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I can't believe You made this whole thing By yourself.

Congratulations, jack.

Thanks. I'm not Completely done, though.

I mean, I still have this Whole back section to paint.

I'm truly impressed And--and grateful.

I'm still a little unclear, Though, as to why You wanted this.

You're not going to, Like, blow it up Or anything, are ya?

No. No. There's No asteroid in my movie.

It's for aerial shots, Establishing.

Just get the right lens And the right light,

And you've got The perfect, quaint Creekside village.

It's amazing what a little Camera trickery can do.

Well, if you guys Will excuse me,

I have a ton of homework To do, including Peterson's assignment,

Which I haven't Even started yet.

Yeah. I haven't either.

Pacey witter is leaving Early to do homework.

Ha! It's slightly Less believable than An enquirer headline.

Oh, yeah. It's A disgusting habit.

Ha ha ha!

All right. Well, thanks, Guys, I'll see you later.

No. I can stay.

But I'm just gonna Do a test shot.

No. It's ok. I'd like to see it. It's all right.

Ok.

Cool.

Well, ta-ta, Gents.

Don't stay up Too late, You know?

It is A school night.

Speaking as his closest friend,

Your sister Has had quite a profound Influence on him.

Yeah, well, Relationships will do that.

Yeah.

Sorry.

I didn't mean that The way that came out.

Look, jack, I mean...

This hasn't exactly been The easiest situation For either of us,

But your help On this film has been So significant,

I just...

So we're cool?

Yeah.

So what's this peterson Assignment about?

Ah, a poem.

He wants us to write About something that's Critical to our being.

Whatever. It's just Another assignment I'm gonna screw up.

It's a poem. It can't be that hard.

I read your script.

You're the expert writer Here.

Any advice as to how To get to the good stuff?

Um...

Listen to yourself.

Writing's about Opening up, you know?

It's a chance to Offer the world a peek

At that very private Part of yourself

That you otherwise Just stifle.

So just listen To myself?

Yeah. I mean...

You never know What you'll hear.

Could you do me a favor And hit the lights?

Oh, yeah.

And there it is...

It's your perfect Creekside village.

Pacey!

Mr. Milo. Now, Before you say anything,

I want you to know I have the situation Under complete control.

And what situation Is that?

Well, whichever of my Academic improprieties

You were about To make me aware of.

"Improprieties" Is the wrong word.

Try "Kudos."

I just received The midterm reports

For all of the students On academic watch,

And after removing My jaw from the floor, I came to see you.

You posted 3 bs, 2 as.

What? That's impossible.

One would think so.

You know, I don't think I've ever seen you Smile before, mr. Milo.

I'm liking this.

The smiling thing, I definitely like.

Well, you just Keep up the good work, Mr. Witter.

Yes.

Ah!

Hey, lady!

Mmm. What Was that for?

Just 'cause.

Uh, don't even.

What? We can't Have a "Just 'cause"?

Sure. In private,

But massive Suck-face embraces

Are better left For bedrooms And private sunsets.

No offense.

None taken.

Hey, guys.

Jack, I Was just wondering, When do you think

We can get started On the set For the pageant scene?

This weekend, If you want.

Ok, great. I'll schedule the shoot For the weekend after.

Mmm!

Well, I hate to Be the stickler,

But we are late For an hour of hell.

Yeah. You got your poem, Stickler?

Of course!

I'll see ya. I gotta go With those guys.

Ok.

Bye.

So...

That was nice.

What was nice?

You and jack Actually conversing.

It was a surprise.

Some people are capable

Of moving beyond their Petty longtime rivalries To a higher ground.

Yeah, right.

If jack wasn't doing Your movie, dawson,

He'd still be the enemy.

Not true.

You are so hollywood.

Across the crowded green, He spots her.

Stealthily, the lion Crosses and settles in

The helpless llama.

Hey, ty.

Well, as far as I know,

There have been 3 phone messages to you In this last week,

Adorable phone messages With my number included.

So I was just wondering Why you haven't Returned any of them.

You're on my To-call list, ty.

Just workin' My way around.

You know, not To toot my own horn,

But I could swear you Were into me that night That we went out.

Not to toot your Own horn or anything.

It was the party, Wasn't it?

All that bible-speak, It freaked you out.

Honestly? Yeah, it did.

Jen, that's not all That I am, all right?

For your information, I'm not some bible-banging Dorkus mcforkus here.

