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Have a merry, merry Christmas. Bye -bye, Mr. Smith.

Yeah,

great. I'll arrange the inspection, and I'll get those papers over to you within

the hour.

All right.

Great. Talk to you then.

Wow, a Christmas tree. It's beautiful.

Well, it's fake.

Oh. But I did buy a bottle of blue spruce scented deodorizing spray. Don't

just think of everything?

It's perfect.

It's just a little too perfect, don't you think?

You're the expert.

Maybe if I just cut a few of the branches off.

What have we got here?

Where? Oh, that's a late 18th century replica of the Burncastle Christmas

This must be worth a small fortune. Did you see?

Look at all the little hand -painted pictograms. What is something like this?

Oh, I can't. I don't think I could ever sell this.

This is beautiful.

Remember asking me to tell you to stop doing that? I know, I know, but this is

different. This is very special.

Alice.

I know, you're right.

Being right doesn't mean that I'm not sorry.

Hey, did that developer ever call you? No.

No?

Have I ever told you the story of the Burncastle Christmas clock?

No, but I think you're going to.

Well, sometime in the late 18th century, a young clockmaker and a peasant girl

fell madly in love with each other. She was the most beautiful woman in the

village, but her parents had already promised her to someone else.

So the clockmaker decided that if he were to make the most magnificent clock

ever known to man, her parents would reconsider and break the arranged

engagement. When the young woman's suitor got wind of these plans, he

her off to a villa far, far away.

And then the day before Christmas, a gift arrived for the young woman. And

she opened it, she found the most beautiful clock she had ever seen.

So beautiful that she secretly carried it with her wherever she went from that

day forward.

On her wedding day, she wept over the clock, praying for a miracle.

And just as she walked down the aisle, the clock stopped.

Everyone and everything in the church stopped, frozen in time.

And she ran out of the church, bursting through the doors into the town square

and runs into the clockmaker.

who's rushing towards her path to all the townsfolk who are frozen in time.

And they ran off together, and they lived happily ever after.

Never to be seen again.

Or so the story goes.

Oh, you know, I've been meaning to organize that shelf for weeks.

Yeah, well, we make a great team.

We make the best.

The best. Thank you. You're welcome.

Hey, do you have the store's books ready?

I haven't gotten around to it yet.

I know. I know it's important. I will do it. I promise.

Hey, what's the square footage of this place again?

I don't know. I think it's like 1 ,200 or something. Why?

Sorry. It's all right.

Oh, man. It's Mike Harper.

Meeting him for squash. I got to go. Oh. Listen, I'll see you later.

Don't forget, 7 .30 tonight, Earthworks. Got it.

Mike, Will Mitchum here. You ready to do this?

Yeah, right. You've never beaten me.

Guess who just sold the Western condo for 200K over asking?

That's amazing.

Congratulations. We have to celebrate.

Absolutely. You know, you have to try the tofu plate.

You'll swear it's just like Kobe V.

Wow.

Do you ever call that developer?

Mm -hmm. I told him I'm not interested in selling the shop.

Smart. He's not off you nearly enough.

Antiques may have relative value, but commercial real estate in Brooklyn is

Oh, this is lovely.

Isn't it?

I just don't think I could ever sell my father's store for any amount of money.

I mean, it's all I have left of him.

Thank you.

Well, just as long as you know you can get money out of that store.

That's all I'm saying.

Oh.

Oh.

Thank you.

Nice. Thank you.

Alice? Yeah?

I have something to ask you.

Oh, what?

Uh, what's this? After dinner salad?

If you could just move your chair. Just move into the light just a little bit.

That is perfect.

Ladies and gentlemen, may I have your attention, please?

My name is Will Mitchum, and I am madly in love with Alice Chapman. Will, what

are you doing?

It's true.

It's so true.

And I know this is going to sound corny, but...

Love is corny, so I'm going to say it anyways.

You told me that your favorite Jelly Belly flavor was a toasted marshmallow.

Because you love the taste of the charred skin on the outside, totally got

melt -in -your -mouth metal.

And that's because that's you, Alice.

Indomitable exterior, yet tender on the inside.

Well, this is crazy. What are you doing?

Love is crazy, baby.

Alice?

You are my son, my reign, my life.

Will you marry me?

Wow, I don't know what to say. I mean... Yeah?

Of course. Yes.

Yeah.

Two carrots, get it? I arranged that with the restaurant. Yeah, yeah.

Wow.

Thank you.

Thank you so much.

Oh.

Oh, that's okay. We'll get advice tomorrow.

Yeah, no, I don't think we have time.

Well, you see, I have another proposal.

I thought that...

Well, you know, my parents would love to meet their future daughter -in -law, so

why don't we spend Christmas at their house? Really? Your parents?

Oh, I would love to get to meet them finally. Maybe we can all go chop down a

Christmas tree together.

Or, well, they probably already have one of those. I hope we're not too late to

help decorate it at least. Or maybe we could even make some decorations or

cookies. Yes, we've got to make cookies. My dad and I used to make the most

amazing Christmas cookies. They were Cheerios and marshmallows shaped in the

form of a Christmas tree with this green sugar glaze on the outside. They were

to die for.

My mother's macrobiotic.

Oh.

Oh. What about Christmas stockings? Do you have one? Because I could make you

one. If not, it's not that hard at all. It's just some felt, some glue.

Oh, what about Christmas peanut butter fudge? You think your parents would like

that? I have this new recipe I'm dying to try. Oh, wait, it's not macrobiotic.

Macro. Oh.

Oh, whoa, whoa, whoa. This is amazing. I can't believe this. What?

I finally got an offer on the Harris estate.

Oh, that's great.

I got to make a counteroffer ASAP. Give me your phone.

My phone?

Yeah.

Thank you.

So this is my parents' address from Beresford.

You go, and I'll be there as soon as I can.

Well, you're not coming? But I don't even know your parents. I can't. I mean,

how... Don't worry about it. It's not like they bite.

Just take a cab from the airport, and I'll be on the next flight right behind

you. But I can't just barge in and say, hi, nice to meet you. I'm going to marry

your son. What if they don't like me?

