-GOOD MORNING.
YOU FOLKS CHECKING IN?
-YES. WELLS.
OF COURSE. CARLTON WELLS.
WE'VE BEEN EXPECTING YOU.
I'LL TAKE CARE OF YOUR LUGGAGE.
YOU GUYS CHECK IN.
I'LL HAVE IT UPSTAIRS FOR YOU
BY THE TIME YOU GET UP THERE.
OH, THAT'S THE SPIRIT. CHEERS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
-VERY KIND.
-THANK YOU.
NO, NO, NO, THERE'S NOT ENOUGH
CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS.
-I WANT MORE.
-CARLTON, WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT?
THE HOTEL DID
A BEAUTIFUL JOB.
LOOK AT THIS TREE.
IT'S GORGEOUS.
YOU KNOW HOW I FEEL ABOU CHRISTMAS. I WANT... MORE.
YES. I KNOW.
YOUR PARENTS NEVER LET YOU
CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS GROWING UP,
SO NOW YOU HAVE
TO MAKE UP FOR LOST TIME.
SWEETHEART... [SIGHS]
PLEASE DON'T TRIVIALIZE
MY CHILDHOOD, IT'S MY PAIN.
NOW YOU MIGH NOT UNDERSTAND IT,
BUT YOU CAN,
AT LEAST, RESPECT IT.
COME ON. WE'VE GO TO GET TO THE THEATRE.
WE'VE GOT TIME.
WHY ARE YOU IN SUCH A RUSH?
CARLTON, IT'S A 45 MINUTE
DRIVE FROM HERE, AND YOU'RE
CREW IS WAITING FOR YOU.
IF YOU WANT ME TO BE YOUR FIANC
AND BUSINESS MANAGER,
YOU NEED TO LISTEN TO ME.
YES, BUT I'M NOT THE ONE
WHO WANTED TO TAKE
THE SCENIC ROUTE TO THE HOTEL.
OH, WELL YOU HAD
TO STAY IN THE CITY.
THERE ARE PLENTY
OF NICE HOTELS IN PALO ALTO.
I ONLY STAY IN 5-STAR HOTELS.
NOW, YOU KNOW THAT.
-LET'S GO.
-OH. ALRIGHT.
WE'RE COMING BACK.
AH! LEAVING US SO SOON,
MR. AND MRS. WELLS?
[CHUCKLING]
OH, WE'RE NOT MARRIED YET.
WE'RE GOING TO WAI UNTIL AFTER THE NEW YEAR.
OR WHEN IT FITS
IN HIS SCHEDULE.
RIGHT.
YOU GUYS HAVE
A GOOD DAY NOW.
OH NO, NO, NO, NO!
MY NAME SHOULD BE BIGGER!
WHAT? I THINK
IT LOOKS GREAT.
MAKE MY NAME AS BIG
AS "THE NUTCRACKER."
PEOPLE ARE COMING TO SEE
MY RENDITION
OF THIS CHRISTMAS CLASSIC.
I'M THE DRAW.
THE DRAW IS THE ROMANCE
AND MAGIC OF THE STORY
ESPECIALLY FOR YOUNG GIRLS.
YES, BUT I'M THE ONE WHO'S
BRINGING THE MAGIC TO LIFE.
JUST LIKE HOW YOU BRING
THE MAGIC INTO MY LIFE?
[CLASSICAL MUSIC PLAYS]
DARLING, EXACTLY.
[KAYLA SIGHS]
-WHERE ARE YOU GOING?
I NEED YOU.
-YOU DON'T NEED ME.
YOU ARE PERFECTLY HAPPY
TOOTING YOUR OWN HORN.
[LAUGHS] OH, DARLING,
ARE YOU JEALOUS?
[SCOFFING LAUGH]
OF COURSE NOT.
IT'S JUST THA YOU... YOU TREAT ME
LIKE YOUR BUSINESS MANAGER
RATHER THAN YOUR FIANC.
BUT YOU ARE
MY BUSINESS MANAGER.
LOOK, RIGHT NOW I NEED
TO CONCENTRATE ON CARLTON WELLS.
-NOW, YOU'LL SEE ABOU THE MARQUIS BUSINESS?
-YES.
YES, I WILL, AND I WILL CONFIRM
YOUR TELEVISION INTERVIEWS.
YOU TAKE SUCH GOOD CARE OF ME,
DARLING. IT'S WHY I LOVE YOU.
I'M GOING TO MEET MY TEAM.
SEE YOU IN A BIT. KISSES.
LADIES!
I THOUGHT WE WERE TEAM.
[PEOPLE SING
CHRISTMAS MUSIC]
[BELL JINGLES]
HO, HO, HO!
MAKE A DONATION.
MAKE A WISH.
NO WISH?
TRUE LOVE IS ALWAYS
A WORTHY WISH.
YEAH, WELL, I THOUGHT THAT WISH
CAME TRUE 2 YEARS AGO,
BUT... NOW I'M NOT SO SURE.
WHEN I GOT TO THE HAPPILY EVER
ENDING PART OF OUR STORY,
THE RELATIONSHIP KINDA
TURNED INTO A BUSINESS DEAL.
WELL, YOU COULD WISH
FOR THAT SPARK TO BE RENEWED?
YEAH, THAT'S NO A BAD IDEA,
CONSIDERING I'M ABOU TO GET MARRIED.
I WISH THAT YOUNG GIRL
OVER THERE HAS ALL
OF HER DREAMS COME TRUE.
[CHUCKLING]
OH, NICE WISH.
MERRY CHRISTMAS.
-MERRY CHRISTMAS, SANTA.
-HO, HO, HO!
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
HO, HO, HO!
[BELLS JINGLE]
KAYLA? KAYLA HANSEN?
OH, IT IS YOU. OR SHOULD I SAY,
MRS. CARLTON WELLS?
HELLO, MRS. JOYNER.
YOU'VE BEEN GONE
SO LONG FROM PALO ALTO.
WE WERE WONDERING
WHEN YOU WOULD COME BACK.
WE ARE SO EXCITED FOR YOU!
YOU KNOW, I AM A HUGE FAN
OF CARLTON WELLS.
I HAVE SEEN EVERY ONE
OF HIS PICTURES.
WE COULD USE YOU
IN THE ROTARY CLUB
AND THE PTA COULD REALLY
USE YOUR SMARTS.
-YOU DON'T HAVE ANY CHILDREN,
BUT IT DOESN'T MATTER.
-OH, YEAH, THAT'S... GREAT.
YOU KNOW WHAT SCHOOLS NEED.
-SO I HAVE A QUESTION.
-AND, YOU AND CARLTON
SHOULD BECOME MEMBERS
OF MY BRIDGE CLUB.
OH, THAT'S GREAT.
BUT THE THING THAT YOU
COULD DO THE MOS IS GIVE THIS LITTLE FAN
THE THRILL OF HER LIFE BY
GETTING YOUR WONDERFUL HUSBAND--
I'M SORRY, BUT I REALLY
HAVE TO GET GOING.
TO GIVE AN AUTOGRAPH
BECAUSE THIS PICTURE HERE,
I WOULD HANG IT,
I PROMISE I WOULD HANG I IN A VERY PROMINENT,
VERY, VERY NICE PLACE
IN THE... STORE.
[DOOR BELL JINGLES]
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
HOW DO THEY LOOK?
IT'S NOT HOW THEY LOOK,
IT'S HOW THEY TASTE.
I AGREE, BUT FOOD
IS ALL ABOUT PRESENTATION.
I JUST CAN'T SEEM TO...
FIGURE OUT WHAT I WAN THE NUTCRACKER DESSERTS
TO LOOK LIKE.
I READ THAT CARLTON'S FIANC
COLLECTS NUTCRACKERS.
MMM.
DO YOU KNOW HOW LONG
THAT TOOK TO MAKE?
-THIS IS NOT BAD.
-HEY!
I WONDER WHAT THE FEE TASTE LIKE.
[LAUGHS]
THAT'S ENOUGH.
[LAUGHS]
OKAY, WELL LOOK.
FROM WHAT I HEAR, CARLTON WELLS
IS EXTREMELY PARTICULAR.
HE'S A BIG-TIME DIRECTOR,
YOU KNOW?
SO IF HE'S HAPPY WITH THE PARTY
AND WITH YOU AS A CATERER,
HIS PRAISE COULD BRING US
A LOT MORE CATERING JOBS.
EVERYTHING HAS TO BE PERFECT.
THAT'S WHY I'M COUNTING
ON YOU, KIM,
MY TRUSTY ASSISTANT,
AND FAVORITE COUSIN...
AW.
TO BE MY NUTCRACKER WHISPERER.
PICK THE ONE THA SPEAKS TO YOU.
WELL THEY ALL
TASTE GREAT, BUT...
YOU KNOW, THEY DON' REALLY LOOK LIKE NUTCRACKERS.
HMM.
[CELL PHONE RINGS]
[CHUCKLES] ONE SEC.
IT'S JOSHUA,
FROM THE ANIMAL SHELTER.
TELL ME YOU DIDN'T OFFER HIM
ANY MORE DOG COOKIES.
HOW DID YOU KNOW? [CHUCKLES]
HEY, JOSHUA.
