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Dear Miss Butler, thank you for your
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you that we will not be able to publish
your novel.

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Oh, I've always loved you. I feel just
the same.

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No.

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Are you lost?

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Confused? dissatisfied with your life
yes well it's time to move from d to e

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with me rowena saint cloud you can make
all your dreams come true with my new

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three e's life -changing book and you
will be enlivened move

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forward and vision any i need you to
help me describe him who My perfect

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guy. Are you kidding, Annie? No, I'm
serious, Kate. Come on. Okay? Now, this

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book has given me the tool to realize my
dream. There's three steps.

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First step is envision.

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I'm working, Annie. I need to write a
book about the perfect relationship. I

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have to imagine the perfect man.

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

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Yeah? Cook.

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That's my client's tax return. Annie.

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Cooking implies taste.

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Cultured. Well, what about character?
That was one of the first things I loved

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about Jason.

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Yeah, man of honor.

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Musical.

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Athletic. Business owner.

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Nice, right?

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Yes.

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Okay, so what's his name?

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George. George Burns.

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He was so funny.

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And?

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Madly in love with his wife.

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Perfect. So, what does George look like?

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Two romance novels.

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I'm not writing a spy thriller.

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Be honest. A cowboy or a professor?

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My George by Annie Butler.

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There you are.

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My George.

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Mom! Kate!

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What? It happened.

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It happened.

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Okay.

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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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Congratulations. Thank you. I have a
meeting next week. I can't believe this

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happening. I mean, the three E's, they
work to ruin a thing.

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You kind of freak us out when you talk
about Rowena Singalow. Come on. What is

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wrong with believing in something? My
life was going nowhere.

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And it worked. My biggest dreams are
coming true.

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Well, kind of. What do you mean, well,
kind of?

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I got published.

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Yeah, your book about George.

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

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He doesn't exist.

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Well, George is real. He just hasn't
showed up yet.

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You know what? This deserves a
celebration. I am going to make you your

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dinner. In.

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I actually have to go. What? Make dinner
for my husband.

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Dinner for two it is. Dinner for two.

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Don't snack and ruin your dinner. You
know, sometimes you act like a teenager

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instead of an adult.

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Marianne Doyle?

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Eclipse Realty? Mom?

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Are you selling the house? I wanted to
tell you and your sister together,

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Your news trumped mine tonight.

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I think it's time.

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It's just that this place is too big for
me. And your dad fixed everything.

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He mowed the lawn. He did the garden.

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I miss him, too.

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Rachel, tell him we're passing on this.

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Annie Butler.

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A pleasure to meet you. It's so great to
meet you. I cannot tell you how much

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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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Stella,

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have a seat.

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Stella, thank you. I can't tell you how
wonderful it is to hear that. Now, on my

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end, I've made a few calls and got you
invited to the National Booksellers Expo

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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.

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I've booked George there, too.

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Is that a problem?

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Uh, well, yeah.

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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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The book is a novel.

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No, I've already sold this as a memoir
and there's no going back. I understand,

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but it's a fictional account of the
future I hope to have, if that makes

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Okay, I've got it.

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This doesn't have to ruin our momentum.

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Momentum? Yes.

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I've sent special preview copies of My
George to reviewers and bloggers who,

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

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spent on marketing.

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Those people?

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Think that George is real. Well, I think
that George is real. I just haven't met

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him yet. You're going to the expo, and
George is too.

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Okay, well, I don't really think Destiny
works like that. Rachel, call Jerry at

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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 and headshots on my desk
by the end of the day. Okay, what are

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you doing?

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Finding George in time for the expo.

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Now, I have a meeting in 10.

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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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You're on a fast -moving train. When you
signed your contract, you bought a

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first -class ticket. You said you'd do
anything to market this book.

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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, Miss
Hendershot.

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She means well.

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Tell me, if you're going to keep the
publisher happy, you don't really have

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choice but to go along with it. I'm not
going to make someone pretend to love

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me. You kind of did it to yourself,
Annie. Wow, that's a good look for you.

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Isn't it good?

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Yeah. I'm going to keep it.

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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 guy,

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George. Look.

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

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George. He's not going to be named
George. I don't know. Maybe you

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have written such a convincing book.

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I'm going to take that as a compliment.
You should.

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

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I've got a new client. He hasn't done
his taxes in five years. I know. Mom,

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

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shift. Annie, are you staying here?

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Let's go. See ya.

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Bye, honey. Have fun.

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Hey, have you seen the pre -release
analytics for my George yet?

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Impressive internet traffic for
something with so little exposure.

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This thing has incredible potential if
we handle it right. Numbers are clear.

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Women like the book, but they love
George.

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Yeah, but it only explodes if the
readers know that George is real. He's

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marketing hook. And he's a first -time
author, but George is the key.

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But I'm sure you're going to put him on
every stop of the book tour.

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I have a few kinks to work out in that
regard. Well, you better work quickly

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because we need this book to be a hit
desperately.

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New York wants results.

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And I intend to deliver them.

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All right. Hello, Roaring Twenties.

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Opal, I'm sorry. I can come back later.
Shut the door. Who are you? I'm just

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here to walk through the house. I'm the
realtor. I'm not Opal.

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I should have knocked.

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My mom's realtor's name is Marianne
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Marianne had to go out of town at the
last minute, so she left the listing

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me. I should have known.

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It's okay. You can turn around now.

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Sorry.

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Opal had to leave. I'm her daughter,
Annie.

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Annie, it's a pleasure to meet you. I'm
George Monroe.

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You're George?

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Yes. I'm sorry, have we met?

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No, no.

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I really like the name George.

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I'm so sorry. I'm going to go put some
normal clothes on.

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I will be right back.

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Oh, my goodness.

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I hope you don't mind.

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No. My mother insisted that I take
lessons for ten years.

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Your wife must love that.

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Oh, I'm not married.

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Girlfriend? There's no time.

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The house looks great on the inside, but
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bad shape.

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Is there any way that you guys could get
that fixed in the next couple of weeks?

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I can help my mom with that. Excellent.

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This place will sell a lot faster with
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First impressions, right?

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Exactly.

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And I swear that I will keep ours until
my grave. Thank you.

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It was very nice meeting you, Annie.
Nice to meet you too, George.

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My George.

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So, your client really hasn't done his
taxes in five years?

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Hey, new client.

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But, yeah.

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And now he's blaming me for
straightening up the mess.

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Sometimes it's hard to do the right
thing.

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Yeah, well, let's be contagious.

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You mean like Annie?

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Excuse me?

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I didn't say anything.

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Yes, you did. You totally just said
something. Thanks for lunch, honey. I

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go. Whoa, whoa, whoa. No, you're not
going anywhere. Give me that. Until you

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tell me what you mean.

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I don't know. It just feels like
pretending someone exists to sell

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And nobody thinks it matters. And maybe
it does.

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Yeah, but... I mean...

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It's not like that's Annie's plan. She's
just kind of going along for the ride.

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I'm sure it'll all work out. I don't
know. Maybe she's just nervous.

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She's been rejected so many times. Then
once more.

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She's obviously got the talent.

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It might just take a little more time.

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My husband is a very smart man.

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Smart enough to marry you. That's right.

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This time, I really gotta go. Thanks for
lunch. I love you.

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Looking for Jack?

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Yeah, he's retired.

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I'm his son.

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Henry?

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Annie?

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Henry?

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Henry Martin? Oh, my. I haven't seen you
since high school.

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Your dad retired?

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He did, and now I'm back in town. He and
my mom are driving cross -country in an

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RV as we speak.

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Did you keep the piano? Of course.
What's a nursery without a piano?

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Right over there.

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Uh, how about you?

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What have you been up to?

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Well, I wrote a book, got published.

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A plus in honors English.

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I always knew you'd be a writer someday.

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Thanks, Henry. So what brings you to
April Showers Nursery? My mom is putting

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her place on the market, so I thought
her lawn could use a little sprucing up.

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Yeah, we could do that. Do you have
anything specific?

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Well, now that I know that you're here,
I'm happy to put you on the job.

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Okay. I can drive by, look at the space,
and I can put some stuff aside for you

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if you'd like.

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Great. Yeah? Yeah, thank you. All right.
It's so good to see you.

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You too. I'm glad you're back.

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Wow, thanks.

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You too. All right. All right, see you
soon. See you.

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It's Della.

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Brennan's Bookstore is a family -owned
business, been in town for three

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generations. They like to support local
talent, so they're hosting a release

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party for new local author Annie Butler.

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Think of it as a practice run before the
expo. No way.

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No way.

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You'll do a brief reading, then a meet,
greet, and sign right after.

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They're also giving you a full ad in the
newspaper and a full My George Window

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display in the store.

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Hopefully we get a good crowd.

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Can't believe that this is happening.
Thank you so much, Stella. I don't need

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gratitude, Annie.

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I need book sales.

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This is your baby.

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Do everything you can to sell it.

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I will.

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Good.

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Need to read your closet.

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Nice to see you, too. Hey, Jake. Hey.

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What's up?

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I have a book release party tomorrow.
And it happened. I met him.

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Who? George.

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You've had a big day.

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Come on.

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Oh, Jason. Why can't you put your
clothes in the hamper? I might wear them

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again. Then put them in the closet.

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But I might not wear them again.

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I can look while I listen. Phil. Okay.
His name is George Monroe.

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He's Mom's realtor. We met after you
guys left. Wait.

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Mom's realtor is named George?

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That's spooky.

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It's not spooky. It's destiny.

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Not that one. Anyway, he's handsome.

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He's a gentleman. He's sophisticated.

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Not to change the subject away from your
potential future happiness, but does

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dream guy seem like he'll do a good job
selling the house?

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Because mom's got her eye on those
condos downtown, and they are not cheap.

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I like this.

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George actually mentioned that the lawn
needs some fixing up. That's true.

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Guess who's back in town?

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Who? Henry Martin.

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Henry's back?

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Yeah. Well.

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If he's in charge of fixing up the lawn,
then I feel good about it. And I

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definitely feel good about that.

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No one is supposed to be here later than
I am. I live here, Adela.

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You work out the kinks with George?

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In a way. At least I think I found him.
Found him? What are you talking about?

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I'm talking about giving our audience
what it wants and giving our book what

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needs. Which is?

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George.

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You mean he doesn't exist?

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He does now.

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Oh, I don't know, Della. I mean, this
sounds like... Embellishment?

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Is that a business term? It's a bedrock
marketing principle.

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Is Annie willing to go along with this?
As long as she doesn't have time to

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think about it after that, I'm not so
sure. We're taking a real risk, Della.

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Troy, you live in the same zip code as I
do. Are you ready to give that up?

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No. Neither am I.

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So we should be willing to put sales and
marketing to the limit of industry

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standards to get this book sold.

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We worked together a long time, and you
never cease to amaze me.

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I do my best.

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Can I buy you dinner?

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Just don't try and expense account the
bill.

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I'm having enough trouble justifying
your limo.

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I'll do Campbell's this afternoon. I'll
come help you work on the night garden.

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Sounds good.

303
00:16:59,400 --> 00:17:02,640
Oh, uh, Miss Russo is insisting on
planting French marigolds in her

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Not going to work. Not enough sun. I
know. I know.

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Oh, wow.

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Brennan's Bookstore presents local
author Annie Butler for an exclusive

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of her new book, My George, today only
at 2 p .m. No problem. I will reschedule

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the candles so that you can go do that.

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00:17:21,140 --> 00:17:25,660
Well, I mean, it would be a nice thing
to do to support Annie. I know.

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She's my friend. She's releasing a book.
I mean, it's a big deal. It's a decent

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thing to do.

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I'm agreeing with you.

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April Showers, this is Henry. How may I
help you?

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My George Release Party. Meet author
Annie Butler and George.

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I thought we weren't going to need
George until the expo.

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Excuse me. Sorry.

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Excuse me. Oh, sorry.

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I'm sorry.

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Annie. Hi, Henry. Thanks for coming.

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No biggie.

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Somebody I know went and wrote a book
and is having a fancy signing.

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So sweet of you. I'm sorry. I can't talk
right now. Yes, of course.

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Please, go, go.

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Sweetie, what is Henry Martin doing
here?

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Mom, Kate, can you fill her in?

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Okay. Okay.

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Dilla?

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Oh, love the dress. Thank you. What is
going on? What's with all the George

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stuff? Well, I told you readers will be
expecting him, so I'm delivering him.

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But I met him.

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Annie? Yes?

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Darling. Whoa, whoa, whoa. Who are you?

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I'm George.

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You're not my George. I met my George.

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00:18:50,680 --> 00:18:52,920
Then where is he? Well, we just met. I
couldn't ask him to come here.

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00:18:53,160 --> 00:18:54,840
And what good is that doing me?

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I stayed at my mom's house and George
showed up even though he was supposed to

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be Marianne.

