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Simon! It's Sandy! It's me!

Help!

Why aren't you answering your phone?

I didn't hear my phone.

Is Rose here?

No, she didn't come home last night.

I know she came home, but... Ow! But she left early this morning.

Oh, uh, yeah, she went to San Francisco.

Are you okay?

I don't know. I think I need to go to the hospital. And I don't want to go by

myself, and your sister is three hours away, and I don't have anyone else.

And ow!

Okay, there's something I threw my clothes on. Ow!

No, I don't think we have time for that. I'm really hurting.

I think there's something wrong.

Okay, let's go.

Seven heavens, when I see their happy faces, smiling 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.

place that you'll find seven seven

seven seven

seven

Can I help?

This isn't working quite the way I thought it would.

I can't quite figure it out. But you go on. Do whatever you want to do today.

My mom will keep Savannah if I have to go out.

Here, let me take a look.

You're going to help me with it?

You never volunteer to help me with any remodeling stuff. What's going on?

It's not remodeling. It's putting down some tiles.

It's something we can do together. We never get to hang out together anymore.

Let me help you.

Did it come with instructions?

Yeah, it came with instructions.

Why do you want to hang out with me all day?

Why do you want me out of the house today?

Well, you first.

Aren't you supposed to go talk to that guy today, Sandy's dad?

If he ever calls me back, but he may never call me back.

And if he doesn't, then what?

Then nothing.

I continue to help Sandy become more self -sufficient because I don't think

family's going to come to her rescue.

What about Martin?

I don't know. I'd like to keep him at a distance or give him a little space,

however you want to look at it.

But she can't force him into a relationship with her and the baby. I

got to come around on his own. Why?

Because. What do you mean, why?

I mean, having been in the same situation when I graduated from high

did the right thing and got married.

So I think I should talk to him.

Then you got divorced when you found out there wasn't a baby.

Still, he needs some help from a guy.

Well, I'm helping him.

How? By helping her. By helping Sandy.

No offense, but I just want to talk to a man to man.

No offense, but he didn't come to you for help.

And if he's going to talk to a man, I think the first man he should talk to is

his dad.

Yeah, okay. When's he going to do that? When the kid goes to kindergarten?

Hopefully before that.

He better.

People are going to know.

Other than you, my dad, and me, what people?

You don't really think you can keep that kind of thing a secret, do you?

Well, I don't think I can keep Sandy's pregnancy a secret, but I don't know why

anyone else necessarily needs to know who the father is.

Luke, your whole family has figured it out, and Simon and Rose know.

My whole family?

Yeah.

Except for Ruthie.

You told Matt?

He's the one who told me Sandy was pregnant. I didn't even notice it, and

just put two and two together.

And you told him? He was going to find out eventually anyways, and besides, he

lives in New York. Who's he going to tell? Well, I don't know, but wait a

minute. My whole family? My mom knows?

I didn't tell her.

Your dad told her. He told her that Martin is the father of Sandy's baby?

I think so.

I can't believe this.

I'll be right back.

What could George possibly want to see me about other than Martin or Martin and

Meredith? He's not going to want Martin dating Meredith if he's found out about

Sandy, is he?

Well, I doubt it, but what if it's some tiny little problem with one of the

children? He has other children. I mean, there's Meredith's brothers and

sisters. Maybe he wants to talk about one of them, or even Cecilia. Maybe he's

having a problem with Cecilia. Maybe, but I don't think that would require a

visit to my office on a Saturday.

How could he have found out?

Who?

And please tell me you're not talking about Martin.

handling this i don't need anyone anyone else to interfere we're not interfering

we're talking about martin how do you even know she's your mother i told her

i i she she figured it out why

shouldn't i know this is not a group project this is my work i told sandy

everything she was sharing with me was in complete confidence You didn't tell

about Sandy. Your father saw her when he was spying on you. And why couldn't you

tell me?

It's me, Luz.

I've kept more secrets over the years than you'll probably ever hear.

So don't worry.

I wouldn't say anything to anyone.

And frankly, I'm a little bit insulted that you were so upset that your father

said something to me.

