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Hello, Mrs. Sanders.

How are you this beautiful morning?

I am like a silky white sardine stuck in a really small can.

Well... don't worry,

'cause room service is gonna send up a blowtorch,

and we'll have you out of that dress in no time.

How mangled is that zipper?

Let's just say I was a tad overanxious.

I can't believe that I spent

the first night of our honeymoon stuck in my wedding dress.

Say the word and I'll gladly tear you out of it.

Steve, if we have a daughter,

she might wear this dress someday.

A maternity wedding dress?

Maybe.

So I'm just gonna wait until

the hotel seamstress gets here and see what she can do.

In the meantime, I'm just going to lie here and chafe.

I feel terrible about this.

Is it me, or did we have the most perfect wedding?

I wouldn't change a thing.

Except, of course, that zipper.

Actually, I'm glad about that, too,

because when I'm 65 and you have, like,

zero interest in me,

I'm going to remind you of the time

that you wanted me so badly you broke my zipper

trying to get my dress off.

I will always be interested in you.

Good answer.

Oh, thanks, Matt.

I-I just want it dissolved as quickly as possible.

Certainly. And like I said, I'll have an order

regarding custody drawn up by tomorrow, and I can have

a forensic accountant going over your joint assets

by the end of the weekend.

And I'll get what I want?

Well, from what you told me, you have a very good case.

Mel is a liar and a cheat.

I-I want that in the filing.

Is everything okay?

Yeah, it's great.

We're gonna crucify him.

Hey.

Great sweater.

I think Mel should buy me one.

Or four.

I hate seeing my mom like this.

I know. But if it helps,

I think I can get her what she wants.

She wants her family to stay together.

Thanks to Gina's little after-hours fiasco,

- no one can give her that. - Listen to me.

I am not firing Gina.

But I'm gonna make sure she's out of the office

whenever your mother's around.

For which you get absolutely no brownie points,

just so you know.

I am sorry about what's happening.

But come on, this is not Gina's fault.

I just want you to know how sorry I am

for what you're going through

and any part my boyfriend had in that.

It's... it's very embarrassing.

Noah just made a mistake.

He wasn't hurtful like Gina.

Mom, do you know Gina?

No, we have never met.

But she threatened to tell on Mel unless he paid her.

Gina blackmailed him?

Is that what Mel told you?

Mm-hmm.

And-and he paid her at first.

But then he stopped, and she made good on her threat.

So Gina is the one that called you about Mel.

That's how you found out?

Yes.

Part of me thinks she did me a favor.

And another part makes me think

she ruined my life.

So last night

was, uh, incredible.

Yeah, it was romantic.

It was so imaginative, wasn't it?

It was really surprising, yeah.

Yeah. Steve and Janet really outdid themselves.

- Yeah. - What?

Yeah, the-the wedding was great, too.

You know, before last night, uh,

I never once thought about sleeping with you.

Right.

Well, I had a great time.

Yeah, so did I.

I was hoping maybe we could,

uh, have a great time again... tonight

and tomorrow night and, you know,

maybe the night after that and...

You can cut me off here anytime

before I make an idiot of myself.

Well, maybe we could just play it by ear.

I guess it probably wouldn't be a very good idea, then, for me

to run outside and tell everybody about it.

You're so bad.

Ah, she figured me out.

Um...

Call me.

Yeah.

♪♪

♪♪

♪♪

♪ Don't call my home ♪

♪ 'Cause I'm gone ♪

♪ Leave a message with my manager ♪

♪ I'm on the road ♪

♪ All the time ♪

♪ Yeah, I'm the one who's headlining ♪

♪ You'll find me ♪

♪ With my roadies ♪

♪ I've got the cutest boys in my group ♪

♪ You'll see me succeeding ♪

♪ You're gonna love the show ♪

♪ Am I dreaming? ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah ♪

♪ It's a fantasy ♪

♪ Am I dreaming? ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah ♪

♪ Now my world's complete ♪

♪ I'm dreaming my entire life ♪

♪ And it hasn't failed me yet ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪

♪ Am I dreaming? ♪

Well, you can't imagine

my relief at knowing Andrew is doing well.

I mean, what happened to him was so, so unfortunate.

Patsy, he got gay-bashed.

"Unfortunate" doesn't begin to cover it.

No, I suppose it doesn't.

Uh, please send him my regards.

Kind of thought you'd like to do that yourself personally,

you know, as co-director of the center,

along with inviting him back to do his job.

Yes, yes, I would have welcomed that.

If he hadn't come out?

There was a restructuring due to budget cuts.

Unfortunately, Andrew's job was eliminated.

How much to un-eliminate it?

Excuse me?

Oh, you heard what I said.

Name a figure and it's done.

I want you to know that I really, really appreciate

what you're trying to do.

I mean, after all,

I am not opposed to working with a man like that.

"Like that"?

He works with children.

My children.

And when you are a parent,

you will understand how thoroughly unacceptable that is.

If you'll excuse me, please.

Number one,

you can't fire someone based on their sexual orientation;

it's illegal.

Number two, I don't think I will

ever understand how unacceptable it is.

And most importantly, number three... so listen to me.

If you don't welcome a man

"like that" back here to do his job,

with open arms, I will stop funding this place,

and maybe it'll be your job they're looking to eliminate.

You realize we haven't gotten a gift yet?

Yeah, I wonder if they're registered anywhere.

Is it someone's birthday?

No, silly. Remember I told you Steve and Janet got married?

It was a beautiful wedding in a park,

and the bride looked amazing.

It was just like a fairy tale.

Mm-hmm.

Hey, beautiful.

Come here often?

David.

Hey, how'd you know we were here?

Jackie told me.

Called her about taking Erin to the pier.

What else did Jackie tell you?

You know what?

Why don't we go for a walk?

No, thanks.

Oh, it is gonna be such a fun walk.

Why do kids always have to miss the good stuff?

If this has something to do with how Erin's handling the breakup,

Jackie didn't have to say anything; Dad told me.

Did Dad tell you who's responsible for the breakup?

No.

Gina is the one who told my mom about Mel's little indiscretion.

First of all, I don't believe that.

Second of all, it doesn't matter.

David, she blackmailed him,

and when he didn't pay her, she told on him.

Look, our parents' lives are falling apart, all right?

It's sad and it hurts, but Gina didn't

have anything to do with that.

With what?

Slippery little devil, isn't she?

You know what happens to little sisters who eavesdrop?

No. What?

Two words: duck pond.

Into the duck pond!

Did you tell him about Gina?

Yeah, I did.

And he sided with her.

I know.

I'm a vision.

You are... adorable.

He says, trying not to laugh

as his blushing bride waddles her way to the marriage bed.

Oh, yeah.

I want you to sit back and relax.

What are you up to?

Just a little TLC, that's all.

Oh.

Well, this bodes well.

I understand that, uh, women who are

in advanced stages of pregnancy are very sensitive.

Mm-hmm.

Well, how's that?

Do you smell something?

Just feet.

Oh, the candles.

I got us a smoky scented one to remind us of the camping trip.

How does that feel?

Just ask me again in an hour or two.

Tell me you opened the flue.

The flue? What flue? I didn't see a flue.

Smoky scented candles

I can handle, but my God, this is a forest fire.

Can't find it. Come on.

