"Keats, where you going?" "Go back to sleep." "Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa." "I know you can't be doing any last-minute Christmas shopping." "You buy all your gifts in September." "I really should go, that's all." "Wait a minute." "Wait a minute." "You know, it's no secret that we sleep together." "You don't have to keep sneaking out of here at the crack of dawn." "I..." "I'm sorry." "I know." "I-I..." "I don't know what it is." "It just... it just makes me feel uncomfortable." "I feel like I did when my mom caught me kissing my boyfriend in the eighth grade." "You're not in the eighth grade anymore." "I know." "I know." "So why don't you come back in here?" "There's a little Walsh holiday tradition" "I think you should know about." "It's kind of fun." "It's a little game." "Brandon?" "Brandon, honey, are you up?" "Did you hear that?" "Of course I did." "Someone just knocked on your door." "Brandon?" "Who is that?" "You're not going to believe it, because I don't." "Uh, hang on a second, Mom!" "Your mother?" "Oh, my God!" "This is worse than eighth grade." "Brandon, honey, are you up?" "Hang on!" "Surprise!" "Mom, what are you doing here?" "I'm home for the holidays." "Oh, Brandon," "I'm so sorry." "You have company." "Yeah." "Mom, this is, uh, Susan Keats." "Susan, this is my..." " my mom." " How do you do, Susan?" "Well, at the moment, I'm-I'm rather mortified." "But nice to meet you." "I'm so sorry." "I'll be in the kitchen." "Where's Dad?" "To tell you the truth, Brandon, right now, I don't know." "You know, I love what you've done with the house." "You've really held down the fort for us." "Mom, what's going on?" "I don't exactly know." "I just had to get out of there." "Why?" "Your father and I haven't been getting on very well." "What do you mean?" "Brandon, Dad loves it in Hong Kong." "This job has given him a new lease on life." "I haven't seen him this happy since he was 20 years old." "So what's the problem?" "I'm what's the problem." "He's doing great, Brandon, but I have no life." "You can only tour Tiger Balm Gardens so many times." "So, your father booked us on a holiday cruise with his boss." "I told him I wanted to have Christmas with you." "We fought about it." "Said he was going with or without me." "So here I am." "I don't know what to say." "I don't know either." "Except I'm sorry." "Seem to be saying that a lot." "But you're going back, right?" "I don't really know." "Right now, I don't know anything." "Hey, there he is." "There's my boy." "A little late as usual, but he's here." "Steve-o, thanks for coming down." " No problem." "What's up?" " Listen, I have some special last-minute gifts that have to go out, and, uh, your dad said you wouldn't mind." " Not at all." " Okay, good." "The boxes are in the trunk of my car." "Now, every one of them has got a tag with a name and address on it." "I told the parking attendant you'd be picking them up." " Can you handle that?" " Sure." "Good." "Knew I could count on you, Stevie." "I'm gonna hit a few practice balls." "See you on the tee in ten?" " You got it." " Okay." "You could have at least asked me first." "I had plans today." "Will you stop whining?" "What do you think it takes to get ahead in this business?" "You got to go that extra mile." "Dad, it's Christmas Eve." "That is the extra mile." "You're like Scrooge, you know that?" "Will you stop it?" "Will you do yourself a favor and do Scott a favor, deliver the gifts?" "And, uh, don't screw up as usual, will you?" "I got a game to win." "Excuse me." "See you later." "What do you think?" " It's wonderful." " Thanks." "I hope David likes it." "But I still think we should have done it in the nude." "Yeah, well, then we'd have to give Kelly a lobotomy." "Yeah." "Hang on a second." "I'll get you some bubble pack to wrap that in." " Hey, man." " Hey." "How you doing?" "Special delivery." "Thanks, Paul." "Here you go, Pauly." " Merry Christmas." " Yeah." "Looks like it's gonna be a white one." "Where were we?" "Planning on doing some indoor skiing?" "Uh, it's for a friend." " Yeah, sure." " Look, uh," "I