339
00:18:59,360 --> 00:19:01,280
What? It's all coming together. It's
happening.

340
00:19:01,540 --> 00:19:05,920
Wow. Once those women get a look at him,
he will be George.

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00:19:06,200 --> 00:19:08,520
For better or for worse. It's George.

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Love, wouldn't it be great if we could
bottle that?

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00:19:20,680 --> 00:19:25,420
What's going on? No one saw his face,
Stella. We can save this. Do I still get

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my day rate? Quiet.

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00:19:26,880 --> 00:19:29,300
You said that you would do anything to
market this book.

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This is the thing.

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00:19:30,960 --> 00:19:35,000
This is George. Well, when we're not
acting, you can just call me Matt.

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00:19:35,000 --> 00:19:39,220
it. I don't want to act. This is my
life. And your career, which will pay

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00:19:39,220 --> 00:19:43,100
your life, which will likely fall apart
if I sue you for breach of contract.

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Fine. Awesome.

351
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Let's do this. Good.

352
00:19:50,240 --> 00:19:51,760
Can I borrow some of that?

353
00:19:52,780 --> 00:19:54,120
Yeah, sure. It's fine.

354
00:19:56,540 --> 00:19:57,540
Oh,

355
00:19:58,780 --> 00:20:01,060
George, what's wrong? Is that your
migraine?

356
00:20:01,300 --> 00:20:04,460
What did you do? Not now, Della. We have
to think about George.

357
00:20:05,240 --> 00:20:07,500
What's that, honey? Oh, you want me to
stay?

358
00:20:14,010 --> 00:20:15,010
What?

359
00:20:16,970 --> 00:20:19,050
I clearly underestimated you.

360
00:20:19,990 --> 00:20:22,410
Wait in the car.

361
00:20:24,970 --> 00:20:25,970
I'm really sorry.

362
00:20:26,270 --> 00:20:29,230
Everyone, George is going to be all
right.

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00:20:31,410 --> 00:20:36,450
And luckily for you, author Annie Butler
is still here to read from her just

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released and soon to be bestseller book,
My George.

365
00:20:45,450 --> 00:20:46,710
Thank you so much for coming.

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00:20:47,650 --> 00:20:48,650
Okay.

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One day, I came to believe in love.

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If someone had asked me even the night
before if I thought love was real, I

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would have answered yes. But that's
because they would have asked the trick

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question. Did I believe in love for me?

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00:21:06,870 --> 00:21:11,930
And that answer, sadly, was a resounding
and disappointing no.

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Until...

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I met George.

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00:21:18,470 --> 00:21:19,770
Thank you so much.

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00:21:22,390 --> 00:21:29,170
The book signing or the fake George
dodging? We'll see you later.

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00:21:33,410 --> 00:21:34,670
Amazingly, you pulled it off.

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00:21:34,890 --> 00:21:38,250
And not that you should be rewarded for
your appalling behavior earlier.

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00:21:38,610 --> 00:21:40,090
But you see that woman over there?

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00:21:40,690 --> 00:21:41,690
Hey, Tanya.

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00:21:43,690 --> 00:21:44,830
That's Tanya Summers.

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00:21:45,570 --> 00:21:46,690
The radio DJ?

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00:21:47,810 --> 00:21:53,210
You're now booked on her show Friday
night from 5 .30 to 6 p .m. And she's

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broadcasting from here.

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Peak driving time. Thousands of
listeners stuck in traffic who will be

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captive audience.

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00:21:59,910 --> 00:22:00,910
Stella.

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00:22:01,930 --> 00:22:03,310
Amazing. It can be.

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00:22:03,510 --> 00:22:04,870
If you don't mess it up.

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Tanya Summers.

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00:22:07,850 --> 00:22:11,850
Remember Tanya Summers. Should I listen
to the show? Get a feel for it? It

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doesn't matter.

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00:22:12,840 --> 00:22:15,120
What matters is your desire to sell my
George.

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00:22:16,060 --> 00:22:17,060
Is this yours?

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00:22:17,480 --> 00:22:18,500
I like being driven.

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00:22:18,860 --> 00:22:20,300
I can work while I ride.

396
00:22:20,860 --> 00:22:21,880
Wow, that must be expensive.

397
00:22:22,300 --> 00:22:23,199
You need a lift?

398
00:22:23,200 --> 00:22:24,720
No, I've got my car.

399
00:22:25,020 --> 00:22:26,100
Next time, hire a car.

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00:22:26,400 --> 00:22:28,880
I can never afford it. You can when your
book hits.

401
00:22:31,260 --> 00:22:32,260
Do you really think it will?

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00:22:33,000 --> 00:22:34,280
You got a minute? Sure.

403
00:22:40,020 --> 00:22:41,020
So, Annie.

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00:22:42,190 --> 00:22:45,690
I wanted to ask you, who is this George
we're talking about?

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00:22:46,090 --> 00:22:51,170
Oh, you know, I shouldn't have said
anything. It's too soon. Come on. It's

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00:22:51,170 --> 00:22:52,210
you're talking to, Annie.

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00:22:52,670 --> 00:22:57,610
Dish, girl. His real name is George.
Stop it. No. I'm serious.

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00:22:58,610 --> 00:22:59,610
It's George Monroe.

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00:22:59,890 --> 00:23:00,890
That's great.

410
00:23:01,130 --> 00:23:02,130
Is he hot?

411
00:23:02,210 --> 00:23:03,009
He's good looking.

412
00:23:03,010 --> 00:23:04,950
Does he have a job? He actually owns his
own business.

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00:23:05,190 --> 00:23:06,190
Della likes.

414
00:23:06,530 --> 00:23:07,570
What kind of business?

415
00:23:07,850 --> 00:23:08,589
Real estate.

416
00:23:08,590 --> 00:23:09,990
Oh, the market's rebounding.

417
00:23:10,560 --> 00:23:12,000
Might have to steal it from you.

418
00:23:13,340 --> 00:23:15,940
When does George become your George?

419
00:23:16,200 --> 00:23:17,200
Oh, gosh.

420
00:23:17,520 --> 00:23:18,940
Della, I don't know.

421
00:23:19,380 --> 00:23:20,860
Well, now you have two jobs.

422
00:23:21,200 --> 00:23:23,700
To sell this book and to reel in George.

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00:23:23,980 --> 00:23:27,840
I never really thought of relationships
with jobs. Well, now this one is.

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00:23:29,260 --> 00:23:30,260
Get busy.

425
00:24:01,320 --> 00:24:01,879
We're really excited.

426
00:24:01,880 --> 00:24:02,880
I hope it goes through.

427
00:24:03,700 --> 00:24:04,880
Okay. Bye.

428
00:24:06,180 --> 00:24:07,039
Hi. Hello.

429
00:24:07,040 --> 00:24:08,040
I'm here to see George Monroe.

430
00:24:08,440 --> 00:24:10,100
Do you have an appointment? Hi, Annie.

431
00:24:11,460 --> 00:24:12,700
Hi. Hi.

432
00:24:13,880 --> 00:24:17,900
Did we have an appointment? I'm sorry. I
was just on my way out. No, we didn't.

433
00:24:17,940 --> 00:24:22,480
I was just dropping in. I wanted to go
over some of the plans before I made any

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changes with the curb appeal.

435
00:24:24,080 --> 00:24:27,220
Well, I was just going to use my lunch
break to get a run in. Then I have a

436
00:24:27,220 --> 00:24:29,880
lunch with a client and a showing after
that. Maybe tomorrow?

437
00:24:30,830 --> 00:24:33,890
Tomorrow I have an open house and then
meetings all day after that.

438
00:24:34,190 --> 00:24:35,190
Maybe next week?

439
00:24:35,690 --> 00:24:37,410
You know, I'm up against a deadline.

440
00:24:38,390 --> 00:24:39,610
Oh, but I see you're a fellow runner.

441
00:24:39,930 --> 00:24:40,930
Yeah.

442
00:24:41,250 --> 00:24:42,950
Yeah, these are running shoes.

443
00:24:43,270 --> 00:24:45,010
Well, we could chat while we run. That's
an idea.

444
00:24:45,250 --> 00:24:49,790
That is an idea. I didn't wear my
running pants, though. No, that's okay.

445
00:24:49,790 --> 00:24:51,990
have just the thing here. Wendy, do we
have any of those promotional shorts?

446
00:24:51,990 --> 00:24:55,830
yeah, yeah, yeah. We do. We do. So a
month ago, our company did a mud run for

447
00:24:55,830 --> 00:24:59,450
charity, and we had these promotional
shorts and T -shirts made up. So it's

448
00:24:59,450 --> 00:25:00,399
lucky day.

449
00:25:00,400 --> 00:25:01,400
I designed the logo.

450
00:25:01,900 --> 00:25:04,200
Oh, that turned out really well for me.

451
00:25:05,140 --> 00:25:05,939
Great. Right?

452
00:25:05,940 --> 00:25:06,940
Yeah.

453
00:25:07,100 --> 00:25:08,640
There's a bathroom right back there
where you can change.

454
00:25:10,420 --> 00:25:11,880
I'll meet you outside in five minutes.
Great.

455
00:25:13,020 --> 00:25:14,760
Go for a run. Thank you. Okay, have a
good one.

456
00:25:21,160 --> 00:25:22,940
Those look great. Oh, thanks.

457
00:25:23,260 --> 00:25:24,179
You ready?

458
00:25:24,180 --> 00:25:25,600
Yeah. Okay. Oh, now.

459
00:25:25,920 --> 00:25:28,140
Just around the block. Okay, okay. Hold
on. Okay.

460
00:25:37,820 --> 00:25:41,500
You look great.

461
00:25:41,760 --> 00:25:42,760
Thanks.

462
00:25:50,000 --> 00:25:51,000
What are you eating?

463
00:25:51,880 --> 00:25:58,040
Would you like a bottle of water? That
would be great.

464
00:25:58,520 --> 00:26:00,140
Okay, Wendy, inside can hook you up.

465
00:26:00,360 --> 00:26:02,940
I'm just going to run home really quick
and have a shower before my afternoon

466
00:26:02,940 --> 00:26:04,320
meeting. But I will see you around,
okay?

467
00:26:09,140 --> 00:26:11,540
Clearly not envisioning this right.

468
00:26:15,920 --> 00:26:16,920
Whoa.

469
00:26:17,120 --> 00:26:18,120
I know.

470
00:26:18,520 --> 00:26:19,520
I'm terrifying.

471
00:26:20,500 --> 00:26:23,280
Um, George has an open house tomorrow.

472
00:26:23,660 --> 00:26:24,680
Do you happen to know the address?

473
00:26:24,980 --> 00:26:25,980
Yeah.

474
00:26:27,620 --> 00:26:28,620
482 Oakwood.

475
00:26:29,360 --> 00:26:30,360
Okay.

476
00:26:33,940 --> 00:26:34,940
Hi.

477
00:26:35,400 --> 00:26:36,400
Oh.

478
00:26:39,500 --> 00:26:42,460
For me? For your mom. Would you make
sure that she gets them?

479
00:26:42,940 --> 00:26:44,740
Oh, you brat.

480
00:26:45,380 --> 00:26:47,340
They're beautiful. Thank you. Mm -hmm.

481
00:26:49,420 --> 00:26:50,840
With the new schedule, I...

482
00:26:51,130 --> 00:26:53,010
Seems like we just passed each other
coming and going.

483
00:26:53,230 --> 00:26:56,110
Yeah, or like meeting up for five
minutes while your partner grabs dinner.

484
00:26:56,350 --> 00:26:57,350
It's like we're dating again.

485
00:26:57,510 --> 00:26:58,570
It is like we're dating again.

486
00:26:58,790 --> 00:27:00,190
Oh, how'd the reading go yesterday?

487
00:27:01,150 --> 00:27:02,650
The beginning was just ridiculous.

488
00:27:03,170 --> 00:27:06,930
There was a fake George there, but Annie
got rid of him somehow.

489
00:27:07,590 --> 00:27:08,590
Why?

490
00:27:08,750 --> 00:27:10,590
Because he wants to replace him with the
real George.

491
00:27:10,850 --> 00:27:11,850
I'm confused.

492
00:27:11,970 --> 00:27:13,170
So am I. I don't know.

493
00:27:13,650 --> 00:27:16,690
The actual reading part, though, that
went really well.

494
00:27:16,950 --> 00:27:18,730
Well, that's not surprising. Annie's
book is terrific.

495
00:27:19,780 --> 00:27:22,960
You read it? Between runs the last few
nights. Though I gotta say, this real

496
00:27:22,960 --> 00:27:25,580
George has a lot to live up to if he's
supposed to match the guy in the book.

497
00:27:25,580 --> 00:27:27,360
you think that I should, like, insist on
meeting him?

498
00:27:27,600 --> 00:27:29,820
I'm not getting into sister politics
between you and Annie.

