02x06 - A Moment of Doubt

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Moriah: previously on
"welcomed to plathville"...

[ Doorbell rings ]

Max's gonna meet my parents
for the first time.

Nice to meet you.
Good to meet you.

The second I saw him,

I thought he's got to be
more than a friend.

Just friend.
Oh, okay.

I mean, really?

So do you know
that you're the first guy

That moriah's brought here
to meet us?

[ Chuckling ]

A little trivia for you.

I guess I never really thought
about it till just now.

Okay, well, now, you know.

Yeah.

I thought that the best way
possible would just be

To be a really good friend.

But now I'm kind
of reconsidering

Because those feelings
of romance

Are definitely still there.

Have you heard
from the realtor yet?

Yeah. We didn't get the house.
Someone else got it.

I feel trapped here, and --

And I just want out.

♪♪♪♪

Kim: it's been
probably 10 years

Since we lost our son, joshua.

You know, it was an accident,
just a terrible accident.

It was really hard on all of us.

♪♪♪♪

Hey, guys, it's micah plath,

Check out what
I've been up to lately.

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That one needs a replay.

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Yeah.

[ Chuckles ]

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Today, I'm with my friend
ashburn here at the skate park.

I'm definitely a beginner.

I've only been skating for
like two months.

...two, one.

I've known ashburn
for a very long time,

Our families met at church,

But we quit hanging out when
my parents like left the church.

You just got to get the front of
your board up

And then, like, the back part
gets up by itself.

Growing up, we didn't have
a whole lot of friends.

We knew people, but we didn't,
like, see them often.

See you, dude.

One of the biggest things
that would be like a first

For me since
I've got my freedom,

Is just being able
to make friends

Like a new level of friends.

If you do something
like you did earlier,

Like something really cool --

Like a wipe out?
No, not a wipe out.

No, like the um...

He's definitely changed a lot.

Micah was pretty,
like, sheltered,

And now he's just trying
a lot of new things.

[ Clattering ]

Got to try it
all the way up there.

Dude, that was so cool,
I saw that.

It'll be a while
before I can do that.

Having friends outside of, like,

The circles we grew up
in opens my eyes

To like new ways to explore
the world and live your life.

Oh, that's a varial.

So that's a pop shuvit
and a kickflip.

The more people you meet,

The more people you're able
to be open with and talk to.

It just makes you
a whole better person.

I think I'm trying to
push down too much,

Not slide my foot.

Yeah, you're kicking down.
You got to like...

Slide it out like that?

Not being prideful or anything,

But it's definitely helped me
see life

In a different perspective,

And I love pushing
my boundaries,

I love challenging
who I really am.

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This is actually hard
with one person.

I've been kind of depressed,

We absolutely loved this house
in thomasville,

And it's just really hard
that we didn't get it.

Ethan and I are fighting
for our marriage.

It was just a lot.

Something as simple
as getting up in the morning

And getting dressed
and putting on makeup,

You kind of feel like
you can conquer anything.

♪♪♪♪

I'm also really excited today
because ethan and I

Are gonna go get
a couple's tattoo.

This is my first tattoo
I've ever gotten.

This is ethan's
first tattoo as well.

He's not really fond of them.

♪♪♪♪

It kind of all started
with a whim one day

Where I was just, like,
looking at pictures

And all of a sudden
I was like,

Oh, you know
what would be so cute?

What if we got a couples tattoo?

Like we're working
on our marriage,

Like, what if we go get this?

And to me, it was like a passing
thought that I did really like,

But it was just kind of
throwing it out there.

And he said, well,

If he had a say in what it was

That he might be
more open to it.

So I literally handed him
my phone and I was like,

Okay, like, you look for images,
you search couples tattoos

And see what comes up.

And he found one he liked

And he was like,
I'd be ok with that.

And I was like, "really? Okay,
we need to make an appointment."

[ Door opens and shuts ]

Hey.
Hey.

[ Thud ]

I thought you said
you'd be here a while ago.

Yeah, sorry.
You look good.

You ready?

For?
To go get inked?

[ Chuckles ]

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

Not really.

