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Mm.

oh, thank god

you brought food.

barely enough to feed

this house anymore.

where's Daphne?

she's in

the living room.

she's kind of a...Mess.

is Diana sleeping?

I just put her down,

and she's taking a nap,

but, uh, Charlie,

should I serve dinner?

'cause there's a lot

of hungry people

around here

all of a sudden.

claud, it's

not going to work,

ok?

no amount of

good deeds is going

to fix what you did.

no, Charlie,

that's not what-

now, if you want

to make it right,

you should

get on the phone

and call Hanover

and beg them

to take you back

after Christmas.

forget it, Charlie.

I'm not going

back there, so...

if you want to be mad

at me till the millennium,

that's fine.

what are you

talking about,

a lot of people?

we're not

a lot of people.

Oh, you're home. Um-

it's ok.

i-i got the baby.

just relax.

go out, do whatever

you want. I mean,

if you're not

up to it,

you're not up to it.

this came off the chair

from your room.

les thought it was

a recliner, so we...

forced it a little.

oh.

chairs ought

to have a label

or something

so this

don't happen

to people.

mom! You better not

have been unpacking.

I told you

not to unpack until

I talked to Charlie.

you're...you're

Daphne's mom?

I'm-I'm

Charlie salinger.

Doreen jablonsky.

such a pleasure.

and this is

Lester perch, my...

well,

my very good friend.

nice to

meet you.

how are you?

good.

if I can just get

that remote there,

little lady.

thank you.

they don't have

to stay, you know.

we didn't invite them

or anything.

as soon as I heard

that Diana was born,

I just-i just had

to get over here

and meet my little

grandchild.

they just

sort of showed up

out of nowhere.

are you kidding me?

it's Christmas, Daphne,

and she's your mother

and your family.

of course they'll stay-

fine.

then they can stay

in the attic

or the garage.

they'll stay

in our room.

we'll-we'll

sleep with the baby.

such a gentleman.

you know what?

this is the way

it should be.

the holidays.

really. Grandparents,

grandkids, I mean,

a house full of family...

I mean...

isn't this the way

it should be?

? Everybody wants to live ?

? like they wanna live ?

? and everybody

wants to love ?

? like they wanna love ?

? everybody wants to be ?

? closer to free-ee-ee ?

? closer to free ?

Christmas is

10 days, Julia.

10 days.

wow.

ned, but we

can see each other

over the break.

the drive's, what,

only 40, 50 minutes.

you're going to

want to be at home

with your sister

and the baby

and everyone.

I mean, the dorm,

they've already

turned off the heat.

you're not going

to want to visit.

wait.

you mean here?

you're not

going home?

I thought you knew that.

my poli sci paper

was due, like, yesterday,

and it's 5 points off

for every day late.

man...

so...

once I've missed Christmas,

I might as well stay

and start cramming

for finals.

ned, that's

so depressing.

well...

it's mainly

that I'm missing you

that bums me.

mm...

ok, you know what?

I don't care

if it bothers you.

I am calling you

every other minute,

day and night,

so you better never

leave the phone.

sure.

that's great.

never.

oh, gosh, grandma

to a great big new family!

what a hoot!

whoo! (Claps)

remember how you

used to love the zoo?

I hated the zoo, mom.

I used to cry

and beg you to leave.

you know,

les is a big softie.

wherever we go

anywhere,

first thing he wants

to do is just find

the baboons, you know,

and then just

laugh while they do

their business.

she's not nearly

old enough to go

to the zoo yet.

she's barely seeing colors.

well, what

about the snaps?

next year's Christmas card.

besides, I already

promised les.

mom!

I told you

a hundred times

not to light up

in front

of the baby!

what's the matter with me?

I forgot les' foamer.

I promised him a game beer

half a quarter ago,

and here I am,

babbling like a monkey.

you know what?

I'll get it.

no, no, I can get-

no, you two

stay and talk.

no, you-

I got it.

isn't he nice?

Listen, Charlie,

I know you're

still pissed about

the Claudia thing,

and I sort of

can't help but hear

from the shed

when you give her

hell.

well, try,

'cause it's really

none of your business.

if you'd have

just heard

what it was like

for her there, man,

maybe you would've-

no, I wouldn't.

