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Simon Camden.

Table for four.

Oh, yes, you called.

Evidently, your son is running late.

Would you care to be seated?

Yeah, we would.

Nice place.

Yeah, it is.

Would you like something to drink while you're waiting?

Uh, water.

Yeah, just water.

A bottle of water?

No, just water.

Dad, this is Georgia.

Georgia, this is my dad.

And I believe you met my mom this afternoon.

Hi.

It's Annie, right?

Right. Okay.

So, to what do I owe this little...

parental surprise?

Lying.

Playing one parent against the other.

Refusing to have a conversation when asked.

We felt like a late dinner.

Take your pick.

Order anything you want.

It's on me.

It's only fair.

I mean, you're paying for the room.

Will it be

the usual?

Um... yes.

Thanks.

I'll have what my son is having.

I will have the porterhouse steak.

Medium rare.

Cooked in

clarified butter with encrusted sea salt

and peppercorns.

And the Yorkshire pudding.

And the broccoli

with hollandaise sauce.

And a side of duck.

Anything to start, sir?

Shrimp cocktail.

Anything else?

Well, yes.

Uh, charge it to his room.

With pleasure.

♪ 7th Heaven ♪

♪ When I see their happy faces ♪

♪ Smiling back at me ♪

♪ 7th Heaven ♪

♪ I know there's no greater feeling ♪

♪ Than the love of family ♪

♪ Where can you go ♪

♪ When the world don't treat you right? ♪

♪ The answer is home ♪

♪ That's the one place that you'll find ♪

♪ 7th Heaven ♪

♪ Mmm, 7th Heaven ♪

♪ 7th Heaven. ♪

You know, for a couple dollars more,

you could have had the steak.

That's an awfully

expensive burger.

And what drives the price up

is that everything comes a la carte.

With the salads and the...

fries and the appetizers, whoa,

you have to work for a week to pay for all that, huh?

Do your mom and dad live in Glenoak?

Yes, um...

I think you know them.

Yeah, my... my dad's the pastor

over at the Chapel of Renewed Faith.

You're Reverend

Huffington's daughter?

Yep.

Hey, if you need the room to study,

I'm going to watch TV in the living room.

I'm camping out in the backyard.

You can have your room. What does that mean?

I just feel like having some time to myself, so...

you can have your room.

No, I sense an attitude.

This has nothing to do with you, okay?

Who does it have something to do with?

Oh.

Simon.

No.

Oh, come on, Martin.

You're upset he's with, um...

What's her name? not Cecilia.

Yeah.

I mean, I'm over Cecilia, but...

still, I care about her.

She's a nice person, you know.

Did you meet Georgia?

He-he didn't introduce you?

Uh, but you... you saw her, right?

No, you didn't see her.

You didn't even know about her, and I just screwed up.

You're over Cecilia, right?

Yeah, I'm over her.

So, you wouldn't call her and say anything, would you?

'Cause that could be bad.

I'm not going to say anything.

I hope not. I'm not going

to say anything. If you're not annoyed

with me and you're not angry at Simon,

why are you camping out in the backyard?

Ruthie.

Yep. Oh, right, dinner.

You two weren't talking, but no one was talking.

I thought it was because Simon was out with, uh...

I think you said Georgia.

Yeah, I was hoping you'd forget.

I didn't say I'd forget.

I said I wouldn't say anything. What if I talked

to Ruthie for you?

Could you forget, then?

Forget what?

I'm on my way.

Thanks.

That was delicious.

So...

where were we?

Oh, yeah.

We have made an agreement

not to discuss anything personal with either one of you.

Oh.

Do you discuss anything

personal with her parents?

Everything.

Yeah, my... my dad created

a program, uh, for teens at our church,

and one of the things

we talk about is being accepting and nonjudgmental

in regard to decisions about sex.

Huh.

You know, a lot of teens

from your church have come over to our church, you know.

You don't have a program devoted to teen sex, do you?

Chocolate soufflé.

They're going to know sooner or later.

Then why can't it be later?

Why can't we just sit with the information

and enjoy it ourselves for a few months

before we tell anyone?

They don't need to know.

It's just that...

I want to get school out of the way,

and I want to get started working down at the church,

and I don't want to get...

sidetracked.

Sidetracked?

With the baby?

Well, you know, I...

