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Is that really it you think? Yes, it is.

I can't believe the first thing you wanted to do on your birthday was go for

run. The first thing I wanted to do on my birthday was torture you.

And I've succeeded.

Do you need me to throw you into that large body of water there?

You know you'd have to catch me first, right? I could if I wanted to.

Hey!

Happy birthday!

Happy birthday to you.

Happy birthday to you. What on earth is that?

It is a birthday pizza.

Happy birthday, dear Rory.

Happy birthday to you.

You're ridiculous.

Quick, blow them out before the pepperoni goes up in flames.

Make a wish.

Let's do this.

Your sister makes the best pizza in the country.

Tell that to the New Yorkers.

But don't tell Joey that. Her ego doesn't need any more inflating.

Wow.

You realize you only have a year before you need to grow up, right?

30 is just a number.

You sure you don't want to go out tonight?

Get dressed up? Pretend like we're just out of college again?

Absolutely not.

I got pizza for lunch. I got my best friend. In the whole world.

Thank you for clarifying that. And most importantly, I have recorded the 2003

Winter Figure Skating Championship on TV, which I think we should start right

about now. Not again.

Come on. You love Michelle Kwan.

What is wrong with you? I don't know.

There you go.

Where on earth did you find fresh lemons in my house?

In your refrigerator.

Huh. Imagine that.

My own culinary skills surprise even me sometimes.

Surprise me never dated because of it.

Well, you're the one that always said that we'd make a terrible couple.

Because we would?

But there was the pact.

What pact?

My 21st birthday.

We were up on my parents' roof.

Catching the stars.

Maya Griffith had just broken up with me. At your own birthday party.

And to cheer me up, you said to me that... If we were both still single by

time we were 30, I'd marry you. I knew you remembered.

It wasn't serious, though.

So, how are you planning on spending the last year of your 20s? You know what?

I think I want to travel.

South America.

Stay up all night on Copacabana Beach.

Explore the Amazon Tango in Argentina.

Tango? Oh, you can't dance. Stop that.

Let's book a flight.

You just left your job.

And I guess you deserve an adventure.

Booking a flight's for tomorrow.

You can't be serious.

Oh, yeah.

Miami to Rio, baby.

Wait a minute.

You parked at 325.

I couldn't.

Could I?

And this way I could say I got you more than a pizza for your birthday.

Let's do it. Boom.

To my best friend. To my best friend.

In the whole world.

Are you in there?

I'm letting myself in.

Please tell me you aren't still in your pajamas.

What's wrong?

Amethyst Jones?

The psychic?

Today? I reminded you like a gazillion times, girl.

Well, do I have to? Yes. You said you needed the research for your new novel,

get dressed, brush your teeth, because I'm ordering you a cab right now. It

me weeks to convince her to meet with you.

What is more rare to meet a bogus psychic?

Don't start with that. In my experience, it's good to approach these things with

an open mind.

Amethyst might be the real deal.

So might the tooth fairy.

Unusually. Scared the life out of me. Or perhaps I scared the life into you.

I'm Charlotte Holt.

The novelist. The people watcher.

You could say that.

Me too.

Only I see the whole universe.

I saw you over there admiring one of my favorite things in the store.

It's called a rumor catcher.

You hang around there long enough and you hear all sorts of gossip.

I'm sure.

deepest elements of the earth. Help me help Charlotte find her true path.

Pick three.

Shall we focus on the cards?

What do they say?

See this first one here?

It indicates a fall.

Could be literal. Could be figurative.

Who knows?

So I should watch out for holes in the sidewalk.

Noted. And pride.

I'd say pretty soon you'll be taking a flying leap.

And what about this one?

Curious now, are we?

This second card here.

Very interesting. The storm.

Rain, thunder, and lightning are brewing for you. A storm threatens to change

everything and upend your whole existence.

And finally, ah, yes, there's a man.

Always, there's a man.

Well, I'm single. But there's still a man.

And you have great feelings for him. You've known him a long time.

The bond between you is strong, incredibly strong.

And there was a pact.

A pact that if neither of you married by your 30th birthday, you would take one

another's hand in marriage.

Excuse me? A pact made in death.

But it will come true.

Yes. Yes. You are destined to be with him, Charlotte. He is your chosen one.

Let's just say this pact existed, which it doesn't.

It would be nonsense if it did. It wouldn't mean anything. And if it

How would you have known about it?

Perhaps the universe is trying to tell you something.

What it's trying to tell me is that this is crazy, and if you were a real

psychic, you would know that Rory and I are just friends.

So thank you for your time.

I've got to go.

Hi. Thanks so much for coming out.

All right.

Appreciate it. Thanks for reading.

Absolutely.

And now, the moment you've all been waiting for.

Please welcome to the stage, celebrated author and romance expert, Charlotte

Holt.

Pretty soon you'll be taking a flying leap.

Weird. Rain, thunder, and lightning are brewing for you. A storm threatens to

change everything.

No way.

Two slices.

Mozzarella doesn't solve everything, you know.

Doesn't it, though?

What if what Amethyst says is true?

What if Rory and I are meant to be together? What if he's been under my

this whole time?

Those are a lot of what ifs.

The fall?

And this storm?

You said it yourself that you think she's probably a con artist.

What if it's a coincidence?

Rory would say there are no coincidences.

Of course there are. Otherwise, we wouldn't have a word for it.

Look, I hate to say this.

Maybe you're overthinking it.

There's a reason you and Rory have been friends all these years.

Yeah.

Yes,

you are destined to be with him, Charlotte.

Oh, what happened there? I must have declined the call or something

bizarre. My mistake, though.

I'm home.

What do you mean you're home?

I'm back in Miami.

I got in last night.

Are you kidding right now? No, I'm serious.

I couldn't miss having my 30th in my favorite city.

That is neither of you married by your 30th birthday.

Yeah, me neither.

Sorry, I haven't told anyone. I wanted to surprise my mom.

How sweet.

Yeah, but that's okay.

I can't believe you're back.

Yeah, me neither.

Look, we have to catch up. How about Saturday night?

But your birthday's on Friday.

I know, but I sort of already committed to a plan.

Yeah, okay.

