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A million souls behind the wall.

A little light transpires.

I can't explain the loneliness.

Everything's up.

this woman, Father, you have made the bond of marriage a holy mystery, a

of Christ's love for his church.

May their lives always bear witness to the reality of that love, and make their

love fruitful, so that they may be living witnesses to your divine love.

Weddings are so lame. I mean, the whole marriage thing is a joke. A big joke.

you willed that man and woman should be one.

It's like a dream that woman breathes.

A little girl no longer breathes. They tell me

that it's for the best and that I'll just grow.

If I could make time go backwards, I'd change a lot of stuff.

I'd start when I was ten, the day my dad left.

I'd change that day.

And I'd probably zap that day at the mall.

Yeah, that would definitely be on the list.

Me? You need to come back inside.

Now.

On top of the major bummer of being dragged into the manager's office with

entire store staring at me like I just killed a puppy, I had to listen to

lecture 101B.

They could have called the police instead of me.

The car's over there.

Look, aside from the fact that it's just... plain wrong on every level

imaginable, what would possess you to do something so senseless?

I mean, Sydney, you know they have security cameras everywhere.

Sydney, I am talking to you.

Everybody does it.

Everybody steals.

All of your incredibly privileged private school friends are thieves.

Yes!

And do you think that's okay?

Well?

The problem with parents is they don't know when to get off the case and shut

up. Maybe I should be more specific.

The problem with my mom is that she doesn't know when to get off my case and

shut up. I have an appointment to show a house.

And I would care why?

Because you're calling my cell at 7 on the dot to check in.

No, I'm not. I'm going to Zach's party tonight. I told you like a week ago.

Well, your plans have changed. You're not going anywhere.

Mom! Everybody is going. It's the last day of school.

Everyone but you.

That is not fair.

You know what, Sydney?

Life's not fair.

I never thought that at my age I'd be alone working a 60 -hour week coming

to an empty apartment and a daughter who steals for a hobby. Yeah, well, if your

life didn't turn out the way you wanted it, don't take it out on me. I'm running

late. There's meatloaf in the fridge. Just two minutes on high. We can talk

I get home. You can talk to yourself.

The biggest mystery of the friggin' universe, after why people get married,

why people have kids. I mean, hello?

Why bother?

I'm grounded.

Are you serious? They still do that?

Yeah. My mom seems to be stuck in a 50s time warp.

Well, what'd you do?

What difference does it make, Zach?

I'm in prison.

Locked up.

Chains and a griped uniform.

Is your mom home?

No, she just flew out on her broomstick.

Okay, sweet. I'll pick you up in an hour.

Sydney, why didn't you call me?

Sydney?

Why didn't you call me?

Uh, no, no, it's, uh, it's Zachary Nicholas, Mrs. Forster. Where is Sydney?

Well, she's, uh, she's in the hospital.

Oh, my God.

Look, she just had a little too much to drink. All right, she's got kind of

sick. Which hospital?

Lynn Forster?

Yes, that's me.

How's my daughter?

She'll be fine. Alcohol poisoning. We pumped her stomach.

Oh, no.

That's pretty standard with you kids, especially on the weekends.

Well, can I see her?

Yeah, she's down here.

She can go home as soon as she's ready.

No solid proof for 24 hours.

Thank you.

She's okay, so I'm just going to split.

You do that, Zach.

Make it permanent. I don't want you to ever see her again.

Harsh. Yeah, isn't it?

Go get into your PJs. I'll be there in a minute to tuck you in.

Morning. Ben, it's Lynn.

Is everything okay?

I wouldn't be calling you if everything was okay.

What's going on, Lynn?

I hardly know where to begin.

Yesterday, Sydney was caught shoplifting.

And last night, she snuck out to a party that I specifically forbade her to go

to. And then just now, she had her stomach pumped because she had alcohol

poisoning. Well, is she all right?

Yes.

I give up. I cannot do this alone anymore. You have got to show up.

What good will that do?

Sydney doesn't want to see me. I'll drive 400 miles, and the second I walk

the room, she'll leave, just like she did last time and the time before that.

Okay, I do not need a history lesson, Ben.

She's your daughter.

She's in trouble. You are her father. We have to figure out what to do.

Fine. I'll come on the weekend.

I need you here now, not on the weekend. Now!

Okay, calm down.

