[Talking to Claudia about her feelings and how mixed up they are] Just being around him makes me feel like I'm lying to him.
S2 E11Mothers & Wives
Why do you always get so stressed out when Grams comes? She's fun.
Grandmothers are always fun. Mothers are another story.
How's the colonel feeling?
Great. I think she's making up for all the sleep she lost over her entire career.
[about the death gratuity] I remember signing those papers. But the thought of Joan being killed in combat, I just pushed it out of my mind.
Seems like a soldier's worth more dead than alive.
You think after all I've been through, having your parents split up wouldn't be such a big deal.
I think parents splitting up is always a big deal.
I feel like a five-year-old...embarrassing!
S2 E13Safe Havens
Don't you remember? Paolo and Maria had lilies waiting for us in our hotel room when we arrived.
[in amazement] You remember what kind of flowers were in a hotel room twenty years ago? That's scary.
Three months ago, I'm patrolling enemy territory in Iraq with Dalton. Now he's dead. And I spend all day filing things, making sure everything's all lined up. A, B, C, D...
What?
I'm an admin clerk, babe. [sarcastically] Thought I'd make you proud.
S2 E14Payback
[TJ and Finn enter the bedroom dressed up in their suits and ties]
FFinn
Hurry up, Daddy.
You look all grown up.
I wish we had uniforms for the Silver Star ceremony.
No. [kneels down to straighten out their shirts and ties] I like you guys just the way you are.
We wanna be like you.
You do?
Most of the time.
Not all the time?
FFinn
Almost.
So when are the times when you don't want to be like me?
FFinn
Cranky times.
When you yell at Mommy.
FFinn
And throw stuff.
[sits on bed, the boys back off] Come here. Come over here, I'm not going to bite you. Come on.
[The boys sit on the bed on either side of him]
I promise you, no more cranky times.
FFinn
No more yelling?
No more yelling. Just kissing. Lots and lots of kissing.
[Michael knocks on the hotel door]
PPaolo
[opens door, surprised] Michael!
[Michael punches him square in the face and promptly leaves without saying a word.]
[holding Sara Elizabeth] How can you love someone so much after only a few days?
S2 E15Thank You for Letting Me Share
A good time? I'm up to my neck in other people's good times. Getting drunk and losing control, that's not "good times". [raises her voice] And you know what the problem is? It's never your fault! What about the people who have to pick up the tab for that, huh? What about their good times? You don't even care about the people whom you leave in your path!
[Customers all turn and stare at Roxy]
What are y'all lookin' at?! [storms off]
[Later at Roxy's porch]
How are you feeling?
I've a cold.
No kidding. Hey, Rox. What happened at the bar––
I know. I was over the top.
People who grow up with addictions, they develop their own addictions. It's called enabling.
You know, I was hoping the first five addicts I hooked up with were just a coincidence. Trevor was different. I was sure I'd broken the cycle.
Trevor is different. This is situational. But the way in which you're handling it is not. Glossing over problems, taking on more than you can do, not admitting defeat. That's the pattern.
[Roxy and Trevor are speaking at their separate therapy groups]
I only knew my wife a couple of weeks before I married her. A lot of people would call that irresponsible but I just knew. I knew she was the one.
I made one impulsive choice after another because that's all I saw the people around me do. But for some reason, choosing Trevor was the right thing. It led me to sanity and I can't forget that. I can't run away at the first sign of trouble but I also can't deny what's all around me either. I owe it to him and to our children... [fades off]
It's like, it's like there's something bigger, you know, like this small voice that we can barely hear trying to tell us what we need to do.
The truth is in the middle, in the quiet.
You just have to listen.
I'm learning to be still.
Thanks for letting me share.
Thank you for letting me share.
S2 E16Sacrifices
You would not believe this. These are Joan's nanny requirements.
Oooh. I can't wait.
[reading off paper] Great parental instincts, infant CPR certificate, clean driving record, stable family background, advanced college degree or experience as a pediatric nurse.
Is that all?
She calls me every hour with another addition.
So Mary Poppins need not apply?
I barely qualify.
[...]
How's the mom thing going?
It's like she and Joan have this secret club. They look at me, then they look at each other and then they laugh.
[Roxy and Claudia Joy exchange glances and they, Pamela and Denise start laughing]
[awkwardly] Right, it's kinda like that.
Ok everybody! Family meeting! Let's go! [goes to kids' room] Family meeting. Now! Let's go! Move it! [goes to Pamela in the kitchen] Come on Mom! You too!
Are we in trouble?
Not you honey. Lucas.
LLucas
Me? What did I do?
[in mock anger] Did you think you could just grow up and we wouldn't notice this? Turning eight on Saturday?
[Lucas breaks into a smile]
Well, there's only one solution to this serious problem. A party.
VVivian (Roland's mother)
His dream was to be a doctor and how he's teaching high school. Feels like he lost his way a little.
Sometimes people run so hard towards something they past by what they really want. I know. I've done it myself. [looks at Sara Elizabeth sleeping in the cot]
VVivian
[smiles] Thank God he didn't run past you.
[smiles] Well, he tried. But I tripped him. [both laugh]
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