Life Unexpected (2010) s02e12 Episode Script
Teacher Schooled
You've met Mr.
Daniels.
- You're a - Teacher.
Tasha was just protecting me,because she knew that he had hit me before when I lived with him.
She was afraid he was gonna hit me again.
Nothing you say on that stand's gonna change how anyone in that room feels about you.
Or how I feel.
Go back in there and tell them the truth.
I was afraid he was going to force me to have sex with him.
That's a lie! She's lying! So,what's-what's going on there? The D.
A.
's pressing charges against Trey.
Nothing's changed,right? With us? No,no.
Nothing's changed.
Nate,think fast.
Dad.
I'm not the one who cheated on my wife with my employee, and made promises he had no intention of keeping.
What happened in the past is the past.
Rise and shine.
Unless I've been asleep for a week, aren't we supposed to be on break from work? Well,we might have the week off, but today is Lux's first day back at school, so I thought we could have a family breakfast.
You know,as a family.
Five more minutes.
I'm making French toast.
That's perfect.
The fire alarm will wake me up.
Stop.
Stop.
Stop it! - You ever gonna let me get out of bed? - No.
No,I love having you in my bed.
And on my couch.
And in my shower.
Ah! Actually,about the shower Sorry about that.
But you know what? That calf cramp came out of nowhere.
No,no,no.
Not that.
It's,uh,your bathroom.
It-It smells like someone's been stir-frying socks in there.
And can you ask Math not to leave his tube of foot cream on the sink? - Cause that was a close call.
- Yeah.
I know that my living situation is not exactly ideal.
In fact,I,um I've been thinking about it a lot lately.
I want to show you something.
Hold on.
Okay.
- It's a house.
- I see that.
Yeah,it's a little out of my price range, but after I paid for everything with Lux, I still have over half of that bonus I got from signing Candy.
Thank you.
And I worked out a deal with my dad.
If I fix up the bar,we can sell the building and split the profits.
Which will easily put me in the clear for a down payment.
- wow!This is huge.
- Yeah,and it's long overdue.
Look,I've God,I have had a great time living in this loft, but I think it's time I grow up.
You know,get away from the revolving door of roommates, the noise,the mess,Math's foot cream.
This house is the first step in me thinking about my future,and I just want you to know I see you in i - In the house? - No,in my future.
I mean,obviously in the house,too, because that's-that's where I'll be living in the future.
And I'm not asking you to move in with me right away,but eventually.
Because I'm in this with you,Emma.
For the long haul.
- Lux! Breakfast! - I'm not hungry! Oh,come on! Yes,you are! I'm wearing an apron and everything! Come on! The eggs and toast are getting cold.
Nobody likes a cold breakfast.
Lux? Would you come down here already? - Lux! - I'm coming! Oh,good.
I hope you didn't feel any pressure.
All right,so What do you want for breakfast? We've got eggs.
We've got fruit.
French toast.
Oh,and there's,uh There's fake bacon Maybe just some toast.
Not the French kind.
The regular,edible kind.
- It's pregnancy hormones.
- What? Oh,just gonna have some of this fake bacon.
Okay,so,Lux,after school today,I want you to go over to Baze's office.
And you can hang out there and do your homework until he's done with work, and then he will bring you back here.
I don't need a babysitter.
Lux,Trey is out on bail.
So? So,we pressed charges against him.
He is roaming free until the trial.
I don't want him coming after you.
From now on,I want to know where you are at all times.
Hey.
You know what might be easier? If you install a LoJack system in my butt.
- Is it cool if I walk to the car by myself? - That's very funny.
All right,well,I'm in the hall! Walking out the door! Bye! Hey,Cate,listen,um You need to relax.
You know what's not relaxing? Having you constantly tell me to relax.
Look,I can't relax.
That man,he hurt her in more ways than one.
I know.
It's horrible to even think about it.
But look,you know,that was a long time ago.
There's-There's nothing you can really do about it now.
I can just make sure that it doesn't happen again.
It won't,okay? It won't.
But y-you've got to stop smothering her.
I mean,Lux isn't dwelling on it.
And I don't think reminding her every two seconds is useful.
Look,she's really trying to move on.
I think you should,too.
Hey,your French toast is great.
This bacon,not so much.
Listen,Jack,I gave the syndicate manager my IPO allocations.
Yeah,you know Can Let's just talk about this when I get in.
Mm-hmm.
Yeah,I'll be there in 20.
Baze,honestly,I-I could have just walked to school.
No way.
Cate would kill me.
Besides,I want you to see this.
What,are you buying a house? - What? When did this happen? - Well,it hasn't.
I mean,not yet.
- It's big.
Bigger than Cate's.
- I know.
Look,it's time you have your own room.
I mean,one with actual walls and not shower curtains.
Plus,Emma's going to move in at some point,and I want there to be space for her,too.
So,come on,ladies.
I want you to see the inside.
Just a little - little walkthrough.
- Uhactually,Baze? Can I just talk to Emma about something real quick? Girl stuff.
See you inside.
You're not going to say anything? About you and his dad? You can't just let him dump his life savings into this house for you, if you might not even be there to live in it.
Believe it or not,there's no good time to tell the guy you're dating that you used to sleep with his father.
Well,the truth always comes out eventually.
So you are going to have to figure out a way to tell him, or find a way to keep him from buying this house for the two of you.
- You're a hard guy to get ahold of.
- Lux,hey.
I sent you,like,50 texts.
Did you not get any of them? My parents' place has really bad reception.
And,uh,holidays with my family You know,I barely had any time to myself.
Two bad excuses instead of one? You really know how to show a girl you care.
I guess I just needed some time to think about things.
And what do you think? I don't know.
This whole thing has been kind of a lot,I guess.
Okay.
Eric,I-I know.
I know it's screwed up,but I've been thinking,too.
And if you didn't work here,this would not be an issue.
Or if I didn't go here.
- Lux,but I do.
And you do.
- Not for long.
Look,Baze - he is buying a house in another district.
I could I could change schools,and you wouldn't be my teacher.
We could almost be a normal couple.
I said,"almost.
" You should probably get to class.
Okay,well,just Come over Tasha's place.
It's empty until she gets back from juvie.
