04x15 - The Paper Chase

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- Previously on felicity...
- Ben got lauren pregnant.

She's gonna move to
arizona. He might go with her.

I was wondering if...

You would come
to arizona with me.

I just can't do that.

I need to find my own direction
now. I need to find out what my life is.

I mean, legally, I could
try to keep you from going.

You made all these decisions
without me. You can't do that anymore.

- Wow!
- It's weird.

- It looks just like you.
- Shut up.

It does! A big nose,
squinty eyes...

That's not the
head. That's the head.

- That's the head?
- Yes!

- Oh, man, that is weird.
- Yes.

Wow.

I can't believe this.

- Wow. So, lauren
gave this to you?
- Yeah.

- Does that mean
you guys are okay?
- I guess, yeah.

- And what about arizona?
- She hasn't decided yet.

Get a lawyer. You
can keep her here.

- I am not going
to get a lawyer.
- Yeah, but this baby...

This baby is yours as much
as hers. Aren't you, you little...

- You little future person!
- Oh, my god.

- What?
- You really scare me sometimes.

Sh! Sh! I'm bonding
with the baby.

Yeah, I know daddy. Daddy
can't take care of a house plant.

But uncle seany's here
and I'm gonna teach you...

- What are you guys doing?
- Uh... Nothing.

Lauren gave me a copy
of the ultrasound.

- Of the baby?
- Yeah.

- Yeah, you gotta check it out.
- You don't have to.

- No, she does.
- No, I want to.

This is amazing. You can see
everything. Look, look at that.

That's the head,
the arms, the belly...

- Oh, my god.
- And look at that!

What is that thing
between the legs?

- Lauren told me. It's a boy.
- Oh, my god, ben.

Okay, can I just say,
sean is a fantastic name.

- I'm not naming him sean.
- Why not? Sean covington?

"Now batting, sean covington."
Come on! That kid's going places.

- Congratulations.
- Thank you.

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- Meghan?
- What?

- Can you just type
a little softer?
- No.

Thanks.

What page are you on?

24. I'd be on 25 if you'd
stop interrupting.

- Sorry, I haven't
picked a topic yet.
- What?

- I'll do it on
georgia o'keeffe.
- It's due tomorrow.

I know. I have a lot
going on right now.

With my architecture
thing and my studio work.

I know about the pregnancy.

What?

Sean told me
everything, so I get it.

I wouldn't want to work on
some lame-ass art history paper

If I was losing my boyfriend
to a boozy hag in arizona.

I'm not gonna lose my boyfriend.

She doesn't drink any more.

Okay, whatever.
Forget I brought it up.

Did sean tell you
about the ultrasound?

- Yeah.
- You should've seen
ben looking at it.

I could just feel
him drifting away.

Look. I shouldn't
have said that.

You're not losing ben.
He's not going anywhere.

Arizona? Please.

Yeah, that's what
he keeps saying, but...

That ultrasound's
just a piece of paper.

What happens when it's a person?

A boy?

Take an incomplete
on your paper.

Finish it over the summer.

I can't. I need the
creds to graduate.

- Okay. You know
what I would do?
- What?

Go to the library's
dissertation section,

Get a paper on art
history and copy it.

I can't do that.

Why not? My friend earl does it.

He's never been caught.

Nobody ever reads
those things anyway.

Thanks, but I'll
figure something out.

I will figure something out.

I'm sure you will.

Probably get an "a", too.

That's what makes
you so damn annoying.

Did you hear? Tell me you heard.

- Huh?
- The bowers account. 20 Minutes ago.

- Nailed it! And...
- And what?

Only pop tarts in the
kitchen. Just showed up.

I love this place, man.

- You're not excited
at the pop tarts?
- Not really.

What's the matter?

I got back from lunch and this was
on my desk. Webb wants to see me.

- I'm sure it's about zoe.
- She told him?

This is it, the big talk: "let's
get it all out on the table."

