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Godwink, an event or personal experience often identified as coincidence, so

astonishing that it is seen as a sign of divine intervention, especially when

perceived as the answer to a prayer.

Hey, Paula, can I grab you real quick?

Uh, yeah.

What's up?

We're on deadline to get the McHenry auction catalog on the site.

I'm still not sure about this lamp.

Well, what does Mrs. McHenry say?

She says it's a real Emily.

The family story goes that her great-grandmother got her for a wedding

present back east.

Somehow made the trip to St. Louis a one-piece.

Oh.

Well, color looks good.

Nice. Tina on the brass.

You hear that?

Is it broken?

They used to use wax to hold the panels together. As the wax dries over the

years, the panels loosen.

If it didn't rattle, you'd know the lamp was a fake.

So rattling's good.

Yep. You can tell Mrs.

McHenry that her great-grandmother got a very nice wedding present.

Thanks.

Aunt Jane.

Hey, how is my favorite niece doing this evening?

She's trying to figure out how to make room for all of her Christmas

decorations.

Yeah, well, your place looks more festive every year. I wish I was there

to help you, honey.

Me too.

Wait, is that the harbor I'm hearing?

You've come up for air from your writing desk? Is that a good sign?

It's a very good sign.

you finished your book i did i did and i wanted you to be the first to know oh

that's amazing congratulations oh thanks so much i just sent it off to my editor

and i'm sure she'll have some things to say about it but i feel really hopeful

oh i'm sure it's going to be wonderful when do i get to read it Oh, um, gee,

that's actually why I'm calling. I'm trying to tempt you to come to

Nantucket. So beautiful with the holidays coming, and I don't know, you

can read it while you stay at my house.

I wish.

I'm up to my neck in this McHenry auction.

You can bring Daniel. I mean, when's the last time you two got away?

Too long.

Yeah, exactly.

So come, come see me.

I'll speak to Daniel. Good, you do that and call me back, okay?

Yeah.

I'm good.

Okay. I love you, sweet stuff.

I love you. Bye-bye.

Daniel. Hi.

Hey. I'm sorry your assistant said you were just finishing up in here.

You didn't get my message.

Really? You really should check your phone more often.

Well, if I checked my phone, then I'd know you were canceling, then I would

never come here, and then I'd never get a chance to see you.

That makes sense.

So what's on the docket that's so important, Mr. Counselor? Oh, I got

slammed with this homages case. I still have a dozen depositions to schedule,

assuming their lawyer doesn't ask for another continuance, which is way too

much information.

Oh, just to... I really am sorry about lunch.

Well, can I at least take you for coffee?

We can go downstairs.

Won't even have to take you out into the snow.

There's snow outside?

How dare you?

So, Aunt Jane finally finished her book.

She was wondering if we could make it to Nantucket before the holidays so I could

read it.

Can't you just email us a copy?

Oh, kind of missing the point. Come on, you, me, Nantucket, a romantic getaway.

Oh, I get it. By the way this case is looking, I'm going to be working

weekends right up until the holidays.

And don't you have the McHenry auction to prep?

Yeah, but I feel like you've been working so hard. You could use the

break. We both could. Believe me, I know.

I gotta say, Gary, Christmas has become a whole lot more festive around here

since you bought this place.

It's a labor of love.

I hope you worked up an appetite.

Today, I got a big pot of lentil and chestnut soup on the stove. Sounds

perfect.

What do you think?

It's beautiful.

Yeah. Starting to feel a little bit like Christmas.

So, how's the Chirik Festival prep

going? Well, we still got a long ways to go to get the youth center ready, and

Christmas is just around the corner.

Well, you and that Christmas spirit of yours will get it done. You always do.

So...

What are you going to do for Christmas?

Well, after the Cherub Festival, I guess I'll just be back here looking after the

place. You should come over to the house.

Join us for dinner. Oh, Dorothy, that's sweet. But your family's going to be

there, and you're going to need a break from this place.

Christmas is about being with them.

Christmas is about being with the people that we care about, and that includes

you. No one should be alone for Christmas, especially after a divorce. I

know, but I'll be fine.

Well, the offer's still open if you change your mind. Thank you.

So, I found this open storefront that would actually be perfect for a little

antique shop.

Huh. I thought you decided not to open a shop a while ago. Well, I did. It's just

the bakery on Jefferson closed down, so... Well, you know how impractical

those little shops are. Most of them don't even make it past the first year.

I know, I just... I thought you liked working at the auction house.

Well, I do, but...

Sometimes I feel like I spend all my time reviewing reports and doing

inventories on these huge estate sales. It feels more like I'm in a factory than

anything else. What are they talking about, moving you up?

You'd have your own department to run.

It'd be like owning your own place, but you wouldn't have to build it from the

ground up.

I'm just going to go look at it.

All right.

Let me know how it goes.

What time are your parents coming over for dinner tonight?

I was thinking about that, and I don't want you to have to spend the whole

night cooking, so I made reservations.

What? Yeah, my parents only come into town once or twice a year.

They'd much rather spend the evening talking versus watching us run back and

forth to the kitchen.

The office really can't live without you, can they?

That was me.

I'm sorry.

You set an alarm?

I will pick you up at 7. My parents and sister will meet us there.

There

they

are. We were beginning to wonder what happened to you two.

Sorry, everybody. It's my fault. Got held up at the office. My big brother of

working late. What are they all saying? Hey, sis. How you doing? I'm hungry.

Merry Christmas, Catherine. Merry Christmas.

Paula. Seems like forever. It's good to see you, Robert.

You look beautiful, Paula.

Thank you, so do you.

I really need to talk to you.

Yeah, sure.

Welcome.

Cheers, everyone.

Cheers.

Need

any

help? No, I'm good, thank you.

Just finishing up. Great.

then you can help me fold the rest of these napkins.

