1 00:00:05,517 --> 00:00:06,413 -Will Dani be joining us? -Nah. 2 00:00:06,517 --> 00:00:08,379 She's out shopping with Nicole, 3 00:00:08,482 --> 00:00:10,931 And it still feels weird not calling her "Aunt" anymore. 4 00:00:11,034 --> 00:00:14,482 But she said that happens to make her think of Uncle Ted. 5 00:00:14,586 --> 00:00:17,413 Well, whatever makes her feel comfortable. 6 00:00:17,517 --> 00:00:20,310 -Yeah. -I am disappointed that... 7 00:00:20,413 --> 00:00:21,862 I missed Dani, though. 8 00:00:21,965 --> 00:00:23,896 -I had hoped... -Ah. 9 00:00:24,000 --> 00:00:25,827 Anita's gift. [clears throat] 10 00:00:25,931 --> 00:00:27,931 -That's it? -Oh, yeah. 11 00:00:28,034 --> 00:00:29,931 Before Dani left home, she took it out of hiding 12 00:00:30,034 --> 00:00:31,931 to give to me to show you. 13 00:00:32,034 --> 00:00:33,344 -So... [laughs] -[chuckles] 14 00:00:33,448 --> 00:00:36,172 So she didn't even tell you where she was hiding it? 15 00:00:36,275 --> 00:00:39,379 Hey, Dani said that Anita can be... 16 00:00:39,482 --> 00:00:41,206 determined when it comes to finding 17 00:00:41,310 --> 00:00:42,620 her Christmas gifts early. 18 00:00:42,724 --> 00:00:46,965 Yeah, she's been known to resort to threats and bribery. 19 00:00:47,068 --> 00:00:51,793 And if my wife knew that you had her Christmas gift... 20 00:00:51,896 --> 00:00:53,965 -[shudders] -Wait. 21 00:00:54,068 --> 00:00:55,724 What's with all the Dupree women 22 00:00:55,827 --> 00:00:58,000 snooping to find their Christmas gifts early? 23 00:00:58,103 --> 00:01:00,827 Dani and I even caught Chelsea trying that earlier. 24 00:01:01,827 --> 00:01:03,482 Dani let her have it, but... 25 00:01:03,586 --> 00:01:05,931 I don't think Chelsea's gonna be snooping around us anymore 26 00:01:06,034 --> 00:01:07,413 -anytime soon. [chuckles] -Oh. 27 00:01:07,517 --> 00:01:08,620 From the way that sounds, 28 00:01:08,724 --> 00:01:10,172 I don't think I want to hear the details. 29 00:01:10,275 --> 00:01:13,482 So should we even be talking about Anita's gift in public? 30 00:01:13,586 --> 00:01:14,724 What if she shows up? 31 00:01:14,827 --> 00:01:17,206 [chuckles] You don't have to worry about that. 32 00:01:17,310 --> 00:01:21,517 She was so happy to find out I had other plans for today, 33 00:01:21,620 --> 00:01:23,689 she practically shoved me out of the house. 34 00:01:23,793 --> 00:01:25,206 -[chuckles] -Eh. 35 00:01:25,310 --> 00:01:28,517 I think she might have a surprise of her own. 36 00:01:29,517 --> 00:01:31,172 -It is so good to see you. -Mmm. 37 00:01:31,275 --> 00:01:33,103 How are you doing? 38 00:01:33,206 --> 00:01:35,758 Better, now that you are here. 39 00:01:36,723 --> 00:01:38,482 I am... 40 00:01:38,586 --> 00:01:41,068 -more grateful than I can say. -Mm. 41 00:01:41,172 --> 00:01:42,551 Of course we're here. 42 00:01:42,655 --> 00:01:44,965 What did you think it meant when we said "Articulettes Strong"? 43 00:01:45,068 --> 00:01:46,482 Those weren't just words, you know. 44 00:01:46,586 --> 00:01:48,931 I know, but it's the holidays and you're so busy 45 00:01:49,033 --> 00:01:50,482 with the tour. I... 46 00:01:50,586 --> 00:01:53,310 Well, we're here now because you need us. 47 00:01:54,310 --> 00:01:55,689 I had to... 48 00:01:55,793 --> 00:01:58,206 I had to tell someone what was happening. 49 00:01:58,310 --> 00:02:01,068 But I just couldn't bring myself to frighten Vernon and the girls 50 00:02:01,172 --> 00:02:02,931 when it might turn out to be nothing. 51 00:02:03,034 --> 00:02:05,000 It probably is nothing. 52 00:02:05,103 --> 00:02:08,275 So Vernon doesn't even know you had the biopsy? 53 00:02:08,378 --> 00:02:10,655 I'll tell him once the results come in, 54 00:02:10,758 --> 00:02:13,241 one way or the other. 55 00:02:13,344 --> 00:02:15,586 Which should be anytime now. 56 00:02:15,689 --> 00:02:17,275 And you're right-- 57 00:02:17,379 --> 00:02:19,206 it might not be cancer. 58 00:02:22,413 --> 00:02:25,034 ♪ ♪ 59 00:02:54,689 --> 00:02:56,310 Hello, Ashley. 60 00:02:56,413 --> 00:02:59,172 I hope you and your mother had a lovely time at WinterFest. 61 00:02:59,275 --> 00:03:01,275 We did. 62 00:03:01,379 --> 00:03:03,379 -Thank you so much for the tickets. -Oh, 63 00:03:03,482 --> 00:03:04,551 it was my pleasure. 64 00:03:04,655 --> 00:03:06,586 How's Jan enjoying the cruise? 65 00:03:06,689 --> 00:03:08,172 She hasn't gone yet. 66 00:03:08,275 --> 00:03:10,137 [chuckles] She's probably still packing. 67 00:03:10,241 --> 00:03:11,896 SHANICE: Ashley, you didn't tell me 68 00:03:12,000 --> 00:03:13,551 -your mom was going on a cruise. -Oh. 69 00:03:13,655 --> 00:03:15,206 And it's not just any cruise-- 70 00:03:15,310 --> 00:03:18,413 she is going on a Love Boatthemed cruise. 71 00:03:18,517 --> 00:03:21,448 She's always wanted to go, and now she finally can. 72 00:03:21,551 --> 00:03:23,137 But now that you and Derek are broken up, I'm sure 73 00:03:23,241 --> 00:03:25,896 it wasn't her plan for you to spend Christmas alone. 74 00:03:26,000 --> 00:03:29,000 I hate to distract from your conversation 75 00:03:29,103 --> 00:03:31,068 just to ask about a patient, 76 00:03:31,172 --> 00:03:32,413 but, Ashley, 77 00:03:32,517 --> 00:03:34,379 how's Peaches doing? 78 00:03:34,482 --> 00:03:37,448 Ichecked on Miss Evans just a few minutes ago, 79 00:03:37,551 --> 00:03:39,517 and she seems to be resting comfortably. 80 00:03:39,620 --> 00:03:42,310 Uh-huh. I think I'll just go see her myself. 81 00:03:45,275 --> 00:03:46,448 [scoffs] 82 00:03:47,448 --> 00:03:48,965 What's she have against you? 83 00:03:49,067 --> 00:03:50,413 -Today? -[chuckles] 84 00:03:50,517 --> 00:03:52,689 Probably that I wouldn't let her bring a live Christmas tree 85 00:03:52,793 --> 00:03:54,689 -into her mother's room this morning. -Well, did you explain 86 00:03:54,793 --> 00:03:56,896 to her that it was against hospital regulations? 87 00:03:57,000 --> 00:03:58,206 I tried, but... 88 00:03:59,724 --> 00:04:02,586 But she probably just needs somebody to be mad at. 89 00:04:02,689 --> 00:04:05,034 Her mother is spending Christmas in a hospital. 90 00:04:05,137 --> 00:04:06,827 And even with this clinical trial, 91 00:04:06,931 --> 00:04:08,793 it could be her last Christmas, so... 92 00:04:09,965 --> 00:04:12,758 ...I'm gonna cut Miss Leslie some slack. 93 00:04:13,827 --> 00:04:15,862 Oh, it's gonna feel so good to sit down 94 00:04:15,965 --> 00:04:17,241 after shopping all morning. 95 00:04:17,344 --> 00:04:19,067 You just need to build up more stamina, 96 00:04:19,172 --> 00:04:21,172 which means we need to do this more often. 97 00:04:21,274 --> 00:04:24,137 I think I've had enough to last me for a while. 98 00:04:24,241 --> 00:04:25,862 Thank you. Starting to wish 99 00:04:25,965 --> 00:04:28,448 I'd done everybody's gift shopping online this year. 100 00:04:28,551 --> 00:04:29,827 What's the fun in that? 101 00:04:29,931 --> 00:04:32,172 You miss all the crowds, the carolers, 102 00:04:32,275 --> 00:04:34,310 the lines of kids waiting to see Santa. 