01x06 - Second Chances

[bunniefuu]

- I want more blue.
- I'm out.

No sense in throwin'
good chips after bad.

- I'm in.
- Rhonda, it's up to you.

I'm in,
but I need to buy some more chips.

- Will you take an IOU?
- No.

- No.
- No.

How about tickets
to Dance Theatre of the West?

- What?
- Hip, up-and-coming dance troupe,

- multicultural.
- Excuse me, I don't think so.

- Who's got time?
- Throw them in.

OK, cool. I need two then, thank you.

- Thank you very much.
- Alison, it's up to you.

- I am going for broke.
- No way.

- Whoa!
- Look at you, Ali.

Are you out of your mind?
Let me see your hand.

- What are you holding, Jake?
- That's a gambler.

She's a pragmatist.
She's got something big.

It's four aces or a royal flush.
Trust me, guys.

This is not a poker face.

- Will you just shut up, Billy!
- I'm out.

Enjoy the ballet.

It's more like modern dance,
really cool, you know?

Jake.

Come on, don't be a wimp. Come on.

Nah, I know when to quit.

Thank you all very much, it's been fun.
We'll have to do it again.

Sandy, no!

Bluffing, just like I thought.

OK, Alison. I showed you mine.
You show me yours.

I was holding a royal scam!

Way to go, Alison!

- That hurts.
- Sorry, guys.

- Yeah.
- Damn!

I never figured you
for the bluffing type.

Don't be quick to judge.
I excel under pressure.

In college, I was the cram queen.
I never studied for a final

until the night before.
I had this technique,

this theory that you held stuff
in short-term memory.

You wiped us out. I don't think
you need to t*rture us with anecdotes.

I just thought that maybe
people would be interested...

We're out of here.

- Good night, everybody.
- Good night, guys.

- Wait, take these.
- That's OK. No big deal.

It was just a small dance company
from San Jose.

What am I gonna do with these?

- Take 'em, please. Please.
- Oh, I'm spilling again.

- OK, fine.
- Good night.

Matt.

You know those dance tickets
l almost gambled away?

Yeah.

You wanna come with me?

You said it was some
minor dance troupe from San Diego.

San Jose, actually, but it's true.

There's a friend, Theresa,
she's performing tonight.

I figured I may as well check it out.

Rhonda, no offence.
But dance puts me to sleep.

It'll be a cultural experience.

Ask someone who'll enjoy it.
Tickets are wasted on me.

Matt, please?
It's important. I need you there.

- OK, Rhonda. I'm there.
- Cool, thanks.

- Jake, hi.
- Hi.

It's early. I wanted to catch you
before you went to work.

- I won that money fair and square.
- It's not about that.

Do you think you could
come by my place tonight?

- I got a proposition for you.
- Oh, really?

Come on, this is serious.
Do you think you can make it?

- I get off work at about seven.
- Cool, I'll be waiting.

Wait, what's this about?

We'll talk later, OK?

Jake trying to win his money back?

Something like that.

Wow, this is really kind of cool.

Yeah. When most people think of dance,
they think of classical ballet.

But modern, it's like rock music,
wild, uninhibited.

- Which one's your friend?
- The lead dancer in the centre.

The one with the perfect body
and the flawless moves.

I taught her everything she knows.

Rhonda, she's great.

Yeah, she is, isn't she?

How come you been
keeping her such a secret?

I was really impressed
by the way you used to study for tests.

Just one of my many gifts.

Can I tell you something
in the strictest of confidence,

- that you won't share with anyone?
- Of course.

Well,

l didn't grow up in the most loving
and supportive of families.

Who did?

When I was in high school,
my mom lived with this guy, Hank,

who was basically a... lazy drunk,
ten years younger than she was.

You know how some people marry up?
My mom married down.

Every guy was more
of a loser than the last guy.

Anyway, Hank and I didn't... get along.

So, you can imagine how cosy
it was for the three of us

living in a trailer.
It came down to him or me.

