[ 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 WHERE'S MALLORY? AH, SHE'SSTILL GETTING DRESSED. WHAT'S TAKING HERSO LONG? JEFF IS GONNA BE HEREANY MINUTE. THAT'S WHAT'STAKING HER SO LONG. LOOK, JENNIFER, LET MEEXPLAIN TO YOU A FEW THINGS ABOUT THE FEMALEOF THE SPECIES. THIS OUGHT TO BE GOODFOR A LAUGH. YOU SEE,THE MOST IMPORTANT WEAPON THAT -- THATANY FEMALE POSSESSES IS HER ABILITYTO ATTRACT THE MALE. FOR EXAMPLE,THE, UH, THE FEMALE BLUE JAY HAS HER DECORATIVE PLUMAGE. THUS, RIGHT NOWMALLORY IS UPSTAIRS PUTTING ON HER FEATHERSAND SNAPPING ON HER BEAK. ALEX, IT ISTHE MALE BLUE JAY THAT HASTHE PRETTY FEATHERS. OKAY, OKAY. OCCASIONALLY, YOU'LL FINDA DEVIANT JAY OR TWO, BUT... AS A RULE, MOST BIRDSPLAY IT STRAIGHT. GIVE IT UP, ALEX. [ CLEARS THROAT ] WELL, WHAT DO YOU THINK? DID JENNIFER SAYYOU COULD BORROW THAT? THIS HAPPENS TO BEWHAT ALL THE COLLEGE GIRLS ARE WEARING THIS YEAR. YOU LIKE IT,DON'T YOU, JEN? YEAH. YOU LOOK... CUTE. CUTE! I DON'T WANTTO LOOK CUTE. I WANTTO LOOK SOPHISTICATED. MAYBE YOU SHOULD PUTON A FALSE MUSTACHE. MALLORY, WHY ARE YOUSO NERVOUS? JEFF IS CRAZYABOUT YOU. HE WAS CRAZY ABOUT MEBEFORE HE WENT OFF TO COLLEGE. I'M JUST NERVOUSTHAT HE'S CHANGED. ALEX, YOU GOTTO HELP ME OUT. WHAT DO YOU THINKI COULD DO TO BE MORE INTERESTINGTO A COLLEGE MAN? BUY A CAR. LOOK,LET'S FACE IT, MALLORY. YOU HAVE ALWAYS BEEN... BORDERLINE INTERESTINGAT BEST. JEFF HAS BEEN AWAYAT PRINCETON. HE -- HE'S MINGLINGWITH PEOPLE OF THE WORLD, WITH JET SETTERSAND COVER GIRLS. NICE OF YOUTO CHEER HER UP, ALEX. OKAY, OKAY, MALLORY,I'LL HELP YOU OUT. A FEW POINTERS TO GET YOUIN TUNE WITH THE WAYA COLLEGE MAN THINKS. GREAT. GO AHEAD. OKAY, LET ME SEE.UH, BOOKS. JUST DISCUSS BOOKS. OKAY. UH, HAVE YOU READ, UH,"THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL"? "WUTHERING HEIGHTS"? UH,"THE SOUND AND THE FURY"? I SAW"THE SOUND OF MUSIC." NOW, WAIT A MINUTE. WHAT AM I WORRIED ABOUT? I KNOW JEFF STILL LIKES ME. I'M SURE OF IT. LISTEN TO THESE LETTERS. "MALLORY." THAT'S ME. "THE CAFETERIA FOODIS WORSE THAN I IMAGINED, "AND AS I SIT HERE "LOOKING AT THE CORNIN CREAM SAUCE, I THINK OF YOU." "YOUR PAL, JEFF." CAN YOU BELIEVEHOW ROMANTIC HE IS? I DON'T KNOW, MALLORY. UH, I MAY BE A LITTLE JADED, BUT, UH, THAT DOESN'T SOUNDALL THAT ROMANTIC TO ME. THAT'S BECAUSEYOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO READ A LOVE LETTER. YOU GOT TO READ BETWEEN THE LINES. LIKE WHEN HE SAYSTHE FOOD STINKS, HE MEANS, "I MISS YOU." SO IF HE REALLY MEANTTHE FOOD STINKS, W-WHAT WOULD HE SAY? "BE MY LOVE"? Elyse: OKAY. DINNER IS SET.I HOPE JEFF LIKES LASAGNA. I HOPE HE LIKES ME. MALLORY, STOP WORRYING.JEFF IS CRAZY ABOUT YOU. WHAT IF HE'SALL DIFFERENT NOW? WHAT IF HE'S NOT SHY?WHAT IF HE'S NOT SWEET? WHAT IF HE JUSTDOESN'T LIKE ME ANYMORE? OF COURSEHE STILL LIKES YOU. WHY ELSE DO YOU THINK HE'SCOMING FOR DINNER TONIGHT? YOU THINK IT'S JUSTFOR THE LASAGNA? WELL, HE DID WRITE ME HOW AWFULTHE FOOD WAS AT COLLEGE. OH, COME ON, HONEY,THAT WAS JUST HIS WAY OF TELLING YOUHE MISSED YOU. [ CHUCKLES ]SEE, ALEX? [ DOORBELL RINGS ] OH, I'LL GET IT. WAIT. DON'T ANSWER IT!IT COULD BE JEFF. MAYBE I SHOULD CHANGE. NO. YOU LOOK CUTEIN JENNIFER'S OUTFIT. OH. HONEY,YOU LOOK FINE. REALLY. HEY, JEFF, WELCOME HOME.HI. HOW ARE YOU?HI, JEN. HI. HEY, ALEX. AND WHO'S THIS? JEFF, IT'S ME, MALLORY. I KNOW IT'S YOU. WHAT HAPPENEDTO YOUR SENSE OF HUMOR? [ LAUGHS ] OH, THAT'S CLEVER.VERY CLEVER. "BOOLA BOOLA." MALLORY, DID YOU MAKETHESE COOKIES? THEY'RE GREAT. WELL, I-IKIND OF HELPED. MALLORY'S THE ONETHAT SET THE OVEN ON 375. WE'RE ALL PRETTY DARNPROUD OF HER. SO, JEFF, TELL ME, HAVE YOU READ"THE WITHERING PIMPERNEL"? YOU KNOW, JEFF,EVERYONE WAS VERY IMPRESSED WHEN YOU GOTTHAT SCHOLARSHIP. WHOLE TOWN'S VERY PROUD.[ CHUCKLES ] I AM, TOO. I'M TRULY DELIGHTED THAT THINGSARE GOING SO WELL FOR YOU THEREAT THE, UH, LEAGUE OF IVY. WELL, I THINK I'LL GO CHANGEFOR OUR DATE. WHAT'S WRONGWITH WHAT YOU'RE WEARING? DON'T BE SILLY, PAPA. THIS OUTFIT IS SIMPLYFOR DINING, NOT FOR AN EVENINGON THE TOWN. MY APOLOGIES, MA PETITE. HE'S SO AMUSING,ISN'T HE, JEFF? OH, MRS. KEATON, COULD ALEXAND I DO THAT? HUH? BEING AT COLLEGE, I NEVER GETTO CLEAR THE TABLE ANYMORE. I KIND OF MISS IT. I DON'T THINK I WANTTO GO TO COLLEGE. OKAY. HAVE FUN. IF YOU REALLY WANT TO HAVEA GOOD TIME, MOP THE FLOOR. ALEX, I HAVE A CONFESSIONTO MAKE. I REALLY DIDN'T WANTTO CLEAR THE TABLE. WELL, NEITHER DO I. THERE'S THE BACK DOOR.LET'S MAKE A RUN FOR IT. I'M SERIOUS.I HAVE TO TALK TO YOU. ALL RIGHT,JEFF, GO AHEAD. ALEX,COLLEGE IS TERRIBLE. I'M HOMESICK.I'M CONFUSED. I DON'T WANT TO BEAT PRINCETON. I HATE IT THERE. AH, YOU HAD ME GOINGFOR A MINUTE, YOU KIDDER, YOU. I KNOW WHAT THIS IS. THIS IS A FRATERNITY PRANK,RIGHT? NO. I-I'M NOT KIDDING. YOU KNOW HOWIN HIGH SCHOOL, YOU'RE ONEOF THE SMARTEST KIDS? YEAH. IT'S ONEOF MY FAVORITE THINGS. WELL, AT COLLEGE,ALL THE KIDS WERE THE SMARTEST KIDSIN THEIR HIGH SCHOOLS. I'M JUST AVERAGE THERE. JUST AVERAGE?