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Now it's that time of year when magic's
in the air.

There's so many funny faces, love is
everywhere.

You can hear the carousel from the side
of your front door.

That's when you know it's all over.

I thought it was good. I'm not saying
that the movie wasn't good. It was. I

enjoyed it. Just, ice movies aren't
really my thing.

I know. I know. I forgot. You're more of
a rom-com girl. I am not.

Grace, I've known you since you were 14.
You love rom-coms more than anyone I

know. I don't know that it's that. I
think it's just... I like the idea of

two people deciding that they're better
off together than they are apart.

And happy ending.

Ergo, you love rom-coms. Okay, fine.

I've got to get back to the office to do
some work, but I had such a great time.

Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.

I guess until the next time one of us
needs a plus one.

Sure.

You're a good friend, Quinn.

Have a good night, Grace.

You too.

Yes, we're doing the eggshell shipwreck
on the far wall to match the Carrara

marble in the kitchen.

I'll pick up the backslash samples later
today.

That is not our job.

Uh-huh. I look forward to the design
coming together, too.

Chat soon.

Hey, did you finish the nude boards for
Hannah's tree? Yeah, I sure did. I have

them back at the office.

Amazing. Listen, I am swamped today.
Would you mind running them over to her?

Yeah, you got it.

Thank you.

Can we have three hot chocolates,
please?

Great. Yeah.

What's that?

Ooh, Operation Complete Jack's baseball
card collection. It's now, well,

complete.

Complete as in?

Complete as in on Christmas morning, he
is going to wake up to every rookie card

from the year he was born.

You are too good to him.

You know I love a mission. I know you
do. Oh, did you get the email?

I did, yeah. The one about us decorating
the town square Christmas tree in less

than three days. Come on, we can do it.
We've done bigger jobs than that. And

that was less notice, less time.

Yeah. I mean, I guess since we didn't
get the full decorating contract from

Sammy... She wants us to call our mayor
often, though.

Yeah, of course. It's so weird that he's
our mayor. I mean, we're the same age.

That just makes me feel old.

No, but hey, she threw us a bone by
getting us that contract on the tree, so

we should at least try to call her by
her official title. Yeah, and in the

email that I saw, she's going to provide
all these city employees to help us out?

We don't need that.

I think we need all the hands we can
get.

Maybe you're right. But you know what?
If we pull this off, next year, the

entire town of Ivy Glen will be designed
and decorated by Keene and Ricken. That

would be... Everything we dreamed of
when we started our business. I know.

Oh, Ricken.

Oh, stop that.

Just leave.

Ryan St. Nicholas.

You sound so official.

So do you, Madam Mayor. How goes your
reign in our quaint hometown?

It's been better.

I'm actually calling to ask you a favor
from an old friend.

What's up?

St. Nicholas House.

My grandmother's house.

You still own it, right?

For now, yes. Why?

I have a bit of a situation.

So Ivy Glen's charities, they're in a
bit of a pinch.

Normally Christmas time is our busiest
time, but...

Now, donating is down over 50%.
Inflation, recession, everyone's feeling

the pinch.

Which doesn't look good for a young
first-term mayor.

Or someone who cares about their
hometown.

Look, it's affecting so many
organizations, especially the food bank.

I wouldn't ask if it wasn't an
emergency, but have you considered

reviving your grandmother's ribbons and
bows fundraiser?

I don't know. Not really in my
wheelhouse.

Even if it would do so much good for the
town, I'd honor your family's tradition.

Okay, okay.

I'll consider it. I was thinking about
coming back home for the holidays anyway

to tie up a few things.

Well, let me know as soon as you can,
please.

I'm on a bit of a timeline.

Oh, will do, Sammy.

I believe that's Mayor Hoffman to you?

Oh, sorry, Madam Mayor.

Kayla? Yes?

Will you book me that flight back to Ivy
Glen?

Of course.

I think I'm going to head home for the
holidays after all. Right away.

That was a long cocoa run.

I had to complete Operation Make
Christmas Magical for my husband.

So you found my race car.

Yeah, and the track to go with it.

Hi. Mom called. Said she and Dad arrived
in Italy and are having a great time.

Told me to tell you she got the fabric
samples from... Giuseppe?

Giuseppe, yeah. Who's Giuseppe? He's
amazing. He is a straper in Tuscany, and

he handles all these intricate patterns.
I wanted to use the samples for the mid

-boards on the Balzerini's living room
so that I can tie in their heritage to

the new space.

Great. I love that.

All right, here.

Oh, but we should probably focus on the
Christmas tree design.

Okay. I was thinking lots of light.
Light.

Okay.

Love it. What else?

That's as far as I got.

Okay.

Hmm.

Well, let me give it some thought.

Where are you going? We just got here.

Yes, well.

I need inspiration.

So, I'll see you both later.

Bye, sis.

Good luck. I'll see you soon.

as we speak.

I will get the house all set up and we
should be ready to lift in a few days.

I gotta go.

No way.

Oh, I'm so sorry.

Ryan.

Grace.

Hi.

Why are you looking at me like that?
Just, what are you doing here?

I just came back to type a few things.

Must be a pretty big deal if I brought
you all the way back from New York City

to our humble little town. It's been,
what, 15 years?

Five, actually. I came back to help move
my nan out of the St. Nicholas house so

she could live closer to me in New York.

Right.

I heard.

I'm so sorry I couldn't be there, Ryan.
I loved your grandmother. I was just, I

was out of state working with a client
and... It's okay. I heard.

It's really good to see you.

Yeah, it's good to see you too.

You look very professional.

And you look? More mature.

Exactly the same.

Oh.

So are you staying for Christmas?

I'm considering it.

We should hang out if you're free.

Yeah, it's actually my busy time of
year, so I don't know if we can work it

out.

You know what? My number's still the
same, though, so call me or text me.

I have your people. Call my people.

We can set something up.

Okay.

Anyway, I should probably run.

I'm just trying to get some inspiration.

Olivia and I are actually in charge of
decorating the tree this year, but we

only have a few days, so... It's going
well, I see.

I'm just getting started.

Well, I can't wait to see what you guys
do with it.

Thanks.

So, uh... I guess I'll see you around.

Yeah, well, it's a small town, so highly
likely.

What are you up to?

Um, procrastinating instead of designing
that Christmas tree.

Oh, I had a really good idea.

Uh-huh? Woodland creatures.

Ooh. Yeah, so we could have, like, all
these little critters running around the

tree. Wait, you don't mean live animals,
do you?

The idea sounded better in my head.

Sammy! Mayor Hoffman.

Hi.

Why do we have the pleasure?

Oh, I'm so sorry I can't stay long,
but... Okay.

I had an urgent request that I wanted to
ask in person.

What's up?

Do you remember the Ribbons and Bows
fundraiser on Christmas Eve? The one

Mrs. St. Nicholas used to host every
year?

Yeah, what about it? We're reviving it.

Well, I'm trying to revive it.

Ryan isn't quite on board yet, so I was
hoping you could talk to him.

See if you can get him on board.

You know what? The Ribbons and Bows
fundraiser really was his nan's thing,

so if Pete's not into it, then... Oh, a
lot of people in town could really use

this. It could do a lot of good.

And you two are close.

