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So you think I'm following you?

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Question is, are you doing it
because you like me

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or because you were paid to,

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like you were paid to
at WinterFest?

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How long have you known?

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Long enough.

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And here I thought I was slick.

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[chuckles softly]

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Baby, I've been running games
since nap time and juice boxes.

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So let's try this again,
shall we?

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With a whole lot more feeling
this time.

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The Duprees--

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they had some concerns about you

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and the, uh, Peterson girl
being in the same vicinity.

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They wanted eyes
on the situation.

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That child is scared
of her own shadow.

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Much ado about nothing.

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Really? Rich folk,

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they pay top dollar
for peace of mind.

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That's the whole point of
being behind them fancy gates.

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-Mm.
-Keep the riffraff out

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and the dirty laundry in.

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Yeah, well,

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just in case your investigative
skills missed a little detail,

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I also have a house-shouse
behind those same gates.

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Now, see,
the difference between you

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and them fancy
Fairmont Crest folks

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is they need a lot of protection
to feel safe.

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But you?

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Something tells me
you don't need anybody

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to protect you
from the big bad world.

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-[chuckles softly]
-Matter of fact,

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I think the big bad world needs
some protection from you.

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Very perceptive, Detective.

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I was starting to think
you ghosted me,

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like you did back in
that jewelry store hustle.

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-[scoffs]
-[scoffs] Left me

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to sweet-talk that crusty
old man all by myself.

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Look, that wasn't on me, okay?

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My art dealer was asking too
many questions about my prints

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and couldn't risk blowing
a six-figure bag

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on a grab-and-dash.

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[chuckles] You always did
prioritize coin over crew.

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Look, I'm here now.

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And, honestly,
I've just been curious

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about what you've been up to.

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Where do we start?

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Before we do, I invited someone.

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Randy?

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RANDY:
What up, girl?

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Long time no see.

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♪ ♪

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Don't tell me you are here
for that testosterone-fueled

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circus masquerading
as a pickup game.

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I could hear grown men
chest-thumping

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from the infrared sauna.

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Infrared, huh?

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Well, that explains
why you're looking

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absolutely luminous, Dani.

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And you are looking...
middle-aged.

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If you are set on pretending
that you're a college athlete

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instead of a stroke survivor,

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I don't think
your neurologist would approve.

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I'm only here
to meet Hayley for dinner.

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How precious.

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I'll alert the waitstaff to set
aside a booster seat and crayons

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in case she needs entertaining.

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Tongue's still sharp enough
to perform surgery, I see.

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And here I thought
we agreed on some civility

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when discussing
our respective partners.

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Speaking of which,
I don't see that, uh,

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decorative man-boy of yours.

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Andre isn't a decoration.

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He's the grand prize.

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He's what you win

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when you learn what real love
actually looks like.

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Well, I always thought
you were the prize.

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Had a funny way of showing it
when we were married.

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Yeah. It's one
of my biggest regrets.

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But I have to say,

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I'm surprised the honeymoon
phase has lasted this long.

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Richardson has
quite the reputation

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of loving and leaving 'em.

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Andre isn't a fling.

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He's the real deal.

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And at the rate we're going, my
new and improved husband and I

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might give my parents
a run for their money

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in the legendary love
department.

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Still every bit as beautiful
as the day I married you.

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An angel in white

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walking toward me
down that aisle,

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stealing my breath
with every step.

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Mmm.

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Now, decades later,
you still steal my breath

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every time you walk into a room.

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Vernon, my love...

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...I have something
I need to tell you.

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What do you say
we shift to safer ground

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before we say something
we can't take back?

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-Good idea.
-Okay.

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So you want to know what I got
the girls for Christmas?

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You know I do.

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God knows you have your flaws,
but outside my daddy,

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-no one plays Santa like you.
-Oh.

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Well, it's nice to know I have
at least one redeeming quality.

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-Don't push it. Now spill.
-[chuckles]

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What magnificent treasures

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are you spoiling our daughters
with this year?

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Okay, so, for Naomi,

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I managed to acquire something
at an auction

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that I think will blow her mind.

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It's a leather-bound satchel
that once belonged

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to Charlotte E. Ray.

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She's the first Black woman

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-to practice law
in the United States.
-[gasps]

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-Oh, you're right.
She will absolutely love it.
-Mm-hmm.

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She'll probably have it
preserved and displayed

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-in her office like
the crown jewels, knowing her.
-[chuckles]

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-Yeah, that's what I'm hoping.
-[chuckles] Okay, now I'm dying

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-to know what you got Chelsea.
-Okay,

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so do you remember that case
that I consulted on

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back in the early 2000s?

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I worked with an attorney
named Michael Baldwin.

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-Remember him?
-Oh. Yeah,
that name rings a bell.

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-Wasn't he from somewhere
in Wisconsin?
-Mm.

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Genoa City, to be exact.

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And it turns out that his wife

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happens to be Lauren Fenmore.

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As in the Fenmore's
Department Store/fashion empire?

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Mm-hmm. The very one.

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And I may have called in
a decades-old favor

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to set up a meeting between
ChelseaKat and their head buyer.

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Do you know the kind of doors
that could open for them?

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That-That's the kind of boost
every brand dreams of.

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And right as their spring
collection is launching.

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Chelsea and Kat still have
to blow them away

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with Chelsea's designs.

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And knowing our daughter,

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-she absolutely will.
-Yeah.

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Yeah, I had the same thought.

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You know, our baby girl
is extraordinary.

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[chuckles softly]

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She gets it from her mother.

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I'm all ears, my love.

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What's weighing on you?

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-Vernon, I...
-[doorbell rings]

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[groans, stammers]

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Rowena's out getting groceries.

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Hold that thought.

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[inhales deeply, sighs]

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Senator.

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Come on in, Andre.

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To what do we owe
the pleasure, Andre?

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Uh, I hope I'm not interrupting.

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Uh, think you looking
at this all wrong.

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Then break it down for me
real slow.

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You assume I'm trying
to get close to you

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so I can go back
to the Duprees with intel.

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But did you ever stop to think
that maybe I was hustling them

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to get close to you?

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[laughs]

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And you really expect me
to believe that?

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You can believe
what you want to believe,

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but it's the gospel truth.

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I enjoyed spending the evening
with the former bartender

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that's a good listener.

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That gig gave me an excuse

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to spend the whole evening
with you on my arm.

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Mm.

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Too bad my time's precious.

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Yet you're still sitting here
with me,

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so...

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I must have something
you're interested in.

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You got some nerve.

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Same nerve
that's kept me alive this long.

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And I figure a woman like you
are tired of guys

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who can't match your energy.

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And you think you can?

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There's only one way
to find out.

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Surprise.

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How long you visiting for,
stranger?

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I'm not.

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Actually, I've been in town
longer than, uh, my coz here.

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Mm. No kidding.

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All of us in the same city.

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What are the odds? Mm-hmm.

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We had some really good times
back in the day, didn't we?

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We did.

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Remember when Val...

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...Hayley convinced that old man

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that she was
his long-lost granddaughter?

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[chuckles] She got him
to write her into his will.

