03x12 - Sweet and Sour

[bunniefuu]

k,
[sighs]

I really want us to be friends.

You and Ricky--
you're not thinking
of getting married, are you?

He went to New York
this weekend and didn't even
tell me that he was going.

Come back tomorrow morning
with a new attitude

before I give you
your walking papers.

I spent the night with Jessie
over at Jack's guest house.

You lied?

You are on restriction
for the summer.

You're not gonna
see Jack anymore,
and that is it.

Do you really think
you're in love with Amy?

I might wanna find that out
before she's in love
with someone else.

Your dad and I
are getting married again
as soon as Amy gets back.

Amy didn't tell you anything
about New York.
I know she didn't.

I'm just gonna marry Adrian
and get it over with.

You got angry with Ricky
and got yourself fired
from the job,

and now you wanna get married.

How's your marriage going?

Maybe I'll call your office.

I don't wanna have sex.

It may be a little early
in the relationship
to have sex.

What would happen
if we got engaged?

What would happen
if Amy and Ricky thought
that we were gonna be

unavailable to them
for the rest of our lives?

Happy birthday, Amy.

SEET
[knocks]

Good morning.

What are you doing here
so early?

Oh, nothing.
Just wanted to talk.

Make sure we're okay.
We're okay.

Yeah? You sure?
Yeah, I'm sure.

How's Peter?

Peter is-- He's great.

But it's a new relationship,

so I don't wanna get
too familiar too fast.

And I thought maybe you and I
could hang out together today.

Go get some breakfast
or make some breakfast
or something.

Look, do me a favor.
Call Peter and go over
and hang out with him.

I'll be fine here alone.

I like being alone.

You like being alone,
or you like spending time
with Ricky?

No, I don't like
spending time with Ricky.

And I don't even like
spending time with you,
so call Peter.

[sighs]
Okay.

[ringing]

It's Griffin.

Yay.

Hi.

Hi. What are you doing?

Just hanging out
with Hailey.
What are you doing?

Hanging out with Ashley.

You wanna hang out?

With you and Hailey
and me and Ashley?

No. No.

Well, how about
just you and me?

All right.

All right.
You wanna come over to my house?

Why don't you
come over to my house?

All right.
All right.
I'll call you when I get there.

I'll see you.

Who's he with?

Ashley.

Amy's sister.

Amy had a baby
with Ricky.

Oh, right. Got it.
I remember the story.

[beeping]

[line ringing]

[Ricky]
Yeah, it's me.
Leave a message.

[beeps]
Hey, it's me.

Me. Um,
I wanna talk to you.

I don't know what
you were doing on my birthday,

but I wasn't
doing anything, and...

You know what?
If I was hoping that people
would remember my birthday,

I should've said something,
but it honestly didn't seem

that important
to me this year.

Being able to come here
to this program
is what was important.

And now what's important
is for us to have a chance,
so call me.

Please. Please,
please call me.

No matter what you did
on my birthday, call me.

Not that you did anything,
but...

I-I-I'm not accusing you
of doing anything. I...

Um, I totally messed this up.

Uh, bye.

Oh. Hi, John.
It's Mommy.

I'm gonna be home
in a few days.

I love you.

That-- That was for John--
the "I love you."

Um, anyway, bye.

[beeps]

Fallingn love L

Is such an easy
thing to do

Birds can do it
We can do it

Let's stop talking
Let's get to it

Let's fall in love

[Amy]
Call me, please.

No matter what you did
on my birthday, call me.

[beeps]

Good morning.

We forgot Amy's birthday,
you know.

What? Oh, well.
Mom probably
sent her something.

Sent who something?
Who sent what where?

We missed Amy's birthday.

No, we didn't.
Amy's birthday was...

Is when?
[gasps]
Yesterday.

[groans]

That can't be right.
I think that's right.

How could we forget
our own daughter's birthday?
[sighs]

Out of sight,
out of mind?

Nice. You couldn't tell us
it was your sister's birthday?

He's the one who told me.

Amy's the one who told me.
I forgot, too.

Actually, I'm not sure
I even knew,

which is really pathetic.