"When I see you, I see the guy
who's sleeping with my daughter."

I wanted to tell him. Now I
don't know what I'm going to say.

You know what you
need? My four-point plan.

- What's that?
- Feps.

Feps nailed the
bowers account. Get up.

- "Feps" is not even a word.
- Trust me.

- Feps is the secret
to my success.
- What is it?

- Feps! Stand up.
- Sean, i... Okay. I'm standing up.

Okay. Feps. F-e-p-s. All right?

"F." Firm handshake.

Lets 'em know you're
starting off confident.

"E." Eye contact. You're seeing
what they're seeing, all the time.

There it is. Where you
looking? There it is. Okay.

"P." The power fist.

At some point during the meeting,
give 'em one of these. The power fist.

It implies enthusiasm.
Makes you look like a leader.

And "s."

The solidarity squeeze. Nothing
wrong with a little human contact.

Let 'em know we all share
this big blue planet together.

Right? Looks like
you care. That's feps.

Noel crane.

Uh, let him know I'll be
right there. Thank you.

- Webb's ready for me.
- Whoa!

- Feps is gonna save your ass. Give me a power fist.
- I gotta go.

If you can't do it for
me, you can't do it for him.

What was that? No, a
power fist, with enthusiasm.

- You're the man!
- There you go! All right.

Go get him. Go get him!

Hopeless.

- How do I look?
- Javier, you look so handsome.

Really? Usually, white
makes people look so fat.

No, on you it's very slimming.

You'll attract a lot of
men dressed like that.

That's the whole idea.

The guy at the pro shop
said "it's all about having fun."

I said, "no. Tennis lessons
are about finding a partner,

And having a game, set
and match made in heaven."

I think tennis is a great
way to meet somebody.

Hey, why don't
we do it together?

We can do round-robins and
meet the partner of our dreams.

Actually, I already
have a partner.

- Have you taken lessons
behind my back?
- No, no!

- I met somebody.
- You did not!

I did. His name's michael,
he's a dental hygienist.

- Why didn't you tell me?
- I didn't want to jinx it.

- So this is serious?
- It hasn't gotten
physical yet, but...

I really do like him.

That's wonderful.

A dentist.

- Dental hygienist.
- Right. Yeah.

Javier, I can tell.
What's the matter?

Nothing, no, i...

- I just want to be in love too.
- You will be.

You will. I know you're
gonna find love on the court.

- You really think so?
- Of course.

I'm so happy for you. Really.

Hey, why don't I bring michael by your
work this afternoon, so you can meet?

Okay, fantastic. I can't wait.

First, let me show you
the rest of my outfits.

Oh, my god. You have more?

Honey, please.

- So, the reason
I called you in...
- Mr. Webb.

I'm sorry to interrupt, but
can I say, right off the top,

Thank you for calling me
in. I know what this is about.

My relationship with zoe will in no
way affect my work here. In fact...

I think it may actually
make us more productive.

- Noel...
- Another thing.

Zoe told me about her last
relationship and what happened.

I assure you that's not
going to happen with me.

I like your daughter... Sir.

No, that's not the
reason I called you in.

- I want to talk
to you about sean.
- Oh.

Okay. Of course. I heard he
nailed the bowers account.

- Sean told you that?
- Yes, sir.

- He didn't nail it?
- Bowers is going with deakins.

- What? Why?
- He didn't like sean.

But what's not to like? He's
got so much enthusiasm...

And that's all he's got. I
gotta be honest with you.

I've sat in on meetings,
watched sean pitch clients.

And it's the same thing every
time. He's all instinct, no skill.

And his instincts,
they are not good.

I don't think that's
entirely fair...

He's got one setting,
full speed ahead.

He's bouncing off the
walls, arms flailing...

His style, what you've
got to love about him.

Yeah, I know.
And I don't like it.

Well, I don't know what to say.
Sean is my partner. We're a team.

I understand that and I
admire you for sticking by him.