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-[laughs]
-Had me playing
the concerned brother,

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checking on her emotional state.

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-Okay, that was a long time ago.
-Mm-hmm. [chuckles]

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So much has changed.

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LYNETTE:
We were all so good together.

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Until you guys
left me high and dry.

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No, no, no. We all moved on.

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It's bound to happen.

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Oh, I'm not pressed.

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We all know there's
no real loyalty in this game.

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I've noticed you're abstaining
from your usual

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holiday indulgence.

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Ginger ale can be festive.

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Just depends on the company.

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[chuckles softly] Yeah,
but it's not an eggnog martini

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with cinnamon
and peppermint bark.

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[chuckles softly]
Man,

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you would order those things the
moment they put 'em on the menu.

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You know, three a day,
sometimes, if I was...

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you know,
if the evening went long.

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If you were working late.

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That's what you were gonna say.

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All those lonely nights
spent watching the clock.

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Yeah. I'm sure that was rough.

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All works out for the best.

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Now I get
to spend Christmas sober

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with a man
who only has eyes for me.

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And you?

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You get to spend it
with your precious Hayley.

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Look at us.

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Bebe's kids,

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standing here looking like three
respectable members of society.

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Some of us, at least.

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Especially you.

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From hitting licks...

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to now living
in a gated community

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with your insanely rich
lawyer husband.

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[chuckles]
If the folks

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at Allegheny West
could see you now.

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I'm not the only one
who climbed the ladder.

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It sounds like you were doing
pretty well, too.

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Until everything went sideways.

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Yeah, Coz filled me in
on your little legal situation.

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I wouldn't call being
falsely accused of embezzlement

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a "little situation."

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See, now that's
what got me curious.

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-Mm.
-You told Hayley
that you went legit,

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that you were completely
innocent in all of this.

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So, what's the real?

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Are you just running more game
like you did back in the day?

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So is this
what you got him here for?

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Because you think
that I'm working you?

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Trust issues come
with the territory in our...

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former line of work.

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You understand, right?

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I do.

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What's that old saying?

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You can take the girl
out of the streets,

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but you can never take
the streets out of the girl.

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[chuckles softly]

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I'm curious about
this sudden outbreak of charm.

254
00:11:08,827 --> 00:11:11,137
Why? We had some fun
at WinterFest.

255
00:11:11,241 --> 00:11:13,827
Yeah, but you didn't exactly
roll out the welcome mat

256
00:11:13,931 --> 00:11:16,482
when I showed up
at the precinct afterward.

257
00:11:16,586 --> 00:11:21,482
You know what, you even rejected
my chocolate-covered goodies.

258
00:11:21,586 --> 00:11:25,275
Maybe that wasn't the chocolate
I wanted to taste.

259
00:11:25,379 --> 00:11:28,172
And I thought
I explained the situation.

260
00:11:28,275 --> 00:11:30,517
I didn't want Elon

261
00:11:30,620 --> 00:11:33,310
or his punk-ass son
all up in our business,

262
00:11:33,413 --> 00:11:36,137
asking questions
I wasn't ready to answer.

263
00:11:36,241 --> 00:11:37,758
Office gossip?

264
00:11:37,862 --> 00:11:39,310
Really?

265
00:11:39,413 --> 00:11:42,689
So you are worried about what
your police buddies might think

266
00:11:42,793 --> 00:11:44,586
if they knew
that you were talking

267
00:11:44,689 --> 00:11:47,206
to the notorious Leslie Thomas?

268
00:11:47,310 --> 00:11:49,862
It's less about
what they think of you

269
00:11:49,965 --> 00:11:52,068
and more about
what they know of me.

270
00:11:52,172 --> 00:11:53,724
I got a reputation to maintain.

271
00:11:53,827 --> 00:11:56,068
-[chuckles softly]
-And mixing business
with pleasure

272
00:11:56,172 --> 00:11:58,034
gets messy real quick.

273
00:11:59,068 --> 00:12:01,137
So, Andre, what brings you by?

274
00:12:01,241 --> 00:12:02,931
I asked him over.

275
00:12:03,034 --> 00:12:06,413
Since we have a famed
photographer as an in-law,

276
00:12:06,517 --> 00:12:10,413
I thought I'd pick his brains
on some social media ideas

277
00:12:10,517 --> 00:12:12,862
for Martin's campaign

278
00:12:12,965 --> 00:12:14,172
and pitch 'em to Martin later.

279
00:12:14,275 --> 00:12:15,793
ANDRE:
Right, right.

280
00:12:15,896 --> 00:12:18,310
And political photography is
all about finding

281
00:12:18,413 --> 00:12:21,000
those genuine moments
that really resonate with voters

282
00:12:21,103 --> 00:12:22,896
to find the right narrative.

283
00:12:23,000 --> 00:12:24,896
See, if his eye can help

284
00:12:25,000 --> 00:12:28,310
so many countless models
and influencers,

285
00:12:28,413 --> 00:12:30,482
surely he could do the same

286
00:12:30,586 --> 00:12:32,862
for our grandson's
reelection bid.

287
00:12:32,965 --> 00:12:34,931
ANITA:
You see why I married him?

288
00:12:35,034 --> 00:12:36,724
As savvy as he is handsome.

289
00:12:36,827 --> 00:12:38,551
[Anita chuckles]

290
00:12:38,655 --> 00:12:41,000
-I'll get you gentlemen
some refreshments.
-Oh, thanks.

291
00:12:44,827 --> 00:12:46,448
[quietly]:
What have you got for me?

292
00:12:46,551 --> 00:12:47,862
Uh, yeah.

293
00:12:47,965 --> 00:12:49,379
So...

294
00:12:49,482 --> 00:12:51,620
I have here the, uh,
options for the font

295
00:12:51,724 --> 00:12:53,241
-for the inscription.
-Oh.

296
00:12:53,344 --> 00:12:55,931
I've narrowed it down to three.

297
00:12:57,344 --> 00:12:58,793
Yeah.

298
00:12:58,896 --> 00:13:00,793
-That one.
-Hmm.

299
00:13:01,827 --> 00:13:04,103
Good pick.
It represents permanence,

300
00:13:04,206 --> 00:13:06,068
legacy, and something enduring.

301
00:13:06,172 --> 00:13:09,551
You put a lot of thought
into each detail, didn't you?

302
00:13:09,655 --> 00:13:11,137
Well, when something matters
this much,

303
00:13:11,241 --> 00:13:13,034
I think it's important
to make every element

304
00:13:13,137 --> 00:13:14,310
be a part of that story.

305
00:13:14,413 --> 00:13:16,034
It's going to be everything
to her.

306
00:13:16,137 --> 00:13:19,310
Hey, all we need now is
the inscription to include

307
00:13:19,413 --> 00:13:20,620
and... [clicks tongue]

308
00:13:20,724 --> 00:13:24,241
I wrote the exact words
down somewhere.

309
00:13:24,344 --> 00:13:25,793
Oh, that's right.

310
00:13:25,896 --> 00:13:27,206
Upstairs.

311
00:13:27,310 --> 00:13:28,965
I'll be right back.

312
00:13:29,068 --> 00:13:31,862
Meanwhile,
just make yourself comfortable.