You kind of have to make up
your mind

'Cause we have an appointment
and you wanted to before,

But if you don't want to now...

Mm-hmm.

Okay, well, you know
it's your choice.

I can tell that
he's getting cold feet.

Like, he wants to back out.

I mean, that's what I feel like
I'm hearing.

Last week, you seemed
really excited to go do this.

What's the holdup?

I know you like tattoos,
tattoos are not my thing,

I don't like them at all.

I like them even less than
I like piercings,

But I was okay
with getting a little tattoo

If it was gonna be like,
I guess our thing.

That's exactly what we're doing.

But like a week ago you told me

That you didn't just want
the little tattoo we settled on,

That you're gonna add
something to it later,

Which would mean
that they wouldn't match.

I made like a passing comment

Of maybe
I want to add on to that.

Well, if you meant
it as a passing comment,

Then I guess I misunderstood
because you told me

That's what you're gonna do.

I'm not assuming that --

I don't know.

I don't know if I'm gonna want
more tattoos in my life,

And I don't know
where I'm gonna want them.

And like, I can't tell you
that right now.

If I want to add on later,
I want to leave room for it,

I don't want to be boxed in.

I understand, but I thought
the point of a couple's tattoo

Was to have two little things
that are like saying --

We are.
We're getting the same thing.

Well, to me
they're very different.

I know I'm not
a confrontational person

It has to be something
really serious for me

To actually push against it.

I like things
to just be easygoing

And things to just work,

But sometimes I wish that

Maybe she would consider
my feelings more.

This is supposed to be
a fun thing.

This is supposed to be us, like,
doing something fun together

Since we're working on
our marriage and moving forward.

And I thought we were all good.

I wouldn't get a tattoo
if she wasn't in the picture,

Like I wouldn't have just gotten
a tattoo on my own,

But I wanted to get a tattoo

Because she was getting
a tattoo.

But if they're not gonna match

Then I don't know
that I want to get one.

I just can't promise you

That I'm not gonna
add, like, flowers

Or more pretty things
to it later,

And to me, it's still
gonna mean the same thing.

I just felt like you didn't
really care what I thought

Or how I felt.

♪♪♪♪

When he said that,
it kind of stung a little bit

Because it was like,
oh, you know what,

Like, I haven't been.

I haven't been as understanding

Or empathetic
as I should be towards him.

And when he said that was just
a good reminder of, like,

I'm married to this person
and it's okay to be vulnerable

And it's okay to let my walls
down for this person

That I've chosen to spend
the rest of my life with.

I care what you think
and I care what you feel.

If you don't want to go
get a tattoo today

Because of what mine might
look like in five years,

That's valid
and you don't have to.

But we do have
to make a decision.

Well, I really wanted to.

I really wanted
to go get one together.

Okay. Then we can.

You sure?

With the knowledge that someday
I might do something else?

You won't have, like,
snakes or bones on it, right?

[ Laughing ] no.

No.

I like to change things up
and to have fun.

But I'm committed to you

And I want a little part
of you on me forever.

I don't want to let
anything else come between us.

♪♪♪♪

Alright, let's do this.

Olivia: yeah, I'm good with
my mike right there.

Yeah?

I'm feeling kind of nervous,
but trying not to, like,

Think about the fact that
I'm doing something permanent

That I could never take back,
'cause then I might regret it,

So just don't think about it,
right?

[ Laughing ]

No. That's backwards.

Feel good about that?

I'm having second thoughts.

Well, hey, stranger.

These look pretty.

She was looking real cute,

Trying to figure out
how to put those lights up.

I have to take a moment
to get in that friend mentality.

It's a pretty good thing that
we're just friends.

Yeah.

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♪♪♪♪

Oh, I smooshed it.

[ Giggling ]

Now I can't even open this.

[ Laughing ]

How are those boiled peanuts?
Good!

[ Laughing continues ]

So just a minute ago

You girls were asking me
questions about joshua.

Yeah. What did he look like?

Well, you've seen
his baby pictures.

He looked like
a little plath baby.

Really?
Yeah.

Did he have blond hair?
He had blond hair.

How much hair did he have?

