It's Not Like That (2026) s01e06 Episode Script

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Previously, on
It's Not Like That
What happens
when you meet somebody really special,
and it turns out
that they like somebody else?
Spill it. Who's the mystery woman?
Ms. Colasanti.
You're going on a date with "Cold Salami"?
I'm gonna make cookies
for Ms. Colasanti for Monday at recess.
She's my favorite teacher.
-He made these for me?
-No.
He made them for your date, Ms. Colasanti.
I don't wanna go to Casey's house.
She's being, like
Oh, the two of you
need to figure out whatever this is.
Who's Cuppa Joe?
Uh, he is nobody.
I thought he was somebody,
and then he stopped answering me.
Too much of your life
revolves around that man.
Sometimes, you have to
put yourself first, Lori.
We've got more power
to the hour.
More bounce to the ounce.
Hey, you've got the fundamentals, right.
Forget about all this,
and just go out there and have fun.
We've got more power to the hour.
She's really nervous.
Come on, Case!
We're the mighty tigers
You got this.
Come on! Come on, Case.
We've got more power to the hour.
More bounce to the ounce.
Hey, bud.
We're the mighty tigers
Yeah, man! Look at your sister.
Let's go. Come on!
-If I win, we win, right?
-Mm-hmm.
I know we bumped you up a weight class,
okay, don't worry,
the wrestling is the same.
Okay. I'm ready.
-Let's do it.
-Let's do it.
Wrestlers, shake hands.
All right, Monument!
Tigers!
Let's go!
Casey!
Incoming.
-Malcolm, hi.
-Hi.
-Lori.
-Hi.
I'm doing sign ups for volunteers
for the holiday gala.
It's coming up in December.
Lori, I know it's hard
on the working moms,
but can we count on you to buy a table?
-Yeah, yes, you can.
-Great!
-She's always gotta get one in.
-Bless her heart.
-Let's go, Case!
-Let's go, Casey!
Come on!
Hold it. Hold it.
Nice!
Yes!
-Whoo!
-Yeah!
She's kind of like a feminist icon.
Plus, she looks amazing in that singlet.
Go, Casey!
-You! You made it!
-Hi!
Sorry, that was, uh, that was weird.
No, it's, uh, it's okay.
Lot of people. I work here, so I get it.
But I am very happy to see you.
Me, too.
Pen, look. Dad's date the other night.
It was with Cold Salami.
Have you seen Casey?
-She's crushing it.
-I know.
Seriously?
-Come on, Case!
-Let's go, Casey!
Hey, uh, what are you up to later?
Wanna grab a bite to eat?
I'd love to, but I have the Love Basket
lock-in for the kids tonight.
-The Love Basket lock-in?
-Yeah, I know.
It's a retreat we do every year.
The kids get to spend the night
in the church.
We make food baskets for families
who can't afford their own Thanksgiving,
and then we do a big food drive
the next day.
That's wonderful. I'm happy to help.
I'm pretty good with the youth, so
Oh, no, no, thanks so much.
Lori's already staying the night with me.
Well, not Sorry, not with me.
Um, she's already offered to help.
Let's go, Casey! Come on!
You got this!
Stuff, head stuff.
Nice. Hand on the head.
Grab his hair.
Come on, bug! Let's go! Yeah!
Casey!
Yes! Yes, Casey!
Way to go!
Let's go! Let's go!
You know you have a right
to be pissed about this, right?
About, you know, Dad and Cold
Ms. Colasanti.
Yeah?
You don't always have to be
so good about everything, Justin.
Like Dakota always says,
"Sometimes, it feels good to be bad."
-She's so good. Yeah.
-I mean
All right, you guys ready?
Yeah? Welcome to the lock-in.
Dad, can I please just skip this year?
-Please?
-It's your last one, come on.
Thank you. Hey, did you call Mer?
No. I think
that would mean I don't trust him.
-Hi! Did you call Flora?
-No, same deal.
-Yo, Pastor M.
-What's up, Theo, how's your mom doing?
-Fine.
-Good.
Drop your phone in the basket.
Also, Shaun and Kayla are inside,
if you wanna go find them.
-Cool.
-Yep.
Uh, Theo, the case and the phone.
-Whatever.
-Oh, nice catch.
