The Christmas Secret Page #2

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IN THE WAREHOUSE,

AND THEY'VE BEEN THERE

FOR A WEEK.

OH COME ON, I'M JUST TRYING

TO KEEP YOU ON YOUR TOES.

GRANDPA.

HERE HE IS!

YAY!

OH...HELLO, HANDSOME.

HEY, WHAT'S THIS?

OH, I'M JUST TRYING

TO SHAKE THINGS UP A BIT.

MARSHALL LIKES IT.

LOOKS GOOD.

THANK YOU.

I PICKED UP THE SOFTWARE PROGRAM

YOU ASKED FOR.

OH, WHEN

CAN YOU INSTALL IT?

ALREADY DONE,

AND I HAVE:

A NEW LAPTOP FOR YOU.

SO NOW YOU CAN:

TRACK THE INVENTORY.

COOL?

VERY COOL.

THANK YOU.

WELL, I'D BETTER GO

AND GET THOSE TABLECLOTHS.

SEE YOU.

BYE.

WHOA, GOSH,

IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU.

YOU'RE A SIGH FOR SORE EYES.

HOW DID YOU MANAGE

TO GET TIME OFF WORK?

OH, WELL, I GOT LAID OFF.

OH...

DOWNSIZING.

AH.

PRETTY BRUTAL OUT IN THE WORLD.

WELL, THAT'S WHA HOME AND FAMILY IS ALL ABOUT,

A SAFE HAVEN.

AFTER YOU GET FINISHED

INSTALLING:

WHATEVER IT IS:

YOU'RE INSTALLING,

I COULD PUT YOU ON THE FLOOR.

WELL, I CAN' STAY LONG, GRANDPA.

I'M TRYING TO SNAG

JOB INTERVIEWS WHEREVER I CAN.

DAD IS TRYING:

TO SET UP AN INTERVIEW

WITH A MAJOR INTERNATIONAL BANK.

OKAY.

WE'RE HERE FOR YOU.

I KNOW YOU'RE ONLY

HERE FOR A BIT,

BUT IT WOULD:

MEAN A LOT TO ME

IF YOU COULD HELP OUT,

IF YOU HAVE THE TIME,

LIKE YOU DID:

IN HIGH SCHOOL.

SURE, GRANDPA.

MOM, I'M FLYING!

HALEY, PUT THA SEAT BELT BACK ON.

MOM, KNOW WHAT?

YESTERDAY IN SCHOOL,

MY TEACHER TAUGHT ME

THAT IF ME, YOU

AND HALEY:

EACH HAVE:

TWO CUPS OF ICE CREAM,

THAT'S ONE

AND A HALF QUARTS.

WOW, I'M IMPRESSED.

SO CAN WE?

WHOA!

MOM, WHAT JUST HAPPENED?

OH, MY GOSH.

STAY IN THE CAR.

ZACH, CALL 911!

MISS, CAN YOU HEAR ME?

ARE YOU OKAY?

CAN YOU TALK?

OH, HERE, HERE, HERE.

LET'S GET YOU OUT.

I'M GOING TO LAY YOU DOWN.

HERE...

HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE.

MA'AM? MA'AM, NO, NO, NO.

STAY WITH ME.

MY NAME IS CHRISTINE.

NO, NO, STAY WITH ME.

WHAT DO I DO,

WHAT DO I DO?

OKAY, UH...

STAY WITH ME.

PLEASE SAY EVERYTHING

WILL BE OKAY.

CAN YOU HEAR ME?

STAY WITH ME.

YOU'RE GOING TO BE OKAY.

THE AMBULANCE:

IS ON ITS WAY.

DO YOU KNOW HER?

NO, I JUST FOUND HER

SLUMPED IN THE CAR.

WE'LL CHECK HER PURSE

FOR PERSONAL INFO.

DID SHE HAVE:

A HEART ATTACK?

SHE DID.

WE'LL TAKE IT FROM HERE.

OKAY.

HEY, YOU GUYS OKAY?

MAMA, WHAT HAPPENED?