I need you to take a supervisory
role. We have a presentation tomorrow.

- Yeah, the suitcase company.
- Take the lead in that meeting.

Keep an eye on sean. I don't want to
lose any more business because of him.

Noel. I'm having this conversation
with you because if I have it with sean,

It's gonna be to let him go.

- You understand?
- Yes, sir.

Javier, can I have
another coffee?

Sure. Do you know
any single gay guys?

Don't tell me about the cheerleader
guy, that did not work out.

- Well, I know you.
- Thanks, that helps. Anyone else?

I don't know. I'd have
to think about it.

There's 8 million
people in this city.

Me and mr. Ra-ra cannot be the
only gay single guys that you know.

- Javier? Javier.
- Oh, hi!

I want you to meet
somebody. This is michael.

- Michael, this is
javier and elena.
- Hi, there.

- Hello. How are you?
- Hi.

Great to meet you. Rita
talks about you all the time.

I told him about
your tennis lessons.

I'm looking for a
doubles partner.

Um, elena, can you help me a minute? I
need you to unload the kenyan roast.

- What?
- I need your help for a second.

- Yeah, but I don't work here.
- Yes, you do. Okay. So, um...

Please, have a seat, enjoy the ambience.
We'll be back in a couple of minutes.

- Thanks.
- Javier, what are you doing?

- What is wrong with you?
- I know him.

- That guy, michael.
- So?

He used to date a friend of
mine, andy. They had a whole thing.

And?

And, andy is a guy.

- Oh.
- Oh. Exactly.

What shall I do? I
should tell rita, right?

- No, stay out of it.
- Really?

Absolutely.

You're right.

Every time I try to get online
this stupid thing crashes.

Let me give it a try. Can I try?

- What's the site called?
- Guggenheim-dot-edu.

They have stuff on georgia
o'keeffe but I can't get to it.

- Heim-dot-edu?
- Yeah.

Agh! See? It freezes. I'll
never get this paper done.

You'll get it done.
Let's try again.

Hello?

Hey. Yeah.

You wanna do a lamaze class?

Um... Yeah, okay.

Yes. Yes, definitely. Do you want
me to come there, or stop by here?

All right, I'll see
you then. Okay.

Sorry.

- You're gonna do lamaze?
- I guess so.

I want to participate more so
she doesn't want to move away.

- It was my dad's suggestion.
- That sounds like a good idea.

Yeah.

- Felicity.
- It's okay.

- It's just a class.
- I know, I know.

I'm just stressed
out about this paper.

And that computer's never gonna
work so I'm gonna go to the library.

But i... I'll see you later.

Excuse me, where is
the dissertation section?

- The dissertation section?
- Yeah.

A friend of mine wrote a dissertation
and I just wanted to take a look at it.

See her name in print.

She was a very
good friend of mine.

Who d*ed, suddenly.

- Sixth floor. In the back.
- Thanks.

- Is that your paper?
- Yeah.

You finished a 30-page
paper in one night?

- This is what I was
talking about. Unbelievable.
- It's not that great.

It took me three weeks to write
this. I'll get a "c" and you'll get an "a".

- That's what I mean
about annoying.
- I'm not gonna get an "a."

We'll see.

You wrote it on manet? I thought
you were writing on georgia o'keeffe.

I changed my mind.

A problem with
your paper, felicity?

No, sorry.

- Hey.
- What's going on?

Uh...

- Lauren's gone.
- To arizona?

Yeah, she told me
yesterday at that class.

What did she say?

That her boyfriend, or ex-boyfriend,
whatever, is moving down there.

So she's gonna go with him.

- What are you gonna do?
- I'm thinking about it.

- I'm gonna go see a lawyer.
- A lawyer?

Yeah. Sean says that,
legally, I can keep her here.

- Ben, I'm really sorry...
- It sucks, but
I'll deal with it.

It's a hassle.

Oh. Finished your paper so
you don't go to class any more?

- Yeah, I just slept in.
- Carnes wants to see you.

