Babysitter's Black Book Page #2

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Suddenly, you're all moral?

You have sport sex with

high school jerks for free.

Older guys are kinda hot.

One look at your

tight young body,

and they'll empty

out their wallets.

Use it before you lose it.

You shouldn't say stuff

like that in front of me. No!

Ashley, what happened?

Oh, no, the kids are fine.

Don't--don't worry.

Do you want to tell us

what's going on?

My parents are using

my college fund to

pay our bills.

Oh, honey,

I'm so sorry.

No, it's--

it's nobody's fault.

They're good people.

They just think that I should--

I should forget Berkeley

or UCLA for now

and work and

go to community college.

But I've been

crunching loan apps,

and I'll be digging myself out

of that hole till I'm 40.

Hey, don't give up so easy.

There's state scholarships,

Pell grants, work study.

You're a lock

for financial aid.

- You'll see.

- Yeah.

Hey, sweetheart, um,

it started raining, and--

and she walked here.

Sure.

I'll drive you home.

It's gonna be okay.

I'm sorry.

I just--I've wanted

this forever,

study business,

do a cool startup.

And Berkeley's a great place

to learn all that.

But now I--I just feel

like it's never gonna happen.

It will. It will.

You'll see.

My biggest nightmare is

that I'm gonna be stuck

living my parents' lives.

Isn't that a horrible

thing to say?

I sound so ungrateful.

Well, I'm sure they're

doing the best they can.

Yeah.

And I know they

want the best for me.

But you want more.

There's nothing

wrong with that.

Hey, look at me.

There is nothing wrong

with wanting more.

You're a beautiful,

smart, talented girl.

There's a much bigger

world waiting for you

than you could

possibly imagine.

You'll be fine.

It's gonna be okay.

Thank you.

It means a lot that

you believe that.

Now I just need

to believe that.

Where'd you go to school?

Well, I went to Pressman.

You know, that's a thought.

I bet they'd love a--

a girl with your

entrepreneurial skills in

their business program.

I can't even afford

a state school.

Isn't Pressman, like,

five times as much?

Let me help you

figure that out.

Help how?

Well, books,

room and board.

What--why?

Consider it an

investment in your future.

You're gonna do

amazing things.

That--that--that

would be unbelievable.

Thank you.

Okay. Now get inside.

Start thinking

about that essay.

Oh.

You sure you're

a football player?

Why don't you just do

my homework for me?

Oh, that's

not happening.

- Wrong girl.

- You can do it.

What do you get when

you mix sodium hydroxide,

which is a base,

with an acid?

Salt water?

Touchdown, Daniel.

Yeah. Thank you.

Hey, baby, what's up?

Oh, sorry, I can't.

Ash is here.

No, we're just

tackling damn chemistry.

Oh, it's all a blur to me,

but she makes it easier.

Yeah, I gotta go.

But don't worry.

It's just Ashley.

I, um, I gotta go.

Come on.

She was jealous.

I didn't mean anything.

I'll get us a pizza.

Pepperoni?

Whatever you want.

Okay.

Fine.

But I gotta work

on college apps.

What are you thinking?

Berkeley's my first

choice, maybe Pressman.

Pressman?

You're awesome.

Call for that pizza.

Come in.

Hey.

Hey.

Time to work on those apps.

I didn't know if you were a

water or a soda kind of girl.

Uh, soda, usually diet.

Here you go.

Where are Linda and the kids?

At her mother's.

Handmade milk chocolates.

- Oh.

- Try it. You'll never have

another candy bar.

Mmm.

What did I tell ya, huh?

You have to learn

to trust me.

Did you know the average

annual salary 10 years

out of a Pressman business

grad is over 400k?

That is crazy.

Yeah, even more important,

93% of Pressman students

say there's something fun

and interesting on

and near campus.

Huh.

You need a personal tour

from someone who knows

where all those fun and

interesting things are.

Oh, and where might I find

such a knowledgeable guide?

Well, we can fly

up next weekend.

Oh, come on, Ash.

I can't show off my college to

my kids for another eight years.

Let me show it off to you.

How would I--

You just say there's

a class trip up north.

You know, we'll take

the red eye on Friday,

stay Saturday,

come back Sunday.

So, like, staying the night?

Yeah.

Well, in separate

rooms, of course.

Great.

Yeah.

Yeah. Great.

Get to work on that essay, eh?

Put on some more coffee.

Jack Wiley,

I'm with Family Buddies.

I'm not sure

how this goes, Jack.

Shall we talk first?

Or should I just show

you what you've paid for?

Whoo!

Yay.

Billy, he adores you.

He really looks

up to me.

Kind of like

I look up to you.

Oh.

Hey, ladies, watch this.

He is so confident.

He's just amazing.

Okay. He's not as confident

as you think.

Now, all men are little boys

and they can be confusing.

But once you figure them out,

they're very simple creatures.

Uh, there's--I just

can't read the signals.

There's this guy, Daniel.

We go to school together.

I tutor him.

We've always just been buds,

but I can't tell if he likes me.

Ashley, you're 17.

It takes time

to figure out the signals.

It took me years

to learn to deal

with Mark's unending

need for attention.

But we figured it out.

You guys just seem

so great together.

We are.

But marriage is work

even on a good day,

which is why we

appreciate you so much.

I mean, me, Mark,

and the kids,

we'd be

lost without you.

Number one, Ash.

You beat Harper.

- Whoo!

- Yeah!

- Oh, my God.

- We're so proud of you.

You worked hard,

and it paid off.

- Mm-hmm.

- It's all downhill from here.

- No.

- Shut up.

Okay. Don't sell yourself short.

You can do anything.

I can't wait to say

I knew her when.

So how are we gonna

celebrate this weekend?

Sorry.

Can't this weekend.

Why?

I decided to apply

to Pressman.

So I gotta finish

my application.

Pressman, wow.

Seriously, hey, I thought

Berkeley was out of reach.

I mean, Pressman is like

a million times more expensive.

I know.

I don't know how I'll pay for

it if I get in, but I gotta try.

I'm a fraud, I pretend

I ain't chasing glory

Just a lonely wanderer

Trying to tell

a simple story

You can feel free

to cry or laugh...

All right, my man.

Nice.

Have a good one.

Home sweet home.

Okay. The great Philly

cheesesteak debate.

We have two choices here,

the safe choice

called the coward's choice,

provolone on top.

We have the risk taker's

choice with canned cheese.

Canned cheese?

What are you,

risk taker or a--what?

Uh, whoa. Hey.

What'd I tell ya?

Delicious.

Disgusting.

- Right?

- But delicious.

- So good.

- Mmm.

Have you heard

of Prophets and Outlaws?

Oh, yeah.

Southern country rock.

They had that song

"Soul Shop."

Yeah.

Yeah, bunch of great songs.

They're performing

tonight near campus.

Yeah? You want to go?

Uh, they don't go

on until 8:
00.

Well, I'll just push our

flights tomorrow till later.

Really?

Mm-hmm, sure. Yeah.

You just need to focus on

your interview right now, okay?

- Okay.

- Give me that.

- Mmm.

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