Ok, I'm sure That you're not, ty.

It's just...

Uh, ok, Obviously your religion

Is something that's Very important to you.

I just see it as An inevitable obstacle In our relationship.

Don't you think That we should go out On our first date

Before you map out Our entire future?

Ty, you're sweet...

And you're funny...

But you go to These bible meetings 3 times a week,

And that's probably How many times I've been to church

In the past 10 years,

So hopefully you Can understand why that Would present a problem

With us being anything More than just friends, All right?

See? That just goes to show How little you know me.

See? I'm not funny at all.

Look, I'm not giving up.

Now, that's a shame.

You know, I thought most women Admired persistence.

Well, that just goes to show How little you know about me.

I'm not most women.

Mr. Witter, Empty-handed, I presume?

No. It was in here. I mean, I had it At the locker.

I just--I must've... Left it right here In my binder.

"Ode to The sports car."

Yeah. Trust me. They're more exciting Than grecian urns.

Experimenting with cursive for the First time, mr. Witter?

Listen, I worked hard on that.

I'm sure.

However, you Neglected penmanship,

And presentation Is half the grade,

So, as I see it,

You can bring The poem in tomorrow, Written legibly

And lose points For handing it in late,

Or you can hand it in As it is,

And the highest grade You'll see

Will be your old friend, The letter "D."

That's not fair.

Fairness is overrated.

Is it just me,

Or does that man Get meaner every day?

It's not just you.

Excuse me, mr. Mcphee?

Uh, nothing.

I trust that your poetry Assignment went well, Mr. Mcphee.

We're all aware Of how critical it is

To your deficient grade In this class.

Sure. Yeah. It, um, went fine.

Good!

Then perhaps you would Like to read your poem For the class.

You said That these poems Were just for you.

I changed my mind.

These things happen.

Please, read us your poem.

I'd really rather not.

Mr. Mcphee, What you would rather do Is of no importance to me.

If it's ok with you, Can I just hand it in?

Read the poem.

Please. I don't--

We're waiting.

Um...

"Today.

"Today was a day The world got smaller,

"Darker...

"I grew more afraid.

Not of what I am, But of what I..."

Continue.

Uh...

"I grew more afraid...

"Not of what I am, But what I--

"What I could be,

"I loosen my collar To take a breath,

"My eyes fade...

And I see..."

"I see him...

The image of perfection."

His frame strong, His lips smooth..."

"I keep thinking, What am I so scared of?

"And I wish I Could escape the pain,

"But these thoughts, They invade my head,

"Bound to my memory...

They're like shackles Of guilt."

"God, please set me free." Excuse me.

What are you doing?

I'm gonna go see If he's all right.

You'll do nothing Of the kind. Sit down.

He was crying when--

I said sit down!

Everyone, Open your books, please,

To page 57, stanza 2.

What are you doing?

Nothing.

What?

I'm just tryin' to Get a peek at your Secret online handle.

What is it--juicy joan, Perky potter?

What's yours-- Spielberg stud?

No.

Then he Starts to cry.

No way.

No. I heard it from, Like, half the class.

He's readin' this poem, And he is just cryin'.

Ha ha ha!

Wait. Who was this?

Jack mcphee, The new kid.

Peterson makes him Read his poem In class.

He starts cryin'.

No kiddin'?

The poem, It's about a guy.

Mcphee's a total homo.

Ha ha ha! Total.

Like, no doubt.

Enjoy.

Thank you.

Hi, dawson.

Hi.

Joey, hey, You got a second?

Sure.

Um...

Have you talked To jack yet?

Oh, we haven't really Talked about it yet.

He's still pretty upset About it.

I can imagine.

Rumor mill's Working overtime On this one.

I've heard About the incident Twice more.

You've heard about it? I've heard everything

From jack is seen Regularly wearing dresses Down main street

To he's checked Into a monastery to deal With his sexual ambivalence.

You're being pretty flip About this.

Well, why not, dawson?

I mean, it's all A big joke.

Is it?

Well, what are you Insinuating?

I'm not Insinuating anything.

I'm--I'm just-- I'm concerned about you.

What are you Trying to do, dawson,

Give validity to Some ridiculous rumor That jack's gay?

No. Joey, I never said that.

You pretty much did.

All I'm trying To do is find out What's going on.

I would hope that You know me well enough

To know that my concern Is genuine.