313
00:13:31,965 --> 00:13:33,482
Don't mind if I do.

314
00:13:36,000 --> 00:13:37,482
[door opens in distance]

315
00:13:40,344 --> 00:13:41,965
[door shuts in distance]

316
00:13:58,724 --> 00:14:00,413
I respect the fact that you are
on the straight and narrow now.

317
00:14:01,482 --> 00:14:04,103
I am, Lynette,
and I couldn't be happier.

318
00:14:04,206 --> 00:14:05,758
Good for you.

319
00:14:05,862 --> 00:14:08,310
Meanwhile,
I'm over here drowning,

320
00:14:08,413 --> 00:14:11,413
facing serious federal time that
could put me away for decades.

321
00:14:11,517 --> 00:14:15,586
If there's one thing my stint
as a paralegal taught me,

322
00:14:15,689 --> 00:14:18,103
it's that most defense attorneys
don't care

323
00:14:18,206 --> 00:14:20,241
if you're actually guilty
or not.

324
00:14:20,344 --> 00:14:23,137
It's about winning
and making money.

325
00:14:23,241 --> 00:14:24,517
Facts.

326
00:14:24,620 --> 00:14:28,137
Most lawyers are just
legal hustlers with degrees

327
00:14:28,241 --> 00:14:29,517
and expensive suits.

328
00:14:29,620 --> 00:14:32,413
Well, then, I guess
we all just trying to get paid.

329
00:14:33,448 --> 00:14:35,827
If you don't want me using
Bill's firm in my defense,

330
00:14:35,931 --> 00:14:38,000
then just say the word
and I'm out.

331
00:14:39,034 --> 00:14:41,275
But you and I both know
that your mans

332
00:14:41,379 --> 00:14:42,655
is the only one
that got the juice

333
00:14:42,758 --> 00:14:44,620
to get me out of this mess.

334
00:14:45,758 --> 00:14:47,689
It was good seeing you, Randy.

335
00:14:48,655 --> 00:14:50,241
You, too.

336
00:14:50,344 --> 00:14:51,896
Stay strong.

337
00:14:53,862 --> 00:14:55,413
So what's your read?

338
00:14:56,448 --> 00:14:58,517
She's working an angle,
isn't she?

339
00:15:00,517 --> 00:15:02,413
I'm sorry you felt
that you had to drink

340
00:15:02,517 --> 00:15:03,931
to survive Christmas with me.

341
00:15:04,034 --> 00:15:06,000
That's not the marriage
I thought I was giving you.

342
00:15:06,103 --> 00:15:08,068
"Survive" is the right word.

343
00:15:08,172 --> 00:15:10,482
Every holiday was like
walking into war

344
00:15:10,586 --> 00:15:12,517
with a smile painted on my face.

345
00:15:12,620 --> 00:15:14,724
Don't take all the credit
for my drinking, though.

346
00:15:14,827 --> 00:15:15,931
What do you mean?

347
00:15:16,034 --> 00:15:17,413
I was mourning.

348
00:15:17,517 --> 00:15:19,758
Mourning the career I let go of,

349
00:15:19,862 --> 00:15:21,068
the woman I used to be,

350
00:15:21,172 --> 00:15:23,551
and the girl who had Versace
on speed dial.

351
00:15:23,655 --> 00:15:26,896
Yeah. Or the one who could stop
traffic with a Times Square ad.

352
00:15:27,000 --> 00:15:29,275
That woman died
the day I said "I do."

353
00:15:29,379 --> 00:15:31,758
And I've been having a funeral
for her ever since.

354
00:15:31,862 --> 00:15:34,310
[sighs]
Something else I took from you.

355
00:15:34,413 --> 00:15:35,689
No.

356
00:15:35,793 --> 00:15:38,172
No, I could've stood my ground

357
00:15:38,275 --> 00:15:40,896
when you wanted me
to let go of modeling.

358
00:15:41,000 --> 00:15:43,931
But I let you
make that decision for me.

359
00:15:44,965 --> 00:15:46,793
I thought
that's what love looked like.

360
00:15:47,758 --> 00:15:49,896
I've learned from my mistakes.

361
00:15:50,000 --> 00:15:52,275
And Andre and I are building
a real partnership

362
00:15:52,379 --> 00:15:54,758
where no one has to sacrifice
their dreams or...

363
00:15:55,896 --> 00:15:57,517
...drown their sorrows.

364
00:15:57,620 --> 00:16:01,137
I mean, not all of
our Christmases were bad.

365
00:16:01,241 --> 00:16:04,034
You know? I mean, we did have
some beautiful times.

366
00:16:04,137 --> 00:16:06,000
-Especially in the beginning.
-Yeah.

367
00:16:06,103 --> 00:16:07,724
You remember that Christmas
in Germany?

368
00:16:07,827 --> 00:16:10,655
-Oh. The Christkindlesmarkt?
-Right. [chuckles]

369
00:16:10,758 --> 00:16:13,344
The girls thought they were
walking into a fairy tale

370
00:16:13,448 --> 00:16:16,689
-with all those wooden toys
and gingerbread houses.
-Mm. Mm-hmm, mm-hmm,

371
00:16:16,793 --> 00:16:18,172
-mm-hmm, mm-hmm.
-[chuckles]

372
00:16:18,275 --> 00:16:19,793
That's not my favorite one,
though.

373
00:16:20,793 --> 00:16:22,344
The Dupree family cabin.

374
00:16:22,448 --> 00:16:23,965
The Christmas we got snowed in.

375
00:16:24,068 --> 00:16:25,896
The girls weren't even born yet.

376
00:16:26,000 --> 00:16:28,862
Exactly.
We were just two kids in love...

377
00:16:28,965 --> 00:16:31,034
[chuckles softly]
...playing house.

378
00:16:32,137 --> 00:16:35,137
And that's how long
I'm gonna love you, baby.

379
00:16:36,137 --> 00:16:37,862
Even when we're old and gray,

380
00:16:37,965 --> 00:16:39,862
I'm still gonna be crazy
about you.

381
00:16:39,965 --> 00:16:41,482
It's perfect.

382
00:16:41,586 --> 00:16:43,551
And...

383
00:16:53,172 --> 00:16:54,689
...so is this.

384
00:16:55,758 --> 00:16:57,551
Oh. Okay.

385
00:17:03,793 --> 00:17:07,964
Please tell me you're saying
what I think you're saying.

386
00:17:08,068 --> 00:17:09,000
Surprise.

387
00:17:09,103 --> 00:17:11,000
You're gonna be a father.
[chuckles]

388
00:17:12,034 --> 00:17:13,275
We're having a baby?

389
00:17:13,378 --> 00:17:15,792
We're actually having a baby?

390
00:17:15,896 --> 00:17:17,275
-Oh, my gosh.
-Oh!

391
00:17:17,378 --> 00:17:19,068
Yes! A baby.

392
00:17:19,172 --> 00:17:20,068
-Oh, wait, wait. Oh.
-[laughing]

393
00:17:20,172 --> 00:17:21,550
Uh, uh, did I hurt you?