How could anyone not like you?

And just wait until you tell them how I propose.

They are going to love it.

It's the embarrassment.

Okay.

I love you.

Love you, too.

Sir,

can I help you?

I'm at the Barrister Airport.

I just landed.

And you're not going to believe this, but they've lost my luggage.

Sir, can I help you?

I've got nothing.

I hope so.

Maybe if you get this message, you could let your parents know. I'm going to be

running a little bit late because I have to file a claim now.

And there's a big line.

Okay, I'm going to check the carousel one more time, but nothing's come down

chute in 20 minutes.

So I don't have a lot of hope. I'm rambling. All right, I'll let you go.

If you get this message, call me. Okay, have a good flight.

I paid an extra fee when I checked in. They wrapped it up in all sorts of

fragile tape. How do you lose something like that? Sir, it's not lost. It's

simply misplaced.

But that's the same thing.

I am trying to help you, sir.

And I'm trying to tell you that if it's not here by Christmas, then it's a total

loss. It is our policy to compensate you for the value of your package if it's

not recovered.

It's priceless.

Was it insured? No.

I made it, okay?

I spent six months making it, working on every little detail until it was

perfect. Okay, sir, please fill out this form. If it's not recovered, the

airline will assess the monetary value of your package. It's not about the

money.

It's a special gift from my grandfather.

Would you like to borrow a pen?

Sure.

Thanks. Thank you for flying with us, and happy holidays.

I feel like I'm writing my memoirs.

Pardon?

This forum is huge.

It's not enough that they lose your valuables. Now you have to write an

order to maybe get them back.

Insult to injury.

Exactly.

I'm really sorry they lost your package.

Me too.

I mean, I'm sorry they lost your bag.

Oh, mine?

Just clothes, nothing important.

I'll see you around.

Merry Christmas.

Yeah, Merry Christmas.

Are you around?

Come on, Matt.

It's amateur hour.

Come on, you're so clever.

Something witty.

Thank you.

Hey, would you like to... I'm so sorry.

Please tell me this is just a little tiny stain that's fairly noticeable. Can

you just be dabbed out with a tissue?

It would have to be a pretty big tissue.

I'm so sorry.

I'm about to meet my future family. This is the only outfit I have.

This is totally my fault.

Yeah, it kind of is. What can I do to fix things? Do you want a dry cleaner?

but I could take you to one.

No, wait, I know. I'll buy you a new shirt.

I know the perfect store. Is it on the way to Beresford?

You're going to Beresford?

Uh -huh. That's where I'm going. Okay. You can ride with me.

Great. We'll make pets off at the mall, buy you a new shirt, you can be at

your... Future in -laws.

You're engaged.

Okay, that makes sense.

So, only 15 or 20 minutes late. No, you know what? It's fine. Just bad timing.

Yeah. Don't worry about it. Yeah.

So, where is he? Who?

Your fiancé.

Oh, he had a meeting.

He'll be on the next flight.

I'm sorry.

No, it was an important meeting. He had to close a deal. Big deal.

Oh, no.

Oh, please tell me this is not happening.

It's just a phone. I'll... No, no, no. I have no idea where I'm going. My

address was in here. I don't know where I'm supposed to go right now. Take my

phone. Call your fiancé. Get the address.

Oh, I feel so stupid.

Don't. This kind of thing could happen to anybody.

Hey,

Will, it's me again.

You're going right to voicemail.

Well, I'm kind of lost.

They didn't find my bag, and my phone is out of commission, so I'm going to try

you again in a few minutes. If a strange number pops up, please answer it,

because it might just be the future Mrs. Mitchum.

Thanks. Did you say Mitchum? Uh -huh. Are you kidding? No, why?

I'm a Mitchum.

What's your fiance's name?

Will. Will Mitchum.

You're engaged to Billy Mitchum? Billy's my brother.

Will's your brother?

Will. We never called him Will.

You know, I bet he changed it to sound more grown up. Oh, Will is.

Very grown up. This is freaky. He never told me he had a brother. He never

mentioned he had a fiancé.

Well, we were going to wait to tell everybody together.

I guess the cat's out of his bag.

I'm Matt.

Alice. You know what, Alice?

This here is fate.

So, how did you and Billy meet?

Oh, Will and I met on mates .com.

Really? I can't imagine Billy with Willie.

Will, you going for internet matchmaking?

Well, believe me, I didn't either. I mean, you know, it was kind of a weird

for me. My dad died a few years ago, and my mom decided to move to Florida and

spend more time with her sister.

Anyway,

all my friends are doing internet dating, and I thought I'd give it a try,

bingo, there was Will, and we had a 75 % compatibility rating.

75%. That's a going rate for a husband online.

Pretty scientific.

Yeah, well, it seems to work, believe it or not.

I mean, no, Will is great. He's practical and level -headed, and as you

he's very smart with business.

Just like Julia described Romeo.

Not so much.

Will is very romantic.

I'll have you know he sends me a dozen red roses every Friday.

Really? Yeah.

Well, you know, I guess Billy and I just have different ideas about romances.

To me, romance is doing the dishes with somebody or doing the

laundry together. We're like the simplest thing.

Amazing.

I see that ring of yours.

Oh, yeah.

It's in my pocket here.

Here it is.

Wow. It's a little big. That's why I don't have it on.

It's beautiful.

Frankie?

Oh, oh! Sorry.

I'll find it. No, no, I got it. It's right here.

Oh,

God,

you're awake.

You're beginning to have me worried.

Who hit me in the head with a sledgehammer?

Close enough.

We hit a tree.

Oh, gosh. Now I remember.

Are you okay?

I'm okay.

You're both lucky. It looks like both of you have nothing but a few scrapes and

bruises.

I'm just going to keep you here a bit to check for internal bleeding.

That doesn't sound good.

It's just a caution. Nothing to worry about.

We'll notify your family.

You have...

Clean fingernails.

As opposed to... Your fingernails are very clean.

Okay, thank you, I think.

My father always told me if I didn't know what to say to a girl, just

her.

