Call Me Mrs. Miracle Page #6

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so you owe me,

like, a billion dollars. I'm sorry.

Okay, you are seriously good

at this game.

You are both ruthless

and power hungry.

And you now have all my money.

Well, I'm gonna take that

as a compliment.

It's because I have the lucky thimble.

The what?

This is, like,

the Monopoly power piece.

Whoever has this thimble

wins the game.

Mm-hm.

Ha-ha-ha.

I'm actually gonna call my company

Thimble Designs.

I like that.

Me too.

You know,

you and I should go on a real date.

Fancy clothes, fancy dinner,

the whole thing.

What do you say?

Well, Gabe does have a friend

who offered to have him over

for the night.

All right, well, what do you say,

this Thursday?

I'll send the car around.

Okay.

Thursday.

Three, two, one and action.

It's less than a week

until Christmas.

The rest of this week, you can order

one of these gorgeous dresses,

designed exclusively

for our Home Shopping customers.

They are now available

in size zero to 16.

A new highlight is a little black dress

that is reversible.

And goes from day to night

in a flash.

This is like owning

two dresses in one.

So you have until 5:00.

Pick up the phone and call now

to get your very own Lindy Lowe.

It's called the Every Woman design

because every woman

should have one of my dresses

in their closet.

Just in case

you do get invited somewhere.

Oh, thank you so much for waiting.

I'm so sorry.

Gabe, I was at the studio

with my boss.

No big deal.

It is a big deal.

I promise

it's never gonna happen again.

It's Thursday.

We were supposed

to go shopping tonight.

Oh.

It's not gonna work tonight, it's late...

You promised.

I know I promised, but sometimes,

adults make promises

that they can't keep.

Even if they really wanna

keep that promise,

sometimes life

just gets in the way.

That's not fair.

I know it's not fair,

and I'm really sorry.

My dad never breaks his promises.

I wish he were here.

Me too.

Hello?

Miss Wilson,

your car is waiting for you.

It's Thursday.

Just a minute.

No, no, it's fine.

I completely understand.

No, I still have time to cancel.

We'll just do it another night.

Okay, bye.

You look horrible.

It hasn't been a very good day.

I didn't sleep very well last night.

I'm pretty sure Gabe hates me.

And I forgot about this date I had

with this great guy.

Not to mention I'm sure

I'm gonna be fired today.

Really?

None of my ideas worked.

She has every right to fire me.

Well, she wouldn't fire you for that.

She fired the girl in the showroom

for wearing too much orange.

Oh.

This is Holly.

What do you mean he's not there?

Where is he?

I'll be right there.

Attention. I have an announcement.

What?

It's Gabe. He's not at school.

I dropped him off, but he left.

What do I do?

Call the police.

Excuse me.

They did. I gotta get to the school.

Or go home, see if he's there?

I have to find him.

But I am about to make

an announcement.

Gonna have to make it without me.

I can't. It's about you.

Okay, I get it. Sales are lousy,

it's all my fault, and I'm fired.

Right? Never mind. I quit.

He's only 10 years old.

No, he's never done this before.

He's a responsible kid.

Can you hold? I have another call.

Gabe, is that you?

Mrs. Merkle from Finley's?

Gabe's there?

What is he doing there?

Never mind. Have him wait,

and don't let him out of your sight.

I'm on my way.

Finley's Department Store, please?

Gabe.

I thought it was best to call you

so you wouldn't worry.

Thank you.

I can't believe you did this. You

took the train here all by yourself?

You could have been killed

or kidnapped.

Don't you read the newspaper?

No.

Well, you shouldn't. It's terrible.

Why did you do this?

I had to. Three more days

till Christmas, no more time.

That is not a good enough excuse.

Your father trusts me to take care

of you. You're my responsibility.

You scared me to death.

I'm sorry.

Well, you're still in trouble.

Let's go. Get your stuff.

There's gonna be consequences.

I'm in charge of you, so it's my

responsibility to punish you and...

You're grounded.

Hey, hey, everything's okay.

He's safe now. Everything's okay.

He came here to buy...

I was afraid I'd lost him.

Sometimes kids do silly things.

It's not a big deal.

This is a huge deal.

He could have been kidnapped

or killed or...

Yeah, but he wasn't.

He's fine. He did something wrong,

he's never gonna do it again, are you?

You don't understand,

this is my fault.

I should've known.

I should have taken him

shopping myself, and I didn't...

Holly, this is not your fault.

Yes, it is,

but it's never gonna happen again.

I just got fired.

You lost your job?

Yes, I'm gonna get another job that's

gonna give me time to focus on Gabe.

He needs me, so from here on in, I am

gonna be the best aunt in the world.

Why don't I come over

and we talk about this?

No. Please don't. L...

I told you when I met you

that I don't have time for dating.

I just think

you might be overreacting.

You don't understand. I took this on.

I promised my brother

that I would take care of his son.

He's on the other side of the world

and depending on me.

Come on.

Dear Mike, I miss you.

It turns out

I'm a poor substitute for you.

I never knew

being a parent was so hard.

And love isn't enough.

You have to listen and really hear

what your kids are telling you.

You have to watch and

really see them for who they are.

It's not just about feeding them

and getting them to school on time.

I wasn't listening or seeing well

enough, and Gabe almost got hurt.

I'm sorry. It won't happen again.

Merry Christmas, big brother.

Don't worry about anything at home.

Gabe and I are doing great.

Be safe. I love you.

Holly.

Oh, Jake.

Yes?

Your father wants me

to give you your plane ticket.

And when will that delivery be?

Great. Okay.

I gotta go. Okay, thanks.

What is it?

Mom died 20 years ago.

She wouldn't have wanted us to stop

celebrating Christmas.

It was her favorite holiday.

Not open for discussion.

We are going on vacation like always.

Vacation?

We don't go to the Islands to lounge

on the beach, snorkel, or to sightsee.

You can't bear to be here

during Christmas.

I will not discuss this.

I'm not coming, Dad.

I'm not a child.

I'm not running away from Mom's

memory or Christmas anymore.

Fine.

Do what you want.

Authorities apprehended

the Santa impersonator

before he committed

another robbery.

And in other news, tomorrow is

Christmas Eve and still no snow.

Looks like it's not going to be

a white Christmas after all.

Now to Jane Binkow with an update

on the Intellytron disappointment.

The legal and financial issues for

Intellytron continue to mount tonight.

The line outside this toy store wraps

right around the block

as angry consumers return

the faulty robot.

We have one

of these concerned consumers now.

Tell me how you feel

about the defective Intellytron.

I didn't buy one, personally.

See, I work

at Finley's Department Store.

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