1 00:00:01,088 --> 00:00:07,572 [INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PLAYING] 2 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:07,000 Downloaded from HQCINEMAS.COM 3 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:13,000 Official HQCINEMAS movies site: HQCINEMAS.COM 4 00:00:16,016 --> 00:00:19,367 NATALIE: An entire year had passed since Derek and Holly 5 00:00:19,410 --> 00:00:21,325 rekindled their childhood romance. 6 00:00:22,109 --> 00:00:23,849 But her life was in New York now, 7 00:00:24,154 --> 00:00:26,939 and Derek's was here in the town of Good Hope. 8 00:00:27,940 --> 00:00:29,333 The plan was to wait a year 9 00:00:29,768 --> 00:00:31,944 and if their feelings were just as strong, 10 00:00:32,293 --> 00:00:35,383 return to the spot where they said their last goodbye. 11 00:00:36,819 --> 00:00:39,256 But as the last passenger departed the train, 12 00:00:39,952 --> 00:00:42,129 Derek's hopes were quickly fading... 13 00:00:43,130 --> 00:00:44,174 until... 14 00:00:48,918 --> 00:00:51,399 Holly! I knew you'd make it. 15 00:00:53,140 --> 00:00:57,666 Wait, this isn't hello, is it? 16 00:00:59,755 --> 00:01:01,017 You came back to say goodbye. 17 00:01:01,931 --> 00:01:02,975 NATALIE: Holly tried to speak, 18 00:01:03,498 --> 00:01:04,673 but the words wouldn't form. 19 00:01:04,977 --> 00:01:06,066 No, don't... 20 00:01:07,241 --> 00:01:09,460 do this. I love you. 21 00:01:10,331 --> 00:01:12,463 I know you feel the same.I'm... I'm scared, Derek. 22 00:01:13,377 --> 00:01:16,076 What if love isn't enough?It has to be. 23 00:01:17,599 --> 00:01:19,731 Holly, please. 24 00:01:21,298 --> 00:01:24,040 Will you make my candy cane wishes, 25 00:01:24,780 --> 00:01:26,651 mistletoe dreams come true? 26 00:01:28,871 --> 00:01:29,915 Marry me? 27 00:01:30,568 --> 00:01:32,918 NATALIE: With her head and heart still in a tug of war, 28 00:01:33,484 --> 00:01:36,444 Holly threw caution to the wind and followed her heart. 29 00:01:36,879 --> 00:01:39,621 Yes! I'll marry you. [CHUCKLES][CHUCKLES] Yes! 30 00:01:41,318 --> 00:01:42,928 NATALIE: The moment their lips met 31 00:01:42,972 --> 00:01:44,626 they knew it was their destiny 32 00:01:44,669 --> 00:01:48,369 to spend their lives blissfully in love. 33 00:01:49,935 --> 00:01:52,112 The end. 34 00:01:53,156 --> 00:01:56,203 [SIGHS] Or, as this tired writer likes to say... 35 00:01:57,334 --> 00:01:58,640 finally finished. [SIGHS] 36 00:01:58,901 --> 00:02:02,252 [INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC CONTINUING] 37 00:02:05,125 --> 00:02:07,779 NATALIE: Hey, baby. [COOING] Hi. 38 00:02:08,737 --> 00:02:09,825 Come here. 39 00:02:13,611 --> 00:02:14,612 [SIGHS] 40 00:02:25,188 --> 00:02:26,276 [EXHALES SHARPLY] 41 00:02:33,805 --> 00:02:37,505 [INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC CONCLUDES] 42 00:02:43,641 --> 00:02:47,079 [DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING] 43 00:02:47,123 --> 00:02:48,864 [BREATHES DEEPLY] 44 00:02:49,821 --> 00:02:51,083 Oh, no. I know that look. 45 00:02:51,562 --> 00:02:54,435 It's that "I'm looking at last week's leftover meatloaf" look. 46 00:02:54,478 --> 00:02:56,393 Interesting choice of words.Okay. 47 00:02:57,525 --> 00:02:58,613 Okay, Gloria. 48 00:02:59,091 --> 00:03:01,311 Are you gonna tell me what you thought of it 49 00:03:01,659 --> 00:03:03,574 as my editor or as my friend? 50 00:03:03,922 --> 00:03:05,620 Editor.NATALIE: Cool. 51 00:03:05,663 --> 00:03:06,925 Give it to me straight. 52 00:03:07,709 --> 00:03:10,146 But first, tell me what you loved. 53 00:03:10,190 --> 00:03:11,278 [DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING] 54 00:03:11,321 --> 00:03:12,757 The title.[INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PLAYING] 55 00:03:12,801 --> 00:03:14,585 Without even cracking the binding 56 00:03:14,629 --> 00:03:15,847 it sounds like a bestseller. 57 00:03:15,891 --> 00:03:18,198 Your favorite part was the title, okay. 58 00:03:19,895 --> 00:03:20,896 Now tell me what you hated. 59 00:03:21,244 --> 00:03:23,377 The last 30 pages.[SIGHS] 60 00:03:23,420 --> 00:03:26,423 "Candy cane wishes, Mistletoe dreams?" 61 00:03:26,467 --> 00:03:27,598 You are killing me. 62 00:03:27,946 --> 00:03:30,471 Yes. I know that the dialogue was a little cliché 63 00:03:30,906 --> 00:03:33,169 and maybe I reused certain tropes 64 00:03:33,213 --> 00:03:38,087 and perhaps the ending is a little bit schmaltzy. 65 00:03:38,130 --> 00:03:41,133 Oh, what am I doing? [SIGHS] 66 00:03:41,699 --> 00:03:42,700 You tell me. 67 00:03:43,310 --> 00:03:44,398 [SIGHS] 68 00:03:44,920 --> 00:03:47,792 It's a perfect storm where crippling writer's block 69 00:03:48,924 --> 00:03:50,012 meets a hard Christmas deadline. 70 00:03:51,231 --> 00:03:53,407 Natalie, you are the queen of Christmas romance 71 00:03:53,450 --> 00:03:55,365 for a reason. But this isn't it. 72 00:03:55,409 --> 00:03:57,106 Your problem is you're stuck in a rut. 73 00:03:57,715 --> 00:03:59,108 You're always holed up in this apartment. 74 00:03:59,151 --> 00:04:00,501 What? I don't like going out. 75 00:04:02,111 --> 00:04:04,287 Your publicist mentioned something 76 00:04:04,331 --> 00:04:06,811 about an anniversary book signing in Buffalo 77 00:04:06,855 --> 00:04:08,552 to commemorate your very first novel. 78 00:04:08,596 --> 00:04:10,467 Yeah, no. He's begging me to commit. 79 00:04:10,511 --> 00:04:12,077 It's the first story to carry my book, 80 00:04:12,121 --> 00:04:14,471 but I'm not doing it.You used to love doing book signings. 81 00:04:14,515 --> 00:04:16,212 Yeah, that was before I realized 82 00:04:16,256 --> 00:04:17,996 that selling a million copies meant that 83 00:04:18,040 --> 00:04:19,868 at least a million people have read my book. 84 00:04:19,911 --> 00:04:21,348 That's a million people. 85 00:04:21,391 --> 00:04:22,697 A lot of people who expect me to be 86 00:04:22,740 --> 00:04:24,481 as clever and as witty as my characters. 87 00:04:24,742 --> 00:04:27,267 Not to mention the press who expects me to be perfect 88 00:04:27,571 --> 00:04:29,051 and I am not.GLORIA: Ryan said 89 00:04:29,094 --> 00:04:30,531 there would only be a handful of fans. 90 00:04:31,358 --> 00:04:33,273 No publicity outside the store itself. 91 00:04:33,316 --> 00:04:35,144 Can't I just do it on Zoom?GLORIA: No! 92 00:04:35,971 --> 00:04:37,929 Right now.[CAT MEOWS] 93 00:04:37,973 --> 00:04:41,498 You are two cats shy of becoming a total recluse. 94 00:04:41,759 --> 00:04:43,805 I'm gonna push you out of your comfort zone 95 00:04:43,848 --> 00:04:47,591 until you turn this into the next Natalie Wolfe classic. 96 00:04:49,114 --> 00:04:50,115 Is there coffee? 97 00:04:57,775 --> 00:04:59,734 [BIRDS CHIRPING] 98 00:04:59,777 --> 00:05:03,520 I just wanted to remind you all that "SHE" stands for: 99 00:05:03,564 --> 00:05:05,435 She Has Everything. 100 00:05:07,219 --> 00:05:10,962 Now, so far, not one of these story pitches 101 00:05:11,006 --> 00:05:12,312 is worthy enough 102 00:05:12,355 --> 00:05:14,401 to be on the cover of our holiday edition. 103 00:05:14,966 --> 00:05:16,185 Well, what about my story? 104 00:05:16,664 --> 00:05:18,970 About New York's hippest new dating app 105 00:05:19,014 --> 00:05:22,147 promising you a new boo by New Year's. 106 00:05:22,191 --> 00:05:23,453 Just 'cause you pitch it to me twice 107 00:05:23,497 --> 00:05:25,150 doesn't make me any more excited about it, Nick. 108 00:05:25,977 --> 00:05:29,546 Look, Tucker-Thomson Publishing has us in their sites. 109 00:05:29,590 --> 00:05:31,069 If we do not manage 110 00:05:31,113 --> 00:05:32,332 to hold our own this holiday season 111 00:05:32,636 --> 00:05:36,553 and by that I mean substantially boosting subscriptions, 112 00:05:36,901 --> 00:05:40,078 they are going to merge us with POV magazine 113 00:05:40,601 --> 00:05:44,344 which means that half of you will be gone and the other half 114 00:05:44,387 --> 00:05:47,042 will be writing fluff pieces for that monthly rag. 115 00:05:47,347 --> 00:05:49,392 Fayennes want us to find a white whale? 116 00:05:49,436 --> 00:05:50,611 Exactly. 117 00:05:50,654 --> 00:05:52,656 Uh, sorry, what's a white whale? 118 00:05:52,700 --> 00:05:55,964 It's an exclusive, an almost impossible to get scoop 119 00:05:56,007 --> 00:05:58,401 that's gonna cut the knees off of all our competition. 120 00:05:58,793 --> 00:06:00,969 FAYANNE: Yes, so, scour the internet, okay? 121 00:06:01,012 --> 00:06:03,232 Call every publicist, every agent, 122 00:06:03,275 --> 00:06:06,191 every department store, Santa, you have in your contact list. 123 00:06:06,235 --> 00:06:07,584 Otherwise... [INHALES DEEPLY] 124 00:06:07,628 --> 00:06:09,325 ...you may find someone else in your cubicle 125 00:06:09,369 --> 00:06:11,936 in the New Year. [SMACKS LIPS] Back to work, people. 126 00:06:13,851 --> 00:06:14,896 Yarr. 127 00:06:16,114 --> 00:06:20,162 [INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC CONCLUDES] 128 00:06:21,076 --> 00:06:24,296 How did I get roped into being your pet sitter? 129 00:06:24,558 --> 00:06:26,951 Because you are the one pushing me out 130 00:06:26,995 --> 00:06:29,214 and I wouldn't ask, but Blitzen's a little clingy 131 00:06:29,258 --> 00:06:31,739 because he's used to me being home, alone. 132 00:06:32,174 --> 00:06:34,524 Well, that's the root of your writer's block, honey. 133 00:06:34,785 --> 00:06:37,658 What are you talking about?You sit in here all day, 134 00:06:37,701 --> 00:06:39,790 writing about how to find the ideal man. 135 00:06:40,530 --> 00:06:44,926 You're so busy creating make-believe Mr. Rights 136 00:06:44,969 --> 00:06:46,710 you can't even find one for yourself. 137 00:06:47,189 --> 00:06:48,364 I'm leaving it up to fate. 138 00:06:49,017 --> 00:06:50,714 What's fate supposed to do? [SIGHS] 139 00:06:50,975 --> 00:06:52,063 Slip him under the door? 140 00:06:52,499 --> 00:06:54,196 You haven't been on a date in years. 141 00:06:54,936 --> 00:06:56,328 You can't write any new ideas 142 00:06:56,372 --> 00:06:58,156 because you don't have any new experiences to draw on. 143 00:06:58,200 --> 00:06:59,636 That's part of the block. 144 00:06:59,680 --> 00:07:01,203 I don't know what I'm looking for outside. 145 00:07:01,769 --> 00:07:03,423 You're looking for someone to fill your list. 146 00:07:04,554 --> 00:07:07,601 What list?[SCOFFS] When I was your age, 147 00:07:08,428 --> 00:07:11,822 my mother sat me down and had me write down 148 00:07:11,866 --> 00:07:14,259 five traits I was looking for in a partner. 149 00:07:14,912 --> 00:07:16,436 Five deal breakers I couldn't live without. 150 00:07:16,697 --> 00:07:18,481 So, I did what she said. 151 00:07:19,439 --> 00:07:23,181 I wrote my list, tucked it away to put it out to the universe. 152 00:07:23,704 --> 00:07:24,661 About a year later, 153 00:07:25,096 --> 00:07:27,534 I'm stuck in an elevator with a complete stranger, 154 00:07:27,577 --> 00:07:29,449 desperately trying not to have a panic attack. 155 00:07:29,884 --> 00:07:32,321 He's doing everything he can do to try to calm me down. 156 00:07:32,364 --> 00:07:33,496 Nothing works. 157 00:07:33,540 --> 00:07:35,585 Until he starts telling me corny jokes. 158 00:07:36,760 --> 00:07:38,109 I couldn't stop laughing, 159 00:07:38,153 --> 00:07:40,460 I completely forgot about panicking. 160 00:07:40,503 --> 00:07:44,028 Because he had a sense of humor.First thing on my list. 161 00:07:44,333 --> 00:07:48,119 Followed closely by compassion. For the next four hours, 162 00:07:48,163 --> 00:07:49,860 we sat there waiting to be rescued. 163 00:07:49,904 --> 00:07:53,777 We talked and he quickly checked off everything else on my list. 164 00:07:54,604 --> 00:07:57,259 And I married him.That's how you met Manny? 165 00:07:57,694 --> 00:08:00,131 It all started with the list.[SCOFFS] 166 00:08:01,045 --> 00:08:02,917 [INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PLAYING][GLORIA CHUCKLES] 167 00:08:06,877 --> 00:08:09,140 [INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC CONCLUDES] 168 00:08:09,184 --> 00:08:11,012 [INDISTINCT CHATTER] 169 00:08:11,055 --> 00:08:12,622 So... [INHALES DEEPLY] 170 00:08:12,666 --> 00:08:14,406 ...do you really think we can find a cover story 171 00:08:14,450 --> 00:08:17,497 big enough to save the magazine?[BREATHES DEEPLY] We've got to. 172 00:08:18,019 --> 00:08:19,803 There's gotta be something in the public zeitgeist 173 00:08:19,847 --> 00:08:21,413 we can put a holiday spin on, right? 174 00:08:21,457 --> 00:08:23,764 Yeah.[ 175 00:08:25,853 --> 00:08:27,724 Hang on, you read romance novels? 176 00:08:28,159 --> 00:08:30,553 Oh. [CHUCKLES] Uh, yeah. [CHUCKLES] 177 00:08:30,597 --> 00:08:32,555 David turned me onto them when we first started going out. 178 00:08:33,295 --> 00:08:36,080 By the time we broke up, I was addicted. 179 00:08:36,994 --> 00:08:38,039 I can't read that stuff. 180 00:08:38,387 --> 00:08:40,520 I'm much more interested in facts than fiction. 181 00:08:41,259 --> 00:08:42,783 So, you've never read Natalie Wolfe? 182 00:08:44,480 --> 00:08:48,005 [CHUCKLES] She is gonna change your life, bro. 183 00:08:50,138 --> 00:08:53,794 [SCOFFS] "The New York Times declares Natalie Wolfe 184 00:08:53,837 --> 00:08:55,491 the queen of Christmas romance." 185 00:08:56,144 --> 00:08:59,669 Wow. Is that the equivalent of a People's Choice Award? 186 00:08:59,713 --> 00:09:01,323 [CHUCKLES] Joke all you want, Nick. 187 00:09:01,584 --> 00:09:03,281 But with everything going on in the world, 188 00:09:03,804 --> 00:09:06,023 these books give us a safe place to escape. 189 00:09:06,633 --> 00:09:07,764 And what's wrong with that? 190 00:09:08,635 --> 00:09:13,030 [SOFT MUSIC PLAYING] 191 00:09:19,254 --> 00:09:20,516 [KEYBOARD KEYS CLACKING] 192 00:09:25,129 --> 00:09:26,174 Okay. 193 00:09:29,090 --> 00:09:32,049 Okay. [SIGHS][SOFT MUSIC CONCLUDES] 194 00:09:33,007 --> 00:09:34,748 I really wish I didn't have to drag you away 195 00:09:34,791 --> 00:09:35,836 from everything that you're doing 196 00:09:36,314 --> 00:09:38,186 just so you can come up to Buffalo to hold my hand. 197 00:09:38,229 --> 00:09:40,101 Oh, your first time out in public in six years? 198 00:09:40,144 --> 00:09:41,406 I'm pretty sure you're gonna 199 00:09:41,450 --> 00:09:42,886 be needing an emotional support gay. 200 00:09:43,278 --> 00:09:45,454 No journalists, right? Just fans? 201 00:09:45,497 --> 00:09:47,238 No journalists, just loyal fans. 202 00:09:47,282 --> 00:09:50,024 And you have a fallback plan, in case I have a panic attack? 203 00:09:50,067 --> 00:09:52,679 Fallback plan is, we're gonna have fun on this girls trip. 204 00:09:55,507 --> 00:09:56,596 What's that? 205 00:09:57,161 --> 00:09:59,294 Gloria's convinced the only way to find my soulmate 206 00:09:59,337 --> 00:10:01,557 is to write down the five things I'm looking for. 207 00:10:01,992 --> 00:10:04,386 Sounds a little old school but I'll bite. [EXHALES HEAVILY] 208 00:10:04,778 --> 00:10:06,780 Couldn't be worse than constantly being swiped left 209 00:10:06,823 --> 00:10:08,651 under a sea of unanswered power likes. 210 00:10:09,260 --> 00:10:11,349 What do I do when I'm done? Just put it under my pillow 211 00:10:11,393 --> 00:10:13,613 and wait for the date fairy?[CHUCKLES] No. 212 00:10:14,135 --> 00:10:15,832 You, uh, put it away and let the universe 213 00:10:15,876 --> 00:10:16,877 run its course.Hmm. 214 00:10:18,226 --> 00:10:20,924 How'd you get done so fast?I know what I want. Your turn. 215 00:10:21,795 --> 00:10:24,362 [SIGHS] Ah, okay. Um... 216 00:10:28,366 --> 00:10:30,717 Well, Gloria's first one was sense of humor. 217 00:10:31,021 --> 00:10:33,415 Everybody finds that attractive.RYAN: Yeah, you'd think. 218 00:10:34,068 --> 00:10:35,112 Not that it's done me any good 219 00:10:35,417 --> 00:10:37,158 I'd trade humor for looks any day of the week. 220 00:10:37,201 --> 00:10:38,246 Looks fade. 221 00:10:38,594 --> 00:10:40,248 It's what's inside that matters. 222 00:10:40,291 --> 00:10:42,032 Yeah, and try explaining that to a coffee date 223 00:10:42,076 --> 00:10:44,556 who's asking why my profile picture is 20 pounds old. 224 00:10:44,600 --> 00:10:45,862 [CHUCKLES]RYAN: Keep going. 