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Did he actually say to you, "I 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.

Hi, Dad.

- Hi. - Hi, sweetie.

Hi, Uncle, uh, hi...

Come on.

Can I get you something, Gina?

Oh, no, thanks.

We're loaded with cookies, fruit baskets...

Felice, 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-I guess I could... drop by.

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 want to spend that with Noah?

He'll come, too.

Well, I think you'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 a hundred people there,

some of them we barely even know.

I want to 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 want to rush you.

Gina...

Nice.

Gina...

wait a second.

Look, what do you care about

a stupid party with a bunch of 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.

♪♪

♪♪

♪♪

♪ Dashing through the snow, in a one-horse open sleigh ♪

♪ O'er the fields we go ♪

♪ Laughing all the way ♪

♪ Bells on bobtail ring ♪

♪ Making spirits bright ♪

♪ What fun it is to ride and sing ♪

♪ A sleighing song tonight ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ Jingle bells, jingle bells ♪

♪ Jingle all the way ♪

♪ Oh, what fun it is to ride ♪

♪ In a one-horse open sleigh ♪

♪ Jingle bells ♪

♪ Jingle bells, jingle all the way... ♪

'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?

It's probably eight, eight and a half feet.

It'd be good for the community center, right?

You know, Steve could've carried the tree himself.

I think he just wanted us here to make sure we were

- over the whole Gina thing. - Yeah.

Well, hey, throw him a bone, will ya?

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.

- You ready? - Yeah. Hey.

Do you think you could bring some twine

so we could bundle it back up?

- Yeah. I'll be right back. - Thank you.

Whoa. Hey.

Oh. Oh!

Oh, Janet.

Is this...?

Mom, Dad.

Her name is Madeline.

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...

eh, go a little...

- Yeah, back. - More?

Uh, less.

Less?

Yeah, back, back, back, that...

well...

We're having a little trouble with direction.

Oh. I can see that.

Andrew,

this is Kelly.

Kelly, this is Andrew.

- Hi. - And this little urchin here

- is R.J. - Hi, R.J.

You ready for Christmas?

Way ready.

Are those the presents

- for the kids here? - Yep.

I have a whole 'nother box

- in my car. - Are they cool ones,

you know, like video games?

Why don't you go check it out for yourself?

My car's that blue convertible at the end of the lot there.

I'll give R.J. 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 R.J.

He worships you.

Oh, nice touch with the toys.

That was Donna's idea.

Donate a toy, get ten percent off.

Yeah... 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...

by your concern.

You know what? I...

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 organizes drug addict meetings?

Uh...

they're support group meetings,

and yeah, I volunteer.

Well, thanks for bringing the junkies into the neighborhood.

I especially like the-the Styrofoam cups

and cigarette butts they leave on my lawn.

Yeah. They-they-they smoke like chimneys

after a meeting, I know.

They're 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.

Well, 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?

Well, it's sort of an early birthday present.

Oh.

Yeah, I mean, 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.

Mm, Paris on Christmas Day.

I figure we can, uh, head there

with the gang and then fly right out.

You can get excited anytime, 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-the music scene at Cambridge.

I told you I had an accident and my girlfriend died, okay?

I told you 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 18 years old.

And how many drinks had you had that night?

A few beers.

Why are you doing this?

Let's just... let's talk about it later.

- Hi. - Hey.

Hey.

I'll see you later.

- Bye. - See ya.

What's going on?

How many drinks does it take to be over the legal limit?

You should 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 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?

No. I should probably try and talk to her.

Thanks for calling.

I just wanted to make sure that after everything that happened,

we were still friends.

I'd love that.

David.

Hi, Mrs. Martin.

You guys have fun.

See you later.

- Bye. - Bye.

Well, Gina,

I felt for you today, I really did.

And 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.

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.

Here. Taste this.

I'm gonna 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's...

Can't be beat.

Well, if my mother made the eggnog, you would love it.

She has this recipe.

I just can't get it right.

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 about

making it clean and safe for our child.

And I want her to have a good family

and parents that love each other.

Me, too.

Don't you think they want the same thing?

Mom, it's me.

I was wondering if you guys wanted

to come over for dinner sometime.

Tomorrow, 6:30?

Great.

You take a Santa Claus

and 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 'em on the tree, all right?

Can I put the star on... please?

You know what happens to property values

when a community center comes into the neighborhood?

No.

Uh, no, I don't, but we have an office, right down here,

where you and I can discuss anything that you like.

They go down to nothing. I know, because my real estate agent

showed my house to a nice couple from Portland.

They didn't bother...

to step over this before moving on to the next.

Okay, you know what? You're starting

- to scare the kids here... - I seen the parents

who come and go from this center.

Believe me. These kids are no strangers to garbage.

You got a lawsuit on your hands. I got witnesses.

Yeah, uh, you guys see that...

What I did with that guy right now?

That was wrong, okay?

I was wrong.

Jerk.

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 here, please?

I'll be in the den.

She just went about asking in the wrong way, that's all.

We're both wondering

what is it that you expect from me.

I don't know.

