All language subtitles for Nextt.Stoop.Christmas.2ON

- ♪ sleigh bells ring,
are you listening? ♪

♪ in the lane,
slow is glistening ♪

- hello, party people.

Oh. Ernie, watch the drape.
- All right.

- I'll take those lab sponges
in five, dr. Navarro.

- I'm on it.
- How's the patient, ernie?

- Visions of sugarplums.

- All right, well,
a week till christmas,

that seems appropriate.

Who's playing dj today?

- 'tis the season,
dr. Reynolds.

I thought I was get us all
in the christmas spirit.

- Well, it is the season
for miracles.

- Good to go.

- Okay. Calling all elves.
It's showtime.

- ♪ winter wonderland ♪

- great work in there, doc.
Never seen it done better.

- Thanks, ernie.
[phone rings]

- merry christmas.
- Yeah, you too. Good work.

- Thanks.

- there you are.

- Hey, mom.
- Hi, honey.

We've had quite an afternoon,
your nephew and I.

It was gingerbread house day.
- Mm-hmm.

- Whoa, cutting it close
this year, huh?

- Henrik? Come show her.
- Hey, aunt angie. Take a look.

- Hey, buddy.
Whoa, sweet!

You know what that would go
for in today's market?

- I think he should
be an architect.

- We all flew in yesterday.

So are you coming home,
or is it work again this year?

- Um, hey, how's
the adoption going?

- We still don't know yet.

Without a good attorney,
it's been a nightmare

these past months.

- Kristen,
why didn't you tell me

that you were
going through that?

- Maybe if you called
once in a while.

- That is not fair.

You know how much I'm working
at the hospital right now.

Look, there was--
I wish there was a way

that I could help you,
and I wish

I could be there
with you guys this year.

- Honey, this is
the second year in a row

that you haven't come home
for christmas.

- Hey, mom, I--I know.

But you know how complicated
things are

to get away from work.
- No, I don't.

But family is very important.

- I know that, mom.
- Do you? Do you really, honey?

Please.

There is plenty of room,
there's plenty of food.

Aunt myrt is having
her annual holiday party.

Bigger than even this time.

- I'm sorry.
I'm on call this year.

I can only get as far
as my apartment.

- Please,
even just for one day.

- Yes, if anything changes,
you will be the first to know.

Okay?
Give my love to everyone.

- Love you, bye. Bye-bye!
- Bye.

- Bye.
- See you.

- [sighs]
- hey.

- Hey.
- No hometown christmas?

I thought you cleared
your calendar.

- No, richardson
has me on call,

which is great, you know?

I just want a quiet week
in yonkers alone.

- Alone?
When you could be home.

- Yeah, but it's not the same.

Mom's still dealing
with the divorce,

and it's so heartbreaking
watching her go through it.

- It's been a while, hasn't it?
- It has.

Dad's in arizona, you know,
starting a new life.

My sister and I, we're not on
the same wavelength.

- It's hard. I get it.
Families are complicated.

Do you at least have time for
a drink before you head home?

A toast to the holidays?

- Don't have to ask me twice.
- [chuckles]

- oh, my gosh,
that surgery today was...

Thank you.

- Well, here's
to a quiet christmas,

if that's what you really want.

- Please, santa,
it's all I've asked for.

Did he get your list this year?

- Mm.

Who's had time
to think about it?

I'll take my chances.

Although, I wouldn't mind
finding him under my tree.

- Tyler?
- Tyler grant.

Sports commentator on tv.

- Since when do you
like sports?

- Since never.
But I love hearing him talk.

- Tyler loves his fans.
- Wait, do you know him?

- Yeah, no, years ago.

You know that
catchphrase of his?

- "when you can't get
enough sports, I've got more."

- I gave that to him.

- This, I gotta hear.

- Well, it was when
I was interning at mt. Sinai.

- Mm-hmm.

- And I guess
he'd playing hockey.

Came in with a concussion,
needed a doctor.

- I've seen that movie.
Sandra bullock and somebody.

- Right?

Yeah, we dated
for a few months.

And then he asked to meet
my parents one christmas.

- And?
- And I didn't realize it.

But it was so he could get
their blessing and propose.

- Tell me you said yes.
- Nope, don't think so.

- [laughs] so what?
He never popped the question?

- Oh, no, he did.
I turned him down.

- You what?
- I know.

- You're the one
who needed the doctor.

I mean, look at the guy.

- Gosh, you know,

that was, like, the last
really good christmas.

Before everything changed.

My mom and dad were
still together,

and my sister and I were
inseparable.

It was great.

We were like a real,
bonded family.

- Mm. That's so sweet.

Okay, but back to mr. Sports.
Why did you say no?

- I don't know,
the timing wasn't right.

I was in med school, and he
was breaking into network news.

We took a break for a while,

and then we just decided
the moment had passed.

- Huh. We'll see about that.
- What are you doing?

- I'm checking his status.

Maybe there's still time
for you to find him

and plead temporary insanity.

Okay, you're in luck.
He's not married.

But he's in
a "serious relationship."

look.

- Oh, they're still together.
That's nice.

- You knew about this?

Well, whoever she is, she's not
nearly good enough for him.

- [clears throat]
sabrina.

She speaks five languages,

has two master's degrees,

and a book
in the top ten last year.

I think she's doing just fine.

I mean, I'm--I'm just guessing.
- Hmm.

So you have been keeping tabs.
- I don't have to!

He's everywhere.
He's hosting the world series,

the bowl games,
cohosting the next olympics.

[sighs]

he's stalking me.

- What if he's still
in love with you?

- That was a long time ago,
in a galaxy far, far away.

I can't turn back time.

- He even got a new puppy.

Look at this guy.
- What?

Okay, tyler did not even
like dogs before he met mine.

Oh, boomer.
I miss that dog.

- Angie?

- Ben!
- Hey!

- Hi! What are you doing here?

- Oh, my firm's
just up the street.

- What?
I thought you were in boston.

- No, my company moved me
to manhattan.

Yeah, last summer.

- Wait, last summer?
You've been here all this time?

- Yes. You know, I've been
meaning to give you a call.

- Hi. I'm sabrina.

I'm introducing myself because
as soon as you showed up,

she forgot I existed.

- Sorry, I'm just surprised
to see you is all.

- Yeah. Ben lee.

Angie and I grew up together.
- Yeah.

Both:
We were practically family.

- Yeah.
- Yeah.

- Yeah.
- Yeah.

I heard that your sister

is having
some trouble adopting.

Something about
the bio dad's parents or...

- Oh, yeah. I don't know.
You know more than I do.

Wait, I--corporate law?
I thought--

I thought family law is what
you always wanted to do.

- Yeah, that's true.
I wish I had.

But, you know, I mean,
the money's good, so...

- Well--

- so you're a corporate
attorney.

I work with angie
at the hospital.

Neurosurgery.

- Oh. I'm impressed.

- That's why I said it.
- [chuckles]

um, well, hey,

I'm here with some friends
from work,

and it's very casual,

so can I buy you ladies
a drink?

- Oh, I wish.

I have to go
if I'm gonna make the 10:15.

- But I'd love to,
if that's okay.

- Sure. Yeah, please.

- Well...
- It was good to see you. Yeah.

- Yeah, good to see you.

- Uh, merry christmas.
- Merry christmas, ben.

- See you.
- Bye, sweetie.

[festive upbeat music]

♪ ♪

- hey, you! You!
- Me?

- Yeah, you.

- Oh, thank you.
I need a ticket to yonkers.

The machine line is so long,

and my phone app
isn't working, so...

- Phones these days.
Tricky things.

I like the old days
when phones just made calls.

- Uh-huh. So I'm trying
to make the 10:15.

- Ah, the last express
to yonkers.

- Yeah. Right.

So if--if you could
just help me out.

Here you go. Thank you.

- That's what I'm here for.

To help you out.

[card rattles]

- oh.
[laughs]

- headed home for the holidays?

- Uh, no,
just a quiet one by myself.

It's what I want.

- Funny thing.

Sometimes what we want
is not what we need.

But they say the magic
of christmas will find you

wherever you are.

- They say that? Okay.
- The 10:15.

- Yep. Oh, gosh.
I don't--can I make that?

- You still have
plenty of time.

- Well, I--

♪ ♪

huh, that's so weird.
I could swear--

- please, don't.
Not this close to christmas.

People are
in such a hurry lately.

Running here, rushing there.

Don't they know that this
is a time to slow things down,

appreciate the world
around you?

Here you go.
- Oh, wow, that's very fancy.

Oh, this is a round-trip.
I just needed the one-way.