YES, WE'LL BE BAKING
COOKIES TOMORROW
AND BRINGING THEM
BY THE ANIMAL SHELTER.
I LOOK FORWARD
TO SEEING YOU TOO.
WHAT?
WE DON'T HAVE TIME
TO MAKE DOG FOOD.
I THOUGHT YOU LIKED DOGS.
I GOTTA GO MEET JANA
AT THE TAVERN.
PLEASE DON'T EA ANY MORE NUTCRACKERS.
I'M NOT GOING TO EA ANY MORE NUTCRACKERS.
GET OUT OF HERE.
MMM.
BE... THERE...
IN A... MOMENT...
[ELEVATOR BELL DINGS]
HI, DUSTIN.
HELLO, MRS. BILLING.
OH.
HUH.
WHO PUTS MISTLETOE
IN AN ELEVATOR?
I DO.
[LOUD RUMBLING]
[LOUD CLICK]
OH!
I THINK
WE'RE STUCK TOGETHER.
[BOTH CHUCKLE]
YOU KNOW, I'VE HEARD RUMORS
ABOUT THIS ELEVATOR.
I HAVE HEARD NOTHING.
NOT A-ZILCH. ZERO.
[CHUCKLES]
THEY SAY WHAT HAPPENS
IN THIS ELEVATOR
STAYS IN THIS ELEVATOR.
[METALLIC CLATTERING]
LOOKS LIKE
WE'RE ON OUR WAY, MA'AM.
OH, DOGGONE IT!
THANKS FOR NOTHING,
LOVER-BOY.
[CHUCKLES]
[CHRISTMAS MUSIC PLAYS]
HI.
DO YOU THINK YOU COULD...
MAYBE IGNORE YOUR PHONE
FOR 1 SECOND ANY PAY ATTENTION
TO ME FOR ONCE?
[SIGHS]
BEFORE WE WERE ENGAGED,
YOU USED TO... HOLD ME CLOSE,
AND KISS ME AND TELL ME
THAT YOU LOVED ME.
NOW I CAN'T EVEN GET YOU
TO PAY ATTENTION TO ME UNLESS
YOU NEED ME FOR WORK.
WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?
YOU...
I HOPE WE DON'T HAVE TO SPEND
TOO MUCH TIME WITH THEM.
JADA-TODAY.
HER NAME IS JANA,
AND SHE IS HOSTING AN ENGAGEMEN PARTY FOR US AT HER EXPENSE.
SHE'S A DEAR FRIEND OF MINE.
I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOU THIS WHOLE ENGAGEMENT PARTY.
WHY?
YOU HAVE NOTHING
TO WORRY ABOUT.
JANA IS THE BEST PARTY PLANNER
IN THE SOUTH BAY.
SHE'S NOT GOING
TO BE SERVING CHEESE FROM A CAN.
YOU KNOW, I ACTUALLY KIND
OF LIKE THAT WHIZZY CHEESE.
IT'S SO... WHIZZY.
OKAY.
LET'S GO.
-HELLO.
-[GASPS] HI!
HEY, SO GOOD TO SEE YOU.
[GROANS]
SO, I'VE HAD
AN INTERESTING DAY.
WHAT? WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
THERE'S THIS SWEET OLD LADY
IN MY BUILDING
AND SOMEBODY HAD HUNG
MISTLETOE IN THE ELEVATOR.
ONE THING LED TO ANOTHER.
NO WAY. THE ELEVATOR?
LET'S JUST SAY GRANDMA
WANTED TO GO DOWN WITH THE KISS.
[CHUCKLING]
OH MY GOODNESS.
WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH ME?
IT'S LIKE THE ONLY WOMEN WHO
WANT ME COULD BE MY GRANDMOTHER.
I KNOW. MAYBE YOU SHOULD
MOVE INTO A RETIREMENT HOME.
HA HA HA.
[CHUCKLES]
OH HONEY,
DUSTIN, I AM KIDDING.
YOU WILL FIND SOMEBODY.
I DON'T WANT TO.
AFTER MY LAS FAILED RELATIONSHIP,
I THINK I'M JUST GOING
TO FOCUS ON MY BUSINESS.
A BUSINESS I HAVE,
THANKS TO YOU AND ALL YOUR HELP.
I REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYTHING
YOU'VE DONE FOR ME, JANA.
WELL, I DO HAVE
MY MOTIVES.
YOU ARE VERY GOOD
AT WHAT YOU DO,
AND YOU MAKE ME LOOK
FABULOUS AT EVERY EVENT.
OH, BY THE WAY,
HOW IS THE NEW MENU COMING?
I MEAN, ARE THERE
ANY NEW RECIPES
I SHOULD BE EXCITED ABOUT?
JUST A FEW LAST MINUTE HOLIDAY
THINGS WE'RE WORKING ON.
I GUESS THIS, AH,
THIS CARLTON WELLS GUY'S
KIND OF A NUT FOR CHRISTMAS.
YEAH, UH, YEAH, KIND OF.
I READ ONLINE THAT HIS DAD
WOULD NEVER LET HIM
CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS
SO NOW HE JUS GOES WAY OVERBOARD. [LAUGHS]
OH, KIND OF
A CHRISTMAS PSYCHOSIS.
YEAH, SOMETHING
LIKE THAT, YEAH.
ANYWAY, CARLTON IS ACTUALLY
ON HIS WAY HERE RIGHT NOW.
I'M GOING TO HAVE A COCKTAIL
WITH HIM AND HIS FIANC
SHE IS ONE
OF MY OLDEST FRIENDS.
WE USED TO WORK
AT TREND TOGETHER.
YOU SHOULD STAY
AND HAVE A COCKTAIL WITH US.
ACTUALLY, I CAN'T.
I'M LOOKING AT SOME SPACES
IN THE CITY.
THINKING ABOUT OPENING
MY OWN RESTAURANT.
OH MY GOSH! THAT'S FANTASTIC,
CONGRATULATIONS!
JUST PLEASE
DON'T STOP CATERING.
-ALRIGHT, I'LL SEE YOU
IN THE BUILDING.
-OKAY.
AND WATCH OU FOR THE ELEVATOR.
YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN SOME CREEPY
GUYS ARE GOING TO HANG AROUND
WANTING A KISS.
YEAH, THANKS, I THINK I'LL
TAKE THE STAIRS FROM NOW ON.
GOOD IDEA. ALRIGHT.
[CHUCKLES]
BYE, SWEETHEART.
SO FABULOUS TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
-THANK YOU. OKAY.
-TALK TO YOU SOON. BYE, HONEY.
[LAUGHS]
OH MY GOD,
IT'S SO GOOD TO SEE YOU!
YOU LOOK FANTASTIC!
YOU HAVEN'T AGED A BIT.
[BOTH LAUGH]
JANA, THIS IS
MY FIANC CARLTON.
CARLTON?
JADA!
SO GOOD TO FINALLY
GET TO MEET YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HOSTING
A PARTY IN MY HONOR.
OKAY, WELL,
ACTUALLY IT'S JANA, OKAY?
AND THE PARTY
IS IN KAYLA'S HONOR,
BECAUSE SHE WAS A MOS BELOVED EMPLOYEE AT TREND,
AND A FANTASTIC WRITER
AND CLASS VALEDICTORIAN,
AND WE'RE JUST HAPPY TO HAVE
HER IN TOWN, EVEN IF IT'S
JUST FOR A SHORT WHILE.
IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME
JUST ONE MOMENT?
DARLING, WOULD YOU
GET ME A GLASS OF WINE?
-I... SURE.
-THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.
HELLO, YES.
[NO AUDIO]
[BOTH CHUCKLE]
OKAY.
WELL, I WAS GOING
TO ASK HOW THE HAPPY COUPLE IS,
BUT IT SEEMS LIKE SOMETHING
IS A LITTLE... AMISS?
OH, WE'RE... WE'RE FINE.
IT'S PROBABLY JUST THE PRESSURE
OF THE ENGAGEMENT PARTY
AND THE SHOW.
BUT YOU'RE
STILL IN LOVE, RIGHT?
WHAT? OF COURSE I AM.
THINGS ARE JUST...
TENSE RIGHT NOW.
WE DECIDED TO HOLD OFF
ON THE WEDDING UNTIL
AFTER THE NEW YEAR.
HE'S TRYING TO FOCUS
ON THE NUTCRACKER PERFORMANCE
AND I AGREED TO HANDLE
HIS BUSINESS AFFAIRS
THROUGH THE HOLIDAYS.
OH. WELL, SHOULD WE
CANCEL THE PARTY?
WHAT? NO, NO!
THIS MEANS SO MUCH TO ME
THAT YOU'RE DOING THIS FOR US.
BESIDES, I WANT EVERYONE
TO MEET CARLTON.
WELL, THE ENTIRE TOWN IS DYING
TO MEET HIM. THAT'S FOR SURE.
OH, YOU JUST MISSED
THE CATERER.
HE IS A TOP NOTCH CHEF,
AND A SWEETHEART OF A GUY.
OKAY, SO WHY ARE YOU
NOT DATING HIM?
OH, NO, NO.
