TrevorOk, so, you're in line, door opens, winds howling, jumpmaster shouts:
TFTJ & Finn
Green light! Go!
Trevor
Affirmative. Each trooper jumps in order. Go, go, go. It's your turn. You jump. Static line deploys the chute and then TJ order performance..
Proper exit. Check the body position. Check canopy. Gain canopy control. Keep a sharp lookout. Prepare to land. Lands.
Trevor
Outstanding. Now Finn, in order to stick your landing where are your five points of contact?
Balls of the feet, calf, thigh, butt, pull-up muscle.
Trevor
Beautiful. [to an amused Roxy, who is standing behind them] We've got two ace paratroopers in the making.
[Chase is finishing up fixing a broken lamp at Trevor's house]
Trevor
They've finally settled down, playing some card game Lucas brought over.
Perfect! There we go. Good as new! Let's face this side towards the wall. [turns the lamp around so the broken side is facing away]
Trevor
[laughs] I told them they don't have to tell their mothers about our game of indoor football.
Whit says he's already finished the wiring and he says the duct work won't take more than a day tops.
[Trevor nods, Roxy is unsure of what to say]
Trevor
[reassuringly] Babe, it's ok. It's all good between me and Whit. I don't want you feeling guilty every time his name comes up. Whit's a good guy. And just because he's Finn's dad doesn't mean he can't be a friend.
[walked into kitchen unnoticed] Whit's my dad??
[Later]
[hands Finn a photograph of Whit] I was saving these for you. For Sunday. This is Whit from back when I knew him before. I met Whit when I was your age and we were best friends right off. Not boyfriend-girlfriend, just very close. And we stayed that way through high school.
[looks at photo] Why didn't you get married?
Because we didn't love each other that way. Not the way you're supposed to love someone when you get married.
But we were lucky enough to have you. And I was happy to raise you by myself. Until I found a person who I did love in the right way. [looks to Trevor] But Whit is a good man. And he loves you very much. He loves you so much he let Trevor adopt you so that you could have a real daddy. You understand?
[looks at Roxy] So, do I have to call Whit "Dad" now?
No. Trevor is your dad, same as always. Whit is just a friend.
What about my father? Will I ever get to meet him?
Honey, I don't think that's gonna happen.
Because there were times when he wasn't so nice to me and I didn't want that happening to you. So I got away. To protect you. [TJ looks away dejectedly] I'm so sorry, but I think you're old enough to know the truth. And I would never let anyone hurt you.
So why did you marry him?
Because I was young and I didn't know better.
Trevor
People make mistakes, bud.
That does not mean that you are a mistake. You are the only thing that brought me happiness during those years. And I have never ever regretted having you. Not for one second. You understand? [takes out a photo] I saved this for you so you could see what he looked like. You want to talk about it?
[looks at photo] May I be excused?
[TJ gets up and goes out to the porch without saying a word]
[Later]
Trevor
I know. [pauses] Look, I told you that I was adopted like you and Finn. But what I didn't tell you was that my natural father wasn't very good to me either. He wasn't good to anybody. In fact, he's in jail. And I haven't seen him since I was Finn's age.
How come you never told me?
Trevor
Because I didn't think it was important. Until now. [looks at TJ] I know how you're feeling, TJ. Angry, disappointed, embarrassed. It's hard. And that just doesn't go away. But I'll tell you what I figured out. You get two families in this life. The one you're born with and the one you choose. The one I was born with didn't measure up, but I love the family that I chose. And that means you, bud. I hope you feel the same way about me.
Trevor
Hey, babe. Whatcha doing?
[...]
It's the truck stop. I should've listened to you. It's gonna be a ghost town around here when the post closes. We're gonna lose everything.
Trevor
No we're not.
Trevor
Ok. Say we loose everything. So what? Babe, we started with nothing. And we have to do it all over again, we will.
Yeah, just wait till the bank come after us.