- No charge. Merry christmas.

- Okay.

- Enjoy your trip.

[quirky music]

- he really is everywhere.

♪ ♪

- hi.
- Ticket, please.

- Yeah. Here you go.
- What's this?

- Some sort of holiday
promotion, I think.

- You'd think the main office
would tell us these things.

Here you go. Merry christmas.

[soft music]

- what the...

- Did you miss me?
- Ahh!

- Oh! Ow! Okay!

Remind me
to never do that again.

- Tyler grant?

- The donuts you asked for
from the breakfast car?

Santa's specials?

Didn't expect me
back so soon, I guess?

- Tyler?

- Come on, I wasn't gone
that long.

- I'm so sorry. What is this?

- Well, this is breakfast,
although I imagine

your parents have
a more elaborate plan for that,

given all you've told me
about them.

Something about
your dad's french toast?

- My dad's in arizona.
- Mm, I don't think so.

We called him this morning
when we were leaving manhattan.

- Like, you and me, "we"?
- Like, you and me, "we."

- what was that for?
- Wow.

That kiss felt incredibly real.

- Yeah, well, I should hope so.
- Wait, wait, wait.

Sorry, um...

Just give a minute--a second.
Oh, gosh.

Don't move.
Just stay right there.

I will be right back, I think.
I don't know.

- All right,
but I can't promise that both

of these donuts will be here
when you get back.

- Oh, my god, I'm losing it.

[mischievous music]

you. You!
What are you doing here?

- Having a cup of cocoa.

- But you're the one
who sold me the ticket.

- Oh, I think
I'd remember that.

No, it's the uniforms.
We all look the same in these.

- Well, then you have a twin.

- Must be a handsome fella.

- Okay, well, whoever you are,
I'm not where I was.

I'm not-I'm not where
I'm supposed to be, I mean.

I mean, this isn't the train
that I got on.

This one is old.

I didn't even know these things
were running still.

Besides, and there's a guy
in the next car

that I haven't seen
in ten years.

- Is he bothering you?
- Well, no. Yes, uh--no.

But he's supposed to be on tv.
And he has donuts.

- That's not a crime.

Santa's specials.

Psst! It's christmas.

- I haven't had
one of those in like--

- ten years?
- Yes. Exactly.

When tyler bought them for me
on a train ride home in 2011!

Wait a second,
how did you know that?

- [laughs]

this isn't my phone.

- No?
- No, but it has a signal.

Oh, gosh.

[line rings]
hi, it's dr. Reynolds.

- Who?
- Angie reynolds, neurology.

- Sure you have
the right number?

- Yes, I have the right number.

Can I speak with dr. Navarro,
please?

- Can you spell that
for me, please?

- N-a-v-a--
- I've never heard of her.

- Yes--what do you mean
you've heard of her?

- Is she from this hospital?
- Yes, from this hospital.

[line clicks]
hello?

- Oh.

Whoa, would you look
at the time?

[grunts]

next stop, shepard's ferry.

- My--my hometown?

We're in connecticut?

- You might want to gather
your things and find a seat.

- No, no, no, no.

I don't want to find a seat.
I want to go home.

I want to go back
to new york city.

- Oh, well, you need
a return ticket for that.

- Oh, well, as it happens,
you sold me one.

Well, I guess it wasn't you.
It was some--your twin.

Anyway.

- Well, something seems
to be missing.

- Missing?
- No return.

[magical music]

can't get home without it.

- I can't?
- Mm-mm.

[mischievous music]

- sorry about the donuts.

Can't say I didn't
warn you, though.

- Wait, we're slowing down.

- Yeah, it's easier to get off
the train that way.

- Shepard's ferry, next stop.

Shepard's ferry, next stop.

You'll never get home
if you miss this stop.

[magical music]

shepard's ferry.

- Oh, cute town,
just like you said.

Love that christmas tree.

- Yeah, we used to spend
every christmas eve there

for the lighting of the star.

It was a family tradition.

But they built a mini-mall
there years ago.

- Apparently not.
- Yes, they did.

There hasn't been a tree
there since 2011.

- So this year?

Are you okay?
- I'm not sure. Of anything.

- Okay, well, I'm gonna
get our coats.

- Oh.

- Be right back.

- What in the world
is happening?

- Christmas, of course.
Enjoy it while it lasts.

[train bell chiming]

- angie.
- Dad?

- Angie. Hey, sweetheart.

So good to see you, sweetheart.
- Oh, my.

- What'd I do to deserve
such a big hug?

- You're home!
- Of course I'm home.

You saw me here three weeks ago
for my birthday.

Where else would I go?
- Arizona?

- All that heat?
No, thank you.

You okay, babe?

- Oh, I just missed you
so much.

- Hey. Tyler grant, sir.

- The famous tv sports reporter

we've heard so much about.

- Only local so far,

but I'm doing my best,
mr. Reynolds.

- It's nice to meet you, son.
Please, call me george.

- You got it.
- You sure you're okay?

- It's the holidays.
This one's a softie.

- Don't I know it?

Think we should call ahead
and warn her mom or what?

- [laughs nervously] dad.

- All right, guys, well,
car's right over here.

You ready?
- Yeah.

- Hey, did I hear you were
at the world series this year?

- Oh, yeah,
for the st. Louis win.

Locker room celebration
and everything.

You know, if they send me next
year, you should join me.

- This one's a keeper, angie.

- I couldn't dream up
anyone better.

- Get your stuff upstairs.

You guys, just
make yourselves at home.

- Wow. Angie told me you had
the perfect christmas house.

- Everything but the tree.
Saving that for you two.

Do have some broken lights
on these strings, though.

Maybe you can help me
fix them later,

we can talk some football?
- Yeah.

You happy to be home?
- You have no idea.

- Henrik!
No running in the house!

Peter!
- It's christmas. Let them go.

- Oh, wait.

- Honey!

- Hi, sis.
- Hi.

- Welcome home.
- Oh.

- He found the dog
before I could wrap it.

- You must be the boyfriend.

- If I'm not, this is gonna be
a very awkward visit.

[both chuckle]

- tyler, this is my sister,
kristen,

and her husband, peter.

And that blur was henrik
back when he was four.

- Back when he was four?

- Mom. Look at you!

- Oh, no, no, no.
- Oh, my god.

- Don't. I have been baking
gingerbread for tomorrow.

- Gingerbread house day.

Oh, made the whole house
smell like christmas.

We did it every year.

- Uh, you make it sound
like ancient history.

- Mom, this is tyler.
Tyler, this is my mom.

- Mrs. Reynolds.

- Call me evelyn

or there's a good chance
I will not answer you.

- All right, then, evelyn.

- [gasps] boomer!

Oh, boomer. You're alive.

- These two were inseparable
till she went to med school.

But now he's all mine.
- What--what is he, a bulldog?

- A rescue, the best kind.

- Hey, fella.

[quirky music]

you know, I'm not
much of a dog person.

But this guy's terrific.

- Maybe you'll get your own
one day.

- Now we just gotta get
you two settled in,

and your mom's come up
with a little list for us.

We've got tree shopping,
santa, of course,

and then the big town
christmas eve sing-along.

- A town tradition,
where they light

the christmas star on the tree
in front of the train station.

- Oh, I've heard.

- Never a dull moment
come December.

- And aunt myrt's party.
Bigger than ever, she says.

But then...
All: She always says that!

- Myrtle conway, no relation,

but everyone in town calls
her aunt myrt.

You'll love her.

- We still have
your room upstairs.

So hurry up and get ready.
We've got lots to do.

[soft music]

♪ ♪

- your family's great.
- Say that in a few days.

- I bet I will.
- Yeah. I bet you will too.

- Hey, if we're going tree
shopping, I need to change.

- Right.
Second door on the left.

And I'll meet you downstairs.
[phone rings]

- yeah.

- 'cause--cool.
- Tyler grant.

- Yeah.

Whoa.

- Everything okay?

- I thought she changed this to
a crafts room for her pottery.

- Since when has mom
been into pottery?

- I just meant
I thought she maybe found

another use for it, that's all.

- Never.

She has this idea that you'll
become a successful doctor

and still find a way
to move back in.

- How? All my patients
are in manhattan--

will. Will.
Will be in manhattan.

I imagine.

How's peter? He looks great.
And henrik? Oh, my gosh.

- Growing like a weed
since you last saw him.

Of course that's been a while.

So tell me about tyler.

- Oh, well, he's all
about sports, 24-7.

I mean, he's cohosting
the next olympics.

Sometime in the future,
I would imagine.

- Is it love?
- I mean, he's very handsome.

