[ THEME SONG PLAYS ] * I BET WE'VE BEEN TOGETHERFOR A MILLION YEARS * * AND I'LL BET WE'LL BE TOGETHERFOR A MILLION MORE * * OH, IT'S LIKEI STARTED BREATHING * * ON THE NIGHT WE KISSED * AND I CAN'T REMEMBERWHAT I EVER DID BEFORE * * WHAT WOULD WE DO, BABY * WITHOUT US? * WHAT WOULD WE DO, BABY * WITHOUT US? * AND THEREAIN'T NO NOTHIN' * * WE CAN'T LOVEEACH OTHER THROUGH * * OOH-HOO * WHAT WOULD WE DO, BABY * WITHOUT US? * SHA-LA-LA-LA ELYSE, LOOK AT THIS. IT'S A PICTURE ANDY DREWAND LEFT ON MY DESK. WHAT IS IT? IT'S A PICTURE OF ANDYHUGGING A DOG. HE REALLY WANTS A DOG,DOESN'T HE? BUT HE KNOWS.WE TALKED ABOUT THIS. NO DOG. WHAT'S THAT? THAT'S A PICTURE OF MEPAYING FOR THE DOG. STEVEN, WE GOTTO STAND TOUGH ON THIS. WE CANNOT HAVE A DOGIN THE HOUSE. MALLORY'S ALLERGICTO DOGS. WHAT'S THAT? IT'S A PICTURE OF MALLORYLEAVING HOME. ARF! ARF! ARF! ARF! ANDY, ANDY, DOWN, BOY!DOWN, BOY! ARF! GOOD BOY. [ WHINING ] [ PANTING ] HE'S BEEN BARKINGALL DAY, DAD. HE SAYS THE ONLY WAY HE'LL STOPIS IF YOU BUY HIM A DOG. WE'VE BEEN THROUGH THISA MILLION TIMES. NO DOGS, NO PETS,PERIOD. ARRR! AAH! OW! UM...WELL, UH,MAYBE, UH, ONE PET. YAY! ALEX, DID YOU GETEVERYTHING I NEEDED? OH, YOU BET, MAL.IT'S ALL IN THE BAG. WHAT'S GOING ON?MY POETRY-READING GROUPIS MEETING HERE TONIGHT, AND I FORGOT TO BUY THEMSOMETHING SOPHISTICATED TO EAT. SO ALEX VOLUNTEEREDTO BUY SOME CROISSANTS. ALEX,THESE AREN'T CROISSANTS. THESE ARE POP-TARTS. I KNOW. I DON'T LIKE CROISSANTS. I CAN'T SERVE POP-TARTSTO MY POETRY-READING GROUP. COLIN SPENCER WILL THINKI'M REALLY DUMB. I'M SORRY. I DIDN'T MEANTO BLOW YOUR COVER. WHO'S COLIN SPENCER? HE'S A GRADUATE STUDENTIN ENGLISH LITERATURE. HE'S THE LEADEROF THE POETRY GROUP. THEY HAVE GRADUATE STUDENTS IN ENGLISH LITERATUREAT GRANT COLLEGE? WELL, WHAT'S HE WRITINGHIS THESIS ON, "MY TRIP TO THE DAIRY"? ALEX,FOR YOUR INFORMATION, COLIN HAPPENS TO BEA SOPHISTICATED AND CHARMING WORLD TRAVELER. HE'S LIVED IN PARIS,ROME, CINCINNATI. Mallory: OH, GREAT. HI, MALLORY. HI. UH, MOM, DAD,THIS IS COLIN SPENCER. HELLO.HI. NICE TO MEET YOU. IT'S A PLEASUREMEETING YOU, COLIN. MALLORY'S TOLD US SOME WONDERFULTHINGS ABOUT YOU. WELL, I CAN'T SAY ENOUGHABOUT YOUR DAUGHTER. SHE MAKES EVERY