bought a gram of coke for the holidays." "You guys all drink, and I don't." "I just wanted a little holiday cheer of my own." "It's no big deal." "No." "If you want to put that poison up your nose, it's your business." "Actually, it'd be cool if it stayed that way, too." "Kelly's a little sensitive about this." "Well, Kelly's sensitive about everything." "You can trust me." "Thanks, Val." "So I guess you don't want to do a line with me." "No." "No, you're on your own." "Well, what's Christmas without a little snow?" "Come on." "Admit it, Sanders, this is total fun." "Oh, yeah, I'm having a great time." "But if my father knew, he wouldn't have volunteered me." " Shut up and have some more cookies." " No, no, no." "1204." "Ho, ho, ho!" "Yes?" "Delivery from Scott Coveny." "Oh, I love presents." "What did Scotty get me now?" "This is adorable." "A toy oven?" "Well, you tell Scotty that I'm thrilled and that I'll cook for him anytime." "I'll pass that along." "Oh, shut your face." "Take it from one who knows, there's no such thing as an amicable divorce." "Whoa, wait a second." "Who said anything about a divorce?" "Hey, my parents said the same thing." "Next thing I knew, they were divvying up the garden tools." "Did you get ahold of Jim?" "No." "It's been impossible." "He's on a cruise ship in the South China Sea." "You know, I always thought your parents were the perfect couple." "They're just human, David." "Well, if anyone can work it out, I know they can." "If they don't, well, you'll get through that, too." "Yeah." "Thanks, man." "Listen, I got to get going." "Uh, tell your mom" " I'll see her later, okay?" " Yeah." "I'm sure she's so jet-lagged, she'll sleep all day anyway." "Okay, bye." "Take it easy, man." "See you guys." "You don't look so hot." "I don't feel so hot." "Well, don't sell your folks short." "Sometimes, people just need time alone." "You think so?" "This is Jim and Cindy Walsh." "Give them a little more credit, pal." "I just get the feeling she's not telling me everything." "Maybe there isn't more to tell." "Listen, if you want, I'll talk to her." "Yeah." "You know, that might be good." "We're doing the tree trimming thing over at our house tonight." "Why don't you come over?" "I'll be there." " Donna." " Huh?" "What are you doing?" "I'm trying to open Joe's present." "I just can't stand it." "I just got to see what's inside of there." " You are a bad girl." " I know." "And that's why I happen to have the exact same color ribbon." "See, all I have to do is cut this ribbon, open the box, peek inside, put the box on, retie it with my ribbon, and he'll never know." "Oh, so you have it all figured out, do you?" "Oh, yeah, that's me." "All under control." "My God." "I think Joe knows you a little bit better than you thought he did." "There's a card." ""Gotcha."" "That scared me." "Oh." "Why do you let your father get you down, anyway?" "Because he lives to put me down." "I can't take it anymore." "So ignore him." "You're a big boy." "You're right." "But you know, no matter how bad it gets with him," "I have to remind myself that he's not my real father anyway." "Who the hell cares?" "What are you talking about?" "I'm adopted." "You are not." " I am." " I don't believe you." "It's true." "I'm sorry." "Can we just drop this, please?" "Yeah." " Hello." "Can I help you?" " Yes." "Merry Christmas from Scott Coveny." "I've got a present here for Darla Mitchell." "Oh." "That's me!" "From Uncle Scotty!" "Yeah." "I'm sure he knows whether you've been naughty or nice." " Thank you!" " You're welcome." " Merry Christmas." " Merry Christmas." "Merry Christmas." "Let's see that." "So, what about you?" "Have you been, uh, naughty or nice?" "Well, I've had some impure thoughts; does that count?" "I guess this isn't exactly the Christmas you had in mind, is it?" "Why would you say that, Mom?" "Just because my family's about to crash and burn?" "I always love this part the most." "It's like meeting old friends again." "Oh, look." "Clothespin reindeer." "You and Brenda were six when you made that." "We were seven." "Please don't be angry