02x19 - The Rhythm of Life

[bunniefuu]

Previously on The Secret Life
of the American Teenager...

Did he call you?

No, but we agreed we're not going
to call each other every day.

You think I'm a good kisser?

Of course anyone can become
a better kisser with practice.

Is that true?

I could practice with you.

It's for
the mother-daughter dance.

It's sort of a ritual I
like to do in the springtime.

We always have
a father-daughter dance.

Mother-daughter dances are always
interesting and usually fun.

Did your dad remarry?
She's not my mother.

Yeah, I don't do anything
with her.

Grace, I didn't say
when we were getting married.

I said we were thinking
about it.

Well, I hope you do that.

I hope you think about it,
and when you do,

I hope you realize
that it's too soon.

Ricky...
What?

I know how you get
when people get close.

And you'll have a chance
to go to counseling.

Yeah, I don't really have anything
to talk about to a stranger.

That's not going to happen.

I want you to want me,
and I want to want you,

but how are we going
to do that, George?

You have my word that I'm going
to do the best that I can do.

There has to be a reason why
that Jimmy hasn't called her.

Do you really think Ricky's
going to dash over here

and throw himself at Amy

because she doesn't have
a boyfriend again? Yes.

Just close your eyes.

Well?

I don't know if I need you
to go to a dance.

I'd love it if you would go.
I love you, Mom.

I love you, too, Ashley.

All right, I think John's
down for the night,

but I'll just stick
around in case he's not.

Yeah, why don't you?

I didn't know
you were coming over,

but since you're here,
feel free to stay.

I told Amy I would be here

when she gets home
from the dance.

Besides, I like spending time
with John.

He's my son.

Is that some kind of remark
to us,

the other fathers in the room, about
spending time with their children?

You're not
spending time with your son.

You're spending time
with his walkie-talkie.

Okay, but I'm just
keeping my word to Amy,

and it wasn't a remark.

Yeah, well, my wife and son

aren't always here
for me to spend time with,

and that's not my choice,

and he missed the first
16 years of Adrian's life,

and that wasn't his choice.

So I thought it was a remark.
Excuse me.

Okay, George, I don't think
Ricky meant anything.

You don't, huh?
Something going on?

Like? Are you upset
with me for some reason?

What makes you think that?
No reason.

I'll just be somewhere else
in the house.

All right, look, it's fine.

Look, just sit down.
We'll deal you in.

That's okay. I'll watch TV

or read or something
in the other room.

The prospect of playing poker with
the two of us doesn't appeal to you?

No, but it doesn't bother me
if that's what you're asking.

Hey, I'm just trying to...
Really, it doesn't bother you?

Because if I was sitting
across the table

from the father of the girl
I got pregnant

and the father of the girl
I'm now sleeping with...

George, do you mind?
Sorry.

It would absolutely scare
the living...

All right, all right.
If he doesn't want to play,

he doesn't want to play,
right?

Whatever. It's up to him.

What are the stakes?

Just playing to play.

All right, why not?

I pretty much
told you why not.

You want another reason?

Is there another reason?

Is there?

Never mind. Let's go.

You kissed Amy?

You kissed Amy?

I guess he had
to have kissed Amy.

Recently?

[baby crying]

* ["Chicken Dance"]

Sync by fant0m
www.addic7ed.com

[scattered applause]

Welcome. Welcome, everybody.

I am so happy
you could come out tonight

for our first annual
mother-daughter dance

even if it's just me out here
on the floor right now.

I really just wanted you
to have a night out together

and have a little fun,
and if dancing's not your thing,

hey, just be a good guest

at the ongoing party
we call life.

It's great to be alive,
isn't it?

So get out there,
participate,

communicate, celebrate.

Dance, dance, dance.

* [country]

I think we can go now.

No, we can't.

Can we?

We just got here.

There's nothing going on

other than a bunch
of mothers and daughters

standing around
staring at each other.

We can do that at home.

Maybe step 1
is staring at each other,

and step 2 is talking
with each other,

and step 3 is dancing
with each other.

Cha cha cha.

Have we ever danced
with each other, ever?

