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Previously, on It's Not Like That...
[Penelope] Did you take Mom's jewelry box?
The one with the ivory tree on it?
[Lori] We were fine. And then you kissed me.
[Malcolm] You said you needed me, and then you said it was a mistake.
And it was. We need to focus on other people.
[Grace] Tell me if I'm crazy.
If you have feelings for her...
You're not crazy.
How about you text me when you're done, and you could come over?
Yeah, I could do that.
[phone chimes]
[David] That your new boyfriend?
I know Sunday is a big day for you,
but I'm not going back.
[David] This is Malcolm and Jenny's daughter.
-What do you think is gonna happen? -I don't know.
I just don't wanna see her get hurt.
You're drinking?
Merritt, pull over.
-[tires screeching] -Merritt!
Merritt! [screams]
[water bubbling]
[Phoebe Bridgers sings "Waiting Room"]
?If you were a teacher I would fail your class?
[Flora] Merritt. Merritt. Merritt.
?Take it over and over till you notice me?
Do you need help?
?If you were a waiting room I would never see a doctor?
?I would sit there with my first aid kit and bleed?
[grunts]
You're gonna be okay.
?I want to be the power ballad?
?That lifts you up and holds you down?
[coughing]
? I wanna be the broken love song?
?That feeds your misery ?
? And I can wish all that I want ?
? But it won't bring us together ?
? Plus, I know whatever happens to me ?
-[chuckles] -[sighs]
? I know it's for the better...
[sighs] So...
So...
You learned some new tricks.
Oh, well...
-I don't need to know how. -Mm-mm.
So...
Mm. About this...
-[phone vibrating] -Hold on.
It's Flora.
-You okay? -Yeah. Yeah.
You need anything?
No. Do you know how much longer it's gonna be?
No, it shouldn't be long.
[somber music playing]
I'm here. I'm here.
-I'm here. I'm sorry. -She's gone.
Oh, Malcolm.
[gasps] Thank God you're here.
-Hi. -Okay. They're both okay.
Merritt's in the back with the doctors, he has a mild concussion.
He has... And Flora?
Uh, still waiting to be seen. She's all right.
Why don't you go check in? We'll be over here.
Hey, are you okay?
What the hell happened?
-They took Jenny's car. -That much, I know.
I'm sorry. Merritt and I have taken the car out a couple of times now, so...
You knew about this?
I know she has her permit, but no, not this.
So, what? They were just out joyriding in your car?
They weren't "joyriding."
Your son took the car with Flora in it and almost killed them both.
[Flora] We usually just, like, drive around, but...
[sighs] ...tonight, Merritt was upset.
And he was...
[softly] He was drinking.
And I didn't know. And...
He's been drinking a lot lately.
And he was drunk at the party.
And I should've told Lori, but I just didn't- I should've told her.
I'm sorry. I'm so sorry.
That's what happened.
-I'm so sorry, honey. -[Flora] No, I'm sorry.
David. He's over here.
Hi, hi, honey, hi.
Hi. Honey. Oh, Merritt.
[inhales] I don't, I don't even- I don't know where to start.
I'm sorry.
I screwed up.
I-I-I'll pay Malcolm back for the car.
Merritt, this has- this goes so far beyond the car.
Okay. You've been lying to us.
-You could've died. -I know.
-Flora could've died. -I-I know.
-Do- -I, I get it.
-You- -You were drunk.
I, I wasn't...
Oh, you were legally drunk. They took your blood.
You ran Jenny's car into a lake.
You're gonna get a DUI.
Lose your license, at minimum. Do-
-Do you get that? -Okay, David, please, just...
-Do you get that? -St-
You have been drinking. Okay.
And not just at parties. So there- there is a lot-
There are a lot of conversations that...
we will be having.
Okay. But right now...
we're just so thankful that you and Flora are okay.
-All right? -[somber music playing]
Mm. Okay.
-Hey. -Hi.
Uh, Flora dropped her phone.
Hey, Malcolm. Uh...
I'm so sorry.
I had no idea that Merritt...
No, I should've been more careful with Jenny's car.
I'm sorry, too.
Hey, were are you parked? I'll walk you to your car.
Oh, I came with David.
Oh. Okay.
[theme music playing]
[music ends]
[sighs]
-I'll go get Casey. -Yeah, give us a minute.
Son, listen to me right now.
This life isn't just yours.
Do you hear me?
What you do affects everyone around you.
