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["White Christmas" jazz cover playing]
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♪ I'm dreaming ♪
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♪ Of a white Christmas... ♪
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[turns off engine]
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[exhales]
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There it is.
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[clears throat]
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You know what you're gonna say?
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[sighs]
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"Hi, I'm Mel. I'm your daughter."
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- Stick with the facts.
- Right.
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And then ease into the deeper questions.
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You know?
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And if all else fails, we can talk about
our mutual love of cabins. [laughs]
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Maybe it's genetic.
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[Mel] I don't know.
Maybe this is a mistake.
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I mean, it's a lot to spring on someone
on Christmas Eve.
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You know? Or at all. [inhales deeply]
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Maybe I should just leave
the past in the past.
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You can.
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I can stick the car in reverse right now
and get out of here if you want.
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Or maybe...
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maybe I'm just nervous
and I should stay the course.
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[inhales deeply]
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Well, you, uh, might wanna
figure out what you're gonna say
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because he is now
standing in the doorway staring at us.
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[gentle music playing]
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- Okay. Okay.
- [seatbelt clicks open]
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[exhales, clears throat]
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[Mel] Hi!
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You missed the "no solicitors" sign?
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Um, no. Uh, we... we saw it.
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[laughs] Uh, do you get
a lot of solicitors all the way out here?
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No, because of the sign.
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Right. That makes sense.
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If you're not selling something,
what do you want?
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[clears throat] Uh...
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Well, I... I guess that depends.
Are you Everett Reid?
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Who's asking?
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His daughter.
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I'm Mel Monroe.
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Um...
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[inhales deeply] I found some love letters
addressed to my mother, Sarah Jensen,
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from 37 years ago, and...
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I wanna talk to the man who wrote them.
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Well, I wish I could help you,
but I'm not the man you're looking for.
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Oh, um...
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Okay.
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Do... Do you know him?
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Do you know
where I might be able to find him?
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Sadly, I do not.
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Okay.
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- Well, um...
- [alarm ringing]
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- Would you excuse me just a second?
- [Mel] Yeah, sure. Yeah. Mm-hmm.
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[sighs]
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[pensive music playing]
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[Everett] I'm braising a rabbit.
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Leave it a minute too long,
the meat turns to rubber.
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Right.
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Is there something else you need?
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[sighs] I'm fine.
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Yeah. Thanks.
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Um...
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I'm sorry I can't help you
find what you're looking for.
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It's okay.
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Merry Christmas.
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[music continues]
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[Mel exhales]
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[door closes]
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[sighs]
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So?
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Was that him?
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Yeah.
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Yeah.
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But he wanted
absolutely nothing to do with me.
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{\an8}[theme music playing]
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[Jack exhales]
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You sure you're all right?
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- Yeah.
- Mm-hmm.
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You know, he...
he didn't exist two days ago.
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It's not like I was
lacking a father my entire life.
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You know, it's okay
if you're feeling upset.
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[Mel] Yeah, I am. I am.
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[laughs dryly] I mean, obviously.
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At least I got some clarity, though.
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What?
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Well, before,
I didn't know if I wanted him in my life,
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and now I know I definitely don't.
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Look, he may still come around.
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- You could write him a letter.
- I am done with letters.
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- Postcard?
- [laughing] Seriously, Jack.
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I just... [breathes deeply]
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I want to have
an extraordinary Christmas with you
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and our families
who actually wanna be in our lives.
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- Okay?
- Okay.
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Oh, um...
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Can we go ice skating later?
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I just...
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[exhales] I always used to go ice skating
with my mom when I was little.
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And I wanted to go yesterday,
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but we were on
the wild dad chase and everything, so...
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- Yeah, let's do that.
- [phone ringing]
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- [Mel] Yeah? Okay.
- Yeah.
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[Mel inhales deeply]
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Hey, Charmaine.
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- Hey, Mel, I'm really sorry to bother you.
- [Mel] It's totally fine. What's up?
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Well, I... I just had to leave work early
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'cause I keep having these
Braxton Hicks contractions.
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And I'm wondering
if maybe you can take a look. I just...
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I don't wanna spend
Christmas Eve in the ER.
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Yes, absolutely. Um, I'm gonna leave now,
and I'll meet you at the clinic.
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Great. Thank you. I've... I've got something
for you and Jack for Christmas.
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So I'll bring that.
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Uh, all right. Well, I'll see you...
I'll see you in a little bit.
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- [Charmaine] Okay. Bye.
- Okay, bye.
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Everything okay?
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Um, yeah! Yeah, we just have to...
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We have to get Charmaine a Christmas gift.
Yeah?
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[uplifting music playing]
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[Hope] Hey! [scoffs]
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I made Christmas shapes for everyone.
And now I don't have enough elves.
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- Sorry, I'm a nervous eater.
- [Hope] Your mom didn't text you back yet?
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No. I feel like I'm stalking her now.
I've called and texted so many times.
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Maybe you should go over
to Connie's to talk to her.
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- I can come with you if you want.
- That's okay.
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I can go on my own.
You guys should focus on the competition.
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You have to start loading in soon.
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- [Doc sighs]
- How we looking, Vernon?
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Well, we have a slight technical issue.
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Apparently, Lizzie's Mom
isn't the only one who blew a fuse.
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- The Nutcracker did as well.
- Oh no!
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- It's okay.
- Do we have a spare?
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We're gonna find one!
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After breakfast,
Denny and I are gonna scour the house.
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[Doc sighs]
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[Hope] I thought you were
heading over to Connie's.
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I am!
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I was just gonna
finish breakfast first, but...
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I'm stalling again, aren't I?
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I have weenies in the fridge.
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I'm gonna make you
a pancake burrito to go.
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- Wow, lucky you.
- [Lizzie chuckles]
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[water sloshing]
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- [Kaia] Whoo! Whoo!
- [Preacher] God! Oh! Oh my God!
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- [Kaia] That is so cold!
- Oh, I cannot believe you made me do that!
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- [Kaia] I can't believe you did it.
- Oh, you were just lucky that I love you.
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- [shivers]
- What did you just say?
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[Preacher exhales]
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Robes first, answer second.
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Yeah, uh, you know what? I said nothing.
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You heard nothing because I said nothing.
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Oh no. That is one thing
in life you can't unhear.
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Did you mean it?
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Yeah. I, uh...
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I do mean it. I...
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I... I didn't mean to say it, but, uh...
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- I know you're in the middle of divorce--
- Hey, no, listen, it's okay.
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It was nice to hear.
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I just-- I can't promise anything
to anyone yet.
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And, to me, "I love you" is a promise.
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Hey, you know, I, uh... [sniffles]
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I get it.
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I get it,
but all that matters is that right here,
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right now is exactly where you wanna be.
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No. No, it's not.
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I wanna be in front of a fireplace
because I'm freezing. [laughs]
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I just...
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I wanna be
in front of that fireplace with you.
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- [clicks tongue] Let's get out of here.
- Let's go.
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Whoo!
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[both shivering] Whoo!
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[Charmaine exhales heavily]
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[Mel] Charmaine?
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Hey.
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Oh gosh. Hey, are you okay?
What's going on?
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Ugh, my contractions got worse.
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Oh, I... I forgot your gift.
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- [Mel] Oh, honey, it's okay.
- Oh, and the twins' father is here.
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[exhales heavily]
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Hello, Mel.
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Calvin.
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Ugh, he cornered me by my car,
and my contractions instantly got worse.
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I took her keys. I didn't think
it was safe for her to drive.
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Well, no, it wasn't safe
for her to drive. You were right.
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But you could have caused
her contractions to escalate.
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[Charmaine sighs] See?
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So if you're really worried about me,
you can get the hell out of here.
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I have a right to be here.
Those are my boys too.
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Yeah, and Charmaine is my patient.
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So if she doesn't want you here,
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I don't care if you're the biological
father or not. You need to go. Now.
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[pensive music playing]
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This discussion isn't over, Charmaine.
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[Charmaine exhales and chuckles]
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All right. [grunts]
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Well... now you know why I lied. [sighs]
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- Now I know. Okay, here, let's...
- [wincing]
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Come on, let's...
let's get you in the exam room,
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and make sure you don't
have babies on Christmas Eve, okay?
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- Ahh!
- [water splashing]
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- [Mel] Okay. Oh!
- [Charmaine] Oh! [exhales]
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Change of plans.
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- [exhales]
- You're gonna be fine.
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- Okay.
- Okay.
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We are really disappointed in you.
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We had a whole weekend planned
for all of us to be together.
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I promised Mel a big family Christmas
and you're ruining it.
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What do you two
have to say for yourselves?
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Well, I have to say
I think your father's being petty.
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I am not being petty!
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I'm simply not gonna spend Christmas
with your boyfriend.
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- You can't stand to see me happy.
- I have no problem with you being happy.
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I have a problem
when you rub it in my face.
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- Guys--
- So, what? So you want to see me suffer?
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Well, do you want me to?
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- Guys--
- [Amelia] That's your choice!
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[Sam] Not if he's here!
You're insane if you think otherwise.
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Guys!
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First of all, Dad, "insane"? Really?
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Second of all, Mom, Dad's request
is not wholly out of line.
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Well, what would you have me do?
Pretend to be miserable?
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I'd have you send him home.
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- Jack said it's a family Christmas, yes?
- Yes.
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And if things keep going the way they are,
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Javier will be
part of this family soon enough.
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Okay. We're not sending Javi home.
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Is that clear?
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So why don't we look at it this way,
when we were kids,
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you always stressed
the importance of family
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and how special it was
to be together for the holidays.
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Well, guess what, guys?
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This is the first of many Christmases
that we are gonna have together.
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And I am not gonna
shuffle my kids, your grandkids,
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between houses
because you two couldn't figure out
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how to be civil
around each other for 48 hours.
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Not to mention I have a wedding coming up.
Would you like to be invited?
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- [Amelia] Yes, we would.
- [Sam] Of course.
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Oh, that's great! I'm gonna tell you the
same thing you told us when we were kids.
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You two are not to leave this room
until you've worked this out.
