Army Wives, Season 6

Claudia Joy:
[to Denise, about Michael retiring from the Army] Loosing you and the others that's one thing. Loosing a way of life?

Joan:
This is Mother Nature's war and she doesn't fight fair.

Waitress:
You're not worried about the storm? I just heard it's coming in tomorrow night.

Roxy:
Honey, if I worry about every storm that comes along I'd be as nervous as a long-tailed cat in a room full rocking chairs.

Tanya:
Mr. Broadsky, you have to take your heart medication.

Broadsky:
I feel fine!

Tanya:
That's great! But you still have to--

Broadsky:
I said no!

Denise:
[walks in] Hey, what's the problem?

Broadsky:
[grins at Denise] Here's my girlfriend!

Tanya:
[to Denise] It's time for Mr. Broadsky to take his digoxin but he refuses. [glares at Mr. Broadsky]

Denise:
Gus, you need to listen to Specialist Gabriel.

Broadsky:
What is she? Twelve?

Denise:
She's a combat vet, just like you.

Broadsky:
You're joking.

Tanya:
Afghanistan. 23rd Airborne.

Denise:
The sooner you listen to her, the sooner you get out of here. Now take your pills. It's an order.

Broadsky:
Yes ma'am!

Claudia Joy:
Babies are meant to be spoiled.

Roland:
As long as they don't grow up to be spoiled brats.

Pamela:
Well, only Army brats allowed.

TJ:
[bangs on the bathroom door] Katie, hurry up!! Come on Katie! Open up! You've been in there forever!

Katie:
[from inside the bathroom] Have not!

TJ:
Have too! [to Lucas] Is she always like this?

Lucas:
Always!

TJ:
[knocks on door] Hurry up!

Roxy:
[angrily] Ok, TJ! Knock it off!

Pamela:
Katie! The boys are waiting! [knocks on door] Put it in gear!

Katie:
It's not fair!

Trevor:
[walks past the boys] Can't find my patrol cap.

Roxy:
Don't look at me.

Lucas:
Is that like a baseball hat?

Trevor:
Yeah. Why?

TJ:
[sheepishly] We were sort of playing with it in my room. [Trevor goes to the boys' room]

Lucas:
[bangs on bathroom door] Katie! The toilet flush!

[Lucas and TJ groan and grumble loudly]

Katie:
[from inside the bathroom] It's not my fault!

Pamela:
Katie! Open the door. I'll deal with it.

Katie:
But Mom...

Pamela:
[continues knocking on door angrily] Katie! Katie Moran!

[Trevor grabs his hat and storms out of the house, Roxy rushes after him]

Roxy:
Trevor! Don't be mad.

Trevor:
This is getting old, babe.

Roxy:
Ok, it won't be much longer.

Trevor:
[sarcastically] How long? Do you realize we haven't had sex in two weeks?

Roxy:
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.

Roxy:
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]

[Roland and Joan are doing the dishes and talking]

Joan:
Charlie Mayfield thinks that she can get away with anything because she's colorful

Roland:
Which pushes your buttons. Obviously.

Joan:
It is not personal. I have a garrison to run. If people don't follow regs, discipline erodes.

Roland:
[pauses] Right.

Joan:
Don't say it like that.

Roland:
I'm just s- [looks at Joan] I'm just saying that a woman's gotta do her job. You should've seen our son. He loved it there.

Joan:
I'm not saying he can't go back. I'm just saying sh--

Roland:
She's a pain in your butt.

Joan:
[looks at Roland] Exactly.

Roland:
[looks at Joan's butt] And such a nice butt too.

Joan:
[stops and looks at Roland] Stop... [laughs]

Pamela:
Lucas says the first thing he wants to do in California is go surfing and the first thing Katie wants to do is meet Justin Bieber.

[...]

Roland:
Isn't Justin Bieber from Canada?

Pamela:
Ok, it scares me that you know that, Roland.

Pamela:
[sadly, after telling Roxy she is moving to California to join] I've had enough. Kids have had a enough. Time to go home.

Roxy:
But this is home.

