Brothers & Sisters

Girlfriend.

I’m glad you’re getting it on again after the divorce, truly I am.

And certainly, the new fella is a big step up in the grooming department from the ex-husband. Nice going.

I suppose I can understand why you’d like to turn down his business deal in a way that doesn’t make him think that you turned down his business deal, although he seemed to be a pretty good sport about it the last time.

But asking your uncle to cover your ass so you can keep getting naked with the help? Sweetie, that’s where you lose me.

Is it part of Saul’s job description or something that he has to micromanage the romantic indiscretions of the president of Ojai Foods? He certainly appears to have done service in that role for your father before you, but I think it’s expecting a lot to ask him to do that same thing for a second generation of his sister’s family.

But set aside that. Set aside the fact that he was strongly and even pushily in favor of this deal. Set aside the fact that your mother pretty much gave him carte blanche to feel no responsibility towards you, since you weren’t there for that conversation.

Consider only this: When have you found this guy to be sufficiently trustworthy to take on a task of this nature?

Was it when he tried to make you look bad for doubting him while he hid your father’s secrets?

Was it when you hated Holly and he dated her?

Was it when you agreed no one would tell Nora about Rebecca and then he did?

I mean, sure, he’s your uncle, he’s your family, you love him, you have to. But trust him to respect your wishes and protect your pride? That’s just naive, and it doesn’t become you.

That MBA you got. It didn’t come out of a Cracker Jack box, did it?

Ah, well, don’t listen to me. Something tells me you’re going to learn this lesson the hard way over the next couple of episodes. Might want to get some resumes ready.

Speaking only out of love,

Terri

P.S. Hey, remember when you figured out that Rebecca was your half-sister because your dad added her initial to your siblings’ in his computer password? Any chance William just realized that using your kids’ initials is about the lamest password there is, and threw in an extra letter to mix it up? Just asking.

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