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* HOME TONIGHT, BUST MY HEAD

* IN MY SINGLE CHILDHOOD BED

* CLOSE MY EYES COUNT TO THREE *

* WISH THAT YOU WERE HERE WITH ME *

* LAST YEAR WHEN MY HANDS WERE COLD *

* YOU WERE ALWAYS THERE TO HOLD *

* SO GIVE ME YOUR WARMEST PAIR

* YOUR STRONGEST PAIR OF MITTENS, PLEASE *

* SOMETHING TO GET ME THROUGH

* THE LONELINESS OF CHRISTMAS EVE *

* I FELL FOR YOU LIKE CRAZY

* AND I CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF YOU FOR ME *

* SO GIVE ME YOUR WARMEST PAIR *

* YOUR STRONGEST PAIR OF MITTENS, PLEASE *

[*]

* ROUND THE TABLE I SURVIVE *

* FIX THE MAKEUP FROM MY EYES

* FAKE A SMILE SO THEY WON'T SEE *

* WISH THAT YOU WERE HERE WITH ME... *

MORNING, KATHY.

MORNING, GRAHAM.

HOW WAS THE RIDE IN?

GREAT.

I LOVE CYCLING IN WEATHER LIKE THIS.

WHAT'S IN THE BOX?

AND PLEASE TELL ME IT'S WHAT I HOPE IT IS.

I MADE MY FIRST BATCH OF CHRISTMAS COOKIES LAST NIGHT.

YES!

BEST BOSS EVER.

SO, ONCE YOU GET FUELED UP,

LET'S GET SQUARED AWAY ON YESTERDAY'S DELIVERIES,

BEFORE THE CUSTOMER STAMPEDE.

THINGS WILL PICK UP.

THE SHOPPING SEASON'S JUST GETTING STARTED.

CHRISTMAS IS TWO WEEKS AWAY.

THE SEASON IS HALF OVER.

ROADIES ARE NOTORIOUS LAST-MINUTE SHOPPERS.

UH-HUH.

THIS IS YOUR FIRST CHRISTMAS AT THIS.

YOU'LL SEE.

THIS IS YOUR FIRST CHRISTMAS AT THIS, TOO.

ON THE SELLING SIDE.

BUYING-WISE, I'M TOTALLY LAST-MINUTE.

MM.

MAKE SURE YOU CHECK THE TENSION

ON THAT DERAILER.

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

DREAM CYCLE.

HEY. WHATCHA DOIN' FOR LUNCH?

NO PLANS.

PERFECT. YOU'RE ALL MINE.

I'M GOING TO PICK YOU UP AT NOON, OKAY?

GRAHAM, CAN YOU COVER LUNCH?

SURE THING, BOSS.

IT'S A DATE.

TERRIFIC.

I'LL SEE YOU THEN. BYE.

MORNING.

GOOD MORNING.

SO...

YOU TALK HER INTO IT?

NOT YET.

[*]

[SHOP BELL JINGLES]

HEY, MARIO.

HEY!

DARN, I THOUGHT WE HAD A CUSTOMER.

WHO SAYS I'M NOT A CUSTOMER?

WHEN DID YOU LAST RIDE A BIKE?

[LAUGHS]

BE NICE. I BEAR GIFTS.

CANDY CANES,

AND THE WIFE MADE FRUITCAKES.

PEOPLE ACTUALLY MAKE THOSE?

THANK YOU, MARIO.

HAVE A COOKIE.

OOH, I LOVE YOUR COOKIES.

YEAH.

THESE ARE PRETTY AWESOME, KATHY.

MM...

SO, UM, BUSINESS IS STILL SLOW?

UP AND DOWN.

SO MAYBE YOU'VE RECONSIDERED...

I AM NOT SELLING YOU MY LEASE, MARIO.

OKAY.

DOESN'T HURT TO ASK.

THANKS FOR THE COOKIE.

ENJOY THE FRUITCAKE.

THANKS, MARIO.

[QUIETLY] IS THAT EVEN POSSIBLE?

MERRY CHRISTMAS.

[*]

HI.

HEY.

WHY ARE YOU DRIVING BEN'S TRUCK?

UH, I HAVE AN ERRAND TO RUN.

I CAN'T BELIEVE THE HOLIDAY BLITZ

FROM QUEEN CARLA'S THIS YEAR.

I KNOW, RIGHT?

IF IT'S NOT ANOTHER CATALOGUE,

IT'S AN E-MAIL BLAST.

YEAH, I MEAN, WHY WOULD THEY BUY THEIR COOKIES

WHEN THEY CAN HAVE YOURS?

YOU ARE BAKING COOKIES THIS YEAR, RIGHT?

I'VE ALREADY STARTED.

YOU'RE NEXT ON THE LIST.

SWEET.

HEY...

YOU DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING ABOUT A CHRISTMAS TREE.

IT'LL ONLY TAKE A MINUTE.

NOT THIS YEAR.

MAYBE YOU'LL FIND SOMETHING YOU LIKE.

I'M NOT PUTTING UP A CHRISTMAS TREE.

I'M SORRY.

BUT I STILL NEED ONE.

THERE'S YOUR FRASER FIR AND YOUR DOUGLAS FIR.

THE FRASER HAS AMAZING NEEDLE RETENTION,

THE DOUGLAS A MORE PLEASING AROMA.

THEN THERE'S YOUR BLUE SPRUCE.

IT HAS A DYNAMIC PYRAMID SHAPE AND A BONUS FEATURE,

YOU CAN REPLANT IT AFTER CHRISTMAS.

OKAY, SO, WHAT DO YOU THINK?

NEEDLES, AROMA, REPLANT?

I THINK I'M GOING TO CHECK OUT THE GIFT SHOP.

COME ON, I CAN'T MAKE THIS DECISION ALONE!

I'LL HELP YOU DECIDE.

[SHOP BELL JINGLES]

HELLO?

[*]

COULD I GET YOUR OPINION?

I'M SORRY. DID I SCARE YOU?

NO, I WAS JUST...

THAT'S MY BEST-SELLER.

"CINNAMON STICK."

IT'S NICE, HUH?

IT'S WONDERFUL.

TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK OF THIS ONE.

AWFUL, RIGHT?

NOT IF IT COMES WITH A GAS MASK.

THEY CALL IT "WINTER BONFIRE."

WHAT THEY DON'T TELL YOU

IS THAT WHAT THEY'RE BURNING IS OLD TIRES AND DOLL HAIR.

TRUST ME.

MY SISTER AND HER BARBIES DID NOT GET ALONG.

TIM PIERCE. I OWN THE JOINT.

KATHY HOWARD.

SO, THE GIFT SHOP'S NEW.

THE PROFIT MARGIN ON TREES

IS GETTING WAY TIGHT FOR LITTLE GUYS LIKE ME,

SO I'M ALWAYS LOOKING FOR NEW WAYS TO TURN A BUCK.

YEAH, I KNOW.

IT'S SO HARD TO COMPETE WITH THE BIG BOX STORES.

THEY'RE KILLING US.

WHY? WHAT BUSINESS ARE YOU IN?

DREAM CYCLE, ON ELM?

SURE!

YEAH, I WAS AT THE GRAND OPENING LAST JANUARY,

ALONG WITH TONS OF OTHER PEOPLE.

I HAD A NICE CHAT WITH THE OWNER,

SEEMED LIKE A REALLY GREAT GUY.

SCOTT. HE WAS MY HUSBAND.

OH.

YOU TWO...

HE PASSED AWAY, A MONTH AFTER WE OPENED.

I'M SO SORRY.

UM, SO...

CONTENT ASIDE,

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE FORM?

CUTE AND QUAINT, OR HOLIDAY HOARDER?

I LIKE IT, ACTUALLY.

IT'S, UM, NONCONFORMIST,

OUTSIDE THE LINES.

IT'S TOO BUSY, ISN'T IT?

WAY TOO BUSY.

I SHOULD HAVE STUCK WITH TREES.

TREES I KNOW.

ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A TREE, KATHY HOWARD?

NOT THIS YEAR, BUT MY FRIEND IS.

IS SHE OUT THERE WITH CONNOR?

IS HE THE KID

WHO'S MEMORIZED THE WIKIPEDIA CHRISTMAS TREE PAGE?

AFFIRMATIVE.

WE SHOULD PROBABLY GO RESCUE HER.

[CHUCKLING]

YOU ALL RIGHT UP THERE?

YUP.

IN HERE?

THERE WE GO.

NICE.

NOW, YOU'RE SURE YOU'LL BE ABLE TO GET THAT IN THE HOUSE

AND UPRIGHT?

UH, YEAH.

KATHY HERE IS GONNA HELP ME.

WELL, CALL IF YOU CAN'T.

DELIVERY AND SET-UP ARE FREE.

AND, KATHY, THANK YOU FOR THE ADVICE.

MAKE SURE YOU COME BACK

IF YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND ABOUT A TREE.

TAKE CARE.

"ADVICE"?

HE ASKED FOR YOUR ADVICE?

COME ON, TELL ME EVERYTHING.

JENNA... LET'S GO.

[STARTS TRUCK]

[*]

HI, BEN!

LOOK WHAT WE GOT.

OH, HEY, LADIES, GREAT-LOOKING TREE.

UH, YEAH.

WOULD YOU, UM,

MIND RUNNING THAT UP WHEN YOU HAVE A SECOND, PLEASE?

THANKS.

LOOKING GOOD.

THANKS.

DEFINE "FLIRTING."

OH, COME ON, YOU KNOW WHAT FLIRTING LOOKS LIKE.

HE DIDN'T FLIRT.

WE TALKED ABOUT THE UNCERTAINTY OF THE RETAIL BUSINESS...

CHRISTMAS DISPLAYS,

AND SCOTT.

YOU TALKED ABOUT SCOTT?

YOU NEVER TALK ABOUT SCOTT.