I wouldn't have

just yanked her out

without telling anybody.

because now

the school is pissed,

and they might not

release her transcript,

which means that she might

have to take

the whole year

over again.

really?

yeah. Really.

so please don't tell me

when I can

or can't be mad

or how I should be

taking care of

my little sister,

'cause you know what,

Griffin?

you sleep here,

and you get your mail here,

but your sharing an address

doesn't make you family.

(Knock on door)

oh, man, it's cold

in here!

I think

it's actually colder

than it is outside.

Julia, I really, uh,

i-i can't right now.

if I could

just trouble you

for a kiss good-bye.

I'm in the middle

of something.

ok.

are you all right?

I'm fine.

I'm in trouble here.

what, w-with poli sci?

ned, come on,

if you get a "b",

that's 85 points

minus 10 for being late.

which brings me

to a "d" overall

when you average in

the midterm,

which makes

my g.P.A. 1.9,

which puts me on

academic probation.

wait...why did I...

I thought

you were doing ok.

I know. I just...

ah, I don't know

how to multitask

like you.

I mean, you spend

all this time

with me and...

then cram

and pull off as,

and me, I just...

I can't.

but, listen, go.

you know, I mean,

you-you should go.

no, i-I'm not.

I'm going to, uh-

you know what

I'm going to do?

I'm going to...

blow off dinner at home,

and I'm going

to spend the night

with you here,

and I'm

going to work

on your paper.

Julia, no.

and you're going to get

an "a," and you're going

to stay off probation,

and we're both

going to get to go home

and have Christmas.

I don't want you

to do this.

and I'm just going to

ask you for one thing.

in the future, don't

use me as an excuse

for not working,

'cause...

i-i don't want to...

feel guilty for spending

time with you.

ok?

and one more thing.

I'm going to insist

that we get a room

somewhere,

'cause icelandians

couldn't study

in this cold.

ok, so I don't want

to gloat or anything,

but this pencil holder

that I'm making

is actually going to be able

to hold pencils.

nice.

hey.

what's the matter,

owe?

you're not done with

Charlie's present yet.

yes, I am.

but it's

barely even...

it's not...

whatever it's

supposed to be.

is exactly what it is.

'cause, you know,

there is no good or bad

when you're making

a present,

so if Owen says

that it's done,

then it's done.

ok.

so what'd

you make there...

for Charlie?

what's your pile

of Clay

supposed to be?

a pile of Clay.

which is

completely fine.

because you made it

especially for

your brother,

and you had a lot

of fun doing it, right?

I know what

everyone's doing.

ok?

everyone's pretending.

like me staying over,

like it's all

some special treat.

but I know

why I'm still here.

it's 'cause

they don't want me back.

because of the baby.

that's all.

if she says "my oogie boogie

bastard grandchild"

one more time, I'm-

shh...

she can hear you.

good. I hope she does.

I hope

she hears me-

the baby.

and starts

packing- you're going

to wake up

the baby.

and could you not

use your knees

for emphasis?

that's kind of a

tricky area there.

this is-

ow.

this is serious,

Charlie.

you don't know

what this does to me.

all this "I want

to be a family" crap?

since when?

since the last time

she called me, like,

half a year ago?

ok, so...

it's painful. I get that.

but you know what?

she's all we got.

I mean,

we haven't had a parent

or a grandparent

in this house

for, what...

6 years?

Charlie, she's just-oh.

she's not...

oh.

you know my first memory

of Christmas Eve as a kid?

I, uh...

I snuck downstairs

really late,

and I saw

this gray-haired guy

stuffing stockings,

and, uh,

for a second,

I thought for sure

he was Santa.

and then he turned around,

and of course

he was my dad's old man.

but...

I was almost as happy

that it was him,

because that's what

the holidays are about.

they're about

family getting together

and doing stuff

for each other.

and...

I want that for Diana.

you don't know her,

Charlie.

Daphne, she's here.

she exists, and she

wants to be here.

which...

frankly, we could

use some of that

around here.

Ok. Quick, while

he's in the bathroom,

let me show you.

Sarah, what are you

doing? We're late

for his rehearsal.

look, I know I said

whatever he made

for Charlie

was going to be fine,

but then I thought, why not

something nice instead?

so I stayed up and

I turned his pile of Clay

into an amazing

painted tree frog-

oh, my god...

is that

all the stuff...

how did...

did Owen...

Bailey, what

are you going to do?