103 00:04:34,413 --> 00:04:35,758 It's all so... 104 00:04:35,862 --> 00:04:38,379 "Overwhelming" is the word I think you are looking for. 105 00:04:38,482 --> 00:04:41,000 Why did my sister become such a Scrooge? 106 00:04:41,103 --> 00:04:42,413 Oh, I don't know. 107 00:04:42,517 --> 00:04:44,448 Maybe right around the time Leslie Thomas decided 108 00:04:44,551 --> 00:04:46,482 to blow up my marriage. 109 00:04:52,758 --> 00:04:54,931 I apologize for my total insensitivity. 110 00:04:55,034 --> 00:04:56,862 Of course you're having a tough time. 111 00:04:56,965 --> 00:04:59,103 It's your first Christmas since the divorce. 112 00:04:59,206 --> 00:05:01,000 I should be the one apologizing. 113 00:05:01,103 --> 00:05:03,034 Christmas is no time for a pity party. 114 00:05:03,137 --> 00:05:05,034 Do you remember how I was last year 115 00:05:05,137 --> 00:05:06,965 after Bill got engaged to Hayley? 116 00:05:07,068 --> 00:05:09,931 Everywhere I went, I couldn't help but compare everything 117 00:05:10,034 --> 00:05:11,413 to how it was before, 118 00:05:11,517 --> 00:05:13,034 when I had my perfect little family. 119 00:05:13,137 --> 00:05:15,620 I felt useless, unwanted, like... 120 00:05:15,724 --> 00:05:17,137 like I wanted to disappear. 121 00:05:17,241 --> 00:05:18,413 At my worst moments, 122 00:05:18,517 --> 00:05:20,724 I thought I would never be happy again. 123 00:05:22,172 --> 00:05:24,517 Stick to the runway, Sissy. 124 00:05:24,620 --> 00:05:27,000 -Motivation? Not your calling. -[chuckles] 125 00:05:27,103 --> 00:05:29,965 -[laughing] -My point is, 126 00:05:30,068 --> 00:05:33,413 look at how much things have changed in barely a year. 127 00:05:33,517 --> 00:05:36,275 I'm literally throwing a Christmas party in a few hours 128 00:05:36,379 --> 00:05:37,758 and I'm thrilled. 129 00:05:37,862 --> 00:05:40,137 You can't keep a good woman down. 130 00:05:40,241 --> 00:05:42,620 -Because we won't allow it. -[chuckles] 131 00:05:42,724 --> 00:05:45,586 Now, I know things are gonna turn around for you too. 132 00:05:45,689 --> 00:05:47,931 Probably sooner than you think. 133 00:05:49,896 --> 00:05:51,862 I just saw the schedule for next week. 134 00:05:51,965 --> 00:05:53,034 You scheduled yourself, 135 00:05:53,137 --> 00:05:55,586 and you already worked Thanksgiving, too. 136 00:05:55,689 --> 00:05:58,586 Holidays are just days around here. You know that. 137 00:05:58,689 --> 00:06:00,689 Well, I would be happy to work a double 138 00:06:00,793 --> 00:06:03,000 so that you can have Christmas off. 139 00:06:03,103 --> 00:06:04,206 My mom's taking that cruise. 140 00:06:04,310 --> 00:06:06,413 It's not like I'm missing time with family. 141 00:06:06,517 --> 00:06:08,000 All right. Don't say things you don't mean, 142 00:06:08,103 --> 00:06:10,241 because I will totally take you up on it. 143 00:06:12,241 --> 00:06:14,344 You'd be doing me a favor, 144 00:06:14,448 --> 00:06:16,068 helping me stay busy. 145 00:06:16,172 --> 00:06:18,896 Thank you so much. 146 00:06:19,000 --> 00:06:20,724 My parents were out of town visiting my brother 147 00:06:20,827 --> 00:06:22,793 for Thanksgiving, and I was starting to feel a little down 148 00:06:22,896 --> 00:06:26,241 because I wasn't gonna see them for Christmas. 149 00:06:26,344 --> 00:06:27,862 So I owe you. 150 00:06:27,965 --> 00:06:29,793 After everything you did with Derek, 151 00:06:29,896 --> 00:06:31,000 you don't owe me anything. 152 00:06:31,103 --> 00:06:32,310 [chuckles] 153 00:06:32,413 --> 00:06:34,034 Peaches, it burns me 154 00:06:34,137 --> 00:06:38,103 that that trifling Shanice got all up on her high horse 155 00:06:38,206 --> 00:06:41,172 because I'm bringing a tiny little Christmas tree in here. 156 00:06:41,275 --> 00:06:43,172 You know what that woman needs to learn? 157 00:06:43,275 --> 00:06:45,655 To mind her own business. 158 00:06:45,758 --> 00:06:48,137 Trying to keep you from your Christmas. 159 00:06:48,241 --> 00:06:49,862 The nerve. 160 00:06:49,965 --> 00:06:51,103 If I had more time, 161 00:06:51,206 --> 00:06:52,482 I would make one of those paper chains 162 00:06:52,586 --> 00:06:56,137 and hung it all the way out to the nurses' station. 163 00:06:56,241 --> 00:06:59,724 Uh-huh. And I'd wrap it right around that big head of hers. 164 00:06:59,827 --> 00:07:00,896 [chuckles] 165 00:07:01,000 --> 00:07:02,172 Oof! 166 00:07:04,758 --> 00:07:06,620 You remember when I was a little girl... 167 00:07:07,620 --> 00:07:09,827 ...you remember how the schools were shut down 168 00:07:09,931 --> 00:07:11,413 -because of the blizzard? -Mm. 169 00:07:11,517 --> 00:07:14,310 Oh, you were not smiling back then, 170 00:07:14,413 --> 00:07:16,413 because you were all cooped up for days 171 00:07:16,517 --> 00:07:19,068 in that tiny little apartment 172 00:07:19,172 --> 00:07:22,241 with a ball of energy like me. 173 00:07:22,344 --> 00:07:24,275 And you said 174 00:07:24,379 --> 00:07:28,689 if I made a paper chain long enough, 175 00:07:28,793 --> 00:07:31,275 I could actually break the world record. 176 00:07:31,379 --> 00:07:35,034 [laughs] And that is all little Dana needed 177 00:07:35,137 --> 00:07:36,896 to go all out, hon. 178 00:07:37,896 --> 00:07:41,965 That paper chain had to be at least 200 feet long. 179 00:07:42,068 --> 00:07:43,413 -[laughing] -[coughing] 180 00:07:44,482 --> 00:07:46,172 Oh, my goodness. 181 00:07:46,275 --> 00:07:48,724 The only reason I stopped working on it 182 00:07:48,827 --> 00:07:52,551 and cutting and-and gluing was because I ran out of paper. 183 00:07:52,655 --> 00:07:54,344 -[chuckles] -That was fun. 184 00:07:54,448 --> 00:07:55,827 -[chuckles] -Mm. 185 00:07:55,931 --> 00:07:57,862 -You were fun. -Please. 186 00:07:57,965 --> 00:07:59,620 I admit it-- 187 00:07:59,724 --> 00:08:02,103 now-- that I was a lot of work. 188 00:08:02,206 --> 00:08:03,275 [chuckles] 189 00:08:03,379 --> 00:08:04,620 -I still am. -Mm. 190 00:08:04,724 --> 00:08:06,517 -[chuckles] -[coughing] 191 00:08:08,586 --> 00:08:10,344 But I appreciate you. 192 00:08:11,620 --> 00:08:14,931 For caring enough to put in the effort. 193 00:08:15,034 --> 00:08:16,034 Mm? 194 00:08:17,517 --> 00:08:19,965 I still appreciate you, Peaches. 195 00:08:24,896 --> 00:08:28,206 Andre, what you've done here is truly remarkable. 196 00:08:29,206 --> 00:08:31,137 You've taken a grainy image 197 00:08:31,241 --> 00:08:34,482 from a decades-old newspaper clipping 198 00:08:34,586 --> 00:08:36,586 and make it look like... 199 00:08:36,688 --> 00:08:39,517 it was taken yesterday. 200 00:08:39,620 --> 00:08:40,827 Yeah. 201 00:08:40,931 --> 00:08:42,655 Thanks. 202 00:08:42,758 --> 00:08:45,310 I really wanted to get it right. 203 00:08:45,413 --> 00:08:47,896 I know how much the family looks forward to your Christmas gifts 204 00:08:48,000 --> 00:08:49,172 to Miss Anita. 