I am not buying Steve

- and Janet a blender. - Fine.

All I'm saying is that that's what most people register for...

Blenders, you know, stuff like that.

Well, I want to get them something meaningful,

like a house or a car,

and I budgeted $200 for this, but...

Can I ask you a question?

Did Erin seem okay to you?

Actually, she seemed completely unaffected.

That's what I'm worried about.

Die, sucker.

Barrel roll!

Oh, man.

How frightening is this?

Oh, I think it's kind of cute...

In a violent, destructive sort of way.

Hey.

Are you ready to die?

Have I mentioned what a positive influence

Noah's had on the place since he moved in?

Yeah! Double lasers!

Look, I know you've been angry with him about Jackie,

but now that you know what Gina did,

maybe you could lighten up a little bit.

- Direct hit. Ah! - Yeah!

Total world domination! Yeah!

Whoo!

Yeah, baby! Yeah!

About that blender.

Please, please.

Okay, I will try,

but he has to help me out here, because right now,

he's going for total apartment domination,

- and that's got to stop. - Rematch. Rematch.

- Pick up your weapon. - Ah, here we go.

Thanks.

Got to tell you, Andrew,

that place is falling apart without you.

Well, the people in the center definitely need me.

Wanting me, on the other hand, is a different story.

Yeah, well, I took care of that.

Your associate, Patsy, and I, we, uh... we had a talk.

What did you tell her?

I told her that if you didn't come back,

I wouldn't give her any more money.

Look, Dylan... I'm-I'm a private person.

What I do in my personal life is private.

I-I-I know you mean well,

but you're forcing me to confront Patsy...

No. Her prejudice... That is the issue.

Even though I'd rather just walk away.

You asked me to give money to a good cause, and I did,

but I will not give money to a bigot,

and I'm... I'm pissed that you would want me to.

Excuse me.

Hey.

Oh.

Hey.

I... I didn't see you.

Yeah, I was in the bar talking to that guy

from the community center.

Anyway, listen, um, I-I think that you and I need to talk.

I was thinking that when I'm done,

we could, um, I don't know, go to your room or something.

Well, last time we talked, you said

that we didn't really have a future together,

so why don't we just leave it at that?

Well, yeah, we, um...

we could do that, but, uh, I don't want to.

Hi, kids.

Do you mind?

I'm in the middle of something.

No. No, I'm just here to see Gina.

We are in the middle of something.

Actually, we're not.

I think we're done.

Come on.

I don't think so.

So, you okay with what happened?

I'm fine.

All right.

So, I was talking to Kelly earlier.

Oh, I hate sentences that start out like that.

She thinks that you had something to do

with my dad and her mom breaking up.

Everyone knows

that Noah and I ran the after-hours club.

She was saying something ridiculous

like, uh, I don't know, you wanted my dad to pay you

so you wouldn't say anything to Jackie

about what he did or... something.

You know, Kelly is...

uh, I'm sure she's really upset about her mom

and she's just looking for someone to blame.

So, it's not... it's not true?

Your father came into the club.

The police came... I mean, I was the one

who snuck him out the back door so he wouldn't be arrested.

You know, I was trying to protect him.

I believe you.

You do?

Yeah.

If you're having doubts about this, then maybe...

No, no, I'm...

I'm not having any doubts.

You want to just drop it?

I wish I never mentioned it.

So, um,

when you were talking to Dylan, you didn't happen to mention

anything about us, did you?

Yeah, actually, I was just about

to really talk about us.

Bad timing.

I think you have really good timing.

- Yeah? - Mm-hmm.

- Got to kiss me or... - Oh, boy.

Honey, I can't believe

you want to cut the honeymoon short.

Okay, well, all I'm saying is that if we had

a little bit more time... Because this was so rushed...

Maybe we could find a really great place

that was a little bit more romantic.

Well, you know, the concierge said

the smoke damage wasn't significant.

We could probably be back in the suite tomorrow night.

I just want to do this right, Steve.

I want to do this right, and I want to do it

without elastic waistbands.

This is a joke, right?

This is one of those twisted pranks

that people play on the happy couple so that they might

have something quirky to look back on,

when all they really want is

a foot massage and a good night's sleep?

Relax, okay? Relax.

Excuse me.

Oh, yeah. How you doing?

Milt Barsukiewicz, Ukrainian Village Polka Band.

Polka?

Yeah, yeah, we're here, uh,

competing for the national championships.

10:00 at night, in the hallway?

Oh, yeah.

Uh, okay, uh, real good, guys.

Let's take it in my room.

Yeah.

Thanks.

Which is your room?

Uh, it's the one right next to yours. Yeah.

Whoa!

Oh! I'm sorry.

You could lock the door next time, okay?

Ew.

It doesn't matter.

Does to me.

Look, I know your dad's going

through a hard time, so I understand,

you know, that you wouldn't want to spend time

with the person who caused it.

I shouldn't have doubted you.

Kelly shouldn't have doubted you.

You know, I don't... I don't want to talk about this.

And I really don't want you to talk to Kelly.

It won't help. It'll just make things worse.

What?

You know how sexy you are?

Shut up!

- Are you kidding me? Hmm? - Get off of me!

Stay off of me.

Thanks.

Hold on!

I'm coming.

Hey.

Hi.

Yeah. Hi.

Uh... we saw each other at the elevators.

It wasn't real comfortable.

Well, you pushed me away.

So, it's my fault?

I'll see you.

I didn't want this.

You did.

So, I filed the order,

and we're just waiting for the court to set a date.

And until then, I get custody of Erin?

That's right.

As for the division of your assets,

your not being married to Mel puts us in kind of a gray area.

We used to be married.

I mean, can you believe it?

All this, and we're already divorced.

Well, you know, you wanted to keep your family together.

I told Mel... I said to him, "If we get back together,

you cannot put me through this again."

And-and he promised he wouldn't.

He promised.

How old was Erin?

Oh, not even a year.

He loved his little girl so much, and I...

and I felt like she needed her father.

Jackie...

I'm sure you did the right thing.

I thought I was protecting her, and instead,

I am making her go through it all over again.

Ta-da.

What do you think?

I think I look like Mom.

I think she would be happy to hear you say that.

Hey.

Can I try this on now?

Yes, on one condition.

That I'll hang it back up when I'm through?

That, and that you'll talk to me

about what's going on with your dad and Mom.

Hey, you have got to see what we got Steve and Janet.

Sorry. Are we interrupting?

No. That's okay.

Unlike this morning.

Why? What happened this morning?

A little miscommunication... That's all.

Mmm. Whatever.

What did you get?

Oh, it's a genealogy program.

You can find out your family tree.

- Ooh. - It's got, you know, family records,

birth certificates, stuff like that.

And I thought, since Steve and Janet are having a baby,

they'd want to know who its ancestors are.

This is good.

Can I go in with you?

Oh, maybe if you're nice.

Hey.

Check it out... It's for Steve and Janet.

- Yeah, it's genius. - Yeah, hold on a minute.

- Look at it. - Yeah, I'm sure it is.

I mean, I know you guys stop at nothing

when it comes to someone you like.

And as far as someone you don't...

If this is about Gina, I really don't want to talk about it.

Yeah, it is about Gina. You know what?

She had nothing to do with telling Jackie about Mel.

And this news broadcast came from...?

From Gina, my girlfriend.

