you know, stacy, if you wanna go to skeet eldridge's party... you're really good friends with him, and you'd love to take me. yeah, right. no, i'm not friends with him. my sister was his neighbor for a while, and i got to meet him. he's a good guy. i'm not making up some elaborate lie just to spend time with you. i'm going, and if you wanna go, i'd love the company. i would love that. no problem. ? and i don't think i was ready before, but now i... better? mike, i'm not gonna bite. i may nibble a bit, but i... no, there will be no nibbling, o.k.? you--you just can't come back here and--and--and snack on me. mike flaherty... is an entree. mike, i couldn't make a commitment before because i was just so proud of myself for being independent. but now i realize you were the best thing that ever happened to me. all right, look, laurie. when you walked out on me, i just swore that i would never let myself be that vulnerable again. you know, it's--it's not worth the risk. and if you--if you can't deal with that, hey, i understand. i love you. nice pitch