Trevor
Ok, so we'll go on the run. Like Bonnie and Clyde. [kisses Roxy]
Roxy and Trevor? Doesn't really have the same ring to it.
Trevor
Well, then, how about Trevor and Roxy?
How about more kissing, less talking?
[bangs on the bathroom door] Katie, hurry up!! Come on Katie! Open up! You've been in there forever!
[from inside the bathroom] Have not!
Have too! [to Lucas] Is she always like this?
[knocks on door] Hurry up!
[angrily] Ok, TJ! Knock it off!
Katie! The boys are waiting! [knocks on door] Put it in gear!
Trevor
[walks past the boys] Can't find my patrol cap.
LLucas
Is that like a baseball hat?
Trevor
Yeah. Why?
[sheepishly] We were sort of playing with it in my room. [Trevor goes to the boys' room]
LLucas
[bangs on bathroom door] Katie! The toilet flush!
[Lucas and TJ groan and grumble loudly]
[from inside the bathroom] It's not my fault!
Katie! Open the door. I'll deal with it.
[continues knocking on door angrily] Katie! Katie Moran!
[Trevor grabs his hat and storms out of the house, Roxy rushes after him]
Trevor
This is getting old, babe.
Ok, it won't be much longer.
Trevor
[sarcastically] How long? Do you realize we haven't had sex in two weeks?
Well, maybe we could get a room.
Trevor
If we could get a room I'd put the Morans in it. That's the problem. There are no rooms.
Ok, well, she's my best friend. And she saved Finn's life. So, just a little longer.
[Trevor looks at her and says nothing, gets on his bike and leaves for work]
SLSFC Leon "Ski" Wisniewski
Sir, you're doing an outstanding job as LT.
Trevor
Thank you.
You're also doing a heck of a job as Sergeant. Corrective action is not your line sir.
Trevor
I guess I'm still thinking like a Sergeant.
Understandable. Seen it before in mustangs like you. But you've got to let your NCOs lead. I promise we'll get your men mission-ready.
Trevor
I appreciate the heads up. Any other suggestions?
[Later]
[horrified] You wanna throw a barbecue this weekend?!
Trevor
Well, it's no big deal. It's just the squad leaders and my platoon sergeant.
Trevor
And their wives.
Trevor
They don't all have kids. So? What do you think?
Trevor
Rox...
Trevor
Babe...
Trevor, this house is a mess!
Trevor
It's a barbecue! We can do it in the backyard.
Like that solves everything.
Trevor
My platoon sergeant says it's gonna be good for morale so...
Trevor
I'm the platoon leader.
Ok, so order him to do it. You outrank him, right?
Trevor
Yeah I outrank him, but platoon sergeants, they're career guys. They know everything. It's important that I get along with them.
Yeah? Well, it's more important that you get along with your wife.
Trevor
[chuckles] I'm working on it.
[Roxy is introduced to Ski and his wife Gisela]
Oh, I'm sorry. I must've been practicing that wrong. What is that, like French?
[awkwardly] German. [to Ski] So, where did you two meet?
GGisela
Working. In Kaiserslautern.
Kaiser––...that's another one.
It's a town near Frankfurt.
Trevor
The Army has a base there, Rox.
GGisela
Largest American military community outside the United States.
[embarrassed] Learn something new everyday.
Trevor
I'm really proud of you, babe.
Trevor
I just hope you're not taking on too much.
I don't think so. And besides, I like helping your career.
Trevor
How's that?
Well, Denise said that Jackie Clarke could be a good contact for me and being an FRG leader could help you.
Trevor
Yeeeaahh...ok...but it goes both ways, Rox.
Trevor
Well, that whole doughnut thing the other day? LT Webster is in the doghouse with the Captain because of that.
Why?? I told you it wasn't Min-Ji's fault. The other women were horrible to her.
Trevor
Doesn't matter. Guy can't keep it together at home, how's he supposed to lead on the field.