WELL...

TODAY, I DID.

WHAT DID YOU SAY?

YOUR TREE IS UP.

LET'S GET OUT OF HERE AND GO GET SOME LUNCH.

ALL RIGHT, FINE, DON'T TELL ME.

COME ON.

-WHERE ARE WE GOING? -COME WITH ME.

YOU HAD THIS ALL PLANNED OUT?

WELL, NOT THE "TIM WHO ASKED FOR YOUR ADVICE" PART.

THAT WAS SERENDIPITY.

IT WAS NOTHING.

I HAD A CONVERSATION WITH A GUY AT HIS STORE,

PERIOD.

OKAY.

YOU'RE NOT ENCOURAGING ME TO DATE,

ARE YOU?

WELL, NOT ENCOURAGING EXACTLY.

IT HASN'T EVEN BEEN A YEAR, JENNA.

I AM NOWHERE NEAR READY

TO EVEN THINK ABOUT SOMETHING LIKE THAT,

ESPECIALLY NOT AT CHRISTMAS.

SCOTT LOVED CHRISTMAS

SO MUCH.

HEY, MOM... DAD.

DID HE BREAK ANYTHING?

NO, HE WAS FANTASTIC.

IN FACT, I'M GOING TO KEEP HIM ON FOR THE DURATION.

PICK YOU UP TOMORROW MORNING, 9:00 SHARP.

OH, CAN'T YOU STAY FOR DINNER?

GRANDMA'S MEATBALLS.

GRANDMA'S MEATBALLS?

MM-HMM.

SERIOUSLY? THAT'S TEMPTING...

OOH, THEY SMELL GOOD.

MM. PHEW!

I GOTTA GET BACK TO THE LOT.

ARE YOU FREE SATURDAY?

WE'RE HAVING SOME PEOPLE OVER.

WHAT'S HER NAME?

[CHUCKLING]

TOLD YOU HE'D SEE RIGHT THROUGH YOU.

LAUREN.

SHE JUST STARTED WORKING IN MOM'S OFFICE.

WELL, I ADMIRE THE TENACITY

OF YOUR ONGOING CAMPAIGN TO TRY TO FIX ME UP,

I REALLY DO,

BUT I'M NOT IN THE MARKET.

WHICH IS SO SELFISH.

BECAUSE YOU ARE SUCH A GREAT GUY,

AND THERE IS A GREAT WOMAN OUT THERE

JUST WAITING FOR YOU.

GREAT!

WELL THEN, YOU DON'T NEED TO INTERVENE,

AND I WILL MEET HER WHEN THE TIME IS RIGHT.

9:00 SHARP, BUB. GOOD NIGHT, DALE.

HEY, HEY!

HEY, WHEN DO YOU CLOSE ESCROW?

END OF THE WEEK.

FINGERS CROSSED.

[ANSWERING MACHINE BEEPS]

HEY, KATHY, IT'S DAD.

JUST CHECKING IN AGAIN ABOUT CHRISTMAS.

YOUR MOM AND I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU

IF YOU CAN GET AWAY.

LOOK, IF YOU'RE TOO BUSY, WE UNDERSTAND,

BUT JUST THINK ABOUT IT, OKAY?

WE'RE ONLY A PLANE FLIGHT AWAY.

WE HOPE YOU'RE DOING WELL.

LOVE YOU, SWEETHEART.

[ANSWERING MACHINE BEEPS]

[*]

KATHY?

TIM.

YOU HERE TO SKATE?

JUST FINISHED.

OH.

SO SOMEONE LET YOU IN ON THE SECRET.

WHAT SECRET?

COME HERE EARLY ENOUGH,

YOU PRETTY MUCH HAVE THE PLACE TO YOURSELF.

DARN.

I THOUGHT THAT WAS MY LITTLE DISCOVERY.

[CHUCKLES]

AND NOW YOU'RE GONNA BIKE?

WHAT ARE YOU, SOME KIND OF TRIATHLETE?

NO, JUST SOMEONE WHO LOVES TO CYCLE.

SOON, IT'LL BE TOO COLD.

YEAH. I DO LOVE THIS RINK, THOUGH.

I COME HERE WHENEVER I CAN.

I'M JUST GETTING BACK INTO SKATING.

IT'S BEEN A WHILE.

HMM, WELL, I'M GLAD YOU'RE GETTING BACK INTO IT.

ME, TOO.

IT... IT CENTERS ME.

I HEAR YA.

WELL, HAVE FUN.

YEAH.

HEY.

CAN I ASK YOU A QUESTION,

WITH THE CLEAR UNDERSTANDING

THAT IT'S ABSOLUTELY NONE OF MY BUSINESS?

SURE.

WHY NO TREE THIS YEAR?

CHRISTMAS TREE ORNAMENTS WERE ALWAYS A BIG DEAL

WITH SCOTT AND ME,

FROM THE TIME WE STARTED DATING IN COLLEGE.

EVERY CHRISTMAS, WE WOULD GIVE EACH OTHER ONE,

COMMEMORATING SOMETHING WE'D DONE THAT YEAR

OR HOPED TO DO THE NEXT.

WE BUILT UP A GREAT COLLECTION OVER THE YEARS.

AND...

THIS YEAR, I JUST...

CAN'T BEAR THE THOUGHT OF SEEING THEM.

"MEMORIES ON BRANCHES."

THAT'S WHAT MY MOM CALLS ORNAMENTS.

AND SOMETIMES...

YOU JUST DON'T WANT TO REMEMBER.

STILL, THERE ARE OTHER WAYS TO DECORATE A CHRISTMAS TREE

WITHOUT ORNAMENTS.

YOU'VE GOT LIGHTS, TINSEL, POPCORN...

YOU JUST WANT TO SELL ME A TREE.

AM I SERIOUSLY THAT TRANSPARENT?

[CHUCKLING]

WELL, TAKE CARE.

YEAH, YOU, TOO.

* OH, DASHING THROUGH THE SNOW *

* IN A ONE-HORSE OPEN SLEIGH

* OVER THE FIELDS WE GO

* LAUGHING ALL THE WAY

* BELLS ON BOBTAILS RING

* MAKING SPIRITS BRIGHT...

WELL, YOU COULD HAVE BROKEN JUST ONE COOKIE.

HELP YOURSELF. THERE'S PLENTY.

[QUIETLY] GOODY.

WHAT DO YOU NEED?

THE SILVER SPARKLES.

I THINK THEY'RE IN THERE.

IN THERE?

UH, NOPE, NOT IN THERE.

ARE YOU SURE?

YUP, TOTALLY SURE.

MAYBE THE BOTTLE GOT WEDGED IN THE BACK.

HERE, LET ME SEE.

UH, NOPE.

WELL--

WHAT? WHAT'S WRONG? HEY!

WHY ARE YOU ACTING CRAZY?

IS THERE A MOUSE IN THERE?

DO I HAVE MICE?

NO. NO, THERE'S NO MICE.

LET ME LOOK.

YOU OKAY?

HE HAD TERRIBLE TASTE, DIDN'T HE?

AU CONTRAIRE.

HE WAS A VISIONARY.

HE SAW THE WHOLE UGLY SWEATER FAD COMING.

HE GOT IN ON THE GROUND FLOOR.

IT'S GOING OUT.

WHY DON'T YOU WEAR IT TO MY UGLY SWEATER PARTY?

NO, JENNA.

I'M NOT GOING TO WEAR SOMETHING SCOTT GAVE ME IN EARNEST

AND MAKE FUN OF IT.

YOU'RE RIGHT.

OF COURSE, YOU'RE NOT.

WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME?

BUT YOU ARE COMING TO MY PARTY?

PLANNING TO.

OKAY, WELL, THAT'S ENCOURAGING.

I'M TRYING NOT TO HATE CHRISTMAS THIS YEAR.

I'M REALLY TRYING.

I KNOW YOU ARE.

AND I KNOW I CAN BE A LITTLE PUSHY SOMETIMES.

OKAY, ALL THE TIME.

I JUST WANT YOU TO BE OPEN TO POSSIBILITY,

YOU KNOW?

TO KEEP THE PORCH LIGHT ON.

REMEMBER TELLING ME THAT?

YOU SAID YOU NEVER LEFT THE PORCH LIGHT ON

UNTIL AFTER YOU MET SCOTT.

THAT MAN WAS UNBELIEVABLE.

HE COULD TRIP OVER A BLADE OF GRASS.

SO LEAVE THE LIGHT ON,

FOR HIM AND FOR YOU.

HE WOULDN'T WANT YOU SITTING ALONE IN THE DARK.

IT DOESN'T MATTER IF I HAVE EVERY LIGHT IN THE HOUSE ON.

I'M STILL ALONE.

BEN LOVES THESE COOKIES SO MUCH,

I GET RICOCHET POINTS JUST FOR BEING YOUR BESTIE.

COULD BE THE ONLY THING STILL KEEPING US TOGETHER.

THANKS FOR KEEPING ME COMPANY.

ANYTIME.

THERE'S YOUR FRASER FIR AND YOUR DOUGLAS FIR.

THE FRASER HAS AMAZING NEEDLE RETENTION,

THE DOUGLAS, A MORE PLEASING AROMA.

THEN THERE'S YOUR BLUE SPRUCE--

HEY, MAESTRO.

WHERE'S YOUR BOSS?

IN THE GIFT SHOP.

CARRY ON.

THE BLUE SPRUCE HAS A DYNAMIC PYRAMID SHAPE

AND A BONUS FEATURE...

WELCOME BACK.

COOL SHOP.

[HESITANTLY] I'M TRYING.

SO I NEED ANOTHER TREE.

IS THERE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE ONE THAT YOU BOUGHT?

NOPE.

TIM!

HOW DID YOU GET MY--

JENNA.