Wait, you and Gina? Does Dylan know?

Okay, your girlfriend is responsible

for breaking up my mom's family.

And if you don't believe me or my mom,

why don't you talk to your dad.

Until then, don't defend that bitch to me, okay?

Yay, good job.

Everybody gather around.

Katy, great offense today.

Eric, work on the defense.

All right, you guys, for tomorrow

I want to see some more teamwork, all right?

Trust each other, okay?

All right, everybody, hands in the circle.

Go, Beverly Glen Animals.

Yay. Good job.

What, no uproar?

Here I thought there'd be

riots in the street.

Yeah, Patsy even managed a hello.

Or did your threat include her having to be civil?

Did it ever occur to you that people here could accept you?

Hey, Henry.

Come here. I want you to meet someone.

Henry's Patsy's son. This is Dylan.

- Nice to meet you. - Hey.

Henry is the star player on our basketball team.

16 points, ten rebounds a game. Although it'd be 12

if he ever learned to box out.

Got a game coming up?

- No. - What do you mean?

There's one day after tomorrow.

Maybe, but I'm not playing in it.

Mom says you shouldn't have come back.

She won't let me play for a gay coach.

All right, listen, forget about him, all right?

Quitting is his loss.

His loss?

They're kids.

This is exactly what I didn't want to happen.

Hey, lady, I meant what I said.

You've got a sad attitude and I will not underwrite that.

Well, that's your decision to make.

We made do before you,

and we will survive after you've gone.

With our values intact.

Hey, have you seen my headbands anywhere?

I can't find them.

No, I haven't.

I thought you were checking us out.

I got cherry, meringue,

and pine.

Nothing smoked, smoky or smoking.

Uh-huh.

I thought we agreed to postpone the honeymoon

until after the holiday.

You know that band from the Ukrainian village?

They won the championship.

They've got to be around here somewhere.

They won the championship and they're grateful to us

for not complaining about them rehearsing last night.

Oh, good.

Maybe they'll show their appreciation

by coming in here and sitting on our suitcases

so we can get out of here and go home.

Well, actually, when I told them that it was our honeymoon,

I thought something a little bit more romantic

should be in order.

They're not going to...?

All but one of the accordion players.

See, he hurt his arm during the big wow finish

last night, so...

Hit it, guys.

May I have this dance?

You're insane, you know that.

I know.

Okay.

Hey.

You are here.

I was calling you.

I didn't feel like picking up.

Oh.

I just came by because I thought you might want to know

that I told Dylan about us.

You know, I would have done anything for you.

Did you hear what I just said?

Dylan and I are through.

I talked to my dad.

He told me what you did to him.

I thought we weren't going to talk about this.

You took advantage of my dad, Gina.

I am so sorry about that. Just please...

- Please let me explain to you what happened. - Explain?

No, let me tell you the story from the very beginning.

- You can't explain, Gina! - You don't understand what happened,

- Forget it! - David, please...!

Morning.

Hey, what's up?

Well, I realized I can't trace Janet's family

'cause they're not from this country,

so now I'm working on Steve's.

Find anything?

Well, it says right here

his grandfather came through Ellis Island.

Vladimir Sandowscowicz.

Huh?

Steve Sandowscowicz.

Oh, that is too good.

You know, I'm going to go get a coffee.

Do you want anything?

Kel, talk to me.

Okay, I spent the night at Matt's house last night.

And that's what bothers you,

that you slept at your boyfriend's?

No. Moved out of the Walsh house

because there wasn't enough room.

Now I'm sleeping at the Walsh house

because our apartment is too crowded.

That is what bothers me.

Okay, but you said you would try not to pick a fight with him.

I know you're going through a lot,

but can you honestly say you're being fair?

No, I can't.

How dare you show up here!

I work here.

Not for long if I have anything to do with it.

You know what, Kelly, I didn't do anything to Mel, okay?

Or David or Dylan that they didn't want done to them.

It's not my fault

all the men in this town are unsatisfied.

Look on the bright side... She could be your cousin.

So what?

Eight kids... practically the entire team refuses to play

as long as I'm the coach, and you say, "So what?"

Yes, I do.

Look, I never should have let you talk me into this.

Coming back to the center was the right thing to do

and so is staying.

Eight kids in two days.

So what? There's no basketball.

The kids who quit, they don't deserve it.

No, these kids deserve everything we can give them.

Then you give them a sense of what is right and wrong.

Kids come here from broken homes.

Some of them are abused.

Almost all of them are poor.

My job, the job of this center, is to make their difficult life

a little bit easier,

and a lot more fun.

Excuse me.

Come in.

Congratulations. I quit.

So are you glad we stayed?

Yeah, I am.

We have to take advantage

of what little peace and quiet we have left.

Does it freak you out thinking about

how all that's going to change?

Sometimes.

But I try and focus on the moment.

You know, not what it means to have a baby,

'cause that's just way too existential,

but... but how I want to have it.

Like, video... no.

- No. - No.

Uh, judiciously cropped stills, maybe.

Of course.

And you next to me, singing.

Singing?

Uh-huh. That's just how I pictured it, you know?

Something really mushy like, um, like Lionel Richie.

You know, "Say You, Say Me."

Oh, but after I heard them play

"Ooh, Babe" last night, I don't know, I kind of like that one.

Well, I draw the line

at "Mama Take me Down to the Music Store."

I don't know... Remember what we were doing

when they were playing it last night?

I have a vague recollection.

Hmm.

So do you still think this is the honeymoon from hell?

Are you kidding?

I think this is the best.

Completely unplanned... just like everything else in our life.

Dinner was so good.

I'm glad you liked it.

Oh, yeah, I really liked it.

You know what?

I love being here with you.

Um, did you clean off the table?

Mm-hmm, yeah.

Well, no, I still see a salt and pepper shaker sitting there.

- Salt and pepper shaker? - Yeah.

All right, what's going on here?

It's Kelly.

I keep expecting her to walk in any second and criticize.

You mean criticize me, right?

Us... our living together...

How it's affecting her life.

I'm trying to understand this.

Okay, she's your best friend,

and you want me here... That should be enough for her.

Yeah, but she's going through a hard time,

and we're not making it any easier on her.

Okay, fine. Why don't I hide in our room

until she goes to sleep?

That's ridiculous.

You're telling me.

"The girl had run away,

"but the bear called to her.

"" Snow White, do not be afraid, I will come with you.'

"She recognized his voice and waited,

"and when he came up, his bearskin fell off

"and he stood there a handsome man

"clothed all in gold.

'I'm a king's son, ' he said..."

That must be Dad.

He said he'd come by to pick you up around now.

We friends?

I've got Erin here.

Just a simple question.

Yeah, I think so.

And you can see with the way you've been acting lately

why I might be a little, uh, unsure.

Is that it?

'Cause I've got an eight-year-old girl in there

whose life is falling apart.

One friend to another?

You should be careful.

So that's why you came here?

Tell me I should be careful?

- Of Gina? - Mm-hmm.

And to let you know that I heard

how she, uh, played your old man.

You two dating must, um...

must really make Mel proud.

Donna said Steve and Janet had a fairy-tale wedding.

Yeah, they did.

Did Mom and Dad?

You want me to finish reading the story?

No.

That's okay.

I know it ends "happily ever after,"

like all fairy tales.

