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(cheerful Christmas music continues)

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(Tracey sighs)

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(bright music)

Frohe Weihnachten, which means Merry Christmas.

Hey, guys, it's me, Tracey Wise.

Now, before settling into a cozy Christmas stateside,

I flew to Lake Lucerne, Switzerland.

Here you can ski and enjoy the miraculous Swiss Alps,

and you can also stay in town

and enjoy a traditional Swiss Gluhwein.

If the weather outside is frightful,

you might as well spend a cozy Christmas in Switzerland.

And remember, you can travel more if you Travel Wise.

(bright music)

(phone ringing)

(bright suspenseful music)

(phone ringing)

Oh.

(Tracey sighs)

(thoughtful music)

[Mark] Hey, Trace, missed you again.

Uh, but my last big meeting in Paris was canceled,

so I'm heading back to the States early.

So yes, let's definitely try to get away.

Do your travel magic.

Oh, uh, that's Chloe, my counterpart here.

I'm supposed to be on the Brew Michelle something,

but I am definitely lost. (Tracey chuckles)

Talk soon.

(thoughtful music)

(gentle music)

(cheerful music)

(door thudding)

(phone chimes)

Frohe Weihnachten, which means Merry Christmas.

Hey guys, it's me, Tracey Wise.

Now, before settling into a cozy Christmas Stateside,

I flew to Lake Lucerne, Switzerland.

Here you can ski and enjoy the miraculous Swiss Alps,

and you can also stay in town

and enjoy a traditional Swiss

[Graham] Hey, Mom, Aunt Bar.

[Tracey] If the weather outside's frightful,

you might as well spend your Christmas

being cozy in Switzerland, and remember,

you can travel more Travel more

if you "Travel Wise." If you "Travel Wise."

That's her tagline. You get it?

'Cause her name's Tracey Wise.

(laughs) Yeah.

Well it's cute, but what has it got to do with us?

I thought maybe she could come and review the B&B.

You think some famous jet setter's gonna come

to Silver Peaks, Vermont?

Aunt Barb, yeah, why not?

I mean, she's already been

to Fiji, Phoenix, Montreal, Arizona.

Why not Silver Peak at Christmas? It's a good time.

But, Graham, what's the goal here?

We need paying guests, not invited bloggers.

Exactly, Mom.

Okay, this is the first Christmas

the Park View Hotel's been open

and we have zero Christmas guests.

Uh, hello.

Please, Barb.

You were born in this house just like me.

Or did you forget we're sisters.

All I'm saying is if just a small percentage

of her followers came to visit us, I mean,

that could make a huge difference.

(thoughtful music)

(bright hopeful music)

(dramatic music)

To my dear followers who t,

even I end up decorating my own gingerbread house

while my boyfriend sits beside me filling out spreadsheets.

(laughs) But hey, you gotta appreciate a cozy night in

when you can get one.

So until my next big trip, remember,

you can travel more if you "Travel Wise."

(upbeat music)

A romantic getaway.

We invite Tracey and her boyfriend here

for a romantic winter getaway.

Hot chocolate by the fire.

Twilight walks in the snow,

maybe a candle at dinner for two.

Yes.

It's a good idea.

I'll message her now.

(laughs) Ask her

if she has any cute single friends for Graham.

(bright music)

(gentle music)

(email chimes)

(gentle upbeat music)

[Sarah] Hey Tracey, we would love to invite you and Mark

for a romantic weekend getaway at our own Silver Peak B&B.

(gentle hopeful music)

(knuckles rapping)

Coming!

(gentle music)

So where's your next big trip?

Oh, you're not gonna believe this.

I literally just got invited

to this beautiful little bed and breakfast,

a place called Silver Peak, Vermont.

You have to see it.

And the owners, Sarah and Graham Cooper, invited me

and a plus one for a romantic getaway.

And it's crazy.

I think it's meant to be,

because Mark and I were just discussing

or exchanging voicemails

about how we need to reconnect over Christmas,

you know, and...

Come on, Annie. Don't do that.

Do what?

So you're going to Vermont

with the Merger and Acquisition Mark.

That's great.

When are you gonna get on board?

He's been my boyfriend for over a year.

Yes, but you've only seen him for three months

in person in that time.

I think it's been more than that.

I just worry that you're more into the idea

of Mark than the actual guy.

What does that even mean?

On paper? He's perfect, handsome.

Well educated. Good job.

He travels for work just like you.

So he understands that part of your life.

Yes. And he's a nice guy.

He is a nice guy.

But nice. Is that enough?

I just want you to be excited, inspired, deeply in love.

I want you to have a wonderful relationship, not a nice one.

And what if the biggest thing you have

in common is your frequent flyer miles?

Okay. I've said my piece.

If Mark is the one, I will support you.

And I just want you to be happy. You know that, right?

Yeah, of course, you're an amazing friend.

And you have an angel baby.

Oh, she's an angel when she's sleeping.

Which is always.

[Annie] (laughs) She's a good sleeper.

(gentle music)

The problem with living where you work

is you never know when to clock out, huh?

(laughs) Yeah, well, the way I see it is

if Tracey's gonna come stay here,

she'll probably be in this room.

And I just want it to be perfect.

And these locks? Very temperamental.

(laughs) Honey, I hope you know

how much I appreciate everything you sacrificed

to keep this place running.

I couldn't do it without you a.

(laughs) Well, don't worry,

we're gonna get this place back on top.

Besides not everybody wants to stay

in a brand new, modern day, top of the line hotel, right?

The Park View may have a jacuzzi tub in every room.

But do they have my elderberry scones and honey butter?

They do not.

They do not. No?

No. No?

No.

Does the kitchen have any?

Yes, it does.

Right now?

Butter?

Yes.

(gentle music)

Perfect.

(phone chiming)

[Annie] Unknown caller.

Hm, I wonder who's calling me.

Let's find out.

Annie.

Annie. Oh, terribly sorry.

We're looking for someone called Tracey Wise.

Oh yes. Hi, that's me.

And you are?

My apologies.

You must be wondering,

who is this dodgy bloke calling you out of the blue.

My name is Sam Phillips. I'm "

The "Luxe Voyage Magazine."

Tracey has every one of your issues.

Well, not 276I.

The holiday addition ones are really hard to come by.

I'm so pleased you're a fan of "Luxe Voyage," Tracey,

because I'm such a fan of yours.

Sorry, my flight is boarding in a few moments.

The reason I'm calling Tracey is I'd like to offer you a,

shall we call it an audition,

to write for "Luxe Voyage Magazine."

I, I, Sam, that's a, that's an amazing opportunity.

I'll email you a list of properties.

You let me know which one you choose.

We'll book you a room, you write a piece,

and if it's as good as I think it'll be,

we'll bring you on full time.

That means five star accommodations,

international travel on us,

a weekly byline and a competitive salary to boot.

What do you say?

I say yes.

Smashing. Well, we'll, we'll chat soon.

Okay, great.

Oh, oh, and Sam, if you don't mind me asking,

where are you off to?

A little town called Rovaniemi in Finland.

It's near the Arctic Circle

and the Fins insist it's the true home of Santa Claus.

The Northern Lights are spectacular.

Oh, just one example of the many places

you could be traveling to one day.

I'm sending the email now. Cheerio.

Did that just happen?

Yeah, it did. Where is he sending you?

Oh, um, let me check my email. (laughs)

Okay, here it is.

Okay, dear Ms. Wise,

some properties we need evaluated Fairfax, Virginia,

Allentown, Pennsylvania, Columbus, Ohio.

