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♪ IT'S CHRISTMAS TIME
♪ WE'RE FEELING MERRY TONIGHT
♪ IT'S CHRISTMAS
♪ IT'S CHRISTMAS TIME
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♪ WE'RE FEELING MERRY TONIGHT
♪ DECK THE HALLS WITH BOUGHS OF HOLLY ♪
♪ AND HANG A WREATH OR TWO
♪ SINGING SONGS WE'RE FEELING JOLLY ♪
♪ FA-LA-LA TO YOU
♪ ORNAMENTS AND ANGELS SHINING
♪ FROM ON THE CHRISTMAS TREE
♪ ROUND THE HOUSE WE'RE DECORATING ♪
♪ AND CAROLING WITH GLEE
♪ IT'S CHRISTMAS
♪ IT'S CHRISTMAS TIME
♪ WE'RE FEELING MERRY TONIGHT
♪ IT'S CHRISTMAS
♪ IT'S CHRISTMAS TIME
♪ WE'RE FEELING MERRY TONIGHT
JACK, I MADE IT. AHH! FINALLY.
THE AIRPORT IS A MADHOUSE,
BUT I GOT HERE IN PLENTY OF TIME TO SPARE.
I'LL CALL YOU BACK AS SOON AS I CHECK IN.
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[SIGHS]
[DEEP BREATH]
OH!
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CAN I HELP YOU?
OH, I'M PAIGE SUMMERLIND.
I WRITE FOR THE MAGAZINE THAT YOU'RE READING. SEE?
THAT'S MY STORY RIGHT THERE--
"100 PROVEN WAYS TO FIND YOUR PERFECT MATE."
YEAH, I'M LIVING PROOF THAT IT REALLY DOES WORK.
THAT'S WHY I'M HERE-- I'M FLYING HOME
TO MEET MY FIANCE'S FAMILY FOR THE FIRST TIME.
WE'RE SPENDING CHRISTMAS TOGETHER.
OH!
YOU MUST BE AS OVERWHELMED AS I AM,
PLANNING A WEDDING.
-MM-HMM. -RIGHT?
YOU KNOW WHAT?
THIS IS MY TREAT.
THIS ONE...
IS ON ME.
BUT DO YOURSELF A FAVOR
AND TAKE MY ADVICE.
MAKE SURE YOU GO DOWN THE WHOLE LIST
SO YOU DON'T SAY "I DO" TO A DUD.
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I TOLD YOU TO PRINT UP THE BOARDING PASSES AT HOME.
DIDN'T I SAY, "PRINT UP THE BOARDING PASSES, FRANK.
PRINT UP THE BOARDING PASSES"?
SO WE'RE GONNA KILL ANOTHER TREE
JUST SO WE CAN FLY TO NEW YORK?
SERIOUSLY, MAXINE, YOU HAVE NO SENSE OF THE ENVIRONMENT.
[MAXINE]: TWO BOARDING PASSES
IS HARDLY GOING TO TAKE DOWN A SEQUOIA.
WE GOT A PROBLEM!
THIS IS STALE.
WHAT DID I SAY ABOUT ALWAYS KEEPING THE BAR MIX FRESH?
A THIRSTY PASSENGER IS--
...IS A HAPPY CUSTOMER. EXACTLY.
SO I'M GOING TO DUMP THIS
AND GET SOME OF--
YEAH. I GOT THIS, ALL RIGHT?
NOW, GET OUT OF HERE. YOU GOT A PLANE TO CATCH, MAN!
SO WHAT? IF I MISS THIS PLANE,
I'LL JUST GET ANOTHER ONE TOMORROW.
OH, NO, NO. I KNOW WHERE THIS IS HEADED.
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO MISS THAT FLIGHT.
COME ON, MAN.
WHEN'S THE LAST TIME YOU WERE HOME?
JUST FOUR YEARS.
MM-HMM.
DYLAN, THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS
FOR LICKING THE WOUNDS OF A BROKEN HEART
EXPIRED A LONG TIME AGO.
IT'S THE HOLIDAYS.
TIME TO FORGIVE AND FORGET.
[SIGHS]
MAYBE I SHOULD JUST HANG ONTO THOSE.
THANK YOU.
THOSE ARE THE BOARDING PASSES, AREN'T THEY?
WE JUST STOOD IN LINE FOR NOTHING.
TOLD YOU I PRINTED THEM UP.
[MAXINE GRUMBLES]
ANY SEAT PREFERENCE TODAY?
AISLE.
[KEYS CLACK]
I'M AFRAID I ONLY HAVE WINDOW SEATS AVAILABLE.
OH! OH. I REALLY NEED AN AISLE SEAT.
LONG FLIGHTS, THEY-- THEY MAKE ME CLAUSTROPHOBIC.
SORRY, MISS. IT'S A FULL FLIGHT.
CAN'T YOU JUST USE YOUR COMPUTER
TO SWITCH MY SEAT WITH SOMEONE ELSE'S?
UH, I'M AFRAID THAT ISN'T HOW IT WORKS, MISS.
UH, IT'S A WINDOW SEAT,
OR I'LL HAVE TRY TO BOOK YOU ON THE NEXT FLIGHT.
OH, NO. NO. I'LL TAKE THE WINDOW SEAT.
I, UH, I'LL PROBABLY SLEEP THE WHOLE FLIGHT ANYWAY.
[AGENT]: WONDERFUL, AND, UH...
HOW MANY BAGS WILL YOU BE CHECKING IN?
OH, THESE ARE MY CARRY-ONS.
WHAT ABOUT THAT?
OH, THAT'S MY VISION BOARD.
[AGENT CHUCKLES POLITELY]
THE AIRLINE HAS A TWO CARRY-ON POLICY.
THAT WOULD BE THREE.
I SUPPOSE YOU COULD TAKE THE KNICK-KNACKS OFF
AND SHOVE IT IN ONE OF YOUR BAGS.
YOU DON'T "SHOVE" A VISION BOARD.
THIS REPRESENTS MY ENTIRE FUTURE.
MISS...
[SIGHS]
PLEASE.
OH...
OKAY. UM... YEAH.
I GUESS I'LL BE CHECKING THIS.
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♪ DASHING THROUGH THE SNOW
♪ IN A ONE-HORSE OPEN SLEIGH
♪ O'ER THE FIELDS WE GO
♪ WE'RE LAUGHING ALL THE WAY
♪ BELLS ON BOBTAILS RING
♪ MAKING SPIRITS BRIGHT
♪ OH, WHAT FUN...
HERE WE GO.
RIGHT ON THE TOP.
PUT IT THERE.
OH, I MISS YOU TOO.
I'VE BEEN SO ANXIOUS FOR YOU TO MEET MOM AND DAD,
I DOUBT THEY'LL SLEEP A WINK UNTIL YOU GET HERE.
OH, DON'T SAY THAT.
YOU'LL NEED YOUR REST IF WE HAVE ANY HOPE OF PLANNING OUR WEDDING
OVER THE NEXT THREE DAYS.
[DYLAN CHUCKLES WEAKLY]
MY MOTHER IS ALREADY ON THE CASE.
YOU'D THINK SHE WAS PLANNING A WEDDING FOR THE KENNEDYS.
OH. OH, THAT'S A GOOD IDEA-- MARTHA'S VINEYARD.
WE COULD DO SURF AND TURF!
[JACK CHUCKLES] I'LL MENTION IT.
OKAY, I'D BETTER GET OFF THE PHONE
SO I CAN GET SETTLED IN.
AND YOU GET YOUR REST,
BECAUSE WE HAVE OUR WORK CUT OUT FOR US TOMORROW
IF WE WANT TO PLAN OUR DREAM WEDDING.
["HARK, THE HERALD ANGELS SING" PLAYING, INSTRUMENTAL]
-MERRY CHRISTMAS. -MERRY CHRISTMAS.
OH, EXCUSE ME. HI.
I THINK I'M IN 15A.
HUH. OF COURSE YOU ARE.
UM, YEAH, BUT DO YOU MIND SWITCHING WITH ME?
'CAUSE WINDOW SEATS, THEY MAKE ME--
CLAUSTROPHOBIC?
YOU TOO?
NOT YET, BUT GETTING THERE.
YEAH, IF YOU COULD, UM... YOU KNOW WHAT?
IF-- IF, UH, YOU COULD JUST... SCOOT IN?
THAT WOULD BE... THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
UM...
THAT'S NOT GOING TO FIT.
UM... YEAH. CAN YOU TAKE THAT?
PLEASE? THANKS. OKAY.
[SIGHS] OKAY.
CAN YOU JUST HOLD THAT FOR...
[DYLAN STARTS LAUGHING]
"100 PROVEN WAYS TO FIND YOUR PERFECT MATE."
WHO WRITES THIS STUFF?
THAT WOULD BE ME.
NO. SERIOUSLY?
OH, WELL, WHAT DO I KNOW?
CLEARLY ENOUGH TO VOICE AN OPINION.
OH. UH, OKAY. WELL... YOU KNOW WHAT?
GOOD FOR YOU.
I'M SURE THERE ARE PLENTY OF WOMEN OUT THERE
THAT JUST LAP THAT STUFF UP.
I'M SORRY. LAP THIS STUFF UP?
I'M JUST DIGGING A DEEPER HOLE FOR MYSELF HERE, AREN'T I?
YEAH.
[SIGHS] I'M-- I'M SORRY. I MEAN YOU NO OFFENSE.
SOME TAKEN.
FRANK...
FRANK, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PUT YOUR PHONE AWAY.
I'M AWARE, MAXINE.
I'M JUST TEXTING JULIE THAT WE'RE GETTING OUT ON TIME.
OKAY.
TELL HER TO MAKE SURE
THAT THEY HAVE DRIED FIGS AT THE HOUSE,
OR WE CAN PICK SOME UP ON THE WAY FROM THE AIRPORT.
DRIED FIGS?
MM-HMM. FOR THE DRESSING.
FOR THE TURKEY.
YOU PUT DRIED FIGS IN THE DRESSING?
20 YEARS OF MARRIAGE,
YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT I PUT IN THE CHRISTMAS DRESSING?
WHY WOULD I KNOW THAT?
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[PAIGE]: SO, WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS,
WHAT I WRITE REALLY DOESN'T MATTER.
[DYLAN]: NO. I'M SURE IT MATTERS TO SOME,
JUST NOT TO ME.
I MEAN, COME ON-- AN ARTICLE THAT CLAIMS
A HUNDRED PROVEN WAYS SOMEONE CAN MEET "THE ONE"?
IT'S TRUE.
I'VE DONE EXHAUSTIVE RESEARCH,
INTERVIEWED DOZENS OF PEOPLE
WHO FOUND THEIR SOULMATES.
UGH. OKAY. SEE? THERE.
THERE'S A WORD THAT JUST MAKES ME CRINGE--
"SOULMATE."
OUT OF BILLIONS OF PEOPLE ON THIS PLANET,
YOU BELIEVE
THAT YOU ARE DESTINED TO BE WITH JUST ONE?
I DO.
IT'S CALLED TRUE LOVE.
[CHUCKLES]
WHY DO YOU FIND THAT SO FUNNY?
BECAUSE THE ODDS WOULD BE ASTRONOMICAL
TO THINK THAT EACH OF US WOULD HAVE A "ONE,"
TO KNOW THAT THAT PERSON WAS "THE ONE,"
NEVER MIND FINDING A WAY
TO KEEP "THE ONE" FROM GETTING AWAY.
OKAY, DO ME A FAVOR
AND NEVER SAY "THE ONE" AGAIN.
I PROMISE.
I HAPPEN TO BELIEVE
THAT FATE PLAYS A BIG HAND.
YOU JUST HAVE TO KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN
TO SEE IT HAPPEN.
UH-HUH.
OKAY. FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN I FIRST MET JACK,
I WAS ON MY WAY TO A JOB INTERVIEW
FOR RADIANT BRIDE.