SHE SAID THAT YOU WOULD BE TOO POLITE TO TURN DOWN A TREE

IF I DRAGGED IT TO YOUR HOUSE

AND I LOOKED REALLY, REALLY TIRED.

PHEW! WHAT A DAY.

I AM... TOTALLY BEAT.

YOU'RE A TERRIBLE ACTOR.

YES, BUT I HAVE A BEAUTIFUL TREE.

DOUGLAS FIR.

DO YOU HAVE ANY LIGHTS? I COULD HELP YOU SET 'EM UP.

OH, THAT'S OKAY.

SO, WHAT DO YOU THINK?

MAYBE YOU SHOULD TAKE IT BACK.

CAN'T. NO RETURN POLICY,

AND IT'S A GIFT.

BAD KARMA TO RETURN A GIFT.

I CAN'T ACCEPT A GIFT FROM YOU.

IT'S NOT FROM ME, IT'S FROM JENNA.

OH, UH...

BUT WHEN YOU DO GET AROUND TO TRIMMING IT,

TELL ME HOW THIS LOOKS.

I HAD ONE JUST LIKE IT WHEN I WAS A KID.

IT WAS MY FAMILY'S FAVORITE ORNAMENT,

IT WAS THE FIRST ONE THAT WE PUT ON THE TREE EVERY YEAR.

TO ME, IT WAS LIKE THE OFFICIAL START OF CHRISTMAS.

IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

THANK YOU.

CAN I GET YOU

A CUP OF COFFEE OR SOMETHING?

NO, THANK YOU, BUT...

I'VE GOTTA GO.

NOW, I'VE PUT THAT IN A STAND FOR YOU.

SO A QUART OF COLD WATER EVERY MORNING,

AND IT'LL STAY FRESH ALL DAY.

TREE'S STILL LIVING, EVEN THOUGH IT'S BEEN CUT DOWN.

I CAN RELATE TO THAT.

MERRY CHRISTMAS.

[KIDS GIGGLING]

THIS ISN'T GOOD, KATHY.

NOT GOOD AT ALL.

I WAS COUNTING ON A BIG DECEMBER,

BUT IT JUST ISN'T HAPPENING.

WITHOUT AN APPRECIABLE BUMP IN SALES,

YOU ARE HEADED OVER YOUR VERY OWN FISCAL CLIFF.

I HAVEN'T TAPPED OUT OUR LINE OF CREDIT YET.

AND, AS YOUR ACCOUNTANT,

I STRONGLY ADVISE YOU LEAVE IT THAT WAY.

LOOK, I KNOW HOW MUCH THIS STORE MEANT TO SCOTT.

IT MEANT EVERYTHING TO HIM.

REALLY?

SEEMS TO ME, YOU DID.

BUT, YEAH,

DREAM CYCLE WAS DEFINITELY HIS PASSION PROJECT.

QUESTION IS, IS IT YOURS?

IT DOESN'T MATTER.

I HAVE TO KEEP IT GOING FOR SCOTT.

BUT HE WOULDN'T HAVE WANTED YOU TO,

NOT IF YOUR HEART WASN'T IN IT.

WHY DOES EVERYONE KEEP PRESUMING TO KNOW

WHAT SCOTT WOULD OR WOULDN'T HAVE WANTED FOR ME?

BECAUSE WE KNEW HIM AND HOW MUCH HE LOVED YOU.

I'M SORRY,

I HAVE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT.

I KNOW. THANK YOU FOR COMING OVER.

I ASSUME THAT MARIO IS STILL INTERESTED

IN TAKING OVER YOUR LEASE.

OH, YES.

HE IS DYING TO EXPAND HIS EMPIRE.

WELL, IF YOU CAN NEGOTIATE WISELY

AND LIQUIDATE AT THE RIGHT PRICE,

THEN YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO WALK AWAY CLEAN.

AND DO WHAT?

SOMETHING YOU'RE PASSIONATE ABOUT.

YOU'RE WRONG, EVE.

DREAM CYCLE IS MY PASSION PROJECT, TOO.

I'LL FIGURE OUT A WAY TO KEEP IT GOING.

OKAY.

ALL I CAN DO IS ADVISE.

I'M HERE FOR YOU, WHATEVER YOU NEED.

THANK YOU.

[SHOP BELL JINGLES]

HEY, EVE.

GRAHAM, HAPPY HOLIDAY.

YOU, TOO.

SORRY IT TOOK SO LONG.

THAT PLACE WAS A MADHOUSE.

HOLIDAY SHOPPERS.

HALF NONFAT

GREEN TEA LATTE, EXTRA HOT.

THANK YOU.

YOU OKAY?

I'M FINE.

I'M TRYING, SWEETHEART.

I REALLY AM.

[BUSTLE OF BUSY CROWD]

EXCUSE ME, COMING THROUGH.

COMING THROUGH...

AH, THERE YOU GUYS ARE.

EXCUSE ME!

CAN I GET SOME HELP?

I'LL BE RIGHT WITH YOU GUYS.

BLUE SPRUCE IS A BEAUTIFUL TREE.

DID YOU FIND EVERYTHING OKAY?

[CASH REGISTER CLACKING] AND THOSE TWO...

WHOA! OKAY... [LAUGHS]

THERE YOU GO.

YEAH, THAT'S $47, PLEASE.

HI!

[MOUTHING SILENTLY]

COULD YOU HURRY IT UP HERE?

YES, UM, SURE, SORRY.

WOULD YOU LIKE A COOKIE WHILE YOU WAIT?

CHOCOLATE, VANILLA, GINGERBREAD.

ENJOY.

HOW ABOUT YOU, WOULD YOU LIKE ONE?

I LOVE THE GINGERBREAD ONE.

THERE YOU GO.

IT'S ON THE HOUSE.

THERE YOU GO.

OH, COME ON, JUST ONE MORE.

I WON'T TELL.

THANKS.

CAN I BUY SOME OF THESE TO TAKE HOME TO MY WIFE?

NO, SORRY.

TOO BAD.

WELL, THANKS AGAIN.

YOU TWO HAVE A TERRIFIC CHRISTMAS.

YOU TOO.

FOR SOME REASON,

EVERYONE PICKED TODAY TO BUY THEIR CHRISTMAS TREE.

I WAS SWAMPED AND YOU SAVED THE DAY.

WELL, THE COOKIES DID.

THESE WERE FOR YOU.

FOR ME?

YOU DELIVER A TREE PERSONALLY,

YOU GET A PERSONAL THANK YOU.

HMM.

OKAY, THAT'S NOT FAIR.

I'M SERIOUS...

THAT IS TOO GOOD.

YOU HAVE JUST COMPLETELY RUINED ME

FOR EVERY OTHER COOKIE ON THE PLANET.

YOU HAVE A SECRET INGREDIENT, DON'T YOU?

SOMETHING BIZARRE THAT NOBODY ELSE WOULD GUESS.

THERE ARE ONE OR TWO SURPRISES IN THERE.

IS IT RANCH DRESSING?

MY MOTHER PUTS RANCH DRESSING IN EVERYTHING.

I'M GUESSING YOU'RE NOT A BAKER.

NEITHER IS MY MOTHER.

BUT THAT GUY WAS ONTO SOMETHING.

HAVE YOU EVER THOUGHT ABOUT SELLING THESE?

I'VE TOYED WITH THE IDEA.

WELL, YOU SHOULD.

THEY'RE GOOD.

REALLY GOOD.

THANKS.

[*]

I'VE BEEN MEANING TO ASK YOU,

WHY DON'T YOU WEAR ANY GLOVES?

OH, I DO.

BUT I LOSE THEM.

IT HAPPENS EVERY WINTER.

I GO THROUGH ABOUT FOUR PAIRS.

[CHUCKLES]

THAT'S... PATHETIC.

TOTALLY.

[CELL PHONE RINGS]

HEY, BUD.

AW, MAN, THAT'S TOO BAD.

NO, NO, DON'T WORRY ABOUT ME.

JUST FEEL BETTER.

OKAY.

YEAH. YOU, TOO.

CONNOR'S GOT THE BELLY WHUMPERS.

HOPE IT'S NOTHING SERIOUS.

TOO MUCH CHRISTMAS CANDY IS MY GUESS.

WHAT'S WITH ALL THE TREES?

I HAVE A BUNCH OF DELIVERIES TO MAKE.

THE TWO MOST MISLEADING WORDS IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE,

"FREE DELIVERY."

THERE'S ACTUALLY NOTHING FREE ABOUT IT.

IT COSTS ME TIME, GAS, PATIENCE...

WHY DO YOU OFFER IT, THEN?

BECAUSE ALL THE MEGA LOTS DO,

AND NOW I GOTTA DO IT ALONE BECAUSE CONNOR CALLED IN SICK.

HEY, I DON'T SUPPOSE...

I HAVE TO GET TO WORK.

AND SO DO I.

BUT DELIVERING CHRISTMAS TREES GOES SO MUCH QUICKER

WHEN YOU ACTUALLY HAVE SOMEBODY THERE TO HELP YOU OUT.

IS THIS ANOTHER ACTING JOB?

ARE YOU GOING TO GUILT ME INTO COMING ALONG?

[LAUGHS]

I JUST THOUGHT IT WOULD BE NICE

FOR THE LITTLE GUYS TO HELP EACH OTHER OUT.

OH...

THE "ALL FOR ONE" PITCH.

YOU HAVE NO SHAME.

DID IT WORK?

YOU GOT GPS?

THAT WOULD BE YOU.

OKAY.

[*]

* LITTLE SPINDLY CHRISTMAS TREE *

* ALL ALONE YOU'RE JUST FOR ME... *

SO, LEFT ON AVALON,

TWO BLOCKS TO LYON, ANOTHER LEFT,

AND THE HOUSE WILL BE HALFWAY DOWN THE BLOCK.

YOU ARE SO MUCH BETTER AT THIS THAN I AM.

NOW WHO'S PATHETIC?