We were close. Then he went off to New
York. He created this whole life I know

nothing about.

Well, he would still listen to you.

Could you just try, please?

I wouldn't ask if it wasn't urgent.

I don't know.

How about this?

I know that this year the decorating
contract went to Mark and his team.

As it does every year for as long as I
can remember.

But he's retiring.

He's going to be up for grabs next year.

So, if you can help me get Ryan to host
this year's Ribbons and Bowls

fundraiser, it'll go a long way to
seeing that you get the contract from

town council next year.

Okay.

How about this?

You will personally guarantee, yes, that
we will be the top candidate next year

for the contract if we can get the house
decorated and...

Less than a week?

Sure.

We're in.

She's definitely in.

Okay. Okay, great.

Thank you.

You two are lifesavers.

Happy to help.

Bye, Ben. Bye, Mary.

Okay. Wow.

Looks like you have to get to St.
Nicholas' house.

Yeah, looks like I do.

I'll give you guys an update.

When I get back.

Ryan.

Stop it, Jack.

I know that look.

I have an idea. Oh, no.

No, I don't know. Oh, yes.

Whatever Operation Fill in the Blank is
turning in your mind. You don't even

know what the idea is. I know that Grace
doesn't need you.

meddling in her life. She's a grown
adult.

She's also our business partner.

And she's your sister and my best
friend. Well, the more reason not to

meddle. Kate, Ryan St. Nicholas is back
in town. He's the one that got away.

She has never explicitly said that.
She's had a crush on him since she was

12. The whole town knows. He feels the
same.

They've been friends for years. If they
wanted to date, they would have by now.

No, they've never had a chance.

Think about it. Ryan was dating Miranda
in freshman year, and then when they

broke up, Grace started dating Vince.

Ugh. And then when they broke up...
Okay, I get it.

But now they're both single.

I think.

Wait.

What are you doing?

I'm going to do a quick little social
media stalk.

Make sure that he's not in a
relationship.

It doesn't look like he is.

He's single and ready to mingle.

I love you and your little missions, but
now is not the time for another attempt

at Operation Find Great Love. Especially
not with Ryan St. Nicholas.

I'm going to order us some dinner.

While I'm gone, don't do any meddling.

No promises.

Look what the elves dragged in.

Wow, talk about a glow-up. Looking good,
Santa Man.

Hey, buddy.

Good. You know, no one's called me Santa
Man since high school.

That's a waste of a perfectly good
nickname.

I don't know about that.

So what's this I hear about you wanting
to sell the place?

Where'd you hear that?

Just a rumor around town.

Since the place has been empty for,
what, like five years now?

Yeah, no, it was just a quick trip back
to get my nan out of this place.

She didn't want to go, but it was time.

She just couldn't handle this place
anymore, you know?

Oh, man, it's just so weird being back
here without her.

Yeah, losing a loved one's never easy,
man.

Hey, everyone loved your nan.

You know, she actually liked you.

Even though you spent half your nights
out in our lawn here, what, putting,

what, the large Christmas decorations
all over our lawn? That was all, Olivia,

and you know it. Oh, Olivia.

The house is in pretty good shape.

Yeah, I know. I've had people
maintaining it, making sure everything

is in working order. I just, uh, not
sure what I want to do with it yet.

Well, if you do decide you want to sell,
I have a very interested buyer.

And if you do sell to me, of course, I
could guarantee you that I would fill

this place with a lot of life.

There you go.

All right.

I'll make you a deal.

If I do decide to sell, I'll call you.

Let you make the first offer.

Sound fair?

Sure.

Sounds good, sounds good. Go polar
bears, right?

Hi.

Hey, Grace.

What's going on here? Are you boys
behaving yourself?

Always. Always?

Oh, no. I remember more than one hockey
game where the coach benched you two

for, what did we call it?

Severe composition.

You know, I thought of it more as
passion.

Passion. Yeah.

Passion is the word you're looking for.

All right. I'll get out of your hair.

I'm going to grab a bite at Beth's
Bistro if you're free.

Oh, I have some work. I got it done.

Okay.

But if my schedule changes, I'll text
you later.

Sounds good.

You and Quinn, huh? Oh, okay. It's
complicated.

Yeah? We're just hanging out sometimes.

Whenever we're both free.

There's nothing serious. We're just the
last two single people left in Ivy Glen.

Anyway, I came here to talk to you about
the ribbons and Bill's fundraiser.

You did? Mm-hmm.

Let me get a Sammy sign here. Oh, she
did. She's very insistent.

Well, it's good to see that Sammy will
still do whatever she can to get what

she believes in. Yeah, but she has a
point.

I mean, come on, your new fundraiser, it
did a lot of good for Ivy Glen back in

the day. And, you know, with the way
things are, I can help a lot of people

if you brought it back.

Listen, I know that's the last thing you
probably want to hear, but I'll help

you, okay? Anything you need, just
consider it done.

I've already made a list of vendors that
I think would work for the place, and it

would really mean a lot to me for this
opportunity. I just... I love it here.

So?

What do you say? Will you let me help
you revive the ribbons and bows

fundraiser?

Please.

I'll make it really easy for you, okay?
Olivia and Jack and I, we will handle

everything. All you have to do is open
up the place and we will take care of

the rest. So you'll do absolutely
everything? All you have to do is smile

and wave.

You're good at that.

Okay, you know what? Fine.

Let's do it.

Okay, great. Yes.

It'll be fun. It'll be so much fun.

Okay, so do you want to meet tomorrow
morning at the cafe? We could start

planning. Yeah, let's do that.

Okay, sounds good.

Okay, so tomorrow at the cafe?

Yeah. With Ryan St. Nicholas?

Yeah.

Oh, okay.

I'm just going to go run an errand.

Do you want me to go with you?

No, it's okay, sweetie. I'll be quick.
I'll see you at home.

You good?

Yeah. Great. Why?

Just, you know, Ryan.

Come on. He was my high school crush,
Jack. Okay? I am so over it.

I just know he was... A great friend.

Nothing more.

Which is great. You love great friends.
They're great.

Great.

Stop it.

I'm just trying to be a good big
brother. Look out for you.

Okay, you're a great big brother, and I
love you, but I'm a big girl.

Okay?

Charm of Ryan St. Nicholas has long
since passed.

Okay.

I woke up to the snow.

There were songs on the radio.

I turned around and there you were, my
dear.

And now that I'm here with you, I know

my dream came true.

So baby, come close to me.

What's wrong?

Nothing.

Hey, tiny.

Wow.

I've had so many post-game milkshakes
here. Oh, yeah.

Everything's the same.

Kind of nice that things don't change.

Yeah, it is.

All right, let's grab a table.

The key to a great design is a strong
theme, and since this is your

fundraiser, I would love to get your
thoughts.

Oh, sorry.

That's one of our clients. I gotta take
this. I will be right back.

Okay. Hi, Sarah.

Yeah, good time.

You guys seem pretty busy. You sure you
got time for this? Yeah, we got this.

Come on, I know your Nan's house as well
as I know my own.

I mean, I haven't been back to the St.
Nicholas house in a few years, but...

Nothing's changed.

Must be hard going back there without
her.

Yeah, no, it is.

It's going to be hard on Christmas
without her.