I don't want everyone looking at me as just a mother.

I've spent four years going to school, and I'm graduating,

and I'm going to be a woman

with a career as a minister.

And besides that, I'm not even a mother yet,

and the baby's not here yet,

and the baby's not going to be here for months.

Talk to me.

There's something you're not saying to me.

I am talking to you.

You just don't want to hear what I'm saying.

Are you hungry?

Do you have any crazy cravings tonight?

Want me to get you anything?

I'm fine.

Well, you know those little

crispy chow mein noodles that come in a can?

I'd love some

of those mixed with a can of tuna

and mayo and oranges.

That's a new one.

Yeah, but it sounds good, doesn't it?

Sure.

What's the deal with Martin?

The deal is,

Ruthie's about to go out and apologize to him.

It's not good for your health

to blame other people for what you can control.

Go apologize.

What's your interest in all this?

You're my sister, and I love you.

That's really pathetic.

Don't they offer courses in lying at medical school?

Plenty of them. Go.

She's really growing up.

I can't believe she's in high school.

Yeah, I think the problem is,

she can't believe she's in high school.

Knock, knock.

I was hoping you'd drop by.

What's up?

You tell me.

Matt made me come out here and apologize.

I told him I'd already tried once.

No, you...

you didn't... not...

really.

And, you know, Ruthie, I'm really surprised

you didn't apologize.

You and I are friends.

You did something wrong.

When a friend does something wrong to a friend,

they apologize.

Okay, you first.

No, you first.

But if you're going to apologize,

that means you did something wrong.

Okay, I did something wrong, too.

You know what, forget about it.

You're just a spoiled brat.

You get your way with everyone

because you're the youngest girl in the family

and everyone treats you like a baby.

Everyone thinks it's... it's funny or cute

when you do something wrong, but you're not with your family

when you're at school, and other people might not find you

so funny or cute. Wow.

I wonder how you lost Cecilia.

I wonder why you haven't been able to get another girlfriend.

I wonder if it has anything to do with the fact

you don't know how to talk to women. A woman

doesn't pants a guy at school. Oh, please!

What's the big deal?

If one of your buddies did that, would you be acting like this?

No.

You want a real apology,

a heartfelt apology?

Well, I'm sorry you ever came here.

Evidently, that went well.

Yeah, I'll go see how well.

Wait a minute.

I know what might be causing Lucy to be so weird.

When do you guys find out the sex of the baby?

I mean, shouldn't that be about... now?

I'm not supposed to say.

How am I supposed to help you if you don't tell me anything?

Okay.

It's tomorrow, but when we find out,

I can't tell anyone, even you.

Oh, believe me, she can't keep a secret

any better than you can, especially a secret like that.

She'll change her mind... Count on it.

And just... be there for her.

I'm there for her.

Call me if you want.

Uh, I want to talk to you.

That'd better not be Cecilia.

That'd better not have been

the apology you promised me from Ruthie.

Are you really going to rat out Simon to Cecilia

just to get back at him?

It was my aunt,

okay, my aunt from New York.

I have already talked to Cecilia.

I didn't say anything about Georgia, okay?

I didn't need to.

Because...?

Well,

I don't think Cecilia considers it a secret,

and I guess everyone is going to figure it out

sooner or later.

She broke up with Simon before she went off on vacation.

She wants to be unattached when she starts college.

So, I guess Simon just went back with this Georgia,

who was his girlfriend at school.

Yeah.

I know what that feels like...

Breaking up with Cecilia.

I'd probably be doing the same thing Simon's doing.

Would you?

No.

Haven't you heard?

I-I can't get a girlfriend.

I don't know how to talk to women...

according to, uh, Ruthie.

Well,

you can either believe her or you can prove her wrong.

That's...

pretty good advice, Dr. Camden.

Y-Y-You think so?

Well,

good enough that I'd be willing to put it to the test.

Uh, h-he'll take the check.

Okay with me.

Simon.

Your girlfriend

just left for her vacation yesterday,

and today, today,

you're back into a relationship...

Or maybe it's not a relationship.

Maybe you're just

hooking up, and that's a mistake.

He told me about Cecilia.

I know all about her.

Well, in,

in your teen sex classes at your church,

do they talk about being

emotionally ready to have sex?

'Cause...

