Did he actually say to you, "l want to see Gina"?
- Or is this your genius plan? - He asked me to bring you by.
Dragging you by the hair was my initiative.
[KNOCKlNG ON DOOR]
Hi, Dad.
- Hi. - Hi, sweetie.
- Hi, Uncle... Uh, hi... - Come on in, heh.
- Can I get you something, Gina? - Uh, no, thanks.
We're loaded with cookies, fruit baskets...
Please, let's not waste time.
We've done enough of that already.
I want you to join us on Christmas Day.
Oh, um, okay, well, I guess I could drop by, heh.
Um, we could come to the party Christmas Eve,
spend the night and wake up here Christmas morning.
Well, sweetheart, it's your birthday.
Don't you wanna spend that with Noah?
He'll come too.
Well, heh, I think he'll be bored stiff.
There's not gonna be anyone your age at this party.
Gina, this is all new to us and it could really be awkward.
- How would we introduce you? - As your daughter.
Honey, we're expecting over 1 00 people there.
Some of them we barely even know.
I wanna find the right way and the right time to do this.
Right, I understand.
I mean, you've only had 24 years to figure it out.
- I don't wanna rush you. - Gina.
Nice.
Gina. Wait a second.
What do you care about a stupid party with strangers?
Look, you should just make your choice right now.
I can't go against my dad. And neither should you.
Well, congratulations, you're an only child again.
[DOOR OPENS]
[DOOR CLOSES]
'Twas a couple of days before Christmas and all through the lot--
Daddy risked his marriage to get the right shot.
Oh, nice. Lots of love there, honey.
What do you think, man? Probably eight,
eight and a half feet would be good for the community centre, huh?
DAVlD: Steve could have carried the tree himself.
He wanted us here to make sure we were over the whole Gina thing.
Yeah, yeah.
Hey, throw him a bone will you.
Christmas Eve will have its moments. I mean, pay-per-view wrestling.
The Rock knocking the holiday blues out of Stone Cold Steve Austin.
So you guys okay now? Buddy-buddy?
- Yeah. - Oh, yeah.
Good. So you coming to the house Christmas Day?
- Oh, sure. - Wouldn't miss it.
- Yeah. - Good.
DAVlD: You ready? DYLAN: Yeah.
Do you think you could bring some twine so we could bundle it up?
- Yeah. Be right back. - Thank you.
- Whoa! Hey. - Heh.
JANET: Oh, oh.
Janet.
- Who's this? JANET: Mom, Dad, heh.
- Her name is Madeleine. - But you're not due yet.
- She was premature. - Is she all right?
Yeah. There were some complications, but she's all right. She's perfect.
She's so beautiful.
They can ring you up now.
The tree's on your car, but you're blocking four others, okay?
Thank you.
Merry Christmas.
Happy New Year.
That ought to do it. All right, let's see what we got here now.
Uh...
Uh, go a little, yeah, back.
- More? - Uh, less.
- Less. DYLAN: Yeah. Back, back, back more.
We're having trouble with direction.
KELLY: I can see that.
Andrew, this is Kelly. Kelly this is Andrew.
- Hi. - This little urchin here is RJ.
- Hi, RJ. You ready for Christmas? - Way ready.
- Heh, heh. - Are those the presents for the kids?
KELLY: Yep.
- I have another box in the car. RJ: Are they cool?
You know, like video games?
Why don't you go check it out?
My car's that blue convertible at the end of the lot there.
- I'll give RJ a hand. Nice to meet you. - You too.
Cute kid.
Yeah. You're, uh-- You're not really his type exactly.
I was talking about RJ. He worships you.
- Nice touch with the toys. - That was Donna's idea.
Donate a toy, you get 1 0 percent off.
Ah. Uh, proposing marriage to me, was that Donna's idea too?
- I just... - Okay, I did not propose anything.
I merely suggested that you take things more seriously.
- Okay. - Is this fun for you?
I am just flattered, ahem, by your concern.
[SCOFFS]
You know what? I was just making--
I was just making a point about the things that you do.
Or don't do.
Hey. Are you the ass who organised the drug-addict meetings?
Uh, they're support-group meetings.
And, yeah, I volunteer.
Well, thanks for bringing the junkies.
I especially like the Styrofoam cups and cigarette butts
they leave on my lawn.
[CHUCKLES]
Yeah, they-- They-- They smoke like chimneys after a meeting. I know.
