The Christmas Secret Page #3

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OH, DON'T WORRY.

MY PLACE IS:

ALWAYS MESSY, TOO.

OKAY.

ALL RIGHT,

SO YOUR LEGAL NAME

IS ANGELA CHRISTINE EISLEY?

YES.

MOST PEOPLE JUS CALL ME CHRISTINE.

YOUR EX-HUSBAND HAS MADE

ALLEGATIONS AGAINST YOU.

IT'S MY JOB

TO EVALUATE THOSE CLAIMS.

NOW, HE SAYS

YOU CAN'T PAY THE RENT,

AND NOW YOU'VE LOS YOUR JOB.

THAT JUST HAPPENED TODAY,

AND I WAS FIRED FOR BEING LATE

BECAUSE A WOMAN:

WAS HAVING A HEART ATTACK,

AND I WAS HELPING HER.

OBVIOUSLY,

I WASN'T GOING TO LE SOMEBODY DIE TO SAVE MY JOB.

SO, FOR THE RECORD,

YOU HAVE NO JOB?

ACTUALLY,

DO YOU BELIEVE IN MIRACLES?

I GOT ANOTHER JOB

WITHIN THE HOUR.

I WORK NOW AT BETTY'S BAKERY,

AND I'M STARTING TOMORROW.

HMM.

YOUR EX ALSO CLAIMS THA THE KIDS ARE LEFT HERE ALONE,

OR ARE UNDER THE SUPERVISION

OF A TEENAGER.

THAT ONLY HAPPENED TWICE.

THE SITTER DIDN'T SHOW UP,

I DON'T KNOW WHY.

THE KIDS WALK HOME

FROM SCHOOL EVERY DAY,

WHICH IS:

JUST AROUND THE CORNER.

YOU UNDERSTAND:

THEY'RE TOO YOUNG

TO BE LEFT HERE ALONE.

YES, I DIDN'T HAVE

ANY OTHER CHOICE.

ZACH'S VERY RESPONSIBLE.

YOU KNOW, WE HAVE PROGRAMS

AVAILABLE TO HELP

IF YOU GET INTO:

A TIGHT SPOT.

I HAD SUCH SHORT NOTICE.

YOU KNOW.

COULD THEIR FATHER

HAVE WATCHED THEM?

IF YOU WANT SOMEONE RESPONSIBLE,

IT'S DEFINITELY NOT BRAD.

HE HASN'T EVEN PAID ME

CHILD SUPPOR IN SIX MONTHS.

HAVE YOU TAKEN HIM TO COURT?

YES. HE STILL WON'T PAY.

HMM.

OKAY, SO YOU HAVE

TWO WEEKS:

TO FILE A RESPONSE

WITH THE COURT.

WELL, I CAN'T AFFORD A LAWYER.

I CAN HELP YOU WITH THAT.

OKAY.

WHAT... WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN?

I DON'T KNOW.

BUT I DO BELIEVE IN MIRACLES.

WELL, WE WAN SOME OF THE DOLLS

FACING ONE ANOTHER...

EXCUSE ME.

THIS IS JASON.

OH, RIGHT.

MY DAD SAID YOU'D BE CALLING.

THAT'S NOT A PROBLEM.

I CAN DO THAT FOR YOU.

DON'T WORRY, I'LL DO

WHATEVER IT TAKES.

OKAY, GREAT,

TALK SOON.

WHOA, MUCH BETTER.

BY THE WAY.

STORE RULES.

NO CELL PHONES WHILE

YOU'RE ON THE FLOOR.

SORRY, GRANDPA.

DAD SET UP AN INTERVIEW

FOR ME BACK IN NEW YORK.

FINANCIAL SERVICES.

COULD BE A GAME CHANGER.

IS THA WHAT YOU WANT TO DO?

YEAH, I MEAN,

IT'S AN EXCITING AREA.

DAD SAID YOU HAVE TO GO

WHERE THE OPPORTUNITIES ARE.

THAT'S WHY HE TOOK

THAT ENGINEERING JOB

IN SAN FRANCISCO.

YOU DAD WAS NEVER

A SMALL-TOWN GUY.