I mean, you have to

say something to him.

you have to talk to him.

now?

when probably

the only reason

he did this

is because

he thinks his family

hates him?

maybe he needs it.

you know, maybe

he needs the attention.

no, not like this.

not on Christmas Eve.

there's got to be-

Bailey...

you want to say anything?

hey, champ.

you ready

for that rehearsal?

well, then wait for me

to get there, claud.

or get Charlie

to help you out.

I know. I miss you, too,

but I'll be there

soon, ok?

ok. Bye.

come here.

read this.

ok.

"world war ii was only that

after propaganda wars

were first..."

no, no, no.

if you want to Ace

this thing,

you got to-you

got to say something

more original.

like, um...

like the reason

isolationists lost

was because they...

followed their own

philosophy and

isolated themselves,

or-or something.

no. No, that's good.

that's perfect.

type that

before you forget it.

ok, start

pulling quotes.

and put down

the remote. No more

pay-per-view porno

till we're done.

hey, it's only soft-core,

and we never would've

stayed awake last night

without it.

ok, but I'm about

to write Stalin

into a 3-way,

so not now.

hey,

listen, um,

I just want you to know

that whatever

you're missing

at home right now...

you're saving my life.

ned, stop saying that.

'cause, really,

you're practically

doing me a favor.

day before Christmas,

swarming shopping malls

and tangled tree lights,

you know,

who needs that?

I'd much rather

relive world war ii.

hey, hey, hey,

come on,

wait, wait-

n-n-no-

no, we have to work.

Oh. Hi.

did you have something

to wash? I'm about

to run a load of whites.

you got it right there.

les' work pants.

try and fold it

on the crease.

right.

sorry.

do you mind if I ask you

a question, Charlie?

do you love

my little girl?

really?

yeah.

I do.

I definitely...

then why don't you

marry her?

give the girl a ring.

we kind of have

an understanding,

and, um...

it's complicated,

but it-

Kirsten: Charlie...

you have got to see

what she's doing.

you blow on her mouth

just a little,

and she makes

this most amazing

little fish face.

(chuckling)

hey. Have you seen

those old Christmas lights?

these are, like, dead.

they're over there

in the chest.

what are you

looking for?

some bike parts,

a new guitar

or something?

a new apartment,

actually.

what?

you mean...

Griffin.

well...

I think my job

is done here.

now that I've ruined

Julia's life and yours.

ruined?

look, Charlie told me

that you may be

having to stay back.

that is such bull.

I mean, I'd have to

write them a letter

saying

why I left and-

and how sorry I am.

I mean, it's-

I can't believe

he told you that.

I mean, he actually...

I'm going

to go find him

and talk to him-

Claudia, no,

don't. Please.

'cause you know what?

Charlie's right.

he, uh, he is.

I mean, what am I

doing here, really?

I mean, besides

saving money on rent.

I'm...

I'm not in this family.

Griffin-

this is

a good thing.

it is, because...

you know,

somebody had

to give me a push.

I mean, Julia,

she moved on.

so should I.

I mean, I should.

uh, how's that tail

coming back there?

I'm having

a lot of trouble

with the squiggle.

it won't stay

stuck out.

ok, kids?

could everyone

gather around, please,

for just a minute?

I first want to say

you guys are doing

a great job with your lines.

you are.

but we need to work on

what we're feeling

when you're

saying them,

ok?

he's the reason

Christmas spirit

is about giving

and about love.

that's why

we celebrate

the day this baby

was born.

you getting

this, bud?

can I go?

my costume's done.

the day this special

baby came,

the whole world changed.

you know what, Bailey?

you may want to-

no, no, no.

he should

hear this,

about this

special baby.

no! Let go!

ok, everybody back

in their places.

back in your places.

what was that?

Bailey,

a special baby?

one that changes

the world for people?

who does that

remind you of

if you're Owen?

oh, no...

this stupid spirit

of Christmas.

ned, turn it off.

I'm begging you.

why? You're on

the conclusion.

ohh...just mute it.

"so...

"therefore,

it denied...

the breast-"

"best."

"best nature of man,

a nature

that no mere border

could caress-"

nnnn...

"undress."

"repress."

there. We're finished.

ok, you can turn

the volume back

if you want-ha!

mm. Thank you.

merry Christmas.

merry Christmas.

oh, my god!