Yeah, trading one addiction for another.
Uh, we will clean up the cups and the cigarette butts today.
And, uh, I promise I'll talk to them.
How long before they trade back and I'm stepping on a used needle?
I thought you handled him well.
I'm glad you think so.
- Hey. - Hey.
What are those?
It's sort of an early birthday present.
Oh.
Yeah, you've been working so hard
and Gina and your parents, that thing didn't work out too good.
And you need to pack.
Give me those.
Hmm, Paris on Christmas Day.
[CHUCKLES]
I figure we can, uh, have dinner with the gang and then fly right out.
You can get excited any time, you know.
I'm sorry. Thank you.
You can't erase your father's mistakes, you know.
I'm not thinking about my father's mistakes. I just...
I can't stop thinking about how you told me about the Harvard/Yale games,
the music scene at Cambridge.
I told you I had an accident and my girlfriend died, okay?
It changed my life, I just didn't tell you how much.
I know.
It's just you let your parents buy you out of trouble.
I was 1 8 years old.
And how many drinks had you had that night?
[SCOFFS]
A few beers.
Why are you doing this?
Let's just-- Let's talk about it later.
KELLY: Hey. DONNA: Hey.
- Hey. I'll see you later. - Bye.
NOAH: See you. - What's going on?
How many drinks does it take to be over the legal limit?
Ask Matt. He knows all that stuff.
It's just, first my parents,
and now I just wonder if anyone tells the truth anymore.
I felt so stupid. I didn't even know what to say.
I didn't even know what to call him.
"Uncle John"? He's not even my uncle anymore.
I'm not gonna call him "Dad.'
- How about just "John"? - That's what Donna said.
You want me to stick around?
I should probably try and talk to her.
Thanks for calling.
I wanted to make sure that after everything we were still friends.
I'd love that.
- David. - Hi, Mrs. Martin.
- You guys have fun. - See you later.
DAVlD: Bye. - Bye.
Well, Gina, I felt for you today. I really did.
Yeah, that whole party business.
Oh, yeah, you know, Donna was right.
It's just a bunch of strangers. I don't really care about that.
Well, you know, it's not an isolated incident.
Right, heh. Yeah. I'm sorry, um, it's just...
And I don't know how much you want us all to endure
before we get down to the real issue.
- Oh, well, what's that? - Tell me what you want.
How much?
What is it that you think you're buying?
- My husband has an obligation to you. - You couldn't even make a dent.
JANET: Here, taste this.
I want to refrigerate this for the Christmas party
so if you hate it just say so.
It's delicious.
I mean, if you like raw, runny, egg-milk drinks, it can't be beat.
[SlGHS]
Well, if my mother made the eggnog you would love it.
She has this recipe, I just can't get it right.
Ahh, why don't you call her, then?
You know, they melted when they saw their grandchild today.
I think about the planet now.
I think, heh, about making it clean and safe for our child.
I want her to have the good family and parents that love each other.
Me too.
Don't you think they want the same thing?
[JANET SlGHS]
Mom, it's me.
I was wondering if you guys wanted to come over for dinner sometime?
Tomorrow, 6:30?
Great.
Put that on the tree.
That's gonna ruin your dinner.
What, this? No, don't worry about this.
Tell you what. You take this and these, hang them on the tree. All right?
Okay.
You know what happens to property when a community centre comes in?
No. Uh, no, I don't.
But we have an office where you and l can discuss anything that you like.
They go down to nothing. I know.
My real-estate agent showed my house to a nice couple from Portland.
They didn't bother to step over this
- before moving onto the next. - You're starting to scare the kids here.
I seen the parents who come and go from the centre.
Believe me, these kids are no strangers to garbage.
[GRUNTS]
[ALL GASP]
You got a lawsuit on your hands. I got witnesses.
Uh, you guys see that? What I did with that guy right now?
That was wrong, okay? I was wrong.
I'm sorry.
[KNOCKlNG ON DOOR]
I'm here to see my father.
John? You have a visitor.
I just came by to let you know that I don't want your money
or your pity.
Honey, will you give us a second?
I'll be in the den.
She just went about asking in the wrong way. That's all.
We were both wondering what is it that you expect from me?
I don't know.
I don't mean to overstep, but I know you had a father.
My father was a bedtime story that my mother told me.
He was just, uh...