I WAS ON THE ELEVATOR, AND THEN HE GOT IN,
AND I GUESS HE COULD JUST FEEL MY NERVOUSNESS,
BECAUSE THEN HE SAID SOME KIND WORDS
AND HE IMMEDIATELY PUT ME AT EASE.
WHAT DID HE SAY? "YOU'RE HIRED"?
WHY I AM HAVING THIS CONVERSATION WITH YOU?
IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT HE SAID.
THERE WAS A SPARK.
THAT "SOULMATE SPARK."
GOOD NIGHT.
LOOK, I'M SORRY I'VE UPSET YOU.
I CAN SEE THAT YOU'RE A PERFECTLY NICE PERSON,
AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT,
ONCE I GET THROUGH THIS HOLIDAY,
I AM TOO.
I'LL HAVE TO TAKE YOUR WORD FOR THAT.
GOOD NIGHT, PAIGE.
HOW'D YOU KNOW MY NAME?
DYLAN SMITH.
GOOD NIGHT, MR. SMITH.
SEE YOU IN NEW YORK.
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[THUNDER RUMBLES]
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[CHUCKLES]
[SLEEPILY] WHAT?
EXCUSE ME.
OH...
GOOD EVENING, FOLKS.
THIS IS YOUR CAPTAIN SPEAKING.
I'M AFRAID I'VE GOT SOME BAD NEWS.
THAT BIG STORMFRONT AHEAD OF US
HAS JFK, NEWARK, AND LAGUARDIA SHUT DOWN,
SO IT LOOKS AS IF
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE AN UNEXPECTED DETOUR TONIGHT.
WE'RE BEING DIVERTED...
GREAT.
...TO BUFFALO NIAGARA INTERNATIONAL.
AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO ASK...
WHAT?
...THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS TO PREPARE FOR LANDING.
PLEASE KEEP YOUR SEATBELTS BUCKLED,
AS WE WILL BE LANDING SHORTLY.
WELL, LOOKS LIKE WE'RE GONNA BE GROUNDED IN BUFFALO
TILL THIS STORM PASSES.
NO. NO! HOW LONG IS THAT GOING TO TAKE?
WELL, I DON'T KNOW. WITH A STORM LIKE THIS?
COUPLE OF HOURS, COUPLE OF DAYS?
DAYS? I-- I-- I DON'T-- OHH!
I HAVE A VERY IMPORTANT BRUNCH
WITH MY FIANCE AND FUTURE IN-LAWS
AT 11:00!
BETTER TELL 'EM
TO PACK YOU UP SOME LEFTOVERS.
[FLIGHT ATTENDANT]: AT THIS TIME,
WE'D LIKE YOU TO PLACE ALL TRAY TABLES AND SEATS
BACK IN THEIR UPRIGHT POSITION
AS WE PREPARE TO LAND AT BUFFALO...
FRANK?
I TOLD YOU. GREEK.
[CLEARS THROAT]
WE'RE LANDING IN BUFFALO.
WHY ARE WE GOING TO BUFFALO?
[JAW CLICKS]
[PAIGE]: NO, JACK, I DON'T KNOW
WHEN THE PLANES WILL BE BACK IN THE AIR.
BUT CHRISTMAS IS TWO DAYS AWAY,
SO I'M SURE
THAT THEY'LL HAVE EVERYTHING FIGURED OUT
BY THEN.
OR NOT.
OKAY, I WILL CALL YOU
WHEN I GET MORE INFORMATION.
WE SHOULD CALL JULIE,
TELL HER NOT TO MEET US AT THE AIRPORT,
TEXT HER
WHEN WE GET ON THE NEXT FLIGHT.
YEAH, WELL, WITH THIS SNOW,
THERE'S NO TELLING WHEN THAT MIGHT BE.
WE COULD BE STRANDED HERE INDEFINITELY.
WHAT? OH, NO.
NO. DON'T WORRY.
I'M SURE THE AIRLINES ARE DOING EVERYTHING THEY CAN
TO GET US BACK IN THE AIR.
DO YOU REALLY THINK SO?
OUR TOP STORY THIS HOUR--
THE MASSIVE SNOWSTORM
WHICH HAS PARALYZED THE ENTIRE EASTERN SEABOARD.
HUNDREDS OF FLIGHTS HAVE BEEN CANCELED
AND ALL AIRPORTS NORTH OF WASHINGTON, D.C.,
THROUGH TO PORTLAND, MAINE,
HAVE BEEN SHUT DOWN DUE TO THE WEATHER.
IT'S UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME
HOW LONG
THESE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE,
BUT STAY TUNED FOR MORE INFORMATION.
♪ DASHING THROUGH THE SNOW ♪
♪ ON A ONE-HORSE OPEN SLEIGH
♪ O'ER THE FIELDS WE GO... ♪
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[PAIGE]: JACK HAS BEEN SO SUPPORTIVE.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT I WOULD DO WITHOUT HIM.
HE SOUNDS LIKE A REAL PEACH.
OH, HAVE YOU SEEN HIS PICTURE?
YEAH. ABOUT THREE TIMES.
OH, NO, I MEANT YOUR HUSBAND.
HERE. THAT'S JACK.
CONGRATULATIONS.
THANK YOU! OH.
I'M GOING TO MEET HIS PARENTS FOR THE FIRST TIME.
WE'RE--
[IN UNISON]: SPENDING CHRISTMAS TOGETHER.
YES, WE KNOW.
OH. RIGHT. SORRY.
YOU KNOW, I'M USUALLY NOT THIS SELF-ABSORBED.
IT'S JUST THAT, WELL, YOU KNOW,
THIS IS A REALLY BIG DEAL,
AND I WANT EVERYTHING TO BE PERFECT.
YOU KNOW? FOR THE FIRST TIME.
-[HORN HONKS] -SHUTTLE!
WE'RE GOOD.
-GOT IT, FRANK? -I GOT IT.
[GRUNTING]
I GOT IT.
ROOM FOR ONE MORE?
OH. I THOUGHT I LOST YOU.
[CHUCKLES]
[WIND HOWLING]
THANK YOU.
[MUTTERS] I WANTED A ROOM WITH A BALCONY.
IT'S A BLIZZARD OUTSIDE.
WHAT COULD YOU POSSIBLY WANT WITH A BALCONY?
TRAVELING GIVES ME INSOMNIA,
YOU KNOW THAT.
EXCUSE ME.
THE WINTER AIR MIGHT HELP ME SLEEP.
THE AIRLINE VOUCHER IS GOOD FOR ONE NIGHT,
DEPENDING ON WHETHER OR NOT THE AIRPORTS ARE OPEN
TOMORROW DAY, IT CAN BE EXTENDED.
EXTENDED? NO. NO, NO, NO. THAT'S NOT POSSIBLE.
WELL, WE HAVE NO CONTROL OF WHEN THE AIRPORTS RE-OPEN.
WELL, THEN, MAYBE I NEED TO SPEAK TO YOUR MANAGER.
AND NEITHER DOES SHE.
[SIGHS] OKAY.
THEN GIVE ME A ROOM FACING THE AIRPORT
SO I CAN LOOK AND WATCH WHEN THE PLANES START
TAKING OFF AGAIN.
ALL WE HAVE LEFT IS A SINGLE ON THE THIRD FLOOR,
AND IT'S AN ADJOINING ROOM.
GREAT. NOT ONLY AM I STUCK HERE,
NOW I HAVE TO SHARE A DOOR WITH SOMEONE?
[FORCED CHUCKLE]
WELL, SOMETHING TELLS ME
YOU WON'T BE THE ONE WHO'S BOTHERED.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS.
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UGH! HELLO?
WHY CAN'T I GET ANY RECEPTION IN HERE?
[NEWS ANCHOR]: THIS CHRISTMAS, MANY ARE ASKING,
WILL THE WHITE STUFF LET UP?
WHAT? [SIGHS ANGRILY]
EXCUSE ME?
COULD YOU PLEASE TURN YOUR TELEVISION DOWN?
THERE'S PEOPLE TRYING TO MAKE PHONE CALLS IN HERE!
[NEWS ANCHOR]: ...REMAIN INSIDE UNTIL THE BLIZZARD LETS UP.
-YOU? -YOU?
[NEWS ANCHOR]: WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING
FAR BELOW THE NORM...
[WORDS CATCHING]
SORRY. I-- I DIDN'T MEAN TO BOTHER YOU.
NO, NO. I'M-- I'M SORRY.
I LEFT IT UP
SO I COULD LISTEN TO THE NEWS
WHILE I TOOK A BATH.
THE FIRST THING I LIKE TO DO WHEN I GET OFF THE PLANE
IS SOAK IN A NICE, HOT TUB.
AS FASCINATED AS I AM ABOUT YOUR BATHING HABITS,
I ACTUALLY PREFER TO HEAR MYSELF THINK.
DO YOU MIND?
OH, RIGHT.
[CLICKS OFF]
AH. THAT'S BETTER.
SO, ANY NEWS FROM THE SOULMATE?
HIS NAME IS JACK.
AND NO. I CAN'T SEEM TO GET ANY CELL SERVICE.
COULD BE THE STORM, BUT ACCORDING TO THE NEWS,
THE FRONT SHOULD MOVE THROUGH SOMETIME TONIGHT.
THEN THAT MEANS THEY'LL REOPEN THE AIRPORT?
WELL, THAT DEPENDS HOW FAST THEY CAN PLOW THE RUNWAY.
OH! THAT'S WONDERFUL!
I CAN TELL THEM I'LL BE ABLE TO MEET THEM FOR BRUNCH AFTER ALL.
GREAT.
STILL NOTHING?
UH-UH.
HERE, USE MINE.
I WAS ABLE TO GET THROUGH TO MY MOM
NO PROBLEM.
UH, NO, THANK YOU.
UM...
I'LL JUST USE THE HOTEL LINE.
ARE YOU KIDDING? THEY CHARGE BY THE SECOND.
COME ON, JUST USE MINE. WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL?
NO, THAT'S OKAY.
OH... I GET IT.
GET WHAT?
YOU DON'T WANT YOUR FIANCE TO KNOW THAT,
NOT ONLY ARE YOU USING SOME STRANGE GUY'S CELL PHONE,
YOU'RE ALSO SHARING A ROOM WITH HIM.
HOW DO YOU MANAGE
TO MAKE EVERYTHING SOUND SO SORDID?
DON'T KNOW.
CALL IT A GIFT.
OKAY, WE ARE NOT SHARING A ROOM.
THESE ARE CALLED ADJOINING ROOMS.
I KNOW.
AND YOU'RE IN MINE.
WHICH I'M PROMPTLY LEAVING.
AND NOW I WOULD LIKE TO SAY GOOD NIGHT.
FOR GOOD.
THAT'S FINE.
JUST REMEMBER MY DOOR IS ALWAYS OPEN.
THANK YOU, BUT NOT NECESSARY.
OKAY. GOOD NIGHT.
[CLICK]
MAKE SURE TO LOCK IT FROM THE INSIDE
ON YOUR END!
[DOOR CLOSES]
OKAY.
-[CLICK] -[CHUCKLES]
[ANNOYED SIGH]
THE WEDDING PLANNER SUGGESTED TAVERN ON THE GREEN.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
UH...
SOMEWHAT PREDICTABLE, BUT, UH...
THE CHATEAUBRIAND IS MAGNIFICENT.
MM.
I BET PAIGE IS GOING TO SAY IT'S TOO "ON THE NOSE."
SHE REALLY WANTS HER DAY
TO FEEL SPECIAL, NOT EXPECTED.
WELL, THERE'S ALWAYS THE PLAZA,
BUT I KNOW THEY BOOK UP A YEAR IN ADVANCE.
WELL, MAYBE WE COULD JUST DO THE RECEPTION HERE?
OH, GOOD GRIEF.
AND HAVE PEOPLE WE DON'T KNOW TRAIPSING THROUGH THE HOUSE?
NO, THANK YOU.
YOUR MOTHER'S BARELY COMFORTABLE
WITH ME BEING HERE SOMETIMES.
DON'T TOUCH THE TREE.