Christmas Eve!

my family.

what-i thought

you wanted-

uh, you wanted

to miss it.

are you kidding me?

if I get back now,

I can maybe avoid

my brother's

"all we have

is each other,

Julia" speech.

ok. Um, ok.

so, let me just

print this out,

then I'll catch

a ride back to

campus with you.

ok. Just hurry up.

hey, if I hit

the drugstore

on my way home,

how many personal hygiene

items would it take to equal,

like,

a normal present?

and draft mode

is fine, and...

ned?

enter.

enter. Damn!

what's wrong?

the printer.

it-it...

it's not responding.

it must've gotten

bumped in the move,

or it's...

it's...totally...

it's cooked!

wait. Then-

then-uh...

no. No.

forget it.

go home.

I'll find

a printer tomorrow

and do it then.

whatever grade

I get,

that's life.

no! You know what?

I didn't pull

an all-nighter

for you to get a "d."

no way.

we're finding

a printer now,

and we're turning

this thing in...

right now.

oh, king of kings,

be thou...

be thou...

(whispering)

"merely a child."

merely a child,

still

I worship thee.

rise, good friend

from the east,

for...

um...

"though my son

be a king."

though my son

be a king,

he bids no man

kneel before him,

but...

but...

"but loves

every man

the same."

but...

but loves every man

the same, Gina.

but...

but look!

what?

I don't...

where's the baby?

everybody please

look for the baby.

I hope nobody

took this baby.

we've got a show to do

here, people.

he couldn't have.

who took him?

does somebody

have the baby?

he couldn't have.

oh, mom, there you are.

I was, uh-

Claudia told me you were

talking to Kirsten,

and now

I can't find her.

that's because

I sent her home.

she said she was going to

stick around till dinner

'cause I have all this...

wrapping-what?

this supposed to be

a family Christmas,

right?

and, I mean,

the way I take it is

she came

mighty close, but...

in the end...

why did you

tell her to go away?

I need her tonight.

do I have to spell

it out, darling?

ha ha! Do I need to

write it in the sky?

she's a fox

in the hen's house.

that woman

is after your man!

mom!

she's married!

I know

what I saw, girl.

and two people

that friendly?

well...

looks to me like

they have got to be-

best friends!

she's his best friend!

and she's the reason

why I've made it

half this far.

and you just sent her away?

you asked me

to be here for you.

so I try.

god! I see Kirsten,

she's, like,

she's, like,

my salvation!

and you, you just see-

you see man trap,

and it's, like...

that's how

it always is with you!

I mean, whatever stands

between you and your man,

get rid of it, right?

even if it's

your own kid, right?

the little brat

hides your drunk date's

liquor...

or she-she calls

your car thief boyfriend

a car thief

to his face...

well, we know

who's got to go.

(flicks lighter)

No, no, no!

wait, sir,

you can't.

you've got to stay open

one more second.

it's 8:00.

we're closed.

but you don't understand.

we've been everywhere.

you're the only print shop

open in the city.

yeah. Except...

we're closed.

no, no, no...

Julia, Julia, wait.

you got to be open!

hold on.

you got to be open!

take it easy!

take it easy.

maybe-maybe

we don't have

to do this now.

maybe we can

just go home,

to the motel.

we can get a little

room service...

take a bath...

I mean, would

that be so terrible?

your family

will understand.

hey! You in there!

don't you know

what day it is?

I see you in there!

you can open this door

for 5 extra minutes

when it's the season

for giving!

how about

a little good will

towards men?

how about

a little peace on earth?!

ok. Ok.

ok.

god.

thank you.

merry Christmas.

for 3 1/2 months,

all I thought about

was home.

Owen playing

in the yard,

playing catch,

Diana smiling

and gurgling and...

Owen is at Bailey's,

and Julia's a ghost.

I mean, they

can't even get it

together

to show up

for Christmas Eve

dinner.

well.

over at my house...

we were lucky if my, uh,

my old man

didn't shove one of us

into the Christmas tree...

or could go a whole hour

without, you know,

cursing my mom's memory.

I should just

shut up and deal.

no.

I was just...

I was thinking.

man, I'm-

I'm going to

miss this place.

ok, why are we doing this

when we know who did it?

I mean, I am ruining

a perfectly good pair

of stockings.

because we don't

know who did it.

not for sure.