[CH UCKLES]
He was the really tall guy, you know,
in the only picture that I have of myself when I was 5 years old.
The truth is, I barely remember the day he died.
See, I wouldn't even know where to start.
I missed your first step, all your report cards.
I mean, when your father died I really wan...
And I should have.
So how do you like living here in Beverly Hills, huh?
[CHUCKLES]
It's okay.
Donna says that you're living in a very nice fancy hotel.
- How is that? - Um...
Well, it's, uh-- It's fancy, heh.
Just like I always wanted.
You know, you asked me what I expect from you.
I don't expect anything.
The theme restaurant was my idea. I mean, don't they owe me?
Marcus, we talked about this when you first came to me.
Yeah, before the restaurant turned a profit.
Intellectual property is a tough sell.
I can't guarantee you'll win, and I won't take the case on contingency.
Well, I wanna take a stand. Even if I lose.
All right, well, ahh, for starters I'll need a $1 5,000 retainer for my services.
You mentioned that.
I don't care what it costs.
Hello.
Can we, um, do dinner on the late side?
Because I have some shopping to do.
Wait. Christmas shopping?
We agreed that we were only buying presents for Maddy.
Yeah, among friends. But I still have to shop for you.
- Little things. - Hmm.
I'm sticking to our agreement.
I'm going quality over quantity.
So if you could have one gift, what would it be?
Oh, no, I don't want you to overspend.
No? Okay.
So terry cloth or flannel?
- Heh, heh. On second thought-- - Wait. You were right.
It's the thought that counts. Hmm?
[MATT CHUCKLES]
[CHUCKLES]
Look, do you think he's the only neighbour unhappy
with latchkey kids, drug addicts and gang members in his backyard?
Doing what, playing basketball, going to class? It's not a crime.
Yeah, but assaulting someone is.
I'm cancelling the recovery-group meetings.
That is exactly what they want from you.
And now we have to give it to them because of you.
Yeah.
- I'll get that. - No, thanks.
- Sure? - Yeah.
I'll see you back at the centre.
What? Hey, you saw that guy.
He came back, he was griping about the support-group stuff.
- He called the kids trash. - It's none of my business.
Can I get a veggieburger with, um, cottage cheese? Thanks.
He threw garbage at their feet.
Wait a minute. The kids were there when you beat him up?
Yeah. I paid the guy off. He's not gonna press any charges.
That's not the point, Dylan. Those kids look up to you.
Whoa, listen. I'm not a role model, okay?
I give a lot of money. Spend time at that place.
- That is not enough. - With you it is never enough.
MlCHELLE: I used to put you in a basket on the dryer.
JANET: Oh, I remember you telling me that.
[MAN SPEAKlNG lNDlSTlNCTLY ON TV]
Hi.
Oh, Dad, you didn't have to do that.
Go sit down. I'll bring you some coffee.
Mr. Sosna, Stanford's on the 35-yard line with just a few seconds left.
You wanna come watch with me?
Why don't you just give me the score?
Look at her mouth.
- I see your Aunt Helen. - You do?
I think she has Steve's lips.
Uh, do you have any help?
Well, we're both off till the 1 st of the year.
We have a temporary editor sitting in for us at the Beat.
He went to Sanford too.
Uh, do you have any more pictures of the baby?
- Yeah, we have tons. - Yeah, some over here.
Oh, wait these are of the wedding.
Uh, maybe some other time? It's getting late.
Dad, it's only 7, and I made dessert.
Next time, okay?
Well, it was really nice to see you guys.
You too. And give that sweet child another kiss for us.
We'll send you some pictures of Madeleine.
[SlGHS]
Please, don't say I told you so.
Oh, baby.
Yes, I need to book a room with capacity for 80 to 1 00 people.
It is a drug dependents', uh, recovery group.
One of the kids is hurt.
Uh, I'm gonna have to call you back.
Justin, can you take your hand from your nose?
RJ hit him, bam! And the nose started gushing blood.
It doesn't look broken. Can you walk with me? Okay.
RJ, your mom will be here in a couple of minutes.
Don't you move one inch until I talk with her. You got that?
He cheated at foosball. He does it all the time.
- Jerk. - You're the jerk.
- All right, that's enough. DYLAN: Hey, hey, hey.
You do not hit people. Do you understand me?
How come you get to?
NOAH: Let me help you.
My parents are coming over tomorrow morning for breakfast.
