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[rock music playing]

[Elle and Noah shouting]

[Elle] Well, after graduation,

Noah, Lee, Rachel and I decided to take one week and go on a road trip,

just the four of us.

And while I was busy putting off the inevitable decision

between the two colleges where I got accepted…

[Lee] So, what about you?

I-- I got wait-listed.

Both Berkeley and Harvard.

I was fully focused on making sure we all had as much fun as possible.

-[shouts] -[Elle] And that's exactly what we did.

Let me run you through the highlights.

On our way up to Northern California, we camped in the woods.

-[Lee] Hey! -[Elle] Went fishing on a lake.

Fed some wildlife, caught some waves at Big Sur.

Watched Noah becoming friends with Rachel.

Watched Lee watch Noah becoming friends with Rachel.

Watched a shooting star with someone special.

Oh, my God!

Saw the fish at the aquarium in Monterey.

Saw a sunset with colors I had never seen before.

And got a reminder about rule number 19. [sighs]

Decided to think about it later.

-Drove to San Francisco. -[bell ringing]

Went to Fisherman's Wharf.

-Ate clam chowder out of a bread bowl. -[all chattering]

-[Elle] Watched the sea lions on Pier 39. -[animals bark]

Watched our naughty video from chemistry lab.

[chuckles] Destroyed our naughty video from chemistry lab.

-Rode tandem bikes in Golden Gate Park. -[laughing]

[Elle] Rode a speedboat in the bay.

-Caught a movie. -[laughing]

-Caught a concert. -[cheering]

[Elle] Even caught a baseball in a kayak outside Oracle Park…

Whoa, whoa!

-[Lee] It's coming! -I got it! [gasps]

-Whoa. -[Lee] Whoa!

-[stadium fans cheering] -Oh, my God!

Oh, my God!

But the absolute best was watching the Bay Lights

with my favorite two guys in the world.

But when you decide to escape reality,

you know that eventually you're gonna have to come back to it.

So, when we got back home,

I got a job so I could make some money for college,

whichever one I wind up going to.

Oh, hey, guys…

But as hard as that was for me to decide,

a few days later, things got even more complicated

when Noah asked a very unexpected question…

Mmm!

So, anyway, I was thinking, uh…

when you get off the wait-list for Harvard, maybe you and I

could go off-campus and get an apartment together.

Wait. You mean, like… like, get our own place?

Yeah, look. [clears throat]

I've been online all day. There's some pretty cool places.

What?

-You wanna live with me? -No.

[laughs] Yes, of course I wanna live with you. I wanna do everything with you.

-Really? -Yes, really.

-How long do we have till Lee gets back? -I don't know.

[Elle sighs, laughs]

Geronimo!

-No, no, no, no, no, no! [screams] -[Noah] Oh, shit!

[laughing]

-Hey, guys. Look what I got. -Ooh!

[chuckles]

-Thank you. -You're welcome.

[cell phone rings]

[Elle] Oh, boy.

Is everything okay?

Yeah, fine.

-Um, in fact… -Hmm.

[whispers]

-Yes, I would like that very much. -Yeah, I thought you might.

-See you. -Where are you two going?

Hmm. Noah wants to read me poetry and tell me all about his feelings.

-Really? Is that what you wanna go with? -[clattering]

-[laughing] -[Lee] Smooth move!

[laughs]

Oh, I wanted to show this to you.

[Rachel] What is it?

I have painstakingly coordinated my Berkeley schedule

with your Rhode Island School of Design schedule.

-[Rachel] Aww. -First up, we've got Labor Day.

I know it's early in the semester, but it's a long weekend,

and I'm pretty damn sure I'm gonna be having my Rachel withdrawals.

That could work.

Of course it'll work. We'll make it work.

[Rachel] Okay.

This place is so nice. Thank you for bringing us here.

Well, we wanted to finally take you somewhere special

to help celebrate your graduation.

So, any big plans for the summer?

Well, actually, now that you mention it,

we were all talking about heading over to the beach house this weekend,

if that's cool.

Is everything okay?

Yeah, everything's fine. Um, we just have some news for you.

We are planning to sell the beach house.

[all] What?!

It doesn't make sense to hold on to it anymore.

Now that you kids are going off to college.

You know, the upkeep on the place is hardly worth it

since we're not even gonna be there.

Truth is the whole area is being redeveloped.

You know what you sound like, Mom? You sound like a realtor.

That's because I am a realtor.

Wait, so where are we gonna watch the fireworks on the Fourth of July?

No, I'm sorry. I'm putting my foot down. You guys are not selling.

I gotta go with Lee on this one.

This house has been in our family for, like, 80 years.

You can't just get rid of it like that.

Is this a vote? Because I vote "no."

I'm sorry, guys.

It's been decided.

-[sighs] -[cell phone vibrating]

I'll be right back.

-Hello? -[exhales]

Miss Evans, this is Don Washington from UC Berkeley's admissions.

I'm following up on your decision regarding Berkeley.

Uh, yes. Hi.

Um, is there any way I could just get another small extension?

I'm very sorry, Miss Evans,

but we need your decision by end of business day tomorrow.

[Elle] I knew that I couldn't hide from it any longer.

Uh, okay. I understand.

-Thank you. -[Don] All right.

[Elle] The next day, I had to pick a school

and make one of my two favorite people very unhappy.

I'ma hit you with a "draw four," "draw two." Uno, Uno out.

-[Mr. Evans] Oh, no! -What? Gosh!

Let's go. [grunts]

-Did he cheat? -[Brad] Unh-unh.

-[laughing] -Aww. I miss this.

I feel like I barely see you guys anymore.

Yeah, I know.

-They're keeping you busy at work. -Very busy.

But don't worry, I'm still good to babysit tomorrow.

Do you think you're gonna be working a lot of weekends with this new job?

Uh, yeah, looks that way.

Uh, but I'm not working tomorrow night.

I got a date.

[Elle] A date?

-Really? -Yeah.

Um, how many dates have you been on with this mystery person?

A few. Her name is Linda.

Interesting.

Well, obviously, we,

Brad, are gonna have to give you a curfew, young man.

-Okay. Understood, ma'am. -[both laugh]

[Elle] The next day, we all drove down to the beach house

to do something I never thought I'd have to do.

Help the Flynns get ready to sell it.

["Welcome Home, Son" by Radical Face playing]

I had spent literally every summer of my childhood

hanging out here with Lee and Noah.

And the idea this would be our last summer here together

was just hitting me.

[sighs] I was really gonna miss this old place

in ways I hadn't even realized yet.

♪…things I've never done ♪

♪ Welcome home ♪

[vocalizing]

♪ Ships are launching From my chest… ♪

-[laughing] -[Rachel] Oh.

[Lee] Oh.

-I'm so sorry. -No, no, no, don't worry about it.

It's always been like that.

-Oh. -Oh, man.

This is funny. Elle and I, we used to pretend this was a diamond.

-[laughs] -And we would, like, pretend to steal it.

It was like this big jewel heist.

♪ I don't need them anymore ♪

♪ I've come home ♪

[vocalizing]

Look how young we all were.

[Lee] What's weird is it doesn't feel like all that long ago to me.

You should keep that one. Mom would like that.

Maybe I will.

Hey, we were thinking about ordering a pizza.

-Does that sound good? -Yes, absolutely.

In the meantime, could you get started packing up the rumpus room?

-[Elle exhales] -Oh, ho-ho-ho.

-Yes. -Yeah, all right.

[Lee] Come on.

[gasps]

-Whoa! -[toy squeaks]

[sighs] Okey dokey. Here's what we should do.

We need to make one pile for the stuff we wanna keep

and then another pile for things we wanna put in bags and donate.

-[rock music playing] -♪ It's time to work… ♪

[groans] I wanna keep that one. Yep.

-[blows] -[grunts]

Yep.

That is your hand. [shouts]

-Nope. -[Lee] Yep.

[shouting]

-[spits] -[laughing]

-Oh, you cheater! -Oh!

-[shouting] -[laughing]

-[Elle] Well, that was productive. -[laughing]

Wait. Oh, my God! I just remembered something.

-Oh, my God. It's still here! -[gasps] Our Mario Kart lunch box!

[gasps]

What?! Oh, my…

No!

Wait. Is that what I think it is?

-It's our beach bucket list! -What?

Oh, my God!

A long time ago,

Lee and I put together a list of all the crazy things we wanted to do together

before going to college.

It was all of our childhood summertime dreams and fantasies

listed out on one very important piece of paper.

-Damn. We put together a solid list. -Yeah, we did.

-We could get arrested for that one. -[laughing]

-Uh, yeah, no, uh, we actually could. -Wow!

So, how long does it usually take to sell a house out here?

Well, we have to put it on the market,

but, you know, maybe two or three months.

That's gonna be a real hassle running out here all the time, though.

What do you mean?

Well, we have to meet with the appraisers,

surveyors, contractors and the people looking to buy the place.

Well, gee, that does sound like a real hassle.

Yeah, especially, you know, with all the road work that's coming up.

I mean that traffic on the freeway, back and forth and back and forth

and back and forth.

[Elle] Not to mention all that cleaning.

And constantly driving up to check on the work that's being done.

Okay, what are you kids getting at?

I am so glad that you asked, dear parent of mine.

Since this is our last summer here at the beach house,

and since, like you said,

you're gonna need someone here, help coordinating some stuff.