We're not going to dance
with each other.

She's right.
Oh, what do you know?

I know as much as you do.

Yeah, well, I know plenty.

Well, I don't know
what that means,

but there's been something
going on all week

between you two,
so what don't I know about now?

Nothing.

Nothing's going on,
at least not with me.

No, nothing's ever going on
with you.

[scoffs]

You didn't have sex
with Jimmy, did you?

What? No.

I just thought...

I know he hasn't called you.

Hey, everybody. Hey, Amy, you want
to get out there and dance? Come on.

Okay, my journalistic gut
tells me

that this is some sort
of social experiment.

Really, what kind
of social experiment?

I don't know,
but I'm pretty sure

that it's going to affect
our grades.

So has he called you yet?

Who?
You know who.

What do you think?
I'm sorry.

But if he does, this time
I'll be ready for him.

Where do you two think
you're going?

You are not leaving me alone
to talk to my mother.

You do realize
that you just left your mother

alone with my mother
and all the other mothers.

That's dangerous.

It's dangerous for you.

It's not dangerous for me.

I'm not doing anything.

Did Jimmy...

No, but if he does call,
she's got condoms.

What?

You said you were prepared.

I said I was ready.

Big difference. And I didn't
mean ready to have sex,

just ready for, you know,
Jimmy.

And by the way, I do have
a condom in my purse.

No offense, but if he didn't call
you because you're a bad kisser,

he's not going to try to have
sex with you, do you think?

No.
I'm not a bad kisser.

No, of course not.

Yeah, I'm sure
it's something else.

You can think
whatever you want,

but I'm not a bad kisser.

I know I'm not.

So why hasn't he called?
I don't know.

You know.
Did she have sex with Jimmy?

Mom, come on.

She's not going to have sex
with Jimmy.

She's going to have sex
with someone else?

Hey, Ann. Hi, Ashley.

Hi, Kathleen.

It's good to see you.

Well, how's the baby?

Oh, thanks for asking.

Hopefully he's fine.
Robbie.

He's home with George
tonight.

George is really good
with children.

Well, I mean, he was good
to talk to Grace

when Grace needed someone
to talk to...

not that Grace is
a child, but...

I don't really know if George
is good with children.

We didn't have children
ourselves,

but of course you know that.

[giggles]

Is it hot in here?

Kind of.

Hi.

Cindy, Adrian's mom.

Oh, right.

Hi. I'm sorry. How are you?

I'm terrific.
Have you heard?

I'm getting married
to Adrian's dad, to Ruben.

Did Grace tell you?

No, she didn't.

Yeah, married
for the first time.

Can you believe it?

Well, I'm actually thinking
about it myself, marriage.

You are?
Yes, I am.

I mean, I know it's soon,

but I want to be married.

To anyone in particular?

Of course.
Funny. In particular

Yeah, yeah,
but you don't know him.

I heard he's a doctor.

Another doctor?
Interesting.

I mean, congratulations.

[chuckles]
Yes, he's an OB/GYN.

Nice.

Yeah. I mean, that's not
why I'm marrying him.

He's a brother of someone
I knew... know... knew.

How's the baby?

Is anything wrong with...

Robbie. No, he's fine.

He's with George tonight.

With George and Ruben.
They're playing cards

and taking care of the babies.

That's just Madison
being Madison.

She'll come around.

That Dead Parents Club?

It's given her
a really great place to vent.

She and Jack started a club

for kids whose parents are,
you know, dead.

They meet all the time.

Uh, that... that's not true.
They can't be.

They might be meeting,

but it's probably not
about dead parents.

It's probably about sex.

Oh, I don't think there's
a real club called the...

The Dead Parents Club, yeah.

No, I don't think Madison
would be in anything like that.

Madison is having sex?

Uh... kind of.

Uh-oh, I think I just got
the stink eye.

I told you this would happen.

I really want to know what
happened with Amy and that Jim guy.

Who cares?
I do.

Maybe you should encourage Ben
to go back with her.

I'm not going to do that.
I like Ben.

Besides, even if I encouraged
him, he wouldn't go back.