Everyone that cares for you.
Me, your mom, you sister, your friends, your girl, everyone.
I'm telling you this from experience.
I've thrown away so much of my damn life to alcohol.
The idea you will go down that same road, son...
I'm not you.
You don't have to be. It's a disease.
Yeah, well...
You got sober, and our family still fell apart, so, what does it matter?
Thanks for freaking everybody out.
Now they're never gonna let me drive, dude.
I'm staying home today.
[water running]
Flora. The car's gonna be okay.
I looked it up. All they have to do is pull it out with a tow line.
Okay, bud.
It's really cool.
[Penelope] Justin, stop. We get it, you know how to use Google.
I'm sorry.
Hey. Hey.
I-I'm okay. I'm okay.
Just...
Just stay away from Merritt.
Promise me?
Okay.
[Malcolm] All right. Is everybody ready?
Mm.
Hey, you sure you don't wanna stay home today? You can.
-Uh, especially after last night. -No. No, it's okay.
At least let me give you a lift. Come on.
I'd really rather walk, Dad.
Clear my head.
All right. All right.
Okay, kiddos, let's go. Come on.
...So just check in with them. Thank you.
-Hey, can you take a look at this? -Yeah, of course.
-[phone vibrating] -Oh, shoot.
-Oh. -David?
Mm.
Malcolm?
Oh, bachelor number three.
Well, answer it, woman.
-Hey, you. -[Joe] Hey.
How are you?
What happened? You said there was a family emergency?
Yeah, um...
I apologize for the cryptic, alarmist text. Um...
My son, actually, got into a car accident.
-Oh, my God. Is he- - Yeah, no, he's fine.
He's fine. Everyone is fine. Um...
It just really gave us a scare.
Um, we spent the night in the ER, last night,
and that's why I didn't call you right away.
I'm so sorry, Lori, I'm glad he's okay.
Yeah, it was intense.
But it's all good now. He's, he's home.
-He's, he's fine. - Good.
Well, uh, if it helps, I, uh, I missed you.
It does.
I missed you too.
I'll take a rain check when you come up for air?
Great. Thanks for being so understanding.
Yeah. Are you kidding? Accidents happen, right?
Um, I'll call you later.
- Okay. Talk to you soon. -Okay.
So, timeline question.
Oh, can we please not play this game?
When did you send this cryptic text to Joe?
Before you slept with your ex-husband?
That's what I thought.
I don't know why I did it.
I don't know what it means.
[Dakota] Oh, my God.
He laked the car?
-Yep. -That is so cool.
-It's not cool. -[phone chimes]
I mean, Flora was in the front of that car.
-She could've, like- -OMG.
Mika, it's on.
Jackson said he and Eli are gonna meet us under the stands after practice.
Okay.
Is Eli cool?
Well, he's a freshman in high school.
I'm down.
[somber music playing]
[Sierra Eagleson sings "River"]
[sighs]
? It's coming on Christmas ?
? They're cutting down trees ?
? They're putting up reindeer ?
? Singing songs of joy and peace ?
? Oh I wish I had a river?
?I could skate away on ?
? But it don't snow here ?
? It stays pretty green ?
? I'm going to make a lot of money ?
? Then I'm going to quit this crazy scene ?
? Oh I wish I had a river ?
? I could skate away on ?
? Oh I wish I had a river so long ?
? I would teach my feet?
?To fly ?
? Oh I wish I had a river ?
Oh.
? I could skate away on...
[door closes]
-[Flora breathes in shakily] -Flora?
-Hey, what's the matter? -[Flora sniffs]
What is it? Is it, is it Merritt?
-Is it about the accident? -They pulled the car out.
-It's gone. -Oh, honey.
It's gone.
-What can I do? -Nothing. Nothing.
There's nothing you can do.
Okay. We'll, we'll get you a car, all right.
-We'll figure it out. -Dad.
-It's okay. -No. It-
It's okay if I cry.
You don't always have to fix everything.
-Okay. But, but- -No, just, just-
Just let me be sad.
It's not bad for me to feel this way.
I really...
I just, I really need you to be okay with that.
I am, you're right.
-I'm sorry. Okay? -Okay.
-Okay. -Okay. Okay.
[song ends]
By the way, I need you to write my Little Women
It's due first day back.
Seriously?
Yeah.
Just don't make it sound like you.
-[door closes] -[background chattering]
You know what, Dakota?
Write your own essay.
For real?
Wow.