We would be more than happy to stay here for you.

But we would take amazing care of the place.

So, what do you say?

-We'll talk about it. -[gasps] That's a yes! Ha ha ha!

[Elle] Wait. Not so fast, man. Not so fast. Deal isn't closed yet.

Guys.

Um…

Come on.

-Okay. -Yes! Yes!

[cheering]

But this place needs to be absolutely spotless.

-I mean it. -Well, yeah, yeah. Of course.

It shall be done. Your wish is our command.

-[Mrs. Flynn] Okay. -[Lee] I love you.

-Have I told you told that recently? -I'll be right back.

[Lee] Not a worry in the world. We got you, Ma. You're the best.

-[beeps] -[exhales]

[rings]

[man] Admissions. Berkeley.

Hi. Uh, this is Elle Evans. I'm--

Yeah, yeah, that's right.

Yeah, I'm just calling to let you know that I've-- I've made a decision.

[sighs]

Hey, can I talk to you for a second?

-Yeah. -Okay.

What's going on?

I got off the wait-list.

[chattering]

Harvard.

-What? Ha ha! -Ooh!

[shouting]

Wait, wait. Stop, stop, stop. Put me down. Put me down.

Oh, shit.

Crap.

Hang on.

Lee!

Lee!

Lee, can we please talk?

What's there to talk about? You know, this is just the way things go, right?

No, what-- what do you mean?

It's just the way the world works, you know. Friends leave. They grow apart.

We are-- we're gonna talk every single day,

and I will see you on holidays.

No, because I'm gonna-- gonna be with Rachel on holidays.

Okay, yeah, that's-- that's fine.

But like you told her, we're gonna make it work too.

And come on, dude. We just-- we landed a beach house, right?

We can make this summer a blast.

-I promise. -Yeah.

Kind of like you promised about rule number 19?

That is not fair.

I can't just not be upset about this, Elle.

Okay, you're leaving me.

[Elle] I felt horrible about hiding all this from Lee.

But the truth was I was leaving him,

no matter how much I wanted to be at Berkeley with him too.

And it was killing me to see him so upset.

All I wanted to do

was show him how much he meant to me.

Lee,

I don't know what's gonna happen.

But what I do know is that no matter where we are,

you're always gonna be my best friend.

And I just happen

to be holding some list

that says we could make this our best summer yet.

So, you're saying…

that we do this whole list this summer.

Our best summer we've ever had.

The best summer ever. Period.

I promise.

I mean, rule number 18.

[sighs] Yeah.

You got into Harvard.

I got into freaking Harvard. [chuckles]

[laughs]

Congratulations.

[Elle] It was our last summer together…

[sighs]

And I was gonna make it count.

The whole summer?

I promise I can still be here whenever you need me to babysit,

so you could hang out with, you know, uh, what's-her-name.

-Linda. -Right. Linda.

But seriously, Dad, I'll take care of everything, okay?

Things will be handled, all right?

Milk will be bought, soccer will be played.

All chores will be done. I swear.

[exhales]

Brad has to be picked up from soccer on Thursdays.

I'm on call every other weekend.

So, is that a yes?

-That is a yes, Ellie-bear. -[shouts]

Yes! Thank you! Thank you, thank you, thank you.

["Whatever You Want" by Cmd/Control playing]

♪ Come on… ♪

This is so awesome.

-Got a really good feeling about this. -[Lee shouts]

[whistling]

♪ Some people only talk about it… ♪

[grunts]

-♪ They never truly wanna know ♪ -♪ Yeah… ♪

[Elle] Move over.

♪ They read about it Bet he understand it ♪

-♪ How to unlock their potential ♪ -♪ Whoo! ♪

♪ But don't let them get you down Make them all turn around ♪

♪ You're taking over this scene All you gotta do is… ♪

-[shouts] -[laughing]

-♪ Whatever you want, whatever you want ♪ -♪ Hey… ♪

[grunts] Huh?

[continues grunting]

-[kicks sign] -[groaning]

[growls]

Sorry. Wrong number.

-[honking horn] -Yo, dude! What's up?

-[chattering] -[laughing]

-[shouts] -[Lee exclaims]

-Oh, my! -[Lee] Oh, man!

Oh, my God.

To the last and best summer at the beach house.

-Yeah! -Cheers.

[laughs]

Oh, I just wanna let you know

I might have invited a few people over tonight, you know, to celebrate.

How few?

-[shouting] -[rock music playing]

-♪ Help me run away… ♪ -[doorbell rings]

♪ Help me run away… ♪

Hey, bitches!

Hey, girl!

Come in!

Elle, this place is killer.

We thought you were poor. [laughs]

-Oh, well-- -Is that not crazy?

-That is crazy! -[Gwyneth] Oh, my God!

-Okay, we'll see you later. Bye. -See you, guys.

This is our next door neighbor. Ashton.

-Hi! Welcome. -Hi.

-Are you a Berkeley guy? -Yeah, just finished my first year.

Dude, I start in the fall.

Get out of here, man.

[Lee] Wait. I've got a million questions. Can we chat?

-Absolutely. Fire away, man. -Yes! Sick.

[Elle] Seems like a nice new friend.

[laughing]

[Elle] Actually, it was nice to know that Lee would have a friend

when he got to Berkeley.

And I take it you're a Spider-Man fan too.

I don't know. Does driving 600 miles

to find a copy of Amazing Spider-Man #3 make me a fan?

[laughs] That's another thing. Oh, man. This is crazy.

[Elle] But I have to say,

it felt a little weird when I realized that friend wasn't gonna be me.

-[shouting] -[cheering]

Oh!

You know what? I got-- I got an idea.

To the, uh, last summer at the beach house.

[cheering]

[Lee] And the best summer ever! Period!

[shouting]

[Elle] Like I said,

gonna make it count.

-[horn blows] -[gasps]

Good morning. It is one o'clock in the afternoon, sunshine.

-[groans] -Sports drink and aspirin to your left.

Oh, yes, please.

Well, come on. Aren't you gonna ask me why I woke you up?

-Why the hell did you wake me up? -Oh, my God. I thought you'd never ask.

Well, Lee Flynn,

as promised, our bucket list.

I have carefully planned and very intricately scheduled each item

to make sure we soak in all of its summery goodness.

Here we go.

-[man] One, two, three! -["Good Lovin'" playing]

♪ Good love, good love! ♪

♪ Good love ♪

-[Elle] Go! -[both slurping]

-Oh! -Oh, God!

[shouts]

-[Lee grunts] -[Elle laughs]

[shouting]

[Elle] Yeah!

Geronimo!

Oh, my God! Here we go!

[shouting]

[flapping]

-[man over PA] Ready? Go! -[crowd cheering]

-[man] We got a winner! -[cheering]

♪ All I-- I really need… ♪

[shouting]

[Elle] Hey, babe.

No! No!

-This is the best day of my life! -[laughing]

[Noah] I'm literally gonna murder you!

[shouting]

[screaming]

♪ Don't you want your baby To be all right… ♪

-To making… -[both] Dreams come true!

-[Lee] Oh, my God! -[shouting]

Ladies and gentlemen, we have a winner.

-Yeah! -[cheering]

-♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah! ♪ -♪ Yeah, yeah… ♪

-This is amazing. -You've done this before.

-I swear to you. I've not. -No.

[slurps, groans]

-Oh, I'm done! -Yes!

-Hey, Noah! What day is it? -Sunday.

-What day? -Sunday!

[both] Oh, okay.

[shouting]

[Elle] We got him!

-This is the first time this has happened. -What?

[both] Hey!

-[growls] -[screaming]

♪ We built this city on rock and roll ♪

[inhaling]

[high-pitched] ♪ We built this city ♪

-[cheering] -[laughing]

♪ We built this city on rock and roll ♪

[cheering continues]

-♪ Good love! ♪ -♪ All I want is love ♪

- ♪ Good love! ♪ - ♪ La la la la love ♪

[Elle groans] Bucket list.

[Noah] Yo! You're gonna be late for work.

[groans]

Lee.

-Hey, May. -You don't work here. Stop sweeping.

-[Lee] But there's sand everywhere. -Oh, sweet boy.

-Hey, Elle. -Yeah.

So I have you working a double today.

And then I put you down for those extra shifts you wanted.

-Extra shifts? -Mm-hmm.

Uh, okay.

Is there a problem?

No, no, it's no problem. Thanks, May.

-Thank you. -Okay.

[Elle] Yeah. No problem at all.

[cackles]

[Elle] Hey, that's my job.

[Lee mutters] Shh!

-Dude! [chuckles] -Are you kidding? I just wanna help.

You know, we're not gonna be able to do all of our bucket list items.

[Elle] Bucket list item number 22.

Live together at Berkeley.

[sighs] This one was gonna be tricky.

Hey, um…

I've been thinking. And what if I just went up with you now?

Yeah, we go up to Berkeley. We'll find an apartment, get set up.

It'll be like we're moving in together

without the actual, you know, moving in part.

Hmm.

-I accept your offer. -Ooh, yay!

Hi, guys. Sorry about the wait. I--

-Elle? -Oh, my God.

-[chuckles] -Uh, hi.

-[splutters] How are you? -[chuckles]

-Oh, my God. It's so good to see you. -Elle, nice to see you.

-Hey. -Hi.

Um, I haven't seen you since graduation.

W-what are you doing here?

Well, we were hungry.

