Merry Liddle Christmas

Benson, start the car.

Starting the car.

Morning.

Good morning.

- Good morning. - Good morning.

Guess what?

We got another offer.

- From who? - Queen of the Castle.

I love Queen of the Castle.

That's where I got all my furniture from.

Mm. It gets better.

They're launching

a new tech division and they want you to run it.

Are you kidding me?

That's amazing!

Yeah.

Since you created an app

to help busy families stay organized,

they think you must have a big family of your own,

and they want to capture you spending Christmas with them

in your new home, all done up for the holidays.

All right, I can do that. I can do--

Wait, c-capture how? What does that mean?

They'd just shoot some video and possibly use it

in the launch of their new tech division.

They want to make sure you're a good fit for their brand.

This could be huge for you.

For us.

You'd still be my CFO, right?

Of course.

I would love that.

See? Everything in your life is all coming together.

Well, almost everything.

I promise, I'm going to get myself back out there

one of these days.

Just let me get through Christmas first.

- Okay. - Speaking of--

I need to call my mom and convince her to let me host.

Right. Good luck with that.

Thanks, Naomi.

Bye.

- Hello? - Hey, Mom.

Oh, hi, baby girl. How are you?

Can't wait to see you.

I've been giving it a lot of thought.

I would really love it

if everyone came to my house for Christmas this year.

But I always host.

I know you do,

but maybe it's time to pass the baton?

That way, you can just relax and enjoy yourself for once.

Cooking for my family is how I enjoy myself.

And honey, it makes me so happy,

cooking everyone's favorite dishes

and watching you all

sit around the table

in the very same seats that you sat in

when you were little girls,

sharing stories and funny memories...

And we can still do all those things.

Just at my house.

Come on, Dad's retiring soon.

And, Mom, you deserve to put your feet up, too.

I don't know, baby.

I mean, it's a lot of work.

And a lot of mess,

and we all know

how much that drives you crazy.

- What-- What's going on? - She wants to host Christmas.

Hey! Love it.

Let the hurricane make landfall

somewhere else this year.

Your dad likes the idea.

Please, Mom, let me do this.

Are you sure you can handle it?

Sticky children, a crying baby,

and who knows what kind of drama

your sister Kiara's gonna drag in with her this year.

I'm sure.

My dream home is finally finished

and I'd love to share it with all of you.

Okay.

But let me call your sisters and make sure

that they're on their best behavior.

- I love you, Mom. - I love you, baby girl. Bye-bye.

Oh. Let's do that.

Oh.

Hey!

I just got off the phone with Mom.

Are you sure you want to do this?

Absolutely.

It's gonna be so much fun.

I'm going through the menu right now.

You're gonna help me out in the kitchen, right?

I mean, I'll help, but you know

Mom's still gonna want run the show.

Oh, I know.

Jacquie, there's something important

I want to talk to you about

and I really need you to listen.

What is it?

Everything doesn't have to be perfect.

That's easy for you to say.

No, I'm not kidding.

We all just want to have a fun, chill Christmas

together.

I know. Me too.

Okay, and try not to let Kiara get under your skin so much.

You know you two have very different personalities,

and you just got to accept her for who she is.

I swear you tell me the same thing every year.

And yet you two still go at each other

like you did when we were kids.

Well, that's because, whenever I'm around her,

I'm suddenly 14 again--

she's borrowing my clothes without asking

and ruining them.

Yeah, I know,

but this is the only holiday that we all get together,

and I would really like it if we all just got along.

I promise, I'm going to try.

Okay.

Now call that bratty little sister of ours

and tell her the same thing.

Jacquie.

I'm just kidding.

No, but seriously.

All right. I love you.

Love you.

- Hey! - Hey, baby.

Come here.

Mm. How'd it go?

It was okay.

Just okay?

Who was this with again?

Barringford Investment Group.

I'll keep my fingers crossed.

Sure would be nice

to go into the new year with a job lined up.

I'll go.

Remember, Christmas is the time for giving.

Well, give me

anyone but Jacquie to host Christmas this year.

Remember when she hosted that big

birthday dinner where she served

11-and-a-half small-plated courses,

within 17 minutes of each other.

You know it's always been important for her

to celebrate things properly.

Treena, it was her 33rd birthday.

We're all looking forward to having this time together.

It'll just be in a different place this year.

I'm so stressed.

I personally think it'll be fun

having us all together under one roof.

Fun? Or deadly?

It'll give us all a chance

to check out Jacquie's new house.

Now, I know you're gonna want to see that.

Mm!

What are you eating?

Just a little dinner.

Look, you're right.

Jacquie can be a little overbearing at times.

You can be a handful, too, sometimes.

Now, watch it.

And she is our sister,

and she rarely asks us for anything,

and she really wants us to do this.

Fine.

But can you say those very important words to me

-one more time? - What?

The part where you said I was right.

You're right.

I love you.

Love you, too.

I want this to be perfect, guys.

A couple more inches to the right.

Right, yeah.

Too much. Go back an inch.

There you go.

Perfect.

Thank you!

Benson, call Mom.

Calling Mom.

Hi, Jacquie.

Hi, Mom.

Do you think you could bring your angel for the tree?

Great thinking, but, you know, Kiara has it.

Royce took it for a show'n'tell last year,

but I'll ask her to pack it.

Okay, thanks.

How is everything else going?

It's still not too late to change your mind.

Mom, I got this.

You'll see.

I love you. I'll see you tomorrow then.

Yay! You made it.

Hi, Ava!