Previously on The Secret Life
of the American Teenager...
You need some help.
You can't get over what
happened to you alone!
Would you just drop it, Grace!
Ricky, I want to get married.
And you want to go to school in New York?
Yeah, kind of.
It was a wedding gift.
There was no wedding.
Okay.
Amy's taking a little tour of the school?
She should take a tour of the school.
It's an honor to get into that school,
and if she wants to go
there, she can go there.
What happened to Dylan?
We're just friends.
Just like you'll be
friends with Ricky some day.
You know I love you. I'm not
going to run off with this woman.
She's flying you all the way
across the country for a sandwich.
Adrian, Ms. Wilkenson is 73.
You tell him!
I bought the restaurant.
This restaurant?
Congratulations, George.
To me!
Listen to me, don't do anything stupid.
Listen to me, you're doing something stupid
when you let Amy go to
New York to go to school.
It's me.
Open up. Come on, we're going to my house.
Don't sh**t. It's me, George.
Oh, no.
I can't force him to go to therapy!
He'll go when he's ready
to go! He's not ready!
Oh, no, he's ready. He almost k*lled me!
Well, what the hell are you doing
breaking into the guest
house this time of night?
If you knew he had an issue
with not being able to sleep
because of a traumatic incident,
why would you break in on him, George?
Hell, hasn't my son been through enough?
I sympathize, I do,
but he can't be allowed to
go around sh**ting people.
That guy is out of the country.
The police said he's out of the
country. He's nowhere near here.
And I almost got sh*t!
His dad left him the g*n.
We didn't know he had
taken it from the house.
When we moved back from the
condo into the parsonage here,
we put it in the hall closet
instead of our closet
where we'd always had it.
You're supposed to keep it locked
up and unloaded at all times.
It was. I thought it was.
And we always stressed g*n safety with him.
It was the only thing his father left him,
and he's never expressed interest in it
other than as something
to remember his father by.
And who ever thinks their
son will sh**t someone?
Well, apparently not the parents
of kids who sh**t someone.
Exactly!
I know that "He doesn't seem like the type"
is not a good excuse...
There's no excuse.
Did you know the biggest
thr*at from being sh*t
comes from keeping a g*n in the house?
Some people say if you
have a g*n in your house,
it's over 20 times more likely
to hurt you than protect you.
And most accidental sh**t
happen to people under 25-years-old.
I own g*ns. I know this stuff.
Jack knew where the g*n was, he took it.
We didn't know.
Look, I am really sorry.
I'll talk to Jack.
I've tried talking to him,
I'll talk to him again.
We'd like him to stay with us.
I mean, we tried to
get him to stay with us,
but he doesn't like sleeping alone
so he wants to be here with Grace.
Guess he didn't know what
to do when she left town.
But promise, I will talk to him
and I'll try and get him
to see someone, again.
Not good enough. Trying is not good enough.
The coach made it conditional
to his ever being part of the team again.
He can't motivate him, how
am I supposed to motivate him?
Grace can't even get him to do anything.
You have no idea how frustrating it is
to want to help Jack and
not be able to help him,
especially when my job is helping people.
Hey, I heard you were having
some problems with your ex?
Nice segue, Reverend,
but not the time or the place.
Well, look, it's getting
late. I should get going.
"I"? You mean "We."
You're taking him with you.
I don't care who he sleeps with.
He scared the bejesus out of me.
I'm sure. Good reflexes.
- Goodnight, George.
- No, no, no, no, no goodnight.
I said he's going with you.
Wouldn't it be better if
he went with you and Tom?
I can't sleep, Tom.
Every time I close my
eyes, I see that guy's face.
When I'm in traffic, I think
I see him in the car behind me.
When I'm on campus, I think I
see him peering around doorways,
or watching me in the parking lot.
And when I drive-through
some place and get a burger,
I think he's the guy handing it to me.
I can't get his image
out of my head. I can't.
You know the last thing he said to me?
"Start praying, Christian."
And yet I didn't.
And God took care of me anyway.
He saved me.
He didn't do a very good job of it.
What?
God let you get b*at up first,
then he saved you.
Yeah, well, I'm just thankful I'm alive.
This isn't living.
Walking around afraid
that guy will k*ll you.
That's not how my mom does it.
You're too old for this.
You make your own eggs.
I don't know how.
I'll teach you how.