That makes sense. You are here, and you are hungry.

[chuckles] Um, of course. What can I get you? Do you wanna go first?

I've got some recommendations for you.

-Hey. -Hey.

Sorry for the weirdness earlier.

[chuckles] Oh, gosh. Don't worry about it.

I hope things can be cool for us,

since we'll probably run into each other around here.

Of course it can. Yeah.

Um, are you hanging out at the beach this summer?

Yeah, I just got a job lifeguarding at the water park.

Oh, cool. Wait, wait, wait. Is that the one with the giant go-kart track?

That is the one.

Interesting.

Um, question…

[cell phone rings]

Hey.

Hey, loser. What you up to?

[clicks tongue] Uh, just doing some apartment hunting.

Good. Your last place smelled like weird old cheese. [laughs]

Okay, so listen.

The fam are gonna be in LA earlier than I thought.

Oh, that's great. You should come by our place for a bit.

-Come crash if you want. -Are you sure Elle won't mind?

Maybe you should ask her first.

No, it's okay. We're in a pretty good place right now.

I think it'll be good.

Cool, cool, cool. You think you can pick me up when I get in?

-Yeah, of course. -Perfect. I'll text you the address.

Okay, bye.

[chattering]

[laughing]

That's why it's so funny.

Actually, um, you rushed out of the house so-- so quickly this afternoon.

I didn't-- I didn't get a chance to ask you. I--

I'm sorry. I've had, like, a million things going on.

But, um, ask me what?

Well, Chloe's actually gonna be in town,

and I told her it would maybe be cool if she wanted to stay at our place for a bit.

Is that okay with you?

Yeah. Oh, my gosh. Yeah, absolutely.

As far as I'm concerned, that is-- that's ancient history.

And she can come with us to the-- the water park.

What's the water park?

Okay, so, totally random.

I ran into Marco and his family eating at the restaurant,

and he actually has a job at the water park.

So he's gonna help us with this cool bucket list thingy.

Oh, cool. Marco.

Wait, that's--

That's kind of a double standard. I was totally fine with Chloe.

Well, I didn't kiss Chloe.

I didn't mean for that to come out the way that it did.

I'm-- I'm really sorry.

It's okay.

Let's just drop it, okay?

Okay, it's dropped. [chuckles]

[Elle] Okay.

-[chattering] -[laughing]

-[Noah] I'm bored. -[both laugh]

So you'll-- you'll come to the water park?

-Yeah, yeah, I'll come. -Okay.

And since you're going,

you can help Lee and I with a bucket list item.

Oh, God. What-- what is it?

What is the bucket list item?

-It's amazing. -[chuckles] No.

-I'll let Lee fill you in. -No.

And that's our epic plan for race day.

So, will you help us?

Absolutely not.

-Why the hell not? -Look, Lee, I'm not gonna wear a costume.

I'll go, be there for Elle…

[chuckles] and whatever this, uh, little mission is that you got going,

but, uh, that is it.

[groans]

You know, if you spent less time worrying about your bucket list,

you might be able to get that taillight fixed.

I like it busted! And screw you!

What?

Did you really expect him to do it?

Well, yeah, I thought that, you know, maybe this time he would actually--

-[sighs] No, no, not really. -[chuckles]

Well, hey, anyway,

I just wanna let you know how much fun it is having you here while I'm working.

-But I do have one question. -What's that?

What does a girl gotta do to get water on table 17?

-Chop, chop! -Yes, ma'am. I'm on it.

-[laughing] -Hey, Lee.

[Lee] Hey!

-You ready to go? -[Lee] Definitely.

Ready to go where?

I, uh, invited Ashton to go to the, uh, the comic book show.

Cool.

You didn't wanna go to that, did you? I could stay here if you need me to.

No, no. Gosh, no. I-- I gotta--

[chuckles] Gotta work, so…

-I catch you later? -Catch you later!

Was I a total hypocrite or what?

Bye. Have fun.

This was my fault, after all.

I was the one leaving Lee.

But even though I wanted to be with Noah so badly,

I couldn't help wondering if I should've chosen Berkeley

with Lee instead.

-Hey! What are you doing here? -Hey!

Wanted to stop by and say I got everything set up for you at the water park.

-No way! Oh, my God! Thank you so much. -[chuckles]

No worries.

Is Noah helping out too?

[exhales] You know, typical Noah.

We couldn't get him to wear the costume, but he'll be there.

Is he gonna have any problem with me being there?

No, no, no. It'll be totally fine. Don't worry.

[rock music playing]

♪ Run into the daylight ♪

♪ Sail into a blue sky ♪

♪ Spread your wings and we'll fly… ♪

Hey! What's up, handsome? Come on.

Are you sure you wanna stay at my place? This is like a really freakin' nice boat.

[laughs] Okay, listen. The problem is my dad actually thinks he can drive it.

-[door slams shut] -[man] I'm tired of being told I'm a liar.

[woman] Oh, my God, Ron! Do you ever listen? That is not what I said.

[door slams shut]

Oh, yeah, and also, there's that.

Please. You gotta get me the eff out of here, dude. [chuckles]

[chuckles]

[cell phone rings]

-Hey, Dad. What's up? -Hey. Hi, honey.

Uh, listen. Brad's sitter just canceled.

I'm really gonna need a hand with him tonight.

Um, okay. Yeah, that's…

I promised Chloe and Noah we can hang out after work,

but I didn't wanna let Dad down either.

So…

-Hey, dude. -Yo.

[Elle] …I knew I'd have to get creative.

I have a question.

What do you think about coming down to the beach house

and spending the night with us?

You can bring Mario Kart. I'll teach you the ramp jump.

-[gasps] I think I'll go get my stuff. -Great!

Awesome. Do you want some nachos before we go?

-[Brad] No, Linda already made me some. -Linda?

[both] Oh!

-[Linda] So sorry. -That's okay.

[gasps] Here, here. Let me fix that.

-[Elle] No, no, I got it. I got it. -Oh.

-[Elle] Okay. -Okay.

Well, uh, wine disaster aside, I'm really glad to meet you.

[chuckles] -Uh, yeah. You too.

I'm really glad you're here.

Your dad and I were wondering if you could have dinner with us soon.

Um, you know, I would love to,

but the restaurant has me working such crazy hours lately.

Um, I-- I think I'm gonna have to pass on that.

Okay.

Well, your mom was an old friend of mine.

It'd be nice to talk about her with you, but maybe we could do something else.

Yeah, maybe. Um, I-- I--

But I'm-- I'm kind of in a rush, so I gotta get going.

It was nice to meet you.

No, you too.

Uh, Brad, I'll be in the car.

-Bye. -Bye.

-[Chloe] Come on, come on, come on. -[Elle] Chloe!

-Seriously? -I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

-This is ridiculous. No, no, no, no! -[laughs] I'm in.

-Aww. No! -I'm sorry.

-Wow! -[both laugh]

-Well, remind me never to play you again. -[laughs] Oh!

Maybe you should have skipped this college thing.

You know, go pro.

Oh, my gosh. I'm not that good, but thank you.

[Brad and Noah chattering, laughing]

-[Chloe laughs] -[both shout]

Oh, my God. Your brother is adorable.

Yeah, he's pretty cool.

Yeah, just, um, babysitting, 'cause my dad is on a date…

Okay.

…with his new, uh, girlfriend or whatever he's calling her. I don't know.

I just met her. She's kind of annoying.

-No. -Yeah.

[both laugh]

Well, if it makes you feel any better,

all my friends hate their dad's girlfriends.

Oh, well, I don't really, like-- I don't really hate her.

Don't worry about it, okay? I promise you, it's pretty standard.

[Lee] Everybody was wishing they were dressed up like us.

What's great was all the looks were out of pure jealousy.

-They wished they looked as cool as us. -Yeah, yeah.

Where have you been?

When was the last time you checked your phone?

Why? Didn't you go to the-- the comic book thingy?

[both chuckle] She called it a thingy.

-I got this. -All right.

So, yeah, we did end up going to the comic book show.

But then after that, we went up to meet with our friend Elle

for bucket list item number 18.

'80s mini-golf night.

Oh, my God! No.

-Yes! And it was spectacular. -Out of this world.

-[Lee] And Ashton got three holes in one. -That's cool.

No. I-- I just…

Anyway, I'm really sorry, Lee.

Are you mad at me?

No, as long as we're still good for tomorrow.

-Yeah, come on. Prepped and ready to go. -Cool. Also, Ashton's gonna come too.

[clicks tongue]

[laughs] Yay! So fun.

[rock music playing]

[cheering]

[shouting]

[laughing]

[shouting]

[cheering]

Whoo!

-[grunts] -Let's go!

[shouts]

All right, come on, let's go.

-[chattering, laughing continue] -All right.

♪ Hope this feeling lasts forever… ♪

It's time.

[both shout] Yeah!

-[shouting] -[engines revving]

What exactly are they gonna do?

It's so stupid. I told her I'm not doing it.

[scoffs] You can be so stubborn.

-Yes. -Sometimes you gotta support your lady.

I am. I'm here. I'm supporting her.

That's if she ever shows up.

[gasps] Oh, she showed up.

-[rock music playing] -♪ Yeah! ♪

-She definitely showed up. -[both laugh]

♪ You better step aside… ♪

-Hey! -[gasps]

[woman] Oh, my God!

They've been waiting their whole lives for this. [laughs]

[crowd cheering]

Wario!