He's really, really happy
to be out of that relationship.

Did he tell you that just
before you had sex or something?

We didn't have sex.
We're just friends...

for right now anyway.

Aren't you friends
with him, too?

There are friends,

and then there are "friends."

Are you still friends
with Jack,

the "friend" you had sex with?

Are you still
friends with Jack?

Didn't you have sex
with him, too?

Right, I almost forgot.

Okay, no, I'm not still
friends with Jack.

I don't need friends
like that.

I'm in love with Ricky.

Great, because I think Ricky
is in love with you, too,

so you should just forget about
Amy and who she's with or not with.

Yeah, well, I think
he's in love with me,

but I also think that
there's something going on

between the two of them besides
just sharing the joy of parenthood.

Look, I just don't think she's quite
as innocent as everyone thinks she is.

Maybe she had sex with Jimmy,
and that was it,

one time,
and it was over.

Sometimes guys
just want to have sex

to see if they can have sex.

He had sex with her and
then never called her again.

It happens all the time.

You are so negative
and dramatic.

I doubt that they had sex.

Why? Why do you doubt it?

Because I heard he thought
Amy was a bad kisser,

so I don't think
that they had sex.

A bad kisser?

That's what I heard
from my friend Jack,

who heard it from his
"more than a friend" Madison.

That Amy's a bad kisser?

Mm-hmm.

I don't know. That sounds like
some crazy Madison rumor.

What kind of kisser is Ben?

I didn't say that I kissed Ben.

Okay, I kissed Ben,
and I like the way he kisses.

He kind of lets me kiss him,

like he takes the cues
from me.

I like being the more aggressive
one in the relationship.

Yeah, I remember
the stories you told me

about your first time
with Jack.

Okay, but if Ben's
a good kisser, then...

You must like him.
Do you?

Oh, hi, Alice.

I just don't want to see him
get his heart broken.

Well, she doesn't want to get
her heart broken, either.

He was smitten with you
the first day of school.

I told him Amy was
more attainable.

Turns out she wasn't, but
I'm still not sure about you.

I don't think I would've been
attainable back then.

I mean, I just started dating,

and I really,
really like Jack...

I loved him even...

but now things are different.

Ben Boykewich is an...
interesting guy,

very interesting,

and I really think

there could be a possibility
of a future there.

We have a lot in common.

I'll give you that.

He is interesting... Ben.

A lot more interesting than I
ever would have thought.

Hey, did those two have sex,
Ben and Amy?

No, they didn't have sex.

Are you sure?
Yes.

Yeah, I'm not so sure.

I think she's having sex.

The question is
who is she having sex with?

There's only one way to tell,
isn't there?

And let me tell you something.

If Amy's
having sex with Ricky,

I'm having sex with Ben.

But I like Ben.
I just told you I liked Ben.

I don't care. Go back
to only one way to tell.

May I join you?

I'm Alice's mother.
Um, I'm Fern.

I'm Kathleen.

Cindy.
Ann.

So...

who's going
to Leo and Betty's wedding?

Leo and Betty?

Uh, I hadn't heard.

We haven't been invited,
but we really don't know them.

I have a wedding of my own
coming up.

I'm getting married, too,
to Adrian's dad.

We were
high school sweethearts.

Kathleen's getting married.

Mazel tov.

Yes, thank you.
He's Jewish.

My husband passed away.

Not even a year ago.
Ann just had a baby.

Oh, I thought it was your
daughter who had the baby.

It was both of us.

Ah.

Good for you.

How's he or she doing?

[together]
He's fine.

In case you're all wondering,

I'm getting married, too,

to my ex-husband,
the father.

Good for her,

even if most second marriages to
the same person never workout.

I wasn't hiding. I couldn't
get him back to sleep.

Let's just play cards, huh?

Did Amy tell you what happened,
or were you spying on us?

Oh, of course. Ashley.

But what Ashley doesn't know

is that Amy asked me
to kiss her.

It wasn't like
we were really kissing.

What was it like?
I don't know.

It was just her
wanting to practice.

Oh, geez, not that she wanted an excuse.

She did, and I figured it
would give her more confidence

if she had more practice.

