01x14 - The Father and the Son

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Previously.

You thought you could get married with a fake ID?

I did get married with a fake ID.

I still can't believe you're my girlfriend.

I still can't believe you're my boyfriend.

What happened with Jack?

He falsely confessed to making the IDs for you and everyone else.???

Did you get married?

Yeah,that's where I was.

-Hi.

- Hey.

- Are you okay?

- Yeah.

Fine.

Unless I,uh,sell fake IDs again.

I got community service and nothing on my permanent record.

Just to be clear,I'm in love with Grace Bowman.

I'd rather be the one you cheat with than the one you cheat on.

But,Mom,I can't find a job.

And I don't know anything about having a baby.

Did you really think getting married would solve anything?

Kind of,yeah.

You either get a job,go to school and get someone to help with child care, or you think about adoption.

I think the baby agrees with you.

Mom,it's moving.

It's really moving.

It's supposed to move.

Mom,I don't think I can do this.

You can do this,Amy.

I'm coming,I'm coming.

Jeez,where is everyone?

???

We were having a discussion.

I'll open the door.

I'll open the door.

You don't live here anymore.

I live here,all right.

This house is mine.

Half yours.

The garage is not half.

I'll buy your half.

- With what?

- With whatever money you're hiding.

Half of which is mine.

I know you're hiding money,George.

We're broke.

I know you moved the savings.

There's nothing left in savings.

???

There's someone at the door.

Hello.

Reverend Stone.

Oh,good Lord.

Now I recognize you.

We don't want whatever you're selling.

- Good night.

- Excuse me.

Um,I'm sorry.

I'm afraid that you caught us at a bad time.

Would there be a better time when I could come back?

Not really.

I just wanted to introduce myself.

Your daughter goes to school with my son Jack.

How are you,Amy?

I'm fine,except for the fact that I'm having the devil's baby and I'm in love with Ben.

Ashley.

Well done.

Is there maybe a card that you can give me?

I promise I'll call if I need any help.

Sure.

But if I could come in, I just wanted-- Not tonight.

Got it.

Well,thanks for taking my card.

And if I can help in any way, please give me a call.

- Thank you.

- Yeah,yeah,yeah.

-I'm available-- - That's terrific.

Don't be rude to people.

It teaches her the wrong thing.

Don't lecture me in front of her.

That teaches her the wrong thing too.

You know she gets all that sarcasm from you.

Thank you.

But I believe it's generally referred to as wit.

Yeah,half-wit.

I want a word with you.

I'm here to serve.

So,uh,do you want a beer?

Oh,uh,no,thank you,Amy.

Haven't touched the stuff in years.

I'm actually not Amy.

I lied.

I'm Ashley, I'm her sister and I'm 13.

So now...

You're pregnant?

Oh,no,Amy's the pregnant one.

Ah,much better.

Not much better.

She's 15.

Well,that's better than 13 and 12 and 11.

You have to look on the bright side of life.

Yeah,right,the bright side of life.

You and Brian.

The Life of Brian.

You saw that movie?

Isn't that a funny movie?

You saw that movie?

Changed my life.

How?

Well,it's a long story.

Short story is I was high on dr*gs,rented it,sobered up and became a messenger of good news.

Are you a licensed minister?

I am.

You still on dr*gs?

I am not.

You just seem like you might be.

I'm just a happy guy.

I met your son Jack at my sister's fake wedding.

I know all about that wedding.

The fake IDs,everything.

That's why I dropped by.

Why?

To see if there's anything I could do.

Like what?

I don't know.

I never know.

I just go and ask if there's anything I can do to make the situation better.

And if there is and I can do it,I do it.

You're not quite what I was expecting.

Well,like they always say, no expectations,no disappointments.

Jack's kind of a serious guy.

You don't seem all that serious.

And you're in a very serious business.

Jack's my stepson.

He's a good guy,Jack.

I heard you asked him to ask out Grace so you could keep her dad at your church and keep his money at your church.

That's not quite true.

I did ask Jack to ask her out under that pretense,yes.

Very good,Ashley.

Happy to clear the air on that one.

Jack did take her out as a favor to me, but he really likes that girl,or liked that girl.

So,um,his parents are divorced?

No,his father is deceased.

I met his mother when she and I were in grief counseling.