205 00:08:50,172 --> 00:08:52,448 This takes me back to the... 206 00:08:52,551 --> 00:08:55,620 the day I met the love of my life. 207 00:08:55,724 --> 00:08:59,275 Mmm. I can practically see the fire in our eyes. 208 00:09:00,310 --> 00:09:03,586 I know she's gonna love this picture, too. 209 00:09:03,689 --> 00:09:05,862 And I appreciate you and Dani 210 00:09:05,965 --> 00:09:08,689 keeping it hidden from her for now. 211 00:09:08,793 --> 00:09:10,724 Yeah. It... 212 00:09:10,827 --> 00:09:13,689 You know, maybe we should move the photo to my apartment. 213 00:09:13,793 --> 00:09:15,241 That way, Anita's less likely 214 00:09:15,344 --> 00:09:18,172 to accidentally stumble across it on purpose. 215 00:09:18,275 --> 00:09:20,103 I'll leave that up to you two. 216 00:09:21,103 --> 00:09:25,103 I suppose that's one reason to keep your own place. 217 00:09:25,206 --> 00:09:26,655 Ah. 218 00:09:26,758 --> 00:09:30,206 Dani said you had some questions about my living arrangements. 219 00:09:30,310 --> 00:09:34,137 Hey, I understand everyone does things their way. 220 00:09:34,241 --> 00:09:35,896 -Mm. -And, uh, 221 00:09:36,000 --> 00:09:38,448 if this works for the two of you, 222 00:09:38,551 --> 00:09:39,862 -great. -Yeah. 223 00:09:39,965 --> 00:09:42,068 It sure wouldn't work for me. 224 00:09:42,172 --> 00:09:44,689 From this moment forward, 225 00:09:44,793 --> 00:09:47,965 I wanted to spend as much time as possible 226 00:09:48,068 --> 00:09:49,965 with the woman I love. 227 00:09:51,206 --> 00:09:53,000 You know you can share your feelings with us. 228 00:09:53,103 --> 00:09:56,103 More importantly, we've been through this situation before. 229 00:09:56,206 --> 00:09:57,482 -You have? -Mm-hmm. 230 00:09:57,586 --> 00:10:00,034 I had a mammogram a few years ago, 231 00:10:00,137 --> 00:10:02,379 which turned out to be questionable. 232 00:10:02,482 --> 00:10:04,793 I have dense breast tissue, 233 00:10:04,896 --> 00:10:06,931 which makes it harder to read those tests. 234 00:10:07,034 --> 00:10:11,241 My biopsy results ended up being benign, thank God, 235 00:10:11,344 --> 00:10:12,793 but I definitely know what it's like 236 00:10:12,896 --> 00:10:15,241 to lie awake at night fearing the worst. 237 00:10:15,344 --> 00:10:17,413 Well, I hope you didn't have to go through that alone. 238 00:10:17,517 --> 00:10:20,103 No. I spent the weekend with her 239 00:10:20,206 --> 00:10:21,793 while she waited for her test results, 240 00:10:21,896 --> 00:10:25,034 and we had a Denzel Washington movie marathon... 241 00:10:25,137 --> 00:10:27,551 [chuckles] ...to keep her mind off things. 242 00:10:27,655 --> 00:10:28,793 Mm-hmm. 243 00:10:28,896 --> 00:10:31,758 Well, thank you for being there for Tracy. 244 00:10:31,862 --> 00:10:34,724 -Yeah. -I just feel terrible I wasn't. 245 00:10:34,827 --> 00:10:36,482 Oh, that page has been turned. 246 00:10:37,551 --> 00:10:39,551 All I'm saying is, after all of my fears, 247 00:10:39,655 --> 00:10:41,103 everything turned out fine. 248 00:10:41,206 --> 00:10:42,965 Your sisters are here for you. 249 00:10:44,586 --> 00:10:45,793 And we're going to celebrate 250 00:10:45,896 --> 00:10:48,517 when that test comes back negative. 251 00:10:48,620 --> 00:10:50,965 And if it goes another way, 252 00:10:51,068 --> 00:10:53,551 we'll be here to help you get through it. 253 00:10:53,655 --> 00:10:54,551 Okay? 254 00:10:54,655 --> 00:10:55,793 Thank you. 255 00:10:56,758 --> 00:10:58,517 Thank you both. 256 00:10:58,620 --> 00:10:59,965 It means the world to me. 257 00:11:11,965 --> 00:11:13,862 Where is... Oh. 258 00:11:13,965 --> 00:11:15,241 Ha-ha. 259 00:11:16,413 --> 00:11:19,620 I got this one for Eva when she was an itty bitty. 260 00:11:19,724 --> 00:11:22,034 That child just loved ice skating. 261 00:11:22,137 --> 00:11:24,000 And it didn't matter how many times she fell 262 00:11:24,103 --> 00:11:25,172 on her little behind-- 263 00:11:25,275 --> 00:11:27,793 she would bounce right back up and say, 264 00:11:27,896 --> 00:11:29,379 "I'm okay, Mama. 265 00:11:29,482 --> 00:11:31,620 This was fun." [laughs] 266 00:11:31,724 --> 00:11:34,551 [chuckles] And just like that, 267 00:11:34,655 --> 00:11:37,517 the free rink at the Millennium Park 268 00:11:37,620 --> 00:11:40,827 was our new holiday tradition. 269 00:11:40,931 --> 00:11:41,965 [chuckles softly] 270 00:11:46,517 --> 00:11:48,586 You know you taught me that, Peaches. 271 00:11:50,655 --> 00:11:54,413 You taught me how spending a lot of money 272 00:11:54,517 --> 00:11:56,275 wasn't necessary. 273 00:11:57,689 --> 00:12:01,172 Because you can have a lifelong memory without all that. 274 00:12:03,172 --> 00:12:04,413 But this... 275 00:12:04,517 --> 00:12:06,724 Fairmont Crest Christmas stuff, 276 00:12:06,827 --> 00:12:08,275 it's just not the same. 277 00:12:08,379 --> 00:12:10,379 -[coughs] -Okay? I mean... 278 00:12:10,482 --> 00:12:13,586 [scoffs] ...it's like these bougie folks, 279 00:12:13,689 --> 00:12:17,551 they don't know how to have any real fun. 280 00:12:18,758 --> 00:12:21,965 This year, Eva went to, uh, ice skate 281 00:12:22,068 --> 00:12:23,827 at the country club with her father. 282 00:12:23,931 --> 00:12:25,310 Do you know 283 00:12:25,413 --> 00:12:29,482 they actually put a skating rink out there on the golf course 284 00:12:29,586 --> 00:12:32,413 for a fundraiser for a charity? 285 00:12:32,517 --> 00:12:33,551 Can you believe that? 286 00:12:33,655 --> 00:12:34,689 [chuckles] 287 00:12:35,689 --> 00:12:37,000 And I was there, too. 288 00:12:37,103 --> 00:12:38,344 Mm-hmm. 289 00:12:38,448 --> 00:12:39,655 -As a sponsor. -[coughs] 290 00:12:39,758 --> 00:12:41,068 Yeah, I was... 291 00:12:41,172 --> 00:12:44,275 I was elbowing it up with the rich folks. 292 00:12:44,379 --> 00:12:45,551 [both chuckle] 293 00:12:45,655 --> 00:12:47,586 -[coughing] -But... 294 00:12:47,689 --> 00:12:50,551 I gave Eva some space so she could spend time on the rink 295 00:12:50,655 --> 00:12:52,275 with her father. 296 00:12:52,379 --> 00:12:54,482 Yeah, 'cause Ted never got a chance 297 00:12:54,586 --> 00:12:57,206 to watch her as a child when she was skating. 298 00:12:58,655 --> 00:13:00,689 And seeing my baby girl 299 00:13:00,793 --> 00:13:03,586 all lit up out there on that ice... 300 00:13:03,689 --> 00:13:05,241 [chuckles] It just... 301 00:13:05,344 --> 00:13:07,172 it lit me up. 302 00:13:08,206 --> 00:13:09,931 But... 303 00:13:10,034 --> 00:13:13,000 and I wouldn't admit this to anybody else... 304 00:13:14,000 --> 00:13:15,103 [sighs] 305 00:13:17,344 --> 00:13:18,793 In my heart, 306 00:13:18,896 --> 00:13:20,655 I know that... 307 00:13:20,758 --> 00:13:23,689 that is going to be the new... 308 00:13:23,793 --> 00:13:26,413 holiday tradition for Eva. 309 00:13:27,758 --> 00:13:29,448 And I'll be left 310 00:13:29,551 --> 00:13:31,931 watching from the sidelines. 