[huffs] I don't know why I even listened to Casey.
What?
At the thrift store.
She totally guilt tripped me about you.
She's even more holier-than-thou than you are.
No.
She just doesn't care what other people think about her.
Penelope, no, wait. It's, it's fine.
No, it's not fine.
My sister almost died last night.
Do you seriously think that I care about what grade you get in English?
You're not a real friend.
[somber music playing]
-Hey, Coach? -Mm-hmm.
I quit.
[Penelope] I can't believe you're going. Merritt's gonna be there.
So? I'm not going for him.
I'm going for Lori and Casey and David.
It's Christmas Eve, we go every year.
I don't care. I don't wanna see him. I'm staying here.
-Ugh. -[Justin groans]
-What? -I can't read this.
Okay. Don't worry about it. Uh...
I'm the only one doing anything for Christmas.
-The decorating. The cookies. -[Penelope] All right. Calm down.
It's a special ingredient, spice, I think.
I can't read it.
It can't be all that important. Just make them without it.
I can't.
It's Mom's recipe. They won't be her cookies.
She taught it to me last Christmas.
I can't remember what she said.
-Forget it. -Oh, oh.
Justin. Hey.
It's okay.
Anything that you bake will taste great.
Yeah, and we'll help you.
-We'll make our own special ingredient. -Yeah.
[Penelope] That's what Mom would do.
[Flora] And they'll still have Mom in them.
I promise.
-Okay. -Let's do it.
Definitely flour.
-So we have that, for sure. -Mm-hmm.
[knock on door]
Dad's here.
-Hi. -Hey, baby.
-Merry Christmas. -Merry Christmas.
[Lori] Merry Christmas.
-Merry Christmas. -Hey.
-Hey. -Mm.
Hey, buddy.
-Merry Christmas. Huh? -Mm-hmm.
-Merritt. -What?
I can't believe you invited the Jeffries.
It's, like, so awkward.
[Lori] I invited them because we love them,
and they love us,
and we work through our problems.
Uh-huh.
I'm sorry, but this whole Christmas is just feeling super fake.
I- I know it's, it's weird, Merritt.
We're all trying here.
How's it gonna work tomorrow?
We get two Christmas mornings.
One here and one at your crappy townhouse.
-[Lori] Hey. -Merritt, hey.
Look, I'm sorry, I, uh...
I hate that you're still this upset, Son.
Come on, man, tell me what I can do to make things better.
You can stop asking me how you can make things better.
Figure it out yourself.
You're the reason Flora and I broke up.
You're the reason she hates me now.
We were doing great, and then you came over,
and you were so worried about her, not me.
You didn't even think about me. Your own son.
You just assumed I'd hurt her.
Poor innocent Flora.
Merritt, I'm sorry.
-Okay. I never meant to, like- -Don't, don't worry about it.
You were right.
[somber music playing]
No.
That was wrong of me,
okay, to put any of that on you.
To make you feel...
Merritt, I'm so proud to be your dad.
I am.
Do you know how very special you are, Son?
I don't want you ever thinking any less of yourself
because you're not.
Mijo .
[in Spanish] I love you with all my heart.
[speaking Spanish]
Okay?
I'm sorry.
Come here.
Merry Christmas!
-H- Should we, um... -[Lori] No, come on.
Okay.
-[Lori] Hi. -[Malcolm] Hi.
[Lori] Merry Christmas. Uh, where's Pen?
[Malcolm] Uh, she...
She, she is staying home.
Yeah.
Merry Christmas.
Thank you. Hi. Merry Christmas to you, too.
-Hi. Uh, who's hungry? -[Malcolm] I am. It smells wonderful.
-[David] Hey, bud, Merry Christmas. -[Malcolm] Merry Christmas.
[doorbell rings]
I know things are bad between us and you don't wanna talk about it,
and I know you're pissed at my brother, I, totally, I am, too,
but I don't want that to make things even worse.
Okay. So, we are gonna talk.
Now.
Okay?
Let's go for a walk.
Okay.
Hey, thanks for saying something to Dakota, by the way.
You didn't have to do that.
Did it help?
-Of course not, she's the worst. -Oh. [laughs] Yeah.
-Pen... -Mm-hmm.
I'm really sorry.
[feet dragging on gravel]
About how I handled everything with your mom.
You know, she was like my second mom.
That's how I think of your mom.
I didn't really know what to say or do or um...
I blew it.
