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Good morning. Welcome to A Little Something Special

Just take your time.

If there's anything I can help you find, just let me know.

Did you find everything you were looking for?

Oh, yes. This and much more.

I just love your store.

I'm definitely coming back.

Oh, thank you.

I love hearing that.

Oh, wow. Those are beautiful.

My aunt collects nutcrackers, and she'd love to have

something like that.

Those have been in my family for a long time.

I'm only missing that one piece.

I have been on the hunt for that

for years.

That will be $43.25.

Well, I hope you find it.

The hunt is always the most fun.

It's like going on an adventure and finding treasure.

That is exactly it.

There you are.

Well, I hope you have a great

rest of your day and a Merry Christmas.

Thank you. Merry Christmas.

Hey. It looks like you found a

little something extra today, Paul.

Oh, I always do.

Eric showed me where to find the good stuff.

How's Daniel.

Will he be home for break?

I hope so, but he sometimes forgets to keep me in the loop.

But I just chalk that up to him trying to be an adult.

Nah. That's all kids.

They expect you to read their minds.

Mhmm. You would think as much as he's on his phone though, he

would find a minute to drop his mom a line.

Neither of my kids have figured that out yet and they're older

than Daniel.

Unless they want something.

Well, I want you to have a Merry Christmas, Paul.

Thank you, Mary.

You have a Merry Christmas too.

I know I'll be back before Christmas

because you're always finding

stuff my wife will love.

Aw. Thank you.

Today is a good day.

Yes. It is.

Thank you so much for working some extra hours.

Are you kidding me? I love this place.

If I wasn't here, my wife would

be finding something for me to fix.

They're looking at the Bayner sculpture.

I've got them right where I want them.

Go get 'em.

Good night, Eric. See you tomorrow.

Good night, Mary.

I miss you, Sherita.

You always knew how to focus on the good things.

Hey, girl. Wait up.

Hey, Gwyn.

Did you bring me some leftovers?

With the day I've had,

you're lucky I love you

and I didn't eat them all.

They smell heavenly.

Mmm.

Chocolate crisps

with peppermint chips

and silver sprinkles.

They've been selling like mad.

I knew you wanted some, so I saved you a couple.

You're the best. -Uh-huh.

So the bakery was busy?

Yes. And I needed it too.

How about you?

Yeah. I was busier than normal, but still not enough to get me

where I need to be by the end of the year.

So have you heard anything

about who might buy the building?

No. But I'm really hoping they

don't raise the rent like the letter said.

I don't know how many more rent raises I can take.

Yeah. Me neither.

So are we still on for our planning sesh

at my house tomorrow night?

Will there be wine?

After this week?

Definitely.

Well then, yes. We're still on.

But...

I'm wearing my comfy pants.

Oh, I would have it no other way.

And neither would Sherita.

I finally heard from the caterer.

The one who does the fancy mac and cheese?

Yes. That's the one.

She said that she's free that night and she's actually going

to give us a discount because sadly her mom was diagnosed

with breast cancer two years ago.

Oh, wow. -Yeah.

She was so thankful that

we asked her to cater the benefit.

Bless her heart.

She started to cry on the phone.

So I told her to just bring her mom

and she broke down again.

She is now, and I quote, "A fan for life."

Aww.

bless her heart.

I'll add them both to the guest list.

Thank you. -Mm-hm.

Have you talked to Elena?

Yep.

And I just sent you over a sample of the work

she's going to hang up at the gallery.

Oh, wow.

These are amazing.

There will be a whole section

lit up with a black light

because of the paint she uses.

That is so cool.

We are going to raise so much money.

Yeah. Sherita would be proud.

You know what she'd say about all this.

Yep.

She'd pick up a glass of wine, put her hand on her hip, and

say, "Now why are you doing all this for little old me?"

"Can't you find anything better to do with your time?"

And then she would take another sip and she'd say, "Well, as

long as you're at it, go ahead and make it bigger and better."

I hope that she'll be proud of us.

She will be.

I mean, I wouldn't even be surprised if she found a way to

let us know, like, I don't

know, make it snow or something.

You hush your mouth.

You know good and well that

snow in Memphis is always a disaster.

Never wish for snow.

The last time we got snow around Christmas, we lost power

and the roads were covered in snow and ice for three days.

Just don't do it.

Okay. Okay.

You're right.

Why'd you throw it at me?

You said I was right.

Because the pillow belongs over there.

Okay.

Alright. Let's take a look at valet parking.

Oh, Wyatt. Hey.

How are you today?

Hey, Mary. I'm good.

How are things?

Ah. Can't complain.

That's good to hear.

So what have you brought me today?

Well, it's almost Christmas.

So when I found these, I knew it was the perfect time

to sell them in the store.

Yeah. Come on.

Wyatt, these are beautiful.

Where did you find them?

At an estate sale.

You got a place for them?

Oh, Honey, I'll find a place.

Are you still good with me keeping the twenty percent?

Of course. I wish you'd take more.

Oh, gosh. Never in a million years.

That twenty percent is plenty.

Thank you.

You, didn't happen to find any nutcrackers

while you were there, did you?

No. Not there.

But I did bring the paper,

and there are some promising sales in there.

Oh.

I know you're still looking for the missing piece.

Oh. Look, you already put some stars on some of them.

I know how important it is to you.

So is, is Daniel coming home for the break

or is he on some big new adventure?

Oh, as far as I know, but he hasn't confirmed with me yet.

Still figuring out who and where he wants to be.

Yeah. I know.

I just wish he would tell me his plans a little sooner

rather than springing them on me at the last minute.

Just a worried mama, I guess.

Well, you're a good mama.

And you give him the space he needs.

