Okay, you ready for dessert?
Oh. Uh, no, I-I can't.
No, I'’m too full.
No, there's no such thing. Close your eyes.
They closed?Mm-hmm. Okay, they're closed.
Okay, open your mouth.Here goes. Ah.
Mmm! Oh, my God. Wow.
Yeah?Wow. What... what is it?
I-I never want to eat anything else but this.
It's a chocolate orange soufflé.
Mmm. What-What's in it?
Besides chocolate and oranges.
Orange peels, actually.
And, um, scrambled eggs.
That sounds like something you would eat if you lost a dare.
[chuckles]But dare I say, it is amazing.
Thank you. You may kiss the cook.
Oh.
Geez. Uh, sorry.
That's all right. It's all right, Doug.
So sorry. Hey, Wade.Hey.
Not looking.
You guys can just ignore me.
I just figured I'd throw in a dark load real quick.
Got a meeting tomorrow.
Could be big.
So, right.
So, uh, sorry about that.
Night.Good night.
Do you taste the cognac in here?
You know, it is still so hard to get used
to your ex-husband living here.
I know. I'm sorry. He was supposed to stay in the garage.
You know what? I found some lights,
uh, under my desk, and I just...
might as well make it a mixed load.
[washing machine buzzes]Oh! Crap!
BERT Mom!
Yep. Coming.
You woke him up.
I'll be right back. Yeah.
It...
I'm really sorry.
Ah, it's fine.
Is that a chocolate orange soufflé?
Ooh, it is.
You lucky dog.
So lucky.
And I love his family
and his dogs, but I told him flat out,
I won't do that with Butch in the room.
Butch is a dog?
Um... sure.
Right. Uh, well, uh, I'm in the same boat.
I mean, not the whole dog thing,
but Shannon's living situation
does feel like she's in a dorm.
I mean, I really want to have her spend the night here,
but I can't do that to my girls.
Right. Why not?
Uh, because they live here.
Okay, so what's your plan?
You're nevergonna have
a woman spend the night
until your kids are in college?
Well, you know, that is only six years.
Wait. We've all been through it.
It's part of being a widow.
You didn't die.
Yeah. You're right. You're right. I know you're right.
But how? I mean, how do I do it?
Lock the door.
Move the bedaway from the wall.
Play loud music. But not soul music.
And keep itto the bedroom.
Don't "kitchen table" it.
Uh, "Kitchen table" it?
Okay, okay, okay, that's, uh, that's-that's really vivid.
Michelle and I run the vacuum cleaner.
It's real loud. Plus, kids never come in
if they think they might get chores.
Why does everybody think it's about the noise?
I-I just want Shannon to be a part
of my life, and I don't want to freak out my daughters.
What's with the patio heaters?
Oh, it's just, uh, somethingI brought over for Wade.
Little gift, you know?
Yeah, uh, Forrest got a deal online,
but they make him nervous.
Nah, more ill at ease, let's say.
[chuckles]Okay, uh, burgers are almost done.
Who wants cheese?Oh, I want cheese.
So he gave you the heatersbecause he was scared
they were gonna blow upand kill him?
Yeah.SHANNON:Oh, well, at least
you'll be nice and toasty when you die.
Those are great heaters.Oh.
You know, there's a termfor what Forrest did.
Arson?
No. "Generalizedreciprocity."
It's when you give somebodysomething of value
without expectinganything back.
She learned that in...I learned that in...
...her economics class....economics class.
Kevin said, ever sinceI got over my fear of math,
I have a real mindfor econ.
Wow.
Oh, Kevin said that, huh?
Well, he's the leaderof our study group,
and the smartest studentin the class.
[chuckles]So, uh...
[phone rings]...Shannon, did you,
uh, go to culinary school,or did...
Excuse me. Sorry, sorry, sorry.Oh.
Yeah, this is Marcus. He owns the restaurant.
I-I kind of got to take this.Ah, yeah.
Hey, Marcus.
She hates me.
