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00:04I was tortured trying to save my baby girl from those kidnappers.
00:07It left me with severe P.D.A.D.
00:09The doctor said my brain had broken.
00:11I acted just like a three-year-old.
00:12I wet myself at my husband's IPO celebration.
00:15I made a fool of myself at my daughter's first birthday.
00:18My husband, Damon Hudson, stayed by my side the whole time.
00:21Five years of cleaning up my resses without a word.
00:24Then came Lily's kindergarten graduation.
00:26I snuck along behind Damon to her school.
00:27I heard there'd be lots of kids to play with.
00:30But then people started pointing at me, saying I was Lily Hudson's mom.
00:34The stares, the cruel words, they all hit me at once.
00:37I shook my head and waved my hands.
00:39No one bought it.
00:40Damon was furious.
00:41He shoved me back into the car.
00:43He raised his hand at me.
00:45His face was filled with hatred.
00:46Do you have to make a fool of Lily and me in front of everyone?
00:49In that instant, I saw the kidnapper's face in his.
00:52I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
00:53Please don't hit me.
00:58I wish the kidnappers had killed you.
01:03Right then, all my old memories started coming back.
01:09I slowly looked up.
01:10Damon was frowning.
01:11I noticed the gray streaks at his temples.
01:13I froze.
01:14My mind hadn't caught up yet.
01:16But without thinking, I reached up.
01:17I just wanted to smooth the lines on his forehead.
01:20Damon pulled back fast, staring at my cream-covered hands with disgust.
01:23Enough!
01:24What are you doing now?
01:25The kids had deliberately thrown that cream at me earlier because they thought I was stupid.
01:28There was that dull ache in my chest.
01:30I couldn't tell where it was coming from.
01:32So even my touch made him sick now.
01:34I slowly turned.
01:35I looked at the little girl beside me.
01:37Tears were running down her face.
01:38I numbly picked up my favorite toy blocks.
01:40I held them out to her.
01:41Do you want to play with this?
01:44Lily, the daughter I had almost died to protect.
01:47No, she's not!
01:47I don't have a stupid mom!
01:48Why did she save me?
01:49I never wanted her to!
01:51Lily, she is your mother.
01:52She ended up like this because she saved you.
01:54Get your dirty stuff away from me!
01:56Why did she save you?
01:56I hate you so much!
01:58Every time she said it, something cracked open inside me.
02:00And suddenly, I remembered everything.
02:03Father and daughter stood there, both locked up tight.
02:06After handling the mess at the graduation,
02:08Vera hurried over with a smile to smooth things over.
02:12Okay, okay.
02:13You two need to chill.
02:14I cleared things up with the other parents, Lily.
02:16Those kids won't mess with you anymore.
02:18That's when it hit me why I'd followed them here today.
02:20A few days ago, Vera had deliberately told me there were lots of fun things at the kindergarten.
02:24My embarrassing scene gave her the perfect chance to swoop in and save the day.
02:27Auntie Vera, you're the best.
02:29Can you be my mom instead?
02:30She was so warm with Vera, the total opposite of how she was with me.
02:34Damon kept a straight face and told Lily to stop it.
02:37But the softness in his eyes when he looked at Vera sent a chill straight through me.
02:41I'd been so out of it.
02:42But it finally hit me.
02:43Vera had told those parents I wasn't Lily's mother.
02:46Or Damon's wife.
02:48Thanks for getting here so fast.
02:50I sat in the car without a word.
02:51But I was squeezing my toy block so hard my fingers bled.
02:54I swallowed every single word I wanted to say.
02:56All that happiness turned bitter.
02:58To anyone watching, those three were the perfect little family.
03:01And I was just the odd one out.
03:02The one who didn't belong.
03:07I stayed quiet the whole ride home.
03:10Damon figured I was sullering like I always did.
03:14But when we got out of the car, he saw the blood speared all over my hands.
03:18Irene, I don't care if you hurt yourself.
03:19Not one bit.
03:21Like he needed to believe it himself.
03:22Then he barked at the housekeeper to get the first aid kit.
03:27He knelt down and started cleaning my cuts like he'd done it a hundred times before.
03:35I pulled my hands back.
03:37I wanted to do it myself.
03:39I needed to prove I wasn't useless.