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[gentle music playing]
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- [inhales sharply]
- [tuts]
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- [music continues]
- [birds chirping]
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[footsteps approach]
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[knock on door]
245
00:12:09,687 --> 00:12:10,604
Hi.
246
00:12:11,480 --> 00:12:12,773
Can I come in?
247
00:12:12,773 --> 00:12:13,983
It's your room.
248
00:12:14,859 --> 00:12:18,571
I know. I was just trying to be
respectful of your space
249
00:12:18,571 --> 00:12:21,157
while also invading it by showing up.
250
00:12:21,157 --> 00:12:24,702
I wish you had been respectful enough
to tell me about your pregnancy.
251
00:12:26,412 --> 00:12:29,206
While you still had
a decision to make about it.
252
00:12:29,790 --> 00:12:32,084
And if you think
I'm breaking the news to your father--
253
00:12:32,084 --> 00:12:33,753
I'm sorry I didn't tell you.
254
00:12:35,337 --> 00:12:38,090
But I didn't need your help
making this decision.
255
00:12:38,090 --> 00:12:41,302
I would like your support,
though, if that's possible.
256
00:12:42,094 --> 00:12:45,598
You're still a teenager, Lizzie.
This is a lifelong commitment.
257
00:12:45,598 --> 00:12:46,766
I know that.
258
00:12:47,349 --> 00:12:48,517
Denny does too.
259
00:12:49,393 --> 00:12:51,312
But we won't be doing this alone.
260
00:12:52,438 --> 00:12:54,857
They say it takes
a village to raise a child.
261
00:12:56,192 --> 00:12:57,401
We have a whole town.
262
00:12:58,652 --> 00:13:00,863
I just don't see why
you couldn't have waited.
263
00:13:00,863 --> 00:13:02,698
[laughs] We didn't plan this.
264
00:13:03,324 --> 00:13:04,658
But if we have this baby now,
265
00:13:04,658 --> 00:13:07,411
Denny can see his child
grow up into an adult.
266
00:13:08,788 --> 00:13:10,039
If we waited, he'd...
267
00:13:11,957 --> 00:13:13,459
he'd miss out on so much.
268
00:13:19,465 --> 00:13:21,884
I am truly sorry about his condition.
269
00:13:25,346 --> 00:13:27,348
[voice breaks] But you're my little girl.
270
00:13:27,348 --> 00:13:30,935
And I don't wanna see
you sacrifice your whole life for him...
271
00:13:30,935 --> 00:13:33,395
[inhales deeply] ...or for a baby.
272
00:13:36,732 --> 00:13:38,859
I know it might seem weird to you
273
00:13:39,735 --> 00:13:42,738
because you were so focused
on having a career at my age.
274
00:13:44,490 --> 00:13:46,784
But I'm not seeing this as a sacrifice.
275
00:13:47,701 --> 00:13:50,371
I'm going to keep working. I love my job.
276
00:13:50,371 --> 00:13:53,499
But I'm more excited
about being a mom than anything.
277
00:13:53,999 --> 00:13:55,793
And I want you to be a part of it.
278
00:13:56,377 --> 00:13:57,211
So...
279
00:13:59,588 --> 00:14:01,423
can you please get on board?
280
00:14:02,758 --> 00:14:04,760
[gentle music playing]
281
00:14:07,680 --> 00:14:09,265
If this is what you want...
282
00:14:11,350 --> 00:14:13,477
I am gonna try and support you.
283
00:14:16,480 --> 00:14:19,233
Can you also try to be a little excited?
284
00:14:19,233 --> 00:14:21,610
- [laughs]
- You're gonna be a grandma.
285
00:14:21,610 --> 00:14:23,696
No. I am too young to be a grandma.
286
00:14:23,696 --> 00:14:24,989
[both chuckle]
287
00:14:26,365 --> 00:14:28,576
I'm gonna need a cuter name. Hmm?
288
00:14:28,576 --> 00:14:30,870
I think that can be arranged.
289
00:14:30,870 --> 00:14:32,955
[music continues]
290
00:14:35,791 --> 00:14:37,001
[inhales deeply]
291
00:14:47,803 --> 00:14:49,179
Oh, I think I found it.
292
00:14:51,390 --> 00:14:52,516
Grandpa?
293
00:14:52,516 --> 00:14:54,810
- Ah! No, I'm just, uh--
- [Denny] What is it?
294
00:14:54,810 --> 00:14:55,895
Uh...
295
00:14:56,896 --> 00:14:59,607
This is Hope's and my wedding album.
296
00:15:00,149 --> 00:15:01,066
[Doc chuckles]
297
00:15:01,066 --> 00:15:03,777
- Can I see it?
- Yeah. Yeah. [chuckles]
298
00:15:05,362 --> 00:15:06,238
Yeah.
299
00:15:06,238 --> 00:15:08,449
[Doc sighs]
300
00:15:10,242 --> 00:15:13,537
Best... day of my life.
301
00:15:15,247 --> 00:15:21,045
You know, that could be you and Lizzie
one day, if you both want it to be.
302
00:15:21,921 --> 00:15:22,880
I think we do.
303
00:15:23,839 --> 00:15:27,509
Just wanna make sure
we're really ready for that commitment.
304
00:15:28,636 --> 00:15:31,639
You know, we're signing up
to take care of a child,
305
00:15:31,639 --> 00:15:35,059
but Lizzie would be signing up
to take care of me one day too, and...
306
00:15:35,559 --> 00:15:38,103
I just want her
to sit with that for a while.
307
00:15:38,687 --> 00:15:41,440
But you sign up for that
with any marriage.
308
00:15:43,192 --> 00:15:46,028
Yeah, Lizzie said as much
when we talked about it, but...
309
00:15:47,071 --> 00:15:49,573
I still think we need time
to work it all through.
310
00:15:49,573 --> 00:15:50,783
Yeah.
311
00:15:50,783 --> 00:15:54,370
Well, you got a good heart,
so just listen to it.
312
00:15:55,913 --> 00:15:57,831
You'll know when the time is right.
313
00:15:58,582 --> 00:15:59,625
[sentimental music playing]
314
00:16:00,209 --> 00:16:03,003
- That does look amazing, getting married.
- [Doc chuckling]
315
00:16:03,587 --> 00:16:04,588
Ah...
316
00:16:05,965 --> 00:16:07,716
It was the perfect day.
317
00:16:09,843 --> 00:16:13,013
I would give anything
just to do it all over again.
318
00:16:14,181 --> 00:16:15,224
Why don't you?
319
00:16:16,141 --> 00:16:18,686
You and Hope were saying
you were planning a vow renewal.
320
00:16:18,686 --> 00:16:21,188
Oh. Yeah, well, it was a while ago, and...
321
00:16:21,939 --> 00:16:25,943
And there was Hope's accident,
and my diagnosis, so...
322
00:16:26,568 --> 00:16:29,405
Well, I'm certain that
you will know when the time is right.
323
00:16:29,405 --> 00:16:30,322
[laughs]
324
00:16:30,906 --> 00:16:32,908
- [phone chiming]
- Oh, uh...
325
00:16:35,494 --> 00:16:38,080
Oh, Mel needs me
to come down to the clinic.
326
00:16:38,706 --> 00:16:42,126
Uh, so could you take this fuse
to, uh... to Hope in the village
327
00:16:42,126 --> 00:16:44,586
and... and help her and Lizzie
set things up?
328
00:16:44,586 --> 00:16:47,297
- And I'll be there as soon as I can.
- Right, absolutely.
329
00:16:47,297 --> 00:16:49,049
All right? Yeah. [grunts]
330
00:16:49,049 --> 00:16:50,801
That yule log's as good as yours.
331
00:16:50,801 --> 00:16:51,844
Ours.
332
00:16:52,511 --> 00:16:54,263
Oh, and I got, uh...
333
00:16:54,763 --> 00:16:57,766
Lizzie's lab results
with the sex of the baby.
334
00:16:58,392 --> 00:16:59,810
Now, I was gonna wrap it up,
335
00:16:59,810 --> 00:17:03,689
but I thought that you two
might wanna open it in private.
336
00:17:03,689 --> 00:17:04,898
It's up to you.
337
00:17:06,942 --> 00:17:07,901
Thank you.
338
00:17:07,901 --> 00:17:10,529
[uplifting music playing]
339
00:17:13,323 --> 00:17:14,533
[exhales]
340
00:17:14,533 --> 00:17:15,784
[chuckles softly]
341
00:17:16,410 --> 00:17:19,872
- [breathing heavily]
- All right, Doc is gonna be here soon.
342
00:17:19,872 --> 00:17:23,917
I guess I won't be the first patient
at that new birthing center.
343
00:17:23,917 --> 00:17:26,670
We can do everything
that we would do there here.
344
00:17:26,670 --> 00:17:29,298
Like this bouncing ball thing.
Does this really work?
345
00:17:29,298 --> 00:17:30,466
It really does!
346
00:17:30,966 --> 00:17:34,762
It allows the baby
to move down the birth canal
347
00:17:35,262 --> 00:17:36,638
to make your labor quicker.
348
00:17:36,638 --> 00:17:39,433
And if you rotate
in a circle like a Hula-Hoop...
349
00:17:39,433 --> 00:17:40,601
There you go.
350
00:17:40,601 --> 00:17:42,770
...it'll help take
the stress off your lower back.
351
00:17:42,770 --> 00:17:44,104
- There you go.
- [groaning]
352
00:17:44,104 --> 00:17:48,317
I don't think anything is gonna
alleviate my stress right now.
353
00:17:49,234 --> 00:17:50,652
[groaning]
354
00:17:50,652 --> 00:17:53,072
I just don't want
the boys to end up like him.
355
00:17:53,072 --> 00:17:57,076
You are gonna raise these boys, okay?
That's what matters.
356
00:17:57,076 --> 00:18:00,954
Well, he has...
he has rights as their father.
357
00:18:00,954 --> 00:18:03,499
- Well, his rights aren't absolute.
- [Charmaine laughs]
358
00:18:03,499 --> 00:18:05,209
[Mel] Shouldn't he be in jail?