We need a plan.
No, we don't need a plan.

We need to apologize.
I can't believe this.

We were so excited about
telling her that we were
getting remarried again

that we forgot why
we got married
in the first place.

You didn't know?

I don't need to know.

Well, she'll be home next week.
We can make it up to her.

I feel so bad about this.

Everyone forgot
my 16th birthday, and it stayed
with me my whole life.

She called me this morning
and left a message.

She said her birthday
just wasn't important.

She says that's what's important
is that she got to go
to New York,

and I think she really is
grateful for that.

Oh, really?

We'll do something for her
when she gets back, right?

She'll be back in a few days.
Okay, but let's call her
from the car.

Yeah.
Can you listen out
for Robie?

Your dad needs to take me
to the car dealership.

I'm having car problems.

See you.

[door opens]

I can listen out for Robie
until they get back.

[door closes]
Yeah, okay. You can listen out
for him and for John

until Amy gets back
for all I care.

But then you'll be going,
and before you go,

I just wanna say that
it's been nice having you
here with us.

And thanks for the kiss.
It taught me a lot.

Like what?

Like just because
someone's sexually
attracted to you

doesn't mean
they really love you.

It just means
they wanna have sex with you.

Or, in this case,
that they just wanna kiss you.

How do I get blamed
for that kiss?
You know you...

Never mind.
It was my fault.

I wanted to kiss you,
and I kissed you.

Oh, the truth for once.

[phone beeping]

[line ringing, beeps]

Hey, Dr. Fields.
I need to make an appointment.
It's, uh--

It's not an emergency.
I just wanna talk to you.

Oh, hey,
thanks for coming.

Can I make you
a cup of coffee?
It'll only take a minute.

Uh, no. I'm not
drinking coffee these days.

Water. Can I get you
a glass of water?

No, thank you.

No coffee, no water.

This is not a session,
Ken, okay?

I just agreed to talk.

You wanna sit down,
or should we just talk standing,

without coffee or water
so it doesn't look
like a session?

Okay.
[chuckles]
[chuckles]

[sighs]

So, what's this all about?

It's about...

I can't stand your husband.

Um, neither can I.

Seriously?

Seriously.

But that doesn't mean
that I'm going to dump him
and go back with you.

It doesn't mean
that I won't either.

Yeah?

Good morning.
Why is that?

Why is this a good morning?

Something happen since yesterday
that I don't know about?

Yesterday was just
a bad, bad day overall.

So I thought I'd go back down
to the butcher shop

and make my apologies to Bunny
and see if I can't
get my job back.

You think that's what people do
when they get fired
or lose their job?

They just show up
and apologize?

People don't just show up
after they've been fired.

I mean, who shows up
at a place of business
after they've been fired?

The owner's son?
[chuckles]

Not funny.
Go get another job.

Something else
this good morning?

Well...

Well, what?

You know how you said that if
I wanted to get engaged,
go ahead?

That's what I said,
but that's not what I meant.

What I meant
was don't get engaged.

I was daring you
to get engaged.

Well, I take that dare.

I think Adrian and I
should get engaged.

Not married, just engaged.

If you're getting engaged,
you're gonna get married.

If you're not getting married,
don't get engaged.

I think it'd be good for Adrian
to put a ring on her finger.

I mean, she's gonna
be showing soon,

and I think it'll be nice,
especially for her,

if people think
that we're engaged.

What people?
Ricky and Amy people?

No. No, not just
Amy and Ricky.

All people, one and all.

You heard what I said, right?

Yes, I did.
I heard.

[whispering]
Hey.

Gosh.

Oh, he's in a bad mood,

your father.

I mean, a really,
really bad mood.

What's going on?

I told him I wanted
to give a ring to Adrian.

An engagement ring.

Not that I'm gonna marry her.
I just...

I want to give her a ring
because I want people
to think...

we're...

Pregnant?

You don't need
a ring for that.

I mean, she's gonna
be showing soon.

I mean, if you wanna
give her a ring
just to give her a ring,

then do what your dad
did for me

and get her
a real gigantic one.

You know, give her
the biggest ring you can find.