He had more than cassia.

I can't see that.

Cassia was a bald baby.

Yeah.

Oh, a hard one.

Joshua is our son
that was born in 2007,

And we had an accident in 2008.

He was k*lled.

He was 17 months old.

Mom, how did joshua die?

Well, we had an accident
on the farm.

I was moving our vehicle

And I looked
I saw him over there.

He was okay.

I got in and I drove,

And in that short
amount of time,

He had darted towards
the vehicle and I ran over him.

And if there is one moment
in my whole life

I could live over
and redo, that is it.

At the time, I can say

That was the worst thing
I've ever been through,

Probably the year
following his death

Was the hardest thing
I've ever had to walk through.

And I probably
am my biggest accuser.

And that was a battle
that I dealt the whole

First year after he died.

I was pretty much
just shut down.

I think for those of us
that knew joshua

And that lived through that,
it was really hard,

And for the little girls,

They don't have any anger
about it or any guilt about it.

I mean, they're totally
removed from it

Because they were
all born afterwards.

Mommy, how old would joshua be?

He would be 13 right now.

Oh.

You girls right now
would have two big brothers

Living at home picking on you.

Mm-hmm.
Mm-hmm.

We talked about it with
the older children way back,

And, you know, we probably
talked about it more, you know,

Later on, like a year later.

We haven't really talked
about it much since.

It's hard for me to think
about the older children

And the hurt
that that caused them.

It's possible that that trauma
has affected our relationship.

I guess it's doubly hard

Because as much as I hate
that joshua died,

That much more,
I hate that it caused

Any of my other children pain.

I checked on them this morning,
but they should get checked --

The little girl's pop
in and out of conversations.

And so for a serious
conversation to come up

And last three seconds

Before they break
into giggling again is good.

[ Giggling ]

So, you know,
I was glad to seize that,

You know, those three seconds
as they popped up.

Cassia, you still have math
for this week?

You have to check it!

Okay, well, let we go check.

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♪♪♪♪

Max and I started dating
a few months ago,

And things are going good,
I thought,

And then things got tough
and we broke up.

We promised
to still stay friends.

It's been a week or so,

And I really,
really, really miss him.

Max broke up with me

Because I was having
a hard time opening up,

I was just, like,
not communicating well.

The first feeling when I like
open up to somebody is like,

You're weak and you're just,

You're not as strong
as you should be.

That comes from a family

That is like you have
to be picture perfect,

You have to hold it together
and not just, you know,

Not talk about your weaknesses,
just act like it's okay.

But I'm slowly realizing
that doing that,

Opening up and sharing things
that are more difficult

And, like, just being
vulnerable,

It makes you feel more free.

And even though it feels

Like you're really weak
in the moment,

Like that's a huge strength on
your part to be able to do that.

♪♪♪♪

That's just an area
that I have to rewrite.

I really want to start
pushing myself

To try to open up
and be a better friend.

I just really miss max
and I just miss, like,

Being normal with him
and feeling okay,

So I'm going to invite him
over to do something.

There's nothing wrong
with making excuses

To have somebody
that you miss come over.

♪♪♪♪

♪♪♪♪

Ethan:
oh, this is gonna hurt so bad.

Olivia: maybe it won't.

Olivia and I are
getting a couple's tattoo.

I'm definitely a little nervous,

But we thought it was something
that was, like cute

And kind of like romantic

To each have something
from the other, I guess.

Hey, you guys.
Hey.

Welcome back.
I was gonna say, back again.

About a month ago,
I got my navel pierced

And to me it wasn't a big deal,

But ethan had never seen
anything like it,

And he was really quiet
and white as a ghost.

So I'm very curious how he's
gonna handle

Getting a tattoo himself.

So first thing is show me
where you want it.

Uh... Right here, right?
Alright.

Okay. That look
about the same ethan?

I think so.

Yeah.
Yeah.

I'm feeling kind of nervous,

But try not to think about

The fact that I'm doing
something permanent

That I could never take back,
'cause then I might regret it,

So just don't think about it,
right?

[ Laughing ] no.
That's backwards.

Feel good about that?