Kind, funny,
on the brink of a major career.

What the heck was I thinking?

- You have doubts?

- Yeah, but for the life of me,
I cannot think why.

When he proposes this time...

Ignore me.
I don't know what I'm saying.

- Clearly.

- Kristen, this is going to be
the best christmas.

If I could pick one
from all the holidays

we've spent, I pick this one.

- You just got here.
- Yeah, but I can feel it.

Can't you?

Everything's perfect.
Everyone's happy.

- Sure.

- Just the way that
it was supposed to be.

- Anyway, first thing
on mom's list is that tree.

"not till angie gets here."
henrik's so excited.

- Yeah. Let me just change real
quick, and I'll be right down.

Okay, keep it together, angie.

Oh, my god, you could wake up
at any minute now.

So enjoy it.

[cheerful music]

♪ ♪

where have I seen this before?

- Smile, everybody. Look like
you're having a good time.

- We are having a good
time, peter.

- Hey, is that a new tablet?

- Early christmas gift
from kristen.

So we can capture every moment.

- And he means every moment!

- It's okay to put that down
every now and then, honey.

- All right, everyone,

I want us to find
the perfect tree,

so I think we should split up
and cover more territory.

I'll head over this way.

- Honey, you want me
to go with you?

I mean, we're supposed
to do this together, right?

- Yeah.

- No, no, I think it's best
if we make this a solo mission.

- Your father is so stubborn.

He has to find
the perfect tree.

They all look the same

once they have
the ornaments on them, right?

- I agree.
- I better go with him,

otherwise we'll be here
till new year's eve.

- Look! Look!

It's santa's workshop!
Can you take me?

- Yeah. Is that okay, you guys?

- Of course.
- Feel free.

We've already seen three of
santa's other helpers

this season.
- Lovely for you.

- If it isn't my
old friend, henrik!

- Santa!

- You come to tell santa
what you want for christmas?

- I want a baby brother.

Or a sister,
if that's all you got.

- That is a--a tall order
on short notice.

How about a race car?
How about--how about that?

- I'd rather have
a baby brother.

- Oh, well, um, santa will see
what he can do.

But in the meantime,
how about a candy cane?

- Thank you!
- Yes, of course.

- Awesome. Thank you.

- Aww, not so fast, you two.
Who's next?

- Oh, we're just here
for henrik.

- Oh, no, no, no.
I think someone else might need

some of your attention here,
santa.

- Tyler, would you stop? Tyler!
- Oh, yes.

Well, young lady, what
would you like for christmas?

- Ben?

- Oh, did you say you want ben
for christmas?

- That's right, you were santa
that year--this year.

- Don't blow my cover.

You're gonna make
the kids cry again!

- Sorry.

- Anyway, what would you like
in your stocking?

- Well, I already got
a christmas gift this year,

and it's a real doozy,
let me tell you.

- Could you maybe put in
a good word for me, santa?

- Tyler, this is ben.
Ben, this is tyler.

- Oh, um, you know,
I'll have to check.

He might be
on santa's naughty list.

But you, you get a candy cane.

- Thank you.
- Thank you.

- Here. Come see! Come see!

- Excuse me, sir.
- Beg your pardon.

- Hey.
- There we go. Ah.

- What do you think?
- All right.

See this, tyler?
This is what I'm talking about.

- Looks great.

- Pretty good.
- Hey.

What's the deal with angie
and, uh, santa back there?

- Ben? Friend of the family.

They grew up together.
- Oh.

- And was angie's
first kiss, I hear?

He's coming over later
to help decorate.

- Great.
- So this is the one

that I was thinking about.
I don't know

if you have thoughts
that you want to share.

Oh, my gosh. [laughs]
oh, my gosh! Angie!

- Chloe!
- Oh, hi!

- Hi.
- Merry christmas, everyone!

- Merry christmas.
- Merry christmas.

- Oh, this is chloe.

This is aunt myrt's
granddaughter.

- Hi! I'm so surprised
to see you here.

I--yeah,
with such handsome company.

- This is tyler grant.
And you know everyone else.

- Nice to meet you.
- Nice to meet you too!

Oh, were you guys looking
at this tree too?

- Oh, yeah.
- Oh, no.

I mean, if you want
to take it, you can take it.

- No. No, no, no. It's fine.

Honestly,
it's for aunt myrt's party,

and it might not be big enough.

You know how she is.
Anyway, but ben is here.

And he's keeping an eye out
for the best tree,

so I'm just gonna
let him handle it

when he's done playing santa.
You guys can have this tree.

Just have it.
It's really a beautiful one.

And blah! I'll see you later.
Merry christmas! Bye!

- All right, tyler, my boy,
let's wrap this up.

Bring her home.

- ♪ joy to the world ♪

- hey.

- ♪ the lord is come ♪

- what do you think?
Should this be an earring?

Earring?

- It's so nice and shiny.
- Look, it's a necklace.

[laughter]

[indistinct chatter]

- ♪ let every heart
prepare him room ♪

- word is you and santa over
there had a thing back when.

- What? Oh, ben?

No. No thing.

- Something about a first kiss?
- Oh. Yeah, we were 11.

It was a lot more tooth
than lip.

- Guy seems like
he's part of the family.

- Yeah.
Well, his--his grandmother

raised him, so my parents
were like his parents.

Tyler, you're not jealous,
are you?

- Me? Come on! No. No way.

- All right, everybody,
let's see what we got.

Let's count down.
All: Three...Two...One!

[cheers and applause]

- now all it needs
is the ornaments.

Henrik, you get
to hang the first one.

- Good job, boys.
- Okay, where's this guy going?

Right--yeah. Yeah.

Perfect.

Yep. Nice work.

- I see you're
a very good boy,

so you'll get
your fire engine.

- You see?
I told you he'd get me one.

- Mm-hmm. Yes, dear.

Well, look, you wait
right over there.

Mommy wants
to thank santa too.

♪ ♪

what do you mean by saying
a thing like that?

- Hey, dad.

There's plenty of room
on the couch

over here next to mom.

- Oh, it's okay.

I'm comfortable right here.

- Are you sure, you know?

You two always liked to...

- Leave him be, angie.

I've got boomer
to keep me warm, don't I, boy?

- I'm good too.
I've got my magazine.

♪ ♪

- what? Was that it?

[train horn blares]

- having a good holiday?

- I'm so sorry.

I don't understand
what's happening.

- You don't need
to understand it.

You need to appreciate it.

- Oh, I do.
I appreciate it so much.

But this ends now, right?

I mean, we both know this
christmas can't last forever.

Am I right?

- You want to go back
to new york.

- Yes, I do.
- What's the hurry?

- Uh, well, for one thing,
it's 2011 here,

and there's no way I'm going
back to medical school.

So if we could just turn
this train around,

that would be great.

- Whatever you say!

- Oh.

- Ticket, please.
- Yeah!

- It's still blank.

- Nothing I can do
without that ticket.

Rules of the rails.

- So what do I do?
- You need to put things right.

Before christmas eve,
I'd imagine.

That's the way these things
usually work out.

Ticking clock and all.

- Or what? Or what?
I'm stuck here forever?

Okay, I have to put
something right.

Tyler's proposal!

Wait, am I supposed
to say yes this time?

'cause, you know,
last time I said no,

which just felt right,
given where we were

in our lives,
but now I don't know.

Is that it? That's it.

- Shepard's ferry!

Next stop.

Shepard's...

- Okay, so I'm gonna do that.

- Ferry.

[soft music]

♪ ♪

- wait a sec--

- there you go, buddy.

♪ mm, christmas-- ♪

oh! My...

Where did you come from?

The sun's barely up.
What are you doing here?

- If I knew,
I would tell you, honestly.

Friend of yours?

- Oh, yeah,
back from the repair shop.

Freak walnut-cracking accident.

You do not want to know.

- I'll take your word for it.

- And I'm here
because I promised aunt myrt

a tree impressive enough
for a party.

- Uh-huh.
- Nothing yet.

But there's
another shipment coming,

so we'll see.

Is there something
on your mind?

- Oh, so much.

- Okay, well, if you need
a friendly ear, we got time.

- It's gonna sound
absolutely crazy.

Totally insane.
[gasps]

maybe that's what's happening.
I've lost my mind.

- Okay, now you have
my attention.

- You know what?
We're not even close anymore,

because you moved
from boston to manhattan,

and you didn't even call me.
- What?

- Ugh, but I have to tell
somebody.

I have to tell somebody,
because--wait a second.

The train dropped me off here.

Maybe that's a sign.

I'm supposed to tell you!