311 00:13:32,034 --> 00:13:33,413 [coughs] 312 00:13:33,517 --> 00:13:35,896 That's... hogwash. 313 00:13:38,482 --> 00:13:41,137 I'll probably rent out my condo. 314 00:13:41,241 --> 00:13:43,000 I'm not using it much anymore anyway. 315 00:13:44,000 --> 00:13:45,344 Definitely not for meeting up with women, 316 00:13:45,448 --> 00:13:46,896 if that's what you're concerned with. 317 00:13:47,000 --> 00:13:51,068 Oh, I never meant to accuse you of anything along those lines. 318 00:13:51,172 --> 00:13:53,310 It makes sense that you'd go there, 319 00:13:53,413 --> 00:13:56,896 with my reputation and all the things Bill put Dani through. 320 00:13:57,000 --> 00:13:58,275 VERNON: Hmm. 321 00:13:58,379 --> 00:14:00,862 Even before the, uh... 322 00:14:00,965 --> 00:14:03,000 situation with Hayley... 323 00:14:04,034 --> 00:14:06,137 ...Bill had other women. 324 00:14:06,241 --> 00:14:07,620 I saw the signs. 325 00:14:07,724 --> 00:14:10,379 And I think Dani did, too. 326 00:14:10,482 --> 00:14:12,551 Though she never would admit that to me. 327 00:14:12,655 --> 00:14:15,758 And you won't ever have to worry about that with me, sir. 328 00:14:16,724 --> 00:14:18,689 Marriage isn't smooth sailing, 329 00:14:18,793 --> 00:14:20,413 -son. -[chuckles] 330 00:14:20,517 --> 00:14:22,551 Now, that I already know. 331 00:14:22,655 --> 00:14:25,655 Dani is a passionate person, 332 00:14:25,758 --> 00:14:28,103 and I'm not exactly a-- 333 00:14:28,206 --> 00:14:31,034 what do they call it?-- laid-back kind of guy. 334 00:14:31,137 --> 00:14:33,896 So we definitely do argue sometimes. 335 00:14:34,000 --> 00:14:37,068 -I'd be surprised if you didn't. -[chuckles softly] 336 00:14:37,172 --> 00:14:40,275 But I would never disrespect her by cheating on her. 337 00:14:40,379 --> 00:14:42,172 And on that, you have my word. 338 00:14:43,172 --> 00:14:46,689 I know you didn't appreciate when I suggested dating Carlton. 339 00:14:46,793 --> 00:14:48,862 Suggested? More like pressured. 340 00:14:48,965 --> 00:14:50,241 Tomato, tomahto. 341 00:14:50,344 --> 00:14:52,655 But maybe, as a New Year's resolution, 342 00:14:52,758 --> 00:14:55,551 Carlton or that handsome doctor you brought to WinterFest? 343 00:14:55,655 --> 00:14:57,758 -Sissy. -Okay. 344 00:14:57,862 --> 00:15:00,172 A legitimate question is not pressure. 345 00:15:00,275 --> 00:15:01,827 Please explain to me 346 00:15:01,931 --> 00:15:03,724 what is holding you back from dating Carlton. 347 00:15:03,827 --> 00:15:05,931 Actually... 348 00:15:06,034 --> 00:15:06,931 nothing. 349 00:15:07,034 --> 00:15:08,172 We are dating. 350 00:15:08,275 --> 00:15:10,551 Since when? 351 00:15:10,655 --> 00:15:13,206 -About 24 hours ago. -[gasps] 352 00:15:13,310 --> 00:15:15,310 You little...! 353 00:15:15,413 --> 00:15:17,034 All right, I want all the details. 354 00:15:17,137 --> 00:15:20,000 And don't you dare skip over the steamy parts. 355 00:15:26,241 --> 00:15:27,862 You're doing a hell of a job. You have a genuine calling 356 00:15:27,965 --> 00:15:30,137 for nursing. And I don't say this to just anybody, 357 00:15:30,241 --> 00:15:32,310 so just say "thank you" and enjoy it. 358 00:15:32,413 --> 00:15:34,310 Thank you. 359 00:15:34,413 --> 00:15:37,379 Shanice, I may have a calling, but you have a gift. 360 00:15:37,482 --> 00:15:39,827 What you did with Derek was amazing. 361 00:15:39,931 --> 00:15:42,620 You always knew exactly what button to push, 362 00:15:42,724 --> 00:15:45,724 whether it be tough love, or sometimes cajoling, 363 00:15:45,827 --> 00:15:47,862 -sometimes flirtation. -[chuckles] 364 00:15:47,965 --> 00:15:49,310 Not that I'm saying there's anything wrong with that. 365 00:15:49,413 --> 00:15:51,551 It worked. Derek's back on his feet. 366 00:15:51,655 --> 00:15:53,413 And, I don't know, in a weird way, 367 00:15:53,517 --> 00:15:55,344 maybe it made it easier for me to see him flirting 368 00:15:55,448 --> 00:15:57,206 with somebody else. 369 00:15:57,310 --> 00:15:59,034 Made me realize that even if the two of us 370 00:15:59,137 --> 00:16:00,689 weren't gonna work out, 371 00:16:00,793 --> 00:16:03,000 he was eventually gonna be... 372 00:16:03,103 --> 00:16:04,000 just fine. 373 00:16:04,103 --> 00:16:06,965 Stop worrying about Derek. 374 00:16:07,068 --> 00:16:08,517 Somebody's gonna snatch that man up. 375 00:16:08,620 --> 00:16:11,344 You need to concentrate on who you want 376 00:16:11,448 --> 00:16:12,758 in your Christmas stocking. 377 00:16:12,862 --> 00:16:14,172 [chuckles] 378 00:16:15,310 --> 00:16:16,379 -[giggles] -ANITA: I was 379 00:16:16,482 --> 00:16:18,206 just like Tracy. 380 00:16:18,310 --> 00:16:20,793 Up at night, pacing. 381 00:16:20,896 --> 00:16:22,482 Vernon? 382 00:16:22,586 --> 00:16:25,413 I'd wait until after he'd fallen asleep. 383 00:16:25,517 --> 00:16:27,344 Fortunately, he's a heavy sleeper. 384 00:16:27,448 --> 00:16:28,655 [chuckles softly] 385 00:16:28,758 --> 00:16:30,827 I have tried so hard 386 00:16:30,931 --> 00:16:33,137 not to let on that anything is bothering me, 387 00:16:33,241 --> 00:16:34,586 but it has not been easy. 388 00:16:34,689 --> 00:16:36,379 Maybe you should. 389 00:16:36,482 --> 00:16:37,517 I mean, give that man some credit. 390 00:16:37,620 --> 00:16:39,241 He's not gonna fall apart. 391 00:16:39,344 --> 00:16:40,620 I know that. 392 00:16:40,724 --> 00:16:42,310 I know he'd be my rock. 393 00:16:42,413 --> 00:16:43,758 He always has been. 394 00:16:44,862 --> 00:16:47,275 But I also know how I would feel 395 00:16:47,379 --> 00:16:49,344 at the thought of having to spend the rest of my life 396 00:16:49,448 --> 00:16:52,206 without him, and I do not want to put him through that. 397 00:16:52,310 --> 00:16:56,620 Not until and unless it is absolutely necessary. 398 00:16:56,724 --> 00:16:59,241 I think you're not giving him enough credit. 399 00:16:59,344 --> 00:17:00,724 ANITA: Maybe not. 400 00:17:00,827 --> 00:17:04,448 But, you know, those weeks that I was in Chicago 401 00:17:04,550 --> 00:17:07,655 with the two of you, rehearsing for the concert, 402 00:17:07,758 --> 00:17:12,000 that was the longest Vernon and I have been apart in years. 403 00:17:14,000 --> 00:17:15,344 But of course we were in touch. 404 00:17:15,448 --> 00:17:17,550 We talked every day. 405 00:17:18,723 --> 00:17:22,103 But when you've spent decades with someone 406 00:17:22,205 --> 00:17:25,068 and that is the first face you see in the morning 407 00:17:25,172 --> 00:17:28,517 and the last face you see before you close your eyes at night... 408 00:17:30,275 --> 00:17:33,586 ...an empty bed is so strange. 