Yeah, but you know what? She would be so
proud that you're reviving the Ribbons

and Bows fundraiser. That always meant a
lot to her.

I was hesitant to do it, but honestly,
it feels like the right thing to do.

Will your parents be joining?

They were always the life of the party.

No, not this year.

So, this design.

Okay, how about this?

Come over to the house.

We'll go room to room.

See if we spark any inspiration.

That'd be great.

You get that?

Oh, uh, that's Quinn.

You want to get some hot chocolate to
go?

Yeah. Great.

Okay.

Can we get two hot chocolates to go,
please?

Thanks.

Is this your work?

Uh, yeah.

Yeah, it is.

What do you think?

Good.

Kidding. The decorations look amazing.

And it's really too bad that we didn't
get the contract to decorate Ivy Glen's

downtown this year. I thought we will
next year. Thanks. I'm going to head

back.

Jack's waiting on me to wrap the gifts
for the children that we're sponsoring

this year. I'm about two hours late.

I'll see you both soon.

See you soon. Bye.

So, we're being back?

I'm like the same.

What do you mean?

Come on, everything about you is
different.

You left this town as a boy in a
scraggly white t-shirt with jeans and

you came back as a business tycoon in a
very, very posh suit.

It is bespoke. Thank you for noticing.

Tell me about your business.

Oh, well, we are a full-scale decorating
and design firm, and we do everything

from house remodels all the way to
holiday decorating, depending on the

client's needs.

So what made you get into that?

My first year in college, I took a
decorating course, and it was just a

throwaway course, but it changed
everything.

It changed me.

I don't know. I always thought you were
going to do something with fashion.

What fashion?

Why? It was just so bold, you know?

Do you remember when I bet you you
couldn't wear my Nan Smith's closet

outfit for an entire week? I did.

Oh, you did. You showed up every day
with a wig, the glasses, that big fluffy

dress.

I'm not going to lie, I was pretty
impressed.

Yeah, well, Mr. Benford wasn't very
impressed.

He called me out in front of the entire
chemistry class. You remember that?

Yeah, well, he never had a sense of
humor anyway. No, he didn't.

Thank you.

Here you go.

Thank you. Keep the change.

You always knew how to make everyone
laugh.

Oh, I don't know about that.

Well, for me at least.

Since that first day when I was the new
kid at Ivy Glen.

You know, I took my duties as the
unofficial head of the high school

welcoming committee very seriously.

Well, you made that transition to live
with my nan much easier.

I'm glad I could help.

Oh, speaking of help, did you mean to do
anything for the fundraiser? I know you

said that you would take care of
everything.

But if you need help, I'm here.

That's what friends are for.

Yeah.

We're still friends, though, right?
Well, come on. Of course we're friends.

We're always going to be friends.

Listen, I should get going.

Okay. Text me if you want to come by the
house.

Okay.

Great.

Yeah.

Really good to see you.

Good to see you, too, Ryan St. Nicholas.

I am telling you, this is the move.

No, no.

Yes, yes, yes. This could finally be
their perfect moment.

Timing is everything, right?

Plus, Grace deserves her own love story.

This is just a little nudge.

Olivia, please stop.

You didn't see her. It affected her. It
was so cute.

Like, okay, do you remember the
Christmas pageant that your mom talked

us into doing?

The one where Grace and Ryan thought
they were going to be background

understudies, but then got rang out into
playing Mary and Joseph?

Yes, yes. And do you remember how they
were so locked into one another? Like no

one else mattered. It was just the two
of them.

Olivia, they were 10 years old. I think
they were more focused on not forgetting

their lines and embarrassing themselves
in front of the whole town.

Okay, maybe, but you didn't see them at
the cafe.

The way that she was looking at him.

I have never seen her look at anyone
like that before.

They are so perfect for each other.

The timing's just never been right.

Until now.

What? I have a plan.

You're kidding me.

Mistletoe.

Isn't mistletoe Grace's thing?

It's mine now.

Operation Mistletoe. I am getting them
under this if it is the last thing I do.

Why? Because she's my best friend. And
even if she can't see it right now, this

is the right thing for her.

They've never been single at the same
time.

Okay. Step one.

The cafe.

Check. You didn't. I did, yeah. But we
didn't end up sitting at the right

table. But step two, I'm going to put it
at St. Nicholas House.

And step three, I'm just going to put
them all over Ivy Glen.

I mean, nothing... He says romance like
the magic of mistletoe.

You know what? You're right.

Not in touch.

Okay, I've got one for the office, two
for St. Nicholas' house. I did one for

the cafe.

Hey, what you doing? Oh, just looking
for my... class and I found it. Do you

want some hot chocolate? Yeah, sure.

Two hot chocolates, please.

Hey, Grace. Olivia.

Hi, Glenn. Hi.

I'm glad I caught you. I just wanted to
swing by on my way to work to run

something by you.

Okay. I'm working with a major investor,
a luxury condo group looking to expand

into our little town. How cool is that?
Cool or mildly destructive to our chance

integrity? Olivia, she's just kidding,
Glenn. She's always been a kidder.

Anyways,

I just have to find them the perfect
location and we're good to go.

But I would love for you to design the
space.

That sounds amazing. It would be huge.

And it could put Kenan Rankin on the
map.

And it would boost local business.

Mayor Hoffman agrees.

Yeah, we love that idea. That sounds
great. We can't wait to hear more. Can

we, Olivia?

Yeah. Okay.

Oh, did you want a hot chocolate, Quinn?

No, no, I'm good. But talk soon?

Sure. Okay.

I have seen rocks have more chemistry
than you two.

Well, he's nice, and he's smart, and,
you know, that's cool.

That checks some boxes.

Well, that's what love is, just a box to
be checked.

Okay, listen, I'll see you in a few
hours to get started on the tree. In a

few hours?

Yeah, I told Ryan I'd stop by the St.
Nicholas house so that we could talk

about the design.

Do you know what? I should get him a
coffee, too.

Well, maybe when you're there, you could
go on the porch, like, really take it

all in. Maybe he's there with you.

Okay, I know you, Olivia. What are you
up to?

I'm just taking care of our most
important client.

You have a glint in your eye. You got
something up your sleeve?

Santa's elves never reveal their secret.

Okay. I've got to find some fancy coffee
shop.

Hey, right on time.

What, uh... What's this?

Flat white with oat milk and two sugars.

How did you know my coffee order?

Come on, isn't that the typical big city
order?

Oh, okay, well, what's your order?

Just in case, you know, I want to return
the favor. Oh, just a small drink of

coffee and two creamers.

Simple and classic, I like it.

Oh, um... I did not know that was there.
Yeah, me neither.

I mean, we shouldn't, right?

What? No, ew.

Ew. I don't mean like, ew, ew. I just
mean, why, did you want to kiss me?

No.

Did you want to kiss me?

No.

Okay, then we're good.

Yeah, totally, totally good. All right.

We should probably just take that down a
little dangerous.

I got it, I got it. Hanging up there
like that, you know.

Just put that right in your purse.
Great.

Anyway, it's cold, so maybe we should
just get inside.

Yeah, okay.

All right.

Let's get started.

Thank you. No problem.

Wow.

This is in a lot better shape than I was
expecting.

I've already done some decorating, too.
Nice job.