We could hang out.
You could get your Christmas present.
You could spend the night.
We could spend the night together.
- We shouldn't do that.
- Okay.
I'm not just talking about that.
The last time you spent the night,you slept on the floor.
I just I want to be together.
I need to.
What about,um,Cate and Baze? - They're not just going to let you stay out all night.
- Then I will figure something out.
Okay? You show up to Tasha's,and I will take care of everything else.
Okay.
So,is it a date? Yeah.
It's a date.
Season 01 Episode 12 I got great news.
You talked to Math about the foot cream? I might be able to get the house sooner than I thought.
What? Wow.
Well,I talked to the owner.
Apparently,the house is underwater.
And after a few awkward minutes of thinking that he was talking about a plumbing problem he said he'd be willing to sell it to me for less.
So I think I'm gonna make him an offer.
You know,before anyone beats me to it.
But I thought you needed the money from selling the bar.
I'll need it for the mortgage,but with the lower price,I have enough for the down payment.
- What? - No.
I-Ithink it's fantastic.
I do Well,why do I get the feeling that there's a big,hairy "but" hanging out there? No,no.
No hairy "buts.
" Look,I-I just I want to make sure that you're you're doing this for you,you know,because it's what you really want.
You know,not for us.
Of course it's what I want.
For me and us.
Right.
Right.
But,I mean,you you'd be buying the house anyway? Right? Even if there was no "us"? Okay,what do you mean,"no us"? Weren't we just talking about the long haul? We are,but There's just no easy way to say this.
What? Just say it.
Spit it out.
Emma,what? - S- Sam.
It's Sam.
- What about him? It's just been so hard,you know,since he got here, and I wonder if it's just because things are moving too fast for him.
I mean,you two barely even know each other.
So,we'll get to know each other.
I'm on it.
Little dudes? They love me.
- Right.
- See? Problem solved.
- What are you doing here? - Uh,waiting for Baze.
Apparently,you're not the only one that requires adult supervision now.
I heard Tasha got sent away.
That ought to lower your profile.
Can you leave me alone? Why don't you get your boyfriend to baby-sit you? He seems like an upstanding guy.
- Breaking the law aside.
- He's not breaking the law.
Oh,so you guys haven't sealed the deal yet? You know,in some social circles that's called statutory rape.
Okay,you can stop talking anytime.
Are you going to see him tonight? Is that why you looked so happy at school today? What? You should tell him next time he's gonna hook up with a student, he should have his heart to hearts in a classroom that's not made of glass.
Okay.
Go to hell.
I've missed our little talks.
Hey,kiddo.
You ready? You have no idea.
- Hey,Sam,your mom has got to work late tonight.
The good news is it gives us a little chance to spend some time together.
- What do you say? - Pass.
You only doin' one-word answers? Trust me,the more words he says,the worse it is.
Come on,your mom's cool with it.
It'll be fun.
We can,uh I don't know.
We can fire up the Wii.
We can order some pizza,crack open some beer Root beer for you.
Don't get that look on your face.
Only if Lux comes.
I mean,you don't have any plans with anyone tonight,do you? Actually,I-I do.
With Cate.
Celebrity Rehab marathon.
Since she can't drink,she just wants to watch a bunch of people who can't,either.
All right.
Well,then,it sounds like it's just the two of us.
Men.
Bonding.
Like men.
Bonding.
I'm,um I'm gonna grab my bag,and then we will split.
Yes.
Celebrity Rehab marathon? That's the best lie you could come up with? You realize what you're doing with Mr.
Daniels is really messed-up,right? Okay,what I am doing is none of your business.
You want to talk about people doing messed-up things,maybe you should talk to your mom.
- What about her? - The top of the list? She's about to move in with Baze.
- Ready,kiddo? - Yeah.
Sam,coming? Do you really think we need all these? You're only two months pregnant.
- Isn't this all a little premature? - Yeah,well,what if our baby is? I mean,will you listen to this? "Changing your baby can be a challenge for new parents, "but maintaining contact is integral to the baby's safety.
"Countless mothers have turned their backs "for a split second, had their babies roll onto the floor and die on impact.
" I mean,die on impact? - You're overwhelming our fetus.
- You know what,it's the truth.
Anything can happen at anytime.
All we can do is be prepared.
You know,maybe you should go the hardware store across the street and pick up those,like,child - proofing clips.
Okay,yeah.
I think there's a bar next door.
- Eric.
Hey.
- Hey.
Hi.
Uh,Happy New Year.
You,too.
- Ah.
Eeyore,You're the Greatest.
- Uh,it's for my niece.
Hmm Oh,congratulations on the baby.
I didn't get a chance to tell you.
Yes.
Well,thank you.
Just catching up on a little reading.
Look,I just,I really want to thank you for being at Lux's trial.
You know,it really meant a lot to her,to all of us.
Sure.
Is everything okay? Yeah,it's funny.
You know,there's a million books on babies, but I guess books that deal with horrible mothers that give up their kids to horrible situations are not bestsellers.
Cate,you can't beat yourself up over that.
Okay,you've done everything that you could for Lux now.
You have to believe that.
You're the one that's been great to her.
You know,you helped diagnose her learning disability,you got her to be honest on the stand.
We would have never known the truth without you.
Eric,after everything after Trey,I just really want to thank you for being an adult in Lux's life that she can trust.
Someone I can trust.
Um,it's good to see you.
I - I got to run.
Hey,what's up with this thing? Oh.
No,you just have to push down on-on the latch.
Oh,you child-proofed it already? Yeah,well,you're not letting me take care of one kid, so I'm gonna take care of the other.
Going to Baze's.
He wants me to help clean the bar.
Okay,that's fine.
That is fine.
I am just gonna drive you.
What - Okay,Cate! What,are you gonna drive me around for the rest of my life? No,not for the rest of your life.
I - look,I just want to protect you.
Okay,well,just back off.
I don't need protecting,and I don't want it.
I'm fine.
Okay,well,you know,you don't seem fine.
Listen,you can call it maternal instinct or whatever it is that you want to call it, - but Lux,you just,you don't seem okay.
- What I'm not okay with is you micromanaging me, you being on top of me and you reminding me every three seconds what happened.