[ SHUDDERS ] I DON'T THINKI COULD TOLERATE THAT. I'M DISORIENTED.I-I'M NERVOUS. THERE'S TOO MUCH PRESSURE.I'M NOT HAPPY. SO, WHAT ARE YOU TWO CHAPSTALKING ABOUT? JEFF WASJUST TELLING ME -- ABOUT THE GREATCOLLEGE DAYS I'M HAVING. DID -- DID I TELL YOU,IN A FEW WEEKS, WE GO AGAINST YALEIN POLO? NO. WHAT WILLTHEY BE WEARING? DID YOU LIKE THE MOVIE? YEAH, I DID.IT WAS GREAT. WHY? DIDN'T I ACTLIKE I LIKED IT? YOU DID. YOU DID.[ SIGHS ] THIS IS NICE, TOO.JUST RELAXING. MALLORY... I DON'T KNOWHOW TO SAY THIS. I KNEW IT! YOU DON'T WANTTO SEE ME ANYMORE. NO, THAT'S NOT IT. WILL YOU GO STEADYWITH ME? YOU DON'T HAVETO ANSWER RIGHT AWAY. YES! YOU HESITATED. DOES THAT MEANYOU'RE NOT SURE? NO! I'M SURE!I'M THRILLED! [ PANTING ] YOU DON'T LIKE IT. I LOVE IT!IT'S YOUR FRENCH CLUB PIN! OH, I WANT YOUTO PIN IT ON ME! WHERE? ON MY SWEATER. JEFF, IT'S TRADITIONALTO PIN IT CLOSER TO THE HEART. THERE.HOW DOES THAT LOOK? GREAT.OH. I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION. HOW CAN WE GO STEADYIF YOU'RE AT PRINCETON? YOU MEAN, HOW CAN IGO TO PRINCETON IF WE'RE GOING STEADY? EITHER WAY.[ SMOOCHES ] I'VE GIVEN THISA LOT OF THOUGHT, AND THE BEST THING WOULD BEFOR ME TO TRANSFER TO SCHOOL HERE IN TOWN. [ GASPS ] ARE YOU SERIOUS? SURE. WHY NOT? I DIDN'T KNOW HOW MUCH YOU MEANTTO ME UNTIL I WENT AWAY. I GUESS YOU COULD TELL THATFROM MY LETTERS. ANY FOOL COULD TELLFROM THOSE LETTERS. SURE, IF I GRADUATEDFROM PRINCETON, I COULD PROBABLY DO ANYTHINGI WANT WITH MY LIFE. BUT RIGHT NOW,YOU'RE WHAT I WANT. I DON'T KNOW HOW I COULD BESOMEWHERE WHERE YOU'RE...NOT. JEFF, I DIDN'T KNOWYOU FELT THIS WAY. YOU PROBABLY HAVEN'TNOTICED THIS, BUT I'M A "KEEP IT INSIDE"KIND OF GUY. IT'S GREAT THAT NOTHING'SCHANGED BETWEEN US, ISN'T IT? NOTHING'S CHANGED, AND NOTHING'SGOING TO CHANGE. [ CHUCKLES ] OW! NOTHING LIKE UNWINDING ONA SATURDAY MORNING, HUH, ALEX? I LIKE TO STAY WOUND,DAD. IT'S WHAT GIVES MEMY EDGE. I-I'LL RELAX TONIGHTAT THE HOMECOMING DANCE. WHO ARE YOU GOING WITH?OH, YOU DON'T KNOW HER. I DON'T KNOW HER,EITHER. YOU'RE