The Competition Page #4

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- Alejandro,

if you don't mind me asking,

what was a gentleman

who's you know, your age,

doing at a senior

ballroom dance class?

I understand your curiosity,

and I will tell you right now.

I work like a dog

in my shop.

He's a designer.

He makes men's suites.

- Has his own label.

- Yeah.

- Wow.

- So, I was thinking to myself and I say,

"Alejandro,

you're such a great dancer,

and your heart

is only half full.

This is not the right way

to live the life.

You must live the life with the

heart full of love, always, right?"

So, I walked into the class,

and I was ready

with the shaking of my hulo,

and sharing the love

for the dance,

and there she was, like a

beautiful ball of sunshine,

burning my poor eyes.

Amore mio.

Act your age.

And what does that mean?

"Act my age?"

Am I supposed to be at home knitting

sweaters? Does Gena act her age?

Or what about you, Lauren?

You're 30 years old.

Aren't you supposed

to be married by now

and giving me grandbabies?

I don't see that happening.

I'm very busy,

all right?

Work is always crazy,

then there's my blog,

and now

this book thing...

Well, we can't all be

Pig Slayers, Lauren.

How long's that been going on,

anyway? And when's that going to stop?

- I'm sure it's just a phase.

- At some point the phase becomes a reality.

And the long-ago sanity

becomes a phase.

I mean, really,

none of us Walden women

are exactly traditionalists,

but you've taken this too far.

Mom, I'm sorry, but I just don't

understand where you're coming from.

I'm just standing up

for what I believe in.

You're not standing

for anything, you're running.

You're not letting anybody in.

Actually, she has met someone.

Really?

Yes! His name is

Calvin Chesney,

he is a lawyer at my firm,

and they like each other a lot.

Thank God for that!

- When can I meet him?

- Uh, well, you can't.

- Why not?

- Yeah, why not?

It would be so fun if you brought

Calvin around to meet the family.

I mean, you and Mom

could go on a double date.

Yes, yes.

You should always

believe in your life

with the heart full of love.

Yeah. Yeah, yeah.

You mentioned that.

I... In that vein,

I'm actually gonna head out

and go see Calvin right now.

Nice meeting you,

and Mom, it's always good to... see you.

- What is this?

- Is it me?

Not at all!

It's Gena's.

She loaned it to me for the day.

Thought you might like a ride.

Did she now?

Well, come on, get in,

let's drive this puppy!

- OK, but I'm driving back.

- Oh...

- Ready?

- Ready. Let's go.

And I... got your Queen.

- What? Oh, no!

- Yeah.

Damn.

Checkmate!

Yeah, you set me up there,

didn't you?

- Just a little.

- A little.

All right. You win.

Whoa! Sorry to interrupt.

That's just gross.

Then again,

kind of not sorry.

Why don't they find a room?

It's his house.

What a clown.

Yeah, ass clown.

- He's weird.

- Ah, he's harmless.

Why does he

live here, though?

I mean, you could afford

this place on your own.

You think?

Nah, I know I could.

Just... That's Jake,

you know,

he's always been there for me.

We've been friends since grade

school and then basketball,

I was point guard

and he was right wing,

all the way through law school

he was always there for me.

Quiz me before exams, take

me out for beers afterwards.

- Even if I always paid.

- I'm sure you did.

Yeah, just...

he's my best friend.

Seems natural

to have him around.

At least until

I find somebody else

to share this place with.

How about you, huh?

Lone wolf.

You like living alone?

I'm not alone.

I have Ripley...

and two million followers.

That's right.

I forgot about that.

Gosh, where do they all sleep?

Ahh,

I keep them in the garage.

Yeah...

Oh, man.

I really like this.

Me and you.

Me too.

Yeah?

Yeah.

I should get to work.

I know...

people need their science.

Yes, they do.

Hey, so when

do we get started?

- With our competition?

- Yeah.

Now.

Right now?

Yep.

As of now it can happen

at any time

to anyone on your list.

You know, I still don't

think it's fair.

I mean, you know,

who all my friends are

and I have no idea

who you're challenging with.

Oh, you'll know.

See you soon.

How will I know?

Nice car.

[GenYou liked that, did you?

That's one of the perks

of becoming partner.

Yeah, about that.

I've been thinking,

I can't accept

the partnership position

if it has anything

to do with Lauren.

Really.

Yeah, I want to be partner,

and I sure did like

driving that car,

but I don't want you

suggesting me to the board

for any another other reason

than I'm a great lawyer.

Let's just see

how things play out.

From what I can see, everything

is going according to plan.

OK, Gena, but so we're clear,

I'm not doing this anymore

to make partner.

I'm doing this

because I like Lauren.

Bye, Calvin.

How long have you

and Treasure been together?

I don't know, man,

about two years, I guess?

- You gonna get married?

- I don't know, man.

You know, work's been really

good and people been throwing

an ass ton of money at me

just to get into shape,

so we could afford it

if we needed to.

No, I mean, you love her, right?

You want to marry her.

I, I don't know, man.

I mean, I guess

I'm gonna have to

if I want to keep her.

That's how it works, right?

Why are you

busting my balls, man?

Did Treasure

put you up to this?

No, no, no, I was

just curious, that's all.

You guys seem happy.

Don't be a douche.

And so it begins.

- Hi.

- Hello.

- Are you Garrett?

- I am. What can I do for you?

Well,

I'm looking for a trainer

and the lady at the front desk,

she referred me to you.

OK, so what kind of hours

are you looking for?

Oh, nothing here.

I actually just bought this

really expensive home equipment

and I have no idea

how to use it.

- Sounds dumb, huh?

Actually, no, not at all.

You know, most people don't get

the full benefit of their workout

because they don't know how

to use the equipment correctly.

Sometimes they hurt themselves

or they hurt other people.

- Really?

- That's a fact.

You know, why don't

I give you a free lesson?

Come over here

and show me how you bench.

Yeah...

All right, why don't you

go ahead, and tight back,

stick your chest up,

all right, good.

Grab the bar...

Now go ahead and lift up.

There you go,

down and back up.

Oh that's great.

Chest out, there ya go.

Tight back,

bring it up, good.

All right.

Chest out a little more.

Oh, that's great. Up. Perfect.

I can work with that.

That is great.

She wants you to go

to her place to show her

how to use gym equipment,

and you're buying that?

Seriously, Cal,

come on, man,

you know I'm a professional.

This is what I do

for a living, all right?

I help clients at their houses

all the time. It's what I do.

You need to get your damn mind

out of the gutter.

Douche.

Wow.

Oh hey, man.

Sign here.

Thanks.

Have a good day.

Garrett.

They're going to be

sending a gaggle of attorneys.

It's an important case,

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