♪ DRIFTING TOO FAST ♪
♪ TO A FIRE I'LL COME RUNNING TO ♪
♪ WHERE YOU ARE WHEN THE WINGS ARE TOO HIGH ♪
♪ TO SWIM OVER, DON'T FORGET WHAT I ♪
♪ I'VE TOLD YOU, DON'T FORGET WHAT I ♪
♪ I'VE TOLD YOU ♪
♪ 'CAUSE I'LL BE YOUR LIFELINE ♪
WHAT YOU ALL DOING HERE?!
♪ I'LL BE YOUR LIFELINE ♪
♪ NO REASON TO RUN OR HIDE ♪
♪ 'CAUSE I'LL BE RIGHT THERE BY YOUR SIDE ♪
♪ 'CAUSE I'LL BE YOUR LIFELINE ♪
♪ I'LL BE YOUR LIFELINE ♪
HEY. HEY, MS. GRACE.
LOOK, I KNOW IT'S MAD EARLY, BUT IS SPENCER UP?
UH, I'M SORRY, TAMIA.
SPENCER WENT TO THE CABIN THIS WEEKEND.
TO GET AWAY FROM ME?
TO GET AWAY FROM EVERYTHING.
YOU WANT TO COME IN?
♪ OH, I KNOW, I KNOW, I KNOW ♪
♪ THE CITY WILL TRY TO PULL YOU AWAY ♪
♪ BUT YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW... ♪
YES! OH, I THOUGHT YOU...
♪ AND I'LL KEEP YOU SAFE, OH, I WILL... ♪
YOU'RE JUST IN TIME, SPENCER. LOOK AT THIS.
♪ I'LL BE YOUR LIFELINE... ♪
HEY, WHAT'S TAKING YOU SO LONG, OLD MAN?
♪ NO REASON TO RUN... ♪ HEY, POP, WHAT'S WRONG?
♪ OR HIDE 'CAUSE I'LL ALWAYS BE BY YOUR SIDE ♪
♪ I'LL ALWAYS BE BY YOUR SIDE ♪
♪ 'CAUSE I'LL BE YOUR, I'LL BE YOUR LIFELINE ♪
IT'S BROKEN.
DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT. HEH! OH. HEH! OK.
UM, OK, SO...
MM-HMM? A TOAST
TO...BELLAS BEFORE FELLAS.
CHEERS TO THAT. YES. MMM.
I'M SURPRISED YOU WEREN'T HOLED UP
IN THE STUDIO THIS WEEKEND.
YEAH, I'M TAKING A BREAK FROM THE STUDIO.
THINGS GOT WEIRD BETWEEN SPENCER AND COOP LAST NIGHT,
AND NOW I'M WORRIED THAT THINGS ARE GONNA GET WEIRD
WITH ME AND COOP, SO-- SO YOU'RE HIDING.
YES, ABSOLUTELY.
WHAT ABOUT YOU? ANY BIG PLANS?
UM...
ASHER HAS SOME SURPRISE ITINERARY PLANNED
FOR THIS WEEKEND, RIGHT DOWN TO THE SECOND.
OH. INTRIGUING. YEAH.
YEAH, WE HAVEN'T HAD MUCH ALONE TIME LATELY, SO...
RIGHT, WELL, AMEN TO ALONE TIME.
WAIT. WHAT ABOUT SPENCER?
UM, HE--HE LEFT TO HIS FAMILY CABIN
THIS MORNING, CLEAR THE LAST OF THE BOXES
AND HIS HEAD, I GUESS.
I OFFERED TO GO WITH HIM, BUT, UM,
HE SAID HE WANTED TO BE ALONE, SO--
WELL, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME HE'S BEEN BACK
SINCE HE LOST HIS DAD THERE.
I MEAN, IS IT REALLY A GOOD IDEA
FOR HIM TO BE ALL ALONE?
DID SPENCER TELL YOU
ABOUT OUR FIGHT, HOW HE BLAMES ME?
HE DID.
YOU AGREE WITH SPENCER?
YOU BLAME ME FOR HIM GETTING SHOT?
I'D NEVER BLAME YOU.
LOOK, I LOVE YOU
LIKE I LOVE SPENCER AND DILLON,
HEAR ME?
THE TRUTH IS,
YOU BOTH MADE SOME SERIOUS MISTAKES.
Y'ALL TWO AREN'T THAT DIFFERENT.
YOU AND SPENCER ARE TWO OF THE MOST LOYAL,
PASSIONATE, CONVICTED PEOPLE THAT I KNOW,
AND IT'S THOSE SAME QUALITIES THAT'LL BRING YOU TWO BACK TO EACH OTHER.
I REMEMBER...THE SUMMER BEFORE FIFTH GRADE,
WHEN YOU WANTED TO PLAY FOOTBALL FOR SPENCER'S POP WARNER TEAM.
SPENCER WORE HIS COACH DOWN
UNTIL HE SAID YES,
BUT THEN?
I DIDN'T SHOW UP. AT THE LAST MINUTE,
YOU REALIZED THAT FOOTBALL WAS SPENCER'S THING,
AND YOU DIDN'T WANT TO BUTT IN,
BUT SPENCER DIDN'T KNOW THAT; HE JUST
FELT BETRAYED BECAUSE YOU LEFT HIM HANGING.
I DIDN'T THINK THE FRIENDSHIP WOULD SURVIVE.
THEN I APOLOGIZED AND BOUGHT HIM ICE CREAM...
WITH HIS ALLOWANCE. SEE?
MS. GRACE, IF YOU WOULD HAVE SEEN SPENCER'S FACE LAST NIGHT,
YOU'D KNOW THAT THIS TIME, IT AIN'T THE SAME.
WHAT'S THIS? IT'S THE DEED TO THE CABIN.
I'M LEAVING IT TO SPENCER AND DILLON.
HOPEFULLY THEY'LL PASS IT ON TO THEIR KIDS ONE DAY,
PART OF THE JAMES LEGACY.
HEY, POPS, WHAT'S WRONG?
DAD?
DAD! HEY!
HEY, COME ON,
COME ON. COME ON!
RRR!
♪ YO ♪
♪ I GOT LOVE FOR MY CITY AND MYSELF, HEH! ♪
♪ WE GONNA MAKE IT THROUGH THE MUD AND THE HURDLES, HUH? ♪
♪ THEN EVERYBODY GOT IT CLAPPIN', LIKE IT, COME ON ♪
♪ NOW WE'RE BACK 'CAUSE WE'VE ALL, WE GOT A TON OF LOVE ♪
♪ IN THESE STREETS I USED TO ROAM, I WAS NEVER ON MY OWN ♪
♪ HIT THE CLICKER, PHONE THE PHONE... ♪ WHAT Y'ALL DOING HERE?