Yeah, let's see Saturday then.

Nothing fancy. Let's just grab pizza at Joey's or something. Do you drink?

Does that sound good to you or what?

Sounds great.

Easy.

Yeah, I'll see you then.

There's so much I want to tell you about.

Feelings mutual.

All right, well, see you Saturday.

Lots of love.

I'll see ya.

He is your chosen one.

It is so good to see you.

You too.

You cleaned up a bit? Yeah. I mean, I was feeling a little too much like

P .I.

Well, this...

Suits you.

You still out for some pizza?

I haven't had a slice in a year and I'm starving.

Maybe do something with this? Yeah, do something with this.

So I'm standing at the top of the waterfall, right? And I peer over the

And I have this flashback of that death trap of the water slide we were on,

remember? You were standing at the bottom and you yelled up to me. I'll

you. I'll catch you.

Exactly. So I just closed my eyes.

I left off.

No. Couldn't have done it without you.

You are terrified of height.

Well, what can I say? I'm a changed man.

Hopefully not too changed.

No, not too changed.

But there is something I gotta tell you.

There is?

Yeah, and it might come as a surprise.

Well, spit it out. Don't scare me.

Well, you know, this year, I've gone through a lot. I mean, I traveled to

corners of the world I never thought I would, met extraordinary people, and I

started to think about...

what I wanted my life to look like when I got back.

And what is it you want?

Well, this is the thing. I started to put it out there in the world. I mean, I

want to settle down, find the one.

I know it sounds a little corny, but it's as if the universe answered my call

because I met Rachel.

Rachel? Yeah. I mean, we literally ran into each other at Carnival, and we had

this instant connection. Like, I had known her my whole life.

I mean, things just felt easy, right, like they'd never felt with anyone

And we spent the rest of our time in Brazil together, and Argentina, and

and while we were camping on the salt flats of Bolivia, I asked her to marry

You what?

Can you believe it?

No. No.

You're engaged.

Wow. Wow.

That is great news.

Congratulations.

You know what I'm going to ask you next, right?

Be my best man?

My best woman?

Say yes.

It has to be you. You know that, right?

Yes. I would be honored.

I haven't even told you the best part.

You haven't?

We want to try and do it in three weeks.

I know it's crazy.

Charlotte, I am so stoked that we're going to get to plan this all out

And thank goodness that this wedding is going to have your good taste sprinkled

into it.

It will?

Yes.

I need your help with basically everything.

I mean, Rachel's super busy with work, and you just know that I'm going to be

useless with organization.

So what's it like, other than amazing and perfect and the best thing since

sliced bread?

I honestly think that you two are going to hit it off. I mean, you're going to

love Rach.

She's a total nerd, just like you.

You guys are both foodies, and her favorite musical is the one with the

Witch, too.

She's okay with me helping out?

Yeah.

You're my best friend.

In fact, you know what?

Why don't you come over right now and meet her?

That place looks pretty good, yeah?

Sure, yeah.

Hey, you two. Hey.

Hi.

Hi. Hey, Charlotte.

Nice to meet you.

You too. Are you still hungry?

I'm always hungry. That is an understatement.

Do you know that I call him my Labrador because they have a gene where no matter

how much they eat, their brain doesn't get the message they're full?

Sounds like Rory. It's amazing.

I've just sat down. I'm already being ganged up on by you two.

Can I fix anyone a drink?

Wine, perhaps?

That sounds awesome.

Sure. Bread okay with everyone?

Please.

Feels really strange to be back in my old apartment.

I bet.

Thank you for watering his plants, by the way.

Thank you for ensuring that he doesn't leave his dirty socks everywhere.

Why did I know that I was going to be toast as soon as you two got together?

Although I can see you haven't managed to improve his taste in art.

Oh, actually,

Rachel painted that.

I have totally put my foot in my mouth, haven't I?

Don't be silly. It's totally fine. You know, art is...

Subjective and in the eye of the beholder.

I am mortified.

No, it's really one of my earlier pieces.

Rachel's main medium is sculpture.

Yeah. Although I do love to paint, too.

Oh, Rory and I went on the... Oh, are you all right? I'm so sorry.

It's fine. It's fine. Yeah, just... Oh, it'll come out. It'll come out.

It's because I said I didn't like the painting, isn't it?

Just kidding.

It really does look nice. Thanks so much for letting me borrow your dress,

Rachel. No worries.

I have that same bag.

Gotta love the bees.

Terrifying creature.

Absolutely not.

Okay. Say that after I want to chase you around the bathroom while you're

totally naked.

Bees have been here about 30 million years. They're not doing anything wrong.

Yeah, it is us who need the talking to.

Right, I forgot. This is probably going to be a losing battle for bees.

So, Rachel, rumor has it you've seen Wicked 12 times?

15, but who's counting?

We should definitely be theater buddies.

I love all the greats.

Rogers and Hammerstein, obviously Sondheim.

It's a date.

Great. Great. Let me just pop this back in the bathroom real quick.

So?

What do you think?

She's great.

Of course she is.

I can totally see why you've fallen for her.

Oh.

You approve?

I approve.

100%. Awesome.

Congratulations.

I'm so excited.

Who disturbs me this late?

It's Charlotte, the author.

Ah, the one with the pact.

He is not destined to be with me. He's getting married to someone else, someone

he's only known a few months.

And the pact is never coming true.

I can't believe I thought for even a millisecond that what you said could

been the truth.

He's engaged to somebody else?

This all sounds very strange.

Yeah, I don't know how you did it with those cards, but you duped me.

I am not a fraud mishalt.

I was actually starting to believe I might have the happy ending.

But it's not over yet, is it?

With all due respect, you were wrong.

Sweetheart, I am many things, but I am never wrong.

Everything's ruined.

Look, go home and get some sleep. It will all become clear, I promise.

Morning, Trouble.

You look heavy.

You're going to offer me a slice of pizza to cool down?

Pizza at this time of morning? Someone's off the straight and narrow.

Well, you, of all people, should know that pizza tastes best for breakfast.

Hey, I had a dream about you last night, actually.

Oh, you did?

Yeah, we went skydiving.

You made me jump first.