-Not my first rodeo. Thank you.
-Hey,
thank you for giving up
your weekend for me.
I can't tell you how much I appreciate it.
Of course.
You actually saved me
from a bad IRL Match date, so
Oh, good. Well, whatever I can do
-Come on! You're almost late.
-Come on. Come on.
-Good to see you.
-Okay.
All right. Here we go, guys.
You're stuck with me now.
Excuse me.
Virginia, you're supposed to be resting.
Psst, psst.
I am resting. I'm just resting
and making a phone call.
We're good. There's no need to check in.
I just wanted to say this,
no matter what happens,
God is our refuge and strength
and ever-present help in trouble.
Virginia, what do you think
is gonna happen?
Nothing you can't handle.
Thank you for the encouragement.
Get some rest.
I gave in.
I texted Merritt.
Texting's not calling, right?
Hey, that works for me.
-Is Flora there yet?
-He hasn't responded.
They're fine.
They're not kids anymore, right?
Yes. It's nice
that they're hanging out again.
Yeah.
-Sorry! Sorry!
-Divide and conquer?
Yep.
-All right. Who made this mess?
-Guys.
-Hey.
-Hi.
Uh, come on in.
-Cool, you brought
-Oh, yeah, if we wanna play later.
Yeah.
Okay.
-Sorry.
-Or or now.
-Or now?
-Or yes.
-Yes.
-Okay.
For those of you guys
who have been here before,
welcome back.
For those of you who haven't,
just welcome.
No, you're welcome.
Thank you, Theo.
Aw, man, I appreciate the support.
All right, here's the deal.
We have pizza, we've got crafts,
and we have a movie, and
we have the Love Basket competition!
Yes!
As for the rules, I'll just say this,
don't do anything you wouldn't wanna find
your grandparents doing, okay?
Ew!
Or that you wouldn't want
Pastor Malcolm or I to find you doing.
That's right.
We are a team, and nothing gets by us.
Now, if you guys would all bow your heads
and close your eyes for me.
Dear Heavenly Father,
we thank You for this night.
I thank You for every one
of the kids that are here.
I pray You will bless our food,
bless this time together,
and may we honor You tonight
with our actions, our words, and our fun.
And all God's people said
-Amen.
-Amen.
Who is hungry?
All right, let's go. Pizza time, guys.
Don't hurt each other getting in line,
thank you.
-Okay, whoa, whoa.
-Easy. It's a house of worship.
No more than two pieces.
What are you laughing at?
Hey. You were so sick today.
Your match, winning against that guy,
like, I felt so empowered
just by watching you.
Oh, thanks.
This smells so good.
-I haven't had pizza in forever.
-I have.
Whenever I'm at my dad's,
all he ever feeds me is crappy take out.
Like, Dominoes, Panda Express,
Wiener Schnitzel.
Mm-hmm. Yeah, like,
Hot Pockets in front of Sports Center.
That's, that's not exactly
what I call a home-cooked meal.
No! For real, like, why would I care
about the football combine?
-Like, I don't even know what that is.
-Right.
And he just loves
to talk about it all the time.
No, I totally get it.
-Why don't we go take a seat?
-Yeah, yeah, totally.
It sounds great!
I can't I can't tell.
I I can't tell.
Oh. Oh. Oh, well. Feels good.
Doesn't it?
Sorry. Sorry. I
I haven't been alone
with someone like this before.
It's all good. It's all good. No pressure.
It's just me.
Ooh.
-Are you hungry?
-Yeah.
All right, guys,
winner gets to choose the movie tonight.
Kayla, you're dropping the stuffing.
Yes, Dakota, let's go!
Move it, Justin, you're faster than this.
-Come on.
-Don't yell at me.
Pen, screaming at your brother
isn't going to make him go faster.
This is fun, right?
You can't help.
That's cheating.
What? No, it's teamwork.
Um, should we be worried?
-Are you okay? Are you okay?
-Yeah, I'm fine.
-Did we win?
-I think we're gonna call this a tie.
-Are you serious?
-What about the movie?
We are gonna pick the movie.
Okay. Game over, guys. Thank you.
-Boo!
-You don't like this, I know.
Wait, weren't there supposed to be
chocolate turkeys in these baskets?