You know how I said I had that heavy feeling

about an hour ago?

Yeah, you said it was like some dull sensation.

Right.

It's not dull anymore.

You know what? It's probably a cramp.

I'm gonna order us some food

and then I'll, uh, I'll help you out in a second, okay?

Here, see what you want, honey.

Hi, room service. I'd like to order

some dinner, please.

For myself, I'd like filet mignon... medium well...

Some crispy onion rings.

And for my lovely bride... Janet, what are you gonna have?

A baby.

What?

I thought that it was a cramp, but it's a contraction, I think.

You think? But you're not sure.

I mean, you're not due for another six weeks.

Someone forgot to tell Junior.

Oh, my God.

Okay, you're not kidding, right?

Okay. This is it, this is it!

- Uh-huh. - Okay.

I know we need to, um, we need to stay calm.

Stay calm, stay calm.

All right, I'm panicking!

I'm officially panicking! I'm panicking!

Steve.

I need you

to stay with me. Do you understand?

- Okay, okay. - I need you

- to pack our things - Okay.

And put them in a suitcase and take me to the hospital.

Okay, I can do that.

Okay.

All right.

I can do that.

All I need is, uh...

- Pants! - Pants.

- Pants would be good. - All right, pants.

See, that's why you're gonna be such a great mother,

because-because you remember things like pants.

And pants are... pants are so important to remember.

Steve.

I think you're gonna be a great dad, too.

I've never been this happy.

Neither have I.

Okay, here we go!

You've only dilated

to about six centimeters.

After 12 hours?

Well, now that your water's broke,

things should move along more quickly.

Oh, good.

I'm fresh out of songs.

I'm not even in my eighth month. What happened?

Premature birth can be age-related

or due to high blood pressure.

Yeah, but Janet's young and her blood pressure's fine.

Or sometimes the baby just wants to say hi.

But the baby's gonna be okay; that's what you said.

Preemies have added risk, but you're far enough along

that you probably don't have to worry.

Probably?

My guess is the baby will probably have to

stay in the hospital for a week or so to build up his strength.

Nothing more.

So what do we do now?

We're monitoring the baby's

heart rate and timing your contractions.

The epidural should wear off in time for you to push.

In the meantime, you should watch TV, play cards,

think up names and relax.

I'll check in later.

Thanks, Doc.

Everything's gonna be okay.

I know.

Big game today.

You're Coach's friend.

You mean the gay guy.

Yeah, he's my friend.

Think that's funny?

You said it, not me.

Let me ask you something.

Was he a good coach?

He was okay.

What was the best thing he taught you?

I mean, before your mother had you all worried

about him groping you in the locker room.

Man, what's your problem?

What was the best thing?

Taught us to trust each other.

- Like a team? - Yeah. Can I have my ball, please?

Stand up for each other.

Oh, come on, man.

Hey, don't walk away from me.

That's what he did for you.

He stood up for you and your pals,

sacrificed what he loved to do.

He quit his job for you.

Anybody else done anything like that recently?

Yeah, I didn't think so.

You know, you may not know it, but the gay guy...

just taught you how to be a man.

Kid, I know it's hard to go against your parents,

especially when they are wrong,

but you got to learn to think for yourself.

Here is the Solomon case.

Depos are tomorrow, don't forget.

Yeah.

I know I don't have an appointment,

but I pulled together the financial statements

you asked for.

- I'm sorry, I'm interrupting. - Oh.

Uh, no, no, you're not.

Um... this is my assistant.

Oh.

I'm Jackie Taylor.

Hi.

Uh, I'm gonna

go get some... coffee.

Gina.

Uh, this is Gina Kincaid.

I'm sorry about what happened, but you should know,

I think I did you a favor.

By destroying my family?

I think Melvin probably did that all on his own.

All I did was tell you his little secret.

Call me after you've looked over the statements.

Yeah.

Uh...

That was comfortable.

You don't see it, do you?

- What? - How rude that was.

Gina, I'm letting you go.

Because I'm to blame for all of this?

No, not all of it, but enough.

Well, Kelly will be happy.

This has nothing to do with Kelly.

This thing's a mess.

Believe me, no one's happy about it.

I was in the middle of my family tree.

This will take one second.

This is your solution?

I know I've been stepping on toes here,

and, uh, I'm the new roommate, so I've got to adjust.

This way, you get your space,

I get mine.

And until you tell me different, it stays that way.

This I've gotta see.

You are so mine.

That's what you said the last time I destroyed you.

Defend yourself.

What's going on in here?

Donna called it total apartment domination.

Whatever that means.

I think it means peace is at hand.

- Oh, yeah. - Are you ready?

Hey, you guys, have fun on your field trip, all right?

Bobby, no roughhousing.

I'm gonna miss it around here.

Do you have any idea what you're gonna do?

Not yet.

Better than trying to convince you to keep funding this place.

Hey, Coach.

You got a second?

Henry.

Aren't you supposed to be at the game?

Yeah, and I'm going, but...

See, I've been thinking.

And, you know, you were a good coach before.

There's no reason to think you'd be any different now.

So... I'd like you to stay.

Look, I can't speak for my mom,

but I talked with the guys, and we all feel the same way.

What changed your mind?

Somebody pointed out, sometimes you need

to think for yourself.

As far as role models go, you're as good as any other, I guess.

Besides, we got a game to play, right?

I'll meet you there.

All right.

"As good as any other"?

Okay, so maybe I undersold a little bit.

But, uh... got my point across.

Yeah, you did.

Thanks.

How about

Moe?

- Moe Sanders? - Yeah, short for Moses.

You know, this way, it gives the kid

something to, uh, live up to.

Uh-huh. Next.

How about, uh...

Would you get off the bed, please?

- Yeah. Why? - Excuse me, sir.

Get the fetal monitor.

What's going on?

I need this patient prepped for an emergency C-section.

And make sure there's an O.R. available.

And call the anesthesiologist.

- Move it! - Watch the line.

Wait a second.

What's happening, Doctor?

The baby's heart rate is a little

slower than normal. If we left it in,

- we could be in trouble. - What kind of trouble?

It's hard to know until we deliver, so we'll do that.

Then we'll put the baby in the NICU for observation.

I want to be with my wife.

Steve, we're doing all we can.

Let us do our job.

Neonatologist to Labor and Delivery.

Neonatologist...

Hey.

David, please.

I don't want to get hurt.

I just came over to tell you that

I think we could be great together.

You know, so far,

being hurt by you has redefined my life twice

in less than six months.

Did you hear what I said?

Yeah, I'm just really trying to ignore it.

I'm not gonna hurt you.

Again.

I really hope the operative word is "again."

Anyone ever show you

how to use the little thingy on the top of the apple

to figure out the initials of who you're going to marry?

The best part is you can totally cheat,

depending on who you want it to be.

Sweetie?

I want Mom and Dad to live happily ever after.

I know you do.

I know. Come here.

I want that so much.

Let me guess... it's your turn on the old family tree, huh?

Donna.

This can't be right.

What's that?

These records indicate that my father had two children.

Your father, not your mother?

Was he married before?

No.

According to this birth certificate,

he had an affair...

with my Aunt Bobbi.

Wait a second.

- You're telling me that... - Yeah.

Now, if this is true...

Gina and I are sisters.

Wow.

