This Is Us

Previously on This Is Us...

Do you want to go on a drive?

Where do you want to go?

Los Angeles.

My mom says I'm nuts for doing this with a guy I barely know.

We've known each other a whole week.

- So, keep in touch. - _

Definitely keep us posted on what you're up to.

He said that I was "Pittsburgh good",

which I've decided to take as a compliment.

Let's go home.

Hey.

Hey.

Mm?

We're home.

Oh, wow.

How long have I been out?

Just a little while.

So...

great third date.

I thought so.

Isn't it crazy?

- Hmm? - How, just a couple weeks ago,

I was a girl singing at a bar and...

I locked eyes with a cute guy...

No. No, no, not you.

There was another guy there, and then he left.

- Ah. - And I saw you

and I was like, "He'll do".

Okay, yeah. No, I got it.

It's so strange, isn't it?

How, just like that,

a complete stranger can become such a big part of your story.

It's actually kind of terrifying, you know?

How a single cross with one person

you've never met can change...

everything.

Yo.

- What's up? - Malik. What's up, man?

- What's up, man? - You good?

- Come on in here. Come on. - I see you, I see you.

Let's go.

All right, I'm stalling.

'Cause I don't want to get out of this car.

Which is odd for me,

'cause it's usually the...

bad-boy musicians I like

when it comes to life-changing strangers.

Okay.

Uh, just so you know,

I am gonna play it cool here,

so don't expect to get a phone call

- from me right away. - Oh, yeah.

Same here.

Yeah, I-I got a pretty full plate,

to be honest.

I got to find a job,

- couch to crash on, so I... - Yeah.

I wouldn't expect you to hear from me

- anytime soon. - Mm.

Or maybe ever again.

- It's quite possible. - Yeah.

I'm not calling you first.

I'm not calling you first.

Hello?

I called you first.

Couldn't play it cool, huh?

No, that's never really been my thing.

Hey, can I see you tomorrow?

Yes.

That's... that's never really been

my thing either.

Oh, shoot. Tomorrow.

I'm supposed to have dinner with my parents

and their friends tomorrow.

They want...

proof of life.

But you could come.

I mean, it's at their country club,

- so I don't know if you'd want to... - Yeah.

No, I'll... I'll be there.

- Really? - Yeah.

Great.

Uh, you do have to wear a sport coat,

but they have a few there

if you want to just borrow one.

Mm, no. Nah, I'm... I'm set.

Um, hold on one second.

I'm gonna go find the address for you.

Okay.

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Cass.

- Hey. Hey, guys. - Cassidy?

Hey. Hey, Matty?

It-It's just me. Matty couldn't stay up any longer.

He's got school in the morning. But I pinky swore

I'd ask if you got his Lightning McQueen.

Yeah, I did. I did. You can tell him I did.

Sorry I haven't called.

Ah...

Ryan,

I miss you guys like crazy.

First thing I want to do when this is over

is make breakfast with you and Matty.

We can have breakfast for dinner.

Remember when we used to do that all the time?

I think about that all the time lately.

You know that, right? You know that...

... even when we're not talking,

I think about you both all the time.

Every minute. Every day.

I know.

Sharp.

Hey, babe, I got to go, okay?

Okay.

Okay.

Big kiss.

All right.

Bye.

All right, fine.

It's your waistline.

Oh, Sammy.

Crap. No. Sammy, get back, get back.

Just stay.

Can I help you?

Sir? Can I help you?

- Oh, my God! - Oh!

- I'm so sorry. - Oh, my God, why did you do that?

- Oh, I'm so... - Why would you touch me?

I'm so sorry. I-I was just trying to get

your attention. I-I...

O-Oh, my God.

- That scared me. - I'm totally kidding.

Yeah.

But I'm starving.

So if you could, like, show me to a table,

that would be really, really cool.

- Of course. - Yeah.

- Right this way. - Can you just...

- Yeah. - Can you just... Yeah.

Yeah. Thank you.

Bro,

20 minutes is too long for homeroom.

That's all I'm saying. It's got no purpose.

- They take roll in homeroom. - Roll?

Roll? Hey, Malik, you here?

- Here. - That took one second.

And we're going into junior year

still losing 20 minutes to homeroom?

That's all I'm saying.

Oh, that's all you're saying? Promise?

'Cause you say one more word, you're giving me a dollar.

That's cool.

- Here, fool. - Give me that money.

You got it.

Come on, man. Put the phone down.

You're obsessed with her.

If she was your girl, you'd be obsessed, too.

All right, guys, look,

last kickback before school at my place tomorrow.

Malik, you coming?

My mom said we can invite girls,

and I got you on grill duty.

Maybe.

Maybe. I'll see, I'll see, I'll see.

No promises on the kickback.

But I got to get home.

- All right. - Told Moms that I'd bring home

some food, so...

- Okay. - Catch y'all later.

Hey, Ma.

- Got you a burger. - Mmm.

No, no. Go away.

Mmm.

Not as good as yours, baby,

- but mmm! - Oh, yeah. I know.

- I'm going to go head upstairs... - Mm-mm.

Don't wake that baby.

Can't hear you. Too much food in your mouth.

What you doing up?

Hey, Janelle.

Hey. Hey.

I was watching you on my phone today.

Hey, look. Look.

That's you.

Aw. Aw, Janelle.

Come here.

Oh, you're getting heavy.

Long way from that NICU, huh?

You know, Grandma said not to wake you up, but, uh...

Daddy trumps Grandma, doesn't he?

Doesn't he? Doesn't he?

Can I help you?

Yeah. Um...

I'm looking for a suit.

Can I get you anything else? Coffee... ?

- No. I'm good, thanks. - Okay.

Wait. Come. Sit.

- Join me. - Oh, I, um...