225 00:10:46,167 --> 00:10:48,212 But don't rush me if I'm putting this out into the universe 226 00:10:48,256 --> 00:10:50,040 I want to get it right.[SIGHS] 227 00:10:50,301 --> 00:10:53,130 NATALIE: Two. [SIGHS] Compassion? 228 00:10:54,001 --> 00:10:55,176 Was that Gloria's second one, too? 229 00:10:56,133 --> 00:10:58,135 Yeah.Come on. These have to be your own. 230 00:10:58,658 --> 00:11:00,442 If you're not gonna commit, let the universe move on 231 00:11:00,485 --> 00:11:02,923 to someone who's actually ready to find true love. 232 00:11:02,966 --> 00:11:04,185 Ah, it's...[CELLPPHONE CHIMES] 233 00:11:04,228 --> 00:11:07,362 That must be our car. Let's go Buffalo. 234 00:11:07,971 --> 00:11:09,669 [CARS HONKING][INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PLAYING] 235 00:11:10,365 --> 00:11:13,324 NICK: I found our scoop! Natalie Wolfe. 236 00:11:13,890 --> 00:11:16,066 She's this generation's Danielle Steel. 237 00:11:16,110 --> 00:11:17,459 Only, platinum. 238 00:11:17,502 --> 00:11:19,591 I know who she is, Nick. But she's a recluse. 239 00:11:19,635 --> 00:11:21,289 I know, I want to write about that. 240 00:11:21,332 --> 00:11:23,160 But she hardly ever leaves her apartment 241 00:11:23,204 --> 00:11:24,727 and she never grants interviews. 242 00:11:24,771 --> 00:11:28,209 But if I could get to her, it would be our white whale. 243 00:11:28,252 --> 00:11:30,428 If you could get to her, it would be our cover, 244 00:11:30,472 --> 00:11:32,300 but you do understand the word "recluse?" 245 00:11:32,343 --> 00:11:33,867 So she is taking a rare trip 246 00:11:33,910 --> 00:11:35,782 to Buffalo tomorrow for a book signing. 247 00:11:35,825 --> 00:11:38,523 I have an in at the bookstore. I fly in. 248 00:11:38,567 --> 00:11:41,004 I pour on a little of that Nick Winters charm 249 00:11:41,048 --> 00:11:42,789 and I use my journalistic superpowers 250 00:11:42,832 --> 00:11:44,442 to get her to open up.[SIGHS] 251 00:11:44,486 --> 00:11:46,444 This story needs someone who understands fiction. 252 00:11:46,488 --> 00:11:49,404 Her novels are all geared towards hopeless romantics. 253 00:11:49,447 --> 00:11:51,188 When it comes to matters of the heart, Nick, 254 00:11:51,232 --> 00:11:52,668 you're just hopeless. 255 00:11:52,712 --> 00:11:54,801 I know, but I'm not writing about her books. 256 00:11:55,062 --> 00:11:56,977 I'm writing about her. She's a mystery. 257 00:11:57,412 --> 00:12:00,154 A recluse who writes about strangers finding each other 258 00:12:00,197 --> 00:12:02,983 and falling in love. I mean, how does that work? 259 00:12:03,244 --> 00:12:04,332 [CLICKS TONGUE] 260 00:12:04,375 --> 00:12:05,681 It's not a bad story.RYAN: Mm-hmm. 261 00:12:06,682 --> 00:12:08,292 You'll never get it. She won't talk to you. 262 00:12:08,336 --> 00:12:09,511 I mean, did you see the article 263 00:12:09,554 --> 00:12:11,252 The Journal ran on her a few years ago? 264 00:12:11,295 --> 00:12:13,123 "Queen of romance, Dunce of Dating" I read it. 265 00:12:13,167 --> 00:12:15,169 It's a takedown piece and that is not my style. 266 00:12:15,430 --> 00:12:16,474 I will get to her. 267 00:12:17,998 --> 00:12:20,000 I am the most tenacious writer you have on staff. 268 00:12:20,043 --> 00:12:22,176 There's a fine line between tenacious and annoying. 269 00:12:22,219 --> 00:12:23,351 [SIGHS] 270 00:12:24,482 --> 00:12:25,832 Look, Fan?Hmm? 271 00:12:27,485 --> 00:12:29,357 You and I both know this magazine's going down 272 00:12:29,661 --> 00:12:31,576 without a Christmas miracle, right?[BREATHES DEEPLY] 273 00:12:32,447 --> 00:12:33,491 Fine. 274 00:12:34,231 --> 00:12:37,844 Nick, you get Natalie to agree to be on our cover. 275 00:12:38,888 --> 00:12:39,976 Or don't bother coming home. 276 00:12:47,854 --> 00:12:50,770 [INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC CONCLUDES] 277 00:12:51,118 --> 00:12:56,340 [INDISTINCT CHATTER][UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING] 278 00:13:02,259 --> 00:13:03,260 [SIGHS] 279 00:13:08,265 --> 00:13:10,006 Oh no!You okay? 280 00:13:10,050 --> 00:13:11,529 You want me to see if there's a back entrance 281 00:13:11,573 --> 00:13:12,661 so you can avoid the fanfare? 282 00:13:12,704 --> 00:13:13,880 [UPBEAT MUSIC CONCLUDES] 283 00:13:13,923 --> 00:13:16,708 No, isn't being around the fanfare 284 00:13:16,752 --> 00:13:18,319 the whole point of me leaving my apartment? 285 00:13:20,147 --> 00:13:21,148 Yeah. 286 00:13:22,105 --> 00:13:24,238 [INDISTINCT CHATTER] 287 00:13:26,240 --> 00:13:27,415 I'm ready to meet the public. 288 00:13:27,458 --> 00:13:28,633 [CHUCKLES] You're a dork. 289 00:13:28,677 --> 00:13:29,721 You know that?Yeah. 290 00:13:30,244 --> 00:13:32,115 Okay, I'll head inside and make sure they're ready for ya. 291 00:13:32,420 --> 00:13:33,508 [EXHALES DEEPLY] 292 00:13:34,117 --> 00:13:36,032 It's nice to see it's not just women who love Natalie Wolfe. 293 00:13:36,076 --> 00:13:39,209 No. I'm... Actually, I'm a journalist, 294 00:13:39,253 --> 00:13:41,385 working on a story about Natalie for SHEmagazine. 295 00:13:42,256 --> 00:13:43,648 But you're not a fan of her novels? 296 00:13:43,692 --> 00:13:46,390 I didn't say that, I mean, I read, uh, 297 00:13:46,434 --> 00:13:50,133 Bumped in Buffalolast night and, yeah, I get the appeal. 298 00:13:50,177 --> 00:13:53,745 Right? [CHUCKLES] Her stories are always so compelling. 299 00:13:53,789 --> 00:13:54,964 NICK: Mm-hmm.She's like 300 00:13:55,008 --> 00:13:57,140 the modern-day Emily Bronteë.[CHUCKLES] 301 00:13:57,401 --> 00:13:59,012 NICK: I suppose. You don't think her stories 302 00:13:59,055 --> 00:14:01,144 are just a wee bit dated for the modern world? 303 00:14:01,449 --> 00:14:03,059 WOMAN: Dated? How? 304 00:14:03,451 --> 00:14:06,236 You have to admit that she perpetuates the myth 305 00:14:06,280 --> 00:14:10,066 that a woman secretly desires to be rescued by a man. 306 00:14:10,110 --> 00:14:11,633 I don't believe that to be true at all. 307 00:14:11,676 --> 00:14:12,852 Yeah, neither do I. 308 00:14:13,330 --> 00:14:15,942 [INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PLAYING]OMG, you're Natalie Wolfe. 309 00:14:16,246 --> 00:14:17,595 [GASPS][WOMEN GASPING] 310 00:14:17,639 --> 00:14:19,423 [INDISTINCT CHATTER]NATALIE: See you inside. 311 00:14:21,817 --> 00:14:24,907 [INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC CONCLUDES] 312 00:14:28,389 --> 00:14:32,001 "Dylan's gaze slid over Paige on that chilly Christmas Eve 313 00:14:32,045 --> 00:14:33,350 like a veil of fire." 314 00:14:34,264 --> 00:14:36,310 "Then, with one tender kiss, 315 00:14:37,006 --> 00:14:39,922 they entwined their souls for eternity." 316 00:14:41,097 --> 00:14:42,316 "The end." 317 00:14:42,838 --> 00:14:46,320 [CROWD APPLAUD]Thank you. 318 00:14:48,626 --> 00:14:50,541 Now, before, uh, Natalie starts signing books, 319 00:14:50,585 --> 00:14:52,195 she would love to field some questions. 320 00:14:52,239 --> 00:14:53,849 No.She would love to. 321 00:14:53,893 --> 00:14:54,937 Any questions? 322 00:14:54,981 --> 00:14:56,025 Okay.Uh... yes? 323 00:14:56,591 --> 00:14:59,289 Natalie, I always wondered if real people 324 00:14:59,333 --> 00:15:01,248 inspire your lead characters? 325 00:15:01,291 --> 00:15:03,511 [BREATHES DEEPLY][SOFT MUSIC PLAYING] 326 00:15:06,644 --> 00:15:07,645 [CHUCKLES] 327 00:15:08,603 --> 00:15:10,170 Natalie.[MUMBLES] 328 00:15:11,345 --> 00:15:14,478 Yes. I think there's always 329 00:15:14,522 --> 00:15:16,916 a part of me in all of my heroines. 330 00:15:17,394 --> 00:15:22,356 Only I'm, uh... maybe 12 percent as brave as Paige. 331 00:15:22,399 --> 00:15:25,054 [CROWD CHUCKLES][CHUCKLES] 332 00:15:26,186 --> 00:15:28,971 As for Caleb, he was based on my first high school crush. 333 00:15:29,537 --> 00:15:31,191 [INDISTINCT CHATTER]You mean Dylan? 334 00:15:32,540 --> 00:15:35,238 Dylan. Yeah, Dylan. I said Dylan, 335 00:15:35,282 --> 00:15:36,413 didn't I say Dylan?Caleb. 336 00:15:36,761 --> 00:15:40,983 Dylan was based on my first high school crush, Caleb. 337 00:15:41,418 --> 00:15:43,420 Oh, he sounds dreamy. Did you ever go out with him? 338 00:15:44,160 --> 00:15:45,553 Almost. [CLEARS THROAT] 339 00:15:46,423 --> 00:15:49,992 But uh, that is a story I might share in the next book. 340 00:15:50,036 --> 00:15:53,300 So, you know, look for it.[CROWD CHUCKLES] 341 00:15:53,343 --> 00:15:54,866 So has the Queen of romance 342 00:15:54,910 --> 00:15:56,433 found her own happily ever-after? 343 00:15:56,477 --> 00:15:58,827 Let's... Let's raise hands to ask questions. 344 00:15:58,870 --> 00:16:00,046 No, I'll answer it. 345 00:16:01,264 --> 00:16:03,614 I believe that happily ever-after 346 00:16:03,658 --> 00:16:06,052 is more of a journey than a destination. 347 00:16:06,574 --> 00:16:08,184 CROWD: Aw.[NATALIE CHUCKLES] 348 00:16:09,577 --> 00:16:11,448 Great. Okay. Anybody have other questions? 349 00:16:11,709 --> 00:16:13,233 WOMAN 1: Oh, here!WOMAN 2: Yeah, over here! 350 00:16:15,104 --> 00:16:17,237 NATALIE: Thank you.WOMAN 3: Thank you so much. 351 00:16:17,759 --> 00:16:18,890 You're welcome. 352 00:16:21,545 --> 00:16:23,939 Hi. Uh, Nick Winters. 353 00:16:23,983 --> 00:16:25,201 Hi.Hi. 354 00:16:26,420 --> 00:16:29,466 I really didn't mean anything by my comment earlier. 355 00:16:30,293 --> 00:16:33,035 My boss says that I'm hopeless and annoying. 356 00:16:33,079 --> 00:16:34,689 So far I agree with the assessment. 357 00:16:34,950 --> 00:16:37,257 Nick with a "K", right?NICK: Yes. [CHUCKLES] 358 00:16:37,300 --> 00:16:39,781 So, I... I'm a writer with SHEmagazine 359 00:16:39,824 --> 00:16:42,044 and I tried contacting your publicist for an interview 360 00:16:42,088 --> 00:16:43,437 but all I seem to get is a runaround. 361 00:16:43,480 --> 00:16:45,047 That's what I pay him for.[NICK CHUCKLES] 362 00:16:45,091 --> 00:16:48,790 But surely your fans would love to get a peek at the life 363 00:16:48,833 --> 00:16:51,184 of America's favorite romance novelist? 364 00:16:51,227 --> 00:16:53,403 Been there, done that. Still licking my wounds. 365 00:16:53,447 --> 00:16:55,797 Look... [INHALES DEEPLY] ...don't take this personally, 366 00:16:55,840 --> 00:16:58,017 but I just don't talk to journalists. 367 00:16:58,060 --> 00:17:01,150 The truth is, I'm a bit of a bore 368 00:17:01,194 --> 00:17:02,456 and it's bad for business 369 00:17:02,499 --> 00:17:04,458 to let the word out.Oh, I doubt that 370 00:17:04,501 --> 00:17:06,721 and if you would just give me a few minutes, I... 371 00:17:06,982 --> 00:17:09,202 Sorry, Nick with a "K". 372 00:17:09,245 --> 00:17:11,421 Nothing you could say would change my mind. 373 00:17:12,640 --> 00:17:14,381 So you'll think about it.Oh. 374 00:17:14,424 --> 00:17:15,425 [CHUCKLES] 375 00:17:25,348 --> 00:17:29,135 ["WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS" PLAYING] 376 00:17:29,396 --> 00:17:31,876 [INDISTINCT CHATTER] 377 00:17:41,321 --> 00:17:43,192 RYAN: You were a huge hit.[NATALIE CHUCKLES] 378 00:17:43,236 --> 00:17:46,021 Looked like you were having fun.Oh, so much fun. 379 00:17:46,282 --> 00:17:47,718 Mission accomplished. Let's go home. 380 00:17:47,762 --> 00:17:49,546 NICK: It turns out that's gonna be a little tougher 381 00:17:49,590 --> 00:17:50,765 than it ought to be. [CHUCKLES] 382 00:17:51,026 --> 00:17:53,333 Uh, there's a major blizzard on the way into town 383 00:17:53,376 --> 00:17:55,074 and the airport's already been shut down 384 00:17:55,117 --> 00:17:57,728 but, hey, it's not all good news. 385 00:17:58,120 --> 00:17:59,513 With the Buffalo wing convention in town 386 00:17:59,556 --> 00:18:01,906 there's not a hotel room to be had for 30 miles. 387 00:18:03,038 --> 00:18:05,214 Ryan, this is Nick Winters. 388 00:18:05,258 --> 00:18:07,477 The journalist from SHEmagazine who up until now, 389 00:18:07,521 --> 00:18:09,566 you've successfully managed to avoid. 390 00:18:09,914 --> 00:18:11,307 Oh, right. [CHUCKLES] 391 00:18:12,003 --> 00:18:14,005 Always nice to put a face to an unanswered voicemail. 392 00:18:14,571 --> 00:18:17,008 Yeah. [CHUCKLES]I cannot get stuck here. 393 00:18:17,052 --> 00:18:18,575 I have a Christmas deadline, remember?I... 394 00:18:18,619 --> 00:18:19,794 NICK: Well, as fate would have it, 395 00:18:19,837 --> 00:18:23,754 I have a roomy Sedan with heated seats 396 00:18:24,364 --> 00:18:25,713 and I really don't mind sharing 397 00:18:25,756 --> 00:18:27,932 as I white-knuckle it over the mountain pass 398 00:18:27,976 --> 00:18:29,020 to avoid that blizzard. 399 00:18:29,586 --> 00:18:32,198 Well, that is very generous, Nick, but we rented our own SUV. 400 00:18:32,241 --> 00:18:33,938 Well, in that case, would you mind giving me a lift 401 00:18:33,982 --> 00:18:35,549 back to the city, 'cause I really don't want 402 00:18:35,592 --> 00:18:37,855 to white-knuckle it over that mountain pass alone. 403 00:18:37,899 --> 00:18:39,248 You really don't give up, do you? 404 00:18:39,596 --> 00:18:40,989 Hey, look, Natalie. 405 00:18:41,337 --> 00:18:45,298 I respect that you are a very private person. 406 00:18:45,863 --> 00:18:47,517 But if you just give me a chance, 407 00:18:48,388 --> 00:18:50,607 you will see that I will surprise you. 408 00:18:51,260 --> 00:18:52,783 [NATALIE SIGHS]NICK: In a good way. 409 00:18:53,175 --> 00:18:56,483 In a really, really, really, really, really, really good way. 410 00:18:58,441 --> 00:19:00,661 You know, there's a study about first impressions 411 00:19:00,704 --> 00:19:03,098 and it shows that they are way overrated. 412 00:19:03,142 --> 00:19:04,230 Really?NICK: Hmm. 413 00:19:04,273 --> 00:19:05,622 How overrated are they? 414 00:19:07,494 --> 00:19:09,060 Way.[CHUCKLES] Wow. 415 00:19:11,019 --> 00:19:12,151 All right. 416 00:19:12,412 --> 00:19:14,631 If I take this card from you...NICK: Hm? 417 00:19:14,892 --> 00:19:16,764 ...will you walk away? 418 00:19:17,112 --> 00:19:19,288 Are you kidding me? I... I will gladly 419 00:19:19,332 --> 00:19:21,508 take a foot in the door over two in my mouth. 420 00:19:21,551 --> 00:19:23,988 [CHUCKLES] Okay. 421 00:19:25,990 --> 00:19:27,949 Now let's get over that mountain pass 422 00:19:27,992 --> 00:19:29,298 before the storm hits.RYAN: Mm-hmm. 423 00:19:33,476 --> 00:19:35,609 [CHEERFUL MUSIC PLAYING] 424 00:19:35,652 --> 00:19:37,393 NATALIE: It's really starting to come down, isn't it? 425 00:19:38,829 --> 00:19:42,224 How much further to the pass?I lost the signal on the GPS, 426 00:19:42,268 --> 00:19:45,096 but using my uncanny New Yorker sense of direction, 427 00:19:45,140 --> 00:19:47,316 I can almost smell the dirty water hot dogs on 47th. 428 00:19:48,361 --> 00:19:49,884 Nick was right about getting on the road. 429 00:19:50,145 --> 00:19:53,061 Nick? You're not... You're not seriously considering 430 00:19:53,104 --> 00:19:54,149 granting him an interview? 431 00:19:54,541 --> 00:19:56,543 Because People Magazine is dying to sit down 432 00:19:56,586 --> 00:19:57,935 with the Queen of Christmas romance. 433 00:19:57,979 --> 00:20:00,721 Right now, the Queen remains mum on the subject. 434 00:20:01,025 --> 00:20:02,679 Why is that always your clever go-to line 435 00:20:02,723 --> 00:20:04,638 anytime I try to do my job?'Cause it works. 436 00:20:05,813 --> 00:20:07,380 I... I know you were stung by...Uh-huh. 437 00:20:07,423 --> 00:20:08,729 No....by the unnamed 438 00:20:08,772 --> 00:20:11,558 publication's article, but that was years ago. 439 00:20:11,949 --> 00:20:14,125 Yeah.Okay. Nick's not wrong in saying 440 00:20:14,169 --> 00:20:16,258 it's time to give your fans a glimpse of the real you. 441 00:20:16,302 --> 00:20:18,695 I'm not sure I'm ready to give them the glimpse 442 00:20:18,739 --> 00:20:19,957 of the real me.[CHUCKLES] 443 00:20:22,699 --> 00:20:23,744 Do you know what Nick said? 444 00:20:24,048 --> 00:20:26,137 He said my novels perpetuate the myth 445 00:20:26,181 --> 00:20:29,532 that a woman secretly desires a man to rescue her. 446 00:20:30,838 --> 00:20:32,796 What's wrong with that?You agree with him? 447 00:20:32,840 --> 00:20:35,277 Uh, who doesn't want to be swept away by a knight one day? 448 00:20:35,321 --> 00:20:36,931 [SCOFFS]RYAN: Of any size, 449 00:20:36,974 --> 00:20:38,019 color, or denomination. 