Dr. Long, what's going on? No one's told me anything.

- Janet's placenta tore. - Oh, no.

She and the baby lost a significant amount of blood.

- Oh, my God. - You need to sign these.

They're consent forms,

allowing us to give Janet and your daughter

- blood transfusions. - Daughter?

Need four units O-neg.

She going to be all right?

She's being taken to NICU.

I didn't ask where she was going.

I-I asked if she's going to be all right.

- We're doing all we can. - How's Janet?

- Please, sign these. - I don't want to sign anything

until you tell me how my wife is going to be.

She's lost a lot of blood.

Yeah, you... you told me that.

Does that... does that mean she's going to die?

Steve, I know you're upset, but you've got to sign this.

When Steve called you, he said

Janet lost how much blood?

Steve just said "a lot."

Yeah, he also said it was under control,

so not to panic.

You said they told Steve the baby was also in trouble.

Well, I know my dad always prepares his patients

for the worst, so maybe Janet's doctor

is just doing the same thing.

Yeah, I just don't know why we haven't heard anything.

Tell you what... let's go bang on that nurses' station again.

Yeah. All right.

Kel, when everyone gets here,

don't mention the Gina thing, okay?

Don't worry.

If I thought she were my sister, I wouldn't tell anyone, either.

Hi, honey.

Hi.

- Steve. - How do you feel?

I don't know.

What happened?

We had a girl.

She's as beautiful as her mom.

We did?

Is she going to be okay?

She's going to be.

Going to be?

Your placenta tore from your umbilical cord.

They did an emergency C-section, and, uh...

you lost a lot of blood.

I don't remember any of it.

Well, your blood's clotting, so, uh...

that's why you're on all these monitors.

That's why you can't go upstairs.

Upstairs?

To the NICU...

The neonatal intensive care unit.

She's in an incubator.

I thought you said she's going to be okay.

She is.

Do you want to call your parents?

I can't deal with them right now.

I just really want to see my baby.

The doctors are taking care of her.

Right now, we just need to take care of you.

I love you so much.

I love you.

Hey.

I got here as soon as I heard.

Hey. Where's Steve?

Um, he hasn't come down yet.

How are Janet and the baby?

No one's said anything.

Been here a long time?

Since about 2:00 a.m.

Thanks a lot for everything.

We... we really appreciate you calling us.

Yeah, well, we were... we were glad to do it.

- What? - Nothing.

Well...

Great news, everybody.

Janet's going to be okay.

- All right. - What about the baby?

- Is she okay? - It's too soon to tell.

She's having some problems with her lungs.

- What kind of problems? - Well, they call it, uh,

respiratory distress syndrome.

She's on a ventilator, and... there's tubes in her.

It's... pretty horrible.

But, uh, you know, even so...

I got to tell you, she's beautiful.

So, Matt has cigars.

Uh, yeah.

- I thought you might need these. - Thanks.

Maybe later.

Hopefully later.

Right.

So the baby's really small.

Smaller than my friend Chantal's new puppy?

Mmm... yeah.

Um, we just don't want you to worry.

Okay?

So, do you have any more questions?

Nat, can I have chocolate chips in my pancakes?

Sure. Come on. You can whip them in yourself.

Come around.

At least one grown-up in her life is still making her happy.

- Here you go, honey. - Mel hasn't responded

to any of our custody claims,

so Jackie's going to come by later

and sign a request of contempt.

That sounds so ugly.

I know you have to fight for Jackie,

but, please, try not to let them use Erin as ammunition.

Whoo! Pretty good.

What do you say we do Thanksgiving

at the beach apartment?

Jackie, Erin, you, me.

- I'll help you cook. - You'd do that?

Yeah.

Hey, Dylan.

- Hi. - Hey.

Have you been to the hospital yet?

- Uh, no, I haven't. - Hey, Dylan.

I got those 14 turkeys for Thursday.

Ah, thanks, Nat. You're the man.

I know.

What's with all the birds?

Oh, Nat's going to help me feed a few families

down at the community center.

Really? Who roped you into that?

Nobody.

Nobody? You just decided to do that on your own?

Yeah, well, you know, Thanksgiving.

Seemed like the right thing to do.

Good for him.

Yeah. Yeah, that's great.

I'll get your mom out of the room; you take care of your dad.

How am I supposed to bring it up?

Uh, "Hi, Dad. Nice cardigan.

Oh, by the way, is Gina your bastard daughter?"

I'm sure you'll find a way, okay?

I can't even find my keys.

Gina.

Hi.

Noah, Donna!

What a surprise.

What's going on?

Oh, we're just, um, boiling cranberries.

- Dad, too? - Oh, no. He's out playing golf.

Come on! Come in.

So, you're here for Thanksgiving dinner, too, huh?

Oh, yeah.

Well, of course. She's family.

- I'm glad. - You are?

Now, uh, Gina,

what was it we were going to do next?

It was a half a cup of orange rinds?

Oh, is it your mom's recipe?

No, it's my dad's.

Actually, my dad

used to let me eat this big blob of it

on a piece of toast for Thanksgiving.

He was really cool like that.

He sounds great.

He's the best.

Um, want to taste it?

- Yeah, sure. Why not? - Come on.

She really seems to idolize the old man, you know?

Yeah, if he was her dad at all.

That's true.

Can we help, Mom?

The neonatologist suggests a trial extubation.

He thinks she should be able to breathe on her own.

Trial extubation? "Should"?

A routine procedure to take her off the ventilator.

If she can't breathe, they'll have to connect her again.

- What are the risks? - Well, there's a chance of infection,

but we take every precaution to avoid that.

And there's also trauma to the infant.

Can't we just leave her on the ventilator

until we're sure she can breathe on her own?

Too much oxygen could lead to other problems.

- Like what? - The possibility of blindness, but...

it's unlikely.

Blindness?

- It's incredibly remote. - But possible.

I want to see my child.

Now.

So, Kel,

this morning, when you were asking

about the community center thing...

Does that mean that you're interested?

Interested, as in curious only,

not as in willing and available.

You mean we have to do chores on a holiday?

Hey, when did you become a teenager?

No.

We have plans with Matt anyway, remember?

You know, I need help

with the cooking and the serving...

Dylan, you can afford an entire staff of chefs and waiters.

Yeah, there's the spirit.

You know, actually, Kel,

I thought that this might be right up your alley.

- Not this year. - Well,

Matt and I just got off the phone

with the barracuda that Mel has hired to represent him.

No surprise to me that he's haggling over child support.

I'm sure all of Mel's money

is inside the G-string of that lap dancer.

Mom.

Well, I'm sorry, Erin.

But that's the way it is.

Boy, I am never going to get

these cranberry stains out of here.

Shouldn't Dad be home by now?

Why do you want to see him so badly?

Why don't I finish that up?

Be my guest.

I don't even like cranberry sauce.

But it's probably the only thing

she knows how to cook... The poor thing.

Mom, you fawn over Gina all morning.

Then she leaves, and all you do is complain.

No, I didn't mea...

Hey! Look who's here.

Yeah, the pot's all done.

Why don't we, um, put the leaves in the dining room table?

Well, I'm gonna invite you over more often.

You can keep this one.

How you doing, princess?

Dad, did you know Gina was spending Thanksgiving with us?

Yeah. Your mother invited her.

Mom, not you?