Someone told her
she was a bad kisser.

Of course.
You were just helping her out.

No, you weren't.

You figured you'd take advantage
of her, and you know it.

Amy's not that naive.

She's not that easily
taken advantage of.

She knew what she was doing.

I was just kissing her because
she wanted to be kissed.

She wanted to practice.
It was a favor

and not a favor that I wanted
everyone to know about.

What was I going to do,
tell her no

and make her feel that
oh, sure, we had a baby

but I don't even find her

attractive enough
to kiss her when she asks?

Geez, no good deed.

So she asked you to kiss her
to practice with you?

Who the hell told her
she was a bad kisser?

Not me. It wasn't me.
It was her girlfriends.

They planted that seed
in her head.

They told her
that if Jimmy hadn't called,

then maybe it was because
she was a bad kisser.

Then she came to me
for help.

I was just helping her.

[baby crying]

That wasn't Robbie.
That was John.

Should I go in there?

Nope, I wouldn't.

I can't believe
Ashley told him.

It was just a kiss.
We weren't having sex.

It was like kissing my sister.

Is that what you're going
to tell Adrian?

Huh? That it was just
like kissing your sister?

I don't know
what I'm going to tell her,

but don't tell her.

Please, don't tell her.

I'll tell her, promise.
Just let me tell her.

It's not that big a deal.

Uh, yeah, it is a big deal,

and I know what this is about.

This is about Adrian meeting
your parents, isn't it?

What? No.

[baby coos]

This is what happens
when you have sex with a girl

that doesn't know
anything about sex,

wasn't planning on having sex.

Come on, John.

What's the matter?
Were we too loud in here?

Let's go.

I hope Adrian knows
what she's doing.

Oh, I think she knows
what she's doing.

She just doesn't know
what he's doing.

You going to tell her?
No, I'm not going to tell her.

I'll let Ricky tell her.

I'm staying out of this.

He told me there's
no heat between them,

him and Amy,

and he ends up kissing her.

So maybe she did ask him
to kiss her.

Maybe what he's saying is true.

Whose side are you on?

Truthfully, Adrian's.

[buzzes]

Hey, Madison.

Hey, Jack.

I was just thinking
about you.

Really?

Me or us doing what we do?

Madison, you know what?

I was thinking
that I've been totally wrong

in the way
I've been treating you,

like I'm only going out
with you for that reason

or like I'm only going out
with you

because Grace and I broke up.

Okay, I'm at a dance right now.

I didn't really want to have
a long discussion, but what?

I like you.

You're fun, you're smart,
and you're really special,

and if I ever made you feel

like anything less than that,
I'm sorry.

I just think we should
take things a little slower

and maybe get to know each
other a little bit better.

Are you drinking again?

No, Madison, I'm not.
I... I really like you,

and I may have been
having sex with you

just to have sex
with you at first,

but I think it could be
more than that.

I want it to be more than that.

But...
But?

Are you breaking up with me?

No, I'm not.

Can I ask you a question?

If you like me so much,

do you have to be
such good friends with Grace?

I...

Yeah. I'll talk
to you later, Jack.

No. Wait, wait, wait.

Not if you don't want me to be

or if that's going to get
in the way

of our being boyfriend
and girlfriend.

Okay.

Okay?

Okay. Just don't be friends
with Grace.

[giggles]
Bye.

What just happened?

I just don't understand.

It's easy.

There's too much counting.

Besides, I just came over
to talk about Grace.

How's that going?
Good, huh?

Yeah, it's going fine.

Look, with cribbage,
once you get the hang of it,

it comes second nature.
You just...

I don't want to get
the hang of it.

I just want to hear
about Grace.

Then I want Alice to call me.

Then I want to go over
to her house

and get the hang of that.

[chuckles]

Sorry.

So if you were going to call
someone right now,

would it be Grace
or Maria or Amy?

I could call any one of them.

I am friends with Grace
and Maria and Amy.

Uh-huh. It's Grace Bowman.

Yeah.
Yeah.

Hey, guys, what's going on?

I was just saying I can't
wait till you get back.

