The Christmas Secret Page #4

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REALLY?

YEAH. YOU KNOW, A CATCHER

IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTAN PLAYERS ON THE TEAM.

A PITCHER CAN' PITCH A GOOD GAME

WITHOUT HELP FROM HIS CATCHER.

OKAY, TURN AROUND.

NOW, CROUCH DOWN.

YUP, GOOD.

NOW ROCK BACK:

ON YOUR HEELS.

IT'S ALL ABOUT BALANCE.

YOU READY?

NICE CATCH.

YOU EVER PLAYED?

A LITTLE.

AH, THOUGHT SO.

YOU'VE GOT GOOD INSTINCTS.

YOU KNOW, THERE'S LITTLE LEAGUE

STARTS IN SPRING.

CAN I COME:

BACK HERE SOMETIME,

AND YOU COULD TEACH ME

SOME MORE?

YEAH, SURE.

HEY, YOU GOT A NAME?

I'M ZACH AND THAT'S HALEY.

I'VE GOTTA GO.

COME ON, HALEY.

MOM DOESN'T LIKE US LATE.

CUTE KIDS.

DID THEY BUY ANYTHING?

NOPE.

HEY, GRANDPA,

YOU NEED A WEBSITE.

WHY?

IT'S THE FUTURE.

SO, WHAT'S WITH ALL

THE SPORTS MEMORABILIA?

I WAS A SPORTS MOM.

LOAD UP MY SON, DENNIS,

AND HIS FRIENDS,

AND TAKE THEM TO PRACTICE,

GO TO THE GAMES,

CHEER MYSELF HOARSE.

AW, THEY WERE GREAT TIMES.

MM...

WHAT ABOUT YOU?

WHAT MADE YOU MOVE

TO WILSONVILLE?

MORE PEOPLE MOVE OU THAN MOVE IN.

UM, I NEVER KNEW MY DAD,

BUT MY MOM SAID:

THAT HE WAS FROM

SOMEWHERE AROUND HERE.

WHEN BRAD AND I:

SPLIT UP,

I DIDN'T REALLY HAVE

ANYWHERE ELSE TO GO,

SO I JUST PACKED UP THE KIDS,

AND HERE WE ARE.

I HAVE TO SAY, THOUGH,

IT REALLY DOES:

FEEL MORE LIKE HOME

THAN ANY PLACE:

I'VE EVER LIVED.

WHAT WAS YOUR DAD'S NAME?

I MIGHT KNOW THE FAMILY.

JUST-- "DAD."

MY MOM DIED WHEN I WAS LITTLE

AND SHE NEVER TOLD ME HIS NAME.

BUT SHE DID TELL ME THA HE WAS THE LOVE OF HER LIFE.

MM...

MOM! MOM!

I SAW EVERYTHING I WANTED

FOR CHRISTMAS:

RIGHT UP THE STREET!

YOU DID? HI!

OH, HI.

THAT'S GREAT.

WHAT BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN.

HI. I'M BETTY.

WELL, INTRODUCE

YOURSELVES.

HI. I'M ZACH.

NICE TO MEET YOU.

AND I'M HALEY.

NICE TO MEET YOU, TOO.

WHERE DID YOU SEE ALL THIS

STUFF THAT YOU WANTED?

WILSON'S.

OH.

LOOK AT ALL THIS

BASEBALL STUFF.

WOW.

DO YOU LIKE BASEBALL?

I THINK I WANT TO BE A CATCHER.

A CATCHER?

THAT'S WHAT MY SON PLAYED.

AND FOR THAT PERFECT ANSWER,

YOU GET...

A BETTY'S BOMBERS CAP.

WHOA.

HEY...

OKAY, YOU GUYS, GET WASHED UP.

I'M GOING TO START DINNER.

MOM? MOM!

I NEED TO PLAY:

LITTLE LEAGUE THIS SPRING.

CLUTCH THINKS I'M GOOD.

WHO'S CLUTCH?

THIS GUY WHO WORKS

AT WILSON'S.

HE'S AWESOME.

HE KNOW EVERYTHING

ABOUT BASEBALL.

REALLY?

SO CAN I?

