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we wish you

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here but don't leave home without them

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so II but what what is that that is your

ex-husbands girlfriend on a snowmobile

yes I can I can see that and why is it

in my lobby

that's called a promotional release yes

it's a start of some very very exciting

new game plan and will I be privy to

this game plan damn considering the fact

that I started this company co-owned the

company I created founded and built this

company dan before we were married which

we call now even after the divorce

don't you think drew looks fantastic on

us Noel

Oh at least you have a call in five

minutes thank you Dan you do realize

that snowmobiles are environmentally

controversial do you not care about this

plan at all I mean we don't just sell

travel packages to hippies Elise you

know you should get yourself a

snowmobile

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Christmas treatment already

okay

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oh hey addition on the gold shrimp

tastes better I suspect he's waiting for

you in the conference room why I don't

know you was he was no go you're late go

who died or Nick always the defeatists

my wife would fix that oh I'm happy with

my girlfriend Saul am I getting the sack

with champagne

Nick you work hard around here and we

all know it right

family law you all have families and

traditions to go home to I've told you

you're not the odd man out here so

what's with the champagne champagne a

candy canes you know we're all about the

holidays around here yeah I know

hence my concern Nick relax hmm you're

up for partner Congrats

I'm gonna make a phone call I'll talk to

you later huh sure

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you're a pro partner I love this I've

been here longer than you cowboy I know

what those candy canes me just remember

they pick one partner of her region per

year rice had always married with the

family always

hey Ashley great news huh Nick time to

bring out that new girlfriend you were

just telling me about - my tree-trimming

party next Friday okay great I'll call

it right now all right see you there

okay but you don't have a girlfriend

Nicholas you say that like it's a bad

thing and you just lied to a senior

partner white lie Ashley I can find a

girlfriend what how hard can it be

how hard can it be oh oh they're rusty I

could always throw darts at it darts are

great firm flab well I do did you put

that there Holly honey no this is what

Dan does every Christmas since your

breakup please brace for it yes the most

miserable time of the year I used to

really love Christmas

Holly chocolates came for you I snuck

one also dan wants to see you wait so I

thought you told him that I was on a

call except you just checked my phone

lines to make sure that was actually

happening this man I might not even make

it to Christmas and it's not even

December yet honey

just breathe and think of January

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hey you want to see this what see

Bradford Connelly there I'd say what are

you going the other 364 days the heir he

says that called c'mere boy he just

learned that he's up from there he's got

a candy cane too and wait for us oh

please tell me she's just weirdly

overweight no that is a pregnant woman

this cannot be happening

especially since you said you have a

girlfriend that you don't actually have

manage your expectations is all I'm

saying

Oh Elise that was your extra-long lunch

delicious how is it fix on the email

server coming oh it's definitely coming

along so in other words it's not fixed

you realize that the majority of our

business is done over email and we

really need to get this fixed like now

Elise I am handling it thank you and you

know while we're on the topic of

business concerns I'm thinking that it's

probably a good idea that we cut back on

our charity travel packages what yeah

I'm just trying to make dollars and

cents here I'm pretty sure that Scrooge

said the same thing before the ghost

showed up yeah well it's good that

Scrooge's business partner was so cuz

you were talking about dispatching

charity outreach programs for children

at Christmas Elise I know that you have

a big heart but we have to start

thinking about the future otherwise all

of our opportunities are just gonna pass

on by oh wait girlfriend on the

snowmobile

exactly well I guess we'll talk about it

tomorrow

honey there you are

just play along daycare called flu

outbreak we have to pick up the kids

front oh so feels like retail assault

everywhere that's hurting is epidemic

this year and they put up decorations at

my gym a month ago do you know that

consumer report said that the new start

date is Halloween Halloween that is hard

to hear especially as a Christmas foam

not a thing

Christmas rarely goes well for me it

sounded fun I don't know you seem pretty

into this oh this is my personal

revolution

I miss my shop for myself Oh wish I'd

thought of that

now you know well thanks for the tip I'm

Nick

please Lisa Nik founding members ah yes

of the Christmas phobia but well not

like so be ascared of I just wearing

yeah exactly do you work around here I

see you around quite a bit

no I just have a thing for the wonton

soup sounds delicious

oh uh work never ends

I was looking forward to our first

meeting in a Christmas phobia club maybe

tomorrow you can introduce me to that

hot and sour soup one time right even

better

see you tomorrow okay thanks

all right everyone could you gather

around please

now as most of you know wkj ends

Reindeer report a week before christmas

is the city's most televised moment of

the year

beloved by parents and children alike

where Santa's sleigh ride is mapped out

in glorious detail for all of us all

over the state well I'd like to

introduce you to the special reindeer

report weather girl for this year all

part of our very special give a gift of

travel promotional so let's give a big

congratulations to us and to our beloved

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well you do realize that the reindeer