Pamela:
Roxy, I love you like a sister but you know that's not true. I mean, home is where my husband is. So, we're going to California. Next week.

Roxy:
But--

Pamela:
Roxy, I have to. I have to go and you have to let me.

[Roxy and Trevor are saying goodbye to Pamela]

Pamela:
[tearfully] Don't..don't say anything.

Roxy:
Call, text, write, come back. I love you.

[Denise, Roxy and Roland are at Claudia Joy's for lunch]

Claudia Joy:
[raises glass for a toast] To Pamela.

Everyone:
[toast] To Pamela.

Roland:
Gone, but not forgotten.

Roxy:
Hardly. I talk to her every night.

Denise:
Yeah?

Roxy:
Awful news. She loves California.

[everyone laughs]

Denise:
Oh, Roxy.

Roxy:
Well, I was hoping she would hate it!

Claudia Joy:
It's good she's happy.

Roxy:
I just don't like it that she's gone. Glad I have the new house to distract me.

Roland:
How's that going?

Roxy:
It's a disaster. Boxes everywhere. I swear, they multiply at night.

Denise:
[chuckles] I know how you feel.

Roxy:
And Trevor's no help. I mean he's busier than ever now that he's platoon commander.

Claudia Joy:
Leader. Platoon leader.

Roxy:
Whatever.

Denise:
Yeah. Frank is swamped too.

Roland:
With all the new families from Fort Hope I barely get to see Joan these days.

SFC Leon "Ski" Wisniewski:
Sir, you're doing an outstanding job as LT.

Trevor:
Thank you.

Ski:
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.

Ski:
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?

Ski:
One or two.

[Later]

Roxy:
[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.

Roxy:
And their wives!

Trevor:
And their wives.

Roxy:
And their kids.

Trevor:
They don't all have kids. So? What do you think?

Roxy:
I think you're nuts!

Trevor:
Rox...

Roxy:
No way.

Trevor:
Babe...

Roxy:
Trevor, this house is a mess!

Trevor:
It's a barbecue! We can do it in the backyard.

Roxy:
Like that solves everything.

Trevor:
My platoon sergeant says it's gonna be good for morale so...

Roxy:
Ok. So let him do it.

Trevor:
I'm the platoon leader.

Roxy:
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.

Roxy:
Yeah? Well, it's more important that you get along with your wife.

Trevor:
[chuckles] I'm working on it.

Roxy:
Work harder.

[Roxy is introduced to Ski and his wife Gisela]

Roxy:
And you must be Jisela.

Gisela:
Gisela.

Roxy:
What now?

Gisela:
Gee-sel-la

Roxy:
Oh, I'm sorry. I must've been practicing that wrong. What is that, like French?

Gisela:
German.

Roxy:
[awkwardly] German. [to Ski] So, where did you two meet?

Ski:
In Germany.

Roxy:
On vacation?

Gisela:
Working. In Kaiserslautern.

Roxy:
Kaiser--...that's another one.

Ski:
It's a town near Frankfurt.

Trevor:
The Army has a base there, Rox.

Ski:
Air Force too.

Gisela:
Largest American military community outside the United States.

Roxy:
[embarrassed] Learn something new everyday.

Jackie:
Did you hear about that Bravo Company FRG meeting?

Denise:
You mean the great doughnut meltdown? It was all over post.

Jackie:
Bad situation.

Denise:
Poor Min-Ji. She's always had trouble with that FRG but it happens sometimes. Bad chemistry.

Jackie:
I don't believe in bad chemistry. I believe in good leadership.

Denise:
I wouldn't judge Min-Ji too harshly. This isn't her native culture and, well, it's hard to wrangle a bunch of self-absorbed twenty-year-old's.

Jackie:
I agree, but the fact is, they need a new FRG leader. Somebody to "kick butt" and take names. Know anyone?

Denise:
[thinks] Actually...I do.

[Later at the LeBlanc home]

Roxy:
FRG leader??? Me?

Denise:
Why not? You'd make a great leader.

Roxy:
Shark bait, you mean. You should've been there, Denise. They ate that poor woman alive.