I mean, I probably would have figured it out by myself anyway. Matt figured it

out. No, he didn't. Kevin told him. And you told Kevin.

Well, yeah, he's my husband.

Well, I'm his wife.

All right, all right, everyone knows.

But, Ruthie, so we have to contain this. We have to. Please, don't discuss

Martin and Sandy with anyone else. I'm begging you.

If Martin knew you knew, he would be mortified, even more mortified than he

already is.

Or, knowing that others know, he'd tell his father. And he really, he should

tell his father, because there may be other people who know. Other people

George called.

And he wants to talk to me.

George as in Meredith's adoptive father, George?

Yes, yes, I know who he is.

He can't possibly know about Martin.

Can he?

If he doesn't know, you're not going to tell him, right?

No, but Luce, eventually people are going to know. Why do we have to assume

the worst is going to happen?

Just... Don't say anything to George if he doesn't know, and don't say anything

else to anyone else, okay?

Okay. Okay.

But don't forget that Simon and Rose know.

You might want to talk to them. I know that.

Anytime Simon's name comes up in a conversation, she just darts out the

Yeah, I've noticed that, too. She knows something about the two of them that

she's not telling us.

Whatever it is, That'll come out eventually.

We met Ruthie's boyfriend.

I thought you were going to let me do the talking.

Really? I didn't know Ruthie had a boyfriend.

I don't. Yes, you do.

It's not somebody you know.

Oh. What was the plan?

To get Mom and Dad to let you... We ran into someone when we were riding bikes.

A guy from school.

And he's not my boyfriend.

Are you sure?

I think he wants to be your boyfriend.

Yeah. You know, why don't you two just go upstairs and do something while I

to Dad? I don't know. I find it pretty interesting talking to the three of you.

If you ever want to ride bikes with me again, you'll go upstairs.

If you were going to threaten them, and by the way, I don't like anyone to get

threatened around here, you maybe should have done it before they...

Gave away all your little secrets.

So, who's this boy from school you ran into?

He's on the baseball team, the shortstop, Brian.

And he was just asking if maybe he and I could go out sometime with Martin

Meredith.

He's 16. He doesn't have a car, so we'd have to go with someone else.

You don't think that would be just a bit awkward?

I know you're friends with Martin, and I know you're friends with Meredith.

But I also know you're kind of thinking that someday Martin and Meredith may

not... and be together and... Never mind that. I want you to meet him.

Brian, this is my dad.

Dad, this is Brian.

It's nice to meet you, sir.

Honest people tell the truth.

Other people know that when they say something is so, they can believe it.

that is very handy because if you are honest and promise to do something,

will trust you. They will share things with you, tell you secrets, lend you

money, help you do many of the things that you want to do because they know

what you promise and what you say is true. They can count on it.

Only a dope.

We'll lie.

Maybe you should read that to Lucy.

Not us. We read that book a lot.

You're right.

Why do we have to wait for Dad?

Brian's waiting for me to call him. He said we'd talk about it when he got

Well, when is he going to get home?

Where'd he go?

What is he doing? What's more important than this?

Nothing is more important to us than you and our relationship with you as you

grow up and become a young adult.

This is a really great book.

How's Simon?

He's fine. He's fine.

How's Cecilia?

She's fine. So I'd switch in colleges a few times.

Which is going to mean she's going to be in school a year longer than she was

supposed to be, but at least she's still in college, so I guess she'll graduate

when she graduates. You know that Meredith's older sister is still in

with Simon.

Right, I forgot she's at Northern California School of the Arts, too.

Loves it.

She's decided she's going to teach art at the high school level. She thinks art

is such a good thing for kids, attributes her emotional health to being

express herself through art. She's such a good girl.

And I mean having lived in social services and out on the streets and

she's not having any problems?

No, goodness knows. She comes down on weekends and straightens out her sisters

and her brother if they're even thinking about giving us any problems, which

they're not.

And I don't know if you know this or not, but Martin told Meredith he loves

And it's her first real love, and she is crazy about it. She couldn't quit

talking to Christina the whole time she was home.