I'll get there as soon as I can. If I don't hit too much traffic, I should be

there just shortly after 10.

I'll be waiting.

Great.

She's changed, Ben, and if you've spent any time with her over the past year,

you might have noticed. Oh, great. That was my fault?

I can't help it if she doesn't want to see me.

That's not the point.

What is the point, Lynn?

I asked you to talk her into coming to the wedding.

She didn't want to come to her own father's wedding. That's so shocking,

it?

Can we have one conversation that doesn't end in a fight?

I am not fighting. I am simply telling you that Sidney needs to get away from

here. This boy, she's been hanging out with Zach. He's a bad influence.

So get her to keep away from him. Oh, no. Why didn't I think of that?

You know what? That sarcasm isn't your best quality.

Fine. Then let me spell it out for you. Even if I could keep her away from Zach,

which is proving to be pretty well impossible, there are at least a dozen

kids here, just as bad, if not worse.

And I can't... Watch her every second, like she's a two -year -old, because I

have to work so that I can pay for this apartment and the private school and

everything else that she needs. You don't exactly do that on your own.

Would you like me to add up the child support figures for the past five years?

Why do you want me to thank you? That's the least that you can do.

All right, what are you thinking?

I think that a couple of months of small -town living would be really good for

Sydney.

Look, Lynn, Dad isn't well, and Emma's... It just isn't a really good

us right now.

Well, I'm sorry to hear about your dad. You know how much I like him. But quite

frankly, I don't care if it's a good time for you. It is a good time for your

daughter.

Well, the thing is, Emma's expecting.

You've got to be kidding.

Four months and almost five.

I see.

No, you don't.

It wasn't planned. It just happened.

And when were you planning on sharing this happy news?

We just wanted to wait.

Wanted to make sure things worked out.

Well, it looks like they did.

Congratulations.

But your wife's condition changes nothing.

Lynn.

Hey.

You're up.

Hey, Sydney. How you feeling?

What is he doing here?

I asked him to come.

Great.

Your dad and I need to talk.

Just a bit longer.

Oh, I'm sorry.

Don't want to interrupt your important discussion.

Oh, and in case you were wondering, I heard.

It's disgusting.

You better let your wife know that her stepdaughter is coming back with you.

I'm running the business on my own now.

I knew when I moved to Cloud Lake that it would eventually happen, but it

happened a lot faster than I thought it would.

I'm glad you're keeping up with your music.

You can play all you want out there. There's no neighbors to worry about.

Your granddad's in a nursing home now. He'll be real glad to see you.

He talks about you all the time.

You're gonna like Emma.

She's artistic, like you.

She paints.

Sid,

we're gonna be together for the whole summer. That's not gonna change, so we

as well try to make it work.

Just know everything's real and clear, Dad.

I don't want to be here.

I don't want to be with you, and I especially do not want to be with your

pregnant wife.

This whole summer is going to suck.

So I think the best plan is for me to listen to my music and for you to

concentrate on driving.

The sooner we get there, the sooner all of this will be over, and then I can go.

I think we need to set some ground rules.

Ground rules?

Yeah, so there's no misunderstanding about what you can and cannot do.

Like what?

Like drinking and smoking, which you cannot do, not allowed.

Great. So are you, like, Amish now?

Pretty standard rules for someone your age.

On what planet?

If you want to go out at night, you have to run it by us first.

Uh, being you and, um... What's her name?

What are you doing?

I've been really patient with you, Sydney.

I put up with your silence and your rudeness this entire trip.

But I will not tolerate you being rude to Emma. Do you understand me?

I cannot be rude to Emma.

Got it.

This is it.

Drum is allowed, right?

You're here.

Welcome home, Sydney.

This is not my home.

That went well.

Hello? Ugh!

No signal. The reception is much better in town, but you can use the regular

phone anytime you want.

Super.

This is Katie.

She's my best buddy.

Aren't you, girl?

Oh, yes.

Oh, yes, yes, yes.

You're a good girl.

I think that's everything.

Where's my room?

Like I said, it isn't ready yet.

We don't really have a guest room. Well, we do, but we're just remodeling it.

So you can bunk up here for now.

I guess I'll just take your suitcases up then.

Whatever.

You are not putting me in here.

You know what? I think you're going to be happier downstairs in the den. And

there's a TV down there, too.