450 00:20:38,628 --> 00:20:40,369 I just don't think of my characters 451 00:20:40,413 --> 00:20:42,328 as needing to be rescued. 452 00:20:43,285 --> 00:20:45,156 They're more like kindred spirits 453 00:20:45,200 --> 00:20:47,376 who come together despite all obstacles. 454 00:20:47,942 --> 00:20:49,900 Well, your novels certainly give us a sense of hope 455 00:20:49,944 --> 00:20:51,641 that we all might find our one and only. 456 00:20:54,340 --> 00:20:56,951 You really mean that?Really, really. 457 00:20:58,344 --> 00:21:00,128 Trust me, there is absolutely no reason 458 00:21:00,171 --> 00:21:01,738 for this damsel to get distressed. 459 00:21:03,523 --> 00:21:05,176 She said, she'd think about it. 460 00:21:05,220 --> 00:21:06,352 NICK: Uh, yeah. Yeah. 461 00:21:06,787 --> 00:21:10,660 Well, no, not exactly, but that was the gist. 462 00:21:11,313 --> 00:21:13,750 That sounds like a grade A blow off to me, Nick. 463 00:21:13,794 --> 00:21:16,231 Look, you know me. I will find a way in 464 00:21:16,275 --> 00:21:18,320 even if I have to turn the charm up to 11. 465 00:21:18,364 --> 00:21:20,888 Well, this is gonna take more than just charm. 466 00:21:20,931 --> 00:21:23,194 I mean, she was burned by a journalist like you. 467 00:21:23,238 --> 00:21:25,327 I know, and we'll make that part of the story. 468 00:21:25,371 --> 00:21:27,503 I... I'll tell her that I'm not looking to write 469 00:21:27,547 --> 00:21:28,809 some tell-all exposé. 470 00:21:29,113 --> 00:21:32,160 Well, let's try to remember we are selling magazines here. 471 00:21:32,203 --> 00:21:34,728 And I'm sure we can do that if I show the world 472 00:21:34,771 --> 00:21:37,034 what the true heart of their Queen of Hearts looks like. 473 00:21:37,078 --> 00:21:38,297 FAYANNE: Well, good luck with that. 474 00:21:38,558 --> 00:21:41,648 You'll have to talk to her first. [SIGHS] 475 00:21:42,126 --> 00:21:44,651 Actually, first I have to make it past this snowstorm. 476 00:21:45,565 --> 00:21:48,916 Then I have to find her, and then I have to talk to her. 477 00:21:48,959 --> 00:21:50,657 [BREATHES DEEPLY] 478 00:21:56,402 --> 00:21:58,186 Date, marry, kill. Go. 479 00:21:58,795 --> 00:22:01,058 Oh, well, I'd date Ryan Gosling, 480 00:22:01,102 --> 00:22:02,364 but not just any Ryan. 481 00:22:02,408 --> 00:22:04,366 I want the Crazy Stupid Love Ryan Gosling. 482 00:22:04,410 --> 00:22:06,325 That's wildly specific. Marry? 483 00:22:06,803 --> 00:22:08,152 Uh, Jake Gyllenhaal. No brainer. 484 00:22:09,066 --> 00:22:10,416 From? Brokeback Mountain. 485 00:22:10,459 --> 00:22:12,287 It's the only Jake Gyllenhaal I'd wanna marry. 486 00:22:12,592 --> 00:22:14,376 RYAN: "You can't quit me."Ryan! Watch out! 487 00:22:14,420 --> 00:22:16,247 [TIRES SCREECHING] 488 00:22:22,558 --> 00:22:24,430 NATALIE: I don't have a signal![GRUNTS] 489 00:22:24,821 --> 00:22:26,345 Oh, I got a bar!Yeah? 490 00:22:26,693 --> 00:22:28,608 Oh, wow. Maybe our luck really is changing. 491 00:22:28,651 --> 00:22:30,392 NATALIE: You have a signal?No, a single. 492 00:22:30,436 --> 00:22:32,263 I... I got a power like on my dating app 493 00:22:32,307 --> 00:22:34,048 and he's totally my type.Dude! 494 00:22:35,397 --> 00:22:37,225 I lost the signal.Ugh. 495 00:22:39,662 --> 00:22:42,056 There's a tow truck. Hey!Oh, God. 496 00:22:42,099 --> 00:22:44,319 NATALIE: Hi! Oh, thank you. 497 00:22:48,062 --> 00:22:49,411 CALEB: You folks having some trouble? 498 00:22:49,455 --> 00:22:50,847 RYAN: Yeah, something like that. 499 00:22:53,676 --> 00:22:56,331 [MAGICAL MUSIC PLAYING] 500 00:22:56,940 --> 00:22:58,246 Natalie?Caleb? 501 00:22:58,289 --> 00:22:59,421 CALEB: Natalie!What... 502 00:22:59,465 --> 00:23:01,205 I haven't seen you since...High school. 503 00:23:01,249 --> 00:23:03,207 Oh, he's that Caleb?[CHUCKLES] 504 00:23:03,251 --> 00:23:05,122 What are you... [GRUNTS] ...doing here? 505 00:23:05,166 --> 00:23:07,298 Small world, huh?Yeah. Oh, yeah. 506 00:23:07,951 --> 00:23:09,126 You look...[NATALIE CHUCKLES] 507 00:23:09,170 --> 00:23:10,432 ...great.NATALIE: You look even better 508 00:23:11,302 --> 00:23:12,478 than I remember. 509 00:23:13,696 --> 00:23:15,350 Hey, I'm Ryan Turner. 510 00:23:15,394 --> 00:23:17,308 Natalie's apparently invisible publicist. 511 00:23:17,352 --> 00:23:18,440 [CHUCKLES]CALEB: Hey! 512 00:23:18,745 --> 00:23:20,964 Yeah, so the closest town is Cranberry Falls. 513 00:23:21,008 --> 00:23:23,010 It's just a few miles over the pass. 514 00:23:23,053 --> 00:23:24,315 It's clear on that side. 515 00:23:24,881 --> 00:23:26,535 Why don't you two hop in the warm cab 516 00:23:26,840 --> 00:23:28,450 and I'll hitch you both to safety.Okay. 517 00:23:28,494 --> 00:23:29,712 NATALIE: Okay.CALEB: Okay? 518 00:23:29,756 --> 00:23:31,584 Yeah.[CHUCKLES] 519 00:23:32,236 --> 00:23:35,631 Wow. [CHUCKLES] Right. Thank you so much. 520 00:23:35,675 --> 00:23:37,024 So kind.RYAN: Just get in the car. 521 00:23:37,067 --> 00:23:38,678 CALEB: You're welcome. Can't leave you out here. 522 00:23:38,721 --> 00:23:41,158 [MAGICAL MUSIC CONCLUDES] 523 00:23:41,507 --> 00:23:44,684 ["GOOD KING WENCESLAS" PLAYING] 524 00:23:46,033 --> 00:23:47,121 MISS OLIVIA: Well, Miss Natalie. 525 00:23:47,469 --> 00:23:49,950 This is truly a surprise and an honor 526 00:23:49,993 --> 00:23:52,169 to have an author as famous as you, 527 00:23:52,213 --> 00:23:54,215 staying here with us at the St. Nicholas Inn. 528 00:23:54,694 --> 00:23:56,913 Well, the honor is mine. You're inn is incredible. 529 00:23:57,740 --> 00:24:00,308 I believe you're the second famous author 530 00:24:00,351 --> 00:24:01,440 to grace our doors. 531 00:24:03,529 --> 00:24:07,054 Charles Dickens stayed here when the place was new. 532 00:24:07,881 --> 00:24:09,665 Wow. Your literary hero. 533 00:24:09,709 --> 00:24:10,840 I know, I just got a little chill. 534 00:24:10,884 --> 00:24:12,276 [CHUCKLES][DOORBELL CHIMING] 535 00:24:12,320 --> 00:24:14,627 [DOOR SHUTTING][MAGICAL MUSIC PLAYING] 536 00:24:14,670 --> 00:24:16,324 NATALIE: Hi.Hi. 537 00:24:17,717 --> 00:24:21,111 Um, I'm gonna take your SUV down to Mike's garage 538 00:24:21,547 --> 00:24:23,462 and it should be fixed by tomorrow afternoon. 539 00:24:23,766 --> 00:24:25,594 Thank you. You're a lifesaver. 540 00:24:25,638 --> 00:24:26,769 I don't know what we would have done 541 00:24:26,813 --> 00:24:28,031 if you hadn't come along. [CHUCKLES] 542 00:24:28,945 --> 00:24:30,599 I guess we both got lucky. 543 00:24:32,079 --> 00:24:33,602 MAN: Caleb, there are three more in the pass. 544 00:24:33,646 --> 00:24:35,996 What's your ETA?Well, duty calls. 545 00:24:36,039 --> 00:24:39,129 Um, maybe we can catch up 546 00:24:39,434 --> 00:24:40,435 while you're in town?Yes! 547 00:24:41,131 --> 00:24:43,133 That would be good. 548 00:24:43,177 --> 00:24:47,486 Okay, uh, Ms. Olivia, she sets up quite the breakfast. 549 00:24:48,051 --> 00:24:51,359 I could swing by around 8:00?Great. It's a date. 550 00:24:52,795 --> 00:24:55,232 It's not a date. It's, uh, uh, breakfast. 551 00:24:55,276 --> 00:24:56,407 CALEB: Yes.Reunion. 552 00:24:56,451 --> 00:24:59,106 [CHUCKLES] Reunion. See you tomorrow. 553 00:25:00,499 --> 00:25:03,023 [MAGICAL MUSIC CONCLUDES][DOORBELL CHIMING] 554 00:25:03,066 --> 00:25:04,851 Hmm.[DOOR SHUTTING] 555 00:25:06,548 --> 00:25:09,377 Okay. Now can we finally talk about that juicy spark 556 00:25:09,420 --> 00:25:11,118 I saw between you two out on the road? 557 00:25:11,161 --> 00:25:13,773 Juicy spark. First of all, you didn't see anything, 558 00:25:13,816 --> 00:25:16,515 it was a snowstorm. Second of all, it wasn't a spark 559 00:25:16,776 --> 00:25:19,474 it was shock at not having seen each other for years. 560 00:25:19,518 --> 00:25:21,824 Okay. Well, deny it all you want but I know what I saw. 561 00:25:22,216 --> 00:25:24,131 Well, I am going to get into bed and pass out. 562 00:25:24,784 --> 00:25:26,307 And try to forget this day ever happened. 563 00:25:26,350 --> 00:25:27,830 Fine. I'm just down the hall.Okay. 564 00:25:27,874 --> 00:25:28,918 Okay. 565 00:25:29,571 --> 00:25:30,659 Oh, man. 566 00:25:32,487 --> 00:25:34,141 [SIGHS] Okay. 567 00:25:36,143 --> 00:25:38,319 [INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PLAYING][SIGHS] 568 00:25:40,451 --> 00:25:41,670 NICK: Natalie Wolfe? 569 00:25:44,281 --> 00:25:45,282 Huh? Oh, no.[INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC CONCLUDES] 570 00:25:49,765 --> 00:25:51,767 Oh.NATALIE: Wow, Nick. 571 00:25:52,202 --> 00:25:53,508 What are you doing here? 572 00:25:53,726 --> 00:25:56,424 Oh, well the storm was just impossible 573 00:25:56,467 --> 00:25:58,774 so I had to pull off to the side of the road.[SIGHS] 574 00:25:59,122 --> 00:26:02,430 How 'bout you?Uh... we got stuck in a snowbank 575 00:26:02,473 --> 00:26:03,605 and had to be rescued. 576 00:26:03,649 --> 00:26:05,041 Sounds like the start to a good story. 577 00:26:05,346 --> 00:26:07,043 Nope, not res... Wrong choice of words. 578 00:26:07,087 --> 00:26:08,088 We had to be... 579 00:26:08,610 --> 00:26:09,655 Towed?NATALIE: Towed. 580 00:26:10,046 --> 00:26:12,962 And it wasn't just me, it was my publicist, male, 581 00:26:13,267 --> 00:26:15,617 who was the one who drove it off the road 582 00:26:15,661 --> 00:26:17,880 and he had to be rescued. 583 00:26:17,924 --> 00:26:18,925 Got it.NATALIE: Yeah. 584 00:26:19,621 --> 00:26:21,623 Well, I'm glad you're okay.Thanks. [CHUCKLES] 585 00:26:22,842 --> 00:26:24,147 Why do you have my books? 586 00:26:25,148 --> 00:26:26,149 Oh, you know... 587 00:26:27,324 --> 00:26:28,674 doing my research. 588 00:26:29,631 --> 00:26:31,590 Um, you said, you'd think about it 589 00:26:31,633 --> 00:26:34,070 so I'm just building on that faith. 590 00:26:34,331 --> 00:26:36,769 Well, I hope you don't find them too dated 591 00:26:36,812 --> 00:26:38,031 in the modern world. 592 00:26:38,074 --> 00:26:39,728 Uh, yeah. See, about that, 593 00:26:39,772 --> 00:26:41,556 I... I was...I'm tired. I'm gonna go to bed. 594 00:26:41,817 --> 00:26:44,603 And did I mention, uh... I don't talk to journalists? 595 00:26:46,126 --> 00:26:47,388 Okay?[KEYS JINGLING] 596 00:26:49,738 --> 00:26:52,088 The door is kind of tricky with the cold.Yep. 597 00:26:52,132 --> 00:26:54,351 The lock sometimes sticks.Mm-hmm. I get it. 598 00:26:57,354 --> 00:26:59,574 Sure you don't need some help?Nope, don't need to be rescued. 599 00:26:59,618 --> 00:27:00,706 [CHUCKLES] I got it. 600 00:27:01,620 --> 00:27:02,838 [LOCK SQUEAKING][NATALIE GRUNTS] 601 00:27:07,538 --> 00:27:09,453 Good night, Natalie.NATALIE: Goodbye, Nick. 602 00:27:14,545 --> 00:27:17,461 [SOFT MUSIC PLAYING] 603 00:27:21,596 --> 00:27:22,989 [SOFT MUSIC CONCLUDES] 604 00:27:26,340 --> 00:27:27,863 MISS OLIVIA: You look quite rested. 605 00:27:27,907 --> 00:27:29,691 I trust you had a good night's sleep? 606 00:27:29,735 --> 00:27:33,173 [CHUCKLES] Oh, Miss Olivia I had a great one, actually. 607 00:27:33,216 --> 00:27:36,306 I can't remember the last time I woke up feeling so rested. 608 00:27:36,742 --> 00:27:38,178 People say that all the time.Yeah. 609 00:27:38,613 --> 00:27:40,702 I think there's something special in the air here 610 00:27:40,746 --> 00:27:42,095 in Cranberry Falls.NICK: Hmm. 611 00:27:42,486 --> 00:27:43,836 [CHUCKLES][CHUCKLES] 612 00:27:44,532 --> 00:27:46,316 [BREATHES DEEPLY]CALEB: Good morning, Miss Olivia. 613 00:27:46,360 --> 00:27:47,840 Good morning.CALEB: Have you seen Natalie? 614 00:27:47,883 --> 00:27:50,320 I'm meeting her for breakfast.Not yet, Caleb. 615 00:27:50,364 --> 00:27:51,800 But I'm sure she'll be down shortly. 616 00:27:52,409 --> 00:27:55,630 Caleb? Uh, you're a friend of Natalie's? 617 00:27:56,109 --> 00:27:57,501 We went to high school together. 618 00:27:58,154 --> 00:27:59,590 Why? You a friend of hers? 619 00:27:59,634 --> 00:28:01,897 Well I wouldn't be a very good one 620 00:28:01,941 --> 00:28:04,291 unless I invited you to sit and have a cup of coffee with me 621 00:28:04,334 --> 00:28:06,989 while we wait for her. And you can tell me 622 00:28:07,033 --> 00:28:08,861 how you met up again after all these years. 623 00:28:10,210 --> 00:28:11,211 [CHUCKLES] 624 00:28:12,386 --> 00:28:16,695 Sure. It was a wild coincidence, actually. 625 00:28:17,565 --> 00:28:19,393 I found her stranded on the side of the road 626 00:28:19,698 --> 00:28:21,264 as I was passing by in my tow truck. 627 00:28:21,308 --> 00:28:23,266 Really? [SCOFFS] What are the chances? 628 00:28:24,398 --> 00:28:26,400 I've been saying that a lot.[CHUCKLES] 629 00:28:26,443 --> 00:28:28,750 And I... I bet she was shocked to see you. 630 00:28:28,794 --> 00:28:30,317 We both were, actually. 631 00:28:31,274 --> 00:28:34,277 You know, I have to admit, back in the day, 632 00:28:35,104 --> 00:28:37,498 I had a bit of a crush on her.All right. 633 00:28:38,586 --> 00:28:39,718 Do tell. 634 00:28:40,936 --> 00:28:43,460 Uh, I... I'm sorry. Just naturally curious. 635 00:28:44,157 --> 00:28:48,291 Romance writer, old crush, rescued from a snowbank. 636 00:28:48,335 --> 00:28:49,597 I mean it sounds like something 637 00:28:49,640 --> 00:28:50,990 from one of the stories she writes. 638 00:28:51,033 --> 00:28:53,209 [CHUCKLES] I know, right? 639 00:28:53,253 --> 00:28:55,298 I had no idea how famous she actually was. 640 00:28:55,908 --> 00:28:57,997 Until I looked her up last night found out a few things. 641 00:28:58,040 --> 00:29:00,434 Her social media is crazy. 642 00:29:01,043 --> 00:29:03,089 Millions of followers all over the world. 643 00:29:03,132 --> 00:29:04,699 New York Times bestselling author. 644 00:29:04,743 --> 00:29:06,788 They don't call her the Queen of Christmas romance 645 00:29:06,832 --> 00:29:08,050 for nothing.[CHUCKLES] 646 00:29:08,311 --> 00:29:10,574 And I'm wondering where all that started. 647 00:29:10,618 --> 00:29:12,402 Um, what was she like in high school? 648 00:29:13,708 --> 00:29:16,406 Hmm. She was beautiful. She was shy. 649 00:29:17,146 --> 00:29:19,279 I was a grade ahead of her. We talked a lot. 650 00:29:19,888 --> 00:29:21,498 Hung out a bit.Did you ever ask her out? 651 00:29:23,109 --> 00:29:24,763 You know, you do ask a lot of questions. 652 00:29:24,806 --> 00:29:26,721 I don't mean to pry, it's just... 653 00:29:28,636 --> 00:29:29,811 When you talk about Natalie... 654 00:29:31,030 --> 00:29:32,814 you light up.[CHUCKLES] 655 00:29:34,076 --> 00:29:35,121 She was special. 656 00:29:36,035 --> 00:29:39,516 But I dated a lot back then.[CHUCKLES] 657 00:29:39,560 --> 00:29:41,518 I was all over the place. 658 00:29:42,084 --> 00:29:43,825 And then by the time college came around 659 00:29:43,869 --> 00:29:45,218 and I thought it was good to settle down, 660 00:29:45,696 --> 00:29:48,351 I made the mistake of marrying the first girl I fell for. 661 00:29:48,395 --> 00:29:49,613 Oh. 662 00:29:49,657 --> 00:29:52,529 And after the split... [CHUCKLES] 663 00:29:52,573 --> 00:29:53,792 [INHALES DEEPLY] 664 00:29:54,053 --> 00:29:56,272 I started wondering what life would have been like 665 00:29:56,316 --> 00:29:57,665 if I had made different decisions. 666 00:29:59,885 --> 00:30:01,451 MAN: Caleb, there's a bull hauler 667 00:30:01,495 --> 00:30:02,583 that needs a lift on two-seven. 668 00:30:05,020 --> 00:30:07,022 Oh, looks like it wasn't meant to be, so... 669 00:30:07,283 --> 00:30:10,852 Uh... Well, I know that she would love to see you 670 00:30:10,896 --> 00:30:12,549 and she's just running a few minutes late. 671 00:30:12,593 --> 00:30:16,292 So, maybe you have a message that I can pass along to her, 672 00:30:16,336 --> 00:30:18,251 or your phone number? 673 00:30:21,689 --> 00:30:24,823 [ALARM RINGING] 674 00:30:31,307 --> 00:30:34,963 8:30! Oh, no! No! No! No! 675 00:30:35,485 --> 00:30:38,967 [PANTS][CHEERFUL MUSIC PLAYING] 676 00:30:45,408 --> 00:30:47,367 Please, take that to room-four.