394
00:17:21,655 --> 00:17:23,344
-Should you be laying down?
Are you okay?
-Honey,

395
00:17:23,448 --> 00:17:25,482
breathe. We're fine.

396
00:17:27,241 --> 00:17:28,310
And you could never hurt us.

397
00:17:29,310 --> 00:17:32,310
I'm gonna take care
of the both of you.

398
00:17:32,413 --> 00:17:34,344
I swear on everything.

399
00:17:34,448 --> 00:17:38,344
I'm gonna be
the best father and husband.

400
00:17:40,206 --> 00:17:41,241
God.

401
00:17:42,448 --> 00:17:45,103
Telling you about Naomi,
I thought...

402
00:17:45,206 --> 00:17:47,413
my heart would burst
from pure happiness.

403
00:17:47,517 --> 00:17:48,448
[Bill chuckles softly]

404
00:17:48,551 --> 00:17:50,758
Best Christmas gift I ever got.

405
00:17:50,862 --> 00:17:53,137
You were so gentle with me
after that.

406
00:17:53,241 --> 00:17:55,137
Yeah, well, you were carrying
the most precious thing

407
00:17:55,241 --> 00:17:56,344
in the world.

408
00:17:56,448 --> 00:17:58,172
Our whole future was
growing inside of you.

409
00:17:58,275 --> 00:18:00,413
We were so damn good together.

410
00:18:00,517 --> 00:18:02,689
You know, our girls prove

411
00:18:02,793 --> 00:18:05,862
that true love existed
between us once.

412
00:18:05,965 --> 00:18:09,137
You know,
despite all that we destroyed

413
00:18:09,241 --> 00:18:11,551
and all the ways
we failed each other,

414
00:18:11,655 --> 00:18:14,379
Chelsea and Naomi are
walking evidence that we got

415
00:18:14,482 --> 00:18:15,862
something right.

416
00:18:16,896 --> 00:18:18,172
DANI:
Mm.

417
00:18:19,482 --> 00:18:21,862
These cookies aren't
gonna eat themselves.

418
00:18:21,965 --> 00:18:23,517
Miss Anita, my apologies.

419
00:18:23,620 --> 00:18:24,517
I-I didn't hear you come in.

420
00:18:24,620 --> 00:18:26,724
Oh, let's drop the "Miss."

421
00:18:26,827 --> 00:18:29,827
It's "Anita" and "Vernon"
from now on.

422
00:18:30,827 --> 00:18:32,620
Okay. Uh...

423
00:18:32,724 --> 00:18:34,379
That's thoughtful. Thanks.

424
00:18:34,482 --> 00:18:36,931
Are you okay, Andre?

425
00:18:37,931 --> 00:18:39,413
Yeah. I'm... [chuckles]

426
00:18:39,517 --> 00:18:40,862
I'm solid as a rock.

427
00:18:40,965 --> 00:18:43,517
I'm just admiring
your family's legacy.

428
00:18:44,482 --> 00:18:46,000
Uh...

429
00:18:46,103 --> 00:18:47,689
You know, maybe I should go find
Vernon. [chuckles]

430
00:18:47,793 --> 00:18:49,724
Or...

431
00:18:50,758 --> 00:18:52,758
...you can come sit with me
for a moment.

432
00:18:52,862 --> 00:18:54,068
[pats couch]

433
00:18:56,172 --> 00:18:57,344
Okay.

434
00:19:01,068 --> 00:19:02,758
You know,

435
00:19:02,862 --> 00:19:06,379
most people see the hit records,

436
00:19:06,482 --> 00:19:09,172
the awards, this mansion

437
00:19:09,275 --> 00:19:11,137
and they assume
that my childhood

438
00:19:11,241 --> 00:19:14,758
was all magical memories
wrapped up in pretty bows.

439
00:19:15,793 --> 00:19:18,965
But the truth is, I grew up
in one of the roughest projects

440
00:19:19,068 --> 00:19:20,724
Chicago had to offer.

441
00:19:21,689 --> 00:19:23,758
Our Christmas mornings were...

442
00:19:25,068 --> 00:19:27,068
...well, nothing to write about.

443
00:19:27,172 --> 00:19:31,068
So, I know a thing or two
about pretending

444
00:19:31,172 --> 00:19:33,172
that the holidays don't hurt.

445
00:19:37,172 --> 00:19:39,137
It's just everywhere I turn,

446
00:19:39,241 --> 00:19:41,206
I see families.

447
00:19:41,310 --> 00:19:43,103
All hanging out,

448
00:19:43,206 --> 00:19:44,586
gathering together...

449
00:19:45,551 --> 00:19:47,206
...bonding,

450
00:19:47,310 --> 00:19:50,689
sharing stories
that go back generations.

451
00:19:51,793 --> 00:19:54,517
And you feel like
an outsider looking in.

452
00:19:56,965 --> 00:19:58,275
Yeah.

453
00:19:59,275 --> 00:20:01,137
And don't get me wrong.

454
00:20:01,241 --> 00:20:02,862
The way you've opened up
your home

455
00:20:02,965 --> 00:20:04,448
and your hearts.

456
00:20:05,724 --> 00:20:09,137
Uncle Ted and Aunt Nicole making
room for me all those years.

457
00:20:10,551 --> 00:20:12,896
I know I should be grateful.

458
00:20:13,931 --> 00:20:15,793
Some people don't have anybody.

459
00:20:15,896 --> 00:20:17,275
[clears throat]
Excuse me.

460
00:20:18,275 --> 00:20:20,241
But gratitude doesn't
fill that empty space

461
00:20:20,344 --> 00:20:22,551
where your parents should be,
does it?

462
00:20:24,931 --> 00:20:26,482
Not if I'm being honest, no.

463
00:20:27,482 --> 00:20:30,034
May I tell you something
about parenting?

464
00:20:30,137 --> 00:20:31,379
Yeah.

465
00:20:31,482 --> 00:20:34,586
You love your children fiercely.

466
00:20:34,689 --> 00:20:37,206
You raise them,
you protect them,

467
00:20:37,310 --> 00:20:39,551
and you pray that the world
doesn't swallow them whole

468
00:20:39,655 --> 00:20:41,241
the moment you turn your back.

469
00:20:42,310 --> 00:20:45,068
You spend every waking hour
worrying

470
00:20:45,172 --> 00:20:46,896
if you taught them enough,

471
00:20:47,000 --> 00:20:49,413
if they'll find love
and happiness,

472
00:20:49,517 --> 00:20:52,137
if they can handle themselves

473
00:20:52,241 --> 00:20:54,206
when you're no longer around.

474
00:20:55,206 --> 00:20:56,379
You...

475
00:20:58,172 --> 00:21:02,310
You have created
something beautiful

476
00:21:02,413 --> 00:21:05,103
from the pieces
life has handed you.

477
00:21:05,206 --> 00:21:07,310
You have fallen in love
with our daughter.

478
00:21:08,310 --> 00:21:11,793
You have carved a place
for yourself in this family.

479
00:21:11,896 --> 00:21:15,034
And you are using
your God-given talents

480
00:21:15,137 --> 00:21:19,275
to capture and preserve memories
that will outlast us all.