- She does? Why?
- I don't know. Your paper, I guess.

She probably hasn't
even read it yet.

That would be weird considering
she handed them back today.

I got a "b plus".
Thanks for asking.

Is that your art history paper?

Yeah. It's probably nothing. What
time were you going to see that lawyer?

Not until this afternoon.

Look, sean, the waldron
presentation today...

The suitcase company?
That meeting is mine.

Bowers yesterday,
suitcases today.

I was actually thinking that...

Maybe I could take
the lead on this one.

Uh... Why not? I'll sit back, watch
you use feps, maximize all the points...

- I may not use feps this time.
- What did you say?

I want to read the room, see if
it's a situation that calls for it.

I've never seen one that didn't.

Let's just see, okay?

Okay. But I guarantee you'll
use that solidarity squeeze.

- You're probably right.
- Yeah.

Oh, my god, javier.
What happened?

Tennis elbow.
Can you believe it?

You poor thing, I've heard
that's very painful. I'm so sorry.

It's not so bad if I don't move
a single muscle in my body.

But guess what? I
found a guy for you!

- What?
- In my tennis class.

And mother, mary and
joseph, he is yummy!

Just like warren
beatty, pre shampoo.

Javier, I already have somebody.

- You mean michael?
- Of course I mean michael.

- What, you don't like him?
- No, I like him a lot. It's just...

Okay. I think you'd
better sit down for this.

What is it?

Okay, remember when you
and I did streetcar together?

And I said that I was a lot
like tennessee williams?

Yeah. Because you're both gay.

- Michael's a lot
like tennessee too.
- What?

He dated a friend of
mine... A male friend.

- That's impossible.
- I called the friend
to make sure.

- You're checking up on him?
- They went to jamaica together.

Javier, I'm really
surprised at you.

I understand you're alone
and it's hard to see friends...

No, that's not what this is.

Isn't there a reason why
you haven't been physical?

We're waiting
for the right time.

If a person doesn't want to
have sex, it doesn't mean he's gay.

He asked me to be
his doubles partner.

- What, he was hitting on you?
- I don't know. I'm just saying that...

You know what I think? I
think you have a problem.

You're attracted to him and you
can't deal with the fact that he likes me.

- You know I'm not
attracted to him.
- How?

Because if I was, I'd tell you.

Rita, I just don't
want you to get hurt.

Michael is a wonderful man
and he would never hurt me.

You're the one who's doing that.

- Good luck with
your tennis lessons.
- Rita, come on... Ow...

Holy guacamole.

- Meghan?
- I'm busy.

I need to talk to you.
It's kind of an emergency.

What?

I know why professor
carnes wants to talk to me.

That's your emergency? My
forehead is a sea of blackheads.

- That is an emergency.
- Wait.

- I copied my paper.
- What?

- I went to the library.
- The dissertation section?

- My god, you're totally busted.
- No, please god,
don't say that!

I didn't know what to
do. It was 30 pages long.

- Ben was scheduling
lamaze classes...
- Just relax. All right?

You act like you're
having a baby.

- This happened to earl once.
- You said he wasn't caught!

- He wasn't! Jeez!
- Great!

Before they could
prove anything,

He got rid of the
dissertation he copied.

Wouldn't it be
easier to confess?

What? They'll kick you
out for sure if you do that.

Go to the library and
get that dissertation.

- Now!
- I'm going.

Wait, will you just tell me
that everything's gonna be okay?

- It's gonna be okay.
- Okay.

Uh... What are you doing?

- Me?
- You dropped a book
in the trash can.

Oh, my god. I thought
that was the book drop.

No, it's a trashcan.

Well, I guess I should get
the book out of the trash.

That would be a good idea.

I'll...

People really shouldn't
bring food in the library.

- Why don't you give that to me?
- Oh, I'll... I'll put it back.

- Give me the book.
- I really... I don't mind.

Give me the book or
I'll have to report you.