I don't think Simon's emotionally ready.

I-I don't think it's right either,

but I don't think he's emotionally mature enough,

and I don't know you well enough to know

if I think the same thing for you.

I think you're missing the point, Dad.

I don't think...

that it matters what you think or what Mom thinks.

What matters is

what I think and what Georgia thinks.

Thank you, sir.

"Sir."

Oh, please.

And by the way...

um, I do think

I'm pretty emotionally mature

to sit here at dinner with my mom and dad... thank you...

Who show up unannounced

specifically to ruin our evening.

I mean, I-I hear what you're saying, and...

believe me, I'm not unamused by the whole, you know,

eating enough to cost me

my entire last two weeks' paycheck,

but...

that's it, okay, I've had it.

Ready?

Yeah.

Good night.

Good night.

Uh, wait.

How many teens are in that class at your church?

Um, about a hundred, yeah, but that's including all the teens

that come in from...

other churches.

Let's go.

When Simon gets home, I want to talk to him.

Well, I-I want to talk to him when he gets home.

Could I have a shot at him first?

Why would you want a shot at him first?

Well, do you think you and mom getting anywhere?

What, you think we can't handle this?

You think you can?

You think you can?

Is it possible

that I could know something that you don't?

Because you're a doctor and I'm only his father,

and, and... are you a doctor yet?

Have you talked to Martin?

Do I need to talk to Martin?

Aren't you curious

as to why Simon is behaving like Simon is behaving?

I-Is there

something you want to tell me?

No, there's something I want Simon to tell you.

Well, there's something I want Simon to tell me, too.

So you know?

How did you know?

Martin.

How did Martin know?

Cecilia.

Good luck.

Good, good, you're home.

Uh, are you ready to talk now?

We talked enough last night

to last me until I get back to school.

And how, how are you planning

to pay for school this year?

I mean, if you're on your own, making your own decisions,

shouldn't you be on your own financially?

The old "I'll cut off the money" threat?

Fine, Dad, I'll get the money.

I-I didn't threaten you, I was jus-just asking.

How are you going to get the money to pay for school

if I don't give it to you?

Surely, you're not going to go to Cecilia's dad

and ask him if you can work for a few more weeks.

My relationship

with Cecilia's dad and work have nothing to do

with my relationship with Cecilia.

What is your relationship with Cecilia?

She used to be my girlfriend, now she's not.

I'm not relying on Cecilia's dad to provide me with work.

I can get a job myself.

"And now's she's not."

Hey, before you go to school,

go find Martin and apologize to him.

He already left for school,

so I can't apologize.

Maybe after detention.

They're growing up, Mom.

You can't just tell them what to do

and think they're going to do it.

Oh, yes, I can, and you know why?

Yes, I know why.

Because you're never too old to do what your mother tells you.

Because you're always going to be older then me

and smarter than me.

But they're smarter than me, too.

I mean, kids today are smarter than when I was growing up,

and there are a lot more problems

out there to tempt them,

so I'm afraid you and dad are going to have

to get even smarter as you get older.

You're starting to sound like a doctor.

Is that good?

Could go either way.

Hmm.

All right, come on, we're going to school.

Sam?

David?

Can I please have the courtesy of a knock?

I didn't know you were home,

and last time I checked, it was still

my house.

Simon, come on.

What's going on with you, what's wrong?

Nothing's wrong with me.

What's wrong with you?

Well, I don't approve of you staying out all night,

and, uh,

I don't want you to have sex

before you're married.

Other than that, nothing.

Have you seen Sam and David?

No, I haven't.

Let's talk.

I love you.

I'm sorry you had a bad day yesterday.

School is not going to be like that every day.

Yes, it is.

No, it isn't.

We make mistakes all the time.

We all make mistakes all of the time, but that's how we learn.

Please, no more learning.

Please, my head hurts.

Learning's a good thing.

Really, it is.

Let's see if today

we can learn that every day is a new day

and a chance to do better.

Does that include you?

Yes, it includes me,

Simon.

It includes you, it includes everyone.

It's a new day.

If you want to put this summer and yesterday

and even this morning behind us, then let's do it.

We can talk about this, we can work through this.

If you respect me and you respect yourself...

A-and that right there... Respect...

It's the key to everything.

I know that you respect both me and your father,

and you do care what we think.