POETRY READINGSUCH A JOY. YOU KNOW, EVEN THOUGH I'VE ONLYKNOWN HER FOR A SHORT WHILE, I CAN HONESTLY SAY SHE'STHE BRIGHTEST STUDENT I'VE MET IN A LONG TIME. DON'T GET OUT MUCH,DO YOU, COLIN? WOULD YOU LIKE SOMETHINGTO DRINK, COLIN? SOME TEA, PERHAPS? OH, YES.SOME LAPSANG SOUCHONG WOULD BE PERFECTRIGHT NOW. OOH, DO WE DARE? Colin: "AND A GRIN OF BITTERNESSSWEPT THEREBY "LIKE AN OMINOUSBIRD A-WING. "SINCE THEN, KEEN LESSONSTHAT LOVE DECEIVES "AND WRINGS WITH WRONG "HAVE SHAPED TO MEYOUR FACE "AND THE GOD-CURSED SUN "AND A TREE AND A POND EDGEDWITH GRAYISH LEAVES." SO, ANY THOUGHTSON THIS POEM? PERSONALLY,I THINK HE BLEW IT. IT DOESN'T RHYME. IT'S KIND OF DOWN.IF I GOT SOMETHINGLIKE THAT ON A CARD, FRANKLY,I'D THROW IT OUT. UH, COLIN,I'D SAY THAT HARDY'S USE OF IMAGES OFDEATH AND GRAYNESS REFLECTHIS BLEAK EMOTIONS IN THE FACE OFA DEAD RELATIONSHIP. MM-HMM.WHAT ABOUT YOU, MALLORY? UM...IT'S REALLY NEAT, BUT IT'S REALLY SAD. YES. YES, YOU'RE RIGHT. YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT,MALLORY. YOU'VE CAPTUREDTHE ESSENCE OF THIS POEM. "IT'S REALLY NEAT, BUT IT'S REALLY SAD." THAT'S A VERYPERCEPTIVE COMMENT. WAIT A MINUTE.NOW, WHAT IS THIS POEM FOR? A BIRTHDAY?IS IT A GET-WELL CARD? WHAT? [ DOORBELL RINGS ] Mallory: EXCUSE ME. HEY, BABE. OH, NICK, NOT HERE. MY POETRY-READING GROUPIS HERE. OH, HEY, HEY,WHY DON'T YOU SKIP OUT? YOU KNOW, WE'LL GETA COUPLE OF TACOS AND HIT THE DIRT-BIKE RACESOVER AT THE COLISEUM. UM, NICK, I CAN'T.I'M HOSTING THIS. ALL RIGHT. I'LL JUST HANG OUTAND WAIT UNTIL IT'S OVER, HUH? UM, EVERYONE,THIS IS NICK. NICK, THIS ISTHE POETRY GROUP. HI, NICK.HI, NICK. HELLO, GROUP.HEY. ALL RIGHT, THE NEXT POEMI'D LIKE TO READ IS "ODE TO A NIGHTINGALE"BY JOHN KEATS. "MY HEART ACHES, [ GULPING ]AND THE --" WANT SOME? YEAH? NICK, CAN I HAVEA WORD WITH YOU, PLEASE? SURE. HEY, UH, THIS MILK,IT'S FOR EVERYBODY. LISTEN, NICK, WHY DON'T YOUGO AHEAD WITHOUT ME? 