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Mom, what are you doing?

What are you awake?

It's Christmas Eve.

I don't know.

I'll go up to go to the bathroom and get the bath going.

Is he okay?

Do you have to, like, get something?

Yeah, you did.

What are you doing up?

I just woke up and was going to get a snack.

There's some Christmas cookies in there.

Yeah, I was going to eat a few of them.

Peanut butter ones you like?

Yeah.

Mom, are you okay?

Yeah, I just got a lot on my mind. I mean, it's okay.

When's Dad coming back?

Whenever he feels like it, I guess.

He'll be back by morning, don't worry.

I gotta get up at five anyway to put the ham in.

Get your munchie. Go ahead.

I'll just... Okay, I'll just go and sit with you.

You just seem like you're not, like... Something's wrong, man.

It's just kind of nice being up on Christmas Eve, isn't it?

It's quiet.

The lights are pretty.

Yeah, that's true.

Your daddy didn't even say anything.

Then why would he?

He leaves a lot at night.

I'm just surprised he had to do it.

Do what?

Go out.

Mom, go out where?

What's he doing?

To meet his friend.

His friend?

Yeah.

Could do.

He'd been around for a while, honey.

Wait, is that... She'd been helping out at the office for a long time.

At first, I thought she was the assistant

there to do late -night cleaning.

But I didn't understand why he had to be there while she was doing the late

-night cleaning.

But now I guess I know why she's waiting.

That's what cheated on you?

It's horrible.

Why would he... I hate to tell you that about your...

About your dad.

Especially on a night like this. Look, honey, you know, get your snack.

There's peanut butter cookies, there's milk.

I even made fudge brownies.

I can't believe Dad would do that, Mom.

I'm sorry to tell you that about your dad, okay?

Well, aren't you going to do anything, Mom?

So I'm just trying to keep

things going, okay?

You don't need to know all this.

You can't just let him do that. Like, are you guys going to get a divorce or

like what?

I don't know.

Listen, I haven't exactly been an angel myself, okay?

When I found out about the late night stuff, I got sick of reading romance

novels.

That's where I lived every single day of my life in romance novel Wishing that

I had that life, this life

I don't

So I met someone too

But he's gone now, so that doesn't matter.

You... You don't think somebody else did, Mom?

I felt like I wasn't special.

And I wanted to feel special.

I guess it's stupid.

I wanted to feel like the girl in the romance novel, right?

I'm sorry to tell you all this. This must be, like, really hard for you to

I'm really sorry, honey.

I don't want you to go back to bed.

I'll get up early. I'll put the ham in. We'll all have Christmas breakfast

together. Or brunch.

And we'll have a good day.

Alright?

Hey, look, I still love your dad, okay?

And he still loves me. I know he does.

It's about the same as you.

It's just kind of crazy.

Yeah.

It was nice the way he used to touch me.

Not your dad, well, I mean your dad originally, but you know.

Like wanted, like I was pretty.

Like I was sexy again.

Aw,

thank you.

But I mean in the way that, you know.

I've said way too much.

Since you're not going back to bed, I think I should.

With that, I'm getting up in four hours to put the ham in.

Are you going to still help me make the mac and cheese?

Yeah.

Okay.

All right.

You have a good night, honey.

Hey, Mom.

Hey.

Hey, I just... I saw your label. I just

was,

like, thinking about what you were... what we were talking about.

Yeah.

I don't want you to feel sad, Mom, like... I just, I think you're...

really pretty, Mom, and I think you're really

awesome and, like, nice, and... I don't

like that you and Dad are, like...

I just think that... Then you don't have to have that response.

It's not yours.

You don't have to worry about that.

Come on. You're really sweet,

baby.

You are.

You shouldn't feel like you're alone.

Maybe. I just want somebody else, like, easy,

Mom, like, if you want.

Because I know a lot of guys would really want it.

A lot of guys do want to make me feel good, okay?

And I get hit on all the time.

Please, I want to.

Please, it's just us. Just because I'm in pain does not make this okay.