UM, WE'RE HERE FOR YOU.
♪ BIG CITY, FEEL AT HOME, WHOO! HEY! ♪
♪ SO DOIN' WHAT THEY WANT, NOW WE ALL GROWN UP ♪
♪ STARTED IN THE MUD, BUT WE ALL ROSE UP ♪
♪ EVERYBODY IN THE... ♪ WELL, IT'S OK?
YEAH. HA!
♪ DOIN' WHAT THEY WANT, NOW WE ALL GROWN UP ♪
♪ I AIN'T GOT TO TELL IT, EVERYBODY KNOW ABOUT US AND WE AIN'T BEEN BACK... ♪
YOU OK? YEAH.
♪ WHOLE FAM SHOW THE LOVE, ALL THE FOLKS SHOWIN' UP ♪
SO YOU'RE COOL WITH US BEING HERE?
'CAUSE I CAN TELL EVERYONE TO GO HOME.
THEY'LL TOTALLY UNDERSTAND.
I DID SAY I WANTED TO BE ALONE.
I KNEW IT. I'M SORRY--
I'M MESSING WITH YOU. I WAS ABOUT TO BOUNCE
OUTTA HERE BEFORE Y'ALL SHOWED UP.
AND NOW? I'M BREATHING A LITTLE EASIER.
THANK YOU.
UH, WELL, ACTUALLY, OLIVIA DESERVES THE CREDIT.
IT WAS HER IDEA TO COME.
ASH, THANKS FOR BEING COOL WITH ALL OF THIS.
YEAH, IT'S NOT HOW I IMAGINED OUR WEEKEND, BUT...
SPENCER'S OUR FRIEND.
HE NEEDS US.
PLUS, WE ARE AT A REMOTE CABIN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WOODS.
AN AWESOME LAKE AND NO PARENTS.
NOT A ONE. PRETTY DAMN SURE WE CAN FIND SOME ALONE TIME.
THINK WE'RE GONNA HAVE SO MUCH ALONE TIME, YOU'RE GONNA BE SICK OF ME.
HEH HEH! WELL, IT'S A GOOD THING YOU BROUGHT A WHOLE PHARMACY.
SHUT UP!
BILLY. WHAT'S UP?
UH...
THE KIDS ARE A LITTLE OLD FOR COSTUME PARTIES,
AND THEY'RE NOT HERE.
YOU GOT JOKES,
BUT SERIOUSLY, THESE TOOLS ARE REAL.
I CAME TO USE 'EM.
PICKED UP A COUPLE OF THINGS WHILE I'VE BEEN LIVING ON MY OWN.
LITTLE TWIN TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS SOME ISSUE
WITH THE, UH, GARBAGE DISPOSAL?
RIGHT.
UH, YOU'RE WELCOME TO GIVE IT A SHOT,
BUT, UH, THE HANDYMAN'S COMING ON MONDAY--
UH-UH! I GOT THIS.
OH, REALLY, NOW?
I'LL BE DONE IN NO TIME.
OK.
HEY, B?
OOH. YEAH?
THANKS.
WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, GUYS. HEY. GEM HERE.
I JUST FOUND A PORTABLE CASSETTE PLAYER.
I READ ABOUT THOSE IN THE LIBRARY.
YEAH, THAT THING BELONGS IN A MUSEUM.
NO, IT BELONGS IN THE MEMORY PILE.
NO. NO, NO, NO.
THAT'S THE JUNK PILE.
NO, THAT'S THE MEMORY PILE.
UH-OH.
WE GOT TO START OVER. IN MY DEFENSE,
I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WE WERE MAKING SEPARATE PILES.
OK, OK. WHY DON'T Y'ALL GO HANG WITH THE GIRLS, MAN?
SERIOUSLY, I GOT THIS. DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.
THEY'RE ON A HIKE, MAN.
COME ON. WE GOT YOU. LET'S GO THROUGH THESE PILES AGAIN.
THANKS.
I'M GLAD Y'ALL SHOWED UP.
YO, I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE THAT JJ CONVINCED VANESSA TO COME WITH HIM.
HO HO! WELL, SHE LOVES THE WILDERNESS.
SHE DOES? YEAH.
SO THIS IS THE PERFECT PLACE TO POP THE QUESTION.
WAIT. WHAT? YEAH.
I'M GONNA ASK HER TO BE MY GIRLFRIEND.
THAT AIN'T WHAT "POP THE QUESTION" MEANS, DAWG.
OK, HOLD ON, YOU TWO.
HEH HEH! YOU DO REALIZE THAT
YOUR COUPLE'S NAME WILL BE "VA-JAY-JAY," RIGHT?
YO, SPENCE, JUNK PILE OR MEMORY PILE?
LOOKS LIKE JUNK TO ME.
OH! OH, MY!
OK, CAN YOU-- WHERE IS VANESSA?
I THOUGHT SHE WAS-- GIRL, THESE MOSQUITOES.
SHE'S NAPPING. I THOUGHT SHE WAS STROLLING WITH US.
SHE DOESN'T LIKE THE WILDERNESS.
APPARENTLY, YOU ALSO DON'T LIKE IT. HA HA!
YEAH, YET SHE CAME TO A CABIN IN THE WOODS.
I'M SORRY. AM I DETECTING
A LITTLE SOMETHING WITH VANESSA?
NO. SHE'S FINE.
YEAH, OK.
OLIVIA, WHAT'S THE DEAL?
VANESSA ACTUALLY MET ASHER
OVER THE SUMMER IN MEXICO.
OH.
OH!
NO, NO, NOTHING HAPPENED.
THEY JUST BECAME, LIKE...
VACAY BFFs.
YEAH, BUT ASHER DIDN'T MENTION ANYTHING UNTIL
A COUPLE WEEKS AFTER VANESSA BECAME THE NEW BEVERLY TRANSFER.
DAMN. MM-HMM.
AW, WELL, I'M SORRY I ASKED.
I MEAN, NO, IT'S-- IT'S NOT A BIG DEAL. WE'RE COOL.
YOU KNOW, SHE'S HERE TO PARTY WITH JJ, SO...
WELL, THERE WILL BE NO PARTYING FOR ME.
I STILL GOT TO FINISH THESE COLLEGE ADMISSIONS ESSAYS.
NO, NO, NO, NO, NO.
