05x23 - Caught In A Trap

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

I'm going to ask you for the ring back.

I have a place for them to live.

The two of them?

I've got myself a three family
building in Hell's Kitchen,

which isn't too far away from where
Ben and Amy are going to school.

You're not going to the Philippines
to work at a hotel, what are you up to?

I'm not telling you.

We can always be friends.
I have a boyfriend.

Kathy really likes Ethan,

and he really liked her
until you came along,

so if you don't really care about him,

don't break them up.

They're broken up, all right?

I know she loves me. I know it for a fact.

I hacked her computer. She has an E-diary.

I've been dying to tell someone.

Grace and Amy are going
to break up with you.

Even if things don't work out with Amy,

it's never going to happen between us.

If you don't love me and

you don't wanna marry me and you
want to go off to school on your own,

you should tell me. That's
what Adrian said that you said.

Jack, that's just a ridiculous lie.

Ricky still hasn't said anything?

He hasn't mentioned what
happened with Adrian.

No. Are you sure that
Adrian said something to him?

I mean, maybe she just
ratted you out to Jack.

No. It was both of us. She did us both in.

You would not believe what I've
been doing to try to get out of this!

I have been picking out china patterns.

- Grace...
- I know, I know.

And Jack's never been happier. It's like...

nothing to do with the sex,
although there's been plenty of that,

he just love the commitment.
The commitment! Jack!

So, when are you getting married?

Never. I am never going to marry him,

and the deeper I get myself into this,
the more I feel absolutely certain

that I don't want to get married.

I know what you mean.

I was dying to get married and then...

I just thought it was the right thing to do

and now I'm just going to
do it because I said I would.

So, you're...

Yep. I'm still getting
married, day after I graduate.

- Oh, Amy.
- I know, but...

It probably won't be so bad.

In fact, it might be better.

You know, I'll know John is taken care of

while I can focus on
me and only me for once.

Except on weekends and holidays

and any time I have to travel back here

and after college and the rest of my life.

I know how it sounds. It sounds
like I'm a bad mother, but...

I'm just, like, tired of being a mother

and everything that comes along
with it, including marriage.

I just feel like being selfish.

Me, too. And I'm not even a mother.

We're getting out of high school, Grace.

This is when most students
feel like they're being

set free to go out into the
world and do whatever they want.

- Like Madison and Lauren.
- Yeah.

Yeah. And instead we're getting married,

and my two best friends
are headed off to Berkeley.

Yeah. Well, maybe if Adrian
keeps talking to Ricky...

What's he staring at?

Grace, what is he always staring at?

He's been staring at me
since the first day of school.

Wait. You're not trying to go off to
that school to be with Ben, are you?

Grace, I am trying to stay as
far, far away from Ben as possible.

Because?

Well, because... what would be the point?

You know you're going to run into him.

Worse, we're going to be
living in the same building.

I'm going to run into him 24/7.

- Hi.
- Hi.

Amy, can I talk to you? Privately?

Yeah, no problem. Bye.

Hi. What's... what's going on?

Oh, just wondering...

- About?
- About Ben.

About Ben and why Ben is
always so obsessed with you.

You don't think you've done
anything that Ben could maybe

misinterpret as you being
interested in him, have you?

No! Alice, what is this about?

- Do you have an E-diary?
- Um, what if I do?

Oh, no.

♪ Falling in love 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

Ben. Ben! Hey, Ben!

Hey, Ben! I want to talk to you!

You read my diary!

I'm going to say something I never
thought I'd say... you want to get off me?

Admit it! You read my diary!

Ben, how did you read my diary?

I hacked your computer.
Didn't Alice tell you?

Because obviously she told you something.

I was flattered that the
password was "wings," though.

We ate a lot of wings together, didn't we?

Ben, it was "wings" because that was
me imagining that I could just fly away.

- And land where?
- Where is none of your business.

So I imagined what life would have been
like if I had never gone to band camp.

If I had never met Ricky,
if I had never had John.

That's all that diary
is, just a big "what if."

What if you still have feelings for me?

What if I don't?

You know, it's against the
law to hack someone's computer.

I know, but I could tell from what I read
that you would never have me arrested.

No, I probably wouldn't,
but I could. It is a crime.

And it's a crime of the
heart to hide your feelings.