I just want to forget about it.
I want everyone to forget about it.
Cate,she can walk to Baze's.
I mean,it's broad daylight.
Ryan,no.
You can't be on top of her all the time; we talked about this.
Yes,we did talk about this.
And what if something happens to her? Nothing is gonna happen to me.
The past - I've dealt with it.
Now,if you can't,then that's your problem.
Whoa,Cate,Cate,come on.
Just let her go,all right? Wow.
Still a dump.
It actually looked a lot like this the first time I ever saw the place,back in 2007.
I renovated it,installed the bar.
I picked out every detail,you know,right down to the shot glasses.
You know,you should record that and put it on one of those museum headsets.
- It's fascinating.
- That's funny.
Hey,um,can you help me move this? I got to,I got to get a bunch of stuff out the back so that the junk removal guy can take it.
You realize you found me outside my mom's office,not outside of a hardware store.
You're not here because I want free manual labor.
You're here so we can spend some time together.
You think I don't know what you're doing? Lux told me about the house.
You don't have to suck up to me to move in with my mom.
Clearly,I'm not stopping her.
Well,actually,you are.
She doesn't want to do anything that you're not okay with.
My mom doesn't give a crap about what I'm okay with.
My mom doesn't even want me.
She doesn't even like me.
That's why she sent me off to my dad's for the holidays,and you know what? He doesn't want me,either.
He moved in with his stupid-ass girlfriend and gave her snotty kid my room, and now my mom's moving in with you.
Where am I to go? Back to boarding school? Maybe she'll find an excuse to put me back into rehab.
So if you want help cleaning up this stupid bar so you can all move into a stupid house without me, you can get your own damn kid to help you out.
Hey,Sam.
Sam.
Really? A text? You're gonna blow me off,and-and you can't even say it to my face? I can't keep doing this,okay? I - I can't.
Since when? Since when can you not do this anymore? Since you heard about what Trey did.
- Hey,hey - No,no.
Let go of me! - Hey,just - No.
You said telling the truth wouldn't change anything.
You said that if I got up on that stand and I told the truth, that everyone who loved me would keep loving me.
That it wouldn't change how anyone felt.
That it wouldn't change how you felt.
Lux,I know.
I know what I said,but it did.
It changed things This is why I didn't want to say anything.
I knew you'd look at me like I was disgusting,or like I wanted him to What? No,no,no,no,no,that's not it at all,okay? Do you understand? Listen,it's not how I'm looking at you.
It's how I'm looking at me.
I am not any better than Trey.
- I'm doing the same thing that he did.
- No,you are nothing like him! You No,no,no.
You are You are a good person.
Look,you have helped me in ways that no one else ever has.
You understand me in ways that I didn't think anyone ever could.
What we're doing is wrong.
It's always been wrong.
- No.
- Yes.
- Okay,at the trial,after hearing what Trey did - Don't let him keep doing it! He's ruined everything for me.
He ruined it back then,and he is ruining it again.
It was bad enough that I lost Valerie because of him,and now what? What,I'm losing you,too? No,no,you want to go,then just go.
You want to bail on me? You want to bail on tonight? - Listen,I am not I'm not bailing! - You want to bail on us? Okay? I'll be at Tasha's tonight,okay? I'll I'll be there.
Isn't this like kidnapping or something? Come here.
I said I would bring you home.
We're just we're making a little pit stop.
So What do you think? You can add breaking and entering to the arrest warrant? All right,look at,this right here - this is the living room.
We just got to find a cool place for Lux's bong lamp.
Follow me.
Down this hall,we have the master bedroom for,you know,me and your mom.
It's got one of those bathrooms with the double showerhead situation.
Oh,sorry about that visual.
Anyway,we got Lux's bedroom upstairs,and you Well,you know,you've got some options.
I was thinking the basement.
Now,hold on.
Because I think Lux- she's more of an upper-level resider,coming from the attic and all.
And that way,you can blare your music,you can stink up the place, you can surf the Web with a little bit of privacy.
Although,you got to clear your browser history,man,'cause that's That's the downfall.
Look,I know it may be hard to believe,but nobody is kicking you to the curb.
At least I'm not.
There's room for you here,if you want it.
Cate.
What are you doing here? Um,Lux - she wasn't answering her phone,so I went over to the loft,and Math said that you were here.
Um is she not with you? No,she's supposed to be with you watching some Celebrity Rehab thing.
Uh,that's what she said,right? Um,I-I think so.
Do you really? 'Cause it seems like you were lying,like that was a lie.
- Okay,Cate? - What? It's not like he hasn't covered for her before.
Does my car ring a bell? Cate,he's not covering.
Sam is a good kid.
So nice to know that you two are so close.
You have no idea where our daughter is,but Yeah,because she was supposed to be with you,Cate! You cannot come over here and accuse me of screwing up,accuse Sam of hiding things, when you're the one who let her walk out the door.
If Sam knew anything,he would have told us,okay? You-You would tell me,right? You don't know where Lux is.
Sam? Have you checked Tasha's apartment? Why would Lux be at Tasha's apartment? She wouldn't be there alone.
I didn't say she was alone.
Come on in.
- Uh hey.
- Where is he? - What? Where's who? - Are you kidding me,Lux? No.
What Sam - he told us everything.
About you and Mr.
Daniels.
Mr.
Daniels,as in mymy tutor,Mr.
Daniels? Mr.
Daniels,as in the guy who stood in my loft on Thanksgiving,lying to our faces.
You know,the guy that I thanked today for taking such good care of you? Lux? - What?No,Cate! - Are you dating him? Sam is lying,okay? Lux and I have been seeing each other.
It started before I even knew that she was a student.
I met her downstairs at the bar the night of the fire.
I took her to see the ocean.
It's not true.
Whatever Sam said,it's not true.
Why don't we ask Sam? Because he's downstairs in my car.
He's just gonna lie again.
You can't believe him,okay? He hates Mr.
Daniels because he's failing his class,and he's pissed at me because because I don't like him.
I mean,he tried to blackmail me into kissing him on Thanksgiving.
- With what? - What? I mean,when somebody is blackmailing you,generally, that means that they know something that you don't want other people to know.