How do you get into town?

Why?

I was thinking about checking the place out, holding up the liquor store.

You know, just follow the road you took to get here.

You can use my bike if you want. It's not in the back.

I'm sorry.

It's a big adjustment.

She'll settle in.

Pack them all, Twilight.

Come back in five years.

But I need that. Don't bother showing me your fake ID either. I've seen it all.

Are you here with your parents?

Why?

Oh, curious. That's all.

I know you're not from town. You must come from somewhere.

Chicago.

Your city.

How do you know that?

I'm friends with your stepmom, Heather Barnes.

She's not my stepmom.

Nice

meeting

you, too.

Zach?

Sis?

Zach, you can hear me? Oh, it's a miracle.

You sound like you're on the moon, Sid.

Worse. Cloud Lake, Minnesota.

You have to come save me before the natives suck out my soul.

Right, okay.

All right.

I'll make a plan.

Look, this isn't Mission Impossible.

You don't need a plan.

Just write down the address. It's 14 Orchard Park.

Just get in your car and... Hello?

Zach? Sid?

Hello?

Zach. Is that some sex out here?

Period.

Jeff Waters.

Is that supposed to mean something to me?

I was in the cafe just now.

That was pretty cool what you did with the shades.

I don't know what you're talking about.

Hey, I'm not going to write you out. I'm actually kind of filled with admiration

that you were able to pull it off.

I just got eyes in the back of my head. She usually doesn't miss a thing.

Can I, um...

Can I bum a smoke?

I don't smoke.

You shouldn't either.

What? Is that like the party line in this town?

My mom died of bronchitis two years ago.

I'm sorry.

Forget it.

Listen, about the shades?

Yeah.

Heather's okay.

She's been pretty helpful since my mom passed.

One pair of shades is not the end of the world.

You shouldn't do something nasty to a nice woman. It's bad karma.

Well, thanks for having my back.

Karma -like.

Here.

I'll put them back.

Nobody even noticed they were gone.

Whatever.

I just live on the edge of town.

In the old grey house with a hammock on the porch.

You should come by. Hang out sometime.

Yeah. Sure.

Later. Anytime.

I

have got

to get away from here.

You're there for the summer, Sydney.

I got put in the bathing room.

I don't even have a real bed.

And are they feeding you bread and water as well?

Kate, did you know that Emma is like 50?

Okay, maybe not 50, but she's old, like you.

Thank you.

Look, Mom, I promise I'll be good. Just let me come home.

Well, it's a little late for that, Sydney.

I have to go.

Mom, you cannot just dump me here.

Sydney, I did not dump you. You're spending the summer with your father in

resort town.

Some kids might think that was kind of fun.

Great. Well, you can send them here.

I have to go.

I love you.

Mom! Just breathe.

And think beautiful, relaxing thoughts.

I'll relax when we get the results of the amnio back.

Everything's going to be just fine.

We're going to have a perfect baby, just like you.

This is so good.

What? What do you think of the name Alice?

Alice?

I like it.

Old -fashioned, pretty.

Alice Elizabeth Forrester.

What if it's a boy?

No.

No. This is Alice in here.

I can feel her.

Yeah.

Hello, baby Alice.

Your daddy loves you.

Good

morning.

I wasn't sure what Timmy would like.

So you made everything?

And it seems you are going to have to eat all of it.

She seems very disinterested in making an appearance.

Really?

Well, I'm going to go get her. I've got to get my stuff out of there anyway.

Mmm, that's good.

Shit, it's dead.

What?

Morning.

Emma's made a great breakfast for you.

I don't need breakfast.

Well, you should. It's the most important meal of the day.

Can we please save the nutrition lesson for another time?

The doctors asked Emma to take it easy.

That's why she's only working part -time right now.

So?

So I need you to help her out around the house, go to the market, whatever she

needs.

I'll take that as a yes.

A little breakfast wouldn't hurt.

Rise and shine.

Hi. That was very pretty.

Yeah, well, I wasn't playing for an audience.

I'm going off to the market. Would you like to come along?

No.

I know this must be really hard for you, Sydney.

Do you?

Yeah, I do.

When I was a kid, my parents divorced and I... Guess what?

I don't care.

Who are you?

Sydney.

What? I would really like for us to try to be friends.

Why?