Ben, there are no feelings for you.

I do not feel anything towards you,

except maybe little frustration,

because you're so obsessed with me.

Which, yes, like, uh,
makes me, wonder, you know,

what would've happened
if we'd stayed together,

which does not mean I have any
real interest at all in you.

You said, and I quote,

"I was too immature at the
time to understand the choice,

But given the choice again,
I would go with the good guy."

Ben! Ricky is the good guy now.

And, yes, I do want to marry the good guy.

Because he's the father of my
child and he's a wonderful father

and I'm sure that he will
be a wonderful husband.

And you left out the most important
part. You're not in love with him.

I know you're not in love with him and
I know you don't want to get married.

Don't do it Amy!

What is wrong with you?

She loves Ricky and Ricky loves her

and they have a son and
they're getting married.

Why would you want to destroy
the lives of three people?

Good question. Excellent question even.

I'm not trying to destroy
the lives of three people,

I'm trying to save the
lives of three people.

Because no matter how much
those three love each other,

Amy does not want to marry Ricky,

and I'm sure Ricky doesn't
want to be married to someone

that doesn't want to marry him.

And as far as getting married for
the children, well, that doesn't work.

Children know when
their parents are unhappy

and they know when they
don't love each other.

Really, Ethan, listen to me.

When a guy gets a girl
pregnant in high school,

even if he does the right thing
and steps up and marries her,

that doesn't mean that the
two of them love each other,

it just means they're two good people
who're trying do the right thing.

But what's the right thing?

To be obligated to someone for the
rest of your life because of one night?

Or is the right thing to have the courage
to realize that, despite that one night,

you still have to live your
dreams or else you'll be miserable?

He knows I'm trying to sleep with Layla?

Hey, Ethan.

You look like you could use a friend.

I'm fine without friends. You're
not my friend, you're Kathy's friend.

Or is it "boyfriend" now?

Uh... we're just friends.

And as Kathy's friend, I
have to tell you something.

Layla is not a nice girl.

I'm not looking for a nice girl.

You're looking for a nice
girl to fool around with.

No. That would be the ideal.

I don't have to have the
ideal. I've never had the ideal.

I'll just take what I can get.

And by the way, I like Layla.

Well, you're not going to like her after
I tell you what she said about Kathy.

She said that Kathy's a skank and
has no idea who got her pregnant

because she's slept with so many guys.

What? She wouldn't say
that. You're making that up.

No, I'm not making that
up. Ask her yourself.

Kathy a skank? That's ridiculous.

She's the nicest, sweetest girl
ever. That's why I broke up with her.

So you would rather
have a gossip and a liar

than the nicest, sweetest girl ever...

or whatever you said?

I cannot wait four years until I
get out of high school to have sex,

- I can't. I don't want to.
- You know who else said that?

Ben Boykewich. Right before
he got that girl pregnant,

the "not Amy girl" that
he wasn't in love with.

How do you know?

Everyone knows. It's legend.

And you never even asked
Amy about what Adrian said?

Why would I? Amy can tell me if
she doesn't want to get married.

Adrian's just causing trouble.

Not with me. Man, I never had it so good.

I love the idea of getting married.

Hey, you want to be my best man?

I'm happy for you Jack, but no.

I don't want to be your
best man. I don't "best man."

Hey.

I just got finished with my last final.

Maybe we can all go out and celebrate.

Okay. I guess no good deed goes unpunished.

I was just trying to help.

Neither of those two can
tell you two the truth,

but go ahead, get married.

Live a lie, if that's what you want.

What do I care?

Hey, you're looking very
handsome. Where are you off to?

I'm going to try to talk Grace into
going to Geoff's for dinner tonight.

George offered to pick up the tab, so...

Perfect. You can give Grace this little
graduation gift that we got for her.

- Really? You got her something?
- Your dad and I.

Dad doesn't shop. This is really nice, Mom.

And I know you really don't
like Grace all that much.

Well, I do, I do, Jack.

And I guess she's going to be
my daughter-in-law someday, so...

I want us to be close.

After all, I don't have a daughter,
so Grace will be my daughter.

So, I have a little confession to make.

What's that?

About a month ago, I went to see Grace.

Did she ever mention that to you?

No.

I probably shouldn't have,

but I thought she was
about to break up with you

and I...