report requires an extensive knowledge

on national geography correct and drew

can't even find the ladies room without

using Google Maps well it's all in the

teleprompter ladies she with a

professional car model not a

professional spokesperson the

teleprompter can be taught Elise does

wkj and have any idea that she has

absolutely no professional on-air

experience I've been taking you to

public speaking class hasn't faith you

must be eight reindeer shy obviously

ride my friend the most-watched local

news program of the year we will be

ready

so happy for you happy Wednesday Zoey

I'm not sorry okay no I'm not he once

told me if I want southern and we agree

on nothing except for the fact that we

both want this business

he's not even consulting me anymore

Holly how do you invite that that's not

where L this is dirty pool you need more

than work now please don't push me into

dating right now hon you need something

to look forward to it that scares me

even more

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I'm so sorry I didn't have your number

nor the ability to abandon conference

call going very South Pole on me well I

wish that I can move to the South Pole

for Christmas that bad yeah me too

why you ladies first

well my ex-husband is my business

partner wow that is a mouthful and at

every fiscal year which for us happens

at Christmastime he torments me trying

to get me to sell him my travel agency

which I started I'm really sorry your

turn

well I think I might be a Christmas jinx

which means I do stupid things at

Christmas not all of which are my fault

can you give me an example I can give

you 20 including promising my boss that

I would take my girlfriend which I don't

have to the office Christmas party in a

week why would you do that I don't know

Christmas just stresses me out maybe

there's like a hotline we could call

what if we made an arrangement to

socially navigate Christmas together

it's something stupid about your day

yeah maybe but you seem nice and normal

thank you you don't see me at all but

I'm very nice and you have to admit a

business deal could be mutually

beneficial it's better than a club no

politics no secret handshakes no I know

it's a company arrangement a public

offering evening we could attend events

together I could distract you from your

ex-husband allies against Christmas

madness my business associates yeah a

Yuletide oriented duty mistletoe yes but

no PDA promise okay um this is the crazy

thing that I've ever heard

if you could ask Santa for anything that

you want what would that be

we roll the calendar forward to New

Year's look I deserved you made partner

and I don't see why my personal life

should have any merit on that decision

but ask Santa to consider me as I am

what about you I would ask for my life

back

hey dignity business not my exes what if

this arrangement get us all those things

be a definitive Christmas miracles

feeling ambitious an incredibly

professional great I'll drop a contract

and we can talk to her at lunch tomorrow

yes but first we're going to have to get

a picture missing a tough oh come on

seriously yes call it a gentlemen's

handshake

hi are you Secret Santa bonanza put your

hand in the Hat I hope you're getting

some work done

oh don't peek oh I drew through

yikes put it back in I won't tell anyone

no so II sometimes you have to play your

hand even when the deck is stacked maybe

this would be your last low point of the

year we have a three-alarm problem with

the Smithsonian right now for tour buses

just showed up with no scheduled Risberg

for them and I booked them it's bad

no more protections for me a Zoe

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that's your plan yep what could go wrong

you don't know each other at all you

gotta try and pass her off as your

long-term girlfriend two bosses in

charge of your fate

really I need some guy friends they

would totally get it you definitely need

any more socialize that's for sure

please don't call me a workaholic not

today you need to get to know this woman

Nikolas a bad thing depends she most

likely has a heart feelings it's a

contract we agree yeah because that's

how girls work

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oh you actually drew up a contract you