with me." "I don't think I can take that." "I'm not angry, Mom." "It's just..." "The thought of you and Dad splitting up doesn't exactly go down very easily." "Especially at this time of year." "Honey, the people in your family will always be your family, no matter what happens with your dad and me." "How could he do this to you?" "Don't blame your father." "This is not his fault." "Then who should I blame?" "Me, if you need to blame somebody." "I just don't understand." "Honey, listen." "Your father has a whole new life and I haven't been able to keep up." "We just don't seem to have anything in common anymore." "And to be perfectly honest, there may not be anything we can do." "That's impossible." "A few months ago I would have thought the same thing." "Why isn't he calling?" "I told him not to." "Great." "That makes for good communication." "Brandon, right now I just want to try to have a nice Christmas with my son," " okay?" " Okay." "I'll do my best." "I know you will." "I know this is hard for you." "But it's Christmas." "Let's make the most of it." "Okay." "Come on, what's my real present?" "Sorry, Charlie." "You gave up the right to a real present when you opened" " the last one." " That's not fair." "A simple instruction." "Do not open till Christmas, and you couldn't follow that." "You've been a bad girl, and I thought it was my obligation to call Santa and let him know." "Joe." "Sorry." "Just the way it is." "It's a cruel world, Donna." "I hate you." "I love you, too." "Hmm." "Is it true that for your first Christmas in L.A." "you spray-painted a dead tree?" "It's an ugly rumor." "Mm-hmm." "Well, my first Christmas in L.A. was sophomore year and, um, well, Jonathan... well, he wanted to stay in town, you know, for the holidays, and so we ended up decorating a palm tree outside his apartment building." "I, of course was inspired and wrote my first column," ""Hanging Tinsel in Tinseltown."" "Clever." "Well, actually it was really rather depressing." "I spent the entire Christmas Eve watching him blue pencil me to death." "Really." "Can't imagine what that's like." "I'm glad to see Brandon's been lightening up." "He's been taking this pretty hard." "Men always think everything is about them." "Jim kept asking me what he'd done wrong." "I couldn't get him to understand that it wasn't about him." "Well, I'm really glad you're here, anyways, even though it's not under the best circumstances." "Me, too." " Ho, ho, ho." " Hey." " Hey, Steve." " Santa's here." "And his little helper." "And his other little helper." "Yes, well, speak for yourself, darlings." "I'm Santa's big helper." "Hi." "Hey!" "Merry Christmas, guys!" "I know you bought me a present." "And if you didn't, you are in big trouble because it's my birthday and it's Christmas," " and you know that." " Okay." " Yes, I got you something." " Hmm." "Something very special." "Something that I've been working on for a few weeks." "Oh, you made it?" "Mmm, not exactly." "Come on, no more hints." " I'm gonna give it to you tomorrow." " Oh, come on." "Even my mother let me open her present." "That's 'cause she's in Hawaii." "Come on, Donna, give it up." "I've been shaved and covered in Bengay, and I didn't crack." "Your last girlfriend?" "No, the offensive line." "What exactly did they shave?" "Never mind." "So, I come out of the subway and it's like 4:00 a.m. Christmas morning." "I mean, New York is, like, Silent Night," "Holy Night." "There's not a soul in Bryant Park, except for this absolutely beautiful Puerto Rican girl." "I mean, maybe she's 17, and she's sitting on a bench and she's like having a baby, right there in the park, right there on the bench." "So, I look over and there's these, like, three winos standing around her, standing all around her like, like the three wise men." "And then what happened?" "It's New York." "They mugged her." "Oh, that's terrible." "I'm just kidding." "We took her to St. Vincent's and guess what she named the baby?" " Jesus." " Howard." "She named the baby Howard?" "She was a Howard Stern freak." "She actually named the baby Howard