Yeah, that sounds about right.

Have a great day.

Dear Charlotte, I'm writing to you as I look up at the stars deep in the Elky

Valley. It's nice to know that even though we're so far apart, we're still

the same sky.

I need to tell you about the wish I made on my 29th birthday.

I'd wished I'd finally plucked up the courage to tell you how I feel, and I

guess I'm finally doing it.

These valleys are meant to have a deep, mystical power, and suddenly tonight I

realized I couldn't live another day without telling you that I love you.

I can't call you. I'm in the middle of nowhere. But what I can do is write you

an old -fashioned love letter.

Well, postcard.

If you don't feel the same, that's fine.

You don't have to reply and nothing will change between us unless you want it

to.

Your best friend always, Rory.

Morning! Hey, Kimmy.

How long has this bag of fan mail been sitting in the office?

You're finally reading your fan mail?

Yeah, and I've just found something important in it. How long had it been

sitting there?

I don't know, sweetie.

Hey. Oh, you're back for lunch.

Sadly, no. I think I forgot my sunglasses.

Are they here?

What do you think? Do they suit me?

No. They cover up your eyes.

Anyway, I owe you big time.

I held on to these with the goodness of my heart.

But if there is a reward... Oh, yes. I can offer you one whole date.

I never cared for the taste.

No, I didn't mean...

I wasn't talking about the fruit. I meant if you want to go out sometime, if

that's something that you do.

Yeah, that's something I do.

But I have a one -day policy.

One date?

Yeah. Keeps things uncomplicated.

Okay. You get to pick the place then.

Consider it done.

It's 11 .05.

I'm calling it. You are officially done moping.

Why does everyone I know have a key to my apartment?

Because you're constantly losing yours.

Come on, up and at them. You can't stay in bed all day.

Can't I?

As they say in Sweeney Todd, Not while I'm around.

Did you just make a musical reference?

I'm trying to cheer you up.

Now get dressed.

When I suggested shopping, I never envisioned spending three hours in a

bookstore. Don't worry, we will hit the thrift stores next.

Thank goodness for that.

I don't know, there's something comforting about a bookstore. It made me

safe. Oh, that's why I feel in the cheese motors.

To eat.

Charlotte.

Rory.

Rachel.

What a surprise.

What are the chances?

Rach, this is Joey, Charlotte's sister.

Nice to meet you.

Ah, I know exactly what you two have been up to this morning.

I'd know that bag anywhere.

Oh, you and Rory are the same. You can't keep him out of a good bookstore for

five minutes. What can I say?

They make me feel safe.

Well, I prefer films myself.

I'm a huge Hitchcock nerd.

Although Rory has fallen asleep through every one I've tried to show him. Hey, I

like the one with the window.

I watched Psycho once.

It's been bathed for days.

Never again.

I promise.

I'm glad that we ran into you, Charlotte.

It's been like a week.

Did your phone break?

You dropped it in the tub again, didn't you?

Remember, you've got to put the phone in the right... Okay, so many thoughts.

No, I've just been busy writing.

You know how I get when there's a deadline.

It took me ages to pry away from her desk this morning.

Oh, well, I wanted to talk to you about the wedding stuff.

Everything's still cool with that, right?

Of course it is.

Why wouldn't it be?

Great. I know that you're busy with the book and stuff, so if you can't do it, I

understand, but we have been friends since, like, forever, and it only makes

sense for... No, I'm here for you.

For both of you.

What is it you need?

Um, I have that suit fitting tomorrow morning.

Can you come?

Um...

What are you going to do?

I'm going to have to go, aren't I?

Not if you don't want to.

I can't let him down.

If Rory is the friend that I think he is, he'll understand.

But I can't lie to him again and say I'm working on my book.

What if you tell him the truth?

I'm not saying do it. I'm just asking you to imagine what might happen if you

did.

But he seems happy.

Are you?

I'm happy he's happy.

Are you sure you can put yourself through this?

There's no other option.

I love him.

So, does he always take this long getting dressed?

I wouldn't know.

Let us know if you need any help in there, honey.

There's so many buttons.

You know, we have some beautiful couture bridal dresses.

If you like, bring some girlfriends.

We can make a fuss of you. Oh, we're not getting married.

I'm the best woman.

I'm so sorry.

Screwed that one up.

Oh, it's fine.

My mistake.

I'm going to go see if I can find him some nice couplings to go with that

Hey, Charlotte.

Yes?

Do you know how to tie a bow tie?

Yes. I tied my dad's every day before he went to work.

Dad wore a bow tie to work?

Is he a clown?

Do you want me to tie it or not?

Yes, please. I need your expertise here.

What do you think?

You look amazing.

The color's not too much.

I've never seen you more handsome.

Really?

You're going to have to teach me because I am lost here.

A little fiddly.

All right.

Tighten it up.

And voila.

Huh.

Huh? That's it? Huh?

I love it.

I genuinely think I look great. I just want to make sure that I look good

standing next to Rachel in her dress.

You know, will this be too informal?

She wants to do it big, puffy princess style, and I just want to make sure I

match up next to that kind of drama.

I think you'd match up to the biggest meringue ever.

Hey, will you try on a dress for me?

Just so I can see what they look like standing next to each other.

Wait till you see this.

What do you think?

Wow.

I feel like I'm being eaten by a flower arrangement.

I think it's beautiful.

I love it.

And it goes pretty well with the food.

It's a pretty perfect picture.

Rory? Yeah?

I need your help.

The shoe is stuck on the inside of the trash.

Okay.

Yeah, I need you to take my shoe off. Okay. All right.

Hold on. Hold on for a second. All right. I got it. Are you ready? You know

it's stuck? Get it off.

Hold this for a second.

Who's it?

Sorry.

It's my brother.

Look who finally showed up.

Sorry, we got a little delayed, but I did get a new suit. Check that out.

Yeah, we had to discuss whether or not to go double -breasted for 45 minutes.

No worries. Totally used to you by now.

I've only been your brother my whole life.

Hey, Charlotte, great that you're here, actually, because we can finally discuss

The Bachelor Weekend.

Bachelor Weekend?

Haven't I told you about the... No.

No, you haven't.