You were counseling Jack's mother over the death of her husband and you picked her up?

I love your mind,the way you question everything.

Marvelous.

No,I was in counseling and,uh,so was she.

So your wife is deceased?

No,my son.

Oh,I'm so sorry.

So am I.

He was a wonderful boy.

And when he d*ed...

Well,my wife and I got divorced.

But that was mostly my fault, because I turned with great enthusiasm to,uh-- The dr*gs you mentioned.

You do pay attention to the details.

That's a wonderful trait.

Yes,the dr*gs.

But I gotta tell you, living clean and sober with a woman I'm in love with, doing work I love each day.

Doesn't get much better than that.

Unless you get it right the first time, without the dr*gs and the death and the divorce, and still appreciate life this much.

I don't want my parents to get divorced.

So that's what you can do for me.

You can make sure that my parents don't get divorced.

They seem unhappy.

Couldn't help but notice.

But I think they think that if they get divorced, they're gonna be a lot happier.

Yeah,but I won't.

Well,I'll do what I can.

Hello?

Oh,hello.

Uh,how are you?

Is this the Bowman residence?

Dr. Bowman?

Yes,but he's not here.

Call his service.

Okay,I'm a friend of Ricky's, and I was trying to find him.

I thought he might be there.

I know he and Grace are going out.

You have any idea where he might be?

He is not here.

He was.

Now he's not.

Okay,uh,do you know where he went?

He took Grace to the batting cages.

They're going to hit baseballs.

That was easy.

Okay, thank you very much.

Why are you sitting here with the garage door open?

It's not like the neighbors don't know.

Where's Dad?

Oh,they're inside arguing about money.

Again.

I cannot stand all this talk about money and not having money and needing money and-- It's just so common.

Common.

Hm.

How much did you earn at your babysitting gig tonight, Your Majesty?

Twenty bucks.

Shut up.

How much does it cost to have a baby?

I don't know.

Thousands,I guess.

How many thousands?

I don't know.

Two,10,20?

A lifetime full of babysitting multiple children of rich and desperate parents.

Well,Amy,you know, if something goes wrong, it can cost more than 100,000.

What?

Yeah,that's what Mom said to Dad tonight.

And he said that she has to get a job because he's already working as hard as he can and we're already going broke.

And she says that he's hiding all of his money so he won't have to pay her in the divorce.

I am so happy that I missed that.

Well,there's nothing that's gonna happen to my baby.

My baby's fine.

That's what the doctor says anyway.

And I'm looking for a job with insurance, but nobody wants to hire me.

Who wants to hire a pregnant teenager?

No one.

Again,shut up.

Maybe I could start my own business.

Doing what?

I don't know.

Just some business.

How are you gonna start some business without some money?

Yeah,I know.

Shut up.

Oh,Ashley.

What am I gonna do?

How am I gonna financially support a child and raise a child without Ben's help?

Can't that stupid Ricky guy get a job?

I mean,he's 16 and he's not pregnant.

I love you.

I love you too.

How was babysitting?

Well,I made 20 whole dollars.

That's great.

I mean,for babysitting,wow.

I'm just excited that you got a chance to earn some money.

My dad says it's always easier to get a job if you have a job.

Yeah,maybe.

Hey,um,I was thinking about something and I thought I'd run it past you.

- sh**t.

- I was wondering...

What would you think about me calling Ricky and asking if he was planning on financially helping out with the baby?

Come on.

Well,I mean,it would take some pressure off of me.

Kind of.

- Okay,it was just an idea.

- A bad idea.

Well,it's only fair of him to help with the baby.

I don't want you to have anything to do with that guy.

Especially considering what we know about him.

I'm getting a job,okay?

It's not your responsibility to get a job, and you haven't gotten a job and neither have I.

And it's his responsibility to help out with the baby.

Well,I'm making it my responsibility.

You can't.

Amy,if we were legally married right now, would you be asking me these questions?

But we're not legally married.

Technically.

And technically that's not my baby,but-- - Ben.

- Listen,just don't panic,okay?

We'll figure it out.

And together.

And without Ricky.

Everything will be fine.

All right,well,I should go.

Night.

Good night.

Wow.

Money seems to cause a lot of stress,doesn't it?

Or the lack of it,anyway.

Don't worry about it.

I'll get a job and I'll help.