really are lawyer just business it is

contract is stiff though you're busting

me on the dock title we are going to be

here through dinner well I know my way

around a contract is that so yes my

ex-husband is still my business partner

I learned the hard way okay

mistletoe brief promise

mistletoe promise I like it yeah all

right lunch every day right when it

makes sense we're gonna need to be

familiar with each other if we're gonna

pull this thing off okay and what kind

of evening activities are we talking

about once a week I don't know I like

action films you know what there's a

screening of It's a Wonderful Life this

one's have you ever seen it definitely

not well you need to trust me because

it's actually fantastic so we're going

to that all right so best effort to

demonstrate a caring relationship news

well compassion consideration

hand-holding when it makes sense

emotionally and holding or physical

depends on the situation if you're gonna

be my girlfriend in public actual

hand-holding would be appropriate agreed

but we need to make it clear that we're

not the PDA type of couple right okay no

you look make a note that in partners

meeting is in New York you will have

your own room first class air travel

that's the last weekend heading into

Christmas Eve and the contract expires

on Christmas yeah I think we can handle

the big day on our own totally whoa we

explain these addendums to me the

relationship should be shallow they're

deeply superficial exactly in a second

no drama life's too short

dun-dun-dun great well I will make these

changes and email them over to

lise please you have to help me

drew is a disaster on the teleprompter

dan you didn't run any of this

promotional past me so you handle it

okay listen to me

Elise this could put us on the map how

is this about us we need you just keep

playing for each other

Oh huh good for Zoey

so yes Oh huh

not for me there for Elise who's Nick

you little minx

or is it Fox I'm sure I don't know you

mean you have a secret bow and failed to

tell me or you've invented a man to

drive damn bonkers uh well I assure you

that I'm not that imaginative I didn't

think so either

so who is he he is a guy that I met at

the mall please no we don't do retail

after 30 huh Lee

don't be a snob don't be a sucker retail

people are predatorial at Christmas he's

a lawyer oh holy night see yes taste a

wife to everything at this point you

have a boyfriend I know have a boyfriend

I have a a romantic interest for now

Olivia was so good on the big screen

yeah so smart and dark makes you feel

amazing I feel amazing I never thought I

could like a Christmas movie it was just

you can tell me

keep it shallow well I've been accused

not lately of being a workaholic but I

like helping people

I like being good at my job and I am

like do help people well I too am

accused of working too much I've loved

my job and I'm good at my job I know I

think that you know when a family or a

couple comes back from a vacation

they're so grateful and they're so

content I can't imagine that they don't

bring that back to other people in their

lives yeah that's exactly it I make it

easier for people to have a fresh start

people who need it I help them see that

the light in the tunnel is not a train

I'm like George Bailey in that film

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you know you never told me what kind of

wall you practice let's just keep it

shallow well I'm gonna find out at the

tree-trimming party well I'm a divorce

attorney they're kidding no I I think

it's important how people move through

tough times it's where a good family

lawyer comes in yeah I never really got

a chance to move on but

now we're so money into the offensive

that's okay you can tell me about it no

this is a business agreement

maybe the contract was ill-conceived

well it is dried inning now

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you work it true

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happening this was my life and now it's

yours

yeah uh the blue side a little there

appeared I'll tell him

oh no I'll tell him if he ever calls so

I can decide if he's real if he's really

well you hear stories of lonely ladies

not saying they're you oh this just came

for you oh thank you oh come on

presents no presents love you too Zoey

you're the talk of the office yeah what

am I not but now you're the envy talk of

the office unless he's ugly not that

ugly is a setback okay let's just not

get those people yeah that's definitely

not right he's not ugly

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angel gets its wings

it's an inside joke inside jokes too

good for you okay well that went well

I love an answer sakes okay all right

get the balloons yes and the chimes

thank you

the office is gossiping over time kiddy

party yeah it was either that or a cake

pop tree no I can be the whole office

with a cake pop free they love it

duly noted I'm all thumbs with these

things are you doing great

did you know that red roses are pricier

for no particular reason or just price

gouging romantic yeah um you know you're

all funds right so uh what's up just

saying hi I was just wondering do you

think that maybe you could pick me up

for lunch at the office today sure love

to in fact I need help taking of an

ornament for the tree-trimming party do

you think that maybe you could come a

bit early also we'll do

hi welcome to world Brite travel you

must be Zoe yes wants to know yeah

I'm Nick I'm here for Elise no seriously

yes I'm pretty sure about that right

this way oh wait hi ready to go

starving thank you

they don't turn around are they all

mopping the windows well I love it when

business what's out I have never been in

a Christmas store ever

are we near your panic attack nope that

would fall under drama okay well let's

just break it up into sections right

right

Oh what about a sparkly Nutcracker it

would say that I am disciplined

hard-working sparkly so I not have fun

right I just think you're overthinking

it so just tell me a little bit more

about your boss

okay well Christmas is very important at

the firm

strictly family law and what I like

about the firm is they're not interested

in making money off of other people's

suffering they're interested in helping

people solve their problems

legally okay so we need something that

says peace on earth or even better

something that symbolizes that right yes

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I mean him

right in front of our eyes

perfect it's beautiful

gentle gentle

so Christmas really doesn't bother you

ah yes you made my favorite time Revere

why uh-huh I don't know maybe because

it's cold and gloomy out and everybody

needs a sense of good warmth and Cheer

it just sounds like good problem-solving

me

oh that's very business sensible guilty

as charged

well I'm in family law so no guilt

involved

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I started a charity component to my

