06x06 - White Lies

[bunniefuu]

-♪ Baby ♪

-♪ High with a little
help from my friends ♪

-♪ Said I'm gonna make
it with my friends ♪

-♪ Try with a little
help from my friends ♪

-♪ Oh, oh, I'm gonna
keep on tryin' ♪

-♪ Get by with a little
help from my friends ♪

-♪ I'm gonna keep
on tryin', now, babe ♪

-♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh ♪

-They say you can live a
lifetime and never find love.

So I guess I was lucky, because
true love crossed my path

The first time I met
the girl next door...

Winnie cooper.

-Kevin, wait.

-What's wrong?

-Isn't it kind of hot in here?

-Feels fine to me.

-Winnie and I had been together
longer than any couple I knew.

Still, history only goes so far.

-Kevin?

-Kind of like winnie.

-What's the problem?

-It's just that if
we don't stop now,

I'm afraid I'm not
gonna be able to later.

-Well, that's okay, isn't it?

I mean, we love each other.

-Of course we do.

-And we've been going together
for, what, six years now?

-Six and a half.

-Unfortunately, the
mathematics of the situation

Were open to interpretation.

To me, they led forward,
to that great unknown.

But to winnie, they led...
- Do you remember

When we used to ride our
bikes up here when we were kids?

- Back.

-We did?

-Yeah. Before
they built it all up.

Now they have all
the lights down there,

-But it used to be all dark.

-Oh. Yeah.

-See, the great thing about us

Was that we had
this past together.

-And we went down the
hill. We didn't even pedal.

We would just glide.

-The bad thing about us was
that we had this past together.

-You know, winnie, you
just changed the subject.

-From what?

Never mind.

-Not that I minded being
part of winnie's past.

It's just, when it
came to who I was,

She seemed to regard
me as a known quantity...

-Come on!

- Rather than the dangerous
character I'd become.

11Th grade...

Where yesterday's boys battle
to become tomorrow's men.

It's a game played

For nothing less than
image, status, and manhood...

Not to mention reputation.

-I think I'm gonna
give carol masuchi

Another chance this weekend.

-Oh, you mean she finally
returned your calls?

-Hey! She called me.

- Ooh.
- Ooh.

-Face it.

Every day was a trial
by a jury of your peers.

Chuck, how'd your date
go with marilyn last night?

-Well, you know.

It was fun.

-Fun?

-Yeah.

Well...

We did stuff.

-Well, what kind of stuff?

You know.

-Stuff.

-And those who left
themselves exposed

Bore the full wrath
of the adolescent mob.

-He didn't!

-Did, too.

-Nah, you didn't.

-It could be brutal.

-Hey, come on. Lay off him.

-But never so brutal as
when the mob turned on you.

-You're right, arnold.

Maybe we should be talking
about you and the coopster.

-What?

-I mean, you guys have been
together for a long time.

Uh, you want to give
us some pointers?

-Well...

-At times like this,

The only thing to do was
hope for a last-minute reprieve.

-Oh, wow. Look at
the time. Got to run.

-Uh, yeah. Sorry,
guys. I got to go.

-Yeah, yeah.

-Still, if proving yourself in
the locker room was tough...

-Norma, which one of these
ties should I take with me?

-Oh, don't worry,
honey. I'll pack for you.

- The homefront
was no picnic, either.

-You know, you're gonna be
all right, won't you, honey?

-Mom, please.

-Well, with wayne
gone till saturday...

-Mom. You're only
gonna be gone one night.

-My parents were
taking a trip out of town,

Which, for me, meant one thing.

-There are meals in the
freezer for you, honey.

And they're all labeled.

-Mom, please, give
me a little credit.

I can take care of
myself. I'm 16 years old!

-Congratulations.

-Thanks.

-Just don't forget
to take out the trash.

-All in all, a resounding
vote of confidence.

-Come on.

-I mean, who did these
people think I was?

So I had an empty
house to myself.

What were my parents
worried about?

Suddenly I understood
their concern.

-Winnie, hi.

-Oh, hi.

-Uh, listen...

I was wondering if you wanted
to study for the sats tonight.

-Tonight?

-Uh, yeah.

You know, i-i figured

It's about time we
started getting ready...

For the test.

-Okay. Where do
you want to meet?

-Uh, well, I don't know.

Uh, anywhere.

How about my house?

-Okay.

-Bingo.

As long as it's all
right with your parents.

-Sure.

Definitely.

-Just one little detail.

-I mean, it would be if
they weren't out of town.

But, you know, it's not
gonna be like the neighbors

Won't be around or anything.

-But who was I kidding?

No way she was gonna
fall for this pathetic ruse.