Yeah, there were. I'm sorry, guys.
The basket's aren't finished.
Pen, Casey, I need you guys
to go to the storage closet.
There's a couple boxes
of chocolate turkeys in there, okay.
-Both of us?
-Yes, both of you.
-Dad.
-I asked you to do it together.
You guys can go in there,
while you're back there,
maybe you try to find a better attitude.
Okay. Come on.
Um, okay,
why don't the rest of you go and color
the Thanksgiving banner on the back table.
Yes, great idea. Thank you, guys.
-Yeah, have fun.
-Man.
-Man, you remember when our girls
-Liked each other?
They were inseparable.
They'd go everywhere hand-in-hand,
especially here.
With their matching Sunday dresses.
They were like sisters.
-What happened?
-I don't know.
-Puberty?
-Well, that.
-Yeah. And life.
-Yeah.
Wish we could go back to a time
when they were sweet and precious.
-And listened.
-Yes, exactly.
You know, my girls fight all the time,
but it doesn't change the way
that they really feel about each other.
You know, Pen and Casey are sisters.
They're just stuck in a moment.
They're in a rut. They'll get out of it.
Yeah.
I know how they're feeling.
I'm feeling pretty stuck myself
these days, so
You're not, though.
You're just still at the beginning
of starting over, that's all.
Oh, sorry.
Ah, it's Grace.
Oh, my
Justin!
I just got a text from Ms. Colasanti.
Did you have something to do with this?
Is that brown enough?
Uh, I don't know.
Maybe more taco seasoning.
-Okay.
-Mm-hmm.
Uh
Mm.
-Dad.
-Mm.
Hey, bud.
How's it going over there?
Mom asked you to check on us, didn't she?
You know, I'm capable
of taking parental action all on my own.
But, yeah,
you never responded to her text.
So you guys need anything?
-I'm happy to
-No, no, no, we're, we're fine.
We're just hanging out.
Hi. Hi, David.
Hey, sweetie.
Okay. All right. Cool.
-Hey, if you need anything, I'm
-Nope.
We're good.
Talk to you later. Bye.
Oh!
Sorry about that.
-We're good.
-Okay.
Yeah. We're good. Good.
-Hi.
-Hi.
-Add that and
-Mm-hmm.
-Whole thing.
-All right.
-Whole thing.
-It fixes it, right?
That looks, actually, way better.
Let's mix it up.
I am so sorry about this.
Justin, you have something to say?
It's just a stupid prank.
Uh-huh.
Oh, no!
Oh, yes, it has been sitting
in the sun all day, literally frying.
Why would you do this?
How How did you do this?
The lunch ladies love me.
This isn't like you. You're a nice kid.
Maybe I'm not a nice kid anymore.
Oh, I I hope that's not true.
You both think I'm just
some goodie-goodie, and I'm not.
I knew her first.
Justin, I know you have something to say.
Sorry, Ms. Colasanti.
Thank you for your apology.
Go get the cleaning supplies, please.
Here, take my car. I will take yours
to the body shop first thing.
No, you don't have to do that.
It's the least I can do. I
I feel terrible. I didn't realize
he was having feelings.
This is not on you. I should've
It's just, I
I can't believe he did this.
I I knew it was him right away.
Each piece of salami
was perfectly sliced and nice.
-Presentation is very important to him.
-It is.
-I'm sorry.
-It's okay.
It's okay.
Ooh,
Pastor Malcolm has a girlfriend.
She's not his girlfriend.
Uh
I mean, it is not your business, Kayla,
what Pastor Malcolm does
with his private time.
Okay? He's a grown man and he's allowed
You know what?
Please go and clean up the pens.
Make sure they all
have their caps on, okay?
This is so unfair.
Not only do I have to be
at a stupid lock-in all night,
-but now I'm searching a dusty old
-Spider. There's a spider!
-Spider! Spider!
-No, no, no!
-Do you see it? Is it on me?
-Who cares about a spider, okay?
-You just locked us in here.
-No, I didn't.
-I told you to hold the door open.
-This isn't my fault!
I cannot believe this hasn't gotten fixed.
Like, my dad once
got stuck in here for four hours
before somebody actually found him.
-Help!
-Help!
-Anybody!
-Someone, please!