WELL, THE WEDDING IS ONLY SIX MONTHS AWAY, YOU KNOW?
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO FIND A PLACE SOON,
OR WE'LL END UP HAVING IT AT A BOWLING ALLEY.
SOLD!
I KNOW HE'S KIDDING.
TELL YOU WHAT.
WHY DON'T WE TAKE ALL THIS ON ADVISEMENT
AND WAIT TO MAKE ANY DECISIONS UNTIL PAIGE GETS HERE?
SPEAKING OF WHICH, ANY NEWS YET?
UH...
NOTHING.
BUT...
KNOWING PAIGE,
I'M SURE SHE'S FOUND HERSELF ANOTHER FLIGHT
AND IS ALREADY ON HER WAY.
[NEWS ANCHOR]: THINGS AREN'T AS CHEERY
FOR TRAVELERS
STUCK IN BUFFALO NIAGARA, HOWEVER,
AS THE STORM HAS TAKEN AN UNEXPECTED TURN
TO THE NORTH.
WITH ONLY TWO DAYS LEFT UNTIL CHRISTMAS,
THE STORM CONTINUES TO RAGE UP THE COAST.
WE'LL HAVE MORE DETAILS ON THIS
AND OTHER WEATHER-RELATED EVENTS
AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE.
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HELLO.
HI!
LOOKS LIKE WE MIGHT HAVE TO TAKE THE BUS, HUH?
OH, NO. TRANSIT'S ON STRIKE.
NOBODY'S GOING ANYWHERE.
[SIGHS]
PLEASE. I'D APPRECIATE THE COMPANY.
OH. THANK YOU.
[SIGHING WEARILY]
WELL, SINCE WE'RE ALL STRANDED HERE TOGETHER,
WE MIGHT AS WELL INTRODUCE OURSELVES.
HI. FRANK HARPER. THIS IS MY WIFE, MAXINE.
HOW DO YOU DO?
HI. I'M PAIGE SUMMERLIND.
NICE TO MEET YOU OFFICIALLY.
ARE YOU TRAVELING HOME?
TO SEE OUR DAUGHTER AND HER HUSBAND.
IT'S KIND OF A NEW CHRISTMAS TRADITION.
THE COLD AND THE SNOW.
MY WIFE'S NOT A BIG FAN OF TRAVELING OUTSIDE CALIFORNIA.
NO? OH, BUT I THINK CHRISTMAS ISN'T CHRISTMAS
WITHOUT THE SNOW AND THE COLD AIR
AND THE TWINKLING LIGHTS.
ICY ROADS
AND THE TRAFFIC JAMS
AND YOUR NOSE CONSTANTLY RUNNING.
I'M SORRY. YOU WERE SAYING?
MY FIANCE--
[IN UNISON]: JACK.
YEAH!
HE-- WELL, HIS PARENTS
HAVE A BIG HOUSE IN THE HAMPTONS
AND THEY JUST--
THEY GO ALL OUT FOR THE HOLIDAYS.
HE'S TOLD ME SO MUCH ABOUT IT.
I CAN ALMOST SEE IT.
OHH. IT'S THE PERFECT CHRISTMAS.
HOWDY, NEIGHBOR.
HOW'S THE WEATHER OVER THERE?
I FEEL A SUDDEN COLDFRONT.
"NEIGHBOR"?
YEAH, WE'RE, UH, WE'RE SHARING A ROOM.
THEY'RE ADJOINING ROOMS WITH TWO DOORS AND TWO LOCKS.
HOW ABOUT THIS SNOWSTORM, HUH?
HEY, BROTHER, LET ME ASK YOU SOMETHING.
HOW COME YOU'RE THE ONLY GUY IN HERE
WATCHING THIS WEATHER REPORT
WITH A BIG SMILE ON HIS FACE?
[LAUGHS]
BECAUSE THIS STORM IS TURNING OUT TO BE
MY GIANT GET-OUT-OF- CHRISTMAS-FREE CARD.
OH? SO NO JOLLY HOLIDAY FOR YOU
IN NEW YORK, I TAKE IT?
AH, LET'S JUST SAY
IT'LL BE A WHOLE LOT JOLLIER WITHOUT ME.
WELL, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU,
BUT I'VE HAD ABOUT ENOUGH.
OH-OH... WHAT DID I SAY THIS TIME?
BELIEVE IT OR NOT, DYLAN, THIS ISN'T ABOUT YOU.
IT'S ABOUT ME GOING BACK TO THE AIRPORT.
WHY?
WHAT DID YOU HEAR? HAS IT OPENED AGAIN?
NO, BUT I'M SURE IT WILL BE SOON,
AND I WANT TO BE THE FIRST IN LINE
BEFORE THE STAMPEDE OF PASSENGERS.
YOU KNOW WHAT? SHE'S GOT A GOOD POINT.
MAYBE WE SHOULD HEAD THERE TOO.
GUYS...
THIS IS RIDICULOUS.
THERE IS NO GUARANTEE WHEN, OR IF,
THE AIRPORT WILL REOPEN.
THAT'S EASY FOR YOU TO SAY.
YOU DON'T WANT TO GO ANYWAY.
THAT IS NOT ENTIRELY TRUE.
IT'S COMPLICATED!
I KNEW IT THE MOMENT I MET YOU.
YOU'RE A CYNIC.
WHY? JUST BECAUSE I THINK IT'S NUTS
TO SIT AROUND SOME AIRPORT ALL NIGHT,
WAITING FOR THE "OPEN" SIGN TO FLICKER ON?
YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW WHO OR WHAT
YOU'RE TRYING TO AVOID, BUT...
TOMORROW IS THE BUSIEST TRAVEL DAY OF THE YEAR.
ARE YOU SURE YOU DON'T WANT TO TAKE A CHANCE
AND GO WITH US?
AND SPEND THE NIGHT SLEEPING ON THE FLOOR
OF SOME DRAFTY AIRPORT?
NO, THANKS.
I THINK I'M JUST GOING TO SIT RIGHT HERE
AND ORDER MYSELF ANOTHER BIG GLASS OF STAYPUTSKI.
ALL RIGHTY, THEN.
MERRY CHRISTMAS, DYLAN.
MERRY CHRISTMAS.
[NEWS ANCHOR]: IF THERE'S ONE PLACE
YOU DON'T WANT TO BE THIS CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY,
IT'S ON THE ROAD.
WITH SNOW DRIFTS REPORTED AS HIGH AS 10 FEET,
MANY LOCAL MALLS ARE CLOSING EARLY
TO ALLOW SNOW PLOWS TO CLEAR ROADS AND HIGHWAYS
FOR THE HOPES OF LAST-MINUTE CHRISTMAS SHOPPERS
TO GRAB THEIR GOODIES IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS.
MEANWHILE, STRANDED TRAVELERS...
OH, GREAT.
THIS IS JACK. PLEASE LEAVE A MESSAGE... [BEEP]
JACK, IT'S ME.
I WISH I COULD GIVE YOU AN E.T.A.,
BUT I'M KIND OF FLYING BY THE SEAT OF MY PANTS.
I'M STILL STUCK IN BUFFALO,
I HAVE NO IDEA WHEN I'M GOING TO GET OUT OF HERE,
BUT I PROMISE, I WILL BE ON THE FIRST FLIGHT--
[BEEP]
OH, HE WAS PROBABLY JUST BUSY WITH CHRISTMAS.
AND PLANNING OUR WEDDING.
MM.
I JUST WISH I COULD BE THERE
TO HELP SHAPE THE DETAILS.
YEAH. WEDDINGS, THEY DO TAKE WORK,
I'LL GIVE YOU THAT.
BUT SO DO MARRIAGES.
THE "HAPPILY EVER AFTER"?
OH, I KNOW.
I PLAN ON WRITING AN ARTICLE ABOUT IT.
OH, THAT'S GREAT.
LET ME KNOW HOW THAT TURNS OUT.
AH, HERE'S MY KNIGHT IN CRINKLED KHAKIS.
WHAT HAVE YOU GOT FOR ME, FRANK?
WELL, NOBODY CAN TELL ME
WHEN THE RUNWAYS ARE GOING TO RE-OPEN.
IT COULD BE IN AN HOUR,
IT COULD BE IN THE MORNING.
[SIGHS] WELL, THAT'S FINE.
[SARCASTIC] IT'S MUCH MORE COMFORTABLE ON THIS BENCH
THAN I WOULD'VE BEEN BACK IN THAT WARM HOTEL ROOM.
THAT WAS MY IDEA.
I SHOULD HAVE JUST KEPT IT TO MYSELF. I'M SORRY.
NOT AT ALL.
YOU SAVED ME A NIGHT FROM THE ROLL-AWAY.
THE ROLL-AWAY?
WELL, 20 YEARS OF MARRIAGE.
HAPPENS TO EVERYBODY.
WHAT?
OH. NO. OH, HONEY.
DON'T LET US SCARE YOU.
NO. MARRIAGE CAN BE WONDERFUL.
AT LEAST THAT'S WHAT I KEEP TELLING MYSELF.
[NEWS ANCHOR]: CONTINUING WITH OUR COVERAGE
OF THE BIG STORM HAMMERING THE EAST COAST--
DOESN'T LOOK LIKE IT'S LIKELY TO LET UP ANYTIME SOON.
MM. HMM. THESE ARE STALE, TOO.
LOOK, FOR A SUCCESSFUL BAR,
YOU'VE GOT TO REMEMBER THE MOST IMPORTANT RULE OF ALL--
A THIRSTY PASSENGER IS A GOOD CUSTOMER.
YOU GOT IT?
[NEWS ANCHOR]: BUT THERE'S SOME GOOD NEWS AT LAST
FOR TRAVELERS HEADED EAST
AS THE F.A.A. HAS ANNOUNCED THE RE-OPENING OF JFK,
LA GUARDIA, AND NEWARK AIRPORTS
FIRST THING CHRISTMAS EVE DAY.
HMM. LOOKS LIKE CHRISTMAS IS BACK ON.
THINGS AREN'T AS CHEERY
FOR TRAVELERS STUCK IN BUFFALO NIAGARA, HOWEVER,
AS THE STORM HAS TAKEN AN UNEXPECTED TURN TO THE NORTH.
ACCORDING TO THE DOPPLER,
RESIDENTS CAN EXPECT TO SEE
ANOTHER 12 TO 18 INCHES OF THE WHITE STUFF
BY DAWN.
UNLESS THERE'S A MIRACLE,
IT LOOKS LIKE THESE FOLKS
WON'T BE GOING HOME FOR CHRISTMAS.
MANY TRAVELERS REFUSING TO GIVE UP HOPE
ON MAKING IT HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS
HAVE CHOSEN TO CAMP OUT AT THE TERMINAL
ALL NIGHT LONG
WAITING FOR ANY NEWS OF THE AIRPORT'S RE-OPENING.
BUT WITH THE CLOCK TICKING CLOSER
-TO DECEMBER 25 -TH,
IT'LL TAKE A MIRACLE
BEFORE THIS HOLIDAY SNOWSTORM SHOWS ANY SIGN OF LETTING UP.
YOUR ATTENTION, PLEASE.
VICKERY AIR REGRETS TO ANNOUNCE
THE CANCELLATION OF ALL FLIGHTS TODAY.
NO. NO! NO, NO, NO, NO, NO.
WHAT? WHAT'S GOING ON?
[PAIGE]: THIS CAN'T BE HAPPENING!
THE AIRPORT AUTHORITY HAS ANNOUNCED
THAT ALL FLIGHTS IN AND OUT
WILL BE CANCELED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
NO.
ONCE AGAIN, THE AIRLINE WISHES TO APOLOGIZE
FOR THE INCONVENIENCE DUE TO THE WEATHER.
HOWEVER, WE WILL BE PROVIDING VOUCHERS FOR HOTEL AND MEALS.
LET'S JUST TAKE THE TRAIN.
OH, I'M SORRY, BUT WE'VE JUST HEARD--
THE CENTRAL TRAIN TERMINAL
HAS ALSO BEEN CLOSED DUE TO THE INCLEMENT WEATHER.