TOO SELECTIVE,ALEX. YOU'VE GOT TO LOWERYOUR STANDARDS A LITTLE. I THOUGHT YOU HAD A STRICTPOLICY AGAINST BLIND DATES. OH, I DO. I DO.THIS ISN'T A BLIND DATE. I'VE SEENHER YEARBOOK PICTURE. SHE'S ON PAGE 157. SO ALL YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS GIRLIS WHAT SHE LOOKS LIKE AND WHAT PAGE SHE'S ON? I KNOW HER NAME, I MEAN... COULDN'T FORGET THAT. IT'S INGA... SOMETHING. AND I KNOW SHE --SHE'S CHOCK-FULL OF PEP, SHE SPEAKS FLUENT LATVIAN,AND BEST OF ALL, SHE'S A MEMBER OFTHE FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA. DON'T LET HER GET AWAY,ALEX. MORNING, MALLORY. OH, YES, HI. I'VE GOT AN ANNOUNCEMENTTO MAKE. IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. YOU FOUNDA NEW EYE SHADOW. ALEX. JEFF AND IARE GOING STEADY. I WAS STUNNED, TOO. YOU'RE WHAT? OH, HE JUST ASKED MELAST NIGHT. I DON'T KNOW IF I LIKETHE IDEA OF YOU GOING STEADY. WHY NOT? I THOUGHTYOU LIKED JEFF. WELL, I DO, UH,BUT AS TERRIFIC AS JEFF IS, I THINK YOU'RE TOO YOUNGTO RESTRICT YOURSELF TO ONE PERSON. Steven: YOU DON'T WANTTO MISS OUT ON YOUR YOUTH. IF GOING STEADY AT 15IS OKAY, WHEN IS IT OKAYTO GET ENGAGED -- 18? THEN WHAT --MARRIED AT 20? ISN'T THAT THE WAYYOU AND MOMMY DID IT? WE'RE NOT GONNAFORBID YOU TO GO STEADY, BUT WE DON'T THINKIT'S A GOOD IDEA. I THINKIT'S A WONDERFUL IDEA. HE GAVE ME THIS. IT'S HISFRENCH CLUB PIN. IT MEANS L'AMOUR. SURE IT DOESN'T... SURE IT DOESN'T MEAN HE DIDN'T WANT TO SPRINGFOR REAL JEWELRY? YOU HAVE TO MAKE FUNOF EVERYTHING, DON'T YOU, ALEX? I FEEL SORRY FOR YOU. YOU FEEL SORRY FOR ME? THAT'S RIGHT. IT'S TOO BAD YOU'VENEVER FELT THE LOVE FOR ANOTHER PERSONTHAT I FEEL FOR JEFF. I'VE FELT LOVE, MALLORY. LOVE IS A SACRED THING. I JUST LIKE TO KEEP ITIN PERSPECTIVE. MALLORY,THIS DOESN'T MAKE SENSE. HOW CAN YOU GO STEADYWITH SOMEONE WHO'S GOING TO SCHOOLSO FAR AWAY? THAT'S THE BEST PART, MOM.HE'S COMING HOME. HE'S GONNA GOTO GRANT COLLEGE. GRANT COLLEGE? THAT'S NOT A REAL SCHOOL. YOU COULD GETINTO GRANT COLLEGE. THAT IS ENOUGHOUT OF YOU, ALEX. JENNIFER, COULD YOUHELP ME PICK OUT AN OUTFIT FOR THE DANCE TONIGHT? BUT WE ONLY HAVE10 HOURS. THAT'S CUTTING IT CLOSE,BUT I'M GAME. SOME PEOPLE SEARCHTHEIR WHOLE LIVES FOR THE RIGHT PERSON. I'M SO LUCKYI DIDN'T HAVE TO WAIT. I CAN BE HAPPYFROM NOW ON. YOU KNOW, I KNEW JEFF WASUNHAPPY AT PRINCETON, BUT, UH, NOT THIS UNHAPPY. WHAT MAKES YOU THINKJEFF WAS UNHAPPY AT PRINCETON? OH, HE TOLD ME LAST NIGHT. HE -- HE WENT ON AND ON ABOUTHOW HE COULDN'T HANDLE IT THERE, HOW HE DIDN'T FIT IN. I THOUGHT THAT I'D CONVINCED HIMTO STAY, GIVE IT A CHANCE, BUT THEN HE GOESAND HE PULLS A STUNT LIKE THIS. I DON'T LIKE IT,STEVEN.