- Anything else I can
do for you today?
- No, that's all. Thanks.

- I won't do anything
with the suitcase.
- Okay.

Dan, you remember our new
associates, noel crane, sean blumberg.

- Mr. Waldron.
- Big dan.

- Easy. Bones are brittle.
- Yeah? Well,
the mind's still sharp.

Huh?

- Why don't we get started?
- All right. Good to see you.

All right. Um...

- Right?
- Yeah.

So, your 2002 product line,
specifically the new rolling travel bag,

Is unique to the marketplace
for three reasons.

Three reasons, right? What do
those three reasons have in common?

Only this.

None of them have
anything to do with a monkey.

We all remember the commercial.

The ape takes the bag over
his head, tries to destroy it...

- No, sean, not now.
- Don't worry. You'll get your turn.

You know what? Let's take a
five-minute break. Would that be okay?

- Can I talk to you outside?
- Absolutely.

I know you were to take the lead
but I saw you starting off real slow.

- I jumped in to help you out.
- You're not helping.

This is how I landed
the bowers account.

You didn't. You lost bowers.

- What? Come on.
- They went with deakins.

All right. You gotta back off.
Your style, you need to bring it down.

One pitch doesn't go well
and I have to change my style?

No, sean. It's not
just one pitch.

- All right? It's...
- It's... What? What is it?

The meeting I had with
webb wasn't about zoe.

It was about you, the way
you pitch clients. And if...

If you don't change
it, he's gonna fire you.

- He said that?
- Yes.

- I gotta take notes on how
to pitch clients from him?
- He owns the company.

Know the last time he was in a
room selling clients? 20 Years ago.

- He made some good points.
- You agree?

- No, just listen to me, sean.
- No.

You're in a room, and you've...

- You've got tools
at your disposal.
- Right, I know how to do this.

But sometimes you don't.

Okay, look. Look.

One of my summers, I spent doing
construction. We were building a house.

- Don't give me that look.
- Yeah.

The point is, I remember the tools
they had, all these different hammers.

A ball-peen hammer, if you needed
to hammer something delicately.

If you were gonna do demolition,
they had the sledgehammer.

- You always use
the sledgehammer.
- Because it always works.

It doesn't. It wasn't
working in there, sean.

All right.

Well, I see how this is going.

- You're sort of
maneuvering yourself.
- Sean, come on.

You and webb. You
know what? That's fine.

You can stop maneuvering
because I'm getting out of your way.

I quit.

Sean...

- Excuse me, professor carnes.
- Felicity, hi.

- Hi. I heard
you wanted to see me.
- Yep.

It's about your paper.

Before you say anything, I
didn't have a lot of time to write it.

I've been overwhelmed
with my personal life.

- It's fantastic.
- What?

It's far and away the best
paper I've read all semester.

- I've submitted it
to the uny journal.
- Oh, my god.

The editorial board has to review
it before they publish it, but...

I'm sure they'll love it.

I...

- It's a big honor. Congratulations.
- Thanks.

I can't believe it. I've
officially become a cheater.

- You're not a cheater.
- I cheated on ben
and on this paper.

Fine. You're a cheater. Just
don't get caught this time.

It's being published.
Everyone'll see it.

Everyone! All 10 people
that read the uny journal.

Did you at least get
rid of the dissertation?

- No.
- Oh, my god.

I'm sorry, but that guy who works
there, he freaks me out. He scares me.

Okay, go to carnes and tell
her you don't want it published.

I can't. She'll get suspicious.

Do you know nothing
about breaking the rules?

When they get suspicious,
deny. Deny, deny, deny.

- Deny what?
- Hey!

Hey. What are you
telling her to deny?

Nothing.

My... Um...

Art history paper
is being published.

- Really?
- Isn't that great?

- Yeah.
- Did the whole thing
in one day.

- Meghan.
- It's true.

- Well, um, congratulations.
- Thanks.

Jump. Jump. Jump!