Well, regardless, I'm still old enough

to make my own decisions.

I'm going back up to school early

to find a job up there.

Go ahead.

Call if you get work.

You look... nice.

Yeah, yeah, and I'm glowing, too.

If you're just going to tell me I'm pretty

but I can't take over for Chandler,

I can't take over anything Chandler was doing,

then just tell me now so we can get it over with

so I can start looking at another church for work

because I am going to work.

I'm gonna work because I'm finishing school

and that's what I want to do.

I can work and be a mother.

So? So...

I was wondering if you'd like to start a new type

of Sunday school class down at the church.

Really?

What kind of class?

Well, you're young, you're just getting out of college,

and it hasn't been that long since you were in high school,

and I thought maybe you'd be the perfect person

to start a class... on abstinence.

Really?

That's where you think I should start?

I do.

We need you, Luce.

I never realized until last night how much we need you,

but we need you.

Would you do it?

Would you be willing

to serve the church in this way?

Well...

I...

Where is my car?

If you're talking about Matt's car,

he, uh, dropped Ruthie off at school in it.

Great.

He'll be back. Yes, but even then

it will still be his car and...

well...

you don't have insurance.

Since when?

Since I decided

this morning not to pay the premium.

So you knew that the car wasn't out there

the whole time I was making my speech about leaving?

As your older sister,

I don't mean to get in the middle, but...

Then butt out, okay?

Okay, but stay out of my apartment.

It's for married couples only.

I'll do it. Thanks, Dad.

But it can't be just about abstinence.

What can't?

I'm starting a class down at the church for teens.

You know he's only asking you to do that

because Georgia's dad stole teens from our church

with a class just like that.

True.

Guilty as charged.

Chapel of Renewed Faith has something

that we should have had a long time ago.

Are you up to the challenge?

Yeah, I am.

Thanks.

See, if you just say what your real agenda is,

you can often get

what you want.

I'm not falling for it.

I'm not going

to discuss my life so that you can pay

the insurance on Matt's car.

I'm not giving up my freedom,

my privacy for a lousy car.

Okay, Georgia can give me a ride.

I can get a ride from Georgia to school,

and when I get to school,

I can get my own job, save my money,

pay for my own car and the insurance

and anything else I used to get from you.

Yeah, that would be terrific.

I j... I just got around

to opening yesterday's mail and...

were you aware that...

you're on disciplinary probation with the school?

I know I wasn't aware.

The letter came with the bill

for the fall semester's tuition.

Now, I know your grades aren't bad...

They're, they're not bad at all,

so something must have happened.

Where are going? With you.

Why are you all dressed up?

I thought maybe we'd dress up.

Why?

Because maybe we'll go out shopping and go out to dinner

after we get the news

about whether we're having a son or a daughter.

But I'm not dressed up.

I'll take you out to buy something afterwards.

Anything and everything you want.

Well, I may need to pick up a couple of things,

not necessarily maternity things yet.

Whatever you want.

Well, don't you want to ask me

why I might need a couple of things?

I thought it was kind of obvious.

My father asked me to start a Sunday school class

for teens and talk about sex.

You're the perfect woman for the job.

Thanks.

I'm really ha-happy about it.

It's okay, Luce.

Everything's going to be okay.

I don't know if

I can do it.

The class?

The other.

You mean, being a wife and a mother

and a minister of a church?

You can do anything

you want, and I'm gonna be there for you

and support you in everything you do.

I don't know if I can have a baby.

I want to change my mind.

What?!

Well, now it's gonna be real.

I mean, it's gonna be a boy or a girl,

and it's gonna be a real boy or girl, and

I'm gonna have to give birth to him or her,

and it's really gonna hurt.

I'm scared.

I don't know why I said we should have a baby.

Of course you're scared,

but you have to be excited, too,

and we're ready, you're ready.

No, I'm not.

Luce, everything is going to be fine.

We don't even have a place to put the baby

once it gets out.

I told you, as soon as you're ready,

we'll find a house.

There are plenty of houses out there.

I want a house

close to here.

There aren't any houses close to here.

We'll wait for a house close to here.

Come on, let's go find out

if we have a son or a daughter on the way, and then celebrate.

We'll deal with everything else tomorrow.

Let's make it a good day,

a day we can tell our child about when he or she grows up.

