trying to
put myself back out there a bit.

Your dad's given me
some good advice actually.

Relationship help from my dad?

There wasn't a m*rder*r
or a five-year-old you could ask?

- [chuckles, inhales sharply]
- Any success?

- I recently made a woman cry at dinner.
- Oh, that's not good.

Mm-mmm.

Maybe I'm lucky I'm such a disaster.

I mean, Tia was as close to perfect
as you're gonna get.

And it was still tricky sometimes.

Yeah, you don't have to tell me
that relationships are hard.

[inhales deeply] I know it all too well.

Oh, really? Dave troubles.
Your dad is gonna be so happy.

- You wanna talk about it?
- No, nice try.

As the daughter of a therapist, I see
what you're trying to do, but we are…

[exhales deeply] …we are staying on you.

You're gonna cross your legs
and stare at me now?

- I am. Yeah, I've learned from the best.
- [laughs]

[sighs]

Fine, yes. There's… There's a woman.

She's really weird. She makes me laugh.

Seems very right for me.

It's just, you know… I don't know.

You ever gonna get out of your own way?

[sighs] Well, now you sound like your dad.

- Our dad.
- [chuckles]

I wish I could just have
one easy romantic moment.

One uncomplicated kiss
to help get me over the hump.

Make me feel hopeful again.

Maybe Nightswimming
by R.E.M. is playing in the background.

For some reason I'm the one singing it.

You've thought about this before.

I've thought about the moment.
I only just now set it to music.

[chuckles]

I want you to listen to me, Jimmy.
I think everything is…

Oh, sh*t. I found it. I found it.

- Oh.
- Reginald Chen.

- I found the f*cking file.
- Yes. Let's get the hell out of here.

You wanna finish your pep talk?

Sure.

I think it's all gonna work out
for you, Jimmy.

Sorry. That's all I've got. I'm starving.

It was only an okay pep talk.

[chattering]

Okay. We have enough
for all five of us to get in.

- Ooh, nice.
- Yes!

Wait. So, I don't have to hook up
with the bouncer?

Oh, my God, I'm sorry.
I know you were excited about that.

- I think I'm still gonna.
- [chuckles]

Okay. Come on.

- Let's wrap this sh*t up. Vámonos.
- Let's do it.

- Sweet.
- Nah, there's still a couple more people.

- Y'all go ahead.
- Wait, you're not coming?

- Dude, come on. Don't be like that.
- You can go too.

Sweet. Bye.

[laughs]

Hey, are you serious right now?

Look at my dress.

Now think about it
while I'm sweaty and dancing.

- [exhales deeply]
- Come on, are you really not coming?

I just… I work Fridays.

Just feels right.

[sucks teeth] Whatever, dude.

- Come on, let's go inside.
- sh*t. [sighs]

[Gaby] Okay. Now we know the pros.

Let's move on to the cons.

[smacks lips]
He puts all of his phone apps in folders.

- [gasps]
- I do that.

- What does that mean?
- Look, this is bullshit.

Derrick's got pros, Derrick's got cons.
Derrick's got a fine a*s.

- Cake.
- Gyatt.

- High and tight.
- Look, we all know why you're scared.

It's old news.

Rude. My fears aren't old news.

Also, none of you know what makes me, me.

- Ooh, I do. I do. I know.
- Oh, oh. I do. I do.

- I'm your mama.
- Just… Let me just go.

- I think that I was first. Go. You go.
- [shushes]

[breathes deeply]

You had a very painful divorce,
so you are terrified of any commitment.

Even though there were
extenuating circumstances.

- He was an addict.
- I know. I… I dated him after her.

I know. I just wanted you
to have to say it out loud.

Now you're an overly independent woman

who's allergic to men
who don't need you to take care of them.

So, instead you make terrible decisions
like f*cking Jimmy

and ruining your most important friendship
by not telling me about it.

[whispering] Get over it.

Yeah. Jimmy was bad judgment for sure.

b*tch, I fought for you
to be in this circle.

I'm sorry.

- I did not want you to come.
- I know.

All right, look, look.
Enough of this circle mess.

It-It's like you're waiting for permission
to be happy.

