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it was like they'd known

each other for years.

Just had that ear, you know?

He was a good man.

He taught me to appreciate

the classics.

Everyone's classics.

My daddy said that all music

has a common root,

but it ain't easy.

You got to work at it,

and it takes discipline.

But all music had a common root.

Like it was spiritual.

[DOORBELL RINGS]

Ginny's here.

I have to go.

Yeah, well, we best not

keep her waiting.

I love this place.

I come here all the time.

Oh, my God! Bridgey, hi!

Where have you been?

- Okay, you're desperately in need of Tiff's TLC.

- Tell me about it.

How the heck do youse two

know each other?

We just met

at my new job on campus.

Oh, yeah, this is the girl

I was telling you about.

Oh, this girl, the one who

works at the university

that you forgot

that I worked at?

- That girl, right?

- Yeah, yeah, yeah!

- Right, that girl.

- I'm glad you two finally met.

Get over here, you big gorilla,

come say hi.

Gorilla coming through.

Hey, guys.

- Buddy boy.

- Good first day, huh?

How about this,

whatever you want's on house.

Dino's eggplant parm

is to die for.

I know,

I did almost die from it.

Wait a minute,

come again and what?

No. [SIGHS]

I had the worst food poisoning.

It was terrible.

Yeah, sick as a donkey,

just yeah.

Well, I don't know what to say.

I'm gonna f***in' kill Dino.

You should not have

taken Mario's

fell-off-the-back-of-a-truck

produce, I told you that!

- It's too good to be true!

- He's your cousin!

I was doing the family a favor!

I don't even like the

Yeah, you do!

He'll kill you in here!

- Whoa, whoa, whoa!

- No, I didn't! No, I didn't!

Guys, guys, guys, GUYS-

I'm pulling your leg.

It was a j

it was a really bad joke.

I'm fine.

I'm really sorry.

I love your food.

I love your food.

- Lou I love your food.

- You like my food?

Best Italian around.

Wait a minute,

best Italian around?

- Yeah, best Italian around.

- You hear that, Tiff?

How you like me now?

Best around.

Best around.

Bing, bong! See you later!

- You like to stir the pot.

- I don't know what you're talking about.

- You ready to go or what?

- I'm waiting for you.

Yeah, well,

I've been waiting all day.

You got your hands full

with that one.

[SIGHS] Okay. Yeah.

You two have to come out with us

on the town, the four of us.

After you come see me.

What are you no.

I just met her.

- Okay? We're not dating.

- I'm standing right here.

It's gonna be fun!

Loosen up!

I got my daughter

waiting in the car.

- You're welcome.

- He's very uptight.

Here.

Take this with you.

Never know when

you're gonna get the blues.

Thanks.

Boy, why don't you use

your keys?

Mind your manners now

and say hello to Miss Grace.

Hi, Miss Grace.

Hi.

Hey, kid, you come back

anytime you want, okay?

Maybe next time,

you try some rabbit.

Yeah. Okay.

Bye.

[JAMES] So how was your

first day at work?

Actually,

surprisingly not that bad,

but I still hate it here

and pray to God every day

that we're gonna go home.

Well, honey,

this is home now, okay? So

You know, I felt the same way

when I first moved here.

Moves can be really scary

and definitely lonely,

but once you settle in,

it does get better.

Well, it's different

because you weren't abducted

at gunpoint.

That's true.

Slightly dramatic.

But I definitely

wasn't abducted.

I can tell you one thing,

though.

It's the best decision

I ever made.

Change is good.

It's, uh

it's good for the soul.

[ALEXIS]

If you have one.

Maybe in a couple of years,

you can go back there

for college.

If I can make it that long,

that's exactly

what I'm going to do.

Brilliant.

Buffalo's really not that bad.

If you want,

I can take you around.

We could go clubbing,

get some ugly tattoos,

pick up boys look at

your father's face right now.

- No, he's

- I'm not I'm not her father.

Sorry, kid, I was just beating

you to the punch there.

Um, actually,

this is me up on the right.

- Okay.

- Alexis, it was lovely to meet you.

- And I hope to see you soon.

- Bye.

- Thank you for the ride.

- It's my pressure I mean pleasure.

[LAUGHS] Try not to abduct

any more children.

Well, I'll do my best.

- Yeah, try really hard.

- Okay.

- Okay, bye.

- Bye.

I like her.

Is she your new girlfriend?

Wh what makes you say that?

I just met the girl.

Didn't think so.

She's not your type anyway.

Oh, really?

And why's that?

- She's too cool for you.

- Oh, is that right?

Mm-hmm.

- [CLASSICAL MUSIC BLARES]

- Oh, no, oh, my God.

Turn that off!

Oh, my God, you're so annoying!

I hate you, you little

So

- [DOOR CLOSES]

- How's it going?

[GRUNTS]

You know. Awesome.

Just give it some time.

Yeah, I know, time.

You said that before.

Where's Grace?

How'd it go?

Awesome.

[SIGHS]

I can't catch a break.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

Peanut?

I heard you didn't like it

at Robert's.

You wanna tell me what happened?

I don't like it here anymore.

Okay, why not?

Because I just don't.

I understand,

but you gotta try, right?

- I don't want to. I want to go back home.

- Is it a teacher thing?

You want me to find you

a different teacher?

No, Dad,

I just want to go back home.

This is where we live now, okay?

And you and your sister

are just gonna have to try

to adjust to it,

you're gonna have to try.

- But I don't want to.

- Right, you don't want to.

Grace, sometimes in life,

you gotta do things

you don't want to do.

It's not fair!

Grace.

That's not very nice, is it?

This is somebody's art.

You wouldn't like it if someone

crumpled up your art

and threw it on the floor,

would you?

I'm putting it here so you

have to think about it.

Dinner's gonna be ready

in half an hour.

- I'm not hungry.

- Right, I get it.

Leave me alone.

[BLUES MUSIC PLAYS]

Don't talk to me

'Bout that moon up above

Don't show me stars

in the sky

Don't you tell me

That your heart is mine

You're just wasting

your time

I've cried

How I've cried

'Cause love put

tears in my eyes

Don't tell me, baby

You'll fill

my lonely nights

To me, your sweet talk's

just lies

Don't tell me, baby

That your heart is true

I can't be true to you

Um is this a date?

I don't know, what constitutes

a date for you?

No idea.

We don't date in England.

You don't date in England?

What would you call this?

Um, going out.

- Out?

- Yeah.

I mean, I guess we're outside.

This is out.

So what's your story?

Always a teacher?

Was that always the life path

or what?

- Was it yours?

- Not really, no.

Yeah, me either.

No, I'm I'm a writer.

A playwright I mean, I was

back in England, I was

I'm sensing this is something

you don't want to talk about.

Very perceptive of you,

James, yeah.

You know what's interesting?

You're not masking it

with humor.

Oh, my God,

are you analyzing me?

I'm not analyzing you, no.

I'm just

I'm just curious.

What's what's your story?

Story, um

My story is very long

and quite boring

and I don't really

wanna talk about it.

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