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The Secret Life of American Teenager 115
Ricky: I gotta go.
Adrain: No, you can't just have sex like that and leave me here alone.
Ricky: Sorry. Then again, I think you say that every time I leave your house, so maybe you can just not say anything for once.
Adrain: Are you angry with me? After that?
Ricky: I'm not angry with you. I'm angry with someone else.
Adrain: How can you be angry with anyone after what we just did?
Ricky: I just can, all right? I have to go.
Adrain: Ricky, please. This is as close as I've ever felt to you. Tonight. In there. Just talk to me, please.
Ricky: I don't feel like talking to you. It's personal.
Adrain: Come on, look, just don't run away tonight, okay? Just talk to me, just tell me what this is about. You can tell me, you can if you want. I'm not gonna tell anyone. Whatever it is, I'm not gonna say anything. Don't you know me better than that by now?
Ricky: No. And you don't know me either.
Adrain: Well, then let's get to know each other.
Ricky: Okay, you want to get to know me? You want to know who I am? The reason I'm in foster care is not just because my dad smacked me around and smacked my mom around. It's not just because they were both drug addicts, and abandoned me over and over again. It's because my dad used to come home after a long day of hanging out and getting high to teach me a little lesson in how hard it is to be a man in this world. That's what he called it: "A little lesson." Every night, I'd be in bed with my door closed, just begging God that he wouldn't come in my room for one of his little lessons. But night after night after night, there he was. And when I couldn't take it anymore, when I hated him enough, when I really didn't care if I lived or died, I told my teacher at school and she told someone, and then they told someone else. And eventually, but believe me, not quickly, eventually, he went off to prison. But guess what? He's back, and he's hanging around. He went to see Amy and then he came around when I was with Grace, so lock your doors, because he'll probably show up here too. Not that he's interested in you or Grace or Amy. No, he's just interested in me, in hurting me. He actually wants me to make someone pay for my baby and then give him the money. Then he'll leave me alone. Nice, huh?
Adrain: Ricky, I'm so sorry. Let me help you, okay? I can talk to my dad. He can help you.
Ricky: No one can help me.
Ruben: Adrian? Everything okay? What's wrong?
Adrain: Ricky was just here. Did you know?
Ruben: Did I know what?
Adrain: That his father was in prison for sexually abusing him and for drugs and for God knows what else?
Ruben: I can't discuss that.
Adrain: But you knew, then put him back in prison.
Ruben: Honey, I can't. He's on parole, and as long as he follows the conditions of his parole, there's nothing I can do.
Adrain: I don't believe that. Have the cops follow him around. Make him break the conditions of his parole.
Ruben: As an officer of the court, I cannot mandate any law-enforcement agency to spend an exorbitant amount of resources on one individual who, if he's following the parole agreement, he's not an apparent danger to anyone.
Adrain: Really? You believe that? He's not an apparent danger to anyone? Dad, please.
Ruben: I'm doing the best I can, honey.
Anne: What are you doing?
George: What's it look like? I'm shaving.
Anne: I can see that, but why are you shaving in my kitchen?
George: I'm tired of shaving with the garden hose. My skin's getting chapped.
Anne: George, there are three bathrooms in this house.
George: Yeah, and three women.
Ashley: Do you think it's okay if I go to a friend's house after school? A friend's house after school?
George: You have a friend?
Anne: George.
George: You're not thinking the same thing?
Anne: I think it's wonderful that you have a friend and that you're getting out of the house and doing something with someone outside the family. So, what's her name?
Ashley: What makes you so sure it's a her?
Anne: Oh. So it's a boyfriend friend?
Ashley: No, it's a gender-non-specific friend. Why is it such a surprise that I have a friend? I'm a very, very friendly person. All right, well, I'll be in the car.
Anne: So I'll pick you up after last period, okay?
Amy: Yeah. Sounds good. I have a doctor's appointment. She said I might be able to find out the sex of the baby today.
George: Really? And then you'll tell me. I'd love to have a boy. I got two girls, so a grandson would be great. You know, or a granddaughter.
Anne: She's leaning towards adoption. You know that.
George: That's already been decided?
Anne: No, it hasn't, but I think it's what she wants.
George: What she wants or what you want?
Anne: I think it's really what she wants, George. She isn't sure she wants to know if it's a boy or a girl.
George: Is this because of Ricky? She doesn't want Ricky and his dad coming around? Did you scare her with that?