[crowd shouting]

[woman] Marco!

♪ Go, let's go, never coming down, go… ♪

Oh, my God. It's Marco!

-Wario! -[Elle laughs]

-You are my hero. -[laughing]

Gimme a helmet.

[announcer over PA] Ladies and gentlemen,

start your engines.

You ready, princess?

Affirmative, Plunger-One. We are go for race day.

All right.

Okay, Melvin. You're my eyes in the sky.

[Melvin] I got you, Elle.

-You're going down! -[boy] Yeah!

[engines revving]

[horn honks]

-[engines revving] -[cheering]

[announcer] And they're off!

[cheering]

[shouting]

-[whoops] -[tires screech]

-[shouts] -I'm pulling up tight, baby. Ha ha ha!

[Elle] All right, you two. It's go time!

-[Lee] Line up. -[Elle] Don't let them through.

[Lee] Don't open up any gaps. Okay? Keep it closed.

[Elle] We got 'em locked in with this trio, baby!

Oh, come on! Cheater!

[Melvin] Good job, Elle. No one's getting through.

-Yahoo! Mario is number one. -I'm coming for you, Evans.

[Elle] Hope you're hungry.

-[shouts] -[laughing]

[gasps] Oh!

[crowd] Aww!

[Vivian] Bloody hell!

-Sorry, Viv! -Oh, this is great.

Nice lap, Elle.

Watch your back, Chloe!

[laughs]

-Can a lady get through here? -[Elle] You got this, princess.

-[Lee] I'm on it! -[Randy] Out of my way, Chloe!

[Chloe] Oh, here we go!

-[engines rev] -[tires screech]

-Oh! -[laughing]

-[muttering] -[gasping]

[shouting]

No! [grunts]

-[laughs] -Gonna have to try harder than that.

-[shouts] -[laughing]

-Hey, Melvin. How we looking? -Uh, mostly clear, Elle.

But Noah's trying to get through.

[Elle] Keep in formation, ladies.

-[Lee chuckles] Let him have it. -[Elle] Your turn, Luigi.

-[shouting] -[Elle] Whoa! Good throw, man!

-[grunts] -[shouting]

[grunts, sniffles]

Whoa!

-[Elle] Oh, my God! -[gasping]

-[announcer] Marco's out of the race. -[laughs]

[chickens clucking]

-[animals squeal] -[tires screech]

-Whoa! -[cheering]

[announcer] And now he's back!

Go, Marco. Go!

Whoa! [shouting]

[grunts] Whoo!

-I got you, Evans. -I don't think so.

-[Lee] Oh, my God! -[Ollie grunts]

[shouts]

She slimed me! I can't see!

-[shouts] -[crowd gasping]

-Gotcha! -That was amazing!

Oh, Elle!

-Oh, no. -[Rachel laughing]

-[Lee] No! -[Elle shouts] There can only be one!

[laughs] You got me!

[Melvin] Okay, guys, coming up on your final lap.

-Hey, pretty boy. What are you doing? -Winning.

[shouts]

-[Lee] You are dead meat. -[shouts]

-[Rachel] Lee! -[Lee] Sorry, Rach.

[announcer] Rachel's out! And now there's an opening.

-Whoa! -[announcer] Marco and Noah are through.

[cheering]

[Elle] Melvin, what's going on?

Marco and Noah are going at it pretty hard.

Uh, Noah.

Noah, can you hear me?

-Whoa! -[grunts]

Noah!

-[announcer] Noah is pulling ahead. -[metal scraping]

-Now, it's Marco. They're neck-and-neck. -[shouts]

-Yeah! -[cheering]

[announcer] Marco wins!

[Elle] Oh, boy.

[cheering]

That was incredible.

-[chattering] -What? Oh, it's glorious.

-[Elle whoops] That was insane! -[man] Oh, my God, guys, that was insane!

Hey, can you hold this for a sec?

Yeah.

Close one.

-Is everything okay? -Yeah, everything's okay.

Come on.

-Don't be mad just 'cause you lost. -You know what I keep thinking about?

Why the guy that you kissed in front of the whole world

is wearing the costume that you asked me to wear.

-Noah! You blow things out of proportion. -Why's he wearing it?

It's very clear that he's still after you--

He's not. There's nothing going on between Marco and me.

If you think that he's not still after you, then you're being naive.

It's embarrassing.

It's embarrassing.

God. I'll see you at the house.

Hey, thank you so much again for today. It was amazing.

Of course. Any time.

You're the best.

[Lee] Sounds like Noah was pretty upset.

You know what?

I don't even care. What we just did was legendary.

I don't know. I sort of think he might have a point.

What?

Listen, I just don't think I would be too happy

if Rachel started hanging out with an ex of hers all the time, you know?

Okay. First off, he's not my ex, Lee.

And second, it takes two people to do something.

Which means Noah doesn't trust me.

It's him that I don't trust.

I mean, he clearly still has feelings for her. So…

Look, if you trust her, then you gotta believe what she says and nothing less.

[cell phone chimes]

Is everything okay?

Uh, yeah. It's just-- just stuff with my parents.

What's going on?

It's nothing.

My dad just told me that him and my mom are getting a divorce,

and now they won't stop calling to check up on me.

-Oh, I'm sorry. -No, please.

Just don't make a big deal about it, okay?

[sighs] Eight ball, corner pocket.

[Elle and Lee chattering]

-Third time's the charm. -Third time.

[laughs]

It's always the third time. What's that about?

What is that?

[Lee] What? Wait a minute.

What?

No way.

I cannot believe they're getting rid of our DDM machine.

Wait. The DDM machine.

What are you doing?

I'm adding a final item to our list.

The last DDM dance on our machine.

July 5th. You'll be there, right?

[Elle] I don't know if it was the fight with Noah

or that everyone seemed to be coming at me at once,

but I was starting to feel overwhelmed.

-What? You don't wanna do it? -Of course I wanna do it.

But we literally have one month left to finish the entire bucket list,

and then we leave for school.

Yeah.

I get it.

You got your hands full. It's okay.

-[Elle] But just like Lee… -[sighs]

Lee, hold on please.

I'll be there.

…I wasn't ready to let go yet either.

Okay. Thanks.

And we're still on for tonight? All right, we put a lot of work in it.

-So we can't be late. -Yeah, no, don't worry. I won't be late.

[slow-tempo rock music playing]

♪ Where did you come from? ♪

♪ You're no stranger… ♪

Noah, you did all of this?

I wanted to make up for yesterday.

This looks amazing.

I thought you could use a night in. You deserve it.

What's wrong?

Well, there's this…

God. I have this thing with Lee, and it's like we've been planning it for weeks--

Please don't tell me it's a bucket list thing.

I'm sorry. I feel horrible.

You're actually gonna go? I mean, I made you dinner.

-I did this for you, and you're leaving? -No, it's not like I wanna go.

Listen, we're gonna be in Boston together all next year.

I just feel like I'm leaving him all alone.

Me asking you to come to Boston

isn't some, like, evil plot to make you leave Lee behind.

No, I-- I'm not-- That's not what I'm saying at all.

Listen, I'm gonna be back in an hour, okay? I swear.

Fine. Do whatever you want.

Noah. I-- [sighs]

Please.

I'm sorry. I…

[exhales]

[classical tune playing on piano]

[sighs]

[Lee] Hey, you okay?

[Elle] Yeah, of course.

[indistinct chattering]

-[Rachel] Mm-hmm. -Sure.

["Shut Up and Dance" by Walk The Moon playing]

-[murmuring] -[man] What is that noise?

♪ Oh, don't you dare look back Just keep your eyes on me ♪

♪ I said you're holding back She said shut up and dance with me ♪

♪ This woman is my destiny She said ooh, ooh… ♪

-[laughing] -♪ Shut up and dance with me ♪

♪ We were victims of the night ♪

♪ The chemical, physical, kryptonite ♪

♪ Helpless to the bass And the fading light ♪

♪ Oh, we were bound to get together Bound to get together ♪

♪ She took my arm I don't know how it happened… ♪

-♪ We took the floor, and she said ♪ -[cheering]

♪ Oh, don't you dare look back Just keep your eyes on me ♪

♪ I said you're holding back She said shut up and dance with me ♪

[shouting]

♪ Shut up and dance ♪

♪ Don't you dare look back Just keep your eyes on me ♪

♪ I said you're holding back She said shut up and dance with me ♪

[song ends]

[cheering]

-Yeah! -Yeah!

Oh, my God!

-[shouting] -[laughing]

[cell phone chimes]

-That was crazy, right? -[woman] That was crazy!

[Elle] The truth was, I was doing the bucket list to soften the blow to Lee

so it would be easier to go to Boston with Noah.

But every step closer we got to finishing the list…

Noah?

…made me feel like I was one step further away from him.

You awake?

[sighs]

Hey, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! What are you doing?

I'm painting the trim.

Okay, well, you can paint everything else in this house, just not this doorway.

Well, Mom told me to do it, so…

I don't care what Mom said. You're not painting this doorway.

-Stop being a jerk, man. Just move. -I'm not moving!

Fine.

You're gonna have to sleep at some point.

-[children yelling] -[whistle blows]

Brad!

Brad!

Brad!

-Brad? -[Brad] Yeah.

[sighs]

Thank God.

Where were you, dude? I couldn't find you anywhere.

I'm right here.