[ Laughing ]

Not really.

Why? Why do you
not feel good about?

♪♪♪♪

You don't like the placement?

Or you're having
second thoughts?

If you think at all that

You might regret something
in the near or far future,

You should think about it
and come to a solid conclusion

On whether you will or will not.

But if you know what
your original decision was,

You shouldn't listen
to a moment of doubt

'Cause then you live your
whole life never doing anything.

Not much to it,
just a little scratch

Just for a minute or two.

It's not that bad.

I'm gonna hold on to one of
your fingers, I might break it.

Alright, are you ready?

Yeah, as ready as I'm ever
going to be.

[ Machine buzzing ]

Not too bad, huh?

Not awful.

Just feels like you're being
deeply cut.

Really?
Gouged.

It's not awful.

Alright, no going back.

Looks pretty good there though.

Yeah, I'm happy with that.

You know,
if I consider my environment

Growing up on a small farm
in south georgia,

A lot of people
don't get tattoos.

If a year ago
someone had told me, you know,

"Ethan, one year from now
you're going to be sitting

In a tattoo parlor
getting inked,"

I probably would have
put their lights out.

What do you think?

That was not
that bad at all.

Your turn.
You can handle that, can't you?

♪♪♪♪

What's going on
in your head right now?

While it freaking heck am I
going this?

It doesn't hurt that bad,
I promise.

And that didn't take
very long at all.

It doesn't mean
you can do it for pain,

Has to do with having
something on your arm.

There's no ink on there yet.

You can still back out
if you want.

♪♪♪♪

There's no ink on there yet, you
can still back out if you want.

Believe me, if you weren't here,
I would run.

Producer: are you doing it just
for olivia?

♪♪♪♪

All right, you ready?

Are you okay?
Yeah.

Alright, ready?
No.

Promise it'll be quick.

[ Machine buzzing ]

[ Buzzing continues ]

But I didn't make you.

No, and you didn't make me
get a tattoo.

I wanted to.

If you're going to do something

And I don't want to do it,
that's totally fine.

I wouldn't get a tattoo
if I didn't want one,

But it was kind of something

That I wanted to do
that we could do together,

That kind of meant something
to both of us.

♪♪♪♪

We got the king and queen of
hearts for our couple's tattoo.

I think it's kind of cute,

Like the king and queen
of each other's hearts.

I don't know.

It's like king and queen.

There you go.

Was it that bad?

No, it wasn't bad at all.

So you're gonna come back
and get another one with me?

I thought it was
something romantic

To each have something
from the other.

I'm really glad
we got our tattoo.

I'm really glad.
I really like it.

It's cute and classy.

When we put our hands together

They look like they're supposed
to be together now.

They didn't before?

Well, no, they did,
but they look even more so now.

Thank you guys very much.

Thank you, so much.
Take care.

I'm sure we'll see you again.

♪♪♪♪

Barry: so let me tell you
about what I've done.

Kim: wow.

I have created one big mess.

Within a 50 foot radius
I took down five trees.

It looks like hurricane barry
came through.

Kim and I like to go
on our daily walks,

If possible,
if it's not too busy.

That's a way of reconnecting.

So what have you and the
children been up to lately?

You know, the usual --
schoolwork, housework.

We were talking the other day
about joshua.

Oh, really?

I love that they're asking,

But at the same time, it's hard

'Cause I mean,
I still have pain over it.

For them there's no sting.
Yeah.

Right. But for us there's still
that sting of the memory

And the loss.
Yeah.

Cassia: I wonder what
they're talking about.

Amber: mm-hmm.
Mercy: mm-hmm.

I just remember how sweet
he was to hold, you know?

He would just lay his head
on my shoulder sideways

And just kind of melt onto me.

He was just real sweet.

He was a very good smuggler,
you know, that night before,

You know, that was my last night
with him, right?

We were reading
and he was on my lap.

Right.
Yeah.

And we had the duck book.

The book where he like to point
at the ducks and --

Oh, yeah. Yeah.
Go, duck, duck, duck, duck.

Right? And so that was
the last night.

[ Chuckling ]

His duckies.
Yeah.