'CAUSE I'M NOT GONNA BE ABLE TOBREAK AWAY FROM HERE TONIGHT. COME ON, BABE, I KNOW HOW MUCHYOU LOVE THOSE DIRT-BIKE RACES, AND I HATE TO GOWITHOUT YOU. [ IMITATES ENGINE REVVING ]NICK! ANYBODY ELSE WANT TO GOTO THE DIRT-BIKE RACES? HEY. SO, WHERE WERE WE? WELL, LISTEN, WHY DON'T WEJUST CALL IT A NIGHT? IT'S GETTING LATE. WE CANDISCUSS THIS POEM NEXT WEEK. UM, COLIN, I'M -- I'M REALLY SORRY NICKRUINED THE MEETING. IT WAS ALL MY FAULT. ACTUALLY, I'M GLAD. I WANTED A CHANCETO TALK TO YOU ALONE. IT'S THE POP-TARTS,RIGHT? THAT WAS --THAT WAS ALEX'S IDEA. I ASKED HIMTO GET CROISSANTS. NO, NO. I LOVED THE POP-TARTS. THEY WERE VERY...REFRESHING. NO, THERE'S JUSTSOMETHING THAT I -- I'D LIKETO SHARE WITH YOU. HERE. SIT. IT'S A POEMTHAT I BROUGHT. I WANT TO READ IT TO YOU. I-I'D LIKE TO KNOWWHAT YOU THINK OF IT. SURE. GO AHEAD. "SHE WALKS IN BEAUTY... "LIKE THE NIGHT OF CLOUDLESSCLIMES AND STARRY SKIES. "AND ALL THAT'S BESTOF DARK AND BRIGHT "MEET IN HER ASPECTAND HER EYES, "THUS MELLOWEDTO THAT TENDER LIGHT WHICH HEAVENTO GAUDY DAY DENIES." WOW. MALLORY... WILL YOU GO OUTWITH ME? WOW. THERE'S SO MUCH I WANT YOUTO EXPERIENCE -- WONDERFUL THOUGHTS,BEAUTIFUL MUSIC. I WANT TO SHOW YOUNEW YORK, THE ROMANCE OF PARIS. I WANT TO SHOW YOUTHE WORLD. ALL IN ONE DATE? HOW ABOUT NEXT FRIDAY? UM...COLIN, I'M --I'M REALLY FLATTERED, BUT... WELL, I'VE BEEN GOING OUTWITH NICK FOR OVER A YEAR NOW. YOU DON'T HAVE TO GIVE MEYOUR ANSWER RIGHT AWAY. JUST...THINK ABOUT IT. BUT -- BUT NOW... NOT A WORD. HEY, A SUCCESSFUL TRIPTO THE PET STORE! SINCE ANDYCAN'T HAVE A DOG, WE GOT HIM... DA-DA-DA! ...A FISH. A NATURAL SUBSTITUTE. OH, COME ON, MOM. A FISH CAN BE JUST AS GOOD A PETAS A DOG. LOOK AT HIM. HE'S CUTE,HE'S FRISKY, HE'S COLORFUL. HE'S SLIMY. YES,BUT A FISH CAN ALSO BE VERY TRUSTINGAND VERY LOYAL. WELL, WHAT ARE YOUGONNA NAME HIM, HONEY? MR. FISH. NO, NO, WE'RE GONNANAME HIM KISSINGER. NO, WE'RE GONNANAME HIM LASSIE. COME ON, SWEETHEART. LET'S TAKE LASSIE UPSTAIRSAND PUT HIM IN THIS BOWL. OOH, ANDY, HE SAYS HE REALLYWANTS TO SEE HIS NEW HOME. CAN WE FLUSH HIMDOWN THE TOILET? HEY, MALLIE.HOW WAS YOUR DAY? MY DAY WAS LIKEA THOUSAND SUMMERS. I WALKED THROUGHDAPPLED SUNLIGHT AS IT DANCEDACROSS MY SHOULDERS. A MOTLEY-COLORED LEAFFELL SILENT AT MY FEET. IT WAS MORE LOVELY THANE'ER YOU COULD IMAGINE. DID YOU PICK UPMY CLEANING? ALEX, CAN I ASK YOUA QUESTION? YEAH, SURE. WHAT'S UP? HOW DO YOU KNOWWHEN YOU'RE REALLY IN LOVE? UH, I DON'T KNOW. I GET, UH...AN INEXPLICABLE DESIRE TO SPEND