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My name is Annie Butler.

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Someday I'm going to be an international
best -selling author.

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But while I'm waiting for fame and
fortune, I type up mind -boggling

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manuals for a living.

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I'm single. I'm dating a great guy,
Pete.

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He works all hours for a guy.

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We have a date tonight.

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No, perhaps not.

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He's working late again.

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Back to the realities of life, making a
living wage and living the dream.

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Every day I anxiously wait for a letter
to come.

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The moment of truth every aspiring
scribbler confronts bravely.

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With that sinking feeling, her heart
trembling with anticipation and

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she nervously sorts through her titanic
pile of correspondence.

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She opens the letter.

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And?

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Dear Miss Butler, we thank you for your
submission. However, blah, blah, blah.

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We wish you success in placing your work
elsewhere.

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Here

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you

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go, sweetie.

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Thank you.

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By the way, you can take a plate away.
Pete's not going to make it tonight.

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Oh, why?

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Work. Something with work. Hey!

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Hi,

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guys.

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So, we have some news.

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Oh?

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It's beautiful. He's a keeper.

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That is great.

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There he is.

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Oh, I'm so happy for you.

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Are you lost?

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Confused?

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Dissatisfied with your life?

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Disappointed?

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Downtrodden? Well, it's time to move
from D to E with me, Rowena St.

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Cloud. You can have a better life. You
can make all your dreams come true with

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my new 3 E's life -changing book.

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Don't waste your time worrying about how
you got here, and don't punish yourself

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for your mistakes.

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Envision your new life, and soon you
will experience that new life.

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And when you have those new positive
experiences, you will be

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enlivened.

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Hello? May I ask who I'm speaking with?
Annie.

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Annie Butler.

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And what inspired you to call us
tonight, Annie?

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I pretty much had the worst day of my
life. About an hour before my boyfriend

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was cheating on me, I found out that my
little sister had gotten engaged.

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Oh. Oh, I also write novels.

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Good for you. And while I thought that
that would save me from a soul -sucking

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career writing user manuals, before I
found out my boyfriend was cheating on

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and before I found out my little sister
was engaged...

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I received my 27th resurrection letter
from a publisher.

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It sounds like you need to envision,
experience, and enliven.

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Yeah, it does.

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Annie. I need you to help me describe
him. Who?

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My perfect guy.

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Are you kidding, Annie? I'm serious,
Kate, okay?

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Now, this book, this book has given me
the tools to realize my dream. There's

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three steps here, and the first one is
envision.

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Annie, I'm working.

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I need to write a book about the perfect
relationship. I have to imagine the

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perfect man.

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Well, he better be able to cook if he's
going to be with you.

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Yes. Yes, cook.

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My client's tax return. I'll write on
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Cooking by Jason.

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Cultured. Okay.

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Well, what about character?

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That was one of the first things I loved
about Jason. Yes, man of honor.

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Musical.

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Athletic. Oh, business owner. Great.

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So what's his name? George. Like George
Burns. And?

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Madly in love with his wife.

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So perfect.

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My George by Annie Butler.

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Envision, experience, and life.

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We would like to

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publish your book.

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Mom?

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Kate! It happened!

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It happened!

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What? What?

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Read this. Read, read, read. Okay, okay,
okay.

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Dear Miss Butler, we are delighted to
inform you that we would very much like

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publish your book, my George.

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Unbelievable. That's great.

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Thank you. I have a meeting next week.

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I mean, this is happening. I mean, the
three E's, they worked. Rowena St. Cloud

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is a genius.

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What? What?

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Nothing. Nothing. It's wonderful, honey.

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Just that...

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It's just that you kind of freak us out
when you talk about Rowena City Life.

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Come on. What is wrong with believing in
something?

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I mean, my life was going nowhere.

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You know? And it worked. It worked.
Well, kind of. What do you mean, well,

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of? I got published.

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Yeah, your book about George.

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You're a perfect -in -everyway dream
man, except for one tiny detail.

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He doesn't exist.

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I know he doesn't exist.

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I made him up.

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I'm not crazy. I know that he's not
real.

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Well, George is real. He just hasn't
showed up yet. But clearly, he's going

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now. Clearly? The book says to envision
your biggest desires.

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I did, and now I'm experiencing it. So
clearly, it's only a matter of time

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before my guy shows up.

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Honestly, I am already feeling
enlivened.

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Okay,

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you know what? If I stop talking about
the threes, can you just be happy for

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Oh, come on. Come on, come on, come on.
I am totally, totally psyched for you. I

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mean it.

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You're amazing.

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Annie, honey, we are ecstatic.

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A fourth E? You know what? This deserves
a celebration.

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I am going to make you your favorite
dinner.

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I can't stay.

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Why? Jason's waiting at home for me to
make dinner.

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What do you mean, waiting at home for
you to make dinner? Can't he cook

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something? Well, he could.

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If I wanted to eat canned spaghetti or a
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And if you tell me that George is a
wonderful cook, I'm going to have you

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committed. I love you, too.

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Bye.

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Honey, will you stop snacking? You're
going to ruin your dinner. You know, you

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act like a teenager sometimes instead of
an adult.

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Marianne Doyle, Eclipse Realty.

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Mom,

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are you selling the house?

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Yeah, I am.

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I think it's time.

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This place is so big and I can't keep it
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And I know that it's going to be hard
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your childhood home to visit, but I
think it's going to be really good for

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I'm going to find myself a little condo,
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It's going to be great.

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It's going to be great.

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Well, it sounds like this is a
celebratory dinner for the two of us

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Rachel, tell him we're passing on this.

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Annie Butler, a pleasure to meet you.
It's so great to meet you. I cannot tell

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you how much buzz my George is getting
around this office.

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Everyone has read it, and they're all in
love with George, too.

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Isn't that right, Rachel?

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Loved it.

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Wow. Wow, indeed. The women who work
here aren't easily impressed. If they're

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swooning over George, then every starry
-eyed teen and stay -at -home mom will

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be falling over themselves to buy your
book, which means, Annie Butler, you're

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going to be a big success.

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Oh, 100 shots.

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Della, have a seat.

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Della, thank you. I can't tell you how
amazing that is to hear. How many

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rejection letters I have received. How
sick I am of writing these user manuals.

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I mean, if I have to explain how to use
a DVD player or a blender again, it will

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be too soon.

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Well, that does sound awful.

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But that's good. I can tell you'll be
well motivated to market my George,

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Of course.

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Now, on my end, I've made a few calls
and got you invited to the National

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Booksellers Expo next month. That's a
huge event for writers.

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It's also the perfect place to pitch the
next big thing. But don't worry. You

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won't be alone.

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I won't. No.

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We'll want George there, too.

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Is that a problem?

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Uh, well, yes.

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Why's that?

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Because George is fictional.

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Excuse me?

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I made him up.

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The book is a novel.

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No, it's written like a memoir.

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I understand, but it's a fictional
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makes sense.

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No, it doesn't make sense. Isn't he
based on someone?

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No, I made him up.

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George is my dream guy. He's the
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Okay.

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I can deal with this.

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This doesn't have to ruin our momentum.

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Momentum? Yes.

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I sent special preview copies of my
George to reviewers and bloggers who,

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they critique your book, can help us
drive sales. And all without a penny

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on marketing.

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Those people think that George is real.
I think that George is real. I just

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haven't met him yet.

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You haven't by chance spent time under
the care of a psychiatrist, have you? I

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am not crazy. Look, Stella, I'm sorry to
yell, but the last year of my life has

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been a failure.

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All levels. And mercifully, I was given
the advice to turn my unhappy life

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around. To believe that I could create a
better future for myself. And I did.

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I wrote a book.

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And you bought it.

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So it's working.

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I believe that I could be a real writer.
And I am. And I also believe that I

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will meet the man of my dreams.

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I will. I will. It's destiny.

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That's very touching.

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But I don't care about that.

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I care about the fact that I bought a
story from you that reads like a memoir,

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which means we will market it like a
memoir.

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But isn't that wrong? I'm not in the
morality business. I'm in the book

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business. You see, my George gives
readers hope that if Annie can find a

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honest, romantic, gorgeous guy to fall
in love with, then they can too. And the

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Expo is a chance to get you and your
book.

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In every store across this country.

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So, you're going to the expo, and so is
George.

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Uh, okay, well, I don't really think
Destiny works like... Rachel, call Jerry

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Elite Talent. Tell him I need male eye
candy that's good at improv.

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I want resumes, headshots on my desk at
the end of the day. What are you doing?

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Finding George in time for the expo.

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Now I have a meeting in ten.

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I need to de -stress after this near
catastrophe.

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I can't lie.

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It's a version of the truth, Annie.

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You said you'd do whatever it takes to
market this book.

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Well, this is what you have to do.

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I'll talk to you soon.

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Rachel, get Jerry on the line. Yes, Ms.
Hendershot.

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Look at all the stuff she saved.

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I'm not going to make someone pretend to
love me. You kind of did it to

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yourself, Annie.

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Not if I actually find George.

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Annie, there isn't a guy on the planet
who can live up to your gourmet meal,

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cooking, guitar, playing, poetry
reading, handsome, thoughtful jock of a

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George. I'm not delusional. I know that
when I find the guy, he's not going to

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look like George. He's not going to be
named George.

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But what am I doing wasting my time with
some temporary fill -in because I'm

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impatient?

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I don't know. Maybe you shouldn't have
written such a convincing book.

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then you wouldn't be in this pickle.

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I'm going to take that as a compliment.

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Okay, I've got to get back to work.

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And if I come here every day on my lunch
break, I think we can have this place

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cleaned up in about maybe six months.

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Mom, I've got to go.

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I'm going to walk out with you. They
just stuck me with another chef.

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I'm going to go. Bye. Bye.

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Let's go.

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Okay.

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Bye, honey. Have fun.

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All right.

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Hello, Roaring 20.

246
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Oh, I'm so sorry. I'm the realtor.

247
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I told you I'd be stopping by.

248
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You're Opal, right? You left me a key.
Turn around. Turn around.

249
00:14:43,090 --> 00:14:46,050
Of course. I'm so sorry. I should have
knocked.

250
00:14:46,950 --> 00:14:50,030
You know, my mother's realtor's name is
Marianne Doyle.

251
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Marianne had to go out of town at the
last minute, so she left the listing

252
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me. I'm very sorry. I should have
knocked.

253
00:14:56,690 --> 00:14:57,830
Oh, hi.

254
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I don't normally dress like I'm in the
Prohibition Era.

255
00:15:04,490 --> 00:15:08,110
Opal had to leave. I'm her daughter,
Annie.

256
00:15:08,330 --> 00:15:10,370
Annie, it's a pleasure to meet you.

257
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I'm George Monroe.

258
00:15:14,850 --> 00:15:15,850
You're George?

259
00:15:16,370 --> 00:15:18,070
Yes. I'm sorry, have we met?

260
00:15:18,470 --> 00:15:19,389
Uh, no.

261
00:15:19,390 --> 00:15:23,150
No, I just, um... I really like the name
George.

262
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Okay.

263
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I'm so sorry.

264
00:15:27,090 --> 00:15:29,910
Okay, so, um, let's see. You're here to
see the house?

265
00:15:30,890 --> 00:15:34,650
Yes. Well, I'm just going to go put the
normal clothes on because there's not a

266
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speakeasy in town here.

267
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Okay.

268
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I'll be right back. George.

269
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Okay.

270
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You just make yourself at home.

271
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George.

272
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This is it, Annie.

273
00:16:09,140 --> 00:16:11,500
I'm sorry. I hope you don't mind. No.

274
00:16:12,520 --> 00:16:16,820
Do you play? My mother insisted that I
take lessons for ten years.

275
00:16:17,080 --> 00:16:17,979
Wow.

276
00:16:17,980 --> 00:16:20,000
Your wife must love that. Oh, I'm not
married.

277
00:16:21,740 --> 00:16:22,740
Girlfriend?

278
00:16:23,120 --> 00:16:24,120
There's no time.

279
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The house.

280
00:16:26,270 --> 00:16:31,010
It looks great on the inside, but the
lawn and the landscaping could do a

281
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bit of work. Could you, any way you
could get that done in the next couple

282
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weeks?

283
00:16:34,890 --> 00:16:37,250
Yeah, I used to work at a nursery, so I
can help my mom with that.

284
00:16:37,910 --> 00:16:39,010
First impressions, right?

285
00:16:39,830 --> 00:16:46,290
Exactly. And I swear that I will keep
ours until the grave. You have my word

286
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a gentleman.

287
00:16:47,150 --> 00:16:48,470
It was very nice meeting you, Annie.

288
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Nice to meet you too, George.

289
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My George.

290
00:17:13,220 --> 00:17:15,359
Ready? Looking for Jack?

291
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He's retired.

292
00:17:17,960 --> 00:17:18,960
I'm his son.

293
00:17:20,640 --> 00:17:21,819
Henry? Henry?

294
00:17:29,850 --> 00:17:34,670
He and my mom are driving cross -country
in an RV as we speak.

295
00:17:35,090 --> 00:17:39,950
Yeah, I was working as a landscape
architect up in San Francisco, and I got

296
00:17:39,950 --> 00:17:43,470
divorce a couple years ago, so it was
easy for me to pick up roots.

297
00:17:43,970 --> 00:17:44,970
Did you keep the piano?

298
00:17:45,350 --> 00:17:48,830
Of course I kept the piano. What's a
nursery without a piano? It's right over

299
00:17:48,830 --> 00:17:49,830
there.

300
00:17:50,030 --> 00:17:51,510
How about you? What have you been up to?

301
00:17:51,990 --> 00:17:55,570
Um, well, I wrote a book, got published,
you know.

302
00:17:56,120 --> 00:17:59,800
editor of the student newspaper, A -plus
in honors English.