03:41Damon told me to knock it off.
03:44We struggled.
03:46The scissors slipped and drove straight into his palm.
03:48The rage in his eyes hit me like a wall.
03:51I stepped back.
03:54I can do it myself.
03:56I sounded just like I did when my mind was gone.
03:59Damon didn't suspect a thing.
04:03If you could handle one single thing on your own, I'd call it a miracle.
04:07Same thing as wishing I had died in those kidnappers' hands.
04:12Vera walked in a second later.
04:14She saw the blood on the floor and screamed.
04:16They still thought I was like a three-year-old.
04:19They started arguing right in front of me.
04:21Damon, are you going to chain yourself to her for the rest of your life?
04:24It's been five years.
04:25Whatever debt you owed her, it's paid.
04:27She stabbed you today over a few harsh words.
04:30What if she actually kills someone?
04:31Are you going to take the fall for her too?
04:33Have you even thought about what this does to Lily?
04:35My husband said nothing.
04:37After a long silence, he finally said something.
04:39She's my lifelong responsibility.
04:41It sounded noble, but it hollowed me out.
04:43Was I just an obligation to him?
04:45Then what about me, Damon?
04:47Can you really watch me marry someone else?
04:49My parents won't leave me alone.
04:51I've held on for you all these years.
04:53The word marry snapped what was left of Damon's composure.
04:55His hands balled into fists.
04:56Just give me a little more time.
04:59In the five years I was lost, someone else had taken my place.
05:10Damon had a deep cut, and it could get infected.
05:12I had a routine checkup that afternoon anyway, so we all went to the hospital together.
05:16His hand was still bleeding, but he insisted on walking me to my doctor's door first.
05:20I stood at the door and said softly,
05:22I'm sorry.
05:23He just stood there for a moment when he heard me say that.
05:25He noticed me looking at his hand.
05:27His voice offened.
05:29I'm sorry too.
05:30I shouldn't have snapped at you today.
05:31He sounded like he was talking to a little kid.
05:33That only made it worse.
05:36Vera pushed him to go get his hand taken cared of.
05:39Damon smiled to calm her down.
05:41I'm fine.
05:42Don't frown like that.
05:43You're too pretty for it.
05:44My mind drifted back to college.
05:46He'd hurt his ankle in a squash match.
05:48It was badly swollen, but his first move was to smile and tell me everything was okay.
05:51I watched them walk away side by side.
05:53Tears slid down my face without a sound.
05:55I went straight to my usual doctor, Dr. Cole.
05:58Dr. Cole?
06:00He looked at me and did a double take.
06:02He knew right away something was different.
06:03Mrs. Hudson, your memories are back.
06:05Oh man, my old buddy Damon definitely owes me dinner for this.
06:08Please keep this between us.
06:09I want to surprise them.
06:10But I knew the truth.
06:11Me leaving would be the real surprise.
06:13Dr. Cole kept his word.
06:15He didn't say a thing to Damon.
06:16Damon looked over my test results.
06:18Same as always.
06:19His face gave nothing away.
06:22Damon, my next art show is on the West Coast.
06:24Will you make it this time?
06:25She'd asked him so many times over those five years.
06:28Every time, Damon had bailed because something always came up with me.
06:31Damon turned to the driver and told him to get me home safe.
06:34Your show is still running today.
06:35Why wait?
06:36I can't keep letting you down like this.
06:38His offer said it all.
06:39My chest felt hollow.
06:41The cold autumn wind seemed to slip right into the gap.
06:43I shivered.
06:50On the way home, I stared out the window at the river as the sun went down.
06:54I didn't even touch my locks.
06:55The housekeeper and the driver exchanged a look.
06:57Neither of them knew what to say.
06:58Even when I was out of it, I was fiercely possessive of Damon.
07:01I treated him like he was mine.
07:03But watching him walk off with another woman, I felt nothing.
07:06No outburst.
07:07Nothing.
07:09Irene, would you like some mushroom soup tonight?
07:14Her mushroom soup used to be my favorite.
07:16She made it for me almost every single day.
07:19But I hadn't asked for it even once since I came home five years ago.
07:22Yes, please.
07:23Did you remember?
07:25I lied.
