Stolen in Her Sleep

Hey, brought you a coffee. Cream, no--

Hey, you're not supposed to be in here.

- James! You're home early.

- Well, that client just agreed to everything that I asked him,

so I got up out of there, first flight to Dallas.

That's amazing.

- Oh, I'm so happy to see you, Hallie.

I know how hard it is on you when I'm gone.

- Well, the important thing is that you're here now.

Oh, I just checked on Ava.

She's knocked out. What were you saying?

I was saying, um...

- Oh, baby, it's nothing. I promise.

- I'm just--I'm gonna check on her.

I'll be right back. - Okay.

See?

I told ya.

Come on. I'll make some tea.

Come on. Give me some attention.

I've been gone for too long. -

- I thought you were gonna start napping

when Ava took naps to catch up on some

of those late nights, right?

- I know, I try, but every time I start to fall asleep,

the monitor goes off, so I thought I'd do some work.

I don't know.

Even when I do sleep,

I don't really seem to wake up feeling rested.

- You could at least turn that thing down a little bit.

I mean, geez, no wonder you can't sleep.

But what if Ava needs me?

- If Ava needs you, she's gonna let you know.

There ain't nothing wrong with her lungs.

Just her heart.

Hey, not anymore, right?

She's as healthy as any baby out there.

Doctor said she's fine.

I know, I know.

I just--I can't help but think something,

anything, everything is gonna go wrong again.

- That's just your anxiety talking.

It's been two months since the transplant, baby.

She's fine.

You're still taking your meds?

- What kind of question is that?

- Well, the doctor said if you stop,

it could cause headaches and paranoia.

- Hallucinations, I know. I was at the appointment, too.

I would never do anything to endanger Ava.

You know that. - I know.

I just also know you hate taking those pills, and...

And?

Nothing, nothing, baby.

James?

- Look, I just know how stressful this is for you.

I want to make sure you're okay.

I'm okay.

- Because if you're not okay, you can tell me.

I'm okay.

Okay, good.

Well, I, uh, think we might be able

to get a little extra help.

- Oh, Mary already comes two times a week,

and I don't really think we can afford--

Not Mary.

My mother suggested that she could help.

Told her we'd talk about it.

- So I could be the bad guy. - No.

I think we should say yes.

I think she could be a big help for you.

- Your mother? - You sound surprised.

Well, I mean, I am.

I know you guys have had some good talks the past few months,

but bringing her into our home

to help with Ava, that's a big step.

- Yeah, I know. It's all happening so fast.

This just makes sense to me. You know?

I mean, ever since she got the courage to leave Joe,

I know this is what she wants,

a chance to get close to me again,

to you, especially to Ava.

- Are you sure that Joe is out of the picture?

This time she really left.

And for the first time in a long time, I get my mom back.

Ava gets to know her grandmother.

- Then it's settled. - Okay, good.

Because I told her to come by at 1:00.

1:00?

- I know it's super short notice.

But she was so excited to meet you and Ava, and...

Of course, of course.

I just--I wish I had some more time

to do something special for lunch.

- I got lunch covered. You go take a nap.

- Oh, a nap would be so nice. But are you sure?

Because Ava isn't gonna sleep that much longer, and--

I got it, baby.

Mary's coming over to help today, too.

She'll help when Ava wakes up.

- Okay. - Go get some rest.

Get horizontal. -

Hallie, why don't you try sleeping without that thing?

Right, force of habit.

I love you.

- Headaches, hallucinations, and paranoia, oh my.

Okay, I know, honey.

All right, okay.

So today we are meeting someone special,

and it's important to your daddy that we're supportive.

Okay? So we have to be really nice.

Oh, that's her.

Let's go meet your grandma.

- Oh, it is so good to see my son.

- Thanks for coming over, Mom. Looky here.

- Hi. - Oh, there they are.

Your beautiful girls.

- Mom, this is my wife, Hallie, and this is--

Oh, Ava, of course.

Oh, I know how to hold a baby.

Yes, I do.

Oh, I used to hold your daddy the exact same way.

Yes, I did.

I have a present for you.

Mr. Fuzzleby. You remember Mr. Fuzzleby?

He was your favorite stuffy for years and years.

I had to put up quite a fight to keep Joe

from throwing him away.

Oh, yeah.

- Hallie? I'm just about finished with these.

- Oh, thank you, Mary. Mary, this is Lynne Reynolds,

James' mother, and this is Mary Collins.

She helps out a couple times a week.

- Nice to meet you, Mrs. Reynolds.

You too, Mary.

Thank you so much.

There's Daddy.

- Oh, let me see my girl. Let me see my girl.

Come here, sleepy girl.

Oh, come on, Mom. That's not necessary.

You don't need to do that. - Oh, it's no bother.

You didn't tell me that you have a maid.

- Oh, well, you know, Mary's more of a mother's helper.

- Oh, well, if you must have a stranger in the house.

Okay, how about some lunch?

Let's eat.

- So he stands up in front of everyone and says,

"Look, Mommy, I'm big Jim."

And then his pants drop.

- Well, I mean, I was six years old.

Those pants would have fit a 12-year-old, Mom.

Oh, you exaggerate.

Oh, let me help you.

- Oh, no, you're our guest. - Well, I would love to help.

James, remember the time I was telling one of your friends

about when I first tried to potty train you?

You know, I...

Oh, well.

This is--here, let get that.

I guess it's easy to let your housework get away from you

when there's a new baby in the home.

- I was actually on kitchen duty today.

So that's my fault.

- Oh, well, that's understandable then.

I just thought, well, since you weren't working,

that you were in charge of the house.

- Actually, I do work. I'm an artist.

Oh.

James told me that you weren't painting anymore.

- What I actually said is Hallie hasn't had

a lot of time to paint these days

just 'cause Ava's got a lot of doctors' appointments.

- But I do have a new show that...

That's wonderful.

It's so great to have a creative outlet.

But after all, family is most important, right?

- I'm gonna let you two catch up.

And it's about time that Ava had some fresh air anyway.

That sounds lovely, dear.

And we'll just tidy up in here while you're out.

Thanks, and please ask James

if you need to know where anything goes.

- All right, let's get to it. - Let's get to it.

Is that a good spot?

Hi.

- Hi, I'll have a chamomile tea, please.

Yeah, sure.

- Oh, I seem to have forgotten my wallet.

Sorry, um...

I'm sorry. I don't...

- Oh, here. I got that.

- Oh, you don't have to do that.

- I'm happy to do it. - Thank you.

- I can't tell you how many times

I've run out of my house without my wallet,

and some good Samaritan has come to my rescue.

So I guess it was my turn.

I'm Megan Devereaux, by the way.

- I'm Hallie Reynolds. - Nice to meet you.

- And this is Ava. - Well, hello there, hey.

She's so precious.