company a year before my ex-husband

joined the company and it's incredible

um we provide field trips for

underprivileged kids to historical and

national landmarks and you should see oh

my gosh the letters that come pouring in

it's amazing and Dan huh once you kill

the program because you said it's

financially draining why does he care

did I mention that dan has a thing for

sports cars in a chronic flirtation with

debt so what does he contribute to the

business it is this part recklessly he's

in charge of marketing a company that I

started myself you know but the truth is

is that we can afford to give and I just

don't think that the spirit of giving

shouldn't be year round you don't have a

Scrooge bone in your body do you

no I am a hundred percent Tiny Tim I

can't give up on these kids I have to

give back I did it what he doesn't get

is that he needs me professionally I

don't need him I don't need his

girlfriend and I believe that they're

leading us down a less elegant path and

he refuses to show me his half of the

company and I just

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I just cracked away gave it to him

because I was in love lunches police

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you know what that is deep enough for

today because we debut as a power couple

this weekend so we need to focus up

right focus up

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Hey Hey what nothing

nervous I am now so I did some snooping

very stealth like you're good in a

sports coat no tie all the ladies are

wearing dresses pants for women round

upon seriously I'm trying to help later

yeah later

I don't understand how this is happening

guys

I checked the orders against the

schedules against the tours at the

Metropolitan I don't know how any of

this is happening whew see Nick is

calling Nick that is so cute hey hello

hi hi listen this I have a very big

roaring fire that I'm trying to put out

right now we did for lunch

I'm sorry three school tour of us is

just like it imploded on us and I have

to figure this thing out

oh but we're still on for tonight right

because it's been suggested that you

wear a dress I hope that's all right

yes I am a woman I definitely have some

I gotta go Oh

okay you just hung up on him you never

just hang up on them guys he's fine we

have a major problem to solve here we

date we know you never want to remind

them that you could be the first to hang

up okay you know what that is this'll

never ever back to work come on she just

hung up on me

what if she bails on me tonight I think

she's putting out fires like she said

yeah well what if it burns all night I'm

sure she's pretty competent I don't know

it's just I had a lot invested in this

careful you are starting to sound like a

love interest it's a business contract

and I need a specific result I didn't

realize until this moment but maybe

that's how women look at love like

business yeah maybe you know I really

like this Chris Paul and Cupid

vulnerability on you maybe you should

wear a skirt hahaha

until the apartment does have a stick of

furniture we're there with the pieces

all over the floor and the instructions

are in Swedish second Psalm I need money

yes

hi Nick hi well I knew you'd show up one

day with a date and striking is you oh

thank you

Sharon heintzman Elyse Donner we

rehearse our entrances but don't tell my

buddy it's all Heisman at least welcome

to our home thank you for having us

now I'm thinking drinks introductions

and then a quick tour in that order

please

that's that come on in everyone look

who's arrived ah nice to see you

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you need me help over there of the

candies sure you have a gorgeous home we

have a giant man cave and I've done what

I can

well clearly you have done a lot no well

you know Nick has done very well too

where exactly has he been hiding you

well

that's on me I'm very private and I work

a lot and I guess incredibly patient

he's the perfect guy I'm just trying to

find the powder room oh well actually he

is now I'm beginning to doubt the

ultrasound I swear she's kicking my

bladder harder than my son every day

where girls can beat all boys in the

tummy yeah thank you

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I love it when cell keeps track of me at

parties it's very sweet so any thoughts

on marriage and kids I know I'm well yes

definitely when the time is right I love

children I actually have a charity

component to my travel business center

oh you know what save that store not for

dinner it will go over very well a girl

can have her favorites kimchi thank you

wow what a wonderful job everyone are

you just talking about the trainer all

right now I won't lie we have had a

stellar year here and everyone in this

room is quite a huge part including our

loved ones and I believe it's important

to have someone to come home to at the

end of the day to remind us what really

matters spouses children family

I believe that it gives us some basis

and some context for the work that we do

as we understand that family is the

cornerstone of community and by

encouraging that ideal if it shows up in

our work and in our lives because

remember there is nothing ever wrong

with being good people frankly there is

everything right with being that exactly

Nick so then two good people good people

we're lying to good people

well not lying just stretching their

truth why

because I had three truly terrible

Christmases that defined my life ELISA

I'm not a bad guy

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three ghosts like Scrooge well Scrooge