You're really excited about this, aren't you?

Sure I am.

Okay.

I love you,

and if I could have the child for us, I would.

Really? Well,

I'd love to experience growing a human being,

but I totally understand your fear

of the birthing process.

I think I'd rather take a bullet for you.

I love you.

Come in.

Glad you stopped by.

Look, I messed up yesterday.

I don't know why Ruthie did what she did, but...

I know why Ruthie did what she did, but

I don't why I reacted to it so strongly.

I-I was just surprised.

It wasn't that big a deal, and-and I'm wondering

if I could have a chance to work this out with Ruthie myself?

I don't want her to

have to spend her first week of school in detention

just because I lost my sense of humor.

Of course.

Have you-you tried to work things out already?

I haven't. Well, I tried getting some of the Camdens

to work it out for me, but I'd like a shot at it myself.

Being in a big family is new to me.

I never had a sister, and, um, Ruthie's a-a challenge.

Well, the Camden kids

have always been a bit of a challenge.

You don't usually back off of detention, but if, uh,

Ruthie came to me with a different attitude

than she did yesterday,

we could probably work something out.

Good luck.

Hey, wait up.

I want to apologize.

You're right.

I didn't have a sense of humor yesterday,

and after all your family's done for me, it wasn't right of me

to make you ride in with someone else the first day of school.

My dad talked to you?

Yeah, but that was more about the two of us.

Matt talked to you?

Yeah.

He thinks he's wise now.

Yeah, but he knows stuff.

Look, he may be in medical school,

but he's still just Matt.

Pretty goofy.

Sweet, but goofy.

You look at him like that,

but I didn't grow up with him.

I see him a little bit differently.

I see him as a guy who's about to be a doctor,

a guy who's pretty good at giving advice.

A guy who thought you would rat out Simon to Cecilia.

Overhearing. That's my purpose in life.

Maybe you could switch to listening, become a shrink.

Wow.

I really, really like the idea of that.

You do?

Maybe you can talk to women.

Yeah, maybe.

I feel really, really stupid for doing what I did,

and even more stupid for blaming you for it.

I don't have any excuse.

I'm sorry.

If you mention that to the counselor,

I think she's gonna let you out of detention.

I talked to her.

I appreciate the effort, but no thanks.

There's a couple of cute guys in detention.

I think I'll stick it out.

Be right there, boys.

What do we tell her?

The truth.

I took the mouse out of the cage at school.

Then you gave it to me.

So I could get the girl and show it to her.

Then she'll like us.

So, you showed her the mouse.

Then she screamed.

So, the mouse got scared.

Then it ran.

So we ran after it.

Then we got lost.

So, we waited in the hall.

Then the teacher found us.

The end.

What are you doing here?

I didn't know where else to go.

What are you doing here?

I'm looking for you.

How did things go with Dad?

I haven't talked to him yet.

You're gonna have to talk to him.

I don't know how to tell them

things they don't want to hear, you know?

Are you having sex with Georgia

just because you're upset that Cecilia broke up with you?

How did you know that?

She told Martin, and Martin told me.

Cecilia seems to think that you would have told everyone.

So, are you?

What if I talk to you, and you talk to Mom and Dad?

What if you talk to me,

and then you talk to Mom and Dad?

What if I talk to you, and then,

you talk to Mom and Dad before I talk to them?

Okay, I could do that.

It's okay, Simon.

Tell me what's going on.

Hey, hey. How was your day?

Well, I didn't get any phone calls from the school.

Did you get any notes from the school?

Afraid so.

Well, what did... What did they do this time?

Well, they tried to show a girl a mouse,

the mouse ran away, they ran away,

they got lost, teacher found them.

The end.

Oh, well, at least they didn't hit anyone or hug anyone.

But now they want a mouse.

I said no... Hmm.

But maybe.

Where's Simon?

Around. Matt went to find him.

I've been running every conversation

I've had with him for the last 24 hours

through my mind, and...

I don't feel good about any of them.

I sound like my dad.

I sound like every dad who's about to

kill a relationship with his son

'cause he won't do the right thing.

You know, "Do as I say, or I won't give you any money."

Yeah. Same thing here.

I don't feel good about anything I've said to him.

I mean, no wonder he doesn't want to talk to us.