Not sure I should be enabling this little napkin obsession of yours.

It's festive.

I tell you what, if you fold 30 of them, I'll tell you what tomorrow's soup is

before I go.

Deal.

If I can have everyone's attention, please.

As you all know, if there's one thing that Paula likes more than Christmas and

antiques, it is cooking.

And when Paula cooks, she really, really cooks.

Stop. So I decided to have dinner here to make sure that I could have her

undivided attention when the time was right.

Paula, when I first met you, something told me that you were the girl of my

dreams.

And after these years together, I'm sure of it.

I can't think of a better Christmas gift than to know that we'll spend every

Christmas together from now on.

Paula, will you marry me?

Yes. Yes.

Yes.

I'm getting married.

We need some champagne.

Congratulations. Oh, thanks, Dad. Thank you. Thank you.

You've been quiet.

I think I'm still in shock.

Can I take that as a good thing?

Yeah.

So you already turned this place into a winter wonderland?

Well, Christmas is coming.

No kidding.

Okay, Mr. Scrooge, I thought you were looking forward to all the Christmases

we'd be spending together once we're married.

Absolutely. I just don't know if there's room for all this holiday cheer.

What are you...

Well, my place is a lot smaller, so it's going to be a pretty tight squeeze when

you move in.

Oh.

When did we decide that?

Just makes sense.

Well, I thought that we would look for a place of our own together.

Well, we'll be buying at the top of the market, so financially speaking, it

makes a lot more sense to sell this place and move into mine.

Well, you just said that your place was a lot smaller.

Paula, I can't move out here. The commute would be insane.

It would be insane for me, too.

But you wouldn't have to keep working.

It's not a matter of have to. It's because I want to.

No, of course not. It's about stories.

It's about our personal histories and how these things take on a life of their

own. It's a memory of a time or a person that really means something.

That's why you wanted your own shop.

Yeah.

Let's just take one thing at a time. I'm sorry. I did not mean to.

This is not how I wanted tonight to end.

Clearly, we have some things to talk about before the big day. But what

matters is that we love each other.

And the rest, like you said, is just one step at a time.

Okay?

Hey! Hey, Jane.

I wanted to give you the good news.

Daniel asked me to marry him.

Oh, that's fantastic!

Congratulations!

Yeah. Really took me by surprise.

Well, those don't sound like happy tears.

I don't feel like it either, and I'm trying to figure out why.

I just wasn't expecting this.

Okay, you and I are going to figure this out together, okay? I'm going online

right now, and I'm going to get you a plane ticket.

Come stay with me. We'll laugh, we'll cry, and I'll listen to you for as long

as you need me to about anything you want to talk about, okay?

Okay.

Okay, I'll forward the flight information to you right now.

Thank you.

You're welcome. I love you. Can't wait to see you. Me too.

I'll keep you in my prayers, honey. See you soon.

Bye.

Jen, hi.

Hi. I'm sorry about dropping in on you like this. I thought I'd catch you

before work. No, it's fine. I just, um, sorry we didn't get a chance to talk

yesterday with, uh, everything that was going on. Totally. I get it.

Are you going somewhere?

Um, that.

Yeah, no, I was just going to take a trip to visit my aunt in Nantucket. It's

like a last minute thing.

You're not wearing your engagement ring.

Yeah, I'm just, I'm still, you know, trying to get used to it.

He really threw you a curve, didn't he?

Yeah, you could say that.

I guess I always thought we would talk about getting married, but recently it

seems like when Daniel makes his mind up about something, that's it.

But you didn't come here.

To talk about me, I'm sorry.

What's going on? Please, come in.

Well, I have been looking for a job this summer, and Daniel pulled some strings

and got me a really great job and a really good law firm.

It's a great opportunity.

But... I'm just not sure that's what I want to do.

A friend of mine works for a marine biology boat down in Florida.

They study marine life and help preserve coral reefs and...

She said a crew position might be opening up.

Well, how much do you know about marine life in coral reefs? Not a thing.

Well, I mean, it's a lot different than working in a law firm. It is.

But I'd actually get to see the world before I figure out what it is I want to

do with my life.

So what should I do?

Well, you need to have a conversation with Daniel and tell him how you

honestly feel.

Like how you're going to tell him?

Mine and Daniel's relationship isn't going to change over the weekend. And

right now, I'm just looking forward to spending some time with my aunt.

She, uh... She has a way of seeing things more clearly.

You focus on you, and we'll talk when I get back, okay?

Thanks.

Come here.

Welcome to the Charlotte Inn, folks.

Would you go on inside? I'll get you checked in in just a minute.

Hey, Vern said that package that you ordered came in a day earlier on this

morning's flight.

Oh, that's great.

I'll swing by later and pick it up. I'll let him know. Thanks, buddy.

Flight SW736 to Los Angeles is now boarding at gate 14B.

There's my girl.

Hi. Oh, it's so good to see you. Oh, it's good to see you.

What a weekend I have got planned for us.

Walks, fires, food, lots and lots of antique.

That sounds great.

Just a little bit of bad news, though, with the good.

Oh, it's not about your book, is it? No, everything's fine. My editor called,

though, and she needs to talk with me about the manuscript because the

publishers want to put it out a little earlier. So that's good.

Okay, well, don't worry about me. No, no, no, you're not going to sit around

and watch me work. Are you kidding? I promised you a great weekend, and I'm

going to give you a great weekend.

What's this?

Well, I was going to surprise you and go to Martha's Vineyard with you, but just

because I can't go doesn't mean you shouldn't go. Well, I mean, I've never

been to Martha's Vineyard. You're going to love it. And Edgar Town has some of

the best antique shops anywhere, and you're not even going to miss me. You're

going to be so engrossed in all of them.

Yes,

this is the word you're looking for.

