04x08 - Hello, I Must Be Going

[bunniefuu]

So, jake, you have no idea how
this stain got on the couch?

Yeah. Van did it.

Van's been in denver all week.

Oh. Well, I did hear
this thing on the news...

About this guy who breaks into
houses and pours juice on the couch.

Well, then maybe
the safe thing to do...

Is to get rid of all
the juice in the house.

Don't let the bad
guys win, mom. Yeah.

Oh, van, you made it.

- You know why
they call it "standby"?
- no.

'Cause you stand by a gate all night and
watch everybody else board the plane.

And despite what you think,

Calling a ticket agent a complete
moron does not speed anything up.

Well, the good
part is you're home.

Relax and tell me
all about your week.

Sorry, mrs. H. I gotta go sack
out for, like, 63 million hours.

Oh, and thanks for
the ride, mr. H. Yeah.

Reba, you will never guess where
brock and I are going this weekend.

I'll give you a hint. It's the
birthplace of rock and roll.

Memphis?

The birthplace of
rock and roll in texas.

Austin?

South texas.

- We're going to san antonio.
- Yeah. San antonio...

With my san an-romeo.

It's our... It's our first weekend
together since the separation.

And kyra doesn't wanna go, so we were
wondering if you could maybe watch her.

i don't need to be watched.
I'll be fine at home by myself.

Oh, no. Too dangerous.

There's some nutcase
runnin' around with a juice box.

- Be happy to.
- Well, thanks.

So I guess we better
get packing. [Gasps]

You and henry can wear
your pokémon speedos. no.

Please. Please. Please. no.

So, kyra, what new and exciting
things you wanna do this weekend?

How about I mope around because
I resent the way I get treated?

[Chuckles] I said
new and exciting.

Cheyenne, I just flew
home. I-i-i'm... I'm exhausted.

Oh, of course you
are. You sat in a cab.

You sat in a plane.
You sat in dad's car.

Look, van, you are only
here for three days,

And it is going to be
jam-packed with family fun.

- It's gonna be so good.
- Where you guys off to?

Well, since we're off
to a late start, we're

Gonna have to blow
off the doll museum.

But we still have
time for family photos,

Toy store, birthday
party, and pizza playland.

Well, hang on. Didn't we do
family photos last weekend?

Is this last weekend?

Let's get cracking.
We're burning daylight.

Bye, grandma. Whoo! Bye-bye.

[Sobbing] I'm so tired.

[reba] ha, hey!

♪ my roots are
planted in the past ♪

♪ though my life
is changing fast ♪

♪ who I am is who I want to be ♪

♪ a single mom who
works too hard ♪

♪ who loves her
kids and never stops ♪

♪ with gentle hands ♪

♪ and the heart of a fighter ♪

♪ I'm a survivor ♪♪

I don't get it. Why couldn't we have
just stayed home and played video games?

Because, as strange
as it might sound,

I don't enjoy sitting around while
you figure out new ways to blow me up.

But it's not fair. We did
what you wanted to do.

Oh, yeah. I've always dreamed
of going to the ceramic place...

And spending 60 bucks for you to
make a plate that says, "I hate ceramics."

I put a kitten on it.

It has a sword through it.

Hey. Merry christmas early.

Aw, thanks. Ew.

You having fun? I had
less fun than the cat did.

How's your weekend going?

Great. You know, it's amazing how
much you can get done by cutting in line.

Oh, yeah? Yeah. Well,
thanks for ruining my life!

- Van, is anything wrong?
- [Sighs]

I was tryin' to
hide it from you.

The team just called.

- I gotta go back
to denver a day early.
- What? That is totally unfair!

you know what? Since somebody
is fighting in the living room,

I'm gonna go in the kitchen
and have it out with your sister.

Why do you have to
go? For extra practice.

The coach said, "get your butt back
here, son. You don't have a choice."

I know you don't know him, cheyenne,
but that is, like, a perfect impression.

We were gonna go ice-skating and
get elizabeth's name painted on rice.