I mean, you're not visiting Santa's house

on your first trip.

That's fair.

Port Lauderdale, Florida.

Wow, I mean, okay. It's hot there.

And no way. What?

Talk about meant to be!

The last hotel on the list is the Park View Hotel

in Silver Peak, Vermont.

(Annie laughs)

Wait, is it a conflict of interest to do two places

in one town at the same time?

No one's asking you to sign an exclusivity agreement.

So just start at Park View first,

and then mosey on over to the B&B.

That's not a conflict of interest. It's convenient.

You bet it is.

(baby crying)

Sh, please.

(gentle upbeat music)

(gentle upbeat music continues)

(people chattering)

(gentle music)

Okay, Marcus, I've got your clubhouse here.

And did you order the (chattering).

(doorbell ringing)

Well, hey there!

I'm Jenny. Welcome to Max's.

What can I get ya?

Um, I was gonna get a coffee,

but I guess I should ask about the milkshake of the week.

Oh, oh, it's gingerbread Royal Cookie Crumbles on top.

Oh, that sounds way better than Coffee.

Smart choice. (Tracey laughs)

(gentle music) (throat clearing)

[Tracey] Made it to Silver Peak.

Stopped at this adorable little diner,

having a gingerbread milkshake, then on to the Park View.

[Annie] I am in the wrong line of work.

(Tracey laughs) (gentle music)

[Jenny] For you.

Thanks. No problem.

Hey. Oh, hey there.

Oh no, sorry.

Sorry. He's my husband.

That's not the standard greeting round here.

Better not be.

Mm, ah, Dan, this is?

Tracey. Hi. Hi.

Are you passing through town?

Most people are.

I'm just visiting actually.

I hope you're not staying at that snooty Park View Hotel.

Oh, uh, well.

Sweetie, she, she can stay wherever she likes.

We're friends with the family

who owns the bed and breakfast in town,

so we can't help but be partial.

Yeah. Graham's like a brother to me.

Wait, Graham Cooper?

Yeah. You know Graham?

Uh, no, not exactly.

Who knows me?

(all gasping)

Whoa.

Oh, I, oh, I..

Whoops.

I'm so sorry.

(Jenny gasping) (Dan laughing)

Tracey.

Graham?

Wait. Yeah.

Wait, you two know each other?

No, I, I thought you were older.

Oh, uh, was it something I said?

No, I just, I, no,

when you messaged me to stay at the bed and breakfast,

it was signed Sarah and Graham, so I just assumed.

Sarah's my mother.

Wait, wait. I'm lost.

You two do know each other.

Yeah. No, online.

Okay, this is Tracey Wise.

She's the travel blogger. She's here to review the B&B.

Oh, Tracey, you're that Tracey.

Travel more if you "Travel Wise."

That's me.

That's her.

So you're not staying at the Park View.

Phew! That place is the worst.

Oh, um, I

Well I see that you found the diner

and you tried the best milkshakes in town.

So we'll have to remove that from the Silver Peak tour.

I'm really sorry.

No, it's okay. Really.

Tracey, I'll get you a fresh one.

Graham, coffee? Yes, ma'am.

[Dan] Make it a double on the milkshake, honey.

So you're here already?

Oh, well, yeah. But I

Did you fly or drive? I flew, but

I gotta make a quick call.

Then I'll grab your luggage, put it in the truck

and I'll give you a ride to the B&B, okay?

I, um, Graham.

Wow. He's really upping his game for you, Tracey.

(Tracey nervously laughs)

I guess that's what you get

when you're a fancy travel blogger, eh?

I'm not that fancy.

(phone ringing)

Okay. Okay, okay, okay, okay.

Silver Peak Bed & Breakfast.

Mom, hey, Tracey Wise is here.

Where? Here.

It might help if I know where you are.

I'm at the diner and she's here.

She's not due for several days. We're not ready.

What? The blogger.

Well, you better get ready 'cause she's here.

So you said. Okay. Okay.

Okay. Okay.

Okay. Well, merry it is.

Okay, here we go.

No milkshakes for you, mister..

Dr. Stone was in earlier.

Apparently you forgot to mention that your cholesterol was up

in your last checkup.

(Dan sighs)

It's fine.

Just a regular guest, right?

Semi famous influential guest with a boyfriend. What?

Oh yeah, boyfriend. Where is the boyfriend?

(bright music)

Tracey. Hey.

Uh, nice room for you at the B&B, I think you'll love it.

I'm sure, I will.

Oh, uh, where's your boyfriend?

Should we wait for him?

Mark?

You have a boyfriend?

Yeah, I mean, my mother mentioned

that she booked for a romantic getaway.

Yes, we are.

Yes, it's just he's been held up a few days because of work,

and so I would maybe need to stay a few extra nights.

Yeah, that's, that's fine. The room's available.

Yeah, that's part of the problem around here.

(dramatic music)

Well, shall we go?

Yes. Sure.

Yep. We should.

Thank you for the Thank you, guys, so much.

It was lovely meeting you.

Yeah, it was lovely

It's good meeting you guys too.

Hope to see you soon.

Put this on my tab. Thanks.

After you. Thanks.

[Jenny] This is gonna be interesting.

[Dan] Yeah.

Daniel Wilson! What?

(bright music) (birds squawking)

[Tracey] Oh, here.

Oh, please, let me grab it.

Oh, thank you.

You're welcome.

I'm just gonna make a super quick phone call,

but I'll be right in.

All right. Okay.

(phone beeping) (phone ringing)

Ah!

Hey, Trace, how's it going?

Mark? Oh, you're packing.

That's perfect.

Because I am actually, I don't know,

things got mixed up in Vermont

and I'm already at the Silver Peak Bed & Breakfast.

I mean, I guess it's fine.

You know, I could switch the plan.

It's just two people.

How many baked goods should there be?

Some people prefer muffins, that's all I'm saying.

And I am the older and wiser sister.

Mom, don't underestimate yourself, their delicious.

(groans) Where's Tracey?

Did you lose 'em on the way over from the diner?

Relax. Okay.

She's just making a phone call. All right.

And it's not a them. Not yet.

Apparently her boyfriend's not coming till later.

And she's early. Or did I mix up the dates?

(huffs) Off to a great start, aren't we?

Sarah, it will be fine.

You're the one who's telling me to make muffins.

You're getting all in my head.

I mean, I guess I'll just switch to the hotel

after the drive, but could you maybe, uh, drive up tomorrow?

Mark?

I'm not actually packing for Vermont.

Oh, okay. Well, do you think, you know

Tracey, listen, there's, uh,

there's a few loose ends to type with the deal

and, um, I, um, I'm going back to Paris.

But, (laughs) you just got back.

Yeah, no, I, I've been thinking about that a lot

and, and about how hard it is

for us to line up our sched.

Well, yeah, that's why I planned this trip, you know,

so we could reconnect.

But that's the thing. What happens after Christmas?

What do you mean?

When, when I get wrapped up in another months long deal

and you run off to several far off destinations,

especially with the new job.

Yeah, but I still have to get that job.

And I mean, I don't really know that

that would change things that much and

Plus, I, I always feel like I'm boring you

when I talk about work.

No, not at all.

Come on.

You don't care about depreciation or liquidated assets

or management led buyouts.

I'm sorry if I haven't taken an interest.

I, look, Mark I didn't realize that it bothered you,

but I can work on that.

You know, we can, we can work on this together.