Let's go.
Where are we going?

Your house.
For?

For whatever you want.
Why are you home so early?

Did something go wrong
at the dance?

Yeah, my mom has
no social skills.

She tries, but... But?

Did you know Amy's parents
were getting married again?

No. I haven't talked to Amy.

Wonder if she'll invite me
to the wedding.

Did you say that because you hope
she will invite you to the wedding?

Because I heard from Grace
that she really likes you.

Grace or Amy?

Time's up.

You don't really care
about Grace.

You're still in love with Amy.

I'm not still in love with Amy.

I care about her
because she's Amy.

Did you and Amy have sex?

Adrian thinks
you and Amy had sex.

What?

You told Adrian but not me? Us.

I didn't have sex with Amy.

I don't think
I could have sex with Amy

even if she wanted
to have sex

because it just
wouldn't be right.

I finally realized that
it wouldn't be right.

We're really not married,
and she already has one baby,

and what would happen if, despite the
fact that we were very, very careful,

she got pregnant again?

First time we're hearing this.

You broke up with her
because you were afraid

if you ever did have sex with
her, she might get pregnant?

I don't know.
It's so complicated.

That was part of it, I think.

I mean, I wanted
to have sex with her,

and then I got kind of slightly
afraid of having sex with her.

And then, once I had doubts
about having sex with her,

I started having doubts
about the way I feel about her,

and that led to doubts that we
should be in a relationship at all.

Are you afraid if you have sex
with Grace, she might get pregnant?

Well, no.

You see, Hank, Grace has been
successful with birth control

whereas Amy has not.

[sighs]
I guess.

Yeah, I guess that's it.

I know it's not logical,
but...yeah.

Well, about a quarter
of teenage mothers

do have a second child
within two years

of the birth
of their first child.

By the same guy,
not by the same guy?

You are an idiot.

Amy Juergens would never
ever get pregnant again,

not by you or Ricky
or any other guy.

Eureka.

Hey, we're going to bed.
Alice and Henry leave?

I need to talk to you
about something.

Sure, sure, what's going on?

You look upset.

It's not that I'm upset,
but...

I think I had
kind of a breakthrough

when I was talking to Alice
and Henry before, about Amy.

Oh, yeah?
What kind of breakthrough?

I realized that I'm afraid

that if Amy and I ever did
have sex

that she might get pregnant.

Well, that's certainly
a possibility

with any girl
you might have sex with.

Yeah, but I was afraid
because Amy got pregnant before

that she'd get pregnant again.

A lot of girls do that. A lot
of teenage mothers do that.

I heard that.
What are you getting at?

I'm getting at...
that's not rational.

A lot of fears
aren't rational.

Yeah, I know, but, you know,
now that I've said it out loud,

it sounds so stupid
and ridiculous.

I'm going to go over
to Amy's and tell her,

and I'm sure that
once we've talked about it,

that we can talk through it,

that we can get
to where we were before,

not even
to where we were before

but a place
that's better than that.

I like Grace,

and it was great kissing Grace,

but it's not like kissing Amy,

and I had fun with Maria,

but, Dad, I love Amy.

I don't like
being apart from Amy.

I don't want to be apart
from her another day.

Ben, why don't you
just sleep on it, okay?

Even if you thought
your feelings were confused

by this notion that Amy might
somehow get pregnant again

and this time with you...

God forbid, before you get
out of high school...

that doesn't mean she's going
to understand it or like it.

It might not sound as good
the second time you say it

if you say it to Amy.

You know what
I'm talking about?

Do you really want
to tell Amy

that you're afraid
she'll get pregnant?

I know, but...
it's just so stupid.

Yeah, listen to me, son.

It might be stupider
to tell her.

Sleep on it.

Oh, geez, I can see you're
not going to take my advice,

so let me give you
some more advice.

Don't just sleep on it.
Don't do it,

even if you sleep on it.

Just take your time.

Feelings are complex.

This is
a complicated relationship.

It's always been complicated.

Take the time to make sure
of your feelings.

Amy's not going to trust you
if you keep going back and forth

like you have been
for the past six months.