I should know not to listen to him. I went to prom in a powder blue leisure

because he told me he looked sophisticated.

In 1999.

Wow.

Billy was always better with the ladies.

Are you kidding me? Our first date was a disaster. He spent the whole time

interviewing me.

Yeah?

Do you want kids?

Do you like opera?

Would you be willing to drop everything and be my partner if my business picks

up in another state?

Really? I don't know. It was kind of endearing, I guess.

It's refreshing that he actually knew what he wanted.

Smart. I should have taken that approach with my fiancé.

Oh, you're engaged.

I was.

Oh, sorry.

Last summer, she was up and moved to Paris.

You know, I would do nice things for her, and she would tell me I was

her, so I stopped, and suddenly I was cold and uncaring.

She sounds confused.

She confused the heck out of me.

You know what the worst was?

I had this important business presentation.

I was dressed in a suit, had to get up in front of a few hundred people at this

annual conference, and it was raining.

Don't get me wrong, I love the rain, but we forgot the umbrella, and I was

driving, and so I asked if I could get out the front door, and if she could get

street parking, you know, so I wouldn't look like a drowned rat on stage.

And... She refused.

She said she didn't want to get all wet.

And I thought, she wouldn't even walk through the rain for me.

I don't know about you, but where I come from, love walks through the rain.

Yeah.

It should.

It has to.

I sure hope it does.

I'm sorry.

Don't be.

Breaking up was the best thing I could have done.

Still hurts a little, huh?

Just a little around the holidays.

Oh,

Matt.

Matty, Matty, Matty. Hey, Mom.

He came as soon as the hospital called. Mom, I can't breathe.

Hey, Mom.

Here's a beer. Sorry, sweetie.

It's okay. It only hurts when I laugh.

Like now.

Hi. Hi.

We're his parents.

So nice to meet you. I've heard so much about you both.

Oh, Mom, Dad, this is Alice.

You didn't tell me you were bringing your girlfriend home for Christmas.

You didn't even tell us you had a girlfriend.

No, no, I'm not his... Alice is Billy's fiancée.

Billy's engaged?

Yeah.

He didn't tell us anything about... Well, we wanted to surprise you.

Surprise.

Oh, well.

She surprised. You certainly did that, didn't you, Joe? Sorry. We could have

heard a word from him.

Yeah. So where's Billy now?

Well, he had a work thing come up, so he wasn't able to fly in with me. He was

laid up, but he's coming. I asked the nurse to call him.

Oh, wow.

This is the most wonderful Christmas surprise.

Oh, nice to meet you. Thank you.

You both got pretty good knocks on the head.

I want you both under constant surveillance for the next 24 hours, just

sure. And no sleeping until the observation period is over.

I think we can do that, can't we, Joe? Absolutely.

Thanks, Doc. Yeah.

Thank you.

It is so perfect that you're here, because with Billy being late, we needed

extra pair of hands to help trim the tree.

Oh, I love trimming the tree.

Have you made your Christmas cookies yet? Not yet.

Oh, because I have all these recipes I brought that I'm dying to try, and

they're macrobiotic.

What's macrobiotic?

Wow.

This looks like it would have been an amazing place to grow up. You like it?

I love it.

Mom and Dad always go all out for Christmas.

Come on in.

I know it's not much, but we call it home. It's beautiful.

Myson.

Oh, you know your antiques.

Matt took me to a roadshow for my birthday, and that was my favorite.

I didn't know you liked antiques. I do.

This one's part of his bed. I have some of the other pieces in my store.

What? You have a store?

Well, it was my father's store. I practically grew up there.

Oh. I'd love to see it sometime.

Oh, only after I confiscate your credit cards. Oh.

Hey. Hey. Oh, thanks, dude. Tell me what you think, huh? Hey.

Mmm. Am I tasting all spice?

I like this gal already.

Cheers. All right, Matt.

I want you in the living room, please. And, Alice, you come on upstairs with

I'm going to get you into something a little more cozy.

Oh, thank you.

This will keep you warm.

There we go.

Right down here.

Why can't we lie down in the bedrooms?

Because, A, that's where the Christmas presents are. That's a pleasure.

And, B, I have to keep an eye on you to make sure you don't fall asleep.

I'm going to make you some tea. Oh, I don't want to be any trouble.

No, no, no, no. I'm going to make you some chamomile. It will help you relax.

You might as well give up and let her mother you.

I don't want to be a bother.

Are you kidding? She loves this sort of thing.

How are you feeling, by the way?

Oh, I feel fine.

Just a little antsy. I really want to help with the Christmas preparations.

Tomorrow, there'll be plenty to do, I promise.

Mom won't stop preparing for Christmas until you physically pry the hot glue

out of her hands and force her to have a glass of eggnog and actually relax and

enjoy the holiday.

This is so comfortable.

Mm -hmm.

You two aren't sleeping, are you?

No. No.

Good. Remember what the doctor said.

Oh, and Grandpa Charles just called. Said he cut down the best tree in

just for us.

Don't miss the tree cutting.

You snooze, you lose. I love picking out the tree.

So do I.

You know, Will actually just bought a fake tree for the shop.

What? Mm -hmm.

Living in the city is really changing him. I know. Well, no, I don't think so.

It's just the tree's fine. It's a little too perfect, that's all.

Mm -hmm.

Missing... Character. Yeah, exactly.

Okay, here we are.

I thought something light might be better because of your conditions.

Here you go. Be careful, it's hot.

Thank you. There you go, Matt. Thanks, Mom.

Thanks, Mrs. Mitchum.

Oh, please call me Penny. We're almost family.

Thank you, Penny.

Okay, well, I'm still baking cookies in the kitchen, so that's where I'll be,

and I want you two to keep an eye on each other.

And if one of you falls asleep, I want the other one to give me a holler, and

I'll come right in.

Okay. Copy that. Are you sure I can't help? No, you have to wait out your 24

hours.

But enjoy this downtime, because hoo -hoo, when graphic gets here... Okay.

When Grandpa gets here, we'll have the tree to put up and decorate, and there

are only two days left before Christmas.

How long does it take to decorate a tree?