Denise:
I know. It's not the easiest group.

Roxy:
Are you kidding?! They're horrible!

Denise:
They just need to be led.

Roxy:
Yeah. Off a cliff! What about Captain Brunson's wife?

Denise:
Erm...Captain Brunson is between wives. That's why Min-Ji took the job. Her husband is the XO.

Roxy:
Well, who's like, "assistant XO"?

Denise:
There is no "assistant XO". The next in line are platoon leaders and that's you. You're an officer's wife, Roxy. That means more responsibility.

Roxy:
Yes. I get it. Look, I would love to help. But with the kids and The Hump Bar--

Denise:
I will help. And so will Jackie. She really wants to meet you, by the way.

Roxy:
Yeah. Well, I don't want to meet her.

Denise:
Oh come on. I know you got a bad first impression but she's a great person. And she could be an important contact for you. [Roxy looks at her curiously] Being an FRG leader could help Trevor's career.

Roxy:
Hmm, hadn't thought about that. [looks at Denise] You really think I could do it?

Denise:
[smiles] I know you can. And right now, the Army needs you.

Roxy:
Wow, that's something I never expected to hear.

Trevor:
I'm really proud of you, babe.

Roxy:
Yeah?

Trevor:
I just hope you're not taking on too much.

Roxy:
I don't think so. And besides, I like helping your career.

Trevor:
How's that?

Roxy:
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.

Roxy:
What do you mean?

Trevor:
Well, that whole doughnut thing the other day? LT Webster is in the doghouse with the Captain because of that.

Roxy:
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.

Roxy:
[in disbelief] That is so unfair.

Trevor:
That's how it is, babe.

Roxy:
So what you're saying is "no pressure but don't screw up".

Trevor:
Yeah, pretty much. [kisses Roxy]

Roxy:
Great.

Claudia Joy:
Calm down, sweetheart. I am sure Denise didn't mean to hurt your feelings.

Roxy:
Maybe not. Just that FRG Nazi Jackie Clarke. Wants everyone to be her little clone.

Claudia Joy:
I wouldn't be too hard on Jackie either.

Roxy:
Why not?

Claudia Joy:
Because I happen to agree with her.

Roxy:
Not you, too. What does my hem line have to do with being an FRG leader??

Claudia Joy:
A lot, actually. [Roxy looks at her in frustration] Things change when your husband becomes an officer, Roxy.

Roxy:
Yeah. Your friends think you're an embarrassment.

Claudia Joy:
This isn't about you. This is about being part of something that's bigger than you. An officer's uniform commands respect. Same thing being an officer's wife. How you dress makes a statement.

Roxy:
You know, I didn't sign up for the Army. Trevor did.

Claudia Joy:
[smiles understandingly] That doesn't cut it and you know it. When you married Trevor, you married into the Army.

Roxy:
Yeah, well, I never saw this coming.

[...]

Claudia Joy:
Whatever you decide, don't let the prospect of a longer dress or shorter heels stop you.

Roxy:
Shorter heels? Really??

Claudia Joy:
You'll always be the same Roxy underneath. Nothing can change that, thank God.

[Roxy is dressing up for the encasing ceremony]

Trevor:
[whistles] Lookin' good, babe.

Roxy:
Thanks.

Trevor:
[grins] Hard to believe it's really you.

Roxy:
[glares at him] What is that supposed to mean???

Trevor:
[stunned] Nothing...uh..it was...it was a compliment.

Roxy:
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?

Roxy:
Well, it's still the same me underneath. You wanna see?

Trevor:
Yes please.

[Trevor walks in to find Roxy staring at the wall]

Roxy:
Lemon.

Trevor:
What?

Roxy:
I'm thinking pale lemon would look nice in here. What do you think?

Trevor:
[shrugs] Yeah, I like lemon.

Roxy:
Or maybe, avocado.

Trevor:
I like avocados.

Roxy:
[rolls eyes] You're a big help.

Trevor:
[looks up at Roxy] What? You asked my opinion.

Roxy:
I just want the house to look nice.

Trevor:
It is nice.