is a business story yes it is my last

truly terrible Christmas was at the last

law firm I was working for I was also

about to make partner when I discovered

that one of the senior partners was

overlooking major conflicts of interest

which is criminal by the way and and

when I raised concerns I was fired and

blackballed from every firm in town

not good people I'm so sorry Saul

heintzman is the only person that took a

chance on me and now relying Tim

I'll be back to the food court to stop

you out of that funk infinince and salts

and because that was craving the wonton

soup well-being of the food court makes

my funk worse it's like returning to the

scene of the crime is it a crime to want

to be partner at your firm I'm an asset

to them I know this yes you are and they

know this too okay

I am a divorce woman by do good works in

the world and you're a single guy and

you do too and sometimes good people

just fall into narrow perspectives so we

need to broaden their yes we do

great so let's get a tree this here what

no you just walk me right into that

actually you did it to me

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bring us a figgy pudding now bring us

some figgy pudding now bring us some

figgy pudding and bring it right now hey

what is figgy pudding I have no idea oh

I like the fat ones those will take

forever to string but they're so cool

come on please

okay okay all right so do you want to do

selfies social media business cards oh

you are a genius

yep okay Wow

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one last box okay I'm gonna warn you

that this might be a little taxi for me

well we've already broken one class a

day you're not public might as well dip

our toes into the deep end I'll make

some coffee

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hey this is fun

Alysse

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do you want to tell me what happened

my ex-husband dan really love to go to

car shows and then on Christmas Eve he

gave me this charm bracelet and had all

these little car parts and then there

was this dangling cursive name that said

true

you mixed up your presence

I'm Christmas Eve

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drew is a crucial model FYI

yikes so how is that Christmas

he's been withdrew

so

four years ago I put this Christmas

angel in a box and I I haven't opened it

since

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this may sound really childish and

stupid but we have to win this snowman

contest for my company this year I

started that too in dan and drew win

every single year I am officially on it

we will win

look

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you're in a good mood don't bring any

bad news is that what I do yes sometimes

well not today

she was the hot topic of the office

you're busy art nur yeah she was amazing

wasn't she

but now I have to win her her

snowman-building contest and honestly I

don't know the first thing two rules it

has to be original and it has to be

christmas-themed

too bad because snowmen in a Halloween

costume would be hilarious yeah a total

winner except not oh I'll help ya okay

you aren't kidding about debt all right

hey hey thank you your best like it's a

chore what are you doing mate

ready

senators heli you're a competitor Oh

Holly made me MC as well oh and you've

already been voted mr. snow Park of the

evening is that a good thing

winnings always a good thing guys are so

late we are exactly on time not for Nick

and we need to catch up

oh come on Nick I'll show you the hot

chocolate

it's a compliment when women want to

talk to your man come on I'll show you

where we put you

so you survived Holly yeah she says she

knows people and I will never be found

if I hurt you that's my girl hmm good

evening world bright competitors

employees and esteemed snow park patrons

tonight our teams will have two hours to

build a snowman scene they have to be

holiday themed never have been done

before and the main characters must be a

basic snowman okay competitors to your

tents please we are going to start in

five four three two

[Applause]

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she could snow person

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[Applause]

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[Applause]

results please thank you

oh okay all right to the newcomers we've

got fourth place everyone right over

here give them a round of applause Wow

guys Wow all right third place is Holly

and Zoe second place goes to Drew and

Dan really snowmobiles well done okay

and the most exciting part of the night

the reason we are all here first place

goes to Nick

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Lys hey I'm Ashley next paralegal oh hi

um he's just finishing up a call so I

can show you in yes thank you three this

week we're gonna give you a hand with

that basket that smells so good I can

manage thank you um have you worked here

long I have I love my job and Nick is my

favorite ever boss

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Alysse son well my day just got a whole