And I was just wondering.

You don't think that Martin would say something like, I love you to Meredith

the wrong reason, do you? The wrong reason?

Maybe I'm paranoid, but he wouldn't say something like that just to get Meredith

to be, you know, intimate with him.

Why do you think that?

Well, because I've been reading everything I can get my hands on about

And some experts said that that's one of the ways that boys talk girls into

doing things they wouldn't ordinarily be doing. But I know you know about that

stuff, and that's why I wanted to talk to you about it.

You know teenage boys.

I mean, you have one. Simon's what, almost 21?

Next year.

Still 20 for now.

Oh, and by the way, congratulations.

Heard about the engagement from Christina.

Yeah, yeah, they say they're getting married.

I mean, it's not an official engagement.

There's always a chance the whole thing could just, you know, fall apart.

Not that we want that to happen.

Well, it's a pretty big engagement ring for not an official engagement. I mean,

those things aren't really returnable. I mean, it's what, a full one -carat

ring? I mean, I knew Simon was good with money, but that's a humdinger of a ring

from what I hear.

Oh, dear Lord, tell me you knew about the ring.

We didn't have all the details. We haven't actually seen it yet. I should

kept to the subject, which is Meredith.

Do you think it's safe for Meredith and Martin to be boyfriend and girlfriend

just going together? Do you think it's good that they're so serious about each

other when they're both so young?

Could we just put a pin in this and maybe get back to this conversation next

week? What?

Well, I'd like to do a little research before I just answer such an important

question. What?

Research? Please.

Sure. Okay.

Just get back to me. Sooner's better than later.

Tom, it is not funny.

Come on, it's kind of funny.

I shouldn't have eaten Mexican for dinner.

I guess not.

I can't believe those were just gas pains.

I can't imagine what labor pains are going to be like. Sit down. I'll get you

something to drink.

Sorry you had to rush me to the hospital.

That's okay. I'm just glad it wasn't for something more serious.

Yeah, me too, I guess.

You guess?

I don't know. It's just... My life would have been a lot easier if this had all

ended today.

It would have been sad.

It would have been over.

And this is never going to be over.

My life's changed forever.

And Martin's. Maybe.

Maybe he's never going to be a part of this.

He's already a part of this.

I mean, he can't stay away forever.

I can't believe I'd do something so stupid.

I think it's because I wanted you to know I slept with Martin.

I was angry that you were dating Rose instead of me. And I'm a little jealous

that you're marrying Rose instead of me.

I wish I'd never introduced the two of you.

And I wish that you had gotten to know me better.

And I had gotten to know you better.

I'm really not a bad person.

And I know you're not.

And I think that you're going to make a great husband.

And someday you're going to make a great dad.

And frankly, I don't think Rose deserves you.

Sandy, look.

What? You wanted me to lie?

No.

I just really wish you didn't say everything you just said.

Fine.

I take it back.

Forget I said any of what I just told you.

Even though it's the truth.

I don't think you always have to tell everyone the truth. The whole truth and

nothing but the truth.

Maybe you should try it.

Are you happy marrying Rose?

What's going on? That Brian guy asked me out.

No, I met with your dad. Why is he meeting with Meredith's dad?

Oh, I didn't know he was.

Oh, well, what Ryan guy?

On your team. The baseball team.

The shortstop.

What? David and Sam and I were riding bikes, and we ran into him, and he asked

me out.

And he came over and met my dad, and he doesn't drive, so I was asking if we

could go out with you and Meredith.

Oh, that guy, yeah.

Um, no, I'm sorry.

No, you're sorry?

I want to be with Meredith alone.

Okay? I've heard.

Dad still lets me. What could we have been talking about? Who?

Your dad and George.

I don't know, but I know my dad likes you. So I don't think he'd be telling

George not to let Meredith go out with you.

You guys are alone all the time. Do you have to be alone tonight?

Yes, we do.

Brian doesn't have a car.

Yeah, I know that. He's been trying to get a ride from anyone on the team who

will give him a ride. Look, I don't want any company tonight. I need to be with

Meredith alone.