But that's the thing, Tracey,

should we have to work so hard?

What do you mean?

Maybe this just isn't the best idea, you know?

What are you saying?

Maybe we should call it.

(pensive music) (Tracey sighs)

(thoughtful music)

She's just standing there.

Aunt Barb, look, if she turns around

and sees you spying on her, it's kind of embarrassing.

Come on.

She'll come in when she's ready.

Yes. (Barb scoffs)

Yahoo! Tracey, is it?

Oh, it's chilly out there.

Why don't you join us inside.

Welcome.

Of course. Sorry, I was just thinking about things.

Can I take your coat?

Graham, why don't I take Ms. Wise's bags up to the room.

Oh, you can just call me Tracey.

Would you like a cup of tea?

Coffee? Warm apple cider?

Uh, we don't actually have cider,

but I can make some if you like.

My sister is an amazing cook. Me, I burn water.

Oh, um, tea would be lovely. Thank you.

(bright music)

My elderberry scones straight from the oven.

Oh, those look delicious.

And I was worried that you .

Mark?

Is he coming in his own car?

Um.

[Barb] We know he also travels for work.

Oh, you do?

Graham introduced us to your account. And what can I say?

I was hooked. All the wonderful places you go.

And you two are such a charming couple.

Well, we...

Um, thank you.

(bright music)

(Graham sighs)

This will work. Right?

You might not see it at first glance,

but Silver Peaks is the perfect destination

for a romantic weekend.

We used to have an annual Christmas dance,

December 23rd, year after year.

Something always seemed to be in the air.

A lot of couples matched up during that event.

Including this one and Graham's dad.

Oh. (laughs)

Well this has been so lovely,

but it's been a really long trip for me.

Would you mind if I head upstairs and, you know,

put my feet up and unpack?

Of course. Would you like me to show you to your room?

Oh, no, that's okay. I can find it.

And these are delicious.

Thank you. You're welcome.

Let us know if you need anything.

I will. Okay.

(gentle music)

(gentle music continues)

(bright music)

(gentle music)

(Tracey sighs)

(Tracey laughs) (gentle music)

(Graham sighs)

Oh. Hi.

Hi.

Oh, I think you took a wrong turn.

Oh, I, I saw you standing in there and I just thought.

Oh no, I was just getting that ready for you.

Oh. Okay.

Yeah. Oh, are these you?

Yeah.

Oh, was this your room when you were little?

It is my room.

Oh, you live here?

No, that's how bed and breakfast works.

Like the people who run the place usually live there

so that they can.

Yeah, right, I just Yeah. Serve people.

(laughs) Right. I know that.

I just, I thought the ladies ran it.

They do. They do.

I help.

So my mother, she's been running this place for,

I don't know, over 30 years.

My Aunt Barb, she's visiting, you know,

she's kind of a reverse snowbird.

She moved to Florida,

but then she's with us from .

That's kind of fun. Yeah.

(gentle music)

Can I show you to your room?

Yes. Yeah, of course.

Yeah.

(both laughing)

Sorry.

No, it's okay.

Please after you. Okay.

That's not embarrassing at all.

Okay. Bathroom's in there.

You got extra blankets, towels,

pillows, with this pillow, reminding you to be merry.

That's new. Breakfast is at 7:00.

Is there anything else I can help you with?

Um, listen, I should probably mention that earlier

when I made that call

(knuckles rapping)

Sorry to interrupt.

First of many little touches during your romantic weekend.

(dramatic music)

Wow. This is so unexpected.

We can't wait to meet Mark.

The Park View isn't the only place in town

for a romantic getaway.

From the moment they opened their doors,

they put this place in jeopardy.

Before last year, this was the only spot in town.

Okay, Babs, we don't need to...

Tracey, we're, we're fine.

But of course we'd love to expand.

Yeah.

Why don't we let her settle in.

Come on. All right.

Right. Did he tell you

where the extra towels are?

Yes. And the blankets.

Yes. And breakfast is at 7:00.

Anything else you need?

Absolutely. Okay, all right.

Oh, I'm sorry. (laughs)

(gentle music)

(Tracey laughs)

And those fresh strawberries were a nice touch.

We're off to a great start. What do you think, Graham?

Great start, right?

A great start. Yeah.

(gentle music)

(Tracey sighs)

Off to a great start. (sighs)

(gentle music)

(bright upbeat music)

And then they brought champagne

and chocolate covered strawberries to my room.

So yeah, that was my first hour here.

[Annie] I cannot believe Mark.

What? I thought this is what you wanted.

You've been asking me to break up with him for months.

I would never tell you to break up with anyone.

As your best friend,

it is my job to subtly help you figure it out.

Oh yeah. You were real subtle.

I just wanted you to realize you could do better.

Not for him to break up with you

over the phone at Christmas.

(groans) I knew I didn't like that guy.

Hey, you think the Coopers will notice

if I review my romantic bed and breakfast getaway weekend

without my romantic partner?

Also, they hate the Park View Hotel.

It's their only competition here,

so I can't really bring that up either.

It's really not panning out the way I thought it would.

Trace, you've traveled the world

all by yourself a million times,

dealing with the unexpected, meeting all sorts of people.

This is a piece of cake.

And if you ask me, you could stand to slow down a little.

Yeah, yeah. You're probably right.

Okay. I'm gonna go.

Um, kiss the baby for me.

Consider it done. See you in a few days.

Love you.

(gentle music)

[Graham] What is this?

Hey. Good morning.

Hey. Hey.

Uh, any suggestions on th?

Oh, we've come up with a few ideas.

Yes, we have some perfect activities

for your romantic getaway.

Although the best romantic event

would've been the Silver Peak Christmas dance.

You mentioned that earlier. That sounds so special.

Yeah. But you're a little late for that.

Yeah.

How could I be late for it? It's not even Christmas yet.

Yeah, you're about five years too late.

Yeah, that's the last time we had a Christmas dance.

It used to be so much fun.

But, hey, listen, I don't have to do any, you know,

so called romantic activities

since I'm kind of here on my own.

We're about to decorate cookies.

Oh, that sounds so fun.

Oh wait, it's a last day of the Christmas craft fair.

You can't miss that.

If Mark doesn't come in time, Graham could take you.

What?

That's a great idea.

Graham knows this place like the back of his hand.

No, I don't want to intrude on your day.

Oh no, you wouldn't be intruding.

Plus it might be kind of nice to have a tour guide,

but no pressure.

[Sarah] Then it's settled.

It is? It is?

Yeah, let's get you an apron and bake some cookies.

Okay, great.

(upbeat music)

(all laughing)

Uh, hey, don't just stand there and eat them.

You can help decorate.

Here, hand him an apron.

[Graham] Tasting's a job too. I'm just saying.

So how was Switzerland?

Oh, it was so amazing. Thanks for asking.

I love that you guys watch my blog.

And hey, thank you so much for inviting me here.

I'm having so much fun. Aw.

I don't think I've decorated cookies

since I was a little girl.

Aw. It's a tradition around here.

You know this one, when he was a boy,

he used to make snowman,

but he had to make 'em with four cookies

'cause he had to eat one while he was decorating them.

Every time. Yeah.

That's a true story.

Is that what's happening right now?

Uh, yeah.

Well you have to stay fueled in order to do the work.

Oh. Right?

I know what's going on.

There's a system.

I'm gonna make a snowman.

Okay. Let's do it.

Great.

You know what, you guys, it's getting kind of late.

You should probably head out to the Christmas fair.

Oh yeah. Right. Okay.