I just told her that I hoped
she wasn't going to do that,

because, you know, well...

you've just been through so much, honey,

and I didn't want to see you hurt.

That was really nice, Mom, to
try to protect me like that,

but Grace loves me, and I love her,

and I don't think we'll ever break up.

No. You probably won't.

Oh! We also got Madison a little something.

Madison?

Yeah, she's graduating, too, and
you two were on and off for years.

We always liked Madison,

so I just wanted to get her a
little something for graduation.

I don't know, Mom. I'm not
sure Grace would approve.

Oh, well, just have Grace give
it to her at school or something,

it's not a big deal.

Okay. Uh, what is it?

Just a charm bracelet.

What'd you get Grace?

Besides my only begotten son?

A watch.

Because me is ticking and you
two will be married one day.

So how much time you figure
you've got left as a single guy?

I don't know, but I
can't wait to get married.

Coming!

You can give me back my key right now.

I'm going to give you back
your key, don't worry about it.

I packed your stuff for you.

- So you said.
- You don't have to get nasty.

I'm not.

Should I get my things?

I'll get them for you.

Here you go.

Those are my things?

My suits?

My suits are wadded up in those bags?

- You could have taken them with you.
- No, I couldn't have,

I was leaving for the airport.

And you know what?

If there was any question in
my mind about whether or not

I should have broken up with you,
there's no question in my mind now.

Oh, you're going to be sorry you
broke up with me, mark my words.

- Goodbye, Adrian.
- Goodbye.

I'm sorry to see it end this way, but...

I guess with you,

this is the way it has to be.

- I wish you all the best.
- Yeah, sure you do.

Bye. Take care.

Anything is possible in the Army.

Yeah, you could get k*lled.
That's a possibility.

Can you do anything to get out of it?

I don't want to get out of it,

I thought about this all year.

I joined months ago.

My parents are really proud of me.

I'm proud of me.

Henry, I don't know what to say...

did you do this just
to get away from Alice?

Alice, don't let him do this.

Too late. I love you, Henry,
and I would go with you but...

this country put my people in
internment camps during World w*r II

and took away all their
money and land so...

my parents would never go along.

America is not without flaws, but...

I want to be the best I can be,

so America can be the best that she can be.

And, on behalf of the Armed Forces,

I apologize to your family.

- It was an overreaction.
- You think?

Dad!

You're very brave, Henry.

- Thank you, Alice.
- And stupid.

But if you want, we could sleep
together the last night you're here.

Thanks, Alice, but I'll be fine.

This isn't like a video game. It's
the real Army, you can get k*lled.

There's no next level.

Well... good for you. Congratulations.

Dad, I didn't call you up
here to congratulate him.

Talk to him, get him out of it.

I'm really proud of you.

It takes a lot of courage
to serve our country,

and it's a selfless act
to defend our freedom,

especially when you've got
nincompoops like Ben here,

who have no idea of the sacrifice
you are about to undertake.

Are your parents on board with this?

Yes, sir, Mr. Boykewich, sir.

They understand that I want to be
part of something bigger than myself.

Like heaven? If there is one.

Shut up and show some respect.

Dad, he could get k*lled!

Ben... yeah, I could,

I could get k*lled.

But what if no one was willing to
take that risk to defend our country,

where would we be?

Alive. Overpopulated even.

Ben.

This is ridiculous. Henry...

what happened to going to the Philippines
and working at that swanky hotel?

You knew he was lying,
and I should have known.

There'll be a job waiting
for you when you get out.

Yeah, if you're not dead.

Everyone's going to die Ben, question is...

what kind of life are we going
to live, huh? Think about it.

I'll see you after graduation?

He reports the next day.

You're a good man, Henry. Stay in touch.

Unbelievable.

It's Adrian. I wonder what Adrian wants.

What has Adrian always wanted?

I don't know. Ricky?

That would be my guess, so don't
get caught up in any schemes.

Depends on whether it
involves sleeping with Amy.

- Hello?
- You could die, too. From that.

This is really fun, that you dropped by.

Yeah, I was on my way
over to Grace's house,

but my mom asked me to
drop this gift off to you.

- Really?
- Yeah.

I always loved Didi. She's so
beautiful and such a nice woman.

Yeah, she likes you, too.