And, well...

l remember when
l told them I was leaving.

The look on my mom's face
was more relief than anything else.

I got a job in a lumber mill
outside of Portland.

Finishing high school

was just about the least important thing
in the world to me.

- Why are you telling me this?
- Because you grow up.

And you change.

And things that seemed so trivial
suddenly become so big

that you just realize
that you're incomplete without them.

Sure. I know the feeling.

On Monday, I'm taking the GED,
the high school equivalency test.

And since I've never studied
for a test in my life,

l was wondering if...

Jake, I would love to help you study.

- It's not 'cause I'm dumb!
- I know.

It's just that for the first time,
l feel like I have a future.

I don't know what it is yet, but...

l don't know what mine is either.

Wow, I'm stunned. They were great.

Yeah, they were OK.

Wanna say hello to...
what's her name?

Theresa. There's a ton of people
waiting to see her.

- I'll talk to her some other time.
- I'd like to meet her.

- All right.
- OK.

- I think the stage door is this way.
- Excuse me. Excuse us.

When I tripled, I thought I was
gonna go flying across the floor.

But I made it!

Aurora, honey, you hit that six.
You were fabulous.

- You look beautiful.
- Thank you.

I love that part of the dance.
You can feel more.

Theresa!

She made it, after all. I thought
you'd scalp those tickets I sent you.

- You were amazing.
- Really? I'm so glad you thought so.

My timing was off during the last
section, and I was stiff in the opening.

You wouldn't know from the applause.
IA audiences are best.

This is my friend, Matt. Matt Fielding.

Hi. Nice to meet you.

Theresa, I gotta tell you,
l came here kicking and screaming.

- But I'm a fan.
- Glad I could turn you on.

Well, only to a point.

Listen, it'll take me a minute
to get my stuff together.

You guys for showing me the town,
getting a bite?

I'd love to, but Matt's gotta
get up early in the morning...

No, I don't.

Great! I'll be out in a flash.
Go, go, go!

- Rhonda and I go way back.
- High school.

Yep. My family had just moved
from Detroit to San Jose.

Theresa was the only girl
who would give me the time of day.

Yeah, but she was my hero. If it wasn't
for her, I wouldn't be where I am now.

Right. I paved the way.

That's why my parents
never talk to her.

They wish I'd settle down
and be a nice urban professional

instead of bouncing around
from city to city like a gypsy.

Well, it looks pretty good
from here, Theresa.

- They gotta be proud.
- Yeah, they are.

It's a pretty great feeling,
living your dream.

And getting paid for it.
That is the icing on the cake.

So I guess you decided
against the audition.

I mean, I only left
a dozen messages on your machine.

- Never got a return call.
- I'm so sorry.

It's been a k*ller week for me,
my classes...

Wait a second. What audition?

There's a spot opening up
in Theresa's dance company.

They're holding auditions in IA.

I figured after what happened last time,
you'd jump at a second chance.

Theresa, that's old news, girl.
I've moved on.

Wait a second.
What are you guys talking about?

- Maybe it's none of my business.
- No, it's no secret.

Nothing to be ashamed of.
Five years ago,

Theresa and I were competing
for the same spot in this company.

And the day before the audition,
l twisted my ankle and Theresa got it.

And the rest, as they say, is history.

So, what do I tell
the director of the company?

Are you gonna try out, or you
gonna spend the rest of your life

- teaching cardio whatever it is?
- Funk.

- And the answer is still no.
- Our loss.

Mrs Smith plans to have a table pad
made to fit her new round table.

The price of table pad varies
according to the area of the pad.

If Mrs Smith's table
has a radius of two feet,

in which of the following size ranges
will she find the price for the new pad?

A, more than four square feet
but less than six square feet,

B, more than six square feet
but less than eight square feet,

C, more than eight square feet
but less than ten square feet,

or D, more than square feet
but less than square feet?