499
00:27:30,040 --> 00:27:33,860
Because I'm only on your side. Well, no,
but this isn't about Annie and me. It

500
00:27:33,860 --> 00:27:34,860
will be if you get involved.

501
00:27:35,220 --> 00:27:37,760
Well, what am I gonna do then?

502
00:27:38,000 --> 00:27:41,120
Be supportive of Annie and be there to
catch her if she falls.

503
00:27:41,720 --> 00:27:44,680
So, don't demand to meet George.

504
00:27:45,000 --> 00:27:45,919
I wouldn't.

505
00:27:45,920 --> 00:27:47,540
But you'll know what to do when the time
comes.

506
00:27:50,860 --> 00:27:53,040
That's Ed with the salad. I gotta go,
sweetheart.

507
00:27:56,260 --> 00:27:57,340
I'll know what to do.

508
00:27:57,540 --> 00:27:59,860
Yeah, easy for you to say, buddy. Bye.

509
00:28:00,140 --> 00:28:01,140
Bye.

510
00:28:11,740 --> 00:28:12,740
Hello?

511
00:28:14,600 --> 00:28:17,720
Hello. Welcome to 482 Oakland Road. Oh,

512
00:28:18,540 --> 00:28:19,540
Annie.

513
00:28:20,490 --> 00:28:21,490
Nice to see you again.

514
00:28:21,550 --> 00:28:23,550
Is there something else I can help you
with?

515
00:28:23,950 --> 00:28:25,610
Oh, well, I came to look at the house.

516
00:28:26,830 --> 00:28:31,170
For my mom, of course. Your mother was
very clear about wanting a one -bedroom

517
00:28:31,170 --> 00:28:34,330
condo. This is a three -bedroom single
-family home.

518
00:28:34,750 --> 00:28:36,470
Oh, right.

519
00:28:37,870 --> 00:28:38,870
My cookies.

520
00:28:44,030 --> 00:28:46,790
You bake? It's a tasty little sales
pick.

521
00:28:47,510 --> 00:28:49,310
The house smells like cookies.

522
00:28:49,760 --> 00:28:53,940
Which reminds people of their childhood,
their holidays of baking with mom.

523
00:28:54,160 --> 00:28:57,080
Especially in the larger homes where
people are thinking about raising a

524
00:28:57,080 --> 00:29:00,800
of their own. It makes them think about
their holidays in this house.

525
00:29:01,760 --> 00:29:04,600
But who doesn't like chocolate chip
cookies?

526
00:29:04,800 --> 00:29:05,800
It's impressive.

527
00:29:06,100 --> 00:29:08,660
Got the sparkling water, the juice,
wine.

528
00:29:09,480 --> 00:29:10,480
Do you like wine?

529
00:29:10,620 --> 00:29:11,620
What's not to like?

530
00:29:13,240 --> 00:29:14,240
There you go.

531
00:29:14,440 --> 00:29:15,440
Thank you.

532
00:29:15,620 --> 00:29:16,620
Cheers.

533
00:29:17,690 --> 00:29:18,750
There's a prospective buyer.

534
00:29:20,330 --> 00:29:25,170
I go to the monthly wine tasting event
at the Corkscrew Wine Bar on Mott

535
00:29:25,970 --> 00:29:27,810
It's tonight if you'd like to come.

536
00:29:29,030 --> 00:29:30,030
Oh, great.

537
00:29:36,610 --> 00:29:37,710
What's the emergency?

538
00:29:38,130 --> 00:29:41,270
I just got off the phone with New York.
We're running out of time.

539
00:29:41,630 --> 00:29:45,410
My George has to be a hit. It won't be a
hit. It'll be a home run.

540
00:29:45,870 --> 00:29:49,650
You tell New York I've spent the morning
getting the e -edition of My George in

541
00:29:49,650 --> 00:29:53,590
first position on every platform that
counts. And open bidding on the movie

542
00:29:53,590 --> 00:29:54,590
rights yesterday.

543
00:29:54,650 --> 00:29:58,890
So you got Annie to go along with the
phony George marketing plan? I realize

544
00:29:58,890 --> 00:30:00,370
I never could have. What changed?

545
00:30:00,630 --> 00:30:01,790
Annie found her real George.

546
00:30:02,350 --> 00:30:04,470
Problem solved. Met her real George.
What's he like?

547
00:30:04,730 --> 00:30:05,509
I don't know.

548
00:30:05,510 --> 00:30:07,290
Haven't met him. Then how's our problem
solved?

549
00:30:07,530 --> 00:30:08,850
Because Annie's on board.

550
00:30:09,090 --> 00:30:10,810
I thought you needed George on the book
tour.

551
00:30:11,030 --> 00:30:11,629
He'll go.

552
00:30:11,630 --> 00:30:12,630
Once we convince him.

553
00:30:14,440 --> 00:30:15,439
I have a plan.

554
00:30:15,440 --> 00:30:17,680
Now, could you stop wasting my time?

555
00:30:17,980 --> 00:30:21,860
I've got tons of phone calls to return.
All the morning shows want George now,

556
00:30:22,000 --> 00:30:24,060
but I'm putting them off until the book
debut.

557
00:30:24,720 --> 00:30:26,020
Can I go? Yes.

558
00:30:26,360 --> 00:30:27,360
Thank you, Troy.

559
00:30:52,240 --> 00:30:53,179
Oh, Annie.

560
00:30:53,180 --> 00:30:54,360
You made it. George, hi.

561
00:30:55,400 --> 00:30:58,220
So, this is the... One of the best
networking events in the city.

562
00:30:58,600 --> 00:30:59,640
Networking? I promise.

563
00:30:59,900 --> 00:31:03,080
Whatever it is that you do, you'll meet
someone here who can help you with your

564
00:31:03,080 --> 00:31:05,900
business. What is it that you do? I'm a
writer.

565
00:31:06,820 --> 00:31:09,360
I was actually wanting to talk to you
about that. A writer.

566
00:31:10,160 --> 00:31:14,620
This might not be the most helpful place
for you, but hey, it's a great event.

567
00:31:14,800 --> 00:31:19,540
Clearly. So, Mingle, make some contacts.
Maybe you'll find a landscaper that can

568
00:31:19,540 --> 00:31:20,540
help you with your mom's place.

569
00:31:25,050 --> 00:31:26,029
Phil Abbott.

570
00:31:26,030 --> 00:31:27,009
I'm George Monroe.

571
00:31:27,010 --> 00:31:28,010
It's real tea.

572
00:31:29,110 --> 00:31:30,110
Kate?

573
00:31:30,190 --> 00:31:34,110
Oh, sweetie, I'm so sorry. That sounds
awful. It is. Are you going to be around

574
00:31:34,110 --> 00:31:37,270
tonight? Okay, well, just come over
here. Okay, I'll see you in a bit. Yeah,

575
00:31:37,370 --> 00:31:39,750
it's fine. Thanks. Okay, I love you. See
you soon. Bye.

576
00:31:41,090 --> 00:31:42,090
Uh -oh.

577
00:31:42,410 --> 00:31:44,890
What? Annie, she had a date with George
tonight.

578
00:31:45,490 --> 00:31:46,490
Didn't go well.

579
00:31:47,150 --> 00:31:48,430
What? It's 7 .45.

580
00:31:48,710 --> 00:31:49,870
Did it even start yet?

581
00:31:50,210 --> 00:31:53,510
Hi. Mom? Is it Annie? Yeah, code red.

582
00:31:53,710 --> 00:31:54,710
I'm on.

583
00:32:01,160 --> 00:32:02,200
Sweetheart, can you get that, please?

584
00:32:02,480 --> 00:32:03,780
Got it. Thank you.

585
00:32:08,460 --> 00:32:10,020
Uh, hi, Annie.

586
00:32:10,560 --> 00:32:11,560
Hi.

587
00:32:15,060 --> 00:32:17,700
They're, um, back that way.

588
00:32:17,980 --> 00:32:19,300
Okay. Thanks.

589
00:32:20,260 --> 00:32:21,260
Sure.

590
00:32:22,480 --> 00:32:23,600
What happened?

591
00:32:25,880 --> 00:32:27,080
It wasn't a date.

592
00:32:28,020 --> 00:32:29,500
It was a networking event.

593
00:32:31,080 --> 00:32:34,700
And because I'm not a local business
professional, George only spent five

594
00:32:34,700 --> 00:32:35,700
minutes talking to me.

595
00:32:35,800 --> 00:32:40,420
Well, honey, you have been forcing this.
Yeah, Annie, it doesn't work like that.

596
00:32:40,820 --> 00:32:42,020
Well, it was supposed to.

597
00:32:42,340 --> 00:32:47,040
I mean, I wrote a book about George, and
then he appears when I need him.

598
00:32:47,300 --> 00:32:52,660
Hey, um, I'm going to go meet Ed and the
guys, let you ladies have some family

599
00:32:52,660 --> 00:32:54,120
time. Wait, what?

600
00:32:55,180 --> 00:32:56,180
Hold on.

601
00:32:58,040 --> 00:32:59,040
Jason.

602
00:33:01,130 --> 00:33:02,130
you going?

603
00:33:02,490 --> 00:33:03,490
Look at Annie.

604
00:33:03,630 --> 00:33:04,630
She's a wreck.

605
00:33:06,170 --> 00:33:08,010
She probably doesn't want to be crying
in front of me.

606
00:33:08,550 --> 00:33:09,730
You girls need your privacy.

607
00:33:10,110 --> 00:33:11,110
Thank you, sweetie.

608
00:33:13,450 --> 00:33:14,670
I love you. I love you.

609
00:33:15,070 --> 00:33:16,070
Bye. Bye.

610
00:33:19,390 --> 00:33:22,210
Okay, so how are we going to fix this?

611
00:33:23,350 --> 00:33:24,350
Well, we're not.

612
00:33:24,750 --> 00:33:25,750
I give up.

613
00:33:25,850 --> 00:33:26,850
You do?

614
00:33:27,360 --> 00:33:31,080
I have this radio interview tomorrow,
and I promised Della that if I couldn't

615
00:33:31,080 --> 00:33:34,460
get George there, I'd let the actor play
him.

616
00:33:34,980 --> 00:33:38,180
Once someone is my George, it's over.

617
00:33:47,640 --> 00:33:50,440
Hendershot Publishing. Della Hendershot,
please. I'll put you through, Annie.

618
00:33:50,580 --> 00:33:51,960
No, no, no, no. Her voicemail's fine.

619
00:33:53,790 --> 00:33:55,170
Della, it's Annie Butler.

620
00:33:55,390 --> 00:34:00,770
Listen, I couldn't convince George to do
the radio show, so I guess Matt the

621
00:34:00,770 --> 00:34:02,810
actor becomes George.

622
00:34:04,250 --> 00:34:05,610
I'll do my best to be convincing.

623
00:34:05,890 --> 00:34:06,890
Bye.

624
00:34:13,150 --> 00:34:14,150
Hey.

625
00:34:14,550 --> 00:34:16,550
Morning. Can you join me out here?

626
00:34:17,889 --> 00:34:18,889
Yeah.

627
00:34:23,070 --> 00:34:26,969
Okay, so I was thinking we would do
mostly perennials because they're pretty

628
00:34:26,969 --> 00:34:31,110
resilient, you know, like pansies and
patience, stuff like that.

629
00:34:31,489 --> 00:34:32,870
Patience, that sounds about right.

630
00:34:33,250 --> 00:34:38,030
I was also thinking we could do a small
little seating area with a rock garden.

631
00:34:38,190 --> 00:34:40,949
You know, it looks good, but it's also
really low maintenance.

632
00:34:42,110 --> 00:34:43,110
Sure.

633
00:34:44,070 --> 00:34:50,130
Why don't you just take a look around a
little, see if anything jumps out at

634
00:34:50,130 --> 00:34:51,130
you.

635
00:35:10,830 --> 00:35:14,670
You know, as a kid, I'll never forget
how wonderful I thought it was that

636
00:35:14,670 --> 00:35:15,730
was a piano out here in the open.

637
00:35:16,130 --> 00:35:17,950
Yeah, the family compromise.

638
00:35:19,390 --> 00:35:22,950
Mom always wanted me home practicing,
and Dad wanted me here helping out.

639
00:35:25,350 --> 00:35:27,410
You know, we're still playing Name That
Tune.

640
00:35:30,010 --> 00:35:31,010
Come sit.

641
00:35:31,290 --> 00:35:32,290
Come on.

642
00:35:39,530 --> 00:35:40,830
Want to give it a shot? Oh, boy. Okay.

643
00:35:41,050 --> 00:35:42,450
You can do it. All right. Ready?

644
00:35:43,750 --> 00:35:44,750
Here we go.

645
00:35:49,770 --> 00:35:50,629
Damn it.

646
00:35:50,630 --> 00:35:53,410
We sang that for choir in junior year.