(gentle music)

(gentle music continuing) (people chattering)

Okay, need your opinion.

This is a very serious decision.

Reindeer or Christmas lights?

Well, hey, when in doubt I'd go with the reindeer.

(laughs) Oh, good choice.

I'll take this reindeer onesie please.

Hey, thanks for taking me here.

I'm having so much fun.

I just feel like it's so festive and so beautiful

and I love going to all these different booths,

seeing what people are selling.

Thank you.

I feel like I'm in a snow globe.

Well, I remember when I was a kid,

I'd save up my money from all my chores.

Mm hm.

And I'd come here and I'd bu.

Aw.

And it was always like can,

based on my budget, right.

Of course. I'm sure she loved that.

She did. Well except for this one year.

I kind of lit all the candles at the same time.

It was like cinnamon, mint, peppermint, vanilla.

It was bad. Anyway, I don't know.

Aunt Barb got really queasy.

Oh man.

So tell me about the Christmas dance.

Ah, what do you wanna know? People danced.

I, I, I know that, but I mean,

if it was so successful in town,

then why'd people get rid of it, hmm?

Well, I mean it wasn't like the town got rid of it.

It was more like Mother Nature did.

What do you mean?

Okay, well, I mean, every yee

at the Grange Hall

and that's kind of the center of Silver Peak, right.

Okay.

Ah, so about four years ago,

the Grange Hall burned down.

Oh.

A couple weeks before that,

city council voted to allocate all these funds

into these projects that are particularly suited

towards this new fancy hotel that was moving into town.

Park View Hotel?

[Graham] You got it.

So, hey, no Grange Hall, no dance.

That's really sad.

I'm sure, 'cause your parents met there,

I'm sure they would've loved to have celebrated

their anniversary every year.

Oh, well my father passed away about three years ago,

so my mom wouldn't have a date to take to the dance anyway.

I'm sorry, Graham, I...

Wow, your family's kind of been through a lot

in the last three years.

Thank you for recognizing that.

It's just really been rough on you guys.

Uh, we should go.

(pensive music)

Thanks.

Thank you so much for everything today.

My best friend's really gonna love this reindeer onesie

that I got for her baby.

That's great. Yeah.

Well, listen, I got some work to get done so.

Oh, so late.

Yeah. Yeah.

But I'll, I'll see you later.

Okay, sure.

Yeah. Looking forward to me.

(gentle music)

Back so soon.

Yeah, we, uh, we cut it short.

Um, hey, didn't you say

there was, like, a leaky faucet

in the basement or something?

I'm gonna go have a look at that.

Graham Cooper, do you think

you're gonna get off that easy?

We thought you and Tracey hit it off.

We did.

We did hit it off.

Look, she has a boyfriend.

Okay. I don't want to intrude on that.

When, it doesn't matter how much I,

I'm just not gonna be that guy, okay.

I'll never be that guy.

Of course you're not. But what happened with

Mom, I just don't wanna talk about it

right now, all right?

All I'm saying is you can't let what happened in the past

scare you away from future experiences.

And I agree with you. Okay.

I, I get it. I just don't know what else to do.

Show off.

Oh no. What?

(gentle music)

Everything okay.

Oh, what, what am I looking at?

Tracey's boyfriend in Paris eating a baguette

with another woman when he's supposed to be here.

Really? You sure?

How on earth did you find that?

Well, I follow Tracey on social media now.

So I was reading her post

and I saw several with this Mark fellow.

So I clicked through his account

because frankly I was curious.

[Graham] It's not even private.

Tracey's boyfriend is in Paris

looking very cozy with another woman.

There's only one takeaway from this.

Wow.

(gentle music)

I knew I never liked that guy.

You two still having the same conversation

you had last night?

Tracey's boyfriend isn't being up front with her

and we know when she doesn't.

It's newsworthy.

What are we supposed to do? Tell her?

She'll be heartbroken.

She's here for a romantic getaway.

But it's none of our business.

Yeah, but we can't just not mention it.

Yeah, surely Tracey's gonna see the post soon enough.

See what post?

Should I be worried?

I don't think so. You can do better.

What?

Barb?

What?

What? Oh yeah.

Wow.

Um, um.

Listen, I'm, I'm sorry

I wasn't completely honest with you all.

You already knew about that?

Well, no, not that specifically.

But Mark and I broke up right before I got here

or right as I got here.

That was the phone call I was taking on the porch.

But either way, he's not coming.

He's kind of literally predisposed.

And why didn't you say anything?

I was embarrassed.

I mean, I posted him all over my social media

and then you guys were asking me about him and I just...

I don't know.

I mean, he dumped me, you know, over the phone and...

(sighs) She's got nothing on you.

That's okay. You know, she, she probably...

She probably, oh!

Actually I think this is a woman from his Paris office.

She probably likes liquid assets

and depreciated buyouts and stuff like that.

She's probably perfect for him.

You okay?

It's okay. We weren't really right for each other, anyway.

I'm kind of the last person to figure things out.

I'm sorry that happened.

Well, uh, I'm gonna head outside.

Just fix some lights.

I don't know what I do without him.

(phone ringing)

Excuse me for just a second.

Well, that was interesting.

(Barb sighs)

(phone ringing)

Sam? Hi. Tracey.

I'm about to go to a Finnish state park to see the reindeer.

And you're calling me to brag?

(laughs) Oh, what fun

we're going to have working together.

No, that's why I'm calling.

To see which property you're going to review

for your tryout.

Oh, um, I'm gonna be reviewing the,

the Park View in Silver Peak, Vermont.

It's actually really Mr. Phillips!

Can't wait to read it. Can ?

Oh yeah, um, sure.

I mean, I'm kind of nearby, so.

Brilliant. I'll be on the lookout.

Oh. You ready?

Coming.

Okay. Well enjoy the reindeer.

Sam?

(dramatic music)

(Tracey sighs)

Hey. Hi.

Can I give you a hand.

You're not a certified electrician, are you?

(laughs) What? No.

Well, I know you have a law degree.

I wouldn't want you suing me for negligence.

You know I have a law degree.

Yeah.

I read it in your blog.

You did a, a deep dive if you know that one.

(laughs) Really?

Hi. It's cold out here.

Anyone want some hot chocolate?

Yes.

Yes, please.

(bright music)

So you, um, read my blog huh?

You fishing for compliments?

Maybe.

Well, yes, I do enjoy reading your blog.

Oh. Oh, well thank you very much.

Well you're welcome very much.

(both asking)

I gotta ask though.

Okay, honestly, what did your parents think

when you decided to kind of give up

on using your law degree?

I didn't give up on my law degree. Okay?

I just used it for a very, very short amount of time

before changing the trajectory of my life completely.

(both laughing)

But yeah, I mean, I don't know.

I mean, both my parents were lawyers,

so they kind of expected me to be a lawyer too.

And I don't know, call it a lack of imagination,

but I, I made really good grades though.

I have no doubt. Yeah.

But, uh, I think everything kind of changed for me

on my bar trip.

What's a bar trip?

Oh, it's a, it's the trip that law students take

between taking their bar and finding out if they passed.

Ah.

And I went online for a couple weeks.

It was hard for me to keep my family and friends updated.

So I started a blog

so I could update all of them at the same time and

And that's when you decided it was time

for a career path change?

I, no, no. (laughs)

No?

You haven't figured out from my last relationship,

which is evidence of,

it kind of takes me a minute to figure things out.

But I started working at a very respectable law firm

for 80 hour work weeks.