I know how. I just wanted you to make them.
I already made them.
I'm gonna put the pan in to soak,
you eat your eggs,
then you wash the pan and
put it away, all right?
What is this, boot camp?
Help youelf to anything in the kitchen.
Everyone has to make their own
breakfast here, starting now.
You have any whey?
- Way what?
- Whey?
- Way what?
- Whey.
Protein powder.
- Do you?
- No.
Why do you have to have powder?
Why can't you have the real
thing? Have some eggs and bacon.
Yeah, all right. Can I
get, uh, three poached eggs,
six pieces of well-done
bacon, some whole wheat toast,
no butter, a little honey?
I'll get you some whey.
How long you planning on staying?
How long can I stay? I
slept really great here.
Well, we'll see how it goes.
But you can't, you know,
keep sleeping in the bed
with me. It's not healthy.
I think that's the most
I've slept since I came
home from the hospital.
- Jack...
- I know, I know.
- I'm going to get some help.
- Today.
You promised me if I let you stay over here
you'd go talk to someone today.
Yeah, I know I said that, but
after a good night's sleep,
and after talking to Tom,
and after sh**ting you, I
feel a lot better. I really do.
You got two choices, this guy
Chan that your doctor recommended,
or Dr. Fields, who I recommend.
Everyone is afraid of something.
You can either hide or
you can face your fears.
What's it going to be?
I told you I'd help you.
Just let me help you.
No, I'm catching on. Really, I am.
Uh, no, you're not.
You're getting farther and farther behind.
Is it further or farther?
Farther. Further is more of a verb.
To further your education,
to further a cause.
Whereas farther indicates distance.
Why did I ask?
- I'll see you at lunch.
- Wait!
My grandmother was hoping you could kind of
hang out with me at the house
until she gets home tonight.
Her friend is having surgery
and she's going to stay at the
hospital with her as long as possible.
And she wants me to stay there with you
with no one else at home,
the entire house to ourselves,
including your bedroom?
Yeah. She totally trusts us.
Why?
Because we're trustworthy.
- And she believed that?
- Yes, she believed it because it's true.
Maybe it is and maybe it isn't.
For all she knows we're going to be
smoking pot and drinking
beer and fooling around.
Yeah, right.
I told her I was going to be
helping you with your algebra.
Why did you do that? That
makes me sound stupid.
No, it doesn't.
It's just the one area of school
where you need a little help.
You can't be good at everything.
I'm not good with anything, am I?
Of course you are. You're
a really good musician.
And you're street smart.
There's a lot to be said for street smart.
Whatever.
I'll come over, we'll
see about the algebra.
What?
Just let me help you.
What are you so afraid of?
That you'll actually learn
something about algebra?
No. That's not it.
And I doubt I will learn
something about algebra.
I just don't do well in these situations.
What situations? Where
someone is helping you?
Where people trust me.
I don't have a good moral compass.
You know, for example, right
now, I'm debating whether or not
I should ask Margaret if I can go
or just lie to her and
not tell her where I am.
Because if I tell her no one
will be home but the two of us,
I think she's going to say,
"Then come on over to our house."
All right. We could do that.
When we could be alone at your house?
We're not going to do anything.
You say that now, but who knows?
- I know.
- No, you don't.
Good morning. I wasn't
expecting you, but good morning.
Your mom left for work already.
I need some help.
Can you watch John?
Some kid bit him at
daycare, he bit the kid back
and they want me to
take him out for the day.
They just called me and I
was on my way to school so...
I know it's a huge favor,
but I can't miss class.
Amy's in New York, you know,
and I have to work this afternoon.
I can't. I got to do
something before I go to work.
Oh. Well, okay.
Maybe Margaret can help you out.
Um, I already called
her. She's working today.
She has some sort of
emergency going on, she can't.
Oh. Sorry, but like I said, I'm working.
It's okay, I'll handle it.
Amy and I have had it easy
between that church nursery
and family helping us with John so...
I'll just have to forget
school and stay home
and take care of my son today.
Mine and Amy's son.
While she's in New York with Ben.
You don't have to worry about
Ben. She's not interested in Ben.
- Who's she interested in?
- No one but herself, apparently.
Hello.
I have a question for you.
Make it quick.
Kathy's invited me to
stay over at her house
when her grandmother isn't
going to be home and...
No.
- Hey, Ricky!