303
00:18:00,680 --> 00:18:02,180
I always knew you'd be a writer someday.

304
00:18:02,480 --> 00:18:03,480
Thanks. I'm writing.

305
00:18:03,700 --> 00:18:04,700
So what's it about?

306
00:18:05,100 --> 00:18:08,420
Well, it's about my relationship with
this great guy, George.

307
00:18:09,900 --> 00:18:10,900
That's good, Annie.

308
00:18:10,920 --> 00:18:11,920
That's great.

309
00:18:12,950 --> 00:18:17,250
So, what brings you to April Showers? My
mom is putting her place on the market,

310
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so I thought her lawn could use a little
sprucing up.

311
00:18:19,810 --> 00:18:20,810
Oh, yeah, we could do that.

312
00:18:21,330 --> 00:18:24,390
Anything in mind? Well, now that I know
that you're here, I'm happy to put you

313
00:18:24,390 --> 00:18:25,049
on the job.

314
00:18:25,050 --> 00:18:29,170
Yeah, I can drive by, look at the space,
and I can put some things aside for you

315
00:18:29,170 --> 00:18:31,830
if you'd like. Great. Yeah, thank you.
Okay.

316
00:18:32,070 --> 00:18:33,070
It's so good to see you.

317
00:18:33,550 --> 00:18:34,550
Thank you.

318
00:18:34,950 --> 00:18:35,889
Me too.

319
00:18:35,890 --> 00:18:37,930
Okay, I'll see you later. Yeah, see ya.
Okay.

320
00:18:47,820 --> 00:18:48,820
Who was that?

321
00:18:49,460 --> 00:18:51,720
Hey, Frank. That was Annie Butler.

322
00:18:52,040 --> 00:18:53,780
Ex -girlfriend. Loved that in high
school.

323
00:18:54,380 --> 00:18:58,140
Had a huge crush on her back then, but
we were just friends.

324
00:18:58,420 --> 00:18:59,700
Well, maybe this is your second chance.

325
00:19:00,160 --> 00:19:01,160
She's got a boyfriend.

326
00:19:04,480 --> 00:19:06,020
Hello, Annie. It's Della.

327
00:19:06,640 --> 00:19:09,420
Brennan's Bookstore is a family -owned
business. It's been in town for three

328
00:19:09,420 --> 00:19:13,480
generations. They like to support local
talent, so they're hosting a release

329
00:19:13,480 --> 00:19:16,280
party for new local author Annie Butler.

330
00:19:16,750 --> 00:19:17,750
No way. Way?

331
00:19:18,510 --> 00:19:22,310
You'll do a brief reading, then a meet,
greet, and sign right after.

332
00:19:22,670 --> 00:19:27,450
They're also giving you a full ad in the
newspaper and a full My George window

333
00:19:27,450 --> 00:19:28,450
display in the store.

334
00:19:28,670 --> 00:19:31,330
I can't believe that this is happening.
Thank you so much, Stella.

335
00:19:31,550 --> 00:19:34,510
I don't need gratitude, Annie. I need
book sales.

336
00:19:34,910 --> 00:19:35,910
This is your baby.

337
00:19:36,390 --> 00:19:38,790
Do everything you can to sell it. Okay,
I will.

338
00:19:39,990 --> 00:19:40,990
Good.

339
00:19:52,080 --> 00:19:53,100
Need to read your closet.

340
00:19:53,480 --> 00:19:55,380
Nice to see you, too. Hey, Jason. Hey.

341
00:19:56,160 --> 00:19:57,139
What's up?

342
00:19:57,140 --> 00:19:59,340
I have a book release party tomorrow.

343
00:19:59,540 --> 00:20:01,620
Oh! And it happened. I met him.

344
00:20:01,860 --> 00:20:03,240
Who? George.

345
00:20:03,900 --> 00:20:04,900
You've had a big day.

346
00:20:05,120 --> 00:20:06,120
Come on.

347
00:20:09,420 --> 00:20:13,060
Oh. Oh. Sorry about the obstacle course.
I'm used to it.

348
00:20:13,840 --> 00:20:14,840
Jason!

349
00:20:15,520 --> 00:20:18,560
Why can't you put your clothes in the
hamper? I might wear them again.

350
00:20:18,760 --> 00:20:19,760
Then put them in the closet.

351
00:20:19,900 --> 00:20:21,420
But I might not wear them again.

352
00:20:21,930 --> 00:20:28,770
I can look while I listen. Spill. Okay.
His name is George Monroe. He's Mom's

353
00:20:28,770 --> 00:20:30,590
realtor. We met after you guys left.
Wait.

354
00:20:31,070 --> 00:20:32,310
Mom's realtor is named George?

355
00:20:32,690 --> 00:20:33,690
That's spooky.

356
00:20:33,750 --> 00:20:35,070
It's not spooky. It's destiny.

357
00:20:36,590 --> 00:20:38,690
Not that one. Anyway, he's handsome.

358
00:20:38,930 --> 00:20:40,730
He's a gentleman. He's sophisticated.

359
00:20:41,390 --> 00:20:45,550
Not to change the subject away from your
potential future happiness, but does

360
00:20:45,550 --> 00:20:47,730
Dream Guy seem like he'll do a good job
selling the house?

361
00:20:48,030 --> 00:20:50,950
Because Mom's got her eye on those
condos downtown, and they are not cheap.

362
00:20:52,080 --> 00:20:52,999
I like this.

363
00:20:53,000 --> 00:20:54,240
I like it. Yeah.

364
00:20:54,460 --> 00:20:58,320
George actually mentioned that the lawn
needs some fixing up. That's true.

365
00:20:59,500 --> 00:21:00,620
Guess he's back in town.

366
00:21:00,860 --> 00:21:01,860
Who? Henry Martin.

367
00:21:02,280 --> 00:21:03,159
Henry's back?

368
00:21:03,160 --> 00:21:07,600
Yeah. Well, if he's in charge of fixing
up the lawn, then I feel good about it.

369
00:21:07,660 --> 00:21:09,520
And I definitely feel good about that.

370
00:21:13,500 --> 00:21:16,380
The canvas is happening. I'll come help
you work on the night garden. Sounds

371
00:21:16,380 --> 00:21:17,380
good.

372
00:21:17,860 --> 00:21:18,860
Oh, wow.

373
00:21:19,370 --> 00:21:23,690
Brennan's Bookstore presents local
author Annie Butler for an exclusive

374
00:21:23,690 --> 00:21:28,430
of her new book, My George, today only
at 2 p .m. No problem. I will reschedule

375
00:21:28,430 --> 00:21:30,370
the Campbells so that you can go do
that.

376
00:21:30,630 --> 00:21:35,070
Well, I mean, it would be a nice thing
to do to support Annie. I know.

377
00:21:35,470 --> 00:21:38,710
She's my friend. She's releasing a book.
It's a decent thing to do.

378
00:21:39,610 --> 00:21:40,690
Just friends.

379
00:21:43,630 --> 00:21:47,290
My George release party. Meet author
Annie Butler and...

380
00:21:49,240 --> 00:21:50,240
George.

381
00:21:50,900 --> 00:21:51,900
George.

382
00:21:56,240 --> 00:21:57,240
Sorry.

383
00:21:58,460 --> 00:21:59,460
Oh, I'm so sorry.

384
00:21:59,720 --> 00:22:00,860
Annie. Hi.

385
00:22:01,220 --> 00:22:02,220
What are you doing here?

386
00:22:02,520 --> 00:22:03,499
No biggie.

387
00:22:03,500 --> 00:22:06,360
Somebody I know went and wrote a book
and is having a fancy signing.

388
00:22:07,080 --> 00:22:10,340
So sweet of you. I'm sorry. I can't talk
right now. Oh, yes, of course.

389
00:22:11,180 --> 00:22:13,780
I'm monopolizing the guest of honor.
Please, go, go.

390
00:22:18,120 --> 00:22:19,620
What is Henry Martin doing here?

391
00:22:19,980 --> 00:22:22,920
Mom. Kate, can you fill her in? I
gotta... Okay.

392
00:22:23,160 --> 00:22:24,079
Okay.

393
00:22:24,080 --> 00:22:25,080
Della?

394
00:22:25,360 --> 00:22:28,460
Oh, love the dress. Thank you. What is
going on?

395
00:22:29,020 --> 00:22:31,000
Well, uh, here's your book.

396
00:22:32,200 --> 00:22:33,200
Oh.

397
00:22:36,300 --> 00:22:37,500
What's with all the George stuff?

398
00:22:37,700 --> 00:22:41,980
Well, I told your readers would be
expecting him, so I'm delivering him.

399
00:22:41,980 --> 00:22:43,500
met him. Annie? Yes?

400
00:22:43,940 --> 00:22:46,100
Darling. Whoa, whoa, stop. Who are you?

401
00:22:46,840 --> 00:22:47,840
I'm George.

402
00:22:48,620 --> 00:22:51,540
You're not my George. I met my George.
You did?

403
00:22:52,260 --> 00:22:55,060
Then where is he? Well, we just met. I
couldn't ask him to come here.

404
00:22:55,280 --> 00:22:56,980
And what good is that doing me?

405
00:22:57,380 --> 00:23:00,360
Della, I stayed at my mom's house, and
George showed up even though he was

406
00:23:00,360 --> 00:23:01,360
supposed to be Marianne.

407
00:23:01,520 --> 00:23:03,520
What? It's all coming together. It's
happening.

408
00:23:03,760 --> 00:23:09,660
How? Once those women get a look at him,
he will be George, for better or for

409
00:23:09,660 --> 00:23:10,800
worse. It's George!

410
00:23:19,580 --> 00:23:24,840
It's going on. No one saw it. We can
save this. Do I still get my day rate?

411
00:23:25,020 --> 00:23:28,200
Quiet. You said that she would do
anything to market this book.

412
00:23:28,640 --> 00:23:29,640
This is the thing.

413
00:23:29,880 --> 00:23:30,859
This is George.

414
00:23:30,860 --> 00:23:33,560
Well, when we're not acting, you can
just call me Matt.

415
00:23:33,920 --> 00:23:36,320
That's it. I don't want to act. This is
my life.

416
00:23:36,560 --> 00:23:41,120
And your career, which will pay for your
life, which will likely fall apart if I

417
00:23:41,120 --> 00:23:42,600
sue you for breach of contract.

418
00:23:43,600 --> 00:23:44,660
Fine. Awesome.

419
00:23:45,230 --> 00:23:46,450
Let's do this. Good.

420
00:23:50,610 --> 00:23:52,230
Can I borrow some of that?

421
00:23:53,090 --> 00:23:54,570
Yeah, sure. That's fine.

422
00:23:56,870 --> 00:24:03,250
Oh, George, what's wrong? Is that your
migraine? What did you do? Not now,

423
00:24:03,390 --> 00:24:04,990
Della. We have to think about George.

424
00:24:21,420 --> 00:24:22,420
Wait in the car.

425
00:24:24,820 --> 00:24:25,820
I'm really sorry.

426
00:24:26,000 --> 00:24:27,000
I'm so mad.

427
00:24:27,480 --> 00:24:28,480
Okay.

428
00:24:28,780 --> 00:24:29,780
Okay.

429
00:24:31,060 --> 00:24:34,120
Everyone, George is going to be all
right.

430
00:24:36,320 --> 00:24:41,460
And luckily for you, author Annie Butler
is still here to read from her just

431
00:24:41,460 --> 00:24:45,680
released and soon to be bestseller book,
My George.

432
00:24:48,540 --> 00:24:50,600
It is my pleasure to introduce.

433
00:24:52,000 --> 00:24:53,220
Author, Annie Butler.

434
00:24:55,220 --> 00:24:55,660
Thank

435
00:24:55,660 --> 00:25:03,660
you

436
00:25:03,660 --> 00:25:04,660
so much.

437
00:25:06,800 --> 00:25:09,980
Honey, you did it! The book signing or
the fake George dodging?

438
00:25:12,800 --> 00:25:13,800
We'll see you later.

439
00:25:18,060 --> 00:25:19,260
Amazingly, you pulled it off.

440
00:25:21,160 --> 00:25:24,180
And not that you should be rewarded for
your appalling behavior earlier.

441
00:25:24,500 --> 00:25:26,060
But you see that woman over there?

442
00:25:26,680 --> 00:25:27,680
Hey, Tanya.

443
00:25:29,720 --> 00:25:30,920
That's Tanya Summers.

444
00:25:32,080 --> 00:25:33,200
The radio DJ?

445
00:25:33,640 --> 00:25:35,980
She does the evening commute on K -Win.

446
00:25:36,420 --> 00:25:39,840
Well, I work from home. I don't have a
morning commute, so I don't... Anyway,

447
00:25:39,980 --> 00:25:41,300
she's a fan.

448
00:25:41,700 --> 00:25:47,160
You're now booked on her show Friday
night from 5 .30 to 6 p .m. And she's

449
00:25:47,160 --> 00:25:48,480
broadcasting from here.

450
00:25:49,050 --> 00:25:50,050
Peak driving time.

451
00:25:50,310 --> 00:25:53,790
Thousands of listeners stuck in traffic
who will be your captive audience.

452
00:25:54,190 --> 00:25:56,010
Bella, that's amazing.

453
00:25:56,550 --> 00:25:58,350
It can be if you don't mess it up.

454
00:25:58,910 --> 00:26:02,410
Tanya, like everyone else, wanted to
meet George today. So you have until

455
00:26:02,410 --> 00:26:06,490
to get him into the radio booth,
assuming that he exists. Of course he

456
00:26:06,570 --> 00:26:09,290
He's very, very real. His name's George
Monroe. He's a real attorney. Stop.

457
00:26:09,690 --> 00:26:10,690
I don't care.

458
00:26:10,810 --> 00:26:11,810
Just get him here.

459
00:26:12,250 --> 00:26:13,830
Or my actor will be back.