A very long time.

You'll find out.

Should I be scared?

Be scared.

Three big deals in two days.

Didn't anybody tell you there's a recession going on?

You're the man now.

And the man needs another round.

You have the luck.

Word on the street is that your fiancé owns that shop on 23rd in the block

Lockley wants to buy. Yeah, but I thought those were just rumors about

I mean, he always loses winners anyway, so what's the matter? He's desperate.

He wants to buy that block, raise it, and put up a condo tower.

Winners can't close the deal.

But I can.

I'll also do anything I tell her to do.

And speaking of Alice, she's probably at my parents'.

Bye now.

I'm just going to give her a call.

Hey, it's Alice.

I'm either away from my phone or lost reception, so leave a message.

Hey, darling.

I'm so sorry I didn't make it up tonight, but I closed this huge deal.

Well, look, I'll tell you all about it tomorrow.

I hope my parents are treating you well.

Have a great day. I love you.

Well,

if it's not Mr.

Mitchum. Mr.

Lockley. Well, how good to see you, sir.

And congratulations on the new condoms.

Yeah.

Yeah, I hear you're on your way up.

Yeah, well, I'm not doing too bad.

You know, I heard you were having a little bit of trouble on that 23rd

deal.

Yeah, it's not going to work out. I'm moving on.

Oh, that's a pity.

That could have been a lot of money.

Well, you know what? Sometimes deals just don't work out.

And you will understand that when you get a little more experience.

Right.

Well, what if I told you that I have a line on the owner for the antique shop?

She won't sell.

She will to me.

Why is that?

Why is that?

What, have you got some mystical power over women?

No.

She's my fiancée.

Well, like I said, I've moved on.

Like I said, what a pity.

I mean, now that something could happen.

I'm going to my parents over Christmas.

And I know it's a long shot, but on the off chance that you revisit the 23rd

Street project, give me a call after the holidays.

Merry Christmas.

There's absolutely nothing on.

Hey, dozy.

No sleeping?

I can't keep my eyes open.

This reminds me of when I was a kid.

Billy and I would have competitions to see who could stay awake the longest.

I always lost.

Aw.

We used to build these elaborate forts out of pillows and blankets and TV

Everything we could get our hands on would go into it.

Then we go get our G .I. Joe flashlights and go on a mission for cookies.

A mission?

You feel like some cookies?

Let's go on a mission.

Okay. Let's do it.

Thank you.

You'll probably be a lot quieter if you just turn the light on.

Sorry. Sorry, Mom.

These look amazing.

Should we let them cool before we ice them?

We're supposed to.

Want some milk with that?

Yes, please.

Wow. 5 .30 in the morning.

Only 14 ,000 more hours to stay awake.

I blame the airline completely for this. Yeah, but...

You never would have had triple icing Christmas cookies.

That's true.

Hey, you never told me what it was they lost to yours.

I spent months recreating this Victorian music box my grandmother used to have.

All inlaid wood with a lithograph of Victorian cherubs on the inside.

And I figured out how to get it to play the song that was playing at the school

dance when they first met.

Oh, that's so romantic.

Isn't it?

Grandpa would deny it up and down, but he's a pretty romantic guy. Just mention

842 to him.

It's 8 .42.

What's up?

The moment he first saw my grandmother.

He saw her and he took out his watch to see what time it was.

Because he knew his life would never be the same after that.

Oh, I think I'm going to cry.

Remember he talks about it? He always says, I took one look at her and I knew

would love her forever.

So beautiful.

Dropped one.

I can't wait to meet your grandfather.

You've got a little icing, right?

Right here? On the other side.

Where? I've got it all over my face, right?

I got it.

Right there.

There you go.

So what else do you do besides building Victorian music boxes?

I crochet.

For a living?

I don't believe you.

I make furniture.

Really? Is it a table?

Yeah. I built it.

You built this?

Actually, I had to after I accidentally set the old one on fire.

But it turns out I love working with wood, and I was good at it.

Good thing I got my master's degree in finance, huh?

Master's? Yeah.

It wasn't my thing.

I hate wearing suits and that dreaded thing of actually having to talk to

people.

Well, you're very charming. I'm sure you did great.

Thanks. But I think the last thing this world needs is more bankers and real

estate agents.

That's funny.

If only Will could hear you now.

I think you'd agree with me.

Well, I probably would.

Less competition.

My grandfather, he built things.

Houses for 40 years.

I think the only time he wore a tux was when he was at his wedding. And that was

because of my grandmother.

I should see them together.

Like Bogart and Bacall.

Or Tracy and Hepburn.

I can't wait.

Look at this one.

Oh, they look so happy together. I know. My grandma was such a fox.

She really was.

This is my favorite one right here.

Isn't she beautiful?

Gorgeous.

Wow.

Look different then, hey?

You have her smile.

Do I?

They were sleeping.

We're okay. We survived.

We weren't supposed to.

Looks like we just about made it through the toddler years.

What are you doing?

We're just looking over some pictures. Just considering breakfast.

No, you were sleeping, weren't you?

No. No.

I have half a mind to smack you upside the head. Hey, brain injury mom.

Doctor said he can't slap me. Come here. Let me see. Look at me.

All right. How are you, honey?

I think I'm okay. I'm just tired.

I know. I know. But no sleeping yet.

Matt, get up and clean up this mess before Grandpa gets here. Okay.

Now, Matt.

Okay. Okay.

You're so funny.

Got it. There we go. Don't drop needles. No, it's okay.

Anyone here want a Christmas tree?

Very expensive.

Let me help you.

Beautiful. There we go.

Good job. Don't worry about it. No, no, no.

Sit. You're injured. We got this.

Here we are.

Let's get right in the class.

Beautiful. All right.

Oh, look at that.

That's a beauty, huh?

You must be Alice.

Hi. Joe told me all about your secret engagement.

I have to say, guys, our Billy boy has very good taste.

Oh, thank you. You know, they were giving these out.

At the Christmas tree farm. Oh.

And for this special occasion, welcoming our new addition to the family.

Alice,

the red nose sounds sad.

Because of your hair.

