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Well, I was born a coal miner's daughter.
In the cabin on a hill in Butcher Hollow.
We were poor, but we had love.
That's the one thing that daddy made sure of.
Shoveled coal to make a poor man's dollar.
Yeah.
Mine is daughter I remember well The well where
I drew water The work we done was hard
And I'd be pleased if we were time I never thought of ever leaving
But you holler
Are you okay?
Kevin, are you alright?
I'm fine.
You don't seem fine.
I was just having a dream.
It seemed more like a nightmare.
Really, I'm fine.
Okay.
What?
Well, since you're up.
Steak again?
Start of the night.
How about steak and eggs?
Sounds delicious.
Seven heavens, when I see their happy faces, by letting back at
me.
Seven heavens, I know there's no greater feeling than the love of
family. Where can you go,
when the world don't treat you right? The answer
is home.
one place that you'll find seven seven
seven seven seven
seven seven
Hey, I was just going to call for you. Your breakfast is almost ready.
No, thanks.
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day.
Just the same.
I like to keep it light.
Juice. Juice is good and good for you.
Dad, I'm going.
I know you're going. That's why I wanted to send you off with a hearty
breakfast. Would you stop?
Dad, I don't need a hearty breakfast to go see a therapist.
And by the way, I said I'd talk to a therapist. I didn't say that after I
to a therapist I would see things your way.
I'm just happy to see you making an effort.
To see things my way.
Dad. Just kidding.
Kind of.
Anyway, when you're ready, your mother and I would love to sit down and talk to
you. Yeah, you've mentioned that a few times.
Just remember, all therapy, including my therapy, it's confidential. I would
never want to know what you discuss in therapy, unless, of course, you want me
to know.
I don't.
So, how's Georgia?
I don't know.
We, uh, we broke up.
I'm sorry, I guess.
Okay, I'm not having a conversation with you right now.
Let's talk.
Something tells me I'm gonna need coffee for this.
So I met this guy in detention.
He's really nice.
But everyone thinks he's a bad guy just because he was in detention.
So maybe you should be friends with him to let people know that he's not a bad
guy if he's not a bad guy.
Well, you realize everyone thinks I'm a bad girl because I was in detention.
And because Matt, Mary, Lucy, and Simon were in school before me. I feel for
you, but I don't get your point.
Well, I haven't quite gotten around to my point. Which is?
I think I'm ready to date.
So? It's okay if I go out with Harry?
That's his name, Harry.
Just think about it, okay?
Yeah. Uh,
nothing.
I'm going to get my lunch at school. That's what Harry does.
Oh. So tell Martin I'll wait for him out in the car.
I got the boys dressed today. I can tell.
We're going to be baseball players when we grow up. Or preachers.
Or baseball players who are preachers. Or preachers who are baseball players.
You can be anything you want.
Then we want to be baseball players. Not preachers.
No thanks.
We want school food today.
Mom gave us money.
Oh, I see.
I thought she didn't make lunches. She forgot, so I made the lunches. That was
wrong thinking.
You were incorrect.
Bye.
Are you okay, Reverend Tanner?
Rough morning.
So you heard about Harry? Do you know Ruthie's friend from detention?
No, but I've seen the two of them in the hall together.
And I don't like what I see. What do you see? I see a kid I don't think is good
enough for Ruthie.
And if you don't mind, I'm going to keep an eye on the situation.
Well, if you want.
Thanks anyway.
School food for you too? I didn't know you made the lunches. Well, I did. It's
not that your lunches aren't as good as Mrs. Camden's, but... Okay, your lunches
aren't as good as Mrs.
Camden's. Bye.
What? What?
Why are you staring at me?
Was I staring?
Yes. Is there something wrong?
No. Everything's great.
How's school going?
School's great.
You're going to graduate like you planned?
As far as I know, why?
Just asking.
How's work going at the church?
I'm just getting started, really, but it's fine.
I'm working on my first official duty, putting the teen class together.
The abstinence thing?
Not exactly. If all you had to do was tell teens not to have sex, then we
wouldn't need the class down at the church.
You need to tell them more than once. They may not hear it the first time.
I don't know. I'm just trying to be helpful.
Okay.
Speaking of kids, how many are you thinking you want to have?
One, two, ten?
Ten? You don't want to have ten, do you?
Why don't we just see how things go with the first one, and then we can take it
from there.