Okay. And you're booked on the last flight back, so I'll have a great dinner

waiting for you. I'll take your bag home with me.

okay all right this is me saying goodbye bye go spend money retail therapy like i

taught you

it's

for a good cause if you're going to be on the island for the holidays

Oh, um, I'm not, but thank you.

You bet.

Good to see you again.

How are the kids?

Hi.

Hi.

Hi. Think you could take me into town?

Sure thing.

Where are you headed?

Uh, Edgar Town.

I heard there's some good antiquing there. Good choice.

Hop in. Thank you.

Okay.

Hang on a sec.

Hey, Kenny.

Did Stacy get my notes on the grading report?

Thank you.

Pardon me.

Hey, buddy. Everything okay? I don't know. This thing never breaks down.

Well, let's take a look here.

Okay.

Bye.

You a new starter, maybe?

Hi.

Hey.

I'm sorry about this, ma'am.

Uh, should I get another cab?

Well, if you can find one.

Keep pretty busy this time of year.

Oh. Gary, you know, she's just headed into Eggertown.

Would you mind giving her a lift?

Oh, no, I couldn't. I'm headed that way anyway.

And this might take a while.

Are you sure?

Is it no trouble?

No trouble at all.

As long as you don't mind making a quick stop on the way.

Uh... Sure, yeah, no problem.

Thank you.

Thanks. Thank you. Hey, no problem.

Gary Conover.

Paula Mayer.

Nice to meet you, Paula Mayer.

First time on the island?

I'm just here for the day.

My aunt was supposed to be here. She's in Nantucket, but something came up, so

here I am.

Well, Christmas is a pretty special time of year around here.

Yeah? How long have you lived here?

Well, only about three years, but it already feels like home.

Especially around the holidays.

Christmas has a way of doing that, you know? No matter where you are, it just

gives you a sense of home.

That's right.

Thank you, again, for the ride.

This is quite the car.

Belonged to my grandfather.

He bought it brand new.

Right off the showroom floor.

Wow.

It still looks brand new.

It's one of my favorite things to do, looking after this old beauty.

You okay if we stop by the youth center?

Oh, yeah.

It'll only take a second. No problem.

Bet you didn't know you'd be seeing the vineyard in a genuine Detroit classic.

No, I did not.

Lucky me.

Actually. Miss got here a day early, so you really are lucky.

Well, it's all in the timing.

That is what they say.

Ooh, look at all of this.

Hey, Gary. Did you bring them?

She's so excited.

Hi, Katie. You better believe I did.

Who's that?

This is Paula.

She's visiting the island for her very first time.

Hi. Come see the baskets.

They're the best ones ever.

Oh, my gosh. Those are the best ones ever.

They're so good. The kids are going to love them.

And look what I got.

Those are the cutest.

Yeah, they sure are. There's more on the way. This friend of mine from the

mainland donated a bunch for the kids.

We get to decorate them any way we want.

You know...

when i was your age my mom used to call me the christmas decorating queen

because i would cover the house in homemade decorations mine taught me how

to make snowflakes yesterday right mom that's right that is a great cameo

brooch thank you my grandmother gave it to me ages ago

It was really popular in the 30s. If you ever want to clean it, just use a little

white toothpaste with a soft brush over the white shell, and it'll brighten it

right up. Really?

Toothpaste? I had no idea.

Cherub Christmas Festival.

I haven't seen these all over the airport.

Yeah, we have Gary to thank for that. He handles all the fundraising, among other

things. No, everybody pitches in to make it happen.

Well, seems like everybody's really into it. Yes, and we are keeping you from

your antique shops.

So we're going to go.

I'll be back later.

Have fun.

It's nice to meet you, Katie.

Are you sure I can't just drop you at the shops?

No, no, I put you out of your way enough. I can just walk from here.

This is beautiful.

Wow, it's like a Christmas card.

Yeah. The house was actually built in 1866.

It belonged to a whaling ship owner. And then in 1934, Charlotte Pent bought it

and turned it into an inn.

The Charlotte Inn? The Charlotte Inn. Quick.

Unfortunately, she was unable to keep up with the repairs and it kind of fell

apart. And then about three years ago, it was completely renovated to its

original beauty.

Wow. You sure know a lot about it.

Well, I did the renovations.

Oh, you work here.

Technically, I own the place.

But, uh, yeah, you could say that my work is never done.

Wow.

You... You sure have a talent for restoring things.

I don't know about talent, but I definitely enjoy it. Something kind of

special about breathing new life into old things.

Yeah. It's a way to thank those who took care of the things before us and a way

to pass them along to whoever cared for them after us.

That's right.

Antiques. Oh, of course, yeah.

You just shoot right back down this road, take a right at the sign, and...

Hi, Gary.

Who's your friend?

Dorothy, this is Paula.

She's visiting the island.

Hi. Hi, welcome.

Thank you. Oh, this is the best time of year to be staying with us. You'll love

it. I'm not staying here. I'm just here for the day. Oh, well, why don't you

come in and have a look around?

I just finished preparing my soup for the day.

Oh, I'd love to, but I don't want to be a burden. I should just... Nonsense.

I'm told I make the best soup outside of Santa's workshop.

You're going to have to eat eventually, right?

Eventually.

Then it's settled.

Settled.

Settled. I'm just... I'll make a quick phone call and I'll meet you inside.

Sounds good.

i'm sorry i can't talk right now this hodges case just blew up in her faces i

may have to fly to new york oh uh that's uh sorry i

i i will call you as soon as i can okay yeah that's fine love you

bye i guess

I grew up in St. Louis.

My mom worked in the main branch of the library. It was one of those big old

buildings they used to make, you know, the kind that you would just get lost in

all of the books. Sounds great.

I used to spend hours just exploring the shelves.

And you still live in St. Louis?

Yeah, I moved back after I graduated with no idea what was next. I mean, what

do you do with a history degree?