07:26I just feel like your suit must be the best in the whole world.
07:29Her eyes went wet.
07:30She was so happy to see any sign that I was getting better.
07:32Okay, okay.
07:33I'll make it for you tomorrow.
07:34I promise.
07:35Everyone else had somewhere to be.
07:37I slipped quietly back to my room and started packing.
07:40I pulled open a drawer and found our divorce papers sitting right there.
07:44I suddenly remembered.
07:46In my third year like that,
07:47Vera had talked me into going to City Hall with a chocolate cake
07:49where she got me to sign the divorce papers.
07:52Legally, Damon and I weren't even married anymore.
07:55Damon had gone off on Vera back then, more than I'd ever seen.
07:58But he backed down the moment she started crying.
08:02Damon, think about Lily.
08:04What happens when people find out her mom can't even wipe her own drool?
08:07It'll wreck her whole life.
08:09Irene already gave everything to save Lily once.
08:11Why is it such a big deal to give a little more now?
08:14I never knew if he gave in to protect Lily or if he was just ashamed of me.
08:18Maybe both.
08:19The night we divorced.
08:21Irene, I'm so sorry.
08:22But sorry was all I ever got.
08:25I quietly took my copy of the divorce papers.
08:31Then it hit me.
08:32No phone.
08:33No cash.
08:34I couldn't even buy a plane ticket home.
08:35Are you stealing?
08:36She scared me.
08:38I knocked over a ceramic cup.
08:39She glared at me, eyes full of hate.
08:41You broke my cup!
08:43Pay me back!
08:44Auntie Vera and Daddy made that for my birthday.
08:46You have to fix this!
08:47Together?
08:47I stared down to the broken pieces in my hands.
08:49No wonder Lily dragged that cup everywhere.
08:51She never even liked drinking water.
08:53I let her rush at me, her little fists pounding against me.
08:56I crouched on the floor and asked,
08:57Do you really like Vera that much?
08:59Why?
09:01I carried her for nine months.
09:02I lived like a fool for five years to save her life.
09:05She practically grew up with me.
09:06How could she hate me this much?
09:08Something flickered in her eyes,
09:10like she could tell I wasn't the same mom who just smiled blankly anymore.
09:13But she stood her ground.
09:14Because you're stupid.
09:16I hate you.
09:17Annie Vera is a famous artist.
09:20Vera's painting was hanging dead center in the living room.
09:22There was even a photo of the three of them on the wall.
09:24I looked around the room.
09:26I threw the broken pieces into the trash.
09:29Lily froze.
09:30Then she reached straight into the trash to dig them out.
09:32The sharp edges sliced her fingers.
09:34Blood everywhere.
09:35Damon walked in just after the art show.
09:37His daughter was standing there, clutching the broken pieces,
09:39her hands covered in blood and tears streaming down her face.
09:42I just stood there watching silently.
09:44Vera rushed in first.
09:45Good girl, just drop it, okay?
09:46Let Auntie care of those cuts for you.
09:47Tears ran down Vera's face.
09:52Let me take care of those cuts, okay?
09:54She scooped Lily up and walked right past me.
09:56She's out of control.
09:57She could hurt Lily.
09:58Are you really still going to keep her here?
10:00Send her away.
10:01But Damon had always said no.
10:03This time.
10:05Disgust filled his eyes as his grip on my chin tightened.
10:07Irene, are you trying to force my hand?
10:11Why can't you just behave?
10:13Why would you hurt your own kid?
10:14Then he let out a tired sigh.
10:16I'm out here reasoning with an idiot.
10:18In the past, people could say whatever they wanted behind my back.
10:20She's your mother.
10:21She saved so many kids.
10:22She's a hero.
10:23But I kept causing trouble.
10:24Between taking care of Lily and running the company,
10:26he slowly ran out of patience.
10:28Whatever love he had left was tangled up with hate.
10:32Then a hot tear dropped onto his hand.
10:34Something twisted in Damon's chest.
10:36I'm not stupid.
10:38I'll leave on my own.
10:39It was exactly what he wanted.
10:40But Damon only got angrier.
10:42You better mean it, Irene.
10:43He turned and walked out.
10:45We'll just make a new one.
10:46The three of us.
10:47Together.
10:47Lily wiped her face.