WELL, THAT LADY

WAS REALLY SICK,

BUT BECAUSE:

YOU SAID A PRAYER,

AND YOU CALLED 911--

GREAT JOB--

I THINK SHE'S GOING

TO BE OKAY. OKAY?

I WAS SCARED.

I KNOW.

I WAS, TOO.

I WASN'T.

YOUR WORK'S

BEEN CALLING.

OH, SHOOT!

GET IN THE CAR.

EXCUSE ME.

HI!

A WOMAN WAS HAVING

A HEART ATTACK.

I KNOW, I'LL BE THERE.

TELL ROD I'LL BE THERE.

I CAN EXPLAIN.

DON'T WANT TO HEAR IT.

A WOMAN WAS HAVING

A HEART ATTACK:

IT'S ALWAYS SOMETHING

WITH YOU, CHRISTINE.

THE KIDS, THE CAR...

ROD, I'M NO MAKING THIS UP.

SHE HAD A HEART ATTACK.

SHE CRASHED HER CAR

NEAR MY HOUSE.

WHAT WAS I SUPPOSED TO DO,

JUST LEAVE HER THERE?

I'LL HAVE YOUR SEVERANCE

CHECK READY TOMORROW.

RETURN YOUR UNIFORM

WHEN YOU PICK IT UP.

YOU CAN'T DO THIS TO ME.

IT'S CHRISTMAS.

ORDERS UP!

-OH!

-HEY, WATCH OUT--

I'M SORRY. SORRY.

WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT.

WAIT, ARE YOU... YOU OKAY?

YEAH.

YEAH, THANKS.

OH, NO, NO, NO,

WHERE'S THE LOCKET?

OH, NO...

OH, WHAT AM I GOING TO DO?

CHRISTINE?

ARE YOU:

CHRISTINE EISLEY?

YEAH.

YOUR EX-HUSBAND

PETITIONED THE COUR FOR CUSTODY OF THE CHILDREN.

WHAT?

OBVIOUSLY,

THIS ISN'T THE TIME

TO HAVE THIS CONVERSATION.

SO WHY DON'T I

COME BY YOUR PLACE

LATER IN THE DAY?

MY NAME IS:

PATRICIA ADDISON.

I'M FROM

FAMILY SERVICES.

HERE'S MY CARD.

HOW'S SHE DOING?

SHE'S GOING TO

BE OKAY.

WE'VE GO HER STABILIZED,

BUT THERE'S NO QUESTION

IT WAS A HEART ATTACK.

SHE'LL BE HERE

FOR A WHILE.

WHAT CAN WE DO?

WE NEED TO:

KEEP HER QUIET.

SHE'S VERY LUCKY.

IF THAT YOUNG WOMAN

HADN'T PERFORMED CPR,

WE WOULD HAVE LOST HER.

CAN WE SEE HER?

YES, BUT JUS FOR A FEW MINUTES.

JUDY...

JUDY?

I'M NOT SO GOOD

WITH THIS MUSHY STUFF,

BUT I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT...

THESE LAST FIVE YEARS

HAVE BEEN SOME OF

THE BEST YEARS OF MY LIFE.

I'LL BE HONEST,

I WASN'T SURE

IF IT WOULD WORK OUT.

AFTER LOSING VIVIAN,

I DIDN'T THINK

I'D EVER GET MARRIED AGAIN.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'D DO

WITHOUT YOU.

I'M GOING OU ON A LIMB HERE,

MARRYING YOU WAS PROBABLY

ONE OF THE SMARTEST THINGS

I EVER DID IN MY LIFE.

NOT "THE" SMARTEST?

AND WHAT DO YOU MEAN

"GOING OUT ON A LIMB?"

YOU WERE AWAKE:

THIS WHOLE TIME, LISTENING?

YOU WEREN'T EVEN CRYING.

THAT IS A DIRTY TRICK.

I HAVE TO:

NEARLY CROAK:

BEFORE I GET TO HEAR

SOME OF THE GOOEY,

MUSHY STUFF FROM YOU.

HOW ARE YOU:

FEELING?

GRANDPA AND I:

WERE REALLY WORRIED.

GOOD ENOUGH.

I WANT TO GET OUT OF HERE.