They wanna talk about Gina.
Well, that's good right?
Yeah. I wanna get things out in the open.
About us too.
- What are we gonna do? - About what?
Well, ahh, do you know if there were any records,
any blood-alcohol tests, breathalysers?
- You sound like a lawyer. - I talked to Matt.
I asked you to keep this a secret.
I need to know if you think you were drunk.
I had two beers. Maybe three.
Before you said you couldn't remember.
- Why are you asking? - Because in the past
you've had a problem with alcohol.
When is the last time you saw me take a drink?
Do you know what I went through? I lost somebody I loved.
You've had, what, a week to think this thing through?
I've had years.
[DOOR SLAMS SHUT]
FELlCE: Oh, please, honey, just sit or let me help you with this.
Sorry, I overslept.
[PHONE RlNGS]
Honey, can't you let the machine get it?
Noah?
Hi. Where are you?
Okay, I'll stop by. Bye.
Noah and I had a fight, in case you were wondering.
I didn't ask.
Donna, you know you can talk to us.
Well, Noah told me a lie
that makes me wonder if I know who he is anymore.
Sound familiar?
Look, when I was a little girl
and I would get hurt, you always made me feel better.
Gina is hurting.
Fix it. That's what dads do.
That's a child's view of a parent.
We made choices that at the time seemed right for everyone.
And you may not agree with what we did or what Noah's done,
but that certainly doesn't make us strangers.
Feels that way.
FELlCE: Well, then I worry for you, darling.
Because that kind of thinking will leave you very alone in this world.
What you doing?
Trying to find a new meeting space for one of our groups.
Wanna play foosball with me?
Why, you have trouble finding a partner?
None of the kids wanna play with you?
No, they're just busy or something.
Or something.
You know, I talked to Justin's mom.
She, uh-- She has to work like your mother.
- Drag. - It's a drag. She can't get a sitter.
Justin doesn't wanna come down to be at the centre
because, uh, he's afraid of you.
Because he's a big cheater head.
You know, RJ, um...
I'm sorry that I hit that guy.
And I'm really sorry that you saw it.
- It didn't scare me. - Well, it scared me.
I lost control of the situation.
I proved that by using my fists to solve the problem instead of my brain.
Afterwards, l, uh-- I was a little embarrassed.
Is that the way you feel?
A little.
So I was thinking, um, we should go over to Justin's house
and you should apologise.
Maybe he'd understand.
Come on.
The quality has gone down
since Janet and Steve took a sabbatical.
"Earth boy's feet made of real clay.'
I guess that takes peoples' minds off things, huh?
I was with my parents when you called.
How did it go?
I came to the realisation
that they were under pressures that I couldn't even possibly imagine.
And that I tend to oversimplify things sometimes.
I should have been straight with you from the very start.
I understand you wanting to run away from the accident.
Because honestly
when you told me the truth I wanted to run away from you.
Not to mention my father who seems so weak to me now.
And my mom who's unforgiving.
And Gina who's so angry, heh.
I wouldn't blame you if you cut us all off.
I love you, heh.
And sometimes I wish that I didn't, but I do.
So much.
Can't we just forget this?
Can you?
[MAN SPEAKlNG lNDlSTlNCTLY ON TV]
See the Laker game last night?
Mm-mm. I had dinner with Matt and Kelly.
How was that?
Hmm.
Disgustingly happy couple takes pity on the single guy, heh.
- The food was good, though. - Disgustingly happy.
Yeah, seemed like it.
Hmm.
- Why, what's up? - Uh, nothing.
It's just that Kelly had, uh, just this week sort of, um,
suggested that we, uh, hook up.
Hook up? In what sense?
The big sense. In the, uh, white-picket fence--
- Get out of here. - Children, 2.5--
No way. For real?
Well, I think she was being hypothetical, you know.
- "Back off if you're not serious.' - I didn't know you were back on.
We're not.
Well, I see where it all gets a little muddy.
Very.
- What if she meant it? - Not a chance.
Come on. For the hell of it.
- You saw her with Matt. I mean... - Yeah, Matt's a nice guy.
Come on. I'm talking to you. I'm not giving Kelly advice.
Well, her standards are annoyingly high.
Dylan, work with me here, all right? What if she said,
"This is it. Me and you forever"?
- What would you say? - I'd run.
I'd run like hell and regret it the rest of my life.
[SlGHS]
The neighbour said you went to Christmas Eve mass.