lot brighter oh you're too kind that's

hey we are absolutely insane for

gingerbread men around here oh they're

tender women and tender policeman did I

hear Gingerbread talk hello Elise hello

Bradford I have a soccer player here

babe oh except I'm a hockey fan

oh well then they'd be in broken pieces

at the bottom knowing that sport

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well played you're welcome are we losing

our Christmas phobia nature's I mean I

had that figgy pudding song stuck in my

head all morning well I for one would

love to love Christmas again yeah me too

but it's Christmas I'm braced Mitch I

know your most recent Christmas ghost

will you tell me your first my dad left

my mom and me at Christmas I was six

maybe that set the pattern it's okay we

survived I love my mom I'm so sorry Nick

she remarried it's a nice doctor who

believed that young men should be

educated at boarding schools so I saw my

mom mostly at Christmas the better my

grades were a happier they were to see

me so I like working hard

I'm not good with probiem questions this

is a business contract right right

yes um definitely hey did you get the

scarf and mid-size sent over for the

skating party later tonight yes

make your cutaway generous like so sorry

to interrupt

oh no not at all the Petersons judgment

just came in Oh

oh great great ah that's gonna crash our

lunch so sorry

no no it's it's okay I will see you

tonight I'll show you out

it's okay another way bye I just screwed

that all up I'm not good about my past

don't I know it what do I do I think

she's just enjoying not feeling alone at

Christmas time I think you might be too

not alone I have you a ton of work well

you were whistling this morning i

whistle Christmas sauce Christmas

stresses me out

the Petersons judgment right

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look quiet tonight am I

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Wow you can skate I can hang hey come on

lovebirds pick it up on it right block

this punch mister okay mm-hmm ready

Bradford letters in hockey and you ice

dancing semi-pro how can you not take

all this as Christmas Jim see because I

am getting very chummy with her and she

likes it hot I used to coach figure

skating you really are amazing okay

ready

huh all right now pick up your feet one

mm-hmm now push out push out you're off

me

you two look absolutely beautiful here

we've been waiting all week for this

okay we need to focus means they focus

something go okay we will succeed

skating at all thank you Lisa

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you two have such charm together that's

all her doing

Bradford hey have multiple skill sets

and yes yes oh well my business partner

Dan I hired a sales rep one year and he

went fishing through interviews to find

incomparable softball skills how did

that work out well again received all of

the coveted softball trophies that he

wanted and our sales quota is virtually

limited for the entire year guys

personally I know it's all fun but I

prefer in business business mines at the

home I like a guy that works overtime

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you two are amazing out there like born

for each other not bad right

considering I'm his third wife I don't

quote me on that you are so much fun by

the way thank you

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you went above and beyond today thank

you I want to be as valuable to you as

you've been to me

we don't have the same goals Nick I'm

stuck with Dan and his childish work

tortures and I own my mistakes that led

me to that

I kind of feel like I'm just starting to

wake up to life again a good thing

I'll expect same time

miracles and life

angels giving her wings what would

winning look like for you I don't know

anymore Nick

I'm glad I have a Christmas tree

goodnight

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looking very sharp yeah Dan just a man I