Look at mine.

This ring
makes me so happy.

And you know what?
If your father ever dies,

I can sell it, and, well,
I can probably live off it
the rest of my life.

I don't think so, Betty.
It's a big ring, but...

Anyway, you wouldn't
have to sell it.

I'm sure my dad's taken care
of you in his will.

He has a will?

Well, of course he has a will.

Ben, that's terrible news.

A will is like a curse,
you know?

You sign the will and--
and then you die.

That's not true.

I-- I mean, it is, but--

Did your mother have a will?

Yes, I'm sure she did.
See?

Betty, you should
have a will.

If you don't have a will,
then when you pass away,

everything you own
will be held in probate.

The little
that I have left, I...

Well, I keep it hidden

in a fake book in here.

See, I used to keep it
in my bathroom.

But then I came in, you know,
and I saw the library,

and I just thought,
"Oh, my God, this would be
so much better."

You know, 'cause of all
the books and everything.

Yeah.

Does my dad know about this?

No. No, I didn't tell him.

You know, just in case that
I had to leave the house
in a hurry.

But look.

If I die,
all of this is yours.

See? I don't need
no stinking will.

That's very generous,
Betty,

but I'm sure that you have
some friends or family

you'd like to leave
this to, and...

Besides...

That is a very nice
and very large sapphire.

It was given to me
by a count.

You know,
it's kind of like royalty,
only it's a count.

I don't need a ring from a count
when I already have a ring
from a king.

It's real?

It's real,
and I want you to have it.

I want you to take
this ring right now
before I die.

Take it, and I want you
to give it to Adrian.

And I don't care
if you marry her or not.

I love Adrian.
I want her to have it.

And she's gonna have
a little Boykewich.

Or, you know, a Girlkewich.

You know? Get it?
A Girlkewich.
[laughing]

Oh, gosh.
I love words, you know?

If I hadn't ended up
being a hooker,
I'd probably be a writer.

You are quite the wordsmith.

Oh, I want you
to take that ring.

That's very generous,

but I'm not sure that Adrian
would give it back, so...

No, I insist.
I'm a member of this family.

I'm the wife to your father,
and I'm your stepmom.

And I want you
to take that ring,

and I want you
to give it to Adrian,

because, you know,
if you get a girl pregnant,

I think you should
give her a gift,

even if it's worth
more than the baby.

Hey, Mr. Cooperstein.
Hi, Jack.

Bye, Jack.
Oh, I'm not here
to see Madison.

I know that,
'cause you can't see Madison.

You and Madison
need to take a break.
Maybe a permanent break.

Could we talk about that?
I don't really like to talk.

Me neither.
I'm a man of action.

Yeah, that's what bothers me--
the action.

What I meant was
I came over here to show you

that I really do care
about your daughter,

and even though it's hard
to talk about what happened,

I was hoping
we could talk about it,

because I really wanna keep
seeing Madison.

I really do love her.

I think we're good together,
and we bring out the best
qualities in each other.

That is such a crock.

My wife told me what you two
have been doing together,

and then you took it
one step too far

by trying to sleep
with my daughter in your new,

unsupervised,
parentless guest house,

and then you two
lied about it.

True, but we were just sleeping,
and not even in the same bed.

Maybe not.

But why would you two
be sleeping in the same
guest house together

unless you two were planning
on doing something
that you shouldn't be doing?

You know, you're actually really
good at talking for someone
that doesn't like to talk.

Jack, I think
we finished talking.

Please. Please let us
go out again.

There's gotta be
something I can say
that'll change your mind

or something I can do
or not do.

Yeah, stay away
from Madison.

Don't call or e-mail
or text or tweet.

And if you can not do that
for the whole summer,

I might let you
go out with her again
when school starts,

provided that you two
stop doing

what you're doing
in regard to--

Oral. Right. Got it.

What did you just say?
Um, I said,

"Oh, right. Got it."

No, you didn't.

Yes, I did.

Madison?

Madison Mildred Cooperstein!

What are you
screaming for?

Yeah, Dad.
What are you screaming for?

Did you use my middle name?
You know I hate my middle name.
Mildred? Ugh!

