Pete Wilder quotes from Private Practice

Pete

[to Violet] I'm not the kind of guy who fights. I just don't see the point to it. And the times I've tried it, you hurt your knuckles, you don't really feel better, it doesn't solve anything. And I guess I'm, at heart, just a pacifist, 'cause I think fighting is stupid, I think war is wrong, and taking up arms for some cause just lacks nobility in today's world. So-

Violet

Pete, Pete-

Pete

I'm not the kinda guy who fights, but I should've fought for you! I should've fought for you, Violet. And I don't really know how else to say it except... I want your kid, whether it's mine or not. And I want your body, whether it's pregnant or not. And I want your heart, whether I have to fight for it or not. And I should've fought for it, but I was confused and angry and scared. So... I am fighting now... because I love you. And I think we can be something. I think we can be a family.

[to Pete] Sir, your relationship to... Violet?

Sheldon

He's her boyfriend. [to Pete] I was seeing a patient upstairs and I heard.

Pete

I'm sorry. I should've called.

And who are you?

Sheldon

I'm the baby's father.

Pete

Uh, well, kind of the baby's father.

Sheldon

Maybe the father. So is he.

Pete

We're both- We're the baby's father.

Sheldon

[to the cop] It's a long story. It's... Just wear a condom. Tell your friends. [chuckles]

Addison

Are you really onboard with this?

Pete

I don't know. Neil wants to meet his daughter, Margaret wants to be able to tell that baby her father held her and loved her and that baby... she's going to want to know it. And I know all of the reasons that we shouldn't deliver the baby now, but I keep thinking about when Violet was attacked and how I didn't know if I'd ever meet Lucas. I didn't know if I'd ever meet my son. And I know that I would've done anything to meet him.

Addison

How did your lawyers know about Violet's abortions? [pause] Answer me.

Pete

I had to do something to help us win.

Addison

I don't even know what to say to you.

Pete

What? Addison...

Addison

I don't know, it's like you... you have done some horrible things during this trial, but I told myself it was because, you know, you're worried and you're scared, but now, now it's like you shut down Pete and became this cold, hard, mean...

Pete

You know what, mind your own business.

Addison

Mind my own business?

Pete

Yes.

Addison

This is my business! You made it my business when you put your son in my arms! If I didn't love that kid, I'd sit back and I'd watch you and Violet tear each other to shreds, but I do love him, and that is who I'm concerned about.