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[INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PLAYING]
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NATALIE: An entire year
had passed since Derek and Holly
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rekindled
their childhood romance.
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But her life was
in New York now,
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and Derek's was here
in the town of Good Hope.
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The plan was to wait a year
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and if their feelings
were just as strong,
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return to the spot where
they said their last goodbye.
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But as the last passenger
departed the train,
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Derek's hopes
were quickly fading...
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until...
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Holly! I knew you'd make it.
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Wait, this isn't hello,
is it?
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You came back to say goodbye.
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NATALIE:
Holly tried to speak,
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but the words wouldn't form.
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No, don't...
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do this. I love you.
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I know you feel the same.I'm... I'm scared, Derek.
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What if love isn't enough?It has to be.
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Holly, please.
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Will you make my candy
cane wishes,
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mistletoe dreams come true?
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Marry me?
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NATALIE: With her head
and heart still in a tug of war,
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Holly threw caution to the wind
and followed her heart.
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Yes! I'll marry you. [CHUCKLES][CHUCKLES] Yes!
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NATALIE:
The moment their lips met
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they knew it was their destiny
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to spend their lives
blissfully in love.
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The end.
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[SIGHS] Or, as this tired writer
likes to say...
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finally finished. [SIGHS]
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[INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC CONTINUING]
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NATALIE: Hey, baby. [COOING] Hi.
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Come here.
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[SIGHS]
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[EXHALES SHARPLY]
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[INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC CONCLUDES]
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[DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING]
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[BREATHES DEEPLY]
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Oh, no. I know that look.
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It's that "I'm looking at last
week's leftover meatloaf" look.
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Interesting choice of words.Okay.
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Okay, Gloria.
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Are you gonna tell me
what you thought of it
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as my editor
or as my friend?
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Editor.NATALIE: Cool.
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Give it to me straight.
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But first,
tell me what you loved.
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[DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING]
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The title.[INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PLAYING]
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Without even cracking
the binding
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it sounds like a bestseller.
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Your favorite part
was the title, okay.
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Now tell me what you hated.
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The last 30 pages.[SIGHS]
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"Candy cane wishes,
Mistletoe dreams?"
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You are killing me.
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Yes. I know that the dialogue
was a little cliché
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and maybe I reused
certain tropes
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and perhaps the ending
is a little bit schmaltzy.
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Oh, what am I doing? [SIGHS]
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You tell me.
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[SIGHS]
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It's a perfect storm where
crippling writer's block
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meets a hard Christmas deadline.
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Natalie, you are
the queen of Christmas romance
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for a reason. But this isn't it.
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Your problem is
you're stuck in a rut.
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You're always holed up
in this apartment.
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What? I don't like going out.
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Your publicist
mentioned something
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about an anniversary
book signing in Buffalo
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to commemorate
your very first novel.
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Yeah, no.
He's begging me to commit.
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It's the first story
to carry my book,
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but I'm not doing it.You used to love doing
book signings.
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Yeah, that was before
I realized
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that selling a million copies
meant that
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at least a million people
have read my book.
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That's a million people.
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A lot of people
who expect me to be
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as clever and as witty
as my characters.
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Not to mention the press
who expects me to be perfect
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and I am not.GLORIA: Ryan said
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there would only be
a handful of fans.
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No publicity outside
the store itself.
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Can't I just do it on Zoom?GLORIA: No!
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Right now.[CAT MEOWS]
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You are two cats shy
of becoming a total recluse.
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I'm gonna push you out
of your comfort zone
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until you turn this into
the next Natalie Wolfe classic.
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Is there coffee?
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[BIRDS CHIRPING]
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I just wanted to remind you all
that "SHE" stands for:
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She Has Everything.
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Now, so far,
not one of these story pitches
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is worthy enough
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to be on the cover
of our holiday edition.
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Well, what about my story?
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About New York's hippest
new dating app
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promising you a new boo
by New Year's.
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Just 'cause you pitch it
to me twice
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doesn't make me any more excited
about it, Nick.
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Look, Tucker-Thomson Publishing
has us in their sites.
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If we do not manage
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to hold our own
this holiday season
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and by that I mean substantially
boosting subscriptions,
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they are going to merge us
with POV magazine
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which means that half of you
will be gone and the other half
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will be writing fluff pieces
for that monthly rag.
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Fayennes want us
to find a white whale?
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Exactly.
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Uh, sorry, what's a white whale?
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It's an exclusive, an almost
impossible to get scoop
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that's gonna cut the knees off
of all our competition.
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FAYANNE: Yes, so,
scour the internet, okay?
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Call every publicist,
every agent,
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every department store, Santa,
you have in your contact list.
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Otherwise... [INHALES DEEPLY]
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...you may find
someone else in your cubicle
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in the New Year. [SMACKS LIPS]
Back to work, people.
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Yarr.
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[INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC CONCLUDES]
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How did I get roped
into being your pet sitter?
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Because you are the one
pushing me out
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and I wouldn't ask,
but Blitzen's a little clingy
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because he's used to me
being home, alone.
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Well, that's the root
of your writer's block, honey.
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What are you talking about?You sit in here all day,
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writing about
how to find the ideal man.
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You're so busy creating
make-believe Mr. Rights
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you can't even find one
for yourself.
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I'm leaving it up to fate.
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What's fate supposed to do?
[SIGHS]
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Slip him under the door?
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You haven't been
on a date in years.
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You can't write any new ideas
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because you don't have
any new experiences to draw on.
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That's part of the block.
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I don't know
what I'm looking for outside.
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You're looking for someone
to fill your list.
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What list?[SCOFFS] When I was your age,
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my mother sat me down
and had me write down
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five traits I was looking for
in a partner.
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Five deal breakers
I couldn't live without.
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So, I did what she said.
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I wrote my list, tucked it away
to put it out to the universe.
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About a year later,
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I'm stuck in an elevator
with a complete stranger,
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desperately trying
not to have a panic attack.
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He's doing everything he can do
to try to calm me down.
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Nothing works.
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Until he starts telling me
corny jokes.
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I couldn't stop laughing,
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I completely forgot
about panicking.
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Because he had a sense of humor.First thing on my list.
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Followed closely by compassion.
For the next four hours,
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we sat there
waiting to be rescued.
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We talked and he quickly checked
off everything else on my list.
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And I married him.That's how you met Manny?
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It all started with the list.[SCOFFS]
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[INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PLAYING][GLORIA CHUCKLES]
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[INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC CONCLUDES]
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[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
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So... [INHALES DEEPLY]
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...do you really think
we can find a cover story
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big enough to save the magazine?[BREATHES DEEPLY] We've got to.
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There's gotta be something
in the public zeitgeist
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we can put a holiday spin on,
right?
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Yeah.[
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Hang on,
you read romance novels?
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Oh. [CHUCKLES] Uh, yeah.
[CHUCKLES]
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David turned me onto them
when we first started going out.
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By the time we broke up,
I was addicted.
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I can't read that stuff.
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I'm much more interested
in facts than fiction.
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So, you've never read
Natalie Wolfe?
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[CHUCKLES] She is
gonna change your life, bro.
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[SCOFFS] "The New York Times
declares Natalie Wolfe
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the queen
of Christmas romance."
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Wow. Is that the equivalent
of a People's Choice Award?
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[CHUCKLES]
Joke all you want, Nick.
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But with everything going on
in the world,
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these books give us
a safe place to escape.
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And what's wrong with that?
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[SOFT MUSIC PLAYING]
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[KEYBOARD KEYS CLACKING]
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Okay.
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Okay. [SIGHS][SOFT MUSIC CONCLUDES]
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I really wish I didn't have
to drag you away
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from everything
that you're doing
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just so you can come up
to Buffalo to hold my hand.
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Oh, your first time
out in public in six years?
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I'm pretty sure you're gonna
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be needing an emotional
support gay.
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No journalists, right?
Just fans?
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No journalists,
just loyal fans.
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And you have a fallback plan,
in case I have a panic attack?
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Fallback plan is, we're gonna
have fun on this girls trip.
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What's that?
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Gloria's convinced the only way
to find my soulmate
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is to write down the five things
I'm looking for.
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Sounds a little old school
but I'll bite. [EXHALES HEAVILY]
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Couldn't be worse than
constantly being swiped left
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under a sea of unanswered
power likes.
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What do I do when I'm done?
Just put it under my pillow
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and wait for the date fairy?[CHUCKLES] No.
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You, uh, put it away
and let the universe
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run its course.Hmm.
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How'd you get done so fast?I know what I want. Your turn.
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[SIGHS] Ah, okay. Um...
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Well, Gloria's first one
was sense of humor.
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Everybody finds that attractive.RYAN: Yeah, you'd think.
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Not that it's done me any good
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I'd trade humor for looks
any day of the week.
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Looks fade.
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It's what's inside that matters.
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Yeah, and try explaining that
to a coffee date
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who's asking why my profile
picture is 20 pounds old.
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[CHUCKLES]RYAN: Keep going.
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But don't rush me if I'm putting
this out into the universe
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I want to get it right.[SIGHS]
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NATALIE: Two. [SIGHS]
Compassion?
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Was that Gloria's
second one, too?
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Yeah.Come on.
These have to be your own.
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If you're not gonna commit,
let the universe move on
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to someone who's actually ready
to find true love.
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Ah, it's...[CELLPPHONE CHIMES]
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That must be our car.
Let's go Buffalo.
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[CARS HONKING][INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PLAYING]
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NICK: I found our scoop!
Natalie Wolfe.
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She's this generation's
Danielle Steel.
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Only, platinum.
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I know who she is, Nick.
But she's a recluse.
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I know, I want to write
about that.
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But she hardly ever leaves
her apartment
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and she never grants interviews.
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But if I could get to her,
it would be our white whale.
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If you could get to her,
it would be our cover,
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but you do understand
the word "recluse?"
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So she is taking a rare trip
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to Buffalo tomorrow
for a book signing.
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I have an in at the bookstore.
I fly in.
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I pour on a little
of that Nick Winters charm
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and I use my journalistic
superpowers
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to get her to open up.[SIGHS]
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This story needs someone
who understands fiction.
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Her novels are all geared
towards hopeless romantics.
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When it comes to matters
of the heart, Nick,
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you're just hopeless.
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I know, but I'm not writing
about her books.
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I'm writing about her.
She's a mystery.
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A recluse who writes about
strangers finding each other
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and falling in love.
I mean, how does that work?
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[CLICKS TONGUE]
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It's not a bad story.RYAN: Mm-hmm.
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You'll never get it.
She won't talk to you.
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I mean, did you see the article
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The Journal ran on her
a few years ago?
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"Queen of romance,
Dunce of Dating" I read it.
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It's a takedown piece
and that is not my style.
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I will get to her.
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I am the most tenacious writer
you have on staff.
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There's a fine line
between tenacious and annoying.
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[SIGHS]
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Look, Fan?Hmm?
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You and I both know this
magazine's going down
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without a Christmas miracle,
right?[BREATHES DEEPLY]
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Fine.
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Nick, you get Natalie
to agree to be on our cover.
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Or don't bother coming home.
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[INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC CONCLUDES]
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[INDISTINCT CHATTER][UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING]
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[SIGHS]
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Oh no!You okay?
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You want me to see
if there's a back entrance
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so you can avoid the fanfare?
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[UPBEAT MUSIC CONCLUDES]
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No, isn't being
around the fanfare
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the whole point of me
leaving my apartment?
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Yeah.
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[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
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I'm ready to meet the public.
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[CHUCKLES] You're a dork.
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You know that?Yeah.
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Okay, I'll head inside and make
sure they're ready for ya.
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[EXHALES DEEPLY]
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It's nice to see it's not just
women who love Natalie Wolfe.
291
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No. I'm...
Actually, I'm a journalist,
292
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working on a story about Natalie
for SHEmagazine.
293
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But you're not a fan
of her novels?
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I didn't say that,
I mean, I read, uh,
295
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Bumped in Buffalolast night
and, yeah, I get the appeal.
296
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Right? [CHUCKLES] Her stories
are always so compelling.
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NICK: Mm-hmm.She's like
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the modern-day Emily Bronteë.[CHUCKLES]
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NICK: I suppose.
You don't think her stories
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are just a wee bit dated
for the modern world?
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WOMAN: Dated? How?
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You have to admit
that she perpetuates the myth
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that a woman secretly desires
to be rescued by a man.
304
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I don't believe that
to be true at all.
305
00:14:11,676 --> 00:14:12,852
Yeah, neither do I.
306
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[INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PLAYING]OMG, you're Natalie Wolfe.
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[GASPS][WOMEN GASPING]
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[INDISTINCT CHATTER]NATALIE: See you inside.
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[INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC CONCLUDES]
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"Dylan's gaze slid over Paige
on that chilly Christmas Eve
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like a veil of fire."
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"Then, with one tender kiss,
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they entwined their souls
for eternity."
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"The end."
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[CROWD APPLAUD]Thank you.
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Now, before, uh,
Natalie starts signing books,
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she would love to field
some questions.
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No.She would love to.
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Any questions?
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Okay.Uh... yes?
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Natalie, I always wondered
if real people
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inspire your lead characters?
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[BREATHES DEEPLY][SOFT MUSIC PLAYING]
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[CHUCKLES]
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Natalie.[MUMBLES]
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Yes. I think there's always
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a part of me
in all of my heroines.
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Only I'm, uh... maybe
12 percent as brave as Paige.
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[CROWD CHUCKLES][CHUCKLES]
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As for Caleb, he was based
on my first high school crush.
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[INDISTINCT CHATTER]You mean Dylan?
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Dylan. Yeah, Dylan.
I said Dylan,
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didn't I say Dylan?Caleb.
334
00:15:36,761 --> 00:15:40,983
Dylan was based on my first
high school crush, Caleb.
335
00:15:41,418 --> 00:15:43,420
Oh, he sounds dreamy.
Did you ever go out with him?
336
00:15:44,160 --> 00:15:45,553
Almost. [CLEARS THROAT]
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00:15:46,423 --> 00:15:49,992
But uh, that is a story
I might share in the next book.
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So, you know, look for it.[CROWD CHUCKLES]
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So has the Queen of romance
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found her own
happily ever-after?
341
00:15:56,477 --> 00:15:58,827
Let's... Let's raise hands
to ask questions.
342
00:15:58,870 --> 00:16:00,046
No, I'll answer it.
343
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I believe
that happily ever-after
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is more of a journey
than a destination.
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CROWD: Aw.[NATALIE CHUCKLES]
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Great. Okay.
Anybody have other questions?
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WOMAN 1: Oh, here!WOMAN 2: Yeah, over here!
348
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NATALIE: Thank you.WOMAN 3: Thank you so much.
349
00:16:17,759 --> 00:16:18,890
You're welcome.
350
00:16:21,545 --> 00:16:23,939
Hi. Uh, Nick Winters.
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Hi.Hi.
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I really didn't mean anything
by my comment earlier.
353
00:16:30,293 --> 00:16:33,035
My boss says
that I'm hopeless and annoying.
354
00:16:33,079 --> 00:16:34,689
So far I agree
with the assessment.
355
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Nick with a "K", right?NICK: Yes. [CHUCKLES]
356
00:16:37,300 --> 00:16:39,781
So, I... I'm a writer
with SHEmagazine
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and I tried contacting
your publicist for an interview
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but all I seem to get
is a runaround.
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That's what I pay him for.[NICK CHUCKLES]
360
00:16:45,091 --> 00:16:48,790
But surely your fans would love
to get a peek at the life
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of America's favorite
romance novelist?
362
00:16:51,227 --> 00:16:53,403
Been there, done that.
Still licking my wounds.
363
00:16:53,447 --> 00:16:55,797
Look... [INHALES DEEPLY]
...don't take this personally,
364
00:16:55,840 --> 00:16:58,017
but I just don't talk
to journalists.
365
00:16:58,060 --> 00:17:01,150
The truth is,
I'm a bit of a bore
366
00:17:01,194 --> 00:17:02,456
and it's bad for business
367
00:17:02,499 --> 00:17:04,458
to let the word out.Oh, I doubt that
368
00:17:04,501 --> 00:17:06,721
and if you would just give me
a few minutes, I...
369
00:17:06,982 --> 00:17:09,202
Sorry, Nick with a "K".
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00:17:09,245 --> 00:17:11,421
Nothing you could say
would change my mind.
371
00:17:12,640 --> 00:17:14,381
So you'll think about it.Oh.
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[CHUCKLES]
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["WE WISH YOU
A MERRY CHRISTMAS" PLAYING]
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[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
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RYAN: You were a huge hit.[NATALIE CHUCKLES]
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Looked like you were having fun.Oh, so much fun.
377
00:17:46,282 --> 00:17:47,718
Mission accomplished.
Let's go home.
378
00:17:47,762 --> 00:17:49,546
NICK: It turns out that's
gonna be a little tougher
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than it ought to be. [CHUCKLES]
380
00:17:51,026 --> 00:17:53,333
Uh, there's a major blizzard
on the way into town
381
00:17:53,376 --> 00:17:55,074
and the airport's
already been shut down
382
00:17:55,117 --> 00:17:57,728
but, hey,
it's not all good news.
383
00:17:58,120 --> 00:17:59,513
With the Buffalo wing
convention in town
384
00:17:59,556 --> 00:18:01,906
there's not a hotel room
to be had for 30 miles.
385
00:18:03,038 --> 00:18:05,214
Ryan, this is Nick Winters.
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The journalist from SHEmagazine
who up until now,
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you've successfully
managed to avoid.
388
00:18:09,914 --> 00:18:11,307
Oh, right. [CHUCKLES]
389
00:18:12,003 --> 00:18:14,005
Always nice to put a face
to an unanswered voicemail.
390
00:18:14,571 --> 00:18:17,008
Yeah. [CHUCKLES]I cannot get stuck here.
391
00:18:17,052 --> 00:18:18,575
I have a Christmas deadline,
remember?I...
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00:18:18,619 --> 00:18:19,794
NICK: Well,
as fate would have it,
393
00:18:19,837 --> 00:18:23,754
I have a roomy Sedan
with heated seats
394
00:18:24,364 --> 00:18:25,713
and I really don't mind sharing
395
00:18:25,756 --> 00:18:27,932
as I white-knuckle it
over the mountain pass
396
00:18:27,976 --> 00:18:29,020
to avoid that blizzard.