Stern..." "Garcia." "I love New York." " I love you." " Mmm." "I need to hit the little, uh, elves' room." "Excuse me." "Boy, Colin sure is Mr. Social tonight." "Well, I guess Christmas just brings out the best in some people." "Yeah, if you ask me, he's lit like a fuse." "Well, then let's make sure nobody asks you, okay?" "Where do you think all this mistletoe folklore started, huh?" "Oh, I don't know, some love-starved European botanist, maybe." "You know, this is really turning out to be an excellent Christmas." "You have a lot to do with that, Clare." "Well, I have a special present for you later." "Ooh, I love presents." "What do you have, some mistletoe hanging from your headboard?" "No, actually, it's, uh, on my garter belt." "Ah, the kids are great, but you know, sometimes..." "Oh, thanks." "Sometimes it's just nice to talk to someone who knows that there was life before MTV." "Oh, I know what you mean." "Do you have to go so soon?" "Yeah, I'm late already." " Where are you off to?" " Midnight mass." "I never miss it." " Do you have room for one more?" " Sure." "My sleigh's parked down the block." "I'll go around and bring it out." "I'll get my coat, I'll meet you out front." "Okay." "Oh." "Rush!" "Come on in." "Cindy!" "What a nice surprise." "Hi." "I didn't know you were in town." " Oh, it's a last minute visit." " Is Jim here?" " I'll take him out on the golf course." " Uh, no." "I-I came by myself." "Everything all right, kid?" "Actually, no." "Anything I can do?" "Marry me?" "Why not?" "Don't take it too hard." "Happens to the best of us." "And to some of us, more than once." "I hope it's not happening to me." "Me, too." "My son around?" "Oh, he's in there somewhere." "Listen, I'm rushing off to church." " I hope you don't mind." " No, of course not." "Steve, your dad's here." "Oh, Brandon," "I'll be back in a couple of hours." "I'm going to church with Nat, okay?" " Okay, Mom, see you later." " Bye-bye." " See you later." " Bye." "Dad, what are you doing here?" "Looking for you." "Will you all excuse us please?" "Steve." "I knew that sometimes you could be stupid, but I never thought you were self-destructive." "Well, thanks for the support as usual." "Oh, good, sonny boy, good." "You keep up the sarcasm on the unemployment line." " What's that mean?" " Means you lost your job at ITM, and you embarrassed the hell out of me." "What are you talking about?" "You messed up is what I'm talking about." "I messed up?" "You messed up!" "You delivered the present he was sending to his mistress to his niece." "His wife's sister's kid got a leather bustier." "His mistress got a Holly Home Maker oven!" "This is funny to you?" "What the hell is wrong with you?" "The note that was included in the bustier is gonna cost Scott a fortune." "Dad, I just delivered the packages to the addresses on the labels." "I didn't write 'em." "I didn't screw up." "Somebody else did." "Somebody else screwed up." "That's your MO kiddo, somebody else screwed up." "You mess up and it's always somebody else's fault." "Just like the bloody fire." "You know what?" "I don't need to take that crap from you." "I didn't do anything wrong." "I've got nothing to explain to you." "Sometimes I'm ashamed to call you my son." "Then don't bother." "You're not my father anyway!" " Don't say that." " Why not?" "You're not my father!" "You've got nothing to be ashamed about." "Neither do I." "Merry Christmas." "Steve..." "Steve..." "Colin, would you hurry up?" "I want to go home." "Coming." "See you, guys." " See you later." " Bye, Colin." "Look, you can let this get you down or you can brush it off and have a good time." "You didn't do anything wrong, Steve." "Your father and Scott Coveny don't know what the heck they're talking about." "I don't care about Scott Coveny, or those stupid presents." "It's my father, I pushed him too far." "He'll understand." "Understand?" "I practically disowned him." "The guy raised me." "I..." "I owe him." "Okay, so, you'll see him tomorrow and you'll apologize." "Ugh." "The thought of apologizing to my father makes me sick." "But you're going