DON'T MAKE FUN.

I READ IN AN ARTICLE

THAT ALBERT EINSTEIN WOULD GET LOST

IF YOU TOOK HIM MORE THAN FOUR BLOCKS FROM HIS HOUSE.

BUT HE HAD OTHER STRENGTHS,

"RELATIVITY" SPEAKING.

SORRY.

[*]

[BELLS JINGLING]

OKAY.

I HAVE A LOUSY SENSE OF DIRECTION.

DO I AT LEAST GET SOME POINTS FOR COPPING TO IT?

SURE.

YOU ARE THE FIRST MAN I'VE EVER MET WHO'D ADMIT THAT.

THE NEXT LIGHT IS AVALON.

YOU'LL WANNA GO LEFT, EINSTEIN.

[CHUCKLES]

SO, WAS I RIGHT,

WAS IT WORTH COMING IN?

ABSOLUTELY.

YOU KNOW THAT ADORABLE MAN HANGING TINSEL?

HE'S 92.

THAT'S DAN MISSILDEN.

HE USED TO BE A HISTORY PROFESSOR.

STILL COULD BE.

HE'S SHARPER THAN I AM.

HIS VISION'S PRETTY GOOD, TOO.

HE TOLD ME TWICE

HOW PRETTY YOU WERE,

AND I AGREED BOTH TIMES.

YOU KNOW, I MIGHT TAKE THAT COMPLIMENT MORE SERIOUSLY

IF I HADN'T SEEN YOU FLIRTING

WITH THAT CUTE OLD WOMAN

WEARING THE CHENILLE BATHROBE.

THE LADY IN THE BATHROBE HAS ACTUALLY HAD HER EYE ON ME

FOR THREE CHRISTMASES NOW.

SHE'S GOT GOOD TASTE.

WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I WAS TALKING ABOUT THE BATHROBE.

[LAUGHS]

ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO.

[CHUCKLING]

THAT WAS GOOD.

APARTMENT 632.

SIXTH FLOOR.

PIECE OF CAKE.

I DID FIVE FLIGHTS

WITH A TREE IN EACH HAND ONCE.

NOTHING CAN DAMPEN MY HOLIDAY SPIRIT.

I NOTICED.

YOU TAKE YOUR CHRISTMAS TREES VERY SERIOUSLY.

OH, YEAH.

EVER SINCE I WAS EIGHT.

I READ THIS BOOK ABOUT A RUNTY LITTLE SAPLING

THAT WANTED TO GROW UP

AND BE THIS BIG, BEAUTIFUL CHRISTMAS TREE.

AND IT WAS ABOUT GROWING AND BELIEVING,

AND HOLDING TIGHT TO YOUR DREAMS,

AND EVEN AT EIGHT YEARS OLD,

I KNEW THAT THAT WAS THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS.

YOU DON'T THINK THAT'S OVERSOLD A BIT?

THE UNREALISTIC EXPECTATIONS?

THE "'TIS THE SEASON" HYPE?

YOU OBVIOUSLY HAVE NEVER READ "THE SCRAWNIEST SPRUCE."

YOU SAID IT YOURSELF,

THAT'S FOR KIDS.

WE'RE ALL KIDS AT CHRISTMAS.

YOU JUST GOT TO FORGET THE HYPE AND HOLD ONTO THE FUN.

STOP STALLING.

WE'VE GOT THREE MORE FLIGHTS.

EVEN THE BEST COOK NEEDS TO BE ORGANIZED,

SO YOU HAVE TO MAKE SURE

YOU HAVE ALL YOUR INGREDIENTS HANDY

AND READ THE RECIPE FROM START TO FINISH

BEFORE YOU DO ANYTHING.

I WANT EVERYTHING TO BE RIGHT.

WE'RE HOSTING HIS PARENTS.

IS THIS YOUR FIRST CHRISTMAS TOGETHER?

YEAH.

WE WERE MARRIED IN JUNE.

YOU'RE IN LOVE.

YOU'VE ALREADY GOT IT RIGHT.

HONEY, DOES THIS LOOK STRAIGHT TO YOU?

YUP.

EXCELLENT.

NICE.

[YOUNG NEWLYWED]: SUCH A GORGEOUS TREE.

I WISH WE HAD MORE TO PUT ON IT

THAN A FEW LITTLE ORNAMENTS AND SOME POPCORN STRINGS,

BUT MONEY'S TIGHT.

WHATEVER YOU PUT ON IT WILL BE BEAUTIFUL.

IT'S NOT WHAT THE DECORATIONS LOOK LIKE,

IT'S WHAT THEY MEAN.

CAN I SHOW YOU SOMETHING?

SURE.

TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK.

TO CELEBRATE OUR FIRST CHRISTMAS TOGETHER.

I GOT ONE FOR US

AND ONE FOR BOTH OUR PARENTS.

TOO CORNY?

IT'S PERFECT.

I SMELL LIKE A CHRISTMAS TREE.

I HAVE PINE NEEDLES IN MY SOCKS AGAIN

AND I HAVE NO IDEA HOW THAT HAPPENS.

WELL, I'D BETTER SCOOT.

HEY...

THAT LAST STOP,

THE ONE WITH THE NEWLYWEDS.

THAT CAN'T HAVE BEEN EASY FOR YOU,

AND YET YOU REALLY STEPPED UP, BIG-TIME.

I JUST OFFERED SUPPORT.

NO, YOU CELEBRATED CHRISTMAS,

IN SPITE OF EVERYTHING YOU'VE LOST.

AND I CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE

HOW ENORMOUS THAT LOSS MUST FEEL.

I'LL SEE YOU AROUND THE RINK?

I'LL SEE YOU AROUND THE RINK.

[*]

LET'S GET TO IT!

UNCLE TIM, READY TO TEST THE NEW MACHINE?

LET 'ER RIP!

READY, SET, SNOW!

[LAUGHING]

I LOVE CHRISTMAS!

[LAUGHING]

WHOO!

[SHOP BELL JINGLING]

[ANSWERING MACHINE BEEPS]

YOU HAVE 23 NEW MESSAGES.

...AND IT'S GOT THESE GREAT SIDE POCKETS...

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

EXCUSE ME.

DREAM CYCLE.

HI, TIM.

ARE YOU SERIOUS?

WOW.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

I TOLD YOU WE SHOULD BE SELLING THESE.

THESE ARE ALL I HAVE.

I MADE THEM FOR THE CHRISTMAS PARTY AT MY CHURCH.

WELL, LUCKY FOR US YOU HADN'T DELIVERED THEM YET.

THE PHONE HASN'T STOPPED RINGING.

THESE ARE AS GOOD AS SOLD.

ALL FROM WORD OF MOUTH ON THE ONES I HANDED OUT?

YES.

I TOLD YOU HOW GOOD YOUR COOKIES ARE.

CAN YOU BAKE MORE?

I'LL PUT 'EM ON DISPLAY FOR SALE,

YOU CAN MAKE A LITTLE SPENDING MONEY.

"MAKE MONEY."

WHAT A CONCEPT.

THAT'S A FINE LOOKING SANTA.

YEAH...

I WANTED TO PUT HIM IN THE LIVING ROOM,

BUT JENNA SAID THERE WASN'T ENOUGH ROOM IN THERE

FOR TWO OF US.

SO, IT WAS EITHER HIM OR ME.

WELL, I THINK YOU MADE THE RIGHT CHOICE.

YOU'D LOOK AWFULLY SILLY STANDING OUT HERE ALL ALONE.

[LAUGHS] GOOD POINT.

SHE'S IN THERE SOMEWHERE.

OKAY.

WHERE DID YOU GET ALL THIS FABULOUSNESS?

NOTIONS ELEVEN, OFF MAIN DOWNTOWN.

I LOVE THEIR STUFF.

SO, WERE THE BOXES TIM'S IDEA?

MINE.

WORD OF MOUTH IS GREAT,

BUT I THINK WE COULD GET MORE IMPULSE BUYS

IF THE PRESENTATION IS COOL.

SO WHAT DO YOU PLAN TO DO WITH THESE?

WELL, I THOUGHT MAYBE

WE COULD DUST IT WITH GOLD GLITTER

AND THEN SPRINKLE THEM WITH THE CLOVE OIL.

ENGAGE AS MANY SENSES AS POSSIBLE.

THAT IS A BRILLIANT IDEA.

OR SHOULD WE USE THE METALLIC CONES?

THEY'RE SHINIER.

ALTHOUGH I REALLY LIKE THE GLITTER,

EXCEPT IT GETS ALL OVER EVERYTHING.

[GASPS]: WE COULD PAINT THE REAL CONES GOLD?

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

I THINK YOU'RE REALLY INTO THIS.

I AM. I NEED TO MAKE SOME MONEY.

NO, I THINK THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE GOING ON HERE.

LIKE WHAT?

LIKE MAYBE YOU'RE TRYING TO IMPRESS TIM.

WELL, YEAH, TO SELL MORE COOKIES.

NO, NOT THE MERCHANT, THE MAN.

I THINK YOU'RE A LITTLE TOO NERVOUS AND SCARED

TO DRESS UP FOR HIM YOURSELF,

SO YOU'RE MAKING ALL THESE PRETTY BOXES,

HOPING HE'LL NOTICE.

THESE AREN'T JUST DECORATIONS.

THEY'RE PERFUME, LIPSTICK, BLUSH.

DON'T BE SILLY.

HE'S A CUTE, SWEET GUY, KATHY.

IT'S OKAY TO LIKE HIM.

OF COURSE, I LIKE HIM.

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.

YOU'RE PUSHING AGAIN.

NO, I'M NOT.

YOU ARE.

HAVE A FANTASTIC CHRISTMAS!

[TAPS WINDOW]

WHAT'S THIS?

YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW.

IT'S A MUSICAL TOILET SEAT.

"JINGLE BELLS" PLAYS WHEN YOU SIT DOWN ON IT.