Here's what I'm thinking.

You jumped into that engagement.

Before you jump right
back out, think about it.

You and Jack have been on
and off for years, so...

there's got to be something there,

even if you don't want
to get married right now.

I guess that's true,

I just don't want to get married right now.

Well, then don't. Take your time.

Go to whatever school you
want to go to, in state or out.

If he follows, he follows,
if he doesn't, he doesn't.

You do what you want to do
and then I have a feeling,

you're not going to feel so pressured.

Jack's a nice guy,

I hate to see you lose him because
you've worked yourself into a frenzy here.

You don't have to end the relationship,

just put everything in neutral.

If you really didn't want to be with him,
you'd have an easier time telling him.

I don't know about that.

I just feel so guilty not wanting
him when he wants me so much.

Look, in a relationship, one person is
always going to love the other person more.

Which person you want to
be, huh? Think about it.

The one who gets loved the
most is not a bad place to be.

Just ask your mom.

- Hey, Grace.
- Hi, Jack.

Hey, thanks for the free dinner.

Any time. Well, not any
time. Once in a while.

The hostess has got a booth for you.

Okay.

- I'll see you at home.
- Mmm-hmm.

- Hey, Ben.
- Yeah. Hi, Ben.

I'll be back in a moment to
seat you. Right this way, please.

- What's going on?
- Oh, those two idiots!

They don't want to be together,

but they just can't tell each other
they don't want to be together.

Same with Amy and Ricky.

I don't know what you know,
but I can't wait to hear.

We're not going to spend the
night talking about Amy and Ricky,

I don't care about Amy and
Ricky, I just wanted to get out.

- Thanks.
- Oh, please, you just wanted to get out, too.

No, it's good to see you, and
I care about you, as a friend.

And I hope we're always
going to be friends.

I even hope you're going
to end up with Ricky.

I don't have to end up with Ricky
to have Ricky out of your way.

Ricky's going to end up with Clementine.

- Where's Kathy?
- Her grandmother's dropping her off.

She's not here yet?

No. And she has to be
here before we take off.

Like I can't read John a story on my own?

Like you can't be trusted with
our apartment and son alone.

Hey, Ethan. Where's Kathy?

Oh, she'll be here. Her
grandmother is dropping her off.

Hmm.

I don't want you guys to
be late, you should go.

Oh, no, it's my dad's restaurant.

There is no late, we can't be
late. We can eat there, any time.

Oh. Yeah, all right. But, uh,
if you want, you can go now.

- What's going on?
- Nothing.

When I heard that you and Kathy broke up,

I was surprised you two
would babysit together.

Amy, I think I hear John.

- I didn't hear anything.
- Could you check?

Why can't you check?

- I could check.
- I want to talk to you.

Oh, all right. Well,
please hurry, I'm hungry.

He'll be fine here until Kathy comes.

He'll be fine here if Kathy doesn't come.

Thank you, Amy.

I'm glad someone trusts me.

She's not coming, is she?

Who?

Is that girl coming over
here, the other girl,

the girl you're trying
to have sex with, hmm?

Are you planning to use our apartment
to have sex for the first time

- with my son in the next room?
- No.

Wait! What? What are you planning to do?

Nothing.

Hi, Ricky.

Who's that?

I'm Layla. I'm going to help Ethan babysit.

No, you're not.

Okay, he can do all the babysitting,
I don't care. But I do have experience.

That's what I've heard.
You have to go home.

My mom already left. Can you take me home?

- We'll drop her off.
- Ethan?

Ricky, we're not going to do anything.

Just let her come in and you two take off.

Um, I don't know about that.

Hey, no offense, Layla,
but I don't know you

so I wouldn't really be
comfortable with your staying here.

We don't have to get out tonight

This is ridiculous.

We can babysit, the two of us. We
will be fine, John will be fine.

He doesn't know her, he knows Kathy.

So, no, Ethan, I'm sorry. No!

I'm vouching for her.

You just lied to us, so, no.

I'll take both of you home.
I'll pick up dinner to go, Amy.

- I trusted you.
- Me, too.

Let's go.

- Hi, Amy.
- Hi. How are you?

Oh, I'm okay.

Are you?

I heard you and Ethan broke up.

I haven't had time to
catch up with you at school.