Oh, great.

So now my daughter's gonna be
the only kid without her name on rice?

Geez. Maybe I should
just quit the team.

No, van, don't quit.

If you need to go
practice, you should go.

Thank you for
understanding, sweetie.

But I promise you, I'm gonna
make it up to elizabeth.

As soon as I get back to denver,
I'm gonna write her name on corn.

That way, she's gonna stand
out from the rest of the kids.

They're yellow.

Look. I know this weekend
hasn't exactly been a blast,

But if you wouldn't
be so negative, maybe

Everything you say
wouldn't lead to a fight.

I wanna move back in. See?
That's exactly what I'm talk...

- What?
- I wanna move back in,
with you.

[Chuckles] no, you don't.

I do. Honest.

Are you just sayin' that
because they wouldn't

Let you stay at the
house by yourself?

Please. I was hanging out over
there when you thought I was upstairs.

I just really miss you. I
mean, come on. You're my mom.

Oh, honey, I miss you too. I mean,
come on. You're my daughter.

So it's okay? Sure.

Of course it is. But
only if you're sure.

This is a big deal. I'm sure.

Okay.

We have to figure out a way to
tell your dad and barbra jean.

'Cause this is a really tough
thing for parents to go through.

I mean, we have to handle this
in a kind and delicate manner.

Thanks, mom. Okay.

Ooh, yeah.

In your face, brock
and barbra jean.

Ooh. Who the mom? Who the mom?

I'm the mom. Ooh-whee. Yeah.

Greetings from the alamo.

Oh.

San antonio was beautiful, reba.

The restaurants, the riverwalk.

It's like paris, but you can
get a burrito. Yeah. Yeah.

Anyway, kyra called and
said you wanted to see us.

So here we are. Yeah.
So here you are. [Chuckles]

Smiling and happy.

Remember that feeling.

Well, I've got something to say
to you, and it's gonna be hard.

Sometimes...

Sometimes a good parent has
to do what's right for the child,

Even though it's
painful for you.

Oh. I totally know.

This one time, I was
rocking henry to sleep,

When I realized I was sitting
on his tiny, metal fire truck. Oh.

Now, he was kinda gassy,
and I didn't want to wake him.

so I just started
rockin' and rockin',

Tears pouring down my face.

Now, I still have a scar
if you wanna take a look...

Barbra jean.

I'm sorry, reba.
You were saying?

Yeah. Remember
the time when, uh,

I loaned you guys that
frying pan and kyra?

Well, you can
keep the frying pan.

Kyra wants to
move back in with me.

Oh, my gosh. My kyra?

My sweet little kyra
wants to leave the nest?

Actually, I think I was the one that
laid the egg, but I get your point.

Is that true, honey? Yes.

Now, brock, before you say
anything... Well, it's okay with me.

Really?

But, brock, she's
our little baby.

Barbra jean, we can't
force her to stay.

Yes, we can. No, we can't.

Oh, I will tie her
to the banister.

Honey, if you really want to,

It's fine with us.

Oh, my goodness.

I think I'm gonna cry.

Oh, barbra jean. I mean, she's
just gonna be four houses down.

You can come by anytime you
want. Actually, scratch that.

Just give me a moment
to remember your face.

Oh. This is worse than
sitting on a fire truck.

- Well, that wasn't so bad.
- I'll be up in my room.

- Kyra, I thought
you'd be happy.
- I am happy.

Well, you don't
seem happy. I'm fine.

Honey, we just asked your
dad if you could move back.

He said it was okay.
What's the problem?

Of course he said
it's okay. He hates me.

Is that why you wanted to move back in,
'cause you think your father hates you?

Wasn't it obvious? He
couldn't wait to get rid of me.

Honey, why would he
wanna get rid of you?

Because when I'm
around, they always fight.

Oh, kyra, honey, you are not responsible
for your dad and barbra jean's problems.

Really? 'Cause they just had
a great weekend without me.

Well, that don't prove anything.

