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Nat spends a little too much
time worrying about her kids

at the expense of herself.
- What does that even mean?

You can't know what that's
like. You don't have children.

Sarah and I are looking
for new experiences.

- Hahaha!
- UGH!

- Nat, are you OK?
- Forget every word

I've ever written,
because today I start again.

The psychologist's number?
- It's mine.

How much time do I have?

It's impossible
to say for sure. A year,

maybe a little more.

We have a social worker
available here if you want

to talk to someone--
- No.

Thank you. I've got my family.

Dr. Townshend,
report to ER, room 7.

You're 10 minutes late.

Yeah. I, uh...

My dentist was
running behind. Sorry.

Oh, Natalie, hi.

Hi, Soraya.
Um, I was just down the street;

I thought I'd see
if my brother had a minute.

Ah, Dr. Lawson
left early today.

He did?

He went to take Abby
to your mother's.

It's Nicole's birthday.
- Oh... right.

Hey, if it's urgent,

you can reach him on his cell.
- No, that's OK.

I'll call him tomorrow. Thanks.
- OK.

This is Maggie.
Leave a message.

Or don't. You decide.

Maggie, I just saw you
an hour ago,

please stop screening.
I really need to talk with you.

Oliver, are you home?

Oliver?

♪
Is he dead? He said 10.

It's Oliver Lawson.

- woman:
- Oliver... Lawson.

woman:

I was wondering
if I could come in today.

No.

But I need to talk to someone

about Tom.

- woman:
- Where are you?

At the gates of hell!

I woke up at 3 last night
and went through Jim's phone.

Daniele--

so I went to his office
and then I followed him.

And now, I'm sitting
like an idiot in my car...

Maybe it's not
as bad as you think.

It's gonna be bloody.

What are you doing home?

I should be asking you
the same thing.

I had a stomachache.

Well, that's funny 'cause
the school didn't call me.

I must have forgotten

to tell them.
- Mm-hmm.

I don't think dill pickle
is a remedy for sore stomachs.

What's the big deal?
It was only phys ed.

I just needed
some personal time.

You don't get personal time
in 8th grade!

Tell me how I'm supposed
to deal with the pressure,

because I hate it there.
- Romy,

this is not the time.
- It never is.

Not when it's important to me.

OK, you know what isn't
dealing with the pressure?

Tanking math tests
on purpose.

Who told you?

Your principal.

- What's my punishment?
- Nothing.

He wants to find
a way to help you.

Last time
someone tried to help me,

I ended up where I am now.

Well, whatever it means,

we will consider it.

Nobody really wants
to help anybody.

People only care
about themselves.

That's not true!
And you need to start thinking

about your future, OK?

Why else do you think
we do any of this?

It's because one day...

...you're gonna have
to look after yourself.

So, you're saying
I'm right.

I can't count
on anybody but myself.

Oh, I'm so... over the water.

At least,
we finished this time.

Face it, we're dead weight.

If you can't take this,

you'll never hack
combo workouts.

It's an open signup, asshole.
Noobs welcome.

Just saying,

you might want to work
on your breathing patterns.

Great! Yell at him.

You're smart, Emma.
- Love makes you stupid.

I am taking the toughest
sport on the planet

and for what?

I'm checking out;
you should do the same.

We can't quit now.
He'll know he's the reason.

You just told him
to eat shit.

You and him?
Not happening.

- So many boxes.
- Thank you so much!

I am making tacos. You hungry?

- Mind if Ariel stays?
- Of course not.

We're just going
through the basement.

- Why?
- Our garage sale.

Remember? Planned it last week.

Oh, it's tomorrow?

- Yeah. Still doing it, right?
- Yeah, of course!

Hey, could you go
and grab me some tomatoes...

from, you know,
the tomato plant?

- Can I help with dinner?
- No thanks, I'm fine.

- Those.
- Thank you.

Good. I'll call you guys
when it's done.