397
00:18:29,586 --> 00:18:32,198
Well, that is very generous,
Nick, but we rented our own SUV.
398
00:18:32,241 --> 00:18:33,938
Well, in that case, would you
mind giving me a lift
399
00:18:33,982 --> 00:18:35,549
back to the city,
'cause I really don't want
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to white-knuckle it
over that mountain pass alone.
401
00:18:37,899 --> 00:18:39,248
You really don't give up,
do you?
402
00:18:39,596 --> 00:18:40,989
Hey, look, Natalie.
403
00:18:41,337 --> 00:18:45,298
I respect that you
are a very private person.
404
00:18:45,863 --> 00:18:47,517
But if you just give me
a chance,
405
00:18:48,388 --> 00:18:50,607
you will see
that I will surprise you.
406
00:18:51,260 --> 00:18:52,783
[NATALIE SIGHS]NICK: In a good way.
407
00:18:53,175 --> 00:18:56,483
In a really, really, really,
really, really, really good way.
408
00:18:58,441 --> 00:19:00,661
You know, there's a study
about first impressions
409
00:19:00,704 --> 00:19:03,098
and it shows that they are
way overrated.
410
00:19:03,142 --> 00:19:04,230
Really?NICK: Hmm.
411
00:19:04,273 --> 00:19:05,622
How overrated are they?
412
00:19:07,494 --> 00:19:09,060
Way.[CHUCKLES] Wow.
413
00:19:11,019 --> 00:19:12,151
All right.
414
00:19:12,412 --> 00:19:14,631
If I take this card from you...NICK: Hm?
415
00:19:14,892 --> 00:19:16,764
...will you walk away?
416
00:19:17,112 --> 00:19:19,288
Are you kidding me?
I... I will gladly
417
00:19:19,332 --> 00:19:21,508
take a foot in the door
over two in my mouth.
418
00:19:21,551 --> 00:19:23,988
[CHUCKLES] Okay.
419
00:19:25,990 --> 00:19:27,949
Now let's get
over that mountain pass
420
00:19:27,992 --> 00:19:29,298
before the storm hits.RYAN: Mm-hmm.
421
00:19:33,476 --> 00:19:35,609
[CHEERFUL MUSIC PLAYING]
422
00:19:35,652 --> 00:19:37,393
NATALIE: It's really starting
to come down, isn't it?
423
00:19:38,829 --> 00:19:42,224
How much further to the pass?I lost the signal on the GPS,
424
00:19:42,268 --> 00:19:45,096
but using my uncanny
New Yorker sense of direction,
425
00:19:45,140 --> 00:19:47,316
I can almost smell the dirty
water hot dogs on 47th.
426
00:19:48,361 --> 00:19:49,884
Nick was right
about getting on the road.
427
00:19:50,145 --> 00:19:53,061
Nick? You're not...
You're not seriously considering
428
00:19:53,104 --> 00:19:54,149
granting him an interview?
429
00:19:54,541 --> 00:19:56,543
Because People Magazine
is dying to sit down
430
00:19:56,586 --> 00:19:57,935
with the Queen
of Christmas romance.
431
00:19:57,979 --> 00:20:00,721
Right now, the Queen
remains mum on the subject.
432
00:20:01,025 --> 00:20:02,679
Why is that always
your clever go-to line
433
00:20:02,723 --> 00:20:04,638
anytime I try to do my job?'Cause it works.
434
00:20:05,813 --> 00:20:07,380
I... I know you were stung by...Uh-huh.
435
00:20:07,423 --> 00:20:08,729
No....by the unnamed
436
00:20:08,772 --> 00:20:11,558
publication's article,
but that was years ago.
437
00:20:11,949 --> 00:20:14,125
Yeah.Okay. Nick's not wrong in saying
438
00:20:14,169 --> 00:20:16,258
it's time to give your fans
a glimpse of the real you.
439
00:20:16,302 --> 00:20:18,695
I'm not sure I'm ready
to give them the glimpse
440
00:20:18,739 --> 00:20:19,957
of the real me.[CHUCKLES]
441
00:20:22,699 --> 00:20:23,744
Do you know what Nick said?
442
00:20:24,048 --> 00:20:26,137
He said my novels
perpetuate the myth
443
00:20:26,181 --> 00:20:29,532
that a woman secretly desires
a man to rescue her.
444
00:20:30,838 --> 00:20:32,796
What's wrong with that?You agree with him?
445
00:20:32,840 --> 00:20:35,277
Uh, who doesn't want to be swept
away by a knight one day?
446
00:20:35,321 --> 00:20:36,931
[SCOFFS]RYAN: Of any size,
447
00:20:36,974 --> 00:20:38,019
color, or denomination.
448
00:20:38,628 --> 00:20:40,369
I just don't think
of my characters
449
00:20:40,413 --> 00:20:42,328
as needing to be rescued.
450
00:20:43,285 --> 00:20:45,156
They're more
like kindred spirits
451
00:20:45,200 --> 00:20:47,376
who come together
despite all obstacles.
452
00:20:47,942 --> 00:20:49,900
Well, your novels certainly
give us a sense of hope
453
00:20:49,944 --> 00:20:51,641
that we all might find
our one and only.
454
00:20:54,340 --> 00:20:56,951
You really mean that?Really, really.
455
00:20:58,344 --> 00:21:00,128
Trust me,
there is absolutely no reason
456
00:21:00,171 --> 00:21:01,738
for this damsel
to get distressed.
457
00:21:03,523 --> 00:21:05,176
She said, she'd think about it.
458
00:21:05,220 --> 00:21:06,352
NICK: Uh, yeah. Yeah.
459
00:21:06,787 --> 00:21:10,660
Well, no, not exactly,
but that was the gist.
460
00:21:11,313 --> 00:21:13,750
That sounds like a grade A
blow off to me, Nick.
461
00:21:13,794 --> 00:21:16,231
Look, you know me.
I will find a way in
462
00:21:16,275 --> 00:21:18,320
even if I have
to turn the charm up to 11.
463
00:21:18,364 --> 00:21:20,888
Well, this is gonna take
more than just charm.
464
00:21:20,931 --> 00:21:23,194
I mean, she was burned
by a journalist like you.
465
00:21:23,238 --> 00:21:25,327
I know, and we'll make
that part of the story.
466
00:21:25,371 --> 00:21:27,503
I... I'll tell her
that I'm not looking to write
467
00:21:27,547 --> 00:21:28,809
some tell-all exposé.
468
00:21:29,113 --> 00:21:32,160
Well, let's try to remember
we are selling magazines here.
469
00:21:32,203 --> 00:21:34,728
And I'm sure we can do that
if I show the world
470
00:21:34,771 --> 00:21:37,034
what the true heart of their
Queen of Hearts looks like.
471
00:21:37,078 --> 00:21:38,297
FAYANNE: Well,
good luck with that.
472
00:21:38,558 --> 00:21:41,648
You'll have to talk
to her first. [SIGHS]
473
00:21:42,126 --> 00:21:44,651
Actually, first I have
to make it past this snowstorm.
474
00:21:45,565 --> 00:21:48,916
Then I have to find her,
and then I have to talk to her.
475
00:21:48,959 --> 00:21:50,657
[BREATHES DEEPLY]
476
00:21:56,402 --> 00:21:58,186
Date, marry, kill. Go.
477
00:21:58,795 --> 00:22:01,058
Oh, well,
I'd date Ryan Gosling,
478
00:22:01,102 --> 00:22:02,364
but not just any Ryan.
479
00:22:02,408 --> 00:22:04,366
I want the Crazy Stupid Love
Ryan Gosling.
480
00:22:04,410 --> 00:22:06,325
That's wildly specific. Marry?
481
00:22:06,803 --> 00:22:08,152
Uh, Jake Gyllenhaal.
No brainer.
482
00:22:09,066 --> 00:22:10,416
From? Brokeback Mountain.
483
00:22:10,459 --> 00:22:12,287
It's the only Jake Gyllenhaal
I'd wanna marry.
484
00:22:12,592 --> 00:22:14,376
RYAN: "You can't quit me."Ryan! Watch out!
485
00:22:14,420 --> 00:22:16,247
[TIRES SCREECHING]
486
00:22:22,558 --> 00:22:24,430
NATALIE: I don't have a signal![GRUNTS]
487
00:22:24,821 --> 00:22:26,345
Oh, I got a bar!Yeah?
488
00:22:26,693 --> 00:22:28,608
Oh, wow. Maybe our luck
really is changing.
489
00:22:28,651 --> 00:22:30,392
NATALIE: You have a signal?No, a single.
490
00:22:30,436 --> 00:22:32,263
I... I got a power like
on my dating app
491
00:22:32,307 --> 00:22:34,048
and he's totally my type.Dude!
492
00:22:35,397 --> 00:22:37,225
I lost the signal.Ugh.
493
00:22:39,662 --> 00:22:42,056
There's a tow truck. Hey!Oh, God.
494
00:22:42,099 --> 00:22:44,319
NATALIE: Hi! Oh, thank you.
495
00:22:48,062 --> 00:22:49,411
CALEB: You folks
having some trouble?
496
00:22:49,455 --> 00:22:50,847
RYAN: Yeah, something like that.
497
00:22:53,676 --> 00:22:56,331
[MAGICAL MUSIC PLAYING]
498
00:22:56,940 --> 00:22:58,246
Natalie?Caleb?
499
00:22:58,289 --> 00:22:59,421
CALEB: Natalie!What...
500
00:22:59,465 --> 00:23:01,205
I haven't seen you since...High school.
501
00:23:01,249 --> 00:23:03,207
Oh, he's that Caleb?[CHUCKLES]
502
00:23:03,251 --> 00:23:05,122
What are you... [GRUNTS]
...doing here?
503
00:23:05,166 --> 00:23:07,298
Small world, huh?Yeah. Oh, yeah.
504
00:23:07,951 --> 00:23:09,126
You look...[NATALIE CHUCKLES]
505
00:23:09,170 --> 00:23:10,432
...great.NATALIE: You look even better
506
00:23:11,302 --> 00:23:12,478
than I remember.
507
00:23:13,696 --> 00:23:15,350
Hey, I'm Ryan Turner.
508
00:23:15,394 --> 00:23:17,308
Natalie's apparently
invisible publicist.
509
00:23:17,352 --> 00:23:18,440
[CHUCKLES]CALEB: Hey!
510
00:23:18,745 --> 00:23:20,964
Yeah, so the closest town
is Cranberry Falls.
511
00:23:21,008 --> 00:23:23,010
It's just a few miles
over the pass.
512
00:23:23,053 --> 00:23:24,315
It's clear on that side.
513
00:23:24,881 --> 00:23:26,535
Why don't you two hop
in the warm cab
514
00:23:26,840 --> 00:23:28,450
and I'll hitch you both
to safety.Okay.
515
00:23:28,494 --> 00:23:29,712
NATALIE: Okay.CALEB: Okay?
516
00:23:29,756 --> 00:23:31,584
Yeah.[CHUCKLES]
517
00:23:32,236 --> 00:23:35,631
Wow. [CHUCKLES]
Right. Thank you so much.
518
00:23:35,675 --> 00:23:37,024
So kind.RYAN: Just get in the car.
519
00:23:37,067 --> 00:23:38,678
CALEB: You're welcome.
Can't leave you out here.
520
00:23:38,721 --> 00:23:41,158
[MAGICAL MUSIC CONCLUDES]
521
00:23:41,507 --> 00:23:44,684
["GOOD KING WENCESLAS" PLAYING]
522
00:23:46,033 --> 00:23:47,121
MISS OLIVIA: Well, Miss Natalie.
523
00:23:47,469 --> 00:23:49,950
This is truly a surprise
and an honor
524
00:23:49,993 --> 00:23:52,169
to have an author
as famous as you,
525
00:23:52,213 --> 00:23:54,215
staying here with us
at the St. Nicholas Inn.
526
00:23:54,694 --> 00:23:56,913
Well, the honor is mine.
You're inn is incredible.
527
00:23:57,740 --> 00:24:00,308
I believe you're the second
famous author
528
00:24:00,351 --> 00:24:01,440
to grace our doors.
529
00:24:03,529 --> 00:24:07,054
Charles Dickens stayed here
when the place was new.
530
00:24:07,881 --> 00:24:09,665
Wow. Your literary hero.
531
00:24:09,709 --> 00:24:10,840
I know,
I just got a little chill.
532
00:24:10,884 --> 00:24:12,276
[CHUCKLES][DOORBELL CHIMING]
533
00:24:12,320 --> 00:24:14,627
[DOOR SHUTTING][MAGICAL MUSIC PLAYING]
534
00:24:14,670 --> 00:24:16,324
NATALIE: Hi.Hi.
535
00:24:17,717 --> 00:24:21,111
Um, I'm gonna take your SUV
down to Mike's garage
536
00:24:21,547 --> 00:24:23,462
and it should be fixed
by tomorrow afternoon.
537
00:24:23,766 --> 00:24:25,594
Thank you.
You're a lifesaver.
538
00:24:25,638 --> 00:24:26,769
I don't know
what we would have done
539
00:24:26,813 --> 00:24:28,031
if you hadn't come along.
[CHUCKLES]
540
00:24:28,945 --> 00:24:30,599
I guess we both got lucky.
541
00:24:32,079 --> 00:24:33,602
MAN: Caleb, there
are three more in the pass.
542
00:24:33,646 --> 00:24:35,996
What's your ETA?Well, duty calls.
543
00:24:36,039 --> 00:24:39,129
Um, maybe we can catch up
544
00:24:39,434 --> 00:24:40,435
while you're in town?Yes!
545
00:24:41,131 --> 00:24:43,133
That would be good.
546
00:24:43,177 --> 00:24:47,486
Okay, uh, Ms. Olivia,
she sets up quite the breakfast.
547
00:24:48,051 --> 00:24:51,359
I could swing by around 8:00?Great. It's a date.
548
00:24:52,795 --> 00:24:55,232
It's not a date.
It's, uh, uh, breakfast.
549
00:24:55,276 --> 00:24:56,407
CALEB: Yes.Reunion.
550
00:24:56,451 --> 00:24:59,106
[CHUCKLES] Reunion.
See you tomorrow.
551
00:25:00,499 --> 00:25:03,023
[MAGICAL MUSIC CONCLUDES][DOORBELL CHIMING]
552
00:25:03,066 --> 00:25:04,851
Hmm.[DOOR SHUTTING]
553
00:25:06,548 --> 00:25:09,377
Okay. Now can we finally talk
about that juicy spark
554
00:25:09,420 --> 00:25:11,118
I saw between you two
out on the road?
555
00:25:11,161 --> 00:25:13,773
Juicy spark. First of all,
you didn't see anything,
556
00:25:13,816 --> 00:25:16,515
it was a snowstorm.
Second of all, it wasn't a spark
557
00:25:16,776 --> 00:25:19,474
it was shock at not having
seen each other for years.
558
00:25:19,518 --> 00:25:21,824
Okay. Well, deny it all you want
but I know what I saw.
559
00:25:22,216 --> 00:25:24,131
Well, I am going to get
into bed and pass out.
560
00:25:24,784 --> 00:25:26,307
And try to forget this day
ever happened.
561
00:25:26,350 --> 00:25:27,830
Fine.
I'm just down the hall.Okay.
562
00:25:27,874 --> 00:25:28,918
Okay.
563
00:25:29,571 --> 00:25:30,659
Oh, man.
564
00:25:32,487 --> 00:25:34,141
[SIGHS] Okay.
565
00:25:36,143 --> 00:25:38,319
[INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PLAYING][SIGHS]
566
00:25:40,451 --> 00:25:41,670
NICK: Natalie Wolfe?
567
00:25:44,281 --> 00:25:45,282
Huh? Oh, no.[INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC CONCLUDES]
568
00:25:49,765 --> 00:25:51,767
Oh.NATALIE: Wow, Nick.
569
00:25:52,202 --> 00:25:53,508
What are you doing here?
570
00:25:53,726 --> 00:25:56,424
Oh, well the storm
was just impossible
571
00:25:56,467 --> 00:25:58,774
so I had to pull off
to the side of the road.[SIGHS]
572
00:25:59,122 --> 00:26:02,430
How 'bout you?Uh... we got stuck in a snowbank
573
00:26:02,473 --> 00:26:03,605
and had to be rescued.
574
00:26:03,649 --> 00:26:05,041
Sounds like the start
to a good story.
575
00:26:05,346 --> 00:26:07,043
Nope, not res...
Wrong choice of words.
576
00:26:07,087 --> 00:26:08,088
We had to be...
577
00:26:08,610 --> 00:26:09,655
Towed?NATALIE: Towed.
578
00:26:10,046 --> 00:26:12,962
And it wasn't just me,
it was my publicist, male,
579
00:26:13,267 --> 00:26:15,617
who was the one
who drove it off the road
580
00:26:15,661 --> 00:26:17,880
and he had to be rescued.
581
00:26:17,924 --> 00:26:18,925
Got it.NATALIE: Yeah.
582
00:26:19,621 --> 00:26:21,623
Well, I'm glad you're okay.Thanks. [CHUCKLES]
583
00:26:22,842 --> 00:26:24,147
Why do you have my books?
584
00:26:25,148 --> 00:26:26,149
Oh, you know...
585
00:26:27,324 --> 00:26:28,674
doing my research.
586
00:26:29,631 --> 00:26:31,590
Um, you said,
you'd think about it
587
00:26:31,633 --> 00:26:34,070
so I'm just building
on that faith.
588
00:26:34,331 --> 00:26:36,769
Well, I hope
you don't find them too dated
589
00:26:36,812 --> 00:26:38,031
in the modern world.
590
00:26:38,074 --> 00:26:39,728
Uh, yeah. See, about that,
591
00:26:39,772 --> 00:26:41,556
I... I was...I'm tired. I'm gonna go to bed.
592
00:26:41,817 --> 00:26:44,603
And did I mention, uh...
I don't talk to journalists?
593
00:26:46,126 --> 00:26:47,388
Okay?[KEYS JINGLING]
594
00:26:49,738 --> 00:26:52,088
The door is kind of tricky
with the cold.Yep.
595
00:26:52,132 --> 00:26:54,351
The lock sometimes sticks.Mm-hmm. I get it.