No, these were my Nan's decorations. We
just didn't take them down after she

left. She always had great taste.

The smell of this place brings me right
back to high school.

I know. I'd always make the cleaning
crew use the exact same pine stuff that

my Nan would.

Oh. It's nice that some things stay the
same.

Well, I'm starting to realize that
you're not the same at all. I'm not?

No, you're more... Hilarious,
good-looking, wildly well-spoken.

You're more yourself.

It's cool to feel like this.

Focus in your element.

It's really nice of you to say.

Well, I meant it.

You know, that was always my favorite of
your nan's decorations.

This one?

Yeah. This is my eighth grade
masterpiece.

Eighth?

Eighth grade? Hold on. Are you mocking
my art skills?

No, I would never.

I'm being serious. I love it. I mean,
she has a lot of great decorations with

that one.

That's the best.

So why'd you leave it up after all these
years?

I just didn't have the heart to take it
down.

I hired a caregiver for my nan after
grad school, and I realized I wouldn't

be able to make it out here as
frequently as I wanted to.

I should have visited more.

The last few months here, the caregiver
said that she thought every morning was

Christmas.

Just couldn't take that away from her.

I'm glad you didn't.

Maybe went and decorated her room at the
care facility by my place.

Stayed up for five years until she
passed.

Well, something like the Christmas
spirit to get through hard times.

Now, what do you think about adding to
her collection?

What do you mean?

I mean, we don't have a theme yet.

And this is really beautiful.

I mean, of course, we'd have to add some
more and update a bit, but I think it's

a really good starting point, if you'd
like.

I would like that.

Great.

Glad to know we're on the same page.

I mean, we still need to get a cohesive
theme to bring it all together, but,

yeah.

Okay. Which one's next?

Well...

So, you and Quinn, I know you said it
wasn't anything serious.

Okay, it's really not, okay?

We're good friends, you know? It's nice
to have somebody to go to the movies

with.

Okay, so, hypothetically, if someone
were to ask you out... Well, I would

have to evaluate, you know, to see if it
fits in my work schedule.

Okay.

Makes sense.

How about you? I'm sure a lot of ladies
love a spoke suit.

Some of them do.

Okay.

Funny, I'm kind of in the same boat.
Yeah?

Everything at the firm is just going so
well that, I don't know, I just haven't

given any thought to dating.

Oh, well, you know, I am just so
relieved to know that we both grew up to

be adults with a great work-life
balance.

I mean, my last relationship was, gosh,
five years ago, maybe?

What happened?

He was a really great guy. He was in
sales, and, I mean, he was really nice,

but we just...

You know, we didn't have that thing, you
know, that spark.

And I think we both knew it, but we were
just so good on paper and we were trying

to make it work. But I realized that
wasn't what was best for both of us.

No one else since?

A couple dates here and there.

Oh, yeah, Quinn, right?

Okay, but chemistry is hard to fake.

Oh, you're telling me. These days, it's
like firing lightning in a bottle.

You know, it's funny.

I feel like I'm at that age where I can
finally come up for air. For years, I've

just had my nose to the grindstone.

Working late, just doing whatever it
takes to get the job done, not giving it

a second thought.

And now?

Now?

I don't know. I just kind of feel like
there's a shift in my life.

Everything that's happened in this last
year, with my dad passing, with

realizing... how much time and
dedication I put into work, time that

I'll never get back.

I mean, it's like someone turned on the
lights and I can see everything that I

gave up to get what I have.

There's still time.

Not with my nan.

I mean, yes, I moved her as close to me
as possible so I could spend as much

time with her as I could, but it's never
enough, you know?

I mean...

She was the only family that I had. And
now... And now you can start your own

family from the ground up.

If you want to.

Should we go see the sun course?

Yeah, sure.

Do you remember sophomore year when my
nan hosted that huge Christmas dinner?

Oh, come on. Are you kidding?

The first time we had Christmas goose
was in this very house. Mm-hmm.

The other things?

Oh, come on. Nobody in this town makes
Christmas goose.

Oh, and her hot chestnut stuffing.

I still dream about it to this day.

I know.

I tried to make it last year when my nan
left me her recipe.

Yeah,

it was a massive fail. I burnt
everything.

Well, maybe we could recreate it
sometime.

I happen to be, surprisingly, a very
good cook.

Well, if your baking is any indication
of your cooking, I can't wait to try.

Oh, I'm, like, stepping back in time. I
just love it.

Oh, yeah. Okay, strike a pose.

You haven't aged a bit.

Do you remember your Christmas cookies
you used to make? My nan used to love

those. She said it reminded her of her
childhood.

I tried to recreate them, and I just
wasn't the same.

You're talking about my Christmas sugar
cookies?

I had no idea.

Yeah, well, if I didn't tell you, I
meant to.

Well, then I'll have to make you a batch
while you're in town.

Please?

Have dinner with me.

Come on, Ryan. It's like 11 o'clock in
the morning.

I know. I meant later.

Oh.

You know what? I would love to, but I
have to decorate that Christmas tree

tonight. Oh, yeah. I forgot.

Okay. What about another time?

As friends. Just friends. Old friends.

Yeah. Maybe.

Let me check my schedule.

Oh. Forgot your busy schedule. Let me
just check, okay?

So,

town square.

Do you know what you're doing yet? Yeah,
I do.

I'll tell you, but you've got to keep it
a secret.

All I think is to be a surprise.

What's this for? All right.

I'll even show you some of my designs.

So, I was thinking that I wanted to tell
a Christmas story, right?

I wanted to capture the meaning of
Christmas, how it feels.

I want it to be a perfect blend of the
past and present.

A lot of pressure for a tree, isn't it?
Yes and no. Okay, listen, I like my

designs to tell a tale.

And even if I don't have it completely
figured out yet, I, um... We should get

a tree for this place. A 14-footer, you
know? We could totally do that.

14 feet? That is huge. Yeah, we'll go
big or go home, right? We want to make a

statement. And I think we could put on
the sun porch just like man used to.

Oh, by the way, I spoke to Tim down at
the market, and he's going to donate all

the beverages for the fundraiser, and
the cafe is going to do the catering

free of cost.

Wow. So generous.

I know. People are just so eager to
help.

You know, this fundraiser really is
doing a lot of good for everybody.

I guess so.

Just feels right.

Yeah.

I'm going to go get some decorations.
Maybe I'll get some inspiration.

Yeah, I will take some pictures and
maybe I'll get inspired.

Hey, Ryan.

What's up?

What are you doing tonight?

You want to decorate a Christmas tree
with me?

Love the whole town support.

Yes, I agree.

Okay.

Chat soon.

Apparently, Grace and Olivia have gotten
everything off the ground for Ryan's

ribbons and bows Christmas fundraiser.

He actually sounded excited.

Was that him on the phone?

Oh, yes.

He asked me to get the word out, do some
publicity.

Sounds like he wants one last hurrah
before he sells the place.

Sells the place?

Mm-hmm. I'm going to make him a great
offer. And then you, Madam Mayor, will

have a site for those luxury condos we
discussed.

I'd have to see the proposal first. You
know that a first-class, state-of-the

-art condo complex would be great for
local business.

Just think about all the money that
would be poured into Ivy Glen's

restaurants. I've always said I like
your pitch. By residents enjoying the

new luxury amenities.