Roxy:
You know what I mean. "Befitting an officer".

Trevor:
Ooooh. Right.

Trevor:
So? How did it go with Cruz's wife?

Roxy:
It didn't.

Trevor:
What?

Roxy:
She wouldn't let me in the door.

Trevor:
[shocked] You're kidding.

Roxy:
That woman is a bitch on wheels. You should tell your soldier he'd be better off without her.

Hector:
Honey, I'm home!

Gloria:
[unamused] You're hilarious.

Hector:
What's for dinner?

Gloria:
I don't know. What are you making?

Hector:
Come on.

Gloria:
You got two hands. What'cha do before you married me?

Hector:
Drive-thru?

Gloria:
[smiles] We're having chicken.

Hector:
[smiles] Get over here. [pulls Gloria over for a hug]

[They kiss before Gloria pushes him off]

Gloria:
Oh! Hector! You stink!!

Hector:
I've been working!

Gloria:
That is so nasty! Go take a shower and take this crap with you! [points to his rucksack]

Hector:
[laughs] All right, all right, tranquilla.

Gloria:
[seriously] Don't tranquilla me. Did you tell your boss we were having problems?

Hector:
No. Why?

Gloria:
He sent his wife here to check in on me.

Hector:
Mrs. LeBlanc was here? What did she say?

Gloria:
Nothing. I didn't let her in.

Hector:
[shocked] You're joking, right? [Gloria says nothing] Lieutenant LeBlanc is my platoon leader!

Gloria:
Well, I don't need his wife sticking her nose in our business!

[Gloria walks into The Hump Bar and sees Roxy behind the counter]

Gloria:
You? What are you doing here?

Roxy:
I own the place. [smiles] What are you doing here?

Gloria:
Had to get out of the apartment.

Roxy:
Beer? First one's on the house. It's my door-in-the-face special.

Gloria:
Thanks.

Roxy:
So, you've been married less than a month.

Gloria:
Yeah

Roxy:
How'd you meet?

Gloria:
Online.

Roxy:
[looks at Gloria] You're kidding.

Gloria:
I was tired of living at home with my brothers and sisters. I saw this home movie An Officer and a Gentleman, you know?

Roxy:
[grins] Yeah, I know. Very romantic.

Gloria:
Right? So I started looking on these military dating sites. There he was in uniform, looking hot.

Roxy:
I get that.

Gloria:
Chatted online, went dancing when he came into the city. He opened the taxi door for me. [smiles wistfully] I'll never forget that. On our second date he proposed. [looks at Roxy] Stupid, right?

Roxy:
Well, I met Trevor when I was bartending. Four days later, he proposed.

Gloria:
Yeah?

Roxy:
Uh-hmm. It's worked out so far.

Roland:
My son has tremendous courage. You don't see all the medicine he has to take to keep his viral load down. And you don't see him getting sick and nauseated. He didn't feel sorry for himself. He just lives with it. We could all learn from courage like that. Look, everyone lives with an element of risk in their lives but we don't have to live with ignorance and fear. And we don't have to punish an eleven-year-old boy because we're too narrow-minded to know better.

[The adults are watching the boys play catch with eggs]

Joan:
Hoping those eggs are hard-boiled.

Trevor:
Oh they are. Believe me, Roxy doesn't want anything messing up her new home.

Joan:
It's lovely.

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.

Roland:
She told me she was eyeing on some new furniture.

Trevor:
I know. Scares me.

[...]

[off camera]

TJ:
Heads up!

Finn:
Ow!

TJ:
My bad!

Roxy:
It's your first deployment. You'll get through it.

Gloria:
How?

Roxy:
Apparently by coming here and bugging me.

Hector:
How much longer Sergeant?

Ski:
As long as it takes, Cruz. It's only been twenty minutes.

Hector:
Yeah, feels like an hour.

Ski:
Relax.

Hector:
I'm trying but this kid is pointing his AK at me like he's about to light me up.

[...]

Ski:
So what do we know about this negotiator they're sending?

Trevor:
She's a Captain in intelligence.

