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- We're picking partners for our French project today.

You wanna work together?

- Sure.

- Casey, if you wanna eat with Sam--

- No, Em! I am having lunch with you!

You are so cute.

- You're pretty darn adorable yourself.

- So aren't you gonna ask how it went with Debbie?

- Yeah, how did your date with Debbie go?

- Good question, bad date.

Yeah, I mean, she's got all the qualities

I look for in a girl - looks - but, ah,

there just wasn't that chemistry, you know?

- Chemistry... Right after gym.

- Fifty bucks if you're listening to a word I'm saying.

- What? - Mmm. Go eat with Casey, please.

- Okay. Thanks.

Hey ladies.

- Well look who it is... Sam!

- Who knew you were here?

- You can have my seat, Sam. I was just leaving.

- Thanks. - Thanks. - See you.

- Uh-oh.

- Oooh. Shoulda made reservations.

- Emily, will you sit down so Debbie doesn't?

- Um, sure!

- ♪ Used to be my mother and my sister and me ♪

♪ A happy little family and all right with me ♪

♪ But Mom got married that's when everything changed ♪

♪ Some things were lost and others were gained ♪

♪ A new school, a new house ♪

♪ So many changes it makes my head spin ♪

♪ Now I've got a brother who gets under my skin ♪

♪ This is life with Derek ♪

♪ This is life with Derek ♪

♪ This is life with Lizzie, Edwin, George and Nora, Marti and Casey ♪

♪ Living life with Derek ♪

♪ Living life with Derek ♪

and things are going, well,

really well! But for my best friend Emily

and Sam's best friend Derek?

It's sorta weird.

So what's with you and Derek eating lunch together?

- He was avoiding some Debbie.

Her loss is my gain.

- So after all I've told you, you still have a crush on Derek?

- Yup! So, are we meeting après school?

- Pourquoi? Why?

- For our French project.

- Oh, actually I told Sam I'd work with him.

- Was this before or after I asked you to partner up?

- After... Em, I'm so sorry,

but I'll tell Sam to find someone else.

- No, it's okay.

I know you're in the lovey-dovey new-boyfriendy phase.

- Ah, Em, tu es formidable.

You're the best.

- Oui. Je suis la best.

- I'm heading to the rink for some shinny. You wanna come?

- Ah, can't. I'm working with Casey on our French assignment.

I know choosing Casey over hockey is lame.

- As long as you're aware.

But we're still on for a movie Saturday, right?

[Echo]: Saturday, right? Saturday, right?

- So how long exactly have we been going out?

- Wait, I totally know this!

A while?

- A month.

So let's celebrate our monthaversary Saturday night!

- Don't forget! Saturday night!

- Ah... I won't.

- Whooo!

Whooop!

- You okay, Edwin?

- Yeah, just practicing my moves for the school dance

on Saturday. I am a dancin' fool!

- You're half right. - And will I be seeing you on the dance floor?

- Asking your stepsister to a dance? You're not that desperate are you?

- Ask me! Ask me!

- I'm not asking. Jimmy Loofer is. And I think you should go.

- Why? - Because he's paying me

ten bucks to ask you. Twenty if you say yes!

- Sorry. I'm not going. I gotta rest my legs for soccer.

- No leg-resting

for Lizzie!

- Marti, give me my sandwich!

Tell Marti to give me my sandwich!

- Marti, give Lizzie her sandwich!

- The sandwich monster strikes again!

- Give that back! - Well, that's weird.

- Marti's 'sandwich-stealing' phase?

- No. We've had three school dances this year,

and every time, Lizzie's made some excuse not to go.

- I just don't think she's in the "liking the boys" stage yet.

- Good, 'cuz this house can't handle another boy-crazed girl.

- And what about the girl-crazed boys in this house?

- Boys don't hog the phone like girls, huh?

Because boys don't like to talk so much.

Not that talking is a bad thing, it...

I'm drowning here, Ed.

- Hey, don't drag me down with you, Dad.

- Hey, right on time! Game's about to start.

- Ah, yeah. About that... um... - No, Em,

I haven't seen that movie. And neither has Sam. Did I mention

he's coming over too? Okay! Bye.

- Oh, so it's girls' night in!

- You can watch the movie with us if you want.