You and I are on organized fun duty, setting this one off into married bliss

style. Wait, isn't it a little late to be planning a bachelor weekend?

Exactly. That's why I wanted us to talk today. Put our heads together.

I'm sorry.

I got so preoccupied with planning the wedding that I must have not looped you

in on this.

Yeah. So, what's the plan, Sam?

Well, I was thinking... No, you know what?

Actually, I'm going to step out for a few minutes, hide the suit from Rachel's

prying eyes, let you guys plod away.

I don't want anything crazy. I mean it.

Don't let him lead you astray.

Got it.

Sorry this has sort of been dumped on you.

Rory wanted to have me chaperoned.

I organized our buddy's bachelor party in Vegas, and we all lost two dates from

our memories.

I'm going to see why I want you on a lease.

I would say we could use our parents' vacation home down south.

Do some hiking, maybe some kayaking, campfires, all that.

I think he'd love that.

Listen, while I've got you here, you know Rory better than I do.

I wouldn't say that.

Yes, you do.

He opens up to you. He trusts you.

And I want to ask you something.

I'm totally happy for him. I am. Believe me.

But I can't help but wonder, is...

All this happening a bit fast?

Um, I think he seems happy.

Isn't that the important thing?

I don't know.

Something just doesn't feel right.

Don't get me wrong, Rach is great.

I always thought, despite all this protesting,

you two would eventually end up together.

You know, I just remembered I actually am supposed to be meeting with my sister

right now.

Um, so I gotta go.

Yeah, bye. I'm sorry.

Are you okay?

Call me Amethyst.

So you had a vision.

An exceptionally clear one.

Was I in it? I didn't recognize the woman, and I know this might sound

but... Amethyst, everything you say sounds strange.

I had a feeling as if you knew this woman.

There was a connection to you two somehow.

I drew her.

So you draw.

That's Rory's fiancé. The guy I made the pact with.

Yeah. Interesting.

Very interesting.

Well, why?

What happened? I saw her running down the aisle, fleeing her wedding, wearing

this huge merengue dress, jilting someone at the altar.

Are you saying Rachel's going to leave Rory?

My child, I do not get visions of the future. I only get visions of the past.

This already happened.

Wait.

What?

I don't make the rules.

So if she's done this before, she can do it again.

Break his heart.

It's up to you to interpret the vision as you see fit.

I wonder if he knows.

Can I ask you a question?

Sure.

When do you sleep? I don't. I'm like a bullfrog.

I'm jealous of all that energy.

Yeah, we hated standing still. Oh, yeah. I'm a total fidget, too. I drove my

parents crazy as a kid. In fact, they used to call me Billy Nays because I was

wriggly like spaghetti.

That's cute.

No, it's not.

I think it is. Are we going to finally go out on our first and only date?

Maybe.

I had reservations about being a Joey dating a Billy Joe.

But now that I know I can call you Billy Nave.

Okay, you are absolutely forbidden from calling me that.

We can go tonight if you let me.

You drive a hard bargain.

Ooh, cake for breakfast. How lucky are we? Why don't we do this every morning?

Hey, sorry I'm late. Oh, perfect. We're actually in desperate need of your taste

buds. Charlotte has always been the ultimate foodie. She can definitely help

with a decision here.

Can I have a word?

Uh, yeah.

Sure.

Excuse us. We'll just be one moment.

Though I can't promise all this cake will still be here when you get back.

Nobody eats cake without my permission.

Why is Charlotte here?

She's helping us out.

I just thought this might be the type of thing that we decide on our own.

I didn't realize it was a big deal. I'm sorry.

No, it's not a problem.

I mean, I can ask her to leave. She really won't care.

I think she finds this whole wedding thing a bit tedious anyways.

No, I really don't want to make things awkward.

Okay.

Next time I'll check in. I promise.

Great. Thank you. Yeah.

But I do think you should be happy to have someone like her to help me out

all that.

I mean, imagine me going rogue on the flooding without someone helping me

clear from disaster.

You do make an excellent point.

Well, you should go and try some more cake.

I'll see you then.

And the final one is the lime with ginger cream.

Mm -hmm.

That's definitely my favorite.

It's our most popular flavor.

You know what?

To be honest, I kind of prefer the white chocolate and lemon better.

You don't think that's too sweet? No, I think it's perfectly balanced, a real

crowd pleaser, and I think it's going to go really well with the Italian theme.

Does it?

I mean, no offense, but I think the ginger is just a little hit or miss with

people. But we did just hear that it's their most popular flavor.

What do you think, Charlotte?

I don't know.

No, be honest.

The white chocolate lemon?

Yes, I knew it.

We'll go with that one then.

No, I don't want to sway any decision.

No, it's two versus one. Not like that.

The risk of talking myself out of business, it is just cake.

Yeah, I mean, Rach, it's your wedding. You should have the cake that you want.

It's our wedding.

Yeah, I know.

I just want you to be happy.

The lime ginger seemed a little strong.

Well, what do you know about wedding cake anyway?

I know you never ate your first one.

Excuse me?

Rachel? Are you... Rach, are you all right? What do you need, water? She's

choking. She's choking. Do something.

Are you

okay?

I'm fine.

Napkin? I said, I'm fine.

Bob, you're a linen.

This cake is everywhere.

Yeah.

Should I have gone after her?

You know her better than I do.

You could probably just need a little fix.

So what was all that?

I mean, the whole, this wasn't her first time.

Oh, that was nothing.

Never mind.

All right. I mean, if there was something wrong, please tell me.

I would.

In that case, do you mind just cutting Rachel a little slack?

This whole wedding thing has been pretty stressful, and it's important that you

two get along for me.

I'll make more of an effort.

I promise.

Thank you.

Please tell me purple's still your favorite color.

It is.

Ah, great.

Because mine changes, like, all the time. Right now mine's brown.

Should I be worried?

Hmm.

It's an apology for the fan mail thing.

I should have been more thorough with what was and wasn't a personal letter.

There are no bad feelings here.

It wasn't meant to be.

Hmm. That's a mature attitude.

Yeah. I'm trying this new thing where I just accept things the way they are.

I don't think it'll last.