359
00:18:05,959 --> 00:18:06,794
Uh...
360
00:18:06,794 --> 00:18:10,172
Yeah, well,
the FBI dropped all the charges
361
00:18:11,006 --> 00:18:13,884
because he was cooperating, and...
362
00:18:14,551 --> 00:18:17,304
[groans] ...helping them
with Melissa Montgomery.
363
00:18:17,304 --> 00:18:19,223
And then she tried to kill him.
364
00:18:20,432 --> 00:18:23,644
And then they put him
into witness protection.
365
00:18:24,394 --> 00:18:25,521
[groaning]
366
00:18:26,647 --> 00:18:27,731
[exhales deeply]
367
00:18:27,731 --> 00:18:29,483
Charmaine, I'm really sorry.
368
00:18:30,442 --> 00:18:33,278
- Hmm.
- How did you get mixed up with him?
369
00:18:33,278 --> 00:18:34,363
[laughs]
370
00:18:34,363 --> 00:18:36,406
Uh, like how all mistakes are made.
371
00:18:37,074 --> 00:18:41,870
A mixture of sadness, anger,
and copious amounts of alcohol.
372
00:18:41,870 --> 00:18:43,872
- And I was mad at Jack. [laughs]
- [door opens]
373
00:18:43,872 --> 00:18:45,124
[Jack] Mel, you here?
374
00:18:45,124 --> 00:18:47,292
- Please keep this between us.
- Absolutely.
375
00:18:47,292 --> 00:18:49,711
[Jack] Okay,
my parents are working things out.
376
00:18:49,711 --> 00:18:55,217
So I'm here to salvage the day,
take you ice... skating.
377
00:18:55,217 --> 00:18:57,010
- What's--
- [both] Hey.
378
00:18:57,010 --> 00:18:58,971
Charmaine, what... Whatcha doin' there?
379
00:18:58,971 --> 00:19:02,558
Oh, I'm just, you know,
twerking my way through labor. [laughs]
380
00:19:02,558 --> 00:19:05,102
Okay, uh, great. I'm gonna...
381
00:19:05,102 --> 00:19:06,728
- I'm gonna go.
- Okay.
382
00:19:06,728 --> 00:19:08,730
Um, hey, good luck!
383
00:19:08,730 --> 00:19:10,774
I don't need luck. I've got Mel.
384
00:19:10,774 --> 00:19:12,860
- I'll keep you posted, okay?
- [breathing heavily]
385
00:19:12,860 --> 00:19:16,238
[exclaims] Hey, everybody.
Hey, Jack. You thinking of scrubbing in?
386
00:19:16,238 --> 00:19:19,116
Ah! No, I'm, uh...
gonna leave that to you professionals.
387
00:19:19,116 --> 00:19:20,742
- Merry Christmas.
- Yeah.
388
00:19:22,578 --> 00:19:23,579
How we doing?
389
00:19:23,579 --> 00:19:26,039
Well, she's almost eight centimeters.
390
00:19:26,039 --> 00:19:27,332
- Oof.
- She's doing great.
391
00:19:27,916 --> 00:19:30,294
Great, yeah. Would you say...
Would you say that?
392
00:19:30,294 --> 00:19:31,920
Really? Would you say that I'm great?
393
00:19:31,920 --> 00:19:33,672
- Oh, I think you look great.
- [laughing]
394
00:19:33,672 --> 00:19:34,715
I think you look great.
395
00:19:35,340 --> 00:19:37,176
[exhaling] What's wrong?
396
00:19:37,176 --> 00:19:40,220
I've seen that face before.
Something's wrong.
397
00:19:40,220 --> 00:19:44,016
Uh, your blood pressure is a little bit
higher than I would like it to be.
398
00:19:44,016 --> 00:19:46,727
- What does that mean?
- It could be nothing.
399
00:19:46,727 --> 00:19:48,395
It could be preeclampsia.
400
00:19:49,021 --> 00:19:50,314
And if that is the case,
401
00:19:50,314 --> 00:19:53,942
that means your babies
are possibly not getting enough oxygen.
402
00:19:53,942 --> 00:19:56,612
So we should just go ahead
and get you up on the exam table,
403
00:19:56,612 --> 00:20:02,492
and that way,
we can give you an antihypertensive IV...
404
00:20:02,492 --> 00:20:05,913
- [exhaling]
- ...to bring your blood pressure down.
405
00:20:05,913 --> 00:20:09,625
That's good. Okay?
And keep those babies safe, all right?
406
00:20:09,625 --> 00:20:11,168
- [Charmaine wincing]
- Right?
407
00:20:11,168 --> 00:20:13,253
[groaning]
408
00:20:16,715 --> 00:20:18,175
[Muriel] Good luck, Hope.
409
00:20:18,175 --> 00:20:20,469
Thank you, Muriel. You too.
410
00:20:23,639 --> 00:20:25,849
I'm so relieved you and your mom are okay.
411
00:20:25,849 --> 00:20:27,434
Takes a huge load off.
412
00:20:27,434 --> 00:20:29,645
I know. I feel a hundred times lighter.
413
00:20:29,645 --> 00:20:31,939
- Despite the pancake burrito.
- [Hope giggles]
414
00:20:31,939 --> 00:20:34,983
She even promised to come tonight
and vote for our display.
415
00:20:34,983 --> 00:20:38,528
Well, in that case, she and I
are destined to be good friends.
416
00:20:38,528 --> 00:20:41,240
Hi, Hope. Where's your better half?
417
00:20:41,240 --> 00:20:43,992
He had an emergency at the clinic.
Where's yours?
418
00:20:43,992 --> 00:20:47,913
Oh, very funny. I hope you can
keep your sense of humor tonight,
419
00:20:47,913 --> 00:20:50,624
after you suffer a crushing defeat.
420
00:20:50,624 --> 00:20:54,294
You two may be reigning champs,
but this year, victory will be mine.
421
00:20:54,294 --> 00:20:56,380
- And Vernon's, but mostly mine.
- [Nick laughs]
422
00:20:56,380 --> 00:21:00,592
Well, good luck. And, uh, remember,
no shame in second place.
423
00:21:00,592 --> 00:21:02,678
[upbeat music playing]
424
00:21:04,721 --> 00:21:05,555
[Denny] Hi.
425
00:21:06,098 --> 00:21:07,099
Hey, I got the fuse.
426
00:21:07,099 --> 00:21:09,434
Oh, thank goodness.
Now get up here and give me a hand.
427
00:21:09,434 --> 00:21:12,020
- We got a lot of work to do.
- [Denny] All righty. Goodness.
428
00:21:12,020 --> 00:21:14,898
[Hope] Look. I took these. I got...
So many of these that are missing.
429
00:21:14,898 --> 00:21:16,316
[Denny] Does it have an end to it?
430
00:21:17,150 --> 00:21:21,071
So was it weird
to see her in labor with the twins?
431
00:21:21,071 --> 00:21:23,782
- [chuckling] Yeah! It was very weird.
- [chuckles]
432
00:21:23,782 --> 00:21:26,034
But I do wish her well, you know?
433
00:21:26,034 --> 00:21:28,036
I was really glad to see her happy.
434
00:21:28,036 --> 00:21:30,580
I mean, despite the labor pains,
of course.
435
00:21:30,580 --> 00:21:34,751
Speaking of pains, how do you think
it's going with Mom and Dad?
436
00:21:35,460 --> 00:21:38,797
- I don't know. Maybe no news is good news.
- [Brie] Mmm...
437
00:21:38,797 --> 00:21:42,509
I mean, if we get them
to sit around this table tomorrow,
438
00:21:42,509 --> 00:21:45,178
we will have pulled off
a Christmas miracle.
439
00:21:45,178 --> 00:21:48,932
I was really hoping that they would be
with us tonight for the tree competition.
440
00:21:48,932 --> 00:21:52,728
You know, we could all be together,
rally around Mel a little.
441
00:21:53,770 --> 00:21:55,939
Well, maybe I'm being too optimistic.
442
00:21:57,107 --> 00:22:00,986
I support your family goals,
but I gotta say...
443
00:22:00,986 --> 00:22:04,698
I mean, taking Mel out of it,
I'm sort of shocked you care so much
444
00:22:04,698 --> 00:22:06,867
about having a big ol' family Christmas.
445
00:22:06,867 --> 00:22:08,744
What are you talking about? Why?
446
00:22:08,744 --> 00:22:11,663
Well, you were the first one
to bail on our family Christmas.
447
00:22:11,663 --> 00:22:14,541
Well, yeah. I was the oldest.
I was the first to fly the coop.
448
00:22:14,541 --> 00:22:16,209
I also went to war.
449
00:22:16,209 --> 00:22:18,003
Yeah, I get that.
450
00:22:18,003 --> 00:22:21,006
But you could have come back after.
You didn't.
451
00:22:22,341 --> 00:22:24,343
I mean, I know...
I know you had issues with Dad,
452
00:22:24,343 --> 00:22:27,137
you know, and everything
that happened after the war, but...
453
00:22:28,472 --> 00:22:30,140
I don't know, we all missed you.
454
00:22:31,183 --> 00:22:34,895
And I kinda think it gave Donna
permission to follow your lead.
455
00:22:34,895 --> 00:22:38,315
Come on. Are you really blaming me
for our family Christmases falling apart?
456
00:22:38,315 --> 00:22:40,233
Yeah, totally.
In fact, come to think of it,
457
00:22:40,233 --> 00:22:43,153
that was probably the beginning
of the end of Mom and Dad too.
458
00:22:43,153 --> 00:22:45,405
- Oh, you're funny.
- [Brie laughing]
459
00:22:45,405 --> 00:22:47,824
Well, I don't know,
maybe there's some truth to it, you know?
460
00:22:47,824 --> 00:22:50,410
I mean, everything changes
when kids grow up.
461
00:22:50,410 --> 00:22:53,497
They move out, start their own families,
462
00:22:53,497 --> 00:22:55,499
traditions get broken. [inhales deeply]
463
00:22:55,499 --> 00:22:59,294
But I do know the more that Mel and I
are talking about starting our own family,
464
00:22:59,294 --> 00:23:01,588
the more I do miss our family Christmases.