Well, yeah, but I was supposed to come get you.

Hey, Elle. I wasn't expecting you. Can I get you a plate?

What?

No, no, I'm here because I was supposed to get Brad, and I couldn't find him.

Oh, Elle, I'm so sorry.

Your dad told me how busy you were, and I offered to pick up Brad.

Oh, didn't he text you?

No, he didn't. [huffs]

What I would like, though, is for you to contact me directly

if plans change.

I really am sorry.

But with you working and grocery shopping and watching Brad,

I just felt like you might need a hand.

Well, you were wrong.

We've been taking care of ourselves quite fine for a while now.

Milk was bought.

-[groans, gulps] -Are you okay?

[Elle] Just not this week.

-Can I do anything? -Mnh-mnh.

[gulps] Nope. I got it covered.

[groans]

How much longer on table 25?

[man] Just hold your horses.

-[shoes squeak] -Whoa! [grunts]

-[clattering] -Son of a bitch!

Hey, you are working.

You-- you doing okay?

Not really. [sighs]

I still don't understand why you guys ended up fighting.

I guess once we moved in together, everything kind of fell apart.

Wait. So what, you're just gonna give up?

I'm not giving up.

I'm just tired of fighting.

Well, then do something about it.

Like talk to her or fight for her. Anything. God!

[Elle sobbing] Between my family and the job,

and just trying to make it up to Lee after lying about Berkeley,

[sniffles] I just feel like I'm running around like a crazy person.

As far as living with Noah in Boston goes--

[sighs, chuckles] Oh, gosh. How much time you got?

-As much time as you need. -[chuckles]

You're really sweet.

[Noah] Hey, what's wrong?

Just go away.

No, I'm not going anywhere. What's going on?

[sighs] It's my parents. They just--

They don't even wanna try and patch things up.

They just want out.

You know,

you see all the problems, and you hear all the fights,

but you still think they're gonna find a way to figure it out.

Listen, why don't I come back at the end of your shift?

We can keep talking.

-Really? -Sure. [chuckles]

Okay, yeah. [chuckles]

That'd be kinda nice.

[Chloe] Look at me.

I'm a 23-year-old woman, and I'm crying because Mommy and Daddy are breaking up.

-Stop. -[sighs]

God, I feel so pathetic right now. [sniffles]

You don't have to do that.

Not with me.

[Elle] Oh, gosh.

Should probably get back to work. [chuckles]

Thank you.

["Goodbye, Summer" by the Daylights playing]

♪ And when it fades… ♪

Come here.

♪ I'll not forget… ♪

I'll see you later.

♪ I'll not forget ♪

♪ Goodbye, summer ♪

♪ Goodbye, summer ♪

[door opens]

Sorry. We're closed.

Hello?

["Time After Time" by Cyndi Lauper playing]

Hi.

May I have this dance?

Noah Flynn wants to dance?

Yeah, just this one time.

♪ Flashback, warm nights ♪

♪ Almost left behind ♪

♪ Suitcase of memories, time after ♪

♪ Sometimes you picture me ♪

♪ I'm walking too far ahead ♪

♪ Then you say "go slow" ♪

♪ I fall behind ♪

♪ The second hand unwinds ♪

♪ If you're lost, you can look And you will find me… ♪

I don't like fighting.

Me either.

But I'll fight for you.

I'll fight for you too.

♪ After my picture fades ♪

♪ And darkness has turned to gray ♪

♪ Watching through windows ♪

♪ You're wondering if I'm okay ♪

♪ Secrets stolen from deep inside ♪

♪ The drum beats out of time ♪

♪ If you're lost, you can look And you will find me ♪

♪ Time after time ♪

♪ If you fall, I will catch you I'll be waiting ♪

♪ Time after time ♪

♪ Time after time ♪

Hey, dude. Could you, like, not mess up that room? I just cleaned it.

Your mom has buyers coming in, like, 30 minutes.

-What have you been doing all morning? -[explosions]

You're doing it wrong. Here, gimme.

[sighs] I do not understand why you're helping her sell the house.

I'm not. I'm just taking care of it like we promised.

-Boom! There you go. -Whatever.

Traitor.

So what time do you wanna leave for, uh, Berkeley next week?

-Oh. Oh, man. -Elle…

I know. I know. I know. I know, but listen.

Noah and I, like, literally just made up.

And things have been kinda off lately, so… [sighs]

I feel like I should stick around.

Sure.

-It's fine. -Thank you.

That afternoon,

I couldn't stop thinking about what I knew I needed to do.

[children shouting]

[cell phone ringing]

-Hi. -[Elle] Hey, Marco, um…

I just wanted to call, and-- and, um…

say sorry about last night.

Uh, Noah came by, and we, uh, sorted things out.

Oh.

Okay.

Uh, that's-- that's great.

Yeah.

Um…

But thank you so much for being there for me.

I mean, that really meant a lot.

Yeah, of course.

And if you ever wanna talk or need anything,

you know, just call me.

Okay?

Day or night. I mean it.

Thank you.

Um, I'll let you get back to work.

Uh, take care.

All right, bye.

[exhales]

Hey, Tuppen. What's up, dude?

Great.

So what are you doing for the Fourth of July?

-[shouting] -[laughing]

[laughing continues]

So I was cleaning out our room, and then it just fell out of her bag.

So what did you find?

She had an acceptance letter to Berkeley.

Which means that she was never on the wait-list.

-Wow! -I guess she found out, like, in May.

Well, I guess that that does show how much she wants to be with you in Boston.

Yeah, yeah, I guess.

So, look what I got us.

Oh, my God! Lee, how did you get these?

-[Lee exhales] -Wait.

These are for the concert on the 22nd.

We're both in college orientation then.

Yeah, I figure we could skip orientation so that we could spend more time together.

-Oh, hi, Ellen! -Ellen, how are you?

-Happy Fourth of July, Ellen! -[Elle] How are you?

Welcome to the party.

Hey!

Oh, Randy! Okay, bye, Elle.

-[Olivia] I'll see you later. -Bye.

[Gwyneth] Hello, Randy!

-Hey, I hope it's okay I'm here. -Um…

Tuppen was, like, pushing me hard to tag along.

Yeah, yeah, of course. Hi.

-There's, you know, food and drinks… -I can't believe that Marco showed up.

I know.

-So, have fun. -[Marco] Cool.

-Thanks. -[Elle] Yeah.

-[shouting] -[cheering]

Whoa! One to one.

[man] Let's go!

All right. Whoo!

[grunting]

-[man shouts] Oh! -Whoo!

-Ha ha! -[man] Come on!

[crowd screaming]

[shouting]

[man] Whoo!

MVP, baby!

-[man] Let's go! -[man 2] Match point. All tied up.

[shouts]

[crowd gasping]

Oh! Oh!

[cheering]

-Good game, dude. -Good game.

-That's great. [cackles] -Yeah!

Hey, close one.

Yeah. Nice shot, asshole.

You know, you shouldn't be a sore loser.

And I'd appreciate it if you watched your mouth.

Yeah, I'm just trying to have a good time. You're the one trying to hurt somebody.

Hmm. And what are you trying to do?

Look, this little innocent friend thing you got going on,

nobody's buying it.

-It's very clear what you're here for. -Really? What is that?

You still want Elle.

-You shut up. -Guys, can you please stop this?

You still want Elle, and everybody here knows that.

Yo, I said shut up.

The sooner you get that through your thick skull, the sooner you--

-[crowd gasping] -Noah!

[crowd clamoring]

I'm not doing this.

You okay?

[exhales]

[Elle] Noah!

Noah! Noah!

Noah, please… [panting]

Will you please say something?

I asked you not to let him back in our lives.

[engine turns over]

[slow-tempo rock music playing]

Wait, Noah!

Noah, wait. [sobs]

[continues sobbing]

Elle! I am so sorry.

-I cannot believe that you just did that. -He-- he was pushing me.

-I didn't know what to do. -I don't care!

You just-- you seriously-- you need to not be here right now.

You just need to go.

Look, Noah was right.

And you know he was.

Look, I know I've messed up a lot,

but it doesn't change how I feel about you.

And I know you're not meant to be with that guy.

-No. -Please just give me a chance and I'll--

Stop it. Stop it! Stop!

[sobs] You need to go. Please.

♪ When I was lost in your eyes Was I trying to find… ♪

-[shouting] -[laughing]

-Look what I found. [chuckles] -[Brad] Oh, Monopoly!

Yeah!

-[Brad] The game… -[Linda] …is on!

[Mr. Evans] Okay. Brad, you do the honors.

Is that your favorite game, Brad?

-[Brad] It is my favorite. -Oh, wow! Yes!

-[Brad] I'm gonna set up these pieces. -[Linda] This one's for you.

-He's very particular. -[laughing]

Oh, and I call the race car.

Oh, no, no, no, no. Hang on. We have to roll to pick our pieces.

-[Mr. Evans] Play by the rules! -[Brad] Okay.

[chuckles] She's serious.

All right, I got this. I got this.

-Yes! -Oh!

I get to choose. Whoo!

And I will choose the doggy.

Oh, no, no, actually-- sorry. I'm-- I'm always the Scottie.

Come on, Elle. I rolled first.

-Come on, Elle. Come on. -I get the doggy. Right is right.

It doesn't matter. [chuckles]

Come on, Elle. Give her the piece.