HE'S LIKE MY BROTHER.
I MEAN, I'VE KNOWN HIM
SINCE I WAS 5 YEARS OLD.
[KAYLA] OH.
SWEETUMS, WE REALLY NEED
TO GET BACK TO THE HOTEL.
I NEED MY REST.
OKAY. IT WAS SO GOOD
TO SEE YOU, JANA.
IT WAS SO GOOD
TO SEE YOU TOO.
-SEE YOU SOON.
-BYE, JESSICA.
IT'S JANA.
[CARLTON AND KAYLA CHATTER]
HI, MRS. JOYNER. CAN YOU STAY
OPEN JUST ONE MORE MINUTE?
I NEED TO GE THE NUTCRACKER.
MR. CASEY, I'VE ALREADY STAYED
OPEN AN HOUR LATER THAN USUAL.
YOU MUST COME BACK TOMORROW.
BUT I...
MORNING, MRS. JOYNER.
OH, GOOD MORNING, MR. CASEY.
YOU'RE HERE BRIGHT AND EARLY.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME IN?
PLEASE. THANK YOU.
IT IS SO GOOD, DARLING,
TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
I'M SO GLAD YOU CAME BACK.
THE NUTCRACKER
THAT WAS IN THE WINDOW--?
-OH, I'M SORRY, I SOLD IT.
-DO YOU HAVE ANOTHER ONE?
NO, IT WAS ONE OF A KIND.
IT WAS VERY BEAUTIFUL.
I SHOULD HAVE STOCK
IN NUTCRACKERS.
OR MAYBE I COULD GET CLOCKS
AND LITTLE FIGURINES AND...
KAYLA? KAYLA? KAYLA?
[MRS. JOYNER]
KAYLA!
[PEOPLE SING CHRISTMAS SONG]
YOU RAN OUT!
I WAS NOT FINISHED, DARLING!
KAYLA!
KAYLA, YOU GO SO FAST?
[CONTINUE SINGING]
WAIT A SECOND, STOP!
KAYLA!
YOU ARE RUNNING SO FAST?
I CAN'T KEEP UP.
DARLING, CAN YOU HEAR ME?
KAYLA! KAYLA!
DARLING.
OH, MY.
[WHISPERS] HELP!
OH!
[GASPS] OH.
OH, THE STORE.
[GIGGLES]
THANK YOU, BIG TIME.
NO, THANK YOU.
-RUNNING AWAY FROM MRS. JOYNER?
-I AM, YEAH.
HAPPY TO PLAY A PAR IN YOUR ESCAPE.
THAT WOMAN CAN BE RUTHLESS.
[GIGGLES]
YES, SHE CAN BE.
OH, I DON'T...
REALLY THINK I WAS PLAYING.
WOW.
I'M DUSTIN CASEY.
KAYLA HANSEN.
GUESS A HAND SHAKE SEEMS
PRETTY IRRELEVANT AT THIS POINT?
WE SORT OF SKIPPED
THAT STEP. [GIGGLES]
YEAH.
[MRS. BILLING]
SO WE'RE DONE, YEAH?
[BOTH CHUCKLE]
I SHOULD GO.
LOOKS LIKE YOU'VE GO SOME EXPLAINING TO DO.
HMM. [CHUCKLES]
THANK YOU, DUSTIN.
HAPPY TO HELP.
[SCOFFS] WHERE HAVE YOU
BEEN HIDING HER?
SO, HERE WE ARE AGAIN,
UNDER THE MISTLETOE.
OH, HEY, YOU'RE BACK.
YOU OKAY?
WHAT'S GOING ON?
[SIGHS]
WHAT'S UP?
IT WORKS.
-WHAT WORKS?
-THE ELEVATOR.
I KISSED SOMEONE
IN THE ELEVATOR,
AND SHE KISSED ME BACK.
WELL, WAIT, IT WASN' MRS. BILLING, I HOPE?
NO, OF COURSE NOT.
THIS WAS A REAL WOMEN.
TELL ME EVERYTHING.
SHE WAS BEAUTIFUL.
I HAVE NEVER KISSED
A GIRL LIKE THAT BEFORE.
WELL, WHO IS SHE?
DID YOU GET HER NUMBER?
DUSTIN, YOU DIDN' GET HER NUMBER?
NOW IS NOT THE TIME
FOR ME TO BE DISTRACTED.
I NEED TO FOCUS ON WORK.
SERIOUSLY FOCUS, I'M NOT IN
THE RIGHT PLACE TO BE
IN A RELATIONSHIP RIGHT NOW.
DUSTIN, IF WHAT THEY SAY
ABOUT THE ELEVATOR IS TRUE,
IT PAIRED YOU TWO
FOR A REASON.
IT WAS A FUN MOMENT.
THAT'S IT.
I'VE CHRISTENED THE ELEVATOR.
[BOTH CHUCKLE]
I HOPE I'M NEXT.
WAIT, WHAT'S IN THE BAG?
AH.
THIS IS...
THE NUTCRACKER.
DUSTIN, IF YOU CAN MAKE
THE DESSERTS LOOK LIKE THIS,
YOU'D BE A GENIUS.
HMM. WELL, THEN WE'D
BETTER GET TO WORK.
YEAH.
OH, BEFORE I FORGET,
I STARTED WORKING ON THE MENUS,
AND INCORPORATED LIKE
A BROADWAY-HOLLYWOOD-CHRISTMAS
DESIGN INTO ALL OF THEM.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
HELLO? HELLO?
DUSTIN?
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
Y-YEAH.
UH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
I HEARD YOU. YEAH, LOOKS GOOD.
MUST HAVE BEEN
A HECK OF A KISS.
HECK, YES.
GOOD MORNING, KAYLA.
-KAYLA?
-JANA!
-[LAUGHS] HI.
-GOOD MORNING.
WHERE WERE YOU JUST NOW,
OR WOULD YOU RATHER
NOT SHARE THE DETAILS?
I WAS, UM...
UH, NOWHERE SPECIAL.
YEAH, RIGHT.
OH MY GOODNESS.
SO TELL ME, HOW ARE YOU?
HOW'S YOUR FAMILY DOING?
UH, MY FAMILY IS GREAT,
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
MY PARENTS ARE IN SAUSALITO NOW.
ACTUALLY, THEY JUS BOUGHT A NEW HOUSE.
MUM'S GOING TO TRY GARDENING.
SO, YEAH, MY MOM
IN BIRKENSTOCKS IN A GARDEN,
WHICH SHE'S NEVER DONE
IN HER LIFE... [VOICE FADES]
...LIKE AN AUSTRALIAN
SHEEP DOG,
[CELL PHONE RINGS]
BERNESE MOUNTAIN DOG,
BECAUSE THEY'VE GOT ALL
THE 3 DIFFERENT COLORS OF HAIR,
AND IT'S... IT'S... KAYLA?
[RINGING CONTINUES]
KAYLA, HONEY, YOUR CELL PHONE.
-OH, RIGHT, THANK YOU.
-YOUR CELL PHONE.
-UH...
-IT'S CARLTON.
HEY, HOW'S REHEARSAL GOING?
I... YES,
I HANDLED THE PRESS CALLS.
YES, I'M WITH JANA.
I WILL ASK HER.
OKAY, BYE.
CARLTON WOULD LIKE
TO SEE THE LOCATION
OF THE ENGAGEMENT PARTY,
MEET THE CATERER
AND REVIEW THE MENU.
DOESN'T HE HAVE ANYTHING
BETTER TO DO?
[SNICKERS]
HE'S A CONTROL FREAK.
BUT YOU LOVE HIM?
YES.
OKAY.
THE FLORIST HAS SAID
THEY'RE ALL GOOD TO GO.
PERFECT.
I'LL GET THE NUTCRACKER OUT.
UH, I'M HOPING HIS FIANC
WILL LOVE IT.
[GIGGLES]
-WE'RE GOING TO BE GOOD.
-I THINK WE'RE ALL SET UP.
-ALRIGHT.
-GOOD.
THIS IS WHY
I KEEP YOU AROUND.
OH, IS IT?
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
JANA'S RUNNING
A FEW MINUTES LATE,
AND CARLTON SHOULD
BE HERE ANY MOMENT.
OKAY, I'M GOING TO GO CHECK
INTO THE OFFICE. YOU'RE GOOD?
I'M GOOD. THANKS.
KAYLA?
I KNOW THAT JAN...
JEANETTE? IS YOUR FRIEND.
JANA.
RIGHT.
PLEASE...
TRY TO TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY?
THERE'S GOING TO BE A LO OF PRESS AT THE PARTY.
IT'S GOT TO BE TOP NOTCH.
-PRESS?
-OH YES, I...
I MADE SOME PHONE CALLS.
BUT I DON'T... I DON'T WAN PRESS AT OUR ENGAGEMENT PARTY.
DARLING, YOU'VE GOT TO STAR GETTING USED TO THE PUBLIC LIFE.
EVERY OPPORTUNITY
IS A CHANCE AT PROMOTION,
EVEN... OUR ENGAGEMENT PARTY.
I THOUGHT THAT HAVING
THE ENGAGEMENT PARTY
IN MY HOME TOWN
WOULD HELP GROUND US.