That That Jones and I have been dating.
- Behind Tasha's back? - Yes.
And Sam is jealous.
That-That is who all of this is for is for Jones.
That's why I wanted to leave the house.
That's why I didn't want you to drive me.
I - I'm sorry.
But you know what? We should we should go.
And we should go,before Jones shows up and feels really stupid,okay? All right? Let's just let's just go.
****** Lux,get back here.
We are still talking about this.
No,we're not.
Maybe-Maybe Sam was lying.
Maybe she didn't.
What? ! You're the one that said he wasn't! It's really great to know that you guys would believe some dirt bag kid who you barely know over - Lux? - Eric.
I told Math.
About us.
About - Are you kidding me? - Baze,stop! It is done.
You are going to be fired,I'm gonna get you arrested, thrown into jail,put on one of those lists.
- Let go of him! - Let people know what a freak you are.
- Baze! Wait.
- Not like this,man.
I swear to God,if you ever touch her,I will beat you senseless.
I never meant for this to happen.
I never meant for it to go this far.
- So whatever you choose to do,I deserve it.
- You're right.
You do deserve it.
I'm gonna call the police.
And whatever life you have,you consider it over.
No,Baze.
Okay,look,this this is not Eric's fault.
Yes,it is.
You You knew what she had been through.
All right,you knew what happened to her.
You were supposed to be her teacher, not some sicko who takes advantage of a kid who wouldn't know a healthy relationship if she was sitting next to it in study hall.
What,like you do? You don't know You don't know anything.
You don't know anything about me and Eric or our relationship! But why would you? You don't know anything about your own relationship,either.
- Enlighten me.
- Emma.
She had an affair with your dad.
Lux,what what are you talking about? It's exactly what I said.
Emma - she,uh she had an affair with your dad when you two weren't dating.
Okay,Lux,stop.
Stop lying.
We know that you are angry,but you cannot take this out on Baze.
I'm not lying,Cate.
- Why are you making this up? - How could I make this up? Why do you think that she was so reluctant to date you? Why do you think that your dad got so angry at Thanksgiving that he threatened to fire you? I mean,come on.
It's kind of a red flag,don't you think? Baze.
Wait up.
Wait up.
- I should go.
- No.
Eric,no.
No,Lux.
Yes,he should go.
Lux? No! No! Look,Cate! I can I can explain things,okay? We-We can explain things.
There doesn't have to be any-any police or-or school boards or whatever else,okay? - I can fix things.
- Lux,we can't fix it! We can't fix it,Lux.
I told Math because I had to blow it up.
I - I don't want to do this anymore,okay? I don't want to be a person who does this.
Eric,please,please.
- Lux.
Lux.
No.
Lux.
- No! This is all your fault! What? Lux! If you hadust left things alone,if you hadn't gone to Valerie's,then, then I wouldn't have gone,and Tasha wouldn't have gotten in trouble, and there never would've been a trial.
Yes,then what,Lux? Huh? You would still be having some secret affair with your teacher? Because that is so not okay.
What is not okay? That he was there for me when you weren't? Where the hell have you been? He is the one who helped me in school.
He is the one who figured there was something wrong with me.
You know something,Lux? I have been trying to help you.
- I have been trying to be here for you.
- What have you been trying to do? Baby-proof the place like a crazy person, maniacally trying to protect this unborn kid because you feel guilty that you couldn't protect me! Okay,listen to me! I cannot apologize for this anymore.
I am so sorry that I wasn't there.
I am not talking about the last 16 years,Cate.
Where have you been the past few months? Fighting with Ryan,trying to have another kid.
- Eric has been there for me when you haven't.
- Hey,you know something? You cannot say that I haven't been there,because I have been here.
Everything - every single thing I have done since you have come back into my life has been for you.
- Whatever.
- Whatever"? No.
I rushed to marry Ryan for you.
To give you the life that you wanted.
I took a job that I didn't even want for our family,and I have paid for doctors, and teachers and specialists.
But you know what? No matter what I do,nothing keeps you from throwing what I didn't do in my face.
Lux,I know that I wasn't there to protect you.
I did not protect you from Trey hurting you,or Valerie turning her back on you, but I can be there to protect you from Eric,and that is exactly what I am doing.
No,I don't need protection from him.
Stop treating me like a kid,don't you get it? You have done more damage to me than he has.
Okay,the fact that you even think that,that you don't see how wrong this whole situation is, it just proves what a child you are.
So you can stay here,or you can come home with me, but let me just make one thing clear to you: You are never seeing Eric Daniels again.
Because I am your mother.
Hey.
- You didn't make that much progress.
- Yeah.
Turns out it wasn't worth the effort.
Wait.
Is that beer? Sam.
Could you give your mom and I a sec? - Hey,Baze? Thanks for the basement.
- Yeah.
Sure.
What happened? Did he do something? w long did it last? What? The affair.
With my dad.
How long did it last? Four years.
It's,it's over.
It ended a year ago.
And then you just started dating me? We We fell in love.
It's not like I,I planned it.
- It's not like I meant to,it - What are you talking about? - With me or my dad? - I meant you.
Were you going to tell me? No.
I knew if I did,I would lose you.
Yeah.
Right.
You just did.
Hey,hey,hey! It's all right.
It's all right.
No,you told me that I was pushing her too hard,but I knew that something was wrong.
No,no,Cate.
I was wrong.
Okay? I was wrong.
That you knew something wasn't right,I I never should have told you what to do with Lux,okay? You know better than I do how to protect her.
If I do what I think I have to do she's going to hate me more than she already does.
Maybe that's the price you have to pay to protect your kid.
Yeah,it's Baze.
Okay.
So,um,here's what's going to happen: You are going to resign from your job, you're going to pack your bags and you are going to leave town immediately.
Okay.
And if you ever make contact with our daughter again,we go to the police.
Okay? I understand.
Um,uh,wait.
Uh I want you guys to know that I love her.
I,I know what I did,there's no excuse.
But I do love her.
Um,I know that I-I can't say good-bye,but,um this is her Christmas present.
I got it after that camping trip.
I mean,you guys don't have to give it to her now,you know,or ever.
But it's to,uh,teach her what I should have taught her in the first place.