Sean.

- We need to talk
about what happened.
- What's to talk about?

You walked out in
the middle of a pitch.

- What about it?
- It was unprofessional.

- I was unprofessional?
- You're my partner. You abandoned me.

I abandoned you! You
abandoned me way before.

I fought for you in
that meeting with webb.

I was protecting your job, sean.

I don't need protection.
Have fun with webb!

- What does that mean?
- That means I quit.

I said I was gonna
do it. I called webb.

All right. This whole thing has
been blown out of proportion.

You're enthusiastic and that's a
good thing. That's what I told webb.

Sometimes, you can
be a little overbearing.

- Overbearing?
- Yes, sometimes.

Sometimes?

Is that your opinion
or is that webb's?

That's what I thought.

- I'm gonna go for a walk.
- Sean.

I think I've had enough
career advice for one day.

So, tennis elbow. I'm surprised
that rita didn't mention it.

Apparently, she doesn't
tell you everything.

- Sound like someone
else you know?
- Open.

- Yeah. You're not
flossing, are you?
- Yes!

- Okay, no.
- Your gums are receding.

You got a lot of
plaque build-up in there.

Okay, michael. I'm not really
here to talk about my teeth.

Okay.

Thank you.

I'm just gonna say this
straight out, so to speak.

But first, could you put
down that really sharp thing?

Thank you.

- Okay, michael, the gig's up.
- What?

I'm friends with andy cragnotti.

I don't know
anyone by that name.

You dated him for three months,
you went to jamaica together...

I'm sorry. You have me
confused with somebody else.

Okay. I don't care who you
sleep with, believe you me.

I just don't like you using
my friend rita as your beard.

My beard? She's my girlfriend.

Okay, your girlfriend,
whatever you want to call her.

She's my friend friend, okay?

And if you hurt her, I will
hunt you down with a posse...

Not literally, but
you know what I mean.

I'm sorry, but, uh...
You got the wrong guy.

Okay, if that's the
way you want to play it.

That's the way it is.

I can't tell you everything,
she'd k*ll me, but basically,

Felicity followed my
advice and now it's a disaster.

Normally, I wouldn't give a rat's
ass but with her I have this thing.

I feel protective or
something. It's so annoying.

- Hey, sean.
- Yeah.

- What's on the ceiling?
- Nothing.

- Do you think I'm overbearing?
- Yeah.

I'm serious, I mean, do you
think people are put off by me?

You're not a wallflower. You
walk into a room, people know it.

- Great. Now my wife agrees.
- Agrees with who?

Nobody. Just everyone at work.

Listen.

I'm an honest person. I've been that
way my whole life, I was born that way.

And sometimes, people whine.
They tell me I'm too harsh.

But there's nothing you can do
about that. That's who you are.

No, I can tone it down anytime I
want. The thing is, I like being that way.

You gotta know when to turn
it on and when to turn it off.

When to use the ball-peen hammer,
when to use the sledgehammer.

- You just lost me.
- Doesn't matter,
I quit this afternoon.

- What?
- Yeah, I lost an account.

Wait, one bad day at work and you quit?
That's the stupidest thing I ever heard.

You might want to
use the ball-peen.

Stop with the hammer,
now. You love that job.

I know!

- Did you tell her
to stop the presses?
- No.

- You want me to do it for you?
- No.

God, talk about annoying.

Professor carnes,
do you have a minute?

I was just about to
ask you the same thing.

- Really?
- What's up?

- You go first.
- Okay.

Well, it's about your paper.

The editorial board read it
and they had some questions.

Apparently, one of the members thought
some of the material sounded familiar.

Familiar?

Yes, and they were
wondering if it was your work.

I told them what a
great student you are.

There's no way you would
do something like that.

Yeah, no... Um...

But if you do change your
mind about wanting to publish it...

Are you kidding? I
support you 100%.

They'll clear
this up in no time.

So what was it you
wanted to ask me?

It's not important. Thanks.