I guess that depends on what got you interested in the first place.

I've always had this fascination with different times, you know?

How people lived, what they thought, what they loved.

I'm assuming that's why you're interested in antiques.

Probably, yeah.

When I moved back, I looked into teaching, research.

No, no, I don't see that for you.

Says the man who's known me for, what, two hours now?

Nah, I could see you in a museum.

Why do you say that?

Betsy's brooch.

The second you looked at it, you knew exactly what it was.

Okay.

I work at an auction house. There it is.

I spend most of my time finding out whether or not antiques are real.

I was pretty close. Close.

Ish.

Um, I should get going.

Yeah.

I'll walk you to the door.

Okay.

I'm happy that you stayed.

It was nice.

Thank you.

The whole place, you've really done a wonderful job with it.

Thank you.

Are you sure I can't give you a lift to the antique shops?

No, no, honestly, it's such a short walk.

Anyway, good luck with your antiquing and whatnot.

Yes. You know where you're headed?

Um, if I don't, I'll just call Buddy to pick me up. Great.

Well, if I don't see you...

Merry Christmas Merry Christmas

I'll get the

door Take care Bye

Hi. Can I help you find something?

Oh, I'm just looking around.

You have a really lovely shop here.

Oh, thank you. I've got a little bit of everything, I guess.

A friend of mine has a place just like this. It is packed to the brim. I think

I've lost days in there helping her catalog.

Sounds like you know your stuff.

I dabble.

Must be fun having a store like this.

it has its ups and downs. There's definitely never a dull moment.

Let me know if you see something you like. Haggling is an old and cherished

tradition around here.

Good to know.

I can hear you thinking from the kitchen, Gary.

It's just the decorating for the festival this weekend. I want there to

be something, I don't know, special for everyone.

You know, something to get their holiday spirits racing.

Just can't put my finger on what's missing.

Look like you made a new friend.

Hmm? Oh.

Paula? No, she's just in town for the day.

Antiquing. Headed back home to St. Louis very soon.

Shame you're so busy.

Look like you two really hit it off.

Yeah. No, I mean... But, you know, never stops.

Well, it's the holidays.

Make sure you take some time to enjoy.

I need.

This is a great place.

Thank you. There are two other shops down the road that have some nicely

curated selections as well.

They're the oldest stores on the island.

Well, thanks.

And, um, Merry Christmas. Merry Christmas to you.

You don't happen to know if this Courier Knives print is an original, do you?

Well, those just came in this morning. I haven't even had a chance to look.

It's in wonderful condition.

Well, I've had a few of them come through here. They usually get bought up

right away.

Yeah. About 75% of the Courier Knives images families bring in are knockoffs,

but some of them are pretty good. They can fool you.

Really? What gives them away?

Uh, well, the thickness of the paper.

but it's hard to tell when they're in the frame.

Well, you can take it out if you like.

You sure?

Please be my guest. You've got me all curious now.

Okay. Oh, sorry.

Speaking of work, I just gotta take this.

Hi, Kenny.

Everything okay?

One of the McHenry's doesn't want us to include the estate jewelry anymore.

Can you hold on a sec?

My advice would be to just check it out first before you put a price tag on it.

Okay, thank you very much. Yeah.

Bye. Bye.

Hey,

buddy, what's up?

What do you think?

And how goes the antiquing?

I've actually only got a chance to look into one store so far.

Past and Presence. Oh, that's nice.

Susanna's only had it about a year. She's still trying to make a go of it.

Yeah, it can be tricky having your own shops.

A lot of balls to juggle.

some voice of experience i'm hearing uh no i mean not yet that is i've looked

into having my own shop but i even found a storefront so what's stopping you ah

it's not something you can just sort of jump into that's what they told me when

i bought the inn i like my job at the auction house um Plus,

sometimes I think I might be a little too sentimental for this line of work.

What's wrong with that? Well, families bring in their treasured heirlooms

passed on from generation to generation. I've been known to talk them out of

selling. That can't be good for business.

No, but, uh, yeah.

Well, you know, some things are more important than money.

Yeah.

You know, it's a shame you're only staying for the day.

There's so many things to see here. The lighthouses, South Beach, carousel.

There's a carousel?

Yeah. It's an old summertime attraction.

It's just outside of Tisbury.

Paula.

Sorry, but it was my mom's favorite Christmas carol.

She used to sing it all the time on the way home from Christmas service.

I should get to the airport.

Yes. I can give you a lift if you like.

Well, thank you.

Again. Okay.

Well, I guess this is goodbye.

Again.

You know, unless Buddy's cab breaks down in front of the airplane.

Or you're expecting another package.

Yeah. No.

No.

Um, it was nice to meet you, Paula.

It's nice to meet you too, Gary.

See ya. Bye.

Ladies and gentlemen, due to severe fog conditions in Nantucket, all flights

have been cancelled. Please see agent for rebooking tomorrow.

Fog?

I

heard

it on the radio.

Yeah, they said Nantucket's never seen such a heavy fog for this time of year.

Whatever it is, all flights are canceled until tomorrow.

I'm staying at the Charlotte Inn.

Charlotte, wow.

That place is booked up months in advance for the holidays.

Yeah. Their main house is booked, but I guess I got lucky they had a last-minute

cancellation in the carriage house.

Well, that's a little more than luck. sweetheart people reserve the carriage

house like a year in advance how'd it go with your editor it was great i'll tell

you all about it when you get back okay they haven't mentioned when they're

going to open the airport again but when they do i'll be on the first flight back

tomorrow okay well just text me all right i'll i'll pick you up okay love

you all right be safe

I brought you a toothbrush and some other things I thought you might need

since you weren't planning on staying.

Oh, that is... That's so sweet of you. Thank you.

Just make yourself comfortable, and if there's anything else you need, just let

me know. Okay.