I don't know how to clean a car.
You learn by doing.
I wanna talk about this, Justin.
I'm not angry. I mean, I'm not happy,
but I want to understand.
Because this is hard stuff.
It seems like you have some
pretty big feelings for Ms. Colasanti.
Did I
embarrass you when I went out with her?
I don't know.
-Because I didn't mean
-She was my teacher.
-Okay.
-And
I love her.
Oh.
So, these are really big feelings.
Hey. I'm sorry, Justin.
I haven't handled this well.
I was thinking about
how I felt about Ms. Colasanti.
I should've been more thoughtful.
I should've put you first.
I'm gonna do that from now on, okay.
You know,
Ms. Colasanti is a big fan of yours.
You can talk to her,
you can always talk to her about anything.
Okay.
-Can I go?
-No, no, no, you cannot.
You have not handled this well,
either, yourself, sir.
It's okay to be angry
or frustrated or jealous, even,
but you shouldn't have taken out
your anger on Ms. Colasanti.
That's never the answer.
Especially when it's someone
we care about.
You should talk to me.
You should always talk to me.
You know that.
All right.
There's no excuse for this behavior.
It's gonna be a long night
ahead of you, okay.
I'll be inside if you need anything.
Do I smell like nachos?
I don't care.
If we had our phones,
we'd already be out of here.
Hey, help me.
Help you what?
The door is not gonna open.
And I'm happy to avoid
as many kiddie activities as possible.
It has not been that bad.
It would've been better
if my mom wasn't here, but
Yeah, try having your dad here every year.
I mean, your parents hang with rock stars.
My dad makes stupid jokes
to sixth graders.
Plus, I'm not exactly dying
to watch you drool all over Dakota.
-I'm not. We just have stuff in common.
-Whatever.
Like, give it up, already.
You do not know how to pick a lock.
I'm good at stuff like this.
Like the claw machine
at your birthday at Dave and Busters.
You got lucky on that claw machine.
Uh, no, actually,
I think I won it five times in a row,
-and everybody else lost.
-No one is good at claw machines.
It's not exactly a skill.
I won you Blue Bunny, so
I know.
I still love Blue Bunny.
Is your wrist still bothering you?
It's getting better.
-You know, I'm just as tough as you are.
-Yeah.
I know. I was just asking.
I saved you the purple ones.
Thanks.
Yeah, well, the purple ones are gross.
Okay.
I should've Googled this first.
He hasn't been
in her class in two years.
I guess I should've talked to him first.
I don't know. I mean, what do you do
when your ten-year-old
is jealous of your love life?
That's it, though.
Right? I mean, that's it.
I can't see her anymore.
I guess not.
Wait, that's all you're gonna say?
-What do you want me to say?
-I don't know. You
You usually have more to say than that.
Uh, I-I guess
I don't, this time.
Ms. Lori, can you help me?
My sleeping bag's stuck.
Yeah, of course, Kayla.
You want Okay.
-Is that you're
-Dad.
-Oh.
-Yeah.
-I think I'd be getting home.
-You'd best.
Wait. Come to my house. After he's gone.
Okay.
Oh, boy.
-Hey.
-Hey.
Hey. Where's Flora?
-Uh-huh?
-Where's Flora?
-Home. Uh, she left a while ago.
-Oh.
-What's going with you two?
-Nothing. We're friends.
Do friends usually sneak out
when parents pull up in the driveway?
I don't need to know
any details, Merritt,
okay, I just want you to be careful.
That's not what was happening here.
No, no, that's not what I mean.
Not that kind of careful.
Although, yes,
always that kind of careful.
Okay?
We weren't drinking,
if that's what you're looking for.
That is what I'm looking for.
Your mom worries.
So do I.
I had a drink at Derek's party, that's it.
All right.
You don't believe me?
Merritt, I do.
I believe you.
Thank you for being honest with me.
But, sorry,
I'm being nosy about Flora, okay.
It's just,
she's been through a lot in her life.
-Getting involved with her
-We're not involved.
You know what I mean, okay.
It'd be different if it was,
like, Jill, right,
-or someone else at school.
-I-I know. I know.
It's Flora.
Exactly.
This is Malcolm and Jenny's daughter.
You need to think it through
before it goes any further.