Like I told you before,
take it slow

and don't tell her anything like
you're thinking about telling her.

Ben, please, just listen to me.

You're not thinking this
through.

That wasn't the only reason
you broke up with Amy,

this irrational fear,
was it?

No, but I think that was
kind of underneath it all.

I really do.

Well, think about it some more.
Please do yourself a favor.

Think about it some more.

But you don't think
Lauren would have sex

just because Madison is doing
what she's doing, do you?

Girls in high school have sex
for all kinds of reasons

and for no reason at all.

I just think it's difficult

for Lauren to make the right
choices for herself

when she's surrounded

by girls making
the wrong choices.

No offense.

Did you have sex
in high school?

Me? Did you?

Yes.

I was a senior. You?

No, I waited...

for the wrong guy,

my first husband.

Yeah, my first guy was
the wrong guy, too.

I couldn't help
but overhear that, too,

but I didn't know
if I should interrupt.

Yeah, what fun would that be?

So how are you?
Better for hearing that.

I don't know why,
but it helps to know

that other women chose
the wrong first guy.

The wrong guy
or the wrong time?

That's
an interesting question.

So your mom told my mom that she
and George are getting married again.

Oh... yeah.
Yeah.

Well, it was nice
talking to you.

Think I should get
back in there.

Ashley, where have you been?
Mom wants to leave.

I just heard from the daughter
of wife number 1

that Mom said she and Dad
are getting married again.

What?
Yeah.

Why didn't she tell us that?

Well, I don't know
why she didn't tell us that.

Why didn't she tell you,
though?

I don't know.
Hi.

Oh, Ashley, I need to talk to
Amy alone if you don't mind?

Sorry, Adrian, I do mind.

We're actually kind of in a
hurry to get out of here, so...

You can talk to me in
front of Ashley. What's up?

Oh, nothing,

but I'm here with my mom,

and Ricky's supposed to
stop by when we get home,

you know,
after you get home,

and I was wondering...

Do you happen to have
a condom?

As a matter of fact,
I do.

Thank you.

Mm-hmm.
Come on, let's go.

[phone rings]

Hello.
Hi, Mr. Juergens.

It's Ben. Hey, ex-boyfriend,
we miss you around here.

I miss you, too, all of you.

Hey, I got my license, and I
was going to pick up a pizza,

and I just thought
maybe I'd swing by.

Maybe Amy and Ashley and Mrs.
Juergens will be home by then?

Yeah, yeah, you're welcome
to come by, Ben.

We'd love to see you.

Oh, and I hear
congratulations are in order.

Oh, yeah?
I heard you and Mrs. Juergens

are becoming
Mr. and Mrs. again.

Say again?
You're getting married.

I am?
That's what I heard.

That's the news
from the dance.

I know it sounds childish,

but I said it because
I'm a little overwhelmed

by all the responsibility
right now.

I said it because...

I don't know. I just thought
that they were judging me.

I feel like everyone here is
just looking at me and judging me.

Yeah, welcome to my world.

You created your world.

Would you just tell me what's
going on between you two?

Can we just go, please?

We're leaving, so I just wanted
to say thanks for the condom.

Good night.

Was that a condom?

I think we should go now.

We can go now.

What's with the condom?

Why do you have a condom?

I made her take it.

She didn't make me take it.

I asked for it because I don't
want to get pregnant again.

So, Amy, you are having sex?

With?

Oh, God, is that
why you kissed Ricky?

You're going to have sex
with him?

What?

It was only one condom, and
she obviously hasn't used it.

Whoa.
[chuckles]

It has been
a wonderful evening,

but it's time
to say good night.

[girls murmuring]
Good night.

Not so fast.

I have a few things
I need to say before we go.

[girls moaning]

My grandmother and her sister

spent three years
in a concentration camp

when they should've been
in high school,

and they survived.

They survived, they said,

because every night,

rather than sink down
into the horrors

of what was going on
around them,

they imagined that they
were once again dancing

in their living room

while their father
played the violin,

and they found the courage
and the will to live

driven by the memories

of dancing with their mother

and wanting so much

to have just one more dance.