UGH...
THAT'S IT?
WE'VE BEEN SITTING IN THIS STINKING AIRPORT ALL NIGHT,
AND THAT'S THE BEST YOU'VE GOT?
WELL...
ON BEHALF OF THE AIRLINES,
I DO APOLOGIZE FOR THE DELAY
AND WISH YOU ALL A HAPPY HOLIDAY.
"HAPPY"? DOES THIS LOOK HAPPY?
[**]
FRANK?
AHH, HOW CAN IT POSSIBLY BE THIS COLD?
ARE WE IN BUFFALO OR ON THE SURFACE OF THE MOON?
THEY SAID THEY PLOWED THE LOT AN HOUR AGO.
THE SHUTTLE SHOULD BE HERE ANY MINUTE.
I DON'T EVEN CARE ANYMORE.
SHE'S GOING INTO SHOCK, FRANK.
GIVE HER YOUR COAT.
NO, IT'S OKAY. I'M...
I'M JUST GOING TO LET IT GO...
I HAVE TO ACCEPT THE FACT
THAT I'M GOING TO MISS MY PERFECT CHRISTMAS,
AND I'M NOT GOING TO MEET MY FUTURE IN-LAWS
UNTIL MY WEDDING DAY.
IT'S FINE.
[**]
[PHONE RINGING]
OH! HOLD ON.
HELLO?
PAIGE, SWEETHEART. ARE YOU ON THE PLANE YET?
UH, NO. I'M-- I'M STILL IN BUFFALO.
WHAT?
I THOUGHT YOU WERE GETTING A FLIGHT OUT THIS MORNING?
NO, I TRIED, I TRIED.
I JUST SPENT THE WHOLE NIGHT AT THE AIRPORT.
I... [SIGHS]
IT'S STILL CLOSED. NOTHING'S GETTING IN OR OUT.
WELL, HAVE YOU TRIED THE TRAINS?
AND THE BUSES. NOTHING IS RUNNING.
[SIGHS]
I'M GOING TO HAVE TO TRY TO ARRANGE A CAR,
BUT CONSIDERING THE WEATHER
AND THE FACT THAT IT'S ALMOST CHRISTMAS,
I DOUBT ANYONE'S GOING ANYWHERE.
NO. NO, IT'S OKAY.
I-- I KNOW. THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN DO.
I'M JUST, UM...
I'M JUST GOING TO GO BACK TO THE CRUMMY AIRPORT HOTEL
AND TAKE A LONG BATH.
HOPEFULLY WE'LL HAVE BETTER LUCK TOMORROW.
WELL... [SIGHS] THE THING IS,
THAT WOULD BE CUTTING THINGS CLOSE
FOR MY PARENTS.
THEY LEAVE FOR THEIR WORLD CRUISE
THE MORNING AFTER CHRISTMAS.
NO. I KNOW, I KNOW,
BUT IF WORSE COMES TO WORST,
I'LL JUST... I'LL MISS CHRISTMAS,
AND JUST MEET THEM AT OUR WEDDING.
YEAH... UH...
THE THING IS...
MY MOTHER'S A BIT OLD-FASHIONED.
EXACTLY HOW OLD-FASHIONED?
OLD-FASHIONED ENOUGH TO SUGGEST
WE POSTPONE THE WEDDING UNTIL THEY GET A CHANCE TO MEET YOU.
WHAT?
NOW, I KNOW YOU WANTED A JUNE WEDDING,
BUT WHAT DO YOU THINK IF WE HOLD OFF UNTIL NEXT SPRING?
WAIT-- NEXT SPRING?
LIKE, AS IN A YEAR-AND-A-HALF AWAY?
WELL, SURE, IT'D GIVE EVERYONE MORE TIME TO PREPARE AND--
JACK, DEAR, WE'RE GONNA BE LATE FOR THE SENATOR'S LUNCHEON.
LOOK, PAIGE, I HAVE TO GO.
WE CAN TALK ABOUT THIS LATER, OKAY?
NO! BUT JACK, I--
JUST TRY TO FIND SOME WAY TO GET DOWN HERE.
KISSES.
EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT?
YEAH. EVERYTHING'S FINE.
HE JUST SAID IF I CAN'T MAKE IT TO NEW YORK BY TOMORROW...
I'M-- I'M GOING TO HAVE TO POSTPONE MY WEDDING.
[SOBBING]
OH... DON'T CRY.
OH, NO, WHO AM I KIDDING?
YOU'RE RIGHT. GO AHEAD AND CRY.
I MEAN, WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO?
LOOK AT THIS!
HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO GET TO NEW YORK BY TOMORROW?
[HORN HONKING]
HEY THERE!
YOU GUYS KNOW A GOOD SHORTCUT TO MANHATTAN?
DYLAN, WHERE DID YOU GET THIS?
WELL, WHILE YOU GUYS WERE
SITTING AROUND THE AIRPORT SINGING "KUMBAYA,"
I RENTED THE LAST FOUR-WHEEL-DRIVE IN BUFFALO.
I THOUGHT THE ROADS WERE CLOSED.
NOT ALL OF THEM.
BUT EVEN IF IT'S A SLOW CRAWL,
I SHOULD STILL BE ABLE TO GET US TO MANHATTAN BY TONIGHT.
US?
YEAH! I MEAN, THERE'S NO SENSE IN ME DRIVING ALONE.
BESIDES, I COULD USE THE COMPANY.
WHAT DO YOU SAY?
I SAY OPEN THE BACK DOOR,
BECAUSE WE'VE GOT A LOT OF LUGGAGE!
[FRANK]: I GOT IT.
SO? YOU COMING?
UM... I DON'T KNOW.
OH, I GET IT.
YOU THINK HITCHING A RIDE WITH A STRANGE GUY
TO GO MEET YOUR FIANCE'S PARENTS MIGHT BE AWKWARD.
UH, NOT ANY MORE AWKWARD THAN THIS TRIP HAS ALREADY BEEN.
[DYLAN LAUGHS] GOOD!
GET IN.
OKAY.
UNDER ONE CONDITION.
YOU AGREE TO SPLIT THE COST OF THE CAR RENTAL AND GAS.
THAT WON'T BE NECESSARY.
WELL, IT IS TO ME.
UH, I'M THE ONE WITH THE CAR.
HEY, HOW ABOUT THIS? WE SPLIT IT FOUR WAYS,
IF YOU GET IN THE CAR RIGHT NOW.
[SIGHING]
WHAT DO YOU THINK? DEAL?
DEAL.
[FRANK]: KEEP ON 390.
WHEN YOU HIT THE 81, THAT SHOULD BE OUR TURNOFF.
ACCORDING TO THIS, IT'S SAYS IT'S OPEN.
DO YOU REALLY THINK
WE'RE GOING TO MAKE IT TO NEW YORK BEFORE NIGHTFALL?
WE'RE SURE GOING TO TRY.
PAIGE, YOU'RE KIND OF ANXIOUS
TO MEET JACK'S PARENTS, AREN'T YOU?
OH, NOT ANXIOUS. EAGER.
YEAH, PEOPLE OFTEN MIX UP THE TWO WORDS.
I'M EAGER TO MEET MY IN-LAWS.
I'M ANXIOUS WE MIGHT NOT MAKE IT IN TIME.
IN CASE SHE HASN'T TOLD YOU,
PAIGE HERE WORKS FOR GLOWING BRIDE MAGAZINE.
IT'S RADIANT BRIDE.
WELL, I'M EAGER TO READ YOUR ARTICLE.
I'M ANXIOUS THAT WE'LL BE IN IT.
I'M REALLY NOT NERVOUS.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE A GOOD FIRST IMPRESSION.
HEY, HOW LONG HAVE YOU GUYS BEEN TOGETHER?
WELL, I LIKE TO SAY 20 YEARS,
HOPING TO GET TIME OFF FOR GOOD BEHAVIOR.
[WEAK CHUCKLE]
THAT JOKE GETS FUNNIER EVERY YEAR.
NOW, LET ME ASK YOU, WHEN YOU GUYS FIRST MET,
DID YOU FEEL A KIND OF SPARK?
AHH. A SPARK?
YEAH, A SPARK.
LIKE, I BET YOU KNEW RIGHT AWAY, DIDN'T YOU,
THAT THIS WAS "THE ONE" YOU WERE DESTINED TO BE WITH?
HONESTLY, I THOUGHT HE WAS KIND OF SILLY,
IN A CUTE WAY, IF YOU CAN BELIEVE THAT.
WHY WOULD SHE FIND THAT SO HARD TO BELIEVE?
SEE? THINGS LIKE THAT.
[LAUGHS] WHAT ABOUT YOU, FRANK?
OH, TREAD CAREFULLY, MY FRIEND.
SHE DROVE ME CRAZY. SHE STILL DOES.
THE WAY SHE KNOWS WHAT I'M THINKING--
[IN UNISON]: ...BEFORE I EVEN SAY IT.
I KNEW HE WAS GOING TO SAY THAT.
WELL, MAYBE YOU'RE RIGHT.
THEY DO SOUND LIKE SOULMATES.
[FRANK]: HMM. SOULMATES?
MORE LIKE CELL MATES.
[FRANK AND DYLAN CHUCKLE]
♪ WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS... ♪
[JACK]: PAIGE?
I CAN HARDLY HEAR YOU.
YOU'RE ON YOUR WAY?
THAT'S WONDERFUL!
HOW LONG DO YOU THINK YOU'LL BE?
WE'RE DRIVING TONIGHT,
SO WE SHOULD BE THERE BY MORNING.
UH, "WE"? WHO'S WE?
OH, UM...
THIS NICE COUPLE I MET AT THE AIRPORT.
FRANK AND MAXINE.
YEAH, THEY RENTED AN S.U.V.
AND ASKED ME TO SHARE IT WITH THEM.
JUST THE THREE OF US.
[JACK]: WELL, THAT'S GREAT. I CAN'T WAIT TO MEET THEM.
MEET THEM?
SURE. I WANT TO THANK THEM IN PERSON
FOR DELIVERING MY FIANCE TO ME IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS.
OH! RIGHT.
YEAH, WELL, ANYWAY, I HAVE TO GO.
UM, FRANK AND MAXINE ARE CALLING ME.
OKAY, WELL, DON'T GET INTO ANY TROUBLE.
TROUBLE? WHY?
WHAT... WHAT TROUBLE?
ON THE ROADS.
YOU KNOW, TAKE YOUR TIME AND DRIVE CAREFULLY, OKAY?
OH, YEAH, I'M-- I'M-- I'M SURE HE WILL.
"HE"?
FRANK.
FROM FRANK AND MAXINE.
GOOD. THEN I'LL SEE YOU SOON.
OKAY. LOVE YOU.
[SIGHS]
[**]
YOU JUST LIED TO YOUR FIANCE, PAIGE.
WAY TO GO! FINE WAY TO START A MARRIAGE.
HMM?
OH. I WAS JUST THINKING OUT LOUD.
JUST THINKING ABOUT MARRIAGE.
MARRIAGE.
YOU AND FRANK HAVE BEEN MARRIED 20 YEARS?
MM-HMM.
HOW DO YOU GUYS DO IT?
ME AND FRANK?
WELL...
MARRIAGE IS ABOUT LOVE
AND RESPECT.
AND PATIENCE.
A LOT OF PATIENCE.
AND FINDING LITTLE WAYS TO BE KIND TO ONE ANOTHER.
EVERY DAY.
YOU AND FRANK?
MM-HMM.
THANKS, MAXINE.
YEP.
[PAIGE'S FOOTSTEPS RECEDE]
[WASHROOM DOOR OPENS, CLOSES]
[QUIETLY] ME AND FRANK...
[**]
LOOKS LIKE THE HIGHWAY'S BLOCKED AT THE NEXT EXIT.
WE'LL HAVE TO TAKE ONE OF THE COUNTY ROADS.
WHOA! HEY, YOU'D BETTER
MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS THERE, BROTHER.