To find her way without me.
Season 02 Episode 12
Daniels.
- You're a - Teacher.
Tasha was just protecting me,because she knew that he had hit me before when I lived with him.
She was afraid he was gonna hit me again.
Nothing you say on that stand's gonna change how anyone in that room feels about you.
Or how I feel.
Go back in there and tell them the truth.
I was afraid he was going to force me to have sex with him.
That's a lie! She's lying! So,what's-what's going on there? The D.
A.
's pressing charges against Trey.
Nothing's changed,right? With us? No,no.
Nothing's changed.
Nate,think fast.
Dad.
I'm not the one who cheated on my wife with my employee, and made promises he had no intention of keeping.
What happened in the past is the past.
Rise and shine.
Unless I've been asleep for a week, aren't we supposed to be on break from work? Well,we might have the week off, but today is Lux's first day back at school, so I thought we could have a family breakfast.
You know,as a family.
Five more minutes.
I'm making French toast.
That's perfect.
The fire alarm will wake me up.
Stop.
Stop.
Stop it! - You ever gonna let me get out of bed? - No.
No,I love having you in my bed.
And on my couch.
And in my shower.
Ah! Actually,about the shower Sorry about that.
But you know what? That calf cramp came out of nowhere.
No,no,no.
Not that.
It's,uh,your bathroom.
It-It smells like someone's been stir-frying socks in there.
And can you ask Math not to leave his tube of foot cream on the sink? - Cause that was a close call.
- Yeah.
I know that my living situation is not exactly ideal.
In fact,I,um I've been thinking about it a lot lately.
I want to show you something.
Hold on.
Okay.
- It's a house.
- I see that.
Yeah,it's a little out of my price range, but after I paid for everything with Lux, I still have over half of that bonus I got from signing Candy.
Thank you.
And I worked out a deal with my dad.
If I fix up the bar,we can sell the building and split the profits.
Which will easily put me in the clear for a down payment.
- wow!This is huge.
- Yeah,and it's long overdue.
Look,I've God,I have had a great time living in this loft, but I think it's time I grow up.
You know,get away from the revolving door of roommates, the noise,the mess,Math's foot cream.
This house is the first step in me thinking about my future,and I just want you to know I see you in i - In the house? - No,in my future.
I mean,obviously in the house,too, because that's-that's where I'll be living in the future.
And I'm not asking you to move in with me right away,but eventually.
Because I'm in this with you,Emma.
For the long haul.
- Lux! Breakfast! - I'm not hungry! Oh,come on! Yes,you are! I'm wearing an apron and everything! Come on! The eggs and toast are getting cold.
Nobody likes a cold breakfast.
Lux? Would you come down here already? - Lux! - I'm coming! Oh,good.
I hope you didn't feel any pressure.
All right,so What do you want for breakfast? We've got eggs.
We've got fruit.
French toast.
Oh,and there's,uh There's fake bacon Maybe just some toast.
Not the French kind.
The regular,edible kind.
- It's pregnancy hormones.
- What? Oh,just gonna have some of this fake bacon.
Okay,so,Lux,after school today,I want you to go over to Baze's office.
And you can hang out there and do your homework until he's done with work, and then he will bring you back here.
I don't need a babysitter.
Lux,Trey is out on bail.
So? So,we pressed charges against him.
He is roaming free until the trial.
I don't want him coming after you.
From now on,I want to know where you are at all times.
Hey.
You know what might be easier? If you install a LoJack system in my butt.
- Is it cool if I walk to the car by myself? - That's very funny.
All right,well,I'm in the hall! Walking out the door! Bye! Hey,Cate,listen,um You need to relax.
You know what's not relaxing? Having you constantly tell me to relax.
Look,I can't relax.
That man,he hurt her in more ways than one.
I know.
It's horrible to even think about it.
But look,you know,that was a long time ago.
There's-There's nothing you can really do about it now.
I can just make sure that it doesn't happen again.
It won't,okay? It won't.
But y-you've got to stop smothering her.
I mean,Lux isn't dwelling on it.
And I don't think reminding her every two seconds is useful.
Look,she's really trying to move on.
I think you should,too.
Hey,your French toast is great.
This bacon,not so much.
Listen,Jack,I gave the syndicate manager my IPO allocations.
Yeah,you know Can Let's just talk about this when I get in.
Mm-hmm.
Yeah,I'll be there in 20.
Baze,honestly,I-I could have just walked to school.
No way.
Cate would kill me.
Besides,I want you to see this.
What,are you buying a house? - What? When did this happen? - Well,it hasn't.
I mean,not yet.
- It's big.
Bigger than Cate's.
- I know.
Look,it's time you have your own room.
I mean,one with actual walls and not shower curtains.
Plus,Emma's going to move in at some point,and I want there to be space for her,too.
So,come on,ladies.
I want you to see the inside.
Just a little - little walkthrough.
- Uhactually,Baze? Can I just talk to Emma about something real quick? Girl stuff.
See you inside.
You're not going to say anything? About you and his dad? You can't just let him dump his life savings into this house for you, if you might not even be there to live in it.
Believe it or not,there's no good time to tell the guy you're dating that you used to sleep with his father.
Well,the truth always comes out eventually.
So you are going to have to figure out a way to tell him, or find a way to keep him from buying this house for the two of you.
- You're a hard guy to get ahold of.
- Lux,hey.
I sent you,like,50 texts.
Did you not get any of them? My parents' place has really bad reception.
And,uh,holidays with my family You know,I barely had any time to myself.
Two bad excuses instead of one? You really know how to show a girl you care.
I guess I just needed some time to think about things.
And what do you think? I don't know.
This whole thing has been kind of a lot,I guess.
Okay.
Eric,I-I know.
I know it's screwed up,but I've been thinking,too.
And if you didn't work here,this would not be an issue.
Or if I didn't go here.
- Lux,but I do.
And you do.
- Not for long.
Look,Baze - he is buying a house in another district.
I could I could change schools,and you wouldn't be my teacher.
We could almost be a normal couple.
I said,"almost.
" You should probably get to class.
Okay,well,just Come over Tasha's place.
It's empty until she gets back from juvie.
We could hang out.
You could get your Christmas present.