[in disbelief] That is so unfair.
Trevor
That's how it is, babe.
So what you're saying is "no pressure but don't screw up".
Trevor
Yeah, pretty much. [kisses Roxy]
[Roxy is dressing up for the encasing ceremony]
Trevor
[whistles] Lookin' good, babe.
Trevor
[grins] Hard to believe it's really you.
[glares at him] What is that supposed to mean???
Trevor
[stunned] Nothing...uh..it was...it was a compliment.
You didn't like the way I looked before?
Trevor
All I meant was...I'm just, you know, not used to seeing you this way. [awkwardly] Can I take the boot out of my mouth now?
Well, it's still the same me underneath. You wanna see?
Trevor
Yes please.
[Trevor walks in to find Roxy staring at the wall]
Trevor
What?
I'm thinking pale lemon would look nice in here. What do you think?
Trevor
[shrugs] Yeah, I like lemon.
Trevor
I like avocados.
[rolls eyes] You're a big help.
Trevor
[looks up at Roxy] What? You asked my opinion.
I just want the house to look nice.
Trevor
It is nice.
You know what I mean. "Befitting an officer".
Trevor
Ooooh. Right.
[The adults are watching the boys play catch with eggs]
Hoping those eggs are hard-boiled.
Trevor
Oh they are. Believe me, Roxy doesn't want anything messing up her new home.
Trevor
Thanks. She's been taking her time putting stuff up on the walls, says she wants a "new look". You know what that means.
She told me she was eyeing on some new furniture.
Trevor
I know. Scares me.
[...]
[off camera]
How much longer Sergeant?
As long as it takes, Cruz. It's only been twenty minutes.
Yeah, feels like an hour.
I'm trying but this kid is pointing his AK at me like he's about to light me up.
[...]
So what do we know about this negotiator they're sending?
Trevor
She's a Captain in intelligence.
[in disbelief] She? Oh yeah...good luck with that.
I was talking to Gloria about those kids, the orphans.
Trevor
Yup.
We were just both saying what a horrible situation it was and I said that you would've saved those kids if you could've, right? [Trevor says nothing] Trevor?
Trevor
Technically we could've saved them.
Trevor
I mean, if there was room in the Humvee it would've been tight, but...
Trevor
Ok, even we had taken them to the airfield. Then what? We couldn't fly them out of the country.
Trevor
'Cause that wasn't our mission. Our mission was to evacuate Americans.
Trevor
Those tribes over there, they all hate each other.
Yeah, but these weren't dangerous gunmen or anything.
Trevor
People say we're taking sides.
Trevor, these were orphans standing right in front of you, some of them the same age as TJ and Finn!
Trevor
[snaps] You don't have to remind me! All right?
Trevor
[pauses, looks at Roxy] It's war, and in war civilians pay a price. Always. Mothers, fathers, children. One time we were on patrol at this village outside Kandahar. Jeremy Sherwood is kicking a soccer ball with this Afghan kid. A few minutes later, a car bomb explodes and this kid and his father are dead. Funny thing is, the soccer ball wasn't touched. You got these two bodies lying there and the ball's perfectly fine.
You never told me about that.
Trevor
There's a lot I never told you. There's a lot I wish I never knew.
Trevor
Look what I found. [hands Cody a photo of both of them]
CCody
[smiles] That was right before the final road march at OCS.
Trevor
Yup. You came in first that day. Hell of a soldier.
CCody
Nah, hell of a recruit. Not much of a soldier.
Trevor
What are you talking about?
CCody
What am I talking about? Trev, I never got a chance to do squat. It was my fourth day in theater. It was my first time outside the wire. I was 500 meters from the patrol base when that IED went off. I never saw any enemy. I didn't fire my weapon. All I did do was get thrown from a Humvee and burned.
Trevor
That doesn't make you any less of a soldier.
CCody
I guess that depends on how you look at it.
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