Well, I don't know if we should be so quick

to blame ourselves for all of this.

Simon's get some of the responsibility, as well.

Maybe he's just hoping he'll get kicked out of the house,

so we won't know that he's on probation.

Maybe.

Ah. Well, Kevin called.

He wants to have steaks on the grill.

He asked Lucy out, but she wants all of us to eat together.

I think they have something they want to tell us.

You think they found a new house?

No, I think they had a doctor's appointment today,

and I think that we're going to find out

if we're going to have a granddaughter or a grandson.

I can't believe we're grandparents.

Neither can I, Grandpa.

Grandma.

Oh. Oh!

Hey, look at that.

You two still in love after all these years.

That's what everyone wants...

To be in love, get married, have children, grandchildren,

or no children.

Are you and Sarah starting a family?

No, no, no, no. Sarah and I aren't starting a family

till we get out of school.

Here's the thing.

Sometimes people who are in love aren't married

and don't want to get married.

Sometimes they're in love,

and they just want to be with each other.

Sometimes they're not even in love,

and they just want to be with each other, especially

teenagers.

I mean, I-I see it every day.

You know, girls, 13, 14, finding out they're pregnant.

The father's just some guy they liked or hooked up with.

Yeah, the statistics really are surprisingly high.

I mean, more than half of teenagers will have had sex

by the age of 17, and by the age of 18,

65% of girls and 68% of guys have had sex.

I'm familiar with the statistics, so...?

Well, if you talk to these teenagers,

the teenagers who are sexually active...

They want to talk to their parents,

but they feel like they can't.

A lot of them are confused or hurt or scared, and

even when the parents are good parents,

even when they've talked to their children

about sex all their lives,

some kids feel like they can't say anything,

because the parents don't want to hear it.

And a lot of parents really don't want to know

if their daughter or their son is sexually active,

even though the signs are all there.

Please tell me you haven't been

to the Chapel of Renewed Faith for classes.

Have you?

Let me just review for you.

Simon is with a young woman

one day after Cecilia breaks up with him.

She broke up with him? She broke up with him?

That's not the point.

That-that's part of the point.

Mom, you saw Simon

come downstairs out his room with a woman

in the middle of the afternoon

and try to sneak out of the house.

And I asked him if they had been having sex.

Yeah, and he didn't answer you.

He and Georgia got a room at a hotel.

He spent

the night out with her.

He spent lots of nights out with her.

That's why he's on disciplinary probation.

Exactly what are you trying to say?

I'm trying to say

that Simon is waiting to talk to you,

and you're not going to like what he has to say,

but he needs to talk and you need to listen,

and someone needs to help him.

♪ ♪

Well, that was fun.

I can't wait to put on clothes that actually fit

and I can't to tell everyone.

I'm sorry I fainted.

It's okay.

I was just overwhelmed, but don't worry,

I intend to be there for every second of the delivery.

I'm sure you'll be fine.

Thanks for making this a family celebration.

Thanks for changing your mind.

I'll go change.

It's nice to have you home.

I wish you and Sarah lived here.

Ah, maybe we'll eventually move back to Glenoak

and start a practice here.

Well, by then, I'll be gone.

I'll be in college.

Promise? What?

Oh, promise you're going to college.

Promise you're gonna finish college.

Promise you're gonna start a career,

then get married, then have children.

That's not what you did.

That's not what Mary did.

That's not what Lucy did.

You don't have to do what any of us did.

Maybe I want to.

My point is,

you don't have to.

You can do things differently;

you can live your life the way you want to live it.

You should make your decisions

based on what you want out of life,

do what it is to your benefit.

And you think your plan is to my benefit?

Yeah, I do,

but maybe you have your own plan.

It's really important to have a plan.

I think what you're trying to tell me

is that it's important for me to have a plan

to wait to have sex until I'm married.

Yeah, I'd like to know that that's your plan.

Any plan that keeps me from having the conversation

that I'm sure is going on in the living room right now

is a plan I'd like to live by.

Thanks.

Thanks for...?

For talking to me like I'm an adult.

Uh, a young adult; you're not an adult yet.

You know you're starting to take on a voice

of authority, Dr. Camden.

Am I?

Yeah, and as funny as it sounds, it kind of suits you.

Hey, any news?

Any news other than you went shopping.

You look great.