I'd make Mrs Smith
a finely lacquered table,

so she wouldn't want
to cover it with a table pad.

Oh, come on, Jake!

It's late. I'm fried.
I wanna k*ll Mrs Smith.

Maybe it's time
for a fresh pot of coffee.

Look, the only way to cram is to cram.

I think the answer is D.

- Right!
- Yes!

I just can't believe
you're not going for this.

Matt, real life
is not a Nike commercial.

Rhonda, real life is...
It's whatever you make it.

We're talking
about a little dance troupe.

I make more money
teaching cardiofunk each month

- than Theresa does.
- Wait, is it about the money?

- What about your dreams?
- Let me tell you something.

Five years ago, people were
predicting some major things for me.

I was one of the top dancers in my town.
Theresa was dancing in my shadow.

- Rhonda, that was five years ago.
- I don't care if it was years ago.

- I'm still better.
- Prove it.

- Just for the hell of it!
- I have nothing to prove.

That part of my life is over.
I told you,

you don't make it by ,
they put you out to pasture.

Don't you believe in fate, Rhonda?

Theresa showed up
to give you a second chance!

That's some mystical nonsense.

OK, sure, Rhonda,
whatever you say. Sure.

But, then again,
what have you got to lose?

- Yes?
- Alison didn't come home last night.

How do you know?

I got back late and she wasn't home.

This morning her bed was made,
like nobody slept in it.

- I think something happened to her.
- Well, maybe she got lucky.

What are you saying?

I mean, you know,
maybe she had a few drinks at sh**t,

and went out
with some smooth-talking guy...

Alison's not gonna go
with some strange guy.

- No way, not in a million years.
- Michael, he's right.

What are you guys doin' up so early?

Heard from Alison?
She never came home.

Really? Alison had herself
a one night stand?

- No!
- Come on, man.

Don't you think you're
overreacting a bit?

It's not even seven.
What're you all doin'?

Billy's freakin' because Alison
spent the night off premises.

Billy, grow up. Alison's a big girl.
She can take care of herself.

- Are you calling or am l?
- Come on, we'll call together.

- What's going on?
- Knock me over with a feather.

I don't believe it. Were you?

Did you?

- God, it's not what you guys think.
- What exactly is it then?

It's...

...none of anybody's business.

Excuse me.

- Case closed.
- We'll just go back to bed.

I look like a fool.

Jake does it again.

- So, you want to talk?
- Not particularly.

I was worried about you.
I was on the verge of calling .

That's sweet.

You're not gonna
tell me what's going on?

If it was something I felt free
to discuss with you, I would.

But I can't, so I won't.

- Where are you going?
- Back to bed.

- Didn't you get enough sleep?
- Not really.

Look, we were just talking.

Give me a break.
I'm not that stupid.

- Fine, don't believe me.
- I wasn't gonna give it a thought.

Good.

- Thanks for coming.
- You bet.

- Theresa, I'm gonna audition.
- Great.

- You don't think this is crazy?
- Crazy?

In my humble opinion,
you wasting your talent

teaching aerobics
is what I call crazy.

But we better get started.
We've only got three days.

- And you know you can't do it alone.
- OK.

I was playing around
with a couple of ideas.

One thing I think you guys kinda
lacked was a kind of funkiness,

and a sense of fun.
So I came up with this.

- What do you think?
- It's nice. It's got energy.

But you need to clean up your lines.
OK, watch.

Very nice.

I know what they're gonna look for.

See, you gotta have more
than just a fresh style.

Well, if I recall correctly,
l taught you that fresh style.

Oh, come on now, don't get defensive.
Wouldn't it be great if you made it?

We would have a blast dancing,
touring the country.

You think the company's gonna last?

These dance troupes
always lose funding,

- folding after a year.
- Hey. I can't promise you anything,

but I can tell you one thing:
It's the real thing.

OK, watch. Just like you were doing,
but sharpen up your lines.

Let's try something different,
but with your vibe, OK?

OK.