How are you gonna get a job if I can't get a job?

I don't know.

I haven't tried, but it doesn't look too hard.

Well,it is.

Whoa.

Someone's been watching us.

I know.

He was there when I got home.

Let's go inside now.

How you doing?

Um,I was just wondering-- Look,this isn't a garage sale,okay?

Oh.

What is it?

-Who are you?

-Are you Amy?

I'm Bob.

Underwood.

Ricky's dad.

Don't m-m-m-move.

Jack.

Thanks for coming.

Yeah,of course.

Is everyone okay?

What's the emergency?

Yeah.

I need a ride.

I need to go to the batting cages.

That's the emergency?

I have to get there now.

I made a mistake.

A big mistake.

What kind of a mistake?

I answered the phone because my parents are not here.

I was hoping it was Tammy, but it wasn't.

It was a strange man who asked for Ricky.

Okay.

So a strange man asked for Ricky.

And...?

And I told him he's not here and he is with Grace at the batting cages.

All right,maybe you shouldn't have told him that, but it's okay.

Everyone makes a mistake,Tom.

He laughed at me.

He was a bad man,I can tell.

I tried to call Ricky.

He won't answer his phone.

And Grace won't answer her phone either.

If they're at the cages, their phones are probably off.

No kidding.

Let's go.

Tom,maybe it was his stepfather just trying to find out where Ricky is.

If we go to the batting cages, Grace is gonna think I showed up there because that's where she and Ricky are.

Just like she did at the wedding when I was invited and Ricky wasn't, even though he just heard about it and showed up.

Yeah,okay,big deal.

It is a big deal.

People think I'm crazy.

They think I can't leave Grace alone.

But I can.

I really can.

I'm starting to look like a stalker.

Would you stop worrying what people think of you?

People could get hurt here.

Let's go.

I didn't mean to scare your daughters.

I just wanted to introduce myself and tell you that I'm-- I'm here to help in any way I can.

Because I know Ricky won't.

And how do you know that?

Because I know my son.

And even if he says he might step up,believe me, he's not a step-up kind of guy.

Ricky's a liar.

A big liar.

Well,how did the big liar end up in foster care?

Why doesn't he live with you?

Well,because when I tried to lay down the law, he made up lies about me.

Big lies.

And that's how he got into foster care.

And now his new mommy and daddy believe everything he says.

They've got him in therapy with a therapist who probably believes everything he says.

And I'd like to know what his therapist has to say about what he did to your Amy.

But,you know,he probably told him he was seduced.

Really,you don't know him the way I do.

Nobody does.

That kid blames his life on everybody but the person responsible for it: him.

And he's been getting in trouble his whole life, and he just lies his way out of it.

Well,he can't lie his way out of this one.

It's too late for that.

I'm really sorry.

I really am.

Oh,man,this is...

It's so hard,you know?

He's my son and I love him.

So despite the fact that he makes all these problems for people, including myself,by the way, I just feel like I have to do what I can to help the people he's hurt.

Because like it or not, he's my son,you know?

So I-- I just wanted to introduce myself and tell you that,you know, I'm-- I'm around.

And if-- If there's anything I can do to help,even if it's just financially...

Financially?

Well,yeah,financially.

I mean,this is gonna cost money.

So just let me know.

Give me your card.

You have a card?

I-- I don't.

Um-- Um, I wrote my number down here,though.

Just give me a call anytime if there's anything I can do.

And I really appreciate you hearing me out,George.

Yeah.

Night,Bob.

He's the liar,not Ricky.

How's that?

I think we better get Mom.

I know some things about Ricky that I should tell you.

The two of you.

What don't we know now?

All right.

And then you just follow through like that.

Okay,like--?

Like this?

Yeah,just like that.

Okay,I think I got it.

- You sure?

- Mm-hm.

I'm sure.

- You got it?

- I got it.

I'm gonna put this on the slowest pitch possible,okay?

Okay.

It's not gonna hit you.

They're so fast.

What's going on?

I'm at the batting cages.

What's all that screaming?

It's Grace.

She's afraid of baseballs.

Ugh,she's afraid of everything.

Hadn't you better go rescue her?

Yeah,I will.

Eventually.

Wow,you are so low,you know that?

You're scaring her so she can get closer to you.

Hey,you are smart.

That's why you're so sexy.