Bailey,

look at him.

Sarah, if he says

he didn't do it

and we can't prove

that he did it,

then what's it get me

to accuse him?

I don't know.

the truth?

no. You're wrong.

you're wrong.

all it gets me

is a nasty fight

where he says that

he didn't do it,

and I say

he's lying,

and pretty soon

he's crying

because that means

that means that

I don't trust him,

and frankly,

at this point,

the way he's feeling

about this family,

I'd rather give him

the benefit

of the doubt.

even if it makes us

later and later for dinner

to look for a doll

that he probably

threw in the trash

an hour ago?

the trash.

that's a good idea.

the trash.

I'm smoking

outdoors, ok?

or is the greenery

going to get

leaf cancer?

mom, I didn't come

out here to...

les is packing

upstairs.

is that...

what's going on,

is he leaving?

we're on the 10:20 bus.

both of us.

hold on.

you're leaving?

back to abilene?

les was missing home,

and...

I'm not feeling

quite so welcome

as I thought I'd be.

look, I'm sorry

I yelled at you,

ok, mom?

but this

is Christmas Eve.

tomorrow

is Christmas day.

what was the point

of you even coming

if you're not

going to be here

Christmas day?

well, that's

what I thought.

but then I...

I made everyone

so unhappy.

look, mom, don't

put this on me, ok?

you're the one

who showed up

on my front porch

unannounced

saying,

"let's be a family."

and, what, the

first time I look

at you cross-eyed,

i-it's over?

oh, it's not

the first time, doll.

or the tenth.

it's every time.

I told you

how to help me, mom.

I told you

what it's like here

with this baby.

when did you ever see me

change a diaper

or give a kid a bath?

you did it for me,

didn't you?

that's

what I need, mom.

that is what I need

from you.

well, I'm sorry

if I wasn't put

on this earth

to serve you, doll,

but I wasn't.

I didn't get you pregnant.

you did that

all by yourself.

and as for

the rest of it...

I never blamed you

for being born.

so don't blame me

for everything

that came after.

Hello?!

in here!

hey, we're here.

we're sorry,

but we're here.

having a few minor

behavior issues.

not so minor.

hey, buddy.

you need a hug?

let go!

I want to see Griffin.

that's, uh, that's what

I'm talking about.

he's been a little-

I can guess.

keeping him away

all this time

during Christmas.

he's gotta be ready

to kill me.

well...

not kill, exactly.

oh. Thank god

someone's here.

you know, let's just-

let's just start

without Julia.

last time she called

she was still an hour away.

really, claud?

you don't want to wait

for Julia?

ok, you know what?

we could just, uh-

yeah, we could wait forever.

yeah, we'll have Christmas

sometime around easter.

you know, since no one

has time for the tree,

no one has time

for the meal,

and, oh, I'm sure

we'll all come up with

real good excuses

when it comes time

for stockings,

so why don't we, you know,

just spare ourselves

the point of pretending

and just blow

the whole thing off, ok?

oh, you know what?

instead of that,

while we're waiting

on Julia,

who I'm sure is coming,

in our house

on Christmas Eve

we always got to open

one present each.

ok, great.

yes, let's do that.

so what if my Turkey's aging

like the portrait

of Dorian gray.

Is there one for me?

not so fast, buddy,

you and me have

to have a little...

whoa! 2 packages!

and one's batteries.

claud, looks like

a sweater for you.

well, could you

at least let me

unwrap it first?

Sarah.

really?

one for me? Yeah.

bay.

thanks.

and...daphne.

where's daph?

I think I saw her

go upstairs.

well, you get one, too,

Charlie.

what, you can't

find one over there?

Claudia, didn't you get

your brother a present?

didn't you?

it's ok. Something

will turn up tomorrow.

no. Come on, there's

gotta be something.

oh, wait.

here's something.

it's from Griffin.

Yeah, it's right here.

building 115.

you just leave it

in the box?

how's he gonna know

when it came in?

he said he was gonna check

the box before midnight.

on Christmas Eve?

why would he-

is this memo-

did you see this note?

it's for your class.

yeah. Forget it, jule.

I mean, the paper's in.

let's-

why don't you let me

drive you home?

it says late papers

will get

a 2-day grace period

over the holidays.