When they told me that story,

I thought, Wouldn't it be great

if I could
get a bunch of girls

together with their moms
and dance,

create some kind
of special memory

that might just get us all
through high school?

I mean, that's possible,
isn't it?

To take each other by the hand,

mothers and daughters

and dance away the pain
of what goes on

every day in our hallways?

Granted, it's not
a concentration camp

and there's no w*r
going on here,

but there are wars,
and then there are wars.

If you've ever been made fun of

or if you've ever made fun
of another girl,

join me on the dance floor,
won't you?

If you've ever wanted
what another girl has

and resented her
for having it, join me.

If you want to do what
the other girls are doing

because you don't want
to feel insecure or left out

or stupid or ugly or inferior,
join me.

If you've ever wanted a guy

just because he was going out
with some other girl

and you wanted to hurt
that girl, join me.

If you've ever wanted a guy

not because you're
interested in him

but because you want
to b*at out the other girls

in some sort of bizarre race
for the guys, join me.

Join me, mothers and daughters.

Join me in stopping
the meanness and competition

that goes on every day
in our hallways.

Not only do women have
the power to unite

and stop all the wars going on
in the world...

and I believe
we have that power...

but we have the power to stop
the wars within,

and there can be no peace

until there is peace within.

This is from my grandma Sadie

and my great-aunt Pearl.

* ["Hava Nagila"]

Adrian, don't do it.

[together]
Whoo!

Whoo!

[knock on door]

Coming. Coming.

Ben, what are you doing here?

I told you dad I'd bring
some pizza over.

Because...

Because
I just wanted to see you

as well as everyone else.

Because...

Um... if you heard that I kissed
Ricky, it was just a kiss, all right?

Good night.

Good night, Ben.

What did you go
and do that for?

What did I go and do what for?

Well, Ben's a nice guy, Amy.
He's good for you.

Yeah,
I know he's a nice guy,

but I don't care
if he's good for me.

Well, Jimmy's a nice guy, too,
and he'll call you, Amy.

I know you kissed Ricky.

I know why you kissed Ricky.

Why?

Because you were just
feeling a little insecure,

and guys were saying you were a
bad kisser, but I'm sure you're not.

Guys were not saying that.
Girls were saying that.

Girls were assuming that

because Jimmy
hasn't called me.

I don't know why
Jimmy hasn't called me,

but it's not because
I'm a bad kisser.

Why did you ask Ricky
to practice kissing

if you didn't want to become
a better kisser?

Okay, well, when he
first offered to help me,

I was kind of having
some self doubts,

like maybe something
was wrong with me.

Then I started thinking
about it,

and nothing's wrong with me.

Something's wrong with Jimmy
and with Ben

and with any other guy
that doesn't like me,

and if I wanted to,

I could have the guy that
every girl in school wants,

if I wanted.

And that would be Ricky.

Mm-hmm.

So when he came over here
to help you practice,

to build up your self-esteem,

you just went along with that?

Come on, Dad.
He isn't just helping me.

He wanted to kiss me,

and I wanted to kiss him,

and I'm glad I did.

You know why?

Because it wasn't quite as
wonderful as I thought it might be.

I was afraid that one kiss,
and I would crumble,

and then what, he'd marry me?

He's not the marrying kind.

He's been a good dad, and I think
he'll always be a good dad to John,

but he's not ready
to be a good husband.

He's not even ready to be
a good boyfriend, obviously,

or he wouldn't have kissed me.

The thing is...

I never even thought
about Adrian in all this.

I never thought
how she'd feel about it.

I never even considered it.

And Adrian's been really nice
to me lately.

She's been really nice to me
because she loves Ricky,

and you know what?

Even though he kissed me,

I do think Ricky loves Adrian.

You want me to help you
make up the sofa?

Probably ready to go to bed,
aren't you?

Might be sleeping
in the old bedroom tonight.

Heard any rumors about me
and your mom getting remarried?

No.

Come on.
Dad...

Apparently,
it's all over school.

You know how things get around
that aren't true.

I think it's true.
All right, well, if it is,

then why don't you wait
for her to tell you.