But maybe Grace is smart too.

Maybe she's just pretending to be scared so she can get next to me.

Or she thinks screaming is cute or something.

It is cute.

And slightly irritating.

Are you coming over later?

Depends on how scared and how close Grace gets,I guess.

- Good night.

- Wait,I was just joking.

- I'll be there.

- When?

When I get there.

It won't be late.

It's a school night.

See you.

Hey,and bring me something to eat.

You got Grace into a batting cage?

She must be in love.

Yeah,I guess so.

Did you just come by to see if she's okay?

She's okay.

No,he came down here for me.

Tom,you can't keep coming on dates with me and your sister.

Last time you came on a date with us, we all got in trouble because you decided to get married.

Yeah,still working on that.

Good,I like Tammy.

So,what are you doing here with Jack?

Look,I made a mistake.

Someone called and asked Tom where you were.

He told him you were here with Grace.

I tried to call you and I tried to tell you.

You didn't pick up.

Well,I had my phone off.

Besides ,who can hear over that?

I'm sorry.

I wish I had said nothing.

So a guy called your house looking for me?

- What guy?

- A bad guy.

Or Tom thinks he's a bad guy anyway.

He asked me to drive him here so he could tell you.

A bad guy is looking for me?

I don't know any bad guys.

But if I did know a bad guy, he'd have my number and he'd call me.

I am telling you the truth.

He asked me to bring him, I brought him.

Well,as you can both see, there aren't any bad guys.

So you can leave now.

You should be ashamed of yourself for using Tom.

Hey,you're doing great.

I almost hit that one.

Here,let me show you how it's done.

Just what I thought.

He didn't believe us.

But a bad guy is looking for him.

I believe you.

Oh,great.

Here she comes.

She's not gonna believe us either.

Okay,you two cannot show up on every date I have with Ricky.

We're here to hit some balls.

No,you're not.

Go home.

You too,Tom.

No.

We're here to hit some balls.

And you found out about this when?

Lauren told me a couple weeks ago.

And you didn't tell anyone?

Well,I told Ben.

But I didn't think I should tell anyone else.

It's personal information.

Very personal.

No,it is.

And I wouldn't want you to go spreading this around school.

Well,it does make things a little bit more complicated.

Wait,too personal to talk about with me?

I thought we were gonna have a more open relationship.

That we were gonna try to have a more honest relationship.

Maybe Ricky is lying.

George,children do not lie about being sexually abused.

He's not a child,he's 16.

He's almost grown.

We all know he's a liar.

What are you,a psychiatrist?

How do you know anything about this?

Any idiot knows that a children do not lie about being sexually molested.

Dad,Ricky goes to Lauren's father, so I think it's true.

And,besides,that Bob guy kind of gave me the creeps.

Oh,but Ricky doesn't?

If this is who Ricky's father is-- We don't know this is who he is.

We don't know anything yet.

Okay,George, maybe we don't know anything, but if this is who Ricky's father is and if Ricky, through no fault of his own, is dealing with who his father is and what he did to him, then,Amy,do you really think that this is the best family to create for your child?

Or wouldn't it be better to find a more stable family?

Two responsible adults who want a child, who can afford a child and-- And who can take care of a child?

I don't know,Mom.

I really don't.

But I have been thinking about it and about everything else that you've said.

So call someone.

Call whoever you call to get a baby adopted.

- Amy.

- Mom.

I really can't talk about this right now.

I'm not so sure we should have our grandchild adopted.

That's all I'm gonna say about it.

What happened to,"Who is it?" I don't know.

What happened to calling before you just show up?

Well,if I call first, then you'll know I'm coming over.

May I come in?

I'm studying for a test.

Well,take a break.

Have you eaten?

Come on.

Have something to eat.

I just got out of court.

I'm starving.

I'm expecting someone,okay?

I have a date.

A date?

It's almost 9:00.

I thought you had to study for a test.

I do,but I studied already and it sounded a lot better than saying I was expecting someone.

And besides,I'm angry with you.

Angry with me?

What did I do?

Um,you got Jack into trouble over those stupid fake IDs.

No,Jack got Jack into trouble over those stupid fake IDs.

I didn't get him in trouble.

It's serious business since 9/11, making fake IDs.

You and your friends shouldn't be fooling around with those.

I'll be right back.