10:49She took Damon's hand on one side and Vera's on the other.
10:51Can we go to the ranch this weekend and wear matching outfits like last time?
10:55I looked away.
10:55I couldn't listen to any more.
11:00That night, after everyone was asleep, I went to the study.
11:03I looked up flights on the computer and mapped out the route to the airport.
11:07I looked down at the pearl necklace around my neck.
11:09Damon had put it on me himself on our wedding day.
11:11This necklace means I'll keep you by my side for a lifetime.
11:14But tonight, it was my ticket out.
11:16The next morning, I told the housekeeper I wanted to buy Damon a birthday gift.
11:19I want to pick it out myself.
11:20Just follow me from a distance.
11:22She lit up.
11:23She said my memory had been so much better lately.
11:25Mr. Hudson is going to be so happy.
11:27I didn't answer.
11:28I just kept my head down, fiddling with my little bag.
11:30The pawn shop owner was clearly impressed by the necklace.
11:33You sure you want to sell outright?
11:35There's no buying it back after this.
11:37Yes.
11:38When the ticket showed up on my phone, it finally felt real.
11:42I was actually leaving.
11:43Damon was handed the gift, a pair of black Onex cufflinks.
11:45Where did she get the money?
11:46No charges on his cards.
11:48The housekeeper hadn't asked him for a dime.
11:50Where did she go today?
11:51She went to a pawn shop and then a store.
11:54Before she could finish, he bolted upstairs to find me.
11:56I was in our room, cutting our wedding photos straight in half.
11:59When he saw my bare neck, it all clicked for him.
12:01Everything I'd done had finally pushed him past his limit.
12:03That necklace belonged to my mother.
12:05Five years, Irene.
12:06How much longer are you going to put me through this?
12:08He was falling apart.
12:09I didn't say a word.
12:10Not much longer.
12:11Soon, you and Lily will be free of me.
12:13They could finally have their normal life back.
12:15Before Darman left, he looked at me.
12:17Really looked at me.
12:18Vera was right.
12:18You're a monster.
12:19I should have sent you away a long time ago.
12:25I stared at our wedding photo.
12:27We looked so happy once.
12:28I sank to the floor and cried without making a sound.
12:30Part of me wanted so badly to ask him,
12:32Damon, do you still love me?
12:33But the words died in my throat.
12:35All I could see were those two divorce papers.
12:37That was answer enough.
12:38Before I left, I went to find my daughter, Lily.
12:41She was on the swing set out back.
12:42The second she saw me, she tried to bolt.
12:44I'd never been a real mom to her.
12:46So I tried to copy how Vera talked to her.
12:49I'm sorry I broke your cup.
12:51So to make up to it,
12:52how about I make your unwanted mom disappear, okay?
12:54Just like she'd written in her diary,
12:55Lily wanted a normal mom.
12:57Not some joke of a mom who got laughed at
12:58and wet herself in public.
13:00Really?
13:00That big open smile of hers,
13:02it cut right through me.
13:05Tell your dad happy birthday for me.
13:07I couldn't take back the last five years,
13:09but I could give him the rest of his life in peace.
13:11That was the best I could do.
13:12Lily watched me get into the car.
13:16Something must have hit her.
13:19Mom, where are you going?
13:20But wasn't I supposed to give her her normal mom back?
13:23Meanwhile, Damon was at a small get-together.
13:25He ran into his old friend, Dr. Cole, and his wife.
13:28Flying solo tonight?
13:29Why didn't you bring Irene?
13:31She just got better.
13:32You've been taking good care of her, right?
13:34Damon went completely still.
13:39What did you just say?
13:41Oh, no.
13:42Did I just spoil her surprise?
13:43You never could keep your mouth shut.
13:45Damon just stood there, blank.
13:46What, too happy for words?
13:48Don't blow her surprise when you get home.
13:50She made me promise to keep quiet.
13:51When did this happen?
13:52A few days ago, when you brought her in for her checkup.
13:54It finally hit him.
13:55I had gotten better.
13:58Rushed out the door.
13:59The couple looked at each other, totally lost.
14:02Damon kept replaying the last two days in his head.
14:04He couldn't figure out why I'd kept it from him.
14:06He knew me.