Anne: No. I didn't. It's about nothing except for the fact that Amy thinks that this might be the best choice for her baby.
L: Let's go, I got things to do today. What's with the camera?
Ben: We're finding out the sex of the baby. And according to the information I got from the internet, this is a moment that should be recorded for history.
Leo: Amy's borrowing your camera, right?
Ben: No. I'm gonna be there with her.
Leo: You're gonna be there when she finds out the sex of the baby? You know how they find that out? And she's gonna be laying on a table with her whole stomach exposed. Have you seen Amy's stomach before?
Ben: Well, that's kind of a personal question, isn't it?
Leo: Not as personal as you being there and seeing her stomach.
Ben: They can cover it. It'll be fine. I mean, it's just a stomach.
Leo: No, it's not. It's a very intimate moment between the mother and the baby, and usually the father of the baby, and it's very emotional. I mean, given Amy's situation, I would think she'd feel really vulnerable at a moment like that and would be much more comfortable with her mother there than you.
Ben: She wants me to be there.
Leo: I'm not worried about you as much as Amy. I can't imagine that she would want you there.
Ben: She's my wife. I know we're not married legally, but we might as well be. We're in love and we're in this relationship for life. And this is a big part of that relationship, today, finding out the sex of the baby. I have to be there. Amy wants me to be there. Just like she wants me there for the birth.
Leo: Yeah, okay, we'll see about that.
Ben: We'll see about what?
Leo: Come on. Let's go, already. Be there for the birth.
Man: Well, I'm very happy you stopped by. I wish my wife were here to talk to you. Well, she's been wanting to talk to you, but neither of us wanted to intrude on the situation.
George: I don't know why not. The whole world has intruded. It's not like it's a secret.
Man: So, what do you think Amy is going to do? Is she thinking about adoption? Ricky said she's thinking about it, but I'm not sure he's totally onboard with that right now, especially since his father has been coming around looking for money from the adoption.
George: Bob is looking for money for the baby?
Man: Maybe Ricky didn't tell Amy, but yes.
George: Bob said he'd help out financially.
Man: Bob has no money. Bob the child molester is also Bob the drug addict. Do you know Adrian?
George: I know Adrian. What about Adrian? Is her father a child molester too?
Man: No, he's the DA. He got us a restraining order, and he's asked the police to keep an eye out.
George: What, in case anyone kills Bob?
Man: Let's not resort to violence. Let's not put ourselves on Bob's level.
George: Let's put Bob down a level. Like six feet under. He wanted money for the baby?
Man: Bob will not last long in the real world. Sooner or later, he's gonna do something that will violate his parole and he'll go back to prison.
George: Should we do something to Bob before Bob does something to go back to prison?
Man: There's nothing we can do.
George: No? There's gotta be something we can do. I'm not gonna sit around drinking Earl Grey, waiting for Bob to go back to prison.
Man: Don't do anything stupid, George.
George: Yeah, story of my life.
Ricky: So that's why he showed up at the batting cages. He wants money from the adoption.
Ma: So you and Amy have decided to have the baby adopted?
Ricky: No, at least I haven't. I don't want anything to do with an adoption, which is only gonna make Bob angry. I mean, he's an angry man already. Look, I wouldn't want to ruin your morning, so I'll spare you the details of what my father did to me.
Kathleen: Ricky, you can tell us anything. Don't worry about our morning, okay?
Ricky: It's not okay. I was sexually abused, and Bob got sent to prison because of me, so I don't think Grace should be around me. I don't think it's safe.
Marshall: Bob was sent to prison because of Bob. Didn't have anything to do with you. You know that, don't you?
Ricky: Yeah, I know that. Intellectually, I know that. But still, sometimes it gets turned around in my head somehow. Look, I'm working on my problems. I'm in therapy. I've been in therapy for years, and I know I'd never do anything to hurt Grace, but I can't say the same about Bob. I can't say he wouldn't hurt her if he had the chance. I think he just wants to get back at me. I just don't know how he plans to do that. So I'm not gonna come around for a while and I was wondering if you could explain that to Grace. I can't. I just can't. I really love her, but I don't want her to get hurt, but Bob is very unpredictable.
Kathleen: Ricky, are you sure you can't tell Grace this yourself? We can tell her, but she can hear what you have to say without any judgment. She can.