Good idea.
Are you sure you should be going to work today? You didn't sleep well last night
and you're acting kind of nutty. I'll be fine.
And I know you need the apartment to work on your work.
I love how you always support me in everything I do.
I'm your husband.
Yes, you are.
Now get out.
Did you see Sam and David?
Oh, didn't they look cute?
Yeah, cute.
What's wrong?
Ruthie wants to date.
Harry. Sounds like a nice guy.
Did she tell you where she met Harry?
Just remember that Ruthie met Harry in detention because she herself was in
detention. Yeah, but... Some kids who are in detention are there for a reason,
and I don't want them dating my daughter. And isn't she too young to
Lucy was 13 when she started dating. Ruthie is going to be 15 this year.
growing up. Whose son do you want? Ruthie's. Traitor.
Have you spoken to Simon?
I know you did.
Oh, don't ruin this therapy thing, please.
I'm not ruining anything. I just made him breakfast, which he didn't eat.
Simon has agreed to go and talk to a therapist. That's enough for right now.
He'll talk to us when he's ready to talk to us. And if he's never ready to talk
to us? Well, then I guess we'll just have to accept that. Simon has to solve
own problems.
All we can do is be there if and when he needs us. Do you actually believe
anything you're saying?
Not yet, but maybe if I say it enough times, I will.
Look, I'll let you know when you want to kiss, okay?
No, I'll let you know when she wants a kiss.
Martin. Look, I suggest you take your lips and keep moving down the hall.
I'm Harry.
You must be Martin.
Baseball player, right? I know who you are. Just move along.
I'll see you later, Ruthie.
Don't bet on it.
We need to talk.
I'll let you know when I want to talk, okay?
It was just a kiss. A kiss you didn't want, right?
Yeah, and I told Harry that.
I don't need a bodyguard. I can take care of myself.
You don't even know him. You met him in detention.
Doesn't that tell you anything?
Yeah, it tells me that he's a nice guy who made a mistake that landed him in
detention. And you know what?
I'm a nice girl that made a mistake that landed me in detention.
So if you're going to judge him based on the detention gig, then you'll just
have to judge me the same way.
Well, you've lost some weight.
Well, I'm back in the single world.
So what's going on with you? Just visiting?
Yeah, kind of. I mean, I don't have a problem.
Okay.
Yeah, I'm only here for my parents.
They threatened to stop paying for my school if I didn't come see you.
Oh, interesting.
You're not here to borrow money, are you? No, no.
But I mean, I really don't have a reason to be here.
I'm seeing this girl, this woman, Georgia, and we're close.
But when my mom and dad found out how close Georgia and I were, they got
Because you're having sex.
Right, right.
I mean, but I don't have a problem with that. I mean, it's my mom and dad's
problem.
So, I came, we talked. Can I go?
If you want, sure.
Look, Simon, I'm here to help, and apparently you don't need any help. Good
you. I usually take today off, so this actually works fine for me.
And good luck to you on finding your college money.
Perfect. Thanks, Doc.
Take care, okay?
I thought you left for work.
I'm working from home today.
I wanted to talk to you about Sunday.
I think you should give the sermon.
Me? I was going to introduce you to the congregation as the new associate pastor
and tell them about your course, and I was thinking, well, it's your course.
should tell everyone.
As long as you're up there, why not give the sermon, too?
I could use a break.
The congregation could use a break.
And I know how much you want to dive in, so... Really?
Wait.
Is this too much?
Too fast?
The class, the sermon, the new job?
No. I can handle it. I'm sure you can.
But if you need any help... I can handle it.
Hello? I brought over some literature and pamphlets for Lucy's new class.
Simon told me about it, and...
I think it's great that you're trying to stop the mass exodus of teens from your
church.
So, will there be a whole series or just the one class that tells everyone not
to have sex?
You're welcome to come to church on Sunday and find out the details
Lucy's going to be giving the sermon and she'll be talking about the class.
Thanks.
Maybe I'll go with Simon.
Is Simon around?
Is there something wrong?
I thought you and Simon broke up last week. I told you we broke up. Simon?
Oh, you must have misunderstood him.
Well, yeah, I must have.
Are you okay?
I just saw Ruthie drive by in a convertible.
With? With some boy, I don't know.
Harry. I don't know what Harry looks like.