465
00:23:01,588 --> 00:23:03,006
Well, you know what they say.
466
00:23:03,006 --> 00:23:06,259
Home is a place
you grow up wanting to leave
467
00:23:06,259 --> 00:23:09,054
and grow old wanting to get back to.
468
00:23:09,054 --> 00:23:10,722
Yeah, I guess that's true.
469
00:23:11,348 --> 00:23:13,100
[somber music playing]
470
00:23:13,100 --> 00:23:15,560
Well, it definitely feels
more like home now that you're here.
471
00:23:17,104 --> 00:23:18,855
I mean it. It means a lot to me.
472
00:23:20,399 --> 00:23:21,900
It means a lot to me too.
473
00:23:23,276 --> 00:23:25,737
And I love that we're creating
new traditions together.
474
00:23:25,737 --> 00:23:28,115
- Yeah, look at us. Like the grown-ups.
- [Brie giggling]
475
00:23:28,115 --> 00:23:31,243
Inviting Mom and Dad
and our sisters to take part in it,
476
00:23:31,243 --> 00:23:33,161
even if they don't show up for us.
477
00:23:33,161 --> 00:23:35,205
Well, I don't know, I think if...
478
00:23:35,956 --> 00:23:39,459
we still show up for each other,
we're gonna be okay.
479
00:23:40,377 --> 00:23:41,211
Yeah.
480
00:23:42,212 --> 00:23:44,464
Definitely. [chuckles]
481
00:23:45,215 --> 00:23:46,299
You're the best.
482
00:23:47,467 --> 00:23:49,803
Do you remember
when we were kids, and I did that?
483
00:23:49,803 --> 00:23:51,555
- Oh God!
- [both yelling]
484
00:23:51,555 --> 00:23:54,182
[groaning]
485
00:23:54,182 --> 00:23:56,852
Okay. We ready to do this?
486
00:23:56,852 --> 00:23:58,186
- [Charmaine] Okay.
- Okay.
487
00:23:58,186 --> 00:24:03,024
On your next contraction,
give me a big push. Ready? Okay.
488
00:24:03,024 --> 00:24:06,278
Ahh!
489
00:24:06,278 --> 00:24:07,696
Okay. Good job.
490
00:24:07,696 --> 00:24:10,449
Yeah. Yeah, last blood pressure
was... was very good.
491
00:24:10,449 --> 00:24:14,619
I'm... I'm getting a little occasional
deceleration on the fetal heart rate.
492
00:24:14,619 --> 00:24:16,204
- What?
- [Mel] No, no, it's all right.
493
00:24:16,204 --> 00:24:17,372
It's perfectly normal
494
00:24:17,372 --> 00:24:19,708
as the babies
make their way down the birth canal.
495
00:24:19,708 --> 00:24:22,502
[Doc] Mel's right.
Yeah, we'll just keep our eye on it.
496
00:24:22,502 --> 00:24:25,255
Next contraction, same thing. All right?
497
00:24:25,255 --> 00:24:26,715
[wincing]
498
00:24:26,715 --> 00:24:30,427
[screaming]
499
00:24:30,427 --> 00:24:31,761
Okay! Okay!
500
00:24:31,761 --> 00:24:34,473
- [screaming]
- [Doc] Oh!
501
00:24:35,223 --> 00:24:37,184
- [Mel] Okay.
- [baby babbling]
502
00:24:37,184 --> 00:24:39,394
Oh, Charmaine, he's beautiful!
503
00:24:39,394 --> 00:24:41,813
- [Charmaine crying and laughing]
- [baby crying]
504
00:24:43,315 --> 00:24:45,692
- [Doc] That's a boy. Yes.
- [baby crying]
505
00:24:45,692 --> 00:24:49,863
Okay, now just take a little rest,
and we're gonna do this all again.
506
00:24:49,863 --> 00:24:52,073
[crying] I don't think I can.
507
00:24:52,073 --> 00:24:55,410
Hey. Hey, hey, hey. Listen to me, okay?
508
00:24:55,410 --> 00:24:57,954
The second one is a lot easier, I promise.
509
00:24:57,954 --> 00:24:59,122
- Okay?
- Okay.
510
00:24:59,956 --> 00:25:01,958
- And your first baby is here.
- [crying]
511
00:25:01,958 --> 00:25:04,336
And I'm here, and Doc's here. We got you.
512
00:25:04,336 --> 00:25:09,049
- Okay? Okay.
- Okay. I just wish my mom was here too.
513
00:25:09,049 --> 00:25:12,427
Well, she's here. I could swear
I was looking at her just now.
514
00:25:12,427 --> 00:25:14,804
[sobbing] Thank you.
515
00:25:14,804 --> 00:25:18,850
Okay, this little guy
wants you to meet his brother.
516
00:25:20,268 --> 00:25:21,353
[laughs weakly]
517
00:25:22,521 --> 00:25:24,356
- [Mel] Okay. Are you ready?
- Okay.
518
00:25:24,356 --> 00:25:25,899
The other one's ready.
519
00:25:25,899 --> 00:25:27,317
- Are you ready?
- [Charmaine] Ahh...
520
00:25:27,317 --> 00:25:28,527
Okay, you've got this.
521
00:25:28,527 --> 00:25:31,613
- [baby crying]
- [screaming]
522
00:25:31,613 --> 00:25:32,572
[Mel] Okay.
523
00:25:33,156 --> 00:25:34,991
- Oh, hi!
- [baby crying]
524
00:25:34,991 --> 00:25:36,576
- [Doc] Oh, yeah.
- [Mel] Hi!
525
00:25:36,576 --> 00:25:40,080
- [crying and laughing]
- [Mel] You did it! You did it!
526
00:25:40,080 --> 00:25:41,706
[both exclaiming]
527
00:25:41,706 --> 00:25:44,084
["Silent Night" playing]
528
00:25:44,668 --> 00:25:46,378
- [baby crying]
- [Doc] That's a boy.
529
00:25:47,546 --> 00:25:49,214
[crying continues]
530
00:25:49,214 --> 00:25:50,549
You wanna see him?
531
00:25:51,258 --> 00:25:53,093
[crying] Yeah, I wanna see him.
532
00:25:56,304 --> 00:25:58,181
- [Charmaine exclaims]
- There you are, sweetheart.
533
00:25:58,181 --> 00:26:00,141
- [Charmaine] Hi, baby.
- [Mel] Hello.
534
00:26:01,309 --> 00:26:02,602
Here's number two!
535
00:26:04,271 --> 00:26:06,606
You did it.
- ["Silent Night" continues playing]
536
00:26:07,440 --> 00:26:10,068
I've waited so long to meet you.
537
00:26:13,071 --> 00:26:16,616
I'm so proud of you, Charmaine.
And I know your mama is too.
538
00:26:17,325 --> 00:26:19,494
- Thank you! [shushing]
- [babies crying]
539
00:26:19,494 --> 00:26:20,996
- [Mel] Aw!
- [Doc] Yeah.
540
00:26:21,830 --> 00:26:22,956
They're beautiful.
541
00:26:23,623 --> 00:26:24,457
Good job.
542
00:26:29,588 --> 00:26:31,256
[song fades]
543
00:26:31,256 --> 00:26:32,841
- [Muriel] Hey.
- [Cameron] Hi.
544
00:26:33,425 --> 00:26:34,301
Wow!
545
00:26:35,176 --> 00:26:36,636
This looks beautiful.
546
00:26:36,636 --> 00:26:38,847
- Thank you.
- And I love the pom-poms.
547
00:26:38,847 --> 00:26:41,975
Yeah. They hang just as well
as they did 20 years ago.
548
00:26:41,975 --> 00:26:43,018
[Cameron laughs]
549
00:26:43,018 --> 00:26:44,227
- Is that for me?
- Yeah.
550
00:26:44,227 --> 00:26:45,604
Thank you.
551
00:26:45,604 --> 00:26:48,857
So, what's happening?
Everything okay at the clinic?
552
00:26:49,649 --> 00:26:52,193
Actually, I, uh... I wasn't at the clinic.
553
00:26:52,193 --> 00:26:53,903
Oh? Where were you?
554
00:26:56,197 --> 00:26:59,576
Uh, my ex-fiancée, Michelle,
showed up at the play last night.
555
00:27:00,201 --> 00:27:02,162
Asked me to talk this morning.
556
00:27:02,162 --> 00:27:04,831
I should have told you,
but I wasn't sure what she'd have to say.
557
00:27:04,831 --> 00:27:06,958
Well, what did she have to say?
558
00:27:06,958 --> 00:27:09,044
Apparently, she's sober.
559
00:27:09,711 --> 00:27:13,089
She wants to give us another chance.
Start a family.
560
00:27:13,673 --> 00:27:15,175
Build a life together.
561
00:27:16,468 --> 00:27:17,344
I see.
562
00:27:18,803 --> 00:27:19,971
What did you say?
563
00:27:20,472 --> 00:27:21,973
I told her I have a life...
564
00:27:24,309 --> 00:27:25,310
here...
565
00:27:27,270 --> 00:27:28,271
with you.
566
00:27:31,441 --> 00:27:32,442
[sighs]
567
00:27:33,943 --> 00:27:35,362
Okay, look, um...
568
00:27:36,237 --> 00:27:38,573
I know this hasn't come up yet, but...
569
00:27:40,075 --> 00:27:42,077
I don't want children.
570
00:27:43,453 --> 00:27:46,122
I mean, I did once upon a time.
571
00:27:46,998 --> 00:27:48,583
That time has passed.
572
00:27:50,460 --> 00:27:52,170
I... I wasn't sure, but I just...
573
00:27:52,170 --> 00:27:54,172
I want you to know that
574
00:27:55,423 --> 00:27:57,467
I am good with a family of two.
575
00:27:59,469 --> 00:28:00,553
You're all I need.
576
00:28:01,388 --> 00:28:03,390
[sweet music playing]
577
00:28:10,563 --> 00:28:12,315
All right, can we get to work?
