Better Things

Hey, Sam.

Frankie. Soccer.

Frankie.

- Hi, baby. - I'm sick.

Oh, no.

100.1.

That's barely a thing.

Mom, we're not supposed to go to soccer over 100.

Children's Tylenol is gonna knock that right down.

Mom, that's not a cure. That's just a mask of the symptoms.

I could still get other kids sick.

I'm like patient zero.

Dude, you're gonna be running around a field,

not kissing everybody.

Mom, I really don't feel good.

But it's my day for snack.

I got cuties and this shit.

- Hey, Sam. Hey. - Hey.

- Where's-where's Frankie? - Uh, well, she's sick.

- Aw. - Or she says.

- But I have snacks, so great. - I know. Yeah, I...

Well, I hate when that happens, you know?

I had to chaperone this school field trip

when Flo was sick, you know?

- Ugh. - This, uh, museum...

God... Museum of something or something. I can't...

- Yeah. - Hi, Sam.

Hi. Hi, Francis.

How you doing with all this?

Uh, all of what?

Thera's mom, her surgery. Are you okay?

Yeah, I-I'm okay.

Is she okay?

She's really nervous about the surgery.

You know, as we all are.

I didn't want to put this in the e-mail.

Oh, it's, uh worse than in the e-mail?

They're opening up her stomach.

There could be blockage, infections.

They might have to remove part of her intestine.

I mean, she could wind up with a colostomy bag.

- Ooh. - Ooh.

But still, it'll be worth it.

For who?

I mean, sure, yes.

Will you just pray for her tomorrow?

Oh, did she ask for that... the praying?

Okay, but it can't hurt.

No, I mean, it's just that

she's really not a God person.

You know, she got upset when the new people

tried to do the team circle prayer thing.

Well, it's not about that.

It's about the power of group consciousness

helping her heal.

Yeah, is there another thing I can do

besides praying?

Oh, you know what?

You should sign up to play with her cat.

Mm.

Mm, yeah.

- Excuse me. Flo? - Yeah.

Do you have a living will?

Good evening to you.

Seriously, do you have a plan?

Because I think I should know it.

Well, your grandfather,

my father, was diabetic,

and you can lose your legs to diabetes,

which would be devastating.

My best feature

are my legs. And I think if somebody told me

I was gonna lose my legs to diabetes,

I would probably just pay the piper.

You mean kill yourself?

I think that's the way to do it.

Because I don't want you to have to look after me, and...

I never want to be a burden.

You don't want to be a burden?

Oh, never.

In fact, after Felicia had her stroke...

- Oh... - no one could find her PIN numbers,

and all her money's locked up, so you must

- have my PIN numbers. - Okay.

So my bank PIN number is

- 3-9-6-7. - Mom, Mom...

Mom, stop.

Well, we have to be prepared.

Okay, bye.

Jesus. 103.

Did Nan give you medicine?

No.

The grape kind.

I know.

Mm.

That feel good?

- Do I have to drink all of it? - Yes.

- Why? - Drink it all.

You need even more than that, too.

Good job.

- Baby... - Mom, it's gross.

I know.

I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

I wish I could take it out of you

and put it into me. I'm sorry.

But then it wouldn't help me.

'Cause I'd be sick, and you'd be like, "Mom, get up."

Oh, I thought you meant the medicine.

No.

And one. Hold there.

Two.

Up, three.

Four. Let me see you arch back lightly.

Five. Nice, pretty line.

Six. And nice straight back.

Two. Scoot. And three.

Look up. Four. Arch back,

and five.

Six and seven.

Tendu, second, and eight.

So there's, like, me before I've had an IPA,

and then there's me seconds after.

And they're distinct versions.

One is just so much more at peace with himself, you know?

'Cause, like, I'm-I'm a stressed-out guy.

You know, it's-it's a hard racket I'm in.

And just after that sweet kiss of an IPA, I just kind of...

- Smooth sailing, right? - Max, psst,

- you know what that is? - Yeah, so my buddy and I...

That's a first date. And it's bad.

Why are you listening to them?

God, you are so intrusive.

Because you're on your phone.

Mom, don't.

I have to help her.

No. Mom, I will kill you.

Do not get up.

Then you have to talk to me.

Mom, I'm in a group chat. It's a big thing,

and there's, like, a potentially bullying thing.

Dakota is just having the worst...

Mom, don't!

Excuse me. Hi. Can we use your salt?

- What? - Hi. You're so cute.

You two don't know each other very well, do you?

I met him at the gym. This is our first date.

I know.

How do you know?

Well, I can tell. And he's gross.

And he hasn't stopped talking.

Well, we're just getting to know each other.

I know all about him.

You know, the real estate thing,

commercial real estate,

selling office space,

the printer guy who wouldn't move out.

And I'm sorry about his sister.

That's the one thing.

That was bad. That was really bad.

But, I mean, give you a second,

I have heard nothing about you.

Mom, that...

- Is that your daughter? - Yeah.

Yes. I'm so sorry she's bothering you.

Mom, I'll talk to you now.

She's not bothering me.

Oh, he's coming back.

Hi. You know what?

You should sit over there, because

you both don't listen, and I will sit here

with your lovely date,

who you don't notice.

Mom?

Hi.

- Ew. - Ew. - Ew.

Okay, so the categories

are, uh, state schools,

private universities.

Then you have the Ivy League schools,

but you needed to be thinking about that

a couple of years ago.

Uh, what you need to do is start focusing on

what you're going to study.

And you need to start taking the test prep right away.

Now, there are some schools that put more weight on

the interview and your extracurricular,

but most of these schools won't even consider you

if you are not testing in at least the top 90%,

so you need to get these scores up.

Might I suggest to you junior college?

Trevor got back from college,

and, uh, he has a girlfriend over there,

but he's still scamming on Lizzy.

- It's so gross. - Yeah.

He wants to take her to Tahoe this summer with his family.

Whatever.

You know what we should do this summer?

Get a cabin at Joshua Tree.

There's this resort there that's stripped down,

but you can just go squat in the cabins.