Casual

Previously, on "Casual"...

When did you guys start fucking behind my back?

Behind your back?

Good luck with Spencer.

Hope he dies before you get bored with him too.

So, you, uh,

took home the boss's wife?

- It's so good to see you. - Yeah.

Are those my flip-flops?

Alex Cole? You've been served.

You're being sued for negligence.

- Negligence? - And violating

your company's morality clause.

Hike, trail, lake? Let's go.

Can we put the phone away? And join me here?

- I have people who need me. - Your brother?

You want to run this company, you do it with me in tow.

Fine, you can hang around, watch me fire your employees.

Or you can sign. $65,000.

One year's salary for my personal assistant.

When you and Valerie moved in, what was Alex like?

I think he was happy.

He never encouraged you to get your own place?

Did he encourage you?

I just feel so lucky to be here.

Anyway, eventually I gave up,

and I sat down,

and they put the robe over me,

and burned this really foul incense,

and I looked up and there was a sea of people

just bowing, and chanting, and...

And then that was it.

Ceremony was over.

I'm the Dalai Lama.

- Wow. - And all I'm supposed to do

until the day I die is guide and protect my people.

- That's a lot of pressure. - Mm.

I started to have a panic attack and I woke up.

And is that the end of your Buddhist phase?

Two weeks later, I found out I was pregnant.

- Really. - Mm.

Fuck me.

Eat that. Oh, my God.

- Oh, my God. - Right?

My inner fat kid is touching herself right now.

What are you eating? It looks delicious.

Oh, it's ricotta French toast.

It's as good as it looks.

Are you here for the reunion?

On the hills above the bay? Right?

- What? It's our song. - Why are you singing it?

'Cause I like it.

We're actually here on our honeymoon.

Oh! Congratulations! - Thank you.

Yeah, we just eloped.

- See? People do it. - Let 'em enjoy their breakfast.

- Honeymoon, huh? - Mm-hmm.

Okay.

God, that's good!

I was thinking about you on my run.

- Oh, yeah? - Yeah.

- Cool. - I know you're down about Snooger.

But the Alex Cole that I know

doesn't hide away from the world.

He makes things happen.

'Cause he's a fighter.

He likes to win.

Little too much?

No. It's very nice.

Yeah. Thank you.

I mean, do you remember that apartment

that you had in West LA?

Oh, my God. It was a shithole.

And you had that horrible IT job?

And now you have a house in the hills,

and a family that loves you.

I'd say you made it.

Everything'll work out as it should.

Mm. Oh.

Okay.

Hey. Where's your mother?

It's been three days. Let her have her vacation.

Vacation? Who needs vacation

when it's 75 and sunny here... oh, thank God.

Hey, heel. Those are for Spencer.

Sick Boy? Why is he not at home with his parents?

You're sick, I don't see you at home with your parents.

Because my sickness is emotional and socially accepted.

He has terminal cancer.

Well, let him spend his remaining days where he wants.

Can you at least tell me what hotel she's staying at?

I don't know, why don't you go knock on some doors?

Mm, this is fun for you, isn't it?

Just give her a call.

I talked to her like 20 minutes ago.

Hi, this is Valerie. I'm not here right now.

Please leave a message.

God damn it.

- Do it. Do it. - I will. I will!

- Eh... - What, you think I won't?

- I think you won't. - I'm going to.

- Right. - Okay, just...

follow my lead, okay?

Here, take my hand. Yeah.

Um, hi, there.

Sorry to bother you, um,

we're guests of the hotel,

and we're on our honeymoon.

We actually just got married yesterday at the courthouse...

We don't support the marriage industrial complex.

Right, yeah, you won't find any...

blood diamonds on these fingers.

Anyway, we heard that you have a honeymoon suite?

And... and we don't normally ask for special treatment...

- You can stop now. - Okay.

- 12th floor. - Oh.

Congratulations on your marriage.

Thank you so much. Thank you.

"A Walk to Remember"?

Mm... "Me, Earl, and the Dying Girl"?

Or should we wait on "Earl"?

'Cause I heard that one might actually be good.

Ah, shit.

You just got sub-grammed.

Huh. Subtle.

Have you talked to her since the hospital?

What's there to talk about?

Okay. Here we go.

Get your tissues ready.

I was supposed to be having lunch with my sister.

- You have a sister? I have three sisters.

Liza's the youngest.

Smart girl, but

she's having trouble with her job.

Tell me about it.

Look at her.

She's been stretching all day.

That's a bad thing? - She's getting too comfortable.

Oh, I thought that's what you wanted.

No, I wanted to liberate her

from a toxic relationship.

Which I did.

Well, where did you expect she'd go?

I don't know, Leon.

Not here.

I mean, did the Iraqis move in?

When we toppled Saddam? No.

We freed them, and let them rebuild

so they could make their own way.

That's not what happened.

Just feels like too much, too fast.

Why did she have to escalate?

She was cheating with you.

Yeah, and that worked for us. Now, it's just...

I don't know.

It's just different.

Are you still sleeping with her?

- Leon. - Alex.

I want In-N-Out Burger.

Call the concierge.

They're not just gonna bring me In-N-Out.

That's exactly what he'll do.

Yes. Hi, there.

Um, if I wanted

two double-double In-N-Out burgers,

animal style, um...

Really? Really!

Yes, would love French fries. Thank you.

Oh, and, uh, two vanilla milkshakes.

- Nice. - Thanks!

Hey.

Hi.

So, um,

reconnecting with you has been so, um,

unexpected.

Yeah.

And our physical connection is pretty undeniable.

- Yeah, it is. - Yeah.

I was just wondering if maybe we could talk logistics?

Logist...

- Shit. - What?

- Oh, fuck, fuck, fuck. - What? What?

It's gonna be all right.

It's gonna be fine, right?

You and me together? Like, we can do this.

Sarah, what's going on?

Just please tell me you'll be here for me. I can't do this alone.

Okay.

Mom. Hi.

Courtney.

Not good.

- You know what? - Huh?

I love our honeymoon.

Mmm.

Ugh, of course, the car was late, and by the time

we got there it was a mad dash to the terminal.

It was one of those small planes, no first class.

The travel experience has been totally perverted.

Fucking unions.

- And why are you here? - And where are you staying?