WE'LL TALK

ABOUT IT LATER.

WHAT'S THE MATTER, MAMA?

NOTHING.

LET'S GO HAVE SOME

HOT CHOCOLATE AND MARSHMALLOWS.

YEAH!

EVICTION:

AT CHRISTMAS?

MAYBE I CAN GET A SECOND JOB

ON WEEKENDS, OR SOMETHING.

DO ME A FAVOR,

JUST HANG IN THERE

A LITTLE WHILE LONGER, HUH?

HEY, GEORGE.

CAN I GET A COFFEE TO GO,

WITH CREAM, PLEASE?

WHY CAN'T I GET RID OF YOU?

BRAD IS NOT A GOOD GUY,

I DON'T KNOW WHY

YOU'RE HELPING HIM.

I FEEL LIKE:

I'M A BROKEN RECORD.

WHO'S BRAD?

COME ON, BRAD'S THE GUY

THAT HIRED YOU TO SPY ON ME.

I HEARD YOUR PHONE CALL.

NO, YOU HEARD WRONG.

THAT PHONE CALL WAS ABOU A JOB INTERVIEW.

I DON'T KNOW BRAD.

I TOLD YOU, ROSEMARY,

I'M NOT THAT GUY.

MY NAME--

WHAT?

NOTHING.

ANOTHER PACK?

I HAVE A SWEET TOOTH.

I NEED TWO CINNAMON ROLLS

TO GO, PLEASE.

HEY, DO YOU

LIKE BASEBALL?

NO, I'M NOT MUCH

OF A SPORTS PERSON.

HMM.

WELL, HERE'S A LITTLE ADVICE.

IF YOU WANT TO SURVIVE

IN THIS PLACE,

YOU NEED TO LEARN

THE HIGH SCHOOL PLAYERS'

NAMES AND THEIR STATS.

SEE THIS GUY:

OVER HERE, IN THE HAT?

THAT'S GEORGE JARVIS.

SHORT STOP AT WILSON HIGH.

HE PLAYED WITH MY DAD,

AND THEY WON STATE THAT YEAR,

WHEN JARVIS SMACKED A HOMER

IN THE BOTTOM:

OF THE NINTH.

WILSONVILLE IS LIKE THAT.

PEOPLE FEEL CONNECTED HERE.

THAT IT?

JUST LET ME KNOW

IF YOU NEED SOME COACHING.

HEY, CLUTCH.

HEY, ZACH, HOW'S IT GOING?

WE'RE BEING EVICTED.

OH.

CAN I LOOK AROUND?

YEAH, SURE,

YOU KNOW WHAT, HANG ON,

I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

I GOT SOMETHING:

FOR YOU.

I WANT YOU:

TO HOLD THIS LIKE THIS.

WITH YOUR FINGERS

ON THE STITCHES.

GOOD JOB.

THROW IT UP IN THE AIR

A COUPLE TIMES,

GET THE FEEL FOR IT.

THERE YOU GO.

A BALL PLAYER HAS TO FEEL

COMFORTABLE WITH THE BALL.

NOW, YOU TAKE THAT HOME

AND YOU PRACTICE WITH IT, OKAY?

OKAY.

THANKS.

I GOTTA GO.

SLEEP WITH I IF YOU HAVE TO.

DID I MENTION I LOVE

CHRISTMAS TREES?

AWESOME. WOW!

THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT.

WE'RE GOING TO GO

LOOK AT THE TOYS.

OKAY.

STAY CLOSE.

DON'T GO TOO FAR.

OKAY! WE WILL!

THAT'S THE DOLL I WANT.

SO, I SPOKE WITH BRAD,

AND I INFORMED HIM

YOU HAVE A NEW JOB.

HE ALSO SAID HE HADN' HAD ANYONE SPYING ON YOU.

MAYBE I OVERREACTED.

LOOK, THE COURT'S

PRIMARY INTERES IS THE WELL-BEING

OF THE CHILDREN,

AND YOU'RE OBVIOUSLY

A GOOD MOTHER.

I HOPE SO.

SO, WHEN YOU

SHOW UP IN COURT,

JUST MAKE SURE YOU HAVE

AS MANY SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS

AS POSSIBLE.

