what was i made for, walker

012. yearbook

Janie is doodling in her notebook, having gotten annoyed earlier and she's trying to relax.

"Hey." Cordell walks over. "Oh. Is that-- hmm. Nice." He comments.

"Thanks." Janie mutters. She keeps drawing, but is able to feel Cordell continue to stand behind her. "Could you back up?" She snaps, turning to him. Cordell raises his eyebrows. "I--" She huffs and rolls her eyes. "Sorry. You're just-- you're breathing down my neck."

"Sorry." Cordell holds his hands up.

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August and Janie hear Cordell and Stella talking about him going back to the rangers.

"Stel, thank you for your support, but even if I were to consider going back to the Rangers, we'd still have to get the sign off from your brother and sister first." Cordell says.

"Yes." They both state, walking in.

"Yes, dad. Just don't make me sand anymore." August says. "No, seriously, though, we, uh... we got your back."

"Yeah, no, you're, like, super suffocating as a stay at home dad." Janie says, clicking her tongue.

"Oh, su-suffocating, huh?" Cordell questions.

"Yeah." She nods.

"Yeah? What, like this." Cordell pulls the youngest into his arms, tightly squeezing her.

"Dad." She complains, letting out a small laugh.

"This suffocating enough for you?" He asks, tightening his grip.

"Okay, okay, I get it." She laughs, finally managing to push him away.

"Okay, so if you're going back... I think I might have something that could help DJ." Stella says. "The cops kind of scared me, so I didn't say anything right away. But... you really need to see this." Stella shows Cordell a video on her phone.

"Get out of the car." The cop on the video says.

"What did I do?" DJ asks as the twins walk closer to see the video. "What did I do?" He asks while being slammed against the car and handcuffed.

"You match the description of a robbery suspect in the area." The cop says.

"I didn't rob anybody, man." DJ says.

"What's this?" The cop asks, pulling out a bag of drugs.

"You know that's not mine." DJ says.

"You are under arrest for possession of illegal substance."

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"It's the last week of school. Don't you think you need to tell Ruby how you feel before summer?" Stella asks her brother.

"Stella, it's not that easy to just..."

"Come on, Augie. Show some spirit." Stella says.

"Yeah. Cause it's Spirit Week, yay." August says, obviously not excited.

"Is it Spirit Week already?" Liam asks, walking in.

"All right, I got some work to do. It's best not to keep things bottled up, trust me." Bonham tells his grandson before leaving.

"So, what's spirit week?" Bret asks.

"Oh. Liam's never told you about Spirit Week?" Abilene asks.

"No, Bret is here to help with the campaign, not to talk about Spirit Week." Liam says.

"Okay, seriously, can we stop saying "Spirit Week?"" August asks. "It's kind of getting annoying."