Tall, blonde, and no good.
Well, I don't know about the last part, but this kid was tall and blonde.
I thought you said you were going to keep an eye on her.
I was.
Oh, well, if you were keeping an eye on her, how did she end up in a car with
some tall, blonde kid? I don't know.
She said she was riding home with a friend. She never said her friend was
What? I'm new at this.
Was that session that we had earlier, was that supposed to be helpful to me?
You said you didn't need my help.
No, I said I didn't have a problem.
Right, and if you don't have a problem, then you don't need my help.
So you think that I have a problem.
It doesn't matter what I think.
Lots of kids have sex.
Yeah, so I've heard.
I know what you're thinking.
You're thinking that the problem that I say I don't have, that you think that I
have, has something to do with the accident I had last summer.
Well, it doesn't.
I mean, how could my having sex possibly have anything to do with me
accidentally killing someone?
I don't even think about that accident anymore.
Well, so maybe I think about it sometimes, but, like, it doesn't upset
You sure about that?
Because you're talking about the accident now.
You seem kind of upset.
Have the rest of the afternoon free.
How long have I been asleep?
I don't know. I just got here.
I can't sleep. I've got so much to do. Are those chocolate chip cookies?
Your mother just baked those for you.
Thought you might be hungry, so I brought them up.
What?
Cookies. Right.
You're here because you think I need help with my sermon in my class.
That's not true.
But since I'm here... I told you.
I can handle it. I've got it all under control.
Hello. Where's Mom?
She's picking up Sam and David.
They're still at school?
Well, they had a play date after school.
Apparently, you're not the only member of the family who's making new friends.
You're not going anywhere. We need to talk.
About? You in a car with a boy. I don't know. Harry.
I told you about him.
Yes, you did. And I don't remember giving you permission to date Harry or
else. Yet.
Don't even try it.
Hi.
Ruthie left it in my car.
I'm Harry.
Well, hello, Harry.
How do you do that?
Do what?
Sound friendly and unfriendly at the same time.
It's one of the many skills I've developed over the years, being the
three daughters.
Why don't you come in, Harry, so we can talk?
There it is again.
Friendly yet unfriendly.
We can talk in the dining room.
Why can't we talk here? I want to talk to you alone.
Is this good or bad?
Hey, while you're busy interrogating my friend, what am I supposed to do?
Take these up to Lucy.
She needs to keep up her strength while she works. I took some earlier, but you
know how it is. She's eating for two now.
Don't kid yourself, Dad.
Lucy's eating for a family of five with two dogs.
Okay, what are you in detention for?
Oh, no chit -chat?
No, no. What'd you do?
I parked my car in the teacher's spot.
After some of my friends and I moved the teacher's car.
And then we forgot to tell her where we moved her car, and it was kind of funny,
actually.
Funny? How?
It was the first day of school.
It was just a stupid old -fashioned prank.
Made easier, of course, by today's smaller cars.
Mrs. Butler drives a Mini Cooper.
I know it was wrong.
It was funny, but it was wrong.
So when you and your friends were moving Mrs. Butler's car, you knew it was
wrong? Well, it kind of hit me later.
In detention.
How old were you?
16. So that was your car, the one you were driving my daughter around in?
Actually, the friend.
I borrowed it.
I wanted to give Ruthie a ride home, so I needed a car.
Borrowed as in the owner of the car knows you borrowed it or doesn't know
borrowed it?
I'm not a car thief.
Actually, you're an admitted car thief.
More of a prankster, don't you think?
Listen, um, I really like Ruthie.
So do I, which is why I'm not comfortable with the idea of you two
Well, would it make a difference, sir, if I told you I was under the care of
social services?
I'm living in a county facility.
So you can see, I need a laugh every now and then.
And it'd also be nice to have a girlfriend, too.
So, which way are you going to go?
Your sermon?
Your class for teens at church?
Which way are you going to go?
I'm not sure I'm comfortable talking to you about this.
But I'm a teen.
A teen girl.
Isn't that who you want to talk to? To reach?
Yeah, but you're my sister. It's different.
Hey. I'm going to be 15 in a few months.
And according to this pamphlet, I'm way behind the national curve.
I can't talk to you about this, okay?
Well, you're going to have to get over that if you're going to address the
congregation on Sunday.
I won't be the only teen girl in the audience.