THIS IS A HOMEWORK-FREE,
COLLEGE APP-FREE, STRESS-FREE WEEKEND.
YEAH, EASY FOR YOU TO SAY. I'M PRETTY SURE YOU FINISHED ALL YOURS ALREADY.
GUILTY.
OH, I JUST HAD A LOT OF DOWN TIME THIS SUMMER.
OH, MY GOD.
GUYS, I'M SCREWED.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT TO WRITE ABOUT.
JUST WRITE ABOUT YOU AND ALL
THE AMAZING THINGS YOU HAVE PLANNED FOR THE FUTURE.
YEAH, SORRY, BUT IT'S NOT THAT EASY.
GETTING PREGNANT LITERALLY SHOCKED ME
OUT OF THE PARENTAL-CONTROLLED LIFE I WAS LIVING,
AND NOW I LOOK IN THE MIRROR,
AND I'M JUST SECOND-GUESSING EVERYTHING.
"TIBI IPSI ESTO FIDELIS."
"TO THINE OWN SELF, BE TRUE."
YOU JUST HAVE TO BE PATIENT AND LISTEN TO YOURSELF,
AND YOU WILL FIND CLARITY. WHY ARE YOU LAUGHING?
OK, OPRAH, COMING THROUGH WITH THE WISDOM.
OK, IN LATIN, TOO! OOH!
I MEAN-- HA HA HA!
OK, ALL RIGHT. AHEM.
HOLD ON. WAIT. WAIT, WAIT, WAIT ONE--
THESE BAGS ARE 100% FROM THE JUNK PILE, RIGHT?
NO, NO, NO, WE ARE NOT DOING THIS AGAIN. WE'RE GOOD.
OK. ALL RIGHT.
NOW CAN WE HAVE SOME FUN? OH, LET'S GET IT ON!
YO, WHAT ARE WE GETTING ON?
OH, I BROUGHT THE PARTY TO US, MAN. HEH HEH!
♪ WHOO! WHOO! ♪
HEH! GENTLEMEN, THIS IS MY PORTA-PARTY.
UH, A PORTABLE PARTY.
HEH! DUDE. THIS IS IMPRESSIVE, MY FRIEND.
OH, MY GOSH. OH, I KNEW YOU WERE GONNA GO FOR THAT ONE.
THAT, MY FRIEND, IS THE XJR 3000.
IT'S ILLEGAL IN 34 STATES.
ALL RIGHT. HEH! OK. WHICH ONE'S MINE?
RIGHT THERE.
♪ LET'S GO, LET'S ROLL ♪ GET 'EM!
♪ FEELING SO FREE NOW ♪
♪ IT'S EXACTLY WHAT I DREAM OF ♪
♪ WE KNOCK 'EM DOWN
♪ HEY, WHAT YOU WAITING FOR? BREAK OUT, BREAK OUT ♪
♪ BREAK OUT, WE GOT YOU, WE GOT YOU ♪
♪ HEY, WHAT YOU WAITING FOR? ♪
YOUR BOYS ARE ABOUT TO GET THEIR BUTTS HANDED TO THEM.
HEY, YOU OK?
THE 8 YEARS HE WAS GONE...
COREY WROTE BIRTHDAY LETTERS TO ME AND DILLON.
WOW.
WHAT DO THEY SAY?
I DON'T KNOW.
I DON'T KNOW IF I WANT TO READ 'EM.
IT'S LIKE FINDING A PIECE OF HIM,
AND COREY HAD A LOT OF DIFFERENT SIDES.
I JUST DON'T KNOW WHICH ONE OF HIM'S IN THIS BOX.
I KNOW IT'S NOT EXACTLY THE SAME, BUT...
WHEN I WAS DIGGING THROUGH MY MOM'S SONG LYRICS,
IT LEFT ME WITH MORE QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS.
COREY DIDN'T MAIL THOSE LETTERS FOR A REASON.
YOU SAYING I SHOULDN'T READ 'EM?
IT'S YOUR CHOICE,
BUT YOU ALSO DON'T HAVE TO MAKE IT RIGHT NOW.
I MEAN, THOSE LETTERS AREN'T GOING ANYWHERE.
YEAH.
MAN, HE JUST UP AND LEFT.
LIKE, SPENCER BETTER HAVE LOST HIS DAMN MIND
'CAUSE HE ACTIN' LIKE HE DON'T KNOW BETTER!
I MEAN, HOW HE JUST GONNA LEAVE ME HANGIN' LIKE THAT...
ALL UNRESOLVED? OH, MY GOD.
IS THIS GONNA BE YOU THE WHOLE WEEKEND?
IS THAT GONNA BE YOUR PHONE ALL WEEKEND?
FORGET ABOUT MY PHONE. WHY DON'T YOU JUST
GO TO THE CABIN AND TALK TO SPENCER?
MAN, I'M NOT CHASIN' AFTER NOBODY...
UNLIKE WHOEVER'S BLOWING YOU THE HELL UP.
DO I NEED TO BE WORRIED?
NO, NO, IT'S WHATEVER.
IT'S LIL JEWEL. SHE'S BEEN CALLING ME
NONSTOP FOR THE LAST FEW DAYS, SO I DON'T KNOW.
LIL JEWEL, AS IN "THE BITCH THAT STOLE
YOUR SONG" LIL JEWEL? MM-HMM.
WHAT DOES SHE WANT? I HAVE NO IDEA!
I HAVEN'T TAKEN HER CALLS, HENCE THE STALKING.
LOOK, COOP, JUST GO TALK TO SPENCER.
IF YOU DON'T, IT'S GONNA DRIVE YOU CRAZY.
YOU KNOW, AND BESIDES, HE'S AT THAT CABIN WHERE HIS DAD DIED,
ALONE...
SO, FIGHT OR NOT, YOU KNOW,
HE COULD PROBABLY USE HIS BEST FRIEND RIGHT NOW.
OK? SO ARE YOU GONNA GO OR NOT?
HEY, BABE,
JJ's ABOUT TO DO A BACK FLIP OFF A TREE BRANCH
INTO THE MURKY WATER. YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS THIS.
AS MUCH AS I WOULD LOVE TO SEE JJ USE ONE OF HIS 9 LIVES,
I REALLY GOT TO FINISH THIS ESSAY.
WHAT ARE YOU WORKING ON?
YOU'RE APPLYING TO PRINCETON?
YEAH.
WHY?
BECAUSE IT'S PRINCETON.
IT'S ALSO ON THE EAST COAST.