There's no need to be So defensive about this.

I'm not being defensive, Dawson.

Why don't we just say What this conversation Is really about?

Your passive-aggressive way Of highlighting some flaw In jack

That would get us To break up.

That's way Over the line.

No, it's not. From where I'm standing,

I think It's perfectly in bounds.

"So in 1936, The stalin constitution Was adopted.

"The communists Everywhere boasted That the soviet union

Was now the most Democratic country In the world."

I'm gonna go down To the ice house And help 'em close up.

I'll see ya later.

Later, jack.

Boy, you were A bit frosty.

Pardon?

To jack.

The guy's had a hard day,

And you've hardly Said 2 words to him All afternoon.

Well, I don't understand Why he had to write That poem to begin with.

I mean, if he hadn't Written something

That could Have been so easily Misinterpreted, then--

What? If he had Censored himself?

Don't twist my words.

Ok, look, I know jack Better than you do, pacey,

And ever since we were kids,

He's had this whole Different drummer thing Goin' on,

And not everybody gets it.

He should have known better Than to expose himself

To someone as venomous As peterson. That's all.

Andie, I may be wrong here,

But I don't think Guest-starring in

His own public humiliation Was jack's intention.

There's something deeper Going on there.

Like?

Like maybe you Should talk to him.

About what?

Well, for starters, About the poem.

Maybe it wasn't Misinterpreted.

I'm---

No. No.

Jack is not gay.

He's talked about girls His entire life.

He's crazy about joey.

He hates madonna. He's not gay.

Have you ever Asked him?

No...

And I don't need to.

Ok, well, Hypothetically speaking,

If jack were gay...

How would that Make you feel?

I guess I'd be disappointed.

Disappointed?

Jeez, andie.

You asked me How I'd feel.

I don't need this, ok?

I don't need To be attacked

Over some Hypothetical feeling

About a hypothetical Situation

That is completely And totally Unfathomable.

Well, for his sake, I hope you're right.

Hello?

What if I didn't ask you out On a date, per se?

Then you wouldn't Have to worry about Our inevitable breakup

Due to ideological Difficulties,

And you could still Go out with me,

Non-bible-related, Though, I promise.

Sorry, ty.

Aw, jen, have A little faith in me.

Maybe underneath This sunday-school veneer Lies a partying maniac.

I doubt it. I'm hanging up.

I told you I was persistent.

You know, "Persistent" Isn't exactly the word

That comes to mind Right now.

Come on, jen. I'll pick you up at 9:00.

No.

9:45, going once, Going twice...

You really Are persistent.

Hey, come on, jen.

Just a couple of hours.

Be here at 10:00.

Hey, jo, did you get The cleaning supplies For the kitchen?

Got 'em right here.

Great.

Uh, here. I can--

Let me take that In the back.

He has been quiet As a church mouse All night.

What happened?

You don't even Want to know.

Poor guy. He looks like He lost his best friend.

Go talk to him.

Yeah, but he Doesn't want to.

How do you talk to Somebody about something

That they've made Perfectly clear

They don't Want to talk about?

Well, I always start With, "Long day, huh?"

That opens The conversation up.

Well, I'm all through here.

If you could lock up, That'd be great. See ya!

Ok.

Long day, huh?

If you wanna Ask me somethin',

I suggest you just ask it.

Look, I'm sorry, jack. It's just, you know,

People are already Saying things.

Since when do you care What people are saying?

That's not like you.

Well, maybe it's because You still haven't offered me Any kind of explanation

For what you wrote.

I don't have to.

You're right. You don't.

Um...

It's just that, You know,

Being the one That you are dating,

It'd be nice To know if there Was a particular reason

Why you did write A poem about a guy, I mean, a poem

That obviously has some Degree of importance In your life,

Considering it did make you cry

In front of a room Full of people.

All right, look, um...

I sat down last night Before I went to bed,

And for a half an hour, I wrote what I was feeling,

And one of the images That came into my head-- It was masculine,

Nothing sexual About it, ok?

It could have been me. It could have been the image Of my brother.

I don't know, joey,

But I do know that There was nothing gay About that poem.

And as for the crying,

I don't know.

It hit a weird nerve When I started reading it.

It just unleashed Some of the stuff

That I've Been dealing with With my family

And my brother's death...

It's the only explanation That I have, and if it's Not good enough for you,

Then you can just believe What everybody else is saying.

Look, jack...