I am screaming because--
because--

What?

You said that they were just
fooling around.

Like, fooling around, like...

making out,
like teenage stuff.

[whispers]
Good work.

Yes, that's what I said.

Well, apparently
you left a lot out.

A key word even.

A word that I just heard
from Jack.

Oh, did he come over here
to talk to you?
He said he was gonna.

He talked to me, all right.

Oral sex?

Aahh!

Jack said that?

He said that.
He said that to you?

Was waterboarding involved?
Did you do something
to make him say that?

He would never say that.
Never.

Not even if it were true?

You knew?

I'm an idiot.

Yes, sometimes you are.

I told Madison's father
what kind of sex we have.

Wow, that is a whole
new level of idiocy.

So he didn't know?
Of course he didn't know.

Why would you tell him?
I thought he knew.

You thought Madison
told her father

that you two do what you do,
and he was still letting you
go out with her?

Yeah. It's not like
we're having real sex.

Mmm, no, it's not.
We had real sex.

Yeah. And I would think
that parents

would care less about
that sex than real sex.

Mmm, I wouldn't
think that. No.

Because you don't
like doing that.
With you.

What? Why'd you say that?

Because.

Don't tell me you
and that Grant guy

are already doing
what we didn't do.

Well, I wouldn't tell you,

because if I did tell you,
you might tell somebody.

Discretion was never
one of your better qualities.

Hi, Jack.
Hi.

Bye, Grace.

[door closes]

Oh. What was that about?

I don't know.
Jack's, like, jealous
or something.

Jealous of Grant?
Yeah.

Grace, you and Grant
aren't having sex, are you?

You just met him.
I know. No, we're not.

But I'm thinking
about it, though.

Not like sex sex,

but, you know,
the kind of sex

that doesn't require
any birth control.

Oh. But I thought you--

I think
I might like it now.

[sighs]
Well, join the club.

There are clubs?
No.

Oh, okay.
I didn't think so.

I mean, I'm not completely
naive about these things.

Maybe you are, honey.

I mean,
that kind of sex--

Is a good substitute
for going all the way?

Not a substitute, no.

It's more like...gateway sex.

"Gateway sex"?

Mm-hmm. Gateway.
It's sex that leads
to other sex.

Well, Jack and Madison
have been doing that for,
like, a year,

and they haven't done
anything else.

All right.
Well, it can lead to sex,

and I think many people
would consider it foreplay.

So I don't want you
to have gateway sex.

I don't want you
to have sex at all, honey.

I think you're still too young.
And like I said,
you just met this guy.

But, Mom,
I really like him,

and we have
so much fun together.

Grace, you do realize

there's risks
with gateway sex.

I mean, you can get
sexually transmitted infections
from gateway sex.

Are you just trying
to ruin this for me
so I won't do it?

No, I'm not trying
to ruin this for you.

I'm just trying
to make you aware
so that you don't end up

with a lifetime of problems
from one night

of fun with some guy
you're just getting to know.

Okay, that is something
to think about.

Yeah.

Unfortunately.
But just so you know,

I never even
went off the pill,

just in case the gate

ever unexpectedly swings open.

All right.
Well, why don't you think about

leaving the gate closed
for a while longer?

Keep the gate closed
and locked.

[ringing]

[beeps]
Dr. Attavi?

Adrian, this is Dr. Miller.

I'm an associate
of Dr. Attavi's.

He said you were experiencing
some problems and asked me
to give you a call.

He's just passing me off
to some other guy?

I'm not just a guy.
I'm an OB-GYN.

Yeah, whatever.
Where is he?

He's with a mom right now

who's having
a complicated delivery,

so he's not gonna be
available for a while.

But we do work
out of the same hospital,
so if you wanna

come down
to the emergency room,

I could take a look
at you and the baby
and see what's going on.

No, that's okay.
I'll wait for Dr. Attavi.

Yeah, he doesn't think
you should wait.

He thinks
you should come down now.

We just wanna make sure
you and the baby are okay.

Ah, revenge then.

MI
No, it wasn't revenge.

Okay. What would you
say it was?