Right. You're right.

Boy, Amy, you really are
growing up.

Good night, Dad.
Good night.

Oh, you know what?

If Adrian wants
to be friends with you,

then you let her
tell you that.

What?
She has told me that.

Well, let her keep
telling you that.

Good night.

[phone rings]

Hi. So glad you called.
I was worried about you.

Were you?

Yeah, I didn't want you
to do something crazy

that you'd regret later.

Ben's parked in front of Amy's.

He's just sitting in his car.

Really? By himself?

Yep.

I hope he's not getting
back together with Amy.

I really like him, Adrian.

Oh, I doubt Amy wants
to get together with Ben

since she's obviously
having sex with Ricky.

I doubt it.

I don't.

Adrian, why else would Ben
be over there

unless he wanted to get
back together with Amy?

I mean, I don't want them
to get back together,

but you know how it is.

You break up with Ricky.
You get back with Ricky.

You break up with Ricky. You get back
with Ricky. Okay, what's your point?

Ben and Amy are probably
giving it another sh*t.

They're probably trying
to get back together.

They're not getting
back together

because Amy is having sex
with Ricky.

Okay, if they're not
getting back together,

then what's Ben doing
over there?

I don't know.

Well, maybe he heard
she had sex with Ricky,

and he's going to confront her,

or he has confronted her.

Or he's just sitting out
there because he misses her.

It could be something
as simple as that.

No, I don't think so.
Adrian...

I'm going to go find out.
I'm going to call him.

No, I tried calling him.
He's not picking up his phone.

Maybe he'll pick up his phone
for me.

I mean, this could be
the perfect opportunity

to reach out to him.

Yeah, that's what I'm thinking.

What?

That this is a good time
to reach out to Ben.

For me to reach out,
not you.

I'm the one
who's interested in him.

Didn't you get anything
out of the dance tonight?

Yeah, I got
that girls are mean

and competitive
and vindictive.

But we don't have to be.

You don't want to be
the meanest,

most competitive,
most vindictive, do you?

Are you kidding?

If Amy slept with Ricky,
yeah.

You don't know that,

and if you want to get back
at Amy,

get back at her with Ricky.

Don't get back at her with Ben.

He's still sitting out there.

I'm going to go down
and see what's going on.

Don't. Just don't do it,
Adrian, okay?

Just walk over to Amy's and
talk to her and work it out.

You two are friends.
You can do that.

Oh, yeah, you see where
that got me. I have to go.

Maybe she just had a condom

because she wanted
to have a condom.

It doesn't mean
she's having sex.

Yes, it does.
No, it doesn't.

I have a condom,
and I'm not having sex.

Just don't do anything until
you know what really happened.

I know what happened.

No, you don't.

Good night, Grace.

[sighs]

Hey, your mom said the dance
was really interesting.

Yeah, it was.

So did you talk to Ricky?

[sighs]
He did come over here.

No, it didn't come
over here. Why?

He was supposed to come
over here.

He said he was coming
over here?

Yeah, I saw him
over at George's earlier.

Well, you know Ricky.

Yeah, I do know Ricky
and guys like Ricky

and guys in general,

and, Adrian,

I don't know if we should've
asked Ricky's parents

to be part of our wedding.

We don't really know them.

Someone
has to be the witnesses.

It might as well be them.

We can't force a guy to
bring you around his family

if he's not ready for that.

Yes, you can
if you have to.

You don't have to.

You can wait
until he really wants to

because until
he really wants to,

he might be feeling pressured,

and it might make him run
in the other direction.

Like next door?

The guy's got a lot of issues.
You know that.

I know that,

and thanks for talking
about it, Dad.

Well, if Ricky does talk
about it,

and I think he will,

I'll be around if you need
to talk some more, okay?

Thanks.

Good night, Adrian.
I love you.

Good night.
Love you, too.

Hi, Adrian.

Hi, Ben.
I saw you from my room.

What are you doing out here?

Just, uh, thinking
about things.

Could you use some company?

You know, I could.

[buzzing]

[on voice mail] Hi, this is
Adrian. You know what to do.

[typing]

[ringing]