596
00:26:57,354 --> 00:26:59,574
Sure you don't need some help?Nope, don't need to be rescued.
597
00:26:59,618 --> 00:27:00,706
[CHUCKLES] I got it.
598
00:27:01,620 --> 00:27:02,838
[LOCK SQUEAKING][NATALIE GRUNTS]
599
00:27:07,538 --> 00:27:09,453
Good night, Natalie.NATALIE: Goodbye, Nick.
600
00:27:14,545 --> 00:27:17,461
[SOFT MUSIC PLAYING]
601
00:27:21,596 --> 00:27:22,989
[SOFT MUSIC CONCLUDES]
602
00:27:26,340 --> 00:27:27,863
MISS OLIVIA:
You look quite rested.
603
00:27:27,907 --> 00:27:29,691
I trust you had
a good night's sleep?
604
00:27:29,735 --> 00:27:33,173
[CHUCKLES] Oh, Miss Olivia
I had a great one, actually.
605
00:27:33,216 --> 00:27:36,306
I can't remember the last time
I woke up feeling so rested.
606
00:27:36,742 --> 00:27:38,178
People say that all the time.Yeah.
607
00:27:38,613 --> 00:27:40,702
I think there's something
special in the air here
608
00:27:40,746 --> 00:27:42,095
in Cranberry Falls.NICK: Hmm.
609
00:27:42,486 --> 00:27:43,836
[CHUCKLES][CHUCKLES]
610
00:27:44,532 --> 00:27:46,316
[BREATHES DEEPLY]CALEB: Good morning,
Miss Olivia.
611
00:27:46,360 --> 00:27:47,840
Good morning.CALEB: Have you seen Natalie?
612
00:27:47,883 --> 00:27:50,320
I'm meeting her for breakfast.Not yet, Caleb.
613
00:27:50,364 --> 00:27:51,800
But I'm sure
she'll be down shortly.
614
00:27:52,409 --> 00:27:55,630
Caleb? Uh,
you're a friend of Natalie's?
615
00:27:56,109 --> 00:27:57,501
We went to high school together.
616
00:27:58,154 --> 00:27:59,590
Why? You a friend of hers?
617
00:27:59,634 --> 00:28:01,897
Well I wouldn't be
a very good one
618
00:28:01,941 --> 00:28:04,291
unless I invited you to sit
and have a cup of coffee with me
619
00:28:04,334 --> 00:28:06,989
while we wait for her.
And you can tell me
620
00:28:07,033 --> 00:28:08,861
how you met up again
after all these years.
621
00:28:10,210 --> 00:28:11,211
[CHUCKLES]
622
00:28:12,386 --> 00:28:16,695
Sure. It was a wild coincidence,
actually.
623
00:28:17,565 --> 00:28:19,393
I found her stranded
on the side of the road
624
00:28:19,698 --> 00:28:21,264
as I was passing by
in my tow truck.
625
00:28:21,308 --> 00:28:23,266
Really? [SCOFFS]
What are the chances?
626
00:28:24,398 --> 00:28:26,400
I've been saying that a lot.[CHUCKLES]
627
00:28:26,443 --> 00:28:28,750
And I... I bet
she was shocked to see you.
628
00:28:28,794 --> 00:28:30,317
We both were, actually.
629
00:28:31,274 --> 00:28:34,277
You know, I have to admit,
back in the day,
630
00:28:35,104 --> 00:28:37,498
I had a bit of a crush on her.All right.
631
00:28:38,586 --> 00:28:39,718
Do tell.
632
00:28:40,936 --> 00:28:43,460
Uh, I... I'm sorry.
Just naturally curious.
633
00:28:44,157 --> 00:28:48,291
Romance writer, old crush,
rescued from a snowbank.
634
00:28:48,335 --> 00:28:49,597
I mean it sounds like something
635
00:28:49,640 --> 00:28:50,990
from one of the stories
she writes.
636
00:28:51,033 --> 00:28:53,209
[CHUCKLES] I know, right?
637
00:28:53,253 --> 00:28:55,298
I had no idea
how famous she actually was.
638
00:28:55,908 --> 00:28:57,997
Until I looked her up last night
found out a few things.
639
00:28:58,040 --> 00:29:00,434
Her social media is crazy.
640
00:29:01,043 --> 00:29:03,089
Millions of followers
all over the world.
641
00:29:03,132 --> 00:29:04,699
New York Times
bestselling author.
642
00:29:04,743 --> 00:29:06,788
They don't call her
the Queen of Christmas romance
643
00:29:06,832 --> 00:29:08,050
for nothing.[CHUCKLES]
644
00:29:08,311 --> 00:29:10,574
And I'm wondering
where all that started.
645
00:29:10,618 --> 00:29:12,402
Um, what was she like
in high school?
646
00:29:13,708 --> 00:29:16,406
Hmm. She was beautiful.
She was shy.
647
00:29:17,146 --> 00:29:19,279
I was a grade ahead of her.
We talked a lot.
648
00:29:19,888 --> 00:29:21,498
Hung out a bit.Did you ever ask her out?
649
00:29:23,109 --> 00:29:24,763
You know, you do ask a lot
of questions.
650
00:29:24,806 --> 00:29:26,721
I don't mean to pry,
it's just...
651
00:29:28,636 --> 00:29:29,811
When you talk about Natalie...
652
00:29:31,030 --> 00:29:32,814
you light up.[CHUCKLES]
653
00:29:34,076 --> 00:29:35,121
She was special.
654
00:29:36,035 --> 00:29:39,516
But I dated a lot back then.[CHUCKLES]
655
00:29:39,560 --> 00:29:41,518
I was all over the place.
656
00:29:42,084 --> 00:29:43,825
And then by the time college
came around
657
00:29:43,869 --> 00:29:45,218
and I thought it was good
to settle down,
658
00:29:45,696 --> 00:29:48,351
I made the mistake of marrying
the first girl I fell for.
659
00:29:48,395 --> 00:29:49,613
Oh.
660
00:29:49,657 --> 00:29:52,529
And after the split...
[CHUCKLES]
661
00:29:52,573 --> 00:29:53,792
[INHALES DEEPLY]
662
00:29:54,053 --> 00:29:56,272
I started wondering
what life would have been like
663
00:29:56,316 --> 00:29:57,665
if I had made
different decisions.
664
00:29:59,885 --> 00:30:01,451
MAN: Caleb,
there's a bull hauler
665
00:30:01,495 --> 00:30:02,583
that needs a lift on two-seven.
666
00:30:05,020 --> 00:30:07,022
Oh, looks like it wasn't meant
to be, so...
667
00:30:07,283 --> 00:30:10,852
Uh... Well, I know
that she would love to see you
668
00:30:10,896 --> 00:30:12,549
and she's just running
a few minutes late.
669
00:30:12,593 --> 00:30:16,292
So, maybe you have a message
that I can pass along to her,
670
00:30:16,336 --> 00:30:18,251
or your phone number?
671
00:30:21,689 --> 00:30:24,823
[ALARM RINGING]
672
00:30:31,307 --> 00:30:34,963
8:30! Oh, no! No! No! No!
673
00:30:35,485 --> 00:30:38,967
[PANTS][CHEERFUL MUSIC PLAYING]
674
00:30:45,408 --> 00:30:47,367
Please, take that to room-four.[CHEERFUL MUSIC CONCLUDES]
675
00:30:47,410 --> 00:30:49,456
Good morning, Ms. Natalie.Good morning.
676
00:30:49,760 --> 00:30:51,023
I'm afraid you just missed him.
677
00:30:51,545 --> 00:30:52,589
Caleb?
678
00:30:52,633 --> 00:30:54,026
MISS OLIVIA:
No, that Nick fellow.
679
00:30:54,417 --> 00:30:56,419
He says you're gonna wanna
see him once you get a coffee.
680
00:30:57,725 --> 00:30:59,683
He's in the drawing room.Why would I want to see Nick?
681
00:30:59,727 --> 00:31:02,817
He didn't say. He left shortly
after chatting with Caleb.
682
00:31:05,037 --> 00:31:07,169
[SIGHS] Thank you.
683
00:31:15,308 --> 00:31:17,876
Hey! You're like gum on a shoe,
you know that?
684
00:31:17,919 --> 00:31:19,268
Impossible to get rid of.
685
00:31:19,312 --> 00:31:21,009
A little peanut butter
will take that gum right off.
686
00:31:21,444 --> 00:31:23,403
Oh, does that work
on nosy journalists?
687
00:31:23,446 --> 00:31:24,578
Not usually.
688
00:31:24,883 --> 00:31:26,928
Although, this time it seems
like you've come to me.
689
00:31:26,972 --> 00:31:28,408
[CHUCKLES, GASPS]
690
00:31:28,669 --> 00:31:31,715
I am only here to tell you
to stop poking around
691
00:31:31,759 --> 00:31:33,587
in my personal life.I didn't poke.
692
00:31:33,630 --> 00:31:36,024
Although, I do admit that
curiosity got the best of me
693
00:31:36,068 --> 00:31:38,635
when I ran into a certain
someone named Caleb
694
00:31:38,679 --> 00:31:40,072
this morning at breakfast.[BREATHES DEEPLY]
695
00:31:40,115 --> 00:31:41,943
What did you tell him?NICK: I didn't say anything.
696
00:31:41,987 --> 00:31:44,032
But he could not stop talking
about you.
697
00:31:46,034 --> 00:31:48,558
Okay. I'll bite.
698
00:31:50,604 --> 00:31:52,345
He kind of let it slip
that he had a thing
699
00:31:52,388 --> 00:31:54,477
for you in high school.Yeah, yeah. He didn't say that.
700
00:31:54,521 --> 00:31:55,870
NICK: I swear, it's true.
701
00:31:56,262 --> 00:31:59,308
He said that seeing you again
caused him to start wondering
702
00:31:59,352 --> 00:32:02,050
how his life would be if he'd
only made different decisions.
703
00:32:04,487 --> 00:32:06,228
Uh... why are you
telling me this?
704
00:32:06,707 --> 00:32:08,752
Since you mentioned that he was
your inspiration
705
00:32:08,796 --> 00:32:10,450
I just thought it was
the right thing to do.
706
00:32:10,493 --> 00:32:11,973
Yeah, right.
What is your angle, Nick?
707
00:32:12,017 --> 00:32:14,541
I really am just trying
to build good faith here.
708
00:32:15,368 --> 00:32:17,805
I mean, think about it.
If we hadn't met in Buffalo,
709
00:32:17,848 --> 00:32:20,025
and you hadn't accidentally
mentioned Caleb
710
00:32:20,068 --> 00:32:22,549
and the three of us
hadn't accidentally ended up
711
00:32:22,592 --> 00:32:24,029
in this sleepy little town,
712
00:32:24,072 --> 00:32:26,161
then I wouldn't have been able
to give you this.
713
00:32:28,163 --> 00:32:31,297
[INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PLAYING]
714
00:32:33,081 --> 00:32:34,691
NICK: His cell number's
on the back.
715
00:32:36,084 --> 00:32:38,260
Who knows?
This might be the start
716
00:32:38,304 --> 00:32:40,871
of a Christmas romance
of the Queen's own.
717
00:32:47,269 --> 00:32:49,228
I really like this one...NATALIE: Thank you, Nick.
718
00:32:49,271 --> 00:32:50,098
[INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC CONCLUDES]
719
00:32:53,623 --> 00:32:54,973
[INDISTINCT CHATTER][SOFT MUSIC PLAYING]
720
00:32:55,016 --> 00:32:56,844
See, I knew that
there was something there.
721
00:32:56,887 --> 00:32:58,672
And Nick's conversation
with Caleb confirms it.
722
00:32:58,933 --> 00:33:01,240
NATALIE: Yeah, see.
That's what's bothering me.
723
00:33:01,718 --> 00:33:03,807
If I had just kept my mouth
shut in Buffalo,
724
00:33:03,851 --> 00:33:04,939
none of this would be happening.
725
00:33:04,983 --> 00:33:07,159
None of this?
Uh... you just found out
726
00:33:07,202 --> 00:33:08,899
your old crush
still has a thing for you.
727
00:33:08,943 --> 00:33:10,423
That should
give you butterflies.[SIGHS]
728
00:33:10,684 --> 00:33:12,729
RYAN: The look on your face is
like you got a deadline due.
729
00:33:12,773 --> 00:33:14,209
Well, there's that.
730
00:33:14,253 --> 00:33:16,429
And the fact that you've got me
out in public.
731
00:33:16,777 --> 00:33:19,649
Sitting in a tea shop, wondering
if some random journalist
732
00:33:19,693 --> 00:33:21,912
is gonna put my whole life
on blast again.
733
00:33:21,956 --> 00:33:23,827
Okay. We both know
this isn't about Nick
734
00:33:23,871 --> 00:33:25,133
or you finishing your novel.
735
00:33:26,221 --> 00:33:29,616
[SIGHS] What's really going on?I'm nervous about Caleb.
736
00:33:30,356 --> 00:33:33,054
Back in high school,
he wasn't just a crush,
737
00:33:33,098 --> 00:33:35,100
he actually kind of
broke my heart.
738
00:33:36,275 --> 00:33:39,408
Kind of?Yep. And he may not
even know that.
739
00:33:40,757 --> 00:33:43,760
Maybe that's what's bugging me?Well, that was a long time ago.
740
00:33:44,196 --> 00:33:45,893
I'm sure you've both changed
a lot since then.
741
00:33:47,547 --> 00:33:50,158
Yeah. Yeah, you're right.
742
00:33:51,072 --> 00:33:53,074
[CHUCKLES] I'm acting
like a silly teenager.[CHUCKLES]
743
00:33:53,640 --> 00:33:56,817
I'm... I'm gonna call him.
It's no big deal.
744
00:33:56,860 --> 00:33:59,472
We'll have a quick catch-up
and that'll be that.
745
00:33:59,515 --> 00:34:01,300
RYAN: Or, you'll discover
your old crush
746
00:34:01,343 --> 00:34:02,910
is still the man of your dreams,
747
00:34:02,953 --> 00:34:04,999
only slightly older,
and a whole lot hotter.
748
00:34:05,478 --> 00:34:08,872
And I'm nervous again.Just start dialing. Dial.
749
00:34:09,177 --> 00:34:10,744
[SOFT MUSIC CONCLUDES]
750
00:34:12,224 --> 00:34:15,575
[INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PLAYING]
751
00:34:16,010 --> 00:34:18,926
Random question,
but do you believe in fate?
752
00:34:18,969 --> 00:34:20,710
I think that's the thing
that people like to credit
753
00:34:20,754 --> 00:34:21,929
for when things work out.
754
00:34:21,972 --> 00:34:23,409
But in the end we'll never
really know,
755
00:34:23,452 --> 00:34:24,932
so I say why worry about it?
756
00:34:25,933 --> 00:34:27,674
I'll drink to that.Why do you ask?
757
00:34:27,978 --> 00:34:29,067
Mm.
758
00:34:30,111 --> 00:34:32,505
I was supposed to meet a guy
here a half an hour ago
759
00:34:32,853 --> 00:34:35,421
and I don't know
if it wasn't meant to be
760
00:34:35,464 --> 00:34:37,727
or if he just plain old
stood me up.
761
00:34:37,771 --> 00:34:39,773
Well, let's give the guy
the benefit of the doubt.
762
00:34:40,643 --> 00:34:43,168
And the next drink's on me.Oh, that's very nice, Sal.
763
00:34:48,173 --> 00:34:50,697
NICK: Hey. Natalie.
764
00:34:51,132 --> 00:34:54,657
Thank you. Hi, Nick.SAL: Nick Winters for pickup?
765
00:34:56,224 --> 00:34:58,574
NICK: So, drinking alone, huh?
766
00:34:58,618 --> 00:35:00,924
Nope, I'm not alone. Sal's here
767
00:35:02,361 --> 00:35:04,754
NICK: Hey, Sal, how do you wish
somebody good luck
768
00:35:04,798 --> 00:35:06,060
on a first date?[CHUCKLES]
769
00:35:06,539 --> 00:35:08,845
It's not a date, Sal.Here's your to-go.
770
00:35:09,237 --> 00:35:11,848
Oh, you hear that Nick?
It's time for you to go.
771
00:35:14,938 --> 00:35:16,375
Third wheel rolling away.Mm-hmm.
772
00:35:16,636 --> 00:35:17,985
You have fun.[CHUCKLES]
773
00:35:18,028 --> 00:35:21,031
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
774
00:35:21,423 --> 00:35:24,165
MISS OLIVIA: Yes, Mr. Hansen.
Nick told me to expect you.
775
00:35:24,209 --> 00:35:26,036
So, welcome
to the St. Nicholas Inn.
776
00:35:26,776 --> 00:35:28,604
Your room is just up the stairs
and around the corner.
777
00:35:28,648 --> 00:35:29,736
LUCAS: Oh, thanks.
778
00:35:31,085 --> 00:35:33,696
RYAN: I see Nick didn't waste
any time calling in the cavalry.
779
00:35:34,175 --> 00:35:36,308
And you must be
Natalie's publicist.
780
00:35:36,786 --> 00:35:39,224
Ryan, right? Lucas Hansen.
781
00:35:40,225 --> 00:35:43,358
Staff photographer and a huge
fan of your client's--
782
00:35:43,402 --> 00:35:45,186
Look, if Nick just sent you in
to butter me up,
783
00:35:45,230 --> 00:35:47,232
tell him nice try.No, no, no, no. [CHUCKLES]
784
00:35:47,275 --> 00:35:49,408
I'm not trying to butter you up.
My passion's real.
785
00:35:49,843 --> 00:35:51,453
My ex put me onto
Christmas Can Wait
786
00:35:51,497 --> 00:35:53,455
and I've read it
like seven times. [CHUCKLES]
787
00:35:54,152 --> 00:35:55,283
Go ahead. Test me.
788
00:35:56,980 --> 00:35:59,374
Okay. Uh,
at the end of the novel,
789
00:35:59,418 --> 00:36:01,463
when Rich pulls Beth
into a surprise embrace
790
00:36:01,507 --> 00:36:03,422
outside the Christmas tree
at Rockefeller Center,
791
00:36:04,118 --> 00:36:06,120
what does he whisper
into her ear?[LUCAS CHUCKLES]
792
00:36:06,599 --> 00:36:08,601
"I can't seem to remember
a moment before you."