- Hey.
What's going on?
Nothing. We had a little sleepover
while the girls are out of town.
Jack tried to sh**t him.
- I missed.
- You sh*t at George? For what?
I don't think we need
to tell everybody, Jack.
It doesn't exactly make you look good, son.
- You sh*t him with a g*n?
- Yes.
We dropped by after work.
I say, after work.
And when I knocked on the guest
house door, I startled Jack.
It's nothing you need
to be concerned about.
Okay. Uh, what work?
- Finally.
- You didn't hear?
- He bought Geoff's.
- Geoff's restaurant?
- Yep.
- Can't you keep up?
I guess not. When did that happen?
I invited you and Amy to
meet me for dinner last
night, and that's why.
I wanted to surprise you.
I'm surprise, all right. You bought Geoff's?
I didn't know you knew anything
about the restaurant business.
- He doesn't.
- How hard can it be?
Hard.
It's a risk. If you want
anything out of life,
you've got to take a risk.
You cannot be afraid of failing,
or getting hurt, or getting sh*t.
A man's got to do what a
man's got to do. You got it?
He really misses Robie.
Hey, George.
Hey. What'd he say? How'd it go?
- It didn't.
- What are you talking about?
Dr. Fields canceled an
appointment to take him!
Very nice of him.
- Did you walk Jack up to the office?
- No.
- He didn't show up.
- What?
I let him out right in
front of the building.
I saw him get on the elevator!
You should have got on
the elevator with him
and walked him up to the office.
Should I have gone in
and talked for him, too?
I told you, you can't make him get help.
Dadgum it! I can make him get help!
I wish.
I wish you could.
How did he do last night at your house?
He slept fine, he seemed fine.
He was reluctant to go
but he said he would go.
- You're sure he slept?
- I'm sure he slept!
- Where did he sleep?
- He slept in my bed.
All right, he slept in my
bed with me, but he slept!
And he promised me he was
going to talk to Dr. Fields
- and I'm going to hold him to it!
- Good.
Good for you.
Sometimes it's easier for
someone who isn't the parent
to get a kid to do
something they should do.
I just hate to see him
so messed up like this.
I hate to see the bad guy win.
Yeah, me, too.
I've always been afraid he'd
get hurt playing ball. This...
I never saw this coming.
I miss those days when
he was just a little kid
and he'd reach up and grab
my hand when he was scared.
And there was something I
could actually do about it.
- Hi, Amy.
- Hey.
I just called the nursery.
They said they sent John home?
You called the nursery
before you called me?
Did I check on our son
before I checked on you? Yes.
He bit a kid.
The kid bit him first, but
that kid was only two, so...
What? John's not a biter.
Guess John was feeling
a little angry today.
What? Because I left?
I didn't say that.
The other kid bit him first.
You didn't say that, either.
- I thought I did.
- Okay.
I know Ben was on the plane.
And I know you sat next to Omar.
I got a text. From Ben.
He is so immature.
- Ben or Omar?
- Ben!
Omar, he got this really great job. He's...
I know. Adrian told me,
I've already heard about it.
- Good for him.
- Yeah. Good for him.
And so, how is it?
Uh... the school?
That's what you're there for, right?
Yeah, that's what I'm here for.
Hey, shouldn't you be at work?
I couldn't work today and
I couldn't go to class today
because I had to take care of John today.
So, what do you think?
I think it's nice to be
here for, like, a day or two,
but obviously I can't go to school
here and leave John with you.
That just wouldn't work out.
And I think we both can see that.
Can we? And what does that mean?
It means that I'll, uh,
I'll find a school out there.
- Okay.
- Or, you know,
there is daycare available to us
through that teen program
I was in, here, in New York.
Why don't you check it
out while you're there?
I kind of did. I stopped by there today.
It was on the way back to,
uh, to where I was going.
All right, we'll talk
about it when you get home.
- You want to talk to John?
- Yeah, of course.
John, Mommy's on the phone.
Want to talk to Mommy?
No.
- Talk to Mommy.
- Hey, John.
- Say, "I love you."
- I love you.
I love you, too, buddy.
Say, "I miss you, Mommy."
I miss you, Mommy.
- He's gone.
- All right.
Uh... well, I'll be...
I'll be home late tomorrow.
- Will you?
- Yeah.
Okay, well, if you decide
to stay longer, let me know.
