Sunday in Racolo, Aless and Lithium’s room ...

RACOLO:

… Fin told me Brynie got his hands on ‘TheKama Sutra’. 

Did he show it to you?

ALESS:

Um …

RACOLO:

Thought so.

ALESS:

I d-didn’t mean to l-look. Brynie and I, I c-couldn’t 

stop looking. Are you m-mad at me?

RACOLO:

No. Why would I be mad?

ALESS:

Dad would b-be, if he found out …

RACOLO:

Oh yeah, he’d freak. Been there, done that. 

But, if you want to talk about it, it’s OK. Ask me anything.

ALESS:

Do you really m-mean it? Anything? Anything at all?

RACOLO:
Yeah.

ALESS:
Why d-d-did you leave and m-move in with Grandma?

RACOLO:
That? Don’t you want to talk about sex?

AESS:
Maybe l-later.

RACOLO:

You always surprise me. You already know why I left 

- me and dad don't get along.

ALESS:

Don’t or won’t?

RACOLO:

You think this is all on me?

ALESS:

I d-didn’t m-m-mean it like that. You're just ... always so angry at him.

RACOLO:

Hey - I’m not the one who threw my mother out and replaced her with a new woman who happened to come with a bratty, little step-sister. Excuse me for being a little pissed off.

ALESS:

He th-threw her out? Are you sure? Dad t-told me that she left.

RACOLO:

I was there Aless. You don’t forget stuff like that. He thinks I don’t remember cause I was five. Do you know what it’s like to have the person you counted on the most ripped from your life?

ALESS:

L-like last year, when my mom had the accident …

RACOLO:

Yeah - sorry. I liked your mom. I just wasn’t too thrilled about her daughter.

ALESS:

Tia t-told me that you used to r-r-run away a lot.

RACOLO:

Your sister has a big mouth ...

ALESS:

She’s your sister t-too.

RACOLO:

Step-sister, and that doesn’t count. She was always such a pain

in the … Yeah I ran away a lot. Then Grandma took me in. 

Too bad you didn’t get to know her, she was amazing.

ESMODONTI:

Hey boys, talking about me?

ALESS:

Hi Es. Ac-actually Racolo was t-telling me about Gr-grandmother.

ESMODONTI:

Classy lady. Look, I’m about to put my little elf-kin to bed. 

Hate to toss ya out of your own room but …

RACOLO:

I’ll do it.

LITHIUM:
ah-soo nana

ESMODONTI:

No way! It’s my night. So if you’ll just get your butt

out of here I'll do the mama thing and tuck him in.

RACOLO:
OK, but after I say good night.

ESMODONTI:

I don’t get to say good night when it’s not my night.

ALESS:

I’d like to say g-good night to him t-too, if that’s OK?

ESMODONTI:

Sure cherie, anything for you. Hold him a sec.

I left his blanket in the kitchen. Be back in a jif.

ALESS:

Yes, and so d-did Lithium. He c-c-can’t understand 

the words b-but I think he gets the tone in your voices.

LITHIUM:
yawn

RACOLO:

Just give me my kid.

LITHIUM:

ahhh dada

ALESS:
You’re ang-angry at m-m-me?

RACOLO:

No, just angry.

ALESS:

I’m sorry. It’s just that I've spent t-time with Es and him, and she's

really a g-good mom. I mean, if you could just see them t-together,

maybe it’d help? Why d-don’t all of you do something together? 

ESMODONTI:

Still here?

ALESS:

We were j-just leaving.

ESMODONTI:

Fab, I’ll take my boy then.

ESMODONTI:

The deal is - I get him till ten and if I want to hang

out in here and watch him sleep, I can – got it?

ALESS:

T-t-tell her it’s OK Racolo, p-please?

RACOLO:

Fine.

ALESS:

I’m hungry. Aren’t you hungry t-too? Let’s go have a snack.

ALESS:

… Racolo, are ya coming?

RACOLO:

I’ll be right there.

ESMODONTI:

If you think you’re gonna toss me outa here …

RACOLO:

I already said you can stay.

ESMODONTI:

Is this some sort of trick?

RACOLO:

No trick, a truce. I’m tired of fighting with you. Aless 

thinks we should hang out, you, me and Lith. We could go 

for a walk or something, tomorrow night?

ESMODONTI:

Like a real family huh? That’d be different. Maybe Aless could tag along too... you’re more civil when he’s around.

RACOLO:
Whatever.

Then, in the kitchen with A-m ...

ALESS:

D-did you hear that Racolo, Tia’s coming.

Isn’t that … g-great?

RACOLO:

I don't think so. Wonder what made her want to come here? 

It’s not like we invited her. Aless, you didn’t.

ALESSIO:

I d-didn't. Honest. Well, n-not exactly. I sent her an email or two 

- b-but I never asked her to come here. I swear.