Exactly.

Come on, Joe.

I can't hold this up all day.

Stop wobbling the thing and maybe I'll be able to get the screws in.

All right.

You can let go.

Oh. All right, decorator. Start your engines.

Beautiful tree.

Huh? Yeah.

I think it's a perfect one. Yeah. That tree is okay.

Oh, look out. We're in trouble.

Our daddy only likes those pathetic Charlie Brown trees.

Hey, hey, hey. Don't knock it. Alice happens to like them, too.

Is that so?

Yeah.

I've always been a sucker for the loser on the Christmas tree lot. I mean, I

feel like...

If you have a tree as beautiful as that one, you're already halfway there. But

if you can take a tree that's dropping its needles and missing half its

and growing sideways, all of that, by the time you decorate it and it looks

beautiful, it's sort of a Christmas miracle.

You know, I think Matt said the same thing last year.

Did you?

Yeah.

Every ornament has a story, and Grandpa's going to tell them all. Right,

Grandpa? Oh!

That little guy.

This is Bo, my first dog.

I got this when I was a boy.

Bo always gets a prime spot on the tree. Right, Grandpa?

That's a good spot right there.

Excellent. Dad, this way.

Oh.

My Deborah gave me this at a Christmas formal.

That's where they met.

That's right.

Dinner before the dance.

And there she was.

I took one look at her and I knew I would love her forever.

You knew all that from just one look?

It worked for me, kiddo.

She had come with another fella.

And he got food poisoning.

And he had to leave, so I got to dance with her all night.

Smoothie. If it hadn't been for a little bad egg salad, I may never have met

her. It was great.

Tell that story every year, Grandpa, when you put up that ornament.

You do.

Well,

it's true.

It was fate.

And it filled me at age 42.

Hey! You too?

Matt told me the story last night. I thought it was so beautiful.

Read what's written on the star.

Eternity is where true love exists.

She had a way with words, didn't she?

You know what I think we need? I think we need some of Alice and Matt's

Christmas cookies.

Hey, good idea.

Hot chocolate, huh? I'm sorry they're not macrobiotic.

Wait, is that a bad thing?

Will told me you were macrobiotic.

I don't even know what that is. Neither do I. Billy doesn't know what that

means. Well, why would Billy say that?

I don't know. Probably did.

Matthew, I hear.

Is that funny?

I don't know.

We'll ask him when he gets here.

She's not macrobiotic.

Alice, I know you're probably furious with me, but listen, I will be there

thing in the morning with some very, very good news that I think will make

totally forgive me for being so late.

Just tell Mother to buy some champagne and put it on ice because we are going

want to celebrate.

All right, I'll talk to you soon.

Driver, change of plans. Take me to the airport.

Yes, he's on an airplane.

He's coming.

Did you actually talk to him? No, he sent me 12 emails, though.

12? Oh, my God. He's worried sick. I don't understand why he doesn't just

me here.

Because that's the logical thing to do. And when a man is in love, he thinks

only with his heart.

This is so cute.

Look at the two of them. I know, I know.

Okay, let me guess. This?

This one is Will, right? Wrong. No, no, no. No? That is Billy. That is Matt.

I would never have guessed.

I know. Look, they were so close when they were young.

Their little faces. I know.

Did they have a falling out or something? What? The weird thing is that

never even mentioned he had a brother. No, no, no, no. They just grew up.

all. They both went down very different paths, but they're still really close in

their own way.

Aren't you? You too are.

Your parents have so many beautiful antiques. I'd love for you guys to come

my store.

I'm definitely coming by the next time I'm in the city.

I think you'll really love it.

It was my father's store.

I worked there as a teenager.

I loved it.

Then after he passed away, my mom tried running it for a while, but it wasn't

really her thing, so she gave it to me.

It's quite a gift.

I know.

It really is, but it's a lot harder than I thought it would be.

I mean, I'm barely holding on. I thought it was an established business.

Well, it is, but it's a lot more than just running the store.

It's buying merchandise and going to auctions and checking out state sales.

When my father was around, I stayed at the store while he did all that, but now

it's just me.

Well, can't you hire somebody to help?

No, I can't afford it.

I worked for pocket change.

Regular employees don't do that.

I just keep praying something will happen to change things.

Something will happen.

Oh, no!

Don't move.

There's shards everywhere.

Wait, I'll go get a brew. No, I'll get it. Let's just get you to higher ground.

What? I'll take care of it.

What happened?

What are you doing?

Alice broke your favorite dish.

That was your favorite dish? It was totally her favorite, and you broke it.

just messing with you.

That's not nice.

Matt, help me clean this up.

Almost time to play at Christmas, net bitches.

You're going to play, right?

I'll just stay here. You guys play. I'm going to stay and clean up. No, no, no,

no. You have to.

It's Christmas.

A time when families love and give and share with each other.

And you are part of that.

I've never heard of this game.

That's because Mom made it up. I did not make it up, Smerrypants.

My grandfather did.

And then he passed it down to me, and I passed it down to you, and then to you.

Dad, would you take that for me?

Now, how this goes is everybody writes out something nice about everybody

in the room.

And then that person has to try and figure out who said what about whom.

That sounds like fun. Yeah, it is. Here we go.

Here we go. Okay.

We ready?

Dad, you go first.

All right.

This one? That one, yeah.

Is a troublemaker.

And I'm proud of it. You nailed that one. Such a troublemaker.

Taught me everything I know.

Darn right I did, and she turned out beautifully.

Sweetheart.

Knows the best stories.

You got a few.

That's right.

And last but not...

Is young at heart.

Okay, okay, okay. Who's next?

Alice. You go. Okay, Alice.

We're all family. All right.

Loves Christmas traditions.

And has a Deborah spirit.

It's true, and she is. All right, I like that. Thank you. Oh, that's really

sweet.

Lovely.

Appreciates the value of old treasures.

Well, it's true.

Yeah.

Thank you.

He's kind of amazing.

Who are you?

Who are you?

You're not Will.

Who's Will?

Alice. My fiance.

What's going on? Where is he?

What's going on? This is not funny.