HAVE BETTY GIVE YOU

A CHARACTER REFERENCE.

ALSO BRING:

YOUR TAX RETURNS

AND ALL OTHER PAS EMPLOYMENT RECORDS.

I CAN'T LOSE MY KIDS.

MIRACLES, REMEMBER?

WHAT DO YOU SEE,

SWEETIE?

THAT'S WHAT I WANT, MAMA.

LOOK AT HER.

I LOVE CHRISTMAS.

THE SMELLS, THE MEMORIES.

I'M AFTER APPLE COBBLER!

WE'RE CLOSED!

I CAN'T HEAR YOU

AND I'M NOT GOING AWAY!

LET HER IN.

I THOUGHT I WAS GOING

TO STARVE TO DEATH.

CHRISTINE,

MEET MY OLD PAL, GLORY.

GLORY, CHRISTINE.

HELLO.

HELLO.

GLORY COMES BY:

FOR DAY-OLD CUPCAKES.

AND SHE JUST HAPPENS TO RUN

THE BEST DAY CARE CENTER

IN WILSONVILLE.

AW...

DO YOU REALLY?

I'M LOOKING FOR A PLACE

TO SEND MY CHILDREN

ON CHRISTMAS BREAK.

OH, DARLIN', I'M SORRY,

WE'RE FULL TO THE RAFTERS.

OH, OKAY, I'LL KEEP LOOKING.

CHRISTINE,

WOULD YOU MIND PICKING ME UP

A BAG OF SUGAR DOWNSTAIRS?

SURE.

THANKS.

MAKE ROOM FOR HER KIDS.

HEY, YOU'RE LEANING ON ME.

I'LL SIT ON YOU

IF YOU DON'T HELP HER OUT.

BETTY...

THINK I'M THAT EASY?

I'VE KNOWN YOU

SINCE HIGH SCHOOL,

SO I KNOW:

WHAT "EASY" MEANS TO YOU.

YEAH, AND I MARRIED HIM.

HI.

HI.

MY CAR WON'T START.

I HEARD.

CAN I HELP?

SURE. THANKS.

POP THE HOOD.

I THINK I OWE YOU AN APOLOGY.

ONLY ONE?

WHY DO YOU KEEP:

COMING TO THE BAKERY?

MY GRANDFATHER LOVES

YOUR CINNAMON ROLLS.

SEEMS HE CAN'T LIVE

WITHOUT THEM.

REALLY?

WOW, WHEN THINGS GO WRONG,

THEY REALLY GO WRONG

ALL AT ONCE.

HOW DOES IT LOOK?

TRY IT AGAIN.

HUH.

WHAT DOES YOUR GAS GAUGE SAY?

QUARTER OF A TANK.

I THINK YOU'VE GO A FAULTY GAUGE.

YOU'RE OUT OF GAS.

GREAT, THAT'S JUST WHAT I NEED.

OKAY, I'M GOING TO WALK

TO THE GAS STATION

AND PICK UP A COUPLE OF GALLONS.

I'LL DRIVE YOU.

YEAH, UH...

LOOK...

IF YOU GOOGLED ME,

IT WOULD SAY, "JASON,

"TRUSTWORTHY,

GOOD ATHLETE IN HIGH SCHOOL,

"FLOUNDERED A LITTLE BI "AFTER GRADUATION,

"SAW THE LIGHT IN COLLEGE,

WORKED HARD,

"RECENTLY FIRED

THROUGH NO FAULT OF HIS OWN,

"STILL A LITTLE CONFUSED

AS TO WHAT HE'S SUPPOSED

TO DO WITH HIS LIFE."

THAT SOUNDS VERY HONEST.

MIGHT BE MY ONLY CHANCE.

OKAY.

DO YOU SEE IT?

OH, YEAH.

THE LITTLE DIPPER

RIGHT THERE.

DID YOU KNOW THAT THIS STAR

AT THE END OF THE HANDLE

IS THE NORTH STAR.

WHEN I WAS A KID,

GRANDPA USED TO DRIVE ME

OUT TO THE LAKE,

AND WE'D STRETCH OU ON THE HOOD OF THE CAR,

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