Ski:
[in disbelief] She? Oh yeah...good luck with that.

Maryanne:
Look, I feel bad, don't get me wrong. But I don't think we should be going overboard.

Roxy:
I'm sorry...overboard?!

Maryanne:
Min-Ji did this to herself. I don't know why we should be honoring her exactly. [Gloria looks at her in disgust]

Roxy:
I can't believe that you'd say that. What is wrong with you? Min-Ji was part of this group.

Rita:
Not really.

Gloria:
Maybe that's because some people wouldn't let her be part of it

Rita:
Hey, don't blame us!

Gisela:
Shame on you! How dare you sit there and charge. Do you what it takes to marry a soldier and leave your country behind? Your family? Do you have any idea what it feels like to be different? I do. I know how cruel people can be. I still hear the jokes, the whispers. I know the difference just what friends can make. Were we too busy, too special to reach out to Min-Ji? We should all should feel ashamed. She needed help and we weren't there for her. Tomorrow I could be the one who needs help, or maybe it could be you.

Dr. Blake Hanson:
So why did you enlist, Gabriel?

Tanya:
Usual. College benefits, transportable skill, serve my country. You?

Hanson:
Pay off my med school loans.

Tanya:
Oh.

Hanson:
Hey, I'm not that cold. I wanted to be a pediatrician.

Tanya:
Really?

Hanson:
My older brother died of leukemia when I was twelve. I always wanted to do something for him. Doesn't pay the bills though. When I was doing my residency I realized that I was going to be in debt until my 40's if I didn't do something. The Army offered me a good deal. I give them ten years, they pay off the loans. The only catch was, they needed ER physicians at the time, not pediatricians.

Tanya:
You can always make the switch when your contract's up.

Hanson:
Yeah, that's six years from now.

Tanya:
It's your dream.

[Roxy and Gloria are getting ready for their husbands' return]

Roxy:
This won't be like the usual homecoming. Normally we have a big blow-out with music and food and banners and all that stuff. But we couldn't do that on such short notice.

Gloria:
Hey, as long as they're coming home, I'm happy. Thanks for giving me a ride to the pick-up spot

Roxy:
No problem. Actually, it's assembly point, not "pick-up spot".

Gloria:
[laughs] Whatever!

[Gloria sprays perfume on herself, Roxy looks at her]

Gloria:
Makes Hector go wild.

Roxy:
Really? Can I smell it? [smells bottle] Do you mind?

Gloria:
Go for it!

Gloria:
Hey Roxy.

Roxy:
Wow. Someone's been busy.

Gloria:
Yeah, Hector and I had a little fun at the mall.

Roxy:
A little?

Gloria:
It's not that much. Couple of tops, some jeans. Yeah, got something to show you. [takes out a stiletto shoe] What do you think of these?

Roxy:
I love them.

Gloria:
Yeah, you don't think they're too much?

Roxy:
Are we talking money or style?

Gloria:
Style.

Roxy:
Style? No.

Gloria:
That's what I thought. I got Hector a little present too.

[Gloria takes out a pink lingerie top]

Roxy:
I don't think that will fit him.

Gloria:
Come on, I've got something else to show you.

Roxy:
There's more?

[Gloria takes Roxy outside. Camera shot reveals Hector and a red Ferrari truck.]

Roxy:
Woah.

Hector:
What do you think?

Roxy:
It's...awesome.

Gloria:
We got a great deal on it.

Roxy:
Yeah?

Hector:
[excitedly] Ok, baby. It's time for your next lesson.

Gloria:
Hector's teaching me to drive.

Roxy:
[surprised] You don't know how??

Gloria:
Hey, in The Bronx you take the subway. See you later!

Roxy:
Careful!

[Roxy cringes as the Ferrari (with Gloria driving) stutters and veers off to the main road]

Nicole:
[embarrassed] You didn't have to get champagne.

Charlie:
Of course I did. [toasts Nicole] To my Bronze Star winner.

Nicole:
It's "Bronze Star recipient".

Charlie:
Don't give me attitude! This is a big deal!