MONEY ON A GIRL. YOU KNOW,I KNOW I'M REALLY LOST WHEN I DON'T ASK HERTO PAY IT BACK. I KNOW, BUT HOW DONORMAL PEOPLE KNOW WHEN THEY'RE IN LOVE? HEY, MAL, WHY ARE YOUASKING ME THIS? I'VE GOTA REAL PROBLEM. IT'S COLIN.HE REALLY LIKES ME. [ As Nick ]WHAT ABOUT NICK? I DON'T KNOW, ALEX. ALL OF A SUDDEN, IT SEEMS LIKEIT MIGHT BE WRONG TO BE TIED DOWNTO ONE PERSON. ALEX, COLIN HAS MADE ME REALIZETHAT THERE'S SO MUCH, SO MANY EXPERIENCESOPEN TO ME NOW. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. [ KNOCK ON DOOR ] YEAH? DELIVERYFOR MALLORY KEATON. YEAH, THAT'S ME.THANKS. "OH, MY LOVE'SLIKE A RED, RED ROSE "THAT'S NEWLYSPRUNG IN JUNE. "OH, MY LOVE'SLIKE A MELODY "THAT'S SWEETLYPLAYED IN TUNE. LOVE, COLIN." ISN'T THAT SWEET,ALEX? I SAY YOU DUMPBOTH OF THEM AND START FRESHIN THE MORNING. ROLL OVER, LASSIE.ROLL OVER. ROLL OVER. GOOD DOG.WHOA! ANDY, PLEASE. Elyse: OH. WELL, WHERE DID YOUGET A DOG BISCUIT? SKIPPY. SKIPPY?SKIPPY DOESN'T HAVE A DOG. WHAT'S HE DOINGWITH DOG BISCUITS? HIS GRANDMOTHERGIVES THEM TO HIM WHEN HE DOESSOMETHING RIGHT. WHERE HAVEYOU GUYS BEEN? ALEX AND I THOUGHT KISSINGERLOOKED A LITTLE LONELY, SO WE WENTOUT TO THE POND AND FOUNDA LITTLE FISH FRIEND FOR HIM. HE'S IN A BUCKETIN THE KITCHEN. AND, ANDY, THIS NEW FISHWE'RE GOING TO CALL BUBBLES. NO, I ALREADY NAMEDTHE NEW FISH -- AGNEW. COME ON, ANDY.LET'S GO MEET THE NEW FISH. DO I HAVE TO? OH, COME ON. ELYSE, JEN,JUST GO IN AND SAY HI. DO I HAVE TO?DO I HAVE TO? I'LL JUST GO IN AND TELLPOOR LITTLE BUBBLES YOU'RE TOO BUSYTO WELCOME HIM TO HIS NEW HOME. HEY, MAL.HOW'S IT GOING? THE LIGHT BROKELIKE A BURNING RAY UPON MY SOUL. NOISES FILTEREDFROM BEYOND. POURQUOI? POURQUOI? LET'S GO LOOKAT THE FISH. I'M WITH YOU. IT'S A NEW POEMI'VE BEEN WORKING ON. IT'S CALLED "POURQUOI." IT'S FRENCH, I THINK. IT IS FRENCH. AND THAT MAKES YOU ILLITERATEIN TWO LANGUAGES. COLIN SAYS I HAVEAN UNCOMMON GIFT FOR SYNTAX. YOU'VE BEEN SEEINGA LOT OF COLIN, HAVEN'T YOU? HE'S JUST CHANGED THE WAYI LOOK AT THINGS, THAT'S ALL. I MEAN, NO ONE LIKE HIMEVER TOOK ME SERIOUSLY BEFORE. IT'S SO NICETO BE RESPECTED FOR YOUR MINDAND YOUR TALENT. [ LAUGHS ] [ DOORBELL RINGS ] OH, WHAT HO!THE DOOR. BUT POURQUOI? HI. HEY. UM...HEY. HEY. HEY. HEY, UH,NICE