Well, for one thing, we're going to know each other for a lot of years.

And for another thing, my doctor just called with results from my amnio.

And I'm carrying your baby sister around in here.

That baby is not my sister.

That has nothing to do with me.

Yours and Dad's.

Hey,

Sydney, what's up?

Not much.

We're going to St. Paul to score some tickets for the John Mayer concert.

Cool.

Later.

Hey, guys, I got some more stuff.

Okay, great, thanks. Let's go.

I can't wait.

I thought your father said no smoking in the house.

I'm sorry, I can't hear you.

I said no smoking in the house.

Take those out and put that cigarette out right now.

Right now!

Okay, geez, you don't have to freak out on me.

I completely lost it on Sydney.

I mean, completely. It was like an out -of -body experience.

Been there, done that.

Step -parenting ain't for sissies. Well, I'm not a sissy, but I am completely

out of my league here.

I really want to love her, but she's making it impossible to even like her.

What did I tell you when you told me you were going to marry me?

Don't. Not quite.

Don't, unless you're prepared to marry his daughter, too. I thought you were

exaggerating. Exaggerating? I married a man with three kids. Yeah, but your kids

were different.

Well, not at first.

What do you mean?

Well, they're always testing you, and you have to outwit them.

Figure out what they're going to do and cut them off. How do I manage that?

Start out by being so nice that keeps her off balance.

Stock the fridge with her favorite foods.

Rent them movies.

Better choose the TV shows you watch. That'll take care of a couple hours out

the day. What do I do with the rest of the time?

Keep her busy.

Hey, my busboy quit this morning. I have an opening.

I found with my bunch that if they had time on their hands, they used it to

my life miserable.

Oh, I don't know. It sounds more like a military campaign than a life.

You got it?

Katie really likes you.

She's picky about her friends, too.

I got you some snacks and some movies.

Sydney?

I had no right to yell at you before.

I'm sorry.

Really.

I mean, I'm not sorry about what I said, just the way that I said it.

You can't smoke in the house because I'm pregnant and it's bad for the baby and

you shouldn't smoke anyway because it's bad for you.

But that's the way I should have explained myself instead of screaming at

Okay.

You know, I... It's really hard to believe, but I used to be really calm.

Almost thin.

Probably the hormones.

Yeah, I learned all about that in sex ed.

It's all true.

The funny thing is, I thought I was going to be really good at this.

You probably noticed, but I'm not the youngest mother to be.

How old are you, anyway?

I'm 39.

I'm going to be 40 when the baby's born.

Wow.

I didn't mean... No, no.

Wow sums it up perfectly.

Yeah. I mean, if you told me a year ago that I was going to be married and

pregnant, I would have said you were nuts.

I mean, I'd pretty much given up on finding the right man, having kids.

And I was really okay with it.

I had Katie, my friends, my work.

And it all happened so fast.

I feel sorry for you, baby.

You and Dad, we won't last.

Never, Dad.

She'll be just like me.

Emma?

Yeah, I'm up here.

Sid and I are going to see Dad now.

Emma? Hi.

There you are.

Wow. What a lucky baby.

Yep.

Lucky little Alice Elizabeth.

I didn't want to tell you on the phone.

It's a girl? Yeah.

And everything's good? Yeah.

Look at this view all day long.

I imagine myself in the robot, sitting real still.

Fish jumping like there's no tomorrow.

Hey, Gramp, do you remember the first time you and Dad took me fishing? Oh, of

course, of course.

You know, it was such a tiny thing, but quite the little fisherman.

I thought the fish I caught was just huge.

It was like this big.

I still have a picture from that day.

I'm so glad you could come to visit me.

I've missed seeing you.

And I've missed hearing those pretty tunes of yours.

I've promised I'll come back and play for you again soon, Kate.

Oh, bitter young lady. I won't forget.

You catching up?

Oh, we sure are. We sure are.

How's Emma? How's my buddy, Katie?

Oh, they're both fine. Emma sends her love.

She'll be here tomorrow with Katie.

Oh, good.

They allow dogs here?

Well, they allow Katie here.

You see, Emma, before she was your dad's missus, she brought Katie here for art

classes.

I painted a picture of her myself.

It looked more like a space monster than Katie, but it was the only art I

had ever created, and I was very, very happy about it.