We serve dinner until nine. Oh. In case you're interested.

Yeah.

Well, actually, you wouldn't happen to have any of that soup left over from

lunch, would you?

I'll see what I can do.

Okay.

Enjoy. Yeah.

Excuse me.

Hey. Hi.

How's the room?

Perfect.

Good. Yeah.

What's going on in here? Oh, we do this every year. It's just a little holiday

cheer before we walk down for the Christmas tree lighting.

Uh, Christmas tree lighting?

That's right.

Down at the waterfront, a bunch of people gather around.

There's carols and lights.

It's fun.

Nice. Hey, Gary. Could you excuse me for one sec? Yeah.

Hey, Paula.

Hi. Look.

Oh, wow.

Nice work.

I think it'll be an antique one day.

Well, I think that maybe you should sign your name because when it does become an

antique, people will know who did it.

Okay.

Hey, Katie.

Can I see?

Hi, Paula.

So you're going to come to the tree lighting with us?

Oh, I'll give you a cookie if you come.

Sold. It'll be fun. Come on. I'll introduce you to everyone. Okay.

So we've done it every year as a thank you to the community.

One of my favorite Christmas traditions is when families would

make their own Christmas ornaments to hang on the tree.

You mean like fruit on strings, paper chains?

They've used all kinds of things like...

branches or pine cones or corn

husks you know the point is they would make it with their hands

hey you two what's up well just making stars that

would be nice to do at the store where'd you learn to do that my mom showed me

her dad showed her it's sort of been a family tradition has gotten passed down

well ain't that something merry christmas oh

that's it that's it that's

that's what we do that's what's missing the old-fashioned ornaments old

christmas traditions an old-fashioned cherub festival yeah

i love it best part is we don't have to ship anything from the mainland

Everything we need is right here on the island.

It's easy.

Yeah, seems easy.

Buddy may need a few more lessons.

Ladies and gentlemen, it's time for the tree lighting.

Here we go.

Buckle up.

Is everyone ready to light this tree?

Here we go.

I appreciate the lesson in old-fashioned decorating.

What are you building over there?

Uh, a pine cone. Okay.

A little bit of white paint. Okay.

An old canning jar. I like it.

Voila. No way.

It's a snow globe.

My mom taught me how to make these, too.

Ugh, she was always the best at making the most of Christmas.

Uh, I noticed Susanna had a bunch of old canning jars in her shop. Oh, perfect.

Pick those up tomorrow.

Uh, how are you doing over there?

Uh, very well, actually.

Thank you. Couldn't be better.

Is it supposed to look like that?

Uh,

you build stuff, right? Yeah, but not out of sticks.

You make it look so easy.

It looks great.

So, three years in Martha's Vineyard.

What about before that?

Oh, boy, okay.

I grew up in Philadelphia.

Huge Phillies fan.

You're kidding.

What?

I went to the University of Pennsylvania.

So did I.

We could have passed each other every day and not even known it.

Wow. Okay.

After graduating, I mean, Martha's Vineyard's a long ways away from

Philadelphia.

It's also a long story.

And complicated.

Hey, can I buy you a hot chocolate? Sure.

Good.

You know, it's funny. People always talk about how beautiful this place is,

but... They always end up missing all the little things.

Like foghorns? Like foghorns.

And how seeing things a different way can change the way you look at them.

I saw this my first night on the

island.

Now, it wasn't Christmas, but all the lights on the waterfront at night.

Kind of made me feel like everything would be okay.

So you stayed.

Yeah.

Like I'd found another piece of my puzzle.

It's too bad you can't stay for the festival.

Yeah.

Maybe next year.

Ooh. Brought you some coffee.

Ah, you're an angel.

Thanks, Dorothy.

So, Fogg and Nantucket is lifted.

Yep.

They're reopening the airport.

That's good.

Well, she hasn't left yet, you know.

What? She was up early this morning.

Asked me to call her a cab.

Where to?

Brought you a coffee.

It's pretty cold up here this time of year.

You came prepared.

Thank you. When I told you about the carousel, I forgot to mention that it's

closed for the winter.

That's okay.

I was just curious.

Well, maybe your Christmas wish should be that it's open.

Or maybe I just have really bad timing.

When I was a little girl, they would always set up this winter wonderland

during the holidays.

I thought it was so magical. They had these lights, decorations, this...

enormous Christmas tree.

My favorite part was the Christmas carousel.

Every Christmas Eve, my mom and I would ride it together.

We always picked the same two horses, Dancer and Prancer,

because we pretended they were reindeer.

We would even bring little scarves to wrap around their necks to keep them

warm. It was...

Silly.

But it was wonderful.

That was Christmas to me.

What about now?

My mom passed away two years ago.

I haven't been to a carousel since.

Sorry.

I don't know why I'm telling you this.

I don't know.

Maybe I just want you to know something about

me, something I don't usually tell people.

Thank you.

Yeah.

He reopened the airport.

Guess you got a flight to catch.

Yeah.

I have no service up here, so I can't check in.

You can use the computer in my office.

Okay.

I should go. Yeah.

Thank you.

And there you are.

I'll be in the kitchen if you need anything. Thanks. This shouldn't take

too long.

Yes, we've got some of what you're looking for right on the shelf.

Good morning.

Paula, good morning. I didn't think I'd see you again so soon. Yeah, I was just

curious if you had found out anything about the Courier and Ives print.

Actually, I reached out to some people and I went on the internet.

Here, have a look.

Okay.

I remember what you were saying about the thickness of the paper, so I took it

out of the frame.

Tell me what you think.

Well, it feels good.

One other way you can tell is by the pigment.

You know, I was reading that the originals were all individually hand

-colored. If you look close enough, I think that those are brush strokes.

I don't know. I could be wrong.

Not at all.