Okay.
Hi. Hate to pull you out of class,
but the couple who adopted the baby,
they're trying to reach
you. Sonya called the office.
Because...
Because she's called
your grandmother's house,
and she tried you on your
cell and she couldn't get you
and she needs to talk to you.
All right. Is the baby okay?
I don't know, Kathy, she
just wants you to call her.
My boyfriend called the baby's mom and dad.
What does that mean?
He said he wants to see the baby.
Oh. Can he do that?
I don't know. He signed the papers.
He said she could be adopted, but...
he just wants to see her.
He had said he didn't want
to be involved in any way.
He didn't want to see her,
he never wanted to see me again and now...
You need to call your parents.
My parents went out of the country.
They're in France buying a horse.
I'm sure you can reach them.
And until you do, I'm sure your
grandmother will know what to do.
Yeah, but I don't want to
bother her with this today.
She has a friend who needs her today.
She's at the hospital with her friend.
So I'm just going to go home
and Ethan is going to come home with me
and we're going to do algebra.
And I'll think about this tomorrow.
If there's anything I can do...
Thanks.
- Are you in trouble?
- Huh?
You got called out by the counselor.
Oh, yeah. She just wanted
to ask me something about
running for class office next year,
as a way of meeting more people
and being more social. That's all.
Uh, that's not all. What's going on?
That's what's going on.
No, that's not what's going on.
Oh, you're not going to tell me again
about your magical powers of
reading people's faces, are you?
The baby daddy called the adoptive couple.
He wants to see the baby.
It's my worst nightmare come true.
- How dare he!
- I know.
- I hate him.
- Did you call him?
Call him, tell him to knock it off.
I don't want to call him.
Yeah, but you're going to have to call him.
Why is he doing this? Why now?
- I don't know.
- Oh. I bet I know.
- You know?
- I bet he heard you have a boyfriend.
You think that could be it?
Why would he care if I have a boyfriend?
Cause guys are like that.
Did you tell Ethan what's going on?
I haven't had a chance.
And when I do have a chance,
I don't know if I'm going to tell him
because he's not going to like it and...
things are just getting
back to normal, you know?
I'm no longer the teen mom.
I'm just his girlfriend
and he's my boyfriend
and I don't want to go
back to being a teen mom
who has problems with the baby
and the boyfriend and all that.
Sooner or later, he's
going to want a normal girl.
What? He's totally in love with you.
He went to Texas to beg your
father to let you stay here.
He's not going to dump you, if
that's what you're afraid of.
Hey, Ethan.
See ya, Ethan.
Call me.
So what were you doing in the
counselor's office so long?
- Is everything okay?
- Yeah, everything's fine.
I was just looking at some
options for next year's classes.
Are there options? It's public school.
It's a magnet school and
there are advanced classes.
There are choices.
So are you walking home with me?
I guess I am.
Thanks, I really appreciate it
and so does my grandmother.
I'll try to make the tutoring session fun.
But not too fun.
Nothing that would give
any indication to anyone
that I really can't be trusted.
Um... everything okay?
Yeah, why do you ask?
'Cause I'm losing circulation in my hand.
Oops. Sorry.
Hey, you know, Ricky's
not working this afternoon
and I know you were
missing the butcher shop.
Care to, uh, go over and
give Bunny a little help?
Where's Ricky?
Home with the kid.
He bit some kid or some
kid bit him or something.
- John?
- Yeah. John.
Huh. He's probably angry that
his mommy is in New
York with someone's son.
He got into school there.
He gets to go spend a weekend on campus
before he signs on the dotted line.
I doubt he even knew if
Amy was on that flight.
Coincidence.
Oh, I don't think so.
I think someone found
out what flight she was on
and booked a ticket hoping to
get the two of them back together.
I just gave you a raise.
Are you spending the time
you're supposed to be working
coming up with conspiracy theories?
I did not send Ben to
New York to be with Amy.
Truthfully, I don't
want him to be with Amy.
She's a nice girl, but too
much water under the bridge.
Are you going to the butcher shop or not?
- Yeah, I'll go.
- Go.
I'm going.
- You want bus fare?
- What?
In addition to that raise? Nah.
Hopefully I'll get there
before closing time.
Just joking. The driver will take you over.
Bye. And thank you for that.
Goodbye.