- Drop a mic with me.
- [mimics splash]

Okay, I didn't invite you guys over here
to torch me.

No. It's just a perk.

We're all here because
you let a catalyst in your life

who's forcing you to make decisions.

And you want us to tell you what to do.

- [sighs]
- We can't.

I hoped you learned something
from me over these years.

What do I always say about tough choices?

You don't know whether your choice
is right or wrong until you make it.

- Whoa, that's so good. Wow.
- Mmm. That's really powerful.

All right, everybody, just be quiet.
I need to think.

[sniffles]

- [whispering] I want a rock.
- Would you be quiet already?

- [shushes]
- Brian, be quiet. I can hear you.

- Damn.
- I didn't know you could hear me.

Not that busy?

Nah.

How's the party?

I didn't wanna go in without you.

- What the hell are you doing?
- [sighs]

I don't know.

I'm failing a stupid litmus test
and messing things up

with a girl who smells like
my favorite cookies.

[sighs] Marisol doesn't get it.

My truck is not just a truck.

It's about structure
and feeling in control.

And stability.

So, it's a
structure-control-stability-truck?

Nah, you don't get it either.

I feel safe now. Finally.

[inhales deeply, sighs]

Do you remember when you first moved in
and I tried to kiss you?

Oh, that was you?

I didn't do it
because I was attracted to you.

Actually,
I didn't think you were hot at all.

Thanks for letting me know.

Sean, we are two people
who have had awful things happen to us.

We've been hiding from the world.

And, hey,
I'm grateful we found each other.

But I'm done f*cking hiding.

And maybe you should be too.

You thought I was handsome.

I really didn't.

But Marisol does.

- Hey, Dad.
- Hey.

We're back.

I got kidnapped again.

- Liz.
- What?

It happens.

This may cheer you up.

Your Reginald files, sir.

[groans] I don't need it anymore.
Reggie called me up.

He used one of my tools
to settle his anxiety.

GOAT. Remember?

Yeah, yeah. Of course I remember. Cool.

Well… [inhales deeply] …congrats.
That's good for Reggie.

And next time you go to storage,
grab the rest of those files.

You need to start digitizing them for me.

- [sighs]
- Yeah, I need to? Okay. You got it, Paul.

Need some help with that puzzle?
I'm pretty great at sky.

Sorry, pal.

Why don't you give me a little time
with my actual kid?

- [inhales deeply] Okay, yeah.
- Can I?

- Of course. You got it, Paul.
- [Paul] Yeah.

- Bye.
- [Paul] See you, Jimmy.

[cries] Goodbye, Paul. g*dd*mn it.

["12 to 12" playing]

[no audible dialogue]

♪ In a room full of people
I look for you ♪

♪ Would you avoid me
Or would you see me through? ♪

♪ Tell me, is our story through? ♪

♪ Through ♪

♪ Or do our hearts still beat in tune? ♪

[music ends]

I'm not sure this tastes like $45.

This on the other hand…

this tastes like 40 cents'
worth of beans, and I'm here for it.

- [bites, moans]
- You know we almost broke up today?

- Really?
- Mm-hmm.

- The trauma center thing really threw me.
- Ah.

Look, I'm… I'm not ready
to make a decision on that yet.

But the one choice I do feel confident
in right now…

- is you.
- Wow.

Merlot and liquid cheese make you soft.

- [chuckles]
- [laughs] Shut up. Seriously.

f*ck the rules.

You can talk to me
about the future anytime.

- I like that.
- Me too.

Kinda genius how I sidestepped
Operation Hold Your Horsies.

- I knew it. You tricky b*tch.
- You got got.

I really did.

[taps on window]

- Uh. Hi. Come on in.
- Hi. Hi.

I-I was… I was knocking
on the front door and I… I saw your car.

Oh, uh, yeah, I… [stammers]
…I had headphones on.

Just trying to wait up for Alice.
She's at a party, so…

Oh.

I just wanted to say… [stammers]

…you deserved a thank-you.

Well, you know. [inhales deeply]
Paul's a very part… Oh.

That didn't, uh,
feel like a brother-sister kiss.

We're not related, Jimmy.

Right.

[moaning]

["Nightswimming" playing]