I've got graduation coming up and...

And your wedding.

That, too.

Yeah.

So, uh, you and Ethan?

No, it didn't work out.

I know that hurts, but give yourself
the summer to get past it and next fall,

you just make a fresh
start. Focus on school...

I'm going to go home
to Houston this summer.

Well, that's a good idea. Spend
some time with your parents.

I know they must miss you.

I'm not coming back in the fall.

Really?

I hope that's not because of Ethan.

It's because of Ethan. And that
stupid girl he's trying to hump.

Sorry. I'm really angry about it.

This girl told Ethan that I have no
idea of who the father of my baby was

because I'm a skank.

That's terrible!

Oh, my gosh, but Kathy,

you can't let Ethan and some girl stop you

from living with your grandmother
and going to school here.

I mean, if you want to go home to
your parents, then good for you,

but if you don't, don't
let those two stop you.

I don't care. People at home thought I
was a skank and now people here think I am.

I've got no place to hide,

not that I was hiding.

I mean, I wasn't exactly
able to hide, but...

I thought that if people got to know
me here, they'd know I was a nice girl

and it wouldn't matter
if I had a baby, but...

apparently people don't
think I'm a nice girl.

Okay, you have to stop worrying
about being a nice girl,

you are a nice girl.

And you do what you want to do and forget
what other people are saying or doing.

I'm not going to forget
that Ethan broke up with me

just so he could have sex with that girl
who started a vicious rumor about me.

What?

Nothing.

I'm really sorry Kathy, but, I, uh...

I don't think Ethan's gonna
be having sex with anyone.

That's the only thing
he's interested in, is sex.

Yeah, well, he's an idiot. I'll
talk to you at school, okay?

All right.

Hello?

Oh, Mr. Boykewich.

I'm sorry, I was calling Chloe.

She left her phone. She
had something to do tonight.

- Okay, well...
- I'll tell her you called.

What is wrong with you?

Same thing that's wrong with every
teenage guy I know, including you.

You were going to have
sex with her, weren't you?

While you were babysitting John.

Is it not enough to have a baby that
was conceived by two high school students

ten feet away from you to
remind you that sex makes babies?

- Do you not get that?
- We have condoms.

You did not have condoms.

If you did, you didn't know how to use one.

God, you are so lucky I
got my temper under control.

I knew how to use a
condom, I just didn't, okay?

And that could be you. You may
have condoms, you may not use them,

or you may use them badly, or the condom
might break or a million other things.

Like what? What million other things?

I don't know, okay, but things!

You're not even making sense.
Everyone has sex in high school.

No, they don't! Half of them don't!

And at least some of the other half,
who say they are having sex, lie!

I don't want to be in that half.

I don't want to lie. I want to have sex.

Look, I'm sorry I lied to you and
said Kathy was coming over, but...

- I had no other place to have sex.
- Right there!

Right there is one reason, you
are too young to be doing this!

You don't even have a place to have sex!

Mom isn't going to let you
have sex in your room at home,

and her mom isn't going to let
you have sex at her house, so...

where are you going to have sex?

Like I said,

we were hoping to do it at your apartment.

Our apartment is off
limits to you. Permanently.

Or until you need a babysitter again.

You're not going to tell Margaret
and Shakur about this, are you?

No, I'm not.

Okay, thanks.

On the condition that you just wait.

At least wait until you can drive and
you have a safe, private place to go

and you're out of high school.

I am not going to promise you that I
am not going to have sex in high school.

You can tell Margaret and Shakur
because I'm not making that promise.

I am not going to waste
my high school years.

This should be when sex is the
most fun, when it means nothing!

You may not want it to mean anything,
but Ethan, it will mean something to you

and if not to you, to her.

It will mean something to one of you

and that's where it gets all messed up.

It's the most intimate thing that two
people can do with each other, all right?

And one day, you are going to meet
that girl that you fall in love with

and you're going to get in bed
with her and she's going to ask you

how many girls you've slept with.

What do you want your answer to be?

I don't know. Like, 100?

You think any girl out there
is going to want to be with you

if you've been with 100 girls!

Is that the problem with Amy?

Is that why she doesn't want to marry you?

Because you slept with 100 girls?

You want to know the truth?

When I have sex with Amy, I
don't really feel anything.

You know why, Ethan?