FLOWERS. OH, WELL, WE GROW THESEIN THE BACKYARD, RIGHT, ALEX? RIGHT, RIGHT. IT'S ALWAYS BEENA DREAM OF MINE. NEXT YEAR,I'M PLANTING BEGONIAS. "LOVE, COLIN"? THAT'S THE AMAZING THING. THEY CAME UPWITH THAT CARD. THAT'S INCREDIBLE. ALL RIGHT. WE DON'TGROW THEM IN THE BACKYARD. THEY'RE FROM COLIN. THE POETRY WIMP? HE'S NOT A WIMP. HE'S -- HE'S SOPHISTICATED,INTELLIGENT, AND CHARMING. IF YOU LIKE HIM,I LIKE HIM. NICK... DO YOU EVER THINK ABOUT LIFEAND LITERATURE AND HOW LANGUAGE ALTERSOUR PERCEPTION OF REALITY? ARE YOU TALKING TO ME? OKAY, NICK. LOOK, LATELY,SINCE I'VE BEEN AT SCHOOL... MY VIEWS ARE CHANGING, AND I'M -- I'M BEING INTRODUCEDTO NEW IDEAS, AND I'M MEETINGNEW PEOPLE. LIKE THIS COLIN GUY. FOR ONE. THAT'S COOL. YOU KNOW, IT'S GOOD TO MEETA COUPLE OF WIMPS. NICK, HE ASKED ME OUT. AND YOU TOLD HIM NO,RIGHT? NOT YET. WHAT DO YOU MEAN"NOT YET"? I MEAN, I'M CHANGING,AND I'M GROWING, AND I NEED SOME ROOMRIGHT NOW. HEY, YOU KNOW, THAT'S OKAY.I SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING. YOU KNOW, I'M AN ARTIST. YOU DON'T HAVETO DRAW ME A PICTURE. OKAY, LET ME EXPLAIN. NO, IT'S OKAY. NO, NICK --NO, MAL. IT'S ALL RIGHT, YOU KNOW? YOU WANT ROOM? I'LL GIVE YOU ALL THE ROOMIN THE WORLD, ALL RIGHT? LATER. "SO IN MY VEINS RED LIFEMIGHT STREAM AGAIN, "AND THOU BECONSCIENCE CALMED. "SEE? HERE IT IS. I HOLD IT TOWARDS YOU." I HATE TO KEEP HARPINGON THIS ONE POINT, BUT THIS IS ANOTHER ONEOF THOSE NON-RHYMERS. WELL, I THINK AFTERMR. HANDELMAN'SBRILLIANT DISPLAY, ANY OTHER INSIGHTSWOULD BE ANTICLIMACTIC. WE'LL MEET NEXT THURSDAYAT DANA'S LOFT. UH, MALLORY, WOULD YOU MINDSTAYING FOR A WHILE? THERE'S SOMETHING I WANTTO TALK TO YOU ABOUT. SURE. UH, COLIN, THERE'SSTILL SOMETHING IDON'T UNDERSTAND HERE. SOMEHOW THAT DOESN'TSURPRISE ME. SO, I GUESS YOU'RE THIS YEAR'SCHOICE, HUH, MALLORY? CONGRATULATIONS. I DON'T KNOWWHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. WELL, YOU SEE, EVERY YEAR,COLIN PICKS A NEW FRESHMAN GIRL TO SWEEP OFF HER FEET,TO MAKE A STAR OF. AND AFTER A FEW MONTHSOF ROMANCE, HE DUMPS HER. AND, MALLORY,YOU'RE THIS YEAR'S MODEL. JOYCE, YOU COULDN'T BEMORE WRONG ABOUT COLIN. TAKE IT FROMLAST YEAR'S MODEL. AS SOON AS YOU'RE ALONE, HE'LL