647
00:35:53,850 --> 00:35:54,850
She remembers.

648
00:35:56,810 --> 00:35:58,030
I don't know. Wait.

649
00:35:59,670 --> 00:36:02,630
After you get what you want, you don't.

650
00:36:10,320 --> 00:36:11,520
Oh, you did good.

651
00:36:11,900 --> 00:36:12,899
All right.

652
00:36:12,900 --> 00:36:19,460
And though I sit upon your knees, you'll
grow tired

653
00:36:19,460 --> 00:36:20,460
of me.

654
00:36:20,760 --> 00:36:21,658
Do you remember?

655
00:36:21,660 --> 00:36:28,320
Because after you get what you want, you
don't want what you wanted at all.

656
00:36:29,900 --> 00:36:30,900
Wow.

657
00:36:34,280 --> 00:36:36,040
I'm totally read up.

658
00:36:36,260 --> 00:36:39,060
Annie, good to see you. No stunts today,
right?

659
00:36:39,600 --> 00:36:41,420
Della, you have my word. Have a seat.

660
00:36:43,160 --> 00:36:44,160
Hi, Matt.

661
00:36:45,060 --> 00:36:47,020
Hi. I guess I should call you George.

662
00:36:47,320 --> 00:36:49,140
Sure, if that's easier for you.

663
00:36:49,980 --> 00:36:54,140
Okay, so Matt has read the book and he
knows your shared history now as well as

664
00:36:54,140 --> 00:36:54,779
you do.

665
00:36:54,780 --> 00:36:59,200
So just relax, be natural, and let him
do his job, okay?

666
00:36:59,400 --> 00:37:03,700
Okay. Oh, I also ordered you all some
sandwiches, so eat up. I don't want your

667
00:37:03,700 --> 00:37:07,600
stomachs growling on air. Thank you.
I've been memorizing the book all day. I

668
00:37:07,600 --> 00:37:09,930
totally forgot to eat. I am so sorry.
I'm starving.

669
00:37:12,770 --> 00:37:18,050
This doesn't taste like peanut.

670
00:37:19,670 --> 00:37:20,770
You know what? You got mine.

671
00:37:21,370 --> 00:37:23,870
Peanut butter and banana. I know it's
childish. I just love it.

672
00:37:28,790 --> 00:37:32,990
Nobody panic, but I happen to have a
life -setting peanut allergy.

673
00:37:33,450 --> 00:37:34,450
What?

674
00:37:35,710 --> 00:37:39,990
It's no big deal. I just need to find
my... My EpiPen.

675
00:37:41,890 --> 00:37:42,890
Okay.

676
00:37:45,110 --> 00:37:47,790
It seems not to be here.

677
00:37:48,030 --> 00:37:51,330
Stella, I really, really appreciate the
opportunity, and I hope you'll consider

678
00:37:51,330 --> 00:37:55,070
me for something else. But right now, if
I don't get to the emergency room, my

679
00:37:55,070 --> 00:37:59,670
face will swell and my throat will
close. Okay. Get him out of the back

680
00:37:59,670 --> 00:38:00,850
right now and straight to ER.

681
00:38:01,070 --> 00:38:02,150
Now! Go!

682
00:38:03,950 --> 00:38:05,270
Do I still get paid?

683
00:38:06,290 --> 00:38:07,370
And welcome back.

684
00:38:08,010 --> 00:38:12,190
I'm here with local author Annie Butler,
who wrote the recently released book,

685
00:38:12,370 --> 00:38:16,610
My George, about her astonishingly
wonderful relationship with her

686
00:38:16,910 --> 00:38:17,910
George.

687
00:38:18,190 --> 00:38:19,350
Welcome, Annie.

688
00:38:19,550 --> 00:38:21,810
Thank you, Tanya. I'm so happy to be
here.

689
00:38:22,150 --> 00:38:28,030
Annie, I promised my listeners that you
and George are going to be here. I know,

690
00:38:28,170 --> 00:38:32,510
I know. It's just awful, actually. He
accidentally had a bite of my peanut

691
00:38:32,510 --> 00:38:34,190
butter sandwich, and he's allergic.

692
00:38:35,820 --> 00:38:39,060
Well, you don't mention anything about
George's medical problems in the book,

693
00:38:39,100 --> 00:38:42,460
but just this week he had to leave a
book signing because of a migraine, and

694
00:38:42,460 --> 00:38:44,560
today with this terrible allergic
reaction.

695
00:38:45,160 --> 00:38:47,220
Yes. Is this guy for real?

696
00:38:48,220 --> 00:38:51,640
Um, well... Well, he seems so sweet and
genuine in the book.

697
00:38:52,280 --> 00:38:55,480
Now, I bet he doesn't want to steal your
thunder.

698
00:38:56,020 --> 00:38:58,780
Maybe he's like those husbands that get
sympathy pains when their wives are

699
00:38:58,780 --> 00:39:01,640
pregnant. George is making himself sick
so that you can have a spotlight.

700
00:39:01,840 --> 00:39:03,620
That sounds so much like him.

701
00:39:07,760 --> 00:39:09,880
one drive time, listeners are going to
get to meet this perfect guy.

702
00:39:10,760 --> 00:39:15,380
Well, Tanya, if I could jump in. Hey,
listeners, Della Hendershot here.

703
00:39:15,760 --> 00:39:21,520
Annie will be at the American Bookseller
Expo with my George by her side. So,

704
00:39:21,540 --> 00:39:25,320
listeners, y 'all, come on out. Okay,
did you hear that, listeners? An invite

705
00:39:25,320 --> 00:39:26,860
the American Bookseller Expo.

706
00:39:37,200 --> 00:39:38,200
Okay, I'll take it.

707
00:39:41,120 --> 00:39:42,820
Hello, Della. This is George.

708
00:39:43,700 --> 00:39:46,460
George, I was thinking about putting my
house on the market and hoped that you

709
00:39:46,460 --> 00:39:47,660
would be interested in taking the
listing.

710
00:39:48,200 --> 00:39:49,200
Okay, great.

711
00:39:49,360 --> 00:39:51,880
Can I find out how you heard about me?
From a colleague.

712
00:39:52,680 --> 00:39:55,820
Might I ask which one? I also looked you
up online and I see that you weathered

713
00:39:55,820 --> 00:39:57,140
that economic downturn nicely.

714
00:39:57,760 --> 00:39:58,760
I'm impressed.

715
00:39:58,880 --> 00:40:01,960
I saw the housing crisis as more of an
opportunity than a catastrophe.

716
00:40:02,660 --> 00:40:03,660
Lemonade from lemons.

717
00:40:04,100 --> 00:40:05,100
Something like that.

718
00:40:05,130 --> 00:40:08,070
And where is your home, please? About a
mile above Boulevard, near Canyon.

719
00:40:08,350 --> 00:40:11,190
Well, that certainly is a desirable
area. And one that you haven't worked in

720
00:40:11,190 --> 00:40:12,410
yet? Actually, no.

721
00:40:12,670 --> 00:40:13,970
But I'm betting you'd like to.

722
00:40:15,010 --> 00:40:18,210
I hope you don't see it as a negative
that this is an area where I haven't had

723
00:40:18,210 --> 00:40:20,390
clients before. I'm more interested in
your motivation, George.

724
00:40:20,870 --> 00:40:23,370
Care to meet at my house, say, tomorrow
afternoon?

725
00:40:23,570 --> 00:40:25,710
I would like that very much. I'll email
you the details.

726
00:40:25,990 --> 00:40:29,770
Great. Thank you very much, Stella. I
look forward to meeting you. Likewise.

727
00:40:29,770 --> 00:40:33,950
sure. Again, who was that colleague
that... Got him.

728
00:40:35,100 --> 00:40:37,440
Why are you and my wife reading the same
book?

729
00:40:38,040 --> 00:40:41,860
She's all worked up about it. George
this, George that. He's so romantic, so

730
00:40:41,860 --> 00:40:42,860
thoughtful.

731
00:40:43,580 --> 00:40:44,620
The book that Annie wrote.

732
00:40:46,280 --> 00:40:47,440
Wow, would you look at that.

733
00:40:48,140 --> 00:40:50,960
Tell Annie I said thanks for setting me
up for failure.

734
00:40:56,820 --> 00:40:57,820
Annie!

735
00:40:59,500 --> 00:41:02,980
Thanks for meeting me here. I'm working
from home today.

736
00:41:03,840 --> 00:41:04,840
But...

737
00:41:05,000 --> 00:41:06,220
I have big news.

738
00:41:06,680 --> 00:41:11,360
Kanye the DJ traded some buzz for us.
There's chatter on the blogs that George

739
00:41:11,360 --> 00:41:12,400
may not be real.

740
00:41:12,740 --> 00:41:13,740
But don't worry.

741
00:41:14,060 --> 00:41:17,420
There's enough people who think that he
is. And either way, it's publicity.

742
00:41:18,140 --> 00:41:23,280
Brennan Bookstore sold out of their
stock. And the online sales shot up 14 %

743
00:41:23,280 --> 00:41:24,280
overnight.

744
00:41:24,520 --> 00:41:28,380
14%. And we need to build on this. So we
really need to get moving on this

745
00:41:28,380 --> 00:41:32,040
George thing. I just saw him yesterday.
I haven't had a chance to ask George

746
00:41:32,040 --> 00:41:33,380
yet. Ask George what?

747
00:41:36,440 --> 00:41:37,480
George. Hey, Annie.

748
00:41:37,820 --> 00:41:39,620
Sorry, honey, your track record wasn't
impressive.

749
00:41:40,540 --> 00:41:43,900
Annie, didn't you want to ask George
something?

750
00:41:47,220 --> 00:41:48,820
I'm sorry, I really needed to take that.

751
00:41:49,860 --> 00:41:50,860
George Monroe.

752
00:41:51,080 --> 00:41:52,080
Handle your business.

753
00:41:53,220 --> 00:41:58,520
Look, just tell him everything. We can't
let this fall apart at the expo. That

754
00:41:58,520 --> 00:41:59,680
isn't the way I wanted it to happen.

755
00:41:59,900 --> 00:42:03,830
If he is your destiny, as you continue
to say over and over, Then you're meant

756
00:42:03,830 --> 00:42:06,790
to be one way or the other. This way,
it's faster.

757
00:42:07,310 --> 00:42:08,310
Here.

758
00:42:08,490 --> 00:42:10,030
Take the book. Show it to him.

759
00:42:10,370 --> 00:42:11,430
It'll stroke his ego.

760
00:42:13,630 --> 00:42:14,630
George.

761
00:42:17,030 --> 00:42:18,030
I wrote a book.

762
00:42:18,350 --> 00:42:20,370
You said you were a writer. That's
great, Annie.

763
00:42:20,610 --> 00:42:27,090
The problem is that I... I wrote this
book about my great relationship with

764
00:42:27,090 --> 00:42:28,110
guy. My George.

765
00:42:28,350 --> 00:42:29,490
That doesn't sound like a problem.

766
00:42:30,250 --> 00:42:31,250
He doesn't exist.

767
00:42:31,840 --> 00:42:32,840
I don't understand.

768
00:42:33,560 --> 00:42:37,220
Well, it turns out that people are
reading my book, which is amazing.

769
00:42:37,800 --> 00:42:42,500
But they also expect to meet George,
who's a fictional character that I

770
00:42:42,500 --> 00:42:47,140
that now everyone assumes is real. And
in a couple weeks, I have the National

771
00:42:47,140 --> 00:42:52,020
Bookseller Expo, and it's a really big
deal, and everyone expects George to be

772
00:42:52,020 --> 00:42:53,020
there.

773
00:42:53,100 --> 00:42:55,460
Oh. Look, I know that this sounds crazy.

774
00:42:56,600 --> 00:43:01,100
Maybe, possibly, you could be my George.

775
00:43:04,650 --> 00:43:09,130
That's very flattering, Annie. Really. I
know that we just met, okay? And I'm

776
00:43:09,130 --> 00:43:14,170
not asking you to be the guy in this
book. Not really. I'm just asking if

777
00:43:14,170 --> 00:43:20,010
you could pretend to be in front of
thousands of people and when I say it

778
00:43:20,010 --> 00:43:22,310
loud... Sounds like a great deal to ask
someone.

779
00:43:22,510 --> 00:43:25,970
Yeah. I don't think I can pretend to be
your guy.

780
00:43:26,650 --> 00:43:28,310
I just don't think it would be the right
thing to do.

781
00:43:31,490 --> 00:43:32,490
That's ironic.

782
00:43:33,110 --> 00:43:34,110
What is?

783
00:43:34,380 --> 00:43:36,440
That's exactly what he would have said.

784
00:43:39,700 --> 00:43:42,600
I guess I'll see you at your mother's
place.

785
00:43:44,000 --> 00:43:45,000
Yeah.