I don't believe them.

I hope not.

'cause I adore you, Joey, and I assure you,

If I was to ever To write a love poem,

It'd be about you.

Nobody else.

I think you're really Gonna like this place.

If I'd known we Were going to a club,

I'd have brought My fake I.D.

Sherry. Hey.

Good evening.

So are you Singing tonight?

Yeah. I'm up next. Any requests?

Yeah. Um...

Something romantic...

And 2 martinis.

You got it, ty.

Thanks.

Have a seat?

Hey, dean-o, baby,

Isn't this a little bit Against the rules?

Whose rules?

Drinking, the whole Swinger lifestyle.

I mean, it's not exactly Sunday-school clean.

Sure, but...

Right now, we're Not in sunday school.

♪ come rain or come shine ♪

♪ high as a mountain ♪

♪ and deep ♪

♪ as the river ♪

♪ come rain or come shine ♪

♪ I guess ♪

♪ when you met me ♪

♪ it was just one ♪

♪ of those things ♪

♪ but don't ever bet me ♪

Tonight on a very special Episode of capeside high,

It's jack's poem. Can you believe this? It's ridiculous.

Why? Why would They do this?

Mr. Mcphee?

Yes?

Would you care To continue reading

Your now very public Work of poetry?

You can't Be serious.

I am.

You left us high and dry.

If you want A completed grade,

Then you have to complete Reading the poem.

It's that simple.

Why are you Doing this to me?

Because he can.

Mr. Witter, I recommend You sit down.

No.

I said, sit down!

You want somebody To read the poem, I'll read it.

"Today."

Ahem.

"Today was a day the world Got smaller, darker,

"I grew more afraid,

Not of what I am, But of what I could be--"

Stop this instant. I said, stop!

You will listen to me When I talk to you, Young man!

Why should I?

Oh, that's it.

I am writing you a pass.

You can report Immediately

To principal markey's Office.

What part of you Is it that gets off on Torturing your students?

Everybody else In this classroom May be afraid of you,

But I'm not!

I see your miserable Scare tactics for Exactly what they are,

The misguided lashings Of a bitter, Lonely old man

Who only feels good When somebody else in The class feels worse.

Thank you, For the analysis, Mr. Witter.

I'll send a check along With the "F" you'll get On your report card.

You can't fail me.

I've gotten a "B" or better On every test in this class!

Hell I can't.

I've been waiting To fail you all quarter.

You disgust me.

And you, mr. Witter, Are a failure,

Destined to always Be a failure.

Trying to teach People like you

Is like spitting in The face of the entire Educational system!

No, sir.

that is spitting In the face

Of the entire Educational system.

I won't apologize.

Yes, you will, pacey.

No, I won't.

What did I tell you?

The child's an insubordinate Little waste.

Ray, you're hardly Innocent here.

And what does that mean?

You made a student cry.

Another student had An excessive reaction.

You call a student Spitting in a teacher's Face excessive?

That's the understatement Of the year.

I suggest We reconvene tomorrow.

Mr. Witter, Hopefully by that time,

You will Have been capable of Conjuring up an apology.

If not, I will Have no choice but to Put you on suspension.

Hey, jack.

Listen, man, you didn't Have to come down here.

I mean, I appreciate it, But--

I didn't. Milo Wants to talk to me.

I can only imagine What about.

Yeah. They wanted me To apologize in there.

I told them To go screw themselves.

That was stupid.

Whose side are you On here, anyway?

My own, all right?

I can handle My own battles.

I didn't need you To make a spectacle Of this whole thing.

Stop right there, jack.

I thought I was helping you out.

Yeah? Well, you weren't. I didn't need a hero.

I recognize it's An addiction of yours, But this is one instance

Where you should have Just kept your nose out Of it.

Well, we weren't Selling roses,

Cupcake?

Thank you.

Mmm.

So, full report.

Tell me, was I Not fun last night?

What's so funny?

You. This.

What?

The alternate Identities.

Ah, you mean Student by day, Rat packer by night?

Some people would call it The height of hypocrisy.

That's not hypocritical At all.

To me, it's, uh...

Well, it's something To go to church about On sunday.

Listen, my religion Doesn't assume

That I'm a perfect Individual, jen.

In fact, it expects That I'm not.

I see,

So it's a party-now, Confess-later Sort of thing?

You want to do it again?

Come on.

Your grams likes me.