He realizes that.

I think that's why he's not so concerned about

telling you his every move.

Well, thank you.

That really helped my heart.

You're so sweet, Wyatt.

Thanks.

Oh, welcome in.

Let me know if I can help you find anything.

So Mary,

Oh my goodness.

What is it?

Look.

Do you know her?

No. Behind her.

It's the Nutcracker.

No way.

That's it.

I found it.

What'd you find?

Oh, I didn't hear you come in.

Obviously.

Look, it's my grandmother's Nutcracker,

the one I've been looking for.

No way.

That's what I said.

It, it says that they're having a sale early Saturday morning.

Well, you have to go.

I know.

I'll get Eric to open the store.

Why don't you go with her, Wyatt?

Oh, yes.

I mean, you brought me the paper.

It's only fitting that you come with me.

Oh, okay.

I do love seeing an antique find its forever home.

Sounds like you two have a date.

Mary, I'll, I'll be back and we can work out the details.

Why do you insist on embarrassing him like that?

Like what?

He's got a crush on you.

Gwyn.

I know. I know.

You're not interested in dating.

Yet.

There is no yet.

An antique finding its forever home.

Yeah.

I'm so close, Gwyn.

So close.

This salad is delicious

and savory, but it can really

use a side of bread.

Coming from someone who owns a bakery,

aren't you sick of eating bread?

Why do you think I became a baker in the first place?

Plus,

I'm always checking out the competition.

Gwyn, you're the most talented baker in the county.

There is no competition.

And that's because I'm always checking out the competition.

Speaking of checking people out,

have you spoken to Wyatt about your date this Saturday?

It's not a date.

I don't know why you keep calling it that.

Because I know you, and I know the thought

would never cross your mind.

Well, stop it.

I'm not ready.

You know that.

Okay. Okay.

Fine. But

when you are ready,

he might not be available anymore.

Really?

What have you heard?

Nothing.

Just wanted to make you aware of the possibility.

Well, I am aware. Thank you.

And I do need to call him to

set up a time and a place to meet.

You know, I still can't believe I found it.

Do you think the woman's

had it in her collection this whole entire time?

I don't know. It literally blows my mind

that my missing piece has been in

Memphis this whole time.

How much do you think she's gonna sell it for?

I don't know.

I'm struggling, but I am going to find a way

to buy it no matter what.

I just really need to have it.

If the sale of the mall goes through before Christmas, they

might raise the rent.

Yeah.

Just doesn't seem fair.

I've been looking for that missing piece

for all these years.

Now when I finally find it, I might not be able to afford it

or even keep my store open for that matter.

I hope it doesn't get that bad.

Me too.

Good afternoon, Mary,

Gwyn.

What, Gwyn? No hello?

Hello, Richard.

That's more like it.

Now I couldn't help but overhear your conversation.

You mean you were eavesdropping?

No. Just hearing bits and pieces.

Hmm. Sure.

Did you mention you found your missing nutcracker?

Yes.

That's great.

Where'd you find it?

I, saw it in a picture for an estate sale.

That's nice.

What do you want, Richard?

Well, I happen to be the agent

in charge of selling the mall.

Are you serious?

Yes, Lamb.

I'm quite serious.

Don't call me that.

I never liked it, and we're not dating anymore.

Oh, but it suits you, Mary Little.

She's not a nursery rhyme.

Now, Mary, if you want,

I can give you some insider information on the sale.

What do you want for the information, Richard?

Not a thing.

I already have a buyer lined up.

We're talking big numbers.

For the price that it's going

for, the rent might be going up.

Antiquing is an old and tired business, Mary.

Antique is, by definition, old.

There's not enough money to be made off those things that'll

let you live comfortably, and you deserve

to live a comfortable life.

You know, for what I'm gonna get off the mall, I'm gonna be

comfortable for a very long time.

Why don't you sell that atrocious, dirty store and let

me take care of you and Daniel for the rest of your life?

That atrocious

dirty store is a part of me.

It's a part of my history.

It brings me more joy than dating you ever did.

Oh, now be reasonable, Mary.

Reasonable?

You never respected me, my choices, my store.

Daniel and I will be just fine without your help.

And now,

I think you should be reasonable and leave

before Gwyn commits whatever

crime is boiling behind her eyes.

I believe I'll dine elsewhere.

Mary,

good luck buying that Nutcracker.

Did you see his face?

Crime boiling behind my eyes.

I had to say something.

I do not know what I ever saw in him.

I don't either.

He's a shifter.

He's constantly changing if it suits his end goal.

Yeah.

Gosh, I hope the new owner doesn't raise the rent.

If they do, we'll find a way to make money together.

Doing what?

I don't know.

Scaring away ex boyfriends?

I like it.

Kathy. Hey.

How are you?

Great. Thanks.

Listen. I've got a project for you.

There was a picture in the paper either yesterday

or the day before,

in the estate sale section.

Maybe the day before that.

Anyway, I need you to find a

picture with a nutcracker in it.

Yes. A nutcracker.

Find out who's hosting that sale.

I need to get my hands on that Nutcracker before the public

sale on Saturday.

Great. Thanks.

Text me the information when you get it.

You know, I really didn't like

Richard's comment about the Nutcracker.

Me neither.

It sounded pretty ominous.

You don't think that he's going to go to the sale, do you?

Didn't he hate going when you two were dating?

Yes.

He complained all the time.

It's too bad you can't just buy the Nutcracker before the sale,

you know, just in case.

Gwyn.

You're brilliant.

I know.

But what did I say?

You gave me an idea.

I think I'll just call the company who's handling the

sale, and I'll ask them if I can buy the Nutcracker early.