DIM THE LIGHTS. THEN HE'LL TAKE OUTTHAT BOOK OF POETRY THAT HE FOUND IN THIS... EVER-SO-CHARMING SHOPOUTSIDE OF LONDON. THEN HE'LL GET THAT MANDOLINHE FOUND IN VENICE AND START SINGINGSOME RIDICULOUS LOVE SONG LIKE"I GAVE MY LOVE A CHERRY." HE'LL PLAY A WHILE, MISS A NOTE, LAUGH IN THAT SELF-DEPRECATINGLITTLE WAY HE HAS -- [ CHUCKLES ] HE'LL PUTTHE MANDOLIN DOWN AND SAY, "JOYCE..." OR IN YOUR CASE, "MALLORY... "YOU'VE TOUCHED MY SOUL, AND I ONLY FEEL COMPLETEWHEN I'M WITH YOU." BETTER GO. LAPSANG SOUCHONG? OH, I'D LOVE SOME. HERE. TAKE IT HOMEWITH YOU. WELL, THANK YOU. COME ON, MALLORY,LET'S GO. UM, SKIPPY, I CAN'T. MALLORY'S GONNA BESTAYING FOR A WHILE, SKIP. WE'RE GONNA HAVEA, UH, TUTORING SESSION. WELL, GREAT.I'LL STAY, TOO. I COULD ALWAYS USEA LITTLE TUTORING. I'LL JUST CALL HOME AND HAVEMY MOM FEED MY TURTLES. THIS IS A PRIVATETUTORING SESSION, SKIP. WELL, THEN, HOW COMESHE GETS TO STAY? GOOD NIGHT, SKIPPY. WAIT, WAIT.MALLORY DROVE ME HERE. OH, THIS ISA GREAT APARTMENT, COLIN. AH, THANKS. I GOT A LOT OF THIS STUFFTRAVELING AROUND THE WORLD. AND EVERY TIMEI LOOK AT ONE OF THEM, I REMEMBER EVERYTHING ABOUTTHE PLACE WHERE I FOUND IT. I KNOW EXACTLYWHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. EVERY TIMEI PUT ON THESE SHOES, I THINK OF THE MALL. HERE, I'LL SHOW YOUSOME OF MY FAVORITES. OH. IT'S A BOOK OF POETRYI GOT IN THIS... EVER-SO-CHARMING SHOPJUST OUTSIDE OF LONDON. IT'S LOVELY. AND WHEN I WASIN VENICE, I FOUND THISFANTASTIC MANDOLIN. * I GAVE MY LOVE A CHERRY * THAT HAD NO STONE [ OFF-KEY ]* I GA-- [ CHUCKLES ] MALLORY,IN SOME REAL WAY, I FEELYOU'VE TOUCHED MY SOUL, AND I ONLY FEEL COMPLETEWHEN I'M WITH YOU. REALLY?REALLY. UH, MORE THANLAST YEAR'S TOUCHING OF THE SOULSWITH JOYCE? I DON'T UNDERSTAND. I CANNOT BELIEVEI'M SO STUPID! I ACTUALLYCONVINCED MYSELF YOU THOUGHTI WAS SPECIAL. MALLORY --THAT I HAD SOMETHINGTO OFFER. I WAS NOTHINGBUT A PLAYTHING TO YOU! MALLORY, WHY DON'TWE SIT DOWN, HAVE SOME TEA, AND WE CAN TALK ABOUT THIS? I REALLY HOPE YOU ENJOYEDYOURSELF, COLIN, I DO, 'CAUSE I'LL TELL YOUSOMETHING -- I LEARNED MORE TONIGHTTHAN I EVER DID IN YOUR STUPIDPOETRY CLASS! YOU COULD HAVE AT LEASTLEARNED A NEW SONG! ELYSE.HMM? BAD NEWS. MR. FISH