[somber music playing]
I'm coming in for the bear hug. I'm coming in. Argh!
[laughs]
Oh! Big group hug.
You know, I think about your mom, like, every day.
S-So I should've tried harder
to understand what you've been going through.
It's okay.
You know, I don't even understand.
I kinda don't want to.
And, uh, I've just...
I think I've been trying not to be me.
You know. It's easier to be a cool cheerleader than a sad PK.
You know, more fun, too.
Or, you know, I thought.
I'm really sorry, Pen.
I'm really sorry, too.
So I quit cheer, by the way.
Wait? No, you're serious? Actually, you-
And, uh, I don't really know what I'm gonna do instead, but...
Truth? It really sucked doing it without you.
Well, you can always join wrestling.
-I mean, come on. -Uh, no,
-I think that's all yours, don't worry. -Okay. Sorry.
But, maybe, Gilmore re-watch over Christmas break?
-Yes. -Let's do it.
-Yes. -Yes. Yes!
-I need more Rory. Oh, my gosh. -Me, too.
Oh.
Justin, these are so good.
-I can really taste the love. -Thank you.
-Thanks again for helping out at the gala. -Oh, yeah.
And thank you...
for being there for Merritt.
Don't give up on him.
[doorbell rings]
Hi. Um...
Oh. Um, I-
Uh... I-
I'm sorry. I, um, I didn't realize you were having people over.
-I really should've thought to call first. -No, it's okay.
-Do you wanna come inside? -No. Uh, no. I, um...
You already have enough men in your house.
These are for you.
Oh, thank you, Joe, they're so beautiful.
[David] Geez. How much do you think those flowers cost?
At least $285.
I don't wanna keep you from your friends and family.
I'm just headed to my sister's.
Um, and, I've got a little something else for you.
Oh.
-You can open it now. -Okay.
-I'm sorry, let me- -Oh, thank you.
It is a green project house I worked on in the Outer Banks.
Oh.
And the owners gave me a weekend stay as a thank you.
Oh, wow, it's gorgeous.
-Yeah, um... -Wow.
I was thinking that you and I could go there together.
Maybe ring in the new year?
Uh, that's just a weekend away, no cargo ships involved.
[laughs]
-Oh. -And then, uh...
maybe in the new year, you and I could...
be together.
Oh.
Um... You don't have to say anything right now,
I know it's a big step, but...
Um... Go big or go home, right?
[soft music playing]
Merry Christmas, Lori.
Merry Christmas, Joe.
Thank you.
What're you doing?
What does it look like?
Okay, well, everyone's gone. You can come out now.
-Five, four, three, two, one! -Whoa!
-[Casey exhales] -[Merritt chuckles]
[exhales]
I'm glad you're okay.
I don't think I screwed you out of them letting you drive.
If anything, I set the bar really low.
[laughs] Yeah.
But, um...
I am sorry.
Don't ever do anything like that again.
Okay? I don't wanna have to see you like I saw Dad.
We gotta stick together, man. You and me.
[somber music playing]
Also, Mom kinda said you have to get ready for church.
-Okay, all right, get out. -Okay.
Oh, you know you love me, fart face.
-I love you, too. -Uh-huh.
[door closes]
-Hey. -What?
-Uh... -What's up?
I wasn't gonna bring this up, but, uh...
after that fun little Cuppa Joe drive by that just happened,
I thought I'd...
ask what the deal is.
So, you guys are still seeing each other?
Yes.
But you slept with me.
[sighs] Yes.
-What was that? -I...
Old habits.
Okay.
Well, old habits aren't all bad.
I mean, I liked that old habit.
-[scoffs] -Maybe we make it a new habit.
Uh, David. It was nice.
Okay, it was more than nice.
And it was probably necessary.
Lori, it doesn't have to mean anything.
-It happened, right? It is what it is. -Okay. Yeah.
But that wasn't just a hook up for me.
That was about one thing.
You.
I miss you.
You miss me?
Now, you miss me?
My timing's always sucked.
[sighs] I'm not gonna say that there isn't a part of me
that misses you.
Clearly, there is.
But I'm pretty confident that you and I sleeping together
was a step backwards. Not forward.
I'm sorry.
-No. No. -Mm. No, I'm sorry.
-Okay. We should go. -No, I-
Hey- [sighs]
Why don't you stay here tonight?
Not with me.
I mean, on the couch. Um...
And then you could be here in the morning,
for the kids.
