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Reva comes to LOWHAD to pick up Marah and Shayne who will be staying with her and Buzz for a while. Annie is off going through her withdrawal at the Bauer cabin. Reva arrives at LOWHAD. The kids greet her and then go upstairs to finish their packing.
Reva:
Josh: You okay?
Reva: Yeah. Joshua, this is like a dream come true. I mean us
together....with the kids. I'm really happy that they're going to be staying
with me.
Josh: Is that all?
Reva: I'm sorry.
Josh: For what?
Reva: For carrying on the way I did.
Josh: It's okay, you know, I'm um...
Reva: It feels like old times you know, well almost. We had some really good
times didn't we Bud?
Josh: Yes we did.
Reva: You know I remember one time in particular. It was the Halloween when
we brought the kids back in from trick or treating, Shayne was just a baby. It
was before I got sick. And I can remember you built a fire in the fireplace to
take the chill off that big ole place we were living in back then.
Josh: That's right, you made your world-famous apple cider and we ended up
reading bedtime stories to the kids that night.
Reva: We put them to sleep and then we ended up falling asleep in front of
the fire like a couple of old married people. There I go again, running on and
on.
Josh: It's okay. You better head upstairs and help Shayne pack.
Reva: Yeah, I mean that's why I'm here.
Josh: All right, you all ready?
Marah: Remember when I was little Dad would set up that card table and you
would put a blanket over the top so it would be like a tent?
Reva: Of course I remember. And you used to bring all your dollies and put
them inside the tent and you would have a pretzel and peanut butter tea party
only your dollies hated the pretzels dipped in the peanut butter.
Josh: Yeah, so your mama and I got to eat all those pretzels ourselves.
Reva: I believe I fed them to your daddy.
Josh: And that was certainly my favorite part of the whole experience. Um,
well let's go, let's get you guys over to your mama's.
Marah: Wait, I need Daddy to teach me the fox-trot.
Josh: What?
Reva: Where did that come from?
Marah: Wendy Lake's having a party next Saturday night and she wants
everybody to learn the fox-trot since she learned it in dance class she wants
to show it off. You know how to fox-trot Daddy?
Josh:
Marah: What about you mama?
Reva: I'm a foxy-trotter from way back.
Marah: Will you do it with Daddy so I can see how it's done?
Reva: Oh, you know it's so late.
Josh: Yeah, you're mama's right, it's too late for something like that.
Marah: Oh please, I just want to out fox-trot Wendy.
Josh: You know, maybe your mama could teach you tomorrow.
Reva: Yeah, I really should get you guys to bed.
Marah: Please, I have the music set up, please!
Josh: She's giving us the lip. Well, may I have this dance?
Reva: Yes Bud, you may.
Shayne: I think Mama looks silly.
Marah: Yeah, but they're having fun.
Josh: You're still a great dancer, just like I remembered.
Reva: Yeah and I'm not even on a tabletop.
Josh: Are you leading or am I leading?
Reva: I believe I'm leading, as usual.
Josh: Okay.
Reva: Actually it feels like we picked up right where we left off.
They continue to dance as the sparks are flying all over the place. Annie returns and ruins the moment.
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