She doesn't hate you.We just got offon the wrong foot,
at the restaurant, whenI told them to just chill out
on the, on the miso glaze,and then here at dinner
when she stabbed you.
Why would that make her not like you?
Women just know these things, okay?
And it's very upsetting to me, because...
because I care about you,of course,
and-and I'm a very warmand very likable person.
Uh-huh, okay, good.
Hey, uh, can I, uh...
can I run something by you?
Yeah.
By both of you?Yeah.
So, my widows' group says that, uh,
that I'’m at the stage--
that Shannon and I are at the stage--
where it wouldn't be entirely bad
if she were to spend some nights here...
with-with me...
and where we'd sleep
in the, in the-- oh, my God.
Oh, my God, I-I can't even tell you.
How am I gonna tell my girls?
I would just say,involve them.
Give them a vote.
Bring them into the wholedecision-making process.
FORREST:Yeah, just say,
"My special friend..."
Mm.No.
Okay. Uh, "My partner..."
Ugh.That's gross.
Lover?Puke!
Are you serious?Okay...
Look, the girls knowwhat happens
in relationships, because I'm their pediatrician,
and I have had very long, very explicit talks with them.
More than they've wanted, so...
Thank you, Delia.Yeah.
Oh, oh.
Paramour.
What was it?!
It's good. It's going. It's on.
It's safe. That's safe.
Don't even worry about it.
Could I have, uh, one without cheese, please?
KEVIN Okay, so we know Dr. Wu is gonna ask us
about supply and demand.Mm-hmm,
elastic and inelastic.
Yes, thank you!
I can never keep those two straight.Okay. Inelastic demand means
something that people always need, right?
Like food. And elastic demand means
something people buy when they don't need it.
Like Bruce Lee collectibles.
They're an investment.
Oh, wow, Michelle, that's kind of brilliant.
You really know your stuff.
Ah, thank you, Kevin.
Okay, I got to run, guys.
See you on Wednesday.
Same time.
Oh, so that was your little friend Kevin, huh?
Uh-huh.Uh-huh.
Wow. Man, he was laying it on thick.
Don't you think?I'm sorry?
Come on, babe.
That guy was flirting with you.
He said I know my stuff.
Are you saying I don't know my stuff?
I didn't say that.
You just don't know a guy's game.Oh.
So I've been a woman my whole life,
and I don't know when I'm being hit on?
See, now you're missing the point.
Well, if I'm not smart enough to know
when I'm being hit on, maybe I'm not smart enough
to get your point.
Yeah. Yeah.
Or maybe I made my point badly!
Hey. Hey, guys.Okay, you got the corners?
Uh, guys, I really want to talk to you about something.
Okay, just one second.
Okay, put the corners
of the comforter into the corners
of the cover.Wait.
No. What?Uh, right there.
There you go. Got it.Oh. Got it.
You got it, you got it.Okay, cool. Now crawl out without...
Just, I really-- I need to talk to you girls.
Crawling out.
What's the haps?
Well, uh...
you're-you're not little kids anymore.
GRACE:Your hair is so staticky!
Really?Take a picture! Yeah.
Girls...Take a picture.
[camera clicking]Uh, girls? G-Girls, please?
Sorry.
Um, you have obviously noticed
that-that I've been spending more time with Shannon.
Oh, yeah, I love her.Oh, yeah, she's really cool. She's the best.
Yeah, well, uh, I was thinking that maybe it's not a bad idea
if-if she were to spend some more time here.
Nights.
Obviously, I wouldn't want to make any of us
feel uncomfortable, and...So you're trying
to ask us if you could have a sleepover?
I don't know, Wade.
Obviously not on a school night.
Is it okay with Shannon's parents?
Did you finish all your homework?Okay.
All right, I don't sound like that.
Mm.
So you girls are... totally fine with this?
We want you to be happy, Dad.
You overthink everything. For God's sake, relax.
You're 55.
I'm 46.
It's the same thing.