Because I slept with too many girls.

And now, even though I love Amy
more than any of those girls,

even though she means everything to me,

the sex is nice, but...

I don't feel passionate,
I feel comfortable.

Every time you have sex, you give
away a little piece of your heart,

and you give that away
too many times and...

there's just nothing left

and you've given away the most
important part of yourself.

Right now, I feel like
I'm just taking from Amy.

I've got nothing to give
back except her freedom,

to let her go to New York
and just take a chance.

She'll eventually love
me as much as I love her.

Okay, one, you sound like a girl,

and two, I think if you were
really, really in love with her,

you'd feel a little more
passionate than that.

Geez, I've got more passion for Kathy
and we're not even thinking about sex.

Let's go.

I did my best and that's all I can do.

Are you talking about me or with Amy?

It's as if Margaret just got me back
for every lecture she ever gave me.

We want to surprise her.

You're going to be surprising
a lot of people. Ethan, for one.

I know. We didn't hit it off
exactly the first time we met, but...

He's been a big part of her life, so...

So... Come on. You can tell
me why you're really here.

How the heck did you know
how to hack an E-diary?

Uh, Dylan and her friends.

Oh. Wait. But, still...

You would have had to guess the password.

People are not smart about passwords.

They're pretty easy to guess.
It took me a few tries, but...

Did she say anything about me?

Nothing that you wouldn't
expect her to say about you.

- Like what?
- Like...

she's very jealous of you,

she thinks you're a really
smart, beautiful woman who

slept with the guy who she's going
to marry. Or, was going to marry.

Oh, you're so full of it. She did
not say I was smart or beautiful.

No, she did. She's jealous of you,
or she was for a long time but now...

Well, I probably, shouldn't
tell you anything else.

No! Don't do that! Don't bait
me! Tell me what she said.

She said that, maybe,

you and Ricky would
have been happy together

and maybe she should have just
let the two of you stay together.

She should have just let us stay together?

Let us? Like she has it in her
powers to let us stay together?

Yeah, she's out of her mind.

If Ricky and I wanted to be
together, we would be together.

We don't want to be together.

Well, I don't want to be with him.

Maybe he wants to be with me,

but I think that's because he senses
Amy's going to call off this wedding again.

So, you think she is
going to call it off then?

Because it would certainly
simplify my life if she did.

She said it out loud. She
doesn't want to get married.

That doesn't mean she won't,

I hope not, but very few people are
gutsy enough to call off a wedding.

It was easy for them the
first time because they eloped,

but this time, it's a different story.

Oh, please. The day after graduation,

she just disappears and goes to New York.

- Easy.
- Maybe.

Can you believe that after four years,

you and I are still huddled
together talking about Ricky and Amy?

Ugh. How long are we gonna keep doing this?

Until Amy admits that she's
always been in love with me.

Well, until then...

you want to spend the night at the condo?

Uh... Adrian I don't think so.

Oh, Amy's not going to know.

I'll know.

Go wait in the car, I
want to talk to George.

Story of my life. I can't
wait until I can drive.

Yeah. Go.

I would have dropped him
off before I came here,

but if I have to get home to Amy
with the food, I can't go in with him.

If you and Amy don't get married
the day after she graduates,

even if she decides to leave you
and John behind to go to New York,

as soon as she steps on that
plane, reality is going to set in

and she'll come running back.

Oh, I don't know about that, George.

I know. Amy's my daughter and no
one knows her better than I know her.

She loves you. And you love
her. And you both love John.

So I don't know why she's
putting you through all this,

but she's not going anywhere.

Hi.

- Good evening.
- I didn't do anything.

Well, nobody said you did.

Um...

Edward needs your help surprising Kathy,

and I told him, you'd be happy to help him.

That depends. Surprising her how?

Sit down. Uh...

I'll just leave you two alone.

Are you going to surprise
her that you're here?

What's the surprise? What kind of surprise?

Does she like surprises? I don't
really think she does. Does she?

Well, I will tell you
if you don't interrupt me

with any questions until I'm finished.

The floor is yours.

Kathy's mother and I haven't spent
very much time with Kathy this year

because of her situation.

So, we thought that it would be nice if

we throw her a little
end-of-the-year party.