You're looking very nice. Where are you headed off to?

Thank you for noticing.

But now I see you all cozy with your takeout.

I wish I was staying in. I've been running around all week. I could do with

chill. Well, where are you supposed to be?

There's this Hitchcock retrospective downtown.

I was going with a friend, but she bailed, so... So you have two tickets?

Yeah. Why?

How about we trade my night in with your night out?

Hmm.

How many spring rolls do you have left?

Oh, I ordered way too many.

It's a deal.

Who are you going to bring in as your plus one? Do you have a date?

Uh, not exactly, but I know the perfect person.

I have some making up to do.

Thank you.

Thank you so much for thinking of me. This was seriously so awesome. And I've

never seen rope on the big screen.

You're welcome. That was scary, but fun.

All of my friends in film club are going to be so jealous.

Did I actually just say that out loud? Yes, you did.

Look, I have to apologize for this morning. No.

It's me who needs to apologize.

I'm sorry. I should never have derailed that whole thing. And I definitely

shouldn't have brought up your previous engagement. How did you know about that?

Oh, you know, the Internet.

Right. Well, it all happened such a long time ago. Years.

I was a totally different person back then. And I know that you're only

out for Rory.

I have to admit, I have been feeling sort of out of my depth next to you.

like you and him, you have this short hand.

Let me tell you something.

Before Rory left, he was in a dark place.

And since he's come back, he's the most assured I've ever seen him. And from

what I can tell, you have a lot to do with that.

I wouldn't underestimate it.

Thank you. I really appreciate it. To be honest, now that we're back, I...

I worry that we don't have that much in common.

Because he doesn't like me to the oldest man.

Because it's not the same as waking up each morning on a beach.

Look, the way to Rory's heart is through ice skating a pizza.

Seriously? Yeah, he's a simple enough guy. Just start with Michelle Kwan and

can't go wrong from there.

Thanks for the advice.

Anytime.

Do you want to go out together?

We are out.

Like, out, out.

Like, partying.

I think we could both do with letting our hair down.

I want to go dancing.

Come with?

Sure. Why not?

See?

The fresh air, the sunset.

Come on, this is better than a king prawn.

Yeah, there's nothing like a Miami sunset.

You know where it's meant to be beautiful at sunset?

Florence. Oh, yeah, for years. I've dreamed about watching the sun go down

the St. Trinity Bridge.

I'd love to go to Italy, mainly for the gelato.

Well, you should come with me.

Yeah, a few weeks ago I finally bought my ticket.

That would be quite a second date. Well, you should think about it.

Don't be ridiculous.

I could never leave the pizza place.

Besides, we barely know each other.

I know that I've looked at you every Wednesday morning for the last ten years

delivering you tomatoes, and I've thought to myself, that is the most

woman in the world.

I'm pretty sure that after a long -haul flight, I would get on your nerves. I'm

serious. For years, I've thought about following my dreams, but I've just been

too shy.

Do you know how many times I've thought about asking you out?

About a million?

I just thought, you know, we've just got to do the things we want to do.

So, what's stopping you from having an adventure?

I don't know.

My job?

Bills? Responsibilities?

Yeah, and all that will be waiting for you when you get back.

It's not as simple as that.

Think about it, is all I'm saying.

There you are.

I've been calling you.

Sorry, my phone died.

I figured you two were having fun anyways.

We did.

That's awesome.

I can totally see why you chose Charlotte for a best friend.

She is so funny.

And just razor smart.

And generous.

You're really lucky to have someone like her in your life.

I love you.

I love you, too.

Charlotte? That's me.

Good to meet you. I'm Troy.

Nice to meet you.

I hope you don't mind, but I took the liberty of ordering you a coffee.

That's very thoughtful. Thank you.

And thanks for agreeing to meet me on such short notice.

I realize that must have been a strange message to receive out of the blue.

How's Rachel?

We might not be together anymore, but I often think of her.

She's getting married again.

Not that we ended up officially tying the knot.

She's engaged to my best friend.

What's he like?

Actually, I don't want to know.

She hasn't told him about you and her.

Really?

I wonder why.

What's the story there?

I broke one of her sculptures.

That's how we met. It was a complete accident.

I slipped on the wet floor and collided with the plinth that was on.

My ankle broke its fall and I was on crutches for weeks.

I wrote to her apologizing for breaking something she worked so hard on.

We started writing back and forth.

How old -fashioned.

That's the thing about Rachel.

She's a traditionalist. By the book. Adorably so.

She wouldn't usually make rash decisions.

But she left you at the altar, didn't she?

How do you know that?

You wouldn't believe me if I told you.

That's just so unusual.

She wasn't usually so spontaneous.

I was worried about her. I would have done anything to fix it. But then she

out to Brazil, and I haven't heard from her since.

That was nearly a year ago.

When did you say that was?

Around this time last year.

Hey, I must admit, it's an unusual request.

And it has to be completely secret. Okay. I don't want her catching a whiff

what's going on. It is so romantic.

Can you imagine her walking in and everyone singing a Sondheim song?

I don't know about singing, but we'll definitely have a good go at butchering

classic. Well, consider it done.

Now, I must ask, have you thought about your vows?

Don't freak out. How could I have forgotten about my wedding vows?

You still have a lot of time.

Do you remember when I was writing my thesis, how long that took? I'm terrible

with words.

Well, I'm good with them, so we'll figure something out.

So then you'll help me.

That's not what I said.

Look, just focus on the positive.

You've managed to arrange an amazing surprise at the ceremony.

You're getting married where your parents did. Your dad would be so proud.

I mean, just don't beat yourself up over things you haven't done yet.

You always say the right thing.

It's annoying sometimes.

It's Rachel.

Hello?

What?

Wait a minute, wait a minute. Slow down.

You're kidding.

All right, hold on.

We'll work this out, okay? We'll find something else.

I know.

All right.

But just call me later.

What happened?

The food caterer canceled.

I guess her truck lit on fire. I mean...

If this is an omen of things to come that day, I don't know what I'm going to

because we have 150 people to feed.

We will figure something out. Come up with a plan.

Do you think Joey could do it?

Pizza for 150.