Hey. I guess I am brilliant.

I'll call them first thing in the morning.

Hey, Sweetheart.

Hey, mom.

How are you?

Is everything okay?

Yes. Everything is okay.

Why do you ask me that every time I call?

Well, you don't call very often, so when you do, I worry

that something might be wrong.

Alright. Whatever.

But I am, I'm happy to hear from you.

So what's up?

Oh, just winter break starts in a week, and I'm just making

sure you haven't turned my room into a sewing room

or something.

A sewing room?

When have I ever sewn enough to need a room?

I don't know. Maybe you've started sewing more.

With what time?

I am at the store all the time.

That's true.

You love that store more than you love me.

Oh, stop it.

Oh, guess what?

Uh, Chicken butt.

Daniel.

What? It's funny.

You're not five.

But you're laughing.

Anyway,

I...

found the missing nutcracker.

What?

No way. Oh, mom. That's awesome.

I know.

I can't believe it.

Wait. Is it, is it at the house or is it at the shop?

Well, neither.

It is at an estate sale, but I'm going to call a company

tomorrow and see if I can get it early.

Oh, I I can't wait.

Hey. Maybe they can hold it for you.

Yeah, we'll see.

I, I hope so too.

After all this time. Wow.

Yeah. It's been a long time coming.

Hey, mom. I gotta go.

Okay, sweetie.

Thanks for calling.

I love you. And I'll talk to you soon.

Alright. Love you too, mom. Bye.

Bye.

Thank you for calling County Estate and Jewelry Sales.

How may I help you?

Hi. Yes.

I'm calling about the Sutton Estate sale that was

scheduled for this Saturday.

Yes, ma'am. We are handling that sale.

Oh, good.

I'm calling about the Nutcracker that I saw in the

picture with Ms. Sutton.

I was wondering if I could purchase it before Saturday

or put a hold on it.

We've had a lot of interest in that item, but

unfortunately, it's already been sold.

Oh.

Oh, no.

I'm sorry.

There are a lot of similar

Christmas items also for sale if you want

me to email you those pictures.

No. Thank you.

Can you tell me who bought it?

No, ma'am. That information is confidential.

But the gentleman who bought it said this was going to make

some woman very happy.

Okay.

Thank you for your time.

Have a good day.

You too.

Mary, you okay?

I lost it again.

The Nutcracker?

Oh, Mary.

Mary, what's going on?

What did you do?

I didn't do anything.

I missed it.

It's gone again.

I wasn't fast enough.

Oh, no.

I called the company that was handling the estate, and they

said that a man bought it for a woman.

Oh, well, at least that's noble.

Right?

No.

I mean, yes.

But I really wanted that to complete my grandmother's set.

Oh, no.

What?

You don't think Richard bought it, do you?

That would be just like that slimy worm.

His last comment sounded like a threat.

Think he bought it to get you back?

I don't know.

I am so mad right now.

Yeah. Me too.

Well, you don't know it was Richard.

It could have actually been a man who was genuinely trying to

make a woman happy.

What are the odds though?

It's just not fair.

I was so close.

We need a distraction.

We have under two weeks until the art benefit.

We still have a lot to do.

Yeah. I know.

Decorations arrive next week.

Do you wanna hire someone or use volunteers?

Volunteers. The less money we have to spend, the more we can

give to cancer research.

Good idea.

Wyatt?

Yeah.

Thank you.

For what?

For volunteering.

Oh.

Don't worry, Wyatt.

That's how she ropes me into volunteering too.

That's okay. Just tell me

when and where you want me

Oh, I will, Wyatt.

But I think I'll let Mary handle that.

She is the one in charge.

Well, I'm, I'm ready to start whenever you are, Mary.

All right. I'll go get some paper.

We can plan out where we're going to set up.

You're good at distracting her.

Yeah. It's what I do.

And you're a really good friend.

I know.

And I'm really protective too.

And I don't want her to get hurt.

You get me?

Yeah. I, I get you.

I don't want her to get hurt either.

Good.

All right. I, found some paper and some markers.

I thought we could draw out the venue and kinda plan where

we're going to set everything up.

Sounds good. -All right. There you go.

I think the door would be

over here.

Welcome to A Little Something Special.

Oh, hey, Cliff.

How are you?

Doing good, Mary.

No complaints.

How's business?

Well, I'm hoping for some good old Christmas spirit to get me

through to the end of the year.

Yeah. Aren't we all?

I haven't seen you and Ellie Mae in quite some time.

How's she doing?

Oh, okay.

Oh. -You know?

Well, tell her that I hope to see her soon.

I will. I will.

Actually, Mary.

Yes, Cliff?

Ellie Mae passed away.

What? Oh, Cliff, I am so sorry.

I had no idea.

Yeah, it's just easier to say she's okay when people ask.

It keeps me from having to talk about it.

You know?

Yeah. I...

Is there anything I can do?

No. No.

Eric was telling me you're

putting on a art gala or something?

Oh, yeah.

Ellie Mae used to drag me all over town looking at art,

trying to make me understand it, but

I never did.

I just went because I loved her.

You know what?

Would you like to come to the benefit?

The benefit?

What's it benefiting?

We're going to donate the money

to the Memphis Cancer Research Foundation.

Oh, well, that's very nice of you.

You know, when Ellie Mae first got sick, we signed up for

every trial there was.

She, she pushed hard till the end.

All one hundred and ten pounds of her.

Actually, you know what?

I think I will go, Mary.

Thank you for the invite.

Really? Oh, it's my pleasure.

All right. Come on over here and I'll get you the information.

That'd be great. Thanks.

I was so close.

I love this piece.

I'm sure your daughter will love it.

Excellent.