♪ Your love will
dance in me, hey-hey ♪

♪ If you wanna come and get it ♪

♪ 'Cause I've got it ♪

♪ If you wanna come
and take it off of me ♪

♪ Everything you ever needed,
ever wanted if you wanna ♪

♪ Take it off of me
Oh-oh oh-oh ♪

♪ Take it
Slow down ♪

♪ As I move in the spotlight ♪

♪ Got enough to keep it
going till the sunrise ♪

♪ Sometimes,
in your temptation ♪

♪ Your heart will turn ♪

This is Maggie.
Leave a message.

Or don't. You decide.

Maggie, this is
my third message,

which you can add on
to the four texts.

I would be worried
except I know you.

I hope you're having fun.
♪

Oh, jeez!
You gotta be kidding me!

Ugh!

- Hey.
- Have a seat.

Drink?
- Yeah.

You're not gonna cook with
that toilet-water rice, are you?

- Maybe I should try it now.
- Don't put it on yet.

It will die.
- Yeah, I don't think

it's gonna work.

She's not coming.

I already asked,
like, five times.

What? A girl
can't eat four tacos?

- It's just funny.
- I burn calories, I eat.
I don't see the humour there.

He just meant
you're normally so picky.

I can follow
the plot, Ariel,

I don't need a narrator.
- Hey. Don't snap at her.

I have to get up
at 6 in the morning to run a 5K;

do I need your permission
for that too?

Someone's training
for the bitch Olympics.

Alright, enough.

What? I was just kidding.

Right. OK, I'm gonna
head back to work.

Now?

Yeah, just for an hour or two.

Oh, Natalie,
we've got this.

Thank you. Hey,
would you check in on Romy?

Yeah.

Your mother
is such a bad liar.

What?! Why?

Well, she barely ate,
her head's somewhere else.

She bought some fancy bras.

I saw them in a bag
in the hall.

Caleb, she's seeing somebody.

- ...fucking crazy!
- There's something
wrong right now! What's this?

What do you wanna hear?
I don't understand what--

I wanna know how long you've
been fucking around on me!

How long?

How long have we been here?

Yeah, Sarah's
a management consultant.

Different cities,
different companies.

Corporate strategy.
- Do you normally allow

your boyfriend to sleep around
when you travel for work?

No... actually.

What kind of law
do you practice, Maggie?

Simon mentioned
that you worked in a firm.

Yeah, but you never said
what area you were in.

I guess we never
got that far

into our courtship, did we?

I'm an administrative assistant.

Do you think
I have any interest

in what either of you do
for a living?

Right.

Because this is just sex.

Not yet, it isn't.

I can't believe
you're not answering.

My cell phone drowned.

I'm at the office
waiting for you to call.

Were you waiting
to talk to me?

- No.
- No.

But I know I owe you

a pitch.

Today wasn't entirely...
efficient.

Hmm...

Did you really mean all that?

I did.

And I really meant it

when I said
I'd give up refined sugar.

♪
- Hmm.

Nice place! It's tasteful,

normal.
- You were expecting

a sex dungeon?
- I didn't know

what to expect.
I know almost nothing about you.

Except what your boyfriend
told you about me,

which is that I won't want
anything from you,

because I am not
into commitments.

- When you say that--
- I mean it.

But why? Did something happen?

Were you, like, traumatized
by some bad breakup

or something?
- Says the girl

in some stranger's apartment
looking for a unicorn.

I could ask you
the same thing.

Well, after, uh...
catching me

with you and having
a long conversation

about, you know,
where we are as a couple--

Simon and I decided
to fight routine

by being honest with each other

about what we both want.

Which in this case
would be me.

So, you'll just do anyone?

No. Actually,
I'm pretty picky.

Even you are still auditioning,

believe it or not.

Oh?

And while we're
being honest here, um...

this will be a first
for me as well.

What now?

I read somewhere

that we should set down
some ground rules first.

I think we should have
another drink

before we start drawing up
the paperwork.

There you go!

Really? OK.

And to think I was depressed
about turning 40.

Yeah, is that overkill?
'Cause you don't like it,

you don't have to wear it.
- No! Are you kidding? No.

You will have to pry it
from my cold, dead hand.

OK.

- Could be a patient.
- No, I'm off-call.

Oh, it's your
little confidante.

Go ahead. I'll top us up.