Thank you. That'd be amazing.
Yeah.
[Harris] "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only son
so that everyone who believes in Him may not perish,
but may have eternal life."
Thank you, Pastor Harris.
John 3:16.
This year, my heart brings me to this, this simple verse,
this humble, beautiful sacrifice.
That God would send His only son
so that we could have eternal life with him.
What a gift.
In such a small package. What...
hope and peace and joy and love.
I've been thinking
about all the packages under the Jeffries' tree,
all the wrapped gifts piled up there this year.
I'm guessing, I'm guessing your trees are probably the same.
And how, tomorrow morning,
we will be sitting there surrounded by a sea of wrapping paper and open gifts.
But Christ's gift to us, the real gift of Christmas,
is eternal.
Unwrapped not once, but over and over again.
Opened, not just tomorrow morning, but every day.
Friends, Christmas is wholly about God's love.
I encourage you to celebrate His gift to us.
God sacrificed His only son for us.
Live in honor of that gift, that sacrifice.
Put love and care for others ahead of self.
Live that gift.
-Live that sacrifice. -Excuse me.
Amen.
[congregation] Amen.
What are you doing here?
Where are you going?
I, uh...
can't... [scoffs]
I can't, I can't listen.
Um, I, I...
I feel...
s-s-so awful.
[sniffs] That night...
when you asked me to come over.
The reason I didn't...
I was, I was drunk.
I wanted to be with you. I-I-I really, I really did.
But my dad... [scoffs]
I got scared.
And I ruined everything.
I'm so- I'm sorry.
Hey. Hey. Hey.
It's, it's good that you feel awful.
I mean, it, it's good to feel awful.
It is?
Yeah. Hey, trust me.
Feeling something is so much better than feeling nothing.
And you're not alone.
I-I'm, I'm your friend.
I, I do want you in my life, Merritt.
[sniffs]
Well...
With our families, it's not like you really have a choice.
Yeah.
Yeah.
[huffs] Um, you know...
[soft music playing]
[Merritt groans]
What a holy night.
How blessed we are with these gifts of Christmas.
Hope and peace.
And joy.
And love.
Merry Christmas, Dad.
Merry Christmas, Flora.
[music ends]
Thank you.
? Oh, holy night ?
? The stars are brightly shining ?
? It is the night?
?Of our dear Savior's birth ?
? Long lay the world ?
? In sin and error pining ?
? Till He appeared ?
?A nd the soul felt it's worth ?
? A thrill of hope ?
? The weary world rejoices ?
? For yonder breaks ?
? A new and glorious morn ?
? Fall?
?On your knees ?
? Oh, hear?
?The angel voices ?
? Oh, night?
?Divine ?
? Oh, night?
? When Christ was born ?
? Oh, night ?
? Oh, holy night ?
? Oh, night ?
? Oh, night divine...
Merry Christmas.
Mm.
[David] Hey, bud.
-Merry Christmas. -Merry Christmas.
-Come on, already. -All right.
[Flora] We're coming.
Hey, no presents until cocoa. Mom's rule.
-[Justin groans] -Gotcha!
-Gotcha. There you go. Careful. -Here. Boom.
-It's hot. -Kind of.
Okay.
You guys, you guys always used to get up so early on Christmas morning.
I don't know how she did it,
but somehow your mom always managed to beat you downstairs.
And have cocoa waiting.
-Mm. -Mm.
All right, Justin.
Let's open some presents, huh? Come on.
Tell me what we got.
[Justin] Okay.
-[Penelope] It's calling my name. -Oh.
-Is it? I was right. -Oh!
-Pen gets the first one. -You were right. Okay, let me.
-It's a pretty good haul. -Mm.
[soft happy music playing]
Actually,
there is one more.
What did you do?
-Wh- -Come on.
[Lori sighs]
-[door opens] -I didn't say anything.
-[David laughs] -What is it?
[Lori gasps]
-Wh- -You said you always wanted one.
[Lori] Oh.
Oh, my gosh, David.
There's a lot of things I should've done a long time ago, Lori,
but it's not too late for me to start doing them now.
It's not too late for us.
Um, this is very sweet.
But...
[sighs]
I'm not the same person I used to be.
David, you-
You are barely two months' sober.
I'll always be an alcoholic.
I'm always gonna be in recovery.
You know, my sponsor said, "Shame doesn't help anything."
He was right.
I don't wanna beat myself up anymore.
I don't wanna go backwards.