409 00:17:35,758 --> 00:17:39,965 The thought of one of us having to go on without the other, I... 410 00:17:40,068 --> 00:17:41,206 [sniffles] 411 00:17:41,310 --> 00:17:42,965 [exhales] 412 00:17:43,965 --> 00:17:45,931 I'm not telling you not to be scared, 413 00:17:46,034 --> 00:17:47,517 because of course you are... 414 00:17:48,517 --> 00:17:49,862 ...but don't let it take over. 415 00:17:51,448 --> 00:17:52,793 SHARON: You're acting like you already got 416 00:17:52,896 --> 00:17:54,482 a bad diagnosis 417 00:17:54,586 --> 00:17:58,344 when there's every chance that things will go your way, 418 00:17:58,448 --> 00:18:00,482 just like they always have. 419 00:18:01,689 --> 00:18:04,310 Sis, I didn't mean it to come out like that. 420 00:18:04,413 --> 00:18:05,896 I know what you meant. 421 00:18:06,896 --> 00:18:08,034 I came here to cheer you up, 422 00:18:08,137 --> 00:18:10,241 and here I am, sticking my foot in my mouth. 423 00:18:10,344 --> 00:18:12,413 No news there. 424 00:18:12,517 --> 00:18:13,551 Ouch. 425 00:18:13,655 --> 00:18:15,379 ANITA: What? 426 00:18:15,482 --> 00:18:17,241 You think because I'm scared for my life 427 00:18:17,344 --> 00:18:19,068 I'm gonna start biting my tongue? 428 00:18:19,172 --> 00:18:20,379 Girl, please. 429 00:18:20,482 --> 00:18:22,482 [laughing] 430 00:18:25,448 --> 00:18:27,034 A carpet picnic? 431 00:18:27,137 --> 00:18:28,344 Thank you. 432 00:18:28,448 --> 00:18:30,275 Is that some euphemism I don't know? 433 00:18:30,379 --> 00:18:32,793 It is exactly what it sounds like. 434 00:18:32,896 --> 00:18:36,172 We had a picnic on the floor of my living room. 435 00:18:36,275 --> 00:18:38,793 He brought over a holiday feast, and... 436 00:18:38,896 --> 00:18:40,965 it was complete with little decorations. 437 00:18:41,068 --> 00:18:44,137 Does not sound very exciting so far. 438 00:18:44,241 --> 00:18:45,724 Nothing else on the menu? 439 00:18:45,827 --> 00:18:47,344 Not the way you mean. 440 00:18:47,448 --> 00:18:48,724 We've known each other forever, 441 00:18:48,827 --> 00:18:50,586 and he wanted it to be new for us. 442 00:18:50,689 --> 00:18:52,413 And it was wonderful. 443 00:18:52,517 --> 00:18:54,931 New food, new music, new wine. 444 00:18:55,034 --> 00:18:56,310 You said it was a date. 445 00:18:56,413 --> 00:18:58,068 What else happened on this boring picnic? 446 00:18:58,172 --> 00:18:59,344 Did he at least kiss you? 447 00:18:59,448 --> 00:19:00,517 No. 448 00:19:00,620 --> 00:19:02,620 Okay, give me the man's number. 449 00:19:02,724 --> 00:19:04,000 I need to talk to him. 450 00:19:05,068 --> 00:19:06,896 I... 451 00:19:07,000 --> 00:19:08,413 -kissed him. -Ah! 452 00:19:08,517 --> 00:19:10,931 -[giggling] -Okay! 453 00:19:11,034 --> 00:19:12,689 That's what I'm talking about. 454 00:19:12,793 --> 00:19:14,241 Now we're getting somewhere. 455 00:19:15,931 --> 00:19:18,448 I hope I can be frank with you, Andre. 456 00:19:18,551 --> 00:19:19,862 Of course. 457 00:19:19,965 --> 00:19:22,448 I think the fact that I'm with your daughter-- 458 00:19:22,551 --> 00:19:23,758 who puts it all out there-- 459 00:19:23,862 --> 00:19:26,551 proves that I am okay with the truth. 460 00:19:26,655 --> 00:19:29,862 Well, I'm afraid that even if Bill has moved on 461 00:19:29,965 --> 00:19:31,793 with someone else, 462 00:19:31,896 --> 00:19:34,344 his pride can't take the fact 463 00:19:34,448 --> 00:19:37,517 that his ex-wife has moved on, too. 464 00:19:37,620 --> 00:19:41,413 Hmm. Well, my heart isn't exactly bleeding for him, sir. 465 00:19:41,517 --> 00:19:42,724 [chuckles] Well, 466 00:19:42,827 --> 00:19:44,862 no one's is. 467 00:19:45,862 --> 00:19:47,413 But that doesn't keep him from falling back 468 00:19:47,517 --> 00:19:48,931 into his old habits. 469 00:19:49,034 --> 00:19:49,931 Yeah. 470 00:19:50,034 --> 00:19:52,241 I think you probably have seen 471 00:19:52,344 --> 00:19:55,896 for yourself how conciliatory and attentive he's been 472 00:19:56,000 --> 00:19:57,965 towards Dani lately. 473 00:19:59,689 --> 00:20:01,965 Oh, yeah, trying to be the center of her world again. 474 00:20:02,931 --> 00:20:04,724 But what's even a bigger deal than that 475 00:20:04,827 --> 00:20:06,862 is Hayley noticed it, too. 476 00:20:06,965 --> 00:20:07,862 She has? 477 00:20:07,965 --> 00:20:09,379 Oh, yeah. 478 00:20:09,482 --> 00:20:11,310 And she's been crystal clear about not liking it. 479 00:20:12,310 --> 00:20:13,793 For better or for worse, 480 00:20:13,896 --> 00:20:16,413 Bill married the female version of himself. 481 00:20:16,517 --> 00:20:18,241 She'll know how to rein him in. 482 00:20:18,344 --> 00:20:20,620 I wouldn't leave it up to Hayley. 483 00:20:21,620 --> 00:20:24,137 Not when you have so much to lose. 484 00:20:30,931 --> 00:20:32,586 I have something for you. 485 00:20:33,724 --> 00:20:35,068 No, I'm not ready. 486 00:20:35,172 --> 00:20:36,965 We shouldn't exchange gifts until the one I ordered you 487 00:20:37,068 --> 00:20:37,965 -comes in. -[chuckles] 488 00:20:38,068 --> 00:20:39,620 I promise it's not a big deal. 489 00:20:39,724 --> 00:20:42,172 It's just... a little something that made me think of you. 490 00:20:42,275 --> 00:20:43,862 [exhales] 491 00:20:48,551 --> 00:20:50,172 -What? -[chuckles softly] 492 00:20:51,344 --> 00:20:53,896 Uh, is there something in this? 493 00:20:54,000 --> 00:20:56,068 It's just hand cream and a foot roller. 494 00:20:56,172 --> 00:20:57,068 Are you sure? 495 00:20:57,172 --> 00:20:58,172 Because this is a hospital. 496 00:20:58,275 --> 00:20:59,241 That's the idea-- 497 00:20:59,344 --> 00:21:01,000 for people to be afraid of it. 498 00:21:01,103 --> 00:21:03,034 I remember how your last lunch box was stolen 499 00:21:03,137 --> 00:21:04,586 from the break room. 500 00:21:04,689 --> 00:21:06,241 It's not gonna happen with that one. 501 00:21:07,689 --> 00:21:10,000 Well, it's incredibly twisted. 502 00:21:10,103 --> 00:21:11,724 -Mm-hmm. [chuckles] -And I love it. 503 00:21:11,827 --> 00:21:14,137 -Merry Christmas. Mm-hmm. -Thank you. [chuckles] 504 00:21:15,310 --> 00:21:17,068 Is that a warning? 505 00:21:17,172 --> 00:21:18,758 It is. 506 00:21:19,724 --> 00:21:21,103 But I'm not bringing up Bill 507 00:21:21,206 --> 00:21:24,379 because I don't believe in your marriage to Dani. 508 00:21:24,482 --> 00:21:26,862 -Mm. -Now, I've seen enough 509 00:21:26,965 --> 00:21:28,689 of the two of you together 510 00:21:28,793 --> 00:21:31,896 to know how happy you make my daughter. 511 00:21:32,000 --> 00:21:34,103 And she makes me just as happy. 512 00:21:34,206 --> 00:21:37,275 Yeah. That's why I'm rooting for the two of you to make it. 513 00:21:38,275 --> 00:21:40,827 [sighs] Dani and I have a lot more in common 514 00:21:40,931 --> 00:21:42,448 than people think. 515 00:21:42,551 --> 00:21:43,965 When it comes to marriage, 516 00:21:44,068 --> 00:21:46,517 I had the same kind of role model she did. 517 00:21:46,620 --> 00:21:48,034 [chuckles]: Yeah. 518 00:21:48,137 --> 00:21:51,965 I remember Stan and Iris at family gatherings. 