I could stay at

my parents' house tonight

and maybe drop by

your place tomorrow.

how could you not

have seen this, ned?

it's dated a week ago.

what? I mean,

what's the problem?

well, I stayed an extra

day to save your

grade point average.

it would've been nice

to know if-if...

what?

you knew about this,

didn't you?

Julia, come on.

you kept saying

don't leave.

don't leave, but you

fixed it so I wouldn't.

I had to write

the paper, Julia.

did you make

the rest up, too?

like the printing place,

the way you said

you called all around

and they were closed,

but when we found one

and it was open,

you didn't even try

to get in.

so I wasn't ready to

break the door down.

so what?

and what about

all the other stuff?

your printer breaking.

you're like

Joe computer.

that time you hacked

on to my machine?

but tonight, you gave up

in half a second...

because you-

you didn't want

to finish, did you?

did you?!

jul-

god! What is the matter

with you, ned?!

did you think you

were being romantic

or something?

did you think this

was what I wanted?

'cause I have brothers

and sisters at home,

and for the last day

and a half,

you've just been sitting

there watching me-

no, making me-

lie to them!

oh...

Bailey, no!

sit down.

Owen. Owen, sit down.

why?

tell me what this is.

I'm busy.

no. You're not busy.

you're talking

to me now.

you stole this

from the church,

and then you lied

about it,

and those are

very bad things.

Owen, very bad.

why? It's just

a stupid plastic baby.

because this baby

matters to people.

and if it doesn't

matter to you,

that's no excuse.

you respect what matters

to other people,

because you're not

the only person

in this world.

do you understand that?

now, we're going

to call that church,

and we're going

to tell them that

you took this baby.

Bailey, no!

yes! Yes!

and then tomorrow,

you're going

to go back there in

the morning with me

and you're going

no! To say you're sorry

to their faces.

no, I don't want to, Bailey.

please don't make me.

and then we're going

to talk about what's

going on with you.

listen to me!

all this junk

you've been pulling.

that stuff of Sarah's

that you broke?

you think because

there's another baby

in this family

that you could do

whatever you want?

you think because

you're not getting

enough attention

you can get away

with anything?

well, you're wrong.

so, you'd better

start behaving,

Owen,

because I am going

to be watching

everything you do.

you hear me?

(crying)

do you?

What was it like back then

when I was Diana's age?

was it hard for you

to go to work every day?

did you miss me

when I wasn't there?

what are you-why are

you asking me this?

because I'm curious.

I want to know

how you felt...

when you went to work or

when you went out at night.

look, uh, I don't want

to talk anymore about

how it's all my fault.

because I want to know

if it's the same way

that I feel...

about Diana.

I want to know if it was

as easy for you to leave

as it is for me.

I don't know.

'cause...

when I look at...

my baby

and I wonder

what would happen

if something were

to take her away from me,

or if I'd have to live

the rest of my life

without her, and...

I would be ok.

I would actually be ok.

so, I've been thinking

that maybe that's why...

I am so mad at you.

because...we're really

no different from one another,

which is exactly-

I mean, that is how

it happens.

a person, a parent...

who doesn't love their kids,

they have kids

who grow up the same...

and so on and so on.

and that feels bad, mom,

to be a part of that.

that feels really,

really bad.

So, what's going on?

what's going on is he's

up there crying his eyes out.

he won't even let me in.

he won't even talk to me.

Bailey, somebody

had to tell him.

no. No. It was

the wrong thing to do,

because now he's up there

bawling,

and his Christmas is ruined.

and he was doing ok

before I talked to him.

he was doing much better,

just being home with everyone.

he wasn't doing anything

wrong or anything.

look, Bailey, I

shouldn't have told you.

I mean...God, I am

definitely not a mother.

I don't know how to

handle these things.

he won't even speak to me.

it was a mistake.

Doreen. Can I say something?

give us a sec, Lester?

all right.

listen, sweetheart,

you really should

save your breath.

I can't.

I can't. I-because

when you showed up here

and you said,

let's be a family,

I believed that.

so, please, don't-

don't go.

talk to my daughter,

Charlie.

no. I don't care about

what happened in the past.

I care about right now.

I care about having someone

in this house for my daughter.

she needs that,

and she doesn't have that

because her mom...