What happened?

- They know.
- What?

The editorial board
knows it's not my work.

Oh, crap.

Hey, here.

Oh, my god. This is it!

I didn't go to the library
and steal one that wasn't it.

And you're right, that
guy jerry's a freak.

- Who's jerry?
- Jerry, that whack-job
that works there.

I promised to go out
with him saturday.

- What?
- It's the only way
I could get by him.

Meghan, thank you.

No, no, I'm not actually going out
with him. It was... What's the matter?

Nothing, just some guy from
the editorial board called.

I have a meeting next week to
show them the references I used.

Oh, my god! Could these
people please get a clue?

Everybody does this.
It's not that big a deal.

- Want me to talk to them?
- No.

- Why? It's my fault.
- No, it's not your fault.

You're right. It's ben's fault.

If he hadn't got miss
booze-cruise preggers, you'd have...

It's my fault. It was
such a stupid thing to do.

I'll be known as the girl who got
kicked out of college for copying a paper.

If they kick you out for this, I'll set
the administration building on fire.

And in a year, you're not even
gonna remember this happened.

Hell, you probably won't
even remember me by then.

What? Of course I'm gonna remember you.
We'll probably see each other every day.

Really? You think after
this, we'll be friends?

Yes!

Okay, god, I was just asking!

Relax, freak show.

I think I just made the
feet too big. Hold on.

You know what, let me call
you back. Yeah, I will. Bye.

- Hey.
- Hey.

So, I just... Talked to webb and
he's giving me a second chance.

- He gave me my job back.
- That's great, sean. That's great.

Yeah, I basically told
him that i... You know...

I'm gonna change my style,
make it more like yours.

No, that's the last thing you wanna do.
We bring different things to the table.

Yeah, one of the things you bring is
loyalty. Webb told me you stuck by me.

Of course. You have your own
way of doing things and it's great.

- It's just... It's too big.
- No, it's not.

Sometimes, yes,
it's a little big.

- But you'll keep me
in check, right?
- Yeah.

- Thanks.
- Of course.

Rita, what are you doing?

Oh, I was just
coming to talk to you.

In that?

I signed up for some lessons.

It turns out you were right.
Michael is a lot like tennessee williams.

I knew it.

- Did he come right out
and tell you?
- Yeah.

- Javier, I'm sorry.
- No, I'm sorry. You really liked him.

I did. But there'll be
someone else, right?

Yeah, I wasn't kidding about
that guy in my tennis class.

The one that looks like
a young warren beatty?

Okay, a middle-aged warren
beatty. Kinda like bugsy with botox.

But he has a really
good forehand.

That's okay, as
long as he's straight.

Lately, every guy I
like turns out to be gay.

You and me both.

So, does this mean that we get
to be mixed doubles partners now?

Of course. But you should know,
I'm not very athletic. I'm warning you.

Who said anything
about athletic?

You look good on the court. In
this game, that's all that matters.

I agree. I love
your new shirt...

Hi.

Hey.

What are you doing?

I was just looking at
this. It was on your desk.

It's pretty hard to
get used to, isn't it?

Yeah, a little.

So I saw that lawyer today.

Yeah, how did that go?

Not so good. She thinks
I should move to arizona.

What?

But I told her that's
not gonna happen.

I'm not going anywhere.

I'm not.

And you know that, right?

Hey.

I'm not going anywhere.

- Can I tell you something?
- Yeah.

- You know my art history paper?
- Yeah?

- They think I copied it.
- What do you mean? That's crazy.

I did, I copied it. I went
to the library and i...

- I copied someone's
dissertation.
- Why?

I don't know. I've just been...

So freaked out about
everything that's going on with us.

I can't concentrate,
I couldn't write...

I'm in such big trouble. I don't
even know if I'm gonna graduate.

No, you're gonna graduate.

You are.

Look, I know I've said it a thousand
times but we are gonna get through this.

We are.

This time I'm just not so sure.