to, okay?" "Otherwise you're gonna have a miserable Christmas." "So what else is new?" "Well, thanks for everything, but we've got to get going." "Picasso here is getting a cold." "Just allergies." "Well, I'm putting you to bed." "Yeah?" "I think I can handle that." " Good night all." " See ya." "See you tomorrow." "Good night." "You sure you don't want to come back to my place tonight?" "I better not." "I don't want to leave my mom alone." "You're probably right." "I really feel for her, Brandon, and you, too." "Everything will be okay." "I hope." " See you in the morning?" " Yes, ma'am." "Mmm." " Call me and let me know you got home all right, okay?" " I will." "Hello?" "Happy Birthday." "Merry Christmas." "Mmm, you're so sweet." "Now, you said that you were born at 3:27, right?" "Well, at the tone the time will be 3:27 exactly." "Beep." "Thank you, Joe." "I'll bring by your present in the morning." "Oh, wait, wait." "Just give me one more hint, okay?" "Okay, I'll give you two." "It's mostly grayish." "A tasteful sweater?" "And it's interactive." "Virtual whale?" "Good night, Donna." "Sleep well." "Happy birthday." "Merry Christmas." "Bye." "Okay, bird." "Let's do this." "All righty." "Joe loves Donna." "Joe loves Donna." "Joe loves Donna." "Come on say it." "Damn bird." "Joe loves Donna." "Come on, you can do this." "Joe loves Donna." "Joe loves Donna." "Perfect." "Joe loves Donna." "Merry Christmas, sweetheart." "What did you get from Santa?" "The usual: an orange, a couple of walnuts, a pair of socks and this awesome watch." "I think Santa must have touched down in Hong Kong for that one." "Yeah." "Thanks, Mom." "Merry Christmas." "I love you, honey." "I love you, too." "You know, I'm glad I went to church last night." "Did it help?" "It always helps." "It gave me some peace and made me realize" "I can make it on my own." "I know you can, Mom, but... the question is:" "Do you want to?" "I don't know." "Mom... you and Dad have been together for 22 years." "I don't care who's right or who's wrong or who's unhappy, don't you think you owe it to each other to try to work this out?" "I mean, you can't just throw away 22 years because he wanted to go on a cruise and you didn't." "There's a lot more to it than that, and you know it." "So, you're unhappy in Hong Kong." "So what?" "You won't be there forever." "You don't understand, Brandon." "We don't know who we are to each other anymore." "But do you love him, Mom?" "Because if you don't, I'll just give up." "I'll help you do whatever it is you want to do." "But if you do love him... you gotta try." "I do love him but I'm not sure that he still cares about me." "I got it." "I have a special delivery package for a Mrs. James Walsh." "I need a signature." "Sure." "Mom?" "Line four, please." "Merry Christmas." "Merry Christmas to you." "Who do you think this is from?" "Oh, what a lovely angel." "Brandon, I have to go call the airline." "There's a reservation I need to make." "What kind of mood is he in?" "Not a very good one, pal." "That makes two of us." "Merry Christmas, Dad." "Ho, ho, ho." "Merry Christmas." "Uh, I was out of line yesterday." "No matter what went down," "I shouldn't have treated you like that." "No, I deserved it." "I was out of line." "I've been out of line for a long time." "Well, I'm not gonna argue with you there, Dad." "That's a change." "You remember what you said to me yesterday?" "You mean, when I was telling you to back off?" "No." "No, you're right about that." "You were right about a lot of other stuff, too." "But you're wrong about one very important thing." "What's this?" "You may want to read what's inside." "This can't be." "Yes, it can." "It's the truth." "No, it can't be." "I went to New Mexico." "Three Christmases ago." "I found my grandfather." "I saw my mother's grave." "Her name was Karen Brown." "Yes, it was." "Your mother was Karen Brown." "I'm your father." "How can that be?" "I was doing a picture in New Mexico, and, uh..." "I had an affair with a waitress who worked in her father's diner." "She got pregnant." "Meanwhile, your mother couldn't have children