578
00:28:12,315 --> 00:28:14,901
You can help me
with these finishing touches, please,
579
00:28:14,901 --> 00:28:18,196
because this tree
is not going to yule hygge itself.
580
00:28:18,196 --> 00:28:19,739
[laughs] Um, all right.
581
00:28:23,618 --> 00:28:25,370
- Now, what can I do?
- Uh...
582
00:28:28,164 --> 00:28:29,290
Start with that.
583
00:28:30,542 --> 00:28:32,544
[sweet music continues]
584
00:28:32,544 --> 00:28:34,629
[birds chirping]
585
00:28:39,008 --> 00:28:40,510
- [Mel] Hey.
- Hey.
586
00:28:41,010 --> 00:28:42,137
[Mel] They're resting.
587
00:28:42,637 --> 00:28:46,182
Charmaine's aunt is, uh, on her way.
Thank you.
588
00:28:46,182 --> 00:28:48,643
- [Doc] Yeah.
- You were great in there.
589
00:28:48,643 --> 00:28:50,603
Mmm. Thanks.
590
00:28:50,603 --> 00:28:52,647
- You were too. [chuckling]
- Mmm.
591
00:28:52,647 --> 00:28:56,025
You know, sometimes,
when I'm working with you,
592
00:28:56,025 --> 00:28:58,987
I feel like a proud father.
593
00:29:02,490 --> 00:29:04,868
Sorry, uh, I had a really...
594
00:29:04,868 --> 00:29:06,536
I had a really rough morning.
595
00:29:07,829 --> 00:29:10,999
I found my biological father, and, uh...
596
00:29:12,000 --> 00:29:13,752
he flat-out rejected me.
597
00:29:13,752 --> 00:29:16,254
I... I thought
your... your father had passed away.
598
00:29:16,254 --> 00:29:19,924
Yeah, the one that raised me did,
but I just...
599
00:29:20,884 --> 00:29:22,844
found out that my mother had an affair.
600
00:29:23,428 --> 00:29:26,181
Anyways, it just...
it wasn't worth looking for him.
601
00:29:27,056 --> 00:29:27,932
[Doc] Yeah.
602
00:29:28,475 --> 00:29:30,351
I think I was trying to fill a void.
603
00:29:30,351 --> 00:29:32,312
[inhales deeply]
604
00:29:32,312 --> 00:29:34,981
[sighs] Which seems crazy now. [scoffs]
605
00:29:35,857 --> 00:29:36,858
Hey.
606
00:29:39,569 --> 00:29:43,865
I may not be your father,
biological or otherwise, but, uh...
607
00:29:45,325 --> 00:29:47,076
I am always here for you.
608
00:29:47,911 --> 00:29:50,622
And I consider myself lucky to be.
609
00:29:50,622 --> 00:29:52,582
And if this guy doesn't, he's a fool.
610
00:29:52,582 --> 00:29:56,169
[laughing] And he is the one
who is missing out.
611
00:29:56,920 --> 00:29:57,796
Oh...
612
00:29:57,796 --> 00:30:00,173
You're right. He is missing out.
613
00:30:00,173 --> 00:30:02,050
- Yeah.
- [laughs] Yeah.
614
00:30:02,050 --> 00:30:03,176
[sniffles]
615
00:30:04,219 --> 00:30:06,429
But, um, there's actually someone else
616
00:30:06,429 --> 00:30:08,848
that I wanted to walk me
down the aisle anyway.
617
00:30:12,685 --> 00:30:14,854
I would be honored.
618
00:30:15,605 --> 00:30:19,526
- You did mean me, right? Yeah, okay.
- [laughs] Yes, of course I meant you.
619
00:30:20,777 --> 00:30:21,611
Really?
620
00:30:22,237 --> 00:30:23,655
- Thank you.
- Aw.
621
00:30:26,866 --> 00:30:27,784
[sighs]
622
00:30:28,493 --> 00:30:32,288
I just hope I can see
the look on Jack's face.
623
00:30:32,288 --> 00:30:36,000
You will.
The clinical trial is gonna work.
624
00:30:36,000 --> 00:30:40,630
It had better because
I also hope to see you deliver my
625
00:30:41,130 --> 00:30:44,300
great-grandbaby this spring.
626
00:30:44,884 --> 00:30:45,885
You--
627
00:30:45,885 --> 00:30:49,097
- Oh, my God! Is Lizzie pregnant?
- [laughs] Yeah!
628
00:30:49,097 --> 00:30:50,974
She finally got
the courage to tell her mother,
629
00:30:50,974 --> 00:30:53,393
so she said it's okay for me
to share it with you now.
630
00:30:53,393 --> 00:30:54,936
Congratulations!
631
00:30:54,936 --> 00:30:57,230
- Thanks.
- [Mel] You must be thrilled!
632
00:30:57,230 --> 00:30:59,691
- And Hope must be thrilled!
- [Doc] Uh-huh.
633
00:30:59,691 --> 00:31:01,317
- Oh my gosh!
- [Doc laughs]
634
00:31:01,943 --> 00:31:05,029
- Oh, what a perfect Christmas. [chuckles]
- Yeah.
635
00:31:05,029 --> 00:31:07,574
And if we can win
this tree competition tonight,
636
00:31:07,574 --> 00:31:10,535
that'd be the icing
on the sugar cookie. [laughs]
637
00:31:10,535 --> 00:31:13,162
- Yeah. That would be amazing. [laughing]
- Oh, yeah.
638
00:31:13,997 --> 00:31:16,499
Damn near perfect.
639
00:31:19,252 --> 00:31:22,630
Would you mind staying with Charmaine
until the ambulance gets here?
640
00:31:22,630 --> 00:31:25,967
'Cause there's something
I need to do for Hope tonight.
641
00:31:25,967 --> 00:31:27,176
Sure.
642
00:31:27,176 --> 00:31:30,179
- I'll see you there. Alrighty.
- [Doc] Yeah. Thanks.
643
00:31:30,179 --> 00:31:32,265
[uplifting music playing]
644
00:31:39,480 --> 00:31:42,650
Denny. Uh, are... are you at...
at the village?
645
00:31:43,359 --> 00:31:44,569
[laughs]
646
00:31:45,194 --> 00:31:47,697
Listen, I...
I need your help with something.
647
00:31:49,866 --> 00:31:51,993
No problem, Grandpa. I'm on it.
648
00:31:52,952 --> 00:31:56,414
[Kaia] So I know
Christmas isn't until tomorrow,
649
00:31:56,414 --> 00:31:58,958
but I was hoping
I could give you your gift early.
650
00:31:59,876 --> 00:32:03,129
- Do you mind? I have it with me.
- Hmm.
651
00:32:04,213 --> 00:32:06,424
What would Jesus do?
652
00:32:06,424 --> 00:32:07,508
[laughing]
653
00:32:08,009 --> 00:32:10,929
Um, okay, look. I...
654
00:32:11,930 --> 00:32:14,974
was thinking about
what you said yesterday.
655
00:32:14,974 --> 00:32:19,187
And with the job that I took
to stay here ending soon, I...
656
00:32:20,355 --> 00:32:22,982
I wanted to assure you
that right here is where I wanna be.
657
00:32:23,858 --> 00:32:28,613
So you're looking at
the new Virgin River fire chief.
658
00:32:28,613 --> 00:32:29,989
Wait! Since when?
659
00:32:29,989 --> 00:32:32,492
A few hours ago. I knew Hope was looking.
660
00:32:32,492 --> 00:32:35,787
I told her I was interested
and she gave me the job on the spot.
661
00:32:36,371 --> 00:32:37,956
- So you're here for good.
- [Kaia] I am.
662
00:32:37,956 --> 00:32:41,042
Ah, which means I won't be giving you
the gift of missing me
663
00:32:41,042 --> 00:32:43,169
like I planned, but, uh...
664
00:32:43,169 --> 00:32:46,130
[sighs] I hope you won't
get sick of me too fast.
665
00:32:46,130 --> 00:32:47,548
Not a chance.
666
00:32:47,548 --> 00:32:48,758
[Kaia laughing]
667
00:32:48,758 --> 00:32:51,594
- So just to be clear, though.
- Mm-hmm.
668
00:32:52,345 --> 00:32:53,638
You're staying for the job?
669
00:32:53,638 --> 00:32:54,555
No.
670
00:32:55,264 --> 00:32:56,557
I'm staying for you.
671
00:32:56,557 --> 00:32:57,976
Oh!
672
00:32:57,976 --> 00:33:00,103
I have no idea
how I'm gonna beat this gift.
673
00:33:00,103 --> 00:33:03,439
- Oh, I'm sure you'll think of something.
- Oh!
674
00:33:05,900 --> 00:33:07,694
- [Jack] Ah! You made it.
- Hey!
675
00:33:07,694 --> 00:33:09,862
- Yeah.
- The rink just closed.
676
00:33:09,862 --> 00:33:12,490
Aw, I figured. That's okay.
677
00:33:12,490 --> 00:33:13,574
[Jack] How's Charmaine?
678
00:33:13,574 --> 00:33:15,535
Oh gosh. She's in love with her boys.
679
00:33:15,535 --> 00:33:16,619
- [Jack] Aw.
- Yeah.
680
00:33:16,619 --> 00:33:19,706
They're on their way to Grace Valley
right now just to stay overnight,
681
00:33:19,706 --> 00:33:20,790
but they're... they're fine.
682
00:33:20,790 --> 00:33:21,874
- Good.
- [Mel] Yeah.
683
00:33:21,874 --> 00:33:24,752
Oh! And she absolutely loved
the fruitcake we gave her.
684
00:33:24,752 --> 00:33:25,920
- She did not.
- She did.
685
00:33:25,920 --> 00:33:28,131
Yeah. Well, I'm glad
that went to good use.
686
00:33:28,131 --> 00:33:29,966
- I know.
- [both laugh]
687
00:33:29,966 --> 00:33:31,551
So how are your parents?
688
00:33:31,551 --> 00:33:32,677
Ah, no idea!
689
00:33:33,302 --> 00:33:35,847
- Oh.
- Yeah, I haven't heard from 'em.