Well, your mother's always been closer to her.

Um...

Dad, this is...

This is gonna sound completely crazy.

Um, okay, I...

I bought this software

that traces family trees, and...

Well, your name came up as Gina's father.

It's a mistake, right?

No.

No, it's not.

So, what? You were...

You were Gina's guardian or something?

See, I can explain.

It was just

all so long ago.

Dad. Shh! Mom's gonna hear.

Honey, your mother knows.

- Mom knows? - Of course.

- Does Gina know, too? - No.

So, what?

You and Mom and Aunt Bobbi just all got together

and decided to change Gina's life forever

just to suit yourselves?

I mean, you lied to me

my entire life. Can you explain all that?

I could use a cup of tea.

Anybody else?

Just get me out of here.

What...?

Donna knows about Gina.

Look at all these machines.

Where's our baby?

Here.

It's okay.

Can I touch her?

It might jar her breathing tube,

or tear her trachea.

I wonder if she even knows we're here.

She knows.

My mom knew.

She just... stood there with Gina by her side

going on and on about cranberry sauce.

Maybe they're trying to get close to her in their own way.

How am I supposed to forgive them?

How's Gina?

I don't know.

Now I just don't know.

Want me to come with you tonight?

No. Thanks.

- You sure? - Yeah.

Okay.

I'll take care of this bill.

Noah? Hey.

Talked to Steve yet today?

Yeah. The baby's still on a ventilator.

Noah's bringing Steve some clothes from the house.

Are you going there today?

Yeah. Yeah, I think we're gonna stop up there later.

You and Gina?

Yeah. Me and Gina.

Of all the people for you to be with.

It's just, you know,

you and I were together for so long,

it's just weird, you and my cousin.

Look, Donna, I know that you hate Gina,

but I would love it

if you could just be happy for me.

What about Dylan?

What about Dylan?

She was unhappy with him for a long time.

I'm glad you're there for her.

She's used to men that aren't.

A room service waiter just, uh, keeps bringing your usual.

Oh. I guess he's not the only one

oblivious to the fact that we broke up.

Yeah, must not be.

Come on in.

Hmm.

- Nice roses, right? - Yeah.

Yeah. No card, but the expense was pure you.

There's an egg-white omelet, uh, back in my room.

Oh, you want to have breakfast with me?

Sure. I could probably

have breakfast with you.

What do you want, Dylan?

What, did you come over here to tell me

how sorry you are that we broke up?

I'm sorry that, uh,

things aren't going very well right now.

Well, I'm sorry that things are never gonna go well between us,

so as soon as I find a new place,

I will be out of the hotel.

Stay as long as you want, Gina.

I don't care about the money.

You don't care about me.

- Not true. - Know what it is?

It's the way that you care.

You know, with roses and presents and money and stuff...

that I just don't care about anymore.

I mean, have you ever had a real feeling with anyone ever?

I appreciate the offer,

but I'm gonna have to take a rain check on the breakfast.

Oh, really? Well, I'm so upset about that!

Oh, and you should see

my stomach. It's so freaky.

Ooh, let me see.

- You want to see? - Yeah.

Women are so different.

Yeah. When did you notice?

- Conception or delivery? - Hey.

What's that?

Oh, this is some research information

on preemies and respiratory problems.

- Okay... - Mm.

Here. I brought this from the paper 'cause I know

- you want to get back on line. - Great. Thank you.

The, uh, doctor

said she has a normal sinus rhythm now.

Which means she has a healthy heart.

Come on.

Okay.

Easy.

Tell her that there are a lot of people

who can't wait to meet her.

We're gonna go see her now.

- Drive safe. - Okay.

I feel so useless.

Their baby's fighting

for her life, my little sister

sleeps with her hands over her ears

so she doesn't have to hear her mom and dad fighting,

and there's nothing I can say or do.

Why don't you come to the center with me?

Help set up for Thanksgiving?

Hmm. No. I-I don't have the energy.

People are hungry.

You feed them.

Problem, solution.

Makes you feel good.

Suddenly that sounds hard to resist.

So nice of you to grant us a second hearing.

Felice!

I'm sorry I ran out on you guys last night.

I love you both very much, and...

- I do. - Oh. Got you.

I want to understand what happened with Gina.

Honey, look, we-we were all very young at the time, all right?

Well, was it an affair?

No. I-I'm sorry, Mom.

If you don't want to hear this again.

Well, there was no poetry or broken hearts here.

John, just tell her.

It was the '70s.

There-There was this crazy party going on.

Your father and I had a fight, and

four Harvey Wallbangers later, he and

your Aunt Bobbi were naked in the swimming pool.

But it wasn't enough to throw away

our marriage or my family.

But Gina's your child, too.

We all thought we did the best we could.

Gina's mother included.

She married your Uncle Rick,

and he was thrilled to be Gina's father.

He died when Gina was five.

You... You could have guided her and-and supported her.

And we'd introduce her as what, your cousin and your sister?

We'd all sound like trash.

So because you were worried what other people would think,

you threw away Gina's entire future?!

Princess.

I hate it when you call me that.

And since he loved

my mother and plucked chickens,

it made him a mother-loving chicken plucker.

Now...

♪ I've got you under my skin... ♪

You know what? It's getting late.

- Oh. - I have to call Matt.

♪ I've got you deep in the heart of me... ♪

Do you have a cell phone?

♪ So deep in my heart... ♪

- I left mine in the car. - ♪ That you're ♪

♪ A part of me... ♪

Is manual labor always this much fun?

Um...

You and Matt laugh like this?

You don't know him very well, do you?

I'm just curious, you know.

See how it's supposed to be done.

Well, we don't claim to be role models.

I'll tell you, Gina sure hated you.

Well, she didn't need to.

I am no threat. I'm with Matt.

- Right. I'll, uh... - You... Thanks.

Tell you what.

I'll tell her that,

but right now, we got our own underlying problems,

mostly mine.

Oh, come on. You're getting your college degree.

You're helping out at the community center.

You're stuffing turkeys in a completely repulsive,

yet selfless way.

Mm-hmm.

I think you're... doing great.

I heard that, uh,

David and Gina hooked up at Steve and Janet's wedding.

Well, you know me.

I don't do details very well.

Same night that you'd admitted

that you'd flown in from Europe

and then walked out on my wedding.

Did you say you needed a cell phone?

Hey.

Oh. Hey.

Oh, nice flowers.

Mmm.

What are you doing here?

I thought you said you couldn't get here until 7:00.

Oh, my training session got cancelled.

Training session?

You said you didn't have any clients.

Well, they come in waves.

Oh, okay. Well, then that would explain

why, uh, Dylan's covering your hotel bill, huh?

Oh, not that I'm obsessing

on you and Dylan living under one roof or anything.

It's a big roof. There's lots of people.

I know. I just...

You know, Gina, we talked about this, all right,

but you know, you didn't really answer me.

I mean, are... are you trying to get away from Dylan?

You-You trying to get closer to him?

What are you talking about? Of course I answered you.

I mean, right now in this moment,

I hate Dylan's guts, and I'm trying to get to the point

where I don't feel anything about him.

Oh, okay, well, you're trying. I mean, well...

You want to let me finish my sentence?

Want to take her in my arms and get out of here.

- Oh, hi. I'm so sorry. - Hey.