and-and we were trying to adopt." "So I, uh..." "I bought my own baby." "You could do that back then." "All you had to do was show a lot of cash." "What do you expect me to say?" "I don't know what I expect you to say." "I just... it's the truth." "I thought it was about time you found out." "Damn you." "Do you know what it's been like for me?" "Do you know what it's like to cry yourself to sleep at night?" "I'm sorry..." "You're sorry?" "!" "Sorry doesn't cut it!" "I'm sick of people being sorry for me." "Sorry doesn't make up for all the years I spent staring into strangers' faces to see if they looked like me." "I understand." "You understand?" "You don't understand." "You let me think I was abandoned all this time." "Steve, I tried to do the best I could for you." "I gave you the best that money could buy." "I gave you the best clothes, the best toys, the best of everything." "But you didn't give me what I needed the most, Dad." "The truth." "I couldn't tell you the truth." "Your mother never knew." "I couldn't tell her." "I still can't." "It would break her heart." "What about my heart?" "Son, you make of it whatever you want, but you've got to know something." "I love you." "I always have." "And despite what you think, and despite some of the horrendous things" "I've said to you..." "I'm so proud to have you as my son." "You have a nice Christmas." "Oh, Donna, this is wonderful." "Yeah, thanks for inviting us; this is great." "Well, the Tournament of Roses theme this year is "Kids, Laughter and Dreams."" "So we figured, bring in the snow and let the kids loose." " And that you did." " Yes." "Look at this." "God, I love Christmas." "What's gotten into you?" "I thought you were seeing your father today." "I did." "It went great." "Are you in the will again?" "That's very funny, Silver Bells, very funny." "So you're not going to tell us, huh?" "I've been trying to pry it out of him all morning." "Some miracles just can't be explained." "Like this one... snow in L.A." "Give me that, kid." "Santa lives." "Whoo-hoo-hoo-hoo!" "He's been crazy like this all morning." "Remind me to have his urine tested." "I had no idea it was gonna be this cold out here." " You know what you need?" " Hmm?" "Some hot chocolate." " Mmm, will you get me some?" " Mm-hmm." " I'll be right back." " Okay, thank you." "Hey, you weren't thinking of surprising me with my present, were you?" "No." "Not with this snow and ice around." "Aha!" "Why, is it something that could freeze, mm-hmm?" "You never know." "What?" "You got me something that could freeze?" "Ow." "Give it up, Walsh." "There's not enough ice there to chill a drink." "You don't think a Minnesota boy could turn this into a snowman?" "No, but a Buffalo girl could." "Incoming!" "Are you kidding me, Sanders?" "Hey, hey, hey, hey!" "Noticed anything strange about your boyfriend lately?" "No." "Kelly, he's high as a proverbial kite." "He's just having fun, Valerie." "Face it... he's got a nasal problem." "And how do you know?" "Did you give it to him?" "Merry Christmas to you, too, Kelly." "Come on in, grab a seat." "I got a great little tidbit of news for you all." "What is it now?" "You'll see." "Come on in." "Come, come, come." "Grab a seat." "It's too good." "I can't keep it to myself." "Okay, come on then, tell us." "Well... it seems like" "Donna's not the only one with a birthday today." "What are you talking about?" "It's kind of like my birthday today, too." "Rush told me who my real father was today." "Who?" "He is." "Rush?" "That's amazing." "How about it, huh?" "Hey, Nat, iced tea for my friends here all around." "I'm buying." "Hey, big spender." "It's not every day a guy finds his father." "Steve, I'm so happy for you." "No one's happier than I am, Kel." "Well, it looks like the Christmas curse has been lifted, huh?" "I love you." "Excuse me, guys." "Steve, congratulations, man." "Thanks, man." "Uh, what do you want?" "I'll order for you." "Um, I'm not hungry." "Tea is fine." "Smart boy." "I hear Cindy Walsh has been cooking all morning." "She has been." "And now for another surprise." "Happy