[CHEERFUL MUSIC CONCLUDES] 677 00:30:47,410 --> 00:30:49,456 Good morning, Ms. Natalie.Good morning. 678 00:30:49,760 --> 00:30:51,023 I'm afraid you just missed him. 679 00:30:51,545 --> 00:30:52,589 Caleb? 680 00:30:52,633 --> 00:30:54,026 MISS OLIVIA: No, that Nick fellow. 681 00:30:54,417 --> 00:30:56,419 He says you're gonna wanna see him once you get a coffee. 682 00:30:57,725 --> 00:30:59,683 He's in the drawing room.Why would I want to see Nick? 683 00:30:59,727 --> 00:31:02,817 He didn't say. He left shortly after chatting with Caleb. 684 00:31:05,037 --> 00:31:07,169 [SIGHS] Thank you. 685 00:31:15,308 --> 00:31:17,876 Hey! You're like gum on a shoe, you know that? 686 00:31:17,919 --> 00:31:19,268 Impossible to get rid of. 687 00:31:19,312 --> 00:31:21,009 A little peanut butter will take that gum right off. 688 00:31:21,444 --> 00:31:23,403 Oh, does that work on nosy journalists? 689 00:31:23,446 --> 00:31:24,578 Not usually. 690 00:31:24,883 --> 00:31:26,928 Although, this time it seems like you've come to me. 691 00:31:26,972 --> 00:31:28,408 [CHUCKLES, GASPS] 692 00:31:28,669 --> 00:31:31,715 I am only here to tell you to stop poking around 693 00:31:31,759 --> 00:31:33,587 in my personal life.I didn't poke. 694 00:31:33,630 --> 00:31:36,024 Although, I do admit that curiosity got the best of me 695 00:31:36,068 --> 00:31:38,635 when I ran into a certain someone named Caleb 696 00:31:38,679 --> 00:31:40,072 this morning at breakfast.[BREATHES DEEPLY] 697 00:31:40,115 --> 00:31:41,943 What did you tell him?NICK: I didn't say anything. 698 00:31:41,987 --> 00:31:44,032 But he could not stop talking about you. 699 00:31:46,034 --> 00:31:48,558 Okay. I'll bite. 700 00:31:50,604 --> 00:31:52,345 He kind of let it slip that he had a thing 701 00:31:52,388 --> 00:31:54,477 for you in high school.Yeah, yeah. He didn't say that. 702 00:31:54,521 --> 00:31:55,870 NICK: I swear, it's true. 703 00:31:56,262 --> 00:31:59,308 He said that seeing you again caused him to start wondering 704 00:31:59,352 --> 00:32:02,050 how his life would be if he'd only made different decisions. 705 00:32:04,487 --> 00:32:06,228 Uh... why are you telling me this? 706 00:32:06,707 --> 00:32:08,752 Since you mentioned that he was your inspiration 707 00:32:08,796 --> 00:32:10,450 I just thought it was the right thing to do. 708 00:32:10,493 --> 00:32:11,973 Yeah, right. What is your angle, Nick? 709 00:32:12,017 --> 00:32:14,541 I really am just trying to build good faith here. 710 00:32:15,368 --> 00:32:17,805 I mean, think about it. If we hadn't met in Buffalo, 711 00:32:17,848 --> 00:32:20,025 and you hadn't accidentally mentioned Caleb 712 00:32:20,068 --> 00:32:22,549 and the three of us hadn't accidentally ended up 713 00:32:22,592 --> 00:32:24,029 in this sleepy little town, 714 00:32:24,072 --> 00:32:26,161 then I wouldn't have been able to give you this. 715 00:32:28,163 --> 00:32:31,297 [INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PLAYING] 716 00:32:33,081 --> 00:32:34,691 NICK: His cell number's on the back. 717 00:32:36,084 --> 00:32:38,260 Who knows? This might be the start 718 00:32:38,304 --> 00:32:40,871 of a Christmas romance of the Queen's own. 719 00:32:47,269 --> 00:32:49,228 I really like this one...NATALIE: Thank you, Nick. 720 00:32:49,271 --> 00:32:50,098 [INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC CONCLUDES] 721 00:32:53,623 --> 00:32:54,973 [INDISTINCT CHATTER][SOFT MUSIC PLAYING] 722 00:32:55,016 --> 00:32:56,844 See, I knew that there was something there. 723 00:32:56,887 --> 00:32:58,672 And Nick's conversation with Caleb confirms it. 724 00:32:58,933 --> 00:33:01,240 NATALIE: Yeah, see. That's what's bothering me. 725 00:33:01,718 --> 00:33:03,807 If I had just kept my mouth shut in Buffalo, 726 00:33:03,851 --> 00:33:04,939 none of this would be happening. 727 00:33:04,983 --> 00:33:07,159 None of this? Uh... you just found out 728 00:33:07,202 --> 00:33:08,899 your old crush still has a thing for you. 729 00:33:08,943 --> 00:33:10,423 That should give you butterflies.[SIGHS] 730 00:33:10,684 --> 00:33:12,729 RYAN: The look on your face is like you got a deadline due. 731 00:33:12,773 --> 00:33:14,209 Well, there's that. 732 00:33:14,253 --> 00:33:16,429 And the fact that you've got me out in public. 733 00:33:16,777 --> 00:33:19,649 Sitting in a tea shop, wondering if some random journalist 734 00:33:19,693 --> 00:33:21,912 is gonna put my whole life on blast again. 735 00:33:21,956 --> 00:33:23,827 Okay. We both know this isn't about Nick 736 00:33:23,871 --> 00:33:25,133 or you finishing your novel. 737 00:33:26,221 --> 00:33:29,616 [SIGHS] What's really going on?I'm nervous about Caleb. 738 00:33:30,356 --> 00:33:33,054 Back in high school, he wasn't just a crush, 739 00:33:33,098 --> 00:33:35,100 he actually kind of broke my heart. 740 00:33:36,275 --> 00:33:39,408 Kind of?Yep. And he may not even know that. 741 00:33:40,757 --> 00:33:43,760 Maybe that's what's bugging me?Well, that was a long time ago. 742 00:33:44,196 --> 00:33:45,893 I'm sure you've both changed a lot since then. 743 00:33:47,547 --> 00:33:50,158 Yeah. Yeah, you're right. 744 00:33:51,072 --> 00:33:53,074 [CHUCKLES] I'm acting like a silly teenager.[CHUCKLES] 745 00:33:53,640 --> 00:33:56,817 I'm... I'm gonna call him. It's no big deal. 746 00:33:56,860 --> 00:33:59,472 We'll have a quick catch-up and that'll be that. 747 00:33:59,515 --> 00:34:01,300 RYAN: Or, you'll discover your old crush 748 00:34:01,343 --> 00:34:02,910 is still the man of your dreams, 749 00:34:02,953 --> 00:34:04,999 only slightly older, and a whole lot hotter. 750 00:34:05,478 --> 00:34:08,872 And I'm nervous again.Just start dialing. Dial. 751 00:34:09,177 --> 00:34:10,744 [SOFT MUSIC CONCLUDES] 752 00:34:12,224 --> 00:34:15,575 [INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PLAYING] 753 00:34:16,010 --> 00:34:18,926 Random question, but do you believe in fate? 754 00:34:18,969 --> 00:34:20,710 I think that's the thing that people like to credit 755 00:34:20,754 --> 00:34:21,929 for when things work out. 756 00:34:21,972 --> 00:34:23,409 But in the end we'll never really know, 757 00:34:23,452 --> 00:34:24,932 so I say why worry about it? 758 00:34:25,933 --> 00:34:27,674 I'll drink to that.Why do you ask? 759 00:34:27,978 --> 00:34:29,067 Mm. 760 00:34:30,111 --> 00:34:32,505 I was supposed to meet a guy here a half an hour ago 761 00:34:32,853 --> 00:34:35,421 and I don't know if it wasn't meant to be 762 00:34:35,464 --> 00:34:37,727 or if he just plain old stood me up. 763 00:34:37,771 --> 00:34:39,773 Well, let's give the guy the benefit of the doubt. 764 00:34:40,643 --> 00:34:43,168 And the next drink's on me.Oh, that's very nice, Sal. 765 00:34:48,173 --> 00:34:50,697 NICK: Hey. Natalie. 766 00:34:51,132 --> 00:34:54,657 Thank you. Hi, Nick.SAL: Nick Winters for pickup? 767 00:34:56,224 --> 00:34:58,574 NICK: So, drinking alone, huh? 768 00:34:58,618 --> 00:35:00,924 Nope, I'm not alone. Sal's here 769 00:35:02,361 --> 00:35:04,754 NICK: Hey, Sal, how do you wish somebody good luck 770 00:35:04,798 --> 00:35:06,060 on a first date?[CHUCKLES] 771 00:35:06,539 --> 00:35:08,845 It's not a date, Sal.Here's your to-go. 772 00:35:09,237 --> 00:35:11,848 Oh, you hear that Nick? It's time for you to go. 773 00:35:14,938 --> 00:35:16,375 Third wheel rolling away.Mm-hmm. 774 00:35:16,636 --> 00:35:17,985 You have fun.[CHUCKLES] 775 00:35:18,028 --> 00:35:21,031 [INDISTINCT CHATTER] 776 00:35:21,423 --> 00:35:24,165 MISS OLIVIA: Yes, Mr. Hansen. Nick told me to expect you. 777 00:35:24,209 --> 00:35:26,036 So, welcome to the St. Nicholas Inn. 778 00:35:26,776 --> 00:35:28,604 Your room is just up the stairs and around the corner. 779 00:35:28,648 --> 00:35:29,736 LUCAS: Oh, thanks. 780 00:35:31,085 --> 00:35:33,696 RYAN: I see Nick didn't waste any time calling in the cavalry. 781 00:35:34,175 --> 00:35:36,308 And you must be Natalie's publicist. 782 00:35:36,786 --> 00:35:39,224 Ryan, right? Lucas Hansen. 783 00:35:40,225 --> 00:35:43,358 Staff photographer and a huge fan of your client's-- 784 00:35:43,402 --> 00:35:45,186 Look, if Nick just sent you in to butter me up, 785 00:35:45,230 --> 00:35:47,232 tell him nice try.No, no, no, no. [CHUCKLES] 786 00:35:47,275 --> 00:35:49,408 I'm not trying to butter you up. My passion's real. 787 00:35:49,843 --> 00:35:51,453 My ex put me onto Christmas Can Wait 788 00:35:51,497 --> 00:35:53,455 and I've read it like seven times. [CHUCKLES] 789 00:35:54,152 --> 00:35:55,283 Go ahead. Test me. 790 00:35:56,980 --> 00:35:59,374 Okay. Uh, at the end of the novel, 791 00:35:59,418 --> 00:36:01,463 when Rich pulls Beth into a surprise embrace 792 00:36:01,507 --> 00:36:03,422 outside the Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center, 793 00:36:04,118 --> 00:36:06,120 what does he whisper into her ear?[LUCAS CHUCKLES] 794 00:36:06,599 --> 00:36:08,601 "I can't seem to remember a moment before you." 795 00:36:09,036 --> 00:36:10,603 "Or imagine another one without you in it." 796 00:36:14,172 --> 00:36:15,260 It's impressive. 797 00:36:15,738 --> 00:36:17,392 And maybe you should be the one interviewing Natalie. 798 00:36:17,784 --> 00:36:19,046 She doesn't mind talking to her fans. 799 00:36:19,481 --> 00:36:21,135 Thanks. I'll pass that on to Nick. 800 00:36:21,831 --> 00:36:24,051 And I'll dog-ear all the right pages for him to read. 801 00:36:27,489 --> 00:36:29,578 [INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC CONCLUDES] 802 00:36:29,622 --> 00:36:31,232 [INDISTINCT CHATTER] 803 00:36:31,276 --> 00:36:35,715 Oh, sure. Everyone knows Caleb. He's something of a local hero. 804 00:36:36,324 --> 00:36:38,065 He works part-time as a volunteer firefighter. 805 00:36:39,284 --> 00:36:41,242 So he's a part-time firefighter. 806 00:36:41,286 --> 00:36:43,636 MIMI: Mm-hmm.Full-time hero. Wow. [CHUCKLES] 807 00:36:44,376 --> 00:36:47,422 Uh... how so?Oh, he started the toy drive 808 00:36:47,466 --> 00:36:48,945 at the firehall for kids 809 00:36:49,294 --> 00:36:51,383 and he's the one who started the festival 810 00:36:51,687 --> 00:36:54,386 to attract Christmas traffic for the local businesses. 811 00:36:56,301 --> 00:36:57,954 NICK: "The Dickens Festival." 812 00:36:57,998 --> 00:37:00,087 MIMI: Yeah, it started as a regular Christmas market 813 00:37:00,653 --> 00:37:02,611 and then he changed it to the Dickens theme. 814 00:37:03,221 --> 00:37:04,918 SAL: So they wander around drinking mulled wine, 815 00:37:04,961 --> 00:37:07,573 eating roasted chestnuts, celebrating the day 816 00:37:07,616 --> 00:37:09,966 that Charles himself strode these very streets. 817 00:37:10,010 --> 00:37:11,054 NATALIE: Really? 818 00:37:12,360 --> 00:37:15,058 And Caleb came up with this and the toy drive? 819 00:37:15,798 --> 00:37:17,104 For the kids. 820 00:37:18,366 --> 00:37:19,846 For the kids. 821 00:37:21,195 --> 00:37:25,591 [SOFT MUSIC PLAYING] 822 00:37:25,634 --> 00:37:28,724 [INDISTINCT CATTER] 823 00:37:37,167 --> 00:37:38,908 Natalie!Hey. 824 00:37:39,909 --> 00:37:42,564 Sorry I'm late. I got hung up at the fire station 825 00:37:42,608 --> 00:37:43,826 with our upcoming toy drive. 826 00:37:43,870 --> 00:37:46,133 That's okay. Sal kept me company. 827 00:37:47,569 --> 00:37:49,789 But first impressions are everything. 828 00:37:50,268 --> 00:37:53,053 They are, and I was the one who overslept for breakfast, 829 00:37:53,096 --> 00:37:54,141 so I guess we're even. 830 00:37:54,794 --> 00:37:56,317 [SIGHS] Even it is.[CHUCKLES] 831 00:37:57,492 --> 00:37:59,364 Hey, when were you gonna tell me about this festival 832 00:37:59,407 --> 00:38:00,452 and the toy drive? 833 00:38:01,496 --> 00:38:05,892 Uh... this morning at breakfast. 834 00:38:05,935 --> 00:38:07,372 Right. [CHUCKLES] 835 00:38:07,937 --> 00:38:09,896 Well, do you want to tell me what else you're famous for? 836 00:38:11,245 --> 00:38:12,246 Me?Yeah. 837 00:38:12,681 --> 00:38:14,944 How 'bout you?[CHUCKLES] 838 00:38:14,988 --> 00:38:16,250 [CHUCKLES] 839 00:38:17,773 --> 00:38:18,948 Let's get a table. 840 00:38:18,992 --> 00:38:21,255 We got a whole lifetime to catch up on. 841 00:38:22,038 --> 00:38:25,346 Okay.[INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC CONCLUDES] 842 00:38:25,390 --> 00:38:27,914 BEN: Caleb started the festival by canvassing local businesses 843 00:38:27,957 --> 00:38:30,308 to become sponsors to the event to promote tourism. 844 00:38:31,483 --> 00:38:33,311 Smart, considering the charm of the town. 845 00:38:33,659 --> 00:38:36,183 Yeah, you'd think. The years have gotten leaner. 846 00:38:36,226 --> 00:38:37,532 We've all had to look at creative ways 847 00:38:37,576 --> 00:38:38,838 to keep the festival going 848 00:38:38,881 --> 00:38:40,535 and no one works harder at that than Caleb. 849 00:38:40,579 --> 00:38:43,103 So he's a "never take no for an answer" sort of guy? 850 00:38:43,146 --> 00:38:45,497 [SCOFFS] Once he zeros his sights on something, 851 00:38:45,540 --> 00:38:47,325 just get out of his way. 852 00:38:47,368 --> 00:38:48,456 [CHUCKLES] 853 00:38:48,500 --> 00:38:50,284 Like the stunt he pulled last year 854 00:38:50,806 --> 00:38:52,417 to help promote sales. 855 00:38:52,460 --> 00:38:54,157 [INDISTINCT CHATTER] 856 00:38:54,201 --> 00:38:56,682 The firefighters of Cranberry Falls. 857 00:38:57,683 --> 00:38:59,380 [CHUCKLES] 858 00:38:59,424 --> 00:39:02,122 There's no lengths he won't go to keep our festival on track 859 00:39:02,165 --> 00:39:04,472 Wow, that's, uh, bold. 860 00:39:05,125 --> 00:39:07,606 Yeah. [CHUCKLES]So, how did he end up here? 861 00:39:08,215 --> 00:39:09,521 Well, he moved here with his girlfriend 862 00:39:09,564 --> 00:39:11,740 looking for a fresh start after his divorce. 863 00:39:11,784 --> 00:39:14,264 And how long ago was that?Uh, four years ago. 864 00:39:14,613 --> 00:39:17,529 He started a towing company and she started Trish's Pastry.Oh. 865 00:39:18,225 --> 00:39:19,444 The relationship fizzled, 866 00:39:19,487 --> 00:39:21,750 but he and Trish, they still remain close. 867 00:39:25,188 --> 00:39:27,756 That's a little unusual, but... 868 00:39:29,018 --> 00:39:30,890 refreshing.Yeah, yeah. 869 00:39:30,933 --> 00:39:32,544 I still see them out and about.Yeah. 870 00:39:32,587 --> 00:39:35,068 I mean, it's impossible not to like that guy. 871 00:39:35,721 --> 00:39:36,765 Hm.[CHUCKLES] 872 00:39:37,244 --> 00:39:38,332 [SOFT MUSIC PLAYING] 873 00:39:38,593 --> 00:39:40,900 So, after a promising football career 874 00:39:40,943 --> 00:39:43,337 got sidelined by several concussions, 875 00:39:43,381 --> 00:39:45,078 I found myself... [INHALES DEEPLY] 876 00:39:45,121 --> 00:39:46,253 ...at a job I didn't love 877 00:39:46,949 --> 00:39:48,298 in a city I didn't want to be in, 878 00:39:48,603 --> 00:39:50,475 with a girl I wasn't meant to marry. 879 00:39:50,997 --> 00:39:52,868 NATALIE: I'm sorry.CALEB: Don't be. 880 00:39:53,782 --> 00:39:58,483 My philosophy is, "Ever tried." "Ever failed." "No matter." 881 00:39:59,353 --> 00:40:00,963 "Try again." "Fail again." 882 00:40:01,703 --> 00:40:02,704 "Fail better.""Fail better." 883 00:40:03,009 --> 00:40:05,054 Samuel Beckett.[CALEB CHUCKLES] Yeah. 884 00:40:05,098 --> 00:40:06,273 When I read that quote 885 00:40:06,316 --> 00:40:07,970 I thought to myself that that's gonna be me. 886 00:40:08,971 --> 00:40:11,234 And when you lose your fear of failure, 887 00:40:11,626 --> 00:40:14,237 your odds of success instantly increase. 888 00:40:14,629 --> 00:40:16,544 [SCOFFS] I wish I could be more like that. 889 00:40:16,588 --> 00:40:18,503 After the success of my first novel, 890 00:40:18,546 --> 00:40:20,983 I feel like I'm always competing against myself. 891 00:40:21,375 --> 00:40:23,769 [BREATHES DEEPLY]Too busy to get married? 892 00:40:24,073 --> 00:40:25,510 [INDISTINCT CHATTER][CROCKERY CLATTERING] 893 00:40:25,771 --> 00:40:27,947 Uh... I'm writing all the time. 894 00:40:29,339 --> 00:40:30,906 Plus, I kind of took a break from people 895 00:40:30,950 --> 00:40:33,169 after this horrible article came out about me 896 00:40:33,213 --> 00:40:35,476 with a bunch of stuff taken way out of context 897 00:40:35,520 --> 00:40:36,782 and it hurt my brand. 