793
00:36:09,036 --> 00:36:10,603
"Or imagine another one
without you in it."
794
00:36:14,172 --> 00:36:15,260
It's impressive.
795
00:36:15,738 --> 00:36:17,392
And maybe you should be
the one interviewing Natalie.
796
00:36:17,784 --> 00:36:19,046
She doesn't mind talking
to her fans.
797
00:36:19,481 --> 00:36:21,135
Thanks.
I'll pass that on to Nick.
798
00:36:21,831 --> 00:36:24,051
And I'll dog-ear all the
right pages for him to read.
799
00:36:27,489 --> 00:36:29,578
[INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC CONCLUDES]
800
00:36:29,622 --> 00:36:31,232
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
801
00:36:31,276 --> 00:36:35,715
Oh, sure. Everyone knows Caleb.
He's something of a local hero.
802
00:36:36,324 --> 00:36:38,065
He works part-time
as a volunteer firefighter.
803
00:36:39,284 --> 00:36:41,242
So he's a part-time firefighter.
804
00:36:41,286 --> 00:36:43,636
MIMI: Mm-hmm.Full-time hero. Wow. [CHUCKLES]
805
00:36:44,376 --> 00:36:47,422
Uh... how so?Oh, he started the toy drive
806
00:36:47,466 --> 00:36:48,945
at the firehall for kids
807
00:36:49,294 --> 00:36:51,383
and he's the one who started
the festival
808
00:36:51,687 --> 00:36:54,386
to attract Christmas traffic
for the local businesses.
809
00:36:56,301 --> 00:36:57,954
NICK: "The Dickens Festival."
810
00:36:57,998 --> 00:37:00,087
MIMI: Yeah, it started
as a regular Christmas market
811
00:37:00,653 --> 00:37:02,611
and then he changed it
to the Dickens theme.
812
00:37:03,221 --> 00:37:04,918
SAL: So they wander around
drinking mulled wine,
813
00:37:04,961 --> 00:37:07,573
eating roasted chestnuts,
celebrating the day
814
00:37:07,616 --> 00:37:09,966
that Charles himself
strode these very streets.
815
00:37:10,010 --> 00:37:11,054
NATALIE: Really?
816
00:37:12,360 --> 00:37:15,058
And Caleb came up with this
and the toy drive?
817
00:37:15,798 --> 00:37:17,104
For the kids.
818
00:37:18,366 --> 00:37:19,846
For the kids.
819
00:37:21,195 --> 00:37:25,591
[SOFT MUSIC PLAYING]
820
00:37:25,634 --> 00:37:28,724
[INDISTINCT CATTER]
821
00:37:37,167 --> 00:37:38,908
Natalie!Hey.
822
00:37:39,909 --> 00:37:42,564
Sorry I'm late. I got hung up
at the fire station
823
00:37:42,608 --> 00:37:43,826
with our upcoming toy drive.
824
00:37:43,870 --> 00:37:46,133
That's okay.
Sal kept me company.
825
00:37:47,569 --> 00:37:49,789
But first impressions
are everything.
826
00:37:50,268 --> 00:37:53,053
They are, and I was the one
who overslept for breakfast,
827
00:37:53,096 --> 00:37:54,141
so I guess we're even.
828
00:37:54,794 --> 00:37:56,317
[SIGHS] Even it is.[CHUCKLES]
829
00:37:57,492 --> 00:37:59,364
Hey, when were you gonna
tell me about this festival
830
00:37:59,407 --> 00:38:00,452
and the toy drive?
831
00:38:01,496 --> 00:38:05,892
Uh... this morning
at breakfast.
832
00:38:05,935 --> 00:38:07,372
Right. [CHUCKLES]
833
00:38:07,937 --> 00:38:09,896
Well, do you want to tell me
what else you're famous for?
834
00:38:11,245 --> 00:38:12,246
Me?Yeah.
835
00:38:12,681 --> 00:38:14,944
How 'bout you?[CHUCKLES]
836
00:38:14,988 --> 00:38:16,250
[CHUCKLES]
837
00:38:17,773 --> 00:38:18,948
Let's get a table.
838
00:38:18,992 --> 00:38:21,255
We got a whole lifetime
to catch up on.
839
00:38:22,038 --> 00:38:25,346
Okay.[INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC CONCLUDES]
840
00:38:25,390 --> 00:38:27,914
BEN: Caleb started the festival
by canvassing local businesses
841
00:38:27,957 --> 00:38:30,308
to become sponsors to the event
to promote tourism.
842
00:38:31,483 --> 00:38:33,311
Smart, considering
the charm of the town.
843
00:38:33,659 --> 00:38:36,183
Yeah, you'd think.
The years have gotten leaner.
844
00:38:36,226 --> 00:38:37,532
We've all had to look
at creative ways
845
00:38:37,576 --> 00:38:38,838
to keep the festival going
846
00:38:38,881 --> 00:38:40,535
and no one works harder at that
than Caleb.
847
00:38:40,579 --> 00:38:43,103
So he's a "never take no
for an answer" sort of guy?
848
00:38:43,146 --> 00:38:45,497
[SCOFFS] Once he zeros
his sights on something,
849
00:38:45,540 --> 00:38:47,325
just get out of his way.
850
00:38:47,368 --> 00:38:48,456
[CHUCKLES]
851
00:38:48,500 --> 00:38:50,284
Like the stunt
he pulled last year
852
00:38:50,806 --> 00:38:52,417
to help promote sales.
853
00:38:52,460 --> 00:38:54,157
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
854
00:38:54,201 --> 00:38:56,682
The firefighters
of Cranberry Falls.
855
00:38:57,683 --> 00:38:59,380
[CHUCKLES]
856
00:38:59,424 --> 00:39:02,122
There's no lengths he won't go
to keep our festival on track
857
00:39:02,165 --> 00:39:04,472
Wow, that's, uh, bold.
858
00:39:05,125 --> 00:39:07,606
Yeah. [CHUCKLES]So, how did he end up here?
859
00:39:08,215 --> 00:39:09,521
Well, he moved here
with his girlfriend
860
00:39:09,564 --> 00:39:11,740
looking for a fresh start
after his divorce.
861
00:39:11,784 --> 00:39:14,264
And how long ago was that?Uh, four years ago.
862
00:39:14,613 --> 00:39:17,529
He started a towing company
and she started Trish's Pastry.Oh.
863
00:39:18,225 --> 00:39:19,444
The relationship fizzled,
864
00:39:19,487 --> 00:39:21,750
but he and Trish,
they still remain close.
865
00:39:25,188 --> 00:39:27,756
That's a little unusual, but...
866
00:39:29,018 --> 00:39:30,890
refreshing.Yeah, yeah.
867
00:39:30,933 --> 00:39:32,544
I still see them out and about.Yeah.
868
00:39:32,587 --> 00:39:35,068
I mean, it's impossible
not to like that guy.
869
00:39:35,721 --> 00:39:36,765
Hm.[CHUCKLES]
870
00:39:37,244 --> 00:39:38,332
[SOFT MUSIC PLAYING]
871
00:39:38,593 --> 00:39:40,900
So, after a promising
football career
872
00:39:40,943 --> 00:39:43,337
got sidelined
by several concussions,
873
00:39:43,381 --> 00:39:45,078
I found myself...
[INHALES DEEPLY]
874
00:39:45,121 --> 00:39:46,253
...at a job I didn't love
875
00:39:46,949 --> 00:39:48,298
in a city I didn't want
to be in,
876
00:39:48,603 --> 00:39:50,475
with a girl
I wasn't meant to marry.
877
00:39:50,997 --> 00:39:52,868
NATALIE: I'm sorry.CALEB: Don't be.
878
00:39:53,782 --> 00:39:58,483
My philosophy is, "Ever tried."
"Ever failed." "No matter."
879
00:39:59,353 --> 00:40:00,963
"Try again." "Fail again."
880
00:40:01,703 --> 00:40:02,704
"Fail better.""Fail better."
881
00:40:03,009 --> 00:40:05,054
Samuel Beckett.[CALEB CHUCKLES] Yeah.
882
00:40:05,098 --> 00:40:06,273
When I read that quote
883
00:40:06,316 --> 00:40:07,970
I thought to myself
that that's gonna be me.
884
00:40:08,971 --> 00:40:11,234
And when you lose
your fear of failure,
885
00:40:11,626 --> 00:40:14,237
your odds of success
instantly increase.
886
00:40:14,629 --> 00:40:16,544
[SCOFFS] I wish
I could be more like that.
887
00:40:16,588 --> 00:40:18,503
After the success
of my first novel,
888
00:40:18,546 --> 00:40:20,983
I feel like I'm always
competing against myself.
889
00:40:21,375 --> 00:40:23,769
[BREATHES DEEPLY]Too busy to get married?
890
00:40:24,073 --> 00:40:25,510
[INDISTINCT CHATTER][CROCKERY CLATTERING]
891
00:40:25,771 --> 00:40:27,947
Uh... I'm writing all the time.
892
00:40:29,339 --> 00:40:30,906
Plus, I kind of took
a break from people
893
00:40:30,950 --> 00:40:33,169
after this horrible article
came out about me
894
00:40:33,213 --> 00:40:35,476
with a bunch of stuff
taken way out of context
895
00:40:35,520 --> 00:40:36,782
and it hurt my brand.
896
00:40:36,825 --> 00:40:39,219
[INHALES DEEPLY]
And it hurt me.
897
00:40:40,394 --> 00:40:43,049
I guess, I'm just getting
back out into the world now.
898
00:40:45,225 --> 00:40:46,400
Hmm. I'm sorry
that happened to you.
899
00:40:47,357 --> 00:40:48,533
Thank you.
900
00:40:53,799 --> 00:40:55,061
Hey, do you remember
901
00:40:55,104 --> 00:40:57,455
that you once asked me out
on a date? [CHUCKLES]
902
00:40:58,934 --> 00:41:03,025
Uh, yeah.
It was to a dance or something.
903
00:41:04,940 --> 00:41:06,072
Yeah. [CHUCKLES]
904
00:41:07,421 --> 00:41:10,468
I... Those years were
905
00:41:10,903 --> 00:41:12,644
a bit of a blur to me.Yeah.
906
00:41:13,688 --> 00:41:15,690
I probably came off
full of myself.
907
00:41:15,734 --> 00:41:18,301
No. Oh, no. I would
never describe you as that.
908
00:41:19,564 --> 00:41:21,261
Oh. So how would you
describe me?
909
00:41:22,001 --> 00:41:24,264
If I was one of your characters?[CHUCKLES]
910
00:41:25,395 --> 00:41:26,745
Okay.
911
00:41:28,224 --> 00:41:32,968
Um... Caleb had
an easygoing charm
912
00:41:33,012 --> 00:41:35,667
that was like a hidden
superpower to those around him.
913
00:41:36,755 --> 00:41:39,758
He had a smile that instantly
put everyone at ease.
914
00:41:42,674 --> 00:41:43,979
Wow.[CHUCKLES]
915
00:41:44,980 --> 00:41:46,504
I like the sound of that guy.Yeah. [CHUCKLES]
916
00:41:47,330 --> 00:41:49,028
Keep going.No. [CHUCKLES]
917
00:41:49,071 --> 00:41:50,682
It's your turn. Describe me.
918
00:41:50,725 --> 00:41:52,205
[CHUCKLES] I'm not a writer.So?
919
00:41:53,336 --> 00:41:54,468
Okay, I'll give it a shot.
920
00:41:55,425 --> 00:41:56,470
[CLICKS TONGUE]
921
00:41:56,862 --> 00:41:58,516
Here it goes. [CLEARS THROAT]
922
00:42:00,822 --> 00:42:02,998
Everything about Natalie
is an understatement.
923
00:42:04,304 --> 00:42:07,655
From her innocent gaze
to her shy smile.
924
00:42:08,830 --> 00:42:11,137
She might not stop a party
when she enters a room,
925
00:42:12,051 --> 00:42:14,706
but if she could see herself
through my eyes...
926
00:42:15,750 --> 00:42:17,404
she'd know how truly special
she really is.
927
00:42:22,278 --> 00:42:23,541
How'd I do?
928
00:42:25,891 --> 00:42:27,719
Yeah. I wouldn't change a word.
929
00:42:29,198 --> 00:42:30,460
[CHUCKLES]
930
00:42:43,778 --> 00:42:47,739
NICK: He is a small-town
firefighter who is spearheading
931
00:42:47,782 --> 00:42:51,394
the local Christmas festival
and a toy drive.
932
00:42:51,699 --> 00:42:53,571
Well, sounds like he's the guy
who gets introduced
933
00:42:53,614 --> 00:42:55,747
on page-two of every book
she's ever written.
934
00:42:55,790 --> 00:42:56,965
Dude, totally.
935
00:42:57,009 --> 00:42:59,925
She has found herself
a real-life hero
936
00:42:59,968 --> 00:43:02,275
who is going to rescue her
out of her funk.[CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS]
937
00:43:02,623 --> 00:43:04,625
I'm telling you,
this story is so good
938
00:43:04,669 --> 00:43:07,410
it's practically writing itself.Yeah, it is.
939
00:43:07,454 --> 00:43:09,238
If you can convince her
to let you tell it.
940
00:43:09,282 --> 00:43:11,980
[NATALIE GIGGLING,
INDISTINCTLY SPEAKING]
941
00:43:12,024 --> 00:43:13,895
Quick, quick, quick, come on.
Come on! Bring it.
942
00:43:13,939 --> 00:43:15,244
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]NICK: Get the camera.
943
00:43:15,593 --> 00:43:17,203
[NATALIE CHUCKLING]CALEB: I heard
you were a swimmer.
944
00:43:19,553 --> 00:43:21,511
I gotta be honest.
This is the most fun
945
00:43:21,555 --> 00:43:23,078
I've had in a very long time.
946
00:43:23,644 --> 00:43:25,211
Then why don't you stick around
Cranberry Falls?
947
00:43:25,559 --> 00:43:27,082
I...CALEB: Just for a few days,
948
00:43:27,561 --> 00:43:28,606
until the Dickens Festival.
949
00:43:29,215 --> 00:43:30,259
I gotta get home.
950
00:43:30,303 --> 00:43:31,783
I'm chasing a Christmas
deadline.
951
00:43:32,131 --> 00:43:33,175
Come on.
952
00:43:34,350 --> 00:43:35,613
We just said hello.
953
00:43:36,744 --> 00:43:38,006
[CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS]
954
00:43:38,920 --> 00:43:40,052
[CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS]
955
00:43:40,095 --> 00:43:42,532
Are you sure
you're ready to say goodbye?
956
00:43:44,752 --> 00:43:45,840
[CHUCKLES]
957
00:43:49,104 --> 00:43:51,150
[CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS]Okay, this shot's for the cover.
958
00:43:51,933 --> 00:43:53,805
NATALIE: Sorry.[CELLPHONE RINGING]
959
00:43:53,848 --> 00:43:56,111
Yep, it's Gloria, my editor.
960
00:43:56,155 --> 00:43:58,113
She's calling
to sound the alarms. I...
961
00:43:58,157 --> 00:44:02,814
[CELLPHONE RINGING]Just tell me you'll stay.
962
00:44:04,946 --> 00:44:07,035
You make it very difficult
to say no.
963
00:44:10,648 --> 00:44:12,084
[CHUCKLES]
964
00:44:18,438 --> 00:44:19,482
Oh.
965
00:44:20,745 --> 00:44:22,529
Hi, Gloria.So?
966
00:44:22,572 --> 00:44:23,965
how are we doing
with our rewrites?
967
00:44:24,226 --> 00:44:26,359
[CHUCKLES] Well,
it's a work in progress.
968
00:44:26,402 --> 00:44:29,449
But you will be happy to know
that I've started my list
969
00:44:29,492 --> 00:44:30,580
of must-haves in a mate.
970
00:44:30,842 --> 00:44:32,931
[CHUCKLES] Oh, look at you
taking my advice.
971
00:44:33,758 --> 00:44:35,107
What have you got so far?Oh.
972
00:44:38,937 --> 00:44:42,636
Okay. Sense of humor is one.Copycat. It's a good one.
973
00:44:43,028 --> 00:44:44,899
NATALIE: Two,
he has to have a kind heart.
974
00:44:45,421 --> 00:44:46,509
Always helpful.
975
00:44:50,949 --> 00:44:54,300
And tonight I thought,
I have to be with someone
976
00:44:54,343 --> 00:44:56,084
who isn't afraid
to be vulnerable.
977
00:44:56,781 --> 00:44:58,086
GLORIA:
That is a good one for you.
978
00:44:58,870 --> 00:45:00,915
So it sounds like it was good
that you took the evening off.[CHUCKLES]
979
00:45:00,959 --> 00:45:02,395
GLORIA: But your time off
be over now.
980
00:45:03,875 --> 00:45:05,137
I am back at it.
981
00:45:06,225 --> 00:45:08,183
And, uh, I've decided to stay
982
00:45:08,227 --> 00:45:10,490
until I nail down
those last 30 pages.
983
00:45:11,491 --> 00:45:14,929
I'm gonna turn this book into
the next Natalie Wolfe classic.
984
00:45:15,713 --> 00:45:17,715
So much for our
big kiss goodnight.
985
00:45:20,326 --> 00:45:23,416
Nick, come on.
This is the magic moment.
986
00:45:24,547 --> 00:45:25,853
The smoldering gaze
in their eyes.
987
00:45:26,419 --> 00:45:28,290
Their hands just
gently touching.
988
00:45:28,334 --> 00:45:30,162
Yeah, I suppose, but...
989
00:45:31,424 --> 00:45:33,818
no kiss.[CHUCKLES]
990
00:45:33,861 --> 00:45:36,821
You will never see on a cover
of a romance novel
991
00:45:37,125 --> 00:45:38,518
the leads kissing.
992
00:45:38,866 --> 00:45:39,867
But they almost kiss.
993
00:45:40,346 --> 00:45:41,913
Now that's actually
more powerful
994
00:45:42,304 --> 00:45:43,479
'cause it confirms
to the audience
995
00:45:43,828 --> 00:45:45,699
that we're invested in them
getting together at the end.