AND THEY HAVE ONE OF THE TOP TENNIS PROGRAMS
IN THE COUNTRY. YOU--YOU PLAY TENNIS?
YES. I MEAN, I DID,
IN ANOTHER LIFE.
HOW DID I NOT KNOW THIS ABOUT YOU?
TO BE FAIR, YOU REALLY ONLY KNEW PREGNANT SIMONE,
AND TENNIS SIMONE, NOW, THAT IS A WHOLE DIFFERENT VIBE.
HOW GOOD WERE YOU?
WHEN I WAS YOUNGER,
THEY SAID I HAD SERENA WILLIAMS POTENTIAL.
SERIOUSLY? YEAH.
I WAS REALLY GOOD.
I WAS VERY GOOD,
BUT TENNIS, THAT WAS MY MOM'S DREAM FOR ME.
I JUST WANTED TO BE A NORMAL KID, YOU KNOW?
SO SOPHOMORE YEAR, I TOOK A BREAK, AND THEN LAST YEAR,
WELL, THE WHOLE PREGNANCY THING.
NOW THAT I'VE HAD SOME TIME AWAY FROM IT,
I'M THINKING MAYBE...
I WASN'T JUST PLAYING FOR MY MOM.
I ACTUALLY KIND OF MISS IT,
LIKE, A LOT.
WOW.
WHAT ELSE DON'T I KNOW ABOUT YOU?
WELL, TENNIS SIMONE'S GOT A FEW SECRETS.
BABE, I AM JOKING.
"SPENCER, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SON.
"OUR FIRST ONE APART.
"JUST ONE MORE THING TO THANK YOUR MOTHER FOR.
"DON'T GO SACRIFICING YOUR DREAMS FOR NOBODY.
"I COULD HAVE MADE A COMEBACK AFTER THE CANCER.
"MY NFL DREAM DIDN'T HAVE TO DIE,
"BUT INSTEAD, I FOCUSED ON LIFE WITH YOUR MOTHER,
"AND SHE THREW IT AWAY. ALL RIGHT, SO I WAS GONE A LOT.
"I HAD TO PROVIDE FOR OUR FAMILY,
"THE FAMILY YOUR MOTHER BETRAYED,
"WITH BILLY, NO LESS. BILLY!
"KEEP AN EYE ON YOUR FRIENDS, SPENCER.
THOSE BONDS AIN'T REAL."
JUNE 18, 1998.
UH, WHAT IS THE DAY JEFF HAMILTON HIT
HIS 8,000th DODGER HOME RUN?
NO.
UH, OUR TINY APARTMENT IN MIAMI.
-OUR A/ -C UNIT DIED THAT DAY,
AND YOU THOUGHT YOU COULD FIX IT.
YEAH.
WE ENDED UP WITH A SHATTERED UNIT ON THE PAVEMENT.
MM-HMM. THIS IS GONNA BE DIFFERENT, THOUGH.
OH, IS IT? READY?
WHOA. UH-OH. WHOA!
WHOA! OH, NUTS.
I'M GLAD TO SEE YOUR, UH, NEW HANDYMAN SKILLS ARE REALLY PAYING OFF.
HEY, WOMAN, ARE YOU JUST GONNA
MAKE FUN OF ME, OR YOU GONNA HELP ME FIX THIS
BEFORE IT OVERFLOWS INTO THE--OH, BOY.
OK, OK, YOU GUYS READY TO EXPERIENCE
MY LIFE-CHANGING FETTUCINE A LA JJ?
FETTUCINE? I THOUGHT WE WERE HAVING HOT DOGS AND BURGERS.
YOU WON'T BE DISAPPOINTED. WE'RE ALREADY DISAPPOINTED.
I VOTE FOR BURGERS. I'M ON IT.
HEY, YOUR LOSS. WHOA, YOUR--
SINCE WHEN DID YOU KNOW HOW TO COOK?
OH, SINCE HIS DAD LOST ALL THEIR TAKEOUT MONEY.
YO, JJ, YOU GOT GARLIC IN THERE AT ALL?
YEAH, THIS IS LOOKING GOOD.
HOW GOOD? LIKE, LIKE...
TOUGH CROWD.
FULL OF JOKES.
I'M NOT LAUGHING.
THANKS, BUT IT'S ALL GOOD.
IS IT? YOUR FRIENDS ARE HAVING FUN
WITH SOMETHING I KNOW REALLY DEVASTATED YOU.
WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO?
I DON'T KNOW, BUT THE ASHER
I MET THIS SUMMER WAS RELAXED
AND HOPEFUL AND CONFIDENT.
DO ANY OF THEM EVEN KNOW HIM?
HE'S REALLY GREAT.
MAYBE YOU SHOULD INTRODUCE YOURSELF SOMETIME.
DAMN...
YOU SHOWED THOSE LETTERS WHO'S BOSS.
SOMEBODY HAD TO.
WE CAN TALK ABOUT IT
OR... NOT TALK ABOUT IT.
WHATEVER YOU NEED.
I HOPED READING THESE LETTERS WOULD, UH...
I DON'T KNOW. I HOPED IT WOULD BE LIKE A--
A GIFT?
YEAH.
MMM. EXACTLY.
♪ A HEART FULL... ♪ BUT HE'S SO ANGRY.
I MEAN, HE BLAMES MY MOMS FOR EVERYTHING,
EVEN THE CHOICES HE MADE, AND, UH,
I DON'T WANT TO REMEMBER HIM LIKE THAT.
I'VE GOT CORN. HEH!
THANKS.
AHEM.
THEY SEEM CLOSER THAN EVER.
YOU EVER WONDER WHAT WE MISSED BEING GONE THIS SUMMER?
YO, ASH, WHERE'S MY OREGANO AT?
♪ ...THE DARKNESS CAN FEEL ♪
♪ LIKE IT'S ENDLESS ♪
HOW MANY LETTERS HAVE YOU READ?
JUST ONE.
SPENCER...
OF COURSE YOUR DAD
WAS ANGRY IN HIS FIRST LETTER.
I MEAN, EVERYTHING WAS STILL FRESH,
AND THE DAD THAT YOU ACTUALLY GOT TO KNOW
HAD MOVED PAST ALL THAT.
I MEAN, DON'T YOU WANT TO KNOW HOW?
I JUST WISH HE WAS HERE TO TELL ME HIMSELF.
HE IS.
THESE LETTERS ARE THE GIFT.
THEY'RE A SECOND CHANCE TO GET TO KNOW
YOUR DAD IN A WAY THAT TIME STOLE FROM YOU.
AND WHATEVER'S IN THOSE LETTERS...