ARE YOU SERIOUS?

YOU REALLY THINK PEOPLE WANT TO HEAR CHRISTMAS MUSIC

AT THAT MOMENT?

I'M GOING TO PUT THAT

SOMEWHERE WHERE NO ONE WILL EVER, EVER SEE IT AGAIN.

I DON'T MEAN TO BE OVERCRITICAL,

BUT THERE IS NO SENSE OF ORGANIZATION HERE.

IT'S LIKE GOING THROUGH SCOTT'S CLOSET AGAIN.

HE WAS MESSY?

A DISASTER.

HIS SOCK DRAWER,

HIS DESK,

HIS CLOSET WAS THE WORST.

YOU COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING.

DID YOU GUYS ARGUE ABOUT IT?

NEVER.

HE HAD SO MANY WONDERFUL QUALITIES,

I DIDN'T DWELL ON THE BAD ONES.

WELL, HE WAS VERY LUCKY TO BE LOVED LIKE THAT.

HE LOVED ME LIKE THAT RIGHT BACK.

IT WAS A REAL GIFT.

HE DIDN'T TAKE THE GIFT WITH HIM, YOU KNOW.

IF YOU CAN LOVE ONCE, YOU CAN LOVE AGAIN.

YOU REALLY THINK IT'S THAT SIMPLE?

OF COURSE NOT.

IF IT WAS THAT SIMPLE, WE'D FALL IN LOVE EVERY DAY.

HOW ABOUT YOU, EVER MARRIED?

ALMOST.

ALMOST. HER NAME WAS REBECCA.

ABOUT THREE YEARS INTO THE RELATIONSHIP,

SHE SAID I DIDN'T KNOW HER.

SHE WAS RIGHT,

BUT I THOUGHT SHE WAS COMMITTED TO US AND TO OUR FUTURE.

TURNS OUT HER FUTURE WAS WITH A LAWYER NAMED LUKE

THAT SHE MET IN SPINNING CLASS.

OUCH.

YEAH, IT WAS OVER A YEAR AGO AND I STILL MISS HER SOMETIMES.

BUT... I THINK THAT

WHEN YOU'VE REALLY LOVED SOMEBODY,

IT'S HARD TO LET GO.

BUT THEN I THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU'VE BEEN THROUGH,

AND I JUST, UH...

I CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE.

[SHOP BELL JINGLES]

UNCLE TIM!

I RAN OUT OF...

I JUST... NEED TO...

GET SOME TWINE.

ALL RIGHT THEN.

OKAY.

BYE.

THAT IS JUST PLAIN TERRIFIC.

LET'S HOPE IT HELPS US SELL SOME COOKIES.

[IMITATING COOKIE MONSTER]: COOKIES... ME WANT ONE.

COOKIE! MM...

[CONNOR]: THANKS.

MERRY CHRISTMAS.

I HAVE SOMETHING FOR YOU.

MITTENS!

THE LADIES AT THAT SENIORS' CENTER KNIT THEM,

AND I HAVE THEM ON CONSIGNMENT.

DO YOU LIKE THEM?

OH, THEY'RE NOT PRETTY,

AND BY THE WAY, THEY USUALLY DON'T FIT.

SO WHY DO YOU STOCK THEM?

NOT ONLY DO I STOCK THEM,

BUT I PRETEND TO SELL THEM.

JUST SO THE LADIES FEEL GOOD ABOUT THEMSELVES.

SO YOU GIVE THEM MONEY FROM THESE PRETEND SALES?

OF COURSE!

YOU SELL SOMETHING, YOU EXPECT PAYMENT.

AND IT COSTS YOU

TO STOCK THESE TERRIBLE MITTENS?

ONLY FINANCIALLY.

I GET REIMBURSED IN OTHER WAYS.

FREE MITTENS?

AND A FELT STOCKING, A POMANDER BALL,

AND SOMETHING I THINK IS A PLACE MAT,

BUT MIGHT BE A REALLY SMALL QUILT.

YOU'RE A NICE MAN, TIM PIERCE.

I THINK REBECCA MADE A BIG MISTAKE.

I WILL WEAR THESE WITH PRIDE.

[CHUCKLES]

COME BY MY HOUSE IN THE MORNING.

I'LL HAVE MORE COOKIES READY FOR YOU.

OKAY.

[*]

YOU DECORATED THE CHRISTMAS TREE.

YES, I DID.

THIS I GOTTA SEE.

THAT ONE WAS FROM ME.

IT WAS A STRUGGLE TO RAISE THE MONEY TO OPEN DREAM CYCLE,

AND THAT WAS MY WAY OF SAYING "THINK POSITIVE,

THE ANGELS ARE WATCHING OVER US."

AND SOMEHOW THE MONEY CAME THROUGH.

YES.

SO, HE GAVE ME THAT LAST CHRISTMAS,

TO LET ME KNOW.

I WILL BAKE COOKIES ALL NIGHT EVERY NIGHT

IF IT HELPS KEEP HIS DREAM ALIVE.

WHY DON'T YOU BAKE COOKIES ALL NIGHT EVERY NIGHT

TO HELP KEEP YOUR DREAM ALIVE?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

WELL, I'VE HEARD YOU SAY

THAT YOU LOVE TO BAKE COOKIES,

BUT I'VE NEVER ACTUALLY HEARD YOU SAY

YOU LOVE THE BIKE BUSINESS.

I HAVEN'T SAID IT IS ALL.

HE COULD BE VERY CLEVER WITH THESE.

YOU KNOW, ORDER ONE MONTHS IN ADVANCE

AND THEN ARRANGE TO HAVE IT DELIVERED ON CHRISTMAS EVE.

HMM.

THIS WAS ONE.

HMM, WHAT DOES IT MEAN?

"KEEP THE LIGHT ON."

I SEE YOU PUT UP THE BUTTERFLY.

IT FITS.

YEAH, IT DOES.

LOOK, TIM'S TREES DOESN'T OPEN UNTIL TIM SAYS IT DOES

AND CONNOR'S COMING IN LATE THIS MORNING.

DO YOU HAVE AN HOUR?

I'D LOVE TO TAKE YOU ON A NICE DRIVE.

SURE.

ARE WE ALMOST THERE?

[CHUCKLING] ALMOST.

KEEP YOUR EYES CLOSED.

ARE YOU PEEKING? CAN YOU SEE?

NO, I CAN'T SEE ANYTHING, I PROMISE.

OKAY, RIGHT HERE. READY?

OKAY, OPEN YOUR EYES.

[GASPING] WOW.

IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

IS THIS WHERE YOU BUY YOUR TREES?

I USED TO, BUT THIS'LL BE THE LAST YEAR.

WHY?

NEXT YEAR, I'LL BE SELLING THEM.

RIGHT HERE. I JUST BOUGHT THE PLACE.

DEAL CLOSED YESTERDAY.

THIS IS YOURS?

COME ON, LET ME TAKE YOU

ON THE FIRST OFFICIAL TOUR OF CHRISTMAS-GO-ROUND.

I'VE HAD MY EYE ON THIS PLACE FOR A LONG TIME.

THE OWNER WAS GETTING READY TO RETIRE,

AND SIX MONTHS AGO, HE DID JUST THAT.

I THOUGHT THE CHRISTMAS TREE BUSINESS WAS RISKY.

NOT IF YOU'RE THE GUY GROWING THE TREES.

THAT'S RECESSION-PROOF.

NO MATTER HOW TIGHT THINGS ARE,

EVERYBODY FINDS MONEY FOR A CHRISTMAS TREE.

BUT MY DREAM IS A LOT BIGGER THAN THAT.

WHOOPS!

OOH...

YOU OKAY?

YEAH.

DID YOU ALREADY LOSE THE MITTENS THAT I GOT YOU?

I FORGOT TO BRING THEM.

YOU FORGOT TO BRING THEM, REALLY?

SO, RIGHT OVER THERE

IS WHERE I'M GONNA BUILD THE HORSE BARN,

AND BACK THIS WAY WILL BE SANTA'S WORKSHOP.

AND THEN RIGHT OVER THIS RIDGE OVER HERE,

I'LL HAVE A LITTLE PLACE

WHERE YOU CAN MAKE YOUR OWN WREATHS.

LIKE, I WANT CHRISTMAS-GO-ROUND

TO BE JUST THAT,

A YEAR-ROUND CHRISTMAS EXPERIENCE.

THAT'S WHY I CALLED IT CHRISTMAS-GO-ROUND.

SLEIGH RIDES, SANTA CLAUS, THE WHOLE DEAL.

AND... THIS IS WHERE

WE'RE GONNA SELL YOUR COOKIES.

WHOA, SLOW DOWN.

HEY, A GUY CAN DREAM, CAN'T HE?

COME ON.

SO, ALL OF THIS WAS INSPIRED

BY THE "SCRAWNIEST SPRUCE"?

WELL, IT DID TAKE ME A WHILE, THOUGH.

I MEAN, I TRIED THE USUAL ROUTE,

WITH THE CUBICLE JOB,

WITH THE BENEFITS, AND THE STOCK OPTIONS,

AND ALL OF THAT.

OVER THE YEARS, JUST DRIFTED AWAY.

WENT FREELANCE,

BOUGHT THE TREE LOT ON THE SIDE.

IN A WAY, EVERYTHING WAS JUST KIND OF LEADING ME TO THIS.

I'M GONNA CREATE SOMETHING REALLY SPECIAL HERE.

A HANDS-ON CHRISTMAS EXPERIENCE.

THAT'S WHAT SCOTT WANTED,

TO CREATE SOMETHING REALLY SPECIAL.

AND WHAT DO YOU WANT TO CREATE?

A COOKIE BUSINESS, IF I LISTEN TO YOU.

[CHUCKLES]

SO DO.