786
00:43:52,600 --> 00:43:55,540
So? You're going to have to look through
your pile of headshots, Stella.

787
00:44:01,900 --> 00:44:04,860
Two kings. Okay, I have a queen.

788
00:44:05,400 --> 00:44:06,760
Hey, cheer up, Charlie.

789
00:44:07,300 --> 00:44:08,420
Lend me a smile.

790
00:44:08,800 --> 00:44:12,480
Remember that? A little more enthusiasm
and maybe I wouldn't have to... Does

791
00:44:12,480 --> 00:44:14,600
anyone... Would you listen to your
mother?

792
00:44:14,900 --> 00:44:15,940
Sure. Thank you.

793
00:44:16,200 --> 00:44:17,760
Does anyone have a king?

794
00:44:18,280 --> 00:44:21,580
Yes! I've got... Wait, okay, so I have
two kings?

795
00:44:21,800 --> 00:44:22,880
I have to have them both.

796
00:44:28,300 --> 00:44:30,120
Hey. Coast is clear.

797
00:44:30,320 --> 00:44:31,460
What do you mean? Annie's gone?

798
00:44:31,790 --> 00:44:32,790
She just left.

799
00:44:33,170 --> 00:44:34,170
Where are you?

800
00:44:34,590 --> 00:44:35,830
I'm at work, actually.

801
00:44:36,230 --> 00:44:38,150
What? Yeah, I picked up a shift.

802
00:44:38,470 --> 00:44:39,750
I don't understand.

803
00:44:40,190 --> 00:44:43,310
Well, I was on my way to meet Ed when I
realized I could cover for Miguel if he

804
00:44:43,310 --> 00:44:46,610
wanted a night off. Turns out he did.
You took a shift without calling me? I

805
00:44:46,610 --> 00:44:47,790
thought Annie was going to be there all
night.

806
00:44:48,110 --> 00:44:51,170
I have been looking forward to this
night with you for like two weeks.

807
00:44:52,170 --> 00:44:53,450
I don't know what to say.

808
00:44:54,770 --> 00:44:56,350
Okay. Well, I gotta go.

809
00:45:03,950 --> 00:45:05,230
So you turned down Annie.

810
00:45:06,350 --> 00:45:10,110
Does that mean you're also turning down
my house, too? I don't see what one has

811
00:45:10,110 --> 00:45:14,090
to do with the other. Annie is the
colleague who told me about you. And me

812
00:45:14,090 --> 00:45:16,870
pretending to be her boyfriend is
contingent on my getting your listing.

813
00:45:17,290 --> 00:45:19,490
Let me explain to you why you should
date Annie.

814
00:45:21,150 --> 00:45:26,550
Go on. When her book blows up, you'll go
from young real estate guy to

815
00:45:26,550 --> 00:45:29,170
successful celebrity realtor.

816
00:45:30,730 --> 00:45:33,030
Imagine what it will do for your
branding.

817
00:45:33,500 --> 00:45:36,420
But what if the truth in the book comes
out? It probably will.

818
00:45:36,820 --> 00:45:41,600
But when it does, worst case for you,
you'll have a front page connection with

819
00:45:41,600 --> 00:45:42,600
scandalous author.

820
00:45:43,920 --> 00:45:45,700
It's a golden opportunity, George.

821
00:46:21,910 --> 00:46:23,170
Mom, I want to be alone.

822
00:46:24,650 --> 00:46:25,650
It's not your mother.

823
00:46:35,570 --> 00:46:36,870
Hi. Hi.

824
00:46:37,630 --> 00:46:41,910
Annie, I'm sorry that I ran off on you
like that the other day. I was just

825
00:46:41,910 --> 00:46:43,190
surprised by what you were saying.

826
00:46:44,170 --> 00:46:45,170
Come in, please.

827
00:46:48,170 --> 00:46:49,170
George, um...

828
00:46:49,340 --> 00:46:54,600
You do not have to apologize. What I
asked you to do was... Totally doable.

829
00:46:55,860 --> 00:47:00,540
What? I mean, you might have to coach me
on some of the finer points, but I

830
00:47:00,540 --> 00:47:01,540
think we can pull this off.

831
00:47:02,560 --> 00:47:03,680
When did you change your mind?

832
00:47:07,440 --> 00:47:09,740
Annie, I bake cookies.

833
00:47:10,740 --> 00:47:11,860
I go to wine tasting.

834
00:47:12,520 --> 00:47:16,260
I'm willing to consider any out -of -the
-box thinking as long as it will

835
00:47:16,260 --> 00:47:17,260
advance my career.

836
00:47:17,560 --> 00:47:18,560
And...

837
00:47:18,749 --> 00:47:23,550
It appears that, for whatever reason, I
am part of your out -of -the -box

838
00:47:23,550 --> 00:47:24,550
thinking. Really?

839
00:47:24,850 --> 00:47:27,230
Sometimes in the business world, you
only get one shot.

840
00:47:28,710 --> 00:47:29,710
And you should get yours.

841
00:47:33,570 --> 00:47:37,770
George, I think this whole thing is
going to be way more involved than just

842
00:47:37,770 --> 00:47:38,770
expo.

843
00:47:39,350 --> 00:47:40,550
I don't want you to lie.

844
00:47:43,550 --> 00:47:45,070
Well, we're not lying. We're not?

845
00:47:45,629 --> 00:47:48,170
Sure, maybe we're stretching the truth a
little bit for right now.

846
00:47:49,010 --> 00:47:51,310
But maybe I just need to get to know you
better before the expo.

847
00:47:53,290 --> 00:47:54,810
There might be something there. There
might be.

848
00:47:56,650 --> 00:47:59,170
And on that note, how about dinner
tomorrow night?

849
00:48:01,770 --> 00:48:02,770
Okay.

850
00:48:23,690 --> 00:48:24,970
I brought you two some water.

851
00:48:26,770 --> 00:48:30,430
Henry, you have been missed. It's so
good to see you around the house again.

852
00:48:30,730 --> 00:48:31,730
Oh, thank you, Mrs. Butler.

853
00:48:31,930 --> 00:48:34,290
You want to get a better look at him?
You can help with plants and stuff.

854
00:48:34,750 --> 00:48:38,430
Oh, honey, if I had any interest in
gardening, do you think that the lawn

855
00:48:38,430 --> 00:48:39,570
look like this in the first place?

856
00:48:40,270 --> 00:48:43,850
Which makes a point. Well, I will leave
you two. Thank you, Henry.

857
00:48:49,250 --> 00:48:52,170
In case I didn't say it before.

858
00:48:53,379 --> 00:48:56,800
Thanks for helping me out today. I know
you're busy with a book.

859
00:48:57,180 --> 00:48:58,240
I'm reading it, you know.

860
00:49:00,320 --> 00:49:01,600
You're a really great writer, Annie.

861
00:49:02,140 --> 00:49:03,140
Thanks, Henry.

862
00:49:03,680 --> 00:49:05,220
Well, I know we're supposed to keep the
art simple.

863
00:49:05,680 --> 00:49:07,860
I think that these colors are really
going to look nice.

864
00:49:08,540 --> 00:49:10,420
Yeah. Yeah, I think it's going to look
good, too.

865
00:49:11,020 --> 00:49:17,300
But there is something beautiful about a
single color that looks great as well.

866
00:49:18,240 --> 00:49:21,080
Just come by the nursery the night of
the 30th and trust me.

867
00:49:21,470 --> 00:49:23,130
You will be wowed. Why at night?

868
00:49:23,450 --> 00:49:24,450
It's a full moon.

869
00:49:24,630 --> 00:49:29,330
I'm giving a talk on night gardens, and
there is nothing more beautiful than a

870
00:49:29,330 --> 00:49:30,330
white garden in the moonlight.

871
00:49:31,050 --> 00:49:32,290
Wow, that sounds incredible.

872
00:49:32,830 --> 00:49:33,830
Yeah, it is.

873
00:49:34,510 --> 00:49:35,510
You should come by.

874
00:49:35,950 --> 00:49:37,510
They give you ideas for your mom's
backyard.

875
00:49:38,650 --> 00:49:41,370
The 30th, that's the night of my book
expo.

876
00:49:42,290 --> 00:49:44,370
Two hours away, I don't think I can make
it back in time.

877
00:49:45,050 --> 00:49:46,050
Next time.

878
00:49:46,450 --> 00:49:47,450
Yeah, next time.

879
00:49:47,730 --> 00:49:48,730
Yeah.

880
00:50:00,100 --> 00:50:04,140
I am so sorry. I'm such a klutz. Are you
okay?

881
00:50:04,380 --> 00:50:05,380
Hold on. Come here.

882
00:50:06,300 --> 00:50:08,080
Now I'm actually making it worse.

883
00:50:08,340 --> 00:50:10,380
You look pretty with dirt on your face.

884
00:50:14,600 --> 00:50:15,600
Annie.

885
00:50:16,060 --> 00:50:17,060
Hi.

886
00:50:17,600 --> 00:50:18,600
Hi.

887
00:50:19,980 --> 00:50:23,240
Hey, you're George. George, this is
Henry Martin, my...

888
00:50:23,800 --> 00:50:27,520
My old friend from high school and mom's
landscaper. Great. Well, I was just

889
00:50:27,520 --> 00:50:28,520
bringing the sign by.

890
00:50:28,780 --> 00:50:32,100
And are we still on for dinner tonight?
Yeah, of course.

891
00:50:32,620 --> 00:50:33,620
Silly.

892
00:50:33,900 --> 00:50:37,160
Great, because I know of a really
fantastic Italian place that we could

893
00:50:38,320 --> 00:50:43,440
You know, how about you just come over
to the house, get a nice cozy meal at

894
00:50:43,440 --> 00:50:44,440
home? What time?

895
00:50:44,540 --> 00:50:46,020
Usual. Okay.

896
00:50:47,780 --> 00:50:49,200
It was good to meet you, Henry.

897
00:50:49,800 --> 00:50:51,460
Yeah, you too.

898
00:50:51,760 --> 00:50:52,900
George, take care. Bye.

899
00:50:55,220 --> 00:50:56,300
So that's George.

900
00:50:57,400 --> 00:50:59,420
I guess you learned how to cook.

901
00:51:00,840 --> 00:51:02,660
Used to burn jarred pasta sauce.

902
00:51:04,480 --> 00:51:09,000
You know, I'm just going to go in there
and... First nap.

903
00:51:14,140 --> 00:51:15,118
Hey, sweetie.

904
00:51:15,120 --> 00:51:16,120
Want a snack?

905
00:51:16,400 --> 00:51:18,520
Actually, I need something bigger than a
snack.

906
00:51:18,800 --> 00:51:20,440
I have a date with George tonight.

907
00:51:20,840 --> 00:51:22,540
My realtor, George?

908
00:51:23,020 --> 00:51:24,640
Yep. Wow.

909
00:51:24,960 --> 00:51:28,360
That Ramona Angel Fog whatever.

910
00:51:29,160 --> 00:51:30,098
Rowena St.

911
00:51:30,100 --> 00:51:35,800
Cloud. Honey, I'm just saying that her
three E's, they actually work.

912
00:51:36,140 --> 00:51:37,860
When did this thing with George happen?

913
00:51:38,120 --> 00:51:40,400
It had to be within the last 24 hours.

914
00:51:40,680 --> 00:51:41,618
Last night.

915
00:51:41,620 --> 00:51:44,840
Although I may have just told him that I
would cook him dinner tonight.

916
00:51:45,240 --> 00:51:49,940
Honey, despite my best efforts, you
cannot cook.

917
00:51:50,670 --> 00:51:54,550
And besides that, it's already 3 o
'clock. Your clothes are still in the

918
00:51:54,930 --> 00:51:55,930
Well, can you cook me something?

919
00:51:57,930 --> 00:52:04,910
Oh, I made a lasagna. All you have to do
is defrost it, stick it in the

920
00:52:04,910 --> 00:52:08,090
oven at 350 for 40 minutes. You got a
homemade meal.

921
00:52:08,530 --> 00:52:12,190
Amazing. Amazing. Thank you. You're
welcome. You saved the day.

922
00:52:12,530 --> 00:52:13,830
Again. Again.

923
00:52:18,470 --> 00:52:19,490
Heath Offering.

924
00:52:22,120 --> 00:52:23,120
Paco, sit.

925
00:52:23,800 --> 00:52:24,880
That dirty pool.

926
00:52:25,860 --> 00:52:26,860
I'll care.

927
00:52:26,940 --> 00:52:28,200
Is this love or war?

928
00:52:29,140 --> 00:52:30,140
It's always love.

929
00:52:31,220 --> 00:52:34,500
Except when I have a momentary lapse of
reasoning.

930
00:52:35,100 --> 00:52:38,780
Well, I'm the one who ran out on his
wife the other night when she needed my

931
00:52:38,780 --> 00:52:42,400
support. No, she's the one who should
have said that she needed support.