I don't know.
Just me being me.

That's your excuse?

Hey, nobody's perfect.

Is that how you're gonna
explain it to Amy?

Do I have to
explain it to her?

No.

I don't?

AB
I wouldn't.

You may be
taking one step forward
and two steps back,

but even two steps back,
I think you're way past

running from commitments.

I actually think you may
be ready to make a commitment.

I just said I slept
with another woman
after telling Amy I wouldn't.

Okay. You're not ready yet,
but you're on your way.

I know you pretty well,

and I know you can do
whatever you set your mind to.

I'm no good at not having sex.
You know that.

I need sex.

You need sex,
or you need to feel loved?

Are we back to that?

We keep coming back to that.

Yeah, over and over,

until you get
the right answer.

The answer then
makes you happy.

[sighs]

We're gonna have to stop
right there.

But I wanna continue
this conversation tomorrow.

Can you come back
tomorrow?

Yeah, I guess.

Yeah.

Oh. I'm going.

I apologize,
but I have another appointment.

All right.
I'll be back tomorrow.

Jeez, I should've just talked
to you last night.

He's not gonna
say anything.

Whatever.

So, how does this work?

Just like the bar
we were at last night,
but no drinks.

So, tell me,
what's going on with Betty?

Well, nothing really.

I mean, she's good-- Betty.

I love her. I really do.

Just maybe not as much
as I thought I did,

that's all.

I think it might be
just one of those things,
you know?

Honeymoon-is-over things.

And now that we're settling
into our day-to-day lives,

I just feel
a little...irritated.

In general
or something in particular?

It's a little thing.
It's stupid.

I don't even know why
I bring it up.

Because it bothers you.

Yeah. Yeah,
it does bother me.

[sighs]

She says "coinkidink"
instead of "coincidence."

heI ner

I hate that.
I love her. I hate that.

Coinkidink.

Do me a favor.
Don't say it.

It really gets under my skin.

Did you tell her
that it bothers you?

Yeah. And she
called me Mr. Grumpy.

I hate that almost
as much as coinkidink.

She's got a way
of twisting words around

and saying things
she thinks are clever.

But they're just irritating.

Tell me what
you love about her.

I love that she doesn't care
what anyone thinks,

even me,

which is why she still
says things like coinkidink.

I think maybe you're
focused on Betty

when maybe there's
another problem

that's a bigger problem
that you just can't deal with.

Oh. Like my son
getting a girl pregnant.

I'm dealing with it.

You know what he said
this morning to me-- Ben?

He's gonna go through
with the engagement

that he threatened me with.

He's actually gonna
get engaged to Adrian.

Can you believe that?

I told him, "You get engaged,
you're getting married,"

'cause that's how
I feel about it.

You give a ring,
you make a commitment.

I wish they were more
than friends,
but they're not.

I mean, they're having
a baby together,

so it would be nice
if they were more than friends.

But then again, they're not.

And you know why
they're not?

'Cause he can't get over
his first love.

He can't get over Amy.

That's interesting.

Interesting, huh?
What's so interesting about it?

ABC MILY
I think this is what
you told my last night,

but correct me
if I'm wrong.

You and Betty started out
as friends,

then you and Betty had sex,

and even though
you didn't get her pregnant
or anything like that,

you felt
you had to marry her.

And now you feel,
even married,

you're nothing more
than friends,

because you're still in love
with your first wife,

your first love,

Ben's mom.

Jeez.

That's good.

You're good.

I'm angry with Ben
when I'm doing the same things.

I mean, he's having a baby,
but basically,

we're both behaving the same way
and have the same issues.

That's really something.

Yeah.

I wonder what Betty
would call that.

[laughs]
A coinkidink.

Thank God I found you.
Can I come in?

Yes, come in.
What took you so long?

It's a big hospital.
I got a little lost
in the parking lot.

But what's going on?
Are you okay?
Is the baby okay?

I don't know.
I had some spotting.

The nurse said
it's really pretty common

and I'm probably
going to be fine
and so will the baby.

She said they'll probably
just do another ultrasound,
then I can go home.

Who? Who's doing
the ultrasound?