And I was so miserable.

But the upside was I could travel a lot

and I could actually afford to do it.

So I would leave and every time I did,

I would continue with my blog.

And finally, after two years,

I realized the only time I was happy was

when I was traveling.

You know, I would think about it and I would plan for it.

And that's really what got me through.

I would just slog through the work week,

thinking about my next trip.

And then finally I realized

I didn't wanna slog through life.

You know, I wanna experience it.

So now the blog is ad supported

and I get invited to amazing places

like the Silver Peak Bed & Breakfast in Vermont.

It's pretty great. So anyway, what about you?

Did you always know you wanted to go

into the family business?

My dad always expected it. Yeah.

This house has been in my mot.

So after my dad died,

and then just with everything else

that's been going on lately,

well, feels like we could actually lose this place.

No. Hey, that's not gonna happen.

Yeah. I wanna believe that.

I can't make any promises,

but hopefully my blog will help a little.

Well, admittedly, I did tell my mother, I said,

"Hey, if just a small percentage

of her followers, like, could come and visit us.

That could be a big difference."

And, and I know it's not that simple, right?

Like, hey, blog! Boom, people,

I don't know how else to compete

with the Park View, honestly.

You have to compete.

Isn't that how business works?

I mean, it's kind of like,

hey, you gotta have the best cookie,

the best vacuum, whatever it is.

And then, I don't know,

increase your customers and hopefully increase revenue.

Well, yeah, sort of.

I mean, come on,

there's like thousands of very successful cookie brands

and I mean, I don't know much about vacuums,

but there's a lot of those.

So, you know, what if it's not winner take all,

it's just winning back a small piece of the customer base.

Okay. Yeah.

I could tell 'em, Hey, we're smaller, we're older,

and we have way less amenities.

Okay, you can't think about it that way. You have to

I know. I know.

Focus on your strengths, all right?

Yes.

So, and maybe you could do something

to bring people's attention to it.

You know, like Like what?

Like, well. I don't know.

Maybe just...

Hey, what if you reinstated the Christmas dance?

I mean, I'm just, sorry, I'm .

You can shut it down. It's, it's probably pretty crazy.

No, that, that's a great idea, actually.

I mean, it's personal to the town.

It's fun. It's the complete opposite of the Park View.

Good.

We just need to throw a dance like in a week.

That's daunting.

No, I didn't mean for this Christmas.

I meant for next Christmas.

Oh.

Yeah.

Yeah. Next Christmas.

Unless we're not here next Christmas. (laughs)

Well, I could stay and help if you wanna do it this year.

Yeah.

Okay? Yeah.

All right. So we're thr.

Yeah. And we

Need. Okay, we need a venue.

Yes.

That's gonna be available in, in a week's notice.

Yeah. So do you know any place?

Uh.

Can I show you something?

Yeah.

(bright music)

Well.

You think you're gonna have the dance

for the whole town out here?

Yeah. I mean, we could put up a giant tent.

Uh, I don't know, some heat lamps.

I mean, we could serve hot cider.

Eggnog. Hot chocolate.

Maybe I could build a dance floor somewhere.

Graham, this is a great idea.

And, and having an event space out here

could really bring in a whole new revenue stream

for the bed and breakfast.

I never thought of that, actually.

It's a really great idea.

Oh, and we could decorate it. Like just go crazy.

Make it super festive. Yeah?

Yeah. I'll show you.

We have decorations.

We have way more decorations in here.

Oh. This is cute.

I mean, I don't know if it's gonna be enough stuff,

but let's see what else we have here.

Oh my goodness. I'm so sorry.

(laughs) What is this?

Ah, it's kind of childish.

It's just something I was doing in college

to keep track of places I traveled.

It's clearly not as many places as you have gone.

I think that's amazing. It's not childish at all.

Okay. (laughs)

Camera? Were you a photographer?

Uh, I dabbled once upon a time.

Yes.

Then you started helping out at the bed and breakfast?

Yeah.

Your mom said this to you a couple times,

but she's really lucky to have you.

Thank you. Appreciate you saying that.

(gentle music)

(Graham laughs)

(phone ringing)

That's perfect timing.

(both laughing)

Chloe.

[Annie] Chloe.

Yeah, I mean, we could be apart for weeks at a time,

but he has to rush right back to her.

Oh, that guy, he's

Lucky.

He's lucky he found her. You know, and I'm happy for him.

That's honestly so mature of you, Trace.

But I'm sorry that your romantic getaway was ruined.

Oh, I'm okay. Really.

And actually I'm gonna stay he.

Help plan an event.

An event?

The Christmas Dance. Town us.

And Graham told me that the e

is because the B&B is struggling.

I thought it might be a creative way

to bring in some business, something different.

So you're planning on staying

for a Christmas dance with Graham.

Would you stop.

I'm just trying to be helpful.

Mm hm. (baby cooing)

Oh, someone's awake.

I gotta go. But say hi to Graham for me.

Bye.

(gentle music)

(gentle music continues)

Hey. Hey.

[Graham] You ready?

Yeah. All right.

(gentle music)

(gentle music continues)

We can need a lot of decor.

Yeah, maybe we could borrow some.

Yeah, or we could ask people

from the community to donate extra ornaments.

Or we could just go into the back country

and cut down a bunch of evergreen boughs.

What's an evergreen bough.

Okay, city girl.

I thought you were all well traveled.

An evergreen bough is a, um,

it's a branch.

Then why didn't you just say branch?

(both laughing)

Okay, well,

hey, what if we host a little bough decorating party?

Huh?

That's a great idea.

Oh, and we could have a bonfire on the side.

Yeah.

Oh, I can get my mom to make some

of her homemade peppermint marshmallow s'mores.

Oh, that sounds delicious.

They are delicious.

Hey, what do we have here?

Hey. What are you working on?

Hey, Tracey.

I'm sorry. Is he bothering you?

I told him you were busy working.

Oh, working on what?

Well, uh, Tracey had an idea

to reinstate the town Christmas dance.

Oh, that's gonna make people around here so happy.

Yeah. But we need to get some decorations.

So we're actually gonna host a bonfire

at the bed and breakfast.

Oh, and we're gonna turn it .

Whoa. What a night.

We're gonna get Sarah

to make some of her peppermint marshmallows

so we can make s'mores for the kids.

Oh good. So Dan can come. (laughs)

You'll eat them. Yeah, probably.

Guys, what if we actually opened it up to the public?

You know, maybe we could attract some out of towners.

Ah yes. Attract some out of towners.

Maybe some of the out of towners from the Park View.

I could write the event up on the specials board.

That's a good idea. Yeah, yeah.

(doorbell jingling)

Oh, hey, that's Aiden.

He's an electrician.

I'm gonna see if he can help us with the dance lights.

[Tracey] Right.

So what else are you gonna inspire around here, Tracey?

Oh, I mean, the bonfire was Graham's idea.

Still. You opened him up to the possibilities.

Yeah, sometimes Graham just needs a little push.

[Jenny] Mm hm.

Um, what about me now?

Well, I was just actually telling Tracey

about your haircut in the seventh grade.

(all laughing)

Are you serious?

No, that's not cool.

Okay, are you ready to go?

Oh, what are you too up to?

Well, we're gonna go see what we can get free.

Yeah, he's, uh, told me that we need to go

into the forest to forage for evergreen boughs.

Just a fancy way of saying branches.

[Jenny] Yeah, you did say you're from Manhattan, right?

Yeah, oh, best of luck, you two.