want to see I've you know Drew and I

were we're just heading this I'll just

take a second turns out we both have

friends on the police force and my buddy

tells me that you had your buddy run my

plates anything specifically you were

looking for see the thing is my buddy is

your buddy's boss so that didn't work

out so well but I'm just happy to know

that your natural affection and

protection for Elise still exists that's

right we care a lot for Elise and we're

all under a lot of stress this season at

work right

the reindeer report exciting Elise tells

me I have a lot of memorizing to do yeah

I'm just more comfortable when I know a

subject then when I'm reading it out

loud you know I have a lot of tricks for

memorizing case facts I'd be happy to

teach you Nick hey hung yes definitely

yeah I drew you know we really should be

going

how about after lunch like the whole

afternoon off actually uh Nick yeah yeah

just a second honey so after lunch we'll

get to work you know I don't you think

yes please great great

I

look wonton soup who are you what have

you done with Nicolas I'm starting to

learn that you have a plan for me to get

my partnership yes maybe yes well I am

hatching a plan too and we need to give

the TV station for Drew's Reindeer

report absolutely not

ah yes also I need to leave here with a

copy of your business contract already

have a copy no well not the mistletoe

promise your in Dan's actual contract

Nick please don't get my hopes up that's

my line

wonton soup ok and in there a long time

yeah well I'm guessing it's a pretty

long job I'm proud of you al you hung in

there like a pro and you caught a really

great guy well we've only been dating

for a little bit so don't do that live

in possibility now

Hey so what do you think

I think dress sharp for the reindeer

report huh yeah I'm not be going to that

it's your company and I promise drew so

yes we are look great as always thank

you I can't believe that we're actually

going to this trust me

alright there's your stage hey there's

your mark put your little toes right

there why don't we walk from the green

room I don't want to make her nervous

you stay put done lady good evening

Santa Watchers as promised tonight our

state's very own drew Richards will walk

us through Santa's planned sleigh rich

this Christmas our famed reindeer report

brought to you by the folks at world

Brite travel agency every day as a

presence went on a vacation

take it away drew I'm sure hi everybody

reindeer report it's just a radiant

report this is the reindeer report ok

you got this what you got this let's go

something hi everyone my apologies I'm

Elise honor from world break travel

agency I'm so sorry but we have a

breaking news report from Santa Santa

has decided to enter America through New

York City this year so he can go catch a

glimpse of the beautiful Christmas tree

at Rockefeller Center soon he will be

zigzagging his way through the Upper

Midwest then seen under his sleigh will

be the beautiful Grand Canyon as he

slides on into Los Angeles these are all

landmarks of world bright travels own

history children's outreach program and

they're apparently favorites of mr. mrs.

Claus's too

all right thanks very much ladies we'll

take a break more coming up right after

this a good thing Elise has a public

speaking background right

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honestly it's bizarre he didn't show no

he's just at a meeting what

who is Dan right Dan Oh No yes Dan

Andrew just ridiculous to skip the

Christmas lunch because you had to

rescue his girlfriend together really

did work out for all of you Holly

there's no such things working out with

Dan - just be prepared

hey sorry I'm late crew almost got run

over by a reindeer I'll tell you what

why don't we just leap right into a Lisa

surprise Santa present for us all

absolutely Thank You Elise for building

such a fun company to look at okay

that's that's not exactly what I meant

you know what why don't we all check our

emails huh everyone check your emails

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what's the mistletoe promise

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you ransack my emails well I I mean I I

found it on the server randomly the

server that hasn't been working until

now

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Alysse

I'm really really sorry

what happened

me Ivan happened and I haven't been

happening for years my life is frozen in

a personal professional stupor my life

is strictly business it's definitely

business and that's all it is and even

in that I pleasure my family my friends

and my company myself and you haven't

let me down no I haven't I was honoring

my contracts I just forgot to do one

with myself

you don't have to go to New York Elise I

would totally understand

No

we're gonna go to New York and we're

gonna get you your partnership because

it will feel good to do something right

just one thing right for someone but I'm

sorry I have to be alone I'm sorry

Alysse

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- Holly you know what to do

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I can't believe I'm apologizing twice

inside of 24 hours first Mike car died

and then I couldn't find my charger as

hell make excuses in the car we may

actually miss your flight

Hailee's hey there's a freeway entrance

right here if you just turn turn turn

turn turn turn going that way this time

in the morning just strap in Buster you

all right back there Lise

I'm fine yes it's not bad in that

direction do I have to get a pair of

earbuds to drag out Nicholas yeah at

this point when you might be everything

I know fingers crossed

you're good you've got your lucky charm

Institute Chris's weapon with you

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hey okay Wow well ladies first

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champagne

yes all right okay

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music alright

yeah go

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won't go and oh we got some we won't go

until we've got some we won't go until

we got some so bring it

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I mean - oh yeah

Wow I have one final present

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whatever happens this has been the best

deal I've ever struck and I've actually

enjoyed Christmas I did you

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well so my gift to you is a touching

usual kylie is Brad for its third wife

third isn't three which is not so family

iconic is it I I could kiss you I know

we only deploy that as a nucular option

because we both know that you're the

best man for this job

and that you have not let blindly into

marriage thank you

deal

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yes so the room is beautiful idea why

the turtle yeah ah mr. Ellison you've

returned or did I ever leave no no don't

tell me

uh Bradford and Kylie Nick and Elyse

well I'm impressed so Nick tell me your

favorite Christmas memory oh well you

know what why don't you tell them the

story about the woman that you saved

from handing Christmas that year this is

a really lovely story

so yes Nick you must I agree

okay um well I was at the food court

I had a shopping mall and this beautiful

lady was being tortured by Christmas

carolers so I could tell that she was

the kind of person that was not

particularly fond no but I can't take

credit for how this an incredibly brave

woman showed up for herself and her life

we made a contract to Buddy breathe

through Christmas - Christmas Oaks yes

it was that simple that silly and well

that profound and what happened to her

well I hear she's doing great in all

aspects of life even in love yes so I

hear so to love to our families and to

Christmas

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I actually have a surprise for you