The doctor, I guess.

Dr. Attavi?

No. Some other doctor.

Dr. Attavi's delivering a baby.
He's sending some other guy.

Have you given any more thought
to maybe seeing his mother

who's also a doctor
and a woman?

No, I haven't.

Maybe she could've
prevented this.

I mean, maybe she knows more
because she's also
a doctor and a woman.

And a mother.
I forgot that.
She's also a mother.

Oh, jeez.
Thanks for coming.

I would've come with you
if you had called me.

I text you.
Yeah, when you're already
at the hospital.

Why didn't you call me?
I don't know.

Look, I'm used to
handling things on my own.

My mom's out of town,
my dad's at work,
and I was on my own.

You don't have to
be on your own.

I'm willing to be
a part of this.

Willing, huh?

Look, you know what?
You just wanna be in control,
and you're not in control.

To you, this has just turned
into some elaborate scheme
to get Amy back,

when I really care
about this baby.

Hey, I do, too.
I care about this baby, too.

And you're just as guilty
as I am of scheming

to try to get the person
you love back into your life.

[door opens]

Hi. I'm Dr. Miller.
You must be Ben and Adrian.

[door closes]

I, uh, went over
your personal history

with Dr. Attavi,
so I'm very familiar

with the two of you.

I mean,
the three of you.

[giggles]

Dr. Attavi
warned me about Ben.

How are you, Ben?

Never mind how I'm doing.
How's she doing?

How's Adrian doing?
How's the baby doing?

Could we just
find that out, huh?

Everyone's gonna be fine.

I am sure everyone's
gonna be just fine.

Hi, Adrian.

So I'm sure
the nurse already told you

we're gonna do
another ultrasound,

some blood work,
and we'll probably
send you home.

You can wait outside.

Outside. Right. Outside.

My place in all of this
is always gonna be outside.

That's right. Until and unless
Adrian wants you somewhere else.

[giggles]
I'll leave that up to you,
Doctor.

Outside.

Fine.

I want you
to have this first.

This is so romantic.

Not like the night
the baby was conceived,
so I hear.

Is that real?

Sure it is.

Just like
his love for you.

Sorry, but that's not gonna
fix this relationship,

from what I've been told.

Climb in.

If I climb in,
I'll have to climb out.

What's going on?

I'm forbidden
from seeing Jack.

Forbidden.
And my phone and my computer
have been confiscated.

You sent me a text message.

And then my phone
got confiscated.

This is all because
of that stupid sleepover?

No, it's because Jack
told my dad

that we're, you know,

having--

doing what we're doing.

I'm sorry.
He did what?

[sighs]
Yeah, Jack told my dad.
Can you believe it?

No, I can't believe it.

Did your dad tell my dad?

'Cause for some reason,
my mom and my dad

wanna see me,
together, to talk.

Uh, I-- I don't think
my dad told your dad.

But your dad did tell my dad
about the sleepover.

But I don't think they're, like,
best friends now or anything.

Even if they were best friends,

I don't think that your father
would tell my father

that you and Jack
are doing...what you're doing.

Why would Jack do that?

I don't know.
And we can't talk.

You know, we can't e-mail,
we can't text or phone
or anything.

Well, your parents
can't stop you

from talking to Jack
once the summer is over.

Once the summer's over,
you're back in school,

and you'll see him every day
whether or not
your dad wants you to.

Is that right?
[gasps]

Oh, man!
Were you hiding in the bushes,
spying on me?

Lauren's car
is in the driveway.

I'm trying to get my car
out of the garage

so I can get to my office
before the end of the workday.

I thought he was gone already.

I'm not good at sneaking around.

Neither of you are.

That's why the two of you
are going to summer school

and working in
the food court this summer.

[together]
Not the food court.

I talked to your dad.
He talked to your mom.

Summer school and food court,
and that's it.

No boyfriends,
no dating until September,
and then we'll see.

So, you wanna move your car?

[scoffs]

Food court.

[beeping]

"Amy, I am here
at the hospital with Adrian.

She's having
some minor problems,
but she and the baby are okay,"

et cetera, et cetera.