- Angie, you can
tell me anything!

Remember when you parked
the principal's motorcycle

in his office?

How did you do that anyway?

- The car club did it.

It was just my idea
to take the handlebars off

and then roll it in and put it
back together in there.

- That is genius.
- I know. So great.

- My point is, who didn't
turn you into school police?

Huh? This guy.

Also, who didn't rat you out
when you skipped class

to go see "spider-man"?

- That's because you
came with me.

- Right. That's true.

Well, 'cause we had
the same taste in movies.

- Yeah. And music.
And ice cream.

- Yep. Oh, well, except for
your weird sprinkle obsession.

I will never understand that--
- what's your point?

Don't talk about sprinkles.

- My--my point is
you can trust me.

So whatever you want to say,
just blurt it out.

- I'm from the future!

- And you're here
to terminate me?

- Ben, be serious.
- What? You started it!

- Listen to the words that are
coming out of my mouth.

It's totally true!

I am from the future!

- And that's, like,
a metaphor for...

- No, ben, stay with me!

Okay, I got on a train
to yonkers last night,

and the year was 2021.

Instead of yonkers,
it dropped me off here and now.

- [quietly] okay, I don't--
I mean--

- this was a mistake.
- No, no, no, no, no, no, no.

Wait, wait, hold on.

Tell me again.
Slowly. And over food.

- You always think about food!
- Well, are you not hungry?

- Morning.
- Hey, tyler. How'd you sleep?

- Oh, just fine.

Boomer keeps
following me around everywhere.

- He likes you. French toast?
- I hear it's world-famous.

Sure, yeah, hook me up.
Haven't seen angie yet.

- She's up and out
already this morning.

Always the early bird.

- Actually, that gives me
a chance to ask you something.

- Oh, yeah?

- About me and your daughter.

- And what might that be?

- Okay. Wait. Hold on.

Can we go back to the part

where I'm the incredibly
successful corporate lawyer

in new york?

I thought I was gonna
go into family law.

- I know, but somewhere along
the way, that changes,

and I don't know how.

- That's all I ever
wanted to do!

You know how important
family is to me.

I can't imagine
changing my mind about that.

- Ben, I know how this sounds.

God, I wish--I wish there
was a way I could prove it.

I mean...

- Show me
your driver's license.

Is it a holograph?

Are you about to pop up in 3d,
like princess leia?

Come on, say,
"help me, ben lee."

- you're enjoying this,
aren't you?

It's ten years, ben,
not ten-hundred.

And no, I don't have it,
because when I woke up here,

everything was as it was.

Like, look at this phone.

I mean,
it's practically an antique.

- An antique?
That's the latest model.

That's newer than mine.

Oh, wait. Yeah.

Okay, there probably
are a couple upgrades.

- Yeah. They get bigger.
- That doesn't--

oh, thank you.

- Thanks.
- Well, let's get some food.

Ooh, tell me
what I'm gonna order.

- Ben, I don't remember
everything.

Do you remember what you had
for breakfast ten years ago?

- Pancakes, bacon,
orange juice.

- Okay.

- It's 'cause I have that
every morning.

- Oh, geez.

- The old you used to love
that about me.

- Ooh, the new york giants
win the super bowl.

- No!
- Yep.

- No!
Against brady and the pats?

No! They're undefeated.

- No. But it's not pretty.
Trust me.

- Oh, so I'm supposed
to wait around

until then to see
if you're right?

- Okay. We make gingerbread
houses tonight.

- Yep.
Your mom invited me over.

- But I knew that.

- Well, she always
invites me over.

That's no mystery.

- Wait a second.

You choke on a gumdrop today,
and I save your life.

- Well, I would hope so.
You're in med school.

That's, like, the job.

- Ben, it's not that
I save your life,

it's that I know
that you choke.

- Oh, okay!

Wait, well, what if I don't now
that you told me?

- You will.
- Or will I?

- Yeah.
- You sure?

- Yeah.
- I don't know.

I think I have the power
to change the future.

- Use it wisely.

- I put a lot of work into it,
but, you know,

I finally sent in my audition
tape, and now I wait.

It's national news, so even
an interview would be amazing.

- I don't understand
any of that,

but I would certainly hire you
if I had a network.

- Maybe you'll get one
for christmas, mom.

It's never too late.
- Perhaps.

- Eventually I'm gonna need
a catchphrase, you know,

something memorable, like...

- "when you can't get
enough sports, I've got more."

- hey, that's good.

- No. It's close. But...

- Why don't you think about it?
It might grow on you.

Hey, where's dad?

- I don't know.
He's around here somewhere.

He's probably
shoveling the sidewalk

or cleaning the attic
of something.

He needs his alone time
right now.

- And missing this?
That's not like him.

- Your father's his own man.
Don't ask me to explain him.

- Hey.
Does anyone want gumdrops?

Gumdrop, anyone?
They are delicious.

- No, we're good.
Why don't you have one?

- Oh, maybe I will.
No.

- No?
- Or yes. No. Maybe later.

- What is up with you two?
- That's just ben being ben.

He thinks he's funny.

- You always thought
I was funny.

The senior play?
I can still hear you laughing.

- That's because your pants
fell down

during your big speech.

Who knew george washington
had spongebob boxers?

- Okay. Okay.
It was laundry day.

- Honestly, you guys,
they've been like this forever.

- Yeah, please ignore him.

- Yes.
- Hey, how's it going, henrik?

- Good.
- Yeah?

- He's a one-kid
construction crew.

- Imagine what
he could accomplish

with a brother or sister.

We all heard him ask santa.

- Hey, bud, how about
a candy cane fence?

[clears throat]

- ben, are you okay?

- I think he's choking.
- What are you choking on, ben?

- What do we do?
Hit him on the back?

- He's definitely choking.
- What do we do?

- The gumdrops.
It's the gumdrops.

- Oh, is it the gumdrops?

- What do--we hit him
on the back.

- He can't breathe.
- Hit him on the back?

No. I think you have to--
- angie, angie.

- He can't breathe.
- Are you choking?

- [coughs]

[gasping]

thank you.

- That's a relief.

- Who could have seen
that coming?

- Right? It's like you'd have
to be from the future.

- Gross.

- I told you!
- Okay.

So you have until
christmas day,

or what, you're stuck here?

- Well, he said christmas eve,

but I think all
I have to do to fix it

is say yes tonight.

- Say yes to what?

- To tyler's proposal.

Last time I said no.

- Wait, wait, you're saying...
- Oh, you don't know that yet.

- You're gonna marry tyler?

I mean, are you sure
that's what you want?

- What, is that
such a wild idea?

- Well, I
kind of thought that--

- what? What'd you think?

- I thought that--
- oh, oh, you and me. Oh, ben.

If everyone who loved
coldplay and lasagna

wound up together...

Besides, we tried dating.

- Well, you didn't really
take it seriously.

- Are you joking me?
You didn't take it seriously!

Plus, we're friends now, ben,
and that feels right.

Right?

Now that works for us,
right, ben?

- If you're worried, don't be.
- Oh. I--oh. Not worried.

- Okay. But if you are.
[phone rings]

- sorry.

Tyler grant.

Hey! Yeah, I've been hoping
to hear from you.

- So you think the entire
christmas universe

arranged all of this...
- Mm-hmm.

- So you can come back
and marry tyler?

- Well, nothing else
makes sense!

- And you think
that makes sense?

- Yes!
Tonight, he took me to donovan.

Well, no, sorry,
he takes me to donovan--

you know what I mean.
- Yeah. Expensive.

I'm impressed.
Or, like, I will be impressed.

Or I have--bugh. Bugh!
Now you have me doing it.

- So he's gonna take me there,

and he puts a ring
in my champagne glass.

- Cliché. But--sorry.

- I think it's sweet.
So I'm gonna say yes,

and then I think everything
should just go back to normal.

- Sure. As if anything with you
is ever normal.

- You see, this is why
we never worked out.

Whew.

- So how was your meal?

- I mean, amazing.
All seven courses.

Gosh, I forgot how good
the food was here.

- Have you been here before?

- No,
I just mean from the reviews.

You know what,
I can honestly say

I've only ever been here
with you.

- Good. Because I want
tonight to be special.

- Oh?

- I told you there was a reason
for this dinner tonight.

A surprise.

- Oh?
I wonder what it could be.

- Thank you.

- No, but seriously,
what is it,

'cause this is just champagne.

- Yeah. To celebrate...

My new job!

- Your what?

- Angie, they called me
this afternoon,

while you were out
in the snow with santa.

They loved my audition tapes.
My interviews.