[ SIGHS ] I DON'T EITHER, ELYSE,BUT LET'S, UH, GIVE IT SOME TIME AND SEE HOW SERIOUSTHEY GET. [ TELEPHONE RINGING ] HELLO? YEAH, UH, JUST A MINUTE. ALEX, IT'S FOR YOU. INGA.AH. THE FUTURE FARMER. HI. HOW YOU DOING? HEY-HEY, CONGRATULATIONS! HER PIG HAD A BABY. WHAT? UH, WELL --WELL, I-I DON'T KNOW. I MEAN, IF YOU WANT ME TO. UH, PUT HER ON. SOOEY! SOOEY! IT'S A PIG. [ BAND PLAYS DANCE MUSIC ] [ PANTING ] NO, NO, INGA... I GOT TO TAKE A BREAK. MY LEGS ARE BUCKLING. I DON'T DO THE PLOWINGTHAT YOU DO. INGA LIKES TO DANCE,HUH? WELL, SHE THREATENEDTO HOG-TIE THE BAND IF THEY TOOK A BREAK. Man: AND ONE MORE TIME, BOYS.AND A ONE AND A TWO... [ BAND PLAYS COUNTRY MUSIC ] WHOA. GOT OUT OF THEREJUST IN TIME. I'M GLAD SOMEONE'S DANCING,ANYWAY. MALLORY,WHAT'S THE MATTER? WHERE'S JEFF? ALEX, WE HAVEN'TDANCED ONCE. THIS WHOLE EVENINGHAS BEEN -- HAS BEEN A STROLLDOWN MEMORY LANE. WE VISITED THE CAFETERIA. WE -- WE LOOKED UPHIS FAVORITE BOOKS IN THE CARD CATALOG. WE WENT TO THE CHEM LAB AND TOOK PICTURESOF HIS OLD BUNSEN BURNER. WELL, THAT'S, UH... THAT'S NATURAL. I MEAN -- I MEAN, AFTER ALL,IT IS HIS FIRST TIME HOME. HE PROBABLY JUST WANTS TO SEESOME OF THE THINGS HE MISSED WHILE HE WAS AWAY,THAT'S ALL. I KNOW. IT'S JUST THAT I THOUGHTTHAT I WAS ONE OF 'EM. [ BELL RINGING ] Inga: SOOEY! SOOEY! UH, THAT'S FOR ME. INGA, WAIT -- MALLORY, YOU SHOULD HAVEGONE WITH ME. THAT WINDOW IN MY HOMEROOMIS STILL BROKEN. [ Chuckling ]IT WAS GREAT. JEFF,WHEN ARE WE GONNA DANCE? SOON. I JUST WANTTO SEE MY OLD LOCKER. 253. WHAT A LOCKER. THIS WILL BE ONEFOR THE ALBUM. IT'S JUST LIKETHE OLD DAYS. SAME GIRL,SAME LOCKER. JEFF,I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY YOU EVENBROUGHT ME HERE TONIGHT. YOU MIGHT AS WELLBE HERE BY YOURSELF. MALLORY, I HAVEN'T BEENIN THIS SCHOOL FOR FOUR MONTHS. IT'S NOT THE SAME FOR YOU.YOU'RE HERE EVERY DAY. WHAT ARE YOUTALKING ABOUT? I-IT'S HARDTO BE AWAY FROM HOME. I-I'M SCARED. I'M CONFUSED.I-I GET HOMESICK. YOU DON'T KNOW WHATI'M GOING THROUGH RIGHT NOW. WHAT YOU'RE GOING THROUGH?WHAT ABOUT ME? I'M OUT WITH SOMEONE I WAS SUPPOSEDTO BE GOING STEADY WITH. YOU KNOW,"GOING STEADY." THAT MEANS TWO PEOPLE --A GIRL AND A BOY, NOT A GIRL AND A BOYAND HIS LOCKER. MR. NEEDHAM! REMEMBER ME? OH, WELL,HOW COULD I FORGET? ROGER.JEFF. MENDOZA.WAKEFIELD. RIGHT, RIGHT.