- We talking chick-flick?

- Um, no!

It's an action-packed thriller!

- [Woman, TV]: I thought I could leave, but I can't!

Living without you is just too hard!

- Yeah, I can relate.

- [Man, TV]: Before your return the world was a dark place.

And now that we're together... - Holding hands in the popcorn?

- [Casey and Sam]: No.

- Uh, no.

- I never thought I'd say this, but...

I'd rather study. See you tomorrow night.

- You didn't tell him?

- Yeah, uh... - Tell me what?

- Saturday's our...

monthaversary.

- Ah! How cute.

Can't wait to tell the guys you bailed on me

for your "monthaversary".

[ Sigh ] - That's great.

I'm gonna be the laughing-stock of the hockey team!

- Celebrating a month of dating is nothing to be ashamed of!

- Yeah, it is! I mean, what is the big deal about it?

- Well, obviously it's not a big deal to you.

So we can just call it off.

- Did I leave my toaster on? I'd better go home and check.

Bye, you love-birds!

- Bye, Em! - Bye.

Are we really canceling our monthaversary?

- No. We can still celebrate.

I forgive you.

- Good.

- Hey, Liz!

So I just got an email from Jimmy Loofer.

That "no go" for the dance, that's your final answer?

- Yes.

- Yeah, but Jimmy's a great guy and gifted. He can kiss his elbow!

- Really? The answer's still no.

- Is it because you don't like boys yet?

'Cuz that's what your mother thinks.

- No, that's not the reason and do not discuss me with my mother!

- Then I don't get it. 'Cuz you McDonalds love to dance.

[ ♪ R&B ]

- C'mon Liz! Join us!

- Yeah, bust a move!

[ Sigh ]

- Yes, good idea!

Uh...

I didn't quite inherit the McDonald dance gene.

I'm the worst dancer ever.

- And you've never asked Casey for help?

- I can't! You don't know what it's like

to have a sister who's so talented.

And breathe one word of this and you're toast.

- Some fun last night, huh?

- Uh, yeah! It's great being a couple of third wheels.

- Totally.

Listen, my French partner dumped me.

- Funny. Mine dumped me too.

- Really? So you wanna...?

- Yeah. Sure! - Right on.

- Hey, Dimmy, is Emily there?

Emily's here? No she's not.

- [Derek]: La fenetre a mal a la tete.

- [Emily]: Ha! Ha! Ha! The window has a headache?

- See you understood. How bad could my accent be?

- Ha! Ha! Ha! Tres, tres bad.

- Emily? [ Hanging up the phone. ]

- Hey Casey. What's up?

- You tell me!

- Oh, I'm just working with Derek on the French project. No biggie.

- Yes, biggie! Maybe a large biggie.

- One, two, cha, cha, cha, cha.

One, two, cha, cha, cha, cha.

- "Cha, cha, cha, cha cha"? - It's that dance

the cha, cha, cha, cha.

- I think it's only three "chas". Or is it two?

- Oh, well, you seem to know a lot about dancing.

Did you ever teach Lizzie about dancing?

- No, I don't think so.

- Ah, well then I won't dance around the subject.

- And what subject is that?

Could it be, oh, I don't know...

Dancing? - Ah, well since

you've dragged it out of me:

Lizzie can't dance!

- Lizzie can dance.

Lizzie can't dance?

- Ah... hungry much?

- Can I help you?

- Actually, yes you can.

While you're working with Emily, be nice to her.

- Fine. I'll be nice.

- Ah, but not too nice! Emily's my best friend and, well...

You know she has a crush on you.

So don't you dare mess with her feelings!

- This coming from the girl who turned my best friend

into a guy who celebrates monthaversaries?

- I get it!

You're gonna go after Emily as payback for me going out with Sam!

Cuz I've stolen your best friend or something.

That is low, Derek! Even for you!

- Ya know, I never thought of it that way.

- Oh! Oh! Oh!

Well, then don't think of it that way!

Just forget we had this conversation, okay?

Rewind. As you were.

- No, too late.

You put it in my head and now it's, ah...

Oh! Stuck!

- Sam? Something weird is going on between Derek and Emily

and I think I just made it weirder.

- Why? Cuz I'm gonna ask her out?

- Derek! Let me call you back, okay Sam?