What do you think is gonna happen?
Look, I don't know, okay.
I just don't want to see her get hurt.
Okay.
Okay, great.
Now, I can see you guys ate.
I am starving.
How about we crack open
one of the pies, huh?
I have to clean.
No? All right. Suit yourself.
Oh, my God,
the last scene in the coffee shop.
Mm-hmm, yep. Luke telling Lorelai,
"Take all the time you need,"
it was just perfect.
I know.
You know, I was bummed we didn't get
to watch that last season together.
-Like we said?
-Yeah.
Why didn't we? Like, what happened?
Okay, I mean, I know what happened,
-but
-Um
-between us.
-Next question.
Pen, seriously.
I am being serious.
Nothing happened.
We're just
different now.
Okay, well, you didn't exactly
just become friends with Dakota.
-You made yourself friends with her.
-I don't think so.
-That's not
-Yeah, and then you dumped me.
Why?
Hello?
Pen.
Ugh, I'm so dumb.
What? What are you doing?
Pen.
Just tell me. What did I do?
What in
Demons!
It's not demons.
No, it's probably just
-Oh, the girls!
-The girls.
-Hey, stop with the lights and answer me.
-Fine.
Do you want to know what happened?
You sucked when my mom died.
What?
You were supposed to be my best friend.
Okay. And you weren't.
Well, I, I came I was at the funeral.
-I came by and I
-You left after, like, five minutes.
There were people at my house
all night long.
And I had to stand there by myself.
I [sighs] I didn't know what to do.
You didn't know what to do?
Casey. Casey, my mom died!
Why don't you just be there for me?
Mm-mmm. Don't.
You don't get to be the sad one.
You wanted to know.
And now, you know.
Stay away from Dakota.
And while you're at it,
tell your gross brother to keep his tongue
out of my sister's mouth.
Here you are. You guys okay?
-Hey
-Finally.
Hold on. Hold on.
What's this about Flora and Merritt?
-Casey.
-I don't know.
She's the one that just said it.
Pen.
I saw them making out.
They're probably hooking up. Who cares?
Can everybody just stop
with the questions now?
Oh.
Good night, mijo.
I'll see you at church tomorrow.
-Hey, how did this happen?
-Shh.
Dad, it's Beethoven!
-Wait!
-Wait! Wait!
Flora and Merritt?
How did this happen
without either of us knowing?
I don't know.
Our daughters were locked
in a storage closet for over an hour,
and we didn't know,
until they broke out the Morse code.
I guess we're not very good parents.
It's a good thing we're in charge
of all those kids, then.
What is going on?
Justin's rebelling,
Pen and Casey are at each other's throats,
Flora and Merritt are doing
whatever it is they're doing.
The kids aren't the problem.
It's us.
What to you mean? We're fine.
-We're fine?
-Yeah.
No! We were fine. And then you kissed me.
I kissed you? Excuse me,
I think there was another set of lips
on the other side of that kiss.
You said you needed me,
and then, you said it was a mistake.
And it was.
Okay, but that doesn't mean
that I am here to fix your pants
so that you can be hot for teacher.
Hot for teacher?
Kayla and Eva were just joking
about you and Grace
being boyfriend and girlfriend,
-and I was jealous.
-What?
Yeah, and I don't wanna feel that way.
Friend Lori wants to help you
look good for your dates,
but then there's this other Lori,
who, like, selfishly
really doesn't.
-I don't know what to do with that.
-Yeah.
Neither do I.
-Can I call my mom?
-Oh, hi,
-Are you okay?
-Hey, pal.
-I need my phone.
-Okay, of course, honey. All right.
We were We're done here, anyway.
-Oh.
-Come on.
Psst. You sleeping?
You okay?
I heard about your cold salami prank.
Nice. Feel better now?
No.
I'm in even more trouble.
Dad's mad at me.
Ms. Colasanti hates me.
I don't have anyone left.
First, you'll always have me.
I'm sorry, J.
I may be wrong about
the whole "bad feels good" thing.
You know this won't be the last time
in your life that you liked somebody
and someone else gets the girl?
It could be so much worse.
Like, at least Dad's dating somebody
who's cool.
Who you like.
You do want him to be happy. Right?
I just miss Mom.
Me, too.