PAIGE DOESN'T SEEM LIKE THE KIND OF LADY
WHO WOULD APPRECIATE YOU GOING THROUGH HER STUFF.
I'M NOT GOING THROUGH HER STUFF.
I'M JUST INTERESTED IN HER NEXT MAGAZINE ARTICLE.
"75 TRAITS FOR THE PERFECT MAN."
WAIT. THERE'S 75?
"WILL BE EMOTIONALLY AVAILABLE AND MATURE."
CHECK.
"WILL BE HONEST." CHECK.
"MUST HAVE GOOD ORAL HYGIENE."
CHECK.
CAN'T BLAME HER THERE.
NOBODY WANTS A MATE WITH GUM DISEASE.
[CHUCKLES]
UH-OH. WAIT.
I DON'T THINK THIS IS FOR AN ARTICLE SHE'S WRITING.
OH, YOU THINK THIS IS ABOUT HER FIANCE?
WELL, IF IT IS, THIS JACK GUY IS REALLY SOMETHING.
LOOK AT THIS, SHE CHECKED OFF EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THESE.
EXCEPT FOR THAT ONE.
"MUST HAVE A GOOD SENSE OF HUMOR."
YEAH... SHE LEFT THAT ONE BLANK.
[CHRISTMAS MUSIC PLAYING]
READY TO GO?
LOOK AT THAT.
WHAT?
THE WAY THOSE TWO
ARE STARING INTO EACH OTHER'S EYES.
YOU CAN'T TELL ME THEY AREN'T SOULMATES.
MAYBE THEY'RE JUST OUT ON A DATE.
BUT IT COULD BECOME SOMETHING DEEPER,
MORE MEANINGFUL.
OR MAYBE SHE COULD BREAK HIS HEART
WHEN SHE DUMPS HIM FOR ANOTHER GUY.
SPOKEN LIKE A MAN
WHO'S HAD HIS HEART BROKEN?
YOU KNOW WHAT?
JUST BECAUSE YOU DON'T BELIEVE IN TRUE LOVE
DOESN'T MEAN THAT YOU HAVE TO RUIN IT
FOR THE REST OF US.
WHAT?
UGH, WHAT'S THE POINT? NEVER MIND.
IS IT SOMETHING I SAID?
[**]
[CHUCKLES]
"A," MY NAME IS ANDY AND MY WIFE IS ALEXANDRA.
WE LIVE IN ALABAMA
AND WE SELL ARTICHOKES BY THE ACRE.
ALL RIGHT, WHO'S UP NEXT? LETTER "B."
[MAXINE, ANNOYED]: FRANK, PLEASE,
CAN WE JUST PLAY THE SILENCE GAME?
[FRANK]: SURE! HOW DO YOU PLAY-- OH.
I REALLY LIKE YOUR COLLAGE IN THE BACK THERE.
OH. IT'S NOT A COLLAGE. IT'S CALLED A VISION BOARD.
I SAW THAT ON A TALK SHOW ONCE.
THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO HELP YOU FOCUS ON YOUR GOALS, RIGHT?
YEAH. KIND OF.
IT'S A MONTAGE OF PICTURES
THAT REPRESENTS WHATEVER YOU WANT IN YOUR LIFE.
I DON'T NEED A BULLETIN BOARD TO HELP ME FIGURE OUT MY LIFE.
YEAH, SO YOU'D NEED THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA
TO DO THAT.
WHAT'S THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?
WELL, OBVIOUSLY,
YOU HAVE RELATIONSHIP ISSUES.
THAT'S WHY YOU SHUT DOWN BACK AT THE RESTAURANT
WHEN I TRIED TO ASK YOU ABOUT IT.
I DID NOT SHUT DOWN.
I JUST MADE A JOKE.
WELL, IT WASN'T FUNNY.
MAYBE YOU'RE NOT USED TO LAUGHING.
WELL, MAYBE YOU DON'T MAKE ME LAUGH.
WHAT ABOUT YOUR FIANCE, DOES HE MAKE YOU LAUGH?
YEAH, THEY SAY ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS
A WOMAN LOOKS FOR IN A MAN
IS A GOOD SENSE OF HUMOR.
IT SAID SO
IN ONE OF THOSE ARTICLES IN YOUR MAGAZINE.
FRANK ALWAYS MAKES ME LAUGH.
ESPECIALLY WHEN I'M REALLY MAD AT HIM.
AND THAT'S THE MOST SATISFYING LAUGH OF ALL,
AND HARDEST TO EARN.
SO, WHAT ABOUT YOUR MR. RIGHT?
DOES HE MAKE YOU LAUGH?
ABSOLUTELY.
JACK IS VERY FUNNY.
REALLY?
DOES HE-- DOES HE TELL A LOT OF JOKES?
UM...
NO, NOT EXACTLY.
WELL, MAYBE HE'S QUICK-WITTED, YOU KNOW, WITH SNAPPY COMEBACKS?
MM... NO.
IS HE SARCASTIC?
OH, DEFINITELY NOT.
HMM. SO... HOW IS HE FUNNY?
YEAH. GIVE US A "FOR INSTANCE."
OH! OKAY.
THERE WAS THIS ONE TIME-- WE WERE AT THE MOVIES,
AND JACK MUST HAVE STEPPED IN SOMETHING STICKY.
ANYWAY,
WE WENT BACK TO THE CAR AND I LOOKED DOWN.
JACK HAD NAPKIN STUCK TO HIS SHOE
THE ENTIRE TIME.
[SHE LAUGHS ALONE]
[STOPS LAUGHING]
WHOA.
"B"-- MY NAME IS BRUNO AND MY WIFE'S NAME IS BENITA,
WE COME FROM BORA BORA,
AND WE SELL BABA GHANOUSH BY THE BARREL--
BARRELS AND BARRELS OF BABA GHANOUSH.
[FRANK AND MAXINE LAUGH]
[DYLAN]: "V"-- MY NAME IS VICTOR
AND MY WIFE IS VIOLET.
WE LIVE IN VENEZUELA
AND WE PLAY THE VIOLIN.
[SIGHS]
[LIGHT GURGLING]
UH-OH.
DID YOU HEAR THAT?
THAT SOUND.
[LIGHT GURGLING]
WHAT?
I THINK SOMETHING'S WRONG WITH THE ENGINE.
-LISTEN. -[LIGHT GURGLING]
THERE IT IS! RIGHT THERE.
YEAH, WHAT WAS THAT?
I DON'T KNOW.
COULD BE THE TRANSMISSION, OR...
[LIGHT GURGLING]
[SNORING]
WAIT...
I THINK IT'S...
[LIGHT GURGLING, SNORING]
[BOTH LAUGHING]
WOW.
[IN UNISON]: I'M SORRY--
YOU FIRST.
OKAY.
I'M SORRY ABOUT MY EARLIER ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT YOU.
I FORGET THAT NOT EVERYONE IS A TEST SUBJECT
FOR ONE OF MY STORIES.
AND WHAT'S MY STORY?
HMM...
I'M TRYING TO FIGURE THAT OUT,
BUT YOU'RE A LITTLE BIT LIKE A CAR WRECK.
EVERY TIME YOU DRIVE BY, YOU JUST CAN'T HELP BUT LOOK.
OKAY.
FIRST I NEED
A GREAT WALL OF CHINA VISION BOARD,
AND NOW I'M A CAR WRECK?
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.
YOU HAVE A WAY
OF DEFUSING EVERYTHING WITH HUMOR.
SOME PEOPLE WOULD CALL THAT CHARM.
MM, SOME WOULD CALL THAT PUTTING UP A GUARD.
WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF?
[SIGHS]
A BROKEN HEART?
AGAIN?
ARE WE REALLY GOING THERE?
WE DON'T HAVE TO IF YOU DON'T WANT TO.
GOOD. I DON'T WANT TO.
OKAY, THEN.
THANK YOU.
IT'S JUST THE WHOLE NOT WANTING TO GO HOME FOR CHRISTMAS THING,
THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO FIGURE OUT.
HOW ABOUT WE JUST LET IT GO?
-OKAY, I'M SORRY. -ALL RIGHT.
MAYBE WE SHOULD PLAY THE SILENCE GAME.
OH, YOU WOULD NOT LAST.
LOOK OUT!
TOLD YOU. WHOA!
[CRASHING]
HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL YOU--
WHOA...
WE'VE HAD A SMALL ACCIDENT.
SOMEBODY THOUGHT THEY SAW A RABBIT.
IT KIND OF LOOKED LIKE A LITTLE BUNNY.
[DOOR OPENS, WIND GUSTS]
WHOA, WHOA, WHOA!
OKAY, WE ARE DEFINITELY NOT IN L.A.
WHAT DID THEY SAY ABOUT THE CAR?
WELL, NED, THAT'S THE GUY AT THE GARAGE--
OH, YEAH. NED! HE'S GOOD!
YEAH, HE SAID WHEN WE WENT OFF THE ROAD,
WE MAY HAVE DAMAGED THE AXLE.
UH-OH.
AND WHEN WE WENT IN THE DITCH,
WE COULD'VE WRECKED THE RADIATOR.
THAT'S BAD.
YEAH, BUT HE FIGURES IT'S WHEN WE HIT THE TREE
THAT WE REALLY MESSED UP THE DIFFERENTIAL.
SO, WHAT'S HE GOING TO DO?
UH, NOTHING.
NOTHING?
YEAH, HE HAD TO CLOSE UP EARLY FOR CHRISTMAS EVE,
BUT HE SAID HE WAS GOING TO
HAVE A GOOD LOOK AT IT IN THE MORNING.
OH...
SO IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE SPENDING THE NIGHT
IN CHRISTMASVILLE.
WELCOME.
[SIGHS]
[**]
THIS IS YOUR LUCKY NIGHT, FOLKS!
I'VE ONLY GOT TWO ROOMS LEFT.
WHAT? TWO ROOMS?
YEAH, WE'RE NOT A COUPLE.
HUH. WOULD'VE NEVER GUESSED.
WELL, ANYWAY, THAT'S ALL WE GOT,
SO, AS THEY USED SAY,
"THERE'S NO MORE ROOMS AT THE INN."
OKAY, WHAT ARE WE SUPPOSED TO DO?
WELL, WHAT ABOUT DORMITORY STYLE?
GIRLS IN ONE ROOM, BOYS IN THE OTHER.
IT'S EITHER THAT,
OR WE SCROUNGE UP A MANGER.
'KAY. I GUESS I HAVE TO CALL JACK AND TELL HIM
THAT I'M NOT GONNA MAKE IT FOR CHRISTMAS EVE DINNER AFTER ALL.
I'VE GOT AN IDEA.
WHY DON'T WE GET SETTLED IN
AND THEN I WILL TAKE US ALL OUT
FOR A NICE, BIG HOLIDAY MEAL OF OUR OWN?
OH, DYLAN, YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO THAT.
I KNOW, BUT I WANT TO.
BESIDES, IT'S CHRISTMAS EVE, RIGHT,
AND ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN.
WHO KNOWS?
I MIGHT EVEN BE ABLE TO MAKE SOMEBODY LAUGH.
THAT WOULD BE A CHRISTMAS MIRACLE.
YOU KNOW A GOOD SPOT WE CAN GET SOMETHING TO EAT?
WELL, THIS WHOLE TOWN TAKES ON A KIND OF YULETIDE THEME
THIS TIME OF YEAR.
I HADN'T NOTICED.
SO IF YOU JUST HEAD DOWN TO SANTA'S VILLAGE,
TAKE A RIGHT ON CANDY CANE LANE,
THEN YOU'LL HIT MY FAVORITE PLACE,
DASHER'S DINE AND PUB.
GOT IT.
WHAT DO THEY CALL IT THE REST OF THE YEAR?
"DASHER'S DINE AND PUB."
YOU PEOPLE SURE TAKE CHRISTMAS SERIOUSLY
AROUND HERE, HUH?
MISTER, YOU HAVEN'T SEEN ANYTHING YET.