You could spend the night.
We could spend the night together.
- We shouldn't do that.
- Okay.
I'm not just talking about that.
The last time you spent the night,you slept on the floor.
I just I want to be together.
I need to.
What about,um,Cate and Baze? - They're not just going to let you stay out all night.
- Then I will figure something out.
Okay? You show up to Tasha's,and I will take care of everything else.
Okay.
So,is it a date? Yeah.
It's a date.
Season 01 Episode 12 I got great news.
You talked to Math about the foot cream? I might be able to get the house sooner than I thought.
What? Wow.
Well,I talked to the owner.
Apparently,the house is underwater.
And after a few awkward minutes of thinking that he was talking about a plumbing problem he said he'd be willing to sell it to me for less.
So I think I'm gonna make him an offer.
You know,before anyone beats me to it.
But I thought you needed the money from selling the bar.
I'll need it for the mortgage,but with the lower price,I have enough for the down payment.
- What? - No.
I-Ithink it's fantastic.
I do Well,why do I get the feeling that there's a big,hairy "but" hanging out there? No,no.
No hairy "buts.
" Look,I-I just I want to make sure that you're you're doing this for you,you know,because it's what you really want.
You know,not for us.
Of course it's what I want.
For me and us.
Right.
Right.
But,I mean,you you'd be buying the house anyway? Right? Even if there was no "us"? Okay,what do you mean,"no us"? Weren't we just talking about the long haul? We are,but There's just no easy way to say this.
What? Just say it.
Spit it out.
Emma,what? - S- Sam.
It's Sam.
- What about him? It's just been so hard,you know,since he got here, and I wonder if it's just because things are moving too fast for him.
I mean,you two barely even know each other.
So,we'll get to know each other.
I'm on it.
Little dudes? They love me.
- Right.
- See? Problem solved.
- What are you doing here? - Uh,waiting for Baze.
Apparently,you're not the only one that requires adult supervision now.
I heard Tasha got sent away.
That ought to lower your profile.
Can you leave me alone? Why don't you get your boyfriend to baby-sit you? He seems like an upstanding guy.
- Breaking the law aside.
- He's not breaking the law.
Oh,so you guys haven't sealed the deal yet? You know,in some social circles that's called statutory rape.
Okay,you can stop talking anytime.
Are you going to see him tonight? Is that why you looked so happy at school today? What? You should tell him next time he's gonna hook up with a student, he should have his heart to hearts in a classroom that's not made of glass.
Okay.
Go to hell.
I've missed our little talks.
Hey,kiddo.
You ready? You have no idea.
- Hey,Sam,your mom has got to work late tonight.
The good news is it gives us a little chance to spend some time together.
- What do you say? - Pass.
You only doin' one-word answers? Trust me,the more words he says,the worse it is.
Come on,your mom's cool with it.
It'll be fun.
We can,uh I don't know.
We can fire up the Wii.
We can order some pizza,crack open some beer Root beer for you.
Don't get that look on your face.
Only if Lux comes.
I mean,you don't have any plans with anyone tonight,do you? Actually,I-I do.
With Cate.
Celebrity Rehab marathon.
Since she can't drink,she just wants to watch a bunch of people who can't,either.
All right.
Well,then,it sounds like it's just the two of us.
Men.
Bonding.
Like men.
Bonding.
I'm,um I'm gonna grab my bag,and then we will split.
Yes.
Celebrity Rehab marathon? That's the best lie you could come up with? You realize what you're doing with Mr.
Daniels is really messed-up,right? Okay,what I am doing is none of your business.
You want to talk about people doing messed-up things,maybe you should talk to your mom.
- What about her? - The top of the list? She's about to move in with Baze.
- Ready,kiddo? - Yeah.
Sam,coming? Do you really think we need all these? You're only two months pregnant.
- Isn't this all a little premature? - Yeah,well,what if our baby is? I mean,will you listen to this? "Changing your baby can be a challenge for new parents, "but maintaining contact is integral to the baby's safety.
"Countless mothers have turned their backs "for a split second, had their babies roll onto the floor and die on impact.
" I mean,die on impact? - You're overwhelming our fetus.
- You know what,it's the truth.
Anything can happen at anytime.
All we can do is be prepared.
You know,maybe you should go the hardware store across the street and pick up those,like,child - proofing clips.
Okay,yeah.
I think there's a bar next door.
- Eric.
Hey.
- Hey.
Hi.
Uh,Happy New Year.
You,too.
- Ah.
Eeyore,You're the Greatest.
- Uh,it's for my niece.
Hmm Oh,congratulations on the baby.
I didn't get a chance to tell you.
Yes.
Well,thank you.
Just catching up on a little reading.
Look,I just,I really want to thank you for being at Lux's trial.
You know,it really meant a lot to her,to all of us.
Sure.
Is everything okay? Yeah,it's funny.
You know,there's a million books on babies, but I guess books that deal with horrible mothers that give up their kids to horrible situations are not bestsellers.
Cate,you can't beat yourself up over that.
Okay,you've done everything that you could for Lux now.
You have to believe that.
You're the one that's been great to her.
You know,you helped diagnose her learning disability,you got her to be honest on the stand.
We would have never known the truth without you.
Eric,after everything after Trey,I just really want to thank you for being an adult in Lux's life that she can trust.
Someone I can trust.
Um,it's good to see you.
I - I got to run.
Hey,what's up with this thing? Oh.
No,you just have to push down on-on the latch.
Oh,you child-proofed it already? Yeah,well,you're not letting me take care of one kid, so I'm gonna take care of the other.
Going to Baze's.
He wants me to help clean the bar.
Okay,that's fine.
That is fine.
I am just gonna drive you.
What - Okay,Cate! What,are you gonna drive me around for the rest of my life? No,not for the rest of your life.
I - look,I just want to protect you.
Okay,well,just back off.
I don't need protecting,and I don't want it.
I'm fine.
Okay,well,you know,you don't seem fine.
Listen,you can call it maternal instinct or whatever it is that you want to call it, - but Lux,you just,you don't seem okay.
- What I'm not okay with is you micromanaging me, you being on top of me and you reminding me every three seconds what happened.
I just want to forget about it.
