This is ridiculous. Alan hasn’t been outside this door in weeks, not since you two broke up. It was mutual, he just got a promotion at the accounting firm and just couldn’t find time to spend with you. You deserved better than that. Alan never told his folks, they all adored you, especially his mom. He just couldn’t find the right moment to let them down...then days turned into weeks and now: His mom called yesterday and told him how excited she was to see you and him. He just didn’t have the heart to tell her. So, here he is, outside your door in the snow. Waiting to beg you to come to his house and spend Christmas with his family, a whole week pretending to still be together. God, she won’t go for this. I should probably just go- Suddenly the front door swung open, and there you were. Alan feels like the air was just knocked out of him. Shit, I didn’t think she would actually open the door.“I- Listen, before you slam the door in my face...I have a favor to ask you.”