Five, six, seven, eight.

Not bad. Not bad at all.

Don't pat yourself too hard on the back.
We're still got a long way to go.

Well, thanks for the warm-up.
I gotta go rehearse.

Hey, you want to grab a bite to eat
after tonight's performance?

Sure. Hey, I know this
great new pasta place, just opened.

Pasta? Come on, Rhonda,
you've only got three days.

- I think this body can handle it.
- Whatever you say.

- Hey, Sandy.
- Hi.

Just stopped by to say hi.

- Can I get you something?
- Oh, no. You got a sec?

You know, I don't believe it,
Alison and Jake.

I mean, Alison and Jake. Jake?
What does she see in him?

They're total opposites.
I guess it was just inevitable.

- Alison's pretending nothing's going.
- Typical lovestruck behavior.

Trying to make your life
all romantic and clandestine.

She wouldn't say a word.
She went into her bedroom.

- She was exhausted.
- Really?

- Spent.
- I get the picture.

So how do you think it happened?

I'll bet that night
that we all went out,

- Alison knocked on Jake's door...
- Hi.

I just rented / Weeks,
and my VCR is broken.

- Is it OK if I watch it here?
- Sure.

She was waiting for the perfect moment

when they'd both be alone
in the building together.

You're nuts, Sandy!
Alison's not gonna make a play for Jake.

What do you think happened, genius?

Well, like you said, I think Alison
probably knocked on Jake's door...

OK, what's the big emergency?

Somehow, they ended up
in his bedroom, then...

- I'm terrified of spiders.
- Oh, Jake, they're harmless.

And they eat mosquitoes.

Come on, don't be ridiculous.
Jake loves spiders.

- He keep them as pets.
- Whatever.

The point is, it happened.

It's crazy, but it happened.

- I don't care.
- Well, neither do l.

Yeah.

Isn't it interesting?
All this stuff they're testing you on:

American history, biology, geography,

it all seemed so boring
to me in high school.

Now I'm looking over this material,
and it seems fascinating.

- Fascinating?
- Yeah.

In high school,
the last thing you care about

is the Marshall Plan
or who was president in .

- What did you care about?
- The usual.

Fitting in. Getting good grades.

Mostly getting good grades,
because I never really fit in.

I don't believe it.
You were Miss Popularity.

- Do you have milk?
- Oh, I forgot.

I'll get it.

And I was not.

I was kind of on the outskirts
of all the good cliques.

I never really had a boyfriend.

So all I cared about was getting out of
there and getting into a good college.

- Did you?
- Yeah.

But now when I look back,
l wish I would have partied more,

taken more chances,
been a little crazier.

And not cared so much
what everybody thought of me.

It's kind of like, I was
worrying so much about the future,

- I forgot to live in the moment.
- I was so busy in the moment,

l didn't give a rat's ass
about the future.

- I never really believed in one.
- And now?

Yeah, I do.

- It's not as defined as yours, but...
- Wait a minute.

- Mine is not defined.
- You know what I mean.

I think that's why I'm taking this test.

I have no idea
what it's all leading to.

But, hey, it can't hurt
to have that diploma.

Well, I have four years of high school
and four years of college

and I don't know where it's leading.

So it's just an illusion
that you've got it together?

Totally. Deep inside, I am a mess.

Yeah, I know the feeling.

You do a good job of disguising it.

Got to. When you're
out there on your own,

the last thing you want people
latching onto is your weaknesses.

Yeah, I know.

I'm really glad
l could help you out.

Me too.

Does it... bother you at all

that everybody
thinks we're having an affair?

- Does it bother you?
- No, I just...

l just think it's funny, the way
people's imaginations run wild.

I just have one question:

What does algebra
have to do with anything?

I think it must
contain the meaning of life.

Otherwise, why would they
keep torturing us with it?

You should have had
a little taste of the carbonara.

That sauce was jammin'!

You kidding?
I wouldn't dance for a week.