Need to be?

Yeah, I need to talk to her. Yeah, sure.

What does that mean?

It means that you don't want to help me out.

That's not what you think it means. You think it means I want to do more than

talk. I didn't say that.

All right.

I'm going to ask you a question.

And I want the two of you to answer at the same time without taking a cue from

each other.

How old is this Brian that you're trying to go out with?

Sixteen. Eighteen?

Why would I lie?

I don't lie.

Why would you lie?

Because I had to.

Good, you're home.

What happened?

What? Does he know about Martin or doesn't he?

I'd say he doesn't know yet, but he's in the process of putting it all together.

I'm pretty sure he's going to know soon.

That's all you found out?

No, not all I found out. Well, I found out that Simon gave Rose an engagement

ring.

You know about the ring?

I knew, but I couldn't really say.

Because? Because I said I wouldn't.

Because? Because he should be the one to tell you.

And yet he wasn't the one to tell me. Well, I can't help that.

It wasn't my place to tell you.

All I could do is tell him to tell you.

Is that the same thing that you're going to be saying to Martin's dad when he

comes storming over here asking why we didn't tell him that his son is going to

be a father?

I'm handling it okay. All by yourself.

You're handling an unwanted pregnancy that involved a young man who lived in

home for two years.

And now lives across the street with his dad, a young man who your younger

sister worships, a young man we all love. You're handling his problems all

yourself? Yes, I am.

He asked me to. And you're also handling the problems of the young woman who's

having his child, a young woman who's a friend of your brother's, a young woman

who has no other friends or family to turn to?

Yes, I am. And you're in the middle of your brother's relationship problems,

to mention the problems he's about to have with your mother and me.

And at the same time, you're trying to fulfill all the obligations you have

your commitment to the church all while bringing up a daughter and remodeling a

house, and you just graduated from college, and you have no practical

because you're just in your first year of work?

Are you jealous that all these people came to me for help instead of talking

you? Is that the problem?

No, that's not the problem.

So what's the problem?

The problem is... Oh.

Hello?

Oh, could you hold on for just one second?

Okay.

I'm sorry, but I have something I have to do. But stop worrying.

I'll admit I have a lot going on, but I've got this all under control.

No, you don't.

She doesn't.

She really doesn't.

I have to go meet Sandy's dad.

Hold on, I'll follow you. I got it, okay?

I'm just going down to the promenade to meet him for coffee.

I'll just be nearby if you need me.

Have you been talking to my dad?

About? About my taking on too much? No, but I'm not surprised you would think

that. He'd think that maybe you should give some consideration to what we're

both telling you before someone gets hurt or you get hurt.

All right, all right.

I hear you. Consider it considered.

Okay. Bye -bye, Mommy. We'll be right back.

Are you going to follow me or not?

The guy sounded a little creepy on the phone.

Want to go for a ride?

Hello? Ruthie?

Oh, hi.

Is it a bad time?

Kind of. I'm a little angry with your boyfriend now.

Is that why my dad asked if we could not go out tonight?

I don't know. Your dad had some way of going out with Martin tonight.

He was nice about it. He just said he felt like I was going out a lot lately,

maybe Martin and I should take a night off.

Just find that kind of odd since he met with your dad this afternoon.

So you don't know what your dad could have said to him to make him think that

Martin and I were going out too often?

No. Are you sure it was something my dad said that made him decide that?

No, but I...

I have to call you back.

I think we should talk.

I'm sorry.

I won't do it again.

I won't lie about a guy's age just so I can try and go out with him. Well,

that's an excellent start.

And I won't ask Sam and David to lie for me ever again.

That was stupid.

It was wrong. I meant to say wrong first.

You just... seem so determined to go out with guys who are older than you, is...

Is that just so that you can show Martin that you're old enough to date guys his

age?

Ruthie.

I know you have this fantasy in your head about someday being Martin Brewer's

girlfriend.

But maybe it's time to...

let go of that dream and get a new dream. You know, maybe even a dream

not about a guy, but about you, about graduating at the top of your class and

getting into college, you know, and studying something you're passionate

and pursuing a career and succeeding at it and traveling around the world.