birthday, Christmas baby." "Oh." "Happy birthday." "Happy birthday, Donna." "Thank you, everyone." " Make a wish." " Okay." "So, what'd you get for your 21 st birthday?" "Oh, lots of great presents from everyone, except one important person." "It's coming." "It's coming." "Yeah, yeah, it better." "Mmm." "What were you doing in there?" "Going to the bathroom." "Really?" "What's your problem?" "I don't have a problem, Colin." "You do." "Oh, yeah?" "What's that?" "Wipe your face." "Under your nose." "Okay, let's go over this one more time." "Joe loves Donna." "Joe loves Donna..." "let me hear it loud and clear." "Come on." "This is your big moment, huh?" "Joe loves Donna." "Damn bird." "Damn bird." "Kelly, would you, uh..." "Would you hold it a second, please?" " Sure." " Would you?" "Do me a favor, everybody, gather around for a minute." "I want to make one-one more Christmas toast." "Dad." "Just one more." "I guess most of you know by now it's, um... been a very special day for me." "For us." "To fathers and sons." "I love you, Dad." "Oh." "You know, Clare, you were right about something." "What's that?" "My luck has changed since you've come around." "Well, stick with me." "The best is yet to come." "I'm going to make a toast, also." "To mothers and sons." "And to good friends." " Hear!" "Hear!" " Hear!" "Hear!" "Yes." "Who could that be?" "It's open!" "Oh." "Sorry I'm late, guys." "Donna's gift was being a little temperamental." "Come on." "I can't stand the suspense." " What is it?" " Okay, close your eyes." "Oh, what is it?" "What is it?" "Okay." "Open 'em up." "She's an African gray." "Oh!" "She is such a cutie pie." "Well, that's what you should name her." "Oh." "Joe, she's..." "She's beautiful." "Hi, cutie pie." " Hello." " Oh, there's more." "She's got a message for you." "All right, uh, C.P., you're on." "Come on, now, don't screw this up." "I've been training her for weeks." "Joe loves Donna." "Joe loves Donna." "Damn bird!" "Damn bird!" "Damn bird!" " That's good work." " Damn bird." "You got a great career as a bird trainer there, Joe." "What was she supposed to say?" "Joe loves Donna." "Joe loves Donna." "Damn bird." "Oh." "I love you." "I love you, too." "Damn bird loves Donna." "Mom." "I wish I could stay for dinner, but I have to be at the airport two hours before the flight." "I really wish we could have spent more time together." "I wish we could, too, but, you know," "I'll be back soon enough, this time with Brandon's father." "I just have to go upstairs and get a few things together." "Go to it, Mom." "Kelly?" "What?" "Why are you being so cold to me?" "Why do you think, Colin?" "Come on, Kelly." "Don't you, um, have to go to the bathroom, or the little elves' room?" "I'm sorry." "Look, I-I know I broke a promise to you." "Yeah, you did." "You promised me this summer that you wouldn't do it again." "I wanted to believe you." "It was just for the holiday." "One gram." "And it's gone." "It's over." "Can you forgive me?" "I can if you mean it." "If you don't, don't lie to me." "I'm not lying." "Come on." "It's Christmas." "It was a stupid mistake." "You know what?" "I-I don't know what I was thinking." "It'll never happen again." "I promise, okay?" "Okay." "I can't believe you're leaving already." " I barely even got to talk to you." " I know." " Give Jim our love." " I will." "And don't you guys go scarfing up all the food before I get back now." "I love you all." "Merry Christmas." "Have a happy," " healthy new year." " You, too." "Bye, everybody." "Bye." "Wait a minute, Brandon." "What'd you forget, Mom?" "I didn't forget anything." "I just want to stand here for a moment and remember all the good times your father and I had in this house." "You know, I'm really glad you're going back to Dad." "You guys both owe it to each other to try to work this out." "It's easy to forget sometimes how much we do love each other." "I miss this place every day." "But I did learn something from this three-day midlife crisis." "For me, home... is where your father is." "Let's get a move on." "This is one plane I don't want to miss." "Yeah."