Little Evil Page #4

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Terribly. He's double-booked on Saturday,

and he can't do it.

It doesn't matter now.

I'll just call his birthday off.

I'm sure people will still come.

And I can help you find another clown

if it means that much.

It's not fair

that they singled out Lucas.

If she's that fragile,

then she shouldn't be teaching, right?

- Did you tell them that?

- No, I tried, but...

They were really focused on the fact that

I'm sort of a new figure in the house,

and they were acting like it was my fault.

They were?

Yeah, and they want me to see a therapist.

Isn't that weird?

What, you think I should?

I just... I mean...

you're not exactly having the easiest time

communicating with him.

But this isn't about me, Sam.

This is about Lucas.

What if there's something wrong with him?

There is nothing wrong with Lucas!

[BANGS TABLE] Damn it! Why is everything

always blamed on the child?

[DOOR SLAMS SHUT]

Hey, honey.

I am sorry.

It's just not fair, you know.

I mean, he's already been through so much.

He's a good kid, Gary.

He just...

He needs a positive male role model.

And every time I think

I found the perfect guy...

he winds up turning against him

and going crazy or...

[CRYING]

dying in a horrible mulching accident.

- What? Hey. Hey, come here.

- [CRYING]

I am so sorry, honey. I didn't know that.

He just... He can't deal

with any more rejection, Gary.

All right?

You... you have to be on his side.

- I am on his side.

- You're just saying that.

I'm not.

Sam, I love you.

Okay? And I didn't just make

a commitment to you.

I made a commitment to him.

[SOBBING EXHALE]

Do you understand?

Now, I'm gonna go up there

and have a heart-to-heart with him.

- I'm gonna turn this into a bonding thing.

- Okay.

Okay.

Hey, Gary?

You're gonna be a great dad.

[INHALES AND EXHALES]

Oh, sh*t.

Hey, Lucas? Can I come in?

[DOOR CREAKS OPEN]

Hey, pal. How are you feeling?

Is the cable out, or...?

Well, TV sucks anyway.

It's kinda cool to just use

your imagination, right?

[STATIC HISSING]

Okay, um...

Listen, Lucas, I'm sure it seems like

we've been moving really fast,

but I'm your stepfather now...

[DEMONIC VOICE] Get out!

Yeah, okay. We'll just talk later.

Or whenever you want.

Okay?

[SIGHS]

How'd it go?

Oh. Uh, he just told me he wanted some

alone time through his, uh...

goat puppet.

Oh, yeah. That's his friend Reeroy.

- Reeroy.

- [CHUCKLES] He loves playing with him.

Good.

I'll just let him have

a little Reeroy time then

and check in with him later.

Okay.

[AL] You know what pisses me off?

Kids nowadays, they don't even know

what's rad when they see it now.

When I was that age,

all I wanted was a '72 Chevrolet,

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