Aiyanna: Don’t just sit there looking so smug! You’re a real piece of shit, you know that?
Duncan: I dunno if that’s fair. I mean, I never lied to you! I even said it wasn’t just you, you knew I was seeing other people!
Aiyanna: But show-boating in my face that that? Seriously?
Duncan: I don’t have to listen to this. If you wanted to attach strings you should have told me.
Aiyanna: Fuck you! I can’t even tell if you’re being cruel on purpose or you’re realy just that oblivious. Somehow that makes it even worse…
Duncan: Aiyanna, please! I don’t even understand what I did wrong?
Aiyanna: See you around, Duncan.
Duncan: Babe- Wait, where are you going? Don’t leave, you can’t-
Erin: You’re really leaving?
Aiyanna: I’m sorry. I’ll visit Finn, I swear, I just… I can’t stick around here and let my heart get trampled on like it’s nothing. I can’t.
Erin: I understand. Really, I do. Just stay in touch, okay? Take care.
Erin: For what it’s worth, I’m sorry it didn’t work out.
Duncan: Thanks, babe. Am I… really that big of an asshole?
Erin: I don’t know if you really want me to answer that, dear.
Duncan: I just don’t get it, I guess. I was always honest with her?
Erin: Well, think of it like this. She was honest with you too, right? Didn’t she say it was only ever you for her?
Duncan: She told you that?
Erin: Yes. She really loved you, you know.
Duncan: Ugh, but I never… she didn’t have to stick around as long as she did, then! She knew what I was like.
Erin: Mmmm. People can delude themselves so easily when we’re in love, though. I’m sure she knew deep down, but maybe she prefered to pretend she didn’t.
Duncan: That’s stupid.
Erin: I don’t know, you’re not really so different… deep down you knew you were hurting her, right? You just pretend not to so you don’t have to feel bad about it. Then you’ve got a safe ‘out’ and it can be her fault.
Duncan: I dunno what you’re talking about.
New layout upstairs! Erin finally gets a little single room to hersaelf, with some nature/boating related touches.
The kids hang out quite a lot, it’s cute.
Lewis still hasn’t totally recovered his grades, even though he’s a little better about the homework now. Cheer up, Lewis! I gave you back your old cute hair from when you were a toddler!
He really wants to get a job & start earning money, but until he gets those grades up, the lemonade business it is!
Duncan brings a friend home from work! Great. Now he’s once again single & ready to mingle he’s wasting no time, I guess?
Penelope takes a break from lemonade-selling duty to give her Mom a hug, aw.
Another dream date down! The goal of fifty is looking increasingly unlikely but hey, worth a shot? I forgot to get this townie’s name, whoops.
Penelope: I get it now! Thank you, Mom!
Finn: That’ll be $9.50, Miss!
Vivian: This is highway robbery! Your brother used to sell them for $3.
Finn: He said we had to adjust for the new staff costs. And, um, inflation?
Vivian: Hey, you.
Duncan: Oh, uh, hey Viv- mmph!
Other Townie: Wow okay. Just pretend I’m not here.
Vivian: Hey, whatever your name is. Mind fucking off and giving us some privacy?
Other Townie: Seriously?
Duncan: Uh sorry, babe? I’ll call you?
Duncan: God it’s good to be able to do this again.
Vivian: Likewise. You were always one of my favorites…
Erin: Enjoying the single life, I take it?
Duncan: Maybe, yeah.
Erin: Honestly, I cannot fathom what all these women see in you.
Duncan: Heh.
Erin: What?
Duncan: Just remembering what you said to the waitress that one time she asked. You know what it is they like!
Erin: Ugh, shut up. You’re disgusting. Then again, I suppose I’d be lying if I said I didn’t miss-
Duncan: Woah, Erin!! I was just teasing!
Erin: Really? You mean you don’t miss it?
Duncan: That isn’t the point, babe! You divorced me for a reason, right?
Erin: We don’t have have to be married to-
Duncan: Look, I just don’t wanna make things weird for the kids.
Erin: That’s… okay, that’s fair. You’re right, for once.