996
00:45:48,876 --> 00:45:49,964
Yeah.
997
00:45:51,661 --> 00:45:55,404
The lines between real life
and fiction begin to blur.
998
00:45:58,364 --> 00:45:59,582
That might be my way in.
999
00:46:02,890 --> 00:46:06,459
Oh, hey. So how was your
big night out with Caleb?
1000
00:46:06,502 --> 00:46:08,330
Ugh![MUMBLES]
1001
00:46:08,374 --> 00:46:11,551
Okay. But I can see the answer
written all over your face.
1002
00:46:13,988 --> 00:46:14,989
You don't have to tell me.
1003
00:46:15,294 --> 00:46:17,078
But, if you do want to tell me,
I'm all ears.
1004
00:46:17,122 --> 00:46:18,950
You are relentless,
you know that?
1005
00:46:18,993 --> 00:46:21,213
Look, I am trying
with everything I got here
1006
00:46:21,256 --> 00:46:22,823
but it's really not easy
with your whole
1007
00:46:22,867 --> 00:46:25,347
"hey, let's keep everybody
at arm's length" thing
1008
00:46:25,391 --> 00:46:27,959
you have going on.Not everybody. Just you.
1009
00:46:28,002 --> 00:46:30,222
Just give me five minutes,
talk to me
1010
00:46:30,265 --> 00:46:32,267
and if you still
really don't like me,
1011
00:46:32,572 --> 00:46:34,792
then you never have
to see me again, I promise.
1012
00:46:36,228 --> 00:46:37,707
Five minutes.
1013
00:46:38,404 --> 00:46:39,405
Tell me something, Nick.
1014
00:46:40,275 --> 00:46:41,929
Why does your boss
call you hopeless?
1015
00:46:42,321 --> 00:46:44,540
Uh... [SMACKS LIPS]
1016
00:46:44,845 --> 00:46:49,676
Well, let's just say, uh,
my once upon a time
1017
00:46:49,719 --> 00:46:51,983
didn't exactly end
in a happily ever-after.
1018
00:46:52,244 --> 00:46:54,289
Oh, that's the story
I want to hear.
1019
00:46:55,856 --> 00:46:56,857
Okay.
1020
00:46:57,597 --> 00:47:00,121
Well, look, if you really
want to hear
1021
00:47:00,165 --> 00:47:02,907
the long dreaded tale
of love gone awry,
1022
00:47:02,950 --> 00:47:05,605
you're gonna have to ply me
with a little hot cocoa first.
1023
00:47:06,301 --> 00:47:08,347
Done.[INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC CONCLUDES]
1024
00:47:08,390 --> 00:47:09,478
Well, when I was growing up,
1025
00:47:09,827 --> 00:47:12,568
my dad worked at this train
museum in Brooklyn.
1026
00:47:12,612 --> 00:47:16,268
[FIRE CRACKLING]And every Christmas Eve,
1027
00:47:16,311 --> 00:47:19,140
the museum would host
this potluck
1028
00:47:19,184 --> 00:47:20,489
for those less fortunate.
1029
00:47:21,055 --> 00:47:24,232
I would always go down there
to help out...
1030
00:47:25,799 --> 00:47:27,975
and it was magical.
1031
00:47:29,585 --> 00:47:32,023
The lights,
the glittering decorations,
1032
00:47:32,066 --> 00:47:33,589
the smiles on everybody's faces.
1033
00:47:35,026 --> 00:47:36,592
But the real showstopper
1034
00:47:36,636 --> 00:47:40,031
was this old-fashioned
locomotive called The Hudson.
1035
00:47:41,119 --> 00:47:44,165
And it looked just like the
train from the Polar Express.
1036
00:47:44,949 --> 00:47:46,864
And as a kid, I was convinced
1037
00:47:46,907 --> 00:47:48,866
that if I just wished
hard enough,
1038
00:47:48,909 --> 00:47:51,825
at midnight on Christmas Eve,
that train,
1039
00:47:52,130 --> 00:47:55,002
it would take me
to the North Pole to meet Santa.
1040
00:47:55,046 --> 00:47:56,743
Aw. I love that.
1041
00:47:57,004 --> 00:47:59,528
Eventually, that boy
became a man.
1042
00:48:00,051 --> 00:48:03,881
A man, who in his senior year
of college
1043
00:48:04,142 --> 00:48:07,406
met and fell for the woman
of his dreams.Oh.
1044
00:48:09,103 --> 00:48:14,239
And she was so smart
and she was ambitious...
1045
00:48:15,980 --> 00:48:18,591
and for whatever reason
she seemed to love me too. Uh...
1046
00:48:22,073 --> 00:48:23,813
So, one Christmas Eve
1047
00:48:23,857 --> 00:48:26,642
I invited her to share
my favorite tradition.
1048
00:48:27,252 --> 00:48:29,776
Although, end of the night
I've got a surprise.
1049
00:48:30,777 --> 00:48:31,821
When everybody's gone,
1050
00:48:32,344 --> 00:48:34,781
I invite her back
to the Polar Express train.
1051
00:48:35,042 --> 00:48:36,870
I get down on one knee...
1052
00:48:38,002 --> 00:48:41,092
and I propose.And she turned you down?
1053
00:48:41,135 --> 00:48:42,658
If only it were that simple.
1054
00:48:44,573 --> 00:48:48,055
No, that is just the tip
of the proverbial iceberg
1055
00:48:48,099 --> 00:48:50,797
that sank my heart.
[INHAKES DEEPLY]
1056
00:48:50,840 --> 00:48:53,278
[SIGHS] No,
uh, as a matter of fact...
1057
00:48:56,759 --> 00:48:57,847
she was having an affair.
1058
00:48:59,371 --> 00:49:03,070
With my best friend.Ugh. Nick, I am so sorry.
1059
00:49:04,724 --> 00:49:06,900
You must hate Christmas now.
[SCOFFS]
1060
00:49:06,944 --> 00:49:10,164
That year? [CHUCKLES] Yeah.Yeah. [CHUCKLES]
1061
00:49:10,208 --> 00:49:12,819
But no. I love Christmas.
1062
00:49:14,255 --> 00:49:16,388
I really do.
I love everything about it.
1063
00:49:17,128 --> 00:49:18,738
And I even went back
the next year
1064
00:49:18,781 --> 00:49:20,740
to that train museum
and I've been back
1065
00:49:20,783 --> 00:49:21,871
every year since.
1066
00:49:22,220 --> 00:49:24,570
And I love to see the looks
on everybody's faces
1067
00:49:24,613 --> 00:49:27,921
when we make their Christmas Eve
just a little bit brighter.
1068
00:49:32,665 --> 00:49:33,753
NATALIE:
Tell me something, Nick.
1069
00:49:34,188 --> 00:49:36,843
Do you think you could
tell my story with the same...
1070
00:49:36,886 --> 00:49:38,279
[BREATHES DEEPLY]
1071
00:49:38,323 --> 00:49:40,716
...honesty as you told yours
just now?
1072
00:49:41,717 --> 00:49:43,284
We wouldn't be sitting here
if I didn't.
1073
00:49:44,416 --> 00:49:45,808
The real question is,
1074
00:49:45,852 --> 00:49:48,202
are you brave enough
to let me tell it?
1075
00:49:50,683 --> 00:49:56,428
[TRAIN BELL RINGING][INDISTINCT CHATTER]
1076
00:49:59,822 --> 00:50:01,999
[INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PLAYING]It's better at night.
1077
00:50:11,138 --> 00:50:13,488
Talk to me, Holly.
What are you afraid of here?
1078
00:50:17,666 --> 00:50:18,972
Is it fear of the truth?
1079
00:50:19,799 --> 00:50:22,671
Is it fear
of getting hurt again?
1080
00:50:23,890 --> 00:50:26,197
[SIGHS] What's missing?
1081
00:50:30,201 --> 00:50:31,593
What do I need you
to say, Holly?
1082
00:50:33,334 --> 00:50:36,033
Tell me, and we can all
walk away happy.
1083
00:50:37,208 --> 00:50:38,209
[SIGHS]
1084
00:50:45,085 --> 00:50:50,134
[SIGHS][KEYBOARD KEYS CLANKING]
1085
00:51:00,100 --> 00:51:01,058
[INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC CONCLUDES]
1086
00:51:05,714 --> 00:51:10,110
[CHEERFUL MUSIC PLAYING]
1087
00:51:10,154 --> 00:51:12,243
You're extending our stay
through the Dickens Festival
1088
00:51:12,286 --> 00:51:13,722
and you're giving Nick
an exclusive?
1089
00:51:14,462 --> 00:51:16,769
I take it last night's date
must have been off the charts.
1090
00:51:16,812 --> 00:51:18,727
It's hard to describe.
It wasn't that it went well
1091
00:51:18,771 --> 00:51:21,078
then it just felt so effortless.[CHEERFUL MUSIC CONCLUDES]
1092
00:51:21,121 --> 00:51:23,210
It tends to happen when you
already know the guy's into you.
1093
00:51:23,254 --> 00:51:24,472
I guess.
1094
00:51:24,516 --> 00:51:26,213
Gosh, it's been so long
since I've had a date
1095
00:51:26,474 --> 00:51:28,128
I forgot some of them
could actually be fun.
1096
00:51:28,172 --> 00:51:30,739
Ah! I'm jealous.
I want one of those.[NATALIE CHUCKLING]
1097
00:51:31,827 --> 00:51:34,308
Oh, uh, Natalie,
this is Lucas Hansen.
1098
00:51:34,352 --> 00:51:35,657
The photographer
for SHEmagazine
1099
00:51:35,701 --> 00:51:36,919
and your number one fan.
1100
00:51:36,963 --> 00:51:38,051
NATALIE: Oh.And I know fans.
1101
00:51:38,660 --> 00:51:39,966
I follow your blog
every morning. [CHUCKLES]NATALIE: Oh.
1102
00:51:40,009 --> 00:51:41,837
Starting with your daily
affirmations, of course.
1103
00:51:41,881 --> 00:51:43,796
Well, you actually have Ryan
to thank for that.
1104
00:51:43,839 --> 00:51:45,319
He handles all
my social media.
1105
00:51:45,798 --> 00:51:49,149
Oh, wow. [CHUCKLES] You must
really love what you do then.
1106
00:51:49,976 --> 00:51:53,110
Some of this stuff you come up
with is like this beacon of hope
1107
00:51:53,153 --> 00:51:54,894
to the recent members
of the lonely hearts club.
1108
00:51:55,547 --> 00:51:57,636
Really? I must have overshot.
1109
00:51:57,679 --> 00:52:00,552
[CHUCKLES][CHUCKLES] Uh...
1110
00:52:01,030 --> 00:52:02,293
Well, uh, I'm off to Buffalo.
1111
00:52:02,902 --> 00:52:04,556
Nick's got me getting some
establishing shots
1112
00:52:04,599 --> 00:52:05,905
for where it all began for you.
1113
00:52:05,948 --> 00:52:08,603
To create this sort of
once-upon-a-time theme.
1114
00:52:08,647 --> 00:52:09,691
RYAN: It's a clever idea.
1115
00:52:10,127 --> 00:52:11,563
Why do I get the feeling
it was yours?
1116
00:52:12,129 --> 00:52:14,435
I can neither confirm
nor deny that.[CHUCKLES]
1117
00:52:15,523 --> 00:52:17,873
But, if you're not too busy,
I'd love some company.
1118
00:52:18,874 --> 00:52:20,180
Oh, uh...Yeah, go.
1119
00:52:20,224 --> 00:52:22,139
I can handle the interview
on my own.
1120
00:52:22,965 --> 00:52:25,011
Well, it appears my day
has suddenly opened up.
1121
00:52:25,054 --> 00:52:26,795
Awesome. Just parked outside.RYAN: Sure.
1122
00:52:27,100 --> 00:52:29,363
[INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PLAYING]
1123
00:52:32,584 --> 00:52:34,020
This is huge.
1124
00:52:34,063 --> 00:52:35,456
Nick, our ad sales doubled
with the news
1125
00:52:35,500 --> 00:52:37,284
that Natalie Wolfe
is on our cover.
1126
00:52:37,719 --> 00:52:40,983
So, how did you manage to crown
the Queen of Christmas?
1127
00:52:41,027 --> 00:52:43,247
Well, I stopped
trying to get a story,
1128
00:52:43,943 --> 00:52:45,074
told one of my own.
1129
00:52:45,466 --> 00:52:48,252
Well, this could be a real
game changer for the magazine
1130
00:52:48,295 --> 00:52:51,037
and for you.I know. Classic no pressure.
1131
00:52:51,516 --> 00:52:52,865
Now, I just have
to get it right.
1132
00:52:53,518 --> 00:52:55,084
Then get it right, Nick.
1133
00:52:57,478 --> 00:52:59,698
[INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC CONCLUDES]
1134
00:52:59,741 --> 00:53:02,266
BEN: Lagging ticket sales
spooked two of our top sponsors
1135
00:53:02,309 --> 00:53:04,442
and they've decided to pull out
of this year's festival.
1136
00:53:04,920 --> 00:53:08,054
Chief, pre-sales never determine
our final tally.
1137
00:53:08,097 --> 00:53:09,795
Let's just scale back the venue.
1138
00:53:09,838 --> 00:53:11,710
We only have half the vendors
that we had last year.
1139
00:53:11,753 --> 00:53:14,234
Wait, you're not thinking
about cancelling the festival?
1140
00:53:14,278 --> 00:53:15,670
The only way the festival
survives
1141
00:53:15,714 --> 00:53:16,802
is if we stir up interest.
1142
00:53:17,150 --> 00:53:19,587
Then let's contact the news
outlets in Buffalo.
1143
00:53:19,631 --> 00:53:21,546
Newspapers, radio.I've tried.
1144
00:53:21,937 --> 00:53:23,025
They're not interested.
1145
00:53:23,417 --> 00:53:25,289
To them, Cranberry Falls
is small potatoes.[SIGHS]
1146
00:53:29,858 --> 00:53:30,990
I got an idea.
1147
00:53:32,121 --> 00:53:33,601
Of course, you do.
[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]
1148
00:53:34,123 --> 00:53:36,430
So, if you could go back
in time
1149
00:53:36,474 --> 00:53:40,652
and give your 16-year-old self
just one piece of advice,
1150
00:53:41,348 --> 00:53:43,437
what would it be?I would tell her
1151
00:53:43,481 --> 00:53:45,134
to stop overthinking.
1152
00:53:45,178 --> 00:53:47,311
NICK: Huh.Yeah, and be more confident.
1153
00:53:47,354 --> 00:53:51,228
Thank you.
Be more confident, um...
1154
00:53:52,403 --> 00:53:55,188
Don't worry so much
about what other people think.
1155
00:53:55,536 --> 00:53:56,581
You know?
1156
00:53:57,538 --> 00:53:59,061
Find a work-life balance.
1157
00:53:59,105 --> 00:54:02,195
Oh, and stop procrastinating.
That's huge with me, even now.
1158
00:54:02,239 --> 00:54:03,283
[SIGHS]
1159
00:54:03,892 --> 00:54:05,633
It's a lot of advice
for your 16-year-old self.Mm-hmm.
1160
00:54:06,939 --> 00:54:09,507
She needed a lot of help.
[CHUCKLES]Oh, I see.
1161
00:54:11,770 --> 00:54:15,252
The truth is though,
no matter what I told myself...
1162
00:54:16,253 --> 00:54:18,559
I probably wouldn't listen.[CHUCKLES]
1163
00:54:19,038 --> 00:54:21,258
And see that's exactly
what I thought you'd say.
1164
00:54:21,736 --> 00:54:23,129
Oh right, because you did
1165
00:54:23,172 --> 00:54:24,739
your research. Right.NICK: Mm-hmm.
1166
00:54:24,783 --> 00:54:26,175
Mm-hmm.Okay, Mr. Research.
1167
00:54:26,741 --> 00:54:28,308
What was the one thing
about me
1168
00:54:28,352 --> 00:54:30,223
that you found
the most surprising?
1169
00:54:31,616 --> 00:54:33,270
Hm. [SMACKS LIPS]
1170
00:54:33,313 --> 00:54:36,447
That you've never actually
admitted to being in love
1171
00:54:37,099 --> 00:54:38,405
and yet have delivered
1172
00:54:38,449 --> 00:54:41,756
a seemingly endless treasure
trove of love stories.
1173
00:54:41,800 --> 00:54:43,410
You think I'm lying
about who I am?
1174
00:54:43,454 --> 00:54:46,239
Not at all, no.
From what I can tell,
1175
00:54:46,674 --> 00:54:49,373
deception is the trait
you loathe most in a person.
1176
00:54:50,330 --> 00:54:52,854
Trust for me is everything.
1177
00:54:54,378 --> 00:54:55,422
Hm.
1178
00:54:55,988 --> 00:55:02,516
[SOFT MUSIC PLAYING]
1179
00:55:03,256 --> 00:55:04,953
NICK: You create a world
we wish exists,
1180
00:55:04,997 --> 00:55:06,868
just not necessarily
a reflection
1181
00:55:06,912 --> 00:55:07,956
of the world we live in.
1182
00:55:08,261 --> 00:55:09,349
[PAPER RUSTLES]
1183
00:55:09,697 --> 00:55:11,351
Yeah.[CELLPHONE CHIMING]
1184
00:55:11,395 --> 00:55:12,700
NATALIE: Sorry.
1185
00:55:14,572 --> 00:55:15,616
Caleb, isn't it?
1186
00:55:16,443 --> 00:55:18,924
Telling you how much fun
he had last night.
1187
00:55:18,967 --> 00:55:21,666
Can't wait to see you again.All good guesses.
1188
00:55:21,709 --> 00:55:23,755
[CHUCKLES]He wants to show me around
1189
00:55:23,798 --> 00:55:25,365
the firehouse this afternoon.
1190
00:55:26,235 --> 00:55:27,628
You go. Um... you've been
1191
00:55:27,672 --> 00:55:30,936
more than generous
with your time.Yeah? Okay.
1192
00:55:34,331 --> 00:55:35,332
[SIGHS]
1193
00:55:36,898 --> 00:55:38,987
The problem is, what I really
should be doing
1194
00:55:39,031 --> 00:55:41,120
is getting back upstairs
to my computer
1195
00:55:41,163 --> 00:55:43,557
so that I can do the sit
and stare for hours.