You know, Emma has a friend, Heather.

She owns a cafe in town.

Yeah, I know who she is.

You do? Well, that's good.

Because I happen to know that she has an opening in the kitchen this summer.

A couple hours a day.

You want me to get a job?

Yeah, why not?

Earn a couple extra dollars, save up for something you want.

That's how I got my first car.

Did you have a first car?

Maybe you could save up for something else then.

cell phone or a cd player even a laptop if you work hard enough maybe a laptop

who knows you know when i was a kid i think that for comic books you know

have changed haven't they like to step here it's a little slippery

I have that picture, too, you know?

The one about fishing that day?

That's one of the best memories of my life.

It is?

Yeah, it is.

How'd you and Mom hook up?

We met in a movie.

You picked her up?

Not exactly.

I was a senior working as an usher in this place on campus that showed classic

films once a week.

Filmed that night with Catherine Hepburn and John Barrymore.

That's Drew's grandfather, you know. Yeah, I got it.

Anyway, I was cleaning up after the movie and this girl came in. She was

freshman.

And she asked if I ran across a scarf that she left behind.

So we looked for it.

Found it behind the seat.

That was Mom?

Yep.

Interesting.

You want to know something else that's interesting?

What's that?

On that old film that night, Katherine Hepburn was playing a girl.

Her name was Sydney Fairfield.

That's where my name comes from? Sure does.

And the minute you announced yourself to the world, and boy, did you have a set

of lungs on you.

We knew that was the perfect name for you.

Sydney.

Hi, Heather.

What can I do for you?

Um, I was...

wondering about that job?

Yeah. Take this to the kitchen.

What are you doing here?

I said I had to come. I felt like your soul was being sucked out. I tried to

call you a million times.

I didn't think you'd actually show up.

Yeah, well, you're like Zach. You have to come, so... Yeah, well, usually I

can't count on people, you know.

Yeah, well, you can count on me, all right?

Now, come on, get your stuff together.

Look, Zach, it's been okay.

Like an animal.

Hey there.

Ben Forster, and you're?

This is my friend, Zach.

Zach.

Yeah, I know all about Zach.

Look, whatever Mom told you is not true.

What are you doing here?

I came to get Sidney.

What do you mean?

I called him when I first got here last week.

I'm sorry you drove all this way for nothing, Zach, but Sidney's not going

anywhere. You better get in that car and turn around.

Dad. What do you plan to do, just take it off?

No. I didn't think he would actually show up. You better get going.

Yeah, well, she called me, so... Zach, the reason Sidney's here is to get her

away from Chicago friends, and that includes you, especially you.

Now, aside from the fact that I'm not about to let my 15 -year -old daughter

drive off with some kid, I particularly don't want her to go with you.

Ben, maybe... Let me handle this, Emma.

When you get in that car, you turn around and you go.

Go.

And don't you even think about coming back.

I was going to tell him that I was going to stay.

Now I want to go more than ever.

Katie? Katie!

Hey! Oh, come here.

You take him with you, girl.

You gotta stay home.

Stay home, okay?

Go home. Go! Go!

Ben. Ben, wake up.

Lynn, it's Emma, Ben's wife.

Emma.

What happened? Is Sydney all right?

I'm sure everything is fine, but Ben and Sydney had a fight.

It's just that she took off.

Well, she's gone.

What do you mean, gone?

Ben is out looking for her right now, and I'm sure he's going to find her,

but... All right, I'll be there as soon as I can.

Lynn?

Hello?

Yo. Good morning.

You told me the grey house with the... The hammock on the porch. Glad you found

it. Come in. Come in.

Good.

Good. Are you hungry?

Sure.

Your parents... I mean, your dad won't mind that I'm here, right? Oh, he works

night shifts. He won't be home for hours.

Okay.

Nothing like cold pizza after a hard night.

Do you mind if I have some more?

Yeah. Knock yourself out.

You should probably call your dad after when you get done with that.

Why?

Because I'll call the cops if you don't.

No. They'll be happy I'm gone.

Really?

For sure.

I'd rather wait once.

Really? How come?

When my mom was sick, my dad had to take two jobs to pay all the medical bills.

After she died, I figured he'd be around a lot more so we could talk and

whatnot. But he just kept working more than before.

When he was home, he was real quiet and it wasn't like I was there.