[ Hanging up ]

- Em? - Hang up Derek!

- Hey Emily. Yeah...

Since, ah, Casey and Sam are busy

Saturday, you wanna to do something?

- Say no! Say no!

- Coolio. Need the phone?

[ Hanging up ]

- There you are!

Have you been avoiding me?

- No, no. Not at all.

- Then can we talk about the elephant in the hallway?

- What elephant? Oh, you mean...

- Derek asking me out?

But, you know, it's really no big deal.

It's just two French partners, hanging out on a Saturday night.

- Right, right. No big deal!

- You really think it's no big deal?

- I-I didn't say that. You did.

- But, you agreed pretty quickly.

You don't think I'm Derek's type.

- No, Em, I don't. I think you're way too good for him.

- So you're not happy for me!

- Yes I am!

No, I'm not.

Em, you are such a great person

and Derek's, just, Derek!

- Look, I get it. Okay, you two don't get along.

But this date is a big deal for me!

Please deal with it, okay?

- I can't deal with it!

- Oh, look, aren't you going out with your stepbrother's best friend?

- Oh, that is totally different. I have real feelings for Sam.

Derek just asked Emily out to bug me! And let me tell ya: mission accomplished!

- Yeah I get that. - But Emily doesn't! And I don't want her to get hurt

when Derek treats her like he treats all the other girls.

- And how does he treat all the other girls?

- Oh, badly, very badly.

- And you know this because...

- Because,

because... because he's Derek!

- And that's your proof? - You want proof?

You want proof? - I...

- You can't handle the proof!

- You don't have proof, do you?

- No. But I'll get some.

- That's what I thought. Mm hm.

- So, Debbie, you went out with Derek last weekend.

He was a total jerk, right?

- Not at all! Derek's great!

I'd go out with him again in a second!

Hey, ya think you could put in a good word?

- Derek wasn't a jerk?

Not even a little "jerkish"?

- No. Derek's the sweetest.

- Well, ah, I guess that's good to know.

- And he's a great kisser.

- That?

Not so good to know.

[♪ Electronic music ]

[ Humming ]

- Ah... Mom? What are you doing?

- Warming up for a jog. Got to get loose.

It could really help with your soccer, you know?

Footwork, rhythm.

- You told her

I couldn't dance!

You break promise? I break you!

- Ah, don't get mad at Edwin. He was only trying to help.

- Yeah, don't be mad at Edwin.

- Yeah! Honey! C'mon, Lizzie, I think, inside of you,

there's a tiny dancer, just waiting to break loose.

You just gotta let yourself go and this!

- Yeah! Or like this!

- I can't do that! You guys look ridiculous!

- Awww!

- [Tape]: First, put your left foot in,

then put your left foot out.

Next, put your left foot back in and now shake it all about.

Now do the hokey pokey.

- A little late for the hokey pokey, don't ya think?

- Yeah, yeah, it is.

So, ah, good night.

- Were you just teaching yourself to dance?

- Mom tell you about my dance-aphobia?

- Yeah. - I don't care about dancing, it's just...

I don't want to look stupid if

some stupid boy asks me to stupid dance.

- That's the same reason I secretly took dance lessons before the wedding.

- You did?

- Yeah, I didn't wanna look stupid in front of your Mom.

At least not on that day.

- So... you any good?

- Well, hop on my feet

and you'll see.

Come on.

Right up.

This first dance? It's called a waltz.

- I know you're old and stuff, but kids today don't waltz.

- Ah, but you gotta waltz before you can run, kid.

And... one,

two.

[ Humming a waltz ]

Ha! Ha!

- Ole! [ Ding-dong ]

- Hey! Happy monthaversary!

And you look rather handsome.

- Yes, I rather do.

And we have reservations at the finest restaurant

I could afford on my part-time job.

- Um, well actually I was thinking

maybe we could go to a different restaurant.

- Which one?

- The one Derek and Emily are at.

- Are we double-dating? - No...

We're spying on them.

Look, I don't trust Derek one bit.

So we have to stake out their date.

- After all I went through for this?

I even tucked my shirt in for you!

- That is so sweet.

But I have to do this for Emily! It's important.

- Just like this stupid monthaversary was important.