Yeah. Do you know how many slices that is?

1 ,200.

Wow, that was oddly quick.

I was a mathlete back in high school. I had a jacket and everything.

This is Billy Joe. He's my tomato guy.

She says tomato.

I say potential love interest.

You know how it is.

So can you do it?

I would owe you until my dying day.

I don't think I have enough servers that I can spare.

Hey, I'd be happy to help if you need an extra pair of hands.

Really, dude? That would be awesome.

Please. Joey, we're in a real bind here, and I literally have dreams about your

pizza.

Literally. Okay.

Yes. All right. Let's do it. Thank you. I owe you big time.

Oh, hey.

Hello. Your housekeeper let me in.

So, you ready to get those hips moving? Get this first dance down?

You know what? I think there might have been a mistake. My fiance was supposed

to move the session. She's got to work late tonight.

Oh.

Oh, I'm just the best woman.

Zero involvement in the dance stuff.

Well, it would be a shame to let the session go to waste.

In my experience, it's usually the groom that needs a little extra help. So, I

don't know. Maybe you guys can practice together.

So, let's start with rock and roll. Okay. Ready? Let's just do the classic

Elvis, which is ba -boom.

Ba -boom.

Let's add the hip bump. Ooh.

Right. Salsa.

Salsa. Let's do salsa. Okay. Vamos. Fácil.

Run together and back.

Don't let me go. It's all about passion.

Walt is your number. This is where you're going to shine. One, two, three,

You live with one, two, three. See that? You actually do. Literally, you guys.

Here's your first step.

You're going to say, please, may I have this dance?

Please, may I have this dance? And hopefully you say yes.

You almost kissed him?

Yeah, but I didn't. We wouldn't do that.

This is messy.

Like, very, very messy.

Yeah, I'm going to need a lobotomy if we're agreeing to organize this bachelor

weekend. I think I'm going to need a lobotomy, too.

Why?

Billy Joe asked me to go to Italy with him.

He did?

Yeah, it's bananas, right?

Yeah, a little.

I mean, everybody's making crazy decisions right now, so... Yeah, but I

know him.

Joey, you've known him ten years.

Not intimately.

So what's keeping you from taking the plunge?

What if it all goes wrong?

Let's say I take sabbatical and roll around Italy and eat my body weight in

pasta.

And what if... it all...

suddenly goes belly up.

Then I will be here when you get back.

I hope you pick up the piece.

That's what sisters do.

That's what we have always done for each other.

Joey, I think I let my chance at real love get away because I was too afraid

acknowledge my own feelings.

I would hate for you to make the same mistake.

Unless this could mean free tomatoes for life.

Oh, don't mind if I do.

Bachelors in Charlotte, welcome to paradise.

This is beautiful.

Is there Wi -Fi out here?

What have offspring don't you get, bro? Why don't we get a photo, you know,

while everyone is fresh.

Get together. All right, bring it in.

Pretend like you guys like each other.

Oh, that's beautiful. All right, three and two, one.

That's a tarantula. That's a tarantula. Can we get tarantulas out here? Are you

talking about this tarantula?

Who did that?

Very funny.

Who was it?

I couldn't help it.

At least Charlotte was here to protect you.

Like that time we first met and I had to get that little spider off your desk?

It was huge, by the way. You know what?

Enough of storytelling.

I'm going inside.

Sam, I think you can grab my bag. I got it. Yeah, you got the bags.

Make yourself at home, everyone.

Hey.

Figured you wouldn't want to share with a smelly boy, so I gave you the single

room at the end of the hall. Hope that's okay. Yeah, great.

Right next to Rory's room, actually, so you'll get to hear him snoring through

the wall.

Mmm, love it.

We're going back.

And that's when the old woman realized she'd been completely alone in the

The voice calling to her was nowhere to be found.

Is that it?

What was that?

That was the worst ghost story I'd ever heard.

I bet two trips to the grocery store.

I second that, actually.

You tell a better one.

Well, first...

I want to thank all of you guys for coming out here this weekend with me.

Seriously, all my closest friends, hanging out, no frills, no fuss, just

a good time. So thank you guys. And Sam, Charlotte, thank you guys for putting

this together.

Cheers. Cheers. Cheers.

You

having a good

night?

Perfect.

Beautiful. You know, the last time I saw a nice guy this beautiful, I wrote you

a postcard.

One I don't think you ever got.

I was wondering where you guys slipped away to.

Didn't know if you were looking for more food.

We were just talking.

Yeah, we're about to set off some fireworks.

Won't those scare the animals?

No, they're the special quiet ones.

Oh, stealthy fireworks.

You know what?

We'll be right over. Awesome. I'll go set them up.

Be careful.

Do we need to talk?

About what?

I think I'm the only one of my friends that brushed their teeth before bed.

Should I be concerned?

I think they should be concerned about gum disease.

I think everyone's going to sleep pretty well tonight.

Yeah, we better. Apparently a big day of fun and games planned for tomorrow.

I'm intrigued.

Well, good night, Charlotte.

Night.

And thank you.

By the way, for putting this all together, it really does make me feel

Nothing.

Rise and shine, early birds.

The outside in 30 minutes.

Oh, my God.

Why? That's nice.

Careful who you wake up with that one. I suppose you're all wondering what on

earth you're doing up at this hour.

Yeah, very much so. We're having a race. Okay.

Now, I know Rory hasn't won anything sporty since the third grade. Yeah,

right. But I couldn't resist the chance to absolutely humiliate him one last

time before he became a married man.

The rules are as follows.

We're going to hop into the Jeep, head out into the wild, where we're going to

check out a bunch of viewpoints, creeks, mangroves, that sort of thing.

Okay? First team to make it back to the cabin wins.

However, every viewpoint must be checked off with a selfie before making it back

to the cabin.

Make sense?

Yeah. Got it.

Make up some teams. Not as much.

He couldn't navigate himself out of a paper bag.

Oh my gosh, Jim. You took a comedy class, didn't you? I feel like we're in

school. You two with me. Let's go.

Dream team?

You got it. Well, let me down.

Are you going to take that from me, Mark?

I'm looking for my way out.

You're going to feel him all the time.

Let's do this.

