"Dad! Dad!" Aaron yelled out the car window. "I want to tell you about this movie!" He groaned, plopping himself against the seat of the car.

Outside the car, Jack and Kate made their routine exchange.

"He didn't finish his homework," Kate handed Jack the backpack.

"He didn't eat yet?"

"No, I thought—"

"Yeah, I wanted to take him out to dinner." Jack's hand brushed over Kate's; they locked eyes, both breathless.

"Dad!" Aaron yelled from the car. Both parents jumped, breaking the contact.

"I should—" he stammered.

"Yeah, yeah of course."

Aaron watched his parents, thinking of the movie he'd watched today, the Parent Trap. He wondered about his own parents when he watched it. He never understood what happened. Years ago, his parents split up. Even at 7, he wondered why neither parent had ever dated anyone. His dad was a rich doctor. His mom was beautiful. Why didn't he have any stepparents. He saw the nervousness they had with each other, just like in the movie.

"Sorry, pal. I was talking to your mom," Jack called as he hopped into the vehicle.

"Why don't you have a girlfriend?" Aaron asked immediately.

Jack couldn't help but laugh, his son sounded exactly like Margo. "I work a lot," Jack explained. "It's hard to meet someone when you're always at work."

"There's girls at the hospital. Cute ones, probably." He turned to study Jack. While driving, Jack turned to Aaron as often as he could. He didn't understand where this line of questioning was leading. "Mom is single, too."

"I'm sure she'll find someone when the time is right." He tried to maintain diplomacy and stand a United front. He'd worked hard to get to this point with Kate and didn't want to ruin it.

"Why did you dump Mom?"

"Your mom dumped me," Jack corrected. "I hurt her feelings. Pretty bad," he admitted.

"Just say you're sorry. It always works for me," Aaron offered.

"I did. A couple times."

"And she didn't forgive you? She always forgives me." Aaron thought for a minute. "What if I mess up and she won't forgive me?" He asked.

"First off, your mother loves you fiercely. There is absolutely nothing you could do that she wouldn't forgive."

"She didn't forgive you."

"She did," Jack assured his son. "But sometimes, you can forgive someone but you still can't move past what they did. If someone punches you and says they're sorry, you might forgive them but your arm still hurts."

"You punched mom?" Aaron's eyes widened.

"No, no, no! That was an example!" Jack took a minute to calm himself. The idea of anyone harming Kate sent him into a panic, even after all these years. "I apologized to your mom but things just aren't the same."

"Why can't it?" He pushed.

"Life just doesn't work that way. I wish it did," he sighed, his thoughts on Kate. Even seeing her today. Even after all these years she was guarded and nervous around him. It reminded him of the girl on the island who stumbled out of the jungle rubbing her wrists.

"Do you still love her?" Aaron asked innocently.

"I will always love your mother," Jack said robotically. He'd said that same line so many times over the years, and he hated it every time.

Aaron stared out the window. He knew his dad was still into his mom. Looking back, he'd always known it. He suddenly realized all those longing glances and nervousness between his parents. The way they both innocently asked Aaron questions about the other.

"What if she loves you, too?" Aaron asked.

"Then that means you're such a good kid that you've kept us together all these years."

"I kept you together?"

"Of course," Jack chuckled. "You're what keeps us in each other's lives. You'll always bring us back together. That makes you pretty special," he smiled.

His words swirled in Aaron's head. He could always bring them back together. The little boy stared out the window, his mind racing. Could he really bring them back together?

Could he really parent trap his parents?