Nicole:
No, I know. It's just embarrassing. You know me, I like flying under the radar.

Charlie:
Yeah I do know. But this time you couldn't help it. You were just too damn good.

Nicole:
[smiles] I guess so.

Charlie:
Face it, girl. You are a hell of a soldier!

Dr. Hanson:
Wow...that was...uh...definitely against the rules of fraternization.

Tanya:
[grins] Definitely. [pauses] We can't do this.

Dr. Hanson:
It's too late. [kisses Tanya]

Tanya:
Blake, I mean it. This could ruin your career.

Dr. Hanson:
[chuckles] My career. They could throw me in jail for this!

Tanya:
How can you joke about it?

Dr. Hanson:
I don't know.

Soldier:
[comes up to Gloria] Hey honey. Where's our beers?

Gloria:
Are you talkin to me? 'Cause I could tell what you could do with your beers if you don't take that meat hook of me, honey.

Soldier:
[embarrassed, takes hand off Gloria's shoulder] Sorry.

Gloria:
Now be a good boy and go sit down. I'll bring you your beers.

Soldier:
Yes ma'am. [leaves]

Gloria:
I feel sick about those kids

Roxy:
Yeah. Me too. That woman has a lot of nerve blaming our guys for what happened.

Gloria:
Hector says it was messed up.

Roxy:
What does that mean?

Gloria:
Nothing. He just says they could've done more, that's all. Your husband told him to forget about it, there was nothing they could do.

Roxy:
Yeah, well, he was right. Look, they're soldiers. They have to follow orders. And if Trevor said it was the right call, it was the right call.

Gloria:
Yeah I know. I just feel sick about it, that's all.

Roxy:
So do I.

Roxy:
I was talking to Gloria about those kids, the orphans.

Trevor:
Yup.

Roxy:
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.

Roxy:
What?

Trevor:
I mean, if there was room in the Humvee it would've been tight, but...

Roxy:
I don't get it.

Trevor:
Ok, even we had taken them to the airfield. Then what? We couldn't fly them out of the country.

Roxy:
Why not?

Trevor:
'Cause that wasn't our mission. Our mission was to evacuate Americans.

Roxy:
Yeah, I get that...

Trevor:
Those tribes over there, they all hate each other.

Roxy:
Yeah, but these weren't dangerous gunmen or anything.

Trevor:
People say we're taking sides.

Roxy:
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?

Roxy:
[quietly] Ok. Sorry.

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.

Roxy:
You never told me about that.

Trevor:
There's a lot I never told you. There's a lot I wish I never knew.

[Roxy and Gloria bring Jackie, who is drunk, back to her house]

Jackie:
[points at house] That's my house.

Roxy:
That's right! We just need to get you inside.

Jackie:
Um, hold on a second...

Gloria:
Ok

[Jackie vomits on the ground right then and there while a bemused Roxy and Gloria look on and grimace.]

Roxy:
It's ok. Denise said that's a good sign. It gets it out of her system.

[Jackie vomits again]

Gloria:
So I guess that's a really good sign huh?

Gloria:
What do I tell him?

Roxy:
Ahh...I wouldn't lie, but don't tell him the truth.

Gloria:
[confused] What does that mean?

Roxy:
You'll figure it out.

[Gloria and Roxy head over to join their husbands]

Hector:
[concerned] Gloria! Where've you been?

Gloria:
Didn't they tell you? I...I had to go on an errand.

Hector:
Yeah, what kind of errand?

Gloria:
Uhh....babysitting General Clarke's wife.

[Hector gives her a strange look and laughs]

Gloria:
[laughs nervously] I thought you'd like that. Uh, it was nothing. FRG business.

Hector:
[nods, offers her the wine bottle] Want some wine?

Gloria:
You know what? [puts hand on her wine glass] I think I'll pass.

[Roxy has just revealed that she's pregnant with twins]

Claudia Joy:
How's Trevor dealing with it?

Roxy:
Are you kidding? He loves it.

Jackie:
Well, he's not the one carrying twins.

Roxy:
Exactly. He has no idea what he's in for. These are our first kids together so he's never been through the midnight feedings...