Okay. Take in Rory. All right. Jimmy, you're with me.

We go this way. Rory, Charlotte, that way.

Charlotte, keep him alive, okay? He's kind of got a big day coming up. Okay.

This way.

Okay.

It should be right up here. It better be.

Just around this corner, I think.

Oh, no.

What? I was wrong.

It's all the way over there.

You're kidding me. I give up, yeah.

What do you mean you give up? We're almost there.

Plus, this is the last viewpoint we have on our checklist.

I am tired.

Oh, you're tired?

Mm -hmm. The problem is we're not moving fast enough. We've only been out here

two hours.

You've rushed us through every viewpoint, and I want to look at some of

beautiful scenery. Okay, well, maybe I want to win.

Look, if we just cut through up here, we'll get there pretty quick. I promise.

Well, the map says we should go this way. No, it'll be quicker this way. No,

need to stay on the trail.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. What happened? I think I rolled my ankle.

No, I'm sure it's fine. Just stay off it.

No, seriously.

I think I sprained it. Not say that, okay?

All right, well, what do we do now?

We need to get back before it's dark.

Let me call Sam and see if he can come pick us up.

No service.

Great.

Piggyback you all the way home?

What about the viewpoint?

Lori, I think you're going to have to accept that we just lost.

Come on.

I'm not conceding defeat.

I'm telling Sam that we won. Okay. It doesn't really work like that, but you

try.

How's it feeling?

Oh.

I'm going to go live.

It's all right.

It looks to me like we're going pretty slowly. Yeah, okay.

I get it.

Knock a man while he's down.

You want to take a break?

Yeah, actually.

All right.

Ease it on there.

Oh, man.

You know the guys are never going to let me live this down, right?

Nor should they.

I mean, this is what happens when you try to take a shortcut when we have a

perfectly beautiful path ahead of us. I get it, okay?

Less talking, more resting.

Wait a minute.

Are there alligators here?

Of course there are.

And I'm thinking of leaving you behind for their dinner.

Oh, that's charming.

I heard they love sprained ankle.

You know what?

Let's not stick around to find out, okay?

Thank you.

That's what friends are for.

Seriously, I couldn't have done this without you.

Me neither.

All right.

I'm going to let you lead on this one.

I've learned my lesson. Yeah, should have been that way from the start, huh?

Okay. Ben, rubbing it in?

I almost had it with the map. Yeah, sure you did.

Do you guys think we should go look for them? I think we should just wait here,

honestly.

So not back in 15 minutes. I'm going to call the rangers. Do you think we should

look for them? Do you think you can make it 30 seconds?

Ha!

Finally, we were getting worried about you guys. Where have you been?

Long story that Rory's worried you're going to roast him about for months, and

he should.

Thank you. Excellent. We need more ammunition.

Phone died.

Welcome back, bro. Thank you.

He's got a cold one for me.

Let's go.

Grab that. Come on. Your job's not done yet.

This better not be about the vow.

No. Come.

Quick.

Fall out of bed?

Just hurry.

What is it?

Hurry up and get that thing out of here right now before it eats me.

Seriously? Seriously. And know that I can't move because of my ankle.

Wait a minute. Wait a minute.

Can that thing get out of there? Yeah, not unless it can break through glass.

Well, I wouldn't be surprised.

You see how big that thing is?

As if saving your life once in a day wasn't enough.

All right, I'm sorry about today, okay? I went ahead and I rushed into it.

Why don't you do everything?

Everything?

Never mind.

What does that mean?

It's nothing.

Clearly, something is bothering you.

You rush into everything without thinking.

Today, the South America trip, this wedding. Wait a second.

You supported me when I went traveling through South America. You basically

bullied me into booking that flight. Yeah, but don't you think this is a lot

change to drag to your life in one year?

You don't like Rachel.

That's the problem.

That is not true.

I just don't think you should be declaring you're going to spend the rest

your life with someone you barely even know. Why are you telling me this now?

My wedding is next week.

Yeah, exactly.

I don't want you making some huge mistake.

Don't you think you both need a little more time to decide if it's something

really want? I do want this.

To see?

What are you talking about?

I met up with her ex.

Excuse me?

Did you know that she was engaged to someone less than 12 months ago?

Jilted him at the altar.

Does that sound like someone who knows what she wants?

You went behind my back.

Out of concern for you?

I mean, what if she does the same, ditches you? Is that something you

feel prepared to deal with?

Yes. Yes, I do. And frankly, I would have thought you had more faith in me as

best friend.

Your best friend?

You barely contacted me while you were away. I wrote you.

I told you I had feelings for you.

That I've had feelings for you for years.

And you ignored it. No, I never got the postcard.

Not until recently.

And it's too late now anyway, so... I mean, do you feel the same?

It doesn't matter now, does it?

Doesn't it?

No. Because you left the fate of our relationship to the postal service.

So why are you bringing this up to me now?

You know, we had all of our 20s for you to tell me how you felt, and now I'm

engaged, and I'm happy, and you want to dredge all this up?

All of this has been really hard for me.

So what do you want me to do?

I mean, not get married and have you and I try and figure out what's going on?

I can't tell you what to do.

You know what?

This is so selfish of you.

I just can't believe that you chose this moment to do this.

I would have expected a lot more from my best friend.

Rory, I... No, no.

I think you should leave.

And seriously, I think it's best if you just don't come to the wedding.

Fine.

When we're in Italy, we should take a class at the Scuola Italiana Pizzaioli.

Hey, what's wrong with my pizza?

Nothing. I'm obsessed with it.

And stop saying when we're in Italy. I keep telling you it's never going to

happen. And you keep saying we'd never have a second date.

But what are we on now? Five? Six?

Keep kneading.

Hey, I got you something, actually.

It's in my bag.

I have a gallon of marinara to make. Just open it. It's in my bag.

Go look.

This? Yeah, open it.

Something in Italian?

Why did you do this?

I don't know. I was trying to be romantic.

It's not romantic. It's presumptuous.

They keep telling you and telling you that it's a no -go.

Why?

Because you're afraid something wonderful might happen?

No. Okay, because I don't need anyone else.