I WAS NEVER MEAN TO BE GROUNDED, KAYLA.
I'M DESTINED TO SOAR.
[CHUCKLES]
YOU CAN SOAR
AND BE GROUNDED.
YOU CAN SHOOT FOR THE STARS
YET STILL APPRECIATE THE EARTH.
I'M NOT SHOOTING
FOR THE STARS.
I AM A STAR.
I'VE EARNED MY PLACE IN THE SKY.
[CELL PHONE RINGS]
THAT'S PAMELA. UH...
THE SUGAR PLUM FAIRY.
-I'VE GOT TO TAKE THIS. UM...
-OKAY.
SEE YOU INSIDE?
YES.
KISSES.
[RINGING CONTINUES]
HELLO?
[GASPS]
[CHUCKLES]
KAYLA?
[CHUCKLES] DUSTIN.
-HI.
-HI.
I SPIED HIM IN
A STORE WINDOW, YESTERDAY.
-YOU DID?
-YEAH.
YEAH, I WENT BACK THIS MORNING
TO BUY HIM, BUT HE WAS GONE.
I BOUGHT HIM THIS MORNING.
WAIT, WAS...
WAS HE IN THE ELEVATOR?
YEAH! THAT'S WHERE
I WAS GOING FROM.
ME TOO!
WHAT'S THIS?
IT'S SOME HISTORY
ON THE NUTCRACKER,
AND A LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION
ABOUT THE ARTIST.
OH MY GOSH,
THE ARTIST IS 80 YEARS OLD.
HE MET THE LOVE OF HIS LIFE
ON A TRIP TO AUSTRIA.
ON THEIR VERY FIRST DATE,
THEY WENT TO SEE THE NUTCRACKER.
HE NEVER HAD A PASSION
FOR ART UNTIL HE MET HER.
THEY TRAVELLED,
BUILT A HOME,
A GARDEN AND A LIFE TOGETHER.
ARE YOU SEEING
WHAT I'M SEEING?
THE CHEMISTRY?
...THEY'RE WRITERS, POETS,
PAINTERS, SCULPTORS...
THEY CREATE TOGETHER,
INSPIRING EACH OTHER.
THEY'VE BEEN TOGETHER
FOR 58 YEARS.
[CHUCKLES] I WOULD LOVE
TO WRITE ABOUT THIS.
YOU SHOULD. IS THAT WHAT YOU DO?
YOU'RE A WRITER?
MAINLY PRESS RELEASES,
BUT YEAH, I WAS A WRITER.
WRITING IS MY PASSION,
BUT I'VE BEEN HAVING A HARD TIME
FINDING SOMETHING TO WRITE
THAT I FEEL PASSIONATE ABOUT.
THERE YOU GO.
THERE'S YOUR STORY.
[CARLTON] DARLING.
YOU'RE THE OTHER HALF
OF THE ENGAGEMENT.
CARLTON, I WOULD LIKE YOU
TO MEET DUSTIN CASEY,
THE CATERER,
AND HIS ASSISTANT, KIM.
-PLEASURE.
-NICE TO MEET YOU.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
DUSTIN, HAVE YOU
OFFICIALLY MET KAYLA?
AH...
-UH... KIND OF.
-KIND OF.
YEAH.
KAYLA IS MY FIANC.
KAYLA USED TO WRITE FOR TREND,
UNTIL SHE MOVED AWAY.
TO BE WITH ME.
I TRUST WE'RE ALL FINISHED
WITH THE SMALL-TALK.
DID YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS
OR CONCERNS ABOUT THE FOOD?
I'D LIKE TO SEE THE MENU.
OH, OF COURSE. UM...
HERE IS A LIS OF THE APPETIZERS, ENTREES,
DESSERTS AND COCKTAILS.
I TRUST YOU'LL BE EMPLOYING
SEASONED BARTENDERS AND WAITERS?
WE WILL.
UGH! UGH!
GET RID OF THAT... THING.
-GET RID OF WHAT?
-THAT NUTCRACKER.
IT LOOKS NOTHING LIKE THE ONE
WE'RE USING IN THE BALLET.
KAYLA WILL TEXT YOU A PICTURE
OF THE ONE WE ARE USING.
OH, OF COURSE.
WHATEVER YOU NEED, MR. WELLS.
DARLING?
WE'VE GOT TO GET GOING.
I BELIEVE WE'VE GO A MEETING AT 9PM AT THE HOTEL.
[CHUCKLES]
THANK YOU BOTH SO MUCH.
I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD
TO TASTING THE FOOD.
-IT WAS NICE TO MEET YOU.
-SEE YOU GUYS SOON.
BYE.
WELL, LOOKS LIKE I'M BACK
TO BEING THE NUTCRACKER
WHISPERER.
IS THAT BAR OPEN?
I THINK WE HAVE
SOME WINE SAMPLES.
GOOD.
-I'LL POUR US SOME GLASSES.
-YEAH.
I SAW WHAT YOU WERE DOING.
WHAT WAS I DOING?
TRYING TO MAKE ME JEALOUS
BY FLIRTING WITH THE CATERER.
WHAT?
HOW COULD YOU SAY THAT?
IT WAS OBVIOUS, KAYLA!
WELL, MAYBE IF YOU PAID
ATTENTION TO ME
I WOULDN'T BE SEARCHING
FOR ATTENTION FROM OTHER MEN!
HA! YOU ADMIT IT!
ONLY THING THAT I ADMI IS THAT THE CATERER IS A VERY
NICE GUY AND YOU ARE A JERK!
OH, WELL MAYBE YOU SHOULD GE ENGAGED TO HIM INSTEAD OF ME!
OKAY, I HAVE HAD ENOUGH!
YOU AND I ARE DONE.
WHAT?
WHAT, ARE YOU SERIOUS?
ARE YOU SURE YOU'RE NO JUST FLIRTING WITH HIM
TO GET A REACTION OUT OF ME
BECAUSE YOU'RE STILL
IN LOVE WITH ME?
CARLTON,
I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU.
BUT WE DON'T FIT.
AND WE STOPPED TRYING TO FIT.
OUR PIECES BELONG
IN DIFFERENT PUZZLES.
I'LL ALWAYS
LOVE YOU TOO, KAYLA.
OKAY, NOW YOU'RE
CONFUSING ME.
I-I CAN'T TALK TO YOU RIGHT NOW.
I'M GOING. GOODBYE.
OH, AND DON'T FORGE TO CALL YOUR TEAM.
THEY'RE WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU
BEFORE THE END OF THE NIGHT.
ALRIGHT.
[KIM] SHE'S THE ONE YOU KISSED
IN THE ELEVATOR, ISN'T SHE?
DUSTIN?
HUH?
DID YOU HEAR WHAT I SAID?
UH, HOW DO YOU FIGURE?
BECAUSE YOU TWO LOOK LIKE
TWO PEOPLE WHO JUST KISSED,
AND WHO WANT TO KISS AGAIN?
NOT GOING TO HAPPEN.
SHE'S NOT REALLY WITH CARLTON.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
OH, THEY ARE SO OBVIOUSLY
NOT IN LOVE.
I MEAN, THEY'VE PROBABLY
ALREADY BROKEN UP
AND ARE JUST STAYING TOGETHER
THROUGH THE NUTCRACKER
PERFORMANCE.
[CHUCKLES] THEN WHY ARE WE
PLANNING AN ENGAGEMENT PARTY?
BECAUSE THEY PROBABLY THINK
THAT CANCELLING IT NOW
WOULD AFFECT THE SHOW.
SHE LIVES IN LOS ANGELES
THOUGH, RIGHT?
AND SHE'S ONLY HERE
THROUGH THE PERFORMANCE?
YEAH, BUT THEIR HOTEL'S
NOT THAT FAR.
YOU COULD JUST HOP ON A TRAIN
AND BE THERE IN NO TIME.
AND THEN YOU CAN
SWEEP HER OFF HER FEET.
-ABSOLUTELY NOT.
-COME ON.
I'M JUST FOCUSING ON WORK RIGH NOW, THIS IS WHERE I NEED TO BE.
I DON'T HAVE THE ENERGY
TO ADD ANOTHER FAILED ATTEMP TO MY SHORT LIS OF ROMANCES.
LOVE JUST ISN'T MY THING.
YOU'RE ON YOUR WAY
TO BECOMING THE MALE VERSION
OF A CRAZY CAT LADY.
I'M MORE OF A DOG GUY.
I'M HUNGRY. YOU GUYS
WANT TO GET SOME DINNER?
YES.
YOU GUYS GO AHEAD.
I'LL CLEAN UP HERE.
-OKAY.
-OKAY.
[ANNOUNCER SPEAKS
OVER LOUDSPEAKER]
EVENING, SIR.
EXCUSE ME, SIR?
YEAH.
HI. I NEED TO DROP OFF
A PACKAGE FOR A GUEST, PLEASE.
I COULD CERTAINLY
HELP YOU WITH THAT.
IT'S FOR CARLTON WELLS'
FIANC KAYLA.
SURE.
I'D BE HAPPY TO TAKE I RIGHT UP TO THE SUITE.
THANK YOU.