Have a great day. -Thank you so much.

Yeah. Thank you.

Hello, Mary.

Richard, what are you doing in my store?

I'm just coming to check on a friend.

You know? See how you're doing

about the sale of the store.

The store isn't for sale.

The building is.

Technically the same.

No. It's not.

Yeah. But it should be.

Listen, Mary, you gotta think about your future.

You're stuck in the past, the dust in this store

is holding you back.

You know, I can get you a lot of money on the sale of this.

Ever since I became the agent for the mall, I've been having

so many inquiries with people wanting to move in.

That's great for you, Richard,

but I'm not selling my store.

Think about it, Mary.

You could have so much free time and money to spend on

traveling, shopping, doing your nails, things like that.

I am doing just fine.

I can still afford to get my nails done.

Well, if you'd sold the store earlier,

maybe you'd have the Nutcracker.

I knew I should have never told you that I found it.

But you did. -You bought it before I could.

How could you do that?

If you had listened to me, you would have had the time

and the money to buy it yourself.

So you came to gloat?

No. Lamb, I came to invite you to dinner.

Dinner?

Yes. Dinner.

You know, two friends talking about the future.

I have what you want.

You know, I can give you exactly what you're looking for.

You're blackmailing me into having dinner with you?

No.

Just two friends discussing the future

and talk about what we can

mutually provide for each other.

Fine.

I'll go.

Great.

I'll text you the details.

I blocked your number.

Then maybe you should unblock it.

Hm? Christmas is a time for forgiveness, Mary.

I'll chat with you soon.

He's not worth the prison time, Mary.

Not worth the prison time.

Hey.

Hey, Mary.

Are you okay?

Not really.

I just had a really unpleasant run-in with my ex.

Oh.

Some people are so terrible.

I can't even bring myself to bless his heart.

That's that's a really great insult.

Must must be a pretty bad guy.

Not bad. Just

impossible.

So what brings you in today?

Well, I, I knew you were upset, and I

I wanted to try to come cheer you up.

That's sweet, Wyatt.

I don't think you can.

I don't know. You haven't heard what I have to say yet.

Okay.

What do you have in mind?

Well, the Sutton sale was a bust, obviously.

So I have the inside scoop on a private, unlisted, invitation

only estate sale.

Private, unlisted, and invitation only?

Mm-hmm.

Sounds intriguing.

You don't know the half of it.

I can make us an appointment

for Saturday to go view the collection.

I know Eric's here watching the store, so

I thought we could go do that instead.

Yeah.

Yeah. That's fantastic.

I'd, I'd love to. Thank you.

All right. All right. Great.

I'll pick you up on Saturday.

Okay.

And maybe I can finally gain some insight into how you find

all these beautiful pieces that you bring me to sell.

Oh.

Hmm. Maybe.

Alright. Well.

Bye.

Hi, Mr. Porter. -Ms. Potts.

Hi. Yes. Welcome. So nice to meet you.

You too. Thank you. -Come on inside.

We can hang your coats here in the closet.

Thank you.

Oh, I'm Jordan Potts.

I'm the sales agent for this estate.

Hi. I'm Mary Little.

Oh, the owner of A Little Something Special.

I've heard so many wonderful things about your store.

So pleased to meet you.

Oh, well, thank you.

It's a pleasure to meet you too.

Well,

I'll tell you what. Here's our programs,

Mr. Porter and Ms. Little. The

prices and lot numbers.

And, you can start at any room in the house that you like, but

most people find it helpful to start in the upper rooms and

work their way down.

Great.

Gosh, there's some really nice items here.

Well, that's why it's invitation only.

I'll be in the kitchen if you have any questions

about a specific item.

Thank you, Ms. Potts.

Very welcome, Mr. Porter.

This place is gorgeous.

How did you find out about it?

One of my cousins mentioned it.

Well, if he mentions another sale like this, let me know.

I'll come with you anytime.

Left or right?

Left. Looks more interesting.

Left it is, then.

Oh, yikes.

A little spendy.

I don't know.

It's probably right.

It's an original, one owner, pristine condition.

Yeah.

Yeah. It's so beautiful and still out of my price range.

But, gosh, I'd love to have

something like this in my house.

Yeah.

If I could just get some more traffic in the store,

I'd be way better off.

What do you mean?

It seems like the store's doing great.

There's always people in there.

Yeah. I mean, people come in and look all the time.

It's just getting them to buy what they're looking at.

Mhmm. -That's the hard part.

Yeah. People can be very picky.

Yeah. Gosh.

I look at all these beautiful pieces and I think about all

the history that they have.

Like, what have they seen?

Whose hands have touched them?

I mean, how do you put a price on that?

Sentiment has so much more value than any first edition

or mint condition collection.

That's very true.

Mary, is there anything I can do to help with the store?

You're sweet, but no thank you.

I actually may have to sell the store.

What? Why?

They're going to sell the building.

The selling agent said that the

new owner is going to raise the rent.

That's not right.

I know.

We've had rent increases every six months.

I can't afford another bump unless something drastic

happens like a

Christmas miracle or something.

I can help.

I already said no.

I don't need someone to come sweeping in and save me.

I, I'm figuring it out.

I don't need your money

or your pity.

Mary, I'm sorry if it sounded like I was trying to take over.

I'm not.

But it does sound like maybe

you're comparing me to someone else.

Shoot. I'm sorry, Wyatt.

You're right.

I shouldn't have said that.

My experiences with men trying to help me

just haven't ended very well.

I, I do wanna help.

But what I meant was I could take a look at your books.

I'm a whiz with finances.

We could sit down, look at the numbers, see where you could

cut costs. Hopefully keep the store open.