Why? Why?

Yeah. Why?

I'm not trying to ruin Martin's relationship with Meredith or anything.

I just know that it's not going to last forever.

And it may be that he'll have another relationship after that, and another one

after that, and another one after that, and another one after that, before he

even sees me as more than a friend.

But someday that could happen.

I want that to happen.

Sounds as if you're willing to do whatever it takes to make that happen.

Well, if it did happen, if he did want to go out with me, would you let me go

out with him?

Dad?

I'd have to think about that. What?

Why would you have to think about it? You know what a nice guy he is.

This is more about you than about Martin. You just lied to us about Brian.

let's just focus on how you're going to win back our trust so that eventually we

can let you date again.

It's just, it's so hard to tell you the truth when I know you're not going to

like what I'm telling you.

It's this simple.

Don't do things you know are wrong and then you won't have to lie about them.

Say that we didn't know that you'd lied to us about Brian's age and you went out

with him.

Would you have enjoyed the date? I mean, could you have just put it out of your

head that you'd lied to us and then had a good time?

Or would you have been worried the whole night that we were going to find out

and you were going to get in trouble?

You're right.

I know you're right. It's just, why do you have to put me in a situation where

have to lie to you?

Why can't you just trust me to make my own decisions?

Well, for one thing, you lied to me.

Well, is there another thing?

Yes, there is, as a matter of fact.

I don't want you to end up being a young woman who will do whatever it takes to

get a guy that she wants.

Whenever you find yourself in that frame of mind, obsessed with getting a guy,

the feeling that you just have to have him, you'll do whatever it takes to get

him.

I just, I want you to question whether getting him is really worth losing who

you are.

Hey, it's not like I'm Rose.

If what you mean is you don't want me to have sex just to get a guy, I

want you to know that I would never do that.

Thanks.

I'm going to hold you to that until the day you're married. To Martin?

Is it because he told me that he loved me?

No.

Yes. Maybe.

I just don't want you to get into any trouble with Martin.

I'm just saying let's slow it down a little.

Look, I went through years at social services without having sex, which is

than I can say for most girls in my situation. So please don't think that

going to get talked into anything just because a guy's in love with me.

I didn't know that about you. I'm very happy to know that about you.

And I trust you. Your mother and I trust you.

So you don't trust Martin.

Why? I don't know.

I guess because he's a guy who's in love with you.

But I apologize. I have no reason not to trust you. And I'm sure that you're

going to do the right thing for yourself.

So... If you don't feel that you and Martin are getting too serious too fast,

and if you don't think you're headed toward a relationship that wouldn't be

for you, then you go out with him tonight or any other night. As long as

doing well in school, I'll let you make your own decisions.

And after all, you've been making your own decisions and good ones for a long

time.

Thanks. But you know what?

I will take the night off and do something else. Just to show you that my

life is not centered around Martin.

I love being in this family.

I love you.

Really. Was it me telling you that Martin told me that he loved me that

feel that you couldn't trust us?

Or did something else happen?

Well, I've never had more than one child in this house. Cecilia was the only

one. No siblings.

And I just think it's wonderful how you and your sisters and your brother,

you... Care for each other and, you know, look out for each other. My sister

told you that Martin had sex with Simon's friend Sandy.

Well... Why would she tell you that? I told her not to tell anyone.

Regardless of that, I trust you, Meredith.

And I meant what I said. You make your own decisions regarding this

relationship. And that being said, I hope you make the right one.

And if you want my help or your mother's help, we're here.

for you to talk to.

Lucy Kinkirk? Oh, yes. Hi, I'm Lucy Kinkirk. I'm Sandy's friend and the

associate pastor at Glen Oak Church.

Nice to meet you. I'm Edward Jameson. I'm Sandy's dad and I'm...

You okay?

You seem a little... Drunk?

When was the last time you spoke to Sandy's mom?

I know all about the baby, if that's what you want to know.

And? And I'm a drunk. What do you want me to do?