898 00:40:36,825 --> 00:40:39,219 [INHALES DEEPLY] And it hurt me. 899 00:40:40,394 --> 00:40:43,049 I guess, I'm just getting back out into the world now. 900 00:40:45,225 --> 00:40:46,400 Hmm. I'm sorry that happened to you. 901 00:40:47,357 --> 00:40:48,533 Thank you. 902 00:40:53,799 --> 00:40:55,061 Hey, do you remember 903 00:40:55,104 --> 00:40:57,455 that you once asked me out on a date? [CHUCKLES] 904 00:40:58,934 --> 00:41:03,025 Uh, yeah. It was to a dance or something. 905 00:41:04,940 --> 00:41:06,072 Yeah. [CHUCKLES] 906 00:41:07,421 --> 00:41:10,468 I... Those years were 907 00:41:10,903 --> 00:41:12,644 a bit of a blur to me.Yeah. 908 00:41:13,688 --> 00:41:15,690 I probably came off full of myself. 909 00:41:15,734 --> 00:41:18,301 No. Oh, no. I would never describe you as that. 910 00:41:19,564 --> 00:41:21,261 Oh. So how would you describe me? 911 00:41:22,001 --> 00:41:24,264 If I was one of your characters?[CHUCKLES] 912 00:41:25,395 --> 00:41:26,745 Okay. 913 00:41:28,224 --> 00:41:32,968 Um... Caleb had an easygoing charm 914 00:41:33,012 --> 00:41:35,667 that was like a hidden superpower to those around him. 915 00:41:36,755 --> 00:41:39,758 He had a smile that instantly put everyone at ease. 916 00:41:42,674 --> 00:41:43,979 Wow.[CHUCKLES] 917 00:41:44,980 --> 00:41:46,504 I like the sound of that guy.Yeah. [CHUCKLES] 918 00:41:47,330 --> 00:41:49,028 Keep going.No. [CHUCKLES] 919 00:41:49,071 --> 00:41:50,682 It's your turn. Describe me. 920 00:41:50,725 --> 00:41:52,205 [CHUCKLES] I'm not a writer.So? 921 00:41:53,336 --> 00:41:54,468 Okay, I'll give it a shot. 922 00:41:55,425 --> 00:41:56,470 [CLICKS TONGUE] 923 00:41:56,862 --> 00:41:58,516 Here it goes. [CLEARS THROAT] 924 00:42:00,822 --> 00:42:02,998 Everything about Natalie is an understatement. 925 00:42:04,304 --> 00:42:07,655 From her innocent gaze to her shy smile. 926 00:42:08,830 --> 00:42:11,137 She might not stop a party when she enters a room, 927 00:42:12,051 --> 00:42:14,706 but if she could see herself through my eyes... 928 00:42:15,750 --> 00:42:17,404 she'd know how truly special she really is. 929 00:42:22,278 --> 00:42:23,541 How'd I do? 930 00:42:25,891 --> 00:42:27,719 Yeah. I wouldn't change a word. 931 00:42:29,198 --> 00:42:30,460 [CHUCKLES] 932 00:42:43,778 --> 00:42:47,739 NICK: He is a small-town firefighter who is spearheading 933 00:42:47,782 --> 00:42:51,394 the local Christmas festival and a toy drive. 934 00:42:51,699 --> 00:42:53,571 Well, sounds like he's the guy who gets introduced 935 00:42:53,614 --> 00:42:55,747 on page-two of every book she's ever written. 936 00:42:55,790 --> 00:42:56,965 Dude, totally. 937 00:42:57,009 --> 00:42:59,925 She has found herself a real-life hero 938 00:42:59,968 --> 00:43:02,275 who is going to rescue her out of her funk.[CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS] 939 00:43:02,623 --> 00:43:04,625 I'm telling you, this story is so good 940 00:43:04,669 --> 00:43:07,410 it's practically writing itself.Yeah, it is. 941 00:43:07,454 --> 00:43:09,238 If you can convince her to let you tell it. 942 00:43:09,282 --> 00:43:11,980 [NATALIE GIGGLING, INDISTINCTLY SPEAKING] 943 00:43:12,024 --> 00:43:13,895 Quick, quick, quick, come on. Come on! Bring it. 944 00:43:13,939 --> 00:43:15,244 [INDISTINCT CHATTER]NICK: Get the camera. 945 00:43:15,593 --> 00:43:17,203 [NATALIE CHUCKLING]CALEB: I heard you were a swimmer. 946 00:43:19,553 --> 00:43:21,511 I gotta be honest. This is the most fun 947 00:43:21,555 --> 00:43:23,078 I've had in a very long time. 948 00:43:23,644 --> 00:43:25,211 Then why don't you stick around Cranberry Falls? 949 00:43:25,559 --> 00:43:27,082 I...CALEB: Just for a few days, 950 00:43:27,561 --> 00:43:28,606 until the Dickens Festival. 951 00:43:29,215 --> 00:43:30,259 I gotta get home. 952 00:43:30,303 --> 00:43:31,783 I'm chasing a Christmas deadline. 953 00:43:32,131 --> 00:43:33,175 Come on. 954 00:43:34,350 --> 00:43:35,613 We just said hello. 955 00:43:36,744 --> 00:43:38,006 [CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS] 956 00:43:38,920 --> 00:43:40,052 [CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS] 957 00:43:40,095 --> 00:43:42,532 Are you sure you're ready to say goodbye? 958 00:43:44,752 --> 00:43:45,840 [CHUCKLES] 959 00:43:49,104 --> 00:43:51,150 [CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS]Okay, this shot's for the cover. 960 00:43:51,933 --> 00:43:53,805 NATALIE: Sorry.[CELLPHONE RINGING] 961 00:43:53,848 --> 00:43:56,111 Yep, it's Gloria, my editor. 962 00:43:56,155 --> 00:43:58,113 She's calling to sound the alarms. I... 963 00:43:58,157 --> 00:44:02,814 [CELLPHONE RINGING]Just tell me you'll stay. 964 00:44:04,946 --> 00:44:07,035 You make it very difficult to say no. 965 00:44:10,648 --> 00:44:12,084 [CHUCKLES] 966 00:44:18,438 --> 00:44:19,482 Oh. 967 00:44:20,745 --> 00:44:22,529 Hi, Gloria.So? 968 00:44:22,572 --> 00:44:23,965 how are we doing with our rewrites? 969 00:44:24,226 --> 00:44:26,359 [CHUCKLES] Well, it's a work in progress. 970 00:44:26,402 --> 00:44:29,449 But you will be happy to know that I've started my list 971 00:44:29,492 --> 00:44:30,580 of must-haves in a mate. 972 00:44:30,842 --> 00:44:32,931 [CHUCKLES] Oh, look at you taking my advice. 973 00:44:33,758 --> 00:44:35,107 What have you got so far?Oh. 974 00:44:38,937 --> 00:44:42,636 Okay. Sense of humor is one.Copycat. It's a good one. 975 00:44:43,028 --> 00:44:44,899 NATALIE: Two, he has to have a kind heart. 976 00:44:45,421 --> 00:44:46,509 Always helpful. 977 00:44:50,949 --> 00:44:54,300 And tonight I thought, I have to be with someone 978 00:44:54,343 --> 00:44:56,084 who isn't afraid to be vulnerable. 979 00:44:56,781 --> 00:44:58,086 GLORIA: That is a good one for you. 980 00:44:58,870 --> 00:45:00,915 So it sounds like it was good that you took the evening off.[CHUCKLES] 981 00:45:00,959 --> 00:45:02,395 GLORIA: But your time off be over now. 982 00:45:03,875 --> 00:45:05,137 I am back at it. 983 00:45:06,225 --> 00:45:08,183 And, uh, I've decided to stay 984 00:45:08,227 --> 00:45:10,490 until I nail down those last 30 pages. 985 00:45:11,491 --> 00:45:14,929 I'm gonna turn this book into the next Natalie Wolfe classic. 986 00:45:15,713 --> 00:45:17,715 So much for our big kiss goodnight. 987 00:45:20,326 --> 00:45:23,416 Nick, come on. This is the magic moment. 988 00:45:24,547 --> 00:45:25,853 The smoldering gaze in their eyes. 989 00:45:26,419 --> 00:45:28,290 Their hands just gently touching. 990 00:45:28,334 --> 00:45:30,162 Yeah, I suppose, but... 991 00:45:31,424 --> 00:45:33,818 no kiss.[CHUCKLES] 992 00:45:33,861 --> 00:45:36,821 You will never see on a cover of a romance novel 993 00:45:37,125 --> 00:45:38,518 the leads kissing. 994 00:45:38,866 --> 00:45:39,867 But they almost kiss. 995 00:45:40,346 --> 00:45:41,913 Now that's actually more powerful 996 00:45:42,304 --> 00:45:43,479 'cause it confirms to the audience 997 00:45:43,828 --> 00:45:45,699 that we're invested in them getting together at the end. 998 00:45:48,876 --> 00:45:49,964 Yeah. 999 00:45:51,661 --> 00:45:55,404 The lines between real life and fiction begin to blur. 1000 00:45:58,364 --> 00:45:59,582 That might be my way in. 1001 00:46:02,890 --> 00:46:06,459 Oh, hey. So how was your big night out with Caleb? 1002 00:46:06,502 --> 00:46:08,330 Ugh![MUMBLES] 1003 00:46:08,374 --> 00:46:11,551 Okay. But I can see the answer written all over your face. 1004 00:46:13,988 --> 00:46:14,989 You don't have to tell me. 1005 00:46:15,294 --> 00:46:17,078 But, if you do want to tell me, I'm all ears. 1006 00:46:17,122 --> 00:46:18,950 You are relentless, you know that? 1007 00:46:18,993 --> 00:46:21,213 Look, I am trying with everything I got here 1008 00:46:21,256 --> 00:46:22,823 but it's really not easy with your whole 1009 00:46:22,867 --> 00:46:25,347 "hey, let's keep everybody at arm's length" thing 1010 00:46:25,391 --> 00:46:27,959 you have going on.Not everybody. Just you. 1011 00:46:28,002 --> 00:46:30,222 Just give me five minutes, talk to me 1012 00:46:30,265 --> 00:46:32,267 and if you still really don't like me, 1013 00:46:32,572 --> 00:46:34,792 then you never have to see me again, I promise. 1014 00:46:36,228 --> 00:46:37,707 Five minutes. 1015 00:46:38,404 --> 00:46:39,405 Tell me something, Nick. 1016 00:46:40,275 --> 00:46:41,929 Why does your boss call you hopeless? 1017 00:46:42,321 --> 00:46:44,540 Uh... [SMACKS LIPS] 1018 00:46:44,845 --> 00:46:49,676 Well, let's just say, uh, my once upon a time 1019 00:46:49,719 --> 00:46:51,983 didn't exactly end in a happily ever-after. 1020 00:46:52,244 --> 00:46:54,289 Oh, that's the story I want to hear. 1021 00:46:55,856 --> 00:46:56,857 Okay. 1022 00:46:57,597 --> 00:47:00,121 Well, look, if you really want to hear 1023 00:47:00,165 --> 00:47:02,907 the long dreaded tale of love gone awry, 1024 00:47:02,950 --> 00:47:05,605 you're gonna have to ply me with a little hot cocoa first. 1025 00:47:06,301 --> 00:47:08,347 Done.[INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC CONCLUDES] 1026 00:47:08,390 --> 00:47:09,478 Well, when I was growing up, 1027 00:47:09,827 --> 00:47:12,568 my dad worked at this train museum in Brooklyn. 1028 00:47:12,612 --> 00:47:16,268 [FIRE CRACKLING]And every Christmas Eve, 1029 00:47:16,311 --> 00:47:19,140 the museum would host this potluck 1030 00:47:19,184 --> 00:47:20,489 for those less fortunate. 1031 00:47:21,055 --> 00:47:24,232 I would always go down there to help out... 1032 00:47:25,799 --> 00:47:27,975 and it was magical. 1033 00:47:29,585 --> 00:47:32,023 The lights, the glittering decorations, 1034 00:47:32,066 --> 00:47:33,589 the smiles on everybody's faces. 1035 00:47:35,026 --> 00:47:36,592 But the real showstopper 1036 00:47:36,636 --> 00:47:40,031 was this old-fashioned locomotive called The Hudson. 1037 00:47:41,119 --> 00:47:44,165 And it looked just like the train from the Polar Express. 1038 00:47:44,949 --> 00:47:46,864 And as a kid, I was convinced 1039 00:47:46,907 --> 00:47:48,866 that if I just wished hard enough, 1040 00:47:48,909 --> 00:47:51,825 at midnight on Christmas Eve, that train, 1041 00:47:52,130 --> 00:47:55,002 it would take me to the North Pole to meet Santa. 1042 00:47:55,046 --> 00:47:56,743 Aw. I love that. 1043 00:47:57,004 --> 00:47:59,528 Eventually, that boy became a man. 1044 00:48:00,051 --> 00:48:03,881 A man, who in his senior year of college 1045 00:48:04,142 --> 00:48:07,406 met and fell for the woman of his dreams.Oh. 1046 00:48:09,103 --> 00:48:14,239 And she was so smart and she was ambitious... 1047 00:48:15,980 --> 00:48:18,591 and for whatever reason she seemed to love me too. Uh... 1048 00:48:22,073 --> 00:48:23,813 So, one Christmas Eve 1049 00:48:23,857 --> 00:48:26,642 I invited her to share my favorite tradition. 1050 00:48:27,252 --> 00:48:29,776 Although, end of the night I've got a surprise. 1051 00:48:30,777 --> 00:48:31,821 When everybody's gone, 1052 00:48:32,344 --> 00:48:34,781 I invite her back to the Polar Express train. 1053 00:48:35,042 --> 00:48:36,870 I get down on one knee... 1054 00:48:38,002 --> 00:48:41,092 and I propose.And she turned you down? 1055 00:48:41,135 --> 00:48:42,658 If only it were that simple. 1056 00:48:44,573 --> 00:48:48,055 No, that is just the tip of the proverbial iceberg 1057 00:48:48,099 --> 00:48:50,797 that sank my heart. [INHAKES DEEPLY] 1058 00:48:50,840 --> 00:48:53,278 [SIGHS] No, uh, as a matter of fact... 1059 00:48:56,759 --> 00:48:57,847 she was having an affair. 1060 00:48:59,371 --> 00:49:03,070 With my best friend.Ugh. Nick, I am so sorry. 1061 00:49:04,724 --> 00:49:06,900 You must hate Christmas now. [SCOFFS] 1062 00:49:06,944 --> 00:49:10,164 That year? [CHUCKLES] Yeah.Yeah. [CHUCKLES] 1063 00:49:10,208 --> 00:49:12,819 But no. I love Christmas. 1064 00:49:14,255 --> 00:49:16,388 I really do. I love everything about it. 1065 00:49:17,128 --> 00:49:18,738 And I even went back the next year 1066 00:49:18,781 --> 00:49:20,740 to that train museum and I've been back 1067 00:49:20,783 --> 00:49:21,871 every year since. 1068 00:49:22,220 --> 00:49:24,570 And I love to see the looks on everybody's faces 1069 00:49:24,613 --> 00:49:27,921 when we make their Christmas Eve just a little bit brighter. 1070 00:49:32,665 --> 00:49:33,753 NATALIE: Tell me something, Nick. 1071 00:49:34,188 --> 00:49:36,843 Do you think you could tell my story with the same... 1072 00:49:36,886 --> 00:49:38,279 [BREATHES DEEPLY] 1073 00:49:38,323 --> 00:49:40,716 ...honesty as you told yours just now? 1074 00:49:41,717 --> 00:49:43,284 We wouldn't be sitting here if I didn't. 1075 00:49:44,416 --> 00:49:45,808 The real question is, 1076 00:49:45,852 --> 00:49:48,202 are you brave enough to let me tell it? 1077 00:49:50,683 --> 00:49:56,428 [TRAIN BELL RINGING][INDISTINCT CHATTER] 1078 00:49:59,822 --> 00:50:01,999 [INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PLAYING]It's better at night. 1079 00:50:11,138 --> 00:50:13,488 Talk to me, Holly. What are you afraid of here? 1080 00:50:17,666 --> 00:50:18,972 Is it fear of the truth? 1081 00:50:19,799 --> 00:50:22,671 Is it fear of getting hurt again? 1082 00:50:23,890 --> 00:50:26,197 [SIGHS] What's missing? 1083 00:50:30,201 --> 00:50:31,593 What do I need you to say, Holly? 1084 00:50:33,334 --> 00:50:36,033 Tell me, and we can all walk away happy. 1085 00:50:37,208 --> 00:50:38,209 [SIGHS] 1086 00:50:45,085 --> 00:50:50,134 [SIGHS][KEYBOARD KEYS CLANKING] 1087 00:51:00,100 --> 00:51:01,058 [INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC CONCLUDES] 1088 00:51:05,714 --> 00:51:10,110 [CHEERFUL MUSIC PLAYING] 1089 00:51:10,154 --> 00:51:12,243 You're extending our stay through the Dickens Festival 1090 00:51:12,286 --> 00:51:13,722 and you're giving Nick an exclusive? 1091 00:51:14,462 --> 00:51:16,769 I take it last night's date must have been off the charts. 1092 00:51:16,812 --> 00:51:18,727 It's hard to describe. It wasn't that it went well 1093 00:51:18,771 --> 00:51:21,078 then it just felt so effortless.[CHEERFUL MUSIC CONCLUDES] 1094 00:51:21,121 --> 00:51:23,210 It tends to happen when you already know the guy's into you. 1095 00:51:23,254 --> 00:51:24,472 I guess. 1096 00:51:24,516 --> 00:51:26,213 Gosh, it's been so long since I've had a date 1097 00:51:26,474 --> 00:51:28,128 I forgot some of them could actually be fun. 1098 00:51:28,172 --> 00:51:30,739 Ah! I'm jealous. I want one of those.[NATALIE CHUCKLING] 1099 00:51:31,827 --> 00:51:34,308 Oh, uh, Natalie, this is Lucas Hansen. 1100 00:51:34,352 --> 00:51:35,657 The photographer for SHEmagazine 1101 00:51:35,701 --> 00:51:36,919 and your number one fan. 1102 00:51:36,963 --> 00:51:38,051 NATALIE: Oh.And I know fans. 1103 00:51:38,660 --> 00:51:39,966 I follow your blog every morning. [CHUCKLES]NATALIE: Oh. 1104 00:51:40,009 --> 00:51:41,837 Starting with your daily affirmations, of course. 1105 00:51:41,881 --> 00:51:43,796 Well, you actually have Ryan to thank for that. 1106 00:51:43,839 --> 00:51:45,319 He handles all my social media. 1107 00:51:45,798 --> 00:51:49,149 Oh, wow. [CHUCKLES] You must really love what you do then. 1108 00:51:49,976 --> 00:51:53,110 Some of this stuff you come up with is like this beacon of hope 1109 00:51:53,153 --> 00:51:54,894 to the recent members of the lonely hearts club. 1110 00:51:55,547 --> 00:51:57,636 Really? I must have overshot. 1111 00:51:57,679 --> 00:52:00,552 [CHUCKLES][CHUCKLES] Uh... 1112 00:52:01,030 --> 00:52:02,293 Well, uh, I'm off to Buffalo. 1113 00:52:02,902 --> 00:52:04,556 Nick's got me getting some establishing shots 1114 00:52:04,599 --> 00:52:05,905 for where it all began for you. 1115 00:52:05,948 --> 00:52:08,603 To create this sort of once-upon-a-time theme. 1116 00:52:08,647 --> 00:52:09,691 RYAN: It's a clever idea. 1117 00:52:10,127 --> 00:52:11,563 Why do I get the feeling it was yours? 1118 00:52:12,129 --> 00:52:14,435 I can neither confirm nor deny that.