I have those fast metabolisms.
I can eat whatever I want.

I wouldn't take the chance
if I were you.

You're gonna need
all the edge you get.

Give it a break.
I know what you're doing.

- I'm helping out an old friend.
- I think it's a little bit more.

- You're feeling guilty.
- Guilty about what?

For taking the spot
that belonged to me.

- You're crazy.
- Am l?

Yes. They chose me out of a group
of a hundred dancers.

I would have made it
whether you auditioned or not.

We'll never know, will we?

God, Rhonda,

you are the last person I ever
expected to turn out bitter and jealous.

- Jealous of you?
- Yes.

It has been all over your face
since the other night.

No wonder you find it
so hard keeping in touch.

You can't stand to see me make it.

It's a little difficult
when you keep rubbing my nose

- in the fact that I didn't.
- Maybe I should tell

the director
you decided not to audition.

Oh, no. I'm done with hiding.
Get ready for some competition.

- There's coffee if you want some.
- Thank you. The smell woke me up.

You know, I got a great idea.
Let's go to the beach today.

- The beach?
- Yeah, it's a beautiful weekend.

And you look like you
could use a little color.

I'd love to. But I've got
to spend the day with Jake.

Are you gonna tell me
what's going on here?

I wish I could, but I can't.

I tell you everything.
I don't know anything about you.

You know where I grew up.
You know where I went to school.

- You know what I do for a living.
- Gee, how revealing.

- Billy, what do you want from me?
- Nothing,

if that's the relationship you're after,
acquaintances who share a living space,

but keep all matters of a personal
nature strictly private, fine.

I can clam up and be
as distant as the next guy.

- That's not what I'm saying.
- Well, then talk.

I can't!

Pump it! Hip roll.

Plie. Once again.

Hip roll. And plie.

Let's work.
Come on, people, get your act together.

- Matt, what are you doing?
- I'm doing the best I can!

Come on, dance!

Now hit it hard!

Let's kick.

Five, six, and go! Punch it.

And head. Get down. Now hit it!

Now hit it hard! Now, harder!

- Rhonda, what's the matter with you?
- I just kinda got lost up there.

It happens. Anyway, Theresa's right.
I'm wasting my life teaching classes.

Rhonda, did I push you
into this dance thing?

No, Matt, I'm doing this for myself.

I'm better than this. I know I am.

I had potential.
I should have never let it slip away.

It's not like you meant to.
You broke your foot.

Right. Look, why don't you just go home.
I'm gonna stay and practice my routine.

Sure.

Western state capitals for a hundred.

- Washington.
- Olympia.

- Idaho.
- Boise.

- Alaska.
- Juneau.

Very impressive.

Yeah, well, I cut timber in Washington,
l trout fished in Idaho

and I spent six months working on the
pipeline in a small town in Alaska,

which, trust me,
is not Northern Exposure.

Too bad they don't have
a section on experience.

I'd be home free.

OK, Southeast Asian capitals for .

- No, I'm done, that's it.
- What's wrong?

I'm wasted. My brain's gonna blow up.
This stuff is just becoming a big blur.

The test is tomorrow.

If I don't know this stuff by now,
I'm never gonna know it.

Do you want to go home?

I got a better idea. Come on.

- Where?
- Just get your stuff, come on.

- Where're we going?
- Go, out the door. Come on.

- Hey, Rhonda.
- Matt, what are you doing here?

- It's almost midnight.
- I was waiting up,

and you didn't come,
so I figured you'd still be here.

Yeah, I've been here all night.

Well, I couldn't sleep. And l...

Well, l...

- I'm worried about you.
- Why?

Tomorrow's the big thing.
I'm trying to be on it.

I know this means so much to you.

And it just seems like you're putting
everything on the line here.

Like... your work, your self image.

No. I'm just starting
to feel the pressure.

You're putting it on yourself.

Yeah, well,
l guess it's just a family trait.

My parents have always pushed me
and my brother and sister to succeed.