Denise:
Or sleep deprivation.

Claudia Joy:
Or mood swings.

Claudia Joy:
What is it about the ocean? Nothing seems to matter when I'm here. You just drift.

Charlie:
[to Nicole] How is it you're getting a medal for valor but you can't find the courage to tell your mother we're getting married?

Trevor:
Look what I found. [hands Cody a photo of both of them]

Cody:
[smiles] That was right before the final road march at OCS.

Trevor:
Yup. You came in first that day. Hell of a soldier.

Cody:
Nah, hell of a recruit. Not much of a soldier.

Trevor:
What are you talking about?

Cody:
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.

Cody:
I guess that depends on how you look at it.

Roxy:
[to Cody] You know what? I've got a friend whose son died in Afghanistan. She'd give anything to have him back here, no matter what shape he was in. And I guarantee you he would not be sitting here feeling sorry for himself. He'd be living everyday.

Gloria:
My husband cheated on me.

Cody:
[takes a second look at her] Really? What is he, blind?

Marda:
He is the best thing that ever happened to you and you want to throw it all away?

Roxy:
Leave it alone. It's none of your business.

Marda:
[...] You forgot what your life was like before Trevor? Your first husband was a wife-beater, drove you out of the house and into the arms of another loser-man who gave you nothing but a second child. You're living in a trailer with two kids on food stamps when Trevor picked you up like a knight on a white horse and brings you here. Look around. I don't know anyone who lives in a house this nice. But I guess it's not good enough for you anymore is it?

Roxy:
I never said it wasn't nice!

Marda:
You have a man who loves you, who's raising your kids like his own, who's the father of those babies you're carrying.

Roxy:
Yes and what happens to them when their dad doesn't come home one day because he's been blown up somewhere around the world?! Did you ever think about that? What happens then?

Marda:
Well, then you'll have proud memories of a man who died doing what he believed in.

Roxy:
I don't want that! I'm thinking about my family!

Marda:
You're thinking about yourself and you know what? There's more to life than just what's best for Roxy LeBlanc.

Trevor:
You were tossing around a lot last night, babe. How are you feeling?

Roxy:
[groans] Like a beached whale!

Trevor:
Only three more weeks.

Roxy:
Yeah, easy for you to say. Hey, do my shoes match? It's been months since I've even seen my feet.

Trevor:
You look great. For a whale. [Roxy throws a pillow at him]

Roland:
[showing Gloria a picture of Sara Elizabeth on his cellphone] It's her first swimming lesson. It seems like yesterday Sara Elizabeth was learning to walk.

Jackie:
Before you know it, she'll be applying to college.

Roland:
[jokingly] You mean the nunnery!

Gloria:
I love baby showers!

Jackie:
They should come with a warning: babies grow up.

[Joan brings out a fresh plate of burgers Roland has just barbecued, the kids scramble for the burgers]

Joan:
Woah, woah, one at a time!

Roland:
[observing] Animals.

Denise:
Kids.

Roland:
Same thing.

[A sleep-deprived and exhausted Trevor walks over to Roland at the barbecue grill]

Trevor:
[yawn] Morning.

Denise:
Hey Trevor.

Roland:
[amused] It's afternoon.

Trevor:
Right. Sorry we're late.

Denise:
[laughs, to Roland] Give this man a cheese burger.

Roland:
I think caffeine's a better call!

Trevor:
How about a nap?

Denise:
[smiles] Sorry.

Roland:
Hey, you knew the job was dangerous when you took it.

Trevor:
Yeah but nobody told me how dangerous.

Denise:
Welcome to the club, dad.

Trevor:
You guys need me? I gotta head up to PX. We're out of diapers and....a few million other things.

Roland:
You're relieved of duty, Lieutenant.

Trevor:
[relieved] Thanks.

Denise:
I will bring the boys home when this is over.

Trevor:
[looks at Denise] Really?

Roland:
Go! Go!

[Trevor heaves a huge sigh of relief and leaves]

Roland:
[watches Trevor leave] Been there.

Denise:
Hey, I'm still there.