[**]
["DECK THE HALLS" PLAYING, INSTRUMENTAL]
[DREAMY, HAPPY SIGH]
[**]
IT'S PRETTY NICE, ISN'T IT?
YEAH. IT'S BEAUTIFUL!
MAYBE NOT EXACTLY CHRISTMAS IN THE HAMPTONS,
BUT IT'LL DO.
LOOK!
THEY HAVE CHESTNUTS ROASTING ON THE OPEN FIRE.
HERE...
[TRIPS]
[CHUCKLES] WHOA.
HI.
HEY. ONE, PLEASE.
WHERE'S FRANK AND MAXINE?
THEY SAID
THEY WOULD CATCH UP WITH US LATER.
-MM... -MM.
THE SMELL...
THANK YOU.
SO ARE YOU EVER GOING TO TELL ME
THE REST OF THAT STORY?
WE'VE BEEN DRIVING ALL DAY.
WHAT DO YOU SAY WE TAKE A WALK?
THANK YOU.
[**]
SO, COME ON, TELL ME,
WHY IS IT
THAT YOU WON'T GO HOME FOR CHRISTMAS?
AHH, YOU NEVER LET UP, DO YOU?
SORRY. OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD.
YOU WERE RIGHT.
REMEMBER WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT SOULMATES,
ABOUT FINDING "THE ONE"?
I REMEMBER YOU DIDN'T BELIEVE IT.
WELL, I USED TO.
AND I THOUGHT I'D FOUND HER.
TURNS OUT...
SHE WAS "THE ONE."
JUST NOT THE ONE FOR ME.
SHE DUMPED ME PRETTY HARD.
I REALLY AM SORRY, DYLAN.
IT'S ONE THING
WHEN YOUR GIRLFRIEND LEAVES YOU FOR ANOTHER GUY,
BUT WHAT ARE YOU SUPPOSED TO DO
WHEN THAT GUY TURNS OUT TO BE YOUR OWN BROTHER?
OH...
DYLAN, I CAN'T IMAGINE HOW YOU MUST FEEL.
THE STORY DOES HAVE A HAPPY ENDING, THOUGH...
FOR THEM, ANYWAY.
THEY'RE ENGAGED.
SO, SO MUCH FOR FINDING MY SOULMATE, HUH?
[**]
CAUGHT YA!
[LAUGHS]
THERE YOU ARE.
THERE YOU ARE!
UNDER THE MISTLETOE...
MM.
COME ON...
YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'VE GOT TO DO!
[**]
YEAH, I DON'T THINK SO, GUYS.
IT'S CHRISTMAS EVE.
WHAT'S ONE LITTLE KISS GOING TO HURT?
[**]
UM, ISN'T IT DINNERTIME?
-I'M HUNGRY. -YEAH.
[**]
WORST EXCUSE EVER.
[CHUCKLES]
I'M HUNGRY TOO, THOUGH.
ALL RIGHT. LET'S EAT.
OKAY. WE'VE GOT NACHOS.
BEER-BATTERED FRIES. JALAPENO POPPERS.
THAT IS NOT EXACTLY YOUR FESTIVE FARE,
BUT IT'S GOING TO HAVE TO DO.
REMEMBER OUR FIRST CHRISTMAS DINNER?
YEAH, IN THE TINY APARTMENT IN THE EAST VILLAGE?
WE DIDN'T HAVE A STOVE,
SO WE MADE MACARONI AND CHEESE
ON A HOTPLATE.
FRANK PUT, UM,
TOMATOES AND SPINACH ON TOP
FOR THE RED AND GREEN TRIMMING.
YEAH, MADE IT FEEL MORE FESTIVE.
WE HAD A BOTTLE OF WINE THAT HIS PARENTS
GAVE US FOR OUR WEDDING.
HORRIBLE.
-IT WAS SO AWFUL. -SO BAD.
[CHUCKLING]
IT WAS A GOOD CHRISTMAS, THOUGH.
IT WAS.
MY DAD ALWAYS DID THE TURKEY AT OUR PLACE.
THAT BIRD ROASTS ALL NIGHT LONG AND THE SMELL IS... INCREDIBLE.
BRYCE, THAT'S MY BROTHER...
HE AND I WOULD SNEAK DOWN TO THE KITCHEN IN THE MORNING
BEFORE ANYBODY ELSE GOT UP
AND WE WOULD EACH TAKE A PIECE OF TURKEY,
AND THEN WE WOULD GO
AND LOOK AT OUR PRESENTS UNDER THE TREE.
MY DAD...
WOULD ALWAYS BLAME ME FOR PICKING AT THE BIRD...
BUT BRYCE,
HE WOULD STEP IN
AND TAKE THE BLAME FOR ME EVERY TIME.
[SIGHS]
WHAT ABOUT YOU, PAIGE?
YOU GOT A FAVORITE CHRISTMAS STORY?
OH... YES.
I REMEMBER
THE BIG CHRISTMAS TREE IN THE LIVING ROOM
WITH ALL THE PRESENTS
AND A BIG FAMILY AROUND THE TABLE
AND...
ACTUALLY, THAT'S NOT TRUE.
I'M SORRY.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHY I JUST SAID THAT.
GROWING UP, IT WAS JUST MY MOM AND ME,
AND MONEY WAS REALLY TIGHT.
BUT SHE DID HER BEST.
SO, EVERY YEAR, WE JUST, UH,
WE WATCHED THEM LIGHT THE CHRISTMAS TREE ON TV
AT ROCKEFELLER CENTER,
AND WE WOULD CLAP ALONG AT THE TV
AS IF WE WERE STANDING THERE RIGHT WITH EVERYONE ELSE.
IT WAS SILLY.
NO, I THINK THAT'S SWEET.
WELL, THEN, SHE GOT SICK,
AND...
CHRISTMAS JUST DIDN'T SEEM AS IMPORTANT ANYMORE,
AND THEN SHE WAS GONE.
AND NOW YOU'RE GOING TO GET
A BIG FAMILY CHRISTMAS OF YOUR OWN.
BASICALLY THE KIND OF CHRISTMAS
YOU'RE ALL TRYING TO AVOID.
NO. I THINK...
THE KIND OF CHRISTMAS WE ALL TAKE FOR GRANTED.
IT'S GOOD TO BE REMINDED.
I THINK WE'RE READY TO ORDER.
YOU KNOW, I THINK
CHRISTMAS IS WHERE YOU MAKE IT.
HOW SO?
WELL, US, FOR EXAMPLE.
TWO DAYS AGO, WE WERE COMPLETE STRANGERS,
AND NOW HERE WE ARE,
ABOUT TO ENJOY SOME FINE DINING
AT DASHER'S PUB.
TOGETHER.
FRANK'S RIGHT.
I THINK MAYBE WE SHOULD ALL TAKE THIS MOMENT
TO REFLECT ON ALL THE THINGS
THAT WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR.
[LOUD CRUNCH]
WHOA!
[CHUCKLES]
UNFORTUNATELY,
THIS ROLL IS NOT GOING TO BE ONE OF THEM.
[PAIGE SNORTS WHILE OTHERS LAUGH]
OH...
-THERE WE GO. -SO SORRY.
DON'T BE SORRY. I THINK IT'S ADORABLE.
I DO.
[COIN DROPS]
[SLOW CHRISTMAS BALLAD PLAYING]
WHEN'S THE LAST TIME WE WENT DANCING?
YOU AND ME?
GOSH, I DON'T REMEMBER.
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WELL...
THEN IT'S BEEN TOO LONG.
OH.
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♪ ...WITH THE STORM OUTSIDE
♪ I CAN'T EVEN FIND
♪ A PLACE TO REST MY HEAD
♪ I'LL BE
♪ ON TIME FOR CHRISTMAS
NOW, SEE? HOW CAN ANYONE LOOK AT THOSE TWO
AND NOT BELIEVE IN SOULMATES?
I WONDER IF THEY HAVE A MICROWAVE
ANYWHERE IN THIS PLACE.
[THUMP-THUMP-THUMP]
YOU KNOW, I BET YOUR BROTHER FEELS AS BADLY ABOUT ALL OF THIS
AS YOU DO.
I DON'T KNOW.
I HAVEN'T TALKED TO HIM IN FOUR YEARS.
THAT'S WHY I DIDN'T WANT TO GO HOME.
BECAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'LL SAY?
OR WHAT I MIGHT DO.
YOU COULD TRY TO FORGIVE HIM.
I THINK THERE ARE SOME THINGS
THAT YOU JUST CAN'T FORGIVE.
OR MAYBE... WON'T?
HEY...
LET'S CAP THIS EVENING OFF WITH A DANCE.
LIKE, A CHRISTMAS EVE DANCE?
YEAH.
IT'S A NEW TRADITION,
MAKING ITS WAY
AMONGST THE YOUNG FOLK OF SANTA'S VILLAGE.
AND WE WOULDN'T WANT TO LET THEM DOWN,
NOW, WOULD WE?
NO. WE WOULDN'T.
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I'D FORGOTTEN WHAT A GOOD DANCER YOU ARE.
WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAY...
IT'S LIKE RIDING A BIKE.
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♪ I'LL BE ON TIME FOR CHRISTMAS ♪
♪ ON TIME FOR CHRISTMAS
I, UM...
WE SHOULDN'T BE DOING THIS.
DOING WHAT?
THIS.
IT'S JUST A LITTLE CHRISTMAS EVE DANCE.
TOMORROW, WE'LL BOTH BE IN NEW YORK...
PROBABLY NEVER SEE EACH OTHER AGAIN.
RIGHT.
I'M SORRY. I-- I CAN'T DO THIS.
I AM STUFFED.
THAT MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN A TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS DINNER,
BUT IT WAS GOOD.
OH, FRANK...
I WANT TO GET SOME STOCKING STUFFERS.
WE'RE GOING TO SPEND SOME MORE MONEY.
BYE. WE'LL SEE YOU BACK AT THE ROOM.
WELL, IT ISN'T EXACTLY WHAT YOU EXPECTED, I GUESS,
BUT IT'S TURNED OUT TO BE A NICE CHRISTMAS EVE.
IT'S PERFECT.
I'M SORRY,
I THOUGHT YOU JUST SAID IT WAS PERFECT?
IT WAS. IT IS.
THEN WHY DO YOU LOOK SO SAD?
BECAUSE THIS ISN'T HOW IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE.
HOW WAS IT SUPPOSED TO BE?
WELL, IT'S--
ALL OF THIS, IT'S CHRISTMAS...
IT'S...
YOU.
I'M SORRY I'M NOT JACK, YOUR FANCY FIANCE.
NO, THAT'S JUST IT. I DON'T...
I DON'T WANT YOU TO BE.
LOOK, I DREAMED ABOUT THIS CHRISTMAS
MY ENTIRE LIFE--
NEW YORK CITY,
THE BRIGHT LIGHTS, THE BROADWAY CAROLERS,
AND EVERYTHING THAT COULD HAVE GONE WRONG
DID GO WRONG,
AND YET SOMEHOW THIS JUST... [SIGHS DEEPLY]
FEELS COMPLETELY RIGHT.
SO HOW IS THAT BAD?
BECAUSE JACK IS MY SOULMATE.
AND-- AND YOU'RE NOT MY SOULMATE.
JACK IS THE ONE.
HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT?
DID YOU READ IT IN A MAGAZINE?
NO, IT'S BECAUSE--
BECAUSE IT...
WE WERE MEANT TO BE TOGETHER.
OKAY.
LET ME ASK YOU THIS ONE QUESTION,
AND I'LL NEVER ASK IT AGAIN.
DOES JACK EVER MAKE YOU LAUGH SO HARD
THAT YOU SNORT?
[SIGHS]
I DIDN'T THINK SO.
OKAY, I'M GOING TO GO TO JACK'S HOUSE TOMORROW
AND MEET HIS PARENTS FOR CHRISTMAS
AND-- AND ALL OF THIS
WILL JUST BE A DISTANT HOLIDAY MEMORY.
LIKE...
LIKE FRANK AND MAXINE'S MACARONI AND CHEESE.