- Hi. Hi. - Hi.

I just wanted to drop off some flowers,

and I figured you guys would be up with the baby in the NICU.

That's nice. Yeah, with today's resident.

The way they rotate doctors in and out of there so fast,

we don't know who's handling our child. Here, honey.

Everybody's telling us something different.

Easy.

And we don't know who to believe.

Yeah, but we're gonna find out right now.

Well, hey, you, uh...

You let me know if you... need anything.

Hey, thanks a lot, guys.

I love pink roses.

- Oh. - Thank you.

You're welcome. They're my favorite, too.

Pediatric resident to NICU.

Pink roses, huh?

Pediatric resident to NICU.

I'm just keeping track.

Oh.

Right.

No, the fact that you want to keep track is really great.

It's more than I've ever had before.

Can I stay at your house tonight?

Mm-hmm.

Hi.

Hey. You're late.

Yeah, I know. I'm sorry.

I-I tried calling you, but I just...

Oops.

What... what happened to your key?

Yeah, I let myself in.

I just came out to get some air.

Hey, Dylan.

Door's open.

Wow, what is that smell?

That's stuffing. It's on the stove.

I thought we'd get some of these dishes

out of the way for tomorrow.

We spent the day doing the same thing.

Hello.

Hey, Kel. I got your message.

Hi, Mom. So, do you want to help tomorrow?

Oh, I think it'd be great. Where do we go?

Uh, the community center is on Sycamore.

And we serve from 2:00 to 6:00.

I'll tell you later.

Yeah, I think it would be good for Erin.

Uh, Mom, uh...

No, just wear something casual, okay?

Once Jackie gets her on the phone...

Yeah, just enjoy the wait.

So why don't you fill me in...

About this Thanksgiving thing.

Well, Kelly wanted to volunteer.

I don't think it will get in the way of your dinner.

You know, come to think of it,

you might really get a kick out of this.

Me? Yeah, maybe.

I know Kelly loves to volunteer,

but you, I didn't know that was your thing.

Have you seen Gina lately, or...?

Today, as a matter of fact.

Yeah, I spend a lot of time with her at my office.

And every time she'd hang up the phone with you,

she'd go nuts.

She was always looking for some sign that you were serious...

Committed.

I don't think that's ever going to happen.

Till now.

Look at you... rich, single guy

spending his holiday in a soup kitchen.

Who says people can't change when they want to?

Your point being?

That you're finally showing signs you're serious.

About Kelly.

Nat, you did a much better job with those turkeys

than Dylan and I did.

Thank you.

And when it's time

for dessert, you get to put on

the whipped cream.

Yesterday Daddy let me have a hot fudge sundae

instead of turkey.

Separate Thanksgivings. You remember those.

Too well.

Yesterday I drive her to Mel's bachelor pad

in Studio City... Which, for the record,

has a singles night and two hot tubs.

Erin, um...

there's a dollar in my purse.

Why don't you go pick out something on the juke box.

- Mom. - I could just strangle him.

I know, but you cannot let her hear you say that.

I don't know... maybe it's better for her to learn now

that there are some men you just can't count on.

Wished I'd learned that ahead of time.

I'll see if Nat needs any help in the back.

Good idea.

Hi.

I got a cargo van, so everything should be set.

Okay, good. We'll just start loading everything up.

I was thinking that you need to sort of lead the charge on that.

'Cause my mom's sister Lily, she's at LAX.

She has a really big layover.

I got to go down there.

You're kidding me, right?

You never talked about an Aunt Lily before.

I never had any reason to.

So we're just supposed to finish up all of your work?

Nat can take over, and there's volunteers at the center.

Your volunteers... Your project, Dylan.

My family did this for you

as a favor.

With everything that's going on,

we really don't need any added stress right now.

What can I say, Kel?

Nothing that I would want to hear right now.

I'm gonna be late.

Then you better go.

Unbelievable.

Happy Thanksgiving.

You just wished me one two hours ago.

Yeah, I know, but I found this at the nursery on Robertson.

It's a... It's a pink rose bush.

Oh.

It's gonna be. See?

Yeah. Come in.

Well, I see why you didn't want me to stay here.

You wanted to stay at my place last night.

- Wait a minute. - You know, Gina, when you said

you were staying here out of necessity...

I didn't ask him to send me these.

No, and you didn't call maid service

and ask them to throw them out, either, did you?

Well, fine, David. Let's throw them out

together then. How about that?

Come on, we'll-we'll throw the roses out

and smash the vases against the wall.

Is that gonna help you to get over him finally?

I don't know, all right? I don't know what would...

What do you mean, you don't know what...?

It's not even about you. It's about me.

I mean, yeah, I might need some time to get over Dylan.

I told you that from the very beginning.

I mean, you were so understanding about it then.

So why can't you just be that way now?

Because it's not like it was in the beginning, all right?

- It's different. - God, you're just...

so... sweet.

Look...

I really want to be with you,

but if you can't be patient

with me, then maybe we should just not do this.

No. Okay. I want to do this.

Hey.

I love my thorny rose bush.

- I know what we can do. - Hmm?

Let's take her back to your house.

- Her? - Mm-hmm.

'Cause you have a yard and everything.

And we can plant her together.

Watch her grow.

All right.

She's gorgeous.

The doctors say

she's occasionally breathing over her ventilator.

That's good, right?

Yeah. It means she's taking in breaths on her own.

So she doesn't need the machine anymore?

Well, we'll know more after the trial extubation.

I just really want to be in there close to her.

Do you guys mind if we go in?

It's parents only.

- No, of course not. - No.

- We'll be right here. - Come on, Janet.

Hmm.

They're handling this

so well.

Yeah, they are.

You know, I just can't help but wonder

if when Gina was born, if my dad was at the hospital.

If he was hiding somewhere in the hallway

hoping to get a glimpse of his other baby

before going home to me and my mom.

If you keep doing this to yourself,

it's gonna hurt even more.

I don't think that's possible.

I am trying so hard not to hate them right now.

Which is exactly why you should come to Thanksgiving dinner.

No. Absolutely not.

You keep hiding from it, it's not gonna get resolved.

Listen to me.

Just go to dinner and let them know

you're not gonna let this thing drop.

I will try.

I can't stop

making promises...

that I'll be the best mom

that will love her like crazy.

Steve, Janet,

the doctor's on his way down for the extubation.

I'll stay with you in the waiting room.

Oh, we don't want to leave.

It's against hospital policy.

We'll-We'll be right back

when the procedure's complete.

Could we just have a minute, please?

Sure.

Madeline.

I'd like to call her Madeline.

I like Madeline.

It means tower of strength.

Oh. And that she is.

Doesn't that look just delicious?

Mm.

Oops.

Here you go.

Yummy, yummy peas.

Here you go.

Fire! Die! Die!

Oh, honey, we still have a couple hours left.

Please put the game back in my purse.

No. Daddy gave it to me.

Of course he did,

because he would rather rot your brain cells

than spend quality time with you.

Hey, Erin, why don't you grab a spoon?

You can help me serve.

No!

He spoils her rotten, and I get the blame.

Mom, you have to stop doing that.

What?

Talking about Mel like that.

Well, I am not gonna whitewash his shortcomings.

Listen to me.

He's a jerk. You know it, and I know it.