Really?

Yeah.

Oh, my God, Wyatt.

That would be fantastic.

I am, I'm I'm sorry that I snapped at you.

Oh, that's that's okay.

I, I knew you weren't mad at me.

Oh, yeah? How's that?

I know better than to tell a Southern woman what to do.

I've learned a lot of lessons the hard way.

And one of them is that people need the chance

to do things for themselves.

And I know you can do it.

Well,

thank you.

I have done a lot on my own and it makes me happy

that you can see that.

I can see it.

And I'm impressed by how hard you work and how much you do.

You've got the brains and will power to fix it.

I've I've just got the knowledge to give you

a push in the right direction.

And look, you can always choose to not take my advice and if

you don't, I promise there will be no hard feelings.

You are a treasure.

Can you give lessons?

That would take knowledge and patience that I do not have.

You're patient with me.

You're different.

I, I think there's one more room to look through.

I think so.

Thank you for bringing me to this sale.

Oh, it was my pleasure.

And I love looking at other people's stuff.

I'm really nosy.

Aren't we all?

Say, would you mind running

some of this stuff by the store first?

It'll save me a trip and I can check on Eric.

Of course. I'm happy to.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

Right here.

I take it today was a good day.

It was a very good day.

All right. Just a few more trips, and I think we'll be all done.

Need any help?

No. This was the only big piece. I got it.

So how was business today?

Actually, we had a great morning.

Sold tons of stuff.

But it tapered off.

The big Christmas festival opened this afternoon.

I expect a lot of folks went there.

Yeah. I forgot about that.

You know what? Let's close early.

Are you sure?

Well, yeah. We'll just

load this stuff into the back and we can

go through it on Monday.

And you can go and have a good Saturday with your wife.

Well, thanks, Mary.

Let me get the door for you.

Thank you, sir.

Okay.

What else needs to come in? It was this and...?

Uh, the the lamp and that little box of figurines, please.

And then the rest can go to my personal collection.

Got it.

You know, Mary, since you're closing the store, you've got

the evening off too.

Yeah.

Well, I'm thinking you could

probably have a great Saturday too.

Not you too, Eric.

I haven't seen you smile like that in forever.

Maybe it's time to see where a smile can take you.

I don't know.

I'm not ready.

We never are.

Some things in this store are priceless.

You especially.

Start treating yourself like it.

There you go.

Thanks again.

No problem. Happy to help.

I'll start closing.

Closing?

Yeah. Business is slow, so I told him to just

go ahead and go on home.

Well, does that mean you're free this evening?

Yeah.

Well, would, would you like to go maybe grab some dinner and

celebrate our antiquing success?

Yes.

I'd like that.

Alright. Well, great.

Let's get this stuff to the back and we can go.

Okay.

Thank you.

That was amazing.

I've been meaning to try it, but I never had the time

or the right company.

Well, I'm happy to oblige.

Best hot chocolate, huh?

They all say that.

I don't know.

I think I have to try it.

It could be the best hot chocolate ever.

Well, I guess we better find out then.

Set them right here.

Thank you for coming with me today, Mary.

You're welcome.

I had a really great time.

Dinner was amazing, and that hot chocolate,

it really was some of the best in Memphis.

I might have had better, but if I have

I don't remember it.

So, I, uh,

should probably get these inside.

Yeah. Do you want me to

No. No. No. I got it.

Thank you. -Okay.

Thank you again.

Yeah.

Hey, mom.

What's, what's going on here?

Daniel, hey.

Sweetheart, I, I didn't know you're coming home today.

Yeah. Yeah.

Came home early.

Well, -Hey.

you should have told me.

I would have been here.

Well, it looks like you've been busy.

Daniel. -Buying things, Mom.

Are we gonna, we gonna have

room for whatever's in those boxes?

Of course, we will.

Daniel, you, uh,

remember Wyatt?

Daniel? -Hey.

Glad you made it home safe.

Yeah. It was fine.

You know, the flyover.

Yeah.

Yeah. Um.

I should probably go.

So, bye, Mary.

See you later. Bye.

Bye, Daniel.

See you. -All right.

You know, I'm never gonna let you live that down. Right?

Live in what down?

Just making out on the front porch.

I, uh, I, I was not, -Yup. Yup. Yeah.

I was not making out. I simply gave

Yeah -a friend a hug.

Oh, yeah. Hug. Sure.

Get in the house. -Yeah. I, I'm sorry.

It's too cold for you to be out here in shorts.

I mean,

Seemed pretty toasty to me.

Go. Go. -I'm sorry. Sorry. Sorry.

Elena, hey.

You ready for me yet?

Oh, I'm so excited.

Yes, we are ready to hang up your stuff.

Hey, lady.

Can I see?

Well, you will.

But let me finish unpacking.

I wouldn't wanna damage anything before tomorrow.

Okay.

Here. I can help.

Where should I put them?

How about over there?

Yeah. I think we have some space to separate them there.

Is that a black light?

It sure is.

Oh, this is gonna be cool.

It's almost time.

Sherita would love this.

It's beautiful.

Told you this was going to work.

Ugh. I gotta go.

Are you seriously gonna have dinner with that ogre?

I, I have to.

He has the Nutcracker.

I gotta figure out how to get it back.

Okay. Whatever.

But just

whatever you do, don't tell him about the benefit tomorrow.

Oh, I haven't, and I won't.

Sherita would roll over in her grave

if he showed up here.

Nuh-uh. Nah. Nah.

It, it would be a full on haunting.

Like, the ghost of Christmas past kinda thing.

chains and all.

True.

Does Wyatt know you're having dinner with Richard?

No.

You think you should tell him?