I-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...

He was the really tall guy, you know,

in the only picture that I have of myself

when I was five 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-I really w...

And I should have, but...

So...

how do you like living here in Beverly Hills, huh?

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.

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 will win, and I won't

take the case on contingency.

Well... I want to take a stand, even if I lose.

All right, well, for starters,

I'll need a $15,000 retainer for my services.

You'd 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 a minute. Christmas shopping.

I thought we all agreed

we're only buying presents for Maddy.

Yeah, among friends, but I still have to shop for you.

- Little things. - Mm.

I'm sticking to our agreement.

Okay, well, I'm going quality over quantity,

so, if you could have one gift, what would it be?

Mm, no, I don't want you to overspend.

No? Okay.

So, terrycloth or flannel?

On second thought...

No. Wait a minute. You are right.

It's the thought that counts, hmm?

Look, do you think he's the only neighbor 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 canceling recovery group meetings.

You know that is exactly what they want from you.

And now I have to give it to them because of you.

Yeah.

Uh, yeah, the usual.

I'll get that.

No. Thanks.

Sure?

Yeah.

I'll see you back at the center.

What?

Hey, you saw that guy.

He came back, he-he-he was... he was griping

about the support group stuff, you know.

He called the kids trash.

It's really none of my business.

Can I get a veggie burger 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.

Well-Well, listen, I'm not a role model, okay?

I give a lot of-of money, I spend a lot of time

- at that place. - That is not enough.

With you, it is never enough.

I used to put you in a basket on the dryer.

Oh. I remember you telling me that.

Hi.

Oh, Dad, you didn't have to do that.

Just go sit down. I'll bring you some coffee.

Mr. Sosna, Stanford's on the 35-yard line

with just a few seconds left.

Do you want to come watch the rest of the game 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.

Do you have any help?

Well, we're both off until the first of the year.

We have a temporary editor

sitting in for us at the Beat.

He went to Stanford, 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.

Oh. Maybe some other time.

It's getting late.

Dad, it's only 7:00, and-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 Madeline.

Oh.

Please don't say I told you so.

Oh, baby.

Yes, I need to book a room with capacity

for 80 to 100 people.

It is a drug-dependence, 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?

R.J. hit him... bam... in the nose, started gushing blood.

Well, doesn't look broken. Can-Can you walk with me? Okay.

R.J.? Your mom will be here in a couple minutes

to get you. Don't you move one inch

until I've talked 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.

Hey, hey, hey, hey.

You do not hit people.

Do you understand me?

How come you get to?

Let me help you.

My parents are coming over tomorrow morning for breakfast.

They want to talk about Gina.

Well, that's good, right?

Yeah. I want to get things out in the open.

About us, too.

What are we gonna do?

About what?

Well...

do you know if there were any records,

any blood alcohol tests, breathalyzers?

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 me?

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.

Oh, please, honey, just sit,

or let me help you with this.

Oh, sorry. I overslept.

Honey, c-can't you let the machine get it?

Hello?

Hi. Where are you?

Okay, I'll stop by.

All right.

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.

Well, then I worry for you, darling,

because that kind of thinking

will leave you very alone in this world.

Whatcha doing?

Trying to find a new meeting space for one of our groups.

Want to play foosball with me?

Why? You having trouble finding a partner?

None of the kids want to 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 tonight, just like your mother.

- Drag. - Yeah. It's a drag.

She can't get a sitter, Justin doesn't want

to come down here to the center 'cause, uh, he's afraid of you.

Because he's a big cheater head.

You know, R.J., 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, I, uh...

I was a little embarrassed.

Is that the way you feel?

A little.

So I was thinking, um,

we should go to Justin's house,

and you should apologize.

Maybe he'd understand.

Come on.

Quality's really gone down since Janet and Steve

took a sabbatical.

"Earth Boy's Feet Made of Real Clay."

I guess that takes people's minds off things, huh?

I was with my parents when you called.

How'd it go?

I came to the realization

that they were under pressures

that I couldn't even possibly imagine,

and that I tend to oversimplify things sometimes.

Nah. 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...

my mom, who's unforgiving.

Gina, who's so angry.

I wouldn't blame you if you cut us all off.

I love you.

And sometimes I wish that I didn't,

but I do... so much.

Can't we just forget this?

Can you?

Wow. Here comes that body slam by Edge.

Yeah! Oh!

Oh, he took him d...

See the Laker game last night?

Mm-mm. I had dinner with Matt and Kelly.

How was that?

Mm, disgustingly happy couple takes pity on the single guy.

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, two point five. No. Something.

No way. For real?

Yeah. Well, I think she was being hypothetical, you know?

Back off if you're not serious.

Didn't know you guys 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...

Hey, 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.

The neighbors said you went to Christmas Eve mass.

I figured I'd hang out.

I had some reading material, and your doorway is well-lit.

Which is good. It's safe.

Steve, would you like to come in?

You know, it's really weird.

I find myself thinking a lot about things like that.

I just put an alarm system in the house, and

I'm constantly checking the batteries in the baby monitors.