Well, this is one of the best I've ever seen.

Oh, I was hoping that you would say that.

I would like to buy it.

Really? Yeah.

Actually, I'm getting on a plane shortly.

Would you mind putting it in a frame for me and having it delivered?

Absolutely. But only if you let me give you a 25% discount.

I've been so busy trying to sell the store that I doubt I would have even had

time to check if it wasn't for you.

Oh.

You're thinking of selling the store?

Yeah. It's only been a year, but...

I just don't have the passion for antiques that someone needs to keep a

place like this running.

Yeah.

Yeah, it's a lot for sure.

And that is why I appreciate someone like you who does.

Hmm. Okay, I will have this delivered later today.

Actually, could you have that delivered tomorrow?

Sure, no problem.

So what is the address?

We went for a walk last night. Yeah?

And the way the Christmas lights sparkled off the water was so beautiful.

He wanted me to stay.

Uh-huh.

And did you want to stay?

Yeah.

No.

I don't know.

I didn't tell him that I was engaged.

Well, you're not. Wearing your ring.

Are you still engaged to Daniel, honey?

I love Daniel.

I do.

He asked me to marry him and I said yes.

I know what you need right now. You need a great walk with a fabulous aunt.

And I happen to know one personally.

Come on, let's get some fresh air.

It wasn't easy moving away from home and leaving you and your mom.

But when I married your Uncle Mike, we made a promise to one another.

So when he got the job offer to come here to Nantucket, well, it's like a big

old leap of faith for us.

I know how much you miss him.

Every day.

But you know what? When things like that happen, Big things like moving across

the country.

You know, it's important to try to see things in a different light.

What do you mean?

Well, sometimes God does not speak to us in a voice that we can hear.

Sometimes... God winks.

Mom always talked about God winks.

Yeah, well, we grew up that way.

We knew that when things happened to us that we didn't understand, it was really

a way of getting our attention and moving us, guiding us onto the

right path, you know? A better one.

So you think everything that happened this weekend is... God winking

at me?

How many things had to happen in just the right ways at just the right time so

that you and Gary could get to know each other? It's kind of miraculous.

So what am I supposed to do now?

Call off the engagement?

Only you can figure out what happens next, honey, and it's not going to

happen here.

It's got to happen right here, in that beautiful heart of yours.

Listen to it. It will tell you.

I love you.

So big.

Oh, remember when your mom used to say, I love you so big.

Alrighty, I'm going to go home, start supper.

You coming?

I'm going to just hang back here for a little bit.

Okay. Listen to that heart of yours, honey.

Paula, will you see who that is, please?

I got stones in the oven.

Daniel! Hi, Paula.

Wow,

come in.

Thanks.

What are you doing here?

I thought I'd come surprise you.

Yeah.

I have a meeting tomorrow in New York, so I took an earlier flight so I could

see you.

Oh.

That is so sweet.

Look what the tie I dragged in.

Big guy.

How are you? It's really good to see you. Oh, you too. I hear congratulations

are in order. Yeah, thanks. Once she got over the shock of it, she said yes.

Yes, and your timing is impeccable. Yeah, I just got some scones out of the

oven. And if you're interested, I think I could rustle up a little of that

strawberry jam of mine. Yum, lead the way. Come on over.

So Paula tells me I should be congratulating you too, Jane. You

finished your book. Oh, yeah, I sure did.

I was going over some notes today with my editor.

It sounds like it went really well. It did, sweetie. Thank you. Yeah, they are

planning on putting it out in the new year, so that's great. Well, here's to

hoping the next summer people are reading your book up and down the beach.

Oh, thank you so much. From your lips to God's ears.

Two minutes.

He'll be right back.

So catch me up on World Ride.

I gotta get ready for church.

What's that?

That is a snow globe.

It doesn't look like a snow globe.

All it needs is a little Christmas magic.

Hey, Gary?

Where do you want these?

Right here. Perfect.

Buddy, pinecones.

Lots and lots of pinecones.

Okay, I'm on it.

Hey, I thought you'd be out and about looking at all the decorations by now.

Yeah, uh, Daniel's just had call after call.

Oh, yeah. You all right?

Yeah.

Yeah, I am.

I can't believe he came all the way out here to surprise me. He used to do

things like that all the time. I think I just... I realized how much I miss that.

I bet you do.

Well, you know what tonight is?

Nantucket Christmas Stroll.

It's the highlight of the entire holiday season.

Everybody's going to be up. Look at all the shops and the lights and all the

decorations. You two need a romantic night together. You need to go.

I will talk to Daniel, but that sounds nice. Doesn't it? So does cup of tea.

Yes. What do you think?

Love it. Yeah, so the idea is people can try their hand at the various vintage

crafts. Oh, well, now, isn't that lovely?

You hang these on a tree?

Christmas spirit like you wouldn't believe.

And we help raise money for the youth center.

That's wonderful, Gary.

Paula actually gave me the idea.

But, yeah.

It is pretty wonderful, isn't it?

I almost forgot.

Susanna dropped this off for you. What is it?

I thought you'd know.

I didn't buy anything.

Wow. Would you look at that?

It's from the same series.

These Christmas prints were the most popular things they did. I've seen

pictures of this one, but...

Never an actual print.

Who's it from?

Good question.

I really am sorry about all those calls and this meeting.

No, it's important. I get it.

Not as important as you.

I want you to know that.

There's just so much that I want for us, Paula.

Daniel, just this, here, us alone.

I can't remember the last time that that has happened. That is nice. Speaking of

which... Oh, yeah.

That's a keeper.

You're not wearing your engagement ring.

Is something wrong with it?

What? Um... No.

No, of course not.

Then why aren't you wearing it?

I... I just...

This all happened so fast.

We didn't even talk about it. I guess I was just need a little bit more time to

get used to it.

I'm sorry. Is there something I'm missing here?

