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my dad pay for what he had done.

I'll take all of them.

My dad, left on his own,

moped for days

and endlessly checked to see

if my mom wanted to talk.

She didn't.

When I dated Andrew Hester,

he was 28.

And I learned so much from him.

Meanwhile,

the young grass moved in

with her deep-thinking friend,

Meredith Lovett...

They're older. They're just better

at everything, right?

..And sat there hoping

that my dad might call.

He didn't.

He kept trying

to call Terry, but...

.. Terry wasn't ready to talk.

They hadn't gone

for a morning jog in weeks.

Nina was now responsible

for breaking up two couples.

Cathy visited my mother

every day

and, in an attempt

to relieve her guilt

over what

her daughter had done,

brought kettle corn.

Lots of it.

Probably 'cause there isn't

a Hallmark card that says,

"Sony my daughter

tried to bang your husband."

And as for me,

I was stuck between my mother,

who continued to bury

her feelings in holiday cheer...

- That's very lovely, Paige.

- The middle range needs tuning.

I'm on it.

..And my dad, who started acting

like everything was OK.

Look good here, right?

Which was harder to take

than the moping.

So does this mean

you're done avoiding me?

I was not avoiding you. I...

I needed time to think.

And I want to make sure that

everything's OK between us.

Are you breaking up with me?

Because I didn't know

we were together.

I just think that we should just

keep away from each other.

I think that would be best

for everyone now.

OK.

Yeah. Fine.

If that's what you want.

OK.

So we're good.

Yeah.

Old friends.

OK, so, what do you

want me to do?

You want me to go? Or...

I could stay. Or...

You can do whatever you want.

You can go, you can stay.

Oh, my God. Can you stop?

I don't even recognise you.

Can't we just be normal?

What's normal'?

My wife has left me.

I betrayed

everyone I care about.

I don't do this.

- I'm not that guy.

- OK. OK. Look.

I'm willing to go along

with whatever

you want here, David.

Honestly.

But...

Let me ask you one question.

Are you happy?

It's not about being happy.

If you could lean across

this table right now

and kiss me...

...and no-one would say

it was wrong

and there were no rules...

...would you do it?

That's a stupid question.

I'm not gonna answer that.

Would you do it?

What, if there were no rules? Yeah.

Sure, I would.

There are no rules.

# Deck the halls,

deck the halls, deck the halls

# Deck the halls

with boughs of holly

# Fa-la-la-la-la,

la-la-la-la

# For 'tis the season

to be jolly

# Fa-la-la-la-la,

la-la-la-la

# Don we now our gay apparel

# Fa-la-la-la-la,

la-la-la-la

# Troll the ancient

yuletide carol

# Fa-la-la-la-la,

la-la-la-la

# Fa-la-la-la-la, la-Ia

# La-la. #

Very good.

Very good, people.

Let's remember

to watch the pace.

Christmas is three weeks away.

I know there have been requests

to start the Christmas Eve

walk-and-sing earlier.

If we get going by 4:00,

then we will still have time

to make Christmas dinner.

That's great, Diane,

but it's not dark out at 4:00,

and if it's not dark out, then

the candles are pretty useless.

- Right?

- Uh, my parents are coming.

I need to start

at least by 5:
00.

We always sing at 6:00!

Every year.

We can't just change things

because you feel like it.

Or you feel like it,

or you feel like it.

Some things

need to stay the same.

Now, if this little

b*tch session is over,

I would like to move on

to the 'Tannenbaum' medley.

We have got...51 hours before

I have to be back at work.

Atlantic City -

where New Jersey comes to hide.

Are you prepared?

Give me a dollar, yo.

#...for more time

than I saw

# It seems so small

# The tide swept inside of me

almost entirely

# All that I thought was a constant

had oated away... #

Yeah!

# So I just stay

# Will you wait for me? #

# We'll just wait and see

# The moon on the water

is carried to the land

# As the seagulls were silent,

I heard what you said so clear

# We can't stay here

# So clear

# We can't stay here

# Stay clear

# We can't stay here. #

It's pouring with rain

and the mud and rocks

are flying down the trail,

and I really wanted to push on,

but this ranger said

that he'd arrest us both

if we didn't go right back down.

Which sucks, 'cause...

we were only three peaks short.

Wait, so,

if you climb all 46 peaks,

what does that mean -

you get a prize, or...?

No. You do not

get a prize.

But you'd get to

call yourself a 46er.

Which, in some circles,

is pretty spectacular.

- Sounds...

- David!

Hey. How's it going, buddy?

- Hey.

- You remember Anne?

- Anne, sure. Hi. Yes.

- Hi, David.

Uh, Nina, this is, uh,

Gideon Allen, who I work with,

and Anne.

Hi.

- Nice to meet you.

- Nina and I are, uh...

We're old friends.

It's nice to meet you, Nina.

So, uh...

You guys come here a lot?

Few times a year.

Uh, Anne's actually

a fantastic poker player.

Do you guys want to join us?

- Um...

- You know what?

There's a stud tournament

starting in a couple of minutes.

- So...

- You didn't come here to eat?

No - we're just

checking out the menu,

for when we eat later.

Well, if we're still here,

you can join us then.

Yeah.

Nice to meet you.

- See you later maybe.

- That would be great.

- Yeah.

- 'Bye. Nice to meet you.

That was Gideon and Anne.

Hey. There she is.

You back from your

"need to think" vision quest?

Yeah. Took a ride out to the beach.

Really cleared my head.

Where'd you stay?

Uh, I stayed at

a bed-and-breakfast.

It's really nice

in the winter. The air.

I'm gonna make some coffee.

You want some?

I don't drink coffee.

What...

What if you and I took a trip,

out to where I was,

near Point Pleasant?

- You used to love it there.

- Just the two of us? Together?

Yeah. Just like we used to.

Be great.

There's nobody around. It's...

Yeah. Sure. Maybe.

Whatever.

We just didn't want

to lie to you anymore.

Oh, thank you.

Thank you both for showing

such good judgment.

- Um... I'm gonna go home.

- Vanessa, please stay.

No, let her go.

She'll never understand.

Never understand what?

What, that you have to go

from man to man

to validate

your pathetic existence?

Terry, you want to go?

You and me? Make out in the back?

Huh? Right now. Let's go.

Let's do it.

- Vanessa!

- David!

You told me that this situation

with my daughter was finished.

It was over.

Terry, it was.

Look, we both realise

that this is wrong.

Oh, you think?

And, yeah, I know,

it's selfish, and it's...

...it's, uh...

It's unacceptable. OK.

But if it makes us happy,

why do we have to stop it?

I don't want to stop.

I don't want to stop.

I want to be happy.

What do you plan on doing?

Are you going

to stay in New Jersey?

I'll get a job in a restaurant.

I've already called Shelly.

He said he could use the help.

Shelly's restaurant is serious.

I'm serious. I've worked in

a serious restaurant before.

So, if you want us

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