That what romance is
It's the realization that
After all the years that you've spent together and all the ups and downs that you've shared with one another
You're still as much in love with that same person as you were
When you first started out on the adventure together
It's lovely mother
It really is
Hello
Hi, it's Eric
Will you be there for a while yet?
Yes
May I stop by?
Alright
I'll see you in a while
Who was that?
Eric
What did he want?
He's stopping by
That's great
As for the reason why, it could mean anything
You don't think that Stephanie could have convinced him to stay, do you?
All I know is that if he doesn't leave her now
It's never going to happen
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Crispy on the outside, tender on the inside
Oh, and by the way, they go perfect with
Uh-oh!
Chili!
Nothing says loving like my new cornbread twists
Whoa!
Everybody skippy-dippin'
Scoopin' it for finger lickin'
Spreadin' it on, or maybe celery stickin'
Everybody skippy-dippin'
People dippin' for their skippy, cause it's nuttier
People dippin' for their skippy, cause it's peanut fattier
Big people, little people, everyone
Cause it's good, good, good, good fun
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Look out!
Everybody skippy-dippin'
Till it's all skipped out
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It's nice to all be together again, isn't it?
And you look great
Leash?
Probably
Rich, wait a minute
What's up?
Dad
What about him?
You notice anything different about him?
Different how?
Just seems preoccupied, a little remote
Wouldn't you be in his place?
What do you mean?
You just brought your wife home from the hospital having come this close to suffering a stroke?
You think that's it?
I thought I'm not following you here
What else would it be?
Yeah, Rich
What else could it be?
Hello
Hello, come in
I hope this isn't too much of an inconvenience, but I really wanted to talk to you
No problem at all
Brooke, my family was together for breakfast
For the first time in over three and a half years
I have waited for this for so long
I know you have, Eric
As has Stephanie
Oh, and Stephanie, she was radiant
She was on a high, she was like an empress with all of her subjects
For her to have her family together was like she had won a battle that she'd been fighting for years
One that you had fought together for a long time
Yes, that's right
And for it to finally happen, for the family to be there together happy and relaxed
I have to tell you it was very moving for me
I can understand your feelings
They're very natural for a father
And that bond is very strong and alluring
Oh yes, yes it is
But I have to say
It was incredibly difficult to have them all there
Reunited and not really feel a part of it
To see my family together after all this time and realize that
I am the key to keeping them together
Eric, I don't want you to feel that you owe me or my family anything
Brooke, what I'm doing, I am doing for myself
And there's a
There's an empty place in me that so desperately needs to be filled
I have good news
You do?
Remember how concerned I was about how guarded the doctor was about Stephanie's condition when she got home?
How she would have to avoid any and all stress?
And that she would need a long recovery period?
Yes
Well that's not true
It's not?
No, the doctor tells me that Stephanie is strong and as long as she follows her recovery regimen
She's going to come out of all of this just fine
That's good news
Brooke, it's more than that
You have to understand that it was my greatest fear that I would be held captive to Stephanie's recovery for God knows how long
And that I would have to wait until her health got better
For some indefinable amount of time until I could tell her that I no longer wanted to go on in this marriage
But it's not true
I don't have to wait
You are
You're actually going to go through with this?
Yes, Brooke, I see no reason why I should stay married to Stephanie
But what about everything you said about the family being together again and you being the key to its survival?
My children are grown
Their lives are ahead of them
I want to salvage something of mine
So you're actually going to do it?
Yes
You're going to spend the rest of your life without Stephanie
That's right, Brooke
I'm beginning a whole new life
And it starts right here
Now
Hurry, Phillips, they're waiting for your report
Poor Phillips, she took a cold medicine for her stuffy nose and now she's getting drowsy
If only she could go back and take Sudafed instead
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Fast-acting Sudafed, you don't get drowsy, you get relief
Step right up, don't be shy
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