Chasing Life

Previously on "Chasing Life"...

Oh, right, you have cancer.

It's terrible. Great writer, though.

There's a good chance that April's gonna need

to have a bone marrow transplant.

Since Brenna's not a match, we'll go with what's available.

Natalie has agreed to get tested to see if she's a half-match for me.

She's like evil. She drugged Greer.

You don't know that for sure.

Brenna was just caught breaking into Greer's house.

Oh, my God, classic.

Sara: I don't like sneaking around and keeping this from them.

Please have the surgery.

He turned his head when he heard his mother's voice.

Dr. Hamburg: Not bad after a two-month coma.

Leo.

So...

We're alive.

Now what?

- How is it? - It's fine.

It's oatmeal.

- Hey there. - Mrs. Hendrie: April.

Good morning. We were just having a little breakfast.

Actually, I'm... I'm done.

You hardly ate anything.

I know, I just...

I'm not very hungry. Thanks.

How you doin' this morning?

Same as yesterday.

Still enjoying the pleasures of having a nurse bathe me.

- Lucky nurse. - Oh, yeah.

There's nothing hotter than a guy

who hasn't moved a muscle

or gotten any sun in four months.

Well, I mean, it's kinda true.

How else does Rob Pattinson have a career?

Honey, you are gonna get out of here,

and you're gonna feel like your old self again.

Yeah, myself with no motor skills.

You're gonna get them back.

And, hey, you start physical therapy tomorrow, right?

Let's just take it one step at a time, okay?

And be happy that you are alive.

Oh, I sure am.

Why did I change my mind? I'd never change my mind.

He's having a little trouble remembering

the days before his procedure.

Short-term memory loss is a common side effect.

I had a plan.

I was gonna keep living on my terms,

not like this.

Now you have your whole life to...

Until a tumor comes back.

Which is exactly what happened the last time we thought we got rid of it.

Leo, you can't think that way.

I'm sorry, Mom. I really don't have...

Much control over how I think these days.

You may have noticed I don't have the best brain in the world.

It's just hard to watch

Leo lying there, barely able to move,

and not tell him that I know the reason he decided to have surgery.

And you can't even play the cancer card

if he gets upset with you now 'cause you're in remission.

Hey, I'm still a member of the "C" club.

In fact, this afternoon I have an appointment with my oncologist

to find out if the love child of my late father's 25-year-old secret affair

is a bone marrow match for me.

Our conversations just get weirder and weirder.

Stop.

I'm on to you too. Oh, hey, guys.

Sorry, I didn't know you guys were out here.

Really? We were talking at full volume.

Uh, let's just say we were a little distracted.

April, this is Orin, Morgan's...

Boyfriend. He's my boyfriend.

Oh, wow. When did that happen?

Like an hour ago.

Okay, mister, I'm gonna make you

the best homemade French toast you have ever had.

Uh, French toast? Are we carbo-loading

for a marathon or do we just love

the look of, uh, cellulite in the morning?

Did I say French toast? I don't even know, like,

why I said that.

I... I meant,

like, smoothies.

- Dairy-free? - Yes. Yeah.

Obviously, duh.

Hey, Beth, where's my smoothie stuff?

Your smoothie stuff?

All the... my smoothie stuff that I always have?

I think she ate all of my smoothie stuff.

Ah, let's just go back to bed.

- Okay. - (Orin chuckles softly)

Good idea. That's a good idea.

And it's totally fine. Like, it's not a big deal.

At least she's not still single and desperate.

Now she's just subservient and anti-feminist.

And they're always here.

Plus, I hear, like, everything.

Everything?

Luckily, if they start to do that,

Morgan turns on this awful dubstep music

that he really likes, and it kind of...

Hey, have you seen Aaron? He's not responding to any of my e-mails about

the judicial corruption piece I was gonna cover.

He hasn't? Huh.

That's strange.

I cannot mess this up like I did my last assignment.

Hey, you sound pretty stressed.

You know, if you want, I could just take this one.

Mmm, no. But nice try.

Okay, I have to tell you something.

Aaron reassigned the judicial corruption piece.

To me.

He said you were on research duty.

Is Aaron, like, demoting me?

You know what?

I'll ask him myself.

Sorry, April, Aaron's super busy today.

Oh, that's okay. I just wanted to let you know

that I walked by his parking spot a few minutes ago

and someone was towing his car.

Becca, can you take care of Aaron's phones for a second, please?

Madeline, did you seriously book me lunch

at Bay Say Bistro again?

I think there was a toenail in my chicken salad sandwich.

How'd you get in here?

I've been e-mailing you about the judicial corruption piece

that we discussed, and now I hear it's been reassigned?

Yeah, I gave that to Danny.

Does this have anything to do with my cancer?

You botched a high-profile interview last week.

Did that have anything to do with your cancer?

That was...

That... no, that was an accident.

So, it was just you screwing up?

I mean, it... it was maybe related a little bit,

- but it wasn't all because of... - Look.

You couldn't recall a single detail from the interview.

You forgot to record.

I don't care why it happened.

I just can't give you another important piece like that

until I know it won't happen again.

Make sense?

Good.

Good talk.

I was wondering if I'd see you while we were in town.

My mom's, uh, she's parking the car.

Mine too.

You here for moral support?

Sort of.

I'm grounded.

My mom doesn't want me out of her sight.

Because of your run-in with the law?

How is that lesbian lover of yours?

We're not...

Together anymore.

You are full of surprises.

Well, you don't really know me.

So...

You don't really know me either.

Didn't you say that I was too selfish to do something like this?

Guess we're both full of surprises.

So, how long are you grounded?

I'm only allowed to go to work until school starts.

Where do you work? Wait.

Let me guess.

- Hot topic? - (Exhales)

Actually, I work at a tattoo parlor called Alchemy.

In the south end.

Ah. There you are.

You must be Brenna.

It's nice to meet you.

Yeah. You too.

(Sara exhales)

I'm sorry, everyone.

The parking structure was insane.

I was waiting for a car to pull out,

and this little red compact just swooped in and stole my spot.

Uh, Mom?

Our rental's a little red compact car.

I'm so sorry, Sara.

I... I didn't see anyone waiting.

Well.

Everyone's here that needs to be here,

except the person we're all here for.

- Brenna, have you heard anything from... - I'm here! Sorry.

I missed the train. Um, hi, Olivia.

Natalie.

Um, again, thank you so much for doing this.

Well, shall we?

Dr. Hamburg: Well, we have some good news.

Natalie is a half-match.

I feel like the Maury Povich of bone marrow.

Nobody ever gets that joke.

So now what do we do?

Well, we have to run a few more tests on Natalie

to make sure she's strong enough for the donation.

And then when April is ready for the transplant,