1196
00:55:43,601 --> 00:55:45,037
Uh-oh, words not coming, huh?
1197
00:55:45,080 --> 00:55:46,995
Oh, no, they're coming.
They're just not any good.
1198
00:55:47,039 --> 00:55:48,170
[CHUCKLES][CHUCKLES]
1199
00:55:48,214 --> 00:55:49,433
I've got writer's block.
1200
00:55:50,172 --> 00:55:52,697
Ah, a problem I know
all too well.
1201
00:55:52,740 --> 00:55:54,351
[INHALES DEEPLY]
1202
00:55:54,916 --> 00:55:56,353
Uh... hey, if...
1203
00:55:57,832 --> 00:56:01,227
if you want, I could show you
a tried and true method
1204
00:56:01,270 --> 00:56:04,317
that's guaranteed to chase
the creative blues away.
1205
00:56:04,883 --> 00:56:07,538
Oh?Yeah. If you want.
1206
00:56:10,323 --> 00:56:12,760
[CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS]Okay, my turn.
1207
00:56:13,370 --> 00:56:17,243
Uh... "You pierce my soul."
"I am half agony, half hope."
1208
00:56:17,591 --> 00:56:18,810
"I have loved none but you."
1209
00:56:18,853 --> 00:56:20,768
LUCAS: [CHUCKLES]
You're trying to trick me.
1210
00:56:20,812 --> 00:56:22,204
That's not
one of Natalie's books.
1211
00:56:22,683 --> 00:56:24,859
That's Jane Austin's Persuasion.[CHUCKLES]
1212
00:56:24,903 --> 00:56:26,295
I love that book.Oh, me too.
1213
00:56:26,557 --> 00:56:28,341
My David hated it
for some reason.
1214
00:56:28,385 --> 00:56:30,387
Ah, you're really killing
the spirit of the game,
1215
00:56:30,430 --> 00:56:34,129
bring your ex into it, again.Oh, no. I'm sorry.
1216
00:56:34,173 --> 00:56:35,435
I'm turning
into one of those losers
1217
00:56:35,479 --> 00:56:37,698
that can't stop talking
about their ex.
1218
00:56:38,046 --> 00:56:39,961
How long's it been?Six months now.
1219
00:56:40,266 --> 00:56:42,007
Hm.Time to move on, right?
1220
00:56:42,050 --> 00:56:43,400
Oh, I really don't think
1221
00:56:43,443 --> 00:56:45,227
you should be asking me
for dating advice.What?
1222
00:56:46,011 --> 00:56:47,491
I can't imagine a guy
who can quote
1223
00:56:47,534 --> 00:56:49,928
all my favorite parts
of Jane Austin would be single
1224
00:56:49,971 --> 00:56:51,103
for any length of time.
1225
00:56:52,496 --> 00:56:54,759
Uh... Well, then you're
not imagining hard enough.
1226
00:56:55,368 --> 00:56:57,065
I've been on
so many bad coffee dates,
1227
00:56:57,109 --> 00:56:58,415
my dating profile should read,
1228
00:56:58,937 --> 00:57:02,070
"Save us the trouble
and just swipe left."
1229
00:57:02,114 --> 00:57:04,769
You know, I think dating apps
actually do more harm than good.
1230
00:57:04,812 --> 00:57:05,813
Yeah.
1231
00:57:06,945 --> 00:57:08,033
But to answer your question
1232
00:57:08,425 --> 00:57:10,209
about when to dip a toe
back in the dating pool...
1233
00:57:10,252 --> 00:57:12,994
[INHALES DEEPLY] ...you'll know
when you feel the spark.
1234
00:57:17,869 --> 00:57:19,087
[CHUCKLES]
1235
00:57:28,053 --> 00:57:30,708
I think that writer's block
is your subconscious
1236
00:57:30,751 --> 00:57:33,232
just telling you
to shake up your routine
1237
00:57:33,275 --> 00:57:36,235
and try something new.New is being out in public.
1238
00:57:36,278 --> 00:57:39,238
New is coming to this town
and none of it is helping.
1239
00:57:39,630 --> 00:57:42,459
I'm pretty sure that your
routine is sitting in front
1240
00:57:42,502 --> 00:57:44,330
of a computer
and just making things up.
1241
00:57:44,373 --> 00:57:48,595
Okay. That's over-simplifying...Hey, hey, look. We all do it.
1242
00:57:49,074 --> 00:57:50,771
For instance,
I ask questions for a living.
1243
00:57:50,815 --> 00:57:51,859
Yeah, I noticed that.
1244
00:57:52,512 --> 00:57:55,080
I ask questions and then people
give me answers
1245
00:57:55,123 --> 00:57:56,690
and then I sit
in front of a computer
1246
00:57:56,734 --> 00:57:58,953
and I spill it all out
1247
00:57:59,563 --> 00:58:02,304
and I hope it comes together
in some semi-cogent way.
1248
00:58:02,696 --> 00:58:05,307
Whereas I ask and answer
all the questions,
1249
00:58:05,351 --> 00:58:06,570
plus come up
with the characters,
1250
00:58:06,613 --> 00:58:08,876
the settings and the arcs.Yes. Exactly.
1251
00:58:08,920 --> 00:58:10,399
Quite literally everything.
1252
00:58:10,704 --> 00:58:14,621
And then, you make everything up
from all of that information
1253
00:58:14,665 --> 00:58:15,970
inside of your head.Yeah.
1254
00:58:16,580 --> 00:58:19,496
I have to come up
with new questions all the time.Exactly.
1255
00:58:19,539 --> 00:58:22,673
So, maybe you just need someone
new to ask you questions...[SIGHS]
1256
00:58:22,716 --> 00:58:24,326
...so you can focus
on some answers.
1257
00:58:25,589 --> 00:58:28,330
Okay. Fine. Have at it.
1258
00:58:31,116 --> 00:58:32,726
[INHALES DEEPLY]
What's your story about?
1259
00:58:34,206 --> 00:58:37,252
It is a story about two former
high school sweethearts,
1260
00:58:37,296 --> 00:58:39,690
Holly and Derek, who years later
meet up by chance
1261
00:58:39,733 --> 00:58:41,343
and start to fall in love.Okay, and what happened
1262
00:58:41,387 --> 00:58:42,475
when they first broke up?
1263
00:58:44,042 --> 00:58:47,654
Well, they are from a small town
and so she goes away to college
1264
00:58:47,698 --> 00:58:49,264
and he stays
and blah, blah, blah.
1265
00:58:49,308 --> 00:58:50,352
NICK: Stop it right there.
1266
00:58:52,224 --> 00:58:54,531
Your answer lies
in the "blah, blah, blah."
1267
00:58:55,053 --> 00:58:56,533
What happened
when they were teenagers?
1268
00:58:58,056 --> 00:59:00,275
Somebody broke
somebody's heart, right?Yes.
1269
00:59:00,319 --> 00:59:02,582
So, inevitably,
that is going to inform
1270
00:59:02,626 --> 00:59:04,105
how they get back together.
1271
00:59:05,585 --> 00:59:07,761
That is exactly
where my block is.
1272
00:59:08,501 --> 00:59:12,636
[TRAIN HONKING]
1273
00:59:13,201 --> 00:59:14,420
You're not gonna believe this.
1274
00:59:14,463 --> 00:59:17,118
My ending takes place
at a train station.
1275
00:59:18,076 --> 00:59:19,730
Trust the process.[CHUCKLES]
1276
00:59:19,773 --> 00:59:22,167
Should we go try something new?Absolutely. Come.
1277
00:59:24,082 --> 00:59:25,431
CONDUCTOR: All aboard!
1278
00:59:30,175 --> 00:59:32,569
[SIGHS][TRAIN BELL RINGING]
1279
00:59:33,570 --> 00:59:36,050
This is even better
than I imagined it in my book.
1280
00:59:36,398 --> 00:59:38,052
Okay. I want you
to stop thinking
1281
00:59:38,096 --> 00:59:40,577
about the work right now
and just imagine
1282
00:59:41,142 --> 00:59:43,362
what it would be like
to be on this platform
1283
00:59:43,405 --> 00:59:44,493
with your high school
sweetheart.
1284
00:59:44,842 --> 00:59:47,061
And all those old feelings
start to resurface.
1285
00:59:47,627 --> 00:59:48,759
I see what you're doing
1286
00:59:48,802 --> 00:59:50,761
and my book is not
about Caleb and me.
1287
00:59:50,804 --> 00:59:52,240
That is just a point
of reference.
1288
00:59:52,589 --> 00:59:54,025
What would you do?
1289
00:59:55,461 --> 00:59:56,549
What would I do?
1290
00:59:58,638 --> 01:00:01,249
[BREATHES DEEPLY] I would...
1291
01:00:02,424 --> 01:00:04,296
have to let go
of a lot of hurt and...
1292
01:00:05,819 --> 01:00:07,255
learn to trust again.
1293
01:00:07,778 --> 01:00:09,127
And where does that hurt
come from?
1294
01:00:13,305 --> 01:00:14,828
Caleb was my first crush,
1295
01:00:15,481 --> 01:00:17,439
and I'm not even sure he knew.
[CHUCKLES]
1296
01:00:18,702 --> 01:00:21,008
So he broke your heart.My teenage heart.
1297
01:00:21,052 --> 01:00:22,140
NICK: And what broke it?
1298
01:00:24,969 --> 01:00:26,100
[NATALIE CHUCKLES]
1299
01:00:27,014 --> 01:00:28,320
My junior year...
1300
01:00:29,713 --> 01:00:31,671
Caleb asked me to go
to the Christmas dance.
1301
01:00:33,238 --> 01:00:34,500
I was thrilled.
1302
01:00:34,543 --> 01:00:36,545
My mother went out
and got a new dress
1303
01:00:36,589 --> 01:00:37,764
and I did my hair
1304
01:00:38,243 --> 01:00:40,637
and I stood by the front door,
waiting for him to come get me.
1305
01:00:41,072 --> 01:00:42,856
And he never showed up?
1306
01:00:45,729 --> 01:00:47,513
He ended up taking
someone else.
1307
01:00:48,514 --> 01:00:50,559
Ouch. [CHUCKLES][CHUCKLES] Yeah.
1308
01:00:52,257 --> 01:00:54,694
Two days later, when I finally
got the courage
1309
01:00:54,738 --> 01:00:56,130
to ask him what happened...
1310
01:00:57,523 --> 01:00:59,873
he said,
he didn't remember asking
1311
01:01:00,482 --> 01:01:01,832
and he may not have.
1312
01:01:01,875 --> 01:01:05,183
I'm not even sure anymore,
but he was very apologetic
1313
01:01:05,487 --> 01:01:08,403
and he asked what he could do
to make it up to me,
1314
01:01:08,447 --> 01:01:10,710
blah, blah, blah.Now, you see
1315
01:01:10,754 --> 01:01:12,494
where the "blah, blah, blah"
comes from.
1316
01:01:16,716 --> 01:01:20,328
He was very, very sorry
and I did my best to let it go.
1317
01:01:20,372 --> 01:01:21,895
It takes a lot of strength
to do that.
1318
01:01:22,983 --> 01:01:25,072
I don't know about that.
It didn't feel strong.
1319
01:01:25,116 --> 01:01:27,466
It just felt like I was trying
to preserve the friendship.
1320
01:01:27,509 --> 01:01:28,728
He was such a good guy.NICK: No, no, no.
1321
01:01:28,772 --> 01:01:29,990
Don't you dare deflect that.
1322
01:01:30,730 --> 01:01:33,211
That takes real strength.
That is your strength.
1323
01:01:37,476 --> 01:01:38,477
Thank you.
1324
01:01:40,000 --> 01:01:41,219
[CHUCKLES] Okay.
1325
01:01:42,089 --> 01:01:43,874
That in mind, back to the book.Okay.
1326
01:01:44,701 --> 01:01:46,354
Take that strength in.NATALIE: Mm-hmm.
1327
01:01:46,920 --> 01:01:49,706
And hand it to Holly.[BREATHES DEEPLY]
1328
01:01:54,667 --> 01:01:55,842
[EXHALES DEEPLY]
1329
01:01:56,625 --> 01:01:58,279
NATALIE:
An entire year had passed
1330
01:01:58,323 --> 01:02:01,718
since Derek and Holly rekindled
their childhood romance.
1331
01:02:02,849 --> 01:02:04,155
The plan was to wait a year
1332
01:02:04,198 --> 01:02:05,983
and if their feelings
were just as strong,
1333
01:02:06,331 --> 01:02:09,508
return to the spot where
they said their last goodbye.
1334
01:02:11,553 --> 01:02:13,077
Derek![TRAIN BELL RINGING]
1335
01:02:13,947 --> 01:02:16,733
Holly. I knew you'd make it.
1336
01:02:20,475 --> 01:02:21,738
Wait, this isn't hello, is it?
1337
01:02:22,826 --> 01:02:24,001
I'm here to apologize.
1338
01:02:24,305 --> 01:02:26,090
Something I should have done
a long time ago.
1339
01:02:26,917 --> 01:02:28,483
Look, back when I left
for college,
1340
01:02:29,049 --> 01:02:30,181
we said that we would try
1341
01:02:30,224 --> 01:02:31,922
to keep a long distance
thing going
1342
01:02:31,965 --> 01:02:35,273
but then the calls became fewer
and the emails drifted off
1343
01:02:35,316 --> 01:02:36,927
and then you sent
that text saying,
1344
01:02:36,970 --> 01:02:39,146
"maybe it's time for us
to talk."
1345
01:02:40,495 --> 01:02:42,584
And you never called me back.I couldn't do it.
1346
01:02:44,499 --> 01:02:46,588
I thought it was because
I was scared,
1347
01:02:47,154 --> 01:02:48,199
but now I know the truth.
1348
01:02:49,853 --> 01:02:52,812
And that's that I chose
not to call you back because...
1349
01:02:54,379 --> 01:02:55,902
I wasn't ready to let you go.
1350
01:02:56,685 --> 01:02:57,774
Holly...
1351
01:02:58,862 --> 01:03:01,473
what are you saying?Don't you see, Derek?
1352
01:03:03,997 --> 01:03:06,347
I have never stopped loving you.
1353
01:03:07,566 --> 01:03:10,743
And now fate
has given us this second chance
1354
01:03:10,787 --> 01:03:13,224
and this time,
I am not running away.
1355
01:03:13,267 --> 01:03:15,617
I am standing right here
and I am telling you...
1356
01:03:15,661 --> 01:03:18,446
[BREATHES DEEPLY]
...that I am not letting you go.
1357
01:03:22,233 --> 01:03:25,279
Nick, you did it!
I... I have my ending!
1358
01:03:25,323 --> 01:03:28,326
Oh, my Gosh, thank you,
thank you, thank you![CHUCKLES]
1359
01:03:28,369 --> 01:03:30,545
[NATALIE CHUCKLES]You're welcome, you're welcome.
1360
01:03:30,589 --> 01:03:34,636
Okay. Well, I guess,
I gotta go to the firehouse.
1361
01:03:35,376 --> 01:03:36,464
All right, go.
1362
01:03:37,596 --> 01:03:40,817
Thank you! [GIGGLES][CHUCKLES]
1363
01:03:42,383 --> 01:03:44,385
[SOFT MUSIC CONCLUDES]
1364
01:03:49,477 --> 01:03:51,871
You must be so excited
for the Dickens Festival.
1365
01:03:51,915 --> 01:03:54,439
I know I can't wait. [CHUCKLES]Actually, we just found out
1366
01:03:54,482 --> 01:03:56,876
that some of our sponsoring
businesses have backed out
1367
01:03:56,920 --> 01:03:58,747
and there's a chance that we'll
have to cancel the festival
1368
01:03:58,791 --> 01:04:00,227
unless we pull a rabbit
out of our hat.
1369
01:04:00,271 --> 01:04:02,839
Oh, no. I'm sorry.
How can I help?
1370
01:04:03,535 --> 01:04:04,841
Maybe I can make a donation?
1371
01:04:06,277 --> 01:04:09,846
That's very generous, Natalie.
I can't ask you for money.
1372
01:04:10,194 --> 01:04:11,543
What we need
is public awareness.
1373
01:04:11,586 --> 01:04:12,892
People don't know about us.
1374
01:04:12,936 --> 01:04:14,415
We're like New York state's
best kept secret.
1375
01:04:14,807 --> 01:04:16,765
I get it.
Why try to save the festival
1376
01:04:16,809 --> 01:04:18,637
if no one shows up
to support it.
1377
01:04:18,680 --> 01:04:19,768
Mm-hmm.
1378
01:04:21,118 --> 01:04:23,250
[GENTLE MUSIC PLAYING][INDISTINCT CHATTER]
1379
01:04:23,642 --> 01:04:25,078
Maybe I can help.
1380
01:04:25,992 --> 01:04:29,866
I don't want to put you out,
but you certainly do have
1381
01:04:29,909 --> 01:04:31,868
a fanbase that could turn
this around in a hurry.
1382
01:04:31,911 --> 01:04:33,304
I can't make any promises,
1383
01:04:33,347 --> 01:04:34,871
but let's see if my publicist
1384
01:04:34,914 --> 01:04:37,438
can get the, uh,
snowball rolling.
1385
01:04:38,309 --> 01:04:40,702
Thank you! You're the best.[CHUCKLES]
1386
01:04:43,575 --> 01:04:46,926
[GENTLE MUSIC CONCLUDES]
1387
01:04:46,970 --> 01:04:49,276
This is a pretty big favor
for Caleb to ask.
1388
01:04:49,320 --> 01:04:50,799
Given that you barely know
one another.
1389
01:04:50,843 --> 01:04:52,105
He didn't ask, I offered.
1390
01:04:52,801 --> 01:04:54,281
Well, if you really want
to make a splash
1391
01:04:54,325 --> 01:04:56,240
and take a giant leap
out of your comfort zone,
1392
01:04:56,805 --> 01:04:58,198
you'd speak directly
to your followers.
1393
01:04:59,025 --> 01:05:02,855
You mean like a live feed of me,
on camera to millions?
1394
01:05:02,899 --> 01:05:05,379
To millions of your hardcore
fans who love you.
1395
01:05:05,423 --> 01:05:07,512
Yeah, no.Just forget it.