Where are you going,to call Ricky?

Adrian,what do you know about this guy really, other than you like the way he looks?

I know a lot,okay?

And he's just a friend.

He's out with Grace.

She has to be home early.

He doesn't wanna be home early, so he's coming by here.

- Nice guy.

- He is a nice guy.

Yeah?

What's nice about him?

Plenty.

Okay,what's not nice about him?

And I know you know something.

You found out something.

With all your digging around about the fake IDs, you found out something, didn't you?

- I might have.

- Are you gonna tell me?

I'm gonna tell you what I can tell you.

Okay.

But I already know he's with a foster family, if that's what you're gonna tell me.

And I know why.

Ricky told me.

What did he tell you?

That his parents were drug addicts.

His mother's still on the street and his father's in prison.

His father's not in prison.

He's on parole.

And I'm pretty sure he's gonna be trying to find Ricky, since Ricky sent him to prison.

Well,did Ricky do anything?

Has he ever committed a crime?

Has he ever been arrested?

Not that I know of, but that doesn't mean he's not dangerous to be around.

His father will find him.

Don't let him find him here,okay?

Just stay away from him for a while,Adrian.

You can stay away from him for a while,right?

Okay,just because his father was in prison and a drug addict doesn't mean Ricky's a bad guy.

And he doesn't do dr*gs.

I would know if he did dr*gs.

You're absolutely right.

Children of parents who are in prison are not bad children and it doesn't mean they'll turn out to be bad adults.

It doesn't mean anything other than their parents chose to commit a crime or crimes for which they were arrested, tried and found guilty of committing.

The children of parents behind bars generally suffer for no other reason other than their parents are selfish.

So why is Ricky dangerous?

That's just my opinion.

is it?

Why?

Because he's taking out your friend and then coming over here to have sex with you.

And he's about to become a father by yet another girl.

Doesn't that tell you anything,Adrian?

Doesn't that tell you that he really doesn't care about anyone?

He does.

He cares about me.

Stop telling yourself that.

It's a lie,Adrian.

Get out.

Get out of my house.

You don't know that he doesn't care about me, but you know something else.

What do you know?

I know that I care about you.

Here's my number.

I'm giving it to you again.

On the back of the card is the number of the watch captain for your local police department.

You have any problems,call 911, then call him,then call me.

Wait.

He cares about me.

Ricky cares about me.

No,sweetheart.

He doesn't.

Keep your head down.

There you go.

Step into it,though.

Hey,Mom.

Hi,honey.

Why is Tom with you?

He left me a note.

He came with Jack.

I know.

But why is he there with Jack?

I don't know.

I think they're gonna show up on every date I have with Ricky.

But it's okay,I'm over it.

They're just being protective or something.

And why is that?

Why would you need protecting?

Well,first of all, I'm scared of flying baseballs.

Yeah,and secondly?

I think they just don't want me seeing Ricky.

Everyone's so afraid of bad-boy Ricky.

But,honestly,Mom,when he's around me,he's so sweet.

Uh-huh.

And if he turns out to be not so sweet, you'll let me know,right,honey?

- Definitely.

- Okay.

So this is what you called to tell me?

No,I'm calling to tell you the guys are having a good time showing off, so I think we're gonna be a bit late.

Is that okay?

-How much later?

-Like half an hour.

- Unless that's a problem.

- Okay.

Just a half an hour.

It's a school night.

Okay,thanks,Mom.

- Hi,there.

- Oh,hi.

So which one is your boyfriend?

Um,well,that one over there is my brother...

Keep your head down.

...and next to him is my old boyfriend, and then that's my new boyfriend.

But I think they're all gonna be friends.

What's going on?

Get away from her!

What are you doing here,huh?

Whoa,whoa,don't do anything stupid,Ricky.

Don't hit the guy.

It's okay.

Yeah,it's okay.

It's never gonna be okay.

Yeah,probably not.

I met Amy.

Seems really nice.

Met her parents too.

I hope you're not planning on keeping the baby.

They don't think you'd make a very good father.

Neither do I.

That's the man who called.

Who is that man?

My father.

So I told them about Ricky because I wanted to.

Maybe I didn't have to, but I wanted to.

I wanted them to know.

But maybe Ricky is lying.

Maybe he is.

But my gut feeling is that he isn't.

But he could be.