To be the best.

I was the only one
who didn't get wonderful grades

and go to an Ivy League school,
because I had talent.

I was gonna be the great dancer.

Only, when my big sh*t came,
the pressure was so intense,

l couldn't risk failing.

So I never went to that audition.

I know. You broke your foot.

No, Matt. That's what I told everyone.

The truth is, I choked. I got scared.

And for the last few years,
I've been trying to figure out

why I would work so hard
to try to achieve something,

- only to let it slip away.
- Does Theresa know about this?

No, no, she just knows she got my slot.

This isn't something
I've ever told anyone.

I walked around for six weeks
with a fake bandage on my foot.

What did your parents say?

They pretended to understand,
but they didn't.

I don't think my father ever forgave me.

And, you know, in a way,
l never forgave myself, either.

Yeah, but Rhonda, you've got to.

You can't keep carrying this stuff
around with you after all these years.

But, Matt, Theresa is living my life.

That was my spot she won.

But, see, I'm different now. I can
handle the pressure. I can do this.

- I can't believe I'm doing this!
- Why?

- I've never been on a bike before!
- You're kidding!

- No, and now I know why.
- Oh, come on, it's great.

Didn't you say you always
wanted to be crazier?

- Yeah.
- Hey, now's your chance.

This is where I come to chill out
when everything's closing in.

- It's beautiful.
- It's magic.

There's no traffic, there's no crime,

there's no problems, just lights.

No one's ever brought me up here before.

You've been going out
with the wrong guys.

- It's funny, isn't it?
- What?

You and me. We never
would be friends in high school.

That's 'cause nice girls like you
never gave me the time of day.

- Tough guys like you never asked.
- If I had?

You would have thought I was boring.

And you would have thought
l was an idiot.

I was so painfully
self-conscious back then.

Especially around guys
l thought were cute.

Yeah?

I was always self-conscious
around girls who were smart...

...and beautiful.

We would have made some pair.

We're not in high school anymore.

Eight in the morning.
I didn't expect you in so early.

Very funny. I'm making breakfast.

Listen, I'm sorry
about all the secrecy.

You know you're
the person I trust most.

- No, actually, I didn't.
- Well, you are.

It's weird. Everybody's
telling you to be spontaneous.

The minute you're spontaneous,
you get confused.

- He dumped you?
- No, Billy.

- It's nothing like that.
- What is it then?

Jake and I are not having an affair.

He's taking his high school equivalency
exam, and asked me to help him study.

That's what you were doing,
just studying?

- Yeah.
- So that's all it was?

Wow. Talk about an active imagination.

I guess that's what makes me a writer.

Come to think of it, the idea of
the two of you together is ridiculous.

- Why?
- You guys have nothing in common.

That is not true, actually.

It's amazing to me, the kind of walls
people put up to protect themselves.

The older you get, the more firmly
they're put into place, you know?

The only problem is, the minute somebody
comes by and begins to chip away,

they see you for the stupid,
vulnerable person you really are.

And that's scary.

What were you guys cramming for, Alison?
Life Lessons ?

No.

It's just that we always see people's
facades, and you know they're not real.

But we hardly ever make the effort
to find out what's going on underneath.

I got to know Jake, and I like him.
End of story.

OK, but it's not nearly
as hot as what I came up with.

Yeah, well, real life never is.

Jake, what are you doing up so early?

I thought you and Alison
were at that stage

where you want to call in sick for work
and spend long mornings in bed?

- Give it a rest.
- Have I said one word this entire time?

No, you've been a complete angel.

My feeling is,

if you and Alison
are right for each other, go for it.

Believe it or not,
l just want you to be happy, Jake.

Really? Why is that?

Because I care for you. I really do.

I was thinking it over,
and I came up with something.

People find relationships
in the unlikeliest places.

From experience, I don't think
it's good to date where you sleep.

- Oh, you don't, do you?
- No, I don't.