Well, that's great.Mm.
That's great. You're cleared for takeoff.Mm-hmm.
Or landing. I don't, I don't know.
I don't know which one sex would be.
Yeah, it's great.
Uh, Ben, you okay?Are you still upset
because you called Michelle dumb? I didn't.
I said what she was saying was dumb.
Okay, that... that is not a whole lot better.
Yeah, but that's not what I meant.
Listen, I get it. She's in this new world.
She's doing all these new things.
She's meeting all these new people.
It's totally natural to be jealous.
Okay. Well, maybe I am a little jealous.
But she's dumb for thinking I said she's dumb.
You gonna say that
in your apology, or is that more like a rough draft?
Yeah, he just tried it out.
Yeah, that's-that's a rough draft.
Yeah. Yeah.Yeah.
I better go.Okay.
Okay.All right.
Whoa. Oh, hey, Wade.Hmm?
Um, when you see Shannon,
will you throw in a good word for Delia?
She really wants Shannon to like her.
Shannon really does like her.
Just tell Delia to relax.
Tell...
Yeah, that's not really in her toolbox. No.
Hey!Hey!
Hey, guys.
It's Forrest and Delia.
Yeah, no, I know. You called, like, an hour ago.
We did.Yeah.
We-we were just dropping off a heater.
Oh.
Oh. I... Sorry, I thought that when you said
you were dropping something off, it would, uh--
I assumed it would be, like, muffins.
D-Do you want muffins?
'Cause I can get you muffins. Sh-She's not...
No, no.That's not what she said.
Okay. It was just--
well, it's just, the other night, you were saying
how much you liked these heaters.
Mm.I did say that.
Yeah, so where do you want it?
Uh, you know, outside is usually best.
Okay, yeah, that... well, then...
just back... back towards that-that way.
Okay. Wow.Great.
There we go. All right.
Oh, this is gonna fit right through.
All right, well, just watch the doorway there.
Nope.Sorry about that.
I think that's fine.
Yeah, just so...Okay.
Yeah, right back here.
Ooh!
Whoops. Sorry.
Thanks.
Oh. What are friends for?
Right?
[banging]Oh.
So...
Friday, big step, huh?
Staying at Wade's.
Did-- You guys talked about that?
Oh. Only... only because, you know,
just the issue with the girls, but...
There's an issue with... there's an issue with the girls?
No.
Not anymore. You know,
there was, but I helped him through it,
because, well, the girls weren't born yesterday.
They-they know what's going on with, uh...
So no worries on that front.
No, I... Well, I wasn't worried.
Good.
Forrest, are you done setting the heater up yet?
Things were just going so well,
and then I had to open my dumb yap.
"Oh, hey, I hope you and my friend
have a great time having sex, okay?"
Just stupid.
Why can't you leave this stuff alone?
It's not really in my toolbox. Are these from Ben?
They're so beautiful.
He's so sweet.Ah, he just feels guilty.
There's this guy in my class who said I was smart,
and Ben said he was hitting on me.
That is outrageous.
He apologized.Yeah.
As well he should.
Yeah.
What?
Well, an hour ago, the guy asked me out for drinks.
Ay-ay-ay. What did Ben say?
Oh, I didn't tell him.
No, he was right in this case, but he's wrong in general.
And I don't have to tell him, right?
No. Of course not.
I mean, he got lucky one time. It's like, you know,
a chicken picking out lottery numbers.Hey, ladies.
Hi. Hi,Hey.
Glad to see you taking a study break, babe. You earned it.
Yes, Yeah.
Once again, so sorry. You're crushing it.
You know it.
I do know it.
Ay-ay-ay.
Close your eyes.Okay.
Okay, open your mouth.Uh-oh.
Okay, ready?Uh-huh.
What do you call this?Oh. Um,
store-brand Oreos.That's what it is.
NATALIE:Hey, we're back.
Hey, Shannon.Hey, girls.
How was the movie?It was pretty good.