Either way,if I had the baby, then he'd be around.

And he's got problems,lots of problems.

His creepy father would be around too.

But you have to keep the baby.

I mean,and it's not just his baby,it's your baby.

And you're carrying her and you're giving birth to her.

So she's more yours than his.

So it would seem so right now, but I don't even know if it's a she yet.

I'll probably find out the next doctor visit.

I feel like she's a she.

So you've said.

But I think that's because we both want the baby to be a girl.

Come on.

You wanna keep the baby.

It's your baby.

I love this baby.

I feel so happy every time I feel her,or him,move.

I just know that despite the way that she,or he,was conceived that she or he is gonna be okay.

Everything's gonna be fine, just like you said.

Okay,but if everything is fine, and everything will be fine, then why--?

Ben,I have to consider letting the baby be adopted.

I have to.

Even though I don't want to.

I wanna marry you and have the baby and live happily ever after, but I know that the baby will have a better chance at happily ever after if I find the right parents for her.

Or him.

- Why?

- Ben, my baby needs a stable, loving home with two adult parents.

We're not adults.

And you're not even the father.

Ricky is.

And his dad is the grandfather and...

I just-- I have to.

I have to at least consider it.

But we're going to be adults.

And we're practically adults now.

In fact,we're handling this in a very adult way,but-- Consider adoption,but please, after you consider it, consider just keeping the baby.

Ben...

this is going to be hard enough.

And I need you on my side.

I need your support.

What about your parents?

Is this what they want?

It's what my mother wants.

What about your dad?

He hasn't really expressed his opinion on this, but he's more emotional than my mom is.

This cannot be a decision based on emotion.

This has to be a decision based on what's best for her.

Or him.

Hi,are you okay?

Am I okay?

You didn't show up last night.

Grace must have told you we ran into someone.

Grace didn't tell me anything.

I haven't seen Grace this morning.

So why aren't you yelling at me for not showing up last night?

Be glad you didn't show up last night.

Why is that?

Because my father came by to see me.

Oh,what a coincidence.

My father came by to see me.

Back to "Are you okay?" - Not really.

- My father can help you.

He can keep your father away and get a restraining order.

How does your father know anything about my father?

Your father's a criminal.

Not according to him.

According to him,I'm just a liar.

Look,I don't know what he did or what you saw him do, but my father can help you get a restraining order,he told me.

Those are great for law-abiding citizens.

My father is not a law-abiding citizen.

He doesn't care if there's a restraining order.

My foster parents moved to get a restraining order this morning.

Here's my dad's number.

Just give it to them.

Look,he'll help you.

He will.

The only help I need is from you.

I need to see you.

All right.

But just tell me, what was your father in prison for?

Your father didn't tell you?

No,he said he couldn't tell me.

He robbed someone.

There's Grace.

I gotta go.

I'll call you.

Grace,wait up.

- Hey,good morning.

- Good morning.

And I'm so sorry about last night.

My father is a scary guy.

I'm sorry if he scared you.

Yeah,he is.

But you scared me too.

A little.

You know,the bat?

I thought you were gonna hit him.

I would have hit him if he had laid a hand on you.

I would have k*lled him.

No,no,I don't want you to k*ll anybody for me.

It'd be for both of us.

I've wanted to k*ll him for a long time.

You see,that kind of anger scares me.

Sorry.

I have good reason to be angry with him.

Look,I can control my anger.

I have to.

If I tell you why I hate him, you're gonna tell your parents.

They're never gonna let you go out with me again.

My dad was wondering if your dad was in prison for hitting you.

Yes.

As well as other things.

I'm so sorry.

Stuff happens.

Especiallyly to kids whose mothers don't stop stuff from happening because they're too high.

Those are my parents.

I told you a long time ago they're scary people.

Do you think we could talk for a few minutes?

-Hi.

-Hi.

I understand my father met you and your parents last night.

Yeah.

He just showed up at our house.

I'm sorry.

- Hi.

- Hi.

I'll let you two talk.

Call me later,okay?

Bye,Amy.

Wait.

It's okay to call you, even after what your dad asked, after what I told you?

Of course it is.

You didn't do anything.

It wasn't your fault.

And besides,you're working on everything.

I think it's great.

It's admirable,even.

I'll talk to you later.

Everyone's feeling sorry for me,I guess.

