FISHER HOME
"Now it's officially Christmas,"
Jason announces
as he punches the 'play' button on the CD changer. The
sounds of Mariah Carey's Christmas album begin to hum along underneath
the rest of the action in the house.
He can hear the clinking of china
and silverware coming from the dining room as Paula
prepares the table
for dinner. Bill
and Claire are in the kitchen talking and working on the
meal. A few feet from Jason, in the middle of the living room,
Travis is
making his own noises as he breaks in his new Christmas toys.
Jason looks to the stairs at the
sound of footsteps. Molly bounds down the staircase.
"Hey," he says conspiratorially,
hushing his voice and moving in closer to her. "Wanna give me a sneak preview
of whatever your big news is?"
She pretends to consider it for a
moment. "Ummm ... no, not really."
"Come on, throw me a bone here."
"You already got one -- at least
you know I've got something to tell everyone. That's enough for now."
He debates pushing harder but realizes
it is a lost cause. "Fine."
The sound of the doorbell pierces
the air. Jason makes a beeline for the front door, nearly tripping over
Travis in the process.
"Hey!" Molly hears him call out.
For a moment she thinks it must be Courtney,
come to make amends on account
of the holiday. But the voice that responds to Jason does not belong to
Courtney.
"Hey, Jay. Merry Christmas."
I thought she told Mom she wasn't
coming, Molly thinks as she stands in the living room, unsure of whether
she should make herself visible just yet.
"Merry Christmas," comes another
voice behind Sarah.
The front door closes and coats are hung up. A moment
later, Jason leads Sarah and Matt,
with Victoria in tow, into the living
room.
"Look who decided to show up," Jason
says, but he quiets immediately upon realizing that the only one there
to hear him is Molly. The tension that Molly felt seconds ago is now ballooning
out to fill the room.
"Merry Christmas," Molly says quietly.
Sarah looks as though she is going
to reach out and slap her, but after a painfully long gap, she merely says,
"Thanks." Then she leads Matt and Victoria to the dining room, where she
can see Paula disappearing back into the kitchen.
"Hey," Matt whispers to Molly as
they walk by her. "Merry Christmas."
"Thanks. It's good to see you."
"Good to see you, too," he says before
heading off into the dining room.
Jason moves in close to Molly. "That
wasn't so bad."
"No, it wasn't. But you never know
with her ..."
"Give her a chance. I'm glad she
brought Matt. Maybe he'll help mellow her out."
"Yeah, with any luck," Molly says,
not entirely convinced that it's possible.
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