YOU'RE STRONG ENOUGH TO HANDLE.
♪ AS LOST AS THE LIGHT SEEMS ♪
♪ THE SUN WILL RISE ♪
♪ AS LOST AS THE LIGHT SEEMS ♪
♪ THE SUN WILL ♪
♪ RISE ♪
THANKS FOR COMING. WELL, LIL JEWEL,
I NEEDED YOU TO STOP DRAINING MY PHONE BATTERY, SO...
CAN--CAN WE SIT?
LOOK,
I'M STILL FINDING OUT ALL THE DETAILS MYSELF,
BUT I HAD NO IDEA J.P. STOLE YOUR SONG.
I CAME UP AS A YOUNG GIRL IN THIS GAME,
AND I WOULD NEVER DO ANOTHER FEMALE DIRTY LIKE THAT.
OK.
WELL, YOU SAID YOUR PIECE, SO,
YEAH, IT'S OVER NOW. DOESN'T MATTER.
COME ON TOUR WITH ME.
WE'LL TAKE IT A CITY AT A TIME.
SING YOUR SONG
THE WAY IT WAS ALWAYS SUPPOSED TO BE DONE.
I'LL GET YOU A TUTOR
SO YOU CAN KEEP UP WITH SCHOOL.
PLEASE,
GIVE ME A CHANCE TO MAKE THIS RIGHT.
"IT'S TAKEN ME A MINUTE,
"BUT I FOUND MY...
"JOY.
"YEAH, THAT'S THE WORD FOR IT.
"I'VE BEEN DATING SOMEONE WHO TAUGHT ME HOW TO LOVE AGAIN.
"SHE'S GOT A SON, TOO. DARNELL.
"THAT BOY IS A FIRECRACKER.
"REMINDS ME SO MUCH OF YOU,
"BUT STILL, THEY AREN'T HOME,
"NOT THE WAY OUR FAMILY WAS.
"I MISS OUR CRAZY GAME NIGHT.
"YOUR MAMA WAS A MASTER RULE-TWISTER. HEH!
"WIN BY ANY MEANS.
"REMEMBER THAT TIME WE TRIED TO CONVINCE HER
"THAT YOU DIDN'T NEED BATH TIME 'CAUSE OUR
"MEGA WATER FIGHT GOT YOU CLEAN?
"I THINK WE BOTH GOT A TIMEOUT.
"I WISH I'D SLOWED DOWN ENOUGH TO REALLY BE PRESENT
"AND CHERISH THOSE TIMES.
"TAKE IT FROM ME.
"EMBRACE EVERY MOMENT, SPENCER.
CELEBRATE EVERY NIGHT LIKE IT'S A JAMES FAMILY GAME NIGHT."
SAY IT WITH YOUR WHOLE CHEST, BABE.
FINE. UH, QUEEN BEYONCE.
HOW'S THAT? ALL RIGHT, PERIOD.
HMM, HEY. HERE, LET ME HELP YOU. I GOT IT.
OK.
UM...HEY,
DO YOU WANT TO GO FOR A MOONLIGHT WALK LATER?
IF YOU'RE LUCKY, I MIGHT LET YOU GET TO SECOND BASE.
SURE YOU'LL BE FREE?
SPENCER MIGHT GET A SPLINTER OR SOMETHING AND NEED YOUR HELP.
WOW. UM...
WAIT, ARE YOU-- ARE YOU JOKING?
WHAT HAPPENED TO OUR QUALITY TIME, LIV?
THERE'S STILL PLENTY OF TIME. SPENCER NEEDED MY HELP.
WHY ARE YOU THE ONE ALWAYS GIVING SPENCER WHAT HE NEEDS?
OOH, WOW. COME ON, JJ.
JJ, WHAT GAMES YOU GOT IN THAT PORTA-PARTY, MAN?
YOU NAME IT, I GOT IT.
ALL RIGHT, THEN. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
IT IS TIME TO TURN UP. HEY.
YOU SEEM HAPPIER. HEY, I GOT
THIS DOPE-ASS CABIN, MY BEST FRIENDS ARE ALL HERE.
YOU GOT TO CELEBRATE THE MOMENT. UH-HUH, YEAH, MAN!
IT'S OFFICIALLY GAME NIGHT!
WHOO! WHOO! YEAH.
COME ON.
HAVE FUN.
WHAT'S THE WORST THAT COULD HAPPEN?
♪ ALL THE GIRLS WANNA SKATE WITH ME ♪
HA HA HA! HEALTHY.
COME ON. SOMETHING I EAT?
UH, SOMETHING-- SOMETHING YOU EAT.
UH, HEALTHY, HEALTHY, HEALTHY.
UH, WHITE PEOPLE LIKE IT. AVOCADO!
YES.
ALL RIGHT, COME ON, COME ON. 4 WORDS.
4 WORDS. UH, BACK.
OH! OH! IS IT BACK?
TIME, TIME! AH!
DAMN! BABE, WHAT WAS THAT?
"BACK TO THE FUTURE"! WHAT?
"BACK TO THE FUTURE"?
I'VE NEVER SEEN THAT MOVIE IN MY LIFE.
WHOA! WHAT? NO, I HAVEN'T.
IT'S THE GREATEST MOVIE EVER.
UH, IF YOU'RE 40,
AND FOR THE RECORD, THE GREATEST MOVIE
EVER IS "PARASITE." COME ON.
YEAH, JORDAN DOESN'T DO SUBTITLES. HAVE YOU MET HIM?
SERIOUSLY?
WHO ARE YOU?
OOH, OK, UM, HE'S AN ACTOR.
PRETTY FAMOUS, SEXY.
UH-- MICHAEL B. JORDAN.
DAMN. OOH.
HE'S SEXY, BUT NO. UM, OLDER.
THE REAL MICHAEL JORDAN.
SHE SAID AN ACTOR, BRO.
TIME'S ALMOST UP.
LET'S GO. OK, NO, UM, UM--OH!
YOU HAD A POSTER OF HIM UP IN YOUR BEDROOM WHEN YOU WERE 10.
SAMUEL L. JACKSON.
YES! NICE!
YOU WANT TO GO? YEAH, I'LL GO.
ALL RIGHT! NEXT!
ALL RIGHT!
RUN ME MY CROWN.
YOU OK?
YOU'RE KIND OF QUIET.
YEAH, JUST TIRED, I GUESS.
YOU GOT IT! DOESN'T MATTER.
HEY, PARTY PEOPLE.
IT'S TIME TO TURN UP FOR REAL.
