Тиа Куин

Hey, sis.

I knew it. I knew you were alive. I missed you so much.

You were with me the whole time.

I have something for you.

You did not come back from a deserted island with a souvenir.

It's a Hozen. And in buddhism, it symbolizes reconnecting. I kept it in hopes that one day, it would reconnect me with you.

I want you to come home right after school.

Oh, can't. Margot and I are going to go to the mall.

What, more shopping? Tell Margot you'll have to cancel. You're grounded for two weeks.

Grounded? I've never been grounded.

Well, you've never committed larceny before.

I don't need Oliver to teach me how to parent you. You'll be home by 4:00.

Or what? You're going to call the cops on me? Tell them I say hi.

So did you get the license plate?

No. He got away.

Maybe you should spend a little less time trying to be a hero. You're obviously not very good at it.

That's cute.

I wasn't trying to be. You left her on the street, alone and hurt. In the street. To get a license plate?

You don't believe me?

I love you. Mom loves you. But it's getting hard when you won't be truthful with us.

You know, sometimes, Ollie, I just don't get you. And by sometimes, I mean ever.

You're actually not the first person to say that to me today.

Why am I not surprised?

This is my brother Oliver.

Nice to meet you, Thea's brother. I bet the food on that island is better than this stuff they're serving here, huh?

You'd lose that bet.

Tahitian green or midnight black, what do you think?

I think that you've been dropping hints all week, Thea, and mom still isn't buying you a car for your birthday.

I could not have said it better myself.

Mom never would have cheated on dad. She's not cheating on Walter.

You don't want to believe it because you have this perfect image of mom in your head. That's not who she is, Ollie. She's a liar and a cheater. And you really don't know her at all.

Hey, we should get going. Judges don't appreciate the value in being fashionably late.

Got any other tips?

Let the lawyer do all the talking. They'll give you a pad and paper but do not play tic tac toe. Judges don't appreciate that, either.

Look, nobody asked you to get involved.

I did.

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I say thanks, but no thanks.

Thea! You don't actually have a choice.

Oh, actually, I do. See, I'm 18 now and I can make my own decisions. So I decide not to be your ex-girlfriend's office monkey.

You know, you showed some real sack coming down here, the Glades in the middle of the night.

You must not know the value of a vintage purse.

Everything's exactly as you left it.

How are you feeling, Walter?

I'm on the mend, thank you, Oliver.

Oh, I'm so glad you're home.

That makes two of us.

All of us. We've prepared a delicious brunch for you. All your favorites.

English food.

Actually, I'm more tired from the drive than I expected. So I think I'd like to lie down for a bit.

Yes, of course.

Did you find anything?

Lots.

Anything helpful?

No, still looking.