[CHUCKLES] 1119 00:52:15,523 --> 00:52:17,873 But, if you're not too busy, I'd love some company. 1120 00:52:18,874 --> 00:52:20,180 Oh, uh...Yeah, go. 1121 00:52:20,224 --> 00:52:22,139 I can handle the interview on my own. 1122 00:52:22,965 --> 00:52:25,011 Well, it appears my day has suddenly opened up. 1123 00:52:25,054 --> 00:52:26,795 Awesome. Just parked outside.RYAN: Sure. 1124 00:52:27,100 --> 00:52:29,363 [INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PLAYING] 1125 00:52:32,584 --> 00:52:34,020 This is huge. 1126 00:52:34,063 --> 00:52:35,456 Nick, our ad sales doubled with the news 1127 00:52:35,500 --> 00:52:37,284 that Natalie Wolfe is on our cover. 1128 00:52:37,719 --> 00:52:40,983 So, how did you manage to crown the Queen of Christmas? 1129 00:52:41,027 --> 00:52:43,247 Well, I stopped trying to get a story, 1130 00:52:43,943 --> 00:52:45,074 told one of my own. 1131 00:52:45,466 --> 00:52:48,252 Well, this could be a real game changer for the magazine 1132 00:52:48,295 --> 00:52:51,037 and for you.I know. Classic no pressure. 1133 00:52:51,516 --> 00:52:52,865 Now, I just have to get it right. 1134 00:52:53,518 --> 00:52:55,084 Then get it right, Nick. 1135 00:52:57,478 --> 00:52:59,698 [INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC CONCLUDES] 1136 00:52:59,741 --> 00:53:02,266 BEN: Lagging ticket sales spooked two of our top sponsors 1137 00:53:02,309 --> 00:53:04,442 and they've decided to pull out of this year's festival. 1138 00:53:04,920 --> 00:53:08,054 Chief, pre-sales never determine our final tally. 1139 00:53:08,097 --> 00:53:09,795 Let's just scale back the venue. 1140 00:53:09,838 --> 00:53:11,710 We only have half the vendors that we had last year. 1141 00:53:11,753 --> 00:53:14,234 Wait, you're not thinking about cancelling the festival? 1142 00:53:14,278 --> 00:53:15,670 The only way the festival survives 1143 00:53:15,714 --> 00:53:16,802 is if we stir up interest. 1144 00:53:17,150 --> 00:53:19,587 Then let's contact the news outlets in Buffalo. 1145 00:53:19,631 --> 00:53:21,546 Newspapers, radio.I've tried. 1146 00:53:21,937 --> 00:53:23,025 They're not interested. 1147 00:53:23,417 --> 00:53:25,289 To them, Cranberry Falls is small potatoes.[SIGHS] 1148 00:53:29,858 --> 00:53:30,990 I got an idea. 1149 00:53:32,121 --> 00:53:33,601 Of course, you do. [CHUCKLES SOFTLY] 1150 00:53:34,123 --> 00:53:36,430 So, if you could go back in time 1151 00:53:36,474 --> 00:53:40,652 and give your 16-year-old self just one piece of advice, 1152 00:53:41,348 --> 00:53:43,437 what would it be?I would tell her 1153 00:53:43,481 --> 00:53:45,134 to stop overthinking. 1154 00:53:45,178 --> 00:53:47,311 NICK: Huh.Yeah, and be more confident. 1155 00:53:47,354 --> 00:53:51,228 Thank you. Be more confident, um... 1156 00:53:52,403 --> 00:53:55,188 Don't worry so much about what other people think. 1157 00:53:55,536 --> 00:53:56,581 You know? 1158 00:53:57,538 --> 00:53:59,061 Find a work-life balance. 1159 00:53:59,105 --> 00:54:02,195 Oh, and stop procrastinating. That's huge with me, even now. 1160 00:54:02,239 --> 00:54:03,283 [SIGHS] 1161 00:54:03,892 --> 00:54:05,633 It's a lot of advice for your 16-year-old self.Mm-hmm. 1162 00:54:06,939 --> 00:54:09,507 She needed a lot of help. [CHUCKLES]Oh, I see. 1163 00:54:11,770 --> 00:54:15,252 The truth is though, no matter what I told myself... 1164 00:54:16,253 --> 00:54:18,559 I probably wouldn't listen.[CHUCKLES] 1165 00:54:19,038 --> 00:54:21,258 And see that's exactly what I thought you'd say. 1166 00:54:21,736 --> 00:54:23,129 Oh right, because you did 1167 00:54:23,172 --> 00:54:24,739 your research. Right.NICK: Mm-hmm. 1168 00:54:24,783 --> 00:54:26,175 Mm-hmm.Okay, Mr. Research. 1169 00:54:26,741 --> 00:54:28,308 What was the one thing about me 1170 00:54:28,352 --> 00:54:30,223 that you found the most surprising? 1171 00:54:31,616 --> 00:54:33,270 Hm. [SMACKS LIPS] 1172 00:54:33,313 --> 00:54:36,447 That you've never actually admitted to being in love 1173 00:54:37,099 --> 00:54:38,405 and yet have delivered 1174 00:54:38,449 --> 00:54:41,756 a seemingly endless treasure trove of love stories. 1175 00:54:41,800 --> 00:54:43,410 You think I'm lying about who I am? 1176 00:54:43,454 --> 00:54:46,239 Not at all, no. From what I can tell, 1177 00:54:46,674 --> 00:54:49,373 deception is the trait you loathe most in a person. 1178 00:54:50,330 --> 00:54:52,854 Trust for me is everything. 1179 00:54:54,378 --> 00:54:55,422 Hm. 1180 00:54:55,988 --> 00:55:02,516 [SOFT MUSIC PLAYING] 1181 00:55:03,256 --> 00:55:04,953 NICK: You create a world we wish exists, 1182 00:55:04,997 --> 00:55:06,868 just not necessarily a reflection 1183 00:55:06,912 --> 00:55:07,956 of the world we live in. 1184 00:55:08,261 --> 00:55:09,349 [PAPER RUSTLES] 1185 00:55:09,697 --> 00:55:11,351 Yeah.[CELLPHONE CHIMING] 1186 00:55:11,395 --> 00:55:12,700 NATALIE: Sorry. 1187 00:55:14,572 --> 00:55:15,616 Caleb, isn't it? 1188 00:55:16,443 --> 00:55:18,924 Telling you how much fun he had last night. 1189 00:55:18,967 --> 00:55:21,666 Can't wait to see you again.All good guesses. 1190 00:55:21,709 --> 00:55:23,755 [CHUCKLES]He wants to show me around 1191 00:55:23,798 --> 00:55:25,365 the firehouse this afternoon. 1192 00:55:26,235 --> 00:55:27,628 You go. Um... you've been 1193 00:55:27,672 --> 00:55:30,936 more than generous with your time.Yeah? Okay. 1194 00:55:34,331 --> 00:55:35,332 [SIGHS] 1195 00:55:36,898 --> 00:55:38,987 The problem is, what I really should be doing 1196 00:55:39,031 --> 00:55:41,120 is getting back upstairs to my computer 1197 00:55:41,163 --> 00:55:43,557 so that I can do the sit and stare for hours. 1198 00:55:43,601 --> 00:55:45,037 Uh-oh, words not coming, huh? 1199 00:55:45,080 --> 00:55:46,995 Oh, no, they're coming. They're just not any good. 1200 00:55:47,039 --> 00:55:48,170 [CHUCKLES][CHUCKLES] 1201 00:55:48,214 --> 00:55:49,433 I've got writer's block. 1202 00:55:50,172 --> 00:55:52,697 Ah, a problem I know all too well. 1203 00:55:52,740 --> 00:55:54,351 [INHALES DEEPLY] 1204 00:55:54,916 --> 00:55:56,353 Uh... hey, if... 1205 00:55:57,832 --> 00:56:01,227 if you want, I could show you a tried and true method 1206 00:56:01,270 --> 00:56:04,317 that's guaranteed to chase the creative blues away. 1207 00:56:04,883 --> 00:56:07,538 Oh?Yeah. If you want. 1208 00:56:10,323 --> 00:56:12,760 [CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS]Okay, my turn. 1209 00:56:13,370 --> 00:56:17,243 Uh... "You pierce my soul." "I am half agony, half hope." 1210 00:56:17,591 --> 00:56:18,810 "I have loved none but you." 1211 00:56:18,853 --> 00:56:20,768 LUCAS: [CHUCKLES] You're trying to trick me. 1212 00:56:20,812 --> 00:56:22,204 That's not one of Natalie's books. 1213 00:56:22,683 --> 00:56:24,859 That's Jane Austin's Persuasion.[CHUCKLES] 1214 00:56:24,903 --> 00:56:26,295 I love that book.Oh, me too. 1215 00:56:26,557 --> 00:56:28,341 My David hated it for some reason. 1216 00:56:28,385 --> 00:56:30,387 Ah, you're really killing the spirit of the game, 1217 00:56:30,430 --> 00:56:34,129 bring your ex into it, again.Oh, no. I'm sorry. 1218 00:56:34,173 --> 00:56:35,435 I'm turning into one of those losers 1219 00:56:35,479 --> 00:56:37,698 that can't stop talking about their ex. 1220 00:56:38,046 --> 00:56:39,961 How long's it been?Six months now. 1221 00:56:40,266 --> 00:56:42,007 Hm.Time to move on, right? 1222 00:56:42,050 --> 00:56:43,400 Oh, I really don't think 1223 00:56:43,443 --> 00:56:45,227 you should be asking me for dating advice.What? 1224 00:56:46,011 --> 00:56:47,491 I can't imagine a guy who can quote 1225 00:56:47,534 --> 00:56:49,928 all my favorite parts of Jane Austin would be single 1226 00:56:49,971 --> 00:56:51,103 for any length of time. 1227 00:56:52,496 --> 00:56:54,759 Uh... Well, then you're not imagining hard enough. 1228 00:56:55,368 --> 00:56:57,065 I've been on so many bad coffee dates, 1229 00:56:57,109 --> 00:56:58,415 my dating profile should read, 1230 00:56:58,937 --> 00:57:02,070 "Save us the trouble and just swipe left." 1231 00:57:02,114 --> 00:57:04,769 You know, I think dating apps actually do more harm than good. 1232 00:57:04,812 --> 00:57:05,813 Yeah. 1233 00:57:06,945 --> 00:57:08,033 But to answer your question 1234 00:57:08,425 --> 00:57:10,209 about when to dip a toe back in the dating pool... 1235 00:57:10,252 --> 00:57:12,994 [INHALES DEEPLY] ...you'll know when you feel the spark. 1236 00:57:17,869 --> 00:57:19,087 [CHUCKLES] 1237 00:57:28,053 --> 00:57:30,708 I think that writer's block is your subconscious 1238 00:57:30,751 --> 00:57:33,232 just telling you to shake up your routine 1239 00:57:33,275 --> 00:57:36,235 and try something new.New is being out in public. 1240 00:57:36,278 --> 00:57:39,238 New is coming to this town and none of it is helping. 1241 00:57:39,630 --> 00:57:42,459 I'm pretty sure that your routine is sitting in front 1242 00:57:42,502 --> 00:57:44,330 of a computer and just making things up. 1243 00:57:44,373 --> 00:57:48,595 Okay. That's over-simplifying...Hey, hey, look. We all do it. 1244 00:57:49,074 --> 00:57:50,771 For instance, I ask questions for a living. 1245 00:57:50,815 --> 00:57:51,859 Yeah, I noticed that. 1246 00:57:52,512 --> 00:57:55,080 I ask questions and then people give me answers 1247 00:57:55,123 --> 00:57:56,690 and then I sit in front of a computer 1248 00:57:56,734 --> 00:57:58,953 and I spill it all out 1249 00:57:59,563 --> 00:58:02,304 and I hope it comes together in some semi-cogent way. 1250 00:58:02,696 --> 00:58:05,307 Whereas I ask and answer all the questions, 1251 00:58:05,351 --> 00:58:06,570 plus come up with the characters, 1252 00:58:06,613 --> 00:58:08,876 the settings and the arcs.Yes. Exactly. 1253 00:58:08,920 --> 00:58:10,399 Quite literally everything. 1254 00:58:10,704 --> 00:58:14,621 And then, you make everything up from all of that information 1255 00:58:14,665 --> 00:58:15,970 inside of your head.Yeah. 1256 00:58:16,580 --> 00:58:19,496 I have to come up with new questions all the time.Exactly. 1257 00:58:19,539 --> 00:58:22,673 So, maybe you just need someone new to ask you questions...[SIGHS] 1258 00:58:22,716 --> 00:58:24,326 ...so you can focus on some answers. 1259 00:58:25,589 --> 00:58:28,330 Okay. Fine. Have at it. 1260 00:58:31,116 --> 00:58:32,726 [INHALES DEEPLY] What's your story about? 1261 00:58:34,206 --> 00:58:37,252 It is a story about two former high school sweethearts, 1262 00:58:37,296 --> 00:58:39,690 Holly and Derek, who years later meet up by chance 1263 00:58:39,733 --> 00:58:41,343 and start to fall in love.Okay, and what happened 1264 00:58:41,387 --> 00:58:42,475 when they first broke up? 1265 00:58:44,042 --> 00:58:47,654 Well, they are from a small town and so she goes away to college 1266 00:58:47,698 --> 00:58:49,264 and he stays and blah, blah, blah. 1267 00:58:49,308 --> 00:58:50,352 NICK: Stop it right there. 1268 00:58:52,224 --> 00:58:54,531 Your answer lies in the "blah, blah, blah." 1269 00:58:55,053 --> 00:58:56,533 What happened when they were teenagers? 1270 00:58:58,056 --> 00:59:00,275 Somebody broke somebody's heart, right?Yes. 1271 00:59:00,319 --> 00:59:02,582 So, inevitably, that is going to inform 1272 00:59:02,626 --> 00:59:04,105 how they get back together. 1273 00:59:05,585 --> 00:59:07,761 That is exactly where my block is. 1274 00:59:08,501 --> 00:59:12,636 [TRAIN HONKING] 1275 00:59:13,201 --> 00:59:14,420 You're not gonna believe this. 1276 00:59:14,463 --> 00:59:17,118 My ending takes place at a train station. 1277 00:59:18,076 --> 00:59:19,730 Trust the process.[CHUCKLES] 1278 00:59:19,773 --> 00:59:22,167 Should we go try something new?Absolutely. Come. 1279 00:59:24,082 --> 00:59:25,431 CONDUCTOR: All aboard! 1280 00:59:30,175 --> 00:59:32,569 [SIGHS][TRAIN BELL RINGING] 1281 00:59:33,570 --> 00:59:36,050 This is even better than I imagined it in my book. 1282 00:59:36,398 --> 00:59:38,052 Okay. I want you to stop thinking 1283 00:59:38,096 --> 00:59:40,577 about the work right now and just imagine 1284 00:59:41,142 --> 00:59:43,362 what it would be like to be on this platform 1285 00:59:43,405 --> 00:59:44,493 with your high school sweetheart. 1286 00:59:44,842 --> 00:59:47,061 And all those old feelings start to resurface. 1287 00:59:47,627 --> 00:59:48,759 I see what you're doing 1288 00:59:48,802 --> 00:59:50,761 and my book is not about Caleb and me. 1289 00:59:50,804 --> 00:59:52,240 That is just a point of reference. 1290 00:59:52,589 --> 00:59:54,025 What would you do? 1291 00:59:55,461 --> 00:59:56,549 What would I do? 1292 00:59:58,638 --> 01:00:01,249 [BREATHES DEEPLY] I would... 1293 01:00:02,424 --> 01:00:04,296 have to let go of a lot of hurt and... 1294 01:00:05,819 --> 01:00:07,255 learn to trust again. 1295 01:00:07,778 --> 01:00:09,127 And where does that hurt come from? 1296 01:00:13,305 --> 01:00:14,828 Caleb was my first crush, 1297 01:00:15,481 --> 01:00:17,439 and I'm not even sure he knew. [CHUCKLES] 1298 01:00:18,702 --> 01:00:21,008 So he broke your heart.My teenage heart. 1299 01:00:21,052 --> 01:00:22,140 NICK: And what broke it? 1300 01:00:24,969 --> 01:00:26,100 [NATALIE CHUCKLES] 1301 01:00:27,014 --> 01:00:28,320 My junior year... 1302 01:00:29,713 --> 01:00:31,671 Caleb asked me to go to the Christmas dance. 1303 01:00:33,238 --> 01:00:34,500 I was thrilled. 1304 01:00:34,543 --> 01:00:36,545 My mother went out and got a new dress 1305 01:00:36,589 --> 01:00:37,764 and I did my hair 1306 01:00:38,243 --> 01:00:40,637 and I stood by the front door, waiting for him to come get me. 1307 01:00:41,072 --> 01:00:42,856 And he never showed up? 1308 01:00:45,729 --> 01:00:47,513 He ended up taking someone else. 1309 01:00:48,514 --> 01:00:50,559 Ouch. [CHUCKLES][CHUCKLES] Yeah. 1310 01:00:52,257 --> 01:00:54,694 Two days later, when I finally got the courage 1311 01:00:54,738 --> 01:00:56,130 to ask him what happened... 1312 01:00:57,523 --> 01:00:59,873 he said, he didn't remember asking 1313 01:01:00,482 --> 01:01:01,832 and he may not have. 1314 01:01:01,875 --> 01:01:05,183 I'm not even sure anymore, but he was very apologetic 1315 01:01:05,487 --> 01:01:08,403 and he asked what he could do to make it up to me, 1316 01:01:08,447 --> 01:01:10,710 blah, blah, blah.Now, you see 1317 01:01:10,754 --> 01:01:12,494 where the "blah, blah, blah" comes from. 1318 01:01:16,716 --> 01:01:20,328 He was very, very sorry and I did my best to let it go. 1319 01:01:20,372 --> 01:01:21,895 It takes a lot of strength to do that. 1320 01:01:22,983 --> 01:01:25,072 I don't know about that. It didn't feel strong. 1321 01:01:25,116 --> 01:01:27,466 It just felt like I was trying to preserve the friendship. 1322 01:01:27,509 --> 01:01:28,728 He was such a good guy.NICK: No, no, no. 1323 01:01:28,772 --> 01:01:29,990 Don't you dare deflect that. 1324 01:01:30,730 --> 01:01:33,211 That takes real strength. That is your strength. 1325 01:01:37,476 --> 01:01:38,477 Thank you. 1326 01:01:40,000 --> 01:01:41,219 [CHUCKLES] Okay. 1327 01:01:42,089 --> 01:01:43,874 That in mind, back to the book.Okay. 1328 01:01:44,701 --> 01:01:46,354 Take that strength in.NATALIE: Mm-hmm. 1329 01:01:46,920 --> 01:01:49,706 And hand it to Holly.[BREATHES DEEPLY] 1330 01:01:54,667 --> 01:01:55,842 [EXHALES DEEPLY] 1331 01:01:56,625 --> 01:01:58,279 NATALIE: An entire year had passed 1332 01:01:58,323 --> 01:02:01,718 since Derek and Holly rekindled their childhood romance. 1333 01:02:02,849 --> 01:02:04,155 The plan was to wait a year 1334 01:02:04,198 --> 01:02:05,983 and if their feelings were just as strong, 1335 01:02:06,331 --> 01:02:09,508 return to the spot where they said their last goodbye. 1336 01:02:11,553 --> 01:02:13,077 Derek![TRAIN BELL RINGING] 1337 01:02:13,947 --> 01:02:16,733 Holly. I knew you'd make it. 1338 01:02:20,475 --> 01:02:21,738 Wait, this isn't hello, is it? 1339 01:02:22,826 --> 01:02:24,001 I'm here to apologize. 