I'M WORKING ON A REALLY COOL LOGO, TOO,

FOR CHRISTMAS-GO-ROUND--

DID YOU JUST...

DID YOU--?

[LAUGHING]

ARE YOU SERIOUS?

OH, YOU ARE--

[SQUEALING AND LAUGHING]

LOOK OUT.

[LAUGHING AND SHRIEKING]

OKAY...

OH, NO, NOT FAIR, NOT FAIR! MY HANDS ARE FREEZING!

ALL RIGHT...

HERE.

DID YOU HAVE THESE THE WHOLE TIME?

FOR WHEN YOU LOST THE OTHER PAIR.

WHY DIDN'T YOU GIVE THEM TO ME?

BECAUSE I WAS ENJOYING HOLDING YOUR HAND TOO MUCH.

AM I MOVING TOO FAST?

NO.

I JUST WASN'T READY FOR ANYTHING LIKE THIS.

ME NEITHER.

WHY ME?

THE ANGEL.

WHAT ANGEL?

I WAS WATCHING YOU ON THE DAY WE MET,

FROM THE DOORWAY

AS YOU WANDERED THROUGH THE GIFT SHOP,

AND YOU SAW AN ANGEL ORNAMENT

ON THE VERY EDGE OF THE TABLE,

YOU PUSHED IT BACK SO CAREFULLY,

SO IT WOULDN'T FALL AND BREAK.

THAT SIMPLE ACT, THAT LITTLE KINDNESS,

IT SAID EVERYTHING TO ME.

I SHOULD GET TO WORK.

ME TOO.

[CHUCKLING AWKWARDLY]

CAREFUL. CAREFUL...

[LAUGHING]

[COINS JINGLING]

THERE YOU GO.

THANKS FOR COMING BY.

OH, HAVE A GREAT HOLIDAY.

HEY, BOSS.

THANKS FOR HOLDING DOWN THE FORT.

I'M SORRY I'M LATE.

WASN'T HARD.

THAT'S OUR FIRST CUSTOMER TODAY.

A GOOD START.

NOT REALLY, SHE BOUGHT THREE SPOKES AND A PATCH KIT.

EIGHT BUCKS.

OH.

TELL ME SOMETHING, GRAHAM.

HAVE YOU EVER THOUGHT ABOUT WHAT YOU MIGHT DO

IF DREAM CYCLE HAD TO CLOSE?

SURE. RAGBRAI.

WHAT IS RAGBRAI?

IT'S THIS REALLY COOL WEEK-LONG BIKE RACE ACROSS IOWA.

I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO DO THAT.

OKAY, UM, AFTER RAGBRAI, WHAT WOULD YOU DO?

I DON'T KNOW.

GET ANOTHER JOB, WHY?

YOU THINKING ABOUT TAKING UP MARIO ON HIS OFFER?

JUST CURIOUS.

[CHRISTMAS SONGS PLAY]

[TOY TRAIN TOOTS]

[*]

[SHOP DOOR JINGLES]

OH, I'M SORRY, WE'RE CLOSED...

HI, TIM.

REBECCA.

HOW ARE YOU?

I'M, UM, FINE.

ARE YOU HERE FOR THE HOLIDAYS?

NO, ACTUALLY.

I JUST... MOVED BACK TO TOWN.

WHEN?

A COUPLE WEEKS AGO.

I'M STAYING WITH MY SISTER UNTIL I FIND A PLACE OF MY OWN.

IS THAT HOT CHOCOLATE?

YEAH.

ANY LEFT?

SO... WHY ARE YOU BACK?

THINGS DIDN'T WORK OUT WITH LUKE.

I'M SORRY.

YEAH.

TURNS OUT HE HAS A FATAL FLAW.

HE ISN'T YOU.

SORRY.

I PROMISED MYSELF I WASN'T GOING TO GO THERE, BUT...

THERE I WENT.

OH, AND FOR THE RECORD?

I'VE SWORN MYSELF OFF SPINNING CLASSES FOR LIFE.

LOOK, TIM.

I KNOW I HAVE NO RIGHT

TO BARGE BACK INTO YOUR LIFE LIKE THIS,

ESPECIALLY AFTER WHAT I DID TO YOU,

BUT...

I MISS YOU.

A LOT.

I JUST WANTED YOU TO KNOW THAT.

YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO HAVE A GIFT SHOP IN HERE.

[CHUCKLES]

GOOD FOR YOU.

ARE YOU STILL SELLING

THOSE "JINGLE BELLS" TOILET SEATS

THAT ALWAYS MADE YOU LAUGH SO MUCH?

I TRIED,

BUT THEY WERE PRETTY MUCH A NON-STARTER.

I BET.

[CHUCKLING]

AND I BOUGHT THAT CHRISTMAS TREE FARM

THAT I'VE ALWAYS HAD MY EYE ON.

TIM, THAT'S FANTASTIC.

"CHRISTMAS-GO-ROUND," ARE YOU GONNA DO IT?

MM-HMM, YUP.

DOUBLE GOOD FOR YOU.

AS LONG AS WE'RE CATCHING UP, I HAVE TO ASK.

ARE YOU SEEING SOMEONE?

NOT EXACTLY.

MAYBE.

WELL...

YOU WERE CLOSING UP WHEN I DID THAT BARGING IN,

SO I WILL LET YOU GET BACK TO IT.

SURE.

AND I'M SURE IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING, BUT...

IF "NOT EXACTLY MAYBE" DOESN'T PAN OUT...

LET ME KNOW.

TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF, TIM.

OKAY, EVERYBODY, SAY "EGGNOG!"

[SHUTTER CLICKING]

NICE.

GOOD ONE.

OH, MY GOSH...

CHEESE!

HEY, TWO UGLY SWEATERS, THAT'S AMAZING.

NICE JOB.

HELLO, YOUR UGLINESS.

[CHUCKLING] YOU CAME!

I HAD TO.

APPARENTLY, MY LATE HUSBAND

WAS AN UGLY SWEATER PARTY VISIONARY,

SO I HAVE TO UPHOLD THE FAMILY TRADITION.

YOU'RE JUST IN TIME TO HELP ME WITH THESE.

OKAY, BUT THERE'S SOMETHING I WANT TO RUN BY YOU FIRST.

OKAY, RUN AWAY.

SO...

HAVE A LOOK AT THIS.

DO I HAVE TO?

I'M TIRED OF LOOKING AT THAT WOMAN.

SO IMAGINE SHE'S NOT THERE.

IMAGINE IT'S A PICTURE OF ME,

AND INSTEAD OF "QUEEN CARLA'S COOKIE KINGDOM,"

IT SAYS...

"COOKIES BY KATHY."

YOU'RE THINKING OF GOING INTO THE COOKIE BUSINESS?

YEAH.

DUMB IDEA?

[STAMMERING] NO--

TH-THIS IS THE GREATEST IDEA I'VE EVER HEARD!

PEOPLE SEEM TO LIKE MY COOKIES AND I REALLY LOVE BAKING THEM--

OKAY, YOU DON'T HAVE TO SELL ME

ON ANY OF THIS.

YOUR COOKIES ARE AMAZING.

BUT...

COULD YOU DO THIS AND DREAM BIKES?

PROBABLY NOT.

WOW.

THIS IS HEADLINE!

IT'S JUST SOMETHING I'M THINKING ABOUT.

I HAVEN'T MADE UP MY MIND ABOUT ANYTHING.

RIGHT.

YEAH, OF COURSE, BUT STILL...

WOW.

YOU, UH, YOU HAVE TIM TO THANK FOR THIS, DON'T YOU?

I GUESS I DO.

[CLINKING GLASSES]

THANK YOU.

MERRY CHRISTMAS.

KATHY, HI!

HI, MARIO.

THIS IS EVE ATKINSON.

NICE TO MEET YOU.

YOU, TOO.

EVE IS MY ACCOUNTANT AND BUSINESS MANAGER.

UH-HUH?

KATHY TELLS ME

YOU'RE INTERESTED IN BUYING HER LEASE.

KEENLY INTERESTED.

WELL, SHE, UH, MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN SELLING,

SO LET US KNOW WHEN WE CAN TALK.

HOW ABOUT NOW?

DID YOU GO SKATING THIS MORNING?

NO, NOT TODAY.

WHY NOT?

I DON'T KNOW, I JUST DIDN'T.

WHAT'S GOING ON, UNCLE TIM?

NOTHING'S GOING ON.

YEAH, THERE IS.

YOU LIKE THAT GIRL, KATHY.

WE'RE JUST, UH...

WE'RE JUST FRIENDS.

WELL, WHATEVER.

BUT THAT'S WHY YOU GO SKATING,

AND THIS MORNING YOU DIDN'T AND YOU'RE ACTING ALL MOPEY.

SO WHAT'S GOING ON?

DO YOU REMEMBER MY GIRLFRIEND, REBECCA?

YEAH.

DIDN'T SHE, LIKE, DUMP YOU AND MOVE AWAY?

WELL, SHE'S BACK,

AND SHE CAME TO SEE ME LAST NIGHT.

OH.

IT WAS UPSETTING TO SEE HER.

I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN.

YOU KNOW, I LIKED THIS GIRL.

DARCY?

SHE'S REALLY HOT.

WE HUNG OUT FOR A WHILE AND IT WAS AWESOME.

AND THEN SHE STARTED BLOWING ME OFF,

AND I WAS LIKE, "DUDE, WHAT'S UP WITH THAT?"

BUT THEN I GOT INTERESTED IN THIS OTHER GIRL.

NICOLE?

AND THAT WAS COOL,

TILL DARCY STARTED COMING AROUND

LIKE SHE WAS ALL INTERESTED IN ME AND EVERYTHING AGAIN.

SO WHAT DID YOU DO?

I'M STILL TRYING TO FIGURE IT OUT.

[SIGHS] WOMEN.

IT'S SO CONFUSING.

[SIGHS]

COPY THAT.