We both know that the site of the St.
Nicholas house is quite literally the

perfect location.

Point is, I think this could be exactly
what we both need.

I mean, you want a second term as mayor,
right, Sammy?

Boost the local economy, increase the
tax base, you're a shoo-in.

Okay.

Okay, let's talk about this more at the
office tomorrow.

I want to see those numbers again.

Okay, thank you, Sammy. Oh, no, no, I
got it. Thank you.

Thank you.

That is a great tree.

It is going to take us forever to
decorate it. Oh, I have a plan.

I'm going to tie together the old and
the new.

You're Mayor Hoffman and all of the
donors will love it.

Where do you want this?

Oh, by the tree would be great.

Right away, bud.

What?

Thanks.

Thank you all for coming.

All right, let's do this.

You can take these over there and work
on that side of the tree, and I'll have

the crew finish the top.

Sounds good.

Thanks.

This looks phenomenal.

Yeah, wait till you see how the design
ties into the one at the St. Nicholas

house. Spreading the themes across
locations. I like it.

Yeah, just thought it might encourage
giving.

These are so gorgeous. Where'd they come
from? Well, I might have had something

to do with that.

Ryan. Jack.

By the way, I'm so sorry I missed the
wedding, guys. Congratulations.

No, we missed you, but we understand
you're busy.

Yeah, but I'm always busy, and that
needs to change.

Okay, I'm going to go back to the tree.
Yeah, I'll meet you over there in a

second. I'm going to get the samples for
the Peterson tree.

Do you need anything?

Great.

Do you need anything? No, I'm good.

Okay.

So...

Things went well at St. Nicholas' house
this morning.

Yeah. Yeah, they, uh, you can say that.

I mean, so well that he lent you his
man's decorations.

Did you see any hanging decorations that
you liked?

Like greenery?

Well, well, well, look at all this. Hey.

Hey, I was just in the neighborhood.
Thought I'd pop by.

Oh, okay. Well, I'm going to go see if
the crew needs help. Okay, thank you.

Coffee.

Five creams, nine sugars.

It's good, right? Yeah, it's my go-to.

Anyway, I got to run. The proposal goes
live this afternoon.

Oh, good luck with that.

Thanks. Thanks. If it all goes well, it
could change all of our lives.

Yeah.

Anyway, I just wanted to say this has
been a lot of fun, us reconnecting and

hanging out, just like high school.

Yeah.

Listen, about that, Quinn, I think that
you're a really great guy, okay?

I love your drive and your ambition, and
I just... I don't

think that I can do this anymore.

I've really enjoyed spending time with
you. I have, but I... I think I'm just

looking for something a little more
serious.

Oh.

Boy, I see.

To be honest...

I'm not sure I'm in a place to settle
down right now. I mean, I really like

you. I do. I think you're an amazing
woman. But I feel like I have so much

going on.

I feel like I need to focus right now.
It's your project. Yeah, it's going to

be huge. I mean, bigger than the hockey
team making it to the state championship

for the senior year. Wow, Quinn, that is
really, really big. Right? Yeah.

I've really enjoyed our time together.

If you two change your mind, I'm down
for a dinner. Oh, thanks for that.

Listen, thank you so much for your help
today. We quite literally could not have

done it without you, Ryan.

I'm happy to help.

Oh, also, I wanted to give you guys
this.

Oh. That should cover any of the
expenses. I know you said that all the

food and beverages was completely
donated, but I don't want to put anyone

out. We're not doing this halfway, so
anything we don't use, we can donate to

the food bank.

Incredibly generous.

Oh, sorry. I got to run. Grace, this is
the Gregsons about us potentially

redoing their kitchen and living room.
Yeah, I can come with you. No, no, no.

You stay. I got it. Okay. Their samples
are on my desk.

Amazing. Thank you. Bye.

Keep yourself fun.

Thank you for this.

That's what my nan would have wanted.

Yeah. And you know what?

She'd be proud having all of her
decorations in town square on the tree.

Mm-hmm.

She loved it here.

So, what gave you the idea to do this?
Oh.

Well, I found this, and I thought it was
the perfect blend, tying together

the past and present.

Should we get back to it?

Uh, yeah.

Okay.

Actually, you know what?

I have a few errands.

I need to run, so... Yeah, okay. I don't
want to take advantage of your free

labor, but it has been very helpful.

Listen, if you want to get that dinner
later, do you still understand?

Oh, um... Yeah, no, we'll talk about
that tomorrow.

Yeah. Tomorrow, okay.

Great.

What can I do for you?

I just wanted to drop this off. Grace
left it in Town Square.

She'll be grateful for that. She'd be
lost without this thing. I keep trying

to tell her to go digital, but nope.

Sounds like Grace.

You hungry? I was just about to order a
pizza.

Oh, I couldn't interrupt.

No, come on. Be grateful for the break.

Okay, let's do it.

I do not remember that. Well, yeah,
because you already graduated. You were

too cool to hang out with this lowly
sophomores.

That's not true.

Okay, that's partially true, but I was
wrong. Now I'm married to my sister's

best friend, working for both of them.
And what a pair they are.

A powerhouse dynamic duo. I'm lucky to
be in their orbit.

So, you enjoying being home?

Yeah, I am.

I was a little nervous coming back,
but... Well,

you didn't wait long enough.

I didn't mean to. It's just the years
kept piling on, and before I knew it...

Wow, yeah, 15 years.

Do you regret any of it?

Honestly, no, because it got me to where
I am today.

And, yes, I love my job, but you want
someone to share it all with.

When did you get so sentimental?

I just think that as you get older, you
start to realize what really matters in

life. I mean, sure, success is great,
but...

If you don't have someone to share it
with, why does it matter?

A little cheesy, but you're right.

At the end of the day, it's all about
connection.

I was working with your spouse.

But it's not forever, I don't give you
that.

But for us, she's my best friend.

Co-pilot.

You're really lucky.

Don't get me wrong, it takes work.

But...

Without her, none of it matters.

You and Grace seem to be hitting it off
again.

Liv's always thought you two would end
up together.

Really? What makes you say that?

Grace has always been more herself
around you.

Plus, I think the best relationships
start as friendships.

Well, I'm happy she found someone, even
if it is with Quinn.

Okay, one, I love that your rivalry with
Quinn is alive and well all these years

later. And two, trust me, I know my
sister. There's nothing going on with

that guy.

She said the same to me, but when I saw
them at the tree, I don't know, it kind

of seemed like the opposite to me.

And he's very handsome, tall, charming.

I was going to say kind, but yeah, that
works.

It's been really nice having them back.
It is, isn't it?

Yeah. Do you know how long he's staying?

Let me talk to Grace about that.

No. You do not need to talk to Grace
about that.

Talk to me about what?

Oh, your love life.

Oh, gee, thanks.

Hey, Ryan.

What are you doing here? He stopped by
to give you your sketchbook. Yeah, you,

uh, left us at Town Square. Oh, thank
you so much. You're a lifesaver. Okay,

Jack, we gotta go.

Remember? We do? Yep.

Bye. See you both later.

Whoa. Did I forget something?

Do we forget? Do we have my coat? I have
your coat. Let's go.

Okay.