No. I mean, we're not dating or anything.

There's no reason to tell him.

Okay.

I just don't want him to get

his feelings hurt if he finds out.

I had a phone conversation with the buyer today.

Really?

Things are progressing quite nicely.

He's really eager to get that sale moving.

You know you should look into selling that store?

You can get so much money for it.

It's not about the money, Richard.

Of course it is.

Everything is about the money.

You need money to buy food, a

house, or in your case, the Nutcracker.

Why are you holding that over my head?

Because it's the one thing that you seem to care about.

I care about a lot of things.

And sure, you can use money for certain things,

but it only causes problems.

You really think that?

Why didn't you get the Nutcracker first?

What do you want, Richard?

I want you to sell the store.

No.

It's the only way you're gonna get the Nutcracker.

What?

Look, Lamb.

We were together for years, and

that store always got between us.

Every single disagreement was about finding time away from

the store or you feeling bad that you couldn't close the

store because you were behind in sales.

You need to get rid of it.

I could take care of you.

I don't want to be taken care of.

Yeah. You do. All women do.

All I want from you is the Nutcracker.

Then you need to make a choice.

Do you want the Nutcracker?

Something you've been looking for your whole life.

Or do you wanna hold on to a failing store.

Because the impression I get from the buyer is that he's

going to raise the rent.

If that doesn't satisfy him, he's gonna modernize it.

Maybe even tear the whole thing down.

You just need to get out while you can make a tidy profit.

Thank you for dinner, Richard.

I'm suddenly not feeling very well.

Poor lamb.

Dropped a lot of truth on you this evening.

Let me know what you decide.

The store?

Or the nutcracker.

Mom.

What are you doing up so late?

I have a lot on my mind.

Did I wake you?

No. I was I was live streaming the game.

I was gonna get some fuel to keep going.

I have no idea what that means.

I know.

Okay. Good talk.

What's wrong?

Nothing.

Everything's fine.

Okay. Well, I know when something's wrong.

Is it because of the Nutcracker?

In a way, yes.

I know you were really, really looking forward to finding

that, and, hey, I was too.

The legendary Nutcracker that

would complete great grandma's set.

But as cool as it would have been to find it, you know,

it's not the end of the world.

We have a lot of cool stuff here and at the store that you

found while looking for it.

You've helped a lot of other people find and

complete their own sets.

I know it's not the ending you wanted, but, hey, you taught me

to find the sunshine poking through every cloud.

You are a very smart young man.

You must have been raised by a smart mom.

No. Actually, I, I was raised by you, so my,

my smarts must have come from somewhere else.

I'm not sure, but I okay.

Very funny.

I'm hilarious

and a little chilly now.

You are. But thank you for the pep talk. I needed it.

And it's not the end of the world.

You're right.

So, um,

if you'll just do me a favor and

say that into the microphone.

"You're right." "Smart." Okay. Yeah.

Shall we go get a snack?

Yes, please.

Let's go, goofball.

Now, I need you to initial the bottom of every page and I need

you to sign here where it's marked.

Once you do that, you will be the new owner of the strip mall

and every shop in it.

I'm gonna get the notary so we can get started.

I'm gonna leave this with you so you can take a look at it

and make sure all the changes

are in the paperwork that you requested.

Okay? Be right back.

Is everything in order?

Yeah. It looks good.

I'm ready to sign.

This looks delicious.

Wait till you try it. It tastes even better than it looks.

Gwyn is going to be so jealous that I got to see the fancy mac

and cheese before she did.

It really looks heavenly.

Thank you.

It's my mom's recipe.

Oh, my gosh. I am so sorry.

I forgot to introduce myself. I'm Mary.

We spoke on the phone.

I didn't see you come in.

It's okay. I'm Beth.

You were so busy getting those trees ready while we were

setting up and bringing in the food. It's okay.

Well, I could smell it.

Oh good. Well, I hope everybody likes it.

Oh, I know they will.

Oh good. You know, I wanted to thank you so much

for inviting my mom. She's like beside herself with giddiness.

In fact, she's still getting ready.

But this is her first party since she's been diagnosed, so

it's really important to her.

Well, I can't wait to meet her.

Thank you.

Well, looks like I'm being summoned.

Oh, you must go.

Thank you so much for making this beautiful food.

Oh, you're so welcome.

I'm really so honored to be able to help you raise money

for cancer research.

So thank you.

I'll see you later. -Okay.

So we've nearly sold almost all of the paintings, most of them

in the black light section.

That's fantastic. -Right?

I think it's time for you to go make an announcement.

Yeah.

You got this.

Yeah. I got this.

Yeah.

I got this.

Wow. -Hey.

You look amazing.

Oh, thank you.

You clean up pretty good yourself.

Oh, so how's it going?

Actually, really well.

Gwyn just told me that Elena's

already sold half of her inventory.

So that means that we are going to have a good amount to donate

to the Memphis Cancer Research Foundation.

Oh, that is awesome.

Thank you. -Congratulations.

And the night is not over yet.

Well, I'm sorry I was late getting here.

I had to stop and take care of something on the way.

Oh, no worries.

I'm just glad you're here now.

Um. There's something I need to talk to you about.

Could we go talk for a second somewhere?

Oh, yeah. Sure.

But can it wait?

I have my speech to do.

Oh, yeah.

Yeah. Of course. Yeah.

Okay. Great.

Wish me luck.

No.

No?

No. You don't need luck.

You're a strong, confident

woman and you can handle anything.

Just take a look around. You and Gwen did all of this,

and you didn't need luck.

It was willpower, love,

sheer determination.

You just go out there, be yourself, and everything will

turn out fine.

Okay?

Excuse me. Everyone?