Why are you here? Dad's interrogating my new boyfriend, Harry.
He's cute. I really like him.
We want our new friends out.
Boy or girl? We don't like girls. Ew!
Good boys.
I'm not sure about Harry.
Why? Because he was in detention?
Ruthie was in detention.
We all make mistakes.
Yeah, but I don't want to allow them to date and then realize we've made a
mistake. It'll be okay.
Did you know that Simon and Georgia are still dating?
No. Simon looked me in the eye this morning and lied.
He told me they broke up.
What? Oh, maybe that's our fault. Come again?
Do you think he lied to us about Georgia because he wanted to lie or because he
doesn't feel he can tell us the truth?
Simon needs to feel free to tell us anything.
And it is our job to make him feel comfortable enough to do just that.
You're really working on this new attitude, aren't you?
One of us has to.
Well, I'm glad it's you.
I'm just not quite ready.
So. Is it fun?
Being with Georgia?
Yeah, sure.
And do you feel happy about the relationship?
Do you love her?
Not exactly.
So you don't love her.
You don't have to be in love to have sex.
Well, to have a healthy sexual relationship where both parties feel
free to be intimate, yes, you do.
Let's talk about something else.
Not the accident?
No, not the accident.
Not Georgia.
Let's talk about school and how you found yourself on disciplinary
I missed a couple of classes.
I mean, I took all the tests. I got straight A's.
So... When you didn't go to class, what did you do?
I hung out with Georgia.
You know, we did things.
Sometimes class was boring?
Yeah, sometimes I was bored.
And did you find your mind wandering a bit when you were bored?
Yeah. And when your mind wandered, where did it go? I just wanted to be with
someone who didn't make me think all the time, you know?
When I was with Georgia, I didn't have to think.
So you threw yourself into the relationship with Georgia so you could
your inner voice.
And what was that inner voice saying to you?
It's okay.
Whatever you say in here stays in here. This is just between you and me.
I guess my inner voice was saying, I'm going to hell anyway for
killing a guy, so I might as well have sex.
I killed someone.
I committed the greatest sin that there is.
I took a life away, you know? I mean, yeah, it was an accident, but somebody's
dead.
So it doesn't matter what I do anymore.
You know, I mean, what does it matter if I have sex?
If you were me, you could be with...
Beautiful woman.
I spend every day and night having those kind of thoughts. You know, what would
you choose?
Yeah, yeah. You know, I had a sexual relationship with Georgia so I could
that I killed someone because I thought that I was no good.
Wow.
Yeah, I did.
I did, didn't I?
I'm sorry, I just never said any of this out loud before.
I'm insane.
I'm insane, aren't I?
Oh, I can assure you, you are not insane.
Okay, don't help me, but maybe just point me in the right direction.
I'm lost. I don't know where to start.
Just look in the mirror, Luz.
Just look in the mirror.
Just look in the mirror.
We need to talk.
That sounds serious.
It is serious.
You're breaking up with me again, aren't you? You broke up with me.
Oh.
Right.
Are you breaking up with me?
Because your parents are upset about our being together?
No.
Because I'm upset about our being together.
I shouldn't have gotten back together with you after I broke up with Cecilia.
And I shouldn't have gotten together with you at all when we were at school.
I wasn't ready to be with myself, let alone someone else.
I'm really sorry about that.
So you're still in love with Cecilia?
No. No, this has nothing to do with Cecilia.
It has to do with me.
And I don't...
I don't want to hurt you when I say this, but I... I don't think I'm in love
with you.
That's okay.
I'm not sure I'm in love with you either.
But maybe we'll end up in love with each other.
And if, you know, we both understand what's going on, then nobody gets hurt,
right?
No.
I'm just beginning to understand what's going on with me.
And...
I want to understand me before I get involved with you or anyone
else.
Dinner will be ready soon.
Well?
Harry is interesting.
And your mother and I aren't saying that you can't date him.
But we're also not saying that you can date him.
And all this double talk means?
Well, your mother and I both feel that we'd like to get to know Harry a little
more before you two officially started going out.
And it would be nice if he was out of detention, too.
Translation? It means you and Harry can hang out around the house.
Give us all a chance to get to know each other a little more. And if all goes
well, we... I...
I might not be opposed to the two of you... dating.
Okay. I can live with that.
Did you know Harry's living in a county facility?