690
00:33:35,847 --> 00:33:38,224
I don't know if they're
gonna show tonight or tomorrow.
691
00:33:38,224 --> 00:33:42,520
Well, we have a running theme then,
because Joey just called me, and, uh...
692
00:33:42,520 --> 00:33:44,772
- Morgan has the stomach bug.
- Oh, come on.
693
00:33:44,772 --> 00:33:47,066
Yeah. They're gonna
ride it out in the B&B tonight.
694
00:33:47,066 --> 00:33:49,027
- [exhales]
- But fingers crossed for tomorrow.
695
00:33:49,527 --> 00:33:50,820
I'm sorry.
696
00:33:51,779 --> 00:33:55,658
Aw, I feel like our big plans
for an extraordinary Christmas just
697
00:33:55,658 --> 00:33:56,951
didn't work out, huh?
698
00:33:56,951 --> 00:33:58,703
Ah, I don't know about that.
699
00:33:59,912 --> 00:34:02,081
- Well, yeah, sure, people bailed.
- Mm-hmm.
700
00:34:02,081 --> 00:34:05,334
- I was rejected by my biological father.
- [Jack] There's that.
701
00:34:05,334 --> 00:34:06,586
And we didn't get to skate.
702
00:34:07,211 --> 00:34:09,338
But, I mean, we're here now
703
00:34:09,338 --> 00:34:13,134
in this beautiful place
with our chosen family.
704
00:34:13,843 --> 00:34:16,429
- [Jack] Mmm.
- And I think that's pretty extraordinary.
705
00:34:17,055 --> 00:34:18,681
- Really?
- [Mel] Yeah!
706
00:34:18,681 --> 00:34:21,976
The best people in my life
are the ones who choose to be in it.
707
00:34:23,394 --> 00:34:25,688
And I think that's something to celebrate.
708
00:34:26,564 --> 00:34:30,401
And, hopefully, something our children
will be able to celebrate too one day.
709
00:34:31,235 --> 00:34:33,196
- I'm sure.
- [Mel] Hmm.
710
00:34:33,780 --> 00:34:35,364
- Oh!
- Merry Christmas Eve.
711
00:34:35,364 --> 00:34:38,326
- Aw! Merry Christmas Eve.
- [Jack] Merry Christmas Eve.
712
00:34:38,326 --> 00:34:41,245
- Yes!
- There you are, Vernon. Okay, you guys.
713
00:34:41,245 --> 00:34:43,581
Obviously, the winner
is decided by secret ballot,
714
00:34:43,581 --> 00:34:45,958
- but I know both your handwriting.
- [Jack] Okay. [laughs]
715
00:34:45,958 --> 00:34:49,462
So if we don't win, I'm putting you on
my naughty list. Come on, we gotta go.
716
00:34:49,462 --> 00:34:50,755
- [Doc] Okay.
- [Mel] Okay.
717
00:34:50,755 --> 00:34:53,174
[uplifting music playing]
718
00:34:59,472 --> 00:35:04,268
Welcome to the 44th annual Virgin River
Christmas tree decorating competition!
719
00:35:04,268 --> 00:35:06,354
[crowd cheering]
720
00:35:07,396 --> 00:35:11,109
Now let's light these puppies up
and silently judge our friends and family.
721
00:35:11,109 --> 00:35:13,694
All right? You ready? Let's do this.
722
00:35:14,779 --> 00:35:19,826
- In five, four, three, two, one.
- [crowd counting along]
723
00:35:19,826 --> 00:35:22,078
[Bert] Merry Christmas!
724
00:35:22,078 --> 00:35:25,164
["It's Beginning To Look
A Lot Like Christmas" cover playing]
725
00:35:25,164 --> 00:35:26,249
[crowd cheering]
726
00:35:26,249 --> 00:35:28,960
♪ Everywhere you go ♪
727
00:35:30,128 --> 00:35:33,172
Looks nice. All right, this one wins.
I haven't seen the rest, but...
728
00:35:33,172 --> 00:35:35,675
♪ It's glistening once again ♪
729
00:35:35,675 --> 00:35:39,637
♪ With candy canes
And silver lanes that glow ♪
730
00:35:40,346 --> 00:35:43,641
♪ It's beginning to look
A lot like Christmas ♪
731
00:35:43,641 --> 00:35:45,977
- Oh!
- [train tooting]
732
00:35:46,978 --> 00:35:48,646
Oh, Jo, it's great!
733
00:35:48,646 --> 00:35:50,481
I know! It's so much fun.
734
00:35:51,190 --> 00:35:55,695
♪ But the prettiest sight to see
Is the holly that will be ♪
735
00:35:55,695 --> 00:36:00,241
♪ On your own front door ♪
736
00:36:01,033 --> 00:36:04,203
♪ A pair of Hopalong boots
And a pistol that shoots... ♪
737
00:36:04,203 --> 00:36:06,330
I've always loved The Nutcracker.
738
00:36:07,456 --> 00:36:09,584
Well, we have that in common.
739
00:36:10,084 --> 00:36:13,588
- [chuckling]
- Lizzie was a big help, as always.
740
00:36:14,672 --> 00:36:18,092
[inhales deeply]
I didn't expect her to grow up so quickly.
741
00:36:19,177 --> 00:36:21,554
I feel like I blinked,
and I missed it, and...
742
00:36:22,263 --> 00:36:24,473
now I don't know
where I fit in. [chuckles]
743
00:36:25,516 --> 00:36:28,436
Especially given how close
you two have become.
744
00:36:28,436 --> 00:36:29,937
Once Lizzie has the baby,
745
00:36:29,937 --> 00:36:33,733
she's gonna come to you for
all sorts of things I can't help her with.
746
00:36:34,483 --> 00:36:37,069
- Breastfeeding tips.
- She was bottle-fed.
747
00:36:37,570 --> 00:36:38,946
Sleep training.
748
00:36:38,946 --> 00:36:41,199
We had a night nanny.
That woman was a godsend.
749
00:36:41,199 --> 00:36:44,327
Well, you get my point, Deidre.
She's gonna need you.
750
00:36:44,327 --> 00:36:47,496
I'm a part of her village,
but I'm not her mom.
751
00:36:49,040 --> 00:36:50,041
[Lizzie] Hey.
752
00:36:50,750 --> 00:36:51,959
I'm...
753
00:36:51,959 --> 00:36:54,545
I'm glad you're both together, because...
754
00:36:55,254 --> 00:36:56,631
we have some news.
755
00:36:56,631 --> 00:36:58,716
[happy music playing]
756
00:36:59,342 --> 00:37:00,801
- It's a girl!
- [exclaims]
757
00:37:01,302 --> 00:37:04,764
[Hope] See? A girl!
She's in for a world of trouble.
758
00:37:04,764 --> 00:37:06,098
That I can help her with.
759
00:37:06,098 --> 00:37:07,141
- [Hope laughs]
- [squeals]
760
00:37:07,141 --> 00:37:09,644
[Hope] Congratulations, Dad.
761
00:37:09,644 --> 00:37:12,188
- Oh no. Oh my gosh.
- [laughing]
762
00:37:14,106 --> 00:37:16,192
- [Denny] Hi.
- [Deidre] Congratulations.
763
00:37:16,192 --> 00:37:17,276
[Denny] Thank you.
764
00:37:18,778 --> 00:37:20,154
[Hope] Aw, it's a girl.
765
00:37:20,988 --> 00:37:22,990
[gentle music playing]
766
00:37:22,990 --> 00:37:25,076
[indistinct chatter]
767
00:37:29,121 --> 00:37:29,956
Heya.
768
00:37:30,706 --> 00:37:32,708
- Oh! Heya yourself.
- [laughs]
769
00:37:33,251 --> 00:37:35,127
Is this twice in two days? Are you...
770
00:37:35,127 --> 00:37:37,380
- Are you following me?
- [Brie] No.
771
00:37:37,380 --> 00:37:40,132
No?
I did not expect to see you here.
772
00:37:40,132 --> 00:37:42,551
Well, I didn't expect to be here.
773
00:37:43,135 --> 00:37:45,137
- Did Lark and Hazel drag you out?
- No.
774
00:37:45,137 --> 00:37:47,056
No, they're at Lark's mom's place tonight.
775
00:37:47,056 --> 00:37:52,478
[inhales deeply] I was actually
just sitting at home alone thinking,
776
00:37:52,478 --> 00:37:55,815
"I need a little Christmas
right this very minute."
777
00:37:55,815 --> 00:37:58,776
- [both laugh]
- I can't get the song out of my head!
778
00:37:58,776 --> 00:38:01,612
[inhales deeply] Yeah, neither can I.
779
00:38:01,612 --> 00:38:02,738
[both laughs]
780
00:38:02,738 --> 00:38:03,948
So, um...
781
00:38:04,991 --> 00:38:06,200
How's your holidays going?
782
00:38:07,034 --> 00:38:08,577
- They're a mess.
- [Brady laughs]
783
00:38:09,328 --> 00:38:12,581
My dad cannot accept
my mom's new boyfriend.
784
00:38:12,581 --> 00:38:15,543
Um, and having him here
is not helping things.
785
00:38:15,543 --> 00:38:18,796
So your mom brought
her new boyfriend to Christmas?
786
00:38:19,338 --> 00:38:20,673
- Wow.
- [laughs] Yeah.
787
00:38:20,673 --> 00:38:23,592
So Jack and I
locked her in the house with my dad
788
00:38:23,592 --> 00:38:26,012
- until they could work things out.
- [Brady] Bold.
789
00:38:26,512 --> 00:38:28,889
But I'm not so sure
he's gonna come around.
790
00:38:28,889 --> 00:38:30,182
No, I get it.
791
00:38:30,808 --> 00:38:33,978
You know, it's hard watching
someone you love move on.
792
00:38:35,646 --> 00:38:37,523
No matter how happy you are for them.
793
00:38:38,274 --> 00:38:40,443
- [wistful music playing]
- Yeah.
794
00:38:41,527 --> 00:38:42,737
Yeah, it really is.