1340 01:02:24,305 --> 01:02:26,090 Something I should have done a long time ago. 1341 01:02:26,917 --> 01:02:28,483 Look, back when I left for college, 1342 01:02:29,049 --> 01:02:30,181 we said that we would try 1343 01:02:30,224 --> 01:02:31,922 to keep a long distance thing going 1344 01:02:31,965 --> 01:02:35,273 but then the calls became fewer and the emails drifted off 1345 01:02:35,316 --> 01:02:36,927 and then you sent that text saying, 1346 01:02:36,970 --> 01:02:39,146 "maybe it's time for us to talk." 1347 01:02:40,495 --> 01:02:42,584 And you never called me back.I couldn't do it. 1348 01:02:44,499 --> 01:02:46,588 I thought it was because I was scared, 1349 01:02:47,154 --> 01:02:48,199 but now I know the truth. 1350 01:02:49,853 --> 01:02:52,812 And that's that I chose not to call you back because... 1351 01:02:54,379 --> 01:02:55,902 I wasn't ready to let you go. 1352 01:02:56,685 --> 01:02:57,774 Holly... 1353 01:02:58,862 --> 01:03:01,473 what are you saying?Don't you see, Derek? 1354 01:03:03,997 --> 01:03:06,347 I have never stopped loving you. 1355 01:03:07,566 --> 01:03:10,743 And now fate has given us this second chance 1356 01:03:10,787 --> 01:03:13,224 and this time, I am not running away. 1357 01:03:13,267 --> 01:03:15,617 I am standing right here and I am telling you... 1358 01:03:15,661 --> 01:03:18,446 [BREATHES DEEPLY] ...that I am not letting you go. 1359 01:03:22,233 --> 01:03:25,279 Nick, you did it! I... I have my ending! 1360 01:03:25,323 --> 01:03:28,326 Oh, my Gosh, thank you, thank you, thank you![CHUCKLES] 1361 01:03:28,369 --> 01:03:30,545 [NATALIE CHUCKLES]You're welcome, you're welcome. 1362 01:03:30,589 --> 01:03:34,636 Okay. Well, I guess, I gotta go to the firehouse. 1363 01:03:35,376 --> 01:03:36,464 All right, go. 1364 01:03:37,596 --> 01:03:40,817 Thank you! [GIGGLES][CHUCKLES] 1365 01:03:42,383 --> 01:03:44,385 [SOFT MUSIC CONCLUDES] 1366 01:03:49,477 --> 01:03:51,871 You must be so excited for the Dickens Festival. 1367 01:03:51,915 --> 01:03:54,439 I know I can't wait. [CHUCKLES]Actually, we just found out 1368 01:03:54,482 --> 01:03:56,876 that some of our sponsoring businesses have backed out 1369 01:03:56,920 --> 01:03:58,747 and there's a chance that we'll have to cancel the festival 1370 01:03:58,791 --> 01:04:00,227 unless we pull a rabbit out of our hat. 1371 01:04:00,271 --> 01:04:02,839 Oh, no. I'm sorry. How can I help? 1372 01:04:03,535 --> 01:04:04,841 Maybe I can make a donation? 1373 01:04:06,277 --> 01:04:09,846 That's very generous, Natalie. I can't ask you for money. 1374 01:04:10,194 --> 01:04:11,543 What we need is public awareness. 1375 01:04:11,586 --> 01:04:12,892 People don't know about us. 1376 01:04:12,936 --> 01:04:14,415 We're like New York state's best kept secret. 1377 01:04:14,807 --> 01:04:16,765 I get it. Why try to save the festival 1378 01:04:16,809 --> 01:04:18,637 if no one shows up to support it. 1379 01:04:18,680 --> 01:04:19,768 Mm-hmm. 1380 01:04:21,118 --> 01:04:23,250 [GENTLE MUSIC PLAYING][INDISTINCT CHATTER] 1381 01:04:23,642 --> 01:04:25,078 Maybe I can help. 1382 01:04:25,992 --> 01:04:29,866 I don't want to put you out, but you certainly do have 1383 01:04:29,909 --> 01:04:31,868 a fanbase that could turn this around in a hurry. 1384 01:04:31,911 --> 01:04:33,304 I can't make any promises, 1385 01:04:33,347 --> 01:04:34,871 but let's see if my publicist 1386 01:04:34,914 --> 01:04:37,438 can get the, uh, snowball rolling. 1387 01:04:38,309 --> 01:04:40,702 Thank you! You're the best.[CHUCKLES] 1388 01:04:43,575 --> 01:04:46,926 [GENTLE MUSIC CONCLUDES] 1389 01:04:46,970 --> 01:04:49,276 This is a pretty big favor for Caleb to ask. 1390 01:04:49,320 --> 01:04:50,799 Given that you barely know one another. 1391 01:04:50,843 --> 01:04:52,105 He didn't ask, I offered. 1392 01:04:52,801 --> 01:04:54,281 Well, if you really want to make a splash 1393 01:04:54,325 --> 01:04:56,240 and take a giant leap out of your comfort zone, 1394 01:04:56,805 --> 01:04:58,198 you'd speak directly to your followers. 1395 01:04:59,025 --> 01:05:02,855 You mean like a live feed of me, on camera to millions? 1396 01:05:02,899 --> 01:05:05,379 To millions of your hardcore fans who love you. 1397 01:05:05,423 --> 01:05:07,512 Yeah, no.Just forget it. 1398 01:05:07,555 --> 01:05:09,688 I'll wave your magic wand like I always do. 1399 01:05:09,731 --> 01:05:12,256 I'll get this festival trending like a Christmas Kardashian.No. 1400 01:05:12,647 --> 01:05:14,084 [WHIMSICAL MUSIC PLAYING]I'll do it. 1401 01:05:15,824 --> 01:05:17,783 It's time for me to step out of the shadows. 1402 01:05:18,784 --> 01:05:19,916 Really?NATALIE: Mm-hmm. 1403 01:05:20,220 --> 01:05:22,266 Wow, so you must really like this guy. 1404 01:05:22,527 --> 01:05:24,572 [INDISTINCT CHATTER] 1405 01:05:24,616 --> 01:05:27,619 [WHIMSICAL MUSIC CONCLUDES][GENTLE MUSIC PLAYING] 1406 01:05:27,662 --> 01:05:31,188 This time, I'm not running away. 1407 01:05:32,232 --> 01:05:34,321 I'm standing here, telling you... 1408 01:05:35,453 --> 01:05:37,063 that I'm not letting you go. 1409 01:05:38,543 --> 01:05:40,414 [KEYBOARD KEYS CLANKING] 1410 01:05:49,728 --> 01:05:52,992 Hey guys, if you're looking for true Christmas spirit, 1411 01:05:53,036 --> 01:05:56,039 check out the Dickens Festival here in Cranberry Falls. 1412 01:05:56,517 --> 01:05:58,606 You'll be magically transported into one of those 1413 01:05:58,650 --> 01:06:00,652 quaint Christmas towns I'm always writing about 1414 01:06:01,044 --> 01:06:03,046 and you'll be helping to make... 1415 01:06:03,089 --> 01:06:04,786 [TELEPHONE RINGING]NATALIE: ...so many deserving children's holiday 1416 01:06:04,830 --> 01:06:07,485 a lot more special.[CHUCKLES] 1417 01:06:07,746 --> 01:06:09,095 How did you get Natalie to do this? 1418 01:06:09,139 --> 01:06:12,055 It was her idea. I mean, we had to do something. 1419 01:06:12,098 --> 01:06:13,970 I'm just glad we didn't have to cancel the festival. 1420 01:06:14,796 --> 01:06:16,494 When Buffalo news caught wind of her post, 1421 01:06:16,755 --> 01:06:19,497 they ran a story and the phones immediately began to ring. 1422 01:06:19,540 --> 01:06:21,368 Well, I guess my festival isn't small potatoes anymore. 1423 01:06:21,412 --> 01:06:23,196 [CHUCLKES][CHUCLKES] 1424 01:06:24,632 --> 01:06:28,027 Holly throws Derek a breathless gaze 1425 01:06:29,028 --> 01:06:31,639 and as he leans in to plant a tender kiss on her lips, 1426 01:06:32,205 --> 01:06:34,860 soft Christmas snow begins to fall all around them. 1427 01:06:36,557 --> 01:06:38,603 [CHUCKLES] The... 1428 01:06:38,646 --> 01:06:40,518 [KEYBOARD KEYS CLANKING]...end. 1429 01:06:41,345 --> 01:06:43,390 [BREATHES DEELPLY] 1430 01:06:45,088 --> 01:06:46,741 [WHISPERS] No. Okay... 1431 01:06:46,785 --> 01:06:49,353 [KEYBOARD KEYS CLANKING] 1432 01:06:51,485 --> 01:06:52,791 There you go, Gloria. 1433 01:06:54,053 --> 01:06:55,185 [CELLPHONE CHIMING] 1434 01:07:04,498 --> 01:07:05,586 [CHUCKLES] 1435 01:07:07,023 --> 01:07:08,981 Hi! [CHUCKLES][CHUCKLES] 1436 01:07:09,416 --> 01:07:10,374 Hi.NATALIE: Hi. 1437 01:07:11,592 --> 01:07:12,680 Thank you. 1438 01:07:13,203 --> 01:07:17,598 You put the Dickens Festival and Cranberry Falls on the map. 1439 01:07:17,642 --> 01:07:20,036 We're at full capacity.Wow, that was fast. 1440 01:07:20,471 --> 01:07:22,386 I want you to know, you made 1441 01:07:22,429 --> 01:07:24,170 a whole lot of people's Christmases 1442 01:07:24,431 --> 01:07:25,476 a whole lot brighter. 1443 01:07:26,651 --> 01:07:28,609 Not to mention mine. [CHUCKLES][CHUCKLES] 1444 01:07:30,959 --> 01:07:32,309 [CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKING]Hey, uh... 1445 01:07:32,918 --> 01:07:35,660 what do you like better in terms of description?[CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS] 1446 01:07:35,921 --> 01:07:38,402 Lingering or wistful? 1447 01:07:40,143 --> 01:07:41,231 Nick, look. 1448 01:07:42,014 --> 01:07:43,059 [CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS] 1449 01:07:43,363 --> 01:07:44,843 CALEB: You totally surprised me. 1450 01:07:48,325 --> 01:07:50,631 I really don't know how to thank you 1451 01:07:50,675 --> 01:07:52,981 or what to say...[NATALIE CHUCKLES] 1452 01:07:53,808 --> 01:07:55,288 CALEB: ...other than the other night... 1453 01:07:56,550 --> 01:07:57,595 I forgot to give you this. 1454 01:08:02,643 --> 01:08:04,167 Hey, uh, let's... 1455 01:08:05,211 --> 01:08:06,343 let's give them their privacy. 1456 01:08:07,344 --> 01:08:10,260 Really?Yeah. We don't need the kiss. 1457 01:08:21,184 --> 01:08:23,925 [GENTLE MUSIC CONCLUDES] 1458 01:08:24,535 --> 01:08:26,493 Thanks to you I am a complete wreck. [CHUCKLES] 1459 01:08:27,059 --> 01:08:29,148 Yay! Yay! [CHUCKLES] 1460 01:08:29,192 --> 01:08:31,498 Now that is a Natalie Wolfe ending. 1461 01:08:32,108 --> 01:08:33,935 I don't know where you got these 30 pages from, 1462 01:08:33,979 --> 01:08:36,199 but it's like it came straight from your heart. 1463 01:08:36,242 --> 01:08:37,983 You know Gloria, it's this place. 1464 01:08:38,026 --> 01:08:41,465 There is something about this place. [CHUCKLES] 1465 01:08:41,769 --> 01:08:42,857 I love it. 1466 01:08:43,206 --> 01:08:44,381 I think it's the best thing you've ever written. 1467 01:08:44,424 --> 01:08:45,643 Really? 1468 01:08:45,686 --> 01:08:47,079 FAYANNE: It's authentic. It's heartfelt. 1469 01:08:47,123 --> 01:08:49,429 You really touched me. And from your prose, 1470 01:08:49,821 --> 01:08:51,431 it seems like Natalie managed to touch you, too. 1471 01:08:52,171 --> 01:08:53,259 Oh, yeah. 1472 01:08:53,607 --> 01:08:55,696 Well, I mean, if you were here you'd have a hard time 1473 01:08:55,740 --> 01:08:57,611 not getting carried off in the moment. 1474 01:08:57,655 --> 01:08:59,613 [CHUCKLES] And I love the way you feathered 1475 01:08:59,657 --> 01:09:01,224 the whole theme of the Dickens Festival 1476 01:09:01,267 --> 01:09:03,008 into the story. It's just brilliant. 1477 01:09:03,051 --> 01:09:05,489 [CHUCKLES] Welcome to Cranberry Falls. 1478 01:09:05,532 --> 01:09:07,839 Where real life and fiction begin to blur. 1479 01:09:08,100 --> 01:09:09,928 FAYANNE: Well, your article's already sent to copy. 1480 01:09:10,189 --> 01:09:12,235 Lucas is sending shots of the festival tonight. 1481 01:09:12,278 --> 01:09:13,801 We'll embed them as soon as possible 1482 01:09:13,845 --> 01:09:15,499 and hit the newsstands first thing tomorrow morning. 1483 01:09:15,977 --> 01:09:18,763 Good. [CHUCKLES, BREATHES DEEPLY] 1484 01:09:19,416 --> 01:09:24,421 [CHEERFUL MUSIC PLAYING][INDISTINCT CHATTER] 1485 01:09:25,073 --> 01:09:26,162 Oh. 1486 01:09:38,348 --> 01:09:41,002 Hey. You must be Trish.[CHUCKLES] 1487 01:09:41,525 --> 01:09:43,918 And you must be the writer from SHEmagazine. 1488 01:09:44,223 --> 01:09:46,312 Mm-hmm.Caleb told me about you. 1489 01:09:47,270 --> 01:09:50,403 So, Dickens Festival.Hmm. 1490 01:09:51,274 --> 01:09:53,493 I understand you and Caleb used to be an item. 1491 01:09:54,190 --> 01:09:57,367 Yeah. Who told you that?Ben, down at the firehouse. 1492 01:09:57,410 --> 01:10:00,326 Well, to be honest, Ben doesn't know 1493 01:10:00,370 --> 01:10:03,590 that Caleb and I still have an on-again, off-again thing going. 1494 01:10:04,243 --> 01:10:05,462 Oh. 1495 01:10:05,505 --> 01:10:07,203 TRISH: Let's just say my Caleb has a hard time 1496 01:10:07,246 --> 01:10:08,508 resisting temptation. 1497 01:10:09,509 --> 01:10:11,032 Which shouldn't have come as such a shock 1498 01:10:11,076 --> 01:10:14,297 since I was the girl he cheated on his wife with. 1499 01:10:14,645 --> 01:10:17,300 [CHEERFUL MUSIC CONCLUDES][OMINOUS MUSIC PLAYING] 1500 01:10:20,520 --> 01:10:21,913 [CHUCKLES]Yeah. 1501 01:10:27,571 --> 01:10:28,789 MISS OLIVIA: Oh, no. 1502 01:10:29,268 --> 01:10:32,663 I am not letting you sneak out of here without a look first. 1503 01:10:33,881 --> 01:10:34,882 Okay. 1504 01:10:36,014 --> 01:10:38,799 Very nice. But you're missing something. 1505 01:10:39,452 --> 01:10:40,888 Your hat. Follow me. 1506 01:10:42,368 --> 01:10:43,761 And while I'm searching... 1507 01:10:44,936 --> 01:10:47,417 maybe you'll explain to me the million mile away gaze 1508 01:10:47,678 --> 01:10:48,940 you have in your eyes. 1509 01:10:49,245 --> 01:10:50,768 Oh, uh... [CHUCKLES] 1510 01:10:51,290 --> 01:10:52,813 It's that obvious, huh?[CHUCKLES] 1511 01:10:54,685 --> 01:10:58,254 I guess, I'm a little worried that someone might be falling 1512 01:10:58,297 --> 01:11:02,432 for a guy who's not exactly all he's cracked up to be. 1513 01:11:03,084 --> 01:11:04,390 Someone you've come to care about? 1514 01:11:04,999 --> 01:11:06,392 [GENTLE MUSIC PLAYING][CHUCKLES] 1515 01:11:06,697 --> 01:11:09,526 You know, I seem to have broken the cardinal rule of journalism 1516 01:11:10,004 --> 01:11:12,703 by getting emotionally involved with my subject. 1517 01:11:13,051 --> 01:11:14,748 And how did that happen? 1518 01:11:15,532 --> 01:11:18,186 This place. Uh... 1519 01:11:18,230 --> 01:11:22,016 Their chance meeting. Uh... I guess I couldn't help myself. 1520 01:11:23,061 --> 01:11:24,497 I just don't want to see her get hurt. 1521 01:11:25,237 --> 01:11:28,806 That really isn't in your power, is it, Nick? 1522 01:11:31,852 --> 01:11:32,940 Found it. 1523 01:11:40,644 --> 01:11:42,472 [BREATHES DEEPLY]What do I do? 1524 01:11:43,429 --> 01:11:47,564 Maybe it's time you trust that thing inside your chest 1525 01:11:47,607 --> 01:11:49,087 that started beating again. 1526 01:11:50,958 --> 01:11:52,046 [SIGHS] 1527 01:12:06,539 --> 01:12:07,627 [CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS] 1528 01:12:08,933 --> 01:12:11,196 LUCAS: Oh, no. [CHUCKLES] 1529 01:12:11,631 --> 01:12:14,155 Now what are you supposed to be, an undertaker?[RYAN CHUCKLES] 1530 01:12:14,504 --> 01:12:16,288 Uh, the ghost of Christmas future. 1531 01:12:16,897 --> 01:12:18,638 I mean, I asked for the Miss Havisham costume 1532 01:12:18,682 --> 01:12:20,988 but they only had it in extra petite.[CHUCKLES] 1533 01:12:21,032 --> 01:12:23,556 But, you'll be happy to know because of you 1534 01:12:23,600 --> 01:12:26,646 my New Year's resolution is me deleting my dating app. 1535 01:12:26,994 --> 01:12:30,258 Oh, wow. [CHUCKLES] 1536 01:12:30,563 --> 01:12:32,391 Well, in that case, 1537 01:12:33,305 --> 01:12:34,393 what are you doing Christmas Eve? 1538 01:12:35,351 --> 01:12:37,309 'Cause I would love to take you out to dinner. 1539 01:12:37,744 --> 01:12:41,182 Maybe. If you agree to stop whining about your ex. 1540 01:12:41,748 --> 01:12:44,185 Done. I will never mention him again. 1541 01:12:44,229 --> 01:12:46,013 Well, then, of course, I'll have dinner with you. 1542 01:12:46,057 --> 01:12:48,799 Now that we have so much more to talk about.[LUCAS CHUCKLES] 1543 01:12:49,234 --> 01:12:50,540 Shall we?LUCAS: Absolutely. 1544 01:12:57,677 --> 01:12:58,678 [SIGHS] 1545 01:13:03,117 --> 01:13:05,903 [GENTLE MUSIC CONCLUDES] 1546 01:13:06,207 --> 01:13:09,820 [INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PLAYING] 1547 01:13:12,779 --> 01:13:15,521 Don't tell me, spirits.[CHUCKLES] 1548 01:13:15,565 --> 01:13:17,393 What are you here to show me the shadows of? 1549 01:13:18,132 --> 01:13:19,569 Christmas past?Maybe. 1550 01:13:21,701 --> 01:13:24,138 What do you think?You look great. 1551 01:13:25,052 --> 01:13:26,140 Of the festival? 1552 01:13:26,619 --> 01:13:29,883 Oh. [CHUCKLES] It's, uh... it's perfect. It's perfect. 1553 01:13:30,144 --> 01:13:32,451 I can't believe you brought this whole festival to life. 1554 01:13:32,495 --> 01:13:34,148 Thanks. It's far from perfect 1555 01:13:34,192 --> 01:13:36,455 but you certainly helped make it more than it could have been. 1556 01:13:36,499 --> 01:13:37,761 Caleb, we're ready for you. 1557 01:13:38,675 --> 01:13:40,851 Ah, yeah, and... [CHUCKLES] ...of course 1558 01:13:40,894 --> 01:13:42,418 the Chief is eager for me 1559 01:13:42,461 --> 01:13:45,029 to continue capitalizing on the 15 minutes of fame 1560 01:13:45,072 --> 01:13:46,857 that you brought to our little town.