After Don left the house, Jack sat with his hands covering his face. He
used the tips of his fingers to massaged the pounding that was erupting in
his head. He looked up when Sydney laid her hand on his back. "I guess I
screwed things up again," he said to her.
"Dad, he just needs a chance to let everything sink in," she answered, trying to convince herself as well as her father.
Jack looked over at Sara who was still watching out the front door. "I'm sorry," he said to her.
"Oh, don't worry," she replied, trying to sound as though what happened was no big deal.
"Everything will be better in the morning."
"Aunt Sara's famous last words, 'everything will be better in the morning,'" Jack said to Sydney.
"Well it's true," Sara said, again putting on an air that what just happened didn't concern her.
"Ok," Jack said. "We'll talk again in the morning." With that he said goodnight and finally went to bed.
After Jack went to bed Carolyn also said goodnight. She had to be at her shop at six o'clock in the morning. She would be gone by the time Sydney and Jack got up. Sydney promised that they would come by the shop to say good-bye. She also thanked her for inviting them over today.
When Sydney and Sara were alone, Sara asked her if she felt she was wrong for not telling Don the truth about what had happened.
"Aunt Sara, my father has spent a lifetime manipulating people into covering up for him. "I understand why you did what you did," Sydney told her.
Sara and Sydney sat up and talked. Sara shared more stories of the Bristow family. She even found a few stories that weren't depressing.
Without completely lying to her Sydney tried to explain what life was like growing up with her father. She told her aunt that after they lost her mother her father withdrew from a lot of things, including her. It wasn't until they started working together that she developed any kind of a relationship with him.
After talking for a while longer Sara realized that jet lag and the events of the day were wearing on Sydney, also. Sara gave her the choice of sleeping on the couch or in the twin bed that was in the room with her father. Sydney chose the bed. She was wakened at 2 AM when she heard her father get up and dash for the bathroom. She lay awake, waiting for him to return.
"Dad, he just needs a chance to let everything sink in," she answered, trying to convince herself as well as her father.
Jack looked over at Sara who was still watching out the front door. "I'm sorry," he said to her.
"Oh, don't worry," she replied, trying to sound as though what happened was no big deal.
"Everything will be better in the morning."
"Aunt Sara's famous last words, 'everything will be better in the morning,'" Jack said to Sydney.
"Well it's true," Sara said, again putting on an air that what just happened didn't concern her.
"Ok," Jack said. "We'll talk again in the morning." With that he said goodnight and finally went to bed.
After Jack went to bed Carolyn also said goodnight. She had to be at her shop at six o'clock in the morning. She would be gone by the time Sydney and Jack got up. Sydney promised that they would come by the shop to say good-bye. She also thanked her for inviting them over today.
When Sydney and Sara were alone, Sara asked her if she felt she was wrong for not telling Don the truth about what had happened.
"Aunt Sara, my father has spent a lifetime manipulating people into covering up for him. "I understand why you did what you did," Sydney told her.
Sara and Sydney sat up and talked. Sara shared more stories of the Bristow family. She even found a few stories that weren't depressing.
Without completely lying to her Sydney tried to explain what life was like growing up with her father. She told her aunt that after they lost her mother her father withdrew from a lot of things, including her. It wasn't until they started working together that she developed any kind of a relationship with him.
After talking for a while longer Sara realized that jet lag and the events of the day were wearing on Sydney, also. Sara gave her the choice of sleeping on the couch or in the twin bed that was in the room with her father. Sydney chose the bed. She was wakened at 2 AM when she heard her father get up and dash for the bathroom. She lay awake, waiting for him to return.