I'm sure you're a very good father.

I wish you could have told that to Janet.

It would have meant a lot to her.

When your daughter grows up, you'll understand.

You know, it's funny you say that,

because this book I'm reading on parenting...

It says consistency is huge.

Madeline's 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's Christmas.

Stop by anytime.

Just know, it's your last chance.

In my family, we had the Christmas 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.

- Yeah, I did. - I don't use it.

- Well, I do. - It goes everywhere.

It gets stuck in the vacuum cleaner.

Yeah, but look at it. It's shiny.

Okay, we'll use your tinsel, but...

Okay.

Against all 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.

Look at the little Santas.

The gift that represents everything

you feel about me... that's okay.

Which is just a stocking stuffer, really.

No. No. Your hopes and dreams for the next year.

Your desire for me.

A book of maps.

Yeah. It's for all of L.A. and Orange County,

'cause you're always getting lost.

Yeah. I love it.

Mmm. Now, where's yours?

Um, I think it's somewhere

over... here.

Um, I could have wrapped it, but, uh, I wanted

to give you time to adjust.

Um, you know what it is, right?

Uh... yeah.

I-I could have gotten you a bigger present.

Do you... Do you want to open it?

Yeah.

- Kelly? - Mm-hmm.

Will you marry me?

Yes.

- Yes? - Yes.

Yes.

Merry Christmas.

Mmm.

Happy birthday.

Oh.

Mm.

Here we go.

So, what you wish for?

I can't tell you. It'll ruin it.

Mm, you can tell me.

♪ Happy birthday! Happy birthday! ♪

Hey.

Oh, guess what I got for Christmas.

I don't know. What?

Oh!

Nice!

Thanks.

When'd this happen?

Last night. Last night.

Congratulations.

We're gonna call our parents, but tell no one.

Yeah. We'll tell everyone at the, uh,

- Walsh house. - Okay.

- Happy birthday. - Thank you.

Grazie.

Things are changing so fast.

Yeah.

So what'd you wish for?

I wished that we'd met when we were 17, before the accident.

Might have changed everything.

So, wish again for something you can actually have.

- Cheers. - Cheers.

Man, she is so cute.

Hey.

Hey.

Where is Maddy's pile?

It's over there.

Kid's got some take.

Yeah. I'm so glad we decided

to just buy Madeline presents this year.

Hey, Maddy.

Hey.

How was the party at your parents' 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.

Take that for you?

I'll take that.

Kel.

Hi. I thought you would be at the center.

Yeah, I, uh...

Listen, um, I 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,

and end up slapping some guy around

and... buying you a painting which you don't really like.

And I... I just want you to know

that it's gonna change.

Hey, guys.

We 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,

here, here, here.

Okay, so I had this whole speech worked out, but, uh,

uh...

We're getting married.

- Hey! Congratulations, man. - Oh, my gosh!

- Well, thank you, thank you. - That's great.

Thank you so much.

Congratulations.

Congratulations.

You're a very lucky man.

Thanks, Dylan.

Can I just take Kelly away for a second?

You have something in your teeth.

- It's kinda... - Yeah.

Oh, my God.

What? Where 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.

Okay, 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.

- Hey. - Hey.

- Hey. - Hey.

You know, there's this

big wrestling rematch on... on cable I was gonna check out.

I was gonna watch it at the bungalow, but, uh, well,

I don't actually have cable anymore.

You live without something long enough...

you don't miss it anymore. Merry Christmas.

Hey, let's-let's just get out of here and...

Hey, David...

I got to be someplace else right now.

It's okay. Oh...

Oh, good, she's not asleep yet.

No, not yet.

Well, there are some people here who want to see her.

Mom, Dad, what are you doing here?

Steve invited us when he came by last night.

I was in the neighborhood, so...

45 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.

So I guess we should go home, pack for the flight.

Noah?

You know what I wished for on your birthday?

I actually wished

you and I would wake up tomorrow in Paris together.

We will.

And you wouldn't blame me for the accident,

'cause that's all it was... it was just an accident, you know?

I told you that I believe you.

See, that's the thing, you know, you're gonna try to believe me.

You'll try; I know you.

Then you'll start looking for all the signs, you know?

And 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?"

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:

How we can't do this anymore,

and it's over for us.

I'm sorry.

Yeah, me, too.

I love it that you put lights up.

I love Christmas.

My whole family, crazy about Christmas.

I know the feeling.

How long had 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 gray,

and a trip to the deli's a big night out...

I'm gonna look at you,

and I'll see you... like this.

Good idea, Ernie. A toast!

To my big brother George,

the richest man in town.

♪ 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...

♪ Should old acquaintance be forgot, and days... ♪

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.

Every time a bell rings,

an angel gets his wings.

- Hey. - Hey.

That Noah's stuff?

Yeah. Talked to David?

Yeah, he called me.

He, uh, he said that you called him crying.

Is it really over?

Yeah, it really is.

You know, this isn't really a good time.

Hey, you know what I used to do

to get through the holidays when I was a kid?

I would pretend that 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, you know,

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.