460
00:26:14,030 --> 00:26:17,470
And you will not have a chance to
accidentally maim him again.

461
00:26:21,770 --> 00:26:22,990
Okay. Yes, ma 'am.

462
00:26:27,950 --> 00:26:29,330
Okay. All right. See you again.

463
00:26:29,690 --> 00:26:32,350
Bye. Hi. Hello. I'm here to see George
Monroe.

464
00:26:32,650 --> 00:26:33,910
Do you have an appointment?

465
00:26:34,190 --> 00:26:35,190
I'm George.

466
00:26:35,530 --> 00:26:36,530
Hi.

467
00:26:37,050 --> 00:26:38,050
Hi.

468
00:26:40,250 --> 00:26:41,250
Oh, Annie.

469
00:26:41,690 --> 00:26:45,670
Right? Opal's daughter. The house with
the curb appeal. Yeah, that's me.

470
00:26:46,720 --> 00:26:49,860
Did we have an appointment? I'm sorry. I
was just on my way out.

471
00:26:50,380 --> 00:26:55,780
No, no, we didn't. I was just dropping
in. I wanted to go over some of the

472
00:26:55,780 --> 00:26:57,840
before I made any changes with the curb
appeal.

473
00:26:58,220 --> 00:27:01,380
Well, I was just going to use my lunch
break to get a run in. Then I have a

474
00:27:01,380 --> 00:27:04,120
lunch with a client and a showing after
that. Maybe tomorrow?

475
00:27:04,880 --> 00:27:08,180
Tomorrow I have an open house and then
meetings all day after that.

476
00:27:08,420 --> 00:27:09,420
Maybe next week?

477
00:27:09,920 --> 00:27:11,740
You know, I'm up against the deadline.

478
00:27:12,680 --> 00:27:13,680
I'm sorry.

479
00:27:14,000 --> 00:27:15,000
I'm really swamped.

480
00:27:16,760 --> 00:27:17,800
What? Oh,

481
00:27:18,840 --> 00:27:19,840
but I see you're a fellow runner.

482
00:27:20,000 --> 00:27:21,000
Yes.

483
00:27:21,400 --> 00:27:23,140
Yeah, these are running shoes.

484
00:27:23,960 --> 00:27:25,080
Well, we could chat while we run.

485
00:27:26,460 --> 00:27:27,239
That's an idea.

486
00:27:27,240 --> 00:27:31,760
That is an idea, except I didn't wear my
running pants. No, that's okay. We have

487
00:27:31,760 --> 00:27:34,120
just the thing here. Wendy, do we have
any of those promotional shorts? Oh,

488
00:27:34,120 --> 00:27:34,939
yeah, yeah, yeah, we do.

489
00:27:34,940 --> 00:27:39,060
So a month ago, our company did a mud
run for charity, and we had all these

490
00:27:39,060 --> 00:27:42,780
promotional shorts and T -shirts printed
up. So it's your lucky day. I designed

491
00:27:42,780 --> 00:27:43,780
the logo.

492
00:27:43,880 --> 00:27:45,460
I'll meet you outside in five minutes.
Great.

493
00:27:46,330 --> 00:27:48,270
There's the bathroom right back there to
change. Great.

494
00:27:54,550 --> 00:27:56,250
Those look great. Thanks.

495
00:27:56,590 --> 00:27:57,590
You ready?

496
00:27:57,690 --> 00:27:59,170
Yeah. Okay. Oh, now.

497
00:27:59,530 --> 00:28:00,870
Just round the block. Okay, okay.

498
00:28:24,740 --> 00:28:25,960
So what did you want to talk to me
about?

499
00:28:26,380 --> 00:28:32,920
Well, what sort of plants should we put
at Mom's house? I wouldn't recommend

500
00:28:32,920 --> 00:28:35,000
anything too bold or colorful.

501
00:28:35,540 --> 00:28:38,100
We want people to be able to imagine
themselves seeing Mom's house.

502
00:28:38,720 --> 00:28:40,760
You're really, really good at this.

503
00:28:41,840 --> 00:28:43,700
How did you become a realtor?

504
00:28:44,280 --> 00:28:45,280
It's a boring story.

505
00:28:45,340 --> 00:28:46,500
No, I didn't want to hear about it.

506
00:28:47,060 --> 00:28:49,820
Plus, I think it would really be good if
you talked for a minute.

507
00:28:51,380 --> 00:28:52,380
Well...

508
00:28:52,600 --> 00:28:55,840
You know, I really couldn't imagine
myself in an office all day.

509
00:28:56,540 --> 00:29:00,120
Inactive people like us, we have to just
get out and move sometimes, right?

510
00:29:00,340 --> 00:29:02,840
Totally. I get to move all around the
city and meet new people.

511
00:29:03,400 --> 00:29:04,400
It's very exciting.

512
00:29:06,160 --> 00:29:10,000
So would you like a bottle of water?
That'd be great.

513
00:29:10,200 --> 00:29:11,800
Okay, Wendy inside can hook you up.

514
00:29:12,280 --> 00:29:14,900
I'm just going to run home really quick
and have a shower before my afternoon

515
00:29:14,900 --> 00:29:17,600
meeting. But I'll see you around.

516
00:29:20,740 --> 00:29:21,740
Whoa.

517
00:29:22,030 --> 00:29:23,030
I know.

518
00:29:23,150 --> 00:29:24,150
I'm terrifying.

519
00:29:24,990 --> 00:29:27,250
George said something about water.

520
00:29:29,510 --> 00:29:30,530
Thank you.

521
00:29:30,870 --> 00:29:33,130
If you could just keep those coming.

522
00:29:38,410 --> 00:29:41,290
George has an open house tomorrow.

523
00:29:41,510 --> 00:29:42,710
Do you happen to know the address?

524
00:29:43,230 --> 00:29:44,230
Yeah.

525
00:29:44,910 --> 00:29:46,790
It's 482 Oakwood.

526
00:29:59,170 --> 00:30:01,590
Hello. Welcome to 482 Oakwood Road.

527
00:30:02,110 --> 00:30:05,010
Annie, is there something else I could
help you with?

528
00:30:05,350 --> 00:30:06,850
Oh, well, I came to look at the house.

529
00:30:07,370 --> 00:30:11,770
For my mom, of course. Your mother was
very clear about wanting a one -bedroom

530
00:30:11,770 --> 00:30:12,770
condo.

531
00:30:13,790 --> 00:30:14,790
Right.

532
00:30:15,490 --> 00:30:16,490
My cookies.

533
00:30:20,930 --> 00:30:21,930
You bake?

534
00:30:24,390 --> 00:30:26,350
It's a tasty little sales tactic.

535
00:30:27,270 --> 00:30:28,270
The house.

536
00:30:28,410 --> 00:30:29,410
Smells like cookie.

537
00:30:29,770 --> 00:30:34,010
That reminds people about their
childhood, about their holiday, baking

538
00:30:34,010 --> 00:30:36,390
their mom. Plus, who doesn't like
chocolate chip cookie?

539
00:30:37,790 --> 00:30:38,790
Impressive.

540
00:30:39,250 --> 00:30:41,770
Oh, you got sparkling water, juice,
wine.

541
00:30:42,710 --> 00:30:45,570
Do you like wine? What's not to like?
It's like grape juice with a kick.

542
00:30:47,810 --> 00:30:48,729
Here you go.

543
00:30:48,730 --> 00:30:49,730
Thank you.

544
00:30:51,010 --> 00:30:52,070
There's a prospective buyer.

545
00:30:53,310 --> 00:30:57,190
I go to this monthly wine tasting event
at the Corkscrew Wine Bar on Mott

546
00:30:57,190 --> 00:30:59,960
Street. It's tonight, if you'd like to
go.

547
00:31:00,360 --> 00:31:01,900
Oh, great.

548
00:31:02,240 --> 00:31:03,059
Anybody here?

549
00:31:03,060 --> 00:31:04,060
Perfect.

550
00:31:12,440 --> 00:31:15,580
Excuse me. Excuse me.

551
00:31:16,020 --> 00:31:17,020
Sorry.

552
00:31:21,160 --> 00:31:22,160
Oh, Annie.

553
00:31:22,400 --> 00:31:23,660
You made it. George, hi.

554
00:31:24,880 --> 00:31:27,680
So, this is, uh... One of the best
networking events in the city.

555
00:31:28,080 --> 00:31:29,100
Networking? I promise.

556
00:31:29,380 --> 00:31:32,640
Whatever it is that you do, you'll meet
someone here who can help you with your

557
00:31:32,640 --> 00:31:34,780
business. What is it that you do?

558
00:31:36,000 --> 00:31:37,000
I'm a writer.

559
00:31:37,560 --> 00:31:39,380
I was actually wanting to talk to you
about that.

560
00:31:40,820 --> 00:31:41,840
Oh, that.

561
00:31:42,240 --> 00:31:45,140
That is Phil Abbott. He's one of the
best contractors in the city.

562
00:31:45,680 --> 00:31:48,880
I tell you, every month that I come
here, I meet some great contacts for

563
00:31:48,940 --> 00:31:52,660
whether it's potential clients or an
interior designer, painter.

564
00:31:53,450 --> 00:31:57,350
I was once here and met the only tile
guy that I promise anyone will ever need

565
00:31:57,350 --> 00:31:58,530
over a great bottle of Chardonnay.

566
00:31:59,110 --> 00:32:03,090
So, Mingle, make some contacts. Maybe
you'll find a landscaper that can help

567
00:32:03,090 --> 00:32:04,090
with your mom's place.

568
00:32:05,030 --> 00:32:07,030
I have that covered already.

569
00:32:08,630 --> 00:32:09,569
Phil Adams.

570
00:32:09,570 --> 00:32:10,570
I'm George Monroe.

571
00:32:11,730 --> 00:32:12,730
Hi.

572
00:32:12,790 --> 00:32:15,950
Kate. Oh, sweetie, I'm so sorry. That
sounds awful.

573
00:32:16,150 --> 00:32:19,250
It is. Are you going to be around
tonight? Okay, well, just come over

574
00:32:19,390 --> 00:32:20,810
Okay, I'll see you in a bit. Yeah, no,
it's fine.

575
00:32:21,400 --> 00:32:22,980
Okay, I love you. See you soon. Bye.

576
00:32:24,260 --> 00:32:25,260
Uh -oh.

577
00:32:25,700 --> 00:32:26,800
What? It's Annie.

578
00:32:27,120 --> 00:32:28,220
She had a date with George tonight.

579
00:32:28,780 --> 00:32:29,780
Didn't go well.

580
00:32:29,840 --> 00:32:31,000
What? It's 7 .45.

581
00:32:31,280 --> 00:32:32,420
Did it even start yet?

582
00:32:32,680 --> 00:32:35,080
Mom? Is it Annie? Yeah. Code red.

583
00:32:36,420 --> 00:32:37,660
Sweetheart, can you get that, please?

584
00:32:37,940 --> 00:32:38,679
Got it.

585
00:32:38,680 --> 00:32:39,680
Thank you.

586
00:32:45,540 --> 00:32:46,540
Hi, Annie.

587
00:32:54,060 --> 00:32:55,060
What happened?

588
00:32:56,060 --> 00:32:58,740
It was a networking event.

589
00:33:00,120 --> 00:33:04,000
And because I'm not a local business
professional, George only spent five

590
00:33:04,000 --> 00:33:07,560
minutes talking to me. Well, honey, you
have been forcing this.

591
00:33:07,780 --> 00:33:09,640
Yeah, Annie, it doesn't work like that.

592
00:33:09,900 --> 00:33:11,120
Well, it was supposed to.

593
00:33:11,340 --> 00:33:16,060
I mean, I wrote a book about George, and
then he appears when I need him.

594
00:33:16,280 --> 00:33:18,680
I don't know how else it works. I don't
get it.

595
00:33:19,280 --> 00:33:22,200
I'm going to go meet Ed and the guys,
like you ladies.

596
00:33:23,840 --> 00:33:24,539
Drink tea.

597
00:33:24,540 --> 00:33:25,540
Wait, what?

598
00:33:26,660 --> 00:33:27,660
Hold on.

599
00:33:29,500 --> 00:33:30,500
Jason!

600
00:33:33,860 --> 00:33:37,220
Mom, I thought... I thought I met my
guy.

601
00:33:37,760 --> 00:33:39,380
I just want a wonderful man.

602
00:33:42,860 --> 00:33:44,380
You can find him.

603
00:33:45,920 --> 00:33:48,920
Okay, so, how are we going to fix this?

604
00:33:49,960 --> 00:33:50,980
Well, we're not.

605
00:33:51,360 --> 00:33:52,360
I give up.

606
00:33:52,640 --> 00:33:53,640
You do?

607
00:33:53,840 --> 00:33:57,940
I have this radio interview tomorrow,
and I promised Della that if I couldn't

608
00:33:57,940 --> 00:34:03,580
get George there, I'd let the actor guy
play him. Once he becomes my George,

609
00:34:03,860 --> 00:34:05,140
it's over.

610
00:34:06,740 --> 00:34:09,739
Okay, so, no George. Oh, well.

611
00:34:10,020 --> 00:34:15,739
When the right guy comes along, he'll be
a Bob or a Todd or an Albert.

612
00:34:16,100 --> 00:34:17,100
Albert.

613
00:34:18,139 --> 00:34:21,360
Okay, so I was thinking we would do
mostly perennials.

614
00:34:21,870 --> 00:34:22,870
Because they're pretty resilient.

615
00:34:22,969 --> 00:34:27,370
I was also thinking we could do a small
little seating area with a rock garden.

616
00:34:27,469 --> 00:34:30,150
You know, it looks good, but it's really
low maintenance.

617
00:34:31,610 --> 00:34:32,610
Sure.