Well, have you ever thought about, say, getting sober?

Not recently.

I've been drinking my whole life. I like to drink, so I'm going to

keep drinking.

So why did you even meet me?

So if you get any crazy ideas about my being able to help my daughter, you'll

forget them.

Don't you want to help her?

She needs money.

Well, yes, of course she needs money. So do I.

It's really difficult holding down a job when employers are so prejudiced

against functional alcoholics.

And yet I have managed to always pay child support.

One job at a time, most often one day at a time.

I don't think Sandy is aware of your paying child support.

I'm not surprised her mother never told her. Of course, I've never told her

because I'm not allowed to have contact with her.

Because? Judges are also prejudiced against functional alcoholics. You keep

saying functional alcoholic.

I mean I drink, and yet I function.

Pretty tough to do if I do say so myself.

She's 21. No judge can keep you from having contact with your 21 -year -old

daughter. Really? She's 21?

Well, not that you should contact her in your present state of functional

alcoholism. No, possibly not.

But if she is 21, my financial obligations have ended.

And that's good news. That's very good news.

I guess my dear ex -wife forgot to mention that. Or maybe you promised to

her until she was finished with college.

Did I?

Yes, Sandy said that her mother told her that you were obligated to help her

until she was finished with school.

I may have promised something like that.

Her mother would know.

Her mother, Stone Cold Silver, with an emphasis on Stone Cold.

I detested being married to her.

That's why I started drinking.

And the memory of being with her is why I keep drinking.

She's probably the reason Sandy started drinking.

I'm sorry?

Always seemed ironic to me.

Drinking while working to put my daughter through drug and alcohol

programs.

Sandy went through drug and alcohol treatment programs?

Yes.

Forced she could even drive a car.

And they worked.

She quit. She gave it all up. Well, I take that back. She gave up the booze

the pot and substituted that for sex. But that's when her mother and

threw up their hands and said, that's it.

It's especially painful for them since they can't have children of their own.

His problem.

So I hear.

Your comments, Reverend?

You want to hear my comments?

Okay, here are my comments.

Despite your being an alcoholic.

Functional alcoholic.

Despite your being a functional alcoholic.

Despite Sandy's mother and stepfather giving up on her. Despite the fact that

she went into rehab at an early age. Despite the fact that she came out of

and possibly started using sex as a substitute for drugs and alcohol and is

pregnant. Despite all of that. Or, you know what? Maybe because of all of that,

I think Sandy is going to overcome all of the challenges she's been presented

with. All of them.

And she is going to be just fine without you or her mother stepping in to help

her.

I'm really not surprised by that.

I mean, after all, you believe that pie -in -the -sky lie, don't you, Reverend?

Hey, hold on! Stop!

Would you let me go? I don't think so.

Why, thank you, sir.

You stink!

You're not the first person to tell me that.

Good day.

Interesting to see how you actually work.

Are you sure you don't want me to talk to Martin?

No, I can handle this.

Luce, it's a lot to handle, and you're getting in deeper and deeper, and more

and more people are getting involved whether you want them involved or not.

You can't handle this alone. It's too big.

I can.

I have to. You can't.

I say this as someone who loves you. You can't. You just pummeled a guy in broad

daylight. Well...

Mom said you wanted to talk to me.

Yeah, she and I were talking.

About my punishment?

Not so much that as about you.

We were talking about you. We were thinking that you need to get more

in activities other than dating.

Oh, great.

Well, you know, just to give your life more balance so that you have something

or someone in your world that you're interested in other than guys.

Well, I could go back to riding horses, but... Sarah sold her horse so you'd

need to buy me one.

Or you could find a new interest. Some club at school or some project at school

or down at the church that you could become involved in.

Something that helps other people.

Some way of making a contribution to your community.

So my punishment is to inflict some kind of community service on myself?

Not a punishment.

Sounds like a punishment.

Let me finish.

We thought you'd do something more than community service?

If you volunteer.

to get involved with anything that benefits someone other than yourself.

going to take that as a sign that you're growing up and you're maturing, and

we're going to let you choose who you go out with, provided that you continue to

make good grades, you know, you stick to a curfew, and we know where you are and

who you're with, and that your choices are reasonable.