They just had a
burrito in paris.

When they go to
therapy, they get along.

When they go to
dinner, they get along.

At the birthplace of rock and
roll in south texas, they got along.

What's the one thing in
common? I'm not there.

I wasn't there either.

When I lived over here,
you guys fought all the time.

I moved over there, and
now they fight all the time.

Oh, honey, you... You
can't be more wrong.

And I'm gonna prove it.
I'm gonna go get your dad.

Hard to believe getting your dad
would solve a problem, but here I go.

Ta-da! [Screams]

What is this? Two tickets
for me and elizabeth.

We're coming to denver
with you tomorrow.

You're coming to... You're...
You're... You're go... You're what?

Yeah. That way, you don't have to be so
bummed about, you know, leaving early.

And you can show
us all around denver.

I have a list of places that
we have to see. No, we can't.

I mean... I mean, see,
denver is very... Dangerous.

Especially during
hurricane season.

Yeah.

Yeah. Plus, I have practice.
I got a long, long practice.

No. Well, that's okay.
We'll come watch.

It'll be so cool for elizabeth
to see where daddy works.

And then after, we can do
all that stuff. B-b-b-b-but... But...

See... See... See...
See... See... You know...

It... It... What's...
What's the matter?

Well, you just can't
drop by practice like that.

I thought a lot of
wives come watch.

They do, but not on...

"No wives day."

- "No wives day"?
- Yeah, and can you
believe that's tomorrow?

Aw, sh**t! You know
what? It's "no wives week."

Hmm. What's going on, van? Do
you even have practice tomorrow?

Of course I do. Absolutely. No.

You don't? Then why...

- Are you having an affair?
- Oh, of course not.

How could I have the energy for an
affair the way you got me running around?

Whoa. Hold on. So you're
saying that you're leaving early...

Because we're doing
too much stuff together?

No. No, cheyenne.

No. That is not it. That
is completely not it.

Yes.

Wow.

Hey, you know
what? That is not fair.

You are completely giving me
no credit for not having an affair.

Hey, barbra jean.

[Sighs]

What are you doing?

Kyra used to sit here and
shush me when jeopardy! was on.

I'll take endless pain
for a hundred, alex.

All right, honey. I'll
stop by tomorrow.

There you are. What's the big
idea giving kyra up so easily?

What? I didn't give
her up easily. Oh, yeah?

She's over at my house, crushed, because
she thinks you don't want her anymore.

Why would she think that?
Because you didn't fight for her.

She thinks that she
makes it harder on you two.

Oh, come on. That's just crazy.

I was just trying to be a
good father, you know.

If she wants to be with you, I
didn't want to make her feel bad.

In any case, she should
know how much I love her.

Right. Even though
you two do fight a lot.

- What?
- What are you talking about?

Well, you know, when you come
over, you're always picking on her.

Barbra jean, I m
not picking on her.

I'm just asking
her about her day.

Well, it seems like picking.

Please don't tell me how
to talk to my own daughter.

Oh, yeah. You don't need
lessons. You just radiate love!

Okay. All right.

You know, you guys can have
this fight some other time.

You need to go over there
and talk to your daughter.

Wow. What just happened there?

i don't know. We
were doing so well.

Okay. Once again, a
conversation for another time.

Let's go. No, no, no, no.
Just wait a second, reba.

I mean, maybe kyra's right.

She's not even here, and
we're fighting because of her.

You know, what if she really
does make things harder?

Of course she makes things
harder. She's a teenager.

What if I actually do have
resentments towards her?

What if... What if I really
did want her to go?

Oh, no, no, no, brock. This is not your
therapy. Your daughter is hurting.

You need to go over there right now
and tell her that she is not the problem.

I'm not gonna lie to
her. That's what got me in

Trouble in the first
place... Not being honest.

Now you're being mr. Honesty?

Look. There's a time to tell the
truth, and there's a time to lie.

sh**t, everybody knows that you never tell
your kids how you really feel about 'em.