519 00:21:52,068 --> 00:21:52,965 Yeah. 520 00:21:53,068 --> 00:21:56,172 Yeah, I could always see clearly 521 00:21:56,275 --> 00:21:58,620 how they enjoyed each other's company, 522 00:21:58,724 --> 00:22:01,758 -how they respected each other. -[chuckles softly] 523 00:22:01,862 --> 00:22:04,620 Yeah. When you grow up around that kind of love, 524 00:22:04,724 --> 00:22:06,172 you see it every day, 525 00:22:06,275 --> 00:22:07,965 that becomes your standard, 526 00:22:08,068 --> 00:22:09,931 what you expect for yourself. 527 00:22:11,310 --> 00:22:14,827 That could be the reason Dani and I took so long 528 00:22:14,931 --> 00:22:17,620 to get over our... our stuff. 529 00:22:17,724 --> 00:22:19,965 Because she'd lost faith that... 530 00:22:20,068 --> 00:22:22,655 a relationship like this was still possible for her. 531 00:22:22,758 --> 00:22:25,758 -Mm. -And I didn't want to settle for less, so... 532 00:22:25,862 --> 00:22:28,103 But, hey, we managed to find that in each other. 533 00:22:28,206 --> 00:22:29,655 -Hmm. -Mm. 534 00:22:29,758 --> 00:22:32,000 -That delights my heart. -[chuckles softly] 535 00:22:32,103 --> 00:22:34,482 Listen, I-I'm not ignoring Bill. 536 00:22:34,586 --> 00:22:36,206 I know the history. 537 00:22:36,310 --> 00:22:37,482 But... 538 00:22:38,448 --> 00:22:39,793 ...if I may, 539 00:22:39,896 --> 00:22:42,862 what she and I have is so different from what they had. 540 00:22:42,965 --> 00:22:46,862 She's told me more than once how she feels literally lighter now, 541 00:22:46,965 --> 00:22:48,620 not living with all of that tension 542 00:22:48,724 --> 00:22:50,517 and that-- the distrust. 543 00:22:51,551 --> 00:22:53,206 So I think that Bill is gonna find out, 544 00:22:53,310 --> 00:22:56,172 if he hasn't already, that he no longer has the same pull 545 00:22:56,275 --> 00:22:57,862 -he had on her. -Hmm. 546 00:22:58,827 --> 00:23:00,620 You have no idea 547 00:23:00,724 --> 00:23:04,000 how much I am hoping that you're right. 548 00:23:06,103 --> 00:23:09,655 I know it wasn't the first time we kissed, but... 549 00:23:09,758 --> 00:23:11,137 this... 550 00:23:11,241 --> 00:23:12,517 this was special. 551 00:23:12,620 --> 00:23:14,689 Maybe because you initiated it. 552 00:23:14,793 --> 00:23:17,862 He wasn't just sitting there, still. 553 00:23:17,965 --> 00:23:19,206 It was pretty damn nice. 554 00:23:19,310 --> 00:23:20,206 I knew it. 555 00:23:20,310 --> 00:23:21,965 I feel so vindicated. 556 00:23:22,068 --> 00:23:25,275 I do the kissing and you get the glory. Typical. 557 00:23:25,379 --> 00:23:27,758 You just hate that I was right about you two. 558 00:23:27,862 --> 00:23:29,724 I hope you're bringing him to my party later. 559 00:23:29,827 --> 00:23:31,482 Uh, I think it's a little too soon 560 00:23:31,586 --> 00:23:33,689 to run him through the Dupree family gauntlet. 561 00:23:33,793 --> 00:23:34,862 Stop talking nonsense. 562 00:23:34,965 --> 00:23:36,551 We've all known Carlton for years. 563 00:23:36,655 --> 00:23:38,310 And I was just with Kyle at WinterFest. 564 00:23:38,413 --> 00:23:40,413 You don't think that there are gonna be questions about that? 565 00:23:40,517 --> 00:23:41,586 And the answer would be? 566 00:23:41,689 --> 00:23:43,137 Exploring my options. 567 00:23:43,241 --> 00:23:45,482 Don't give me that look. 568 00:23:45,586 --> 00:23:46,793 We all knew Andre, too, 569 00:23:46,896 --> 00:23:48,275 but it was a completely different thing 570 00:23:48,379 --> 00:23:51,448 when he started showing up to family events as your lover. 571 00:23:51,551 --> 00:23:54,103 Wait, are you holding out on me? 572 00:23:54,206 --> 00:23:55,620 Are you and Carlton lovers? 573 00:23:55,724 --> 00:23:58,206 I knew "carpet picnic" meant something else. 574 00:23:58,310 --> 00:23:59,896 I am just making a point. 575 00:24:00,000 --> 00:24:03,103 And now you are making my point for me. 576 00:24:03,206 --> 00:24:05,103 I am not gonna subject poor Carlton 577 00:24:05,206 --> 00:24:07,793 to a bunch of prying eyes and questions. 578 00:24:07,896 --> 00:24:10,344 I am pretty sure "poor Carlton" would be thrilled 579 00:24:10,448 --> 00:24:12,000 to be the man on your arm. 580 00:24:12,103 --> 00:24:13,379 And it's not like I'm having a press conference. 581 00:24:13,482 --> 00:24:14,413 It's just family. 582 00:24:14,517 --> 00:24:16,000 And not even the whole family. 583 00:24:16,103 --> 00:24:18,206 Mother and Daddy, my girls, 584 00:24:18,310 --> 00:24:21,413 Kat-- who doesn't want to go to Martin's because Eva will... 585 00:24:24,137 --> 00:24:26,931 Wait, is that why you're hiding your relationship? 586 00:24:27,034 --> 00:24:29,827 I am not hiding my relationship. 587 00:24:29,931 --> 00:24:33,655 I know Kat has had a hard time adjusting to the disruptions. 588 00:24:34,931 --> 00:24:36,172 Are you worried she'll be upset 589 00:24:36,275 --> 00:24:38,000 when she finds out you're dating? 590 00:24:41,482 --> 00:24:42,482 Thank you both so much. 591 00:24:42,586 --> 00:24:44,482 You have already been so much help. 592 00:24:44,586 --> 00:24:46,827 If you hadn't've come, I would have been driving myself crazy 593 00:24:46,931 --> 00:24:48,275 with all kinds of thoughts. 594 00:24:48,379 --> 00:24:50,827 Well, I have the cure for that. 595 00:24:50,931 --> 00:24:54,137 I say we start off with Much Ado About Nothing. 596 00:24:54,241 --> 00:24:55,862 -Denzel and Shakespeare? -[chuckles] 597 00:24:55,965 --> 00:24:58,137 Doesn't get any better than that. 598 00:24:58,241 --> 00:25:00,275 Now, speak for yourself. I like a good action movie. 599 00:25:00,379 --> 00:25:03,448 And Denzel was fine in Training Day. 600 00:25:03,551 --> 00:25:05,413 -ANITA: Fact. -[laughs] And he got an Oscar 601 00:25:05,517 --> 00:25:06,793 for that, too. Another one. 602 00:25:06,896 --> 00:25:08,689 Why don't we let Anita make the call? 603 00:25:08,793 --> 00:25:10,241 -It's her house. -Oh, no, no, no. 604 00:25:10,344 --> 00:25:11,689 I'm-a let you two work that out. 605 00:25:11,793 --> 00:25:13,275 I'll be in charge of the popcorn. 606 00:25:13,379 --> 00:25:15,379 -[chuckles] -Okay. And don't forget to put pepper on it. 607 00:25:15,482 --> 00:25:16,482 Do I ever? 608 00:25:16,586 --> 00:25:19,000 -No. -[phone buzzing] 609 00:25:28,275 --> 00:25:29,586 Hello? 610 00:25:30,551 --> 00:25:31,586 Yes. 611 00:25:33,275 --> 00:25:34,620 I'll be there. 612 00:25:37,379 --> 00:25:39,931 My biopsy results have come in. 613 00:25:40,034 --> 00:25:43,310 And Dr. Ahn wants me to come into her office 614 00:25:43,413 --> 00:25:45,448 so we can go over it in person. 615 00:25:51,862 --> 00:25:55,068 Oh! Look at this festive room. 616 00:25:55,172 --> 00:25:57,103 So cheery. 617 00:25:57,206 --> 00:25:58,931 You know, not every patient has 618 00:25:59,034 --> 00:26:01,689 Christmas decorations like this in their room, Miss Evans. 619 00:26:01,793 --> 00:26:02,724 You can look around and see 620 00:26:02,827 --> 00:26:04,758 how much your family cares about you. 621 00:26:04,862 --> 00:26:05,896 [chuckles] 622 00:26:06,862 --> 00:26:08,241 Hello. 