GOOD NIGHT.
[TAPPING ON KEYBOARD]
[STOPS TAPPING]
MORNING.
MORNING.
THAT...
NUTCRACKER.
DID...
JANA LEAVE THAT FOR YOU?
DID SHE?
NO, JANA DIDN' LEAVE IT FOR ME.
WELL, THEN WHO DID?
THE CATERER.
YES. OF COURSE HE DID.
[BREATHES DEEPLY]
NOW, WHY WOULD HE DO THAT?
HE KNEW I LIKED IT,
AND HE KNEW I WAS INTERESTED
IN WRITING ABOUT THE ARTIST.
WELL, I HOPE YOU'RE NO WORKING ON IT NOW.
WHY WOULD IT MATTER
IF I DID?
BECAUSE YOU'RE SUPPOSED
TO BE FOCUSING ON ME
AND MY PRESS, KAYLA.
CARLTON, I HAVE HANDLED
ALL OF YOUR PRESS.
I'VE ARRANGED FOR ALL
OF YOUR ARTICLES AND INTERVIEWS,
SO WHAT I DO DURING MY TIME
IS MY DECISION.
YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN LOOKING
AT THIS CATERER'S WEBSITE.
IT'S ATROCIOUS.
I'M VERY CONCERNED.
YOU KNOW, HE'S ONLY BEEN
IN BUSINESS FOR A YEAR.
CARLTON, NONE OF THA MATTERS ANY MORE.
IT IS JUST A PARTY.
IT NO LONGER
HAS MEANING TO YOU OR ME.
IT HAS MEANING TO ME. YOU'RE
SUPPOSED TO BE SUPPORTING ME.
IT'S A VERY BIG DEAL
TO ME, KAYLA.
I HAVE DONE NOTHING
BUT SUPPORT YOU.
I AGREED TO THIS ARRANGEMEN SOLELY IN SUPPORT OF YOU.
THE PARTY WILL BE FINE.
BESIDES...
NOBODY'S GOING
TO REMEMBER THE PARTY.
THEY'RE GOING TO REMEMBER
YOUR PERFORMANCE.
YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.
IT'S ABOUT ME
AND THE PERFORMANCE.
NOBODY'S GOING TO REMEMBER
THE PARTY OR THE BLOODY CATERER.
I'M OFF TO REHEARSAL.
I'VE ARRANGED A TOWN CAR
TO COME AND GET ME.
FEEL FREE
TO USE THE BLACK CAR
TO PICK UP SOMETHING NICE
FOR THE PARTY.
SPARE NO EXPENSE.
YESTERDAY, WHEN I CALLED YOU
OUT ABOUT BEING JEALOUS,
IT WAS ACTUALLY ME
WHO WAS JEALOUS.
I HAVEN'T SEEN YOU SMILE OR
BLUSH LIKE THAT IN A LONG TIME.
I MISSED IT.
I MISS US.
CIAO.
[DISTANT MACHINE SOUND]
[MACHINE HUMMING]
HEY.
DUSTIN. DUSTIN!
DUSTIN!
[CHUCKLING] HEY.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
I NEED TO RETURN THIS.
-NO YOU DON'T.
-NO, I CAN'T KEEP IT.
IT WAS A SWEET GESTURE.
THANK YOU FOR THINKING OF ME.
KAYLA, WAIT!
KAYLA!
KAYLA, WAIT.
HEY.
-PLEASE... PLEASE TAKE IT.
-I...
[LOUD, METALLIC CLATTER]
OH, WHOA.
[LOUD THUD]
ELEVATOR.
THAT, UM...
WHAT HAPPENED WAS...
NICE.
YES. VERY NICE.
SUPER NICE.
BUT IT SHOULDN' HAVE HAPPENED.
THINGS ARE REALLY
COMPLICATED RIGHT NOW.
IT'S JUS NOT THE RIGHT TIME.
-AT ALL.
-EXACTLY.
BUT... IT IS THE RIGHT TIME FOR
YOU TO WRITE ABOUT THAT ARTIST.
I WANT TO.
THEN TAKE THE NUTCRACKER
AND WRITE THE STORY.
NO ONE HAS EVER
DONE SOMETHING SO...
KIND AND GENEROUS
[CLATTERING]
AND... THOUGHTFUL
AS WHAT YOU DID
FOR ME LAST NIGHT,
BRINGING ME THE NUTCRACKER.
THANK YOU, DUSTIN.
I CAN'T WAI TO READ THE BOOK.
[CHUCKLES]
OH. BOOK, HUH?
THAT COUPLE'S BEEN TOGETHER
OVER 50 YEARS.
THAT'S WAY MORE MATERIAL
THAN JUST FOR AN ARTICLE.
-HEY YOU GUYS.
-HEY.
LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE GETTING
ANOTHER ROUND TRIP.
[CHUCKLES]
WELL, IT'S GOOD
TO SEE YOU AGAIN, KAYLA.
YOU TOO.
IT'S KIM, RIGHT?
YEAH. DUSTIN'S ASSISTAN AND COUSIN.
HEY, YOU KNOW, MY COOKIE BAKING
BUDDY HAS JUST BAILED ON ME,
AND I COULD REALLY
USE SOME HELP.
-I'LL HELP.
-GREAT.
KAYLA, WOULD YOU BE WILLING
TO HELP US OUT,
BAKE SOME COOKIES FOR THE ANIMAL
SHELTER FUNDRAISING TABLE?
YOU KNOW WHAT?
I WOULD LOVE TO. WHY NOT?
[NO AUDIO]
[GIGGLING]
LOOK AT THESE COOKIES.
THEY LOOK SO HAPPY.
THEY WERE MADE WITH HAPPY.
THE REAL HAPPY
IS COMING UP.
SO WHAT'S THE HAPPY?
YOU'LL SEE.
OKAY.
[ALL CHUCKLE]
AND, 3, 2, 1,
[CLASSICAL MUSIC PLAYS]
COME ON, LADIES, HERE WE GO.
SQUAT, SQUAT, SQUAT.
AND EDGING FORWARD,
THANK YOU.
YES. YES.
MY TEACHING,
MY WHIPPING YOU INTO SHAPE.
LET'S GO, I DON'T HAVE
ALL DAY, LADIES. COME ON.
SQUAT. YES. EXCELLENT.
EXCELLENT. I LOVE IT.
I LOVE IT.
YOU'RE ALL GOING TO BE FAMOUS
AND IT'S GOING TO BE
BECAUSE OF ME.
I'M READY FOR YOU, MAESTRO.
WHAT IS IT,
MY SUGAR PLUM FAIRY?
IT'S NOT GOING WELL.
-THESE GIRLS.
-WHAT?
-THEY'RE SUB PAR.
-OH, DARLING.
-WHAT ARE WE GOING
TO DO ABOUT IT?
-HELP ME.
ABSOLUTELY.
THIS IS THE HAPPY
I WAS TALKING ABOUT.
THIS IS SERIOUSLY HAPPY.
HEY, JOSHUA.
HI.
KAYLA, THIS IS JOSHUA.
HE RUNS THE ANIMAL SHELTER.
-HI. YOU TOO.
-HI, NICE TO MEET YOU.
KAYLA HELPED US
BAKE THE COOKIES.
UH, YEAH, AND I PROBABLY ATE
MORE DOUGH THAN I SHOULD HAVE.
DUSTIN WAS VERY GENEROUS
IN SHARING.
WELL THAT'S THE WORD I WOULD USE
TO DESCRIBE HIM: "GENEROUS."
HE OFFERED TO DONATE ALL THE
COOKIES FOR THE CHARITY EVENT.
HE'S A GOOD GUY.
JOSHUA, I BAKED YOU
SOME SAMPLES.
OH, WOW. THANK YOU.
HEY, YOU KNOW WHAT?
I'VE GOT AN IDEA.
I WANT TO INTRODUCE YOU
TO SOMEONE.
THIS WAY.
[DISTANT DOGS BARKING]
WE GOT A LOT OF GREAT DOGS HERE,
BUT WE GOT SOMEONE FOR YOU
AT THE END, DUSTIN.
YEAH?
SOMEONE I WANT YOU TO MEET.
HERE WE ARE.
[KAYLA] AW.
[JOSHUA] MEET BARKLY.
OH, HI, BARKLY.
HI. COME SAY HELLO.
HEY, BUDDY. HEY.
WHO'S A GOOD GUY?
-LOOK HOW HANDSOME HE IS.
-BUDDY.
MMM? PLEASED TO MEET YOU.
SMILE.
[CAMERA SHUTTER CLICK
SOUND ON PHONE]
SOUL-MATES.
HE NEEDS A NEW HOME, DUSTIN.
[SIGHS] JUST MY PLACE,
MY BUILDING, MY LIFE,
IT'S NOT REALLY
DOG-FRIENDLY.
HEY, ANYONE
INTERESTED IN PIZZA?
MY TREAT, TO THANK YOU GUYS
FOR THE DONATIONS.
I COULD GO FOR PIZZA.
I'VE GOT A TON OF STUFF
TO TAKE CARE OF
-ACTUALLY.
-I SHOULD REALLY GET GOING TOO.