1396
01:05:07,555 --> 01:05:09,688
I'll wave your magic wand
like I always do.
1397
01:05:09,731 --> 01:05:12,256
I'll get this festival trending
like a Christmas Kardashian.No.
1398
01:05:12,647 --> 01:05:14,084
[WHIMSICAL MUSIC PLAYING]I'll do it.
1399
01:05:15,824 --> 01:05:17,783
It's time for me to step out
of the shadows.
1400
01:05:18,784 --> 01:05:19,916
Really?NATALIE: Mm-hmm.
1401
01:05:20,220 --> 01:05:22,266
Wow, so you must really
like this guy.
1402
01:05:22,527 --> 01:05:24,572
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
1403
01:05:24,616 --> 01:05:27,619
[WHIMSICAL MUSIC CONCLUDES][GENTLE MUSIC PLAYING]
1404
01:05:27,662 --> 01:05:31,188
This time, I'm not running away.
1405
01:05:32,232 --> 01:05:34,321
I'm standing here,
telling you...
1406
01:05:35,453 --> 01:05:37,063
that I'm not letting you go.
1407
01:05:38,543 --> 01:05:40,414
[KEYBOARD KEYS CLANKING]
1408
01:05:49,728 --> 01:05:52,992
Hey guys, if you're looking
for true Christmas spirit,
1409
01:05:53,036 --> 01:05:56,039
check out the Dickens Festival
here in Cranberry Falls.
1410
01:05:56,517 --> 01:05:58,606
You'll be magically transported
into one of those
1411
01:05:58,650 --> 01:06:00,652
quaint Christmas towns
I'm always writing about
1412
01:06:01,044 --> 01:06:03,046
and you'll be helping to make...
1413
01:06:03,089 --> 01:06:04,786
[TELEPHONE RINGING]NATALIE: ...so many
deserving children's holiday
1414
01:06:04,830 --> 01:06:07,485
a lot more special.[CHUCKLES]
1415
01:06:07,746 --> 01:06:09,095
How did you get Natalie
to do this?
1416
01:06:09,139 --> 01:06:12,055
It was her idea.
I mean, we had to do something.
1417
01:06:12,098 --> 01:06:13,970
I'm just glad we didn't have
to cancel the festival.
1418
01:06:14,796 --> 01:06:16,494
When Buffalo news caught wind
of her post,
1419
01:06:16,755 --> 01:06:19,497
they ran a story and the phones
immediately began to ring.
1420
01:06:19,540 --> 01:06:21,368
Well, I guess my festival
isn't small potatoes anymore.
1421
01:06:21,412 --> 01:06:23,196
[CHUCLKES][CHUCLKES]
1422
01:06:24,632 --> 01:06:28,027
Holly throws Derek
a breathless gaze
1423
01:06:29,028 --> 01:06:31,639
and as he leans in to plant
a tender kiss on her lips,
1424
01:06:32,205 --> 01:06:34,860
soft Christmas snow
begins to fall all around them.
1425
01:06:36,557 --> 01:06:38,603
[CHUCKLES] The...
1426
01:06:38,646 --> 01:06:40,518
[KEYBOARD KEYS CLANKING]...end.
1427
01:06:41,345 --> 01:06:43,390
[BREATHES DEELPLY]
1428
01:06:45,088 --> 01:06:46,741
[WHISPERS] No. Okay...
1429
01:06:46,785 --> 01:06:49,353
[KEYBOARD KEYS CLANKING]
1430
01:06:51,485 --> 01:06:52,791
There you go, Gloria.
1431
01:06:54,053 --> 01:06:55,185
[CELLPHONE CHIMING]
1432
01:07:04,498 --> 01:07:05,586
[CHUCKLES]
1433
01:07:07,023 --> 01:07:08,981
Hi! [CHUCKLES][CHUCKLES]
1434
01:07:09,416 --> 01:07:10,374
Hi.NATALIE: Hi.
1435
01:07:11,592 --> 01:07:12,680
Thank you.
1436
01:07:13,203 --> 01:07:17,598
You put the Dickens Festival
and Cranberry Falls on the map.
1437
01:07:17,642 --> 01:07:20,036
We're at full capacity.Wow, that was fast.
1438
01:07:20,471 --> 01:07:22,386
I want you to know, you made
1439
01:07:22,429 --> 01:07:24,170
a whole lot
of people's Christmases
1440
01:07:24,431 --> 01:07:25,476
a whole lot brighter.
1441
01:07:26,651 --> 01:07:28,609
Not to mention mine. [CHUCKLES][CHUCKLES]
1442
01:07:30,959 --> 01:07:32,309
[CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKING]Hey, uh...
1443
01:07:32,918 --> 01:07:35,660
what do you like better
in terms of description?[CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS]
1444
01:07:35,921 --> 01:07:38,402
Lingering or wistful?
1445
01:07:40,143 --> 01:07:41,231
Nick, look.
1446
01:07:42,014 --> 01:07:43,059
[CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS]
1447
01:07:43,363 --> 01:07:44,843
CALEB: You totally surprised me.
1448
01:07:48,325 --> 01:07:50,631
I really don't know
how to thank you
1449
01:07:50,675 --> 01:07:52,981
or what to say...[NATALIE CHUCKLES]
1450
01:07:53,808 --> 01:07:55,288
CALEB: ...other than
the other night...
1451
01:07:56,550 --> 01:07:57,595
I forgot to give you this.
1452
01:08:02,643 --> 01:08:04,167
Hey, uh, let's...
1453
01:08:05,211 --> 01:08:06,343
let's give them their privacy.
1454
01:08:07,344 --> 01:08:10,260
Really?Yeah. We don't need the kiss.
1455
01:08:21,184 --> 01:08:23,925
[GENTLE MUSIC CONCLUDES]
1456
01:08:24,535 --> 01:08:26,493
Thanks to you I am
a complete wreck. [CHUCKLES]
1457
01:08:27,059 --> 01:08:29,148
Yay! Yay! [CHUCKLES]
1458
01:08:29,192 --> 01:08:31,498
Now that
is a Natalie Wolfe ending.
1459
01:08:32,108 --> 01:08:33,935
I don't know where you got
these 30 pages from,
1460
01:08:33,979 --> 01:08:36,199
but it's like it came
straight from your heart.
1461
01:08:36,242 --> 01:08:37,983
You know Gloria,
it's this place.
1462
01:08:38,026 --> 01:08:41,465
There is something
about this place. [CHUCKLES]
1463
01:08:41,769 --> 01:08:42,857
I love it.
1464
01:08:43,206 --> 01:08:44,381
I think it's the best thing
you've ever written.
1465
01:08:44,424 --> 01:08:45,643
Really?
1466
01:08:45,686 --> 01:08:47,079
FAYANNE:
It's authentic. It's heartfelt.
1467
01:08:47,123 --> 01:08:49,429
You really touched me.
And from your prose,
1468
01:08:49,821 --> 01:08:51,431
it seems like Natalie managed
to touch you, too.
1469
01:08:52,171 --> 01:08:53,259
Oh, yeah.
1470
01:08:53,607 --> 01:08:55,696
Well, I mean, if you were here
you'd have a hard time
1471
01:08:55,740 --> 01:08:57,611
not getting carried off
in the moment.
1472
01:08:57,655 --> 01:08:59,613
[CHUCKLES] And I love
the way you feathered
1473
01:08:59,657 --> 01:09:01,224
the whole theme
of the Dickens Festival
1474
01:09:01,267 --> 01:09:03,008
into the story.
It's just brilliant.
1475
01:09:03,051 --> 01:09:05,489
[CHUCKLES]
Welcome to Cranberry Falls.
1476
01:09:05,532 --> 01:09:07,839
Where real life and fiction
begin to blur.
1477
01:09:08,100 --> 01:09:09,928
FAYANNE: Well, your article's
already sent to copy.
1478
01:09:10,189 --> 01:09:12,235
Lucas is sending shots
of the festival tonight.
1479
01:09:12,278 --> 01:09:13,801
We'll embed them
as soon as possible
1480
01:09:13,845 --> 01:09:15,499
and hit the newsstands
first thing tomorrow morning.
1481
01:09:15,977 --> 01:09:18,763
Good. [CHUCKLES,
BREATHES DEEPLY]
1482
01:09:19,416 --> 01:09:24,421
[CHEERFUL MUSIC PLAYING][INDISTINCT CHATTER]
1483
01:09:25,073 --> 01:09:26,162
Oh.
1484
01:09:38,348 --> 01:09:41,002
Hey. You must be Trish.[CHUCKLES]
1485
01:09:41,525 --> 01:09:43,918
And you must be the writer
from SHEmagazine.
1486
01:09:44,223 --> 01:09:46,312
Mm-hmm.Caleb told me about you.
1487
01:09:47,270 --> 01:09:50,403
So, Dickens Festival.Hmm.
1488
01:09:51,274 --> 01:09:53,493
I understand you and Caleb
used to be an item.
1489
01:09:54,190 --> 01:09:57,367
Yeah. Who told you that?Ben, down at the firehouse.
1490
01:09:57,410 --> 01:10:00,326
Well, to be honest,
Ben doesn't know
1491
01:10:00,370 --> 01:10:03,590
that Caleb and I still have an
on-again, off-again thing going.
1492
01:10:04,243 --> 01:10:05,462
Oh.
1493
01:10:05,505 --> 01:10:07,203
TRISH: Let's just say
my Caleb has a hard time
1494
01:10:07,246 --> 01:10:08,508
resisting temptation.
1495
01:10:09,509 --> 01:10:11,032
Which shouldn't have come
as such a shock
1496
01:10:11,076 --> 01:10:14,297
since I was the girl
he cheated on his wife with.
1497
01:10:14,645 --> 01:10:17,300
[CHEERFUL MUSIC CONCLUDES][OMINOUS MUSIC PLAYING]
1498
01:10:20,520 --> 01:10:21,913
[CHUCKLES]Yeah.
1499
01:10:27,571 --> 01:10:28,789
MISS OLIVIA: Oh, no.
1500
01:10:29,268 --> 01:10:32,663
I am not letting you sneak out
of here without a look first.
1501
01:10:33,881 --> 01:10:34,882
Okay.
1502
01:10:36,014 --> 01:10:38,799
Very nice.
But you're missing something.
1503
01:10:39,452 --> 01:10:40,888
Your hat. Follow me.
1504
01:10:42,368 --> 01:10:43,761
And while I'm searching...
1505
01:10:44,936 --> 01:10:47,417
maybe you'll explain to me
the million mile away gaze
1506
01:10:47,678 --> 01:10:48,940
you have in your eyes.
1507
01:10:49,245 --> 01:10:50,768
Oh, uh... [CHUCKLES]
1508
01:10:51,290 --> 01:10:52,813
It's that obvious, huh?[CHUCKLES]
1509
01:10:54,685 --> 01:10:58,254
I guess, I'm a little worried
that someone might be falling
1510
01:10:58,297 --> 01:11:02,432
for a guy who's not exactly
all he's cracked up to be.
1511
01:11:03,084 --> 01:11:04,390
Someone you've come
to care about?
1512
01:11:04,999 --> 01:11:06,392
[GENTLE MUSIC PLAYING][CHUCKLES]
1513
01:11:06,697 --> 01:11:09,526
You know, I seem to have broken
the cardinal rule of journalism
1514
01:11:10,004 --> 01:11:12,703
by getting emotionally involved
with my subject.
1515
01:11:13,051 --> 01:11:14,748
And how did that happen?
1516
01:11:15,532 --> 01:11:18,186
This place. Uh...
1517
01:11:18,230 --> 01:11:22,016
Their chance meeting. Uh...
I guess I couldn't help myself.
1518
01:11:23,061 --> 01:11:24,497
I just don't want
to see her get hurt.
1519
01:11:25,237 --> 01:11:28,806
That really isn't in your power,
is it, Nick?
1520
01:11:31,852 --> 01:11:32,940
Found it.
1521
01:11:40,644 --> 01:11:42,472
[BREATHES DEEPLY]What do I do?
1522
01:11:43,429 --> 01:11:47,564
Maybe it's time you trust
that thing inside your chest
1523
01:11:47,607 --> 01:11:49,087
that started beating again.
1524
01:11:50,958 --> 01:11:52,046
[SIGHS]
1525
01:12:06,539 --> 01:12:07,627
[CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS]
1526
01:12:08,933 --> 01:12:11,196
LUCAS: Oh, no. [CHUCKLES]
1527
01:12:11,631 --> 01:12:14,155
Now what are you supposed
to be, an undertaker?[RYAN CHUCKLES]
1528
01:12:14,504 --> 01:12:16,288
Uh, the ghost
of Christmas future.
1529
01:12:16,897 --> 01:12:18,638
I mean, I asked for
the Miss Havisham costume
1530
01:12:18,682 --> 01:12:20,988
but they only had it
in extra petite.[CHUCKLES]
1531
01:12:21,032 --> 01:12:23,556
But, you'll be happy to know
because of you
1532
01:12:23,600 --> 01:12:26,646
my New Year's resolution
is me deleting my dating app.
1533
01:12:26,994 --> 01:12:30,258
Oh, wow. [CHUCKLES]
1534
01:12:30,563 --> 01:12:32,391
Well, in that case,
1535
01:12:33,305 --> 01:12:34,393
what are you doing
Christmas Eve?
1536
01:12:35,351 --> 01:12:37,309
'Cause I would love
to take you out to dinner.
1537
01:12:37,744 --> 01:12:41,182
Maybe. If you agree to stop
whining about your ex.
1538
01:12:41,748 --> 01:12:44,185
Done. I will never mention
him again.
1539
01:12:44,229 --> 01:12:46,013
Well, then, of course,
I'll have dinner with you.
1540
01:12:46,057 --> 01:12:48,799
Now that we have so much more
to talk about.[LUCAS CHUCKLES]
1541
01:12:49,234 --> 01:12:50,540
Shall we?LUCAS: Absolutely.
1542
01:12:57,677 --> 01:12:58,678
[SIGHS]
1543
01:13:03,117 --> 01:13:05,903
[GENTLE MUSIC CONCLUDES]
1544
01:13:06,207 --> 01:13:09,820
[INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PLAYING]
1545
01:13:12,779 --> 01:13:15,521
Don't tell me, spirits.[CHUCKLES]
1546
01:13:15,565 --> 01:13:17,393
What are you here to show me
the shadows of?
1547
01:13:18,132 --> 01:13:19,569
Christmas past?Maybe.
1548
01:13:21,701 --> 01:13:24,138
What do you think?You look great.
1549
01:13:25,052 --> 01:13:26,140
Of the festival?
1550
01:13:26,619 --> 01:13:29,883
Oh. [CHUCKLES] It's, uh...
it's perfect. It's perfect.
1551
01:13:30,144 --> 01:13:32,451
I can't believe you brought
this whole festival to life.
1552
01:13:32,495 --> 01:13:34,148
Thanks. It's far from perfect
1553
01:13:34,192 --> 01:13:36,455
but you certainly helped make it
more than it could have been.
1554
01:13:36,499 --> 01:13:37,761
Caleb, we're ready for you.
1555
01:13:38,675 --> 01:13:40,851
Ah, yeah, and...
[CHUCKLES] ...of course
1556
01:13:40,894 --> 01:13:42,418
the Chief is eager for me
1557
01:13:42,461 --> 01:13:45,029
to continue capitalizing
on the 15 minutes of fame
1558
01:13:45,072 --> 01:13:46,857
that you brought
to our little town.[CHUCKLES]
1559
01:13:47,640 --> 01:13:50,077
Why don't you go wander?
I'll come find you.
1560
01:13:50,600 --> 01:13:51,601
Okay.
1561
01:13:54,299 --> 01:13:55,343
[SIGHS]
1562
01:13:55,692 --> 01:13:58,303
CAROLERS:
♪ Hark the Herald angels sing ♪
1563
01:13:58,346 --> 01:14:02,568
♪ Glory to the newborn king
1564
01:14:03,482 --> 01:14:07,399
♪ Hail, the Heav'n-born
Prince of Peace ♪
1565
01:14:07,443 --> 01:14:11,142
♪ Hail, the Son
Of Righteousness ♪
1566
01:14:11,447 --> 01:14:15,146
♪ Light and life
To all He brings ♪
1567
01:14:15,407 --> 01:14:16,495
Hey.
1568
01:14:16,887 --> 01:14:19,280
Friends don't let friends
drink mulled wine alone.
1569
01:14:19,324 --> 01:14:21,282
Oh, hey, I'm just sitting here
1570
01:14:21,326 --> 01:14:23,633
toasting Christmas
Dickens style.
1571
01:14:23,676 --> 01:14:24,808
Cheers.
1572
01:14:27,201 --> 01:14:29,029
Hmm. What about you?
Where's Caleb?
1573
01:14:29,726 --> 01:14:30,944
He's busy for a sec
1574
01:14:30,988 --> 01:14:32,685
but I wanted to come by
and say thank you.
1575
01:14:33,425 --> 01:14:35,383
To say thank you for what?
1576
01:14:35,427 --> 01:14:36,559
For pushing me.
1577
01:14:37,298 --> 01:14:39,866
Well, I just hope
I didn't push too hard.
1578
01:14:40,258 --> 01:14:41,259
I'm glad you did.
1579
01:14:42,956 --> 01:14:44,915
I just think that
you're cautious
1580
01:14:44,958 --> 01:14:47,308
and that's not
such a bad thing.
1581
01:14:49,006 --> 01:14:51,312
What's going on with you,
Nick? [CHUCKLES]
1582
01:14:51,356 --> 01:14:53,706
You look like Ebenezer
when he sees his tombstone.
1583
01:14:54,664 --> 01:14:56,579
LUCAS: Hey, Nick![NATALIE CHUCKLES]
1584
01:14:56,622 --> 01:14:58,755
Oh, uh, it looks like...
1585
01:14:58,798 --> 01:15:01,235
Uh, yeah, Lucas is ready
to take some shots.
1586
01:15:01,279 --> 01:15:02,541
NATALIE: Okay.Come on.
1587
01:15:02,802 --> 01:15:04,761
NATALIE: Okay.
1588
01:15:05,283 --> 01:15:07,546
[CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS]LUCAS: Oh, that's the one. Yeah.