- Well, since you never cared about the monthaversary you won't mind postponing it?

- You know what? Maybe we should postpone it... indefinitely!

- Sam?

[ Sigh ]

- So...

How 'bout that French project?

Yep, learning languages can be tough.

Yeah, even speaking your own language can be tough.

- Am I interrupting? - No, not even a little.

Ummm... Let's see. I will have the hot chocolate

and she'll need a new tongue 'cuz apparently the cat's got hers.

[ Snorting ]

Hey! She speaks. Or snorts!

- Um... I'll have a chocolate sundae, but hold the tongue.

- Consider it held. [ Snorting ]

- Oh! [ Giggling ]

- Can I help you?

- Yeah, can you get them to speak louder?

All I can hear is Emily snorting.

- How 'bout something from the menu?

- Oh, no thanks. I'm on stakeout.

- Of course you are.

One hot chocolate,

one sundae and could you speak up a bit?

- Remember the time you threw a snowball at my window

but the window was open and it hit my dad?

- That's why your Dad never liked me!

- He doesn't like you because you ran through our hedge

with your bike. Or was it the time you threw up

in the sandbox? Hey! Remember when I wasn't talking

and now I can't stop talking! I mean, how funny is that?

[ Making noise with her straw. ]

I am so jumpy! I mean, it could be the sugar or just 'cuz I'm nervous.

Um, not that I have anything to be nervous about.

- Yeah, exactly! We're just a couple of French partners,

having a fun time on a Saturday night.

- Yeah, right.

That's what this is.

- Emily, I don't usually do this,

but I have to be honest.

- Do I wanna hear this?

- Probably not.

But, ah...

I only asked you out to bug Casey.

- Did Derek just say my name?

Why won't they speak louder?

- So you're not interested in me.

- Not that way. - Casey was right.

- Yeah, and...

She's right there. No, don't look!

'kay there's a girl in a blond wig,

wearing sunglasses, inside, lurking...

- Casey's spying on us?

- Probably to make sure I don't hit on you.

Look, you wanna have some fun after all?

Not that we weren't having fun before.

- Let's do it!

- Emily.

- Yes Derek?

- I have something to ask you.

- Yes Derek?

- Do you want to be my girlfriend?

- Yes, Derek. - What!

Emily! No, no, no!

Derek is only going out with you to make me crazy!

I should've told you, but I didn't wanna hurt

your feelings and now it's too late.

It is too late, right?! I kinda couldn't hear the last part.

- You figure it out. Come on, Em.

- Hey, were you on to me?

You were on to me!

You're not really going out!

Well, aren't you gonna freak on me for spying,

or meddling, or snooping?

- [Both]: Nah.

- But, ah, you can pay us back.

You spy, you buy.

- See ya Casey.

- Sam? What are you doing here?

- Buying you a monthaversary present.

Ah, it's cheaper than dinner would've been, too.

- Oh, thank you so much.

And I am so sorry for everything.

- It's okay. But you can make it up to me.

By never, ever using that word again.

- Deal! Happy one-month anniversary.

- You know, you look kinda cute as a blond.

- Don't get your hopes up.

- So, you want me to walk you home?

- Nah, I think I can make it next door okay.

- Cool. Well, just for the record,

I really enjoyed being your French partner.

And, who knows, maybe you can be my first real girl friend?

Ah, I mean, first friend

whose a girl.

- I get it. And I accept.

- Cool. Well, good night.

- Sorry, I just wanted to do that for a really long time!

- Uh... don't be sorry.

- So, how was the dance?

- Terrible. I pulled a muscle trying to do the splits.

- How 'bout you Lizzie? Did you dance?

- Yeah, but it was a slow song. I didn't get to show my moves.

- Really. Well, ah, how 'bout now?

[♪ R&B ]

- What?

- Whooo!

Whooo!

Yeah!

- Lizzie, you're awesome!

- I knew it was genetic!

- Dad, you got rhythm!

- Feed the chickens!

Lawn mower!

- Where did you guys learn that?

- What can we say, we're naturals.

- Oh yeah. - Yeah.

Switch the lightbulb.

- That bad enough for you?

- Back up go-go girls.

[ Making DJ sounds and scratching ]

- Ooh! Ahh!

- I'm sorry, but look at this kid.

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