NATALIE:It was good. Ooh!Yeah?
Can I have an Oreo? Yeah.
Ew! Gross,they're the fake ones.
Oh, all right.
All right.No. They're different ones.
We're gonna go get ready for bed. Good night.
Good night. Good night.
Oh, my God, they're so cute.Yeah.
They are.They really are.
Um, did they seem normal?
I mean, I don't... I don't know them well enough
to know what normal is, but...You know what?
I-I'm gonna...I'm gonna go check on them.Wade. Wade. Wade.
They know what's going on. Okay? I think they're fine.
They are, right?Yeah, they're fine.Yeah. They're fine.
O-Okay.But, look, if...
if you feel like the timing isn't right
for this, then it's... it...
Hey there.
Hey.
Well, here you are.
Here I am.
Thought maybe I would make us some coffee.
I can do it.No.
You should relax. You had a very busy night.
Okay.
Mm.
Oh, my God.
What have we done? What?
What have we done?What?
Natalie. She looked at me.
She knows.
What was that?
Dad's lover.
What was I thinking? I went down there in your shirt.
That's such a skank move.
It's fine. Just-just put on
what you were wearing last night.
I can't do that. I'm not gonna do
the walk of shame.What? The walk of shame?
I mean, it's only to the kitchen.
It doesn't matter how far it is. Your girls are down there.
Well, maybe they won't even notice
what you're wearing.Oh, my God.
They're teenage girls, Wade.
You live with teenage girls.
Shannon, I-I don't understand.
I mean, we've stayed at your place with Bert home.
Bert? Bert is eight.
Bert thinks we're having a playdate.
No, this is... this is different. These girls are
so much older, and they know that I did sex with their dad.
"Did sex"?
Okay, come here. Sit down.
What-What's going on? Huh?
I don't know.This isn't like you.
I-I know. I know. I think...
I think Delia got in my head.Del... You talked to Delia?
Yeah, everybody talks to Delia.
Oh, my God. Oh, God!
Now they're picturing me doing it.
And I'm picturing them picturing me doing it. And then they're
picturing me picturing them picturing me,
and it just goes on.Okay. You know what?
Don't... Don't worry.
Okay? I got this.
I got it.
Hey. Great, uh, great news, guys.
You know that Shannon is a chef,
so she is gonna make us breakfast.
But I just ate a whole box of marshmallows.Look, guys,
we only have about 15 seconds here, so please help me out.
Shannon is feeling a little awkward,
and it would be great if you would both be
super positive and just let hermake you some pancakes.
Who wants pancakes?
I do!Sounds great!
Yeah, great.
Thank you.
Of course.Okay.
All right. Here we go.
Breakfast time. Wow. You found, uh, the magic bowl.
I d... Oh, it's magic? Great.That's the bowl.
Yeah, yeah. Uh, measuring cups.
Measuring cups.Measure-- Yeah, and also a, uh,
a whisk would be great.Okay.
Aw,
Thanks. I, um,
I made it a couple years ago for Mother's Day.
Oh.
So, uh, pancakes.Pancakes.
Yes. Yes. Yeah, I also...Need a whisk.
I need, uh, flour.
Flour. Yes, Yep.
All right, how about, uh, baking powder?
Baking powder. Baking powder.Yeah.
Um, is that the same thing as baking soda?
No, not the same thing.Ah, then we don't...
We don't have it.[chuckles]Oh.
Okay. Well, all right. Hey,
we're making crepes.Hey, we're making crepes.
Did you hear that, girls? We're having breakfast
in Gay Paree.Well...
Bonsoir, madame.Ooh.
How about that?That's pretty good, right?No, that's-that's "good night."
That's kind... That's "good night"! Oh.
Bonjour.Obviously, he's clueless.
I'm clueless. Um, so, why don't you tell me,
do you have any vanilla? Yeah.
It's, um,it's in the fridge.Oh.
You shouldn't keep it in there. Oh.
Well, that's where Mom kept it.