1589
01:15:07,590 --> 01:15:09,592
Perfect. Look at that.
1590
01:15:09,983 --> 01:15:11,332
Oh.Wow.
1591
01:15:11,376 --> 01:15:12,420
[CHUCKLES]Thanks, Natalie.
1592
01:15:12,812 --> 01:15:15,206
Uh... how about just a few
with Caleb and Santa?
1593
01:15:15,249 --> 01:15:16,512
Yeah, sure. I don't mind.Yeah.
1594
01:15:20,037 --> 01:15:23,388
[SIGHS][INDISTINCT CHATTER]
1595
01:15:27,697 --> 01:15:29,002
He's really something,
isn't he?
1596
01:15:29,829 --> 01:15:31,091
Sorry?Caleb.
1597
01:15:32,353 --> 01:15:33,398
When you're in his company
1598
01:15:33,877 --> 01:15:35,792
it's like the whole world
suddenly vanishes, right?
1599
01:15:36,575 --> 01:15:37,750
That's a part of his charm.
1600
01:15:39,186 --> 01:15:40,361
I'm sorry, do I know you?
1601
01:15:40,666 --> 01:15:42,799
No. But I know you.
1602
01:15:43,626 --> 01:15:44,757
And why he broke up
with me
1603
01:15:45,279 --> 01:15:48,021
three nights ago
for the fifth time.[GENTLE MUSIC PLAYING]
1604
01:15:48,065 --> 01:15:50,154
I just want to let you know
that when Caleb grows bored
1605
01:15:50,197 --> 01:15:53,549
of his latest conquest,
he always comes back to me.
1606
01:15:55,202 --> 01:15:56,290
Trish?
1607
01:16:00,643 --> 01:16:04,298
[SIGHS] Natalie,
whatever Trish said to you,
1608
01:16:04,342 --> 01:16:07,127
you have to know
that it's been over between us
1609
01:16:07,171 --> 01:16:09,956
for a long time.Three days ago?
1610
01:16:10,000 --> 01:16:12,785
Natalie, I meant everything
that I said to you.
1611
01:16:12,829 --> 01:16:14,265
Why should I believe you,
Caleb?
1612
01:16:14,308 --> 01:16:16,049
You literally just tried
to lie to me.
1613
01:16:16,093 --> 01:16:19,183
Look, I'll admit, I'm no angel
but I'm not a bad guy.
1614
01:16:19,226 --> 01:16:23,056
No, but I'm not sure
you're a good guy either.
1615
01:16:24,623 --> 01:16:25,668
Ryan, can we go?
1616
01:16:26,451 --> 01:16:27,495
Natalie.
1617
01:16:31,717 --> 01:16:33,240
You just used her, didn't you?
1618
01:16:33,980 --> 01:16:35,503
You used her for her celebrity
1619
01:16:35,547 --> 01:16:38,245
and you used her for her
social media platform.
1620
01:16:39,290 --> 01:16:40,596
Just to help your festival.
1621
01:16:40,639 --> 01:16:42,510
You don't know me.NICK: Oh, I think I do.
1622
01:16:43,120 --> 01:16:45,775
And I know that you just blew
the best thing
1623
01:16:46,253 --> 01:16:47,994
to ever come back
into your life.
1624
01:16:53,826 --> 01:16:54,914
[BREATHES DEEPLY]
1625
01:16:57,438 --> 01:17:00,703
Trish! Baby, wait up!
1626
01:17:02,356 --> 01:17:04,228
NATALIE: Thank you.MISS OLIVIA:
I hope to see you again.
1627
01:17:05,185 --> 01:17:06,230
[DOOR BELL RINGING]
1628
01:17:06,491 --> 01:17:11,148
Natalie! I'm so sorry.You knew.
1629
01:17:11,714 --> 01:17:13,411
That's why you were acting
strange before.
1630
01:17:13,454 --> 01:17:16,980
Look, I had run into his
ex-girlfriend and she mentioned
1631
01:17:17,023 --> 01:17:19,635
that she was the woman
that he had had an affair with
1632
01:17:19,678 --> 01:17:22,159
when he was married
and that they had this weird
1633
01:17:22,202 --> 01:17:25,075
on again, off-again thing,
but I didn't know
1634
01:17:25,118 --> 01:17:27,860
if they were off or on.I trusted you, Nick.
1635
01:17:27,904 --> 01:17:30,384
Why wouldn't you just
tell me that?
1636
01:17:31,298 --> 01:17:33,649
Especially, because the same
thing happened to you.
1637
01:17:35,520 --> 01:17:39,611
[CHUCKLES] But I get it.
Why let a thing like that
1638
01:17:39,655 --> 01:17:41,657
stand in the way
of a good story.
1639
01:17:43,528 --> 01:17:45,269
Hey, um...RYAN: Yeah.
1640
01:17:47,488 --> 01:17:48,489
[GENTLE MUSIC CONCLUDES]
1641
01:17:54,713 --> 01:17:55,453
["JOY TO THE WORLD" PLAYING]
1642
01:17:55,496 --> 01:17:58,064
♪ Joy to the World
1643
01:17:58,412 --> 01:18:01,111
♪ The Lord is come ♪
1644
01:18:01,459 --> 01:18:06,594
♪ Let Earth receive her King ♪
1645
01:18:08,118 --> 01:18:09,249
So you gonna join the party
1646
01:18:09,293 --> 01:18:10,294
or am I gonna bring
the party to you?
1647
01:18:11,077 --> 01:18:14,167
♪ Prepare Him room
1648
01:18:14,211 --> 01:18:16,604
♪ And heaven
And nature sing... ♪
1649
01:18:16,648 --> 01:18:17,867
[GLASS CLINKS]
1650
01:18:17,910 --> 01:18:20,130
♪ And heaven
And nature sing... ♪
1651
01:18:20,173 --> 01:18:22,567
Look, bud, you gotta
stop kicking yourself.
1652
01:18:23,350 --> 01:18:25,701
You wrote what you thought
was happening at that time.
1653
01:18:26,745 --> 01:18:29,356
Yeah. But I could have told her.
1654
01:18:29,400 --> 01:18:31,358
It's not your job
to burst her balloon.
1655
01:18:31,968 --> 01:18:33,186
[SMACKS LIPS]
1656
01:18:33,230 --> 01:18:35,536
Also it wasn't my job
to fill it with air.
1657
01:18:35,580 --> 01:18:37,887
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
1658
01:18:38,148 --> 01:18:40,150
You wanted to believe
what we all thought
1659
01:18:40,193 --> 01:18:41,717
was unfolding
before our very eyes.
1660
01:18:43,022 --> 01:18:46,591
And Nick, all that means is
that you still believe in love.
1661
01:18:47,026 --> 01:18:49,725
Yeah, maybe.
But at Natalie's expense.
1662
01:18:51,378 --> 01:18:53,598
Okay. Hear me out.[SIGHS]
1663
01:18:54,730 --> 01:18:56,209
'Cause I think your problem is,
1664
01:18:56,253 --> 01:18:59,038
is that you have feelings
for Natalie...
1665
01:18:59,082 --> 01:19:02,128
[GENTLE MUSIC PLAYING]...and you were afraid
that she might interpret it
1666
01:19:02,172 --> 01:19:04,391
as the reason why you weren't
telling her about Caleb.
1667
01:19:04,435 --> 01:19:05,436
[SIGHS]
1668
01:19:05,915 --> 01:19:08,656
No. She trusted me.
1669
01:19:10,223 --> 01:19:11,790
Yeah. She did.
1670
01:19:12,835 --> 01:19:14,880
And now you gotta go talk to her
and tell her the truth.
1671
01:19:20,494 --> 01:19:25,717
She doesn't want to talk to me.[CHUCKLES] Since when have you
1672
01:19:25,761 --> 01:19:28,764
let a little thing like that
hold you back?[CHUCKLES]
1673
01:19:29,808 --> 01:19:30,853
Go get her.
1674
01:19:38,382 --> 01:19:39,905
[GENTLE MUSIC CONCLUDES]
1675
01:19:39,949 --> 01:19:41,341
I'm touched by the invitation
1676
01:19:41,385 --> 01:19:42,821
but what kind of first date
would it be
1677
01:19:42,865 --> 01:19:43,909
with me tagging along?
1678
01:19:44,257 --> 01:19:45,868
Well, it's gonna be
a memorable one.
1679
01:19:47,304 --> 01:19:49,567
Aw. I love that he bought
you flowers.
1680
01:19:50,133 --> 01:19:52,483
Oh, uh... [CHUCKLES]
...actually these aren't for me.
1681
01:19:53,571 --> 01:19:54,790
Nick asked me
to give these to you.
1682
01:19:57,880 --> 01:20:02,406
♪ Round yon Virgin
1683
01:20:02,449 --> 01:20:05,801
♪ Mother and Child
1684
01:20:05,844 --> 01:20:08,847
NATALIE: "Because of you,
I'll never stop believing...
1685
01:20:10,022 --> 01:20:11,023
Nick".
1686
01:20:12,895 --> 01:20:15,071
LUCAS: It wasn't about
getting the story, Natalie.
1687
01:20:16,028 --> 01:20:19,379
Nick really cares for you.
And I don't know,
1688
01:20:20,032 --> 01:20:22,382
being around you
somehow hit his reset button.
1689
01:20:23,427 --> 01:20:24,994
Did you see he signed it
with a red heart?
1690
01:20:26,560 --> 01:20:29,520
[INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PLAYING]That's a lot for him.
1691
01:20:32,349 --> 01:20:33,480
You really don't see it,
do you?
1692
01:20:42,228 --> 01:20:43,316
Do you know where he is?
1693
01:20:43,882 --> 01:20:46,406
I want to thank him for these
and wish him a Merry Christmas.
1694
01:20:46,450 --> 01:20:49,279
Yeah, he's volunteering at the
potluck for the less fortunate.
1695
01:20:49,583 --> 01:20:50,671
[SIGHS]
1696
01:20:51,020 --> 01:20:52,238
At the train museum.
1697
01:20:52,282 --> 01:20:53,849
That's his favorite part
about Christmas.
1698
01:20:57,374 --> 01:20:59,115
I can't believe I missed it.
1699
01:21:00,943 --> 01:21:02,596
RYAN: Missed what?[NATALIE CHUCKLES]
1700
01:21:04,816 --> 01:21:07,210
The fifth thing I need
in a soulmate.
1701
01:21:07,906 --> 01:21:10,561
One, must have
a sense of humor.
1702
01:21:10,996 --> 01:21:13,346
You know, there's a study
about first impressions
1703
01:21:13,390 --> 01:21:15,653
and it shows that they
are way overrated.
1704
01:21:15,696 --> 01:21:16,784
Really?NICK: Hmm.
1705
01:21:16,828 --> 01:21:18,351
How overrated are they?
1706
01:21:20,049 --> 01:21:21,659
Way.[CHUCKLES] Wow.
1707
01:21:23,617 --> 01:21:25,054
Two, must be kind.
1708
01:21:25,097 --> 01:21:26,577
Takes a lot of strength
to do that.
1709
01:21:26,620 --> 01:21:28,840
It just felt like I was trying
to preserve the friendship.
1710
01:21:28,884 --> 01:21:30,059
He was such a good guy.NICK: No, no, no.
1711
01:21:30,407 --> 01:21:31,451
Don't you dare deflect that.
1712
01:21:32,104 --> 01:21:34,759
That takes real strength.
That is your strength.
1713
01:21:37,022 --> 01:21:38,676
Three, must be vulnerable.
1714
01:21:38,719 --> 01:21:41,026
I invite her back
to the Polar Express train,
1715
01:21:41,287 --> 01:21:42,985
I get down on one knee...
1716
01:21:44,203 --> 01:21:47,337
and I propose.And she turned you down?
1717
01:21:47,380 --> 01:21:48,860
If only it were that simple.
1718
01:21:49,817 --> 01:21:52,037
Four, must be trustworthy.
1719
01:21:52,081 --> 01:21:54,126
NATALIE: Do you think
you could tell my story
1720
01:21:54,170 --> 01:21:55,258
with the same...
1721
01:21:56,650 --> 01:21:58,914
honesty as you told yours
just now?
1722
01:21:59,175 --> 01:22:00,741
We wouldn't be sitting here
if I didn't.
1723
01:22:01,525 --> 01:22:02,569
And five...
1724
01:22:02,830 --> 01:22:04,136
I love Christmas.
1725
01:22:05,572 --> 01:22:07,748
I really do.
I love everything about it.
1726
01:22:08,401 --> 01:22:10,055
And I even went back
the next year
1727
01:22:10,099 --> 01:22:12,101
to that train museum
and I've been back
1728
01:22:12,144 --> 01:22:13,972
every year since.
And I love to see
1729
01:22:14,016 --> 01:22:15,931
the looks on everybody's faces
1730
01:22:15,974 --> 01:22:19,238
and we make their Christmas Eve
just a little bit brighter.
1731
01:22:19,282 --> 01:22:20,326
NATALIE: And five...
1732
01:22:22,285 --> 01:22:26,158
must love Christmas.
1733
01:22:27,420 --> 01:22:29,596
[NATALIE CHUCKLES]They seem pretty obvious to me.
1734
01:22:29,640 --> 01:22:31,207
Me too.[CHUCKLES]
1735
01:22:31,250 --> 01:22:33,687
Why?[INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC CONCLUDES]
1736
01:22:33,731 --> 01:22:35,863
Oh! Because I write Christmas...
[GASPS]RYAN: Yeah.
1737
01:22:35,907 --> 01:22:38,562
I have to go.
Have so much fun tonight.
1738
01:22:38,605 --> 01:22:40,346
Merry Christmas! [GIGGLES]
[CHEERFUL MUSIC PLAYING]
1739
01:22:42,087 --> 01:22:44,350
♪ I don't care, I don't care♪
1740
01:22:44,785 --> 01:22:49,094
♪ If I got it all
And no one to share♪
1741
01:22:49,790 --> 01:22:52,445
♪ All the magic and mystery♪
1742
01:22:52,489 --> 01:22:57,102
♪ Won't be the same
Without you with me♪
1743
01:22:57,537 --> 01:23:04,022
♪ I can see Santa fly
I won't believe it if I try ♪
1744
01:23:04,066 --> 01:23:10,072
♪ Until you're here with me
Because you make it real♪
1745
01:23:10,115 --> 01:23:12,422
♪ You make it real♪
1746
01:23:13,031 --> 01:23:17,383
♪ All the magic and mystery
Won't be the same... ♪
1747
01:23:17,818 --> 01:23:19,081
Wow, Nick.
1748
01:23:19,429 --> 01:23:21,561
This is everything
you said it would be.
1749
01:23:21,822 --> 01:23:23,215
Natalie?NATALIE: I couldn't sleep.
1750
01:23:23,259 --> 01:23:25,522
I figured I'd come
check it out in person and...
1751
01:23:26,653 --> 01:23:28,873
thank you for the flowers
and the card.
1752
01:23:29,221 --> 01:23:30,396
Yeah, you're welcome.
1753
01:23:31,789 --> 01:23:34,444
What did you mean
in the card about believing?
1754
01:23:35,227 --> 01:23:36,620
[CHEERFUL MUSIC CONCLUDES]
1755
01:23:38,404 --> 01:23:40,232
[INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PLAYING]
1756
01:23:40,276 --> 01:23:42,060
When I saw you and Caleb
come together
1757
01:23:42,104 --> 01:23:44,367
in Cranberry Falls,
it made me start to believe
1758
01:23:44,410 --> 01:23:47,022
that all those fairytale endings
you write could be real.
1759
01:23:47,370 --> 01:23:48,936
It really did feel like that,
didn't it?
1760
01:23:50,547 --> 01:23:53,637
And then when we found out
that he wasn't exactly the hero
1761
01:23:53,898 --> 01:23:55,943
that either one of us
wanted him to be,
1762
01:23:56,248 --> 01:23:58,729
well, I thought that would
change everything but it didn't.
1763
01:23:59,947 --> 01:24:02,733
It didn't?Because there was you.
1764
01:24:05,301 --> 01:24:06,432
Me?
1765
01:24:07,955 --> 01:24:10,436
The real story
was finding you, Natalie.
1766
01:24:11,568 --> 01:24:13,831
Look, ending up together
in Cranberry Falls,
1767
01:24:13,874 --> 01:24:16,747
that happened for a reason
and it wasn't because of Caleb
1768
01:24:16,790 --> 01:24:19,315
and it wasn't because
that you needed to be rescued.
1769
01:24:19,358 --> 01:24:21,795
[BREATHES DEEPLY] It was me.
1770
01:24:23,841 --> 01:24:27,149
And me. I needed
to be pushed to go out.
1771
01:24:27,714 --> 01:24:30,326
To open up, to question
1772
01:24:30,369 --> 01:24:33,242
the way I was doing things.NICK: It was me.
1773
01:24:35,853 --> 01:24:37,942
I needed to be reminded
of what it felt like
1774
01:24:37,985 --> 01:24:39,639
to fall in love.
1775
01:24:41,902 --> 01:24:45,080
Both of us needed
to be reminded of that, Nick.
1776
01:24:48,213 --> 01:24:50,520
I was hoping you'd say that.
[CHUCKLES]
1777
01:24:52,174 --> 01:24:54,567
[BELL CHIMING]
1778
01:24:57,918 --> 01:24:59,224
It's Christmas.
1779
01:25:00,573 --> 01:25:01,574
Yeah.
1780
01:25:17,155 --> 01:25:19,549
The end.
1781
01:25:19,592 --> 01:25:21,290
[INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC CONCLUDES]
1782
01:25:21,768 --> 01:25:24,162
Oh, no.
Natalie, you are not putting me
1783
01:25:24,206 --> 01:25:25,642
in one of your books.I am totally putting this
1784
01:25:25,685 --> 01:25:27,426
in the book. This is gold!NICK: No!
1785
01:25:27,470 --> 01:25:30,386
Please, do not. No, no, no.The story of us.
1786
01:25:30,429 --> 01:25:33,867
And it shall be called
Must Love Christmas.
1787
01:25:34,129 --> 01:25:35,478
Boom!
1788
01:25:48,795 --> 01:25:54,758
[INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC CONTINUING]
1789
01:26:31,838 --> 01:26:36,234
[INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC CONCLUDES]
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