Who are you? I'm Billy Mitchum.

Did she not engage to Billy?

This is... I've made a really big mistake.

I'm at the wrong house.

I don't know this person.

You're Will? You're Billy?

I'm Billy. I've never been called Will.

But my fiancé is Will Mitchum. I don't know... Well, they are the same name.

Will, Billy. You can see how they get confused.

Oh, what have I done?

I've made a really big mistake.

It's okay.

Uh, I have to go.

Oh, no.

Alice, what are you doing?

I, well, I can't stay here. I don't, I don't.

Oh, wait, wait. Alice, don't be silly. We love having you here.

Grandpa's right. You fit right in.

It's a pleasure.

Uh.

Does anyone have a phone that I could use?

Sure, honey. Alice,

what are you going to do?

I don't know.

I'm really sorry.

Alice.

This is weird.

Yeah.

I'll see you soon.

Hey. Hi.

Hot chocolate always makes everything a little better.

Thank you.

Will?

He'll be here in a few minutes.

You're Will?

I am so embarrassed.

Don't be.

How could I have made such a colossal mistake?

It's one for the books, that's for sure.

My whole family's sorry you're not going to spend Christmas with us.

Especially me.

I'm sorry, too.

I don't think some of you could, I don't know, come visit us on Christmas, or

maybe I can go to your place?

Well, I don't know. It's probably not a very good idea.

No, I guess you're right.

I meant what I wrote you.

Oh, the note came.

It's not a letter.

Oh, there's Will.

You okay?

Yeah, I'm okay.

My parents had no idea where you were. We were worried sick. I left you, like,

15 messages. Why didn't you call me back?

I left you a message. I told you my phone got ruined. I didn't get any of

messages. Matt spilled coffee on it. Who's Matt?

Oh, he's this great guy who offered me a ride into Beresford. He overheard me

saying that I was the future Mrs. Mitchum. His last name is Mitchum, and

a brother named Billy.

You went to the wrong house.

Well, Mitchum's a really common name, and so is William or Will or Billy. I

thought that I was at your family's house.

Could you imagine me growing up in a place like this?

Wait, Alice.

Oh. Oh, no one leaves without a parting kiss. You're so sweet. Thank you.

Penny, Joe, Grandpa, this is my Will.

Nice to meet you, Will.

Hi. Yeah, you're a lucky man.

Oh, well, thank you.

Yeah. It's nice to meet you folks, too.

I apologize if there's been any inconvenience Alice has caused you.

Inconvenience? Are you kidding? She's been an absolute joy to have around.

Look, I, uh... Well, I think... Well, I think this should cover any expenses

you might have incurred. Oh, no, no. We loved having Alice here.

Huh. Okay. Now, Alice, there are shortbreads and pecans in there. It's

the rest of the holidays, you know? Now, don't eat them all. Linda Carr on the

way home. Okay, we won't.

Thank you.

Thank you so much.

Thank you, darling. And letting me decorate the Christmas tree and

in the notes game.

Thank you.

Alice, come on. We really got to get going.

Okay.

Hang on.

I'll be right back. I forgot something.

Lovely home.

Hey.

What did you forget?

Merry Christmas.

Okay.

Oh.

This is where it all began.

Oh.

She's around here somewhere.

Mother?

Oh, Mother?

Mother?

Please don't touch that. Oh.

Sorry.

Mother. Will, my love.

I've missed you terribly.

Alice,

this is my mother, Judith. Mother, this is Alice, my fiancée.

I'm sorry. I meant to tell you that there's a cleaning of chakras.

Oh, I'm so sorry. Did I track something in? Oh, no, Alice.

Chakras are the spiritual portals on our body which allow us to tap into the

wellspring of prana, the universal life force.

And they need cleaning once in a while?

Mm -hmm.

Too much contact with other people's auras can cause them to, um... Clog up?

Close down.

Mother's studying under a guru.

Oh, wow.

I've never even met a guru.

Oh, Alice.

Open your mind to the universal consciousness.

And a teacher will be provided.

Okay, that's handy.

Yes.

Let's leave metaphysics aside for the moment.

We're just very happy that you are here and that you're safe.

We were awfully worried about you. Come, let's have a drink to celebrate.

Ooh, a drink. Yes, that's good.

I was absolutely amazed when Will told me what happened. I mean, how does one

end up with the wrong hand?

But then I remembered.

There are no accidents.

Everything happens for a reason.

Well, it's a funny story, actually. I had my phone ruined at the airport

somebody accidentally spilled coffee on it, and then I went to check what the

address was of the house I was supposed to go to.

Is this one of those energy movies?

Oh, no, it removes all the clogged, undigestive matter and the bacteria that

gets into your intestines and clogs them up.

Just like your chakras, huh?

No, not really.

Happy holidays to the newest member of our family. Welcome, Alice.

Thank you so much. Cheers. Cheers.

It's my own recipe.

It's a blend of yeast extract, root vegetables, and fermented bran.

That's very macro -delicious.

Oh, thank you so much. I'm so glad you like it. There's plenty more.

Who left a suitcase right in front of the front door?

We're in here, Roy! Yes, yes, yes.

Hey, where's my boy?

Dad? Good to see you. Good to see you, too.

Dad, this is Alice.

Hello, Mr. Mitchum. It is so nice to meet you.

Well, please call me Roy.

Roy.

Here you go.

One more.

Oh,

is that mine?

Mine. That's you.

Oh,

yeah. There we go.

Roy Mitchum.

It's me.

Yeah, yeah. No, no, no. That was a good time.

Yeah, no, your time is great.

Yeah, no, I'm just putting the balls together now.

Uh -huh. Like father, like son.

It's incredible.

Yeah. All right.

Drink up.

I haven't put the end of the night.

You ready?

Ah, my old room.

Had a lot of good memories here.

Oh, wow. I never took you for the sporting type.

That.

It was my very first sales award.

I sold 200 pounds of fertilizer, and I wasn't even a wee below yet.

A wee below?

Yeah.

Good size you can go as a Cub Scout before you get to Boy Scouts.

I was a Bear Cup, which is one before a wee below.