Yeah, I know. Harry told me he's been bounced from one foster home to another
foster home. He's waiting to get another family. Yeah, but it's not Harry's
fault. They just keep putting him with lousy families.
But... Harry always makes the best out of a bad situation.
That's one of the things I like about him.
Yeah, it just seems a shame that there isn't a couple out there or just a
who could make a difference and give him a foster home or just adopt him, give
him a permanent home.
Wait, you're not going to adopt Harry just so I can't date him, are you?
No, no, but maybe I can find someone else who can.
Just as long as it's not a blood relative, great.
You really like him, don't you? I do.
What are you doing?
Why do you love me?
You don't look to me to make you happy.
You take responsibility for your own happiness. You know who you are and what
you believe.
It's sexy.
Very attractive.
And I could sense from the very beginning you were never looking for
define you, tell you who you should be and what you should do.
I guess I fell in love with the fact that you loved yourself so much, if you
know what I mean.
Yeah, I think I do know what you mean. And I love that even though I have more
than enough money and you could just stay home and raise our children, you
to work.
You want to give something to the world as well as me and our family.
Thanks.
Did you hear?
Dad asked me to give the sermon on Sunday.
That's great.
Do you know what you're going to talk about for your sermon?
Yeah. I finally do know what I'm going to talk about.
And that's the good news.
Is there bad news?
I need the apartment to write it down before I lose my train of thought.
See you.
I don't want to kick you out.
You aren't. I'm leaving.
I'll go grab a burger at the pool hall.
I love you.
Hey, Ruthie.
I'm waiting for my friend to come and pick up his car and drop me off.
I'm glad you called.
Do you have any plans on Sunday?
No. Do you want to come to church with me?
I'd love to go to church with you.
Oh, you're just in time. We're going to stuff pork chops, your favorite.
Aren't you guys going to ask me about therapy with Dr. Gibson?
I've been there all day.
On and off.
We've been talking, and your mother and I agree that maybe we need to change the
way we respond to all this change in your life. And maybe then you won't feel
it's necessary to not tell us what's going on in your life and who you're
dating.
I'm sorry about lying about Georgia.
I did break up with her, though. It was like an hour ago.
We talked and decided that maybe it's best if we both get to know ourselves a
bit more before continuing our relationship.
So Dr. Gibson helped?
With things I didn't even know I needed help with.
I'm not ready to talk about anything yet.
But I am sorry for disappointing you both. And I'm sorry for disappointing
myself.
Oh, you didn't disappoint anyone, Simon.
We love you. We just want you to be happy.
Well, I'm going to cram a few more appointments in with Dr. Gibson, and I
referral for a therapist at my college.
That is, if I'm able to go back to school, I can't really afford it without
help. When you're in the trenches fighting for your son's life, you grab
whatever weapon you have handy.
Like threatening to not pay tuition?
I already wrote the check.
your scholarship and and hey if you go to all your classes this year maybe you
can get a full scholarship just so we're clear i'm not promising to never have
sex until i'm married but i do promise that if and when i do decide to have sex
again i'm going to use better judgment and i'll be more emotionally ready i'm
not happy but it's a step in the right direction we'll just take a wait and see
policy with everything i guess
Simon.
You're our son, and we will always love you, no matter what.
Always.
Thanks.
Oh, things are getting better. They're not great, but they're getting better.
Hi. We were just talking.
Well, in the future, perhaps you could do your talking in one of the many
rooms available in the house. Might I suggest the living room?
Okay.
I'll wait for you outside.
See you in church.
Georgia's coming to our church today.
She wants to see a Lucy sermon.
What's going on? We were just talking about the possibility of, um...
of having a relationship without being so physical.
So we never really got a chance to get to know each other, and we thought, what
the heck, let's give it a shot. You know, I missed her, she missed me. You
missed her? You just saw her two days ago.
I really don't know if I love her.
And, I mean, we really don't have anything in common, but what can I say?
makes me laugh.
Can I come in?
I guess you can.
I'm not sure I like you or that I want you dating Ruthie, but I guess if
Reverend and Mrs. Camden can give you a chance, I can too.
I guess I can give you a chance too.
Harry, Reverend Camden?
Harry, this is my mom.
Oh, wow.
I see where Ruthie gets the good looks from. Thanks.
I just came down for the boys' shirts, and now that I have them, I'm going to
heading upstairs.