Sure. I'm just-- yeah. I wasn't-- didn't really wanna play, anyway.

Oh, no, hang on. You have it. I want you to have it. Here.

I don't really care what you want.

-Elle! -What?

Well, I'm sorry, Dad. I'm--

She can't just, like, walk into our lives and be all part of it

like she's just been here the whole time.

Linda, you don't belong here.

No matter how hard you're trying to.

[sighs]

-[fireworks popping] -[Elle sobbing]

[Mr. Evans] Elle!

What was all that?

I'm sorry, but I cannot stand her.

The way that she's trying to force herself into our lives.

-What are you talking about? -She's not Mom.

She never will be.

And I just think it's selfish of you to even be doing it.

-Selfish? -Yes.

I've spent the last six years of my life

making sure that you and Brad are my only priority.

I put that part of my life on hold.

I even took a job that I hate

to earn more money to help you with school.

You stand there and you call me selfish?

-Dad, I didn't realize-- Dad, I had no-- -No, Elle. No.

Do you really think that you are the only person

who needs love in their life?

You have no idea how disappointed in you I am right now.

[sobbing]

["First Day Of My Life" by Bright Eyes playing]

[Lee] So…

my mom told me a little secret that I think I'll let you in on.

There's, uh, two things in life that are worth spending a little extra on.

First one is, uh, quality trash bags.

What's the other one?

Bacon. Obviously.

[laughs]

I really messed up yesterday.

Your dad will forgive you.

And Noah will come back.

He always does.

Yeah.

-Thanks for helping me clean up. -Of course.

Rule number three.

[Elle] Rule number three is a good one.

Always help clean up your bestie's messes.

Um, are we still good for the arcade later?

Yeah.

I'm glad you remembered.

Of course. I wouldn't miss it.

♪ With these things, there's no telling We just have to wait and see… ♪

Lee was right.

Noah would come back.

But I wondered where he was.

And then it hit me.

Hi.

Hi.

[Elle] Um…

you were right about Marco.

And I'm really sorry. I didn't handle that well at all.

Yeah, I guess maybe we both could've handled it differently.

Yeah.

We've been fighting a lot lately.

I mean, I guess.

But you know, I've-- I've just had so much pressure on me, and…

we really haven't had any alone time together.

[Noah] I think maybe it's more than that.

Elle, you and I have been trying so hard.

I know.

Let's say we keep trying.

But this and then in a year's time, it doesn't work out

and, you know, you've moved across the country.

You've given up everything you wanted for me.

[splutters] Yeah, but that's for me to decide.

I-- I think-- I mean, I would think that I would know what's best for me.

No, you do. You-- you do. You definitely know what's best for you, but…

I don't wanna be one of the people who makes you put yourself last.

What does that mean?

Look, Elle, I don't wanna be responsible for a decision you make

that you're gonna regret.

-[scoffs] -Listen, now, you can reapply at Berkeley.

No, you can go to school with Lee like you wanted.

I just don't wanna be the one that kept you from being with him.

-It's my decision to go to Boston! -I can't be respon--

Why do you think you get to decide these things for me?

I'm not trying to decide anything--

[sobs]

Look, I know better than trying to stop you going to Boston.

[blubbers]

But if you do decide to go…

[sobs]

…it's not gonna be with me.

So, that's it?

The fact that we love each other means nothing? [sobbing]

I do love you,

but maybe sometimes loving each other just isn't enough.

[continues sobbing]

Are you sure this is what you want?

Yeah.

[sobbing]

-["Fading" by Colouring playing] -[vocalizing]

♪ Is all your love fading ♪

♪ Fading out? ♪

♪ Don't give up, baby… ♪

[continues sobbing]

[gasps, sobs]

[exhales]

[panting]

♪ Is there just too much to fix… ♪

No, no.

Shit!

Shit.

♪ Fading, fading out… ♪

[panting]

♪ Don't give up, baby ♪

♪ Baby, now ♪

Lee…

I'm so sorry.

Somehow I'll make this up to you.

That is what this entire summer was about.

Making it up to me.

Well, forget it.

I don't need it.

Please don't do this.

Elle, I have nothing more to say to you right now.

You know that I wanted to be there.

It's just this-- this thing happened with Noah.

You seriously cannot be this upset. It is just a game, Lee.

Is that really what you think this is about?

The game? What, do you think I'm five?

It's not just about the damn game, Elle.

It's about you fighting for our friendship.

Lee, I know you're upset, but this is--

And I don't matter to you, really.

Not compared to him. I never have!

[huffs]

You know what?

God. It's like you are five.

You have never had to worry about anything.

You've had everything handed to you your whole life.

And now, you accuse me of not caring about you?

You know, everything that I've done this summer, everything,

for you and for everybody, just probably proves that I care too much.

This was supposed to be our best summer ever.

But it was never gonna be

because all of those things that just made our summer so great before, that's gone,

and we're never gonna get that back.

But you know what? Maybe that's the point.

Maybe we're not supposed to.

At least those of us who have to grow up at some point.

Oh. Oh, and-- and new rule.

Yeah, all of our rules are done.

["Make Your Heart" by Azure Ray playing]

-[chattering] -[laughing]

[phone chimes]

♪ If I can make your heart… ♪

[Marco] You can't hold on to someone.

The tighter you hold on, the more they wanna slip away.

I should have taken my own advice.

I'm sorry.

[exhales]

♪ For you to feel always loved ♪

[Elle] At some point in everyone's life,

there will be a moment when you feel

there isn't a single place on earth where you actually belong.

This was that moment for me.

Morning.

Hey.

I'm gonna head out, so I just wanted to say goodbye.

How are you?

-[sighs] I don't know if you heard, but-- -Noah called me.

[sighs] I'm really, really sorry.

Things definitely didn't turn out how I expected.

No, for him either.

But there is one thing I know,

and that is that whether he was ready for this relationship or not,

he really does love you.

Guess loving each other isn't always enough.

Maybe not.

Sometimes the timing just isn't right.

You take care of yourself.

You too.

For whatever it's worth…

I want you to know

that I think you are an absolutely brilliant woman.

Thank you, Chloe.

[slow-tempo rock music playing]

[door opens]

Lee. Noah.

No, it's just me.

-Oh, hey, uh… -[Mrs. Flynn] Hey.

I didn't know you were coming today.

I could've taken care of whatever you needed.

No, no, no, it's fine.

I have to meet with the environmental engineers anyway.

They have to approve any shoreline demolition.

Wait. They're tearing the house down?

Putting in condos. [sighs]

[exhales] This day is just getting worse and worse.

[sighs]

Lee told me everything last night.

[clicks tongue] Yeah.

[sighs] And, um, Noah and I are pretty much done too.

Elle, can I talk to you about something?

Yeah.

Other than Noah,

why did you wanna go to Harvard?

-What do you mean? It's Harvard. -Yeah.

-Why wouldn't I wanna go there? -True.

It's just that the whole time I've heard you talking

about where you were going to go to school,

I never once heard you talk

about what you actually wanted to study once you got there.

Yeah, I mean, like, lots of people figure out what they wanna study

once they start going to a college, though.

I know.

But did you ever stop to think that maybe your choice of school

had more to do with what other people wanted for you

rather than what you wanted for yourself?

Maybe it's time that you think about what it is that you want to do.

Figure out what your dream is, what you're passionate about

and then choose a school based on that.

And not let anyone or anything change that.

Thank you.

Come here.

Now you just have to figure out what you're passionate about.

-Is that all? -[chuckles]

[kisses]

[Rachel] Hey.

Hey, I'm glad you're here.

Uh, what do you think about this idea I'm working on?

It's beautiful.

Thank you.

Hey, Lee, can we talk?

Uh, yeah, what's up?

Elle and Noah broke up.

What?

-You talked to her? -Yeah.

You should really call her.

She doesn't wanna hear from me.

Not after what I said to her.

Well, everything that's happened with Elle and Noah

got me thinking about us.

You know, I've watched them trying

to keep up their long-distance relationship,

and I saw how hard it was.

Rachel.

-If I did something, I swear I can fix it. -Lee, no, no. It's not you.

School is gonna be really tough for both of us.

And I just don't think that we should make it harder

by trying to make a relationship work from so far apart.

So you're breaking up with me?

You mean so much to me,

and I just don't want to see us end up like they did.

And who knows? Maybe-- maybe if we're meant to be together,

we'll find our way back to each other.

[shudders] But I love you.

I love you too. [sobbing]

[exhales]

[sighs]

[mutters]

I don't mean to, but…

…I screw up a lot.

And you've done so much for me.

I would never want you to be unhappy.

And I had no right to stand in the way of you and Linda.

[voice cracks] I don't want you to be disappointed in me.

[sniffles, exhales]

I'm not disappointed in you, Elle.

[exhales]

We all make mistakes.

It's what you do after that shows who you are.

-Hey. -Hi, Linda.

What are you doing here?

Linda…

…I really just wanted to apologize for my behavior the other night.

The Scottie dog piece,

it means a lot to me because that was the piece that my mom always picked

when we would play Monopoly together.

And it was--

Yeah, I know that sounds stupid. It just-- that's--

No, it doesn't sound stupid at all.

I understand.

Thank you.

Elle…

…I would never dream of trying to replace your mother,

but I did care about her a lot, and I have some stories that I'd love

to share with you if you wanna hear them. [chuckles]

I would love that.

-I'll see you later. -Okay.