OH, WE'RE NOT DRINKING THIS WEEKEND.
OH, NO, DON'T STAY SOBER 'CAUSE OF ME.
UM, I'M SO SORRY, LIV.
I COMPLETELY FORGOT YOU DON'T DRINK.
IT'S ALL GOOD. I MEAN, IT'S NOT
SOMETHING I'D EXPECT YOU TO KNOW, SO...
NO LIQUOR.
HOW 'BOUT A DIFFERENT GAME--
NEVER HAVE I EVER?
NEVER HAVE I EVER NOT
GOTTEN INTO TROUBLE PLAYING THAT GAME.
BESIDES, DOESN'T REALLY WORK WITHOUT SHOTS.
AU CONTRAIRE.
HUH?
JALAPENO-INFUSED PICKLE JUICE. HEH HEH!
A BURN YOU'LL NEVER FORGET.
WHAT DON'T YOU HAVE IN THAT PORTA-PARTY, MAN?
WELL, HEH HEH! WHOA, HO HO!
♪ OOH, OOH, IS EVERYBODY SLEEPING? ♪
HA HA HA HA! ALL RIGHT.
YOU KNOW THE RULES. DRINK IF YOU'VE DONE IT.
HERE WE GO. UM... NEVER HAVE I EVER SAID,
"I LOVE YOU" JUST TO GET SOMEONE TO HOOK UP WITH ME.
HA!
OH, MY GOD. THAT WAS SUCH A SETUP.
AND YOU ALL FAILED, EXCEPT FOR SPENCER.
HEY, WHEN MY BRO SAYS IT, HE MEANS IT.
HEH HEH! YOU'RE LUCKY, LAYLA.
UH, ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. NEVER HAVE I EVER
WALKED IN ON MY PARENTS DOING IT.
NO. DON'T SIP, JORDAN.
ASHER! NO. NO!
R.V. TRIP, '08. I DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT. I DON'T.
HO HO! YOU GONNA TALK ABOUT IT. HA HA HA!
NOT THE ONE UP TO SONOMA? HOW COULD YOU NOT TELL ME THAT PART?
I WAS SCARRED FOR LIFE.
NEVER HAVE I EVER
BOUGHT A PAIR OF $300 SHOES
IN VEGAS.
NO CHEATING. DRINK UP, LIV.
WHO GOT NEXT? YOU?
UH, I'LL--I'LL GO. YES, YES.
I'LL GO. ALL RIGHT.
NEVER HAVE I EVER RUN...
NAKED THROUGH A FOOTBALL FIELD.
SIMONE, JORDAN! NAKED?
NAKED, NAKED, NAKED. REALLY?
OK?
WHAT WAS IT? WHAT, FRESHMAN YEAR?
YEAH, YEAH. THE VARSITY PLAYERS STOLE OUR CLOTHES
WHEN WE WERE IN THE SHOWER, THANKS TO ASH
ACTING LIKE HE OWNED THE PLACE DURING TRYOUTS.
OH, CONFIDENCE, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
CONFIDENCE! OK.
WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT,
YOUR DUMB ASS STAYS GETTING US IN TROUBLE.
WOW.
NEVER HAVE I EVER CRAPPED ALL OVER FOLKS
THAT WERE SUPPOSED TO BE MY FRIENDS.
VANESSA, IT'S-- YO,
IT'S JUST JOKES. RIGHT?
NEVER HAVE I EVER SPENT THE SUMMER GETTING
TO KNOW SOMEBODY ELSE'S BOYFRIEND A LITTLE TOO MUCH.
LIV!
DUDE, WHAT THE HELL? YO, ASH.
JUST RELAX. LET'S JUST PLAY THE GAME.
YOU WANT TO PLAY? FINE. NEVER HAVE I EVER
CHEATED A CONCUSSION PROTOCOL TO PLAY IN A GAME.
WHAT IS HE TALKING ABOUT?
JORDAN.
YOU CHEATED YOUR CONCUSSION PROTOCOL?
HOW COULD YOU NOT TELL ME SOMETHING LIKE THAT?
WHAT, LIKE YOU DIDN'T TELL ME ABOUT PRINCETON?
WOW. THAT IS NOT THE SAME!
IT IS EXACTLY THE SAME, SIMONE! COULD YOU WAIT? HEY, GIVE ME A SECOND!
SIMONE! LISTEN TO ME! SIMONE! SWEETHEART! COME ON!
WHY ARE YOU RISKING YOUR LIFE JUST FOR A GAME, JORDAN?!
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
YOU KNOW WHAT FOOTBALL MEANS TO ME.
AND WHAT ABOUT ME? WHAT DO I MEAN TO YOU?
'CAUSE STUFF LIKE THIS, IT AFFECTS THE BOTH OF US!
I ACTUALLY CARE WHETHER YOU LIVE OR DIE,
JORDAN, AND YOU DIDN'T EVEN CARE ENOUGH TO TELL ME.
HEY, SIMONE-- WHAT, DO YOU NOT TRUST ME?
IS THIS REALLY EVEN ABOUT ME?
OR DO THESE COLLEGE APPLICATIONS HAVE YOU SO FREAKED OUT
ABOUT YOUR FUTURE THAT I HAVE JUST BECOME THE PUNCHING BAG?
YOU KNOW WHAT? JUST FORGET IT, OK?
THIS TRIP IS MAKING ME REALIZE THAT MAYBE WE DON'T
KNOW EACH OTHER AS WELL AS I THOUGHT.
MAYBE SPENCER AND OLIVIA WERE RIGHT ABOUT THIS SUMMER.
YOU DON'T MEAN THAT. MAYBE WE RUSHED THIS,
WE RUSHED US. SIMONE.
SIMONE!
SO I THOUGHT LIV HAD NEVER BEEN TO VEGAS--
SIMONE'S NEVER HAVE I EVER?
MAYBE THEY TOOK A GIRLS' TRIP OR SOMETHING. SERIOUSLY?
SIMONE WAS 9 MONTHS' PREGNANT. HOW MANY GIRLS' TRIPS YOU THINK SHE TOOK THIS SUMMER?
WHAT, YOU THINK LIV LIED ABOUT NOT GOING TO VEGAS FOR COOP'S SHOW?
YOU WERE THERE. YOU'D HAVE SEEN HER.
SAME WAY YOU SAW HER WHEN SHE FLEW TO MEXICO?
ALL RIGHT, PARTY PEOPLE, HUH?
WE--WE SWITCHING UP THE GAME? THINK GAME NIGHT'S OVER, JJ.
WHAT? WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? LIV NEVER CAME TO MEXICO.