My catchphrase.
Well, your catchphrase.

- Yeah, no, I'm sure they did.

You'll develop a whole show

around it someday
in the future.

- I'm going from local
to national.

I mean, can you believe that?
- I cannot.

I'm very happy for you, tyler.
That's wonderful.

- There's only one catch.
I do have to go to the city

first thing tomorrow
to seal the deal.

- Wait, you're leaving?
- Just for the day.

But what a reason
to celebrate, right? [chuckles]

I mean, bet you didn't see
that one coming tonight, huh?

- I did not. At all.

- Ooh, that's good.

[soft music]

♪ ♪

- hey, honey.

Tyler's packing upstairs.
Is everything okay?

- Yeah, he got that job.
The promotion that he wanted?

He's gotta go sign contracts.

But he'll be back
for aunt myrt's party.

- He wouldn't want
to miss that!

And the sing-along.
And the lighting of the star.

Did you two have
a nice time tonight?

- It wasn't exactly
what I expected,

but yeah, it was nice.
I need your finger.

- Oh. Good.

Your sister
just put henrik to bed.

That boy has so much energy.

If there were two of them...

- She's not--she can't be--
- no.

- Right. Yeah.

- They've been trying
for a long time.

In vitro.
She didn't tell you?

- No.

- Well, between you and me,
it's not going so well.

I'm sure
she's just trying to find

the right time to tell you.
- Yeah.

How about you, mom?

Everything okay
with you and dad?

- Why do you ask?

- I don't know,
he's very distant this year.

He's always off
doing something.

- Yeah.
That's just him right now.

You know, we'll be fine.

The season brings up
a lot of things in people.

Look at that.

Dreams we have when we're young
just sometimes don't turn out

the way we'd hoped.

- That's the dress
in my closet.

- Yeah, I put some of
my old things in there.

I hope you don't mind.

- You look the same, mom.

- Wouldn't it be nice

if something things stayed
the same?

- I love you, mom.

- Love you.

- Where's henrik?
- He's out like a light.

- Oh.

I spoke to the doctor.

- You're only telling me
this now?

- He called right
before dinner.

This is the first chance
we've had to talk.

- Okay, and?

- The two remaining embryos
didn't make it to day five.

- And those were all we had.
So that's it?

- He wants us to come in
after the holidays

to discuss next steps.

- Peter, it feels like
the end of the road.

- It's not the end.
Not necessarily.

- It was so easy with henrik.
Why is it so hard now?

- You heard.

- Did not mean to eavesdrop.
Kristen, I'm so sorry.

- So are we.
- I could have helped!

I'm a doctor
at a major manhattan hospital

with connections
and relationships.

- You're only a med student.

- Right, my point is,

why didn't you tell me
what you were going through?

- We've never had
that kind of relationship.

The sister thing.
Where we do each other's hair,

talk about boys,
heartaches, all that.

- But that's not us?

- Come on, angie,
you've never taken the time

to ask about my life.

It's always been about yours,
which, I admit,

is more interesting.

- Wow.
That's really how you see me?

I mean, if I was busy during
med school and interning--

- there's a disconnect.
Like with tyler.

If it hadn't been for mom,

I wouldn't have known
till you showed up with him.

- Right.

- Is he the one, you think?

- He was gonna propose tonight.
At least I thought he was.

- But he didn't?
- No, he didn't.

Anyway, no,
we're talking about you.

I am gonna try really hard,
promise, to be a better sister.

- Maybe it's because of ben,
why he didn't propose.

He sees how you two are
with each other.

- You think tyler's jealous?
- It's pretty obvious.

Ben's good-looking,
funny, single.

- Eh, he's fine.
- You've been friends forever.

It wouldn't be a problem
if he had a girlfriend.

But he doesn't.

- But he could.

- Okay, hopefully this tree
will do.

- Ooh, it's absolutely perfect!
- Ben, you remember chloe

- of course! Hi.

- Hey. So I hear we're dating.

- That is what angie tells me.

If that's okay with you.
- Oh, absolutely.

Now I have a cute date
for the christmas party,

plus angie said I could stay
in her at the moment for a week

while she's away
for the summer.

So honestly,
a couple of days pretending

is totally worth it for me.
- Okay.

- Sorry, I know this
is really strange, you guys,

but it's really
gonna help me out a lot.

- Yeah.
Are you sure that the reason

tyler didn't propose
the other night is me?

- Yeah. It's crazy, right?

I mean,
I think he's just--you know,

we've always been friends.

We'll always be friends.
Till you move to manhattan

and you don't call me
for six months.

- I would never do that!
- But you do.

Anyway, I think that
if you had a girlfriend

he'd be less threatened.
Enter...

- Chloe!

Okay, so I'm feeling like,
for the christmas party,

we could do a little
matchy-matchy cute

little color coordination,
and then for new year's eve...

- Okay.
- Maybe we could go metallic.

- Whoa, whoa, whoa, okay.
No, sorry.

I kind of thought this
was, like, only for the week?

- Oh, we'll see about that.

- Uh...
- Oh.

- What?
Show me where this goes.

- Okay.
Right this way, boyfriend.

Can I call you that?

Should I just stick with ben?
Benny?

- Ben's fine.
Benji!

Ah, good thing I took that
improv class last semester!

Right?

- You are getting a kick
out of this, aren't you?

- So very much.

I can't carry this by myself!

- Ooh.
- All right.

- Okay, I'm gonna let you...

- Oh, this looks like
an important one.

- Front and center.
- Up, like, here?

- Yeah.

- I didn't even know
they were dating.

- Oh, it's a--it's a new thing.

I don't think it's serious,
aunt myrt.

- Oh. Funny.

I always thought you and ben
would wind up together.

- You too.

Maybe I need to get us t-shirts
that say "just friends."

- [laughs]

the very best relationships
start out that way.

My late husband was my best
friend before we were married.

- What's in this guy?

- Oh, be careful with that box.

Those ornaments are from
my honeymoon in austria.

Absolutely irreplaceable.

- Okay. I didn't--kid gloves,
aunt myrt.

- Oh, you're kidding, right?

She's kidding, right?

- Gosh, mom really needs
all this stuff?

- I know.

We could probably gift-wrap
the whole town, couldn't we?

- Yeah, seriously.

- You know your mom.
She loves this stuff.

Better too much
than not enough.

- But I thought she was gonna
come with us

so that we could go
to lunch after.

- We tend to split up
the errands these days.

- Well, yeah, I noticed.
What's up with that?

You two were connected
at the hip all the time.

- You know, ang,
when you been together

as long as
your mother and I have,

things change.

Small stuff starts to matter.

She likes romantic comedies,
I like mysteries.

I like going out,
she likes staying in.

It's to be expected.

So you bend, bargain,
you adjust.

Did think things would be
a little different, though,

once you two kids
left the house.

Get back to being
just us again.

Nothing for you
to worry about, though.

Boop!

- Are you sure, dad?

- You know what, I think
I left my wallet at the store.

I'll be right back, honey.

- How did I not see
this before?

[soft music]

[dramatic music]

- hey, there.

- God, you have got
to stop doing that.

- What's going on
with your ticket?

- Ugh.
- Still no?

- Please, you have to help me.

Look, I admit, it was wonderful
at first, a christmas miracle.

But nothing's what I remember.

I mean,
kristen and I aren't close,

and mom and dad,
they're drifting apart,

and tyler hasn't proposed,
ben is being ben.

Please, you have to help me!

- Well, I'm so sorry,
but it's not up to me.

Well, will you look at that?

Shepard's ferry.

- Again?

- This is christmastime.

Give it a go.

- Tyler, I'm so glad
you made it back

in time for the white elephant.

- I'm so happy to be
back for it.

Can someone explain
how this works?

- Yeah, it's
a white elephant gift exchange.

- A reynolds family tradition.
- Yeah, we all bought gifts.

Silly things, or something
someone's given us,

and we all open them in turn,

and then--so, we can either
keep what we got,

or we can trade it
with someone else.

- Right, until
absolutely no one is happy

with what they have.
[laughter]

- you'll get the hang of it.

But until then, you guys have
to eat some cookies,

because I've been baking
all day.

- Nobody bakes like you,
evelyn.

- Thank you.

- Here you go.
- Oh, such a provider.

Oh, isn't my boyfriend
just the sweetest?

Any day now he's probably

gonna pop the question,
right, sweetie?

- I'm learning that pretty much
anything is possible.

- How about that?

- This is my contribution.
Angie.

- Thank you, sis.

Mm.

- Isn't it funny?
- Oh, my gosh.