It's not a good feeling.

Maybe it should be,but it's not.

Lauren told you.

I know she told you.

Did you tell your parents?

Yeah.

Great.

Look,I know where this is going.

Ricky,I wanna consider adoption and I'd appreciate it if you'd go along with that.

I don't know about that.

I'm just letting you know that I wanna consider letting some nice couple adopt the baby.

Afraid of me touching the kid?

No,it's not about you.

It's not even about me.

It's about the baby, what's best for the baby.

Yeah,well,what if I think what's best for the baby is to know his or her birth parents?

Maybe what's best for the baby is to grow up in your home, with me coming to see him.

Or her.

Do you even know what it is yet?

No.

But my parents aren't just gonna raise the baby for me.

Yeah,why should they?

Why can't you?

Why can't you and me do it?

It's not like they're gonna kick you out of the house,is it?

You still have a place to live,food to eat.

Yeah,but...

How are you and me gonna raise a child?

How are we gonna do it?

I don't have a job,you don't, we don't have insurance.

Half the country doesn't have insurance and is out of work.

They don't just put their sons and daughters up for adoption because they can't pay a few bills.

We're teenagers.

We're in high school.

I would like to graduate high school and go to college.

You know,and have a career and eventually marry Ben.

I just wanna have ha normal Look,I thought this wasn't about you.

Guess what,Amy,you're not gonna have a normal life.

I don't.

I don't have a normal life.

Lots of people don't have normal lives.

So what?

And no.

The answer's no.

I'm not going along with it.

I'm not gonna agree to having the baby adopted.

I don't care what you two want.

I'm not my father,you got it?

Is that what Amy wants?

Mm,not really.

Amy wants me to raise the baby.

She wants to leave the baby with me while she's in school.

And then when she comes home at dinner, I'll have dinner waiting for her, the baby clean and fed, and she can go do her homework and practice her French horn.

Oh,and then on the weekends, she can hang out with Ben and nothing really will have changed except that there'll be a baby.

That's what Amy wants.

Oh,no one really likes to have their life disturbed, now,do they?

No,they do not.

Although my life is going through some big changes and I'm kind of happy about that.

What sort of changes?

Well,I'm going to work for the first time in quite a long time and I'm about to be single again.

Well,that's very exciting.

What sort of job did you get?

Oh,I haven't gotten a job yet.

I thinking I might be going back to school.

I've always been interested in architecture.

Ah.

Did you study architecture in college?

No,I didn't graduate from college.

I was in,um,Women's Studies.

Oh.

So you'd be starting over and it would take a few years.

But once you get that degree, you'd be doing work in a field you really love.

Is that the idea?

Yeah.

That's the idea.

You don't approve of the idea?

I love it.

Not that I'm here to judge anyone.

I wish I could go back to school, get my Ph.D. in philosophy.

I have a masters in Theology.

Why don't you?

Don't have the time or the money.

So are you gonna work at something else while you go to school?

I guess I'll have to.

And what kind of job are you looking for?

Maybe I can help.

Um,well,in a related field,I guess.

Like for the city?

Uh,permit office, something like that?

Well,I was thinking maybe an architect's office?

Hm.

Answering phones, general office work?

Kind of 9-to-5,classes at night?

Well...

Let me check around.

Maybe there's someone in the church who needs help in an architect's office.

Wow.

I sound,um...

I sound just like Amy,don't I?

You do have some big changes taking place in your life.

And you're gonna have to go back to work, and your life is gonna get turned upside down,so yes, maybe a little like Amy.

Thank you.

Anytime.

Do you have an attorney looking into a private adoption?

Someone who can maybe line up some choices for Amy?

Well,my attorney can handle the adoption process, but she doesn't wanna be involved in the selection process.

So I was thinking that maybe you knew of a nice couple.

Yes,a few nice couples.

Well,we're considering it.

You know,just looking into it.

I really don't know what the best thing to do here is.

Neither do I.

I don't know the best thing.

I wish I did.

So do you know if the baby's a boy or a girl?

Oh,we don't know.

I mean,Amy doesn't know yet.

Still in a bit of a state of shock,huh?

A bit.

Well,that'll wear off in a few years.

I'll walk out with you.

Why's that?

He's not gonna leave you alone.

Probably not.

Well,why's he coming around now?