Living alone these last few months, I've realized I've taken everything...
I took the kids, I took you, I took it all for granted.
I'm not gonna do that again, no matter what happens here.
Listen to me.
We can be happy again, Lori.
We can be together again. We just need to decide to do it.
It's not that simple.
Isn't it?
Why didn't you say all this stuff a year ago?
I wasn't here a year ago.
I am now.
[soft music playing]
What's, what's this one?
-I don't know. -Oh.
Um, that was under the Christmas decorations and stuff.
-I thought it was from you, Dad. -Nope, not from me. Let's see.
Why don't you open it?
[wrapping paper tearing]
[somber music playing]
"Merry Christmas. Love, Mom."
-There's something for everyone. -Did you know about this?
Pen.
[Pen grunts softly]
It's Mom's jewelry box.
Is that for me? Thank you.
[Malcolm] Here, let me.
There we go. Come on. [sighs] Right.
[music ends]
? Away in a manger, no crib for a bed ?
? Little lord Jesus lay down His sweet head
[whispers] That's you.
-That's me? -You were pretty cute.
That's me.
? The stars in the sky look down where He lay
? The little Lord Jesus asleep on the hay ?
[Jenny laughs]
I think he likes Christmas.
Say hi to Daddy, Justin.
Say hi to Daddy.
Say hi to Daddy.
-[Jenny chuckles] -[soft music playing]
I know. I know. It's okay.
Look how happy you made her.
[chuckling]
It's from my mom.
Oh, Pen.
[soft sentimental music playing]
[Pen grunts]
[both grunt]
[sniffles]
[shaky exhale]
Hi, Mommy.
[music softens and ends]
[Jenny] My dearest Malcolm.
Merry Christmas.
How I wish I was there to celebrate with our beautiful children.
With you.
My gift for you
is my hope for your future.
A hope that you find love again.
[soft music playing]
Someone who loves our kids as much as we do.
Someone who shares your faith.
Who loves God as we do.
Someone who truly, deeply cares for you.
Someone you love.
Someone who loves you.
My dearest Malcolm, this is my hope
and my peace
and my joy.
My love.
[uplifting music playing]
-Hi. -Hi.
I was just thinking- I can't believe you're here.
Oh, I need to talk to you.
I need to talk to you.
I am so confused, Malcolm.
I'm not. Not anymore.
You know, the other day, a few weeks ago,
uh, you said that we aren't good for each other.
But that couldn't be further from the truth.
You're nothing but good for me.
I love you, Lori.
And I know that scares you to hear, so before you run back inside,
I just, I wanna say it's not because I'm lonely,
or because I'm grieving,
or because I'm frightened of the future,
or that we're easy.
I mean, come on, who are we kidding?
You and I are definitely not easy.
It's because you are the person...
You're the person that I wanna spend every day and every night with.
Are you gonna say something?
[Phoebe Bridgers sings "Waiting Room"]
? I know it's for the better ?
? Know it's for the better ?
? Know it's for the better ?
? Know it's for the better ?
? Know it's for the better ?
? Know it's for-
I am so confused, Malcolm.
I don't know what to do.
On the one hand, I have this new guy, Joe,
and he's totally into me, and, you know, I'm pretty into him, too.
And he wants to, like, take me away on vacations
and spend all the time with me that I'll let him.
And he's, like, all potential. You know? Like, an unknown.
Mm-hmm.
But...
I...
I slept with David the other night.
-David? -Yeah.
-Uh, I thought you and Joe... -No, I know. I know.
It was totally fear-based.
And, probably, like, self-destructive.
You know? But then...
[sighs] Malcolm, he wants back in.
And he's saying all these things.
And if he had said them sooner...
-But he didn't. -Mm.
And I know that, but...
he is the father of my children.
Right? And he is a known quantity. And...
Like, I woke up this morning and I saw them with him...
[sighs] I don't know, maybe he's right.
Maybe it's not too late for us
to be a family again?
Lori, I can't- I can't tell you what to do.
No, I know.
-But could you, anyway? -[chuckles]
-[exhales] -[Lori sighs]
Trust yourself.
You'll find your way forward.
Oh, I'm sorry. I'm doing all the talking and you came to me.
What did you want to talk about?
I just, uh...
I wanted to say Merry Christmas.
Merry Christmas.
-Do you wanna come in? -No, no, I should get back.
Okay.
Good night. Get in there.
["Waiting Room" resumes playing]
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