Ben, it's the frosty
the snowman jewelry box.

- I thought it was
from kristen.

- Oh, I found it in the attic

when I was pulling down
the ornaments.

Sorry if--
- oh, no, no, it's--I mean,

I gave that to angie,
like, way back when.

- How long ago?

- Well, here's a hint.
Used to hold my candy jewelry.

- Is that all that's in there?
- Yeah, just the bracelet. Why?

- Okay, who's next?

- We win.
- We won.

- You know what?
- All right.

- Almost beat you.
[laughter]

- oh! You ladies picked
a bad day for a snowball fight.

The old flamethrower's
feeling pretty good today.

- All right, well,
we'll see about that.

- We will.

- This is your last chance
to back out, ladies.

- Feel like there should be
some penalty for trash-talking.

- Yeah.

- Hey, if it's all right
with you guys,

I'd like to throw
the first pitch.

- Ooh, a sports reference.
I love it.

- Here we go. Angie.

- What is this?

- Playing that hockey game
was the best thing I ever did.

- You got a concussion.
- Yeah, I did.

And it brought me right to you.
- Uh-huh.

- Ang, we make a great team.
- Yeah?

- We're like the miami dolphins
in '72.

- That great, huh?
- That great!

And I want us to go on forever,
like the patriots in '07.

- No, I get it. Me too!
- So?

- Oh. So--so I think you're
supposed to ask a question.

- Oh, yeah, right, of course.
- It's happening!

- I spoke to your dad
the other day.

- Aww.
- He's cool with it.

- And?
- And...

Angie, will you marry me?

- Yes! Yes, I will!
I thought you'd never ask!

[cheers, laughter]

- we're getting married!
- Married!

- Oh, my god!

All right, hey,
drinks on me, you guys!

- Hey.

Um, I just want to say

all I want
is for you to be happy.

And if that's with tyler
or whoever, I am there for you.

I mean, I'll always
be there for you.

- Thanks, ben.

- How's your ticket?
No return date?

- I don't understand.

Tyler proposed,
but it's still blank.

- Maybe--
- you guys, it's cold out here!

Come on, let's go celebrate!

- These newfangled lights.

Keep burning out faster
than I can keep up with them.

- You sure you don't want me
to do that for you?

- Yeah, I'm good.
I'm an old hand at this.

- Hey, mom.
Should dad be doing that?

- Have you tried talking
to your father lately?

- I'm worried about you two.

- Angie, leave it alone.
We're fine, or we will be.

Let's talk about you.
You just got engaged!

- No, don't change the subject!

I'm serious.
When did this start?

- [sighs] I don't know.

With you girls grown and gone,

we--we had to talk
to each other.

And I guess,
after all this time,

we're discovering there isn't
really that much more to say.

- Well, you'd never know it
from this picture.

You guys are so happy here.
Where was this?

- Aunt myrt's first
christmas party.

It's where I met your father.

- How did I not know that?
That's where you guys met?

- Was such a romantic evening.

Myrt had hired
these victorian carolers,

and your father
was so handsome.

It wasn't just that,
it was the way he looked at me.

- That's cute.
- Yeah.

We danced by the light
of the christmas tree,

all those colors.

Wouldn't it be nice
if we could turn back the clock

and do it all over again?

- Yes. It would.

Hey.

Where's my father?
- Oh, he's up there somewhere.

Said he needed
to check something

on the other side of the house.

- Well, he's gonna break
his neck one christmas!

Oh, wait, no, he's not.
Thank goodness.

- Hey, you know
who needs a break? We do.

You know, this is all fun,

but we need some alone time,
you know?

Just the two of us?
Away from everything?

- Oh.

- I didn't want to bring this
up in front of everyone, but...

- What's that?
- Two tickets to barcelona.

- Like, Spain, barcelona?

- Say yes and we leave
in the morning.

- But aunt myrt's party
is tomorrow,

and I have been
traveling a lot.

- That's an annual thing,
you said, right?

So, you know, does it really
matter if you miss one year?

- Let me explain.

So this is, like,
an important family thing.

- Okay.

Let me see if I can change
the tickets for the next day,

if that works?

We just have to be there
on christmas.

There's this big soccer match.
- In December?

- It's a charity thing,
indoors.

Teams from all over the world.

The network asked me
to cover it.

And I said yes,
if they would let me take you.

- Okay, so this is about work?

- No. No, no.
This is about us.

Yes, with some work tossed in,

but this is a chance for us
to celebrate our engagement.

And for me to prove
what I can do.

Look, angie,
when we're married,

this is something
we're gonna have to do a lot.

You know, I'm gonna
have to cover the stories

wherever they take me.

- Right.
- And I want you with me.

- What about my career?

- Yeah, yeah, of course,
there's your career,

but, you know,
we'll make it work.

Compromise is both ways.

So? Huh? What do you say?

- Um...

- Hey, guys! Somebody grab
that ladder for me?

- Yep!

- Yes, sir. Absolutely.
Yep.

Yes, sir, we are flying out
tomorrow, on christmas eve,

and I've got
the whole crew standing by

in barcelona right now.

- He's very good-looking,
your fiancé.

But is he always so busy?

- Yeah, work is his passion.

- Ah. And where do you fit in?

- I know how it looks,
aunt myrt,

but you know I'm gonna be
just as busy

at the hosp--I mean,
in medical--medical school.

So, you know,
we'll both be busy.

- And yet, knowing you,

you will always find the time
for personal life, yes?

Life is more than work.

- Yeah, it should be.
- But does he feel that way?

- I am so sorry about that.
- No problem.

Angie's been telling me
all that you've been up to.

- Oh, yeah.
Well, there's this--

there's a showcase for the top
european soccer leagues.

Premier league in England,
of course,

germany's bundesliga,
la liga in Spain.

- Oh.

- We've got teams from Italy
and from France.

And there I go again.

[laughter]

- so where were we?

- You were about to tell me
why we're meeting.

- Yes.

- I still have
so many gifts to wrap

and so much to get done
before the party tonight.

Or, rather, my staff does.

- Well, from what I understand,

my parents actually met at your
very first christmas party.

- Yes.
Oh, what a story that was.

I think it was fate.
You know how some people

just naturally belong together,

and some people--
[phone rings]

- no, I'm just
gonna ignore this. Sorry.

- Some people, you have to kind
of make it work,

you know?
[phone rings]

- yeah. Yeah.
Okay, there it goes again.

- You know what,
I just--I'm just gonna

very quickly--
I'm so--I'm so sorry.

Tyler grant. Yes.

- Um, I wanted to give them
that night again

as a christmas present,

just, like, recreate it
as closely as I can.

- Oh, what a lovely idea!
How can I help?

- Well, I made a list of all
the songs that mom remembers.

By the way, mom and dad have
no idea that I'm doing this.

And I was hoping you could get
those victorian carolers

that mom loved so much?

- After 30 years?

[laughs]

I'll see what I can do.

But they were not young
when your parents met.

They're filing
for medicare now.

- Oh, gosh.
[laughs]

- is there a reason for this?

- I think they could use
a reminder.

- Of what's special
about christmas?

- What's special about
their relationship.

- Angie, you are
a wonderful girl.

- Thanks, aunt myrt.

- Older than your years.

- What do you mean?

- There's something different
about you this holiday.

- Oh, yeah?

- I can't quite
put my finger on it, but...

It's a confidence.

- It's probably the cake.

- [laughs]

tyler, you're such a dear

for carrying those
to the car for me.

- It's no problem at all.
- Good. Good. Here's the keys.

- Oh, thank you.

- It's the white one
right down there.

- Got it.
- And if you wouldn't mind?

Thank you so much.
- Oh, not at all.

It's no problem. Okay.

- Thank you so much
for doing this, aunt myrt.

- Oh, aunt myrt.

Oh, my god, I love that so
much. I always have.

You know,
family means everything.

Even if it's this town.

The family you choose, right?
- Yeah.

- See you tonight.
- Yeah, okay, tonight.

Hey.

- Hey.
- You going to lunch?

- I'm getting sandwiches
for the elves.

Apparently, they can't live
on candy canes alone.

- No, I don't
suppose they could.

- Are you alone?
The boyfriend desert you?

- No.
- No?

Don't tell me you broke up.

- He's helping aunt myrt
with some packages, okay?

- What a regular boy scout.

Do you have any plans
to go back?

And by "go back," I mean,
like, you know...

Really go back?

- I'm working on it.
- Okay.

Well, hey,
if you happen to remember

any winning lottery numbers
before you go...

- That's a great idea.

Hey, ben,
if you could go back in time,

is there anything
that you would change?