-That's fine.

-Really?

-Sure.

We're just gonna study, right?

-Absolutely.

-Great. Then I'll
see you tonight.

-And with that,
the date was made.

The trap was set.

And so I prepared a
proper study environment.

A veritable temple of academia.

And when I was finished...

-Come on in. It's open.

-Hi.

-Hi.

-Heh heh.

It was a call to romance
no mere woman could resist.

-It's kind of dark in here.

Let's study in the kitchen.

-Then again...

-Okay. What's the
opposite of parsimonious?

"A"... Fastidious,
"b"... Considerate,

"C"... Generous, or
"d"... None of the above?

Kevin?

-Want some pretzels
or something?

-Kevin, you know you're
never gonna know all this

When it's time to take the test.

-Winnie, what's to know?

I mean, it's a stupid test.

All you have to do
is show up on time

And bring some sharpened
number-two pencils.

-Kevin, it's a little
more difficult than that.

-Right.

You have to fill in
those little circles.

-Okay, so much
for the small talk.

It was time to get... Dangerous.

-Winnie...

Let's do something else.

-Like what?

-Well, like...

Go in the living room.

-For starters.

-Kevin...

You really didn't invite me
over here to study, did you?

-No.

It's just that we have this
whole house to ourselves,

And I thought that...

-Oh.

Look, winnie, we've been
together a long time, and...

-And the guys are
starting to talk.

Kevin, it isn't a secret.

Girls talk, too, you know.

All the time.

-Well, like...

What do you say
when you... Talk?

-Well, I say that we've
been together along time

And we care about each other

And that things
between us are great.

-Oh.

-Why? What do you say?

-I, uh...

Say the same.

-Yeah.

More or less.

-I like that.

I'd like more.

-And so after all my attempts

At intrigue and
danger and seduction...

-That's even better.

- Winnie and I ended
up like we always did...

Reminiscing.

-Do you remember the
first time we saw this movie?

-I guess.

-I was sick with the flu,

And you came over
to keep me company.

-Yeah.

-Still, in a way,
it wasn't all bad.

-We must have watched
five movies that week.

-Seven.

You visited me every day.

-Fact was, it felt pretty
good, sitting there, holding her,

Away from school and the
guys and the locker room.

I should really call my parents.
They don't know where I am.

-No, let's watch a little more.

You can call them later.

-After all, there
was no need to hurry.

We had plenty of time.

-Take me home.

-All right, but I'm afraid

That's as far as I'm
gonna carry you.

From now on, you can
take care of yourself.

-We didn't see the
end of the movie.

We didn't even hear the phone,

Because that night,
winnie and I did something

We'd never done together before.

We fell asleep.

-Good morning.

-This is "today" in bucharest,

Romania's capital
and its largest city...

-Coming. Coming.

Hello?

Oh. Hi, mom.

Yeah, yeah, of course I'm
up. I've been up for hours.

Uh, yeah, yeah, I'm fine.

I'm just getting
ready for school.

Okay. I'll see you tonight.

Bye.

- Of modern apartment
houses, satellite cities...

-And that's when it hit me.

-Oh, my god.

-Somehow winnie and I had
slept through the whole night.

-Oh, my god.

-I had to be calm,
the voice of reason.

I had to wake her
gently, so she wouldn't...

-Winnie! Wake up!

It's 7:00!

We slept in!

- Panic.

-♪ Wake up, little
susie, wake up ♪

-Fear is a great motivator.

Terror is even better.

-Kevin, slow down!

-But I couldn't.

All I could imagine
was what awaited us...

Angry parents,
outraged neighbors,

Maybe even the national guard.

Or maybe nothing at all.

-There's no one here.

-Who would be here
at 7:00 in the morning?

-Well...

You know, the
mailman, the paper boy...

-Kevin, relax.

-Well, should I
come in with you?

-No, that's okay. It'd probably
just make things worse.

I'll take care of this.

See you at school.

-And at that moment,
looking into those eyes,

I knew things would be okay.

I mean, hey,

What was the absolute
worst that could happen?

-You told them?!

-Of course I told them.

-You mean you told
them the truth?

-I told them what happened.

That we fell asleep
on your couch.

-Of course, I should
have been relieved, but...

-I can't believe
you told them that!

-Why?

-Well...

-Geez, we were
red-blooded teenagers.

Hadn't they considered
the possibilities?

-What did they say?

-Not much.

They trust us.

-What's that supposed to mean?

-Kevin, they knew
nothing happened.

-Oh.

-And the funny thing was,

Just when I was supposed
to feel off the hook,

I felt insulted.

-The truth was,

They were really relieved
to hear I was with you.

