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What?

With who?

I also gave

my first blow job.

Alexa?

Do you think

I'm disgusting?

Yes.

I think it's absolutely

disgusting to give a blow job,

on your first date?

You're a total whore,

and that's final.

So...

So you don't think...

Come on.

Did you really think

I didn't know?

Hey, will you scratch my back?

Then I'll scratch yours.

Yeah.

Hey, Ben?

Mm-hmm?

Who was it?

Johnny.

Yeah

Okay

Benjamin Grimm...

Man of stone...

Brand-new Audi,

hatch, tan and bone...

Chilling

with a cold can abode...

in the hood,

where I hear...

"Damn, D,

throw your man a bone"...

Exsquizzy...

Just be LVs

and Air Max...

Crispy ill beats

and bare facts...

I thought

you were in Palm Beach.

I was

about four hours ago.

Now I'm here.

Why aren't you at school?

I couldn't sleep, Mel.

I needed my medicine.

Dr. Mohr

tried calling twice.

You have panic attacks

not cancer.

Here.

Just take one of mine.

I don't need it anymore.

Well, it's preventative.

I might not

be around later.

Where's my dad?

Belgium.

Why did you even marry him?

He's never around.

What's the point?

Why don't you

just divorce him?

Because, Johnny,

not all of us have the luxury...

of doing

whatever the hell we want...

and never

suffering the consequences.

Oh, hey, see,

I thought you and my dad...

weren't gonna

call me Johnny anymore...

'cause it's a little boy's name.

- We're not.

- So?

So maybe you were

acting like a little boy...

and I forgot myself.

Where do you

think you're going?

The store.

I'm out of cigarettes.

- Give me the car keys.

- What?

You know you're not supposed

to be driving on medication.

You know

you're not my mother.

You're right.

I'm not.

Would you

like me to call her?

I'm going to my room.

Shh.

I'm checking voice mail.

Hey.

You sure there's no way

you can pick me up?

I just really need

to get out of here.

Hey.

What took you so long?

Uh, I had to get gas.

Have you been waiting out there

the whole time?

- Yeah.

- Oh.

Thanks.

Yeah.

Are we gonna go?

Oh, yeah, sure.

Ben?

No, Mom, it's PBS.

You won some hemp tote bags.

- Please...

- Oh.

Hello.

Hey, what's going on?

This is Johnny.

Johnny Drake?

Yes.

Oh, well,

very nice to meet you.

I'm Ruth Berger.

It's nice to meet you too,

Mrs. Berger.

No, Ruth.

We're casual

around here.

So...

what are you guys up to?

Uh, just hanging out.

Uh, right.

Help yourself to snacks.

I have some really,

really good hot chocolate...

with homemade marshmallows.

Okay, thanks.

Thanks, Mom.

We're gonna

go upstairs now.

Come on.

It was

really nice to meet you...

Ruth.

Yes, you too.

Dad and I are gonna watch...

the new Ken Burns

documentary together...

on the downstairs TV

if you want to join.

Okay.

Sorry about that.

No, she seems pretty cool.

Okay, you can stop looking

at my baby pictures now.

Sorry.

All baby pictures

look the same.

Yeah.

This is my room.

Hi.

Hi.

Mm.

Thanks for picking him up, Ben.

So you want to see my room?

I'm staying down the hall.

Well, do you want to watch TV?

With my parents?

Yeah.

Anyone else

want some popcorn?

It's organic.

Oh, yeah.

Awesome.

Please do not take someone's

eye out in my living room.

Ben?

Uh, no.

Good morning.

Morning.

- Did you sleep well?

- Sorry I stayed.

It's not a problem.

Would you like

something to eat?

I actually...

I kind of have a doctor's

appointment this morning.

Well, at least have a bagel.

I'll make it really quick,

and you can take it with you.

Okay.

Um, is Ben coming down soon?

It's still a little early.

Oh.

Is the train station

near here?

Oh, you don't have a car.

Well, I'll drive you then.

Oh, no,

you don't have to do that.

Oh, Johnny,

it's not a problem.

I'm a mother.

We're prepared for these things.

I'll finish up your bagel,

and I'll swing you over.

Where's the office?

Haverford,

off of Montgomery.

Not a problem.

We'll leave in one minute.

Ready?

So, Johnny,

where do you live?

Gladwyne.

Has your family

lived there long?

It's just my dad

and my step mom.

I see.

And your mom?

What about her?

Did she...

Did she pass?

No, she's alive.

I just

don't see her anymore.

I'm sorry.

It's right up there

on the left.

When did they divorce?

When I was two.

That's very difficult.

I got to go.

Who's your doctor?

Dr. Mohr.

You're a therapist,

aren't you?

Yeah.

Serena Mohr

is very good.

Yeah, my dad said

she's the best.

Hey, thanks for the ride.

Oh, of course.

Please.

Um, okay, bye.

I think I made a new friend.

Well, tell me about him.

Her?

Him.

His name's Ben.

He's kind of a loser at school,

but he gave me a ride home,

and we made out

in my pool.

I'm not gay or anything.

It's just, he was

looking at me in this way.

So I let him kiss me.

What do you mean,

looking at you in this way?

I don't know.

It was like...

It was like

he wasn't just looking at me,

but he was...

seeing something in me.

Does that sound weird?

No.

How'd that make you feel?

It felt good.

And...

Like, I could just feel-

I just knew

that he needed me to hug him.

So I did.

Mm-hmm.

And that...

like, felt cool,

I don't know.

It's like...

It was like calm or something.

And then what happened?

He said I was amazing.

Whatever.

Why "whatever"?

It's funny, 'cause...

it never would've happened if

Alexa hadn't been such a b*tch

and blown me off.

She said

that she couldn't deal with me...

and she needed

to be alone.

That doesn't sound like

she's totally blown you off.

I mean...

everybody feels like they need

to be alone sometimes, right?

I feel like I'm alone

all f***ing day,

at school, at home, in here.

It just felt nice...

to not feel alone,

you know?

I do.

Anyway, they're best friends,

Alexa and Ben.

It's just cool

the way they are together.

It just felt good

to be looked at that way.

What do you think he meant...

when he said

he thought you were amazing?

Probably all bullshit,

right?

They're both just using me,

blah, blah, blah.

Is that what you're saying?

Not at all, Johnny.

I'm asking you

what you think.

I slept really well last night

for the first time...

in a while,

at Ben's house.

The three of us just hung out,

me, Ben, Alexa.

We watched TV

with his parents.

And you've been sexual

with both of them?

Yeah, so?

Well, you refer to them

as your friends.

Is that how they see you,

as a friend?

Or do you think they

want something more from you?

Listen,

nothing happened, okay?

I just...

We watched TV.

I fell asleep.

They left me alone.

And now

I actually feel kind of good,

and you're trying to make it

all f***ed up.

I'm not trying to make it

all f***ed up.

I'm just saying,

things can get confusing...

when you're trying

to get on the same page...

as the people

you care about.

So I'm not worth

just being someone's friend...

because I'm a piece of sh*t,

and they're both just using me?

No, I just think, you know,

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