So, girl or boy?

Are we uncles?

Or aunts?

We're waiting for dad and Simon,

and mom's finishing up something in the kitchen.

Where she can hear what's going on in the living room.

Uh, it could be a long wait.

We're waiting.

I understand

that you thought it would be difficult to tell me,

but wasn't it more difficult for you to live this way?

It wasn't at first.

At first it was great.

Then it got less great,

and I started feeling lousy

and guilty, and...

I really just don't want to be with Georgia.

Then why'd you start going out

with her again just yesterday?

I don't know.

I ran into her.

You know, and she... She's kind of...

persuasive. No,

no, no, you know, let's, let's,

let's not put your mistakes off

on the power of a women's seduction

and your inability to control yourself.

Okay, sorry.

So you and she

spent so much time out of the dorm

and cut so many classes to be together

that you actually got on probation.

What?

You just told me not to say anything

about being seduced or out of control, you know.

All right, Simon,

I don't like what you've been doing,

and it's really

difficult to believe that after growing up in this family

you could just so easily abandon what you've been taught

and what I think you believe,

but I-I, do love you, son, I do.

I hate what you've been doing, but I love you.

So what do I have to do... about Georgia?

You know, I, I have to break up with her, right?

Your priorities seem a little... off.

Are you more concerned

with breaking up with your girlfriend

or getting your life back on track?

I think I need to break up with Georgia first,

then...

maybe I could start getting my life back on track.

How about the first thing you do...

is ask for God's forgiveness,

and the second thing you do is make a commitment to yourself

not to have sex again until you're married?

Just a suggestion.

This isn't an easy conversation

for you or me.

I'm thinking that maybe we started in the wrong place.

When you...

when you got to school,

you did go to therapy

and try and work out your feelings

about the car accident, right?

What does this have to do with that?

Oh, everything.

You told me you were going to therapy.

You stopped going?

No, I went... once.

I got distracted.

Sometimes when you don't deal with an emotional issue,

when you keep your feelings buried,

they-they just... They reemerge in other areas...

say your relationships with other people.

I'm not following.

I'm trying, Dad,

I just, I don't understand what you're saying.

Is it possible, son,

that you were so desperately

trying to avoid your guilt,

grief over the young man who was killed

in the car accident, that you involved yourself

in a relationship and, and kept yourself so busy

that you didn't think about things

that are really bothering you. No.

I know that

on a intellectual level

that you understand that you're not at fault

for the accident, but... No, no,

Dad, I said no, okay.

The accident was a long time ago, I'm over it.

Tell me what you need me to do

for you right now, Simon.

How would you like me to help you?

I need you to help me by telling me that you understand

that I'm just like every other 18-year-old guy,

Dad.

I need you to tell me,

you want me to be safe and responsible.

That just because I slept with Georgia

doesn't mean I have to stay with Georgia.

I want you to tell me that you're on my side, Dad.

I need you to be on my side.

To say that...

what was right for you may not be right for me.

Say what I did was okay,

and if it's not okay that,

um, that it's understandable.

I'm on your side...

in that I want to help you.

That might be the best that I can do

from that list

right now,

and I do hope that you've been safe and responsible.

Of course.

Well, that's something.

You are different from other 18-year-old guys.

You're not the type of guy who can just go

from casual relationship to casual relationship,

if for no other reason

than you have more

than a casual relationship with Christ.

Hasn't the past year

taught you that, I mean, if nothing else,

that sex outside of marriage is complicated

and filled with confusion,

and guilt, and even pain?

Yes.

Maybe it'll get better, you know.

Hmm, I doubt it.

Simon, would you be willing to see

a therapist here, have a few sessions and then...

sit down and talk with your mother and me again?

'Cause I'm not gonna just

send you back to school for more of the same.

Because sooner or later,

I think you'd have bigger problems

than just, just dumping Georgia.

I'm not going to therapy, Dad.

Would you think about it?

Yeah, sure, I'll think about it.

Good.

You think and I'll pray.

We'll see what happens.

Okay.

Thanks for talking.

Everything's gonna be okay.

Yeah, until we have this conversation with mom.

We'll...

we'll talk to her together.

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Okay, let's have it, we're hungry.

It's a girl. It's a girl.

Oh!

Grandbaby.

Oh, baby girl.