Bye.

["Life's Adventures" by Tim Myers playing]

♪ Something… ♪

[Elle] I wanted to reach out to him, but I couldn't,

because if I did, I knew it would be to say goodbye.

And I wasn't ready to say goodbye.

Not yet.

♪ I set sail ♪

♪ Somewhere I've never been ♪

♪ Before I open… ♪

-Yes! Bam! -Oh-oh! I can do that too.

[both laughing]

-[Brad] Wait, no! -[Linda] Okay, again.

[laughing] No! No way…

♪ I live life's adventures… ♪

-[water bubbling] -[clicking]

♪ Something amazing ♪

♪ Is waiting for me ♪

♪ I have a big dream ♪

♪ I cannot be ♪

♪ It's serendipity ♪

[vocalizing]

♪ I live life's adventures ♪

♪ Something amazing ♪

♪ Is waiting for me… ♪

[sniffles]

♪ It's serendipity ♪

[vocalizing]

[Elle] And just as it is every year,

in the blink of an eye, summer was gone.

And it was time for all of us to start our next adventure.

[sighs] I kept waiting for Noah to appear.

I was filled with an odd mixture of feelings.

Desperately wanting to see him,

but dreading that he might actually be there.

[Marco] Looking for someone?

I have a feeling it's not me.

But like you said…

…I'm not the one.

Well, apparently, neither is Noah. So…

I'm sorry.

But I'm glad we got a chance to say goodbye before I go.

-Finally pick a school? -No.

Gap year. I'm going to New York.

I wanna try to work as a musician there.

Wait, really?

You never told me you wanted to go to New York.

I've always wanted to go.

But besides my family, there was only one thing keeping me in LA, and…

and that's all over now.

Well, good luck. You're gonna kill it.

Thanks.

It's my new moonshot.

Well, goodbye, Elle Evans.

[laughs]

Goodbye, MVP.

["Outsider" by the Daylights playing]

People pass through our lives.

Some of them fade into memories,

but a few become part of who you are.

[all] One, two, three. To Ellen!

-Whoo! -[laughing]

-It's still Elle, but whatever. -[Gwyneth chuckles]

[Elle] It was hard watching all of them leave.

None of them were perfect, but in their own way…

Hey. [gasps]

…each was a big part of my life.

[laughing]

-Best of luck. -Vivian, get out of here with that.

Come here. I'm really gonna miss you.

And now, looking back…

Yeah, don't forget about me.

Get in here. [sobs]

[Elle] …I'm not ashamed to say I loved every damn one of them.

Yeah, of course.

♪ This is how it's always meant to go ♪

♪ Right here above the street ♪

♪ Watching the city span beneath… ♪

-Bye. -Bye.

♪ An outsider ♪

[sighs]

So you got accepted to Berkeley?

Yeah.

Why are you showing me this now?

Because that's what I should have done in the first place.

You were right.

You should've told me.

And you would've been okay with that?

No, probably not.

See? This is what I mean. I--

It took me hurting both of you

to finally realize what the problem was.

I just… I care about you both so much

that I've spent my life,

you know, doing what's best for our relationships,

but I haven't really gotten to spend much time figuring out

what would make me happy.

What are you saying, that I don't care about your happiness?

No, no! It's not-- it's not really about anything that you did.

It's holding something back so that I wouldn't hurt you,

even if it hurt me.

You know?

I just really have to stop doing that.

I, uh, I heard about you and Noah.

Yeah.

So then come to Berkeley with me. It's worth a shot.

This is what I'm talking about, though.

I chose Boston to be with Noah and Berkeley to be with you.

But I gotta figure out who I am.

On my own.

Come here.

I'm really sorry about what I said at the arcade.

I didn't mean it.

Yeah, you did.

That's okay.

A lot of it was true.

Then I am sorry we didn't make this our most memorable summer ever.

I don't know. That may be exactly what we did.

[laughs]

So, um, you know where you wanna go?

I think so.

[woman] Come in.

[Elle] Hi, um…

-I-- -[woman] Miss Evans.

What a surprise.

You remember me?

You won the only dance competition I have ever judged.

-So safe to say, "Yeah, I remember you." -[both laugh]

What can I do for you?

[Lee] Hey.

Mom said you were taking off.

Yeah, that's the plan. [sighs]

You knew she got accepted into Berkeley, didn't you?

What are you talking about?

You ended things with Elle, so that she wouldn't miss the chance

of going to college with me like we'd always planned.

You know, there were a lot of reasons Elle and I broke up.

I didn't want her to make a decision she was gonna regret.

You know, but just 'cause we're not dating anymore

doesn't mean I'm gonna stop protecting her.

So, is she gonna go to Berkeley, or…

No, actually. She, uh, she's applying to USC.

-She wants to do video game design. -[chuckles]

All right.

Yeah, that sounds about right.

Yeah.

Hey.

I'm not sure if it's my place to say this or not,

but that thing you said earlier about always needing to protect Elle.

It's not true.

She's always been able to take care of herself.

The only thing she ever really needed from you was…

was for you to love her.

Anyway…

I'll be seeing you, brother.

["Out to Get You" by James playing]

♪ I'm so alone tonight ♪

♪ My bed feels larger Than when I was small ♪

♪ Lost in memories… ♪

[Elle] I knew Noah was leaving the next day.

But sometimes, there are goodbyes so hard to do,

you just wanna skip 'em.

And the way that I felt about saying goodbye to Noah

was actually the same way I felt about saying goodbye to the beach house.

[chattering]

♪ Insecure, what you gonna do? ♪

♪ When the human touch is what I need ♪

♪ What I need, what I need ♪

♪ What I need, what I need ♪

♪ Is you ♪

♪ Looked in the mirror I don't know who I am anymore ♪

♪ The face is familiar ♪

♪ But the eyes The eyes give it all away ♪

♪ They're all out to get you ♪

♪ Here they come again Here they come again ♪

♪ Here they come again Here they come again ♪

♪ Here they come again Here they come again ♪

♪ Here they come again Here they come again ♪

♪ Insecure, what you gonna do… ♪

-Happy birthday! -[cheering]

♪ Feel so small, they could step on you ♪

♪ Called you up, answering machine ♪

♪ When the human touch is what I need ♪

♪ What I need, what I need ♪

♪ What I need, what I need ♪

♪ What I need, what I need ♪

♪ What I need, what I need ♪

♪ What I need is you… ♪

[Elle] I couldn't bring myself to take it.

It seemed like if I left the photo,

it would always be hanging there in the same place forever.

♪ If you let me breathe ♪

♪ If you let me breathe If you let me breathe ♪

♪ If you let me breathe… ♪

-[sighs] -[tapping phone]

♪ Once again, they're all out to get you ♪

I hope you don't mind how I addressed this,

but it's how I feel about you.

Your warmth, guidance and kindness

have been some of the best parts of my life.

And I can't begin to say how thankful I am for it.

Instead, I'm enclosing a small gift

and sending it with all my love.

Elle.

-[thuds] -Hey.

You didn't think I'd let you get away without saying goodbye, did you?

I was gonna stop by your place on the way out.

-Hey, you fixed your taillight. -No, I didn't.

-Noah. -Yeah. [chuckles]

-[sighs] Um… -I guess this is it.

It feels so weird to be leaving without you.

I added a new one.

"Rule number 35."

"Always call your bestie every time you miss them."

["God Only Knows" playing]

I love it. Thank you.

[Elle exhales]

♪ But long as there are stars above you… ♪

[Elle shudders]

♪ You never need to doubt it ♪

♪ I'll make you so sure about it ♪

♪ God only knows What I'd be without you ♪

♪ If you should ever… ♪

[gasps]

♪ Your life would still go on Believe me ♪

♪ The world could show nothing to me ♪

♪ So what good would living do me? ♪

♪ God only knows What I'd be without you ♪

♪ If you should ever leave me ♪

♪ Well, life would still go on Believe me ♪

♪ The world could show nothing to me ♪

♪ So what good would living do me? ♪

♪ God only knows What I'd be without you ♪

♪ God only knows what I'd be God only knows ♪

♪ God only knows what I'd be… ♪

So, Mrs. Flynn, I believe you'll find the paperwork

for the sale of the properties in order.

We only need this last signature to finalize the deal.

[Elle] And I can't begin to say how thankful I am for it.

Instead, I'm enclosing a small gift

and sending it with all my love.

Elle.

[man] Is there a problem?

Mrs. Flynn?

No.

No problem at all.

[sighs] I'm just not selling this house.

You'd be walking away from millions.

All of these old homes are being taken down.

Just not this one.

Good day, gentlemen.

[chattering]

[Elle] Oh, that's a great one.

-That one's so-- the light is perfect. -You think? I mean, I don't know.

-I'll see you later, okay? -Yeah, cool.

Do you think that maybe I should…

So you're going to USC?

Uh, I--

Yeah, I have an interview for their spring term next week.

It's a really competitive program, so I probably won't even get in.

Are you kidding me?

You put your mind to something, you do it.

I don't know. We'll see. [sighs]

Hey, I'm sorry that things didn't work out between us.

[sighs] It is what it is, Noah.

Me too.

[Noah] Don't forget me, okay?

Goodbye, Noah.

[Lee] Elle, take care of our game while I'm away.

Until our next dance.

Your best friend, Lee.

[Elle] Yeah. Classic Lee.