I want everyone to forget about it.
Cate,she can walk to Baze's.
I mean,it's broad daylight.
Ryan,no.
You can't be on top of her all the time; we talked about this.
Yes,we did talk about this.
And what if something happens to her? Nothing is gonna happen to me.
The past - I've dealt with it.
Now,if you can't,then that's your problem.
Whoa,Cate,Cate,come on.
Just let her go,all right? Wow.
Still a dump.
It actually looked a lot like this the first time I ever saw the place,back in 2007.
I renovated it,installed the bar.
I picked out every detail,you know,right down to the shot glasses.
You know,you should record that and put it on one of those museum headsets.
- It's fascinating.
- That's funny.
Hey,um,can you help me move this? I got to,I got to get a bunch of stuff out the back so that the junk removal guy can take it.
You realize you found me outside my mom's office,not outside of a hardware store.
You're not here because I want free manual labor.
You're here so we can spend some time together.
You think I don't know what you're doing? Lux told me about the house.
You don't have to suck up to me to move in with my mom.
Clearly,I'm not stopping her.
Well,actually,you are.
She doesn't want to do anything that you're not okay with.
My mom doesn't give a crap about what I'm okay with.
My mom doesn't even want me.
She doesn't even like me.
That's why she sent me off to my dad's for the holidays,and you know what? He doesn't want me,either.
He moved in with his stupid-ass girlfriend and gave her snotty kid my room, and now my mom's moving in with you.
Where am I to go? Back to boarding school? Maybe she'll find an excuse to put me back into rehab.
So if you want help cleaning up this stupid bar so you can all move into a stupid house without me, you can get your own damn kid to help you out.
Hey,Sam.
Sam.
Really? A text? You're gonna blow me off,and-and you can't even say it to my face? I can't keep doing this,okay? I - I can't.
Since when? Since when can you not do this anymore? Since you heard about what Trey did.
- Hey,hey - No,no.
Let go of me! - Hey,just - No.
You said telling the truth wouldn't change anything.
You said that if I got up on that stand and I told the truth, that everyone who loved me would keep loving me.
That it wouldn't change how anyone felt.
That it wouldn't change how you felt.
Lux,I know.
I know what I said,but it did.
It changed things This is why I didn't want to say anything.
I knew you'd look at me like I was disgusting,or like I wanted him to What? No,no,no,no,no,that's not it at all,okay? Do you understand? Listen,it's not how I'm looking at you.
It's how I'm looking at me.
I am not any better than Trey.
- I'm doing the same thing that he did.
- No,you are nothing like him! You No,no,no.
You are You are a good person.
Look,you have helped me in ways that no one else ever has.
You understand me in ways that I didn't think anyone ever could.
What we're doing is wrong.
It's always been wrong.
- No.
- Yes.
- Okay,at the trial,after hearing what Trey did - Don't let him keep doing it! He's ruined everything for me.
He ruined it back then,and he is ruining it again.
It was bad enough that I lost Valerie because of him,and now what? What,I'm losing you,too? No,no,you want to go,then just go.
You want to bail on me? You want to bail on tonight? - Listen,I am not I'm not bailing! - You want to bail on us? Okay? I'll be at Tasha's tonight,okay? I'll I'll be there.
Isn't this like kidnapping or something? Come here.
I said I would bring you home.
We're just we're making a little pit stop.
So What do you think? You can add breaking and entering to the arrest warrant? All right,look at,this right here - this is the living room.
We just got to find a cool place for Lux's bong lamp.
Follow me.
Down this hall,we have the master bedroom for,you know,me and your mom.
It's got one of those bathrooms with the double showerhead situation.
Oh,sorry about that visual.
Anyway,we got Lux's bedroom upstairs,and you Well,you know,you've got some options.
I was thinking the basement.
Now,hold on.
Because I think Lux- she's more of an upper-level resider,coming from the attic and all.
And that way,you can blare your music,you can stink up the place, you can surf the Web with a little bit of privacy.
Although,you got to clear your browser history,man,'cause that's That's the downfall.
Look,I know it may be hard to believe,but nobody is kicking you to the curb.
At least I'm not.
There's room for you here,if you want it.
Cate.
What are you doing here? Um,Lux - she wasn't answering her phone,so I went over to the loft,and Math said that you were here.
Um is she not with you? No,she's supposed to be with you watching some Celebrity Rehab thing.
Uh,that's what she said,right? Um,I-I think so.
Do you really? 'Cause it seems like you were lying,like that was a lie.
- Okay,Cate? - What? It's not like he hasn't covered for her before.
Does my car ring a bell? Cate,he's not covering.
Sam is a good kid.
So nice to know that you two are so close.
You have no idea where our daughter is,but Yeah,because she was supposed to be with you,Cate! You cannot come over here and accuse me of screwing up,accuse Sam of hiding things, when you're the one who let her walk out the door.
If Sam knew anything,he would have told us,okay? You-You would tell me,right? You don't know where Lux is.
Sam? Have you checked Tasha's apartment? Why would Lux be at Tasha's apartment? She wouldn't be there alone.
I didn't say she was alone.
Come on in.
- Uh hey.
- Where is he? - What? Where's who? - Are you kidding me,Lux? No.
What Sam - he told us everything.
About you and Mr.
Daniels.
Mr.
Daniels,as in mymy tutor,Mr.
Daniels? Mr.
Daniels,as in the guy who stood in my loft on Thanksgiving,lying to our faces.
You know,the guy that I thanked today for taking such good care of you? Lux? - What?No,Cate! - Are you dating him? Sam is lying,okay? Lux and I have been seeing each other.
It started before I even knew that she was a student.
I met her downstairs at the bar the night of the fire.
I took her to see the ocean.
It's not true.
Whatever Sam said,it's not true.
Why don't we ask Sam? Because he's downstairs in my car.
He's just gonna lie again.
You can't believe him,okay? He hates Mr.
Daniels because he's failing his class,and he's pissed at me because because I don't like him.
I mean,he tried to blackmail me into kissing him on Thanksgiving.
- With what? - What? I mean,when somebody is blackmailing you,generally, that means that they know something that you don't want other people to know.
That That Jones and I have been dating.
