 She accepts, and Doug phones Lois to tell her he will not be coming home for a while.She tells him that she knew about his affair with Vivian, but before the conversation can go any further, she hangs up.As time passes, Doug and Mallory settle into an unconventional kind of domesticity, and he becomes more of a father figure for her than anything else, including teaching her how to make a bed properly and taking care of her money.