SHE DID. SHE FLEW TO MEXICO TO SURPRISE HER BOYFRIEND,
ONLY WHEN SHE GOT THERE, SHE ENDED UP GETTING SURPRISED.
UH, OK. UH, WHY DON'T WE ALL JUST--
WHERE IS SHE?
YOU AND...ASH?
WELL, SO MUCH FOR FINDING YOU HERE, SAD AND ALONE.
ARE YOU SURE IT SAID, "INSERT
"TWO SCREWDRIVERS..."
"SPIN, AND THEN RECONNECT?"
BILLY, I REALLY THINK
WE SHOULD JUST CALL THE GUY TO FIX THIS.
OH, NO. WE GOT THIS, WE GOT THIS.
WE'VE BEEN DOING IT FOR HOURS.
WE DEFINITELY DON'T GOT THIS.
WOULD YOU JUST HAVE SOME FAITH, WOMAN?
HEXA WRENCH AND TWO SCREWDRIVERS, PLEASE.
THANK YOU.
MMM?
THE DISPOSAL IS RECONNECTED.
POWER ON?
HEY! HEY!
DISPOSAL LIFTOFF!
WHAT I'M TALKIN' ABOUT.
GIVE ME SOME.
ALL RIGHT, UH...THIS CALLS FOR A TOAST.
MM-HMM.
OLD HABITS DIE HARD. MM-HMM.
WE TOASTED FIXING THE A/C
WITH VODKA, TOO.
YUP, ONLY NOW, WE'RE TOASTING
WITH BETTER-QUALITY VODKA... HA!
UNDER--AHEM--SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES.
CHEERS.
ALL RIGHT. GOOD JOB.
OOH.
WELL, I'M SORRY I INTERRUPTED YOUR EVENING.
I HOPE YOUR DATE DOESN'T GET UPSET THAT YOU'RE A LITTLE BIT LATE.
YOU KNOW, I KNEW YOU'D EVENTUALLY START DATING AT SOME POINT.
I JUST WANT YOU TO BE HAPPY.
UH, AND YOU SHOULD GO WITH THE GREEN DRESS.
YOU ALWAYS LOOK GOOD IN GREEN.
THAT'S INCREDIBLY ADULT OF YOU...
EVEN SWEET,
BUT I'M--I'M NOT GOING ON A DATE.
OH. I HAD PLANS
WITH GIRLFRIENDS, BUT I CANCELED THEM
TO HELP DEAL WITH DISPOSALGATE.
AH. HEH HEH! AND, UH,
FYI...
WE BOTH DESERVE TO BE HAPPY.
YEAH.
AND FOR THE RECORD,
I AM NOT... DATING ANYONE.
YOU'RE--OH. I MEAN, NO, I DIDN'T...
I MEAN, I'M NOT DATING, EITHER.
OH. NO? AH. NO.
HMM.
COOP, IT'S NOT WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE.
LOOK, I DIDN'T INVITE NOBODY, OK? THEY JUST-- NO, NO.
YOU DID ALL THE TALKING LAST TIME.
THIS TIME, YOU GONNA LISTEN!
HOW YOU JUST GONNA SWITCH UP ON ME?
THAT NIGHT AT THE HOSPITAL, YOU TOLD ME
THE SHOOTING WAS NOT MY FAULT! NOW, ALL OF A SUDDEN,
YOU AND THIS BEVERLY HILLS THERAPIST DECIDED IT'S EASIER TO BLAME ME?
COME ON! I GUESS YOU FORGOT TO MENTION ALL THE TIMES YOU BUTTED INTO MY LIFE!
WHEN I DECIDED TO HELP SHAWN, YOU GOT INVOLVED!
WHEN I JOINED THE GANG, YOU GOT INVOLVED!
AND I TOLD YOU NOT TO CONFRONT TYRONE,
BUT NO! YOU DIDN'T LISTEN!
HOW THE HELL YOU GONNA FAULT ME FOR BEING LOYAL AND--
FAITHFUL?
YOU LIED TO ME!
I WAS COMPLETELY HONEST WITH YOU
ABOUT MEETING VANESSA THIS SUMMER!
YEAH, WEEKS AFTER SHE GOT HERE.
YOU KNEW THE WHOLE TIME
AND DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING. WHY?
WHY NOT CONFRONT ME, LIV?
UNLESS YOU HAD CRAP TO FEEL GUILTY ABOUT, TOO!
YOU THINK I DON'T SEE HOW CLOSE YOU AND SPENCER ARE
AFTER SPENDING THE WHOLE SUMMER TOGETHER?
WHY--WHY CAN'T WE ALL JUST LEAVE SUMMER
IN THE PAST?! BECAUSE THIS SUMMER
MEANT SOMETHING TO ME, LIV!
I'VE REALIZED SO MUCH ABOUT MYSELF!
YOU MEAN VANESSA HELPED YOU REALIZE. NO.
NO, I DID THE WORK!
I'M CAPABLE OF DOING THINGS FOR MYSELF, LIV!
I'M NOT SOME MESS-UP THAT NEEDS SOMEONE TO FIX MY PROBLEMS ALL THE TIME!
IS THAT HOW I MAKE YOU FEEL?
I TORPEDOED MY JUNIOR YEAR AND GOT KICKED OUT OF MY HOUSE.
YOU GOT ME TO STOP DRINKING AND FOUND ME A PLACE TO LIVE.
I ALMOST MISSED MY COMBINE, YOU MADE SURE I HAD A SPOT.
I TAKE STEROIDS, YOU CALL YOUR DAD IN TO THE RESCUE.
MY DAD'S ALCOHOLISM? LIV TO THE RESCUE.
WHY IS ANY OF THAT A BAD THING?
BECAUSE I DIDN'T NEED YOU TO SAVE ME!
WHAT I NEEDED WAS FOR YOU TO BELIEVE THAT I COULD SAVE MYSELF!
BUT OF COURSE, YOU HAD TO SHOW UP
EVERY TIME WITH THAT "S" ON YOUR CHEST!
AND YOUR NEED TO PLAY SUPERHERO?
IT'S WHAT GOT YOU SHOT,
NOT ME.
I GUESS I DON'T KNOW HOW TO STAND BY
AND WATCH SOMEONE I LOVE IN PAIN AND NOT TRY TO HELP.
I KNOW, AND IT'S ONE OF THE REASONS THAT I LOVE YOU,
BUT I'M REALIZING THAT MAY NOT BE THE RIGHT THING FOR ME.
