The Children Page #3

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Something smells good.

- Is Paulie okay?

- Yeah, I think so.

You two... you seem good.

Yeah, great.

We're gonna do

much more family stuff.

That's the New Year's

resolution I've made anyway.

Does Casey

help out much?

She bought

the Christmas presents.

Was I that much trouble?

Lainey, you were pregnant.

Picky.

Well, we didn't exactly

have the best role model.

I'm not doing

that bad a job, am I?

No, Lainey, no.

Okay, sorry.

Just promise you'll kill me

if I turn completely into Mom.

Okay, I promise.

You must know all about

Chinese medicine.

It's another internet scam

he's fallen for.

You know, you could help

Elaine and Chloe.

Have you ever heard

of feminism?

Has it got anything to do

with self-absorbed lazing around?

I'm gonna get you.

So, Robbie,

welcome to my office.

Thanks.

I've been talking

to these guys, right?

- Daddy.

- They import a lot of... hi, darling.

- a lot of the ingredients

from China.

And you know, it's already...

thank you.

It's already

a huge market.

You know that.

Okay, darling.

But they really think

it's gonna explode here.

The health service in this country,

right... it's a shambles.

When you go into hospital,

you've got one disease...

you come out

and you're fine.

And there's 50 new viruses, I think,

identified every year

and they're

spreading around.

Kids are especially...

TCM... that's traditional

Chinese medicine, Robbie,

not the TV channel...

is about to go ballistic.

Interesting side effects.

You're it.

I'll get you.

Yay!

Okay, come and get it.

Where's Paulie?

Hey.

Oh, Jesus.

Chloe, are you okay?

I'm fine.

- Paulie!

- Are you okay?

- It's just a graze.

- Oh, I'm sorry.

- Come here.

- Mommy!

Mommy!

It was an accident.

We don't hit kids here, Jonah.

- Mommy.

- It's okay. Daddy's not angry.

- Daddy is angry.

- Daddy.

- Who was looking after him?

- Where were you, Casey?

What did I do?

It's okay. Don't cry.

Don't cry.

I don't want to be here.

It's just a little quiet time

while we all get ready

for the party.

You're the oldest.

You have to be the mommy.

I feel sick, Mommy.

Then you should be

a good boy

and lie down properly.

They're being funny.

I don't like them.

If you help Leah

dress up for the party,

I might give you

another gold star.

Hmm?

Leah, come here.

Aw, sweetheart.

Stop it.

Can I have some?

Come on, it's not like

I've never had it.

Hey, Jim Morrison,

you're supposed to be an expert.

Jim Morrison?

It's a little bit last century.

Miranda and Paulie

are a nightmare.

Nah, they're just

testing boundaries,

like you.

What's that?

They don't know, you see.

You can't say.

It's a... it's a baby.

Didn't you know?

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