But it's our job to make sure that she doesn't know it,

because like it or not, he is her father.

You have no idea what this feels like.

No, I don't, but I do know what it feels like to be Erin

because you did the exact same thing to me with my dad.

I was always supportive.

From the day Dad moved out of the house,

you beat into my head what a horrible father he was.

And I was constantly feeling like I had to defend him,

and then when he did end up disappointing me,

I felt like a fool.

Well, forgive me for seeing a pattern,

but I watched you clean up Dylan McKay's messes

all through high school.

Well, it seems like you're doing it again,

and he's not even your boyfriend.

That pattern is definitely broken.

- Hey! - Hey.

- I love you. - You do?

Mm-hmm.

- Come. - Where?

- At the 30... - This is the play, here it is.

The 20, the ten...

All right!

Noah, would you pass me

- the champagne, please. - Yeah.

It's a good thing they're playing inside today, huh?

What is it there, John, 15, 20 degrees?

Mmm, I miss that kind of cold when you breathe in

and your lungs shake.

I pass.

Well, everybody who was raised here is a lightweight.

Well, Gina, what's keeping you

from going back to Denver for a visit?

Um...

I don't really have a job.

Just at the moment.

And a 14% interest rate on my credit card.

Well, if you need help with the ticket, we'd be happy to.

Why don't we check on the turkey. What do you think?

Oh, no, I already have. You know, actually,

I may have some frequent flier miles.

I couldn't.

Thanks anyway, though.

Besides, Gina's life is here now.

Yeah.

Right.

Uh, don't you want the miles for yourself, anyway?

No. And your mother would love it

if you came home for Christmas.

Where is that airline statement?

I was just looking at it.

- You know... - Dad.

I think it might be in the study. Let me check.

Good.

You have got to calm down.

Two days ago you welcomed her into your home,

and now you're pushing her out.

We're doing no such thing.

What, do you have her booked

on the next plane flight out of here?

I knew she couldn't handle this.

She's my sister.

I need to give that a chance.

You can't tell her the truth.

And you can't keep controlling other people's lives.

Do you actually think that Gina is going to embrace you

when she finds out what she's missed out on?

After she and Bobbi have scrambled their entire lives

and haven't had anywhere near what we have?

If you think she's gonna kick up her heels over this news,

you are totally mistaken.

It's too late to change things now.

Happy Thanksgiving.

You make me sick.

She's definitely the cutest cheerleader.

- Look how high she jumps. - Hey, is dinner ready?

We're eating someplace else.

What?

Gina, come with us.

Oh, boy.

What?

Donna!

Don't walk out of here!

Gina, please.

You are so spoiled.

Mom, I need five dollars.

Excuse me?

The batteries ran out.

There's a drugstore across the street.

You're not wandering

around a strange neighborhood by yourself.

But Dad would let me.

Well, that's because your father is...

Your father is a good father.

And he wouldn't let you go either.

Honey, come here.

I know this has been hard for you.

It stinks.

I know.

Just know that when Mommy and Daddy argue,

it's about grown-up things and it has nothing to do with you.

I know it hurts a lot,

but we're doing our best.

And we both love you very much.

Yeah.

Hey!

Would you like to call Daddy and wish him happy Thanksgiving?

- Yeah! - Okay.

There you go.

Watch it there, pip-squeak.

Well done, Mother.

I'm gonna see if people want seconds.

Okay.

- Hi. - Hi.

- Had a good time today. - Yeah.

It was fun for something Dylan dumped in our laps.

Mmm. Where is he, anyway?

Thought he was so excited about this.

Mmm, he said something about an aunt flying in,

and he spent the day at the airport.

Hmm, well,

I think Thanksgiving should be spent with the ones you love.

Yes, I couldn't agree more.

Hmm.

Gina has a right to know who her father is.

She should know I'm her sister.

Well, it's up to you to tell her.

- You know? - Hey, can you guys believe this, huh?

16 pounds of food and nobody here cooks.

Oh, my goodness.

Boy, you guys got stuff, too?

Oh, are Steve and Janet down?

- We brought... food. - Wow, more dinner.

Oh, look at that.

Maybe we could borrow some of the stomach pumps

in this place later.

We're gonna need 'em.

Well, looks like I can cancel the order at Chef Ming's.

I think so.

You doing okay?

Yeah.

Yeah, full of thanks, ready for some turkey.

- Why? - Yeah, no, just...

I wanted to make sure that, uh, you and I can...

- Be in the same room together? - Right.

Yeah, we're okay.

Cool.

Hey, how was the, um, airport?

Oh, it was, uh, charming as always.

- Hmm. - How was the rec center?

Hmm, somehow we survived without you.

The nurse said we had visitors with lots of food.

- Ah. - Happy Thanksgiving!

Thank you!

Oh, this is so nice of you.

Any news on the baby?

Yeah, the procedure's done.

And, uh, the respiratory specialist's gonna stick around,

keep an eye on her, make sure they don't need to reintubate.

We're a mess.

Well, I am, Steve's been incredible.

You know what?

Would you guys mind indulging me

in just putting our hands together?

I'd like to say a little something.

- Yeah. - Yeah.

Dear God, thank you so much for our daughter Madeline,

for her fighting spirit,

for her extended family,

who offer up so much strength and support.

For all these things,

for the food in front of us,

I thank you.

Amen.

- Amen. - Amen.

So, I heard you had some family in town.

Yeah. My Aunt Lily.

You know, she just drops in unannounced.

She's like that.

Your Aunt Lily.

Well, I did your will six months ago, remember?

You don't have an Aunt Lily.

Maybe I do, I just don't like her enough

to give her any money.

Maybe.

Or maybe I should thank you.

- Oh, hey. - Hi.

- Hi. - Hello.

Mmm.

Listen, um, you know the roses that Dylan gave me?

Yeah.

I threw 'em out the window at the hotel.

All of 'em.

Everybody was staring at me.

Was kind of cool.

I'm really sorry.

I don't know.

I was just being a jerk.

And you could have kept the flowers.

I don't want 'em.

Mmm.

Oh.

Hey, Janet, you're not eating.

Um... no.

I think I need to take a walk or something.

Well, come on, honey, I'll-I'll take you.

No, you know what? I will go.

You stay. Eat.

Love you.

I'll take good care of her.

Thank you.

- Give me some of that. - You want some...?

Can I talk to you for a second outside?

Uh... yeah.

Well, if she's not gonna eat this.

Yeah?

How was dinner?

Um... well, let's see.

After you stormed out, your mom burst into tears

and ran upstairs, and your dad jumped in his car and took off.

Well, we were fighting.

I just... had to get out of there.

I'm really sorry, Gina, if I ruined your Thanksgiving dinner.

Did Aunt Felice ever shove a bucket of chicken in your lap,

set you in front of the TV

so she could spend the holiday with her new boyfriend?

No.

Well, that's how I spent most of my Thanksgivings

after my father died.

That was his favorite holiday.

I guess I was just trying to get some of that back, you know.

'Cause I just feel like all my memories of him

are just kind of slipping away right now.

I gotta go.

Uh, are we done here?

Yeah, we're done.

Yeah.

Mr. Sanders,

your wife needs you in the NICU.

What happened? Where is she?

Madeline's a trooper.

She's breathing on her own.

She's a miracle.

She's our miracle.

Do you want to hold your daughter?