[ CHUCKLES ] YOU STILL WORKINGAT THE FIRESTONE PLANT? UH, NO,I WENT TO PRINCETON. HOW IS IT?I'M DROPPING OUT. GOOD FOR YOU. I LOVE THAT MAN. JEFF, THIS HAS BEENA RIDICULOUS EVENING. TAKE ME HOME. WHY? I THOUGHT EVERYTHINGWAS GOING SO WELL. SAY, UH, DON, COULD YOUGIVE ME A HAND HERE? UH, SOMEONE SPILLEDSOME PUNCH. SURE. THE SCHOOL NEEDS ME. JUST LIKE THE OLD DAYS. [ COUNTRY MUSIC ENDS ] [ BREATHING HEAVILY ] HOW'S IT GOING, ALEX? GREAT. GREAT. BOY, CAN THAT GIRLBALE HAY. I'M GLAD SOMEONE'S HAVINGA GOOD TIME, ANYWAY. DIDN'T JEFF COME BACK? YEAH, HE CAME BACK. TOOK A FEW SNAPSHOTSOF HIS FAVORITE LOCKER. AND NOW HE'S OFFMOPPING UP PUNCH WITH HIS FAVORITE TEACHER. WE HAVEN'T DANCED ONCEALL NIGHT. [ BAND PLAYS SLOW DANCE MUSIC ] OH, GREAT.THAT'S MY FAVORITE SONG. UH, YOU WANT TO DA... YOU WANT TO DANCE? I'D LOVE TO. REALLY? YOU'RE A HARD GUYTO FIGURE, ALEX. I NEVER THOUGHT YOU'D GOFOR A FARM GIRL. CALL IT... ANIMAL MAGNETISM. WHAT DO YOU POSSIBLY HAVEIN COMMON WITH THIS GIRL? OH, THE LAND, DAD. THE LAND. SHE'S SPECIAL. SHE'S CONTRIBUTINGTO THE BREADBASKET OF AMERICA. SHE'S GOT DIRTUNDER HER FINGERNAILS. THAT'S A NICE QUALITYIN A DATE. WELL, HI, MAL.HOW WAS THE DANCE? MOM, I'D LIKETO SPEAK TO YOU ALONE. COME ON, ALEX. LET'S CONTINUE THISUP IN THE BUNKHOUSE. SHE WAS AT ONEWITH NATURE, DAD. IT WAS THRILLING. STRAY DUCKSFOLLOWED US HOME. AW, MALLORY,WHAT HAPPENED TONIGHT? NOTHING.THAT'S THE PROBLEM. JEFF HARDLY KNEWI WAS THERE. [ SIGHS,CLICKS TONGUE ] MALLORY,HAVE YOU ASKED YOURSELF WHY JEFF WANTSTO COME BACK HOME? I KNOW WHY HE WANTSTO COME BACK HOME. HE WANTS TO BE WITH ME. WELL, I KNOW --I KNOW THAT'S PART OF IT, BUT -- BUT JEFF'S BEENVERY UNHAPPY AT SCHOOL. YOU KNOW, THE FIRST YEAROF COLLEGE CAN BE A VERYFRUSTRATING EXPERIENCE. OKAY, I ADMITJEFF IS HOMESICK. HE'S CONFUSED AND SCARED. DOESN'T MEAN HE DOESN'TCARE ABOUT ME, DOES IT? OF COURSE HE CARESABOUT YOU, MAL, BUT THAT'SNOT THE POINT. YOU SEE, I-I THINKIT'S HARD FOR HIM TO ADMITTHAT HE'S SCARED, THAT HE MIGHT NOTBE GOOD ENOUGH, AND IT'S NICER TO THINK THAT