That's so sweet.

You know, I was learning responsibility and accounting from a very early age.

Maybe if you'd been a wee below, your store would be in the black.

Sometimes in life, you just gotta sell.

I'm going to go take a shower.

Alice.

Alice.

Alice, come on.

I think you might have taken all that the wrong way.

In what way would that be?

Alice, I'm a salesman.

I sell. That's what I do.

And I'm good at it.

Well, great at it, actually.

You are a collector.

A buyer, if you will.

And you hold on to things just a little too tightly.

Sometimes you just gotta let go.

And you'll get there.

Hey, with my help, you could be one of the best.

Now, why don't you let me make it up to you?

You want to go for a walk with me?

A walk?

Tonight? Yeah, there's this beautiful tree all lit up in that park over there.

Oh, never been.

Isn't this the house you grew up in?

Yeah.

Look, it's way too cold tonight.

Maybe we'll go tomorrow.

Yeah.

Yeah. Alright, goodnight.

Yeah.

doing here?

My sleep schedule is totally messed up.

Yeah, stay up for 24 hours. We'll do that to you.

I know. I feel like I'm on Tokyo time or something.

How did you find me? I followed you.

You did?

Yeah.

No.

There's only three Mitchums in this town. The other two Mitchums are on

vacation.

Well, at least that's what the police officer told me when he thought I was

breaking into their house.

Oh, no.

Maybe it was the flashlight in the window that did it. I think so.

You want to go for a walk or something?

Yeah.

First time I came here at night, I was ten.

I snuck out.

My parents would have killed me if they ever found out.

So it's a tradition?

Not really.

Just had some things in my mind and wanted to get out of the house.

Yeah, me too.

What are these?

Blocks of snow.

Covered? Tomorrow the Bears for a Christmas festival.

By then, these will be beautiful snow sculptures.

Wow. Yeah.

Sweet.

That tree is beautiful.

Is it?

Yeah.

Wow. And peaceful.

As a kid, I could just look at it for hours. Get lost in my own world.

That's lovely.

I thought, we'll make this better, but... A bench?

Place to watch it from.

Woods from an old ship, bolts from a church that burned down in a fire. Wait,

you built this?

It's a bench.

Here we will sit and let the sounds of music creep in our ears.

A lot of stillness in the night become the touches of sweet harmony.

Merchant of Venice.

The lady knows her Shakespeare.

Oh, this isn't just a bench.

Sit, please.

You know, I would love to have these in my store.

I'm sure I could sell these.

Yeah? Yeah.

Absolutely. Good eye.

This bench?

I think I got it right. I think you got a lot right.

I mean, you're doing what you love. You're good at it. It's working for you.

You're kind of living the dream.

Does that really make you laugh?

Yeah, absolutely.

I once ran for student council just so I could put up signs, they will wear

hairnets for the cafeteria staff, because, like, who wants a hair in their

tots? It's gross.

Well, personal hygiene is very important.

It really is.

So I'm amazing, huh?

Yes.

Especially after I spilled coffee on you, wrecked your blouse, not to mention

your phone, almost killed you in a car accident.

Amazing doesn't even begin to sum it up.

Hey, you know what came into my store the other day?

Replica of the Burncastle Christmas clock.

Are you serious?

You're familiar with it?

Of course.

The clockmaker who fell in love with a woman who was already promised to

another. And everyone was frozen in time.

Yeah, that's the one.

Yeah.

Listen, I'm probably going to regret saying this, but I'm just going to say

I think you're about to make a huge mistake.

Listen, I think you are an amazing guy.

Don't throw that word around loosely. I'm not. I promise.

I... I wish the world were the same as the clockmakers.

Well, why?

Why can't it be?

All I know is that Will and I have a life together. We make a great team. You

don't believe that.

You don't know what I believe.

So much for fate.

Maybe fate's just something people make up to explain the way things worked out.

I have to go.

Couldn't sleep either, huh?

Eternity is where true love exists.

Manny, I want you to do your grandfather a favor and read this over and over

and put it back where it belongs.

I love you, son.

Penny?

Oh, Alice, honey. Is that you?

Yeah. I just wanted to call and wish you guys a Merry Christmas.

Oh, thank you.

Same to you.

Oh, I just wish there was some way you could spend it with us. I know.

Well, I'll be thinking of you guys anyway. Hey, is Matt there?

Matt?

Um, you know what, hon? I just had him out to do a little last -minute grocery

shopping for me. You know, Christmas Eve, I always forget something.

But I can get him to call you when he gets in.

No, no, that's okay.

Just tell him to have a Merry Christmas.

Okay, hon, I will.

And if by any chance you find yourself with a little free time and you can come

by, the door is always open.

Okay, thanks.

Bye. Bye -bye.

Oh, hey.

Hey.

Yeah, I owe you an apology for yesterday.

Oh, no, that's fine. You were right. Just forget it. Are you sure?

Yeah.

You still my girl?

Of course.

Hey, did you get my email?

Christmas Eve, everyone.

Is that coffee? I can use some more coffee.

This will give you more energy than coffee, honey.

Okay, if you say so.

Well, please tell your father that he should give his body the nourishment

it needs.

Let's play a Christmas game.

Oh, Alice, I don't think anybody's into Christmas. It's Christmas Eve, a time

for families to love, to share, and to give.

We're playing.

There can be a new Mitchum Christmas Eve tradition.

Judith, where do you keep your pens and paper?

Please get some.

Thank you. Okay.

Now, the other Mitchens taught me this. It's very simple.

All you need to do is write down something that you like about everybody

the table. Really? Well, I'm just going to finish this mobile.

And pop it in their glass. And then you have to guess who's what.

Go. Okay.

Oh, lovely. Thank you.

Do you hear it? Yeah.

It's really fun.

It'll put everyone in the Christmas spirit.

Thank you.

Right.

Okay.

Now, you want to go first, Troy?

All right.

Yep. Now, remember, the object is you have to guess who said what.

It's very charming. Oh, that must be you, Alice.

Okay, I think I like this game better already.

Go again.

No, it's on the loop poles and the tax code.