932
00:52:42,960 --> 00:52:44,960
A good husband would have recognized her
need.

933
00:52:45,280 --> 00:52:48,180
Well, a good wife would have understood.

934
00:52:49,000 --> 00:52:50,000
Great wife.

935
00:52:50,410 --> 00:52:51,410
Brings tacos.

936
00:52:52,210 --> 00:52:53,210
Is that all it takes?

937
00:52:53,650 --> 00:52:54,650
Yeah.

938
00:52:56,290 --> 00:52:57,290
You rat.

939
00:52:57,450 --> 00:52:58,450
I love you.

940
00:53:01,210 --> 00:53:03,850
Oh, I brought extra for Ed if he wants
it.

941
00:53:04,470 --> 00:53:05,510
Let's not tell him that.

942
00:53:05,970 --> 00:53:06,970
Smart man.

943
00:53:43,820 --> 00:53:45,280
I was supposed to defrost the lasagna.

944
00:53:46,720 --> 00:53:47,760
Lasagna, lasagna.

945
00:54:01,900 --> 00:54:02,900
For 25?

946
00:54:32,129 --> 00:54:33,049
Hi. Hi.

947
00:54:33,050 --> 00:54:34,050
Wow, those are beautiful.

948
00:54:34,590 --> 00:54:36,010
I figured we'd start this off right.

949
00:54:36,350 --> 00:54:38,830
So, can I come in? Yeah, come in. All
right.

950
00:54:41,330 --> 00:54:42,330
Something smells great.

951
00:54:42,630 --> 00:54:44,050
Oh, it's a family recipe.

952
00:54:47,450 --> 00:54:49,790
Oh, I started reading the book.

953
00:54:50,090 --> 00:54:51,550
That is some romance that we have.

954
00:54:51,770 --> 00:54:53,010
Right? Yeah.

955
00:54:54,310 --> 00:54:57,210
I thought you could just walk me through
some of the particulars for the expo.

956
00:54:57,450 --> 00:55:01,110
Sure. How about we just sit down and get
to know each other first?

957
00:55:01,819 --> 00:55:02,819
Do you want something to drink?

958
00:55:02,960 --> 00:55:03,959
Water would be great.

959
00:55:03,960 --> 00:55:04,960
Water.

960
00:55:06,640 --> 00:55:09,540
So how was your day? Oh, it was very
good.

961
00:55:10,180 --> 00:55:11,180
Yours?

962
00:55:11,340 --> 00:55:12,238
It was good.

963
00:55:12,240 --> 00:55:14,800
I'm sorry, Annie. Is, um, something
burning?

964
00:55:17,680 --> 00:55:18,680
Oh.

965
00:55:18,760 --> 00:55:19,760
Oh!

966
00:55:22,020 --> 00:55:23,500
Oh, no. Oh, no. Oh, no.

967
00:55:24,220 --> 00:55:25,220
Oh.

968
00:55:28,220 --> 00:55:29,220
Oh.

969
00:55:29,780 --> 00:55:30,780
I ruined it.

970
00:55:31,630 --> 00:55:33,510
To be fair, I don't think it was the
water.

971
00:55:33,950 --> 00:55:34,950
I'm so sorry.

972
00:55:35,370 --> 00:55:36,370
No need to apologize.

973
00:55:36,810 --> 00:55:37,810
These things happen.

974
00:55:37,890 --> 00:55:38,890
I've got an idea.

975
00:55:43,910 --> 00:55:46,270
Thank you for dinner.

976
00:55:46,550 --> 00:55:47,550
It was great.

977
00:55:47,770 --> 00:55:49,730
I told you, they have a mean key lime
pie.

978
00:55:50,830 --> 00:55:51,890
How'd you hear about this place?

979
00:55:52,250 --> 00:55:53,250
I used to live in the neighborhood.

980
00:55:53,630 --> 00:55:55,330
It's been my local local for years.

981
00:55:55,550 --> 00:55:58,570
I have to say, after I ruined dinner, I
didn't think that this date was

982
00:55:58,570 --> 00:56:01,210
eligible. It was bound to be a success
as long as we were together.

983
00:56:02,410 --> 00:56:03,410
Very sweet.

984
00:56:05,490 --> 00:56:06,490
Well, shall we?

985
00:56:09,450 --> 00:56:10,450
You're spoiling me.

986
00:56:11,390 --> 00:56:12,390
Well, you deserve it.

987
00:56:13,090 --> 00:56:15,350
Besides, I've made an investment in you,
Annie Butler.

988
00:56:15,930 --> 00:56:17,030
And I need to protect it.

989
00:56:26,220 --> 00:56:28,360
You girls really did it.

990
00:56:28,620 --> 00:56:31,720
I can't believe you're moving, Mom. Our
lives are in these boxes.

991
00:56:32,280 --> 00:56:35,260
Yeah, but luckily the second half is
still to come.

992
00:56:36,260 --> 00:56:40,280
Speaking of wits, what's going on with
you and George?

993
00:56:41,400 --> 00:56:42,600
You guys in love yet?

994
00:56:44,280 --> 00:56:47,400
What? You made it seem like it was just
a matter of logistics.

995
00:56:47,980 --> 00:56:51,540
The lasagna possibly looked like
fireplace ash.

996
00:56:51,780 --> 00:56:53,640
I thought that one was foolproof.

997
00:57:12,430 --> 00:57:13,630
Good to see you back. Thank you.

998
00:57:14,250 --> 00:57:15,149
Hi, Mrs. Butler.

999
00:57:15,150 --> 00:57:16,150
Hi, Henry.

1000
00:57:16,270 --> 00:57:17,270
Annie.

1001
00:57:17,470 --> 00:57:21,210
Got you a little something for helping
me. Oh, those are beautiful.

1002
00:57:21,890 --> 00:57:27,350
Well, I am very glad you showed up,
Henry, because our Annie is having a

1003
00:57:27,350 --> 00:57:32,870
bit of a rough time, and I think maybe
the manual labor might be just the thing

1004
00:57:32,870 --> 00:57:34,650
for her to get her out of her head.
Okay.

1005
00:57:35,050 --> 00:57:39,530
And before my mom says the same thing
about me, I got to get back to work.

1006
00:57:39,930 --> 00:57:40,930
Bye. Bye, baby.

1007
00:57:41,280 --> 00:57:42,280
See ya.

1008
00:57:42,320 --> 00:57:43,320
You too.

1009
00:57:43,800 --> 00:57:46,100
Hey, we definitely need to hang out
soon.

1010
00:57:46,300 --> 00:57:48,120
Yeah. Okay? Absolutely. Bye. See ya.

1011
00:57:50,040 --> 00:57:54,780
Okay, I am going to put these in water
and make you two some butterscotch chip

1012
00:57:54,780 --> 00:57:56,820
cookies. Oh, Mrs. Butler, you
remembered.

1013
00:58:01,160 --> 00:58:02,160
You up for this?

1014
00:58:03,400 --> 00:58:06,060
We got some more flowers to plant.

1015
00:58:06,660 --> 00:58:07,660
All right.

1016
00:58:07,980 --> 00:58:08,839
You first.

1017
00:58:08,840 --> 00:58:09,840
All right.

1018
00:58:18,640 --> 00:58:19,640
So what did you think of his work?

1019
00:58:23,000 --> 00:58:24,000
Colorful.

1020
00:58:24,460 --> 00:58:26,060
Powerful. You can be honest.

1021
00:58:28,080 --> 00:58:29,080
I didn't really get it.

1022
00:58:30,700 --> 00:58:31,960
It's whatever you feel it is.

1023
00:58:33,740 --> 00:58:37,980
This particular piece I find very
moving, but I see a lot of pain.

1024
00:58:38,260 --> 00:58:39,260
Where?

1025
00:58:44,920 --> 00:58:46,380
I hope you weren't too bored in there.

1026
00:58:47,220 --> 00:58:48,220
You were awfully quiet.

1027
00:58:48,540 --> 00:58:52,460
No, I was just taking it all in. I
didn't know abstract art could be so

1028
00:58:52,460 --> 00:58:57,580
complicated. But what I find so
intriguing about his work is that each

1029
00:58:57,580 --> 00:58:58,558
a choice.

1030
00:58:58,560 --> 00:59:03,520
And all these seemingly random choices
come together on the canvas to convey

1031
00:59:03,520 --> 00:59:04,660
singular thought.

1032
00:59:05,200 --> 00:59:06,520
Pain. Exactly.

1033
00:59:18,510 --> 00:59:19,488
Thank you.

1034
00:59:19,490 --> 00:59:21,170
Had a really great time.

1035
00:59:21,990 --> 00:59:23,630
I feel like you didn't have that much
fun.

1036
00:59:23,890 --> 00:59:24,950
No, I... It's okay.

1037
00:59:25,570 --> 00:59:26,930
Abstract art isn't for everyone.

1038
00:59:27,670 --> 00:59:29,770
Why don't you pick something fun for
next time?

1039
00:59:30,950 --> 00:59:32,530
Okay. Okay.

1040
00:59:38,970 --> 00:59:39,970
Good night.

1041
00:59:52,259 --> 00:59:55,300
So you want to talk about it? It's a
long story.

1042
00:59:55,560 --> 00:59:57,560
Did you get into a fight with George?

1043
00:59:58,100 --> 00:59:59,100
No.

1044
00:59:59,500 --> 01:00:00,500
Oh.

1045
01:00:01,240 --> 01:00:02,240
Is that surprising?

1046
01:00:02,460 --> 01:00:08,880
No, no, it's just... I don't know, when
I saw the two of you, you didn't seem

1047
01:00:08,880 --> 01:00:10,160
like a couple in the book, that's all.

1048
01:00:15,720 --> 01:00:17,280
Because we're not like the couple in the
book.

1049
01:00:17,520 --> 01:00:19,160
What, is fame affecting your
relationship?

1050
01:00:19,600 --> 01:00:20,600
No.

1051
01:00:20,970 --> 01:00:21,970
Reality.

1052
01:00:32,870 --> 01:00:35,510
So there's three Bs? Three Es.

1053
01:00:36,150 --> 01:00:40,270
I envision George. Now I'm experiencing
him. I just don't know that I'm

1054
01:00:40,270 --> 01:00:41,270
enlivened yet.

1055
01:00:41,430 --> 01:00:44,930
Catching up here. So George in the book
is... Victim.

1056
01:00:45,350 --> 01:00:47,670
George the realtor... Has to be real.

1057
01:00:48,300 --> 01:00:50,260
It could ruin my career before it even
starts.

1058
01:00:51,380 --> 01:00:52,700
And I want to make it work. I do.

1059
01:00:53,600 --> 01:00:56,360
When I met George, it felt like
everything was falling into place. It

1060
01:00:56,360 --> 01:00:58,840
hasn't felt that way since, and I don't
know how to fix it.

1061
01:00:59,380 --> 01:01:02,060
Okay, so plan on doing something fun
together.

1062
01:01:02,260 --> 01:01:04,220
Well, that's just it. I don't know what
I do that you would enjoy doing.

1063
01:01:04,520 --> 01:01:08,820
Well, you like nature, right? You could
go on a hike.

1064
01:01:09,220 --> 01:01:11,760
There's a new piano bar that opened up
in town.

1065
01:01:12,100 --> 01:01:13,980
What about a game night? I love all
those things.

1066
01:01:14,400 --> 01:01:16,020
Plus, don't you and George go dancing in
the book?

1067
01:01:18,220 --> 01:01:20,040
Henry, that's kind of brilliant.

1068
01:01:20,360 --> 01:01:23,900
Yeah? Well, I just want you to be happy,
Annie.

1069
01:01:30,040 --> 01:01:33,760
Sales continue to climb, and there's a
lot of chatter about the book on social

1070
01:01:33,760 --> 01:01:38,080
media. And because of that, I've got you
on as one of the featured writers on

1071
01:01:38,080 --> 01:01:41,520
Hello America, and they're doing a
feature for the Expo. On TV.

1072
01:01:46,020 --> 01:01:47,080
National TV.

1073
01:01:47,840 --> 01:01:51,280
The Expo organizers want you to talk
about breaking into the literary world.

1074
01:01:51,360 --> 01:01:55,280
Talk about your relationship and how you
crafted it into a book that women

1075
01:01:55,280 --> 01:01:56,660
across the country can relate to.

1076
01:01:57,300 --> 01:01:58,500
Talk about my relationship?

1077
01:01:59,240 --> 01:02:00,240
Yeah.

1078
01:02:02,240 --> 01:02:05,920
That was George Monroe. He asked if
you'll be ready for the open house next

1079
01:02:05,920 --> 01:02:06,920
week.

1080
01:02:08,800 --> 01:02:09,980
You'll have to call back.