come on no come on

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come on yes

you make Christmas fun for them I think

we both did that making a pact scaring

off carolers did you know two ornaments

picking out a tree stream right so many

presents

oh never enough I could build snowmen

all fun like this fun like us

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it's not just fun it's more than that

it's my heart and it's yours too I know

no you don't I don't think that you

really know we made it clear we had a

contract nothing too deep we made a

promise at least another contract we

made a promise yes and I intend to keep

it as written because that is what you

wanted and I'm so ready to be that woman

in the store that you told tonight but

we've had the best fake relationship

ever all of the ups and downs without

any other risks business is a risk no

love love is a risk

business is something you do

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I'm really good at it

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you're so close and you deserve to be

partner not because of some lie or some

rules that we have to bend or break but

because you deserve it so just trust me

on this

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do a you've a key I'm gonna take a walk

goodnight

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see we didn't realize they speed the

gondolas up when they're closing this

key part and thought we have plenty of

time to finish you've never been married

Nick

well I was set to but my third Christmas

ghost

it was autumn the worst time to get

married someone told me after the fact I

was in my tuxedo and I was a happiest I

never been far happier than my

bride-to-be is turned out who had her

father drive her away from the church

was the loneliest Christmas of my life

so I switched to divorce law about

because I wanted to be the guy who could

make it easier gentler for those people

going through breakups

oh good man when this is yourself

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I met at least three weeks ago I

approached her with a contract to rescue

me from losing out on partnership

because I don't have a wife

Nick see I didn't come from easy

beginnings and I made a choice to better

my life and my situation I think that

makes me a valuable asset to this firm

sir but I'll do respect I don't agree

with the premise or the policy that

families and marriage are the only way

to promote goodness in the world virtue

and dignity comes from all aspects of

life

at least here is divorced and she has

more grace more empathy than I ever

thought possible Nick this journalism

you're the woman from Nick's story last

night in part yes a lot of parts of my

life are still unsettled but I can tell

you this you will never find a man with

the truer heart then Nick's he makes the

world his concern and I've seen it time

and time again but this is a business

lunch and I really have no place here no

please excuse me

so

I'm sorry for wasting all your time

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hey police wait Nick what do you do just

go back in and close it you okay the

deal is here

I broke the contract I got too deep and

homeless both of you please would you

come back to the table mr. wheelers

insists sharing so thank you for your

kindness but however I must catch plane

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huh honest Andrew it did me a favor girl

yes she did

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I've waited four years for you to

realize that

I'm so sorry oh you know hon I am

sometimes the best friend is the one who

hangs back and lets you figure things

out for yourself I think I just needed

to do something crazy yes you did and we

all thought it was brave and cool and as

the way puts it he's dreamy beyond words

[Laughter]

so you ready let Danna have this place

psycho where you go just don't sign a

non-compete clause please never top of

my bio demands no are bad two minutes

there's something that I wanted to tell

you in person your reindeer report has

been getting a lot of philanthropy calls

what do gooders want to fund our history

Kids charity outreach program are you

serious Zoey's compiling a file right

now we might have a lot to celebrate

next year I can't believe it ah come to

my folks tonight I'm making duck I want

to be right you know I love to but I

have I have a lot of work to finish ice

it's snowing out and I think I might

want to walk home in it after all it's

on this Christmas

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best

and Christmas

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Rhys no persons

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oops oh sorry no you shut up you went

the distance the contract like a pro mr.

Ellison said it was the best run for

partner he is seen in his long career

you made partner we did

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it feels nice ducks

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it's what a skater

I think we both were

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and they I don't think that I'm ready

for Parsons that I could sure use some

figgy pudding well he'll be back again

next year I hear hmm and this will do

for now I think

so should we extend our agreement in

perpetuity perhaps I can ever promise

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these two co-workers share a past the

college was a long time ago doesn't

matter what happened back then

now you're going to Holly Vail what what

you know how you are with the weather

I'll be fine love becomes breaking news

maybe I'll find my Christmas spirit Lori

Laughlin there's something very special

about this little town every Christmas

has a story premieres next Saturday at

8:00 part of open house weekend on

Hallmark Channel

the heart of Christmas

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