Well, that... Yeah, I mean, the fridge is fine, too.
Yeah.
Good morning, baby.
I brought you a mimosa.
Oh, honey, you didn't have to do all this.Yes.
Yes, I did.
You're doing something great, and I'm ruining it.
You didn't ruin it.
Yes. Yes, I did.
You're just starting this new chapter,
and you're meeting all these new people, and...
I don't know, I guess I-I just got a little jealous.
Well, you learned. So it's in the past. Moving on.
Yeah.
No. No, I'm not gonna move on.
'Cause you know what? There was no excuse for what I did.
I know better than that.I was...Okay, stop it!
It was like...Please.
I'm happy you realize that you were wrong.
I was wrong.
And for your information,
I got a 94 out of 100 on my econ test,
so I know my stuff.
And it doesn't matter if, in fact,
Kevin really was hitting on me.
What?Yeah.
94 out of 100!No, no, no, no, no.
No, no, no, no.
He was hitting on you?
I told you he was hitting on you.Okay, you were wrong
to say what you said. You just happened to be right.
[scoffs]So, you're sorry.
I accept your apology. Oh, no.
Come here. Come here. Come here.
You come sit down right next to your husband,
because from now on,
I get to keep being right about things.
[laughs]Yes. I do.
I get to keep being rightabout things.Hmm.
Just like that bullet blender you bought off the TV.
I told youyou were never gonna use it.
I was right about that, too.
What about that time
that you said I lost your sunglasses,
and they were sitting on top of your head?Okay.
Okay. But-but you announced to the whole zoo
that the animal was a penguin, and it was a puffin.
Okay, no.It was a puffin.
No, this ends now.
You're wronger.
Aw.
Where you going? Baby, what you doing?
Starting the vacuum cleaner.
Yeah.
I'm so sorry.
I think I really blew it.Blew it?
What, are you kidding me? No. No, no, they had so much fun.
And the crepes.
Oh, my God, those crepes were so good.
Yeah?Yeah. Yeah.
Mm.
Are you sure...you sure that wasn't weird?No.
No, no, no. It wasn't weird at all.
Okay.Okay?
Okay.
Bye.[chuckles]Buh-bye.
Okay.
That was really weird.
Yeah.Yep.
Yeah. Look, girls,
I, uh...
I guess I should've trusted my instincts.
We weren't ready for me to have somebody stay over.
No, it wasn't that. It was fine that she stayed over.
We want you to have a life, Dad.
It was just hard that she was here this morning.
In Mom's kitchen.
Doing Mom things.
Yeah. It was, um...
I get it.
So, the problem isn't Shannon.
The problem is breakfast.
[chuckles]Yeah.
I guess, yeah.Well,
maybe next time, we skip breakfast.
I think that sounds great.
Okay.
Although, those crepes were kind of amazing.
Like, amazing. Amazing.Yeah.
Well, is there any way
that she could make the crepes and then leave before we get up?
Yeah, I'm-I'm not gonna ask her to do that.
Can I have a guinea pig?
No.But no!
Dad!No. No.
No. No. No. See...Absolutely not. No, no,
take care of your turtles first.But that's not fair.
I guess I kind of freaked out. Just knowing that the girls
were downstairs, it-- you know, it hit me
in a way that I-I really wasn't expecting.
You know what?
I shouldn't have come over here
and bothered you about this. I'm gonna...
I'm gonna go.No, don't move!
I mean, uh, I mean, don't...
I mean, you know, stay
and, like, just hang out and...Oh.
I just... I like Wade so much.
I really do.And I'm just...
I-I'm worried that he... Oh, hey.
Hi, Forrest.What's going on, Shannon?
I was just, um...
Leaving.Yep.
Oh, okay. I'll see you later.
Bye. Bye.
You know, I'm probably making
way too big a deal out of this.
No, I don't think you are.
But the important thing is that you and I
are gonna figure all of this out together.
You sure you don't mind?
No.
I-I always have time for a friend. Oh.
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