So I just got fed up and left.

Then what happened?

I didn't get very far.

Dad called the cops and brought me home.

That was that.

And now?

Is it better?

It's okay, I guess.

We go bowling once a week together.

It's cheesy.

But man, he's good.

My dad and I...

We used to do stuff together all the time.

You want some fruit?

I've got some maraschino cherries.

Sorry that I messed up your baby's room.

Oh, maybe you can help me fix it.

Me?

You want me to help?

Who better?

Come on.

You go take a nice warm bath, and then we'll get to work.

She's okay?

Upstairs, having a nap.

Who's that?

I called Lynn.

What? Why?

Because she's her mother.

She needs to know what's been happening.

Any news?

Sydney's back. She's fine.

Hello, Lynn.

Please, please come in. I'm sure you could use some coffee.

Thank you. She's okay.

Please come in.

Here, take a seat. Make yourself at home.

You really didn't have to come here, Lynn. Everything's under control.

Well, that's not what it sounded like when your wife called me at 4 a .m.

Mom?

Sydney, get your things together.

What's going on? You're coming home with me just like you wanted. I can't

believe I trucked you with her.

Now, hold on. You ordered me to take her, and then you expect me to perform

miracles?

I'm doing the best I can under very difficult circumstances. You know what?

15 -year -old daughter disappears in the middle of the night. That's doing your

best? I don't see you winning any Mother of the Year awards. That's why she's

here, isn't it? Well, at least I'm a parent 24 -7, a concept that you would

never understand.

Look, I don't need this right now.

Well, I'm sorry to interrupt your schedule, Ben. Let me pencil in when you

need it, and I'll come back.

I am really tired, so I'm going to go sleep.

And then I have some painting to do.

So please go home, Mom.

I'm sorry that you drove all this way for nothing.

What is she talking about?

She and I are starting a project together.

Fixing up the baby's room.

You and Sidney.

Really? Yeah.

And he wants to stay and finish it.

Looks like it.

Well, I would rather have her here than anywhere near that Zack character,

that's for sure.

But if there's any more of this kind of thing, she's coming right home.

Trust me, there won't be.

I wouldn't bet on it.

Lynn, don't you want to stay and rest up?

No, thank you. I have to get back.

It was nice meeting you, Emma. Nice meeting you too, Lynn.

Wow.

I mean, the two of you together, it's painful to watch.

Yeah.

That's why we got divorced.

But that was five years ago.

It's just the way it is, Em.

Really? And how did Sidney fit into all that?

She had nothing to do with the divorce. That's between Lynn and I.

Oh, yeah. That's what my dad used to say. I didn't divorce you. I divorced

mother.

Well, your dad had a lot of wise sayings, and he was right.

Well, you know what, Ben? Those wise sayings are meaningless to a girl whose

whole world is falling apart right in front of her.

Look, nobody can change what's happened in the past. You just have to move on.

Hi, Emma.

Hi.

So how'd she do?

Great. She only broke two plates.

The telly's usually higher in the first week.

Well done.

Great work.

Now you can go home with your, um, with Emma.

Hi.

Hi.

I wasn't going to bolt if that's what you were thinking.

No. That is not why I'm here. I had to go to the library, and I thought maybe

you'd like to have some company biking home.

Oh.

Here.

Uh -huh.

These streets are so old. Uh,

it's not old. It was a dirt road, and there were

carriages riding along here.

I'll take you in there sometime and show you all the antiques.

up here at the church there's a wedding pretty bride the gown's all wrong

for a figure and her veil's too short plus he's wearing way too much makeup

you sound like an expert well i've been to a lot of weddings really yeah there's

this church by my school and me and my friends we like to sneak in and watch i

bet you'll make an extra pretty bride

I'm never getting married.

Why not?

Well, look at them.

They're all like, ooh, I love you so much. It's gonna last forever.

Well, yeah, you love each other right now.

But what about when you break up?

What happens?

Where do all the love go?

I don't think I can answer that one for you, Sydney.

No one can.

That's why I'm not getting married.

All right, come on.

Your dad's staying the night at St. Paul. He's got to talk to a developer

a building project, so it's just going to be us girls.

Maybe we could order a pizza and work on the baby's room.

Sure.

This is going to look great.

Better than before.

Hello? Uh, yeah, just a minute.

It's for you.