IS MISSING. MISSING? THE NEW FISH IS THERE,BUT HE'S NOT TALKING. DAD. HMM? I WANT YOUTO BRACE YOURSELF. AGNEW ATE KISSINGER. IT WAS REALLY COOL, DAD. BUBBLES JUST SWALLOWED HIMWHOLE. JENNIFER,TAKE HIM AWAY. ALL RIGHT, DAD,I SAY WE SKIP THE TRIAL. I SAY WE FILLETBUBBLES NOW. BUBBLES! GET HIM! HEY, HONEY. HOW DIDTHE POETRY READING GO? IT DIDN'T. WHAT HAPPENED? MOM, I THOUGHT COLINREALLY LIKED ME. AND I THOUGHT THATI REALLY LIKED HIM. ALL HE WANTEDWAS FOR ME TO BECOME ONE OF THE PRECIOUS THINGSHE'S COLLECTED ON HIS TRAVELS. I'M SORRY, HONEY. HOW COULD I HAVE BEENSO STUPID? I DIDN'T BELONGIN THAT POETRY GROUP. NOW ---NOW, THAT'S NOT TRUE. YOU BELONG THEREJUST AS MUCH AS ANYBODY ELSE. YOU WERE REALLY ENJOYINGTHAT GROUP, AND YOU WERE DOING WELL,TOO. "POURQUOI" WAS A GOOD POEM. YOU KNOW, MOM, BEFORE I STARTEDAT GRANT, I WAS REALLY NERVOUSABOUT FITTING IN. ALL OF A SUDDEN,I'M WITH THIS GROUP AND I'M HAVINGINTELLECTUAL TALKS WITH SOMEONE LIKE COLIN. AND IT MADE MEFEEL SMART. IT MADE ME FEEL SPECIAL. [ SIGHS ] I WANTED TO BETHAT PERSON SO BADLY, I WAS JUST READY TO TURN MY BACKON WHO I AM. YOU ARE GROWING UP,HONEY. THERE ARE GONNA BEA LOT OF FALSE STARTS, YOU KNOW? A LOT OF DISAPPOINTMENTS,A LOT OF PAIN, BUT... BUT THESE...DETOURS, THEY MAKE UP THE TEXTUREOF YOUR LIFE, YOU KNOW? THEY TELL YOU WHAT ALLYOUR DIFFERENT OPTIONS ARE, ALL THE DIFFERENT THINGSYOU CAN BECOME. I DON'T KNOWIF I CAN HANDLE IT, MOM. OH, HONEY, EVERY WOMAN'S GOTA COLIN SPENCER IN HER PAST. DO YOU? YEAH, I... MINE'S NAME WASGRANVILLE MITCHELL. I MET HIMIN BALLET CLASS. HE WAS A SENIOR.I WAS A FRESHMAN. HE TOLD ME I COULD DANCELIKE ISADORA DUNCAN. [ CHUCKLES ] WHAT ARE YOULAUGHING AT? SORRY. THE POINT IS THATOUT OF THAT DISASTER DEVELOPEDA LOVE FOR DANCE THAT STAYED WITH METHE REST OF MY LIFE. NOW, YOU -- YOU HAVEA NEW INTEREST IN POETRY. DON'T GIVE IT UP JUST BECAUSEOF COLIN SPENCER. YOU KNOW, MOM, THE WORST PART ISTHAT I REALLY HURT NICK. HE'S ALWAYS LOVED MEFOR WHO I AM AND I NEVER HAVETO PUT ON AN ACT. YOU KNOW, I NEVER HAVE TOPRETEND I'M SOMETHING I'M NOT. NICK'S SPECIAL THAT WAY. COME ON.LET'S GO UP. YOU GO AHEAD.I'LL BE UP IN A MINUTE. OKAY. NICK? HI, IT'S ME. DO YOU WANTTO GO GET SOME TACOS?