618
00:34:32,870 --> 00:34:36,350
Why don't you walk around a little, see
if anything jumps out at you. I'll be

619
00:34:36,350 --> 00:34:37,350
you.

620
00:34:38,610 --> 00:34:39,610
Okay.

621
00:35:03,830 --> 00:35:04,830
I'm sick.

622
00:35:08,950 --> 00:35:15,830
You want to give it a shot? Oh, boy.
Okay.

623
00:35:16,050 --> 00:35:17,490
You can do it. All right. Ready?

624
00:35:18,810 --> 00:35:19,810
Here we go.

625
00:35:24,930 --> 00:35:25,930
Damn it.

626
00:35:26,090 --> 00:35:28,870
We sang that for choir in junior year.

627
00:35:29,190 --> 00:35:30,190
Yeah, she remembers.

628
00:35:31,610 --> 00:35:32,830
I don't know. Wait.

629
00:35:36,010 --> 00:35:38,990
Get what you want, you don't want it.
Oh, you're doing good.

630
00:35:40,030 --> 00:35:42,510
Bravo. Oh, there's that smile.

631
00:35:43,850 --> 00:35:44,910
Is everything okay?

632
00:35:45,110 --> 00:35:46,110
I'm sorry.

633
00:35:47,630 --> 00:35:48,650
I've had a bad day.

634
00:35:49,410 --> 00:35:50,870
George, get into a fight.

635
00:35:52,290 --> 00:35:53,290
Something like that.

636
00:35:53,990 --> 00:35:54,990
Relationships, they take work.

637
00:35:55,370 --> 00:35:56,370
Yeah.

638
00:35:56,850 --> 00:35:57,850
Thanks, Henry.

639
00:35:59,390 --> 00:36:00,710
I'm really glad that you're back.

640
00:36:05,320 --> 00:36:09,260
Good, so you've definitely read the
book. Yes, I'm totally read up. Annie,

641
00:36:09,260 --> 00:36:10,138
to see you.

642
00:36:10,140 --> 00:36:11,460
No stunts today, right?

643
00:36:11,900 --> 00:36:13,840
Della, you have my word. Have a seat.

644
00:36:15,900 --> 00:36:16,900
Hi, Matt.

645
00:36:17,900 --> 00:36:19,940
Hi. I guess I should call you George.

646
00:36:20,220 --> 00:36:22,080
Sure, if that's easier for you.

647
00:36:22,900 --> 00:36:27,160
Okay, so Matt has read the book and he
knows your shared history now as well as

648
00:36:27,160 --> 00:36:27,698
you do.

649
00:36:27,700 --> 00:36:32,280
So just relax, be natural, and let him
do his job, okay?

650
00:36:32,500 --> 00:36:36,880
Okay. Oh, I also ordered you all some
sandwiches to eat up. I don't want your

651
00:36:36,880 --> 00:36:40,940
stomachs growling on air. Thank you.
I've been memorizing the book all day

652
00:36:40,940 --> 00:36:43,080
we forgot to eat. I am starving.

653
00:36:46,180 --> 00:36:51,480
This doesn't taste like tuna.

654
00:36:53,160 --> 00:36:54,280
You know what? You got mine.

655
00:36:54,980 --> 00:36:57,440
Peanut butter and banana. I know it's
childish. I just love it.

656
00:37:02,420 --> 00:37:06,720
Nobody panic, but I have to have a life
-threatening peanut allergy.

657
00:37:07,080 --> 00:37:08,080
What?

658
00:37:08,560 --> 00:37:13,400
It's no big deal. I just need to find my
EpiPen. Okay.

659
00:37:15,060 --> 00:37:16,060
Oh.

660
00:37:18,740 --> 00:37:19,740
Okay.

661
00:37:21,220 --> 00:37:22,600
It seems not to be here.

662
00:37:22,820 --> 00:37:26,660
Della, I really, really appreciate the
opportunity, and I hope you'll consider

663
00:37:26,660 --> 00:37:27,660
me for something else.

664
00:37:27,840 --> 00:37:32,120
But right now, if I don't get to the
emergency room, my face will swell and

665
00:37:32,120 --> 00:37:33,440
throat will close. Okay.

666
00:37:34,000 --> 00:37:36,380
Get him out of the back door right now
and straight to ER.

667
00:37:36,600 --> 00:37:37,700
Now. Go.

668
00:37:39,660 --> 00:37:42,280
And welcome back.

669
00:37:42,540 --> 00:37:46,880
I'm here with local author Annie Butler,
who wrote the recently released book,

670
00:37:47,060 --> 00:37:51,320
My George, about her astonishingly
wonderful relationship with her

671
00:37:51,640 --> 00:37:52,640
George.

672
00:37:53,120 --> 00:37:54,120
Welcome, Annie.

673
00:37:54,340 --> 00:37:56,640
Thank you, Tanya. I'm so happy to be
here.

674
00:37:58,200 --> 00:38:02,740
Annie, I promised my listeners that you
and George were going to be here. I

675
00:38:02,740 --> 00:38:07,540
know, I know. It's just awful, actually.
He accidentally had a bite of my peanut

676
00:38:07,540 --> 00:38:09,260
butter sandwich, and he's allergic.

677
00:38:09,680 --> 00:38:14,120
Is this guy for real? Well, he seems so
sweet and genuine in the book.

678
00:38:14,680 --> 00:38:17,960
Now, I bet he doesn't want to steal your
thunder.

679
00:38:18,500 --> 00:38:21,380
Maybe he's like those husbands that get
sympathy pains when their wives are

680
00:38:21,380 --> 00:38:22,380
pregnant.

681
00:38:24,330 --> 00:38:27,130
In our my K -1 drive time, listeners are
going to get to meet this perfect guy.

682
00:38:28,070 --> 00:38:30,270
Well, Judy, if I can jump in.

683
00:38:30,670 --> 00:38:32,790
Tanya. Listeners, this is Annie's
publisher.

684
00:38:33,210 --> 00:38:34,069
Oh, yes.

685
00:38:34,070 --> 00:38:39,950
Hey, listeners, Annie will be at the
American Bookseller Expo with my George

686
00:38:39,950 --> 00:38:43,230
her side. So, listeners, y 'all, come on
out. Okay, did you hear that,

687
00:38:43,310 --> 00:38:46,430
listeners? An invite to the American
Booksellers Expo!

688
00:38:48,450 --> 00:38:52,450
I can't believe that worked out. And no
one saw Matt.

689
00:38:53,010 --> 00:38:55,540
So... I can hire someone else before the
expo.

690
00:38:55,820 --> 00:38:57,420
Della. Della, no.

691
00:38:57,940 --> 00:38:58,939
Now what?

692
00:38:58,940 --> 00:39:03,240
It broke my heart to give up on George,
to realize that he wasn't the one, or

693
00:39:03,240 --> 00:39:04,860
couldn't be the one in time.

694
00:39:05,340 --> 00:39:08,920
Look, I promised you that I wouldn't do
anything to intervene with Matt doing

695
00:39:08,920 --> 00:39:10,340
his job, and I didn't. True.

696
00:39:10,720 --> 00:39:15,060
But fate has intervened here. I have a
second chance to make George my George.

697
00:39:15,060 --> 00:39:16,220
would be crazy not to take this.

698
00:39:17,060 --> 00:39:18,560
Crazy is a good choice of words.

699
00:39:18,920 --> 00:39:21,820
Della, one more chance before the expo,
please.

700
00:39:22,770 --> 00:39:23,770
Black champ.

701
00:39:24,110 --> 00:39:25,110
I'm late.

702
00:39:26,970 --> 00:39:29,410
Why are you and my wife reading the same
book?

703
00:39:30,050 --> 00:39:33,910
She's all worked up about it. George
this, George that. He's so romantic, so

704
00:39:33,910 --> 00:39:34,910
thoughtful.

705
00:39:35,490 --> 00:39:36,750
It's the book that Annie wrote.

706
00:39:38,390 --> 00:39:42,370
I would tell you to tell her how you
feel, but clearly she's taken.

707
00:39:51,850 --> 00:39:54,890
Thanks for meeting me here. I'm working
from home today.

708
00:39:55,450 --> 00:39:58,190
But I have big news.

709
00:39:58,690 --> 00:40:03,450
Tanya the DJ traded some buzz for us.
There's chatter on the blogs that George

710
00:40:03,450 --> 00:40:04,510
may not be real.

711
00:40:04,810 --> 00:40:05,810
But don't worry.

712
00:40:06,130 --> 00:40:09,650
There's enough people who think that he
is. And either way, it's publicity.

713
00:40:10,330 --> 00:40:15,630
Brennan Bookstore sold out of their
stock. And the online sale shot up 14 %

714
00:40:15,630 --> 00:40:16,630
overnight.

715
00:40:16,850 --> 00:40:20,810
14%. And we need to build on this. So we
really need to get moving on this

716
00:40:20,810 --> 00:40:21,799
George thing.

717
00:40:21,800 --> 00:40:24,700
I just saw him yesterday. I haven't had
a chance to ask George yet.

718
00:40:24,960 --> 00:40:25,960
Ask George what?

719
00:40:28,000 --> 00:40:29,000
George.

720
00:40:29,400 --> 00:40:30,400
Hey, Annie.

721
00:40:30,420 --> 00:40:32,160
Sorry, honey, your track record wasn't
impressive.

722
00:40:33,160 --> 00:40:36,620
Annie, didn't you want to ask George
something?

723
00:40:39,960 --> 00:40:41,600
I'm sorry, I really need to take that.

724
00:40:42,660 --> 00:40:43,660
George Monroe.

725
00:40:43,920 --> 00:40:44,920
Handing your business.

726
00:40:46,320 --> 00:40:48,320
Look, just tell him...

727
00:40:48,830 --> 00:40:51,950
Everything. We can't let this fall apart
at the expo. This isn't the way I

728
00:40:51,950 --> 00:40:55,770
wanted it to happen. If he is your
destiny, as you continue to say over and

729
00:40:55,770 --> 00:40:58,410
over, then you're meant to be one way or
the other.

730
00:40:58,610 --> 00:40:59,930
This way, it's faster.

731
00:41:00,510 --> 00:41:01,510
Here.

732
00:41:01,710 --> 00:41:03,230
Take the book. Show it to him.

733
00:41:04,010 --> 00:41:05,010
Stroke his kneecap.

734
00:41:07,910 --> 00:41:08,910
George.

735
00:41:10,290 --> 00:41:12,410
I wrote a book.

736
00:41:12,810 --> 00:41:14,610
You said you were a writer. That's
great.

737
00:41:15,030 --> 00:41:18,130
The problem is that I...

738
00:41:19,240 --> 00:41:22,000
I wrote this book about my great
relationship with this guy.

739
00:41:22,380 --> 00:41:23,019
My George.

740
00:41:23,020 --> 00:41:24,180
That doesn't sound like a problem.

741
00:41:24,880 --> 00:41:25,880
He doesn't exist.

742
00:41:28,720 --> 00:41:29,720
My George.

743
00:41:30,320 --> 00:41:31,600
I don't understand.

744
00:41:32,280 --> 00:41:36,040
Well, it turns out that people are
reading my book, which is amazing.

745
00:41:36,620 --> 00:41:41,380
But they also expect to meet George,
who's a fictional character that I

746
00:41:41,380 --> 00:41:46,140
that now everyone assumes is real. And
in a couple weeks, I have this national

747
00:41:46,140 --> 00:41:47,800
bookseller expo, and it's...

748
00:41:48,780 --> 00:41:51,300
It's a really big deal, and everyone
expects George to be there.

749
00:41:51,580 --> 00:41:52,580
Oh.

750
00:41:54,200 --> 00:41:59,440
I know that this sounds crazy, but when
I first met you, I had just sold the

751
00:41:59,440 --> 00:42:02,720
book, and I never expected to meet a man
named George, but I did.

752
00:42:03,180 --> 00:42:10,180
And now I can't help but wonder if
maybe, possibly, you could be

753
00:42:10,180 --> 00:42:11,180
my George.

754
00:42:14,160 --> 00:42:15,160
That's very flattering.

755
00:42:15,640 --> 00:42:19,860
Annie, really? I know that we just met,
okay? And I'm not asking you to be the

756
00:42:19,860 --> 00:42:24,820
guy in this book. Not really. I'm just
asking if maybe you could pretend to be

757
00:42:24,820 --> 00:42:30,720
in front of thousands of people. And
when I say it out loud, it... Sounds

758
00:42:30,720 --> 00:42:32,180
great deal to ask someone.

759
00:42:32,380 --> 00:42:33,359
Yeah.

760
00:42:33,360 --> 00:42:37,840
Look, Annie, I think you're very pretty
and you're very sweet.

761
00:42:38,060 --> 00:42:39,060
You do?

762
00:42:39,300 --> 00:42:40,300
Of course.

763
00:42:40,960 --> 00:42:46,380
Really. But it's just... I don't think I
can... pretend to be your guy.

764
00:42:47,040 --> 00:42:48,740
I just don't think it would be the right
thing to do.

765
00:42:51,920 --> 00:42:52,920
That's ironic.

766
00:42:53,560 --> 00:42:54,560
What is?

767
00:42:54,900 --> 00:42:57,000
That's exactly what he would have said.

768
00:43:00,320 --> 00:43:03,240
I guess I'll see you at your mother's
place.

769
00:43:04,700 --> 00:43:05,700
Yeah.

770
00:43:09,200 --> 00:43:10,200
So?

771
00:43:14,480 --> 00:43:16,440
You're going to have to look through
your pile ahead, Sean Stella.

772
00:43:54,160 --> 00:43:55,440
Mom, I want to be alone.

773
00:43:56,920 --> 00:43:57,920
It's not your mother.

774
00:44:07,460 --> 00:44:08,520
Hi. Hi.