Hello?

Oh, hey, Jess.

Um, wow.

I can't go.

Go where?

Can you hold on?

Thanks.

Um, Jess and some of the girls are going to the John Mayer concert tonight on

the Riverton campus, and, um, somebody got the flu, so there's an extra ticket.

You like John Mayer?

He doesn't.

And it's just girls?

You come straight home right after the concert?

Straight home.

Then you get to go.

Really?

Really.

Hey, Jess. Yeah, I can go.

Okay, I'll be ready in ten minutes.

Thanks, Emma.

I'm going to go get dressed.

Phoebe, I'm kind of new to this whole stepmom thing.

All I know is that I trust you, and that's why I'm letting you go.

You won't do anything to abuse that trust, will you?

No way.

Then you better get going.

It's so hot. I know. Let's go to the zebra.

Okay, yeah. The zebra?

What's that?

You'll see.

Guys, I can't go in there. I'm only 15.

Mike, we're 21.

Here.

I borrowed this from my sister.

No, guys. No, no, no, no, no, no. I can't go.

Robin, I cannot go in there. I have to.

Hey, baby.

Come on. Come back. Get up.

You guys, can we please talk about this?

He's walking to me.

I need some IDs, baby.

You got it.

Corbin.

I'm driving. Whoa, you don't want to ride with us? Your deal.

to a club. I know I said I wouldn't. I'm sorry.

But they were drinking and I thought just when... Sydney, look. Take it easy.

Okay, here's what you do.

You go inside the club, stay on the phone and call yourself a cat.

I can't.

It's closed.

What's the name of the club?

I don't know. I don't know. It's some animal.

Which animal, Sydney?

Um... The

zebra. The

zebra. The zebra. Okay.

Stay right where you are, okay? I'm coming right now. I'm on my way. Okay,

please hurry up.

Please.

Hello? Emma?

I got your message. What's going on? Where are you?

I'm on my way to pick up Sydney.

It's the middle of the night. Where is she?

You're breaking up, Ben. I've got to concentrate on the road, okay? I'll call

you as soon as I find her.

Quick, before you freeze.

Here, there's a blanket in the back.

Put this on.

Okay.

You get warm.

I'm sorry. No, you did the right thing by calling.

You did the right thing.

You know that? No.

It's unbelievable.

It's unbelievable.

It's unbelievable, right?

No. Because I care about you.

You do?

Yes. I care about you very much.

Even after all the stuff I've done?

Even after all the stuff you've done.

How did you and my dad meet?

Um, I was, I was teaching art therapy at the nursing home.

Your granddad and I, we really hit it off.

Yeah, your dad, he had a baby, Katie.

Ah, he loved Katie.

Yeah, your dad and I started having coffee after his visit.

Mostly just to talk about his father at first.

Then one thing led to another.

And then lived happily ever after.

Well, I don't think there's any happily ever after that's in fairy tales,

Whitney.

You're not happy?

Oh, yes, we are. But we have to work at it every day. I mean, not just to give

him.

We were dead.

We didn't stay together.

Like, forever.

Yeah.

Dead.

I know.

That, um, rocking chair that Dad built?

He built it so you could wreck the baby in it, right?

Yeah. Yeah, I did.

When I was little, my dad built me a ballhouse.

And the girls in it looked exactly like mine.

Okay.

Okay.

I know.

I know.

I know.

I really wish I came to your wedding.

Me too.

Me too. We so wanted you to be there.

I just couldn't because... I had this hope that... That your

mom and dad would get back together.

you know because when i was your age i had that very same hope

i just thought that if i didn't go then

then i could still hope i don't know it sounds stupid

no it does not it does not sound stupid

hurts whatever okay i'm fine oh oh oh okay we need

we need to go to the hospital okay oh you cannot take chest with your baby we

need to go to the hospital right now okay okay okay look if you need me to

i'll take over i will i i can handle it i'm okay

You just make sure that she takes it nice and easy. All right, thank you.

I guess that includes no late -night drives as well. The doctor said it could

happen at any time. It was good that Sydney was learned.

She was wonderful.

If I'd been alone, I don't know what would have happened.

Can we just get out of here?

Fine, I'll get the car. Stay with Emma.

I'd really like to stay here with you, but I have to be at the construction

in an hour.

The inspector's coming.