What? I'm sure she's
texted Ricky already.

Oh, Ben, Ben, Ben.

I'm gonna tell you
the same thing I told Adrian,

only I have another patient
to go see,

so I don't have time for
a long conversation with you.

Grow up.

You have no other choice.

Grow up?
Why don't you grow up?

What, are you 30?

He's a sweet kid.

[sighs]

Knock, knock.

Come in.

[door closes]
We can go now.

Why don't you just
follow me home?
I think we should talk.

What happened?
Everything's okay, right,
with you and the baby?

Yeah, everything's fine,

but we should talk
about this.

Look, it's a beautiful ring,

but maybe not such
a beautiful gesture.

You know, the two of us
getting fake engaged
with the fake engagement ring.

It's not a fake ring.

It's a real ring.

It's a real sapphire ring

given to Betty
by a real count.

What?

Yeah, it was Betty's,
and she gave it to me
to give to you.

But it's not like
it's a real engagement.

It's just the engagement
we agreed on.

And it's a nice ring.

Betty's. It was Betty's?

Yes. She's so excited
about the baby, she gave it
to me to give to you.

I don't want Betty's ring.

Why? What's wrong
with the ring?

I understand what might
be wrong with the engagement,
but what's wrong with the ring?

What did Betty do
to get that ring?

I don't know.
What'd you do to get that ring?

Adrian!

I didn't mean it!

Oh, hey.
AYou're home early.

Is everything okay?

Yeah, yeah.
Everything's fine.

You don't hate me,
do you?

No, no. I don't hate you.

I don't hate you at all.
I love you, Betty.

I'm sorry I've been
so short-tempered lately.

Well, that's okay.
I just--

I know you've been under
a lot of pressure lately.

I put myself under
a lot of pressure.

But there's no pressure.

Not for me, anyway.

Tell you what,
let's go out to dinner.
Someplace nice.

We'll take a ride
up the coast to that place
you like at the beach.

We'll have a bottle
of champagne.

Do you wanna take Ben
and Adrian with us?

Uh, I don't think so.

Do you wanna take Ben
and Adrian with us?

Can you keep a secret?

I think I can, yeah.

Well, this morning,

he told me that he wanted
to give her an engagement ring.

And, well, guess what?

I just happened
to have a ring that would
be great for just that

hidden right here
in a fake book.

Isn't that a coinkidink?
[chuckles]

Yeah, that's quite
a coincidence.

That's okay, right?

That I gave him the ring
to give her?

Everything you do
is okay, Betty.

We'll, uh-- We'll just let them
celebrate on their own.

Okay.

Well, then, we'll just go.

Just the two of us.

All right?
I'll be right back.

Uh, I-- I just need
to ask you something.

Hi.
We're closed.
Sorry.

Is Ben here?
Ben Boykewich?

No.

Do you know
where he is?

No, not really.
Why, are you a friend of his?

I was at a party
at his house,

but we didn't really get
a chance to talk that much.

I just wanted to talk.
Just wanted to talk.

Okay, I know who you are.

You're Ricky.

I heard people talking
about you at the party

and after the party.

And...

I don't know.

I thought I'd stop by
at closing time.

It's summertime,
I'm bored,

and I don't have
anything else to do.

And I know that the girl

that you had a baby with
is in New York,

so I thought maybe
we could have a little fun.

You wanna have a little fun?

I'm not interested.

No? I heard you're
always interested.

In fact, I heard that

you kissed
your girlfriend's sister,

so...

what would be wrong
with kissing me?

Shop's closed.
And I'm going out of business.

No, I don't do this anymore.

No? Not one more time?

Just one more time
before the girlfriend
comes back home?

Good night.

Good night.

Thank you for taking me
out to dinner.

Anytime.

Sorry I can't stay.

My parents wanna spend
some time with me

since we're going
to camp next week.

It's okay.
I totally understand.

Oh, sorry.
Did not see you there.

Tom, yes, you did.
Hi, Tom.

Bye, Grant. Good night.
Tom!

That's okay.
I'll see you tomorrow.

Oh, please.

Bye.
Bye.