- Behind Tasha's back? - Yes.
And Sam is jealous.
That-That is who all of this is for is for Jones.
That's why I wanted to leave the house.
That's why I didn't want you to drive me.
I - I'm sorry.
But you know what? We should we should go.
And we should go,before Jones shows up and feels really stupid,okay? All right? Let's just let's just go.
****** Lux,get back here.
We are still talking about this.
No,we're not.
Maybe-Maybe Sam was lying.
Maybe she didn't.
What? ! You're the one that said he wasn't! It's really great to know that you guys would believe some dirt bag kid who you barely know over - Lux? - Eric.
I told Math.
About us.
About - Are you kidding me? - Baze,stop! It is done.
You are going to be fired,I'm gonna get you arrested, thrown into jail,put on one of those lists.
- Let go of him! - Let people know what a freak you are.
- Baze! Wait.
- Not like this,man.
I swear to God,if you ever touch her,I will beat you senseless.
I never meant for this to happen.
I never meant for it to go this far.
- So whatever you choose to do,I deserve it.
- You're right.
You do deserve it.
I'm gonna call the police.
And whatever life you have,you consider it over.
No,Baze.
Okay,look,this this is not Eric's fault.
Yes,it is.
You You knew what she had been through.
All right,you knew what happened to her.
You were supposed to be her teacher, not some sicko who takes advantage of a kid who wouldn't know a healthy relationship if she was sitting next to it in study hall.
What,like you do? You don't know You don't know anything.
You don't know anything about me and Eric or our relationship! But why would you? You don't know anything about your own relationship,either.
- Enlighten me.
- Emma.
She had an affair with your dad.
Lux,what what are you talking about? It's exactly what I said.
Emma - she,uh she had an affair with your dad when you two weren't dating.
Okay,Lux,stop.
Stop lying.
We know that you are angry,but you cannot take this out on Baze.
I'm not lying,Cate.
- Why are you making this up? - How could I make this up? Why do you think that she was so reluctant to date you? Why do you think that your dad got so angry at Thanksgiving that he threatened to fire you? I mean,come on.
It's kind of a red flag,don't you think? Baze.
Wait up.
Wait up.
- I should go.
- No.
Eric,no.
No,Lux.
Yes,he should go.
Lux? No! No! Look,Cate! I can I can explain things,okay? We-We can explain things.
There doesn't have to be any-any police or-or school boards or whatever else,okay? - I can fix things.
- Lux,we can't fix it! We can't fix it,Lux.
I told Math because I had to blow it up.
I - I don't want to do this anymore,okay? I don't want to be a person who does this.
Eric,please,please.
- Lux.
Lux.
No.
Lux.
- No! This is all your fault! What? Lux! If you hadust left things alone,if you hadn't gone to Valerie's,then, then I wouldn't have gone,and Tasha wouldn't have gotten in trouble, and there never would've been a trial.
Yes,then what,Lux? Huh? You would still be having some secret affair with your teacher? Because that is so not okay.
What is not okay? That he was there for me when you weren't? Where the hell have you been? He is the one who helped me in school.
He is the one who figured there was something wrong with me.
You know something,Lux? I have been trying to help you.
- I have been trying to be here for you.
- What have you been trying to do? Baby-proof the place like a crazy person, maniacally trying to protect this unborn kid because you feel guilty that you couldn't protect me! Okay,listen to me! I cannot apologize for this anymore.
I am so sorry that I wasn't there.
I am not talking about the last 16 years,Cate.
Where have you been the past few months? Fighting with Ryan,trying to have another kid.
- Eric has been there for me when you haven't.
- Hey,you know something? You cannot say that I haven't been there,because I have been here.
Everything - every single thing I have done since you have come back into my life has been for you.
- Whatever.
- Whatever"? No.
I rushed to marry Ryan for you.
To give you the life that you wanted.
I took a job that I didn't even want for our family,and I have paid for doctors, and teachers and specialists.
But you know what? No matter what I do,nothing keeps you from throwing what I didn't do in my face.
Lux,I know that I wasn't there to protect you.
I did not protect you from Trey hurting you,or Valerie turning her back on you, but I can be there to protect you from Eric,and that is exactly what I am doing.
No,I don't need protection from him.
Stop treating me like a kid,don't you get it? You have done more damage to me than he has.
Okay,the fact that you even think that,that you don't see how wrong this whole situation is, it just proves what a child you are.
So you can stay here,or you can come home with me, but let me just make one thing clear to you: You are never seeing Eric Daniels again.
Because I am your mother.
Hey.
- You didn't make that much progress.
- Yeah.
Turns out it wasn't worth the effort.
Wait.
Is that beer? Sam.
Could you give your mom and I a sec? - Hey,Baze? Thanks for the basement.
- Yeah.
Sure.
What happened? Did he do something? w long did it last? What? The affair.
With my dad.
How long did it last? Four years.
It's,it's over.
It ended a year ago.
And then you just started dating me? We We fell in love.
It's not like I,I planned it.
- It's not like I meant to,it - What are you talking about? - With me or my dad? - I meant you.
Were you going to tell me? No.
I knew if I did,I would lose you.
Yeah.
Right.
You just did.
Hey,hey,hey! It's all right.
It's all right.
No,you told me that I was pushing her too hard,but I knew that something was wrong.
No,no,Cate.
I was wrong.
Okay? I was wrong.
That you knew something wasn't right,I I never should have told you what to do with Lux,okay? You know better than I do how to protect her.
If I do what I think I have to do she's going to hate me more than she already does.
Maybe that's the price you have to pay to protect your kid.
Yeah,it's Baze.
Okay.
So,um,here's what's going to happen: You are going to resign from your job, you're going to pack your bags and you are going to leave town immediately.
Okay.
And if you ever make contact with our daughter again,we go to the police.
Okay? I understand.
Um,uh,wait.
Uh I want you guys to know that I love her.
I,I know what I did,there's no excuse.
But I do love her.
Um,I know that I-I can't say good-bye,but,um this is her Christmas present.
I got it after that camping trip.
I mean,you guys don't have to give it to her now,you know,or ever.
But it's to,uh,teach her what I should have taught her in the first place.
To find her way without me.
Season 02 Episode 12