I figured I'd hang out. I had reading material
and your doorway is well lit.
Which is good, it's safe.
Steve, uh, would you like to come in?
It's really weird. I find myself thinking a lot about things like that.
I just put an alarm system in the house.
I'm constantly checking the batteries, heh, in the baby monitors.
I'm sure you're a very good father.
I wish you could've told that to Janet. It would've meant a lot to her.
When your daughter grows up, you'll understand.
You know, it's funny you say that because this book on parenting,
it says consistency is huge.
Madeleine is easy to love, isn't she?
Yes, very.
When she gets older I'm sure she's gonna do things that you don't like.
In fact, I'm sure she's gonna do some things that I don't like, either.
But you can be sure I'm not gonna give her affection and then take it away.
And I'm not gonna let you do it, either.
Tomorrow is Christmas.
Stop by any time.
Just know it's your last chance.
In my family, we had the tree up in the first week in December.
Hmm. Mine was always, um, a week ago.
That was before I started working retail.
Another reason to quit.
- I didn't buy tinsel. - I did.
- I don't use it. - Oh, I do.
It goes everywhere, gets stuck in the vacuum.
- Yeah, but look at it. It's shiny. - Okay, we'll use your tinsel...
- Okay. -...but against your rules
we're gonna open one present tonight on Christmas Eve.
- Done. - That was too easy.
Okay, come on. I want my present. I want my present.
All right, sit down.
- Okay, here it is. - Heh, look at the little Santas.
The gift that represents everything you feel about me. That's okay.
It's just a stocking stuffer, really.
No, your hopes and dreams for the next year.
Your desire for me.
[CHUCKLES]
- A book of maps. - It's for all of L.A. and Orange County.
- Because you're always getting lost. - Yeah, I love it.
Now where's yours? Um, I think it's somewhere over here.
Uh, I could have wrapped it but, uh, I wanted to give you time to adjust.
Um, you know what it is, right?
[CHUCKLES]
Yeah, I could have gotten you a bigger present.
Do you wanna open it?
Yeah.
- Kelly? - Hmm?
Will you marry me?
Yes.
- Yes? - Yes, heh.
Yes, heh, heh.
NOAH: Merry Christmas.
- Mwah! - Mm...
- Happy birthday. - Oh.
[BOTH CHUCKLE]
- Hmm. - There we go.
- So, what did you wish for? - I can't tell you, it'll ruin it.
- Oh, you can tell me. - Heh.
Happy birthday, happy birthday, heh.
- Guess what I got for Christmas. - I don't know. What?
Oh, heh.
- Nice. - Thanks.
- When did this happen? - Last night. Last night.
- Congratulations. - We're gonna call our parents,
- but tell no one. - We'll tell everyone at the, uh, house.
Okay.
- Happy birthday. DONNA: Thank you.
NOAH: Congrats.
- Ahh, things are changing so fast. - Yeah.
So, what did you wish for?
I wished that we met when we were 1 7, before the accident.
It would have changed everything.
So wish again for something you can actually have.
DYLAN: She's a cutie, huh? JANET: She is.
- Hey. Where's Maddy's pile? STEVE: Hey.
It's over there. Kid's got some take.
Yeah, I'm so glad we decided to just buy Madeleine presents this year.
Hey, Maddy.
Hey, how was the party at your parent's house?
- Did all the right people show up? - I don't know. I wasn't there.
- Why didn't you go? - Because you weren't there.
I'll take that for you.
Kel.
Hi. I thought you would be at the centre.
Yeah, uh, listen, l, um, thought about what you said and, uh, you're right.
Sometimes I don't think from A to Z.
I get stuck at, like, C or even B.
End up slapping some guy around
and buying you a painting that you don't like.
And I just want you to know that it's gonna change.
Hey, guys. Got a toast in the other room.
- I'm, uh-- I'm glad for you. - It's not all about me. It's about us.
About how, um, it always seems to go wrong for us,
you know, maybe it's time that, uh, we got it right.
Kelly, come on. Matt's looking for you.
Here, here, here.
Okay, so I had this whole speech worked out, but, uh...
Uh...
We're getting married.
- Hey, congratulations, Matt. - Oh, my gosh.
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you so much.
JANET: Congratulations.
DAVlD: Congratulations.
- You're a very lucky man. - Thanks, Dylan.
Can I just take Kelly away for a second?