Oh. While you're over there,
why don't you pick up one
of those little pamphlets
on our restaurant supply
and take it home to George.
Oh. Sneaky.
I've been wanting that account for years.
I've got every restaurant in
this part of town but that one
and no matter how many steaks I ate there,
I could never get that
Geoff to do business with me.
Feel out George, will you?
All right, Leo. I will see what I can do.
Hey, there you are!
- Here I am.
- You ready to go?
- Yeah.
- Okay, but, um, first...
You know when you asked
me for a ride this morning
and all the way here we talked
about how great Dr. Fields is?
- Yeah.
- You didn't see Dr. Fields.
Grace called me looking for you.
- You sh*t George Juergens?
- I missed.
Why can you not accept that you need help?
Why can't anyone accept the
fact that I don't need help
when I've got all the help I
need in Jesus Christ our Lord?
I'm fine.
And I don't want to talk
to a shrink who doesn't
even believe in God.
How do you know?
All right, let me ask you something.
Do you think your dad
stopped each of the surgeons
going into the operating room
to ask them if they were Christians or not?
Or do you think that
your dad didn't care
if they were Christians,
because he just wanted to
get the best help that he could get for you
no matter what religion they were?
- I don't know.
- Yes, you do. You know.
Look, Jack, you got your
physical health covered,
you got help with that,
and you've definitely got
the spiritual help covered,
how about you get your
mental health covered?
I don't believe in mental health.
There's no such thing as mental health.
There's no mental, it's intangible.
I have a brain and my brain is fine.
Okay. I get the logic. But...
How about this?
How about love is intangible.
You believe in love, don't you?
Love is real, isn't it?
Jack, Grace loves you,
your mom and dad love
you, your friends love you.
Get some help.
What are you so afraid of?
Can I have a ride?
Hey, I see Grandma left us some dinner.
What is it? Is it hot?
Looks like green corn
tamales and brisket tacos.
We had brisket last night.
She used the leftovers.
This is one of my favorites.
It's not hot?
Oh, that is good. That's really good.
We should eat now, it'll
help you concentrate.
All right. But we don't
really have to study.
No, we have to study. I want
to study. I like to study.
Oh, come on. No one likes to study.
- No, I do.
- All right.
So you'd rather study than, say, make out?
We could maybe make out a little. Later.
After we do our homework.
All right, let's do our homework.
And after my grandmother gets home.
After your grandmother gets home?
You know, so she doesn't lose trust in us.
Oh, no.
Who's that?
That is my boyfriend.
I didn't know you had a boyfriend.
I thought I was your boyfriend.
- From Texas.
- What's he doing here?
I think he wants to see the baby.
Did you know he was coming?
- No.
- I got it.
Get the hell out of here.
Kathy?
Yes. Ethan is my boyfriend.
Did Ethan get to see the baby?
He was at the hospital, so, yeah.
Do you really want to see the baby?
It's been bugging me.
So why didn't you call me before
you called Sonya and Jonathan?
- They're really upset.
- I'm upset, too.
I didn't find out you had the baby
until some girl at school told me.
- You didn't say you wanted to know.
- I wanted to know.
Geez, Kathy, she's my baby, too.
I know, but she's not
really your baby or my baby.
She's their baby, they're adopting her.
Not if I change my mind. You're
not going to change your mind.
Come on, don't do this to
me, and to them, and to her.
She's just an innocent baby.
I just started thinking about it and...
maybe she's the only baby I'll ever have.
I doubt it, but I hope
the next one is planned
and you're older and married.
Yeah, me, too.
It's not too late.
We could still get married and
take care of her on our own.
That would be selfish, wouldn't it?
Two people who don't love each other,
who are still in high
hool, trying to be parents?
Don't you think she deserves better?
And how would we support ourselves?
How would either of us get a job?
How would we finish school?
How could we ever go to college?
I'm not going to college anyway.
I don't have the money.
So I'm just going to get a job and...
And what?
I'm just going to drop out
of high school and stay home?
We are not going to ask for the baby back!
- What now?
- I got a little problem.
Not a little problem.
I'm busy here. Take care of
your own problems for once.
You know, a lot of cultures
consider a 13-year-old a man
and you're 15 now, so just
grow up and do the right thing.
- I'm over at Kathy's...
- I told you not to go over there.
- I know, but I did.
- And now what?
Her old boyfriend showed
up, the baby's father.
- What does he want?