Great.

-So I guess everything
turned out okay.

-Yeah.

-I'll see you at lunch?

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

They say for every action,

There's an equal and
opposite reaction.

When you're 16

And your manly pride
has been shriveled,

There's only one thing to do.

-Kevin!

-Playing a little bit rough
out there, huh, arnold?

-Hey, if you can't handle it,

Why don't you go play
badminton with the girls?

-Okay, maybe I was a
little out of control.

I had my reasons.

-You okay?

- Yeah. Why?
- I don't know.

Just looked like you were
gonna take a life out there.

-I don't know. I'm just
feeling frustrated.

-Uh-oh.

-But, uh...

I mean, I'm just
having a bad day.

-But it was too late.

I'd broken the first
rule of the locker room.

-What's the matter, arnold?

Trouble in paradise?

-Yeah, is, uh, winnie
shutting you out?

-Well, uh...

No, no.

It's just, we...

She and i, uh, just...

You know.

-Come on, kev.

Tell us something interesting.

-We're waiting, arnold.

-Whoops.

-Or is there just
really nothing to tell?

-Now, everything in me told
me to keep my mouth shut.

But somehow, the way those
guys were looking at me...

It just slipped out.

-Hey, for your information,

Winnie was over at
my house last night.

-Whoa.

-All night.

-And?

Hey, use your imagination.

-Which, of course, they did...

What little they had.

-Is this true?

Yeah, of course it's true.

-And with that, I became a god.

-But just don't
tell anyone, okay?

-Our lips are sealed.

-And the most amazing part is...

I actually believed them.

By lunchtime, I'd
pretty much forgotten

About the whole thing.

-I'll get some napkins.

-I'll meet you at the table.

-Everything felt right...

With me, with winnie.

-Hey, arnold.

-Until my fan club arrived.

-You want to tell us
about you and cooper?

-What?

What are you talking about?

-Come on, arnold.

Fill us in on the details.

Get lost, steuben.

- Ooh.
- Ooh.

-Suddenly I was getting
this queasy feeling,

And it wasn't the goulash.

-Hey, steuben.

I thought I told you
not to tell anyone.

-Well, hey.

If you're gonna walk the
walk, you got to talk the talk.

Get out of my way.

-But I was too late.

-Mrs. Cooper?

Hi, this is kevin.

Is winnie there?

-By that night,
nothing had changed.

-Yeah.

I understand.

Sorry.

-Face it... I needed help.

-Kevin!

I thought I told you
to throw out the trash.

-Oh.

Sorry.
- Ehh...

-Still, I guess help
is where you find it.

-Dad?

-Yeah?

-I have to talk to you

About something that
happened here last night.

-What is it?

-Winnie came over
last night, and...

-And so I recounted
the whole sorry tale,

Hoping for some advice
and maybe a little sympathy.

After all, dad had been 16 once.

He'd been in locker rooms.

He knew what the guys were like.

Women, huh?

I mean, what am I
supposed to do?

-But if I was looking for
someone to back me up...

-Get in your car, go over,
and apologize right away.

- I came up short.

-You think she'll listen?

-I wouldn't.

-I didn't go right away.

Maybe I was too proud.

Maybe I was too afraid.

I kept telling myself over
and over that what I'd done

Wasn't really so bad.

But I guess I knew better.

-Hi.

-I knew what I had
to do... Apologize.

-Winnie, listen.

I've given this a lot
of thought, and...

What I did was wrong.

It's just that...

The guys were
really getting on me,

And, you know, I
know it's no excuse.

But...

I guess i...

Kind of let them get
the wrong idea about us.

Okay, I definitely let them
get the wrong idea about us.

But you got to understand
something, winnie.

You know, when
guys get together,

Sometimes things get
a little out of control.

I mean, not
necessarily in this case,

But...

Sometimes...

You know what I mean.

Anyway, I'll take care of it.

I promise.

-How?

-What?

-How can you fix
something like this?

-Look, can we talk
about this inside?

-Sure.

-Great.

-Because my parents aren't home.

So if you want me, you got me.

-Come on, kevin.

This is what you were in
such a hurry about, wasn't it?

Now's your chance.

-Winnie.

Winnie.

Can't we just go back to
the way things used to be

And forget about all this?

-And after all the times I
wanted to hear her say "yes"...

-No. We can't.

-They say hindsight's
20/20, and I guess it's true.

Because as I stood outside
winnie's house that night,

I suddenly saw
it all so clearly.

I'd sold both of us short

By taking something
most people never have,

And throwing it away
for something less.

I'd been in such a rush

To impress people who
didn't really matter,

I'd torn apart the
only ones who did...

Us.