Dakota's Summer Page #5

You look so good.

And next up is Grant.

- There you go, cowboy.

- Thank you.

And next is Summer.

Way to go, Summer!

Good job, Summer.

Hey.

You were an important

part of the camp.

And next up is Eric.

Come on, Eric!

- Oh, no.

- "Oh, no," what?

I forgot to fill this

stupid thing up.

You forgot to fill this thing up?

How am I supposed

to get to the ceremony?

I don't know. It's not my fault.

It's not your fault?

I let someone important down today

because of you and you don't even care.

All you can say is,

"It's not my fault."

Like that lets you off the hook for

being thoughtless and irresponsible,

which by the way, seems to be a

recurring pattern in your life!

You can't speak to me that way,

young lady. I am your mama!

Biologically, yes.

But in every other way...

no.

Just great.

- I messed up.

- You think so?

She wouldn't let me go. I tried.

Summer was counting

on you being here.

I know that. You don't

need to lecture me.

- You need to know.

- You need to know that you're a jerk!

You're a selfish jerk!

Hey, you two.

Jupiter's missing.

So is one of the buggies.

Bryce, you come with me.

Summer, I'm sorry. I'm so sorry.

I'm okay.

I guess I'm quick to think

that people are deserting me.

I'm not deserting you.

Okay? I won't.

I'm counting on you to come

visit me when I get home, okay?

Okay.

I'm sorry.

It's okay.

- Hi.

- Hey.

Where are you going?

I have an opportunity in Arkansas,

so I thought I'd go check that out.

You weren't gonna say good-bye?

After yesterday, I didn't

think it was necessary.

Look, sweetie.

It's no secret I'm not

the best mom material.

I guess I've always known that.

That's why I put you up

for adoption.

You put me up for adoption?

Yeah, of course I did.

Went down to the county courthouse

and filled out all that paperwork.

You know, uh,

I think I've lived my whole life...

thinking the grass is always

greener just over the next hilltop,

and you know what?

What?

It's not.

Never was, never will be.

But I... I can't seem to figure

that out, no matter how hard I try.

So I just keep running

for the next hilltop...

like some stupid wind-up toy.

If I was gonna give

you any piece of motherly advice,

it would be to...

Don't be that way.

Okay.

All right, well, I gotta get going.

And, uh...

I hope we can keep in touch.

Me too.

Sweetheart, I found

some more pictures.

Aw, look at that. Oh, my goodness.

You lost both your front teeth

at the exact same time.

They both came out.

And I swear, it was six months

of that beautiful, cute smile.

We just... We were just doing anything to make

you laugh just so that we could see that.

You could not say S's. You went...

- Sunshine.

- Mm-hmm.

You wouldn't get off Sunshine.

I think it was

a solid month you rode.

You just rode and rode

and wouldn't get off.

We were like, "Sunshine

needs a rest, sweetheart."

But you were so cute, my gosh.

We knew right then and there...

you were gonna be a cowgirl.

Hey. Hi.

- Oh, howdy.

- Well, look who's back in town.

I was hoping maybe

I could rejoin the team.

- You think you're ready?

- Yeah, I do.

I've been working really hard.

All right. Welcome back, Dakota.

Pick it up! Get your

lines tight! Let's go!

Pick it up, Cheryl!

Don't cut the corners!

I'm sorry Taylor left.

No need to be sorry. He's

just out following his heart,

which is something

we all should be doing.

Madison, I know you like him.

I could tell when you

guys were dancing.

- That obvious, huh?

- Yeah.

I don't know if you wanna hear it or not,

but I think he kind of likes you too.

Boys can be dumb.

I'm just starting to realize that.

Okay, watch your spacing!

Hi.

Hi.

Come in.

- What are you doing here?

- You said I could come.

Uh, Mom, Dad, this is the girl that

I was telling you guys about...

who was gonna come visit,

Summer Jennings.

- Nice to meet you, Summer.

- Nice to meet you too.

- Good to meet you.

- Glad to meet you too, sir.

You just get dropped off?

Uh, yes, ma'am, I did.

I had a ride.

Well, she's just in time

for dinner. Isn't she, Mom?

That's right. Well,

come on in. Yeah?

So my daddy works for a

nonprofit organization...

dedicated to help wild mustangs.

He also volunteers

at our church a lot.

And my mama, she's an

aerobics instructor.

Her specialty is Zumba,

but she also does do Bootcamp.

I have two brothers

and two sisters...

and we sing together,

we play together...

and whenever we have a

disagreement, we just talk it out.

- We always end up in a big group hug.

- Wow.

You mind if I have some more

mashed potatoes, ma'am?

Oh, no, not at all. Help yourself.

I reckon that'll do.

- What are you doing here?

- Ms. Judd's on vacation.

And don't worry, I'll go

back before she gets back.

She'll never know I was gone.

You did invite me.

I know, but I didn't

ask you to run away.

Can you at least act like

you're happy to see me?

I am happy to see you!

All right, so I'm gonna go get

my stuff from the front porch.

I'll go talk to my parents.

All right.

That's great, Dakota.

Is she gonna be all right?

Yeah, I think so.

- You all right?

- Yeah, I'm all right,

but it looks like

Buck's leg is hurt.

Is she okay?

Well, Dakota's okay,

but Buck's come up lame.

How bad is it?

He won't be doing any

trick riding for a while.

What are we gonna do, Isaac?

We'll figure something out.

We always do.

We can't catch a break.

Howdy, this is Austin Rose.

Leave a message,

and I'll call you back.

Hello. I'm a friend, and I

just wanted to let you know...

that Dakota's horse

went lame and Taylor left,

so the Sweethearts could sure

use your help right now.

And seeing as how you're a former

champion trick rider and everything,

I was wondering if you might

wanna come and help them out.

Like right away, sir.

Bye, now.

Nice, Rose.

Get that leg up!

You're too tense.

Your leg has to be

a shock absorber, Dakota.

If you're tense, you can't

absorb all the bumps.

Thanks, Grandpa.

Come on.

Well, to what do we owe the

honor of you being here?

Well, retirement ain't

all it's cracked up to be.

And I figured this is

where we need to be.

"We"?

I didn't think I'd see you again.

I'm sorry for being so hard on you.

I shouldn't have

called you selfish.

Actually, you called me

a selfish jerk.

But that's okay.

I know I can be sometimes.

I'm working on it.

Come on.

Come on.

Is that Summer I see back there?

Thanks for the phone call, Summer.

You're welcome, sir.

Okay.

I know that you are a

talented bunch of ladies,

but winning takes more than talent.

It takes dedication, hard work...

and the will to be the best

that you can possibly be...

and the resolve to work harder and dig

deeper than maybe you ever have...

so that you know

when you go out in that arena,

you're gonna

leave it all out there.

- So are you ready for this?

- Yeah!

All right, let's go.

Mount up, girls.

Didn't your mama ever

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