May I have your attention, please?

Thank you all for coming out tonight to this benefit in

honor of Sherita Getwell.

And thank you to Elena for providing all

of these beautiful paintings.

I see many familiar faces.

Faces that Sherita loved.

Whew.

This might be a little harder than I anticipated.

Sherita was the kindest soul that I ever met.

She never once hesitated to help someone in need.

She would cry with you,

and then in the very next breath,

she would have you laughing.

Her hugs were some of the best I've ever gotten.

When she was diagnosed, she didn't let it stop her.

She continued to help others

and to care for those who were hurting.

She never gave her own pain a second thought.

She trusted in God, and even when she was bedridden,

she continued to give that love to others.

We really lost someone very, very special.

We did.

So that's why we decided to hold this art sale tonight

to benefit the Memphis Cancer Research Foundation.

All of the proceeds tonight will go to helping find a cure.

And I know that money can be tight around Christmas time,

but I know that Sherita would be so thankful if you could

find it in your heart to buy a painting.

Or there is a box in the back that you may place a check if

you so please, or there is a QR code that you may scan and that

will bring you directly to the foundation's website where you

can place a donation in Sherita's name.

Thank you all for coming out tonight and Merry Christmas.

That was really nice, mom.

Thanks, honey.

You okay?

Yeah. I will be.

Is, is this right?

No. Really?

That's what it looks like.

But that's with the checks. Right?

No. I haven't even opened the box yet.

We did it.

We did.

I know Sherita would be very proud of us.

What does he want?

Who?

Richard.

Nothing good. Don't look at it.

Oh, no.

What?

He said the building sold.

He said the new owner takes

ownership right after Christmas.

Woah.

Yeah.

You know what?

I am not going to let him ruin the mood.

Sherita would want us to still be happy.

We can deal with that on Monday.

If you say so.

I mean, I guess I wouldn't want the mood ruined if I had been

kissed by a handsome man in a suit.

It was on the cheek.

On the cheek.

Mhmm.

I know. I saw.

And you're smiling again.

I know.

He asked if I would talk to him in private tonight, and I said

I would, but I was so busy I didn't have time.

I bet he's going to profess his love and whisk you away on a

Christmas adventure.

Mmm.

Stop. Stop.

But I wouldn't say no.

I know.

Mahh. Last night was amazing.

Yup.

I just wish we had the energy to be happier.

Oh, I'm happy.

I just, can't show it on the outside.

They should have all the checks tallied

up by this evening.

Great. And have you heard from the foundation to see how much

money was raised in Sherita's name on their site?

Not yet.

But I did get an email from one of the board members who said

that donation notifications were going off well into the

night, including one ten

thousand dollar anonymous donation.

Oh my gosh.

That is amazing.

You know, Elena told me that she only went home with a

handful of unsold paintings.

She said that she got a bunch of commissions

from patrons at the benefit.

That's great for her.

She's an amazing artist and deserves every bit of that.

Agreed.

I really think that Sherita pushed this over the top to

just make it a huge success.

I do too.

Now, I just gotta figure out what I'm going to do.

Yup. Me too.

Do you think the new owner is

really gonna tear the building down?

I'm not sure.

You know more than I do.

Oh, I don't know if I should trust the information

coming from my source.

I definitely wouldn't trust him.

I can't believe he's blackmailing you to sell the

store so he'll give you the Nutcracker.

I know.

He's a bit of a snake.

A bit?

Okay. The whole thing.

Are you going to sell?

At this point, I may have to.

I wish that we could go into business together.

Why can't we?

And do what?

Open an antique store with a bakery inside?

Think about it.

The sense of smell is one of the biggest anchors to

memory we have.

Say I'm baking chocolate muffins, and it reminds a

customer of something from when he was a kid.

He sees an old lamp

or something else old you have

in the store, and boom, he wants to buy it.

I don't know.

We can combine our stores

once we find the right location.

then we'll only have to worry about one rent payment.

Gwyn.

I think you just solved both our problems.

Welcome to A Little Something...

Ew.

Richard,

what are you doing here?

I told the new owner to meet me here in a few minutes.

Here? -Yeah.

I want him to see what he's getting himself into.

You know, he might take one look at this place and start

raising the rent next month.

You'd like that, wouldn't you?

Don't you have a doughnut shop to run?

I'm closed on Sundays.

Mr. Porter, so glad you could meet me here.

Mary Little, this is Wyatt

Porter, the new owner of the building.

Mary.

You bought the building?

Yes. He did.

You're the new owner?

I just said he bought the building.

What?

Do you know each other?

Mary, I've been trying to find the time to tell you.

But I just never found the right time.

I confided in you.

I trusted you.

You still can. -No.

You knew that I was worried about the new owner and the

possible increase in rent.

You said that you would help me with my books when all along

you were the one who was going to raise the rent, this

mysterious buyer who's going to tear down the whole building?

No, Mary, that's, that's not, that's not what...

I can't handle this.

So you do know each other.

Great.

Let me take you next door, introduce you to those tenants.

No. I, I think there's something I need to clear up here first.

I don't think you do.

Please, leave.

Mary, it's not how it looks.

It's pretty clear from where I'm standing.

Um.

Okay. I, I'll leave.

Great.

So, this next store is a clothing store for kids.

But, lots of traffic.

Mary, I am so sorry.

What a day.

You can say that again.

My dogs are barking.

I can't wait to get home and put my feet up.

Oh, I hear ya.

These last minute Christmas shoppers get worse every year.

Yeah.

But I sure do love them.

Yeah.

I noticed one of the big items sold today.

Didn't Wyatt bring that in?

He did.

He's a great guy.

I haven't seen him around in a few days.