1081
01:02:13,600 --> 01:02:14,980
Now, back to business.

1082
01:02:15,450 --> 01:02:18,070
My George is doing great, but we need a
second push.

1083
01:02:24,970 --> 01:02:25,970
Wow.

1084
01:02:26,350 --> 01:02:30,750
Annie, you look... But what are you
doing here?

1085
01:02:31,010 --> 01:02:32,930
I just wanted to wish you luck for the
night garden.

1086
01:02:33,370 --> 01:02:35,950
Oh, thanks. Bet you didn't have to dress
all up for the occasion.

1087
01:02:36,990 --> 01:02:41,090
Actually, George read the book, too, so
he's taking me dancing.

1088
01:02:41,830 --> 01:02:43,550
Oh, well, lucky there.

1089
01:02:44,060 --> 01:02:45,120
Guy's figuring it out.

1090
01:02:46,200 --> 01:02:47,200
I think so.

1091
01:02:48,680 --> 01:02:50,320
I don't know. I just need to see him
again.

1092
01:02:51,260 --> 01:02:52,600
Make sure we're on the right track.

1093
01:02:56,680 --> 01:02:58,040
It's so beautiful here.

1094
01:03:00,220 --> 01:03:04,940
Reminds me of a story about a man who
planted a field full of wildflowers.

1095
01:03:05,400 --> 01:03:07,660
Just one man. That's a one diligent man.

1096
01:03:09,040 --> 01:03:13,280
This man loved a woman so much.

1097
01:03:14,600 --> 01:03:16,260
broke his heart when she had to leave.

1098
01:03:16,960 --> 01:03:18,320
Oh, a story.

1099
01:03:19,960 --> 01:03:25,780
Before she left, she gave him one flower
and she promised to be home before it

1100
01:03:25,780 --> 01:03:27,160
died. I hope he watered it.

1101
01:03:27,360 --> 01:03:28,360
He watered it.

1102
01:03:29,880 --> 01:03:33,260
But then she didn't come back and it
started to wilt. He planted another

1103
01:03:33,260 --> 01:03:39,080
because he felt as long as there was a
flower blooming, there was a chance that

1104
01:03:39,080 --> 01:03:40,080
she would come back.

1105
01:03:41,100 --> 01:03:43,320
Every day she didn't return, he planted
another flower.

1106
01:03:43,920 --> 01:03:45,000
And he waited and waited.

1107
01:03:46,060 --> 01:03:47,800
And before long, he had a whole field.

1108
01:03:48,420 --> 01:03:50,180
What happened to the girl? Well, you
tell me.

1109
01:03:50,500 --> 01:03:52,140
I don't know. This is your story.

1110
01:03:54,060 --> 01:03:57,600
Well, you'll have to figure that out for
yourself, Henry Martin.

1111
01:03:59,120 --> 01:04:00,120
Wish me luck?

1112
01:04:01,080 --> 01:04:02,080
Luck, Annie.

1113
01:04:10,120 --> 01:04:13,440
These are our gross revenues by quarter
for the last fiscal year.

1114
01:04:15,060 --> 01:04:17,660
I've seen these all before. They don't
matter.

1115
01:04:17,900 --> 01:04:21,720
What do you mean? This is a hit -driven
business. Believe me. Something breaks

1116
01:04:21,720 --> 01:04:26,140
out, the past is forgotten. Yes, but...
Troy, we have a property that can really

1117
01:04:26,140 --> 01:04:28,920
move the needle for New York. That's all
that matters to them.

1118
01:04:29,160 --> 01:04:30,320
Moving the needle.

1119
01:04:30,540 --> 01:04:34,340
When my George starts climbing up the
bestsellers list, they're going to renew

1120
01:04:34,340 --> 01:04:37,880
our options just to keep us from jumping
ship. Doesn't that depend on what Annie

1121
01:04:37,880 --> 01:04:38,880
does?

1122
01:04:39,180 --> 01:04:43,940
All we've got to do is make it through
the next 24 hours and we are home free.

1123
01:04:47,420 --> 01:04:48,359
Henry, stop!

1124
01:04:48,360 --> 01:04:52,420
You're... What are you... Dude, they're
hard to sell when they're dead.

1125
01:04:52,640 --> 01:04:53,640
Yeah.

1126
01:04:54,360 --> 01:04:55,380
Hey, what is up with you?

1127
01:04:55,660 --> 01:04:59,440
You know how you said that I was jealous
of that guy that Annie was dating?

1128
01:04:59,640 --> 01:05:00,638
Yeah?

1129
01:05:00,640 --> 01:05:07,560
Well, I hate to admit it, but... You
were right. I want to gloat, but... I'm

1130
01:05:07,560 --> 01:05:08,560
just sorry, Henry.

1131
01:05:09,000 --> 01:05:10,640
It must be tough seeing her with that
guy.

1132
01:05:12,440 --> 01:05:16,620
You know, the way my Ellie talks about
that book, she says it's as if they're

1133
01:05:16,620 --> 01:05:17,620
a romance novel.

1134
01:05:17,860 --> 01:05:18,900
Yeah, but that's just shit.

1135
01:05:19,140 --> 01:05:21,380
It's like they're even the perfect
couple.

1136
01:05:22,040 --> 01:05:23,280
Not even a couple at all.

1137
01:05:23,520 --> 01:05:25,080
Then why are you upset? You still have a
shot.

1138
01:05:25,520 --> 01:05:26,520
How's that?

1139
01:05:27,200 --> 01:05:32,080
If you have the courage to do just one
thing in your life, tell someone you

1140
01:05:32,080 --> 01:05:33,080
them.

1141
01:05:34,260 --> 01:05:37,720
That was in an anniversary card that I
bought Ellie.

1142
01:05:51,140 --> 01:05:54,600
I think I'm supposed to leave. Sorry, I
thought you were.

1143
01:05:54,940 --> 01:05:56,100
Maybe that's our problem.

1144
01:05:59,480 --> 01:06:03,480
You cannot move together with an ocean
between you.

1145
01:06:04,520 --> 01:06:05,520
Okay, ow.

1146
01:06:06,570 --> 01:06:08,730
What? You stepped on my foot. I'm sorry.

1147
01:06:08,990 --> 01:06:09,990
Okay.

1148
01:06:13,770 --> 01:06:15,250
I thought you liked the dance.

1149
01:06:15,530 --> 01:06:18,050
Actually, I've never done this before. I
just thought it would be sort of

1150
01:06:18,050 --> 01:06:19,830
romantic. It's not exactly what I
expected.

1151
01:06:21,510 --> 01:06:26,290
A woman must look into the man's eyes
with trust and certainty.

1152
01:06:26,650 --> 01:06:31,750
Then he will be able to lead you on a
journey into the music.

1153
01:06:34,870 --> 01:06:35,870
Okay.

1154
01:06:37,230 --> 01:06:38,230
Do you trust me?

1155
01:06:40,150 --> 01:06:41,150
Annie?

1156
01:06:42,050 --> 01:06:43,410
Are you selling Della's house?

1157
01:06:44,070 --> 01:06:45,070
She told you.

1158
01:06:46,170 --> 01:06:48,590
Is that the only reason you're doing
this? Of course not.

1159
01:06:49,970 --> 01:06:51,210
Annie. George!

1160
01:06:52,210 --> 01:06:54,190
We are here to dance.

1161
01:06:54,730 --> 01:06:56,390
I'm so sorry. Excuse us.

1162
01:06:57,150 --> 01:06:58,150
Excuse us.

1163
01:07:00,050 --> 01:07:01,050
Annie, listen.

1164
01:07:01,110 --> 01:07:02,110
Listen to me.

1165
01:07:03,920 --> 01:07:08,740
I mean, I know that I can't expect much
more. I asked you to defraud people, to

1166
01:07:08,740 --> 01:07:11,940
pretend that you cared about me, that
you liked me.

1167
01:07:12,300 --> 01:07:13,580
I do like you, Annie.

1168
01:07:14,080 --> 01:07:15,080
I do.

1169
01:07:15,540 --> 01:07:18,480
And I was not withholding this Della
thing from you. She just decided that

1170
01:07:18,480 --> 01:07:19,480
wanted to sell the other day.

1171
01:07:22,760 --> 01:07:24,020
I'm helping you with your career.

1172
01:07:24,460 --> 01:07:26,220
Is it so bad that you're helping me with
mine?

1173
01:07:27,100 --> 01:07:29,560
If I sell Della's house, it will be my
biggest commission ever.

1174
01:07:29,780 --> 01:07:31,920
It could lead me to new clients, bigger
properties.

1175
01:07:32,720 --> 01:07:34,710
Besides... Isn't that what people in
relationships do?

1176
01:07:34,990 --> 01:07:35,990
Help each other out?

1177
01:07:37,170 --> 01:07:38,290
Are we in a relationship?

1178
01:07:39,610 --> 01:07:40,690
An unconventional one.

1179
01:07:41,250 --> 01:07:45,130
Most people meet and then decide if they
like each other and then go on a date.

1180
01:07:46,150 --> 01:07:50,230
We were kind of a couple when we first
met and we're backtracking a little bit.

1181
01:07:51,290 --> 01:07:52,290
Unless I messed it up.

1182
01:07:52,710 --> 01:07:53,710
No.

1183
01:07:54,630 --> 01:07:56,170
I don't know.

1184
01:07:57,190 --> 01:08:00,750
When I first met you, honestly, I
thought that we were meant to be.

1185
01:08:04,270 --> 01:08:05,530
I just didn't think it would be this
difficult.

1186
01:08:08,290 --> 01:08:12,130
I'm not an expert, but maybe
relationships aren't meant to be easy.

1187
01:08:13,150 --> 01:08:14,150
Yeah.

1188
01:08:14,870 --> 01:08:15,870
Should we go back inside?

1189
01:08:16,729 --> 01:08:17,729
No.

1190
01:08:18,290 --> 01:08:22,729
No. I don't really have much of a knack
for that.

1191
01:08:24,069 --> 01:08:26,890
Plus, I should go home. I have that
speech to write for the expo. I don't

1192
01:08:26,890 --> 01:08:27,890
much time to do it.

1193
01:08:28,290 --> 01:08:31,529
Annie, I know that we're backtracking a
little bit, but I don't think we should

1194
01:08:31,529 --> 01:08:32,529
give up.

1195
01:08:33,240 --> 01:08:35,960
Besides, it's kind of neat.

1196
01:08:37,300 --> 01:08:38,399
Being someone's destiny.

1197
01:08:50,340 --> 01:08:51,340
Good night, George.

1198
01:08:51,520 --> 01:08:52,520
Good night, Amy.

1199
01:08:57,580 --> 01:09:01,279
I can't believe I've been asked to speak
at the National Booksellers Expo. I've

1200
01:09:01,279 --> 01:09:04,439
only been a successful author for a
minute, but I've been an avid reader my

1201
01:09:04,439 --> 01:09:05,439
entire life.

1202
01:09:08,859 --> 01:09:10,439
I'll just make something up entirely.

1203
01:09:16,319 --> 01:09:20,080
Oh, what happened? I have spent the last
two days trying to write my speech for

1204
01:09:20,080 --> 01:09:22,040
this book expo. I don't know what I'm
going to do.

1205
01:09:22,620 --> 01:09:24,800
Just picture the audience in their
underwear.

1206
01:09:25,060 --> 01:09:26,060
Everyone says that works.

1207
01:09:27,600 --> 01:09:30,500
It's not giving the speech that has me
worried. It's writing it. I'm supposed

1208
01:09:30,500 --> 01:09:34,240
be writing about how wonderful my
relationship is with George, and I don't

1209
01:09:34,240 --> 01:09:35,240
if it's wonderful.

1210
01:09:36,000 --> 01:09:37,000
Oh, sweetie.

1211
01:09:37,580 --> 01:09:39,300
Everything seemed to be going so well.

1212
01:09:40,520 --> 01:09:41,520
I don't know.

1213
01:09:41,819 --> 01:09:47,000
I mean, George is everything that I
wanted, but being with him is not what I

1214
01:09:47,000 --> 01:09:48,000
expected. Does that make sense?

1215
01:09:48,640 --> 01:09:49,859
Yeah. Really?

1216
01:09:50,060 --> 01:09:51,060
Yeah.

1217
01:09:51,560 --> 01:09:54,100
I know that you think Jason is just an
overgrown teenager.

1218
01:09:54,480 --> 01:09:55,940
No, that's not true. Annie.

1219
01:09:57,320 --> 01:09:59,260
I just think that you put up with a lot
from him.

1220
01:09:59,620 --> 01:10:00,800
I do, sometimes.

1221
01:10:01,580 --> 01:10:03,760
I mean, look, when I first met Jason, I
felt what you see.

1222
01:10:04,020 --> 01:10:06,840
I thought he was some messy, schlubby
guy.