LET'S FACE IT,

YOU DIDN'T WANT TO GO

TO THE CITY WITH YOUR PARENTS,

YOU WANTED TO FINISH

YOUR HIGH SCHOOL HERE.

MAYBE YOU'RE DIFFERENT.

HE LIKES THAT I'M COMPETING

IN THE CORPORATE WORLD.

WELL, I'M SURE

HE'S VERY PROUD OF YOU,

BUT I DON'T WANT YOU

TO LOOK BACK ONE DAY

AND THINK YOU SPEN A CAREER IN NEW YORK

TO MAKE YOUR DAD HAPPY.

WELL, I'M JUST TRYING

TO WORK OUT WHAT'S NEXT.

IT'S WHA I WANT, GRANDPA.

YEAH, I KNOW

IT'S NOT EASY.

YOU KNOW, I GOT AN IDEA.

GO OUTSIDE, GET SOME AIR

AND JUST THINK ABOUT IT.

YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT LIFE

IS GOING TO THROW AT YOU.

OKAY.

AND WHILE YOU'RE OUT,

SWING BY BETTY'S BAKERY

AND GRAB A CINNAMON ROLL.

ROSEMARY PUTS ON

A LAYER OF ICING TO DIE FOR.

YOU SURE THAT'S GOOD FOR YOU?

GET TWO.

OH, AND JUDY WAS ASKING AGAIN

ABOUT THAT CHRISTINE GIRL.

UH... WORKING ON IT.

STAYING WARM?

HERE.

OH, EXCUSE ME.

WEAR ROSEMARY'S UNTIL

I GET ONE FOR YOU.

I HAVE THEM:

SPECIALLY MADE.

YOU DO?

OH...

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH

THIS IS HELPING ME.

OKAY. SORRY.

SLOW DOWN, SLOW DOWN,

IT'S NOT A RACE.

MY BREAD.

THERE. THANK YOU.

HI.

ARE YOU FOLLOWING ME?

YOU'RE FOLLOWING ME, AREN'T YOU?

WHAT?

NO, NO, I'VE HAPPENED

TO SEE YOU AROUND, AND...

YOU KNOW, YOU'RE NO FOOLING ANYBODY.

BRAD HIRED YOU TO FOLLOW ME,

I GET IT.

SO, WHAT DO YOU WANT?

BRAD? NO, I WAS...

I WAS TOLD TO PICK UP

A COUPLE OF CINNAMON ROLLS.

OH, REALLY?

WELL, YOU CAN'T HAVE 'EM.

HOW'S THAT?

GO TELL YOU-KNOW-WHO

TO COME ON IN:

AND GET 'EM HIMSELF.

BETTY, THIS GUY

WHO WAS JUST IN HERE?

HE WAS RIGHT OUTSIDE PATTERSON'S

WHEN ROD FIRED ME,

AND THEN HE WAS HANGING AROUND

THE SQUARE WATCHING ME.

AND THEN:

HE WAS ON HIS CELL PHONE

A LITTLE WHILE LATER,

FOLLOWING ME.

I THINK MY EX HIRED HIM

AS A SPY.

WHAT'S THIS GUY LOOK LIKE?

HE'S TALL, DARK HAIR,

KIND OF DEEP BLUE EYES,

GREAT SMILE.

SOUNDS DANGEROUS, ALL RIGHT.

THOSE AND THOSE.

THOSE OTHER TWO LOOK LIKE

THEY BELONG IN CANDYLAND.

OKAY, THEN HOW ABOUT--

I AM BORED.

I AM SO BORED,

I'M GOING OUT OF MY MIND.

CAN YOU HEAR ME OUT THERE?

NO ONE STILL SICK

COULD SOUND THIS IRRITATED!

TAKE IT EASY.

YOU NEED TO GE BACK TO THE STORE.

I'VE GOT IT HANDLED.

NO, THIS IS OUR BUSIES SEASON, MARSHALL.

I'VE GOT IT HANDLED.

OKAY, THIS IS

ALL YOU CAN HAVE FOR NOW.

YOGURT?

THAT ISN'T EVEN

REAL FOOD.