Something that says, the year is
behind her, her life is ahead of her,

she has friends and
family that believe in her

and she's a wonderful young
woman with a bright future.

Okay. You and Kathy, getting along?

Yes.

I hope things aren't getting too serious.

I think you know what I mean. Well...

Yeah, I know what you
mean, no, not too serious.

But serious enough.

Yeah. Serious enough.

For what, sir? Serious enough for?

Well, this is traditionally the time when
a young woman is presented to society.

She's officially an adult
woman and ready for marriage.

It's a little young, isn't it? Is it?

Other cultures celebrate adulthood at 13.

Do they?

Well, I was certainly not an adult at 13.

But you're 15, right?

- You're almost an adult, too.
- Almost.

That's why this party is
going to be special in that...

we are giving our daughter to you.

To you. To love and honor.

To protect.

To provide for. Uh...

When you say provide for...

Well, that can wait.

Until you finish your education,

and with your lack of
ability, that will probably

just be high school, right?

Oh, I don't know. Kathy's been
pushing me to go to college.

Well, you can go to college
and work and be married.

- What was that last part?
- Be married.

Huh.

So this is, basically,

an engagement party?

If she accepts your proposal
in front of family and friends.

Oh. Awesome.

She wants to come home to Houston

because someone broke her heart.

And what did I tell you not to do?

Oh, lots of things.

Including not to break her heart.

So, why do you even want
me to come to this party?

Are you an idiot?

There is no party. I was lying.

I was trying to get to the truth.

And what the hell is wrong with you

that you would break up with my daughter

to have sex with some girl
who's calling her names

- and making her life miserable?
- Oh, no.

You take care of this.

Right away.

Say what? Uh...

Layla's calling Kathy what names?

How is she making her life miserable?

She'd better not be making her life
miserable. And you better not be, either.

Did you and that Layla have sex?

No, Ricky kind of ruined that for me.

I haven't seen this place in a while.

Thanks for inviting me in.

Well, technically, it's still
your condo, too, I think.

Uh, no, it's your condo.

Not everything about being
married to me was bad, was it?

Well...

tell me the truth.

If Mercy had lived,

do you think we'd really be
happy married to each other,

raising a daughter together?

I know you don't believe this, but yes,

I would have been happy.

I was happy.

Until we lost her.

And I just lost my way.

I'm sorry, Ben.

I'm sorry I wasn't nicer to you.

No, if anyone owes anyone an
apology, it's me, I didn't...

I didn't handle that well.

I think we both handled it as well as

two high school students
could have handled it.

You know, you're more than
welcome to spend the night.

As a friend, just a sleepover.

You know, we can pop some
popcorn, watch a movie, hang out.

I have school tomorrow. I better be going.

All right. Well, it was
fun having dinner with you,

and give up on Amy, all
right? She's not for you.

And you give Omar a chance.

Go to New York, go wherever he goes.

He loves you, you know he loves you.

Eh, there will be other guys for me

and some day, there'll be the guy for me.

- All right. Goodnight Adrian.
- Goodnight.

Hey! What's going on?

You got another hour.

We'd like you to stay inside another hour,

- if you don't mind.
- I do mind.

Are you telling me I can't
leave for some reason?

It's for your own safety, son. And
yes, I'm telling you, you can't leave.

You've been really quiet.

Yeah, I'm sorry.

I just feel kind of tired or something.

- I hope not tired of me.
- Why would you say that?

- I was joking.
- Oh.

Yeah. Of course, you were joking.

On the other hand, Grace,

I just get the feeling
that you're not as excited

as I am about our engagement.

Jack, honestly...

when you put this ring on my finger,

I was really, really surprised.

This is just my first time
saying any of this out loud,

but I kind of made a bargain with God

that if he let you live,
I was gonna marry you

and I was going to take care of
you for the rest of your life.

Wow.

That's pretty heavy.

And now I have to tell you something

that I haven't said out
loud to anyone either

- and it completely freaks me out.
- What?

When that guy was b*ating
the crap out of me,

I promised God that if he let
me live, then I would marry you!

My God, this is like some
kind of miracle or something.

I don't know if it qualifies as a miracle.

Okay, maybe not a miracle,

but it's, like, divine intervention.

Like God making the two of us get married.

I don't think God is making us get married.

Not making us, but making
us want to get married.