It's been 12 years
since he died,

And on the one hand,
it feels like forever

And on the other hand,
it feels like it was yesterday.

I was thinking, though,
it would be good

To go to the cemetery,
you know, all of us.

Yeah.
And just go.

It has been a number of months
since, we went.

Well, we went for his birthday,
you know,

But it'd be good to go again.

Yeah.

♪♪♪♪

So, yeah, it's good --

I think it'd be good
for the children.

Yeah.

Going to the grave
and visiting it.

My perspective is that it's time
where we can just celebrate

That we had 17 months to just be
with him and he with us.

It was short.

Some would say that it was
a premature departure,

But we're happy to have had

Getting to know
a special little guy.

Do you think micah and moriah
would come?

Oh, I mean, they might.

It's hard to say.

But, you know,
ethan and olivia...

They don't want to see us, so...

So probably wouldn't --
...under any circumstances.

Yeah.
Part on that.

You could text ethan
and say "hey."

He's told me not to text him.

I mean, he's --
and I even asked him,

Do you want me to let you know

When the children
are having a birthday?

You know, like we're having
a birthday party.

He said no.

Like he wants --
he's made it clear

I'm not to communicate
with him at all.

Yeah, I know.

Thinking about the loss
I've experienced in relationship

With ethan and olivia,

It's almost as tragic in the way
that the hurt is there,

The devastation of the loss

Is almost as great
as joshua's death.

I mean, I can only hope that
that's not a forever thing,

You know, that at some point
that'll change

And they'll be willing
to tolerate us.

Yeah, in mean, I'm gonna to
continue to hope for that.

Ethan, when I see him,

He's not who he used to be,
right, toward me,

And definitely not toward you.

Yeah.

I can't get joshua back.

Already lost a son, but my hope
is that somehow, someway,

God re-establishes something
here, does a miracle.

I still believe in miracles.
So who knows?

Just don't drop me.
Okay.

This is so pretty.

This would be
a perfect time for you

To teach me
how to dance like we agreed on.

There's always a piece of me
that's hoping

That we'll get back together.

I still really want
that first kiss.

♪♪♪♪

♪♪♪♪

♪♪♪♪

[ Dial tone ringing ]

Hey, what's up, bro?
Hey, dude!

Alright, do you have a minute
to talk about california

And going over
all the rebranding stuff?

I'm a wedding photographer
and I've been working

On my website
and brand a lot lately

Because with covid,
business has really slowed down.

So I'm talking
to my friend olivia today

Because we're planning a trip
out to california

To sh**t a bunch of photo
and video work for my rebrand.

We need to kind of make like
our daily itinerary

And just nail stuff down
so I can start

Making reservations for lodging
and everything.

Liv and I met years ago
when I was first starting

My photography business.

She's a very
talented videographer

And I knew hands down
that she is the one I wanted

To sh**t my promo video.

I am so, so, so, so, so excited.

I feel like, finally do this,
finally get it done.

This is gonna be great.

And I'm so excited
even just for like rebranding

And then like having a video,
something I've never had before.

Ethan: hey, liv.

Hey, ethan.

I was listening to olivia
planning out

Their trip to california.

And honestly,
it sounds very fun.

I've never been out there.

Olivia does travel a lot

And I was thinking maybe it
would be really nice

If I could go with her
this one time.

Let's do california, baby.

I'm so excited.

So, honey, I was looking
and I have like

A week and a half
vacation time.

Yeah.

If I can get off, can I come
with you to california?

I've never been.

♪♪♪♪

Hmm.

I promise I won't annoy you.

I think that'd be fun.

Well, I know also when
we're sh**ting brand stuff,

Like we have a lot
to fit into a week.

Right.

On the other hand, california
is my favorite state.

Like I would like to show you.

This is a very important trip
for my business.

But at the same time,

He's asking me to go
on an adventure

And he wants to see
something new

And I never
want to shut that down.

And so I just had, like,
this mental swirl of

How do I make both
of these things happen

And how do I make both of them
be the best they can be.

We're just gonna have to
figure out if it would work,

'Cause I'll be in minnesota
this week for a wedding.