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I THINK
WE SHOULD MOVE.
ALTHOUGH IT IS A HOLIDAY TRADITION.
IT IS, AT THAT.
AND I THINK TRADITION IS IMPORTANT.
I AGREE.
IT'S FOR CHRISTMAS.
♪ JINGLE BELLS, JINGLE BELLS JINGLE ALL THE WAY ♪
♪ OH, WHAT FUN IT IS TO RIDE IN A ONE-HORSE OPEN SLEIGH ♪
EXCUSE ME.
♪ JINGLE BELLS, JINGLE BELLS JINGLE ALL THE WAY ♪
♪ OH, WHAT FUN IT IS TO RIDE... ♪
PAIGE!
PAIGE, WAIT.
PAIGE, WAIT!
LOOK, IT WAS JUST A LITTLE KISS.
THERE'S NO REASON TO MAKE THINGS AWKWARD.
WHAT'S AWKWARD?
UH, PAIGE JUST COMPLIMENTED
ONE OF THE LOCALS
ON HER MRS. CLAUS COSTUME,
ONLY SHE WASN'T WEARING ONE.
OH, THAT'S... AWKWARD.
ANYWAYS, MAXINE'S STILL SHOPPING,
BUT I'M BEAT,
SO I'M GOING TO HEAD BACK TO THE ROOM.
[RINGING]
AREN'T YOU GOING TO ANSWER THAT?
UH, IT'S JACK.
OH, WELL, TELL HIM MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM ME
AND CONGRATULATE HIM ON HIS GREAT ORAL HYGIENE.
GOOD NIGHT.
WAIT.
WHY DID YOU HANG UP ON HIM?
YOU GUYS WENT THROUGH MY BAG BACK AT THE TRUCK STOP,
DIDN'T YOU?
YOU LOOKED AT MY PERSONAL NOTEBOOK.
IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN STICKING OUT OF YOUR BAG A LITTLE BIT.
THAT'S HOW FRANK KNEW ABOUT JACK'S GOOD ORAL HYGIENE?
OKAY, SO MAYBE WE GLANCED AT IT.
AND THAT'S WHY YOU WERE JABBING ME
ABOUT JACK'S SENSE OF HUMOR, TOO.
YOU WERE MAKING FUN OF ME!
NO, IT'S NOT LIKE THAT AT ALL.
WE WERE JUST... WE WERE JUST HAVING A LITTLE FUN.
OH, HAVING FUN AT MY EXPENSE--
SOMEONE WHO STILL BELIEVES IN LOVE.
NO!
PAIGE, I'M SORRY!
I-- I NEVER MEANT TO...
HURT YOU.
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[PHONE RINGS]
JACK, HI.
OH, MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU TOO.
NO, EVERYTHING'S OKAY. NO, IT'S GREAT.
YEAH, THE STORM'S OVER, SO I'M COMING HOME.
OKAY. I LOVE YOU.
[SIGHS]
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[SNORING]
[SIGHS] FRANK!
MAXINE, WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN HERE?
THIS IS THE ROOM I'M SHARING WITH PAIGE.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN HERE?
OH, I MUST HAVE TAKEN YOUR KEY BY MISTAKE.
ALL THESE ROOMS LOOK THE SAME WHEN YOU'RE HALF ASLEEP.
WELL, YOU CAN'T STAY IN HERE.
SHE'LL BE BACK ANY MINUTE. SHE'S GONNA WANT TO GO TO BED.
OKAY, OKAY.
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UH, GOOD NIGHT.
GOOD NIGHT.
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[LOCKED KNOB CLICKS]
[KNOCKS LIGHTLY]
DYLAN, ARE YOU IN THERE?
[SIGHS WEARILY]
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[KNOCKING]
MAXINE?
NOW WHAT?
I CAN'T GET IN THE ROOM.
-WHERE'S DYLAN? -I DON'T KNOW.
WHERE'S PAIGE?
I DON'T KNOW THAT EITHER,
BUT ONE OF THEM MUST HAVE THE KEY.
OH. SO...
GO GET ANOTHER KEY.
THERE'S NO ONE AT THE FRONT DESK.
I GUESS THE GUY'S ASLEEP.
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?
WELL, I WAS HOPING TO GET SOME SLEEP.
IN HERE?
IT'LL BE FINE.
[SIGHS APPREHENSIVELY]
[PUNCHING PILLOW]
[CLEARS THROAT]
YEAH. THERE WE GO.
COMFY?
YEAH.
IT'S A NICE PLACE.
MM-HMM.
YOU KNOW, IT KIND OF REMINDS ME OF OUR HOTEL
ON OUR HONEYMOON. REMEMBER?
IN MEXICO, WITH THE LIZARD IN THE BATHTUB.
[LAUGHS]
YOU SCREAMED SO LOUD,
THEY THOUGHT THE PLACE WAS ON FIRE.
WELL, IT WAS A BIG LIZARD.
-IT WAS NOT. -[SHE LAUGHS]
I CAN'T REMEMBER THE LAST TIME
WE GOT AWAY LIKE THAT, JUST THE TWO OF US.
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FRANK...
YEAH?
WHEN DID WE STOP GIVING EACH OTHER
A GOOD NIGHT KISS?
I DON'T REMEMBER.
THAT'S NOT GOOD, IS IT?
WE'VE GOT AN EARLY MORNING, MAXINE.
GOOD NIGHT, FRANK.
GOOD NIGHT.
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[DYLAN]: UH, PAIGE? [KNOCKING]
HEY, DYLAN, WHAT'S THE MATTER?
PAIGE ISN'T HERE WITH YOU?
NO, SHE NEVER SHOWED UP.
WE THOUGHT SHE WAS WITH YOU.
NO, WE SORT OF HAD A FIGHT.
OH, THAT'S WHY
SHE SLEPT DOWN IN THE OFFICE LAST NIGHT.
HMM.
-THANKS, RUDY. -BUT SHE'S NOT THERE ANYMORE.
WHERE IS SHE?
PROBABLY HALFWAY TO THE CITY BY NOW.
WAIT-- SHE'S GONE?
YEAH, SHE LEFT FIRST THING THIS MORNING.
GOT A RIDE WITH MY UNCLE.
DID SHE LEAVE A NOTE OR ANYTHING?
NO.
BUT SHE PAID FOR HALF YOUR BILL, SO...
[SIGHS]
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SO WHEN'S A KISS JUST A KISS?
WELL, I'LL TELL YOU WHEN.
WHEN IT WAS JUST A KISS!
I MEAN, THE WHOLE THING SIMPLY--
IT CAME OUT OF A MOMENT OF WEAKNESS.
DYLAN WAS LIKELY ACTING OUT
HIS UNRESOLVED FEELINGS FOR HIS EX-GIRLFRIEND,
AND I WAS PROBABLY PROJECTING MY FEELINGS
ABOUT MISSING JACK ONTO HIM.
RIGHT?
[**]
THANK YOU.
HAS ANYONE EVER TOLD YOU
YOU'RE A REALLY GOOD LISTENER?
[SIGHS DEEPLY]
[MAXINE]: I'M SORRY, DYLAN.
MY HUSBAND HAS THIS HABIT
OF NOT THINKING BEFORE HE SPEAKS.
I AM IN THE CAR, YOU KNOW?
NO. IT'S MY FAULT.
I SHOULD'VE NEVER LOOKED THROUGH HER STUFF.
WELL, I, FOR ONE,
THINK SHE'S MAKING A HUGE MISTAKE.
YOU START A RELATIONSHIP OUT ON A LIE,
YOU'VE GOT NOWHERE TO GO BUT DOWN.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
OH, BACK AT THE TRUCK STOP,
I CAUGHT HER TALKING TO HERSELF.
ABOUT WHAT?
SHE WAS STARING INTO THE BATHROOM MIRROR
AND CHASTISING HERSELF FOR LYING TO HER FIANCE
ABOUT YOU DRIVING US DOWN TO THE CITY.
WHY WOULD SHE LIE TO HIM ABOUT THAT?
WELL, THINK ABOUT IT.
WOULD YOU RATHER TELL YOUR FIANCE
A NICE COUPLE IS DRIVING YOU DOWN FROM BUFFALO,
OR THE HOT SINGLE GUY YOU JUST MET ON THE PLANE?
STILL IN THE CAR.
THIS IS RIDICULOUS. I MEAN, WE WERE ALL TOGETHER.
IT'S NOT LIKE I WAS DRIVING HER ALONE.
MAYBE MR. PERFECT HAS A JEALOUS STREAK.
OR MAYBE THAT LITTLE CHECKLIST
IS MISSING A FEW THINGS,
LIKE THE KIND OF SPARK SHE GETS FROM YOU.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? SHE'S NOT ATTRACTED TO ME.
SHE DOESN'T EVEN LIKE ME.
CLEARLY, THE FEELING'S MUTUAL.
THAT'S WHY YOU HAVEN'T STOPPED TALKING ABOUT HER
SINCE WE LEFT THE INN.
LOOK, SHE ALREADY FOUND HER "SOULMATE".
AND I'VE GOT...
I'VE GOT TO GET HOME FOR CHRISTMAS.
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[DOORBELL CHIMES]
-HI, I'M-- -PAIGE!
OH!
-YOU MADE IT. -I MADE IT!
OH, JACK, YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW GOOD IT IS TO SEE YOU.
[CHUCKLES DRYLY]
MM.
I'M JUST GLAD YOU'RE FINALLY HERE.
FEELS LIKE WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOREVER.
YEAH, WELL, I MEAN, IT WASN'T MY FAULT.
NO! NO, NO, NO, NO, NO. OF COURSE NOT.
I JUST ALWAYS CHECK THE WEATHER CONDITIONS
BEFORE I GO TO THE AIRPORT.
THIS MUST BE PAIGE!
MOM, DAD, I'D LIKE YOU TO MEET PAIGE SUMMERLIND.
PAIGE, SUSAN AND NEAL COLLINS.
MR. AND MRS. COLLINS, IT IS SO NICE TO MEET YOU.
OH, PLEASE...
YOU CAN CALL ME SUSAN.
WE WERE BEGINNING TO THINK
THAT YOU WERE A FIGMENT OF OUR SON'S IMAGINATION.
OH. NO, I'M REAL.
PAIGE HAS HAD A HORRIBLE TRIP.
OH, I CAN TELL.
POOR DEAR... LOOK AT YOU.
JACK, WHY DON'T YOU
SHOW PAIGE TO ONE OF THE GUEST ROOMS
SO SHE CAN FRESHEN UP.
THEN WE CAN HAVE A PROPER INTRODUCTION.
OH, THAT WOULD BE LOVELY. THANK YOU.
RIGHT THIS WAY.
IT REALLY IS VERY NICE TO MEET YOU.
YOU AS WELL, DEAR.
RIGHT THROUGH THERE.
HMPH.
OKAY, GUYS... HOME, SWEET HOME.
A LITTLE BEHIND SCHEDULE, BUT WE MADE IT.
CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH, DYLAN.
MY PLEASURE.
THINK OF IT AS A CHRISTMAS PRESENT.
FRANK, COULD YOU GET THE LUGGAGE OUT OF THE BACK?
I WANT TO TALK TO DYLAN FOR A SECOND.
TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF, BROTHER.
-MERRY CHRISTMAS. -MERRY CHRISTMAS.
NOW...
THIS IS FOR YOU.
OH, MAXINE, WHAT DID YOU DO?
NO, IT'S-- IT'S NOTHING, REALLY.
UM...
I HAVE ONE FOR PAIGE...
BUT... OH WELL.
GLENROCK COUNTRY CLUB.
GLENROCK COUNTRY CLUB?
GLENROCK COUNTRY CLUB
IS WHERE PAIGE IS HAVING DINNER TONIGHT.
IN CASE YOU FIND YOURSELF IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
AND WANT TO GIVE HER A PRESENT.
[CHUCKLES] MAXINE...
THANK YOU.
MERRY CHRISTMAS.
[MAXINE CHUCKLES]
[CHUCKLES]
-BYE! -MERRY CHRISTMAS!