I don't know.

He does that once in a while.

How come he's not in prison?

Because he's a better liar than I am.

He must be pretty good ty n.

She's in love with you.

I can see it.

And I have no interest in keeping her away from you.

In fact,I pray that she's the woman that changes your life.

What makes you think my life needs changing?

Because you're still seeing Adrian.

Hello.

Oh.

Hey,yeah,sorry.

Are you busy thinking about something,or...?

Just...

Yeah.

- Are you okay?

- I'm fine.

Yeah,you don't look fine.

I'm fine.

How are you?

This can wait.

- I heard you got married.

- Yeah.

Did you come down here to voice your opinion on that?

No,I came down here because I got a note to come down here after school.

Oh,right.

I found something for you to do.

Your,uh,community service thing.

How'd you like to mentor a kid?

I got caught making fake IDs and I get to mentor a kid now?

Oh,come on,you didn't do it.

And I still don't like the fact that you let Joe off the hook with that.

Who is it?

It's a kid who needs a mentor.

I don't know him personally.

Yeah,I'll do it.

Good.

You'd make a good mentor.

You don't always do the right thing, but seems like you're always trying to do the right thing, and that's something.

At least you're trying.

Here's the information.

Uh,do I get a g*n with this?

This is a g*ng area.

Not too many people in your neighborhood asking to be mentored.

And not everyone who lives in a g*ng neighborhood is in a g*ng.

I don't think a g*ng member is asking for a mentor,do you?

Okay.

Well,if I don't show up for school tomorrow, you'll know where to find me.

- Hey,before you go...

- Yeah.

So you met Ricky's father?

- Briefly,yeah.

- And?

And he's scarier than the neighborhood you're sending me to.

Great.

Or scarier than marrying the wrong person.

I can't find any job that I'm qualified for.

I told you I'd get a job.

What are you qualified for?

You're no more qualified for any job than I am.

Maybe,but I'm not pregnant.

Hi,girls.

Oh,thanks for the big fake smiles.

Good night.

Good night.

Amy, I'm not trying to make your decision for you about the baby.

I'm really not.

Well,you kind of are since you won't help me.

Well,I think that's my cue to leave.

Night.

Good night.

Amy,I'm gonna help you once in a while, but I'm really not in a position to take care of a baby.

I have to get a job too.

And I'd like to find a job that I love, so that means I'm probably gonna have to work and go to school at the same time, so you and me are both kind of in the same boat,kid.

I know that if you wanna find a job,you will.

And if you think that you can take care of the baby and provide a secure home for the baby,then you will.

But if,on the other hand, you decide that you wanna go for adoption, I hope that you'll do it not because it's the easier choice, but because it's the better choice.

But,ultimately,the choice is yours.

What kind of job are you gonna get?

The first one I'm offered.

I'd like to work in an architecture firm even if it's just answering phones and doing administrative stuff.

Phones?

But you could do so much more.

But,Amy,you can't just wake up and be an architect.

Mom,you could.

You're really smart.

There it is again.

- What?

- Oh,Amy.

You and I are so much alike.

I think that's why I've been so angry at you lately.

I see you making the same mistakes that I make.

What mistake are we talking about now?

We're both acting like we don't wanna be disturbed by life.

You're acting like nothing's gonna change, except you're gonna have a baby.

I'm acting like nothing's gonna change, except I'm losing a husband.

Everything's gonna change.

We're about to be disturbed on all levels.

But that's okay.

Everything's changing constantly anyway.

Just you don't usually see it coming.

But maybe we should keep our eyes open,you and me.

Maybe we're about to find something exciting and wonderful.

Maybe we're about to find some real meaning in all of this.

- Like what?

- I don't know.

Maybe your real purpose is that you're going to give a child to a family that wouldn't be able to have a child otherwise.

Maybe.

But hey,look at me.

One thing's not going to change.

And that's that I love you.

And I'm here for you always.

Me too,Mom.

Not so fast.

- Going to see Adrian?

- You.

You're not supposed to be within 300 feet of me.

I'm your father.

Biological father.

You're gonna like what I have to say.

Whatever it is, I don't wanna hear it.

Now get lost!

You know how much money some families would pay for a healthy Caucasian baby?

You're sick.

You're the biological father of this child,kiddo.

Life is what you make of it.

I know some people.