Are you kidding me?

I get to go out with any guy I want?

Even Jack?

Even Brian?

Even Martin someday?

Find a project.

I love you.

I

can't

wait for next week for you to get back to me.

So?

I know about Martin.

I didn't know when I came to see you today. All I knew then was that Martin

telling Meredith he loved her.

But then when I sat down and I talked to her about why I was so worried, she

confessed to me that she's never had sex and didn't think she was going to until

she was much older and in a committed relationship.

Now, I'd prefer marriage, but she said committed relationship.

Anyway, after we talked, she said that Martin had had sex, but only once, and

with a much older girl, Sandy, one of Simon's friends, and Meredith...

said that she felt she could still trust him because he felt it was such a big

mistake and therefore I could trust him too.

But that's when I remembered that Christina, the one who told me about the

engagement ring, mentioned that Simon's friend Sandy is pregnant.

And I just feel like crying for Sandy and for Martin and for my little

Meredith. I'm sorry. I couldn't tell you.

Martin's dad doesn't know yet. Martin doesn't even know I know. People are

find out. I found out.

Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't know you had company.

Hi, George.

Lucy.

He knows.

I didn't tell him, but he knows.

You know?

Oh.

Yeah. Well...

I'll let you two talk.

Call me. Let's stay in touch, please.

Night, Reverend.

Long story.

Bits of information from different sources, and he figured it out.

Meredith doesn't know.

Does Ruthie?

No, but...

When she finds out and she finds out that we all knew and we didn't tell her,

she's going to be very angry for a very long time and hurt.

And she's going to feel that we all lied to her.

What are we going to do?

We?

I'm sorry. You gave me that tip last week about relying on a higher power for

strength. And, well, I guess I got kind of high thinking of my possibilities

without realizing my limitations.

I really need your help. We're all going to need each other to get through this

one, Luce. I'm sorry.

I'm sorry about how I've behaved.

I know the right thing to do, but I... But that puts you ahead of most people.

Take this home. Start reading it to Savannah now.

Okay.

I'll talk.

Hello? Hi.

Simon. Dad.

I was hoping you'd call.

You threatened me.

Oh, yeah, well, about that, I apologize. I was very angry with you when I found

out about that engagement ring.

And now?

I'm still angry, plus your mother's angry.

So Lucy told you, and I figured she would. No, she didn't tell me.

Meredith's sister saw the ring and mentioned it to her dad, and he

to me.

Oh, yeah.

I hear it's a full one carat.

Yep, it's the one she wanted. I had to get it.

Because? Because you made her move out of my apartment.

You can't blame that on me. You wanted her to move out of your apartment, and

she never should have moved into your apartment in the first place.

But still, I didn't want to lose her. So you bought a ring you can't afford.

How are you going to pay for it? I don't know.

I'll pick up extra hours at the radio station, or I'll pick up a second job.

You know, when you charge something like that, you just pay for it over and

over. I know that.

Why'd you buy something you can't pay for? Because after the way she got

out, I had to let her know I was really going to marry her, Dad. And, Dad, I am

really going to marry her. A year from next May, after you both graduate from

college. That's the plan.

No, the plan was to get engaged this May. So no more surprises, okay? Stick

the plan.

I will.

Promise. Promise.

Hi.

Hey. Oh, my dad's on the phone. They found out about the ring.

Is Rose there?

Yeah, Rose just walked in. She went to San Francisco today to see some

I don't know, something for school, I guess.

Okay, well, I guess I better let you go.

Okay.

Thanks, Dad.

Good night, Simon.

Want to see my dress?

What kind of dress did you buy?

The kind that goes with my ring.

You bought a wedding dress?

Yes. Want to see?

We're not getting married until a year from next May. I know, but I found the

perfect one.

It still needs some alterations, but let me show it to you. That's okay. I think

it's bad luck if I see it. Well, we don't want any bad luck, do we?

Nope.

So, how was your day?

Interesting.

Very interesting.

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