- He wants to go see the baby.
He wants to change his mind
about the baby being adopted.
At least that's what he's saying.
Don't get in the middle.
The middle would be a terrible place to be.
I was thinking maybe
you could come over here
and tell him how hard it is to be a father.
I don't have time, I'm
too busy being a father.
I'm cooking dinner and waiting
for John to get up from his nap,
while I try to write a
paper that's due tomorrow
and catch up online with
what I missed in class today.
You could bring your computer with you.
And John, of course.
No, I'm not going to do
that. I can't do that.
It would be impossible to do that.
No one understands how difficult it is
to be a father when you're a
teenager until they've done it.
Hell, no one realizes how hard
it is to be a father, anyway,
until you've done it.
And I recommend you don't do it.
So when this guy leaves,
don't be fooling around with
Kathy in that empty house.
Geez, you know, not every guy
is thinking about sex
every minute of the day.
All right some of us maybe, but...
you know, I'm not completely insensitive.
I don't think this would
be the time to approach her.
I don't think high school would
be the time to approach her.
- You just wait.
- You didn't.
Right.
- Right...
I have to go and
I have to figure out the
right thing to do myself.
Hey, how was scol today?
It was school.
I know. I'm supposed to ask you
something more difficult to answer than,
"How was school today?" If
I expect you to talk to me.
I like talking to you.
I just don't think you really
want to know how school was.
You want to know about Ben?
Ben and I have been texting.
I don't know.
I'm sure Ben would text me if
he wanted me to know anything.
You know how he knew
Amy was on that flight?
She printed out the ticket on one
of the computers in the library
then copied it and left it in the machine.
Ben did the same, saw she
was on a different flight,
so he changed his.
But Omar was a coincidence.
But I think maybe Amy left that
copy in the machine on purpose.
I think she wanted Ben to
know when she was going.
Because?
Because she likes to act all
independent and everything,
going to school in New York and all that,
but have you ever seen her without a guy?
Even for a week?
First it was Ben, then Ricky,
then Ben, then some weird guy,
then Ben, then Ricky.
She's never even been by herself.
And where do you get your information?
Ben.
I should have known.
Look, sweetie, Ben may not be the
best judge of what happened
in his or Amy's life.
I don't know why he can't let her go.
I thought he turned around,
but the idea that Amy would go to New York,
possibly without Ricky,
just set him off again.
I think there's something
kind of sweet about it.
Well, Amy and Ricky have a son.
There is nothing sweet
about Ben pursuing Amy
while she's on the fence about
what she wants with Ricky.
I forgot about the kid.
Yeah, well, you can't forget about the kid.
Not if you have one.
Even if you want to forget.
So that's your boyfriend, huh?
Going somewhere?
Jack may be more comfortable
talking to me alone.
I don't mind if he's here.
I mind if he's here.
Frankly, I want to hear
what you have to say to him.
George, therapy is kind of personal.
Not kind of, very.
I've got nothing to hide.
Yeah. He's got nothing to hide.
And he's the one who dragged me in here.
I don't know what good
any of this is going to do.
I mean, do you mind if I
ask you a few questions?
Okay, ask me anything you want, Jack.
Do you believe that Jesus Christ
is the one and only son of God?
I'd rather not answer that one, Jack.
Then the answer is a "No."
He thinks he's been miraculously healed.
- Of what?
- Well, my bones are healed.
The ones that are in
the casts or other bones?
No, the ones in the casts.
That's why I want to get the casts off.
Because I don't even need them.
And I'm getting really tired of them
and I want to be able to work out again.
And has God spoken to you, out loud,
in a voice you can hear, telling
you that the bones have healed?
I hear Him in my heart.
And has God healed you of any
feelings of fear and anxiety
following the att*ck?
I know about the att*ck.
Maybe. Um... I know something
shifted inside right after I sh*t George.
Something shifted for me inside,
too. Luckily not in my pants.
He missed.
Is that how the two of you came
to be in my office together?
Because Jack tried to sh**t you?
Yeah. I dropped by the guest house,
he didn't know I was coming... Blam.
This is getting to be more
like a reality show than a therapy session.
Jack, tell me why you're here,
other than he dragged you in
here after you tried to sh**t him.
I can't sleep.
Tom's already told everyone so...
I know the guy that did
this to me left the country,
at least that's what the cops are saying,
but I see his face everywhere I look.