Daphne's having trouble

feeling-

Charlie, i-

no. I know the two

of you are mad. I know that,

but when we get mad

in my family,

we have this rule,

which is,

"go ahead, stay mad

if you want, but just stay."

you know?

is one of you

gonna drive us

to the bus stop,

or am I gonna have

to call a cab?

well...duh. 3 extra hours

in the oven. I knew it.

ah, I bet you could bounce

ball bearings on my potatoes.

look, it's not the end

of the world, claud.

no! It's just the end

of this dinner.

well, maybe it's

for the best...

if we just call

this whole thing off.

what?

oh, no.

no, no, no, no.

we will not call this off.

when this family

has the opportunity

to sit around a table

like we used to

once a week?

I mean, Christmas Eve,

a proper Christmas Eve

means stockings and

the night before Christmas,

and a cookie

on the hearth for Santa.

and we are going to do

this one thing right

or just die trying!

so, I'm going to go out

and buy our Christmas Eve

dinner.

even if it's Turkey jerky

from the minimart.

Claudia, that's very-

it's very moving,

but I'm way too beat

to sit around here

and wait anymore.

and besides, I gotta

be up at dawn.

the restaurant's having

this holiday brunch,

so...i have to get home.

have to get home.

we'll see ya.

I can't-i can't

believe you're doing

this for Christmas.

claud, we're gonna

be back for breakfast

in like an hour.

Owen: Bailey!

Owen.

hey.

you ok?

we're gonna go now, but

we'll be back tomorrow, ok?

I'm coming with you.

whoa.

no, no, no.

you should stay here.

we're gonna be back

in the morning. It's ok.

but I want to come

with you.

hey, buddy, you can

stay here. It's ok.

we'll get up

in the morning together

and open stockings

like we always do.

I want to stay

with Bailey.

I'm gonna get

my stuff,

and I'm gonna go

with Bailey.

He's just a little off,

you know,

with all the excitement

and everything.

you don't have

to explain it.

I get it.

he's gonna be begging

to come back here.

soon as you're ready

to take him.

yeah. I know.

soon.

Yeah.

Sorry. Just...

saw a light on.

don't sweat it.

it's your house.

can I, uh, come in

for a minute?

(baby cries)

shh, shh, shh.

hello!

is everybody in the-

kitchen?

Charlie?

Bailey?

claud?

Santa?

I just wanted to thank you

for the scrapbook. I, uh...

spent, like, an hour,

and I haven't...

gotten to the end yet.

really?

yeah.

that biopsy

you put in there,

the one that-

that cleared me?

it just reminded me that...

when that happened, I...

I wanted out of here

so bad.

just, uh...

hit the road

and start my life

over again, but...

I'm a family man.

and, um...

all I keep thinking

is that...

you don't have that.

you're as free

as a bird,

but you...Stay anyway.

so the...

the only two people

who actually

want to be here

are you and Claudia,

and I'm, like...

pushing you away.

and everyone else,

the people who are

supposed to be family,

who actually share

my daughter's blood...

they can't wait to leave.

it just makes me think

that...

if you're not family,

I don't know who is.

If you ever get out

to abilene...

I'll call you.

so...

be happy, doll.

Yeah, you, too.

Window's right over there.

huh?

if you want to buy

a ticket.

are you buying a ticket?

Hey.

Julia.

what are you, uh,

what are you

doing back?

I drove to my house,

and...

I ran up the stairs...

and I went inside,

but nobody was there.

but then i-i started

looking around, and...

everything that I saw...

it reminded me

of all this stuff.

the-the cancer

and-and all this...

stuff we went through.

and I love them all,

and...

it's nobody's fault,

but...

I don't want to go back

to all that stuff.

look, Julia-

I'm not forgiving you,

ned.

'cause I'm still

really mad at you,

so don't try to-

no.

'cause

I didn't come here

to forgive you.

I came here to...

what you did was so...

no one's ever worked...

so hard

to keep me around.

and, I mean,

I ha-i...

I hate how you did it.

and I don't ever want you

to pull a move like that

again, ever.

but...

thank you.

give me those egg rolls.

I am starving.

somebody opened them

already.

oh. Yeah.

sorry.

gross.

hey, get Griffin

a present.

ok.

no way.

oh. My hands-

they're so greasy.

thank you.

just a little gift.

? this Christmas ?

? Santa come home ?

? for once Mrs. claus ?

? won't spend it alone ?

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