You didn't have to call.

man:

What I need
is an exit strategy.

Why the sudden panic? Your mom
said you really wanted this.

Signing up was, well,
kind of impulsive,

and now I feel
like I've made a mistake.

Nice try.

But he is a year older
and obviously hates me,

and I'm not even sure
I like him anymore.

Then now, you want me
to tell you it's OK to quit.

It's Mom's fault. She bought
me all this expensive gear.

Oh, how dare she encourage
your interests? Should I call
Child Services or...?

So, is that a "no"
to the note then?

[Give it a month,
maybe it'll improve,

but no doctor's note.

A month? Hopefully,
it'll kill me before then.

Yeah. See you on the weekend.
Right now, I'm having

birthday dinner with your aunt.

We forgot.

Here she is.

- Hi, Emma.
- Happy birthday, Auntie N.

Your card's in the mail,
I promise.

Don't worry. I'll see you
on the weekend, OK? Bye.

These kids have no idea

how much you do for them.
- They don't have a father.

Hmm. It's not your fault.

It's not their fault either.

Jeez!

Were you expecting a fourth?

MAGGIE, OPEN THE DOOR!

I KNOW YOU'RE IN THERE!

OK.

Now is not a good time.

It's been, like,
10 phone calls!

What calls?!

You are self-absorbed
and narcissistic and--!

No, no, don't go in there!

Oh, God! Obviously.
What was I thinking?

I-I am... terribly sorry
to be interrupting...

whatever this is.

Seeing as I'm
otherwise engaged...

But I really need
to speak with my sister.

Right now.

OK.

Family crisis. Sorry, guys.

Talk tomorrow.
- Bye.

What the hell!

Do not even think of casting
judgement on me right now.

This better be good.

Maggie, I'm dying.

What?

The tumours are back,
and they're everywhere.

No.

Yeah.

And this time,
it's gonna kill me.

- What did Matthew say?
- Hmm...

I couldn't call him.
It's Nicole's birthday,

which we forgot again

by the way.

He's a doctor;
you need to make use of him.

Oh... I'm too fried
to tell him right now.

It's at the office.

- What is?
- My cell.

That's why, that's why I didn't
get any of your messages.

Ah, it doesn't matter.

And I don't want to talk
to anybody else right now.

You haven't told the kids?

Not 'til after the biopsy.

I don't want to put them
through all that again.

I'll wait
until I get all the facts.

Biopsy, so there's hope?

According to the scan,
it's metastasized to the bone.

If that biopsy confirms this...

...Basra says I'm lucky

if I have a year.

You can't tell anyone.

- I won't.
- Once this gets out,

there is no escaping it.

I won't. I promise. I promise.

Oh, shit! Andrew.

Who?

The girls' principal.

We had a date. Hoho!

I completely forgot,
and then I killed

my phone.
- What? Don't even worry

about it, OK? I will get you a
new phone, and I will handle it.

Hmm...

Ugh.

Hey...

The kids, you know that...

I'm always there for them.

You'll have to cut out
the weird sex stuff then.

Ha!

Alright.

Hey, Jim.

Another business trip?

Ah...

You're back on yard duty, Caleb.

I'll mail you a cheque,
end of the month?

Uh... OK, thanks.

Business trip

for a month?

You think it's
something else?

You mean, he's moving out?

It seems that way to me.

What's the point

in trying?
Nobody stays together.

My parents did.

Your parents hate
each other.

They fight constantly. The only
reason they stay together is
'cause it's all they know.

Yeah, you're right.
What's the point?

Ariel?

Ariel, wait!

Forget it. Take me home.

Here we go.

- Bella and Edward at it again.
- And there she is,

swooning over him
like he's some kind of god

or she's all moody and pissy.

Well, that's love, right?

Those sunglasses
are way too big for your face.

They're Dad's. I usually
keep them on Ellie the elephant.

Oh, come on,
it's not like he's coming back.

You should sell them
at the yard sale tomorrow.

What's going on
with you and Mom?

Oh... Well,
the sky is falling,

because I flunked
our last math test.

You failed that test?
Even I got a C.

I didn't study.