623 00:26:08,344 --> 00:26:13,551 Mm. So, no regulations against plants when you bring them? 624 00:26:14,517 --> 00:26:15,965 That plant is fake. 625 00:26:16,068 --> 00:26:17,724 No risk or pollen or anything else 626 00:26:17,827 --> 00:26:19,758 that might affect her breathing. 627 00:26:19,862 --> 00:26:21,655 If you say so. 628 00:26:23,758 --> 00:26:25,448 A patient was discharged earlier 629 00:26:25,551 --> 00:26:27,275 and asked me to find it a good home, 630 00:26:27,379 --> 00:26:29,965 so I thought your mother may enjoy it. 631 00:26:30,068 --> 00:26:33,310 -Thank you. -You're very welcome. 632 00:26:33,413 --> 00:26:36,482 I don't want to interrupt your visit, so I'll leave you to it. 633 00:26:36,586 --> 00:26:38,310 And you let me know if you need anything, okay? 634 00:26:38,413 --> 00:26:39,586 -Mm-hmm. -Mm-hmm. 635 00:26:46,241 --> 00:26:48,172 What? 636 00:26:49,413 --> 00:26:50,379 All right. 637 00:26:50,482 --> 00:26:53,413 I mean, she may have her good points. 638 00:26:53,517 --> 00:26:54,758 Hmph. 639 00:26:56,448 --> 00:26:58,068 I should get going. I have to pick up the tree 640 00:26:58,172 --> 00:26:59,586 for Dani's party. 641 00:26:59,689 --> 00:27:01,137 Uh... 642 00:27:01,241 --> 00:27:02,724 Whose party? 643 00:27:02,827 --> 00:27:04,103 Our party. 644 00:27:04,206 --> 00:27:06,241 Our first Christmas party together as a married couple. 645 00:27:06,344 --> 00:27:08,448 -There you go. -[chuckles] 646 00:27:08,551 --> 00:27:10,862 So are you and Miss Anita still planning to come? 647 00:27:10,965 --> 00:27:12,448 -We're looking forward to it. -All right. 648 00:27:12,551 --> 00:27:15,551 We do need to stop by Martin and Smitty's, too. 649 00:27:15,655 --> 00:27:17,482 -Mm. -We're very popular 650 00:27:17,586 --> 00:27:19,034 -this time of year. -[chuckles] 651 00:27:19,137 --> 00:27:20,482 Hey, it wouldn't be Christmas without you. 652 00:27:20,586 --> 00:27:21,689 [Vernon chuckles] 653 00:27:23,724 --> 00:27:26,931 Thank you for your great work on that print. 654 00:27:27,034 --> 00:27:29,758 And thank my daughter for her input. 655 00:27:29,862 --> 00:27:32,448 Oh, yeah. I'll be sure to give my wife your message. 656 00:27:32,551 --> 00:27:34,034 [Vernon chuckles] 657 00:27:37,827 --> 00:27:40,586 I don't need my daughter's approval to date. 658 00:27:40,689 --> 00:27:42,206 And she likes Carlton. She enjoyed 659 00:27:42,310 --> 00:27:44,586 working with him when she managed the clinic. 660 00:27:44,689 --> 00:27:46,551 But you are right. 661 00:27:46,655 --> 00:27:49,827 Me dating would be another big adjustment for her to make. 662 00:27:49,931 --> 00:27:52,034 I do need to be sensitive to that. 663 00:27:52,137 --> 00:27:55,551 How many times have I been right today so far? 664 00:27:55,655 --> 00:27:57,034 Too many. 665 00:27:57,137 --> 00:27:58,344 Have I mentioned 666 00:27:58,448 --> 00:28:00,172 how happy I am that you're throwing this party? 667 00:28:00,275 --> 00:28:03,206 And not just for my own selfish reasons. 668 00:28:03,310 --> 00:28:05,310 I really would rather not be at Martin's 669 00:28:05,413 --> 00:28:08,103 making awkward small talk with Ted. 670 00:28:08,206 --> 00:28:10,689 But I'm also glad for Andre's sake. 671 00:28:10,793 --> 00:28:12,931 Whenever he would be in town for the holidays, 672 00:28:13,034 --> 00:28:14,862 he'd come to our house for Christmas. 673 00:28:14,965 --> 00:28:17,724 Now he's not just attending but he's hosting. 674 00:28:17,827 --> 00:28:19,103 With you. 675 00:28:19,206 --> 00:28:21,517 It must mean so much to him. 676 00:28:21,620 --> 00:28:23,000 I hope so. 677 00:28:23,103 --> 00:28:25,068 That's the main point for me. 678 00:28:25,172 --> 00:28:26,965 I kind of blew it on Thanksgiving, 679 00:28:27,068 --> 00:28:29,965 but I am definitely going to give my husband 680 00:28:30,068 --> 00:28:32,586 a spectacular Christmas. 681 00:28:39,137 --> 00:28:40,482 [grunts] 682 00:28:40,586 --> 00:28:43,827 Oh! Now it is starting 683 00:28:43,931 --> 00:28:45,827 to feel like Christmas! 684 00:28:45,931 --> 00:28:48,517 Thank you for handling the tree for us. 685 00:28:48,620 --> 00:28:49,758 Our tree. 686 00:28:50,758 --> 00:28:54,034 Although I got to say that it's a lot more unique 687 00:28:54,137 --> 00:28:55,793 than I thought. 688 00:28:55,896 --> 00:28:57,862 -Unique is us. -Yeah, it is. 689 00:28:59,103 --> 00:29:00,517 Did Daddy like the picture? 690 00:29:00,620 --> 00:29:02,551 He did. He was very grateful to us both. 691 00:29:02,655 --> 00:29:04,586 -Mm. -I'm glad of that. 692 00:29:04,689 --> 00:29:06,896 -Mm. -And thank you for offering to hide it at your place. 693 00:29:07,000 --> 00:29:08,172 -I just... -I get it. 694 00:29:08,275 --> 00:29:09,551 [chuckles] You have your own system. 695 00:29:09,655 --> 00:29:11,000 -Yeah. -Yeah. 696 00:29:11,103 --> 00:29:12,586 The print is on the bed. 697 00:29:12,689 --> 00:29:14,517 And you can put it back into its hiding 698 00:29:14,620 --> 00:29:15,793 before your mom comes over. 699 00:29:15,896 --> 00:29:17,689 I will get right to that. 700 00:29:19,137 --> 00:29:20,896 Um, and if you could just... 701 00:29:21,000 --> 00:29:23,689 take two minutes before you join me. 702 00:29:23,793 --> 00:29:26,206 Oh. So why do you need me in your bedroom? 703 00:29:27,275 --> 00:29:30,965 Hmm? To help you with all the, uh, presents? 704 00:29:31,068 --> 00:29:33,344 I-I was thinking, uh, more along the lines 705 00:29:33,448 --> 00:29:36,206 of unwrapping the presents. 706 00:29:37,206 --> 00:29:39,034 Set timer for exactly two minutes. 707 00:29:39,137 --> 00:29:40,068 DANI: Mm. 708 00:29:40,172 --> 00:29:42,482 [moans] 709 00:29:44,206 --> 00:29:45,724 Ooh. 710 00:29:45,827 --> 00:29:47,344 [imitates timer going off] 711 00:29:53,862 --> 00:29:55,655 Hey, Carlton. 712 00:29:55,758 --> 00:29:58,034 How's your day going? Any plans for tonight? 713 00:30:00,206 --> 00:30:02,310 A Christmas pageant sounds lovely. 714 00:30:02,413 --> 00:30:04,965 I'm sure your niece will be delighted to see you there. 715 00:30:05,068 --> 00:30:07,241 No doubt she will make an adorable sheep. 716 00:30:08,241 --> 00:30:10,310 Yeah, yeah, I-I'm busy, too. 717 00:30:10,413 --> 00:30:12,724 I just have a family thing to do. 718 00:30:12,827 --> 00:30:14,379 I was just checking in. 719 00:30:14,482 --> 00:30:15,758 We can talk tomorrow. 720 00:30:16,724 --> 00:30:18,413 Okay. Bye. 721 00:30:21,241 --> 00:30:22,448 [sighs] 722 00:30:31,724 --> 00:30:33,206 Ted. 723 00:30:33,310 --> 00:30:34,448 -Oh, hi, Dana. -Hey. 724 00:30:34,551 --> 00:30:35,517 You're visiting Peaches? 725 00:30:35,620 --> 00:30:36,551 I am. 726 00:30:36,655 --> 00:30:38,137 I just left her room. 727 00:30:38,241 --> 00:30:39,413 And I'm happy to say 728 00:30:39,517 --> 00:30:41,655 that she has gotten some of her spark back. 729 00:30:41,758 --> 00:30:43,965 -Aw. -Yeah. I mean, she's always been a fighter, 730 00:30:44,068 --> 00:30:45,275 -but... -Mm. 731 00:30:45,379 --> 00:30:47,275 ...now I look at her 732 00:30:47,379 --> 00:30:49,793 and I just see that spirit again 733 00:30:49,896 --> 00:30:51,448 -when I look in her eyes, you know? -Mm. 734 00:30:51,551 --> 00:30:53,172 I'm really glad to hear that. 735 00:30:53,275 --> 00:30:54,827 Well, thanks to you, of course, 736 00:30:54,931 --> 00:30:56,655 for getting that clinical trial. 