Tom, I really like Grant.

I can see that.

Oh, hey, Tom.
There you are.

Oh, that's what
this is about.

Busted.

[scoffs]

You paid him for that?

I pay him for everything.

He doesn't have a job.
Neither do you.

Yeah, but I don't pay rent.
And your mom told my parents

that I don't need to do anything
other than what I can do
for Tom.

Oh, yeah. And you've only
helped him lose out

on the only job he's
been able to get for years.

Good night.
Wait.

I wanted to talk to you.
[sighs]
All right.

Madison's dad isn't gonna
let us go out all summer.

Jack, just because
Madison's dad isn't gonna let

you and Madison go out
does not mean you and I
are gonna go out.

I wasn't gonna say that.
I don't wanna go out with you.

[scoffs]
Good. I don't wanna
go out with you.

I was gonna say
that maybe we should get

the teen abstinence group
going again.

Maybe if we made a commitment
to abstinence again that it'd
be better for everyone.

Hmm, especially for you,

'cause you can't stand
the thought of my being
with someone else

even though you have
somebody else.

[scoffs]
Good night.

Rats.

[knocking]

Come in, Ben.

Sorry to just show up,

but Adrian's not taking
my calls, and I wanted
to see how she's doing.

She's all right.

She had a little scare.
She'll be fine.

Do you just hate me?

You have to hate me.

I don't hate you, Ben.

I'm aware that...

I'm aware of your situation
with Adrian,

but I probably wasn't aware
of how difficult it was
until now.

Oh, and it's gonna get
a lot more difficult,
believe me.

Yeah, I know. That's--
That's kind of why I'm here.

So, how are
your parents doing?

My dad's having a hard time,

but mainly because
I've been behaving idiotically.

But Betty's just
perfectly accepting,

and she's got no judgment,

and she's excited
about the baby.

That's where we've all
got to get to--

to where Betty is.
[footsteps]

Hi, Ben.

I didn't take your calls
because I really don't
want to see you.

But now that he's here,
I'm sure you will.

I'm gonna
let you two talk.

Night, Ben.

I, uh--
I got your jacket.

Thanks.

I brought you
these flowers.

Um, can I put them
in a vase for you?

I'll do it later,
after you leave.

When's that gonna be?

You're not making this easy,
you know.

What am I not making easy?

Apologizing.

I came here to apologize.

Oh?

I am so sorry

that I haven't been able
to let go of my feelings for Amy

and make you and the baby
a priority in my life.

We're having a baby,
Adrian.

We're really having a baby,

and that became very real
to me today...

as did my lack of maturity

and responsibility.

So I was wondering,

would you give me a chance
to get to know you better...

and be involved
in the pregnancy?

I mean,
no intimate medical procedures,
of course.

But, I mean, outside of that,
would you let me be
a part of this?

Would you let me go
to the bookstore with you
and get some books?

Would you let me go to
the birthing classes with you?

Will you let me be there
when the baby's born?

You really wanna
do all that?

Yeah, I wanna do that.
I do.

I wanna do the right thing.

I don't know what
the right thing is necessarily,

but...
[sighs]

I know it was the wrong thing
to try to fake an engagement

and try to get back with Amy
when you and I

are in this...situation
together.

Okay.

Then I guess I owe you
an apology, too.

It's really hard to change.

Even at 17, it's--
it's hard to change.

But...I guess
like the doctor said,

I have to.

I have no other choice.
I'm--

I'm gonna be a mother.
[sniffles]

And I wanna be
a good mother.

I hope I can be
a good mother.

I think that'll be a lot easier
if I can be a good father.

Did you, um...

Did you give Betty
her ring back?

No. I still have it.
Do you want it?

It doesn't have to be
an engagement ring.

It could just be a--
like a place holder...

in case someday
you wanna get engaged.

And in case someday

you want to give me
an engagement ring.

Friends?

Friends.

Hi, John!

Hey, buddy.
Mommy's home.

Come here, buddy.

[laughs]

Hey.

What happened?
What are you doing here?

Just a few more days.

I thought it was more important
to see you before
anything happens--

anything that would
keep us apart.