14:07I wasn't the type to plan surprises.
14:09Damon knew he'd been awful to me,
14:11so he took a detour to pick up the butter cookies I used to love.
14:14But something in the pawn shop window on the corner stopped him cold.
14:17The exact same ring he'd given me our wedding day seven years ago.
14:22He had a faint suspicion taking frame in his head.
14:25Damon pushed the door open and pointed at it.
14:27I want that one.
14:28Lucky you.
14:29That's the only piece in the shop that's been sold off for good.
14:31Those casual words hit him like a knife to the chest.
14:34It tore him apart inside.
14:36I had hesitated when I brought it in.
14:41But I was desperate to get home.
14:45And the ring seemed like my best option.
14:49I said I'd leave on my own.
14:51He checked every spot in the house where I'd usually be.
14:54Nothing.
14:55Daddy, I need to tell you something!
15:03Mom told me to give you this.
15:08But she'd already given him the black Onet cufflinks.
15:11This one looked more like a jewelry box.
15:19He opened it, and there it was.
15:21The pearl necklace.
15:23He had blown up at me today, even saying he'd send me away,
15:26and I hadn't said a single word back.
15:28Under the necklace, it read,
15:30was a small note.
15:31This birthday gift should have been exactly what he wanted.
15:34Everything he'd been saying to me, I was saying back to him in my own way.
15:39Where's your mother?
15:41She got in a car and drove away.
15:44I kept calling her.
15:45She never looked back.
15:47Five years ago, I risked my life to save her.
15:50Now, when I left, I didn't even look back.
15:53According to Dr. Cole, I'd been better for days.
15:55Then he remembered.
15:57I knew he wanted to get rid of me.
15:59I knew our daughter wanted nothing to do with me.
16:02I knew about him and Vera.
16:03I had known all of it.
16:09Damon ran to the drawer.
16:16There was only one divorce certificate left.
16:18Only his was left.
16:19His stomach dropped.
16:20The cold crept into his hands and feet.
16:22And he finally got it.
16:23When I said I'd leave, I meant it.
16:25He had figured I was just throwing a fit like I used to.
16:28Finally, he was free of me.
16:29He'd cleaned up enough of my restes.
16:31Whatever he owed me, he'd paid it back.
16:34This was supposed to be the ending everyone wanted.
16:38He should have been happy.
16:39Instead, something was slipping away inside him.
16:42Like a piece of him had just been ripped out.
16:44And the pain was so bad, it left him in a cold sweat.
16:47And I was such a bad liar.
16:49Is mom coming back?
16:50Back then, even a tiny lie would make me blush.
16:52She'll be back.
16:53We'll wait right here for her.
17:00But he knew he was only fooling himself.
17:06Everyone knew Lily was my whole world.
17:08Don't talk to Lily like that.
17:11Damon told himself to just wait for me to come back.
17:14He kept to his routine.
17:16Work.
17:16Home.
17:17Work.
17:18Home.
17:22But the silence in that house was unbearable.
17:27He started going out drinking more and more.
17:30He couldn't face coming home to nothing.
17:36Alcohol was supposed to take the edge off.
17:38Instead, it made everything worse.
17:43He didn't sleep.
17:44My face was all he could see.
17:45No more hearing me at the door every night.
17:47No more hearing me beg Lily to play with me.
17:50Back then, Damon would sometimes come home really late after work.
17:53I'd be waiting in the living room every time.
17:55I always left a light on for him.
17:57When Damon sees the light, he'll know he's home.
17:59Out of nowhere, Damon started remembering all the ways I'd been good to him.
18:07In the beginning, he gave it everything he had.
18:10No one wanted me to get better more than he did.
18:12But every three months, it was nothing but bad news.
18:15Slowly, Damon got tired of waiting with no end in sight.
18:17So when Vera suggested divorce, he agreed.
18:20He'd done his part for five years.
18:21Nobody could say he hadn't.
18:23That night, he read my note over and over.
18:25He started laughing.
18:26Then he started crying.
18:32Good riddance.
18:33I hope she never comes back.
18:36But he couldn't pull that off anymore.
18:39He hadn't walked away from me.
18:41I had walked away from him.
18:42He lay down on my side of the bed and tried to find my scent.
18:46Nothing.
