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Maybe if I pass out,

I can back out of this.

Yeah, Chlo,

what's up with that car?

- Chloe?

- Sorry.

Oh. There's, uh,

there's a thing here so..

We're just gonna go, uh, put our

junk down and be right back.

My God! They think

you're my boyfriend.

Maybe this is a bad idea.

Well, we're in it now.

So, you wanna pretend?

No.

No, no, let's not pretend.

Let's just, let's..

You tell them.

Just give me a signal.

Okay.

- The car, it's there.

- Yeah.

Hi, I'm Paula Lorelei Morgan,

nice to meet you.

- Hey.

- Hello, Mrs. Morgan.

- Honey...

- Henry. And you are?

- Uh, this is, uh...

- Sean.

- It's a pleasure to meet you.

- Awesome to meet you, Sean.

You two go to school together?

Um, why don't we sit down,

um, uh..

- I'm a little queasy.

- Yeah.

Queasy? Oh, you feel sick?

You nervous, honey?

- That's great, that's great.

- No idea.

I think you... just look

so radiant when you're nervous.

Radiant! She's rad..

She looks radiant.

So, uh, how did you two hook up?

Um, we met on a, um,

surf, online surf thing

where you post photos

of the best spots.

'Okay. Yeah, so you're local?'

- Yes.

- No!

I mean, normally

he doesn't live here.

His parents have

a vacation house up here.

And they come up,

so, we decided to hang out.

Hmm.

But you guys are more than,

you're-you're dating?

Um, sort of. Not really.

'Uh, how do you

feel about it, Sean?'

Uh, it's pretty casual, because,

you know, we live so far apart.

Uh, and, uh, how long have

you two been, um, casually...

Uh, we, it's only been

like Facetime and text.

Don't make it sound criminal.

- 'I'm just doin' my job.'

- And, um..

How old did you

say you were, Sean?

- Fif.. Um, 17.

- Oh, not 18?

No, no, no, I-I barely

look my age anyway.

- And the car?

- My dad's.

And where did you

say you're from, Sean?

Isn't, um..

Isn't Sean handsome, mom?

Kinda reminds me

a little of dad.

Dad? I don't know about that.

Hmm.. Okay, maybe,

if you squint one eye.

Oh, maybe no.

Well, there's a name

for that, isn't it?

- Ah, Freudian.

- Freudian, yes!

Sean is my Freudian brot..

Boyfriend.

- Okay, Chloe.

- Wait, what?

It's when you're attracted

to your dad or your brother.

- Ah, Chloe, aah, okay.

- 'She does that sometimes.'

- Got it.

- 'Do what?'

I'm delightful. Oh, and you

haven't heard the best part yet.

Umm, lay it on me.

Sean is adopted!

- Chloe?

- Yeah.

'What are you doing, Chloe?'

Well, how do you feel

about adoption, dad?

- That's just fine.

- Just fine.

What about you, do you

think adoption is just fine?

You do not have to answer that.

'Chloe, that is

extremely rude of you'

'to put Sean in a spot

like that. That's very unfair.'

Oh, you know, mom,

I totally agree with you

on the whole fairness thing,

but Sean's life

is a little short on that.

- Wouldn't you say?

- I guess.

And I was telling him that,

I used to have a brother

that was given up for adoption

and he'd probably

look a lot like him.

How's that for Freudian?

Okay, that's,

that's quite enough, Chloe.

Sean, I apologize.

'We should really get back

to something else.'

How about this lovely meal

you've prepared for us, Chloe?

But he came all

the way to hear why?

'To hear what?'

Why you gave him up

for adoption?

- I think I should go.

- What you talkin' about, Chloe?

You want me to

go with you, Sean?

No one is going anywhere.

'Sean, honey, um... this isn't..'

This isn't a joke for us.

You understand, so..

'Is there something

you'd like to say?'

So, what do you

say to your real mom

when you kind of hate her

but also kind of

want her to love you?

I'm your son.

Ahh..

I think that's our son there.

I'm so sorry.

I'm so sorry, Sean.

Don't, like, hug him to death.

Aah, my little boy.

- I'm the one who found him.

- Mm-hmm.

I know that, Chloe.

Can we just, can we just

get back to the food, please?

God!

Thank you.

You're just so handsome.

Like dad!

I guess I see it now.

My little mini me.

Don't say it like that,

that's weird.

It's true.

I mean, I, I don't

really see it.

You told me I look like him,

but I don't...

'He looks like granddad.'

It is true.

I just..

I don't understand

how you're here.

'Ah, why don't we talk

about how this all came about?'

Chloe found me on Facebook.

But, Chloe baby,

how did you know his name?

I don't know, I just

spent a lot of time looking.

So, Dr. Grayson didn't

have anything to do with this?

All she said was that

the parents that adopted him

lived in San Clemente.

- Crap, Chloe!

- 'What?'

She didn't think

I'd actually find him.

And so what? I could look

by birthday on Facebook.

She knew that I was gonna spend

my entire life looking for him.

She wanted me to heal

which is apparently

not what you want.

That is not the case,

we want that.

But this, this doesn't

make any sense.

How do you know that.. How

do you know that Sean is Sean?

I'm not nuts! I told

Dr. Grayson his parent's name.

That still doesn't

explain the Tesla.

Oh, do you wanna tell them?

I mean, you got

one set of parents mad

might as well make two.

Whoa, whoa.

What is, what is happening?

Is everything alright, Sean?

Yeah, just..

I kind of borrowed

my dad's car to get here.

Okay, and he knows

about it, right?

Look, I'm sorry, I just

needed to get out of there.

I know this is weird.

I can leave after dinner,

um, just fine.

You-you should

crash here tonight.

And we'd both feel a lot better

if you let your

parents know you're safe.

'Absolutely.'

I mean, do they, do they

even know you're up here?

They don't even know

I have a sister.

Right. Right, well..

Maybe just for now, don't

um, don't mention that part.

It might upset them.

- What about me?

- You have had a glass.

That is your limit.

- Sean hasn't had a glass.

- Stop.

Sean's parents may

have different views

about this type of thing.

Actually, you're his parents.

Goodnight.

It's okay,

I-I don't drink wine.

Yeah, I mean,

I didn't even realize

that I have a sister

until today.

Chloe does stuff like this,

and I get it.

I-it's our fault.

'She's really upset at us

for letting you go.'

Will you tell me why?

- Of course.

- Yeah.

Okay.

This is it.

This is where they tell me

why they hate me.

So I'm 34

and your father is 35.

Which means we were 19 and 20

when I got pregnant.

We were here in Santa Cruz

about to start our

second year in college and..

We weren't prepared

for a lot of things.

Your grandparents were all very

conservative and our friends

they said we shouldn't,

but we wanted to keep you.

Keep me?

Our friends were telling us

to get an abortion

but... that's not who we are.

Well..

So, we..

Went out and bought a crib

and baby clothes,

and little shoes

and we were so excited.

We were so excited

that you were coming.

But, that was before we knew

that you were twins.

So, at a certain point Chloe

was growing faster than you

and sort of crowding you out.

You weren't developing properly.

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