Dude.
You reek of salami.
I know.
I kind of like it.
Sick.
I love it when you speak
And the time isn't right, I know ♪
But maybe ♪
It could work this time ♪
I know you know somebody ♪
The time isn't right, I know ♪
But maybe ♪
Thank you, girls,
the setup tables are just outside.
Beth, let's go.
Mommy's in a hurry.
Oh, Lori, you poor thing.
I'm wiped after one night
with my own kids, let alone all these.
Yeah, it was definitely an experience.
Actually, uh, Naomi, do you still need
volunteers for the fundraiser gala?
Darlin', we can't have too many.
Great. Uh, you know,
I love volunteering here, but
I think I need to change things up.
-Okay.
-Okay.
There you go.
There you go. Nice.
And just push it in.
Hey, Pen. Have you seen Justin?
Uh, I know where he might be.
Hey.
How did it go out there?
You know, everyone makes mistakes.
But now, you've done the right thing.
And that's what's important.
Why?
Why do people make mistakes?
No.
Why is it that that's important?
What's the point of doing good things?
Justin.
You can be good. So good.
But it doesn't matter.
Bad things still happen.
Oh, bud.
I know.
It's not fair, Dad.
I know it's not.
It's not fair.
But Justin
The point of being kind and good
isn't to get what you want,
it's just to
it's just to be kind and good.
That's who you and I and your mom
that's who were all created to be.
Because we were made in the image of God
and that's who He is.
I'm really sorry, Dad.
I know.
It's okay.
I slept on it.
You can go out with Ms. Colasanti
if you want.
Oh.
Okay.
Thank you, Justin. Are you sure?
Pen says anything over a ten-year age gap
is in a pro pro.
And
she deserves a great guy.
Thank you. I agree.
-You're a pretty great guy, too.
-Meh.
Hey, Flora.
Where's Merritt?
-No clue.
-Okay, then, well, um,
he was supposed to be here.
Did he tell you where he was going?
Nope. I haven't seen him since yesterday.
-Hey.
-Yeah.
Do you know where Merritt is?
No, I thought he was coming with you.
He said he was coming on his own.
I checked in on him last night.
-Well, and?
-And
-He was fine. I was on him.
-Okay, well, thank you.
-Uh, do you know he and Flora are
-Yeah.
I know.
Um, so I picked her up last weekend,
and she was upset about a boy.
And, apparently, that boy is our son.
Mm.
Hey, Merritt. Where are you?
I'm at home. I overslept. Uh
My alarm didn't go off.
I'm not gonna make it.
Okay. Well, are you okay?
Yeah, Mom, I'm okay.
I'm sorry.
Sorry I didn't get there,
but, um, I'm fine, Mom.
He's okay.
All right. Okay.
Thanks, Flora.
Who are you delivering to?
Uh, these, right here.
You have Virginia.
She's out of the hospital?
Yeah. You wanna come with me?
Check in on her yourself.
Sure she'd love to see you.
Uh, I'm sort of in charge of the station.
There's plenty of volunteers, I'm sure
Uh, Taren,
sorry, do you mind taking over the table?
See?
-Come on. Hop in.
-Okay. Thanks.
I fall to pieces ♪
Yeah. I like this song.
Yeah?
Whoever this is.
Wait. Whoever this is?
Flora. You're killing me.
This is Linda Ronstadt.
Covering Patsy Cline?
Who?
Okay, we got a lot of work to do here.
And we're taking the long way there.
-Oh, boy.
-Come on.
You want me to act
Like we've never kissed ♪
So, are we not gonna talk?
I'm tired, Malcolm. I wanna go home.
Me, too, but I don't wanna leave things
between us like this.
Okay, well,
I don't even know what "this" is.
If last night proved anything,
it's that we are super dysfunctional.
Or insanely functional.
-It's not funny.
-I'm just trying to
-Make it better?
-Yes.
Because that's we do, right,
is we make it better for each other.
We're too comfortable.
Like, this is too easy.
-We're holding each other back.
-No, we're not.
Um, I gave up a date to be here with you.
I thought I was saving you from that date.
Do you seriously not see
how co-dependent we are?
We cannot keep being
each other's paths of least resistance.
-We are not I'm seeing someone.
-Right.