Alison has been
helping me study for the GED.

- The GED?
- The high school equivalency test.

Yeah, I know.

- So why the big secret?
- I don't know.

You guys have all been to college,
you know, most of you.

Mike's an intern.
It's kind of a tough thing to admit.

It's nothing to be ashamed of.

The point is that it means
something to you. I think it's great.

So, all this time, the only thing
you two have been doing is studying.

- Basically, yeah.
- Well, Jake,

why didn't you come to me?
I know I'm an actress,

but that doesn't mean I'm stupid.
Erase that stereotype.

I don't know.
I guess I didn't need the distraction.

Well, I'm glad you went to somebody.

And I'm glad I distract you.

Good luck, Jake. I'm proud of you.

Let me walk you out of here.

The big question is,
what're you doing up this early?

- How you feeling?
- OK.

It's different now, you know?

The pressure's there,
but it's my own pressure.

Not something my parents
are putting on me.

Rhonda, you know I'm rooting for you.

But if you get this job,
I'm gonna miss you.

I know. I'm glad you're my friend.

- Rhonda Blair?
- Yes?

I'm Julian Benson,
the director of the company.

- Nice to meet you.
- Follow me.

Sure.

Rhonda, knock 'em dead.

Very nice, Rhonda.
Thank you for coming in.

Thank you.

- Somebody looks happy.
- How'd you do?

OK, I guess.
The main thing is, I got through it.

- Rhonda.
- Hi.

Hi. You were fantastic.

So much better
than I ever thought you'd be.

- Call back for sure.
- Really?

Thanks, Theresa. I mean that.

And thanks for pushing me.
I'm glad I did this.

Listen, I want to
put something out on the table.

You asked me before why I was
so intent on having you audition.

And I told you it was
because I wanted to see you succeed.

That was a lie, Rhonda.

The truth is,
l wanted to see you blow it.

I've always felt that I got my spot
in the company by default.

That if you had shown up that day,

you would have been the one
who got in the company,

and I'd be the one
stuck teaching aerobics.

No, come on, you're good.
You know that.

Yeah, but in my mind, somehow,

l thought that if you
failed here today,

it would prove
l was better all along.

But that didn't happen.
You were great in there.

I wouldn't be surprised
if you made it into the company.

Well, it won't make
any difference if I do.

- Why not?
- I like my life right where it is.

You made me realize something, T.
I've got different dreams now.

Friends that I care about
and care about me.

Students who love me.

I don't want to leave this
and go on the road.

- Why did you even bother?
- Just something I had to do for myself.

Don't you even want
to know what they thought?

Nope. I really don't.

- Bye, Theresa.
- Bye.

Next time you're in town,
come on by and take my class.

OK.

Come on, Matt, let's get out of here.

- Jake!
- What are you doing here?

You got going pretty.
I didn't get a chance to wish you luck.

- How'd it go?
- For the first time in my life,

- I think I aced a test.
- Oh, that's great.

Listen, I've been thinking
about last night.

I think you and I got intimate

on a personal level, which is wonderful.

And maybe something
neither of us does that easily.

But it's not about sex, is it?

It's about friendship.
Being friends with a woman.

- Do you regret what happened?
- Are you kidding?

I got to live out one
of my high school fantasies.

- Me too.
- But it's one of those things.

Yeah, just one of those things.

Come on. I'll buy you a beer.

This is what I'd be sacrificing. What
could be worth giving up French fries?

- Broadway.
- A lot of things.

I'm going to have
to leave in two minutes.

- They'll be here.
- They're coming.

- About time.
- Get the thing, get the thing.

- Sandy, I'm gonna k*ll you.
- Oh, shut up and enjoy it.

- Here you are. Congratulations.
- What's this?

- Your diploma.
- OK.

Speech, speech!

There's only one thing to say.

- And that is?
- Let's party!

Take these hats off too.

I knew there couldn't be anything
between you and Jake.

Of course not.

But he is a great kisser.