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You missed the girls'

French lesson.

- I thought it was on Tuesday.

Oh! -It is Tuesday, Will!

- It's Tuesday. Today is Tuesday.

-Right.

Well, I didn't realize

it was Tuesday.

- Are you f***in' kidding me?

- Okay.

- It's Tuesday, Will... -

- Yeah, I know. Okay.

- It's f***ing Tuesday!

Hey, that's why the kids have

picked up some bad language.

- Can you do this?

- I can do it. I can do this.

They're eating

vegetables right now.

Yes, they'll be at school

on time tomorrow.

All right, okay.

- Okay, see you, bye-bye.

- Bye.

Girls, you could have told me you

had your French lesson today.

Merde!

Hey, that's a bad

word in France!

Look, ladies...

We're all on

the same team here.

I can use a little help.

Especially if you want to

spend more time with me, okay?

Okay.

Wake up, wake up, it's 6:00 AM.

- Are you crazy?

- I'm not crazy!

Come on!

I don't know if the animals

should be eating popcorn.

They can...

- What happened?

- Bomb threats.

A bomb threat?

How long do we have to wait?

School canceled.

It can't be canceled.

I have to teach today.

What?

Hey, it's, uh,

Will Henry, your teacher.

Can we talk for a second?

Okay. Come on.

What are you doing here?

I need someone

to look after my girls.

You want me

to babysit your kids?

I'm sorry, I don't have anyone

else to call on such short notice.

Charlie got all our friends

when we split.

Please. I'm desperate,

I've got a class in an hour.

Yeah, I know,

I'm in that class!

Well, I'll, uh, excuse

your absence.

Really? That's unbelievable.

Uh, I can pay you.

- Do they watch TV?

- They love TV!

Right, girls,

you like TV, right?

- Come on!

- Yeah, okay, fine...

- Whatever.

- Thank you so much.

Sure, what is this?

These are just

a couple of cellos.

- Couple of cellos? -Are they

supposed to play this right now?

No, you know, of course not.

Okay, girls, this is Kat.

- What's up?

- That means "hello."

C'mon, ya'll carryin'

your own cellos.

All right.

Memory pieces. Who wants

to share theirs first?

- Tom.

- Yeah.

Hi.

I decided to write about

how I learned to masturbate.

I was 12.

So, one day, I walked into my

dad's office,

where he kept

all the dirty magazines.

And, uh, I found

some lotion and...

You have a lot of nerve,

do you know that?

Is this because I didn't call you, because

I thought you were dating someone.

- No! No! -I thought... I wasn't

sure if the chemistry...

What are you

even talking about?

This has nothing to do with us!

What's this to do with then?

This is about the fact that you asked

my daughter to skip your class

so that she could

baby-sit your kids.

I'm sorry, I was in a desperate

situation this morning.

But you didn't think to ask any

of your male students for help?

Are you kidding?

My male students are idiots.

Oh! So, the idiots get to

go to class

while the bright girl stays at

home and takes care of your kids?

What kind of message

does that send to Kat?

Or to your daughters,

for that matter?

- I'm sorry, I just didn't think...

- Yeah, guys never do.

Is she here?

She went out, after she

put your girls to bed.

- They're asleep? It's only seven o'clock.

- They were exhausted!

What are you doing to them?

I just wanted

more time with them.

Come inside.

Look, it's, it's none of my

business but...

It just seems to me like you and your ex

are a little loose about all of this.

I mean they're children.

You can't just pass them

back and forth like puppies.

Yeah, I know.

- Why not? Why not?

- They need structure.

- Stability. -They get

that most of the time.

Look, it's pretty simple. In this kind

of situation, a child just wants to know

where they're gonna

sleep at night.

You shouldn't change that

on a whim.

- Yeah. Our kids are so screwed.

- No.

Believe me, I've made just about

every mistake there is to make

and if it's any consolation... Kat

made it through intact, more or less.

Oh, Kat's a great kid.

Yeah, she is.

She really admires you.

She does? Why?

She thinks you're

a great teacher.

- Not counting today, maybe.

- No, minus today.

Wow, that's...

That's really nice to hear.

I think she was a little disappointed

when we didn't hit it off.

Yeah.

Uh, well, uh, we should

get going.

What? You're not leaving!

Your girls are still sleeping.

Yeah, we can't stay here.

- Sure, you can.

- I don't know.

I do. And I'm not letting you

drag them back to Astoria

in the middle of the night!

What is that, a $40 cab ride?

I was going to take the subway.

Come on. I'm going to get you

some blankets for the couch.

I can probably find you

some pajamas in here too.

Oh, no, that's okay. I can

just sleep in, uh, my clothes.

I see you've been doing

some reading?

Oh, yeah, I...

Felt bad after our...

Whatever it was.

And I thought I should at least

see what you were talking about.

- So, what did you think?

- I think that you were right.

Comic books are an under-appreciated

part of American literature.

- Really?

- Yeah, I had no idea

what people were doing

in the form.

I mean there's some really complex,

emotionally-wrenching stuff

- going on there.

- What?

That's, that's amazing! I, I'm so

surprised to hear you say that.

Actually, I...

I need to thank you.

What for?

Well, I have a new appreciation for

what Kat wants to do with her life.

I can't believe

I was being so dismissive.

I really am turning

into my mother.

Wow. That's wonderful.

Not that you were turning into your

mother, I mean that you would...

- You know what I mean.

- No, yeah, I do, I get it.

Uh, so, uh...

You still seeing that guy, the one

you weren't sure if you liked?

Oh, no, no, no, I...

Broke it off after our dinner.

- Since dinner, yeah.

- Oh.

So...

- Oh, I have your blankets.

- Oh, thanks.

Holding these.

Got you the soft ones that I had so

you can be comfortable out there.

These are really nice blankets.

It's no problem.

Are you okay with me

standing this close?

Yeah, I like it actually.

- Is this okay here? -This is,

this is good, I like it here.

- We probably shouldn't be doing this.

- No, we probably...

- Okay, let's stop.

- Okay, let's stop.

No, let's not.

- You want to stop, say it.

- Stop.

- Gee, you smell so good.

- Yes...

Okay, listen, we have to be quiet.

I don't want to wake up the kids.

Yeah, okay,

I'm going to be so quiet.

Well, not too quiet,

I like to be affirmed.

Okay, I'll be whispering

affirmations at you.

Wait a minute.

- I have to tell you something.

- Something wrong?

No, I just...

I want to just say...

- No bullshit, okay?

- Oh, yeah... No.

I mean I, uh...

I'm a big girl and...

I don't need this to be anything

more than what it is, but just...

Don't bullshit me.

Do you understand,

I've been through enough.

Yeah, I understand.

- I've been hurt, too.

- I know.

I could tell the minute we met.

It's actually one of the first

things I liked about you.

That's funny. Do you know one of the

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