Okay.

And I can fly from there.

I could meet you in l.a. Maybe.
Uh huh.

This past year
has been a little bit tough

In several different ways,

But it's been especially
tough for me and olivia.

So I feel like there
might be a chance for us

To focus on each other.

What are we gonna do?

I've always wanted
to go see joshua tree

And I've never been
out there yet.

What's that?

It's like --
well, it's out in the desert.

It's a tree in the desert?

[ Laughing ]

We're gonna have so much fun.

Oh, yeah.

♪♪♪♪

♪♪♪♪

Is this all one?

♪♪♪♪

Well, hey, stranger.

Good to see you.

I invited max
to come over to help me

Set up lights in the front yard.

Hang the lights to that tree
and then back here.

After max
and I visited my parents,

It kind of hit me
when I walked out the door,

Like, max helps me so much,
be myself and find who I am.

These look pretty.

Yeah, I'm pretty sure
I've tangled them all by now.

Okay.
Trying to straighten them out.

But let's just --

I think that should be
our first move then,

Is straightening them out.

I have this end.
Okay.

I love him so much.
Shh, don't tell him.

But I haven't got any...

Any... Feelings like that
from max.

If that's the only way

I can have him in my life,
just as friends.

I'll accept that.

So just a random
"let's set up lights," huh?

Pretty much.

[ Laughing ] alright.

I'm starting
to think you just wanted me

To come hang out with you.

Well, kind of. I kind of
just missed being friends.

That's fair.

Every time I come over,
just as a friend,

I have to take a moment
to get in friend mentality.

I have to hide those feelings.
Just bury them a little bit.

Need help?

No, I'm good. I'm good.

I'm na big girl.

What did you think
of meeting my family?

Like, how do --

I feel like your parents didn't
hate me so...

Yeah.

You said that,
like you think differently.

Yeah. I mean, they don't act
like they hate me either,

And I had to leave
their farm so...

That's true.

Got to keep your third eye open.

Yeah, I just don't know how

To deal with my family
and how to fix things.

And if I should fix things
or if it's not even my job,

I don't know.

It is my job
'cause it's my family,

But I don't know.

I guess that's why friends
are here, right?

To help you out with all that.

I honestly feel like max
is teaching me so much,

Just about like relationships
in general

That like maybe some of it
will carry over

With my relationship
with my parents.

Maybe not.
But like I'm learning as I go.

What did you think about me
meeting your parents

And everything?

You know,
it was pretty nerve wracking,

I've never taken anybody home
like that to meet my family.

I'm glad to be the, you know,
especially the first boy,

Even if it's just as a friend.
Yeah.

That's still a pretty cool
status to make.

And I think it's a pretty good
thing that we're just friends

Because...
Yeah.

You know, that didn't bring
that factor in.

Right.

Dad might've opened the door
if the shotgun or something.

Talking about
meeting her family,

It made me realize everything,

Such as her bringing me
to her parents

And her opening up to me

That she's proven that she has
grown since before the breakup.

Just don't drop me.
Okay.

This is so pretty. Okay.

A little bit
to my right.

Thank you. A little bit back.

Feel like
I'm doing a line dance now.

This would be --
I think that's good.

...a perfect time
for you to teach me

How to dance
like we agreed on.

Oh, yeah.

On the dock, she promised me

That she would teach me
how to dance.

So I figured,
what better time than right now?

I guess I could teach you to
dance.

'Cause that was a promise.

It was. If not, I'd get in
my car and I leave right now.

Okay, I'll teach you to dance.

♪♪♪♪

I mean, there's always
a piece of me

That's hoping
that we'll get back together,

But if I let the hope
inside my head,

It'll consume me.

We never really kissed when
we were together

And I still really want
that first kiss.

Okay. Side.


But in the moment, I'm kind of
just like, this isn't friends.

Good job.

Why are we, like,
trying to not admit

Something that's so obvious?

It's like god was telling me
just, can't keep her waiting.

♪♪♪♪

♪♪♪♪

Okay. What dance
do you want to know?

Well, I don't know.
You're the teacher here.