You need to start
working harder, Romy,

or at least try.

If I get C's,
Mom leaves me alone.

Probably not, because she
knows you should be getting A's.

You're way smarter than me.

When you do your triathlon,

even if you finish last,
I'll be cheering for you.

Last time
you and Tom were here,

things were looking up.
- They were, yeah.

Tom's staying with his son;
we made real progress there.

I remember we focused
on your issues with control.

Yeah. Tom was meeting me
halfway on that.

He's trying to.

Look, I realize

that you treat
couples, but...

lately I-I-I haven't
been able to...

talk to anyone.

Turns out that
most of our friends are...

...more Tom's friends.
So, uh, I guess I'm...

I'm kind of lost.
- Matter of fact,

you haven't told me
how things ended.

Did you want to answer that?

It's my younger sister,
and she normally doesn't call.

Earlier today, my older sister
called too, so I...

Go for it.

What are you doing?

Surfing.

Yeah. I can hear the waves.

What's wrong? Is it Mom?

It's not Mom.

Natalie?
♪

I'll, um... call to reschedule.

I've been calling you.

I know what that
feels like.

Jim left me.

He says he's in love,
and he's moving in

with that slut.

I'm sorry, but I can't
do this. Not now.

What do you mean, you can't?
What am I supposed to do?

D, it's back...

my cancer...

and it's way worse.

Oh no.

- They don't know.
- OK, OK.

Oh! Hi, kids.

Um...
- What's wrong?

Oh...

Jim left me!

And... and life sucks!

It just...
it really, really sucks.

I was just
walking Ariel home.

Take your time.

Hmmm...

Hmm...

What?!

Ah, man, the news
is just...

killing the mood
all over town tonight, huh?

What news? What are you...
what are you doing here?

You have to promise
not to say anything, OK?

Happy birthday by the way.

Hey, hey, hey, oh. Come in.

Hey, let's finish pricing!

I hate that we're getting rid
of all this great, old stuff.

You're such a packrat.

Let's put it by the tree.
- OK.

- Hey, guys.
- Hey.

Hey, one shot non-fat,

no-foam latte.

Aah! Though I might as well
start drinking

full cream triples.

New phone, same number.
I texted Mr. Principal

apologizing for botching dinner.

Oh, how did he take it?

"Another time"?

Maggie, I thought
we were breaking up with him.

Oh, we can't break up
with someone we've never
actually gone out with.

But, "another time"?
I can't do that. Not now.

It's a process, OK?
The next time

he asks, you don't respond,
he'll get the message.

Oh, that's cruel.

Oh, well, life is cruel.

I can't do this
without losing it.

And if I lose it,
they'll know.

OK, listen. Why don't you
go inside, lie down.

I've got this, OK?
- OK.

Ah! You didn't.

- Hello. Ha!
- I swear to God,

I absolutely did not.

Hey.

- Hi!
- Valiant efforts

from my pottery classes.

I figure whatever
we get from these,

the kids can keep.
- They're lovely.

You look good.

Thanks!

- What are you doing here?
- Just wanted to see her,
to do something.

- You promised!
- Well, so did you, right?

Hey, how's business?
- Steady.

At zero. We haven't
sold a single thing.

- Didn't we, like,
buy you all of these?
- Maybe going forward,

gift cards make more sense.
- Haha!

Hello! Abby's at a birthday
party, thought we'd help out.

Aw, that's very sweet of you!

Nothing's more important
than helping my sister.

Well, you know, we are selling
random puzzle pieces.

I think we can hack it, Matthew.
- Here.

Anyway. Haha!
- If you want to...

really want to pitch in,
why don't you help Caleb

carry out my old treadmill?
- Yeah, you got it.

- Thanks.
- Yeah. Anything you need,

right?
- Thanks, brother.
- No problem.

Right. We tackle the treadmill.
OK? You and me, two men.

OK, two guys and put some...
- Be careful.

- You told.
- Who?

- Him!
- What?!
- Maggie!

I didn't think he was gonna
show up today.

You know, I can't
keep things bottled up.

- If Mom knows...
- She doesn't, I swear.

You swore to God
you didn't tell Matthew.