- Yeah, maybe one thing.
- Really? What is it?

- It's personal.
- Oh.

- Yeah. Between me and frosty.
So...

I'll see you around.

- Frosty?
No wonder he's single.

[quirky music]

- you really think
your plan will work?

Will they even remember?

- It has to,
or in eight years...

- What's gonna happen
in eight years?

That's freakily specific.

- It's statistics,
because once you see the cracks

in a marriage,
bad things happen.

- You've been acting very odd
this whole trip.

- Oh, have I?

- Oh, I see what's happening.

- You do?

- You're working too hard.
It's the stress of med school.

- Yep. Yep. You figured it out.
You're so good.

- Okay, sport. You're ready.
My turn.

- Oh!
- Oh.

- Who's ready for somewhere
holiday cheer?

- Looking like that, I'd guess
every woman in shepard's ferry.

- I've never felt
more underdressed in my life.

- Oh, no rush.

I always like to be
camera-ready just in case.

So what's the plan?

- I'm gonna finish
getting ready.

You're gonna go ahead
with everyone else,

and I'll come later with mom.

- She won't be suspicious
we're going separately?

- Nope.
Not the way I have it planned.

- Oh!
- How you doing, mom?

- I cannot find the dress
I was supposed to wear tonight.

- Oh, maybe you sent it
to the cleaners.

- I did, but I am sure
I got it back,

and I have no idea
what happened to it!

- Yeah. That is very odd.

Why don't you wear
something else?

- I have nothing that's
appropriate or fancy enough.

- I have an idea.

Huh?
- Angie, that's 35 years old.

- It's perfect.

You're gonna
look stunning in it.

You wear that tonight, you will
be the hit of the party.

All: ♪ 'tis the season
to be jolly ♪

♪ fa la la la la, la la la la ♪

♪ don we now our gay apparel ♪

♪ fa la la ♪

- thank you.

Isn't this incredible?
She always outdoes herself.

- Merry christmas, one and all!

Oh, I'm so happy to see you!

- Hi, myrt.
- Oh.

George, you look as young
and as handsome

as the first time we met.

- You are too kind.

Wait a minute, are these the
carolers, the same ones from...

- Some of them, yes!
From the very first party.

And you remembered?
Oh, they're just wonderful.

Tyler, it's so good
to see you again.

- Oh, it's good to see you too.
Thank you for including me.

- And without your phone.

- I got dressed!

- You most certainly did!

And I have a surprise
for you, young man.

Why don't you go
and have a look

at the very special centerpiece
in the dining room?

- We don't run in
the house, henrik.

- Where are evelyn and angie?

- Oh, they'll--
they'll be along.

- Yeah, something about
a dress mix-up or something.

- Well, in that case,

you two will be my arm candy
till they get here.

- Wow!
That is quite the spread.

- Wow.
- That's my house! Look!

- We see! How about that?

- You know, I thought
that looked familiar.

Kid's a natural.

- Quite the honor.

No wonder we all love
that woman.

- Another winner, myrt.
Just like always.

- Thank you.

I look forward to this party
every single year.

Tyler, do you know
george actually met evelyn

here, didn't you, george?

- As a matter of fact,
I did, yeah.

You know what,

I think I was standing
right here at the time too.

- Good memories?

- Now that I think about it,
the best.

It was a lonely holiday for me,
if you remember,

and I--about to spend
another christmas alone.

I was saying goodbye
to everybody.

Clock struck 9:00,
and I remember turning.

And there she was.

- George reynolds,
have you met evelyn marshall?

- I don't believe I've had
the pleasure. Evelyn is it?

- Yes, mr. Reynolds.

- Please call me george,
or I'm afraid I won't answer.

- [chuckles]
- you look gorgeous.

- Can you believe that this
is the dress

I wore the day that I met you?
- I know!

You're still the prettiest girl
in the room.

In any room.

- You're not so bad yourself.

- Hey.

- You look beautiful.

- Aw. Thanks, ben.

- Looks like the spark
is alive and well.

[both laugh]
good work.

- Thanks.

[phone rings]

- tyler grant.

- Attention, everybody.
Thank you.

I would like to welcome you all
to my annual christmas party.

Now, I'm not one for speeches,
and you all know that.

But tonight, I would like
to propose a toast.

Our dear, dear friend
angie reynolds--

come here, angie.

Angie has come back to us
tonight from medical school,

and she brought with her
her fiancé, mr. Tyler grant.

[applause]

where is he?

- Absolutely. Sure.
All right.

All right. Bye-bye.

Hey.
- Hey.

You missed
aunt myrt's speech to us.

- Oh, shoot!
Let me make it up to you.

I'm gonna grab us some wine,
and we can have our own toast.

- Tyler, this is a really
important night for us.

- It's just family, you know?
They understand.

- Just family?
- Don't move.

I will be right back.
- Ugh.

Hey.
- Hey. You okay?

- Honestly, I don't know.

Thanks.

Where's chloe?

- Oh, that is a tragic
hollywood story.

Boy meets girl.
Boy fake dates girl.

Bought and girl fake break up.

- Aww. I'm so fake sorry
to hear that.

- I appreciate it.

But her father
has a law firm in boston.

Mergers and acquisitions.
It's big time.

And I get my degree in a year,

and she said she's gonna put
in a good word for me. So...

- No, ben, family law is where
your heart's always been.

- I kind of feel like my
heart's always been...

Somewhere else.

- Angie, come on in!
You have to see this!

- Oh.

[piano music playing]

♪ ♪

- that was beautiful.

- Look! This is a cow.

This is a hen.
This is a horse.

This is a pig...

- We're gonna be okay.

- I hope so.

[bright music playing]

♪ ♪

- let's go.

- We haven't danced like this
in years.

- No time has passed at all.

- I'm afraid we've forgotten
how to connect.

- Just didn't know how to talk
to you about it.

And you know how hard it is
for me to open up. I'm sorry.

- Don't be sorry.
It's no one's fault.

Just, relationships
need tending,

and we haven't been
paying attention.

- We can still fix that,
though, right?

- If we want to. I do.

- I do too.

- I've missed you so much.

- You give me another chance,

and you'll never have
to miss me again.

- I want a relationship
like that.

- You have it all, kristen.
I hope you know that.

- And I'm so grateful
for peter, for henrik.

We've decided not to pursue
the ivf anymore.

After a year of disappointment,

we can't go through it again.

- Oh, kristen.

Is it the money?
- We're just tired.

The whole process
is so stressful.

If it's meant to be,
it'll happen.

- Can I offer you some advice,
sister to sister?

There are other options.

We never know
what the future holds.

Well, as it happens, I do,
and I happen to know

that there is a very special
little girl out there

waiting for you and peter.

May take a few years,
but she will be worth the wait.

- I actually believe you.
Thanks for that.

- I'm really sorry, kristen.

I'm sorry I didn't know--
that I didn't ask.

- Hanging with you this week
has actually been fun.

Maybe because things
have been so hard.

- Yeah.
I'm gonna visit more, okay?

Henrik's growing way too fast.

- Please, just a phone call
once in a while, or...

- I get it.
- Email.

- I get it.
- Text.

- I'm gonna text you.

- Or carrier pigeon.

- You know what the best part
of this christmas is?

- Tyler's proposal?

- You and me, here, right now.

- Me too.

- Between me and frosty?

Do you know
what that means, boomer?

Hmm.

Hey. What did he mean by that?

- Why are you asking me?
I don't know the man.

- So ben,
always talking in riddles,

it's very frustrating.

- Friends a long time,
I take it.

- Oh, yeah, since grade school.

I mean, until I moved
to manhattan,

we did everything together.

We took family
vacations together,

shared our plans
for our future,

we finished
each other's sentences.

I mean, it was--
- ah.

- Actually, it was
kind of wonderful.

- But now there's tyler.

- Right. Tyler.
- Yeah.

[upbeat music]

[alarm clock beeping]

- if it wasn't tyler,
if it wasn't mom and dad,

and it wasn't kristen,
what is it, boomer?

If I don't figure
this out soon,

I'm gonna be stuck here
forever.

Yes?
- Hey, sleepyhead.

Get up.
Get dressed.

We got a taxi on the way.

Barcelona?

- Right. Okay. Right. Okay.

- Nice pjs.

Hey, is everything okay?

- I don't know.
I don't think so.

- You're not going.

- You're an amazing man.
- Oh, no.

Nothing good ever
followed a sentence like that.

Look, if the timing's
not right,

we could take a break.
- Oh.

- You have your school.
I can focus on the career.

You know, we'll put this
on hold a while.