Well, actually, I wish I did. There's a couple that I missed over the years.

You're the best, Dad. Thank you, son. Thank you. That's so sweet.

Makes good money.

Yeah, well, you know, a love letter of that gushing could only come from my

wife.

Well, you're only supposed to write one thing. There are other things that I

could have said.

Yeah, but you chose to write that, so... Okay, your turn. Go ahead.

She's very low maintenance. What is that supposed to mean? How did you know it

was me?

Maintenance is misspelled.

Well, you know, I just feel that, you know, you fill in your time on your own.

You don't seem to need anybody around, so... Maybe I haven't had a choice.

Uh -huh. Well, I go into work every day so I can make the good money.

Okay, my turn.

Let's see what we have here.

All right.

It's very easy on the eyes.

Uh -uh.

Thank you, Roy.

Very welcome.

Next.

Loves my son.

Yep, that's true.

Last but not least.

Is a multimillionaire?

Surprise.

I don't understand.

Dad? Sure.

Mom? Dad, Alice.

You know, I was going to wait until Christmas, but I guess I can give you

present a little bit early.

You may have noticed that I've been doing a lot of texting and phone

Well, I haven't exactly been wasting my time here.

I closed a huge deal with Grant Lockley.

Fantastic. As you know, he's been trying to develop the entire block that your

store is on.

He's got all the other property owners on board.

You are the only holdout.

And? And I used that as leverage to get him to pay top dollar.

Your little store?

How does 3 .5 million sound?

Holy!

Honey, well done!

Ship off the old block, son.

Thanks, Dad.

Wow,

I don't know what to say. I'm speechless.

Well, you can say yes.

I... You know, I think I need some alone time to...

To process this, it's a really big decision. You know, the store's been in

family for a long time. Hey, I totally understand.

I appreciate and respect the fact that you want to respond and not react.

That is the responsible thing to do.

Hey, just remember, you and I are going to have our own new family memories.

And when the old store's gone, you'll still have your old memories.

I'm going to just take a walk.

What's with the walking?

She's a city girl.

Hey, I know you'll make the right decision.

Alice? Grandpa.

I mean, what do I call you now?

Grandpa works just fine.

What are you doing here?

I brought you something.

Something Matt wanted you to have.

Really? I didn't think he would ever want to speak to me again.

In time, people, in time.

You know what, Grandpa? I really feel like I have screwed everything up big

time.

Why? What have you done?

I just feel like I'm not the most wonderful person in the world, and the

timing's all wrong.

I mean, I'm engaged.

Okay, so what are you going to do about it?

Alice!

Is everything okay?

I'll be in in a minute.

Alice, I don't know how the universe works.

I don't know if we make our own fates or if it's written down somewhere years

before we're born.

Maybe a little above.

I do know one thing for sure.

Life is about timing.

And timing is everything in love and loss.

Thank you.

Thank you for coming.

Full house.

Yeah?

Give me a hug.

Yeah.

Merry Christmas.

Who's that?

Grandpa Mitchum. The other Mitchum. He was in the neighborhood.

Oh.

Well, uh, listen.

I know you've had a big day, but before you give me your answer, if you'll just

come with me, I have another gift for you.

I really don't know how many more surprises I can take in one day.

I think you're going to like this one.

It's okay. Sit down.

Perfect.

Now, I know we don't normally do the present thing in my family, but... I

thought, because this is a very special holiday, that I would make an exception.

But before you open it, I want to apologize.

That was just so stupid of me to present the offer without any

warning. I mean,

especially in front of my parents.

They put a lot of pressure on you.

And it's perfectly understandable.

You'd get upset.

It's because... Well, you know I always want to take care of you.

You know that, right?

Go ahead, open it.

What is this?

It's a lease.

For a store that's just three blocks away.

It's bigger and has way more street traffic flow.

With the money that you get from the old store, you can buy lots of additional

stock. You can hire a few people to help.

Alice, it would be a real store.

A real store?

One that would turn over a steady profit.

You could have your own cafe with your own theme. No, 50s style.

Jane knockoff? But it wouldn't be my father's store.

But it would be a darn good compromise, wouldn't it?

It would definitely be a compromise.

Come on.

Be logical.

You can't tempt fate.

I think I'm going to be sick.

Come on.

Life is about timing.

And timing is everything.

In love and loss.

What's going on with you, Alice?

I can't.

I can't do this.

Well, we don't have to do the new store. I mean, it's just an idea.

I mean, us.

You did?

Yeah.

Ever since you left.

It's like everything's been off.

You know, our rhythm.

I'll send you a call.

I have to go.

It was raining.

I know.

I've been here ever since I gave the clock to Grandpa to give to you.

You were here? I was here.

Well, we might have just missed each other.

Someone once told me timing is everything.

I've heard that story before.

Not, I've spent so much time lately pretending to be something I'm not

thought it was what I was supposed to be. I almost forgot who I am.

I mean, I did forget who I am.

I'm the girl who loves family.

I'm the girl who loves romance and antiques and history.

And most importantly, I'm the girl who loves you, Matthew Mitchum.

I love you, Alice Chapman.

Merry Christmas.

Merry Christmas.

You have to

tell me how you got the clock to stop working.

Wait, it stopped working?

Yeah. Are you serious? Let me see it.

Yeah.

You know what time this is, don't you?

Yeah, it's a couple of minutes before midnight.

1158. Do you remember what happened at 1158?

Oh, my goodness.

The moment we met just a couple of days ago.

You are my destiny.

We have to get going. Your parents are going to be here any minute, and I have

to go pick up my mom at the airport. You think they're going to like each other?

Of course they will. What am I talking about?

Just relax. We have a couple more minutes.

We really don't. We're going to be late. Come here.

Seriously, we have to go.

Let me just inventory this crate.

Where did you get it from?

Just another state sale. It was a blind bid that I won.

This is cute.

Yeah.

Yeah.

What is that?

Is that what I think it is?

I think so.

Civil War era wedding ring.

Do you have any idea how much this is worth?

I do.

I just don't know if I could sell it.

I love you.

I love you.

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