The girls are sitting next to one another at the counter in the kitchen.

 

" Didn't I tell you, you needed a break? " Lynn says

 

Tanner takes both bowls that were once contained two scoops of ice cream each and their spoons to the sink.

 

"Maybe you were, all right," Tanner replies, she adds. " Don't you think it's weird that we didn't buy anything for their anniversary. "

 

Lynn folds her arms and rolls her eyes as an automatic no.

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"Okay, I'll take that for what it is. " Tanner fills both bowls with water from the faucet.

 

"So sick of talking about adults, it's the weekend, and I saw on Instagram that Mariana is having a party we can go to. " Lynn proposes.

 

Mariana Anson is best friends with Jordan McKnight, who brought the bottles of alcohol that contributed to Lynn getting intoxicated.

 

"I think I'll pass." Tanner says

 

Unpredictably the landline telephone starts to ring which is quite odd since no one calls for them on it anymore since everyone living in this house has their own phones now. Tanner picks up the cordless phone in the corner of the countertop.

 

" Hello --- "

 

The noise of the key in the door can be overheard. The movements of Louise and Sean head into the kitchen, when they're both are about to greet their daughters when they see Tanner on the phone.

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"Who is that?" Louise asks

 

Lynn shrugs

 

"He's here." Tanner responds.

 

She then waits for him to come closer to her and once he does, she simply drops the phone in his hand.

 

Louise puts one arm around both girls. "Girls please go upstairs, I'll be up there in a minute okay. "

 

Doing what they told the girls to head out of the kitchen, nevertheless, the two of them communicate silently at the sight they have just witnessed.

 

Louise views her husband whispering over the line. Without much thinking, she charges over to him and snatches the phone out of his hand and puts it to her ear.

 

"I know it's you whore, don't call here again. " she then hangs up and laying the phone back into the cradle.

 

"Please don't let this ruin our night we had. " Sean says in a rather meek voice.

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Louise laughs somewhat manically. "Are you kidding me right now?  You think a twenty-nine ninety-nine dollar entrée and a chocolate mousse is going to make me forget everything."

 

Along with their initial agreement, it was spoken that Tricia is never permitted to call this house for obvious reasons.

 

Sean unbuttons a few buttons of his shirt knowing he can't evade this confrontation. "She said that she is sorry, I had my phone turned off at dinner. "

 

Louise raises her eyebrows questioning that statement. "Our daughter talked to your mistress and you want to once again sweep it under the rug? "

 

"This is exactly why we need to tell Tanner and Lenny the entire truth about you know about my affair with Tricia. "

 

"Stop trying to get yourself off the hook, you're the one who stepped out of our marriage so you can deal with some midlife crisis Sean. " Louise opposes.

 

Sean sighs out of frustration. " You know what I'm not in the mood for all this. "

 

He stands there as Louise is three-fourths out of the kitchen. " What does that suppose to mean? "

 

Sean grabs a beer bottle out of the refrigerator. "I'm going to stay at Johnny's. 

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Johnny is Sean's younger brother who lives in Frankfort.

 

He exits out of the room to go upstairs to pack since he is leaving tonight.

 

Louise is left in the kitchen feeling the tears coming out of her eyes, realizing try as she might her once solid union to Sean is truly gone and in its place is a shadow of one. She sits at the counter knowing that this is going to be their last anniversary they will ever celebrate as man and wife.

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