795
00:38:47,283 --> 00:38:49,285
[wistful music continues]
796
00:38:49,285 --> 00:38:50,745
[both chuckle]
797
00:38:55,041 --> 00:38:56,250
[Jack] Hey, guys.
798
00:38:57,585 --> 00:38:59,211
- [Brady] Hey, Jack.
- [Brie] Hey.
799
00:38:59,211 --> 00:39:00,296
Merry Christmas.
800
00:39:00,296 --> 00:39:02,882
Yeah, Merry Christmas. Uh...
801
00:39:02,882 --> 00:39:04,508
- Mom and Dad are here.
- [Brie] Oh!
802
00:39:04,508 --> 00:39:05,593
- Oh!
- [Brady] Yup!
803
00:39:05,593 --> 00:39:07,011
- Sorry.
- Mom and Dad.
804
00:39:07,595 --> 00:39:08,929
- Merry Christmas.
- [Jack] Yup!
805
00:39:08,929 --> 00:39:10,931
- [Jack] Merry Christmas.
- [Brie] Merry Christmas.
806
00:39:10,931 --> 00:39:13,142
["We Wish You A Merry Christmas" playing]
807
00:39:14,977 --> 00:39:16,062
[chuckles]
808
00:39:18,773 --> 00:39:20,983
- [Amelia] Well...
- [Sam] We did what we were supposed to do.
809
00:39:20,983 --> 00:39:22,485
- We settled it.
- [Jack clears throat]
810
00:39:24,028 --> 00:39:27,740
We're sorry we're late,
but we had an awful lot to talk about.
811
00:39:27,740 --> 00:39:28,949
About our marriage.
812
00:39:29,617 --> 00:39:30,993
How we drifted apart.
813
00:39:30,993 --> 00:39:33,245
How we let our family drift apart.
814
00:39:33,245 --> 00:39:35,581
Well, that was on me too.
815
00:39:35,581 --> 00:39:39,001
No, it's not. It's on us.
Which means it's on us to fix it.
816
00:39:40,336 --> 00:39:41,504
You were right, Jack.
817
00:39:42,004 --> 00:39:45,299
We may not be married anymore,
but we are still a family.
818
00:39:45,299 --> 00:39:49,011
And we should be able to be together
even as our family grows.
819
00:39:49,011 --> 00:39:51,889
- So you didn't send Javi home.
- [Amelia] Quite the contrary.
820
00:39:51,889 --> 00:39:53,474
After your father and I talked,
821
00:39:53,474 --> 00:39:56,268
he spoke with Javi,
and the two of them really hit it off.
822
00:39:57,061 --> 00:39:59,897
Turns out they actually have
quite a lot in common.
823
00:39:59,897 --> 00:40:01,273
Like our taste in women.
824
00:40:01,273 --> 00:40:03,984
- [Jack and Sam laughing]
- [Brie] No.
825
00:40:03,984 --> 00:40:05,569
That won't ever be funny.
826
00:40:06,153 --> 00:40:07,238
It's quite funny.
827
00:40:07,988 --> 00:40:14,036
The point is, we are ready to spend
Christmas together if we're still invited.
828
00:40:14,036 --> 00:40:15,121
[Brie] Ugh.
829
00:40:16,330 --> 00:40:17,790
I don't know. What do you think?
830
00:40:18,374 --> 00:40:21,377
Wow! I mean, it's a... it's a big ask.
831
00:40:21,377 --> 00:40:23,129
- [Brie] Yeah. No, I know.
- [Jack] Yeah.
832
00:40:23,129 --> 00:40:26,465
I mean, you know what Mom always says,
though, the more, the merrier, right?
833
00:40:27,174 --> 00:40:28,175
[quietly] Right?
834
00:40:29,009 --> 00:40:30,970
- Okay, yeah, you can come.
- [laughs]
835
00:40:30,970 --> 00:40:32,304
[Jack and Brie laughing]
836
00:40:32,304 --> 00:40:34,390
[Brie] Dad, I'm proud of you. Come here.
837
00:40:34,390 --> 00:40:36,016
[all laughing]
838
00:40:36,851 --> 00:40:38,686
- That's the Christmas spirit.
- [Sam] Thank you.
839
00:40:38,686 --> 00:40:40,729
- [Jack] And that was funny.
- [Sam] It was funny.
840
00:40:40,729 --> 00:40:42,314
[Brie] All right, so Javi's staying?
841
00:40:42,314 --> 00:40:43,774
- Mom!
- [Amelia] I know.
842
00:40:44,358 --> 00:40:48,737
[Muriel] I cannot get over just how
magnetic you were on stage last night.
843
00:40:49,989 --> 00:40:52,575
And how adorable you were with Hazel.
844
00:40:53,075 --> 00:40:55,578
[Cameron] She was adorable.
A real star was born.
845
00:40:57,830 --> 00:40:59,039
Cameron, I know that you said
846
00:40:59,039 --> 00:41:01,208
you could be happy
with just the two of us, but--
847
00:41:01,208 --> 00:41:03,794
- I didn't just say that. I meant it.
- [exhales sharply]
848
00:41:03,794 --> 00:41:07,131
Yeah, but there's gonna be some things
that you're gonna miss out on.
849
00:41:07,131 --> 00:41:11,469
I mean, you're not gonna be able
to put out any milk and cookies for Santa.
850
00:41:11,469 --> 00:41:13,888
- I don't have to have a kid to do that.
- [chuckles]
851
00:41:14,763 --> 00:41:15,973
Look... [sighs]
852
00:41:16,932 --> 00:41:19,852
I don't wanna wake up one day and realize
853
00:41:19,852 --> 00:41:23,898
that you resent me
for never having been a father.
854
00:41:24,482 --> 00:41:26,150
Wait, what are you saying?
855
00:41:26,150 --> 00:41:27,651
[Muriel] What I'm saying is,
856
00:41:29,445 --> 00:41:31,530
losing you now would break my heart.
857
00:41:32,156 --> 00:41:36,744
But knowing that I was the reason
you missed out on all those things
858
00:41:36,744 --> 00:41:38,996
you wanted from your life,
that would just--
859
00:41:39,497 --> 00:41:41,248
That would just break it even more.
860
00:41:44,418 --> 00:41:47,880
All I want for Christmas
is for you to think this through.
861
00:41:47,880 --> 00:41:49,673
Okay? Can you do that for me?
862
00:41:52,051 --> 00:41:53,594
Yes, I can.
863
00:41:54,845 --> 00:41:56,847
[uplifting music playing]
864
00:41:59,850 --> 00:42:00,851
Good.
865
00:42:08,817 --> 00:42:11,070
[Mel] What made you
choose the Nutcracker theme?
866
00:42:11,070 --> 00:42:14,823
Vernon took me to see The Nutcracker
on our very first Christmas together.
867
00:42:14,823 --> 00:42:17,409
It might not be
the most inventive tree here,
868
00:42:17,409 --> 00:42:19,328
but it's the most meaningful to us.
869
00:42:19,328 --> 00:42:24,375
You know, actually, I, uh...
I forgot to light up one element
870
00:42:24,375 --> 00:42:27,002
- that would make this very unique.
- What?
871
00:42:29,213 --> 00:42:30,214
Ta-da!
872
00:42:32,299 --> 00:42:33,551
- [Jack] Oh, come on.
- [Doc] Uh...
873
00:42:33,551 --> 00:42:36,971
I have seen
so many wonderful things in my life.
874
00:42:38,055 --> 00:42:40,224
And I hope that I'm lucky enough
875
00:42:40,224 --> 00:42:43,477
to see many, many more in the days ahead.
876
00:42:44,061 --> 00:42:46,105
Whatever happens, I know
877
00:42:46,981 --> 00:42:49,567
that you will be my guiding light,
878
00:42:49,567 --> 00:42:51,694
as you have always been.
879
00:42:53,112 --> 00:42:55,197
So while I still can,
880
00:42:56,574 --> 00:43:02,621
I want to look you in the eyes
and marry you all over again, Hope McCrea.
881
00:43:02,621 --> 00:43:05,124
- God, I love you.
- I love you.
882
00:43:05,124 --> 00:43:07,001
["I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day"
playing]
883
00:43:07,001 --> 00:43:11,046
- [all cheering]
- ♪ I heard the bells on Christmas day ♪
884
00:43:11,046 --> 00:43:16,176
♪ Their old, familiar carols play ♪
885
00:43:16,176 --> 00:43:17,261
Oh!
886
00:43:17,261 --> 00:43:23,225
♪ And mild and sweet their words repeat ♪
887
00:43:23,225 --> 00:43:29,231
♪ Of peace on Earth, good will to men ♪
888
00:43:29,815 --> 00:43:32,735
["I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day"
continues playing]
889
00:43:32,735 --> 00:43:33,819
[Mel] Okay.
890
00:43:35,696 --> 00:43:37,156
[laughing] Are you okay?
891
00:43:37,823 --> 00:43:38,741
I'm good.
892
00:43:40,284 --> 00:43:43,370
- You think it's funny?
- Yeah, I do. [laughs]
893
00:43:43,954 --> 00:43:48,417
'Cause I finally found something
that Jack Sheridan isn't good at.
894
00:43:48,417 --> 00:43:49,335
[both laugh]
895
00:43:50,002 --> 00:43:52,004
[laughing] Best Christmas ever.
896
00:43:53,589 --> 00:43:59,845
♪ A voice, a chime, a chant sublime ♪
897
00:43:59,845 --> 00:44:05,643
♪ Of peace on Earth, good will to men... ♪
898
00:44:07,394 --> 00:44:08,228
Hey, you.
899
00:44:10,856 --> 00:44:11,940
Thank you.
900
00:44:13,734 --> 00:44:15,110
I think I beat your gift.
901
00:44:15,694 --> 00:44:16,737
Hmm?
902
00:44:19,823 --> 00:44:21,825
[song continues]
903
00:44:33,253 --> 00:44:36,340
[Brady] Can you catch a snowflake
on your tongue? That's it.