775
00:44:09,180 --> 00:44:12,700
Annie, I'm sorry that I ran off on you
like that the other day.

776
00:44:13,200 --> 00:44:14,200
Come in, please.

777
00:44:17,260 --> 00:44:21,240
George, you do not have to apologize.
What I...

778
00:44:21,680 --> 00:44:28,120
asked you to do was totally doable what
totally doable i mean you might have to

779
00:44:28,120 --> 00:44:33,160
coach me on some of the finer points but
i think we can pull this off when did

780
00:44:33,160 --> 00:44:39,340
you change your mind annie i bake
cookies

781
00:44:39,340 --> 00:44:45,520
i go to wine tasting i'm willing to
consider any out of the box thinking as

782
00:44:45,520 --> 00:44:52,320
as it will advance my career and it
appears that for whatever reason I am

783
00:44:52,320 --> 00:44:53,780
of your out -of -the -box thinking.

784
00:44:54,060 --> 00:44:57,260
Really? Sometimes in the business world,
you only get one shot.

785
00:44:58,800 --> 00:44:59,800
And you should get yours.

786
00:45:03,500 --> 00:45:07,960
George, I think this whole thing is
going to be way more involved than just

787
00:45:07,960 --> 00:45:08,960
expo.

788
00:45:09,540 --> 00:45:11,780
You don't want to lie. I don't want you
to lie.

789
00:45:13,820 --> 00:45:16,360
This thing, we, us, it's supposed to be
real.

790
00:45:16,800 --> 00:45:20,320
If we're just going to be lying, really,
I can find an actor who can do that.

791
00:45:23,950 --> 00:45:25,270
Well, we're not lying. We're not?

792
00:45:26,230 --> 00:45:27,230
I like you, Annie.

793
00:45:29,310 --> 00:45:31,890
Sure, maybe we're stretching the truth a
little bit for right now.

794
00:45:32,750 --> 00:45:35,110
But maybe I just need to get to know you
better before the expo.

795
00:45:37,110 --> 00:45:38,630
There might be something there. There
might be.

796
00:45:40,530 --> 00:45:43,070
And on that note, how about dinner
tomorrow night?

797
00:45:44,790 --> 00:45:45,790
Okay.

798
00:45:56,129 --> 00:45:58,130
Hey, guys, I brought you two some water.

799
00:45:59,930 --> 00:46:03,710
Henry, you have been missed. It's so
good to see you around the house again.

800
00:46:04,010 --> 00:46:05,010
Oh, thank you, Mrs. Butler.

801
00:46:05,210 --> 00:46:07,670
You want to get a better look at him? He
can help us plant some stuff.

802
00:46:08,090 --> 00:46:11,830
Oh, honey, if I had any interest in
gardening, do you think that the lawn

803
00:46:11,830 --> 00:46:13,010
look like this in the first place?

804
00:46:13,750 --> 00:46:17,310
She makes a point. Well, I will leave
you two. Thank you, Henry.

805
00:46:24,259 --> 00:46:28,540
In case I didn't say it before, thanks
for helping me out today. I know you're

806
00:46:28,540 --> 00:46:31,840
busy with the book and George.

807
00:46:33,800 --> 00:46:35,000
I'm reading it, you know.

808
00:46:37,340 --> 00:46:38,640
My book? Mm -hmm.

809
00:46:41,060 --> 00:46:42,460
You're a really great writer, Annie.

810
00:46:44,300 --> 00:46:46,780
And you and George seem very happy.

811
00:46:53,810 --> 00:46:55,390
Well, I know we're supposed to keep the
art simple.

812
00:46:55,810 --> 00:46:58,090
I think that these colors are really
going to look nice.

813
00:46:58,690 --> 00:47:00,710
Yeah. Yeah, I think it's going to look
good, too.

814
00:47:01,250 --> 00:47:07,710
But there is something beautiful about a
single color that looks great as well.

815
00:47:08,550 --> 00:47:12,470
You should come by the nursery the night
of the 30th, and trust me, you will be

816
00:47:12,470 --> 00:47:13,670
wowed. Why at night?

817
00:47:14,290 --> 00:47:15,290
It's a full moon.

818
00:47:15,690 --> 00:47:20,470
I'm giving a talk on night gardens, and
there is nothing more beautiful than a

819
00:47:20,470 --> 00:47:21,470
white garden in the moonlight.

820
00:47:22,510 --> 00:47:25,470
Wow, that sounds incredible and
romantic.

821
00:47:25,850 --> 00:47:26,850
It is.

822
00:47:27,490 --> 00:47:28,490
You should come by.

823
00:47:30,410 --> 00:47:33,150
The 30th, that's the night of my book
expo.

824
00:47:34,110 --> 00:47:36,230
Two hours away, I don't think I can make
it back in time.

825
00:47:36,850 --> 00:47:38,590
Oh, that's too bad.

826
00:47:40,010 --> 00:47:41,530
Next time. Yeah, next time.

827
00:47:42,570 --> 00:47:44,570
All right, I'm going to go grab those
flowers from the truck.

828
00:47:45,010 --> 00:47:46,010
Thank you.

829
00:48:03,450 --> 00:48:05,050
I'm so sorry.

830
00:48:05,290 --> 00:48:07,110
I'm such a klutz. Are you okay?

831
00:48:07,330 --> 00:48:08,330
Hold on. Come here.

832
00:48:08,970 --> 00:48:11,070
Now I'm actually making it worse.

833
00:48:11,410 --> 00:48:13,470
You look pretty with dirt on your face.

834
00:48:17,770 --> 00:48:18,770
Annie.

835
00:48:19,270 --> 00:48:20,270
Hi.

836
00:48:21,270 --> 00:48:22,270
Hi.

837
00:48:23,050 --> 00:48:24,050
Hi.

838
00:48:24,070 --> 00:48:27,710
Hey, uh, you're George. This is Henry
Martin, my, uh...

839
00:48:27,980 --> 00:48:30,880
My old friend from high school and mom's
landscaper.

840
00:48:31,160 --> 00:48:33,280
This is George. George.

841
00:48:35,720 --> 00:48:37,580
Great. Well, I was just bringing the
sign by.

842
00:48:38,020 --> 00:48:40,660
And are we still on for dinner tonight?

843
00:48:40,880 --> 00:48:42,400
Yeah, of course we are, silly.

844
00:48:43,160 --> 00:48:46,760
Great. Do you have a favorite restaurant
that you'd like to go to?

845
00:48:47,960 --> 00:48:52,660
Oh, well, how about you just come by?
I'll cook you a cozy dinner.

846
00:48:53,500 --> 00:48:54,500
Great.

847
00:48:55,240 --> 00:48:56,240
What time?

848
00:48:58,640 --> 00:49:00,760
Usual. Okay, that's great.

849
00:49:02,520 --> 00:49:03,960
It was good to meet you, Henry.

850
00:49:04,620 --> 00:49:06,280
Yeah, you too.

851
00:49:06,600 --> 00:49:07,720
George, take care. Bye.

852
00:49:10,160 --> 00:49:11,260
So that's George.

853
00:49:12,360 --> 00:49:14,400
I guess you learned how to cook.

854
00:49:15,160 --> 00:49:17,720
You used to burn jarred pasta sauce.

855
00:49:19,600 --> 00:49:24,120
You know, I'm just going to go in there
and... First nap.

856
00:49:27,760 --> 00:49:30,160
you and Henry Martin getting in trouble
again.

857
00:49:32,980 --> 00:49:34,120
I'll go wash it.

858
00:49:36,600 --> 00:49:38,040
Hey, sweetie, want a snack?

859
00:49:38,680 --> 00:49:42,520
Actually, I need something bigger than a
snack. I have a date with George

860
00:49:42,520 --> 00:49:44,000
tonight. The George?

861
00:49:44,900 --> 00:49:46,880
My realtor, George?

862
00:49:47,300 --> 00:49:48,960
Yep. Wow!

863
00:49:49,960 --> 00:49:53,520
That Ramona Angel Fog whatever.

864
00:49:54,300 --> 00:49:55,279
Rowena St.

865
00:49:55,280 --> 00:50:01,080
Cloud. Honey, I'm just... saying that
her three E's, they actually work.

866
00:50:01,740 --> 00:50:03,320
Did this thing with George happen?

867
00:50:03,980 --> 00:50:04,980
Last night.

868
00:50:05,280 --> 00:50:08,540
Although I may have just told him that I
would cook him dinner tonight.

869
00:50:08,960 --> 00:50:13,700
Honey, despite my best efforts, you
cannot cook.

870
00:50:14,280 --> 00:50:17,960
And besides that, it's already three o
'clock. Your clothes are still in the

871
00:50:17,960 --> 00:50:19,720
washer. Well, can you cook me something?

872
00:50:20,080 --> 00:50:23,120
No. I have a date to go to the movies
with your sister tonight.

873
00:50:24,260 --> 00:50:26,260
Well, can you teach me to cook before
you go?

874
00:50:27,790 --> 00:50:33,630
You want me to do something in an hour
that I couldn't do in decades?

875
00:50:34,790 --> 00:50:36,170
What am I supposed to do?

876
00:50:38,430 --> 00:50:43,770
Oh, I made a lasagna for the church
social.

877
00:50:44,430 --> 00:50:47,650
And Evelyn Norman also made a lasagna.

878
00:50:48,230 --> 00:50:55,210
And, of course, everybody likes mine
better. But because Evelyn's going

879
00:50:55,210 --> 00:51:00,210
through a little bit of a rough time,
Her son quit medical school to find

880
00:51:00,210 --> 00:51:04,610
himself. And now he makes pottery and
sleeps till noon.

881
00:51:05,050 --> 00:51:08,070
But Evelyn is... Lasagna.

882
00:51:08,630 --> 00:51:15,590
Oh! Well, I threw together a salad so as
not to take away the lasagna glory from

883
00:51:15,590 --> 00:51:21,330
Evelyn. But I still have it. So all you
have to do is defrost it.

884
00:51:21,680 --> 00:51:26,120
Stick it in the oven at 350 for 40
minutes. You got a homemade meal.

885
00:51:26,260 --> 00:51:29,280
Amazing. Thank you. You're welcome. You
saved the day.

886
00:51:29,700 --> 00:51:30,980
Again. Again.

887
00:51:37,820 --> 00:51:39,220
Whoa, take it easy.

888
00:51:39,540 --> 00:51:41,320
What? What, are you running late?

889
00:51:42,100 --> 00:51:46,060
I told you not to take any more jobs
while we had this deadline.

890
00:51:46,480 --> 00:51:48,800
I was just at Annie's mom's house. It's
no big deal.

891
00:51:49,440 --> 00:51:50,620
Of course, Annie.

892
00:51:51,520 --> 00:51:53,220
Did you tell her how you feel?

893
00:51:53,680 --> 00:51:54,680
Come on, Frank.

894
00:51:55,180 --> 00:51:57,380
He was like this perfect boyfriend. I
met him.

895
00:51:58,700 --> 00:51:59,700
So you're jealous.

896
00:51:59,960 --> 00:52:04,140
I'm not jealous of that guy. Besides, he
doesn't seem that special.

897
00:52:04,400 --> 00:52:05,400
A little jealous.

898
00:52:06,580 --> 00:52:12,160
I mean, he seemed like, I don't know,
not all that comfortable for two people

899
00:52:12,160 --> 00:52:15,740
inspired a best -selling novel. I mean,
they seemed like total strangers.

900
00:52:18,420 --> 00:52:19,420
Okay.

901
00:52:55,020 --> 00:52:56,380
I was supposed to defrost the lasagna.

902
00:52:57,680 --> 00:52:58,680
Lasagna, lasagna.

903
00:53:05,220 --> 00:53:06,220
Defrost.

904
00:53:14,260 --> 00:53:15,260
You've got to be kidding me.

905
00:53:24,840 --> 00:53:30,520
So instead of 350 for 45, we'll do 450
for 25.

906
00:54:28,180 --> 00:54:29,900
Hi. Hi. Wow, those are beautiful.

907
00:54:30,640 --> 00:54:32,120
I figured we'd start this off right.

908
00:54:32,460 --> 00:54:34,960
So, can I come in? Yeah, come in. All
right.

909
00:54:39,060 --> 00:54:39,779
Charming plate.

910
00:54:39,780 --> 00:54:40,678
Thank you.

911
00:54:40,680 --> 00:54:41,680
Something smells great.

912
00:54:41,940 --> 00:54:43,360
Oh, it's a family recipe.

913
00:54:47,340 --> 00:54:49,720
Oh, I started reading the book.

914
00:54:50,040 --> 00:54:52,000
That is some romance that we had. Right?

915
00:54:52,600 --> 00:54:53,600
Yeah.

916
00:54:54,340 --> 00:54:57,260
I thought you could just walk me through
some of the particulars for the expo.

917
00:54:58,339 --> 00:55:01,320
Sure. How about we just sit down and get
to know each other first?

918
00:55:02,040 --> 00:55:03,040
Do you want something to drink?

919
00:55:03,240 --> 00:55:04,240
Water would be great.

920
00:55:04,720 --> 00:55:05,618
I'll be right back.

921
00:55:05,620 --> 00:55:06,620
Thank you.

922
00:55:36,899 --> 00:55:39,780
So, how was your day? It was very good.

923
00:55:40,440 --> 00:55:41,440
Yours?

924
00:55:41,640 --> 00:55:42,578
It was good.

925
00:55:42,580 --> 00:55:45,160
I'm sorry, Annie. Is something burning?

926
00:55:45,640 --> 00:55:47,720
I have a lasagna warming in the oven.

927
00:55:48,220 --> 00:55:51,480
It's homemade. It was just frozen, and
I'm sure it's fine. It's fine.

928
00:55:54,180 --> 00:55:55,180
Oh!

929
00:55:55,340 --> 00:55:56,340
Oh!