18:48Before I left, I'd asked the housekeeper to wash everything.
18:51Even the wedding photo showed only him now.
18:54I erased every trace of myself I could from that house.
18:58She was gone.
18:59And she had made sure there was nothing left of her to find.
19:06I landed on the West Coast.
19:09The scent of heather washed over me from the bushes mom had planted in the yard years ago.
19:16After my accident, Damon had kept everything about me under wraps.
19:19For years, just hearing West Coast made my skin crawl.
19:22The kidnapping had left a mark that never really healed.
19:25My parents had jobs that tied them down.
19:27They couldn't just come to me.
19:29They only knew how I was doing through what Damon told them.
19:32They sent me little toys all the time, like I was still a kid.
19:35More heather bushes had sprouted near the gate.
19:37When the wind picked up, tiny vavender petals scattered all over the yard.
19:42I caught a huge one today.
19:43Mom wasn't impressed.
19:45Five hours for one fish.
19:47You should have just thrown it back.
19:48A little respect, please.
19:49Irene loves fish.
19:50This one's staying.
19:52Mom laughed and shook her head.
19:54Come out here and help me gather these heather blooms.
19:56I want to dry them and send some to Irene.
20:00Yeah, nobody loves you like your parents do.
20:04Nobody.
20:09Mom saw me standing outside the gate.
20:11Her basket hit the ground.
20:14Her eyes welled up as she hurried toward me.
20:17She saw I was alone.
20:19Did you sneak back by yourself?
20:21What if you'd gotten lost?
20:23Why aren't you saying anything?
20:24Are you hurt?
20:25Let me look at you.
20:26I grabbed her hands.
20:28I tried to smile.
20:29But the second I opened my mouth, I started crying.
20:32Mom, I'm home.
20:34My mom had always been tough as nails at work.
20:36But now, she froze.
20:38She hadn't heard me call her mom in so long.
20:41It had been 1,836 days.
20:45You're home.
20:46That's all that matters.
20:48You're home.
20:49The daughter she'd waited for every single day was finally right in front of her.
20:54Get that fish cooking right now.
20:56Our Irene is home.
20:58My parents didn't bring up Damon or Lily.
21:00I smiled and told them I was fine.
21:05But the moment I turned away, they told their people to look into it.
21:12When Damon and I got married, we had already been together five years.
21:15On his birthday, I pretended to forget.
21:17Damon smiled and asked for his gift.
21:19We've been together this long.
21:20We don't need to make a big deal out of it.
21:22He wasn't mad.
21:23He just glanced over at a corner of the living room.
21:26Oh, really?
21:27I followed his eyes and realized he'd already found it.
21:30I puffed up my cheeks.
21:32How'd you figure it out?
21:35Damon's eyes were full of warmth.
21:37He pad my head.
21:38Irene, you are such a bad liar.
21:41But this time, I'd kept it up for days.
21:44Everyone else saw through me.
21:46Only Damon never noticed a thing.
21:48The truth was, Damon just didn't care anymore.
21:52Not about the little things.
21:53Not about how I felt.
21:55The next day, my mother signed me up for a horseback riding competition.
21:58Said she wanted me to win.
21:59I didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
22:01I haven't been on a horse in years.
22:02What if I come in dead last?
22:03You're my kid.
22:04I know what you can do.
22:05I knew she just wanted to take my mind off things.
22:10I looked up.
22:11The whole wall was covered in photos.
22:13Every trophy, every win.
22:14Horse riding, Latin dance, chess.
22:16I was never worse than anyone else.
22:18I took the form from her.
22:22I'll do it.
22:26I hadn't been to the Southside stables since I got pregnant.
22:29But Mia, the owner, still brought out her best horse for me.
22:33Look who finally showed up.
22:35I smiled.
22:36It's been a long time.
22:38Her son had been one of the kids caught in the kidnapping.
22:40She'd always wanted to thank me.
22:42Now she finally had the chance.
22:44We're all so relieved you're back.
22:47We smiled at each other.
22:52Before the competition started, things were about to get interesting.
22:56I didn't think much of it until I spotted Vera in the arena, dressed for the competition.
23:01She walked straight towards me.
23:03I'm winning today, Irene.
23:06I'm the only one who belongs next to them now.