One of the things that we do here, at the video games department

is we pitch and develop our own ideas into finished products.

We were hoping that you might pitch any ideas you have

for possible games or gaming products.

Yeah, of course, totally, definitely.

Oh, you mean, like, right now?

I'm so sorry. I didn't know that I was supposed to prepare that for today.

It doesn't have to be anything formal. Just a sharing of concepts.

Right, of course. Um…

[sighs] Um…

I--

Oh, my God. Um, I'm so sorry. There's--

Nothing's coming to my mind. I just-- I don't know what to say.

Look, it's not a problem, Elle.

Uh, actually, I-- I think we have everything we need.

-Thank you. -[man 2] Thank you.

Yeah, thank you.

I-- I did have one idea.

But it's-- I mean, it's really just more of a basic concept.

Go ahead, Elle.

Um…

You know how in fantasy sports, people draft real-world sports athletes,

and the players' performances are used to determine the success of--

I think we're all aware of how fantasy football works, Miss Evans.

[chuckles] Cool, yeah, sorry.

Um, of course. [clears throat]

What if we were to apply that to a large e-sports platform?

Players could get together at the beginning of the season

and take turns drafting their favorite pro players.

And you could even call it "Fantas-E Sports."

And fantasy football's, like, a multimillion-dollar industry, right?

It's $7 billion actually.

See? There you go.

And how much is the e-sports industry raking in?

Uh, two billion.

So, I mean, it kind of seems like that might be worth something.

Oh, and I also have this other idea…

[phone vibrating]

[whispers] Hey, what's up?

I think I got in!

[shouts] Yes!

Whoo-hoo-hoo!

[chattering]

Okay, you have to tell me. What happened?

Okay, so I got in there, and I was so nervous…

["Be Together" by Sikora playing]

[laughing]

♪ Be together, be together… ♪

[shouting, laughing]

[shouting, laughing continue]

♪ Shake, shake my soul ♪

♪ Shake my soul ♪

♪ Shake my soul ♪

[rock music playing]

♪ I feel so peculiar I don't know what to say… ♪

[Elle] So Lee and Rachel did end up getting back together again.

It turns out that sometimes

people do find their way back to each other.

Lee and I stayed connected all through college.

And after graduation, Lee moved back to Los Angeles.

And for us, it was like no time had passed at all.

We had both changed a lot, but our friendship hadn't.

And in the fall of that year,

we all found our way back to a very familiar place.

Oh, my God!

No way!

[Elle] And suddenly, there it was.

Lee!

-They're still doing this? -They're still doing this.

-Oh, my God! -[laughing]

[chuckling] Aw!

The kids at school were still using the Kissing Booth.

And for just a second,

I felt the same thrill and rush

that I felt the night I had my first kiss.

And then I saw him.

Again.

[laughs]

Hey, Shelly.

Hi, Noah.

-[Lee] Noah! -[Rachel laughs]

-Hey! -Hey! Fancy seeing you here.

-It's good to see you, brother. -Ah, it's good to see you, bro.

-Aww! Good to see you, guys. -[Rachel] You too.

-Congratulations again. -[Rachel and Lee] Thank you.

-[Noah] When's the wedding? Have a date? -Yeah, we're thinking, like, late May.

-Okay, late May. Can't wait. -[chuckling]

[Lee sighs]

Well, we were talking about maybe going and getting some churros.

-[Noah] Okay, churros. -Were you now?

-[laughs] -So we'll catch up with you guys later?

Yeah, it's good to see you, bro.

-[Lee] You too. -[Noah] Bye.

-Wow. -Can you believe this?

-No, I don't wanna look at you. -[both laugh]

It's been a long time.

Yeah.

You look so business-y.

Uh, I mean, don't let the suit fool you. You know, I'm still a rebel.

-Oh! -Last Friday, left work 20 minutes early.

Whoa!

-I know. I don't like to talk about it. -Okay.

-Your secret's safe with me. -Don't tell anyone.

-Oh, okay. -[laughs]

Uh, so Lee told me about your job offers.

There's a law firm in New York and one in LA.

I don't know which one I'm gonna choose right now.

Congratulations. That's amazing.

And Lee told me that you're developing video games now.

-Your own game? -Yeah, yeah.

I'm designing games. It's great.

I work at a really small company.

-But there's great opportunity. -Okay.

And I have a lot of creative freedom, so I really love it.

Well, I'm glad.

[laughs]

-What? -I don't know, you just--

You seem so grown up.

I was gonna say the same thing about you.

You know, it feels like yesterday

you were just crashing your scooter down the driveway.

-Well, I'm a much better driver now. -Oh.

I even have my own motorcycle.

Really?

Okay, well, um, I mean, when I'm in town again,

we should go for a ride together.

I mean, if you'd like that.

I would like that. That sounds fun.

Great.

Well, I've gotta-- I gotta go see some friends,

and then I've got an early flight, so…

-No, of course. No worries. -But, no, I'll call you, okay?

Sure. Yeah, if you've got time.

I've got time.

-I'm gonna go. Okay. -Okay, all right. [chuckles]

I'll see-- [chuckles]

-I'll see you later. -Okay.

-See you. Okay, bye. -Bye.

[chuckles] Bye.

[chuckles]

["Falling in Love at a Coffee Shop" by Landon Pigg playing]

♪ I think that possibly Maybe I'm falling for you ♪

♪ Yes, there's a chance That I've fallen… ♪

[laughs]

♪ I've seen the paths That your eyes wander down ♪

♪ I wanna come too ♪

♪ I think that possibly Maybe I'm falling for you… ♪

Standing there at the carnival

and seeing Noah again after all that time,

I couldn't help but think of one thing.

♪ No one understands me Quite like you do ♪

♪ Through all Of the shadowy corners of me… ♪

That all of this happened just because of--

well, you know.

-Hey! [laughs] -Hey!

-Yeah, let's do it. -Welcome to The Kissing Booth.

-["All Over the World" playing] -[vocalizing]

[grunts, laughs]

[hums]

[chuckles]

[Lee imitates punch landing]

♪ Everybody all around the world Gotta tell you what I just… ♪

[laughing] Whoa! Holy shit!

[straining] Oh, yeah.

Nice and heavy.

[laughing]

-[thuds] -[laughing]

-[laughing] -[man] Smooth move, bro!

Smooth move!

-Actually in the movie, I'm dying. -You should've kept it!

I've gotta burp.

[belches]

[strains] No, it's not coming. I'll just do it after the take.

What? Lee! Oh, my God!

What in the-- what was he thinking?

Take the apron off, Lee, and go home.

Uh, yeah. Sorry about that, May. Good talk. [laughs]

-Brad is-- [speaks gibberish] -[laughs]

-[speaks gibberish] -Oh, yeah.

Oh, my heart is beating so fast. [chuckles]

[inhales] It's okay. That's normal.

That is just fine.

[both] That is just fine.

[laughing]

Best line of the movie.

-[Noah] I'm gonna fall! -I'm gonna-- [bleeps]

[Noah] Just stop this thing!

-Whoa! Shit. My bad. -Shouldn't have said "shit."

Ooh! That was weak, mate.

That was so weak. Come on, give it to me.

[slow-motion scream]

-Holy shit! -[man laughs]

-This is [bleeps] nuts! -[laughing]

-[shouts] -[whirring]

[shouts]

You told me to walk away, right?

[laughing off-camera]

We've been dancing on this machine since we could walk.

What do you want me to do?

[electronic humming]

I want that [bleeps] machine to stop making noise.

[laughing]

I think my feet still smell from yesterday.

Very nice.

-[man] Hey, Vince. -[man 2] Oh, good job, man. Thank you.

Well, that's his. You shouldn't be keeping track of that. [laughs]

Taylor!

♪ Everybody's got the word… ♪

[grunting]

♪ Everybody, everywhere… ♪

[Elle grunts]

-Let me just go get us another snack. -Oh, okay. Is Marco here?

-Hey! Come on, come on, come on! -Really, man?

-What are you doing here? -I just wanna say--

-[speaks gibberish] -[laughs]

-That guy is reckless. -[laughing]

-Eight ball. -Nope. Nope.

-[chuckles] -[Noah chuckles] Come on.

[Elle] Hold-- hold on.

-What is happening? -I had a script sitting right here.

[laughing]

-[both speaking gibberish] -[Lee] Yeah, yeah, okay.

Wanna play some hoop ball?

Oh, my… [chuckles]

-Like a boss! -[laughs]

Get in there! [grunts]

-[shoes squeak] -Whoo!

-Hi. -Hey.

This looks amazing. Thank you.

♪ Rio, Hong Kong… ♪

[exclaims]

[belches, laughs] Holy shit!

That's gross. [chuckles]

[laughing]

[Lee] And Harvard tour this weekend!

-Really, Harvard? -Yes.

-Harvard. Shit. -[laughing]

[Lee] It has all been taken care of--

-[both laughing] -I'm sorry.

[laughing]

That is perfect!

-I love you, Marco! Whoo-hoo-hoo! -Absolutely no order!

[shouts]

[grunting]

♪ Everybody got the word ♪

♪ Everybody's got… ♪

[man] All aboard!

-[splashing] -[laughing]

[shouting]

[laughing]

[laughs]

[Lee] You are buying me a new apple. I swear.

I can't even handle you as a friend anymore.

-[continues laughing] -We're over. We're done. We're through.

-[laughs] -That was so stupid.