737 00:30:56,758 --> 00:30:58,103 Well, wasn't just me. 738 00:30:58,206 --> 00:31:00,103 And of course the part that was me 739 00:31:00,206 --> 00:31:02,344 was just me doing my job. 740 00:31:02,448 --> 00:31:04,827 You went above and beyond. 741 00:31:04,931 --> 00:31:09,448 And I want you to know that I really sincerely appreciate it. 742 00:31:09,551 --> 00:31:12,793 I mean, looks like Peaches is going to see 743 00:31:12,896 --> 00:31:14,620 -another Christmas. -Mm. 744 00:31:14,724 --> 00:31:15,965 Thanks to you. 745 00:31:17,000 --> 00:31:18,655 I was happy to help. Yeah. 746 00:31:19,655 --> 00:31:21,241 Yeah. 747 00:31:21,344 --> 00:31:25,000 So, what are your plans for tonight? 748 00:31:25,103 --> 00:31:28,241 I'm heading over to Martin's for a tree-trimming party. 749 00:31:28,344 --> 00:31:30,103 Ooh, a par-tay. 750 00:31:30,206 --> 00:31:31,655 Well, if you need a date, 751 00:31:31,758 --> 00:31:35,758 I'll be more than happy to oblige. [chuckles softly] 752 00:31:35,862 --> 00:31:38,172 Sorry, Dana, I already have a date. 753 00:31:38,275 --> 00:31:39,172 Who? 754 00:31:39,275 --> 00:31:40,689 Shanice? 755 00:31:40,793 --> 00:31:42,758 Nope. Eva. 756 00:31:42,862 --> 00:31:44,689 I asked her yesterday to come with me. 757 00:31:44,793 --> 00:31:49,137 But, uh, it could still be the three of us together. 758 00:31:49,241 --> 00:31:53,000 Right? Like what we did, uh, on Thanksgiving. 759 00:31:54,000 --> 00:31:56,241 Honestly, things have been on a seesaw with my kids 760 00:31:56,344 --> 00:31:57,482 for the past few months. We're just now getting 761 00:31:57,586 --> 00:32:00,206 on normal footing since I divorced their mother. 762 00:32:00,310 --> 00:32:02,827 Showing up with the woman I once had an affair with... 763 00:32:02,931 --> 00:32:04,655 -Mm. -...who they see lit the match 764 00:32:04,758 --> 00:32:06,517 -that torched their family-- -Okay. Okay. 765 00:32:06,620 --> 00:32:09,034 That was a million years ago, Ted. A million. 766 00:32:09,137 --> 00:32:10,620 Everybody needs to just go ahead 767 00:32:10,724 --> 00:32:12,655 and get over it already, 768 00:32:12,758 --> 00:32:15,034 especially Nicole and her family. 769 00:32:15,137 --> 00:32:17,896 Oh, and news flash-- you are not the only one in that family 770 00:32:18,000 --> 00:32:19,068 who had an affair. 771 00:32:20,103 --> 00:32:21,137 You mean Bill? 772 00:32:21,241 --> 00:32:22,586 They haven't forgiven him, either, 773 00:32:22,689 --> 00:32:23,724 let alone forgot about what he did. 774 00:32:23,827 --> 00:32:24,827 They've circled their wagons with him 775 00:32:24,931 --> 00:32:25,827 -and his new-- -Okay, I am not 776 00:32:25,931 --> 00:32:27,793 talking about Bill Hamilton. 777 00:32:30,206 --> 00:32:31,413 Then who? 778 00:32:34,862 --> 00:32:36,310 [quietly]: Vernon. 779 00:32:37,827 --> 00:32:39,103 Vernon? 780 00:32:39,206 --> 00:32:40,655 [whispers]: Vernon. 781 00:32:40,758 --> 00:32:44,103 Okay, y-you're saying Vernon Dupree 782 00:32:44,206 --> 00:32:45,586 had an affair? 783 00:32:45,689 --> 00:32:48,931 No. I'm saying Vernon Dupree 784 00:32:49,034 --> 00:32:50,862 is having an affair. 785 00:32:50,965 --> 00:32:53,000 -Present tense. -With... 786 00:32:54,896 --> 00:32:56,793 With who? 787 00:32:56,896 --> 00:32:58,586 One of the Articulettes. 788 00:32:59,689 --> 00:33:02,000 And I don't mean his wife. 789 00:33:03,172 --> 00:33:04,689 [scoffs] 790 00:33:10,103 --> 00:33:12,103 [phone buzzing] 791 00:33:27,137 --> 00:33:28,275 Sharon. 792 00:33:28,379 --> 00:33:29,862 Vernon. Hi. 793 00:33:29,965 --> 00:33:31,551 I just wanted to let you know I'm in town. 794 00:33:31,655 --> 00:33:34,724 [chuckles] This is totally unexpected. 795 00:33:34,827 --> 00:33:36,827 Well, I thought we could squeeze in one more visit 796 00:33:36,931 --> 00:33:38,793 -before the holiday. -[chuckles, stammers] 797 00:33:38,896 --> 00:33:39,793 You should have 798 00:33:39,896 --> 00:33:41,689 called me first. 799 00:33:41,793 --> 00:33:44,275 I have a lot of family obligations 800 00:33:44,379 --> 00:33:45,862 around this time now. 801 00:33:45,965 --> 00:33:47,379 I-I-I may not 802 00:33:47,482 --> 00:33:48,448 be able to get away. 803 00:33:48,551 --> 00:33:50,137 You know, I was wondering 804 00:33:50,241 --> 00:33:53,275 if you might be rethinking our whole arrangement. 805 00:33:53,379 --> 00:33:55,551 Don't worry. 806 00:33:55,655 --> 00:33:59,827 All right. I-I'll find a way to make something happen. 807 00:33:59,931 --> 00:34:01,000 Good. 808 00:34:02,000 --> 00:34:04,862 Let me know what time works best for you. 809 00:34:04,965 --> 00:34:06,448 -All right. -TRACY: Who are you 810 00:34:06,551 --> 00:34:07,586 talking to? 811 00:34:08,827 --> 00:34:10,516 Just a telemarketer. 812 00:34:11,551 --> 00:34:14,103 Nobody whispers to a telemarketer. 813 00:34:15,103 --> 00:34:17,275 What's really going on, Sharon? 814 00:34:24,757 --> 00:34:26,655 [door opens] 815 00:34:32,206 --> 00:34:33,896 I appreciate you coming in. 816 00:34:34,862 --> 00:34:35,931 I didn't want to have this conversation 817 00:34:36,034 --> 00:34:37,206 over the phone. It's important 818 00:34:37,310 --> 00:34:40,620 that we discuss this sooner rather than later. 819 00:34:41,655 --> 00:34:43,724 I take it that means the results... 820 00:34:43,827 --> 00:34:45,551 are not good. 821 00:34:45,655 --> 00:34:47,551 I'm afraid not. 822 00:34:48,620 --> 00:34:51,965 The biopsy confirmed you have breast cancer. 823 00:35:03,379 --> 00:35:04,517 What if she tells Anita? 824 00:35:04,620 --> 00:35:08,172 She claimed she can keep it quiet for now. 825 00:35:08,275 --> 00:35:10,827 -But can you trust her? -Oh, hell no. 826 00:35:10,931 --> 00:35:14,275 -Merry Christmas, Ted. [chuckles] -Merry Christmas, everyone! 827 00:35:14,379 --> 00:35:15,379 What's a woman like you want? 828 00:35:15,482 --> 00:35:16,827 What everyone wants. 829 00:35:18,793 --> 00:35:21,965 Just remember-- Duprees aren't your family anymore. 830 00:35:22,068 --> 00:35:23,379 I am. 831 00:35:23,482 --> 00:35:24,965 What is that horrible-looking thing? 832 00:35:25,068 --> 00:35:27,000 [laughter] 833 00:35:28,000 --> 00:35:29,620 Cancer? 834 00:35:29,724 --> 00:35:32,206 I want to see them all year. 835 00:35:32,310 --> 00:35:33,758 Our children, 836 00:35:33,862 --> 00:35:35,724 our grandchildren, 837 00:35:35,827 --> 00:35:37,344 their children. I want this 838 00:35:37,448 --> 00:35:40,827 to be the best damned Dupree Christmas ever. 839 00:35:47,103 --> 00:35:50,034 Captioning sponsored by CBS 840 00:35:50,137 --> 00:35:53,103 Captioned by Media Access Group at WGBH access.wgbh.org