Um, would you like to come by the house after church for lunch?
Thanks. I'd love to.
Well, I want to check on Lucy, so I'll just be off.
Can Harry drive me to church?
I'll drive you both to church.
Great, but we're sitting in the back seat.
You really like this guy?
Yeah, I do.
And just for the record, you don't have to take care of me. I'm almost 15, so
you don't have to do the whole big brother protection stuff.
But when you do act like my big brother, I do kind of like it.
And I like you.
I'm glad you're here.
okay. It's a big day.
What do you think?
I think I haven't been more proud to be your father since the day I first held
you in the hospital.
Dad, don't make me cry. I don't want to look like a wreck soon when I give my
sermon.
I can't believe I'm actually the associate pastor.
This is my dream.
You made my dreams come true.
No, you made your dreams come true.
You did it.
And like I said, I couldn't be more proud.
When my father asked me if I'd be willing to start a class here at church
all our teens who want a safe place to discuss sex, I told him I'd do it.
But on two conditions.
The class had to have more to offer teens than just an adult.
Associate pastors, well, me, telling them not to have sex until marriage.
And for now, I just wanted to offer the class to all the young girls in the
church. But don't worry, guys, I'm coming after you, too.
So what do I want to tell? Or better yet...
What do I have to offer teen girls who are being faced with the very adult
choice of should I or shouldn't I have sex?
And I started thinking about the woman from the Song of Solomon, who, like many
other women in the Bible, is unnamed.
She is called only Shulamite woman, which basically tells us about her
origin. We don't know her name, but we do know that she knows who she is and
that she's not ashamed of who she is.
The Shulamite woman not only knows who she is, She knows what she wants, and
knows what her passion is, and she goes after it.
She loves who she is, and she doesn't care what anybody thinks of her because
she is strong within herself.
She has self -love and self -esteem.
She's in love with a man, and she wants that man, but she knows and loves who
she is outside of her love for that man.
That's such an important point.
So many of us live our lives believing that Life will be better once we get a
husband or a wife.
Or once we make money or drive a fancy car or buy a house.
And it's no different in high school.
A lot of girls think everything will be better once that cute boy asks them out.
Or they get invited to the cool party.
Or they get elected homecoming queen.
Or once they have sex.
So many of us make loving ourselves dependent upon something outside of
ourselves.
So many of us make being complete dependent upon being with someone else
being fulfilled dependent upon accomplishment.
But it's not someone else's job to make us happy.
It's your job to make yourself happy and to know who you are.
And if you don't know yourself or love yourself,
How can you expect someone else to?
God wants us to know and love ourselves.
He also wants us to know our purpose, our passion.
Those two things are connected.
And you cannot find your passion if you don't know who you are.
Your passion is a part of who you are already.
But to know it, you must know yourself.
Passion is not sex and romance.
Passion is what you pour into creating a life for yourself that has meaning and
purpose.
So I ask you, especially all you girls out there, what have you dreamt about
doing?
What is that thing that you've always wanted to do?
I hate to say it, but as a young woman, it's very easy to get sidetracked from
discovering your passion.
There are actually more things to sidetrack you and not much to inspire
Sex can sidetrack you.
A relationship with the wrong boy can sidetrack you.
An unexpected pregnancy can sidetrack you.
But remember the Shulamite woman. Remember what she teaches us.
We cannot share our passion with others until we find it within ourselves.
Whatever your passion is,
Now is the time to experience it.
Whatever your purpose is, now is the time to discover it.
Whatever you need, now is the time to pursue it.
Now is the time to accomplish it. Now. Right now.
Your passion is that thing you love.
That thing you would give anything to do.
To be.
What you are waiting for is already inside of you.
God has already equipped us.
with everything we need to live full and rich lives.
It is our responsibility to make that life happen, to make our dreams happen,
find our passion and pursue it.
Hey, it's Scott Wolf. You can catch a fresh episode of Everwood next.
On the WB's Big Sunday.
Hey, guys.
Want to walk me to class? Critics call Jack and Bobby irresistible. You can't
just go from friends to hooking up.
Hi. It's not like it's high.
Maybe I want to be violated.
Have you ever think about that?
It's smart and sexy.
A must -be.
I'm here with Courtney. Oh, yeah?
That's the act.
The best new drama.
Can I kiss you in a minute? Yes, shut up.
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