THERE'S THIS -- THISWONDERFUL GIRL BACK HOME THAT HE JUST CAN'TLIVE WITHOUT. MOM, JEFF ISTHE SWEETEST GUY I KNOW. HE MAKES ME FEEL LIKE I'M THE MOST SPECIAL PERSONIN THE WORLD. NO ONE ELSE DOES THAT.I DON'T WANT TO LOSE HIM. OH, HONEY, SOMETIMESWHEN YOU LOVE SOMEONE, THE BEST WAY TO HOLD ON TO HIMIS JUST TO LET HIM GO. [ KNOCK ON DOOR ] OH.SOUNDS LIKE JEFF. PROBABLY WANTS TO LOOKAT OUR DOOR ONCE MORE, FOR OLD TIME'S SAKE. OH...HI. I HOPEI DIDN'T WAKE ANYBODY. NO, JEFF. NORMALLY WE DON'T SLEEPTHIS CLOSE TO THE DOOR. GOOD POINT. GOOD NIGHT.THERE SHE IS. [ DOOR CLOSES ] YOU KNOW, IT'S CRAZY. THESE PAST TWO MONTHS, ALL I'VE WANTEDTO DO IS BE WITH YOU. TONIGHT I COULD HAVE BEEN,AND I WAS, BUT I WASN'T. IS THIS WHAT YOULOOKED LIKE TONIGHT? PRETTY MUCH. AND I DIDN'T NOTICE YOU? WELL, IT'S KIND OF TOUGHTO COMPETE AGAINST A GREAT-LOOKING LOCKERLIKE OLD 235. 253. 235 WAS BIFF DUGGAN'S. JEFF, WE NEED TO TALK. I KNOW. YOU WANT TO GO FIRST? NO, YOU GO AHEAD. MALLORY, YOU KNOW, THE FIRSTYEAR OF COLLEGE CAN BE A -- JEFF, I THOUGHTI WAS GONNA GO FIRST. I'M SORRY. GO AHEAD. WELL, JEFF, YOU KNOW,THE FIRST YEAR AT COLLEGE CAN BE A VERY FRUSTRATING -- EXPERIENCE. RIGHT. GO ON. AND IT MIGHT SEEMLIKE THE EASIEST THING TO DO WOULD BE TO JUST -- COME HOME. EXACTLY.THIS IS GOOD. JEFF, YOU KNOWYOU MEAN A LOT TO ME. AND YOU MEANA LOT TO ME. AND SOMETIMES WHEN YOU CAREABOUT SOMEONE, THE BEST WAYTO HOLD ON TO THEM IS TO LET THEM GO. I THINK I SHOULD GO BACKTO PRINCETON, MALLORY. YOU DO? SO DO I. YOU DO? I WAS HOPING FOR A LITTLE,"JEFF, PLEASE DON'T GO." WELL, I WAS KINDOF HOPING FOR A LITTLE, "BUT, MALLORY,I CAN'T LEAVE YOU." IT IS GONNA BE HARDTO LEAVE YOU. IT'S GONNA BE HARDTO SEE YOU GO. WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN TO US? NO GIRL'S EVER LIKED MELIKE YOU BEFORE. I'M AFRAID OF LOSING YOU. I AM, TOO, BUT I'M GLADWE'RE AFRAID. THAT MUST MEANWE REALLY CARE. DO YOU THINK WE CANSTILL GO STEADY ON WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS? WEEKENDS ARE TOUGH.PRINCETON'S SO FAR AWAY. OKAY,JUST HOLIDAYS, THEN. WHAT ARE YOU DOINGON LINCOLN'S BIRTHDAY? JEFF, LET'S JUSTPLAY IT BY EAR. IT'S WORKED OUT PRETTY WELLFOR US SO FAR. I GUESS IT'D BE WRONGFOR YOU TO KEEP THE PIN. WE DON'T NEED A PIN TO SAYHOW MUCH WE CARE FOR EACH OTHER. NO, WE DON'T. ARE YOU BUSYGROUNDHOG DAY? [ CHUCKLES ]