[*]

[DOORBELL RINGS]

THE COOKIE COLLECTOR'S HERE.

COME AND GET 'EM.

THANKS.

HOW WAS YOUR DAY?

BUSY.

COULD DEFINITELY USE SOME MORE COOKIES.

YOU PRACTICALLY SOLD OUT.

OH, THAT'S GREAT!

YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT

YOUR COOKIE SHOP IDEA,

AND, WELL, MAYBE GOING INTO THE COOKIE BUSINESS FULL-TIME.

THAT'S A TERRIFIC IDEA.

I'D LOVE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT IT.

SURE.

I COULD BREW US UP A POT OF COFFEE, OR...

POUR US A GLASS OF WINE?

ACTUALLY, COULD I TAKE A RAIN CHECK ON THAT?

I'M PRETTY BEAT.

OF COURSE.

I'LL GIVE YOU A CALL LATER TOMORROW

AND I'LL LET YOU KNOW IF I NEED SOME MORE.

OKAY.

OH, HEY, I ALMOST FORGOT.

A LADY CAME BY FOR A TREE

AND SHE SAMPLED YOUR COOKIES AND SHE FLIPPED OVER THEM.

SHE WANTS YOU TO BAKE A BATCH

FOR A CHRISTMAS EVE PARTY THAT SHE'S HAVING.

OH, GREAT. I'LL GIVE HER A CALL.

OKAY. I'LL, UM, TALK TO YOU TOMORROW.

OH, UH, WILL YOU BE AT THE RINK IN THE MORNING?

I DON'T KNOW.

WE'LL SEE.

[ORNAMENTS RUSTLING]

[*]

[HONKS HORN]

CONNOR OVERSLEPT.

HE'LL BE OUT IN A MINUTE.

OKAY.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

[SIGHS HEAVILY]

CONNOR SAYS REBECCA'S BACK IN TOWN.

OH.

YES, SHE IS.

AND?

AND WHAT?

I'VE SEEN HER ONCE.

ARE YOU PLANNING ON SEEING HER AGAIN?

I DON'T KNOW.

PLEASE DON'T.

[SIGHS]

LOOK.

I LIKE REBECCA.

I REALLY DO.

I REMEMBER HOW GOOD YOU TWO WERE TOGETHER,

BUT I ALSO REMEMBER HOW DEVASTATED YOU WERE

AND HOW LONG IT TOOK YOU TO GET HAPPY AGAIN.

SHE MADE A MISTAKE.

AND I DON'T WANT TO SEE YOU MAKE ONE.

I'M A BIG BOY, SARAH.

NO, YOU'RE NOT.

YOU ARE MY LITTLE BROTHER AND DON'T YOU EVER FORGET THAT.

TRUTHFULLY, I DON'T...

I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW HOW I FEEL.

IT WAS REALLY GOOD SEEING HER AGAIN

AND I CAN'T DENY THAT.

[SIGHS]

WELL, I GAVE YOU MY TWO CENTS.

SPEND IT IN PEACE.

THAT WAS WEIRD.

YES, IT WAS.

IT'S A GENEROUS OFFER.

HE REALLY IS KEEN.

WHAT ABOUT THE INVENTORY AND THE PAYABLES?

WELL, INVENTORY-WISE,

YOU'D WANT TO WAIT UNTIL AFTER THE HOLIDAYS,

WHEN YOUR COMPETITORS WILL NEED TO RESTOCK,

BUT I'VE MADE SOME INQUIRIES,

AND THE NUMBERS THEY'VE FLOATED

SHOULD MORE THAN COVER YOUR OUTSTANDING OBLIGATIONS.

SO I COULD WALK AWAY FREE AND CLEAR?

MAYBE EVEN A LITTLE AHEAD.

BUT NOT ENOUGH TO START A NEW BUSINESS.

WELL, THAT'S WHAT BUSINESS LOANS ARE FOR.

ALL OF THAT WILL WORK ITSELF OUT.

[SIGHS]

THE ONLY QUESTION THAT REALLY MATTERS IS, UM...

ARE YOU READY TO LET GO?

FORGIVE ME FOR SAYING IT AGAIN,

BUT NO ONE WOULD HAVE WANTED THIS FOR YOU

MORE THAN SCOTT.

I NEVER THOUGHT I'D SAY THIS--

OR BELIEVE IT--

BUT YOU'RE RIGHT.

WHEN SCOTT WAS ALIVE, WE WERE A TEAM.

HIS DREAMS WERE MY DREAMS.

I WAS AS EXCITED ABOUT THIS STORE AS HE WAS

BECAUSE IT WAS OURS,

BUT THERE IS NO "OURS" ANYMORE.

FOR SO LONG I THOUGHT,

IF I DIDN'T KEEP THE STORE GOING,

I WOULD BE LETTING SCOTT DOWN.

NOW I THINK I'D BE LETTING HIM DOWN IF I KEEP IT.

I WANTED TO GIVE YOU MY WEEK'S NOTICE!

DID YOU SAY WHAT I THINK YOU SAID?

YEAH.

BUT THE WEEK AFTER CHRISTMAS IS BOUND TO BE BUSY.

RETURNS, PEOPLE CASHING IN GIFT CERTIFICATES...

OH, NO, SORRY, NOT THIS WEEK.

JUST... WHATEVER WEEK YOU NEED IT TO BE.

YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU FINALLY CLOSE UP SHOP.

JUST LET ME KNOW.

I GUESS I DON'T HIDE SECRETS VERY WELL.

THIS HAS BEEN A LONG TIME COMING,

AND AS YOUR NUMBER ONE--

WELL, ONLY ONE--

EMPLOYEE,

I SAY "GO FOR IT."

WHATEVER YOU DO NEXT, IT'S GONNA BE AMAZING.

[SHOP BELL JINGLES]

HEY, GUYS.

ARE WE DOING THIS?

THANK YOU.

WOW.

THIS IS AMAZING.

I KNOW.

SO TIM OWNS ALL OF THIS?

YEAH.

ISN'T IT BEAUTIFUL?

HERE, LET ME GIVE YOU THE TOUR.

SO... YOU'VE GOT YOUR SPRUCES OVER HERE...

AND THIS IS WHERE HE ENVISIONS MY SHOP BEING.

WHAT AN EXCELLENT SPOT.

COME ON.

SO MY IDEA IS

THAT YOU DON'T JUST BUY COOKIES AT CHRISTMAS TIME,

BUT ALL YEAR ROUND.

I LIKE IT.

IT'S PERFECTLY SYMBOLIZED

BY YOUR SOON-TO-BE ICONIC FLAGSHIP STORE,

WHICH IS ON A CHRISTMAS TREE LOT,

WHERE NONSTOP CHRISTMAS IS A REALITY.

EXACTLY.

I LIED, I DON'T LIKE IT.

I LOVE IT.

SO, YOU'RE REALLY GOING TO DO THIS?

I REALLY AM.

HI.

HI.

I'M NOT STALKING YOU.

I PROMISE, I JUST...

I CAME TO BUY A TREE.

OH.

OKAY.

WELL, WHAT ARE YOU IN THE MARKET FOR?

GIVE ME THE SPIEL.

PLEASE?

[GIGGLES]

I ALWAYS LOVED IT.

SURE.

WE HAVE A VARIETY OF TREES TO CHOOSE FROM.

WE HAVE THE FRASER FIR AND YOUR DOUGLAS FIR.

THE FRASER FIR HAS EXCELLENT NEEDLE RETENTION,

AND THE DOUGLAS A MORE PLEASING AROMA...

[CHATTING AND LAUGHING]

WELL...

IT COULD BE HIS SISTER

OR A COUSIN.

LET'S GO.

DON'T JUMP TO CONCLUSIONS, OKAY?

LET'S GO.

THAT ALWAYS LOOKED SO GREAT.

THANKS.

LOOK, UM...

I'M NOT DOING THIS, REBECCA.

NOT SELLING ME A TREE?

IT IS REALLY GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN,

AND I MEAN THAT.

AND IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT I CAN DO

TO HELP YOU GET BACK ON YOUR FEET HERE,

I'M THERE FOR YOU.

BUT WE'RE NOT GETTING BACK TOGETHER.

I...

I WILL NOT LET THAT HAPPEN.

IT ISN'T "NOT EXACTLY MAYBE" AT ALL, IS IT?

I MEAN, YOU KNOW.

YEAH, I KNOW.

WELL...

I HOPE SHE FEELS THE SAME BECAUSE...

IF ANYONE DESERVES TO BE HAPPY, TIM,

IT'S YOU.

SEE YA.

[SIGHS]

I KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG.

HE WAS DIFFERENT, AVOIDING ME, BUT I DIDN'T WANT TO BELIEVE IT.

WHY DON'T YOU JUST CALL HIM, OKAY?

I'M SURE THERE'S AN INNOCENT EXPLANATION.

CHRISTMAS-GO-ROUND,

SELLING THE BUSINESS...

TIM...

IT WAS ALL A MISTAKE.

SCOTT SENT ME A SIGN AND I IGNORED IT.

A SIGN, WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

THE ORNAMENT TIM GAVE ME,

IT FELL, IT BROKE.

SCOTT WAS WARNING ME.

NO, KATHY...

THAT-THAT'S CRAZY.

NO, NO, NO,

IT'S THE CLEAREST THING IN THE WORLD.

SCOTT WAS WARNING ME AND I IGNORED IT.

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[TRUCK APPROACHING]

WHAT HAPPENED?

DID YOU FORGET TO WATER IT?

I CAN'T TALK RIGHT NOW, TIM.

I'VE GOT A LOT OF COOKIES TO MAKE

FOR THAT CHRISTMAS EVE ORDER.

I BROUGHT YOU SOMETHING.

A FEW DAYS LEFT IN THE SEASON

PUT IT TO USE.