-BUT YOU TWO SHOULD GO,
FOR SURE.
-YEAH, HAVE FUN.
-YOU WANNA?
-YEAH.
OKAY, GREAT, I GOT A COUPLE
MORE DOORS TO CLOSE UP.
DO YOU WANT TO HELP ME?
SURE.
KAYLA, THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR HELPING OUT TODAY.
OH, I REALLY ENJOYED IT.
THANK YOU.
-I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.
-OK.
THANK YOU
FOR INVITING ME TODAY.
THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME EA ALL OF THAT COOKIE DOUGH.
AND THANK YOU ESPECIALLY
FOR THE NUTCRACKER.
YOU ARE WELCOME,
YOU ARE SORT OF WELCOME,
AND YOU ARE MOST WELCOME.
[BOTH CHUCKLE]
YOU KNOW, I COULD SERIOUSLY
GO FOR SOME PIZZA.
-ME TOO.
-YEAH.
DO YOU WANT TO GO?
I'D LOVE TO.
[CELL PHONE BEEPS]
BUT...?
NO BUT.
LET'S GO HAVE SOME PIZZA.
COME ON.
[BOTH CHUCKLE]
[CELL PHONE BEEPS]
YOU KNOW, YOU'RE ALLOWED TO
CHECK YOUR MESSAGES IF YOU WANT.
IT'S LIKE THE 5TH ONE
YOU'VE GOTTEN.
I DON'T WAN TO CHECK MY MESSAGES.
I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO...
EXPLAIN WHY I DIDN'T GO
AND GET HIM SPECIFIC SOCKS
OR... OR CONTACT THE DENTIS TO MAKE AN APPOINTMEN -AFTER THE HOLIDAYS.
-HMM.
I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T MEAN
TO DUMP ALL OVER YOU.
[LAUGHS] NO, IF YOU WAN TO SAY SOMETHING, YOU CAN.
I'M A GOOD LISTENER.
I'VE GO JUST NO RELATIONSHIP ADVICE,
BECAUSE ALL MY PAST ONES
HAVE FAILED,
BUT I CAN LISTEN.
WELL, YOU AND I HAVE
SOMETHING IN COMMON
BECAUSE THE RELATIONSHIP
THAT I'M IN,
OR I GUESS GETTING OUT OF,
HAS FAILED.
WHAT HAPPENED?
WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH PIZZA
FOR THAT CONVERSATION.
BUT IF I WERE TO TWEET I IN 140 CHARACTERS OR LESS,
THE ROMANCE
WAS REPLACED WITH BUSINESS.
HE STARTED TREATING ME
MORE LIKE A PERSONAL MANAGER
AND LESS LIKE HIS GIRLFRIEND.
AND I LET HIM. I...
I HANDLED EVERYTHING FOR HIM.
HIS SCHEDULING,
HIS PRESS CONTACTS,
DESIGNING A WEBSITE.
YOU KNOW, I LOST MYSELF,
AND I LOST A LOVE THAT...
STARTED OUT SO REAL.
I DON'T KNOW.
MAYBE IF I JUST...
NO, DON'T DO THAT.
THAT QUESTIONING "SHOULD'VE,
WOULD'VE, COULD'VE" THING?
BECAUSE I'VE BEEN THERE,
AND YOU JUST GET STUCK
IN A LOOP.
THAT IS SOME PRETTY GOOD ADVICE
FOR A SELF-PROCLAIMED LISTENER.
[LAUGHS]
YOU KNOW,
I BET THE NUTCRACKER ARTIST,
AS LONG AS THAT GUY'S
BEEN MARRIED,
PROBABLY HAS SOME AMAZING
RELATIONSHIP ADVICE.
I BET YOU'RE RIGHT.
-YOU GOING
TO WRITE THE STORY?
-MM-HMM.
-TONIGHT.
-GOOD.
[CAR HORN HONKS]
MY CAB'S HERE.
YEAH, YOU SHOULD
PROBABLY GET GOING.
YEAH. I'M SURE
CARLTON IS FUMING.
WELL, THANKS FOR TODAY.
I HAD A LOT OF FUN WITH YOU.
ME TOO.
I REALLY ENJOYED IT.
I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW
THOUGH, RIGHT?
OF COURSE. WE STILL HAVE
THE FUNDRAISER
TO WORK ON, RIGHT?
YES.
AH, CARLTON
DOESN'T EAT CARBS.
YEAH. GLADLY.
[BOTH CHUCKLE]
-GOODNIGHT.
-GOODNIGHT.
HOW WAS REHEARSAL?
STRESSFUL. WORRISOME.
WELL, THAT DOESN' SOUND GOOD.
IT WASN'T. YOU'RE TO BLAME.
HOW AM I TO BLAME?
I TEXTED YOU, REPEATEDLY.
I HAD A BUSY DAY.
I NEEDED YOU.
TO RUN YOUR ERRANDS.
TO TACKLE YOUR TO-DO LIST.
CARLTON, THOSE CHORES ARE
YOUR RESPONSIBILITY, NOT MINE.
I CAN'T CONCENTRATE
ON THE BALLE WHILE I'M WORRIED
ABOUT YOU AND US.
THIS IS NOT FAIR OF YOU.
I NEED YOU DURING THIS CRUCIAL
TIME IN MY LIFE AND MY CAREER.
PLEASE,
DON'T GUILT-TRIP ME.
YOUR BEHAVIOR RIGHT NOW
IS WHAT'S NOT FAIR.
YOU HAVE NO IDEA, DO YOU?
HOW MUCH IT HURTS TO SEE YOU
GROW AWAY FROM ME
RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY EYES,
MAKING ME REGRET THIS...
STUPID SEPARATION.
I'M GOING OUT.
I NEED SOME AIR.
I LOVE YOU.
SO HE'S A BUTTON-PUSHER.
HE IS.
BUT THE WAY
HE SAID HE LOVED ME...
I DON'T KNOW.
MAYBE HE REALIZED THA WHAT WE HAD WHEN WE STARTED OU WAS PRETTY SPECIAL,
AND WE LOST I WHEN HE PRIORITIZED HIMSELF.
SO ARE YOU HAVING SECOND
THOUGHTS ABOUT THE SPLIT?
IT'S KINDA HARD NOT TO
IN THIS SITUATION.
HMM. WHAT ABOUT DUSTIN?
WHAT ABOUT HIM?
I SAW SOME SPARKS.
I THINK WE'VE ARRIVED
AT A GOOD PLACE.
THE FRIEND PLACE.
WELL, UH, HE IS A GOOD FRIEND
TO HAVE.
HE'S LOYAL, HE'S FAITHFUL,
HE'S FUN, HE IS HONEST,
HE DOESN'T MANIPULATE
AND PLAY GAMES, YOU KNOW?
AND HE ENCOURAGES
AND HE CARES.
HE'S GOT A LOT MORE TO OFFER
THAN JUST BEING THE STEADFAS FRIEND, YOU KNOW?
BUT I'M SURE YOU FIGURED
THAT OUT DURING YOUR LITTLE
ELEVATOR KISS.
OKAY.
LOOK, MAGIC AND ROMANCE
IGNITE A RELATIONSHIP,
BUT IT'S THE FRIENDSHIP
THAT MAKES IT ENDURE.
YOU KNOW,
IT'S THE FRIENDSHIP
THAT TURNS
THAT HAPPILY EVER AFTER
INTO THE BEGINNING OF A LOVE
STORY, AND NOT THE ENDING.
THE BEGINNING
IS THE EXCITING PART.
BUT IT'S THE REST OF THE STORY
THAT'S THE TRUE PART.
ARE YOU ACTUALLY
GOING TO MARRY HER?
NO. WE CALLED OFF
THE ENGAGEMENT.
[GIRL] THANK GOD. I THOUGH YOU WERE LOSING YOUR MIND.
SHE'S A VERY SPECIAL GIRL,
ISN'T SHE?
PUPPIES ARE SPECIAL.
IS THAT WHA YOU'RE LOOKING FOR?
NO.
I WANT PASSION,
CLASS AND TALENT.
N... NOT HERE.
WHY? WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE?
I DON'T WAN TO HURT HER FEELINGS.
YOU ALRIGHT?
N... YEAH. UH...
I JUST THOUGHT THA I SAW SOMEONE THAT I KNEW.
OH.
ANYWAY.
A FRIENDSHIP,
THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT FIRST.
RIESLING AND MERLOT.
INSTEAD OF CHARDONNAY
AND PINOT NOIR?
-MM.
-OKAY.
I COME
BEARING CATERING GIFTS.
REALLY?
I MADE 200 FOR YOU TO HAND OU AT THE COMMUNITY EVENT,
AND I SENT EMAILS
TO A FEW OF MY PRESS CONTACTS
LETTING THEM KNOW THA YOU ARE CATERING THE PARTY.
OH MY GOSH. KAYLA,
THAT IS SO SWEET! THANK YOU.
WHEN DID YOU
DO ALL OF THIS?
LAST NIGHT.
I PICKED UP THE POST CARDS
ON MY WAY HERE THIS MORNING.
WHAT ABOU THE NUTCRACKER ARTIST?