930
00:55:58,680 --> 00:56:00,160
Oh, no! Oh, no! Oh, no!

931
00:56:07,850 --> 00:56:08,529
I ruined it.

932
00:56:08,530 --> 00:56:09,610
I'm so sorry.

933
00:56:10,010 --> 00:56:11,010
No need to apologize.

934
00:56:11,470 --> 00:56:12,470
These things happen.

935
00:56:13,090 --> 00:56:14,850
Not often, but they must.

936
00:56:16,610 --> 00:56:19,670
I'm sorry I don't have anything else to
offer you for dinner.

937
00:56:20,090 --> 00:56:21,090
We could go out.

938
00:56:25,510 --> 00:56:26,750
Good last time, ma 'am.

939
00:56:28,790 --> 00:56:30,850
It was a great meal, George. Thank you.

940
00:56:31,090 --> 00:56:33,230
I told you, they have a mean key lime
pie.

941
00:56:34,230 --> 00:56:35,350
How'd you hear about this place?

942
00:56:35,630 --> 00:56:36,630
I used to live in the neighborhood.

943
00:56:37,050 --> 00:56:38,750
It's been my local local for years.

944
00:56:39,510 --> 00:56:42,070
Well, I hope to come back soon.

945
00:56:43,490 --> 00:56:46,110
I have to say, I thought that our date
was ruined.

946
00:56:49,770 --> 00:56:53,370
Well, life is about persevering in the
face of adversity.

947
00:56:53,710 --> 00:56:54,710
Adapt and overcome.

948
00:56:56,170 --> 00:56:58,790
Besides, as long as we're together, it's
bound to be successful.

949
00:57:00,070 --> 00:57:01,070
That's very sweet.

950
00:57:01,170 --> 00:57:02,170
Shall we?

951
00:57:07,690 --> 00:57:09,370
You're spoiling me. You deserve it.

952
00:57:10,270 --> 00:57:14,590
Besides, I made an investment in you,
Annie Butler, and I need to protect it.

953
00:57:19,250 --> 00:57:21,550
You girls really did it.

954
00:57:21,830 --> 00:57:25,010
I can't believe you're moving, Mom.
Lives are in these boxes.

955
00:57:25,410 --> 00:57:28,510
Yeah, but luckily the second half is
still to come.

956
00:57:29,570 --> 00:57:33,690
Speaking of which, what's going on with
you and George?

957
00:57:45,360 --> 00:57:46,360
Hey, Kate.

958
00:57:48,140 --> 00:57:50,160
It's so good to see you back. Thank you.

959
00:57:50,700 --> 00:57:52,460
Hi, Mrs. Butler. Hi, Henry.

960
00:57:52,780 --> 00:57:57,900
Annie, got you a little something for
helping me. Oh, those are beautiful.

961
00:57:58,380 --> 00:58:04,220
I may have caused some problems with
some flying plants last week, so... You

962
00:58:04,220 --> 00:58:05,220
certainly did.

963
00:58:05,880 --> 00:58:11,820
Well, I am very glad you showed up,
Henry, because our Annie is having a

964
00:58:11,820 --> 00:58:14,160
bit of a rough time, and I think
maybe...

965
00:58:14,760 --> 00:58:18,660
the manual labor might be just the thing
for her to get her out of her head.

966
00:58:18,840 --> 00:58:20,500
Okay. I got to get back to work.

967
00:58:20,920 --> 00:58:21,920
Bye. Bye, baby.

968
00:58:22,120 --> 00:58:23,120
Bye, Annie. See you.

969
00:58:23,400 --> 00:58:24,400
You too.

970
00:58:24,920 --> 00:58:27,160
Hey, we definitely need to hang out
soon.

971
00:58:27,400 --> 00:58:28,158
Yeah. Okay?

972
00:58:28,160 --> 00:58:29,240
Absolutely. Bye. Yeah.

973
00:58:31,260 --> 00:58:36,080
Hey, I am going to put these in water
and make you two some butterscotch chip

974
00:58:36,080 --> 00:58:37,740
cookies. You up for this?

975
00:58:39,240 --> 00:58:41,860
We got some more flowers to plant.

976
00:58:48,430 --> 00:58:50,770
you want to talk about it? It's a long
story.

977
00:58:52,150 --> 00:58:54,250
Did you get into a fight with George?

978
00:58:54,870 --> 00:58:55,870
No.

979
00:58:56,310 --> 00:58:57,310
Oh.

980
00:58:58,650 --> 00:58:59,650
Surprising? No.

981
00:59:00,030 --> 00:59:06,530
No. I don't know. When I saw the two of
you, you didn't seem like a couple in

982
00:59:06,530 --> 00:59:13,470
the book. That's because we're not like
a couple in the book. Is

983
00:59:13,470 --> 00:59:15,050
the same affecting your relationship?

984
00:59:15,450 --> 00:59:16,450
No.

985
00:59:16,730 --> 00:59:17,730
Reality.

986
00:59:17,840 --> 00:59:18,840
Huh?

987
00:59:18,940 --> 00:59:19,940
Cookies.

988
00:59:20,620 --> 00:59:21,880
Ah. Wow.

989
00:59:22,120 --> 00:59:23,120
This is great.

990
00:59:23,560 --> 00:59:25,940
You guys are a good team. Thanks, Mom.
Thank you.

991
00:59:26,780 --> 00:59:27,780
All right.

992
00:59:27,800 --> 00:59:29,080
See if you still got it.

993
00:59:30,540 --> 00:59:31,540
Mm.

994
00:59:31,800 --> 00:59:32,960
Perfection. Ah.

995
00:59:40,200 --> 00:59:42,800
So there's three Bs? Three Es.

996
00:59:44,000 --> 00:59:47,660
I envision George. Now I'm experiencing
him. I just don't know that I'm

997
00:59:47,660 --> 00:59:48,660
enlivened yet.

998
00:59:49,580 --> 00:59:53,020
Catching up here. So George in the book
is... Fictional.

999
00:59:53,680 --> 00:59:55,820
George the realtor... Has to be real.

1000
00:59:56,360 --> 00:59:58,500
It could ruin my career before it even
starts.

1001
00:59:59,520 --> 01:00:00,940
And I want to make it work. I do.

1002
01:00:01,780 --> 01:00:04,640
When I met George, it felt like
everything was falling into place. It

1003
01:00:04,640 --> 01:00:07,200
hasn't felt that way since, and I don't
know how to fix it.

1004
01:00:07,680 --> 01:00:10,400
Okay, so plan on doing something fun
together.

1005
01:00:10,960 --> 01:00:16,060
Well, that's just it. I'm not sure that
we agree on what's fun. Well, you like

1006
01:00:16,060 --> 01:00:18,260
nature, right? You could go on a hike.

1007
01:00:18,680 --> 01:00:23,260
There's a new piano bar that opened up
in town. You guys could go listen to

1008
01:00:23,260 --> 01:00:24,260
live music.

1009
01:00:24,400 --> 01:00:27,220
You like poetry readings. You could do
that. Go to a play.

1010
01:00:28,640 --> 01:00:29,740
I love all those things.

1011
01:00:30,480 --> 01:00:32,200
Plus, don't you and George go dancing in
the book?

1012
01:00:32,800 --> 01:00:33,800
Yeah, we do.

1013
01:00:33,860 --> 01:00:37,100
Those are all really great ideas. Thank
you. Now I just have to learn to relax

1014
01:00:37,100 --> 01:00:38,580
around him. Hey, what about a game
night?

1015
01:00:39,630 --> 01:00:40,630
I love a game night.

1016
01:00:41,570 --> 01:00:43,350
It's sort of a party, though. It's not
really a date.

1017
01:00:43,670 --> 01:00:47,810
Well, I figured if you and George can
hang out in a group setting surrounded

1018
01:00:47,810 --> 01:00:50,630
some people you're comfortable with, you
know, it might take some of the

1019
01:00:50,630 --> 01:00:51,630
pressure off.

1020
01:00:51,770 --> 01:00:53,630
Henry, that's kind of brilliant.

1021
01:00:54,070 --> 01:00:57,650
Yeah. Well, I just want you to be happy,
Annie.

1022
01:00:59,610 --> 01:01:03,770
All right. They should be here any
minute. We could play boys against girls

1023
01:01:03,770 --> 01:01:04,770
couple.

1024
01:01:05,650 --> 01:01:06,770
That's them.

1025
01:01:10,830 --> 01:01:11,749
Hey, we're here.

1026
01:01:11,750 --> 01:01:15,890
Hey, where's Jason? Kate needed a plus
one, so... Yeah, Jason couldn't make it.

1027
01:01:16,750 --> 01:01:19,330
Hi, I'm Kate, Amy's sister.

1028
01:01:19,550 --> 01:01:20,910
I'm George. It's nice to meet you. Thank
you.

1029
01:01:21,630 --> 01:01:23,010
Hi, I'm the landscaper, right?

1030
01:01:23,410 --> 01:01:24,308
That's me.

1031
01:01:24,310 --> 01:01:25,790
I'm going to go grab some drinks.

1032
01:01:26,050 --> 01:01:27,210
Will you help me in the kitchen?

1033
01:01:28,210 --> 01:01:29,210
So cute.

1034
01:01:29,230 --> 01:01:30,610
Why did you bring Henry?

1035
01:01:31,830 --> 01:01:33,290
Um, Jason couldn't come.

1036
01:01:33,830 --> 01:01:36,450
And Henry probably knows you better
anyway. You seem like a perfect choice.

1037
01:01:37,730 --> 01:01:39,050
I'm going to be a double date.

1038
01:01:39,529 --> 01:01:41,030
It's not like I don't know Henry.

1039
01:01:41,310 --> 01:01:44,770
He practically spent high school at our
house. You haven't seen him in a decade.

1040
01:01:45,070 --> 01:01:46,070
So?

1041
01:01:46,250 --> 01:01:47,390
Annie, what's the big deal?

1042
01:01:47,850 --> 01:01:50,290
You like Henry. I know, I know. Henry's
great.

1043
01:01:51,290 --> 01:01:53,230
I'm okay. Don't worry about that. You
got it.

1044
01:01:53,610 --> 01:01:55,090
All right. Ready to play?

1045
01:01:56,210 --> 01:01:57,210
Okay.

1046
01:01:57,490 --> 01:01:58,490
Wait for it.

1047
01:01:58,810 --> 01:01:59,810
Okay, that's a person.

1048
01:02:00,030 --> 01:02:01,530
Definitely a human. Woman.

1049
01:02:01,870 --> 01:02:02,870
Woman. Okay.

1050
01:02:03,930 --> 01:02:04,930
Fern?

1051
01:02:05,410 --> 01:02:06,550
Is that a potted plant?

1052
01:02:08,589 --> 01:02:10,270
Mother and daughter! Mother and
daughter!

1053
01:02:10,930 --> 01:02:11,930
Fountain of youth!

1054
01:02:12,030 --> 01:02:13,510
Annie! I'm sorry.

1055
01:02:13,770 --> 01:02:14,770
I'm sorry. I had to.

1056
01:02:15,350 --> 01:02:16,350
Annie!

1057
01:02:19,710 --> 01:02:21,410
The odds were stacked against me.

1058
01:02:21,730 --> 01:02:23,750
You three have known each other an
awfully long time.

1059
01:02:24,430 --> 01:02:27,870
Yeah. I've always said that Henry was
like the big brother I never had.

1060
01:02:28,130 --> 01:02:29,550
Henry wasn't like a big brother.

1061
01:02:30,250 --> 01:02:31,250
No?

1062
01:02:31,870 --> 01:02:32,870
What was I like?

1063
01:02:33,050 --> 01:02:34,350
A friend, Corey.

1064
01:02:35,150 --> 01:02:36,290
I don't know. All the...

1065
01:02:36,560 --> 01:02:40,420
Older brothers I knew were mean to their
siblings. They tortured them,

1066
01:02:40,500 --> 01:02:42,060
embarrassed them. You're always really
sweet.

1067
01:02:42,340 --> 01:02:45,100
Exactly. He was like the perfect big
brother.

1068
01:02:45,700 --> 01:02:50,020
My older brother's crowning achievement
was hiding a dog treat in my lunch so

1069
01:02:50,020 --> 01:02:53,940
our dog would hunt it out. It took me a
week before I figured out why my lunch

1070
01:02:53,940 --> 01:02:55,320
was eaten before I got to school.

1071
01:02:55,900 --> 01:02:58,920
That sounds just like Missy Calvert's
pool party.

1072
01:02:59,620 --> 01:03:01,440
Missy Calvert's pool party.

1073
01:03:01,940 --> 01:03:04,500
Missy had this golden retriever. The
dumbest.

1074
01:03:04,830 --> 01:03:05,649
dog ever.

1075
01:03:05,650 --> 01:03:06,629
You were the dummy.

1076
01:03:06,630 --> 01:03:07,630
What?

1077
01:03:07,730 --> 01:03:11,630
He left a candy bar in his clothes while
we all went swimming and the dog nipped

1078
01:03:11,630 --> 01:03:12,630
it out.

1079
01:03:12,850 --> 01:03:14,410
What can I say? I like chocolate.

1080
01:03:14,850 --> 01:03:17,890
I hate to break up the party, but I have
an early appointment tomorrow.

1081
01:03:18,750 --> 01:03:20,970
Henry, why don't you help me in the
kitchen?

1082
01:03:21,810 --> 01:03:22,669
Good night.

1083
01:03:22,670 --> 01:03:23,670
Good night.

1084
01:03:24,310 --> 01:03:27,110
That was fun.

1085
01:03:27,350 --> 01:03:28,249
It was.

1086
01:03:28,250 --> 01:03:31,010
And speaking of fun, I have a surprise
for us.

1087
01:03:31,250 --> 01:03:32,250
Oh, I love surprise.

1088
01:03:32,570 --> 01:03:33,570
I know.