I'm scared.
I'm too scared to sleep.
That's not necessarily a
bad thing, being afraid.
Fear is nature's way of
protecting us sometimes.
- It alerts us to danger.
- Don't tell him that.
What? Next thing you know he's
going to want his g*n back.
Even if I had the g*n, that
guy could have a bigger g*n.
It's just that my confidence is sh*t.
If that guy, or any
other guy, came after me,
I couldn't fight him off.
I've only got one good
leg and one good arm.
And that's why you want to
believe the bones have healed,
because you want the casts off.
Because they make you feel vulnerable.
Told you he was good.
Could I talk to him alone?
Sure, kid.
- Come in.
- Thanks.
What are you doing here?
Oh, I was just helping out in
the butcher shop in your absence.
I am so glad to see you. I am so tired.
I am so happy to have an adult to talk to.
- I've had John by myself all day.
- Make you want to drink?
No. But I hadn't done an
entire night and day for a while
and I'm a little out of
practice, and I'm stressed out...
- Again, I'm really happy to see you.
- So what's for dinner?
Meatloaf and mashed potatoes. Can you stay?
If you give me a ride home.
How can I give you a ride home?
After dinner, I have to give John
a bath and then put him to bed.
And then I can't just leave him here.
I bet a ride in the car
would put him to sleep, huh?
Maybe. I'm not promising anything.
I got to get a car.
You got to learn to drive
and get a license first.
I do all right.
You know, I could help you with John.
I'm okay now. I'm doing really well.
I could babysit in a pinch.
Even not in a pinch.
Amy will be back tomorrow.
Yeah, okay.
- What's going on?
- Nothing.
I'm just looking at you and
thinking what a great kid you are.
I'm not exactly a kid but
I appreciate the sentiment.
You're not exactly a kid, you're a man.
And you know, plenty of single dads are
raising kids alone these days
without the help of anyone.
Without the help of anyone?
I doubt it.
No one can raise a kid on their own
without any help from anyone.
And, again, Amy will be back tomorrow,
unless you know something I don't?
No.
Well, yeah.
I know I was very happy
when you told me the
two of you were married
and I was just as happy when you
told me the two of you were not married.
Because, uh, I'm just going to say this.
I don't think you should marry Amy.
Everyone seems so
concerned that she's only 18
and she has her whole life ahead
and what would her life
be like if she didn't have a son with you.
And, well, you're 19
and you have your whole life ahead of you.
So if you don't want to be
married then don't be married.
I want to be married.
Okay. I'm just saying...
"Just"? Do you know what you said here?
I'm just trying to protect you.
- From what?
- I don't know.
Life, I guess. I...
- Maybe I won't stay for dinner, huh?
- Yeah. Maybe you shouldn't.
Yeah.
Hey! Look who's here!
Yeah, look who's here.
I was going to come by
your fancy new restaurant
but I went to a meeting instead.
Just felt like an extra one
this week for some reason.
- Willowdine there?
- Oh.
I haven't seen much of her lately.
Guess she's spending some
time down in Palm Springs.
- Wouldn't know.
- Neither would I.
So, where are the boys?
Well, Tom went to bed
and Jack is staying over at
his parents' house tonight.
- You sure about that?
- Yeah, he spent some time with Dr. Fields.
He's feeling a lot better. A lot.
Good! Ah! Good for him!
- Yeah.
- And good for you.
'Cause I know you probably
had a little something to do with that.
Not really.
Hey, I, uh, I brought you
home a steak and a baked potato
in case you hadn't eaten.
That is mighty thoughtful
of you. Thank you.
I have not eaten.
Of course, it's not Boykewich
beef, it's from the restaurant.
Oh. I, uh, took the liberty of bringing you
one of our little brochures
on, you know, restaurant
supplies and costs and all that,
just in case you ever think
about, you know, switching over.
Yeah, okay, why not?
Did I just sell you on our services?
Ricky already asked me.
He got me some prices this afternoon
and called me between
laundry and dinner and naps.
Well. Good. Good for him.
That Ricky is a go-getter.
- Yep. He's a good man.
- He is.
You know, I got a feeling, someday soon,
Anne is going to make us move from here.
Anne's not going to make us do anything.
She's angry, but, hey, so am I.
No one seems to appreciate what I did so...