Yeah. Good luck, you guys.

[Graham] Let's roll, Manhattan. See ya.

(Dan laughs)

Mom, Aunt Barb?

[Sarah] In here.

Hi.

Hey. Hi.

Hey, listen, uh, Tracey and I have some ideas

we wanna run by you about the B&B.

Yeah, I mean, they're just ideas so far, but

Oh, wait.

Tracey posted photos from the porch

and we already have 53 new followers

and a Valentine's Day booking.

That's amazing. That's great.

Those are pretty good photos.

I mean, I could get my camera out too.

Grab any additional promotional shots if you want 'em.

That'd be great, honey.

Okay, you guys, dinner is literally on the table,

so we have to sit down and eat.

Oh, yeah. Great.

(Tracey sighs)

So what are these plans you were talking about.

Whatever it is. I say yes.

Tracey's ideas are already helping.

So you name it, I'm on board.

[Tracey] Oh.

Oh, this looks delicious, Mom.

Yeah, this looks amazing.

Tracey, tell us what it's .

Oh, what do you wanna know?

[Barb] Is it difficult traveling by yourself all the time?

Does it get lonely?

Uh, not exactly.

I mean, I meet so many amazing people.

Though, I gotta say,

I wouldn't mind having a travel partner.

Ooh. Are you hiring?

(Tracey laughs)

I get motion sick and I'm afraid to travel

on the left side of the road, but I'm cheap.

(all laughing)

Actually, I got a, a new job opportunity.

"Luxe Voyage Magazine" called me recently.

Wow. Really?

Does that mean

that you'll have to shut down the Tracey Wise Website?

I mean, I think I have to. Right?

Will you still do your cute videos for "Luxe Voyage"?

I think so.

I hope so. They're so funny and they're so you. (laughs)

Thank you so much.

Well, it's really prestigious magazine,

so it's a great opportunity.

Of course.

They'd be lucky to have you.

Thank you.

(phone ringing)

Excuse me.

Silver Peak Bed & Breakfast. This is Sarah.

Yeah, that's me.

A bonfire.

Oh, they did?

What did you two do?

At the diner?

Yes. Well, I'm glad they told you too.

Well, we'd be delighted to have you

at our bough decorating party.

Okay. (laughs)

Great.

Looking forward to it. Okay, bye.

Now listen, you said that you were on board.

It's true.

You kind of signed the contract without reading it, Mom.

[Tracey] Mm hm.

Yeah, you always said

you were the hostess with the mostest.

[Sarah] Mm.

[Barb] Now you're gonna have to prove it.

I love parties. This will be fun.

(all laughing)

(upbeat Christmas music)

(upbeat Christmas music continues)

(upbeat Christmas music continues)

(upbeat Christmas music continues)

(upbeat Christmas music continues)

(upbeat Christmas music continues)

(upbeat Christmas music continues)

You know, I am really proud of us.

This looks great already.

Yeah, it's really coming along.

Yeah.

Hey, thanks for your help, by the way.

Sure.

Hey, um, why was your camera living out

in the shed for so long?

Did it have to do something with your dad maybe?

Yeah.

After college I was backpacking through Southeast Asia

and I mean, man, you can rea.

You know that. Yeah.

And I must have taken a million photos

and I wanted to do more.

More photography.

Yeah. And travel.

But you know, my dad, he,

he always thought photography was more of a hobby,

not a job.

Yeah, well, tell that to all the photo journalists

or wedding and portrait, fass

make a really good living.

Yeah, no kidding. Right.

And I was an only kid,

so I think he just wanted something better for me.

Greater income, more stable 401k.

Yeah. Kinda like being an attorney.

(laughs) Exactly.

So.

(gentle music)

Well, Graham, if you like photography so much, I mean,

you have a really long life ahead of you.

You could still do it.

I know.

(pensive music)

Look, I promised my dad, but I'd take care of my mom.

Plus, I just think that that's what a son should do.

Yeah.

(gentle music)

He always took care of the maintenance

around this place, so.

You kind of took his place.

Yeah.

You know, once the Park View opened,

I, you know, I, I got rid of my lease downtown.

I funneled all the finances from that into this place.

Took care of a few things, fixed a few things up,

but to be honest, I just kind of kept us afloat.

But hey, now that you're here, I don't know,

I think maybe we actually have a fighting chance with it.

Well, I'm really glad I could help.

And I glad you invited me here.

Yeah, me too.

(gentle music)

(branch cracking)

What was that?

(bright music)

I don't know, bunnies, chipmunks, deer.

Bear. Bear?

(dramatic music)

(laughs) Maybe. You want the truth?

Uh I'm just kidding.

Regardless, we gotta get the boughs outta the truck.

Are there bears here tho.

(Graham laughs)

You know, I'm gonna have a sap on my hands for days.

It's so sticky.

That's Mother Nature for you.

(phone ringing)

Are you gonna answer that?

What? No, I have sap all over my hands.

I'm gonna ruin my phone.

Here, give me this. And you grab the phone.

(phone ringing)

You got it. Okay.

You got it.

Oh. Yeah.

Hey, sorry it took me a second to answer it.

Sap all over my hands.

It's funny you should mention nature.

I'm at your place watering your plants,

and I think I'm here a little too late.

Your friend's looking extremely sad.

(laughs) No, it's, no worries. How are you guys?

I miss you.

We miss you too.

But it seems like you're having a pretty good time.

I mean, I happen to follow the Silver Peak B&B online,

and I saw a little photo of you and your host.

Oh, Sarah.

No, Graham.

What? Stop, he's...

Stop, okay. I'm, I'm just here visiting.

For way longer than originally planned

with a very cute guy.

Well, he's, he's...

He's what?

He's...

Okay, fine.

He is really cute. Okay.

And, and thoughtful and funny and...

Tracey, you like this guy.

What? No, I, I, I don't know.

Maybe, it just, I don't know, does it really matter.

You know, he lives here and I live everywhere.

Since when has geography ever gotten

in the way of your dating life?

Just don't leave without telling him how you feel.

Otherwise, you'll always wonder,

and I think I need to buy you a new plant.

Preferably something plastic

that doesn't need water or sunlight. (laughs)

Love you.

Love you too. Bye.

(gentle music)

All done.

Yep.

Come on.

[Tracey] You know, I've always wondered

what boughs of holly were.

[Graham] Yeah. Deck the halls with branches of holly.

Just doesn't have the ring, does it?

(gentle music)

(both laughing)

Still putting your ornaments on the tree?

[Barb] These were our mother's ornaments.

[Tracey] Oh.

You've helped bring so much joy back

into this house this year

that we've decided to give you one too.

So Barb and I got you this as a kind of a thank you.

This is for me.

It's yours, but it stays on the tree this week.

So sweet. Thank you so much.

Thank you so much.

Let's see. I'll put it right here.

(Tracey laughs)

Okay.

Is this one Graham's?

[Sarah] It is.

I got that for him.

Christmas, his sophomore year in college.

He'd been taking photography lessons,

but after he just stopped wanting to put it on the tree.

Well, I really hope that he picks photography back up.

He's so talented and he really loves it.

I hope so too.

It's now or never.

Hey, everyone. Hi.

Is that my camera ornament?

Yeah.

I've been looking everywhere for that.

(gentle music)

They make a good pair, huh?

(laughs) We are going to go

and check on the baking for tomorrow.

We'll be right back.

She's so subtle.

Oh, look at this.

Okay, so when I was a kid, I had a dog.