- You have something in her teeth. - Yeah.
Oh, my God.
- What? What is it? - No, it's nothing.
I wanted to tell you this morning,
but you seemed so happy and Matt was there.
I still am so happy.
What about Dylan? Last week you were talking about committing to him.
- Okay, stop. Now. - You know he loves you.
When it suits Dylan. When I don't ask too much of him.
How do you feel about him?
There are times when I think he could be the one if things were different.
If privilege and money and charm
didn't make walking away from problems so easy for him.
And people change all the time.
- They learn from their mistakes. - Not unless they have to.
And sometimes not until it's too late.
I love Matt. I love who he is. Not who he's trying to be.
Okay.
- Thank you, though. - No problem.
MATT & KELLY: Hey.
- Hey. - Hey.
There's this big wrestling rematch on cable I was gonna check out.
I was gonna watch it at the bungalow
but, well, uh, I don't actually have cable anymore.
You live without something long enough,
[CHUCKLES]
you don't miss it. Merry Christmas.
- Let's just get out of here. - David,
I gotta be someplace else right now.
[DOORBELL RlNGS]
[WAlLS]
It's okay.
Oh, good. She's not asleep yet.
No, not yet.
There's some people who wanna see her.
Mom, Dad, what are you doing here?
Steve invited us when he came by last night.
I was in the neighbourhood so...
Forty-five minutes on the other side of town?
- Can I hold her? - Yeah.
She's strong. Just like her mother.
And her father too.
We're glad you both found each other.
So Janet and Steve won't let anyone help clean up.
I guess we should go home. Pack for the flight.
Noah?
You know what I wished for on your birthday?
[CHUCKLES]
I actually wished you and I would wake up tomorrow in Paris together.
We will.
And you wouldn't blame me for the accident.
It was just an accident, you know.
I told you that I believe you.
[SlGHS]
See, that's the thing.
No, you're gonna try to believe me.
You'll try. I know you.
Then you start looking for all the signs.
I'm not gonna disappoint you.
I'm not gonna lie. I'm not gonna hide anything.
I'll still feel you watching me, though.
How many beers have you had?
Are there any records from the accident?
[SlGHS]
Listen to me.
I felt guilty about this thing for years.
It took me a long time to get over it.
- But I did. - So will we.
You don't understand what I'm saying. I am past it.
I can't go through this again. I can't.
Not even for you.
- What do you want me to say? - What we both already know,
that we can't do this anymore. That it's over for us.
- I'm sorry. - Yeah, me too.
[CRYlNG]
I love it that you put lights up.
I love Christmas.
My whole family, crazy about Christmas.
I know the feeling.
[CHUCKLES]
How long have you been thinking about asking me?
- Ever since I met you. - No, really?
Really.
Even when we had our rough times, I never lost sight of what I wanted.
And when we're old and grey
and a trip to deli is a big night out,
[CHUCKLES]
I'm gonna look at you and I'll see you like this.
HARRY BAlLEY [ON TV]: Good idea, Ernie. A toast.
To my big brother George, the richest man in town.
[CROWD LAUGH I NG ON TV]
CROWD [Sl NGlNG ON TV]: Should old acquaintance be forgot
And never brought...
I'm gonna crash in the office for a while.
Hey, I didn't, uh-- I didn't think you:
[CROWD SlNGlNG lNDlSTlNCTLY ON TV]
One mistake cost me everything.
Oh, come on. One, ten, 20, what's the difference? Get over it.
That's what I plan to do.
ZUZU [ON TV]: Every time a bell rings,
an angel gets his wings.
[KNOCKlNG ON DOOR]
- Hey. - Hey.
- Is that Noah's stuff? - Yeah.
- You talked to David. - Yeah, he called me.
He, uh, said that you called him crying.
- It's really over? - Yeah, it really is.
This isn't really a good time.
You know what I used to do to get through the holidays when I was a kid?
I would pretend my father was gonna come and save me from my mom
and whatever boyfriend she happened to have at the moment.
And that he was this big spy and the plane crash was just a cover.
And we'd have this big reunion.
I'm sorry I took that away from you.
No, it's just that when you told me the truth, you know, I was just so shocked.
And I was really upset.
Because of course I came up with another little fantasy
that maybe my biological dad would turn out to be the dad I always wanted.
Well, maybe it could still end happily.
Yeah.
Maybe it already has.