I don't know about you, but I could go
for a sugar cookie right now.

Okay, sure.

All right.

I can't believe we're doing this. I
mean, we're actually going to have

cookies for dinner?

Are you mad at us? I mean...

No, of course not.

Hey, are you sure everything in this
kitchen still works? Oh, for sure. I've

got a meeting with Stephen here all the
time, making sure everything's in

working order.

Got to protect your investments.
Investments? What does that mean?

Well, you know, yeah, it's my family
house, but it's also an asset.

Oh.

What? Hmm.

Uh, that eyebrow raise begs to differ.

An asset?

I mean, come on, is that really how you
see this place?

This is what owning a property is,
right?

Let's make some cookies.

Okay.

Okay, so first of all, if you're going
to help me with this, you might want to

take off your suit jacket.

Okay, yeah, you're right.

Sorry, it's just a habit.

It's your suit of armor, huh?

Exactly. Yes.

Suit of armor.

Okay, so tell me about your work.

Well, basically, I'm a financial
advisor. I help people achieve their

long-term financial goals in the
shortest time possible.

Sounds fun. Do you like it?

Yeah, I actually do.

It's really rewarding when I see the
look on my client's face when I help

them reach their goals, and I double
their investment.

Great.

All right, so all you have to do is just
you're going to take this, put a little

flower on there, and you're going to
give it some easy pressure back and

forth. Here you go.

Okay. Like that?

Yeah. Okay.

So, how long are you staying in town?

I don't know.

The fundraiser's keeping me here a bit
longer, and to be honest, I'm not that

mad at it.

I'm kind of enjoying being back.

Oh, actually enjoying being back? Well,
what were you expecting?

Oh, I don't know.

I didn't know what I was walking into.

It's been so long.

Well, are you happy with what you found?

Surprisingly, yeah.

Makes me want to spend more time here.

I don't think I'm doing this right.

I'll take over.

Yeah. Do you have any cookie cutters?
Yeah, I think so.

Oh,

here we go.

Perfect. There's so much junk in this
house.

Junk? Listen, I happen to think that
there's a lot of things with sentimental

value in this house.

So what are your plans for this house
anyway, huh?

I mean, it's a magical place. It makes
me sad to think about it empty.

Me too.

You're right. I'm not doing this.

Please, justice, my nan loved this
place.

I know she did.

I should have brought her back for one
last Christmas.

Now, hey, you look at me, Ryan St.
Nicholas, okay?

I know that it was not an easy decision
moving your nan away from this place.

But I also know you, and I know that you
took great care of her.

You know what you're doing right now?

reviving her legacy with the ribbons and
bows fundraiser.

That would make her very, very proud.

Thank you. Mm-hmm. You do it.

Yeah. All right, you want to cut some
cookies?

Yes. Great. Okay.

All right.

How did I do?

Nailed it.

Hopefully it tastes better than it
looked.

Moment of truth.

I can confirm.

It does.

A plus on your baking skills and a C
minus for my decorating skills.

Hey, no, I would give that a solid B
minus.

That's generous.

Oh, sorry, it's my tree guy.

You got a tree guy?

Yeah.

Hey, Billy, did you get my message about
the tree earlier?

Mm-hmm.

14 feet would be ideal.

Oh.

Yeah, no, that's okay. Thanks anyway.

Mm-hmm.

Bye.

Tree problems?

I just really wanted a 14-foot tree, but
all the big ones are gone within a 50

-mile radius, so... Anyway, I didn't
realize how late it was getting. I have

a big day tomorrow, but this was so much
fun. No, no, no.

I got it. What? No, I am not making you
clean up your entire kitchen by

yourself. Okay, I'll make you a deal.

Leave the cookies.

We're even.

Deal.

So will I see you at the Christmas tree
lighting tomorrow?

I wouldn't miss it.

Great. Maybe we can get that dinner we
talked about.

Yeah, I'd like that.

Me too.

All right, go ahead and get out of here.

Thanks for a good night.

Okay,

party people, we've got T-minus three
hours until showtime.

Hey, Jack and I are going to grab a
pizza and watch old Christmas movies

after the tree lighting if you want to
join. Oh, I can't. I'm having dinner

with Ryan.

Wait, your wife? Just as friends.

Okay, you go home. You do a face mask.
You paint your nails. You give yourself

a blowout. You could just meet me here
before the tree lighting. You have work

to do.

I know. I've got it covered. You go. You
go.

Wear a cute dress.

close. Operation Mistletoe is almost a
success.

Olivia. They are going for dinner
tonight. For dinner. Do you hear me?

I just need a couple more sprays. I
think you need to take a breath. No, I

need more mistletoe.

Do you think Grace will be angry if she
finds out that you're behind all the

mysterious mistletoe that keeps popping
up around town?

No, I think that she would thank me. I
mean, Christmas is the most romantic

time of the year. I'm just giving them a
little nudge.

Love you. Wish me luck.

Love you.

It should be any minute now.

Is it weird that I kind of feel like a
little kid right now?

No, not at all. I get excited every time
I go to a Christmas tree lighting.

I mean, especially when we're the ones
in charge of decorating it.

Yeah.

Do you think Sammy likes it?

I think we'll have to wait for the tree
to be lit up to know that.

Hey, do you remember when we bet that
you couldn't make it to the top of the

town square Christmas tree? I can't
believe you actually tried to do it. I

made it halfway up that tree before
Mayor Dodd started to call my parents.

Yeah, please don't do that to me.

No promises.

Wow, look at that. The whole group's
here.

Go Polar Bears!

Come on, go Polar Bears!

Good.

Great having a Santa man back, huh?

Yeah, it is actually.

beautiful. I don't think I've ever seen
one prettier tree than this Christmas

tree.

I think Sam likes this. I think she
loves it.

You guys did a beautiful job.

Thank you.

Huge thanks to you for all your help in
letting us use your grandma's

decorations. I'm happy they came in
handy.

Oh, the volunteers are going to drop by
the house tomorrow to decorate based on

Grace's designs.

Did she mention we're going to leave the
old decorations up?

I want them to be part of it so we can
build upon Mrs. St. Nicholas's legacy.

I love that. I'll let them know.

Okay.

You know, I think I forgot how much I
missed Christmas here.

Oh, yeah?

So should we go eat?

Yeah, starving.

Oh, man, I'd love to. I would, but I've
got this investor thing I need to

finish. But let's talk soon.

I've got some things I want to run by
you.

Bye, Quinn. Sure. Bye, Quinn.

Tell me.

Yeah.

You did not say that. I did. It was my
first board meeting. I had no clue what

was going on. Come on. Even I know that
you don't comment on your boss's lunch

order.

I thought it was helping.

You can get that if you need.

No, that is business. It can wait till
business hours.

I'm sorry.

Who are you and what have you done with
Ryan St. Nicholas?

Well, it is Christmas time and since
I've been back here and staying at the

St. Nicholas house, it's made me realize
that maybe over the past few years, my

priorities have been a bit out of whack.

Yeah, I can relate to that.

You know, my parents actually invited me
on their Christmas European backpacking

tour and I said no because I had to
work. I mean, who does that?

Well, at least Jack stayed back with
you.

Yeah. Yeah, but he's going to celebrate
with Olivia and her family.

How about this?