I LET MYSELF LEAN ON YOU BECAUSE IT WAS EASIER
THAN HAVING TO FIND A WAY OUT OF MY OWN MESS,
AND I'M SO GRATEFUL THAT YOU WERE HERE FOR ME.
BUT? ♪ TAKE ME BACK ♪
BUT EVER SINCE SCHOOL STARTED, WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO RECONNECT.
IT'S BEEN DIFFERENT BECAUSE WE'RE DIFFERENT.
♪ BABE ♪
I DON'T THINK EITHER OF US EVER REALLY CAME BACK FROM THIS SUMMER.
♪ DID YOU TAKE MY HEART? ♪
TELL ME I'M WRONG.
♪ BABE ♪
SO WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR US?
♪ DID YOU TAKE MY HEART? ♪
I GUESS IT JUST MEANS THAT WE'RE BETTER OFF AS FRIENDS.
♪ BUT WE FELL APART ♪
FRIENDS, YEAH.
♪ TAKE ME BACK... ♪
HOPEFULLY, ONE DAY WE'LL GET BACK THERE.
YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU LEFT
FOR BEVERLY, I TOLD YOU
TO FORGET ABOUT ME AND GO BE GREAT.
♪ TAKE ME BACK TO THE START ♪
NOW I...I WISH YOU WOULD HAVE LISTENED.
I MEAN, WE--WE BOTH WOULDN'T BE FEELING THIS PAIN IN OUR CHEST RIGHT NOW.
TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF, SPENCE.
YOU, TOO.
SORRY ABOUT YOU AND COOP.
IT DIDN'T END THE WAY I WANTED...
BUT WE SAID EVERYTHING WE NEEDED TO SAY,
AND THERE'S PEACE IN THAT.
YEAH, WELL, I GUESS EVERYBODY KNOWS WHERE THEY STAND NOW.
I'LL BE IN THE CAR.
♪ 'CAUGHT SWIMMING IN YOUR NEW SUNDRESS ♪
♪ BLOOD RED JUST LIKE YOUR NEW CORVETTE ♪
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SON.
"YOU'RE ALMOST AN ADULT. CAN'T EVEN BELIEVE IT.
"I'VE MISSED SO MUCH.
"I'M WRITING THIS FROM MY FAMILY'S CABIN.
"THIS SEEMS TO BE THE ONE PLACE WHERE I
"CAN ALWAYS FIND MY PEACE.
"I'D HOPED TO BRING YOU AND DILLON HERE ONE DAY.
MAYBE I STILL CAN, 'CAUSE I'M COMIN' HOME."
♪ PIROUETTE ♪
"I'VE FORGIVEN YOUR MOTHER.
"I'VE FORGIVEN MYSELF.
"NOW THE ONLY QUESTION IS,
WILL YOU AND DILLON BE ABLE TO FORGIVE ME?"
I'M SORRY.
THE REAL REASON
I DIDN'T TELL YOU ABOUT PLAYING WITH A CONCUSSION WAS
'CAUSE I KNEW IT WAS WRONG, AND I DIDN'T WANT TO DISAPPOINT YOU.
JORDAN, WE'RE GONNA DISAPPOINT EACH OTHER SOMETIMES.
THAT'S NOT A DEAL-BREAKER FOR ME
AS LONG AS WE WORK THROUGH IT TOGETHER,
BUT THAT CAN ONLY HAPPEN IF THERE'S TRUST.
I DO TRUST YOU. DO YOU?
I WOULDN'T BLAME YOU IF YOU DIDN'T.
I MEAN, THERE'S STILL SO MUCH YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW ABOUT ME.
I KNOW YOU IN THE WAYS THAT MATTER,
ALL RIGHT?
YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL ON THE INSIDE AND OUT,
AND YOU'RE BRAVE. HEH!
YOU'RE, LIKE, NEXT-LEVEL BRAVE, BABE.
I WATCHED YOU GIVE UP BABY SHAY 'CAUSE YOU KNEW IT WAS
THE RIGHT THING FOR HIM, AND YOU DID NOT LET IT BREAK YOU.
YOU'RE SELFLESS, YOU'RE LOYAL,
YOU'RE AMBITIOUS, YOU'RE ALL THE THINGS A MAN WANTS IN A WOMAN.
RESPECT MATTERS TO YOU,
AND WHEN YOU LOVE, SIMONE...
YOU DO IT WITH ALL YOUR HEART.
AND ALL THE OTHER DETAILS, THEY'LL...
THEY'LL COME, ALL RIGHT?
THEY'LL FALL INTO PLACE AS WE GROW TOGETHER.
I LOVE YOU, TOO.
YOU KNOW, I'M STARTING TO THINK THAT MAYBE I SHOULD
WRITE MY COLLEGE ESSAY ABOUT THE LOVES OF MY LIFE.
YOU AND BABY SHAY, Y'ALL CHANGED THE GAME FOR ME.
"I KNOW EARNING YOUR TRUST AGAIN WON'T BE EASY,
"BUT I HAVE TO TRY,
"AND EARNING YOUR LOVE AGAIN IS A PRIVILEGE
"I PROBABLY DON'T DESERVE,
"EVEN IF THINGS DON'T TURN OUT THE WAY I WANT,
"EVEN IF PUTTING MY TRUTH OUT THERE MEANS UNIMAGINABLE PAIN.
"RENEE TAUGHT ME THAT.
"WE'RE NO LONGER TOGETHER.
"I STAYED IN THAT RELATIONSHIP FAR LONGER THAN I SHOULD HAVE.
"I PUT HER HAPPINESS BEFORE MY OWN
"BECAUSE FACING THE TRUTH THAT I CARED FOR HER,
"BUT NOT THE WAY SHE REALLY DESERVED, MEANT
"CAUSING HER PAIN, BUT BY TRYING
"TO SPARE HER PAIN, I ONLY HURT HER
"AND MYSELF MORE.
"IF I'D FACED THE TRUTH,
"MAYBE I WOULD HAVE MADE IT HOME TO YOU SOONER.
"MY FINAL BIRTHDAY WISH FOR YOU, SON--
"DO BETTER THAN ME.
"ALWAYS FACE THE TRUTH,
"NO MATTER HOW HARD.
I'LL SEE YOU SOON."
HEY, UH--
SPENCER, I'M ONLY GONNA ASK YOU THIS ONE TIME,
AND PLEASE RESPECT ME ENOUGH NOT TO LIE ABOUT IT.
WHAT REALLY HAPPENED IN VEGAS THIS SUMMER?
GREG, MOVE YOUR HEAD!