Roxy:
I was hoping it would work out. But you two were so young and you barely knew each other when you got married.

Gloria:
Yeah, but neither did you and Trevor.

Roxy:
Well, we were older, more experienced anyway. I already had one marriage and two kids and Trevor had been in the Army for a while.

Gloria:
True.

Roxy:
Hey, you make a mistake. You learn from it. Then you move on. In the meantime, you've got your work and you've got your friends.

Gloria:
Look, about that. I know you've been counting on me to look after The Hump and all but...

[Baby starts crying over the baby monitor]

Roxy:
Trevor!

Trevor:
[from upstairs] I got it!

Roxy:
Thanks babe.

Gloria:
Please don't hate me, Roxy

Roxy:
Hate you for what?

Gloria:
I want to go back to New York

Roxy:
Oh, for how long?

Gloria:
I don't know. Forever, maybe? I really miss my family.

Roxy:
Don't even think about it.

Gloria:
Really?

Roxy:
I totally get it.

Gloria:
What about you? And the bar and the babies?

Roxy:
[smiles] You know what, we'll figure it out.

[Michael notifies Frank that he is up for the Soldier's Medal]

Michael:
You deserve it, Frank. You showed everyone what the Army is all about.

Frank:
It's just what we do for each other, sir.

Michael:
But you did it for me.

Frank:
[nods] Gladly.

Michael:
We've walked a long road together haven't we?

Frank:
That we have, sir. Good times and bad.

Ski:
Welcome back, sir.

Trevor:
It's good to be back, Sergeant.

Ski:
Look like hell, sir.

Trevor:
I feel like hell, Sergeant.

Ski:
[chuckles] Those babies are kickin' your ass, huh?

Trevor:
Big time.

Ski:
Hope you've got enough gas left in the tank for the platoon. Bilowacking arranged 28 tomorrow afternoon.

Trevor:
Outstanding. Four hours of uninterrupted sleep on cold dark ground sounds awfully good to me right now.

Ski:
Roger that, sir!

Roxy:
Hey babe, what are you doing home at this hour? [Trevor motions for her to sit down] Honey I've got like a million things to do this morning.

Trevor:
Just sit down.

Roxy:
[sits down] Ok, this is either very good news or very bad news.

Trevor:
It's both. My order just came in. I've been assigned 2nd Ranger Battalion at Fort Lewis.

Roxy:
[pauses] Is that the good part?

Trevor:
It is.

Roxy:
[smiles] Well, congratulations, babe. You deserve it.

Trevor:
Thank you.

Roxy:
What's the bad part?

Trevor:
[takes a deep breath] We report to Tacoma in thirty days. [no reaction from Roxy] Rox?

Roxy:
[nonchalantly] We can do that.

Trevor:
[surprised by her reaction] What?

Roxy:
I thought you were gonna say two weeks or something.

Trevor:
[still in shock] Really?

Roxy:
Yeah! We knew this day was coming. So, now it's here. No more guessing.

Trevor:
[looks at Roxy in astonishment, at a loss for words] Right....right...it's just moving the boys and the dog and everything we own three thousand miles away--

Roxy:
[cuts Trevor off] Are you trying to make me crazy?

Trevor:
[stops short] No, no. I'm just trying to figure out if it's you or the sleep deprivation talking and you know what? I don't wanna know.

Roxy:
[smiles] Can you get your butt outta here before I wake up?

Trevor:
Yes ma'am. [kisses Roxy on the forehead and quickly leaves]

Finn:
[sadly] I hate the Army.

Roxy:
Honey, don't say that. You're very proud of your father and everything he does to serve our country. The Army just comes at a cost, that's all. You're old enough to understand that.

Michael:
A measure of leadership is how a unit performs when the leader isn't present.

Frank:
Sir, I was wondering if you'd like to join us tonight for a home-cooked meal.

Michael:
Oh, that's awfully nice of you

Frank:
Denise and Claudia Joy have been talking and, well, her intell is that you're not much of a cook.

[Michael stares at Frank]

Frank:
[laughs] That's your wife's words, sir!