Two years we've been together. You weren't ready yet?

Daniel, I haven't been wearing the ring the entire time that you've been here,

and this is the first time that you've noticed it.

Which means what I?

Don't know That's the problem. I just I feel like we are out of sync like we

don't know each other the way that we used to I'm sorry.

I didn't want to do this tonight. I just wanted us to enjoy this I I'm sorry to

I am

You know, I gotta be up early in the morning. I should probably get out of

here.

Look, you stay.

Enjoy the rest of this.

Daniel, it...

You're

up early.

Daniel left about an hour ago.

Oh, okay.

And how are you feeling about that?

I've been sitting here asking myself the same question.

Honey, I've known you your whole life, and you have never rushed into a

decision. But when you make up your mind in here, you know it.

Yeah. I'm just, um...

Pretty confused as to what's going on in here right now.

I know.

I know you are. But you're going to be okay.

I'm here for you.

I don't know what I would do without you.

I don't either.

You'd be lost.

Just like I would, too. I love you, baby girl. Oh, so much.

I should get back. Yes, you should. You have a plane to catch.

Yeah. Go.

You know you're beautiful, right?

You know you look just like your mother.

Oh, stop. No, I'm not going to stop. Get out of here.

Susanna. Hi, Gary.

Did you get the package that I left with Dorothy?

That's actually why I'm here.

It's a beautiful print, isn't it? Original Courier and Ives, hand-painted.

It is, except I didn't order it.

Oh, I just assumed it was an early Christmas present.

From whom?

She didn't tell you?

Excuse me.

Hello?

Are you still in Nantucket?

Gary?

You haven't left yet, have you? You're still in Nantucket? No.

I mean, yeah, I'm just, I'm about to board.

Can you stay for a bit?

Just for a bit, please.

No, I have to go.

No, I know, but not yet.

Please. I'm sorry, I... I can be there in one hour.

What? This is crazy. What do you mean?

There's another flight in a couple of hours.

What difference is a couple of hours going to make?

I don't know.

Maybe nothing.

But isn't it worth finding out?

Paula, please.

Okay, hurry up.

You asked me a question that I didn't answer.

Right, when I asked you how you got to the vineyard from Philadelphia.

Yeah. When I was telling you about my grandfather's car, what I didn't say is

that my grandparents raised me.

And my grandfather, there wasn't anything that he couldn't do with his

hands when it came to building and fixing things.

Which is how you got so good at all the renovations. I got pretty good, but...

i felt like i should also cover my bases so i studied finance and money

management you know i had a good job waiting for me when i graduated and then

about three years later i got married you were married i mean

that first year we were really happy what happened what happened was

i woke up one morning and i realized how much i missed working with my hands and

then uh One day I was walking down the street, and I looked in a store window,

and I saw this print.

A Courier and Ives Christmas print.

The one in your office.

And I thought, well, that wouldn't be so bad, would it?

Living in a place where people take the time to appreciate something like a

snowy park on a Christmas day.

You, um... You bought the inn because of who?

print you saw on the window?

I guess that's what it comes down to. Yeah.

You know, the weird thing is, I lived in Philly my whole life.

Never seen that shop. I'd never even been on that street.

And when I saw that print, I felt like I had found a missing piece of my puzzle.

Hmm.

Um, what about your wife?

She came.

For a while.

Stuck it out.

But... She ultimately wanted to live in the big city, and I knew in my heart

that that would never make me happy.

So we signed divorce papers at the beginning of the year.

I'm sorry, I... Which is not what I came here to say.

When I saw that print that you gave me, it was like I was right back on that

street.

Looking into that store window.

Except you were right there beside me.

And it just felt right.

I must... I should have told you this when we met.

I'm in a relationship.

I'm engaged.

Gary.

It's okay.

Look.

You're an amazing, beautiful woman.

And that... It only makes sense that somebody else found you first.

I hope you notice how lucky he is.

Merry Christmas.

Merry Christmas.

Okay.

Good morning.

Hey, how was your trip?

It was good.

I put the appraisal report for the McHenry watches on your desk.

And a box of books came in last minute.

I went through most of it, but I left a couple of piles on your desk that I

wasn't sure about.

Kenny, thank you.

Welcome back.

Daniel gets in late tonight from New York. Well, what are the two of you

doing for Christmas?

I... I don't know. We actually haven't talked about it since he left Nantucket.

Well, honey, it's less than a week away.

I know.

I'm sure we'll probably just have a quiet holiday together.

Try to relax a little.

Okay. Well, you know you're always welcome here, right?

I know.

Thank you.

You take care, and I'll talk to you soon.

Okay.

Okay, bye bye.

How's your aunt?

She's great.

Yeah, it was good.

I saw Daniel for a night.

How was that?

Good.

Yeah.

Great.

You know, what you said to me the other day really helped.

Just know yourself, know what you need to be happy, and stick to it.

It's true.

You give good advice, Paula.

Well, sometimes.

How you doing there, buddy?

Um... Ah, this isn't working.

All right.

Try it again.

You gotta take it slow, all right? You wanna bend it just enough.

Oh, not so easy, is it?

I'm gonna go get some cider.

Hey. Gary, that looks great. Just like how Paula made it.

Tell you what.

It's all yours, champ.

Thank you.

Is Paula coming to the festival?

Uh, she had to leave.

She's spending Christmas at home.

I'm sorry she won't be here.

I really liked her.

Yeah.

Me too.

No, no, they already pushed the deposition back twice.

Let me give you a call back.

I didn't know you were coming by.

I thought I'd surprise you this time.

I was going to call you last night, but by the time I got in, it was so late.

No, it's okay. I know you're busy. I promise not to stay too long. I just, I

feel like I miss you.

I miss you too.

You know, we haven't talked about Christmas yet.

I know. What would you like to do?