481
00:21:19,379 --> 00:21:21,482
Now, I know...

482
00:21:21,586 --> 00:21:23,551
this is probably not
any consolation,

483
00:21:23,655 --> 00:21:27,655
but I think I can say this
with absolute certainty:

484
00:21:27,758 --> 00:21:31,620
your mother and father
would be so proud

485
00:21:31,724 --> 00:21:33,896
of the man you have become.

486
00:21:41,620 --> 00:21:42,862
What's the best way
to get her to show her hand?

487
00:21:44,379 --> 00:21:45,586
Give her what she wants.

488
00:21:45,689 --> 00:21:47,793
Help her
with this little legal mess,

489
00:21:47,896 --> 00:21:49,275
you know,
monitor her every move,

490
00:21:49,379 --> 00:21:51,275
and if she tries
something slick,

491
00:21:51,379 --> 00:21:53,068
we shut her down, fast.

492
00:21:53,172 --> 00:21:55,517
What is this "we"?

493
00:21:55,620 --> 00:21:57,137
Oh, wait,

494
00:21:57,241 --> 00:21:58,482
you're actually prepared

495
00:21:58,586 --> 00:22:00,344
-to put in some work this time?
-[laughs]

496
00:22:00,448 --> 00:22:02,034
Come on, Coz,
don't play me like that.

497
00:22:02,137 --> 00:22:03,724
Well, family don't just sit
on their ass

498
00:22:03,827 --> 00:22:06,655
and almost blow their cousin's
multimillion-dollar bag.

499
00:22:06,758 --> 00:22:08,344
You're the one
that gave Bill too much tea

500
00:22:08,448 --> 00:22:09,517
and had the man passed out.

501
00:22:09,620 --> 00:22:10,620
What was I supposed
to do with that?

502
00:22:10,724 --> 00:22:12,034
For all we know,

503
00:22:12,137 --> 00:22:14,758
it was his low blood pressure
that made him pass out.

504
00:22:15,896 --> 00:22:17,517
But, look,

505
00:22:17,620 --> 00:22:21,103
I'm down to do whatever the hell
is necessary. Straight up.

506
00:22:21,206 --> 00:22:24,413
We both got too much riding
on this to get sloppy.

507
00:22:24,517 --> 00:22:26,586
Fine. I'll do better.

508
00:22:26,689 --> 00:22:28,379
Damn right you will.

509
00:22:28,482 --> 00:22:31,413
Well, I'm about to bounce.

510
00:22:31,517 --> 00:22:34,172
Meeting Bill for dinner.

511
00:22:34,275 --> 00:22:38,586
I mustn't keep my soon-to-be
dearly departed husband waiting.

512
00:22:38,689 --> 00:22:39,931
[chuckles]

513
00:22:40,034 --> 00:22:41,551
Where'd Andre disappear to?

514
00:22:41,655 --> 00:22:43,448
Said he had to get back to Dani.

515
00:22:43,551 --> 00:22:46,310
Oh. Well, that was a very...

516
00:22:46,413 --> 00:22:48,310
productive strategy session.

517
00:22:48,413 --> 00:22:50,862
Well, when you've been
in the political sphere

518
00:22:50,965 --> 00:22:52,551
as long as I have,

519
00:22:52,655 --> 00:22:56,068
sometimes the ideas
tend to flow like water.

520
00:22:56,172 --> 00:22:57,379
Mm.

521
00:22:58,862 --> 00:23:00,586
Are you okay, my love?

522
00:23:01,793 --> 00:23:03,724
I was just talking to Andre

523
00:23:03,827 --> 00:23:07,448
about the family moments
he's missed with his parents.

524
00:23:07,551 --> 00:23:09,517
And it got me to thinking
about the ones

525
00:23:09,620 --> 00:23:11,965
we've been blessed
to make together.

526
00:23:12,965 --> 00:23:14,931
Our first Christmas,

527
00:23:15,034 --> 00:23:17,275
the births of our daughters,

528
00:23:17,379 --> 00:23:20,034
-the night you proposed.
-Mm.

529
00:23:20,137 --> 00:23:22,034
The day we first met.

530
00:23:22,137 --> 00:23:24,413
-Oh, Lord, yes. [chuckles]
-[chuckles]

531
00:23:24,517 --> 00:23:26,448
How could I forget that?

532
00:23:26,551 --> 00:23:29,724
The girls and I had just gotten
off that godforsaken bus

533
00:23:29,827 --> 00:23:33,413
-after hitting 30 cities
back-to-back.
-[scoffs] Mm.

534
00:23:34,448 --> 00:23:35,758
We were running on adrenaline,

535
00:23:35,862 --> 00:23:38,965
coffee, and the promise of
sleeping in a real bed.

536
00:23:39,068 --> 00:23:40,827
-[chuckles softly]
-All I wanted to do

537
00:23:40,931 --> 00:23:42,551
was to get back to Chi-town

538
00:23:42,655 --> 00:23:44,724
and soak my poor feet,

539
00:23:44,827 --> 00:23:47,137
maybe catch a show
at the New Regal,

540
00:23:47,241 --> 00:23:50,724
if I could keep my eyes open
long enough. [chuckles]

541
00:23:50,827 --> 00:23:53,724
But Dante Green had other plans
for his golden girls.

542
00:23:53,827 --> 00:23:55,379
Oh, he sure did.

543
00:23:55,482 --> 00:23:57,068
[deep voice]:
"Now, the-the Articulettes,

544
00:23:57,172 --> 00:23:58,793
-they need to show
their support."
-[chuckles]

545
00:23:58,896 --> 00:24:00,034
"Think of the optics.

546
00:24:00,137 --> 00:24:02,241
Think of...
think of the people."

547
00:24:02,344 --> 00:24:04,068
[both laugh]

548
00:24:04,172 --> 00:24:07,172
So he sent you
to march in Washington,

549
00:24:07,275 --> 00:24:10,344
where we were honoring
King's legacy

550
00:24:10,448 --> 00:24:13,344
and fighting for jobs
and economic justice.

551
00:24:13,448 --> 00:24:17,724
Yeah, and after doing myjob
night after night in stilettos,

552
00:24:17,827 --> 00:24:22,206
the last thing my tired behind
wanted to do was march in D.C.

553
00:24:22,310 --> 00:24:24,758
And I was ready to tell Dante

554
00:24:24,862 --> 00:24:27,517
exactly where he could
march himself. [chuckles]

555
00:24:27,620 --> 00:24:29,103
[chuckling]

556
00:24:29,206 --> 00:24:33,000
I remember hearing you fuss
about your feet

557
00:24:33,103 --> 00:24:34,655
before we even got started.

558
00:24:34,758 --> 00:24:36,586
Thank God I didn't leave.

559
00:24:37,724 --> 00:24:39,655
'Cause that march,

560
00:24:39,758 --> 00:24:41,448
it changed everything.

561
00:24:42,482 --> 00:24:44,413
And not just because
of the cause,

562
00:24:44,517 --> 00:24:46,206
which of course was important,

563
00:24:46,310 --> 00:24:49,655
but because of this man
right here

564
00:24:49,758 --> 00:24:53,620
that had the kindest eyes
I had ever seen.