Yeah. He's, uh,

been busy.

He does a lot of charity work around the city.

I've seen him in the background of a number of pictures in the

Memphis Extra.

The Extra?

Yeah. Me and my wife love to flip through it.

We always say, we are going to

get our picture in there one day.

But you saw Wyatt?

Yeah. He's on the board of the children's hospital.

His family's always had a chair.

You didn't know?

No. I,

I, I didn't.

Eh. It doesn't surprise me.

He is about the most humble person I have ever met.

He never talks about himself.

I gotta head home.

We get the grand kids coming over tomorrow to open presents.

We always allow them to open presents on Christmas Eve.

That way, they can be disappointed in what their

parents got them on Christmas day.

Oh, thank you for all your help, Eric.

Today and this whole holiday season.

I don't know what I would have done without you.

Hmm. Me neither.

You sure are lucky.

Oh, Merry Christmas, Eric.

Merry Christmas, Mary.

What do you think, Sherita?

I mean, I have to see him to

give him the proceeds from the sale.

Should I give him a chance to explain?

Did I overreact?

Gosh. I wish you were here.

Fine.

I'll go see him tomorrow and give him the proceeds.

Stop looking at me like that.

I'll be right back.

What? No breakfast?

I made monkey bread.

It's on the counter.

Nice.

Wait. It's Christmas Eve.

No one's open.

I have some business to take care of with Wyatt.

Oh.

What?

Okay. I get it.

Wyatt's the bad guy right now.

But I haven't seen you smile

like that at someone in a while.

I know.

Just give him a chance.

He's definitely not the prince in the Nutcracker set.

Right? But he still seems like he's pretty important to you.

What do you mean?

Every time he gives you something to sell at the store

and it sells, we get to keep

the store for a couple more months.

Yeah.

He really does seem to come to my aid at just the right time.

He's a decent guy.

Just, don't just give him the check.

Right? Talk to him.

Are you giving me dating advice?

Alright. Go. Get out of here.

Bye, Sweetheart.

Bye.

Oh, monkey bread.

Mary, what are you doing here?

Here. The big item that you brought sold in, and that's

your part of the sale.

Oh,

thank you.

Welcome.

Do you wanna come in?

Yeah. Please.

There's some things I'd like to ask you.

I, I thought there might be.

Please.

So.

So.

I, uh,

I'm, I'm just gonna come out and say it.

Why didn't you tell me that you were buying the building?

I should have told you.

And I tried a lot.

Every time something would come up or get in the way, and,

plus I, I just really didn't know how.

You didn't know how.

You just tell me.

Yeah. So, um,

I, I come from a pretty prominent Memphis family,

and I don't like to flaunt what I have.

So I donate to charities and I try to help people

anonymously.

So you're rich.

What does that have to do with my building?

Well, I saw the way the landlord treated you.

I mean, he almost put you out of business a couple of times

by raising the rent.

If he was doing it to you, he was certainly doing it

to the other tenants.

So I approached him through an agent and made an offer.

And after he got all the money he could out of me,

I was able to buy the building.

So you bought it to save the tenants?

Yeah.

But what about, well, Richard said that the new owner was

going to raise the rent or tear it down.

Richard just assumed I was gonna raise the rent because he

knew how much I paid for the building.

And as far as tearing it down goes, I, I told him I wanted to

make some improvements, like bring it up to code, but he's

the one who suggested tearing it down.

But you were there when Gwyn

and I were talking about the rent.

Yeah. And I, I told you that that's not right.

And I assumed that you meant principal.

I had no idea that you were

talking about Richard being wrong.

He is such a jerk.

Yeah. I got that.

So

why would you bring me things to sell then

if you didn't need the money?

Well, that is purely me being selfish.

I know how much you love the store, what it means to you,

and I didn't wanna see it close.

And, um,

I like making you happy.

So I would bring you something from the barn to sell whenever

I could tell you were having a difficult time.

Wow.

Wyatt, that is so sweet.

I'm sorry.

I thought that you were using me to buy the building.

I had no idea about all that other stuff.

I guess there's a lot of things I don't know about you.

Wait.

There's a barn?

Yeah. There's a barn.

Come on.

You have been holding out on me, mister.

I could spend hours in this barn.

I know.

Another part of my life I didn't know

how to tell you about.

Well, you are never getting rid of me now.

Is that a promise?

Do you want it to be?

There's one more antique in the house I wanna show you.

I think you're gonna like it.

Another one?

What could possibly top this?

So I've had this for a while now.

What is it?

You have to open it and see.

Wyatt.

Are you serious?

You were the one who bought the Nutcracker.

Yeah.

How?

Well,

antiquing's a pretty cutthroat business.

So when you saw the Nutcracker in the paper, I got worried

someone else is gonna try to buy it first.

I called the owner of the company handling the sale.

We go way back, and I asked her

if I could come in and buy it early.

If I'd have known you're gonna try to buy it, I would have

just told her to hold it for you, but...

Why didn't you give it to me earlier?

I tried.

I wanted to take you to dinner and give it to you personally.

I had it all planned out.

I wanted it to be perfect, but I lost my nerve and

I just chickened out.

I can't believe it.

Why did you buy it?

Well, to make you happy

and to see you smile.

The first time I ever saw you was the first time

I came in your store.

And you were standing there talking to a customer,

laughing, smiling.

You just had this magic about you.

And, um,

I'm pretty sure it's what they call love at first sight.

And I still see that magic and feel that way about you every

time I see you,

especially around Christmas.

Magic, huh?

Yup.

And love?

Definitely.

Well, I suggest we capture some

of that Christmas magic right now.

My thoughts exactly.

For Tarsha