23:09I looked at that smug face of hers and smiled.
23:17If you want to be a stepmom that bad, go ahead.
23:24I don't fight over people.
23:29I cleared the final jump and broke the arena record.
23:35Vera wasn't even close.
23:38I waited for her to dismount.
23:40Then I thanked her, and I meant it.
23:42Thanks to you, I just beat my own record from six years ago.
23:45I heard you wanted to hold a show downtown.
23:46I already had my friend push your application through.
23:49Mia blocked Vera's approval with a single offhand comment, just to have my back.
23:54Vera's shows in other cities got shut down, too.
23:56She had to beat me today for her shows to go ahead.
24:00She flung her whip on the ground.
24:02I don't need your pity!
24:04Really?
24:05Then cancel the show.
24:06Nobody was going to show up anyway.
24:08The best way to hurt someone is to take away what they care about most.
24:11I turned and walked away.
24:13Her anger didn't even register.
24:15Vera looked over at Damon, desperate for help.
24:17But his eyes were locked on me.
24:19He couldn't look away.
24:23After everything she'd put in, was she really going to end up with nothing?
24:32Mia's son stared at me, eyes wide, totally in awe.
24:35Irene, you were so cool up there!
24:37I smiled and ruffled his hair.
24:39Thanks, kid.
24:40I glanced over at the stands.
24:42Lily was standing there watching.
24:45I wondered if she'd found the mom she wanted.
24:48She must have come to watch Vera.
24:51She was still my daughter.
24:53I smiled and gave her a nod.
24:58I'm working, watching.
25:01Damon caught up with me on the way to the locker room.
25:04Irene, we need to talk.
25:07It had been so long since he said my name like that.
25:10For five years, the only time he said my name was when I'd done something wrong.
25:16Mr. Hudson, can this wait?
25:18I sounded like my old self.
25:20Like those five years were just a bad dream.
25:22But every bit of love I'd had for him was gone.
25:25His face was white as a sheet.
25:27He looked completely lost.
25:29Are you still mad about the divorce?
25:30I only did it to protect Lily.
25:32I didn't cheat.
25:33I never did anything to hurt you.
25:39I knew he hadn't cheated.
25:42He was too busy taking care of me and Lily and running the company.
25:47The closest he ever got to Vera was agreeing to go to her art show.
25:52But once a wall goes up between two people,
25:55things can never be the same.
25:57Damon, I never blamed you.
25:59I left because I needed to go home.
26:02Damon's eyes went red.
26:03You can yell at me, even curse me out.
26:05I'm the one who divorced you while you were sick.
26:07You can come after me for the money, the house, whatever.
26:10Just don't brush it off like it's nothing.
26:13We'd known each other for ten years,
26:15but now we were strangers.
26:16If he didn't speak, I had nothing to say.
26:19What right do I have to fight you over this?
26:21I'm just your ex-wife.
26:22I have no say in who you date.
26:24Damon, we're adults.
26:25Keeping this civil is the best thing we can do for Lily.
26:27My calm caught him completely off guard.
26:30No screaming, no dragging up the past.
26:37Keeping things civil saved us both a lot of trouble.
26:43We were nothing like the other divorced couples in our circle,
26:46tearing each other apart in court.
26:49But Damon's face was dark.
26:51He wasn't happy about any of it.
26:56He was the one who signed those papers.
26:58He handed me the way out.
27:00And in doing that, he lost the chance to make me stay.
27:03What about Lily?
27:04What happens to our daughter?
27:07I gripped my water bottle tight.
27:09I'll pay child support.
27:10She can stay with me over school breaks.
27:12If you remarry and can't take care of her,
27:14I'll go for full custody.
27:16Too calm.
27:16Calmer than I'd been in my college debate days,
27:19taking on four people at once.
27:21Damon, you want to know when I finally woke up?
27:22When you said you'd rather I had died.
27:24That was it.
27:25We were done from that second.
27:26Damon let out a short laugh,
27:27but his eyes were full of pain.
27:29I get it.
27:30I won't remarry.
27:31I'll keep raising Lily.
27:35He knew the truth.
27:37Lose custody, and he'd lose me for good.
27:41Damon wasn't dumb enough to pick a fight with me.
27:44My father...