565
00:24:53,724 --> 00:24:58,482
You were the most magnificent
thing I'd ever laid eyes on.

566
00:24:59,827 --> 00:25:02,379
Even with the scowl
on your beautiful face.

567
00:25:02,482 --> 00:25:04,482
[both chuckle]

568
00:25:04,586 --> 00:25:06,862
You walked with such...

569
00:25:06,965 --> 00:25:09,172
pride and dignity.

570
00:25:09,275 --> 00:25:11,689
Well, I just didn't want them
to think

571
00:25:11,793 --> 00:25:15,827
I was some pampered songbird
who couldn't do the real work.

572
00:25:17,000 --> 00:25:19,448
And then you arrived by my side

573
00:25:19,551 --> 00:25:20,965
like a guardian angel.

574
00:25:21,068 --> 00:25:23,137
[chuckles]
Angel, nothing.

575
00:25:23,241 --> 00:25:25,862
You were flying on your own.

576
00:25:25,965 --> 00:25:30,000
I just wanted to be sure
nothing clipped your wings.

577
00:25:30,103 --> 00:25:31,517
Anita...

578
00:25:33,344 --> 00:25:34,896
I'll be forever grateful

579
00:25:35,000 --> 00:25:38,275
that you marched into my heart
that day.

580
00:25:38,379 --> 00:25:40,758
You didn't just change my life.

581
00:25:40,862 --> 00:25:42,620
You became my life.

582
00:25:44,379 --> 00:25:46,448
The lady needs a refill.

583
00:25:46,551 --> 00:25:47,724
LESLIE:
Mm.

584
00:25:47,827 --> 00:25:50,379
Now, you wouldn't be trying
to get me drunk,

585
00:25:50,482 --> 00:25:51,586
would you, Detective?

586
00:25:51,689 --> 00:25:53,448
I should warn you--

587
00:25:53,551 --> 00:25:56,448
I am not that kind of girl.

588
00:25:56,551 --> 00:25:59,448
Well, I actually like a woman
to have all her wits

589
00:25:59,551 --> 00:26:01,000
while we're getting acquainted.

590
00:26:01,103 --> 00:26:02,965
Makes the conversation
more interesting.

591
00:26:03,068 --> 00:26:04,482
[chuckles softly]

592
00:26:04,586 --> 00:26:07,620
Now, I wouldn't be reading
this wrong, would I?

593
00:26:07,724 --> 00:26:12,241
'Cause before my boss recruited
me for that bougie fundraiser,

594
00:26:12,344 --> 00:26:14,241
I thought
we had something brewing.

595
00:26:14,344 --> 00:26:15,724
If you have to ask,

596
00:26:15,827 --> 00:26:16,965
there's your answer.

597
00:26:17,068 --> 00:26:19,137
I guess
I've been reading signals

598
00:26:19,241 --> 00:26:20,620
that really weren't there.

599
00:26:20,724 --> 00:26:23,413
I've been around the block
enough to know

600
00:26:23,517 --> 00:26:25,862
when I'm barking
up the wrong tree.

601
00:26:30,517 --> 00:26:32,137
LESLIE:
Wait a second.

602
00:26:32,241 --> 00:26:35,689
Now, I know somebody
taught you better than this.

603
00:26:36,724 --> 00:26:40,310
And you know you are
not supposed to leave a lady

604
00:26:40,413 --> 00:26:42,172
to drink alone.

605
00:26:43,758 --> 00:26:45,827
You know what I find myself
wishing for sometimes?

606
00:26:45,931 --> 00:26:47,172
DANI:
Mm...

607
00:26:47,275 --> 00:26:48,689
Peace on Earth?

608
00:26:48,793 --> 00:26:50,034
Goodwill toward all?

609
00:26:50,137 --> 00:26:51,620
[Bill chuckles]

610
00:26:51,724 --> 00:26:53,241
Try a time machine.

611
00:26:54,241 --> 00:26:57,310
Transport us back
to those happy Christmases

612
00:26:57,413 --> 00:26:59,517
when we were just crazy in love.

613
00:26:59,620 --> 00:27:01,965
My sister would warn
about the dangers

614
00:27:02,068 --> 00:27:04,137
of romanticizing the past.

615
00:27:04,241 --> 00:27:05,724
You made your choice.

616
00:27:05,827 --> 00:27:08,655
Better to focus on the future
you're building than...

617
00:27:08,758 --> 00:27:10,620
mourning what you threw away.

618
00:27:10,724 --> 00:27:13,241
-Mm.
-Speaking of said choice,

619
00:27:13,344 --> 00:27:15,206
-right on cue.
-Oh, I-I hope

620
00:27:15,310 --> 00:27:17,241
I'm not interrupting
anything important.

621
00:27:17,344 --> 00:27:20,068
Baby, is our table ready?

622
00:27:20,172 --> 00:27:21,482
Oh, I haven't checked yet.

623
00:27:21,586 --> 00:27:23,551
I just ran into Dani
and we got, uh...

624
00:27:23,655 --> 00:27:24,827
a little distracted.

625
00:27:24,931 --> 00:27:26,448
What was I just telling you
about the dangers

626
00:27:26,551 --> 00:27:27,931
of strolling down memory lane?

627
00:27:28,034 --> 00:27:30,793
Well, you better get
this one fed.

628
00:27:30,896 --> 00:27:33,000
You don't want her
to get fussy. Mm.

629
00:27:39,586 --> 00:27:41,068
Hey there, beautiful.

630
00:27:41,172 --> 00:27:42,482
Perfect timing.

631
00:27:42,586 --> 00:27:44,758
Is this what you do
when I'm not home?

632
00:27:44,862 --> 00:27:48,482
-What?
-Make yourself irresistible.

633
00:27:48,586 --> 00:27:51,827
Yeah, I just ran a quick 5K
to clear my head.

634
00:27:51,931 --> 00:27:53,413
Had a whole bunch of things
bouncing around

635
00:27:53,517 --> 00:27:55,482
-that needed sorting out.
-Well,

636
00:27:55,586 --> 00:27:57,275
-your wife is home to help.
-Oh?

637
00:27:57,379 --> 00:27:59,275
And I promise
my methods are a lot more fun

638
00:27:59,379 --> 00:28:01,275
than running around in circles.

639
00:28:01,379 --> 00:28:03,103
And they burn
just as many calories.

640
00:28:03,206 --> 00:28:05,379
-I like the way you think.
-Ooh!

641
00:28:05,482 --> 00:28:06,758
Ooh, as much
as I appreciate that,

642
00:28:06,862 --> 00:28:09,103
you are not coming at me
smelling like a dirty gym sock.

643
00:28:09,206 --> 00:28:11,034
Okay, tell me
how you really feel.

644
00:28:11,137 --> 00:28:13,413
How about I show you instead?

645
00:28:14,413 --> 00:28:16,241
Shower's waiting, hubby.

646
00:28:18,275 --> 00:28:21,275
So the old ball and chain
wants to call it quits, huh?

647
00:28:21,379 --> 00:28:24,413
Said she's tired of fighting for
something that ain't working.