YOU'RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE.

YOU NEED TO TAKE IT EASY.

NO, I WANT TO FIND THAT GIRL

WHO SAVED MY LIFE.

OH, NO,

I'LL FIND HER FOR YOU.

WHAT'S HER NAME?

CHRISTINE.

THE PARAMEDICS SAID

HER NAME WAS CHRISTINE.

AND SHE WORKS AT, UM...

UH...

PATTERSON'S.

I'M ON IT.

GRANDPA, I'LL COME BACK

FOR YOU LATER.

OH...

ENJOY THAT.

HEY, JOE.

HEY, JASON.

EXCUSE ME,

IS THERE SOMEONE WORKING HERE

NAMED CHRISTINE?

NO.

SHE SAVED A WOMAN'S LIFE

THIS MORNING,

HEART ATTACK.

I WANTED TO THANK HER.

NO. SORRY.

WISH I COULD HELP.

NO CHRISTINE HERE.

HMM.

WHOO-HOO, OKAY, ROSEMARY,

DO YOUR MAGIC:

AND DON'T BE STINGY.

NOBODY'S WATCHING THEIR WEIGH WHEN THEY'RE EATING

ONE OF THESE.

ME? STINGY?

I'M THE ICING QUEEN.

HEY...

YOU SHOWED UP FOR WORK

AT THE WRONG RESTAURANT.

OH.

I DON'T WORK THERE

ANYMORE, SO...

LET ME GUESS,

ROD GAVE YOU HIS OLD,

"I GOT TO FEED MY KIDS, TOO,"

ROUTINE?

HOW DID YOU KNOW?

AH, TWO OF MY GIRLS

ARE PATTERSON VETS.

I BET HE DIDN'T TELL YOU

THAT BOTH HIS KIDS

ARE OUT OF THE HOUSE.

THE USUAL, JOHN?

FIRING PEOPLE IS A POWER TRIP

FOR SOME GUYS.

YEAH. WELL,

IT'S A BAD TIME OF YEAR

TO BE OUT OF A JOB.

YOU'RE NOT FROM HERE, ARE YOU?

NO, I'M NOT.

I MOVED HERE:

ABOUT FOUR MONTHS AGO.

HUSBAND LEFT, I HAD TO

TAKE CARE OF THE KIDS, SO...

SWEETHEART...

YOU'RE IN THE RIGHT PLACE.

THIS TOWN HAS BEEN

A NEW BEGINNING:

FOR LOTS OF US.

WELL, UH, YOUR CUSTOMERS,

I'M SORRY TO TAKE UP YOUR TIME.

CAN I HAVE:

TWO CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES?

SURE.

THANKS.

LOTS OF CUSTOMERS

AND NOT ENOUGH HELP.

THAT'S THE PROBLEM.

-DO YOU THINK THEY'RE HIRING?

-I KNOW SO.

I'M BETTY.

BETTY THE BOSS.

HERE, TASTE THIS.

WE PUT LEMON:

AND CRANBERRY IN THEM

FOR THE HOLIDAYS.

THEY TASTE SO GOOD,

IT MAKES YOU WANT TO

SMACK YOUR MAMA.

I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THAT MEANS,

BUT MY MOTHER ALWAYS SAID IT,

SO THERE YOU GO.

YOU CAN START TOMORROW.

POSSIBLE?

YES.

YES, OF COURSE, I CAN.

THANK YOU.

WELL, I USUALLY LIKE TO KNOW

MY EMPLOYEES' NAMES, SO...

I'M SORRY,

I'M CHRISTINE EISLEY.

OKAY, CHRISTINE.

THANK YOU.

I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.

OKAY.

JUST A MINUTE!

HI.

HI. IS THIS

A GOOD TIME?

YES, COME ON IN.

OH, GREAT,

THANK YOU.

SURE.

THE KIDS:

ARE JUST UPSTAIRS.

WOULD YOU LIKE:

A CUP OF COFFEE?

NO, NO, I'M FINE.

OKAY.

OH, SORRY

ABOUT MY HOUSE.

IT SEEMS LIKE THERE'S

NEVER ENOUGH TIME.

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