Then let's start with one
that everybody likes.

It's called a waltz.

Okay.
Yeah.

I've heard that
before.

Okay.

So I need to start,
like this.

Sure.

[ Laughs ]

Okay.

Side, one, two.

Okay, hold on.

I started taking ballroom dance
classes when I was, like, 14,

And I did some ballet.

But because I was to be
with my age group,

I took ballet with my mom
with, like, 60 year olds.

[ Laughs ]

I can't say it
without laughing.

Forward, two, three.

Back, two, three.

Oh [chuckles] sorry.

[ Chuckles ] forward.
Oh, okay. Back.

Two, three.
Back, side, together.

Forward.

Okay. It's just this pattern
right here?

Back, side, together.

Oh.
Good job!

[ Both laugh ]

♪♪♪♪

Moriah: of course,
my heart beat faster.

It always does. [ Laughs ]

Trying to hold myself back,

Like, I missed being able
to be close to him,

But I knew that friends
was what was best.

♪♪♪♪

Wow. Nice.
Good job. [ Laughs ]

I lost it after that

But I guess I was just
too busy looking at you.

And then...
[ Laughs ]

[ Laughs ]

I'm good this way.

♪♪♪♪

[ Chuckles ]
okay, let me start from --

I'm dancing with somebody
that has two left feet.

[ Both laugh ]

Okay, whatever. Whatever.
Okay, all right. All right.

[ Laughs ]

♪♪♪♪

In the moment, I'm kind of
just like, this isn't friends.

This is a little bit more,

And why are we,
like, holding back?

And why are we pushing
that off?

Like, trying to not admit
something that's so obvious.

[ Chuckles ]

We'll work on it
some more.

Okay.

Well... [ Clears throat ]

I guess, thanks
for having me over here

And teaching me
how to dance.

You're welcome.

[ Both chuckle ]

Um...
It's so pretty.

...i think the lights
look really good, too.

Yeah.
[ Chuckles ]

What's up?

Wait.

I'm sorry
if that was too much.

I don't pray as often --
like, hardly ever, honestly.

Sorry,
just being honest.

[ Chuckles ] but I just felt,
like, in the moment,

This is something
that I do not want to lose...

...and if saying a prayer
helps, then, awesome.

[ Chuckles ]

While you saying that prayer,
it was like god was telling me,

Just, you can't
keep her waiting.

And...

That's not what I want
'cause I would hate it

If I lost you
for good.

So I guess I'm asking,
can we work this out?

Yeah? [ Chuckles ]

♪♪♪♪

My first kiss was like,
absolutely perfect,

Everything that
I could have asked for,

Better than my wildest dreams,
literally. [ Chuckles ]

I know that sounds,
like, so crazy, but it was.

And this was definitely the
happiest that I've ever been.

That goes both ways.

Max: tonight was
definitely unexpected

In us ending up together

Because that wasn't
the original game plan.

Yeah. I didn't see
any of this coming, really.

♪♪♪♪

♪♪♪♪

I've had big dreams
of the guy I wanted.

And max has literally
set all of those on fire

And built new ones.

Like, he beats
everything that I wanted.

I didn't even think
is possible.

Like, it was my wildest dreams,
and he's so far beat all of it.

♪♪♪♪

Can we have our first
official dance together?

Sure. [ Chuckles ]
[ laughs ]

Where were we?
Okay.

One, two, three,
right?

Yeah.

♪♪♪♪

♪♪♪♪

Ethan: next time on
"welcome to plathville"...

I remember, like,
I was making videos,

Like, funny videos
growing up.

I miss isaac.

I miss isaac so much.

When you're growing up
together,

And you see your siblings
every day,

You don't ever think
that there'll be a point

Where you're not gonna see
them at least once a week.

Olivia:
virtually everything in l.a.

Is outside
of ethan's comfort zone,

But he's working
really hard

To just go with the flow
and have fun.

First time that
I ever masturbated --

You want to hear
that story?

Yeah, I do.

I had no idea
what happened,

But I know it felt good.

I have something to talk
to my mom about today.

I'm a little nervous.

I just, um...

I just can't go on
like this.


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