648
00:28:24,517 --> 00:28:26,896
Are you fine with that?
Divorce?

649
00:28:27,000 --> 00:28:29,172
I mean,
'cause in my experience,

650
00:28:29,275 --> 00:28:31,103
most men, they, uh,

651
00:28:31,206 --> 00:28:33,655
love having their cake
and eating it, too.

652
00:28:33,758 --> 00:28:37,172
Well, she claims she's sick and
tired of being sick and tired.

653
00:28:37,275 --> 00:28:38,448
And that makes two of us.

654
00:28:38,551 --> 00:28:39,758
Mm.

655
00:28:39,862 --> 00:28:43,068
Well, I only loved one man
in my life.

656
00:28:43,172 --> 00:28:46,310
And I'm not talking
about my late husband Alan.

657
00:28:46,413 --> 00:28:48,827
May he rest in peace.

658
00:28:48,931 --> 00:28:52,137
I gave Ted Richardson
everything.

659
00:28:52,241 --> 00:28:54,448
Gave him my heart,

660
00:28:54,551 --> 00:28:57,448
my-my-my time, my body.

661
00:28:57,551 --> 00:29:00,413
Ha. I even gave
that ungrateful bastard

662
00:29:00,517 --> 00:29:03,241
a beautiful daughter, Eva.

663
00:29:03,344 --> 00:29:05,137
And she's the only one
of his children

664
00:29:05,241 --> 00:29:07,344
that actually is happy
to spend time with him.

665
00:29:07,448 --> 00:29:08,827
You think
I get any credit for that?

666
00:29:08,931 --> 00:29:10,931
-Probably not.
-Mm.

667
00:29:12,000 --> 00:29:14,655
Hell to the no, no, no, no, no.

668
00:29:14,758 --> 00:29:18,344
Instead, he had
the unmitigated gall

669
00:29:18,448 --> 00:29:22,172
to blame me for destroying
his perfect little fantasy.

670
00:29:22,275 --> 00:29:24,137
Like I actually put a gun
to his head

671
00:29:24,241 --> 00:29:26,689
and forced him
to break his wedding vows.

672
00:29:26,793 --> 00:29:29,034
-[scoffs]
-I promise you--

673
00:29:29,137 --> 00:29:31,344
there was problems in paradise
long before

674
00:29:31,448 --> 00:29:33,068
-you came in the picture.
-[chuckles softly]

675
00:29:35,068 --> 00:29:36,379
I used to...

676
00:29:36,482 --> 00:29:39,551
think Ted and I had
something special.

677
00:29:39,655 --> 00:29:41,482
Something destined.

678
00:29:42,793 --> 00:29:46,586
Now I wonder
if I was just available...

679
00:29:46,689 --> 00:29:49,379
to scratch his itch.

680
00:29:49,482 --> 00:29:50,482
[scoffs]

681
00:29:50,586 --> 00:29:52,172
Leslie Thomas,

682
00:29:52,275 --> 00:29:55,793
you are so much more
than some man's convenience.

683
00:29:56,862 --> 00:30:00,724
And if Ted Richardson
didn't see the beauty

684
00:30:00,827 --> 00:30:03,000
that he had in front of him,

685
00:30:03,103 --> 00:30:06,586
that makes him
the biggest fool in the DMV.

686
00:30:07,655 --> 00:30:10,172
Say it again
for the people in the back.

687
00:30:10,275 --> 00:30:12,517
[chuckles]

688
00:30:12,620 --> 00:30:14,827
We should really make
that house in St. Barts reflect

689
00:30:14,931 --> 00:30:16,827
who we are as a couple.

690
00:30:16,931 --> 00:30:18,758
I need to finalize
with our designer

691
00:30:18,862 --> 00:30:20,862
so we can completely transform
the space.

692
00:30:20,965 --> 00:30:22,965
Make it truly ours, you know?

693
00:30:24,172 --> 00:30:25,344
Bill.

694
00:30:26,413 --> 00:30:28,000
-Yeah. Uh...
-Are you even listening?

695
00:30:28,103 --> 00:30:29,137
Yeah, babe. I'm...

696
00:30:29,241 --> 00:30:31,689
I'm sorry.
My mind was somewhere else.

697
00:30:32,655 --> 00:30:34,000
I've, um...

698
00:30:35,172 --> 00:30:36,689
I've actually been thinking
about something.

699
00:30:36,793 --> 00:30:38,862
If you're trying
to back out of St. Barts,

700
00:30:38,965 --> 00:30:40,758
-I swear, I can--
-Mm-mm. [stammers]

701
00:30:40,862 --> 00:30:42,172
Calm down, tiger, okay?

702
00:30:42,275 --> 00:30:44,068
I'm not backing out of anything.

703
00:30:45,724 --> 00:30:47,896
-[sighs]
-Then what is it?

704
00:30:48,862 --> 00:30:52,758
Please tell me you're saying
what I think you're saying.

705
00:30:52,862 --> 00:30:53,931
Surprise.

706
00:30:54,034 --> 00:30:55,206
You're gonna be a father.

707
00:30:55,310 --> 00:30:56,310
[chuckles]

708
00:30:56,413 --> 00:30:58,413
[sighs]

709
00:30:58,517 --> 00:30:59,896
After the holidays,

710
00:31:00,000 --> 00:31:01,241
I want you
to talk to your doctor

711
00:31:01,344 --> 00:31:03,206
about stopping
the birth control pills.

712
00:31:09,551 --> 00:31:11,000
Should we blow this scene
and see what trouble

713
00:31:11,103 --> 00:31:12,551
-we can get into?
-Listen, Detective,

714
00:31:12,655 --> 00:31:16,206
now there's one thing
I need to make crystal clear.

715
00:31:16,310 --> 00:31:17,827
I'm all ears, gorgeous.

716
00:31:17,931 --> 00:31:19,689
Like I told you before,

717
00:31:19,793 --> 00:31:22,137
I've only ever loved one man.

718
00:31:22,241 --> 00:31:23,241
One.

719
00:31:23,344 --> 00:31:25,000
Ted Richardson.

720
00:31:25,103 --> 00:31:28,827
And despite the hell
that man put me through,

721
00:31:28,931 --> 00:31:30,758
I'm not changing.

722
00:31:30,862 --> 00:31:32,379
All right?

723
00:31:32,482 --> 00:31:35,586
So if you are looking
for some whirlwind romance

724
00:31:35,689 --> 00:31:38,827
where we fall head over heels,

725
00:31:38,931 --> 00:31:42,103
that is not happening with moi.

726
00:31:43,103 --> 00:31:44,758
What makes you so sure?

727
00:31:44,862 --> 00:31:47,551
I know what I know.

728
00:31:47,655 --> 00:31:50,379
I appreciate
a woman with convictions.

729
00:31:50,482 --> 00:31:53,068
Mm. And I appreciate

730
00:31:53,172 --> 00:31:55,758
a full glass.
[chuckles softly]

731
00:31:55,862 --> 00:31:59,068
I guess
we'll get another round, then.

732
00:32:00,655 --> 00:32:02,620
In all seriousness,

733
00:32:02,724 --> 00:32:04,172
you cool with that?