1089
01:03:34,000 --> 01:03:35,000
I read about it in the book.

1090
01:03:35,180 --> 01:03:37,060
And I also read that you take George
dancing.

1091
01:03:37,420 --> 01:03:38,359
Do you dance?

1092
01:03:38,360 --> 01:03:41,320
No. But I did sign us up for a lesson
next week.

1093
01:03:42,200 --> 01:03:43,200
Definitely.

1094
01:03:43,820 --> 01:03:44,820
Great.

1095
01:03:46,700 --> 01:03:47,700
Good night, Annie.

1096
01:03:47,960 --> 01:03:48,960
Good night, George.

1097
01:03:57,560 --> 01:03:59,280
Looks like the night was a success.

1098
01:03:59,800 --> 01:04:01,760
Henry, you're so... Yeah, I'm such a
genius.

1099
01:04:03,900 --> 01:04:04,698
Not Annie.

1100
01:04:04,700 --> 01:04:05,519
Are you leaving?

1101
01:04:05,520 --> 01:04:06,640
Yeah. Good night.

1102
01:04:08,400 --> 01:04:10,360
You think George is cute? Oh, so cute.

1103
01:04:10,580 --> 01:04:11,580
Yeah.

1104
01:04:12,800 --> 01:04:14,140
Mom, it was so much fun.

1105
01:04:14,760 --> 01:04:18,520
I finally feel like George is getting to
know the real me. Yeah, except Annie

1106
01:04:18,520 --> 01:04:19,459
kept cheating.

1107
01:04:19,460 --> 01:04:22,980
I did not. Yes, you did. You kept
guessing Henry's answers even though he

1108
01:04:22,980 --> 01:04:24,380
partner. Couldn't help it.

1109
01:04:24,980 --> 01:04:30,120
Henry? Why wasn't Jason there? We got
into a fight because I tripped over his

1110
01:04:30,120 --> 01:04:31,660
shoes and almost sprained my ankle.

1111
01:04:32,910 --> 01:04:35,370
Always does that. And I've had it.

1112
01:04:35,890 --> 01:04:38,770
Everyone says that you need to give each
other time to get used to each other's

1113
01:04:38,770 --> 01:04:43,630
habits. But I stupidly thought that when
he stopped being a bachelor, he'd stop

1114
01:04:43,630 --> 01:04:44,630
being a slob.

1115
01:04:45,170 --> 01:04:46,390
Honey, things will work out.

1116
01:04:47,410 --> 01:04:49,750
You should remember what my mother used
to say to me.

1117
01:04:50,010 --> 01:04:54,410
Before the moon has left the sky, he
must know he's still your guy.

1118
01:04:55,310 --> 01:04:57,590
What does that mean? It means don't go
to bed angry.

1119
01:04:58,470 --> 01:04:59,610
Why don't you just say that?

1120
01:05:00,090 --> 01:05:01,090
I like it.

1121
01:05:01,500 --> 01:05:02,500
I think it's romantic.

1122
01:05:02,960 --> 01:05:05,900
Before the moon has left the sky, he
must know he's still your guy.

1123
01:05:06,620 --> 01:05:09,580
Okay, so now that things are going so
well with you and George, you're done

1124
01:05:09,580 --> 01:05:11,240
being cranky and you're back to being a
hopes romantic.

1125
01:05:12,060 --> 01:05:13,060
Precisely.

1126
01:05:13,660 --> 01:05:18,460
Henry, stop! You're... What are you...
Dude, they're hard to sell when they're

1127
01:05:18,460 --> 01:05:19,460
dead. Yeah.

1128
01:05:20,820 --> 01:05:21,820
Hey, what is up with you?

1129
01:05:22,200 --> 01:05:25,960
You know how you said that I was jealous
of that guy that Annie was dating?

1130
01:05:26,140 --> 01:05:27,140
Yeah?

1131
01:05:27,260 --> 01:05:29,140
Well, I hate to admit it, but...

1132
01:05:30,370 --> 01:05:31,370
You were right.

1133
01:05:31,930 --> 01:05:34,890
Not even a couple at all. You shouldn't
be upset. You still have a shot.

1134
01:05:36,810 --> 01:05:40,490
Sales continue to climb, and there's a
lot of chatter about the book on social

1135
01:05:40,490 --> 01:05:44,910
media. And because of that, I've got you
on as one of the featured writers on

1136
01:05:44,910 --> 01:05:48,410
Hello America, and they're doing a
feature for the Expo. On TV.

1137
01:05:48,810 --> 01:05:49,810
National TV.

1138
01:05:50,510 --> 01:05:54,110
The Expo organizers want you to talk
about breaking into the literary world,

1139
01:05:54,190 --> 01:05:58,190
talk about your relationship, and how
you crafted it into a book that women

1140
01:05:58,190 --> 01:05:59,590
across the country can relate to.

1141
01:06:00,300 --> 01:06:01,480
Talk about my relationship?

1142
01:06:02,140 --> 01:06:03,140
Yeah.

1143
01:06:05,300 --> 01:06:08,480
Miss Hendershot, that was George Monroe.
He asked if you'll be ready for the

1144
01:06:08,480 --> 01:06:09,480
open house next week.

1145
01:06:12,020 --> 01:06:13,160
I'll have him call back.

1146
01:06:17,760 --> 01:06:19,380
Is George selling your house?

1147
01:06:19,860 --> 01:06:21,040
Um, yeah.

1148
01:06:21,460 --> 01:06:24,820
It looks like it. Wait, is that the only
reason he's spending time with me?

1149
01:06:25,500 --> 01:06:26,640
Of course not.

1150
01:06:27,470 --> 01:06:31,490
I just wanted him to have some extra
incentive in case he needed it. But it

1151
01:06:31,490 --> 01:06:33,270
sounds like things are going great
between you guys.

1152
01:06:33,830 --> 01:06:36,310
The real estate commission is just an
added bonus.

1153
01:06:36,950 --> 01:06:37,950
Okay?

1154
01:06:45,810 --> 01:06:46,810
Wow.

1155
01:06:47,070 --> 01:06:50,410
You look... But what are you doing here?

1156
01:06:50,690 --> 01:06:52,650
I just wanted to wish you luck for the
night garden.

1157
01:06:53,110 --> 01:06:54,029
Oh, thanks.

1158
01:06:54,030 --> 01:06:55,690
But you didn't have dress all up for the
occasion.

1159
01:06:56,930 --> 01:07:01,150
Actually, George read the book, too, so
he's taking advantage of me.

1160
01:07:01,850 --> 01:07:03,490
Oh, well, lucky there.

1161
01:07:04,010 --> 01:07:05,450
Guy's figuring it out. Yeah.

1162
01:07:07,830 --> 01:07:08,830
Was that a good thing?

1163
01:07:10,510 --> 01:07:11,510
I think so.

1164
01:07:12,990 --> 01:07:15,410
I don't know. I just need to see him
again and make sure we're on the right

1165
01:07:15,410 --> 01:07:16,410
track.

1166
01:07:16,590 --> 01:07:18,610
Because you're worried you may be on the
wrong track?

1167
01:07:19,790 --> 01:07:20,790
I don't know.

1168
01:07:22,010 --> 01:07:23,010
Nervous.

1169
01:07:24,330 --> 01:07:25,770
Wow, it's so beautiful here.

1170
01:07:27,720 --> 01:07:32,740
It reminds me of a story about a man who
planted a field full of wildflowers.

1171
01:07:33,200 --> 01:07:35,500
Just one man? That's one diligent man.

1172
01:07:36,840 --> 01:07:43,800
This man loved a woman so much, he broke
his heart when she

1173
01:07:43,800 --> 01:07:44,800
had to leave.

1174
01:07:45,240 --> 01:07:46,380
Oh, a story.

1175
01:07:48,060 --> 01:07:53,960
Before she left, she gave him one
flower, and she promised to be home

1176
01:07:53,960 --> 01:07:55,360
died. I hope he watered it.

1177
01:07:55,580 --> 01:07:56,580
He watered it.

1178
01:07:58,320 --> 01:08:00,420
But then she didn't come back, and it
started to wilt.

1179
01:08:00,940 --> 01:08:02,540
So he planted another flower.

1180
01:08:03,340 --> 01:08:07,880
He felt like as long as there was one
flower blooming, he had hope that she

1181
01:08:07,880 --> 01:08:08,880
would return.

1182
01:08:09,340 --> 01:08:10,340
I like it.

1183
01:08:10,960 --> 01:08:11,960
What happens next?

1184
01:08:12,340 --> 01:08:16,120
Every day that she didn't come back, he
planted another and another, and he

1185
01:08:16,120 --> 01:08:17,140
waited and waited.

1186
01:08:18,500 --> 01:08:20,260
And before long, he had a whole field.

1187
01:08:21,380 --> 01:08:22,620
What happened to the girl?

1188
01:08:23,120 --> 01:08:24,120
What were you telling me?

1189
01:08:24,359 --> 01:08:25,920
I don't know. This is your story.

1190
01:08:36,390 --> 01:08:37,390
Wish me luck.

1191
01:08:38,850 --> 01:08:39,850
Good luck, Annie.

1192
01:08:51,450 --> 01:08:54,790
I, uh, I think, I think I'm supposed to
lead. Oh, sorry, I thought you were.

1193
01:08:55,069 --> 01:08:56,670
Okay, maybe that's what we're doing
wrong.

1194
01:09:00,609 --> 01:09:01,609
Annie?

1195
01:09:02,350 --> 01:09:03,550
Are you selling Della's house?

1196
01:09:03,890 --> 01:09:04,890
She told you.

1197
01:09:06,439 --> 01:09:08,500
Is that the only reason you're doing
this? Of course not.

1198
01:09:09,979 --> 01:09:10,979
Annie. George.

1199
01:09:12,899 --> 01:09:15,300
Shh. I'm so sorry. Excuse us.

1200
01:09:16,040 --> 01:09:17,040
Excuse us.

1201
01:09:18,960 --> 01:09:20,840
Annie, listen. Listen to me.

1202
01:09:22,540 --> 01:09:28,560
I shouldn't expect much more. I mean, I
asked you to defraud people, to pretend

1203
01:09:28,560 --> 01:09:30,819
that you cared about me, that you liked
me.

1204
01:09:31,100 --> 01:09:32,500
I do like you, Annie.

1205
01:09:32,920 --> 01:09:33,920
I do.

1206
01:09:34,510 --> 01:09:37,490
And I was not withholding this Della
thing from you. She just decided that

1207
01:09:37,490 --> 01:09:38,490
wanted to sell the other day.

1208
01:09:41,870 --> 01:09:43,149
I'm helping you with your career.

1209
01:09:43,630 --> 01:09:45,390
Is it so bad that you're helping me with
mine?

1210
01:09:45,850 --> 01:09:48,649
If I sell Della's house, it will be my
biggest commission ever.

1211
01:09:48,970 --> 01:09:51,229
It could lead me to new clients, bigger
properties.

1212
01:09:51,770 --> 01:09:54,090
Besides, isn't that what people in
relationships do?

1213
01:09:54,390 --> 01:09:55,390
Help each other out.

1214
01:09:56,630 --> 01:09:57,790
Are we in a relationship?

1215
01:09:59,110 --> 01:10:00,210
An unconventional one.

1216
01:10:01,600 --> 01:10:04,760
Most people meet and then decide if they
like each other and then go on a date.

1217
01:10:05,780 --> 01:10:09,940
We were kind of a couple when we first
met, and we're backtracking a little

1218
01:10:10,760 --> 01:10:11,760
Unless I messed it up.

1219
01:10:12,180 --> 01:10:13,180
No.

1220
01:10:14,540 --> 01:10:15,700
I don't know.

1221
01:10:16,780 --> 01:10:20,360
When I first met you, honestly, I
thought that we were meant to be.

1222
01:10:23,580 --> 01:10:25,180
I just didn't think it would be this
difficult.

1223
01:10:28,040 --> 01:10:29,340
I'm not an expert, but...

1224
01:10:30,480 --> 01:10:31,960
Maybe relationships aren't meant to be
easy.

1225
01:10:32,940 --> 01:10:33,940
Yeah.

1226
01:10:34,760 --> 01:10:35,760
Should we go back inside?

1227
01:10:36,640 --> 01:10:37,640
No.

1228
01:10:38,200 --> 01:10:42,320
No. I don't really have much of a knack
for that.

1229
01:10:44,000 --> 01:10:47,160
If I should go home, I have that speech
to write for the expo. I don't have much

1230
01:10:47,160 --> 01:10:48,160
time to do it.

1231
01:10:48,440 --> 01:10:51,780
Annie, I know that we're backtracking a
little bit, but I don't think we should

1232
01:10:51,780 --> 01:10:52,780
give up.

1233
01:10:53,540 --> 01:10:58,440
Besides, it's kind of neat being
someone's destiny.

1234
01:11:14,540 --> 01:11:15,540
Good night, George.

1235
01:11:21,680 --> 01:11:25,340
Well, what happened? I have spent the
last two days trying to write my speech

1236
01:11:25,340 --> 01:11:27,560
for this book expo. I don't know what
I'm going to do.

1237
01:11:28,140 --> 01:11:30,380
Just picture the audience in their
underwear.

1238
01:11:30,640 --> 01:11:34,620
Everyone says that works. It's not
giving the speech that I'm worried

1239
01:11:34,680 --> 01:11:38,200
It's writing it. I'm supposed to write
about how wonderful my relationship is

1240
01:11:38,200 --> 01:11:39,800
with George, and I don't know if it's
wonderful.

1241
01:11:40,440 --> 01:11:41,440
What?

1242
01:11:42,750 --> 01:11:44,790
Sweetie, I thought everything was going
so well.

1243
01:11:45,370 --> 01:11:46,370
I don't know.