Ricky: Yeah, because she's a Christian. You're all Christians. I wish I could be a Christian. I wish I could believe what you believe. I wish Jesus would just take away my pain and suffering, but I spent too many nights praying for Bob to leave me alone to believe that prayer ever works. No, I think you better tell Grace that I can't see her anymore. Not right now, anyway. Look, I have to go. I'm sorry. I have to go.
Ricky: No pity, okay? I don't need pity.
Adrain: I think I understand you a lot better now.
R: I doubt it. Besides, I'm not looking for understanding.
Adrain: I know what you're looking for, and you're not gonna get that from Grace.
Ricky: I'm not seeing Grace. I went over to her house and told her parents that I'd stay away from her, and I'm gonna stay away from her.
Adrain: Because of your dad, or because she really isn't what you want? Or because rejection in any form is just gonna make her want you more?
Ricky: I'm not that complicated. Hey, don't make too much out of what I told you about my dad, okay?
George: He wants to make money off the adoption. He wants Ricky to give him a commission on selling Amy's baby, that's why he showed up. He wants to get a cut of the money.
Anne: Nobody's getting any money for Amy's baby.
George: Apparently people do that. They pay for hospital costs and taking care of the mother. Sometimes there's some sort of cash bonus involved, disguised as an expense.
Anne: Reverend Stone didn't say anything about that. That's not gonna happen.
George: How do you know it's not gonna happen? How do you know that there's not gonna be money under the table to Ricky? With Bob in the picture, adoption is a dirty business. You're the one who wanted her to do this, not me.
Anne: It doesn't have to be a dirty business. It's not supposed to be a dirty business. It's supposed to be a wonderful way of providing a child with a stable and loving family and giving two people a chance to have a child who would ordinarily not be able to have one. It's just people like Ricky's father that make it into a dirty business. We won't have anything to do with him or anyone like him.
George: How are we gonna know?
Anne: We'll know. George, don't do anything stupid, please. Amy is gonna need you. You need to be here for Amy. Don't do anything stupid.
George: What kind of a man abuses his own son? Pervert.
Anne: A very sick man. Someone who needs some help. George, let the authorities handle this, please.
George: You know, if Bob did what he did to Ricky, then Ricky could do what he did to the baby.
Anne: That's not fair, and it's not true. It doesn't have to be that way. Just because Ricky was abused doesn't mean he's gonna do the same thing. Ricky can be different from his father.
George: Get out your dream catcher, because you're dreaming again.
Ben: So, what time is your appointment?
Amy: Same time as usual. As soon as I can get there after school.
Ben: So am I riding with you and your mom, or should I have my dad's driver drop me off, or how does that work? Oh, and I have a digital camera, but don't worry, I won't take pictures unless you want me to. Uh, you want me to be there, right? You said you wanted me to be there, didn't you?
Amy: No, I said I wish you could be there. Like I wish we were married, legally. Like I wish this was our baby. Like I wish a lot of things.
Ben: So you don't want me to be there.
Amy: It's kind of personal. But still think you should go? I mean, you've never even seen my stomach before.
Ben: I know. It'll be the first time I see your stomach. I'm sure it will be awkward, but I want to be there for you. I want to see the baby. I want to be there with you when you find out whether it's a girl or a boy. And, yeah, at first, it'll be awkward, but we'll work through the awkwardness. We love each other.
Amy: I don't think so, Ben. I don't even know if I want to know if it's a boy or a girl. I'm not even sure I want to be there.
Ben: I know it's gonna be a very emotional moment for you, and that's why I want to be there for you. But just think about letting me go. Just think about it.
Amy: No. I don't want to think about it. I don't want to hurt your feelings, but I don't want you to be there. Sorry. I just think it would be awkward.
Ben: Are you gonna let me go to birthing classes?
Amy: Again, I think that would be awkward.
Ben: So you don't want me there when the baby is born.
Amy: In the room when I'm completely exposed to the world? No. I'm not even sure I want my mother to be there.
Ben: We don't have to make these decisions now. I mean, we have months to think about it. But please, just consider the possibility of letting me be there when the baby is born. I mean, I can stay up by your head, all the way up by your head and I won't look at anything you don't want me to see.
Amy: Yeah, okay. I'll think about it.
George: I knew if I called, you'd tell me not to come over.
Kathleen: Yeah, I probably would.
George: I always wondered what this house would look like on the inside. It's very you.
Kathleen: Yeah, I bought my own furniture this time around.
George: That's a great rocking chair. Where'
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