904
00:44:36,340 --> 00:44:42,221
♪ The world revolved from night to day ♪
905
00:44:42,221 --> 00:44:45,391
♪ A voice, a chime ♪
906
00:44:45,391 --> 00:44:47,851
- ♪ A chant sublime ♪
- [mouthing]
907
00:44:48,602 --> 00:44:53,524
♪ Of peace on Earth, good will to men ♪
908
00:44:53,524 --> 00:44:55,192
- [Doc] Oh!
- [all laugh]
909
00:44:55,192 --> 00:44:57,820
- [all laughing]
-"Glamma." That's great.
910
00:45:00,739 --> 00:45:06,078
♪ Then pealed the bells
More loud and deep ♪
911
00:45:06,787 --> 00:45:12,418
♪ Oh, God is not dead and not asleep ♪
912
00:45:12,418 --> 00:45:15,629
- [indistinct chatter]
- ♪ The wrong shall fail ♪
913
00:45:15,629 --> 00:45:18,465
♪ The right prevail ♪
914
00:45:19,341 --> 00:45:25,347
♪ With peace on Earth, good will to men ♪
915
00:45:25,347 --> 00:45:29,476
♪ Peace on Earth, good will to men ♪
916
00:45:29,476 --> 00:45:30,686
[Sam] That's good.
917
00:45:30,686 --> 00:45:36,150
- [indistinct chatter]
- ♪ Peace on Earth, good will to men ♪
918
00:45:37,609 --> 00:45:42,990
♪ Peace on Earth, good will to men ♪
919
00:45:43,657 --> 00:45:48,829
♪ Peace on Earth, good will to men ♪
920
00:45:48,829 --> 00:45:50,873
- [song fades]
- No, no, no. Stop.
921
00:45:50,873 --> 00:45:52,624
[both chuckling]
922
00:45:52,624 --> 00:45:56,545
Babe, you really outdid yourself
with these earrings.
923
00:45:56,545 --> 00:45:58,046
I love them so much.
924
00:45:58,589 --> 00:46:00,257
- [Jack] Good.
- Thank you.
925
00:46:00,257 --> 00:46:01,258
You're welcome.
926
00:46:01,967 --> 00:46:02,968
I'm not done yet.
927
00:46:03,844 --> 00:46:05,137
- What?
- Mm-hmm!
928
00:46:05,679 --> 00:46:07,389
- What do you mean?
- [tuts]
929
00:46:07,973 --> 00:46:10,476
- [Mel tuts]
- Just... just never you mind.
930
00:46:10,476 --> 00:46:11,685
[Mel] Okay.
931
00:46:11,685 --> 00:46:14,188
Should I close my eyes, or...
932
00:46:14,688 --> 00:46:18,400
[Jack] Mmm, I think you might
wanna keep them open for this.
933
00:46:18,400 --> 00:46:19,318
Okay.
934
00:46:21,403 --> 00:46:22,863
[festive music playing]
935
00:46:22,863 --> 00:46:24,990
Oh my...
936
00:46:25,574 --> 00:46:27,910
- You didn't!
- I did.
937
00:46:28,494 --> 00:46:31,330
- Oh my gosh, you got me a Pony.
- I got you a Pony.
938
00:46:31,330 --> 00:46:33,707
- [laughing]
- [Mel exclaims]
939
00:46:33,707 --> 00:46:36,919
Hey, you! Oh my gosh.
940
00:46:36,919 --> 00:46:39,171
Hi, sweetie. Hello.
941
00:46:39,171 --> 00:46:40,506
[Jack] Merry Christmas.
942
00:46:41,924 --> 00:46:43,217
[both laugh]
943
00:46:46,136 --> 00:46:48,347
And this one is mine.
944
00:46:48,347 --> 00:46:49,723
[laughs]
945
00:46:49,723 --> 00:46:50,933
[Hazel] Um...
946
00:46:50,933 --> 00:46:53,519
- Oh no!
- He could've got you there too.
947
00:46:54,394 --> 00:46:55,395
[phone ringing]
948
00:46:58,273 --> 00:47:01,109
- Uh, hey, I gotta take this.
- Yeah, sure.
949
00:47:03,403 --> 00:47:04,780
Okay, it is my turn.
950
00:47:04,780 --> 00:47:06,365
Uh-uh! [chuckles]
951
00:47:08,242 --> 00:47:09,117
Hello?
952
00:47:09,868 --> 00:47:11,829
[man] How's our little girl doing?
953
00:47:11,829 --> 00:47:13,914
[laughs] Hazel's doing good.
954
00:47:14,540 --> 00:47:16,208
[Lark] She had a pretty magical Christmas.
955
00:47:16,208 --> 00:47:17,543
[gate buzzing]
956
00:47:18,335 --> 00:47:19,503
What about Brady?
957
00:47:19,503 --> 00:47:21,922
[sinister music playing]
958
00:47:22,881 --> 00:47:24,383
He doesn't suspect a thing.
959
00:47:25,008 --> 00:47:26,009
[chuckles]
960
00:47:28,095 --> 00:47:29,221
[phone ringing]
961
00:47:29,221 --> 00:47:32,349
- [Preacher] Hey, Mike.
- [Mike] I hate to bother you on Christmas.
962
00:47:32,349 --> 00:47:36,103
The state ME identified the body.
They know it's Wes Logan.
963
00:47:36,770 --> 00:47:38,438
So how much trouble are we in?
964
00:47:38,438 --> 00:47:40,440
[Mike] This thing is about to blow up.
965
00:47:41,191 --> 00:47:42,234
[Preacher] Okay.
966
00:47:43,652 --> 00:47:45,988
- Thanks for letting me know.
- [Mike] Yeah, man.
967
00:47:45,988 --> 00:47:47,197
[line disconnects]
968
00:47:47,197 --> 00:47:50,284
- What happened?
- [tense music playing]
969
00:47:51,451 --> 00:47:52,828
[Preacher sighs heavily]
970
00:47:52,828 --> 00:47:54,496
Can you tell me anything?
971
00:48:01,253 --> 00:48:03,005
- What are you looking for?
- [laughs]
972
00:48:03,005 --> 00:48:04,923
You looking for another treat?
973
00:48:04,923 --> 00:48:08,218
- Oh, look at him!
- [exclaiming] Oh, sweetheart.
974
00:48:08,218 --> 00:48:10,888
- You're better than jewelry, huh?
- Yeah.
975
00:48:10,888 --> 00:48:12,598
[vehicle approaching]
976
00:48:18,061 --> 00:48:19,479
[Mel] Um, here.
977
00:48:20,564 --> 00:48:22,149
- You'll be all right?
- Yeah.
978
00:48:23,025 --> 00:48:23,942
[vehicle door opens]
979
00:48:24,860 --> 00:48:26,194
- You sure?
- [sighs] Yeah.
980
00:48:26,194 --> 00:48:27,279
[vehicle door closes]
981
00:48:30,574 --> 00:48:31,575
[Mel] Hey.
982
00:48:33,660 --> 00:48:35,996
Is there something I can help you with?
983
00:48:36,580 --> 00:48:38,498
I'm looking for Mel Monroe.
984
00:48:39,625 --> 00:48:40,626
Who's asking?
985
00:48:42,085 --> 00:48:43,170
Her father.
986
00:48:43,921 --> 00:48:45,547
[sentimental music playing]
987
00:48:45,547 --> 00:48:47,674
You look so much like your mom.
988
00:48:49,635 --> 00:48:52,054
Seeing you just
broke my heart all over again.
989
00:48:52,804 --> 00:48:54,139
I didn't know what to say.
990
00:48:57,476 --> 00:48:58,810
So you lied?
991
00:48:59,436 --> 00:49:01,063
[Everett] I didn't lie.
992
00:49:01,063 --> 00:49:03,106
I'm not the man who wrote those letters.
993
00:49:03,857 --> 00:49:05,025
Not anymore anyway.
994
00:49:06,151 --> 00:49:07,569
Not since your mom died.
995
00:49:08,487 --> 00:49:11,031
I suppose you feel that, too, in some way.
996
00:49:12,199 --> 00:49:13,241
Well, look, I...
997
00:49:13,241 --> 00:49:15,661
[grunts] I don't know
what you wanted to say to me
998
00:49:15,661 --> 00:49:17,663
or what you wanted me to say back.
999
00:49:19,706 --> 00:49:22,042
I don't know
if you wanted me in your life, or...
1000
00:49:23,043 --> 00:49:25,170
you just wanted
to ask me for a kidney or something.
1001
00:49:25,170 --> 00:49:26,129
[laughs]
1002
00:49:28,048 --> 00:49:29,424
[Everett] But either way...
1003
00:49:30,092 --> 00:49:31,551
I am your father.
1004
00:49:33,887 --> 00:49:34,888
And I'm here now.
1005
00:49:38,392 --> 00:49:39,685
I brought you something.
1006
00:49:39,685 --> 00:49:40,852
[clears throat]
1007
00:49:43,647 --> 00:49:47,901
I just thought you might wanna...
hear your Mom's voice one more time.
1008
00:49:52,614 --> 00:49:53,740
[voice breaking] Thank you.
1009
00:49:55,450 --> 00:49:56,284
Also,
1010
00:49:57,536 --> 00:49:59,830
I've got something
important I need to tell you.
1011
00:50:00,330 --> 00:50:02,791
["Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas"
playing]
1012
00:50:02,791 --> 00:50:07,337
♪ Have yourself a merry little Christmas ♪
1013
00:50:08,171 --> 00:50:13,218
♪ Make the Yuletide gay ♪
1014
00:50:14,803 --> 00:50:21,768
♪ From now on
Our troubles will be miles away ♪
1015
00:50:28,275 --> 00:50:33,488
♪ Here we are, as in olden days ♪
1016
00:50:33,488 --> 00:50:39,536
♪ Happy golden days of yore ♪
1017
00:50:40,704 --> 00:50:46,418
♪ Faithful friends who are dear to us ♪
1018
00:50:47,127 --> 00:50:53,675
♪ Gather near to us once more ♪
1019
00:50:55,469 --> 00:50:58,722
♪ Have yourself ♪
1020
00:50:58,722 --> 00:51:05,812
♪ A merry little Christmas now ♪
1021
00:51:09,357 --> 00:51:11,359
[song fading]