Next Christmas, we'll plan it out.

We'll have a work-free Christmas.

But does that mean you're coming back
next Christmas, too?

What?

To be honest, I was actually thinking
about selling the St. Nicholas house.

You what?

You were right.

It's sad that it's just been sitting
there vacant all this time.

Yeah, but... I mean, come on, you can't
just sell it.

Oh, I know that now.

I think I was just avoiding it because
of what it meant without my nan.

I'm alone.

You're not alone.

Listen, you have your friends, and...
Ryan, no matter how far away you are,

how much time has passed...

Wherever life takes us, you'll always
have me.

You know that.

I missed you, Grace.

I missed you too, Ryan.

We're not technically under it.

You're right.

Technically, the bar is under it.

Yeah.

Can I walk you home?

Sure, I'd love that.

Do me a favor.

Of course.

Can you promise not to wait so long next
time before you come back home?

I won't.

Take it.

All right. If you had to watch one
Christmas movie for the rest of your

life, what would it be?

Easy. Christmas Carol.

Really? Bye.

because it has a lot of important
lessons in it. What, like don't count

your money every day, all day, or your
Christmas spirit will get zapped?

More like anyone can change their life,
and no matter where you are, the choices

you made, you can pivot.

Wow, so that's the boy who thought his
life would be over if he didn't make

valedictorian. Well, thankfully I didn't
peak in high school.

Speaking of high school, when is the
last time you went pranking?

You mean like what Quinn and Olivia used
to do with those giant ornaments in our

yard?

I can safely say it's been years. Why?

Because it's my favorite thing to do
during the holidays.

Oh, yeah? I think we should do it.

Are you in? Are you? Yeah? Okay.

Huh.

Quinn's done a lot with his parents'
whole place. Yeah, well, he is a real

estate developer.

I know, but I always thought he would do
something in high school so he would

never have to leave.

You know he never misses a game.

Yeah, that makes sense.

You ever go with him?

Yeah, I know. I'm coming a few times.

A bunch of us.

Do you remember when we TP'd his house
seven hours in a row? The last night his

dad was waiting for us, sitting in the
window.

Quinn told me he loved it. Made him feel
important.

Really? Yeah.

That's so cute.

Sorry, Olivia is missing this.

I don't like that it's just the two of
us.

Let's go.

Shh. Be quiet.

Shh. Be quiet.

Shh.

He's magnificent.

I wish I could see his face in the
morning.

I know. He's going to feel so important.

We're going to have to go.

Run.

What was that?

Still no dice on the 14-foot tree for
the St. Nicholas house, but it stayed up

all night last night, and I was able to
finalize the design.

Oh, it looks like something from a
Christmas carol. Thanks. It's going for

Charles Dickens' Christmas Ribbons and
Bows edition.

It's all order, but I love it.

I just want it to be special for his
man.

Not for him.

Hey. Hey.

Hi. I was just about to head over to
your house. The volunteers will be there

any minute to help us decorate.

Okay. Well, I'll give you a ride.

I have another surprise for you.

Great.

Okay, you don't need to gloat.

I'm not gloating. This is good.

This is good.

I need mistletoe.

Okay.

What's all this about?

It's just a surprise.

It said 14 feet, right?

What? How did you?

Where did you?

You're not the only one with a tree guy.

Okay, but you're sure it's 14 feet?

Better be. Oh, gosh.

I'm going to cry.

11, 12, 13, 14.

It's perfect.

Perfect.

Oh, my goodness.

You guys killed it.

Okay. Okay, they will help you put it
wherever you want. Uh, how about on the

sun porch, where Nan used to put it?

Hmm.

Um, if you could put it on the sun
porch, pretty please.

Thank you.

I can't believe you did this.

Oh, you know, always happy to help. Now
we just gotta decorate the thing.

Oh, okay, so I was thinking, Christmas
Carol is your favorite movie, right?

So I used that to finalize my design
last night, and I was thinking, that's

the perfect blend of old and new. It
signifies change, but also... How some

things stay the same.

Yeah. What the real question is, can we
pull it off?

Oh, I think we can, Brian St. Nicholas,
yes.

Hi, hi, everyone. Oh, thank you so much
for coming. We'll meet you right inside.

Thank you, thank you. I think we can do
this.

Thank you, guys.

Okay. Cool. Go decorate the town.

Happy. All right.

We got this. The mayor approved the plan
so we can move forward with the deal.

I'm closing on the land any day now.

Oh, yeah. It's going to be great.

Go Polar Bears!

Thank you so much for your help.

Can't wait for you all to celebrate with
us tomorrow.

I couldn't bribe you with dinner, could
I?

Yeah, dinner would be great.

All right. I'll find us some takeout
menus.

By the way, everything looks perfect,
but not surprised, though.

Thank you.

Okay.

Where are you going?

I'm just going to swing by St. Nicholas'
house on the way home.

Why? To hang decorations.

Olivia. Gray said that they haven't
kissed yet, and by my calculations,

they've been under the mistletoe three
times. Still no kiss. We're running out

of time. I think it's time to give
Operation Mistletoe a rest, my love.

Okay, I just want to try one more thing,
and then I will. I promise.

He's leaving.

No, not if I can convince him he has a
reason to stay.

Wish me luck.

Good luck.

Hello?

Hey.

Wow.

This place looks... Great.

Thanks.

Really?

A little old school for my taste, but
still pretty nice.

What can I do for you, Quinn?

Is Ryan around?

I sent him a text about some papers I
need him to sign.

Oh, what kind of papers?

Between you and me, I think it's time
this place got a little bit of a

facelift, don't you?

I wasn't under the impression he was
selling.

Oh, no, he's definitely going to sell.

Everybody has a price, and I think I
might have found his.

Thank you for the ornaments on the lawn,
by the way.

Such a blast from the path.

Okay, I'm fine.

What are you doing here?

What is all this?

It's just mistletoe.

I can explain.

Wait, are you the one that's been
putting it all over the place? I was

just trying to help.

Help with what?

Oh, hey, Olivia.

Were you in on the lawn gag, too? The
what?

Oh, there he is.

What's going on? Can we talk for a
second? I want to run something by you

up at the sale. Oh, no, I haven't
decided. I'm going to...

What? Come on, man. This place has sat
vacant for years. Sammy already approved

the plans.

Wait.

Sam, your project with Ryan Powell?

You didn't think that was an important
detail to share, Quinn?

Picture it, okay? This place, completely
demolished. And in its place, a brand

new, state-of-the-art, world-class,
high-end condo complex.

I can't wait to see your bid to decorate
the place. I think it's going to be a

great collaboration.

And Sammy has already given us the green
light to start demo at the top of the

new year.

Bro, this place will no longer be your
burden.

Okay, I'm just gonna... What was that?

Oh, you know the mistletoe that keeps
popping up everywhere?

That was Olivia.

What mistletoe?

That mistletoe, Quinn.

Wait, are you two... Is that why you cut
things off with me?

Great, he's not sticking around.

He's about to run back to his life in
New York.

He's too good for Ivy Glen, remember?

That's why he hasn't lived here in the
last 15 years.

So whatever little fantasy he's had you
wrapped up in the last couple days, it's

not real.

I bet you anything he's already booked
his flight for first thing Christmas

morning. I mean...