My grams likes what She knows about you,

Which, apparently, Isn't all that much.

And you plan on Keeping it that way.

That's a thought.

So what are you gonna do?

What do you mean?

Well, about peterson? You're gonna apologize, Right?

No. I'm gonna Take the suspension.

What?

Why would you do that?

Because, after What that man did,

I'm not gonna Apologize to him.

He doesn't deserve it.

No. It doesn't matter What he did, pacey.

You spit in his face.

I was there, thank you.

Dawson?

You, too, huh?

Pacey, This is serious.

You think I don't know that?

All we're saying is Make sure you're aware Of the consequences.

I am aware of The consequences, All right?

These are pamphlets milo Coincidentally happened To have on his desk.

You ever feel like You're trapped in one Of those lifetime movies?

"Gay and ok.

what's your sexuality. Am I gay?"

God, it sounds Like one bad game show.

What about Your grade point?

You still care About that, don't you?

It's not gonna survive A suspension, pacey.

It'll destroy All the hard work You've done,

And you'll be right back At square one.

An academic loser.

That's not what I said.

But it's what you felt.

Andie, everything That I've worked for,

What you have helped me To become

Is somebody Who believes in himself And in his instincts,

And every single one Of my instincts tells me

What that man did In that classroom Is wrong.

It's just wrong.

Oh, my god.

I'm gonna need your help With this, joey.

I have a feeling It's gonna get a lot worse Before it gets better.

I'm here.

Thanks.

Kiss me.

Why?

Just 'cause.

Thanks for cleaning up.

Dialogue.

That would mean You're talking to me Again, correct?

Um, I've been really unfair The past few days.

Well, it's ok. I knew you'd Come around.

Well, do you have to be So immensely forgiving?

I mean, don't you have An ounce of meanness Anywhere in your body?

At the very least it would Make our sibling squabbles More interesting.

Well, I don't need 'em To be more interesting. I want 'em as they are.

It's just, um...

It's been really hard.

For both of us.

Yeah, but, you're Better suited for This sort of thing.

Yeah, but no one's suited For public ridicule, andie. You just deal with it.

I don't.

When I first heard What happened To you in class,

My, um, Initial reaction...

Was resentment.

Of all The possibilities, You know,

I didn't even Feel sorry for you.

I just--I thought, "Oh, great, thanks, You know,

"Just when things seemed To be slowing down In my life,

And now I have to Deal with this."

And as much as I love you, jack, It's just...

Everything that has happened To us in our lives

Has made me so afraid,

And I just didn't Think that anybody

Could understand that, Especially you.

I mean, you're so strong And independent,

And then...

I read this.

It's, um, your poem.

I kept one of the ones That I tore down.

It's a really beautiful Poem, jack.

And I don't know If it means that You're gay or not,

And, you know what, I really don't care.

But I'll tell you What I do know.

The person who wrote This poem...

He's just as scared As I am...

Jack, you're terrified, And I'm your sister,

And I had no idea.

And I just want you To know that...

I'm here for you

And that I love you...

And you're not alone.

Thank you.

Dawson, Can I come in?

Oh! Um...

Yeah.

Sorry. I didn't mean To surprise you. It's just--

No, it's-- It's been a highly Irregular few days,

And climbing this ladder Is the surest form of Normalcy that I know,

And also I just wanted To say I'm sorry About yesterday.

That's ok.

I understand.

Wow! This is amazing.

This is the whole town.

It's incredible, Isn't it.

Jack built it Just for the film.

Ok. Um...

Dawson, I need your advice,

And I know Because of the situation

It may be hard for you To dispense it, but...

I really need it.

Anything.

Talk to me.

Well, um, I'm thinking That maybe...

Maybe you were right About, um,

Jack and the poem.

That he meant to write it.

Well, he says he didn't, And...

You know, He has a thousand Reasonable excuses

That all make sense. It's just...

They don't...Make sense.

I just keep wishing That I had done What you told me.

If I just would've Asked him if...

If he was gay, um...

Then why don't you?

If I do that, Then he'll know that I've considered it,

And if he knows that I've considered it,

It'll always be there That I've considered it, And...

It's the elephant-in-the-room Syndrome--

The obvious but unspoken Topic,

The thing That's always lurking But never brought up.

Of course, in your case It's a gay elephant.

You know, This isn't funny.

Even so, I had to say that.

You have to ask him.

Mmm.