His name was Bernard.

He looked exactly like this, minus the wings.

He would always bark at the ornaments.

So we just got him his own ornament.

(gentle music)

You know, I, I really wanna know the story

behind this one.

Who's this guy? Did you make this?

It depends. Do you like it?

[Tracey] Okay. Where should we put him.

Back in the box?

[Tracey] He's cleared, front and center.

[Graham] No, I was serious.

(footsteps tapping)

Hi. Hey.

Barb and Tracey head up to bed?

Yes, ma'am.

Well, I got this all stowed away,

so is there anything else you need me to do

before I have to call it a night?

I need a moment with my son.

Okay.

[Sarah] Sit down.

(gentle music)

(both laughing)

Hi.

Everything okay?

Uh, you know, it's not.

You do so much around here

and I should have known why.

I'm not sure what you getting at, Mom.

Graham, your father,

before he passed,

did he ask you to stay here with me to run this place?

(gentle music)

Okay, a few things.

Did, did Tracey say anything about that?

No.

Your aunt overheard you.

And please don't be upset with her for telling me.

I'm glad she did.

Is it true?

Oh, Graham, your father meant well,

but he was wrong.

Okay, I wouldn't say that he's wrong.

Mom, I'm your son. Okay.

I love you.

All right, I want to take care of you,

just the way that you've taken care of me my whole life.

But that's just the thing. It's not your whole life.

You have so much left to live

and I'd never forgive myself if you didn't spend it

however you want without worrying about me.

(pensive music)

(gentle music)

(Tracey laughs)

(footsteps thudding)

(gentle music) (Graham sighs)

(Tracey sighs)

(upbeat music)

(gentle music)

[Tracey] Morning.

Good morning.

Can I offer you a cup of coffee?

Sure. But your hands are full.

I'll get it myself. I'm right here.

You know, I don't think

I've ever seen anyone make marshmallows before.

It's one of my holiday traditions.

These are for the bonfire tonight.

Looks like a lot of work.

It's actually really easy.

I'm one of those people,

I would just go to the store and pick up the bag.

Yeah. But they just don't taste the same.

I'm sure.

Is there anything I could do to help?

Absolutely. Here.

Okay.

Here's these.

Just give them a little, little dusting.

Okay. Great.

(both laughing)

You know, it's been really, really great having you here.

You and Graham work so nicely together.

Yeah. Yeah, I think so too. (laughs)

He's, um, he's gone through some tough times.

Yeah. You mean losing his dad?

Yes, of course.

And, um, also his last relationship.

It, uh, it didn't end up well.

Oh.

[Sarah] It's nice to see him smile again.

Thank you.

(laughs) Good.

Okay. What's next?

Well, we gotta get this in here.

(bright cheerful music)

There they are! Hey!

Thank you for the extra decorations!

Thank you!

Pine boughs are over there.

Go get some s'mores.

(laughs) They're inside.

I'm gonna give you all one,

then you can use all of them,

just make it as sparkly as possible.

Okay, the more sparkly, the better, okay.

Then I'm going to put them everywhere.

Yeah, we always thought he'd be one of the ones

who left Silver Peak.

Yeah, and not just down in Boston or in Albany

or anything like that.

We were expecting postcards from Mount Kilimanjaro,

the Colosseum in Rome, or even the Great Barrier Reef.

So all those push pins by his map.

Un pushed. Not pushed?

Either way, he didn't go.

Yeah, but something's changed since you arrived, Tracey.

It's like Graham

Woke up.

Exactly. (laughs)

(Dan sighs)

Peppermint marshmallows. Wh?

(Jenny gasps)

Hey. Stop it!

(both laughing)

[Tracey] Hey.

So what'd I miss?

Oh, just my husband eating his 15th s'more.

They're really good.

We should take a picture.

[Jenny] Oh.

(bright music)

Jenny, Dan, you gotta get in there and, and Graham.

(bright music) (all laughing)

(camera clicking)

(gentle music)

(phone ringing)

Sam. Hi.

Uh, how's it going? Are you still in Santa's hometown?

New Zealand, actually. I'm doing a wine tasting.

Oh. I actually haven't made it out there before.

Oh, that's not why I'm calling.

Oh, okay.

Tracey, can you tell me why,

if I've asked you to review a property

in Silver Peak, Vermont,

that you're posting around the clock

about the only other property there?

Well, I wouldn't exactly say around the clock.

I, look, Sam, I really didn't know

that the article was on a rush.

But I mean, to be, be fair, I'm not on payroll yet

and I, I was already staying at the B&B

when I agreed to try out for "Luxe Voyage."

I just don't want your judgment to be skewed

by spending so much time at the Park View's competitor.

Well, I think that's kind of being generous

to the bed and breakfast,

calling it a competitor to the Park View Hotel.

Well, the Park View is still holding a room for you,

on "Luxe Voyage Magazine's" dollar I might add.

I hope you can get over there soon

and we can see your piece shortly thereafter.

Okay. Mm hm.

Uh, have fun in New Zealand, Sam. Bye.

(Tracey sighs)

Graham, hey, are you, you okay?

Yeah, I'm sorry.

I didn't mean to eavesdrop but I couldn't help

but overhear, "It's being generous calling us a competitor

to the Park View."

Look, Graham.

I'm sorry, okay.

That's not what I meant. Look

Then why would you help us

if you didn't think that we had a chance in competing?

Well, that's not what I meant. I

Well, that's what I heard.

Unless I'm wrong, please.

Okay, fine.

Look, I know how you feel about the Park View Hotel.

[Graham] Then why would you support them?

[Tracey] I'm, I'm not supporting them. I'm

Feels like it.

Look, I mean, I, you know, I'm a travel blogger, right?

I, I go to different places and I travel and, and,

and I'm in a tough position here.

But, listen, if you had any conflicting feelings

inside of you, you could have mentioned that to me.

You know that, right?

But, I just, it's, it's a job.

Okay. I had to write a review for both.

So this is just the job now.

I, I don't know.

You're the one who invited me to come here and I did.

And I wrote you a, a great review

and, (sighs) look, I'm gonna go.

What? Hey!

So that's it.

You're just gonna go?

I don't know. I have to go to the Park View.

(gentle music)

(door clicking)

(door clicking) (gentle music)

Ah, this is so...

(dramatic music)

Festive.

Um, thank you so much. I'm good.

Is there something?

Oh, I'm so sorry.

Sorry.

Merry Christmas.

(light music)

(gentle pensive music)

(Tracey sighs)

(Tracey sighs)

I don't understand.

I thought everyone had a lovely evening.

And you both looked so cozy by the fire.

(scoffs) Yeah, well, this wasn't real though.

Apparently she was just here to do a job.

Graham, don't you think you're overreacting just a little.

I, uh, am I?

Nope. That there's the face of a totally reasonable man.

I'm gonna leave you two to talk.

(footsteps tapping)

Okay.

I don't want to meddle.

But has it occurred to you

that you might be pushing Tracey away?

Not because she's done anything wrong,

but because you're afraid of getting hurt again.

Does it even matter, Mom?

Work she came here to do, she wanted to do,

she helped us and now she's gone.

Maybe she just doesn't belong here.

The question is, do you belong here?

(gentle music)

I wasn't kidding when I said you had my blessing

to get right on out of town.

And don't get me wrong, I would miss you like crazy.

But I'd rather miss you than worry about you missing out.

I wish it was that simple.

(laughs) Life's only as complicated as you make it kid.

Yeah, always gotta be right, huh?