The only reason he came back here was to
sell the place.

Is that true?

No. I don't know.

I just wanted to see if there was
anything left for me here.

Is there?

Okay. Great.

Let her go, man. Let her go. You've done
enough.

Let her sit down.

Have a cup of hot cocoa and discuss
these numbers. I think you're going to

be very happy.

My investors are presenting a very
generous offer.

All you have to do is sign the papers
and we're good to go.

Come on, man. This is the best thing for
everyone.

I should have told you about Operation
Mistletoe.

Yeah, you should have.

I'm sorry.

I was just trying to make this Christmas
special for you. And I was hoping if I

got you and Ryan together, that would be
enough to make him stay.

Guess I was wrong.

It's not your fault, okay?

I'm the one who got wrapped up in the
idea of what it would be like if Ryan

St. Nicholas actually stayed in Ivy Bun.

Both of us know that would never happen.

Operation Mistletoe or not.

I can't believe he's selling to Quinn.

I can.

You don't mean that.

No, I do. Quinn was right.

I got wrapped up in a fantasy.

Listen, you're a really good friend, but
lay off the mistletoe for me for the

foreseeable future.

I kind of need a break.

I can do that.

Okay.

How much mistletoe did you have, though?

So much.

It's not too bad.

Okay.

In full disclosure, there is some
hanging in your apartment, just to be

safe.

Great.

You going to be okay?

Yeah.

You'll be fine.

I think.

You can set up the catering in the
kitchen. Thank you.

There's a row of lights in the sitting
room that still need to be hung.

Thank you.

All right.

Oh, good morning.

Morning.

Olivia, wait.

Have you talked to Grace? Because she's
not answering her phone.

I think she needs a moment.

You know, I didn't mean to lead her on.
I just...

I didn't realize how much I enjoyed
being with her.

And I know, selfish, guilty.

Because you're leaving.

I feel like no matter what I do, it's
the wrong choice.

Okay, well, I'm going to start setting
up for tonight.

Sorry about the mistletoe. Well, I
should have realized it was you.

Right there is perfect. Thank you.

Thanks, guys.

Wow. Looks great.

Thank you.

It's all great.

Well, we're almost done, so if you want
to head out, I can take care of the

rest. I'm almost finished.

You think she's going to show tonight?

It's not like Grace to bail on a
commitment.

I hope you're right.

You know...

If you decided to sell, I don't think
anyone would blame you. But just for the

record, I think we all really enjoyed
having you back.

Who's there?

What were you planning on doing with
that?

Uh, nothing. I don't know. I just
thought it would look better there.

Okay. Sorry, I didn't mean to scare you.
I was just making a few last weeks. I

wanted to fit one more ornament on the
tree.

Doesn't really go with the design
aesthetic, but okay. Well, it happens to

be a very sentimental ornament, and
that's the key to any good design.

Go ahead.

These last few days have been amazing.

It's made me realize how much of myself
I've shut off since I've left this

place.

Spending these days with you has kind of
been like my ghost of Christmas past.

It's made me realize what I want in my
life, my future.

Which is?

A life of balance.

I like spending time with people I love
in a place that feels like

home.

Look, Grace, I... I gotta say, I knew
you would pull it off.

Pull off what?

Oh, the event hasn't even started yet,
and there's a lineup outside of people

ready to donate.

You know, reviving the Ribbons and Balls
fundraiser was a very good plan, if I do

say so myself.

Oh, and nice time with the tree in the
town square.

Perfect.

I'm sorry, I'm just so thrilled that
everything is working out perfectly.

So you're not mad about losing the condo
complex?

What?

Oh, uh, I'm not selling St. Nicholas
House.

You're not?

No, you were right.

It's more than an asset.

It's my legacy.

I mean, luxury condo complexes are great
to bring in new residents.

But I feel like it's more important to
focus on building up the community we

already have.

I couldn't agree more.

And if things go smoothly today, I want
to sit down and talk with you about

doing an official partnership with Ivy
Glen and the St. Nicholas House.

Oh, now that is something I could really
get behind.

Oh!

Oh, Olivia, Grace, I spoke to the town
council, and they all agree.

The example you're setting here with the
fundraiser?

Has everyone blown away?

So, I look forward to hiring Teen and
Rankin for all of the city's upcoming

decoration needs. Thank you so much.

Oh, honey, can we check if the greeters
are in place? Thank you so much.

Because I think it is 5 o'clock. Should
we let everyone in? Yeah, we got to get

this show on the road.

Let's do it.

Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for
coming.

We wouldn't be here if it weren't for
the generosity of Ryan St. Nicholas.

So please, Ryan, would you do us the
honor? Of course. And first off, big

thank you to Mayor Hoffman for helping
convince me to do this.

And all of you for making this possible.

As you know, this was my grandmother's
house.

And in her honor, I invite all of you in
to the ribbons and bows Christmas

fundraiser.

And none of this would have been
possible if it wasn't for the beautiful

artistry of Grace Rankin.

Oh, and the help of my friends, Jack and
Olivia.

Give them a hand.

All right, Merry Christmas. Come on in.

And sharing just

I'd say that was a success.

Yeah, I mean, we raised enough to cover
the food bank, the kids' after-school

arts program, and the community center
seniors' event.

That's amazing.

And a huge thanks to you.

Well, thank you for being my ghost of
Christmas everything.

Oh, that's a title I will gladly accept.

Okay, I'm going to go tell Sammy.

Mayor Hoffman.

Just call me Sammy. Oh.

It's weird having my friends call me
Mayor Hoffman.

Thank you so much, because honestly, I
don't know if I was going to be able to

stick to that.

Sammy, will you please meet me outside?

I just want to take some formal pictures
while the photographer is still here.

Absolutely.

I know that we agreed I'd lay off the
mistletoe.

That doesn't mean you have to.

Merry Christmas.

Merry Christmas.

What was it you were going to say to me
earlier?

Probably should have told you this back
in high school, but... What's that?

I'm in love with you.

I always have been.

And you know what?

I think I might need to go out for a
while.

Keep my feet on the ground and who
knows, maybe wear a t-shirt and jeans a

couple of days a week.

How's that sound?

Well, what about your clients in New
York?

Well, I can fly back to New York.

Take meetings and do the rest from here.

Okay. Yeah.

Then I just have one last question for
you.

What? Can you do me a favor?

Can you hold this up for me? I'm kind of
short.

I got you.

Like that?

Yeah. You know, apparently it's bad luck
if you don't kiss someone you love under

mistletoe. Oh, really?

Mm-hmm.

Guess we're going to have to reinstate
Operation Mistletoe because we won't

want any bad luck around here, will we?

I love you, Ryan St. Nicholas.

Hi, I'm just warming up.

What?

Operation New Year's engagement.

Yeah.

Seriously? Oh, yeah.

No. Yes.

I'm not doing that.

For generations, their family wine has
blessed every wedding.

It's empty.

Until now.

Saturday. I found a bottle. It's in
Rome, but I have to pick it up in

person. Her mission was simple.

Get the wine and get out. Until Italy
poured a little romance into the mix.

Hang on tight.

Is the legend of wine true?

It blesses true love? I believe so.

Taste of finding two bottles. Toast to
Italy. Premiere Saturday at 8 on

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