734
00:32:04,275 --> 00:32:05,586
My boundaries?

735
00:32:05,689 --> 00:32:07,034
Leslie Thomas,

736
00:32:07,137 --> 00:32:11,000
I'm unlike
any other man you've ever met.

737
00:32:12,310 --> 00:32:14,793
Let me show you
just how cool I am.

738
00:32:19,965 --> 00:32:21,068
Uh...

739
00:32:21,172 --> 00:32:23,275
I'm sorry.

740
00:32:23,379 --> 00:32:26,103
Why would you want me
to stop taking the pill?

741
00:32:26,206 --> 00:32:30,068
Well, Christmas
always makes me nostalgic.

742
00:32:30,172 --> 00:32:31,482
You know?

743
00:32:31,586 --> 00:32:33,068
Makes me think back to when

744
00:32:33,172 --> 00:32:36,137
Chelsea and Naomi
were just little girls.

745
00:32:37,206 --> 00:32:39,551
I've always loved
being a father, you know?

746
00:32:39,655 --> 00:32:41,137
I've loved it.

747
00:32:41,241 --> 00:32:43,551
And to be honest,
I think I could...

748
00:32:43,655 --> 00:32:46,034
use some more of that pure,

749
00:32:46,137 --> 00:32:48,862
uncomplicated joy
in my life again.

750
00:32:50,931 --> 00:32:53,689
Baby, I know we've had
our number of starts and stops,

751
00:32:53,793 --> 00:32:55,206
but I think right now
is a good time

752
00:32:55,310 --> 00:32:57,000
to finally start our family.

753
00:32:58,206 --> 00:32:59,379
[chuckles softly]

754
00:32:59,482 --> 00:33:02,344
ANDRE: Now, that is what
I call an evening delight.

755
00:33:02,448 --> 00:33:04,448
[both laugh]

756
00:33:04,551 --> 00:33:07,413
Man, that must have been
some time at the spa.

757
00:33:07,517 --> 00:33:11,448
Despite the grunts from
the basketball game next door.

758
00:33:11,551 --> 00:33:13,448
That infrared sauna
worked miracles

759
00:33:13,551 --> 00:33:15,586
-on my tension.
-Mm.

760
00:33:15,689 --> 00:33:18,689
Though my zen was interrupted
when I crossed paths with Bill.

761
00:33:19,689 --> 00:33:21,241
Everything copacetic?

762
00:33:21,344 --> 00:33:23,655
We managed to keep things civil.

763
00:33:23,758 --> 00:33:26,275
Found ourselves reminiscing
about Christmases past.

764
00:33:26,379 --> 00:33:29,482
Mm. Sounds... therapeutic.

765
00:33:29,586 --> 00:33:31,517
It was, surprisingly.

766
00:33:31,620 --> 00:33:34,103
And it sparked
some deeper thoughts.

767
00:33:35,103 --> 00:33:36,034
About?

768
00:33:36,137 --> 00:33:37,620
You.

769
00:33:37,724 --> 00:33:39,068
Me?

770
00:33:39,172 --> 00:33:41,275
Don't look so shocked.
[chuckles]

771
00:33:42,379 --> 00:33:45,862
I know the holidays are hard
without your parents.

772
00:33:45,965 --> 00:33:49,517
All those Christmas traditions
lost when they passed.

773
00:33:50,517 --> 00:33:53,068
I can't imagine
how you must be feeling.

774
00:33:53,172 --> 00:33:54,827
Do I have the word "orphan"

775
00:33:54,931 --> 00:33:57,241
tattooed across my forehead
or something?

776
00:33:57,344 --> 00:33:58,689
Your mother had
that same intervention

777
00:33:58,793 --> 00:33:59,896
with me earlier today.

778
00:34:00,000 --> 00:34:02,172
When did you see Mother?

779
00:34:02,275 --> 00:34:05,172
When I stopped by the house
to discuss things with your dad.

780
00:34:06,206 --> 00:34:08,516
It sounds like she
was just looking out for you,

781
00:34:08,620 --> 00:34:10,724
which is what family does.

782
00:34:11,757 --> 00:34:14,862
And you are part of this family
in a whole new way.

783
00:34:16,344 --> 00:34:17,241
Officially,

784
00:34:17,344 --> 00:34:19,413
legally,

785
00:34:19,516 --> 00:34:21,068
and in the heart,

786
00:34:21,172 --> 00:34:23,206
where it matters most.

787
00:34:24,275 --> 00:34:26,206
I appreciate that.

788
00:34:26,310 --> 00:34:27,310
So tell me,

789
00:34:27,413 --> 00:34:29,275
are there any traditions
from before

790
00:34:29,379 --> 00:34:31,068
that you want to bring
into our first Christmas

791
00:34:31,172 --> 00:34:32,688
as husband and wife?

792
00:34:34,620 --> 00:34:36,103
No.

793
00:34:36,206 --> 00:34:39,241
No. I am done with the past.

794
00:34:39,344 --> 00:34:41,482
I'm much more interested in...

795
00:34:41,585 --> 00:34:44,137
creating new traditions.

796
00:34:47,413 --> 00:34:48,896
With you.

797
00:34:56,793 --> 00:34:57,862
[chuckles softly]

798
00:34:58,827 --> 00:35:00,413
♪ ♪

799
00:35:09,379 --> 00:35:12,827
VERNON:
Wasn't there something
you wanted to talk to me about

800
00:35:12,931 --> 00:35:14,827
before Andre stopped by?

801
00:35:15,793 --> 00:35:17,379
Oh, that.

802
00:35:17,482 --> 00:35:19,000
It's just...

803
00:35:20,000 --> 00:35:21,275
The holiday scheduling.

804
00:35:21,379 --> 00:35:23,586
I had questions
about how we're gonna navigate

805
00:35:23,689 --> 00:35:26,034
-all these various soirees.
-[chuckles]

806
00:35:26,137 --> 00:35:27,448
As long as I'm with you,

807
00:35:27,551 --> 00:35:29,655
I don't care
what parties we attend.

808
00:35:29,758 --> 00:35:31,896
I really am a lucky woman.

809
00:35:33,172 --> 00:35:35,241
I have lived my dream,

810
00:35:35,344 --> 00:35:37,000
traveled the world,

811
00:35:37,103 --> 00:35:39,931
sung in front
of sold-out audiences.

812
00:35:40,034 --> 00:35:43,103
But even all the magic
of being onstage...

813
00:35:44,655 --> 00:35:46,275
...I found real happiness here,

814
00:35:46,379 --> 00:35:47,482
with this family.

815
00:35:49,482 --> 00:35:52,724
God has really given me
a blessed life.

816
00:35:52,827 --> 00:35:55,034
What's with all the past tense?

817
00:35:56,034 --> 00:35:58,689
Our life together
is just beginning.

818
00:35:59,758 --> 00:36:02,517
I'm looking forward
to many more years,

819
00:36:02,620 --> 00:36:05,620
many more songs,

820
00:36:05,724 --> 00:36:09,689
many more opportunities
to show you just how much...

821
00:36:09,793 --> 00:36:11,379
I adore you.

822
00:36:17,241 --> 00:36:18,758
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