1223
01:10:07,460 --> 01:10:12,080
I mean, I didn't expect to spend a day
with him, let alone a life.

1224
01:10:13,820 --> 01:10:15,340
But then I got to know the real Jason.

1225
01:10:17,100 --> 01:10:23,120
I mean, yeah, he drives me crazy
sometimes, but he also tries really hard

1226
01:10:23,120 --> 01:10:24,240
make things better when I'm upset.

1227
01:10:25,840 --> 01:10:26,840
He's my best friend.

1228
01:10:28,920 --> 01:10:31,540
So yeah, things aren't what I expected
with Jason.

1229
01:10:33,020 --> 01:10:34,020
They're way better.

1230
01:10:36,660 --> 01:10:40,300
You need to stop thinking about the
George in your book and start thinking

1231
01:10:40,300 --> 01:10:41,300
the George in your life.

1232
01:10:56,790 --> 01:10:57,790
Henry?

1233
01:11:00,370 --> 01:11:01,370
Annie?

1234
01:11:01,870 --> 01:11:03,250
Hey. Hey.

1235
01:11:04,630 --> 01:11:05,630
What are you doing here?

1236
01:11:06,030 --> 01:11:07,130
Is everything all right? No.

1237
01:11:07,690 --> 01:11:08,690
I mean, yeah.

1238
01:11:09,550 --> 01:11:10,550
Maybe.

1239
01:11:11,450 --> 01:11:12,450
I actually don't know.

1240
01:11:13,030 --> 01:11:14,730
I need to talk to you.

1241
01:11:15,290 --> 01:11:16,670
Okay. Let's go inside.

1242
01:11:16,890 --> 01:11:17,890
Yeah.

1243
01:11:21,090 --> 01:11:24,030
Do you want to sit down?

1244
01:11:25,180 --> 01:11:26,760
Uh, no, no, no, I'm fine, thanks.

1245
01:11:28,200 --> 01:11:29,200
What's going on?

1246
01:11:31,160 --> 01:11:36,200
Uh, you're always so easy to talk to,
and now that I have the most important

1247
01:11:36,200 --> 01:11:40,360
thing that I will ever say to you, I
don't know how to say it.

1248
01:11:41,560 --> 01:11:43,520
You can say anything to me, Henry, you
know that.

1249
01:11:43,960 --> 01:11:45,540
Even if it's that I'm crazy about you?

1250
01:11:47,360 --> 01:11:50,340
And that I don't want you to give a
speech that tells the world that you're

1251
01:11:50,340 --> 01:11:51,340
George?

1252
01:11:56,520 --> 01:11:57,940
Henry, that's not possible.

1253
01:12:00,260 --> 01:12:01,260
Why?

1254
01:12:01,620 --> 01:12:04,860
Because I have to give this speech. My
whole career depends on it.

1255
01:12:05,480 --> 01:12:06,900
Della is counting on me.

1256
01:12:07,120 --> 01:12:09,020
George... What about George?

1257
01:12:09,860 --> 01:12:12,120
George came into my life just at the
right time.

1258
01:12:15,260 --> 01:12:16,320
We're supposed to be.

1259
01:12:16,740 --> 01:12:20,040
Annie, those three E's. It's supposed to
change your life. But not so

1260
01:12:20,040 --> 01:12:24,340
specifically. We don't choose who we
fall in love with.

1261
01:12:24,860 --> 01:12:29,660
Love is inconvenient and messy
sometimes, but those are usually the

1262
01:12:30,060 --> 01:12:34,860
Henry. All I know is that you've been
trying so hard to turn the real George

1263
01:12:34,860 --> 01:12:36,400
into the one in the book.

1264
01:12:38,220 --> 01:12:44,080
I may have the wrong name, but, Annie, I
know in my heart

1265
01:12:44,080 --> 01:12:48,120
that I am the right guy for you.

1266
01:13:03,850 --> 01:13:04,850
Henry.

1267
01:13:52,330 --> 01:13:53,650
Certainly an interesting discussion.

1268
01:13:53,910 --> 01:13:58,350
Thank you, Thomas, Annie, William, and
Lillian, four up -and -coming authors

1269
01:13:58,350 --> 01:14:03,970
making their debut at this, the 33rd
Annual National Booksellers Expo. Right

1270
01:14:03,970 --> 01:14:06,730
now, we're going to take a quick break,
and we'll be back after this.

1271
01:14:11,810 --> 01:14:15,670
That was

1272
01:14:15,670 --> 01:14:22,620
perfect. Keep that up, and we will fly
through the day. That was the

1273
01:14:22,620 --> 01:14:24,600
easy part. The focus wasn't on me or
George.

1274
01:14:24,900 --> 01:14:25,900
What about me?

1275
01:14:25,940 --> 01:14:28,240
Nothing. You looked great up there.

1276
01:14:28,680 --> 01:14:29,680
You're a star.

1277
01:14:29,700 --> 01:14:33,460
Oh, I don't know. Now that I have a
second with you, the open house is going

1278
01:14:33,460 --> 01:14:34,700
be from noon to four on Sunday.

1279
01:14:34,920 --> 01:14:39,040
It would be best if you could vacate the
premises around then. And, Annie, I

1280
01:14:39,040 --> 01:14:42,120
drove by your mom's place on the way
over here, and the curb appeal is

1281
01:14:42,120 --> 01:14:43,120
fantastic.

1282
01:14:44,240 --> 01:14:48,160
Really, totally worth it. You're a
landscaper. You really put his heart

1283
01:14:48,680 --> 01:14:49,680
His name's Henry.

1284
01:14:51,160 --> 01:14:53,380
Your speech is in an hour. Why don't you
go practice?

1285
01:14:54,040 --> 01:14:56,960
George, can you go with her and give her
some tips? You're good with people.

1286
01:14:57,260 --> 01:15:00,320
Sure. You know what? I don't really need
to... I'll meet you in 45 minutes. Oh,

1287
01:15:00,340 --> 01:15:01,340
excuse me.

1288
01:15:01,640 --> 01:15:02,640
This is Della.

1289
01:15:03,700 --> 01:15:04,700
Go.

1290
01:15:04,960 --> 01:15:05,960
Oh, yeah.

1291
01:15:06,480 --> 01:15:07,480
Oh, yeah.

1292
01:15:07,720 --> 01:15:08,720
He's doing fantastic.

1293
01:15:09,020 --> 01:15:10,300
Yeah. Shoot,

1294
01:15:11,580 --> 01:15:12,299
let's hear the speech.

1295
01:15:12,300 --> 01:15:13,300
What, right here? Sure.

1296
01:15:14,640 --> 01:15:15,640
Uh, okay.

1297
01:15:17,480 --> 01:15:21,340
I can't believe I've been asked to speak
at the National Booksellers Expo. I've

1298
01:15:21,340 --> 01:15:24,340
only been a successful writer for about
a minute, but I've been an avid reader

1299
01:15:24,340 --> 01:15:25,640
my entire life.

1300
01:15:26,300 --> 01:15:29,580
I've always loved to hear about how my
favorite books came to be, so I'm

1301
01:15:29,580 --> 01:15:33,880
to be here with you to share with you
how I created my book, My George.

1302
01:15:35,400 --> 01:15:38,380
When I wrote this book, I had an idea of
what love was.

1303
01:15:39,420 --> 01:15:42,660
All grand gestures and perfect moments.

1304
01:15:51,240 --> 01:15:52,240
What happened?

1305
01:15:54,700 --> 01:15:57,780
I was saying love is grand gestures and
perfect moments.

1306
01:15:58,320 --> 01:16:01,900
Right. Right, well then that's the work
that you put into it.

1307
01:16:03,580 --> 01:16:05,600
So is that the end of the speech?

1308
01:16:08,560 --> 01:16:11,240
No, but these note cards are so stiff.

1309
01:16:12,000 --> 01:16:13,880
I think it's better if I speak from the
heart.

1310
01:16:14,580 --> 01:16:15,720
I absolutely agree.

1311
01:16:27,310 --> 01:16:32,930
I used to think that love was about
grand gestures and perfect moments, but

1312
01:16:32,930 --> 01:16:35,050
that's not what love is about.

1313
01:16:36,270 --> 01:16:41,630
A perfect moment isn't a hot air balloon
ride or dance lessons.

1314
01:16:42,610 --> 01:16:48,650
A perfect moment is times of laughter
when small disasters happen.

1315
01:16:50,330 --> 01:16:54,170
It's drinking milk and eating warm
cookies.

1316
01:16:55,720 --> 01:16:58,300
and not being afraid to share your
deepest, darkest secrets.

1317
01:16:59,820 --> 01:17:02,720
Real love isn't about the best moments,
it's about the worst.

1318
01:17:03,460 --> 01:17:08,640
And it's about being with that person
you want to be with when nothing in your

1319
01:17:08,640 --> 01:17:09,640
life makes sense.

1320
01:17:09,920 --> 01:17:13,340
Real love is messy, and it's
inconvenient sometimes.

1321
01:17:15,080 --> 01:17:16,580
Those are usually the best parts.

1322
01:17:21,420 --> 01:17:24,320
And that concludes our program for
today.

1323
01:17:30,580 --> 01:17:31,580
Don?

1324
01:17:31,760 --> 01:17:33,900
Yes? Can I have a minute with George,
please?

1325
01:17:34,680 --> 01:17:35,680
Sure.

1326
01:17:38,760 --> 01:17:45,680
George, my grandmother would say, before
the moon leaves the sky, he

1327
01:17:45,680 --> 01:17:46,860
must know he's still your guy.

1328
01:17:48,140 --> 01:17:49,140
But I have to go.

1329
01:17:50,360 --> 01:17:54,580
What? It turns out, funny enough, that
you're not my George.

1330
01:17:55,100 --> 01:17:59,200
Someone else is, and if I don't go see
him right now, I'm going to regret it.

1331
01:18:00,300 --> 01:18:04,460
I think that we both know that this
shouldn't be this much work.

1332
01:18:06,460 --> 01:18:07,460
So thank you.

1333
01:18:11,400 --> 01:18:12,400
I guess you're right.

1334
01:18:19,700 --> 01:18:20,700
Yeah.

1335
01:18:20,960 --> 01:18:24,060
Set up the meetings. I'm telling you,
the book signings, they are going

1336
01:18:24,060 --> 01:18:25,860
fantastic. Gotta go.

1337
01:18:26,380 --> 01:18:30,260
Annie, where are you? you going? I'm
going to find the man of my dreams,

1338
01:18:30,340 --> 01:18:33,820
He's not here. He never was. I should
have known you'd do this. You told me

1339
01:18:33,820 --> 01:18:34,860
yourself this book is selling.

1340
01:18:35,140 --> 01:18:37,920
You're making money. You're probably
going to make more money. You want to

1341
01:18:37,920 --> 01:18:38,940
me? Go right ahead.

1342
01:18:39,160 --> 01:18:40,160
I don't care.

1343
01:18:40,260 --> 01:18:41,440
I want to live my life.

1344
01:18:41,860 --> 01:18:43,560
I want to be in love, Stella.

1345
01:18:44,200 --> 01:18:46,500
I want to be in love and not just in the
pages of my book.

1346
01:18:55,800 --> 01:18:56,800
Not as planned.

1347
01:18:57,500 --> 01:19:01,080
No, no, no, no. No, this is better. Now,
we'll have to walk back a couple of

1348
01:19:01,080 --> 01:19:04,840
statements, but we're in great shape,
Troy. What do I tell New York? That we

1349
01:19:04,840 --> 01:19:08,400
have a runaway hit with a sequel in the
works. A sequel?

1350
01:19:08,660 --> 01:19:10,140
Mm -hmm. I can see it now.

1351
01:19:10,680 --> 01:19:14,500
The sequel to My George, Real Life Love.

1352
01:19:15,040 --> 01:19:16,080
Gotta go.

1353
01:19:16,500 --> 01:19:18,400
Della? Uh, Della?

1354
01:19:48,970 --> 01:19:49,970
I'm so sorry, Henry.

1355
01:19:58,090 --> 01:20:00,210
I wanted to tell him before you left.

1356
01:20:04,650 --> 01:20:05,650
Tell him what?

1357
01:20:09,310 --> 01:20:15,570
The end of the story.

1358
01:20:16,550 --> 01:20:17,730
The flower story?

1359
01:20:20,170 --> 01:20:21,170
She got lost.

1360
01:20:24,070 --> 01:20:26,450
She followed the wrong path for the
wrong reasons.

1361
01:20:28,470 --> 01:20:29,730
And she found her way back.

1362
01:20:31,910 --> 01:20:33,750
And she keeps hoping it's not too late.

1363
01:20:40,170 --> 01:20:42,470
It's okay if it took you this long to
get here.

1364
01:20:53,930 --> 01:20:54,930
My Henry.

1365
01:20:55,090 --> 01:20:56,170
My Annie.