MM.
WHAT'S THE MATTER, FRANK?
I CAN'T DO THIS ANYMORE.
DO WHAT?
THIS ONE-FOOT-IN, ONE-FOOT-OUT- OF-THE-MARRIAGE THING.
IF WE WALK THROUGH THAT DOOR TOGETHER...
IT'S AS HUSBAND AND WIFE,
NO MORE PLAYING PRETEND.
WOW... LOOK AT YOU, TAKING A STAND.
MAX, I'M SERIOUS.
WE TOOK ONE ANOTHER FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE.
I THINK, SOMETIMES, WE JUST...
SETTLED FOR THE "WORSE."
WELL, ARE YOU GOING TO STOP TALKING LONG ENOUGH
FOR US TO GET INSIDE?
[FRUSTRATED SIGH] MAXINE, I'M--
OH, WAIT. ARE YOU...
AGREEING WITH ME?
WELL, THERE'S A FIRST TIME FOR EVERYTHING.
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OH, FRANCIS.
YEP.
[**]
THIS IS HEAVY.
I KNOW.
HOW DID YOU DO THIS?
I'M VERY STRONG.
YES, YOU ARE.
VERY STRONG!
I GOT IT.
-[FRANK LAUGHING] -I GOT IT.
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AH, HERE SHE IS.
THE BRIDE-TO-BE.
OH.
YOU LOOK LOVELY, DEAR.
THANK YOU.
I WAS JUST SAYING THE OTHER DAY
HOW OFF-THE-RACK CAN LOOK JUST AS FLATTERING
AS PROPER COUTURE.
OH.
WOW. THESE LOOK DELICIOUS.
I'M AFRAID ALL I'VE BEEN EATING IS AIRLINE FOOD
AND TRUCK STOP CUISINE FOR THE PAST FEW DAYS.
PLEASE, ENJOY.
MM-HMM.
[CRUNCHING]
WELL... NOW THAT OUR TRIP IS COMING UP TOMORROW,
WE DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME TO PLAN THE WEDDING,
SO I WENT AHEAD AND SPOKE WITH SENATOR WELLES,
WHO HAS A GLORIOUS HOUSE IN THE HAMPTONS,
AND HE HAS AGREED TO HOST THE ENTIRE THING.
WELL, WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THAT, DEAR?
I... UM...
I--
A-- A BACKYARD WEDDING COULD BE FUN, I GUESS?
[CHUCKLES INCREDULOUSLY]
THE WELLES' MANSION IS RIGHT ON THE WATER.
I'D HARDLY DESCRIBE IT AS "BACKYARD."
THE THING IS,
DAD OWES THE SENATOR A FAVOR.
POOR GUY BOUGHT THE PLACE AT THE HEIGHT OF THE MARKET,
SO IF HE CAN LEASE IT OUT, THEN HE CAN WRITE IT OFF.
OH...
SO IT'S A LOSS FOR HIM AND A WIN FOR US.
[PAIGE CHUCKLES]
[SNORT]
UM, DEAR...
OH.
[EMBARRASSED CHUCKLE]
SO, DINNER'S AT 8:00,
AND THE COUNTRY CLUB IS PRETTY STICKY
ABOUT BEING ON TIME,
SO TRY NOT TO TAKE TOO LONG GETTING READY, AND...
DO ME A FAVOR?
DON'T KEEP CHALLENGING MY PARENTS
ON EVERY LITTLE THING ABOUT THE WEDDING.
I'M NOT, IT'S... IT'S JUST THAT...
ISN'T THIS SUPPOSED TO BE OUR WEDDING?
WELL, IT IS, OF COURSE.
BUT YOU CAN'T DISCOUNT THE FACT
THAT THESE SORT OF EVENTS
BRING A WIDE ARRAY OF SOCIETY...
AND ALWAYS SEEM TO HAVE A WAY
TO TAKE ON A BIGGER MEANING.
YOU KNOW?
BIGGER THAN US GETTING MARRIED?
JUST TRUST ME ON THIS, OKAY?
OH, AND WHAT WAS WITH
THAT WEIRD SNORTING SOUND YOU MADE EARLIER?
THAT'S JUST THE WAY I LAUGH.
WELL, THAT'S STRANGE.
WHY HAVEN'T I HEARD IT BEFORE?
THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.
I DON'T KNOW.
HMM.
[SIGHS]
[KNOCKING ON DOOR]
-HEY! -HI, MOM.
HI!
-MERRY CHRISTMAS. -MERRY CHRISTMAS! OH!
OH, IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU HOME.
WAIT HERE.
YOUR FATHER'S IN THE KITCHEN.
YEAH, HE IS!
IT SMELLS SO GOOD.
HEY.
NO ONE TOLD ME YOU WERE GOING TO BE HERE.
I ONLY TOLD MOM.
DYLAN, I...
HEY, CYNTHIA, DO YOU HAVE THE--
HI.
THIS IS KIND OF A SURPRISE.
YEAH...
WELL, IT'S CHRISTMAS, RIGHT?
A GOOD TIME FOR SURPRISES.
I HEAR YOU GUYS ARE GETTING MARRIED NEXT WEEK.
NEW YEAR'S EVE.
THAT'S GREAT.
CONGRATULATIONS.
THANKS.
GIVE ME A HAND OUT IN THE CAR?
I GOT SOME STUFF TO BRING IN.
YEAH. SURE.
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[SIGHS NERVOUSLY]
LOOK, IF IT'LL MAKE YOU FEEL BETTER,
I'LL LET YOU TAKE YOUR BEST SHOT.
HITTING YOU IS NOT GOING TO MAKE ME
FEEL ANY BETTER, BRYCE.
NO... BUT IT MIGHT MAKE ME FEEL BETTER.
ON THE WAY HERE,
I WASN'T SURE HOW I WAS GOING TO FEEL
ABOUT SEEING YOU AND CYNTHIA TOGETHER.
AND NOW?
I FEEL...
I FEEL LIKE
YOU WERE MEANT TO BE TOGETHER.
REALLY?
I DEFINITELY DIDN'T EXPECT THAT COMING FROM YOU.
COME HERE.
ALL RIGHT, BUT JUST NOT IN THE FACE, OKAY?
I'VE GOT WEDDING PICTURES.
SHUT UP.
[BOTH LAUGH]
OH. I MISSED YOU.
MM. I MISSED YOU TOO.
I LOVE YOU.
YEAH. I LOVE YOU, TOO.
YOU STILL GOT TO GET MY BAGS, THOUGH.
AH.
ALL RIGHT.
[LAUGHS] WHAT IS THIS?
[CHUCKLES] OH, WOW.
THAT...
IS...
FATE.
[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]
[HUM OF OVERLAPPING CONVERSATIONS]
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THANK YOU.
THIS IS LOVELY.
[CHUCKLES]
AND THE FOOD IS WONDERFUL.
I'VE ALREADY SPOKEN TO THEM
ABOUT THE CATERING FOR YOUR WEDDING.
IT'S ALL ARRANGED.
UH...
OH!
AND I SPOKE TO MY DEAR FRIEND DAVID TUTERA--
DO YOU KNOW HIM?
[CHUCKLES]
WELL, HE'S WONDERFUL.
HE HAS HIS OWN LINE OF WEDDING DRESSES,
AND HE'S GOING TO BE FITTING YOU HIMSELF.
BUT--
PAIGE CAN CHOOSE ANY DRESS SHE WANTS,
THOUGH, RIGHT, MOM?
OH. OF COURSE, DEAR. NATURALLY.
JUST DO TRY TO FIND SOMETHING
THAT DOESN'T MAKE YOU LOOK TOO... BUSTY. YOU KNOW.
WHAT?
OH. THESE ARE WARM.
THEY'RE MADE IN-HOUSE BY A PASTRY CHEF
OUR CLUB BROUGHT OVER FROM PARIS.
MM. WELL, THEY'RE CERTAINLY FRESHER
THAN THE ONE DYLAN HAD LAST NIGHT.
UH... WHO'S DYLAN?
OH! UM...
HE'S THE GUY THAT RENTED THE S.U.V.
BACK AT THE AIRPORT IN BUFFALO.
WELL, I THOUGHT YOU WERE RIDING WITH A COUPLE.
FRANK AND...
MAXINE. THEY WERE IN THE BACKSEAT.
[SUSAN]: OH...
SO IT WAS THIS COUPLE,
AND THIS "DYLAN" FELLOW,
AND YOU.
[CHUCKLES DRYLY]
HOW COZY.
SUSAN.
HMM.
WHAT WAS THIS GUY LIKE?
OLD. WITH A BAD TOUPEE.
AND FAKE TEETH-- THEY CHATTERED WHEN HE TALKED.
SEE, THESE ARE THE KIND OF DETAILS
I WISH YOU WOULD LEAVE OUT OF YOUR STORIES.
LOOK, I JUST HAVE TO TALK TO ONE OF YOUR GUESTS. I'LL JUST BE...
JUST A MOMENT.
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DYLAN?
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
EXCUSE ME, EVERYBODY.
YOU LEFT THIS IN THE CAR AND I THOUGHT
THAT YOU MIGHT WANT IT.
AND...
WHAT IS THAT?
IT'S A VISION BOARD.
IT HELPS YOU FOCUS ON YOUR GOALS
TO FIND WHAT YOU'RE REALLY LOOKING FOR,
WHAT YOU REALLY WANT.
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ANYWAY.
MERRY CHRISTMAS.
[JACK]: WHAT WAS THAT ALL ABOUT?
THAT DIDN'T LOOK LIKE A TOUPEE TO ME.
[**]
PAIGE, IS THERE SOMETHING YOU WANT TO SAY?
UH...
[**]
JACK, I'M SORRY...
I CAN'T DO THIS.
IT JUST DOESN'T FEEL RIGHT ANYMORE.
I THINK I GOT SO CLOUDED BY TRYING TO FIND
THE PERFECT MAN FOR MY PERFECT WEDDING,
THAT I...
I LOST SIGHT OF WHAT REALLY MATTERS.
WHAT'S THAT?
MY HAPPILY-EVER-AFTER.
MERRY CHRISTMAS, EVERYONE.
I LIKE THAT GIRL.
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HEY.
DO YOU KNOW
WHERE A LADY CAN GRAB A DECENT CHRISTMAS DINNER
AROUND HERE?
MAYBE.
BUT IT'LL COST YOU.
HOW MUCH?
JUST ONE LITTLE KISS.
SO DOES THIS MEAN THAT WE'RE MEANT TO BE?
ARE WE SOULMATES?
I DON'T KNOW.
BUT IF YOU'RE WILLING TO TAKE A CHANCE,
I'D LOVE TO FIND OUT.
♪ CHRISTMAS NIGHT THAT WE'LL REMEMBER ♪
♪ STARTED WITH A SINGLE KISS... ♪
-HI, MOM. -HI!
THIS IS PAIGE.
HI, PAIGE.
MERRY CHRISTMAS.
WELCOME. COME ON IN.
[DYLAN]: I TOLD PAIGE WHAT A GREAT COOK YOU ARE.
I HOPE YOU STILL HAVE SOME OF THAT PUMPKIN PIE.
[PAIGE]: OH, MY, WHAT A BEAUTIFUL CHRISTMAS TREE!
THOSE ORNAMENTS ARE SO SWEET.
THIS IS EXACTLY THE KIND OF CHRISTMAS
I ALWAYS DREAMED ABOUT.
♪ LISTEN TO YOUR HEART
♪ A NEW LIFE MIGHT JUST START ♪
♪ I KNOW
♪ BECAUSE THAT'S HOW I FOUND YOU ♪
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♪ I DIDN'T ASK FOR MUCH THIS YEAR ♪
♪ I JUST GOT TO KNOW
♪ WILL MY CHRISTMAS LIST COME TRUE? ♪
♪ THE ONLY GIFT I WANT IS YOU ♪
♪ MAKE MY CHRISTMAS LIST COME TRUE ♪
♪ THE ONLY GIFT I WANT IS YOU ♪