AND THEN, AFTER CHRISTMAS, YOU CAN TAKE IT APART

AND YOU CAN SPEND THE REST OF THE WINTER

LOSING ALL THE PIECES.

IT'S SO SWEET.

THANK YOU.

WHAT'S GOING ON, KATHY? WHAT'S WRONG?

I SAW YOU WITH THAT WOMAN.

WHAT WOMAN?

YOU WERE SHOWING HER TREES?

OBVIOUSLY, YOU GUYS ARE CLOSE.

REBECCA.

YOU SAW ME WITH REBECCA?

REBECCA?

THAT EXPLAINS IT.

I'M GLAD SHE'S BACK IN YOUR LIFE.

I KNOW HOW MUCH YOU CARE ABOUT HER.

NO.

SHE IS NOT BACK IN MY LIFE, NOT LIKE THAT,

AND IT'S REALLY DISAPPOINTING THAT YOU WOULD THINK SO.

WHAT, DID YOU THINK I WAS...

JUST JERKING YOU AROUND?

LIKE, LOOKING FOR A LITTLE HOLIDAY FLING?

THAT'S NOT FAIR.

OF COURSE NOT, BECAUSE THIS ISN'T REALLY ABOUT REBECCA,

IS IT?

THIS IS ABOUT YOU.

IF YOU WANT TO STOP SEEING ME--

I CAN'T DO THIS RIGHT NOW, TIM, CAN'T YOU SEE THAT?

CAN'T DO WHAT?

THIS CONVERSATION, FOR STARTERS.

I WAS GOING TO PREPARE THIS GREAT SPEECH

ABOUT TIMING,

AND IT WAS GOING TO BE TOUCHING, AND REAL,

AND AT THE END OF IT,

YOU WERE GOING TO UNDERSTAND,

AND RESPECT ME,

AND WISH ME WELL.

AND WE WERE EVEN GOING TO END UP FRIENDS.

THEN MAKE THE SPEECH. GO AHEAD, CONVINCE ME.

I CAN'T! IT'S A COP-OUT!

THE TRUTH IS,

I DON'T KNOW WHY I CAN'T DO THIS RIGHT NOW.

I MEAN, MAYBE IF YOU HAD

COME INTO MY LIFE AT EASTER,

OR THE FOURTH OF JULY,

MAYBE I WOULD BE READY, BUT...

I'M NOT READY RIGHT NOW.

NOT THIS CHRISTMAS.

YOU ARE AN AMAZING MAN, TIM,

AND I'M SO GRATEFUL FOR YOUR SUPPORT

AND ENCOURAGEMENT, BUT...

ALL I CAN OFFER YOU RIGHT NOW IS GRATITUDE.

OKAY.

WELL... YOU'RE WELCOME.

NO, YOU KNOW WHAT,

LISTEN TO ME.

LOVE...

IT'S NOT A BUS OR A TRAIN.

IT DOESN'T RUN ON SCHEDULE.

IT'S UNEXPECTED AND IT'S INCONVENIENT,

AND SOMETIMES, YOU HAVE TO YOUR WHOLE LIFE

FOR IT TO SHOW UP,

BUT WHEN IT DOES,

YOU GRAB TIGHT, AND YOU HOLD ON,

BECAUSE THOSE BUMPS, AND THE TWISTS,

AND THE STOMACH LURCHES,

THOSE ARE WHAT MAKE YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE STILL ALIVE.

[SNIFFLES]

I WOULD HAVE GIVEN YOU ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD

TO BE READY TO TAKE A RIDE LIKE THAT WITH ME.

ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD.

[CELL PHONE CHIMES]

[BEEPS PHONE OFF]

[SHOP BELL JINGLES]

SHE STILL HASN'T CALLED?

NOPE.

[SIGHS] BUMMER.

SO, LIKE, NOBODY'S COME IN TODAY.

CAN WE CLOSE EARLY?

I HAVEN'T DONE MY CHRISTMAS SHOPPING YET.

YOU WAITED UNTIL DECEMBER 24th TO DO YOUR CHRISTMAS SHOPPING?

DUDE, I'M A TEENAGER.

SURE, LET'S...

LET'S CALL IT A DAY.

I'LL GO FLIP THE SIGN.

[SHOP BELL JINGLES]

[*]

I WAS BOWLED OVER WHEN I ATE YOUR COOKIES.

I'D NEVER TASTED ANYTHING LIKE THEM.

THAT'S SO NICE OF YOU TO SAY.

OH, I MEAN IT.

I'VE BEEN BAKING MY WHOLE LIFE.

THAT'S A LONG TIME, TRUST ME.

I COULD NEVER DREAM

OF MAKING COOKIES AS GOOD AS YOURS.

IS THIS YOUR INVOICE?

YEAH.

VANESSA...

YOU LOOK SO FAMILIAR TO ME.

HAVE WE MET BEFORE?

[SIGHS]

I GET THAT ALL THE TIME.

YOU'VE PROBABLY SEEN ME ON THIS.

YOU'RE QUEEN CARLA?

NO.

I WAS THE MODEL HIRED TO REPRESENT HER.

I ALWAYS THOUGHT IT WAS YOUR COMPANY.

OH, GOODNESS, NO.

IT'S A CORPORATE CONCOCTION,

PHONY AS A $3.00 BILL.

HAVE YOU TRIED THEIR COOKIES?

YEAH.

I'M NOT A FAN. SORRY.

DON'T BE.

I WOULDN'T EAT THEM ON A DARE,

WHICH IS WHY IT'S SO GREAT

THEY ARE FINALLY GOING TO HAVE SOME COMPETITION.

OH? WHO'S THAT?

YOU.

AREN'T YOU?

WELL, THAT'S WHAT TIM SAID.

HEY, TELL ME SOMETHING.

I BUY MY TREE FROM TIM EVERY YEAR.

DO YOU KNOW IF HE'S SINGLE?

BECAUSE I HAVE AN AGE-APPROPRIATE DAUGHTER

WHO IS...

HE IS SINGLE.

OH.

BUT WHAT DID HE TELL YOU?

OH, THAT YOU WERE THINKING OF OPENING

A RETAIL COOKIE BUSINESS.

AND, BY THE WAY,

IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR INVESTORS,

GIVE ME A SHOUT.

THAT'S SO NICE.

THANK YOU.

AGAIN, I MEAN IT.

YOU ARE THE REAL DEAL, SISTER.

YOU HAVE A GIFT.

HOW LUCKY FOR THE REST OF THE WORLD

YOU'RE GOING TO SHARE IT.

MERRY CHRISTMAS.

MERRY CHRISTMAS. BYE-BYE.

THANK YOU.

[*]

[*]

HELLO?

KATHY, YOU HOME?

JENNA!

HEY, WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN FOR THE LAST FEW DAYS, YOU?

SORRY, I WENT OFF THE GRID.

WELL, I CAME TO DROP OFF YOUR CHRISTMAS GIFTIE.

JENNA, I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU PUT UP WITH ME.

OF COURSE, I'M GONNA DO CHRISTMAS-GO-ROUND.

YOU ARE?

IT'S A BRILLIANT IDEA, YOU SAID SO YOURSELF.

WELL, I KNOW,

BUT WHAT MADE YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND?

A CONVERSATION WITH QUEEN CARLA.

A WHAT WITH WHO?

AND A THUMBS-UP FROM SCOTT.

AND A THUMBS-UP FROM...

THIS IS THE GREATEST CHRISTMAS GIFT EVER.

I KNOW, I KNOW,

BUT I CAN'T REALLY TALK RIGHT NOW,

SO I'M GOING TO HAVE TO CALL YOU BACK, OKAY?

I LOVE YOU, JENNA LOWE.

LOVE YOU, TOO, BABE.

[DIALING PHONE]

TIM, IT'S KATHY.

I'M AT THE LOT.

IT LOOKS LIKE YOU CLOSED DOWN FOR THE SEASON.

UM, ANYWAY, CALL ME BACK.

WE NEED TO TALK.

MM, THAT TURKEY LOOKS FANTASTIC...

UNCLE TIM!

COME ON, IT'S TIME TO EAT.

[*]

WHY, IT'S

THE SCRAWNIEST SPRUCE.

ACTUALLY, IT'S A FIR.

I DON'T KNOW IT'S A DOUGLAS OR A FRASER.

WHERE'S CONNOR WHEN YOU NEED HIM?

I'M SORRY I JUST WALKED IN.

THE FRONT DOOR WAS UNLOCKED, THE PORCH LIGHT WAS ON.

I TOOK THAT AS AN INVITATION.

IT WAS.

SO, YOU... YOU WANTED TO TALK?

YEAH...

I'M SO SORRY I PUSHED YOU AWAY.

IT WAS NEVER ABOUT YOU.

I KNOW.

I THOUGHT I WOULD HAVE TO SAY GOODBYE TO SCOTT.

I THOUGHT I WOULD HAVE TO LOSE HIM

TO MAKE ROOM FOR YOU.

AND NOW?

NOW I KNOW I DON'T.

AND I'M READY.

READY FOR WHAT?

EVERYTHING.

FOR OLD MEMORIES,

NEW BEGINNINGS...

UNEXPECTED GIFTS.

YOU.

IF YOU'LL GIVE ME ANOTHER CHANCE.

THAT'S NOT NECESSARY.

I AM STILL UNDER THE SPELL

OF OUR FIRST EXTRAORDINARY CHANCE.

[*]

[*]

* OH, DASHING THROUGH THE SNOW

* IN A ONE-HORSE OPEN SLEIGH

* OVER THE FIELDS WE GO

* WE'RE LAUGHING ALL THE WAY

* BELLS ON BOBTAILS RING

* THEY'RE MAKING SPIRITS BRIGHT *

* WHAT FUN IT IS TO RIDE AND SING *

* A SLEIGHING SONG TONIGHT

* OH NOW, JINGLE BELLS JINGLE BELLS... *