Huh, or meddlesome.

(Tracey sighs)

[Front Desk] Park View front desk.

How may I serve you tonight?

Yes. Hi.

Are there any events happening tonight?

[Front Desk] Events, ma'am?

Yeah, you know, like some way for me

to meet other guests, maybe something festive.

[Front Desk] Well, the concierge can help you tomorrow

to plan some outings in the area.

There's excellent skiing and antiquing nearby.

That's great. Thank you so much.

Oh, can you also please send up another blanket?

[Front Desk] Of course, ma'am.

Thank you so much.

It's nice talking to you. (phone clicks)

(gentle music)

(Tracey sighs)

(knuckles rapping)

Graham?

(gentle music)

(gentle music continues)

(Tracey sighs)

(door thudding)

So go ahead and ask me.

What?

When I knew Jenny was the one.

I wasn't gonna ask you.

(scoffs) Yeah, you were good.

No, I wasn't.

I know you, man, and it's impossible not to see

that you and Tracey have something going on.

I think we did. Yeah.

Also think I might have ruined that.

So then fix it.

You make that sound very easy.

You make it sound a lot harder than it really is.

You sound like my mom.

Well, Mrs. Cooper's a really smart lady. (laughs)

You know what you want, Graham.

Just a matter if you're willing to do something about it.

(sighs) Yeah, I think I just kind of got caught up

in the mindset that nothing could change

and all of a sudden it's possible

that everything could change.

Yeah, if you let it.

(gentle music)

Okay, I'll bite.

How'd you know?

(laughs) Jenny makes me wanna be a better man,

but she also manages to love me just the way that I am.

You'll figure it out, man.

I gotta go.

Yeah, I'll see ya. See ya.

(gentle music)

(fire crackling) (Tracey sighing)

(gentle music) (Tracey sighs)

[Annie] Hi, you've reached Annie.

Leave a message.

(voicemail beeping)

Hey Annie, it's me.

Listen, things kind of took a turn here.

So looks like I might be in New York

for Christmas after all.

Just, um, call me when you can. Okay?

(Tracey sighs)

(gentle music)

(gentle music continues)

(bright upbeat music) (keys clicking)

(bright upbeat music continues)

(bright upbeat music continues)

(upbeat peppy music continues)

[Guest] Hi!

(upbeat peppy music continues)

(upbeat peppy music continues)

(upbeat peppy music continues)

(phone ringing)

[Annie] Hi, you've reached Annie. Leave a message.

(voicemail beeping) (upbeat music)

(Tracey sighs)

Sarah Cooper, are you on your phone at a party?

Are you kidding me?

Tracey posted her review of the Park View.

I couldn't help myself.

The Park View in Silver Springs, Vermont

is sleek, modern, and choc a block

with every luxury a traveler could hope for.

Oh. What?

From jacuzzi tubs in every room,

the most nouvelle cuisine in town,

and a minimalistic and monochromatic design

that frankly made me feel guilty

for leaving my socks on the floor.

There's more. I don't want to read it.

Oh, has Graham seen this yet?

I hope not.

(upbeat jazzy music)

Hey guys, come on. It's Christmas.

Well, I mean, it's almost Christmas

and, what are you, hanging in the corner on your phone.

Aw, get out there. Have some fun.

Buddy, the thing is

We couldn't help but be curious.

Curious about what?

Tracey's review on the Park View.

We only read the first couple paragraphs, but, uh...

Mind if I have a look?

Yeah.

Thanks.

Not to mention the fact

that there are several dozen Park View around the world,

which means there is a consistency and reliability

to the high end amenities.

Yeah.

I'm sorry, man.

I, I thought she was, well, I didn't think she'd do this.

Yeah, she's just doing her job.

Anyway, you guys should get,

get out there, grab some food or something.

I'm gonna take a walk.

Okay. Yeah.

(phone ringing)

Sam. Hi.

Merry Christmas.

Can you hear me? It's kind of loud where I am.

There's music.

Merry Christmas. Is that all you have to say for yourself?

I take it you didn't care for my review.

Care for it. Not in the least.

[Tracey] You just asked me for my opinion.

I don't want opinion.

I want a favorable review for the property

that my company invested millions in.

Wait, what?

"Luxe Voyage Magazine" was acquired a few years back

by the Continental Resort Group,

which owns the Park View Hotel chain,

which means my boss wants good ratings.

And as your boss, I expect there to be

Actually, I have to stop you right there, Sam.

Listen, first of all, you're not my boss

and it was honestly a tryout piece

and, and you know what?

I just don't think this is gonna be a good fit.

(laughs) Tracey, come on.

Merry Christmas, Sam. Bye.

(Tracey sighs)

(Tracey groans)

Wow.

That was impressive.

Listen, Graham, I don't know how much you heard

of that phone call, but I didn't mean to be unprofessional.

I just, I was upset. I

Look, I was upset reading, right,

it's Park View's got good food, it's good amenities,

it's a good space.

[Tracey] Graham, I...

(sighs) But in Silver Peak, Vermont,

a close knit and welcoming community

that offers so much more than the ski slopes nearby,

the Park View feels cold, soulless and isolating.

But if you're planning to visit the area,

consider staying at nearby Silver Peak Bed & Breakfast.

Admittedly, the rooms are smaller,

the offerings are simpler and it's certainly not brand new,

but it is, in a word, home.

Not just to those who live there,

but to anyone who steps over the threshold.

(gentle music)

(laughs) Thank you.

Well, you don't have to thank me.

I just, I meant what I wrote, I

No, not about the review,

just I'm sure the review's great.

I'm sure it's gonna be good for business,

but thank you for not leaving.

(gentle music)

I called Park View. They said you left.

Thought maybe you went back to New York.

I thought about leaving.

It's kind of the downside of my job.

I can act like I'm just going to the next one,

but I'm really running away.

Mm hm, yeah.

I'll tell you what I realized.

That you can be in the same place

and still run away at the same time.

I don't wanna do that anymore.

Neither do I.

Listen, I should have told yw

for the Park View Hotel from the get go,

and I should have told you that Mark and I broke up

and, Graham, I

Would you like to dance?

Yeah, I thought you'd never ask.

(both laughing) (gentle music)

(gentle music) (people chattering)

Hey, how you doing?

There you. Thank you, sir.

(gentle music) (people chattering)

So are you going to be the town's new photographer?

(laughs) That's a good idea, but, uh, no.

I'm just taking pictures for the new updated website.

Oh, that's gonna be amazing.

Yeah, I'm just trying to set my mom up for success

before I leave town.

Wait, leave town, where are you going?

Yeah, you know, a lot of cities I wanna visit,

a lot of sites I'd like to see, but to be honest,

I'd just love to be wherever you are.

So, uh, hey, I'm ready for my next adventure.

How about yourself?

You maybe ready for a new partner in travel?

Well, it's funny that you should mention that

because now that I'm going to be directly competing

with "Luxe Voyage Magazine,"

apparently I might need a professional photographer.

Why, I am readily available.

Oh, fantastic. I'm hiring.

Okay.

(gentle music)

I've been spending all this time planning this big party,

but now all I really want is just a moment alone with you.

Well I think we'll have plenty of those, right?

I, I, I hope so.

Listen, I wanted to tell you that, just thank you.

Well, for helping me find myself again.

You're welcome, Graham.

And thank you for helping me not lose myself.

Yeah, I'd get lost with you anytime.

(Tracey laughs) (upbeat music)

(audience applauding) (gentle upbeat music)