IF THIS IS WHAT THE REST OF

MY LIFE IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE,

I MIGHT AS WELL CHECK OUT NOW.

HOW'S THE SOFTWARE

COMING ALONG?

UH, GRANDPA AND I

ARE GOING TO STAR WORKING ON IT TODAY.

HE SHOULD HAVE IT DOWN

BY THE TIME I LEAVE.

MARSHALL, COULD YOU PLEASE

ASK THE NURSE:

IF I COULD HAVE SOME TOAST?

I CAN'T EAT THIS.

THIS ISN'T REAL FOOD.

I'M STARVING.

TOAST?

YEAH.

JASON...

JASON, LOOK,

I KNOW THAT YOU WANT TO

GET BACK TO NEW YORK,

BUT WITH ME IN HERE,

YOUR GRANDPA NEEDS SOME HELP.

SO I WAS WONDERING

IF YOU COULD...

YOU KNOW, IF YOU COULD...

UH, YEAH.

SURE.

OKAY.

THEN WHA ARE YOU DOING

STANDING HERE:

WATCHING ME GROW OLD?

GO ON.

WAIT, WAIT, HONEY.

COME HERE. JASON.

LOOK, UM, THE BES CHRISTMAS PRESEN I COULD EVER GE WOULD BE

TO LOOK CHRISTINE IN THE EYE

AND THANK HER:

FOR SAVING MY LIFE.

NOW, IF SHE DOESN' WORK AT PATTERSON'S,

THEN SHE WORKS SOMEWHERE ELSE.

FIND HER.

DON'T WORRY, I WILL.

DO I HAVE TO DO:

EVERYTHING MYSELF?

YOU.

YOU.

GETTING A MANICURE?

NO, I'M LOOKING FOR SOMEONE.

I'M NOT THE GUY

YOU THINK I AM, ROSEMARY.

I'M NOT THE GIRL

YOU THINK I AM.

IN FACT, YOU MIGHT BE SHOCKED

TO KNOW THE REAL ROSEMARY.

WELL, I LIVE IN NEW YORK,

SO NOTHING SURPRISES ME.

LOOK, I'M ONE OF

THE GOOD GUYS.

I COULD GIVE YOU

PERSONAL REFERENCES,

LIKE MY MOTHER, MY GRANDFATHER,

MY MANICURIST.

SEE YOU 'ROUND.

I'VE BEEN UP AND DOWN

MAIN STREET, GRANDPA.

I DON'T THINK THIS GIRL EXISTS.

IF SHE DOES,

SHE PROBABLY LEFT TOWN.

SO, WHAT'S HAPPENING

WITH THE INTERVIEW?

UH, I'M GOING.

IT'S INTERNATIONAL BANKING,

WHICH I'VE DONE BEFORE.

I THINK IT'LL BE A GOOD FIT.

HMM.

OH, UH...

I RAN INTO THAT ROSEMARY,

FROM THE BAKERY?

I CAN'T FIGURE HER OUT.

SHE'S PRETTY MYSTERIOUS.

MYSTERIOUS? ROSEMARY?

YOU'RE CRAZY.

HOW ABOUT THOSE KIDS?

THEY'RE FUTURE

CREDIT CARD HOLDERS.

HI.

- HI.

- HI.

HEY, KIDS,

CAN I HELP YOU?

I LIKE YOUR DOLLS

IN THE WINDOW.

YEAH, THAT'S THE SWEET TUESDAY

DOLL COLLECTION.

A SALESGIRL WILL SHOW YOU

WHAT WE'VE GOT IN STOCK.

WHAT ARE YOU INTERESTED IN?

-BASEBALL.

-BASEBALL.

I LOVE BASEBALL.

YOU KNOW, THEY USED TO CALL ME

"CLUTCH" IN HIGH SCHOOL.

CLUTCH?

YEAH, I WON

A BIG GAME:

WITH A TRIPLE PLAY,

YEAH, IT WAS PRETTY AWESOME.

FOLLOW ME.

YOU LOOK LIKE:

A CATCHER.

WHOA...

LET'S GIVE THIS A TRY.

PUT YOUR HEAD:

DOWN THERE, YEAH.

WHOA, YOU LOOK AWESOME.

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