I built all this on my own. I am fine on my own. I don't need you or anyone

else.

So you won't need help prepping any of these pizzas for the wedding then?

Don't be childish.

You know what?

I opened my heart to you.

And you stamped on it.

Wait a minute.

What did I do to deserve all this?

I just wanted tonight to be special.

So we have all your favorite things.

Pizza.

Michelle Kwan.

Me.

Most importantly.

Thank you so much. This is wonderful. And I am so lucky that I get to be your

husband. And I cannot wait to marry you tomorrow.

Wait a minute.

How did you know about Michelle Kwan?

Just a hunch.

Okay, because I definitely keep my ice skating escapades pretty top secret.

No, I think it's so sweet how much you love it.

And it makes me wonder what else I don't know about you. Yeah, me too, for you.

Okay, well, what do you want to know?

You can't think of anything to ask me. I mean, it's different now that we're in

Miami, right? I mean, we're different.

What do you mean?

Not as exciting?

No, no, that's not it. You know, I'm not just a holiday romance, Rory. I was not

implying that.

Then what's different?

It's hard to say.

Are you having doubts?

No, no, I know that I love you very much.

But?

But you're thinking about her, aren't you? She told you about the ice skating?

Yeah.

I am so glad that we've met.

I should really get to the hotel. If I stay any later, I will technically be

seeing you on our wedding day.

I'll see you in the morning.

I love you.

You too.

Kimmy. It's early.

I know, but I just finished reading the pages you sent over.

Already? What can I say? I'm a fan.

Charlotte, this is some of the best stuff you've ever written.

Are you there?

Um, yeah.

I just don't know how to respond to that.

I say, carry on. Trust your instincts.

I'm telling you, I was instantly obsessed with both of them. But I do

question. Does she get the guy?

How you doing?

Trying not to stress.

I feel like I'm sweating.

Am I sweating?

No, you're fine.

How late is she?

Late enough.

Sorry to interrupt, boys, but we need to get things going.

Any update on where she is?

I'll call her again. Thank you.

How am I supposed to get there now?

Can't exactly order a horse and carriage out here, can I?

We might have to walk.

Walk? Yeah.

Dad, are you serious?

In these heels?

The city is gridlocked. It's our only choice.

Come on, let's go. We're going to be late. Let's go. Come on.

We can make it.

We need to go faster.

I'm going as fast as I can, sweetheart, okay?

Sorry, I tried her again. No answer.

Do you think something's wrong?

They're probably just stuck in traffic with no way of answering the phone.

I'll keep trying her.

So, how quick do you think you can finish it?

I knew you were going to ask me that. I wouldn't be your agent if I didn't ask

you that.

Right.

What's going on today?

Wait,

is that Rachel?

Don't distract me from your deadline.

No. No, seriously.

That's Rachel.

What are you doing here?

I'm meeting with my agent. What are you doing here?

Our car broke down.

Oh, no. What a nightmare.

Yeah. We will get you there.

You don't have to help me. Yes, I do.

Okay, um... Hey, stop!

Billy Joe?

Charlotte? This is my sister's guy. Aren't you supposed to be... Actually, I

think I'm just her tomato guy now.

Anyway, what are you doing here?

My friend, Rachel, is late for her wedding. Beef.

Wedding. I may have gotten myself uninvited, but she is marrying my best

and the least I can do is get her there on time.

So we're going to need that scooter.

This? Do you even know how to ride this? Yeah, you just point and zoom, right?

Right. Can't be that hard.

Helmet, right?

Okay, knock yourself out. Wait, actually... Don't. Yeah, don't do that.

Uh, Rachel's dad?

I hope to see you there. Thank you.

One, two, three, go!

Woo -hoo!

And here you go.

There you are.

What happened?

Long story.

It doesn't matter, as long as you're here and safe and in one piece.

Despite this one not stopping for red lights.

Well, let's get you in there before the officiant starts having palpitations.

Wait, my dad.

Are you not coming in?

I was disinvited, remember?

Did somebody order Father the Bride? Extra anchovies, extra hot.

That would be me.

Great job, sis.

Is he your plus one?

What can I say?

Right place, right time.

Why not?

Sure.

Guys, we have a wedding to get to, right?

Yeah.

Okay.

Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to join this man and this woman in

matrimony.

If anyone knows any reason for which they not should be joined in union,

state it now.

I think that's long enough, don't you?

Wait.

Maybe I should go first.

Rory, I know that what we have is real, and I will always be so grateful for

this, but you're in love with someone else.

Rach. You're an amazing man.

I don't think I have all of my answers yet, and I think yours are out there.

Thank you.

I'm sorry to do this in front of all of you, our closest friends and family, but

I promise one day we will be able to look back at all of this and laugh.

I hope.

Rachel, you know that I adore you.

I'm so sorry.

I'm not.

I don't want to stand in the way of true love.

Wait here.

Here? Right there.

She's coming back, right?

Charlotte!

Wait.

Is something wrong?

It should be you in there.

I was going to go home and do my ironing today.

You're on an iron?

Hey, listen, I'd love to keep up surprising you.

I mean, can't be any worse than these guys. You know what?

I think you're right.

So you'll think about it?

I'll think about it. Maybe on a sun lounge or in Italy.

What are we going to do now?

Poor guy.

Told you you'd look good in that suit.

Charlotte, I'm sorry about what happened.

You are totally stealing my apology right now.

Look, I didn't get your postcard on time.

And when I did, I... I thought I'd lost my chance at this forever.

I should have followed up, huh?

When you didn't respond, I just figured I had to close the door and move on.

This has been difficult and messy, but I'm finally being honest.

It's not perfect, but it's truthful, and maybe that's what romance is.

I'm glad at least you finally know how I feel.

I know this is all a little sudden.

Yeah, to say the least.

You're still my best friend.

That hasn't changed.

But if you feel even a little bit of what you felt before, then maybe we

could... Charlotte, I never stopped feeling you.

So are we really doing this?

I don't want to wait another 23 years.

Yeah, man.

Thank you guys for coming.

You

know,

I think you'd make a better wife than the best woman.

For now, how about we get a slice and watch some figure skating?

I like that.

Here's your chosen one.