I was thinking that maybe we could...

Invite Jen over if she doesn't have plans yet. Yeah, Jen.

You know, she called me early this morning telling me she's going to spend

the holiday this year with a friend in Florida.

Well,

at least the weather will be nice. This isn't funny, Paula. We're talking about

my sister's future.

Yeah, you're right.

Her future.

So you really think it's okay for her to just walk away from a chance at a real

career, which, for the record, I had to call in a call.

Well, I'm sure she knows that.

Have you thought about asking her what she wants? Apparently to sit a boat in

the middle of the ocean for weeks at a time. No, Daniel, she just wants you to

listen to her.

To hear her.

When I fell in love with you, Daniel, you were the kindest person that I had

ever met.

People mattered to you.

You cared I still care about work and there's nothing wrong with that

But it's not what I want

You're a

really good guy

I have to take this call, Paul.

Hey, Jim.

Yeah, yeah, we already got the tip.

Paul, do we need to bring Prerna back in now?

Okay.

Yeah.

Okay, yeah. I'll get Nicole.

Hey, Paula.

Hey.

Um... Is that invitation to Christmas still open?

Are you serious?

What about Daniel, sweetheart?

I'll see you after the McHenry auction.

Okay. I don't know whether to laugh or cry.

Well...

We'll do a little bit of both.

Okay, sweetie. I love you.

I love you, too Hey

No,

yeah, I know I think I've got a plane

Oh, it's so good to have you back, honey.

Oh, how are you doing? Better now.

I just want you to relax and enjoy yourself, okay?

As of this very moment, guess what? What? You're officially on holiday.

But we're going to have to hurry because our plane is boarding right now. Wait,

what? Where am I going? No, we are going to Martha's Vineyard. No, no, no, no,

no. I just want to hide under a blanket and read a book and drink cider.

No, honey, the best remedy is to go out there and enjoy.

All the Christmas you can grab in your hands.

It's Martha's Vineyard, though. Martha's Vineyard is where all the great antique

shops are. We didn't get to make our memory last time.

It's a big island.

Everybody's going to be running around with last-minute crazy Christmas stuff.

We are, too. Let's go. Come on. Before you change your mind, let's go.

Thank you,

Aunt Jane. This is really helping. Oh, God. Don't mention it, sweetie. I just

want you to enjoy yourself.

Whoa, look. You love those.

Oh, I do.

So sweet.

You looking for something?

No. No?

Okay. Let's go to Tisbury.

It's the cutest little town. You're going to love it. Ah, let's grab a cab.

Hi, are you available?

Yes, ma'am. Great. Thank you. Hi, Paula.

Hey, buddy.

Where are you two going?

Just very pleased.

Hop in.

Paula? Yeah?

We gotta go if we want to get there before dark.

So you fold up this paper like this, and then you cut here, here, and here.

Okay, just make sure that you squeeze the lid good and tight.

See?

Mom, look at my tree.

Wow, that looks great.

Take a look.

Yes, please.

Awesome.

Well, Gary, it looks like you did it again.

I couldn't do it without you, Dorothy.

You know that.

It's nice, isn't it? Having everyone together like this.

Yeah.

Oh,

good for you.

So, how was antiquing? Find anything good?

Yeah, good. So, it was nice.

What was that?

Um, nothing.

Are you sure?

Yeah, nothing to worry about.

Probably just the engine.

Well, can you fix it?

Sure, yeah. Just gotta make a quick phone call.

Oh, no.

But, but, buddy!

Yeah. broke down again hey don't get get off the get get off the phone hold

on you know what gary i can see town from here i think we should go for a cup

of coffee while we wait don't be silly he's gonna call a friend no i i

definitely think that we should go for a walk definitely that's my my editor what

yeah i know you're busy with the festival hello yes yes i'm here can you

hear me you know what i'm gonna i'm home I'm going by myself.

Yes. Oh, hi.

I hear you better over here.

Yeah.

First of all, I just wanted to thank everybody for coming tonight. I hope you

were all having a good time.

Yeah.

I am thrilled to announce that between ticket

sales and your donations, we have officially met our fundraising goal for

the U Center.

You have given these children a truly wonderful Christmas present. And to that

I say, Merry Christmas to all, and to all, good night.

Now go and join us now. Have fun at the party.

Gary, did you turn your phone off?

What?

No, well buddy just called says he's trying to get a hold of you.

Where is he?

I don't know give him a call

What's going on?

Paula.

Gary.

Hi.

Welcome back.

I was in, um, Buddy's cab, and then it, it, well, broke down.

So I, I saw the lights on the carousel, but they're not supposed to be on, um,

in the winter.

No, they're not.

What are you doing here?

I got a call that Buddy's cab had broken down.

Again. Huh.

I thought you were... spending christmas in st louis yeah i was i mean

i did i was um i was supposed to it just

turns out that's not what i wanted at all

This cab seems to be working just fine.

Jane, hi.

We're so glad you made it, Paula.

We were so afraid you were going to go straight to town.

I'm sorry, you two know each other?

Oh, honey, I've been antiquing here for years. Of course I picked up a friend or

two along the way.

Hi, Gary. It's so nice to meet you. I'm Jane.

So you two gals had...

Something to do with this.

Well, you know what?

When God winks at two people the way he's been winking at the two of you, how

could we not notice?

You needed a little nudge. With the help of Buddy and his cab, of course.

It was no problem.

The carousel was a nice touch, by the way. I was just saying I was inspired.

It took me a while to defrost the gears, but it should be running like

summertime.

Well, maybe we should go back and enjoy the festival.

Oh, but can't we just... No, we can't. Merry Christmas, you two.

Merry Christmas.

Merry

Christmas,

Paula.

Merry Christmas, Gary.

Looks like I got my Christmas wish after all I Think we have time for a ride

Absolutely, shall we