But God doesn't have any
currency with me, you know that.

Thin ice, Margaret. Thin ice.

- What are you looking at?
- Chill.

I can make this
easier for you.

Lift your elbow more
on the reach,

keep your hand down
the centre-line on the pull.

Sure, that makes
total sense. Thanks.

You're gonna try it?

Sure. When you stop
looking at me.

♪ Hey, love,
trying to turn away ♪

♪ Follow every day ♪

Natalie!

- Hi!
- Hey, how are you?

- I'm good!
- We're practically neighbours;

I live about three blocks over.

Ah! Hey, I am sorry again

for messing up our dinner plans.
- It's not a problem.

So, you're really busy.
- Yeah. Wanna buy a DVD?

My principal hunted me down.

So, you've got
Full Metal Jacket?

That's your principal?

He's here for Mom, isn't he?

I am not a vault today.

What do you mean,
"here for Mom"?

Gross.

Don't ride her
about it, OK?

And don't tell grandma.

I didn't. I didn't.

I didn't. I didn't. I didn't.
I didn't. I didn't!

OK, fine, but you have
to handle it.

Have to handle her.

- OK, OK.
- Hi!

Brought you some sandwiches.
You just put them in the fridge,

one less thing
for you to do.

Hey, thanks, Mom.
I'm gonna do that right now.

OK.

Have you seen
Nicole's pottery hobby?

She thinks she's gonna try
to spin it

into a career or something.
- There's nothing wrong

with doing what you love
for a living, honey.

Especially when
your doctor husband

is your own personal patron.

- Your sister looked pale.
- What?!

- Your sister looked pale.
- No! She looks great!

So much for honesty, Sarah.

My daughter loves to draw.
How much for these?

- 10.
- 10?!

It's a yard sale;
gotta give me a deal.

OK, I tell you what,
you throw in these and

I'll give you 5. How about that?
- 15. Those are classics.

Actually, never mind.
Those... those aren't for sale.

I'll give you
the pencils

for 5 though.
- OK.

You drive a hard bargain.

Thanks.

Danielle, what are you doing?

Doesn't it feel good to get
rid of our old men's things?

Life is short.
So much of it wasted.

- Forgot something?
- What is going on with you?

Early morning. Big day.

You're my child,

and I know
when you're hiding something.

This isn't the time.

I'll call you tomorrow.

Mom, don't do this.

I can't talk about this now.

Don't get out of that car.

The children don't know.

I will start crying,

and I won't be able to stop.

Then, what should I do?

If you love me...

you will drive
straight to choir practice,

and you won't say
a word to Dad.

I'll see you tomorrow
and I will tell you everything.

Mom, please.

OK, honey, OK.

Bye.

Some angry ex I am.

- You just need an accelerant.
- Haha!

Yeah, then accelerate me
through this horrible mess,

so I can feel
like myself again.

I should get back.

Let me walk you inside?

You're a good kid.
You don't deserve any of this.

And neither do I.

What?

I'm just happy
to see you.

So...

...Mom knows.

Yeah. Yeah, she always
seems to know

when something is wrong.
- Hmm, yeah.

However annoying...

and yet remarkable, that is.
- Mm-hmm.

Uh-oh! Look who's in town!

She's arrived.

How am I gonna
leave them alone?

Ready? Ready for this?

Hey...

You're not yet.

Those kids, they have us.

Those are the most loved kids
in the entire world.

Hey.

- Thank you.
- And now these things.

Keep it going, OK?

- Hey, stop!
- OK.

Alright.

Don't know about
their dancing, but...

- Yep!
- Aaah...

- Oh, wow!
- The garage sale

is officially over.

Hmm...

Uh, incoming.
- Oh, stay here.

Yeah, I'm gonna go get
that thing inside. Sure.

- Great, thanks!
- Hello.

- You're back!
- I wasn't lying

when I said I lived nearby.
- OK then.

But I have one little thing
to confess to you.

- Mm-hmm.
- I kind of, sort of

made a reservation
for tonight, too.

I don't want
to put any pressure on you,

but I have to ask.
Can I try again?

Hmm!

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