I'm going to get some new people in my life
and stop wasting m my
tie worrying about Annee
or being afraid of what she might do.
Well, you've got someplace to
go. You've got Kathleen's house.
You are going to get married, right?
Right. Very much looking forward to it.
You've been a really
good friend to me, George.
And, well, it's probably time
for me to move out anyway.
You got a place to go?
- I've been saving my money.
- For a car.
Yeah, thought I'd do that first,
but maybe I'll get an apartment first.
Well...
I thought you were afraid of living alone.
Afraid that you might start drinking again.
Guess I should to deal with that sometime,
might as well be now.
I was just thinking on the bus over here,
"I'm going to start looking."
All right.
All right.
- Is he gone?
- Yeah, finally.
Sorry about that. We should
get started on our homework.
Uh, not so fast.
- Are you okay?
- Yeah.
It's just all a part of, you
know, that thing I went through.
That "thing" you went through?
Giving life to a human being at 15
and then sacrificing any and
all desires to be with the baby
because you know she's in the best place,
even if it's ripping your heart out?
It's not. It's not ripping my heart out.
I'm okay with my decision.
Doesn't mean it was an easy decision.
I'm okay! Can we stop talking about it?
Stop talking about it?
This is huge, your
boyfriend showing up here.
Did you know he was coming?
No, I didn't.
I knew he called them,
I just didn't know he
was going to show up here.
Is this why you were in
the counselor's office?
Yes. Sonya was trying to reach me.
I just didn't want to tell you.
- Why not?
- Because I don't like talking about it.
I don't like talking about the baby
or anything to do with the baby.
It's not that I don't care about her.
I'll always, always care about her
and what happens to her, but...
This is going to sound
completely selfish and stupid.
Say it.
There's nothing so selfish and
stupid you can't say it to me.
I love you.
And I love you. What's the
stupid and selfish thing
you can't say to me?
- I love you.
- No, what's the selfish and stupid...
Oh. That.
That you love me.
How is that stupid or selfish?
Because I should be focusing on
saving my child from any harm,
not worried that you're
going to break up with me.
Why would I break up with you?
Because your life is already complicated.
Why would you want more complications
like a girlfriend with
an ongoing baby drama?
You're the one who's stupid, you know that?
I don't care if my life is more complicated
because of you and who you are.
You're also the sweetest girl I ever met.
So Don Juan wants to take the baby?
He says he does, yeah.
Yeah, well, he doesn't.
No, unfortunately he does.
I don't know anything about algebra,
and I'm definitely not learning
anything about algebra tonight,
but I do know about people
and that guy is not looking
to take a baby home with him.
Ethan, he's determined to see the baby
and he wants to take h,
her and me, back to Texas.
No, that's what he said.
I don't care what he
said, that guy is a liar.
I don't think so.
You didn't think so
when he lied to you about
the foolproof birth control, either.
No, I didn't.
And he's not a nerd, by the way.
- Yes, he is.
- No.
I was expecting this wimpy,
unattractive intellectual
and that's hardly the case.
Oh, please, he's a nerd.
He thinks he's slick, he's
trying to pull a fast one.
He doesn't want to be a father
and mess up his sex life.
He hasn't had sex since we had sex.
No, he's after something
and it's not the baby.
And it's not you.
- You just get in?
- No, no, I've been in for hours.
- I just can't sleep.
- Oh? And why is that?
I don't know.
Something bothering you?
Yeah. Something is.
I just, uh... I don't know how to say it.
Then just say it, Amy, just say it.
I'm just afraid of losing you, Ricky.
I don't want to lose you.
Come in, it's open.
Hi, Ben. What's going on?
Packing. It's too loud in here.
There's no way I'm going to get any sleep.
Where are you going?
To the nicest hotel
suite that I can get into.
That sounds good.
Bebe's going to party all night
but I'm not sure I'm into it.
I want to look halfway decent
for my interview tomorrow.
You can come with me and
share a suite if you want to.
So, did Dr. Fields have any
idea how long it might take
before Jack is feeling
a little more secure?
No, but this is progress, real progress.
I'm just relieved he's
finally able to talk.
Yeah, but still...
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Amy Juergens finds out she's pregnant after a fling at band camp, her whole world changes as she deals with family, friends, school and life.
Amy Juergens finds out she's pregnant after a fling at band camp, her whole world changes as she deals with family, friends, school and life.