You know, I mean, look...

If there's one thing I've Learned about relationships In the past year,

It's that they begin And end with honesty,

And if you want to save What you have with jack,

And you know, I believe That it's worth saving,

You gotta be honest.

You know?

Yes.

So, um...

So, go...

Go hunt an elephant.

Right.

Thanks.

Thank you.

Yeah.

Ohh, look at that guy.

Tell me that is not somebody Who has it out for me.

If he didn't before, He sure does now.

You know, Maybe I should just do it.

Just apologize.

You don't think what I did Is right, do you?

I...I can't judge. I wasn't there.

But would you have Done it yourself?

No.

And if I go in there And I can't apologize...

Would you be Ashamed of me?

In my lifetime, Pacey,

I will never be Ashamed of you.

Pacey.

We're ready for you.

Mr. Witter, I trust You have had ample time

To put into proper Perspective

The events of Yesterday morning?

I have, yeah.

Well, then, the ball's In your court.

We're all ears.

I should start by saying That I'm more ashamed

By what I did in that Classroom yesterday

Than of anything I've ever done In my entire life.

It was flat wrong, And I have no case here, And I'm sorry...

For the event.

But I am not now, Nor will I ever be Apologetic for its intention.

Every day, we, the students Of capeside, come to a place Where you guys are in charge.

You tell us when to arrive And when to leave and when To move rooms and when to eat.

You tell us when we're doing Well and when we need To be doing better,

And we never, Ever question it...

Because we're afraid to.

Because to question it Is to go against the belief

That the entire system

The belief that you guys Know what's right.

And I am not afraid To tell you

That what happened In that classroom Yesterday was not right.

To make a student cry, To embarrass him,

To strip him of his dignity In front of his classmates

Is not right.

And while I respect This system,

I do not respect men like you, Mr. Peterson. I don't.

I can't, And I never will.

Not after what you did.

You have a good afternoon.

How'd it go?

As well as could be Imagined.

They suspended me For a week.

Why'd you bother Coming down here?

Because I care about you.

Do you?

What kind of question Is that?

It's a reasonable one, Andie.

Do you have any idea What I went through Today?

How much I needed Your support?

Pacey, I can't support Everything you do.

I don't want you to agree With every decision I ever make.

The world would be A boring place if you did,

But what I am asking for Is to know that some way,

Somehow, You're there for me.

How dare you?

I challenge One action of yours,

And you throw it in my face Like it's some Sort of weakness?

It's not just me. You weren't there

For your brother Jack, either.

Oh, yes, I was.

I apologized to him,

And I came to apologize To you, too,

But for some reason I was struggling with it All the way down here.

That reason has suddenly Become crystal clear.

Jack is innocent, pacey.

What's happening to him Right now he has no control Over, but you--

You knew what you were Doing in that classroom.

What would you Have me do,

Just stand there And let peterson Do that to him

When I knew the whole time There are other ways--

That it was My fault, andie?

It was my fault!

Peterson knew That he couldn't Get the best of me,

So he went after Your brother.

If I hadn't Instigated him That day...

None of this Would've ever Happened.

That's why I had to stop it.

However I could, I just--I had To stop it.

Why didn't you tell me That you felt responsible?

Because, andie...

You didn't want to Hear about it.

You just wanted me To clean up the mess.

And there are some messes You just have to live with.

I'm gonna go home now.

Do you want me To come with you?

No.

Not tonight.

Hey, jack.

Hey, where you been? I've been covering both shifts.

Are you gay?

Excuse me?

Are you gay?

I mean, you don't have To answer right away.

I--I just had to ask Right away

Because it's been Building up in me And there's no easy way

For a girl to ask her boyfriend If he's gay than to just ask.

I know you already told me That the poem wasn't About a guy,

But I feel like When we discussed it,

We never really discussed it, And I never really asked.

Feel free to answer Any minute now--

No. No.

I'm not gay.

Ok. Uh...

You don't know What a relief that is.

I--I mean, Not that I care,

I would've dealt with it fine, I promise. It's just...

You know, who wants to deal With all the obvious and Not so obvious issues

Of a girl who's dating a guy Who turns out to be gay?

And it's just so hard, And...

Hey. Feel better now?

You know, Even though...

Could you do me a favor?

Yeah, what?

No more poems.

Just for a little while.

You got it.

No more poems.

I'm not gay, joey.

Ok?

Yeah.