Are you feeling okay?

Yeah.

You know, Sydney, I said that you wish you'd come to our wedding.

Emma, you are a magician, but I don't think it would have changed a thing.

After all this...

How can you not see that she is not the problem?

You are.

You and Lynn.

Hello.

Yes, it is.

Okay.

Okay, I'll be there right away.

Thank you for calling.

Ben?

It's Dad.

It's just what you do.

Thanks for coming, Len.

You mean in spite of the fact that you didn't invite me?

I'm sorry. I wasn't thinking.

I didn't expect you to.

You know, for a long time, he was dad to me, too.

Don't start, okay? Not today.

I didn't mean anything by it.

Sure you did. You meant that I'm not really family.

I might as well take Cindy home.

It'll save me a drive.

Oh, no. She doesn't need to leave yet.

Yeah, she does. You got a lot on your plate now?

Visit's over.

Fine, you want to take it? Go ahead.

Ben?

Hey.

Remember me?

Is anybody going to ask me what I want? The news is between your father and me.

No!

No, it's not!

God, nobody asked me anything in my entire life!

That's not true.

This isn't about you, Sydney.

No!

10 years ago.

Yeah, I think we did.

Oh, God.

Maybe it's not too late to start asking Sidney what Sidney feels about

her life.

Give her back some sense of control. Control over what? We're already

It's history.

Just hear me out. I've been reading a lot.

And I read this book about ceremonies.

Your father's funeral was so beautiful.

We all got to say goodbye and pay him tribute and express our feelings.

Well, isn't the end of a marriage kind of like a death?

Yes.

So I was thinking we could have a ceremony.

A funeral for a marriage.

That's morbid. Listen, listen.

This is not about your divorce. This is about your marriage. It's about...

Letting your daughter see that her parents used to be in love once.

That she came from love.

You did love each other, right?

Yes, we did.

Your husband was my first love.

Don't you think your daughter needs to hear this?

Why don't you stay overnight, Lynn?

I can book you a room at the inn. It's only a couple miles away.

You can think about it.

I'll stay the night.

But I... I don't know about the rent.

Morning, Lynn.

Good morning.

Did you sleep well?

I didn't sleep at all. Me either.

If Sidney wants to do this ceremony thing, I'm willing.

Okay. Me too.

Come on in.

Can I ask you a question?

We could have it in the backyard.

Yeah, that would be beautiful up on a lake.

I think your dad would like that.

Well, isn't this cozy?

Come and join us.

I think I'll come.

One run for Dubai.

Oh, really? Well, that's the first. You know how people have these ceremonies

for a lot of rites of passage, like birth, death, wedding?

Yeah. Your dad and I, we wanted, if you wanted, to do some sort of

divorce ceremony.

A what?

You said you weren't included, and you were right.

So we want to do it as a family.

This is weird. Really weird.

Cindy, just give it a chance, okay?

Please.

Your dad and I, we want you to know that you had parents who loved each other

and respected each other.

And we really did think it would last forever.

Why are you telling me this?

Because we thought you should know.

And we're so, so sorry that we hurt you.

It's the last thing in the world we wanted to do, sweetheart.

We're here today to honor the memory of our marriage.

We're standing here in front of the people we love most in the world to

the years we spent together.

To honor the love that once was and the amazing product of that love.

Lynn, you were my inspiration.

Your faith in me

gave me the courage to challenge the world.

Ben, you made me see myself the way you saw me.

Beautiful and exceptional.

You gave me wings.

You are the mother of my child.

For this, I will always have you in my heart.

You're the father of my child.

For this, I will always have you in my heart.

Sidney, I have something for you.

Most people are lucky to have one perfect memory in their life.

This one's mine.

I love you too.

Well, I think this occasion deserves a picture.

That's right.

Everybody get together.

Come on, Lynn.

Ready? Everyone get your heads together.

Time can't go backwards.

That's true.

We can't change what's already happened.

But we can change everything else.

My parents showed me that.

My parents and Emma.

Oh, that's great.

I look good.

A million souls behind a wall.

A little light transpires.

I can't explain the loneliness.

Everything's on fire.

I'm slipping away again and again.

But nothing really matters.

I just breathe.

I just breathe.

I just breathe.

I just breathe.

A million souls behind a wall.

A little light transpires.

I can.

Bye.