▁his ▁military ▁past . ▁Meanwhile , ▁Lyn n ▁cannot ▁bring ▁herself ▁to ▁have ▁an ▁abort ion , ▁she ▁ab and ons ▁Chris , ▁and ▁moves ▁in ▁with ▁a ▁high ▁school ▁boy friend ▁who ▁agre es ▁to ▁marry ▁her ▁and ▁raise ▁the ▁baby ▁as ▁his ▁own . ▁ ▁His ▁rom ance ▁with ▁Lyn n ▁ru ined ▁and ▁his ▁l ifest yle ▁destroyed , ▁Chris ▁sw all ows ▁his ▁pride ▁and ▁moves ▁back ▁in ▁with ▁his ▁father , ▁still ▁unable ▁to ▁decide ▁what ▁to ▁do ▁with ▁his ▁life , ▁but ▁bel ieving ▁he ▁ultimately ▁must ▁accept ▁the ▁old ▁values ▁like ▁his ▁father ▁has . ▁Chris ▁has ▁more ▁encourag ement ▁after ▁a ▁talk ▁at ▁dinner ▁at ▁a ▁Howard ▁Johnson ' s ▁with ▁his ▁father ▁where ▁he ▁tells ▁Chris ▁that ▁life ▁is ▁like ▁an ▁ice ▁cre am ▁par lor , ▁and ▁that ▁of ▁all ▁of ▁life ' s ▁most ▁ex otic ▁flav ors ▁to ▁choose ▁from , ▁there ' s ▁always ▁van illa ▁to ▁fall ▁back ▁on . ▁ ▁The ▁film ' s ▁final ▁scene ▁shows ▁a ▁very ▁pre gn ant ▁Lyn n ▁living ▁in ▁a ▁sub urban ▁house ▁with ▁her ▁new ▁husband . ▁A ▁large ▁pack aged ▁box ▁arriv es ▁at ▁their ▁house ▁addressed ▁to ▁Lyn n ▁with ▁Chris ' ▁home ▁address ▁on ▁it . ▁Upon ▁opening ▁the ▁box ▁on ▁the ▁front ▁la wn ▁of ▁their ▁house ▁as ▁instruct ed ▁on ▁the ▁box , ▁two ▁hel ium - filled ▁bal lo ons ▁float ▁out ▁of ▁it ▁and ▁float ▁away ▁into ▁the ▁bright ▁blue ▁sky . ▁On