[CHUCKLES] 1561 01:13:47,640 --> 01:13:50,077 Why don't you go wander? I'll come find you. 1562 01:13:50,600 --> 01:13:51,601 Okay. 1563 01:13:54,299 --> 01:13:55,343 [SIGHS] 1564 01:13:55,692 --> 01:13:58,303 CAROLERS: ♪ Hark the Herald angels sing ♪ 1565 01:13:58,346 --> 01:14:02,568 ♪ Glory to the newborn king 1566 01:14:03,482 --> 01:14:07,399 ♪ Hail, the Heav'n-born Prince of Peace ♪ 1567 01:14:07,443 --> 01:14:11,142 ♪ Hail, the Son Of Righteousness ♪ 1568 01:14:11,447 --> 01:14:15,146 ♪ Light and life To all He brings ♪ 1569 01:14:15,407 --> 01:14:16,495 Hey. 1570 01:14:16,887 --> 01:14:19,280 Friends don't let friends drink mulled wine alone. 1571 01:14:19,324 --> 01:14:21,282 Oh, hey, I'm just sitting here 1572 01:14:21,326 --> 01:14:23,633 toasting Christmas Dickens style. 1573 01:14:23,676 --> 01:14:24,808 Cheers. 1574 01:14:27,201 --> 01:14:29,029 Hmm. What about you? Where's Caleb? 1575 01:14:29,726 --> 01:14:30,944 He's busy for a sec 1576 01:14:30,988 --> 01:14:32,685 but I wanted to come by and say thank you. 1577 01:14:33,425 --> 01:14:35,383 To say thank you for what? 1578 01:14:35,427 --> 01:14:36,559 For pushing me. 1579 01:14:37,298 --> 01:14:39,866 Well, I just hope I didn't push too hard. 1580 01:14:40,258 --> 01:14:41,259 I'm glad you did. 1581 01:14:42,956 --> 01:14:44,915 I just think that you're cautious 1582 01:14:44,958 --> 01:14:47,308 and that's not such a bad thing. 1583 01:14:49,006 --> 01:14:51,312 What's going on with you, Nick? [CHUCKLES] 1584 01:14:51,356 --> 01:14:53,706 You look like Ebenezer when he sees his tombstone. 1585 01:14:54,664 --> 01:14:56,579 LUCAS: Hey, Nick![NATALIE CHUCKLES] 1586 01:14:56,622 --> 01:14:58,755 Oh, uh, it looks like... 1587 01:14:58,798 --> 01:15:01,235 Uh, yeah, Lucas is ready to take some shots. 1588 01:15:01,279 --> 01:15:02,541 NATALIE: Okay.Come on. 1589 01:15:02,802 --> 01:15:04,761 NATALIE: Okay. 1590 01:15:05,283 --> 01:15:07,546 [CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS]LUCAS: Oh, that's the one. Yeah. 1591 01:15:07,590 --> 01:15:09,592 Perfect. Look at that. 1592 01:15:09,983 --> 01:15:11,332 Oh.Wow. 1593 01:15:11,376 --> 01:15:12,420 [CHUCKLES]Thanks, Natalie. 1594 01:15:12,812 --> 01:15:15,206 Uh... how about just a few with Caleb and Santa? 1595 01:15:15,249 --> 01:15:16,512 Yeah, sure. I don't mind.Yeah. 1596 01:15:20,037 --> 01:15:23,388 [SIGHS][INDISTINCT CHATTER] 1597 01:15:27,697 --> 01:15:29,002 He's really something, isn't he? 1598 01:15:29,829 --> 01:15:31,091 Sorry?Caleb. 1599 01:15:32,353 --> 01:15:33,398 When you're in his company 1600 01:15:33,877 --> 01:15:35,792 it's like the whole world suddenly vanishes, right? 1601 01:15:36,575 --> 01:15:37,750 That's a part of his charm. 1602 01:15:39,186 --> 01:15:40,361 I'm sorry, do I know you? 1603 01:15:40,666 --> 01:15:42,799 No. But I know you. 1604 01:15:43,626 --> 01:15:44,757 And why he broke up with me 1605 01:15:45,279 --> 01:15:48,021 three nights ago for the fifth time.[GENTLE MUSIC PLAYING] 1606 01:15:48,065 --> 01:15:50,154 I just want to let you know that when Caleb grows bored 1607 01:15:50,197 --> 01:15:53,549 of his latest conquest, he always comes back to me. 1608 01:15:55,202 --> 01:15:56,290 Trish? 1609 01:16:00,643 --> 01:16:04,298 [SIGHS] Natalie, whatever Trish said to you, 1610 01:16:04,342 --> 01:16:07,127 you have to know that it's been over between us 1611 01:16:07,171 --> 01:16:09,956 for a long time.Three days ago? 1612 01:16:10,000 --> 01:16:12,785 Natalie, I meant everything that I said to you. 1613 01:16:12,829 --> 01:16:14,265 Why should I believe you, Caleb? 1614 01:16:14,308 --> 01:16:16,049 You literally just tried to lie to me. 1615 01:16:16,093 --> 01:16:19,183 Look, I'll admit, I'm no angel but I'm not a bad guy. 1616 01:16:19,226 --> 01:16:23,056 No, but I'm not sure you're a good guy either. 1617 01:16:24,623 --> 01:16:25,668 Ryan, can we go? 1618 01:16:26,451 --> 01:16:27,495 Natalie. 1619 01:16:31,717 --> 01:16:33,240 You just used her, didn't you? 1620 01:16:33,980 --> 01:16:35,503 You used her for her celebrity 1621 01:16:35,547 --> 01:16:38,245 and you used her for her social media platform. 1622 01:16:39,290 --> 01:16:40,596 Just to help your festival. 1623 01:16:40,639 --> 01:16:42,510 You don't know me.NICK: Oh, I think I do. 1624 01:16:43,120 --> 01:16:45,775 And I know that you just blew the best thing 1625 01:16:46,253 --> 01:16:47,994 to ever come back into your life. 1626 01:16:53,826 --> 01:16:54,914 [BREATHES DEEPLY] 1627 01:16:57,438 --> 01:17:00,703 Trish! Baby, wait up! 1628 01:17:02,356 --> 01:17:04,228 NATALIE: Thank you.MISS OLIVIA: I hope to see you again. 1629 01:17:05,185 --> 01:17:06,230 [DOOR BELL RINGING] 1630 01:17:06,491 --> 01:17:11,148 Natalie! I'm so sorry.You knew. 1631 01:17:11,714 --> 01:17:13,411 That's why you were acting strange before. 1632 01:17:13,454 --> 01:17:16,980 Look, I had run into his ex-girlfriend and she mentioned 1633 01:17:17,023 --> 01:17:19,635 that she was the woman that he had had an affair with 1634 01:17:19,678 --> 01:17:22,159 when he was married and that they had this weird 1635 01:17:22,202 --> 01:17:25,075 on again, off-again thing, but I didn't know 1636 01:17:25,118 --> 01:17:27,860 if they were off or on.I trusted you, Nick. 1637 01:17:27,904 --> 01:17:30,384 Why wouldn't you just tell me that? 1638 01:17:31,298 --> 01:17:33,649 Especially, because the same thing happened to you. 1639 01:17:35,520 --> 01:17:39,611 [CHUCKLES] But I get it. Why let a thing like that 1640 01:17:39,655 --> 01:17:41,657 stand in the way of a good story. 1641 01:17:43,528 --> 01:17:45,269 Hey, um...RYAN: Yeah. 1642 01:17:47,488 --> 01:17:48,489 [GENTLE MUSIC CONCLUDES] 1643 01:17:54,713 --> 01:17:55,453 ["JOY TO THE WORLD" PLAYING] 1644 01:17:55,496 --> 01:17:58,064 ♪ Joy to the World 1645 01:17:58,412 --> 01:18:01,111 ♪ The Lord is come ♪ 1646 01:18:01,459 --> 01:18:06,594 ♪ Let Earth receive her King ♪ 1647 01:18:08,118 --> 01:18:09,249 So you gonna join the party 1648 01:18:09,293 --> 01:18:10,294 or am I gonna bring the party to you? 1649 01:18:11,077 --> 01:18:14,167 ♪ Prepare Him room 1650 01:18:14,211 --> 01:18:16,604 ♪ And heaven And nature sing... ♪ 1651 01:18:16,648 --> 01:18:17,867 [GLASS CLINKS] 1652 01:18:17,910 --> 01:18:20,130 ♪ And heaven And nature sing... ♪ 1653 01:18:20,173 --> 01:18:22,567 Look, bud, you gotta stop kicking yourself. 1654 01:18:23,350 --> 01:18:25,701 You wrote what you thought was happening at that time. 1655 01:18:26,745 --> 01:18:29,356 Yeah. But I could have told her. 1656 01:18:29,400 --> 01:18:31,358 It's not your job to burst her balloon. 1657 01:18:31,968 --> 01:18:33,186 [SMACKS LIPS] 1658 01:18:33,230 --> 01:18:35,536 Also it wasn't my job to fill it with air. 1659 01:18:35,580 --> 01:18:37,887 [INDISTINCT CHATTER] 1660 01:18:38,148 --> 01:18:40,150 You wanted to believe what we all thought 1661 01:18:40,193 --> 01:18:41,717 was unfolding before our very eyes. 1662 01:18:43,022 --> 01:18:46,591 And Nick, all that means is that you still believe in love. 1663 01:18:47,026 --> 01:18:49,725 Yeah, maybe. But at Natalie's expense. 1664 01:18:51,378 --> 01:18:53,598 Okay. Hear me out.[SIGHS] 1665 01:18:54,730 --> 01:18:56,209 'Cause I think your problem is, 1666 01:18:56,253 --> 01:18:59,038 is that you have feelings for Natalie... 1667 01:18:59,082 --> 01:19:02,128 [GENTLE MUSIC PLAYING]...and you were afraid that she might interpret it 1668 01:19:02,172 --> 01:19:04,391 as the reason why you weren't telling her about Caleb. 1669 01:19:04,435 --> 01:19:05,436 [SIGHS] 1670 01:19:05,915 --> 01:19:08,656 No. She trusted me. 1671 01:19:10,223 --> 01:19:11,790 Yeah. She did. 1672 01:19:12,835 --> 01:19:14,880 And now you gotta go talk to her and tell her the truth. 1673 01:19:20,494 --> 01:19:25,717 She doesn't want to talk to me.[CHUCKLES] Since when have you 1674 01:19:25,761 --> 01:19:28,764 let a little thing like that hold you back?[CHUCKLES] 1675 01:19:29,808 --> 01:19:30,853 Go get her. 1676 01:19:38,382 --> 01:19:39,905 [GENTLE MUSIC CONCLUDES] 1677 01:19:39,949 --> 01:19:41,341 I'm touched by the invitation 1678 01:19:41,385 --> 01:19:42,821 but what kind of first date would it be 1679 01:19:42,865 --> 01:19:43,909 with me tagging along? 1680 01:19:44,257 --> 01:19:45,868 Well, it's gonna be a memorable one. 1681 01:19:47,304 --> 01:19:49,567 Aw. I love that he bought you flowers. 1682 01:19:50,133 --> 01:19:52,483 Oh, uh... [CHUCKLES] ...actually these aren't for me. 1683 01:19:53,571 --> 01:19:54,790 Nick asked me to give these to you. 1684 01:19:57,880 --> 01:20:02,406 ♪ Round yon Virgin 1685 01:20:02,449 --> 01:20:05,801 ♪ Mother and Child 1686 01:20:05,844 --> 01:20:08,847 NATALIE: "Because of you, I'll never stop believing... 1687 01:20:10,022 --> 01:20:11,023 Nick". 1688 01:20:12,895 --> 01:20:15,071 LUCAS: It wasn't about getting the story, Natalie. 1689 01:20:16,028 --> 01:20:19,379 Nick really cares for you. And I don't know, 1690 01:20:20,032 --> 01:20:22,382 being around you somehow hit his reset button. 1691 01:20:23,427 --> 01:20:24,994 Did you see he signed it with a red heart? 1692 01:20:26,560 --> 01:20:29,520 [INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PLAYING]That's a lot for him. 1693 01:20:32,349 --> 01:20:33,480 You really don't see it, do you? 1694 01:20:42,228 --> 01:20:43,316 Do you know where he is? 1695 01:20:43,882 --> 01:20:46,406 I want to thank him for these and wish him a Merry Christmas. 1696 01:20:46,450 --> 01:20:49,279 Yeah, he's volunteering at the potluck for the less fortunate. 1697 01:20:49,583 --> 01:20:50,671 [SIGHS] 1698 01:20:51,020 --> 01:20:52,238 At the train museum. 1699 01:20:52,282 --> 01:20:53,849 That's his favorite part about Christmas. 1700 01:20:57,374 --> 01:20:59,115 I can't believe I missed it. 1701 01:21:00,943 --> 01:21:02,596 RYAN: Missed what?[NATALIE CHUCKLES] 1702 01:21:04,816 --> 01:21:07,210 The fifth thing I need in a soulmate. 1703 01:21:07,906 --> 01:21:10,561 One, must have a sense of humor. 1704 01:21:10,996 --> 01:21:13,346 You know, there's a study about first impressions 1705 01:21:13,390 --> 01:21:15,653 and it shows that they are way overrated. 1706 01:21:15,696 --> 01:21:16,784 Really?NICK: Hmm. 1707 01:21:16,828 --> 01:21:18,351 How overrated are they? 1708 01:21:20,049 --> 01:21:21,659 Way.[CHUCKLES] Wow. 1709 01:21:23,617 --> 01:21:25,054 Two, must be kind. 1710 01:21:25,097 --> 01:21:26,577 Takes a lot of strength to do that. 1711 01:21:26,620 --> 01:21:28,840 It just felt like I was trying to preserve the friendship. 1712 01:21:28,884 --> 01:21:30,059 He was such a good guy.NICK: No, no, no. 1713 01:21:30,407 --> 01:21:31,451 Don't you dare deflect that. 1714 01:21:32,104 --> 01:21:34,759 That takes real strength. That is your strength. 1715 01:21:37,022 --> 01:21:38,676 Three, must be vulnerable. 1716 01:21:38,719 --> 01:21:41,026 I invite her back to the Polar Express train, 1717 01:21:41,287 --> 01:21:42,985 I get down on one knee... 1718 01:21:44,203 --> 01:21:47,337 and I propose.And she turned you down? 1719 01:21:47,380 --> 01:21:48,860 If only it were that simple. 1720 01:21:49,817 --> 01:21:52,037 Four, must be trustworthy. 1721 01:21:52,081 --> 01:21:54,126 NATALIE: Do you think you could tell my story 1722 01:21:54,170 --> 01:21:55,258 with the same... 1723 01:21:56,650 --> 01:21:58,914 honesty as you told yours just now? 1724 01:21:59,175 --> 01:22:00,741 We wouldn't be sitting here if I didn't. 1725 01:22:01,525 --> 01:22:02,569 And five... 1726 01:22:02,830 --> 01:22:04,136 I love Christmas. 1727 01:22:05,572 --> 01:22:07,748 I really do. I love everything about it. 1728 01:22:08,401 --> 01:22:10,055 And I even went back the next year 1729 01:22:10,099 --> 01:22:12,101 to that train museum and I've been back 1730 01:22:12,144 --> 01:22:13,972 every year since. And I love to see 1731 01:22:14,016 --> 01:22:15,931 the looks on everybody's faces 1732 01:22:15,974 --> 01:22:19,238 and we make their Christmas Eve just a little bit brighter. 1733 01:22:19,282 --> 01:22:20,326 NATALIE: And five... 1734 01:22:22,285 --> 01:22:26,158 must love Christmas. 1735 01:22:27,420 --> 01:22:29,596 [NATALIE CHUCKLES]They seem pretty obvious to me. 1736 01:22:29,640 --> 01:22:31,207 Me too.[CHUCKLES] 1737 01:22:31,250 --> 01:22:33,687 Why?[INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC CONCLUDES] 1738 01:22:33,731 --> 01:22:35,863 Oh! Because I write Christmas... [GASPS]RYAN: Yeah. 1739 01:22:35,907 --> 01:22:38,562 I have to go. Have so much fun tonight. 1740 01:22:38,605 --> 01:22:40,346 Merry Christmas! [GIGGLES] [CHEERFUL MUSIC PLAYING] 1741 01:22:42,087 --> 01:22:44,350 ♪ I don't care, I don't care♪ 1742 01:22:44,785 --> 01:22:49,094 ♪ If I got it all And no one to share♪ 1743 01:22:49,790 --> 01:22:52,445 ♪ All the magic and mystery♪ 1744 01:22:52,489 --> 01:22:57,102 ♪ Won't be the same Without you with me♪ 1745 01:22:57,537 --> 01:23:04,022 ♪ I can see Santa fly I won't believe it if I try ♪ 1746 01:23:04,066 --> 01:23:10,072 ♪ Until you're here with me Because you make it real♪ 1747 01:23:10,115 --> 01:23:12,422 ♪ You make it real♪ 1748 01:23:13,031 --> 01:23:17,383 ♪ All the magic and mystery Won't be the same... ♪ 1749 01:23:17,818 --> 01:23:19,081 Wow, Nick. 1750 01:23:19,429 --> 01:23:21,561 This is everything you said it would be. 1751 01:23:21,822 --> 01:23:23,215 Natalie?NATALIE: I couldn't sleep. 1752 01:23:23,259 --> 01:23:25,522 I figured I'd come check it out in person and... 1753 01:23:26,653 --> 01:23:28,873 thank you for the flowers and the card. 1754 01:23:29,221 --> 01:23:30,396 Yeah, you're welcome. 1755 01:23:31,789 --> 01:23:34,444 What did you mean in the card about believing? 1756 01:23:35,227 --> 01:23:36,620 [CHEERFUL MUSIC CONCLUDES] 1757 01:23:38,404 --> 01:23:40,232 [INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PLAYING] 1758 01:23:40,276 --> 01:23:42,060 When I saw you and Caleb come together 1759 01:23:42,104 --> 01:23:44,367 in Cranberry Falls, it made me start to believe 1760 01:23:44,410 --> 01:23:47,022 that all those fairytale endings you write could be real. 1761 01:23:47,370 --> 01:23:48,936 It really did feel like that, didn't it? 1762 01:23:50,547 --> 01:23:53,637 And then when we found out that he wasn't exactly the hero 1763 01:23:53,898 --> 01:23:55,943 that either one of us wanted him to be, 1764 01:23:56,248 --> 01:23:58,729 well, I thought that would change everything but it didn't. 1765 01:23:59,947 --> 01:24:02,733 It didn't?Because there was you. 1766 01:24:05,301 --> 01:24:06,432 Me? 1767 01:24:07,955 --> 01:24:10,436 The real story was finding you, Natalie. 1768 01:24:11,568 --> 01:24:13,831 Look, ending up together in Cranberry Falls, 1769 01:24:13,874 --> 01:24:16,747 that happened for a reason and it wasn't because of Caleb 1770 01:24:16,790 --> 01:24:19,315 and it wasn't because that you needed to be rescued. 1771 01:24:19,358 --> 01:24:21,795 [BREATHES DEEPLY] It was me. 1772 01:24:23,841 --> 01:24:27,149 And me. I needed to be pushed to go out. 1773 01:24:27,714 --> 01:24:30,326 To open up, to question 1774 01:24:30,369 --> 01:24:33,242 the way I was doing things.NICK: It was me. 1775 01:24:35,853 --> 01:24:37,942 I needed to be reminded of what it felt like 1776 01:24:37,985 --> 01:24:39,639 to fall in love. 1777 01:24:41,902 --> 01:24:45,080 Both of us needed to be reminded of that, Nick. 1778 01:24:48,213 --> 01:24:50,520 I was hoping you'd say that. [CHUCKLES] 1779 01:24:52,174 --> 01:24:54,567 [BELL CHIMING] 1780 01:24:57,918 --> 01:24:59,224 It's Christmas. 1781 01:25:00,573 --> 01:25:01,574 Yeah. 1782 01:25:17,155 --> 01:25:19,549 The end. 1783 01:25:19,592 --> 01:25:21,290 [INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC CONCLUDES] 1784 01:25:21,768 --> 01:25:24,162 Oh, no. Natalie, you are not putting me 1785 01:25:24,206 --> 01:25:25,642 in one of your books.I am totally putting this 1786 01:25:25,685 --> 01:25:27,426 in the book. This is gold!NICK: No! 1787 01:25:27,470 --> 01:25:30,386 Please, do not. No, no, no.The story of us. 1788 01:25:30,429 --> 01:25:33,867 And it shall be called Must Love Christmas. 1789 01:25:34,129 --> 01:25:35,478 Boom! 1790 01:25:48,795 --> 01:25:54,758 [INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC CONTINUING] 1791 01:26:31,838 --> 01:26:36,234 [INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC CONCLUDES]