Heck, I'm sick of
henry 65% of the time.

Barbra jean! Well, I am!

All right.

- Cheyenne,
let me explain.
- I tried so hard.

I... I know, and I
appreciate that. Ha ha ha.

That is me laughing. But not
the real kind. The fake kind.

Look. I'm sorry I
lied to you. Hmph.

But I'm exhausted. I spend all
week k*lling myself at practice.

Then I come back here where
we don't sit still for a minute.

You are exhausted, van?

I am the one who is taking care of
elizabeth and going to school full time.

I am just as wiped out as you,
even though, I still look good.

But I deal with
it. I deal with it...

Because I don't want you
to miss out on anything.

But I'm not missing
out on anything.

As long as I'm with you and elizabeth,
I don't need to do anything else.

In... In fact, if we got a foosball table,
we'd never have to leave the house.

You shouldn't have
lied to me. I know.

Babe, I'm sorry.
Okay? I'm sorry.

Good.

And next time something
like this happens, just tell me.

Tell you that you're
getting on my nerves?

Yeah, okay.

So I talked to your father and
told him how you were feeling,

And, just as I suspected, honey,
he don't blame you for his problems.

- He doesn't?
- No. And he was pretty upset
about you moving out.

So, I was right, and
you were wrong.

I don't wanna rub
it in, but I was right.

I see. And, uh,

Is this the part where I lie
to you and say I believe you?

Kyra, look...

Hey, hey, hey. Just the
person we were hoping to see.

our little ray of sunshine.

Brock. Brock. Brock. No,
no, no, no. Don't worry, reba.

You were right. You were right.

Sweetheart, your mom
told us how you were feeling,

And we just want you to know that
nothing could be further from the truth.

Yeah. You don't make
things hard on us.

If anything, you
bring people together.

You're like a little
reverend al sharpton.

We love having you around.

And if we did or said anything to
make you feel otherwise, we're sorry.

- Brock, tell her the truth.
- I'm sorry?

- Tell her the truth.
- Um...

Which truth are we
talking about again?

Oh, for crying out loud.

Okay, kyra, you want
the truth, here it is.

Sometimes you're a
pain in the butt. Mom.

Reba! She wants the truth.

Honey, sometimes you are a
royal, huge, honking pain in the butt.

And there's a whole ceramics store
full of people that'll back me up on this.

But that doesn't
mean I don't love you.

And I'm sure your father
feels the same way.

Honey, you're a delight. I have no
idea what your mother's talking about.

Ow! Okay, okay. She's right.
You're a huge pain in the butt.

Great. Well, I'm glad
we had this little chat.

Kyra. I heard
you, mom. I'm a pain.

But we always love you. I'm
really supposed to believe that?

Yes. Because that's the
magic of being a parent.

We don't have to like you,
but we'll always love you.

You're not an easy child, kyra.

But you're also this strong,
amazing, opinionated person,

And I wouldn't change
that for the world.

I wouldn't change it either,

But I would tone it
down just a little bit.

so, how's this setting with you?

It's a little strange.

But I guess I understand
what you're talking about.

That's good, you know,
'cause barbra jean and i...

Still have a lot of work
to do on our relationship.

And while having you there
might not make things easier,

We'd still like for
you to be a part of it.

You know, talking to you is
my favorite part of the day.

Which, by the way, is why I
ask you so many questions.

Even if it does
sound like picking.

If you decide to go, I
will really miss you.

I'll miss you more
than him. [door opens]

'Cause I'm deeper.

Barbra jean, shh.

You're really lucky to have
so many people that love you.

It sounds like they
really want me to stay.

Yes, it does.

So,

I guess maybe I don't need
to move back right away.

Yeah, maybe you should,
uh, stay over there a while...

And keep those two on track.

- Mom?
- Hmm?

Just so you know, I never
once doubted that you loved me.

I know, sweetheart.
But you know what?

There were times, if I'd have had
the money, I'd have sent you away.

acme! [Coughing]