1244
01:11:46,710 --> 01:11:52,030
I mean, George is everything that I
wanted, but being with him is not what I

1245
01:11:52,030 --> 01:11:53,030
expected. Does that make sense?

1246
01:11:54,270 --> 01:11:55,270
Yeah.

1247
01:11:55,550 --> 01:11:57,010
Really? Yeah, it does.

1248
01:11:58,070 --> 01:12:02,550
Look, I know that you think Jason is
some overgrown teenager.

1249
01:12:02,990 --> 01:12:04,270
No, I don't. Annie.

1250
01:12:05,570 --> 01:12:07,650
I just think that you put up with a lot
from him.

1251
01:12:07,990 --> 01:12:09,210
I do, sometimes.

1252
01:12:10,090 --> 01:12:12,250
I mean, look, when I first met Jason, I
felt what you see.

1253
01:12:12,490 --> 01:12:15,410
I thought he was some messy, schlubby
guy.

1254
01:12:16,330 --> 01:12:17,930
But then I got to know the real Jason.

1255
01:12:19,110 --> 01:12:21,250
I mean, yeah, he drives me crazy
sometimes.

1256
01:12:22,390 --> 01:12:25,670
But he also tries really hard to make
things better when I'm upset.

1257
01:12:27,070 --> 01:12:28,890
Sweet. It is sweet.

1258
01:12:29,490 --> 01:12:30,590
He's my best friend.

1259
01:12:31,330 --> 01:12:32,610
I can trust him with anything.

1260
01:12:33,910 --> 01:12:35,810
And I can totally be myself around him.

1261
01:12:37,430 --> 01:12:38,470
So, yeah.

1262
01:12:39,240 --> 01:12:41,020
Being with Jason isn't what I expected.

1263
01:12:42,440 --> 01:12:43,440
It's way better.

1264
01:12:43,860 --> 01:12:47,520
You need to stop thinking about the
George in your book and start thinking

1265
01:12:47,520 --> 01:12:48,520
the George in your life.

1266
01:12:50,520 --> 01:12:54,360
You've given us pretty good advice for a
little sister. Well, after all the

1267
01:12:54,360 --> 01:12:56,840
advice you gave me growing up, I figure
I owe you a few.

1268
01:12:58,100 --> 01:12:59,120
A hundred.

1269
01:13:15,500 --> 01:13:16,780
Hey. Hi.

1270
01:13:18,360 --> 01:13:19,360
What are you doing here?

1271
01:13:19,780 --> 01:13:20,920
Is everything all right? No.

1272
01:13:21,500 --> 01:13:22,500
I mean, yes.

1273
01:13:23,440 --> 01:13:24,440
Maybe.

1274
01:13:25,380 --> 01:13:26,380
I actually don't know.

1275
01:13:27,000 --> 01:13:28,760
I need to talk to you.

1276
01:13:29,360 --> 01:13:31,260
Okay. Let's go inside. Yeah.

1277
01:13:37,460 --> 01:13:38,460
Do you want to sit down?

1278
01:13:39,640 --> 01:13:41,280
No, no, no. I'm fine. Thanks.

1279
01:13:42,680 --> 01:13:43,680
What's going on?

1280
01:13:46,060 --> 01:13:51,220
You're always so easy to talk to, and
now that I have the most important thing

1281
01:13:51,220 --> 01:13:55,200
that I will ever say to you, I don't
know how to say it.

1282
01:13:56,400 --> 01:13:58,480
You can say anything to me, Henry. You
know that.

1283
01:13:58,900 --> 01:14:00,560
Even if it's that I'm crazy about you?

1284
01:14:01,360 --> 01:14:04,460
And that I don't want you to give a
speech that tells the world that you're

1285
01:14:04,460 --> 01:14:05,460
George?

1286
01:14:10,640 --> 01:14:12,280
Henry, that's not possible.

1287
01:14:15,560 --> 01:14:19,380
Why? Because I have to give this speech.
My whole career depends on it.

1288
01:14:19,980 --> 01:14:22,060
Della is counting on me? George?

1289
01:14:22,520 --> 01:14:25,800
Annie, those three E's. It's supposed to
change your life, but not so

1290
01:14:25,800 --> 01:14:26,800
specifically.

1291
01:14:30,120 --> 01:14:37,000
We don't choose who we fall

1292
01:14:37,000 --> 01:14:37,959
in love with.

1293
01:14:37,960 --> 01:14:43,160
Love is inconvenient and messy
sometimes, but those are usually the

1294
01:14:44,080 --> 01:14:49,520
All I know is that you've been trying so
hard to turn the real George into the

1295
01:14:49,520 --> 01:14:50,520
one in the book.

1296
01:14:51,000 --> 01:14:54,600
When all this time, you and I have had
something real.

1297
01:14:56,880 --> 01:15:00,440
I know I may have the wrong name.

1298
01:15:02,040 --> 01:15:07,560
But, Annie, I know in my heart that I am
the right guy.

1299
01:16:04,560 --> 01:16:09,000
Certainly an interesting discussion.
Thank you, Thomas, Annie, William, and

1300
01:16:09,000 --> 01:16:14,200
Lillian, four up -and -coming authors
making their debut at this, the 33rd

1301
01:16:14,200 --> 01:16:18,460
Annual National Booksellers Expo. Right
now, we're going to take a quick break,

1302
01:16:18,500 --> 01:16:19,880
and we'll be back after this.

1303
01:16:25,040 --> 01:16:31,820
That was

1304
01:16:31,820 --> 01:16:35,440
perfect. Keep that up, and we will fly
through the day.

1305
01:16:35,640 --> 01:16:38,400
That was the easy part. The focus wasn't
on me or George.

1306
01:16:38,740 --> 01:16:39,740
What about me?

1307
01:16:39,780 --> 01:16:42,140
Nothing. You looked great up there.

1308
01:16:42,600 --> 01:16:43,600
You're a star.

1309
01:16:43,680 --> 01:16:47,540
Oh, I don't know. Now that I have a
second with you, the open house is going

1310
01:16:47,540 --> 01:16:48,860
be from noon to four on Sunday.

1311
01:16:49,100 --> 01:16:53,320
It would be best if you could vacate the
premises around then. And, Annie, I

1312
01:16:53,320 --> 01:16:56,480
drove by your mom's place on the way
over here, and the curb appeal is

1313
01:16:56,480 --> 01:16:57,480
fantastic.

1314
01:16:58,680 --> 01:17:02,740
Really, totally worth it. You're a
landscaper. You really put his heart

1315
01:17:03,230 --> 01:17:04,230
His name's Henry.

1316
01:17:05,790 --> 01:17:08,150
Your speech is in an hour. Why don't you
go practice?

1317
01:17:08,790 --> 01:17:11,830
George, can you go with her and give her
some tips? You're good with people.

1318
01:17:12,190 --> 01:17:15,810
Sure. You know what? I don't... I'll
meet you in 45 minutes. Oh, excuse me.

1319
01:17:16,710 --> 01:17:17,710
This is Della.

1320
01:17:18,750 --> 01:17:19,750
Go.

1321
01:17:20,130 --> 01:17:21,130
Oh, yeah.

1322
01:17:21,670 --> 01:17:22,670
Oh, yeah.

1323
01:17:22,950 --> 01:17:23,950
She's doing fantastic.

1324
01:17:24,270 --> 01:17:27,470
Yeah. So, uh... Shoot, let's hear the
speech.

1325
01:17:27,730 --> 01:17:28,730
What, right here? Sure.

1326
01:17:30,070 --> 01:17:31,070
Uh, okay.

1327
01:17:31,150 --> 01:17:34,930
I can't believe I've been asked... to
speak at the National Booksellers Expo.

1328
01:17:35,090 --> 01:17:38,310
I've only been a successful writer for
about a minute, but I've been an avid

1329
01:17:38,310 --> 01:17:39,850
reader my entire life.

1330
01:17:40,590 --> 01:17:43,910
I've always loved to hear about how my
favorite books came to be, so I'm

1331
01:17:43,910 --> 01:17:44,910
to be here with you.

1332
01:17:46,610 --> 01:17:49,650
When I wrote this book, I had an idea of
what love was.

1333
01:17:50,370 --> 01:17:53,670
All grand gestures and perfect moments.

1334
01:18:02,440 --> 01:18:03,440
What happened?

1335
01:18:04,840 --> 01:18:07,960
I was saying love is grand gestures and
perfect moments.

1336
01:18:08,660 --> 01:18:12,280
Right. Right, well, then that's the work
that you put into it.

1337
01:18:13,040 --> 01:18:18,180
I mean, I guess it turns out that you
can choose who you fall for.

1338
01:18:19,740 --> 01:18:24,480
What? I used to think that arranged
marriages were so sad, but now I think I

1339
01:18:24,480 --> 01:18:28,140
it. As long as you're with someone that
you're compatible with and you really

1340
01:18:28,140 --> 01:18:31,520
work at your relationship, you can
really make that connection.

1341
01:18:36,270 --> 01:18:39,030
So is that the end of the speech?

1342
01:18:42,370 --> 01:18:44,850
No, but these note cards are so stiff.

1343
01:18:45,770 --> 01:18:47,610
I think it's better if I speak from the
heart.

1344
01:18:48,410 --> 01:18:49,510
I absolutely agree.

1345
01:18:54,630 --> 01:19:01,470
I was saying that I

1346
01:19:01,470 --> 01:19:04,430
used to think that love was about grand
gestures.

1347
01:19:06,190 --> 01:19:08,970
Perfect moments, but that's not what
love is about.

1348
01:19:09,570 --> 01:19:15,070
A perfect moment isn't a hot air balloon
ride or dance lessons.

1349
01:19:15,830 --> 01:19:22,030
A perfect moment is times of laughter
when small disasters happen.

1350
01:19:23,870 --> 01:19:30,710
It's drinking milk and eating warm
cookies and not being afraid to

1351
01:19:30,710 --> 01:19:32,030
share your deepest, darkest secrets.

1352
01:19:33,350 --> 01:19:36,250
Real love isn't about the best moments,
it's about the worst.

1353
01:19:37,030 --> 01:19:42,430
And it's about being with that person
you want to be with when nothing in your

1354
01:19:42,430 --> 01:19:43,430
life makes sense.

1355
01:19:45,330 --> 01:19:48,810
Real love is messy and it's inconvenient
sometimes.

1356
01:19:50,650 --> 01:19:52,210
Those are usually the best parts.

1357
01:19:56,530 --> 01:20:00,230
Annie, thank you so much. And that
concludes our program for today.

1358
01:20:07,460 --> 01:20:08,460
Della? Yes?

1359
01:20:08,860 --> 01:20:10,160
Can I have a minute with George, please?

1360
01:20:10,860 --> 01:20:11,860
Sure.

1361
01:20:15,480 --> 01:20:22,400
George, as my grandmother would say,
before the moon leaves the sky, he

1362
01:20:22,400 --> 01:20:23,620
must know he's still your guy.

1363
01:20:24,900 --> 01:20:25,960
So I have to go.

1364
01:20:27,240 --> 01:20:28,240
What?

1365
01:20:28,640 --> 01:20:32,520
It turns out, funny enough, that you're
not my George.

1366
01:20:34,020 --> 01:20:38,000
Someone else's. And if I don't go see
him right now, I'm going to regret it.

1367
01:20:40,160 --> 01:20:44,740
I think that we both know that this
shouldn't be this much work.

1368
01:20:46,520 --> 01:20:47,520
So thank you.

1369
01:20:51,680 --> 01:20:52,680
I guess you're right.

1370
01:21:01,610 --> 01:21:04,710
Set up the meetings. I'm telling you,
the book signings, they are going

1371
01:21:04,710 --> 01:21:05,710
fantastic.

1372
01:21:06,090 --> 01:21:07,090
Gotta go.

1373
01:21:07,210 --> 01:21:09,270
Annie, where are you going?

1374
01:21:09,530 --> 01:21:12,610
I'm going to find the man of my dreams,
Stella. He's not here. He never was. I

1375
01:21:12,610 --> 01:21:14,090
should have known you'd do this.

1376
01:21:15,250 --> 01:21:17,130
You told me yourself this book is
selling.

1377
01:21:17,410 --> 01:21:20,330
You're making money. You're probably
going to make more money. You want to

1378
01:21:20,330 --> 01:21:21,810
me? Go right ahead.

1379
01:21:22,030 --> 01:21:23,030
I don't care.

1380
01:21:23,550 --> 01:21:24,810
I want to live my life.

1381
01:21:25,230 --> 01:21:27,010
I want to be in love, Stella.

1382
01:21:27,930 --> 01:21:30,370
I want to be in love and not just in the
pages of my book.

1383
01:21:51,440 --> 01:21:52,440
Henry?

1384
01:21:53,960 --> 01:21:54,960
Henry?

1385
01:22:06,940 --> 01:22:08,140
I'm so sorry, Henry.

1386
01:22:17,020 --> 01:22:18,980
I wanted to tell him before you left.

1387
01:22:20,940 --> 01:22:21,940
Tell him what?

1388
01:22:25,360 --> 01:22:26,820
The end of the story.

1389
01:22:27,760 --> 01:22:28,940
The flower story?

1390
01:22:30,680 --> 01:22:31,680
She got lost.

1391
01:22:32,160 --> 01:22:34,600
Who? The girl in the story.

1392
01:22:37,120 --> 01:22:39,780
She followed the wrong path for the
wrong reasons.

1393
01:22:41,420 --> 01:22:43,320
And she finally found her way back.

1394
01:22:44,140 --> 01:22:46,200
And she's just hoping it's not too late.

1395
01:22:53,160 --> 01:22:55,780
It's okay that it took you this long to
get here.

1396
01:23:08,560 --> 01:23:09,560
My Henry.

1397
01:23:11,260 --> 01:23:12,260
My Annie.