Someone else. Someone who's not you.
Fine. Yeah.
-Then it's me. I'm the problem.
-No, you're not.
Yes, I am.
Like the sweet story that you told me
about what happened with Cuppa Joe.
All right? About how he's this amazing son
who is caring for his aging mother.
I was so charmed by that.
Okay?
But I shouldn't be charmed by you
talking about Cuppa Joe.
I should be charmed by Cuppa Joe.
-I was trying to cheer you up.
-Yeah. And you did.
Okay. I don't get it.
I don't get it. I don't get it.
I guess, I don't know,
I guess what I'm trying to say
is that we need to take a break.
Okay. We need to focus on other people.
And we need to focus on ourselves.
Jenny once told me that I need to take
I need to take some time
for myself sometimes.
And she was right.
I need to put myself first sometimes.
I just don't think
we're very good for each other, right now.
And I'm sorry.
Merritt!
Wh Hey.
What happened last night?
Nothing.
I thought we were cool.
We were. We are. Just
We weren't vibing.
What are you talking about?
That's all we were doing.
In the garage. On your couch.
Before your dad came over.
Then, you just blow me off?
I don't wanna make this
into a whole thing.
We should just stay friends.
What? I
I don't understand what happened.
Okay. Okay.
You know what the last year was like
for me.
I didn't talk to anybody.
You were the first person who who
How can you do this?
I'm not doing anything.
I'm sorry.
I think it's better this way.
I don't believe you!
I don't believe you.
-Hey.
-Hey, yourself.
I hold in my hand
the keys to your new chariot.
It is a Mitsubishi Mirage.
Courtesy of the good people
at Enterprise Rent-A-Car
and my son's allowance
for the foreseeable future.
Oh.
How's he doing?
He's okay. We talked it out.
Something I should've done from the start.
This is gonna sound weird,
but we have his official blessing.
Actually, his encouragement.
-I'll take that.
-Yeah.
Your car should be done
by the end of the week.
So if you wanted racing stripes,
now would be the time to tell me.
Ooh, you know,
I think I'm good, but thank you.
Of course.
And, uh, I'm sorry
if I was weird at the wrestling match.
I should've just invited you
to sit with us in the stands.
It's okay, Malcolm.
I'm chalking all this up
to rookie mistakes.
Listen, I'm happy to go
at whatever speed you want.
Well, I'd like to go at normal speed.
Whatever that is.
Certainly as fast
as the Mirage can take us.
Because I like you,
and I don't know why I would hide that.
Well, okay.
Okay?
Great.
I'm only sorry none of my congregants
were here to see that.
Or any of my students. Or their parents.
Mm-hmm.
Hello?
Hey, it's Joe.
Joe.
Um, Cuppa Joe.
Uh, no, I know which Joe.
Wait, don't hang up, Lori, please.
I know you have every right to.
No, no, I wanna hear this.
I am sorry that I fell off
the face of the Earth like that.
I've been out of town,
but I'm back in a couple weeks.
And I would really love to see you.
Maybe we can pick up where we left off.
Uh-huh.
So, I had a family emergency.
Um, my mother got sick.
Your mother.
Yeah, yeah.
She, uh, she lives in Minneapolis.
She's on her own,
so I had to fly out there.
Or here. I'm, uh, I'm still here,
but she was in the hospital.
She's out now.
She's doing okay. Um
It's a whole long story
that involves a fold-out couch
and her very angry cat
and a lot of snow.
And I would
What?
Uh, no, nothing. Nothing.
Um, I'm I'm glad you called.
Yeah, I would love to see you again.
Yeah.
Okay.
That sounds lovely.
When do you get back?
Where we are ♪
I don't know where we are ♪
But it will be okay ♪
Laying on a table
like I wasn't even there ♪
Holding on a steering wheel
and coming up for air ♪
What was that? ♪
Driving in the rain, what was that? ♪
Calling out your name ♪
Staring at the ceiling fan
I'm feeling far away ♪
Leaning on the reasons
like it wasn't even fair ♪
What was that? ♪
Driving in the rain, what was that? ♪
Calling out your name ♪
Where we are ♪
I don't know where we are ♪
But it will be okay ♪
Where we are ♪
I don't know where we are ♪
But it will be okay ♪