It's so crazy, isn't it? I
mean, he shows us the way.

You know, there's free will, but...

Wow. Really, Grace, wow.

We shouldn't wait, we really shouldn't.

This holy union was meant to be.

Which doesn't mean we
can't wait if we want to.

We can wait.

It would still be a
miracle if we got married.

Oh, man. Life is just full of surprises.

I needed this, Grace, I really needed this.

I needed to be reminded of
the promise I made to God.

- We should get the check.
- We got the check already.

The meal didn't cost anything,

but we should leave a tip for the waiter.

You know, I feel like sometime
God's will is tricky, too.

Like, he's not always so straightforward.

Maybe he's trying to teach us a lesson

in making promises that we
aren't able to always keep.

And sometimes, he is straightforward

and rewards us with good things. Let's go.

Maybe you guys would like to
stick around a little bit longer.

What?

No, we're ready to leave, unless
you're telling us we can't leave.

Hey you two, sit down. Let
me get you dessert and coffee.

- Why?
- We've got the best desserts in town.

No. I know what this is.

It's going to be fine. Sit down.

- Hi, Ethan.
- Kathy, thanks for taking my call.

Pretty polite for a guy
who's just trying to have sex

with anyone who will have sex with him.

I didn't know Layla was
talking about you like that.

- Yeah, you did.
- Okay, I did.

I just wasn't going to admit
that I did until, you know,

she and I did it.

And then I was going to get all
indignant about it and tell her,

- I never wanted to see her again.
- That's horrible.

- You're a horrible person.
- I know.

- But I'm honest.
- You're honest because you just

told me about a big lie you were
going to tell me and tell Layla?

- Yeah.
- That's not honest.

Then how's this?

I am driven by testosterone,
but I still have a brain

so I don't know why I've
been acting so stupid.

That's not who I am, some dumb
guy who just wants to get laid.

I want to be in love.

I am in love. I'm in love with you.

Then why would you dump me the first time

some other girl promises you
something that I won't give you?

I don't know, I just feel
pressured to be a man.

And that's what you think a man does?

Has sex with any woman
he can just to have sex?

Well, I kind of got that
impression when I was growing up.

At home and in juvie. I don't know.

It's true of a lot of guys.
A lot of guys are like that.

Yeah, but Ethan, not
all guys are like that.

And if there were no guys like that,

if there were no guys using
women to just have sex,

then think about it,

there wouldn't be any
girls being used for sex

there wouldn't be prostitution,

there wouldn't be p*rn,

there wouldn't be human trafficking.

Somehow, over the course of history,

this misuse of sex has gotten
intertwined with v*olence

and now there are millions
of women who are victims

and it all starts with that guy

who just has to have it.

Uh, I wasn't buying, and
excuse me for saying so,

but women want to have sex too, don't they?

Yeah, but...

when's the last time you heard of a woman

who got caught paying for sex?

Really.

We do not victimize men or other women
to the extent that we are victimized.

Which is not to say it never happens.

I don't think we need to make such
a big issue out of this, do we?

I said, I was sorry.

I don't know, Mickey, I think
you ought to leave this one alone.

You just got back into town.

You should lay low, relax.

No.

I don't feel like relaxing.

I'll relax after I teach her a lesson.

I own her.

You'll still own her
next week or next month.

It's too soon.

I don't trust that she's
ready to leave this situation.

- She's got it made there.
- I got her under control.

She knows she doesn't deserve to
live in some big house like that,

with those rich people.

She belongs to me.

And there she is, my little Ginger.

It's a shame I'm gonna have
to mess up that face, but...

I'll be right back.

Did you miss me? Because I missed you.

I love you, baby.

Come on, Ginger, let's go home.

Stop right there!

Don't move!

You are so stupid to think
I would ever go back to you.

What an idiot!

You got out of the
country and you came back?

I love it!

Who's controlling who now?

I mean, whom.

I'm in school, where
girls my age should be,

not out on the street
working for guys like you.

Have fun in prison!

I hope the guys are nice to you,

you know, like they were nice to me.

I'll see you again.

Maybe when you come up
for parole the first time

and the second time and the third time.

Let's go, Chloe.

If you want me to hear what Adrian said,

then you're going to have
to say it to me yourself.

This is it, Amy. You're in or you're out.