what? that's not what you wanted? max! a car? why do you need a car? like you know what anyone in this house really wants. but i thought we agreed-- well, honey. a car is a lot of responsibility. well, it's also a lot of money. i'll tell you what. maybe you can get an after school job to earn money for a car. i'll talk to your father. deacon is stewing. hello? deacon, it's for you. it's a young lady named palomina. deacon chokes on his food. he gets up quickly and grabs the phone. max is eyeballing him, so deacon walks with the phone into the other room and talks softly. i have to go to the video store later. all right, deacon. i'll walk to the store. max! deacon, look who's here. your friend, jake. jake enters, all smiles. you kids have fun. and she leaves. what's going on here? max sprained his wrist at soccer practice. what is going on here? well. and what were you doing with your clothes off in my kitchen? where are the other girls? what's that smell? well, ashley. i didn't know deacon even had a girlfriend. okay, then. so, ashley. if i could ask you a personal question, exactly how old are you? deacon, who is it? too late. naomi comes in. his girlfriend? she looks at deacon. max pokes his head through. you need to have a talk with him. he could be having s-e-x. ashley? it's deacon's mom, in the adjacent lot. she walks over to her. what are you doing here? to yoga class? i haven't seen you in class before. well, that's great, ashley. you're really going to love it. she escorts her towards the yoga class building. it's really easy, but if you can't keep up, just follow my lead. cut to: you're quite flexible, ashley. oh. okay. maybe later. listen, ashley. i want to ask you something. personal. about you and deacon. you know deacon is only seventeen. right. so i was just wondering. you know. if you and deacon. well, if deacon and you were. good. good. that's very good. she gives ashley a warm little hug. so, deacon. how'd you think you did on your midterms? whatever. you get everything done at work? oh, guess who i ran into? deacon's girlfriend, ashley. over on industrial way. you know, she is so flexible. it's really amazing some of the positions that girl can twist herself into. she even offered to teach me. so i could move like that. maybe. i like her. i know she's a little older, but i think she's good for deacon. not yet. i'll go get it. she gets up to get the mail. it's too late, deacon. we just want you to know how deeply disappointed we are in you. how did you manage to get a "c" in biology? deacon is in shock: relieved, confused, and a little angry. i knew we shouldn't have let him have a girlfriend-- you broke up with ashley? but we are letting you have the aerostar. it may not be "cool," but it'll get you where you're going. we're going away for the weekend. your father surprised me! to make you think you can get girls as hot as her. it's a basic rule of porno. a long beat.