- Yeah, we could do that.

We could, but it wouldn't work.

- How do you know?
- I know.

And knowing what I know,
I can't marry you.

- You can't marry me.
- I'm so sorry.

For the longest time,
I thought you were the one.

I thought--I thought
if I just said yes,

then my life would be perfect.

- It would be! Angie!
- No, I was wrong.

Aunt myrt said it.

You know, some people,
they just belong together.

That isn't us.
We're not a match.

I guess we never were.

- I really thought we were it.

- That's what makes this
so hard.

You deserve a woman
who loves you just as much.

You have such
an incredible life ahead,

and an incredible woman
to meet.

- I don't want to meet
an incredible woman.

I want you!

Okay, that didn't
come out right.

- It's fine.
Really, it's gonna be okay.

Now go.

Don't miss your plane,
or your taxi.

- Bye.

All: ♪ o christmas tree,
o christmas tree ♪

♪ how lovely are
your branches ♪

♪ o christmas tree,
o christmas tree ♪

♪ how lovely are
your branches ♪

- do you girls remember coming
here when you were little?

Every christmas eve,
how excited you get,

waiting for them to light
the star on top of the tree?

- We loved it.

- But we were so nervous
that we would miss santa

and he wouldn't be able
to find us. Remember?

- We always did.
- Yeah.

- I love you guys so much.

I hope all your christmas
wishes come true.

I know mine has.

- Can you feel it?
- Feel what, grandpa?

- It's coming. You'll see.

- It's getting close.
- Yeah, it's about time.

[applause]

- gets me every time.
Every time!

- I always knew this
was my favorite christmas.

Just...

Never knew why
until this moment.

- Honey, what are
you talking about?

- Just, you know,

I've been focusing too much
on things

that don't matter
in the long run,

when this whole time,
everything I needed

was just a short
train ride away.

My family.

- Well, you got us, sweetheart.
You always will.

- What more could I ask for?
- Hot chocolate, maybe?

- Mmm.
- Who's up for it?

- On me. Let's see hands.

- Me!
- Come on with me, sport.

You can pay for it.
You got a 20 on you?

- So I wish it had worked out
for you this trip.

Tyler and all.

- Thanks.
We weren't meant to be.

Took me a while to realize
that, but so clear now.

There's nothing more
I could ask for this christmas.

- Really?

Well, how about this?

I found this at the bottom
of that jewelry box.

I thought it would only
complicate things

with you and tyler,

but now you need to see this.

- "between me and frosty."

is that what
he was talking about?

"you have my whole heart,
angie. You always have.

And no matter where life takes
us, that will never change."

- my turn for some
sisterly advice?

Tyler wasn't your forever.

Ben is, and you love ben.

- Ben.

I love ben.

I love ben!

- The rest of us
have known for years.

I'm surprised it took you
this long to figure that out.

- All aboard!
- That's it!

- What?
- Oh, my gosh! It wasn't you.

It wasn't mom and dad.
It wasn't even ben.

It was everyone!
It was the whole package!

It was the entire christmas!

I have to go.
- Go where? Angie, wait!

- I have to find ben!

- Well, he's probably still
at santa's village!

- Santa's village!

[phone buzzes]

- north pole! Merry christmas!

- Hey, ben, it's angie.

Listen, the return ticket
is back!

I'm leaving tonight.
I mean, right now!

- Tonight? Why?
- Look, listen to me.

I got the note, you know,

the one frosty
was keeping from me.

- I thought you read that
years ago.

- No, I never did.

That's why I didn't know
how you felt--how you feel.

Oh, gosh. I really hope
you still feel that way.

Wait a second,
I'm just gonna say it.

I love you, ben. I always have.
I guess it just took me

a little christmas magic
to realize it.

- Where are you?
- The train is back.

- No, I'll be right there.

- We'll be pulling out soon.

- Oh, no, no, no.
We can't--we can't leave yet.

- I'm afraid I'm not in charge
of the schedule.

- Angie, I'm on my way
right now.

- The train is leaving!

- I haven't had a chance
to tell you--

- wait, ben, please.

Don't take chloe's offer, okay?
It won't make you happy.

Your heart is too big
for that job.

- Well, when am I gonna
see you again?

- I don't know.

Wait, tonight.

Christmas eve,
ten years from now,

I'll meet you
at the hamilton inn at 10:00.

I'll be there waiting.
Merry christmas.

- Angie.

- Chop chop. Ticket, please.

- Oh.

- Well, there you are.

Worth the wait, I hope.

- Do we have to leave now?

- Better find a seat.

- Come on. Come on.

[dramatic music]

♪ ♪

[soft music]

♪ ♪

- have I been sitting here
this whole time?

- Yeah.

- Oh. Okay.

[phone rings]

mom?

- Oh, honey, I'm so glad
we caught you.

It's christmas eve, you know,
and we wanted to wish you

a merry christmas.

The whole family's here.

Come on, you guys. Say hello.

All: Merry christmas!

- Hi. Hey, where's dad? Daddy?

- Right here.
I'm on hot cider duty.

Merry christmas, sweetheart.

- You're there.
You're--you're home.

- At christmas? You bet I am.

- And you haven't met
this one yet.

Not officially.
This is our vanessa.

- Oh, my gosh, kristen,
is she yours?

- Thanks to ben.

- Wait. Ben lee?

- Yeah, of course,
who else would it be?

- Cut through all the red tape.

- Ben.

- And the question is,
when are you coming home

to meet your new niece?
- Yeah!

- Hey, christmas is tomorrow,
aunt angie. Just saying.

- Hi, henrik.
You know what, I don't know.

I have to check
with the hospital.

- Okay, well, your room's
always open.

- Of course I have
all my pottery things in there,

but I can clear them out
in a snap!

- Oh, hey, mom,
this is the hospital calling.

I have to go, but I'll see
what I can do, okay?

Merry christmas!
I love you all!

- Love you! Merry christmas!
- Merry christmas!

- Hurry home!

- Hey, sabrina.
- About time.

We've been trying to reach you.
I hope you're on your way.

- Oh, no, is something wrong?

- Haven't you checked
your messages?

The whole team is waiting.

You're on call tonight,
remember?

Okay, look, we can do the prep,
but the rest is up to you.

- Right. Right. Of course.
Yeah, I'll be right there.

Oh, my gosh, I'm exhausted.

- At least you have all day
to catch up tomorrow.

No surgeries scheduled
for christmas.

- Yeah.
- Any plans?

- Yeah, actually.
I think I'm gonna go home.

- To your family? What changed?

- So much.

Wait a second.

Tomorrow's christmas.
This is christmas eve!

- Whoa, okay, sharp as ever.
You have some place to be?

- What time is it?

- It's late,
a little past 11:00.

- Shoot, I'm late!

- Okay, you have plans.

- Plans I made ten years ago.
Help me with this dress.

- Oh, my god.

- Hi. Oh, are you closing?

- Christmas eve.
Not a big night for business.

- Oh, my gosh. I'm too late.

After all this time,
I'm too late.

[phone ringing]

hello? Hi.

Hey, ben, oh, my god,
I'm so sorry I'm late.

Wait a second,
how did you get my new number?

- The salads are getting cold,
but at least you're here now.

- I'm here?

- You waited.

- What's an hour or two?

- Compared to ten years?
- Okay, now you lost me.

- No, I found you.

[sweeping music]

♪ ♪

- wow. That was some kiss.

You'd think I haven't
seen you in weeks.

- When was the last time
I saw you?

- Um, Tuesday dinner.
With david and his wife.

- David.
- Yes, david.

- That's right.
- Yeah.

My partner at the law firm,
david.

- Yes, family law.
- Yes.

You love taking credit
for that, don't you?

- Oh, my gosh,
it's all coming back to me.

- Okay.
You know what I think you need?

Aside from some serious
time off work?

Some champagne.

Here's to another year
of friendship,

another year of romance,
another year with you.

I love you. Merry christmas.

- The best christmas gift ever.

- Well, that might make this
a little anticlimactic.

- Oh, is it
my favorite spaghetti?

- Thank you.

Voila!

[both laughing]

- the frosty box?
- Mm-hmm.

- Oh, ben.

[sweeping music]

♪ ♪

- angie reynolds,
will you finally marry me?

- Yes!

- No taking it back.

- Well, one thing this proves.

- Good things are worth
waiting for?

- My family's gonna be
so surprised.

- Well, they've been hinting
for ten years,

so relieved might be
a little more like it.

- Hey, do me a favor
on this trip.

Don't let me fall asleep.

[mischievous music]

♪ ♪