DIDN'T YOU WORK ON THE STORY?
MM, NO, NOT YET.
WHAT DO WE OWE YOU FOR THE POS CARDS AND FOR YOUR TIME?
NOTHING.
I DID THIS AS A THANK YOU
FOR ALL YOU'VE GIVEN ME.
BUT YOUR TIME IS VALUABLE,
AND I'D LIKE TO PAY YOU FOR IT.
NO, I DON' WANT YOUR MONEY.
AND I DON'T WANT YOU
DOING FREE WORK.
DUSTIN.
I'M SORRY
IF I CROSSED A BOUNDARY.
NO, IT'S NO THAT YOU CROSSED A BOUNDARY.
IT'S THAT YOU SHOULD
HAVE SET A BOUNDARY.
OKAY. SORRY.
I'M GOING TO GO.
NO, WAIT, KAYLA!
WAIT. KAYLA!
DUSTIN, WHY WERE YOU
JUST A JERK TO HER?
-I WASN'T A JERK.
-YES YOU WERE. GO APOLOGIZE.
I... DON'T THINK I SHOULD.
SHE SPENT A LOT OF TIME
AND EFFORT MAKING THESE FOR US.
FOR YOU.
EXACTLY.
AND THAT'S TIME SHE SHOULD
HAVE SPENT DOING SOMETHING
FOR HERSELF,
NOT FOR SOMEONE ELSE.
DUSTIN...
[BELL JINGLING]
OH, HELLO AGAIN.
HI, SANTA.
YOU LOOK LIKE YOU COULD
USE A WISH COMING TRUE.
I WISH I KNEW
HOW TO SET BOUNDARIES.
DON'T JUST WISH IT,
MAKE THEM COME TRUE.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
YOU'RE RIGHT, AND YOU ARE
THE SECOND PERSON TODAY
WHO'S ENCOURAGED ME
TO DO JUST THAT.
[CHUCKLES]
MY WISH THEN, IS THAT YOU GE A VERY GOOD CHRISTMAS PRESEN THIS YEAR, SANTA CLAUS.
[LAUGHS]
YOUR JOYFUL SMILE IS
A VERY NICE CHRISTMAS PRESENT.
WILL YOU HURRY UP
AND APOLOGIZE TO HER ALREADY?
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.
SAY YOU'RE SORRY
FOR BEING UNGRATEFUL.
I WAS GRATEFUL.
I AM GRATEFUL.
THE CARDS ARE WONDERFUL.
TELL HER, NOT ME.
SHE SHOULD HAVE BEEN
WORKING ON HER STORY.
HE TOOK ADVANTAGE
OF HER GENEROSITY
AND I DON'T WAN TO BE LIKE THAT.
YOU HURT HER FEELINGS,
DUSTIN.
YOU GOTTA MAKE IT UP TO HER.
[CELL PHONE BEEPS]
[CHUCKLES]
YAY.
[CELL PHONE BEEPS]
THAT'S...
SERIOUSLY... COOL.
I BETTER GE A SIGNED COPY OF YOUR BOOK.
THANK YOU. OK.
I'M REALLY GLAD
YOU CHANGED YOUR MIND, DUSTIN.
YEAH, ME TOO.
IT'S SO IMPORTANT TO UNITE
THESE DOGS WITH THEIR OWNERS
OR FIND THEM FOREVER HOMES.
WE GOT A LO OF REALLY NICE DOGS HERE.
WELL I'M GOING TO GIVE BARKLY
A VERY HAPPY HOME, I PROMISE.
WE'RE HAPPY TO HEAR THAT.
IT'S OKAY, BARKLY.
-CAN I OPEN IT UP? ALRIGHT.
-OF COURSE.
OH, HI, BARKLY.
HEY, BUDDY.
THERE HE IS.
AW. ARE YOU REALLY HAPPY?
DO YOU WAN TO COME HOME WITH ME?
-DO YOU?
-HE'S HAPPY.
GOOD, I'M HAPPY TOO.
LET'S GO HOME.
ALRIGHT, COME ON.
[NO AUDIO]
[NO AUDIO]
-I THINK I'LL GO TRANSLATE.
-WHY AREN'T YOU ON?
WHY AREN'T YOU
ON TV ALREADY?
[LAUGHING]
YOU'RE MAKING FUN OF ME.
I WAS JUST...
[CELL PHONE RINGS]
YOU SHOULD GET THAT.
YEAH.
HI, CARLTON.
HELLO KAYLA, WHERE ARE YOU?
I'M AT THE TREE
FUNDRAISING EVENT.
I TEXTED YOU THE INFORMATION.
SOMETHING WRONG?
I NEED TO SEE YOU IMMEDIATELY
OKAY, I'M ON MY WAY.
IT WAS CARLTON.
YEAH. I HEARD.
HE SOUNDED WEIRD. I THINK
SOMETHING MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED.
IT SOUNDS IMPORTANT.
YOU SHOULD GO.
OKAY.
I HAD A REALLY
GOOD TIME WITH YOU TODAY.
ME TOO.
-BYE.
-BYE.
WHAT'S GOING ON?
I CAN'T STOP
THINKING ABOUT US.
CARLTON.
YOU NEED TO BE FOCUSING
ON THE BALLET.
I CAN'T.
YOU ARE...
MORE IMPORTANT TO ME.
I'M WHAT?
YOU...
ARE MORE IMPORTAN TO ME, KAYLA.
I...
LOOK, I KNOW I NEED TO SHOULDER
MOST OF THE RESPONSIBILITY
OF WHAT WENT WRONG.
I'M...
TOUGH, I'M OPINIONATED,
I'M POMPOUS,
I'M A PERFECTIONIST,
I'VE LIVED MOST OF MY CAREER
FOR MYSELF,
BUT I DON'T WAN TO DO THAT ANYMORE. I...
WANT OUR MAGIC BACK,
LIKE IT WAS IN THE BEGINNING,
ONCE UPON A TIME.
WILL YOU GIVE ME
A SECOND CHANCE?
IT'S NOT WHA YOU THINK IT IS.
THAT WOULD BE PRESUMPTUOUS.
THE COLORS OF CHRISTMAS.
TO REMIND YOU
OF OUR FRESH START...
IF YOU'LL HAVE ME,
OF COURSE.
SLEEP ON IT?
CAN YOU GIVE ME A MOMENT?
YES, OF COURSE,
DARLING, OF COURSE.
HO, HO, HO!
A PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS.
-GOOD MORNING, SANTA.
-GOOD MORNING, SMILES.
OH... WHERE'S THE SMILE?
I NEED A WISH
ABOUT TRUE LOVE.
AH, THE ORIGINAL WISH
WE SPOKE OF.
ARE YOU NOW WISHING FOR THA ROMANTIC SPARK TO BE REIGNITED?
I'M NOT QUITE SURE.
[CHUCKLING] WELL, I'M SURE
YOU'LL FIGURE IT OUT.
-MERRY CHRISTMAS. HO, HO, HO.
-MERRY CHRISTMAS.
BYE-BYE.
COME IN.
ARE YOU OKAY?
NO.
CARLTON WANTS ANOTHER CHANCE.
HE WANTS TO MAKE I WORK BETWEEN US.
OH.
IT'S BEAUTIFUL,
BY THE WAY.
FROM CARLTON?
YEAH.
DUSTIN...
WELL, I WISH YOU
ALL THE BEST AND...
ALL THE HAPPINESS,
OKAY? I REALLY DO.
OKAY, THEN.
I GUESS THIS IS FOR THE BEST.
THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING.
YEAH, I'M GRATEFUL TOO.
FOR ALL THE SPECIAL TIMES
THAT WE HAD.
THEY WERE PRETTY WONDERFUL.
YEAH, THEY WERE.
I SCREWED THAT UP, DIDN'T I?
SHE'S RIGHT,
THIS IS FOR THE BEST.
HERE WE ARE, LADIES,
AND LIFTING.
AND LIFTING, YES, EXACTLY.
LIFTING.
LIFT IT UP,
THROUGH THE ENTIRE JUMP.
STOP. STOP.
OKAY, UH,
IT'S GOING VERY WELL.
BECOME LIKE CONFETTI!
LET'S MAKE THIS WORK.
I LOVE YOU, DARLING.
[KIM] I'VE NEVER BEEN MIFFED
AT YOU BEFORE.
WE'VE HAD OUR STRESSFUL
WORK ENVIRONMENTS-
I MEAN, DIFFERENCES
OF OPINIONS,
YEAH, BUT I'VE NEVER BEEN
MIFFED AT YOU
OR DISAPPOINTED
IN YOU UNTIL NOW.
HOW COULD YOU LET HER
JUST WALK OUT OF YOUR LIFE?
SHE LEFT PRETTY QUICKLY
AND PRETTY WILLINGLY.
DUSTIN, YOU SHOULD
HAVE FOUGHT FOR HER!
STEPPED UP TO THE PLATE AND TOLD
HER HOW YOU REALLY FEEL!
WHERE ARE YOU GOING?
I DON'T KNOW.
I'M GOING TO GET YOU SOME CATS,
BECAUSE CLEARLY YOU'RE GOING
TO BE A CRAZY OLD CAT PERSON.
I WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED
IF YOU STARTED LAYING EGGS.
I'M NOT CHICKEN.
I'M NOT CHICKEN,
AM I, BOY?
[CARLTON] 1 AND 2 AND 3.
[CLASSICAL MUSIC PLAYS]
STOP, STOP, STOP!
THIS IS NOT WHAT I ASKED.
IT IS NOT.
I ASKED REPEATEDLY, PLEASE...
BACK WITH CARLTON?
-AND, 1, 2, 3...
-BACK WITH CARLTON.
I CAN TELL, STOP! IT'S NO WORKING. IT'S NOT WORKING!
YESTERDAY IT SEEMED
LIKE YOU AND DUSTIN
WERE REALLY CONNECTING.
YEAH, WELL,
THE WHOLE WORLD CAN CHANGE
IN A MOMENT, REALLY.
RUN OFF THE STAGE.
RUN OFF THE STAGE!
SO THEN HOW COME
IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE
YOU'RE HAPPY WITH THE CHANGE?
NOW GO BACK ONTO THE STAGE.
IT'S BEEN
AN OVERWHELMING FEW DAYS.
I'M SURE THINGS
WILL GET BACK TO NORMAL
ONCE CARLTON AND I ARE BACK
IN LOS ANGELES.
-AND, 1, 2, 3...
-WE'RE LEAVING TONIGH AFTER THE FESTIVITIES.
I NEED TO GET BACK HOME.
OKAY, I SEE...
I SEE YOU ON MY SET.
PLEASE LEAVE MY SET,
THANK YOU.
[JAZZY MUSIC PLAYING]
-HEY, CAN YOU HAND THESE OUT?
THANK YOU.
-SURE.
HEY, KAYLA.
HI.
I LET HIM HAVE IT.
-FULL ROUND OF AMMUNITION.
-[SIGHS] KIM.
I CALLED HIM A CAT LADY,
AND A CHICKEN.
[CHUCKLES] KIM.
WHAT, IT'S TRUE!
YOU TWO BELONG TOGETHER.
-IT'S SO OBVIOUS.
-HI GUYS.
THINGS ARE THE WAY
THEY SHOULD BE.
OH YEAH?
THEN WHY DO YOU LOOK
SO MISERABLE?
HI.
AND WHY DOES DUSTIN
LOOK SO MISERABLE?
WAIT, IS... IS HE HERE?
NO, HE WAS TO SET UP,
BUT THEN HE LEF BECAUSE HE FELT IT MIGH BE UNCOMFORTABLE
FOR YOU IF HE WAS HERE.
IT IS WHAT IT IS.
BUT IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE.
IF YOU JUST TOLD HIM
THAT YOU LOVED HIM, THEN--
KIM, I AM
WITH CARLTON NOW, OKAY?
HE'S CHANGED,
AND HE'S TRYING, WHICH IS--
WHICH IS MORE
THAN I CAN SAY FOR DUSTIN.
OH, GOOD EVENING, LOVE!
YOU LOOK
ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS. OH!
[BREATHES DEEPLY] GET ME A GLASS
OF WINE, WOULD YOU, DARLING?
OH, AND YOU NEED TO CONTAC THE ARTS EDITOR
AT THE DAILY NEWS.
THE ARTICLE ABOUT ME WAS BOTTOM
OF FRONT PAGE AND NOT TOP.
REALLY?
THIS IS OUR ENGAGEMENT PARTY
AND YOU ARE STILL
BOSSING ME AROUND?
OH, I'M SORRY, DARLING,
I SHOULDN'T HAVE DONE THAT.
IT'S JUST THAT EVERY MOMEN IS CRITICAL.
WE'RE OPENING TOMORROW NIGHT.
I'M SO SORRY, SWEETUMS,
I JUST SEE SOMEONE OVER THERE
THAT I ABSOLUTELY
HAVE TO SPEAK TO.
EXCUSE ME.
[SIGHS]
I DIDN'T TELL YOU
BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS
GOING ON BETWEEN THEM BUT...
I SAW THEM GETTING COZY
THE OTHER DAY AT THE HOTEL
WHEN WE WERE SITTING
AT THE BAR.
OH, YOU MEAN WHEN WE WERE
HAVING A CONVERSATION
ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE
OF FINDING A MAN
WHO IS YOUR FRIEND?
A MAN WHO RESPECTS YOU?
YEAH, PRETTY MUCH.
WHERE ARE YOU GOING?
TO GIVE CARLTON
A PIECE OF MY MIND.
ARE YOU SURE?
OH, I AM MORE SURE THAN ANYTHING
I HAVE EVER DONE BEFORE.
WE ARE OFFICIALLY DONE.
[CHUCKLING]
I BEG YOUR PARDON?
THE SPARK IS GONE, CARLTON.
LOOK, I KNOW YOU LOVE ME,
AND I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU,
BUT AS A COUPLE,
WE DO NOT WORK.
I THOUGHT YOU WANTED TO TRY.
[GASPS] I DID, AND WE HAVEN' EVEN GONE A FULL DAY
AND WE'RE ALREADY BACK
TO THE WAY THINGS WERE
THAT NEEDED TO BE CHANGED.
I NEED A LOVE THAT DEEPENS
AND GROWS EACH DAY WITH
A PARTNER WHO RESPECTS ME
AND INSPIRES ME
AS MUCH AS I'D INSPIRE HIM.
CARLTON, YOU ARE AN AMAZING
DIRECTOR AND CHOREOGRAPHER.
YOU ARE AN AMAZING PERSON,
AND THE BALLET YOU CHOREOGRAPHED
WILL BE AMAZING.
BUT I'M NO GOING TO BE THERE.
GO BE AMAZING.
I... HOPE YOU FIND
THAT LOVE.
HEY, WHERE ARE YOU
GOING NOW?
BACK TO LOS ANGELES.
SHOULD WE...? SHOULD WE...?
-YEAH, WE SHOULD. YEAH.
-YEAH. YEAH.
-KAYLA!
-KAYLA!
-WHERE ARE YOU HEADED?
-THE AIRPORT.
AH. CAN I GET YOU A CAB?
NO.
WAIT.
YOU'RE CHANGING
YOUR MIND, HUH?
YEAH.
WHAT, DO YOU HAVE A PROBLEM
WITH A STRONG WOMAN?
[CHUCKLES] NOPE.
COME ON, BOY. COME HERE.
YOU DON'T WANT TO LIVE WITH
A WHOLE BUNCH OF CATS, DO YOU?
I AM BEING A CHICKEN,
AREN'T I?
I SHOULD GO GET HER?
LET'S DO THIS.
COME ON.
[ELEVATOR BELL DINGS]
[CLATTERING]
OH NO.
WHY DO I ALWAYS FORGE TO TAKE THE STAIRS?
[SIGHS]
THE DAMN ELEVATOR!
WHAT'S WRONG?
THE ELEVATOR'S STUCK
FOR GOOD THIS TIME.
IT HASN'T MOVED
IN 30 MINUTES.
THANKS A LOT, ELEVATOR.
YOU BROUGHT THE MOS INCREDIBLE WOMAN INTO MY LIFE,
AND NOW YOU'RE STOPPING ME
FROM GETTING TO HER.
DUSTIN?
[DUSTIN] I AM A CHICKEN, OKAY,
IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT TO HEAR?
I PRACTICALLY ROLLED OUT THE RED
CARPET FOR KAYLA TO LEAVE ME.
AND NOW WHEN I WAN TO GO GET HER, TO STOP HER
FROM LEAVING, TO...
TO TELL HER
HOW AMAZING SHE IS...
AND HOW I WAN TO SPEND TIME WITH HER,
LOVING HER,
BEING HER BEST FRIEND,
HER PARTNER IN CRIME,
YOU'RE FOILING MY EFFORTS!
THANKS A LOT, ELEVATOR.
WHO'S KAYLA?
I'M KAYLA.
[ELEVATOR ENGINE STARTS]
[GASPS]
THANK YOU, ELEVATOR.
[ELEVATOR BELL DINGS]
THE, UH...
THE ELEVATOR INTERCOM WAS ON.
YOU ALL HEARD THAT?
MM-HM.
I HEARD IT.
THAT'S WHAT MATTERS.
[KAYLA CHUCKLES]
[ALL SHOUTING]
WHAT'S WRONG?
I AM SO HAPPY
TO HAVE MET YOU.
YOU'RE THE MOST AMAZING WOMAN
I'VE EVER MET.
AND I NEVER KNEW I COULD FALL
IN LOVE WITH MY BEST FRIEND.
KAYLA HANSEN...
YOU ARE SO INCREDIBLE.
YOU MAKE ME WAN TO BE A BETTER MAN.
AND, A BETTER CHEF!
I WAS LOST BEFORE I MET YOU
BUT YOU'VE MADE ME WHOLE.
YOU'VE GIVEN MY LIFE MEANING.
AND, I WANT TO SPEND EVERY
SINGLE DAY OF MY LIFE WITH YOU.
KAYLA ANNE HANSEN,
-WILL YOU MARRY ME?
-YES! YES!
I WILL!
I WILL,
DUSTIN MICHAEL CASEY!